2 The Nwi-Rviw, Retaburg, Or. Frl., Sept. 9, 1949 Record Year Is Reported Here By Weather Man Roseburg'i weather "came mighty close" to breaking rec ords, one of which has stood (or many years, Thomas Hill, head weatherman, said today. Last night's storm put an end to the second longest dry spell In the city's history, with a total of well over an Inch o( rain re ported by 9 a.m. today. Hill revealed that a check through old records established June, July and August of 1883 as me ariesi inree-mumn penua known, with .05 of an inch re corded. A similar period for this year saw .06 of an inch of rain. Another record, this one for the current year, was set when .33 of an Inch of rain fell In one 25 minute period last night, Hill said. According to Hill, Thursday and Friday had the first thunder storms in this area since June of last year. With the single thunder clap recorded Thursday and yesterday's big thunder and lightning display, the average lor thunder storms for one year has been reached, Hill said. He doubts, however, if this will be considered an average year in that respect, "not with two thunder slorms In two days." Hill explained the recent storm as being partly due to the hot, dry summer and the "very humid" weather in the vicinity in the last few days. "Moist, unstable air, a concen tration of cumulus clouds and wind updrafts all contribute to ward lightning storms, consider ed rather rare in this area," Hill aid. The storm, which moved In on Roseburg and Douglas county from the south and southwest, has moved on through the state and Is now being felt in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, he said. SALESMAN PASSES SALEM, Sept. 8 JP) Will iam H. Crawford, 72, pro-tern city Judge since 1946, died Wed nesday of a heart attack. He was director of the stale economic council under former Gov. Charles A. Sprague, giving up his Job in 1942. Crawford sold the first air brakes used on San Francisco street cars, and 25 years ago, he went across the country to at tract new Industries to the new city of Longvlcw, Wash. Gardiner Masons Meet To Have Deputy Visit Regular meeting of Aurora lodge No. 59, A. P. and A. M., of Gardiner, will be held In the Masonic hall there Saturday eve ning. Kenneth Spencer of Flor ence, district deputy grand mas ter, will make his official visit at that time. This district Includes lodges at Mapleton, Florence, Gardiner, North Bend and Coos Bay. Plans are being made for the annual past masters night meet ing, to he held Oct. 8, at which time a M. M. degree will be con ferred by past masters. This an nual event, one of the large meet ings of the year, will be in charge of Past Masters Bender of Gar diner and Levins of Reedsport. Herman Husen of Reedsport, worshipful master of Aurora lodge, attended the annual Mal heur Cave meeting near Burns, Ore., Sept. 10. This meeting is held under ground, in a large, natural cave, and is proving a wonderful draw ing card, with members coming from great distances to attend, and eat the huckaroo meals serv ed in conjunction with the lodge meeting. Missouri Railroad Strike Set For Today (Continued From Page One) crease package, covering a 121 cent pay hike, 6.27 cents for In surance and 11.23 for pensions. There were strike threats against four other railroads. A walkout set for today against the Wheeling and Lake Erie line was postponed pending attenjpts by a government mediator to settle 34 grievances between the carrier and the Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen. The Union railroad and the Monongahela connecting railroads which serve scores of steel plants in the Pittsburgh district are threatened by early strikes. A walkout Is set lor 3 p.m. to- morrow against tne Mononganela and for 6:30 a.m. Tuesday against the Union railroad. Some 30.000 steelworkers rules but a presi dential fact-finding board has urged furtner negotiations. Illinois Gang Leader's Nephew Shot To Death FAIRFIELD, III., Sept. 9 (Pt A barrage of bullets poured from ambush early today Into "Little" Earl Shelton, 33-year-old nephew of the gang leaders who had ter rorized southern Illinois for years. Police Chief Elmo Mugrage said "Little" Earl was fired on as he drove up to the front of his home here shortly after midnight. Mugrage said he was patrolling in the area and heard the salvo ot several shots, all fired within a few seconds. He sped to the Shel ton home where, he said, he found "Little" Earl in his house moaning and bleeding badly. Shelton was still conscious, the chief said, and related that the gunmen fired from a car which was parked across the street from the Shelton home when the vie time drove up. At an Evansville. Ind.. hospital, Dr. John W. Fisher said Shelton will recover In spite of his many wounds. He said Shelton had "a large number of wounds" in the upper legs and thighs, but a rib deflected me slug and another merely creased his lorencaa. Unemployment Picture Improves, Report Says (Continued Fiom Page One) Mrs. Dorothy Flink Will Teach At Glide Mrs. Dorothy Flink, Oregon College of Education, hat accept ed a contract to teach one sec tion of the Glide first grade. Mrs. Flink will replace Mrs. Maxine Mignot, who was fatally injured Aug. 26 when her car was said to have been struck by a doubledecked sheep truck near Prlnevllle. The tragedy occurred within two miles of the spot where her teen aged son had met death in an automobile wreck two years ago. Mrs. Flink, her husband and two children are located at the Ball cottages near Glide. Severe Lightning Storm Sets Many Forest Fires, (Continued From Page One) PICTURE FRAMING Gov. Douglas McKay Plans To Run Again SALEM, Sept. 9 P Gover nor Douglas McKay will begin his reelection campaign in a few months, his secretary, Lawson McCall, told the Salem Lions club yesterday. McCall said the race for gov ernor would be most important to the country because "Oregon is the last bastion ot the Republi can party in the West." There are believed to be less than 35 whooping cranes left in the world. SHINGLES Asphalt Asbestos Cedar Paq Lumber A Fuel 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. h - 242 which has prevailed since last Fall. Secretary of Commerce Saw yer agreed, in guarded language; he saw evidence of a "leveling- off," and declared: "We are in fundamentally sound condition for continuing our economic advance." Democratic and Republican spokesmen in the faenate dis agreed with each other. Senator Lucas (Dill), tne majority lead er, proclaimed there is "now no reason to fear a lurtner reces sion." The GOP floor leader, Sen ator Wherry (Neb), felt that the 400.000 drop in unemployment was "too small to be regarded as a reliable index. "I think the general situation remains about the same," Wher ry told a reporter. Government Pay Helps "There probably has been some slight Improvement as a result of government expend! tures. But I don't think anyone can tell yet whether It will last. Lucas had no reservations. 'The great consumer buying power of the country again is making its way forward, lie said. It was learned, meanwhile, that Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the President's Council of Eco nomic advisers, told President Truman yesterday that the busi ness outlook will be clearer a month from now. While Nourse found the August pick up reassuring, he Is under stood to have reported that the pending negotiation of fourth round waee demands may have high Importance In the economic outlook. Steel can he made strong enough to withstand a pull of 500,000 pounds per square Inch. ' etV in g MEW! .owning DIFFERENT?! fo) 9 the Lester's Shop's Own Original NEXT WEEK'S PRIZES - A BRONZE HORSE. Handsome 10" bronze model of riding horse complete with saddle and bridle. Use for mantle or desk piece. Value . . , 4.95. MYRTLEWOOD LAMP. Beauti fully grained myrtlewood lamp with exclusive original shade made from actual technicolor movie film. Exquisitely fashioned, master craftsmanship. Value . . . 15.45. LEATHER WALLET. Man's handmade, handtonled leather wallet with stitched border. Value . . . 3.00. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS Each week three Items will be placed ot public ouc tion. Anyone may place a bid on any one or all three items. The bids are sealed and secret until opened the following Saturday. The highest bidder wins as in a normal auction. Come to the Lester's Shop . , . inspect the gift items being auctioned on our BID-A-WAY plan. Write your bid, your name and address on a slip of paper and give to Mr. Lester or sales clerk. Your bid will be placed in a sealed container. If yours is the high est bid you get the gift ot your own bid price! HIGHEST BIDDER WINS! ALL BIDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED EACH SATURDAY 3 PRIZES EVERY WEEK NO BIDS LESS THAN lc BID-A-WAY starts Saturday, September 1 0, ond will continue each week until further notice. Winners ore obligated to purchase their gift within 10 days. There will be no exchanges. Come in tomorrow or ony doy next week ond BID-A-WAYI of damage caused by the storm were light. Power Hit H. C. Wells, Copco manager, said power outages were report ed "in every direction" with the hardest hit areas located in a north and south direction, the path followed by the storm. Al though many outlying districts Hie still without electric service, Wells said every available line and serviceman was working around tne clock trying to re store service. The men are most ly concerned with replacing fuses, knocked out by lightning strikes. Only one transformer was believed damaged, located near the Riverside Lumber com pany. Douglas Co-op service was restored by 7 oclock last nieht. Radio nation KRNR engineers reported "at least seven" inter ruptions in transmitting, when proximity of the lightning put them off the air. Sparks were reported Hying oil tne radio tow er, atop the Umpqua hotel, but it was not believed to have been seriously damaged. Wire crews and linemen were busily restoring service to sub scribers of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, wltn many lines still out of operation at late morning reports. World War III Seed Said Sown ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9X4JP The peace terms of World War II, even though the treaties have not been signed, already have sown the seeds of another world war, the American Bar associa tion was told yesterday. The speaker was one of the Judges at tne isuernberg war crimes trials, Robert F. MaGuire, a Portland, Ore. attorney. 'The Yalta, Moscow and Pots dam conferences already have done untold damage," MaGuire declared. "Much of Europe now writhes under unjust dlscrlmlna- tinns. Ml?nrf nf lanri nH nnu. er at the expense of the help less. "Until these are removed, there can be no lasting peace," he asserted. 'Provisions of the treaty of Versailles after World War I gave rise to the resentment and dis content which made the ground fertile for Hitler to plant his doctrine of authoritarian govern ment, tne speaker said. The Weather Oregon's Cascade Area Menaced After Storm By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Severe lightning storms touch ed off 150 fires in Oregon's Cas cade mountain forests last night, knocked out power service in the Klamath basin and ended 100 rainless days at Medford. Smoke plumed up, mostly from isolated snags, from Mount Hood south Into California In the wake of the season's worst electric storm. Rain washed out many of the fires. Only one, covering 150 acres In the Siskiyou National forest southwest of Glendale, was known to have reached any size, Guy B. Johnson, forest service fire patrol dispatcher, said. Its control today was In prospect. He added that the great num ber of fires 58 were reported in the Willamette National .orest to 10 p.m. last night prevented suppression crews from getting on all of tnem last, mat, he said, might lead to trouble. The storm, unusual for this late In the season, moved westward Into Ihe Coast range this morn ing. The lightning there was ac companied by heavy rain. the bolts cut botn power lines running from the California Ore gon Power company dam In northern California to Klamath Falls. The service went out In mid-afternoon and stayed off all last night. Merrill, Malln, Tulelake. Dorrls and other towns south of Klam ath Falls were blacked out. In Klamath Falls only a ten- block area In the downtown sec lion had lights. The power for these came from two small gen erators operated by Copco in Klamath Falls. At Medford a violent storm Cripps Says Britain Must Sell More Goods (Continued from page 1) crises In the dollar-sterling rela tionship." Limited Aid Assured Out of the talks already have come Indications of limited Amer ican help to Britain in meeting its current dollar crisis. Long range aid, however, may be slow in developing. Congressional ac tion likely will be required on several major proposals. On the long-term problem of boosting Britain's sales to this country to a point where the Island nation can become self sufficient there is, however, con siderably less certainty. It is pos sible the conference may end next week without decisive agree ment on specific steps to be taken in this field. On specific measures of early aid to Britain, American negoa tors in the conference have in dicated full coopera'ion with the British In several ways: In try ing to approve the marketing ap peal of their goods In this coun try, in doing all possible to speed government purchasing of strate gic materials, in helping British exporters iron out their difficul ties with American customs, and In recognizing Britain's need to buy as much as she can In areas where dollars are not necessary. Barbership Quartet Charter Night Saturday (Continued from Page One) A. f. Walter Kress, M. 0. Physician and Surgeon U. S. National Bank Annex Room 217 Office Phone: 1500 RM.t Fairhavcn Apta. Phone lest )fflc hours: Mon. Thru Sat able assembly for enjoyment of the last remaining vestige of hu man liberty." O. C. Cash is the attorney's name a name destin ed for fame, or infamy, depend ing upon the view taken toward this type of singing. Of special interest to local cit zens is the policy of Speb mem bers to provide their unique form of entertainment as an aid for worthy community projects. This includes gratis performances for service clubs, church and school organizations and other groups. As a strictly amateur, non-profit organization, the society can not refuse to sing because of some group's inability to pay high prices for live talent. In most cases, all the Spebs ask is that they be given at least a week's notice before being called upon to perform. They re pretty particular about the caliber cf music they render in public and one of their first "musts" is that they perfect a song before per forming. DEATH BY GUNSHOT GRANTS PASS, Sept. 9 Paul Russell Cooper, 13, was killed yesterday by a .22 caliber bullet from the rifle of a 12-year- old companion on a rabbit-hunting trip. Cooper was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Cooper of Selma. struck at 5 p.m. Power failed for five minutes. Bolts struck in the forests, but fire danger was min- j imizeo as sneeis oi rain swept in. It measured .06 of an inch In less than a half-hour at Medford. U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon Mostly cloudy with showers to day, becoming widely scattered Saturday. Highest temp, for any Sept... 104 Lowest temp, for any Sept 29 Highest temp, yesterday 86 Lowest temp, last 24 hre 60 Precipitation last 24 hrs .46 Precipitation eince Sept. .46 Excess since Sept. 1 .16 Legal Matters Argued In Trial Of Vicky (Continued From Page One) said she observed that Ralph treated Victoria with "straight contempt," but her attitude to ward him was "about the same as usual." He again said that he would "have to kick her out." Under questioning of the dis trict attorney, she added that when Ralph had lived in his own house at Venice, Calif., Victoria had moved in, "bag and bag gage." Mrs. Gleagon did not know how long she lived there. Geddes asked that the court record show his continuing ob jection to the district attorney's line of questioning. He made a number of objections before this request, on grounds that the ques tions called for Mrs. Gleason's conclusions and that they were leading questions. As the questioning continued, Mrs. Gleason recalled her brother told her that Victoria "doesn't even earn her own grub." Finally he "got rid of her, packed her up, bag and baggage, and took her to a hotel in Ocean Park." In cross-examination, Geddes asked Mrs. Gleason if she knew since she had testified her brother was very clean that he had indecent tattoing on his body, the result of seven years in the navy. She said she didn't. She said Ralph was 31 years old in 1945, and that Victoria had said she was 21. "As a matter of fact, she'll be 22 next month, won't she?" Geddes asked the witness. Mrs. Gleason said she did not know when Geddes pressed the point that Victoria was 17 when she met Ralph, Mrs. Gleason said she "looked older than 17." Mrs. Gleason also said she did not know her brother was mak ing "moonshine liquor" in Ore gon, but she admitted sending him 200 pounds of sugar in pack age marked "glass." Geddes ac cused her of purchasing the sugar on the black market, which she denied. Geddes also asked her who did various household tasks when she (Mrs. Gleason) visited In the Mo jonnier household. Geddes 'asked her if Vicky had peeled the fence poles, taken care of the chickens, prepared the meals, carried the water from Hardscrabble creek, even when she had given birth Southern Pacific Men Are I nnniritTTC Canf Q lFl Twelve of 28 men riding two Southern racmc BrY'u" " when the two cars collided on a blind curve east oi nwusrn, 20 miles west of here. . i k,i,.hi m a Inral noft All WfIC uiuup,.. . j . 1 pnai DUl nunc . ously injured. The most damage was sunereo r ,- r. , i ...k, enatainprf a broken collar bone and multiple bruises. Some oi tne men weic they jumped before the crash. ' .j,.- inuino two trail- ...i.i. . imai nl QS men aboard. dm Willi " ,-. was driven by Foreman A. fc. Swenson, the other with three oc cupants by Earl Southern, Sum- mit. ssoumern aptr--. molished. A mixup In line clearance ap parently caused the head on u r,,rinn ih ninht a train became stalled on the mountain grade and each oi tne speeuci. njured In Crash wa headed for tne wrecK. un. known to them, the train had been started and returned to Cor-vallls. Soswell Mineral Baths Chiropractic Physiotherapy Clinic Lady Attendants 1 Mile S. ol Drain. Oreon i SCH3 to a baby two weeks before. Mrs. Gleason said she had seen her brother doing these things. (Additional details on Page 12) YOU CAN ENJOY TANK GAS SERVICE Propane Tanks For Reett No Need To Buy UTILITY W SERVICE Pacific Bldg.t Roseburg. 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