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4 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Frl., Dee. 16, 1949 Published O illy Cxoept Sunday l y thi News-!Uvi Com pony, Inc. Balrt4 ftct)ntl mattar Ma 1, f (He Rtbar(, Ortfoa, Bdf tot ( March 1, ls?l CHARLES V. STANTON BDWIN L. KNAPP Editor fiy Manager Member of the Associated Presa, Oregon Newspaper Publlihera Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations liiriMlttl fey WE8THULLIDA V CO.. INC. ffleti tu Ntw Vrk, Ckleaf. frrtiielM Lot Anli. Stattla. rrUnS. St. Lsiia. SUBtH KIPI ION B AI'F 8 ! Or.t-n B? Hall Par Taar IS.SS, alt monthp S4., Ihraa month it.SS By Clt? Carrier Per year I10.M (In adTinca), Ian iha bib ii.atj far, par mn nonlba 4 7ft Ihn Oottida Oravan Br Hall Par Mar 10 00, nontb It.? FEAR. AND BRIBERY By CHARLES V. STANTON Americans are shocked when they read that people in foreign countries fear to speak their minds. Many persons in Communist-controlled countries, we know full well, are not Communists and do not believe in communistic doctrines, but, because of their fear for life and property, offer no political opposition. But must we go outside the United States to find a very similar condition? Is it even necessary to go outside the State of Oregon ? We heard a speaker this week describe how a merchant in a neighboring town was afraid to discuss a local issue where he might be overheard. The conversation had to be carried on in a back room. The merchant, of course, was not fearful of death, imprisonment, or exile to a labor camp, but he was afraid of loss of trade economic punishment if he publicly proclaimed his views. The incident described occurred in a town in the Rogue river. valley. It could have happened in any other town. Only a few months ago some people in Roseburg and Rcedsport were afraid to express their opinions concerning closing the Umpqua river to commercial fishing lest they incur ill will and lose trade dollars. Timidity accompanies any issue in which feeling runs high. Particularly is this true when federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Reclamation, Army Engineers, Department of the Interior and others start bribing us with our own money, adding fuel to fires of avarice, greed and prejudice. The Bureau of Reclamation proposes a water project costing in excess of $100 million in the Rogue river valley. That is a lot of money to be spent in a community. It is only natural that everyone wants to get his hand into the pot. The fact that the project, from an economic standpoint, is unsound, is brushed off lightly when possibility of boom business and individual profits are considered. Agricultural benefits to result from the project couldn't pay even a fraction of the interest charges. To retire the initial investment in a businesslike way, power would neces sarily be sold at considerably more than current rates charged by private utilities. At the same time, hundreds of acres of valuable agricul tural land would be inundated. A recreational fishery resource would be materially damaged. Land values would be impaired by heavy irrigation charges. But $100 million dollars would be put into circulation and some of it would find its way into business cash registers. Consequently, why worry about the fact that the American taxpayer would pay about $5 in taxes for every $1 produced in benefits? A few voices in the Rogue river valley have been raised against the destruction of the river resource through erec tion of high dams. But prevailing pressure from irrigation ists, merchants, real estate brokers and others, hoping for personal profits from the project, discourages opposition. At what was billed as' a "hearing," opposition came chiefly from persons and agencies from outside the Rogue valley a fact given much prominence in an effort to discredit critics. The fact was, however, that only a few brave valley residents dared risk possible retaliation or" ill will from the gold dazzled proponents. But despite setbacks, opposition still exists in the Rogue river valley. There still are those who protest the "Rape of the Rogue." A new organization is developing, having the avowed purpose of trying to show the uneconomic, wasteful and destructive factors of the Rogue basin project. Many residents doubtless would like to be affiliated with the resistance group but fear reaction from expression of honest opinion. The few aggressive oppositionists are appeal ing for help, believing that if enough strength can be found outside the valley to again put up a fight, it may restore the spirit of battle to some of the local residents who have become tired, defeated or afraid. Fear has no place in our political life, but it is all too frequently to be found, especially since federal authority has discovered that a tantalizing bribe is as effective in creating fear as a secret police squad taking away political prisoners in the dark of night. What A Brood! if, S mtJ yWtt ill Carol -Service To Be Given At Episcopal Church Probably for the first time In Rnsphltra thtt traHlfinnnl eoi-vl,-. of Lessons and Carols after the use of Kings college, Cambridge, will be held in St. George's Epis onal church Sundav. Dec. 18. at 8 p.m. . tnis service becomes bet ter Known in the west, its popu larity grows. It has become an annual event, eagerly anticipat ed, in many leading parishes on me racuic L.oasi, wnere it is sun a comparatively new thing, it was announced. The service consists of nine les sons from Holy Scripture telling the story of Christmas from the early prophecies foretelling the event to the historical accounts in the Gospels. Lessons will be read by eight laymen and the rector: Larry Henninger, repre senting the Acolytes; Tranklin Voyt, the choir; Harold Raikes, the vestry; Bill Lindsell, the church school; Robert Helliwell, the vestry; Al Flegel, layman; Jack Newby, the recent confir mation class; Romayne Brand, lav reader! and thp Rt AlfroH S. Tyson, rector. in Detween the lessons will be sung 11 carols and two anthems. The senior nhnir uill cino i,ith solo parts in the anthems being aung uy me junior cnoir, under the direction of Mrs. W. S. Plimp ton. Mrs. R. R Hprcrhlah ia tho organist. The anthems are two uiu r-ngusn cnrisimas carols, "The Holly and the Ivy," ar ranced bv Whiteh pad anH "Rp joice and be Merry," arranged oy Means. A few of the more fa miliar carols will not be sung, beinP rPSPrVPH fnr tho mirlnmhl celebration of the Holy Commu nion wnicn win De neia Satur day, Dec. 24, beginning at 11 p.m. But manv nlri fnvnritoo will hn sung, as well as several delight- iui new unt;s irom me excellent new hymnal of the Episcopal In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) tor) President, and he's running for cover to save his skin. (He is reported to have gotten safely over the border into Uruguay, an adjoining country.) WHAT of It? Oh, It's just another case of what happens when too much power gets into too few hands and remains there too long. AND this one is from Ciudad Trujillo, in the Dominican Re public, down in the West Indies: "A special congressional com mittee today studied demands by President Rafael Trujillo for au thority to DECLARE WAR on any country harboring those PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW HIM." HOW about that? Well, Trujillo (pronounced Tiu he-yo) Is president of the half an Island that Is the Dominican Republic. He claims that Cuba and Guatemala have aided revo lutionary conspirators who want to invade the Dominican Republic and take over the government which would involve throwing Trujillo out of office. So he wants power to declare war on Cuba and Guatemala or any other country that might harbor malcontents seeking to de pose him, Trujillo, as president. AGAIN, I'd say, it's a case of too much power placed In two few hands. If Trujillo should start at tacking Cuba (a big Island close at hand) and' Guatemala (clear over In Central America) It would create a lot of ruckus in the West ern Hemisphere which already has plenty. When you start putting too much power In too few hands, you never know where it all will end. wmm By Viahnett S. Martin H Zt ) in "One hand lor the ship; and one for yourself." M.B., and I were discussing this and that over creamed chick en, one day in (own. It occurs to me I have five friends with the initials M. B. not counting Matilda Bitwuns this particular one is an editor, and was a WAC In the last war. The topic at the moment was a form of over zealousness that rushes into things, or takes on other people's responsibllties without due regard for one's self. "My falher was In the Navy," said M, thoughtfully, "and It so happened that he served on one of the last sailing ships. So he knew the importance of being careful when one was aloft in the rigging. The men were taught 'one hand for tho ship and one for yourself.1 I never forgot his telling me that ... I made it a kind of measuring stick when I was faced with a decision." I liked that thought . I match ed it with something I had heard as a young nurse In my 'teens. Said the superintendent of nurses: Always remember, the good nurse takes care of herself, too. If she doesn't the first one to suffer will be her patient." We were told that devotion to duty included a certain amount of rest, and care for one's person in the way of baths and fresh linen. The amateur nurse sometimes think that "going without sleep and never changing my clothes" for a long period, is some kind of proof of special devotion to a loved one. The trained nurse goes at it with a different view. To be sure, as in the war condi tions, there were times . . . but we are talking of ordinary home care, now. I remember helping Dr. Tru deau with an operation in a home, an emergency in which he was Inserting a cannula and trocar In the envelope-tissue around a lung . . . "First thing to do is to get myself absolutely com fortable," he said. "Then I can give all my attention to the pa tient and do a better job." Sel fish regard for himself? Indeed not! No one who knew him could think that. Pope Aurhorhts Specie Mass For December 31 VATICAN CITY OP) The Pope has authorized the celebra tion of a special mass for the Holy year at midnight Dec. 31 In all the Roman Catholic church es of the world. A decree published by the Con gregation of Sacraments said the masses should be celebrated to ask God that the Holy year gives the expected results. The faithful can take commun ion on that occasion provided they pray for the intentions and wishes of the Pope for at least two hours. church. The ar.them for the mid night service will be the well known "Gesu Bambino" by PI etro Yon. A special feature of the 11 o' clock service on Dec. 18 will be the taking over by the Junior choir, and the use of the r'vjrch school service for the entir" con gregation. The church school awards and program will be giv en during this service. TRAIIWAVS IV CALIFORNIA an WASHIHGJ0N THROUGH BUS NO CHANGES 121 N. Stephens Phone 1528 DIESELSTOVEFUEL BURNER OILS Distributors of Shell Oil Sine 1926 Try Our Oil Service DENN-GERRETSEN CO. Phone 128 ' . 402 W. Oak St. clamation association, the Ariz ona eiiort aaaed li!,O00-acre feet of water to the state's reservoirs durin? a test nppinrt In Aiionct 1318, and an additional amount oi snow during December of that year. Less pnpnnrnalncT rocnltc tiras obtained in Ohio experiments but nianaau ana Kooser point out that cloud conditions in this te pion arp mnrp faimi-ahlp f- "milking" operations than in the imawesi ana some otner sect-ions. BPCailSP flf thp varlnno Inlaraot.- Involved and the thoroughness wiin which ine project is Deing undertaken, the Rogue valley's "ODeration snowfall" should cr n a long way toward proving once ana lor an wnetner man can tink er with the weather to his own advantage. A New Year's leSoiu tio n Start your preparations now to do your 1950 business with us. Complete banking services available, including safe deposit boxes and night depositories. DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE BANK A Home Owned, Home Operated Institution Member, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. gl t rnuNt iuu between 6 15 and 7 11 p. m., it you have not received your News-Review. Editorial Commenf From The Oregon Press F Dillard By ROSA HEINBACH Mr. and .Mrs. Bert Hayden and Mrs. Mercy IJucll of Dillard spent Sunday in Roseburg as dinner cuesls of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brooks of the Brooks Groccre-tcria. Betty Jean Post, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Post, who was Injured In an automobile ac cident on Oct. 8, has improved to the extent of having the cast removed from her broken ankle. The doctor reports her Injuries are healing nicely althougn she can't put her weight on her foot jet. Mrs. Belle Clark recently re turned from a week's visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clark and chil ' dren, at Lebanon. Sunday they drove to Sweet Home and to the snow line on the Cascades. She reported cold weather at Albany, where she visited also. meeting at the Dillard school Wednesday evening. Dec. 21, at 7:30. Cub Scout den numbers one, two and three are to furnish the program and (hey are also to have a gift exchange. The par ents of these boys are cordially Invited to attend! Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wa,lker of Salem. Missouri, have been vis iting In this vlclnltv with their two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walker and sons Budd and Ijirrv, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walk er of Winston and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walker of Tacoma. Wash. They left Sunday for their re turn trip to Missouri. 'OR that matter, w hen you start war FOR ANY REASON you never know where It all will end. Japan started a war against us at Pearl Harbor, and we prompt ly declared war against Japan and for good measure we declared war against Germany at the same time. We fought them and licked them both. Now we have Russia on our necks and II looks like JAPAN AND GERMANY WILL TURN OUT TO BE THE BEST FRIENDS WE HAVE IN OUR IMPENDING STRUGGLE WITH RUSSIA. It's a strange world. The Cub Scout pack number 136 will hold its regular monthly The Busy Blue Birds of Dil lard met for their regular meet ing on Thursday afternoon at the schoolhouse. Their leader Is Mrs. Mary Lee Walker and Mrs. Mona Hult. They are very busy making Christmas presents. This week they are Rlong to decorate a tree for the birds. Mrs. Stanford Buell and Mrs. Stanley Paroz went to Eugene Wednesday for Christmas shop pipg and business. -.T- Privare Utilities Will Get Bonneville Power WASHINGTON. Pee, Ifi The Power commission has ap proved temporary rale schedules of Bonneville Power administra-' fio back tion lor the sale of electric energy to five western Utility companies. Under the contracts, approved for one year, Bonneville agrees to deliver powrr as follows: Portland General Electric Co.. 1.10,000 kilowatts; Puget Sound Power and Light Co.. 50.000 kilo watts; Washington .Water Power Co. and Pacific Power and Light Co., 120.001) kilowatts combined; Mountain States Power Co., 11, 000 kilowatts. The new schedules supersede aid modify similar schedules approved by the commission last May. Weather Tinkering Watched . Scientists of the U. S. weather bureau, air force officials, and dirt farmers everywhere will have their eyes on this area dur ing the coming winter as a re sult of the recently announced plan to attempt to increase snow- Ian tnrougn artuiciai means. Although it has been definitely established that sprinkling o f dry Ice ellets on some types of cloud formation will precipitate rain or snow. It has not been demonstrated according to the ! weather bureau and air force- that such precipitation can be brought about In any consider able quantity. One reason why the exper iment here will be of major In terest In other regions is that there will be an exact, scientific approach in this Inslance, with cooperation of the Oregon Slate college experiment station, the soil conservation service and the irrigation districts employing av iators Harvey Brandau and Eug ene Kooser and in tabulating, measuring and analyzing the re sults. The plan nf action for "oper ation snowfall" will be to "milk" clouds which may gather over the watershed, causing them to drop more moisture than might have fallen under completely nat ural conditions. Success or failure of the effort ran be pretty well established as there are some 38 measuring sta tions In and around the 250-square-mile watershed. The sta linns will be checked afler each flight, as nearly as possible, and these figures can be compared with records for the area which for many years. The OIL TO BURN For prompt courteous meter ed deliveries of high quality stove and burner oil CALL 152 MYERS OIL CO. Distributors of Hancock Petrolium Products For Douglos County figures for the watershed affect ed can also be compared with those of adjacent areas where "cloud milking" is not In prog ress. As much as an extra foot of winter snow in this vicinity could make a great deal of difference in the supply of irrigation water during the coming growing sea son. That fact was amply demon strated this year. Had it not been for an exceptionally heavy snow fall last winter, with correspond ing abundance In irrigation stor age reservoirs, extended run-off period and higher ground water levels, this southern Oregon see-, ior unuuuoieoiy wouia nave rac ed one of the worst seasons in its history. The most recent comparable experiment In moisture making was the dry-ice dusting of clouds in Arizona. There, just enough rain and snow was produced to convince the Salt River Valley Water Users association, the ex periment sponsors, that opera tions should continue. As reported to the National Re- See NORGE Before You Buy Chest Freezers Norge and Maytag Units Combination Freezers and Refrigerators Phone 805 Bergh's 1300 S. Stephens) Appltanc Srvtr See NORGE Before You Buy Ask for Harold Mobley General Logging Supplies 9 Skookum Blocks 0 Mall Power Saws Lincoln Welders Coos King Donkey . Waco Wheel Arch Wire Rope Disston Power Saws Lincoln Welding Rod 5 Expert Sled Builder Available Anytime Splicing and Ferrule Work Expert Saw Mechanic PITCO of ROSEBURG, Ltd. Phone 733-L 1819 N. Stephens Evenings Phone 1241-Pt First Baptist Church Sunday II A. M "When Heaven Was Empty" The Choir and Wendell Johnson 7:30 P. M "Christmas When Heaven and Earth Meet" Special Music Sunday School 9:45 Youth Groups at 6: 1 5 Hear Mrs. Joseph Anderson Tonight (Friday) 7:30 Let's All Put CHRIST in CHRISTMAS This Year i&Hf STORY ELECTRIC fTY OMTH' , JZX ' W, ' V.CAMCH.eW&MTRS.'r ft" v Fl , .N IMS FIRST AEC LIAHT WA.! rr INSTALLED 0J A STREET IW UCWARM, :-' NW JERSEY t OR. E.WISTOM IN IS77. ' ' i FIRST NIGHT RASERAl L GAME VA AVCri IU FOr WAYNE, INDIANA, IN 1883. "Seventeen arc lights of tooo candl6Pow6? EACH FURNISHED THE LIOHT FOB. TH GAME. The California Oregon Power Co. Before COPCO can increase or decrease rates it must have the approval of tht Stati Regulatory Commissions.