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i J Cotpp Eugene, tOregoa U, Of O. lifcrary WHO DOES WHAT .:"v JX n XVytV,!. fex 33 1, , GLENN TAYLOR kneels beside display of fire extinguish ers at his office and shop at 220 North Main street. Here he tells new equipment and services extinguishers of all makes, continuing the work which he did as a sideline while with the Roseburg Fire Department He was with the department teer, 10 as driver and the past seven as chief, only recently accepting retirement. He knows the insides of a fire extinguish er as a jeweler knows those of a watch.' FALLS GIVEN NAME OF HERO Dedication Sunday Will Honor Memory Of Robert G. Campbell Falls In the South Umpqua River, near one ol the better . Chinook salmon fishing holes, will be dedicated Sunday to the memory of a . Forest Service employee who lost his life in the recent, war. ' . " In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS AS these words are written, It looks like the foreign minis ters of. Russia, Britain, France and the United States may have reached a face-saving . agreement to keep the cold war cold. ' A Paris dispatch says: '"It Is understood that in return for the West's reopening of trade with the East Russia will issue a statement guaranteeing the West free access to Berlni, thus pre venting another blockade of the city." , THIS Is the point: .. - When the Russians blockaded us - in Berlin, we BLOCKADED THEM from the banks of the Elbe. That is to say, we refused to sell them anything from our part of Germany. In the long run, as It turned out, that hurt them more than their blockade of Berlin hurt us. IT cost us a lot to teach them that lesson, but over the next generation (during which the (Continued on Page Four) Polio Spreading Over Texas, Warning Issued SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 22. (P) Eight more polio patients were in San Angelo hospitals to day. Texans were warned the dis ease is increasing over the state. "We have reports of 107 cases for the week ending June 18," said State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox. 'That's too many. There were only 97 the week before." At San Angelo five persons were under treatment. Cox said the total number of cases of polio this year is 570 from 89 counties. Last year dur ing the same period there were 502 cases from 59 counties. Hugh Dean Arrested On ' Grand Theft Charge Hugh Dean, 21, was arrested by Sheriff's deputies Thursday at Winston and is being held on a grand theft charge for California authorities, reported Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter. Dean, wanted by Alhambra, Calif., police, Is charged . with theft of a 1941 Chevrolet car. His bail was set in the warrant for his arrest at $2,000. Social Security Extension. Taxation Changes Favored By Oregon Labor Federation EUGENE, June 22. ) The independent spirit of delegates to the State Federation of Labor convention was more In evidence today. ; Once again delegates on the floor overrode recommendations of their officials yesterday, passing a resolution that had been turned down by Eugene Allen's Committee on Laws and Legislation. The day previous they had voted for outright repeal of the Taft-Hartley act, ignoring advice from officials. The vote yesterday came on resolution that advocates ex. tension of social security to all workers. It proposes lifting con tributions from 1 to 5 percent, lowering of old age limits from 65 to 60 years, and payment of $75 monthly to recipients. The Committee recommended against the bill, arguing that the national AFL should set the policy. Confusion would result if 37 years, 20 years as a volun M. M. Nelson, supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest, said that a dedication service will be held in honor of Robert G. Camp bell, formerly of Gresham, Ore., who was employed on the forest at Tiller Ranger Station. Campbell was a forestry gradu ate of Oregon State College. For a number of years he had been employed as forest lookout on the South Umpqua Ranger Dis trict. When he joined the Air Corps during the war, he held the Civil Service rating of "forester." He was killed in action over Germany Nov. 2, 1944, while dis playing "outstanding heroism by staying at the, controls of his crippled bomber, allowing his en tire crew to escape." The falls which have been named In his honor are located 15 .miles east of Tiller, at the mouth" of Boulder Creek. They have been officially designated Campbell Falls by . the M, S. Board of Geographic Names, as recommended by the Forest Serv ice. , A bronze" plaque , telling of Campbell's heroism has been placed on a rock at the site and will be unveiled Sunday. The program is being arranged by Ranger Milton Andrews of Tiller. Taking part will be the Veterans of Foreign Wars post at Canyonville and the American Legion at Myrtle Creek. Time of the service will be 11 a.m. Accident Fatal To Canyonville Logger Vern Garoutte died Tuesday from injuries received when he was hit by a log while helping load a truck. He was employed by the Chappell Logging Co. of Canyonville and was working at Slide Creek, up North Myrtle Creek. He was a resident of Bandon and had been at Canyon ville two months. Surviving are his widow, Rena, Bandon; three sons, Leonard, Klamath Falls; Walter, and Mark, both of Bandon. Funeral services will be an nounced later by the Roseburg Funeral Home Ship Strikes Mine In British Channel; 5 Die DUNKERQUE, France, June 22. UP) Live steam killed five Belgian seamen, trapped in an engine room, when the cross channel vessel Princess Astrid struck a mine last night and sank four miles off the French Coast. Twenty of the 415 passengers were hurt in the disaster. DRUNKEN DRIVER RAPPED Lawrence Hill, 38, Roseburg, arrested by state police Sunday on a drunk driving charge, Mon day was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, re ported Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes. each state worked up Its own Ideas, the Committee said. Proponents convinced delegates however, with statements that the program would reduce wel fare costs, eliminate the need for retirement and insurance sys tems by providing a decent re- (Continued on Page Two) Congressmen Trade Punches In The Weather Partly cloudy ' today and Thursday. Few scattered thund er showers over mountain today. Sunset today 7:57 p.m. ' Sunrise tomorrow 4:33 a.m. Established 1873 County Home's Location Fixed Institution Will Be Near New Hospital Other County-Owned Land Considered For Site Will Be Sold The new County Home for Douglas County, indigents will be constructed on property to be purchased from the Douglas Com munity Hospital Association, Inc., and will be constructed in the vicinity of the hospital, it was announced today by the County Court. Other property owned by the county as. proposed sites for the county home are to be sold. An order authorizing their sale has been signed by members of the Court. The property will be ad vertised for sale by bids. The two sites to be sold are 4.68 acres, comprising the old County Home site on the Dixon ville county road. The other tract consists of 66.29 acres located partly in Civil Bend Orchard Tracts and partly in Roseburg Home Orchard Tracts near Win ston. This latter property was ac quired later in 1942 or early in 1943, said County Judge D. N. Busenbark. The voters of the County last November approved a measure to raise a four-mill tax levy over a two-year period for construction of the new County Home. The cost is estimated at about $400,000. The site chosen will- have sev eral advantages, but principally it will be close to sewer connec tions. While the Community Hos pital tract is not now in the city limits, a move is on foot to have the property annexed. This would make possible hooking up to city sewer lines. . ; The County Home,.whlle near the Hospital, would be a complete and separate unit, according to present plans. ;, , Dedication Set For Fireplace On Facility Grounds Dedication of a large outdoor fireplace on the Roseburg Vet erans Hospital grounds is sched uled at 1:30 Sunday afternoon, under auspices of Umpqua Post No. 16, American Legion. The fireplace has been under construction for the Dast four years. Built of native limestone, the fireplace also includes two complete cooking units and an outdoor barbecue pit. The entire structure is roofed with a canopy. nuy w. loung, commander of Umpqua Post No. 16. announced that B. F. (Kelley) Owens, state commander of the American Le gion, will be here for. the pro gram. Presentation speech will be delivered by Vic Micelli, chair man of the committee for the fireplace, while Dr. H. J. Has kins, hospital manager, will ac cept the gift on behalf of the Veterans Administration. ' Micelli said the fireplace repre sents a cost of more than $2,000, largely raised by Umpqua Post. Some of the funds were donated for the project from the Gifts for the Xanks Who Gave, annual state-wide fund collected by the Legion. The fireplace Is located in the grove on the east side of the Vet erans Hospital grounds, near the South Umpqua River and just off 'Unsettled' Market Shuts Plywood Mill ABERDEEN. Wash.. June 22 UP) Because of "unsettled" mar ket conditions the Aberdeen Ply wood Corporation will close down Friday night for at least three weeks, the first two of which con stitute the regular summer vaca tion for the company's 360 work ers. Vern Nyman. vice-president and general manager, said officials will study market conditions dur ing the layoff, "and if there ap pears to' be a general leveling off in prices, operations may resume July 19." If the market remains unstable, however, the mill will remain closed, he said. Tillamook Votes Bonds For New High School TILLAMOOK. June 22. (IP) Tillamook is assured of a new high school, to be constructed in the southeast part of town. Voters approved an $800,000 bond issue Monday, 636 to 525, to finance construction. The newly organized Tillamook YMCA has taken an option on the old high school, for use after December, 1951. Victor L. White, School Board chairman, wot defeated for re election. D. R. Rarey will take his place on the board. ROSEBURG, OWEN W. PRICE has been em ployed , as vice-principal of Roseburg Senior High School, a position similar to the one he held at La Grande High School. He is completing his studies for his master's degree at the Uni versity of Oregon this summer. A graduate of 1sa Grande High School and of the eastern Ore gon College of Education, he has served as an elementary school principal at Nyssa and The Dalles. He has been an instructor in The Dalles and La Grande High Schools, serving at the latter place as vice principal and dean of boys. Wage Agreement Ends N. Y. City Brewing Tie-Up NEW YORK, June -22.-UP) The city's big brewing industry started humming again today aft er settlement of an 82-day strike. - Tite 6,"70O'tiikers began' porting for work last midnight, and local" beer was expected to be in full supply by tomorrow. An estimated 1,000.000 barrels was freed for quick delivery to the city's 11,322 drinking spots and 14,165 beer-licensed grocery stores and delicatessens. Terms of the settlement in cluded a pension plan financed by the employers and a pay In crease of $2 a week across the board. Under the new contract, Inside workers will receive a basic $75 a week, drivers $72 and truck helpers $67. The union's original demands included a pay Increase of $8.50 a week and a 35-hour week. Boy Shoots At Bird, Wounds Woman At Work PRINEVILLE, June 22. UP) A small boy took a shot at a blackbird the other day and got Mrs. Charles Smith in -the hip. That's what Sheriff Ralph Jor dan said today after an investi gation. The bullet wnizzed tnrougn a screen door ana hit Mrs. Smith as she was ironing. The bullet was nearly spent, and caused only a flesh wound. The sheriff said he and state Dolioe dug six other .22 caliber bullets from the woodwork of the Smith home. Then he found the youngster, who admitted shoot ing at oiras. me youtn was turned over to Juvenile authori ties, but no charges are ex pected to be filed. immwmmmm: 'J J - . Oldest Regional Oregon KiWanian Honored Doctor George E. Houck Stresses Club's Role In Roseburg's Progress Dr. George E. Houck Tuesday noon was presented with his 25 year "legion of honor" certifi cate and a 25-year pin for mem bership In the Roseburg Kiwanis Club. Dr. Houck, a charter member of the local service club, was un able to be present, because of ill health, when other charter mem bers received their "legion of honor" certificates and pins at a formal ceremony last fall at the Country Club. Dr. Houck, at 75, Is the oldest Klwanian in the Southwest Ore gon District, he said. He has been a practicing physician for 59 years, for the most part in Rose burg. Paul Geddes, who made the pre sentation, stated that Dr. Houck was one of those persons who was never too old to learn, and told how he had always been one of the first to study and use mod ern methods. Relating the wonderful growth of Roseburg, Dr. Houck stated that this could be attributed in part to the efforts of local serv ice organizations, such as Ki wanis, in promoting he '""-- of the community. He compared those people who sit ban. take things as they come to a cat- fish, which became lodged In a OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1949 Northeastern States Sizzle In Heat Wave Prolonged Spell Ruins Crops, Imposes Bans On Use Of State Forests (By the Associatea Prew) ' A June heat wave in the na tion's Northeastern States sizzled on today amid a growing fear of serious damage to farm crops. The long dry spell no heavy rains in three weeks Intensified the hazard of fires in the heavily wooded areas of the New Eng land states, New York and New Jersey. No immediate relief from the unseasonable heat appeared in prospect. Temperatures climbed into the 90's over the parched areas yesterday. In Massachusetts alone, the hot, dry weather na-s caused an esti mated $5,000,000 damage tocrops. Hay and vegetable crops have suffered the most damage. John Chandler, Massachusetts agricul ture commissioner, said the second hay crop is scorched and "Just isn't growing." Farm officials fear a milk shortage later as well as other damaging effects to the dairy industry because of damage to hay and pasture land. In New York State, where no substantial amounts of rain have fallen since the end of May, the (Continued on Page Two) Horse Meat Sale As Hamburger Charged To Trio PORTLAND, June 22. VP) Three men were arrested today after a months-long investigation into reportthat horse meat was being sold to resturants here as hamburger. Detectives and city officials, after an early morning vl?il at the Salem Meat Company Plant, a Portland concern operating In, the Southwest district, took these men Into custody: fames -fti Orysitls4' part nerMn the iirm; Stanley M. Rick ard, .35, Hillsboro butcher; and Matt M. Slaughter, 67, a butcher for the firm. Detective Prescott Hutchlns said Crystal and Rickard were charged with violating the city health ordinance by Illegal pos session of horse meat. Ball was set at $1,000 each. Slaughter was released on his own recognizance as a material witness. Hutchlns said some 2,000 pounds of horse meat was un loaded this morning by Crystal and Rickard from crates labeled "turkeys." As he, Detective Noel Eck and a number of city aides watched, the horse meat was ta ken into the plant where Slaugh ter was operating a grinding ma chine. Hutchlns said the meat was traced from a slaughter house outside the city. The Slate Health Department is investigating there, he said. The detective said city officials told him horse meat was priced at 7 cents a pound. With steer fat added, it had the appearance of steer hamburger and sold at 45 cents a pound wholesale, he said. Oregon Man Killed In Iowa Traffic Crash POSTVILLE, la., June 22. (IP) The death of Herman Mil ler, 36, Vale, Ore., was reported here yesterday.. He was crushed against a guard rail when an automobile in which he was rid ing skidded on a hill. Phillip cutting. 21. Seaside, Ore., the driver, was not Injured. LEGION OF HONOR Paul Geddes, on left, is shown here pre senting to Dr. Ceorge E. Houck his 25-year "legion of honor" certificate for membership in the Roseburg Kiwanis Club, Dr. Houck also received 25-yeer pin. The presentation was made at he Kiwanis meeting Tuesday. barrel when small. It could eat only what came to It and con tributed nothing to its social structure. Dr. Houck Is a past Kiwanis president and a past lieutenant governor, The presentation was a part of all-Klwanls week, which was 'observed at the meeting. There Manager Of New Douglas Community Hospital Will Be Alvin C. Knauss Of Texas Alvln C. Knauss of Palacious, Tex., has been chosen by the Douglas Community Hospital Association, Inc., board of directors as manager of the new hospital, which will be constructed here soon. ' i ' Announcement of the selection was made today by Dr. J. M. Boyles, chairman of the selection committee, and Dr. Roy E. Hanford, association president. Knauss was chosen from a large list of applicants, some by mall and some by personal inter view. The Association has been striving for the last five months to secure a manager suitable for the position, it was announced. According to Dr. Hanford, a manager is being employed at this time in order that he may coordinate the work of the organ ization from the ground floor up. He will have charge of purchas ing of necessary equipment and the hiring of a staff, so that when the hospital is completed there will be no delay in its immedi ate operation. Well Experienced Knauss comes here highly recommended. He Is a master of hospital administration, having been graduated from the Uni versity of Chicago in 1944. He took his pre-school work at the University of Buffalo, N. Y. He has held hospital managerships at Tampa, Fla., and at Palacious, Tex. . -He Is a member of the Ameri can Hospital Association, the Texas Hospital Association, American Biological Association, American Physiotherapy Associa tion and a member of the Board of Anesthesia, which qualifies him to administer anesthetics. He Is also a member of Rotary and of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He has served as a Boy Scout commissioner in Hous ton, Tex., and is Interested in Boy Scout work. Knauss, who arrived in town this week, is taking over his po sition immediately! He is mar ried and has two children. At present he if searching for a home. . Calkins Road Home ; ' Periled By Wrecraefter -?; '- A firecracker might have been the cause of dest ruction of a home on the Calkins Road Tuesday afternoon. The house was saved, but a rass fire started by a firecracker urned dangerously close to the home. . Fire Chief William E. Mills said firemen put out the grass fire after It had burned over approxi mately one acre. The flames spread to about 10 feet from the house, whose owners are visiting in Portland this week. . The fire chief cautioned against the careless use of fire crackers and urged that they be used only in places where there is no danger of fire. Use of fireworks are prohibited within the city limits. The fire chief did not know the name of the owners of the home threatened by fire yesterday. Governors Likely To OK European Arming Plan COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., June 22. UP) Governors of the nation turned their attention to highways today as they neared tne ena oi tneir iour-aay annual conference. A round-table discussion on highway construction, regulation and safety was the mornings principal business. They appeared ready to give Indirect approval to the admin istration's $1,130,000,000 program to arm western turope against the threat of Communism. are 3,000 clubs and 300,000 mem bers of the International. Several members from Rose burg visited theGratits Pass club meeting Tuesday. The club will hold its annual gicnlc Tuesday of next week at :30 p. m. at the Country Club. Tom Pargeter and Irv Brunn are in charge. -- . fly- 146-49 ' i Vv ALVIN C. KNAUSS -Will manage hospital West Roseburg Meet To Discuss Sanitation Plan Meeting of residents of ' the West Roseburg area to discuss proposed sanitary Improvements is scheduled next Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. in. the Free Methodist Church, -corner of Umnaua and Harvard Aves. Al Rowe, chairman of the un official West Roseburg Commit. tee, announced that James How land, of the, Corvallis engineering firm of Cornell, Hayes, Howland and. Merryfield, has completed a preliminary survey and, will present his fenorrat fhe meeting. Rowe said that West Roseburtr .residents are. hoping to install sewers and to cooperate witn tne North Roseburg Sanitary District ana tne Kosenurg veterans Hos pital in construction of a sewage treatment plant. Although no definite plans for the proposed plant have been worked out, it has been suggested that it be located on the South Umpoua River below the Veter ans Hospital grounds, so as to serve all of the West Roseburg and North Roseburg areas. Residents of West - Roseburg and adjoining areas are Invited to next weeK s meeting, so they may have a voice in de termining boundaries of the pro posed West Roseburg Sanitary District. Man Kills Wife, Judge Self In Court Tragedy PORT ARTHUR, Ont., June 22. UP) A defendant in a family court case drew a gun in the courtroom yesterday and took the lives of his wife, the presiding Judge and himself. Police said William Gray, 50, a theater ticket taker, suddenly opened fire in the Juvenile and family court. Gray succumbed in a hospital. Police give this account. Gray was brought Into court to face a charge of non-support of his wife and three children. Just as the case opened Gray took a gun from his pocket and fired on his 40-year-old wife and Judge Bruce T. McKltrlck. Mrs. Gray was killed outright, McKitrick died in a hospital a short time later. Gray turned the weapon on himself, inflicting a chest wound. Then he reloaded the .32 caliber gun and shot himself again. Returned Editor Says Marshall Plan Success ATLANTIC CITY, N. J June 22.UP) Henry R. Luce said to day the Marshall Plan "has been a real, genuine, 18-carat success. Luce, editor ot Life, Time and Fortune Magazines, recently re turned from a six-week tour of Europe. in an address to tne aim an nual convention of Kiwanis In ternational, Luce said Europe now needs "a sound financial system." He said that rather than dis continue the Marshall plan, "I think Paul Hoffman (Marshal plan administrator) should be given every nickel he asks for." Astoria Unable To Take Over Naval Hospital ASTORIA. June 22. (IP) The city of Astoria decided "re luctantly" that It couldn't afford to take over the surplus Naval Hospital for housing. The Coait Guard had appealed for housing for 125 families of its employes; and the city wanted to do something aoout it. But architects reported that to convert the hospital into living units would cost $300,000 more than the city can spend. As a re sult, the hospital will be sold for demolition. .., House Cox Brands Sabath Liar, Slaps Him Sabath Retaliates With One-Two Swats; Housing Bill Cause Of Fracas WASHINGTON. June 22. UP A punch-swinging encounter Deiween &5-year-oia Kep. saDatn, (D.-Ill.) and Rep. Cox (D.-Ga.) took place on the house floor to day, touched off by dispute over the administration's Housing bill. An eye witness, Kep. Walter (D.-Pa.h said Cox. who is in his 60s, slapped Sabath in the mouth and KnocKed off his glasses. He said Sabath countered with a one-two right and left to Cox's race before tney were parted. The unbilled one-rounder came during a quorum call to get more members to the floor for the start of debate on the Housing bill. waiter saw it oegan m an argument over, whether Sabath would give Cox time to talk. There had been a bitter prev ious debate, with Sabath jumping on the "real estate lobby" and pleading, with the house to help "deserving American citizens'' urh dm nvulno ft- hmialno Lie Passed; Then Blow Then came the quorum call. That stops business and reporters In the gallery over the chamber went outside to write. The scrap between Sabath and . Cox sent them rushing downstairs to the iioor, where Walter told them that this happened: , Sabath was sitting down at a table when Cox came ud. leaned over and asked for 10 minutes to make a speech. - - ., Sabath, as chairman . of the Rules Committee, is . portioning out time for debate over what rule the housing legislation shall be considered under. . Sabath told Cox he didn't have that much time. , ... Cox called him a "liar.", . Then, Walter went on: "Cox slapped him in the mouth and knocked off his ' glasses. Sabath Jabbed him back, a right and a left to the face. A pair of beauties." . . . ; : . About then, Rep. Delanfw (D NY), Jumped in between them with his 200 pounds. Cox walked away but came back in two or three minutes.. .' - Sabath motioned him off with a hand and a crowd of -Congressmen gathered around tii stop any (Continued oh Page. Twos Criminal Cases . vywen Acnon in -Circuit Court ' A. 17-year-old youth of Suther lln, charged with larceny of an automobile, Monday pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary, then released on probation by Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimberly. The youth and another boy, age 15, were arrested by Roseburg City Police June 16, In possession of a car owned by Rudolph Sol nicka of Park Rose Motel. The younger boy has been turned over to Juvenile authorities. - Roger Cecil SDurlock. charged with non-support of his wife and minor child, was sentenced to a year In the penitentiary, but piaceo on prooation, provided he pay $75 a month support money to the clerk of the Circuit Court. Merle Lee Palm and Raymond Frederick Arthur, charged with entering a motor vehicle "with intent to steal therein" on May 20, pleaded guilty to the charge before Judtre East of Eueene. acting for Judge Wimberly. The Judge suspended imposition of sentence and placed them on nine- months probation. Sentencing will not be imposed unless they violate terms of their probation. Frank Cooper, appearing before Judge Wimberly, on a charge ol threatening to commit a felony, pleaded Innocent and was releas ed on his own recognizance. Hi allegedly threatened to kill Joh DeGroot on June 9, according U tne District Attorney s iniorma tion. . . . . . George Sharp Still Under Mental Exam TACOMA, June 22. . The oase of Geerge 3harp, Vancouver youth acoused of dynamiting the home of hie parents, was set ever In Fed eral District Court here today to next Monday. Judge Charles H.' Leavy granted the delay when the boy's parente said thty wished more time to complete a pty chlatrio examination and ob tain eouniel. Sharp previously deollned the assistance of court-, eel. , MANAGER DROPS DEAD SALEM. June 22. UP) Win- field C. Clarke, 43, manager of the Salem office of the State Liquor Commission, dropped dead last nigm. He leaves nis motner, Mrs. Winifred Rigdon Herrick. Livlty Fact Rant The fistic encounter between eonoemnee. en the House floor today was ust cultured preliminary by the "Intelligent sia' to the abysmal-brute com bat between . Walcott end Charles In Chlcea,) tonight.