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Newspaper Page Text9to 3tcw$Jtmew Published by Newi-Review Co., Inc., 545 S.E. Main St., Roseburg, Ore. Charles V. Stanton Editor George Castillo Addye Wright Assistant Editor Buiincu 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 at Roseburg, Oregon, under act of March 2, 1873 Subscription Rates on Classified Advertising Page EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The News-Review, Roseburg, TO CO, OR NOT. TO GO By Charles V. Stanton Should President Eisenhower go to Japan? Should he visit that country despite" communist demonstrations, know ing that his presence will arouse still more rioting? Should the President permit himself to be bluffed out of a visit to Japan by the communist crowd? Will this country's prestige be impaired if communist hoodlums are permit ted to halt a good-will visit? Should the President 'confront dur enemies' with a show of force, as did Teddy Roosevelt me years ago: Z - Policy now facing our State Department raises some guzzling questions. Communist and extreme socialist groups in Japan have been extremely vocal and vigorous in 'their demonstrations. Because of those demonstrations the government is said to be fences should the President risk the chance that a visit might further endanger the present Japanese government? On the other hand, if he doesn uled, isn't that apt to indicate and thus hurt the Japanese yielding to the demands of demonstrating elements? ' Communists have overstepped themselves in one phase of the current agitation, I believe.- ; Their attacks on Eisenhower have done much to im prove the political situation Khrushchev's letters to four leading Democratic candidates have been most embarrasing to those candidates, each of whom hastened to repudiate any friendship for the Russian dictator. , ' i But Ike's popularity has lieve, and he has been given solid support by far the great majority of people. Those few politicians who hurried to criticize him, have shown a " ' Khrushchev has indicated Ikes successor and that he His continuing insults and the demonstrations in Asia are apt to work exactly opposite to his desires. And while Democratic nominees unquestionably will seek to throw off any taint of Khrushchev support, they'll doubtless be viewed with suspicion by many voters, come November. : But that doesn't solve the current problem. Should we call the commies and their bluff, running the risk of ex treme danger to the President personally and the assur arice of wild demonstrations? In what way can we best serve the friendly Japanese government? Those are puz zling questions. ;. WHY LIMIT VOTING ON OPINIONS A referendum is in progress among wheat growers to determine whether or not the federal government shall con tinue price support on wheat. Wheat growers presently are being paid for acreage not sown to wheat, while the government has so much wheat in storage that it can't find storage places and is paying handle the existing surplus. Any money paid wheat farmers for surplus comes out of the public treasury. But do the people who must pay the bill have anything to say about whether the support program shall be. continued? Why should votes concerning the matter of continuing wheat quotas and support prices be confined only to those benefitted? Are those getting benefits the only ones capable of expressing an opinion? Shouldn't those who pay the bill have something to say? The general public does have pne way in which it can get into the controversy. It can, if it desires, kick the spenders out of office and put into office some people who will act conservatively. ' POOR PUBLIC RELATIONS Banks and bankers traditionally are poor in the field of public relations. We even speak of bankers as being "cold." I've always doubted that bankers are entitled to that reputation. Most of them I've known have been warm, kind-hearted individuals. But now I'm beginning to fear that perhaps my ap praisal of banks has been wrong; that, in fact, they are un sympathetic toward the needs of the public. I'm referring particularly to the U. S. National Bank, now building a fine new home for its Roseburg branch. It put a high fence around the new construction to pro tect the public but hasn't cut one window, or even one knot hole, to serve sidewalk superintendents. Hal Boyle Surviving Summer Demands Ingenuity In Middle Age NEW YOnK (AP)-It takes a lot of ingenuity to survive sum merin middle age. When you're a barefoot boy with checks of tan, summer is a golden time in a golden prime, ripe with promise and full of childhood ec- stacies. Schoons out. woodlands beclt on and there's the fresh thrill of scuffing ncwly-frccd toes in the dust, of dropping a squirming worm into a pebbly brook ami catching something even though it isn't much larger than a sar dine. But In middle ago summer is a season that has its perils as well as its performances. If one could lie at case on a cot in a shady yard and let the mellow warmth thaw his rhcumn tism, all would be well. Summer would be a perfect blessing. This is hardly possible, how ever, becauso, of the "summer thlotc." The summer- athlete is an oversized middle-aged kid who never quito grew up a perennial boy scout. Summer isn't for him n time of rest and relaxation while drowsi ly listening to tho murmuring bees. With him it's a timo to ba up and doing, a time to get red faced and sweaty. This nature's boy Is n mixture of Tarzan of tho apes, Marco Polo, Daniel Boone and an Olympic de Ore. Fri., June 10, 1960 shaky. Under those circum t visit the country, as sched a fear of communist agitators government even more than of the Republican party. been vastly improved, I be tremendous loss of prestige. that he expects to deal with prefers a ' liberal successor out millions of dollars just to cathlon performer. No community is complete without at least one of these, summer athletes and no community is happy with one. "Let's (to on a hike!" he bloats. And if you arc foolish enough to inhimthe nexMhingyou know nest and you are all running for your lives. Summer isn't summer to him unless he can wear out himself. and everyone else within sound of his voice, hy playing games oi doine thine manv sensible mid dle-aged peoplo wisely gave up in Kindergarten. Even if you withdraw into the air-contlilioncd comfort of your own nome, turn over the welcome mat, and pull down the Venetian blinds, you can't always escape ine summer ainiete. For what happens? Exhausted by his hysterical outbursts of boy ish energy, the summer athlete oitcn Reels over and expires in his own perspiration. It alwavs happens during the sultriest heat spell of tho year, and no matter how much you grumble, your wile insists you havo to go out into tho hot sun to allend his funeral. Finis tho summer athlete. But you don't do much celebrating. Come next June another summer athlete will rise to take his place and ruin a perfect season. In The Days News .By FRANK As this is written, with 80 per cent of California's precincts heard from in part or complete, these are the figures: Nixon . 1,017,764 Brown 922,636 McLain 437,391 That is to say: As of now. Republican Nixon has 10 per cent more votes than Dem ocrat Brown. But Democrats Brown and McLain, combined, have SS per cent more votes than Republican Nixon. What that means is that in Cali fornia (as in Oregon) there are more registered Democrats than registered Republicans. In yester day's primary election, California voters voted by party label. In the general election next fall, they will vote as individuals. What it amounts to at the mo ment is that yesterday's election pledges California's 70 Republican CONVENTION votes to Nixon and her 81 Democratic CONVENTION votes to Brown who says he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination but hasn't yet deter mined his choice among the avow ed Democratic candidates. Something new was added to the situation this morning when New York's Governor Rockefeller is sued a statement calling on Vice President Nixon to declare "pre cisely" what Nixon believes and proposes to meet GREAT MAT TERS confronting the nation, He adds that he had hoped that any one aspiring to lead the Republi can party would make such a dec laration, but it "has not been done." ' Mr. Rockefeller made his state ment to a closed-door meeting of Republican leaders a few hours after he had told President Eisen hower at breakfast that he plan ned to make the statement and Six States Pledge Jackson Support SEATTLE (AP) Support for Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Wash ington as the Democratic vice presidential nominee has been pledged by party leaders in six western states, Luke Graham said Thursday. Graham, Washington, state De mocratic chairman, said "definite commitments" have been re ceived from Oregon, Idaho, Mon tana, California, Hawaii and Alas ka. - "I am overwhelmed at the in dications of support which are coming in hourly, not only from the West but from tho East," he said. The Washington state Democra tic state convention May 28 instructed Graham to sound out party leaders, particularly in the West, about backing Jackson for the vice presidency. Washington's 27 Democratic na tional convention votes are pledged to Jackson. He has said he is not seeking the office but would be honored to accept the nomination. Research Balloon Seen Over Pacific SAN DIEGO. Calif. (AP) A huge research balloon drifted to the Pacific south of here Thurs day on its wayward journey from a launcning ai arunswicii, ua., Sunday. It was clearly visible from San Diego, looking to some like a big onion and to others like a base ball bobbing in the air about 30 miles south. The Weather Bureau said east erly wind at the balloon's eleva tion would carry it over the ocean. The balloon tall as a 50-story building was sent up to record cosmic rays in tne stratosphere. It was supposed to have come down Wednesday near El Paso, The Cartoonist Says: "Have They Solved the Re-Entry JENKINS : also that he Is critical of current national defense policies. He also told the meeting that he will lead the New York delega tion to the Republican national con vention in Chicago. The Associated Press says this morning: "The tenor of the statement in dicated that Rockefeller is STRIK ING OUT ON HIS OWN AS A RE PUBLICAN SPOKESMAN INDE PENDENT OF THE EISENHOW ER ADMINISTRATION." What does that mean? Presumably it means that un less he can bring Mr. Nixon and the Republican leadership around to his way of thinking (as to what the Republican party stands for in this campaign) he will become an ACTIVE candidate for the nomin ation. . What of that? Well, this is a' free country. If Mr. Rockefeller wants to be a can didate for the Republican nomina tion for President, he has a per fect - right to be a candidate. If he disagrees with the so-called Eisenhower-Nixon policies, he has a perfect right to disagree. Be sides, if he decides to become an active candidate for the nomina tion it will remove from the Re publican convention the onus of be ing a cut-and-dried affair. This na tion has been built on the founda tion of free competition, and free competition never hurt anybody. ' But ' "'" One hopes If Mr. Rockefeller decides to be come an active candidate he will make perfectly clear his reasons for differing with the Eisenhower Nixon policies and will outline sharply what HIS policies are. That will give us rank-and-file voters something to get our teeth into. Readers Opinion Gold Tassles Draw Further Comment To The Editor: ... Mrs. Janet Young's comments on her pleasure at attending the High School Commencement exer cises struck an answering chord m me for I thoroughly enjoyed the program. I agree with Mrs. Young in that it might be more fair to honor all those with a certain grade point average rather than Honor Society members as such. As for her interpretation of Democracy; does it mean leveling all people to a common mediocrity of abil ity and will to succeed, or does it mean making it possible for all to have equal opportunity? Yes, my son was one wearing a gold tassle, and I was gratified to hear a younger brother, when he understood its significance, say, "inais lor mer mow many young brothers see high school boys wearing letter jackets and make up their minds to wear one, too, some day? Is that "undem ocratic?" One occasion at the end of four years seems small enough to pub licly honor those who have excel led in academic subjects, the thing tor wnicn our scnoois are support ed. Mrs. Paul Dillon 1131 NE Ellis Street Roseburg, Ore. Tex. but a timing device, which was to cut loose the instrument payload, failed to work and the balloon druted on. The balloon project Is sponsored jointly by the Navy, the Univer sity of Chicago and The National science foundation. James Marlow Nixon Stabbed Twice, But Party Rushes In Defense WASHINGTON (AP) Twice in a row, with no one in sight likely to take the Republican iiununauon away irum mm, vice President Richard M. Nixon not jabbed with a red-hot needle. Both times be stayed quiet 24 hours. Both times this happened to be just long enough to let the Re publican leaders in Congress rush to his defense against the need lers as they did before he did any talking. The first time it was Harold Stasscn who jabbed him, just when Nixon seemed to have the Republican vice presidential nom ination sewed up in 1955. Now it's New York's Gov. Nelson Rocke feller, just when Nixon seems to have the presidential nomination cinched, although Rockefeller would like to get it. Rockefeller said it was about time Nixon started saying pre cisely where he stands on the big issues.' Nixon replied that he not only has talked on them but has been more precise than Rockefeller. The fact is: Neither has been completely precise at all. Few seekers of political office ever are. It was only July 23, just a few weeks before the 1956 Republican convention, that Stassen started his dump-Nixon campaign, argu ing Nixon would lose the party votes. Stassen suggested Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts for the vice presidential nomination. Republicans in Congress, with visions of Stassen splitting the party, rallied around Nixon. Her ter didn't have a chance. In fact, be said he not only didn't want the nomination but would nomi nate Nixon himself. Nixon came out of silence then. He didn't waste any time on Stas sen. He just praised Herter. But he reacted far more energetically to Rockefeller. Rockefeller, who got out of the Republican presidential race last December and jumped back in in May, fired his blast at Nixon on Wednesday. The Republicans in Congress closed ranks around Nixon. Then Nixon went to New Jer sey Thursday and at a news con ference said he had talked on the issues and had been more pre cise than Rockefeller. He chal lenged the governor to a "dis cussion in depth," perhaps before television cameras. Rockefeller said Nixon "doesn't need me to interrogate him on television." What follows is a run-down on the positions Rockefeller took on the issues in his Wednesday at tack against Nixon and the vice president's statements in the past on those same problems. National Defense: Rockefeller says defense is not good enough, suggests spending 314 billion dol lars more right away. Nixon says Denver Post Stock Sale Announced DENVER (AP)-Sale of 15 per cent of the stock of the Denver Post to Samuel I. Newhouse, New York newspaper and radio station owner, was announced today by Newhouse and officers of the Post. 'The sale was made for an un disclosed figure by Mrs. May Bon fils Stanton, daughter of the late Frederick G. Bonfils, co-founder and co-publisher of the Post from 1892 until his death in 1933. Officers of the Denver Post, Inc., re-elerted at a stockholders meeting Wednesday, are E. Ray Campbell, president; Helen G. Bonfils, secretary-treasurer, and Palmer Hoyt, editor and publish er. Miss Bonfils is Mrs. Stanton's sister. Newhouse owns 12 newspapers in six states, mostly in the East and South. Among them are the Oregonian, the St. Louis Globe Democrat and the Jersey City Journal and Newark Star Ledger. He also owns the Conde-Nast Pub lishing Co. with its string of na tional magazines. Problem Yet?" defenses are just fine but this country must spend whatever it costs to retain its strength. Foreign Policy: Rockefeller did not say much more than that we are losing ground and must do something about it. Nixon doesn't concede any losses but he hasn't been any more specific than Rockefeller in this field. Arms Control: everybody seems to be for this, including Rockefeller and Nixon. National Economy: Rockefeller calls for tax changes to encour age investments.. Nixon said Thursday he has urged tax re visions, too, and then some. Farm Problems: Rockefeller is doing something about them. Nix on says he is, too, but he has in dicated before he wouldn't have a new farm program of his own until after he gets the presiden tial nomination. Labor: Rockefeller is for com pulsory arbitration, if necessary, to end big, damaging strikes. Nix on is against compulsory control. But how he'd cope with such a problem isn't clear at all. Civil Rights: Rockefeller says he is all for racial equality but vague on how to achieve it. Nix on is for protecting civil rights but hasn't gone beyond the Eisen hower ' program, only part of which got accepted this year by Congress. Federal Aid to Education: Rockefeller is for federal aid for school construction and for schol arships. Nixon is for federal aid to school construction. Medical Help for the Aged: Rockefeller is for a medical pro gram paid for through Social Se curity taxes. Nixon is against this way of paying the cost, but is supporting a federal-state sharing of part of the cost of voluntary health insurance. Both men have a long way to go before they spell out In complete detail just where they stand on the issues. Nixon, for instance, has said he will stand on the Eisenhower administration's rec ord but he will build on it. He also says he differs with 'he administration on some . major policies but won't spell them out until after he is nominated. Fairbanks Paper Verifies Flights FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP)-The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner said Thursday that reports of Soviet spy flights over Alaska, while the Distant Early Warning radar line was being built, are undoubtedly true. Rep. Daniel J. Flood (D-Pa) said at Washington, D. C, Thurs day he had received a letter from an Alaska resident telling of such flights "almost daily" over Barter Island in 1953 but that they were less frequent now. Flood had a statement inserted in the Con gressional Record. The News-Miner stated that on at least six different occasions in the Dast six vears correspondents of the newspaper or residents ol the Arctic Coast have reported what they believed were Russian planes over their heads. "The trouble was we didn't take these reports seriously," said C. W. Snedden, publisher of the News Miner. "We could never get con firmation of any sort from the military. Military officials were always skeptical." At a press conference at Juneau Gov. William A. Esan repeated previous statements he had no knowledge of any Russian flights over the 49th state. Combat Team To Bolster Forces At Pacific Base OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A spe cialized combat team of 2.000 parachutists, packing the most modern battle equipment, began boarding a troopship here on the way to Bolster U.S. muitary strength at Okinawa. The airborne infantry organiza tion, the first one assigned to the western Pacific theater in recent years, arrived on trains today from Ft. uragg, N. u., wnere me men completed more than 1,000 individual jumps in the final week of training. Officially known as the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, the organization is called "the Rock" for its liberation of Corregidor in World War II. The troopship will sail Friday and is due in Okinawa June 24. Attempt To Organize Demonstration Fizzles MANILA (AP) An attempt to organize an anti-American dem onstration timed to President Ei senhower's arrival here next week appears to be fizzling out. At least three major trade un ions issued statements repudiat ing the demonstration planned by Ignacio Lacsina, head of the Na tional Labor Confederation. Lacsina had called for a parade of marchers carrying placards criticizing American policy in the Philippines and demanding Phil ippine courts be given jurisdiction over American servicemen ac cused of crimes here. U. S. serv icemen are now tried by court martial. Dr. Foss Named By Lutherans TACOMA (AP) Dr. H. L. Foss, Seattle, was elected presi dent of the newly-formed North Pacific District of The American Lutheran Church in an election at Pacific Lutheran College shortly before noon Thursday. His elec tion came on the third ballot. He defeated The Rev. Herbert Xottbohm of Portland, who had 120 votes to Dr. Foss' 184, and Dr. S. C. Siefkcs, Portland, who had 32 votes. Editorial SPECIALIZING IN SPECIAL NEEDS Salem Capital Journal Oregon doesn't fare too well in the latest study of an industry's plant selecting whims. But the sur vey contains information vital to those who are seeking to change the situation. The study, coverine the chem ical industry, was done by Chem ical Week Magazine. The question naire was answered by the heads of 225 chemical firms. The reeion is nonular. but the state isn't. Thirty-six per cent of those surveyed said they would like to build on the Pacific coast, which tied with the South Atlantic states as being the most popular region. On a state basis, however, none of the 225 firms mentioned Oregon as first choice and only four men tioned Oregon as an alternate to first. California is the most popu lar state with the chemical in dustry, getting 34 first places and 12' mentions as an alternate site. The four mentions Oregon did re ceive, however, put her ahead of all the Rocky Mountain states and many of the Midwest states. The reasons Oregon didn't rank higher are contained in another part of the survey. Asked what considerations influence selection of a plant site respondents answer ed in the following, and rapidly decending order: 1. Nearness to market, sales area or customers. 2. Availability of .labor supply. 3.v Availability of raw materials. 4. Availability of transportation. 5. Fair or lower taxes. 6. Available water supply. 7. Labor costs. 8. Availability and cost of utilities. 9. Transportation costs. 10. Market ' growth poten tial. Climate, living conditions and community attitude, three factors boosted by those who attempt to entice industry into Oregon, are well down in the second series of ten. Power cost, also used as a selling point by Oregon boosters is almost off the list in 31st place. If such other Oregon assets as her recreation facilities (boating, hunting, fishing, etc.), her open spaces, lack of crowding and oth er factors which would appeal to a plant staff are listed. And Oregon apparently is going to retain these advantages which attach to lack of congestion so far as the chemical industry is con cerned. The chemical industry with the exception of a few plants hand ling unusual materials is an average one without special site needs. Plant selection considera tions are close to those given by manufacturers of steel and plastic products, for example. In fact, a plywood mill located according to the same considerations would not be far from its ideal home if one item on the list were ignored, No. 1. No. 1 is nearness to market, and that's the thing that rules Oregon off the list of many industries. California is a huge market, of course, and to a westerner Cal ifornia is just across the fence from Oregon. In terms of trans portation costs it's quite a piece, however. So why not locate in the market, not near it? If Washing ton were a market similar to Cal ifornia, Oregon could draw plants by the dozen, for she could ser vice both to the north and the south. But Washington, to volume producers, still is in the sticks. That day, however, doubtless will come to the horror of those who like plenty of elbow room. Un til it does Oregon's boosters must do a good job of pointing out the special situations Oregon has for plants with special needs. What better example is there than the Boardman Bombing Range? Probably nowhere else in the West or anywhere, is there a similar combination of unending nothing ness complete with rail, highway ana river iranspuriauon. . - Summer Rotes on Ploner Ends Sowduit for Mulch Peeler Cores Green Slob Oak PHONE OS 9-8741 ,4 Tribute -- To Our Flag! 'Three Cheers for the Red, Whjte ond.BJue",Whcn w sing those stirring words at home, ot school, as a par ade passes, or whatever the occasion, let's pay more than merely lip service to the Grand Old Flog! Poems have been written for Old Glory! Statesmen have eulogized its immortality. Soldiers on battlefields throughout the world have died for it. It flies majestically night and doy over the White House. It is the blessed Flag of Freedom and ' stands for all the things we hold dearest.' Hohor- the . Flog that is the signature of our country and fly it proudly in your heart! Douglas County STATE BANK Comment CONVENTION FLOP? Salem Oregon Statesman Several national oublications have warned that this summer's national political conventions on television could be a major flop unless their format is changed. Eieht years ago Oregon saw its first national convention on tele vision. It was piped to a few sets in Portland via cable. Spectators came from Salem and other way points to view the spectacle. It was acclaimed as the' best TV show up to that time, and it was . forecast that such public viewing would keep interest in politics' alive. Betty Furness became a na tional figure by delivering the com mercials. Then four years ago, we saw an- - other set of conventions on TV. By this time, however, audiences were more sophisticated. They complained about the length of the programs and the networks insert ed batteries of commentators to take up the slack. Since that time, TV audiences have become increasingly impa tient with wasted time. The At lantic Monthly's Charles .Morton points to the abbreviated golf and football games on TV, where only the important action shots are shown. His irreverent suggestion is that the conventions be shot on video tape so the dull parts can be edited out before the public sees the result. The GOP convention is under the handicap of having a result that is almost a foregone conclu sion. The Democratic convention could become bogged down in seem ingly endless roll-calls with no hint as to when the critical "break" will come. The conventions will not change their complexion to suit television, however. The convention program will continue to be lengthy and dull to fill in the time that it takes for vote trading and committee work, which will take place be yond the reach of the television cameras. The best the promoters can hope for is a dash of humor from anoth er delegate from Puerto Rico or another nomination o "Joe Smith" to help liven the weak spots. OUR HAZARDS GROW Eugene Register-Guard The Tacoma News-Tribune calls this the drowning season. And rightly must these late spring and summer months be so described. In Oregon, the Memorial Day week end resulted in four accidental deaths due to drowning and only ..,. in hint,..,,,., mi.h.nii Not every drowning can be count ed as the result of someone being unable to swim, but all can be said to either be due to lack of swimming ability or lack of proper regard- for rules of water safety. . In this area we are relatively for tunate to have several public pools where swimming instruction is available to both youngsters and adults each summer. Furthermore, we have a YM-YWCA pool where instruction can be gained in any season. We have fewer drownings in our community because of such opportunities and because our fam ilies can swim in safe places, under lifeguard supervision. But, especially in this blessed land of so many lakes, reservoirs, boating streams and convenient ocean beaches, we are turning more and more to the water for our recreation. Often we need our swimming abilities only in a pre cautionary way, yet we need them more than ever before if we are to rely on them in water-emergency situations. This is the drowning season. Wise parents will take care to be sure that their youngsters do learn to swim well and do know the rules of water safety. Wiser ones also will check their own profi ciency, perhaps lessened because of lack of practice, and their own knowledge, probably never as com plete as it should have been. and Wood OUR TRUCKS CARRY FULL 400 & 600 cu. ft. i i mi ii tmm ,mii,i mm, j S'E JACKSON and CASS ROSEBURG We Salute Our Town!