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WHO DOES WHAT
DALE OWEN, manager of tha meat department at Fairhaven
Market, stands beside a machine "where I spend a lot of my
time," he explained, "making little pieces out of big ones."
' Dale and his father owned a market for seven years at Cass
and Rose streets, where Deb's is now. Selling out to Kampfers,
Dale became manager of the. latter firm's retail sales at their
headquarters in Albany, where he remained for nine years.
Dale, Mrs. Owen and their three children live on South
Deer Creek.
YULE ROUNDUP
Local Merchants
Up Season With Go
', Roseburg merchants today wind
ot the best Christmas merchandise selling seasons in 1
tory, as last-minute shoppers crowd
gifts for Christmas, 1949.
A cross-section survey of Roseburg's downtown busil
trict Friday revealed that gifts
practical nature, with few of the
In the Day's News
i By FRANK JENKINS
UNCLE Joe Stalin has just
turned 70; and from all ac
counts they're giving him a whale
of a birthday celebration. Pres
ents are pouring in from all sides,
and it takes WHOLE FREIGHT
TRAINS to handle them.
s Seventy carloads of gifts rolled
In from East Germany alone.
,, r
DO you reckon ; Uncle Joe is
genuinely pleased and
touched? Or is he Just cagey
enough to know what it's all
about, and why?
YOU never can tell. He's a smart
old rooster, but what flattery
(Continued on Page Four)
Assistant DA Orders
Release Of Al Lamp
Al Lamp, 52, Clackamas, was
ordered released Thursday by
Assistant District Attorney
James Richmond, in the absence
of District Attorney Robert G.
Davis, who is on vacation.
Lamp was the object of a long
search at the time Joseph Louis
Kiel was arrested for the murder
of Francis Stanley Tucker. Lamp
was charged with compounding
a felony, when apprehended, said
Richmond.
Kiel has since then been sen
tenced to life imprisonment in
the state penitentiary in connec
tion with the alleged strangula
tion death of Tucker.
WILL GO TO PEN
Joseph McKee, 54, Myrtle
Creek, will be taken to the Ore
gon State penitentiary Monday
by Deputy Dallas Bennett, Sher
iff O. T. Carter said. McKee
pleaded guilty to charges of lar
ceny and burglary and was sen
tenced to serve a total of 15
years, when he appeared before
Judge Carl Wimberly Friday.
Miss America To Marry
Boy Friend Who Advised
Her Not To Enter Contest
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 24-iP)
Miss America has announced
her engagement to her high
school and college boy friend who
hated beauty contests.
Jacque Mercer, vivacious bru
nette from Litchfield Park, Ariz.,
breezed in 45 minutes late last
night for the engagement party
at which It was revealed she will
marry Douglas Cook, 20-year-old
art student, on July 4.
Sign Announces Event
. A big. sign "We ll lose our in
dependence on Independ
ence Day" announced to the 400
guests that 18 -year -old Jacque
and her "steady" of five years
standing planned to visit the
preacher. They don't think she'll
I,"ve tfve up her Miss America
title when she becomes a Mrs.
jacque and Doug worked until
the last minute putting the finish
ing touches on posters that form-
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WIV
Wit It
up what may pV
stores to aid Santa in
this year will be .main
customary "gift items"
for local stockings.
One local merchant summed up
merchants' observations by de
claring, "People are buying val
ue, rather than price. As a rule,
we're selling higher priced, bet
ter quality merchandise, with the
practical, sensible items most in
demand.' . -i:
-" Even -variety - stores' 'and- spe
cialty shops, noted for their
stocks of luxury merchandise and
typical gut items, report consum
ers are emphasizing the practical
in purchasing gilts. '
' But iudeine from all indi
tions. children of the Rosebur;
area will find more than their
usual share of toys, under this
year's Christmas tree. Every lo
cal merchant contacted said toys
were selling faster than in pre
vious holiday buying seasons,
and in greater quantities.
Closing hours for most Rose
burg retail stores is 5:30 this eve
ning, although a few merchants
have indicated they may close
earlier "if there appears to be
no need to remain open longer."
Too all-city social event for Sat
urday is the 67th annual Fire
men s ball, to Be held, tonignt at
the Roseburg armory. Off-duty
firemen will spend most of the
day putting on last minute
touches to their Christmas dance
decorations. Johnnie Lusk's nine-
(Continued on Page Two)
Holiday Travelers Are
Cautioned To Drive Slow
Holiday travelers were belne
cautioned today by local officers
to take things easy on the high
ways. Several minor wrecks were re
ported along the Pacific highway
by state police. However, no in
juries were reported and damage
to vehicles was said to be slight.
HONOR DUE AEC CHIEF
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 UP)
David E. Lilienthal, retiring
chairman of the Atomic Energy
commission, is to receive the Phi
Delta Epsilon merit award for
contributions to medicine and hu
manity.
Dr. Meyer Stolar of Washing
ton said today the award will be
made next Wednesday at the
medical society's banquet here.
ed the party decorations. Then
they hurried out to change
clothes, and didn't get back in
time for the start of the parry.
No Engagement Ring
There wasn't any engagement
ring. "We plan just to have a
double ring wedding ceremony,"
Jacque explained.
When Doug left for classes at
the University of Chicago, he ad
vised Jacque against entering a
Miss Phoenix contest. Evidently
not a woman to be swayed, the
native Arizona ranch girl no tonly
became Miss Phoenix, she be
came Miss Arizona and Miss Am
erica as well.
Her face, curves and acting
won the acclaim of the Atlantic
City judges in the big contest
Her measurements: Five .feet
four-inches tall, 106 pounds, 34
inch bust, 22-inch waist, and 34
inch hips.
Ael feel I
I ff1 1 1
I i w
h dis-
W of a
slated
Tin Weather
Partly cloudy with scattered
showers today. laereat'ag
cloudiness Sunday.
Sunset today 4:42 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:43 a. m
Established 1873
Railroads Get
Coal Priority
Through
Order
ICC Acts To Prevent
Breakdown Of Nation's
Rail Transportation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 UP)
An emergency government order
gave the nation's' fuel-hungry
railroads first crack today at
coal produoed in mines from
which they normally get their
supplies. - ' '
The Interstate Commerce com
mission announced the action
yesterday' to keep the nation's
rail transportation from break
ing down in the busy holiday
travel season and in the wintry
weeks which follow.
The order became effective at
the mines at a minute after mid
night and will continue in effect
until midnight February 25.
Dwindling coal stocksFheje-
suit of a production cul Jo.
ea down Dy
ader
Lewis, had cul
lailrj
plies so
the ChVak
Iread:
ie
it
lfre
rhel
with
Hpply on
additional coal by
commissions
ail.
ss Reported
umber of roads
ported shortage!, i mv Behnsyl
vania said it hadk two-week stocl
on hand, the Nw Yet k Centre
(Contin
SAN
10,
24.
UP)
ersons
eir
blazir
here i
' today
Sat
itonii
Jhnstmas
season
ire n hist
A
lerland ill
pf her chil-
drer
e tie vtetln
AThe -father
twa otha
ed, but
nd,
iter were
illy
lai
vast planning a
C
'o add yule
the
lor of theyhouse
paintec
teterdsy. Firemen
led trie tAgedy
rcaugat ifcefrom
'Aleve tnis
ihe fresh
stove lei
ning fell ftg
The her'
tneitragaajfwas
info, A), Iwho
to
life door tft the
en
uldltft.
enl she
r
other and
d sisratt'
theVoutsii
mother, ba
burnad, su
after.l
edfiortlv there-j
aria MbteAhMth;
Dead wen
long 37, t;
r; two so
Alejandro, H
old; andVhn
yea:
drea,
7: Yolam
Criticall
death were
Monteloneo.
Francisca, 13.
Josefina escaped Injury;
TURKEYS MAY DROP
PORTLAND, Dec. 24 UP)
Trade sources today reported
that turkey prices might drop 5
to 6 cents after the holidays. Be
sides slackened consumer buy
ing, government price support
buying will end Jan. 1.
m
SI i
erru
to all!
on Monday
No News-Review
ROSEBURG,
Hospital Conveys
To County Home
Deed To Property
Deed to the property on which
is to be located the new County
Home building was conveyed by
the Douglas Community Hospital
Friday, and was placed on file in
the office of the county clerk.
The county recently purchased
the property, which is directly
north of the Community hospital
site, at a cost of $17,056 .This
figure was paid for the home site
and rights-oVvay to the property.
The county is raising funds
through a two-year four-mill tax;
levy, which is expected to net in'
excess ol 5400,000 over the two.
year period.
Final clans for the
ing have been authorize
Douglas county court,.
approval ol preliml
prepared Dy Archil
Lalng of Medford.
The county plana;
structlon started
early next spring
fleet
building
on one
will house
i M a.
I
all exits.
rial
be of con
vail of fire.
tirl
i
st Wir
priginality
Origil Ilti
u cites
aid
and Mrs. E.
Nebu, Wtie declarei
v.e winners in the ne
me decora
si
Stri
arj
r0f
Ko
tinted
tinsel'
th hou:
highlij
JKe thome, AHere
a:laus!' Thef words
UOl
we:
ned By larg&JJLighted
cuf outs. The d
spieaPTas acconr
iled oy
Insot.rtomratoH
Christmas treeifn the front yard,
iigmea Dy iiooa lights.
Second place went to the P. W.
Davis home, 2040 Catherine
street. Inexpensive packing tubes
were converted into huge Christ
mas candles, topped by a u
light candles trimmed in fwer-
greens were placed on bothtides
of- the doorwr.y to complee wie
omaoor oecorauons. .
Largest of the prize
vinnln
displays was the cam
evergreen and light coi
used Dy third place wi:
and Mrs. Harold Back
Nebo street. Mr. and
Irmab, 1014 Nebo stro
fourth with a large st
by the blue lights a
house, with harmoniz:
on the doorway.
. The contest, open
I del
in the .area boundei
!Nel
Wharton, Harvard -aad
llira
streets, .was . sponsor!
t
Fairhaven Market and
avert
Variety
stores and
iorlfyj
.com)
' Jl
nlaht
st Gas and Ap
Bart
y.
Judging was done
oyTlurescntauves
SMews-
eview and radio st;
Eofct Lacks
InaWry Td
iTLAND.
re's one thing
hat the East
this may bring i
ndustries to til
est, Ivan Bloa
Prtland commission
slid here yesterday.l
Blocti, who u
.an
stern toiuaaejcnhd
sci
tntaajaaaHiRtm much
'st In
int of
bably
theTfthwest. Esti
neblants in this ,
wjr have to waitjf thouRll
i until
re hydroelectric pow
is
anaoie, ne aoua
0
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CHILDREN'S PARTY Santa Claui was generous at this Lioni
club's Christmas party hold Thursday night In tha Hotel Umpqua.
Nearly 40 children wart prciant or a lull evening'i tntartain-
OREGON SATURDAY, DEC.
WORLD NEWS
Pope Pius Ushers In 25th
Catholic Holy Year Amid
Communist-Led Disorders
By The Associated Press
Pope Plus XII opened the holy
door of the basilica of St Peter
in Rome today and thus ushered
in the 25th holy year of the Ro
man Catholic church. The solemn
ceremony was accompanied by
Communist-led disorders which
failed to interrupt the program.
SANTA REIGNS
Kident Goes
lnrfPnpnHAnrAlPUce measures
.......... '""-LL
r Christmas
SEPH 0 GOODWI1
4GTOI
tc. 24.
kin
tal. JJTadvai
hristi
vacation elsewhere.
PresUent Truman and his fam
ily wjrFtmamtiefcijdence, Mo., to
obsoaVe the holiday" ul llie old
faMlUi li iUce Plcsident
rkley and his brie
still"
peymoonir
in
war
run
wen
many
lesscj
employes,
ToJtWit Big
r. Trlman
r to i
haln In
Missouri
uut ne arrani
t(
. White HOUSe
istmi
rcmuie control
from
ence, and to
follow that
Droadcast message to tl
(about 5:17 p. m., EST).
The rest of the world also will
hear a Christmas greetlnj
the President, broadcast
"Voice of America."
Former Secretary of Stai
George. Marshall Issued "Christ
mas statement In which he said
(Continued on Page Two)
Windstorm At Pendleton'
Blocks U. S. Highway 30
PENDLETON, Dec. 24 UP) A
howling windstorm, with a peakf
usi oi mnes an hour at 1
,m. today, raked Pendleton and
ne norrneasiem ureeon ' area
ast night, and did not subside"
elow a 20-mile an hour average , J ?.
ntil 8 a.m. today. :Hf-4
idlltles in .many parts of Pefr
leton, blocked U.S. Highway
st oi renaieton lor nearj al
ur, and caused consioeKabli
imaue to the PP & L comifen'
System throughout the
wina oiew down a o
in Highway 30 easl
ilocking the highway
rtween land 2a,
BAY
OS BAY,,
-UP)
lames destroy
Bay
Logging comn
nanine
in worth Ba
loss was est in
J.OOO.
electric
A short-clro
motor was bella
fed to have start-
ed the fire.
ICC MEMB
DEAD
:ngton,
ec. 24 UP)
Cam
a member of
the 1
rstate Commerce com-
mission
ince 1933, died today.
He had raen 111 for two months.
0
M I i AMI --.t
24, 1949
A crowd Of 300,000 people jam
med St. Peter's square for the
ceremony. The ringing of bells
signaled to the people that the
pontiff had, with three strokes of
a silver hammer, opened the door
and Inaugurated the jubilee
which is expected to attract 6,
000,000 pilgrims to Rome before
it ends a, year hence. .
Strike Called Off
A Communist-led general strike
was called and later called off by
the chamber of. labor to protest
ainst a peas-
ants' meetlm
ing
would have
held su
neously with
Vatican
onles. A Com-
fit-led ci
also stoned the
Pish
Rome, pro-
fng thi
ic noiy
' open
f SpanT!iiLn
inistery
tin Artajo,
:uttves cancelled the
.minute because
ad assurance
minister
by
Do
LCI
liCI
snu.
quartersCVIocx Ti(r are
Is also tlie 'lli
jor, where paienr th
ceremonies were bi
Pilgrims To Bethl
went by. twl
and mud a:
lers of the Pal
town of Bi
las eve ceremo'
few made
ontlnue
l Page Two)
re
Dec. 24
unged
six
and
band,
fiver ol
ind
1 Harold
Kfcv
19,1
bint.
r
rere
to Napa,
visii
(Island's
r. -IE.
Jonnell.
7
!re atlemp
.1 H
to pass a
len they lo
rthe highway.
New
Hunter
LA-WALLA, Wash., Dec.
4 ip1MP)iyhich way shall
searcfietrturn next in their hunt
for 18-vear-old Donald McDonald
laitsunmln the Blue mountains
B.'SffRtt was the niipctinn Sheriff
A. Shick was to discuss today
with vnlllntpora uhn hnvp rptlirn.
md from the area 20 miles south
east of here where the young Elk
nunter disappeared.
Jr our memners oi the Blue
mountain ski patrol and Les
I dimmers with his team of Alas
dan huskies came back yesterday
after four days of traversing the
snow covered Black Snake ridge
region. They agreed that fur
ther search for the Walla Walla
boy would be hazardous and pro
bably Ineffectual.
A in
11,
ment, which started with
ot Christmas songs. Tha party
tion ot two gifts to aach of
202-49
Traffic Accidents
Claim Three Lives
In Portland Area
PORTLAND, Dec. 24 UP)
The worst wave of pre-holiday
traffic accidents on record ush
ered In the Christmas weekend
here today.
Three lives were lost in the
Portland area. John Roger
Smith, 65, Portland, was fatally
injured wnen ne drove into the
rear of a bus that was discharg
ing passengers at Gresham.
Daniel Aaron Lake, 67, Port
land, drove into a railroad box
car on a siding in the city and
was killed. An early morning col
lision took the life of Mrs. Nancy
J. Werner, 26, Oswego, and criti
cally Injured her husband, John,
30.
Within Portland, there were 96
accidents bad enough to summon
police by 7 a.m. tooay. And there
were other scores of minor unre
ported collisions.
The accident wave started with
drivers leaving office parties to
head home through heavy rain.
It was the wettest pre-hollday
driving in recent years and re
us were spectacular.
e driver sideswlped six cars
on one street, cracked head-on
into another on a second street,
then bounced over a vacant lot
to a third street and rammed two
more vehicles. Two persons were
Injured. .
Another car sheared off a fire
plug, two utility poles and knock-
ranic sign bu ieet me
s unhurt.
another, three persons
hped
from their car,
,174 feet farth-
parked auto.
scaped serious in-
larl W. Shreve. 27.
ife and daughter.,
Ball Features
nrtnie
Lusk Orchestra
A repeat performance by John
nie Lusk's nine-piece orchestra
will be featured tonight at the
Roseburg armory, as members
of the Roseburg fire department
and volunteers present their 67th
annual Firemen's ball. .
Fire Chief William "Dutch"
Mills said Lusk's organization
had . again been contracted for
this year's Christmas eve dance,
following "the fine reception" the
nrcnesira receivea nere jasi
year.
Fire department volunteers
and regular personnel not on duty
today will apply tne iinisning
touches to the holiday decora
tions in which the armory dance
floor has been garbed.
Dancing will be from 9:30 p.m.
to 1 a.m., Mills said. Tickets may
be purchased at the door.'
Wounded Policeman,
Prisoner Recovering
LONGVIEW. Wash.. Dec. 24
UP) It will be a long time until
recovery of either man Is com
plete, but both city Policeman
James Goodman and prisoner
Ralph Burke was in "good con
dition" in a local hospital today
after undergoing surgery neces
sitated by their wounds.
Burke shot Goodman in the
city police station and then turn
ed the gun on himself. Each man
is wounded in the abdomen.
Police still are unable to ex
plain why Burke suddenly grabb
ed the gun of another policeman
and began shooting.
GREAT GRANDFATHER WEDS
SANDUSKY. O.. Dec, 24. UP)
The Rev. Silas L. Sears, 94, was
on his honeymobn today. He mar
ried Mrs. Addle jetter. Da, oi
Barberton, O., yesterday.
A ereat eranddauehter of the
bride-groom by a previous mar.
riage was amone euests at the
wedding reception.
'ft
it
Picture kr Phow Ijo.
a turkey dinner and Included singing
was eoncludad with th preiente
tha children in attendance.
Trustees Tell.
Pl?n Ta llrhi
Added Messy
$60,000 Said Needed
To Meet Esrimatet;
Time For Action Short ,
An Immediate campaign will
be launched to raise additional
flinHa nM.Mn, tnw thm -
tion of the Douglas Community
uuspiuu, uie nospiuu rjoara ot
trustees, through its Dresident.
Kenneth Ford, announced todav.
Bids for the construction of tha
hospital were opened Thursday
evening. The lowest base bid in
the amount of $379,700 was sub
mitted by Todd Buildini com.
inis represents a figure of ap
proximately $60,000 in excess of
the Urchltiwt'a Mtlmafa . inMnL
ing to Ford.
Total cost f 310,000
' . The ffrnnH tntnl rt !
nttnl Urlll Ka C1A
r-- ff- ----J ITU4U,-
INXI. 'J'niK tm on Ml mita haurf mm
bids submitted for the hospital
building and kitchen facilities,
plus the purchase of ground, and
completely equipping the hospital
ready for use.
To meet this goal, without sac
rificing plans for the hospital as
now planned, the community,
Whlrh will Ilea tha fnMIIHa.
n-i,,et nmulri. CCA fWl . .' '
the funds presently available,
said Ford. . .
The decision to request addl-
tlArlol in a m maila a HueV-
ing of the Board of Trustees fol
lowing me opening oi oias. All
trustees were present. Ford
choH 1 1 1 nH tvtaAtlnfl, n tha I.m-
pltal finance committee for Fri-
(Continued on Page Two) '
Death Testes 115
dv iviia-Mornisia
'By Th Awoclattd Praia)
Traffic acciripntH and ffraa
ruined Christmas Joy for ' the
families of nearly 100 death vic
tims even before the holiday
arrived.'
One hundred fifteen persona
were killed across the nation be
tween 6 D. m. (local time) Fridiiv
and mid-morning Saturday, 84
from motor mishaps, Twenty-six
others perished in fires and five
died from miscellaneous causes.
Toll Rlsae Fast -
The death toll nearly doubled
In five hours today. . - -
The National Safety ' council
BHD Dreainiea 43 mm" rana-maM.
for the three-day weekend from
p. m. Friday by midnight Mon
day. A Bramford, Conn., couple and
their two infant children burned
to death on the couple's fourth
wedding anniversary.
A Texas farm family of five
burned to death - and a truck
driver was killed after an auto-moSile-easollne
truck collision.
The five were trapped In the burn
ing car after the gasoline ignited.
boy eieotroouteo
A six-year-old Newton, Mass.,
boy, Albert Nevorklan. Jr.. was
electrocuted as he played in front
of his gaily decorated Christmas
tree. He was killed when he put
his finger in an open socket of
a Christmas tree light while ly
ing on an Iron hot-air register.
ine deaths Dy states, with, traf
fic listed first, fire secondhand
miscellaneous -third:
Alabama 3-1-0; California 7-00:
Connecticut 04-0; Florida 1-0-1;
Illinois 4-0-2; Iowa 20; Ken
tucky 2-04; Louisiana 1-04; Mary
land 1-00; Massachusetts 1-1-1;
Michigan 4-0-0; Mississippi 3-1-0;
Missouri 2-1-0; New Jersey 1-4-0;
New . Mexico 1-04; New York
10-1-0'; North Carolina 3-2-0; Ohio
10-0-1; Oklahoma 1-0-0; Oregon
3-0-0; Pennsylvania 6-2-0; South
Carolina 1-0-0: Tennessee 1-1-0:
Texas 6-7-0; Virginia 30; West
Virginia i-i-u; District ol Colum
bia 104.
Citizens Plan Recall
Of Springfield Mayor
EUGENE. Dec. 24. UP)
Recall charges against Mayor B.
P. Larson, of Springfield, will be
filed in the Springfield city hall
in eariy January, as spoxesman oi
the Good Government league said
Friday.
U. S. Burt, league chairman, in
dicated that formal recall charges
would not be filed with the city
recorder until after Jan. 1; He
declared that members of the
f;ood government league felt that
t was no longer possible for co
operation between the council and
the people as long as Larson wai
In office.
DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE
Dennis J. Gasso, Roseburg, ar
rested by city police on a drunk
driving charge, pleaded guilty in
municipal court tooay ana was
fined $150. reported Judge Ira B.
Riddle. A 30-day Jail sentence was
suspended upon payment of the
tine, uasso s license was revoked
for one year, said the judge.
COURTHOUSE CLOSED
County Judee D. N. Busenbark
today reminded Douglas county
residents that the court house will
M.i- irj... n oat
and Monday, Jan. 2, in observance
ot tne ennstmas ana iNew xear
legal holidays.
Levity fact J ant
By L. F. Relzenstel -
Wishing H of yeej e beefy
Christmas and reminder re
start preetlel-g new wrltlna; If
1T50.