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- , , . The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Sat., July 2, 1949fygg pjpg SwCCpS City Block At Oswego Friday. OSWEGO, Ji'iy 2 The biggest lire In this suburban Portland town's history destroyed a lumber yard, an auto accessor ies shop, and part of the City Hall last night. The damage was not estimated immediately, but the loss includ ed several thousand board feet of lumber, several hundred tires, and the Oswego Public Works De partment's new truck. A quarter block, Just off the main highway, was blackened. Wter seriously damaged books In the public library, though the fire itself did not touch that part of the City Hall. The blaze broke out In the Oswego Lumber Company yard, ranidlv consumed the wooden structure, and burned the rear of the City Hall containing the city garage and storeroom. Firemen from Oswego, Oregon City, Lake Grove, Gladstone, West Linn and Tualatin kept the flames from spreading to the main part of the City Hall. Bar ney s Auto Accessory store, siock ed chiefly with tires, burned. An ambulance was sent to the scene after the Tualatin fire truck overturned three blocks from the fire. But Fire Chief William Barn grover, 60, head of the Tualatin volunteers since 1937, declined first aid and rushed on to the fire. Cause of the fire was not established. GRAND FINALIST Phyllis Ann Coble, daughter of Mr. and Mn. Willii Coble, wai awarded the grand prize in the finals of Mil ler's childs' personality contest, conducted during the last four weeks. The age limit was nine months to three years. Entries war judged on personality by members of the photographic in dustry not residing in Roseburg. Runner-up was Katharine E. Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Anderson. (Picture by Miller Moderne Studiol New Timber Sale Plan Will Start Next Year (Continued From Page One) I ' r t , ' ' ' , " I ' ' , J 1 - S' . 1 ( : ' , . 1 : :-. Jf - f. ' t , ..- ) :-.t ' i ' . v . i j , ." ; ... FOURTH WEEK WINNER Lewis Suiter, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A; Suiter, Roseburg, was acclaimed by the judges as winner of tha fourth week's prize in the child's personality contest, spon sored by Miller's. (Picture by Miller Moderne Studiol WINDOWS DOORS FRAMES Priced Right PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 2-12 CRACKER SHOOTERS FINED Throe boys paid $5 fines apiece In Municipal Court this morning, when they pleaded guilty to shooting firecrackers within the city. A fourth boy pleaded inno cent nnd his case was sot for trial Tuesday by Municipal Judge Irn H. Kiddie, stale police officers were the complaining witnesses. w 'A", C mf A. im'n- Compiet. fill r . lJf W r iHK(r tlnk of any other existing procedure will be followed. During 1050 It Is planned to hold sales at two-month Intervals beginning In February. Each sale will be preceded by customary ad vertising. Benefits Pointed Out "The new program," Goldy states, "will afford all prospec tive purchasers an opportunity to know well in advance where and when tracts of tlmhcr will be of fered for sale. Advance planning of timber sales also makes it pos sible to solve road access and other problems in advance of sales." He expressed the belief that the new procedure will have the twin benefits of maximizing whatever competition might po tentially exist and of permitting companies to plan their opera tions well In advance, with cer tain knowledge that specific tracts will be put up for sale at designated times. Prospective purchasers are urged to familiarize themselves with the standards governing sales. These standards will Include such factors as maturity of the timber, protection of watersheds, protection of scenic, wildlife and recreation resources, protection from fire, Insects and disease, and plans for securing regeneration of the forest. Detailed informa tion on policies can be obtained from the district foresters. Allocations of sales for the two Douglas County units are tenta tlvely listed as follows: Douglas Master Unit Million Board Administrative unit Feet Dlllrd 15 Drain 9 Gunler Road 4 Hubbard Creek 2 North Umnciua 4 Rock Creek si; Tyee 4 Yellow Creek ni Miscellaneous 2 Total 50 South Umpqua Master Unit Canvonvllle 6 Days Creek 2 Dradman Creek 3 Myrtle Creek 8 Tiller 1 Total 20 Dimitrov, Bulgarian Premier, Dies In Russia (Continued From Page One) i TRUCK RODEO CHAMP Johnny Castner, formerly of Roseburg, early this week won the Ore gon state truck rodeo championship sponsored by the American Trucking Association in Port land. Castner, who put his trucK through intricate maneuvers to win, visited in Roseburg this week. He is a driver for Pierce Freight Lines. (Picture by Photo Labi ji 't'lyfw"'"-- fi ? , .... t I i':! (''5 1 ' . V'1 HEADS HEALTH ASSOCIATION Miss Helen Falbe, left, re cently was elected president of the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association. She succeeds Mrs. H. A. Watzig, who automatically becomes a member of the board of directors. Miss Falba has been active in the work of the association for many years. (Pictures by Paul Jenkins) for Shallow Wells Here It Is the first luccmful, lelf-contained uxUtu wster system, for shallow wells. Sflf-idjusiinn ctpicity delivers the desired volume of nib water direct from the source to any and all faucets instantly, Nosnw ho ua stuornow constantly, quietly, up I tht to tht capacity 01 Dump, irouDie.rret .self- firiming. Capacity up to 340 gmions per hour, depend ng upon suction life Low first con, no tank to buy, easy to install. Come in and set how this treating new pump solves your problem of mi running water from a shallow well. BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. ond S. P. R. R. Tracks ed to his native country and be came premier with the blessing of Russia in lfl-lfi. His police re gime was called the "iron broom" by his enemies. Using the old Comlnlern tac tics. Dimitrov became a spear head of the new Cominform at tacks that Isolaled and Inmbasled a neighbor Communist ruler. Premier Marshal Tito of Yugo slavia. He fought the Marshall Plan with all his waning strength. Quincy, Mass., was settled In 1(125 and ranks among the oldest permanent settlements in New England. Federal Government Facing Huge Deficit 1 (Continued From Page.Onc) by the 80th Congress last year and the economic downturn that got under way last fall played their parts in knocking tax re ceipts down from their year ago levels. Tax refunds surpassed Presidential expectations. Expenditures Increased Expenditures, in comparison with last year, Increased $1,88B,. 000,000 for the military establish ment; $409,000,000 for veterans administration costs; and $1,78!). 000,000 for the Commodity Credit Corporation outlays. The European Cooperation Ad ministration was an extra $4,041, 000,000 in the expenditure column, but it was offset in part by de creases of $1,700,000,000 and $252, 000,000 from the year before in two foreign aid Hems the British Loan and Export-Import Bank costs, respectively. The Commodity Credit Corpora tion outlays, chiefly for farm cron mice supports, and veterans ad ministration expenses were among those exceeding budget estimates. The ECA cost less than Mr. Truman had contemplated In January. All figures reported bv Treas ury Secretary Snyder counted In lull all outlays on foreign aid. though an act of the 80th Con gress would have lust i Tied him in ignoring $3,000,000,000 of that spending on the 1049 hooks and clalmin" a technical surplus of $l,l!vS,000,000 for the year. Snyder passed up that chance. scorning even a mention of It. In the past, both he and President Human nave Blasted the urovi- slon as a "phony bookkeeping" device. Bloody Riots Reported From Slovak Country (Contlnutxl 'Srom Page One) a compact week-end and save a working day for the "people's democracy." Sets Precedent Verolino'-s case Is believed to have set a precedent restricting travel of foreign envoys here. Heretofor'e there have been patrols on roads between Slo vakia and Bohemia-Moravia, but usually cars with diplomatic or foreign license plates were wav ed through. The government claimed Vero lino had no right to claim viola tion of diplomatic rights because he "twice disregarded challenges of traffic police to halt" while in Slovakia. It added he had no right there anyway because he had failed to give the mini stry prior notice of the trip. The Nunciature called the min istry's claim "absolutely false." It said armed men entered Vero-lino'-s car, forced him to drive to the police station where of ficers tried to question him. FOR SALE About 250 Used Coops. Ideal for hauling your chickens or turkeys around the ranch. $2.00 each. First Come First Choice Douglas County Poultry Oak A Spruce Sts. Phone 374 1 FOR SALE I Beautiful River Property , Very Attractive and New 2-Bedroom Home 300 Feet of River Frontoge Big Fireplace of Roman Brick Automatic Gos Furnace I One Mile From Post Office 1 Latest in Plastering Design I Immediate Possession 1 Close to School, Bus, Store I Very Secluded Plus One Acre of Ground, All Fenced Shown by Appointment Only Price $20,000 j Earl & Gladys Wiley j Realtors j ROSE HOTEL BLDG. Turkey Show Heads Plan Cold Storage Building (Continued From Page One) industry repr'esenttaives will be set up In connection with the show, however. Routledge also announced that directorsf o the Northwestern Turkey Show, Inc., are working with the Far West urkey Show at Turlock, Calif., to change the dates of the two exhibits to per mit growers to enter both shows. The Turlock show would start one day earlier than it ordinarily does, and the Roseburg show would start one day later than it has in the past. This would give exhibitors time to travel between the two cities. The Northwestern Turkey Show has always been held during the second week in December. The show would start Tuesday instead of Monday this year. International Wheat Agreement Now In Force WASHINGTON, July 2. VP) The 42-nation International wheat agreement went Into force July 1. It became effective when India and Lebanon deposited their rati fications of the four-year accord designed to stabilize the world wheat market. Their actions raised the num ber of bushels subscribed to by importing countries to 325,181, 032. This shoved the total over the minimum requirement of 320,000,000 bushels of wheat. Australia became the third ex porter to deposit its ratification earlier today. Previously, the United States and Canada had done so. Saturday Parkers Could Take Lessons From Champ (Continued From Page One) pionship, Castner will enter the national competition at Boston in October. . A He said the truck and trailer portion of the contest may be held In Phoenix, as that type of vehicle is not permitted In the east. Eleven western states al low trucks and trailers, Castner related, but semis and trailerless trucks only are j.jrmitted to op erate in the east. The Oregon champ said he has operated a truck and trailer 13 years. He has been with his pres ent employer 11 years. Castner, 33 years old, lived here In 1940, then moved with his wife and son to Portland. Accompanied by Editor Castner was accompanied here from Eugene by Tony Simon, as sistant editor of Scholastic maga zine, which features material of interest to high school and Junior high school students and teach ers. Simon is making a tour of the country, gathering feature material for issues of the maga zine. Included will be an article about the truck rodeo. Some of the contest problems Involved were driving through an offset alley, with only pne foo.t clearance on either side; driving through an alley that grew nar rower, there being one-loot clear ance on either side of the truck at the point of entry, but at the other end of the alley, the clear ance could be measured in inches, according - to Castner. Backing the truck and trailer into a three sided enclosure after making an offset entry was still another problem. The tailgate was re quired to come within six inches of the platform. The clearance on either side was one foot. Castner said he executed the maneuver standing on the run ning board, keeping one foot on the gas pedal. Another problem that taxed the judgment and in genuity of the contestant was to keep the right wheels of the truck and trailer in a marked lane for 100 feet. The driving test was topped off with a written examination that tested the contestant s' knowledge of Interstate Com merce rules and regulations, first aid, fire fighting, knowledge of the trucking industry appearance and personality. (See picture page 2.) REPRESENTATIVE HERE For the convenience of resi dents In Douglas County, a rep resentative of the Eugene office of the Social Security Admini stration will be at the Oregon State Employment Service in Roseburg on Tuesday, July 5, be tween the hours of 8:30 a. m. and 12 noon. Bankruptcy May Follow Long Strife In Berlin BERLIN, July 2 UP) Ber lin was threatened with municipal bankruptcy today as a hangover from East-West strife. A prospective budget deficit of 321,000,000 west marks ($96,300,. 000) plagued the allied-recognized city government just as its rail way strike troubles ended. Soviet-controlled elevated pas senger trains resumed operation in western sectors early today, 41 days after they were tied up by the strike of an anti-Communist rail union. The railway management said Interzonal traffic between Berlin and Western Germany was being restored gradually, with pre strike schedules to become effec tive again Monday. After two days of harassing tactics, Soviet Autobahn guards began passing into Berlin all West German truck cargoes which had been cleared at the Russian zone frontier. But the Russians tightened a blockade on foodstuffs which East German farmers were trying to slip into allied sectors to sell for West Marks, now worth more than five times as much as east TTISTIS City' officials blamed Berlin's financial plight on the conse quences of a year-long "fight for freedom" against the Soviet Union. Death Takes Released Prisoner C. G. Boggie SEATTLE, July 2 (IP) Clarence G. Boggie, who was re leased, on a pardon from the Washington state prison last Christmas Eve, died of a heart attack last night at a Northern California logging camp. Word of his death was telephon ed here by his sister, Mrs. Edna Silkwood, from her home in Lebanon, Ore. The call came to Don Magnuson, Seattle Times re porter, who made long Investi gation for his newspaper in the belief that Boggie was wrongfully convicted and served 13 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Off let, Roseburg, Oregon Continued fair and warm today and Sunday. Highest temp, for any July.... 109 Lowest temp for any July 40 Highest temp, yesterday 80 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs - 51 ' Precipitation last 24 hrs 0 Precipitation since Sept. 1....27.34 Deficiency since July 1 02 Deficiency since June 1 1.0S Cabinets and Millwork We have every facility for the manufacture of first class products. - ASK FOR FREE ESTIMATE COEN SUPPLY COMPANY Everything For The Builder Floed Mill Sts. Phone 121 Delicious Ice Cream for Your Fourth of July Be Sure Of Quality Ask For UMPQUA ICE CREAM We con supply you with any quantity of ice cream that you will need for this weekend. We'll specially pack it in 'dry ice to keep it as long as necessary. Phone 38 and we'll hove your order ready. We will appreciate it and you will receive faster service if you order early. 1