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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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?