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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ago after a serious operation,
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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