i U. Of Q. Librarv Conm
M Ensene. Oregon ' ssk '
Union Flail Construction Protested
I WHO DOES WHAT Wni
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W ..;:;ri
RAEDA REECE, petite Drum Corps majorette, presents Mrs.
Ralph Matthews of Camas Valley with an orchid as the latter
called at Craig's, Inc., last Saturday.
Jean Starkey, manager of Craig's, ordered 500 of the orchids
direct from Honolulu and they were flown from there, arriving
in Roseburg crisp and fresh, the stem of each enclosed in a
tiny vase. They were presented to customers of the store who
called last Friday and Saturday.
COVERED WAGON ROLLS TOMORROW
Parade And Program Here
Will Spur 'Opportunity'
Savings Bonds Campaign
Everything Is set for the big covered wagon "Opportunity" Sav
ings Bonds show Wednesday morning, starting at 11:25, announced
Don Radabaugh, program chairman. .
The street parade is scheduled
Doyle, Johnson ,
Get School Posts
By a total of 26 votes each,
Jack W. Doyle, owner of
Doyle's Sales and Service, and
N. D. Johnson, assistant man
ager of the United States Na
tional Bank, were elected to the
board of Roseburg School Dis
trict No. 4 Monday.
Doyle was elected to fill the
unexpired portion of the term
of Paul Keith, who resigned
this spring on moving to Eu
gene, while Johnson was elected
for a full five-year term, suc
ceeding J. P. Motschenbacher.
Results of the election were
canvassed by the School Board
last night, following close of
the polling place at Junior
High School.
Catholics Arrested By
Korean Communists
VATICAN CITY, June 21. UP)
Communists in Russian-occupied
North Korea have arrested
a Roman Catholic bishop and
more than 40 other church person
alities, an informed Vatican
source said today.
Most of those arrested are now
imprisoned, Vatican circles were
quoted as saying.
Among church figures said to
have been 1 arrested was Msgr.
Bonifacio Sauer, titular bishop of
Appiana ana apostolic aaminis-
trator of the vicarate of Kanko. I
SOVIET MAY TEST ATOMIC BOMB
Ex-Envoy's Warning Puts
Governors In Mood To OK
Western Europe Arming
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 21. UP) Told that Russia
soon may be testing an atomic bomb, many of the nation's governors
appeared ready today to back the administration's arms program
for Western Europe..
Although no official governors' conference action may be forth
coming, general reaction was favorable to an appeal by Lt. Gen.
Walter Bedell Smith for support of a program of arms and full
weight economic aid for western democracies opposing communism.
It was Smith, former ambassa
dor to Moscow, who told the gov
ernors assembled here for their
annual meeting that he thinks
the Russians nave solved the
problem of atomic fission.
He told a crowd of more than
400 persons in what was announc
ed as an off-the-record session
that the Russians soon may test
a bomb.
But Smith emphasized he
doesn't believe the Soviets have
the know-how to make the deli
cate machinery needed for remote
control handling of atomic ma
terials necessary for production
of any large number of bombs.
He noted in this connection that I
the Kussians can I even jnaxe
watches vet.
As a "wild guess." he added that
it might take the Soviets 10 years
or mote to ptoduce the powerful
type of bombs this country has
stockpiled.
Smith's call for backing of the
administration's $1,130,0 00,0 00
to assemble at the Court House
at 10;45. From this point: it will
proceed west on Douglas Street to
Jackson, and thence south to Cass.
Here the participants will gather
on Cass between Jackson and
Main for the big program.
Leading the parade will be a
police motorcycle escort. The
traveling covered wagon, which is
touring the country by air, will
follow the escort. Paul Bunyans
will ride on the trailer around
the wagon. A host of new ears
will bring up the rear. Radabaugh
said there may be other parade
participants.
Del McKay will be master of
ceremonies for the program,
which will begin about 11:50.
Horace Berg, assistant chairman
of the Douglas County Savings
Bond Committee, will substitute
for Chairman H. O. Pargeter in
giving a brief talk on the purpose
of the drive.
The principal talk will be given
by Mayor Al Flegel. Nadene
Sparks. Rodeo queen, will be a
featured singer. The Shalimar
Trio will entertain, and other
talent groups are being lined up,
said Radabaugh.
The covered wagon will arrive
in Roseburg by truck-trailer, as
it cannot be landed by air at the
locaj port. It is one of 30 full
sized, historic authentic covered
wagons participating in the bond
drive, which opened May 16 and
is continuing through June.
In each of the cities where the
covered wagons appear, wflcom
ling ceremonies are being staged.
land the wagon will roll over the
streets as a century ago It rolled
over hazardous trails.
program to rearm Europe found
support from Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York, the 1948
GOP presidential nominee.
Idaho's Republican Gov. Charles
A. Robins said that the United
States having gone as far as it
has in supporting Western Eur
ope, "might as well go the rest
of the way."
Dewey, Warren Differ
On domestic Issues, Dewey told
reporters he is opposed to cither
state or national health Insurance.
Gov. Earl Warren of California.
the New Yorker's 1948 running
mate, said previously that the
states ought to set up their own
insurance plans. Bui II that
didn't work, he said he would be
for national health Insurance.
Gov. Arthur B. Langlie of
Washington, a memner ol tne
National Republican Strategy
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The Weather
Generally fair and warmer
today. Partly cloudy Wednes
day. Sunset today 7:57 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:33 a. m.
Established 1873
Meat Strikers Charge Unfairness
NLRB Gets
Complaint
From Union
Safeway Stores Refuse
'Good Faith Bargaining,'
Allegation Of Union
Charges of unfair labor prac
tices on the part of Safeway
Stores, In., have been filed today
with the National Labor Rela
tions Boardvit was announced in
Portland by S. W. Barker, repre
sentative of the Meat Cutters
Union.
Basis of the action, he said, js
that Safeway "has refused to
bargain in good faith" in, the cur
rent strike of meat cutters
against Safeway's Roseburg store
and ' seven independent markets
here.
Barker declared that the union
has not yet been served with pa
pers in the suit reportedly filed
by Safeway Stores, Inc., in the
Federal District Court at Port
land, seeking $5,000 damages for
alleged breach of contract. Bar
ker expressed belief the suit is
"purely fictional to sway public
sentiment."
Although Safeway Stores, Inc.,
and the Roseburg Independent
Meat Dealers Association acted
jointly in their recent negotia
tions with the Meat Cutters Un
ion in Roseburg, the union filed
unfair labor charges only against
Safeway, Barker explained, be
cause the Independent dealers are
not engaged in interstate com
merce and so are not covered by
the National Labor Relations Act.
Last week, E. R. Johnson, labor
negotiator for Safeway Stores,
Inc., announced his company
would file the breach of contract
suit against the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men of North America and Local
231 of the union, seeking $5,000
damages.
The meat cutters' strike here
began June 2, when- antort mom
bets walked off their Jobs from
behind meat counters at Safe
way and seven other markels.
For five days, retail grocery
clerks did not cross the picket
lines. The retail clerks returned
to work when the meat counters
at grocery stores were closed and
the pickets withdrawn. Three
meat establishments are still be
ing picketed.
The dispute is over wages and
hours. The meat cutters are seek
ing a 40-hour week, which is said
to be in effect at a number of
establishments which have been
variously described as "one-man
markets" and those outside of
the Roseburg Independent Meat
Dealers Association.
Southern Oregon
Swimming Meet
Set Here In July
Plans for the Southern Oregon
Invitational Swimming Meet
here July 9 and 10 took up most
of the meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce directors
Monday night. It was also an
nounced the Jaycees will sponsor
a driving school in Roseburg July
19 through Aug. 15. Jack Newby
is in charge.
The swimming meet, which has
been sanctioned by the Oregon
Association of the AAU, will be a
two-day affair, with a program
Saturday evening, July 9, starting
at 7 o'clock, and the Sunday meet
starting at 2 p. nv The junior
girls and senior men's events will
take place Saturday, while the
junior boys and senior women's
events will be on Sunday.
Seventeen events, featuring the
various swimming styles, is being
arranged for both days. Official
blanks have been prepared for all
entries. There will be 132 medals
and one big team trophy award
ed. Scheduled to appear will be
swimmers from the Multnomah
Athletic Club, The Dalles Swim
ming Club, the Northeast Y of
Portland and the Portland Ac
quatlc Club.
The latter is bringing its water
acquacade without charge.
An approximate 75 swimmers
will be here. They are paying
their own expenses, except lodg
ing, and an appeal is being made
to Roseburg residents to provide
housing. Persons who can ac
commodate one or more visiting
swimmers are asked to contact
George D, Mcintosh, meet di
rector. Less Intoxicants Drunk
By Americans In 1948
WASHINGTON, June 21. -UP)
Americans apparently drank
less intoxicating liquor last year.
It's certain they spent less on
their drinking.
This was reported yesterday by
the Commerce Department, which
said the total 1948 outlay for
whiskey, beer and wine was an
estimated $8,000,000,000 .The fig
ure was 8.7 per cent below 194.
and marked the first time since
1938 that the nation's drinkers
had spent less than they did the
preceding year.
in in in i ni i ne ii i ii i i Hin i 'if ii ii m
LABOR BILLS BLASTED
Sen. Morse Denounces
Injunction And 'Seizure1
Proposals Of Colleagues
WASHINGTON, June 21. UP) Senators sponsoring various
plans for handling national emergency strikes blazed away at one
another's proposals today.
: With Senator Morse (R.-Ore.) ready to start the second chapter
of a lengthy speech he began yesterday, it was uncertain when vot
ing on the controversial Issue would begin. . '
GEORGE ERICKSON, formerly
assistant principal and baseball
coach at Roseburg Senior High
School, has been promoted to
the principalship of the school,
succeeding Alva Laws.
Sister-ln-Law
Slayc
er, 19, Given
Life Sentence
MILWAUKEE. June 21. VP)
Nineteen-year-old Milton Babich
was whisked olf to prison last
nieht lust 45 minutes after a jury
labeled him the murderer of his
wife's kid sister.
His bride, Kathleen, who is ex
pecting a baby in mid-July,
screamed out, "Lies, lies the
police are telling lies," as the jury
announced its verdict: Guilty of
murder in the first degree.
Babich did not change expres
sion at the verdict. He glanced
over his shoulder at Kathleen. He
rose, stood before the bench and
declared, "I am not guilty of first
degree murder."
Municipal Judge Herbert J.
Steffes then sentenced him to the
Wisconsin state prison at Wau
pun "at hard labor for the rest
of your natural life."
But under Wisconsin law, he
will be eligible for parole after
20 vears, or with time off for
good behavior, after 11 years and
three months.
His sentence was pronounced
just three months to the day
after the weighted body ; of
Patricia Birmingham, 18, was
fished from the Milwaukee River
by firemen searching for a suicide
victim.
Babich was not permitted to see
his wife after the verdict was
announced.
Gl Sentenced For
Shooting German Girl
MUNICH, Germany, June 21.
(IP) Sgt. Duane A. Geyer of
Seattle, Wash., was sentenced to
five years' imprisonment yester
day for shooting his German girl
friend.
The 30-year-old soldier told a
military court he shot Sonya
Riesener, 20, because he was torn
between love for her and for his
wife. The court rejected his plea
of temporary insanity.
Miss Riesener, a former maid
In the Geyer home, recovered
from the two bullets Sgt. Geyer
pumped Into her chest.
Mrs. Geyer and her six-year-old
son will return to the United
Slates soon.
The sergeant's sentence ' in
cludes a dishonorable discharge
from the service.
Back Broken By Horse, ,
Man Crawls To Get Aid
VERNAL. Utah, June 21. UP)
Charles Swain, 73, suffered a
broken hack when thrown from a
horse last Thursday. After lvlng
without food or water for three
davs. he crawled a mile and one
half to a neighboring ranch for
help.
Today he was reported in fairly
good condition In a Salt Lake City
hospital.
Swain said his horse threw him.
then tramped on him. He rrawlpd
Into the dugout home where he
lives alone, remaining until Sun
day. Then he was able to Inch
his way to the Gladys Evans
ranch.
ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, JUNE
Morse has, been hammering
alike at the injunction proposal
of Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) and the
"seizure" proposal of Senators
Douglas (D.-Ill.) and Aiken lR.
Vt.). .
In turn, Taft and Douglas, in
separate interviews, criticized
Morse's proposal to rely mainly
on Congress to act i'l each separ
ate strike that imperilled the na
tional health or safety.
Taft said the Morse plan might
allow a filibuster to block any
congressional voice in the matter.
He said Congress can't determine
working conditions because it is
a "political arena."
Douglas said Congress might
be unable to act with the speed
required in a national emer
gency. Or, if Congress did act,
"it might act in passion," he said.
The Senate expected to devote
a couple of hours to miscellaneous
small bills before getting back to
Morse's address. He spoke three
hours yesterday and said he had
"given only the first part of my
speech."
The Douglas-Aiken proposal, to
be voted on first, would permit
the government to seize and
actually, operate an Industry, up
to 90 days, while an emergency
board and the disputing parties
worked toward a settlement
Morse Uses Harsh Words
Yesterday Morse attacked the
Douglas-Aiken proposal In harsh
words. He said it would turn out
to be of "great disservice to
American labor."
He said he is "surprised" that
some labor leaders are willing to
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Dog-Caused Accident
Injures Two Teachers
PORTLAND, June 21. VP)
A small white dog darting across
a street Just outside of Portland
Monday caused a minor traffic
accident in which two Newberg
grade school teachers suffered
bruises, shock and other injuries.
A truck stopped to miss the
pooch and the teachers' car
rammed into the truck.
The teachers Esther Louise
Gulley, 43, and Stella Winona
Hubbard, 57, of Sprlngdale were
taken to Newberg in an ambu
lance. Lincoln County Reverses
Self, Votes School Funds
NEWPORT, Ore., June 21. UP)
Lincoln County voted nearly
$2,000,000 yesterday to bring
county schools up to state stand
ards. Reversing an April election,
the voters passed a $1,350,000
bond Issue. 2276 to 673: and a
$598,049 special tax levy, 1947 to
786.
WELCOME, SUMMER!
PORTLAND, June 21. PI
When the sun came up this
morning, it was spring. But It's
summer now.
The summer solstice arrive'
at 10:03 a.m. standard time In
Oregon.
READY TO BATTLE FIRES
Tillamook Burn Major
Hazard As Hundreds Of
Men Begin Forest Vigil
Rv th AuoeUtrrf Pmsnt
Eight hundred red-hatted fire fighters moved Into Oregon's
state forests today as summer arrived with relative humidity only a
little above the danger point. 1
Another 800 will be on duty In Oregon's 13 national forests by
July 1-
The heaviest concentration of
trained fire-fighters rings the Til
lamook Burn, that 500-square-mile
area which has been burned
and re-burned until Its small new
growth and brush is a dry
weather powder keg.
The plan for the Tillamook
Burn has been dubbed "Operation
Powder Keg" by District Warden
Ed Schroeder of Forest Grove:
A 135-man first-alarm crew can
hit any fire in the Burn within
30 minutes after the first report,
Schroeder says. The fire fighters
can be at most places, by racing
over fire and logging roaita, with
in 10 minutes.
The 16 lookout stations In the
Northwpst district have all been
manned. Headquarters at Forest
Grove is in radio contact with the
Salem forest headquarters and
throughout the. district mobile
and tower radios are In touch
with Forest Grove, where tools
for an additional 700 fire fighters
are In readiness.
Schroeder said everything was
set to meet fire In the ulate's
worst danger-point and he ex
21, 1949
Geo.3 Erickson
New Principal
Of Senior High
Vice-Principalship Goes
To O. W. Price; Laws May
Head New Junior High
Promotion of George Erickson
to the principalship of Roseburg
Senior High . School was an
nounced today.
Superintendent of Schools Paul
S. Elliott announced the appoint
ment following action by the Dis
trict School Board at its regular
meeting last night.
. At the same time Elliott re
ported the Board is planning, if
anticipated enrollment requires,
to establish a branch of the
Junior High School In the new
Riverside School. Alva Laws,
whom Erickson succeeds as prin
cipal, will be offered principal
ship of the new Junior High
School, Elliott said. In the mean
time, pending lormatlon ol the
proposed Junior High School at
Riverside, he will serve as an In
structor in social science.
Erickson has served as vice
principal under Laws the past
two years. He is a graduate of
Willamette University and is
completing his studies for a mas
ter's degree this summer at the
University of Southern Califor
nia in Los Angeles. '
Prior to the recent war, Erick
son taught in the schools at
Grants Pass and St. Helens. He
served almost four years with the
u. s. Army Air f orce, rising
from private to a captaincy. He is
37 years old and has a wife and
young son residing In Roseburg.
O. W, Price Employed
Elected as vice principal of the
Senior High was Owen W. Price,
who held a similar position last
year In the La Grande High
School. He is completing his stud
ies for a master's degree at Uni
versity of Oregon this summer
and comes to Roseburg "very
highly recommended,", said El
liott. 1 '
Price Is a graduate of- La
Grande High School and of the
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Minimum 75 Ct. Hourly
Wage Gets First O. K.
WASHINGTON. June 21. UP)
A Senate Labor Subcommittee
voted unanimously today for a
minimum wage of 75 cents an
hour. It decided against trying to
extend coverage of the wage-ho-r
law to 3,000,000 additional work
ers.
The seven-man subcommittee.
headed by Senator Pepper (D.
Fla.), constitutes a majority of
the 13-man Senate Labor Com
mittee. So presumably today's
agreement means the full com
mittee is certain to recommend
wage-boosting legislation to the
Two Burns Anglers
Drown In Boat Upset
BURNS, Ore., June 21. iP
The bodies of two fishermen who
drowned when their boat capsized
Sunday were recovered yesterday
irom waters nacKea up oy Heuian
Dam. 15 miles north of Juntura.
The two victims were Emery
Parker, 35, and Richard Healh.
22, bolh of Burns. A companion,
Virgil Van Alstlne, 36, of Burns,
clung to the side of the boat when
It capsized, removed his clothes,
and then swam to shore.
pressed concern that the erew
might be called out In . full
strength.
The forests are dry. Today's
fire weather forecast had this re
port: Northwest Oregon, warmer,
humidity about 40 per cent on the
coast, 35 to 40 per cent In the In
terior valleys and foothills and
near 30 per cent on the east slope
of Mount Hood; Wednesday,
cloudy and cooler with scattered
light showers and humidity about
50 per cent: South-Western Ore-
goh, warmer today with widely
scattered thunderstorms in the
Cascades this afternoon and to
night; humidity 40 per cent on
the Coast and 30 to 40 per cent
inland: Wednesday partly rlnudv
and cooler with humidity about
40 per cent; South Central Ore
gon, warmer today with scat
tered mild thunderstorms In the
afternoon and evenings In the
Cascades, humidity near 20 per
cent this afternoon; Wednesday
lightly cooler, humidity 25 to 30
per cent
l-49
TOP ROTARIAN Percy Hodg
son, rawtucket, R. I., yarn man
ufacturer, is the new president
of the Rotary International. He
succeeds Angus S. Mitchell of
Melbourne, Australia, and was
elected at the organization's
convention in New York City.
No Compromise
On T-H Act, Says
Oregon Labontes
EUGENE, Ore., June 21. UP)
One thing Is clear in the State
Federation of Labor convention
here delegates are in no mood
for compromise on repeal of the
lait-Harticy act.
Thev overrode their own offi
cials as the convention opened yes
terday, and voted to ask the Ore
gon congressional delegation to
work for outright repeal.
ine vote ignored an appeal
from James T. Marr. secretary-
treasurer of the Federation, to
wait until after a speech Thurs
day by Joseph Keenan, Washing
ton, D. C, political education di
rector. Marr said he understood
national AFL leaders now are
willing to accept some amend
ments on the act.
Delegates heard Ed Weston,
president of the Washington Stale
Federation of Labor, assort that
labor-elected two of three justices
to the Washington Supreme Court
at the last election. This has re
sulted In more liberal decisions
since, he said.
"You can rest assured that we
are going to slit Senator Harry
Cain s throat from ear to ear the
first chance we get." Weston
added.
Thirty-two resolutions. Includ
ing one for reapportionment of
the state legislature and another
for a CVA, were Introduced and
sent on to committees.
Klamath Falls and La Grande
asked for next year's convention.
Bakery Drivers' Strike
Threatens Portland
PORTLAND. June 21. UP)
Federal conciliators tried again
today to head off a strike that
would close Portland's major
bakeries. The effect would be felt
through most of the state.
A(L oakery truck drivers are
threatening the strike tomorrow
In demand for a $5 weekly raise
irom me present $70 wage scale.
Twenty bakeries are involved.
A spokesman for employers said
they produce 90 percent of Port
land's bread and cake, much of
which is carried normally to up
state cities. He said much of Port
land would be out of bread Thurs
day it the 325 drivers strike. .
Lower Meat Prices In
Store For Portland
PORTLAND, June 21. UP)
Lower retail meat prices are pre
dicted for Portland by the end
of the week as the result of a
price slump on the North Port
land livestock market.
The largest run of cattle In
three years was blamed yesterday
for the break ln; which prices
went down as much as $3 a hun
dred pounds.
Grass fat cattle slumped the
most. Good fed steers were $1
to $2 lower. The run totaled 3350
cattle, and came whpn some
slaughterhouses already were
overstocked wltL dressed beef.
Wife Confesses Aiding
Spouse In Jail Break Try
SALEM. June 21. VP) Mrs.
Dolores Todd pleaded guilty In
Circuit Court yesterday to a
charge of helping her husband in
his unsuccessful attempt to escape
from the Marlon County Jail
June 5.
Her husband. Jack Todd, sawed
his way to freedom, only to drop
Into the arms of the sheriff who
was walling for Todd outside of
his window.
Mrs. Todd will be sentenced
July 1.
No Loyalty Oath For Yale
Faculty, President Says
NEW HAVEN. Conn., June 21.
(JP) Yale President Charles
Seymour asserted today the uni
versity will not "impose an oath
of loyally upon our faculty."
At the same time, Dr. Seymour
said "we shs'l nppolnt no Com
munists to our faculty; their
presence here would mean the
negation of academic freedom."
"But we shall permit no hys
terical witch hunt," he declared.
'Hiring' Status
Claim Given
City Council
Carpenters And Joiners
Local States, However,
Clubhouse is Planned
Petitions bearing 27 names pro
testing erection of a hall as a
meeting place for the Carpenteri
and Joiners Local Union 1961
in the vicinity of Cobb and
Roberts Sts. was presented to the
City Council hy William G. Shu
gart Monday night. ,
The petition referred to the
proposed building as a "hiring
hall," but Councilman Frank Ash.
ley, president of the Roseburg
Central Labor Council, said the
Union has no intention of mak
ing it a hiring hall. The building,
he said, would serve only as a
clubhouse and meeting place for
the Carpenters and Joiners Lo
cal Union. The Central La
bor Council has no stock In the
project, and its headquarter!
would be maintained in the Pa
cific Building.
The matter wasi discussed brief-
ly at a previous council meeting.
No objections were voiced, and
City Attorney Paul Geddes, giv
ing an unofficial opinion, said
this type of building could be.
erected in that area, which is
classified as class 2 residential.
The Union, said Ashley, has
purchased two lots at a cost of
84,000. A building to cost an esti
mated $25,000 to $30,000 is con
templated. Mayor Albert G. Flegel refer
red the matter to the city attor
ney for a definite opinion to de
termine if the building could be'
constructed in the area as zoned.
Geddes was not present at the
meeting.
Project Costs Estimated '
The South Hamilton St. request
for curbs and gutters was again.
held lln until the novt mulinn
after hearing a report bv City
Manager M. W. Slankard' as to
L-usis ior oiung ana paving.
Slankard, asked to prepare these
estimates, reported the following
information: ...
Clirha nnrl onttata with nanta.
.sary side graveling could be In-
siauea ior 8,aju, or sngntly over
$4 a running foot. One applica
tion vi uiung, wun necessary
building up of the surface to pro
vide a hncn ivnnlH m.l an nrlrll-
tlonal $2,259, for a total of $10,-
laa, or a cost ot $6. o per running
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Death Sentence '
On Two Of Gandhi
Slayers Upheld
SIMLA, India, June 21, UP)
An East Punjab high court today,
confirmed a death sentence
against two Hindu journalists for
the slaying of Mohandas K.
Gandhi.
The Court confirmed the death
penalty against Naravan V. Godse
and Narayan B. Apte and sen
tences of life Imprisonment for
Vishnu Karkare and Madan Lai,
In connection with the crime.
The Punjab Court reversed the
lower tribunal's Judgment in the .
case of three other defendants in
the case, however. They acquit
ted two men sentenced to life and
recommended clemency for Gopal
Godse, brother of the chief de
fendant, who had received life.
In the New Delhi trial last
February, five of the eight de
fendants got life and one was
acquitted.
uanani, Iran Hindu spiritual
leader, was shot Jan. 30, 1948, ai
he walked to nraver In the pan-
dens of the Birla mansion in New
Delhi.
'Drunk' Purchases Ranch
With Bad Check, Charge .
GRANTS Pass, Ore.. June 21.
P) Harry Calvin Jones, 34, of
Gold Hill, thinks in terms of big
business when Intoxicated, states
Harold Gupton, state police offi
cer, who Is holding Jones in the
county Jail here on a forgery
charge. .
Jones "bought" a ranch near
Merlin with a spurious $6500
check while drunk, Gupton said.
The suspect was turned over to
local authorities after he had been
arrested by Canyonvllle police.
Woman Nominated For
Envoy To Luxembourg
WASHINGTON, June 21. UP)
Mrs. Perle Mesta, Newport, R.
L, and Washington, D, C society
leader and Democratic party fund
raiser, was nominated by Presi
dent Truman today to be minister
to Luxembourg.
Greek King Commutes
Death Sentences Of 35
ATHENS. June 21. -&) The
death sentences of 35 persons, in
cluding four women, were com
muted to life imprisonment today
hy decree of King Paul. All had
been sentenced under the emer
gency measures act which covers
offenses related to the Communist
Guerrilla rebellion.
Ltvity Fact Rent
By L, ft KeieeMetota
Hurrah! Roseburg, the queen
city of the Umpqira Volley, it
Impraviira in civie spirit. Elec
tion of school dlreetert yester
day drew 24 vote. (Including
those cast by the election
board).