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Barbara News
Established 1873
ritish Loan Plan Faces
Decisive Vote in House
City Manager
Plan Will Get
Careful Study
Policy, Advisory Groups
Will Be Appointed; Vote
Probable in November
Plans for submitting a city
manager proposal to Roseburg
voters are still being organized
and will receive new impetus with
appointment of advisory and
policy committees in the near fu
ture, it is announced by Mayor
Charles W. Wharton. The mavor
is preparing to appoint a policy
committee, which will include
members of the City Council,
chamber of Commerce and other
civic bodies. Appointments prob
ably will be announced at the next
regular meeting of the City
Council.
It will be the duty of the policy
committee to consider various
forms of city manager govern
ment, how appointments should
be handled, the duties to be given
the city manager, the powers to
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS .
ON the day this is written, there
is a hint in the news as to
the senate's attitude toward OPA.
Barkley (administration leader
- !n tha senate), pleads with his col-.
' leagues to "stop loading the OPA
bill with amendments that will
make it ridiculous." Whereupon
the senators present approved by
a vote of 42 to 34 an amendment
to FORBID PRICE CONTROLS
on cottonseed and soy beans.
They had already adopted amend
ments forbidding price ceilings
on meat, poultry and eggs.
(In Barkloy's opinion, of
course, such amendments would
make a new OPA bill "ridicu
lous.") WASHINGTON dispatches re
port: "On the 10th day of
NO OPA, Barkley argued that
speed is important if ANY price
controls are to be restored."
(That could be interpreted as
meaning that if OPA isn't restor
ed pretty soon there may be no
NEED for it.)
DUN & BRADSTREETS week
ly wholesale price index, cov
ering wholesale prices on 31
food commodities, shows an UP
of 7J in a week and 12 in
two weeks.
These fancy price "indexes" mre
hard for us ordinary people to
understand, and the ones issued
by the government have been
juggled so much for political pur
1 poses that we have lost confi-
dence in them.
The Dun & Bradstreet index is
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Roseburg Youngsters See For
First Time What Passenger
Train Looks Like in Daylight
The mad jangling of the Oak Street grade crossing signal yes
terday afternoon, disturbing the usual, mid day transquility at the
Southern Pacific depot, brought east and westbound motor traffic
to a standstill and local youngsters on the run to stare open-mouthed
at their first sight here of passenger trains in the daylight.
, Several Southern Pacific trains
were routed over the Siskiyou
line, when a tunnel near Dorris,
Calif., 22 miles south of Klamath
Falls on the main line, became
blocked early Friday as the result
of a side-swaying load of pon
toons ripping supporting timbers
from inside the tunnel.
The southbound trains pass
ing through Roseburg had de
parted from Portland Thursday
night and had reached Crescent
Lake. Klamath County, early In
the morning before being turned
back to Eugene for routing over
the Siskiyou line.
Enlistees Get Last Look
Five Roseburg boys who en
listed in the Navy just this week
were passengers on one train and
had their last glimpse of the
home town before proceeding to
Backers Confend Failure of
Grant Would Invest Russia
With World's Leadership
WASHINGTON, July 13. UP) A final vote was expected In
the House today on the proposed $3,750,000,000 British loan, with
proponents arguing that the outcome will determine whether the
world looks to Washington or Moscow for leadership.
Critics contended Russia might consider the loan an "overt act,"
and said it is more likely to promote war than peace.
Roseburg 'Might
Get Air Service
Tentative morning and evening
flights linking the cities between
Portland and Medford, including
Roseburg, have been drafted by
the West Coast Airlines, it was
seated in Medford yesterday by J.
C. Collins of the airport commis
sion. Two company representatives
have been visiting the points to
be served by the commercial
feeder line service, making plans
for it to start within GO days, Col
lins said.
At the Roseburg airport,
George Felt, manager, today said
that company representatives
visiting here a few days ago had
informed him that service
"might" start by Sept. 15. The
company must still have permis
sion of the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration before operating
from the Roseburg field, since it
does not conform to CAA stand
ards for commercial airports.
The feeder line service oper
ated by West Coast Airlines
would link Roseburg with Med
ford, Grants Pass, Coos Bay, Eu
gene, Corvallis, McMinnville, and
Portland, with another flight con
necting the cities between Port
land and. Bellingham, Wash.
Youth Arrested While
Driving Stolen Auto
Rufus LeRoy Brown, 16, Cam
as, Wash., was arrested by city
police at 1:30 this morning while
in possession of a car stolen at
Oregon City last night, Chief of
Police Erwin Short said.
Four passengers in the car,
Kenneth Glanz, Lawrence Blunt,
Roper Hicks, and Larry Arthur,
employes of the Forest Service,
were released this morning. They
had hitchhiked with Brown but
were not implicated in the steal
ing of the car. Short said.
Brown was caught as he at
tempted to take the 'spare tire
from a parked automobile near
the McDonald Candy Co. on N.
Jackson St., Short added.
Boy Laments Shortage
That Bans Restitution
Merchandise shortages have
even hit the lives of the young
sters in Roseburg. Last Wednes
day at the Templin Street
beach a 10-yar-old boy came to
Lifeguard Jerry Huggins and
said, In a choking voice, "Jerry,
what am I going to do? I bor
rowed a boat oar from a friend
and broke it yesterday and now
I have to buy a new one. I took
my allowance savings of $3.80
uptown this morning and all
the stores say oars aren't avail
able." Huggins patted the
youngster's head consolingly,
but was speechless for a solu
tion. San Diego for boot training. They
were Donn DeBernardi, Bob Ro
can, Ross Gross, Bob Horn and
Delmar Christian, all of whom
enlisted for two years.
While the train stood at the
station for a change of locomo
tives, another passenger. John
Woods of Wamic, Ore., inauired
from local persons about a friend
whom he had known more than
30 years at Dalhart, Texas, whose
name he gave as Russell Mont
gomery, Lookingglass Route. '
"It's nice to see the trains here
again just as in the good old
davs." commented Agent J. E.
Clark.
Reports from Southern Pacific
officials in San Francisco indi
cated that the main line would
be cleared by today, allowing
trains to resume normal traffic.
ROSEBURG, OREGON,
As the House came to the
showdown, Speaker Rayburn pre
dicted ratification by 20 to 50
votes. The Senate has approved
tne transaction, 4b to 34.
The latest polls of House mem
bers shower 188 for the credit,
with 163 against and 82 undecided
or not reached. The polltakers
report on Republicans was 30
for, 141 against, 21 . not report
ing; on Democrats, 158 for, 22
against and 59 not reporting. The
two minor party members were
not included in the poll.
First major test today was ex
pected to come on an amendment
bv Representative Dlrksen (R
III.), proposing that Britain put
up collateral for any money ad
vanced. His amendment is ex
pected to follow advice of Jesse
Jones, former secretary of com
merce, who has listed British
holdings in Amerlra and else
where that might be posted as
security.
Other amendments expected
would:
1. Require Britain to deed to
the United States, in considera
tion for the loan, certain island
areas in the Atlantir where this
country now has 99 year leases
for military purposes. -
2. Stipulate that credit rather
than cash be extended for goods
purchased in the United States.
3. Require that interest on the
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Voter Purge Hits
Georgia Negroes
ATT.AMTA T.,l 19 rim
Hundreds of Negroes who have
reKisicrea ior tne iirst time are
being purged from the voting
lines In Georgia a scant few days
before the Democratic primary.
Negro leaders estimate that
20.000 Neprnoc hnva Knnn u1
lenged. Any citizen can chal
lenge a registrant. The Negro
leaders charge a conspiracy, say
in? no WhltA UPKrtns am tuilnn
challenged.
me hearings before boards of
registrars which act as courts
in thPSe muttero nra nnlnn
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in many Counties.
doui iu.uuu Negroes are reg
istered to vote In Georgia for
the Urst time.
About a third of Georglas popu
lation is Negro.
, 0 The challengers are generally
Identified as Riinrwrtom n r?n
Talmadge. seeking a fourth term
11 111c Buvcinurs mansion on a
platform of "white supremacy"
and "restoration of the white
primary."
Talmadge would circumvent a
U. S Supreme Court decision
that Negroes can vote by remov
ing the Democratic primary from
state control.
Talmadge declared 2.000,000
white Georgians were "willing to
die to defend the state, from car
petbaggers and renegades." -
167 GIs Arrested for
Petting German Girls
FRANKFURT, July 13tm
Ninety-six American soldiers
were arrested by U. S. Third
Army military police during the
last six days for public petting
with German frauleins, It was
announced.
The arrests were made follow
ing Gen. Joseph T. McNarney's
crackdown on displays of affec
tion. In Nuernberg military police
arrested 71 soldiers in a four-day
period between July 4 and 9.
Many soldiers were ordered to
pay $5 fines. Others were turned
over to their commanding offi
cers for disciplinary action.
Eviction Bailiff Faces
Notice to Oust Himself
CHICAGO, July 13. UP) For
the last 20 years Leo Zientek,
an eviction bailiff, has been carry
ing out court orders to move
people out on the street.
Last March Zientek's landlord
notified him he would have to
move from his apartment so his
daughter could have a home
when her husband returned from
service.
Now Zientek Is faced with the
problem of kicking himself out
of his own apartment following
issuance of a court order for his
eviction.
SATURDAY, JULY 1 3, 1
Honest Youth Waits
Claimant of Money
Found at Ball Park
Honesty will pay off in a con
siderable sum of cash to a little
seven-year old chap if the owner
of the lost money does not make
his claim soon by phoning 958.
In true Abe Lincoln tradition,
the youngster came up to H. W.
Grav, local recreation manager,
at the local ball park last Sun
day afternoon with both hands
bulging with paper currency, and
said, "Mr. Gray, what will I do
with all this money I found under
the bleachers?" Mr. Gray, who
states that the amount would be
more than well worth the loser's
time to call for, took the boy's
name and the currency and ad
vertised for the owner in the
Roseburg News-Review all during
the past week.
"If the owner doesn't make his
claim soon, this young man will
be duly rewarded for his un
prompted honesty with the entire
amount," Gray said yesterday.
Shoppers Shy at
83-Cent Butter
SEATTLE, July 13 OW
"Plenty of butter 83 cents."
These signs posted In large let
ters on Seattle grocery store win
dows have been the basis for nu
merous wisecracks in the past
few days but have failed to ex
cite housewives.
Having gotten used to alloting
a short supply of butter among
the members of their families,
the housewives, reports indicated
today, are not rushing to fill their
refrigerators now that butter has
become plentiful. They admit,
frankly, they don't like the price.
The Chicago office of the De
partment of Agriculture reported
that consumer sales resistance to
advancing butter prices is creat
ing a more cautious attitude in
wholesale markets.
The department said chain and
dairy stores in New York and
Philadelphia retailing "butter at
78 and 80 cents a pound reported
good demand but smaller dealers
selling at 85 to 90 cents "were
feeling the effects of high
prices."
In some sections of Iowa there
were some reports of retail sales
dropping as much as 25 per cent
of the higher prices.
New Modoc Forest Head
Once Umpqua Employee
Charles M. Rector, Portland,
has been appointed supervisor of
the Modoc National Forest in
California, according to an an
nouncement by the regional U. S.
Forest Service. Rector served as
assistant supervisor of the Ump
qua National Forest at Roseburg
during the 1938 season.
He received his B.S. degree at
the University of Montana School
of Forestry. He was employed in
the U. S. Forest Service for 10
years in various national forests
in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana,
and served in the division of
range management of the re
gional office at Missoula. In 1940
he was appointed forest super
visor of the Wallowa National
Forest, and was apointed to his
present Portland position In the
spring of 1944. He is a member
of the Society of American For
esters. Grants Pass Appoints
Signor as City Manager
GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 13.
UP) The city council last night
unanimously approved the ap
pointment of C. V. Signor for the
position of city manager under
the new system of municipal
government approved by popular
election Wednesday. Signor who
has held the positions of water
superinlendent and city engineer
since 1937, has been associated
with the city since 1931.
By action of the council and
the new city manager all city em
ployes will be retained In their
present capacities.
Explosion of Land Mine
Injures Eight Soldiers
FORT LEWIS, July 13 OP)
Eight soldiers were injured, two
critically, after a land mine ex
ploded during a training problem
here yesterday.
All the men were members of
Company A, 64th Battalion of the
basic training section of the Engi
neer training center at Fort
Lewis.
An Investigation is being made
by Army officials' to determine
if an overload of black powder
was placed in the land mine.
Cop Vows Vengeance on
Garden-Raiding Deer
When hunting season opens
next fall, Police Officer O. A.
Kennerly, Sr., vows that he will
be stalking the deer that raided
his garden last week, and ate the
tops from his row of bean plants.
The Kennerlys live on E. 3rd
Ave. N., well within the city
limits, but Kennerly is sure that
I It was a deer that trampled his
garden.
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May Scored
In Evasion of
Profits Probe
J.WASHINGTON, July 13. UP)
-iThe Senate War Investigating
Committee bluntly informed Rep
resentative May (D Ky.) that it
could find no alternative to the
conclusion that he is "unable to
explain or contradict facts" link
ing him to a munitions combine
In its investigating.
' Hn a strongly worded letter to
the chairman of the House Mili
tary Committee, the Senate com
mittee refused to accept the con
ditions he laid down for a per
sonal appearance before the in
vestigators. "Stripned of 'ifs,' 'ands and
'buis,' the plain and simple Im
port of your (May's) letter is
that you decline to appear before
the committee to face and ex
plain the facts that have been
presented," the letter said. "The
committee has sought to find an
alternative to the conclusion that
you admit those facts to be true,
that you are unable to explain
or contradict Jhem. It cannot
find anv such alternative."
The letter added:
"We all are public servants.
As such, the citizenry and Its rep
resentative bodies, of which we
arc members, are entitled to an
accounting of our stewardship of
the nuhlic trust we have accepted.
J'THis should induce us to seek
to account frequently, fully and
openly. No possession should be
more precious than .the confi
dence of the public In the Integ
rity and devotion to duty of a
representative of the people In a
democracy.
"When wrongfully challenged,
we should rush to defend that In
tegrity." May Demands Counsel
May has been, described by
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Paper Lack Forces
Newspaper Slash
' GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 13
UP) Suspension of street news
paper sales and reduction of dallv
publication to five days per week
are two steps announced by the
Grants Pass Dally Courier todav
to cone with a newsprint short
ace which assumed crisis propor
tions for the Courier this week.
Because newsprint manufac
turers have refused further de
Iveries until October 1, and be
cause the Courier has on hand,
at the rate of publication the
past few weeks, only enough
paper to publish the next 40 davs,
the-Courier made the following
announcement to its readers:
1. The Courier will publish five
davs per week, with no editions
either Saturday or Sunday.
2. Editions will be limited to
six-pages, and advertisers will be
rationed to 75 per cent of their
customary space.
3. Newsdealer sales will be re
duced and street sales will be
suspended.
Six weeks ago, the Courier sus
pended display advertising In Sat
urday editions, publishing only
four-page papers that day. It ex
perimented with a tabloid size
paper, but found this unsatisfac
tory. J
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DEATH IS NO STRANGER Their makeshift banner shouts de
fiance to authorities as 1300 European Jewish refugees aboard
a former Canadian corvette seek to land Illegally in Palestine.
I he refugees, many ot whom had
tration camps, were captured by the British before they could
land, however, and were detained on a charge of being ' a men
ace to navigation." Exclusive NEA photo by staff photographer
fcmil Keynolds.
165-46
Dillard Levee Plan
Requires Assurance
Of Rights of Way
Preliminary assurance that
necessary rights of way and ease
ments will be given the Army
engineers for construction of a
proposed levee at Dillard, as part
of a flood control program for the
South Umpqua River, was sought
this week by the district engineer
at Portland, County Judge D. N.
Busenbark announced.
Before the project can be sub
mitted by the engineers to Wash
ington for approval, there must
be assurance from local interests
that rights of way and easements
will be procured. The Army en
gineers are forbidden by law to
purchase such property, it was
stated.
Similar flood control measures
are planned for Pass Elk Creeks
at Drain, at Yoncalla, and for
lower Umpqua points near Roods
port. The projects, which have not
yet been introduced in Congress
for appropriation of funds, are
still in the Planning stage. Public
hearings will be held prior to any
definite action on the program.
Women Kidnaped in
Filipino Civil War
TARLUC, Luzon. P. I., July 13.
UP) Twenty Filipino women
were kidnaped today at the near
by village of Mavantog by an
armed band which Philippine
Army military police Identilfed
as members of the peasant Irregu
lar guerrilla organization, the
Hukbalahaps.
The military police said the kid
naping was apparently an after
math of the clash between MPs
and Huks near the village July 9
when 38 Huks and one MP were
slain. Unable to provide a motive
for the mass abduction the MP
officials speculated it might have
resulted from an attempt to "re
cruit" camp cooks and workers.
Distraught provincial officials
said they had good hopes the
women would not be physically
mistreated.
Meanwhile, at Lubao to the
southward In Pampango prov
ince, a bloody clash between the
Huks and a group of MPs rein
forced with civilian guards went
into Its second day.
Reliable reports of yesterday's
fighting said an entire detach
ment of 50 civilian guards had
been slain. There was no estimate
of casualties suffered by the
Huks.
MPs started using mortars to
day against the entrenched peas
ants who are equipped with .50
caliber machineguns.
The Philippine Army reported
In Manila that final surrender
notices were being prepared for
distribution to all Huk bands and
that unless the ultimatum was
accepted, "large scale action"
would be taken.
20-Ct. Shrimp Up to 89;
Don't Buy, Store Ad Says
TULSA, Okla., July 13. UP)
The following came from a food
store advertisement In the Tulsa
Tribune:
"Shrimp. We have It but It's
too high. I wouldn't buy. Regu
lar 20-cent size now 89 cents."
spent time in German concen
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To Restore Price Controls by
New Bill in House Conference
WASHINGTON, July 13. (API The Senate passed 62 tal
15 early today an OPA revival bill that had been denuded of
almost as many major price controls as it promised to restore.
Final passage came at 1:56 A. M., on the thirteenth day of
OPA's lapse into a leqal coma. Approval was obvious almost
from the moment that the long roll call of weary senators started,
six minutes earlier.
Apparently amended far beyond the bounds which would
permit its acceptance by President Truman, the one year exten
sion measure was sent to the House where it seemed likely to
receive a quick push toward a Senate-House conference com
mittee. There, administration leaders hope to rewrite it from tip
to roots.
Byrnes Seeks
New Huddle
On Peace Try
PARIS. Julv 13. OPl-Secre-tary
of State Byrnes declared to
dav he wanted another foreign
ministers council to take place im
mediately after the Impending
peace conference adopts the peace
treaties.
His Intention to urge another
foreign ministers session prior to
the United Nations meeting in
New York, tentatively set for
Scot. 23. was disclosed before he
emulaned for Washington.
Reviewing the council's work,
Byrnes remarked that Interna
tionalization or Trieste wouki De
a good experiment In Interna
tional cooperation.
Byrnes said he had not hesi
tated to accept compromises on
the European peace treaties be
cause "If we had not gotten a
treaty we would have had a clash
that nobody wants. Therefore we
did not hesitate "wherever there
was any possibility to reach a re
conciliation." Molotov Blocks Accord
There were some Indications
that the adjournment of the con
ference last night marked a part
ing of the ways between Russia
and the western allies on the ad
ministration and future of Ger
many. Soviet Foreign Minister Molo
tov refused to support a United
States plan for a central economic
administration for Germanv. This
proposal was backed by F'rench
Foreign Minister Bldault. In a
remarkable concession, when he
agreed to go along with Byrnes If
the coal-rich Saar was not In
cluded.
Molotov asked further time to
study the condition endorsed by
Hrltam and tne uniieu aiatos
that the Saar be placed under
French supervision.
The ministers also failed last
night to reach any compromise on
the Austrian question. Here,
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Delayed Trains Cause
Roseburg Traffic Jam
City police were coping with
traffic jams on Oak and Lane
Streets today caused by pass
enger trains standing at the
Southern Pacific depot and ex
tending over both streets, Chief
of Police Erwin Short said.
The unprecedented daytime rail
traffic through Roseburg Is the
result of the derailment of a
freight train In a tunnel on the
main line 22 miles south of
Klamath Falls.
A southbound troop train and
a northbound passenger train
were at the Roseburg station
simultaneously this morning, and
east and westbound automobile
traffic on Oak and Lane Streets
was forced to a stop. Some motor
ists detoured over Washington
and Mosher Streets.
The troop train was delayed In
Its denarture. Short said, due to
a confusion In orders for a relief
crew to take over the train.
South Douglas Chase
Nabs Alleged Car Thief
Leonard Belskl. 22, was cap
tured by state police at Canyon
ville early this morning after he
led police In a chase yesterday
afternoon through Canyonvllle
and up the Tiller Trail road in a
car stolen at Medford, Sgt. Paul
Morgan said.
Belskl wrecked the car In a
ditch and eluded his pursuers bv
striking through the brush back
toward the highway, Srt. Morgan
said. The hunt was aided bv an
aerial search hv Officer Ira Rvrd
of the stale police piloting a plane
of the Umpaua Flying Club.
Residents In the area saw Rel
skl this mornlni and notified
state police. Belskl told Morgan
that he Is in the U. S. Navy.
Rudolph Weyerhaeuser of
Lumber Family Passes
ST. PAUL. Minn., July 13 W
Rudolph M. Weyerhaeuser, 78,
of the famous lumber family,
died yesterday of a heart ailment.
Weyerhaeuser, president of
Potiatch Forests. Inc.. of Lewis-
ton, Idaho, was a director in a
number of large firms, among
them the Northern Pacific Rail
way, the Weyerhaeuser Timber
Co. and Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.
Among survivors are two cou
sins, C. Davis Weyerhaeuser and
J. P. Weyerhaeuser of Tacoma.
Representative Wolcott of;
Michigan, top Republican of tha
Banking Committee, said an ef
fort might be made to substitute
for it the original extension bill
President Truman vetoed June
29. Wolcott said the first bill
appeared "stronger" than tha
latest Senate measure.
As it floundered through a
sleeDV Senate, the new measure
would revive OPA and restore
nrlce control ceilings as of June
30. It would reinstate rent con
trols, with the proviso that states
take over in this field where they
have adequate laws.
Price controls, however, would!
not be replaced on meat, poultry,
eggs, butter, cheese, milk or other
dairy products, cotton seed, soy
beans, grain, livestock or poultry
feed, nor on anv form of tobacco.
Petroleum would have no ceilings
as long as supply meets domestic;
demands.
Some Items Reinstated
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ni-nulclnnn rt tuition r . ..!.!..
Truman obiected when he vetoed
OPA extender bill No. 1 on June
29.
These Included a section givinij
final oar nn , I, a K t , 1
..., ui, ...IT uiii,,K ijl luuu
controls to the Secretary of AcrU
culture Instead of OPA, which Mr.
Truman said was an "unsound
also what he called "cost plus"
amenaments ior automomie ana
annlinnce dealers and lacked anl
additional S2S0OOnnnn In ..ih.
sidles he asked.
In one major resnect, however,
It was more satisfactory to ad-
mtnletrfltlnn Innriftvo than kill V
1. The Senate put in a provision
li-muii mi; uihl prouueers, manu
facturers and processors' ceilings
be p'.aced high enough-to take
care of the average Increase in
costs In their Industry since 1940.
This was substituted for a pro
vision Inserted In the Original bill
by Senator Taft which Mr. Tru
man had labeled as the "most
damaging" section of that
measure.
New Bill Predicted
The apparent administration
strategy was to take this measure
direct to a Senate-House commit
tee without further action by the
House itself now. Therelt would
be matched with a 20-dav extend
slon of OPA powers voted by the
House previously and joined to
gether under rules that would
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Portland Mulls "j
Rent Control Plea
PORTLAND, July 13 UP)
The mayor's recommendation
that Portland consider establish
Ing local rent control before Aug.
1 the date on which rent In
creases wnillrl an lnt nrfn.i
ew inn, cum
was before the city council to-
Mayor Riley asked the council
to consider both the tenants' pro
posal, of continuing OPA ceil
ings, and the landlords' sugges
tion of establishing a fair rental
bureau which would act against
Individually reported "excessive
rent" cases.
Five hundred Portlanders
turned out to a "buyers' strike
rally" last night and voted to ask
Oregon congressmen to back
price control. Speakers, predict
ing high price increases should
OPA he permanently discarded,
urged local price ceilings if fed
eral action falls. State Budget
Director George K. Aiken said
Governor Snell was Investigating
possible price control.
Picketing Threatened
Robert Canon, chairman of the
American Veterans' Committee,
tnlrt tha niillnnnA atfaru nnnn
which raises rents unfairly will
ue picKeieo. mis committee ex
tended its picket lines yesterday
from the downtown market to a
residence where the tenant com
plained of a rent Increase from
$18 to $35 a month.
The price of butter dropped In
several Portland stores to 73 and
76 cents, apparently pulled down
by falling demand. The Indei
pendent Retail Grocers Associa
tion began polling Its 1,200 mem
bers on whether they want OPA
renewed.
Ljvlty fact Rant
By L. r. Relzsnsteus
Opponents of th proposed
U. S. loan to Britain fear an
"overt act" against Russia. This
recalls refusal of the Senate
several years ago to fortify eer
tain Pacific Islands for fear it
would be an "overt act"
against Japan.
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