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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1951)
4 Tht Niwi-Revltw, Roitburg, Publlihtd Dolly lacaa JunJ.y by Hi Nawi-Rtviaw Company, Inc. laUrttf . weB ala.a mallar Mar 1, lata, a lb aatt atflaa al KaiaaHfi. Oraaaa. antar Ml af Mareb a. 1111 CHARLIS V. STANTON ldit.r Mtma.r tht Atteclottd Fran, 0to Nawiaaaai Publiiktn Auociotion, fha Audit Buiaau at Clieulatiaal liiHiiilit br WEbr-UUI.tlDAy CO.. INC.. .rrtai la Maw lark. Chleaia. "" a.. nacl. I.a. An, .1.1. aallia, r.rll.aa, lalara. aa bat and Clai. Malta, Mar 1. lata, al tba Pa.t OfHca aa EaaabUff. Orafaa. Undar Aal at afarafc I. U7I. ICBiClirTION HATM 1 Or.f.a-IlT Mall Par law. llf.Mi al "laalba. Mill laraa ai.otb,. Br Nawa-aa?la Carrlar Far aar, Iliaa lla aa. aaeal. laa, Iban ana aar. M' maalb. !.. Oal.Ha Oiafaa Br Hall rat r.ae. HI.Wi all aaaalka, UMi Utaa aaaalaa, II M. SCHOOL CHOICE MADE By CHARLES V. STANTON Four districts. Melrose, Riversdale, Wilbur and Win chester, voted Friday to consolidate with the Roseburg school district, thus enlarging boundaries and increasing district valuation by $2,550,000, for a total of $ 17,799,841. The four districts uniting with District No. 4, bring a com bined debt of $122,375 and unobligated bonding capacity of $239,210.71. Roseburg district has a debt amounting to $814,000 and unused bonding capacity totalling $1,346,784.00. The consolidation proposal was rejected by narrow margins in Green and Garden Valley districts, and by wide margins at Dillard, Lookingglass, Roberts Creek, Ten mile and Umpqua. The election reflects a strong sent! ment in the so-called southern districts for a consolidation of their own, although such proposal was beaten in a pre vious election. A new plan may be brought up for vote, now that the issue of consolidation with Roseburg has been defeated. Some shuffling may yet result. Remonstrances may be forthcoming In districts voting union. It also is pos sible that reconsideration of the consolidation issue will be made in those districts in which the vote was close. Thus It is possible although not probable, that several more elections on this same question may ensue. Financial Problems Forseen It is a debatable question whether the formation of north and south districts from the large area involved will be better for the community in the years to come than consolidation of the whole. Qualified opinion Is to be found on both sides. , Immediate need poses problems In both areas. The Roseburg school district board doubtless will serve notice that tutition high school pupils will not be accepted from the districts rejecting consolidation. The Roseburg board, however, has pledged itself to give notice of it intention a year in advance. City School Superin tendent Paul Elliott reports it will be necessary to double-shift high school operations next fall and until the time limit for tuition pupils expires. It will be necessary for the southern districts to erect a high school building and take over operation of a high school. With limited bonding capacity it will be difficult to finance the construction program. At the same time Roseburg, while gaining a brief re spite after eliminating tuition students from the southern districts, must soon enlarge its high school facilities and has only limited bonding capacity with which to finance now buildings, particularly when money also must be spent on elementary school facility expansion. Problems Stump Experts The problems with which our school districts are con fronted serve only to confuse the average layman. Tech nicalities involved baffle even the experts in the educa tional field. The average person is apt to be swayed more by sentiment than by argument, particularly when the argument involves many factors he does not under stand. Douglas county has come a long way from its old pro vincialism, its jealousies, suspicions and distrust between communities. We find far less friction and a much greater degree of cooperation than ever before. But there re main a reluctance to surrender local control of school. In one respect that is a most worthy and commend able spirit, for it indicates our sincere determination to preserve the American tradition which places our schools in the same sacred position as our churches and our homes. This same prejudice, however, may upon occa sion be a barrier to the most efficient and economical ad ministration. Too, we find a natural distrust of "bigness." Any con solidation or annexation proposal which involves one large district or municipality, in comparison with one or more smaller communities, leaves. residents of the smaller unit with the impression they are being "swallowed" or "absorbed" ralhern than integrated. Suspicion and dis trust of "bigness" is the psychological factor in any such issue. Our school problems eventually will resolve them selves. We have enough determination and pride in our schools, that we are ready to sacrifice on their behalf. We will work out our problems in some manner. Time will tell whether the course we have selected is best for all concerned. It may be a little late in Ihe "Worldwide Bihle Rcailing" pe riod to say a word about it. but surely not too laic? 1 do like the idea of everybody beginning on Thanksgiving day to rend a sc ries of Bible passages, ending the series on Christinas Day, don't you? I like the together ness of the project. It doesn't matter which church edifice each attends, and it doesn't matter which time f day or where he reads the day's selection. An one can read missed passages and begin today! It is nice to know that millions of the little bookmarks have been widely circulated and are being used, and the newspapers have also copied the list of citations, j because 14 . million bookmerks were not enough! President Truman said In part: "A cloud of witnesses seen and ' unseen gives testimony that ; Ihe Bible remains, afler the lapsa j of all the centuries since it came Or. Men., Dee. 17, 1951 IDWIN 1 KNAF Manatar EHDIHG BASKET ! into heins, the greatest book ever written. i "The Bible has an increasing claim upon us. A book of divine inspiration, it not only comprises i history but it unifies history, an cient and modern. It is encour aging to know that rcadine of the sacred scriptures increases year I by year. The labors of the Amer- j lean Bible society must never be' suffered to grow less. "May I say to those who sow the! seed and to the reapers of the harvest; God blessed the work to advance His glory and to carrv the light of Truth to all peoples." More and more the differing church groups are working to gether in various ways, and isn't it nice! The tendency now ia to emphasize the ways In which we can agree, rather than the points on which we differ. After all. we have the assurance that "wher ever two or three are gathered to gether in my name, there am I Fulton lewis Jr. ssisssesasssiSi WASHINGTON The sion is sitting on a powder around the country are seeking permanent authority to transport high explosives on the nation's highways. Some trucking firms now have I temporary or emergency permits I to hau such dangerous cargoes, as a result of the defense buildup and the inability of railroads to transport the load. In seeking per- manent rights, tha trucking firms are asking for an extension of the1 routes to be used. Almost every stale in the country would be af- rtA it ih. ire ;..io. (,.,.., 1,1,. on the applications. " 'V Ihe executive committee of the KM ,0 the ICC regarding the prate st, ha?e come from h e 1( 0 acceP,s no responsibility for Arn7e.HSnhAssoc.in 0 M 0 or t??' S"d Vehicle administrators, the Inter- "le" t"h"h. may hauled nalional Association of Chiefs of,0"' highway.. Police, the American Association I Those protesting against the de of State Highway Officials and mands of trucking firms do not various stale and local national highway safety committees. Rcp - resentatives of parent-teacher or ganizations also are protesting. It granted the authority, trucks uoiilil haul hnmhi .hpiu nnwilnr poison gas and projectiles loaded Ported by highway, under tempor wilh radioactive materials. i arv Permits, between military in- Technical protests over whole- stallations and munitions plants, sale trucking of such materials The Defense department has a are based on the fact that the large scale shell reloading pro- combination of dangerous explo sives and gasoline will breed ca tastrophe, dome explosives deton ate on impact and most olher such material explodes from fire. Traffic nf'Hrlnnt pnntimin in in. ! crease and the addition of cx-! homos all over the country, plosive-laden trucks on the na- These officials want to be noti tion's main highways will increase fied whenever an explosive-laden the hazards encountered by driv- truck is headed for the state bor ers. Many cities and other con-lder; they want the trucks plainly gested areas cannot be by passed , labeled, with strict regulations on at present. Many major cities have arterial highways as their main streets. And there is an ad ditional hazard in that many i roads arc seriously in need of drunks and plain fools on the high major repairs. way, the suggested regulations do Slate and municipal govern-; not appear to he more than a menls arc concerned over the pos- j bare minimum for our safety, sible consequences of sabotage, I and Ihe effect on critical bridges ' Hear FllltOH Leil'is Daily if an explosive laden truck blew, ..., ,.,' up. Local police departments, to Cm AvtA It, 4:00 P.M. assure safe passage of such ve- A,tfl Q.IK p f hides, would have to escort trucks .tna y.lJ I . It I. In The Day's News By FRANK (Continued from Page 1) governmet with demands for cab inet dismissals, a new congres sional inquiry and a 1952 election test of the issue. Senator Taft expressed doubt that the administration can ever succeed in reforming itself. He added: "nothing President Tru man can do now will prevent in dignation of the people at what has already occurred." Senator Ives (Hep., N. Y.) told a reporter that if Mr. Truman believes the controversy over the scandals which have been bared will die down before next Novem ber's presidential election, he is mistaken. Ives added: The country ii disillusioned and shocked by the continued rev elations of corruption In the fed eral government. A change in party administration is impera- also." No race or color Is spe- cificd In that promised help. Only i that the gathering be in His name! I All Right Let the Music aaw aw 1 jm a) . a j o Interstate Commerce commis- keg. Sixty trucking concerns , ... . . ... V. . , ....... ', Vmui Polnt" '". ;?..,'nl17 ,a a1 have notified the J,1-? . 'h.eV',0 ,nfcot h,T "de' r . ' . . J"" Under present laws states are 7"'i" . ner nignways h A e.? ' ' ' , vrnment through the ItC has the power to . say what will be hauled on the a U'hat u II ho hinloH state-owned roads. At the same time, the state governments are LX" vS'".., fiLS "ib eH"v nave !?.be hauled on the highways. itanroaos no not reach some points, and are loaded to capacity in any event. Thousands of tons "f dangerous cargo now are trans- gram underway. State and local officials have learned to live with this hazard, but they break out into a Had case of the jitters when Ihey think about a mass granting of permits for hauling shells and time of transport, litcracv of driv. crs and designated routes. it we have to consider this haz- ai d alone with hot rod drivers. JENKINS live if the American people are ! not to lose faith in all govern i ment." I'm afraid our politicians, on i both sides of the fence, are vastly ; more concerned with the effect of I these shocking scandals ON NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION than with i getting our federal government cleaned up and made decent again. The Democratic professionals are obviously afraid the public ' WON'T forget and will vote Re- publican next year. The profes I sional Republicans seem equally worried that the people WILL for-1 get and will revert to their two-! decades-long habit of voting Denv I ocralic. Each appears more in tent on SMEARING THE OTHER than in getting the mess in the Augean stables cleaned out as quickly and efficiently as possible. I As a private citizen, that shocks and disturbs me. What I want more than anythnig on earth is a Begin COT OF government t can BELIEVE IN AND TRUST. I'm a lifelong Republican, but if the Democratic party can throw these money changers out of the temple, if it can clean it self up COMLPETELY and hon estly and genuinely so that it can and will give us the kind of gov ernment that Thomas Jefferson, the party's founder, would have approved, I'U vote for a Demo crat for President for the first lime in my life. That's how strongly I feel about this whole nasty, disillusioning business. I doubt, of course, if the Demo cratic party can clean itself up VOLUNTARILY. It has held too much power too long. It has come to think in terms of PRIVILEGE, rather than in terms of duty and responsibility. Too many of its leaders are thinking of themselves and their crowd and what is good for THEM instead of what Is good for their country. That, history teaches us, is what practically ALWAYS happens when too much power is held in too few hands too long. As for the Republican party If it is to win next year's elec tion, it must divorce itself ut terly from thoughts of power and privilege and must think WHOLLY in terms of duty and responsibility. The Republicans held too much power too long. They lost the con fidence of the people. They haven't regained it. They are still under suspicion. There are hundreds of thousands of independent thinkers who would, as of now, LIKE to vole Republican but are afraid to because they are still suspicious of the Republican party. This suspicion can be overcome only by Republican candidates of such high character that they will COMMAND the confidence and faith of the people and by prin ciples that the people will believe in and be willing to fight for. Whether the Republican party can rise to a challenge like that remains to be seen. Youths Sip Beer From Keg On Curb KLAMATH FALLS lift With the temperature registering a chilly 10 degrees above zero, prowl car officers had to do a double take late Friday night when they spotted four boys sitting on a curb stone usin? a length of garden hose to sip from a keg of beer. That's what they were doing, Police Chief Orville Hamilton said, ceny when police learned the Three of the boys were taken into custody and booked for lar keg of beer had been stolen from a local wholesaler. The fourth saw the prowl car coming and took off. The three in jail were identified as Joseph Vern Barkdoll, Kenneth R. Lowry and Sheldon Abercrom bie, all 19 years old and residents of Klamath Falls. Bribe Accepted For Draft Fix MEMPHIS, Tenn. (.Pi FBI agent A. I. Means said Mark F. Heffernan, 54, chairman of a local drai1. board, was arrested Friday on charges of accepting a bribe to fix the draft status of a poten tial inductee. Means, in charge of the FBI Memphis area office, said Heffer nan accepted $200 from Leslie V. Thompson, the draft registrant's father, in violation of a federal statute. The $100 payment which led to Heffernan't arrest was the second such amount paid by Thompson to Heffernan. Means said. Between the two payments the son, Leslie Lee Thompson, origi nally classified as 1-A, was changed to 4-F. West Germany Revels In Yule Shopping Spree BONN, Germany (JP Ger mans west of the Iron Curtain are enjoying their biggest Christmas shopping spree since pre-war days. The markets are so lush that tome West Germans are even sending parcels to Britain onl six Christmases after the war which Britain won and Germany lost. Tha British and the East Ger mans under Cmmunist rule struggle with strict food rationing, but there's no limit on what the 48, 000,000 West Germans can choose for Christmas dinner. As a sign of the changing times in Germany, many members of the British occupation forces who plan; to spend' Christmas at home are1 taking bundles for Britain with them. With tha country riding the crest of an economic boom, West Ger mans aren't pinching pfennigs in their Christmas buying. Pleased merchants report record sales and say free-spending shoppers are more concerned about quality than price. Most ttores have stretched week-day sales hours and are open ing Sunday afternoons to accommo date buyers. . Store Hava To Bar Doors Sunday (hoppers stampeded traf fic off the main street in battered Cologne. Some Cologne stores had to bar their doors because sales clerks were unable to deal with the crowds. The stores are loaded with lavish displays of everything good to eat and drink, and the choice of gifts is about as wide as in Paris or New York. Shoppers don't have to be con tent with German goods. There's a wide variety of imports including foreign textiles, French perfumes, American cars and nylons, Swiss chocolates, Dutch cheese, mink coats and precious stones. Christmas cheerais taxed heavily and a bottle of brandy costs about $8 worth of German marks. But the best of German and other Eu ropean wines, French champagne and Russian caviar are available. For Christmas dinner most Ger mans prefer goose It wiil cost the equivalent of about 70 cents a pound. Or they can have duck for 50 cents a pound, rabbit for 60 chicken or choice filet steak at 70, or venison for 80. There are plenty of vegetables. And to round out Christmas dinner there are mountains of fruits and nuts. Retail Prices Of Food Post New High In November WASHINGTON (VP) Retail food prices reached a new high on Nov. 26 after climbing 1.4 per cent in the previous 11 days, the Bureau of Labor Statistics re ported. The rise was attributed to higher prices for fresh fruits and vege tables, dairy products, lamb and eggs.- The bureau said the Nov. 26 prices were 234.5 percent of the 1935-39 total. This was approxi mately 2.6 percent higher than in the previous month and 15 percent above the level of June 15. 1950. , just before the Korean war. . A survey of eight cities showed that fresh fruit and vegetable ! prices rose 10 percent between j Nov. 15 and 26. The bureau said j this was more than the usual sea j sonal increase because all items i were higher except oranges. The increase ranged from to matoes, up 27 percent, to potatoes, nine percent, and carrots, eight percent. The report said prices on canned and dried fruits and vegetables generally were somewhat lower. Cheese dropped one percent but all other dairy items advanced, for an overall increase of 0.7 per cent. Meats, poultry and fish aver aged 0.4 percent less, due to de creased pork prices, because of seasonal abundance. 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