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2 Tht News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Tuei., Dae. 13, 1949 Surplus Of Labor Is Reported In Douglas County A surplus of labor In Douglas county was reported today by George T. Foster, manager of the Roseburg office of the State Unemployment C o m p e n satlon commission. Applicants are regls- tered for work In many different classifications and prospective employers should experience no - difficulty In obtaining qualified workers, Foster states. ' The monthly report from the unemployment commission office contains the following Informa tion! ' EmDlovment opportunities in the county declined materially during November. Total number of employment orders received during the month was one-half as many as in uaoner. MnrWatB fall weather was re sponsible for employment holding up longer than usual. Logging has not been materially affected, ex cept in remote, areas where dirt roads only are available. The ma jority or sawmills are operating with no shutdowns Immediately In prospect. .. ' Pre-Chrlstmas retail trade fs comparable to the same period last year, down only slightly In dollar volume, with Increases ex pected In the closing week of the season. Construction Lagging Construction work is lagging, with the exception of two road building Jobs one on the Pacific . highway south of Canyonvllle and the other on the North Ump- ' qua. These Jobs are being worked largely wilh heavy equipment, thus reducing the demand for laborers. Building construction is expected to progress at an ac celerated pace after the first of the year. New claims for unemployment compensation, while not as num erous as last year, are rising gradually. At the same time, con tinued claims are more than double the number for the month of November 1948. . The indication is that while there has been no sudden cessa tion of work due to weather, market conditions, etc., the eco nomic condition as a whole Is not as good as one year ago, LOCAL FIRM GETS AGENCY Arrangements have been com pleted whereby' Douglas County Creamery will handle the nation ally known Jamesway line of Barn and poultry equipment In the Roseburg area. Since 1906 the James Mrg. Co. has special ized In the planning, equipping, and ventilating of farm buildings, In addition to selling and serv icing Jamesway equipment, Douglas Co. Creamery will be In position to offer plarinlng'help 10 the dairy, poultry, and livestock farmers In this territory. ' Dr. E. W. Carter Chiropodist Foot Specialist 129 N.Jackson Phone 1170 Ovtr Rexall Drug Store GIFTS What would make a better gift than SHRUBS or TREES THIS CHRISTMAS? iu x. - r-uer . n, sr S PLAT "I" 3 miles east, 1 mil south of ', ' : Th route Is 1 ssf . slv.ci ri aM 1 citY Kwi"0f- - Lions Dtfer Mteting For Dedication Of Utility The regular December meet' ins of the Lions club board of di- rectors will be held Tuesday at 7:30 D.m. In the office of the president, Dr. James E. Camp bell, 301 Pacific building. The club will meet Wednesday night of this week, instead of the regular Thursday, in the Hotel Umpqua. It is giving up its regu lar night for this week only as a courtesy to California-Oregon Power company for Its dedica tion program of the Toketee Falls power project. Governor Douglas McKay would not have been available for the latter pro gram on any other night this week, It was announced. Driver Cited In Traffic Mishap Police Chief Calvin H. Balrd said Monday a local pedestrian was treated for injuries and a Roseburg driver cfted for not using sufficient caution at an in tersection early Sunday morning, following an accident at the cor ner of Oak and Stephens streets. Everett Waller was treated at Mercy hospital for severe lacera tions of the left leg when he was allegedly struck by a car driven by Richard Croucher, driving a sedan. Mrs. Waller, who was unin jured, gave police the following account: She preceded her hus band and a companion, Clark Smith, across the Intersection. When she reached the curb, the two men were still In the cross walk when the Croucher vehicle turned the corner and collided with the two pedestrians. Smith claimed to have been knocked down but was uninjured. Croucher told police he was traveling about 15 miles an hour at the time and failed to see the nedestrlans because his wind shield was frosty. Pineapple Barge Riot Leads To Damage Suit PORTLAND, Dec. 13 (IP) Hawaiian Plnapple company Ltd. filed suit in Federal court Mon day, asking $236,251 damages and costs against the CIO Interna tional Longshoremen and Ware housemen's union. The company charged that boy cotting and rioting over a pineapple-laden barge had cost $211, 251. The barge, which came to the mainland during the Hawai ian Longhshore strike, traveled to several ports In an attempt to unload, and touched off a riot at the Dalles last September. The complaint said the delay in unloading caused a financial loss: through extra tug hire, ad dtlonal loading arrangements, hiring of special police, and $133,- 683 tne largest single item ior reprocessing. The company said that fruit boueht to be canned with the pineapple had to be pro cessed twice: once to keep it from spoiling, and again when the pineapple arrived. The suit named the union, the Portland local, and more than 100 Individual members as de fendants. GIFTS Shrubs or trees ore a life time gift that grows more beautiful through the years and gives year 'round pleas ure and enjoyment. NURSERY Suthtrlln on Plat "I" Road. well posted. Roseburg Student Activities Noted At Oregon State Bv ROD NEWLAND CORVALLIS (Special) De cember 7 was election flay at or nn state college. Ten new sen ators were elected from five of the schools on the campus, wnne the four other schools will elect theirs In the first month of the soring term. The other student body officers are also elected In th anrlnff term. Bob Feldkamp, a graduate of Roseburg high school, was elect ed from the school of business and technology along with Bob Edwards and uick naienncmei. The other seven senators were selected from the schools oi low r rfiui.lnn. home economics, edu cation and forestry. The schools of agriculture, engineering, phar macy and science will select their senators in the spring, when the president is also seieciea. Elu-tlon officials estimated less than 30 percent of the voters went to the polls. They also re ported a total of 27 void ballots wnicn couia i n...... changed the results of the elec tion. The choir and other smaller organizations of Margret Snell hall preseniea a LnrmuiM in keenlnz with the yule- tide spirit. It was presented in a candlelit room decorated with berry-red holly. The choir, composed of half the girls living in Sneil nan, f ier talned the 40 Invited guests with "O Come, All Ye Faithful." Fol lowing this the sextet, which in cluded Joan Rutter and Mary Mc Kinney of Roseburg, sang "No Panrile." The sextet consists of Miss Rutter and Jackie Hall, so pranos; Donna Logue and Nita Ovist, second sopranos; Miss Mc Kinnev and Adele Ure, altos, ac companied by Joan Dwyer. Following a Christmas reading, the choir sang "Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." After a soloist sang "O Holy Night," a trio, which Included Joyce Graham of Rose burg, sang "Winter Wonder land." Other members of the trio are Klna Butler and Gay Conk As a climax to the half hour program, the choir recessional was "Joy To The World." After the program and dinner were completed, about 60 members of the choir went cardling. Chest Drive Continues In Effort To Reach Goal (Continued from Page One) organizations have been instru mental In raising more than $10, 000 of the total collected. They Include Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Active, Junior Chamber of Com merce, Business and Professional Women's club and the Junior Woman's club. Spokesmen for the six agencies benefiting from the drive are "fully agreed", Lamka said, that tne unest iuna campaign is ine best way in which to conduct their pleas for monetary support Such a svstem will relieve them from sponsoring separate drives, making it unnecessary to Dotner businessmen for further dona tions. Lamka said the drive has not closed and that donations may be mailed to Box 191, in care of the Roseburg Chamber of Com merce. Hoover Summarizes Program For Reform (Continued From Page One) al chairman, told the conference that "the public Is being aroused, as at no time In our history, to the necessity of adopting a fundamental, intelligent, reor ganization program for the exe cutive branch. Chairman Johnson, the presi dent of Temple university, Phila delphia, told the 500 civic leaders from every section of the coun try: "If the people demand these re forms that can save them mil lions a year and gurantee our survival as a free people, they will become law." Senator Democratic Leader Lu cas (III) said that Mr. Truman plans to send about 10 reorganiz ation plans to Congress this ses sion. Hoover Offers Procedure Hoover, who headed the offi cial, 12-man reorganization com mission which handed Congress 318 reorganization proposals last spring, advised the committee to focus its efforts on winning pass age of only the "most urgent" THE O.P.S. prepaid medical and hospital protec tion plan you choose is backed by the Oregon State Medical Society. More than 1000 Oregon doctors offer prepaid protection on an individual, family or group basis. Use the coupon to learn more about these modest-cost plans for employed and self-employed residents of Oregon. Oregon Physicians' service saa SPONSORED AND APMOYEO IY 0R180N STATE ME0ICAL SOCIETY Civil Hights Program -Will Be Pressed (Continued from Page One) the administration. He intimat ed it is too broad In its terms. Sponsors of the measure have said it would apply to violence in labor disputes. Lucas noted that a bill to abol ish state poll taxes as a require ment for voung nas not yei clear ed the Senate Rules committee. Othsr Legislation Sought The Senate's first business will be a House-aDoroved oleo tax re peal bill, tne Democratic leaoer said. He ooservea inai tne senate in the last session agreed to be ein debate Jan. 20 on a compro mise basing point bill, affecting absorption of freight rates in de livery charges. The Judiciary committee has been ordered to bring to the Senate by Jan. 25 a measure to increase the num ber of displaced persons who can be admitted to this country. Besides these, Lucas said the Democratic majority will give high priority to a House-approved bill Increasing social security benefits and coverage. He added that President Truman is prepar ing about 10 new government re organization plans for action by Congress. On the negative side, Lucas said he doubts there will be any new effort in this session to re peal the Taft-Hartley Labor law. He said he thinks a farm price support bill passed at the last session will be "sufficient" with out action on the Brannan farm bill providing for subsidy pay ment. Foreign Issues Faced On the international front Lu cas said he expects .the adminis tration to push for approval of the international trade organiza tion agreement and President Truman's "point four" plan for American investments In back ward areas abroad. Lucas said he would welcome any cuts that could be made in funds for European economic re covery "without crippling the program." He added that Con gress probably will be asked to consider a new apnronriation to finance military aid to western European nations opposing com munism. , i The Democratic leader would not predict that Congress will balance the budget. He made it plain, however, he does not think the- lawmakers will approve in come tax increases. In fact, Lucas said he has found strong sentiment in Congress for wiping out high wartime excise taxes. He suggested some in crease in corporation levies might be written into such a bill to prevent revenue loss. items at the coming session of Congress. wnereas economists agree tnat "taxation beyond 25 percent of our national income will bring disaster," Hoover said, actual and prospective expenditures of fed eral and local governments prom ise to eat up "much more than 30 per cent." He offered this list of objectives In aDoroxlmate order or ureenev: 1. Reoreanlzlne the Civil serv ice where, he said, "at present Kea rape nimsen oweiis. An ac cumulation of waste and dead- wood, he added, makes for the "discouragement of good offi cials." 2. Reorganizing the budget and accounting machinery In which 'the ghost of Alexander Hamilton still wanders." 3. Setting up the Post office as a modern Business and removing It from politics by modernizing 160 years' accumulation of "con flicting laws." 4. Unifying the Federal Hos pital service which, when investi gated, had patients for only 155, 000 of its 225,000 beds but was about to provide 50.000 more beds at a cost of $1,300,000,000. 5. Merging the water conser vation services "they overlap; they have duplicate offices . A porkbarrel floats in those riv ers." 6. Consolidating the admini tration of grazing and forest lands in the Agriculture depart ment, instead of letting agricul ture and Interior maintain com peting services and staffs. 7. Providing one central trans portation agency to eliminate "overlap and waste" and to steer national policy in this field, vital to national defense. 8. Relieving the president, of the burden of direct responsibility over 65 different agencies, and, ironing out conflicting authori ties between bureaus. James K. Polk h the only Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives to be elected later to the Presidency. Local News Weekend In Portland Mr. and Mrs. Walter Welker and son, Da vid, spent the weekend in Port land visiting friends and attend ing the showing of the Ice-Ca-pades of 1949. Back from Portland Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Collins have re turned from Portland, where they spent several days on business. While there they attended the Ice-Capades. Visits Here W. M. Campbell If nf Ttanvfa Til ifleltA In Roseburg with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Campbell, 949 Winchester street, over the Week end. Hp pamp upcl- nn himinoce for the Hyster company. Meet Wednesday Douglas County Walther Leaeue will hold a Joint Christmas party with St. John's Lutheran guild of Suther lln Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Calapooia club house. All those desiring transportation are asked to meet at St. Paul's Lutheran parish house at 7:30 p.m. Airliner Crashes In Potomac River; 4 Dead (Continued From Page One) guided by its own electronic equipment, and by ground-con- tronea raoar ac tne airpon. As it came down the approach, officials related, It suddenly swerved from the radar path. Ground technicians lost it com pletely. A short time later it was iound in tne river close Dy uoiung, resting in five feet of mud and water. It was the first mishap Capital has had in 30 months. The last crash involving a Capital ajrllner occurred in July, 1947, when a four-engine plane struck a moun tainside near Leesburg, Va., kill ing all 52 aboard. This time, the crash scene was not far from the spot 'where the shattered pieces of an Eastern airliner carried 55 to their death in the Potomac last Nov. 1, after an aerial collision with a surplus P-38 fighter plane. Casualties Listed A list of casualties in last night's crash of the Capital Air lines plane, compiled from air line, Air Force and hospital rec cords, follows: Dead Mrs. William Chertow, Brook lyn, N. Y. Neville Lasslter, Arlington, Va. W. J. Davis, Alexandria, Va., pilot. L. L. Porter, Alexandria, Va., co-pilot. Injured Jeff C. Buchanon, Laurel, Miss; condition good. John W. Buell, Takoma Park, Md., flight attendant, condition good. Vernon Carney, Kingston, Ja maica, condition serious. Henry Grimes, Liberia, condi tion critical. Theodore Grochala, Trenton, N. J., condition good. George C. Harrison, Arlington, Va., extremely critical. Robert V. Hensley, 26, Abilene, Tex., good. Conrad Johnson Jr., 29, New York City, serious. Lewis Harrison, 19, Mount Hays, Md., serious. Henry McKlnney, Dorchester, Mass., critical. Thomas Morris, Milburn, N. J., serious. Howard E. Oakes, 35, Bronx- ville, N. Y., serious. Richard Paget, Maplewood, N. J., critical. Nazareth Pesara, 21, Provi dence, R. I., serious. Philip Shapiro, New York City, critical. Charles R. Stott, Lowell, Mass., good. W. L. Stephens, Arlington, Va., critical. Raymond Wright, Chestnut Hills, Philadelphia, serious. Mrs. Margareta Wright, same address, extremely critical. People cause most forest fires. 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' Morse said he is convinced that Oregon Republicans generally support his opposition to the ad ministration's "compulsory health Insurance bill." "They think that this bill, mor6 than any other test," he said, "offers the key test to members of Congress, on the issue of whether or not they are willing to vote to stop placing more and more power over the economy of the country in the hands of the executive branch of the govern ment." No Dodging of Issues Morse added before leaving for another trip to Oregon that Re publicans in his state agree with him that the party should meet "head on the Democratic pro gram of assuming more and more national Jurisdiction over problems that can be handled best by the states." Oregonians, he said, are not opposed to a "reasonable" pro gram of federal aid to states In health, education, housing, road construction and similar fields. "But they rightly insist," he added in an interview, "that ad ministration nf such nroblems be placed solely In the hands of the states." And, Morse added, his month s speaking tour of the state had convinced him he can be reelect ed. Idaho Lawmaker Tangles With Davidson Over CVA CHICAGO, Dec. 13 OP) Rep. Sanborn (R-Ida) declared yester day the residents of the Colum bia basin would be "at the mer cy" of the Columbia Valley au thority if one were set up. C. Girard Davidson, assistant secretary of the interior, replied that such charges "leave me cold." The two tangled verbally in a no-decision debate before some 100 American Farm Bureau fed eration delegates at the soil and water conference of the federa tion convention. Sanborn said the pending Co lumbia Valley administration bill would set aside existing reclama tion laws and a "new era of in terpretation by a threeman ad ministrative board will begin." Davidson countered that the C.V.A. would merely make more efficient the existing federal functions In flood control, conser vation, irrigation, navigation and power production. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (JP) Prospects appeared dim today for early hearings in the Pacific northwest on President Truman's proposal for a Columbia Valley administration. Chairman Chavez (D-NM) of the Senate public works commi tee said a heavy schedule in the senate would make it difficult for his group to conduct the hear ings. He had hoped, he said, to schedule them in January. Chavez said a definite decision will not be made until after Con gress convenes next month, TO ENTER TELEVISION HYDE PARK, N.Y., UP) Elliott Roosevelt says he was go ing into radio and television pro duction. The second son of the late President Franklin D. Roosebelt said he and Morgan Jones, New York city radio and television executive, had formed the firm of Roosevelt and Jones, Inc. Roosevelt said he would serve as a director of the new firm. WALLBOARD Flrtex Sheetrook 0) Masonlte PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. & Phone 242 Paul H. Krueger 638 S. Stephens Phone 2W Each six months Current Rates Plus $5.00 Nonrecurring Fee at Beginning of Policy . The West's Leading Auto Insurance Carrier Salesmen Safest Drivers In Oregon Records Disclose Traveling salesmen were the safest drivers in Oregon in the first six months of 1949, the state safety division reports. Comparing- the accident seve rity records of all drivers by occupational groups, the division found the salesmen leading in safety with no fatalities in 1, 984 reported accidents. Clerical and retail sales workers were next with three fatal accidents in a total of 5,576 reported. Worst record from the point of view of severity went to farmers and laborers, with 10 of 2,720 acci dents proving deadly. Students and professional dri vers were only slightly better tnan the arm group recording id fatals in 3,737 mishaps and 24 in 6,907 respectively. Housewives, who enjoyed the best record in 1948, supped to tne middle oi the rating although their actual fatality race was nearly the same as last year and far better than the next lowest group. Six of their 3,546 accidents resulted in death. Laborers had the ereate.it number of accidents but were well below average in deadliness, with 30 fatals in 21,034 mishaps. Jerusalem Jewish Mayor Says Government To Fight JERUSALEM, Dec. 13. UP) The mayor of the Jewish section of Jerusalem today said his gov ernment would fight "with all the means at our disposal, and if necessary with arms" any at tempt to establish an internation al regime in Jerusalem. The Jewish mnvnr. nr rianlpl Auster, said there would be "no entry for anyone coming to Jeru salem to implement the interna tionalization decision" of the United Nations assembly in New York. One hundred thousand Jews of Jerusalem, in whose name I SDeak. cannot rpnno-nton 1 a a 1 night's vote," Auster said. Two Missing Hunters Discovered Drowned STANwnnn n ii UP) Two missing Seattle hunters were found drowned near here today. The two men Richard M. 42 had been sought since their uvenurnea ooat was found Sun- FREE 1950 Calendar With , 24 HOUSE PLANS . They're Free While Tha V; Supply Lasts At Homebuilders Lumber Co. Highway 99 at Garden Valley for a Sample Fares, Frequent San Francisco . Los Angeles Seattle Spokane Salt Lake City . Lhicogo New York Buy Round Trip Ticket ...Sao 20 on Return Trip! A. J. Murray 34 S. Stephens, REYtuyMi2 The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon . Mostly cloudy today, with oc casional rain tonight. Showery Wednesday. Highest temp, for any Deo. 70 Lowest temp, for any Deo. 5 Highest temp, yesterday ... 45 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs. . ' 33 Precipitation last 24 hrs. .... .04 Precipitation from Deo. 1' ....1.61 Precipitation from Sept. 1 9.15 Deficiency from Deo. 1 .55 day. The boat had a hole In the bow, and officers expressed the belief the two men were thrown overboard when the boat hit a submerged object in Hat slough. NEW LOCATION! Dr. H. B. Scofield Palmer Chiropractor Rifle Range Road 410 mi. North of County Shops Offica Houn 10-11 tnt X Saturday! 10-1J A. af . X-ray nauro-calometar aarvlea for apinal correction. AUTO GLASS REPAIRS Rainy weather is here . . . now is the time to have auto glass repairs made. We handle all types of glass and door hardware. 15 years of auto glass service in Roseburg . DOYLE'S Sales & Service Highway 99 at Garden Valley PHONE 611 -i Phone 1522-J More Travel lot less Money! Service From Roseburg On H'aj -$ 7.60 - U.75 . 7.00 . 10.75 - 19.80 . 41.25 - 53.60 Dotiy 6 6 14 14 7 . 7 8 Phone 586