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4 The Naws-Rtvitw, RoMburg, Or Thun., May 17, If 51 A.W.O.L Fulton Levis Jr. Published Doily ticept Sueey Hie Newt-Review Compeny, Inc. laurtt nrnl elM Mllor MT 1. lose tk BMbi.rt. Orel. OBOsr Oct ot Starch 1. III! CHARLiS V. STANTON IDWIN l KNAPP Editor Meeeeer Mombor of two Atootieted Prow. Orofo Newspaper Publishers Association. Hio Audit tureou of Ciroglelioes l,nMM Or WEHT-HOLI-IDAI CO.. I .. efllr.oior.ojr Tore. ColfOfO, rroeclere. Loo Anone.. H.olllo. PotllooO 01. ftol.b.U. Orogoo. LoOor Act of M.rco S. 1S.1. ,","'.'Vk.V ".. ?o'.r ...... I..-. O...... Or....-., M..I- r.r fe.r. SHOO! m oi.olUk IS-SOi Urn m.olr.0. 00. BUDGET APPROVED By CHARLES V. STANTON Rosebuds city budget was paused at Tuesday's spe cial election, but for proponent it was a very hollow vic- t0r-Th second election proved that the earlier rejection was not aimed at the budget itself, but included protest atrainst other conditions. Believing that complications had affected the vote, the city coun.-il resubmitted the budget without change. The council's analysis has been vindicated by the later decision. In this column we had estimated that the first election brought out approximately 100 protest votes. We further held that we can anticipate 400 opposition votes to almost any issue involving expenditure of money. Tuesday's results support this contention. Negative votes totalled 411, but the opposition lost 110 from the first election, representing the protest faction ob jecting to the city hall bond issue, with some having per aonal peeves against the city manager. Without the com plication from the proposed bond issue, and with the resig nation of the city manager accepted, the budget gained 26 votes over the previous ballot, while 84 of the original protesters remained away from the polls. Litflt Interest In City Affairs While we can "point with of the previous vote, we must admit incorrect opinions when we expressed our belief that th. majority of Rose burg'a residents want progressive and efficient govern ment. We were wrong at least partially wrong. Maybe people must want good government, but appar ently they are not sufficiently interested to bestir" them selves in its behalf. It Is rather difficult for us to justify our claims that most Roseburg residents have a high degree of civic pride when only about one-fourth of the qualified voters attend a vital election. SOME SOUND ADVICE Nearly BO years ago, Gifford Pinchot, pioneer of con nervation in the Vnited States, was addressing a group of foresters in the V. S. forest service, then a young organ ization. The forest service recently has revived the words of advice which are as applicable today as they were a half century ago. Because they apply so generally to every individual in public life, rather than exclusively to for esters, we reprint below the "Guide to Behavior" the forest service is circulating anew : 1, A public official It there to oorvo the public end net run them. 1. Public cupper ef octi effectinf public righto It ebiolutoly required. I. It it more trouble to centult the public than to ignore them, but that It what you ere hired for. 4. Find out in advance what the public will ttand for; if It It rlghf end they wen't ttend fer It, postpone action end edu cete them. 5. lite the prett flrtt, last, and all the time If you want to reach the public. , 4. Get rid of the attitude of perional arroganca er pride of at tainment ef tuperior knowledge. 1. Den't try any tly or foy politic became a foreiter It not a politician. I. Learn tact timply by being ebiolutoly honett end tincere, end by looming to recogniie the point of view of the ether man end meet him with argumentt he will undarttand. . Don't be afraid to give credit to tomoone elte even when It belongt to you; not to do to It the ture mark ef a weak man, but to do te it the hardott lotion to learn; encourage othert to de thing.; you may eccompliih many thing, through ethert that you can't got done en your tingle Initiative. 10. Don't be a knocker; ute pertuatlon rather than force, when pottible; plenty ef knockort ere to bo had; your job It to promote unity. , Don't make enomiot unnecettarily end for trivial roatont; If you ere any good you will make plenty ef them en mit tort ef ttraight heneity end public policy end will need all the tuppert you can got. II. fc-M By Vmhnett S. MarfiJ. ' Any kind of waste distresses me "Waste not. want not!" To throw away a scrap of bread when people are hungry, children starving any wheie in the world, seems wnked But cooking fcir two does present a problem! I was thinking as I washed the breakfast dishes about the av food is destroyed, or even limitetl in production, when there is not enough in ttie woml rs there is enough! I mean, the ill tn but ion is not Intelligent. Think ot the lesson to lie lotiml in the story of Joseph in the book of (Jenesis. . Maybe I hae tnlil this storv fhefor if I have, excuse it. Miter all, I've been writing these scraps a good many years' e had a neighbor who ranie to Cali fornia from Kansas. They had Inst every dollar they had invested in a once thriving business, a tilling station and hie parkni! lot no posite a good sired factory which hummed witn activitv am) mutchs No labor dissension. The men wore earning good money and satisfied. Then along came a certain gov ernment dieium. "Ho Inis ' and "Don't do that" To make a long story short, the factory finally closed down. It couldn't cope with conditions as the new rules re quired. The men ore out of jobs, family men Cn.xW to find other fobs, for this government dictum had affected other plants, too, pride" to a correct analysis those men went on rrlief. . .Oour ' neightmrs, not having the factory employes to fill their parking lot land buy Ihcir ,.is. nnaily gaxe lii r and simply lelt their tmestmcnt, un.ible tn saltaue a dime. In California they started over. . Happened to hit liion the idea of a small upholslery business. Hoth ' Sushnml and wife worked at it They picked up and delivered hray ila ehioits, worked long hours. By the tune things had eased up a hit for them, it was too lale. The wite passed on first. The husband followed her shortly af ter. I have wondered many times alMiut the rxpenenoe of this coupie ! such hire people! Another neighbor had a fine gro nry ami tne.it market. One ttay. "led tip" with all the ngamarole in reports and so on required of him. he sold not at a loss, and vent In wmk (it omeone else! Funny world, isn't it PAYS ASSAULT FINI Louise Judkins, M, living at 192T Fairmont in Kosrburg paid a fiur of :S and was released af'r plfaff- ing y n 1 1 1 v tn assault and tialteryf reMirts District Judge A. J. (Jeddrs. She was arrested by the state! police when Mrs. Robert Flock of Kosehurg filed a cnnMJaint agaljul her attesting tbat Mrs. Judkins hit her in the ! ith her fist. In The Day's News By FRANK (Continued from Page 1) of the initiative. That is to say, i our enemy can and probably will , choose the time and place at. which to ttrike. That is a great military ad- vantage. , . ZTu . More from Washington: "Unconfirmed talk of possible enemy peace feelers in Korea .r.arl .., lmai,.r. .h, General Omar N. Bradley carried ! on the administration's military , reply to General MacArthur. "Senator Sparkinan lllem. Ala-1 bama) told a reporter this morn-1 ing the feeling u growing among senators that the red Chinese may mve Rome rar V nn nf wil iiw. ness hi negotiate. He made it clear he had no knowledge of any spe-1 cilic move. . . adding: 'We jutt have the feeling tnal the I nine.se , Heri.s can't go on much longer j under the losses they have been : sustaining.' " I I I think, senator, it might be a : good idea for you to read a little history. Hannibal's famous campaign in Italy, for example. I i Hannibal was one of the great j generals of all time. His liltle ex-1 petitionary army, operating far from home, under dillicult tondi- tions of supply and support, was . brave, disciplined and competent. His Numidian horsemen were i feared by the Romans fully as Not All Yankee Soldiers Fire Rifle In Battle, Presenting Mystery To Army Experts Tly KI.TON' C. FAY Associated Press Military Affairs Reporter WASHINGTON' ( AP) The army wonders why all its soldiers don't shoot their weapons in battle. Although in Korea American forces have a potential "fire power" far beyond that of any previous conflict, the mystery of the non-shooting soldier still persists as it has in two World Wars. , Some experts, among them Col. S I.. A. Marshall retired army officer and military writer, claim that in a fire fight no more than one out of four men uses the rifle, automatic weapon or grenades he may be carrying The army, in answer to a re porter's questions, said it doesn't know the exact precentage or the exact reasons, hut that nun7 ",:,,;; TrieV luallv engaged in combat fall to 1 I emplov their individual weapons j when observed and vulnerable tar- 'gets (that is. something vou could" h does see it for hit) are within effective ranse. are within effective ranwe. The precise number . . and the reason for the behavior pre-; ihimena re.nam alike ummiowii " The army's "operation! research nflirp" uhirh Hi'knv intn mill, titinle of curious little and bur fae. tors related directly and uiiliiei tiy to fighting a war is analynng the: problem now on the basis of the Korean war. as well as on World War II records. Some Poroono Listed Vthile these official experts are not ready yet either to endorse fvt. OoMie M Doss. 2J. daii'!h or reject explanations which have fer of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meak. been adsanred. they did list some 1' North Parrot street. ItosebuK. of them, including: was graduated May 11 from the 1. Paralysis oi fear. . i army's clerical school conducted 2. I.avk of confidence In the by the Third armored division, weapon. I During the eight week course, 3 Hoarding of ammunition. I Pvt. Doss received intensive train-1 4. Lack of confidence in one's i own skill in using the weapon, i S l ack of motivation or the will jio iikiii aou Kin a opccmc enemy ! 1 soldier, rather than the anonv- mous "enemy" a failure to re- classes in ttie org.muation ot the PARKING BAIL' FORFEITED alie It is a matter of kill or be ' armv were also incliand in the J- elowery. I2' N. Jackson, killed O course (7) R""our. Wednesday forfeited SIS 6 Fear of proslg the ece):yi Prior to enlisting -'m the WArIhail on a Arge oi voiding pay to direct, immediate retaliation in January,- 19.M, Pt Doss was ment of seJrh psrav meter tick a desire to keep the front "all . a counter eny k at tioettel's Variety els. reports .Municipal Judge Ira B. quiet." 'store in Roseburf.-' i Riddle. 0 ' '' w aV m l l,liu.l JENKINS much as our artillery and our planes are feared by the Reds in Korea. In every battle but the LAST one. Hannibal inllicted humiliating deleat ana staggering losses upon the forces of Home. At Lannae. with not much more than 16,000 ; men-in his own army he lelt W OUOj Roman dead on the field and took , 10,000 prisoners. The Romans suf-1 fered almost as severely at the halt), of l .k. Tr.imene But in the end Rome won out , and Hannibal had to flee Italy. In fact, senator, I think, if you read far enough, yuu'U come to the conclusion that one of the clearest verdicts of both history ann snort is mat a vooil Utile man seldom beals a good big man. I wouldn't go so far at to say that the red Chinese are good, but they're AWKl'l.LY big. And back of big red China stands big red Russia. Our arnny in Korea is a splen - did army las was Hannibal's;, but in comparison with the forces that could suddenly be mobilized against us in Asia it is pitifully small. I think if I were a senator In Washington I wouldn't ue looting around with rosy hopes that the red Chinese have been spanked so hard that they'll come running to us one of these days begging for peace. That kind of thinking just isn't safe, k 7. Annrehensinn ohoot Hisrlns. ing one s presence or the location ; ol a friendly position by opening fire. 8. A distorted notion of sports manship. . Just ordinary indolence. The army says there sre other, more obvious factors that ac count for some of the men wno ii oi,' hns'iha, ,h. ter-1 rain of a battlefield or the position of a rifleman prevent him from seeing a target or from shooting 'nce. u inenniy iroops are in stance, if friendly troops 'he line of fire. j Moreover, while men in an in-1 fantry outfit mav be issued rifles ' or Krenades. their rejl jobs may I lie non shooting to operate field telephones or radio sets or cook for the company. Pvt. Goldie Doss Completes School ing armv administrative cedures Special stress was gen such subjects as typing, rorres- isHuinur. nun;, supiMy proi r- dures and military tustice Se'Htr.il Washington Chat By Harril Ellsworth, M. C, Fourth District, Oregon I A really great iob of clearing the air it being done In the Sen ate hearings wuicn were precipi ! tated by the dismissal of General i MacArthur. Although the Congress has been proceeding with routine i,Bi,iation ,nrf lrl ordinarily lte makjng some routjne n ew, lhM ha, bWn ,hoved the ,ron, (o mae wy for ttle reporting of (h ,, bj' beingmade bv ""''J. Bl "'" i,'"4 m,de "y Th. f,r.i ihinirin. th. Tne foreign policy thinking, the H".1'"" ? 3rJlnn" " ministration are heinff examiner! Lvcn the calibre and anility ol our responsible officials is being revealed by their own testimony. . It seems to me the senators have ! done a remarkable job, also, in 1 Keeping partisanship to a min- ' imiim. The dismissal of MacArthur is being treated, as it should be, as an incident one ot a scries i of events rather than an event of major importance in itself. The I senators and the people of our ' country are getting the facts, and from the highest possible sources. I For. the first time since 194.S, when . we started appeasing communism I and the Kremlin, the spotlight of ja genuine inquiry is searching out the facts. , j j have been greatly troubled by tbe seemingly ratio ial argu ,ienl th-.t we are b ivin i'i b" h-lrlin" ! ne war in Korea at a stalemate 1 jnstpad of cooinif wnat is nr essarv I j0 achieve a Quick victory It is f cl.ljme(1 ,hat n(ed (Jo years to get our defense machine j periected. What troubles me is 'he fact (at least competent ex i perts say so) that the next war. if it comes will be an atomic war. We know, and the world knows, that right bow we are vastly su perior in atomic armament. We also know, and so does everyone else, that Russia is producing a tomic bombs. Right now we have air superiority, naval superiority and an overwhelming number of atomic bombs. If we "buy time" pens? We will simply allow Russia v, iu,i- ji yrars. wnai nan. to build up an air force and an atomic bomb supply equal to ours. Now what is wrong with that line of reasoning? The President and his brass parrots tell us it is wrong. I wish they could prove it ,0 m)r satisfaction. If you want some shocking read ing, get a copy of the May 8th is sue of "Look" magazine and study the well documented and chrono logical listing of the scandals of the Truman administration. Then obtain a copy oi toe current "American Mercury'' and read the ? same. Most of this stuff 1 have iknoun aoout. in a general way, i as it developed hut to see it all set down in one article is a most I depressing experience. . M.v friend. Congressman Carl Curtis of Nebraska, contributes the following paragraph which I offer for your amusement: I "The National Production audi ority has ordered paper mills to set aside part of their output so the-government will have enough paper for use by several of us Washington bureaus. The order has the ettect ot giving Washington first crack at the paper miil sim ply. Some of the recent federal government publications, which apparently are lisied as essential for use of the paper supply, are "Life History of Nsirth American Thrushes. Kinglets and Their Al lies," "Women Workers in Para guay, "Palpating Domestic rab- ro-(" ,0 retermine Pregnancy." """ vi"w m ine oiooa oi "" Instar feouthrrn Army WASHINGTON Experts on Russian atom bombs, like dogwood blossoms in Washington, are popping out all over the place. 1 Various versions range from spine-chilling tabulations, designed to wear us out from worry, to casual doubts about whether the Communists even know what an atom looks like. Here are a few samples, all from administration spokesmen, wo benevolently urge upon .us calm and patience while they pass along the last word to us on what the future holds. Defense Secretary George r Marshall says it required 10 ooo subcontractors in the U. S. to build the atom bomb, and that Russia probably has less than 2.000 skill- fill .iikunnlralnpi i. all nl Cn V j .u . u viei union. Ana mat ner DUUduo will be slower until Ihev have de-i veloped some entirely new proc-1 e.S. President Truman sayt he fears any day now the Kussians will clob- ber one of our cities with the flick of a bombsight switch. Senator Bnen MrMahon. chair-'. man of t..e joint congressional com- mittee on atomic energy, pro- oounds that Russia is "stockniline atom bombs" at a vigorous clip. Millard Caldwell, director of the Civil Defense administration, a f- flicted with the same administrating to the current situation. Burke tion virus, warns us that Russia is ! got himself off a letter to Senator now capable of "mats atomic ; Lehman, Democrat of New York. blows" that will wipe out our in-! Here is a paragraph: dustrial capacity. "As a taxpayer. I am fed up The Little Sir Echoes of the ministration, tak nil a cue from the White House, tremhle all over pub lic piattorms witn warnings oi things to come One of the echoes, that renowned .xiiert on international dinlnmarv Sectary of l!abor Maunc. J To' - expert Secretary bin. says loreisn policy has upset the "whole Com - ! munist timetable of world domina- munis, ume.ao e oi worm oomina-) Senalr Lehman replied to the Ten d, h"" l V.riZ' , businessman. The re- atomic bomb train back oWhed - ule Mr. Truman's private eye in di plomatic bomb shelters, W. Aver ell Harriman, is convinced the Kremlin is scared of its shadow. He quotes Premier Stalin as naving told him Russian leaders do proper government department not have the support of the Rus-: tnd you will receive a full reply as sian people and that the Kremlin soon as 1 have ob'.ained the nec fears them at much as the people esry information." fear the Kremlin. I That ia one letter I've got lo see. Attorney General J. Howard ! McGrath, Interior Secretary Oscar1 r, IT.,7i. T -,.,.', n .'., Chapman, and practically every-, one else in the President's official political family, with the exception of Postmaster General Jesse Don- Nationalist Forces On Formosa Can Halt Chinese Aggression In Korea, Chiang Kai-shek Claims In Interview B. FRANK KING TAIPEH, Formosa (AP) Chiang Kai-shek told the Associated Press that his Nationalist forces on Formosa, by a body punch to th mainland, can halt Chinese Communist aggression in Korea. "Once a counter-offensive from Formosa starts," said the president of the Chinese Nationalists, "then Chinese Communist aggression in Korea will end; at least the Chinese Communists will not be able to start any new of fensive in Korea." -: The 64-year old generalissimo has an estimated 500.000 men in train, ing on this island Bastion. These! "Now the Chinese Communists soldier, have figured in the rea(. "S' .'S, 0 debate on L. S. policy in the , it . Natinnal.it r...nt-rffo... Orient now ranging in Washing ton. The interview took place Chiang's office here. The first quest.on I asked the generalissimo was whether in his opinion Europe or Asia were un rier the greater immediate threat lobiective of Russia is expansion in "At ti .too " fc ran a Asia, not Europe.' He next was asked if Russia was prepared to wage aggressive war east oi the Lake Baikal re- gion. which lies almost in the cen ter of Siberia. Chiang's answer was not so ready, but it was made in the same easy, low-toned voice. "I do not think Russia will use her own strength in fighting an aggressive war in Asia." he said. "It is not necessary for Russia to use her own troops. Propaganda Line Changed In the past, the international Communists took the propaganda lin- -a,,, Vk... - ft.nu ...ssr nisi iiMirr v u iii in tin I s i! were asranan reformers and that the Chinese Nationalist govern- 240 NORTH JACKSON si I .u.n. .... ,,,,:,, .. ,n,,t,-l nuii.. u, -r,.ln.. .. Swer to Gen. MacArthur along with predictions on Soviet atom war pians. Qonaldsoo just keeps on de- i f f r. ... "vering mail, including a lot of it ih. u.k,i u,.. i-, , v. d..,.j... ...i... k. j.'. i..i, ! int0 the haberdashery business. I Vutnrsllu all nt (hi. nnnlncc. It. ! voters, and ouite a few Americans have taken the trouble to write their ennsressmen. One in narticu- lar, Edmund Burke Jr!. of W n i t e ! Plains. New York, teetered on the , edge of his patience the other day. He noticed a newsnarjer storv to th ffii-t that th State ripnartment 1 had ordered all of is employees to report all communications and conversations they receive pertain - ad-iw,m P""nf ' support numuera oi r uw . are nothing but political leeches, and now I find those political leeches on the public payroll are i Sa'n" lree American people, 1 ",1,, : ent administration IS wallowing in . , f.... . j i:u"l"; .. ! ? ! a"" " . ...c"1 the Potomac. It was a form letter Here is its pertinent paragraph: "I have received your letter of recent date, and have read it with considerable interest. Your prob lem has been referred to the On KRS'R, 4:00 P.M. And 9:15 P.M. ; ment was i inefficient. ji,L.B, , . dishonest, corrupt and "So their propaganda line now is: l. me (.hmese on the main land will not welcome the return nf the Nationalists. 2. If the Vnited Kfat oiH lh v-t;nni;n- . l - Chinese people-on the mainland win nate the Americans. i he new Communist line is to nlav nn fear m.L,.. n vnu iniiirriransi aio ine cninese Na inm u .11 .- .i , of the Chinese people. This is their propaganda. Asked for comment on Vnited j,a,M desires to obtain a speedy, decisive termination of the Ko. rean fighting, the generalissimo said: "I cannot entertain an optimis tic view of the Korean war. I cannot predict when it will end If continued on the present basis." More Comfort Wearing ! FALSE TEETH Hr la ptor-a.ant wa to ovrcom . K-mej plat dtiromfort FASTECTH an Improved oowdr Drink ld nn nms.r ??d. holdt """I" o , that lhe) ft mor comfortable No lummi, foo Oaitv lwte or fftltni 1 L' oo not ir ii'r' LT.' ' SEAT COVER SALE ODD LOT CACH$1,79 luy Just the As Many As You Want. As Low As $1.79 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Marshall First World Strategist, Baruch Declares LEXINGTON, Vs. iJPl Ber nard ill. Jarjm up.iolus ine i in cept of global defense against com munism and hailed Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall as history's first global strategist." In his first formal comment on President Truman'! firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the elder talesman called for a buge in crra'e n ' nr-" t -f the United States and her allies in or'jer io insure success in a global defense program. Baruch did not mention MacAr thur by name, but in a speech prepared for delivery on "George Callett Marshall day" At Virginia military institute, he said: "1 wonder how much of the con troversy in recent days is really a reflection of the difference be tween the leader of troops and the ' or"Mii7er. I "A Kreat leader of trooos na- i tumly is zeaiuu m aeiin.m t,iat j hn ms men become locked in ba"1' very resource be mar- 1 U . :..l.t .1 j " m.n 111111 innux me c nance 01 ineir winning or de creasing their loss. The very qualities which mad him so vali ant a leader of troops would make him impatient of any limitations on Ins action. An arch was to be dedii edicated lor ale, at tue Marshall, a ViWl uraduali ceremony honoring the U. S. Secre tary of defense. Baruch, a presidential adviser in" two world wars, has differed with 1 President Truman of late. Not Doing Enough : Baruch said that today in Korea r.unt men a'e ouvin" the time for the whole free world to rearm, , He said this it a time to as whether we are doing as much as we can as quickly as we can. Then he answered the question I would be less than frank if j r did not say I do not believe i that we, as a nation, or our allies, e doing enough. I might add that in Kn" " ! brought to an end, as we all hope, ! ,h "d. to V. Rarnrh a,H Marshall hio. . . . . ; , ; ' ,0? ,0M1 '"? . '' called upon to organise the most I ,,UDVndous military effort man has 1' tn" wa's" ,K ".ed in the amphibious landing. in Normady and the Philippinei in the Pacific. Baruch added: 'Today, as secretary of defence, George Marshall, perhaps under even more difficult conditions, is ciMp(I upon to d"i - te tfloHl strategy which will bring us vie tory in the peacemaking, and avoid the Deed for any amphibious Und ines on hostile shores." Vital Statistics Divorce Suits Filed CAMPBKIX Mary Elaine vs. John Arthur Campbell. Cruel and inhuman treatment charged. Plain tiff asks full ownership of personal property and: restoration of former name. Annulmont Asked - BORDERS Lenor vs. Leonard L. Borders. Plaintiff charges that defendant was not divorced from his wife when the two were mar ried. Plaintiff asks judgment con veying real property to her. Oregon Strawberries Make Season's Debut PORTLAND (.PI The first Oregon grown strawberries reached the market here Monday, two weeks earlier than last year. They came Irom fields near canny, ine same area also was , first ,a5, y(,ar 0n,y part of a n,t was offered. The price was H a 12-rup fill, identical with 1930. The Canby grower who broought the berries in said it would be Thursday or Friday before he could offer as many as 10 flats. The old warrior aeaint com i munism then made his declara j tion that bin nationalists by a di versionary counter offen 1 sive against the mainland would j halt aggression in Korea. . "It would take six months for ; us to start the large scale coun j trr-otiensive after necessary and j adequate equipment and supplier are available in Formosa," ht said. REMNANTS AND UP Piece You Want . . . E DIAL 3-4037 Nows-Hovfow SJ kai not keen 1 I doltvorod by I 1 : I S pjw eAene I Mo3l boiwooe V 4:1 less) 7. .... O