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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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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California Tops States
In Fishing License Take
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (IP)
Fishermen paid $3,530,835 for
the right to dip their lines in
Northwest waters last year, the
Fish and Wildlife service said
today.
Michigan sold the greatest num
ber of licenses 1,110,109 but
California had the greatest In
come from license sales $3,13831.
Washington sold 382,085 resi.
dent and 22,591 non-resident li
censes for $1,749,451. The Oregon
figures were 255,849, 21,222 and
$1,064,185, and the Idaho totals
164,706, 40,109 and $717,199.
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