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Gump. ( U. Of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon Community Hospital Project Status Told By Site Committee s Chairman Completion Of Plans Awaiting Advice On Amount Of Funds To Be Available, C. Of C. Forum Learns Architect's plans for the new Douglas Community Hospital may be in the hands of the local committee by July 4. After that, when bids will have been advertised for and construction started, completion of the Hospital may be expected in seven te eight months. These are the estimates of Kenneth W. Ford, chairman of the site committee of the Douglas Community Hospital, who spoke to the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce Monday at the forum luncheon meeting. Ford was introduced by Dr. Roy E. Hanford, president of the Hospital Association. Ford said ne wished to bring people "up to date" on the Hos pital's activities since close of the Hospital arive last summer, sev eral committees were appointed to carry on the organization's work. Among them was the site committee, headed by Ford. Ford said his committee was concerned about locating the pro posed new Hospital at a site where it could "sell service" to the community. The site which f seemed to satisfy all requirements ' was "the Bellows property," lo cpted on Harvard Ave., abutting the west city limits. Advantages Pointed Out i Advantages of this location are 'its proximity to necessary utili tieswater, electricity, sewerage, gas, paved streets and the fact that the ground will not have to be leveld. The location is convenient to the city and is 'regarded as a "good business site." "Although we paid a good price for the property," said Ford, "it is better than many sites we might have gotten free." He pointed out that the high cost of the Hospital demanded invest ment in a location which would bring business to the institution. Next consideration was the se lection of a qualified architect and the studv of hospitals else where, that fill the same basic needs of the proposed Roseburg Institution. Ford's committee, com posed of Henrv N. Jaconson, Buckley Bell, Dr. J. M. Boyles and Frank Ashley, went to Cali fornia to study new hospitals there. Tentative Plans Drawn As planned, the Douglas Com munity Hospital will be a one story structure, for economy of operation and expense of con struction. Fourteen basic floor plans were drawn by the archi tect lo specifications of the State Board of Health and federal au thorities. Completion of plans was at "a standstill," however, until the organization knew "how much monev it had to spend." Ford referred to the federal grant-in-aid, to be allocated the Community Hospital on recom ' mendation of the State Board of Helath, following a hearing at Portland recently. As plans now stand, the new hospital will have an H-forma- (Continued on Page Two) In the Days News By FRANK JENKINS IN White Plains, N. Y., a house wife (a Mrs. Mary Alves) was called for jury duty. For serving on the jury she got $3 a day. It cost her $5 a day to hire a baby sitter for her three children.' She stood it for a week and then appealed to the State Su preme Court, which after hearing her case released her from further service. IT seems fair pnough. Jury duly Is PUBLIC duty. The purpose of juries is to settle dis agreements. If we can't settle dis agreements peacefully, modern society will break down, and we will go back to old law of the strong right PRIVATE ARM. Under the system of government by law (in which the facts are determined by juries) the strong ""right arm is the PUBLIC ARM. ( Nothing can be more Important than honest, sincere, capable jury (Continued on Page Four) "CITY'S FIRST AAU SWIM MEET Roseburg Jaycees Will Sponsor Aquatic Events At New Pool On July 10 Southern Oregon Invitational will be the name of Roseburg's first AAU swimming meet. Under sponsorship of the Roseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce the meet will be held July 10 at the Roseburg Municipal Pool, reported General Chairman Tom Gilkey at the Jaycee dinner meeting Monday night In the Hotel Umpqua. "Vp to four stale championship I events" will be featured Gilkey sor the foilowing: the current announced. The Cody Kids of Opportunity" bond sales cam Portland have been contracted, pajgn; a cowbov dance the week and indications are this will beipnd of ,ne sheriff's Posse Rodeo, the onlv AAU meet in the state , prohablv to be held at Kennedy's on that date. The Jaycees voted a 50tDan team to compete in the to join the AAU, in order that , veterans Hospital League, which it could officially sponsor wim-wm include a patients' all-star mlng events and have meet reCtPam emp0yes of the Hospital ords recognized. and Roseburg Elks; placing of Admission, according to Gilkey, markers ,0 di,Pct airplanes to has been set at 50 cents for chil- ;,he ocaj ajrport, and an adult dren. $100 for adults and Sl-sO : driving instruction class this "inside the gales." i summer, at the secretary of stale's Committee cnairmen inciuae Duane Baker, advertising and publicity; Walt Brittell. seating; Wayne Crooch, tickets; Jack Newbrv. pool equipment; George Mcintosh, registration and meet officer: Bill Tipton, housing: Irv fugh. aquacade, and Lowell Rho den, cleanup. Other Activities Listed The Javeees elected to spon- Kenneth Ford, Court Decision Puts Jake Bird Nearer Gallows WALLA WALLA, May 24.-UP) One more of Jake Bird's num bered days and another of his dwindling hopes were lost to him today. With outward calm, the con victed ax slayer yesterday heard Judge Sam M. Driver deny his petition for a stay of execution. Bird is sentenced to hang Fri day. It was the second card to drop in the space of a week from the burly Negro's once seem ingly limitless deck. Only a week ago, the U. S. Supreme Court refused for the second time to review Bird's trial for the slay ing of Mrs. Bertha Kludt Oct. 31, 1947. Since his arrest, the shrewd transient has fought a bewilder ing series of delaying actions through every court which would grant him a hearing, and suc ceeded in gaining two stays of execution. Seemingly, he has one chance left. Although Judge Driver denied a certificate of probate cause so Bird could carry his case to the U. S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, he told the Negro that he could send a petition direct to the appeal court. That, Bird promptly declared, he would do. The necessary rec ords are to be delivered to him today. In his customary courtroom manner, Bird parade) forward and back before the judge's bench yesterday, arguing he was denied due process of law in con nection with his murder trial at Tacoma. Judge Driver was moved to comment on the "intelligence" of the man before him, but not to stay his walk to the .gal lows. Soon after he was brought to the state prison, signed confes sions were obtained from Bird that he took part in or had knewl edge of at least 43 murders, most of them In the midwest. Two Drivers Cited After Collision Of Their Cars Drivers of two automobiles were cited to appear in court, following an accident which heavily damaged their cars at 9:10 p.m. Monday, three miles north of Roseburg. State Police reported that a car driven by James Ernest Makin son, Melrose Route, and James Riley Smith, Roseburg, collided, as Smith was pulling onto the highway in front of Makinson. Makinson was cited for having no operator's license, and Smith was cited for failure to yield the right of way, according to the officer's report. Aside from minor cuts and bruises, neither man was injured. Perjury Charge Against General Meyers Dropped WASHINGTON, May 24 (IP) The government has dropped its perjury charges against former Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers. The wartime air force purchas ing officer, now serving 15 months to five years for inducing another man to commit perjury, still faces an additional charge of income tax evasion. He will be eligible for parole from prison Sept. 15. ,,,qUest that Jaycee organizations throughout the state perform this civic service. Portland Junior Chamber's sug gestion that the Roseburg Jay cees sponsor a local move to promote daylight saving time was rejected. A party for Jaycees, their (Continued on Page Two) 4 -Power Germany Control Rejected The Weather Cloudy te partly cloudy with Intermittent light rain today; Wednesday fair with morning cloudinesi. Sunset today 7:3 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:40 a. m. Established 1873 Test Exposes Loophole In Atom Shield Uranium Bars Filched From Hanford Plant Long Escape Detection WASHINGTON, May 24. .P) The Atomic Energy Commis sion's own security officers filch ed two bars of uranium from the Hanford, Wash, atomic plant and kept them for months with out detection. This story of a test of security loopholes was given today to a Senate Appropriations Subcom mittee. The Senators also were told that an AEC decision last fall in favor of shipping isotopes radioactive matter to coun tries around the perimitcr of Russia was taken over the ob jections of one member. I he commissioner who objected because he was "apprehensive" on security grounds was Lewis Strauss. AEC Chairman David Lilicn- thal said the other four com missioners voted to permit the exports after scientists said unanimously that they could not be used in attempts to develop tne atom bomb. Lilienthal appealed to the Com mittee not to let the question of foreign shipment of isotopes get to the point of 'engendering pub lic fear." He suggested that Dr. James B. Conant, president of Harvard University, and other scientists on an AEC advisory committee be called to testily. Lilienthal said that the Ad visory Committee was unanimous In its approval of sending the isotopes abroad." Lilienthal said the answer to the question of whelher any fis sionable material from which bombs are made has been ship ped abroad is "a flat no." carrot L. wnson, commission general manager, related the (Continued on Page Two) : Historic Chimes Tower At U. of Washington Burns SEATTLE, May 24.-(P) The University of Washington's his toric chimes tower burned to a blackened shell shortly after 7 a.m. today. As liremen finally controlled the flames that leaped upward as though from a giant torch, the bells thatfor many college generations summoned students to 8 o'clock classes still hung, black and naked, atop the burned structure. Cause of the fire was un known. Flames spread to the roof of the Sigma Chi fraternity house across the street from the cam pus. Damage to the roof was not' extensive. Czech Catholics Get Excommunication Threat PRAGUE, May 24iJP) Arch bishop Josef Beran threatened' today to excommunicate all Cath olics collaborating with Czecho slovakia s Communist govern ment against the church. The archibishop charged that an attempt was being made to set up "a now Catholic Church without its current bishops and its principal head in Rome." The statement was the sharp est the archibishop has made in a personal letter to Alois Petr. minister of transport and head of the Communist-approved Cath olic Peoples Party. It accused Petr of "sins" and of distorting Information in the press about Catholic activities. Ex-Bank Manager Admits $883,660 Embezzlement NEW YORK, May 24 I.TI Richard H. Crowe, former $6,500-a-year assistant manager of a National City Bank Branch, pleaded guilty today to embez zling $883,660 of the bank's funds. The money was taken March 25. Crowe was arrested In Flor ida several days later. All hut $6,171.70 of the funds were found In the banker's pos session or hidden in various places. Employee At Air Base Gets $7,000 For Injury WASHINGTON, May 24. UP) E. La Ree Smoot of Kennewick will receive $7,000 for injuries suffered in an explosion ot a flame thrower Nov. 13. 1943, at The Madres. Ore., Army Air Base. The Senate authorized pay ment today and sent the bill to the President. Miss Smoot was a civilian em ployee at the Air Base during the war. Cleveland School Board Demands Non-Red Oaths CLEVELAND. May 24. UP) A unanimous ruling by the Cleve land Board of Lducalion will re quire all new, non-hourly em ployes, Including teachers, to take non-Communist oaths. About 5,000 persona will be effected. in 3mx... .. ... . ree:.. , r -, - ROSEBURG, GRANDMA WINS Mrs. John E. Hayei, 60, a Twin Falls, Ida., grandmother and former teacher, is the new president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, composed of 5,744,000 members. Elected at the organization's annual convention in St. Louis, . Mo., Mrs. Hayes started working with the PTA 40 years ago. Dr. Kent Berry, Pardoned, To Wed Wife 3rd Time BELLINGHAM, May 2i.UP) For the third time, Dr. Kent W. Berry will marry Mrs. Florence Berry, 54, of Olympia. The 61-year-old physician was paroled six months ago after serv ing more than 10 years in the state penitentiary for a kidnap assault case. Dr. Berry and two others were convicted in 1938 of kid naping and mutilating Irving Baker, a former Coast Guard officer, for asserted attentions to Mrs. Elizabeth Kevin Berry, the doctor's wife at the time.. Ulizabeth Kvvin Berry, who figured in the kidnaping con troversy, obtained a divorce while the doctor. was in prison. The earlier marriages of the doctor and Mrs. Florence Berry, covering a period of 18 years, both ended in divorce. Her ef forts in his behalf are regard ed as an important factor in gaining the physician's release. Dr. Berry is now a staff physi cian at the Northern State Hos pital in Sedro-Woolley a posi tion offered because of his ex cellent record while a prison doctor. The marriage license was is sued here yesterday, but Dr. Ber ry said no wedding date has been set. - Lumber Worker Near Sutherlin Fatally Hurt Michael Thomas Leahy, 44, died from iniuries sustained in an ac cident Monday, May 23. at the Rock Island Lumber Camp lo- caiea east oi nuinerun. ne was born Jan. 9, 1905, in Ireland and had been a resident of Sutherlin for the last three years. Surviving is a brother, Jerry Leahy, of New York City.' Funeral services will be an nounced by the Roseburg Fu neral Home later. ON HUNGER STRIKE COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 24 T" A hundred en listed men at Vnrdintborg bar racks, southern Sjailland, have gone on a hunger strike. Their complaint: They don't get enough food. GOOD-WILL FLIERS Cry , r w" t ' i if ' ti"f V rtvTT'rwr "V W "fF CO-TP" i. i i SJJ)l " good-will flight of 60 light plenei from Portland, Ore., te Portland, Me., this week. Paul Hult V i i ... .... 4k. ---I.mt of Hult'i nlma before thev took off with their sponsored by the Portiene' Chamber of Cemmeree. Hult and Winston were initiate, ei members ef the Pad lunyans and toek along souvenir axes te distribute across the country. Winsten brandishes one ef the Bunyans' exes. (Picture hy Phete Lab.l " OREGON TUESDAY, MAY Jaycees Will Sponsor Bond Sales Drive Savings' Value In Needy Periods Told By County Chairman H. O. Pargeter The Roseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce Monday night voted to accept the responsibility of sponsoring the current "Oppor tunity" bond sales campaign in Roseburg. Acceptance was made at the request of Douglas County Chair man H. O. Pargeter, who spoke briefly at the Jaycec meeting Monday night and outlined the current campaign, which extends through June 15. - Charles Hart was named gen eral chairman, and a committee will be selected to assist him in contacting the large-payroll In dustries. - The importance of purchasing bonds to "cushion" unforeseen economic setbacks, as may be en countered through sudden unem ployment, was told by Pargeter, chairman since 1940. Pargeter explained how sav ings bonds became a windfall to persons suddenly thrown out of work when mills closed last win ter in Douglas County. He said 515,000,000 have been put into sav ings bonds since 1940, and that there still remains S6 million dol lars in the hands of bond buyers in the county. County Income Up Meanwhile, county Income, he said, has rapidly increased from Sl,605,000 in 1936, to $4,200,000 in 1941, the first war year; $27,230. 000 in 1947, and more than $28, 000,000 for the first three quar- (Continued on Page Two) Pug, Wife Facing Assault Charge A charge of "assault with a dtrigi-rous weapon" was ' filed against George William Cordon and his wife, Rulh, when ar raigned in Justice Court Mon day atternoon, reported Justice of Peace" A. J. Geddes. They asked for a preliminary hearing at a date to be set. The two were arrested Sun day afternoon by city police, after an alleged altercation in the Vets Lounge. The complaint was filed by Manager C. O. Bolisle and bar tender Frank Addison, who, ac cording to police, were set upon by Gordon, a professional fight er, and his wife, after the bar had been closed to them. When Officer Ted Mazac ar rived in answer to a call, he was forced to engage Gordon in com bat, before Sgt. William Burke and Officer William Deal came to his assistance. Chief of Police Calvin Balrd said no charges were brought ; by the officers. Roseburg Lumber Co Worker Badly Injured Jnmes Rutherford, 811 Win chester St., was reported resting easily at Mercy Hospital, follow ing an. accident in which a log rolled against him while he was working at Roseburg Lumber Company Monday. Rutherford reportedly was em ployed on the "cold dock" at the company's Roseburg plant, when the log got out of control while being unloaded. One leg was badly crushed, and he sustained a possible lung pune ture, but his condition was re ported as satisfactory. of "Timber-r-r-rl" will be heerj 24, 1949 Dedication Of Roseburg's New Municipal Swimming Pool Will Take Place Friday Today, a year from the time ground was broken for Roseburg's new swimming pool, plans are being made for the pool's dedication. Arlo Jacklin, chairman of a committee representing Roseburg service clubs, announced the dedication program will begin at 7 p. m. Friday, with a flag raising at the pool. Rubber Workers' Union Suspends Its President PHILADELPHIA. May 24. UP) L. S. Buckmaster was suspend ed indefinitely today as president of the CIO's 180,000-mebcr United Rubber Workers Union. Action to remove him from of fice was taken by the 13 other members of the Union's general executive board during a month long trial here. He was cited for live counts oi malfeasance In office. The URW president, who was reelected by a margin of only two voles last fall, was tried on these charges: 1. That he conspired with "cer tain individuals" to deprive local union officers of their rights. 2. That he issued public state ments falsely attacking the char acter of local officers. 3. That he was resnonsible for a riot that broke up a meeting of Local 336, Pottstown, Pa., last March. 4. That his conduct was part of a general plan to deprive the Pottstown local of its "rights and democratic privileges." a. That tnese actions consti tuted "malfeasance In office." Morse Demands Merger Of Armed Units' Buying WASHINGTON, May 24 UP) A merger of Army, Navy and Air Force buying was aemancien today by Senator Morse (R-Ore) to cover what he called "a big loophole" In a new, Armed Serv ice nnitv bill before the. Senate.. Mor is the sole opponent of the measure among 1. Armed Service Commitlee members. He said he would offer an amend ment requiring the three mili tary branches to get together on their purchases. "There won't be any real unifi cation until there is unification in procurement," he declared in an interview. ' Morse said that the "economic pressure" of those who prefer to have the three services bidding against each other on some items has kept out of the pending hill any provision of the kind he wants. Leap To Freedom Brings Cash To Russian Refugee NEW YORK, May 24. UP) Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina's drama tic lean to freedom from the So viet consulate here has won her not only political asylum but a lot of cash as well. The Russian ex-school teacher, who never had a great deal of money before, has netted $45,000 In less than a year through sale of her syndicated stories here and abroad, she revealed yesterday. Monmouth-Independence Unit Votes School Bonds INDEPENDENCE. May 24. (P) Voters in the Monmouth- Independence School District voted 411 to 178 last night for a special $400,000 bond Issue. The money will be used lo build a new high school between Mon mouth and Independence. The building probably will be com pleted by the fall of l'JSU. from these repreentetivei of 122-49 With participation bv the Rose burg Municipal Band, speeches by civic dignitaries, and demon strations of water safety by the lied cross, the program win con tinue after the fall of darkness so the pool's underwater lights may be demonstrated with full effectiveness. Jacklin said the public is in vited to an open house at (he pool from 5 to 7 Friday, to in spect the dressing rooms and other facilities at the pool. The program, opening with the flag raising and musical selec tions by the band, will continue with speeches by Mayor Albert G. Flegel, Percy Croft, chairman of the Park Board; Hnl Avotlo, exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge, and City Manager M. W. Slan kard. Del McKay, KRNR announcer, will serve as master of ceremon ies. The program will be recorded by KRNR technicians for re broadcast at a later hour. The demonstration by the Red Cross is being arranged by Mrs. Betty Smith, chairman of the water safety program. Highlight of the evening will be the award of a prize to the person who guesses most accu rately the number of pints of water In the pool. After the program, said Jack lin, It Is planned to throw the pool open to children and others who wish to swim. The nool will he open to general public use June l. Big School Program In Klamath Falls Area OKd KLAMATH FALLS. May 24 () Voters said an emphatic "ves" on all financial 'matters presented to them In elections held yesieraay in me city ele mentary district, Klamath Union High School District and tho County Unit. The balloting authorized budg ets for all districts, exceeding the six percent constitutional limita tion, approved five-year serial levies to buld up capital reserves for the two Klamath Falls dis tricts, and put the O.K. stamp on a proposed community college. The community college plan will offer freshman level college credit work to high school grad uates in afternoon and evening classes here. The program will be carried out in cooperation with the Bend school district. It will cost Klamath Union High School District about 7,5UU. Red Forces Smash Nearly Into Shanghai SHANGHAI, Mav 24 (P) The Communists smashed almost Inlo Shanghai today. At nightfall evidence me'-nted that National ists forces .'ere on the verge of abandoning the clly. The hardest Red blows were directed at the southwestern sec tion, where the Red drive pulled up at the famed 35 mile wooden fence a smash that carried the Reds through Shanghai's de fenses there in some spots. Vessels were sunk deliberately In (he Whangpoo, Shanghai's shipping lifeline. The channel to Ihe Yangtze was blocked, a move likely to be made as a last resort before the Nationalists pulled out. Troops in large numbers seemed to he heading for Woo sung, logical point to board out ward bound ships. Roseburg taking pert in the men, end Herriioa Winston, in their wives te loin the mass ir tour Vishinsky's Proposal Gets Emphatic 'No' Allies Also Turn Down Russian's Request For Joint Ruhr Valley Rule PARIS, May 24. UP) Russia called today for restoration of ' four-power control throughout Germany and establishment of a German state council with eco nomic and administrative func tions.. Sovi6t Foreign Minister Vishin. sky, in a long statement to the Council of Foreign Ministers, also proposed that the Industrial Ruhr valley be placed under control ' of the Big Four and countries bordering Germany. Vishinskv named the three Be- 1 nelux countries Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxumbourg . plus Poland and Cxechoslovaklc and representatives of German economic bodies for a Ruhr con trol. A British source said the United Slates opposed all Vishinsky's pro posals. The Soviet minister also asked , reintroduction of a four - power control system in Berlin. He said a German state council ought to function under the Al lied Control Council. The Allied Council, first set up in 1945 under Ihe Polsdam agreement, expired at the height of the Berlin crisis last year, when the Russians . walked out. Vishinsky's policy statement came after British Foreign Sec retary Bevln, presiding at 'to day's meeting of the Council, called on him for a statement of (Continued on Page Two) Demos Rally To Restore Slash In Foreign Aid. WASHINGTON, May 24. UP) House Speaker Sam Rayburn ral lied administration forces today in an effort to restore what he called an "ill-considered" cut of $629,730,000 in second-year for eign aid tunas. Rayburn told newsmen he will appeal personally to the House to override an appropriations cemmittee recommendation lim iting the aid program for the year beginning July 1 to $3,568,- 4t,uuu instead of tne $4,198,200, COO requested- by- President Tru man. Paul G. Hoffman, chief of the Economic Cooperation Adminis tration, said that if iht cut stands up through Congress, It will mean a "serious loss of momentum" In European recovery. Hoffman said that If it does stand, however, Ihe ECA will do "the best we can with what Congress gives us." Rayburn's appeal will' be made when the House debates the ap propriation bill Thursday. Coming at a time when Sec retary of Stale Acheson is meet ing in Paris with the Big Four foreign ministers, Rayburn said, the Committee action is "Ill-con sidered." The whole idea In taking up the foreign-aid money bill at this particular time, he explained. was to strengthen Acheson's hand during his discussions with the heads of other governments. Instead of strengthening Ache son's hand, Rayburn said, the appropriations committee action has the effect of "weakening hll hand." John Warner Dies After Illness Of Three Days John Warner, 27, of Mountain View Homes, died suddenly Mon day after only three days' illness. ueatn was reported as unexpect ed, as his condition was thought to be Improving. Warner, an electrician for Trowbridge Electric, was a mem ber of Ihe Elks Lodge, and had just been appointed esquire. lie is survived by his widow, Vivian; two children, and hie par ents. A complete obituary ana funeral arrangements will be announced later by Roseburg Funeral Home. Eugene Mayor's Vote Keeps Standard Time EUGENE, May 24. ( PI This city remained on standard time today after Mayor V. Edwin Johnson c-it the decid ing vote following a split tally by tlx city councilman lt night. Two councllmen were ab sent. Earlier, Springfield and Rose burg City officials had Indi cated they would follow Eu gene on whether to shift to daylight saving time with Northwest Oregon and lower Willamette Valley cities and counties. Mayor Johnson said he did not want the time switch while school was still In session. That raised the possibility Eugene still might change next month. Lvity Fact Rant By L. F. RelHtnsteln Roseburg's first citizen for the current year may turn out te be the deserv'ng and fastidi ous gentleman who will have achieved consummation ef that essential public convenience, the rest room maybe two of em. , i