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U. Of 0. Library Comp. v , j Eusene, Oregon i r. tfttVi i , I t 4 16 Persons Killed In Two-Plane Crash , . , .... ..,, ,, ., , I -Sir ... HAZARD FOR HORSES John Carls It .tn felling an oak tree whose overhanging limbs formed a haxard at the race track on the county fairgrounds. A number of such trees are being re moved before the horse race meet, which opens Aug. 17 for 10 days. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) URANIUM DEPOSITS AMPLE Senator Reveals Nation Has Potential Supply In Colorado Plateau Areas WASHINGTON, July 30. l-py Colorado'! uranium deposits are ample to supply the nation's vast atomic energy program, Senator Millikin (R.-Colo.) said today. Similar assurance came from Senator Edwin C. Johnson D. Colo.), who declared there I a "tremendous amount of uranium" In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS I N Washington the other day there was a closed-door meet ing of state department, military, atomic and CONGRESSIONAL policy-makers. Because the DOOR WAS CLOSED (to reporters. among others) we ordinary folk don t know in detail what went i. suriaee ol which nas hardy been But after the session ended j touched- wil1 "PP'.v a very sub .. . '. stantial amount of our needs. President Truman, speaking through Secretary of State Ache son, told the senate-house atomic committee that he feels any ac tion on the share-the-atomknowl-edge Issue must have the support of BOTH CONGRESS and the ex ecutive branch of our govern ment. An alert AP correspondent, after talking to those who were present at the closed-door meet ing, starts his!' dispatch off this way: "Congress members ap peared to have WON A MAJOR VICTORY in the hot dispute over their right to help decide whether atomic secrets are to be shared with other nations." I KNOW the foregoing para graphs probably sound stuffy and boresome. But listen: What happened at that closed door session in Washington COULD BE THE MOST IMPOR T A N T DEVELOPMENT OF THIS GENERATION! THIS Is our present situation: The United States of America, the greatest nation on earth, is (Continued on Page Four) Glendale Pair Is Jailed On Charges Of Assault Billy Blomme, 27. and George Gustav Blomme, 32, both of Glendale, are being held in the county jail on charges of assault and battery, reported Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter. Arrested at Glendale by a sheriff's deputy! their bail was set bv Justice of Peace Robert W. Jones at Glen dale at $50 each. Drunk Driver Draws Fine, Jail Sentence Meredith Roberts, 30, of Dillard has been sentenced to 30 days in the county Jail and fined $150 upon arraignment in Justice court, Friday, on a drunken driv ing charge, reported Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes. Roberts was arrested by state police early Fri day morning. Lf. Boyer Will Be Honored With Silver Star Medal Presentation Monday Night For "gallcntry in action" in the Philippines during the recent war. an oak leaf cluster to the Silver Star medal will be presented to 1st Lt. Fred Boyer at the armory Monday night. Lt. Boyer is commanding officer of Roscburg's National Guard unit, Co. D, 186th Infantry, and the award will be made by Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, adjutant general of Oregon. The ceremony will be public, , announced Lt. Col. Robert L. Irv-, positions several hundred yards Ing, battalion commander. It will .behind another company. The follow a drill and demonstration j enemy attacked in force, cutting of equipment by local guardsmen, j off the company and throwing The program begins at 8 o'clock, i their full weight against Lt. Lt. Boyer wil also receive theBoyer's position, bronze star medal, awarded for The enemy attacked three times "meritorious a c h I eve m e n t in 'and each time was bloodily re ground operations against the : pulsed. Lt. Boyer himself di'strib enemy in the Pacific on or about luted ammunition to his men and June 11, 1944." directed the laying of mortars. The oak leaf cluster to the sil- Finally, shot through a lung by ver star medal is being awarded j rifle fire, he refused medicai aid for Lt. Boyer's actions in the bat-' in order to make his way through tie of Kilay ridge, Leyte. Nov. 21, j the jungle, running down one hill 1944. where he commanded a re- and up another. In order to carry Inforced infantry platoon. ;a report to his company comman- The platoon occupied defensive i der. Then he collapsed. in the Colorado plateau contury. Both senator are members of the Senate-House Atomic Energy committee. They spoke out as the United States prepared to enter into "ex Great Britain and Canada on a ploratory conversations w 1 1 n long range program of collabora tion in raw materials supplies and exchange of atomic informa tion. Millikin told a reporter: "Given proper price incentives and under efficient organisation, Irom the Colorado plateau, the And there are other reassuring factors which I am not at liberty to discuss." At present, the United States gets the great bulk of its urnai um the basic material for atom ic weapons from Canada and the Belgian Congo. The big Congo mine Is con trolled largely by Belgian Inter ests and a U. S.-British-Belgian agreement regard Its output re portedly will expire sometime soon. . In contrast to the rich deposits of these mines, the Colorado ur anium is scattered throughout the carnotlte ore of the region. It is both difficult and expensive to extract. The primary mlner.il for urani um is pitchblende. The atomic energy commission has said no one is actually producing that mineral in this country. The commission is conducting (Continued on Page Two) Chinese Fight Back Red Army In South China CANTON, China. July 30. UP) Nationalists showed signs today of fighting back in the battle for south China. They reported "aggressive ac tion" had removed the Commu nist threat from the east to Heng yang. chief defense point for Hu nan province. Hengyang is about 100 miles south of Changsha, the provincial capital. Official accounts said govern ment forces counter attacked and recaptured Lienhwa, 90 miles east of Hengyang in western Kiangsi. Gen. Teng Wen-Yi, army spokesman, said this paved the way for an attempt to cut the Red supply lines between Kiang si and Hunan. In Kiangsi Hunan's eastern neighbor the Nationalists re ported they had blunted the Red drive southward towards Kann sien. Also listed as a government success was recapture of Yong fen, 90 miles south of Nanchang, Communist held capital ofKiang si. The 200-man Red garrison surrendered. It was said. Only importance attached to the ac tion was that it showed a Nation alist effort to disturb the Com munist rear. The Weather Fair and continued wanner today and Sunday. Sunset today 7:38 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:02 a. m. Established 1873 U S Consulate Is Besieged In Shanghai Relations With Reds At New Low, Following Seizure Of Control Bv FRED HAMPSON SHANGHAI, July 30. UPl The United Sttaes consulate was besieged again today by about 150 former Shanghai employes of the U. S. navy. The mob, like the one yester day, demanded aggregate back pay and severance allowance equal to 6'i months pay. It was made up of Chinese mostly, bur there was a sprinkling of Indians and White Russians. WASHINGTON, July 30 (.Tv A mob's seizure of the American consulate at Shanghai brought troubled United States relations with the Chinese Communists to a new low today. several score Chinese, claiming to be former employes of the U. S. navy, seized control of the consulate yesterday to enforce disputed demands lor back pay. Alter an an day siege, tne state department announced, the staff of Consul General John M. Cabot was locked in the consulate of fices at 9 p. m. (Shanghai time). An official report said the Com munist police force "flatly refus ed to intervene," while the aliens affairs bureau of the Communist military control commission did nothing to restore order. Incident Serious The incident was the most seri ous sinoe the Communists seized control of the port city two montns ago. It came on the heels of a warn ing by Secretary of State Ache- son that remaining Americans should get out of China imme- (Connnued on Page Two) State Welfare Commission Poses Problem Of Car PORTLAND, July 30. VP) The State Welfare commission must decide whether an automo bile is a luxury or a necessity for two aged couples on relief. They appealed 1o the commis sion to be allowed to keep their cars. Ordinarily the commission will not grant old age assistance to those who refuse to give up cars. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Bartholo mew, Portland, said their 1935 model car was not worth more than $125 and was needed for marketing. 'Neither or us is able to walk anywhere," said Mrs. Bartholo mew. A similar plea came from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sager. I he commission decided yester day to keep going on its policy of paying $50 monthly to old age pensioners as long as the money lasts. The rate for hospital care was increased about $1 a day per oen. In answer to a protest from the Marion County Public Welfare commission, Loa Howard, public welfare administrator, said a cut in aid to dependent children last month was necessary to keep within the budget. The cut amounted to about $60,000. Threats Are Reported In Indiana Vice War GARY, Ind., July 30. UP) Gary's fight on vice settled down today to an exchange of charges between city officials and the anti-vice crusaders. Dr. M. P. Avery, chairman of the Gary crime commission, said three members of the women's citizens committee, had been threatened by anonymous tele phone callers. ine women nad been picketing places suspected of harboring gambling games and prostitutes. The pickets went off duty last nignr. "One mother was called by a man who told her she was step ping on a bunch of eggs and if she went out to picket she was asking for the undertaker," the dentist reported. He said the calls had been re ported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. B. i'oward Caugh ran. U.S. District Attorney at In dianapolis, said no action was planned because the calls were not across state lines. Jerusalem Is Shaken By Two Big Explosions JERUSALEM. Juyl 30. UP) Two thundering explosions shook southern Jerusalem early today and a large blaze was seen on Mount Zion, just outside the Arab-held oil city wall. Israel officials had no explana tion for the blasts. Some sources said thev believed a fire on the Arab side of the boundary line exploded land mines. Mount Zion is the site of an abbey where a Joint Jewish-Catholic investigating commission be gan work this week examining war damage to church property. ROSEBURG, CLINGS TO AMENDMENTS Senate. Struggling Over Huge European Recovery Plan, Studies New Bill WASHINGTON, July 30. The Senate appropriations committee, trying to unravel a Senate snarl over a big foreign aid money bill, clung stubbornly today to amendments which caused all the trouble. The 21-member group slapped together a new bill late yesterday but, ignoring strong administration pressure, refused to withdraw Italy Lines Up In Pact With Powers ROME, July 30. lilt Italy, first Axis country to surrender n World War II, lined up with some of her former enemies to day despite violent opposition from the countrys powerlul Communist minority. The Italian Senate approved ratification of the Atlantic pact last night, 175-81, and by a show of hands, authorized the govern ment specifically to ratify the alliance with the western powers. The Chamber of Deputies has al ready approved. The pact, previously ratified by the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Belgium and Luxembourg, will go into formal effect as soon as The Netherlands completes action. Her Senate is expected to debate the issue next week. Italy, along with Norway, Por tugal, Denmark and Iceland, - is associated with, but not a found er-nation of, the pact. Galleries Filled There were 87 members of the Senate absent as the vote on the historic alliance against aggies sion was taken, but the public galleries were filled despite the late hour. Vlttorio Emmanuele Orlando, Italy's World War I premier, voted against the pact, as did former Premier Francesco Sa vverio Nitti. Under. the pact,. Italy, largely disarmed after her defeat In the last war, hopes . for modern weapons. However, Premier Alcide De Gasped emphasized that Italy seeks only better, modern equip ment, not arms or armed forces exceeding the limit of her peace treaty. Italy Invites Self Italy invited herself Into the pact. When the alliance was first suggested last fall, Italy's name was not mentioned. Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sfroza made it known Italy would be disappointed if not in vited to join and said Italy's "geographic position and strate gic importance" made it vain for her to hope to stay neutral in any iuture war. Britain, France and the United States invited her to adhere to the alliance on March 10. London Paper Claims Rita Expecting Baby LONDON, July 30 OP) The Daily Mail said today Rita Hay worth is going to have a baby. Quoting a member of the prince's family, it said in a dis patch from Paris: "Princess Aly Khan (formerly Rita Hayworth) is expecting a baby and is cancelling her en gagements." The princess Is now In Deau ville, the dispatch said. There was no confirmation of this re port from any other sources. U : S il JJ lEi STUDENTS SERVE AT HOSPITAL Six Psychology students from tha University of Oregon and two pre-mtdicel students from Dartmouth university are serving as temporary attendants this summer at the Roseburg Vaterans hospital. "These fellows are good attendants because they are interested in tha patients," said Dr. John L. Haslcins, hospital manager. "They get an insight into abnormal patients that collage training doesn't give them." Left to right, above, are Charles T. Sears, Marcola, U. of O. student; Herbert J. Sorenson, Summit, N. J., Dartmouth student; and Jean J. Smith, Eugene; Barry B. Boldeman, San Mateo, Calif.; Raymond C. Fisher, Eugene, and Victor D. Viers, Eugene, all U. of O. students. Two others not in tha picture are Rodney D. Bor tis, U. of O., and Donald W. Smith, Dartmouth, Tha students have use of medical library, attend lectures by hospital staff. "It's g-)d for the hospital and good for the students," said Dr. Has cins. (Staff Photol . 4 y OREGON SATURDAY, JULY amendments which would: (1) Require the economic co operation administration and the army to buy about $1,800,000,000 worth of surplus American farm products. (2) Earmark $50,000,000 of ECA funds for loans to Spain. The committee re-wrote these riders in an effort to get around Smate objections that they were writing new legislation into a money bill In violation of the rules. This was the argument which threw the entire bill into a confused Parliamentary tangle last Wednesday and sent it back to the committee. Opposs- Barkley Vice President Barkley had proposed that the committee of fer the foreign aid bill without the disputed amendments, bring ing the riders up for a vote in dependently of the measure. But the committee was in no mood to take the Vice-President's advice. This would have made them subject to approval by a two-thirds vote of the Senate rath er than a simple majority. The original commodity amendment, backed by Senator McClellan (D-Ark), would have (Continued on Page Two) Norblad Claims Congress Actions May Be Illegal WASHINGTON. July 30. UP) Oregon's Rep. Walter Norblad came up today with the star'ling suggestion that congress may be Illegal. Right now, that is. And the Oregon rcpuoncan aiso said that all the bills passed since July 1 may be void. It's all because of shaky roofs. The House and Senate moved out of their regular chambers July 1, to let workmen repair the roofs. They've been meeting in differ e t buildings since. Norblad pointed to jeuion S, article I, of the constitution, which says: "Neither house dur ing the session of congress shall without the consent of the other adjourn for more han three days, not to any place other than that in which the two houses shall be sl'ting." Norblad told Speaker Rayburn that, though each house adopted a resolution to move, neither formally obtained the other's con- si nt. The Oregonian urged that the error be corrected immediate ly to avoid the possibility of some one challenging the situation la ter and possibly voiding all July s legislation. Camas Valley Logger Is Injured In Woods Bill McClellen. Camas Valley Togger, was Injured Thursday when a piece of a snag struck him between the shoulders. The cause of the accident, ac cording to another logger, was "The wench line 'slwashed' the snag and tightllned it over on Bill." He was taken to a doctor, but the extent of his injuries are not yet known. McClellen was working for the Standley Logging compank. 30, 1949 Joint Chiefs . Of Staff On Europe Tour FRANKFURT. Germany, July 30. .P The United States Joint chiefs of staff arrived here to day in President Truman's per sonal plane to begin 10 days of conferences with western Euro pean military chiefs and to sur vey American forces in Europe. Adm. Louis Denfeld, chief ot naval operations, said he and Gen. Omar Bradley, U. S. Army chief of staff, and Gen. Hoyt Van denberg, air forces commander, would talk over military prob lems with western European leaders. "We will talk with the chiefs of staff of the Atlantic pact na tions during our 10-day stay in Europe," Denfleld told newsmen "We are not going to talk about military aid." WASHINGTON, July 30. UP) The nation's top brass was in Europe today to seek more In formation for a congressional committee still not sold on Presi dent Truman's big program to arm friendly nations. The joint chiefs of staff left Washington last night after testi fying behind the closed doors ol the House Foreign Affairs com- (Continued on Page Two) 75 Persons Die From Heat Wave Over Country By the AiaoclatMf PrMil Cooling breezes fanned out over the heat-weary Midwest and headed into the sweltering east ern states today at the death toll from the oppressive weather mounted to more than 75. The French Canadian air broke the week-long spell of hot and sticky weather over the cen tral states yesterday and last night. It was moving eastward from 15 to 20 miles an hour and. was expected to cover the eastern heat belt tonight. The federal weather bureau at Chicago did not expect much of the cool air to drift into the hot southern states. But It looked like another day of hot weather for most of the eastern states, extending the heat wave to two weeks in some areas. . With the arrival of the wel come cool air, it was a pleasant midsummer day in the central plains, the upper Mississippi val ley and the upper Great Lakes re gion. No 90-degree temperatures were In prospect and there was a sharp reduction In humidity. The torrid eastern states can expect similar pleasant weather tonighf and tomorrow, federal forecasters said. The mercury was In the upper 60's In Chicago early today after a week of hot and humid weather. The death sol' in the eastern states mounted as temperatures soared Into the 90's and broke records for the date yesterday. There were scores of prostra tions. Business establishments In many cities closed and sent em ployees home because ot the sizllng.heat. President Truman was among the thousands in Washington who sought relief from the blazing sun. He and his staff left the 96.2 degree capital temperatures for more comfortable weather at a mountain-top hideaway In Mary land. Some 70,000 government employes were sent home early because of the heat. "8-49 Incendiary Fire, Second Of Week Endangers Area For the second time this week. an incendiary fire endangered large timber holdings in the Cala pooia area, the Douglas Forest Protective association reported this morning. The fire was located at the forks of Calapooia creek in a a stand of young green timber. It was dis covered about 1:30 p. m. Friday. Crews from the Weyehauescr Timber company and the Douglas Forest Protective association were dispatched to the scene. They had the 2'4-acre fire under control by 3 p. m. A small crew from Roseburg was left on the fire last night to patrol It. Two other fires were also re ported within the DFPA protec tive boundaries yesterday. Red Butte lookout and White Rock lookout reported a fire at the Jones mill, located at the head of Buck Fork creek at 3 p. m. Crews from South Douglas and South Myrtle creek were dis patched and together with mill hands had the fire under control by 9 p. m. The fire covered five acres of slash surrounding the mill. The Roseburg headquarters pumper and two men were dis patched to a 10-acre grass and brush fire IS miles west of Look ingglass at 8:30 last evening. The tire started from a barn burning and spread to adjacent brush and grass. The fire was brought un der control by 9:20 p. m. tamer tnis weeK jirengnters subdued a 60-acre fire along the Calapooia road, two miles past the Hlnckle creek station, which was believed to have been of In cendiary origin. Mother Is Jailed After Abducting Adopted Daughter TULSA, Okla., July 30.- A 29-year-old mother was In Jail today because she refused to tell where she had hidden her daugh ter she had stolen from Its adopt ed parents. ' Mrs. Nellie Beshears cays she wouldn t tell where her seven-year-old daughter Ona Is hidden "if they were flxin" to hang me." She has been unable to post bond of $1,000 after being charg ed with taking the child. Mrs. Beshears said she did not know she was consentlne to "eive up the child altogether" when lt was adopted July 5 by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Whitley. The woman, who Is divorced. told police she took the little girl when Informed she could no loni- er see her. They told me I could have the child any time I wanted her and that I could take the child back when I wanted to," she declared. T can't have any more chil dren and I'm going to hang onto my little girl as long as I can," Mi's. Beshears said. She works nights as a cotton mill spinner in suburban Sand Springs. Office Supplies Store Will Open In Roseburg The latest addition to Roseburg business enterprises is an office equipment and office supplies store, operated by Del Durham and Vic Lewis, formerly of Wash ington. The two men have been In this city for several weeks, making arrangements for office space and Installing display shelves and counters in the new building, lo cated at 325 S. Stephens street. They plan to slay In Roseburg permanently as soon as they find housing for their families. Dur ham has a wife and two children In Longvlew and Lewis' wife and three children are In Kelso all awaiting living quarters in this city. Former School Clerk Faces Forgery Charge HILLS BORO, July 30. UP) A former school clerk was arrested yesterday on a charge of forging $6,694.35 In warrants on the Mountalndale school district. Mrs. Eva C. Tonissaen, Corne lius, who was clerk of that school until 1948, was accused of cashing some blank warrants which had been left from her period of em ployment. A complaint, filed by the school auditor, said she forged the name of the school board chairman, Nicolai Mathiesen. to the war rants and cashed them. She was held for the Jury. grand Portland Dump Fire Requires Gas Masks PORTLAND. July 30. UP) The city dump, of all things, caught on lire last night. It smelled so bad that resi dents for blocks around com plained and firemen had to com bat the blaze In gas masks. They worked most of the night at it. By this morning the fire was out, and crews aided by a flre boat had managed to save the bridge over which garbage trucks cross the Columbia slough to the dump. The whole trouble was blamed on a cigarette In the garbage. Eastern Air Liner, Military Plane Collide Passenger List Given; All Occupants Los Lives In Explosion FORT DIX, N. J., July 30. (JPt An Eastern Air Line DC-3 crashed and burnei near here to day, and the line reported 16 Uvea were lost. The airliner collided with a military plane, EAL said. The line said the casualties in- . cludd the 12 passengers, the three crew members and the pilot of the military craft. The southbound DC-3 "disinte grated In the air" after the colli sion. EAL said it was advised by persons who went to the scene. First reports had listed 11 pas sengeis on the airliner. But AL said a child also was aboard who was not Included 'n the first list. All of the passengers boarded the plane In Hartford, Conn, or in New York. La Guardla field authorities said they were advised the mili tary plane was a navy F6F Hell cat, but that it was so badly smashed it could not be identified Immediately. These sources said a navy craft which left a Pennsylvania field this morning en route to Anacos tia, Md., was missing. , NEW YORK. July 30. UP) Eastern Airlines today released these names as members ut the crew and passengers aboard the airliner that crashed near Fort Dix, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. T. Patzin and child. Mrs. W. Andrews. Miss G. DeHoll, Albany, N. Y. Miss A. Sutherland, New York City. All of the foregoing boarded the plane at New York. The following boarded the plana at Hartford, Conn.: H. Leroy, en route to Washing- ton D. C. Miss S. Shaw, en route to Dan ville. Va. Mrs. Jean Marjeson, en route to Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. M. H. Smith, en route to Washington. Mrs. F. Curry, en route to Washington. Miss June unsworn, en route to Washington. The crew members: Captain L. R. Andrews. J. B. Simmons. Fligh, attendant Pater Gablack. (Continued on Pago Two) Mrs.McCall.90, Oregon Pioneer, Dies Friday Night Oregon pioneer and former state . lecturer for the Grange, died last night after a short illness. She was born in Milwaukee, ' Wis., April 14, 1859, the daughter . of Harvey J. and Charlotte Sel den. The family lived at Baraga, Micii., and emigrated to Koseourg when Mrs. McCall was 15 years old. She completed her schooling In Roseburg and attended sum mer sessions at Oregon State col lege. She was married first to Col lins C. Flint of Roseburg. Dec. 31, 1876. He died In 1907. She married William Francis McCall In 1922. She was a music teacher In Roseburg for many years, direct ed the choir and played the or gan at the First Presbyterian church for 25 years, and took part In many local organizations. As a world traveler she visited Alaska. New Zealand, Australia, the South Sea islands, South America, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and many parts of tha United States. She was state lecturer of tha Oregon Grange for four years. She was a member of the East ern Star and White Shrine. She was president of the Relief Corps, Roseburg, in 1900. She was a charter member of the Roseburg woman's club. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the First Presbyterian church, under aus pices of the Eastern Star. Dr, Morris Roach will officiate. The body will lie In state all day Sunday In the Chapel of the Roses, Roseburg funeral home, for friends or relatives who wish to view the remains. The casket will not be open at Monday's services. Vault Interment will tnke place at the Odd Fellows cemetery. Two step daughters and a num ber of nieces and nephews sur vive. BEER LICENSE GRANTED PORTLAND, July 30. m Tlie wholesale beer license of the 7-Up Bottling Co.. Eugene, was reinstated yesterday by the State Liquor Control commission. Cancelled because of a lack of customers, the license was re stored after the firm told the commission it now has a cus tomer. Livity Fact Rant By L, T. Fflieniter No rain locally, but thunder storms In the mountains, thai U. S. Weather Bureau prophe sles. So our song to Jupiter Pluvious shall bt: "Hell be coming 'round the mountain when ho comes." V