2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Tuti., Oct. 11, 14
Gordon Demands
Only 10 Rounds
With Petersen
PORTLAND, Oct. II. (API
The City Boxing commission
may dacid tediy whether
Herdroclt Gordon of Roseburg,
mutt 90 15 rounds with 819 Bill
Petersen if their scheduled bout
next week retet s a Pacific
Northwest heavyweight title
match.
Fiaht Promoter Tex Selkeld
laid he hed turned the question
over to the commission. Chair
man Ray Smith said a meeting
today may settle the question.
The dispute came up after
Gordon and Petersen, who now
claims the regional title, were
signed. Salkeld explained he as
sumed on arranging the match
that both would agree to IS
rounds. He said Cordon insisted
en only a 10-rounder as he hed
never gone the longer distance.
Firt Department Needs
Told At Chamber Forum
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!....! A ! Paujip
Stressed At Hearing
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The Weather
in the Roseburg arm because of
the rate structure to California
and Southwest markets.
Roseburg lumbermen cannot
compete with lumber shippers In
point) further south In Oregon
end In northern California,
Thompson said, not with Rose
burg paying the name (hipping
rates as do Portland snippets.
Rates are reduced for point
south of (Jlcnriale and again at
Medford. A further cut favoring
southern shippers la noted at Yro
ka, thus Increasing difficulty of
Roseburg lumbermen to compete
In the rich California market.
However, Thompson pointed
out that lumber shipment mark
ed for eastern market enjoy the
same rates from Roseburg a
from Portland. He said that In
an effort to seek lower rates to
California without Jeopardizing
advantageous eastern rate, In
quiries have been directed to the
West Coast Lumberman associ
ation In hopes of rectifying the
situation.
Other reports were given by
Bob Evans, publicity chairman;
Clarence Landls, airport chair
man; George Luoma, forum
chairman; and City Manager
Matt Slankard.
other end of Its 6,8n0-foot (about
one mile and a third) runwav.
His testimony was part of the
navv's General attack on the mili
tary policy of putting so large an 1
! investment Into the air force B-36i
bomber a plane designed to fly i
from one continent to another j
, and carry an A-bomb. j
In brier, the navy s argument
Is that Russian defenses could
I stop most H-36 efforts and that
; planes, which did get through
1 likely would not accomplish any
thing decisive hv dropping A
! homos from 40,0(10 feet,
i Oeadliness Data Quoted
I Tatom quoted from a report by
,the medical division of the U. S.
I strategic bombing survey of
! March, 1947 on effects of the atom
bombs dropped on two Japanese
icities.
While deaths totaled something
!like 70.000 to 80.000, the reports
'said, "beyond 6,500 feet radiation
effects appeared to drop off very
sharply.
The reports said that flash
burns were protected by clothing
and buildink's within less than
3,2V) feet from the blast. I
Tatom also cited figures from :
the medical report dealing with j
the fate of school children at Hiro
shima. It showed that of those
who were between 6,562 to 8,202
feet from the bomb burst (which
would cover the length of the
Washington airport runway) less
than half of one per cent were
killed.
U. . Weather Bureau Office
Roseburg, Oregon
Mostly cloudy with a few show
ers today and Wednesday.
Highest temp, for any Oct. it
Lowest temp. Tor any ucu "
Higbeet temp, yesterday 65 ,
Lowest temp, last 24 hrs. St I
Precipitation last 24 hrs 02 :
Precipitation since oct. i
Precipitation since Sept. 1 ...4.12
Excess since Sept. t 1.21
Two Bond Proposals
Call For $415,000
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Russian Farmer Said 140
Years Old, Wife Is 117
. LONDON, Oct. 11. Ml
Moscow radio reported today that
Mahmet Buzakov, a collective
farmer in the mountain village of
Kirakura, In Azerbaijan, has Just
reached the age of 140. The re
port said he ha 112 children,
grandchildren, great grandchil
dren and great-great-grandchildren.
His wife, the broadcast
added, Is 117 and his eldest
daughter 100.
DILLARO SOCIETY NOTIFIED
Ladies of the Plllard Woman's
Society of Christian Service plan
ning to attend the dinner at the
Ten Mile community club
Wednesday are requested to meet
at the - church at 12 noon for
transportation.
Irving, engineer retained by the j
city, submitted lor approval ji
nal revised airport plans.
Approved by the council, the
plans will he submitted to the
CAA for further approval and al
lotment of federal funds. The
government would put up 56 per
cent of airport construction cost,
while the city's amount of $200,
000 would constitute 44 percent
of the total cost of the airport.
City Manager M. W. hlankard
submitted to the council separate
proposals suggesting that consid
eration be given a bond issue for
S35.000 for storm sewers and $50.
000 for street widening. He had
recommended $165,000 for the air
port improvement, but the coun
cil upped the figure to $200,000.
The airport and municipal build
ing Item will be voted upon as
separate Issues.
LARCENY CHARGED
Melvln Ray Adams. 25. of Reld.
Okla., was to be arraigned in
Justice court todav on a charge
of larceny over $35, State Police
Sgt. Lyle Harrell reported.
Adams was arrested Monday
bv state officers for the alleged
theft Sunday of tires, wheels, bat
teries and tools from Steve's gar
age at Union Gap, near Suther-Un.
Oregon State Hospital
Receives Clean Bill
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meal consists of beef stew, corn
on the cob, boiled potatoes, choc
olate pudding, two fresh peais,
bread and butler, and coffee.
Answering the charge that pa
tients are cold at night, Ryan
said they have plenty of blankets
and sleep In steam heated rooms.
Ryan declared the hospital has
been Improved greatly by better
trained doctors, nurses and at
tendants. He said that 30 percent of the
new patients now voluntarily
commit themselve to the hospit
al, compared with 20 percent
three year ago. He said ''people
do not voluntarily admit them
selves to a hospital which they
do not consider good."
The Citizens Action committee
claimed that "people are being
railroaded" into the hospital
without advising their relatives,
and without proper court hear
ings. Ryan said this Is impossible
under the law.
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Clara B. Reed, Native
Of Myrtle Creek, Dies
Clara Belle Reed, 25, died Oct.
9 after a short illness. She was
born Oct. 6, 1924, in Myrtle Creek
and had lived all her life In
Douglas county.
Surviving are her husband,
Earl; a on, John David; her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James P.
Fueston, all of Roseburg; four
brothers: George A. Fueston.
Melrose; Arthur L. and James
E. Fueston, both of Sacramento,
Cal.; Jerry Fueston, Melrose; two
sisterj: Mrs. E. A. Leffler. Grants
Pass; and Mrs. G. O. Brocksome,
Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Funeral services will be held In
The Capel of The Roses, Rose
burg funeral home, Oct. 13. at
2 p. m. with Rev. H. P. Sconce
officiating. Interment will follow
In the Odd Fellows cemetery in
Mvrtle Creek.
16 Persons Die,
Damage Dealt In
Midwest Storms
By The Associated Press
A storm which brought destruc
tive gales over the central states.
killing 16 persons ana causing
heavy property and crop damage,
moved into the Hudson Bay area
today.
The violent winds, which reach-
mA a , .1 1 .in i , . r r-, f mnr. than 100
! miles an hour In some areas of
the storm belt, diminished but
rain fell over wide sections of
the Midwest.
Temperatures moderated over
the Central stales but the unsea
sonably warm weather continued
over ihe Southern states and 'he
Atlantic coastal areas. The mer
cury hit Into the high 80s and low
90s In some of the Eastern cities
yesterday to break records for
the date. Temperatures continued
a little below normal In the West
ern states.
Rain fell today over much of
the Mid-West. Showers also were
reported over Washington and Or
egon. The high winds which swept
across most of the Midwest broke
a spell of hot weather. The win s
were strongest in Minnesota, near
the low pressure center. Minne
apolis had 70 mile and hour sus
tained winds with gusts as high
as 95 mph. A 60 foot chimney top
pled from a hotel, seriously In
juring four airline hostess school
students.
A gale at 91 mph was reported
in parts of Iowa, and Boulder.
Colo,, had a 12 mile-an hour wind
for a seven-minute period.
Damage to crops was reported
heavy in Minnesota and Iowa
where stands of corn awaiting
harvest were flattened. A 5.000
bushel grain bin was destroyed
at Maquoketa, la.
Two persons were killed In the
The Mason and Dixon Line was
surveyed by two Englishmen,
Charles Mason and Jeremiah
Dixon, 1763 to 1767, to settle dis
putes between the Lords Balti
more and the Penn family.
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Budworm's Forest Toll 5 Times More Than Fires
SEATTLE. Oct. 11 LT) In
sect pet. particularly the
spruce budworm, pose a serious
threat to pacific northwest for
ests, the president of the Society
of American Foresters said Mon
day. The group opened the annual
four-day national conference on
storm In Wisconsin. The coast
guard estimated that 65 miles an
hour winds caused $500,000 dam
age n the Chequamegon Bay ar
ea of Lake Superior.
the theme of Industrial forestry.
About 800 society members have
registered.
The president, Clyde S. Martin,
Tacoma said insect Infestations
during recent years have caused
five times the losses from fires.
He said 45,000.000.000 board feet
of timber have been killed by
insects since 1930.
"But while the pacific coast
states are spending $10,000,000 on
forest-fire protection, they are
spending only a few hundred
thousand to combat insects," he
asserted.
Chief forester of the Weyerhau
ser Timber company, Martin It
the first forester representing the
Industry to head the society. He
said the conference would stress
the economic aspects of forestry
and the danger of Insect pests.
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