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2, T" Newi-Revliw, Roseburg, Ore.Sat.; Jan. 7, 1950 Embassy Denies Egyptian Slavery : WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 B The Egyptian embassy, angrily denying the existence of slavery on the Nile, yesterday branded as a "Malicious He" the story that a pair of Americans have inherited four Egyptian dancing girls. Slavery ended In Egypt within ten years after It was abolished in this country, the embassy said, so there couldn't be any such thing as an inheritance of per sons. , But Christopher Janus, the Chi. cago importer who said the four girls were left to the American branch of the family by his late uncle. P. Z. Aristophron, differ ed with the embassy. - "It's true, legally, that slavery doesn't exist in Egypt," Janus Mid. "hut It Is nracticed. as any one knows who has traveled there." Janus and his brother George, who lives here, had expressed concern over what can be done with the girls If they do show up as part or tne lamny a one third share of the estimated $10, 000,000 to $15,000,000 estate left by their archaeologist uncle. Without disclosing what the study of ancient ruins had to do With the 11! dancers rcporiea 10 be -a, part of tne estate, unristo Dher sueeested he might launch his. share on a career as baby sitters or theatrical performers in America. Mrs.. Janus, he added, didn't think much of the idea of bring ing them here at all. Skipper Of Flying Arrow Unafraid Of Mined Seas (Continued from page One) 12 Passengers aboard.' B.- Hartman, ' a German-born American who lived in ban Francisco before he went to Shanghai 25 years ago, is re turning to resume his import export business. ' , "Recognition of the Commu nists by the British should mean a. great Improvement and I ex pect more British ships will be getting Into Shanghai now," hn said. T'Things should be good there for quite some time." - The Flying Arrow is steaming through, the China Sea at 15 knots. She is due at the mouth of the Yangtze at noon Monday. Precautions have been taken aboard the ship. Sections of the midship house have been barl caded with 250 bales of cotton. They could stop shells from three-inch guns, officers said. (Isbrandtsen ships have run the Nationalist blockade frequen tly, Two have been shelled by Nationalist warships). .:; Snow Slows Roseburg's Travel; Streets Slick . . (Continued from page One) ' attention of road-clearing crews focussed on highway 99. The two highway bus lines serving Roseburg, Greyhound and Pacific Trallways, reported buses were running nearly on schedule up to 9:30 this morning. However, reports of heavy snow falls in the northern part of the state may result in a disruption of time schedules.. Slate police and Roseburg city police reported no traffic acci dents In the area, expressing the belief the storm "had made care ful drivers out of everyone." Power shortages were noted in the Roseburg area during the night, with service Interrupted for approximately 40 minutes shortly after 1 a.m. H, C. Wells, manager of the local branch of California-Oregon Power com pany, said the trouble was in main transmission lines, "some where between here and Spring field." Another Interruption came shortly before 10 a.m. today and lasted for 30 minutes. Wells said crews have been working on the lines since trouble first developed early this morning. Service to other areas nearby has also been Interrupted, Well's said, caused by a combination of snow-laden wires and falling limbs. He said repair and main tenance crews are doing "every thing .possible" to restore elec trical service. PERMANENT ANTI-FREEZE L0CKW00D MOTORS Rose and Oak Phone 80 CARRIER TRACK Budgit-Hoists and Carriers Barn Door Track Hangers for Heavy and Light Doors Brackets, Single and Double Stay Rollers Door Bumpers Pulls ; LET US ESTIMATE YOUR NEEDS BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operafive Exchange " .. ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. and S. P. R. R. Tracks PFC WALLACE OVERTON JR. of the U. S. Marine Corps was home on Christmas leave from Camp J. H. Pendleton, Ocean side, Calif. He is the ion of Mr. and Mn. W. Overton, Roseburg. U. S. National Leads State In Total Deposits The United States National bank again leads the state In to tal deposits as revealed by Its year-end statement just issued. With deposits of $527,181,823. the United States National bank has marked up a deposit increase of $21,590,224 during the past six months. Total deposits for the Roseburg Branch are $13,615,- 088.3, according to Mr. rl. E. Schmeer, manager. The Dec, 31 loans and discounts figure also indicates increas ed activity since the mid-year statement. Loans and discounts as of Dec. 31 stand at $148,218, 809 compared with $132,834,252 on June 30. With 40 branches throughout Oregon, the United States Nation al bank shows total resources of $564,025,455. During the past year, the Unit ed States National has continued Its program ot providing Increas ed banking facilities throughout the state. our new branches were opened In 1949, bringing to (he communities of Amity, Mon mouth, Sheridah and West Salem the resources and experience of Oregon's largest banking organi zation. Commenting on the bank's con tinued growth, H. E. Schmeer, manager of the Roseburg branch, said. "We at the United States National firmly believe In the continued industrial and agricul tural growth of Oregon. We arc proud of the part we have had in Oregon's economic development. An Oregon bank serving Ore gon, the United States National will continue to work closely with the people of this state in the further development of its com merce, agriculture and indus try." Niles Albert Simmilkier, Former Resident, Passes Niles Albert Simmilkier. 60. resident of Ashland for the past year, died yesterday, Jan. 6, after a very snort Illness. He was born March 2, 1889. In Anaka, Minn., and came to Oregon 25 years ago. He was a former resident of Rose burg and he and his half-brother, C. W. (Cap) Parker, operated the Roseburg Garage. He was a conductor for the Great Northern railroad at the time of his death stationed in Klamath Falls and Ashland. He was a member of Laurel lodge No. 13 AF & AM of Roseburg; of the Hlllah temple of Shriners and of the Congregational church of Ashland, Surviving are the widow. Mamie, Ashland; a son, Niles F., Culver Clly, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Olive Diller, Roseburg; a half-brother, C. W. Parker, Rose burg; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held In Ashland today at 1:30 p.m. after which the body will be brought to Roseburg by the Rose burg Funeral home. The body win nc in state in tne Chapel of the Roses until noon Monday. Graveside services will be held Monday. Jan. '9. at 2 p.m. In the Masonic cemetery under the aus pices of the Masonic lodge. PLEADS GUILTY A plea of guilty to a drunk driving charge was entered In municipal court today by Jack A. Montgomery, 31, Roseburg, ac cording to Judge Ira B. Riddle. Montgomery was fined $100 and had his operators license revoked for a period of one year. Man Hangs Self After Escaping Hurts In Wreck FOREST GROVE, Ore., Jan. 7. (JP) A pick-up truck, with police in hot pursuit, roared into a house at 70 miles an hour early today ana no one was nun. But the fleeing driver, William F. Grummons. 60, Beaverton. hanged himself in his cell a snort time later. Cornelius Police Chief Marlon Thompson started after Grum mons to cite him on the minor violation. He said Grummons was traveling 70 miles an hour when he failed to follow a new curved highway route Into Forest Grove and continued on the old route that ended at an intersecting street. The pick-up, truck Jumped the curb and slammed into the resi dence of Dr. Robert P. Nixon. Dr. and Mrs. Nixon and thei daughter Roberta, asleep upstairs, were unhurt. Police extricated Grummons from the wreckage found his only apparent Injuries a slight nose cut and bruises. Grummons was Jailed and po lice called State Patrolman Mar vin Bazzel to question him. When Bazzel arrived, Grummons was dead, hanging by a rope fashioned from a torn-up blanket. 26 Die In Iowa Mental Hospital Catastrophe (Continued from page One) the scene became one of horror. The women patients, many of them infirm of both body and mind, beat against the barred windows and screamed their ter ror. Some fainted away Into the smoke and flame. Nun Standi Weeping A white-robed Sister of Mercy nun stood outside the blazing building, weeping bitterly. Her arms neid Planners wnicn lire men took to cover bodies as they were removed. Catholic chaplains moved shadow-like about their solemn d ties as the flames outlined their figures. Some of the rescued fought to return to the burning ward. In the traglo llloglo of catas trophe they wanted to go back for little things s ploture, their shoes, a coat. There were heroic rescues. Firemen hacked away wnidow bars while flames licked at their ladder. A policeman called for hose lines to drench him with water. Then he disappeared through a window into the smoke and flame. He returned with a woman in his arms. Men Patients Escape The three men patients es caped, two by leaping from an unbarred window. The survivors were being treated In the main Mercy hospital building. .fire cniei tester Schick said the fire apparently started in a second floor room on the east side of the building. Sister Mary Annunzlata, the hospital superior, told a re porter It was possible someone had been smoking a olgaret and dropped It on some Inflam mable material. Hours after the fire was ex tinguished firemen worked at carrying out melted iron beds, still flaming mattresses, and other smouldering debris. Truman Weighs Appeal To End Coal Stoppage (Continued from page One) suffering because the administra tion is withholding action against Lewis. Some called on Congress to act and one, Senator Jenner (R-Ind) said: "Somebody seems to be fid dling while the people of this na tion are freezing to death." Lucas, saying the three-day week has caused a serious coal crisis, carried complaints from Illinois constituents direct to the White House. In a statement later, he said he had asked John R. Steelman, Mr. Truman's assistant, to "lose no time in laying all the facts at his command before the Presi dent of the United States." Lucas said Steelman promised to re view the whole situation with Mr. Truman today. Charges Of Scandal Made In Belgium Government RRIISSET .5! Rnlmilin In 7 (JP) Arrest of two prominent Catholics on charges of compli city in Illegal security trading has brought opposition accusa tions inai jaeiguimss uatnolic Government itself Is invnlvpH In a major financial scandal. Those arrested were Jules Car dyn, professor at the Catholic university of Louvaln, and Emlle Mailllen, manager of the Belgian bank. Socialist and Communist op ponents of the government have nnintprt nut that Prima flMl.a Gaston TOvskenc. a mamluv r,f the Social Christian (Catholic) Earty, was also a professor at ouvaln. Fvsknns retnrteH that If Social Christians were "found respon sible for Illegal deeds, I can only hope they will be severly punished." nt ?! ALL WOOL TOP I COATS l.UU Tki. W.lr ftlwt d T HERMAN'S J234 N. Jsckson Ph. 217 i t,.,J. ,.,i;wi Willi I """ done ft V n in fifm on hi ht rlav dail) bread , LORD'S PRAYER IN S T O N E Frances Murphy, S, reads The Lord's Prayer, carved in slons fourteen feet wide and M feet hifh in s massive Bible set on a 3-foot base in Chlcsros Memorial Estates cemetery. The hufe stone book welshs 37 tons. 7' 'W'TH".iM'''.g:-'W''.f 'Ji.ii jf i"" ' -'" :" '""'"" ' ma v-' tr in :& S-M y- SCHOOL'S OUT, BUT PUPILS AREN'T Some of the 61 convicts Just graduated from the grammar school at Statevllla Prison, near Johet, 111., proudly show oft their diplomas. There to congratulate the students, and take them in tow, was Assistant Warden C D. Atherton, left Britain's Recognition Of China Raises Issue (Continued from page One) aid spending can be cut at least $2,000,000,000 this year. He said he will wait until President Tru man sends his budget to Congress Monday before offering some oth er money-saving suggestions. Chairman Cannon (D.-Mon) of the House Appropriations com mittee, wouldn't comment on the effect the British recognition of the Chinese Communists would have on aid to non-Communist nations. But he called Britain's action "a compromise with evil." Rep. Eaton (R-NJ) of the House Foreign Affairs commit tee told reporters he thinks the British acted only to preserve their financial Interests. Air Force Trys To Raise Plane ELGIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Jan. 7. (P) The air force today prepared to raise one of its huge B-50 bombers from Choc tawatchee bay, where it plunged yesterday with 11 crewmen aboard. Nine of the men reached life rafts and were saved. The other two, whose names were tempo rarily withheld, were believed to bp ninnpd Inslrip the nlnnp. Thpv had not been accounted for al most three hours after the crash. The plane had been on a test flight from this air proving ground and was scheduled to re turn to the field after service testing some new equipment. It carried a full crew. All latest-type air force planes and equipment are given final tests here before being placed Into actual service. The B-50 is an Improved version o fthe giant Elgin crash boats searched the choppy bay waters for the two missing men late yesterday. The plane came down onlv a short distance from the field, and sanx. Dopenacbl Performan witlwi K1- VSSTON CHAM SAW Oeiigned and bvih by Dinton, America's foremott law manu facturer, this it Hi taw yew need to lower your coiri ond step up your production. It'i oty to operate, and built for trouble-free itrvice. let ut give you all HS facts about the Dinton Chain Saw with Mercury Gaiolin Engine. Com in and talk it oer. CARL J. PEETZ Phone 27t 130 S. Stephens is - " MJZ. Hansen 0" """" jHu ,hi,cr u i ,,,. I hi I hi Will ' " X on earm.. t'll ni ' iho kingdom the pou or ana tin- gIot Jorecr , "' - . AMEN, PROPOSED AVIATION ENSIGN Mayor L. W. Lohrey of Dayton, O., left above, and Harry Hall of the local Chamber of Commerce study a newly-designed aviation ensign, proposed by Capt. C. B. Smith of San Diego, Calif., for adoption by Congress as the official U. S. aircraft flog. The ensign was flown to Dayton for display at ceremonies honoring the Wright brothers. ARREST REPORTED Police Chief Calvin H. Baird today reported the arrest of Mere dith Roberts, 29, Roseburg, Fri day by city and state police offi cers. Roberts was lodged In the Order Your Winter's Fuel Now! U" Green Slabwood I Planer Ends Order your wood now while supplies are plentiful and ij you con get prompt delivery. WI ALSO HAVE Sawdust 4 Slabwood j IS" Mill Ends 16" Dry Slabwood ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. Ij Phone 468 ,z tS our- i-.l.nn-' , no IS - and- - county jail on charges of obtain ing money and property under false pretenses. Bail was set at $200 by Justice of the Peace A. J. Geddes. "TickY' Tips On Veterans Hospital By L. J. "TICK" MALARKEY The plaintive note of taps were blown Friday morning and a fir ing squad saluted for the final time when Fred Nelson wa3 low ered to rest in the VA cemetery among comrades -of other days. The bugler was a Roseburg High school senior, Dick Nickens. Chaplain A. S. Feller officiated. Pallbearers and the firing squad were from the personnel and pa tients of the hospital. . Some of us remember Fred when he sold papers in Portland on the Meier and Frank corner his eyesight had never been good since the Argonne Woods, 1918. Private Nelson enlisted at Port land and was honorably discharg ed June 2, 1919, at Curtis Bay, Maryland. He served overseas with the 63rd infantry Roseburg hospital has been his home since Dec. 2, 1944. From the office of F. B. Pow ell, V. A. hospital assistant man ager, comes the announcement that radio station KRNR has al lotted courtesy time to veteran's affairs and problems. Powell had the following to say: "Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7:45 p.m. the staff of the hos pital will conduct a veteran's in formation radio program for 15 minutes. This program will be heard on the first and third Tues days of each month. Information to be aired will be general in formation as released by the Vet eran's administration in it's all over program, which will Include hospitalization, pension, compen sation, insurance and rehabilita tion. "We will also cover local news pertaining to our hospital activi ties which will - Include special services and it's voluntary aux iliary programs, personnel mat ters and medical problems. "All veterans will be request ed to forward to the manager of the hospital any question that he would like answered on the radio and some member of the staff will answer the veteran at the earliest practical date." As this is written, snow in all its glory is falling. The amateur photographers are storming the O.T. shop for cameras to snap the scenes; at the same time praying for a break in the clouds to let the sun come through so that their efforts will not be in vain. "30 Now - "Tick." Dr. Sander Not 'Religious Martyr' MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7. (fP) Dr. Hermann N. Sander, charged with murder in the mer cy death of a cancer plagued patient, does not want to be tri ed as "a religious martyr." Ralph E. Langdell, a member of the young physician's legal staff, said last night it is "most wrong" to stir up religioin ani mosities over the case. He said that the young physi cian, a former Dartmouth ski captain, has no desire to "go on trial as a religious martyr." The statement came after a series of public comments by re ligious . leaders some condem ning and others commending Dr. Sander. A member of the defense staff also said the 40-year-old physi cian has "nothing to fear" In the state's investigation of hospital and other records relating to patients he has treated. Legal experts believe the. de fense will hammer hard at a sec tion of the indictment saying Dr. Sander Injected air "wilfully, fel oniously and maliciously" into the veins of Mrs Abbie Borroto. The state charges the 59-year-old wife of a Manchester oil sal esman died of these injections and not from cancer which wracked her system for three months. Drinking water is distilled from the sea at Baku, U. S. S. R. u r- 'IJourA wty'i'pfst . .. 9 Jlappu Lome (lie . . ond ready for immediote occupancy, with lawn, concrete driveway ond sidewalks already in. Only 2 blocks to city bus. Within city limits, and 5 blocks to grade' school. . on paved streets. Living Room Dinette Kitchen Both Two Bedrooms Oil Furnace 0 Two Fireplaces Full Cement Basement with Playroom Garoge F. H. A. Approved for Loan Zonolite Plaster Throuahout Only $2500 Down, Balonce Terms Tayl or OWNERS AND BUILDERS 1310 W. Second St. The Weather U. . Weather lureau Offloe Roseburg, Oregon Cloudy with rain and snow mixed today. Tomorrow mostly oloudy with showers of rain or snow. Highest temp, for any Jan. 71 Lowest temp, for any Jan. ,. Highest temp, yesterday; .. 52 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs.' . 32 Precipitation last 24 hrs. ... 0 Precipitation from Jan. 1 i... 57 Precipitation from Sept. 1 12,0 Deficiency from Jan. 1 43 Abduction Story Declared Faked In Union Troubles DETROIT, Jan. 7. (JP) A faked story of abduction and tkreat spiced the fantastic record of the CIO Auto union's troubles today. Police, and the FBI, were. con. tlnulng an Investigation. The bizarre tale was attributed to white-haired William Thomas, 58-year-old night watchman at the auto union headquarters. Nervous ana snaKey, Thomas admitted last night after 13 hours of grilling that his story was a hoax, according to Detective In spector Joseph Krug. Thomas, a co-f Inder of the dyna mite plant at the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters the nieht ot Dec. 20, earlier had given po-k napped and trused up by two men. With rope marks on his neck and wrists, he was found soaked from a wet snow at the gate of the Henry Ford estate in subur- " ban Dearborn early yesterday. According to Krug, the middle aged union employe pictured him self as having brooded ever since the bomb plot disclosure. "I wanted to commit suicide but I couldn't go through with it," Krug said the man declared. Thomas was sam to nave tiea the ropes himself around his neck, legs and wrists. Aged Oregon Pioneer Dies In Roseburg Charles Hiram Aytch, 85, pio neer resident of Oregon, died in Roseburg, Jan. 6, following a pro. longed illness. He was born in California on Nov. 5, 1864, and came with his parents to Oregon when a small boy. He lived at Cayonville, near Glendale and at Reedsport. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Allen, Roseburg, Mrs. Ada Rudolph, Forest, Ida., and a brother, Alonzo Aytch, Glendale. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the Long & Orr mortuary, Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10:00 a.m. Concluding services and interment will follow at 2:00 p.m., Jan. 11, at the Masonic cemetery in Glendale. Graveside Military Rites UolH Enr War I Veteran Graveside military rites were held at the Veterans cemetery for Fred Frank Nelson, 60, veteran of World War I who died at the Veterans hospital Thursday. Ar rangements were in charge of the Long & Orr mortuary. He was born at St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 20, 1889, and served in the 63rd infantry during WWI. He was unmarried and no known relatives survive. INCOME TAX E SERVICE I iates Final Returns I W. WilliamsI Room 207, Douglas Co. Bank Bldg. 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