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VOL. XLV NO. 264 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSfcBURS, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1941.
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By FRANK JENKINS
fUN & BRADSTREET, In its
current weekly business sur
vey, says:
"Activity of retail trade is at
the highest level for this season
in ELEVEN years. Comparisons
with sales of the corresponding
period a year ago revealed sub
stantial Increases in major sell
ing lines and in almost every ma
jor distributing center.
"As a rule, the margin of im
provement was widest for furni
ture, furs, electrical appliances
and automobiles."
War prosperity, you see, is get
ting under way.
I JNDER normal conditions, no
better news could be printed.
Wide improvement in retail
sales would NORMALLY mean
basic improvement in the na
tion's earning power, followed by
ncreascd distribution among all
he people of the necessities and
the conveniences of modern life.
That spells advancing civiliza
tion. Under the ABNORMAL condi
tions now prevailing, sharply in
creased retail activity means
merely a reflection of the. fever
ish activity resulting from tre
mendous national preparations
or war.
If we arc to be wise, we must
keep that fact in mind through
rll the war boom that Is prob
ably getting under way.
THERE are wise heads, how
ever.
The Dun & Bradstreet report '
continues: Occasionally, it was
felt that consumer spending, al-
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MERCY HOSPITAL, in Its
stately setting of massive oaks,
overlooking the waters of the
river below and with a sweeping
view of the town on the rising
hills beyond. A more attractive
site for a hospital would be diffi
cult to find.
It was built about thirty-five
years ago through the efforts of
the Sisters of Mercy, an organiza
tion devoted to the care of the
sirk and the unfortunate: found
ed in 1831 In Dublin, Ireland, by
Its first Sister Superior Mary
Catherine McAulev.
The building has undergone
manv alterations, additions and
repairs since its erection: its en
trance now faces the west, In
stead of the east as at first: the
grounds have been landscaped
and, later, the Brown property at
the end of the Oak street bridge
was purchased. The hig residence
there was converted Into a dormi
tory for use of the Sisters and the
nurses.
Af'nirs of the hospital nnd Its
auxiliary units are administered
hv six Sisters, schooled carefully
In the various branches of service
zl SAW
By Paul Jenkins
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HIRE I INCREASES
Invasion iu
Hit at Greece
Seen as Plan
Move May Bring Turkey
Into Action; Mussolini
Bids for Spanish Aid
By the Associated Press
In the nerve-jangled Balkans,
warlike preparation moved stead
ily ahead today.
Military observers In Belgrade,
capital of Yugoslavia, reported
that Hitler has sped 25 new divi
sionsabout 400,000 troops into
Rumania in recent weeks to re
inforce his Balkan command.
An average of 40 trains a day,
it was said, have been passing
through Hungary, carrying Ger
man munitions, tanks, guns and
men. A nazi force was reported
massed on the banks of the Dan
ube, facing Bulgaria.
Perhaps significantly, pro-axis
newspapers in the Balkans de
clared Bulgaria "fears England
is about to violate her neutral
ity" thus recalling the well
tried nazi strategy before Hit
ler's blitzkrieg legions struck in
to the lowlands on the western
front last May.
Turkey's Plan Uncertain
The Turkish official press urg
ed a united Balkan front against
a German - thrust . across . Bul
garia. While some quarters said Tur
key probably would not fight un
less her borders were invaded,
others cited Turkey's military al
liance with Britain and noted
that British officers from the
middle east command have just
finished inspecting Turkish forti
fications facing Bulgaria.
Dispatches from Ruse, Bul
garian port on the Danube, said
German troops on the north
bank of the river were speeding
the construction of pontoon
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lewii-i!Aview I'noto nnu Knirrnvlnfr.
offered; patients are cared for by
seven registered nurses: a labora
tory technician; office attend
ants, and various men and wom
en are employed In the kitchen,
laundry and as building and
grounds attendants.
In the wards and private rooms
are thirty-four beds and six bas
sinets for the care of patients,
and it is seldom any of these are
unoccupied. Surgery, maternity
delivery room, Chanel, apart
ments for emnloves, kitchen, din
Ine rooms and store rooms con
stitute the remaining complement
of facilities.
Rosehurg surgeons and phvsl
cians alternate "on call" duty
there weeklv. one of them always
being available for emergency
aid.
I am going to spend several
days In the hospital not as a pa
tient, but more In the status of
j unexpected and uninvited guest;
I and will tell you something more.
I nerhaps. of what I see while
! there. I know already It will
nrove an Interesting experience
' to me. .
Nominated For
Rotarians' Head
Tom J. Davis, above, Butte,
Mont., attorney, has been se
lected by the nominating com
mittee of Rotary International
as its choice for president In the
organization's June convention
In Denver, Colo.
Strike Situation
Gets No Better
By the AssocIatedlPress
A ' four-cornered conference
was called back into session to
day In an effort to negotiate an
end to the strike which for three
weeks has stopped production on
$45,000,000 In defense orders at
the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing
company plant at Milwaukee.
Representatives of the com
pany, the striking ClO-United Au
tomobile Workers, the U. S. con
ciliation service and the office of
production management arranged
for another meeting at Washing
ton after an unproductive six-hour
session last night.
An OPM representative said
the principal Issue at stake was
the question of union security.
Another big strike, that affect
ing 6,500 employes of the Inter
national Harvester company's
Chicago Tractor works, threaten
ed to spread to the company's
Richmond, Ind., plant, where 1,-
200 are employed. A CIO union
spokesman said the Richmond
workers had voted 5 to 1 in favor
of a strike unless their demands
are met by tomorrow afternoon.
International Harvester holds
several million dollars worth of
defense contracts, its officials
said.
At Cincinnati two plants of the
Powell Valve company fell Idle
yesterday In what the steel work
ers organizing committee (CIO)
insisted was a "holiday." not a
strike. But a union official said
the "holiday" would continue un
less the company met the group's
wage demands. Eight hundred
workers were out.
Another wage dispute at Nia
gara Falls, N. Y., brought on a
walkout of 300 ClO-union em
ployes of the Vanadium corpora
tion of America.
Lineman Survives Jolt
Of 11,000 Electric Volts
ONTARIO, Ore., Feb. 12.
(AP) Irwin Gade, lineman, was
struck by 11,000 volts of electri
city yesterday but he's alive to
tell how It felt.
Gade was stringing a rural
electrification administration line
three miles south of hero when It
contacted the Idaho Power com
pany's transmission line.
He was knocked to the ground
from a 25-foot pole and suffered
severe right leg burns, several
fractured ribs and internal in
juries, hospital attendants said.
Piovs Death Role, Then
Collapses at Home, Dies
ASTORIA, Feb. 12. CAP)
Flno .Tarvin. 57, troll fisherman.
nlaved the role of a man who died
before the foot lights, In an ama
teur play Sunday.
Home after his stage appear
ance, he collapsed and died.
TROOPS ON BULGAR BORDER
Secrecy Issue
Raised in Six
Aid Measures
Legislature Puts Case Up
To Judiciary Committee;
Fair Trade Bill Coming
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Feb. 12. (AP) The
house, after hearing objections to
keeping secret the lists of per
sons receiving aid from public
welfare programs, ordered six
public welfare bills referred to
day to the judiciary committee
.for Investigation of whether the
lists should be secret.
Rep. Angus Gibson (R Lane),
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, which sponsor
ed the bills, said they were minor
amendments recommended by
the federal social security board
"to make it easier for the people
to get aid."
After Rep. James A. Rodman
(R., Lane) opposed keeping the
lists secret on grounds it would
"make It impossible to prevent
inequalities" under the welfare
programs, Gibson answered that
'"we want to continue to keep
those lists secret to protect the
people who are receiving relief."
The bills would liberalize the
programs for, aid tq dependept
children, aid to bllnd.'put public
welfare employes under a merit
system, provide for care of quar
antined persons who are receiv
ing aid, and provide that foster
homes be licensed by the public
welfare commission.
Loan Bills Passed
The senate defeated 16 to 13
a bill to increase the rate of In
terest on loans on motor vehicles
from 2 to 21 per cent a month
on the first 300, but passed 21
to 8 a bill to give the state bank
ing department increased super
vision over small loan com
panies. The senate passed and sent to
the governor bills to provide
means for federal savings and
loan associations to revert to
state control.
- Fair Trade Bill Drawn
Sen. Douglas McKay (R., Mar
ion) said he has drafted a fair
trade bill, modeled after the
Washington state law, which
would be more enforceable than
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Civic Progress In
tp'
$ of ft?i-
Time turns backward at least forty years In the above picture, showing the laying of one of the
first cross walks in the city of Roseburg. Location of the work is the Intersection of Jackson and Cass
streets, looking westward down the latter thoroughfare, and the walk extended from the site of the
present Masonic temple to the present-day local branch of the U. S.
ground of the picture, presented to this office by Fred M. Wright, editor of the Umpqua Courier at
Reedsport, Is the steeple of the old Presbyterian church, which was ultimately displaced by tha Grand
Hotel building.
The concrete tamper In the picture Is "Chet" Murphy, later operator of a barber shop In Portland.
The elderly, white-bearded gentleman at the extreme left Is George Protzman, pioneer baker and bill
poster, and Immediately at his left
the city fire department. At the extreme right Is John Bowen, mechanic, and through an opening at
his right, In a wheel chair, may be seen J. T. Bryan, one of Roseburg's first Jewelers. Other person!
in the picture were not Identified.
Registration
OfVarVets
Feb.22 Asked
American Legion Issues
Call in Plan to Help .
In National Defense
The American Legion working
through Its 11,715 posts, will reg
ister all of its 1,078.119 members,
if possible, for national defense
service. Unaffiliated world war
veterans also will be asked to
register. Purpose of the registra
tion, entirely voluntary. Is to pro-
fvlde the local, state and national
leadership of the legion with a
complete Inventory of the assets
of the organization In man-power,
experience and sneclal training
that could be made available to
the government if needed In the
defense of the nation.
' National Commander Milo J.
Warner has proclaimed Saturday,
February 22. the 209th anniver
sary of the birth of George Wash
ington, as national defense regis
tration day for all legionnaires
and unaffiliated world war veter
ans who care to enroll.
On that day every American
Legion post In the country will
ask Its membership and local
world war veterans generally to
tALonta-questionnalre, This form
will be in triplicate. It will
chronicle every legionnaire's capa
bilities and talents which could
be used In national defense. The
post will retain the original copy
of the questionnaire. The second
copy will go to the department
headquarters. The last copy will
go to national headquarters.
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Nazis Ship Art to U. S.
To Finance Propaganda
LONDON, Feb. 12. (API-
German art treasures worth at
least 2,000,000 ($8,000,000) are
en route to America for sale, the
British ministry of economic war
fare declared today.
The ministry said the nazls
hoped to gain foreign exchange
to help them maintain "the Ger
man system of propaganda, es
pionage and sabotage."
It was said that the cargo
"probably was routed via Siberia
and the Pacific."
Roseburg in Past Decades
Is L. A. Sanctuary, early-day plumber and for many years chief of
Elk Plant On
North Umpqua
Not Probable
Herds in Adjacent Areas
Held Ample, Sportsmen
Told by Game Executive
Proposal to establish a herd
of elk In the upper North Ump
qua region will likely not be
looked upon with favor by the
state game commission, accord
ing to Its game supervisor, Frank
B. Wire, who spoke last night at
the annual stag party of the
Rosehure Rod and Gun club at
the Knights of Pythias hall in
this city. Mr. Wire gave several
reasons for the reluctance of the
commission to plant such a herd,
among them the heavily Involv
ed expense and the certainty that
such a herd could not be opened
to hunters until after a lapse of
several years to allow for propa
gation and permanency of habitation.
A recent survey, Mr. Wire said,
showed that the coastal area of
southwestern Oregon contained
approximately 3.000 elk, and
there were Indications, he added,
that one particular herd ranging
along the south fork of the Mc
Kenzie river In Lane county was
gradually Including-n or t h e r n
Douglas county In its grazing.
He predicted an open season on
elk In southwestern Oregon
soon If the game commission Is
granted the required authority
in a pending legislative bill ask
ing, among others, for power to
open seasons as well as close
them. Once such a season is de
clared, Mr. Wire said, all local
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Baited Lake Charges Hit
21 Oregon Duck Hunters
PORTLAND, Feb. 12. (AP)-
Twenly one duck hunters, most
of them residing In Portland, Mc-
Minnvlllo and Carleton, were
charged yesterday with shooting
over baited lakes In the Sauvies
Island area.
Deputy U. S. District Attorney
Twining said several men also
were accused of using live decoys
and unplugged guns.
Federal Judge McColloch set
Friday for a hearing.
National bank. In the far back
WHO'S
YOUR
. MrKCJ
By FLORENCE AIKEN BANKS
Shining brightly down the ages,
Glorifying history's pages
Heroes' names both east and west
Who's your hero 'bove the rest?
As I think adown the line,
Lincoln's mine.
Presidents, discoverers, saints.
Statesmen who our reading nalnts
Cherished, honored, lauded, decked
With our love or high respect-f
Ah, for quiet courage, spine,
Lincoln's mine.
Hunters on their Afrlc trips,
Doctors, captains of our ships.
Aviators flying high,
Writing names against the sky
All of these are wondrous fine,
But of all whom hearts enshrine,
Lincoln's mine.
Gold Smuggling
Attempt Balked
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. (AP) A
customs officer's routine examina
tion of automobiles entering the
United States from Canada at
Blaine frustrated yesterday an at
tempt to smuggle $55,000 in gold
Into this country.
Leo E. Morland, 39, of Vancou
ver, B. C, was arrested after the
officer found 57 gold bars hidden
between the Inner wall and metal
outer wall of his car's trunk com
partment. Fred H. Bradt, customs agent
In charge In Seattle, who filed a
smuggling charge against Mor
land, said the Canadian told .him
the gold was "accumulated" In
Australia and was smuggled
first into Canada.
Bradt said an extensive Investi
gation will be made Into Mor
land's object In bringing the gold
Into this country.
He pointed out that Morland Is
In the peculiar position of facing
possible prosecution In both the
United States and Canada. Bradt
said the usual procedure after
trial In this country would be to
deport him to Canada, whore he
could bo charged with breaking
the wartime law regulating the
amount of money that may be
taken out of the country at one
time.
Army Wives, Children
Prepare to Quit Manila
MANILA, Feb. 12. (AP) A
surprise move toward evacuation
of U. S. army wives and children
from Manila was reported today
by reliable sources.
Although high army officials
declared no evacuation order had
been Issued, unimpeachable quar
ters disclosed between 300 and
400 wives and children of officers
were preparing to leave aboard
two transports.
These sources said wives and
children not due to return to the
United States for some time were
getting ready to leave, and some
of the wives declared the fact
they were sailing so soon came as
a surprise.
Florida Woman Reports
$675,000 Cash-Gem Theft
MIAMI BEACH. Fin.. Feb. 12.
-(AP) Agents of the federal
bureau of Investlpntlon today
were called into the puzzling
case of reported dlsanncaranee
of $675,000 In cash and jewels
from a Star Island residence.
Detective Chief Earl Carpen
ter said Mrs. Roe Wells told him
she missed $400,000 In cash Mon
day and another $75,000 In
money and lewels valued at
$200,000 yesterday.
Says Lincoln Would Have
Favored Lease-Lend Bill
ASHLAND, Feb. 12. TAP)
Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the
Oregonlan, told a Lincoln day
banquet yesterday that Abraham
Lincoln would have favored the
lease-lend bill.
If Lincoln were alive today,
Hoyt said, he would tell the
"anostles of appeasement":
"Yon say I want war. I want no
war. But, T sav to you that the
neonles of Holland, Belgium,
France and England wanted no
war."
Committee
Accepts Form
Won in House
No More Destroyers Can
Be Spared by U. S. Navy,
Secretary Knox States
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. (APT
The senate foreign relations)
committee approved in principle)
today seven house amendments to
the administration's British aid
bill, including a $1,300,000 limita
tion on the amount of existing
war material which could ba
transferred to other nations.
The amendments had been put
forward in the house by propon
ents of British aid legislation and -were
reported to be acceptable to
the administration leadership lit
congress.
While approving them In prin
ciple that is, subject to soma
technical changes in language'
the foreign relations committed
turned back opposition efforts to
write into the legislation restrlfl- .
tions considered undesirable by
the administration. 1 -
The amendment reported reject
ed was a proDOsal by Senators
Vandenberg (R., Mich.) which
would have required certification
by the army chief of staff and tha
chief of naval operations that
equipment was not needed fop
American defense forces before it
could be transferred by the presi
dent to any other nation.
Tn addition to the seven amend
ments which it approved, the com-
mittee also agreed to accept an
other house amendment providing
that mniwrnw jwiul.l mkaIm tha
president's proposed British aid
powers at any time by a concur
rent resolution which would not
be subject to presidential vefo. I
Chairman George (D., iGo.)',
however, appointed a subcommit
tee to redraft this amendment en
tirely, some members saying they
had doubts about the form in
which the house had written it.
Changes Approved.
in addition to that amendment
and the $1,300,000,000 limitation
on transfers of existing military
equipment, the six house changes
acted on by the committee were:
To provide that nothing in tha
bill should permit any American
vessel to enter a combat area.
To require the president to re-.
port to congress every 90 days on
his operations under the bill.
To provide that all contracts)
executed In carrying out provi
sions of the legislation should bo
fulfilled before July 1, 1946.
To limit operation of the Brit
ish aid bill to the period ending
June 30, 1943.
To empower congress to bus-
pend the act before that by pass
age of a concurrent resolution,
which requires merely a majority
vote In house and senate and la
not subject to a presidential veto.
To provide that nothing- tn tna
act could be construed to autho-
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British War Aims Not
Asked by U. S. Churchill
LONDON, Feb. 12 (API
Prime Minister Churchill declared
today that "there Is such com
mon comprehension In the Unit
ed Slates" of British war alms
that no occasion had arisen to
outline them for representatives
of the Washington government.
He told the house of commons
that no American representative,
to his recollection, had ever
broached to him the sublect ot
Britain's alms in war and post
war reconstruction.-
TODAY'S
TOP
By the Associated Press
STATESVTLLE, N. C. L. O.
White's mule wandered from tha
stable Into the highway and be
fore the animal could get hil
bearings three automobiles
struck him.
People gathered and decided
to put the mule out of all mir
cry. But while A gun was being
sought, he jumped to his feet, ro
turned to his stall and the next
morning at a hearty breakfast,
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