U. Of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon r . 3 Comp. ; Lugeae. Oregon Jm : ' MM fflSEilffi WW TO HOT K YOUNC INSPECTORS Th... bite-siied plant inspectors corn pitted a whirlwind tour of the News-Review facilities Tuetdey, under the leadership of Marlen Yoder, Y. M. C. A. general sec retary. Here they pause long enough to fire questions at Charles Fingerlos, attempting to explain the workings of the newspaper mat roller. The 13 boys were making the tour as a part of their twice-weekly "Day Camp," sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. (Staff Photo) DIXIECRATS PUNISHED Ousted By Democratic National Committee For Bolt At Last Election WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. CP The Democratic National com mittee today ousted states rights members from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. As expected, William M. Boyle Jr. was elected national chairman, succeeding Senator J. Howard McGrath (D.-R. I.) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS OVER-the-weekend Tito note: Russia sends a sternly worded warning to Belgrade (capital of Yugoslavia) threatening to take "effective measures' to PRO TECT SOVIET CITIZENS in Yugoslavia. British newspapers, experienced observers of International events, note the similarity between the stern tone of the Soviet note and the language used by Hitler be fore he sent the Germany army Into action ten years ago. They say the Russian note sounds like the worst threat of war since 1939. INCIDENTALLY, the Yugoslav communist newspaper Borba says these Soviet citizens Moscow talks so brashly about "protect ing" are SPIES sent Into Yugo slavia by the Kremlin. MEANWHILE GERMAN Communists who hate Russia form a new "splinter" party and send Tito a message of support. One of the leaders of the (Continued on Page Four) Bus Strike Peace Bid Slated For Union Vote OLYMPIA. Aug. 24.-IJP) Rep resentatives of the Motor Coach Employes union (AFL) agreed to day to submit a "best and final" company offer for settlement of the North Coast Greyhound bus i strike to Its members. Governor Langlie announced the agreement after nearly 13 hours of almost continuous nego- nations WTwpen ine union ana company representatives In his office. The strike, now In its 10th week, will continue during the union referendum. Terms of the proposed settle ment were not revealed. ' RECKLESS DRIVER FINED Mark Richard Woods. 21, Spring field, entered a plea of guilty to reckless driving charges when he appeared in municipal court this morning, according to Judge Ira B. Riddle. Wools was committed to the city Jail for 25 days In lieu of payment of a $50 fine. EQUAL REPRESENTATION Reapportionment Plan For Legislature Told By Rep. French At Kiwanis The county is an integral part of the state, and as such should have full legislative representation. This statement summarizes the talk of Rep. Giles C. French, publisher of the Sherman County Journal of Moro, who spoke at the Roseburg Kiwanis club meeting Tuesday noon In the Hotel L'mpqua. French staled he plans soon to i atart circulation of petitions .. which would bring about reappor- ?'w J"" "wre.- However, tionment of the legislature on a r has been no change in Ore basis of one senator for each '""", 1931- om """ countv and representatives to be . "J,h j"" P"l?lon hi,ve not .wpH on a basis of population. I changed since 1900. Such a chance would be con- trarv to the Oregon constitution. so could be made possible only bv a constitutional amendment voted by the people. The constitution, he stated, spe- cifies that a reapportionment he made every ten years based on a hot, long-standing family row over the desertion last year of states rlghters, shouted its ap proval of recommendations for punishment handed down by a credentials committee. The party purge was executed by voice vote. The committee decided, also by voice vote, to retain Wright Mor row as Texas national committee man. The credentials committee proposed unseating him. The national committee went along with only half of a South Carolina compromise. It made sure In the process that the name of Gov. J. Strom Thurmond, the slates rights presidential candi date, came off its membership rolls. Senator Burnet Maybank was approved In his place! The com promise worked out In South Carolina had called for retention of Mrs. Anne A. Agnew as na tional committeewoman. Mrs. Agnew says she voted for the democratic ticket In 1948 al though she was Inactive in the (Continued on Page Two) Atlantic Pact Of Twelve Nations Goes Into Effect WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-.W The 12-nation Atlantic pact bind ing North America and western Europe in a common defense al liance went Into force today. The historic moment came when President Truman signed a proclamation declaring the treaty to be in effect. Top-ranking officials of this country and most of the 11 other pact nations witnessed the sign ing at a White House ceremony. Aimougn tne alliance was frankly formed under the threat of Russian aggression, Mr. Tru- man said in a statement "no na- tion need fear the results" of the cooperation of the western pow- en. "This is a momentous occasion not only for all the signatories of the treaty." Mr. Truman said, "but for all peoples who share our profound desire for stability and peaceful development. "By this treaty we are not only seeking to establish free dom from aggression and for the use of force in the North Atlantic community but we are also ac tively striving to promote and preserve peace throughout the world." The treaty, signed last April 4. pledges the 12 allies to strike bark in the case of an attack against any one of them. The AF of L has been Joined by the CIO. Oregon State grange and Farmers union In demand- ine a reapportionment In 1951. following the next census. j However. French claimed, the 1 (Continued on Page Two) The committee. Involved In The Weather Fair and continued worm to day, tonight and Thursday. Sunset today 7:02 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:2 a. m. Established 1873 Axe Poised 135,000 Civil Employes To Be Discharged Secy. Johnson's Move To Reduce Costs Draws Protests And Approval WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-tJV-Secretary of Defense Johnson an nounced today the armed services will chop off 135,000 civilian Johi in his drive to slash military spending. Anguished cries came quickly from congressmen whose home districts were hit by the pro posed cutbacks. There were sug gestions that the armed forces instead, weed out "soft snaps, flunky positions and baby sit ters." Johnson told a gathering of the lawmakers at the Pentagon that the economy program is aimed ai getting "a dollar's worth of defense for every dollar Con gress gives." "It goes back to my convic tion not to tolerate a defense WPA," Johnson declared. Senator Pepper (D-Fla) agreed there shouldn't be a defense WPA but he said he doesn't "want to see a WPA elsewhere." He told Johnson that not only are 135,000 breadwinners losing their lobs "but the grocery store on the corner, the landlords and merchants will be affected too. Cutbacks at individual instal lations drew sharp protests from Republican Senator Knowland (Continued on Page Two) Opening Of Bids Set On N. Umpqua Highway Stretch The Douglas county court has received information that bids will be opened Sept. 19 by the state highway department for construction of the Marks ranch Lone Rock section of the North Umpqua highway. This strip, aoout five miles in length, will start at the end of the present paving east of Rose burg, and continue through Glide to the Lone Rock bridge. A new bridge was built at Glide a year ago. The work will include almost complete relocation of the high way over this area, and the road will be rocked, resurfaced and oiled at an estimated cost of $350,000. All right-of-way has been secured, according to mem bers of the court. Travel up the Umpqua will not be greatly hampered during con struction, since all hut about a quarter of a mile will be com plete relocation. Work Is already under way on sections of the highway in the vicinity west of the forest service boundary, and another strip is be ing readied for early letting of contract which will carry past the boundary line. Did Roseburg Have Quake? Moot Question Local folks are speculating over whether or not an earth quake was felt in Roseburg last night. Several reports have reached the News-Review office that some funny things were happen ing about 1:30 a. m. Two per sons reported unusual creaking noises at their homes. One front window at Roy's Men's store parted a quarter Inch from its frame, but this, It is said, could have been from normal settling of the building. The poice department had no reports, nor could other verifica tion be learned. Fair-Goers Invited To Use Park's Picnic Grounds An Invitation to county fair goers to use the picnic grounds at Umpqua park, was issued today by the Roseburg city park com mission. Umpqua park is situated in a large grove on the banks of the South Umpqua river, directly sou:h of the main pavilion at the ' fairgrounds. There is a direct en trance between the park and fair buildings. City Manager M. W. Slankard said the Park commission wished to extend the invitation to per sons throughout the county who planned to stay all day at the fair, to use the picnic grounds. Cottage Grove Wins At Coos; Roseburg Next Foe Cottage Grove. Aug. 24. ias Cottage Grove disposed of Coos Bay 11 to 1 hare latt night in a district Softball elimination. The title garni, bttwean Cot tage Grove and Roaeburg. will be played here Friday night. Mill Saved In Repair Shop Fire At Canyonville Prompt action by Canyonvllle's volunteer lire department saved spreading of a fire In the repair shop to the large Alcan Lumber company mill in that town about 11:15 p m. Tuesday. The shop was destroyed at an estimated loss of $1,500. The blaze, of unknown origin, threat ened the mill, and It was fought for more than an hour before completely extinguished. Myrtle Creek and the South Douglas branch of the Douglas Forest Protective association both sent trucks, which stood by, but were not needed, and Rose burg sent a truck to stand by at Myrtle creeK. Following the blaze, all fire, men were treated to a feed by the company at a Canyonville cafe. The mill, operating on two eight-hour shifts, resumed work without delay. Former Preacher Bids For Top Post In Ku Klux Klan MONTGOMERY. Ala . Am. 24. (IP) A flery-tongued, silver-man. ed former Baptist minister reach ed out today for new power as tne nation s imperial emperor ot the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Lycurgus Spinks, who recent ly described himself as the "fight- ingest buck private in the rear ranks of the Klan," has been en throned to lead an ambitious new union of the robed order. The group has invited other Klans throughout the nation to join their organization. Spinks, 64, was selected by Ku Kluxers from six slates to head their combined order. Robed and masked, about B0 Klan leaders from Alabama, Mis. sissippl, Missouri, Arkansas, Ten nessee and Louisiana met yester day in private In a Montgomery hotel room. Only Spinks was barefaced. i They met within a few blocks of the state capitol, where legis lators recently enacted a law han nlng masks or hoods in public. Spinks says the new organiza tion has 285.000 members. Meanwhile, William Hugh Morris, chief of the Alabama Klans who Is now In Jail in Birm ingham for refusing to reveal Klan membership to a grand Jury, denounced the new organ ization as being tne Idea ot one or two men." Morris said he did not think it would last long. A spokesman In Atlanta said the Association of Georgia Klans could take no steps toward affili ation with Spinks' outfit until a new leader Is chosen to take the place of the late Dr. Samuel Green, imperial wizard of the Georgia Ku Kluxers. Vicious Hurricane Rages Off N. Carolina Coast MIAMI, Fla.. Aug. 24. (JP) A small but vicious tropical hurri cane raged off the coast of North Carolina today as a new storm gathered strength north of Puerto Rico, a thousand miles away. Hurricane warning flags flap ped along a 45-mile stretch of the desolate upper Carolina capes from Manteo to Cape Lookout. i jn NEW MOUNTS FOR CITY POLICE These two brand new vehicles became the property of the Roseburo oolice deoartment Monday and two of the city police commissioners were M hand to celebret. th t. Chief C H. B.ird stand, proudly behind th. new prowl car .. Com- miiiioners Frank Ashley and Jack Hart pause during their inspection. Patrolman My lorenee tits astride the new tervi. cycle, three-wheel conveyance. (Staff Photo) Over Defense Jobs Forest Fires Unchecked In Three States More Than 40,000 Acres Of Timber Raied; Loss In Wildlife "Tremendous" iBy lh Attorla(d Pmal Fast-moving fires whiplashed new areas of the nation's forests today. Flames were reported out of control In at least three states. In other areas fires were still burn ing but had been checked. Fire has blackened more than 40.000 acres of national forest lands In Idaho, California and Montana alone so far this month. The fire conditions are consid ered the most critical in the past decade. In Idaho's national forests, an aerial survey showed fires had gained 2,000 acres in the last two tiavs. The flames have blackened 17,000 acres in the state. Winds up to 40 miles an hour sent a forest fire in the Black hills of South Dakota out of con- 1 trol. The flames swept out of the hills into the plains country. All available men and equip ment were massed between the fire front and the town of Til ford. S. D. Border Areas Ablaze While western slates struggled to halt the flames, forest fires also flared in northeastern United States and Canada. Maine's fire hazard was rated class A very dangerous by State Forestry Commissioner Al bert D. Hutting. More than 2110 fires were scat tered through the Canadian prov inces of Quebec and Ontario. In California, the biggest . of It weekend 'fires flared out of control on three sides lale yester day In Stanislaus National forest. Wind whipped the flames across fire lines. The acreage already (Continued From Page One) Racing Sets New High For Bettors Returns to bettors reached a new high last night at the coun ty fairgrounds horse races with the addition of daily doubling wagering and with a 22-tn-l shot coming home in front. Race re sults are on page 6. Returns on qulnella tickets and daily doubles will be large for the rest of the meeting, wlih the use of the eight-horse gate and full fields. Tuesday night was the first night of the meeting that eight horse fields had entered, and there were three full races. The Roseburg Marathon, a mile and a half grind for the tho roughbreds, will be held tonight in the final race. The fifth race will be the Sheriff Bud Carter purse race, a mixed affair be tween quarter horses and tho roughbreds over a three-eighths ol a mile course. Also scheduled Calling for the Veterans admlnis is a double A quarter horse race, Uratlon to establish and operale the best possible. general hospitals of at least 100- Jockev Bob Strauss hooted beds at Clinton, Iowa, and Med- home another winner to main tain his lead as the meet's lead ing Jockey, with nine wins to his credit. Next is Cal Hewes with six. FAIR TO BE ATTRACTIVE Pavilion Takes On Color Communities, Groups And Business Firms Exhibiting Colored liqnal flags, henqinq Irom the high ceilings of the main pavilion, add a splash of color to preparations being, made today for the opening of the first county fair in 37 years. The colored flags were donated by the Naval Reserve for uie during the fair. More than a score of other organiiations are entering displays, concession booths, and educational exhibits. Gates to the fairgrounds will open a' 10 o clock tomorrow morning, and remain open until 10 p.m. These will be the hours for the fair all three days- Thursday. Friday, and Saturday. Admission to the county fair will be 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children. This is x elusive of the horse racing, for which a separate admission is being charged. Communities Exhibit Paul Abeel, manager, said the following communities will be represented with exhibits: Ever, green, Myrtle Creek, Melrose, Riversdale, Lookingglass. Elk head, Deer Creek, and Kellogg. These are all Granges. The Curtln community, through its 4-H clubs, will enter a model village showing each home where 4-H members live and their proj ects in miniature. This will be an enlargement of the Curtln ex hibit at last year s rvortn uoug las County fair at Drain. Other organizations entering (Continued on Page Two) Attempted Fraud Charge Follows Fire At Wilbur Ruth McPherson Tuesday was bound Hver o the grand Jury, on order Of .Jinjtlee of Peare A. J. Geddes, following a preliminary hearing In his court Monday afternoon. She is charged with obtaining money bv false pretense, by at tempting to defraud an insurance company In connection with the burning of Ruth's El Rancho south of Wilbur the afternoon of June 13. Justice Geddes ruled that suf ficient evidence was presented to cause his court to believe a crime has been committed. Her ball, originally set at $5,000, was con tinued, bhe has already posted It. Witnesses called by the state Include Louis BJerkvig, Alice Smith, State Police Cap!. H. W. Howard and Police Lt. Thomas J. Sheridan. Witnesses called by the defense were William Mc Pherson, Claudia McDanlels and Ben C. Lalebel. The hearing was held Monday, hut Geddes deferred his decision until the following day. Identical Bills Call For VA Hospital At Medford WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (JP) Identical bills have been Intro duced in the House and Senate ford. Ore. The Oregon facility Is at the Camp White naval Installation. Sen. Morse (R.-Ore.) Introduced the Senate bill. ir 198-49 L. A. Vigilantes Launch War On Gangster Cohen LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24. (JP) Mickey (The Mousel Cohen will have more than the cops to contend with soon. A new vigilantes committee yesterday charged: "Mickey Cohen ts merely a 'Mickey Mouse' front man for the real vice overlords. We are de termined to find out who these vice lords are and name them publicly." Then it announced It would immediately open an Investiga tion bureau to sift Information lrom private cllicns on crime and vice conditions In Los Ange les, and turn the facts over to state and federal authorities. The vigilantes, organized re cently by a veterans group, called a mass meeting for tonight and Invited local, stale and federal law enforcement officers to at tend. Cohen, who has been willing enough in the pat to talk with newsmen, yesterday declined to talk with District Attorney Wil liam Simpson. Simpson had said he wanted to ask the little gam bler about reports , that Cohen had paid $20,000 for a copy of ine transcript wnicn ponce, us ing hidden microphones, made of conversations In his home. The man ho hung the "Mickey Mouse" tag on Cohen is attorney Caryl Warner, chairman of the vigilantes committee. Warner said he has received nu merous calhi from "angry citi zens who have legitimate Infor mation to give but don't know to whom to give it because they have lost confidence In consti tuted authority." Copco Increases Its Transformers Additional transformer capac ity of 33,000 kilowatts is being added by the California-Oregon Power company in the Roseburg area this autumn. H. C. Wells, manager, said In stallations are being made at Days Creek, Sutherlin, Roseburg and at Carnes, the latter substa tion being on the Glengary road near Green. Three 5,000-kilnwatt transform era are being added to the Days Creek substation. The Ramp sub station east of Roseburg, and the Sulherlln substation are each re ceiving three 2,500-kllowalt trans formers. The Carnes substation is getting three 1,000-kilowatt transformers. In addition, this summer, a number of smaller transformer Installations have been made in Roseburg. A new 1,500 kilowatt suhslallnn is located on S. Main street, serv ing the Miller's addition and the south end of the city. Other local substations are locaied at the Cos tea addition (Nehovistal, Row-burg Veterans hospital, and E. 2nd avenue S. City Police Department Adds Two Patrolmen Recent additions to the Rose burg police department Include Robert Lee Simonsen and Everett P. Vincent, Police Chief Calvin H. Balrd announced today. Simonsen is married and a vet eran of the U. S. coast guard. Vincent, a resident of Roseburg for several years, spent five years In the army, serving as a militarv policeman Dart of that time lie is married end has one ; child. ! Bolh men have been assigned to the force as patrolmen. Children's Age For School Entry Is Cited Contrary to renorts in unstate papers, children will not be ad-! mltted to the schools of Douglas1 county unless their sixth birthday comes on or before Nov. 15, 1 County Superintendent Kenneth : Barneburg announced. I The Porlland paper made refer- w hich admit children if their sixth I birthdays occur before Dec. 31. The .ndon, mor. qillrmPnt m mt mstt(Ti tM I Barneburg. Ann , Ilnr .hi, .hn.. I. nn u Only 2 Ballots Cast Aqainst $225,000 Issue Treatment Plant Near Vets Hospital Bridge Rests On Federal Nod By an almost unanimous vote, residents of the North Roseburg Sanitary district approved a pro posed $225,000 bond Issue to be used for construction of sewera and a treatment plant, In a spe. clal election Tuesday. There were 189 yes ballots cast, and only two votes against the proposed Issue. Clarence Landis. district chair, man, said the election gives the go-ahead signal to the engineers to start their detailed surveying and planning for the sewerage system and treatment plant. It Is expected that a bid call will be made In December, and the contract for construction let in January. A summer deadline will be set for completion of the project. Landis said that the bonds probably will not be sold until the engineering work is completed and an estimate of cost is ob tained. The estimate will de termine the amount of bonds to he issued. Vets Hospital Link Planned Landis said he will contact Dr. John L. Haskins, manager of the Roseburg Veterans hospital, re. lative to the outcome of the elec tion. Dr. Haskins has recom mended to Veterans administra tion officials In Washington, D. C, that the sewage treatment plant be located on the hospital grounds. The tentative site would be on the South Umpqua river, a few hundred vards below the hospital bridge. Final approval has been delayed, pending result of the election. The site would be leased to the North Roseburg Sanitary district by the government for a nominal fee. The hospital In turn would pay Its proportionate cost of maintaining and operating the plant. W. Roseburg May Tie In Representatives of the pro. posed Went Roseburg Sanitary district have also considered plan to use the plant when lt la completed. If the district la formed and does use tne plant. (Continued on Page Two) Quake Area Feels More Temblors PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, Aug. 24. tP The Queen Charlotte is lands rocked "quite distinctly" under new shocks felt yesterday afternoon, a resident of Graham Island reported. Mrs. Stewart Burton of Mas set, In the north of the chain, said the periodical earthquakes which began Sunday night are making farm animals unruly. "Horses and cows are acting nervously," she reported. The latest shock, registered yesterday, shook dishes from kitchen shelves. (At Craig, Alaska, Mayor John Sommerville and Councilman Cliff Anderson reported Sunday's earthquake caused damage esti mated from $10,000 to $15,000. (A number of chimneys fell, roofs were damaged, dishes, glassware and mirrors were broK en In nearly every home, and Ihe posloffice shifted several Inch es, they said. (The southeast Alaska fishing village felt four addilional trem ors Monday and another yester day morning.) Cabin Cruiser Burns In Narrows Bridge "Jinx" TACOMA, Aug. 24. .PV-The Narrows bridge "Jinx" struck -noli, aflrlu tnrinv tire destrov- ed a 36-foot cabin cruiser, the Marlene, rented to tne staie ton bridge authority for use at the Nar ows site construction. Two crew members Chuck Brooks and William Hyatt were taken to a hospital suffering from burns after they Jumped over board and swam several hundred yards to shore after 1 o'clock this r orning. It was caused by a car buretor backfire. T;.e vessel was valued at about $5,000. The fire was another in the series of mishaps that have fol- Inu.-J ihn WriArtm vtirnir-tinn since the original span collapsed in S V 1IIUBIUI 111. House Votes Vacation To Last 25 Days WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-4.:P The House voted today to take a 25-day holiday, itartlng Friday and ending Sept. 21. The resolution now goes to the Senate, which must approve It be fore the House can officially start its vacation. Senate approval was expected promptly, even though that cham ber has no plans for a recess and the resolution applies only to the House. Lvity Fact Rant By L. F. Relienstehi If nobody else con swim the English channel, why not send a Roseburg group ever to show 'em how easy it' done?