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NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948
Kew Postage Fees
Effective Jan. 1
Starting Jan. 1, new postage
rates which were ordered some
months ago will become effective,
Postmaster L. L. Wimberly an
nounced. With few exceptions
nearly all rates and fees will ad
vance. These increased rates were
made necessa.y by the heavy in
crease in all costs in the handling
of mails, including supplies, trans
portation, equipment and salaries,
the postmaster explained.
The rate on letters and postal
cards will remain the same, as
wll as rates on newspapers. The
domestic airmail rate will advance
from five cents per ounce to six
cents. On air mail more than eight
ounces, the recently established
oir parcel post rates will apply.
The domestic rates are good for
all regular and airmail to all
United States possessions.
The special delivery rate on
first class will advance from 13
cents to 15 cents on ordinary let
ters while the special delivery
charge on other classes will start
at 25 cents Instead of the present
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17 cents rate for oarcels up to two
pounds.
Kegisirauon xuies winuu wc
based on values will start at 25
nnnt. fnt ufllnAi nnHnr $5 and ad
vance according to value. Insur
ance on parcel post will start with
n -minimum tna rt flvA PPtltR And
advance with increased valuations.
The fee for a return card receipt
on parcels ana regisiereu ieu.-is
will te live cenis insieau 01 me
present four cents.
Money oruer lees wm
from 10 cents to 35 cents and the
tan fnr rtnotnl TinlPfl will he eicht
cents to replace the five cents
rate. . .
Parcel post over elgnt ounces
will continue to take zone rates
which are slightly higher. The
third class rates which cover
small parcels under eight ounces
and greeting caras win nave
I t,irt .ante fnr the
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first two ounces. The familiar
Christmas card ana omer greet
ing cards will hereafter be two
cents.
Alma Whitcher. Former
Sutherlin Resident, Dies
Alma Karen Whitcher, 71. for
mer resident of Sutherlin, died
in Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 27. She
was born Aug 21, 1877, In Stock:
holm, Sweden, and was a resi
dent of Elmonte, Calif., at the
time of her death. She was a
member of the Koyal Neignborj
and a communicant of the Episco
pal Church.
Surviving are her widower,
Harry, Elmonte; three brothers,
Otto Nelson, Roseburg; Claude
Nelson, Eugene, and Alburn, Min
neapolis, and a sister, Mrs.
Augusta norner, cugene.
Funeral services will be held
in the chapel of the Roseburg
Funeral Home Thursday, Dec. 30,
at 2 p. m., with Father William
Blaker officiating. Vault inter
mcnt will follow in the Fair Oaks
Cemetery, Sutherlin.
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Wood Alcohol Slayer To
Get No Pardon, Hall Says
PORTLAND, Dec. 29. UP
Governor John Hall has declared
he will not entertain any request
for a pardon from Solomon Mil
ler, a former Portland druggist
convicted in 1935 of manslaugh
ter. Miller was sentenced to three
years' Imprisonment after 22 per
sons died from drinking wood al
cohol sold at his store.
He was paroled after serving
part of his sentence. District At
torney John B. McCourt reported
Miller has advised him he would
seek a pardon. Mc Court said he
would oppose the pardon and Hall
then announced he would not re
ceive the request.
Out-of-Town Conduct
Of Students Criticized
SEATTLE. Dec. 29. VP) A Se
attle hotel man ami a washing-
ton Congress of i'arents ana
Teachers lead Joined today in
sharn criticism of high school stu
dents' moral conduct on out-of-town
trips.
Lloyd Lowe, of the Seattle Ho
tel Association, told a Washing
ton Education Association com
mittee yesterday that hotels here
will not accept student registra
tions during tne next state nign
school tournament, unless more
adult responsibility is established.
"Some parents would be as.
founded to see what goes on," he
said.
Mrs. Arthur Skelton said the
problem was "very disturbing."
Drunken Driving
Holiday Hazard
Cited by Hewbry
Secretary of State Newbry to
day Joined state and local law en
forcement agencies in urging holi
day party-goers to save lives by
eliminating drunken driving and
walking from the New Year's traf
fic hazard list.
"It is our great American cus
tom to mar our holiday celebra
tions with totally unnecessary
traffic tragedies, the highway
safety officia' declared. 'The
d-'nking driver is i lways a men
ace, and he tops the list during the
New Year holiday."
He pointed out that one of the
great difficulties in combatting
the alcohol problem Is the refusal
of motorists to accept the fact that
very little liquor is enough to af
fect their driving ability. The man
who has had "only a few" is fre-
3uently more dangerous than the
runkard because he does not be
lieve his faculties are affected. Re
action tests anr" accident records
will prove otherv, ' , the secre
tary said.
He suggested that celebrants co
operate with police by keeping off
the streets and highways if their
plans for the holiday include
drinking, and warned other motor
ists that careful driving is the
only defense against those who
abuse the drlv.ng privilege.
"One slip is enough to destroy a
life which no . mount of future so
briety will ever brine back," was
Newbry's reminder to normally
thoughtful drivers ho think "Just
this one time snouia oe narmiess.
cent attendance for the first half
of the series.
Informal public speaking by
club members rounded out the
morning's session.
Chiang Calls Huddle
With Military Leaders
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I .ua Itnm "Mi and Mr.
Robert Norton left today for
Auair village aner gpenuuig uic
past week in Roseburg. Mrs. Nor
ton la a daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
B. R. Shoemaker.
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bread may be tiled In a reducing diet.
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LOCAL NEWS
Return to Glendalo Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Stephens and daughter
returned to Glendale, Cal., Mon
day after spending the Christmas
weekend in Roseburg with Mr.
Stephens' mother, Mrs. Floyd
Stephens.
Local Visitors Lt. Peter Wills,
RAF. and Capt. Jerry Stldham,
U. S. A. F., have returned to
Phoenix, Ariz., after spending sev
eral days at Melrose with Capt.
Stldham's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Stidham, and his sister, Miss
Betly Slldham. Lt. Wills is an ex
change student from England.
President Li Tsung-Jen, who
might try to negotiate peace with
the Reds. But whether the Com
munists, who list Chiang as the
No. 1 war criminal to be tried,
will negotiate with any National
government is problematical.
All nigh sources aeniea me
rumors.
Steadily Chiang has been pul-
llne back all the troops he was
able to save from north of the
Yangtze. Airdrops of food and
supplies to the 100,000 troops of
Gen. Tu Li-Ming, trapped 50
miles south of Suchow have been
resumed. But observers said the
effort was more humane than
military. Their chances of escape
are considered slight.
HONG KCNG, Dec. 29 W
The French language newspaper
Indoclim today published wnat
it charged was a secret agree
ment between Ho Chi - Minn,
leader of Indo-Chinese Commu
nists, and the Communist party
of China. .
The newspaper said the agree
ment calls ior a "military, poli
tical and cultural alliance" be
tween the Viet Nam state and
Red China.
Officers Elected By
Yoncalla Rifle Club
The annual election of officers
of the Yoncalla Trap and Rifle
Club was held recently. Plans
were made to canvas the commu
nity for new members
The club has bought a piece of
ground north of Yoncalla. They
have built se 'eral buildings on it
and will soon have a modern
range for trap shooting.
The following officers were
elected: president, George Meyers,
Sr.; vice president, Fred Kruse;
secretary, Ernest Thlele; treasur
er. Herman Mathls: trustees, Per
cy Applegate, Clifford Emery,
tiyue ami ley. lem vauiiiu,.
Clyde Shirley an Roy Curl.
Cougar Spotted but Dog
Too Sick to Trail
A cougar crossed the road in
front of Dale Wheelock's car, as
he drove over Camas Mountain
Monday night. Wheelock picked
up James Combs and they took
some dogs to the plac- where the
Cougar was seen. The dogs either
wouldn't or couldn't take the
track. The only cougar dog known
to be In the vicinity was sick that
night.
Closed Shop to Again Be
Legal, View at Washington
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dropped. The contract was written
so as to leave it up to the courts to
decide whether the contract was
legal.
2. The same applies to the con
tracts in the maritime industry.
These contracts continued the hot
ly disputed hiring halls on a ten
tative basis, pending court deci
sions on their legality.
3. The "maintenance of mem
bership" provision in the steel in
dustry, now due to become auto
matically illegal under the Taft
Hartley act next April 30, would
continue In effect for another
year, until the steel contract ex
pires April 30, 1950, and longer
than that if the parties agree to
keep it.
Under a "maintenance of mem
bership" clause, the workers don't
have to join the union, but if they
d Join, they have to remain mem
bers to keep their Jobs. The Taft
Hartley provision on the union
shop applies rlso a maintenance
of membership.
4. The International Typo
graphical Union, AFL, would
again be free to demand closed
shop conditions In the printing
Active Club's Dance
Set at Preschern's Barn
Preschern's barn will be the
scene of the Active Club's New
Year's Eve dance. Final arrange
ments for the informal affair
were made at the club's meeting
Wednesday morning In the Shall
mar Room.'
Club members, their wives and
Invited guests will start gather
ing about 8:30. A buffet luncheon
is planned during the evening.
The hall is located in the vicinity
of the old oil well Just off Mel
rose Road about five miles from
Roseburg.
Report of the club's bowling
standing at the close of the first
half was made by Emmett Meek.
The club's team won 22 and lost
23 games, and was the only team
In the League to report 100 per-
Woman Slightly Hurt
In Camas Valley Crash
A Ford coupe driven by Rob
ert Stobie was hit by a 'car
as he crossed the road in front
of the Camas Valley store, it
was reported today. The driver
of the other car, Adrian Schroe-
der of Gold Beach said he thougnt
that the Stobie car was turning
to the right, down the highway,
so he attempted to pass.
The accident happened when
both cars were in the left hand
lane. There were four passen
gers In the Schroeder car. Mrs.
Schroeder was thrown Egainst
the windshield and was bruised
but apparently unhurt otherwise.
The two children in the back
seat escaped Injury.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Stobie
was hurt.
The Schroeder car was quite
badly damaged.
EMERGENCY CALL
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 29
() Six prowl cars, summoned
by a telephone operator who
traced an Indistinct call for help,
sped to a Berkeley residence yes
terday. The officers found Dewey Scott,
4.
He wanted them to settle an
argument he was having with a
playmate about a popgun.
union the employer has to fire
him.
Here are some of the probable
results foreseen:
1. John L. Lewis' union shop
contract with the coal operators
would automatically become legal
and the "unfair labor practice"
case against him would . be
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Mother Kills Daughter
Because She Hates Girls j
DURAND, Mich., Dec. 29.-CT)
The young wife of a railroad sec
tion hand was held today alter
she snld In a formal statement
that she beat her three-weeks-old
daughter to death because "I
haled little girls."
"I knew this was going to be a
girl and I hated her from the
time I got pregnant," Mrs. Do
mingo Klos was quoted by Prose
cutor Gerald McClear.
"After she was born I never
liked to change her or anything.
I never wanted her. I never
liked her. I hated her."
McClear said he would await
an autopsy on the bruised body
of the child, Dolores, before de
elding whether to seek a warrant
against the 23-year-old mother.
JOINS FIRE DEPT.
Russell Wescott Is the newest
member of Ihe Roseburg Fire De
partment. He has been employed
lo take the place vacated by Rov
McFarlnml, who Is now operating
n school bus.
APPLES
Special Sale
To celebrate opening Brown
Bridge. 100 bu. of Spitz ap
ples, $1.25 bu., Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Bring
boxes. These apples are not
culls.
W. D. LOVE
Garden Valley Road
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