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2 Tht N.wi-R.vlew, Roieburg, Ort. Wed., Jon. 18, 1950 Active Club Will Greet Lieut. Gov. A meeting will be held by the Roseburg Active club Thursday right at the Country club, when Dick Ring, lieutenant governor of District 3 will make an oflicial visit. A social hour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., with dinner at 8 o'clock. Ken Atterbury Is In charge ol the program and pro mises an evening of fun. Wives of members are also Invited as guests. The club began Its part of the fight against polio Saturday, when a group "mushed" out in the snow storm and distributed the coin containers for the drive and out ud polio campaign and polio dance posters. The Presl , dent's ball is announced for Fri day, Jan. 27 at the armory. Those working Saturday weM Chairman Jim Oakley, Arlo Jacklin, Ray Ward, Bill Benecke, Leonard Mclntyre, Glenn Jones, Paul Wray, Ken Atterbury, Clar ion Chltwood and Dick Gilman. Community Hospital Job Awarded To Todd Firm (Continued from page One) U. S. To Purchase Pork To Bolster Hog Prices (Continued from page One) shouldered so far by congress and bitterly opposed by most of the major farm organizations. Under this plan, the govern ment would not buy pork or other perishable farm products to sup- fort prices. Instead, it would al ow prices to drop to natural levels, with the government mak ing up the difference to farmers between market prices and sup port guarantees by government subsidies paid from taxes. This plan, supporters contend, would permit cheaper retail prices while at the same time as suring farmers a just return. The department said its pork purchases will be diverted for the time being to the school lunch program and to public Institu tions, such as hospitals and prisons. National Guard Told To Aid In Weatkcr Crisis SALEM, Jan. 18. OP) Govern or Douglas McKay ordered all local National Guard command ers todav to helD with men and equipment to meet any weather emergencies. He also said the National Guard armories could be used to help persons stranded by the weather. INCOME TAX E SERVICE i atei Final Returns I W. Williams J Room 207, Douglas Co. Bank Bldo. Afternoons Only Phono 8t-R above the actual building con struction. Additional Funds Raised Broken down the Douglas Com munity hospital's share will be $386,698, and the federal govern ment's snare sivufiu. The recent drive for additional funds was successful In raising an additional $55,000 locally. On Jan. 9, Kenneth Ford, president of the board, and Daniel R. Dlmick, secretary, went to Port land and filed with the State Board of Her 1th an amended ap plication for federal funds, which nave been granted In the sum of an additional $25,426. The orig inal government grant was $155, 446. bringing the total share of federal funds to $180,872. The additional funds raised, plus the increased federal grant, provide sufficient money for pres ent needs, the directors report. The amount raised in the recent supplemental drive was extremely encouraging, and will make pos sible inclusion of additional fa cilities to make the hospital one of the most modern and up to date In the Pacific Northwest, according to the directors. No action has yet been taken on bids submitted for kitchen and laundry facilities. Good Job Pledged The contract agreement with Todd Building calls for comple tion of the hospital within 245 calendar days. John Todd of the building company staced after signing the naoors that he would take Immediate steps io construct the bul'dlng. He said he expects to move onto tne nospitai grounds, rock the driveways and parking area and construct a temporary office building by Feb. 1. Excava tion will begin as soon as the weather and ground conditions permit. Commenting on construction plans, Todd stated: "We want to do as good a Job on construction as the community has done in raising the funds and the other work done by civic leaders in making the project possible." Signing of the contract took place at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday In the office of the Chamber of Com merce, which originated the proj ect. In attendance were members of the board, including Dr. Roy Hanford, the first president of the board. Dlmick. Dick Gilman. Buckley Bell, Frank Ashley, Hos pital Manager A. C. Knauss and Chamber Secretary Harold Hick- erson. The Idea of obtaining additional hospital facilities, originating in 1944, and took root in 1947, when a committee for the specific pur pose was set up. Dr. Hanford was the chairman. The fund raising campaign was conducted in the summer of 1948. Election of trustees, employment of a manager, and securing of an architect followed. A.- . an Ish 1 J J4..:lTK-.,m 0 TUWlHSrSOHt BUT A COMMUNITY,- Street In Wlnfleld. K. J.. 20 miles from New York, a community eontalnlnc 700 houses which residents have voted to buy from the government for 11,350,000 through their own cooperative Mutual Houslnr Corporation. held at the armory tonight, has been announced by Lt. Col. Ro bert P. Kidder, commanding of ficers of 6664 Base General Trian ing depot. ; Sutherlin Substation Of Copco Hit By Flash Fire (Continued from page One) RESERVE8T8' MEET OFF Cancellation of the second cycle of the Officers Reserve corps augmentation training pro gram, wmcn was to nave been quelled at about 11 p.m. Repair crews restored electrclty to the area by way of the Roseburg Winchester lines. However, only business and residential districts are being served at present, with all mills down because of lack of power. Copco had previously planned to enlarge the substation facili ties, replacing the single 3,000 KW tl.ree-pnase, single unit trans former with three, 2,500 KW transformers. Technicians from Medford and auxiliary repair crews from Grants Pass are on hand today and will either repair the old transformer or install one of the new ones until conditions return to normal. Mills will not operate there until further re pairs are made. Silver Thaw Comes Mrs. Slack said rain and sub- freezing temperatures have given Sutherlin Its first silver thaw of the season, breaking trees. power lines and coating the town's streets and sidewalks with an Icy surface. She said few citizens there got much sleep during the night because of the snapping limbs and falling trees. Rain was still freezing as It fell by 9 a.m. today. Pedestrians were holding tight to buildings as they attempted to traverse slip pery sidewalks. Traffic was near a standstill and the highway was blocked for a short while by a freight truck which skidded side ways In the rosd. AH schools were ordered closed In that area, because of treacher- ous road conditions. army fNl . I Relative size of the armed I I 1 forces as. calculated in the IsJSs VJJni President's budget for fiscal C&A T year ending June 30, 1951. SnBBJ 63O,O0O 387.000 " 74,500 416,000 IfljtiMJl 605.000 205,000 51.000 118,000 President Truman has asked Congress to spend $13,500,000,000 almost one-third of the total budget for a compact, well-equipped fighting force capable of rapid expansion In view of "current world circumstances." Overall cut in military personnel frem present strength is about three per cent; but, because of cutbacks in over head, the total personnel assigned to combat forces will the greatest since the demobilization following World War II. The Marine Corps suffers the greatest cut, of 11,300 men, or about 13 per cent of total strength. The President's plan calls for 10 Army divisions, a 48 group Air Force and a fleet of 238 warships about the same as now. Truman's Aide Scored In Five Percent Inquiry (Continued from pag One) ii" '" miiiwi ' srl '"H Rimini mn i Ht uiorkt with tht tentt of security built by tht Employttt' Benefit Plan ovtr hit yean on the job. HOW HE PLANS BEYOND TOMORROW The story of one of the nation's oldest benefit plans mony that Maragon enlisted Vaughan's aid in an effort to wield influence with other gov ernment officials and in at tempts to . secure favors for friends. In Its report the committee concluded: "There is no doubt that Mara gon's friendship with Gen. Har ry H. Vaughan made his (Mara gon's) activities in his dealings wth the federal government possble. "In several Instances the evi dence showed that General Vaughan or his office personally Interceded with government agen cies on behalf of Maragon or those whom he represented." The report said,' too, that In some cases Maragon used Vaughan's White House teli- fihone tb transact personal bus ness, and that a combination of these and other factors "made it possible for Maragon to use the great prestige of the White House for his own advantage." The committee added: "It seems Incredible . . . that over a period of several years a man like Maragon could continue his nefarious activities in dealing with government officials. This is particularly true because several of his dubious activities of recent years have received attention in the public press and because in 1945 he was caught by the cus toms officials smuggling essen tial oils used In the manufacture of perfume into this country." Inquiry Not Ended The report made lt clear that the investigation has not been completed and that the commit tee plans to resume public hear ings when certain key witnesses who were ill last summer are able to testify. During the earlier hearings Mr. Truman was critical of tne investigation and he refused to go along with some members of the committee who demanded that he fire Vaughan. Moreover, the president let it be known he had no intention of disciplining his aide. - The committee started Its in quiry to find out about the ac tivities of men who collected fce.j for helpng others get govern ment contracts. The fee often amounted to five percent of the proceeds, so the inquiry became known as the five percenter in vestigation. There is nothing illegal about such fees, the main Interest of the committee was to determine whether Improper Influence had figured In the handling of gov ernment business. In its report the committee said it dd figure aplenty. Since and because of the Inves tigation, the report added, "there has been a pronounced recession in the business of lnfluerfr? peddling." And steps are being taken, the senators added, to weed it out to an even greater exent. Boston Bank Bandits Flee With $1,500,000 (Continued from page One) descriptions of the holdup men," the superintendent added. Descriptions given by witnesses varied. The best indicated that all were about five feet, nine inches, weighing approximately 180 pounds. No descriptions were obtained of the man, or men, who waited outside the garage to steer the getaway car. Firemen's Ball Planned The Canyonville volunteer fire department met last Thursday night in its club room and de rided to sponsor a "firemen s Ball" on St. Patrick's night, March 17. This will he their first project to raise funds needed for tneir department, uaom iee Ford Is the new fire chief. 1. When illness comes ... or if he should have n accident ... a telephone man counts on the company benefit plan to help tide him over until he can work I cain. Now 37 years old, the plan is paid for entirely by the company and keeps the paycheck coming, when it's needed most, to men and women of two or more years' service. There are liberal death benefits for dependents, too. ' 3. This is not an employment message ... we have all the people we need almost everywhere, But it does show one important reason why we can keep , the company efficient and vigorous by attracting and holding the capable people needed to furnish good service to you . . . the people who have played a great part in making your telephone more valuable. 2. When an employee retires, a solid pension will add to his own savings of course, no security plan eliminates the need to save, But, for example, if he started at 22 and retires when he's 62, following ten years with an average wage of $80 a week, he'll get a pension of Jl?o a month. Buying these benefits on his own would have meant putting aside latge additional amounts for insurance or savings. Your telephone is one of f ! today's best bargains M Ml The PaCl'fiC Telephone (M and Telegraph Company BUILDING MATERIALS Remodel Add On NOW ON BUDGET TERMS West Coast Building Supply Co. Mill one) Mother Bill Neighbors Phone 362 Jay Clark School Money Ruling Learned At the regular meeting of the canyonville school board Satur day night it was learned through a letter received from Attorney uenerai ueorge ivieuner that tne $8,500 which was left over from the new building cannot be used for the completion of the gym as had been voted by the people In this district. The amount of $3,500 will be turned into a general fund and, In order to use It for any other purpose, lt will be necessary to vote at a new election. The $5000 In unsold bojids will be canceled. It was decided the school bus driver, J. C. Beals, would be in structed to load the bus in front of the school building Instead of on the Riddle road side where it holds up traffic while loading or unloading. The gas for the school bus will be purchased at the Union Oil company as that company has of- ierea me gas lor lour cents jess per gallon. Slide Creek Unit Of Toketee Struck By Fire (Continued from page One) forts were turned to savlne nt me neaoy oarracKs ana cooling ot the flames to- save other property. The blaze broke out about 11:30 p.m., and spread rapidly In the frame buildincr. The heat wi i Intense that the tar paper siding on the bunk house was blistered, said Smith. One man sustained a slightly burned hand when he touched a barrel of dlesel oil on the platform at one end of the building In an effort to remove the barrels to safety. Gas Tank Explodes Highlight of the big fire came with an exDlosinn of jin flpptvlsna gas tank. The blast was so great it blew cots stored In the build ing 30 feet. A flaming mattress was blown onto the bunk house roof. It was promptly removed by the fire fighters and the flames put out. Several oil barrels were ex ploded by the -intense heat. The flames were accelerated after a hose to the gasoline pump was burned In two and gasoline flow ed out. Water was pumped into the fire from supply tanks. Cause of the fire was not known. The exact damage also could not be determined until an inventory check could be" made, according to Smith. Holland r. warren Is enefneer of the camp, located at the To ketee tunnel, about three-fourths of a mile from the power plant. The warehouse was the property of Copco. The compresser alone was valued at about $14,500. (See picturei on page 13) Bible Academy Students Making Tour For School Frank Ortiz and Paul Sharrott, who graduated from the Canyon ville Bible academy last year, are visiting various churches in Oregon, California and Washing ton in behalf of the expansion of the school, the academy announc ed. They took Robert Shaffer's 16 mm projection, screen and CBA film to show prospective students. Two of the five classrooms In the new building of the Canyon ville Bible academy have been completed and are now in use. They contain new blackboards, bulletin boards, modern lighting and heating. The rooms are being used for commercial classes taught bv Mrs. Howard Haymes, and English taught by Miss Elsie Mundinger. The heating system In the girls' dormitory at CBA has been in stalled and work Is being com- pleted on the heating system in tne ooys aormitory. t Canyonville P-TA Sees 'Growth' Film The showing of the much dis cussed film "Human Growth" highlighted the January meeting of the Canyonville P.-T.A. last Thursday night. After a short business meeting president Mrs. Tom B. Campbell turned the meeting over to Law rence Butler, educator at South ern Oregon college at Ashland and official of the E. C. Brown Trust foundation of Portland, who lectured and lead discussion before and after the showing of the film. According to Butler, since the film was made about two years ago it has been shown to 45,000 people and 97 percent of the par ents and teachers voted they wanted their children to see the film. There was some discussion on obtaining the film to show be fore the Canyonville upper grade students. Refreshments were served by the second grade mothers with Mrs. Waldon Thompson acting as chairman. The next meeting will be Feb. 9 with the mothers of the sixth grade serving, Mrs. Chris Dan iels, chairman. The Weatf"r U. S. Weather Turaau Offle p rg, Oregon Mos.. cloudy with freezing rain today, tonight and Thursday. High today 30 to 35. Lew tonight 28 degrees. Highest temp, any Jan. 71 Lowest temp, for any Jan. .... -J Highest temp, yesterday 33 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs 30 Precipitation last 24 hrs. ..a 1.16 Precipitation from Jan. 1 6.53 Precipitation from Sept. 1 17.99 Excess from Jan. 1 3.61 Pittsburgh Goes On Coal Rationing Basis PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 -UP) Coal rationing was ordered by retail dealers today in this coal capital. , With the strike of more than 85,000 soft coal miners tighten ing us pincn on tne nation s econ omy, the retail coal merchants association said available sup plies will be rationed with first priority going to such essential users as hospitals and food processors. Christmas Tree Harvest In Oregon Largest Yet SALEM, Jan. 18. (VP) The 1949 Christmas tree harvest In Oregon of 801,939 trees was the biggest yet, the State Forestry depart ment said today. The 1948 harvest was 743,000 trees. The cut on federal lands total ed 58,000 trees. The rest came from private lands. About five percent of the trees couldn't be sold. 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