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U. of 0, Library COW Eugene, Ore IM WW 57 lRlo)(?Rilll JUXJ mm If u J A r WHO DOES WHAT vv , VIC LEWIS of the D & L Typewriter Service on South Stephens street displays an Odell typewriter, vintage of the early sixties, alongside a new model of different make. The old Odell, manufactured prior to 1 865, belongs to the estate of the late F. M. Good, postmaster at the early day postoffice of Cleveland, west of Roseburg. ' v In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS A WASHINGTON dispatch tells us that Herbert Hoover is coming back to Washington to push along a new drive to re organize the government as a step toward economy. His theme will be that excess spending and high taxes are threatening the existence of the Republic. ' HOW far will he get with it? Not very far (AT PRESENT) I'm: afraid. The government passes spending laws and in some seemingly miraculous manner the money is forthcoming. Prices go : up, of course, but the demagogues tell us that is all the fault of the winked nrnfiteers. and we acceDt the explanation. .,. . . ., We love to see money spent, and so we go on voting for those , WHO syenu ii. . , . ....... - , AFTER reading the Hoover dis patch from Washington, you really ought to read another one that clicked off the teletypes at about the same time. It comes from New York and relates that New York City's eight million (Continued on Page Four) Col. G. R. Dodson Named Oregon Air Guard Chief SALEM, Dec. 8 IS1) Col. O. HnKopt . TVHcnn Portland, has been named chief of staff of the Oregon Air Guard by Governor Douglas McKay. The appoint ment carries promotion to the rank of Brigadier general in the Oregon National guard. Dodson, 45, an Army Air Force veteran, is currently in command of the 142nd fighter group com prised of units from Washing ton, Oregon and Idaho. He serv ed in the southwest Pacific and in Europe in the past war. In civilian life, Dodson is a Jantzen knitting mills executive. Albanian Premier ' Erects Gallows For Anti-Reds BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Dec. 8 UP) Albanian Premier Hoxha ha. f met allcvl a oallmitt In flic capital's main market place as a warning to political opponents, the Yugoslav newspaper Politika reported. - The newspaper said a man was left hanging in the gallows all day in the Tirana market place. It called the hanging part of a "merciless physical extermina tion" campaign - against anti Cominform Albanians sympathet ic to Yugoslavia. . Chinese Nationalists Shift Their Capital To Formosa; Troops Become Guerrillas CHENCTU. Dec. 8. (API The nationalists shifted their capital to Formosa today and virtually abandoned most of the mother country to the Reds. The sweeping move was decreed by the cabinet. It could mean the end of large scale warfare in China after 22 hectic years. Guerrilla forces were left behind to keep pecking at the Reds. But the main Chinese force was in or headed for Sichang, behind Sikang's snow covered mountains, on Formosa, or Hainan island, 300 miles southwest of British Hong Kong. Formosa is Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's stronghold which has been armed and equipped for last ditch stand against victorious Chinese Communists. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. (API The United Nation's assembly today adopted finally an American-sponsored proposal calling on ail the world to keep hands off China and to respect all her treaties. The decision grew out of nationalist China's bitter charges . that Russia aided the Chinese Communist forces of Mao Tzt Tung and thus were guilty of aggression. V j Wrjr, Portland Cop, Prisoner Killed In Gun Battle PORTLAND, Dec. 8. UP) A handcuffed prisoner grabbed a special patrolman's gun early to day and in the ensuing struggle both men were fatally wounded. Aaron Robert Ball, 39, a spe cial patrolman for nine, years, died in a hospital. His prisoner, Louis C. Fugent, 46, surprised while prowling a tire shop on S. E. Powell boulevard, was dead on arrival at a hospital. Ball had handcuffed Fugent's arms behind his back, then turned to a telephone' to 'call ' the ' ,'.ro shop manager. Fugent, Identified by detective Rudolph Bouwman as a former 'convict with a long police record, backed up to Ball, pulled the patrolman's gun 'from its holster and fired. The men . struggled . th-cuh three rooms as Ball sought to wrest the pistol Irom . niieiu, When he finally 'got it, he fired as .Fugent made a break,foV-.lhe. door, i K u g e n t fell mortally wounded. Ball staggered into the street and collapsed. Detectives said the story of the struggle was reconstructed from brief questioning of Ball. Police said they believed Fu gent had been associated earlier with Charles Cottam, shot to death Nov. 19 as he attempted to enter a veterinary hospital across the street from the scene of to day's shooting. AMA Votes Dues In Battle Plans The American Medical associa tion today voted $25-a-year com pulsory dues for its members. The fund from the dues will finance the AMA's campaign against "socialized medicine" as well as provide financing for other AMA activities. Dr. George Lull, general man ager of the AMA. told reporters the assessment would probably apply to about 85 per cent of the organization's total membership of 142,000. On that basis, it would provide annual funds of about $3,000,000. Lull said retired physicians and honorary and associate members of AM.A's state medical societies probably would be exempt. Ex emptions will be determined by the state societies themselves. Officials said the AMA had never before had compulsory dues although its constitution permits them. , ENGINEER PROMOTED. PENDLETON, Dec. 8. UP) A. H. Parson, Oregon state high way maintenance engineer for this district, has been promoted to assistant maintenance engineer for the entire state effective Jan. 1. Parson came here two' years ago from the bridge department at Salem. Ihs WmHmt ; Generally fair today, tonight, and Friday. Sunset today 4:37 p. m. Sunriso tomorrow 7:33 a. m. Established 1873 County 0.K.S New Span Over Smith River $150,000 Structure Will Link 2 Roads In District; Dedication Next Spring The Douglas County court made final inspection and acceptance Wednesday of the new $150,000 bridge across Smith river in the extreme ' western part of the county. . . i ne new oriage, Knowing com pletion of a connecting road, will provide an outlet for a large group of residents on the south side of the river. These residents now have outlet only by water. Constructed by Tom Lillebo, Reedsport contractor, the 566-foot bridge has a 122-foot retractable draw span weighing about 48 tons. The bridge was designed by the State Highway commission's bridge department. The first de sign was considered too expensive but a second plan, on which the county saved about $50,000, was approved. The structure was fab ricated at Eugene by Timber Structures, Inc., and was erected in sections. It will connect the existing road along the north side of the river with the new Otter slough road ' on the south bank. The county has built about five miles of road on- the south side, and must still complete an approach to that, end of the new bridge. The draw span was retracted Wednesday, to show that it would operate properly, after which the court authorized acceptance. Dedication Later A formal dedication is antici pated in the early spring. Resi dents of the area have submitted a lengthy petition to the county (Continued on Page Two) MORE ENDURING'. V Coin- Supplants Candy, Fruit On Altar Of Church . DAYTON, O., Dec. 8 P)-;The sexton of Christ Episcopal church in downtown Dayton repeatedly found pieces of hard candy, or chocolate bars, or fruit on tha church altar. Who put them there was a mys tery to everyone, even Dr. Phil Porter, the rector. Though a watch was kept, tasty bits would appear. One day last week Dr. and Mrs. Porter found two school boys looking about the church. "Were you ever on the altar?" Mrs. Porter asked one, a fourth grader. (The altar Is high, and is directly below a full-length portrait of Jesus.) "Yes," he replied shyly. "My friend and I were." His compan ion was a first grader. "We come to church and kneel before the chancel to say our prayers. Then we give our offer ings to Jesus." He said, "We want to share what we have with him." Mrs. Porter explained offerings are used to teach people about Jesus. And besides, she pointed out; candy is perishable. Next day Dr. Porter found a nickel on the church altar. Three Plead Guilty In Bulgaria Titoist Trial SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 8. UP) A third defendant in Bulgaria's Titoist trial pleaded guilty today to charges of treason and spying. Boris Christov Joined Nikola Nachev, former deputy construc tion minister, and Ivan Stevanov, former finance minister, in ad mitting he plotted to make Bul garia a vassal of neighboring Yugoslavia. Christov was a former Bulgaria commercial at tache in Moscow. As a special court resumed its trial of 11 former government and business officials, Christov testified he had connections since 1946 with the Yugoslav commer cial attache in Moscow and, un der the direction of Traicho Ros tov, former Communist deputy premier, gave the Yugoslav es pionage information. Kostov is the main defendant in the trial. North Korea Communists Score Election Victory LONDON, Dec. 8 (JP The Communist-led united democratic front of Northern Korea scored a near shutout in elections of dis trict peoples committees (local governments), Moscow radio re Dorted today. The Central Election commis sion of the Soviet-supported north Korean Peoples republic report ed that 99.99 percent of the 3.- 825.002 registered voters cast bal lots and 89.9 percent of the votes were for the candidates of the front. The elections were held Dec. 3. There were 13.254 deputies elect ed, Including 2146 women, lit 803 districts. V ROSEBURG, HONORED Dr. Andy Hall, 84, of Mount Vernon, III., is happy after learning he has been named "outstanding general practitioner of the year" by the American Medical association. Dr. Hall, who graduated from Northwestern U. medical school in 1890, ii the father of three sons who are doctors. IAP Wirephotol. ' -. . Tax Fraud Claims Against Deceased Racketeer Upheld WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 UP) A Federal Tax court has upeld the government's huge tax-fraud claims against Chicago gangster Frank Nitti, who killed himself in 1943. Although it left room for some recomputation, the court yester day held that the revenue bureau was Justified in seeking $441,237 for income Nitti received through labor racketeering and gambling ventures, but did not report for tax-purposes; - : ''. ' v" ' The sum represents $294,158 in evaaea taxes and $147,079 In pen alties. . The court noted in its opinion that the gangster whom it call ed Frank Nitto, but who was more widely known as Nitti committed suicide In March, 1943, a day after he was indicted on labor racketeering charges. It appeared unlikely that the government could collect the full amount it claims. The gangster's own holdings when he died amounded to $146, 490; in addition he had given his son Joseph $29,970 in government bonds and his wife $125,000 in cash. The court held that' his wife is liable up to the full $125,000, but that the son is not liable on his father's tax deficiency. . Eureka Section Plans To Secede From City . EUREKA, Calif., Dec. 8. OP) A group of Bucksport business men voted last night to secede from the city of Eureka. Bucksport, the oldest commu nity in Humboldt county, has about 2,000 people and is on the outskirts of Eureka. The . businessmen c h a r e e d Bucksport had no improvements no playgrounds. Christmas a: " JL decorations or other facilities. It was a-mistake to allow Bucksport to be incorporated ig Eurkea in the first place, they charged. They elected Marvin L. Smith, who ran for mayor of Eureka in the recent election and was nar rowly defeated, as , honorary mayor of Bucksport. They were to meet again today to lay further plans for secession. Ex-Convict Faces Life ' . Term For Murder Tacoma, Dec. 8. (JP) John Edward Summers, 33-year-old ex convict and confessed slayer of an elderly suburban Tacoma couple, must spend the rest of his life in prison. A superior court Jury found him guilty yesterday of first de- Bee murder in the slaying of oward Easly, 62. It recom mended, however, against the death penalty. The Jury of nine women and three men deliberated nearly a full dav after receiving the testi mony late Tuesday before reach ing a verdict. Summers received the verdict calmly. Mr. and Mrs. Easley were slain in their Summit home July 16. Mounted Diamonds Worth $150,000 Stolen In Texas PERRYTON, TEX., Dec. 8. (P) Jack Shields of the Texas highway patrol said $150,00 in mounted diamonds and other Jewelry were stolen from a drug store here last night. The Jewels belonged mostly to two Jewelry talesmen. Shields said burglars entered Burk's drug store through the roof. The drug store is on the main street of this Texas Pan handle town. It was the biggest Jewel theft in the history of the Panhandle. i OREGON THURSDAY, DEC. Shortage Of Water Pinches New York City New Restrictions Put On Consumers To Conserve Supplies In Reservoirs NEW YORK. Dec. 8-UD-The world's biggest city doesn't have enough water today to let its residents wash their cars. As authorities worked to plug the holes in New York's fast emptying water barrel, new re strictions were imposed to con serve remaining supplies. For the first time, the pincn really was being felt directly by the public. All "non-essential" uses of wa ter were out, by an order of water commissioner Stephen J. Carney. lie has directed: That all automobile washing be "completely stopped." That there be no flooding of tennis courts or filling of pools for winter ice skating. That the cleaning of tiled wall In subway stations 'oe halted for the duration of the shortage. Water Wardens en Job At the same time, the police department was mobilizing an army of several thousand civilian "water wardens" to canvass homes and urge dwellers to save water.. . . . Wearing armbands marked "police," some of the wardens already were on the job. If they find leaky faucets or residents who are wasting wa- (Continued on Page Two) Jobless Problem Worries Officials WASHINGTON. Dec. S-U& A rapid rise in the number of unemployed workers exhausting Jobless benefit rights is causing growing concern among govern, ment officials. . Latest figures compiled by the labor department's bureau of employment security snow about suo.ouo woncers ran out of their rights to further unemployment compensation payments during the July - September quarterly period. These are workers who still didn't have jobs after running through all the unemployment in surance payments they were en titled to. The number of weeks of benefits varies from state to state. These exhaustions came at a time of high employment, and give an idea of the problem that would arise in a time of serious unemployment. The big question is this: what happens to workers once they run through all their jobless in surance benefits? The .bureau of employment security has asked state employment offices to try to find out. One thing Is fairly certain, however, to the extent these workers were receiving unem ployment aid, purchasing power is cut when their payments come to an end. Officials believe a great many such workers go on direct relief. Gadget Aids Store To Serve Late Shoppers HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8. (IP) An enterprising department store has installed a wire record ing eadget which enables late hour window shoppers to order merchandise lor home delivery during the Christmas season. , Called a "tell-it-to," the device operated 24 hours a day at two entrances to the Broadway-Hollywood store. A customer may or-' der through the thing by deposit ing a quarter wntcn is later refunded. Store officials said the only other machines in use in the United States are at San Fran cisco's Emporium and at Macy's in New York. North Idaho Gold Claim Has High Production WALLACE. Idaho, Dec. 8 (JP) Location notices were filed here Tuesday on a North Idaho gold claim from which a speci man reportedly ran 128.64 ounc es of gold to the ton. That amount of gold would bring $4502 at Ih? current market. The claim, Identified as the "old Lewie Sam claim" 30 miles northeast of Avery, Idaho, was filed by George Horine of Spo kane. He said the a.tsay was made by the associated laboratories In Portland, Ore. Portland 8 Pet. Short Of Community Chest Goal PORTLAND, Dec. 8. IIP) Community chest directors re ported the $1,194,000 now in the fund about 8 per cent short of this year's goal Is about all the money they can get. . President Ben H. Hazen said the social agencies must trim their budgets. He noted the goal was the largest ever and that con sidering circumstances of employ ment here, the final amount was not too discouraging. 8, 1949 ' 1 ft; ' L'JP 'Mil's i t'.:;U ' bMwOlttWeilsinM 'MMxKiMMIi. PROUD AS SHE LOOKS Betty Rae Haines, ' 9-year-old 4-H club member from Oakland, smiles broadly as she poses with the two grand champions she entered in the dressed torn and hen classes in the Northwestern Turkey show. Discharged from the hospital only two weeks . Betty insisted on entering her birds in this year s competition. The big ribbons denote grand champion of the junior, depart ment. The other two ribbons on each bird also represent firsts. (Staff photo). ' :' QUALITY IS KEYNOTE Northwest Turkey Show Receives Highest Precise; Competition The Northwestern Turkey Thursday, with a record number of ' top quality' birds to be judged in both the dressed and live divisions. H. P. Griffin, live division judge from Sonoma, Calif., was loud in his praise of this year's show, complimenting the' smooth manner in which it is being run. ALCOA Workers Get Security Pact PITTSBURGH, Dee. 8 OP) Eight Aluminum Company of America plants which have been strikebound since October 17 be gan opening todav under a new labor contract. Workers at the plants are covered by a new con tract which gives them wage ad justments, pensions and insuran ce. The agreement, reached yes terday, provided $100 monthly minimum pensions, including So cial Security, and Social insur ance benefits. Under .the- new contract., the company bears all pension and insurance costs, except the work ers continue their contributions to social security. The company program makes up the differ ence between Social Security pensions and $100 for workers aged 65 with 25 years' service. Social insurance benefits, in cluded in previous contracts, pro vide a $2,000 life insurance policy while the employee works and a $1,500 paid-up policy on retire ment; $26-a-week sick benefits for 26 weeks; $8.50 a day hospit alization for 31 days; $85 for special hospital services and pay for surgery up to $225. Pension provisions are virtual ly the same as tnose wmcn ena ed the recent nationwide steel strike. However, Alcoa Is taking over all costs ot the Insurance nroeram where in steel the work ers and Industry each contribute two and onohalf cents hourly. Neighbor Kids Noisy, Issue Taken To Court' DALLAS. Dec. 8 W) Mr. and Mrs. Rea B. Moseley are going to court to try to get some peace and quiet from neighbor kids. They've filed suit for a tempo rary injunction against elgnt neighbors, all with one or mois children. A hearing has been set for Dec. 28 in district court. The couple says the children have "destroyed the peace and rniii.i uf the neighborhood. . . with horns, whistles, cowbells and especially screaming at the top of their lungs, in a manner not normal to usual play by said children. VULE MONEY STOLEN LONDON, Dec. 8 -4P The Christmascs are not so merry to day. A burglar entered the flat t.f Mrs. Phyllis Christmas and stole the 14 pounds ($39.20) she had saved to buy ChrlRtmas presents for Diana. 8, and Richard Christ mas, 7. He also took 3 pounds ($8,401 that Diana and Richard had saved to buy presenta for their mother. 188-49 . , J. t' 1 " .' ' f I liYl T ' f ago after a serious operation, I Said "Tough" show went ' into It second day 'This show is 'an example, ot what previous planning and at tention to details can do toward making the event highly success ful, he aald. Griffin also praised the work of the Future Farmers of America who have been aiding the Judge in his duties. He said the boys should be highly complimented for their careful handling of the prize birds entered in the local show, with many of the. turkeys valued at over $5C0. He said the boys' performance is a result of the careiui instruction given oy FFA Adviser Homer Grow. Competition Sought Commenting on the quality of turkeys entered, Griffin said com petition "Is always tough In this area." To prove his point, Grif fin pointed to names of two ex hibitors whose entries took grand champion rating for both toms and hens at the Turlock, Calif., show. In the local show, these birds could rate no better than second place in both divisions. Show Manager George L. Rout ledge comforted one exhibitor with the remark, "Don't feel bad because your bird took a fifth place. With the calmer or entries in this show, a turkey that rates (Continued on Page Two) : : Young Republicans To Hear Cong. Ellsworth A special meeting of the Doug las Qounty chapter of the Young Republican Federation of Ore gon will be held Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the caie uei Key at win- While. this will be' primarily a business meeting, Congressman Harris Ellsworth will speak to the group on the subject of "Pol Icy and Program for the Repub lican Party." President Bob Hanson, Suther- lin. announced that the principal business will be to formulate plans for 1950, and to fill vacan cies now existine among the of ficers and board of directors In the local chapter. Plans will also be made for special Lincoln day observances. Japanese-American Vets Ruled Eligible To Bonus SEATTLE, Dec. 8 UP) Washington's Japanese-American veterans will he eligible for the state s world war 11 bonus. Richard Setsuda, chairman of the Nisei Veterans committee, said a letter from Lyle L. Iver- son. assistant state attorney een- eral, said residence would be de termined by "intent", of the ap plicant. Such a policy would permit Ni sei to collect the bonus it bona- fide residents of the state prior to having been evacuated from the area in 1942. reeardlnts of I the place of their enlistment. 4, fiu liic Jiyn Seen At Vredr In Air Search Tragedy Is Near Napa. California, During Storm;! Supply Of Gas Gives Out SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 8. UP) Wreckage of a missing commer cial airliner with seven aboard was sighted from the air today by a U. S. Coast Guard search plane. ' The pilot. Lt. Jerry Rea, re- .ported by radio that the wreck age was lour mues sowneasi oj. Napa and about 10 miles from Fairfield on a direct line between the two cities. This is 40 miles northeast of San Francisco. The Coast Guard pilot report ed that he could see no signs of life about the plane. Four pas sengers and three crewmen were aboard when the plane disappear, ed in a rain storm last night on a flight from Oakland to Sac ramento. Hamilton field air-rescue In Marin county said a helicopter and ground crews were being rushed to the area. A search for the missing Cali fornia Arrow airlines, plane be gan last night after it failed to reach its destination. The two-engined DC-3 from Burbank, Calif., discharged 10 Sassengers before taking off from lakland at 5:03 p. m. for the 90-mile flight to Sacramento. It expected to land at 5:27 p. m. At 5:08 p. m. the pilot reported he was flying at 4,000 feet over nearby Richmond. ' There was no further word. The . plane's gasoline supply was pre sumed to have been exhausted at 7:30 p. m., Ground rescue parties from Hamilton field, San Rafael, set out late last night. The nlane's nilof was reported to be Jim Garnett of Burbank. Two of those aboard reportedly were Mrs. George Batchelor, wife (Continued on Page Two) Fresh Effort To Reach Chest Goal Will Be Launched Fully determined to, reach th quota assigned to it, the Rose burg Community Chest commit tee,' has enlisted the services ot key businessmen? lb contact the group of people within their own sphere of employment, Arthur Lamka, secretary,- ' announced after a meeting of the group Wednesday night.' The contact men and women will ask lor do nation increases and will try to reach all persons who were not called upon during the regular campaign. Approximately $20,000 or 80 percent of 'the budget has been raised, including pledges payable In the future. First consideration of the committee is the need for adequate financing of worthy groups and organizations, Lam ka pointed out. uiner imngs 10 be considered are the "one-package" campaign plan and com munity pride, the secretary said. . The plan formulated last night, after reports were given and the campaign reviewed, has the en dorsement of all participating agencies. There will be no indi vidual drives by these agencies. Lamka emphasized the fact that some people wanting to make a contribution did not Know where to Bend their money or check. The address is Roseburg, Box 191; or you may drop in at the Chamber of Commerce. Ketell Launches Housing Project At Astoria . ASTORIA. Dec. 7. OP) As toria is going to go ahead with its plan to sell land to a Portland construction firm for a 150-home housing project here. The city council took no action on protests made by certain local groups, who thought ait outside company should not De Drougnt In. ' City Manager Brewer Blule said a contract would be made with H. R. Ketell, Portland, for the project. . . Ketdl Is the investor who es tablished Cloverdale Park addi tion to Roseburg. Recently he launched a similar project at Gladstone, near Oregon City. Patty Owens Loses Long Battle Against Malady CHICAGO. Dec. 8 UP) Patty Owens, a frail little girl who suf- lered a rare disease most 01 ner young life, died yesterday, end ing her hope of celebrating on more Christmas. Pattv. ill with a fibrocystic dis ease since shortly after she was born four years ago, died shortly after an operation on ner wind pipe at Illinois Research hospi tal. She was brought to the hos pital Tuesday after a cross-country train ride from California. The fibrocystic disease caused her lungs to fill with a heavy secretion which was -mothering her. Ltvfty Fact Rut Jf la K RfcBMtta In view of its vacillating and Indecisive foreign policies, it would b appropriate to change the nam of the State deport ment to th Static doposliiwnN