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BETTY ROACH and CAROLYN PARGETER took over the
Christmas Seal sales at the post
DnuaUi Countv Tuberculosis and
VOELLER, standing at the right in the picture above, contributes
en approving smile.
Betty is 10 years old and is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Morris
Roach; Carolyn, likewise 10,
H. Pargeter.
Christmas Programs Planned In
All Schools of Roseburg Districts
Christmas programs are being planned in all the Roseburg
, schools today. Wednesday and Thursday, announces Superintendent
Paul Elliott.
Carrier-Salesmen Of
News-Review to Banquet
The third annual Christmas
party and banquet will be held
lor News-Review carrier-salesmen
at Carl's Haven Thursday at
7:30 p. m., announced Fuller
Johnson, circulation manager.
Mothers of the boys have been
invited as guests for the first
time. . ,
As evidence of the growth of
the carrier staff, 38 boys and two
motor route carriers are expected
to be in attendance. Only 14 boys
were present for the banquet two
years ago, and 20 for the last
year.
Carriers in Roseburg, Winston,
Riddle, Canyonville, Myrtle
Creek, Oakland and Sutherlin
will attend, said Johnson.
gOTED SURGEON DIES
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 UP)
Dr. Hugh Scott Cumming, former
surgeon general of the United
States Public Health Service, died
here last night at the age of 79.
In the Day's Mews
By FRANK JENKINS
S
NAPSHOT of China:
-The crash of artillery fire In
the suburbs echoes all over Pel-
ping (old name Peking) ... the
city Is now completely surrounded
by the communists . . . mortar
emplacements spring" up around
the RUSSIAN and U. h. consu
lates . . . streets are full of troops,
some on the move and some idle
. . . most of them seem to be just
entoying the winter sunshine .
the Bpneral picture shows the
communists advancing, the na
tionalists retiring.
Perhaps most significant of all
is the APATHY ON THE PART
OF THE PEOPLE reported by re
liable correspondents. They don't
scf.m to care much what happens.
The signs, when put together
and viewed as a whole, point to
nationalist defeat and communist
victory.
I ET'S risk a guess:
If they get it -(as a result of
what seems to be happening) the
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SNOW GREETS ROSEBURG
Light Fall Tarries Only
Short Time; No Prospect
Now of 'White Christmas'
Although the Weather Bureau called it just a "trace" of snow,
there was a noticeable blanket of white covering rooftops, parked
automobiles, lawns and tree limbs this morning. It was enough for
children to toss a few snowballs and to give a Christmas-card effect
to the hills surrounding the city.
In the streets, the snow melted
almost as fast as it touched the
ground. On some of the unpavea
streets, the snow turned to slush.
The Weather Bureau reported
snowfall today in other Western
Oregon cities, such as Eugene and
Salem. The State Highway De
partment reported no highways
closed as result of the snow. K.
D. Lytic, engineer In charge here,
said all routes are open to "nor
mal traffic" today.
There was reported to be ice
in the higher mountain areas, par
ticular over Sexton Mountain,
north of Grants Pass. But Sanders
are hu-:y in these areas today and
the highway is open through to
California.
The snow today had no particu
lar effect on employment. Log
ging operations at higher alti
office last Saturday for the
Health Association. NANCY
is-the daughter ot Mr. ana Mrs. i,
Leading off. Rose School first,
second and third grades presented
a program this alternoon, wnue
the fourth, fifth and sixth grades
will have an entertainment, open
for parents, tonight at 7:J0.
Riverside School, since there is
no assembly room, will have in
dividual room programs Wednes
day afternoon.
ruilerion scnooi win comoine
for a program at 1 :30 p. m. Wed
nesday. The presentation, having
an operatic theme, will be given
in upstairs rooms converted fof
the occasion.
Benson school s program will
be Wednesday at 8 p. m. A
pageant of the Christmas story
with a background of Christmas
songs is being arranged.
The senior Hign scnooi, unaer
the direction of Wendell John
son and his choral groups, will
nrspnt a nroeram In tne audi
torium at 3 b: m. Thursday. The
Junior High program will be
eiven at ihe same time, under
the direction of Cloyd Riffe. Mr.
Riffe also has been active in as
sisting with the arrangement of
each of the elementary programs.
Edenbowers program will be
at 8 p. m. Thursday in the as
sembly, and Sylmon Valley will
also have a program Thursday at
the same hour.
First Negro on California
Superior Ceurt Slated
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 21. UP)
If the California Bar Association
annroves his appointment, Mu
nicipal Judce Edwin L. Jefferson
43, will become the first Negro
Superior Court Judge In the
state'-s history.
Gov. Earl Warren announced
the appointment yesterday. Jef
ferson. a graduate of the Uni
versltv of Southern California
Law School, was appointed mu
nicinal iudee in 1941 by Gov. Cul
hert I.. Olson. He was the first
member of his race to be named
a jurist west of Chicago.
Burns House to Discard
Wife, Draws Prison Term
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Dec. 21 P)
Judge W. C. Sheely semenced
Charles Rav Keller to two to fou.-
vears in prison yesterday after
Keller told the Adams County
Court he burned down his house
"to get away from my wife."
Keller pleaded guilty to charges
that he set fire to his home last
Nov. 16.
"I burned down the house, he
tnlri .Tudee Sheelv. "to collect in
surance to pay off my debts and
get away from my wne.
I -
tudes have been closed down a
number of weeks because of
weather, said George T. Foster,
manager of the Oregon State Em
ployment Service.
The Forest Service had no fur
ther report today on snow condi
tions at Diamond Lake. Tele
phone lines up the North Ump
qua River are "out" and a radio
' report on tne ocpin ol snow i
I the lake is received only on
Thursdays, said M. M. Nelson,
supervisor of the Umpqua Na
Itional Forest.
I Whether Roseburg will have a
'"while Christmas" seemed doubt
j fill. The Weather Bureau predict
i ed cloudiness and showers here
for today, cloudiness and more
rain tomorrow.
3 -Power Berlin Government Set Up
The Weather
Mostly cloudy with showers
today. Increasing cloudiness
with rain, clear to partly cloudy
Wednesday. Little change in
temperature.
Sunset today 4:40 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:42 a. m.
Established 1873
Gun-Toting Youth
Three Holdups,
Fowler Street
Rezoning Plan
Turned Down
Another Area Rezoned By
Council; Assessments
For Sewer Protested
Fowler Street, for the time be-
ng at least, will remain a resi
dential district. This was the ac-
lon taken bv the Roseburg City
Council last night, after the city
fathers listened to protests from
a large delegation of residents of
he Fowler, Pltzer and court
Street district.
When the matter was put to a
decision, the council voted without
dissension or further discussion to
uphold an earlier recommenda
tion of the Cit" Planning Com
mission that the east side ol
Fowler Street from Court to the
)eer Creek Bridge remain residen
tial rather than be rezoned to
business status. The matter first
arose when a petition was pre
sented asking the change to per
mit construction of a restaurant
at this location. Several persons
spoke of opposing the change, but
only one Robert Travera, who
owns a cleaning establishment In
this vicinity, spoke in lavor.
Another Area Rezoned
The council, however, alter no
remonstrances were presentea,
passed an ordinance through its
Iirsl ana secona reauiiiK wimii,
fnr the rpTnnincr from Residential
Class 2 the area bounded by Lane
and McClallen Streets and South
Main and South Stephens Streets,
also the east side of South Steph
ens from McClallen to Brockway.
The ordinance also provided for
placing of Sundaie village, re
cently annexed, in Residential
Class 1 zone, and Taylor's Addi
tion in Residential Class 2, per
mitting multiple dwellings or
apartment houses.
Sewer Plan protested
A controversal issue came up
with the hearing scheduled lor
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Third Bid on Local
Building Rejected
Low bid of $20,900 by Todd
Building Co., Roseburg, for a
new division office for the State
Highway Department here was
rejected by the Highway Com
mission Monday at excessive.
This It the third time the
Commlition hat called for and
rejected bldt for an addition to
the pretent highway divition
building on Cobb Street In Rote
burg for the reaton that all
bidt were contidered too high.
The Commlition't ettimate for
the four-room structure it
around $12,000.
The local department and
State Police share the tame
building, whloh hat become
overcrowded with additions to
the etafft and work require
ment!. Emergency Diaper
Service Follows Fire
ATLANTA, Dec. 21 UP) Pri
ority air shipment: 200 dozen
baby diapers.
The 2,400 squares of cloth were
flown from Atlanta to Birming
ham yesterday to cover an emer
gency. The Lullaby Diaper Service in
Birmingham burned over the
weekend. Many youngsters were
in a dilemma no pants.
Lullaby's Atlanta branch
jumped to bridge the britches
breach.
The air shipments will con
tinue, said the Atlanta manager,
as long as necessary.
Legionnaires, Auxiliary (
To Enjoy Yuletide Party
American Legion and Auxiliary
members and their families are
invited to a Christmas party to
be held by Umpqua Post No. 16
at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the Armory.
Entertainment will Include a skat
ine act. singing, and dancing.
Gifts of candy will be distributed
under a large Christmas tree. rte
Ireshments will be served.
Idleyld Route Couple
Hurt in Traffic Mishap
Mr. and Mrs. William Arthurs,
Idleyld route, Roseburg. were tak
en to Mercy Hospital at 4 p. m.
Sunday for trealment of injuries
suffered in a traffic accident, the
hospital reported. Mrs. Arthurs
received minor facial injuries,
as well as injuries to her legs.
Mr. Arthurs was discharged Sun
day evening. foUowing treatment
for minor injuries.
JOSEPH STALIN 69
MOSCOW, Dec. 21 UP) Prime
Minister Joseph Stalin, apparent
ly healthv and vigorous, reached
his 69th birthday today.
As has been ' customary for
some years now, the Soviet press
took no note of the generalis
simos birthday.
ROSEBURG,
Portland Tavern Patron Wounded
At One Robbery Scene by Bandit
Announcing I Love an Audience
PORTLAND, Dec. 21. UP) A young tavern patron was critically
wounded last night by a trigger-Tiappy youth who staged three hold
ups in quick succession.
The eun wielder then took refuge in a house where he held the
family at gunpoint until 7:45 a. m.
NAMED ROSE QUEEN Vir
ginia Bower (above), 18-year-
old blonde end blue-eyed co-ed
at Pasadena City College, was
named Queen of the 1949 Tour
nament of Roses. She will also
Dreside over the Rose Bowl
football game. IAP Wirephoto
Detour Arranged
For Pilgrimage
To Bethlehem
JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 UP)
A roundabout route has been ar
ranged to enable Christians to
make the traditional Christmas
eve oilerimaee from Jerusalem
to Bethlehem, the birthplace of
Christ.
A United Nations communique
last nieht said Jews and Arabs,
seeking a means of permitting
the mlmimaee. naa agreed to
open opposing lines between old
and new Jerusalem for 24 hours.
By this means Christians in the
new city could cross into the old
city and proceed to Bethlehem
along an Arab Legion military
road for 10 miles via Bethany.
The traditional, shorter route
direct south to Bethlehem will not
be open, apparently due to on
wtinns hv ihe Eevntian army,
U. N. officials are pressing lor
use of this route, however, and
hope to get a reply today.
Almost every foot of the origi
nal route is under the guns of
Arab and Jewish artillery placed
on surrounding hills. The oppos
ing armies, quite in an uneasy
truce, are easily visible from the
Church of the Nativity. Visitors
to Bethlehem will be searched for
security reasons. The number of
pilgrims, sometimes as high as
10,000, will be much smaller this
year.
Two Guests Die In Hotel
Blaze in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-i.V)
Flames swept a section of the
Westminister Hotel in Downtown
Philadelphia today, killing two
guests trapped on the third floor.
Two other guests and a fire
man were burned.
Ninety-five persons escaped the
blazing Inferno. They were
aroused by a man who ran
through the upper floors wearing
nothing but shorts and shouting
the alarm.
A man and a woman, cut off
In their fourth foor rooms on the
top floor, crawled out on an 18-
Incn window jenge covereo wnu
ice and snow. They clung there
until they were admitted to an
other room through a window
opened by two women.
Seven British Airmen
Die in Bomber Crash
MANCHESTER, Eng., Dee. 21.
UP) Seven Royal Air Force
men were killed early today when
their Lancaster bomber crashed
into an 1,800-foot mountain near
here. The plane burned alter tne
crash.
The accident occurred only
eight miles from the spot where
13 Americans were Killed in a
B-29 Superfortress crash Nov. 3,
HONGKONG, Dec. 2.-UP)
The China Mail said a C-54 Sky
master plane of the Chinese Na
tional Airlines crashed and burn
ed at Bafalt Island off Hong Kong
today. The 31 persons aboard
26 passengers and five crewmen
were feared dead.
OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 1, 1 948
Stages
Shooting
today.
He said he was headed. lor
Washington State when he left.
In two of his hold-ups he had
a hostaee with him.
Ralph Thompson, 22, was shot
once in the abdomen and once
in the head when he attempted
to knock out the gunman. Hos
pital attendants said his condition
was critical.
Police pieced together this
storv of the eunman's activities:
He walked into an automobile
service station and held up the
attendant. Ben Conrad, taking an
undetermined amount of money
from the till. He then forced Con
rad to drive him. in a govern
ment panel truck In the station
for tne servicing, to tne raw
thorne Cafe on the East Side.
Conrad was forced to walk
into the cafe ahead of the man
who announced: "This is a stick
up." The gunman walked to the
cash register, tooK about u,
then forced Conrad to drive him
to the Picaddilly Inn.
I Lova an Audience'
There he again forced Conrad
to go in first. When he reached
the bar, he ordered patrons to the
rear of the tavern. He told the
barmaid to put all the money in
the cash register 'into a paper
bag. He told Mr. and Mrs. Thomp
son to continue their game of
shuffleboard.
Everybody take a good look
at me," he said. "I love an au
dience." Apparently displeased with the
speed with which Evelyn Car-
nngton, tne barmaid, was taking
money from the cash register, he
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Too Many Santa Clauses
Trouble Boston Council
BOSTON. Dec. 21 UP)
There are too many Santa Clauses
in Boston to suit the city coun
cil. Mayor James M. Curley was
asked by the Council yesterday
to allow only one banta In tne
city in' 1949 and to station him
on historic Boston Common.
Council President Thomas J.
Hannon said there is a Santa on
every other corner and that chil
dren "are beginning to wonder."
He asserted his nephew told
Santa Claus in one department
store what he wanted, and five
minutes later in another store
was asked what he'd like for
Christmas.
"Why you thick-head, I just
told vou a couple of minutes
ago," the youngster was quoted
by his uncle as saying.
Juvenile Wards Given
Yule Integrity Test
DETROIT. Dec. 21 UP) The
Bovs Reoub c is trusting that
lad Is sure to behave himself at
Christmas time.
Al 70 of the institution s boys,
wards of the juvenile court, are
going to be permitted to go home
for the holiday and each one on
his own.
The Bovs Republic, a privately
financed home for errant young
sters, will go a step further. It
will pay any necessary traveling
expenses.
It snouia be a line test oi ine
hovs' Inteeritv." said the Rev.
Father John Wlttstock, chaplain.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BORN
British Commonwealth
Tie Cut After Centuries
Of Struggle For Liberty
DUBLIN, Dec. 21. UP) Eire became a free and Independent
republic today.
Ireland's centuries-long and often bloody struggle for freedom
came to a peaceful end as President Sean T. O'Kclly signed Eire
out of the British commonwealth.
O'Kclly approved a bill of the
Irish Parliament repealing the
external relations act which had
empowered the British king to
accredit Irish diplomats.
The act was the last slender
constitutional tie between Eire
and the British Crown and Com
monwealth. The repeal actually becomes ef
fective on an "independence day"
which Prime Minister John A.
Costello't government Is expected
to proclaim early in the spring.
The delay wiil give the two
nations time to work out a new
alignment of economic and po
litical relationships.
On Independence day, Jan. 21,
as the bill finally goes inlo ef
fect, Eire officially becomes "the
Republic of Ireland."
Despite the formal severance
nf Ihe last political link, both
British and Irish leaders have
forecast continued close coopera-
I tion. But there are some obstacles
County Assessor,
Multnomah , Dies
TOM C WATSON
Death Follows Victory
PORTLAND, Dec. 21. UP)
Tom C. Watson, 55, died in a hos-
pllal here last night, lust two
weeks before he was to begin his
third term as Multnomah County
assessor. -
Watson had been county asses
sor since 1941, and was relected
for the third time in Novemoer,
the only Republican to brave
Multnomah County'! Democratic
landslide.
The County Commissioners will
appoint a successor to hold office
until the general election of 1950.
The widow, a eon, i nomas, oi
Portland, and a daughter, Mrs.
Louis Oester, Corvallis, survive.
Dutch War Action
Annoying to U. S.
(Bv the Associated Press)
Dutch trooos appeared today to
he ciitiliii? at will across transport
lines of the Indonesian republic
Central Java. Holland called the
fighting ' police aclion . against
terrorists. .
ThR Indonesians asserted from
Singapore and Paris that heavy
fighting had broken out again In
Jigjakarta, the Republican capi
tal which Dutch airborne troops
captured Sunday. Most ranking
Indonesian politicians and the na
tive commander-in-chief, Gen.
Soederlman, are in uutcn cus-
t0The Republicans reported 52
parachute troops had been killed
in their capital and that armed
revolt had flared against the
Dutch in a dozen Javanese places.
American annoyance with The
Netherlands was plain. Officials
In Washington said the Dutch
"police action" may have dealt a
body blow to efforts to curb Com
munism In Southeast Asia and
may result In disorders the Reds
can exploit.
Thompson Residence At
Coos Junction Burns
a rim mmnletplv destroyed the
Roy Thompson residence at Coos
Junction early Monday morning
before equipment from the Rose
burg Fire Department could get
to the scene.
The Thompson residence is out
side the city limits and rural fire
zone, but the local fire depart
ment was called at 5:45 a. m.,
when other fire fighting media
proved ineffective. A shortage of
water in the vicinity was given
as a reason for the complete de
struction of the home.
Two of Thompson's children,
Pauline and Vernon, are Junior
and sophomore respectively, at
Roseburg Senior High
ahead trade and political Issues
not the least of which is the
divided South and North which
de Valera refers to as "the par
tition of Ireland."
Closer Bond Foreseen
In explaining the repeal bill,
Prime Minister Costello said:
"Far from creating ill will be
tween Briiain and Ireland, this
hill will draw the two countries
more closely together."
He proposed to grant British
Commonwealth cilizens rights In
Eire in proportion to the rights
granted Irish citizens in the Com
monwealth. Next day, Prime Minister
Clement Attlee In the British
House of Commons said his gov
ernment would not look upon the
Irish law "as placing Eire In the
category of foreign countries or
Eire citizens in the category of
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Spy Witness
Dies in Drop
Of 16 Stories
Laurence Duggan, Former
State Department Aide,
Dodges Investigation
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. P) A
former state department official,
listed in congressional testimony
as one of six persons in the de
partment who allegedly handed
out secrets for red spies, died
last night In a 16-story plunge,
Laurence Duggan, 43, an ex
pert on Latin-American affairs
who served in the State Depart
ment from 1930 to 1944, dropped
to death from a window of his
Manhattan office as espionage
probers planned to question him.
The medical examiner's office
said the circumstances of his
death were "undetermined nend-
ing further investigation." Police
said Duggan "either Jumped or
fell" the usual preliminary re
port pending inquiry.
Rep. Mundt, acting chairman
of the House Committee on Un
American Activities, revealed In
Washington that a witness had
named Duggan in secret testi
mony as one of six people in the
stale Department anomcr per
son had said passed out confi
dential Information.
Dugean died the night before
Francis B. Savre. former assist
ant secretary of state, appeared
before a special spy-hutnlng leu
eral grand Jury.
Secret State Department papers
allegedly were filched from Say
re's office, according to testimony
in another phase of the Inquiry.
Associate of Hits
At the time of his death, Dug
gan was president of the Institute
of International Education. The
Institute, devoted to promoting
international understanding and
the exchange of studenti among
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Chinese Reds Post
Further Gains In ,
Drive to Nanking
NANKING. China, Dec. 21.
UB Nationalist China today
marked uo another day without
a functioning cabinet or a vic
tory In its civil war.
The shooting war north of the
Yanetze River Is almost over,
qualified military observer! said.
They reported government forces
appeared ncitner wining nor cap
able of mounting a single large
scale offensive north of the river,
nor of stopping any masi Com
munist thrust.
Pro- government newspapers
acknowledged Tientsin, major In
dustrial center o( north China,
was "completely Isolated." They
reported heavy fighting in the
outskirts. Official sources admit
ted the loss of two rail towns on
the approaches to Tientsin.
The governmental situation
was no more encouraging. Presi
dent Chiang Kai-shek let the day
nnss without taking action on a
proposed new cabinet. Last niRht
Premier Sun Fo handed Chiang
a list of ministers ready to "fight
on until we can secure an honor
able peace."
North or tne river tommunisi
forces have driven Chiang's
troops closer to the capital. The
Reds nave wiped out two iauon-
alist army groups and encircled
three more. It is doubtful II
Chiang's generals have five army
groups left north of the Yangtze.
Farther norm tne uommunisis
have cut Peiplng and Tientsin off
from supplies. Observers have
chalked them off as lost.
Communist armies are moving
down on these two cities from
Manchuria with trained troop:
well equipped from huge stores
of military supplies Chiang's
forces abandoned there. These
supplies include much American
equipment.
One Driver Cited After
Collision of Autos
Two cars were Involved In a
traffic accident at 12:10 a. m.
last Monday at the corner of So,
Stephens and Floed streets.
Police Chief Calvin Balrd said
E. P. Waller, 303 Barnes St., at
tempted a left turn onto
Stephens, when his automobile
struck the car being driven by
Leonard S. Zacher. 804 Cobb St.,
who was proceeding south on
Stephens.
Waller was cited for failure to
yield rieht of way and for not
having his operator's license with
him. No injuries were reported.
Extent of damage to the cars was
not determined Immediately.
Patrolman James McAlplne in
vestigated the accident.
Choral Society Will Be
Heard Tonight Via Radio
Roseburg residents will have
an opportunity to hear the local
Choral Society In a half hour
radio presentation tonight from
9:45 to 10:15 over KRNR. The
program will be a transcrlnec
broadcast, previously oropnred
for release. The Choral Society,
under Ihe direction of Chailes A.
Rlcketts, was begun this fall and
has been holding weekly prac
tices. 1
I
U.S., Britain
France Ignore
Red Aloofness
Allies to Rule as One
In Western Zone; Soviet
Blocks Another Road
BERLIN. Dee. 21. The
United States, Britain and France
anrounced today a three-power
government for Berlin without
Russian participation.
The French commandant. Gen. -
Jean Ganeval, read a three-power ;
statement saying:
"I Soviet authorities either now
or at some future date, decide to
abide by the agreement to which
tne lour powers are committed,
the quadripartite administration
of Berlin can be resumed.
During their absentention the
three Western Allies will exer- s
else the powers of the Allied
Komandatura although realizing
that owing to the Soviet obstruc
tion it will only be possible for
them to carry out their admini
stration in the western sectors
for the present."
The western commandants re
called that the Russians distribut
ed four-power government by
withdrawing from the Komman
datura last July 1. They said the
Kommandatura "can only be al
tered or abdicated by agreement
of all the governments which set
it up."
Obstruction Charged
The commandants claimed that .
the Russian withdrawal has not
killed their governing body. They
said Its work had merely "been
In suspense since July first ow- ,
lng to the refusal of the soviet
authorities to attend its meet- '
ings."
The commandants noted that
Berlin's temporary constitution,
which received quadripartite ap-
firovai in l!Mb, requires tnat city
egislation and other affairs shall
obtain allied consent. They
chrged the long Russian walkout
had , "obstructed the proper ad
ministration of Berlin according
to the law."
The revived kommandatura
met at Its old headquarters In
the American sector.
Today's first meeting was con
fined to reading the three com
mandants' declaration except to
allocate two hundred tons of air
lift coal to provide extra elec
tricity for west Berllners during
the Christmas holiday.
Rustlant Block Road
Since the Russians set up a
puppet government In eastern
Berlin and refused to cooperate
In the four-power agreement. It
has long been expected the West '
would set up Its own military t
government structure. ;
The German administration
elected Dec. 5 in the West urged
the West to set up a government
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Jaycees Arrange
For Santa Claus
Talk With Kiddies
Want to talk to Santa Claus?
Well, that's just what all the
kiddles in and around Roseburg
are going to have a chance to do, .
thanks to a special arrangement
between that Jolly ol boy and the
Roseburg Junior Chamber of
Commerce. 1
The Jayoees and Santa got
their heads together and wisely
decided some of the kiddles may
have forgotten and left a toy or
two off their list when they wrote
to Santa at the North Pole.
Santa has arranged to make a
final pre-Chrlstmas visit nerc In
Roac-burg, so the kiddles can tell
him personally over the tele
phone what particular toy or toys
they have forgotten to Include on
their list. Santa will then open
his big book, with all the good
boys and girls names therein, and
write down the special request.
He'll hurry back to the North
Pole and put in an order at his
workshop.
So kiddles, If there is some
thing you have forgotten to ask
Santa for In an earlier letter,
phone 78, either on Wednesday or
Thursday, between 5-8 p. m., and
talk it over with Santa.
Lift the receiver, call 78, and
say "Hello Santa!" He'll be on
the other end of the line to talk
it over.
Quentin Roosevelt Feared
Dead in Plane Disaster
SHANGHAI, Dec. 21. UP)
Local aviation sources said that
Quentin Roosevelt was on the
Chinese air liner which crashed
and burned near Hong Kong to
day with the poslsble loss ol all
33 persons aboard.
The erandson of President
Theodore Roosevelt is a vice presi
dent of the Chinese National Air
line Corporation. It was a CNAC
C-54 Skymaster which crashed on
Bafalt Island, 10 miles from Hong
Kong.
Aviation circles said Roosevelt
left for Hong Kong on a business
trip this morning. They added
there was no doubt he was on the
plane, although two other CNAC
planes left at about the same
time for Hong Kong.
evity pact flant
By L. r. Relzenstela
'Backward, turn backward, O
time in thy flight; make me a
child again ust for tonight,'
was probably written by one of
those millions of oldsters who
long watched with secret yearn
ing the electric train In the
store's toy department.