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A U. of 0, Library COMP ' Eugene, Ore, CDW 11 AMKIEMTOM- IF THREE SUiKS NATIONAL SECURITY COST Economic Development Committee Estimates It At $20 Billion Yearly By STERLING F. CREEN 1 WASHINGTON. Die. 14. (API The committee for tea. nomic development estimeted today that national taeurity will cost at laait $20,000,000,000 a year for yaan to coma. In the face of thil costly cold war defense, it uraad dafinita AellAR ti Ml KmtmmitmvA tull! (21 strengthen long-range taeurity and (31 protact individual iroeaom. The. CED, an organization of business executives, said the $20, 000,000,000 estimate on the an nual cost of security for the next several years embraces several items. Military defense Is the big one, followed by rearming of non-Communist nations, Euro pean recovery spending, atomic energy development, U.S. broad casts overseas, and much of the government's diplomacy and In telligence work. One of its principal recom mendations was for a transfu sion of civilian leadership into the whole security program. The CED criticized today's prepared ness planning as being "neither efficient nor in Daiance. The report said that a power ful military machine can domi nate the economy and unless held in balance, "can destroy a free economy. Caution Enioincd And, while urging continued strong action against subversive activities, it called for caution in the handling of "loyalty" In (Continued on Page Two) Negro Issue Bans Housing Project CHARLOTTE. N.C., Dec. 14 VP) The Federal government has rejected this city's applica tion for 4UU puonc nousmg units because the projects was intend ed for Negroes only. City officials met today to discuss a new bid. President Truman struck out the project in line with the ad ministration's announced policy to prevent racial dlscrlmlnalon in the use of public housing funds. Executive Secretary Harold J. Dillehay of the Charlotte housing authority. He said it would be necessary to revise the applica tion eliminating reference to white or Negro occupancy, If ap proval was to be obtained. The public housing administra tion has announced that segre gation In projects will be left up to local autnormes as long as ine number of units is apportioned fairly among the races. Officials here interpreted this to mean that after the govern ment approves a project, the po licy of limiting occupancy to Ne groes can be exercised on a local level. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKTNS AS these words are written it appears that Australia has turned thumbs down on ANY MORE socialism. IT isn't a walk-away. "With the count not yet com plete, the opposition has won or "as good as won," according to a dispatch from Sydney 64 seats lb the Australian lower house of 121 voting representatives. The ruling Labor party, which has been. In power for eight years, has won (or "as good as won") SO -ats. Seven seats still remain in doubt But those results, if confirmed when all the votes are In, will throw the Socialists out of power. Thus Australia follows New Zea land In the trend to the right that has appeared In the ENGLISH-SPEAKING countries of the South Pacific. .' AFTER hearing the results of the New Zealand election last (Continued on Page Four) NO MORE "ME-TOQISM" GOP Leaders Decide To Offer Voters Reason For Ending Democratic Rule By LOUIS J KRAMP CHICAGO, Dec. 14. UP) Republican party strategy leaders were reported agreed today that the GOP must shed "me-tooism" and give the voters a "clear choice" on 1950 election issues. Arthur E. Summerfield, Michigan national committeeman, voiced the view. He said the GOP national strategy committee which he heads is In general agreement with him. The strategy group in a meet ing yesterday, took no formal stand on policy. That is a matter left up to a policy group not yet named and eventually to be de cided by the party's national committee in January or Febru ary. In effect. Summerfield's de claration suggested that GOP success next year and Guy Gab rielson's future as the party's national chairman hinge more on what the party offers and how soon than on how It goes about offering It to the voters. Gabrielson, who has, soma - - . ' 1 1 L I ? PRINCIPALS IN SLAYING Margaret Jackson, 20, Burling ton, and Robert Bednasek, 24, Cadar Rapids, Iowa, are shown together at a formal dance last May. Bednasek, State Um varsity of Iowa student, has been charged with first-degree murder in tha slaying of Miss Jackson. She was also a Uni versity of Iowa student; (AP wirephoto). Hungry Cats Of Consul's Wife To Get Food Supply LOS ANGELES. Dec. 14 UP) A Pan-American clipper leaves here today with 15 pounds of food for Mrs. Angur Ward's four hun gry cats. Mrs. Ward kept her animals with her all during the time she and her Consul General husband were held prisoners by Chinas Communists. All are now enroute to Kobe, Japan, aboard the SS Lakelands victory. Robert Kendell, president of the American Feline society, New York, sounded the call for aid yesterday. The coast fishing co., of Wil mington. Calif, responded forth with by announcing it will ship the cat food to Japan today. Can Of Surplus Water Sent To N. Y. City Mayor BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Dec. 14 UP) A five-gallon can of this city's surplus water was on its way today to Mayor William O1 Dwyer of water-short New York city. Staff members of radio station WTTS and television station WT- TV noted water was flowing over the waterworks dam here and decided to start what they called an lrrigatlon-by-mail plan. With New Yrok's bathless- shaveless Friday decree in mind, they said In a letter to Mayor O'Dwyer, "hope this will be good for a few shaves, anyway.- critics in the 23-member strate gy group, promised to get busy. He told reporters: "We didn't win in 1948 because we didn't put up a fight. We think we will regain control of Congress in 1950. We are opti mistic. If we fail we are going to make a hell of a lot of noise In doing it." Dewey Ignored Neither Summerfield nor Gab rielson mentioned Thomas E. Dewey of New York by name in (Continued on Page Two) Th Weather ' Cloudy with showers today and tonight. Partly e I o u d y Thursday, with morning fog. Sunset today 4:38 p. m. Sunriso tomorrow 7:38 a. m. Established 1873 25 Die Swift & Cos Building Is Tragedy Scene Estimate Of Injured At Sioux City Around 200; Gas Leak Is Suspected SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Deo. 14. The main office building of tha Swift A Co. packing plant here was shattered by an explosion at 11:45 a. m. today and a high oity official estimated at least 25 persons were dead. Walter W. Londgren, super intendent of publio safety for the elty, made the preliminary estimate of "at least 25 dead." Lindgren called it "probably the worst disaster In Sioux City history." Lindgren said firemen and volunteers had donned gas masks to go into the debris-choked basement where cries of the in jured could be heard. Es imates of the number of in jured ran as high as 200. Al Wright, city sales manager for Swift who was In the com pany restaurant In one corner of the five-story brick office build ing at the time of the explosion, said: "There was a big puff. That's all I know." The south side of the office building was demolished and ear ly reports said the greatest force (Continued on Page Two) Power Delay Not To Halt Toketee Unit Dedication POWER DELAY 18 P-l Flow of power from Copco's hydroelectric unit at Toketee falls on the North Umpqua river win oe aeiayed lor several davs. Official dedication of the unit, however, will be held as sched uled in Roseburg Thursday eve ning. Copco officials announced to day that tests had revealed me chanical trouble in the turbine scheduled to be put in operation Thursday. The weakness was re vealed in tune-up tests. Adjust ments are expected to be made within a week. Although it will not he ble for Governor McKay to start the turbine operating Thursday, as had had been planned, the dedication ceremony will be held as originally planned, It was re ported. Governor McKay, various state officials, city officers from Cop co's service area, and other per sons will meet at the Umpqua hotel at a banquet program Thursday evening, with Governor McKay making the official dedi cation of the Toketee unit. The program, startlnp at 7 o'clock, will be broadcast over an eight-station network covering Southern Oregon and Northern California, through KRNR's re mote control facilities. Indonesian States Sign Independence Agreement B ATA VI A, Java, Dec. 14 UP) Representatives of 16 Indone sian states and territories signed tonight a constitution which will Join them in an independent Unit ed States of Indonesia, though linked with the Dutch crown. The constitution becomes ef fective the moment the Nether lands transfers sovereignty, pro bably Dec. 27, surrendering the fabulously rich islands after 300 years of Dutch rule. Within two weeks the constitution probably will become the Supreme law nf a new nation of 77,000.000 people in the southwest pacific. The constitution sets up a Fed eral state patterned after Euro pean Democracies. Government power will be exercised by the along with a house of representa tives and a senate. Parents Of Delinquents Face Penalty At Eugene EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 14-4P) Parents who let their children become delinquents will face fin es or a Jail sentence here. The cily council has approved an ordinance patterned after one at Baker making the parents of quardians of children under 18 responsible for their misdeeds. The ordinance provides for fines up to $200 or 100 days in Jail. Dutch Motorship Burns; 8 Rescued, 16 Missing MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 14. VP) A coast guard search plane found the burning hulk of the Dutch motorship Doros 300 miles due east oi Miami today and radioed tersely "no survivors sighted." Sixteen men were missing fol lowing an explosion and fire aboard the craft. Eight others were rescuea. aus or the acci dent was not determined. ROSE BURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 1949 In Packing Plant Explosion NO EXCLUSIVE ANGLING Proposal To Restrict Area Of N. Umpqua River To Fly Fishing Rejected By Club The Roseburg Rod and Gun club has flatly rejected a proposal that It recommend closure of a to ail except fly fishing. Acting on recommendations from a recent public meeting, at which the fly fishing restriction was adopted, the Roseburg club, by almost unanimous vote, turned down the proposal. Also rejected were proposals to limit waters between Cougar creek and Steam boat creek to fly fishing exclusively and to close that same stretch of water to all types of fishing. Sheriff's Posse Sets Rodeo Dates, Series Of Drills New officers of the Douglas county sheriff's posse took over their duties for the first time at meeting of the volunteer emer gency law enforcement riding group last night in the Douglas county courthouse. (juicers lor the coming year include Captain George Miller, appointed by Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter; Bruce Carter, secretary; Harry Harris, drill master all of Roseburg, and Henry Cook, Suth erlin, assistant drill master. Tentative dates for the sher- iff's posse rodeo were set at the meeting. A Saturday night and bunday afternoon rodeo will be held June 24 and 25, according to present plans, with a western parade Saturday afternoon setting off the two-day affair. Approximately su riders m tne 90 m ember organization will start drilling on the fairgrounds January 6. The drill "fun night," as It will be called, wiu.be held each Friday until rodeo time. Various feats of horsemanship and trick acts will form a major portion of the Friday night '"fun nights." Frank Denton, Foseburg, was re-elected to the possee board of directors, for a one-year term, at the meeting Tuesday night. Plans for an annual posse dinner, to be held at Riversdale Grange 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, were laid at the meeting. Possemen, their wives and guests will attend. Newly appointed possee Cap tain Miller and other members of the group will attend a state posse meet at Tillamook Jan. 11 Plans for trail rides, trail con structions and horse shows will be discussed. Youth, 16, Convicted Of Murdering Pal, Aged 15 NEWARK. N.J., Dec. 14 P Sixteen-year-old Raymond Welsh has been convicted of first de gree murder in the shooting of a teen-ace pal. The 1urv recom mended life imprisonment. The vouth stood with eyes low ered and shook his head from side to side when the Jury of eight men and four women re turned tne verdict yesterday at ternoon. The Jury deliberated on ly an hour and 15 minutes. welsh Is the youngest person ever convicted on a first degree murder charge In Essex county. He was convicted of shootlne 15-yearold Freddie Januszkiew icz in order to rob him of $81 in wooded South Mountain reser vation last March 3. Ma ; J te pSEBiT i ; pp. , i 1 I i' ' T JUNIOR CHAMBER ELECTS The above group of young man dent; Leo Sevy, external vice-president, and Sid Moon, secretary, will direct tha activities of the Roseburg Junior Chamber of The list of directors include Walt Brittell, Irv. Pugh, John Hardi Commerce during the coming yaar. They era the new officers man, Don Gum, Wayne Crooch, John Fett, Charlie Hart and elected at Monday night's Jaycaa meeting. Left 'to right they Glenn Scott, outgoing president, whs automatically becomes a are Rod Ootson, sergeant-at-arms; Duene Baker, treasurer; -Cor-director. (Picture by Phots La), doe Carlson, internal vfca-presidant; Casrge Mcintosh, preti- section of the North Umpqua river The club will recommend, how ever, that the general trout sea son be closed above the mouth of Steamboat creek on the North Umpqua after September 15, but as an offset will ask that the five-fish limit proposed on the lower river from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31, be extended to waters below Steamboat creek. Heated discussion was given the issue of closing waters of the North Umpqua above Rock creek to all except fly fishing. This rec ommendation had been made at a previous public meeting of an glers called by the Kod and oun club. Regulations suggested at that meeting were brought before club membership Tuesday night for final action. The recommendations will go before the Umpqua Basin Conser vation council, representative of all sports clubs of the area, be fore being submitted to the Stale Game commission at the annual meeting in January to set an gling regulations for the year. Proposals Listed Rod and Gun club proposals to the commission will be that the trout season be unchanged from last year; that salmon and steel head regulations remain as be fore, except that the fall salmon fishing season shall be closed above tidewater after Oct. 31, re maining open in tidewater. 4a at present; that following closure of the general trout season aept. JU, a special season be provided dur ing the month of October, with a limit of five fish, 12 inches or (Continued on Page Two) Search Continues For Ruth Aberle KELSO, Wash., Dec. 14. UP) Searchers, with waning hope, again today forced their way through tangled underbrush of the Ostrander creek area in quest of Ruth Aberle. The 16-year-old Girl Scout has been missing since straying away from companions Sunday noon while on a Christmas tree hunt. There Is little hope that she will be found uninjured, and a growing tear that she is dead. Coroner Gordon Quarnstrom re ported last night that Sheriff's Deputy Merle Bevlns had all but given up hope of finding her alive. But Sheriff's Deputy Costa Watts said late last night, as fog niankened the area and all nut brought the search to a hall, "The search will go on. We won't give up." More than 500 have taken part In the greatest hunt people here can recall. Men of the Longview- Kelso unit of the Washington Na tlohal Guard joined loggers, bus inessmen, laborers and even housewives in the quest. 193-49 Govt. Reaches For $15 Billion In Tax Revenue Final Payments On 1948 Income Due After Today; Security Tax Going Up by CHARLES MOLONY WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. UP) The biggest harvest of the tax season starts tomorrow. Th government expects to reap $15,000,000,000 tax dollars some 40 per cent of annual reve nue over the next three months. Corporations must make final payments of tax on 1948 income tomorrow, giving the government its last crack at last year's record high profits. A decline in cor porate Income tax collections is expected after that, reflecting lower 1949 profits. The tax focus after tomorrow will be on individuals, who fin ished 1948 Income tax payments last March but In many cases have something to do about 1949 Income taxes ahead of the gen eral deadline for, paying them next March 15. A calendar of dates to remem ber: January 1 Social security in surance (old age and survivors benefits) taxes increase upon both employers and employes automatically, too, so there is no immediate return to be filed. For both employes and em ployers, the rise will be from 1 to H per cent on wages or salar- (Continued on Page Two) Accused Youth Model Prisoner In Douglas Jail ' ROSEBtlRG. TJec. 14. Wallace Green, 20, being held In the county jail on a charge of mur- aering nis t i-year-oia grand father, Robe Thomas Green at Dillard Thanksgiving day. Is de scribed by the sheriff s olfice as a model prisoner. He has assumed a nonchalant attitude while awaiting disposi tion oi tne case. He eats tne nor mal jail fare without complaint, and reads the usual magazines provided for Inmates. District Attorney Robert G. Davis released the Information, prior to going out of town until after the first of January, that Green in a signed statement claimed he was in a daze at the time of the alleged crime. He related he had Just com pleled shaving his grandfather, that he recalled having a piece of wood in his hand, but remem bered nothing more, until after he went outside and found in his possession his grandfather's wal let and watch, but could not ac count for them. He had the walet In his posses sion at the time of his arrest, said Davis, and he showed the officers where he had hidden the watch by a fence post. He admitted he was a benefici ary In his grandfather's will. PRISONER TRANSFERRED Wayne Gordon Mitchell, 39, Concerto, Wash., charged with grand larceny, was released to Skagit county authorities In Washington, according to Sheriff O.T. "Bud" Carter. l ee ' Mi Action boosts population ur Roseburg To 10.000, Increases Valuation By Nearly $545,000 Roseburg voters favored including thraa suburban areas into) the city's limits by substantial margins in a light vote east Tues day. Breakdown of voting showed the annexation eour.t ts ba 411 to 16 for West Roseburg, 415 to 19 for Slaapy Mollow-Millar't addition and 416 to 16 for Beulah's addition, Inclusion of tha new areas in tha city's limits boosts Rosa burg's population to nearly 10,000, according to City Manager Matt Slankard, He said plans ara to hold elections' also in east and upper North Roseburg areas before March I tha U. S. census bureau deadline to insure a population figure of batter than 10,000. Justice Court To Crack Down On Fine Evaders A. J. Geddes, justice of the peace fdr Deer Creek district (Roseburg), today announced a new policy has gone into effect, in connection with citations issued offenders to appear in his office. unenders must now appear within the seven days allowed by law, or they will be served with a warrant of arrest, Justice Ged des said. The policy of extending credit or time In which to pay fines has also been changed, he said. The system of fines is now on a strict cash and carry basis," with all fines to be paid at the time the offender appears. Failure to nay will result in the person being lodged in the county Jail until payment is made, or until the sen tence has been served. Geddes said the tiolicv reou r- Ing appearance within seven days applies to all cases, including county and state citations issued by welghmasters. Only exceptions noted are some state police ar rests, wherein the offender is cited to appear within two to ten days. 1 he policy change was required because too many persons were failing to appear at all, thus abusing the trust placed in them. An increase in the county popula tion and the number of persons the local office must serve, was aiso given as a reason for the change. Geddes said his office pre fers to issue a warning through the newspaper, Instead of calling the matter to tne attention oi of fenders abruptly by serving a war rant for arrest. Communist Plot To Seize Mexico Bared 1 MRVirn city. nee. 14 UP) The Federal attorney for the cap- ital district announced list night the government had evidence of a plot "to overthrow the govern ment and impose a Communist regime." Carlos Sodl said the evidence was discovered when a leftist labor leader was arrested during a probe of shortages in Union funds. Sodl showed reporters more than 3,000 letters, reports and newspaper clippings which have been under study for three weeks. "The documents also show," Sodl said, "that Mexican com munists have been dealing with workers' movements In Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela and Colombia." He said that "to unify the work ers under the Communlstban ner, the rising costs of some arti cles and the devaluation of the fesos have been used, with the dea of provoking agitation among the masses." SLAYER FACES DEATH OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 14. UP) A district court jury look only 45 minutes last night to convict Ray Dempsey Gardner of first degree murder in the rape killing of Shirley Jean Gretzlnger, teen age baby sitter. The Jury did not recommend leniency. Under Utah law, this makes the death penalty manda tory for the 38-year-old Columbus, O., man. Jfca Roseburg's unofficial DODula- lion prior to the city election Tuesday neighbored 7,8000, ac cording to Slankard s figures, in a recent election held outside the cny, me west ttoseburg and Sleepy Hollow-Miller's addition districts balloted to become a part of the city. Slankard indicated approxi. mately 1,600 persons living in the West Roseburg area will now be included in tne city's limits, while some 300 persons are listed aa residing in the Sleepy Hollow Miller's addition area, and around 50 in the Beulah addition, bring ing the total number added to tha city at around 1,950. valuation Heavily Upped The new areas, which Increase the city's assessed valuation by nearly $545,000, will not be taxed until November 1951. Siankard. said. However, the city will pro vide street ngnnng ana otner im provements to these areas as the budget will permit. biankard said that state reve nue derived from liquor and mo tor vehicle licenses and other sources will be apportioned to Roseburg according to the new population figure, starting in 1951. Income from these state sources will tend to lessen any amounts that may be needed by me cuy, over ana Deyona tne six percent tax limitation. Slankard added. New Areas Welcomtd The West Roseburg, Sleepy Hollow -Miller's addition and (Continued on Page Two) Parents Of Five Juveniles Cited The parents of five juveniles were cuea una municipal court today, alter the boys had been arrested hv ritv nolirw nt 3 a.m.- Chief dt Police Calvin Baird re ported. The boys were arrested in the vicinity of Luther Ellison's place, where the school buses are kept suuin pan ui iown. One of the boys, said Baird. Ir a parolee from the Woodburn home for boys. He had just been released from juvenile court, fol lowing an alleged car prowl with three other bovs earlier in the week, upon provision tknt he not be away from home" any night after 10 o'clock. Names of the youths, all under 18, were withheld. They are book ed on an after hours charge. Thursday YMCA Board Meeting Announced There will be a very important meeting of the board of directors of the Roseburg YMCA at the "Y" office, in the armory, at 7:30 on Thursday, Dec. 15, accord ing to Fred Bernau, publicity committee chairman. At this meeting there will be discussions on program and membership and reports on the various activities taking place and how to improve them. Plans will be made for the annual meeting, which is to be held in January. Bernau urges all members of the board of di rectors to attend. Sister Sues Sister In Love Triangle Affair CHICAGO, Dec. 14 UP) Mrs. Bettlna Yario, 38-year-old-beauty operator and mother of three children, Is suing her sister for $100,000 for alienation of affec tions. She charged in a Superior court suit that before she obtain ed a divorce from Charles Yarlo, 45, her sister, Mrs. Elvira Yar lo, 32, carried on a campaign t win Yario's affections. Mrs. Bettina Yario won her divorce from Yario, a motion picture machine operator, on grounds of cruelty Nov. 17, 1948. She said in her suit Elvira mar ried Yarlo Nov. 27, 1949. Merchandise Drawings Ulmmmt M...... B..I-. w , " SALEM, Dec. 14. UP) Attor ney General Neuner ruled today thpt stores can't hold drawings to give away merchandise. He said they are illegal lotteries. State Sen. Jark Lynch, Port land, asked him If it was all right for a store to have customers put their names in Jars, and then have the store draw a name to give merchandise. evity fact ant By L. F. Reizenstein The United States, planning to furnish arms for non-Communist nations under the Atlan tic defense pact, will soon face the apparent necessity of recog nizing Communist-ruled China. Can Undo Sam carry water M bath shoulders? y