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9&e 3lou)5-lteMew Publithid ky News-Raview Ce. lac, S4S S t. Meie St., Reaure. Ore. Charles V. Stanton . Editor Georgf Castillo Auiltant Editor Member of the Associated Press. Oregon Newspaper Publisher! 2 Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulation Entered a' second class matter May 7. 18?0, at the post office at ; Roseburg, Oregon, under act of March 2, 1873 J Subscription Ratea on Classified Advertising Page EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, RETIREMENT By Charles ; Is the forest product industry overlook inir a large and jrrowinjj market? Thin was the question recently placed be fore the Douglas Fir Plywood Association at a meeting in Tacoma. ' The market for lumber and plywood is dangerously low. One reason is that construction of housing is down. There are several reasons, we're told, that construction of houses is; below normal. ;! One reason, it is stated, is that we're overbuilt. In late years it has become the practice for large companies to finance residential developments. A piece of land is pur chased, improved, and a number of liomes erected. The company then sells to individuals. The company-built home, ect, can be purchased at lower price than a person can build his own. , I But all over the country, we're told, houses in such units are unoccupied. Builders can't sell because there are more houses than there ' Another reason is found it is said, would buy houses if they could afford them. But purchase requires more down payment than most prospec tive buyers have available. . ' Big Market Seen However, there is a market for a certain type of house, " plywood dealers were told, and the wood products industry could dispose of much of its surplus ami enlarge its produc tion by entering this market. , The market, it was stated, is for housing for retired personnel. , ' - . ; A special type of house is proposed". " ' It must be designed so it may be maintained with the least amount of care. It Thresholds should be eliminated. It should have better 1han average illumination to accommodate failing eyesight. Other suggestions included all electrical outlets at waist level, to eliminate stooping required by baseboard plug-ins, sit-down sinks, etc. ... ' . Current house building plans, one speaker slated, are centered around the family. Plans include provisions for children and . for family entertainment. . . '- ;' The retired couple, however, deserves a, far different type of planning planning that will consider adequate and cbmforlable shelter, yet with a minimum ' of household chores and maintenance. At the same time, built-ins should promote safety, convenience, and ease. Building for retired persons to date is largely of the manor type large apartment centers, with attendant facili ties. These projects, it was .tiiiio wiui suiiicieiii. Midline io ple cant afford apartments In manors. Others prefer a home of their own. Research Planned Florida and Arizona, it was stated, have gone into the retirement housing project in a big way. But an indication of preference is that single houses outsell apartment units 1.0 to 1, I Thought should be given by investment concerns, it was jjointcd out, to specially built houses which can be rented at a; rate suitable to the great many retired people on limited income. The "market" would absorb 150,000 rental units per year, with at least 100,000 additional units for sale. ; Because of their particular style, wood construction would be far superior to the use of other building materials. . More "wood would be needed for a specific number of dwelling units, built as either single1 or duplex residences, than for an equal number of units in the form of apart ments. At the same time they ity, or could be more easily Although Florida and Arizona have stressed the retire ment angle, the market doesn t exist only in the warmer climates, the association was told. A good many retired people prefer to stay in the localities where they have lived fpr years and where their children and grandchildren are located.; Thus the market is nationwide. ; The association's interest, has been aroused. A survey has been authorized to learn specifically what retired peo ple want and don't want in housing. ' Research will be followed by more specific informa tion perhaps an organized effort to draw investment mon ey into the retirement housing Francis Stilley Please, Santa, just A Plain Old-Shoe Type Of Bathrobe NEW YORK (AP)-Wives are mighty tricky these days. Found a. letter from mine the other day. addressed to another man. Sure I opened it, after all. Well, any way, it said: Dear Santa: t know you are aw fully busy now with all the kids and 1 hate to bother you. I wouldn't if I weren't Just desper ate this year. My lisl isn't long. In fact, it contains just one item, but it's terribly important. 'Please, Santa, would you bring me a robe for Christinas a plain, comfortable, old-shoe type of robe? I've been trying for five years now to get one through reg ular channels, but nothing from the broadest hints to outright clip ping of advertisements has made any impression on my local Santa CJaus. I 'Oh, I've gotten rohrs as a gitt, all right. As regularly as Christ mas. Hut all. fancy, fluffy, frou frou things, which hang in gor geous array in my closet. Hut .sanla, please, 1 want just a plain old robe. t ;My husband, bless his extrava ganl heart, thinks nothing is loo good for me. But the fact is, ev erything is loo good for me. Sure as anything, the first time I had ope of those beauties on. I'd man age to overturn the coffee pot on .it. Or at the least drop a little Addye Wright Business Managar Ore. Thuri., Dec. 8, 1960 HOUSING V. Stanton one of a mass-produced proj are families to occupy them in tight money. Some people, should . have: non-lipi floors. pointed out", are ideal;Vfor per- mioru mem. our. many peo would have better flaiabil- rented. field. butter on my lap. Take that lovely silk robe mv sweetie gave me last year. When I put Unit on in the morning I'm glamorous as anything, but what good does it do? My poor working boy doesn't get his eyes open till he s been al the oflice a couple of hours. I'm up to my usual hinting this year, but the other day I got pretty discouraged. We were window shopping and my husband gave a low whistle, grabbed me by the arm and steered me toward a shop win dow. "Look." he said, "that would be pretty snazzy on you." Ho was pointing at a gold hrorade gar ment so slinky the wearer would have lo jump while in it, rather than walk. So that, Santa, Is why t am call ing on you for help. I don't rare what color the robe is. On second thought. I don't even rare what size il Is. Just make it warm, and easy to get into, and for heaven's sake, washable! Hopefully, Joy Stilley Ah. well, such Is married life. Don't lip off dear wifey, but I'd already bought her a nice little old plain, comfortable, old-shoe lpe of robe for 11 bucks. They don't call me Sanla Claw around my bouse lor nothing, In The Day's News By FRANK The' 40-million member National Council of Churches, which is meeting in San Francisco, heard a report this week by its Division of foreign Missions. The report deals with conditions and prob lems in two of the hottest spots in the foreign affairs field the Con go and Cuba. Here are some of the high spots of the report: ""lie communists miscalculated in Africa (the Congo.) They have gained a strong fool hold in Cuba, but haven't neces sarily WON OUT yet. The Congo report is based on the findings of a missionary Br. George Carpenter, of New York, who is one of the secretaries of the international Missionary Council, lie says: "The communists slaked too much on a very small group of Congolese leftist leaders. Bui they underestimated the basic INTE GRITY, and discernment of most Congolese leaders, who fear Rus sia and are aware of the danger of falling under communist dom inaiion. Which is to say: Dr. Carpenter thinks there are DEDICATED people among these Congolese leaders. He doesn't say so in so .many words, but he ob viously believes we should back these dedicated leaders with sym pathy and understanding not necessarily military force. The Cuban report is based on the findings of Dr. Howard Yoder. He too is a missionary. His field is Latin America. He says: "A social revolution was long overdue in Cuba. The fact that Castro accepted (and solicited) communist aid and backing does nol necessarily make him a com munist." Dr. Yoder thinks Castro probably tried to use the com munists to help him set up a dic tatorship of his own (perhaps aft Carl Hart man End To East-West Contract Could Strangle W. Berlin BERLIN (AP) "There are some weapons of the Commu nists," said the trade expert, "that you can't fight with tanks. Bills of lading, for instance, and insurance policies." That was his way of warning whal may happen if the West German-East German trade pact, due to expire Dec. 31, is nol re newed. He thinks the business life of isolated Wesl Berlin could be slowly strangled without an issue arising inai would can tor armeo force. Not all experts agree. Many think that if the Reds try to strangle Berlin, there will always ho noma point where the issue is clcar and the West can lake a firm slnnd. This expert is Dr. Kurl Leopold who for years has been dealing Willi ine lommunisis auum irauu on behalf of the Bonn Govern ment. On Sept. 30 Chancellor Konrad AHinniiir ranreled a- oact that had been running nine year. The trade it covered is expected to reach a record S5O0 million this year. , ' ' It was canreled as a reprisal against the East German Com-; munists who ordered Germans coming from the West to apply to them for a special pass to visit Easi Benin. If the Communists decide ' to play il rough, strange things could happen on Jan. 1. Small sections of VVcsl Berlin, and of West Germany, may suddenly find themselves short of gas, electricity and water. A more serious crisis might come because of the bills of lad ing. Under a Big Four order dat ing back to 1946. these lists of freight must accompany most shipments across the 110 miles of Communist territory that sepa rate Berlin from the West. To' the Germans, always Im pressed by documents, this has great importance. The East Ger mans may ask for impossible in formation and insist on elaborate inspections if they arc not furn ished. "A lot of West Berlin's manu factures," explains Dr.- Leopold, "are delicate precision instru ments, carefully wrapped and parked. Suppose the East Ger mans start demanding that the liurk driver and his helper take crowbars and open the cases. If they do that with only one truck out of 10. trade will be almost impossible." Another annex includes an Udall Is Public Power Supporter WASHINGTON (AP) Stewart I.. Udall, designated by President elect Kennedy Wednesday to be Secretary of Interior, has a legis lative record of support for pub lic power development. As a member of the reclame tion subcommittee of the House Interior Committee, Udall voted this year in favor of authoriiing federal construction of the StS mil- j lion Bums Creek project on the j Snake River in Idaho. The Burns Creek oroiect would have the effect of doubling the power output of the federal Pali sades reclamation project and is opposed hy the privately owned electric companies serving the area. i Two years ago. Udall sided with the victorious advocates of fed eral construction of power facil ities for the Trinity River'projcct in Calilornia. This was in opposition to the recommendation of Republi can Secretary of Interior Fred A Seaton that the government ac cept the nfler of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to build the pow 'er plants and transmission sys- irm. JENKINS er the pattern of Batista, whom he overthrew) and got caught in the web he spun for that purpose. The report (to the National Coun cil of Churches, by its Division of Foreign Missions) conclude with these significant words: "We must not write off REVOL UTIONARY situations as lost to the Christian cause. THE COS PEL ITSELF IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF CREATIVE REVOLU TION." Can anyone doubt thai? I think not. Jesus was the GREAT REVOL UTIONARY of all time. I can't help thinking that per haps we need to rely more on the reports of these dedicated mis sionaries than even on our diplo matic services. More, possibly, than on United Nations, which governs itself by diplomatic pro cedures. We need to he brutally realistic on that point. Of necessity, every thing considered, our diplomatic services tend to operate in the rarified upper atmosphere of dip lomatic procedures. They seldom ge'. very close to the kind of peo ple who start social revolutions as a means or bettering tne lot of the people who live at the low est levels. The missionaries (the real mis sionaries, the DEDICATED mis sionaries) Bet CLOSE to the peo ple. They tend to be governed NOT by protocol nut by ine simple doc trines of Christianity. They feed the hungry. The medical mission aries among them minister to the sick. They mend broken bodies. Things like that IMPRESS the kind of people whose urge is to REBEL against what is in the hope of get ting for themselves something that is BETTER than what they have. This report to the National Coun cil of Churches opens up some subjects that are worth thinking about. agreement on Insurance, so that a West German car or truck is pro tected in East Germany. If the pact expires, the East Germans would be in a legal position to demand extra insurance cover age, at exorbitant premiums. Western experts who think he exaggerates these dangers point out mat the bast Germans already control German traffic between West Berlin and the West. They once raised the rates for use of the superhighway and . the West could only protest. If the Communists decide to strangle West Berlin, these ex. perts argue, they can always make excuses. Western officials think the Com miiiiislsi tvill not allow the trade pact to expire. They believe the communists have too great a need for West German iron and steel. The West Germans are trvine to forget the matter of passes to East Berlin as quietly as possible. This gain for the Communist side may be significant. If it is maintained, it will mean that the Wostern powers have tacitly al lowed the Communist regime to decide who may come and go in Berlin which the West insists is tinder , the rule of the United States, . the Soviet Union, Britain and France. "Daily Bible "Reading Message By Roseburg Ministerial Assn Scripture: Matt. 7:1-29 Judge not! Ask, seek, and knock! Enter in! Beware! Do God's will! Thus does the Lord Jesus end the Sermon on the Mount. Five com mands, which picture for us the enUre scope of the truly Christian life as seen by Jesus Christ, First, we are mode aware of the folly of , condemning others for their sin. The Christian life begins not by trying to reform others or society, but by pulling "the beam out of our own eye." The individ ual needs to admit before God that he has sinned by rebelling against God. His only hope lies in casting his poor sinful self upon the risen Christ who died for his sins but is alive forevcrniore. A newborn indicates he has life by crying. A true Christian who has been saved by Jesus Christ shows his new life by praver. The 1-ord Jesus assures us that "our Father which is in heaven delights to give good gifts" lo those true children of His who keep on ask ing, seeking, and knocking. The Lord makes no false prom ises. He docs not say the Christian life will be easy. "The gate Is nar row," He says, and so "is the way that leads to life." The true Christian is not above His Lord. As Christ endured suffering and persecution, so His follower must be willing and prepared for the same. Beware watch out for false prophets, men who pervert God's I truth by stating that one ran be 1 delivered from his sins apart from , the death and resurrection of Christ! Beware of men who fail 'to make clear that a Christian is I one who is not afraid lo "forsake i all and follow Christ." I Finally, Christ declares the crux j of the matter lo dti God's will : is to prove that one is His child. What we say means nothing lo God. What ro'ints is whether or I not our life S built upon the foun dation of Christ and that we are utterly commuted to His will. God grant that this will be true of you! John Scanzoni. pastor Lookingglass Community Church SAFETY SAYINGS Astorian Budget The Astoria police department has made a collection of little say ings, aU ol them aimed at per suading people to use care and courtesy in driving, the object: To keep more people alive and out of hospitals so they can enjoy the Christmas and year end holi days. borne of these sayings nave been seen before. Some are new. But each one has some solid and sen sible advice in it. Here they all are, and we hope a let of them stick in folks' minds: It's A Fact: It's not the loose nut behind the wheel that hurts it's the tight one. Sound Advice: If you must kill yourself, get off the highway, Sound Advice: Slow down, don't be like the curve dead ahead. Prayer: Now I take me out to drive; 1 hope the Lord keeps me alive. At home my children all await. Dear people, please co-operate. Oaad Earnest: It's better to come to a dead stop than come to a stop dead. Grave Warning: Pass on left side your business, pass on right side our business. Consolation: Don't ' complain. Think of all the times when you violated the law and weren't caught or killed. , Ponder: Heavy fool, light head, bad curve, stone dead. Oops: Take your time, the judge can wait. No Cars: If you want to drive, stay alive. There are no cars in heaven. , Results: It's not smart to speed. Ask any undertaker. By Example: A donkey entered in a parade bore a sign: Everyone is going to drive carefully over the holidays except me and you know ivhat I am. Good Business: A garage adver Southern Demo Says Votes Will WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala) has pre dicted most Southern Democrats will "resolve their doubts in favor of the administration" in acting on Presidentelect John F. Kenne dy's legislative program. t Sparkman said he does not be lieve his more conservative Dixie colleagues will join in any firm coalition with . the Republicans aimed at blocking Kennedy's pro grams. "By and large, the members of Congress vote their convictions," Reader : Opinions Reader Asks Reason For Board's Attitude To The Editor: Recently there has been much discussion in the newspaper and over the radio concerning the sla bling of horses at the County Fair grounds. One of the subjects is: "Why is such an outrageous price charged for rooming horses at the fair barns." It seems that fees amount to 58 a month for a stall, another S8 for room for storage of feed, pay ment in advance of the first and last months and a sum of $5 for final cleaning, a tolal of around $42, just to get a horse and his feed in the barn. A man I presumed to be a mem ber of the County Fair Board said over the radio that if these prices niilrin't lie afforded his advice would be J'lo go and sell the hni-sp." He said later, "inese pco nl shnulri orobablv take their hurs es out ot ine rair dhius uu and build their own. The speaker didn't offer any rca sonable answer to a simple ques linn 1 am informed there are 62 stalls at the Fairgrounds and only seven are occupied. It was made clear lhat horses arc watered, fed, and their stalls cleaned by owners, making no work for a caretaker. Neusnaner accounts and radio broadcasts make it appear that people generally believe our fair Hoard snouia nave ueen muie in terested in the needs of our horse men. I'm'' quite sure very few peo ple would object to renting some ot tnose empty staus, ir givm more reasonable price. Possibly that would make more money from use of the Fairgrounds without costing the taxpayer one dime more. Lower fees would enable many teen-agers to join the different clubs, such as the Silver Spurs or 4 H clubs. Possibly it would en able some children to own horses, which otherwise isn't possible. I've heard manv parents tell their chil dren that they would buy them a horse if they had a reasonably in expensive place to keep one.. Most children love a horse, and il is a wonderful, clean sport lor tnem. It has been stated that the run ning track has been shortened and is limited to quarter horse races. That was because a new building was built over the track. The show building is fine, but it seems that another place could have been found for it. It is difficult for me lo under stand the Fair Board's reasoning. A more reasonable price could have been given, it seems lo me, without costing the public anything, and it wasn't necessary to destroy the track. I do not think the horsemen are being unreasonable at all. It seems to me they are asking for very lit tle. . If there is a good reason for the Fair Board's attitude. I think the public deserves a reasonable ex planation. Angehne Setters' Rt. 2, Box 619 . Quail Lane Roseburg, Ore. ItMofml tised: May we have the next dents. On a Florist's Truck: Drive care fully. The next load may be for you. Full Schedule) Drive and walk with care. This is a one hearse town. - Musical Note: Harps cost more than shovels. Drive carefully. Painters: There are two finishes for automobiles. Lacquer and li quor. Live e Little: Driving speed 5S social security 65. The Umpire is Always Right: In driving as in baseball, it is the number of times you get borne safe ly that counts. IDEA WITH POSSIBILITIES j Albany Democrat-Herald Fourth District Congressman elect Edwin R. Durno has an nounced a novel plan which may help to immunize himself from some of the criticism that helped to defeat bis opponent in the Nov. 8 election and al the same time encourage residents of the Fourth to maintain closer liaison with their representative in Congress than constituents of most congress men enjoy. What Dr. Durno proposes to do is to use some of the $37,000 a year he will be allowed by office expenses to pay costs of a mobile "proxy" congressman who will keep in close touch with the dis trict at all times, ascertaining its needs and assembling information for transmission to Congressman Durno's Washington office. Theoretically, at least, this will keep the district and its represen tative in much closer contact than has heretofore been possible, for an official in Washington has neither the time nor the resources he would need to run back and forth between his office and his home district to keep in Wuch with the home folk. , There's nothing wrong with writ ing to your congressman, but per sonal contact is more satisfactory Sees No Coalition, Favor Kennedy Sparkman said in an interview. "Some of them will oppose some of the things Kennedy wants. But I don't see any signs of a coali tion and I believe that most of the Southerners will resolve their doubts in favor of the administra tion." Sparkman, who conferred with the president-elect Tuesday hasn't always seen eye-to-eye with Ken nedy. The Alabama senator was one of 16 Southern Democrats who voted earlier this year against a Kennedy-backed plan for Social Se curity financing of medical care for the aged. -It was beaten by a 51-44 Senate vote. Kennedy has indicated he will ask Congress lo act on a similar proposal after he- becomes presi dent. It is certain to stir strong opposition. But Sparkman said he believes Kennedy will prove himself adept at the kind of presidential : com promise and persuasion o f t e n needed to win congressional ap proval of controversial legislative proposals.. "Sen. Kennedy has never been a meat axe man," Sparkman said. "He has, demonstrated that he is reasonable, that-he is willing to compromise to get a job done. "In his -service in the Senate I don't think he ever has taken the position that he would rather have an issue than have legislation. I think he will be able to get a large portion of his program through Congress." While he wouldn't 'go as far as Sparkman, Sen. Leveretl Salton slall, (R-Mass.,) told a news con ference he expects Kennedy's re lations with Congress to be good. He said the president-elect's ex perience in the House and Senate indicats he oughl to get along well with members of both houses. Moon Antics Fool Warning Gadgets OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Stra tegic Air Command revealed the moon fooled electronic defense gadgetry inlq flashing a warning of a missile attack. Rut a quick check proved the error and there was no alert of SAC's world-wide bomber and missile force, a spokesman said. The previously unreported inci dent occurred Oct. S. SAC said computers at the Ballistics Missile Early Warning System station al Thule. Greenland, mistook the signals received from the moon as coming from a missile ap proaching the United States. The signal was flashed on a lo cater screen in SAC's underground control renter. A quirk check dis closed the error almost immedi ately "in less than 60 seconds" the SAC spokesman said. The slory came to light after a British paper, the Manchester utiardian, reported a simitar In cident had taken place last week. North Umpqua Unit Event Said Successful The fifth annual Christmas bat aar held recently by the North Umpqua Home Extension Unit was reported to be very successful, I with the group clearing $245, ac I cording to Mrs. Arthur Sclby, cor- respondent. The next regular meeting of the ' unit will be held Dec. 14 at 10 am. at the Glide Community Build I ing. As this is a Christmas meeting I emphasis will be on sharing ideas. Members attending are requested i to bring articles pertaining to 1 Christmas for a display table. Mrs. i William Anderson will' present a demonstration on "Ideas in Christ- mas Foods." Potlurk luncheon will be served l at noon, followed by a gift ex I change. Remaining bimr articles will be displayed for- those wishing to make purchases. The women of the community are invited to at Comment than a letter. Through an official representative of the representa tive, that may be attained much more frequently than is possible when congressmen make their nec essarily infrequent visits to their home areas. Furthermore both senators and representatives are continually swamped with letters, of which many if not most are stereotyped, some so exDertlv that it is diffi cult for the solons to separate the wheal from tne cnati, u iney nave time to inspect them at all. That is what their secretaries and clerks are for. Dr. Durno bad indicated that he has in mind as his "proxy" Wil liam Tugman, retired publisher of the Umpqua Courier, Reedsport weekly newspaper, and tormer edi tor of the Eugene Register-Guard. We think Mr. Tugman would be an excellent choice. He was a resi dent of the most populous county in the district for some 40 years and is thoroughly conversant with its problems and aspirations. Whoever may assume the posi tion, the innovation has possibil ities. wee. . , . INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER Oregon Statesman, Salem The day of the international newspaper is at hand evervj belore we nave a true example of a national newspaper. The New York Times jumped the ocean last monlh with an in ternational edition. Setting type automatically in Europe by sig nals sent from New York, the Times is able lo reproduce itself on the continent at the same lime it does at home. But the Times is nol yet a .national newspaper. A national newspaper is one which reaches all sections of the nation on the day of publication and brings to the reader a broad picture of the day s news. The closest thing now is the Wall Street Journal. From its sev en printing plants, located region ally, it serves most of the nation. Us primary interest, however, is financial. It carries an excellent general news summary, .but does not cover all the news in depth. The Christian Science Monitor has an international edition and is expanding in the direction of a national newspaper. Recently it added jet plane delivery lo New York and Chicago from its home plant in Boston., It publishes in Los Angeles and London also, with jet service to Paris. . National newspapers will never become mass newspapers. They present the news in more detailed form than most people have time to read. And.-oi course, tney can not carry local news or advertis ing. But they and their interna tional counterparts fill a real need for those who must have great detail in one news area or another. International newspapers . have uses beyond the dissemination of news, however. They can be great weapons in the development ol in ternational understanding. . ERRONEOUS STATEMENT Pendleton tiast Oregonian There has been considerable crit icism of Waller Pearson for hav ing pardoned a man from the Ore gon State Penitentiary who was serving a life term for murder. Pearson-issued the pardon while acting as overnor during the ab sence of Gov. Mark Hatfield from the state. An editorial in The Ore gonian last week' said that nobody could recall such responsibility be ing undertaken in this state by an acting governor. Many Pendleton ians with long memories know thai is an error. . State Sen. Roy W. Ritncr of Pendleton, a Republican, was pres ident of the senate in the Legisla tive session of 1921. As such, he became acting governor for a month in late 1922 when Gov: Ben Olcott left the stale. ' In the short period of time he was "acting governor, Mr.- Ritner pardoned 29 men. Of that number 12 were serving life terms for mur der., Among the murderers-released by Acting Governor Ritner were four, Chinese who had been long leaders in Portland and La Grande. Such a storm blew up over the slate because of the Ritner pardons that it ended then and there for him what had been considered a very promising career in, Oregon politics. The Oregonian Is critical of Ac ing Governor .Pearson. Humph! Compared to Roy Ritner he is a piker. TAXING FRATERNAL GROUPS Oregon Statesman, Salem To secure uniformity in interpre tation of state law the State Tax Commission has directed county assessors to assess property of fra ternal organizations tor tax pur poses. Heretofore they have been generally overlooked, save for such portions of their properties as were used for commercial purposes. Af fected will be lodges, granges, la bor unions, patriotic societies which have real or personal properl with taxable value. Still exemp't are churches and educational in stitutions. At intervals there is agitation for putting alt property on the taxrolls, churches included. It has never got ten very far, the opoosition muster ing sufficient strength to deter ac tion. In the case of colleges it is urged that private institutions nn n OPEN SUNDAYS AFTER CHURCH 11 A.M. lo 5 P.M. ANOTHER NEWBERRY SERVICE FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE save the slate a great deal of money in relieving it of the burden of educating students who attend them. Churches are in a continu ing struggle to balance their budg ets and insist that their contribu tion to social good more than com pensates for their tax exemption, In the case of lodges there is a disUnction, for their primary pur pose is the satisfaction of their members, though many do fine works of benevolence. What the tax authorities are doing now is lo applv the law as il seems to he written. The Legislative Assembly will convene soon and the subject can be reviewed then. The question is clearly one of public policy and the Assembly is the proper body lo decide on it. ' Under a law passed several years ago assessors are required to ap praise and list all tax exempt prop erties, and this data is included in the biennial report of the Stale Commission. The exempt classifi cations include: port districts, oth er municipal corporations, literary, charitable and benevolent societies, churches and religious organza tons, burial grounds, public librar ies. In the aggregate this amounts to close to a billion dollars, though how accurate the aupraisals are is uncertain. In relation to the total assessed value of all properties oresenllv taxed the total for fra ternal groups will not be very great. Usually one-purpose ouiio ines. their market value is apt to be well below replacement cost. So the actual relief to other taxpayers would not be great if the lodgej are taxed. LETTERS -.FROM With This FAMOUS POSTMARK FOR YOUR GIRL o7 BOY Here is all you do. Choose from several different types of letters. Then ad dress it to your girl or boy and drop it in our special mail box. We will have it post-marked from Santa Claus, Indiana and your child will receive it thru the mail. Letters and en velopes furnished FREE. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ROSEBURG ' SERVING ROSEBURG AND WINSTON. DILLARD Member Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. Member Fad. Reserve System I .A fc-fSZA p e ir
