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PROSPERITY AHEAD
By CHARLES V. STANTON
Harold E. Schmeer, incoming president of the Roneburg
chamber of commerce, sounded an optimistic note when he
spoke at the weekly chamber of commerce forum Monday.
He summarized opinions from business and industrial lead
ers in all fields to show majority expectation for continued
high economic levels for at least the first six months of
this year.
The Roseburg banker expressed his personal opinion that
local prosperity is certain to remain high because of con
struction work, industrial orders, and other factors.
Opinions expressed at the forum closely parallel state
ments by many qualified observers. Professional economists
in letters to their clients also speak optimistically about an
ticipated conditions in 1950. Some predict even higher levels
than in 1949. Others contend the level will remain about the
same. A minority opinion is inclined toward a minor drop,
with about 15 percent considered the maximum.
, Action, it is said, speaks louder than words, and when that
action is backed by long, green folding money, we can think
of nothing more convincing.
So, when we hear men in a position to make the most
accurate predictions concerning future economic conditions
speaking optimistically, and then read that 40 bidders at a
timber auction ran prices up from $9.05 to $17.05, when a
: $14 bid couldn't be obtained only eight months ago, we see
evidence that optimism is fully justified.
Our local economy is based on the timber industry. When
timber is sold at prices approaching the all-time high, as
' was the case at the Umpqua National Forest sale of Bohemia
district timber last Monday, it appears that our lumbermen
are quite confident the market for the next few months will
justify their expenditures. In Monday's sale, those expendi
. tures amounted to more than $300,000. Investment of such
a large sum of money in timber, which will not be cut for
; some months, gives tangible reasons for continued optimism.
When we add together the facts that federal, state and
county road expenditures during the next two years will
amount to more than $4,000,000) that in excess of $1,250,000
will be invested in construction of three hospital buildings,
the Community hospital, Mercy hospital annex, and County
hospital; that $2,000,000 or more will be spent in erecting
school buildings in Roseburg and throughout the county, and
that construction of homes, business houses, office buildings
: and industrial plants will total several millions, impossible
at this time to estimate, it is plain that Douglas county has
little need to fear any material reduction of economy during
the year 1950, unless national economy should take a
nosedive. '
It is generally conceded that the construction trade offers
the best index of prosperity level. If this be true, then we
have ample reason to be optimistic.
We will be surprised if national' economy drops materially
before the presidential elections of 1952. Our national ad
ministration has shown little probity in the handling of
taxpayer money and we can expect, we believe, vigorous
pump-priming and artificial props to economy, if such be
come necessary, to keep everyone happy until after the
presidential election. People aren't inclined to worry too
much about socialistic trends and the eventual outcome of
administrative policies so long as the skids are kept well
greased and the ride don't get too bumpy. It's when we hit
the rocks that we give the boot to the pilot.
So, every indication is that 1950 should be a highly pros
perous year; that fear has no place in our planning. We
rot only have predictions from the country's experts, but
we find money being invested on the strength of the outlook,
Nothing could be more convincing.
It's All Quite Simple, Isn't It?
If-
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By Viahnttt S. Martin
Paper Lauded For
Printing News At
Loss Of Business
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13
UP) Oregon's Democratic party
hai commended the Republican
Portland Oregonlan, saying the
paper printed articles unfavora
ble to Its largest advertiser,, and
suffered loss of advertising as a
result.
National committeeman Mon
roe Sweet land said advertising
lineage cancellation followed
publication of two stories by the
Oregonlan on a National Labor
Relations board's ruling that
Meier & Frank, Inc., of Port
land, one of the nation's largest
department stores, had violated
fair labor practices. The ruling
held the store had tried to pre
vent employes from unionizing.
The Multnomah County Demo
cratic central committee Wed
nesday passed a formal resolu
tion commending the paper "for
lis courageous endeavor to pre
sent the truth and protect the
institution of the free press."
Former Gov. Charles A.
Sprague, publisher of the Oregon
Statesman, Salem, first publish
ed comment on the situation in
his editorial column. He said the
department store Immediately
canceled 14 pages of advertising
being prepared for publication.
Only one page appeared.
Portlands other dallv newsna-
per, the Oregon Journal publlshaj
ed first news of the December 31
NLRB ruling on Its first page.
Because the store "biokc'r too
late, It missed part of one edi
tion. Subsequent editions carried
stories on the ruling. Its adver
tising apparently was not reduc
ed. Neither the Oregonlan nor the
Meier & Frank managements
would comment for publication.
Bargaining Vote Ordered
At Springfield Mill
WASHNGTON, Jnn. 13 P
The National Labor Relations
board has ordered the Spring
field Mill company, Springfield,
Ore., to hold a collective bar
gaining election by Feb. 9.
An emplovee, John T. Nlck
laus, had petitioned for the elec
tion. The CIO International
Woodworkers of America object
ed, contending thev represented
the company's employe.
The NLRB ordered the elec
tion after ruling that there was
no written contract between the
mill and the union at the time
Nlcklaus' petition was filed.
NOT BAD IDEA
NEW YORK. .P Lee
Thompson Smith has a cure for
fidgety motorists who pass the
time in traffic Jams sounding
their horns.
Smith, president of the rval m.
tate board of New York, proposed:
Wire automobile horns so thev
will not blow except when the
car is in motion.
was the power off at your
house Wednesday morning, too?
From 4:32 a. m. until sometime
after 10? Well, even so, wasn't
it a gloriously beautiful day upon
which to open one's eyes? Even
before daylight! Even the work
men repairing power and tele-
phone lines, and the road crews,
and others whose duties took
them out before the rest of us
were out, must have found it a
better day than over the week
end when the rain drizzled down
their necks? ', ;
I did Just what everyone else
did: Went out with the camera.
E J had gone off so I didn't
expect company in my picture
taking. But I should know by
now after three years that
Pretty would follow whichever
one of us is tramping around
outside! She followed E J to the
garage, leaping in his deep tracks,
in a cat version of Eliza cross
ing the ice. Then she came in to
toast her toes by the fire. Until
I went out. .
I forgot all my planned pic
tures and just took Pretty with
whatever background happened
in. Probably be even better than
my carefully figured out snaps.
One of the best pictures I ever
took was in a happenstance, all
on account of looking around,
just after I waded in my boots
through the creek, to find Pretty
calmly wading through right aft
er me. I didn't have time to
think of the "nine points" involv
ed in using that 35 mm camera
(I got rid of it. Too much for
me to think out when all I want
is a snapshot!) and I just touched
the trigger-and shot.
Speaking of snapshots: That one
in Jan. 8 Farm & Home (the P.
O.) section was taken in our
Long Beach garden with a two-
dollar camera I had for more
years than I like to add up. And
many a story for children, and
little verse was "illustrated" suc
cessfully with that same cam
era. I confess also that sometimes
the story or verse was written
around the illustration!
I hope our grandson's parents
will speed up on their picture
taking. We took hundreds of our
two boys and are they priceless
treasures nowl
LETTERS
to the Editor
Christmas Brings Joy
To Woman In Prison
ROSEBURG Because so many
people have expressed to me
their Interest in the welfare of
Victoria Sanders, who was con
victed on a charge of manslaugh
ter a few weeks ago, and is now
in the state penitentiary, I felt
that I could share with them a
letter which I received from her
recently.
Several people around the state
have written me after reading
her article in the Oregonlan on
the subject of Christmas m pris
on, In which she particularly la
mented having never had a
chance to spend a Christmas with
her small son.
A few days after that was pub
lished she wrote me a most ec
static letter and said she wished
it were possible to tell all her
friends and people who had writ
ten her that the. miracle had oc
curred and her little boy had
hoen hmnplil In the nenllentlnrv
where she was allowed to sit with
him as he opened his Christmas
gifts under tlie tree In the wom
en's ward. In that letter she said
Now I couldn't care If there
weren't a single package for me.
tor I have had the most wonder
ful Christmas in the world. Noth
ing ever thrilled me more than
to watch my own son with his
eyes gleaming wnn aciigni open
his gifts from me and then put his
arms around my neck and whis
per "Mommy."
Here is an excerpt irom a ici
er letter:
"I can't say thank you
enough to you end all the oth
ers lor giving me such a won
derful personal Christmas. Aft
er having my little one here
not even the etralned lack of
real Christmas spirit here could
lessen the warm happy feel
ing inside me.
"Every time I looked at the
packages stacked beside my
desk I fait like crying. For the
first time In my life, I really
felt like I belonged. Strange
that I ehould firet feel that In
a penitentiary.
"Every gift I received chew
ed a world of thoughtfuiness
and only wish that each of
you could have seen how thrill
ed I was when I opened them.
Words simply can't express a
part of how I felt. Such won
derful, wonderful gifts and not
the least of them was the pio
ture I have of my little one
looking up and smiling at San
ta. I finally Just sat down and
orled. I didn't know that it was
possible for anyone to have
such a wvnderfu! Christmas as
I did In prison. But I couldn't
feel lonely or forgotten with
such strong proof that so many
remembered.
"I wish I could write to ev
eryone but aa I am only allow
ed to mall one letter a week It
doesn't go very far. But thank
you all again for the gifts and
cards, and so very much more
your faith In me.
"Vicky
"January 3, 1950
"Oregon State Penitentiary."
Perhaps this will let many in
terested persons know how much
she appreciates thoughtfuiness
and letters, even though she is
not allowed to answer them.
MRS. PAUL GEDDES,
Roseburg, Ore.
In the Day's News
(Continued from Page One)
declared a blockade of Commu
nist China. The Flying Arrow
therefore, rates as a blockade
runner.
WELL, In such cases, you never
can tell what may happen.
During our own war between
the states, an exactly similar
situation brought the government
of the United States (the North)
and Great Britain to the verge of
war.
THE South then wanted British
goods,; It wanted them ter
ribly. It needed them terribly.
The bulk of American manufac
turing lndustiy was located in the
North. The South was aristo
cratically agricultural. Then, as
now, manufacturing industry was
the backbone of war-making
power.
If the South could get war mu
nitions from Britain, it stood a
good chance to win. If it couldn't
get them, it stood to lose out.
Britain wanted to SELL TO THE
SOUTH.
. The North declared a blockade
of Southern ports. British mer
chant ships ran the blockade
when they could. The North's
Navy stopped these blockade run
ners, with gunfire, if need be,
when it caupht them.
The resulting tension between
the North and Britain was so
great that war at times seemed
only a matter of hours or days,
a a
NOW for the payoff:
WAR BETWEEN THE
NORTH AND BRITAIN WAS
PROBABLY AVERTED BY RUS
SIA, WHICH SENT ITS FLEET
TO OUR SHORES fiw MA.
NEUVERS" AND GOT THE I
WORD TO BRITAIN THAT IN i
THE EVENT OF WAR RUSSIA !
WOULD BE ON THE SIDE OF
THE AMERICAN NORTH.
THAT, was Czarist Russia.
At this point, we should re
member the cat se of the wnr ho.
tween the states The Smith .....
fighting to retain HUMAN!
slavlky. The North was fight
ing to END human slavery.
czarist Russia, never
U.S.May Join To
End Diplomatic
Boycott Of Spain
WASHINGTON. W) The
United Slates is reported to be
Inclined to Join In on expected
move with other members of the
United Nations to end a diplo
matic boycott of Spain.
President Truman, said the per
sons reporting this, has aDoroved
sucn a snui in stale department
noncy ii ine ujn agrees. The in
formed government officials also
said that, with the same "if,"
secretary of State Acheson now
favors full diplomatic recognition
of the Franco government.
For the past three years the
United States, along with several
other nations, has been repre
sented in Spain only by charge
d'affairs.
This is In keeping with a
United Nations resolution calling
upon memrjers to recall tneir en
voys "until a new and acceptable
government is formed in Spain."
Even in face of the present
resoiuuon, 14 united Nations
countries have either sent their
ambassadors back to Madrid or
have announced their intention of
doing so.
U. S. officials said that a vote
in favor of restoring full diplo
matic relations should not be In
terpreted as a sign the United
States no longer has any objec
tion to the Franco government.
They pointed out that this gov
ernment has ambassadors and
ministers in Russia and the iron
curtain countries although it does
not approve of these governments.
friend of the common man, in
tervened on the side of the North,
which was eneaeed in a bitter
and bloody war to end human
slavery in the United States.
a
THE point?
If there Is any point at all, the
only one I can see is this:
WAR IS SCREWBALL.
Just that.
WE fought a bitter and bloody
war (with Russia as an ally)
to END Hitler and when Hitler
was finished off we discovered
that Communist Russia was a
worse menace than Hitler had
been.
War seldom makes sense.
SO, you see, the Flying Arrow
Incident makes no sense what
ever. A while back we were sup
posedly helping the Nationalist
Chinese in every way we could
short of war. Now they are
shooting at us.
It's all a part of the serewhall
institution that we call war.
Th MiMwrri to evervday
.nsuranc Drobloim
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unoccupied?
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ally insured. The danger of
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Calif.
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