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GAME HEADQUARTERS
By CHARLES V. STANTON
Roseburg; is to be made district headquarters for the
Oregon Game department. Charles A. Lockwood, state game
director, reports arrangements to obtain office space where
district activities may be centered.
Under the reorganization plan authorized by the last
session of the state legislature, administrative work of the
game department is being decentralized.
Heretofore the game commission was charged with all
supervision and administration. Every two-bit activity had
to go before the commission for its approval. No employee
had authority to do anything, even in emergencies, without
permission.
The new law makes the commission responsible for policies
and budgets. Actual administration is in the hands of the
game director. The commission determines the broad pro
gram to be followed, then instructs the director to do the
work.
In an effort to overcome complaints that the department
was too far from the people, and to expedite administrative
work, reorganization by districts now is in progress. The
state is being divided into five sections. A supervisor will
be placed over each section or district He will be directly
responsible for all game department activities, property
and employes in his district. He will have assistance from
fish and game biologists in studying local problems. He
will have authority to conduct much of the district work
without reference to state headquarters.
Greater Efficiency Anticipated
The new'proirram, it is expected, will produce greater
efficiency in two ways. First, it will permit a larger measure
of authority in the district, encouraging immediate attack
on local problems without having to wait for permission.
Second, closer relationship between the department and
sportsmen will be obtained.
Sportsmen, who finance the work of the game department
through license fees, often are inclined to go off the deep
end without knowing all the factors involved In a particular
issue. For instance, at the last meeting of the Roseburg
Rod and Gun club the matter of keeping the whitetail deer
refuge on the North Umpqua river open to hunting was
considered. This reserve was closed for many years to pro
tect one of the state's few remaining herds of whitetail
deer. But deer population became too large for the range.
When the reserve was opened to hunting Inst year it was
found that some of the deer weighed less than 100 pounds,
when they should have weighed nearly twice as much. Does
are raiding gardens and field crops, causing much com
plaint from farmers. Some of the local club members urged
an open season on doe deer to better balance the population.
Others wanted does protected. Neither side had factual data
as basis for an argument. The discussion was predicated on
personal observation and opinion.
With the district headquarters in operation, however,
it will be possible to obtain comparatively accurate census
of population, appraisal of range capacity and other perti
nent facts, and then set up a scientific management program.
The game department has been conducting a limited scien
. tific management program for several years. As a result,
deer population has increased steadily, animals have be
come progressively larger and healthier because they had
ample food, and the balance has been well preserved.
Naturally, without study of each and every section of the
state, exceptions to these conditions will be found in certain
areas, but for the state as a whole the big game population
is in excellent condition, due to improved management
When better fact-finding machinery is provided, manage
ment can gain greater efficiency.
Oregon Has Two Commissions
We find many people uninformed concerning Oregon's
fish and game organization and, perhaps, a brief explana
tion is in order.
Insofar as the state's fishery is affected, we have two
commissions. The State Fish commission has supervision
and control over the commercial fishery. The State Game
commission is charged with management of the sports
fishery and all game birds, game animals and fur bearers.
The game commission has no authority over the taking of
fish with commercial gear, nets, seines, traps or trawl.
Each commission maintains separate hatchery and propa
gation facilities. Until recently there was virtually no coop
eration between the two agencies. In fact, there was direct
and often vicious competition. In late years, however, the
two commissions have been cooperating quite effectively and
the fish commission has inaugurated many conservation
practices which should improve both commercial and sports
fisheries in future years.
The game commission is supported entirely from angling
and hunting license fees, together with minor income from
a few sources such as sale of beaver pelts, etc. It receives
some federal money definitely earmarked for purchase and
operation of public shooting grounds.
The fish commission draws income from a poundage fee
collected on fish caught commercially, but, because this
revenue has steadily decreased and is far too small to
support the department's activities, it has been necessary for
the commission in recent years to draw from the public
treasury.
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CANDIDATE
W. C. Watson
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iThe Information for tha fnllowlns
atory wh aubmmed by tha candidate
in tha primary election. May in. and
dnea not nereeiarlly itsnlfv endorse
ment by tha Newe-Review.)
Ward C. Watson. Sutherlin, la a
candidate for reflection ai jut lire
of the peace of tha t'alapooia dis
trict, a position he has held six
and one-half years.
Watson was born at Woodstock,
N.B., Canada, in August, 18H7, and
has been a resident of Douglas
county seven years. lie went to
school in Maine and came west in
1906, settling in Kitsap county.
Washington. He was employed by
the Otis Klevator company from
1906 to 191 ( and from 1916 to 1943,
when he retired at Chicago.
Watson was city recorder of
Sutherlin from 1944 to 1945.
The candidate pledges "contin
ued unbiased and faithful attention
to the duties of my office."
AFL To Demand
Wage Increases
PHILADELPHIA. May 13-
The AK1, through its executive
council today served notice on the
nation's employers it will "strive"
for higher wages in 1950.
President William Oreen told a
press conference yesterday the
council urged "unions to strive for
higher wages" as a means of in
creating consumer income.
"Higher wages will increase pur
chasing power and will broaden
the market for all types of goods
and services as well as stimulating
increased efficiency in business."
Green said.
The labor leader explained that
"purchasing power must expand
progressively and maintain a bal
ance with productivity, .otherwise
surpluses will increase unemploy
ment!" Green said industry has been
modernizing plants and machinery
and thus was able "to increase
productivity."
"This," he added, "reduces cost
and makes possible higher wages.
It is possible for industry to give
up some of its higher earnings
without increasing costs."
Kirhard J. Gray, president of
the AKL building and construction
trades department, demanded that
the Taft-Hartley law be repealed
Gray charged the present congress
with fading to redeem its prom
ises and said that after the I94S
election "it did not take us long
to find out how mistaken we had
been in hoping that election meant
repeal."
How's Business?
When Mrs. Alice Brugmsn trans
planted ( wistaria vine from a gal
lon tin can, and wished, In 18M,
that it would "cover the house,"
she certainly got all she wished for
and a lot more besides. For not
only did the vine cover the 10
room house but it devoured the
house! Now the world goet to see
'the Wistaria" at Sierra Madre,
Calif,
When the original owner sold
the home to Henry T, Fennel, he
discovered it was "lost effort to
hack away at the branches." The
vine was over the roof by then,
and Mr. Fennel declared he could
"hear it growing" on hot aummer
nights duo to the snapping of
shingles loosened by the vine's
creeping and not to be denied ten
drils. Today, parts of the house
are left only as supports for the
vine that smothered it, for soon
the house was abandoned 1 A sec
ond house was built about 200 feet
away, and today the world's larg
est, most famous wistaria, is at
tacking that house, too! Succeed
ing owner continued, until now the
chamber of commerve and other
civic bodies have taken over! The
wistaria (Chinese Wistaria Sinen
How To Stop Gambling Evil
By Breaking The Bookie Is
Advice Given To Housewives
By HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK There is a way to break up the nation-wide gambling
ring.
The American housewife can do it. She can succeed where the cops
and politicians seem to have failed. And she can make a mint of pin
money for herself in doing it, too.
How? Well, my theory is simple.
It is based on taking the gambling
.out of gambling. You can't beat
the horses, girls, but there is a
possible way to beat the bookies.
And if you can beat the hookies
you can break up organized ille
gal gambling.
A suburban housewife here has
shown th- way to do it. Under the
law you can sue to recover money
paid to settle gambling debts. And
that's just what Mrs. Hannan S.
Kartiganer did. She sued Jules II.
Bender for $11,195 she claimed
her husband lost to him in horse
race bets three years ago. And a
gentlemanly jury of eleven men
and one woman returned a verdict
in her favor.
Although Bender insisted he him
self was no bookmaker but a busi
nessman, the decision disclosed a
fascinating way in which deter
mined ladies might put the
knuckle on men who. beyond cavil,
are professional bookies.
Here, for example, is one pos
sibility: A srouo of 100 housewives, out
raged because their husbands keep
brnging home paychecks full of
gambling holes, holds a rummage
sale and an ice cream aocial. They
raise $1,000.
Three of the girls take the $1,
000 to the bisizerst bookie in town
and lay it on the nose for Plug j Memorial SerVICt Set
I'gly. a 100-to-l shot, to win in . ...
the fifth, if lightning should strike : For Drowning Victim
Plug I'gly and he comes in ahead. M.morj,i services will be held
each of the 100 gals collects SLOW Monday at T p.m. in Oivmpia.
-enough for a fur coat. And the Wash. for v,,lter H. Klurv. who
bookie has a broken heart. j ,, believed to have drowned in
The next day the girls put $5.-, lushman lake, reservoir for the
000 on Sadfoot, another 100-to-l Taroma Power and light plant,
hoofer, to breeie through in the Klury's bodv has not been found,
fourth. If ,ie loses, the girls promp-1 For this reason the family re
ly file suit aginst the bonkie. And I quests that no flowers be sent
if all 100 of the women show up I He w as a brother of Henrv and
in court with their 27S children. Victor Flury and Haiel Scott of
in rags, won't the jury make the Roseburg.
but
ACCOPPIN" TO TtiS
PAPZS, We'RZ
PUE FOftA
SLUMP
By ViaJuutt S. Martini
sis) now covers an acre of ground
with its arbor-supported mass of
bloom, lasting through April. Un
doubtedly there are readers who,
when on the California end of "99"
which I like to call the Shuttle,
have seen this marvelous sight.
One owner, Mrs. C. L. Lawless,
spent $100,000 on the Vine! Indeed
its upkeep includes $10,000 for an
all-year gardner, and experts in
the three summer months to help
him with pruning and so on. I
don't like statistics as a rule, un
less fixed up in some palatable
way, but dear me, the wistaria
has a circumference it its base
of 43 inches, and one of its long
branches was traced out for 525
feet. This vine exemplifies what a
"clinging vine" can do when it
sets its mind to the Job; an 80
foot oak tree is about to give up
the struggle and become, like the
old house, a support for the far
reaching vine. Ten tons of fertiliz
er is given the vine yearly, not to
mention "hormones," and some
far-signted individual promoted
the idea of starting another wis
teria, a' pink and white one, to
mingle with the aging lavender
one.
bookie hand back the $5,000?
So the next day the girls, maybe
working through a couple of male
stoogies this lime, bet the $5,000
on still another 100-to-l shot. If
he leads the field to the wire, they
collect a half million bucks or
the bookie commits suicide. If
their horse loses, they haul the
bonkie right back into court.
This "break the bookies" pro
gram could sweep the ladies clubs
of the nation like wildfire. It has
two things women love: (1) a
moral purpose, and (2) a chance
to make some money. .
It beats radio giveaway shows
all hollow.
If American wives cooperated
in this you-can't-lose-from-winning-venture,
most bookies in six months
would be back pitching pennies
agsinst each other far a living.
The only flaw I can sc in the
whole scheme is that women, after
all, are human beings, too in
their way. When they start plsy
ing the horses they act just like
men. They brag about their win
nings and hide their losses. And
'before long they'd be secretly bet-
ting against each other, and it
would be ihe bookies' wives who'd
be buying the fur coats.
Rut it is a wounderful plan, isn't
it?
Research Deals With Second
Growth Timber. Ultimately
To Be Industry's Sole Supply
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
SALEM, May 12 IJPi It won't be too long before all of Oregon's
old growth timber is gone. And then the lumber industry will nave
to depend on second growth, timber.
Right now, there isn't too much information about second growth
timber. But the state forestry department'! research division is going
to find out.
The second growth study is to
find out how it should be handled,
how fast it should be cut, and how
to improve the timber stands.
It is setting up an experimental
forest to help.
Eastern Oregon pine presents a
problem because a lot of it grows
in clumps The department ia try
ing to find a cheap way of thinning
these trees, probably by poison.
A cut is made in the side of the
tree and the poison is inserted.
New tables are being developed
to enable logging operators to
measure the size of a tree and
compute the amount of lumber in
it.
The department is learning most
of its information on how to pro
tect forests in the 300,000-acre Til
lamook burn, three times ravaged
by fire.
The foresters are learning how to
fireproof whole forests by using
firebreaks.
Firebreak's Created
The Tillamook burn bow is being
cut into quarters, like a pie. Di
viding each quarter wiu be a fire
break up to a half mile wide.
Each firebreak is located on a
ridge, is cleared of all trees and
snags, and has a road through it.
Then, if a fire breaks out in any
part of the burn, the firebreaks
can be used to get men to the
fire and to build backfires against
the blaze.
After these firebreaks are built,
more will be added until the whole
burned-over area is cut into small
pieces. The whole area is being
replanted, with little chance that
there will be a fourth disastrous
fire.
The department now is complet
ing a study of all fire districts in
the state to see what they need
in the way of men and equipment.
These districts either are operated
by the state or by the timber op
erators.
Slash Fires Are Problem
It is studying the control of alder
and brush which threatens to cov
er roads through forests.
Slash burning is one of the worst
problems, and is receiving lots of
attention.
Last fall, when the department
got weather forecasts that the hu
midity would be high, it approved
slash burning. But the humidity
dropped, and the slash fires spread
into forested areas. And the de
partment was deluged with criti
cism by the public.
The department now is studying
why those slash fires got away and
to find out some way of determin
ing when it is safe to burn the
slash.
The research program Is a co
opeative effort among the indus
try, OSC achool of forestry, fed
eral forest service, and the state
forester. It has an advisory com
mittee representing these various
groups, and the main goal "is to
give the industry its money's worth
because the industry finances it.'
This research is a long-time job.
For instance, the gorse control
project will take 25 years, and
most of the others will lsst two
to five years.
Flood Situation
Slightly Eased In
Some Localities
iBv The Associated Preen
Flnodwaters appeared receding
today over parts of Nebraska and
Oklahoma, where damage was es
timated in the millions. The death
toll in the two states was 2622
in Nebraska.
The Red river at Winnipeg was
at its highest level 29 feet, eight
inches in more than 100 years.
The swollen stream appeared to
have halted its climb up the sand
bagged dikes guarding the flood
stricken Manitoba metropolis. The
threat remained critical for sev
erl residential areas.
Some 40.000 residents of the
flooded areas of southern Mani
toba, the Winnipeg Tribune esti
mated, had taken refuge in the
twin cities Flnodwaters spilled out
over one-eighth or more of the
70-square-mile Metropolitan area,
and 540 square miles of southern
Manitoba..
Flooding creeks and rivers in
eastern and south central Okla
homa apoeared to have reached
their crests and receded slightly.
Property rlama-e was estimated at
more than $1,000,000. In addition
to the two dead, two persons were
missing. Farmers in the rich Se
quoyah county bottom lands were
evacuating their homes.
A man and a woman were swept
to their deaths from an automo
bile on a flooded bridge near Shw
nee. Okla. Some 500 residents of
Waurika fled their flooded homes
when waters of two creeks isolated
the community.
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DON FORBES
Representative
Douglos County State Bank Bldg
Phone 1737
Vets Can Still
Reinstate Their
Life Insurance
' World War II veterans csn still
get back their National Service
Life Insurance, no matter bow long
it has been since thev stopped
paying premiums, according to the
veterans Administration. And the
procedure is quite simple.
If a veteran's G. I. insurance
has been lapsed for three months
or more, he'll have to pass a phy
sical examination. The VA savs
it will provide this examination for
the veteran without charge.
If a veteran's G.I. policy has
been lapsed for a period of less
than three months, a physical ex
amination in most cases won't be
required at all. !
In the payment of back pre-1
miums, the V A explained that the
amount required differs, depend
ing upon the type of policy held
by the veteran.
For term insurance, the veteran
only- haa to pay two monthly pre
miums when he applies for rein
statement, one for the last month
covered by the "grace period"
and the other to cover the first
month of coverage by the rein
stated policy.
In the case of a converted pol
icy, the veteran is required to
make up all the back premiums,
with interest.
Veterans wanting to reinstate
lapsed G. I. insurance policies are
advised .to see their nearest VA
office for information and assist
ance. 4 PASTORS IN 104 YEARS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ."Pi- Green
Street Baptist church and its Negro
congregation is 106 years old. And
it has had only four pastors in that
time.
Founded in 1844 by a group of 29
slaves, the church now has an ac
tive membership of 500. In contrast
to its stately pillared temple of to
day, Grew Street church had its
humble beginning in a livery stable
which the members by the work of
their own hands converted inte a
suitable house of worship. The
founders could neither read nor
write, so an interested white friend
served as secretary. The records in
his clear script are still legible.
First of the church's four pastors
was the Rev. George Wells, who
served through six of the congrega
tion's formative years, dying in
1850. The second minister, the Rev.
Richard Sneathen, served 20 years.
seeing his people emerge from
slavery. The Rev. Daniel Abraham
Gaddie guided the flock for 39
years. And a similar period was
spanned by the service of the Rev.
Henry Wise Jones, .who has just
retired.
MORE TOLL ROADS
CHICAGO (.T Pay-as-you-drive
highway systems are growing. The
American Public Works association
reports that nearly 300 miles of
toll roads now are in use in Con.
necticut, Maine. New York and
Pennsylvania. An additional 132
miles of toll roads are under con
struction in New Jersey and New
Hampshire.
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112 N. Sttphms
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Investig j the services offered by your "Home
owned, Home-operated" bank Money left on
deposit with us remains in DOUGLAS COUN
TY All facilities available for your individual
needs.
Douglas County State Bank
Member. Federol Otoosit Insurance Corp,
Does Your Piggy-Bank Rattle?
Did you save os much as you anticipated during the
past year? How much hove you saved in the past ten
years' If your savings plan is bogging down you need '
u syMemanc memoa some
thing along the lines of a
Sun Life Endowment policy.
Start Savings this sure way
today.
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Regulation Cited On
Jobless Compensation
SALEM. May 12 (. -Only
one claimant for jobless benefits
out of every 40 has any seasonal
restrictions on his benefits, the
state unemployment compensation
commission said today.
r.l.,,.. f . B.ki,t. .
declared to be seasonal can't get
benefits during the off-seasons.
The commission said that
changes in seasonality benefits
made by the 1949 legislature won't
affect many workers until after
next July 1.
Industrial Arts Exhibit
Scheduled Next Week
The annual Roseburg Senior high
school industrial arts exhibit, spon
sored by the Rotary club, is sched
uled for May 17 to 20. announced
Roland Edie, industrial arts in
structor. Projects completed during the
year will be on exhibit at the sen
ior high school shop Thursday all
day and evening. The exhibits are
to be moved down town and will be
placed in store windows, where
they m-y be viewed Fridsy and
Saturday. May 19 and 20.
The exhibit will feature the work
of the industrial arts classes, in
cluding mechanical drawing,
wood working and wood turning.
The exhibit will be judged by se
lected Rotary club members. Har
old Hoyt is chairman of the Rotary
committee assisting with arrange
ments of the exhibit.
TOOTHBRUSH WITH MEALS
WELLINGTON. New Zealand
tri timers at a wemnstuii restau
rant saw a pretty girl put a tooth
brush beside her plate. The girl ate
her meal. Then she vigorously
brushed her teeth and emptied the
water into her teacup.
Her girl friend looked em
barrassed, sp-iled, but didn't y
anything. The girls were o of 170
dental trainees who are carrying
through an experiment. Half will
brush their teelh after all food and
every drink, except water, for a
whole year.
The otner 85 will brush their teeth
only twice a week Thursdays and
Saturdays. At the end of the year
research men hope to be able to
say which is better intensive oral
hygiene or casual hygiene.
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