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4 Thi News-Review, Rettburg, Or. Frl., Jon. 27, 1950 bo 3fcws-tteuieu Published O illy Exoept Sunday ly the News-Kevle Company, Inc. llUNl eeeeae 0Iim natter Me , lte. at Ik pail efflee el BlMhlri, Oregea. eeeev ul ef March t. till CHARLES V. STANTON gm EDWIN L. KNAPP, Editor Manaoer Member of the Aaaoolated Praia, Oregon Newapaper Publlahera Aatoolatlon, the Audit Bureau of Circulation! Searaeeatee er WIST-b-OLLIDAI CO.. INO. effloea la New Terk, Caloeie. Sae fraaeleae. Laa Anselee. Seattle. Perllaae. 81. Leale. SUUelVimuN Aire la Oraiaa By Hall rat rear la.M. all maetbt II.M. area niain, ll.ee By till uarriar rar jmmw J T i a rear, par maatb fl.ao oatiiee utefea of atau rww Manilla H IS. three aaaalka !. WHEN EDITORS AGREE By CHARLES . V. STANTON Bill Jenkins, managing editor of The Herald & News, Klamath Falls, reports in his column, "Billboard," the receipt of a letter from a subscriber asking "Why don't you editors get together?" . The question referred to the fact that two columns in the same newspaper expressed opinions in which the writers had somewhat differing ideas. Bill discussed the discrepancy, and explained that his news paper does not attempt to force opinions of its writers into directed or controlled pattern. We wonder if the very fact that a person would ask such a question is not significant. What would be the effect on the country if editorial writers, columnists and commentators were in perfect agree ment and never had occasion to argue a point? Or let s sup pose that all opinion writers went into a combine elected a set of officers and set up a committee which dictated the ideas to be expressed. Or as another hypothetical case, opinion writers could be placed under control of the federal govern ment and write only material approved by government agents. Any writer who dared step out of line and express his own opinions would be banished to a labor camp, if he were lucky, or would be shot as a traitor. Do you think you would like that kind of editorial writing? Would you not, as a reader, feel that your intelligence and independence were ' being stifled? A good'many millions of newspaper readers in the world are getting newspapers in which editors agree or else! But here in these United States we find all varieties of opinion available. Not only do newspapers differ from one another in their opinions, but in some newspapers at least varying opinions may be found on the editorial page. Normally the editorial page of a newspaper carries one or more columns in which the editor's opinions, or the opin ions of writers under his supervision,.are presented. But on the same page often may be found articles by columnists, commentators and correspondents differing from the news paper's own editorial opinions and conclusions. Personally, we think this condition is healthy. We believe the public can be kept well informed only by expressions of opinion dealing with allphases of any controversial matter. ( Some people, however, apparently do not concur in this belief. They resent any editorial comment which may con flict with their personal opinions. They would stifle any opinion at variance with their own. We find today a rapid growth in publications devoted to a single purpose publications propagandizing for one par ticular cause, class or group. They limit opinion and restrict writers. No opinion writer for such publication would dare express an idea contrary to the desires of the leaders and bosses. These publications invariably vilify a free press. News papers failing to conform to the pattern espoused by the single-purpose publications are branded as "subsidized," "tools of Wall Street," "hirelings of the trusts," and other opprobrious names. . In many ways there appears to be a trend of opinion toward uniformity. Individualism must fight constantly against the drag of congruity. When editors agree, we believe, we will have reached a sorry state in our existence. Certainly no agreement ever will be reached without compulsion. A controlled press has proven its evils. While editors continue to disagree, and, more especially, while editors continue to publish opinions of those who disagree with them, the public will have access to information vital to intelligent decisions. Those decisions may at times be influenced by trends, fashions, fads and experiments, but at no time will the swing in any one direction be as radical or as extreme while opportunity exists for free expression of opinion. But it will be time to start worrying when editors agree. Coalition Gulch Lions To Sponsor Auction To Help Polio Campaign A public auction, with all arti cles to be donated and all funds to be turned over to the polio campaign committee, will be con ducted at the Roseburg auction market In North Roseburg under the sponsorship of the Lions club Friday, Feb. 3. Andy Hemoenius. who operates the market, has donated the use of his facilities, and his auction eers will donate their time as well. Every thing from grocery or drygoods items to dressed chickens or livestock will be ac ceptable for sale. sutherlin. through Its Lions club, Is joining in the program and Is making a solicitation in the city for worthwhile articles to De Dut ud for auction, according to i-on wunt of tnat city. Claude Baker, general chair man, predicts the big event will augment the polio fund by a sizable proportion, If the program can be carried out with the needed enthusiasm. It Is predicted that It will not be difficult to get a crowd of at least 500 persons out ior me anair. Baker announced the anDolnt- ment of Bruce Elliott to head a committee to solicit the business section for articles of value to be put up for auction. Elliott's com mittee, including Jerry Gllbo, Al len Clute. Walter Allen. Rov He- bard, E. R. Buckingham and For rest Losee. will start its canvass Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Wlllard Livermore will head the olekup committee, and several Lions club menbers have volun teered to aid In the Dlcking ud of articles. Persons having useful articles at home to contribute are asked to call the polio headquarters 1461 in Roseburg or 9920 at Sutherlin and if the individuals cannot de liver the items, thev will be called for by the Lions committee. By VuUmitt S. Martin There was no tracery of feath erstitch patterned on the snow, this time, by Mrs. Guinea's light ly stepping, dark feet. We no longer set out special food for her In the hollow at the base of the big maple. When E J was hoveling a path for Estrellita to roll out to the road, there was no little gray guinea hen pa tiently peek-peeking at her own reflection in the chromium wheel caps. When 1 hang a certain blue-wlth-whi(e spots dress on the back porch, there Is no deter mined Mrs. Guinea to peck at It. Did the pattern suggest to her the spots In her own white spotted dress ? We miss little Mrs. Guinea. She had become a part of our daily routine. "It's so unusual for a guinea hen to be so tame!" folks would say, and smile at her tameness. She liked bits of bread and would eat from my fingers, even hop on my wrist if held out of reach. I have watch ed her fly from a maplt across the road, maybe three hundred feet, straight to the held -out bread. "Here, Guinea, here, Guinea!" would bring her on a run If nearby. ' When I walk along the path there is no little gray guinea hen running after me to catch up, dodging out of the road when a car approaches, returning to shadow me after it has passed. When I turned, Mrs. Guinea would turn. Does Pretty, our white cat, miss her feathered friend, too, as she follows me about? There was the time Mrs. Guinea brought 15 little guinea chicks home from a nest hidden in a", tangle of brambles and weeds . . . little chicks that were as tame as she and never knew any fear. They too would fly from the neighbor's tree. When I sat down on the porch they would climb on my arms and shoulders, hunting bread at least they did till their toe-nails were too hard on my skin1 Mrs. Guinea went through the setting-routine Just the same aft er we had to part with Mr. Guinea (the neighbors found him too noisy) but with no success to crown her efforts. Once we broke up her nest, thinking to shorten her time of patient waiting . . . but she only laid a new clutch of pointed little eggs and started all over again! How fond one can become of a little gray guinea hen . . . In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) Boy Once Doomed By Doctors Gets School Diploma CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (B Today Is graduation day for an 18-ycar-old paralyzed youth whose doom was pronounced by physicians more than two years ago. Lying helpless In bed at his home at 2746 Windsor avenue on the Northwest side, Paul Nelson Jr., will receive his high school dluloma from Dr. Hcrold C. Hunt, superintendent of Chicago schools. The former Amundsen high school athlete has been complete ly paralyzed since- August, 1947, when his spine was severed In an automobile accident. Doctors said his case was hopeless, that he had only t, few weeks to live. So Paul, who has never given up hope of complete recovery, was taken home to die. Paul's father, a clerk, said his son nev er has been informed of his hope less condition. Three times since physicians Dronounced him doomed, the plucky youth who has shrunk from 195 pounds to a mere 70, has observed birthday anniversaries which medical men said In each Instance would be his last. But Paul has hung on grimly never losing hope, a fact which the elder Nelson believes is re sponsible for his son's continued survival. Paul is graduating with a straight "E" (excellent) average. Since his accident he has taken oral Instruction from a special teacher. Oregon Scattergunners Second In Tampa Shoot TAMPA. Fla., Jan. 27 P A lot of clay pigeons are going to be smashed today and a gun shooting family from Oregon 's going to have a big hnd In It. Morris Fay of Joan Day, Ore., lost out yesterday by a nose for class A nonors to Mercer Ten nllle of Shreveport, La.. In the annual Tampa midwinter trap shoot. Mrs. Ruth Ray, wife of Cal Rx, one of the nation's top shots from Eugene, Ore., placed se cond behind Joan Ptleuger ot Miami In the women's class. Cal Ray didn't fare so well but earlier this week showed the competitors on the Florida tour of the trapshoot circuit how to bring down those pigeons. Tennllle. however. Is the man the shooters are after. In addi tion to winning yesterday's event he had two perfect days of shooting In the first of the' week. George Fisher of Findlay, Ohio, grabbed honors In the class C division after shooting it out with P. A. Sheridan of Cut Bank, Mont. Local News Here From Eugene J. E. Woodworth of Eugene was a busi ness visitor In Roseburg Thurs- oay. Visiting at Lund Home Mrs. Charlotte Marsh and children of Los Angeles are visiting the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lund, of Elgarose. Home From Springfield Fritz Sjogren has returned to his home at Elgarose, following a visit in Springfield, Ore., with Mr. and Mrs. Milo Howard. Tamale Sale A tamale sali will be sponsored by the W.S. of t.b. irom 1 to 5 o clock Tuesday, Jan. 31, In the Methodist church parlors. Orders for tnmales mav he made by calling 762-L or 1123- Ill of Mumps Mrs. Edna Sjo gren, mis, dance mown and (laughter, Sally, and Andrew Hanson are all reported, to be ill of mumps at their respective Homes in Ligarose. Ill at Home Mrs. II. A. Taylor, who has been very 111 at her home, 116 Mosher street, for the past two weeks, requests that friends do not call her. as she Is unable to answer the telephone. Postponed The American Le- tlon auxiliary party honoring for eign war brides and planned for next Wednesday night, has been rstponed to the evening of Feb. on account of the Community Concert program the evening of leo. l. On Vacation Mrs. Charlej Russell is on vacation from her duties at Church's drug store-. During her absence, Charles Church of Sutherlin is assisting In the store. While working In Roseburg, he and his wife and young daughter are residing at the 1. C Church residence on South Kane street To Install Officers Florence Nightingale tent No. 15. Daugh ters of Union Veterans of the Civ il War will install new officers tonight at 8 o'clock at the K. of P. hall, followed by a dessert- supper and social hour. Meeting Postponed Due to road conditions and electric pow er failures, the Lookingglass P.- T.A. will hold no meeting this month. The next meeting will be February 10, at which time all accumulated business will be dis cussed. Mother Dies Word has been received here of the death of Nel lie I. Bllxseth in Portland, Jan uary 23, the mother of Rav Blixseth of this city. Funeral services will he held todav In Salem at the W. T. Rigdon cliapel at 3 p.m. Pomona Grange to Meet Po mona Grange will meet at a 7 o' clock potluck supper Saturday night at Melrose Grange half. Those attending are asked to bring their table service. All grangers are invited. Visit at Carsten Home Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson of Eu gene were weekend guests of the latter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carstens Sr.. In Laurelwood. Mrs. Wilson is the former Margaret Shields of this city. Mr. Wilson, engineer for the Southern Pacific, took the first large dlesel engine out of Rose burg Sunday. Rerouting of the train was made necessary on ac count of the slide on the line into Klamath Falls. A large number of Roseburg residents were down to the depot to see the new en gine pull out. Mr. Wilson former ly worked on a run out of Rose burg. . a the bad debt loss has been only ONE CENT. As a business man, I'd like to add that I wish I could do that well with my collections. SIXTEEN yean ago, when KPCA was organized, the gov ernment primed the pump. That is to say, the government came in as a stockholder and put up the bulk of the capital with which to make the early loans. At the end of these 16 years, this government money with which the pump was primed has all been RETIRED and the asso ciation owns its own business. There isn't a cent of government money left In the kitty. You see, it Is possible for free enterprise and government to work together without govern ment swallowing up free enter prise. It all depends on how it Is gone about. ANOTHER thing ought to be pointed out: During the years In which the government was a PARTNER, the association paid no federal taxes. (The government, you know, doesn't tax itself.) But when the government CEASED to be a partner, which has just happened, the situation changed. Hereafter KPCA will have to pay federal taxes Just like anybody else, because it is privately-owned. So this year it had to take a large sum out of Its profits with which to pay Its taxes. Because of this fact and the further fact that as a private en terprise ample debt reserves must be set up to take care of losses that might later be Incurred, there were no dividends this year. YOU'D have thought the mem bers of the association might have been a little let down by this. THEY WEREN'T! They were as happy as clams because the gov ernment has been finally bought out and they now own the bus iness themselves In their own right Give Govt. Affairs Mart Notice, Stockman Urges NEW YORK UP) Husky Congressman Lowell Stockman (R.-5re.) amused a lumbermen's convention audience here with tales of Paul Bunyan. But he la ter turned serious and told the businessmen to give government affairs more attention. "Quit thinking about your own nrlvate lives and vour own busi ness, and start thinking about the biggest business on earth, the united states government, wnicn you're not; doing at the present time," the Oregon representative declared. Stockman appeared at the'56th convention of the Northeastern Lumbermen Rap Railroads And Government PORTLAND, Jan. 27 UP) The West Coast Lumbermen's asso ciation, which verbally flogged the government and the railroads yesterday, turned today to con sider its own activities. Delegates to the annual con vention yesterday heard Richard A. (joigan Jr., Washington, D. C, executive vice-president of the National Lumber Manufacturers association, predict there would De no congressional hearings on lva tnis year. Then he attacked the nroDOsed Anderson bill, which would reg ulate forest practices on private ly owned lands. it is a threat to your Individ ual liberties," Colgan said, as serting that It would make the secretary of agriculture "a dic tator. He will be able to dictate to you how you can cut your tim- Der. A Chicago lumber wholesaler. Martin S. McDonnell, added this warning: "Don't be fooled a bit by your good business volume and profits when you can see the lack of work, the lack of policy and the lack of realism" in Wash ington, D.C. He also predicted that "the Marshall plan will peter out in a few years," and expressed doubt that "there will be any bffshore lumber shipment from the Pa cific coast for dollars In the next five or six years." A prediction of a rail car short age was made by the associa tions rail car committee. The Southern Pacific line in Oregon will be particularly affected, the committee said. It recommended a campaign to get old cars re paired and more new ones ordered. with government cash. In their conduct, business principles, not poltllcal principles, have been fol lowed. Santa Claus methods have been strictly eliminated. So the whole thing has worked out very nicely Indeed, and every body Is happy and a lot of good has been accomplished. HY have these Droduction credit associations, which operate under the federal Inter mediate credit bank, worked out so successfully as a partnership between government and private business? k I think this Is It: - They were started for the sim ple, businesslike purpose of find ing a better and cheaper way to finance the operations of farmers and livestock growers. So far as I have been able to learn, IT WASNT A SCHEMF TO KEEP THE ADMINISTRATION , IN POWER by buttering up the farmer and the livestock grower I The word pumpkin Is derived from the old French term, pom plon. which means to be eaten when ripe. PHONE 100 between 6 IS and 7 p. m., if you hare not received your Newt Review. Ask for Harold" Mobley Th ant wen to everyday trtsuranre problem-- By KEN BAILEY QUESTION: A few days ago, a dog belonging to one of our neighbors bit two small boys and injured them severely. The dog has always been very good natured and all the neigh borhood children have enjoyed playing with him so no one can account for his turning on the little boys. However, the dog's owners are faced with consid erable expense in doctor bills for the youngsters and since we, too have a dog, I'm won dering If there Is any form of insurance which would pro. tect us If he ever bit anyone. ANSWER: The Inruranee which eov ara your leeal liability for acta of your dog if railed Comprehenaive Perianal Liability. Thli form of In- auranra covara legal liability for all member of the family and for doe and other peta. The premium la very amatl and the policy ta ona which would be carried by every family. If you'll leaMN aour own insur ance question! to Hue office, we'll try to aive rotl rite jorrect anawvra and there wtli be ae eaarae er ebll- KEN BAILEY INSURANCE AGENCY 31S Pacific Bids. Phone 39S jJ aren't bragging But we feel Our firturet. have The ih-engfhof steel ijm:ii;Hjmii:.j;iii.trnnTn Retail Lumbermen's association dressed in colorful lumberjack clothing. He thrust the presiding officer aside and regaled the' au dience with legends of the lum ber camp hero. He said later that business must "have a care about the ap petite of government." Stockman added "in this man-made Instru ment that we have developed (the federal government), we have an instrument that can en. velop all of us." OIL KEATING Rooms don't get a chance to get chilly you get heat quick from the G-E Boiler, or the G-E Warm Air Furnace. TOZER'S Heating and Sheet Metal . 314 W. Cost Phone 1541 KEEP YOUR MONEY IN DOUGLAS COUNTY Money deposited with us remains in DOUGLAS COUNTY. ; Investigate our banking services ... our up-to-date protections against loss. Bank-by-mall, safe deposit boxes and night de posltory service are a few of the banking conveniences avail able for you today. Douglas County State Bank "Home-Owned, Home-Operated" v Member ... Fed. Dep. Ins. Corp. Umpqua Valley Hardware will be tlmi for Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Jan. 30 Jan. 31, February UMPQUA VALLEY Don't Be Absurd-lf a $300 Robe Doesn't Work How Can a Few Dollars of That Stuff! Sure our prices ore low. And the quolity of our service it high. Your car get the best in Union gas and lubricants, while our servicemen check tires, oil, water and battery for "fix-up" signals. Wo are open 7:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. daily including Sundays. MAC WOOD UNION STATION Open 7 a. m. 'til 10 p. m. seven days a week. Located at Steph ens and Washington Its. Phone 971 J. 1
