Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1952)
4 Tht Newi-Rviw, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., Oct. 8, 1952 Pvblitked Doily ticept Sunday by Hie News-Review Company, Inc. Istani ' utut Mar I. lit. Ua a.ii at kirc. Grata. Baaar ac at March t, IS7S CHARLES V. STANTON EDWIN l KNAPP Editor M Meoxber of Hio Anoctatod Prow, Oreooil Nowopopor Pmlbhora Auociolkm, oh Audit Buraao oi Circulation! KaaraaaalH ar WMT-HOltlDAI CO, IMC. iltel la Naw Tark. Cklaat. lu rMH. Lu t.Khi. III. r..ll... HI. Loll DBaCMrTION ATI la Oltfaa Br Mall til Taar, IIO.M: III maataa. Salt; Vh7.V..lr. " Br N..HI..I.. Carrlar-Ja, Taar, ,11 . 1 a ad- raaea). laaa ana Taar. aar moa.u, ' Par Taar. 111.10: ala alaa. Bl.5: Ihraa maataa. IS.M. CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE By Charles V. Stanton One of the highly controversial measures coming before Oregon voters November 4 is that of liquor-by-the-drink. The proposed constitutional amendment would permit the state to license private clubs, fraternal organizations, veterans' organizations, railroads operating interstate trains, and commercial establishments where food is cooked and served, to serve alcoholic liquor by the glass. The amendment would authorize local option elections in counties and incorporated towns containing populations of at least 500. Sponsors of the initiative measure contend that it is a step in the direction of moderation and temperance. They point to the State of Washington where per capita liquor consumption reportedly was reduced following passage of a similar act. One of the principal arguments is that the present Knox law, requiring purchase by the bottle, is most objectionable to tourists ; that Oregon would benefit from improved tour ist trade if liquor by the glass were made available. Under the existing law, it is pointed out, a man may take his bottle into a club licensed to mix. drinks. If he then becomes intoxicated and insists upon continued serv ice, the operator of the club may refuse to permit him to drink on the premises, but the customer can demand his bottle and take it with him to continue his tippling. Under a liquor-by-the-glass system, it is claimed, he could be tossed out and would have no source of supply immediately available. Claim Cure For Abuses Sponsors say the bill would cure many of the abuses of the present law. Furthermore, they contend, it would re lieve much of the temptation a man has to "kill" the full bottle he now must procure. Many people want only one or two drinks and, if able to buy in a place licensed to sell by the glass, would drink less than if forced to pur chase a full bottle. The amendment does not set up provisions for control. The legislature is authorized to formulate the law, with the provision that it shall operate uniformly throughout the ..state; that all individuals shall be treated equally, and that all provisions shall be liberally construed. Thus, while liquor-by-the-glass would be authorized in the several classifications designated, the legislature would determine the manner of regulation and this could be amended from time to time. But opponents also have strong arguments. Our present Knox law is working satisfactorily, they say. Any change would be an opening wedge for a return to the old saloon days. They point to neighboring states, particularly Washington, where food requirements also are involved, and indicate a cocktail bar in virtually every res taurant, and a rush of new eating houses, serving "rubber sandwiches " as a means of getting liquor licenses. Disputing the claim of "temperance" as indicated by lower per capita consumption in Washington, opponents point to Ontario, Canada, where a similar change reportedly brought about increased consumption. Availability Leads To Over-indulgence Opponents claim that indulgence is measured by avail ability. By permitting sales in public cocktail bars, they contend, wa would simply be bringing the old saloon back into existence only in more lavish quarters and with higher prices. Another proclaimed evil is that of "treating." In a pub lic bar,' it is pointed out, the rules of politeness call for treating friends. Knch man so treated then must treat to a drink those who have treated him, and so the rounds come frequently. We have heard a rumor to the effect that some of the Porttand hotels, originally very interested in passage of the measure, are not now so enthusiastic. They have heard, we are informed, that a lavish, competitive hotel will be built If voters authorize liquor-by-the-glass sales. MENDING HASKE la. The butcher Die baker and the candlestick maker all have an opportunity to participate ami help put over Art Week in the commu nity. "Art is a way of life. True liv ing is an art." That is the Oregon slogan for American Art Week. Nov. 1-7. Since Oregon received the award Riven for the greatest achievement In the nation, an award presented by the American Artists Professional League, it would seem that Orrgun is decid edly art-conscious, However Amer ican Art Week is for each one of us, from school age on. Maude Walling Wanker took her listeners at the meetine. in Delake Sept. 14 on a "mental journey through a busy community." illus trating how she interested each type of business man in contrib uting appropriate artistic efforts, each in his own way. And who do you suppose sculptured exhibits for his showcases? The butcher modeled all sorts of animals out of lard! "The grocery and meat market were fun," said Mrs. Wanker, who Is state director for the project," for with such wonderful material there was no end to the arrange ments that could be made fruit, vegetables and the many products therein could be featured." (What's the matter with some shadow-box ideas? still -life ar rangements of purple cabbage, parsley, a carrot and what have you? Kemember the shadow box scenes at the Hose Show at the Roseburg Women's Club? Gra cious, somebody could make a pur ple cabbage into a cow and then we could say we HAD seen a pur ple cow! And while we're at it, why not a gingham dog and a cali co cat, just before the famous set to, of course, or a part of the act? Oh dear me, I'd better go back to Mrs. Wanker's suggest ions.) She met the minister and he thought her slogan a "wonderful theme for a sermon. " The real estate office entered whole-heartedly into the idea. The novelty shop, where framliii; was done, promised to help. The fish-market owner agreed, after a littler per suasion, to arrange his sea-food in an especially artistic manner. Well, that's enough to pass along Mrs. Wanker's idea, and help spread the word that American Art Week, internationally celebrat ed, tvov. 1-7, is not just for a formal exhibit of paintings. That part of it is most important, of course, but individual participation by each and every man, woman and child is the desired objective. Beautiful picture windows in homes offer wonderful possibilities, don't you think? Three weeks to think about it. Before and After SAYS GOOD-BYE TOKYO I - Kmperor lliro ito's third daughter said her of ficial goodbye tnday to 24 mem bers of the imperial family. Prin cess Yori marries Takamasa Ikeda, gentleman fanner and son of an ex-marquis, on Oct. 10. She then becomes a commoner. 2f3g iS? llff- Newspaper Service i(f-ig 1 -. Demands Impartiality In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) What are their ideas? I think that could have been got over to us without all this fabu lous ballyhoo which, after all, tends to confuse us more than it informs us. , My wants are simple. Most important of all, I want leadership in Washington that, I can BELIEVE and TRUST. I'm sick and weary of having to DIS COUNT everything that ii said to me as 1 citizen "by our higher ups. I want to be able to HAV FAITH. Faith can move mountains. Then Since we seem to have been hurled by fate into the position of leader of the world I want a foreign policy that knows where it is going and why and how. I'm fed up with commu nism having the jump on us all the time. I want to reach the point where WE HAVE THE JUMP ON COMMUNISM. I'm bone weary of feeling insecure and jit tery. I want to feel SECURE and COMPETENT. Only leadership that is RIGHT can do that for us. Without a newspaper to give it 0 sense of unity, 0 community locks the cohetivenest of purpose found in 0 wholesome urban area. There is little oworenen of civic or political issues and hardly any active com ment on the affairs of city government. Thus, among many things founded by the Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Rridge, Tenn., was i newspaper. The AEC realizod 0 daily paper is the mainspring of any vigorous community. In fact, wherever towns come into being on enterprising editor and printer will usually begin publishing a news paper. Presses followed pioneers across the Alleghoniet, through the mid-wit and across the Mississippi to California. Today, binding the community together is the pulsating descendant of our rugged pioneer peon, praising achievement, pointing out evil. Without it vour home town would be voiceless and disjointed with no focal point for its com mon! ty spirit. You would not be aware of affoirs of the day. 4 ' M Copyright 1952, King Feature Syndicate SAN KUANCISCO In a direct challenge to govern ment authority, Communists in I.os Angeles are using vio lence in an effort to halt hearings by the House Committee 011 Un-American Activities. House probers have a few dozen movie industry Heds on the hook who are reluctant, as usual, to sit in the witness chair. Their com rades in the city, on orders from party functionaries, will do what they can to keep them off the hot seat. The Communists decided on a technique of violence to distract congressional probers when r.efuge behind the Fifth Amendment, as a refusal 10 answer Uie $64 ques tion, became tantamount to an ad mission of guilt in the public mind. No one has been seriously hurt as a result of the Ims Angeles dem onstrations so far, but the Ited technique has created confusion and delayed the orderly presenta tion of evidence against those su spected of devotion to Stalin. For the moment this Is about .1s far as the comrades want to go. The Communists have suffered serious setbacks in the past two years as a result of congressional investigations and indictments by federal grand juries. Party cup boards are bare, with most of the emergency cash going to under ground leaders, two of whom are fugitives from justice. Hollywood has always been a lush money market for the Reds. Prospective suckers are intimi dated by public exposure, so the party is desperate in trying to halt the investigations. What the comrades are accom plishing in Los Angeles, however, is the exact opposite of what they intend to do. My engaging in fist fights outside the hearing rooms. by taunting and threatening wit nesses, the Moscow mimics are proving. In miniature, what the government has been arguing all along. That they will resort to force and violence in an effort to disrupt this form of government. House investigators have estab lished a permanent West Coast investigative office for the first time probably In the history of any congressional committee. The current Hollywood hearings have been In preparation for more than a c,ir. They are dipping into Red infiltration in the less glamorous aspects of Uie industry the writers, prop men and other tech nicians. A number of actors and actresses, however, are perspiring slightly in anticipation of things to come. The Communist-hunting West Coast staff of the committee has not devoted all of its time to the movie Industry. In fact, the cur rent hearing is a wind-up of leng thy probes of Reds in movieland. The West Coast is still booming, with new and sensitive industries connected with the military spring ing up almost daily. There has been a vast expansion of labor un ion organization and a hune in crease in public school building and attendance. All of these are fertile fields for Red organizers. And the House Committee investigators are hope ful that periodic hearings on the Coast will halt the Communists who are trying to recoup their membership losses and gain foot holds in the new industries. The staff operates on the theory that it is better to expose what the Communists are trying to do than to expose what they have al ready done. Task forces of sub committees composed of one or two congressmen are to be avail able for public hearings in the area whenever investigators spot another Communist concentration. Meanwhile, West Coast Reds keep looking over their shoulders at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Depart ment is confusing its friends as well as its Communist enemies. ROSEBURG Mr. B. Ames has voiced an opinion in your paper (Oct. 2) that many would like to echo. He recognized an aggravat ing weakness in our local informa tion service and made, what, I thought, an excellent critique. Since the citizens of Roseburg are not fortunate enough to have two rival newspapers from which to assemble the honest factors necessary to form decisions deal ing with elections, etc., your news paper becomes a powerful force. Ethically, the paper can no longer be biased but must present both sides of every argument. No one man is'smart enough to know what solutions are best for all people and, consequently, an editor .should not impose his pow erful position and opinions on the "unenlightened masses" without first developing the honest back ground of the controversial issue. The people of Roseburg are en titled to expect their newspaper to report honest, uncolored news. Political party affiliations, person al opinions, prejudiced articles should play no part in its makeup. You did express an excellent point in your editorial on Mr. B. Ames' comments, "people are able to afford two or more newspapeAi and informative magazines." If the malarkey gets too thick, the radio generally does give the oth er side or the other version and there's always a Portland newspa per. Personally. I don't feel any dan ger exists of influencing many un informed readers. People quickly tab a biased report and fortunate ly interpret it as one man's opin ion quite often wrong. EDWIN ZAIDLICZ Roseburg, Ore. On the domestic front. I'm ask ing for no miracles. If Ike is elejted President, with a Republican majority in con gress to back him up, I'll be quite happy if at the beginning we do no more than START PAYING OFF OUR NATIONAL DEBT in stead of constantly' adding to it. We'll then be cn the road to sol vency, whereas we're now on the road to bankruptcy. I'll have to confess that up to now this political eampign which is the most important to our future welfare since the campaign of 1860 is a disappointment to me. What I wanted was a serious appraisal of our dangers and our needs. i What we're getting is a three-ring . circus, with the clowns as die chief performers. The root of tne trouble, I think, lies in the fact that the profes sionals who are running the show on both sides nave too much mon ey to spend. I haven't much use for money In politics. I'm so foolishly ideal istic as to prefer sincerity and simplicity. I still know what I want. I want Ike. I had faith in him at the start, and have faith in him still. He is more than a mili tary hero. He is a GREAT AD MINISTRATOR. His judgment of men is good. He proved that over and over in Europe, where he pick ed the kind of men who get things dene in the right way. That is the kind of President we need. If his performance as a candi date has been disappointing, there are extenuating circumstances. In the tradition of American politics, the PROFESSIONALS took over. The tradition was too strong for him to buck. He had to submit much against his will, I'll bet. But he's still Ike, and he's still good, and I still have faith in him. That's my creed, and all this screwball professional ballyhoo hasn't shaken it. I know what I want. Dispatch Says Court Sentences Catholics VTtfNNA Austria Ifl D 1 s-, kov. Pavel Djijov and Josephat MY PAPER HASN'T ARRIVED WT IF N0t. BfWEEN 6:15-7 Ptt MENU NOVELTY wv. cki.hlrnl patches a Vienna newspaper said on,5,m " that a Communist court in the Bui- Parian ranital nf Sofia has sen- tenced a Roman Catholic bishop PHILADELPHIA ifi The din end three priests to be shot after ing room of a downtown hotel has they were convicted on spy charg- been listing ,' LmF're1r?eiori" ' its menus since the World Series The American - sponsored news- j began u f paper Wiener Kurrier quoted the j iurns oul km partan re purann apencv as , reporting the three death sentenc es and the conviction of 20 other priests on charges of spying and anti-state activities. The dispatch said the convicted priests had asked for the court's mercy. The death sentences were handed down to Bishop Evgheni Bosslkov and Fathers Kamen Jon- ECZEMA ITCH Got you down? Try RESIiJOt OINTMENT For long-lasting relief fSEE AND TRY IT FOR' ' THE AMAZING You'v read about it! Now Me for younetf how osy fin lowing . . . th kind that mattes your horns creation look like expensive origtnab ... hoc become. Let us show you how the amazing new Domestic can make perfect buttopholes, zigxags, shim, embroiders, binds, mends-dams (in foct no mochine regardless of prke can do more). YouH find a beavtifwtry styled "double duty" cabinet for any room in your home. Only Domestic has received the FASHION ACADEMY AWARD for highest style in sewing marry cm-i design! , ONLY SEWING MACHINE TO RECEIVE THE . A A A A AAA A A AAA a ; PRICED FROM 89.75 'ROSEBURG 120 W. Oak, Dial 3-5574 SUTHERLIN West Central, Phone 2988 WMilrJiri T11111 t en lyrTgy-jr.-K ,&me families .tvSiKrti "S9n""s . aJna 4 " -S- -t i inn 4.wiV i .S ) h i If s, - ir. ?a ,-rl i y-'Tr-- '-'ii 1 inf ,1 r-fr 1 iinal flljflf Phone 2-2611 I'llttln H rz I iWZJJ ft Action against Charlie Chaplin and j the recent arrest of Earl Browder j and his wife, all on charges sev eral years old, stirred up jitters in even the most avid old time party functionaries. They never know what will be next, and many of them are in the country illegally or have lied time and again in denying party membership to ob tain government jobs. The arrest of Mrs. Browder was especially galling, since it once again reminded the Communists that they have few friends left in court. In 1944 the wife of the then Resident, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, personally interceded in securing Mrs. Browder an en try permit into this country al though it was known thathe was a Communist and ineligible for en try. Now It's a presidential election year and the politicians are totally disinterested in helping the com rades. Their only friends are in Moscow. 1 Hear Fulton Leivis Daily On KRXR, 9:15 P.M. 11 Radio need repairing?? SEE OR CALL The "Radio Doctors 408 WEST LANE STREET Across from 'he Roseburg Hotel Immadtat. aarvtce . N. w.itifte . . . Free Hmer(on eivan lu radio itf loenad FREE while we ere rpirinf, FREE PICKUP and DELIVERY We Give S 1 H Green Sri n-.pt Phone 3-7456 Thu v not tn olmnf ol thdii Slurtl for salt, or an oft, to buy, or 4 otWuiion 0 j oft Us iy any ol such Sharts. Tht oftnni is mtdt only by tht Prospectus. Tbis adi ttusmrnt is publnlni on btkiU 0 only suck of tht unitrnintd as tri ritistirii or lictnsti ietitrs or broktri in this Stall, 250,000 Shares The California Oregon Power Company Common Stock (Par Value JI Per Share) Price $26.35 per share Coputs oi Ikl Pmptclus may bi oblaimd oafy from suck of tki ud,itntd as art r,(istmd or Ulnstd dtoitrs or brokers in secuntw in lhs Stall, tfiyth & Co., Inc. The First Boston Corporation Dean Witter & Co. Eastman, Dillon & Co. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Smith, Barney & Co. Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin Pacific Northwest Company E. M. Adams & Co. Conrad, Bruce & Co. Foster & Marshall Blankenship, Gould & Blakely, Inc. Campbell & Robbins Incorporttrd June S. Jones & Co. William J. Collins & Co.
