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Eugene, Oregon.
WHO DOES WHAT By p... j...
DONNA BOLING and GLADYS TELFORD, member, of the
'advanced art clan at Senior High, are sitting under a cedar
tree beside the school driveway sketching, wjth considerable
determination and concentration, a house across the street in
Westmorland.
"Take a picture of us, if you
me, but for goodness sake don t show our drawings! Well, I
don't see why not. They looked like doggoned good sketches
to me.
Donna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Boling of Look
ingglass; Gladys' parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Telford of
Happy Valley.
Evaluation Of Forest Lands On
10-Year Basis, Annual 2 Pet. Pay
To Counties Asked By Sen. Cordon
WASHINGTON, May 12. (At) Sen. Guy Cordon, Oregon
Republican, wants, to let counties know how much money they can
count on from forest lands.
He would do it by, requiring the Forest Service to evaluate forest
lands in each county within three years and pay the counties two
per cent of the value yearly.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
WITH the Berlin blockade called
and the Chinese Keds rolling
victoriously southward Irom the
Yangtze, two things are apparent:
1. The Russians have taken a
licking In Germany.
2. We have taken a licking In
China. ,
How the balance will work out
will be told by the historians In
iulure generations.
JAMES P. WARBURG, former
New York banker and writer
on international affairs, tells the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee: 'There has been and Is a very
definite Soviet threat to peace.
But this Soviet threat has been
and still Is primarily a threat of
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Red Forces Now Within
21 Miles Of Shanghai
SHANGHAI, May 12 UP)
Red forces pushed to within 21
miles of Shanghai today.
Two separate Communist at
tacks were underway. The near
est was at Taichang, 21 miles to
the northwest. Bitter fighting
there was reported by the Shang
hai Garrison communique.
A force southwest of this great
Asian city had reached Shihu
tang, a hamlet 25 miles south
west of Shanghai. Government
troops there were reported hold
ing firm.
On the Central China Hankow
front Central News agency de
scribed fighting of "unprece
dented fury raging." But from
the size of forces involved this
action seemed to be on a small
scale.
The Shanghai garrison ordered
all government departments out
of Shanghai within two weeks.
MORE WATER FOR ROSEBURG
Copco Building Two New
Reservoirs Near Cify To
Double Storage Capacity
With a hot summer in store for Roseburg, an Increase in the
California Oregon Power Co.'s water storage facilities here suggests
welcome relief for the city's water-thirsty citizens and parched
lawns and gardens.
The company is constructing
n7hr ,h X whirl
directly north of the ci y, u h.ch ,
will double the present water s or-
age capacny, saia
local water superintendent for the
comDanv.
The new reservoirs are welded
steel tanks, 92 feet in diameter,
with a combined storage capacity
of 1,600,000 gallons. They will sup
plement the present storage
reservoirs, which include two
covered concrete tanks with a j
combined capacity of 1,100,000
gallons on the same hill north of
the city, and two concrete reser
voirs with a combined half-mil-
lion-rallnn capacity, located on
Reservoir Ave., on the E. Lane
St. hill. '
The new tanks and other equip- j
men! are- being installed at a
total approximate cost of $65,000
like," the girls graciously invited
Testifying before a Senate in
terior subcommittee yesterday,
Cordon said the present method
of payment is uncertain and
made it impossible for counties
to figure on yearly budgets. Un
der present arrangements, the
forest faervlce pays to tne states,
for the counties, 25 per cent of
receipts from forest lands in each
state.
The bill would provide that the
valuation first made shall remain
fixed for 10 years.
Lyle F. Watts, chief of the For
est Service, said the Agriculture
Department has no objection to
the principle of the bill wnich Is
to repay counties for lost taxes.
He objected, however, to a sec
tion which would give states the
right to appeal from valuations
set by the Forest Service. lie said
authority to set the value should
remain within the Agriculture
Department.
Watts also said he felt that
three-fourths of one per cent of
value would be a fair yearly re
turn to counties. Cordon earlier
had said he believed one per cent
would be fair on a nationwide
basis.
Auto Accident Puts Two
Men In Eugene Hospital
EUGENE, Ore., May 12 OP)
A serious one-car accident on
highway 58 this morning sent
two California men to Sacred
Heart Hospital in undetermined
condition, awaiting x-ray renorts.
Stale police saiu Victor Gracio
and Sammy Corenson, both be
lieved connected with an amuse
ment company, were passengers
in the car.
The men were in shock when
police arrived and unable to fur
nish further details. The accident
occurred near Mossy Maple For
est Camp, and the car was a total
wreck.
COMMISSIONER DIES
BAKER, Ore., May 12. IV)
George B. Saunders, 80, Baker
county commissioner and long
time resident of the county, died
last night after a long illness. He
had been partially paralyzed fol
lowing an accident several
months ago.
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Smitn said. Copco is constructing
,he fundatnn, for thJ
tanks and making connections.
Work on the project started
last monlh and is expected to be
completed in June.
At the present time Copco Is
not Increasing the size of its 20-
inch main from the water treat-
men! plant at Wlncnester, on the
North Umpqua Rivtr. The new
resrevoirs are to increase the
storage capacity. Smith pointed
out that the Company is extend-
ing Us iines in several suburban
residential developments, and the
larger reservoirs are necessary
if the company is to adequately
serve such areas.
Rival
The Weather
Clear to partly cloudy today
and Friday. Little change in
temperature.
Sunset 7:27 p. m.
Sunrise 4:51 a. m.
Established 1873
Eisler, Missing Communist, Located At Sea
Fugiti
itive From
U. S. On Vessel
As Stowaway
No. 1 Red, Facing Two
Possible Jail Terms,
Jumps $23,000 Bail
WASHINGTON, May 12 OP)
Immigration Commissioner
Watson Miller said today a stow
away aboard a Polish ship at sea
has been "positively" identified
as Gearhart Eisler, missing alien
communist.
The 53-year-old Eisler, who is
facing two possible jail sen
tiences in this country, disap
peared last week from his home
in New York. He was free on
$23,000 bail..
The liner Batory, which sailed
from New York six days ago,
later radioed that a German
stowaway aboard identified him
self as Eisler. The ship, owned
by Gydnia-American Shipping
Lines. Ltd., is due at Southamp
ton, England, on Saturday.
Miller told reporters "We have
a positive identification."
Asked for details, Miller said
the stowaway "gave his birth
date and place and they corre
spond to our records of the birth
date and place of Eisler." He
added :
"I don't suppose any ordinary
stowaway would be running
around with Eisler's birth date
and place."
Hungry Theory Advanced
When newsmen asked whether
he had any information as to
how Eisler got aboard the ship,
Miller said.
"It's a strange procedure. One
would wonder how he got on the
boat."
Asked how Eisler was discov-
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3 Airmen Die In
2 Plane Crashes
MOSES LAKE, Wash., May 12.
UP) Three airmen were killed
in two separate Air Force plane
mishaps here late yesterday.
The pilot of a 600-mile-anhour
Boeing XB-47 stratojet bomber
was killed when struck by the
loosened plexiglass canopy of the
plane while on a test flight.
A few hours later, an F-82
twin mustang fighter crashed
about five miles from the Air
Force base here. Two mene were
aboard.
Officials of the 395th fighter
wing Identified the two crash vic
tims as Lt. Jesse J. Gilliam, pilot,
of Tallahassee, Fla., and Capt.
James A. Monlgomery, radar ob
server, of Gainesboro, Tenn.
Montgomery arrived at the Moses
Lake base only a few days ago.
Officials said the F-82 crashed
and burned just after taking off
on a training flight.
At Seattle, Boeing officials
identified the dead pilot of the
bomber as Edward Scott Osier,
30, of Bellvue. Also In the plane,
but uninjured, were James A.
Fraser of Seattle, copilot, and
John Fornasero, also of SeaUle,
chief of flight tests for the Boe
ing engineering division.
MORE WATER FOR ROSEBURG Here it view of the new, welded itsel tanks being installed on the hill north of th city,
which will increase water 'etervoir capacity here by 1,600,000 galloni. The tents ere being installed for the California Oregon
Power Co. by the Pittsburg-Oas Moines Steel Co., the project costing a total of epproximately $65,000. Increasing demands far
service make necessary construction of these new water storage units. (Picture by Paul Jenkins).
Celebrations Staged In
ROSEBURG,
"SPEAK NO EVIL"
So Devout Man
Cuts Off Part
Of His Tongue
CHICAGO, May 12. P
Determined "to speak no evil,"
an artist partly cut off his
tongue with a penknife today,
police reported.
Edward G. Carter, 52, com
mercial artist, was taken to a
hospital but refused medical
attention. Taken to a court on
a disorderly conduct charge, he
was ordered to undergo a psy
chiatric examination.
Detective Harry Donnelly
said that on a desk in Car
ter's downtown office he found
a note reading, "my last temp
tation is to deny God. That I
do not want to do."
When Donnelly asked him
why he had cut his tongue, the
detective said Carter wrote a
note saying "I want to speak
no evil. There is enough trouble
in the world."
Retailers Favor
Daylight Saving,
Elect Officers
Adoption of daylight saving
for Roseburg was urged in a
unanimous vote by the Roseburg
Retail Trade Association at its
regular luncheon meeting Wed
nesday at the Umpqua Motel.
In an election of officers, Ro
land West was chosen president
and will start his new term in
July. He is the incumbent, suc
ceeding Fred Lund, wnen tne lat
ter resigned on moving to
Yakima, Wash.
Dale Sims was elected vice
president, Ed Nolle treasurer,
and Rod Nevue and Ray Sims,
directors for a three-year term.
Speaking to the group follow
ing the election, Nolte empha
sized the importance of every
merchant cooperating with the
Association and being a member
of it.
Bruce Elliott also spoke and
praised West for his leadership
of the organization.
Jerry Harkins and West spoke
on the "flash warning system"
used when bad check artists are
passing worthless checks at local
business houses. Each merchant
calls three others on the tele
phone. Each person on the list, in
turn, calls still other merchants.
Soon all business offices and
stores are warned.
Accident Rate Payments
Will Not Be Lowered
SALEM, Ore., May 12. UP)
The State Industrial Accident
Commission announced today it
would keep Us present employer
contribution rales In effect dur
ing the year beginning next
July 1.
The Commission said it would
have reduced the rales, except
for the fact that the recent Leg
islature boosted accident benefits
25 percent.
The Commission said industrial
accidents have dropped 11 per
cent in the past seven years, de
spite the fact that employment is
45 percent greater.
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OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949
Truman Firm
In His Demand
For Tax Boost
i
Needed To Avoid Going
In Red, President Says;
T-H Act Repeal Urged
WASHINGTON, May 12.-OF)
President Truman said today he
Is standing by his demand for a
$4,000,000,000 tax increase.
It is needed, the President told
a news conference, if the gov
ernment Is to avoid going into
the red.
Mr. Truman asked the big tax
increase in his January state-of-the-union
message to Congress.
The subject was brought up
at his news conference because
Rep. Doughton ID-NC), who
heads the tax-writing House
Ways and Means Committee, said
after a White House call yester
day that he thinks the govern
ment must make economies to
keep Income and spending in
line with each other rather than
looking to a tax increase.
The President said he had re
tired about $26,000,000,000 in na
tional debt since he look office.
That, he added, Is more than
any other President in history
had retired.
Mr. Truman went on to say
that this government ought lo
retire from two to five billion
dollars In debt every year.
As a result of the huge war
time expenditures, the govern
ment's debt now stands at about
$251,600,000,000.
The President said he has ex
ercised rigid economy and that
his budget message to Congress
in January called for rigid econ
omy. He said he discussed social se
curity, rather than taxes, with
Doughton.
Doughton's House Committee
handles social security legisla
tion as well as .tui measures.- -
Mr. Truman replied with a flat
no when a reporter asked If he
thought a deficit could be avoid
ed without additional taxes.
He said he did not know what
the deficit would be for this fis
cal year, but certainly It would
be far less than the four billion
dollars. The administration orig
inally estimated the deficit at
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Amos 'N' Andy Sued For
$300,000 On Contract
LOS ANGELES, May 12. (JP)
Amos 'N Andy have been sued
lor $300,000.
The William Morris Talent
Agency, which filed the action
yesterday, claims It lost a week
ly commission of $11,000 after
negotiating a contract for the
radio comedians with Lever Bros.
Company.
The suit alleges Amos 'N An
dy sold their program to the
Columbia Broadcasting System
for $2,000,000 last summer and
tried to end commission pay
ments to the Agency, contend
ing the Lever Bros, contract was
terminated.
But, the suit asserts, Lever Bros,
continued as show sponsors.
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SWIM POOL DEDICATION SET
Ceremonies May 27 Will
Launch Use By Public
Over Memorial Weekend
Dedication of the Roseburg Swimming Pool has been set
for May 27, it wis announced following meeting of the Dedi
cation committee, I he group, heeded by Arlo Jacklin, rep,'
sents most of the service end civic clubs of the community.
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i lie )juui is, an lumpieieu, ca
cept for a few finishing touches
which will be taken care of with
in the coming week, according to
City Manager M. W. Slankard.
Concrete walks around the wad
ing pool were completed Tues
day. The dedication will be conduct
ed in the evening, so as to ob
tain the full effects of the light
ing system, the committee decid
ed. It will be held rn Friday,
in order that the pool may be
opened to the general public over
the Memorial Dav weekend.
Special swimming fetes are
scheduled as part of the program.
Del McKay will be master of cere
monies. Rav Brown Named Manaaer
Rav Brown has been employed
as general manager of the pool.
He has been hired by the city
under provisions of the city budg
et, and additional help will be
employed as needed within the
budget limits.
Details of the dedication serv
ices have not been completed, but
the Committee is planning an
affair which will be a credit lo
the community, according to Jack
tin Active Club reDresentative.
Other dommitlee members In
clude Jean Whittenberg, Business
and Professional women s repre
sentatives; Vic Micelli, Rotary;
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Interior Oregon Cities
Swelter In Heat Wave
PORTLAND, May 12 P)
A blazing sun beat down on the
Pacific Northwest again today
but Hid -Weather'Bureau- thought
the mercury might stay a little
below yesterday s peaK.
The Dalles was scorched with
a 97 degree temperature yester
day and a handful of other Ore
gon cities had readings In the
90s: Medford 92, Ontario and
Pendleton 91.
Roseburg was close behind at
S3, followed by La Grande 88,
Portland and Salem 87, and
Klamath Falls 85. Baker, Bend
and Burns were all grouped at 84.
Eugene's maximum was 83.
On the coast the day was cool,
59 at Newport and North Bend
and 60 at BrooKings.
Drunken Driving Charge
Follows Rice Hill Crash
Benjamin Earl Howard, 49,
Centralla, Wash., was arrested
on a drunk driving charge early
this morning, following an acci
dent on Rice Hill, State Police
Sgt. Lyle Harrell reported.
According to the officer's re
port, Howard's car struck another
driven by John D. Peini, Eugene,
about 1:30 a. m. Howad failed to
stop, and was apprehended about
three miles from the accident
scene, said Harrell Perlnl a car
was qulle badly damaged.
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Columbia River
Over Flood Stage
At Vancouver
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The Columbia River swelled
over .- flood si age , a t ' VSlicouver
today ana a continued rise for
the next four days was fore
cast.
High temperatures over the
river's watershed readings were
in me hus at some points had
the snowpack melting fast. El
mer Fisher river forecaster, said
t tie snow-melt would maintain
the river at a high level. It will
rise for at least four days but
Fisher said he could not say
when It would crest.
It likely will go above the 18
feet earlier forecast for Van
couver on Sunday, he said, and
reach 20.9 on Monday.
Fisher repeated, however, his
earlier statement that no damag
ing level Is In prospect on the
main river.
But at Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
residents worried about patches
In the dikes breached last year.
The Kootenai River there where
flood stage is 31 feet was ex
pected to reach above 25 feet
today. An earthen dike was com
pleted around the town yester
day and its height was being
Increased as protection for the
town flooded last year.
North central Washington
streams continued their rise un
der the blazing, sun. "There is
still plenty of snow th.-re," Fisher
said, tne UKanogan Kiver is six
to eight feet below (he 1948 crest,
the Methow is five to six feet
below, the Twlsp Is three ' feet
below and the Wenalchee is four
to 41 feet below last year s peak,
The Willamette is up only
slightly and there Is no prospect
lor nign water anove me iaus
at Oregon City.
Youths Admit Burglaries
In Roseburg, Vicinity
Two youths arrested recently
at Grants Pass have admitted a
number of robberies In Roseburg
and vicinity, said Slate Police
Sgt. Lyle Harrell today. The
youths were named as Robert
Crockett, 19, and Raymond Law
rence, 21.
Sgt. Harrell said the pair had
admitted burglaries of the Jack
Farlss and Son store at the Gar
den Valley Road Junction o the
Pacific Highway Feb. 25; the
United Petroleum Co., Jan. 22, as
well as In other cases Investi
gated by the city police.
These latter cases, Sgt. Har
rell said, included entries into
the New Service Laundry, Indus
trial Electric Co., and Gllkey's.
Homerun In Ball Game
Lets 4 Convicts Escape
PLYMOUTH, Mass., May 12.
CP) A homerun "drove" four
prisoners out of the Plymouth
House oi correction yesterday.
When a guard opened the gate
lo retrieve a hall that had been
banged over the fence by a soft
ball player, the prisoners dashed
out. They were headed for the
woods of Myles Slandish Reser
vation when last seen.
Sheriff Charles H. Rohblns
said the guard, Robert Wood
ward, was at a disadvantage be
cause guards are not allowed to
carry guns since the killing of
a prisoner In an attempted break
several years ago.
Berlin
Blockade Lift
Without Rift;
Joy Prevails
Army Heads Show Good
Will, But Rival Mayors
Duel In Oral Lashing
By DANIEL DE LUCE
BERLIN, May 12.-MP) Two gi
gantic rallies, one Communist and
the other anti-Communist, cele
brated the end of the 327-day-old
Berlin blockade today.
While ground traffic flowed
freely into Germany's first city,
old and young, men and women,
dropped their work and Jet off
steam at the ending of one phase
of the long war of . nerves in
Germany.. .
But Gen. Lucius D. Clay sound
ed a warning that the cold war
was not at an end.
The retiring U. S. militarv eov.
ernor told the West Berlin city
assembly he favors a unified Ger
many, but "It must not come
about by any sacrifice of basic
principles of freedom" such as
outlined in the proposed constitu
tion tor a west German Repub
lic, Up to 125,000 antl-Comrnunlsts
turned out in City Hall Square to
shout their support of the We3t
In the battle over Germany. On
Unler Den Linden In the Soviet
sector, 100,000 Communist sup
porters shouted approval of an
address by the hand-picked East
Sector mayor who claimed the
East had won over "capitalistic
warmongers on thy other side of
the Brandenburg Gate."
The mayor of Western Berlin,
Ernst Rcuter, and other German
officials addressed their rally with
lastung aitacKs at tne commu
nists. While the Germans celebrated.
supplies and passengers poured
Into the city from the West by
rail and highway, while the air
lift which broke the blockade
roared on. .
' The blockade-lifting had all the
I'anfare of a Hollywood movie
premiere, and the people, con
vinced that at last this phase
of the cold war was ended, whoop
ed It up In the flag-decked city.
Goodwill Displayed
The Russian and Western al
lied military outdid each other
In courtesy as the barricades went
down ending the blockade, and the
allied counter blockade. There
was a general display of good will
and smiling readiness to cut red
tape.
But the Western allies were tak
ing nothing for granted. Their
airlift, which had made the block
ade a useless Soviet weapon by
flying In the food, fuel and raw;
materials needed by West Berlin's
2,000,000 relsdents, continued fly
ing. It Is to continue at least 30
davs. Today's flights kept sup
plies coming in at about el 500
ton per hour level.
Allied military trains, followed
hv food and fuel trains, were
the first Into Berlili after the
barriers went down one minute
after midnight.
City Split Politically
ine political spuning ui 1110
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April Building
Permits $47,755
Building permits for April to
talled $17,755, according to C J.
Osbun. cltv Inspector. Broken
down, the permits were as fol
lows: 14 remodeling ana repairs,
totalling $22,755; four new dwell
ines for a total of $23,000: one
commercial building, $1500, and
one private garage, $500.
Osbun stated that builders are
required to leave all plumbing
and electrical connections ex
posed until a rough inspection
has been made. When the inspec
tion Is completed the Inspector
will fasten to the connection half
of a ticket and give the other
half to the builder. This must be
presented to the power company
before electrical connections can
be completed.
This move has been made nec
essary, said Osbun, to assure In
spection of plumbing and elec
trical work before floors, walls
and ceilings have been sealed.
Lower Umpqua Doesn't -Want
Daylight Saving.
REEDSPORT, Ore., May 12.
WP) A proposal by the Coos
Bay Chamber of Commerce that
this area go on daylight saving
time was rejected by the Reeds-port-Lower
Umpqua Chamber.
A new reason for opposing the
fast time came from Cal Heys,
who spoke at the chamber meet
ing. Heys said it would confuse
vital statistics .records for future
generations.
"I," said Heys, "want to have
lt recorded, that I died under
standard time."
Raincoat Of Missing
Portland Woman Found
OREGON CITY, May 12 tm
The raincoat of a Southeast Port
land woman missing since May
4 has been found along railroad
tracks south of here.
Clackamas sheriff deputies
said the husband of Matila Stein,
55, Identified the garment. Stein
reported his wife had been de
spondent. He said she may have
started to walk to Salem, along
tne tracKs. sne nas relatives
there.
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