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4 Th Newi-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Frl., Juno 16, 1950 Publithtd Daily Except Sunday by th Nws-Rtvlw Company, Inc. latere M elm Matter Mar . eMiee el BMbsrg, Ortfa, r ei ( Hfob t. la.S CHARLES V. STANTON EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor difP Managar Mtmbar of tha Asaociatad Prtw, Oragon Newspaper Pubtlihara Association, tha Audit Bureau of Circulation Btr)tat by WEBT-HOLLIDAT CO.. IfcO.. fflrt la Ntw Trk, Calcaff. fa rraaclM. Lai Aagcltt, arltlf, fvrtUa, Ot. Laalt aUBSI IPTION BATFS In Otiii-BT tar a naatht t.e By City Car r(r aaa raar. ar maalb ll.ee Oililli atantka $4.1 i, three man tar 9I.U. OBJECTIVES By CHARLES V. STANTON Objective attained. Projects completed. These declarations resemble the communiques we read so frequently during the last World war. They could well be used, however by the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce in describing its work the past few years. In 1944, the board of directors authorized a membership letter and a questionnaire asking suggestions concerning major projects to be undertaken by the organization. As replies came in, the tabulation showed the following to have majority approval : 1, Municipal iwl turning pool; Improved parks and play, greundi. J. Increased and Improved civilian hospital facilities. 3. Airport Improvementa to qualify for ichadulad air trans port ssrvlca. 4. Cat last Second avenue. South, out of tht mud and North Umpqua highway Improved. 5. Planned city zoning.' i. An erganlsad community chast. 7. Croatian of fund by spocial lovy for mora school buildings. Program Terminated By Election A favorable vote on the proposal to issue bonds for air port improvement brought to successful conclusion the last of the seven projects adopted in 1944. The swimming pool went into operation last year. Exten sive improvements have been made at Umpqua park. A wading pool was built in North Roseburg. Work has been done on small playgrounds, and a community-wide recrea tional program established. Construction work is in progress on an addition to Mercy hospital. A community hospital is under construction, while the county is building a new home for indigents. East Second avenue, South, has been widened and paved to the city limits. A paved highway is being extended up the North Umpqua ' and three projects are building between Rock creek and Steamboat this year. A City Planning commission not only has zoned the city, but has been very active in general planning and improve ment work. . A community chest organization was created, has oper ated successfully for several years, and still is active. A continuing levy for school facilities proved a most far sighted program, getting the jump on the school expansion emergency ahead of the critical period. Had it not been for the early start, Roseburg's school problem, critical as it is, would have been much worse. -. Now, at long last, the work and planning given airport needs have paid off. Bonds have been authorized. As soon as money becomes available, work will commence to extend and pave the runway meeting minimum requirements for scheduled airlines operation. It is anticipated that construc tion will get underway within the next 60 days and that the port will be made ready for use by late fall or early winter. Project File Not Exhausted Although the Chamber of Commerce has been steadily plugging away at its 1944 objectives, it has not permitted its efforts to be confined exclusively to the 7-point program. It has devoted much time to all civic improvement activities and particularly to industrial expansion. A current project is that of aa economic survey, in which neighboring com munities have been invited to participate, which will inven tory industrial, agricultural and recreational resources, de tailing statical information, and pointing the way to future development possibilities. Myrtle Creek is the first community outside Roseburg to join the survey project. When the report is at hand, probably by early fall, it should be possible to map out a program far more extensive than that selected in 1944. It is to be hoped that the achievement record of the past few years will inspire more people to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce in organizing and completing its next set of objectives. Socialism Trend Beyond Debs, Says Business Leader SEATTLE, June 18 W Was Eugene V. Debs, the onetime Socialist party candidate for presi dent, a conservative? David B. Simpson, San Francis co and Portland real estate man, told some 200 northwest business leaders yesterday that ho could be "in the liht of some of the proposals for a welfare state be fore us today.'" Simpson said "many of the gov ernment's undertakings today go far beyond those suggested by "Debs," and he warned: "The people Willi become the servants of master politicians un less the tide can be stopped." Simpson spoke at the first annual Business leadership conference sponsored by the University of Washington. The purpose of the conference, (aid university Presi dent Dr. Raymond B. Allen, was to aid in halting a Socialistic trend before it is too late. Erwin D. Canham, editor of the Christian Science monitor, said his recent observations in western Europe indicated to him that "the American exonomy is today hold ing together and maintaining the stability of the free world." He urged, however, that a more positive campaign be undertaken to ell the free enterprise system Mail Far imf ta.aa. aiaattai H-M, rr ?tr lie.ee (la aaaca, Ur(aa By Mail Tar Mar all ATTAINED to the entire world including our selves. Canham warned against over emphasis upon the social security of the individual. Although old age or unemployment insurance pro grams "are accepted and legiti mate parts of state responsibility," he said that "to enshrine security as an end in itself ... is to say that the state is above the in dividual. That is the road to slav ery of social suicide. The state owes nobody a living." Opponents Mum At Meet To Discuss Strike Peace KI.AMATH FALI.S. Ore., June 1 M'l Dissidents failed to speak up at a ClOsponsored meeting here last night on the Weyerhaeus er Timber company strike. Several women picketed the meeting, however, with signs call ing for a local settlement of the strike, called by the CIO Wood workers union here wanted to set tle the strike locally and go back to work at the Weyerhaeuser mill here. They called a meeting for Saturday. I'nion officials at once called last night's meeting to discuss the situation, inviting those favoring lo cal settlement. The session was open to the public. About 500 attended. Seven speak ers got up to give the district council's side. No one spoke in op position. News-Review classified ads bring result. Phone 100. kmsmmi its 'n the Day's News ZffAr P (Continued Irom Page One) Jftjff4ftff " should take such a position. We had not been led to expect anything like it by the reaction we had seen before. It is even more astonishing that the position is taken against the council of Europe even before the council of Europe meets.' " THERE is an old saying to the effect that blood ii thicker than water. It is beginning to look like Socialism is even thicker than blood. ANOTHER thought: Britain, a Socialist-governed country, has gratefully accepted all the very considerable assistance that we, a free economy country, have offered. It is still asking for MORE assistance. The M question: If the situation had been reversed and we had been asking Socialist Britain for help, do you suppose Britain would have said: "Turn Socialist and we will help you. Otherwise, NOT." A STORY from Portland Informs us that the much feared Colum bia river flood is dwindling so rapidly that it is no longer a menace. . One of the troubles of this mod ern life is that we i.et scared out of our boots by so many things that never happen. LETTERS to the Editor Receptive Editor Just Non Compos Mentis ROSEBURG Your editorial "Never a Dull Moment" was en tertaining. However, it is better to receive "brickbats" than be ig nored. The letters of complaint regarding "Coon Holler" and when and where is the polling booth are some of the earmarks of a suc cessful paper. In this I am reminded of the old guy who had a most worthless child. Jim, and since the child was the most useless one about the place the old man decided he might make a good editor. So he led the young heap into the editor's office and there he re counted the worthless traits of the child and continued with, "now it ain't much to git up a paper; wouldn't take him long fer t'learn; he could feed th' machine I'm a'thinking with a strappin' good feller t'turn, so layin' aside all jokes fer business, I brought you my little boy, Jim; for I think we might be makin' an editor outen o'him." And Ihe yarn continues thusly: "The editor sat in his sanctum and looked the old man in the eye; then gazed on the grinning young hopeful and mournfully made this reply: "Is your son a small unbound edition of Solomon and Moses both? Can he encompass his spirit with meekness and strangle a natural oath? Can he leave all his wrongs to the future and carry his heart in his cheek? Can he keep things in apple-pie order and live on six pence a week? Can he know all courage and vim? If so, we per haps might be makin' an editor outen o'him." This gave the old man some thing to think about which I hope your critics will take personally and act as the old man did. For (he yarn continues: "The old man stood curiously listening. Then wonder his vision o'erspread. And he said, 'Jim, I The veterans for whom there are so many Gold Stan worn in the hearts of their loved ones; and the veterans now lying in hospitals, wearing a cross on their hearts; and the men and women who 'came back' able to partici pate in routine living provided jobs are available all of these saved for the voters of this coun try something very precious: the privilege of voting. Should we be lackadaisical about visiting the voting place when it is time to cast a ballot? Have you ever noticed how the people who feel . strongly about some issue or some measure on the ballot will get out and work hard, electioneering. Yet the peo ple who are so sure "it will pass," or their candidate "will win," stay at home . . . even when it's time to vote! And perhaps they are the very ones who loudly protest the way the government is run", the school elections turn out, or the bonds that have been voted (or not voted), if the votes went con trary to their own beliefs. To be sure, it is possible to vote mistakenly. But if we try (o learn GOP Chairman's Link With RFC Loan Is Denied WASHINGTON, June 16 -im Criticism of an $18,500,000 loan to a company headed by Republican national chairman Guy Gabrielson has brought the reply that Gabnal snn has no financial interest in the firm. It was a Republican senator. Capehart of Indiana, who raised the matter. He said in his criticism that those who preach free enter prise should practice it, no matter "whether the name is Smith, Jones or Gabrielson." Capehart spoke out yesterday in a session of a Senate Banking sub committee which is investigating lending practices of the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation. The RFC made a three-part loan totaling $18,500,000 to Carthage Hy drocol, Inc.. of New York City, of which Gabrielson is president and general counsel. The money was for a synthetic gasoline plant and pipe lines at Brownsville. Texas. Capehart said that the stockhold ers, mostly oil companies, could well have financed the whole thing themselves instead of turning to the government. Senator Ful bright (D-Ark agreed with an RC witness that the project was desirable, but said "if- this is successful, it will be very profitable to the owners." In New York last night, Frank M. Dawson, vice president of Car thage Hydrocol, said that while (inbrielson is president of the firm, "he has no financial interest in the company." Dawson said the corporation was organized to make synthetic hich octane gas and "certain bv-prod-ucts important to national defense." PAINTING AID SHOWN A new painting technique em ploying the use of roller coater is being demonstrated this week at I'mpqua Valley Hardware com pany by Ernie James, Sherwin-Williams factory representative. The demonstration, held in con nection with the store's summer paint sale, employs any type of paint, including oil, texture or wa ter base paints. guess we better be goin". He's probably out of his head.' " LEWIS A. LINCOLN Roseburg, Ore. all we can, and then before we go to vote, have a prayerful thought, we shall at least have done the highest right we could see! Too much "talk" before elec tion is sometimes like that I lis tened in on the other day. Two neighbors, each sure he was right, talked vigorously ... at the end of an hour neither one bad changed his mind. Well, they parted friends that was something! And I heard some funny stories of "the old days" when votes were bought, and "voters" often went from precinct to precinct, voting, .as in structed. The days when liquor was dispensed freely . . . well, we have progressed a good bit! To vote one had to have the okeh of "six freeholders." Some times if these gentlemen thought that the applicant's vote was go ing to be "right" they signed for him; if they didn't he didn't vote! Simple. The vote is a precious privilege. With it the people may speak. And for it, thousands gave their lives, or accepted suffering and weary I confinement to hospitals.. Winston By MRS. GEORGE BACHER Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Mason were guests in the home of the former's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Mason, of Myrtle Point Friday evening. On Saturday the C. D. Masons arrived in Winston to spend the week-end. Mrs. Ray Brosi has returned to her home in Winston after spend ing several days in Portland on a combined business and pleasure trip. After vacationing in Chico. Calif., Mrs. Clell Holteen has returned to her home in this community. Accompanying her here were her cousin, Mrs. Harry Williams, and small son who will remain here un til after July 4. A guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Kimball is Miss Audrey Elliott of Minnesota. Miss Elliott is the Kimballs' grand daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George Bacher and son, Bryce, motored to Eu gene Sunday, where they had din ner before returning home in the evening. The "June drop" of peaches was very light this year, according to orchardists from this locality. Thin ning, which got underway this week, will involve more work than usual because of the light drop Rumor has it that there is "no fruit crop this year," but Winston section boasts an abundance of peaches, barring further complica tions. Miss Patsey Harris has left for Klamath Falls, where she will va cation with relatives and friends for some time. In company with a group of other 4 H club girls from all over Doug las county. Miss Karen Amundsen ot Winston has left for Corvallis to attend a ten-day summer camp. Elkton By PHYLLIS A. SMITH Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bishop of Elk- ton have company from Manitnu I Springs, Colo. The visitors are Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sharp. Mrs. Sharp lis a niece of Mrs. Bishbp. Thev have been visiting here for a couple week and will stay another week. Saturday the Bishops and the Sharps went to Coos Bay. Over the weekend the Sharps visited relatives in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Price and daughter, Pegcy. Penny and Ruth are on a trip to Hood River, where they will visit Mrs. Prices par- Notables Of Rodeo Field Will Be On June 24-25 Program Of Events At County Fairgrounds Fez Reynolds, father of Little Brown Jug Reynolds I Little Beaver of the movies), will be the rodeo clown for ihis year's Douglas County Sheriff's Posse rodeo, dated ihe evening of June 24 end afternoon of June 25. Reynolds for years has been one of the nation's top funny men in the arena. Many a waddy can thank Bill for coming to the rescue when the mad Brahma bull came charging. Bull fighting is consid ered one of the toughest jobs in the arena and Roseburg will have one of the best in Reynolds. Little Brown Jug, himself, is no novice to the rodeo. He just turned 12 years old May 29, but can trick ride, rope and Roman ride with the best of them. He has been working shows since he was two years old in the United States and Hawaii. He has appeared in movies since he was five, and has played State Wins First Round In Wilson Brothers' Trial (JP The state moved on in its case against the Wilson brothers today after winning its first Key point in their murder trial here The issue was over a beer bottle that police said bore fingerprints of Utah Wilson, 20, one of two brothers accused of kidnaping and killing 18-year-old Jo Ann Dewev on March 19. Police testified it was found at the scene where the girl was snatched off a dark street late at night. Beer had spilled around it. and there still were bubbles in the bottle, they said. Vigorous protests came from de fense Attorney Irvin Goodman, i out me Dottle and tne fingerprints went into evidence. Then Goodman moved to get fin gerprint testimony for the defense The court agreed to allow him to get a deposition on the prints from Stanley MacDonald of the Multno mah county crime laboratory in Portland. ) In a surprise move the state call ed a witness the defense had pre viously listed. She was Mrs. Stacie Goodman, Silverton, Ore., who tes tified she saw Utah and his broth er Turman, at Silverton about 7:4S p.m., March 19. She said they then were driving away in a black car. Silverton is about 50 miles from Vancouver. Several other witnesses testified the kidnaping took place between 11:15 and 11:45 p.m. airs. Goodman testified willingly enough for the prosecution, but at the end she complained to Prose cutor DeWitt Jones: "I ought to be paid for this. 1 would have made $12 picking strawberries today." Jones said she would get a wit ness fee. Color blindness is a relatively unimportant factor in highway ac cidents, according to the American Optometric association. Inability to distinguish red from green is the most common form of color blind ness, but stop lights have sufficient yellow in the red and sufficient blue in the green to prevent con fusion. ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Green lee. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beale and Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. Larrv Tho mas, Dale Mode and Phil Beckley are living at Glendale and work ing there at the gravel plant. White her parents are gone. Miss Bernice Beale is staying with the Donald Modes. The Brooks and Son lagging Co. has moved its equipment to the Vern Goodrich place at Yoncalla. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grimsrud have a daujrhter, born June 12, and named Sally Louise. They have one other child, a girl, Susan. Jack Gorman's mother, Mrs. John Gorman, of Portland died last Saturday. Leland and Pearl Cheever and Rosemary Gates are visiting at Ashland with Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beckley and children, Ann and Francis Jo, and Mr. and Mrs. William Binder and daughter, Ann, are in Portland, where the grownups are attending the grand Chapter of the Eastern Star and the Masons Grand Lodge. flow you Know! Th answen to every da j Insurance problems By KEN BAILEY QUESTION: We live out of town and often use a small utility trailer to haul groceries and sacks of chicken feed behind our car. Is any special form of automobile insuronce needed to cover the trailer? Any extra premium? ANSWER: No, if it is a regular utility trailer, attached to o pri vate passenger car, it is covered without extra charge. The excep tions ore display, product, home, office, demonstration or passen ger trailers, which must be cov ered separately. If you'll rid rets your own Insur ance quotient to thM office, well try to fiv you the rorrwt answers and there will he no chars or obli gation of any kind. KEN BAILEY INSURANCE AGENCY 315 Pacific Bldg. Phone 398 .with Gene Autrey, Roy Rogers. Charles Stewart, Eddie Dean, Rob ert Mitchum and others. In addition to the trick riding "Little Beaver," the rodeo will feature two other trick riders, Bar bara Huntington of Eugene, the featured rider last year at Pendle ton, and Jackie Castens of Rose burg, who has high hopes of be coming a professional in her own rights some day. On hand to announce the world's championship rodeo this year will be Bud Bentley, one of the na tion's top notch rodeo announcers, who hails from Livermore, Calif. Bentley has been announcing ro deos since 1930, which takes in about 25 shows per season. He es timates he has announced to about NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS' MEETING Tha Annual Meeting of the Douglas County Taxpayers' League will be held at tha Court Houia, Monday June 1 9th, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. for the purposa of considering the 1950 County Budget, election of officers, end such othor business as may properly come bafore the meeting. 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