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CARLA LEE TAYLOR it pictured displaying her painting of 4ht
TilUmook Burn (don from memory) which won lor htr First
Premium at tho art display at th Stat Fair last wk.
Carla, th daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dav Taylor of 403 South
strt, it a student at Musaum Art school of Portland. A mam
bar of th Art and Craft club hara, sh is a graduate of tha
Rosaburg schools and attandad th stat university whar sha
majored in art. This will ba hr second yar in the Portland
school.
FEATURE BROADCAST
Fall Opening Program Will
Coincide With Throwing Of
New Street Light Switch
A 45-mlnute program, highlighting speeches, band music, and
tha official turning on of the dty'a new street- llghtlntrrrem,
will be broadcast over KRNR Wednesday night as one of the
many features connected with Roseburg's grand Fall Opening.
In the Day's Hews
,f:y FRANK JENKINS
FOR nearly a week, the upper
bracket brass of Britain, the
United States and Canada have
been conferring in Washington
on what to do to keep Britain
solvent. On Monday they reached
an agreement on a ten-point pro
gram for dealing with the im
mediate problem. Boiled down,
this Is what the ten points amount
to:
Enabling the British to SELL
MORE GOODS TO US while at
the same time BUYING LESS
GOODS FROM US.
.
SO much for Monday.
Tuesday morning. In Wash
ington, the International mone
tary fund (which is an organiza-
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STUDY DISPOSAL - PLANT
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 15. t.P)
The city council will employ a
sanitary engineer to prepare plans
for a sewage disposal plant. The
action stemmed from a state
sanitary authority letter of July
27 demanding that a time sched
ule and fiscal program covering
a disposal plant be submitted
within 60 days.
National Employ Handicap
Week Local Committee is
Set Up; Livermore Chairman
First organizational meeting of the local committee to promote
this year's National Employ the Physically Handicapped week,
Oct. 2-8, met last night at the' state employment office in Roseburg.
Bill Livermore. representing the Roseburg Lions club, was elected
chairman of the group, made up of 13 local civic and fraternal
organizations.
George Foster, manager of the
Oregon state employment office
here, and representing the gover
nor's committee of NEPH. said
the following will represent their
respective organizations in help
ing promote this year's campaign
locallv:
Clifford Fields. Veterans Ad
ministration; Irwin Short. Ameri
can Legion: C. E. Hoover, VFW;
Arthur Newell. DAV; Robert
Phillips, Rotary club; J. E.
Clarke. Masonic order; Carl O.
Permin. Knights of Pythias:
Randle Hockett. Eagles; Leonard
Mclntyre. CIO: Walter Dage.
AFL: Pat Gregory. Oregon State
Employees association: George
Smith, the general public and
Livermore.
Willing Te Werk
Livermore pointed out there
are many handicapped workers
who want to work and who. if
Fvnjsr.
Scheduled for presentation in
two "shifts,' the program wilt
begin promptly at 7 p.m. and'
run to 7:15. with music provided
by the Roseburg senior high
school band. Coinciding with the
throwing of the light switch, the
evening's festivities will return
to the air again at 7:30 and run
until 8 p.m.
Slated to appear on the pro
gram are Mayor Albert G. Fie
gel, Dale Simms, vice-president
of the Retail Merchants associa
tion: Ben Trowbridge, head of
Trowbridge Electric which Instal
led the lights; and City Manager
M. W. Slankard.
Immediately following the cer
emony, at 8 p.m., all local mer
chants cooperating In the Fall
Opening will unveil their window
displays. In addition to featuring
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Lumber Men Visit Here:
Investigate Car Shortage
R; T. Titus, executive vice-
? resident of the Western Forest
ndustries - association, and Ed
ward F. Brady, transportation
counsellor, both of Portland, have
been spending a few days in the
Roseburg area meeting with lum
ber shippers. The WFIA is en
deavoring to organize formal ac
tion through the Interstate Com
merce commission to end season
al car shortages adversely affect
ing the lumber Industry. Plans
for a local meeting of shippers
are being developed.
fitted to the proper Jobs, can pro
duce as efficiently as unimpaired
workers.
"Employers will find these se
lected workers capable of holding
their own on the Job," Livermore
said. "If properly place, workers
with physical handicaps will re
lieve local communities and the
state and federal governments of
the cost of caring for them."
Livermore said NEPH does not
ask employers to hire physically
disabled workers for jobs in which
they are not fully as qualified
as others. We ask only that the
employer hire the workers with
physical impairments just as he
hires other workers on the basis
of ability to do the job."
According to Livermore. this
year's campaign would empha
size that "ability, not disability"
should be considered In emplnv-
ing physically disabled workers.
The Weether
Mostly cloudy wira. skewer,
today and Friday.
Sunset today 4:24 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow S:5J e. m.
Established 1173
Murray
Claims Refusal
To Accept Bid
Is Deliberate
Fairless Would Talk
But Expects Workers
To Share Pension Cost
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15.-.PV-President
Philip Murray of the
CIO United Steelworkers today
charged the giant United States
Steel corporation is "deliberately
seeking to force a strike."
The accusation came in a tele
gram the union leader addressed
to U. S. Steel president Benjamin
F. Fairless.
Murray again insisted that U.
S. Steel accept the recommenda
tions of President Truman's fact
finding board aimed at settling
steel-labor difficulties.
Ssnds Wire
He wired Fairless:
"The union still hopes that a
strike in the basic steel industry
can be averted. It can be averteJ
if your corporation and (he rest
of the industry will agree with
tne union ana with public opinion
to accept the recommendations
of the steel Industry board."
Murrays telegram replied to
an overnight message from Fair
less which stated U. S. Steel is
unwilling to accept the board rec
ommendations without bargain
ing.
The board recommended that
labor and the industry work out
company financed pension and
Insurance plans but ruled out a
wage increase for steel workers.
U. S. Steel took particular ex
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Getaway Fire,
Leaky Pipe Keep
Firemen Busy
A getaway grass fire, a leaky
gas pipe and an abortive attempt
to spoil Roseburg high school
sophomore's bonfire plans kept
the Roseburg fire fighters In a
hassle throughout the day Wed
nesday. At 11:05 a.m.. the rural truck
sped to Wilbur, too late to pre
vent a cmcKen nouse trom burn
ing to the ground, after owner
Ed Blondell tried to keep a burn
ing patch of weeds from getting
to the coop. He had a permit to
burn the weeds.
When the fire men ant there
all that remained was a report
ed 12 well-done chickens-in-the-
rough.
Broksn Cas Pipe
The same evening, a broken
gas pipe in an empty cabin at
Pleasant Auto court, located
north of town, caused some dam
age to living room floors and
door.
The stove's pilot light was lit
and every time enough gas ac
cumulated. It burst into flames.
Mrs. H. Wiggins, co-ouaner, re
portedly used a can of fomite
on the flames with success.
The fire was out when the
rural truck got there. The call
came In at 9:50 p.m.
A frenzied 10:55 p.m. telephone
call urged firemen to Fullerton
school, which, according to the
informant "blew up and is burn
ing!" Slight Error
Four trucks were dispatched
post-haste, but the blaze proved
to be burning scrap lumber piled
on the far side of the school yard,
near Corey Ave.
According to the report of a
youth who "saw It happen," a
car full of pranksters, thinking
the pile was the one built by
sophomores for the football rally
tonight, poured some gasoline to
the wood and applied a match.
The stuff exploded, and the
lads left a lot of rubber after
they piled Into the getaway car
and roared out of sight.
Geddes To Be Sworn In
As Bar Group Governor
GEARHART. Sept. 15 I.V
The Oregon State Bar conven
tion opened here today with ses
sions planned through Saturday.
Members of the board of gov
ernors met yesterday in a cus-
fnmnrv nijniwntinM ... ; n
They decided to wait until after
itir iiiviiuun io eieci a new
nresfrlent. Sworn In
ors were Gordon Sloan. Astoria;
James Landye, Portland, and
Richard Kriesien. Burns. Paul
Geddes. Roseburg, will be sworn
in later.
Roseburg Man Elected
To National Office
ASBl'RY PARK. N. J.. Sept. 15
-P The Army and Navy Le
gion of Valor, made up of men
who hold the congressional
medal of honor, the distinguished
service cross or the navy cross,
has concluded Its 59th reunion.
James G. Walsh. Cambridge,
Mass.. was elected national com
mander. Denninv
burg. Ore., was elected a senior
vice commander.
ROSEBURG,
Charges
GOLD PRICE TO
Secretary Snyder Indicates
This Country Would Use
Veto Power If Necessary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. MV-Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
has notified the International Monetary fund that the United
States will not agree to a boost in the. price of gold.
His declaration Indicates that this country will, if necessary, use
its veto power to kill any general Increase which 'might be favored
by the board of directors of the 48-natlon fund.
Bids Are Called
For Canyonville
Highway Strip
Bids for the construction of the
new Pacific highway south of I
C&nvonville, will be opened by
the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
in Portland Sept. 29. Notice of
the bid call was received here
Wednesday by the Umpqua Na
tional forest.
The 6.4 miles section for which
the government will let a con
tract lies within the boundaries
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Leaking Tug Is
Abandoned In
Alaskan Waters
SEATTLE. Sept. J 5 (1P A
coast guard report early today
that six men had abandoned a
leaking tug in the stormy Gul(
of Alaska was followed six hours
later by a report two survivors
were sighted on the grounded
boat. I
The Ill-fated tug was the Afog
nak, of Juneau.
The coast guard station at Cape
St. Ellas, midway along the Gulf
of Alaska coast, was advised the
battered Afognak was sighted
aground on Palm point ,one mile
west of the village of Katalla.
The scene is about 50 miles
southeast of Cordova.
Coast guard headquarters here
said the report to the St. Elias
station came from the civil
Aeronautics administration office
at Cordova. The sighting was
believed to have been by one of
the search planes.
the earlier message from the
Afognak. the third of Us distress
calls, reported all six aboard
took to a 14-foot life boat at 2:28
a.m.. Pacific Standard Time. The
message said no land was In
sight.
The vessel gave her position
as six to eight miles off Cape
St. Elais located on Kayak Is
land, about 175 miles southeast
of Kodiak. The message said the
craft was shipping water in
heavy seas and winds of 45 to 50
miles per hour, but gave no oiher
details.
The coast guard Identified the
six persons as (no hometowns
available):
Fred Brandes, the master; Lee
Christy, chief engineer; Jim
Johns, assistant engineer; Burky
Sadler, Arthur Johnson and Cur
tis Bach.
The vessel is owned hv James
V. Cole of Juneau. The coast
guard said the Afognak was
bound for Juneau from an un
known port.
HIGH LEVEL HUMOR Sir Stafford Cripps right!, British chancellor of the esehequer, and
Douglas C. Abbott I left I, Canadian , 'minister of finance, share a laugh at opening of fourth
annuel board of governors meeting of world bank and international monetary fund in Wash
ington. H. M.- Hirschltld (center rear) is member of the
Wirephoto). - - i
OREGON THURSDAY, SEPT.
US Steel Forcing Strike
STAY
Snyder made his statement, it
was learned today, at a closed
meeting of the fund's committee
on gold. It helped to quash for
the moment a South African
proposal for a fund study of a
new, higher price. It is now $35
an ounce.
But the Union of South Africa,
world's biggest gold producer,
plainly had plans to raise the is
sue again before the annual gov
ernors' meeting of the fund and
the World bank ends tomorrow
night.
And it became clear that the
lines were drawn for a major as
saultprolonged if need be
against the gold-price policy of
the United Slates, which is the
major buyer.
Meantime the delegate! here In
annual meeting:
1. Prepared to vote to India
the chairmanship of the fund and
bank for the next year. The elec
tion is tomorrow but the outcome
was taken for granted. -
2. Weighed whether to hold
next year'i meeting In Paris.
France would have had the meet
ing this year had not economy
and convenience dictated other
wise. 3. Put a fund committee to
work considering ways to break
down the currency controls which
hamper trade In most of the
world. The fund has reported "no
general trend" toward improve
ment In the last year.
'4. Heard that Sir Stafford
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Dance Of Eagles
Will Aid Polio
Emergency Drive
The national emergency polio
fund drive will be aided by a
public benefit dance Friday. Sept.
23, at 9 p.m., sponsored by the
Roseburg Eagles lodge, accord
ing to Paul Travis, chairman.
Designed to help put the cur
rent fund campaign over the top,
local Eagles will lurn in the en
tire proceeds of the dance to the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. The national organiza
tion will use the sum to help de
fray expenses Incurred by the re
cent outbreak of polio, especially
in the west.
Tickets for the benefit dance
will go on sale Saturday at the
Eagles hall, corner of Cass and
Pine streets. Committee mem
bers and all other persons inter
ested In the current campaign
will meet with Travis Fridav
night at 7:30 at the Eagles hail
to plan a city-wide ticket selling
program.
Members of the Eagles lodge
will be assisted in planning and
arrangements by the Eagles la
dies auxiliary.
" MM;::-.'
IS, 1949
Murder Trial
May Go To
Jury Tonight
Defense Attorney Paul E. Ged
des accused the slate of a "de
liberate smear campaign" against
the character of Victoria Sanders,
as he argued the case before the
jury in the murder trial this
morning.
"The state would have you be
lieve -that they have brought in
every bit of evidence, whether
it's good or bad," he said. "They
chose to bring in the things that
would smear this girl. They did
not have a case, so they tried in
manufacture one out of smear."
The defense attorney began hit
argument today following a com
plete review of the testimony
by Dudley Walton, assistant dis
trict attorney. Wall on began his
review yesterday a Iter noon, after
both the state and defense had
rested.
Bring Pajamas
Circuit Judge Carl E. Wim-
berly cautioned Jurors yesterday
to bring their 'toilet articles and
pajamas, as It mignt be neces
sary for them to stay at the
courthouse overnight, if they do
not arrive as a verdict by late
evening.
District Attorney Robert G.
Davis was expected to give the
rebuttal argument this afternoon
after Geddes' plea to the Jury
lor a verdict of acquittal.
Geddes told the Jury what Im
pressed him was the "total lack
of motive" for the alleged mur
der. He said the stale had In
troduced "little things to simu
late motive." such as religious
differences between Victoria and
Ralph Mojonnler, as to whether
Victoria s baby should be baptiz
ed In the church.
No Justification
"Never have I seen, before the
church and religion used by the
stale as the justification for
murder, (Jeddeg declared. "The
slate would have you believe that
this girl's religion would lead her
to murder."
Victoria's housekeeping was
used by the stale as "another
motive," Geddes said. "I've criti
cized my wife for her housekeep
ing," he added. "Those things are
not serious. They are one of the
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Two Boys Of Elkton
Are Reported Missing
Two Elkton boya have been re
ported "missing" since Saturday.
They are Leland Cheever and
Glen Hahn, both 16, who were
last seen Saturday afternoon
driving a '35 Ford V-8, blue gray
in color.
Leland Is six feet, one inch,
with dark hair, blue eyes, and
wearing a yellow cowboy shirt
and a red letterman's sweater
with white stripes.
Glen is five feet, 11 inches, with
blue eyes, blond curly hair, and
wearing a sports shirt and green
cruiser coat.
Both boys were wearing Levis
and brown oxfords.
Between them they were be
lieved t ohave $11.
The police have been notified.
Persons who have seen the boys
are asked to contact the police.
Netherlands delegation, AP
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NAVAL SUPPORT C a p t a i n
John G. Crommelin (above),
navy flyer who accused the
army end air force of trying
to take over the National Mili
tary Establishment, has been
flooded with telephone calls
from navy officers supporting
his stand. Retired Admiral Wil
liam f. Halsey, attending pri
vate luncheon with several other
navy officers at Crommelin's
home in Washington, called on
all navy officers to support
Capt, Crommelin. (NEA Tele-
photo).',
Truman Approves
Non-Discipling
Of Crommelin
WASHINGTON, Sept.l5-UP
President Truman today gave a
nod of approval for the navy's
decision against disciplining
Navy Caut John G. Crommelin
for hla recent public scolding of
,ttte mllltary-rugn command, ... .
The President told a news con
ference that Secretary of the
Navy Matthewa has handled the
matter capably, and that It wili
remain In Matthews' hands.
Matthews has ruled against
any disciplinary action.
A change in assignment was
announced today for Crommelin.
The navy said that Crommelin,
who has been on the staff of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, is being
assigned to the office of the chief
of naval operations. Just what
work he will do in hla new post
was not disclosed.
The navy said the change was
not to be viewed as a discipli
nary measure.
Secretary of the Navy Mat
thewa said he "questions the
judgment of Captain Crommelin"
in telling the press that the navy's
striking power la being "nibbled
to death'1 by the military policy
makers In the Pentagon. .
Atomic Secrets Wilt
Be Talked At Confab
LONDON, Sept. 15 t.T)
Britain, the United Stales, and
Canada will reopen the question
of their atomic secrets In talks
opening In Washington Sept. 20,
tne toreign onice saio lonigni.
The discussions, the statement
said, will be . "entirely explora
tory, and any agreements reach
ed will be subject to approval by
the three governments involved.
About two months ago the Bri
tish government formally re
quested the United Slates to ex-
lend tne range ot cooperation
between the two countries on the
subject of both atomic weapons
and atomic energy.
COMMITTED TO JAIL
Jimmy Ervln Brown, 31, Myr
tle Creek, pleaded guilty in Mu
nicipal court to a cnarge oi neing
drunk on a public street. Judge
Ira B. Riddle reported today.
He was committed to ten days
In the city Jail In lieu of pay
ment of a $'20 fine.
Settlement Seen In Long
Costly Strike Of Printers
In Chicago Daily Papers
CHICAGO, Sept. 15. IP The long and costly strike by 1,500
AFL printers against Chicago's five major dally newspapers ap
peared near settlement today.
The strikers, who quit work nearly 22 months ago In a dispute
over a new contract, will vote Sunday on terms agreed upon
last night by union and publisher!' representatives.
The new pact calls for a wage I
Increase of $10 a week. The un
ion originally had demanded a
pay boost of J1V Provisions of
the new contract have been ap
proved by the executive council
of the AFL International Typo
graphical union.
John J, Pilch, president of
Loral 16, AFL-ITU, said the lo
cal's officers and scale commit
tee will recommend acceptance
of the new contract to the rank
and file at Sunday's vote.
A spokesman for the publishers
said the contract proposal agressl
Civil Action
Is Follow Up
To Conviction
Move Would Brtdi Up -Vast
Holdings Of
Chain Over Country
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. P
Attorney General J. Howard
McCrath today filed suit to break
up the great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea company's nation-wide food
chain.
The civil action waa brought in
federal district court at New
York city this morning.
It is a follow-up to a criminal
conviction of the A. and P. com
pany under the anti trust statutes
at Danville, 111., three years ago.
The conviction waa affirmed in
the U. S. court of appeals at Chi
cago early this year and the com
pany paid finea totaling 1175,000,
Branded Tnrtat
In New York, an A. A P. offi
cial branded the suit aa "a threat
to the welfare and living stand
ards of every American citizen.
entering a general denial or
the government charges, a
spokesman for the big food chain
said "the whole basis of this at
tack la the fact that we told good
loon ioo cneap.
"This Is not 'just an effort to
destroy A. A P., but an attack cn
the entire system of efficient low
cost, low-profit, mass distribu
tion which this company pion
eered," he said.
The action in New York re
quests a court order requiring A.
and r. to separate Its manufactur
ing and processing business from
its buying and selling business
and to separate its present seven
retail store divisions into seven
independently owned retail food
chains.
Dissolve Holdings
The Justice department pro
poses to dissolve the Atlantic
Commission company, A. and
P.'a wholesale purchasing and
sales agent in the produce
market.
Under the proposed breakup
of the present national chain Into
seven independent companies, A.
and P. itself would not be permit-
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Students Rally
Tonight To Be
Pre-Game Feature
..'8allj(,SJlatf)CSitM' 1st
Roseburg. ...
Students of junior and senior
high, headed by Yell Queen Pat
Meara and assistant queens
Jackie Daniels and Wllla Wil
hlre, will meet at junior high
school promptly at 7 p.m. A
serpentine will be formed and
will wind through the streets,
stopping off at the Umpqua hotel.
Coaches Cece Sherwood. Norm
West and Ray Brown will say
"Hello" to the students. Their
remarks will be recorded by
KRNR technicians and. rebroad
cast at 10 p.m. The Umpqua
hotel meeting Is listed for 8 p.m.
Following the introduction ot
coaches, the serpentine will con
tinue to the community hospital
grounds, where the Medford k
Tornado team will be burned in
effigy.
Pep club girls will help the
yell team organize the mass of
students expected to participate
In the demonstration. . ,
Democratic Senators
Deny Elliott's Cnarge
PORTLAND, Sept. 15 (.TV
Four Democratic state senators
from Multnomah county have
said. In effect "It wasn't I."
They were referring to charges
by Sheriff M. L. Elliott that two
unnamed atate Democratic sena
tors had warned he would bave
trouble hanging on to his office
unless he used the sheriffs of
fice in raising a party war cheat
fund for a gubernatorial cam
paign. ' !
The campaign, .Elliott aald, was
to have been in behalf ot Stat
Treasurer Waller Pearson. The
stale official yesterday said El
lon's story waa ridiculous.
State Senator Jack Bain said
he was positive it wasn't he who
Elliott meant. State Senator Aus
tin F. Flegel Jr. said he doubted
the whole story.
Senator Thomas Mahoney de
clined to "dignify" Elliott's
charges. Senator R. L. Neuhert
er said "I'm sure Mr. Elliott s
story is untrue."
upon was virtually the same
which the union rejected last
March and which union officers
had termed a "yellow dog con
tract." Last night's meeting was the
first held between the publishers
and union representatives since
last March. Previously they had
held 124 negotiations sessions.
The publishers had rejected the
union's proposer! contract, they
said, because the terms called
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