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! U. of 0. Library COMP liugene, Ore. T. Li MI WHO DOES WHAT ryiiKW make friends,. CLEMENTINE ARMSON is assistant librarian at the Public library. She appears above with the new bulletin board ar ranged by Muriel Mitchell, librarian, as a background, upon which are displayed an assortment of slogans, together with fly of recent children's books. The pupils of St. Joseph's school were visitors at the library Thursday afternoon and were shown the various rooms with their bulging shelves of interesting books for adults and chil dren alike, as part of the local observance of Library week. Clementine came to Roseburg from Minnesota about four years ago with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Armson of 922 Harvard Avenue. She is a graduate of St. Catherine's college in St. Paul. CEREMONY OMITS "OBEY" Vice President Berkley. Mrs. Carlefon S. Hadley Wed In St. Louis Church ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18.-m Vice President Alben W. Barkley and Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley were married today in a ceremony climaxing a romance that has been in the public spotlight for the past four months. The vice president, who will be 72 next Thursday, and his at tractive bride of 38 were wed by Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of the Missouri area of the Methodist church. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS OUR State Secretary Acheson, talking to the reporters in Washington, declines to go into anyMetail on the recent meeting in Paris of the foreign secretaries of Britain, France and the U. S. but "emphasizes" that complete agreement was reached on Ger man problems. He added that he was greatly "impressed by the progress West ern Germany is making in Its political reconstruction." BRITAIN'S Foreign Secretary Bevin talks a little more freely In London, where he tells an audience that at Paris the Big Three (U. S., Britain, France) "dealt with probably one of the biggest questions of all the in- (Continued on Page Four) Northwest Plywood Industry In Record Run PORTLAND, Nov. 18 VP The fir plywood industry . in the Pacific Northwest was reported running at an all-time high of 40,000,000 square feet weekly. The estimate was made at the annual meeting of M and M woodworking company stockhold ers here yesterday. That firm one of the nation's three biggest plywood producers reported $337,000 net earnings during the auarter Just ended, and declared ivldends of 24 cents a share. Seven Douglas County School Districf s To Discuss Merger The possibility of forming a union high school district, embracing the districts of Green, Tenmile, Lookingglass, Reston, Olalla, Dil lard and Camas Valley, will be discussed at a meeting Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 8 p. m. in the new Dillard school. Camas Valley President C. J. Rockwood announced that Don ald A. Emerson, assistant stale superintendent of public instruc tion, will be present to discuss such a union, and to answer pertinent questions as to costs and what the districts could ex pect to get in return for their money. County School Superintendent Kenneth Barneburg and Matt Campbell, representing the rural school district board, will also be present. Approximately 300 high school children now reside in the sev en districts. All but Camas Valley send their students 'n Ro"--'-Camas Valley has its own high school, with 42 students anu tmei Wn Mrs. Hadley, who first met the vice president on & cruise down the Potomac last July, wore a smartly tailored woolen suit of "Barkley blue." Only thirty-three members of the immediate families and news men were In the chapel at St. John's Methodist church whon the ceremony began with the familiar words, "dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God ..." Newsmen outnumbered the relatives. The bride did not promise to "obey" the vice president. Tiie Methodist marriage ritual hasn't included that word for ten years. They Joined hands as they were pronounced man and wife. The bishop addressed them as "Al ben" and "Jane." The wedding ceremony, first for a vlee president In office, was (Continued on Page Two) Man Paces City Bus In Dense Fog At Lebanon LEBANON, Nov. 18 P It was so foggy here last night that a man was hired to walk in front of the city bus and tell it where to go. For the second straight night the fog blanket was so thick that Ray Johnson, owner of the Leb anon Transit company,' refused to let his bus move without a foot guide in front of it. Lebanon residents could not see across the street. Taxis stop ped running. Most of the Willamette Valley has been plagued by nightly fog all week. The weather bureau at Portland explained that there has been no wind to dissipate a smoky, stagnant air mass. teachers. The assessed valuation of the proposed union district is listed as $6,600,285. Last year's total school census of children ages 4 to 19 inclusive, was 1622 with an average elementary attendance of 917. The program, if approved by the respective distriets. would en tail the erection of a high school building at a central location to be selected by a district board. At a joint meeting of school boards last spring, when the plan was first discussed, the general consensus was favorable. Anv .resident of the affected area is invitedT to attend Tues day's meeting said Rockwood. The Weather CoMrally fair today, tonight and Saturday, except for morn ing fog. Sunset today 4:44 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:10 p. m. Established 1873 Search Plane Crashes Off Tampa; 5 Die Sixth B-29 Lost In 15 Days Raises Death Toll To 35. With 20 Missing . (By the Associated Press) An air force B-29 plane crash ed today in a takeoff from Tampa, Fla., the sixth B-29 the Air Force has lost in five disasters in 15 days. Thirty-five have been listed as killed in the crashes and 20 miss ing. Five were killed in today's smash of a B-29 taking off to join the search for a missing B-29 which crash-landed in the sea off Bermuda Wednesday. Search for the plane missing off Bermuda, with 20 aboard, converged on a spot about 345 miles northeast of Bermuda after two flares were reported sighted in the area and faint radio signals were heard. Fifty or more planes engaged in the hunt. The waters near Bermuda were the scene of another B-29 crash Nov. 3. The ship, crippled by engine trouble, fell into the At lantic ocean. Ten of its crew died. Three survived. On Armistice day, a B-29 out of control fell on a farm west of Indianapolis. All of its 12 crew- (Continued on Page Two) Five Sentenced To Penitentiary Five offenders received sen tences in Circuit court Thursday when they appeared before Judge Carl E. Wimberly on district at torney's information. Judge Wim- Deny disposed of the cases as follows: Gerald Leryo Betters and Rich ard Charles Cunningham, both entered pleas of guilty to larceny of an auto upon arraignment and were sentenced to serve one year in the state periitnliary. Michael O'Toole, alias Harold Bergantz, pleaded e u 1 1 1 v to charges of non-support of minor children,' when previously ar raigned. He received a sentence of one year. William Arthur Cline pleaded guilty to larceny of an auto, sen tenced to one year in the state penitentiary, but was placed on probation. Harry Hilton Green, charged with larceny in a dwelling, was sentenced to one year. Frank B. Elf waived the filing of an indictment by the grand Jury. Charged witli burglary not in a dwelling, Elf will enter his plea Monday. Decision In Will Case Resting On Comma VANCOUVER. B. C. Nov. 18 UP) Alfred Seigerstrom pinned his hopes today on a $99,000 com ma. Manager of a local beer parlor. Seigerstrom was included in the will of James Thomson, million aire notel owner. His share of the legacy was written in the $900,000 will as $1,000 00. First interpretation tag ged the second comma as being meant for a decimal point. The chief heir, fireman Gilbert Campbell, said he remembered an unsigned copy of the will stat ing Seigerstrom should receive $100,000. No other amounts in the will contain a cents column.' Thomson, an 88-year-old bache lor, died last December. His will was found yesterday in the mus ty files of a real estate office. Prison Terms Meted Two Youths For Robbery Two 17-year-old Reedsport youths received sentences of two years apiece In Circuit court yes terday, reported Judge Carl E. Wimberly. I he boys, Hans Albert Selfors and Edward Lincoln Burkholder, nad previously pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery. They were accused of robbing R. L. Bradshaw at a Reedsport motel Sept. 19. During tneir initial arraign ment two weeks ago, attorney! for both offenders pressed argu ments for probation because of the youth of the boys. The maxi mum sentence on such a charge is 20 years. Fine for Drunken Driving Follows Traffic Mishap Gerald Lloyd Midbust, 22, Eu gene, pleaded builty in Munici pal court this morning to a charge of drunken driving, re ported Judge Irs. B. Riddle. Midbust paid a $100 fine, was given a 30-day suspended sen tence and had his operator s It cense revoked for one year. He was arrested Thursday, fol lowing an accident involving the convertible coupe he was driv ing and a 1 1-2-ton truck operat ed by Gustave A. Koellner, Rose bure. Inoeuner was cuea lor ariving with an expired operator'! li- cense. iMMiiit imn'iltTIf -'-Tirr-ii i'" i iiinnnm nr rnr nr i i ' i mi : Chest Far Short Of Goal As Drive Deadline Nears Although still nearly $10,000 short of its goal, the Roseburg Community Chest campaign is officially scheduled to end Satur day, announced Mrs. Ruby Seal Ion, in charge of headquarters at E. G. High's office. All persons working on the drive who have not yet complet ed their territory are urged to do Gift Thermometer GOAL $25,550 so and turn their cards in as quickly as possible, in order to end the campaign. There are still several mills that have not reported and it is believed final figures will be en couraging, yet it is feared the goal of $25,500 will not be reach ed, unless a final intensive ef fort is made on the part of every worker to collect as much as pos sible, said Mrs. Scallon. State Police Quick In Arresting Wanted Man Within 2C minutes after the Roseburg state police station had received a radio call to be on the lookout for Tom Hogan, want ed on a charge of larceny by bailee, he was taken into cus tody, Sgt. Holly Holcomb report ed. The radio call was sent out from Coquille at 2:20 p.m. Thurs day, and the arrest was made at 2:40. Hogan, charged in a war rant issued by Reedsport city police, is being held in the coun ty jail awaiting arraignment DRUNKEN DRIVER FINED Frank E. Reed. 47. of Cottage Grove pleaded guilty to drunken driving in the Justice court of Clarence Leonard at Drain this week and was fined $200. i?v. .f.'tr -Jfc $20,000 jj $15,000 $10,000 I j $5,000 to I ( feMKLl UMKiSIMAi iflKII Inn group ot young try met at the home ot raul Iravis, II West Mosner street, Ihursday night to practice singing Christmas carols, ft may be considered by some as being too early a start, at least for some of 'em; but I doubt if it is. How they loved to sing "Jingle Bells!" They were enjoying "Silent Night"' when I snapped the picture. Mr. Travis holds regular practice with the children; and suggests that more recruits to the group will be welcome ust call him at his home, or at the Donut Bar on West Cass street. It's all just to have more fun and to make ethers have more fun, during the holidays, and doesn't cost cent. (By Paul Jenkins). ROSEBURG, OREGON FRIDAY, NOV. Truman Asks Moscow Help To Free Ward Imprisonment Of Consul General By Chinese Reds Branded As "Outrage" ' Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (tP) New efforts to end the imprison ment of Consul General Angus Ward by the Chinese Commu nists termed an outrage by President Truman apparent ly will Be based on the powr of the pen instead of the big stick. One possible move by the State department is dispatch of a note to Moscow asking Rus sian intervention with the Red Chinese government. . Another is a new American appeal direct to the Communist government at Peiping to free the American diplomat and per mit him and his whole staff to leave Mukden as soon as pos sible. President Truman told a nevs conference yesterday that he thinks the Communist treatment of Ward is an outrage. The consul general, ranking American diplomat in Mukden, Manchuria, was arrested along with four staff members on Oc tober 24. The Communist radio said he was accused of having physically beaten a Chinese em ployee of the consulate In a wage dispute. The American government has (Continued on Page Two' Slain Idaho Girl Victim Of Pervert RITRTRV Trtahn Mn., IS I1B Glenda Joyce Brlsbois. "a friendly little girl,'' was criminal- lv AttarkpH hafni-A Vini- hnHu tiiao thrown into an irrigation canal, punce saia last mgnt, on "rseven-ybar-old-"Glenda ' who vuc iu ,it-i uL-aui in a ubi k oiue sedan. The little first grader's body was found ypsterday by a fripnri nf thn famlU, 1Q after she had been ' kidnapped from near her home. nipnria stpnnpH infn tha which police said was driven by a round faced man in his twen ties, at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Her ucuitrn uouy was xouna yesterday in the canal, nnp tnllo nuthoacf of this aroused and angry Idaho farming community of 5,300 per- Her head- had been gashed deenlv hv thrpo hlnw ft-nm a sharp instrument police said it prooaDiy was a natchet or an axe. Whll tha nmatt-ofa Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brlsbois! were secluded in their Burley home, police continued to trace out a pair of meappr elewi tn th killer. The father Is a truck- driver. , I- .jM. ,. 1 v -,.. i. t. w -m m m i i.: u 18, 1949 DEMAND HIS RELEASE The U. S. State department has de manded that Communist au thorities in Peiping, China, free American Consul-General An gus Ward, above, and four of his staff. The five were arrest ed in Mukden Oct. 24 on charg es of beating a Chinese. Motor Delivery To Be Extended By News-Review Motor delivery service to News-Review subscribers along the North Umpqua and Little River roads will be started Dec. 1, announced Circulation Mana ger Fuller Johnson today. George Frew, former Roseburg street superintendent, will take charge of the new route and start contacting subscribers Monday, to see it they desire the faster delivery service. The route will extend east as far as Rock Creek, including the Douglas County Lumber com pany camp, and along the Little River road to the Associated Ply wood company camp. The Buck horn road is also included. Subscriptions for the motor route delivery may be placed el thciv wfth Frew or at the News- pny'n'v office, Johnson explain ed. The new route is the fourth sucli uclivcry to be established for suburban and rural suhTib ers of this newspaper. Title Quieting Decree Favors Loan Assn. Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimber ly has Issued a decree favoring the Douglas Building and Loan association and against Blanche Breuning, William H. Breunlng and others in a suit to quiet title to the northeast Quarter of the southeast quarter, section 6, township 2o south, range D west; the west one-half of the south west quarter, the southeast quar ter of the southwest quarter and the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, section 32, township 22 south, range 5 west of Willamette meridian, the lat ter section comprising 160 acres. yry, Tin M J iir 172-49 Sex Murderer Of Girl, 6, Says He Was Drunk "I Don't Deserve To Live," Fred Stroble, 66, Admits In Confession Of Deed LOS ANGELES. Nov. 18. UP) Muttering "I don't deserve to live," pasty-faced Fred Stroble, 66-year-old baker, braced himself in a county Jail cell todRy tor swift grand Jury action in the sex slaying of six-year-old Llndu Joyce Glucoft. Stroble. the erandfather of one of Linda's favorite playmates, poured out nis sordid story to District Attorney William Simp son as a 48-hour fugitive search throughout the west and into Mex ico wound up yesterday on a stool In a downtown Los Angeles bar about five blocks from cen tral police station and across the street from a downtown park. bimpson said stroble, former ly charged with murder, admit ted mat ne strangled and bludg eoned the pudgy little girl to cicat n wnen sne resisted nis im proper advances. Arraignment is scheduled today in municipal court. Blames Drunkenness "I had been drinking all day wine. I wouldn't have done ft If I hadn't been drunk," Stroble was quoted. Simpson said the ashen, gray-haired Rrandpa who iiKeo to Duy Kias ice cream ana candy then told of enticing Lin da into a bedroom of the house where he lived with his daughter, (Continued on Page Two) Prices, Output Of Lumber Increase WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 UP) The September increase 1 n wholesale prices for construction lumber the first rise in 13 months has been followed by an upswing In lumber production. The Commerce department's lumber survey committee, report ing this today, expressed Dener mat "witn continued eooa wenm- er, fourth quarter shipments and production of lumber should ex ceed the 1948 levels." The committee chairman. Rich ard A. Colgan, who also is execu tive vice president of the Na tional Lumber Manufacturers association, suggested the upturn in production may nit a snag un til 1950. He said that rising labor costs at southern sawmills may "force many soft wood and hard wood mills out of business."' The hitrhcr cost, he said, will result from the new 75 cents an hour minimum wage which be comes effective In January by act of Congress. The committee, most or wnose members are private business men, estimated total new home construction In 1949, including farm houses, would be about l,- 200,000. T-H Law Use In Emergency Is Promised Emergency Already In Existence, Operators' Assn. Head Declares WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-UP) President Truman's statement that he will use the Taft-Hartley law in the coal dispute if there's an emergency brought an oper ator cry today that there already is one. Mr. Truman took his stand at his news conference late yester day; he would not say whether he thinks an emergency would come with another walkout of the miners Nov. 30. That is the end of the present working per iod decreed by President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. Joseph E. Moody, president of the Southern Coal Producers as sociation, replied from Lexing ton, Ky., that "there already is a national emergency." Moody added In a speech that Mr. Tru man "obviously is up against a Nov. 30 deadline even though he denies the existence of a nation al emergency." Mr. Truman's stand keeping out of the dispute for the pres ent left the way open for a new peace meeting between Lewis and the operators before the present truce runs out. However, no Im mediate conference was arrang ed and Moody said he saw no present hope for resuming con tract negotiations. Mr. Truman surprised most ' (Continued on Page Two) Wife Murderer Dies On Gallows WALLA WALLA, Nov. 18.-WB A mother's vain mile-consuming efforts to keep her son from walking the "last mile" failed last night and early today Wayne L. Williams was hanged for the slaying of his wife. He was pronounced dead at 12:16 a. m., after being carried to the gallows strapped to a board. He had refused to walk and resisted as the black mask was placed over his face. The snap of the trap-door broueht to an end the desperate bid of Williams' mother, Mrs. Nora Williams of Everett, to stay the execution. Contending that her son had been Insane for some' time -before-moving to Washington Iwrn Tulsa, Okla., she appealed to the state supreme court in Olympla and then to lower courts at Walla Walla, Pasco and Yakima by application for a writ of habeas corpus. All were denied, i Williams, 32, Was convicted of bludgeoning his wife, Hallle Lu- clle, 27, with a rock, then pusn ins her body over a steep cliff overlooking Puget Sound near Mukilteo en June 17, 1948. H i s iour-year-oid daugnter, Mary Bernice, also was beaten and pushed over the precipice but survived. Williams was Dronounced dead by Drs. Myles H. Robinson and Ralph Keyes, both of Walla Wal la. The body was to be shipped to Everett today. Morose and sullen, Williami refused religious counsel. Judith Coplon Must Stand Trial In Spy Case, Ruling NEW YORK, Nov. 18 UP) Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled today that Judith Coplon must stand trial with Russian Engineer Valentin Gubltchev on spy conspiracy charges. Ryan denied a motion by the ex-government girl's lawyer, Ar- cninaid maimer, to now that the trial would put his client in double Jeopardy that Is, put her on trial twice for the tame of fense. Miss Coplon already has been convicted in Washington on a similar charge involving the men or omciai secrets lor past ing on to the Russians. Newspaper Winner In Damage Case Verdict " WALLA WALLA. Nov. 18-UP) A Jury deliberated only 25 min utes last night before finding that the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, daily newspaper, had not libeled Mrs. Agnes cnristenson. The plaintiff sought damages of of $50,000, claiming that the newspaper's story of a city com mission action revoking her hotel license had "damaged her char acter and reputation and impair ed her health." No Truman Comment On Roosevelt's Candidacy WASHINGTON. Nov.. 18 -UP) President Truman - withheld comment yesterday on the candi dacy of James Roosevelt for the Democratic nomination for gov ernor of California. The president said he doesn't mix In Democratic primaries and did not care to comment on the announcement of the son of his predecessor in the White House. As for the November election, he will take a hand if necessary, he said at his news conference Newt reports bate the grew Ing suspicion that the rite In coffee price was without ground. Livfty Ft Rant rt.r. Mhmm