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HOSfBUire FTEWS-reVTEW, BPraUlTg, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1944.
Curran Choice Of
Dewey for Senator
Race In Hew York
nal at the Valley hotel. Unless the
company makes repairs, the
council ordered, the street will be
closed for operation by the stage
line. The attorney also was in
structed to notify the company
that practice of drivers In double
parking their vehicles must be
balled.
IBy the Associated Press) I Mayor W. F. Harris reported
Democrats and republicans In i Imi D. W. Thomason, memoer of
New York, with Iheir thoughts on the police force who has been on
the stale's 17 electoral votes, ,.uv0 uf absence because of 111-
ehonsf senatorial "running ness. Is planning to work as spe
mates" today for their parties' I f ia merchants' police, and an or-
uiesidential nominees.
Voters in Arkansas, Connecti
cut and Vermont likewise are
busy at candidate-picking for the
elections to be held three months
from now.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey
conferred wl'.h party leaders on
who would be the best senale can
didate to help him swing the stale
In his presidential try. Advance
Indications pointed to Thomas J.
Gurran of Manhattan, 4ryear
old secretary of state, as the
choice.
New York democrats gathered
for their meeting with the expec
tation their nominee again would
be Senator Robert F. Wagner, 67-year-old
author of the social se
curity and national labor rela
tions act. He Is a longtime sup
porter of President Roosevelt.
Other Contest Slated
Lineups In the other three
states politicking today:
Arkansas Hep. J. W. Fill
brlght, freshman congressman,
against Governor Homer M. Ad
kins in a runoff primary for the
democratic nomination for the
senate seat held by Mrs. Hattie
Caraway, who was defeated In
the first primary. Investigators
for the senate campaign expendi
tures committee are on hand to
watch for any election law viola
tions. There were charges of
heavy spending in the first pri
mary. Connecticut Senator John A.
Danaher, rcprcsentative-at-large
Iioleslous J. Monkiowicz and Gov.
Raymond E. Baldwin due to be
renominated in the republican
state convention. Republican dis
trict conventions are to nomi
nate for five house seats tomor
row. Vermont Lt. Gov. Mortimer E.
Proctor and Arthur W. Simpson
running for the republican guber
natorial nomination, die winner
to oppose Dr. Ernest H .Bailey,
democrat.
An absence of olher contests
assures these November races:
Senator George D. Aiken, repub
lican running for reelection
against Harry W. Witters, demo
crat, and Rep. Charles A. Plum-
ley, repuoiican, against itoucrt
W. Ready, democrat.
North Roseburg Spur
Creates Traffic Barrier
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mlt trucks to operate over the
rleht of wav for a distance of
about 300 feet. Following the
construction of the spur track,
however, the franchise was taken
over by the Defense Plants cor
poration and the agreement was
not executed. The city recently
served formal notice on the fed
eral agency to make the improve
ment, but no action has been tak
en.
At last night's meeting of the
council, Ford requested that the
provision of the franchise be In
voked permitting the cltv to
make improvement and charge nnsphin-u
the expense against the federal
agency. He offered to make the
necessary excavation and do the
required surfacing at his own ex
pense, also relieving the city of
any cost of litigation In event of
court action. After prolonged dis
cussion, the council adjourned
the meeting until 5 p. m., Wed
nesday, at which time City At
torney A. N. Orcutt Is to fiirnlsh
the council with legal advice on
procedure, following a confer
ence with Attorney Geddes.
Spur Permit Asked
Application was made by the j
Southern Pacific company for au
thority to cross Jackson street
with a proposed new spur track i
Into the site on which Ihe Inter-1
state Tractor and Machinery I
company Is now erecting Its Rose-1
burg headquarters. The track i
will branch off from the Kinney
spur at the west side of Jackson j
street anil angle slightly to the
der was adopted that the city pay
S25 per month toward his salary.
An ordinance setting salaries
of all appointive officers of the
city to conform to the amounts
fixed In the budget was passed
following third reading.
Jess J. Hicks, who has been
serving as city electrical inspec
tor, tendered his resignation,
which was accepted. No appoint
ment was made to fill the va
cancy. Sale of two lots, H and 12,
block 11 Kinney's Improved plat,
the property being located In the
extreme northeast part of town,
to Wm. J. Couey for the sum of
$40 each, was approved.
Bills Ordered Paid
The following bills were order
ed paid:
Herman G. Althaus, re
pair drinking fountain ..$ 1.50
J. M. Hartley, repairs to
street machinery 33.12
J. C. Bewley, servicing
police car 13.50
Arthur Boyer, surveying
right-of-way for street .. 10.00
Cecil Black, meals for
prisoners 3.00
T. J. Brown, cash advanc
ed express fire dept,
supplies .78
H. B. Church, assisting
in surveying street ' COO
Calif-Ore. Power Co., wa
ter, lights, general 7fifi.05
Plant : 54.08
Calif-Ore. Power Co., wa
ter, llgts, general 7GC.05
Commercial Abstract Co.
Ins. prem. street truck 16.50
Consolidated Freight-
ways, freight fire dept.
supplies .80
S. J. Cooper, servicing
street trucks 3.75
Peter Crumett, repairs
gas pump, city hall 3.35
Dunham Transfer Co.,
unloading car asphalt . 39.48
Tom Fletcher, dlsp'n of
dogs 4.00
Howard Cooper Corp.
fire dept. supplies 9.3G
D o u g 1 as Abstract Co.,
ins. prem. lluslior 11.50
Farm Bureau Exchange,
supplies sewer plant .... 3.40
Hansen Motor Co., re
pairs police car 8.32
Joelson Lumber Co.,
wood for street dept 5.00
Koke Chapman Co., bicy
cle license plates 18.18
Nelson Equipment Co.,
guttersnipe si reet
sweeper 4,020.00
Nelson Equipment Co., si-
rens, fire dept 35.50
Nelson Equipment Co.,
supplies street depl G.73
Orchard Auto Parts, re
pairs street trucks 11.99
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co.,
phone tolls .35
Harry Pcarce, repairs to
awnings 2.00
Roseburg Book Store, of
fice supplies 3.81
Roseburg Electric, light
repairs 8.55
Roseburg Garbage Coll.,
dlspn. ol dead (togs ... 4.00
News-Review,
Navy Still Seeks
17-Agers to Meet
Pacific Area Needs
Expanded quotas for voluntary
enlistments from the 17-year-old
croup, recently inaugurated bv
the navy after a restricted per
M. apnnrenllv will continue In
effect this month, according to
'word received bv Chief W. E.
I Bell of the Roseburg navy re
1 fruiting station.
Original announcement of the
'heightened quotas for enlist
iments of young men In this age
I bracket was marked bv an in-
flux of prospective young blue
iackets Into navv substations
I throughout the Oregon district,
I which is continuing unabated.
Re-opening of quotas (or an In
crease number of 17-year-old en-
listments Is In line with recent
pronouncement of Secretary of
the Navy Forrestal that the
strength of the navy will be In
creased to keep pace with accel
erated naval operations in the
south Pacific.
Thus lar there has been no
order to reduce voluntary en
listments of 17-sters, although
such a curtailment might again
be directed at any time, the re-1
cruller emphasized in urging
navy-minded young Oregonlans
who feel they meet the simple
basic enlistment requirements 1
inciuuing principally normal
make aonllcatlon for enlistment
at once while the opportunity Is
available.
Men hnvlnff reached their 18lh
birthdav are subject to selective
.service and cannot be given any
j assurance whatever of a choice
of service branch prior to induc
tion into the armed lorces.
Jap Premier Warns His
Nation of Peril Faced
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police notices 18.40
Roseburg Sand & Gravel
Co., Rock for streets .... 118.50
Roseburg Welding Works
repairs tar tank 3.50
Salem Sand Gravel Co.
use of machinery on
streets 79.50
Silver Nook Grill, meals
prisoners 18.00
Umpqua Valley Hard
ware fire dept, supplies .75
Union Oil Company, gas
oline 12G.22
Dr. Chas. 11. Wade, regis
tration vital statistics,
i mos. 52.00
Wharton Brothers, street
supplies 3.85
Russians Add Nazi Oil
Center to Their Prizes
(Continued from page
11
laming sewer lines, but the pro
vision was withdrawn after ob
jection had been raised by the
council.
To Speed Ballot Printing
City Recorder A. J. Geddes re
ported he had been advised bv
the county clerk that in an effort
to speed printing of ballots for
the November election. In order
to permit time In which to get
absentee ballots to soldiers, It is
desired to turn In eopv to the
printers by Sept. 15. In order to
cooperate, the council adopted a
resolution closing nominations
for all city offices, to be filled by
election in November, by Sept.
11.
Report was made that the Sa
lem band and Gravel company
has satisfactorily completed pav
ing and otherwise Improving
streets torn up by construction of r, ,., nl D P I
the Youngs Bay spur track and!lUrC 31 riLLO
itll UKK'I flJMUVIIIK MIIU LlCXX'tJI 1 11
the work was adopted.
Orders to Stage Line
City Attorney Orcutt was In
strucied by the council to notify
the Pacific Greyhound Lines that
operation of their busses has
caused damage to Washington
street adjoining the stage tcrml-
East Prussia Is impossible.")
Unemployment Benefits
Paid in Oregon Drop
SALEM. Ore. Aug 8 (API
Only four men and 23 women
drew unemployment compensa
tion benefits in Oregon In the
past four weeks, the state un- I
employment compensation com j
mission said lodny. I
Three of the tour men were,
over 69 years old. and most of ,
Ihe women were cannery work-1
crs in Astoria and Salem. j
I'nemplnyment benefits in the '
first seven months this year
totaled $118,505. compared with
t'liHJ "1 I 1.. ,1... -I....I1..' .n,-i..l nf
' i Jlil,,M. III llll" SIIIIIIO (n iliM Wl
. I last year.
But Now He SMILES!
VOU may mill, IM. t'i ilurlort' form-:'. , for
dlitrtia il I'tlw. Km in m ni.I fi.ljiit,. 1 1 It
by iprr lull,! l nolrU vllnh'. Hf (iniMfl
pln. It.'b. itirriir get ii.'h ql'li'K nll'd I
iirl II. 00 t.il Thornton A Mlmir'f Hr-iil
fil.ln.M.1 fn.lv llr rot th rr.e-XI'l'lT
Thornton A Minor Rfitil Sn.ltrlM. cuf,
frw cnl more. Try OOCluHS' war TOPAl.
At ill (Wit dnui terri) itttwbtr.
Japan seized two days after
Pearl Harbor.
General MacArthur reported
that Yap, between Guam and
Palau, apparently has been fin
ished us an effective enemy air
base. Thirty tons of allied bombi
hit Yap Sunday with out enemy
air interference.
Trapped Japs Slaughtered
American forces inflicted heavy
losses on trapped enemy troops
east of Altapo, British New
Guinea, in u maneuver which
sliced the Japanese supply line
between Aitape to Wewak. Thou
sands of Japanese have been try
ing lo break through allied lines
in this sector.
There was as yet no allied con
firmation of the Tokyo-reported
air raid on the southern Philip
pines. British forces continued pursuit
of the Japanese fleeing India.
Two years ago yesterday the
marines landed on Guadalcanal.
Burma-India Toll Heavy
Southeast Asia headquarters
Burma campaigns of the last
seven months, and that four out
of nine enemy divisions were
liquidated. An allied spokesman
said: "They have had the hell
knocked out of them." Less than
5,000 effective Japanese warriors
remain in India, the spokesman
said, and the allies ure hard after
I hem.
Stllwell's men killed 22,341
Japanese and took 200 prisoners,
a ratio testifying to the funuticul
enemy resistance lo the allied
drive to clear a path for the Ledo
road through Burma.
Lodges Donate Fishing
Tackle to War Veterans
PORTLAND. Ann. ft (API
The Portland Elks lodge is ship
ping a large assortment or fish
ing tackle to the Klamath Falls
marine barracks for ure of con
valescent war veterans.
Lew Wallace, lodge official,
said It includes $75 worth of new
tackle in addition to considerable
used equipment. The Astoria
Elks lodge has collected approx
imately $50 worth of tackle for
the Klamath Falls marines, he
added.
estimated thai 42.000 Jaoanese
health and physical fitness to were slain during the India and
D. W- Grove, Canyonville
Auto Court Head, Dies
Don W. Grove, manaeer of the
Canyonville Auto court, died at
Canyonville this morning. The
body was brought to the Rose
burg Undertaking company par
lors. Arrangements for funeral
services have not been made.
Senate Split Is
Widening on Plans
For Reconversion
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (AP)
- The senate split over reconver
sion legislation appeared to be
widening today with the disclo
sure that Senator George (D., Ga.)
has drafted a complete demobili
zation measure.
It's to be offered as a substitute
not onlv for his original measure
which dealt only with unem
ployment compensation but for
the Murray-Kilgore bill embrac
ing reconversion procedures and
an organized-labor supported pro
gram of federal unemployment
benefits.
Republican senators discussed
a tentative draft of the expanded
George bill in an executive con
ference this morning, and Sena
tor Taft (R., Ohio, said afterward
he believed Ihe new bill represent
ed "the views of most of those
present.
It would set up an office of
war mobilization and reconver
sion whose director would coordi
nate postwar planning and poli
cies. It would eliminate industry
and regional advisory boards pro
posed by the bill sponsored by
Senators Murray (D. Mont.) and
Kilgore, (D., W. Va.H and elimi
nate too the Murray-Kilgore pro
posal to increase mustering out
pay and unemployment benefits
for returning war veterans.
The proposed George measure
"would authorize the federal gov
ernment to nav transportation ex
penses up to $200 for "stranded"
war workers back to ielr homes,
but not to new job locations as
proposed in the Murray-Kilgore
Dill. Also euminaieq wouiu oe ien
erally financed vocational train
ing as provided in the Murray-Kil-eore
proposal. -
Asked by reporters If the re
publicans still were committed
against federal intervention In
u n e in D lovment ' compensation,
Senator Vandenberg replied: "de
finitely."
War Plant Women Want
Home Life After War
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 8
(AP) Half the women tinhatters
in Portland and Vancouver want
to go back to the kitchen after
the war.
A survey of future plans of 29,
553 women In this area's ship
yards and 2,000 women in allied
war industries indicates that the
post-war feminine labor pool
wont" be too large.
Personnel counsellors report
that:
About 15 per cent of the wom
en tool-wielders plan to get mar
ried or return to white-collar
jobs.
Fifty per cent will stay home.
Some 25 per cent don't want to
go on working "unless we have
to
Only a bare 10 per cent said
they wanted to continue in in
dustrial fields.
Allied Troops Within
100 Miles of Paris Goal
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tuslly abandoned.
Great destruction was created
close behind the German lines
as bombers and fighters attacked
10 major transportation targets
and 11 mator fuel dumps. Fight-er-bnmbers
destroved or damaged
131 locomotives, 582 railroad cars,
and 195 motor vehicles.
British Mosquitoes hit mllroads
and ammunition dumps 100 miles
beyond Paris. They bombed and
shot up 24 trains, mostly on lines
east and southeast of Paris to Di
jon, Chalons and Nevers.
At least 20 enemy planes were
downed in combat yesterday and
last night while allied losses
were 21 planes.
RAF bombers based In Italy
struck an airfield south of Vi
enna, burning a numbej- of park
ed German planes.
Vital Statistics
SMITH Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Francis J. Smith, 720 Collins
street, Roseburg, at ' Mercy hos
pital, August 7, a daughter,
Denlse Louise; weight seven
pounds.
MURPHY Born to Mr. and
Mrs. Lorin A. Murphy, 421 North
Rose, at Mercy hospital, August
8, a son, Lorin Avery Murphy,
Jr.; weight eight pounds and two
ounces. -
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south east to a siding on the ma
chinery company's properly. Due -of the Russian army.")
to proximity of a sewer line, the Two Russian armies in eastern i
council ordered an Investigation Latvia and southern Estonia '
before granting authority for con- were driving westward against j
structlon. Germans Isolated bv Uagramian's !
There also Is pending an orril- plunge to the Baltic last week, j
nance which would vacate an un- 'lie Moscow communique un
used alleyway needed by the ma- nounced this advance hail cut the
chlnery company in Its building railway and highway between i
program. Vacation has been ap- ' Madona and Gulliene, SO miles '
proved by the council with the east of Riga. Capture of l.uhann
provision that an casement to all In the same area was announced,
sewers and utility facilities be I (The national committee of
preserved. The company submit- free Germany, broadcasting from
ted a resolution which would Moscow last night, urged Ihe
make the city liable for anv dam- German troops trapped in Ihe ,
aues to comnanv nrnm-iiv In mn. northern Baltic area lo sul len- ;
nectlon with renalrine or main, dcr because "a breakout toward:
2 ip a sits f
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1 Jn 1940, our last normal year before the war, the
American people consumed 55'ii billion gallons of p iro
'etim products. This amounted to -127 gallons per person
9 pints a day for every man, woman and child in the
Inited States.
Mocent x 427 3
2 By comparison, the people of Europe consumed 30
gallons per capita in their last peacetime year-ll4th as
much-and the rest of the world 13 gallons per person
l.'3Srd as much. Since most petroleum products are used
to power or lubricate machines, these figures will bear
remembering.
9 For they mean that the daily life of the average
American is just about 14 times as mechanized as the daily
life of a European. This may or may not mean that our
life is 14 times better. But the fact still remains that we
use the machines.
Via
t -K
vOy2pV''E take it
So someone has to rurnish the petroleum to keep
them going. In this country there are 8,267 individual oil
companies working full time at this job. During 1940 they
made a profit of 8 lOths of a cent per gallon on the 427
gallons of products you used-$3.42.
9 The rest went right back into the costs of producing
the products and getting them to you. Theoretically, if the
government owned the oil industry, you would have saved
that 8'10ths of a cent. (Same costs but no profit). Although
there's never been a government bureau yet that was run
as efficiently as a business. '
6 But it would mean the end of competition; of the
incentive to constantly improve products and lower costs
which has been the driving force of our American system;
and, worst of aH, of individual freedom. Under the circum
stances, that's quite a birthright to sell for 810ths of a
cent on the gallon.
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