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Newspaper Page TextU. Of U. Li'orary Comp. Eugene, Oregon inn imi? .V Mm WE 1 TO mm E Fresh Truce Expected In Holy Land War Belief Velctd by Jtwish Official; Soviet Mum On Blockade Lift Demand (Br th. AiaocUted PnM) A person associated with the Israeli foreign ministry said to day there seemed every reason to expect a new Palestine truce by Saturday. The Israeli army and the crack . troops of the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion were fighting an increas ingly violent battle within signt of Er Ramie and Lydda for su premacy of the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Both cities and an estimated 80.00 Arabs in them surrendered to the Jews Monday. The Legion counterat tacked with tanks and artillery and scored some Initial success before Israeli lines congealed. The informant in Tel Aviv pre dicted a new armistice would come from modified proposals Count Folke Bernadotte is expect ed to place before the United Na tions. Jews and Arabs both re jected his proposals last week. The mediator flew to Lake Suc cess and pleaded before the Se curity Council that halting the war Is the first essential. He per sonally asked U.S.. and British delegates to press for council ac tion. Heavy Fighting Reported Considerable fighting was go ing on around Jerusalem as well as In the Judean hills between there and Tel Aviv. Planes of both sides appeared Increasingly over the Holy City. Arab at tempts to storm out of the old Walled Citv were repelled. Mor tar and artillery fire was ex changed. The Trans-Jordan Arab Legion used about 1.000 men with tanks (Continued on Page Five) Yoncalla Child Burned By Boiling Water YONCALLA David Dean Hart ford, 17 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hartford of Rice Valley, received second and third degree burns last week, by pulling a pan of boiling water eff the stove In their home. The doctor at Sutherlin took care of his badly burned, .face, chest , and shoulder. He I.? recovering. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS T HERE Is some good news for a change. Weather permitting, we're headed for another record breaking crop. That will mean more to eat. It MIGHT mean more to eat for less money. (More to eat for less money would be about the finest thing that could happen to us.) THE July crop report of the De partment of Agriculture indi cates three and a third billion bushels of corn. That would top by 40 million bushels the biggest corn crop we ever harvested. If you're of the type that doesn't stop to think (the type is too numerous for our own good) you'll say: "Heck, I don't eat corn bread, so what does a big corn crop mean to me?" You eat meat. If you're like most of us In these days, you think of meat in terms of big Juicy steaks. For the United States as a whole, big Juicy steaks call for con and lots of it. For the fancy meat trade, you don't just go out in the pasture any more, pick out a likely heifer and bucher it. You take broad backed steers off of grass, put (Continued on Page Four) Danger of Disease May Lead To Cancellation of Annual Northwest Turkey Show Cancellation of the 1948 Northwestern Turkey Show, to V held here In December, appeared to be possibility Monday, as director! of the Northwestern Turkey Breeders Association discussed the danger of Newcastle disease, now prevalent in some Washington flocks, being spread to birds exhibited in the show. C. S. Brewster, Portland, of the Hodgen-Brewster Centennial Mills and member of the Oregon Poultry Council, said that the State Department of Agriculture had suggested that all poultry shows be canceled this year, but has "put It up to the Industry" to make the decision. The Oregon Poultry Council will meet in Portland Wednes day with Ernest L. Peterson. siate director of agriculture, to discuss measures for preventing further spread of Newcastle dis ease In Oregon and will possibly decide whether the Northwestern Turkey Show shall be held. Far Peer Entrlss Show directors minimized the actual danger of Newscastle di sease to turkey flocks and as serted that "grapevine publlcltv" had caused undue alarm among turkey growers and poultry men, but it was feared that if the ahow should be held this year, second-rate birds would he enter ed to prevent the possibility of better Birds becoming diseased. George L. Routledge, manager of the Northwestern Turkey Established 117 J Youthful Temporary Jail V. K: Downs Starts With 100-Day Rap Further Charge Awaits Outcome of Wound Dealt Grocer George Denton William Kenneth Downs, 17, Wllllts. Calif., pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to 100 days in the county Jail, when he appeared for arraignment in the court of Justice of Peace Thomas C. Haetflel Monday afternoon. Downs was arrested by City Patrolmen Lloyd J. Larsen and Charles Long after a 20-mlnute chase Saturday night, following the shooting of George M. Den ton, 72-year-old grocer, in a dar ing daylight holdup.. The lpsser charge was filed against Downs pending determin ation of the condition of Denton, who is in Mercy hospital suffer ing from a fracture of his upper left leg. Further charges wiM be brought against the youth. Dis trict Attorney H. A. Canaday in formed the court. Downs is the son of William Joseph Downs of Willits, and of Emma Rosalind Hastings, Eu reka. Calif., Chief of Police Cal vin Balrd reports. The youth confessed the shoot ing in a signed statement Balrd and State Police Sgt. Lyle Harrell report. He also admitted several bad check deals and that he ob tained the -J8 calibre automatic (Continued on Page Five) Aid to Scribe Rewarded; Bob Bellows Gets Cigars Roseburg merchants can quit begging the News-Review editor for cigars, as the gift box has been delivered to Bob Bellows. During the political visit of Governor Lwey to Roseburg in the Oregon primary election cam paign, one member of his party was In the Bellows store buying a clean supply of handkerchiefs when the Governor's bus pulled out of town, leaving him stranded. Bob Bellows furnished an auto mobile and the bus was overtaken a short distance north of Grants Pass. Having lost his notes, which contained Bellows' name, the man sent a box of cigars to the News Review editor it. a request that the proper person be located and the gift presented. Sawmill Operators Put Guard on Log Booms VICTORIA. B. C, July 13. UP Sawmill operators have placed a "round-the-clock" guard on log booms here to halt a wave of "log rustling." Twenty booms totaling 3,000, 000 board feet were loosed last week. All were recovered. W. Stanley Moore, chairman of the Harbor Log Committee of Greater Victoria Mill Operators Association, termed the incidents either "sabotage or attempted theft." It was believed the booms were freed at a time when an ebb tide would carry them out of the harbor. Show, and County Commissioner H. B. Roadman, director of the association, were named by Arth ur M. Boner of Medford, presi dent, to meet with the Oregon Poultry Council at Its meeting In Portland Wednesday to discuss the problem. Routledge and Roadman were Instructed to present the case of the Northwestern Turkey Breed ers Association, that It would be "safe" to hold the Northwestern Turkey Show here this year, but that turkey breeders would co operate In any decision that would be for the "good of the industry." Reason for the proposal to can cel poultry shows this year. Brew. (Continued on Page Five) Gunman o 1 GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE William Knnth Downs. 17. Willits, Calif., pictured with Rouburq Folic Chief Calvin Baird, was tmnimncmA in 100 davt In thai eauntv lail on a eharaa of earrvina a concealad waapon, whan arraigns1 In juttica Court Monday aftarnoon. Downs will fact further eharjs In connection with th shooting Saturday night of Ceorg reported recovering at Mercy nospirai from a tracTuraa ig. i inn picture and th on of Downs appearing in Monday's Nswi- Rviw war taken by I ha Phots NO HOPE FOR CONSUMER Livestock Rings Up New Record Prices. Spelling Increased Retail Costs CHICAGO, July 13. CtV-With livestock pounding out new price records every few days, no living on meat was seen today. Both private trade experts agreed the near future outlook offered slight hope for the con sumer. If anything, prices probably will go higher later this summer, they said. Hitch-Hiker's Boast Breaks Dice Racket FAIRBANKS, Alaska. July 13. IJPK hitch hiker's boast that he knew a good bargain "In cluding some gambling equip ment" boomer nged vesterday in the court of U. S. Commis sioner Everett Smith. The boast was made last Satur day night 'by Edward Campbell, who didn't I-arn until yesterday that the driver who picked him up was U. S. Marshal Stanley J. Nichols. Nichols seized 100 sets of squeezers" dice manufactured to favor certain combinations Sunday, and deputies and military police trailed Campbell to the civilian camp area at Ladd Field to break up a gamming game. Arrested with Campbell were Herbert Doss, Gilbert Lane and Vern Johnson, all employes of civilian contractors at Ladd and Eiplson fields. Campbell was fined $100 and the other trio $50 each by Commissioner Smith. The raid was the second In Ipsa than a week In which games were broken up In Ladd Field latrines. Three Fairbanks residents were fined from $100 to $150 on their plea of guilty to a charge of run ning gambling games In the earlier raid. The drive la part of a current campaign prompted by the warn ing ol Brig. tjen. uaie v. (iatlney that unless "this wide onen town is cleaned up he will declare the city off limits to troops. Gen. Gaffnev Is commanding officer of the Yukon composite wing with headquarters at Ladd Field. Ex-Malheur Assessor, IK, Commits Suicidt ONTARIO. July 13 (, Ed Hendricks, former Malheur coun ty Assessor, was found dead of a bullet wound at his home yester day. Coroner R. A. Tacke said the death was suicide. He said Mrs. Hendricks heard the shot from JO-JO calibre rifle. Th former county official had been 11L ROSEBURG, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 13, Given Sentence 1 M. Denton, grpcar. Denton, li. Lab.) Immediate drop In the high cost of and the Agriculture Department Th prospect for lower prices next year was called encourag- Ing, although largely hinged on the hope of a bumper corn crop this autumn. Host prices at Chicago yester day equaled their all time record of $30.50 a hundred pounds. A new record of $30.25 was made at East St. Louis, 111. Other mld- westprn markets rang up prices at about all time peaks. Pretty much the same story was told in cattle and sheep. East St. Louis had an all time record for choice steers at $38.75. Steers at Chicago touched $40.00, equall ing the July record set last week. Lambs also were bringing the highest price for any July in his tory at $32.00. Drop In 194 Expects: George Dressier, secretary of the National Retail Meat Dealers Association, said the normal sum mer falling off in demand for meat had appeared this year but (Continued on Page Five) Second Tax Installment Paying Deadline Cited SALEM, Ore.. Jul" 13.- About 102.000 Oregon residents must pay the second installment of their state Income taxes by Thursday, the Tax Commission warned today. Those wno don t pay up win oe subject to five percent penalty plus Interest. The commission said Install ment paying has reached th highest level. In 1947 less than 50.000 taxpayers paid on a quar terly basis, or less than half th number who now do It. Surplus Tax Decision May Be Given Thurvdey SALEM, Ore.. July S-40i The state supreme court today was still stymied In Its efforts to hand down the decision on whe ther $40,000,000 of state Income tax surpluses can be used to pay state expenses. The court had Its weekly opin ion day today and had only two minor opinions. The court said. It would hold another conference Thursday, when It hope to have th big ux case. Republicans Lambasted By Sen. Barkley By HARRISON HUMPHRIES CONVENTION HALL. PHILA DELPHIA, July 13 (m Senator Alben W. Barkley blasted the Re publicans and waved the "New Deal" banner proudly last night in a thundering speech that lifted him close to the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination. The 70-year-old Democrat Ic Senate leader was given a rous ing 28-minute ovation at the end of his address keynotlng the party's National Convention. It was the first big outburst of en thusiasm from the delegates. The Kentuckian said the Demo cratic party deserves victory this year because of its 16-year record of "devotion to the .people's wel fare." He was followed by Mrs. India Edwards, director of the oarty's women's division, who sounded a battle cry against high prices, and Miss Frances Perkins, former Secretary of Labor, who called for a campaign "without mud- slinging." Barkley somberly mentioned the possibility of war and the ef forts of the Truman administra tion to prevent it. "We nave neither' peace nor (Continued on Page Five) Negro Brothers Confess Murder, Rape Accusations OPELOUSAS, La., July 13.-4PI Two Negro brothers were held here today, Sheriff Clayton Guil beau said, after th?y confessed they raped a 21-year-old woman and shot to death her mal" com panion. The sheriff said the brothers, identified as Matthew Cook, 23, and Joseph Cook, 4V metfe e f. most identical written confessions. Both said they had raped the woman and beaten her escort, Al bert Couvlllion of Melville, Sun day night but each blamed the other for fiiin- the fatal shots. Guilbeau said the story told by the brothers followed that related to him by the woman. Couvlllion, a retired Navy lieu tenant, was shot twice in the back. Physldani who examined the woman expressed the opinion that she had not been physically mo lested, but she dung to her story. Springfield Alcohol Plant to Be Up For Sale WASHINGTON, June 13. (JPl The surplus alcohol from wood waste plant at Springfield, Ore., will be up for sale August 20, according to Rep. Ellsworth (R. Ore). The war-built plant cost $3,000,' 000 but has never operated on commercial basis. Rep. Ellsworth said the War Assets Administration expects several Industrial firms to offer bids for the Willamette Wood Chemical Company facility. Forest Service officials, who developed the pilot plant process for which the huge plant was erected, believe $500,000 would he needed to alter the plant for private operation. Oregon Reds Urge Cash Payments to Refugees PORTLAND, July 13-Pl-The Oregon Communist party believes Vanport evacuees should receive cash pavments of $2,000 per adult and $1,000 for each child. Other resolutions at the State Convention charged discrimina tion against Negroes In the Port land area, condemned the Marsh all Plan, the Truman doctrine, the Taft-Hartley Law and the Mundt-Nlxnn bill. Trustee Duty for Projected Douglas Community Hospital Pledged by Group of Citizens Thirty-flv leading citizens of Roseburg and Douglas County have agreed to serve actively as members of the Board of Trustee of the Douglas Community Hospital, Inc., Dr. Roy E. Hanford, president, announced today. The 11 most recently appointed Include: Buckley L. Bell, Mrs. J. I. Blessing. J. F. "Si" Dillard, Kenneth Ford. R. H. Franks, H. N. Jarkobson, Louis Josse, M. M. Nelson. Howard B. Ott, Dr. E. J. Walnscott and Earl V.'lley. In announcing th new appoint ments. Dr. Hanford said 'These trustee loin other community leaders of business, professional and religious life? in endorsing and working for the building fund program to construct a new hospital for Roseburg and Its dependent area." Figures (Uvtal Nssd The campaign for funds will be projected in early Septem ber, he added. "Need for greater hospital fa- dllties has been an accepted fact 1948 ... 7) STARDOM CALLS Do you know this girl? If h can b located, th has a Hollywood carr ahead of har. A film studio, sking girl to play rol in a movi about 4-rl clubs, got 10,090 snapshots. This on was choien, but th studio lost her application and doatn't know her nam. Elkton's Vote On City Issue Set Aug. 20 Aucuit 20 Is the d set by the Douglas Count - Court for the election at Elkton to determine if that community is to become an incorporated city, reported County Clerk Roy Agee. The polling place has not yet been designated, but It will prob- aoiy oe in tne usual voting place at the I. O. O. F. hall, said Agee, who has written to determine u tbaLplace will be available..--. A petition, bearing 55 names of Elkton residents and asking that the city be incorporated, was filed with the County Court last week. Elkton, one of the oldest com munities in Douglas County, was laid out and named nearly 100 years ago, in 1850, but did not have a post office until 1863. The area orooosed to be In cluded In the corporation would extend from tin ureeK on ine east, west to Include the high school grounds; to the south on the Umpqua River, and north to a point a short distance north of the highway. Specific boundaries were Included in the petition. Wheelbarrow Tourist Reaches New Jersey PRINCETON. N. J.. July 13. (.P) Ever wonder what happen ed to Larry Hightower? Well, here he is. Husky and tanned, th 47-year-old Ellensburg, Wash., veteran arrived here yesterday with the wheelbarrow he Is pushing around the world. He's headed through New Jersey to New York where he wanta to get pas sage to Europ to continue his wanderings. Hlghtowpr statistics: 17,381 miles traveled; 19 states, Canada and Mexico touched; 13 pairs of shoes and 696 pairs of sock worn out. Auto Accident Fated To Lake County Rancher LAKEVIEW, Ore., Julv 13.-OPI An automobile accident was fatal Sunday night Frank Bollinger, long time rancher in the Sliver I.'.ke district in North ern Lake County. His body was found below his wrecked pick-up truck along the Fremont Highway north of th lake. for th last four years. The 1040 census lists the population nf Rosebura- at 4.924 persons. Todav, a conservative estimate of th Oregon State Hospital Sur vey sets population at 30,470 for the Roseburg area," Dr. Han ford said. "According to a more recent Rrlvate survey, however, future ospital needs will have to bt based on (he more realistic fig ure of 45,000," he pointed out. Th Board of Trustees of Doug- la Community HoffltaL Inc., la a policy-making group and, as representatives of the people, It Is pledged to see that the wishes and needs of the community are (Continued on Page Five) The Weather MoHy clear wit rlslaq tem perature today audi Wednet-stay. Civil Rights Plank Hot On Truman Plan Presidential Pressure From Capitol Brings Only Vague Compromise By FRANCIS M. LEMAY PHILADELPHIA. July 13. VPl Embattled Democratic plat form drafters today skipped a point by point endorsement of President Truman's civil rights program. But. In a compromise move In tended to re-unite the Southern and self-styled "liberal" party wings, they wrote what some Truman supporters called a "strong" race Issue plank. Phrased only In general terms. It is reported to omit the far reaching states' rights declara tion angry Dixie delegates had demanded. The 4,500-word document drawn by a subcommittee for ac tion late today by tne lUN-mem-ber full Platform Committee, calls fo,' repeal of the Taft-Hart ley Labor act and for an Increase In the minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour. Some of the drafters voiced confidence that the compromise will avert any floor fight when the platform goes before the na tional convention tomorrow for ratification. Others, however, were not so sure. One said the race plank was adopted despite Whit House pressure for "much more" on civil tights. President Truman waa In freauent touch with the ilatform writer throughout their one toll. Thev put the last words to the semi-final document at 4 a.m. today. Tha second preliminary draft was stamped "secret" just as was the first aid somewhat different version proposed by a smaller committee 24 hours earlier. Nevertheless, report leaked out that. In addition to the race and labor planks, it proposes on: Living Coats A Droaa aitacx on Inflation Including stanany price and rationing controls, as requested by Mr. Truman last Foreign Affair A strong plank for continued and strength ened International cooperation for world peace. Palestine Revision oi tne arms embargo to permit ship ment of arms to th new state of Israel; Immediate and full recog nition of Its territorial integrity; economic aid to Israel ana the Internationalization of Jerusalem. Housing Federal encourage ments for homebuildlng, and gov ernment construction of low cost housing and slums clearance. Education Federal financial aid to schools. Agrieultur Continuation of farm price supports. Taxta A sharp conoemna- (Continued on Page Five) Child Beating Duo Penalized PORTLAND. July 13 MV-A father and a companion who lolned In a skull thumping game on a two-year-old twin have been sentenced to ll days in Jan. After a scathing denunicatlon of John Archuleta, 26, the father, Municipal Judge J. J. Qulllin or dered him and Pablo 3. Garcia, 21, to tail. Archuleta was also fined $500. They were charged with assault and battery in bruising Linda Archuleta, blmllar chargea In volving a twin brother, Larry, who la in tne nospnai, were dropped. Arcnuieta ana nis common law wife, Thelma Riley, have been ordered held for grand jury on a charge of lewd cohabilltation. Po lice Found the children the boy badly bruised after neighbor re ported hearing thplr screams. Detectives testified that Garcia told of repeated striking of the girl when he and the father snap ped her .forehead with their fingers. Northwest Asks Truman Aid In Fighting Rumors SPOKANE. July 13. UP) President Truman haa been asked to "help overcome the unfavor able publicity" received by the Pacific Northwest because of its recent floods. The request was made In a telegram sent bv Joseph Drum- heller, president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce. "Official releases coming from high government officials that the Pacific Northwest Is a disas ter area ere creating an alarming situation In th mind of people who destr to do business with us, and with thousands of tour ist planning vacations here," tne messan said. Drumheller asked that Presi dent Truman issue a personal statement that "the Pa elf I Northwest la bade to noinal. ) (entuckian's Address Fires Convention Nomination for Second Spot Regarded Certain Despite Some Dissent By JACK BELL CONVENTION HALL. Phila. delphia. July 13 ( President Truman put out the word today have Senator Alben W. Barkley as his vice-presidential running; mate. That appeared to clinch a Truman-Barkley ticket for th Democrats. Democratic Chairman J. How ard McGrath, announcing the president's sentiment, said Mr. Truman had not closed the door to others, however, and was leav ing it to the Democratic conven tion to say who should run with him against the Republican team of Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren. But the delegates filing Into this hall were obviously In a mood to turn to Barkley. They gave the 70-year-old Kentucky senator a 28-minute rousing dem onstration last night after he made fighting keynote speech. Informed of McGrath's state ment, Barkley told reporters: "I still have no statement to make as far as I'm concerned. "I'm not trying to be evasive but I've got to make up my own mind as to whether I would ac cept under any condition, and I'm not going to make up my mind while I am temporary chairman (of the convention). "After I get out from under that, maybe I'll have something to say." As keynoter of the convention, Barkley la the temporary chair man. Barkley told reporters earlier that the president had telephoned him congratulations on his key note speech but had said nothing about tne vice-presioency. Truman May Soaak Along with announcing tne White House welcome mat is out for Barkley, McGrath told a new conference: "It is possible President Tru man will address what may be (Continued on Page Five) Ship Firms Sue Coos Bay Dock Union PORTLAND, July 13 UP) Five shipping firms have filed a $132,000 damage s'lit against CIO longshoremen of Coos Bay, charging a work slow down in violation of a federal court ordeia Defendanta are the CIO-Inter-national Longshoremen's and Warehousemen s Local No. 12, the members, and their wives. More than 600 defendants are listed. The wives are Included because of Oregon's community property law. The complaint filed In federal court here alleges that seven ships were delayed In port at Coos Bay from two to seven days because of a slowdown. The ship ping companies say all but 13 longshoremen there stopped work entirely July 3, 4, 5 and 6. On other occasions, the opera tions were halted by what the company alleges was a conspir acy Involving failure to report for work or failure to perform the work as they did prior to June 14. The Federal Court of Northern California had Issued a restrain ing order on June 14 calling on the union not to strike. The firms also asked permis sion to amend the complaint and ask additional damages should any occur. They argue the firm arc required to employ the same men for continuing operations. Plaintiffs are Oliver J. Ulson A Co., Westfal-Larson A Co., Pone Talbot. Inc.: Union Sul phur Co., and J. J. Moore Co. Reuther Walks Out Of Ford Wage Conference DETROIT, Julv 13. WV Presi dent Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers angrily walked out on the Ford Motor Co. wage negotiations today, 24 hours after he entered them. "All they're dotn- In thore u fighting theoretical windmills." he told newsmen. "Ill come back when thev get down to brass tacks, the practical aspects of tha situation." Ford Vice President John S, Rus-as retorted: "When Keutner talks oi ineo retlcal windmills, he means we are not acceding to the union full demands." The UAWCIO I asking wage boosts and social security de mands totalling an estimated 28 cents an hour, t! current esti mated average production wag la $1.52. The company has offered an 11 to 14-centa-an-hour wage in crease formula. Negotiations continued after Reuther walked out Levity Fet nnT By U F. lUissostata The lerii food blockade Hwjt forced U. S. plane on the ferry Ina, ob establish th Hussions as tha 'roc the IswncbH a rheuumd ship,' ',' -.-' - V;