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Published by Newi-Revlew Co. Inc., 545 S.B, Main St., Rottburg, Ort. Charles V. Stanton Editor and Manager George Castillo Addye Wright Assistant Editor Business Manager Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulation Entered as second class matter May 7, 1920, at the post office a Boseburg, Oregon, under act of March 2, 1873 ( Subscription Rates on Classified Advertising Page EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The Newt-Review, Roteburg, SCHOOL ORGANIZATION By Charles V. Stanton Koseburg's school problems promise to stir up Increas ing controversy. Supt. M. C. Deller has proposed enlarging the Junior high school system and conducting a 6-3-3 form of organiza tion, six years In elementary school, three years in junior high school and three years in senior high school. This, says Deller, is the best system for handling the increased enrollment. On the other hand, the evaluation committee, a com mittee named to make a long range study of the school system, has been very insistent tion, seven years of elementary school, five years or high school. But the 7-5 proposal of the evaluation committee differs from the recommendations of the sub-committee which had a different plan, bjt was overruled at the top. Some of the Parent-Teacher organizations have been greatly concerned, have had various speakers on the sub ject, and some have even adopted resolutions favoring the 6-3-3 plan. It is my personal belief isn't nearly as important as of education. Nor, in my opinion, can anyone furnish ab solute proof in the existing argument. It is true that people have very strong beliefs. .Some believe one form of organization is most suitable, while oth ers believe we should have a different system. If we could find a conclusive model in widespread use we might have some reason for the degree of intolerance which seems to have marked the local school situation. But the organiza tion issue is nationwide. It isn't confined to Roseburg alone. We find the same arguments everywhere, as in dicated in discussions among educators, in trade and pop ular magazines, etc. One form of organization may be very successful in a certain location, while something else works in another. Every indication is that Roseburg schools will have a great increase in enrollment. In fact, if all conditions 'get together, we're apt to have another boom, in which case our present school Bystem and its facilities will be totally inadequate. Economy becomes an important factor, particularly if our school district is to grow. The Evaluation Committee contends the 7-5 plan is the more economical. Advocates of the 6-3-3 plan say the Evaluation Committee's conclusions are based on old construction costs not on present-day ex penses. And so the argument rages. It is my opinion that we shouldn't be spending so much time arguing what our form of organization is to be, but that we should be giving most serious consideration to the matter of the highest possible degree of education for the children and young adults now in school and the great in crease we soon may expect. CONSERVATION IN SCHOOLS While discussing the subject of education in our school system, we should mention National Wildlife Week now in progress. Under the theme "Conservation in the Schools," the program is being carried out chiefly among the young sters of the nation. It seems to me that our greatest opportunity for con servation education exists among young people. Those of us who have spent years in the woods, along the seashore, on the banks of our waterways, and in other of nnr rec reational spots, are quite opinionated. If we annually killed a deer from a certain stump five years in a row, for example, we are very insistent that the deer population is down when we go two years in succession without a kill from the same stump. We vigorously dispute the game scientist who says the deer have moved to another location. We have formed certain prejudices, ideas and opinions, based on narrow observation. . Too. adults wVin Vinvo ho. come law violators, poachers, cnange. But there is promise that being taught to respect and love the land in which they live, who are learning the fundamentals of conservation, will be very much more protective of our natural resources in me nays to come. Brace Biossat Pioneer's Real Meaning Lies In Better Guidance With our new Pioneer IV satel lite racing in an orbit about the sun, we nave given fresh notice that in the great East-West strug gle uuier space is just as compel, itive as the earth itself. When the IUissinns put what tnoy briefly called Lunik and now call Mechta Into space early this Larcenisrs Take 2- Bedroom Home CROYDON, England (AP) The Croyden cops are looking for a two-bedroom house and the four strong men who stole it. The aluminum, prefabricated model was on exhibit at a local housing development. The quartet of workmen skillfully took it apart, stowed it in a big truck and drove away. The contractor's only con solation wai that the thieves left the brick foundation. Hawaii Legislature Congratulates Japanese HONOLULU (AP) The Hawaii Legislature has voted formal con gratulations to Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda on the imperial household'! an nouncement of their engagement. The Legislature approved a reso lution creating a committee to choose a gift for the prince and his bride. Ore. Sot., Mar. 21 1 1959 upon a 7-5 form of organiza that the form of organization subjects, studies and efficiency vandals, etc., aren't apt to the children nnd vnnncr nrlnllsi year, the achievement was admit tedly a stunner. Never before had man thrust an earth object out ueyonu me pun of the earth s gravity. And this one weighed 3,. 245 pounds. Yet few space experts in Amer ica doubted we would be long in matching the distance aspect of this feat, as we now seem to have done. Some f our earlier "moon shots" had missed by fractions at- mming mo neenea speed to escape the earth's pull. rioneer lV's instrument package weighs a mere 13.4 pounds. But in that there is no surprise. Though we are moving steadily toward rocket engines with a thrust of one million pounds, we have nothing close to that order at thi3 time. IN FACT, the Russians" ability to develop a powerful thrust and toss objects of substantial weight into space seems to be their chief superiority right now in the space missilo field. Our scientists believe we will eventually catch up in this matter. and that meantime we ourselves are showing consistent superiority In the equally vital field of guid ance and control of missiles. To be sure, we did not this time succeed in the immensely delicate task of timing required to direct a rocket into orbit around the moon. But the sober, uncompla cent betting among U.S. space sne- cialista is that we probably have the best chance of being first at succeeding. In this bizarre competition there are as yet no winnera or losers. And it is likely to to on this way for quite a long time. In The Day's News I By FRANK Highway problem: Shall we have white lines on our highways? Or should they be yellow? Oregon has yellow lines. So does Wyoming. Both states want to keep 'em yellow. Yellow, they say, snows up oetier inrougn a tnin skim of snow or frost. But Uncle Sam says NO that most states have white lines, and we ought to have uniformity and if we're to have uniformity the ma jority should rule. So Oregon and Wyoming will probably have to con form. Uncle holds the purse. It's our money that goes into the purse, of course. But UNCLE SPENDS IT. That gives him a lot of authority. Another highway problem: What shall we do about the driv ers who smack into other people, smashing cars, breaking bones, Reader Opinions Welfare Commission Aids Foster Home Plan To The Editor: The Douglas County Public Welfare Commission is pleased to note the interest shown bv the community in the foster home program. In view of this interest we believe you might like to know more about the pro eram. A foster nome. as aetinea ny Oregon state law is "any home maintained Dy a person wno nas under his care in such a home one or more children under the age of 18 years unaccompanied by parent or guardian and not related to him by blood or marriage." Ap plication for certification to oper ate a foster home is made to the State Public Welfare Commission through the county public welfare agency. Currently 139 children are receiving loster care under tne su pervision of the Douglas County Public Welfare Commission. Ten per cent of these children, have been adjudicated delinquents by the court and committed to this agency for placement in foster care. These children are in foster homes located throughout the coun ty. This does not take into consid eration the numoer ol children in foster care that have been appre hended for delinauencv and later determined through court action to be dependent rather than delin quent. Some children, due to the se rious nature of the offenses, are considered to be security risks or may be placed on probation. This may preclude the service of the Douglas County Public Welfare Commission. However, foster care for some children adjudicated may be provided by our department. This is determined at the time of court referral and the service pro vided would bo contingent upon the problems presented by the child. We nope that through tne inter est aroused by the activities of the Juvenile Advisory Council a strong foster home program can.be de veloped to meet the needs of chil dren whether they be under the supervision of the Douglas County Public Welfare Commission or the Juvenile Court. ' Those interested in exploring this program further should get in touch with the Douglas County Pub lic Welfare Commission. (Mrs.) Mildred Hayes, Child Welfare Worker Douglas County Public Welfare Commission Roseburg, Ore. Thumps Inside House Scare Woodpeckers To The Editor Your newspa per told recently of the arrest of a man charged with shooting a woodpecker. The law protecting woodpeckers can be enforced, and the bird unharmed. For years at our home, when a bird starts drumming on the house, I take a broom handle and tap on the inside of the house where I can't be seen. I use the same rhythm as the bird and as near the same spot as possible from in side the wall or ceiling. I have had only one bird return and since, using the same proce dure, it gave up and did not re turn. Try It! It is better than killing such beneficial little creatures. Mrs. W. L. Painter P. 0. Box 47 Dillard, Ore. GOP Studying N. Y. Convention NEW YORK (AP) - Represent atives of the Republican Conven tion Committee have arrived to check on a half-million-dollar cash offer to hold the I960 convention in New York City. Realtor William Zeckendorf ex tended the cash offer this week and proposed building a huge arena in the Bronx to stage the convention. A decision on the site will not be made until April It. Up to now Philadelphia and Chicago have been considered the leading pos sibilities, with Miami Beach a close third. Seed Dealers Name Officers PORTLAND (AP)-The Oregon Feed It Seed Dealers Assn. has named Fenn Emerson, Albany, president. Other new officers named at the 28th annual convention were Alec Runciman, Portland, vice presi dent; James McDowell, Portland, secretary - treasurer; and Russ Hays, Portland, manager. Among those elected to the board of governors were Glen Fravel, Salem, and Dou Hodge, Eugene. JENKINS ; running up big hospital bills, etc., and turning up WITHOUT IN SURANCE? Shall we pass i law compelling everybody who drives a car to carry insurance? It's quite a problem. There's a lot of talk about it, but nothing much has been done yet. Maybe the best IMMEDIATE solution for provident drivers is to take out in surance against getting hit by the other fellow.- That's at least the rugged individualist'! way. The federal government has a new idea. It would like to be auth orized by congress to establish a national clearing house for the names of drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked. It nflght be a good idea. It would make a lot of new federal jobs. New federal jobs cost money. The money comes out of the taxpay ers' pockets. The more Uncle takes out, the less the taxpayer has to spend. Maybe all these things are es sential. Maybe they should all be enacted into law. Maybe they are all so important that we just can't get along without them. But- They'd all cost money. A LOT of money. Why not close this piece by talk ing for a moment about something that would perhaps contribute more to highway safety than anything else that could be done and it WOULDN'T COST A CENT. I'm referring to courtesy. Just common, everyday courtesy. The same kind of courtesy we employ more or less EVERY WHERE ELSE, but fail to display on the highways. If we were all as courteous to others, as considerate of the RIGHTS of others, when we are out on the highways behind the wheel of a car, as we normally are in our homes and on the side walks on foot, our highway! would be FABULOUSLY SAFER. And it wouldn't cost a red cent. Peter Edson Maybe Manuela Deserves Washington Statue, Too WASHINGTON (NEA) Pres ident Eisenhower's belated accept ance from Venezuela of the Simon Bolivar statue down by the Pan American Union buildings should make the South American libera tor better known in this country. Postmaster General Arthur Sum merfield has already issued a Bol ivar memorial stamp which will help. - One other thing this dedication should do is make Americans bet ter acquainted with Manuela Saenz, who was the most important wom an in the liberator's life. The general impression of Boli var is'that he was a rather saintly character another George Wash ington who never told a lie and never committed a sin. Bolivar, pronounce it Bo-Iee-var, with the accent on the "lee" to please the Southerners and the South Americans, was indeed the father of about four countries, Venezuela, Colombia, Equador and Peru, and father of all South Amer ica's independence. BUT HE WAS A LOT MORE than that. He was a great human being. He had the Spanish temper ament. And his love affair with Manuela is one of the little-known classics of history. It should rank right along with Romeo and Juliet, Louis XV and Pompadour, John Alden and Priscilla, John Smith and Pocahontas and Eddie and Wally. For many years the Latin Amer icans tried to hide Manuela. In the general business of making Bolivar into a saint, Manuela was banished from polite history books. She was of uncertain birth. She had been married to a correct Englishman, James Thorne. She left him to follow the fortunes of Bolivar. She died of the plague,! The Cartoonist "I Stan' on Trujillo Agent Receives Fine WASHINGTON (AP)-John Jo seph Frank, Washington attorney and former FBI agent, wat fined $500 here for acting as an agent for Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo and the Dominican Republic with out registering with the Justice Department. U.S. Dist. Judge Luther W. Youngdahl fined Frank $500 on each of two counts in the indict ment, but suspended one fine. Judge Youngdahl said be was taking into account that Frank now has registered as an agent of a foreign principal as well as the fact he made no apparent ef fort to hide his activities. Frank, 41, is a native of New Britain, Conn. He withdrew a plea of innocence last week and threw himself upon the mercy of the court. Frank was Indicted by a grand Jury delving into the disappear ance of Jesus Maria de Galindez, Columbia University lecturer; and Gerald L. Murphy, an American pilot. Galindez, 43, a bitter critic of Dominican strong man Trujillo, disappeared in March 1956 short ly after leaving a class at Colum bia. Murphy, 23, a pilot for the Dominican government airline, vanished in Ciudad Trujillo, the Dominican capital, the following December. Some reports said Murphy had boasted of knowledge about the circumstances of Galindez' disap pearance. 25 In Telephone Booth DURBAN, South Africa (AP) Twenty-five youths from the Dur ban YMCA today claimed they had packed themselves into a tel ephone booth to set a record in the new international craze. When they were all packed in, the phone rang. None of the hu man sardines could answer It. penniless, 26 yean after Bolivar died at Santa Marta in 1S30. REVIVAL OF HER MEMORY got a big push in the 1950s when Victor W. Von Hagen, a St. Louis scientist, began to unearth the true story of her life. Von Hagen had already written a score of books on South Ameri ca. He knew where all the archives were, the official records and docu ments and private collections of old papers. From them he pieced together a carefully documented historical biography which is also a great true romance. The Manuela Saenz that Von Ha gen reveals is a fieay revolutionist. She had already been decorated with Peru's Order of the Sun for her role in the liberation from Spain when she first saw Bolivar in 1822. He was 39. She was 24. She threw a wreath that hit her hero in the face. THAT NIGHT AT QUITO'S vic tory ball, Manuela danced the na tive napanga and again caught Bolivar's eye. Then they danced together. And they fell in love. For the next eight years until his death, Manuela shared Boli var's life, his triumphs and his de feats. When fortune turned against him, Manuela was to save his life in narrow escapes. Bolivar's enemies turned against Manuela then. Handbills denounc ing her were pasted on walls. Or ders went out for 'her arrest. In Bogota she met the bailiffs with two brass pistols and made her terms. She would go to jail to satisfy them. Then she would be released and go into exile. She never saw Bolivar again. If there was a sense of fitness about these things maybe they should erect a monument to Man uela too. i Says: D 'Fift' Among Udder Tings" Hal Boyle Columnist Learns Things By Opening His Letters NEW YORK (AP)-Things i columnist might never know if he didn't open his mail: A new jewelry fad among men, the wearing of engagement rings set with their births tones, 13 being strongly encouraged by their fian cees. The sals figure the rings warn predatory female! : "This guy is already taken." When you make your first visit to the moon almost any year now! don't forget to take the scenic ciater tour. The moon has more than 30,000 craters. Many are up to 50 miles wide, and one is 30,000 feet deep five times the depth of the Grand Canyon. The equal rights movement In America has had one unexpected result. One out of four alcoholics is a woman. Actor Walter Slezak says his three children are too old to have baby sitters, and too young to be baby sitters. At Fort Churchill, way up north in Manitoba, milk ii bought by the slice. The milk is frozen and shipped in refrigerator cars. America suffered its millionth war fatality and its millionth mo tor car fatality in the same month December 1951. The auto has killed as many people in 51 years as all U.S. wars have in 176 years. Our quotable notables: "A worn- Lenten Devotions Text: Matt. 21:1-11 "And the multitude that went be fore and that followed, cried, say ing, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest." (Matt. 21:9) Triumphal entries there have been many in history. There was Alexander in the third century be fore Christ; there was Caesar of the first century; then such as Charlemagne, Napoleon and Hit ler of our own day. And we can't forget Russia in its cold war efforts and success. These all battled for a physical dominion. They battled for acres of earth. They all used the most modern techniques of warfare. Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem was entirely different. It was one week before He was to die voluntarily. He came not in, royalty, splendor or power. He came unarmed. He was followed by some of His captives cap tives of love, not of force. He came not in the proud triumph of war-conquests, but in the -"meek" rule of peace. He rode a borrowed colt and palm branches were wav ing instead of swords. His purpose? to publicly dem onstrate His messiahship and to fulfill the Old Testament prophecy of Zachariah 9:9. The hour had come. The people wanted His earthly kingdom- set up and thought this the reason for His en try. He wished to show them this was the king they were looking for. This was the one that had come to set them free. But He must die. They bad forgotten this. They sang a glorious doxology, but a week later they cried "Cru cify Him! Crucify Him I" They wanted an earthly messiah, not a heavenly one. They wanted a mes siah that performed miracles, and not one that preached redemption from sin. It is one thing to cry VHosanna" on Palm Sunday. It is another to follow Christ all the way to the cross, be crucified with Him by faith (Gal. 2:20) and be risen with Him the third Jay (Col. 3:1). "He came unto His own but His own received Him not. But to as many as received Him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name." (John 1:11 12). Calvin Harrah, pastor Melrose Community church an'i club," sayi comedian George De Witt, "ii a place where they knock after they enter." Michigan brag: The Wolverine State claims it has so much water it could fill a bathtub for every person in the world, and the level of its 11,037 inland lakes wouldn't go down an inch. The first case of human artifi cial insemination was reported by an English surgeon at the end of the 18th century. Now an esti mated 20,000 test tube babies are born yearly. Had your child's eyes checked lately? "Ten million American school children have vision prob lems," says Dr. Lois B. Ring of Cleveland. "Half of them will stumble along without anyone ever detecting their handicap." One in 10 American families has an annual income of $10,000 or mere. One in seven an income of $2,000 or less. It was Abraham Lincoln who observed. "I cannot conceive how a man could look up into heaven and say there is no boo. Ruling Due March 30 On New Racing Chief PORTLAND (AP) A circuit judge will announce March 30 whether the state Racing Commis sion can name a new racing stew ard, the chief state official in pre servine honestv at the tracks. Judge Pro Tem Barnett H. Goldstein said he would announce his decision then on Cecil Ed wards' request for a temporary injunction to stop the commission because of the state's imminent need for a racing steward. One member of the commission and the commission attorney ad mitted in a court hearing here that Warne Nunn, executive assistant to Gov. Mark Hatfield, had demanded Edwards' dis charge. Edwards went to court to fight for the job as racing steward after asserting he was fired at the de mand of Hatfield. Edwards said it was because he had supported Hatfield's opponent, Democrat Robert Holmes, in last year's elec tion. Edwards also contended the dis charge was illegal He said he came under civil service, but that the commission failed to conform to regulations, not giving him written notice nor citing a cause. He said that prevented him from asking the Civil Service Commis sion to review the discharge. Witnesses Testify Testifying that Hatfield's assist ant had demanded the discharge of Edwards were Charles A. Hunt ington, Eugene, commission mem ber, and Scott W. Kelley, special assistant attorney general who is attorney for the commission. Both vtere questioned on the stand by Pat Dooiey, former speaker of the House, who is at torney lor tawaros. Kelley said Hatfield had report ed numerous complaints about Ed wards. , Huntington, who has been on the commission since 1939, said he 'had received no "complaints about Edwards, who had held the job eight years. Melvin H. Cleveland, Salem, act ing director of the state Civil Service Commission, said he re ceived a dismissal notice on Ed wards on Feb 24. He said the notice from the Racing Commis sion was dated Feb. 20 with the effective date made retroactive to Oct. 9, 1958, the day after the state racing season. For years Edwards has been paid only for each racing season. That was to leave him free to do other work in the winter. Occa sionally he also took on off-season assignments from tne state. School Attended He testified that as recently as January the commission had sent him to attend a harness racing How to add years to your life 00 Today about 70. Modern sanitation, diet, drags end modioli practice have added 30 years to our life span. And note that 70 b artragt. Many die sooner. Many live longer. You up your chances of being a "longer'' if you eat properly and get proper medical care. This means periodic check ups by your physician. As pharmacists we are pleased to help by supplying the drugs your doctor prescribes drugs unknown a century ago. We're so conscious of the effectiveness of modern medicine that we're shooting for a life span of 100 years. How about you? Dulles Finishes X-Ray Series WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles hat completed his radiation treat, ments for cancer. A State DeparU ment spokesman said doctors have yet to decide whether or when he can return to his desk. The X-ray treatments began Feb. 20. They were reinforced two weeks ago with an injection of radioactive gold. Dulles is suffering from abdom. Inal glandular cancer. Slate De. partment press officer Lincoln White told newsmen he couid not say how effective the treatment has been in checking the disease. Dulles' recovery schedule over the next week or two clearly miled out his participation in the forth coming talks at nearby Camp Da. vid between President Eisenhow er and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on the Berlin crisis. The way is open, however, for Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd to visit Duiiei at Walter Reed Army Hospital or hi! home here. ' school in California at a cost to the state of at least $156. Cleveland also testified that Ed wards now was back on the eligi ble list for the steward's job be-' cause he was not discharged for cause. Correspondence between the Civil Service and Racing com missions indicated Edwards was the only person on the list vfiio qualified for the job. . Ted Bruno, Racing Commission chairman, testified that Edwards was paid $2,000 for an off-season assignment to revise rule books for horse and dog racing, but never completed the job. After court recessed Edwards said he had finished the dog rule book and had nearly finished the horse book. Bruno said he considered Ed wards' work satisfactory and ad mitted he had called Edwards a "superlative official." Bruno added, however, that he had received numerous com plaints about Edwards and re garded him as controversial. The judge said he would make his decision quickly because of the urgency for a steward to super vise pre-season activities at the tracks prior to the May 1 opening of the racing season. Kelley contended the court does not have jurisdiction, asserting that a state body cannot be sued unless the state consents. The courtroom was filled with track officials, horse and dog own ers and racing fans. Economist Advises U. S. Tariffs Slash WASHINGTON (AP) - Sumner H. Slichter, Harvard University economist, ha recommence! that all U.S. tariffs be cut further and all import quotas abolished over a 10-year period. "No single step that the gov ernment could take would make such an important contribution to ward strengthening the American economy and toward the achieve ment of rapid growth with stabil ity of prices as a program for re ducing tariffs and eliminating quotas," he declared. Slichter appeared as the first witness in a study by the Senate House Economic Committee on problems and prospects of the American economy. If duties were cut drastically and quotas removed, he said in his prepared testimony, "foreign competition would be of invalu able aid in checking the tendency of wages to outrun labor produc tivity and in retarding the rise in prices." , 100 years ago the average American could expect to live about 40 yean. Your FRIENDLY FAMILY PHARMACY
