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HARRY H. KRUG is principal of the Dillard elementary school
system, having been there and in that capacity tor three years.
Mr. Krug secured his degree from Upper Iowa university at
Fayette, Iowa, and thereafter taught in Iowa schools for 18
years. Ha and Mrs. Krug have one son, Marion, who now is a Gl
student in his senior year at Oregon State college.
BARRIERS CITED
Associated Press Members
Pledged To Free Reporting;
Stanton Put On Committee
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PORTLAND, Nov. 11. UP) Associated Press member newspapers
of the Pacific Northwest were pledged last night to work for elimi
nation of barriers to free reporting of public information.
Executives of 34 newspapers approved a resolution calling for
cooperative and individual effort to "search out and break down"
news source barriers. They said they had observed a "dangerous
'trend" by government and private enterprise toward censorship
of information at the source. ,
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
AS these words are typed, the
verdict of the few-and-far-between
elections in the off year
of 1949 is written clear and plain
for all of us to see.
This Is It:
The program of the Democratic
party, as at present organized and
led, is overwhelmingly popular
with the rank and file of the
people of this country.
The program of the Republican
party (if any) Is in distinct dis
favor. That is obviously the situation
as of now. t .
THAT raises this Interesting
question:
What is the program of the
Democratic party?
This, I think, is the answer:
TO STAY IN POWER.
1 THE way to stay in power, its
leaders reason, is to promise
everybody everything he wants
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Community Chest Campaign
Fund Shows Slight Rise
Over Armistice Holiday -
Although Armistice day inactivity of local business houses slowed
down collections to some extent, Art Lamka, secretary of the Rose
burg Community chest, revealed that contributions trickled in Friday
by some $300, to boost the present chest total to $12,500.
Gift Thermometer
GOAL
$25,550
f! $20,000
I $15,000
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ft I $10,000
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The resolution was approved at
the annual -winter meeting of AP
member newspapers of Oregon
and Washington-North Idaho.
They also protested what they
said was an "invasion of civil
rights and the thwarting of the
free press" during an industrial
dispute at The Dalles, Ore. This
referred to the Sept. 28 violence
at the Oregon river port over un
loading Hawaiian pineapple.
"News photographers were
physically attacked, thair equip
ment damaged and films ruined
while performing their routine
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Volunteers Assist In
Christmas Seal Work
Volunteer workers have been
assisting with folding and placing
in envelopes Christmas seals for
the forthcoming sales campaign,
announced Mrs. Ralph Church,
chairman. The seals are to be
placed in the mail Nov. 21.
Those assisting with the work
include Mrs. Glenn Bailey, Mrs.
Stephen Kiss, Mrs. Vernon Briggs
Mrs. J. S. Dillard, Mrs. Kenneth
Kissell, Mrs. W. D. Fritts, Mrs.
Cecil Hayes, Mrs. William Thomp
son, Mrs. W. F. Schell, Mrs. Roy
Sedell, Mrs. Delcort Frauendien
er, Mrs. Walter Frederickson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wardlow, Mrs.
Russell D. Parsons and Mrs. Wil
liam Thompson.
Lamka said no effort has been
made yet to get the report of pay
roll deductions in the outlying
mill areas, but that response in
the downtown area was "fairly
good" so far.
"Hour Koseburg Community
Chest proposes to serve the needs
of this community at a saving of
83.34 percent of the time neces
sary lor such service under the
old system of a multiplicity of
money raising campaigns," said
John D. Todd, chamber of com
merce president, in a recent bulle
tin to members.
"This is because It puts 'Six
askets in one basket,' " he pointed
out.
"The campaign committee is
asking you for a generous con
tribution to cover your support of
the Boy Scouts. Camp Fire Girls,
Salvation Armv. Girl Scouts,
Y. M. C. A., and the Oregon Chest.
"Your prompt and generous re
sponse to that request will help
guarantee keeping bix askets in
one basket.' Thus it appears the
plain, practical, common sense at
titude would be a prompt re
sponse" "As president of the Roseburg
Chamber of Commerce," Todd
said, "I humbly ask for your full
cooperation, to the end that it will
not be necessary to return to the
old system."
Tht Weather
Mostly cloudy with scattered
showers this afternoon, tonight
and Sunday.
Sunset today 5:52 p. m.
Sunrito tomorrow 7.04 a. m.
Established 1873
Luxury Yacht
Corsair Goes
Aground Today
Passengers And Crew
Reported Taken Off
In Boats; Hull Torn
ACAPULCO, Mexico. Nov. 12.
.... in- .uni.,rua ,avill VVJI -
sair, once the private ship of
Banker J. Pierpont Morgan,
struck rocks and went aground
early today in Acapulco harbor.
Passengers said there was "no
panic" and "no great excitement."
About 45 passengers and a crew of
82 were taken off in lifeboats and
small harbor craft.
fort omclals said the 343-foot
VPfiCol att-lltlr fulr a ,a.if
alter midnight. Although she was
going slowly, a large hole was
torn In the bow. It had left its
dock only about 15 minutes previ-
Pointed At Beach
Pant T-t MaHHan nf Trnnnn.,
B. C, who has skippered the
former Morgan yacht since July,
1947, pointed her at a small near
by beach, "Ensenada de Los
Prpenc" (Rav nf th. Dl i
ThP VPGPl's hnuf la e,,Hmnv,.4 r.
snort distance off shore and ship
ping men sain u ine captain nad
not acted quickly the boat would
have Sunk. she WAR chlnnfnrr en
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much water.
It was while the Corsair was
hpinir hparhpH that- th. na.n
gers were assembled at their
uais anu wnen me ooais touched
water they had only a very short
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Ranking Officers
"Piped" Aboard
For thp first tlmp I . i.,i
officers were "piped" aboard at
ine inaian ineatre during memo
rial services yesterday morning.
-iiiei warrant uos n uarl
MeskP. URslstpri hv nam, anA Mn
rine corps color..guard and six
siucuuys, langeu '.nemsetves nn
either side of the "gangplank,"
while Brigadier General Curtis
T. RePChPI- IlSlW-r- fat
Brigadier General John Pierce,
usa retired came aboard. Com
mander Walter S. Mallory, com
manding Of finer nf thp Wnl naual
reserve unit, and Ensign David
nni were accorded lesser mili
tary honors.
The program at the theatre
was preceded by a parade In
which local naval and marine
corps drill teams marched for
the first time this year. The pa
rade included representatives of
Veterans nrcranl7atlnna anH ti.oe
led by the local national guard
unit. .
The llininr hioh chnr.1 haaJ
provided martial music.
Fire Association Ends
Most Hazardous Season
ThP Dniiolns VnrneF T3Mttt..
association by special proclama-
nun ui uovernor uougias McKay,
has announced the closing of the
fire KPacnrv Thp tarminallnn
effect at midnight Nov. 10. It
win no longer De necessary for
the public to secure fire permits
from the nssnriatinn nrinr tn hum.
ing.
The proclamation officially end
ed nnp nf thp mnat ha7arHnn. flp.
seasons experienced in recent
years. A total of 1504 acres were
burned-over in. Douglas county by
some 97 fires, compared to a total
of 236 acres by 29 fires for the
same period last year. The largest
single cause was incendiarism
which accounted for 29 fires or
nearly 30 percent of all fires, log.
ging was second with 21 fires.
Verv little merchantable tlmhpr
or reproduction was destroyed.
The majority of the acreage burn-
ea was oi a cui-over or grassland
classification. All-in-all It is felt
that thp apfltnn was snrpposfitl
Considering the extremely haz-
araous conditions mat prevailed
tnrougnout most or tne summer
the loss was relatively low.
Guards' Radio Reports
Man Trown Overboard
ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 12. 1P)
The Westport coast guard radio
station reported a man overboard
from the freighter Calmar In a
gale early today.
He was Identified as Waller E.
Roberts. 3 Elliott St., Somerville,
Mass.
The coast guard reported t'lat
the vpssel radioed that Its deck
load of lumber shifted and Roberts
was thrown overboard some 45
miles west of the Columbia river
light ship at 2:30 a.m. Gale winds
of over 50 miles an hour were
blowing.
The vessel apparently was In no
serious difficulty, the coast gurd
reported, and was heading for
Port Angeles, with arrival time
listed at 8 a.m., tomorrow.
17 POUND BABY
ROME, Nov. 12. UP) A baby
girl weighing 17 pounds was born
to blgnora Luciana zenobl In Kos
sombrone, central I'aly, the Ital
ian news agency Astra reported
today. Both the mother and the
giri were reported In excellent
health.
ROSE BURG,
Earl Burchell.20
Suicide Victim,
Sheriff Reports
Earl Howard Burchcll, 20, was
found dead In Ms car acout 10:30
a.m. Friday on the Cole road, six
miles west of Oakland, the ap
parent victim of a self-inflicted
bullet wound, according to Sher
iff O. T. "Bud" Carter. A. E.
Allen, a nearby resident, discov
ered the body.
Deputy sheriff Ira Byrd and
Coroner Harry C. Stearns inves
tigated. Stearns said death came
about midnight of the 10th. A
.61 caliber automatic pistol was
found beside the victim.
Sheriff Carter said indications
were that Burchell was despond
ent the last few days. He added'
that a companion tried to talk
him out of committing suicide
earlier in the day. Burchell, ac
cording to the sheriff's report,
gave up his gun clip, but later
asked for it, saying he had gotten
over his suicide mood.
Burchell was born at Yakima.
Wash., Jan. 7, 1929. He had been
a resident of this vicinity the last
11 years. A veteran of world war
II, he received his discharge in
June 1948.
Burchell is survived bv his Dar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frank
Burchell, Umpqua; two half sis
ters, Mrs. Elta L. Smith, Sparta,
and Mrs. Myrtle E. Anderson,
Idaho, and a half-brother, Ken
neth E. Veves, Oakland.
The bodv was removed to
Stearns mortuary. The funeral
announcement will be reported
later.
Women Should
Defend Honor;
Debaters Declare
PRINCETON. N. J.. Nov. 12
UP) Skirts may climb higher
and necklines may plunge low
er, bui--by Gadfrey, sir Prince
ton men still believe every wom
an should defend her honor to
her dying breath.
Longer, if necessary.
The Princeton men's views on
the subject of honor were made
plain last night when a three
man Nassau debating team took
on a trio from-Yale.-)'
Subject of the debate was:
"Resolved, a woman should
choose death before dishonor."
Princeton defended the resolu
tion. The Yale men (the cads)
took the negative side.
The verbal tussle, which was
held In staid old Whig hall, drew
a capacity-plus audience. Watch
ing 300 students fight their way
into an auditorium designed to
hold 250, one English professor
expressed amazement over the
sudden interest in debating.
He said, "Debates have play
ed to empty houses here since
1763 when teams from Prince
ton and Harvard debated the
same dishonor vs. death resolu
tion. There was standing room
only then, too."
Just lor the record, lale won
the debate.
Meeting Of Republicans
Scheduled Here Sunday
Douglas county Republicans
will hear Congressman Harris
Ellsworth of Roseburg speak at
a Republican get-together Sun
day at the Umpqua hotel civic
club room. Dinner will be at l
p.m., with an informal gathering
at 1 o'clock.
County Republican Chairman
Harry Pargeter said several im
portant Republican figures from
over the state will be on hand.
These include Sig Unander, state
Republican chairman; Mrs. Mar
shall Cornett, Klamath Falls, na
tional committeewoman; Mrs. H.
D. Peterson, state vice-chairman;
Mrs. Guy Cordon and Mrs.
Ellsworth.
Tickets for the dinner are
available at the Hotel Umpqua
lobby. All Republicans, commit
tee men and women and otners
interested are invited to attend.
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ROSEBURG NATIONAL GUARDSMEN, now engaged in t recruiting program, paraded the ilretti of Roieburg along
lerviet organitationi and reierve corps in Friday'i Afmiitiee day ptridt. Th proceiiioa continued tk India fhtat
an hour s program, followed by
OREGON SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 1949
ARMY STUDY BEGUN
Russo-Finnish Sub Arctic
War Tactics Will Be Aim
4 Of Training At Big Delta
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 12. im The Army is going to study
sub-Arctic war tactics of the. Russo-Flnnlsh war at its frigid Big
Delta training center this winter but It won't say where or how
It got the information.
Chest Drives This
Year Better Than
1948 In Results
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 UP) On
the average, community chest
drives in many American cities
have procued better results than
they 'did last year.
On the basis of the latest cal
culations, the Community Chests
of America said here that 1919
contributions in 124 communities
were 1.2 percent above the 1943
totals.
This figure didn't Include the
most recent results from Detroit,
where total contributions of $8,
918.000 were 20.3 percent higher
than last year. This may send
the overall increase up some
more, a spokesman said.
The spokesman said that re
ports received so far Indicated
that 56 cities had exceeded or
met their 1949 goals and 54 had
failed to do so.
Announcement of results of the
drives was made by Henry Ford
II, chairman of the Community
Chests of America.
He said the highest Increase re
norted to dale was In Bangor,
Pa., which collected 193 percent
of last year's amount.
Ralph H. Blanchard, executive
director of the National commit
tee, said the Chest contributions
were expected to reacn a uuai oi
$188,000,000 this year.
Military Experts
To Direct Berlin
BERLIN, Nov. 12 UP) Un
confirmed reports from east Ber
lin today said three Russian mi
litary experts are enroule to Ber
lin to direct training of the east
zone "Peoples' Police Army."
These reports said three Rus
sian generals who are specialists
in tank, air and ground warfare
will set up headquarters in East
Berlin and direct tne communist
police army In the Russian oc
cupation zone.
The American licensed weeK-
Iv "Sie" said yesterday that the
Soviet zone is establishing a full-
scale German military police
force with tanks and guns sup
plied by the Russians.
"Sie" implied that after full
training, the police army wbuld
replace Soviet occupation troops.
Observers recalled this pattern
was followed in Russian occupied
North Korea, where bo vie t
troops were withdrawn and a
thoroughly trained and indoctri
nated "peoples' army" replaced
them.
British authorities declared to
day the Russians still retain the
right to interfere in all aspects
of German life, despite broad
promises of sovereignty to the
German Communist government.
Paul Bunyans Appear
On Mutual Broadcast
Roseburg received nationwide
publicity this morning -vhen Al
McBee, member of Roseburg's
Paul Bunyans, spoke on . the
Breakfast Gang program ori
ginating in San Francisco and
aired nationally by Mutual
Broadcasting system and locally
over KRNR.
Essenially, McBee implied that
Roseburg is the timber capiU.l
of the world.
seryiee mini Oinner tn tne ermory er noon, vriciure oy ram
Announcement that the troops
would give extended study to the
l9d-40 clash was made by Maj.
Gen. Stanley L. Scott, army com
manding general of Alaska, to
day. Describing Information con
cerning Russian Finnish tactics
as "valuable," the announcement
did not elaborate on what It in
cludes or how it was obtained.
Scott's announcement stated
that new knowledge on northern
warfare "recently became avail
able" and that the 1950 winter
courses had been expanded to in
clude it.
Established last year, the Big
Delta school, near the Alaska
highway southeast of Fairbanks,
already is rated one of the Ar
my s key training centers. Last
year 164 officers of the Army,
Air Force, Navy and allied coun
tries attended the school, some
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Germans Evading
Dismantling Of
Yards Say British
HAMBURG. Nov. 12 UP)
A British court today found the
owners of Germany's largest
shipyard guilty of illegally at-
tlmpfing to evade dismantlir"-
Rudolf Blohm, senior paru.wt'
of Blohm and Voss, was ordered
to pay a 5,000 mark fine ($1,250)
or serve five months in prison.
His orotner, waiter, was order
ed to pay 10,000 marks ($2,500)
or serve 10 months.
Four other defendants found
Builtv were sentenced to orison.
Thoy -were Otio Dalldotf, J2 mon
ths, Helnrlgh Lorenzen, it mon
ths, Max Andreae, 12 months and
2,000 marks ($500) fine or three
more months imprisonment;
Karl Heindenrelch, nine months.
O'Hanlon, in sentencing Walter
Blohm, said he was taking to
account the shipbuilder's age (G2)
and his hitherto Irreproachable
character.
All the accused had pleaded
Innocent to all charges.
Judge L. R. O'Hanlon ruled
that the defendants had removed
machines from their shipyard in
Hamburg Stetywaerdor without
permission oi Military govern
ment. Veterans Served Coffee,
Hot Dogs At Hospital
Over 200 cups of coffee and hot
dogs were served patients in a
program at tne veterans hospi
tal Friday afternoon by members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
auxiliary, with American Legion
auxiliary ladies assisting.
Heading the program commit
tees were VFW auxiliary co-
chairmen Cora Carlson and Mil
dred Herman and American Le
gion auxiliary chairman M e 1 1 e
Ulrlch, who also represented the
Business and Professional Wo
men's club.
UNEMPLOYMENT JUMPS
PORTLAND. Nov. 12 1P
Portland unemployment on Nov.
1 had jumped 48 percent above
the same period a year ago.
Ine state i-mployment otllce
reported 19,200 persons were
seeking Jobs. This was 1,200 high
er than (he month previous.
Office Manager James H. Ba-
gan blamed the decline In food
processing loos lor ine montn s
jump.
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Coal Leaders
Eyeing Lewis'
Peace Feelers
No 'Jump' Made Toward
CIO Chief's Proposal
To Meet With Mediator
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12 UP)
Both the government and coal in
dustry leaders looked warily to
day at John L. Lewis' peace feel
ers lor a new miners contract.
Neither showed any signs of
jumping at the union leader's bid
to meet witn lederal mediation
chief Cyrus S. Ching "or anybody
else," including the mine oper
ators. Chine said he had no present
plans to call new coal peace meet
ings and the government contem
plated no new moves until Mon
day, at least.
The coal operators said there
seemed to be no use meeting with
Lewis again until he tailors down
his demands more to their liking.
They want an extension of (lie
old coal contract, the one that
expired last July 1. Also, they are
demanding more assurances
against frequent mine shutdowns
and closer checks over miners'
welfare fund expenditures.
Lewis has said he wants high
er pay, shorter hours and a boost
in tne present zu-cenis tonnage
royalty toward the welfare fund,
from which miners' pensions and
other Insurance benefits are paid.
Ching, In close touch with John
R. Steelman. assistant to Presi
dent Truman, was obviously map
ping some new moves tor early
next week.
Setting up a fact finding board
to hear both sides of the six
month contract dispute, and make
recommendations for a settle
ment, was still being considered.
Thomas Frowns On
Loan To Sweden
VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 12 JP)
Senator inomas (D-Ukjaj said
today one European country had
snubbed his armed torces sub
committee of the Senate appro
priations committee and "any
more money granted to that
country will be over my protest."
Thomas did not name the coun
try, but Congressional members
of his party said he was referr
ing to Sweden.
"The eovernment officials."
Thornas told newsmen, "acted as
if they did not know we were
within a thousand miles or tne
place. The country I refer to has
hclned no one In the last 135
years. Anyon with a military
uniform on in tnat country is a
spy. They saw some easy money
and they grabbed it now they
want more."
Thomas is chairman of the
seven-man subcommittee, which
is touring Europe to investigate
the use of American aid funds.
The party arrived in Vienna last
night for conferences vit,h
American military and diploma
tic officials. They plan to leave
here Monday for Greece. ,
Baldock To Be Speaker
At Forum Luncheon
R. H. Baldock, state highway
engineer, will be guest speaker
at the Chamber of Commerce
forum luncheon Monday noon at
the Hotel Umpoua. Topic of his
talk will be "Oregon's Highway
Problems."
A recognized authority en high
ways, Baldock will point out the
citizens' responsibility In the so
lution of highway problems, an
nounced George Luoma, pro
gram chairman. The public Is
Invited.
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Insurance And
Pension Pact
Is Completed
Most Of Nation's Steel
Workers Are Affected;
Strike Costs Tremendous
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12. UP)
The most costly steel strike in
American history virtually ended
today, after the CIO United Steel,
workers signed the mammoth
United States Steel corporation to
a pension-Insurance pact.
Inland Steel corporation agreed
to a similar peace agreement on
the Bethlehem pattern three and
one-half hours after the Big Steel
settlement last night.
That left only 124,600 striken
Idle of about 513,000 steelwokeri
who walked off their jobs last
Oct. 1 In support of demands for
company-paid pensions.
Covers 177,000
The end of the strike aeainst
Big Steel, largest steel producers
in tne world, gave 177,000 union
ists the go back to work ' melt
sign. The agreement covers only
150,000 employes in six major op
erating subsidiaries but the corp.
oration said the union agreed that
all workers should return at once.
Formal contracts will be signed
later with other subsidiaries.
Union President Philip Murray
predicted 90 per cent of basic
steel the plants which oroduce
raw steel "will be signed to ths
new Bethlehem type contract oy
Mpnday morning.
Terms Stated
The Beihlchem settlement.
signed Oct. 31, provides $100 mini
mum monthly pension payments
to workers aged 65 who have
served 25 years. The workers do
not have to pay into the fund
but they do contribute to federal
social security which is added
to company pensions to make up
the $100 total. Workers with
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Chapman Favors
Organizing CYA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. UP)
Oscar L. Chapman, who is to
take over as secretary of the In
terior Dec. 1, said today he plans
no changes In policy or personnel
at the Interior department.
Chapman told a news confer,
ence he will continue present de.
partment policy on major issues.
ne said ne xavors tne uommma
Valley authority and has done so
for many years.
He said he is primarily Interest
ed in development of natural
resources, ps rtlcularly in the west,
ern states with which the depart,
ment is most closely concerned.
Asked whether he agreed with
the viewpoint that new reclama
tion projects might lead to na.
tlonal surpluses in some fields.
Chapman replied:
"I do not believe that the ques
tion of whether there are sur
plus potatoes in Maine should de
termine whether we have recla
mation development In Colorado.
'The west is developing; peo
ple are moving out there.
"tvery community must nave
the farm land around it developed
in order to survive. New York
City needs the west as well."
Chapman said he strongly fa
vors statehood for Alaska and Ha
waii, and is pleased with the ad
ministration In Puerto Rico.
Administratrix's Suit
First On Court Docket
The November term of circuit
court starts at 9:30 a.m., Mon
day, with a civil suit scheduled to
be the first case on the docket,
according to Judge Carl E. Wim-
beriy.
Darlcne M. Bringle, administra
trix of the estate of Carl S. Brin
gle, deceased, filed suit against
Theo. G. Meyer and sons, doing
business as Tyee Lumber Co., and
Robert Fox, defendants, In con
nection with the death of Brin
gle, resulting from an automo
bile accident at the Tyee bridge.
Judee Wlmberly revealed near
ly 30 civil suits are on the docket.
The trial of Joseph Louis Kiel.
accused of murdering Stanley
James Tucker, is set for Monday,
Nov. 28, Judge Wlmberly said.
Yugoslavia Scraps Treaty
With Albania Government
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov.
12 UP) Yugoslavia scrapped
her treaty of friendship with Al
bania today and charged that
country with acts of hostility she
said were provoked by Soviet
Russia.
It marked the first time Pre
mier Marshal Tito's independent
Communist government has tak
en the Initiative In breaking off
friendship pacts with Comlnform)
countries.
Previously Russia, Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hun-
gary and Bulgaria all cast aslda
those ties with Yugoslavia in
steps verging on a break In dip.
lomntlc relations.
Ltvity Fact Rant
By L. r. IUImmMh
Crime, crime ond still more
crime,
Cert much wont In winter time J
Do your bit in aiding law to
stop It:
Btwara of checks from
stranaers.
Warn juveniles of dangers,
When you park your car do
sure to lock it.