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Newspaper Page Textp,.. I .inn.. . ,,! w, 1. .1, ,.. i i. iraM.".ii." .) v "t:1 : "J I -f ,j ' . J ' (" - - . .- ' - l : : .; .- v -. ... . t,.J-.v :. ... .: Price S lash Cofsfereraee Ur&ed Established 1S73 ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1 3, 1 947 191-47 Eossb Picture by Photo Lab WILL RULE. STAMPEDE Pictured above is the Stampede court, which will rule over the Trail Dust Saddle Club's 2nd Annual Stampede at the county fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday. Center is Marilyn West, queen. Princesses are Jackie Carstens, Wanda Andrus, Barbara Ogle and Donna Donnahue. New Directory of DcugEas county, Roseburg Planned W. A. Allen, representative of the T. W. Salibury Publishing Co., Eugene, Is In Roseburg mak ing preliminary arrangements for publication of a new edition of the Roseburg-Douglas County directory. It is planned, he an nounced, to conduct the enumera tion late this year and to publish the directory In early 1948. Preliminary investigation, he states, reveals much demand for a new directory, particularly be cause of the large influx of popu lation, new business, business changes, and general expansion. The book published in 1945-46 already is badly outdated because of the rapidly changing condi tions of population and business. New directories recently have been issued by the company for Grants Pass, Albany, Lebanon, Sweethome and McMinnville. Penniless Man Leaves 55 Cats in 5x9 Room SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. W) The secret of Gabriel Gab rello, 50-year-old Filipino bicycle messenger, was public knowledge today as the result of his recent death. He loved alley cats, and was keeping 55 of them in his tiny room, Public Administrator Phil C. Katz reported. The manager of the building said Gabiello had lived there 15 years, but nobody knew he was keeping any pets. i Katz said there were 40 fat cats "vnd 15 kittens in the five-by-nine-foot room. They were turned over to the city pound. Katz said Gab reiki died almost penniless. In the Days Mews By FRANK JENKINS I.N London, Prime Minister Att lee and his cabinet decide to DEFER NATIONALIZATION of the steel Industry for the present possibly, the dispatches add, for as long as the "duration of Britain's economic crisis." By an extremely narrow squeak, the decision wins approv al of the labor party members of parliament. The vote was 81 to 77, and a socialist "informant" tells the correspondent of the AP that more than 100 laborites "abstained from voting at the party caucus." That indicates quite F, party rift. NATIONALIZATION (govern ment ownership) of the steel industry was included in the pro gram of the Labor party when it won overwhelming control of parliament in 1945. At the party caucus, spokesmen of the govern ment insisted that there is no in tention to abandon the 1945 promise, but added that the cabi net should be free to choose an (Continued on page 2 Hughes Probers Mull Future Steps as Order Goes Forth to Prevent Meyer Leaving U.S. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. JP) Chairman Ferguson said today it will be up to his war investigating subcommittee to decide whether to probe deeper into the "side issue" feud between Howard Hughes and Senator Brewster. But Senator Pepper declared that in his view the next step, il there is one, will have to be taken either by the full Senate or the Justice Department. The two ranking members of the subcommittee outlined their opinions in separate interviews as the customs bureau stepped into the picture in an effort to make certain that the main Hughes inquiry can get under way again November 17. Frank Dow, acting commis sioner of customs, notified collec tors at all ports yesterday to stop John W. Meyer, Hughes' free spending publicity man. if he tries to leave the country. Meyer's unexplained absence last Saturday after an earlier committee subpoena for him ex pired was one of the reasons Ferguson cited for ordering a postponement in the two-week-L-ild investigation into Hughes' il 0,000,000 worth of wartime air- j.jane contracts. flieyer was reported to nave Annual Stampede at County Fairgrounds This Week Will Be Preceded by Street Parade More than 50 contestants are expected to take part in the Trail Dust Saddle Club's 2nd Annual Stampede, at the county Fairgrounds Aug. 10 and 17, according to Bruce Spackman, trail boss. Events In the all-amateur show will include bronc riding, calf roping, drills and races by various riding clubs, wild cow milking, and "many other exciting contests," Spackman said. . Prunes Lowest In Crop Decreases SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 UP) The peach, pear and prune crops will be smaller this year in the three Pacific Coast states, the Bureau of Agricultural Eco nomics predicts, but the apple harvest will exceed 1946. Largest difference in the crops ibis year compared with last is in prunes, due to sharp decline in Oregon because of adverse weather. The Oregon crop is fore cast at only 36,500 tons, fresh basis, compared with 101,100 a year ago. For the three states the total is expected to be about 592,000 tons as against 662,700 in 1946. Apple production is expected to reach 47,053,000 bushels this year, compared with 43,328,000 last year, dvith the increase com ing' from Washington and Cali fornia. ... Pear production for the three states is forecast at 27,001,000 bushels compared wilh 27,928,000 last year. A peach crop of 39,819,000 bushels is forecast against 40, 515,000 in 1946. Institutes to Combat Delinquency Advised CHICAGO, Aug. 13. UP) State and local youth guidance institutes should be established to combat juvenile delinquency, the Fraternal Order of Eagles was told in a report by its board of parole and probation. The board, headed by Gerald W. Mason, Salem, Ore., urged ap pointment of local youth guidance committees, in a report to the national meeting. Union Votes Self-Tax to Fight Taft-Hartley Law NEW YORK, Aug. 13. UP)' Members of Local 65, Wholesale and Warehouse Workers Union (CIO), have voted to tax them selves one week's pay to build up a $500,000 strike relief fund against the Taft-Hartley law, David Livingston, organization director of the union, announced. CO-OP ASSN. TO MEET WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. UP) One of six regional meetings of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association will be held at Portland, Ore., Oct. 24 and 25. Clyde T. Ellis, executive man ager, said association membership had grown from 800,000 to 1,200,- 000 in the past year. been in New York yesterday. 'Just Begun to Fight' Ferguson told a reporter he be lieves the next session of Con gress may consider establishing a permanent Senate-House com mittee to conduct investigations. With Hughes back in Hollywood. Brewster vacationing in Maine and most subcommittee members turning their attention to other matters, there was little left here to keep the controversy alive. But Brewster said at Portland last night that "we've just begun to fight." Both Ferguson and Pepper agreed that even if the subcom mittee wanted to, it would be un able to draft any formal find ings on the feud. The Stampede will open with a parade through Roseburg's downtown streets at 10:30 Satur day morning. The main show will start at 1 P. M., both Saturday and Sunday. The Stampede "Queen's Dance" is scheduled in the Roseburg Ar mory at 10 o'clock Saturday night, following the usual wrest ling matches, which will begin early. Lou Franco and his Happy Valley Cowboys will furnish mu sic for the dance. "The Trail Dust Saddle Club was organized three years ago to give the young folks who like to do so a chance to ride," said Spackman. "The older members who be long to the club get their pleasure by seeing the youngsters have their fun. From Early Day Fiesta . "The Stampede replaces the old ranch or community fiesta, when a bunch of steers or broncs were corralled and each animal was ridden by one of the riders gath ered to enjoy the sport; The hat was generally passed among the spectators to give the (Continued on Page Six) llsworth Gives Credit to Cordon PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 13. UP) Rep. Harris Ellsworth yes terday credited Sen. Guy Cordon with increasing the McNary dam appropriation this year to $4,500,- 000 from $3,000,000 voted by the House and he said the project was assured of completion now that such a heavy investment had been made. Ellsworth, a former Roseburg publisher, stopped here en route home from Washington, D. C. He was accompanied by his two daughters, Mary Margaret and Jane. Mrs. Ellsworth, who stop ped over a few days in the middle west, was to join him in Portland today. He expressed satisfaction with congress' achievements this ses sion and said he felt the Repub lican party had fulfilled its elec tion promises almost 100 per cent. He said It had reduced the bud get, passed a new labor relations law and twice voted an Income tax cut bill. Admitting he was an eternal optimist, Ellsworth said he didn't believe there would be another depression like that of 1933-40. He foresaw a "leveling off" and a reduction of present prices, but no panic. He believed the United States had at least 10 years of reason ably good times aheaj). Britain Seeks Changes In Terms of U. S. Loan WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. UP) British-American conferences will open here early next week, it was disclosed today on possi ble changes in some terms of Brit tain's $3,750,000,000 loan from the United States. Britain has appealed for relaxa tion of two specific clauses, seek ing to relieve the drain of her dwindling store of dollars. These clauses require Britain ;o convert pounds into dollars upon request In curent trade transactions, and prevent Britain from reducing her imports from 1 he United States in order to in crease them from her dominions and colonies. Today's daily treasury state ment disclosed that Britain has .lust withdrawn another $150,000, 000 from her loan-credit. Youth Arrested After 2nd Try to Wreck Train FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 13. UP) A 12-year-old boy was held by Frederick County police today after his second attempt within six years to wreck a train. Kenneth McGaha of the Balti more and Ohio Railroad police said spikes placed on the tracks near Reel's Mill failed to derail a freight train only because it had slowed for a curve. The boy said he "wanted to see what would happen to the engine." Car Shortage Hits Lumber Mills in West 195 Small Plants Closed, Assn. Reports; Situation To Get Worse, Forecast PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 13. (P) Lumber industry spokesmen reported today the shortage of railroad cars in the Far West has forced an estimated 195 small sawmills to close in Western Ore gon and Northern California, but railroad officials questioned Ihe figure. R. T. Titus, secretary of the Pa cific Lumber Remanufacturers' Association, said the mills have a combined daily lumber output of 4,000,000 feet. He added that railroads believe the situation will become worse before it improves. H. V. Simpson, executive vice president of the West Coast Lum bermen's Association said Titus' figure was a "good estimate," but Frank P. Nelson, Southern Pa cific traffic manager here, called it a "gross exaggeration." Simpson said only small mills were affected and that large mills, because of greater storage space, were not yet threatened. Nelson said he is "certain there are no more than 15 or 20 mills down on our lines and they're mostly small." Last week the Southern Pacific freight agent at Eugene said 13 (Continued on Page 6) Paraguayan Rebels Suffer Disaster BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 13. UP) An official Paraguayan source here said rebel forces were flee ing from their positions around Asuncion today after suffering a shai ) defeat at the hands of Loy al Paraguayan troops in the lat est action of a five months old civil war. This informant said the Loyal ists were "tenaciously pursuing" the retreating Insurgents. An earlier official announcement last night said a Loyalist relief column-pressing down from the north, where the rebel capital of Concepcion was captured on July 31 had reached a point onlv 12 miles from Asuncion. The official source here said Ihe message he received from Asuncion last night reported that Insurgent forces around the threatened Loyalist capital had been "destroyed". He did not make plain, however, whether the Insurgent troops mentioned constituted the entire rebel force concentrated there or a part of it. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (P) .niiMli.t-mn C-ntt. t., .... m , r, . , an ambassador, said he had been iniormea touay that "the attempt bv the Communist rnr,lt" In seize Asuncion, the country's ca pital, "has been repulsed." The nmhacuiirlnr cjirl h n ceived his information in a cable irom rresiuent Moinigo. Leisure Globe-Circlina Fliers Land in Greenland NEW YORK, Aug. 13-UP) Tim frfmn Avn,.. nil.... circling the globe in two light wiiu unit; iiu uujeui, and nlnn tn take nff tnHnu for Iceland, William Strohmeier. flight manager, said today. Clifford M Firnni! 9fi nf WDU ington, D. C., and' George Tru man, 39, of Los Angeles, mes- rappH Strnhtnninr fhnu Kn 1,1. cd safely at an airport about 40 miles from Juliannaehaab, capi tal of Greenland. Reykjavik, Iceland, the next stop, is about 730 miles from Greenland. The pilots started out Saturday from Teterboro, N. J. Extra Fee for Chattel Mortgage Filing O.K.'d SALEM, Ore., Aug. 13. UP) County clerks may charge an ex tra 50 cents, beyond the 75-cent fee authorized by the last legisla ture, for filing migratory chattel mortgages, State Attorney Gen eral Neuner ruled today. The opinion points to an earlier law which permits a 50-cent charge for any certification with seal, a necessary operation when filing chattel mortgages with the secretary of state. The secretary of state's office receives 50 cents of the 75-cent fee authorized by the legislature, the remaining 25 cents also being kept by the county clerk as a pay ment for the certification. Raymond P. McElroy Elected Head of Eagles CHICAGO, Aug. 13 UP) The Fraternal Order of Eagles today unanimously elected Raymond P. McElroy, Providence, R. I., president, succeeding J. W. Bryan, Bremerton, Wash., and then cast another unanimous ballot for a slate of nominations presented yesterday. The new officers Include in side guard, Charles Fracisco, Llvermore, Calif., and outside guard, Jake Colca, Houston, Tex. BILL ODOM SPEED MERCHANT An air lines physician in Chicago examines Bill Odom, 28-year-old pilot who circled the globe in 73 hours, shortly after he landed, completing hit gruel ing speed run and paring I 13 hours off Wiley Post's solo 'round-the-world speed record. Truman's Blessing Goes With Delegation on Departure for Pan-American Defense Meet WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. UP) President Truman sent the United States delegation off to the Pan-American security meeting in Rio De Janeiro today with his best wishes for "a successful conference." Crash Sinks Ship With $3 Million Salmon Cargo PORT ANGELES, Aug. 13. W) The richly-laden Alaska motorship Diamond Knot, bringing a $3,000,000 salmon cargo south, collided with a coastal freighter in heavy fog early today and sank eight hours later as tugs tried to tow it to the Washington shore. The 36 crew members were rescued. The tug Salvage Chieftain radio-telephoned shortly after the vesel went down that no casualties occurred on either the Diamond Knot or the heavy freighter Fenn Victory. Stolen Car Linked ith Traffic Case State police suspicions about the Texas dealers' plates on an automobile driven by Lee Roy Blackburn, 26, at Reedsport this week, were borne out when word was received from McAllen, Tex., today that the automobile had been stolen, Sgt. Lyle Harrell re ported. Blackburn said he had pur chased the automobile from a McAllen, Tex., automobile agency and was continuing to use the dealers' plates until he received his own license plates for the car. He was fined $10 by Justice of the Peace Fred M. Wright for no operator's license and sentenced to iu aays in tne county au lor improper use of license plates. Blackburn allegedly posed as a prospective purchaser of the auto mobile and drove it out of the agency show rooms at McAllen, Sgt. Harrell said. He vJas stop ped by state patrolmen at Logan, Utah, but was allowed to proceed on his journey. Blackburn will be held for Texas authorities. The Weather Clear tonight and Thursday. Observance of V-J Day, With Emphasis on Silence Period, Urged by Mayor of Roseburg Mayor Al Flegel today urged Roseburg residents to give coopera tion in the local celebration of V-J Day. Special attention was called by the mayor to the period of silence set for 4 P.M. tomorrow, to coincide with the original announcement of the Japanese surrender. "This day," Mayor Flegel said, "has special significance for mil lions of people. It Is particularly sacred to those who participated in the late war and who have comrades left behind In the is land cemeteries. "It is a day of special Impor tance to relatives of veterans. More particularly, it Is a day which should provoke serious con sideration for all concerning the measures being promote to In sure peace throughout the world, the establishment oi insurance that we need never again drop our terrible atomic bombs to kill ant1 destroy." "I come to bid you gentlemen farewell, and wish you a happy and successful trip and a success ful conference," Mr. Truman told the departing delegates at Wash ington national airport. "I am glad to have this dele gation as it has so many times in the past working for peace in the world, particularly in the Western Hemisphere." T,he United States delegation to the conference, opening in the Brazilian capital Friday, Is head ed by Secretary of State Marshall and includes Chairman Vanden berg (R.-Mich.) of the Senate Foreign Relations committee and Warren R. Austin, U. S. delegate to the U. N. Security Council and former Republican senator from Vermont. After the delegation had re ceived the president's good luck wishes, Senator Vandenberg step ped to the microphones and de clared he hopes "the Rio con ference will set an example to the rest of the world." Mr. Truman commented: "I agree with that." Unity Emphasized Secretary Marshall, replying to the president's brief, informal speech, said that he and his col leagues are flying south "in the interest of what is very import ant in the world of today the solidarity of the Western Hemis phere nations." Austin said the "unique thing about the Western Hemisphere is the development of unity out of disunity." He called the forthcoming con ference of foreign ministers the "second chapter in the act of Chapullepec, with endless possi- (Continued on Page Six) B dsprings Trap Child Seeking to Escape Heat CHICAGO, Aug. 13. (Two-year-old Dion Kevin was put to rest In an adult-size bed last night, because of the heat, but Dion roll ed out and under the bed in his restless tossing. When his par ents heard his cries, they found Dion silting on the floor, his head caught In the bedspiings. It took four firemen to pry the coils apart while a fifth greased Dion's head with vaseline and re. leased him. Eugene A. Springer, command er of Umpqua Post, No. 16, American Legion, called upon Roseburg citizens to recall with "a moment of respectful prayer and silence" the day of American victory over Japan. An observance planned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2468, will Include graveside cere monies by post and auxiliary members, a series of cannon salutes, and observance of the period of silence and prayer. The day will close with the V-J Day ball at the Roseburg Armory in the evening. Britain Now Under Law to Battle Crisis LONDON, Aug. 13 UP) Gov ernment officials met with trade union leaders and industrialists today to make plaii3 for combat ting British economic ailments with the newly voted and exten sive controls over labor, industry and wealth. The controls became law with King George's assent after re ceiving final parliamentary ap proval from the House of Lords this morning. The "crisis" bill empowers the labor government to muster all British resources and guide labor into essential Industries in efforts to achieve economic recovery. Anthony Eden, speaking for conservatives, declared the $3,750,000,000 U. S. loan would be exhausted before Parliament recess ends and that the labor regime had not told Parliament what practical steps it would take In dealing with the nation's plight. (The British have drawn another $150,000,000 of the credit, leaving only $850,000,000, the U. S. Treasury reported.) Informed sources said one major topic at the government conference with labor leaders and industrialists was the pre cise scope of the "crisis" legis lation which specifies that Jobs in certain trades and industries shall be obtained only through labor exchanges. Socialism Pace 8lowed While the government "was as sured of the powers It requested io cope witn tne economic situa tion, the end of the parliamen tary session found It showing signs of slowing down on the roau to socialism along wnicn it has been leading the nation. Major steps have been taken along that road since King George opened the session last Nov. 12. Railroads, long distance motor transport, canals, electric ity supplies and real estate de velopment have been brought under public ownership. The coal mines, th Bank of England, atomic research and civil aviation were nationalized during the 1345-46 session the first after labor came to power. Perhaps the most historic ac tion of the session now ending was the granting of freedom to India, while among the most hotly contested steps was the adoption of legislation providing for a year's compulsory military service for young men reach ing 18. These are the major features (Continued on Page Six) Two Women Die In Blazing Truck ILWACO, Wash., Aug. 13 UP) Two Grays Harbor women who had gone "just for the ride," were burned to death yesterday when a fish truck left the road at the Naselle junction north east of here, crashed into a cul vert and burned. The victims were Mrs. Norma Doiiand, about 24, of Westport, and Betty Brown, 23, of Aber deen. . Deputy Sheriff Peter Maloney said both women were burned beyond recognition as the flames, fed by 16,000 pounds of oil-rich tuna, swept through the truck. The driver of th truck, Earl Torbet, 25 employed by the South Bay Trucking Company of Aberdeen, was thrown clear of the vehicle as 11 left the high way, plowed along n shallow ditch for 150 feet and smashed against the culvert. He was taken to a hospital where Maloney said he did not appear to be critically injured, although unable to talk enough to provide details of the acci dent. Wage Increase Settles Part of IWA Strike SPOKANE, Aug. 13. U11 Of fleials of the CIO International Woodworkers of America esti mated today that 5,550 workers remain on strike at Inland Em pire Lumber operations, allhough ihree small groups, covering some 85 employes, settled yesterday for a 121 cent hourly wage Increase. The agreements covered the Western Cedar Pole Preserving Company at Yardley, the E. C. Olson Lumber Company of Spo kane, and the D. C. Moe Company in North Idaho. Thr Tdiho firm was not struck. Logs Jarred From Truck Injure Pair in Automobile MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 1X-UP) A man and a woman crushed In their automobile when logs spilled from a truck, were in a hospital here today with serious injuries. John Houghland, 64, and Cor delia Houghland, 43, believed to be his wife, were taken from the car yesterday unconscious. They were believed en route from Hermiston to Grants Pass. Clayton F. Finch, Eagle Point, driver of the truck with which the Houghland car collided, was uninjured. Investigation Isn't Enough, CIO Contends Probe Idea Fantastic in View of Fiscal Policies, Rep. Crawford Declares WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (.T) The CIO, contending the price situation demands further action, than a Justice Department inves tigation, renewed today a reauest that President Truman call an industry-govermnment-labor con ference to seek voluntary price reductions. Emil Rieve, chairman of the labor organization's full employ ment committee, said in a state ment that the CIO welcomes Attorney General Clark's an nouncement that an Investigation of high prices will be made. "But many prices are set by large monopolies and monopolies do not necessarily fall under the criminal law and Clark's investi gation," he added. "For example, In the automo bile Industry, General Motors controls probably 60 per cent of the business and therefore Is able to dictate prices. "So we feel that steps should . be taken at once to carry out our proposal of yesterday, that Presi dent Truman summon a confer ence of industrial, government, and labor representatives to seek voluntary price reductions and that Congress, immediately upon reconvening, should reestablish price and rationing controls." Move Draws Rap On Capitol Hill, Rep. Craw ford, (R.-Mich.), a leading Con gressional critic of OPA, labeled as "fantastic" Clark's order fui an anti trust investigation into food, clothing, and shelter prices. The lawmaker said it appears to him to be aimed at bringing about a depression at home to help foreign nations buy more goods here. He added that Clark ought to turn his attention to the administration's fiscal policies which, Crawford contended, are (Continued on Page 6) Councilman Lund, Family Unreported On Airplane Journey Fears for the safety of City Councilman Paul O. Lund and his family, who failed to re turn Sunday from an air trip to Montana, were expressed to day by Chief of Police O. A. Kennerly, who said that a four state search for Lund's plane is being Initiated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Lund left with his family more than a week ago in their Fair child plane to visit Mrs. Lund's mother at Shelby, Mont. They were to return to Roseburg by Sunday night and not later than Monday. A telegram received from the Shelby, Mont., police this morn ing stated there was "no trace of plane ever landing here. No other Information available," Kennerly said. Lund's plane was a Falrchild PT-23. Kennerly said that the CAA has been asked to check auxiliary airfields along the route that Lund planned to travel, to ascertain whether or not he made a forced landing or altered his flight. , Girls Plan Bike Tour of Europe on $2,000 Each SEATTLE, Aug. 13. UP) Two former Boeing girl employes, armed with bottles of vitamin pills and backed by their wartime earnings, were eastbound today for a European visit, planning to bicycle their way about the con tinent. Miss Georgia Kennedy, 28, Cor vallis, Ore., and Miss Phyllis Wildermuth, 25, Seattle, flew east yesterday to New York and will sail from there for Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth. They said they had each saved about $2,000. "As winter comes along, we ex pect to travel farther south all the time," Miss Wildermuth said. "We'll stay until our money runs out, and we hope it will last eight months." U. S., Britain Sign Trade Pact With Yugoslavia BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug. 13. UP) British and American negotiators seeking to build up the economy of western Germany have signed a long-range $100, 000,000 trade agreement with Yugoslavia, it was announced. This was the third agreement which the British and Americans had made in the last month with countries in the Russian sphere of Influence the others being with Czechoslovakia and Finland. The pacts are being entered into in behalf of the British and American occupation zones of Germany. Yugoslavia's Intended purohas es from western Germany during the next four years include capi tal goods ranging from light tex tile works to blast furnaces. Ievlty pact Rant Bgr L. F. lUiasratda The British economic picture must be fully as black as paint ed when it can't even evoke a wisecrack from Ceorge Bernard Shaw.