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By Charles V. Stanton
How important is a newspaper to a community's eco
nomic life?
Business and industry in the city of Tacoma, Wash., can
give at least a partial answer.
The Tacoma Neivg Tribune, Tacoma's only daily news
paper, has not been published since April 12. Closure of the
plant followed a strike by pressmen.
The striking union voted Friday night to accept manage
ment's wage offer, but. just as arrangements were being
made to resume publication, difficulties arose with the Amer
ican Newspaper Guild. A new set of pickets took over Sun
day. The newspaper's management also is having troubles
with five other unions, now negotiating for contracts. So it
appears Tacoma will continue without a daily paner for at
least a few more days ; perhaps for weeks or months.
In the meantime conditions throughout the city afford
an interesting study of the part a newspaper plays in a com
munity's general economy.
A survey recently was conducted to determine just what
effect the lack of news and advertising distribution has had
in Tacoma. Conclusive evidence was found that newspapers
play a most important part in maintaining economy.
Business Suffers Heavy Losses
In general, retail trade dropped off from 20 to 30 per
cent, according to estimates by leading merchants. In some
cases the losses were heavier. This particularly was true
where special events promotion was concerned. Merchants
were forced to cancel a cooperative sales promotion program.
A merchant who annually sponsors a merchandising sale on
sports equipment estimated a loss of $6,000. No store was
able to hold a successful sale. One merchant, who turned to
throw-away circulars, found that his business suffered dras
tic reduction, despite the fact that he spent three times as
much as he normally allotted to his newspaper advertising
budget.
All merchants Increased radio advertising but failed to
stem' the drop in business.
. An engraving firm suffered a 40 percent drop and was
compelled to cut Its staff to half time.
Real Estate' Florists, Theaters Hit
Harder hit than the retail merchants were the real es
tate agencies, florists and theaters.
"The great majority of real estate purchasers seek In
formation on real estate offered for sale through the classi
fied columns," said one of the principal brokers. "It is my
belief that the sales volume has dropped since the news
paper strike more than 60 percent of the. total sales that
were being made previous to the newspaper strike," he ad
ded. The same observer said that many of the sales made
since the strike resulted from advertisements published prior
to the closure, thus demonstrating the delayed-action power
of newspaper advertising.
Theater business took a one-third drop immediately
after the strike. , One theater, anticipating income of ?8.500
1 on one feature, realized less than one-half that amount. Two
big name band engagements were cancelled because news
paper advertising was not available.
Because people are not informed of deaths, funerals, etc.,
the florist business has suffered "an awful jolt" in the words
of one flower shop operator. Attendance at funerals has
been confined almost exclusively to family members. An
undertaker took off a truck formerly used to carry flowers to
the cemetery.
. The restaurant business was down 22 percent. One
restaurant postponed a Grand Opening after moving to a
new location.
These are but a few qf the statements gathered from
representatives of Tacoma business. Almost unanimously
they declared : "There is no substitute for the newspaper."
It must be remembered that during the strike, Tacoma
received newspapers from Seattle and other neighboring
cities. Merchants have doubled their radio, advertising.
They have spent large sums on circulars and direct mail
advertising, costing them far more than their newspaper
advertising. Yet they have suffered losses running into thou
sands of dollars in etch individual operation.
The same story is rcieated in every community forced to
go without a newspaper for any length of time It has been
definitely proven that without newspaper advertising local
economy is critically affected. Everyone is affected, not
the businessman alone. That is why more advertising dol
lars are spent in newspapers than in any other form of ad
vertising media.
The three in our wr voted the
high point of our 760-mile trip
was, without i doubt, the moment
when a big black bear exchanged
stares with us, then politely re
moved itself from the highway so
our car could continue its way.
Six years have I been waiting to
see an Oregon hear ones In cap
tivity don't count. Probably, if I
had what it took, I could have
found one in the wild country up
oacK of our sc3lcy Creek place,
for EJ saw one in the road, and
the neighbors across the road
watched two for about half an hour
near an apple tree. For ihit mat
ter, It's just wild country, I think,
ba": of this hill.
Most people would make reser
vations at a place like Crater
Lake. Well, we didn't, not bein?
sure of our starting day till the
last minute. But , we enjoyed the
lake and the snow and the bear:
and landed In a cottage at Shady
Cove by the Rogue about ten
o'clock that evening. (All that won
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derful scenery In the dark, but
never mind . . .) I suppose EJ
would do a bit of fishing but did
he? Stuff was in car. No! Up and
away early next day. Husbands
are so unpredictable!
Said I, "I'm NOT going home
this soon. Mother wants to see the
Redwoods . . ," Said EJ. "To t!ie
Redwoods we go!" We waited for
breakfast because there's a place
in Medford wo like.
I don't know if "Vivian" was
one of the proprietors, but she scrv-
! ed us with the gracious air of a
, hostess, something you find in all
too few roadside places. Seems
like so many p'aces are short ot
help and rushed! She told us of a
bus trm hack east during which
her scat-mate was an English wom
an returning home after a visit to
her daughter who had married an
American.
"Supper wasn't too good." said
Vivian," and I insisted she take one
of the chocolate bars I had fortified
myself with, just in case, well,
Now It's the
, wsg IIP v
Fulton Lewis Jr.
If Mk
CHICAGO Frank McKinney, Democratic national
chairman, will reveal Mr. Truman's choice for presidential
nominee here at the national convention. He will pass the
word around among party leaders, where it will do the most
I nr.l i 1-a
guou, on rveunesuay mgni.
McKinney is Insisting on a short
and snappy convention despite the
fact that, there is a record num
ber of candidates and nominating
speeches to be served up to dele
gates. There were 12 at the last
count.
McKinney expects to wind up
the Democratic sideshow Thurs
day at tl p.m. If he does, there
will never be any doubt about
who controls the party. If he fails,
it will be because delegates have
taken things into their own hands
for a bitter-end fight over the
nominee. The bets are on McKin
ney's deadline.
Ope reason the national chair
man wants to chop off the Chi
cago session is to prevent just
such a runaway from occurring.
It would be almost fatal to Mc
Kinney and his cronies, who con
trol the Democratic machines in
the big cities, if anybody but Presi
dent Truman's choice got the nom
ination. If the delegates are kept
busy and the convention programs
sholt and snappy, McKinney will
have an easy time keeping con
trol. Both the President and McKin
ney have reiterated their pledges
that the convention will be "open."
The word is subject to interpreta
tion as it is herein being used. An
open convention allows delegates
to. nominate to their hearts' con
tent, and ballot without interfer
ence from the machine bosses
until a strong man emerges from
the morass of political deals that
mark open conventions. But, in
this instance, the deals have un
doubtedly been made in fact, they
have to be completed or McKin
ney would not be able to even
guess at a convention deadline.
In many respects, McKinney Is
in the same position Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey maneuvered himself
into during the GOP convention.
Dewey and his political team
mates were continually shouting
about steamrollers while demand
ing a convention choice by the
"people." This camouflaged the
cisennower steamroller satisfac
torily.
McKinney and Mr. Truman have
promised not to interfere with a
delegate selection of any one can
didate. There will be no stop-Russell
or stop-Kefauvcr drive, they
assert. It is more than likelv, how
ever, that a number of presidential
aspirants will wonder what ran
over them long about time for the
second roll call Wednesday night.
Somebody, of course, has to
bring order out of the chaos in
the Democratic party. The Demo
crats are not accustomed to such
behavior among candidates. They
cot used to one heai man. the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt, so a herd
do you know, she w as still nibbling
on that chocolate bar next morn
ing when 1 woke up! She said she
just couldn't be casual about such
a luxury! By the end of the trip we
knew each other quite well! She
had two sons, too; one in the dip
lomatic corps, and one on Down
in"? Street. Such a looly person!
1 was so happy to lend her hard
to set things when her husband
w as ill list winter. Powdered est:,
things like that. And TKA-Ulk
about 'coals to Newcastle' "
I enjoy hearing about individual
adventures in world friendship,
don't you? After all, isn't it with
the Individuals that world friend-'
ship must really begin?
Donkey's Turn to ADply the Heat
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of hopefuls frightens party lead
ers. The President decided that
McKinney was the man to restore'
order. There may be some dis
agreement on this score when the
convention gets rolling.
McKinney's tactics will be like .
those used in 1948 when the Demo-1
crats at Philadelphia only men-,
tioned Mr. Truman's name after ,
looking over their shoulders. The
President has added no charm
since then except the avowal (hat 1
he is not a candidate this time. j
In 1948 the plea w as simple. The !
Democratic bosses were told itj
was "sink or swim" with Mr. Tru-j
man. A lot of them donned water-:
wings for the voyage and a some-1
what similar tendency is notice-1
able here this year. Those who ',
struck out bravely in the dark
political waters of 1948 will na-!
turally be leading the cheering
sections for the President's choice
this week.
Besides McKinney, the political !
plotters who hope they can do
in 1952 what thoy accomplished !
with Mr. Truman in 1948 are Os-j
car Ewing, a presidential hope
ful himself; Secretary of Interior
Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Ag
riculture Charles Brannan, and the
illustrious alumni of the big po
litical machines. Jake Arvey, of
Chicago, and Ed Flynn, of New
York.
The nominee they lap for tha job
is more than halfway to home
despite talk of an "open" conven-:
tion and a paucity of smoke-filled
rooms. McKinney already knows,
the name he will pass around
the convention floor on Wednesday
to key delegates. And there was I
nothing "open" about the meeting
in which the lucky Democrat was
picked as Mr. Truman's succes-1
sor, i
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Hear Fulton Leivis Dail
On KRiXR, 9:15 P.M. j
In the Day's News
(Continued from Page One)
a REASONABLE chance of win
nmg the nomination. (He was a
heavy winner in the Oregon Demo-,;
cratic primary.) !
Rut there are rumors (so far
without flat confirmation) that the
delegates are divided and some of
them are wavering in their alio-1
giance to Kcfauvcr and their in
structions under the Oregon Pri-i
mary law. Bill Josslin. of Portland,
is SINCERELY for Kefauver. At
the moment, at least Tom Maho- i
ney of Portland is for Kefauver.
Monroe Swectland, O r e g o n's
Democratic national committee
man, tells a reporter this morn-:
ing that "so far as I know every i
member of the Oregon delegation
intends to support Kefauver as long j
as he is m the running." but adds: j
"I don't want our already small i
number of delegate to be further'
diminished in importance by mort
gaging it to an unforeseeable fu
ture. " !
Delegate Harry Boivin, of Klanv,
alh Falls, appears to be of some- j
what the same mind. At least, one
gathers that much from the Chi
cago dispatches. 1
Just between you and me, I'd
hate to he an Oreson rie'eaate who
bolted Kefauver while he still had'
a chance, however slim, to be nom
inated. There wasn't of course, a
very wide choice among candidates
in the Oregon Democratic primary,
but I think most of those who vot
ed for the charming young man
from Tennessee (ably abetted by
his charming red-headed wife I did
so because they have FAITH in
him.
I think all such people want their
instructions, as given in the pri
mary voting, to be followed by
their delegates in Chicago.
Politics is funny.
I'm a Republican mora strong
ly so this year than for many yojrj
in the past. I have faith in Ike,
and I want him to win. I think
Kcfauvcr would be the hardest
Democrat to beat.
Still, I'd lather see him get the
Democratic nomination.
Whv?
Because I think he's SINCERE.
I think tnis is a time lor sincere
leadership on both sides.
What I'd like to see this year Is
a clear-cut contest, with the lines
of cleavage SHARPLY DRAWN,
between New Dealism-Fair Deal
ism as it has been practiced dur
ing the past two decades (particu
larly as practiced during the past
decade, when idealism was giving
way to practical POWER politics)
and intelligent, truly liberal Re
publicanism which believes in all
the honest welfare legislation WE
CAN PAY FOR AND STILL PAY
OFF OUR DEBT while keeping
taxes within limits that our econo
my can stand and our free enter
prise system can live under.
I have no objection to soundlv
conceived, WISELY BUSINESS
MANAGED welfare laws. After all,
the No. 1 business of government
is to look out for the welfare of
the people.
MSm
Community Club-Park
Effort At Winston Urged
WINSTON Shall we help our
community grow?
Way back in 1949 a small group
of interested1 people got together
to form a community club. We had
one idea in mind, to help our chil
dren. After all, they are our future
citizens. Membership was, and still
is, reasonable.
After a long struggle a building
was erected at the end of Grape
Ave., in Winston. We have had
some form of entertainment at ev
ery meeting. Meetings are held
regularly on the first and third
Thursdays of each month.
At Christmas time in 1949 we
had a treat for all the children in
the community. Santa was there
with presents of candy and nuts.
So it has been, always looking to
the future of our children.
Now we need help.
We are trying very hard to fin
ish the house for the caretaker of
the county park adjoining the club
grounds. This can be done, but not
by two or three people.
Why can't we get together with
a community spirit and build this
house and improve the park, mak
ing a place for our children to go
and have some good clean fun?
What about the community in the
State of Washington that built a
farm in a day, or the one down
south that built a church in 11
hours?
I say we can do it! Let's all pitch
in and help. Call 9-8429 for more
details.
Thank you for your careful
thought on this letter.
MRS. REBA BUTTLER
Winston, Ore.
Lumber, paper, iron and other
type mills line both shores of the
Yalu river at the facing cities of
Anluna. Manchuria, and Sinuiiu.
Korea,
Democrats Need Only Woman's
Touch, Adlai Stevenson For Their
Presidential NomineeGirls Say
EDITOR'S NOTE: TrellU Mae Peeble, the averag wife of Wil
bur Peeble, America' most average citiien, has been betrayed by her
Initial enthusiasm to come out for Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Plinois for
the Democratic presidential nomination. She tells about '. 'oMow
ing letter home:
By HAL BOYLE
CHICAGO m Well, Wilbur, I still say all t!u Demo
crats need is a woman s touch.
No group of people I have met before has been so dis
organized. The place js full
ing Democrats. But they don't know who should lead them
iney are like a bunch of boyi at
a camp when the director has
gone, and the kids run around
yelling at each other and no one
10 take over responsibility.
For 20 years they have been
usea to Dlavine follow-thn. earW
and now they must pause and say-
"Well, but, who is the leader
now?"
Wilbur. I never felt so sorry for
men since I first told von uhai
shirts to send out to the laundry.
I just talker! around among the
girls here honey, you know I know
nothing about politics and we all
came up wltn the same answer:
"The onlv Democrat u'kn pm
hope to beat General Eisenhower
is Amai Mevenson.
He is the onlv Democratic nttc:!.
bility who has ummmpphh the
others only have promises. i
Handicaps Listed
I talked to some of the other
girls I met here and this is what
they said about the other fellows.
Estes Kefauver his coonskin
cap is shedding, and too many
honest horse players who can't jet
to the track can't lay down an
honest $2 bet because of his moral
crusade."
"Senator Kerr has so much oil
he would want to put kerosene
lamps in the White House. Fasci
nating looking devil, though."
"The bi? advantage of Senator
Russell is that he is a bachelor and
we would not have to watch how
his progeny took advantage of the
White House address 1600 Penn
sylvania Avenue."
"We ought to save Vice Presi
dent Barkley for the 1956 Olympics
instead of wasting him on the 1952
presidential race."
"Averell Harriman is in favor of
so many things I am worried be
cause he hasn't said what he is
against. He simply can't be in
favor of everything the New Deal
stands for Herbert Hoover proved
that."
Wilbur, the way the girls I have
talked to figure it is this way:
Adlai Stevenson must be the best
candidate because he limply
shrugs off the presidency.
Woman's Touch . Nttdtd
Y'ou t a k Eisenhower. He
shrugged in 1948. Now he is shrug
ging the other way. Some of the
girls I have taiked to here of
course they are Democrats say
now that Ike actually would like
to put Mamie in tie White House.
Somehow the Democrat here
don't feel they will ever grow
Kansas sunflowers on the While
House lawn. ,
They feel that the campaign
neeas a woman's touch. And that
Adlai Stevenson for a politician
cerlainly does have a lonely fare.
. , .so wistful.
Well, dear, all I have had so far
is fun and frolic.
Y'our loving wife.
Trellis Mae
P. S. Please send more money.
I had to buy a new pair of shoes
after dancing with that dubious
delegate from Texas.
Oregon Delegates
End Their Feud
CHICAGO itfl Factional dif
ferences within the Oregon Demo
cratic convention delegation ap
peared to have subsided Tuesday
as both sides indicated a willing
ness to call it a day
Delegation Chairman Terry
Schrunk said he had no plans to
bring to a show-down vote a mo
tion by Thomas' R. Mahoney of
Portland to bind delegates to the
candidacy of Sen. Estes Kefauver
until released.
Facing a split, the delegation
Monday put off a scheduled roll
call vote on Mahoney's proposal
and it appeared the postponement
would become permanent.
Schrunk said Mahony had in
dicated he was willing to let the
matter drop.
The delegation is bound by Ore
gon primary law to cast its 12
convention votes for Kefauver, so
long as he has a reasonable chance
of winning the nomination. Ma
honey, saying there were rumors
that some delegates planned to
bolt Kefauver, wanted to bind the
delegation until Kefauver released
it personally.
RED COPS DESERT
BERLIN i.fl - Eighteen East
German Communist police fled) in
to West Berlin Tuesday. So far
this month, 115 People's Police
men have rushed to western polit
ical asylum.
of Democrats who believe in be
Roseburg Soldier
At Radar School
Tiki's vW -
Pfc. Douglas G. Ashman, above,
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ashman,
1123 N. Jackson St., has returned
to his post on Okinawa after at
tending a four-weeks radar operat
ors class at Camp Moore in Japan.
Private Ashman, 23, joined the
Army in June, 1951. He is serving
with the 22nd Aircraft Warning
Battalion, mobile unit.
He formerly attended Roseburg
High School.
Roseburg Navy Man
In San Diego Hospital
Le Roy Cherryholms. u .t
swain's mate 3rd class, USN, was
taken off his ship July 29, just be
fore it headed for Korean waters,
and admitted to the naval hospital
at San Diego for medical treat
ment ad a rest, according to his
mother,. Mrs. Dorothy Cherry
holmes. , 1529 Cedar Street.
Rogue River Forest
Fires Brief In Duration
KLAMATH FALLS W Two
fires which flared briefly in the
Rogue River National Forest
northwest of here Monday are un
der control.
The Red Blanket logging mill
and a small timbered area were
burned in one fire about 20 miles
north of Mt. McLoughlin. The oth
er fire, about 7 miles north of the
peak, burned a quarter acre of
timber.
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Boy Accused Of Theft
Of Gun And Ammunition
A 14-year-old Corvallis youth
accused of hiding in a ladies 'rest
room until a sporting goods store
closed and then walking out with
a gun and cartridges, is being
held in the Douglas County jail
while officials decide what to do
with him.
District Attorney Robert M.
Stulls said the youth was arrested
by Sutherlin police on a charge
of carrying a concealed weapon.
Bail was set at S200.
Officials were uncertain wheth
er the boy would be returned to
Corvallis to face the theft charge,
or whether he'd be held her on
the concealed weapons charge.
St ults said the youth reoortedly
hid in the rest room of the Cor
vallis store for several hours un
til the eslab'ishment closed, for
the evening. He then helped him
self to the pistol and ammunition,
police reported.
Return Of Estate
Property Asked In Suit
Return of property to the Peter
Cowan estate is asked in a Cir
cuit Court suit filed by Margaret
Cowan Rose, administratrix of
the estate, against Oliver and
Mary Cowan. ,
In the complaint, the plaintiff
alleges the defendants obtained
the property through "undue in
fluence" on the late Peter Cowan,
who died last April 9.
Norbert J. Kampsnider has fil
ed suit against Carl Meyers for
$5L'.09 and $75 attorney's fees on
an auto accident.
Suit to quiet title on property
east of Roseburg, has been filed
by Joe W. and Louise Walker
against Archie V. Newport and
others.
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