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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1949)
Texcms Start Roundup Of Goats On Atlantic Coast Jewelry Robbers Draw Repeal Of Excise Taxes Favored WASHINGTON, UP) Con gressional Tax students say Pre sident Truman will get strong, two-party support if he asks for repeal of wartime excise taxes. In fact, there Is a lot of senti ment on capitol hill to knock them off or cut them sharply whether Mr. Truman recommends It or not. The excise taxes are those you pay on items like cameras, furs, jewelry, cosmetics and light bulbs. Key lawmakers have Indicated Mon., Dee. 19, 1949 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 Long Prison Stretch NEW YORK. Dec. 19. UP) RICHMOND. Va. UP) A Chesapeakt bay from the east ern shore know that Parramore has a thriving goat community. But Texas rancheri Percy Rob erts of San Angelo and Lewis Smlthwlck of San Saba got wind of it and made a deal with the owners of the Island for the crop of posts. strongly that Congress is not in clined to go along with any re quest for a tax boost, although it would approve a cut in excise levies. Some excise taxes were put on for the first time during the war and some were increased. They bring in around $3,500,000,000 ,1 year. That doesn't include the take from taxes on tobacco, rail road tickets, movie tickets, night club bills and a few other things. Congressional authorities esti mate the government would lose $2,300,000,000 a year by going back to the excise tax system In effect on Dec. 7, 1941. Bend Youths Win Awards WASHINGTON, -UP) Two hoys and a girl have been named Oregon winners In the 9th annual production and marketing con test of the National Junior Veg etable Growers association. Names for Oregon were Don ald K. Sorenson, Rt. 1, Bend; Violet K. Klobas, Rt. 3, and Walter H. Pritchard, Jr., Rt. 3 Bend. Those distinctive Christmas greeting signs adorning many downtown Roseburg store win dow are a result ol an ex-serviceman's experiences in the Fiji islands. Therrin J. Deckard, of Joplin, Mo. via Portland, said yesterday he first got the idea for these wreath-type letters from a "sort of crooked, wreath-like stick" he saw in the islands. Developing ' his idea into a whole alphabet. Deckard is now the holder of a patent on this new type font or family of type. The type, which he calls wreath letters, is especially suit ed for use during the Christmas holiday season. The signs, paint ed to shine and sparkle in the dark, may be seen at the Moose lodge hall, Trailways bus depot, E. G. High nsurance office build ing and at other local business houses. Deckard, who is an engraver on vacation, will be iin Roseburg during the week, painting his signs on store windows for In couple of mounted Texans coursed the resoiate tnicKets ana. sana dunes of Parramore Island get ting ready for a roundup that may be tough even for Texans., They're going after goats thousands of goats that frisk on this 10-mile fringe of Virginia In the Atlantic Ocean. They're out to round them up, pen them and ship them to Texas. Few Virginians on the main landseparated by IS miles of Two Jewelry robbers who took $368,300 wortn oi gems irom a Fifth avenue shop were sentenced to five to 15 years In prison Fri day. The' two, John Broderlck, 24, formerly of Boston, and Joseph Quinn, 36, formerly of Seattle, pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree robbery. Thev were captured by police and store clerks soon after they took the jewelry from the Brand Chatlllon corporation in the Hotel St. Regis. Distances being a minor con sideration to Texans, Roberts and Smithwick dispatched Joe Whitehead and Cliff Clary 3,000 miles to Virginia for the goat roundup. The men arrived with three cow ponies and material terested businessmen. In this way he hopes to earn enough money to finance manufacture of decals, transfers and cloth printing to put his type font on the commercial market for fencing ana penning. Ex-Service Man Wields His Art there's a man on your mind he'll warm to a gift he can wear Interwoven Sox are always a welcome gift. Buy his gift socks at Miller's where you can choose from nylon, wool and cotton In argyle or conventional styles. "o -. f f Jr Ven Heusen leadership .. . (V Y-ii ?; I Jm, tT plains and patterns, all col- Sc lar styles and every size. ' S "?iiss?," We gift wraP 'rec' ' eourse- How's About a Hat? gr tSS - 2.953.95 Z'&:hZ P-enpref- JTf-N rt7AW lilt I VV miniature Resistol vTV IpfflSHk WW L . u - I . sv?flpgsa Sottas x athis s yi ) V, k fi AVX fftt Heusen. 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A ' WTiMSyf V '" In the west, Pendleton shirts I fiVV'X ?-"CV t" V 'o'V X. t lilfO CI fflaWM 14' Tops for Pops V .. iitfW ThU"ed Lu'lne1 fteTr. " KiXX WSlJ ' these paiama, are downright luxur- f &kl It wnnHprfnt- ' 1 1 PT N rF 5 ious and budget priced. By BVD, Tex- I f. Ji 2l ZiUrl "derfUl! I P H ' V y .c: tron, and Munsingwear, we've loads of pa- ,S ft '3? jJT SXf 8 DC 1C ff i I V VTV -C-'w -'!. Jamas In rayon, broadcloth and knits. I 1 l 'i -ClifWi a 7 ,7J to ID.UU I t y, A&fey V Stripes, plain bold and paLtel colors. We Q. ViWllteyJL S t ft 'Jr -.. J gift wrap without charge, of course. v A V f .5 M IT &CMr ' I rx w 3.50 10 6.95 a 'slmwr . Men's Wear-Main Floor ' j " MIImI A J 0 . Miller's ore open For your shopping comforh Vf If If Ul (J fX" tSM&m until9P'm'ev'Y Miller's it warmly air conditioned. CNNIETFO ALL ' mt I "1 DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS! lEJ 1 C J U n :cr Roseburgs Chnstmas store - !
