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SHIPPERS
By CHARLES V. STANTON
Western Oresron lumber shipper have organized Ship
per Car Supply committee,
baiting penouic cur hui.k:b un u -Southern
Pacific. These car shortages, occurring regularly
each fall, cost the lumber Industry many thousands of
dollars, shippers assert. It is believed the shortages could
be prevented by a few changes in rules.
Sidney Leiken of Roseburg is a director in the new
organization.
One of the regulations proposed by the committee would
permit shippers, when the railroad company Is unable
to furnish cars, to order from a competing line. The cars,
after loading, would be returned to the competitor at the
nearest transfer point.
If this rule is obtained it will furnish a most effective
method to stop losses to the timber industry.
Normally, when the Southern (Friendly) Pacific is ex
periencing a car shortage, competing lines in Washington
have cars available. If local shippers could order those
cars, the "Friendly" Southern Pacific would be required
to return them to the northern lines at Portland. The
"F" S. P. in such cases would lose the long haul and,
therefore, would put forth special effort to provide its
own cars for shippers.
It would seem to us that little argument can be advanced
against the proposed regulation. It would impose no hard
ship upon the Southern (Friendly) Pacific, if that com
pany were able to supply the cars needed by its shippers.
On the other hand, the rule would protect shippers against
financial losses through failure of the railroad company
to give adequate service. '
Six Percent Tax Limitation Outmoded
City Recorder William Bollman has been doing a little
figuring on the city budget. He reports it would take 19
years, adding the six percent permitted each year under
the law, to bring Roseburg's tax base to the level of this
year's anticipated budget.
The same figuring on the school district budget probably
would show about 75 to 100 years to bring the tax base
up to current requirements. ' ,
Both the City of Roseburg and the school district still
operate on the pre-war tax base. The state law permits
only six percent to be added annually in dollars. The fact
that the city's assessed valuation has more than doubled
means nothing. If our pre-war budget was $100,000 it can
be increased only $6,000 per year, regardless of Increased
valuation, increased population, added expense, etc.
The six percent limitation can be exceeded only through
a vote by the people. Thus it will be necessary for the
city and the school district to hold budget elections year
after year, unless the people of Oregon authorize a change
In the six percent constitutional amendment. An attempt
to change the law failed In the 1948 election.
The six percent limitation was a good law when popu
lation was more or lea static. It has proven, however,
a very critical handicap during periods of expansion. It
works a hardship on the people of a community, who must
vote annually on local budgets. It contains the elements of
disaster, for should voters through some quirk of circum
stances reject budgets and force a return to the limited
tax base, functions of government would be dangerously
Impaired.
Suppose, for instance, that the City of Roseburg, with
its present population, increased wealth and activity, de
mands for police and fire protection, traffic control, street
lighting and other services should be compelled to return
to the pre-war budget level. Or consider the same possi
bility in our school system. Yet this danger exists when
budget elections must be held each year.
It is to be hoped that the next legislature will give some
serious thought to methods of
ties to adjust the tax base in
Slayer Of Twin
Sister Defiant At
Court Hearing
FRESNO, Calif.. March 21.-f.P
Sally Richard, 14, 11 be buried
today. A little later, psychiatrists
will be court appointed to ak her
twin, Alice, why she shot Sally in a
fit of hatred.
Alice told officers she haa no
desire to attend her sister's fu
neral. She said she had hated Sally
for years and "I would kill her
again."
Clothed in a plain cotton dress
and with no makeup. Alice was ar
raigned before Justice Leonard J.
Myers yesterday.
She was defiant as she heard th
charge: that she wilfully and with
malice shot Sally early Sunday.
A high school sophomore, she had
the air of a pupil called before a
principal for some infraction of
the rules.
She seemed (o have I notion of
the gravity of the crime but no
worry as to its consequences. Ask
ed if she realized what might hap
pen to her, she shrugged:
"I guess they'll put me In an in
stitution for a while and then
execute me."
Under California law she Is too
young for execuiton but could be
sent to a girl's school of correction
or a mental institution.
Probation officer Joha Aihjlaa
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Rooscvelt-Gigj Rift
Denied By Her Mother
PITTSBURGH, March 21 I.Vt
A New York columnist saya the
latest romance of Elliott Roose-
! velt is on the rocks. Rut the mom
I er of the reported bride-tu b says
it a noi so.
Daily Mirror collumnist Lea
I Mortimer asserted the lale presi
dent's son's love affair with show
girl Georgianna (G i f 1) Durston
I has fizzled.
I Countered Mrs. G. W. Durston:
"Ciigi has a ring and there has
been no change in their feelings
toward each other. Klliott said
i he'll try to come to Pittsburg dur
i ing the week to visit Gigi."
The attractive entertainer ia ap
I pearing at a Pittsburgh night club.
The sentence "the Marines have
landed and have the situation well
in hand" ia thought to have been
coined by Richard Harding Davis.
said "she show absolutely no re
j morse " She ate big meals yester
day and told him she had her
"beat night'i sleep in six years."
j Alice has said ahe hated her
; sister because "she was stupid and
I acted like a nut."
I The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
gard Richard, said neither twin
jhad been favored over the other.
The Richards hav aix other chil
'dree, ranging la ag from 1 to IT.
"Don't
In the Day's News
IContinued from Pag One)
bread and mustard greens, and lest
breaded pork chop fried in bacon
grease that'i what Harry needs.
CORRESPONDENTS: Is that all.
sir?
GRAHAM: Well, you might add
that a broiled steak and a few
vegetables boiled, not fried In but
ter, wouldn't hurt him any.
( Business of correspondents dash
ing frantically for tht nearest tele
phone). YOU understand, I presume,
what it's all about.
Harry isn't much of a fisherman,
and it has been a basic tenet of the
American political faith that no
body but a fisherman can be re
elected President. In Harry'a case,
they're having to scratch around
for a substitute.
His WEIGHT looks lika it might
be it. Everybody in lush and
abundant America is worried about
his (or HER) weight. W all worry
about extra pounds. HARRY WOR
RIES ABOUT EXTRA POUNDS.
So, you see, a bond is established
between the President and us com
mon people. Without a bond be
tween the chief executive and us
heavy-voting common folk, the jig
would be up.
PERSONALLY, I'm not ao sure
that Harry needs all this wor-
ried-about-his-weight stuff. In his
give-'em-hell tour around the coun
try in tha fall of IMS, ha displayed
a talent for getting close to us com
mon people and then he was still
letting it be known that he could
get into his old uniform without
pulling in hia tummy too much.
If hia ideaa about national fi
nance were as sound aa his instinct
for getting votes, I think I'd be
throwing up my hat for him my
self. You Just can't help liking the
little guy.
Russians Won't
Officially Reply
To Acheson Blast
MOSCOW. March Il-JPiir
Secrelary of Stale Dean Acheson's
recent conditions for belter rela
tions between America nrl the
Soviet union are getting a flat turn
down from the Russians.
hoviet press commentators over
the weekend, attacking Acheson's
recent speech at Rerkelev, Calif
made it clear that the Soviets feel
it contained no concrete proposi
tion for fostering peace.
It ia not likely there will even
h an official reply to th secre
tary of state's speech.
(In his speech Acheson said bet
ter Soviet-American relations
would be possible if the Russians,
among other things, would cease
"obstruction" in the United Na
tions, agree to a realistic atom
control plan, and permit Germany,
Japan and Austria to become free
countries.)
There ia probably no tim since
the war when mutual relations are
as bad as they are now. Not only
are there numerous problems di
viding the two countries hut they
seem to be multiplying.
The Soviets evidently think war
is possible but not probable. They
show no outward signs of being
convinced that it is coming soon,
if at all.
The Russians appear aa con
vinced as eve rthat the economic
conditions in catpitalistic United
Statea and Britain art heading
thos countries for a crisis.
St. Roch was most frequentlv
called upon among th saints to
relieve plagu ia Europe during
th Middle Ages.
Tell MeLet Me
Thirty-eight anniversary of the
Ctrl Scouta th past week. What a
fin group of girls belong to the
Scouts! Although I had no daugh
ters, I was not unaware of th
Girl Scout activity. Our young
neghborl kept m informed. Then,
too, on friend, who had been a
teacher, found in the work with
Girl Scouta th outlet she needed
for her talent as a teacher, and
her love of auch work; and also,
since she had never had children
of her own, she simply mothered
her whole group of scouts. What
good times they had!
Mra. H. was a busy clubwoman,
but "my girls" came first with
her. Her friends teased her a lit
tle, but admired her devotion to
them. Th girls had a cabin near
the river where they often spent a
weekend under the safe chaperon
see of Mrs. H. And what a lot of
good work that group of girls did
accomplish!
But that group was only a
'sample' of hundreds of girla all
over th country who work and
play In th pretty uniforms the
Girl Scouta have. I do wish I
might have had some such activity
Morse Scored By
Primary Opponent
EUGENE, March 21 (.PI
Lane county dairyman Dave Hoov
er opened his campaign for the Re
publican nomination for U.S. sen
ator last night with an attack on
incumbent Wayne L. Morse.
"Morse should not run aa a Re
publican; not as a Democrat: but
as a member of th 'Morse
Party'," Hoover told an audience
of about 120 at the high school
auditorium.
"We suspect Mors for the
friends he has made," Hoover de
clared. "No Socialist will ever say
of me that I am hia favorit Re
publican." Thij referred to a re
cent statement by Norman Tho
mas, the Socialsit party'a peren
nial candidate for President.
Hoover said Senator Morse's
motto principle abov politics
was a "prefabricated escape
hatch." He said the great men of
history did not have mottoes and
added that the Republican party
theme Liberty against Socialism
was good enough for him.
New Medal Planned For
i Service Men. Women
WASHINGTON. March 21 UPi
! An elaborate new medal will aoon
j be available for service men and
women utio show outstanding char
I acteristica in their basic military
, training.
i The Defense department an-
nounced today it has accepted the
. offer of the citiiens committee
I for the Army and Navy, Inc., to
provide the medal, beginning July
I l'
I The brome decoration will carry
the words "American Spirit Honor
Medal." and "For High Example
To Comrades In Arms."
Vets Insurance Refunds
Reach 10 Million Mark
WASHINGTON. March II
Insuranre refund payments to
World War II veterans ar now
at th 10,000.000 mark.
Treasury department officials
say tha. total amount paid out so
; far is almost St .SUO.OUO.OOO, with
I about St. oho .000,000 mor to go to
! about 6.000,000 veterans.
Ther ar 1,500.000 veterans wh
! still tiaven't applied for their divi
dend payment.
Guess"
when I was an adolescent. But per
haps it is because I did not have
that I can appreciate so much
mor th opportunity available to
girla who giva earnest heed to
what scouting haa to offer.
Th 4-H clubs, too, are making ua
aware of what young people can
accomplish when they set their
minds to it, and have wis leader
ship. Amazing, really! Th only
thing that limita th Girl Scouta,
and the 4-H ia the lack of mor
leadership!
, Right now it ia "Fill a School
baa for a Friend" a wonderful
idea! Over here our children take
for granted apparently unlimited
supply of .school needs. But even
here it waa not always so! Read
the other day how a teacher in an
early school made a sand table,
and taught the little folk their let
ters, and to write, by using small
sticks, and then erasing by rub
bing out the "writing."
Wasn't it Abraham who learned
to write on the back of a hand
made shovel with a piece of char
coal Our school children could
well have a course in gratitude
not to persons, of course, but to
the Giver of all good gifts.
Yellow Fever Toll Halted
By American Project
La PAZ, Bolivia, March 21 (JP
Yellow fever, the deadly disease
spread y mosquitoes, haa killed
230 persona in Bolivia in recent
weeks.
More than 1.000 residenta in an
isolated section of the country were
stricken. Health officials said the
disease had been checked with the
aid of th Rockefeller foundation
and th Pan-American sanitary of
fice. .
FLOORED BY SAUCER
LOS ANGELES, March 21.-4
Not only has S. K. Bennett seen
a flying saucer, but he's also been
floored by one.
A staff member og Angelus Tem
ple, Bennett was helping set the
stage there yesterday for an illus
trated sermon on "flying saucers
and men from Mars."
A siage prop "saucer" got out
of control, alid down a wire too fast
and knocked Bennett down. He was
treated for a gashed leg.
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Surplus Crops Of
Potatoes And Corn
This Year Loom
U7 A CUTKT-'rrT.r 1 . ..k 41 SM
Another oversize potato crop this
year was indicated today.
Tht Agriculture department said
a ailrvaai nf firmart' 1 QJ ornn
plans showed that the potato acre
age in my uv cuiiBiueraoij larger
man me government naa recom-
mriiawl tmiH jip a nmarani Amiaijt
to prevent production of too large
11 up.
A crop of J89.000.0O0 bushels i a
possible, the department said, on
uie prospective acreage, in gov
ernment had recommended a crop
nf nnlv 34 Ann nrm kmhal
Potato surpluses during the past
si year nave cosi tn govern
ment neatly 500,000,000 in price
support operations.
The report also Indicated that
farmers will not reduce corn plant
ings as much as the department
had recommended under an acre
age allotment program.
Wheat farmera, on th other
hand, indicate that they plan to
plant well within the government's
program designed to prevent new
aurplusea of the bread grain.
The department said the survey
indicated that farmera will plant
mor acres to spring crops than
a year ago.
The survey will be matched
against department programs de
signed to set nrrvfiir... tn
acreages on auch aurplus crops as
Kuru, rice, peanuts, p o t a
toes, and dry beans.
The nlantinrr Mn-t
. .j, , iiugm wen
have an influence in futur farm
legislation, with price aupport pro
grams under sharp attack in som
quartera, farm slat, lawmakers
are weighing proposals to tighten
production controls and govern-
uii lor pric supports
Th department haa asked for
the following CUI in irri. th..
year: cotton 29 per cent, wheat 12,
Corn 12 B rnmm.rri.l ,.,. -
dry beans 20, and rice 13.7.
wnn tn coatly potato aupport
program in tfie rnnortfmn.i
light at the moment, officiala were
parucuiany anxious to analvze the
Drosnertiv nlaniinrr in..
r. - , iimc ,ui U115
crop to determine whether there
i a possiDinty of another big sur
plus this year.
Potato price supports have cost
the government about $500,000,000
during the past five years.
rtiso in tne government i n v e n-
tOrV Of KIlrnlllttAC mrm tl W fiM
each of wheat and cotton.
crag Indicated
The inHirateH n -
tracer ,Wr turn
was reported at 82,785,000 acres
tun uarea wnn tne government's
goal of about 78,000,000. Last
Vear'a corn acreaoa u... sv run msl
, i,a,v,wu
compared with the ten year (1939-
; average or 09.825,000.
The spring wheat acreage was
forecast at 19 727 nm
pared with a government goal of
aouui jo.uwi.uoo acres; with last
year's plantings of 22,500.000 and
with the ten year average of 18
072.000.
Such an acreage would produce
a SDrlnff wbat ,mm -i .
' - v. g, lUVUl OUU.-
000.000 bushels at a recent five-
year average acre yield. Last
years spring wheat crop turned
out to be 244,795,000 compared with
jye"r averKe of 265,397,000.
The department had previously
reported 53,023,000 acres were
planted to the fall-sown winter
wheat crop, compared with a goal
of about 55,000.000 acres and with
last year'a acreage of 62,372,000
acres. The winter wheat crop was
forecast at 884,658,000 bushels com
pared with last year's production
of 901,668,000 bushels and with the
''"-year average of 726,555,000.
The combined winter and spring
wheat acreage would be 72,750,000
acres.
In reporting result of its sur
vey of farmers' crop plans, the
department emphasized that acre
age actually planted may turn out
to be larger or smaller than indi.
cated. by reason of various con
ditions. Plague was regarded by many in
medieval Europe as a manifesta
tion of divine wrath.
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Incorrect Fee Delay Renewal Of Motor License)
Incorrect fees accompanying r-
queats for a renewed driver' lie-
ens ar delaying renewal service,
Secretary of State Newbry aayt.
In moat cases, tne incorrect
amounta result from failure to use
an application form, the secretary
said. Th renewal fee i S1.25 in
all cases and the application form
on the back of your license card
may be used when applying lor
renewal. In the event your license
baa no auch form on can be pick
ed up at any police station, sher-
Thirty Squads Vie
At Sunday Shoot
Thirty squads participated in
practice shooting at the Roseburg
Rod and Gun club grounds at Win
chester Sunday.
H. M. Shirtcliff, Henry Shirtcliff
Jr., and Forrest Solomon each
scored 25 straight targets. Other
top shooters were: Rodney Hague,
Perry Thiele, Geo. Voytella, Chaa.
Klingler, Jack Culver, Kelly Brosi,
Ivan Pickens, Jim Miller, 24 each;
Earl Duncan, Dr. Wainscott, H. H.
Hannon, Dallas Bennett, Tom Mi
nor, C. J. Moody. K. L. Gilkeson,
23: G. R. Mardin, Nick Andrieff,
Virden Boucock, Jim Rice, Scot
Goodman, Roy Medley, Dr. Dean
Bubar, 22; E. C. Chapman, Jim
Boucock, 21.
Next Sunday the club will hold
its first PITA registered shoot for
the aeason. Shooters from all over
the state are expected to be pres
ent for thia event.
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