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2 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Frl., July 1, 1949 Greek Civil War Prolonged By Outside Aid To Guerrillas, Deputy Says On Roseburg Visit ' it J - , - i , - 'J, ' .- t;; j . , , : , '. v GREEK DEPUTY VISITS IN ROSEBURG Vaiileo. Krekos (center), member of the Greek House of Denutiei. it Dictured above with h!i brother" Mike (riqht), owner of West Coast Shows, a well-known carnival company, and (left) George Trapalis, Roseburg .friend of the Krekos fam ily. Tha high Creek officer, whose position corresponds closely to that ot a U. s. senator, says, In effect, that Greece is being made a political football ' between Democratic and Communist ideologies. (Picture by Paul Jenkins.) help people Individually or to sup port a recovery attempt. If and when peace Is obtained, he said, Greece will need help In the way of farm machinery to get long-idle fields back Into produc tion. But, he hastened to add: 'We are not asking charity, we only want Justice!" Greece asks no charity, only Justice!" This phrase, repeated over and over, tells the story Vasllcos Krekos, member of the Greek House of Deputies, a position closely resembling that of a United States senator, Is en deavoring to bring to the Ameri can people. Krekos visited In Roseburg Wednesday night and Thursday morning in company with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Krekos. Mike Krekos, owner of the West Coast Shows, a well-known carnival company, has been a frequent visitor in Roseburg, where his shows hold an annual engagement. The party stopped In Roseburg to spend a few hours with Mr. and Mrs. George Trapalis and family. The Greek deputy, who is mak ing his first visit to the United States, has only a short time (o remain, as he It due back in France by Aug. 1, but his brother is endeavoring to show him as much of this country as possible during the visitor s brief stay. A tour already has been made through the State of Washington and into British Columbia, and the party was enroute into Ne vada by way of Klamath Falls after a trip down the Coast High way to Roseburg. Oregon's Prosperity Noted The high Greek official re ported he is extremely Impressed by Oregon's scenery and apparent y, by tha ; hospitality of Its people. Oregon's prosperity, he said, Is a most decided contrast from that of his own country whore only about two million out of seven million people have regained even a nemblance of normal liv ingand that only on a border line standard. Southern Greece, he reports, has been restored to productive activity and only recently has re sumed limited exports of raisins and tobacco. The northern sec tions still are battling Communist-inspired guerrillas. Homes are burned, farms are destroyed, bridges and roads wrecked In fre quent guerrilla raids, preventing tne populace from producing more than a fraction of the bare essentials they require. "If it were not for help from America," Krekos said, 'Greece would have collapsed long ago and not only Greece but all of Europe." Less than five percent of the Greek population, he states, is Communistic. This five per cent is centered principally around the Northern border, the scene of guerrilla fighting. Outsiders Aid Guerrillas "I am often asked," he said, "whv a Greek nt-mv which rln. feated a strong Italian army and which held off the best Germany . G. McArthur Well Drilling 11 miles east on N. Umpqua Road Watch for sign or write Box 17S, Idle y Id Route, Rose burg, Oregon. could offer for 47 days can't wipe out a few thousand guerrillas. "Does anyone doubt that we could? "But how can we stop them when they flow back and forth across the border, constantly re ceiving new equipment, recruit ing strength from the adjoining satellite countries, being trained by expert Communist military leaders. "II the United Nations would only close our borders we could stop tne guerrillas overnignt. Krekos was reluctant to voice any statement which might seem critical of the United Nations, but explained that the facts have been reported time and again by committees studying the Greek situation. Greece, It was explained, Is be ing made to suffer because of the policy of not opposing Russia and her "slave bloc" nations, as they are called In Greece, with a direct show of force. "Give us Justice, by closing our borders, and we can soon end guerrilla warfare," Krekos said. But we can do nothing so long as guerrilla bands blow up our bridges, burn our homes, destroy our farms, carry off women and children, and keep coming back with new recruits and fresh arms and ammunition." Marshall Plan Praised The Marshall plan, Krekos said, has been the "salvation of Europe." Had It not been for timely financial aid, he says, Europe would have collapsed. But because aid was forthcoming, the turning point has been passed, and Europe is rapidly moving away from Communism, as evi denced by the trouble Russia is experiencing even with her satel lite states. Krekos believes the developing "Holy War" between the Catho lic Church and Communism will gain momentum and eventually will destroy tha Red Ideology. The Greek Church, he says, lias good cause to fight Communism which hanged, crucified or burned more than 400 of its ministers. "The Greek people," he said, "will forever thank the American government and the American people for the help they have given. Americans should know," he added," that Greece Is not fighting for herself alone. We are fighting no war for gain, no war for territory. We fight only for peace, liberty and Justice. We are carrying the fight for the whole world. The fight could be ended If we were only given Justice II they would close our borders. But they do not because it might pre cipitate war for the rest of the world. Consequently Greece con tinues to be martyred." Only Want Justice Krekos reports that each yenr, as the House of Deputies ad journs, memliers go out to visit other countries. They study trends In politics and economy, and. at the same time, endeavor to tell the story of Greece's prob lems. Greek people, be said, are well Informed on world condi tions and have a keen sense of appreciation of the position they hold In the current political struggle. U. . aid to Greece, he said, Is more than ample If it were not for the continued fighting. But, under present conditions, nearly everything Greece receives must go to support its military defense and to repair damages done. Lit tle of the money can tie used to Eagle To Scream Af Douglas County Towns (Continued from Page One) Hltchman, Sutherlln. The Sutherlln celebration will continue Saturday with a pet pa rade at 10 a. m., starting at the Southern Pacific depot and con tinuing to the City Park, where prizes will be awarded for pets In the boys' and girls' divisions, and for decorated bicycles. Sev eral Junior sports events, Sally Hilt's Variety Show, and dances are also scheduled Saturday. Sutherlln's big day will be Mon day, with the grand parade set for 10 a.m., following the same route as Saturday's parade; log rolling on the L, and H. Lumber Co. pond at 11 a.m.. exhibition drills by the Sheriff's Posse and tagies i.onge drill teams, and truckers' and loggers' contests in the afternoon. The day will be concluded with a fireworks dis play and dance. Olendale Ready For Fete At Giendale Sunday noon, con cessions at the school play field will signal the opening of that community's 4th of July observ ance. There will be children's races at 12:30, ball game at 2 o'clock, musical concert at 4 o'clock, and opening of conces sions again at 5 o'clock. Giendale likewise will have a log rolling and olher loggers' con tests Monday. The log rolling will he west of the brldue over Cow Creek at 10 a.m. At noon there will be a parade, followed by other contest events In the after noon. The Baptist Church will have a slngsplration and mission ary motion pictures at 8:30, fol lowed by fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Yoncalla: Bigger And Better Final plans are belne conmleted to make the annual amateur R:;deo of Yoncalla bigger and bet ter than ever. The committees in charge of the various activities report considerable interest. Contestants are be hp rei? sler. cd, who are hound to put up a real show in all the manv events scheduled for the day.. i lie titteen events scheduled for the afternoon are as follows: I. Bnya cuir cmmbli. 3. Saddle bronc rldlnif, first half. 3. Cir roping, first hnlf. 4. Show itntllnnB. 5. Lndlei' hnrrel race, fl, Strer rldlllB. 7. Calf ropiiiH. aprond half. 8. Parrhai'k bronr riding, first half. P. Brpnknwav rnplng. first half. in. Saddle bronc rldlns, second half. II, Cow hnrse contest. 12. Dareback bronc riding, second half. 14. Wild row milking. 1.1. Sllik rare. The day will open with a parade at 10 a. m., and the rodeo will atart at 1 p. m. sharp. NEW AUDITOR NAMED PORTLAND, July 1. (!') Ed win M. Kerr, Portland realtor and World War veteran, is Multno mah County's new auditor. He was appointed unanimously by the county commissioners to succeed Herbert G. Harbur, who was fatally Injured In a traffic ac cident. Kerr is a Republican. THE SANITARY MARKET tr BRINGS YOU ONLY THE FINEST of quality meati and the freshest of sea foods. For the tenderest steaks, the juiciest roasts all the delicacies of meat and sea food be sure to shop the Sanitary Market. FREE DELIVERY Phone 134 SANITARY MARKET 313 W. Con Property Sales Are Reported By DeCamp Agency Continuing activity in property sales Is reported by Hayden H. DeCamp Real Estate Agency of KoseDurg. The following recent transac tions are listed: Allen A. Armstrong recently from Portland and with Standard Stations, Inc., purchased the Ed ward Bolton home in East Rose burg. Robert E. Ford, formerly or l,os Angeles, purchased the ti. P. Shears property on the Happy valley Koad. frank JJ. Murphy of Lockwood sales department bought Carl Reson's new home on the Newton Creek road. LeRoy Evans from Myrtle Creek purchased A. U. Taylor's latest new home In Spicer's Ad dition; Roscoe Haienyager bought the Rhodes home In West Roseburg; Wm. M. Hash bought the John P. Clifton ranch on the Clarks Branch road; Robert Daly, from the east, purchased one of Kenneth Ellison s homes in West Roseburg. Edward J. Bolton purchased the Moore home at 1035 E. uth St. Maynard C. Byrd purchased the latest new home constructed by Roy Clark & Son; George Coatney of Copco bought the Walter Paul ranch located on the Roberts Creek road. George M. Maxon, from northeastern Ore gon, purchased the Grier home in North Roseburg. Alvin P. Stef fen of Hansen Motors bought John Moe's house on North Jack son St. Peter Bill boueht James Wells' Lookingglass acreage; Dewey El- nert bought Lorenza Payne s home on Center St. In Sutherlln: Jim Daughty bought the Bernarr Hansen ranch on Highway 42 near Tenmlle; Earl A. Moore bought the Winston Auto Court; V. S. Utterback boueht the A. W. Warren home at 741 Hamilton St.; Raymond C. Long bought an acreage home in the Roberts Creek area from John Clifton; Kenneth Ellison boueht Georee Coatney's Westside home; Mrs. ttta Kogers or tne factrtc Tele phone Co. purchased the E. Clark residence on S. Pine St.; M. Sacks bought the Donald Libby proper ty in Riverside; R. H. Gettman of Sutherlln leased the Hash ranch In the Roberts Creek district; the local Carpenters and Joiners Union bought the George Rout ledge property on Cobb St. jy Brpy 4 rK ' 4, if ,- Tfc 1 r . , ; ACT OF COD Passengers in this crumpled American Airlines twin-engined Convair say it was a miracle any survived this crash landing. The plane, loaded with 40 passengers and three crewmen, slammed belly-down in a field a tew seconds after faking off from the Municipal Airport at Memphis, Tenn. At least 34 were injured. (AP Wirephoto). Sharon Conover, Infant. Of Myrtle Creek, Dies Sharon Lee Conover. one-vear- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conover, Myrtle Creek, died Thursday evening, June 30, after a very short illness. She was horn March 24, 1948, in North Bend. Surviving besides her parents are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Kendall, Sweet Home and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conover Sr., Coos Bay, and the great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kendall, Coos Bay. funeral services, in charge or the Roseburg Funeral Home, will he held Saturday, July 2, in the Mills Funeral Chapel In Coos Bav. at 11 a.m. Vault Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Coos Bay. Kenneth W. Ford New Hospital Assn. Head (Continued From Page One) There were 37 ballots returned because the addressee had moved away. The purpose of last nights meeting was to canvass the bal lots, reorganize under the new directors, and to elect officers within the group. The total number of ballots for each candidate follows: three year term, Kenneth Ford 5S0; Morris Roach 507; Frank Ashley 389; Dale Albright 100; John Amacher 291; Frank Hammer smith 125. Two-year term, Roy Hanford 553; Dick Oilman 357; Dan Dim Iok, 379; Viola Blessing 290; John Hodson 181; William Devaney 220. One-vear term, Buckley Bell 423;. Bill Oerdlng 373; Phil John ston 315; Henry Jacnhson 341; Vein Keel 200, and Charles Emery 311. Judith Coplon Given Sentence For Spying (Continued From Page One) ( tic? 'M V.'' ,v 'i . ' , : 'i-i IN BOATING ACCIDENT Hit by a speedboat while swimming in Lake Tahoe, Imogene Wittsche, 13, (above, right), of Rose ville, Calif., is in grave condition in the Washoe General Hospital at Reno, Nev., following acpufation of both legs below the knees. At Placerville, Calif., Henry Lyon, district attorney of Eldorado County, in which the accident occurred, named Phil Davis (above, left), Oakland, Calif., automobile dealer, as the operator of the craft and said either state or federal charges would be placed against him. Davis said he was "flabbergasted" when told of the accident. (AP Wirephoto) Honolulu Stevedores Spurn Plan To End Tie-Up (Continued From Page One) coming at once for strike relief. More financial support was prom ised from Portland and San Fran cisco Stevadores. . ' Employers offered a wage in crease of 12 cents an hour in an attempt to head off the strike. They insist Stevadores here have steadier pay and better working conditions than those on the mainland. President Truman in Washing ton endorsed the plan. So did the newspapers, the Honolulu Catholic Diocese and the Phillip pine counsul general. Most of the Stevadores are Filipinos. The Honolulu Stevadore Local Is Hawaii's largest. But a total of about 1,100 others were voting today on the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Kaui. It was believed generally that the vote in Honolulu clearly fore casts a rejection elswhere. Contractors, Workers At Eugene End Wage Dispute EUGENE, July 1 (TP) A new contract providing for a S2.23 an hour minimum wage for finishers was signed Wednesday by the Association of Eugene Contractors and Eugene Cement Finishers. The Cement Finishers are part of Brick Layers Inter national, local 6. Signing of the contract ends what union officials called a "partial strike" over the last 10 davs. Budget Slash Move Spreads In Congress (Continued From Page One) Forest Funds' Increase Approved By Committee (Continued From Page One) ed by the House were stricken by the Senate committee. One would have authorized di rect technical assistance to farm ers and forest owners in plant ing, management and harvesting of timber crops with a $1,000,000 federal contribution. The other sought to revise and consolidate previous federal for estry programs' to eliminate over lapping and duplication. The Morse bill would expand present authorizations of $17,500, 000 for 1950 and 1951-for building access roads to and in national forests to $30,000,000 each year. MacArthur Edict Eases Japanese Foot Torture TOKYO, July 1 UP) No longer will Japanese men"s shoes come in only one width, a narrow one, at that. t The custom was originated by imperial decree half a century ago when western dress became formal court attire. General McArthur's headquar ters decided widened lasts to fit the broad feet of Japanese men should be employed. Japanese men have crimped their toes inside the narrow width styles or bought shoes many times too long to give their feet room. Jesse R. Young Claimed By Death Jesse Richard Young. 74. real- dent of Roseburg for two arid one-half years, died after a short illness Thursday night, June 30. He was born June 3, 1875, in Lincoln, Neb. He came from Cumberland, Wis., to Roseburg in 1947 to reside with a daughter, Mrs. Henry Reed, 838 Maloy Street. He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Cumberland, Wis. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Ed Jansen, Turtle Lake, Wis.; Mrs. Steve Jansen, Cumber land. Wis.; Mrs. Henry Reed, Roseburg, and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson, Roseburg; a son, Rev. William Young, Santa Cruz, N. M.; a brother, Byron Young, Lin coln, Neb.; a sister, Mrs. Ida Crayne, Seattle, Wash.; 18 grand children and two great-grandchildren. The body will be taken by the Roseburg Funeral Home to Port land and will be shipped to Cum berland, Wis., for funeral services and interment. The body will be accompanied by two of his daugh ters and will be placed beside that of his wife, Anna, who died in 1946. ' . Rehabilitation Of Ochoco Dam Slated PRINEVILLE, July 1. ff Ochoco Dam rehabilitation work will start July 9, when three and a half carloads of explosives are touched off in a blast shaking down part of a basalt cliff. . Ceremonies at the event will be attended by R. J. Newell, who retired July 1 as regional reclamation director at Boise, and his successor, H .T. Helson. Newell, in a letter to recla mation officials here, said he and Nelson would confer here on the Crooked River Reclama tion and Flood Control project. The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon ' Fair today and; tonight.- Fair and warmer Saturday. Highest temp, for any June.. 106 Lowest temp, for any June.... 36 Highest temp, yesterday 81 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs 46 Precipitation last 24 hrs 0 Precipitation since June 1.... .03 Precipitation since Sept. 1....27.84 Deficiency since June. .. 1.06 " For " loos" on Dralnboards See Phil Durnam - Linoleum Laying and Venetian Blinds 920 S. Main 1336-J . home but was trying to pass the Job along to the President a view with which Mr. Truman said he agreed. But Senator Wherry of Nebras ka, the Republican floor leader, had another slant. "The appropraitions Congress Is passing are based entirely on President Truman's own budget estimates," the Nebraskan told a reporter. "Every time we try to cut them, his wing of the Demo cratic Party fights the move. "What we are asking nim to do is to cut his own budget to bal ance income and outgo.' Wherry said a petition to Sena tor Lucas of Illinois, the Demo cratic leader, aimed at ordering such Presidential action, now bears the signatures of 62 of 95 senators. There is one vacancy. In the House a similar petition had 107 signers and Republican backers predicted the number will swell so rapidly as to force action before the session ends. JEWELRY SHOP LOOTED PORTLAND, July l.UP)--Jewelry valued at $595 was taken by a thief who broke a window of the Rose Jewelers shop in Portland early today. Proprietor Morris I. Rosencrantz told police the loot included five diamond and one gold rings. The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse. should she lose theappeal her at torney announced would be made. Judge Reeves recommended that the sentence be served In the women's reformatory at Al derson, W. Va. He explained, however, 'hat this Is a mere recommendation and that the prison will be select ed by the Justice Department if Miss Coplon actually serves the time. Judge Reeves rejected a de mand by Prosecutor John M. Kel ley Jr., that Miss Coplon be held in bail of $100,000. . Miss Coplon, 28, a Barnard Col lege honor graduate, still faces trial in New York along with Valentine A. Guhitchev, a Rus sian, on espionage conspiracy charges. LOOK ;ms SIGN DECOCAT1NO iroPM-TPCSl IT 1$ YOUR PROTECTION Fully Guarantee Reliable Quality Wark At No Addad Cost Roaeburft Chapter P. D. C A. Phona 208 FURNACES LENNOX (Utility Basement) KLEER-KLEEN (Floor units 29" deep) AIR COOLERS GUTTERS FLASHINGS CAPPING BLOW PIPE WE ARE EQUIPPED TO WORK 16 GAUGE SINKS-CANOPYS GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY ROSEBURG SHEET METAL A nmnirptntt . .... . ' I wish to announce I have moved to Sutherlin In my new building. 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