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4 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., May 7, 1952 Permanent Temptation n The Day's News Publiihtd Daily Except Sunday by tha News-Review Company, Inc. Enltrtt as second elsis matter May 1. IftSe at the aest files at BaMburg, Oregon, under act f Marcb t, Hit CHARLES V. STANTON Editor EDWIN L KNAPP Manogtr Mmbtr of tha Attociattd Pm, Ortgori Nawtpapar Publiihart Association, tht Audit Bureau of Circulations ftepreieated bj WEHT-HOIJJD AT CO., INC., (flees la New Terk, Chlcage. San Francisco, Lot Angeles, Seattle, Portland, St. Leaii SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Orefnn By Mall Per Year, $10.00: tlx months. 15.1ft; three months, $2.76. Br News-Review Carrier Per Year, IIX.no (In ad vance), less than one year, per month, II. 2ft Outside Oregon By Mail Per Year, 111.00; six monins. aS-ftO; three months, 18.00. START PRACTICING SAFETY Charles V. Stanton It may seem odd to be talking now about forest fire dangers. In this period of spring rains it would appear that forest fires would be the last thing to expect. But already it has been found necessary to impose burning restrictions in the Willamette Valley. Within a few hours, given certain weather conditions, the forests in our own area could be come hazardous. Few people realize how quickly a forest can become vul nerable to fire. A few hours of low humidity and high wind can result in the expiration and evaporation of moisture in sufficient quantity to make the forest litter tinder dry. Fern patches, in particular, become extreme hazards be cause of the dry fronds mixed with the new growth. A fire starting in a fern patch from careless disposal of a match or cigarette can quickly spread through a forest. This is the time of year when changes in humidity are frequent and sudden. A forest may be rain-drenched one day, but within a comparatively few hours may be turned . into a tiudcr box, ripe for, explosion if someone becomes ' careless with fire. Control Plans Announced The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans for fire control regulations. It will write into sales contracts stipulations deemed essential on any area to guard against fire dangers. These regulations doubtless will inconvenience opera : tors. They should not, however, cause additional expense to the contractor, because he will know in advance, of the sale what will be required of him and can make adequate allow ance in submitting his bid. - The Bureau of Land Management suffered heavy fire . losses last year. Two of its major fires were in Douglas ' County where we had the Vincent Creek and Hubbard Creek disasters. While some salvage will be possible, the loss will run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. The BLM is hope ' f ul that its program for safeguarding operations this season will prevent repetition of last year's experiences. . It proposes that a qualified person shall supervise fire . protection on each sale. Windfalls and snags will be re moved from all landings before logging operations begin. Use of blasting caps and fuses will be prohibited during the fire season. Strict inspection will be maintained by enforce ment officers. To Guard Pownr Sawi One of the proposed restrictions is that a man equipped with a shovel and back-pack water pump must accompany ; all power saw operations. Power saws have introduced a" new hazard into the woods. They have caused several disastrous fires. The power saw is operated by a portable gasoline motor which drives a chain to which cutting teeth are attached. They are essential to logging. But, because they use gasoline for fuel, are highly inflammable. Carelessness in filling, overheating, backfiring, friction, static or other such con ditions can result in fire or explosion. With gasoline feeding the blaze, a fire can make a quick start and be out of control within a few minutes. The presence of a man ready to .spring into immediate action with emergency equipment : should prevent a fire from breaking out of control. ; Another interesting development is announced by the , Weyerhaeuser Timber Company which reports invention of ; attachments that will convert a power saw into water pump within 90 seconds. Although the invention is being patented, it is announced that all forest industry companies will be granted licenses to build their own equipment. Doubtless many will take advantage of this opportunity to give added protection to their operations. ; Despite the fact that a number of serious fires resulted . last year from logging operations, we can be sure the indus ; try will do everything possible in the way of protection. It has selfish reasons for forest fire prevention. The great danger is to be found in carelessness on the part of the general public. Last year, as in every year, the . majority of fires were caused by careless smokers. We even , had a few cases of deliberate incendiarism, ! It is not too early to begin practicing caution in the ; woods and to use the utmost care and cooperation in the pre ; vention of fire. Hrre We Go Again (With apologies to R. Kipling) When the kitchen's last shelf was painted, And things hid back of doors that had dried, When the housewife was happy though Jaded, And with "order," was satisfied "DO rest!" she Implored her hus band, (I'm so tired of the house In a mess!) But did he give heed to her Dlead- ing? ' Don't be silly! You don't have to guess. Now the chairs are crammed into Jhe bedrooms, The heater is gone from the wall, The davenport crowds in the kitch en, The nig Is rolled In the hall; A plank bridges hall to the kitch en, The orange crates moved with the books, : Sanding and filling and var hish. But, how nice that floor loo!:s. By which you will gather that we are in the final upheavaH?) of our house-building venture, the part ENDING BASKET By FRANK JENKINS (Continued from Page One) I hate to entertain the thought that this statement that maybe Russia isn't PRESENTLY so dan gerous, along with its connota tion that perhaps after all we haven't so much to worry about right now, could be election year propaganda. Even toying with such an Idea leaves one feeling a little smirched and dirty. But, after all, so much hinges on this election year and its re sults. So much POWER is at stake. One of the grim lessons of history is that when vast power is at slake those.who hold it are apt to stop at nothing in order t make sure of RETAINING it. And propaganda is so LARGE a part of our modern political picture. Fulton Lewis Jr. Department and White House kowtowing to labor occurred dur ing the recent threat of a steel strike. Nathan Witt, described on numerous occasions as a Commu nist, who is currently a legal ad visor to copper producing unions, was bowed in and out of the Penta gon as though the fate of the na tion hinged on his frowns. All in all it adds up to a labor government of the U.S.A., whether we like it or not. The union bosses, including Communist lawyers, are calling the turn now and will be for another nine months. Let's hope it ends there, but if they keep on at the present pace it probably will be too late to rec tify the damage. After all, there ae a few other wise men in America besides Reu ther and Murray and the fumbling boss of the A.F. of L., William Green. But Mr. Truman doesn't think so, hence we'll have to take it until he trots back to Missouri for a long vacation. Hear Fulton Lewis Daily On KRNR, 9:15 P.M. where EJ stopped writing checks (except for materials) and began doing our own finishing. EJ saved sixty dollars by finishing the liv ing room floor saved it the "hard way," says he! First time he ever did a floor, and was it a time-taking, back-tiring job. A hus hand never knows what he can do till he takes a whirl at it, does he? He saved $150 by doing the woodwork painting himself, too. He also put down the plywood, felt, and heavy linoleum in the kitchen and matched the patternl EJ always insists that his wife gets the ideas and he does the work. He also says his wife thinks he can build a house with a jack-! unite ana a ten-cent store ham mer. And that she also thinks everything is a five-minute job. Well, a floor 15 x 25 was a trifle more than a 5-mlnute job. . . . When he gets the kink out of his back he's going to make book shelves. He says "cut the darned curtains off and build the shelves under the windows" but I've had some of that. Now I want shelves we can MOVE, like we had in California ii points East. WASHINGTON The Defense Department in Wash ington is assisting President Truman in the imposition of a labor government on the United States. None of us has voted for a labor government, such as voters in England recently shook off their backs, but this hasn't deterred Mr. Truman. He is doing it by execu tive fiat. And Defense Department officials are grubbing around in politics and labor management disputes, including the steel plant seizure, at the behest of the Presi dent and the little would-be dic tators who advise him at the White House. The Defense Department was es tablished by Congress to handle military matters. Its top civilian officials are responsible for gen eral administration over-all policy. Nowhere in the legislation which set up the Department is there any authorization for officials to serve as political operator for the President. When Mr. Truman decreed that the last nine months of national policy-making under his adminis tration would be dictated by or ganized labor, he expected and got total cooperation from the De fense Department. There arc countless others, but the three are indicative of the President's conviction that leaders of C.I.O, the A.F. of L. and sundry olher union bosses know what is best for the U.S.A. For instance, ui announcing a new defense contract for a Detroit automobile plant, the Defense De partment first cleared the ton trad with Walter Reuther, head of the C.I.O. auto workers. Reuth er conferred with Mrs. Anna Rosenberg, assistant secretary of defense, and then left the Pentagon to announce that the Defense De partment was awarding the con tract to a firm with which his union holds a contract. Apparent ly, this was the media by which the company learned that Its bid for the contract had been accept ed. Reuther slated that he would continue to confer with Defense Department officials from time to time on the placement of con tracts for war materials. Another Incident of even more pertinence occurred at the time Charles E. Wilson quit as national defense mobilizer. Wilson didn't say so in so many words, but he implied that Mr. Truman double crossed him nine ways from Sun day. He said that he had an agree ment with the President to try for a labor-management compromise in the steel wage dispute. Hut he said he had no sooner returned to Washington after talking to the President in Key West, than C.I.O President Philip Murray or "one of his cohorts" called Mr. Truman and set him straight on what the union wanted. And what the union wanted was not what the President or Wilson thought it should get. It was Navy Head Tells Capabilities Of U. S. Carriers WASHINGTON LA Vive Adm. John F. Cassady said Tuesday the American carriers now have air planes which can carry atomic bombs "up to the largest size produced any place in the world." Cassady, now deputy chief of Naval operations, has been appoin ted rhief of the U. S. Sixth Fleet, in the Mediterranean. He also told a luncheon audience that In the event of a war with Russia, U. S. carriers never would be subject to the punishment they received in World War II at the hands of Japan. Cassady said no large carriers ever have been sunk by land-based airplanes, despite hundreds of at tempts by the Japanese. He added that huge carriers such as the Forrestal, now under con struction, will be much more diffi cult for enemy aircraft or sub marines to sink because of the added coinpartmentation and under water protection built into them. He said Forrestal type carriers can takea n unbelievable number of torpedo hits simultaneously on one side, or bomb hits topside. NEW IDEA CLUB FETED AT MERYL WAHL HOME Spring flowers were used by Mrs. Meryl Wahl Wednesday when she entertained the New Idea Club at a one o'clock luncheon at her spacious home east of Sutherlin. Covers were placed for: Mrs. Minnie Abeene, Miss Ethel Man ning, Mrs. Maggie Francis, Mrs;. Thelma Ballentine, Mrs. Bonnie Harvey, Mrs. Betty "Smith. Mrs. Lola Rose, Mrs. Marjory Denley, and the hostess, Mrs. Wahl. The exchange of May baskets was enjoyed by the members af ter which sewing and knitting was done for the hostess. The next meeting, Wednesday, May 14, will be a potluck at tie home of Mrs. Marjory Denley. TO HAVE MODEL MEETING EPSILON SGMA ALPHA Retn lnfa Thantnr lTncilnn Ci. ma Alpha, will have a model meet ing. Thursday, May 8. JwemDers are invited to attend. MELROSE PTA TO HAVE OFFICER INSTALLATION Melrose Parent T,arhnr, Acca- ciation will meet Thursday at the scnooi lor installation of officers. All parents are urged to attend. WSCS OF METHODIST CHURCH PLANS MEETING Circle 5, WSCS of the First Methodist Vhllrrh u-111 mnat Th... day for a one p.m. dessert-lunch- i-oii ai uie suciai nan. airs, tan Bleile will conduct the worship service. Mrs. William Wishart is in charge of the program. All members are invited to at tend. . FORSYTHE GUILD TO MEEJ AT SLATTERY HOME The Fosythe Guild of the Pres- hvtprian rhiiwh will moaK , a p.m. at the home of Mrs. Orlena oiauery on aoum main St. Mrs. una aiiimiuiis win oe co-nosiess. More than mere political power could be at stake in this election year. The ultimate framework of our form of government could be in the balance. . For the past couple of decades we have been drifting notably to ward a government of men and away from the ideal of a govern ment of LAWS. In a government of laws, a lot of men who have been chosen in one . form or another by the people get together and make the laws. In a govern ment of men, ONE MAN CAN ISSUE A DECREE.' The historical pattern of demo cracy is first a government of laws in which the laws enacted by the people or their resresentatives are administered by men. Then MEN begn to collect POWE in their hands. The time comes when, in order to RETAIN their power. I they clash with the representatives or me people wno maite uie jaws, If they are victorious in these clashes, the time comes when they begin to INTERPRET the laws. their power remains un broken The time comes when MEN be gin to issue DECREES. At first, little decrees. Then, if they get away with it, bigger decrees. When men can issue decrees there is no longer a government of laws, but instead there is a government of men. Democracy in Greece went through that pro cess. Democracy in Rome went through that process. In BOTH, democracy eventually faded out into dictatorship. That process could be at issue in our own country in this election year. But let's quit indulging in long winded dissertations on political trends and political philosophies and get down to cases. What I want above everything else. Is leadership that I can believe and trust. I find a lot of people who feel the same way about it. I think that il the explanation of the highly unusual Eisenhower movement. A lot we can trust him. of uj believe I go farther than that. I feel that I can trust Governor Earl Warren, of our close neighbor state of California. If it should happen that there is a deadlock in the Republican convention and Gov ernor Warren emerges as the nominee, I would feel that the leadership of the Republican party is in good hands. Governor Warren Is In Southern Oregon today for short appear ances before he moves on toward other regions of our state. We hope he stops on his way back and talks with us at greater length. Anyway, let's give him a cor dial welcome and a thoughtful and intelligent hearing in the short time that he is here. LOCAL NEWS United States C. Of C. Elects New President WASHINGTON if Laurence F. Lee, president of the Peninsular bigger raise in pay and a tighter jl.ife Insurance Co.. Jacksonville, i lid on steel prices. The chore of iFla., Thursdav assumed the presi- satisfying the union was handed dency of the U.S. Chamber of Coin- to Nathan Feinsinger. chairman merce. Lee was elected by the cham- ; ber's board of directors at a clos- j ing session of the business group's ' 40ti) annual meeting. ! In the final sessions, delegates went on record favoring prompt elimination of wage, price and PTA To Meet The Looking glass PTA will hold its last meet ing of the school year Friday eve ning, May 9, at the schoolhouse. New officers will be installed and open house w ill be held. A program has been planned. The fifth and sixth grade mothers will serve cupcakes following the pogram and social hour. Attend Re-Opening Miss Mar lon Nye, district home econ omist for the Westinghouse Elec tric Supply, Portland; Gene Stout of Graybar Electric. Eugene and Fred uraten of Medford attended the re opening of Trowbridge Elec tric in Roseburg Tuesday. and Mrs. I.eroy Hiatt and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fenner of Roseburg left Tuesday afternoon for Port land where they planned to stay for the remainder- of the week. Molh Mr lliatt and Mr Fonnoi- plan to attend the Program Direc tor s cunic ai me oenson noiei. of the Wage Stabilization Board, who had been making telephone calls to the President via the back door at the same time Wilson and Mr. Truman were arguing face to face on what the union should get. Feinsinger is a long time foe of the Taft-Hartley Labor Law. which rent controls: a ceiling on the may be the one reason why Mr. power of lomaess to levy taxes, Truman ducked using it to help i and a denunciation of any presi. settle the steel dispute. dential power to seize private com- i A third Indication of Defense panics. L ;'i,flf " kef bee ft 1 : I S p-v. ptiom I I 3-231 betwm f I I 1 - Froqutnr Fret BELT0NE CLINICS Art Held or the Umpqua Hotel. Write for Next Date. HEARING AID BATTERIES Mailed Anywhere - For Any Make Write BELTONE HEARING CENTER S. C. Mitchell 79 West Broadway, Eugene, Oregon Irs B ARCUS Hlwy 99 N. at Gdn. Vol. Rd. 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