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2 The News-Review, Roteburg, Preacher Tells Of Flogging By Armed Band ATLANTA, Jan. 14 UP) A bulky Itinerant Italian preacher reporter here that a group ot armed, masked men flogged him with a metal tipped belt after accusing him ol living with ne groes In a south Georgia town. The 59-year-old preacher said he was Michael Plcardi and was traveling around the country to raise lunds for a church he was building at Columbus, Ohio. Six or seven men, he related yesterday, dragged him from the pulpit of a small negro church at Cairo,' Ga Thursday, made him take off his clothes in an automobile, and thrashed him as the car sped through the night. Beaten With Gun The men also beat him on the head with the butt of a gun, said Plcardi. Picardi's head was bandaged and he was Splattered with blood when he told his story in the As sociated Press office here. He displayed a doctor's certificate describing the treatment he had received after the beating. He said his abductors asked him: "Why don't you preach in a white man's church?'' Reports Conservation A man In the front seat, Pl cardi added, told him between curses: "Hell, we're gonna see that you people of the north know there is a dixie line." At Cairo, Sheriff C, H. Strick land said he had received re ports Plcardi was living with a Negro family and that he ex plained to him the day before, the flogging "that it wasn't cus tomary for white people to stay with Negroes." The preacher denied he had been living with Negroes that on the contrary, he had been sleep ing in his car. Mrs. Jean Sutherland Passes Here Friday Mrs. Jean Sutherland, widow of the late Bert Sutherland, and well-known resident .of this area, died Friday at the Roseburg Sani tarium following a lingering Ill ness. The body has been removed to Long and Orr mortuary, and fu neral services will be announced pending word from relatives. IDENITY CLEARED The News-Review vaa advised today that the Robert Keller re cently mentioned in a police news report is not the Robert D. Keller, whose home address is 503 Cobb street, Roseburg. The latter is currently employed In Portland. He was a former National guards man here and served with the army in France and Germany. , SUNBEAM ; APPLIANCES Christie's Watch Shop 1601 Walnut Phone 137-J-4 "Individualized Floors of Beautility." INLAID LINOLKUH if Carpsttng Rubber Til i Aipnalt TiU Formtce Topa Venattan Bllndf FREE ESTIMATES FLOOR COVERING 222 W. Oak Phone 348 biamoncls are iihe peopfe Tne rinn that there ia tuck e difference in diamond prices ia eaaily eiplainrJ when you realiee how they differ in quality. Thal'e why it it nick miitake to try to judge diamond hy their eiie end price. The way to tare money end void worry later, ia to l the eltured quality and fine value offered you ia our gnuine Oran f Bloeeom rine. , Matching Ensemble $375.00 Ore. Sot., Jon. 14, 1950 New Government Seen For Italy ; ROME,' Jan. 14 Italy's President Lulgl Einaudi was ex pected to call on Christian Demo crat Premier Alcide de Gasperi today to form a new government. The president still had two po litical Jeadert to 'interview In his discussions with chiefs of all par ties before designating a premier to resolve' the current cabinet "crisis." ' The crisis occurred when de Gasperi's coalition cab inet . resigned last , Thursday to carry out a reorganization prom ised last October. ., . . The Christian Democrat lead er, whose party controls both houses of the Italian parliament, was. considered certain to get the president's mandate. . Political circles said If DeGas perl is chosen today, he will not submit the names of his new cab inet members before next Wed nesday : or Thursday. The crisis Is expected then to last until next Saturday) with the cabinet pos sibly being sworn in on Jan. 22. . Meanwhile the outgoing govern ment continues to serve tempo rarily. Season's Heaviest Snow Follows Torrential Rain (Continued from page One) possibility that Roseburg would again 'be without power some time Saturday if the power load proved to be too heavy for trans mission lines. Mountain States re duced their load capacity to the minimum in order to serve this area by way of the Springfield- Roseburg line. Even essential serv ices may De cut oft locally, if other lines serving Roseburg are not repaired soon. Copco officials said today they hope to have the southern or Pros pect line repaired by 3 p.m. today. Several breaks were reported on the Roseburg-Coos Bay line, and although some repairs have been made, including a break between north and south Myrtle creeks and one tower, the line is still not In working order. Crews are now searching for other breaks on the Coos Bay line. Repair crews are reported to be wading through deep snow drifts in the Toketee area in an attempt to locate breaks in that line. Snow depth is reported to be five feet at Toketee camp. Although local radio con tact Is lost, search crews in that area are being aided to some ex tent by radio cars, one of which Is as far up the river as Dry creek. 8un Shine At least some relief from the sub-freezing 27 degree minimum noted here last night was evi denced this morning by brilliant sunshine which reflected off the citv'si snow drifts. However, with partial clearing ekles forecast for today, came a iorecast lor aaai tlonal cold weather this afternoon and tonight, with the ther mometer to skid below last night's minimum. A few snow showers are also expected during the after noon and evening. Slate police said this morning they had no reports on snow depth along highway 99, except to note that traffic was blocked at Can yonvllle, Sexton mountain, in the Siskiyous and "at least eight or ten places In northern California. Road Partially Blooked ! At last reports, received early this morning, slate police said the highway north was partially blocked at Rice hill and travel there was termed "nearly Impossi ble. They said tne nignway soutn of Eugene was blocked by water. A weather and highway report, received by state police late last night from Portland, had every highway east and south blocked out of that city. The night's mini mum there was reported as 17 degrees. t! eren Across From Douglas County. Bonk Trading Of School Leave Periods By Vets Explained Veterans administration ex- plalnes provisions allowing vet erans in colleges and universi ties under the GI bill to trade leave time, previously taken, for additonall entitlement lor educa tion. They may do this, the VA ex plained, by refunding subsistence allowances paid to them hy VA for periods of automatic end-of- term leave. They tnen wm De credited with an equivalent amount of GI vlll entitlement. By making the refunds, the VA said, a number of veterans near- lng the end of their entitlement may be able to complete a term, quarter or semester at govern ment expense. . , . The leave for which they may refund subsistence is only that given, without their specifically having asked for it, at the end of the school year or other per iod of enrollment. It does not in clude time off for holidays, wi th in-term vacations, time on De? tween terms or semesters and the like. Those periods are consid ered a part of the regular school year. The leave, the VA emphasized, must have been granted auto matically. If a veteran was given a choice in the matter, he gen erally is not entitled to the priV' ilege of refunding subsistence for added entitlement. One Exception Cited There Is one exception. If he elected to take his end-of-school leave and did not cash his sub sistence check covering that per iod, he may turn In his check and have the entitlement charge removed. . The VA regulations allow a full-time college student 15 days leave at the end of each enroll ment period, unless he states in advance he does not want it. During that period, he receives his usual subsistence allowance. Each 15-day extenselon, of course, decreases his entitlement Dy that much. - The regulations also permit a veteran student to finish his semester under the GI bill if his entitlement runs out after more than half the semester is over. If entitlemen expires before the nauway marK, trie veteran may not complete at government ex pense. By refunding subsistence for leave granted automatically, a veteran might possibly use the 15 days' extra entitlement to car ry him past the mid-point and therefore complete his semester under the GI bill. n Another Category VA staled that a veteran mav refund subsistence for only an entire 15-day period and not a fraction of that period. Anotner, and smaller, catetrorv of veterans also may be entitled to exenange subsistence allow ances for added training time, the VA said. This category in cludes those who quit their GI bill courses during the month and received subsistence even thouvh they were not In train ingto the end of the month. inese veterans mav refund sub sistence allowances, as well as tuition paid to the school, for the period they were not in train ing, in order to conserve those days of entitlement. No forms are available for the purpose of refunding subsistence allowances to VA. Veterans who want further Information should write to the appropriate VA re gional office. They should not send any money until asked to ao so oy tne va. Army Ship Alongside Vessel In Distress SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 14. UP) An Army transport reported ioaay sne nas reacneel the dis tressed Chinese freighter Tung plng and Is escorting the vessel to Honolulu. The U. S. Coast Guard said the Army transport Private Frank J. Petraca radioed at 4 a.m. PST that damage aboard the Chinese ship was "under control" and con ditions were Improvine. The Tungplng, about 800 miles southwest of San Francisco, ra dioed last night that "number four hold bllgewater Increasing rapidly. Conditions serious. Re quire assistance urgently. The transport did not say when she arrived alongside. SUB COLLIDES LISBON. Portugal. Jan. 14. UP) The Portuguese submarine Delfim. with Vice-Admlral Oil velra Pinto aboard, collided today with the patrol ship bantomc off Setubal bay during maneuvers. Both craft were damaged but there were no causaltles. Machinery books bulls buildings cratet cot goldfish china glan tiros cement canariti drugs lumber shoes neckties fV vegetables pipe cigarettes nute boots tools peper oil plants tanks string p la ste r ca rs je wel in fractors violins furneees per fume bolts record furs nig wiring dishes safes eggs trees coops rocks but tons dentures cabl Local News n ..Portland Mrs. and Mrs. Burdette Leas are spending sev eral days in Portland on busi ness. To Meet Monday A meeting of the executive committee of the Camp Fire Guardians' associa tion and members of the com mittees for the Camp Fire Girls Father-Daughter banquet has been called Monday lor i:ju p. m. at the Camp Fire office in Miller's Mercantile store. Returns to School Jean Pe trequln left recently for San Diego State college, where he is a sopomore, after visiting hi? parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Petrequin at Melrose. His father is reoorted convalescing satisfac torily at his home after receiv ing medical treatment at the Vet erans . hospital. Jean enjoyea a three weeks' visit here before leaving for California.' Dinner Postponed The Epis copal church dinner, scheduled for Monday at the Episcopal par ish hall has been postponed until a future date, church members announced today. Church mem bers are requested to watch the newspaper for announcement of the new date. Meeting Planned Green P.-T.A. Study club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the home of Mrs. John Cornielson. There will be a pot luck luncheon and all members are invited. Those having sacks for dish towels are asked to bring them. Meeting Postponed The din ner for Evergreen Grange sched uled for Saturday, Jan. 21 has been postponed until further no tice according to members of the Grange. Plan Meeting Lookingglass Home Extension unit will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 1:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Dale Zeller, Brockway. Topic will be "Land scaping Home Grounds." County agent, Mrs. Corinne McTaggart will be In charge. Chinese Communists Grab U, S. Consular Property (Continued from page One) not wish them to be there." Butterworth said there are four American compounds building or groups oi Duuaings enclosed by a wall in Pelping and that the American personnel had been forced out of one of them and into another adjoining. The compound from which they were forced out was the one housing the official consu late offices. Butterworth said that some of the United States archives have been destroyed by the consulate staff and some have been remov ed from the evacuated com pound, also that some of the ex tremely valuable code materials have been destroyed and some retained by the Peiping Ameri cans. He called the Communist seiz ure "a completely unprecedent ed action." The announcement disclosed American protests to the Chinese Communist authorities, Including Foreign Minister General Chou En Lai, Two Children Freeze To Death During Walk UTTZVTt.T.l Wnch Ton IA UP) Two small children who tri- ea to walK home with their fa ther after the family car stalled In drifts on a country road, froze to death near here early today, Sheriff Frank Lucas reported. Lucas said the victims were Donnie Stumpf, 8, and his sis ter Irene, 9. The father, Fred Stumpf, was taken to a Ritzville hospital and the sheriff describ ed his condition as "serious". Second Time In Year Parents Lose A Son PORTLAND, Jan. 14. UP) A Portland couple learned today that for the second time in a year an air crash has killed a son. The Air Force Informed Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Rathgeber that their son, Sgt. Frank C. Rathgeber, 23, was among the 13 killed in a crash of a training glider near Fort Benning, Ga. . A year ago another son, Capt. William A. Rathgeber, died in the crash of a Berlin airlift plane in England. The faml1" "wed here f- Spokane In 1944. guns underwear bottles fruit pianos stoves pigs bote toys lamps caws wathart bricks bedding dsae maffkai mwa eereai rope wool diamonds feeds fertiliser clocks hides bets hair horses aw; Rep. Ellsworth Bemoans Loss Of Secretary WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. WP) Rep. Ellsworth (R-Ore) said sort of mournfully today that his daughter, Jane, Is leaving his of fice staff in February. He wasn't mournful when he announced that the reason is be cause she's going to be married, probably in May, to Thomas F. McKenna, an attorney of Santa Fe, N. M. But, you see, Jane has been "an extremely capable member" of his staff, he said, and has been taking dictation from him at home late at night and on Sun days. The congressman explained that he persuaded Jane to leave a position as private secretaesy to the vice president of a large radio network last fall to work for him. When he went home during the adjournment of Congress, he said she set up an office in the House and he could spend the days out speech-making and give her dictation at night. "Now Jane is leaving the of fice in February," he told a re porter. . Stock Market Stages Rally NEW YORK, Jan. 14 UP) The stock market made a strong comeback late yesterday after weathering a series of sharp drops earlier in the day. Prices showed losses of a few cents to more than $1 a share. Gains were of equal size, but losses outnumbered gains by 2 to 1. By closing time, however, the renewed strength had restored much of the decline. The Asso ciated Press average of 60 stocks lost 20 cents and closed at $71.70. Volume of trading amounted to 3,330,000 shares, the highest since May 14, 1948, and moderately above Thursay's total of 2,970, 000 shares. The break in the market start ed late Thursday, and continued well into yesterday. Four times during the day, the quotations tape fell behind actual floor transactions once by as much as four minutes. Then came the rally of buying. Piling up gains right to the close. It was led by a recovery in the radio-television issues and the railroads both of which had slumped under the earlier gen eral selling pressure. Robeson Concert Aide Dismissed As Reservist WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. UP) The army confirms that it has dropped a reserve officer who helped sponsor a Paul Robeson concert, Dut declined to say wnat were the reasons. A spokesman said Leon Straus was discharged Nov. 23. Straus had held a reserve commission as a second lieutenant. Straus said in New York that he "surmised" he was given a dis charge other than honorable be cause he was a sponsor of the Robeson concert that ended In rioting at Peekskill, N. Y, in Sep tember. Wilbur By ELSIE BROSZIO Mrs. Todhunter and nephew, Donald Childress, have returned to their home in Wilbur after a months vacation visiting her fa ther and family in Big Springs, Texas. Terry Merrit, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Merrit, is ill at his home with the mumps. Douelas Woodward has return ed home after spending a short time working in Michell, ore. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Moore and family have moved into the du plex owned by A. R. Hill. Mrs. Shannon, the grade school teacher in Wilbur, has been absent from school because of the bad weather conditions. The ladies of the Wilbur knitt ing club met at the home of Mrs. Olive Blondell last Tuesday. Be cause of bad weather conditions attendance was limited. Those present were the Mesdames, Dorothy Moffitt, Olga Harvey, Hassie Woods and Elsie Broszio and the Misses Stella Harvey and Marjory Blondell. Order Your Winter's Fuel Now! 16" Green Slabwood Planer Ends Order your wood now while supplies are plentiful ond you can get prompt delivery. WE ALSO HAVE Sawdust 4' Slabwood 15" Mill Ends U" Dry Slabwood ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. Births At Mercy Hospital WHITLEY To Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Whitley, Clearwater camp Toketee, Jan. 12, a son, Ted Dell; weight six pounds. ROGERS To Mr. and Mrs. Oakley EstU Rogers, Roseburg, Jan. 13, a daughter, Kathryn Marie; weight eight pounds four ounces. GETTY To Mr. and Mrs. Or-, ville William Getty, Oakland, Jan. 13, a son, Gary George; weight eight pounds ten ounces. LYNCH To Mr. and Mr. Charles William Lynch, route 4, Roseburg, Jan. 14, a daughter, Gail Marie; weight five pounds twelve onuces. German-Soviet Pact Denied FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 14 UP) An east German fov eign ministry spokesman de scribed today as. "complete fa brication" a newspaper report that the Russians have signed a pact with east Germany guaran teeing its military defense. The non-Communist Ruhr Na chrichten of Dortmund publish ed a story saying that a three year mutual friendship and as sistance pact was signed in Mos cow last Dec. 17 by east German Foreign Minister George Dertin ger and Andri Vishinsky, Soviet foreign minister. In Berlin Max Keilson, press chief of the east German foreign ministry, said the story "is a complete fabrication. It is with out any basis whatsoever. That Is all I have to say." Quoting its Berlin correspon dent In the Soviet zone, the news paper said formal declaration of the agreement is to be made by east Cerman President Wilhelm Pieck on the day the last Ger man war prisoner is released from Russian prisons. There re lease reportedly is expected Jan. 18 or 20. The report said the pact pro vides a guarantee by Russia to defend the political integrity of east Germany, including military protection, so long as the east German government has no arm ed forces of its own. U.N. Ignores Soviet Action LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 14. UP) The United Nations security council plans to go ahead with normal work despite the latest Soviet walkout. The ten remaining nations on the council intend to ignore Rus sia's challenge that council ac tions are not legal as long as Na tionalist China holds its big power seat in the 11-nation secur ity organ. The Russians yesterday lost their fight to unseat Chinese Na tionalist delegate T. F. Tsiang. So viet representative Jakob Malik quit the council chamber in his second walkout of the week. Russia, India and Yugoslavia who have recognized the Chinese Communist government voted to oust the Nationalists here. Britain and Norway, who also have recognized the Chinese Reds, abstained. They contended explu sion would be premature until a majority of the 59 United Nations switched recognition from the Nationalists to the Communists. Voting against the Soviet de mand were the United States, France, China, Cuba, Ecuador and Egypt. Seven affirmative votes were needed to kick out the Na tionalists. Malik's action and statements were attacked by remaining mem bers. Then, over Yugoslavia's ob jection, the cou n c 1 1 "restored Tsiang to the chairmanship he holds for January. YOUTHS RELEASED Lewis Ray Heavilin, 19, Klam ath Falls, and George Hansen, 23, Eagle Creek, have been re leased from the county jail upoi order of Justice of Peace A. J, Geddes. They had been held for questioning on a petty larceny charge, but they were found in nocent, said Geddes. WIFE, DAUGHTER DIE CHAUMONT, N. Y., Jan. 14. UP) Mrs. Helen Hart, 43, wife of a prominent boat dealer and yatchsman, and her four-year-old daughter perished today in a fire that destroped their home near this northern New York community. if ' I Professors Lost In Rugged Land MANILA, UP) Fifty ground searchers, planes and a helicop- yona and mountains In the con tinuing nunt lor two American professors, two weeks overdue on a hiking trip in the rugged coun try north of Manila. Ground patrols returned to comb the high mountains south west of Hungduan after a wide spread 10-day search failed to ,lA n ti-nro nf Fir Rnhprt F. Conklin and Prof. Marvin Pitt- man of the University of r-nuip-pines staff. The patrols include imaplmn ttiiillariR and members of a 13th Air Force rescue Squa dron. The two professors were trac ed along a trail in the wild Ifugao raainn ahnllf 75 miles northeast of Bagulo until Christmas day. tine liugaos were xurmvy head-hunters.) This was their fifth day out on a projected 10- rfau rrin whlrh was in take the& through some territory never vistiea Dy wnue men. TTittntnn trppkprs with the D3- trols were unable to find the pro fessors' trail after Christmas day. Immunity In Formosa Hearing Said Needed (Continued from page One) the foreign relations committee about that on the Senate floor yesterday. Connally Replies Connally retorted he couldn't speak for the President. But he added; "If I were president and someone differed violently with me, he wouldn't be a subordi nate very long." Senator Morse (R-Ore) took is sue with Brewster. He told a re porter: "I don't think a congres sional committee should be used as a sanctuary in which officers can hide their insubordination." Morse said the civilian head of a military department must con sider the private views of an officer in determining if the man can be trusted in carrying out policy. He argued that the civilian mil itary leaders couldn't ignore an officer's private views just be cause they are given to a con gressional committee. Italian Court Helps Roberto, Ingrid Some TURIN. Italy. Jan. li.-OB An Italian court today removed one of the obstalces that has been keeping film director Roberto Kosselilni from marrying his lead- lng lady, Ingrid Bergman. An assizes court ruled that the Austrian annulment of Rossel llni's marriage to Marcella de Marchls is valid in Italy. Kosselilni and his former wife were represented in court by at torneys. The court had said it would make no effort to Investi gate the reasons for the reported annulment, but only.,would estab lish that an Austrian court had issued the annulment, decree. Egyptian Papers Told Of End To Censorship CAIRO, Jan. 14 UP) Cairo's newspapers have been told cen sorship is over but outgoing ca bles still must pass official scru tiny. . Censorship of the local press, authorized May 15, 1948, when Egyptian troops entered Pales tine, had been suspended when the national election campaign began in December. It was reim posed Thursday. Yesterday the Interior minis try said censorship of local news papers had again been lifted TORNADO KILLS ONir MENA, Ark., Jan. 14. (JP) Winds of near tornadle force kill ed a farm woman and injured her nuoana near nere Friday. The victim was Mrs. L. A. Roop, 63. Her husband, 64, suffered head and nip injuries. Til Bet It's Cold Outside!" Enjoy cozier indoor temperatures in spite of diving ther mometers, by arming your home with economical JOHNS MAN VILLE INSULATION. Easily installed in your attic, it shuts OUT cold; shuts IN heat . . . cuts fuel bills up to 30. Coll 128 for a free estimate today! Fair Prices, Always All Your Building Needs In One Stop ennvev,fet$en 407 XOAKe C7W128 The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roteburg, Oregon Colder with decreasing mow showers today. Partially olearlng this afternoon and tonight; part ly cloudy Sunday with a few enow ihowers. Highest temp, any Jan. 71 Loweit temp, for any Jin. .... -S Highest temp, yeiterday .... 42 Loweit temp, lait 24 hri. .... 27 Precipitation last 24 hra 84 Precipitation from Jan. 1 5.20 Precipitation from Sept. 1 1.S Excese from Jan. 1 .. 3.07 Four Persons Missing Amid Oregon's Snows (Continued from page One) expected in the flooded areas of the Ohio River valley, sending temneratures down to around normal from yesterday's spring like readings. Rain, which had dmised the watershed tor several days, had ended. More families left their homes as waters spiutu o,. inutnnria. other river areas braced for major floods. The blizzard wmcn nammor ed the Paclfio Northweit was blamed for at least seven deathi, all In Washington. Highway traffic wai snarled throughout the etorm belt. Air travel wai halted and train service curtailed, fh. ttnrm hif liflrd ' on the ix.hin0tr,n nnast. 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