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U. of 0, Library COWP ' Eugene, Ore, mm mm fo)nnn f? uvl L WHO DOES WHAT "V, W ISA n1 j' A Jfi OTHO GOSNELL, shop foreman at Sig Fett's, it malting entries on a work sheet as he stands before a big 1950 LI 84 Inter national truck. He has been with the shop since his discharge from the army in 1946, having spent four years in the air force. His former home was at Lakeview, Oregon. He and Mrs. Cos nell live on Portland street. Banquet Audience Hears Turkey Show Judge Tell Of Trends To Socialism Young people today "seem to be thinking of security rather than opportunity," H. P. Griffin told an audience of more than 400 people Friday night at the annual Northwestern Turkey Show banquet. Griffin, veteran poultry judge, who for 16 years has officiated as head judge at the Northwestern show, acted as master of cert monies at the banquet, held at Kennedy's Dutch Mill. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THESE words are written on the 7th day of December. On our teletype early this morn ing there was a piece by James Marlow telling about what he was doing on the 7th of Decem ber, 1941. He wrote It last night, he says, and adds wonderingly that when he sat down at his desk and typed the date (he was working a day ahead, as a lot of us newspaper people do) it broke over him for the first time that this Is THE DAY. Let's go on from there in his own words. He says: "Suddenly I remembered what day it was. I stopped there and went around asking half a dozen men in the office: 'You know what date tomorrow is?' Each in torn said 'December 7. I said: 'You know what anniversary it is? One by one, they said NO. 'Pearl Harbor,1 I said. "And one by one they said It is, at that' or 'Sure enough.' They were surprised they had forgot- (Continued on Page Four) Opening Delayed On Bids For Community Hospital Alvin C. Knauss, manager of the Douglas Community Hospital announced today that the open ing of bids for construction of the new hospital building has been delayed until Dec. 22. The bids were originally sche duled for opening next Wednes day, i The delay has been made to give contractors a better opport unity to prepare their bids. The time for opening will be 8 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce of fice. ... International Rule Decreed For Jerusalem By United Nations! Despite Threats NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Vft The United Nations Assembly voted decisively last night to set up an international rule over Jerusalem in the face of open threats against it by the Arab and Jewis occu pying powers. The 1949 assembly meets in its final session today to debate what it will cost in cash. It was warned the cost in blood may oe heavy. Both Israel and Hashcmite Jor dan, which now control separa'e sections of the city under a mili tary armistice, have said the pop ulation will fight rule by a U. N. trusteeship. . Israel said King Abdullah 'of Hashpmite Jordan had told his Arab people the United Nations would rule the old walled part of the Holy City that he occupies "only over my dead body." That quotation of the king came to the arsembly from Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett Keep Occupied Parts Israel and Jordan are In tenta tive agreement that they will Declaring that everywhere he goes he finds people "seriously concerned with the country's trend toward socialism," Griffin described his talk as being pa triotic rather than political. Penetration Gradual The United States, he said, is following the English "Fabian" pattern of socialism a. gradual penetration" rather than direct and decisive assault. -The older people realize that socialistic leadership Is reaching for more and more power, Griffin asserted, and the trend is worthy of serious thought. "Socialism," said Griffin," tries to equalize men. But democracy, recognizing that all men cannot be equal, seeks to equalize op portunity." ' "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch," he declared in con clusion. Introduce Officials The master of ceremonies was (Continued on Page Two) Angus Ward Party Will Leave China TAKU BAR, China, Dec. 10 UP) Angus Ward's party is ex pected to board the Lakeland Victory tomorrow liberated fi nally from Red China. The ship is expected to ' sail Tuesday or Wednesday. Robert Puck, German born Ti entsin agent of the Pacific Far East lines, said he was told Ward and his party of 20-odd "are in good health and good shape." . The Lakeland anchored today at Taku bar, 16 miles off Tient sin. Puck and Communist quaran tine and Customs officials board ed the ship less than two hours later. They were accompanied by eight Russians, mostly Soviet ci tizens, who came aboard to check cargo for Tientsin. They are em ployes of Puck. i An estimated 50 Chinese steve dores were brought by barge to unload the cargo. While Chinese officials checked the cargo and manifests, the Rus sians said conditions in Tientsin are good. keep the respective parts of Jeru salem occupied by their forces on armistice lines. Sharett said the population of Jewish Jerusalem would give no help to a U. N. commissioner. In commiltee debate, Israel had said th- 100,000 Jews In Jerusalem were ready to form an under ground fighting group. Many are sharpened for guerrilla conflict from fighting the old British mandate forces and from mili tary warfare in which they de feated six Arab states in battle set off by the original U. N. as sembly Palestine partition deci sion of Nov. 29, 1947. Stick Together Thirteen Latin American coun tries and the five Arab U. N. (Continued on Pag Two) The Weather -Partly cloudy with Mattered showers today, clearing tonight. Increasing cloudiness Sunday. Sunset today 4:37 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:3$ a. m. Established 1873 Proof Russia Given Heavy 7ater Claimed Committee Considers Calling Canadian Firm To Testify On Uranium WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. UP) -The House Un-American Activi ties committee dug out today what it considers proof that tne Russians got 1,000 grams of heavy water valuable for atomic ex periments in 1943. The committee also Is thirln" of calling in the head of a Cana dian firm for questioning uuuui 1.000 pounds of uranium com pounds tne Soviets got in tne spring of 1943. The heavy water was the fourth wartime atomic shipment to the Soviets the committee be lieves it has nailed down. Addi tional checks have shown that a report of a fifth a shipment of uranium compound in niid-1944 was a dud. Fresh Speculation While the committee was try ing to find out just how much atomic material Russia got from this country during the war and now it nappened a casual re mark by a former Pentagon offi cial set off fresh speculation about where this country's A- oombs are stored. The Mexico, Mo.. Ledger quoted Curtis Mitchell who until a few weeks ago was deputy director of public information at the Penta gon as saying that the first at tacks on this country in event of war probably would be aimed at "the caves in the southwest where our bombs are stored." - Defense department officials declined comment. William Frye, director oi puoiic iniormauon, said: 'I have no knowledge of the (Continued on Page Two) Morse Suggests GOP Tax Policy v WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 UP) Senator Morse (R-Ore) said today ne Deueves tne Republican par ty should adopt the tax revision program oi tne committee for economic development as its major tax policy. This program includes recom mendations for a five year carry forward of losses, elimination of double taxation on corporate pro fits, more liberal depredation al lowances, elimination of excise taxes and elimination of tax free securities. If the remiblican Partv would adopt this tax program, which aims at eliminating the grave in equities from the present tax structure," Morse told a report er, the result would be such a stimulous to economic incentive in America that there would be ample income from new wealth, new jobs and expansion of busi ness so as to meet the expense of government without any in crease In taxes." Morse returned yesterday from a month's tour of hit state. He said he found the DeoDle of his state in hearty accord with his belief that "my principal duty In the Senate Is to vote for Issues on basis of facts, not from the standpoint of narrow partisan ship, or from the point fo view oi nepuDiican expediency. ' Morse planned to denart to. night for St. Louis, to address the St. Louis Liberal Forum Sun day night. He will then fly to Oregon and drive his daughter to Washington to spend the Christ mas holidays with the family here. received a bitter Christmas pre Pope Given Dagger Which Was, To Be Used In Plot ROME, Dec. 10 UP) A trol ley conductor handed to Pope Pius XII a dagger with which he once had planned to kill him, the Rome newspaper II Tempo reported today. The dramatic scene occurred Thursday night in the Pontiff's private chapel after a special Rosary service attended by a small group of streetcar work ers and Vatican laborers, the newspaper said. The conductor, identified as Bruno Cornacchiola, accosted the Pontiff and said, according to II Tempo, "Holy Father, here is a Bible which I used to speak against the church and here is the dagger with which I planned to do you harm. 1 beg your foregiveness." Denmark's Regal Dragon Takes On New Glimmer LONDON. Dec. 10 UP) Den- mark's most regal dragon is once more Drignt as new. The dragon decorates the chest of the Danes' King Frederlk, who visited London last week. The King, who is admiral-ln- chlei or the Danish navy, recent ly noticed the dragon's reds, greens ana Diuet were beginning to pale with the passage of the years. Last week he stopped in at on Waterloo road and had the I colon touched up. ROSEBURG, New Yorkers Fear Water Shortage; Prayers Offered NEW YORK, Dec. 10 UP) New York City, restless with feat over its water crisis, moved on new fronts for relief today and did not forget to ask divine as sistance. While the city government wrestled with the problem on a material level, Water Commis sioner Stephen J. Carney asked churches and synagogues to pray for help. Francis Cardinal Spellman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, told his parishes to add prayers for rain to the mass for the next three months. Other churches and the Jewish congre gations planned comparable steps. ' Although "the water level in the reservoirs dropped again yester day, the city ran into its first or ganized resistance to the save water campaign. sSome , auto laundry owners balked at the new ban on car washing and said they would defy the shut-down order. "We're criminals in the eyes of the public," protested Abraham M. Bell, president of the Produc tion Auto Laundries Owners as sociation, adding: - "No state of emergency has been proclaimed. I don't see why our industry should be discrim inated against. The CIO Automo bile Workers union has told us that without a state of emergency we are obliged to pay the men their salaries even if we' keep our doors closed." Brain Trusters Bask In Florida KEY WEST, Fla., Dec. 10 VP) President Truman's brain trusters basked impartially to day in the rays of the Florida sunshine and the sunlight of the presidential smile. The Key West holiday bloom ed into full glory as everyone put aside his pencils, his law books and "his ideas to relax over the weekend. " v Budget? You wouldn't " think there was a budget in sight to see the staff at play volley balls raised high, horseshoes circling above the sands of the beach, bronzed arms splashing in the waters of the gulf. Cast aside for the Saturday and Sunday holiday were the lan guage of "the state of the union" message, the strategy of another fight in Congress for the "Fair Deal," and the taxes to finance It. The staff, particularly ' the working force, was divided, nut over policy, but how to take their time off. There was quite a pil grimage to Havana. Others went to the golf courses, or out to sea to fish. But mostly they swam with the President. And the President, a happy man from all appearances, put aside the cares that normally dominate his day to let every body "take off" for a couple of days. Inopportune Moment HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10 WP On his television show, it would at least have been good for a laugh. ' But there was no audience yes terday when slapstick comedian Ed Wynn slipped in his shower and broke a rib. Taped up, he'll be able to make his show next Thursday, his doctor says. 43-Pounder Named Grand A 43-pound adult torn turkey of the bronze breast breed was ac claimed grand champion of the Northwestern Turkey Show Fri day, climaxing the three-day com petition at Roseburg's Roletta Roller rink. Max Lyons Triple B farm of Portland, owners of the' bird, were informed of the selection Friday noon by H. P. Griffin, Sonoma, Lain., live envision Judge. A 35-oound heavy young torn, owned by Guy Lovelace, Dinuba, Calif.,' was named reserve cham pion. . ' warned grand cnampion in tne dressed division was the 211 pound heavy young hen owned by Wheeier-Pearson hatchery of Mc- MinnvlUe. Reserve honors went to Loren Johnson, Scappoose, who entered an adult bronze torn weighing 431 pounds. Judging birds in the dressed division was M. H. Shook, Medford. , : Manager Pleased Show Manager George Rout ledge said yesterday he was "very pleased" with the outcome ot this year's show. He was Informed by both Judges that the local show "would top any turkpy show In the United States." Shook said. In his opinion, the Northwestern Turkey show was "by far" the best In the country. Griffin con curred, adding that "winners In this show would take top honors anywhere in the country," and commenting on what he termed the "progressively Increasing quality of entries" noted in the (Continued on Page, Two) OREGON SATURDAY, DEC. Lawmakers Split Over '50 Budget News That It Won't Balance No Surprise To GOP Congressmen WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (IP) Lawmakers greeted without sur prise today the news (hat Presi dent Truman won't submit a balanced- budget to Congress, but they split on what to do about it. Rep. Reed (R-NY) called the announcement by Budget Direc tor Frank Pace "a bitter Christ mas present" for Americans "although It is not wljolly unex pected" and demanded a cut in spending. But Senator Thye (R-M i n n) said that while he favors econ omy, he opposes the view of most of the colleagues with whom he traveled to Europe that the cuts should Be made in foreign re covery funds. Pace made his statement about the budget outlook yesterday at Key West, Fla., after a confer ence with Mr. Truman. Pace said there is little probability of balancing the Federal budget next year unless Congress votes new taxes. Idea Not Liked i Congress members already have made it fairly plain that they don't take kindly to the idea of upping taxes. Reed said in his statement: "On the eve of Christmas the over-taxed American who is now payintr more than 25 percent of his income to be governed is toid that he will have to dig deeper next year. "The people of the nation have (Continued on Page Two) Community Chest Gift Response Is Gratifying The response to the Commu nity Chest committee's requests for additional funds to nut the Ldrive. over-the top has been gra- tuying, .Haroia HicKerson, steer ing committee chairman report ed. ' He said that many of the larg er donors are increasing their contributions by 25 percent. In the .absence of the secre tary it is not possible to say how much has been received since the meeting of the chest commit tee Wednesday night, but three donors alone have contributed a total of $850 of the approximate $5,000 needed. Hickerson added he is hopeful a substantial amount can be re ported early next week. Father Freed In Slaying Of His Ex-Convict Son CHICAGO, Dec. 10 UP) Wil liam Neisman, a 73 year old re tired carpenter, charged with murder In the fatal beating of his ex-convlct son, was freed In fe lony court yesterday. The state offered no objection to the ruling by Judge Charles S. Daugherty dismissing the mur der charge. A coroner's Jury had decided the slaying of Neisman's son, Joseph, 38, last Tuesday, was "Justifiable homicide." Witness es testified Joseph had repeated ly abused his father and mother, Elizabeth, 72. Neisman testified yesterday Joseph was drunk in the family home Tuesday and attacked him. He said he began swinging a club when Joseph tried to choke him. CRAND CHAMPION OF TURKEY SHOW The 43-pounJ adult torn turkey pictured above reted 9rand champion honors In the live division in the Northwestern Turkey Show held in Roiebur? Dec. 7-9. Standing at left Is Herman Schlimmt, part owner In Max Lyons Triple B term of Portland; and Max Lyons, trainer, right. I Picture by i 10, 1949 China's Nationalists Lose Last Remaining Province In South As Troops Quit HONG KONG, Dec. 10. UP Nationalist China today lost Its last remaining province In South China. Yunnan, bordering Indo-Chlna and Burma, was reported to have gone, over completely to the Communists after 40,000 Nation alist troops in Kunming, the capital, deserted this morning. Rep. Ellsworth Says liberal' Now Phony Term U. S. Representative Harris Ellsworth last night told Douglas county Young Republicans that the issue today between the Re publican party and the present administration is that of "con stitutional government vs. phony liberalism. The coneressman chracterlzed the Truman program as "social ism" and stated, "Tne term -iid-eral' no longer applies to those reDresentlne human rights and dignity. Rather it refers to those lalse imerais wno seen 10 create a controlled state." Rep. Ellsworth also scored the present spending policy of the federal government, saying it is "running us Into the red at the rate of $6 1-2 billion per year, or $16 million per day." Ellsworth'stalk was followed by a forum discussion, with ques tions of the group answered by the congressman. Other business of the group, meeting last night at the Del Rey cafe, was naming of nomination committee members to prepare for the chapter's election Jan. 20. Committee members includ ed W. G. Cool, Drain; Mrs. Fay ette Thompson, Sutherlin, and Dudley C. Walton and Thomas C. Hartfiel, both of Roseburg. . Appointed to the program com mittee for the next meeting were Gordon C. Carlson and Don Forbes, both of Roseburg. Place of -the next meeting will -De- an nounced later. Innocent Verdict Returned By Jury A verdict of innocent was re turned by a jury of 12 in the trial of Ruth McPherson, charged by the grand Jury with transporting a female for the purpose of pros titution. The Jury returned Its verdict Friday night after deliberating nine hours. The case opened Tuesday, and was marked with considerable bickering on points ot law Involved. The state was represented by Assistant District Attorneys Dud ley C, Walton and James Rich' mond, replacing District Attor ncy Robert G. Davis, who has been 111. The defense was rcpre senled by Harrison Winston, Dan. lei Dlmlck and Clyde Johnson, the latter of Eugene. The prosecution attempted to prove that the defendant trans ported Edna Mae Benedettl, all' as Sally Pachctte, from Prlne vllle to Ruth's El Rancho at Wit hnr for the nurDose of Drostitu. tion. after the house had been closed for this purpose by the district attorney. The defense denied that the house had been reopened, and that Mrs. Benedettl had been brought here for that purpose, Champion At 190-49 That leaves the Nationalists with only a narrow fringe along the south China coast, plus a small area of Szechwan and Sk kang provinces. . " . Their government already has fled Lhengtu, capital oi szech wan, and set up headquarters at Taipeh, Formosa. It considered Sichang, capital of Slkang, so precarious that original plans to move the capital there were abandoned. And the newspaper Kung She ung Man Po said the Commu nists had launched a drive into the Luichow peninsula opposite Hainan Island.. Nationalist Gen. Pal Chung-hsi has corvntrated a considerable number of troops on tne peninsula lor evacua tion to Hainan. Unless Pat is able to get his troops away, a big battle is ex pected, the paper added. News of Kunmlng's defection a political double cross for Chiang Kai-shek came almost simultaneously from two sourc es: the U. S. consul In Kunming, and a Pacific Overseas Air Ser vice (POAS) transport which was (Continued on Page Two) Bitter Cold Hits Northern U. S. IRv That Aarv1tM4 Praaiik Residents of the northeastern United States shivered in bitter cold Saturday. Another surge of Arctic air started pushing south ward over the Rockies and north ern plains states. ' Light snow or freezing rain made highways dangerously slick over wide areas of the country. Blizzard-conditions were forecast for western Nebraska and Kansas and Oklahoma. Light rain or snow was falling from Minnesota, Wisconsin ana Michigan southward into the Ohio valley and Appalachians and southwestward into the southern plains. A wide belt of freezing rain stretched across Iowa and south ern Minnesota eastward across northern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and the southern portions of Wisconsin and lower Michigan. Snow fell in the northr.n and central Rockies. A soupy fog and drizzle clogged air traffic at all major Texas airports today. Flights into the state were delayed five to seven hours. Some flights out were cancelled. The mercury skidded to an un official 20 below zero at Ware, Mass., in upstate New York, Mas sena near the Canadian bor der -11. Irish Lad Hopeful Santa May Send Cowboy Outfit BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 10 UP) A nine-year-old boy in County Down, Ireland, addressed this plea to "postmastergeneral, Bub falo, N. Y.": "Could you please send me a cowboy outfit. I am 9. 1 hope you have my fit. I'm sure you won't mind sending this to Santa where the cowboys live 'cause we have none here. Our Santa had no cowboy outfit last time." Turkey Show fhete Labi . Socialism Dealt Blow In Election Liberal-Country Party ; Coalition Wins Vote; Eight-Year Rule Ends , SYDNEY. Sunday. Dec. 1L ' UP) The Australian people turned out their Labor govern ment in a general election yester day. .i The Liberal-Country party coalition, standing for a return to the free enterprise system ai op posed to continued socialism, has won or as good as won 64 seata in a lower house oi 121 voting representatives. The ruling Labor party, which has been in power eight yean, has won or as good as won 50 seats. There is no reasonable doubt about these results, al though the final count in some of thern is not yet in. Seven seats remain in doubt. (In London, .the Australian News and Information bureau, an agency of the labor government, announced that labor had con ceded defeat. It quoted Radio Australia as saying the opposition had won at least 62 seats, and perhaps 68.) Fouewt New Zealand Thus. Australia followed New Zealand in the British common wealth trend to the right. KoDert Gordon menaes, the liberal leader, who will become prime minister, commented after (Continued on Page Two) Famine Shadow ; Hangs Over Town Of Closed Mine SHALLMAR. Md.. Dec. The shadow of famine hung over this small coal mining town today. - Its major industry, the Wolf Den mine, has been, shut down since last March and now tne food shelves are all but bare. The plight of the community, home of some 50 families, waa brought to light yesterday by it school principal, J. Paul Andrick. "Without a great amount ot help from the 'outside," he said, "these people cannot hope to sur vive the winter." Andrtrk said he learned about the situation when he looked lit.1 on the family1 of a girl student whom- he sent home because ahe was faint from hunger. He found that the family "had literally liv ed on apples for two weeks." At another home a mother of seven told of feeding her family on bread, potatoes and beans for a similar period, then added, "to day for a change we had cabbage for supper." During tne nunting season min ers took un tneir euns ana brought back four deer, sharing the game wun aestuuie neign- borsi . . . One of the nclehbors said. "I never cared much for venison, hut It was the first fresh meat in this house in three months." The owner of the mine, H. A. Marshall, said from a hospital bed in nearby Cumberland, Md, he plans to resume operation! hut doesn't know when. He is re covering from a minor ailment. He explained tne mine wn closed ' because orders fell off. Western Maryland coal ii gener ally regarded as interior to mat produced in neighboring West Virginia fields, and often it it so difficult to mine that small Mary land operators cannot compete with prices offered by large scale companies. Special Police Crews Will Tag Shoplifters Police Chief Calvin H. Baird. said today that special police crews have gone on duty through out tne Kosenurg ousiness aisircci In an effort to combat the in creasing number of shop lifting cases reported. Baird said the Christmas rush season usually results in an in crease of this type of infraction. Special police will De on nana to arrest offenders, and Baird said his department will prosecute fully. He said snop lining con stitutes both a misdemeanor and a felony. Free Cab Rides Increase Attendance At Church SPRINGFIELD. Hi.. Dec. 10 CP) Attendance at the Stuart street Christian church Sunday night "happy hour" has increas ed since inauguration of free taxicab service. The plan to give free cab ser vice to persons desiring to at tend the services was started two weeks ago. The attendance haa increased by 50 each Sunday, said the Rev. Donald Finley. Mr. Finley said the money spent on taxicab fares about equals the Increase in offering!. Tit better te dig wider the American flag In the form of taxes, tor free dom's breath, Than down In e mine In e foreign land, Witjyethieg ahead bet ttev ly em jevity f act Rant By L. F. Reizenstein .