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U. Of 0. Library Comp. Eugene , Oregon -t I ;. - ' f ll mi OT1 nn U i 0 n uvu p0 sn m City's 2 Grain Elevators In Flames' Toll Two Warehouses, Flour Mill, 8 Boxcars, Coal, Lumber Yards Erased The Weather Partly cloudy today and Wtd msday. Lirrlt change In torn ptrature. Sunset today 7:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:50 a.m. WHO DOES WHAT ' (,,..! I 'i t .- . - - - i - - i IW Or. J L ' 1 h", ,; -VTr --r" MAXINE STRODE is bookkeeper at Grimm's grocery at the corner of North Jackson street and East Second Avenue North. She has been with this firm for several years. Everyone there stood about and coached her while this picture was being taken. All their ideas were different, too. v ';. ' Maxine and her husband, Larry Strode, live at' 75 1 Fleser street and have been in Roseburg nine years, .They came here from Carlton, Oregon. Florida Mob Homes Of Negroes Following Theft-Kidnapmg-Rape Case r GROVELAND, Fla., July 19 burned down three Negro homes last night in an outbreak of racial violence that terrorized this central Florida farming section. .., Feeling had been running hlghsince Saturday when -two Negroes were" arrested on charges' of raping a TT-year-pldNvhite woman and beating her husband. A third Negro was taken In custody Sunday and a fourth is being sought In the Day's News ; By FRANK JENKINS PRESIDENT Truman, in his "fireside chat," lays the blame for everything that may be wrong with us on the Republican 80th Congress. These wicked highbind ers, he tells us, cut taxes. They refused to give him spurs and a Spanish bit with which to ride the Inflation broncho. Then he adds: "How these same selfish Inter ests are urging us to commit a third great blunder. They are urg ing DRASTIC CUTS IN GOV ERNMENT SPENDING cuts which would fall hardest on those expenditures which are most im portant to our domestic economy." I UNDERSTAND the President's position, of course. Last fall, when It seemed that he didn't have a chance, he pulled his belt a couple of holes tighter and went out and (in his own words) "gave 'em hell." It worked. People LOVE to see hides hung on the fence (except, of course, those whose hides are being hung). President Truman (Continued on Page Four) Bill Evans New Chairman Of County Red Cross Chapter; Activities1 Reports Given Bill Evans, transportation superintendent of the Roseburg Lumber Co., was elected chairman of the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross last night, following the chapter's annual membership meeting at the armory.' He succeeds L. L. (Jim) Powers. Guest speaker at the meeting was Joseph M. Mjolsness, Salem, stale relations officer for Oregon of the American National Red Cross. He told of the organiza tion's responsibility to give aid during times of disaster and emergency, as set forth in its charter. Following Mjolsness's talk, chairmen of various chapter services gave their respective re ports. The meeting also included election of 16 persons to the board of directors for one, two, and three-year terms. The board con vened following the chapter meet ing to elect new officers. Mrs. Vera McClintock Jones was elected vice chairman, while Mrs. Lois Kent and Don Reed were re-elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. New directors Include Robert Kidder. W. M. Campbell. William A. Oerdlng, M. M. Nelson, and Mrs. Kent, one-year term; V. V. (Continued on Page Two) Burns Down UP) A mob of armed white men As far as could be determined no one was in the buildings when the angry band set fire to them. Their occupants had moved out before nightfall. Earlier, Lake County Sheriff W. V. McCall hurled a tear gas bomb into the midst of a heavily armed mob of about 50 men who rode through Stuckey's Still, a Negro community about , live miles west of Groveland, firing shotguns and pistols. The three Negroes under arrest have been charged with rape, kidnaping and causing bodily harm in connection with the Sat urday offense. McCall said they (Continued on Page Two) U. S., Canadian Lumber Slated For England WASHINGTON, July 19.-WP) The Economic Cooperation ad ministration said today it has agreed to finance the purchase of $12,930,000 worth of Canadian and United States lumber for recovery use in the United King dom. The agency said contracts cov ering $10,000,000 already have been issued. Of the total, $4,000, 000 will go to U. S. suppliers and $6,000,000 will be sent to Canada. ECA stated that the contracts are the first to be let under a new competitive bidding require ment governing all Marshall Plan purchases of lumber. The American products to be bought will be Douglas fir from the west coast. ' t f t BILL EVANS Head Red Cross Chapter Established 1873 High Court Justice Murphy Dies Illness Ends Noted Career At Age Of 59 Ex-Michigan Governor, Former Atty. General Of United States DETROIT, July 19 UP) Su preme court Justice Frank Mur phy died today. Doctors at Henry Ford hospital said the 59-year-old jurist died of coronary occlusions, a heart af fliction. Murphy was appointed In 1940 to the supreme court by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to that, he had served one two-year term as governor of Michigan. He was defeated for re-election. . ' Before running for governor, Murphy served as the last governor-general of the Philippines. He was also attorney general of the United States. The justice never married. For many years he was regarded as one of Washington's most eligible bachelors. It was as governor of Michi gan that Murphy first came into the national limelight. That was in the 1930s when the first big s' -down strikes occurred. He was vigorously attacked by some for not using force to oust the sit downers from automobile plants. Murphy said that if the people of Michigan wanted their gover nor "to shoot the workers out of the factories and thus end sit down strikes once and for all," they would have to get another governor to do it. "If the American worklngmen are wrong,1'-Jhe declared; "I be lieve they can be taught the right way without writing the lesson in blood." (He said later that he believed sitdown strikes were wrong.) During the strike crisis Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt de scribed him as "a profoundly re ligious, able and law-abiding gov ernor." Beaten For Re-election Governor Murphy was defeat ed for reelection. The defeat hurt (Continued on Page Two) Housing Project Sale Considered With the 40-unit federal hous ing project at Scottsburg show ing vacancies of 25 per cent, the Housing Authority of Doug las county is considering whether the project should be declared surplus and the rental units sold. Such inquiries are being made of logging companies in the low er Umpqua area and the City of Reedsport, said H. L .Scofield, executive director. If the housing authority should decide to dispose of the Scotts burg project, the cabins would be appraised as to value and sold, said Scofield. First chance to purchase the cabins would be given the present occupants. The buildings would have to be re moved from the property. The Scottsburg project was es tablished five years ago as an emergency war measure by the federal government. The project, together with others at Roseburg, Myrtle Creek and Sutherlln, has been operated by the Housing Authority of Douglas county. After this year, to continue in operation, the projects must show their necessity and receive special permission from Congress, said Scofield. (See alio story on Page 3). Interior Decorating Business Established Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Morgan, 735 Reservoir Ave., have an nounced the opening of a new interior decorating business to be established at their hpme. Morgan said he would work In conjunction with Myier M. Beery, owner of ihe Roseburg Glass company, ine decorator and his wh'e will design new furniture, in addition to refinishing old furnit ure. The Interior decorator and painting contractor formerly headed the decorating depart ment of the Wilhelm furniture company of Omaha, Neb. He was associated with that firm for ten years before coming to Rose burg. Itchy Cow Falls . Tower, Breaks Thermometer Talk about a bull In a ohlna hop! Douglas Fire Patrol Dispatch er U. F. McLaughlin complain ed today of the ambitious cow which wandered up to Biugh man lookout yesterday to scratch her back. Damage: one fallen weather tower and a broken thermometer. NOISE ANNOYS Rep. Ellsworth Again Urges Adjournment WASHINGTON, July 19 UP) Rep. Ellsworth (R.-Ore.) said to day a "boiler factory in full pro duction would be JS nice quiet place" compared with the tempo rary quarters of the House of representatives. He repeated his assertion of two weeks ago that Congress should adjourn. "The first few days after the House of Representatives moved into its new quarters in the ways and means committee room In the new House office building, I , thought the temporary setup Would work out well," he told a reporter. "I nave changed by mind. The sessions are little short of bed lam. In spite of every effort on the part of the presiding offi cer, the noise and confusion are terrible. "As a result of the general high noise level on the floor" he added. "The loud soeaker system used by those who address the House ts operated at what seems to be full volume with six amplifier units blaring down at us from along the walls." Ellsworth said that after watch ing the House operate under these conditions for nearly two weeks he is convinced "that no more than the vitally necessary bills should be considered now. "And then adjourn." 2 Cars Wrecked; 4 Persons Hurt Four persons were Injured, one of: them seriously, when car went out of control while beine towed about 12 miles north of Oakland Monday afternoon. All four were taken to Mercy hospital but two were later re leased. The injured, according to State Police Sgt. Lyle Harrell, included Jack Oscar Larsen, Phoenix, Ariz.; fractured skull, and Robert Pierre Bauch, Wick enburg, Ariz., who sustained an ankle injury. Both are hospital ized. The other two, released aft er treatment for cuts and bruis es, are Ralph Leroy Rush and Wilbur Lynn, both of Phoenix. Sgt. Harrell reported that Rush was operator of the car which was towing the other car, op erated by Lynn. The towed car went out of control, forcing both cars into a ditch. The car be ing towed was a total wreck. Bausch was a passenger with Rush, and Larson was a passen ger with Lynn. Guatemala War Follows Slaying Of Army Chief GUATEMALA, Guatemala, July 19. VP) Armored troops were reported battling for control of the national palace today as con fusion and violence gripped Gua temala in the wake of the slay ing of her army chief of staff. An attack on the palace was launched last night after the army leader. Col. Francisco Ar ana, had been assassinated. War planes zoomed over the city and armed civilians roamed tne streets aespite police curlew orders. Early today Manuel Gallch, a leader of the revolutionary ac tion party which supports Pre sident Juan Arevalo's regime, broadcast that the government had the situation "in control." There have been no casulaty reports. Groom, 91, Bride, 80, On Their Honeymoon LOS ANGELES. July 19.-W A 91 - year-old great-great-great grandfather is honeymooning to day with his 80-year-old bride. "I ve been wanting to marry her for a long time," said Al bert R. Hummel, "but she didn't know. Finally she says yes. So yesterday I says, 'well, we might as well get it over with.' We did." The couple rode a streetcar to city hall where they were wed. Asked now she liked being mar ried the former Elizabeth R. Euddcke patted Hummel's cheek and said: "I love Mm. He's mine. I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world." World Calendar Change Opposed By Adventists GLADSTONE, July 19 -UP) The Oregon Seventh-Day Advent bit church conference has voted to oppose a proposed change In the world calendar that would establish months with an equal number of days. The camp session also heard Roy L. Benton, a North Pacific conference secretary, assail muni cipal ordinances Interfering with distribution ot religious litera ture. t ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, JULY Franchise For Disposal Of Garbage Due Necessary Ordinance Is Ordered By City Council; Rent Decontrol Sought WHAT THE COUNCIL DID Ordered ordinance granting Garbage company new franohlse. Appointed committee to study rent decontrol. Referred to police oommittee petition asking ban of Intoxloat Ing liquor sale on Sunday. Referred to police committee petition to prohibit sound trucks. Purchased new police car and motorcycle. Ordered courtesy cards for out-of-state parking violators. Approved new employee ap pointments. Deferred Ford street paving re quest. Dropped South Hamilton street improvement request. A five-year franchise will be offered the Roseburg Garbage Disposal Co. The city council last night passed a motion directing that an ordinance be drafted by the city attorney incorporating recommended changes contained in a report of the city manager. Effective Oct. 1. weekly. In stead of twice-weekly, garbage pickup service will be offered the residential area of Roseburg. Residential rates would be reduc ed from S1.25 to $1.00 monthly. Also, an adjustment would be made from the existine $4.50 hourly rate to $6.00 per hour for large jickup service. The Roseburg Garbage Co. would pay the city a flat $45 monthly lee lor the franchise. The council accepted the flat fee in preference to an alternate one and one-half per cent of gross profits. The company would purchase new equipment, consisting of a new tractor for covering dump ings, additional property costing $1550, and construct a road with culverts costing $400 for purpose of providing and maintaining a dumping ground in much better condition than in the past. All garbage would be covered with earth rather than burned as at present, thus eliminating the ob jectionable odors from burning (Continued on Page Two) Gallows Faced By Human Vampire LEWES, Eng.. July 19 UP) John George Haigh, self-confessed vampire slayer of nine, was condemned tonight to death on the gallows. A jury of 11 men and a woman deliberated only 15 minutes be fore convicting the handsome, 39-year-old businessman of killing wealthy Mrs. Olive Durand-Dea-con last Feb. 18, drinking a glass of her blood and destroying her body in a barrel of acid. Haigh had pleaded for "a special verdict In the form of guilty of the acts charged but Insane at the time thev were committed." Called as a defense witness Dr. Henry Yellowlees, noted London and Glasgow psychiatrist, testi fied that Haigh was suffering from paranoic Insanity. In two statements read in court yesterday Haigh was quot ed as telling police he had killed eight others beside Mrs. Durand Deacon In the past five years, had drunk a glass of the blood of each and then destroyed their bodies in cauldrons of acid. "Lions International City" On 375-Acre Illinois Tract Plan Of Civic Organization NEW YORK, July 19-W International City" on land on cago, were outlined to the 32nd national today. Eugene S. Brlggs, of Enid, Okla., International president, an-t0 t(lke cae of )ne headquarters nounced that the International ,taff , , , and to make available board has authorized the plan. hom(,, (or fimp0yps and other He explained that Lions Inter-Lions who may want homes national City will be located nparWithln the city, together with all Matteson, 111. Approximately 3750ther facilities that come within acres of land already have born the natural scope of a city." purchased and $442,000 has been Fifteen thousand Lions and spent on the development, hetheir ladles marched up Fifth said. It is expected to be ex-avenue last night in a three-hour panded later. parade. Some of the Ideas for the de- Melvln Jones, of Chicago, inter velopment of "Lions Inlernatlon-national secretary general, re al City," submitted by Brlggs toported at a business session yes the convention "for your reactionterdiiv that there were 381,426 and consideration," Included: members In 7,427 Lions clubs is 'To provide permanent homeof June 30. During the fiscal for Lions International, bulldlngyenr ended that dale, 757 new and other equipment necessary clubs were formed. V 119, 149 t n o FRANK MURPHY Death ends noted publlo career Ashland Rent Decontrol Gets Governor's Nod; Requests Of Eugene And Salem Pondered SALEM, July 19 UP) Governor Douglas McKay approved today the removal of rent controls in the city of Ashland. , ' . , - ' ' And at the same time, he gave a strong hint he would approve rent decontrol in Eugene and Salem. , It was the first time that the governor had acted under the new federal rent control law, which allows governors to decide whether rent controls should be removed in any local area. : Ex-Vagrant Hands Out Small Change To Crowd SEATTLE, July 19 IIP) An unidentified seaman, who once was helped on Seattle's skldroad, returned there yesterday and gave away more than $200 In small change to eager men and women of all ages. A crowd gathered when he ap pearcd on a street corner and began passine out money, most ly in Quarters. Two policemen soon appeared on the scene. Lined up the group and had tnem pass in file to receive their unexpect ed donations. Patrolman J. A. Borcln esti mated that more than 500 per sons got a handout. He said the benefactor refused to give his name and told him the deed was in return for aid he had received when he was down and out. After giving away the money, the seaman, about 38 years of age, jumped into an automobile and drove away.- Washington Balks At Bridge Tax Payments OLYMPIA. July 19. UP) Whether Washington can legally refuse to nay some $34,000 In tax es which Oregon wants to collect on the stale-owned toll hriclge across the Columbia river at Long- view, was the question put to Atty. Gen. Smith Troy today. The question was asked by the toll bridge authority which pro poses to refuse payment of the Oregon request. Plans for the construction of "Lions the Lincoln highway, south of Chi annual convention of Lions Inter 168-49 The governor's recommenda tion goes to the Federal Housing Authority, but that is considered only a formality. -.-' Governor McKay , said the Ash land rent situation was not con troversial. The only communica tion he got from Ashland was the recommendation of that city's council asking for rent decontrol. But he now faces two tough ones. They are the requests by the Eugene and Salem city coun cils for rent decontrol in those cities. . The governor said he has re ceived more than 75 letters and telegrams from Eugene, with those wanting decontrol being in a slight majority. Labor and veterans organiza tions In Eugene want rent con trols, while landlords want de control, he said. Surveys Suggested The governor said he ordinarily would be guided by recommen dations of city councils, but he said he wished cities would take advantage of state funds for hous ing surveys before they ask for (Continued on Page Two) Landlords Given Break On Children Tenants ' SEATTLE, July 19. UP) Landlords were given pockctbook encouragement today to take down that "no children" sign. R. C. Atwood, Seattle area rent director, said building operators would be permitted to charge ex tra rent when "more than a nor mal number" of persons occupy a dwelling unit. "We want to encourage renting to larger families, the chief vic tims of the present housing short age," said Atwood. "We recognize that a landlord Is entitled to more rent when more people are oc cupying the dwelling. Expectant fathers needn't wor ry about an added drain on the wallet, Atwood said, No rent boosts will be allowed for children born to occupants of a dwelling. Shriners Parade Prior To Hearing Truman CHICAGO, July 19. CP) The Shriners paraded down Michi gan avenue today to a Soldier field for a speech by President Truman. A crowd of 100,000 was ex pected at the Soldier field stadium where Mr. Truman, speaking as president of the United States, was to sneak two hours later on foreign affairs. Before his speech, tradition was to be shattered by public Instead of previously secret installation of a new Imperial potentate. tu is Harold Lloyd or Beverly Hills, Calif., famous movie comp- an. He succeeds Galloway t.ah houn of Tyler, Tex. HEPPNER, Ore., July 19 (JPI This Wheatland town's grain ele vators and warehouses were de stroyed last night in a fire that caused more than $800,000 dam age. It was the most destructive blaze In Morrow county's history. Two grain elevators, a flour mill, two large warehouses, eight railroad boxcars and two lumber and coal yards were destroyed before the flames were under control. About 190,000 bushels of wheat were lost. , Most of the damage was in sured. During the height of the wind blown blaze there was danger that three gasoline and oil stor age tanks would blaze and that burning grain showered across the sky would set fire to homes and other business buildings. Grass llres peppered the neigh borhood and one tract of several acres burned before it was trail ed by bulldozers. reveled by names were two el evators, the.jnilll and warehouse of the Mottow County Grain Growers' co-dp, the county's larg est grain facility; the plant of Interior Warehouses, Inc.; the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company yard; a coal shed owned by Ed Brest in and several smaller structures. Fire Chief Charles Ruggles re ported the flames were detected at the top of the co-op elevator and within 12 minutes the struc ture had toppled across a rail mad spur, igniting the boxcars and spreading to the Interior warehouse. He said It was be lieved an electric short-circuit in the elevator machinery set off the blaze. Damages Estimated Co-op manager Ted Smith val ued the growers' plant ft $250,- 000 and said the two elevators held 150,000 bushels of grain. In terior manager Cornett Green es timated his plant's value at $130, 000 and said there were 40,000 bushels of wheat and $50,000 of miscellaneous stock In the ware house; The damage to the lumber and coal yards was set at $25,000 and value of the boxcars was es- (Continued on Page Two) $200,000 Fire Hits Longview LONGVfEW, July 19 UP) A fire described as the most costly In Longvlew's 25-year history caused a loss last night estimat ed at more than $200,000. The fire broke out shortly be fore 10 p.m. in a back portion of the Helen Davis, Inc., store in the main part . of the business dis trict. Before It was controlled an hour and a half later the blaze had gutted the Interior of the store. The adjoining store of Judd's, Inc., - suffered a complete loss also, according to an early morn Ine . examination. Most , of the damage in Judd's which is a sta tionery and office supply store, was from smoke and water. , Two other stores In the same building also suffered heavy smoke and water damage. One was the Price fur shop, the other the offices of Dr. H. L. Mahnke, optometrist. Firemen and Insurance men gave the unofficial loss estimate. , The building housing the stores Is owned by Val Quoldbach of Longview. Cause of the blaze has not been determined. Firemen have one report It first was seen In a store room at the back of the Helen Davis store, which closed Mon day for remodeling. It is one of a chain operated by Helen Davis of Tacoma. Whites, Negroes Battle In London District LONDON, July 19. UP) Fists, Iron bars, chairs, bottles, crock ery and even live coals flew in London's east end last night In what long-time residents describ ed as the city's worst race riot in many years. Two Negroes suffered severe Injuries and three bobbles were slightly hurt In the melee. Eight white men and an equal number of Negroes were arrested. Some were charged with assault, oth ers with Insulting behavior. Reports differed as to the cauue of the fight. A by-stander said the white men were aroused when a Negro put his arm around a white girl. Another onlooker reported the trouble began when a Negro ignored a hobble who told him to move along. Lvity Fact Rant By L. T. RelMiMtetoi Astonishing news Is coming toon from the U. S, capital, something that the American public never dreamed of: The next whit paper, a dispatch says, will reveal that Soviet funds are aiding the Chinese communists.