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4 Tne Newt-Review, Roseburg, Published Daily Except Sunday by the Newt-Review Company, Inc. - ! ! clix ainur MT t, IK: ' Ibt alltu EMbrf, Orfn. a4tr ftct ( Mrck t, ISIS CHARLES V. STANTON -Pv EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor Manager Member ( th Associated Pr.i, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, tho Audit Buriiu of Circulations Iiiimiirf kr wtrr-HOLLiDAt co- inc.. ariicii in ticc. rrsmclK. Li Amtln. I1U, farlUii, l. Lu UBX IIPTION KATES In Otlu-By " I'M T"f SS.te. ' M Un sulks MM. Br Cllj Crrlr i-tr fe, lll.on lla iMml, ln yr, mnlh SI.M. OBt,i OreftB Sf SU1I Pr yw Mill M.M. lt ! 11.1S. PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY By CHARLES V. STANTON "I never expect to use air transportation, why should 1 pay taxes to buy and improve an airport?" That is one of the prevailing questions connected with Rogeburg's special election Tuesday. Roseburg voters will go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether the city shall issue $200,000 in bonds to be used with a like, or larger, sum, through a federal grant-in-aid, to buy additional land and lengthen and surface the main runway at the existing municipal airport. The question many voters every person should consider. Perhaps it can best be answered by asking other questions: Why do we build roads? Why do we pave streets? Why do we have a fire department? Why do we have sewer systems? Public Welfare Paramount We Improve our community are in the public welfare. A man living in a remote and ferently situated than the person residing in a busy city. When people congregate in cities their relationship de mands certain improvements to protect the public welfare. A city would be a very sorry place in which to live if it had no streets, its houses being placed without plan, or if it had no fire or police protection and no sanitary system. Because public welfare comes first, we spend money on city improvements. A city without improvements and municipftl services would attract little industry or business. People would not care to live there. Property values would be extremely low. Few opportunities would exist for employment. But a well-improved city, one keeping pace with modern, busy life, is attractive to business' and industry. People move in because it is a good place to live and because there are job opportunities. Does a person oppose a fire department because he never has had a fire? Would he abandon a police department because he doesn't expect to require the services of a police man? Would he abolish paved streets because he doesn't own an automobile? The obvious answer applies equally to the person who questions whether he should help support an airport. Progress Is Expensive Progress is not achieved without expense. Whenever a city strikes a boom period, its expenses mount rapidly. In our modern life an airport is as essential to progress as a railroad or a highway. Perhaps some residents of Rose burg do not expect ever to use an airplane. But just as we have a sense of security because we have a fire depart ment, there is security in the fact that air transportation is available in case of emergency. When people live together in the closely knit society of a municipality the public welfare and every individual. It is a responsibility that cannot be escaped. It can be treated selfishly or it can be considered in the light of the greatest good to the greatest number. If the over-all result of any issue reacts to benefit the majority of the residents of a community, then a personal sacrifice is justified. Airport Vitally Needed Roseburg is in vital need of serve partially to offset one that of isolation. . It is not i immeasurably. In the matter of cost there the expense will bo far less only one suitable site. Proposed development of needed land at the north end of the future expansion except at an extremely high cost. Failure to ' pass the bond issue now probably would make it impossible to secure scheduled airline service for many years to come. Establishment of scheduled prove our industrial and business position, thereby stim ulating future progress and adding to general property values. We believe a vote for the airport bond issue is a vote for public welfare. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) week for coming in every day Isn't much in these days whereas four thousand iron men all in a pile is quite a wad. The cats, I'd guess, don't give a darn. ISN'T It wonderful what can hap pen when somebody in authority surprises everybody and uses a little common sen-e? I NOTICE by the papers that cows all over the country are bowing a tendon in their zeal to produce more milk, As a result of this laud able effort on the part of the bovines, do we have more cream in our coffee? Do we spread the butter thicker on our bread and fry tteaki in it Instead of lard? Ore Mon., June 5, 1930 are asking themselves is one Why do we hire policemen? because those improvements isolated place is much dif is the responsibility of each an airport. An airport will of our most critical handicaps, the full answer but will help is every reason to believe now than later. We have port will effectively halt any air service should greatly im Huhuh! All that happens is that our government is piling up butter in storage warehouses. It has in the neighborhood of a hundred million pounds of the stuff stashed away now and expects to have 300 mil lion pounds by the end of the year. Meanwhile, we eat margerine. OUR kind-hearted old Uncle Sam is spending a whale of a lot money these days. I forget how much he is running into debt every hour, because I never wa much good at arithmetic, but he ia going into the red at the rate of about six billion simolcons per year. We're all worried about II. We know that you can't go on forever spending more than you take in without getting into serious trouble sooner or later. Even the members of congress are worried about it down in their secret souls. BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS "Thom story of Was Tho Days" is the a pioneer woman, ner- rated with affection by her son, written down by her granct daugh ter, To be sure, the publisher an nounced the book at ''Another Mont Hawthorne Story," aid so it This volume belongs : on the shelf at the left of The Tf.il Ltd North," Martha Ferguson Mc Keown's first book about her uncle Mont Hawthorne (both are Mac millan books) because in Thorn Was Tho Days we see Mont Haw thorne first a4 a boy of J five on the way from Pennylvanla farm to a Virginia plantation. We leave him, a man of seventeen, heading for Astoria, the point where the Trail began. ) The book ia dedicated Jlo "my blind grandmother, Marthji Luph er Hawthorne, who taught me to see." Before writing it the author and her husband followed the path from the Pensylvania farm, down into Virginia, and then out to Ne braska . . .. Wyoming ... the route one sees on the end covers in the book. Then, too, Mrs. Mc Keown drew on precious memor ies of stories told to her over and over again, especially during tne LETTERS to the Editor Vott For Airport Bond Issue, Citizen Urges ROSEBURG I have given con siderable thought to the proposed bond issue for the purpose of the City of Roseburg obtaining an air port, and have come to the con clusion that no voter or taxpayer can afford to vole against this bond issue. Air transportation has become an established fact and is expand ing rapidly. Municipally owned and IS A CONGRESSIONAL ELEC TION YFAR AND THE CON GRESSMEN ALL BELIEVE THAT IF THEY QUIT SPENDING THE VOTERS WILL HEAVE THEM OUT ON THEIR EARS. S ILLY, isn't it? Even sillier than leaving a 16- room mansion to three tomcats who would probably rather prowl the alleys on their own. s UPPOSE somebody got out a pe tition and threw our profligate Uncle Samuel Into involuntary bankruptcy. Suppose a federal judge liberally endowed with plain horse sense like this probate judge in Rhode Island should appoint a wise and competent referee in bankruptcy to take over lai old spendthrift's affairs and manage them carefully, in accordance with the statutes made and provided, to the end that the old gentleman's creditors get what is coming to them. BUT heck I What'i the use of such silly speculations? Common sense is something that is intended for use in private and personal affairs. H Ian'- supposed to be used In politics. Heil, Schtalin! By Viaimrtt S. Martini eight years when the beloved grandmother was blind. So when Thorn Was Tho Days was in progress the author could write with affectionate sincerity and womanly understanding of the woman whom "Uncle Mont" "hon ors in his reminiscences. ."I ain't no story book hero," the narrator of the reminescences warned his niece, "I'm just an oldtimer who remembers good." So that is the way the book is written, just as Uncle Mont told it, sitting by tho McKeown's fire, or at home on his own adjoining farm; or perhaps under an apple tree wherever his niece's need for more material found him. We see a faithful, courageous mother saving bedding at the risk' of her own life in a fire . . . walk ing snow behind the ox-drawn wag on .. . saving her rhildren in a blizzard with that same bedding, huddled under the wagon when the oxen gave out . . . meeting dis appointment and grief with a staunch heart . . . planting her own Christian principles deep in the minds of her children. Truly there is an unforgettable woman walk ing through the pages of Thorn Wat Tho Days. controlled airports have become the established method all over the United States and will not be changed. All of Roseburg's com petitive cities have approved air ports. If Roseburg passes up this opportunity to procure additionil land and government funds we will be without an airport for years to come and will then have to buy one at a greater distance from the city and at an added expense, and probably without government assistance. The cost will not be burdensome. If the $200,000 bond issue is divided into 20 annual payments at a prob able interest rate of not to ex ceed 3 percent, the first payment would be SIG.uOO which would then decrease $300 each year. On the present assessed valuation of the city the tax would be less than 2 mills and as the valuation in creases, as it is doing very rapidly, the tax would lessen accordingly. On a home assessed at $3,000 and very few Roseburg homes are as sessed for that amount, the tax therefore would be about $5 per year which would decrease as the assessed valuation increases. Very large amounts of outside capital are being invested here Many investors are from Cali fornia and many are deterred from making investments on account of the woefully poor transportation into Roseburg and the long delay in getting emergency shipments uf express or light freight. Every additional investment means more employment, more people, and the circulation of additional money, which naturally distributes itself throughout the community, and in my opinion will more than repay in dollars and cents every tax payer for the small additional tax he will be required to pay to re tire this bond issue. A. N. ORCUTT Roseburg, Ore. Safety Meeting To Help Cut Accidents Asked ROSEBURG When we are in terested in something worth while we find ways to do something about it. When w want or need more money for schools we call an elec tion. Now we need people interested In in safely driving, judging from re ports in the papers of loss of life and property that occurs over the state and en the highways. I feel - : : we can do somthing about it. Why not ask the chief of police to call a safety meeting for the general public? We could ask a representative of the state traffic safety division to come and dis cuss measures which he thinks may be profitably adopted to stop this loss i:f life and property. Some of us, who have driven on the highway, know these losses re sult from careless and irresponsible driving. A safety drive of this kind surely is needed in this town. Imposition of fines does not solve the problem. Safe drivers cannot help being hit by reckless drivers. Lei's lock the barn before all the horses are stolen. Yours for safety. HESTER L. REED Roseburg, Ore. BABY CLINIC SLATED The Yoncalla PTA will sponsor a baby clinic June 6 at the city hall, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Dr. Wainscott and a Public Health nurse, Miss Fulton, will conduct the clinic. All babies from four months to aix years are welcome. Immu nization for whooping cough, diph theria, tetanus and smallpox will WEST COAST AIRLINES IS READY TO SERVE ROSEBURG! HERE'S HOW An up-to-the-minute flight schedule will save you travel time to 21 Western Washington and Oregon communities. A successful Airport Bond Issue will put Roseburg squarely on the Nation's Airways With this kind of service. NORTHBOUND Leave Roseburg 7:52 a. m. 1:22 p. m. 4:52 p. m. (Above schedule shows ft C. L "CHET" THOMPSON en- nounced he has purchased the R. P. Layzell insurance busines. Prior to coming to southern Oregon, Thompson gained 18 years banking experience at La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have made their home in Rose burg and at present are living at the Terrace apartments. Lay zell will continue in the insur ance business and will be con nected with the Thompson agency. (Ken Williams photo I Glide Eighth Graders Enjoy Class Party An evening of games and fun was enjoyed by the eighth grade grad uating class at Glide recently. when three mothers, Mrs. Sam Ball. Mrs. Ray Ballau and Mrs. Elbert Cellars combined efforts to enter tain the 24 boys and girls. A num ber of parents and teachers were also present. The party was held in the high school lunch room. A number of original games were played whicn were devised by Clayton Konzack, advisor for the class. Following the games, refreshments were served at a table decorated to carry out the class colors of red and white. be given. A thorough check-up wMl also be available. Anyone inter ested, who is in need of transpor tation, contact Mrs. Harry Abbott or call Yoncalla 422. CITATION ISSUED A citation for reckless driving was filed against Gordon Dean Ross, 17, of Brockway, following an accident involving a truck he was driving and a parked car reg istered to Phillip Kaser, Roseburg, : according to Police Chief Calvin Baird. ! Investigating officers said Ross was towing another vehicle ind j struck the Kaser car in the 1600 block on Military street, inflict- ing about $300 damage. i DAILY Arrive Portland 10:05 a. m. 3:35 p. m. 7:05 p. m. Standard Time arrivals timetable. For Daylight us. - " " . , Vv,.- S 1 J wi Stray Animals O. K., But Bee Swarm Unwelcome CAMDEN, N. J. . Mrs. Mar garet Guinn never minded when her two youngsters brought stray animals home but a swarm o? bees is another matter. George Guinn, eight, and his sister, Diana, three, banged open the front door and made a mad dash for the kitchen. They didn't have to tell their mother what was the trouble. The two children were being pur sued by hundreds of bees. Mrs. Guinn grabbed a broom, stunned as many of the honey makers as she could and then called police. A couple of patrolmen managed to get the rest of the wayward buzzers into a hive. With a sigh of relief, Mrs. Guinn put away her broom, shut the front door and applied some baking soda to a half dozen assorted stings. 'Hollywood Influence Hits Shanghai's Youth HONG KONG -CJP Shanghai newspaper reports say the influ ence of "Hollywood gangster films" has created a teen-age problem. Youths barge out of restaurants without paying, molest girls and indulge in small-time blackmail, the Public Security Bureau was quoted. But the Chinese Reds have their own name for the dead enders. Because of their waved hair, they are called "Ofei" small airplanes. BOY DROWNS IN CANAL ONTARIO, Ore., June 5.-WP) Leon Anderson, 10, drowned in the Shoestring canal seven miles southwest of Nyssa Thursday, the second Nyssa drowning of the week. Anderson suddenly went under while swimming near his home. The day previous a 19-month-old boy, Charles Michael Huffman, tumbled to his death ia an irriga tion ditch near his home, five miles southwest of Nyssa. , PHONE 100 between 6:15 and 7 p. m., if you have not received your News Review. Ask for Edythe Brown nnouncemeni . . . Dr. W. Carter Chiropodist Foot Specialist Announces the removal of his offices to 217 N. Main St. Ground Floor Next to The News-Review SOUTHBOUND Leave Roseburg 11:58 3:43 9:13 a. m. p. m. p. m. and departures based on Time, add one hour.) NEW LOCATION ACE ELECTRIC 749 $. Stephen! Phone 1478-1 House, Commercial end Industrial Wiriaf. Motor Repair ALL WORK GUARANTEED How you Know! Th ftiuwtri to verydaj lniuranca problem! By KEN BAILEY QUESTION: Some friends of ours had a fairly small roof fire but the firemen had to use a lot of water to put it out. Their furni ture wasn't damaged at all by the fire but some of it was complete ly ruined by the water. They haven't settled up with their in surance company but I Just won dered if they would be paid for their furniture. ANSWER: Yes, so long as the wa ter damoge is a result of efforts to extinguish o fire, the domage to house or furniture is covered. V It you'll kaareu jour own iniur inc question! to thu office, wall try to five you the correct answers tnd there will b no charge) or obit glon of any kind. KEN BAILEY INSURANCE AGENCY 315 Pacific Bldg. Phone 398 a DAILY Arrive Medford 12:20 p. m. 4:05 p. m. 9:35 p. m. current West Coast the WEST COAST AIRLIXIB New Wings Over Roseburg? One of West Coast Air lines fleet of 24-passen-ger Douglas DC-3's which serve local airport on daily north and south bound schedules if the bond issue passes, con necting with WCA's 21 other route cities, includ ing Medford, Portlond, Seattle and Bellingham. This is a recent picture taken at the North Bend Coos Bay airport which rotes among highest of nation's regularly-scheduled airline stops in monthly per-capita travel.
