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Comp, School Tax Levy Carries, 327 To 85 t U. Of 0. Library , Eugene, Oregon WHO DOES WHAT TNr. ,-----.'! ViSL a ED REECE, proprietor of the Melrose Store, ii checking the purchases just being made by Billie Joe Hagen, a neighbor. (Looks like she snitched an all-day sucker from a sack she bought for her kids, too, doesn't it?) 1 , Ed got his start in this store, working there -for three years when it was owned by Carl Lindsay. He then bought the store at Dixonville and ran it for six years; then bought Lindsay out and has been back at Melrose for the SQUANDERING AND Army Engineers, Bureau Y Of Reclamation Blasted In Hoover Board Report NEW YORK, May 11 (JP) A Hoover Commission expert claimed Tuesday that "billions of dollars are being squandered on duplicat ing, badly engineered projects" by the Army Engineers and the Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS WORKING against time, dele gates from the western zones of Germany rush to completion the draft of a constitution lor a new West German Republic and approve it by a vote of 53 to 12. They have been working on It for eight months. The burst of speed in the past week was neces sary In order to get It approved and adopted before the Russians lift the Berlin blockade and the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and Rus sia go to work on the whole Ger man question later. '-'( V!.. : THIS is trie point: The Germans don't like us ("us" meaning the Americans, the British and the French). NO BODY likes a conqueror. But as between us and the Russians THEY LIKE US BETTER. As to that, ihey haven't changed (Continued on Page Four) Justice Of Peace Can't Teach In Public School SALEM, May 11. VFy A Jus tice of the peace can't teach in the public schools, Attorney Gen eral Neuner ruled today. Neuner pointed out that the constitution prevents any person from holding positions In more than one branch of the state gov ernment. A justice of the peace is In the judicial branch, and the school system is part of the ad ministrative branch of govern ment. The opinion was requested by William Bennett, district attor ney lor Gilliam County. Vandalism Orgy Hits Property At Albany ALBANY, Ore., May 11 (JP) Broken store windows, over turned cars and two false alarms marked a vandalism wave under investigation here today. Police Chief James Byerly said .14 cases of property destruction were reported yesterday with damage estimated at several thousand dollars. Boer bottles were thrown through store windows and sev eral parked cars were moved into traffic lanes. Winchester Gets Temporary Mail Service Following Fire That Destroyed Post Office Temporary mail service lor residents at Winchester was set up today in quarters behind trre Winchester Store. Mrs. Marie is'ence, postmistress, said today she was awaiting the visit of a post office inspector before making permanent arrangements following de struction of the post office by fire yesterday. Mrs. Nance had left lor an ap pointment in Rosehurg shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing and had been gone about 15 minutes when the fire started, completely razing the building. She attributed the fire to possi ble faulty wiring, as she had put out tbe lire In her oil stove before she left. Mrs. Nance said she did not know what the loss represented. The building was partially cover ed by insurance. J. P. Amacher, operator of tourist cabins at Win chester, who remodeled the build ing in 1946 before selling it to Mrs. Nance, estimated the loss might approximate $10,000. Visit of J. A. Eidwick, post office Inspector from Medford, was expected today. Hp was to survey the loss in postal equip past IZ years. JEALOUSY" The projects Include work on irrigation, flood control andpow er development, said Leslie A. Miller, chairman of the Natural Resources Committee of the Hoo ver Commission. Miller, writing in the Saturday Evening Post, said the estimated cost of water-resources-development projects now in the con struction and planning stages Is placed at $52,706,500,000. Herbert Hoover, former Presi dent and now head of the Com mission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Gov ernment, wrote a preface to Miller's article, saying: "Opposition to effective cor rective measures is already ramp ant .. . The battlers for the Bu reaus must be overcome by sheer force of public opinion if our free system is to be saved lor luture generations." Miller made lour principal charges against the Army En gineers and thirWmfrtref Reels'- (Continued on Page Two) Girl Acquitted Of Murder In Killing Father SEATTLE, May 11 (JP) Loretta Jean Mlnneker, 17, has been acquitted of second degree murder charge for the slaying ol her father with a milk bottle and butcher knife March 22. Juvenile Court Judge William C. Long, in announcing his deci sion, ordered that the girl should continue as a ward of the court. The judge cited these extenu ating circumstances in the girl's case: She had had four teeth ex tracted the day of the killing; she had had no lunch; the father, Willis E. Mlnneker, was intoxi cated and took the girl to a tav ern and insisted she drink sev eral glasses of wine and beer "to ease her pain." After her father took her home from the tavern, the Judge wrote, "there was some kind of a com motion between the lather and mother; some one screamed, and Loretta rushed from the bed room, struck her father with a milk bottle, and rushed outside. Her mother and others attempt ed to restrain her, but she broke away," seized a knife and killed her father." ' The Judge found the father to have been "surly and provocative toward both the mother and Loretta," and added: "It is the court's opinion that at the time of her act she was in a delirium, did not know the difference between right and wrong and was incapable of de signing to kill her father." ment and supplies and make ar rangements lor emergency equip ment to be loaned to the Win chester post ollice from Portland or Roseburg. Until other arrangements are made, mail addressed to or sent from Winchester Is being han dled through the Wilbur post of fice, two miles north on the Pa cific Highway. Mrs. Nance picks up the Winchester mail there, and in turn takes mail there she receives at her temporary Win chester office. The temporary quarters being used by Mrs. Nance served as the onetime Winchester post office, prior to its location in 1947 in the building destroyed by lire yesterday. The Weather Generally fair today and Thursday. : Net much change in temperature. . Sunset today 7:24 p.' m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:52 a. m. Established 1873 Traffic Readied ; As Berlin Trains, Trucks Lined Up Near Zones' Border Airlift Will Continue, V However, To Establish Food And Fuel Stockpile By DANIEL DE" LUCE BERLIN, May 11. W The last hours of the Berlin blockade ticked away tonight in a spirit of celebration and deliverance from events which brought the . East and West almost to the brink ol war. , The end of the 327-day siege of r?mn was sei lur one nunuie after midnight, which Is equiva lent to 2:01 p. m. in pacific Standard Time. Trains and trucks lined up near the border between the British and Russian zones of Germany. The dropping ol road blocks will start them along the 100 miles ol Russian-controlled territory that makes an island ol Germany's greatest city. The U. S, army announced that all military trains which operated to and from Berlin as of March 1, 1948, will be reinstated. They will operate from Munich, Franklurt and Bremerhaven to Berlin. Sixteen Ireight trains were ready, along with scores ol trucks, automobiles and barges. The trains Irom the West carry coal (Continued on Page Two) Bank Cashier Admits Thefts In Span Of 20 Years SEATTLE. May 11. UP) A 56- year-old bank cashier with a fond ness lor horse racing and trap shooting confessed last night, the federal Bureau ol Investigation said, to misappropriating $34 994.65. J. B. Wilcox, FBI special agen.t in 'cnar'ffe', "reported RossT'Elli worth Worley of Bothell admit ted taking the money over a 20 year period from the Bothell State Bank. Worley was charged with vio lation of the lederal reserve act, specifically for making, it lse entries In the accounts ol the bank. Arraigned before a U.S. com missioner he was released on $2,000 cash bond. After his arrest, Worley told FBI investigators: "This has been prying on my mind lor years. I am certainly relieved now that it's all over. Wilcox said Worley took small sums of money after deposits were made by patrons ol the in dependent bank. Then, Wilcox said, he Juggled bank accounts in accordance with the loss. He kept a complete record of the money he took, the agent said. . Worley said he spent the mon ey on horse racing and to fur ther his interest in trap shoot ing. A. Dean Worthington, bank president, said the loss was cov ered by insurance. FIRE DESTROYS POST OFFIC1 This is hew the poit office et Wincheter looked yeiterday morning, as the building wei being destroyed by e fire of undetermined origin. View at right shows treffie blocked en the Pacific Highway during the fire. Accord, ing to unofficial estimate, lots in the fire epproximeted $10,000, including houiehold furniihingt, end poitel equipment and sup plies. Fire fighters from Roseburg were unable to teve the structure. (News-Review pieturei by Paul Jenkins I ROSEBURG, Douglas Guard Units Dated For Rifle Practice National Guardsmen from Rose burg and Tri-City will travel to Camp White this coming week end and May 21-22 to lire on the ntle ranges wnn M l rules, adoui 30 men from Co. D here, and 25 to 30 men from Co. B, at Riddle- Canvonville-Mvrtle Creek, are ex. pected to Join the 186th Infantry's lirst battalion ior me range nr- iner. . Troops will travel by military truck. They will stay, overnight in the Medford Armory and set up Held kitchens lor meals at Camp White during their range practice. On their return, troops will re ceive driver instruction. About half the company, here and at Tri Citv, will go each week-end. First Lt. Robert J. Lilly, Riddle, commanding officer of Co. B at Tri-City, said he and Lt. Don Brown would accompany the troops this week-end, and Lt. Gene Carpenter, also ol Riddle, would go next week-end. In Rosehurg, it was announced that Capt. Steve M. Fowler, 1st Lt. Fred Boyer, and 2nd Lt. G. D. Newbern would go with Co. D men to Camp White. Millmen Return To Eugene Jobs EUGENE. Ore., May 11. (JP) Three woodworking plants in volved in a wage dispute with AFL millmen have resumed op erations here. The 50 union men were among 1,000 idled through out the state since April 25. A spokesman lor union Local 2009 said the men went back under the expired contract scale of $1.77i an hour and would seek a new agreement while work ing. The union claimed the work ers had been locked out by em ployers after Portland plants were picketed. In Portland James M. Scudder, representative lor the woodwork ing employers association, said the Eugene union had pulled out 'DTTfhesla'te wltlg'ricgbt laflons" in volving about 40 plants. He said the union had asked a 17i cent an hour wage boost. Employers refused this. When pickets ap peared at the Cassidy Fixture Works in Portland, all the Ore gon mills closed their doors. Scudder said Seattle area mills pay 10 cents an hour less than Portland. He said the new agree ment there calls for the same wage but grants live paid holi days. Vets Ask Overhauling Of Oregon Government PORTLAND, May U.-4JP) Overhauling of the Oregon gov ernment was recommended today by a local unit of the American Veterans Committee. The group said the unequal tax burden is the worst situation. "The state government cannot possibly, be conducted efficiently as it is now organized," John C. Beatty, Portland AVC chairman, said. He said there has been no serious study of the state govern ment's capacity to govern since adoption of the 1857 constitution. OREGON WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949 Spending Cut Objective In Congress Seen Opposition To Truman's Tax Increase Request Indicated In Sentiment WASHINGTON, May 11 (JP) Rep. Doughton (D.-N. C), head ol the tax-writing. House Ways and Means Committee, suid after a White House call today that he favors rigid government econ omies to avoid tax increases. Doughton's Comm 1 1 1 e e has made no move yet to Irame a tax nut in line with the Presl dent's January request lor $4, 000,000,000 in new taxes. Doughton said he hopes lt will "not be necessary" to impose new taxes because they "mignt effect ousiness adversely.' In response to quest ions, he said ne tnougnt me President knew how he felt. But he did not say what Mr. Truman had told him. Douehton made lt clear that his Committee will not make anv decision on what to do about taxes until It completes consid eration of proposed changes In the social security act. He indi cated it would be at least a month before any-tax discussion can be held. , Sentiment Favors Slash Doughton's remarks were one more indication of apparently in creasing sentiment in Congress that the government must cut down on spending, rather than increase taxes, In an effort to keep income and spending In balance. A sizable "economy bloc" has taken shape in the Senate. It is (Continued on Page Two) Surgeon Loses In Death Rap Appeal AUSTIN, Tex.', May 11. JP The Court of Criminal Appeals today rulPd Dr. Lloyd 1. Ross, han Antonio surgeon, must die in the electric chair for murder in the slaying of Mrs. Gertrude York. the court relused Dr. noss motion for rehearing of Its re jection last Nov. 3 of his appeal from the death sentence. Four members of the York family, prominent In San An tonio, were slain on the morning of Sunday, May 25, 1947, on a county road. They were Willard York; his wife, Gertrude; their son, John, 9; and Mrs. Ma.y York, York's 67-vear-old mother. The York's 13-year-old daughter, Ann, was tne only memoer of the party to escape death by shooting. Dr. Ross was tried only in the death of Mrs. Gertrude York. The Ross and York families had been friends for years. The defense sought to show during Dr. Ross' trial that he had "crack ed up" after he had lost his savings, about $150,000, which he had entrusted to York lor Investment. Siege Nears End CATHOLIC MOTHER Mrs. Richard Loeffier (above) of Weymouth, Mass., wai named the Catholic Mother of the Year by the National Catholic Conference On Family Life. Ten of her 12 children are living and six ere in religious work. Five of her sons are priests, three of them foreign mission aries. (NEA Telephoto) Red Noose On Shanghai Tightens SHANGHAI, May 11. UP) Chinese Communists, apparently living off the land, bore down swiftly today on coastal Fukien province. At the same time the Red noose around Shanghai was tight ened. The nationalist garrison here officially admitted these Red gains. Unofficial . reports ' indicated Hankow, big Yangtze port in central China, may be doomed. A three-pronged Communist at tack on Hankow seemed to be gathering momentum. Here in Asia's largest city the problems of the war were over shadowed for most people by local.connomic worriesA- cup ol coffee today cost hall a million Chinese yuan. Automobile owners were forced to pay special defense taxes amounting to $30 U.S. Reports from cities occupied by the Reds during their drive south say the Reds are requl- sltioning rice all along the line. Montana Posse Closes In On Fugitive Convict DRUMMOND, Mont., May 11. (JP) Possemen closed In on an escaped prison convict west of here early today, after capturing his partner In this Western Mon tana mountain town about 2 a.m. State Prison Warden Lou Boe- decker of Deer Lodee said Wil liam-T. Bower, 24, was captured without a struggle by two state highway patrolmen as he came- out of a restaurant. Charles Whit ford, 26, who had hidden by a gasoline filling Ma lion while Bower atp, got away through underbrush west of town. I he prisoners escaped from the prison farm at Deer Lodge Sunday. Both had almost finish ed short sentences for car theft. Frank Hague's Jersey City Rule Smashed Election Ends 32-Year Boss Control; . Ousted Ex-Aide Leads Victors JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Mav 11. (JP) Frank Hague no longer is ine jaw in jersey uity. One of the last ol the big city political bosses, Hague lost con trol of the City Commission yes terday as fusion forces smas!.?d to victory in the municipal elec tion. The Fusionists were led by John V. Kenny, onetime trusted Hague lieutenant who was ousted as a ward leader by the Demo cratic cnienain last year. , Kenny had termed the elec tion "a rebellion against the most corrupt political machine In the history ol the United States." Hague's only comment on the outcome of the election was a 12-word statement issued this morning. "The people wanted lt that way," he said, "so It's all right with me." The stunning victory set of! a series ol wild celebrations and dancing In the streets through out this city of 301,000 persons. Never Before Beaten The 75-year-old Hague was not a candidate. His hand-picked ticket was headed by his nephew, Frank Hague Eggers, whom Hague named mayor two years ago when he stepped out ol the office. It was a bitter defeat lor the Iron-listed Hague whose reign spanned 32 turbulent years. He (Continued on Page Two) Church Murder Of Girl Charged To Chcirster ROANOKE. Va.. May 11. (IP) Lee Scott, 16-year-old Eagle Scout and church choir member, today faces a charge ol murder for the church slaying ot Dana Marie Weaver, 16-year-old school mate. ;Detective Capt. Frank H. Webb announced slmpiy that Scott had been charged in a warrant sign ed by Police Judge S. R. Price. "That Is all that I can give you at '.his time," Webb said. He added thai the case was "one of the worst since I have been In the Department." Webb, however, did tell report ers that Scott had directed police to an alley where a coffee sack missing Irom the Church was lound. He said Scott also told him where they could find his cloth ing, which police later found darkly stained. They believed the stains are blood. A broken pop bottle was found in the coffee sack. Dana Marie's body was lound Monday morning by the Janitor ol Christ Episcopal Church in the Church kitchen. There were signs of a desperate struggle by the girl. Her fingernails were broken and two pop bottles, one of them smashed, were on the floor. . ' Police said the girl apparently had been clubbed to death with a bottle. She had gone to the Church Sunday evening to Join a young people's group, unaware that the group was on a picnic. Scott sang In the choir of the Church where the murder took place and was said to have a per fect attendance record. C. Of C. Seeks Solution Of Soliciting Problem Committee of the Rosehurg Chamber of Commerce has been appointed to work with directors of the Roseburg Community Chest, to study a program to per mit the rnmmimllu rhoi tn cm. compllsh the purpose for which ii wan orKHnizeu IO save lime and energy In the raising of funds for worthy purposes. Names of the Committee were given In the recent Chamber of Commerce bulletin as Tom Pargeter, George Luoma and Earl Plummer. "The control of fund solicita tion," states the bulletin, "is the responsibility of those being so United " An effort In flnrf a nl,,. tlon to the problem will he made oy ine commiuee. Marion County Gets State Loan To Repair Roads SALEM, Ore., May 11 (JP) The State Highway Commission1 has loaned Marlon County $100.-1 txjtl lor repair ol winter damaged county roads. Ine money must be repaid In two $50,000 Installments. The first U due next venr. The fund wai set up by the i94fl Legislature to as sist counties nard pressed to It nance rural route repairs. Outlay Voted New High For City System Six Percent Limit Far Exceeded For Financing Necessary Expansion By a vote ol 327 in favor and 83 against, residents ol Roseburg District 4 approved a proposed tax levy exceeding the 6 per cent limitation Tuesday. The excess amount is $308,434.67. The vote was very light, con sidering the size ol the district. The total vote cast was 412. Most of the residents waited until Just betore the 7 o'clock deadline be fore casting their ballots. This coming year's operating budget will be the greatest in the history ol the school, needed to accommodate the expanding sys tem. It provides for 20 additional teachers to staff the 21 new rooms of the Fullerton and Riv erside School expansions. How. ever, these extra teachers will be employed only as needed and as enrollment Increases require. Many of the class rooms are at present badly overcrowded and the number ol students per room will be cut down to standard re quirements, according to Super intendent Paul Elliott. Additions Going Up Already under construction at both Fullerton and Riverside are the new additions Fullerton to be Increased by eight rooms, and Riverside by 13 rooms. Con tractors are on the Job. Excava tions have been made, sewer lines are being installed, and other construction Is underway. While the principal budget In crease Is nr additional teachers, salaries have been adjusted in line witn oiner cities of compar atlve size. An additional school bus has been lound necessary and transportation costs have In creased generally. Since all schnnla will ha 10 or more teachers, lull time prin- cipais nave peen required, and a (Continued on Page Two) Criminol Cases Disposed Of By Judge Wimberly Brenden Benedict McCormack, 32, Roseburg, was sentenced to uur yem in me siaie penitentiary by Judge Carl E. Wimberly Mon day afternoon. McCormack was charged witli larceny ol an auto Owned bv nenrap Shrnm TDmA. Shrum and E. F. Rohr. Arraigned before Judpe Wlmhorii h ed guilty to District Attorney Rob- ert G. Davi lnfrmiiHn mA waived time lor sentencing. Sherllf O. T. "Bud" Carter took McCormack and Chester Lee Rose, 21, Sutherlir, to the state rjenitentinrv Tiimdoi, T7neA i i previously been sentenced to one Year UDOn a rhnrcrp nf nhlalnins money by false pretense. Three other cases were handled by Judge Wimberly Monday. Clayton Lynn Sherman, 19, Ten mile, upon a plea of guilty to a cuargc oi larceny in a dwelling was sentenced to a year In the state penitentiary and released on probation. Rayford Royce Hllburn, 22, alias R, R. Webb and Ray Webb of Forest City, Ark., pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining personal property by false pre tenses. Sentences, however, were postponed by Judge Wimberly until a time to be fixed later. Hllburn allegedly passed a $50 check on E. S. Kennedy ol Rose burg. Jack Darrell Browning, 29, Myrtle Creak, charged with ob taining money and personal prop, erty by la lse pretense, pleaded guilty. Sentencing was suspend ed lor 30 days and he was re leased upon provision that all persons ''defrauded by spurious checks" be repaid In 30 davs. He was accused ol passing a $20 worthless check on Royal S. Den ton's store. Burglars Slay British Official In Germany BERLIN. Mnv 11 im Sir John Sheehy. British military government llnancial adviser, was shot to death last night when he surprised two burglars In his home, officials announced today. No arrests have been made. British officials here said Sheehy's wife told them that Sir John heard a noise In his home, located at Vlotho, near Bad Sal 7llflen. in Western frmnnv anH went to Investigate. Moments laier ne ieu, latauy wounded. Hospital At Portland Resists Vacation Order PORTLAND, May 11 VP). Portland General Hospital has appealed a city Fire Bureau or der to vacate Its building In 30 days. The order called the hospi tal a fire hazard. Dr. W. Donald Nlckelsen, Hos pital Association president, said the order was "political." His ap peal from the bureau was to the Cltv Cnmmlslnn. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzensteln U. S. equivocation en war as sistance, if necessary, has given the North Atlantic Pact for "de. feme" an "on-the-fence" celer.