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St George's Church Here
To Attain Parish Statute
Bishop B.' D. Dagwell
St. George's church will be con
secrated and the rector instituted
Sunday at impressive ceremonies,
marking the establishment of the
first official Episcopal parish in
Roseburg. The ceremonies will
be conducted by the Right Rev
erend Benjamin B, Dagwell,
Portland, bishop of the Oregon
diocese, and the Venerable H. R.
White, Eugene, archdeacon of
the Oregon diocese.
The church at Roseburg, since
its founding, has been operated
as a mission, the status of an
Episcopal church not entirely
self-supporting. Only a church
free from debt can be consecrated
under church procedure.
The Roseburg church, Father
W. L. Blaker reports, has been
freed of debt, and the ceremon-
Douglas County Recreation District
Committee Organizes, Program Drawn;
Enabling Act to be Given Legislature
The Douglas County Recreation
flistrlct eommiltee, recently ap
pointed by the county court, was
organized last night at a meet
ing held at the office of the Rose
i burg chamber of, commerce.
For of the program, was elected
chairman; County Judge D. N.
Busenbark, vice-chairman; Ver
non M. Orr, secretary-treasurer,
and Harold J. Hickerson, corres
ponding secretary.
Judge Busenbark announced
appointment of State Representa
tive Carl C. Hill, Days Creek, and
Paul Applegate, Elkton, as addi-.
tlonal members of the commit
tee, which, in addition to those
previously named, includes Clar
ence Elliott, Reedsport; Jack Cul
ver, Sutherlin; Roy Sullivan,
Charles V. Stanton, Dr. C. H.
Bailey, Roseburg; Henry Shirt
cliff, Myrtle Creek, and Attorney
J. V. Long, Roseburg, legal ad
viser. The committee was appointed
to formulate details of a district
plan to be placed before the leg
islature In the form of an enab
ling act which would permit the
levying of a tax of one and one
half mills annually ,if voted by
the people of the county, to pro
vide funds for recreational pur-
Ship Explosion
Is Barely Missed
By Don Partin
Don Partin, gunner's mate
third class, son of W. T. Partin,
Myrtle Creek, "missed the boat"
and is exceedingly glad he did.
Partin, a resident of Klamath
Falls, was scheduled to stand
watch on one of the ammuntlon
hips which exploded at Port Chi
cago, Calif., last Monday night.
However. Partln's wife had been
visiting him and he secured leave
to accompany her to the bus sta
tion after his friend, C. R. He
landsworth, seaman "first class,
had volunteered to stand Par
tin's watch. Partin had instruc
tions to Join the ship at San Pablo
point, but upon arrival was in
formed by the shore patrol to
proceed to Port Chicago, where
the ship was anchored. He was
half way between Oakland and
Port Chicago when the explo
sion occurred.
French Saboteurs Hit
Germans Hardest Blow
LONDON, July 21 (AP) In
the biggest stroke of sabotage
since D-day, French patriots at
Crugey blew up munition dumps
supplying all German air force
bases in eastern France between
June 19 and 22, authoritative
French informants in London
said last night Approximately
10,000 tons of munitions In more
than 7,000 rail cars were reported
destroyed.
Father W. L. Blaker
ies attendant upon the new status
will feature services Sunday
morning. '
Archdeacon and Mrs. White are
expected to nrrive in Roseburg
Saturday, and will be dinner
guesis of Father and Mrs. Blak
er at ire rectory.
The usual i a. m. servco will
be held Sunday and will be fol
lowed by the consecration of the
church building and t:.c institu
tion of the rector at 11 t. m.
f uiing the noon hou-, lunch -
er'i will be servea at me parisr.
house for all parishoiu-r.-.. and
:!;. ceremony of burnin? t!ie
mortgage will be observvJ.
;is!iop DasjJvell and Fatliei
31ni;i r will go to Ridd3 to con
duct services at 8 p. m.
poses. The district would be man
aged by an elected board of trus
tees.
Program Outlined
At last night's meeting, the
committee adopted a 10-point
program to cover the purposes
for which the district would be
organized as follows:
1. Acquisition of land By pur- ,
chase, lease, gift or trade for the '
protection and preservation of j
recreational facilities.
2. Propagation and conserva- I
lion of fish and wild life.
3. Development of pack trails
to wilderness, scenic and recrea
tional areas. j
4. Encourage development of i
commercial facilities to provide I
suitable accomodations for vaca-
tionists.
5. Encourage reforestation and '
restoration of resources affecting
recreation, fish and wild life.
fees charged for services render
ed vacationists.
7. Promote and advertise Doug
las county recreational resources.
8. Develop and promote organ
ized recreational trips, cruises
and tours.
9. Cooperate with existing state i
or federal agencies engaged in !
fish and game propagation and
conservation, and agencies engag-'
ed in forest protection or devel-1
opment of recreational facilities.
10. Cooperate with municipal-1
ilies in development of recrea
tional resources.
Shotgun Mishap Sends
Victim to Hospital
GRESHAM, Ore., July 21
(AP) Paul Dudley loaded a shot
gun to kill a skunk that was raid-
ing a poultry house, but the j ,ne county get3 credit for reach
breech jammed and he pounded j jng its quota, the committee is
It wtih a rock to dose it. pieading that everyone who can
The gun went off unexpectedly, huy one or more E bonds do so
seriously Injuring his employee, immediately. Sales of $31,000 will
H. M. West. Hospital officials
laid last night that Wast was in
critical condition.
Taxpayers League to
Sean Douglas Budget
The Douglas County Taxpayers
League will meet Monday, July
24, at 10 a. m. In the courthouse
at Roseburg, C. E. Moyer, presi
dent, announced today. The meet
ing is being ca'Ied to conform to
the public hearing on the tenta
tive county budget for the com
ing year. Following the budget
hearing, the league will conduct
its business session and election
of directors, Moyer stated.
Ouster Shuts Logging Plant
VALSETZ, Ore., July 21 (AP)
Walkout of 180 men closed the
Western Logging Co. plant here
yesterday. Ed Moriey, superinten-
dent; said the men quit in pro-
test of the dismissal of a girl em-
ployee for an infraction of com-
pany rules.
'0
r-4 of roseburg
BLOOD PURGE TRAILS EFFORT TO KILL HITLER
Ex-Staff Head
Among Those
Dealt Death
Himmler Appointed Top
Executioner as Spirit
Of Revolt Shakes Reich
(By the Associated Press)
' The reich that Hitler built
creaked today like a house in a
thunder storm, haunted by the
ghosts of a new blood purge.
Berlin announced the execution
of a group of conspirators includ
ing a former chief of the Ger
man general staff and the colo
nel who was alleged to have
planted a bomb which was said
to have exploded near the feuh-
j rer and his military aides yester-
'day.
As military setbacks piled up, ;
Hitler made his top executioner, ;
Heinrich Himmler, commander
in chief inside Germany with life
and death power to combat de
featism. A battlefront dispatch
from Caen said that newly cap
tured German prisoners in Nor-;
mandy said that defeatism was ;
rife among nazi gun crews.
Some persons in London sug
gested that the attempt on Hit
ler's life, as reported by Berlin,
might be a frame-up to give the
nazis an excuse for a purge of
German officers considered unre
liable. A German broadcast today said
"certain precautionary measures"
were taken last night in the cen
ter of Berlin.
Nazi Troops In Revolt
A German traveler who left
Berlin yesterday was quoted as
declaring that two German divi
sions revolted Wednesday in East
Prussia. Moscow radio reported
"uprisings and a serious panic"
(Continued on page 8.)
Douglas Urged to
Meet E Bond Goal;
Only $31000 Short
"Tojo has quit! Assassins
try to get Hitler! But Ore
gon Is lagging In E bond
sales. We must fight harder
than ever."
Such was the message receiv
ed today by H. O. Pargeter, chair
man of the Douglas County War
Finance staff, from state bond
headquarters.
Simultaneously, the Douglas
county chairman has been in
formed that Douglas county E
I bond sales so far cleared through
I the federal reserve bank do not
I equal the assigned quota. Records
at county headquarters show
sales by issuing agencies amount
ing to approximately $544,000,
I but the Federal Reserve bank at
San ;Francisco has the county
credited with only $498,000. The
quota is $529,000.
Sales Clearing Urged
Pargeter is urging today that
every issuing agency immediate
ly clear all sales previously un
rpnnrtprf Tn nrripr tn make Rlire
put the county over the top and
will assure the total even though
the discrepancy in figures Is not
; cleared before the deadline July
,31.
Companies operating on pay
roll deduction programs are ask
ed to advance money for any
bond purchases scheduled during
the month of July and to buy
bonds prior to July 25, In order
to give time for clearance
through San Francisco.
6th War Loan Quota to
Be Less, Gamble Thinks
PORTLAND, July 21 (API
Ted R. Gamb'e. national director
0( the War Finance division, pre-
dieted here today that the quota
ot the Sixth war loan drive would
be slightly less than the $16,000,-
000 of the just-completed Fifth
war loan campaign. He said the
next drive would begin around
mid-November and close about
December 7th.
review .. ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 21,
Wallace
Struggle
Big-City Delegates
Swing to Support
Of Vice President-
CHICAGO STADIUM, July 21
AP) Henry A. Wallace broke
into the strongholds of the big
city vote today by capturing the
support of about 20 of New
York's 96 votes in a furious bat
tle In which the bulk of the Em
pire state's, votes were proposed
to Sena tor! Harry S. Truman of
Missouri for the democratic vice
presidential nomination.
With delegates elbowing their
The democratic national plat
form and other stories relating
to the pahty's convention appear
on page 5.
way into this stadium for the
climactic, and possibly last, ses
sion of a meeting in which they
nominated President Roosevelt
last night and heard him accept
by radio, the vice president show
ed unexpected strength in a cau
cus of the New York group.
At that conference, the forces
of Edward J. Flynn, national
committeeman who is backing
Truman, delivered the support of
about 76 of the delegates to the
Missourian. They were unable,
however, to make it unanimous
as they had hoped.
At the same time, a Massachu
setts caucus gave 12 votes each
to Wallace and Truman, pledg
ing 5i to Senate Majority Leader
Barkley of Kentucky. The re
mainder of the state's 36 were
(Continued on page 8
Fire-Damaged Mill to
Resume Operations -
The Umpqua Lumer company
mill at Myrtle Creek, closed down
since July 12 when lire damaged
the boiler room and destroyed
the Cyclone conveyor from the
planer shed to the fuel bins, will
resume operation Saturday, it
was announced today by E. W.
Picco, Owner-manager. The fire
burned the roof off the boiler
room but caused only minor dam
age to the power plant.
Death Claims W. C. Harding, Former
Roseburg C. of C. Secretary, Prime
Mover to Put Vets' Facility Here
W. C. Harding, 81, formerly
secretary of the Roseburg cham
ber of commerce for 13 years,
died at Mercy hospital early this
morning following a brief Illness.
In ill health for the past three
years, Mr. Harding suffered a
slight paralytic stroke a few days
ago and was removed to the hos
pital. Born in Indiana, Nov. 9, 1862
he was graduated from Wabash
college in 1887 and became prin
cipal of schools at Cambridge,
Illinois, where he was married,
Dec. 25. 1889, to Miss Ada Grant.
Mrs. Harding died July 6, 1943.
After engagaing for several
years in the teaching profession,
he became Interested in the in
vestment and securities business
In Detroit, Michigan, moving lat
er to Aberdeen, Wash., where he
engaged In real estate.
He arrived In Roseburg in
April 1908, and followed the real
estate and land development bus
iness until 1921, when he retired
from active work, although main
taining supervision over farm
properties.
Aided To Get Facility
When, In 1929, the Roseburg
chamber of commerce was in se
rious financial circumstances,
Mr. Harding volunteered his serv
ices as secretary-manager at a
token salary. Shortly after his
appointment, he became interest
ed In the proposal to secure & fed
eral home at Roseburg and plan
ned an extensive compaign which
proved successful and resulted in land, and three nieces in eastern
construction f f the veterans fa- states.
cility now located near the city, Funeral services will be held
He remained In the office of sec- at 7 p. m. Sunday at the Rote-rctary-manager
of the chamber j burg Undertaking company chap
until the spring of 1941, bringing i el and the body will be taken to
about a substantial growth in the I Portland for cremation.
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Trltf DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
Stretches Lead in
for Renomination
"Rump" Session
Possible From
Texans' Revolt
CHICAGO, July 21 (AP)
lexas democrats wno wumeu om
do the national convention In
huft over repeated rebuffs called
a meeting of dissident
?, 7 y " first shot in quest of a fourth
in their revolt against the New,lterm( M ..objilauon" he said he
Deal,
Third party talk circulated and
It appeared the southernrs' meet
ing might take on the nature of
a "rump" session.
A committee named by the
bolting Texans issued a formal
statement charging that "the bu
reaucrats, the C. I. O. political
action committee, and a liberal
sprinkling of communists joined
lurws io ien lexas aemucrais
Just where they sand in national
politics."
The convention, on recommen
dation of the credentials commit
tee, yesterday seated both the
delegations selected by the "reg
ular" Texas democratic conven
tion and the delegation chosen
by a pro-fourth term group. Each
delegation was given one-half of
Teaxs 48 votes. I
Nettled by defeats In two of
their major fights yesterday and
split by dissension in their own
ranks, Dixie delegates directed
their Ire at Vice President Henry
A. Wallac and headed for the
convention hall determined to
block his renomination.
Their opinion of Wallace, never
too high, fell to the zero point
yesterday when the vice presi
dent, seconding the nomination of
Mr. Roosevelt, declared "the poll
tax must go."
Almost 90 southern votes were'ular sontIment . . or wher
cast against President Roosevelt
.yesterday. They went to Virgin-
la's Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Buii Butts Man to Death
EUGENE, Ore., July 21 AP)
George E. James of Pleasant
Hill died at a local hospital last
night of Injuries suffered Wed
nesday when he was butted by
a bull on a neighbor's farm in
that district.
organization and restoring Its fi
nancial standing.
He was a member, active work
er and officer In the Presbyterian
church, a member of nearly all
branches of Masonry, past, com
mander of the Roseburg eom
mondery, and a member ot the
Roseburg Kiwanls club.
Survivors include Harding
Knapp, Garden Valley, a nephew;
0
Jm Everett, Seattle, a niece of
Mrs. Harding, who has been tn
Roseburg for the past year, mak
ing her home with Mr. Harding;
! a niece, Esther McKinley, Port-
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W. C. Harding
1944.
VOU. XXX1H NO.
U.S. Should Keep
Experienced Men,
Roosevelt Asserts
r,mr,APn Tutu
21 (AP)-i
alP - atrfrf oL.J,
chose the
Hramn .,i K-tn-
souther-iwartIme ava, sbase ,Q flre h
felt in- order to bring about his
plans for battle triumph, postwar
prosperity and surety against an
other global explosion.
From a Pacific coast base his
voice came by radio In acceptance
of the nomination to the Jam
packed Chicago stadium last
night.
Mr. Roosevelt blueprinted Ms
case, although he Insisted he will
not campaign "in the usual sense'
because he doesn't think it is ap
propriate and moreover, ha said,
he doesn't have the time.
As In 1940, Mr. Koosevelt said
hn would like to retire to private
life; again as in 1040 he said new
hands would take over when this
four years ends. His decision this
time he said is based solely on
a sense of obligation to serve" if
the people so decide in Novem
ber. Experience Emphasized
Between himself and Republi
can Thomas E. Dewey to whom
e did not refer personally) the
President said the Issue this time
'J simply: '.. , . ,
Whether the nation will "turn
over this-1944 Job This world
wide job to inexperienced and
Immature hands, to those who op
posed lend-lease and International
cooperation against the forces of
aggression and tyranny until
fhnv mnl1 pnnl ihn n,.lln nf .nn.
they wish to leave it to those who
(Continued on page 8.)
Normandy Battle
Slowed by Rains
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, July 21 (AP) Torren
tial rains and deep mud bogging
the battlefields of Normandy
slowed allied offensives today,
but Canadian troops slogging
forward a miie captured St. Mar
tin De Fontenay, five miles due
south of Caen.
British units earlier had pushed
eight miles east of Caen toward
Paris, in the deepest spearhead
plunged through nazl defenses.
The British to the west gained
1,000 yards on a two-mile front
below the Caumont-Tilly road and
Americans pinched off a longer
portion of the road from St. Lo
to Periers, supreme headquarters
said, but virtually continuous
rains for 36 hours "interfered
with ground operations."
Search On for Missing
Riverside Girl, Aged 10
State, county and city police
authorities wore Joining today In
a search for Vera Mae Hail, 10
year old daughter of Mrs. Vera
Hall, Riverside, who has been
missing from her home since 1
p. m. Thursday. Officers were
notified when the child failed to
return homo yesterday evening
and radio apiKMils were made for
general assistance In the search.
The child had' not been located
at noon todny.
She is dark complexioned wllh
grey eyes, and brown hair cut in
a short bob. When last seen she
was wearing a grey Jumper type
skirt, dark green silk blouse with
red buttons and white slippers.
Fire Damage Slight
Very minor damage resulted
Thursday afternoon from a fire
at the Pacific Poultry Producers
egg packing plant at Short and
Sykes street A cigarette careless
ly tossed on oil soaked ground
between the loading platform
and railroad siding was believed
to have started the blaze, which
burned baseboards at one corner
of the building.
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95 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Killed In Action
On Biak Island
5 - -if- W t s
Staff Sergeant Ell A. (Bob)
Dumont, above, resident of
Glide, was killed In action
June 20 oh Blak Island, ac
cording to official notification
received by his mother, Mrs.
John LeBonte, who resides at
Glide. He had been in service
Ince Sept., 1941, having volun
teered with the Oregon Nation
al guard when it was catted in
to active service.
Surviving are his mother; six
sitters, Mrs. E. 3. Schlappio,
Portland; Mrs. D. Lomboy,
Gresham; Mrs. G. N. 8chlap
pie and Rosetta La Bonte, Port
land; Ester and Betty, and two
younger brothers, Lester and
Floyd, all of Glide.1, , ;, , j.:
Reds Grip Baltic
Front; Garrison
At Lwow Doomed
MOSCOW, July 21 (AP The
Red army seized a deadly stran-;
glchold on the German's Baltic
front deep inside Lithuania to-;
day, hurled a massive blow to-l
wards Poland's martyred capital
of Warsaw and sealed the fate'
of the nazi stronghold of Lwow.:
Pouring across the trans-Li-,
thuanlan railway, Soviet forces
captured the Junction of Sko
pishki 50 miles west of Daug-,
avplls (Dvlnsk), 85 miles south
east of the Latvian port of Riga
and 1G5 miles east of Memel.
Warsaw, a little more than 100
miles from the Red army van
guard, was the objetive of con
certed attacks west of the nazl's
broken Bug river line defenses.
The nazi garrison at Lwow was
doomed, with the Russian only
five miles away. It faced the
same kind of disaster that over
took more than four German di
visions encircled earlier In the
week at Brody, 55 miles north
east, where they are now being
annihilated.
Acutely endangered by the
Soviet advances were the Ger
man tortrsses ot Brest Lltovsk
and Lublin, on the eastward ap
proaches to Warsaw. Nazi rear
guards In the railroad town of
Korbee Kobryn, 27 miles north
east og Brest Lltovsk, have been
liquidated, and at other points the
Red army troops are about 10
miles away, front dispatches said.
(Soviet radio broadcasts heard
in London asserted "uprisings
and a serious panic" had devel
oped in East Prussia.)
2nd Lieut. Bernard Koiier
Missing in War Action
The War department today
gave formal notification that
Second Lieutenant Bernard Rol
ler of Roseburg is missing in ac
tion. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred R. Roller, 826 S. Pine
St., Roseburg. He was serving In
the European theater.
Ruling on Nurse Exam Fee
SALEM, Ore., July 21 (AP)
The state nurses examing board
does not have authority to charge
! an additional $10 fee for a sec-
end examination in case an appli
cant fails to paw the first state
board examination, Attorney
General Neuner ruled today.
O A O
Bitter Battle
With Nippons
Is Expected
Landing on Vital Island
Follows 17-Day Assault
By Naval, Air Armadas
V. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July
21 (AP) United States marineg
and Infantry are pouring ashore
on Guam, first AmerUan terri
tory seized by the Japanese,' and
fighting their way inland unde
cover of a pulverizing aerial a nil
warship bombardment; Adm.
Nimitz announced tJday.
The landings, a quick follow
Ui to the great vl"b.y on Saipan,
ttarted yesterday morning, anil
"are contimt.ng against modi-rote
ground upoosltiuj," 'Nhfi-'z
er.xmunlque nai'l. ' ' - .
i:i.;ted State3 mST'..es and m
my assault trj--M established
beachheads on Guam island or
July 2P ' (w.i?t longitude U. S.
time) with tfei sv5pot of caiTie
alrcrc-ft and surface crmbat units
of the Fifth flco:." the ea.iv
tnorrng comtr.uniqu- continued.
1 "Enemy' Jerensea are beiu?
heavily bombed and shelled a?
close range." - ..
New Menace To Tskys
Guam is the southernmost anil
largest of tha Marianas group ot
Islands. Its capture would
strengthen Salpan's position as a
base from which Japan enn be
cortally assaulted. Guam Is ISO
miles southwest of Saipan anj
both islands are within easy Su
perfortress range of Tokyo and
the whoie of japan.
The Philippines, lyinc; some 1,
500 miles west of Guam and Sal
pan, likewise are yilnerabie ta
the mighty jces Nlmiiz la hurl
InR across th.3 Pacific.
The Guam landings came after
17 c&ys of the most terrific wai-ship-plane
blasting given any in
vac.'cd Pacific island, with battlr-th'-Fs
adding their iwitvy shells
to the torrent of explosives pour
ed from cruisers, ! destroyers and
planes.
Bitter Resistance Ahead
Guam, seized Dec 10, 1941
two days after Pearl Harbor
tDec. 8) presumably will offer
the same bitter, bloody resistance ,
the marines and army troops en
countered on Saipan in 25 days
(Continued on page 8.)
2-Way Air Raids
Lash Nazi Centers
LONDON, July 21 (AP)
Around 2,509 American planes
bombed the heart of Germany to
day, with 2,000 flying above a
howling channel storm for at
tacks on Regensberg and
Schwelnfurt and another 500
from Italy penetrating within
125 miles of Berlin.
. It was the fourth consecutive
day of massive, coordinated
American attacks on Germany
from the west and south.
Targets of the . Italy-based
bombers were at Brux in Sude
tenland, the mountainous border
province which Germany stole
from Czechoslovakia in the Mu
nich conference which prefaced
the war.
During the squally night, a
force of around 1,500 bombers
pummeled objectives in Germany,
France and Belgium, losing 31
planes. Th major Tail yards of
Courtrai bot'deneektag three
trunk lines leading to the Nor
mandy battlefields were targets,
along with German oil plants at
Homberg and Bottrop-Welhelm
In the Ruhr, the port of Ham
burg, robot bomb platforms in
northern France and rAad con
voys north and south of Paris.
Italy-based planes struck around
the river Po and in Yugoslavia.
Brig. Gen. Nelson Walker
Killed in Normandy
Pittsfleld, Mass., July 21 AP)
A letter from their soldier son
to his mother last night disclosed
the death of Brig. Gen. Nelson M.
Walker in Normandy.
In the first word Mrs. Doris
Wyke Walker had received of the
general's death, First Lt. Perrin
Walker wrote that his father,
attached to the army's general
staff corps, was killed in action.
Levify fact fjant
The bomb that fatted to
smash to smithereens the anato
my of tyrannical, sadistic Adolf
Hitler reminds that -
"Of alt sad words of tongue
or pea, .
"The saddest are these, It
might have been."