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U. Of 0. Library Coop. Eugene, Oregon mm m mi All Possible The Weather Morning and evening cloudi ness; fair afternoon today and Thursday. Will be Done In Berlin Crisis mu .mmi ire , 2 i FLEES TO U. S. ZONE General Antonin Bohumil Haiti, above, senior ranking officer of the Czechoslovak Army, if one of he many hundreds who have fled across fhe closely guarded border to the U. S. zone in Ger many, taking his family. He is reported to have valuable in. formation for. the U. S. Intelli. gence Bureau. (AP Wirephoto.l Truck-Bus Act 'Kicks' To Bo Aired at Hearing SALEM. Ore, July 21. UPl The Legislative Interim Highway Committee will hold a hearing in Portland September 4 on the State Motor Transportation Act, which governs truck and bus transportation and is administer ed by the Public Utilities Com missioner. The committee said it has re ceived "many complaints of ex traordinary hardship and of alleged discrimination.'' ODIHAM, Eng.. July 21. UP) Sixteen U. S. F-80 fighter Jilanes completed today the first et-propelled air crossing of the Atlantic from the United States. Pacific University Gets Donation of $100,000 FOREST GROVE, Ore., July 21. Pacific University re ported a $100,000 gift yesterday irom Dr. Franklin Warner, re tired Claremont, Calif., banker. The university, which has re ceived donations from Dr. Warner previously, said $50,000 was made available for Immediate unres tricted use. The remainder will be held In an annuity arrange ment. In fhe Day's News By FRANK ENK1NS HEWS notes from the cuff: Unemployment in Oregon, according to the State Unemploy ment Compensation Commission, has dropped to 30,500 persons the lowest peace-time mark since records have been kept. GOOD old Oregon! Its people are WORKING AND PRO DUCING. If we can keep that up, noth ing can stop our progress from where we have been In the past to where we want to be In the future. In a world hungry for things, we're PRODUCING things. HOT only have we fewer people who are statistically unem ployed. We have more people who are ACTUALLY EMPLOYED. The State Unemployment Com mission adds that by the end of this summer our total employ ment will be at an ALL-TIME HIGH of about 660,000 persons. We are gaining new population and at the same time we are (Continued on Page Four) NO TREE EXHAUSTION SEEN Northwest Douglas Fir, At Present Cutting Rate, Will Hold Out 46 Years PORTLAND, Ore, July 21. UP) Oregon and Washington aren't going to run out of trees as fast as the rest of the nation is. In fact, they'll probably never run out That's the report of regional forester, who looked over the Northwest situation after the U. S. Forest Sendee In Washington reported that the nation's taw timber would at present cutting rates be exhausted In 30 years. But In Oregon and Washington the present stands of Douglas Fir saw timber will at the current rate last 46 years, The pine stands, 51 years. And meanwhile new trees will grow up to re place them. The U. S. Forest Service here uid the average annual deple tion of Douglas fir both by cut ting and by fire In the last de cade has been 300.000,000 board feet more than what should cut to maintain a sustained yield. That's an overcut of 3.4 per cent a good record compared to the national picture. Ovtreut Net Balanced What worries forester It that the overcut Isn't spread out even- ly. Some region have timber to Established H7S Indictment Hits Twelve Communist Party Chiefs Seven Nabbed Five Others Being Sought Plot to Overthrow U. S. Government by Force , Charged by Grand Jury NEW YORK, July 21 UP) Twelve Communist leaders, rep resenting tne party high com mand in America, were under in dictment today on charges of ad vocating the violent overthrow of the United States government. Seven of the 12 including Wil liam Z. Foster, national chairman of the party in the United States, and Eugene V. Dennis, general secretary were arrested last nignt shortly alter their Indict ment by a federal grand Jury in vestigating subversive activities. The other five are being sought Dennis Is formerly of Seattle. Bail of $5,000 each for the six arrested here was posted In U. S. Treasury bonds today by Robert W. Dunn, treasurer of the Civil Rights Congress, when they ap peared before Federal Judge Vin cent L. LeibelL The arrests, one of the sharpest blows yet struck against organ ized Communism In this country, brought an immediate, strongly worded protest from national headquarter of the party. It described the Indictments as a "monstrous frame-up" and said the arrests were part of a plan oy resident iruman to embar rass the New Party of Henry A. and the others Indicted are specifically accused of "eon spiring to teach and advocate the (Continued on Page Seven) 2 University Men Accused Of Contempt SEATTLE. July 21 IIP) Contempt citations were ordered against two University of Wash ington faculty members by the Legislature's un-American Activi ties committee today. Both refused to answer ques tions from the witness stand dur ing a third-day session which opened on a turbulent note. Two persons were ejected from the hearing room. One of the citations was again st Professor Herbert J. Phillips of the University of Washington philosophy department. He re fused to say whether he was, or ever had been, a member of the Communist party. The other was English Professor Garland Ethel, who refused to say whether three other faculty members one of them Phillips had sat with him in closed Communist party meet ings. Professor Phillips, temporar ily suspended from the Univer sity faculty for failing to answer a committee subpoena Monday, arrived by plane from New York. He has been on the summer faculty at Columbia University. Ejected were Mrs. Florence B. James of the off-campus Seattle repertory playhouse and Philip Davis, a former Instructor at the University. spare, while others are lodging their way toward ghost town status. In the pine region, for Instance, Eastern Oregon has been over cutting by 37.3 per cent But East em Washington has been logging 11.3 per cent less than it safely could. "While the timber situation on a region-wide basis doe not pre sent too critical a picture", tald officials, "there are phase per taining to certain locality that are cause for serious concern." They cited "The heavy over cutting of timber and the over- (Continued on Page Seven) Biq Ovation Given Tito as He Replies To Soviet Charges BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, July 21. IrtV-Premier Marshal Tito told 2,000 wildly cheering Yugo slav Communists today their party had become the "strongest and most successful Marxist Leninist movement" in the na tion's history. This apparenty was his answer to charges from the Soviet Union and the Cominform that Tito and other Yugoslav Communist lead ers had deviated f om the Marx ist line and were pursuing an anti-Russian policy. Tito, addressing the Yugoslav party's congress In a Belgrade suburb, was expected to speak all of eight hours in a massive ex position of the history of the Com munist movement In his country. He was delivering It in sections of two hours or more. , The congress was expected to pledge him unanimous support. This will stamp it as a renegade from the Cominform. the Mos cow-directed Communist Informa tion Bureau, an association of na tions in the Soviet Orbit. Tito was given a tremendous owition as :t mounted the ros trum. His supporter shouted his name in rhythm for five minutes. Every coffee house in Belgrade was jammed with people listen ing to radio broadcasts of the speech. Loudspeakers were placed in ne central parts oi tne city. Large crowds stood In the hot July tun to listen. Labor Unions Spurn Bid To Vallace Camp PHILADELPHIA. July 21-UP) With the CIO and AFL coldly staying home, Henry Wallace's Third Party began heating sug gestions for a "Peace with Rus sia" platform today and worked itself up for a revival-singing convention. "Everyone want Wallace "Friendly Henry Wallace, "Friendly Henry Wallace, "In the White House." A group of Wallace supporters was singing that on the sidewalk. The "New Party" founding con vention will sing It and other songs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A convention song-book was issued today. A lor the platform, two days of public hearings started today but the first tentative draft of the document was written ahead of time, yesterday. And it says according to Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwell, the plat form chairman that "Capitalist America and Communist Russia can and must live together in the same world." It says the party "pledges through negotiations and discus sion with the Soviet Union, in good faith, to find areas of agree ment to win the peace." Marshall Plan Scertd It condemns the Marshall Plan and other aspects of U. S. foreign policy, it accuses the Republicans and Democrats of rejecting the United Nations and of obeying "the dictates of big business. About 60 organizations are scheduled to give their platform views, after which, Tugwell said, the document will be refined and completed before It goe before the convention for adoption Sun day. The two big labor combine, AFL and CIO, were not among the 60 groups, even though the platform Is certain to condemn the Taft-Hartley labor law. They aiani even reply to tne invita tions. The delegate, meeting In the same convention hall where the two major parties met will choose a permanent name to re place INew Party and then nominate Wallace for President and Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho (Continued on Page Seven) Spurious Check Passing Charged to Prisoner Henry Abbey, charged with ob taining money by false pretense, asked for a preliminary hearing, when arraigned In Justice Court Tuesday, reported Justice Thomas C. Hart f lei. His ball was set at S200. which he failed to produce. Abbey, according to Chief of Police Calvin Baird, Is accused of passing a fictitious check for $22. Chief Baird said that another check for $100, given by Abbey to a local taxi driver for taxi fare, I still out against him, but that no charge on the latter count hat been filed. He waa arretted by city police jnonaay mgjit ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948 Four Teachers Employed By School Board Seven Vacancies Remain; Atvord France Resigns Industrial Arts Post With the hiring of four more t.-aehers and the acceptance of one resignation, there remains seven teachers and a school nurse yet to be employed in the Rose- Durg scnoois. reported superin tendent raul inott. Mrs. Dorothy B. Lauber and Miss Luella Whitehead have been elected to sixth -grade positions, Mrs. Anna L. Roblson to the ninth grade, and Mrs. Harriet P. Friday, elementary teacher, to be assigned. The resignation of Alvord France, Junior high industrial arts instructor, was accepted "with regrets," stated Elliott France hat taken a position with Denn-Gerretsen Company. The school board Monday night approved the taking of a building and equipment appraisal by the United State Appraisal Com pany, represented at the meeting by James M. Stewart. The ap praisal, said Elliott, will be taken for the purpose of making sure the district tire Insurance corres ponds to the property value of the district, so that In case of fire the school district would be reimbursed. . - Tuition Fset Flsd' - ' - Tuition cost for outside pupil attending District 4 were estab lished by the board for the 1948 49 fiscal year as follows: elemen tary pupil. $238.12, and high (Continued on Page Seven) Thugs Maul, Rob Portland Club Owner PORTLAND. July 21. UP) Four masked men beat up a night club owner, bound member of hit family and, after torture threats, made off early today with $900 in cash and Jewelry worth $1050. Lonnle Logsden. owner of Club Mecca In Portland and the Log Cabin resort at Lake Oswego, said the armed men were found vine In wait at hit suburban Lake Grove home south of here at 9:30 o'clock last night They did not leave until the house had been ransacked at 2:30 a.m. After freeing himself, some five minutes after the men left, Logsden told this story to Clacka mas County Sheriff Fred Reak seeker. The robbers hit him In the face repeatedly, opened his shirt and pushed a butcher knife against him, held a pistol to his head and threatened to kill him if he did not disclose the hiding of hit money, Logsden tald. When he persisted In saying there wa no money, the men spent an hour ransacking the nouse, out tney found none. Reaksecker said the. men's fea tures were to well covered the descriptions were inadequate and only a few clues were left on which to work. Logsden't face was puffed and one eye blacked Irom the beating given mm. Mrs. LAgsoen nad been slapped anJ "pushed around" but was not hurt, the sheriff said. Truffle Charge Follows Sideswiping of Autos Clarence Herndon, Roseburg, was arrested for having no opera tor's license, following an acci dent Tuesday In which hit car and one driven by Edgar Ran dall, Sutherlin, ildeswlped. Both cart landed in the ditch, State Police Sgt I.yle HarreU reported. Sgt HarreU stated that the cars, traveling In opposite direc tions, sldetwlped because of In sufficient clearance. The ears were badly damaged, and Ran dall sustained a number of cuts which required a physician's care, said in sergeant. Superforts Train Over Fortress of Helgoland WIESBADEN, Germany, July 21. (M V. 8. B-29 Superfort resses from Germany engaged In a bombing training mission over the Island fortress of Helgoland today, the V. 8. air force an nounced. The once fortified Island of Helgoland la off Germany' north' west coast y CHARTER PRESENTATION Wayne Crooch, standing left, president of Roteburg Toastmastert t-Iub 604, receives from Lieutenant District Governor Blair T. Alderman the club charter. The presentation was mad at an Impressive ceremony last night In the Umpqua Hotel, with wives of members and Invited guests alio in attendance. Seated at left it Mrs. Crooch, and on the right t rest District Governor Dick Window Breaking Draws Cops; Just Owner's Mishap Proof there' never a dull mo ment in Roseburg w i given last nignt, wnen a police ' rowi car was called to the south end of town to Investigate a possible robbery. Excited, neighbor , and wit. netset gave Patrolman Uovd J. Larsen a description of a car which they said had backed into the Douglas Paint Hardware Company, breaking both plate glass show windows. Witnesses said the car smashed both windows, then drove quickly away before the license number could be read. When the city patrolman later phoned L. R. Davie one of the co-owners of the hardware store, the voice at the other end of the phone said he was out In fact Mr. Davie was out repairing the - damage he had done when he backed Into his own store windows. Thieves Get Jewelry In Riddle Store The Umpqua Jeweirv Store at Riddle was entered between 2 and 3 a. m. today, and Jewelry valued at an estimated $2000 was taken, Riddle Chief of Police Harry I. Hagan reported. Discovery oi tne burglary waa made at 9 a. m. today by Bob reus, janitor. Entry was made through a filate glass window between the obby of the Studio Theater, next door, and the Jewelry store. The theater had been entered, accord ing to Chief Hagan, through the rear door. Mostly men's watches, ring and earrings were taken. A com plete list of the loot has not yet been made, said Hagan. Canyonville Chief of Police Ed Dnhl hat been called In to assist Hagan with his Investigation. TRUMAN SHAPES Congress Will be Urged To Deal With Prices, Wages, Broaden Refugee Measure WASHINGTON, July 21. UP) The White House said today that President Truman will deliver personally to Congress next Tuesday his appeal for anti-Inflation legislation and other measures. Mr. Truman will address a Joint session of the two houses at 9 a.m. (P. D. T.). Congress will convene Monday In answer to Mr. Truman's call. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican presidential nominee, Is reported favoring a brief GOP lawmaking program and a quick end to the tension. His friends say he feels that GOP leaders, after hearing Mr. Truman's mes sage, should be eble to agree on a brief outline of measures that can be passed without long delay. Presidential Secretary Ross said the president l now drafting an antl-lnflatlon bill dealing with rising price. Ross declined to give any deails of that measure. At the same time, Rom wou'd not disclose the extent to which bipartisan foreign policy will figure In Mr. Truman's talk to the legislators. Refugx Bill Dltplsaslng He tald Mr. Truman will tk congress to remove what the chief executive hat described at Crakes. Toastmasters Charter, Hears Members In Interesting Reminisicences A charter was presented to In a dinner meeting at the Umpqua president, accepted the charter from Blair T. Alderman qf Eugene, district lieutenant governor,. amldat peechnwklng by members and district officers, while wives and Bobby Myers Held on Count Of Burglary Bobby M. Myers, 23, charged with burglary not In a dwelling, waived a preliminary hearing and wat bound over to the grand jury, with bail set at $500, when he was arraigned In Justice Court Tuesday, reported Justice Thom as C. Hartfiel. He was committed to .the county Jail. Myers had previously been ar raigned in court on a charge of "attempting to enter with Intent to steal therein." A charge of possession of stolen property was dropped and the "burglary not In a dwelling" charge waa substi tuted. Myers, according to Chief of Police Calvin Baird, who filed the charge, it alleged to have entered the New Service Laundry June 28 and removed clothing valued at approximately $125. He it al leged on June 30 to have attempt ed to enter the building a second time, but cut his hand on glass of a broken window. He It reported bv Chief Baird to have later ap peared at Mercy hospital for treatment He was arretted July 2. DEMANDS discrimination In the recently enacted displaced persons bill. The measure, which the presi dent said he signed with reluc tance, will allow admission of 200.000 displaced persons to the U. S. Mr. Truman said In a statement at the time of the signing that the bill discriminates against both Jewish and Catholic dis placed persons. The Democratic piattorm, aooptea at rnuaaeipnia recently, would Increase the num ber to be admitted to 400,000. Ross said the president also win can tor: Passage of a pending measure to provide federal grants of $300.- 000,000 annually to the states for (Continued (pi Page Seven) i?i-a , - irv"Mji,...-' i J Picturs by Photo Lab Club Receives the Roseburg Toastmastert Club, Hotel last night Wayne Crooch, gueiti looked on. ' Harrison Winston served at toastmaster of the evening. He Introduced Alien Clute, whose topic was "The Four Faces" on the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. Fame of the "monu ment rest not In the contours of the mountain, he pointed out, but In the mind of Gutzon Borg lum, the sculptor, whose dream took him In a search that ended at Mt Rushmore. He graphically described the four head those of Georee Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt the tasks of cutting them out of the mountain side and concluded that visit to Mr. Rushmore Is "good for the patriotic soul." Phil Harth told of the "Tourist of 190T' the Harth family's first automobile, with a two-cylinder engine, which they drove over rough country roads and had to store In livery itablei because there were no garages In those days. When the family went riding, hit parenti donned leath er caps, goggles and dusters. Young Phil, In the back seat, also wore goggle. The only member of the family not wearing goggle was the family collie dog. Jim Turk served as (valuator of the five-minute speeches. In place of Carl Felker, who was unable to attend. The evaluator. (Continued on Page Seven) Restaurant Workers Plan Strike at Salem SALEM, Ore., July 21. UP) Salem restaurant workers voted last night to strike against 60 local restaurants, A. B. J'erterson secretary of the Salem Culinary Alliance, announced today. He said 80 per cent of the 500 union members voted to strike. The union demandt 10 cents an hour more for waitresses, cooks. neipers ana dishwashers. Pederson tald the strike date would be set Frlda night About 30 other restaurants will not be affected because they have met the union demands, Pederson said. Asst. Forester Named For Lumbermen's Assn. PORTLAND, July 21. T Norman E. BJorklund, Oregon Mate (College forestry graduate, has been named assistant forest er for the West Coast Lumber men's Association and the Pacific Northwest Loggers' Association. From Portland headquarters he will supervise tl i forest Industry nursery at Nlnually, Wah, and devote some time to development and expansion of the tree farm program. Bond Sale Slated To Finance Loans to Vets SALEM, Ore, July 21. UP) The State Veterans Affairs De partment toon will tell a $3,000, 000 block of bonds to finance farm and home loans to veterans. The department already has Is sued $7,000,000 worth of bond, In block of $1,000,000 each. The loan now total about $700,000 a month. U.S. Will Not bo Coerced Or Intimidated, However, Assertion of Secretary WASHINGTON. July 2L -UPt Secretary of State Marth&U said today the United Statet will ao everything possible in the Berlin crisis "to reach an accept. able solution and to avoid the tragedy of war for the world." At a newt conference, Marshall waa told that there I presently a widespread fear of war In the world over the Berlin crisis be tween Soviet Russia and the western powers. He was asked to express hit views on the situa tion. In a ttatement which he later authorized for direct quotation. Marshall said: "I can only say at this time that our position, I think. It well understood. "We will not be coerced or In. timldated in any way In our pro cedures under the right and responsibilities that we have in Berlin and generally In Germany. "At the same time, we will proceed to Invoke every possible resource of negotiation and diplo matic procedures to reach an ac ceptable solution and to avoid the tragedy of war for the world. "But I repeat again we are not going to be coerced." Marshall slid Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American commander In Germany, will arrive here thla evening and he will confer with Clay tomorrow. The White House tald Presi dent Truman also it keeping In close touch with development In Berlin, rie plan to get a flrtU hand report from Clay. . maw Not oivsn Moscow American officials,- meanwhile. are readying new diplomatic moves In a determined effort to settle the Berlin crisis short of war. These moves. Including a new note to Moscow, grow out of a new, three-point policy for deal, ing with the extremely danger ous situation in the Russian- blockaded German capital. Authorities familiar with the latest deverpmeats say- the policy cover an absolute determ ination "not to teJuoked.4Mit.ot Berlin." . But, they add. It also embrace equally strong teclslons (a) to seek a peaceful solution to the crisis and (b) to use caution and restraint In both action and words so that the Soviet will bo given no possible excuse for mak ing the situation worse. At the moment, ranking offi cials here are still hopeful that the Berlin crisis can be settled before It reached the point of open fighting. They do not, however, disguise their concern that It might lead to war. Their detern.lm.tlon It that If there it to be shooing the blame must rest upon Russia and not upon the western powers. As one Informant put lti "If the Russians want a war at this time they can get It, but they will have to bring It about them selves. One of the dangers which ton Washington officials hope to avoid at the developments of the next few weeks unfold 1 a growth of ; ysteria In the west over the possibility of an open conflict with Russia. These authorities declare that the United States must reject two extreme of actionappeasement on one hind and excessive belligerence on the other. Both President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall have repeatedly called In the past for the American people to keep cooL BERLIN. July 21. UP) The British-licensed press said today (Continued on Page Seven) Boy Injured In Fall From Garage Roof Paul Michael Felker, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Felker, 529 E. Douglaa, was Injured severely at his homo Tuesday afternoon when he fell over the flat garage root about eight feet to the cement sidewalk below. His condition, however, was re ported from Mercy hospital today to be much better. The boy It reported by hit father to have sustained a con cussion, and one entire side of his head Is badly swollen and bruised. The garage at the Felker homo Is on the ttreet level, but tho yard rises abruptly, so that the rear of the garage root Is on the level with the yard. The boy had been playing on the garage roof. It wa not certain, said Felker, Just how the accident occurred. The forecast for today tald 'scattered thowers,' but tome body tHit the 'teat' h scattered, and HM showers vamooted. i ovity fact Rant By L. F. Rtlzenstela
