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Thousands 5trik$ By Air, Sea Minn V ' kit lien In The Day's News . " .""By frank Jenkins EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The Ntwi-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Thur., June 1, 1961 'I here are so many, many 1IUSTS in Pans. If you wanl to see mem all, you d bener plan to stay at least a year. But if you ('can hit only the high spots, and !if you are interested in the back grounds of history and the lessons !to be drawn from them, you'd bet ,ier put the Palace of Versailles pretty well up on your list. ) 11 was at Versailles that the Old Order in the world saw the be ginnings of its end and the New "Order got its start. The Palace of Versailles was the .'jEi'oaL achievement of Louis XIV, 'the Grand Monarch. Its splendors ! dazzled all of Europe. Its cost, ''which came out of the hides of , the people, started the bankruptcy ; of France. The Grand Monarch himself re J alizcci the fantastic extravagance of it. Twitted about its cost and J what it might mean to the econo i my of his kingdom, he shrugged his shoulders and quipped: "Apres mni, le Deluge" alter me the De-Jluge." , Well, the deluge came. From ' this Palace of Versailles the en ! raged and improverished and cm bitlered people of France dragged ! his great-grandson and his glamor- ' ous Austrian wife the lady who j when told that the hungry and ' ANGRY people were clamoring for 'bread replied innocently: "Why, ;the silly things; if they have no ', bread why don't they eat cake" ' and eventually cut off their heads ! in what is now the Place de la Concorde (the Place of Peace.) ! They went on cutting off heads J until the nobility of France the ! old Order was sadly decimated ! One finds it hard to escape the thought that some of the Magnifi 1 cent Spenders of this day and age might do wall to read up on Ver 1 saillcs and what it led to. J It is impossible to describe Ver- saillcs in the space available here j Besides, it is better described in the history books and the ency ! clopedias. But, wandering through its great J halls, including the Hall of iMir i rors, wo moderns get some odd ! conclusions. For example: In all this vast palace, the only HEAT J came from fireplaces: And the fire- places were few and far between. j Only the king and his immediate family had them. The rest of (he ; establishment nust shivered and took it. And it gels chilly in Paris. J It isn't hot right now, with sum- mer just around the corner. J And running water? There i WASN'T any. Not even cold water. J II all had to be carried in in buck i els. And only the king and his J greatest nobles could enjoy the lux- ury of a bath. J This Century of the Common Man has a lot to recommend it. The gardens of Versailles? J They loo are beyond description. A week would be needed just to ktroll through them. Their total j area approximates a good sized , ranch in Southern Oregon and Far 1 Northern California and I mean a ;J1ANCH, not a farm. Their walks and there are i miles of them are graveled, j They were graveled in the Grand , Monarch's day. Frivolous thought: What kind of shoes were worn by the great ladies of the court of ; Louis XIV? . The thought is prompted by DOZ ' ZRNS of lady tourists sitting on the ! walls of the innumerable fountains, '. on the marble benches anywhere i a seat can be found shaking the ; gravel out of their toelcss shoes. J In magnificence, the Gardens ot Versailles are tinapproached in J Europe. In flawless maintenance, i in meticulous care in planting, gor I geous loveliness of flowering, and . jewel-like perfection, they are far ; outdone by the gardens of llamp- ton Palace in London, ALL IS CONFUSION! By Charles V. Stanton A Rood reader of The Seirt-Hevirw called me yester day morninpr, apparently expecting me to be able to jrive her a positive wtatement about local observance of ilay litfht savins; time. She and her neighbors, she said, were "confused." They think they're confused ! How about the rest of us? Some sections of the state have fast time. In fact, it: would appear that dayliftht time has been adopted in most of the larjfer towns. Business claims to be at considerable disadvantage if it is not on the same clock Retting as its neighbors. It also is seriously discommoded, it claims, when time is advanced in the East, already two or three hours ahead of the West, while we remain on slow time here in Oregon. The Rtates all around us, they point out, have pushed the clocks ahead. Transportation lines, television, radio, all use the daylight saving time hours, leaving us trailing. So, our Chamber of Commerce directors "recommend that Roseburg, too, adopt the fast time schedule, moving clocks up an hour. Authority Lacking ' But there is no authority requiring anyone to adopt daylight saving time. The Legislature granted certain per mission to Multnomah and contiguous counties. But the legislation only permitted local option. The counties first had to express a desire to go on fast time. That they did. In other counties of the state it is possible only to "recommend."- But there is nothing to stop people from pushing their clocks ahead if they so desire. Of course, clocks in legal places, such as the Court house and the City Hall, must remain on standard time. But the City Council and the County Court have the power to designate the time offices shall be kept open. There's nothing to slop them from saying that offices shall open and close an hour earlier. The people who work in those offices cannot be slopped from setting their wrist watches .to any time they want. It all simmers down, it seems to me, to a matter of personal choice and voluntary action. No one can be com pelled to do anything. On the other hand, a recommenda tion has been made. But a recommendation must, he adopted. So, all we have is an "advisory" and we will be forced to decide what to do with it. Criticism One-Sided One thing about criticism of daylight saving lime Is that it is largely one-sided. People who oppose fast time have no hesitancy in say ing so. The other side, however, doesn't say much. Critics are quite free in attacking "golfers," "business men, Chambers of Commerce, and the like,' saying that it's the "big shots" who favor daylight time. But a little analysis, It seems to me. will show that the demand for fast time comes from people employed in stores and of fices, rather than from the heads of business trying to force the clock change on others. If we 11 check the voles cast for and against daylight time we'll quickly observe that the fast time was quite generally approved in the larger cities. The votes in cities came from people employed in stores and offices. There aren't enough proprietors of business, professional men, etc., to account for all the affirmative votes. The daylight time measure was beaten in Roseburg, it is true, but the vote inside the city was relatively close. However, there was a big majority outside the city favor ing standard lime. We can assume quite safely that the favorable vole for daylight saving time came from people serving in the busi ness district. The Chamber of Commerce represents busi ness interests and would have pressures exerted from peo ple concerned with business activities. Consequently it could be expected to reflect the thinking of people in the downtown area. On the other hand, the sentiment downtown is quite different from the sentiment shown on the outside. So what? As I told the lady who called, she's no more confused than I. DEAR ABBY Abigail Van Buren I7j v She's Passing The smIWsI Buck! MEETING CANCELED The Women's Missionary meet ing of the Azalea Church hat been canceled for June because of the scarcity of open dates ia the month. The group normally meets the first Friday of the month, re ports Mrs. G. B. Fox, correspondent. MIGHTY SHAKY MEXICO CITY CAP) Jesus' were recorded in the Valley of Figueroa of Acubaya Seismologi-j Mexico in the 1909-1959 half ten cat Station, says 7.306 earthquakes! tury. Few did serious damage. if Your Paper Ha Not Arrived By 6:15 P.M. Dial OR 2-3321 Between 6 & 7 P.M. DEAP. ABBY: My mother-in-law, I who is 40 and a divorcee, has I written that she is going to send us her 14-year-old, boy crazy daughter so we can "straighten her out." She says the girl is so wild she can't handle her. Abby, my husband and I have been married only eight months. I am 19 and he is 20, and I don't think this is fair to us. My hus band feels sorry for his mother, and so do 1, but 1 don't know the first thing about how to straighten out a 14-year-old, hoy-crazy girl. Is there any way we can refuse to take this girl into our home with out getting his mother mad at us forever? NO NAME PLEASE DEAR NO: Yel Your husband should writt hit mother that you are not qualified to "straighten out" a 14-year-old problem girl. Suggest that she seek professional help from her local guidance clinic. smart. Sho Isn't letting you got to "first base" because she doesn't want to have trouble getting horn. ' DEAR ABBY: I have been dat ing a girl off and on for about a year. She has everything, and 1 do mean everything, but she is very much "on guard" at all times. I go to kiss her goodnight and she gives me her cheek. When we see a movie, I consider myself lucky to just hold her hand. We aren't kids. I am 22 and she is 20. 1 believe in girls keeping high standards, but can't get to first base with her. Anv suggestions? BAITING ZERO DEAR BATTING: This girl is DEAR ABBY: I am now in myi senior year of high school. My god mother has been ill and financial ly embarrassed for many years, i haven't heard from her in 1 don't know how long. My mother says I should not send my god mother an invitation to my grad uation because she couldn't pos sibly attend, and it would look like a request for a gift, f neither ex pect nor want a gift. I just want her to know that her godchild is graduating. Would it be all right to send an invitation and explain that a gift is unnecessary? SENIOR DEAR SENIOR: Since you have n't hoard from your godmother in many years, don't break tho long silence with an invitation you know she can't accept. After graduation, writt her a letter and tell her you have graduated. CONFIDENTIAL TO SID: For tho bast advice on how to live, ask a man who knows ho Is dying. Yes, Abby will answer your let ter personally if you write to ABBY, Box 3365, Beverly Hills, Calif., and enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope. Gelling married? For Abby's booklet, "How To Have Lovely Wedding," send 50c to ABBY, Box 3365, Beverly Hills, Calif. Hal Bovle Remarks A TV Cowboy Star Often Tires Of Hearing NEW YORK (AP)-Remarks a television cowboy star gets tired of hearing: "Of course this horse is per fectly safe. He's 20 years old and has anemia." 'I know you hale being called Con O'Leary, but whoever lieaid of a cowboy named Reginald Van Bustard?" "Put on your toupee. We're about ready to shoot." "So what if someone did acci- "All right, Hamlet, get out of that velvet dressing gown and climb into your Levis. We've got a job to do." "As I understand il, Con, the real old-timers gripped the gun in one hand, not two. and generally they didn't shut their eyes when (hey pulled the trigger. And. by the way, do you have to hold it like it was a pineapple?" "But 1 tell you we have to put a little dirt on your face. Alter Frivolous incident: j Far down in the Gardens, at the font of a magnificent light of steps, ! there is a statue of Pan claying his pipes. Actual music seems to , come from them. But it has a slightly raucous note, out of keep ing with the surroundings. ' It turns out that the inusle Is , coming from a vest-pocket radio ' carried by a tourist. The music is I American Jan. I "Now don't panic, Con, but your stand-in is sick and couldn't show up. I'm afraid you'll have to ride the horse yourself today. I But it'll he okay. We'll help you ''get on and off." "Just walk up this step ladder 'slow and easy, put one leg over jlhe saddle and oops, he's fallen j again." "I rinn't knuv who the fastest ; LONDON (API Princess Mar-1 gun in the West is. but 1 sure .garet, an expectant mother, has j know who's the slowest." ;delegated husband Antony Arm- "In the next scene, just as you , atrong-Jones to stand in at what! are about to kiss the heroine, the ; was to have been one of her next i horse slicks his head between you, .big public engagements official! and you kiss him square on the opener of the antique dealers' murle. So what if it isn't sani- fair here June 7. Uarv? It'll wow the audience." dentally give you a black eye in: all. you're supposed to have been that last barroom brawl? It'll nnlv I riding hard all day." make the scene more realistic"! "Your valet is late. Do you sup "1 know cows make you nerv- pose, just this once, you could get ous, hut in this shot we simply into that cowboy suit all by your have to put in a few. After all. ( self?" you're supposed to be riding! "Don't grimace when the bar herd. " I tender slides the bottle down the "Oh, no! Oh, no! Don't tell me: bar to you. Remember, it's really the guy's gone and put his chaps i only ginger ale." on backward again." ! "Well, if it makes you feel any safer. Con, we'll let you ride side saddle and pretend you're only doing it as a lark." "Slop the camera, Jake, he's beginning to fall again. Whoa, boy, whoa!" Reader Opinions HUSBAND STAND-IN The News -Review Published by News-Review Publilhin Co. S4S S. I. Main St., RoMbura, Out" CHARLES V. STANTON Editor GEORGE CASTILLO Managing Editor Member of the Associated Tress, Association, the Audit Kureau of Circulation Cnlcred as second class matter May 7, 1920, at the post office at Koseburj, Orefon, under art ot March 2, 1873 Subscription Rales on Classified Advertising Tlge ADDYE WRIGHT Business Manager DON HAGEDORN Display Adv. Mgr. Oregon Newspaper Publishers I Log Export Increase Report To Be Probed I WASHINGTON (AP) The j State Department plans to investi I gate a reported increase in log I exports from the Pacific North west to Japan. Sens. Wayne Morse and Man line Neuberger asked that the study be made after they received statemenls trom Oregon lumber interests telling of a sharp in crease in exporls. The lumber men and labor leaders contend that the exporting of logs threat ens johs in the stale's lumber in dustry. Asst. Secretary of Stale Brooks Hays advised the Oregon sena tors that the department will work with the Agriculture. Interior and Commerce departments in an ef fort to determine the extent of log exports. "We shall then be in a position to consider what other steps would be appropriate," Hays said. Resident Says Voters . Would Reject Fast Tima I wonder by what crystal ball the Chamber of Commerce direct ors reached the conclusions pub lished in Saturday's News-Review, to wit: (1) "...members question wheth er it (the Daylight Time meas ure) would lose now, in the face of the legislative move giving Mult nomah and contiguous counties the right to re set their watch dials." Isn't that merely a matter of opinion open to argument? Person ally, I believe that were the meas ure brought to a vote now, the vot ers would overwhelmingly reject Daylight Time, if for no other rea son than to prove they meant it in the first place, before the Legisla ture, in its great power and wis dom (?) decided the voters didn't know their own minds. DST was rejected in Douglas county by a vote of 17,206 to 7.653, and in the city by a vole of 3,154 to 2,374. That seems a rather definite opin ion on the part of the voters of this area. Maybe someone can fig ure out where the big switch would come lo support DST I can't. 12) "...67 per cent response was received lo cards mailed. Of that response, 95 favor DST, 32 want it like it is now, and 22 are in favor of adjusted hours on standard time." Not a very sizeable majority, Is it? Actually 95 to 55, not even a two to one majority. Does anyone honestly believe that 95 voles should dictate how the rest of the area should live? How about those 17,206 who voted against it? Has anybody asked them? (3) "...affairs are made difficult with DST areas, such as California and on the East Coast." Personally, 1 can't answer about the East Coast hut I haven't found it any great strain to figure out times in Portland, Seattle.. San Francisco or Los Angeles. And I'm sure those businesses who have transactions in different areas are smart enough to be able to figure out times. What's the difference, for instance, in figuring the time difference in Daylight time zones and Roseburg Standard Time, ver sus figuring the time difference be tween Roseburg time and Eastern Time, Central Time and Mountain Time. Also, will somebody please tell me. if it is so difficult now. how will you figure it out after September 4th when you propose a return to Standard Time while olher Davlight Time zones are slill in effect? But it still boils down to this: The voters of Douglas County re jected DST by a vote of 17 to 7. city voters rejected il by 3 to 2. Finally. Governor Hatfield himself made the statement that when the Legislature authorized DST for five counties it "intended thai the rest of the stale must remain on Stand ard Time." Flease note the word "must"! Eino Hemmila P.O. Box ins Roseburg. Ore. I Young Resident Asks, . iWhy Bother To Vote? j To The Editor: i Someone once called our coun j try a democracy because we sup posedly establish laws by votes. I Not so long ago we had an elec tion in Oregon. For months before the election people were reminded over and over of their duly and privilege lo vole. As I remember. ; daylight saving time was voted down. How come, then, do we have it in Rosehurg? i Don't elections mean an thing. ' or is an election really a waste of time? I As far as I'm concerned. I don't I think the City Council. Chamber iof Commerce, or anybody else has ' Ihe right to decide for us that we need savings lime, especially after. it has been voted against. This is democracy? By next election I will be of vot-: ing age. But why bother? I've kind of lost faith in it. Anyway, who wants to get up an hour earlier in the morning just; so you have to go lo bed an hour! earlier at nighl? L. L. Hiatt Rt. 1, Box 398 A Myrtle Creek, Ore. Lions President Says Meet Coverage 'Best' To The Editor: May 1 take this opportunity to, thank you on behalf of the Rose-; burg Lions club and the 1000 Lions s of Oregon recently assembled hereij in convention for the wonderful news coverage your newspaper pro vided. Many fine comments were I received from many sources indi-i eating this was the finest newspa-' per coverage any convention of Lions has ever had. I would also like to single out your reporter, Mr. LeRoy lnman. for Ihe wonderful coverage of our events and we are especially grate ful to him for the fine fob he did. The public relations established as a result of this complete cover age by your news media has helped immeasurably in establishing inenuiy aimospnere within our town that will make our visitors ! want to return and see us again. ! j inanks again for your wonder-; ful and whole hearted cooperation. '' A.-G. "Mike" McLain District Governor 36-E Rt. 4. Box 1435 j Roseburg, Ore. ; Boivin Names Interim Groups SALEM (AP)-Senate President Harry Boivin has announced the names of senators appointed to legislative interim committees. The appointments, for all com mittees except Interstate Coopera tion which will be announced later, were: Agriculture: Sens. Eddie Ahrens, R. -Salem: Loyd M. Key, D-Milton-Freewaler; Waller I.eth, R-Salcm; and Robert W. Straiib, D Eugene. Education: Sens. Ward Cook, D Portland: Alice Corbett, D-Port-land: Al Flegel. D Roseburg; and Carl H. Francis, R-Dayton. . Highways: Sen. Al Flegel: Mel vin Goode, R AIbany; Walter J. Pearson, D-Portland; and Anthony Yturri, R Ontario. Metropolitan Government Orean ialion: Sens. Ahrens: R. F. Chap man, D-Coos Bay; Ward Cook; and Robert W. Straub Small Business Enterprises: Sens. Vein Cook, D Portland; Richard E. Groener, D Milwaukie: ,L. W. Newbry, R-Ashlancl; and E. U. Potts. U Grants Pass. Divorce Study Committee: Chap man. Francis. Key and William A. Grenfell, D Portland. Legislative Fiscal Committee: Sens. Alfred II. Corbett, D-Portland: John D. Hare, R llillsboro; Dwight H. Hopkins. D Imbler; t.eth and Ben Musa, DThe Dalles. legislative Counsel: Sens. Don ald R. Husband. R-Eugene; Alu-e Corbelt; Boyd R. Overhulse. D Madras: and Goode. Natural Resources: Sens. Thorn, as R. Mahoney, D-Portland; An drew J. Naterlin, D Newport; Newbry; and Overhulse. Boivin previously announced Senate appointees to the Commit tee for Constitutional Revision. VACCINATIONS PLANNED MOSCOW (AP) Soviet scien tists plan to give 100 million polio vaccinations this year, the news agency Tajs says, ' jLmuimummimmmm miiwimtim i lawn "Hmadi'iri if ; "T m -itifTtf y' " ' ' '"1 443 S. E. Jackson OR 3-5553 , 222il tfiimnrfitWi nmnummiiKiMiM unit) rfihtVit 5!itlrianmiii nxJk MYlM TOE I 1 . -" ' j NO CASH DOWN:' 1 , 1 Mmwflk Riverside .. ' J H mmmi& aid k n M If LIS. 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