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j . U. of 0, Library COMP Eugene, Ore. . f MINI CI o) J SHERMAN IN, DENFELD OUT Appointment Of New Naval Operations Head Fails To End Bitterness WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. UP) A shake-up springing from the military policy row and aiming at harmony In the high command put. Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman in as top officer of the Navy today. , It was too early to tell whether the replacement by Sherman of the ousted Admiral Louis E. Denfeld would bring a smooth and easy teamwork to the top level Job of working out the strategy for war. It wasn't until late yesterday that 'the White House announced President Truman had tapped Sherman to become, at S3, the youngest chief of naval opera tions in history. And the formal commissioning was held over un til today. But Sherman was one of the original architects for the armed services unification plan. And he told reporters after his new ap - pointment came through: ' He still is 100 percent for uni fication, expects no difficulty in getting along with other mem bers of the policy-making joint chiefs of staff and is "sure the navy will give me the support and loyalty they have given ail my predecessors." Bitterness Persists Yet within the Navy and Con; cress there still is a certain bit terness over the ousting of Den feld and over the way the whole defense set up is working. : Denfeld was given the boot after summing up navy com plaints when the House Armed Services committee gave them an airing. The Navy, he said, does riot have a "full partnership" in defense planning. - And before the denials were re corded by Secretary of Defense Johnson and the top men of the Army and Air Force, other top admirals stood up and were count ed on Denf eld's side.: Now Sherman is vaulting over the heads of all of them, and over some vice admirals with longer service. As for Denfeld, there had been no clear indication whether he would retire or take a new as- (Continued on Page Two) Bad Check Artist Tries Wrong Store WALLA WALLA, Nov. 2. UP) An alert grocery store man ager's desire for bank verification of a check led yesterday to cap ture of an Idaho parole violator. , Police Lt. Bert Watts said the man, Thomas G. Reese, 27, of Boise, was wanted for the parole violation and that he had ad mitted writing four bad checks in Milton-Freewater, Ore., and two in Walla Walla Reese fled the store when Man ager Louie Wagner called the bank to verify the check after re calling the man's name and de scription on a list sent out by the store's branch in Milton-Free water. During the five-block chase, police said Reese jumped into a parked pickup truck and climbed out as Wagner approached, jump ed in a moving jeep and went out the other side, and finally grab bed a cane from a parked car in an effort to fight off pursuers. Reese was held without charge in the city Jail. In the Day's News By FRANK ' JENKINS PAUL HOFFMAN, boss of our Marshall 'plan to get Western Europe back onto its feet, warns the governments and the peoples of Western Europe to SHOW RESULTS early next year in promoting free trade by knock ing down national barriers and erasing complex money controls. Goods in the big Western Euro pean market, he says, must move freely across the many national boundaries like trade between the 48 states of the U. S. Failure to achieve economic unity, he adds, means "disaster for nations and poverty for peoples." H E concludes: "It may be hard to get more aid funds from the U. S. Congress unless the Marshall plan countries (Continued on Page Four) New Salvation Army Home Dedication Set For Friday Col. A. J. Gilliard, Salvation Army, of San Francisco, Calif., will conduct the dedication service at Roseburg's new Salvation Army chapel at 7:45 Friday evening. The building has been in use since early this year, although it is not yet fully complete, it was erected at 1005 Winchester street, following a fund campaign launched in the summer of 1948. Col. Gilliard will be accompan ied here by Major Rodri'1 Dur ham, Portland, the new Oregon Southern Idaho divisional com mander of the Salvation Army. Major Durham will serve as mas ter of ceremonies. Other speakers at the dedica tion service will Include Mayor Albert G. Flegel, who served as chairman of the building fund campaign, and the Rev. Dr. Mor ris Roach, pastor of the Fiist Presbyterian church. The local corps band will play w jn.n..in.'jywnfl.'wwwWH TO NEW NAVY BOSS Vice Admiral . Forrest -P. ; Sherman, above, appointee! to succeed Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, ousted as chief of Naval operations. Chest Drive Arranged By Service Clubs An all-out city-wide campaign for the Rosebure Community cnest to De launched Monday, was discussed by representatives of Roseburg service clubs at a special meetlne last nleM. The city has been divided Into live zones, eacftj,o be canvassed by one of the major orgamza- tions, said Art Lamka, secretary of the Roseburg Communiiy unest. in addition, city, county, and school district employes are to be soue'ed by womens groups. i Club representatives who met last night are- to meet again to night with the names of team captains from their respective groups, said Lamka. borne team captains may also be present. The campaign steering com mittee of the Roseburg Commu nity Chest is also to meet, to discuss . problems of the forth coming chest drive, which opens Monday, Nov. 7, and continues through Saturday, Nov. 19. Club representatives at the meeting last night were Franklyn West, Rotary club: Fat Manning, Linos club; Wilson Henson,- Ac tive club; Leo Sevy, Junior Chamber of Commerce; Miss Vivian Logsdon and Mrs. Jean Whittenberg, Roseburg Business and Professional Women's club; (Continued on Page Two) Bids Opened At Bend For New Hospital BEND, Nov. 2 tP Directors of the Central- Oregon Hospital foundation opened bids last night from 30 contractors who want to build this city's new hospital. Basic bids were divided into three classes, lows were offer ed by J. W. Wise, Boise, at $533, 798 for the general work; A. T. Rushlight, Portland, $135,190 for the plumbing and heating; Ace Electric company, Portland, $30, 483 for the electrical work. The directors said alternate specifications and prices may re sult in contractors other than the low basic bidders getting the work. They will meet again Thursday. Catholic Sisters of St. Joseph will operate the hospital. A pub lic campaign raised about $200, 000 for the local share of the bas ic cost. A matching federal grant to that amount is available. at the service. , . As well as many large con tributors to the building fund, there were also several small contributors who played a great part in making the Salvation Army building project possible, said Capt. Claude Bowden, local corps officer. Capt. Bowden said he and the local advisory board wished to express theit appreciation to the "many friends who showed their faith in the work of the Salva tion Army" by contributing to the building fund. The public is Invited to attend ihe dedication nervine, announc ed Capt. Bowden. The Weather Fair this afternoon, tonight and Thursday, except for mon Ine, fog. Sunset today 5:04 p. m. Sunrlso tomorrow 4:50 a. m. Established 1873 Communist Purge 3 Left Wing Unions Slated For Expulsion Harry Bridges, Defiant, Says Longshore Group Will Remain And Fight CLEVELAND. Nov. 2. UP) The CIO convention's right wing snowed under all opposition today and amended the CIO constitu tion to bar communists from top offices and authorized the execu tive board to expel pro-communist unions. The convention also boosted the per capita tax paid by its unions to the CIO from eight cents to 10 cents per member per month a move which would add one mil lion dollars to the treasury for the big organizing war anead. Expulsion of the . left wing unions, as contemplated by the convention, is expected to touch off a big drive by the victorious right wing to grab off the rank and file membership of the left wing unions. Authorization to expel pro-communist unions gives the CIO's executive board the power to re move them at any time. The con vention itself could do the same thing, by a two-thirds vote, and resolutions were ready for the purpose aimed at the United Elec trical Workers. The executive board then can deal with other left-wing unions, probably after the convention. The board was given the au thority to expel any union whose policies and activities are found (Continued on Page Two) Four Sentenced To Penitentiary Four persons were ' sentenced to terms in the state penitentiary Tuesday bv Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimber'ly. All had previously entered pleas of guilty to District Attorney Robert G. Davis' infor mation. Ralph Ken McKlbbin,; Saraso ta, La., and Jeremla Jacob Shar urn Jr., of Clovis, Calif., both 20, were sentenced to one year each on auto theft charges. They were accused of the theft of a car owned by Willie Miller on Oct. 7. Both entered guilty pleas Oct. 21. Daniel Kpwan Craven, 35, of Chicago, was sentenced to six months In the Oregon state peni tentiary on a charge of obtaining personal property by false pre tenses. He was accused of pass ing a worthless check at Parkin son's grocery. He entered a plea of guilty Sept. 22. . Kenneth George Hong, vi, sum- erlin, charged with non-support of minor children, was sentenc ed to six months in Ihe peniten tiary. He is the father of six children. Two other persons, charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, pleaded guilty and were given one-year suspended penitentiary sentences. They are listed as Robert Lawrence Mack lin. 26, and Leona Marie Spence, 31. They were accused in the dis trict attorney's information with the casmng of a stolen- payroll check of the St. Helens Woods Product Co. The check, for $100, was made out to Richard F. Thompson, and was presented for payment to Jesse a. Le. pro bation was granted on provision that they make good the amount of the check. The four men sentenced were taken to Salem today by Depu ties Red EcKiiarat and u. A. Ken nedy. IWA To Demand Higher Pay, Health-Welfare Fund PORTLAND. Nov. 2 (JPt There were Indications today CIO woodworkers would pusn two main issues higher wasres and the health-welfare fund in next year's contract talks with em ployers. Boom and raft workers' district officers meeting in Olympla Sun day recommended this policy to the IWA negotiating committee to meet in January. Maniev J. Wilson, editor of the IWAs newspaper, said last night tne wage demand would be "sub stantial." The health and welfare fund demand has been a part of previous annual talks. Violator Of Game And Traffic Codes Fined Harrv Truman Cline. 35. of Glendafe has been committed to the county jail in lieu of fine pay ments on two separate charges, according to Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter. Cline was fined $100 and costs on a charge of possession of game meat out of season and an additional $10 for driving a car without an operator's license, upon arraignment before Justice of Peace Jones at Glendale. ROSEBURG,. Blackmer Fined For Tax Evasion; No Prison Term DENVER, Nov! 2-UB Henry1 M. Blackmer, gray and bent oil millionaire, was fined $20,000 to day -for evasion of federal in come taxes. Blackmer, 80, had. pleaded guilty to four counts of an eva sion indictment Sept 26 upon his return to this country after 25 years of self-imposed exile in Europe. He fled this country rather than testify in the Teapot Dome oil investigation in 1924. Justice Orie L. Phillips of the U. S. Circuit court of appeals announced the fine after telling Blackmer that "I do not believe the ends of justice would be serv ed by sentencing the defendant to jail." Justice Phillips approved the federal attorney's motion -for dis missal oi four otner indictments, two chareine perjury and two in come tax evasion. The court an nounced that investigation show ed Blackmer was not in Colorado at the time of these alleged of fenses in 1921 and 1922. Justice Phillips said a report from a Boston clinic disclosed that Blackmer is suffering from heart disease and a serious gall bladder ailment and is forced to adhere to a strict diet. He said he submitted this report to two Denver physicians who later told him "imprisonment would be fraught with serious consequen ces" and might even ; cause Blackmer's death. Norblad Scores Denfeld's Ouster PORTLAND. Nov. 2 UP) Rep. Walter Norblad(R-Ore) said nere yesterday tne nouse arm ed services committee may re open hearings when. Congress je- convenes. ; , ... He said the dismissal of Adm. Louis Denfeld might be iaken up,. but he said he doubted any thing could come of the situation which he called a "damned shame." The Oregon representative, a member of the committee that heard Naval, Air Force and Army officers on unification dis putes, doubted the hearings harmed national security. This had been charged in some Wash ington circles because of the pub licity given the testimony. Norblad said, however, that re moval of Adm. Denfeld from his previous job was "contrary to the promises" made by civilian chiefs of the Military services. He said the committee sought to get honest opinions from Mil itary leaders without the opin ions Being cleared tnrough de partment heads. . "I'm afraid," he said., "it may lapse right back to where it was before, nigh officers will be afraid to speak honest opinions In fear of reprisals." . 30 Arrested, Gambling Outfit Seized In Raid OREGON CITY. Nov. 2. UP) Sheriff Fred Reaksecker led a raiding party Into the Ardo club near Milwaukie last night, arrest ed 30 persons and confiscated quantities of gambling parapher nalia. Six men listed as operators gave Portland addresses. DEDICATION SERVICE PLANNED .The new Salvation Army building at 1005 Wincht.ttr street will be dedicated Friday in a service at 7:45 p. m. Capt. Claude Bowden, local corpi officer, named those who gava $100 or more in caih or services toward the building fund as follows: Mr. and. Mrs. David Swjnion, Roseburg Lumber company; Umpqua Plywood corpora tion, Charles Poirot, E. C. Whipple, Drain; Youngs Bay Lumber company, Coen Supply company, Olympia Supply company, Douglas County Lumber company, Flegel Transfer and Storage, Osbun Electric company, Carl P. Tallon, Kier-Crooch Plumbing company, Electricians union, Jack Fariss-Marshall Wells hardware, Bundy and Sutton, plasterers; Pre-Mix Concrete, Ine. Chrystalite Tile Plant, Denn-Gerretsen company, Barnes and Laurence, Shelton and Gurr, Sarah D. Land, Whipple brothers, Bob Franks grocery, Andrus and Hult, L. and H, Lumber company, and W. F, Karnin, ditwl power engines. (Picture by Paul Jenkins.) OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1949 Begun At CIO Dutch Rule Of East Indies Comes To End Agreement Signed At ; The Hague Establishes The U. S. Of Indonesia THE HAGUE, NETHER LANDS, Nov. 2 VP) The United States of Indonesia, the world's newest 1 republic, came into being today with an agree ment ending auu years oi Dutcn rule over the rich East. Indies. Spurred by international pres sure ano united nations guid ance, the Indonesians and Dutch signed an agreement setting up a federal republic for 70,000,000 Asians, nnKea in equal partner ship with the Dutch crown. Both sides hailed the agree ment as the dawn of a new era in the Indies but the Indones ians tempered their ' enthusiasm somewhat. ' Dr. Mohammed Hatta, prime minister of the Indonesian repub lic, one of the signatories of the pact said: "New Guinea is still a matter of dispute and an endeavor shall be made to solve this question In 1950, the year following the transfer of sovereignty." The Indonesians had wanted to Include Dutch New Guinea in the new United States of Indonesia. Rather than permit the 10-week-old round table conference to fail, they agreed New Gunea should remain under Dutch con trol for another year, pending further discussions with the Dutch. Rleh In Rasourcat j The fabulously rich ' Archibela- go the .goal of- Colyrnbus when (Continued on Page Two) Two Drunken Drivers Fined, One Also Jailed Emmett Henry Purcival, 40, of Oklahoma charged with drunken driving, was fined $200 and sentenced to 30 days in the county Jail, when he ' pleaded guilty upon arraignment In Jus tice court. Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes reported. - Robert Woodrow White, Rose burg, was fined $100 when he appeared in municipal court Tues day on a drunk driving charge, Judge Ira B. Riddle reported. White was arrested Monday night by city police. His driver's li cense wa3 also revoked for one year. - , Strike Ends When Two Women Restored To Jobs PORTLAND, Nov. 2. UP) A two-day strike at the Superbilt manufacturing company furni ture plant ended today. Two women, whose discharge precipitated the strike, were re Instated, Dan Hay, company spokesman, said. Other Issues will be negotiated. The AFL Upholsterers' union contended that Ihe women were fired because they refused to clean a rest room and alleged breach of contract.. Aged Romeo Is Convicted; Duped Woman Faints CHICAGO, Nov. 2. -Sig-mund (Sam) Engel, the self-styled lover of 1,001 women and Inter nationally known confidence man, was back in jail today. He faces a one - to 10-year prison sen tence for a love swindle. Engel, 74, dapper and usually talkative, was silent after a crim inal court jury yesterday con victed him of bilking a red haired Chicago widow out of $8,700, after promising to marry her. His accuser, Mrs. Reseda Cor rlgan, 39, fainted after the ver dict came in. Judge George M. Fisher doubled Engel's $7,500 ball, de layed sentencing, and set Nov. 9 for hearing on a motion for a new trial. The sentence for operating a confidence game the charge on which the jury of six women and six men convicted Engel is one to 10 years. His attorneys indicated they will appeal the verdict to the Illinois state supreme court. The white-haired, pint-sized En gel, police say, has a 50-year po lice record of swindling women in the United States and Eu rope, and has spent many years in prison. He was released from jail about 10 days ago on $37,500 bond on the Corrlgan -charge and five others. He also is accused or swindling other women in other cities. Potomac River Combed For Air Tragedy Bodies WASHINGTON! Nov. The fighter plane-all'llner' colli slon that plummeted 55 - men, women and children to death near the Washington airport brought insistent demands from congress members today for tlnnter regu lations on military planes flying in commercial air lanes. - . Spadework for formal govern ment hearings went ahead even while boatmen still grappled in the muddy waters of the Potomac river for the bodies ot victims In civilian aviation s worst trage dy. Working tnrougn tne nignt un der floodlights, the boatmen had recovered 4b bodies oy mid- moraine. Sole survivor was Rios una- oux, Bolivian pilot of the fighter plane. At Alexandria, va., nospuac, physicians said that Brldoux's condition Is good and that he is expected to live barring any un foreseen complications. x-rays snowed tne Bolivian pilot suffered a fractured verte bra and two fractured ribs. Bridoux has not yet been told the extent of the tragedy. Doc tors said he is aware that he collided with something, but ap parently does not know what It was. SCANDAL HAZARD LONDON. Nov. 2 -P) The George S. Kaufman comedy, "Gcoree Washington Slept Here." opens in London's Strand theater tomorrow, ine urinsn tine: "Queen Elizabeth Slept Here." 1S8-49 Convention Fiscal Year To See Govt. Deeper In Red Federal Spending Will Post Peacetime Record, Truman's Figures Show By CHARLES MOLONY ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. UP) President Truman's forecast that the government will run $51 billions further Into the red this fiscal year set the stage today for a rousing taxes-vs.-spending battle In Congress. The president now figures: ' . 1. Federal spending will soar to a peacetime record of $43,500,000, 000 In this fiscal year, which ends next June 30. This is equivalent to $290 for each man, woman and child In the country, or nearly one-fourth of the national Income. 2. The government will be E lunged $5,500,000,000 In the red ecause Its income will total only $38,000,000,000 with tax rates what they are now. This would place the federal debt next June 30 at approximately $260,000, 000,000. Mr. Truman's new spending forecast was made yesterday In a revision oi nis estimates last Jan uary on federal financial opera tions in the 12 months ending next June 30. The forecast anticipates that the 81st congress will add $4,000, 000,000 in spending authorizations between next January and July to supplement tne nuiions it autnor- (Continued on Page Two) Independents Top Boeing Plant Vote . SEATTLE, Nov. 2 UP) The International Association of Ma chinists (Ind) claimed victory to day over an AFL-Teamster union affiliate for the right to repre sent some 17,000 Boeing Airplane Co. employes In collective bar gaining. When National Labor Relations board workers temporarily halt ed the count of ballots early to day, until midaftcrnoon, no offi cial vote count was released. But Harold Gibson, president of the machinists local, said: 'Our observers report tne count Is running two to one in favor of the Aero mechanics. We believe that the election has been won by the Aero mechanics." An observer said the vote was 6,500 for the Aero mechanics, 3,- 400 for local 451, Aeronautical Workers, Warehousemen and Helpers, affiliated with the Teamsters (AFL), and 300 for no union. . The Independent machinists, or Aero mechanics union, represent ed Boeing workers at the time of the strike a year ago. uuring tne labor dispute, the Teamsters started an organizing campaign and since settlement of the ma chinists' strike, both groups have claimed exclusive bargaining rights. Mystery Epidemic Hits Alaska Children Again ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 2 UP) The mysterious epidemic that killed two children recently before being brought under con trol, has struck again at Unalas ka, the civilian town near Dutch Harbor. Dr. Robert L. Smith, assistant commissioner of the Alaska de partment of health here, said Dr. Wendell Matthews and bacteri ologist Flank Pauls flew into the area yesterday in response to a olea for additional help. They took medical supplies and equip ment to diagnose the disease. Smith said the epidemic affects children under five years of age. New Grade School Bids Sought By Myrtle Creek Mvrtle Creek school beard will readvertlse bids- on construction of a grade school, lt was re ported by architects Freeman, Haysllp, and Tuft, In the Port land Daily Journal of Commerce today. The school district win sell an other bond issue to raise fundi for the project. - On the first Invite Rlverman and Son, Portland, was the low bidder at $171,595. This figure was in excess ot funds available for the work. The plans will not be changed. JAILED FOR ASSAULT Chester Arthur Walling, 29, of Baker charged with assault and battery, was fined $50 when he Fileaded guilty upon arraignment n Justice court Monday, report ed Justice of Peace A. J. Ged des. He was committed to the county Jail In lieu of payment. West Roseburg Favors Plan By Sleepy Hollow-Miller's Add Majority Only Four; Sanitary Dist. Plan Out Both the West Rosebtirsr and Sleepy Hollow-Miller's addition areas voted to become part of Roseburg in an election held In the two areas yesterday. Final tabulations showed that the West Roseburg residents favored entering the city by a 257 yes vote to a 179 no vote. In the Sleepy Hollow-Miller'a addition area, the voting was much closer. The count showed 59 voting to enter the city with 55 opposed. r A total of 437 ballots were cast In West Roseburg, while 114 were recorded in the other area. One West Roseburg ballot was improperly marked and could not De used in the count. A special city council meeting. which residents of the two areas are welcome to attend, will be held In the city council chambers at 5 p.m., today for the purpose of canvassing the ballots, an nounced City Manager M. W. Slankard. The council will break the seal on the two ballot boxes, ' and anyone interested is Invited to be present, he stated. Before either area can be ad mitted, however, an election must be held within the city. But If former annexation elections ara any indication, the city vote will be a mere formality. Adds 2,000 Residents ' Slankard said the addition of West Roseburg would add an ap proximate 1,500 persons to the (Continued on Page Two) Roseburg Branch Store Is Opened ' By Pioneer Firm Opening of a new automotive machine ' shop and auto parts store was held Tuesday at the newly-located George Lawrence Co., 114 N. Stephens street. Wholesale and retail servicing of garages, service stations and industrial accounts Is the aim of the new Roseburg firm, whosa main offices are in Portland, ac cording, to manager A. W. Hoop-1 ei . . . Hooper said the Rooeburg branch will be headquarter for the southern Oregon area. He added the company was founded in 1857. ; .. For the present time, a com plete line of automotive parts will be featured, but plans are to Include the company's line of leather and sporting goods at a future date. The store manager said retail trade will be solicited at its pre sent location. The staff includes Bruce Doug las, outside salesman,' and Eu- Kene Plxlcr, shop foremen, both of Roseburg. License Plate Making Hit By Steel Strike BALTIMORE. Nov. 2 (PL- The steel strike has hit Maryland motorists In the front and rear where they display their license piates. i Arthur H, Brlce. commissioner of, motor vehicles, announced yesterday no new license plates will be Issued next year. He said the strike has held up steel de liveries to the state penitentiary, where the plates are manufac tured. Only enough metal Is on hand to make little taes which can be attached to the same old filates, and that's what will be ssued to automobile owners in 1950, Brlce added. Yamhill Diphtheria Death First Among Six Cases McMINNVILLE, Nov. 2-iIP) Yamhill county health officer Dr. H. M. Stolte repnrted last night an 11-year-old girl had died of diphtheria over the weekend. He said her case raised to six the number known in the county. The health officer reported tne girl died at her parents' home near Dayton. The victim, Caro lyn Crulckshank, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Crulck shank, Rt. 2, Dayton. She died Sunday night. Bail Of $500 Posted On Charge Of Non-Support Marshall Dean Wheeler. Gar den Valley route, charged with non-support, nas been released from the county jail upon posting of $500 bail set by Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes, according to Sherlf; O. T. "Bud" Carter. Wheeler was returned here from Portland by Deputy Cecil Bever, after being arrested by Multnomah county authorities at the request of Douglas county; officials. Ltvfty Fxt Rtftt 9y I F. Retoenessea One Sherman, of Civil war fame, gave a one-word descrip tion of war that may aptly apply to what appears to bo In store during "peacetime" for a Sher man ut named to head the U. S. naval operations. (