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READY FOR ACTION
By Charles
Now we're squared away for the big squabble!
From now on our eardrums will take a beating as we
listen to political orators.
Speakers will extol the virtues of their own parties and
damn the opposition. Each orator will picture his own party
as a model of rectitude and efficiency and the opposition as
an exponent of corruption, special interest and privilege. Can
didates will be either the extreme of competency or impo
tence, depending upon which nominee the speaker centers
his remarks. Every effort will be made to drum up mass
hysteria, distrust and fear on the one hand and confidence on
the other. The next few months will test the ability of the
people of this nation to weed facts from propaganda, truth
from falsehood, and to act with reason rather than emotion.
It is too much to hope that it will be a clean campaign.
It can only be a campaign of demagoguery, and name-calling,
propaganda, misdirection, falsehood, smears and mud-slinging.
The pattern already has been exhibited in both con
ventions. , From the muck and mire it will be the responsibl
ity of the American voter to screen out the truth and to
make his decisions therefrom.
Hard Fight In Prospect
Prior to the Democratic convention, observers were of
two schools of thought. One school contended that the Dem
ocrats would adopt a defeatist attitude, following Eisenhow
er's nomination. They believed
Kefauver, would toss him to the wolves. The other school,
however, believed that the Democrats would not surrender,
but would fight more vigorously than ever to retain their
power. In that case, Stevenson became the logical candid
ate, with Harriman bringing up the reserves, in the form of
the huge New York delegation, to turn the tide of battle at
the crucial moment.
The Democrats certainly demonstrated no trace of de
featism, They indicated that they have every confidence in
victory. They followed the line predicted by those observers
correctly analyzing party sentiment. They brought out the
candidate behind whom they could fight, and they give every
indication of backing him to the limit.
Nothing better could happen to the country. Regardless
of our political beliefs, we need in this country a two-fisted,
two-party battle. We need leadership that will bring out the
fighting qualities of both parties. That kind of a struggle
brings into the open every element of administrative policy,
every element of character and personality.
It seems paradoxical to say thnt nothing unites the coun
try like a good fight, but it is a true statement. For, after
the smoke of battle clears away, we can see and understand
more clearly and work with a
tion.
Voters Have Heavy Responsibility
Now that both parties have their respective teams in the
field, the battle will be joined. Issues will be paraded. But
the parade will not be clearly visible because of the smoke
screen of propaganda by which it will be surrounded.
The duty ami responsiblity of the voter is obvious. He
must not let real issues be obscured. He must seek out
salient facts, separating the wheat from the chaff.
Every effort will be made to appeal to his emotions and
to his prejudice. Attempts
mislead his attention.
He will be made to feel
scare technique is to get a strong play already is evident.
He will be made to foar change, made to fear war, made to
fear bankruptcy, made to feRr depression. Bogey men will
be erected at every turn. The voter is in for a rough time.
How will the voter react? He already has shown con
clusively that he is sick and tired of machine politics. He
has demonstrated a desire to take things into his own hands.
But can he be influenced by fear, by propaganda, by mis
direction? Times and conditions demand that the voter be alert;
that he use his intelligence ; that he shall be brave and pa
triotic ; that he be guided by reason, not emotion.
The decks are prepared for action. Let the battle be
Joined.
There will be a lot of talk In
Douglas County, In a good deal of
Oregon probably, about "The Quiet
Life of Mrs. General Lane." bv
Victoria Case of McMinnville. It
is a Douglcday (N. Y.) book just
released. I road It with the great
est of Interest and enjoyed It. Gen
eral Lane, of course, remains
even to this day a controversial
subject, and the way the book
came to be written is a direct
result of that disagreement as to
his place In history.
Nina Lane Faubion, great-
randdaughter of General Joseph
ane, determined to write a book
that would "clear General I.ane."
After searching public records and
thousands of letters on file in the
Oregon Historical Society library,
not to mention old family letters,
and all she could gather from
the General's descendants. When
she had a Gladstone bag of ma
terial, she began her book.
Mrs. Faubion passed on with
much of the material still unwrit
ten, but tha Gladstone book was
given to Victoria Case with the
privilege of making any use she
could of it. Miss Case was well
equipped to do the work because
of years of newspaper work, great
Interest in Oregon history and with
many articles and stories to her
credit both here and abroad. With
ber brother, Robert Oimond
Or Men., July 28, 1952
V. Stonton
that the Big Brass, disliking
higher degree of determina
will be made to misdirect and
fear and insecurity. That the
ENDING
BASKET
Case, she co-authored "Last Moun
tains" (a book I shall certainly
read soon as it Is about the Ore
gon country) and "We Called It
Culture," a story of the Chau
tauqua movement.
Miss Case, in her Introduction,
tells us: "Nobody can write Mrs.
Faubion's book, I was thinking,
when I camo to almost tiie only
reference to Polly Lane. It was a
clipping from the Roseburg paper
of 1876, when Mrs. Lane was bur
ied in th Roscburg cemetery.
" 'As quietly as she lived, Mrs.
Polly I.ane was laid to rest, a
noble mother and faithful wife'
Beside it In Mrs. Faubion's vigor
ous writing was the wry ques
tion, -Did she live so quietly then?'
"Did she indeed! This book Is
about Polly Lane, and every other
woman who has had to carry on
at home while her husband went
off to save his country. . .told
from my inner conviction of the
way Mistress Polly must have
lived and felt."
LICENSE EXAMINER DUB
A driven license examiner will
be on duty In Roseburg Thursday,
July 31, at 343 N. Main St. between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., according to an
announcement received from the
Secretary of State's office.
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Fulton Lewis Jr.
CHICAGO The crude, dictatorial control of the Demo
cratic convention here displayed from the speaker's rostrum
throughout the sessions is unequalled in the history of either
political party.
Up to the time for nominating
roll calls, delegates, despite re
peated demands, were denied an
opportunity for an honest vote on
any issue placed before the con
vention. Gov. Paul A. Dever of Massa
chusetts, temporary chairman, on
orders from Democratic National
Committee Chairman Frank Mc
Kinney, used the voice vote device
to ram through rules and resolu
tions desired by convention bosses.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn,
normally a conciliatory soul was
even rougher than Dever on the
delegates. As permanent chairman
he rebuffed his home state dele
gates from Texas, who wanted to
go on record in protest against
the party platform.
On the resolution of commenda
tion for Vice President Alben
Barklcy, Rayburn called for the
"ayes" and then said that obvious
ly there would be no "nays," which
while irregular was excusable.
When the platform came to a vote,
however, he called for the "ayes"
and, without even mentioning the
nays, he declared the platform
adopted, which was entirely inex
cusable. A voico vote at a national con
vention is dishonest at best but
particularly so at this convention.
The voice of the delegates is
drowned out by shouts from the
gallery, which on any decibel me
ter undoubtedly would have out
distanced those entitled to vote by
at least two to one. And on this
occasion the gallery was loaded
with henchmen from the Chicago
democratic wards who were round
ed up and herded into the hall by
Jake Arvey, democratic machine
boss here.
Normally a platform Is indorsed
or rejected by delegat.-s on a roil
call vote. Issues as potent as the
loyalty pledge seldom are pushed
through without delegates having
a chance to go on record.
During the Republican National
Convention, Chairman Guy Gnbri-
elson avoided a voice vote for fear
of being labeled partisan. He had
been accused of favoring the can
didacy of Sen. Robert A. 1 alt and
for this reason shunned rulings
that required a personal decision
on the ayes and nays. He is still
hearing lrom avid Taft fans who
,'elt he was entitled to exercise his
judgment in regard to vocal re
sponses from delegates. Many lcel
that the Ohio senator's chances for
the nomination went glimmering
when Gabrielson called for a roll
call vote on the fair play amend
ment. The outcome hurt Taft at a
crucial time.
The Democrats were critical of
what they termed the Tatt control
of convention machinery. McKin
ney and other democratic spokes
men prattled constantly about an
open" convention and vowed that
the Democrats would avoid any
charges of bossism. Right now,
however, the bosses are catching it
from their own delegates because
of high-handed tactics on 'he ros
trum.
Delegates are helpless In the
hands of a domineering chairman
They may shout their hearts out
for recognition but the chairman
can simply look the other way and
rule as he sees tit.
Thousands have remarked that
the delegates here were more
apathetic than any ever gathered
under a convention roof. If so, an
a brief observation supports the
convention, Rayburn, Dever am.
tha bosses who issued the orders
Uphill All the Way
are responsible.
Delegates want to take part In
the convention battles. Many trav
el thousands of miles for a single
moment of public attention. This
time, however, fsw did more than
shout into the wind. .
Convention orders for Dever and
Rayburn were relayed via McKin
ncy and Donald Dawson, White
House patronage chief, who occu
pied President Truman's suite in a
Chicago hotel. Dawson had a bat
tery of telephones connecting him
with key convention leaders and
with the White House. They were
constantly in use.
The most obvious example of not
making a move without calling
Harry occurred when Senator
Blair Moody of Michigan, the
party's new political pet, got in a
jam on his loyalty pledge resolu
tion. Signals were crossed as a
nervous Minnesota delegate arose
to force the ouster of Southern
delegates who refused to sign the
pledge. Moody stalled for time un
til word could be obtained from
McKinney and the men calling the
turns for him.
The system is so good that it
was only fifteen minutes before
word returned to the rostrum to
brush off the delegate from Min
nesota. Moody did this with obvi
ous distaste. The bosses by that
time had decided their political
pet needed his feathers trimmed.
The scissors were applied from
faraway Washington.
Hear Fulton Lewis Daily
On KRNR, 9:15 P.M.
County Retail Credit
Association To Meet
The Douglas County Retail
Credit Association will hold a 6:30
p.m. dinner meeting Wednesday,
July 30, at Carl's Haven. Auto
motive dealers with credit prob
lems are especially asked to at
tend. Attorney Dudley Walton will
be the speaker.
Roseburg Lady Escapes
Injury In Bridge Crash
Kathleen F. Gray, Box 1132,
Roseburg, escaped injury early to
day when her auto crashed into
the guard rail on the west side
of the Lone Rock Bridge on the
North Umpqua Highway, accord
ing to State Police reports. Pol
ice said she was cited for violat
ing the basic rules of driving.
GENERALS LIVE ON CHARITY
DUSSELDORF, Germany, (fll
Twenty-six "forgotten generals"
tenant a large and gloomy castle
near here, waiting for the day they
can return home.
The 26 were once commanders
of forces under young King Peter
of Yugoslavia. In 1941, they took
part in the fight against the Nazi
invasion. As Hitler's hordes swept
ahead, they were Imprisoned.
When the Allies occupied Ger
many, they were housed In tha
60 room Varlar castle near Dus
seldorf. Marshal Tito regards the 26 as
monarchists and if they tried to
return, it probably would mean
prison. So the 26 generals, the
oungest of whom is 52, are living
1 German charity. Each of them
i given his lodging, a simple board
nd six cents a day for pocket
money.
Oregon Accidents
In Three Days
Claim 13 Lives
By The Associated Press
Seven persons drowned, five died,
in traffic accidents and a farmer
was killed in a fall to bring Ore
gon's three-day death toll to 13.
John Reed Harbison, 39, Rose
burg, and his wife, Mildred, 35.
drowned Sunday after a boat cap
sized in North Tenmile Lake near
the Coastal town of Lakeside. Mr.
and Mrs. KiLane M. Matthews,
also of Roseburg, were rescued
after clinging to life preservers for
1 V4 hours.
John M. Reynolds, 26, Portland,
drowned Sunday while swimming
in the Sandy River near Troutdale.
Linda Sue Jerome, 18-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Jerome, Cave Junction, drowned
after she fell into an Irrigation
ditch Sunday near her farm home.
Orville Thompason, 40, and Don
ald Acheson, 22, Vancouver, Wash.,
drowned Saturday when waves
capsized their fishing boat in he
Columbia River near St. Helens.
George Wallace Cantrell, 18,
Empire, lost his life while swim
ming Saturday in a reservoir near
Coos Bay.
Deaths In Traffic
Mrs. Kathleen Currycr, 30, Spo
kane, and her son David, 6, died
after a headon automobile collision
12 miles west of Umatilla Saturday
night. Four other persons were in
jured in the crash.
Darrell E. Smith. 32. died of in
juries Monday in a Portland hos
pital. He was driver of a tank truck
which crashed into a concrete
abutment of the Morrison street
bridge underpass Friday. The
truck burst into flames, and Smith
was burned. He told his wife a tire
blew out and he lost control of the
truck.
Albert B. Melvin. 85. Canby. died
Sunday in an Oregon City hospital
of injuries suffered when his car
collided Saturday with another on
Highway 99 near Canby. John Rob
ert Taylor, 20. and Charles A.
Taylor, 17, both halem, riding in
the other car, were trealed for
minor injuries.
Mrs. Audrey B. Crizer. 56. Los
Angeles, was killed outright near
Medford Saturday night when she
was thrown from a car whicn had
blown a tire and swerved out of
control.
William Frederick Bluhm. 69.
Beavercreek farmer, was killed in
a fall from his barn Saturday.
Lookinggloss Boy Cut
In Cor Accident Friday
Dale Schulze, three-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Schule of
Lookingglass Road, was treated
for- skull lacerations at the Win
ston Emergency hospital Friday
morning for injuries suffered in
an automobile accident.
Driver of the vehicle in which
Dale was a passenger was Mrs,
William Dobins.
The child is reported to be rest
ing comiortaoiy foilowin? medi
ral attention. X-rays revealed no
fractures, according to reports.
Poetry Of Winstonite
To Appear In Book
Three Winston residents will see
their poetry in the Roseburg Po
etry Clinic's book of Douglas Coun
ty and Umpqua territory verse
which goes to press Aug. 1.
Eileen Cleveland, Mrs. George
Bacher and Jim Daughcrty were
recently notified of the acceptance
of their poems.
SOVIET INVENTIONS WORK
HONG KONG I - Industrial
trial and error in Red China, as
reported by Peiping's official Peo
ples Daily:
"Workers In the Harbin branch
of the Northeast (Manchurian) En
gineering Co. have improved and
invented 215 kinds of tools, of
which 54 are satisfactory.
Reedsport Property Owners,
High School To Build Sewer
Plans for an emergency solu
tion to one critical phase of Reeds
port's complicated sewer problem
are developing rapidly with the
formation of a private Winchester
Avenue Sewer Project, embracing
a numner oi property owners on
Winchester Avenue and the Reeds
port Union High School District No.
13.
The project, of which Rov Cairns.
Louis Franz, A. H. Grant and the
school district are trustees, with
John W. Purvis as counsel, has
called for bids for materials and
construction of the Wade's flat
trunk line to serve the participat
ing property owners and the high
school. Bids will be opened Aug. 1.
jonn w. Cunningham and As
sociates are the consulting engin
eers of the project.
the installation of the W inchest-
er Avenue trunk line is being nn.
dertaken as an emergency meas
ure to insure the fulfillment of the
state sanitary authority's directive
that the high school be provided
wun a sewer tor uie opening of
the school year.
ine state sanitary authoritv
granted permission to use Schol
field River as a temporary termin
us of the trunk line, pending de
velopment of an over-all sewer
system for the Wade's Flat and
high school area and Reedsport
generally.
cost of Uie trunk line construc
tion is estimated at S15.000. Own-
ers of 37 out of 49 lots on Winchest
er Avenue -are participating in the
project, each contributing an es
timated pro rata sum of $300 which
will be credited to the participant
in the city's overall, ultimate sys
tem. Temporary termination of the
trunk line In the Scholfield River
has been allowed by the state san
itary authority as an emergency,
ultimate plans calling for a term
inus in the Umpqua River.
The Wade's Flat area, embrac
ing several newly developed resi
AERIAL PEST
ST. PAUL ( Controlling
weeds and insects through aerial
spraying is climbing into the million-dollar
industry class in Min
nesota this year.
Ihe growth of the industry Is
expected to come not only
through the use of more planes,
but in the development of new
cnemicals and techniques for hit
ting at the weeds and noxious in
sects from the air.
Minnesota had 106 registered
pilots in the business last year.
They sprayed 98,556 acres Inst
year for insect control, 85.600
acres for weed-killing at an aver
age cost of about $3 per acre.
COOL CLIMBER High above
the earth near El Segundo, Calif,
a Douglas Skyrocket reaches diz
zying heights in a hitherto un
published photo. Test pilot Bill
Bridgeman, 35, confirms reports
that he has flown the new Navy
ship 1238 mph at an altitude of
79.494 feet. Since iU potential
high speeds would melt the
plane, it carries a refrigeration
unit capable of cooling a large
auditorium.
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called "Long Bell Housing tract"
and the recently completed mod
ern high school plant, was annexed
to the city of Reedsport in 1949 in
three annexation sections.
Annexation plans had called for
sewer line installation. However,
the city was unable to finance the
sewer program and septic tanks
were installed for the homes aVl
the high school. The annexed tracts
involved over 50 acres, located
along the route of highway 101.
The high school district will car
ry the cost of the high school later
al construction, project directors
state.
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NEW YORK I The Brook
lyn High School of Automotive
Trades graduated its first class
in automobile damage appraisal.
Twelve women were among the
52 earning certificates. They are
known unofficially as 'doctors of
damages."
Purpose of the course is to teach
the methods, theory and practice
of estimating collision, repairs.
Most students are affiliated with
insurance companies or automo
bile repair shops.
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