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    Daily Bible Reading
By Roseburg .
Ministerial Association
i t or ia I j-a cf
Psst When Does Your Divorce From the
West Become Final?"
Page 4 The Newt-Review
"THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1963
Patriotism Is A 'Must1 In School Texts
In a recent address, the president
' of Brigham Younj? University indica
ted some of the school pupils of the
ountry were probably being jfiven
) short shrift on the subject of patriot
J ism.
J He b a s e d his conclusion on a
j study made by This Week Magazine
a which shows that some of the more
important patriotic statements made
J by our founding fathers were being
omitted from many school textbooks,
i According to President Ernest
i Wilkinson's quotations from the
study, Patrick Henry s "give me lib
erty or give me death" address was
found in only three of 45 modern
textbooks surveyed. He says .the
iiatriotism-building statement by Na
than Hale (executed by the British
ns a spy) that "I only regret that
I have but one life to lose for my
country" was fdund in only one of !
the surveyed books. "I have not yet
begun to fight," the cry uttered by
doughty John Paul Jones, Wilkinson
said, was found in none of the new
books surveyed.
Wilkinson sees this as a t r e n d
which needs to be reversed. He says
the Btirvey compared the new books
with some published before 1920, and
the statements were far more preva
lent in the older books.
A spot survey of Douglas County
schools shows happily that pupils
here are not victims of that trend.
The ringing statements which are
the heart and soul of American his
tory and the development of our
ntlemocracy are still as loud and
clear to the youngsters here as they
'were to their parents and grandpa r-
ents.
The textbooks in the Roseburg
district include all of these state-
ments. The same is , true of both .
tSutherlin and Myrtle Creek. Suther
lin social studies teacher John Mur
phy says his eighth grude textbook
contains most of the great state
jjments. In addition, he insists h i s
tfpupils learn sections of the Declara
tion of Independence and preamble
to the Constitution, as well as other
Vvmajor pronouncements.
Forest Loghry of Myrtle Creek
liigh school social science teacher in
sists the danger of losing these great -statements
as part of patriotic teach
ing is there, but not at Myrtle Creek.
He said two or three years ago; the
texts at Myrtle Creek were even
"short changed" because these state
ments were not included. But with
a change in textbooks, the young
people are not being cheated.
Stipt. M. C. Deller in Roseburg
emphasized that in addition to text
books containing the great state
ments, a host of supplementary read
ing and films reflect the buoyant,
patriotic fervor which made this na
tion great.
On the state level, the trend is
also set for development of patriot
ism. This year the state Department
of Education released a 56-page re
source unit for teachers called "Our
Living American Heritage" to guide
teachers. In the foreward. Supt. of
Public Instruction Leon P. Minear
sounded the keynote : "We know that
Oregon teachers have been and are
teaching patriotism to their students
with devotion and zeal. There is no
want of history to attest this fact.
But the times have compounded our
problems, and history is merciless.
Every national decision today must
be heroic. We must intensify our ef
forts to assure that every American
citizen every student who leaves
our schools has the intellectual and
emotional foundation to make his pa
triotism heroic.
"It is the purpose of this resource
unit to assist junior and senior high
school teachers in leading their stu-,-.
dents to an attainment of that high
sense of values and magnificent re
solve called patriotism, through a
close understanding of our living
American heritage."
It is evident that Douglas County,
and apparently the rest of Oregon,
are on the right track, but educators,
school boards and educational associ-
ntions should continue to be watch
dogs on' this matter. Texts omitting
these great statements, which give
a soul to the historic ideals that made
ours the most powerful and enlight
ened country in history, should not
be given preference when the tests
are selected.
We need to use every means pos
sible to teach our children to love
their nation and its ideals and to
promote its continuing growth and
vigor with loyalty and patriotism.
And this isn't just a job for the
schools. It should be part of the fab
, vie of home training as well.
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
New Ribbon Is
Typist's Delight
The Almanac
...SSVaW
By DICK WEST
WASHINGTON (Ul'l) The
U. S. Patent Office issued n
latent this week for u "self
correcting typewriter ribbon."
It was described as tho answer!
tq: a secretary's prayer.
ir-iA secretary 1 know put one
on tier typewriter and it worked
fine. The ribbon hasn't made a
uustako yet.
Now if only someone will in
vent a self-correcting secretary,1
ttf world will lie a better place
in which to dictate.
Actually, the "self-correcting"
IrttH'l is a bit of a misnomer.
The ribbon was not designed to
correct iu own mistakes but to
make it easier tor a secretary
Is correct hers.
tt'illiam Wolowitz, a local man
who invented it, has high hopes
that it will become a commer
cial success. He conceded, how
ever, that it is not a "panacea.'
Still Slight Probltm
In other words, the ribbon will
not solve tho problem of a sec
retary who eun't spell "pana
rea." She will still need a die
tiomiry. Or a smart office boy.
The tact that Wolowiti's in
vention is not the final answer
to typing eiror was demon
strated in a press release that
1 received from the Spollright
Corp., which markets the rib
bon. Whoever typed tho release
goofed up the patent number.
Made it 3144447 instead of
3114447.
Had the secretary who typed
the release caught the mistake
at the time, she could have cor
reeled it with tho ribbon, which
has in inked strip for typing
and chalked strip for erasing.
Hera li Procedure
The procedure is as follows
Backspace to the first 4 and
strike the key again with the
ribbon In the chalk position
That wwild erase it. The n
backspace again and hit the
figure 1 with the ribbon in the
ink position.
That done, the secretary
that typewriters of the future
should have an "error key" that
would change the ribbon posi
tion automatically.
lie feels that way because he
also has invented an error key.
At present, the erasure part
of the ribbon is white. There
fore, it only works on white
paper. But Wolowitz said plans
arc afoot to produce it in pas
tel shades, which will make it
possible to rectify 'colorful mis
takes.
There is one problem, how
ever, that, has not been solved.
The ribbon can only make eras
ures on one copy at a time.
That will prove to be a hand!-
Cy United Press International
Today is Thursday, Dec. 19,
111' 353rd day of 1303 with 12
to follow.
The moon is approaching its
first quarter.
The evening stars are Saturn
Jupiter and Venus.
On this day in history:
In 1732, Benjamin Franklin
began publication of his "Pdor
Richard V Almanac.
In 1777 George Washington
and his Continental Army troops
begun their winter encampment
at Valley Forge, Pa.
In 1924, members of the
American Federation of Labor
elected William Green as their
president to succeed Samuel
Gompers.
In 1950, Gen. Dwight Eisen
hower was appointed command
er of military forces operating
under the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
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Scripture: I John: Chapter I j
"Joy to the World" are the;
familiar words of the likewise
familar Christmas carol of like
name. But we can truly have
joy in Christmas, 1963, as we
look out upon a world torn by
strife and sin a world totter
ing on the brink of atomic holo
caust a world where men
are enslaved by the godless
idealism of communism? Can
there be joy in a world like
this?
Yes! For in our text John
said, "These things write I unto
you that your joy may be
full" (I John 1:4). What things
did he write?
John wrote that we could
have fellowship with God (v.3)
and this fellowship brings us
joy. You see, joy is not de
pendent upon our circumstanc
es, tjt upon our relationship
to God. '
Man's original fellowship with
God was broken through sin
(Genesis, chapter 3). Sin still
separates today, "God is light
. . . if wc say that we have tel
lowship with Him, and walk in
darkness, we lie" (vs. 5, 6).
However, Christ came (the
meaning of Christmas); Christ
died for' our sins, "the blood
of Jesus Christ His Son clean
seth us from all sin" v. 7, and
thus we can have fellowship
wiUi God and joy by confessing
our sin and receiving Uie Lord
Jesus Christ as our Saviour.
Yes, we can have jey today
if we know that Christ has re
moved the barrier of sin be
tween us and God. The world
will have joy when all men turn
to Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Will this turning begin with
you? Now?
Rev. Glen Davis
Melrose Community
Church
Common Market
L$y Future, Periled
By PHIL NEWSOM
UP I NEWS ANALYISTS barriers against non-members
The question before France's! Under the Common Market,
Common Market partners now Western Europe has soared to
is, does President Charles delllnPreci;denlcd heights of pros
Gaulle mean business or is holPerity. Internal tariffs among
kiddina' the six have been reduced 40
On the basis of the record Per cent and internal trade lias
established by "Le .Grand
Charles," it must be assumed
that he docs mean business
and that he will carry uut a
threat to .wreck the six-nation
European Economic Commu
nity unless it reaches agree
ment on a common farm policy
uy iew xeurs eve. v:1 f
mis is uie (leadline against
which the representatives of
France, West Germany, Italy,
The Netherlands, Belgium and
tempt to set up common tariff jumped 100 per cent. Gross na-
lioiiul product has increased
nearly 25 per cent.
r ranee has benefitted as
much as the others and has as
much to lose. It may be that
De Gaulle has bitten off more
than lie can chew.
rri
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Editor's Corner
By Charles V. Stanton
Bids Accepted
At Slither. in
The Sutherlin City Council
met in regular session and ac
cepted the following bids:
Gasoline and fuel oil Shell
Oil Co., .2619 per gallon for
ethyl and .2219 per gallon for
regular gasoline; Union 0 i I
Co., .1254 per gallon for P.S.
200 and .1408 per gallon for
P.S. 100 fuel oil.
Hansen Chevrolet Co. of Rose
burg was awarded the police
car bid at a figure of $794 and
Harry Held Ford Inc. of Suth
erlin was designated to provide
a dump truck with a $50 extra
allowance for specified chang
es. Base figure for the dump
truck was not reported.
Pennsalt Chemical Corp. was
successful bidder for water
treatment chemicals at a price
of .125 per pound.
A sample of the proposed al
uminum street signs was shown!
to council members. Signs would
be fluorescent and would cost
$12 each. According to Mrs
William Blakeley, correspond
ent, the signs would te visi
ble' tor a distance of about
i eight blocks. e,$ ..M.
Routine business occupied the
remainder of the session
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Luxembourg now arc workin
in their modernistic headquar
ters at Brussels, Belgium.
At the moment, their chances
of success seem remote, with
final results having a strong
bearing not only upon the fu
ture of Europe but upon the up-
ni-nvimnt,,!,, CI l,illin ,..ntl, ..f
agricultural goods sold annual
ly to Common Market nations
by the United Stales as well.
Failure at Brussels also al
most automatically would doom
chances for success of the so
called "Kennedy round" of ne
gotiations next May at which it
is hoped for across the - board
tantl cuts ot 5U per cent. l.,Hnniil soriin'tv
i ins wouiu come unner tncu;
cap for government secretaries,
who make all of their mistakcsifjnd; knock, and
in triplicate. 'opened unto you."
A thought for the day It is
written In the New Testament
according to the Gospel of Mat
thew: "Ask, and it shall be giv
en unto you; seek, and ye shall
it shall be
3n o&cujS Cjfone (J3i
Taken from the files of Tht Newt-Raview
us GATT.
Crux of the problem at Brus
sels is the French demand for
immediate agreement on price
regulations for beef, veal, dairy
produce and rice to the bene
fit of French farmers and at a
loss for the German farmers.
Also involved is Dc Gaulle's
concept of the Common Market
s nn inwnrd looking, protec
tionist grouping and the oppos-
ng belief held by West German
40 YEARS AGO ,
Dec. 19, 1723
The Indies of tho high school!
Parent Teachers' Association
will hold a sale of fancy hand
made aprons and delicious
cakes ami tamales on Saturday.
The sale will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms
and the proceeds will go to
ward paying off the remaining
deht nn the high school lawn.
The I'TA has given numerous
sales and done other things In
an effort to raise the money to
clear tho debt but has been un
able to do so. They have ar
ranged to have some dainty ar
ticles on sale Saturday.
YEARS AGO
D.c. It, 138
Prime Minister Chamberlain
ot Great Britain told the House
of Commons today nan Ger
many must he taken in as
"partner" to Insure Europe's
peace and progress.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 19, 1953
Lack ot snow has delayed the
opening of the ski season on
Taft Ml. by the Edelweiss Ski
Club. However, the club an
nounrcs that the Taft Mt. Roc
reation area is open to the gen
eral public tinder the manager
ship of the ski club and the
American Legion. The slope has
been leased to the ski club and
the Legion by a use permit of
the IT. S. forest Service.
Five acres of land on the Pr.
would finish typing the release. iter Adams place at Fair Oak
have been planted to daffodil
and Dutch Iris bulbs in an ex
pcriinental planting that is be
ing watched with much inter
est.
Or perhaps take a coffee break
Eventually, Wnlowitt predict
ed, It will mil lie necessary to!
operate the ribbon shift lever
to correct mistakes. He feels
York Rite Masons Set
Eugene Yule Party
All Sir Knights, master Ma
sons and their families from the
county have been invited to the
Eugene "Christmas Observ
ance" Sunday being sponsored
at the Masonic Temple there by
Eugene York Rite Masons, Ivan
hoe Comnumlory No. 2, Knight.
Templar.
The observance will start at
2:30 p.m. Thr observance will
include a candlelight ceremony
and a memorial service.
Private Industry Should
Be Encouraged To Invest
There is an old saying, "Consistency, thou art a
jewel."
One can t help recalling that age-old saying as he
reads the news of the day.
A federal fact-finding body has upheld complaints
from the country s railroads Concerning so-called
featherbedding. Organized labor, however, is vigor
ously fighting to retain jobs the railroads and the
fact-ltnders say are not essential.
Our federal military experts say we have a num
ber of defense installations contributing nothing to our
It is proposed to close these sta-
llieii.;,, ol,J irtl,D na a mnjnn Anr,rtrvi Tmmurlinfalir w
'General Agreements for Tariff , . . ? . - ,-. . . ..' . ,
and Trade," otherwise known!' r" un
iting ana porn uarrei activities in ineir respective
districts.
Economy, it would seem, is perfectly proper if
conducted at the expense of someone other than the
congressmen s constituents.
Is it consistent for our federal
government to rule against
featherbedding on railroads
while at the same time insist
ing on preservation of military
featherbedding, spending huge
sums of taxpayer money to
maintain sites and jobs said
Chancellor Ludwig Krhard that by our military experts to be
the outlook should be global in unessential?
the concept also held by the- We find that our modern phil-
ate President Kennedy. losophy seemingly is directed to-
Ironically for De Gaulle, Iward shorter hours of work,
some of the resistance lie now fewer jobs, higher pay, and a
is meeting is an outgrowth of dole for the unemployed and tin-
resentment he himself stirred! employable.
last January when he vetoed But we're also greatly con-
British membership in thc.cernen oy a nign rate ot un
common Market. ! employment, the advent of auto
And a still creater ironv formation, and the prospect of a
De Gaulle may be that Uisl growing population and a shrink-
stand auainst Britain could!"1" market for labor.
lead to his own isolation. Wc'v im'n reading a great
Hi.fi.ri. mal-inK hur hi.l tn n.l"eal in the form of protest
ter the Common Market. Brit-i Sin-sl automation. Again we
am had fostered a group called fln(l '"itiment that employ-
tile Kuroean Free Trade As-!11? 5,,m"" n"uciu ..........
jobs to people they don't need
But when we look at the thing
from the employer's angle wc
hear a complaint that profit
which is essential to a capital
istic form of government, is be-
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sociation tEFTA). Its mem
bership included Britain, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Portu
gal. Switzerland and Austria.
It had been expected that.
with British entry into tltci
Recently we have been alarm
row Britain inio ine common d b closure f ,p , s as.
...arsei euner as tun or asso-,cmbv hn (or stlltebaker
c,,w' "JfmbMs. cars. The work is being moved
mu r.ris now nas neen re-:to fgnadn.
vived and if the Common Mar- Th..n. has Wn n.iite an un
ket should collapse, its mem-, t0 tnr e((cct that there is
mis ruuiu w rxprcicu 10 inane virtual nionopolv tormina in
a headlong rush for EFT A. automobile manufacture: that
r. xc I ud rd would be the whore we once had scores of
troublesome De Gaulle. : makers of automobiles, the
EFTA has the same tariff re-! manufacture of motor vehicles
duction goals as the Common now is concentrated in t h c
Market, but with no political hands of only a few big con
implications ami with no at-, coins.
iot mentioned, however, is
the fact that, though we once
had a score or more makes of
automobiles, we today have
fewer makers but far more
models of cars than ever be
fore and have a better car, a
model to fit every need, brought
about largely through competi
tion.
Wc hear the same complaints
concerning newspapers. Yet. if
we'll look at the newspaper
field today, we'll find we have
more newspaper readers than
evr before in history. We'll
find, too, that these readers
have access to far more news
and information than at any
previous time in our history
Today's newspaper is vastly
superior to the newspaper of a
quarter century ago. Instead of
the editorial voice being limited
to one person, wc find the mod
ern newspaper publishing col
umns from several editorial
writers with their difference of
opinion and interpretation.
It seems to me we need a
complete change in our philoso
phy.
Instead of discouraging pri
vate industry and the invest
ment of risk capital by virtual
confiscation of profits through
taxes, we should seek to create
new jobs through encourage
ment, even participation, in in
creased production. The answer
to our problems, in my opinion
will not be found in supiwrting
featherbedding, fighting autuma
tion, reviling private industry
and profit. Instead, we should
be seeking to turn large sums
of private money into new in
dustry and business.
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