U. Of 0. Library Compc , w .A- Foil Annuo Moglfoti LLIO mi fn UJ UUJ Wednesday DUE i1 FOR AIRPORT JOB; $234.000 Commercial Service's Cost, Exclusive Of Two Tracts, Told City By CAA It Roseburg can raise the money, this city can be assured of an airport suitable tor commercial airline service by late next summer. That's the promise of Civil Aeronautics administration officials, who spoke at a Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon meeting at the Hotel Umpqua Monday noon. Ben B. Irving, Roseburg, who is preparing the preliminary engi neering survey for proposed airport development, gave the figure of $234,000 as the total estimated cost for the work, exclusive of the cost of purchasing additional land. The government through the C.A.A. will match 25 percent of the cost of acquiring necessary land for airport improvements, and 55.9 percent of the construc tion costs, the C.A.A. officials said. City Manager M. W. Slankard said the city's share of the mon ey could be raised in any one of three ways: 1. By creating an airport as sessment district, which would include both the City of Rose burg and surrounding areas. 2. By directly assessing prop erty within the City of Roseburg over a periodof yesars, the mon ey to go into an airport sinking fund. 3. By issuing general obliga tion bonds in the City of Rose burg, to raise the necessary mon ey immediately. Weather Her Favorable J. V. Fryberger, Salem, assist ant district engineer for the C. A.A., said the problems of find ing a suitable airport site here have been "gigantic." Feeder lines have gained in experience in using small airports, he said, and "we all feel very confident now that adequate service can be furnished this city." Fryberger pointed out that weather conditions are very fa vorable here, with the weather bureau reporting only four days foggy enough last year to pie vent airplanes from landing. Best weather for schedules comes aft er 11 a.m. An afternoon sched ule could probably be maintain ed the year around by a feeder line. the airport should be prepared E. L. Yuravich, Seattle, chief of the planning and evaluation di vision at th-C.A.A. 1-egiorwt- of fice, said the choice for an air port location here had narrowed down to two sites, one in Gar- (Continued on Page Two) Jury Frees Judge Who Shot Lawyer In Divorce Action ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 20 UP) A Superior court jury required only 59 minutes, after five days of testimony, to acquit Judge Robert Carpenter of attempted murder. Courtroom spectators cheered as the Jury last night acquitted the. 44-year-old Jurist of attempt ing to kill his former friend, at torney John Lockwood. Judge Carpenter smiled and tried to blink back tears before turning to clasp his attractive 20-year-old step-daughter, Barba ra. A few minutes later the Judge and Barbara escaped through crowding well wishers to the pri vacy of the chambers in Fulton county courthouse where he pre sides over Civil court. Lockwood, a 53-year-old former Philadelphia lawyer, was not in the courtroom when the verdict was returned. The State charged that Judge Carpenter pursued Lockwood lour blocks the night of July 27 and shot him four times in the face. Lockwood is attorney for Mrs. Carpenter in her divorce suit. On Ihe witness stand the Judge would admit only to shooting at Lockwood, exclaiming, "if ever a man was justified I was." For five days the trial swirled around the relationships between Lockwood and Mrs. Carpenter, and between the judge and an other woman, Mrs. Estelle Man ful. Twice during the trial Lock wood was placed by witnesses in Mrs. Carpenter's bedroom, once when Mrs. Carpenter was drunk and at home. Govt. May Restrict Sale On Unshelled Walnuts WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (JPl A government order may limit sale of unshelled walnuts in the three Pacific coast states to 10 percent of this year's crop. The order, proposed by the Ag riculture department, would re quire the remaining 30 percent to be sold either in the export trade or shelled. Its purpose is to stabilize grower prices. Interested persons were given until Oct. 3 to submit views on the proposal. PAY HIKE ENDS STRIKE PORTLAND, Sept. 20 (,F Glaziers returned to work at five major glass companies here to day, ending a four-week strike. The dispute ended with work ers getting an additional 8 cents an hour with the minimum wage now at $2.04. Wednesday Noon Ticket Deadline In Treasure Hunt Residents of the R o se b u r g shopping area were reminded to day that they have only until Wednesday noon to pick up their free Treasure Hunt tickets from local merchants. Roland West, Retail Trades as sociation president, said Rose burg merchants will stop issuing the free tickets at noon. At 3 p.m. merchants will deposit their tick ets in the stand in front of the U. S. National bank. Winning numbers will be determined be tween 4 and 5 p. m. Prizes and winning tickets will be displayed in the windows of the Roseburg stores following unveiling time at 8 p. m. The latest move to make this year's Fall Opening a success was the decision by Roseburg auto mobile dealers to display their recent model cars during the Wednesday evening festivities. It Is planned for each dealer to show about two cars apiece, ar ranging them on Jackson street between Lane and Douglas. Construction of the main plat form stand will begin tomorrow in front of the U. S. National bank building. Constructed by the city, the stand will be the focal point around which Wednesday night's activities will center. Gaily decorated with flags and bunting loaned by the American Legion and the city, the stand will be the 'Speakers podium" for the street lighting ceremonies scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m. Jap Editor Prints Bad News, Gets Prison Term TOKYO, Sept. 20 UP)-Shichiro Morioka, Japanese editor, was sentenced today to two years at hard labor for printing foreign news stories "destructively crit ical" of the occupation, Morioka, editor-in-chief of the leftist Rengo news agency, was held responsible for stories in which various persons were quot ed as attacking "British Imper ialism" in Malaya, the trial of leading American Communists in New York, and the "conversion of Japan into an invasion base." The stories originally were dis tributed by Tass, the Russian news agency and by Telepress News with offices in London and Prague. The court held the stories were violations of the occupation press code. Fines, Jail Terms Dealt To Two Drunken Drivers Edward Samora, 35, Dillard, was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county Jail and fined $200. upon entering a plea of guilty to drunken driving, according to Justice of the Peace A. J. Ged des. His wife. Ann Samora, 42, re ceived a fine of $40 when she pleaded guilty to being drunk n a public highway, Justice Geddes said. Raymond Leo Helton, 45, Myr tle Creek, also pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges and was fined $200 and given a 30-day jail sentence. In addition, he was fin ed $10 for operating motor ve hicle with no operator's license, Justice Geddes said. Train Rams Gas Truck; Explosion Deals Death POTTSVILLE, Pa., Sept 20 CP) A Reading railroad passen ger train crashed into a truck carrying 4,500 gallons of gasoline at a grade crossing near heie today. The gasoline exploded, kil ling one man and critically injur ing four others. cars of the 10-car train enroute eras of the 10-car train enroute Irom Philadelphia to Shamokin, Pa. The Six passenger cars were to the rear of the train. The pas sengers were shaken up in the crash. Killed was Clarence Goetz. 22. of Gap. Pa., the truck driver of the gasoline truck. The injured were crewmen. Mother, Daughter Have Babies Five Hours Apart LONDON, Sept. 20. (.TV-Mrs. Alice Shepherd, 47, caught a cab for St. Stephen's hospital to have her twelfth baby. In the next bed she found her daughter Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, 20. ready to have her first baby. Mrs. Shepherd gave birth to Arthur William Shepherd. Five hours later Mrs. Daniels present ed Arthur William with a neph ew, Leonard Michael. The Weather Fair this ohomoo. tonight and Wednesday, except far morning cloudiness. Sunset today i:l I p.m. Sunrise tomorrow S:SV am. Establish) 1173 Currency Devaluing Lines London Stock Market Scene Of Rampage Government In Britain Facing Rebellion Threat From Ranks Of Workers Devaluation of currencies across half the world sent trad ers in sterling areas scurrying for gold and commodity stocks today but brought little change in United States markets. Wltl. France and Canada added overnight to the list of devaluing countries, making the total 19, others had still to fall in line. Western Germany is to reduce the value of its mark. The Hong Kong dollar fell Into the devalua tion lineup. Holland officially set its devaluation rate for the home land and Indonesia at about 30 per cent, approximately the same as Britain. The labor government In Brit ain closed its ranks for the fight of its life. Parliament is due to meet next week, on the demand of Winston Churchill and other opposition leaders. Labor unions were restive at the prospect of increases in the cost of living, set off by rises in the price of broad. London stocks on Rampage London's stock market went wild. Some gold shares sold for nearly triple last Friday's prices. Everywhere, gold was the toast of the dav. One reason: The U. S. government buys gold at $35 an ounce, paying U. S. dollars. That means exporting countries, in get ling U.S. dollars can-turn them into more units of their devalued local currencies than they could before. So gold producers stand to get more. The effects of Britain's far reaching 30 per cent slash In the value of her money was felt In the home islands in almost every walk of life. The threat of labor rebellion and inflation were among the most upsetting. Despite me government s appeal to hold (Continued on Page Two) Collection, Sale Of Old Clothes Drum Corps' Plan Collection of old clothing and household goods, to sell at the Roseburg Auction barn north of Roseburg Friday night, will be Girls Drum corps committee this Bill Black, director of the Knicrht nf Pvthia r:i.u rt.,m corps, said all proceeds from the aair: win uc ustru iu unance me activities of the group. Anyone wishing to donate to the auction to help the girls are asked to call Howard C. Kluver, at Kluver's Radio service, 137-J-2, or Black, at Bill's News stand, 1119-R, before Thursday. The drum corps committee will have a truck to pick up every thing for the sale Thursday eve ning. The auction will be at T p. m. Friday. "After U'A bm foil., I J said Black, "we will carry a mem- ucismp ui iu gins, wnicn will mean we will need more money than in previous years. "We hope to produce one of the finest girls' drum corps we have ever had. The girls are work ing hard and cooperating fully with their director to build a big. ger and better drum corps," he said. Arnsenol In Purse Just Souvenir, Girl Declares TACOMA, Sept. 20.-WPThat small-sized arsenal 15 -year -old Georgianna Henry had in her purse when picked up here Fri day was "Just a souvenir." she explained today. Police found a half pound of TNT, a blasting cap and battery, some .30 caliber machine gun ammunition belts and some loose bullets In the runaway girl's am ple purse. "I even dropped the purse sev eral times," she related with ap parent indifference to the fact that the explosives could have destroyed the detention hall In which she was being questioned. Georgianna was picked up by police at the request of her Mil. waukee. Wise, parents. She ob tained the explosives from a sol dier friend. EXECUTRIX NAMED Elsie M. Wlsegarver, Drain, has been appointed as executrix of the estate of her brother, William Wlsegarver, deceased, by order of Circuit Court Judge Carl E. W lm- berly. Sutherlin Man Is Electrocuted Elmer Buck Ftnton of Suther lin was found electrocuted bo lide hit wall-drilling equipment lata yattorday afternoon, on tha L. O. Willigan place, 15 miles bslow Elkton, Coroner Harry C. Stearns reported. Staarns said residents of tha area notictd their alectricity had gona off about 1:30 p.m. Tha trouble was not located un til 5 p.m., when Fanton't body was found. Apparently the easing of Fan ton's wall-drilling equipment fall against soma overhead alac trie wires, causing an outage and killing him with tha result ant electric shock, said the cor oner. Fenton was about 30. His widow and children survive. The body was removed to the Stearns mortuary, Oakland, where funeral arrangements will be announced later. Efforts To Ban Steel Strike Still Futile WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-tT The CIO steelworkers 'went ahead today with plans for a strategy meeting as the second day of government sponsored peace talks brought no sign of an agreement in the steel dispute. Philip Murray, leader of the steelworkers. said nothing has developed-at the government media tion conferences to warrant post poning the union policy commit tee tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Murray has warned that the 1, 000,000 unionists will quit Satur day unless a settlement is reach ed in the labor-management talks here with Federal Conciliation di rector Cyrus Ching. Myrtle Creek Paving Work Bid Is Rejected The State Highway depart ment today rejpeted the low bid of a Eugene firm, Tauf Char neski, for the grading and paving of one-tenth of a mile of Oak street In Myrtle Creek. The firm's bid was $20,270. Broken Flagpole Section Deals Death To Youth RAVENSWOOD, W. Va., Sept. 20. (JP A six-foot section at the top of the high school flag pole came off last night, plunged into the head of 13 -year-old Dean Roush, and killed him. 'COPTER HERDER KILLED VERNON, Tex., Sept. 20-WP1 The new West: Tony Hazelwood, veteran fore man of the Waggoner ranch, was Injured yesterday while herding cattle. His helicopter crashed. FALL OPENING and STREET LIGHTING CEREMONIES WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 21. 7;00 p. m. The Roseburg High School band will play on downtown streets. 7:30 p. m. Street lighting ceremonies from stand at , Oak and Jackson streets. Speakers: Mayor Albert G. Flegel; Dale Sims, vice president, Retail Trade association; Ben Trowbridge, street lighting contractor, ond M. W. Slankord, city manager. 8:00 p. m. Store windows unveiled, treosure hunt will take place. 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Public street donee ot Oak ond Jackson streets to music of West ern Jomboree band. 10:00 p. m. -Midnight Free public dance ot Roseburg armory; some band. f j j i If - ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, SEPT. Council Opens Police Radio System Bids Action Awaits Report Of Committee; Garbage Rates Ordinance Passes Opening of bids for the police radio system topped a routine session of the city council last night. The council also revised garbage collection rates, whicn become effective Oct. 1, and pas ted an ordinance calling for wid-! ening of N. Jackson street. Four bids were submitted oy firms seeking to supply the city with police radio equipment. One bid, that of Trowbridge Electric company, Roseburg, was reject ed because it was not accompan ied by a performance bond, as specified in the original bid call. The bids included: Garretson Radio Supply, Port land: 50-walt transmitter, five mobile car units, two motorcy cle units, other equipment: $3, 946.50. Link Radio corporation, New York; 75-watt transmitter, five mobile units, two motorclcle units, other equipment: $3,792.50. Motorola, Inc.: 30-watt trans mitter, four mobile units, two mo torcycle units, other equipment: $3,380. Trowbridge Electric company, Roseburg: 50-watt transmitter, 25-watt mobile units, $4,975; 30 watt transmitter, 15-watt mobile units. W.jO. -- j. All bids were referred to the police committee, headed by Councilman Frank Ashley, and City Manager M. W. Slankard (Continued on Page Two) Devaluation Hits At Lumber, Wool PORTLAND, Sept. 20 CP) Lumber and wool spokesmen took a dismal view of the future in exports today. They said the devaluation of money in other countries would put them out of most foreign mar kets. Lumbermen said devaluation put Canada In position to take most of the export trade and also to compete In the U. S. domestic market. Wool tradprs said prices might drop 10 to 20 percent because of Imports from Australia and other countries. The first price test will come tomorrow when about 5, over a period of years, the mon Choict of Two Sites Flour exporters said Australia also might cut Into the market of the Philippines and other Far East nations. The malt industry, which once had a 2.000,000 export business, expected to lose the last of Its foreign trade. T7, 20. 1949 Up 19 Countries .A r. A v ; , , - fc DING DONG DADDY WEDS old former San Francisco street car conductor, who served two years in San Quentm, Calif., prison for marrying 12 or 13 wivas, is congratulated by Municipal Judqe Herbert Kaufman (canter I after the iudqa married him to Mary Aba, 49, of Oakland, Calif., in tha judgt'i chambers at San Francisco city hall. lAr -.r3r-.-r-M.--: - .fir - i - : "JUST MATTER Truth Serum Test Won't Affect Victoria Sanders Case, Dist. Attorney Says The "truth serum" test for Victoria Sanders, who was convicted last week for the killing of Ralph Mojonnler, will be conducted by her defense counsel for "their own purposes," said District Attorney 1 Robert G. Davis. Downtown Zone Parking Will Be Banned During Fall Opening Festivities - City Manager M. W. Slan. karb announced today that a special "no parking" order will go Into effect In downtown Roseburg Wednesday after noon at 3 p. m., in preparation for Wednesday night's Fall Opening festivities. Streets affected by the spe cial order will be Jackson street, from Lano north to Washington, and intersecting streets from Main west to Rose. Streets will be closed at 3 p. m. and cars parked there at that time will be ordered to move. The streets must be free of all parked cars by 4 p. m., In order to permit workers to prepare for tha Fall Opening, ha said. Refinery Blast Kills One Man, Injures Eight FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 20. (Ml A terrific explosion rocked Magnolia refinery No. 1 today, setting off a raging fire, killing at least two men and In juring at least eight others. One of the dead men was Iden tified as George Aston, 42, refin ery "still man, who lived In a cottage near the plant. The second fatillty was be lieved to be E. R. Harris, refinery worker, who is missing. W. A. Reagan, 46, a coker, said apparently a valve had been left open in the engine room and that gas possibly backed Into the room. He said he found a leak, closed the "alve and then ran outside, escaping full force of the explo sion by a few seconds. He was burned but crawled from the scene. Couger, Three Bobcats Bring $75 Bounty Total County Clerk Roy Agee re ported today that a total of $75 was paid Amie Peplot, Sutherlin, for bounty on one cougar and three bobcats. The Sutherlin man collected $10 from the county and an ad ditional $50 from the state for a cougar measuring eight feet two Inches, "from tip to tip." The three bobcats brought him $2,50 I each from both the county and the state. All the animals were reported killed up near the source of Rock creek. Ml -49 Francis van Wia (left), 62-year his 13th or 14th wife, the former Wirephoto.l - - ' - : ' ' ' '" OF INTEREST" The Jury has rendered Its ver dict and it was a Just one," Da vis commented. I am convinc ed the Jurors were right In -e-turnlng the verdict they did." The district attorney's state ment was Issued today, he aald, because there might be public misunderstanding as to the pur poses of the truth serum test, which Victoria's attorneys have requested. The Jury's conviction Is final Davis pointed out, and the test will have nothing to do with the case. Davis said he would wit ness the test "simply as a matter of interest." lie added that the state had offered to conduct a truth serum and lie detector test before the case went to trial, hut that Vic toria's attorneys had "turned It down." When queried on Davis' latter (Continued on Page Two) Ford Co., Union Still Dickering DETROIT. Sept. 20. (P) Faced with a strike deadline, the Ford Motor Co. was reported to day attempting to reach a settle ment with the Clo-Unlled Auto Workers with a tentative offer of a company-financed pension plan The union served notice on the motor comnany yesterday a strike would become effective Sept. 29 If Its pension, health and welfare and wage demands wer not met. Ihe union maneuver dampened but failed to dispel hopes of a peaceful settlement without a strike Dy f ords lis.ouu produc tion workers. Union sources said Ford had made a tentative offer of com- fiany-financed pensions equiva pnt to eight cents an hour. The proposal, tnese sources said, would provide pensions of about $50 a month for workers reaching the age of bff, exclusive of social security benefits. Company spokesmen declined comment. SUITS FOR MONEY The following money suits have been filed In circuit court: Courier lire Service vs. Don Brace. Plaintiff demands Judg. ment for $972.95 for goods and merchandise allegedly purchased by the defendant. Walter W. Essllnger and Eve lyn E. Esslinger, doing business as Elkton Garage, vs. Al Dement. Plaintiffs demand Judgment for $387.70 plus Interest lor services ' performed but allegedly unpaid, Coal Supply Will Last At Least 40 Days Truman Said To Havt Dtcldtd To Let Beth Sides "Sweat It Out" PITTSBURGH. SeDt. 20 (JP The nationwide coal strike idled more than a half million miners and railroaders today while the White House watched from the sidelines. A half-dozen coal-carrying rail roaders ordered more than 27,000 employes laid off as the "no pen sion no work" revolt of John L. Lewis' 480.000 United Mine Work ers entered Its second day. in wasnington, tress secretary Charles G. Ross said President Truman has "nothing in the works" to offer as a formula for settling either the coal or steel dispute. In Washington, a source close to President Truman said the president has no Intention of try ing to halt the walkout for 30 to GO days. The official, who asked anony mity, said Mr. Truman is deter mined to let Lewis and the coal industry "sweat out" their diffi culties. There are about 60.000,000 torn of coal above ground, enough to Keep industry going anywhere from 40 to 60 days. J. V. Sullivan, secretary of the U'o.t VI .. i r-.... t i ,i ' ' " vi,ii,n uoi nsBULiauuil. said miners "are not striking of their own accord" but "because they got the signal." He declared In a statement that Lewis' representatives "have been In the mining districts for a week advising local unions." High union officials had said the strike was voluntary among min er locals. Chairman Ralph E. Taggart ot the Pennsylvania anthracite op erators wage agreement commit tee sent a telegram to Lewis ask ing the UMW chieftain to use his best efforts toward getting nara eoai miners oacK to worK. The 80,000 anthracite diggers in eastern Pennsylvania Joined -the coal walkout In a sympathy work stoppage. Another coal carrying railroad m announced plans to lay off work ers. The Norfolk and Western Railway said 1.630 workers will have to be furloughed Thursday. snots uo no uamigt Reports of the first violence came from Kentucky and West Virginia, No one was badly hurt but some 20 shots were reported . fired at a strip mine truck in Kentucky. Two riders abandoned the vehicle as It crashed over a mountainside. And in West Virginia two tip. (Continued on Page Two) Catholic Priests, Nuns Arrested In New Czech Drive PRAGUE, Sept. 20 (JP The Czechoslovak government hai Jailed dozens of Roman Catholic priests and nuns in a Dig new wave of arrests aimed at break ing spreading resistance to state control schemes, a statement from church sources said today. An Informed church source es timated that the latest wave of arrests brought the number of Catholic priests under arrest to more than 200. The report, given to correspon dents here and enumerating at least 30 arrests, was termed only a partial list. It said more ar rests were expected as the long-state-church fight neared a show down stage. In one case the entire person nel of a monastery was reported seized. The government has published a proposed church law, to be en acted by Parliament this fall, which would give the state pow er over all church appointment! and administration. Meanwhile reports reached Prague that a local Communist official had been killed by angry peasants In Moravia following the arrest of a Catholic priest. The news stirred speculation whether fresh peasant uprisings are brewing. Robeson Of No Aid To Communists As Witness NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-.P-Singer Paul Robeson testified 20 minutes for the defense today in the communist conslpracy trial. But. about all he got to say was that he knew all the de fendantsand that he once stu died law under Federal Judge Harold R. Medina, who is presid ing at the trial. The Government oblected to virtually everything else the Ne gro baritone was asked, and Me dina upheld the objections. Livlty Rant By L. F. Relismsteln Britain, the "Tight Little Isle," it new compelled to be tighter. This probably doesn't worry the r scotch. r -...