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4 U. Of 0. Library Comp. Eugene, Oregoa ; -jfU' m eat Wave Threatens DOES WHAT nil i -V. I -; ANN RADIGEN, representing Beta Sigma Phi, is receiving an ignition key from D. W. Wade, owner of Hartwood Lumber and Fuel Company, which fits one of the company trucks. : j What do you suppose Ann and Beta Sigma Phi want with a truck,. even such a bright and shiny one as Mr. Wade's? I dun no 'either. But judging from Ann's costume I wouldn't be sur prised if it had something to do with the Rodeo. Be in the pa rade, maybe. V WHITE WAR VETERAN FLOGGED mhird Victim Of Robed Gang In Alabama Within Week Mum On His Case ' 'BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 15. UP) A robed and hooded group flogged a World War II veteran last midnight after dragging him Xrom his home. Billy Guy Stovall, 31, said he was lashed 20 times by a band .of white-sheeted and hooded men. They came to his home in three cars. "In the Day's Hews By FRANK -JENKINS I IN -Paris,- the ; big power foreign -minister have been chewing over -the cud of what to do. with Germany. They have been getting nowhere because It is obvious that all Russia wants to do is to taU.'.The other night our Secre tary .Acheson . (America's foreign minister) abandoned four-jointed diplomatic words and got down to brass' tacks ' language. Looking VIshlnsky in the eye, he described the latest Russian; proposal for German peace treaty as follows: .'."It is as full of propaganda as a 'dog is of fleas. In fact, I think it is all fleas and no dog." . WHEN men abandon high-flown speech, and. get down to lan guage Of the street, it is often a sign that they are beginning to get- somewhere. ' ;(If we get anywhere with Rus- stContinued- on rPage Four) BANK BANDIT NABBED PRINCETON, Ky., June, 15. AIP) William D. Messamore, ac cused bank robber who slugged two deputy jailers and escaped the McCracken county jail at Paducah early Tuesday, was cap tured here today. - HONOR PAID TO 'OLD GLORY Roseburg Lodge Of Elks Holds Annual Ceremony On Balcony Of Its Temple Roseburg. Elks, aided by Lady Elks, honored the American flag In an impressive Flag Day ceremony held on the Elks Temple bal cony Tuesday night. ; As Past Exalted Grand Ruler Bud Ellison gave the eulogy, Lady Elks presented the various flags under which Americans lived and fought during the history of the nation. ' Mayor Albert G. Flegel, who gave the principal address, sketch ed the history of the United States, and the part of the flag - played In its making. 'Hal Ayotte, exalted ruler and chairman of the ceremony; Har ry Finniger, acting chaplain; the Elks Band and the Knights of Pythias Drum and Bugle Corps took part in the annual affair, adopted at the Elks national convention at Portland in 1925. 'Taking part In the display of flags were Mrs. Pinniger, Mrs. Norman Hess, Mrs. W. D. Frltts, Mrs. Frank Wickham, Mrs. Paul K. Ryan, Mrs. Ayotte, Mrs. Otis Huddleston, Mrs. Cecil L. Hays and Mrs. Verdun Bou cock. ' Presented was the flag bear ing the Red Cross of King Henry VHI, the White Cross of St. Andrew flag, the crimson flag with both crosses In the upper corner, the pine tree flag on a white field, the South colonies B Paul Jnkin rf-l HI V ' The flogging was the third Incident involving robed bands in the Birmingham area within a week. Friday night Mrs. Hugh McDanal was dragged from her house and made to witness a cross burning. The same night a cross was burned at a small restaurant. , AH three indents tnvolvf d white people.- v - ' Stovall declined to discuss the case today. Mrs. Stovall and the two children, Billy, 10, and Elaine, 8, gave this account: . . A robed man came to the door about 11 p.m. and said "this is Stuart. I want to see you." When Stovall went to the door, he was grabbed and pulled outside. Deputy Sheriff Earl Cooper quoted Stovall as saying the men drove to a wooded area on the outskirts of Birmingham. He was held by two men while another whipped him with a leather belt, striking him just above the hips. He gave no reason for the attack. There was no Klan comment. In adjoining Georgia, the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross atop Stone Mountain near Atlanta and initiated new members to (Continued on Page Two) Negro Girl In Hospital After Attack By Rat CORSICANA, Texas, June 15. UP) A 20-day-old Negro twin was bitten and torn by a large rat and was under treatment to day at a hospital. The child, Betty Jean Washing ton, was attacked in her home yesterday. Her face and hands were torn repeatedly. flag with snake and Inscription, "Don't Tread on Me," the first flag bearing alternate red and white stripes, with blue and white cross in the upper corner; the original 13 stars and stripes, Betsy Ross' five-pointed stars and stripes (two stars and stripes added for Vermont and Ken tucky), which Inspired Francis Scott Key to write what is now the national anthem, at Ft. Mo Henry; and the present U. S. flag. War Hero Remembered On display as a backdrop to the nag ceremony was a large flag presented to the local Elks by the father of Grant Wilcox, hero of World War I. Wilcox's body was shipped to this country wrapped in the flag. Young Wilcox was company commander of a group that lib erated a French town. After the war, he remained there as a member of the occupation forces. (Continued on Page Two) The Weather Fair and continued warm to day and Thursday. '..,"' Sunset today 7:55 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:32 a. m. Established 1873 Western Usher Roseburg Set For Gaiety Of Annual Event Several Cowboy Stars Already On Hand; Bill Includes Armory Dances ' Spirit of the : Old West, ' as heralded by the gay costumes of Roseburg citizens, will take over the city Friday for the opening of the fifth annual Douglas County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo. A western dress-up parade at 10:30 that morning will usher In the day's activities. Friday's parade will be made up of horsemen who will participate in the Rodeo here Friday, Satur day and Sunday. The parade will assemble at the triangle on N. Jackson St. and proceed through the downtown district. Partici pants will be given free admission to the Fairgrounds. Grand entry into the arena will be at 1:30 p. m. all three days of the Rodeo. Several cowboy stars have already arrived and are camping in their trailer houses at the Fairgrounds. Two world cham pions here are Gene Pruitt and Jerry Ambler. Saturday morning at 10:30 will be the regular Rodeo parade, with floats, horses, marching units, bands and drill teams. Both the Roseburg High School Band and the Knights of Pythias Girls Drum Corps will participate. "Bigger And Better" The parade this year, the com mittee promises, will be "bigger and better" than in previous years. The Beta Sigma Phi sorority was named as one organization which has been working since January preparing its float for this parade. ,The Saturday parade will also assemble at the triangle on N. Jackson St., and proceed through theldowntown district on Jackson anritrass Sts. Floats In the naraae willi be iudscd bv a committee of the Roseburg vRetail .JVIef chant; Continued on Page Two) Polk County Area Joins Municipality Of Salem ' 9ALEM. June 15. OP) The 3'jf-acre Kingwood area, located foik county adjoining west Salem, became a part of Salem today. It is the Iirst instance in wmcn an Oregon city extended its boundaries into another county. Salem is in Marion county. The merger was approved at an election several months ago, and a Circuit Court upheld the mer ger. The merger became official today with the passage of the deadline for appealing the Circuit Court decision. Municipal Band Dates First Summer Concert First summer concert of the Roseburg Municipal Band will be held at 8 o'clock Thursday in the Library Park on S. Rose St., it was announced this morning by Lem Bitner, conductor. Bitner said the block in front of the library, between W. Cass and W. Lane Sts., would be blocked to permit double parking by those attending the concert. ei '" w' M' Mnunwiiiwi feaKum imi iiijw i ihwiwshiwu wwm am n Minnie mVfT"- ' XJf ff.f"'" ' ' ELKS HONOR FLAC IN CEREMONY Ladv Elks disolaved flaas Day ceremonies held on the Elks Temple balcony Tuesday nigh t. Exalted Ruler Hal Ayotte, Past Exalted Grand Ruler Bud Elli son, Acting Chaplain Harry Pinniger and Mayor Albert C. Flegel participated. Lady Elks participating included, above left to right, Mrs. Pinniger, Mrs. Norma Huddleston. Not present in the in the middle. (Paul Jenkins Picturel ROSEBURG, Style Parade To In Annual Rodeo Motorist's Death Called Suicide Case Norris Spencer Weetherly, 38, Route I, box 232, Roseburg, was found dead in his. car at 4:52 e. m. today. The ear was parked in the center of the road in front of the Myrtle Thomas place in the Roberts Creek vi cinity. - ! State police and Deputy Cor oner M. B. Emmett called the death a suicide. Officer Marvin Fredricks, along with Emmett, investigated. The officers reported a gar den hose had been attached to the car exhaust pipe and had been brought into the car through the window.. Weatherly is believed to have been dead about an hour by the time he was found by Otis Seaverson, a resident of the area who was passing by. . Weatherly had been e resi dent' of the Elkton area for many years, moving only re cently to his last address. Most of his relatives live near Elkton. The body, removed to Long and Orr Mortuary, will be taken today to Stearns Mortuary at Oakland. Logging Mishap Sends , Two Men To Hospital A logging accident Monday sent two Camas Valley men to the hospital. A rolling log caJsed injury to Art Cunningham and another man named Jones. The extent of their Injuries is not known. However... Jones is believed , to have suffered a broken shoulder. The men were employed by Miles Standley. EUGENE, June 15. UP) Log ger Robert Price, 42, Noti, suf fered a broken neck and died al most instantly yesterday when struck by a broken cable at the Swanson Lumber Company operation near here. The widow and a daughter sur vive. Dynamiting Confession False, Boy Now States EUGENE, June 15. UP) Clifford Floyd Smith, 15, Cres well boy accused of dynamiting a home here May 14, was made a ward of the Juvenile court yes terday. He has been assigned to the care of a Portland family. The lad appeared before Clr cult Judge William G. East. After admitting June 3 that he had blown up the nearly completed home of Marion De Vault, the boy later said he had fabricated the confession because the evi dence pointed at him. . He told the court that police did not use force in questioning him and that he had no particu lar reason for making up the story. Hess, Mrs. W. D. Pritts. Mrs. h picture were participating Lad OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1949 Senate Nears Vote On Labor Bill Changes Four Amendments Wait Decision; Taft Expects All Will Be Adopted WASHINGTON, June 15 UP) The Senate added a Taft Hartley law feature to the Tru man administration's labor bill today by voting to ' require unions to bargain with em ployers.: The action came on a voice vote. The bill already contained a requirement that employers must bargain with unions. The effect of the amendment would be to make it an unfair labor practice as In the Taft-Hartley act for either side "to re fuse to bargain collectively" with each other In good faith. Its passage was the first def inite action taken by the Sen ate In Its week-long debate over changing the Taft-Hartley act. WASHINGTON, June 15. UP) The Senate neared the voting stage in its labor debate today after five days of speech-making. Democratic Leader Lucas of Il linois said an amendment to re quire unions to bargain in good faith would be taken up first. ,Tt is one of four bipartisan amendments to the administra tion's labor bill, which-would re peal the Taft-Hartley act and re place it with an enlarged version of the original Wagner act. v : Approval of the four amend ments was expected without much opposition. The changes, which would make the administration bill somewhat more like the Taft-Hartley act, wnulri: v .1. Renulre unlons-to bargain-gn reauest. The administration iVll would apply this only to em ployers. 2. Require union and company leaders to sign non-Communist and non-Fascist affidavits un less the union of the company it self effectively bans Communists and Fascists from its leadership, (Continued on Page Two) Auto Knocks Over Truck; Driver Thought Asleep PENDLETON, June 15. UP) William Smothers, 20, Stan field, was In a hospital here to day after his car knocked over a truck on highway 30, then burst into flames. Police said Smothera, who leap ed from his burning car,- and the two occupants of the truck, were then endangered by the explo sion of a box of rifle shells in the wrecked automobile. Enroute to Portland in the truck from Nampa, Idaho, were Leslie Black, Nampa, and Russell Saunders, Portland. Both were splashed with gasoline when their truck was tipped on its side, but neither was hurt. Police surmised Smothers had fallen asleep at the wheel. He suffered severe shock and In ternal injuries. under which Americans worked ran wieKfiem, Mrs. raui ryan, Mrs. Ayoue eno Mrs. vtii y Elks Mrs. Cecil L. Hays end Mrs. Verdun Boucock. Ellison stands eavy NEW JATCEE PRtSlUtNT Clifford Cooper of Alhambra, Calif., is hoisted aloft by supporters after his election as president of the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce in Colorado Springs, Colo. Holding the Texas-born president In the air are Tom Allen, Fresno, Calif., (left) and "Moose" Dunsfan of Oakland, Calif. IAP Wirephotol FIRE DEMON TAKES TOLL Vancouver, B. C., Counts $1 Million Loss; Oregon Cities Hit; Boy Is Accused VANCOUVER. B. C. June 15. injured early today in a four-alarm fire which raged uncontrolled for nearly two hours through a main industrial section ot east central Vancouver. . . An early estimate of damage by Fire Chief R. M. MacDonald was "easily more than $1,000,000." .... , ; . ' . .;. . .. ,.,-,h,.j...j.'. .. .!" "tv The fire- razed -or-' partially 700,000 French Workers Strike For Higher Wages PARIS. June 15. UP) About 700,000 French civil servants went out today in a 24-hour "warning" strike for higher wages. Another 300,000 stayed on their Jobs, the French min istry of labor reported. The only place the strike really pinched . was in air transport. Ground crews, control tower operators, land radio operators and customs officers walked off their Jobs almost 100 per cent. About 80 per cent of the work ers In Paris' famed sewers were out on strike. About 30 per cent of the primary schools and 40 per cent of the secondary schools remained open, with older pupils in some instances replacing the teachers. Gates & Co. Gets Contract On Detroit Dam Project E. L'. Gates & Co. of Roseburg have received a contract for clear ing 175 acres in the Detroit dam reservoir area on a bld of $128,230. The award was announced by Col. O. E. Walsh. U. S. engineer of Portland. Approximately 1,180,000 board feet ol tlmDer is invoivea in the clearing project. and fought at impressive Flag Crop HO-49 (CP) Thirteen persons were destroyed: Two fuel companies, a re fractory plant, an asbestos plant, two paper stock companies, two lumber yards, a cafe, a war sal vage firm, a stone-cutting plant, welding shop, a pier, an un known number of small boats and a private home. Three of the 13 fire casual ties are in the hospital. They are: John Erickson, 63, who suf fered multiple burns and other Injuries when he was trapped In his flaming houseboat, one of 14 moored in the fire area. George Ingram, 24, ambulance driver, recovering from shock suffered when he dived Into the waters of False Creek to res cue Erickson. Capt. C. Madison, who suf fered a punctured foot while fighting the blaze. In addition, 10 firemen are re ported suffering from minor in juries. Idle Lumber Mill at Eugene Destroyed; Lost Near $75,000 EUGENE, June 15. UP) A lumber mill was destroyed and several larger plywood and lum ber plants threatened yesterday (Continued on Page Two) Grand Jury Exonerates Two Alleged Lynchers IRWINTON, Ga., June 15. UP) Georgia added No. 26 today to an unbroken string of unsolved Negro lynchlngs. A special Wilkinson County grand Jury probed for six hours yesterday Into the lynch-murder of Caleb Hill Jr. Then the Jury ruled there was not enough evi dence to bring anyone to trial. The decision brought Immedi ate release to two white men, ac cused by the Negro's widow as the murderers of her husband. Dennis Lamar Purvis, 37-year- old well-to-do Business man, ana Malcolm Vivian Pierce, an electri cian 27 years old, had been held for ten days In the same Jail from which the Negro was Kidnaped May 30 and killed. Apparently It Is now up to the federal government to decide whether to tackle the case. Fed eral bureau of Investigation agents have been looking Into the Incident to see If they can support a charge of a violation of civil rights. Alleged Murderer Denied Writ Of Habeas Corpus YREKA, Calif., June 15. (IP) A writ of habeas corpus was denied Tuesday to Leonard Evans, Pilot Rock, Ore., held here on burglary and murder charges. Preliminary healing will be held at Tulelake, Calif., Friday. Evans was arrested June 4 on a charge of participating In the $13,000 burglary at the El Rancho Rule and the killing of the roadhouse watchman, crippl ed Charles Twlgg, Nov. 4, 1946. District Attorney Fred Burtln said two other arrests were expected. t Losses Hew England, Pacific Coast Areas Periled Soaking Rains Needed To End Long Drouths; Texas Flood Kills 11 (By The AuocUtcd Praul -A mid-June heat wave and drought threatened crops and fanned fears of serious forest fires in the northeastern states today. i Meanwhile, as the death toll in the New England heat belt mount ed to Id in the last three days, the flash floods and storms in north Texas took the lives of 11 persons. In the Pacific Northwest, there also appeared danger of forest fires because of lack of rain for weeks. Fire hazards are reported in the forests of Northwest Wash ington and Northern Idaho as well as in the Cascade Moun tains and the coastal forests of Washington and Oregon. But over much of the Middle West, showers and thunderstorms have brought needed moisture to farmers, brightening an already favorable crop outlook. The rains were' general yesterday over the North Central States, with heavy falls in parts of Illinois, Michi gan, Indiana, Iowa and Mis souri. No Immediate relief from the hot and humid weather appeared in sight for the New England area and a close watch was be ing kept on the dry forests. Temperatures are in the 80s on the coast and in the 90s In land. '' r . N. Jersey Crops Msnaetd Forest fire hazards are at, the . peak in New Jersey, now In the 24th day of a drought, and with no rain forecast before late Thursday. Truck farmers face, serious damage to the crops. In Fair Lawn, N. J., police declared a state of emergency because of the low water supply. The only bright spot in the dry pic ture was the possibility of a good hay crop. New Jersey State Department of Agriculture officials said truck farmers faced a "serious dam age" to their crops. They said a $5,100,000 sweet corn and po tato crop in, Burlington County was endangered unless there is a heavy rainfall soon. Soaking rains are needed to (Continued on Page Two) : Swim Meet To Be Held At Pop. Mere Juiy v ana iu The Southern Oregon Invita tional Swimming Meet will def Initelv be held in Roseburg July 9 and 10. This announcement was m. de today by the Junior' Cham ber of Commerce publicity chair man, Duane Baker, following a special meeting of the Jaycee di rectors last night. Earlier reports were mat me meet would nave to be canceled hecause of rumors the Cody Kids of Portland would be In Europe on a tour and would not be pres ent. This rumor proved laise, saia Baker. The Cody Kids will defin itely be here, although they will be under the direction of a new swimming instructor, as Cody, himself, has resigned to lane a position tn California. Brer.da Helser and Nancy Merkl Leas are two of the Cody Kids from the Multnomah Ath letic Club who will- definitely be in attendance, according to later reports, along with several others. In all about 60 swimmers will be here from the Multnomah Club, The Dalles Swim Club, Northwest Y of Portland, and Portland Acquatlc Club. Al Patnik, undefeated Olympics diving champion, will do exhibi tion diving. Baker explained that the af fair will be strictly a benefit deal. The Junior Chamber is sponsor ing the affair, but all net pro ceeds will be turned over to the swimming pool fund. Fire Finishes Rasing Old Mill At Camas Valley A fire of undetermined origin broke out Monday on the site ot the old C. & D. mill near Brad ford Station In Camas Valley. The fire completed the destruc tion of the old mill framework and all the plank roads. The fire started In the sawdust pile. A tractor had to be brought off the , mountain to. bring the blaze un der control. The mill that was originally on this spot was nearly destroyed by fire. N. Roseburg Sanitary Dist. Plan To Be Talked Problems of the North Roseburg Sanitary District will be discussed In a meeting scheduled at 7:30 Tuesday, June 21, in the Circuit Court room at the Courthouse, it was announced by Clarence Lan dls. chairman of the district. James C. Howland, engineer, will be present to answer questions. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzensteln We're gonna have fun, Spend lot of 'mon,' Western togs we've donned; But don't be rash, Reserve tome cash For Opportunity bonds.