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3lOW$'ltCMCW I In The Days News Published by News-Review Co. Inc., $45 S.I. Main St, Roseburg, Or. Charles V. Stanton Editor end Monager George Castillo Addye Wright Dullness manager Oregon Newspaper Publishers the Audit Bureau of Circulation Assistant Editor Member of the Associated Press Association Entered ai second class matter May 7, 1920, at the post office a Roseburg, Oregon, under act of March 2, 1873 Subscription Rates on Classified Advertising Page .By FRANK JENKINS; Peter Edton EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The. News-Review, Roseburg, Or. Fri., Mar. 13, 1959 THE WOMAN IS ANGRY By Charles V. Stanton Mii Shirley Field is anprry. When a woman becomes anprry thinprs usually begin to happen. Miss Field, is a Republican. She's a member of the Multnomah County legislative delegation. Consequently she has the party angle to arouse her ire. But more than that, she's angry at the most evident piece of "politicking" we've seen for a long time, when four Ilemocrats, members of Oregon Senate Natural Resources committee, apparently coached from the sidelines, voted against the appointment of L. C. (Jack) Binford to the Ore gon Water Resources Board. Miss Field doesn't mince many words in her analysis of the situation: The Senate Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee participated in a shocking bit of politics by failing to confirm the appointment of L. C. (Jack) Binford to the Water Resources Beard. Mr. Binford, courageous and outspoken, has been call ed "controversial" because he calls Issues as he sees them with out putting In with any pressure groups. Anyone who does not agree whole-heartedly with the "all out public power boys" In the Democratic Party Is deemed to be controversial, and, con sequently, not fit to render public service. Question Of Conformity Are we, the public, who have no desire to see Oregon a com plete public power or private power stete, going to sit Idly by while these ruthless Democrets attempt to destroy anyone who displeys independence of lodgment? I heve heard many of my Democratic colleagues complain about conformity and Its dead ening effect upon modern life. If this Is not an example of their headlong plunge Into exacting conformity, I don't know what It Is. Tt is quite evident from the above statement by Miss Field that she's upset and angry. But she isn't the only one. There are others of us. The editor of the Oregonian, Portland, says this is "a piece of political sniping which should arouse Oregon citi zens to protest, regardless of party affiliations." The editor of the Oregon Journal calls it "sleazy poli tics." Appointment of Binford is, of course a direct slap at former Gov. Holmes. Holmes canned Binford because Binford wouldn't play second fiddle to the governor's public power tune. The gov ernor tried to gag the Water Resources Board and Binford wouldn't be gagged. Reappointment by Hatfield naturally hit Holmes and the Holmes' crowd right in the middle. Politically it was a so lar plexus blow. Holmes Repudiated Tinford, it is true, is not a "yes" man. He is extreme ly dedicated to causes of conservation. He has worked hard for Oregon's natural resources and particularly for the water resource. He stubbornly refused to let the public power crowd gag him and his ideas. Yet there isn't a man in Oregon who has studied more concerning the state's wa ter resources, nor one who knows more about the water problem. As a member of the board he does not need a long and expensive process of education and indoctrination. He is a "natural" for the appointment. But, of course. Holmes and the Holmes crowd will take a bad licking if he goes on the board. Consequently the sideline coaching, I presume, is mighty strong. Further more, the public power advocates don't want a true con servationist on the job. But Holmes and the Holmes crowd received definite re pudiation at the last election. Despite the fact that Ore gon is a Democratic state, that it went Democratic quite thoroughly. Holmes, with all his advantage, took a licking. A Senate committee fronting for a beaten and discred ited group, it seems to me, is mighty low down the political ladder. But an even more discreditable fact is that the people of Oregon are being denied the services of a man of outstanding ability because of political skulduggery. What of the revolt in Iraq? It has been in the news for days, but the news has been confused and contradictory. , What happened and why? This seems to be the story: Mr. Nasser, who aspires to be the boss of the Arab world, got i to fooling around with Mr. Khrush chev, who IS the boss of the com-1 munist world. Between them, they I cooked up a revolution in Iraq and , threw out the government that was I friendly to OUR side meaning 1 the West. Mr. Nasser thought he had cut t fat hog for bimseif. Khrushchev outfoxed Mr. Nasser. He took over oil-wealthy Iraq FOR HIMSELF, and put bis stooges in charge. Mr. Nasser didn't like that. So He cooked up a SECOND revo lution, his hope being that he could GET IRAQ BACK. His re volt appears to have been a total flop. His rebel army took a bad beating at the hands of Mr. K's stooges, and dispatches from Cai ro this morning report that 60 of its officers have been executed without a trial following the pattern set by the communists in Hungary. Wilbur Landrey, UPI correspon dent in the Middle East, reports that: "Political implications of the Iraq revolt are becoming plainer every day. Defeat of the rebellion came as a victory for commu nism and a DEFEAT for the Arab nationalism of U. A. R. (United Arab Republic) Presidential Gam el Abdel Nasser." The moral: I think perhaps it can be found in this jingle: "A smiling young lady of Niger "Once went for a ride with tiger. "They came back from the ride "With the lady inside "And the smile on the face of the tiger." Anyway That has been the fate of EV ERYONE who has gone for i ride with the communist tiger. I,et's hope WE don't get taken for a ride in Berlin. Look At Voters Guided Demo Campaign Strategy James Mario w Offensive Superiority Of U. S. Hinted By Ike WASHINGTON (AP) Presi dent Eisenhower's tough stand against the soviet union on Berlin apparently is based on the belief that the United States could smash the Soviets in an all-out war if it come any time soon. Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy has expressed such a view repeatedly in recent weeks. So have others. They are basing their faith on American bombers, not on ground troops. Eisenhower himself this week ruled out land war by conceding the United States and its allies are far outmatched by the Soviets on the ground. He did not rule out nuclear war. Nuclear war would have to be carried out by the American Stra tegic Air Command, which could strike from bases around the U.S. SR. American reliance on bombers will change as both this country and the Soviet Union de velop missiles. Democrats in Congress have protested that the administration is letting the Soviets gain an ever widening lead in missiles. Eisen hower replies that he knows ex actly what he s doing. Superiority Boasted On Jan. 20 McElrov said the United States has forces ready "to destroy any nation attacking our country." Again on March 2 he said this country has "definite of fensive superiority over the So viets at this time." Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga), skeptical about American superi ority as late as Jan. 20, began sounding optimistic. On Jan. 28 Russell, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Com mittee, said: "From the many cases mat surround the Soviet Un ion we could devastate them. Onlv a madman would start a war now." He stressed the superiority of the Strategic Air Command. So did Gen. Nathan Twining, chair man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But when it comes to missiles the ultimate weapons of the fu ture Russell said: "No question that Soviet Russia is ahead of us." Even if this country has destruc tive superiority now and if the So viets gain it in the not-too-distant future, both situations raise pain ful questions. The Western alliance is holding together against Premier Nikita Khrushchev's demand that the Al lies get their troops out of Berlin No one knows for sure why he I chose to precipitate a crisis over Berlin now. I Khrusn Has Reason There could be several reasons: to gain Western recognition for the Communist East German regime; to weaken the West's will to resist just a little bit by trying to force the West into concessions to avoid a showdown that might mean war; or, through Western fear of war, weaken the whole Western alliance. By not ruling out the possibility of nuclear war, Eisenhower actu ally raised the possibility of it. In a nuclear war the Soviets even though being smashed at home, would seek to retaliate in kind, the nearest target is Western Europe. What looks like i solid Western alliance now might fall apart if this country's European allies came up to the brink of their own devastation over the question of refusing to budge on Berlin. If the Soviets in i few years have missile superiority missiles that could crush Western Europe and missiles that could cross the ocean to hit this country what will this do to American toughness and will to resist? These are all questions simmer ing in the Berlin kettle and the arguments between the adminis tration and the Democrats over future defense plans. Lenten Devotions Second of two articles en political polling.) WASHINGTON (NEA) How Democrat candidates for gov ernor and U.S. senator used scien tific political opinion polls to guide ' . ....... . I ! uieir campaiKU iiicgj ui me last election is best shown by a few ex amples. Copies of 11 of these polls conducted by Louis Harris jnd As sociates of New York have just been made available to this writer for a first report on their content. Advantages of the state poll po litical technique were first shown in Maine, which held its election in September. A survey made in May showed that the issue bother ing voters the most was unemploy ment. FOREIGN POLICY Issues were at the bottom of the list. Only 8 per cent were bothered about keeping the peace and 5 per cent about keeping up with the Russians on missiles. But 11 per cent felt the need for new leader ship in Washington. Republican Sen. Payne, running for re-election, chose to debate Gov. Muskie on foreign policy and sup port for President Eisenhower. Payne did this ably. But it wasn't the issue voters were most in terested in, and he lost. Democratic Mayor R. Vance Hartke of Evansville, Ind., run ning for the U.S. senate against GOP Gov. Harold Handley. used the Harris poll as his guide for the entire campaign. THE POLL SHOWED Indiana farmers about evenly divided on Benson farm policy. Fewer than i fourth were concerned about the in ternational situation. Hartke chose to soft pedal those issues and concentrate on home is sues. It kept him in front all the way. In California and Ohio where three polls were made a month or more apart to check trends right-to-work amendments were shown Hal Boyle Player In TV's 'Lassie' Lauds Hard-Working Dad Medford Man Selected To Raise Funds For GOP Frank Van Dyke, Medford, has been named district leader to raise Republican campaign funds in May in six Southern Oregon counties, including Douglas. The purpose of the campaign Is to collect funds for the I960 cam paign, giving "every member of our party an opportunity to con tribute," according to GOP State Finance Chairman Alan F. Davis, Portland. Mental Study Passed SALEM (AP)-A bill setting up a committee of five members to study mental retardation and to help the superintendent of Fair view Home in his professional problems was passed by the Sen ale Thursday and sent to the House. The committee of scientists would be appointed by the governor. to be the issue of most concern to voters. Democratic candidates Ed mund G. (Pat) Brown for governor and Clair Engle for U S. senator in California, Mike DiSalle for gov ernor and Stephen Young for U.S. i senator in Ohio therefore concen trated on these issues and courted labor. i California and Ohio polls showed , one marked difference which dic tated different tactics in those states. In California it was shown that the recession had eased and that jobs were better, so that was not an issue to stress. But in Ohio voters bad been hard hit by the recession and were worried by it. So Democrats stressed bread and butter issues, cashing in on it to re verse early poll trends. ON THE SURFACE1, February and September polls in Arizona ap pear to have been wrong. They showed Democratic Gov. Ernest McFarland leading Republican Bar ry Goldwater in his race for re election as U.S. senator. Important issues here were local water rights, high taxes, schools and I highways. Right-to-work was a mi- ! nor issue, with only ? per cent of the voters interested. In the last two weeks of the cam paign, however, AFL-CIO Political Action Committee sent in a cam paign organizer to help McFarland. He was identified as Charles Alva , Green, who had a police record. His rogue's gallery photo, printed in Arizona newspapers, tended to prove all Goldwater's charges. That threw him the election. Similarly, in Maryland, the polls showed Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro bad an edge over J. Glenn Beall in the U.S. Senate race. The survey showed, however, that if D'Alesandro didn't hold all of his old voting strength, he might not win. The mayor didn't hold it and he lost. NEW YORK (AP)-Gene Lock kart, one of America's all-time great actors, appeared in hun dreds of films, but the public knew very little about him. He died two years ago, but he is still much alive in the thoughts or nis actress aaugnter. "Many people didn't know it, but father also was very active as a songwriter." said June Lock-' hart, currently starring as the young mother in the TV network, "Lassie." "He wrote 60 or 70 songs, j among them 'The World Is Wait ing for the Sunrise.' j ' "Father was a very versatile, talented and kind man. He was ! a doer and a giver, and he gave more of that thing that is most precious to all of us time. , "When he was young and poor he didn't even have an overcoat. I My mother, who was also in the theater, noticed this and sent, him i one and 1 guess that's how she got him. "Father, as he grew older, was a very devout man. He helped many people come into the i church. He was a very dedicated man dedicated to his fellow hu-1 man beings. He used to spend i hours every day helping people i - with their problems. "like father, like daughter." She is blonde and blue-eyed, witty and pretty, warm-hearted and wonder fully likeable because the is still wonderfully natural. June never has bad an acting lesson and never needed one, since she was born to the theater. She made her professional debut when she was eight as Mimsey in the Metropolitan Opera's "Peter Ibbetson." Broadway Role Played Her role as the ingenue in "For Love or Money" made her the toast of Broadway in 1917, Since then June has appeared in I number of plays, some IS mov ies, and scores of television plays. She is as hard-working as her father was, and has his same pride in his craft. Her hobby is politics, a field in which she thinks some of the best acting in America is done. In presidential years she likes to travel with the campaign trains. "I have no desire at all to run for office myself." she said. "But the theatrical aspects of politics fascinate me. I do love to watch a really smooth politician perform." Bract? Biossat India, China Competing For Leadership In Asia Father Worked Hard "He had tremendous drive and a great capacity for work. After a long day at the studio, he would write most of the night on plays, sketches, songs, letters to people in trouble. He never sloughed off a job, no matter how small. I "In the household he was boss. 1 There was no doubt of that. But he had great humor. "We had a very full relation ship as father and daughter, and nothing that should be done was left undone, and therefore I did not grieve too much when he died. j We had done so much together. We were very close." i With June I.ockhart herself It j has been pretty much a case of i Wallpaper COLORCRAFT PAINT I WALLPAPER 721 S. I. Stephana OR 2-22S2 4 blk. So. of the P. O. JANITOR SERVICE DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY WE GO ANYWHERE Insured References Rhood's Cleaning Service Phones: OR 2-1096 end OR 3-7208 Averell Harriman, deposed last fall as New York's governor, is traveling in Asia to observe and to see how the political winds are blowing in the great East-West struggle. He makes a report on India that at once confirms others' findings and offers the United States and its Western friends a golden op portunity. It is that India, deeply wedded to the broad concepts of democ racy, realizes that it is in des perate competition with Red China for the hearts and minds of un committed peoples everywhere within and beyond Asia. The Indians know they and the Reds are being watched by millions the way a race track crowd puts the field glasses on two thorough breds going neck and neck into the first turn. The one who falters can lose everything. IF INDIA does .not succeed in i its tremendous effort to rise above I poverty, to lift its 400 million peo ple to decent living levels, then in time it may very likely pass under the Communist yoke. With it would go most of Asia and possibly Af rica. More than ever before, India ap preciates the menace of Soviet and Chinese communism. More than ever, too, it understands that America is on its side and wants not only India but all Asia, the whole uncommitted world, to sur vive and prosper, free to chart a destiny of its own choosing. Once we are beyond the crucial problems of Europe, this bristling economic combat between India and China is the great, overriding event of this moment in history. The necessity for America to throw full weight behind free India should be blazingly clear. Truck Rate Order Reversed Between Portland, Seattle WASHINGTON (AP) The Inter state Commerce Commission has entered a new order virtually re versing a previous decision which had given Seattle an improved position in motor carrier rates as compared with Portland, Ore. At the same time. ICC an nounced an investigation into a general S per cent rate increase made effective last week by truck ers operating in Pacific North west, lntermouptain and Pacific Coast territories. The commission had previously decided not to block the general The Cartoonist Says: The Big Clean Up Tet: Luke 19 21-44 Palm Sunday la a picture of what ought to be. We know that the reception ac corded Jesus lhat day was super ficial, a flash in the pan. The same people who cried "ilosanna" one day did nothing several days later to save Him from death. Very likely some of ihem were even among those who cried "Cru cify Him." So there are still people today who cry "Ilosanna" out of one side of their mouths and "Crucify Him" out of the other. But the triumphal entry was so entirely fitting to the character and mis sion of Jesus. This is how the world ought to have received Him, and still ought to receive Htm to day. We ran learn some lessons from the conduct of the true discinles on that Palm Sunday. We may proclaim the lords coming as they did. When the people saw what the disciples were doing putting their garments anj palm branches j on the road they knew that some one of great importance was coin-j ing. They created an air of ex pectancy. So we ran create an I iiir of expectancy by our conduct Those about us will be expecting something to happen because the church is at work and Christ is in 1 our hearts. j Like the disciples, we must de eld re our fealty to Christ. The gar-i ment and palm branches were' svmbolic of fealty. This is the way i kings were received in that day. ) We can open the way for his en trance into other hearts by show-i ing that He rules over our own. I The disciples symbolically laid down theu" possessions for the me of Christ, They literally gave Him , the shirts off their backs. The com mon people of Jesus day possessed only one good garment. To put that down in the dust and dirt to be trampled upon was an act of true sacrifice. We open Christ's way to ever greater triumphs by laying down our all before Him. Every day should be Palm Sun day. Christ should be riding in triumph through the gates of every city, through the gates of every heart. This is how the whole city of Roseburg ought to be welcom ing Him this season. This is how you and I should receive Him. Eugene F. (ierlitz. pastor First Baptist Church Sheep On Highway Problem For Solons SALEM (AP)-Sheep should be stopped from running at large on the Coast Highway in Curry Coun ty because it is a threat to tourist traffic, the House Hiiihways Com mittee was told here. Mrs. F. I. Bristol. Grants Pass, wife of a state representative, said: "o other industry is allowed to leave its products on the high, way, endangering life and prop erty. Not for a day could loggers pile logs on the highway, nor could men pile rock. But sheep men think it is all right to leave their sheep wandering or asleep on the highway." The committee was told thst the problem esists only in Curry County, where the highway is not fenced. Representatives of truck and bus companies supported the control bilL Vv '46 I A. 141. 3 y increase, but said it will conduct an inquiry to determine if it should be permitted to remain in effect. The action in the Seattle-Portland motor carrier case knocked out i proposed uniform mileage scale for trucking rates in the Pa cific Northwest. The result is to leave Portland with more favorable rates based on what the ICC described as a "natural advantage" of geograph ical location. This case stemmed from t com plaint by the Seattle Traffic Assn. that it was at a disadvantage in relation to Portland on trucking charges between those cities and points in Eastern Washington. Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana. The motor carriers replied that the Seattle rates were higher be cause of mountainous terrain and because Portland could be reached over a substantially shorter, water level route. The commission, however, pre scribed a formula under which the difference in the rates between Seattle and Pendleton. Ore., to the east, and between Portland and Pendleton, will be the ruling fac tor in rate-making for points east of Pendleton. As an example, if the Seattle Pendleton rate on a given com modity is SI 10 per hundred and the Portland-Pendleton rate is SI. the Seattle rate beyond Pendleton may not exceed the Portland rate by more than 10 cents. The commission took note of a complaint by the Portland Freight Traffic Assn. that the M & M Fast Freight Inc. had broken away from the established rate pattern and cut its trucking charg es in the area. The ICC said these cuts did not appear to be unreasonable. 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