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U. Of 0. library Comp. w , Eugene, Oregon Rearm Western Europe Now, Warning WHO DOES WHAT - : . ..,-'.,;.?,! CHUCK HACK of Roseburg It shoeing horto it in open air forgo at the fairgrounds. Ha hai baan privately engaged by tome of the owners of the thoroughbreds and quarter horses en tered for the recas there in August to see thet their animals are properly shod. It's a warm job at any time and when this pic ture was snapped the sun was hotter than tha forge, which was red hot. POLIO ON INCREASE Cases Running Ahead Of Nation's Figure In 1948; Epidemic Areas Scattered tBy th Associated Prettl Infantile paralysis cases in 1949 are running far ahead of 1944 the second worst polio year In U. S. history. An Associated Press survey today showed 6,935 cases over the nation through July 27, with 337 polio deaths. ' In 1944 the to'al for the same date was 4.176. Totals for 1944 eventually reached 19.029. topped only by 27,363 in 1916. In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS BACK in New York, they're shadow-boxing again with the numbers racket In the numbers game, you pick a number and bet your money. If you hit it on the nose you get paid. The. point is that-- the. . odds against you are 1000 to 1. Yet, at these odds, the saps rush In by the thousands to spend their money. IF you are In a sound, legitimate business, giving a full dollar's worth of value for every dollar you take In, your big problem Is to GET CUSTOMERS. It takes years of honest, fair dealing to win people's confidence. But if you have a gambling racket of some sort, where the odds against the customer are a thousand to one to begin with and where these odds will be juggled sooner or" later by crooks, even the vast police forces of a vast city like New. York can't keep the saps away from your door. They fight for the privilege of letting (Continued on Page Four) Roseburg Youths Given Jail Term For Larceny Two Roseburg youths Wednes day pleaded guilty to larceny charges and were sentenced to six mi .ths in the county Jail, with firobalion to be granted after serv ng 90 days, reported Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes. He named the youths as Robert Emmitt Connellv and John Mar T tin Tuttle, both 18. Original charges of "attempting to enter a motor vehicle with intent to steal therein" were reduced to the les ser charge of larceny under $35. Connellv was arrested July 7 and Tuttle Julv 8 by Roseburg city police, who apprehended the youths as they allegedly attempted to enter a beer truck. TALMADGE STILL KINGPIN Legislature Of Georgia Yields To Governor In Voting Huge Tax Increase ATLANTA, July 28. (.TV-There is little doubt today that Her man Talmadge still is the political kingpin of Georgia. Some politicians said privately that until now doubt -1 Gov. Talmadge's ability to act decisively and to maintain control of his followers has been one of the biggest political factor In the state. It was the big "if iroundi which almost half-a-dozen candi- La,t Aprn 5 the pi, turTw1 dates apparently were building 1 down additional taxes in a refer gubernatorial hooes. endum. At the time of that refer- Yesterday .Talmadge emerged triumphant from a special legis lative session which voted new taxes $20,500,000 worth. The magic cry which gave Tal madee his tax program, almost as he wrote it originally, was "the governor wants this." All that remains for the special session to do is to concur in a few amendments and approve an appropriations hill which gives the governor wide latitude in saying how the new revenues will be spent. The U.S. public health service in Washington reported the 6,339 cases as of July 23 this year was 38.4 per cent higher than the 4, 580 reported through the same date in 1948 and 1948 was a near-record year. The polio appeared to be gain ing strength with the hot weath er. Government figures showed 1,444 new cases during the week ending July 23. This was an in crease of 47.5 per cent over the same week of 1948, which had 979.. ... ....... . . --.- For the most part tha polio up surge appeared to be fairly even ly distributed over the nation. Only scattered epidemic areas were reported. At least 33 states reported a step-up in the polio rate, while eight showed a decline. Nineteen states have had more than 100 cases this year compar ed with only seven states above the 100 mark at the same time last year. Nearly two-thirds of th na- (Continued on Page Two) Wisconsin Storm Kills 3 Persons MILWAUKEE. July 28.-P) A violent electrical storm ripped at eastern Wisconsin last night, killing three persons in Mil waukee and leaving numerous automobiles stranded in deep pools of water. The three, members of one family, were electrocuted when they stepped out of their auto into a puddle of water charged bv a fallen high tension wire. They were Anton Stankiewicz, 24; his sister, Virginia. 21, and their mother, Mrs. Kathryn Stankiewicz, 59. Two inches of rain flooded basements at Green Bay and She boygan within an hour of the time the downpour started. Light ning and wind tore down tele phone and electric wires in both cities and fallen wires forced closing of a number of streets. In Milwaukee, local floods and other damage were reported by hundreds of persons of police and newspapers. In some sections of the city, water was reported standing more than four feet deep in the streets. J "'A, , he was opposed to imposition of new taxes without express public approval. In the intervening months, how ever, an "emergency" has arisen, said the governor. The people, Talmadge claims, are demanding more money "to get the farmers out of the mud. to keep 15.000 old age pensioners on the rolls, aid crippled children and provide more funds for hos pitals, teachers and schools." State revenues now are at a record. $110,000,000 annually. The Weather Fair and warmer today, f fr eight and Friday. Sunset today 7:40 - m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:S a. m. Established 1873 European Help Bill Hits Snag Senate Vote Sends It Back To Committee Berkley Predicts Bill's Ultimate Passage But It May Be Weeks Away WASHINGTON, July 28. IV) Senator Wherry (Web), the re publican leader, said today the Senate may try to reverse its ac tion of yesterday in sending the European recovery money bill back to committee. Wherrv told reporters a mo tion may be made to reconsider the vote which cut off Senate con sider tion of the $3,723,000,000 foreign aid measure. The appropriations group named a subcommittee consisting ot Senators McKellar (D-Tenn), Hayden (D-Ariz), and Bridges (R-NH) to talk with majority leader Lucas about procedure and report back to the committee la ter in the day. The whole vast Issue was thrown back into the lap of the Senate appropriations committee late yesterday on a technical point, leaving the Senate just where It stood two weeks ago. Some Senators demanded the entire recovery orogram be re opened. The Economic Cooperation ad ministration already has commit ted most of its emergency funds, and the European recovery pro gram may grind to a halt before the bill gets back on the senate floor for a vote. Taft's Motion Prevails Briefly, here Is what happened in the four hours of confusion (Continued on Page Two) Frozen CreeV Fire Spread Reported Approximately 50 men are still combatting the Frozen creek fire which has spread to an area of 150 to 200 acres, according to a report from Douglas Forest Pro tective Association Dispatcher U. F. McLaughlin. McLaughlin said the fire was declared under control last night but that a stiff wind was still causing the crews to lose some ground at midnight. The Stimson logging company has 18 men and three "cats" aiding the 20-to 30-man south Douglas fire crew. McLaughlin said an additional 10 men had been rushed to the burning area last night from Elk creek sta tion. The cause of the fire was un known but was reportedly dis covered at about five a. m. yes terday in the logging slash area. The possiblity of another fire ten miles west of Glendalt was being investigated this morning when a plane was dispatched from the Roseburg airport to Mc Cullough creek. McLaughlin said lookouts had sighted a smoke but that fog in the valley had pre vented a cross check by lookouts. World War I Anniversary Recalled At Saraevo SARAJEVO Yllirrulmrla Ink, 28. (JP Thirty five years ago (uuay worm war i oroKe out as an Indirect result of a double slaying in this ancient town. On June 28. 1914 Serbian stud ent Gavrillo Princep fatally shot Archduke Franchis of Austria and pretty young wife. Result: Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany invaded France. Russia invaded Germany. Then a British expeditionary force land ed in France. Wife Gets Divorce From Cave-Man Type Hubby LOS ANGELES, July 28. (.T) The cave-man lover has his draw backs. So emphasized Mrs. Mary Ga lindo yesterdav in obtaining an annulment frcm Bernard M. Ca Undo, a weldet. Both are 47. Mrs. Galindo testified he hugged her so amorously he crushed her ribs and bit her lips so hard she had to call police. She added they married last May 25 and she left him two weeks later. 'Shutterbugs' Routed At Churchill's Swim MILAN, Italy, July 28. .Vl Photographers cruised out to take pictures of Winston Churchill swimming yesterday, but they were stoned by police. Several rocks nearly hit their motor boat. Churchill is vacationing at Gar done on Lake Garde in northern Italy. He has requested privacy from newsmen and photograph, ers. Gabrlelle Mundo. assistant Ml. Ian police chief, has ordered con fiscated any pictures of Churchill in swimming togs. V ROSEBURG, Fire Damages Wilbur Plant Of Rolling Hills Co. The Rolling 1 1 1 lis Lumber com pany, a mile and a half north of Wilbur on Highway 99, was bad ly damaged by fire last night. The Roseburg rural fire truck was dispatched to the scene at 10:10 p.m., and arrived in time to save the mill planer and con siderable lumber in the yard. Lost in the blaze, which was of undetermined origin, were the edger and main mill building, ac cording to Fire Chief William E. Mills, who was unable to give an estimate of the damage. The mill is a remanufacturlng plant employing a crew of less than 10 men. Before firemen returned from the mill blaze, the general alarm was sounded. City fire trucks rushed to the 400 block on S. Stephens street at 1 a.m., to quell a grass fire, also started from unknown causes. The chief said the latter blaze vas responsible for the prolong ed wailing ol the general alarm, which caused some uneasiness among Roseburg citizenry. The fire department answered a call shortly before noon on Wednesday to the Rose Motor company, where a truck had caught on fire. The firemen quickly put out the blaze before serious damage resulted. Girl. 18, Freed In Slaying Of Paramour, 53 WAUKEGAN, III., July 28. P Joyce Schumaker, 18, was re leased from jail last night, freed by a Jury of murdering her 53-year-old paramour. There was an outburst of cheers from the courtroom crowd j& the clerk read,.vthe-clrcuif I court juryx veraici, wnicn was reached after about 40 minutes deliberation. Many bobby-soxers, former schoolmates of Joyce, were imong the courtroom crowd of 200. Joyce, 17 pounds lighter after her four months in Jail await ing trial for the slaying of Carl Reeder, 53-year-old school clerk. said she was uncertain about her future. She said she may become a missionary or, perhaps, a pro fessional son ball plaver. Her mother, Mrs. Edna Schu maker, said the family will leave Waukegan so her daughter can start lite anew and finish high school. Jovce, on the witness atand for 21 hours yesterday contend ed that the shot which killed Reeder as they sat in his car on the Lake Michigan beach last April 4 was fired accidentally as they grappled for the gun. She testified she had sexual relations with Reeder during her early courtship with him, before she learned he was married. Reeder, she said, repeatedly de manded that she marry him aft er he obtained a divorce and she repeatedly refused. Steel Union's Demands Made By Philip Murray NEW YORK. Julv 28. .P1 President Philip Murray of the CIO Steelwoikers announced to day his union wants a package increase of 30 cents per hour in their current dispute with the steel companies, including a fourth round wage increase of 12) cents. Murray revealed the demands for the first time at the open ing session of the fact finding board appointed by President Truman to avert a strike in the dispute. The demands also Include 11:23 cents per hour for pensions and 6.27 cents were hour for social insurance. "The union is not afraid to have its side of the dispute ex amined In the public interest," Murray told the board. "The Industry, on the other hand, has been desperately anx ious to conceal the economic facts from Impartial scrutiny. "The industry is amassing profits at the staggering rate of approximately one billion dollars annually, after all taxes. I his is a record high never approached before, even In the boom year ot 1929." The union says that the cur rent average basic wage rate of steel workers is $1.65 per hour. In the previous three rounds of postwar wege increases, the un ion got 181 in 1946, 15 cents in 1947, and 13 cents In 1948. The figures for the last two years In clude some fringe benefits. PORTLAND, July 28 Pl Butcher Henry P. Knofalla was fined $500 yesterday for selling horsemeat as hamburger. A 90 day Jail sentence was suspend ed. Knofalla argued he thought the meat was beef. OREGON THURSDAY, JULY I--- : t - 1 sV. I S, 3r J t ' I T l ' . F7.::. - ---4 p VJ X ,V , . -w eypfpt VIEWS DOUGLAS FORESTS Mao ( forwitad areas (lew coming hare from Eugene Forest Products laboratory at Maditon, Wn, canter, ne was accompaniao ay vninn in ton, editor of the News-Review, left, and M. M. NeUon, supervisor of th Umpqua National for est, right. Hunt addressed a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at noon. Tha plan wai piloted 'gf'Qmfritis Weiw by Paul Jenkins) J .-. -'- - - Assured, Profitable Market Is Success In Wood Waste Products Operation British Government Bonds In Heavy Slump LONDON, July 28.-P)-Brlt-ish government bonds plummeted to their lowest prices since the darkest days of World War il today. In the fourth day of a snow balling slump, a flurry of selling at the opening of the London ex change knocked fractions, and even whole points, off most gov ernment shares. There was a rally' an hour lat er, when bargain huntprs moved In to make small investments at the lower prices. But brokers re garded il as only temporary. Pessimism prevailed generally that a downward slide caused by the nation's critical shortage of dollars and its seething labor un rest would continue. Truck Driver Freed In Murder Inquiry PORTLAND. iJuly 2R.-P A local truck driver questioned about the slaying of a young woman near Orovil'e, Calif., has been cleared. Butte County, Calif., Sheriff W. F. Forward snid Earl B. Storms, 38, "is definitely not the man" wanted for the murder of Mrs. Lena Owen Hicks, 19. Storms was questioned when it was learned he was with the wo man here In June. The sheriff said he had established at Med ford that Mrs. Hicks was seen alive there June 19, the day after Storms returned to Portland. She was found slain June 24. RIGHTS-OF-WAY Pacific Highway Project South Of Canyonville To Cost Around $1,400,000 Three right-of-way agents of ! have been assigned to secure the of the new, $1,400,000 section of Pacific highway south of Canyon ville. I When the rights of wav have Deer Park, will be entirely fi been obtained, then the highway ! , by ,he ,,ale at , of department will open the project cnn,w ..u t ., to bids, according to K. D. Lytle, approximately $600,000, said Ly district engineer. I tie. The Canyonville section, major The entire Improvement of highway project In Douglas coun-; , u mn wU1 Hlmlnate sev- tv. will extend south from Deer . . . Park to connect with the Improv-1 "al curves and grades from the ed highway at Azalea. This sec- j present highway. tion is to be engineered ty tneiotntr projects siaita U.S. Public Roads admlnistra tion, with $850,000 of the cost to come from forest highway money,- $600,000 from the slate. A shorter section cf highway. lietween Alpine lodge, about 2 1-2 miles south of Canyonville, and 28, 1949 Wednesday, is studied by George Business Sense Essential Need, G. M.Hunt Says By JEROME SHELDON Feature Editor, News -Review While seeking ways to utilize waste woods and create new products, the lumber Industry must not forget that to make products that won't sell would be even more wasteiui. . That's what George M. Hunt, director of the U. S. Forest Prod ucts laboratory at Madison, Wis., told the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Wednes day noon. the nationally recogni.ed ex pert on utilization of wood wastes flew here from Eugene Wednes day morning, viewing forested areas of Douglas county from the air. The plane was piloted by George Felt, manager of the Roseburg airport. Other passen gers were M. M.. Nelson, super visor of the Umpqua National for est, and Charles V. Stanton, ed itor of the News-Review. Hunt was Introduced at the luncheon by George Luoma, chairman of the forum commit tee. Several forest service offi cials also present were Introduc ed by Nelson. Hunt said he was told that this countv contains more slandlng timber than any olher county In the United States; that there are some 268 sawmills operating in the vicinity of Roseburg, and al- (Contlrucd on Page Two! SOUGHT the State Highway department necessary land for construction Lvtle said bids will be called In October for the Marks ranch Iyne rock section of the North lmpqua highway, a distance ot 5.8 miles. The project will cost (Continued on Page Two) Of Acheson "4-49 of Douglas county, over which he M. Hunt, director of the U. S. Required For Church Turns Other Cheek To An Intruder WEST MONROE, La., July 28. UP Members of the Trinity Bap tist church In West Monroe have turned the other cheek. An Intruder broke Into their new brick church Sunday during a heavy rain. The Rev. Filer Seals and the board of deacons went Into a huddle. Yesterday they ran the following notice In the Monroe wews-siar: 'Someone evidently In searcn of a bed cut a window screen at the rear of our church Sunday nieht. and. proceeding to the kin dergarten room, crawled into an oversized baby bed where he slept for the night. So far as is known nothing in tne cnurcn nas been disturbed. We wish to state that if any one wants a night a lodging,, he can obtain It by calling at the nastor'i home next door to 'the church. A key to one of the five j ...in i -i inanA ' 1 UUUIS Will IK UlnrilUli; iwcinu. Roseburg Policemen Commended For Service Two Roseburg policemen have been commended for "prompt re sponse for assistances in appre hending a luvenile who had stolen $65 from a Eugene cafe and $100 from the office of Constable Hathaway In Eugene. The commendation comes from Donald Clark, detective bureau, Eugene In a letter to Police Chief Calvin Baird commending two of his officers, stating, "I feel Sgt. Llovd Larsen and. Officer Don Starmer should be commended for their prompt and efficient action." The youth was arrested at a lo cal bus station. Idleyld Women Fined On Charges Of Assault Justice of the Peace Ward C. Watson reported the disposition of the following cases which ap peared before him In the Suther fin Justice court: Irene Gertrude Tlemen, 39. and Dorothy Carmlchael, 23. both of Idleyld, were given suspended fines of $25 and charged wi'h court costs upon pleas ot guilty to charges of assault and battery. Both women had been arrested by sheriff's deputies. BUTTER PRICES UPPEO PORTLAND, July 28. () Wholesale butter prices rose 1 to 2 cents a pound today, the first price change since June 21. Trade sources said the advance was caused by an expected boost In government support prices. Retailers will pay 67 cents on Grade AA and A and 64 on Grade R hntter. Retail prices are generally T5 to 77 cents on lraae aa ana ii to 76 on Grade A. jn Threat From Soviet Power Pointed Out Secretory, At Senate's Hearing, Urge O. K. On $1,450,000,000 Request WASHINGTON, July 28. CTI Secretary of State Acheson told Congress today the United State should begin promptly to help re arm western Europe because "tha possibilities of direct military ag. gresslon" by huge Soviet force cannot be ignored: Leading off the administration' drive ior congressional approval of a $1,450,000,000 arms aid pro g:am, Acheson picture western European countries as living un der the shadow and constant fear of Russian armies which are tha greatest the world haa known in peacetime. He also suggested that Russia la approaching a crossroads in Its policies toward the west where it may have to choose whether to continue trying conquest by po litical means or to resort to "mili tary means." Acheson appeared before tha House foreign affairs committee to make his plea for the arms pro gram, already under attack by .in fluential congress members. Acheson said "the mere pres ence" of the large Russian forces "has had a psychological effect that has been damaging to recov ery and stability, and has been a major Influence in the loss of free dom and self determination in Im portant areas of Europe. "Nor can the possibilities of di rect military aggression be if. nored," he said. "When political aggression fails, as It haa failed o far In western Europe, totali tarian regimes are often tempted to gain their objectives by mili tary means, particularly when they consider that no effective re sistance is possible. "It Is our aim to forestall that possibility by making It clear that military aggression against , the nations of western Europe can be undertaken only at great coat and with no assurance of success." Would Back Up Treaty.. Acheson repeatedly -told the ' committee that if . thla country would back up the pledges ot the (Continued oil Page Two) Fire Destroys Lumber Plant ! At Springfield ,:.i SPRINGFIELD, Ore.. July 2-i (iP) The remanufacturlng plant of the Clear-Fir Products com pany was wiped out here last night by fire. Damage was estb mated at $250,000. Firemen from Eusene helrjed local companies save a door plant under construction and prevent the flames from spreading to the nearby Booth-Kelly and Spring field Plywood company plants. -Cold-decked logs owned hv the. Springfield Plywood company were ciose enougn io tne Blaze that the heat set off ap automatie sprinkler system and soaked them. They were valued at about $500,000. . . . .., Cause or the fire was not known. Manager William H. Gonyea said the 80 by 300-foot structure was partially Insured. The operation employed 27 to 40 men. Me sata ne aia not know whether it would be rebuilt The plant was three years old. Also affected Is the sawmill op eration at Cresswell where 13 men are employed. The mill sawed the logs into rough lum ber for the remanufacturlng mill. The operations- are owned by Henry Gonyea. Taroma, and his sons, William and Douglas. State Community Chest Head, McSherry, Passes ' SALEM, Julv 28 UP tit S. McSherry, 52, director of the Ore gon Community Chest since 1943. died at his home today of a heart attack. McSherry served as secretary to Governor A. W. Norblad In 1930, and was deputy State Parole Director from 1939 to 1943, when he quit to become director of the Oregon Community Cheat. Active in American Legion af fairs after service with the navy from 1918 to 1921. McSherry was commander ot the Salem Legion Post In 1932. The widow and a son, S. Barton McSherry, survive. Senate Ups Funds For ' War On Grasshoppers , WASHINGTON. July 28-t") The Senate boosted grasshopper fighting funds to $3,500,000 today and sent the measure back to the House. . President Truman originally asked for $3,500,000 but the House appropriations committee slashed the fund to $1,500,000, and the House passed it that way. The House committee held that no more could be spent economi cally and prudently at this time. Tne aepanmeni oi agriculture now Is fighting a grasshopper Infestation in the west and mid dlewest with a $1,000,000 fund that will be used uo this month. Levity Fact Rant Bf I T. lMaanetets. Deer ere raiettne 9 ardent new, They're In them every eight; lut when himtinej tease open There won't be ene le tight. .Z.-