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t Payment Boosts For War Vets Voted V V i mmmtmii intern FOR CALLANTRY lit U. Fr.d Boyer. left, receive! Silver Star medal for gallantry In action from Lt. Col. Robert L. Irving, cen ter, end Capt. John H. Nilton, battalion executive officer, Med ford, right. Medal wat awarded for Lt. Boyer'i part in battle of Kilay ridge, Leyte, in 1 944. Ceremony was held at armory last night. Lt. Boyer it the local ture by Rod Newland.l SOVIET PROTEST FIZZLES Italy's Membership In N. Atlantic Pact Isn't Peace Breach --Acheson WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.P The United States today emphatl cally rejected a Russian protest North Atlantic defense pact. Secretary Acheson termed the tion." 'The text of the treaty Itself is the best answer to such misrep resentations and allegations," the American reply said. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS SENATOR Glen Taylor of Idaho, who ran forvlce president last iall on the Progressive (Henry Wallace and Joe. Stalin) ticket, says in Washington that he will run again for senator this time AS A DEMOCRAT. "I'm pretty thoroughly con vinced," he says, "that our politi cal destiny rests with the two ma jor political parties, that the American people do not want any SPLINTER parties." SO, you see, Taylor is now a good Democrat. He will remain a good Demo crat ai long as being a good Democrat pays off in votes. If the time comes when ;t doesn't pay to be a Democrat, he'll be something else. RANKLY, I have no use what-: ever for that kind of cattle, j I'm such a sap as to believe the ( Continued on Page Four) READY-MADE NEWS - BROWNWOOD, Texas, Aug. 2. (tP) The Brownwood Bulletin found a ready-made news story in its own office today. Burglars during the night rip ped a screen, entered the business oflice, but failed to open the safe. POLIO CURE FINAL HOPE Victim Leaves Notes To Describe The Progress Of Disease Ending In Death WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. UP) Notes written by a young navy pilot stricken with polio in the hopes that he might help "find a cure for this thing" have been released by his widow now that he is dead. The pilot was James Olln Chiles, 25, Junior grade lieutenant sta tioned at Anacostia naval air base. He was taken to Bethesda (Md.) Naval hospital a week ago with symptoms of polio. Mrs. Chiles, 26. visited him last . Wednesday when he was still able I. .. . to -alk. He told her: "Dorothy. : 'a,ion f m,ucu,J n my throat- " this is the best thing that could , am not, ed to turn my head happen. Maybe I can work with I J? 't', I,de t0 'P" 111 choke ,0 the doctors and find a cure for ; aea'n- . . this thing." ' Hls next brie' n"e wa n hour A few hours later he wrote his I "Dortoi ISLSFJXZSd?- PenC" hi5' "1753 , 5:53 P- "' very Poor control of tongue in mouth." -rfJL-H ,, Mrs. Chiles asked him how rI,Ein. ".i'S?-".1 ,h,n8 wer Koing. but he could 7 or something at 1640 ( 4:40 p.m.. onlv answer f , scrawl: writing. -ib ail rieht DnlfT,lin'ntZ " 1 "re n l-ln. swallow. I have a rapid accumu-' (Continued on Pag Two). n - 'm . i National fcuard commander. I Pic against Italy's membership In the charges "utterly without founda The Soviet government had charged that Italy violated its peace treaty by joining In the 12 nation defense treaty last April. In his written reply, Acheson noted that the views expressed in the Russian note of March 31 are "identical in their misinter pretation" of the nature and in tent of the Atlantic treaty with those published by the Soviet for eign office last January before tne text had been decided "It would thus appear that the views of the Soviet government on tnis subject do not arise from an examination of the character and text of the Atlantic pact but irom other considerations, Ach eson wrote. "The text makes clear the com pletely defensive nature of this pact, its conformity with both the spirit and letter of the charter of the United Nations, and also the fact that the pact is not di rected against any nation or group of nations but only against armed aggression." The American note flatly re futed Russia's contention that the peace treaty prevents Italy from joining th North Atlantic pac. MOSCOW. Aug. 2 (JP "The Mad Haberdasher" is the title of a new play now In rehearsal and scheduled lor a mid-August pre- niiere. ine newspaper evening Moscow describes it as a satire on the North Atlantic pact. ELECTRICIAN KILLED ASTORIA, Aug. 2. (Elec trician Robert E. Ebert, Portland, slipped against the main bus bar of a 25,000-volt power line here yesterday and was killed. He was helping a construction crew out in a feeder line for . i n : . i i) a t tL. , iiiir Tallin ruvn-i auu iim twill- I pany at the main plant here. The Weather Fair and cooler with morning cloudiness today and Wednes day. Sunset today 7:34 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:04 m. Ettablithed 1S73 Optional Basis For Garbage Hauling Asked City Council Considers Revised Price Request; . Street Re-Naming Argued WHAT THE COUNCIL DID Considered an optional plan for garbage collection rates. Rejected petition for Sunday closing of beer and liquor es tablishments Heard objections to street re naming plans. Deferred action on Miller's addition annexation request. Received lone bid for city garage construction. Ordered removal of wrecked cars from a residential zone. Appointed new patrolman. Revised garbage collection rates, the planning commission's proposals for re-naming streets. and the setting of dates for an nexation elections were discussed at length in the city council meet ing last night, together with a number of matters that were quickly disposed of. The council treated with dis oatch the petitions submitted at the last meeting requesting Sun day closing of beer and liquor es tablishments. In view of petitions bearing 1.936 signatures protest ing enforced Sunday closing, the council accepted the police com mittee's report recommending against such action. Twice-weekly garbage collec tions for Roseburg residents would be optional, in a revised plan submitted to the council by Richard C. John, manager of the Roseburg Garbage Disposal com pany. At the last council meeting, the city attorney had been in structed to prepare a new five year franchise for the garbage company calling for once-weekly collections at the rate of $1 (Continued on Page Two) Senator Byrd's Rule At Stake In Virginia Primary RICHMOND, Vs.. Aug. 2-P) United States Senator Harry F. Byrd's leadership of the Demo cratic party in Virginia for 25 years was at slake today in the state's primary to nominate a governor. More than 300,000 Virginia Democrats were predicted to cast their vote today in a guber natorial primary contest that has not been so heated In this state for a quarter of a century. Though Byrd's name does not appear on the ballot, most voters will be consciously voting for or against the party organization which he has dominated. The primary brought to a close a four-cornered Democratic gu bernatorial race, in which Byrd for the first time in his political career openly endorsed a candi date. He threw his weight of in fluence behind the candidacy of state Senator John S. Battle. The avowed opponent of the Byrd organization in the race is Francis Pickens Miller, former legislator. Other candidates are Horace H. Edwards, a former mayor of Richmond, and Rem- mie L. Arnold, pen and pencil manufacturer of Petersburg, Va. Virginia's Republicans also will go to the polls today for their first statewide primary. Fewer votes are expected to be cast by them to choose a lieutenant gov rnor, the only office being con tested in the primary. Walter Johnson, an attorney from Heathsville, is the unoppos ed Republican candidate for gov ernor. Miss America Spurns French Bathing Suits NEW YORK, Aug. 2 UP) None of those scanty French bathing outfits will ever reveal the charms of Miss America of 1948. "They are not decent and I don't think American girls should wear them," says the lR-year-old beauty queen, Bebe Shopp of Hopkins, Minn. She gave her veto when ques tioned bv photographers yester day as she left by plane for a triD to turope. Parts and French shore resort are among her ports of call, but if she makes any bathing suit appearances it will be U.S. style. Lovt Rivals Use Teeth; One Minus His Nose LONDON. Aug. 2 Mah mud All, 30-year-old tailor, was accused today of biting off the nose of his rival in love. He was detained In court for a hearing on a formal charge of InHrting greviou bodily harm on Abdul Matlib. 28. "We had a quarrel over a girl and he bit my thumb," a police man quoted AH. "So I hit him and hit his nose." Matlib was unable to appear. Doctors are equipping him with a new nose made out of plastic. ROSE BURG, BOND DRIVE PRAISED Douglas County E Series Buys Top '48 Figure "It seems almost unbelievable that th nonnlff nf Dnuplas coun ty not only made a very high quota (in the Opportunity Bond anvej, out aiso rougm )iiuw more E bonds during the drive tnan during a simuar time iu 1948." Thus wrote George W. Mim naugh, state director, and E. C Sammons, state advisory chair man, In a congratulatory letter to Harry O. Pargeter, county chairman of the recent bond drive. "I-Iaittt mnprntulatlnnft to you and the Douglas county peo ple wno worxeo wiin you in mail ing the recently completed Op portunity Bond drive the rousing success that it was in Douglas county," said Mimnaugh and Sammons. The quota was achieved in the f3M nf rathr n Hiffimilt eco nomic situation during the most severe winter in Oregon's hl tory, they pointed out. Sales during me upporiuniiy RnnH HrlvA Inr-rpflKpri' 1) ner cent over a similar bond drive during 1948 and vouia inaicaie inai uie spirit of thrift Is growing amonif tne people oi uougias couniy. Northwest Due For Further Heat (By th- Assodat. . Press) August arrived like a blast from the desert yesterday and more heat is forecast for tomorrow on both sides of the Cascades. The forecast for today and to morrow was "generally fair" in western Washington and "partly cloudy" on the east side. The mercury, however, is expected to bore right up through the clouds. Eastern Washington's forecast is for temperature tops of 88 to 98 degrees both days. The west side for tomorrow is 78 to 88 de grees in the Interior sectors and only 60 to 63 along the coast line. Several Washington and Ore gon cities topped the century mark yesterday. Ephrata scorch ed at 103, Yakima hit 102, On tario. Ore., had 101. and Walla Walla struck 100 on the nose. Portland's 95-degree reading was the city's hottest day since July 20, 1946. The he-t expanded girders on the Morrison street bridge over the Willamette river so it wouldn't close and tied up traffic. Seattle had Its "swelteringest" 24-hour period since July 19, 1944 with highs of 95 at Boeing and 87 uptown. statistics for Oregon: Pendleton 99. Baker 93. La Grande 92, Burns 91, Medford 98, Salem 95, Eugene 94, Klamath Falls 89. Lewiston, Idaho, "relax ed" with 99. It was 105 there Sunday. Fire Department Work Draws Appreciation The City of Roseburg has re ceived a letter of appreciation from Cy Nash, superintendent of the Rolling Hills Lumber Co., for the manner in which the fire de partment responded to an emer gency call when the company's plant at Wilbur caught fire re cently. "It was only because of the efficiency of your fire depart ment, under the expert direction of Chief Mills, that our planing mill and all of the lumber in the yard were saved," the letter states. "The City of Roseburg," says Nash, "should be proud of and Its citizens feel safe with Chief Mills and his fire depart ment boys." NO FIRE DAMAGE . City firemen extinguished a grass fir near the Denn Plumb ing Supply company on the north Umpqui road at 2 p.m. yester day. No damage was reported. t' - x y .-- .-. REGIONAL IASEIALL CHAMPIONS Thrta fimas winner of th district championship in Amir, ican Legion junior baseball, tha Drain taam Monday night won ths regional double alimination sariet and aarnad tha right to competa this wselc in stata playoffs at Albany. Pictured abova, tha Drain players ara shown receiving tha championship trophy presented by (from left I Walter Wulf, Gaorga TVapalii and Erwin Short. Tha trophy was swarded by Douglas County Voitura 40 at 8. (Pictura by Dysart Studio, Drain.) OREGON TUESDAY, AUG. Foreign Arms Aid Fund May Be Reduced Some Senators Also Think Bill Grants Too Much Power To Truman WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (P Senators today postponed hear ingi from tomorrow until Mon day on the administration's $1, 450,000,000 foreign arms program amid Indications that they will attempt to reduce it in .-lze and scope. Chairman Connally said the joint foreign relations and armed services committees will seek "the widest possible area of agreement" among members on the foreign arms plan before ask ing Senate action. He spoke out as W. Averell Harrlman, the Marshall plan's roving ambassador in Europe, urged the House foreign affairs committee to approve the arms program. He said it is needed promptly to "protect the growing generation from war." The actual bill before the House committee would author ize $30,000,000 less than was ask ed by the administration, Connally'! announcement came after Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of Defense John son were closeted with the Sen ate group behind closed doors. Objections txprsssed Some senators were reported to have told the two cabinet mem bers bluntly that the bill involves too wide a grant of powers to the President and more tnan tne stop-gap program on which they have been insisting. They object primarily to a pro vision which would authorize President Truman to make arms available to any nation in the world. Connally conceded that the senators discussed possible modi fication of the administration bill "in some small particulars." He said the combined commit- i . 'Continued on Paga Two) Freak Accidents Claim Four Lives SEATTLE, Aug. 2. I.V -A 10- year-old girl was knocked from her feet by a 10-Inch crest of water while wading yesterday in the cedar river near Kenton. A Camas youth sank from sight when a girl companion jumped astride his shoulders as the two swam in the Washougal river. Those were two of four freak accidents which claimed the lives of four Washington residenti yes terday. The girl victim was Patricia Elaine Hendrickson of Ronton. She was wading with her broth er, Ted, 7, seven miles east of Renton when the force of water toppled her Into the main cur rent. Camas fire department swim ming instructors promptly recov ered the body of 20-year-old Law rence cooper wnen ne tailed to reappear after being ducked by a playful companion. Efforts to re vive him, however, were fruitless. Eugene Joseph Shelton, 61, a Marysvllle logger, stepped onto the highway five miles southeast of Auburn to answer a motorist's question. A second car suddenly appeared over the brow of a hill, vainly tried to stop, and struck and fatally injured Shelton. The driver was not held. In Seattle, six-year-old Ann Perry died without regaining consciousness 15 hours after be ing shot as the sat with two younger sisters in their parents' parked car. The bullet entered her brain. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Perry, said a loaded .22 rifle had been left in the frort seat covered by a blanket. They were gone from the car about five minutes. 2, 1949 SCREAMS ROUT BANDIT Two Canyonville Women Prevent Cafe Robbery The claim that a woman's scream is more effective than a robber's gun was proven true again last night when two wait resses combined their vocal ef forts to thwart an attempted armed robbery at the Pioneer cafe and motel, six miles south of Canyonville. W. I. Worrall, Canyonville sheriff's deputy, reported this morning that a young-looking man clad in new clothes, masked with a red handkerchief and car rying a gun confronted the two women in the cafe at 10:25 p.m. Monday. The women, Mrs. Sarah Nimmo, wife of the cafe and mo tel owner, and co-owner Margar et Bisgrove screamed loudly and attempted to use a small gas pencil on the Intruder. The combination proved too much for the would-be bandit and he fled the scene in a 1937 model coupe. Owner Everett Nimmo gave chase but lost .he fleeing bandit in the darkness. Sheriff's deputies are investi gating the case. Latourette Choice Of Bar For U. S. Judgeship PORTLAND, Aug. 2.-UP) Judge Earl C. Latourette, a de mocrat of Clackamas county, is the choice of attorneys of the Oregon State bar for appoint ment to any third federal bench in Oregon. The proposal for a third fed eral court in the state is now before congress. Any appoint ment will be made by President Truman. Judge Latourette received 400 first choice votes In a mail bal lot cast by 1352 of the state's 1930 active attorneys. Second choice was Robert F. McGuire, Portland, who recent ly returned from 18 months serv ice on the allied military tri bunal in Germany. Third choice was Hugh L. Biggs, Portland, a former U. S. district attorney. Gravel Plant Bunkers Hit By $40,000 Fire CORVALLIS, Aug. 2 (. Fire destroyed the crushing bunkers ot the Corvallis Sand and Gravel company here early this morn ing, causing damage estimated by operator John Gallagher at about $10,000, partly covered by insurance. . The origin of the blaze was mysterious, and Benton county sheriff's officers and represen tatives of the stata flra marshal were conducting an investigation today. The plant la located on the Wil lamette river a short distance south of Corvallis. Fraternity House At Eugene Struck By Fire EUGENE. Ore.. Aug. 2. (.ft The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house third floor was destroyed by fire last night and lower floor furnishings damaged ex tensively by water. There were 25 students resid ing in the house, but most were away at the time. The others saved the fraternity trophies be fore evacuating. Fire Marshall Lester Barker said a flue fire had showered sparks on the roof. He set dam age at about $6,000. Brother Against Brother In Strike Of Cleaners SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-P) The brothers Romiguiere aren't seeing eye to eye today. George E. Romiguiere manages the Thomas-Allec company, one of the city's largest cleaners. Yes terday 100 employes struck in a pay dispute. The strikers were led by Henry Romiguiere, business agent of the cleaning and dye iiouse workers' union, local 7. ir 180-49 Mew Traffic Signal Lights Are Proposed Alternate Plans Given By Highway Dept., With Two-Way Cost Sharing Installation of two new traf fic signal lights on Stephens street are proposed in plans sub mitted to me city oy tne state Highway department, reported reported City Manager M. W. City Manager M. W. Slankard. The lights would be Installed at the Intersections of Stephens with Lane street and Washington street, to be worked in pairs with the existing signals at Cass street and Oak street. The total esti mated cost of $8,600 would be shared equally by the city and state. The first plan proposed by the department would include instal lation of signals at Lane and Washington streets, steel poles to be used in the two new installa tions, and replacement of wood with steel poles at the two exist ing installations at Oak and Cass streets. All four signals would then be interconnected with su pervisory cable. The second plan proposed by the department would include in stallation of a signal at Lane street only, Individual intersec tion controller, use of steel poles and replacement of wood with steel poles at the two existing sig nals, and interconnection between the three signals with supervis ory cable. The latter plan would cost an estimated $5,850, to be shared equally by the city and state. First Plan Preferred The first plan, however, Is pre ferrable from the standpoint of the State Highway department. being In line with work original ly planned and for which the State Highway commission has allocated its pro rata share of $4,300, said W. C. Williams, as sistant state highway engineer, in a letter to Slankard. In tie past lew years, said Williams, the State Highway de partment nas nad numerous re questscoin verbal and written from local officials, civic groups and Individuals for tome form of traffic control at Washington street, because of Its proximity to the Junior High school. In the light of these requests (Continued on Page Two) Compromise On Farm Bill Drawn WASHINGTON. Aue. 2. Senator Anderson (D.-N. M.) to day proposed a compromise farm bill to break the congressional deadlock over farm legislation. une session oi tne Anderson proposal would allow Secretary of Agriculture Brannan to try out his "production payments plan on oranges, grapefruit, ap ples, vegetables and similar farm products classed as "non storable perishables." 1. Put Into operation a "flexi ble price-support" program ot from 75 to 90 per cent of parity for so-called basic crops. These Include corn, wheat, cotton, to bacco, rice and peanuts. This Is a modification of the Aiken law which provides for 60 to 90 per cent of parity. The Aiken law is due to go into effect next January. (A parity price Is one Intended to give a farm product the same relative purchase power It had In a pat favorable period.) 2. Allow a similar flexible sup port program for meats, butter, cheese, wool, oats, rye and sim ilar "non-basic" but storable com modities, -if effective control pro grams are approved by the sec rctar yof agriculture. Society Matron Slain By Former Negro Butler CHARLOTTE. N. C. Aug. 2. UP Police Chief Frank N. Little- Jnhn today announced a young Negro man has admitted the shot gun slaying of a 68-year-old society matron here yesterday. ine iNegro was laentllled by Littlefleld as Monroe Medlin, 23-year-old former butler In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Esley O. Anderson Sr. Mrs. Anderson was found shot to death early yesterday. A Negro butler at the home. Wllford Ran- dleman, 48, also was attacked by ner assailant. Kanaieman, sutrer ing head Injuries and a slashed throat, is In a critical condition. There was Indication that rob bery was a motive for the crime. Two Jailed For Illegal Possession Of Game Meat Two Mlln the county jail following pleas of guilty on a charge of Illegal IKMlPliInn nt 0nma nun ru. dale Justice of the Peace Robert m. junes reported tonay. Fine nf nr .Ifl Hav. r.1... court costs were levied against irvin Lroy Wooster, 21, and Har old Eugene Frank, 22. The men have been committed to the county jail, pending payment of uinr tines. House Favors Annual llilce Of $112 Million Rules On Disability Liberalized; Pensions, Allowances Art Upped WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-4JPI An annual increase of $112,000,. 000 In veterans' pensions and disability payments was voted today by the House. The bill was passed without opposition or debate and was sent to the Senate. It would hike disability com pensations for veterans of all wan, raise allowances for de pendents, and liberalize regula tions governing detremination of service-connected disabilities for World War I veterans. The Veterans administration es timated cost for the first year would be $112,597,300. It made no estimate of the cost In subse quent years. Here's what the House veter ans' Affairs committee said the bill would do: 1. Provide for payment of full compensation, instead of the pres ent 75 per cent, to World War 1 veterans for disabilities legally presumed to be service-connected. Estimated flrst-vear cost. 4.691.. 000. 2. Liberalize the compensation schedule of any veterans suffer ing from tuberculosis by continu ing compensation for a limited time after the disease has been arrested. Estimated cost, $700,000. 3. Increase disability and death compensation rates and baie rates lor service-connected disa bility. Total disability rates would be hiked from $138. to $150 a month, with correspond ing raises ior partial disability. Increase the monthly payments to widows and dependent chil dren of wartime casualties, from $100 a month for a widow with one child to $105, plus $25 for each additional child Instead of the present $15. Estimated over all cost $91,800,000. 4. Lxtend additional compensa tion benefits to dependents of veterans with a 50 per cent serv ice connected disability. Tha present schedule provides pay ments only if tha disability is 60 per cent and service-connected. Estimated cost, $15,406,300. The veterans' administration estimated that 2,024,000 veterans of World Wars I and II and tha Spanish-American war would be affected by the section Increasing disability and death payments. r- Municipal Court Fines In July Totaled $2,227 Overtime Parkers, traffic viola. tors, and others hailed into mu nlelnal court Dald fines totaling $2,227 during the month of July, reported Cnlel oi ponce Calvin H. Balrd. Parking meter revenue during the month amounted to $3,07L the chief also said. Police made three felony ar rests, swore out 11 Justice court complaints, and made the follow ing arrests: Intoxication, 52; disorderly con duct, 13; vagrancy, 15; driving while under the Influence of in toxicating liquor, six; reckless driving, four; basic rule violation, five; speeding, 15; non-stop, 21. and miscellaneous traffic viola tions, 126 Traffic violation warnings were Issued to 71 persons. Traffic war rants were issued for seven per sons, while 852 people received overtime parking citations. Police made 54 Investigations and issued five juvenile citations. prisoners in the city Jail work, ed a total of 880 hours on city projects, for which they received double-credit as time spent in Jail. Forgery Charged To Merrill W. Hinkle nirt inAnxi (hat Man. Till WltliV MinLrlA 41 InrmarlU nf RnRPhliro Wna arramteui Min. day on a warrant from the Deer creek Justice court, Roseburg, cnarging iorgery. Armrilina tn nnlln that r-flnn stemmed from a number of re- c ntiy-wrmen checks on which Hinkle allegedly signed the name of G. W. Bevans, Roseburg. County Grants Money To Combat Predators The sum of $2,850 has been or. dered appropriated from the county's general fund to combat predatory animals, Judge D. N. Busenbark said today. The money will be matched bv the Oregon State Department of Agriculture, the Judge said. i ne county Dudget ror the cur rent fiscal year provides $4,200 for predatory animal control. AUTO THEFT CHARGED Stanley John Filanowski. 29. Coos Bay, was released Friday on $1000 bail following his arrest on a charge of auto theft, according t Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter. Ltvity Fact Rant By L, F. Relzenstein Add to Douglas county's major resources: Outstanding baseball talent, aqet S to (probably) 35; and the world's top umpire, ago withheld.