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Newspaper Page Text' H. of 0. Library Kugene, Ore. imp The Weather Mostly cloudy this afternoon and evening and Tuesday, with occasional light rains. Little change in temperature. Sunset today 4:50 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:06 a. m. ins EACE WHO DOES WHAT w f"rf "v' o J. B. NELSON it custodian of the Dillard schools, also doubling as school bus driver on the Winston run. He is pictured in the boiler room giving the once-over to the oil unit, a fully automatic job that saves him a lot of time and hard labor compared to the heating system he has had in the old building. This unit is installed in the new one. BARKLEY HAS CLOSE CALL Bomber Carrying "Veep" Misses Blimp By 50 Feet; Investigation Speeded WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. P Vice president Barkeley's close call in what a bomber's crew said was a near collision with a commercial blimp near Washington appeared certain today to speed Up studies on separating traffic around airports. Local Employment Is Holding Steady Employment in Douglas coun ty, generally speaking, is holding steady. Sawmill and logging op erations in the remote areas have lelt the effects of early rains and have been forced to shut down until more favorable weather conditions exist. The majority of the harvest work Is completed, leaving only a lew 1 late apples to be picked and the usual year's end work of prun ing and cleaning up. Unemployment - compensation claims have been steadily increas ing. October showed an increase of 83 percent of new claims filed over the month of September and approximately 25 percent moie than for the same period in 1948. It is expected that this trend will be followed during the winter months and that the all-time high levels of last year may be reach ed. . Available job openings at the end of October were numerically fewer than for any month over a period of years. Work opportuni ties do exist, but are not found with ease as in the past. Construction work is enjoying prosperity in that two major road-building jobs have started and several buildings will have work begun on them in the near future. Retail trade is suffering a slight set-back at the present time, but the outlook is bright as ', the Christmas season ap proaches. The railroad car shortage has had its effect on the lumber in dustry. The steel and coal strik es have resulted in a withhold ing of shipments of parts and stock in the industries handling products made of steel. Unless extremely adverse weather con ditions prevail, employment in the sawmill industry should re main fairly constant throughout the winter. LIONS' CODE EXTOLLED President Fisher Urges Better Guidance Of Youth, More Govt. Participation Roseburg Lions were told by their international president Walter C. Fisher of Ontario, Canada that Llonlsm Is a good business "a rock bottom, hard bottom dollars and cents business," at a Lions dinner meeting In the Umpqua hotel Saturday. He urged Lions to spend more money and time on boys and girls, citing the Roseburg muni cipal pool as an example ol what an organization can do along this line. Fisher pointed out that in vesting in youth projects such as this would "keep down the cost of maintaining prisons, adding that the costs now incurred by crime outweigh the cost of education. Fisher, who is touring Canada and the United States with Mrs. Fisher, exhorted Lions to partici pate in governmental affairs. He said. It would be a "good sound governmental principle" to ask "how much money would we act ually save, if all governments ' lit 1 mii (ill US Av " aMU 11 ff)Mi&iltfliiit4 The popular "veep," who is to be married next Friday, was un aware of the incident at the time. Crew members said the Air Force B17 in which he was a passenger roared within 50 feet of the blimp with no forewarning It was mere. BarKiey tola news men at Hartford, Conn., last night he "didn't know a thing" about it. It happened last Thursday night but did not become known except by those immediately comcerned until last night. This was the second incident of its general nature reported in the area of the Washington Na tional airport since Nov. 1. That was the day on which a Bolivian fighter plane collided with a big commercial airliner, killing 55 persons. The B-17 carrying Barkley to Washington was a special air mission plane based at Boiling air base across the Potomac river from national airport. It had picked up Barkley at Padu cah, Ky., late in the afternoon. Capt. William R. Humrichouse, 33, hero of 113 combat missions in the Southwest Pacific, report- (Continued on Page Two) William Flock Is Held On Charge Of Assault A charge of "assault with at tempt to commit rape" was filed in justice court today against William Flock. 23. of Koseburg, Chief of Police Calvin Balrd reported. Baird stated the alleged assault was against a 12-year-old baby s tier, whose name was withheld According to the complaint, Flock allegedly entered the house where the girl was caring for children. Neighbors heard her screams and called police. Flock was booked on a dis orderly conduct charge, pending filing of the more serious count, said Baird. His bail was set by Justice of Peace A. J. Geddes at $2,500. Arraignment is set lor Monday. were run on the basis of the Lions' code of ethics?" He warned against killing pride of accomplishment, which gov ernments of today appear bent on doing. "When you do this, Fisher said, "you kill what has made this country great." Laxity Detrimental The International Lions' presi dent warned that men who plead they are "too busy' 'to find re laxation that comes with partici pating in what he termed activi ties Lions sponsor may cut years off their lives. Fisher implied (Continued on Page Two) Established 1873 Death From Poison Comes To H. E. Eckles Drug Taken Deliberately By "Despondent" Victim, Deputy Coroner Says Douglas county recorded its sec ond alleged suicide within four days Sunday, following the death of Hobart McKinley Eckles, 52, Napa, Calif., formerly of Rose burg. Deputy Coroner Douglas Tudor said death came Sunday after noon, after Eckles had taken poi son in the form of sodium Hour ide, common lorm of rat poison. Prior to his death, Eckles had been taken to the county home in a taxi cab. Driver "Slim" Hogan said Eckles rushed into his can at 3:59 p. m. Sunday with the words, "I'm poisoned. I'm poi soned!" Hogan said Eckles insist ed that he be taken to the county home rather than Mercy hos pital, because he "knew several people there." Eckles had been a former employee at the county home. Dr. Roy Hanford, attending physican, administered an anti dote after determining the na ture of the poison, but the poison had already taken effect. Eckles lapsed into a stupor arid died at 5:30 p. m. Dr. Hanford was aided by Dr. E. J. Wainscott, county health officer. Reported Despondent State police, investigating the case, said Eckles had been des pondent lately over family troub- (Continued on Page Two) Extradition Of MacLeech Denied CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 14. UP) A fugitive Irom justice warrant against Bert MacLeech, 40, wanted by Tacoma, Wash., authorities on a perjury charge, was dismissed today by Judge Louis L. preen after he, was ad vised 'Gov. Paul A. Dever had re fused extradition. . State Police Lieutenant James F. Cuniff, who arrested MacLeech last may, asked and obtained im mediate dismissal of the warrant MacLeech has been at liberty in $5000 bail. His case had been postponed frequently. According to Washington au thorities, MacLeech, a recent Har vard graduate school student, is accused of perjury in connection with divorce action against two of his three former wives. He now resides here with his louiui wile, Mrs. Paula Maenak Mac Leech, a social worker. MacLesch has contended the charges against him are un founded, claiming they were brought because of his activities as director of the Pacific North west labor school in Tacoma, listed by ex-attorney general Tom Clark as subversive. Soldier Murders Wife Then Commits Suicide FORT WORDEN, Wash., Nov. 14 UP) An army sergeant pumped three pistol shots into the chest of his wife and then shot himself in the head late yes terday near the Fort Worden non commissioned officers club, post authorities said. The deaths were described by Lt. Col. James C. Harper, execu tive officer, as a "slaying and suicide." The victims were Sgt. and Mrs. William G. Henninger. . Colonel Harper blamed the shooting on domestic troubles. Mrs. Henninger is survived by three children by a lormer mar riage. Reds Operate A-Bomb Aid Plant Near Berlin BERLIN, Nov. 14 UP) The 3ritlsh-licensed Telegral said to day the Russians are operating a plant near Berlin to produce an explosive used solely lor making atom bpmbs. The Telegraf gave no authority for its story, which Identified the plant as the peoples' owned, "Teerchemie plant" in Erkner, suburban East Berlin. It said 600 persons were employed there. It said the plant produced a chemical called "Carbazol," which the Teicgraf described as highly explosive. Daylight Saving Time Still Oregon Objective PORTLAND, Nov. 14 UP) The Oregon Daylight saving time committee announced Saturday a campaign to get towns In Oregon and Western Washington on last time along with California next summer. The committee backed the ref erendum which blocked the legis lative ban on daylight time. It will be up for a vote next No vember. This leaves the summer months ol 1950 Iree ol any ruling In Oregon. California approved daylight time In last week's balloting. PEOPLE LOSING Cong. Ellsworth Scores Centralization. Excess Spending, Swats CVA Republicans are against the Idea ol a strong centralized govern ment. They are also against . exhorbltant lederal spending and current interpretation of the commerce clause In the lederal constitution. This is the program Congressman Harris Ellsworth advocates for the Republican party, il it would loosen the opposition party's strong hold on the lederal government. The fourth district representa Chest Donations Hit Slow Pace, Directors Say Contributions to the Roseburg Community Chest this weekend boosted tne total gifts m the week-old campaign to $12,750 to day an increase of only $250 over Saturday's total reported Art Lamka, secretary. Larger contributions are ex pected to come in today, consid ering the fact that collections were slowed on Armistice day Gift Thermometer GOAL ,550 and on Saturday and Sunday, Lamka pointed out. Rollie Quam and Marian Yoder, co-directors of the Roseburg cam paign, said today that some busi ness houses In Roseburg have giv en as little as $5 which would be approximately one-and-one- nail cents a aay ior tne year to all of the chest agencies. "Some business firms have turned the chest completely down this year," the said. Of the $12,750 total received to date, approximately $5,200 was received in the pre-campaign so licitation, while close to $1,800 (Continued on Page Two) Girl 3 Years Old Gets First Set Of False Teeth LONDON. Nov. 14 UP) A three-year-old girl has been fit tel with a set of false teeth un der Britain's National Health plan. Dentist say the child, Anne Smith of Birtley, is the young est person in Britain wearing den tures. "Anne's own teeth came through all discolored and caus ed her much ill-health," said her mother. "Doctors said they had to be taken out." . Anne will have to wear the false teeth, adjusted about every six months to lit her growing jaws, for seven years. By that time, say her dentists, she will have her own second set of teeth. f I $25 If $20,000 Js $15,000 j $10,000 1 I ' $5,000 TO I?- ' i i l' f o: v' ZOf ml' I Mi m " S4 T "" " i Mi l-cr,. VV 5! Wf I . ii ( iiMt tfwMM "'- a . gw 2- 'l 3 I'Sfp TiTljN I irf i ; I f....f...-,.ml' wmar-M "' v ? i F try , , AfAJiJKV l- 5 J " - ' ZA 1 : I i TV ill 4t22S I i 1 i- '. -' .-m 1IMtw ... . . . i a . v HRprmFUT UICITC UEDE C 1 INItKNAIIUNAL LlWrO mHIK'ni nt jp.aKmij ig Walter C. Fisher, Ontario, Csnsda, International Lions' club pre of Cansd and the United States, acquainting himself with local are Forrest Loses, district governor; Mr. end Mrs. Jsclc Petty Roseburg Lions president Dr. Cempbell and . Mrs. Campbell. ROSEBURG OREGON MONDAY, NOV. RULE tive from Roseburg spoke before a large group of Republican com mitteemen and women, at a din ner In the Umpqua hotel Sunday afternoon. Congressman Ellsworth report ed observing the growing trend towards centralization in the gov ernment during the seven years he has served as a member of congress. A grim picture was painted by the Roseburg congressman, who sees the federal government of the United States usurping "more and more, the powers that belong to tne states. "Year by year, the government is losing contact with its people. Our right to rule ourselves is be ing taken back to Washington," Ellsworth warned. He said he has seen many laws passed in congress that would never have passed 11 the people were able to exercise the same referendum and initiative privi leges that their state government offers, by way of illustrating that the nest government is tnat which is closest to you." CVA Denounced Rule by minority groups Is America's lot as government drifts from the people, Ellsworth said. "The paternalism developed (Continued on Page Two", Six Hospitalized In Three Wrecks KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 14- UP)r Three highway accidents near here yesterday put six per sons In the Klamath Valley hos pital. The most seriously injured were George Kern, 29, kugene; Mrs. Edith Cole, Chiloquin, and her 9 -year -old grandson, Don Cole. Police said Kern was in a car driven by Chester Gundt, Eu gene. It overturned on highway 97 while avoiding another car on the road near the Williamson riv er bridge. The parked car driv en oy cecn f ox, Kiamain r ails, treated and then released from the hospital. Mrs. Cole was driving a car that plunged off a road near Wocus and went into a field. The boy was thrown clear of the car. Sherman Baker, 47, Vencta, was driving a car with a trailer load ed with household goods. It went down an embankment near Mac- Doel, Calif., when he lost control K. Of P. Grand Chancellor To Visit Roseburg Lodge Ray Kaser of Milton, Ore., grand chancellor ol the Grarui Domain ol Oregon, Knights ol Pythias, will make his of Vial visit to Alpha lodge No. 47 in Roseburg Wednesday, Nov. 16. He will be honored with a din ner at 6:30 p.m. at the Hotel Umpqua and will officiate at a page rank Investiture at o o ciock at the Pvthlas hall. All members of the local Pyth ias lodge are urged to he present, announced Konert t. narvie, chancellor commander. HIGHWAYS ARE O.K. SALEM, Nov. 14 P) All Ore iron hiehwavs are In good condi tion, the State Highway commis sion said tndav. There is new snow in the moun tains, but all pavement is clear ed of snow and ice. 14, 1949 Anti-Reds Of Berlin Spurn Russian Rule Encroachment Will Be Resisted, Pledge Given State Secy. Acheson BERLIN. Nov. 14. UP) Ber lln's anti-communists promised U. S. Secretary ol State Dean Acheson today they will resist So viet encroachment. Admonished by the American secretary to light lor their own liberty If they want continued U. S. support, the west Berllners an swered, through their mayor, Ernst Keuter: "We are lullv aware here in Berlin that your great nation is back ol us. We know we can rely on you and you can rely on us. You promised me on my visit to the United States that you would visit Berlin, and you kept your word. 1 guarantee you tnat Ber llners keep their word, too." This pledge was voiced in the battered old city hall in west Ber lin, thronged with German of ficialdom to receive Acheson on his one-dav visit here. Acheson was concluding his visit to Eu rope, which entailed a two-day meeting of the western foreign ministers in Paris and a four-day visit to west Gorman cities. He leaves by plane tonight for Wash ington. Just what the three western ministers decided In Paris has not been disclosed. However, in Bonn, (Continued on Page Two) ' Job-Security Rights Of Drafted Man Sustained WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. UP) The Supreme court held today that a veteran's job-security rishts under the draft act ex tend beyond his first year back at his pre-war Job. Justice Burton delivered the 8 0 decision. Justice Douglas took no part. The act requires employers to restore veterans to tneir lor mer positions, or to positions ol "like senioi y, slatus and pay." It also provides that the vet eran may not be llred without cause for one year after he takes back nis old jou. The Supreme court decision was given on appeals by John Walter Oakley Jr., who was re employed by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and by John S. Haynes who went back to his old Job on the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific rail way. Both suits grew out of claims that but lor the war the two men would have had greater se niority than the railroads cred ited them with when thy went back to work. The Supreme court agreed. Jail Term, $200 Fine Dealt To Drunken Driver Ira Lacey Boyer, 35, Camas Valley, was arrested Sunday and lodged in the county loll on charge ol driving while under the Influence ol Intoxicating liquor, reported State Police Sgt. Hollv Holcomb. He pleaded guilty this morning In Justice court and was fined $200 and given a 30-day jail sen tence. CAR CRASHES STORE SALEM, Nov. 14 UP) A car jumped a curb last night and broke a downtown Jewelry store window, but nobody took any thing. , The driver, John F. Paulson, was charged with reckless driv ing. H ...... I . .HI,Hlu I na CalnrAti . i - r i 3 "uui v...T .w... ........ . -. .... ...r,.. "-,' sident. He made brief stop here while on a nationwide tour chapters of the international eivie elub. Above left to right eourd, Seattle, international Lions' director! Fisher Mrs. Fisher; (Paul Jenkins picture). 168-49 W IN CABINET New secretary of the interior is Oscar L. Chap man, above, who succeeded Julius A. Kruq, resigned. Chap men has been in the interior de partment since 1933. His ap pointment by President Truman places a second Denver, Colo., men in the cabinet, the other being Secretary of Agriculture Brannan. (AP Wirephotol Freshman Faces Murder Charge; Girl Is Involved COLUMBUS, O., Nov. U--UP) A first degree murder charge was filed today against James D. Hecr, an Ohio State university freshman, who killed a fraternity brother after a homecoming par ty. The 20-vear-old student and ex- Marine pleaded innocent and was held lor the grand jury without bond. .. j Detective Set. ..C o w e 1 1 ' V. Sheets, who filed the charge, said the shooting followed an argu ment with a girl friend and a reprimand Irom fraternity broth ers. The girl friend, Joyce Fralton, 22, ol Cleveland, was arraigned as a material witness and her bond was continued at $300. Detective Sheets expressed be lie! that Heer's argument with Miss Frafton, who had come here lor a Iraternity homecoming par ty, was a possible "key" to the developments which followed. The olflcer, alter questioning the 20-year-old Ireshman, report ed Hecr said he was "going to get a gun and start out on a crim inal orgy." James T. McKeown, 21, a sen ior and managing editor ol the university's student daily, was shot to death early Saturday when he tried to take a .45 cali ber automatic pistol Irom Hcer. The shooting, which occurred In Iront ol the Delta Tau pelta fraternity house, followed a Ira ternity cocktail party and dance. Boxcar Shortage Puts Mill On Three-Day Week DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 14 UP) The Willamette Valley Lumber company mill here went on a three-day week today because ol a shortage of boxcars. Manager Paul Morgan said 375 employes were laid off. Morgan said the mill would be idle Mondays and Tuesdays until the Southern Pacific railroad can deliver curs. He said inventor ies at the mill have doubled in recent months because of the car shortage. The farmers cooperative ware house, grain and feed shipper, reported It was unable to supply all buyers because of the contin ued shortage of cars. Manager M. M. Giles said the coop is far behind on iellverics. nrn t t k a I Imnnni U n I a I uat Mills Readied To Renew full Production Coal Strike Continues With Neither Side In Try For Settlement (By The Auocltd Ptms) Most of the country's steel firms rushed preparations today lor resumption ol lull production after a long and costly strike but all was not peaceful in the coal dispute. John L. Lewis' miners were dig ging coal but he has threatened to have them quit work Dec. 1 if the operators and his United Mine Workers fall to agree on a new contract. There was no scheduled meet ing between Lewis and the soft coal operators. Cyrus S. Chlng, the gpvernment's chief mediator, had arranged a meeting last week after Lewis suspended the 52-day old strike for three weeks. But Lewis did not show up. A Lewis aide said the UMW chlel would be in Washington Monday "awaiting the convenience ol the coal operators." But the operators, in a deadlock with Lewis since last June, ap peared lukewarm to the union chiefs suggestion to talk business. Ching was to report to President Truman on the coal dispute and most observers thought he fa vored appointment ol a presiden tial fact-finding board with pow. ers to recommend a settlement. President Truman named such a board, upon Ching's recommenda tion, in the steel dispute. major uispuies enpou With at least five steel compan ies, slunlne strike-ending contracts over the weekend, less than 100, 000 CIO steelworkers remained on strike. But the holdout com panies are expected to sign con tracts and within a week or 10 days virtually 95 per cent ol the some 500,000 steelworkers who struck Oct. 1 lor Iree pensions will be back on the Job. The biggest producers have ended their dispute over the pen sions. Major holdouts are Al legheny Ludlum bteel corp.. Crucible Steel, Pittsburgh Steel, and Sharon (Pa.) Steel. The big gest lirm to sign yesterday was Wheeling tw. va) steel corpora tion for its 15,000 workers in West Virginia and Ohio. Steel firms which have signed agreements followed the general pattern oi ine contract, signer (Continued on Page Two) ; Harry Bridges On Trial On Double Federal Charge ' SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14. UP) Longshore leader Harry Bridges goes on trial today on perjury and conspiracy charge stemming Irom his naturalization hearing in 1945. RriHrrpg. Austrnlian.born nresl dent of the left-wing ClO'fnterV national Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's union, testllied at that hearing he was not and had never been a communist. The government charges that state ment was lalse. ' It likewise charges two o Rrldces' close union associates. German-born Henry Schmidt and Texas-born J. R. Robertson, con spired to defraud the govern ment while witnesses at the hear ing. The trial was scheduled to be gin before lederal district Judge George B. Harris. This is tne iirst criminal ac lon brought bv the government against Bridges. But there have been previous attempts to deport him. He was first accused ol being a communist in the 1934 general strike. He underwent an investi gation in 1936, but no hearing resulted. In 1939 he went through a de portation hearing presided over bv James M. Landls then dean ol the Harvard law school as special referee. Landls said the Immigration oureau iaueo, 10 prove he was a Communist. Another hearing was held in 1941 before referee Charles B. Sears, who ordered Bridges de norted. The Immigration board of review, however, reversed the finding. Attorney General Francis Bid die overruled the review board and the U. S. Circuit Court ot Appeals upheld the deportation order by a 3-2 vote. But the united states supreme court men freed Bridges by a 5-3 vote. Merger Gives Salem 2,000 More Residents SALEM, Nov. 14 UF The cltv of West Salem will cease to night when it is formally joined with Salem. The merger will giva Salem about 2,000 more resi dents. The merger is unique because Salem and West Salem are In separate counties, being divided by the Willamette river. LvHy Fact Rant Br L. r. lUtsttsistetsi Senator Morse denies flatly the report that he received a presidential bid to join the Democratic party. This connotes the improbability of the tene tor making e twitch, which doubtless It a sore disappoint ment to Republican regulars.