The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994, January 13, 1949, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949 Death Benefits Paid to Vet's Kin The widow, children and de pendent parents of a deceased World war I veteran whose death was due to service may quality lor death compensation paid by the Veterans Admlnlstra uon. A widow loses her entitlement to VA death compensation if she remarries, and a child loses Its entitlement, normally, upon reaching age 18. Monthly amounts paid vary ac cording to tne numoer ana re- lationshlp of the dependents. txampie: wiaow, no cniiaren, $75; one child alone, no widow, $38: one parent, $60. Death compensation is payable regardless of Income from other sources. The widow and children of a deceased World War I veteran who died of causes not due to service, In most cases are entitled to VA death pension benefits. The widow Is disqualified if her annual Income exceeds $1,000 or $2,500 if she has a child or chil dren. A child is not eligible If his or her annual Income ex ceeds $1,000. A widow loses her entitlement to VA death pension upon remar riage, and children normally be come Ineligible when they reach age 18. A widow alone receives $42 per month In death pension, with additional allowances for chil dren. Where there is no widow, a single child is entitled to $21.60 per month, with added amounts for more children. The Weather U. 8. Weather Bur.su Offlo Roieburg, Oregon Fortcast for Rossburg and vicinity: Fair and slightly warm or today, tonight, and Friday. Fog In valleys during morning. Low tonight 18 to 25 degrees. Highest terrp, any Jan - 71 Lowest temp, any Jan.. -6 Highest temp, yesterday... 35 Lowest temp, last night.... 15 Precipitation from Jan. 1.... 1.00 Precipitation from 8ept. 1....14.67 Deficit from Jan. 1 .93 Lumber Sales Will Stay High, Official Predicts . TACOMA, Jan. 13. UP) Prediction that lumber produc tion and sales will remain high during the coming year was made here by W. C. Bell of Seattle, managing director of the Western Retail Lumbermen's As sociation, which includes some 625 lumber dealers in Nevada. Speaking to a meeting of Ta- coma and Olymoia lumbermen. Bell backed his optimism by rcierence to nign employment. high earnings, large savings, need for housing and continued government spending. Hirohito Saved By Joint Staff Chiefs (Continued from Page One) AUTO STOLEN State Police todav reDorted the theft Wednesday night of a 1936 Ford coach, belonging to William H. Glampe, Myrtle Creek. The car, described as dark gray was taken at Canyonvllle. WINTER IS HERE Keep the cold out and the heat in with fuel from Roseburg Lbr. Sawdust is ideal: uniform heat, plentiful supply, 50 cheaper than other fuels. We also have slabwood for Immediate delivery Support the Industry That Supports You. ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. ' Prion 468 that In January, 1946, the mem bers of the Joint chiefs of staff were Fleet Admirals William D. Leahy and Chester Nlmitz and Generals of the Army Dwlght D. Elsenhower and H. H. Arnold. One of the manv conies of the order which are circulating In To kyo now was air mailed to defense attorneys in New York who In cluded it as an appendix in the brief filed with the Supreme Court Emperor Had Doubts trial evidence showed that Hirohito In the early fall of 1941 became worried as to whether his admirals and generals, then pre paring and rehearsing the Pearl Harbor sneak attack, nad enough resources to carry out war. Thev leassurea mm. The International Tribunal president, Sir William Webb of Australia, noted the many trails of evidence leading to Hirohito which were never followed up by in? prosecuiion. Sir William pointedly called Chief Prosecutor Joseph B. Kee nan's attention to the fact that command responsibility rested with the emperor. Keenan an swered that ft was the prosecu tion's theory that the emperor had been held In the power of "gangsters." Sir William remain ed dissatisfied and since his re turn to Australia has staled pub licly that he thought HirohUn should have been prosecuted as a war criminal. Japanese know the position of the emperor In the chain of com mand so well that even to thl. day speculation continues that he wants to abdicate. their food you can Imagine the re sults. They burn every scrap of wood they can get their hands on." The letter concludes that Fu Tso-Yi. nationalist commander, may "force the commies to de stroy the most beautiful city in the world to come In and get him cowering In the forbidden city (a part of the old imperial hold ings). Chinese Reds Issue Peace Talk Terms (Continued from Page One) to mediation bv outside nnwpii in China's war. Undersecretary of State Lnvett said yesterday that a communica tion had been received from Chiang Kai-shek's government but declined to say what it was about. However, press dispatches from Nanking have reported that China was raising the question of possible action by one or more of the big four nations Britain, France, America and Russia to try to end the long conflict be tween Chinese government and Communist forces. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan 13 (JP) This city today offered to serve as the dove of peace In the war between Chinese national ists and communists. A peace treaty ending the war between Russia and Japan was signed in this naval port 44 years ago. The Citv Council voted last night to acquaint the belligerents In China of the city's willingness to be the site lor peace negoiia' tions. Children Escape Fire By Leaps to Father's Arms WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 13. (JP) Trapped by lire in secono floor bedrooms, seven children, aged two to seventeen, dropped to their latner s arms in saieiy yesterday after he first had jumped to the ground. Only Margaret, 11, suffered In juryto her face and one eye when she slipped through the arms of her father, Edward Brown, 39. Legislators Strive To Avoid Long Session (Continued from Page One) NANKING, Jan. 13 (P) Chinese National troops are tak ing Pelplng's beautiful inberial palace apart for firewood, an in dignant American wrote in a let ter received here today. This letter strengthens earlier vleled hints from behind censor ship that the troops are engaging In widespread vandalism. "This Incomparable city Is be ing destroyed right In front of our eyes," tne american wrote. "Troops are quartered in every public enclosure." "These poor creatures are not issued an ounce of fuel a day, and in the biller winter of Peiping and faced with the necessity of find ing something with which to cook slons. He said it would raise $1, 500,000 a year. The Izaak Walton League sub mitted Its program. It calls for more game enforcement officers Increased wild life expansion, and a reasonable Increase In license fees. The Oregon State Bar said It plans to sponsor a bill providing that Oregon's laws be printed every two years in only one vol ume. The laws now are printed every 10 years in 10 volumes. For Junior College A University of Oregon Junior College would be created in Port land by a bill Introduced by Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, Portland Democrat. The measure appropriates $2, 000,000 for the new institution. It also provides that no "more than $100,000 could be spent for build ing at any state higher education institution until the Portland Jun ior College Is completed. Neuberger said this would mean no higher education build ing program could be accomplish ed until the junior college is built. The junior college would be completed by September, 1950. Courses would be for freshmen and sophomores, and would be the same as those ofrered at the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State College. The bill also provides that Van port College In Portland must re main open until the proposed junior college is opened. Fortune tellers would he sub ject to county regulation by a bill introduced by Rep. H. P. Hendcr shott of Eugene. Rep. John Dickson of Portland filed a bill which would create state license requirements for all engineers. Such licenses would be granted alter examinations by an examining board. Fight For School Fund Klamath County's three-man legislative delegation said today they would fight to save the Ore gon vocational school at Klamath Falls. They agreed the operation of the school has been high, but they said the cost is Justified by the school's results. Budget Director George Aiken eliminated the appropriation for the school from his budget. The school asked for $1,818,704 to operate for the two years be ginning next July 1. That's the item that Aiken kicked out of the budget. He approved a $254,000 Item for six months' operation. Legislation to give quarter horses the same rights under the state pari-mutuel law as thorough breds now enjoy, was introduced In the house by Rep, C. L. Lieual len of Pendleton. Rain Easing Winter's Grip on California (Continued from Page One) a three-day ice storm. At the Rapid City, S. D., air force base, filers prepared to make more flights carrying sup plies to snowbound Indians and ranchers In Southwestern South Dakota. Hundreds of pounds of food were to be dropped for chil dren snowbound at three rural schools. "Operations hay lift" also called for the dropping of a half ton of coal to a rancher, 40 mil lion units of penicillin to the Pine Ridge government hospital, and two tons of hay to the schools. Power Pool Periled In the Pacific northwest, a breakdown of the northwest elec trical power pool still threatened. Power conservation measures have been taken by industries and residents. In many Missouri and Kansas communities, hard hit by ice storms, communications and elec tric service were on a limited basis. Parsons, Kans., a city of 17,000, received limited restora tion of electric power. There were thousands of wire breaks in the two states and also in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkan sas. The mercury was below zero In some parts of Montana and Wyoming today and it was near zero in northern New England. It was five below at Ephrata, Wash., today. Extreme Icing conditions cur tailed ferry operations on the Columbia river at several points yesterday and resulted In two mi nor railroad accidents in Oregon. At Richland. Wash., workmen struggled to prevent plied up ice from ripping out sections of a new bridge across the Yakima river. Cold Stalls Traffic In Lower Umpqua District Cold weather the past few days has resulted in frozen water pipes in many homes in Reedsport and Gardiner, while road conditions in the vicinity were considered dangerous enough so that school buses operating to the Reedsport and Gardiner schools were started home early Monday afternoon to avoid later Icy road surfaces. Many cars have been stalled be cause of slippery highways, the worst places apparently being the highway cut Just south of Reeds port. There was a scum of ice on upper Smith River Sunday night, between North Fork and Sulpnur Springs, and this got more solid Monday night, and prevented the mail and freight boat from com pleting its run, the boat going only as far as a point below the Ralph Westenhlser ranch. Captain Lawrence Noel op erates the boat, which carries mall and general freight to farmers In that vicinity who have no other way of getting or shipping freight. 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