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01 WALKER it employed it the J. C. Penney itore, hiving
joined the staff of that organization here at the completion of
the last school year, upon hit graduation from the University of
Oregon. He and Mn. Walker live on Fairmont street, adjoining
the Garden Valley road.
The last time I taw Bob was many years ago at Diamond Lake
lodge. He and Fred MacMurray, of movie fame, had been fish
ing together and had just brought in a fine string of trout. I
got picture of 'em.
NO HASTY DECISIONS
New Game Commission
To Go Slowly In Shaping
Program, Carl Hill Says
The new state game commission will proceed slowly in organ
izing its program, Chairman Carl C. Hill, Days Creek, said Sunday.
Mr. Hill was the principal speaker at the picnic held Jointly by
the Umpqua Basin Conservation council and Southwestern Oregon
Sportsmen's association at the Roseburg Rod and Gun club grounds
at Winchester.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
SOVIET Russia denounces the
Yugoslav government and
charges' that Premier Marshal
Tito's regime if more and more
"throwing in iU lot with the
West."
rIAT does that mean?
Well, there are some basic
facts that we must remember.
The government of Soviet Russia
s a communistic government
ITie government of Yugoslavia Is
1 communistic government Mar
tha! Stalin of Russia la a commu
nist. Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia
Is a communist
Here 1 the difference:
Russia is BIG communism.
Yugoslavia is LITTLE commun
ism. Stalin is the big communist
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Camn Whit Patient
I i Killed By Auto Blow
IS TUCnmpn Am, 1H t TTnr.
ry Wheldon, 56, who was being
treated at the Camp White domi
ciliary, was struck and killed by
a car Saturday night.
Wheldon, who apparently had
hitch-hiked from Medford back to
the camp, stepped from a truck
into the path of a car. The acci
dent occurred on the Crater lake
highway at the entrance to the
camp.
GERMAN REDS DEFEATED
Pro-Nazis. Socialists
Also Handed Beating In
West Germany Election
FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 15. UP) Western Germany has
handed its right-wing parties a mandate to direct the new federal
republic for the crutial next four years.
More than 24.000.000 Germans swarmed to the polls yesterday,
In their first free election since Hitler took over In 1933. They
handed communism its fourth major defeat in western Europe since
the war. France, Italy and west Berlin said "no" to the Reds In
earlier elections.
Western Germany's rebuff
marks the retreat of communism
to the river Elbe where the Red
army stands guard.
West German voters also re
jected socialism and extreme
right pro-Nad groups, giving con
trol of the 402-member parlia
ment to the free enterprise par
ties whose policies have the con
fidence of American officials.
Topping the popular vote with
7.356,025 were the conservative
Christian Democrats.
Cose behind with 6,932,303
Wrs
Increased revenue made pos
sible by the last legislature,
which raised license fees and
eliminated some of the deduc
tions from game funds, will make
possible a more extensive pro
gram than heretofore, Hill said.
But it is not the plan of the
commission to rush blindly into
the matter of policy.
"A new group of men should
not be expected to make radical
changes in a program which has
been largely in an experimental
stage for 25 years," he declared.
"Although I believe I have an
average knowledge of hunting
and fishing and conditions sur
rounding them, I feel very hum
ble concerning how iittle I really
do know, when I begin to itudy
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Power Company Fights
Springfield's Proposal
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 15. UP)
The Mountain States Power
company won't give up its bus
iness here without a fight
Zed E. Merrill, president of the
concern, declared that Mountain
States would continue serving the
Springfield area as long as any
of Its 4,000 customers remain.
Moreover, he added, the com
pany will "continue its expansion
of electric service facilities, and
give Springfield efficient and con
scientious service."
The city of Springfield, which
plans to establish a municipal
power utility, has said it will start
constructing lines of its own un
less Mountain States sells its fa
cilities. The city offered to purchase the
private power facilities and set
Aug. 20 as the deadline for a final
answer.
were the Social Democrats who
want to nationalize big Indus
tries. They closely resemble Brit
ain's ruling Labor party.
The Free Democrats, who favor
the free enterprise system with
no reservations, surged into third
place with 2.827,948 votes.
By Joining with the Christian
Democrats they can a.uure a con
trolling bloc In parliament and
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Th Weatta
Fair and warmer today
Tuesday.
SwiMt today 7:1 i p. m.
Stmrba tomorrow a.
Established 1173
Maryland -Anti-Subversive
Thoughts Can't
Be Legislated.
Court Rules
Law Applies To Overt .
Acts, Judge Says; Ttst
Brought By Educators
IlilTIMnDP Alter 15
A Judge today struck down Mary
land', strict new law aeainst sub
versive activities.
Judge Joseph Sherbow said a
state may not legislate on the
thoughts of Its citizens.
"The Supreme Court has made
it clear," he said, "that laws
may punish acts and conduct
which clearly, seriously, and im
minently threaten substantive ev
ils.
"Thev may not Intrude into
the realm of ideas, religious and
political beliefs, and opinions.
"Th law ripals with overt acts.
not thoughts. It may punish for
acting, but not for thinking."
Maryland's so-canca uoer iaw
u. Ira moH hv mmmissinn
headed by Frank B. Ober, Balti
more attorney, it was aaopieo oy
the general assembly last winter
and became effective April 22.
T ..v...i,l,ut ni-icnn Mnlani-M tin
xi uiu,iun p .aw,. .. ..
to five years and fines up to
$5,000 Just for belonging to an
organization deemed subversive.
Penalties up to $20,000 and 20
.raarw 1. ttrioStn ! Ut far thOR
charged actively In subversive ac
tivities.
All noKllM .mnlnvM Inrltiritnff
school teachers, were required to
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Proposed Street
Renaming Up To
Council Tonight
Hearing on the proposed re
namine of Roseburg streets is
scheduled at 7:30 tonight, when
the city council will learn now
the public feels about the recent
report of a special committee of
the city planning commission.
The committee, including rep
resentatives of the post office,
fire department, city council and
planning commission, suggested
new names lor several city
streets. Their major recommen
dation would designate east-west
streets as "avenues" and north
south thoroughfares as "streets."
At the last council meeting, u
was indicated that the street re
naming proposals had "not gone
far enough, but councilmen said
they would await tonight's hear
ing before acting on the recom
mendations. Other business tonight will In
clude several reports from coun
cil committees. City Recorder
William D. Bollroan said these
would include reports from the
street committee on Improve
ments to Ford street and Terrace
avenue, and from the police com
mittee on a proposed new gar
bage franchise.
The public rest room commit
tee is also expected to report.
Bollman said committee mem
bers have) said they wish the com
mittee to be dissolved.
The council will also discuss
annexation of Millers addition
and Westmoreland addition. The
latter area, adjacent to the high
school grounds, lies partly within
the city now. Remainder of the
property owners there have
signed a consent petition to come
into the city.
Proposed CVA Backed
By Secretary Of Navy
iORTLAND. Aug. 15. UP)
Secretary of the Navy Francis P.
Matthews spoke in favor of the
proposed Columbia Valley admin-
picnic here yesterday.
"Areuments against CVA are
the old tired arguments of big
business who mask their opposi
tion to progress with charges of
regimentation and controlled so
cialism," he declared.
Matthews broke from his pre
pared manuscript or the CVA to
touch Oregon politics. He said
"Oregon has been called the Ver
mont of the west. Yet the fact re
mains it would only have taken
one small effort more to turn Ore
gon over into the democratic
column."
McKay Favors Expansion
Of Social Security
SALEM. Aug. 15. CP) Gov.
Douglas McKay went on record
today as fanning a broadening of
the federal social security pro
gram In an exchange of telegrams
with Senators Cordon and Morse.
Gov. McKay stated that legisla
tion now ready for Introduction in
the House of Representatives will
at least partially solve "inconsis
tencies" pertaining to old age and
survivors insurance, the depend
ant children's program and
"heavy state costs for medical at
tention." l
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NOMINATED Gen. Joseph
Lawton Collins (above) was
nominated by President Truman
to be chief of staff of the army.
Collins, vice chief of staff, was
named to succeed Cen. Omar
Bradley. IAP Wirephotol .
Syrian President,
Premier Slain In
Quick Army Coup
DAMASCUS, Syria. Aug. 15.
UP) Syria's president and pre
mier were shot yesterday in a
lightning military coup whose
repercussions thundered through
the explosive Middle East.
Col. Saml Hennawl, 51, Syrian
hero of the Palestine war, led
the group of senior army officers
who overthrew the government
of Marshal Husni Zayim.
A sharp burst from a firing
squad at the great Mazza mili
tary barracks ended the rule of
Zayim, who had seized power
four and a half months ago.
Zayim's premier, Muhsen Bey
Berazl, generally considered the
brains of the regime, died with
him.
Col. Hennawl Issued communi
ques telling of the shootings.
They called the diad rulers
"traitors" and "tyrants," and or
dered the army and police to
Join forces to maintain 'aim.
Col. Hennawl summoned a
meeting of about 50 prominent
Syrian politicians last night He
told them Zayim was guilty of
"conceit and despotism." He said
the revolution was forced by the
president's reckless spending of
government funds and his failure
to follow through on promises
of reform.
The assembled politicians, In
cluding Faris El Khouri, Syria's
delegate to the United Nations,
called on former president Attassi
to form a new government He ac
cepted. Speculation Immediately arose
as to the fate of the cross-Syria
pipeline of the American-owned
trans-Arabian oil company.
Zayim granted permission for
the line to be built after previous
Syrian governments had refused.
Soviet Label Attached To
Gen. Bradley, Rep. Cannon
BUCHAREST, Romania, Aug.
15. (JP) The current issue of
the cominform bulletin, out today,
calls Gen. Omar Bradley, U. S.
army chltf of staff, and Rep. Can
non (D-Mo) "American canni
bals." The Journal of the Mosorw-led
communist International informa
tion bureau said Bradley and Can
non want to send the unemployed
youth of Europe to fight for the
Atlantic pact against the Soviet
union.
Coal Miners Return To
Pits, Await Arbitration
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 15.
UP) Australian coal miners,
their demands for shorter hours
and more pay, referred to arbitra
tion, returned to work today alter
a seven-week-long winter strike.
The 24,000 miners thus far have
gained nothing by the strike,
called June 27 at the start of Aus
tralia's winter season. They had
asked a five-hour cut in their
work week to 35 hours and a 13
per cent raise In pay.
Congress Can't Quit By
Labor Day, Lucas Asserts
WASRINGTON, Aug. 15. (V)
Senate democratic leader Lucas
said today it will be impossible for
congress to adjourn by labor day.
He would not venture to pre
dict however, how long congress
will stay in session.
Lucas talked to reporters after
a White House conference be
tween President Truman and
democratic congressional leaders.
ROSEBURG, OREGON MONDAY, AUG.
Deep Freezers
Paid For By
Perfume Firm
Acceptance Of One By
Mrs. Truman Defended
By Wisconsin Senator
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-UP
Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) said
today an employee of the com
pany reported to have paid for
deep freezers sent to Mrs. Harry
S. Truman and a number of
other notables had engaged in
"attempted smuggling activities."
McCarthy emphasized that he
does not think there was any
thing 'even remotely Improper"
on Mrs. Truman's part.
The Wisconsin senator made
his statement at the opening of
today's five percenter hearing.
The senate Investigating com
mittee is trying to find out
whether improper influence with
government officials figures in
the activities of persons who
charge fees for help in landing
government contracts.
Albert J. Gross, a Milwaukee
manufacturer, told the committee
last week that his company sent
deep freezers to MaJ. Gen. Harry
H. Vaughan, President Truman's
military aide, and a number of
other prominent Washlngtonians.
tie said the units were paid for
by the AT ?rt Verley company,
a Chicago perfume house.
In a statement to newsmen Sat
urday, Vaughan said two old
friends of his one of whom Is
associated with the Verley com
pany and the other reported to
have been associated with it for
merly gave him seven freezers
In 1945, nd fflat he in turn made
gifts of them to friends.
Vaughan said he had one of
the freezers sent to the "Little
White House" at Independence,
Mo. A committee member has
said he was told that Mrs. Tru
man sent a thank-you note for
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Young GOP Asks
Cake To Resign
GEARHART. Aug. 16. UP)
National Republican Committee
man Ralph Cake has been asked
by the executive board of the
Young Republican Federation of
Oregon to quit his party office.
The board condemned Cake's
"inaction ... as chairman of the
labor committee" of the national
party In a resolution approved
here yesterday. The statement
said Cake had failed to keep the
Oregon party units advised of his
activities. It said "He does not
reflect the temper of the Republi
can party in Oregon."
iavo party leaden had crltl.
dzed Cake's work at a Clatsop
county party roundup. James
Thayer, Carlton, vice chairman-
at-large of the federation, declared
tne uregon committeeman was
"deadwood" and had done noth
ing on his labor committee assign
ment. State party Chairman Slg
frid Unander later told the Clat
sop group "I do not disagree with
anything said here tonight"
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NOTED AUTHOR RUN DOWN Margaret Mitchell, famed au
thor of "Cone With the Wind," lies seriously injured on a street
in Atlanta, Ca., after being struck down by a reportedly drunken
taxicab driver. Her husband, John R. Marsh, with htr at the
time of the accident, was unhurt. Physicians at the hospital re
ported her condition as "extremely critical." Tha 43-year-oid
writer received fractured skull and fractured pelvis. INEA
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princeiset in Vlrgina's royal court will be Margie Andrut and
Marlene Emmett, both 13, and Ilka the queen, of Roseburg. (Pic
ture by Master Photo Studio.l . '
SATURDAY WORK REVOLT
City Building Inspector
Osbun Resigns Because Of
Day Beyond "Agreement"
Resignation of Clarence J. Osbun at city building Inspector
will be presented to the city council tonight, announced City
Manager M. W. Slanlcerd. Applications to fill the vacancy
being received.
Osbun said this morning that he Is resigning because he has
had to keep Saturday office hours. He said it was not in the
"original agreement" that he would have to work more than
five days a week.
BOY BREAKS ARM
Eddie Llndell, 11-year-old son of
Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Llndell, 440
Claire street, Roseburg, suffered
a fractured right arm Saturday,
when he fell from a tree-house In
his yard. He la reported to be con
valescing satisfactorily at his
home.
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Veoler, 13, above, was chosen at
over the anhUarTrell'Duct Saddle
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ana ti. inis imiiwr roao win
first annual county fair. The two
The city manager explained
that when Osbun assumed the po
sition, he had been requested to
come on Saturdays, "at least for
a time," and that due to Increased
activity in the building depart
ment the Inspectc.r'a presence Is
required at the city hall Satur
day mornings.
The person selected to perma
nently fill the building Inspect
or's position must have knowl
edge of the building trades, said
Siankard. He will be in charge
nl Issuing building, electrical and
plumbing permits and will be re
quired to make necessary Inspec
tions ol Duuaings unuer consiruc
tlnn. The position pays r $315 per
month salary for a j-day week.
Holidays and vacations are with
pay. Applicants rr.ust live within
the limits of tve city or make
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Rad!s-3uided Rocket
New U. S. Navy Weapon
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 15.
UP) The navy has a new radio
guided rocket for knocking down
enemy planes from ships at sea.
This was disclosed when pic
tures of the bullet-shaped missile
were released by Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Coro. here yester
day. It was called the "Convair
Lark."
T.ie building company said tests
had been conducted since v.Ht.
The navy has told congress that
some such guided missiles would
be ready for fleet installations by
1950.
Catholics Defy Edict
Of Czech Government
TRNAVA, Czechoslovakia, Aug.
15. UP) The Ro.nan Catholic
church defied an order by Czecho
slavakia's communist government
and consecrated two new bishops
yesterday.
The government order prohibits
such ceremonies unless prior gov
ernment approval is obtained. It
also prohibits pilgrimages to the
ceremonies. A large crowd at
tended, however, despite a govern
ment transport blockade.
49 Saved In
Rescue York
Off Ireland
American Skymaster
Overshoots Airport As
Gas Supply Runs Low
GALWAY. Ireland. Aug. 15.
UP) Its fuel exhausted, an Ameri
can four-englned airliner bellied
Into the Atlantic off western
Ireland In darkness today. Nine ,
of Its 58 occupants were killed
and the rest were saved In a
dramatic sea-air rescue.
Among those saved was Ruth
Nichols, 48, noted American avl- '
atrlx.
The big skymaster, bound ,
from Rome to New York with 47
Italian emigrants to Venezuela '
and 11 Americans aboard, over
shot Shannon airport. Another ;
American airliner tried to es
cort it back to Shannon, but the
skymaster's gasoline gave out .
and It plopped into the calm sea
13 miles oil tne lrtsn coast.
Rritish and Amerlcnn trnport
planes guided surface vessels in
the rescue operations.
Nine of the Americana aboard
were crew members and two
were employes of Traiwocean
Airlines, owners or tne plane.
Ten hours after the plane drop
ped through a cloudhank Into th
sea. the British trawler Stalberr
nulled Into Galwav harbor with
49 survivors. The Irish steamer
Lanahrone had helped her in the
rescue work.
One American crewman was
killed. The other el-rht dead were
nassengers. pccordli" to Ot'a
Nelon. president of Transocean
Airlines.
Nebon Identified the dead
crewmen as radio officer Herbert
Ashel of Brooklyn, N. Y.
When the plane was anproach-
Ins Shannon, Asbl's radio equip
ment w.'s h'nnked' out hv atmos
pheric conditions, and this caused
the plane to overshoot the air- -port.
Over the Atlantic, the plane
went down so gently, the survlv-
ors said, that they were not even
tnmwn irom tneir seals.
Miss Nichols, 48, famed avla- '
trlx of the 1920a, had been aboard
the plane as a stewardess.
The bit skymaster was on the
Rome-to-Shannon leg of Its hop.
All Women Saved
Galway police said all four ot
the women aboard the plane were
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Public Enemy No. 1
Captured After
Death Of Officer
!.P) A man tabbed by the FBI
as "public enemy No. 1 was held
here today in connection with the
fatal shooting of one policeman
and the wounding of another last
night
Police Chief Carl Heustis Iden
tified the man as Earl D. Bircham,
45, and said be was charged with
murder and malicious shooting. A.
woman identified by Heustis as
Blrcham's wife Mrs. June
Bircham. 26 was held without
charge.
An mi circular said Bicnam
was wanted for fleeing Kansas to
avoid confinement . for robbery
and had been charged with bank
robberies in Tennessee.
Fred Hallford, special agent In
charge of the Louisville office of
the FBI, said Bircham was sen
tenced In 1941 to Kansas state
penitentiary at Lansing for first
deg-ee robbery. He escaped twice.
Horn in Tennessee, uircnam
was wanted In connection with
several holdups totaling more
than $55,000 in Nashville, police
there said recently.
North Santium Highway '
Dedicated To Public
DETROIT. Ore.. Aug. 15. UP)
The new North Santlam high-,
way, linking the Willamette and
Deschutes valleys, was open to
day.
ine completion or tne route,
dedicated in formal ceremonies
yesterday, will make possible full
scale work on the $28,000,000 De
troit dam.
The guests at yesterday s dedl
cation ranged from Gov. Douglal
McKay to 94-year-old C T. Hen.
ness, who crossed the Santlam
pass with his parents In 1864.
Doubtful Loyalty Drops
62 From Federal Payroll
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. UP)
Out of 9,987 cases handled by
government loyalty boards, 62
federal employes have been dis
missed on grounds of doubtful
loyalty.
Jobs have been denied to 29 per
sons seeking them.
This was reported today by the
loyalty review board of the civil
service commission. The report
covered work on the government
loyalty boards since they were es
tahlishd In March 1947.
Livity Fact Rant
By L. F. Reirensteln
The 5 percenter Inquiry hot
developed testimony that the
deep freeiert give to federal
bigwigs ware paid for by a
Chicago perfume firm. This
on presumes, puts tha SCENT
k) S percent. ,