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2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Or. Sot, Jon. 28, 1950 Mrs. M. E. Gallap Of Myrtle Creek Passes Suddenly Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Gallap, 70, well known resident of Myrtle Creek, died suddenly in Portland Friday night. She was born July 8, 1879, at Palouse, Wash., and came to married there Sept. 2, 1897, to married there Sept. 2, 1879, to William' J. Gallap. Her husband died in May, 1945. Mrs. Gallap was a member of the Methodist church and the Eebekah lodge at Myrtle Creek. Surviving are two sons, Howard Gallop, Myrtle Creek, and Homer Gallap, Roseburg. She Is also sur vived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her body Is being brought to Roseburg and graveside services will be held at the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Myrtle Creek, Mon day, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Harold Burleson of Myrtle Creek officiating. Vault Interment will follow and arrangements are being handled " by Long and Orr mortuary. Status Of Development Districts Is Questioned (Continued from page One) will have to be disposed of be fore the district can be abolish ed, he said. The district wa created origi nally to promote development of the North Umpqua area. That function has now been taken over almost entirely by the State of Oregon Highway department and Bureau of Public roads. Most of the district funds, ob tained from a three-mill tax levy against the district, have been used for the purchase of rights-of-way, which the county could not otherwise obtain. During the days of the CCC there waa no money provided to purchase such items as powder nor for hiring of powdcrmen and supervisors for road con struction work between Cope land creek and Big Camas. The commission was able to purchase the material and employ needed supervisors. Highway Work Don Considerable work has been done by the state and federal government recently on the North Umpqua highway. Two contracts for major improvements were let last summer extending be yond the forest service boundary. Forest roads now extend through to Diamond lake, and plans are to push an Improved highway to the lake, a distance of more than 100 miles. Trustees of the district board are H. O. Pargeter, chairman, Wimberly, secretary, V. V. Harpham, J, R. Wharton, Earl Wiley, C. V. Stanton and M. C, Bowker. The original trustees Included A. C. Marsters, chairman, Wim berly, secretary, Napoleon Rice, F. B. Lane, R. T, Blakeley, J. W. Humphreys, and C. A. Lock-wood. Ml III ..-'.III, 0, IIPI 11 ay and Pasture Orowth BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. ond S. P. R. R. Tracks Huge Rescue Force Hunts Lost Airplane (Continued from page One) reported by radio as It passed Snag on the Alaska highway aerial route. 20 Miles From Alaska Snag is about 20 miles Into the Yukon from the Alaska border and about 1.000 miles northwest of Edmonton as the crow files. An early report of signals be ing seen on the highway at Wat son lake, many miles farther south In British Columbia, have been discounted. Probably a dis tressed truck on the lonely Alaska-Canada road, search offi cials say. some cmidren reported seeing a plane at about 9 p. m. near the town of Vlmy, 32 miles northwest of Edmonton. That was four hours after the radio contact at Snag. The report was considered an unlikely possibility. u-mc normally aon t ny mat fast. If It had flown that far, that fast, it probably would have es tablished radio contact with some other point. u. s. and Canadian Dlanes are concentrating at Whltehorse, in lugon territory, iney are di rected there by Wing Comman der D. R. Miller, commanding of ficer Df the R. C. A. F. station In Fort Nelson, B. C. The 10th U. S. air rescue squadron under Lt. Col. Eugene O. Strauss is cooperating with the Canadians. At Elmendorf Field, Anchorage, In overall command of American operations Is a famed Polar flier who has spent some anxious mo ments himself In Arctic wastes Col. Bernt Balchen. He pioneered flying In both the Arctic and Ant arctic regions and was pilot at one time for Rear Adm. Richard Byrd. Flying toward Col. Balchen'a rescue domain are a dozen or more special rescue ships from Great Falls, Spokane, Denver, El Paso, Detroit and Tacoma air force bases. He has 24 planes there from Alaska fields. Weather conditions In the search area were described as none too good. The temperature was near zero, with intermittent snow coming on howling bliz zards. The snow would quickly cover traces of a crash, maklne Invisible from the air the tops of wings and fuselage. Virtually anywhere the plane might have landed would mnn on arduous trip through difficult country to reach heln. The plane Is equipped with emergency sup plies of food and clothing for forced landings. So are the planes Joining In the perilous search. Lane St. Storm Sewers Are First Consideration (Continued from page One) are for labor. in pointing out the need for storm sewers, Slankard called at tention to the flooding of streets and basements in the Tower parts of town near the river following heavy rains. The pressure of the water is so great that it some times pushes off manhole cov ers luBiiaa nmasnt cannot take care of the surface water. The Lane street sewer would P1-V smith U'u nn Man South Jackson, parts of Stephens! rine, ancnoan ana flint streets, all of which are bad corners, said Slankard. Not Desirable Sanitary sewers should not car ry the burden of storm waters, said Slankard, It Is neither nec essary nor desirable that surface water run through the sewage disposal piani, as lt does at pres ent. Other locations where storm sewers are needed are South Main extending to Deer Creek, North Jackson and Commercial streets, and West Roseburg to carry off surplus water from Mt. Nebo. The cost of storm sewers would be a general obligation of the city he said. They could be paid for either as a direct budget levy, Dvtr 900 MA hAkkuUte I... IT 70 ioy thlt lolelnminj cniltutla hobby! It In and ak ui mere ebeirt h. Il'a Hiy . . . hupnilvl Lester's Gift A Model Shop 337 N. Jackson Phone 534-J Apply Simplot Rod Diamond Superphoaph.au NOW I Broadcast Simple lied Diamond on eld or new hay end pasture lend tali spring often double the orowth end Improve! Quality In the baroalnl For more hay. more orarina from pre nl lend, apply Simplex lied Diamondl a I'lim'ngui n i lues House Committee Right To Probe AEC Challenged WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.-fP Rep. Van Zandt (R-Pa) -today challenged the legal right of the House Un-American Activities committee to Investigate anything relating to atomic energy. The committee has been look ing into wartime uranium ship ments to Russia. Van Zandt contended that au thority to deal with atomic mat ters rests exclusively with the Senate-House Atomic Energy com mlttee, of which he Is a member. The Pennsylvanlan told report ers he Intends to ask Speaker Ray burn and Vice-President Barkley, who is president of the Senate, for an Interpretation of the act setting out the jurisdiction of the joint committee. ' If his position Is upheld, Van Zandt said, the Un-American Ac tivities committee would be strip ped of authority to investigate anything even remotely connected with atomic energy. Van Zandt made public a letter from William L Borden, execu tive director of the joint commit tee, which said in part: "The iolnt committee Itself clearly possesses jurisdiction to looK into sucn topics as illegal shipments of uranium and classi fied atomic energy documents. There also Is an Implication that the joint committee's Juris diction is exclusive." Borden's letter was In reply to a request by Van Zandt, a mem ber of the joint commitee, but not 6f the Un-American Activities committee. U. S. Arms Readied For Pact Nations WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. UP) Small American arms ship meats are being hastily assembled for delivery to Atlantic pact na tions. Officials said these initial sup plies are intended as "psychologi cal boosters" for the European countries, which have been con cerned over the delay in getting the arms aid program started. Approved Earlier The aid project was approved by Congress last October, but could not get rolling fully until yesterday, when the ambassadors of eight wetsern European na tions agreed to terms set Dy tnis country. At the same time, resident Truman formally proclaimed his approval of the master defense plan drawn up by the 12 Atlantic pact military chiefs. tne. resident aciea in accord ance with a congressional order holding up $900 million of the billion-dollar European program un til Mr. Truman said western Europe's defenses were "Inte grated" to his satisfaction. Hailed By Truman Mr. Truman hailed the joint de fense outline as a "deterrent to ag gression," and said its recommen dations "provide further convinc ing evidence of the determination of these nations to resist aggres sion against any of them." He noted, however, that the military aid defense plan Is but a llrst step and tnat a strong de fense demands constant review "in the light of changing circum stances." Speaking for the eight nations. Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Norgenstierne of Norway said the signing of the agreements proves that the western democra cies are now profiting by the les sons of hlstorv. We have refused to make all over again the fatal mistake of letting an aggressor pick us off one oy one," he said. Woman, Daughter See Execution Of Youth JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 28 UP) Tm satisfied. That's what frail Mrs. M. T. Dean said after she solemnly watched the execution of a Ne gro convicted of killing one of her sons. Mrs. Deans's thr-e other sons, a daughter and a son-in-law also witnessed the execution Thursday of Arthur Moore, 18, in Mississip pi's portable electric chair. Moore had been convicted of slaying J. L. Dean, 23, Navy vet eran and insurance company em ploye here Jan. 27, 1948. Judge Commits Pair On Drunk Charge Pleas Judge Ira B. Riddle today re ported fines of $20 were levied against Webb H. Burke, 35, Glen dale, and Richard Valentine Smith, 29, Sutherlin, following their pleas of guilty to being drunk on a public street. Both were committed In lieu of fine payment. or by a special levy to be raised by a special millage rate voted by the people. DO YOUR APPLIANCES NEED A DOCTOR? best possible working order, replacing worn parts, if necessary. Phone today for a service mon to call and give accurate cost estimate. BERGH'S APPLIANCE SERVICI 1200 S. Stephen! nrMon rnnu rDADAih.rt beside a crib holding some of the record corn crop his farm yielded. The harvest averaged 163 bushels per acre, compared to an aver age yield of 46 bushels per acre in the state. Yields like this are helping put the skids under the price of pork chops. Snowy Weather Stalls Traffic; Gales Hit Coast SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 UP) High winds, snow and heavy rain battered northern California and southern Oregon leaving train and highway traffic disrupt ed today. One highway death was blam ed on the storm. The Weather bureau forecast more rain for most storm-soaked points, with clear skies Sun day. Where the weather . clears by tonight, weathermen said tem peratures would drop sharply. Heavy snows were predicted for the Sierra Nevada. 50-Mlls Gale Hits Coast Yesterday the coast was lashed by a 50-mlle an hour gale from Monterey Bay In California to Cape Blanco in southern Oregon. Winds toppled utility poles in northwestern California leaving several communities in Hum boldt county without power and telephone service. Snow fell around the Oregon California border as far south as Red Bluff In the Sacramento val ley. Locomotive Derailed A blizzard In Oregon's Cascade mountains derailed a Southern Pacific locomotive and a freight car. The derailment stranded two SP passenger trains running be tween Portland, and San Fran cisco. Today's north and south bound Shasta Daylight trains were cancelled. Samuel Saivatore Ciancl, 32, of Raleigh, N.C., was killed and hh wife, Bessie, 27, critically In jured' when their car skidded on a snow covered road and plung ed over a 600 foot cliff near Yre ka, Calif. The couple's four-year-old daughter, Patricia, was hurt slightly. Travel was restricted on snow clogged highways. Atomic Bomb Pioneer Asks H-Bomb Boost (Continued from page One) the H-bomb can be built," he said. He estimated the cost as low as $100 million. Other esti mates have run from two to four billions. Dr. Urey won his nobel prize for discovering heavy hydrogen the isotope that would make any H-bomb possible and did some of the most critical work In iso lating uranium 235, the stuff that A-bombs are made of. At pre sent he Is professor of physics at the University of Chicago. Dr. Urey spoke at the annual Roosebelt day dinner of Ameri cans for Democratic Action. Stroble Wins Delay LOS ANGELES. Jan. 28-P Fred Stroble, convicted murder er of six-year-old Linda Joyce Glucoft, has been granted a stay of sentence until Monday to en able his new attorney to study the testimony of his trial. Stroble, 68, appeared in super ior court yesterday with his new counsel, John D. Gray, and Su perior Judge Charles W. Fricke, who had intended to pronounce the death sentence, allowed the delay. Gray has Indicated he may move for a new trial after he reads the 1,000 pages of testi mony. Let us help keep your oppliances working. Whatever their oge or condition we will promptly put them in Phone SOS - Halev of Midland. Mich., standi 'HKA Tdrnhnlo ENGAGED Princess Kazuko TaKe (above? , 20-year-oid aaugnter ot Japan's Emperor Hirohito, is en gaged to marry Toshlmlcbl Taka sukasa, 36, a S20-a-month cleric at the National Railway Museum in Tokyo. Mo date has been set for the wedding. Polio Research Need Reported WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-WP) The search for better ways of treating polio has proved fruitless so far. This was reported to a House Appropriations subcommittee by Dr. Justin M. Andrews, a commu nicable disease expert of the Pub lic Health service. His testimony was released for publication today. "I know of no advance in the treatment of poliomyelitis," Dr. Andrews testified. "The diagnosis of the disease has improved in the apprehen sion of mild cases, inapparcnt cases, or asymptomatic cases. "We feel that the key to further knowledge lies In a more thor ough Investigation of those so called minor illnesses, associated with paralytic polio, and we are attacking the phase In our epi demiological studies." Eep. Hedrlck (D-W Va), him self a doctor, asked: "In other words, we are not getting along very fast on the subject of polio mvelltls, are we?" ''We are not making as much Brogress as we would like to," ir. Andrews replied. Wallace Green Receives Life Imprisonment Term (PrtntlMiteH fmm nncp One) privilege of waiting one day be fore I Impose sentence." This privilege was waived by the de fense. "Then." said Judge Wimber ly, "I have hut one thing to do sentence you to Imprisonment in the Oregon State penitentiary for the rest of your natural life." He then dismissed the case and retired to his chamber. Green appeared unmoved by the imposition of sentence. He made no statement, except to sig nify his willingness to plead guil ty to the charge. Case Cloied Quickly The court's action brought to a close quickly the case of Wal lace Green, without his complete story being told. He had related to the district attorney and to state police, according to Davis, that on Thanksgiving day he had been shaving his grandfather, that he remembered standing by the stove with a piece of stove wood in his hands, that he then blanked out. Later he recalled having two pieces of wood In his hand. . After going outside he found property of his grandfa ther. Including his watch and wallet In his possession. Davis In Portland District Attorney Davis, com menting on the case by telephone from Portland, stated: "Although there was evidence available to the state which could have been presented to the Jury on the ques- Thatcher's SUTHERLIN CLEANERS Announce Pickup and Delivery Service In Sutherlin and Oakland - Areas Phone Sutherlin 2742 "We Guarantee Our Service" Down Payment Raise In U. S. Housing Eyed WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. (PI Senator Sparkman (D-Ala) to day proposed requiring a stlffer down payment ior nnusing unaer the administration's new program to provide dwellings for "moder ate Income" groups. The program proposed by Presi dent Truman would allow cr ooertives or non-profit corpora tions to quality ior long term, low interest loans by paying down as little as 21 per cent of the total cost on a project. "I want to increase that to at least five per cent of the proj ect's cost," Sparkman told a re porter today. These cash payments would go into capital stock of a National Mortgage corporation for housing cooperatives. Eventually the pay ments would replace $100 million of treasury cash advanced to start the new program. The original bill required that cooperatives eventually buy cap ital stock equal to 1 per cent of their loans. "I think that should be In creased to 10 per cent," Sparkman added. "The persons getting the homes would then have a larger Investment In them." Sparkman Is , chairman of a Senate banking subcommittee which has completed public hear ings on the program aimed at pro viding $2 billion or more of government-guaranteed loans in the next two years for building 250, 000 housing units. French Bandit May Surrender MARSEILLE, France, Jan. 28. UP) The French press hinted today that Paul Leca, the "brain" of the daring Aga Khan jewel robbery, might voluntarily give nimseit up to ponce. This would be another sensa tional development in the case. Yesterday more than half of the jewe'i taken last August irom tne Aga Khan and his wife were re covered. Police kept mum. They Issued a warrant for the arrest ot Leca, a 43-year-old Corsican. The French press speculated he might surren der soon, thus joining six other men in jail on charges involving them in the robbery. Jewelers and aeents of Lloyd's Insurance company began a study of the recovered gems today. They are seeking to determine their value and to discover what pieces are still missing. The total loot has been valued at from $450,000 to $857,000. Yes terday police figured the recov ered gems were worth $370,000. Woman Killed, 8 Hurt In Fire CHICAGO, Jan. 28. UP) One woman was killed and eight oth er persons were injured, some believed seriously, early today when fire swept through a three story north side rooming house. Several persons leaped from windows as flames whipped through the brick flat building at 2142 North Clark street; Fire men said at least four suffered injuries after leaping and were hospitalized. Others hospitalized were overcome by smoke. Some 50 persons fled in their night clothes from the burning struc ture. Mrs. Helen Ford. 36, died in the lobby of a nearby hotel after firemen removed her and her daughter, Sandra Lee, from their apartment. Both were overcome by smoke, t The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. Rural Truck Answers Two Residence Fires ' Fire Chief William "Dutch Mills reported today the rural fire truck was called out twice during the morning hours Satur day In answer to calls from out side the city limits. Firemen ouelled a blaze at the Charles A. Bohland home In Cloverdale addition, whicn (Jniet Mills said was caused by a faulty fireplace. Damage was estimat ed at $200. The home was Insur ed. Shortly after 2 a.m., firemen investigated a flue fire at 1223 Princeton s.treet. The house, own ed by R. O. Dunsden, was not damaged, Chief Mills said. FREE FALL unMr. vcmn. .Ton. 28. JP T. Larclna. an eight-year-old Por tuguese, leu irom ine rom oi a four-story building today. He was f6und unconscious but quickly revived. Amazed doctors could find no Injuries. t : tlon of premeditation and malice, aforethought, which is an ingre dient of the crime of first de gree murder In this case, lt would have been difficult for the state to obtain a conviction im posing the death penalty. There fore the conviction would have carried a recommendation for leniency, which makes lt manda tory for the court to impose a life" sentence. By accepting a plea of guilty to second degree mur der bv the defendant, offered through his counsel, the same ul timate end has been reached .without the added expense to the countv. The mandatory sentence for second degree murder is also life." imipiiiij i iim,inii,i mi i I Cc"' Ll . W. in MOVES UP Theodore T. ("Teddy") Hayes, a former trainer of Jack Dempsey and more recently connected with a notorious "Mexican Sweep stakes" in New York, has been appointed to an important post as assistant to Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing. Hayes' duty will be to act as contact man with Congress, sup plying information on Social Security, federal aid to educa tion, National Health Insurance and related legislative items. Hayes denied reports that his ap pointment resulted from a "must" request from Edward J. Flynn, Bronx Democratic boss. Ex-GI's Called Good Credit Risks WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 UP) Ex-Gi's are good credit risks, especially when it comes to buy ing a home, the Veterans ad ministration said today. "Veterans are continuing to make a splended repayment re cord in connection with their GI loan obligations," said Frank W. Kelsey, VA's finance administra tor, In a statement. "More than 146.000 have com pletely repaid loans totaling $570 million, while the others, with few exceptions, are meet ing thebr periodic payments promptly. "VA thus far has paid claims against the guaranty to lenders in only aoout j.j,duu cases oi ae faulted loans, or less tnan 1 per cent of tne total guaranteed. "Claims paid against home loans have amounted to almost 1,900,000 veterans in a total prin cipal amount of $10,029,000,000. The guaranties totaled about $4, 800,000,000." Clifford Resignation Regretfully Accepted WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. UP) President Truman has- accepted the resignation of Clark Clifford as his special counsel a situation which, he said, "from the bottom of my heart I wish could be in definitely deferred." Cillford is going back to private law practice. The President said White House administrative as sistant Charles Murphy will be sworn in as Clifford's successor Wednesday. In the letter of resignation made public yesterday, Clifford said Mr. Truman has "furnished the highest tyoe of leadership, not only to the people of this country, but to the peoples of the world." The President said Clifford has "earned the thanks of the nation," adding: "I shall miss you we shall miss you." Don't Rob His House LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28-f) At 63, Victor Johnson still packs a hearty wallop in his right hand. A young would-be burglar learn ed this the hard way last night when he broke into Johnson's home. Johnson told police he surpris ed the Intruder, uncorked a right hook to the .chin that sent his opponent to the floor. Then the man jumped out of a window and fled. Twenty minutes later police nabbed Ellis A. Bazlll, 28, In Ba zill's pocket was Johnson's wrist watch; on his chin was a bruise, police reported. They booked him on suspicion of burglary. KOREANS TO VISIT SEOUL, Jan. 28. UPy The five members of Korea's national as sembly who will seek continued U. S. economic aid in Washing ton will leave for the United States Feb. L their chairman, Shin Ik Hi said today. They plan to remain in Washington three weeks. O 16" Green Slabwood O Planer Ends Also Sawdust 4' Slabwood 15" Mill Ends U" Dry Slabwood Be a wise owl, ond don't run short of heating fuel, order now and moke sure you hove a full supply. We feature rompt delivery, ROSEBURG LUMBER Phone 468 The Weather U. S. Weather lureau Offlet Roseburg, Oregon Partly eloudy with, occasional showers today. Inorenlna eloudl- nese Sunday. highest temp, any Jan. . 71 Lowest temp, tor any Jan. -c Highest temp, yeeterday ' 44 Lowest temp, last 24 hra. ... 31 Precipitation last 24 hra. ,6 Precipitation from Jan. 1 10.87 (tlon from Sect. 1 22.13 Excess from Jan. 1 6.04 Bill Hart Proud Of Son, Man Says LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (JP) Bill Hart Sr. was "mighty proud of his son," an old friend of the family testified In the will battle yesterday. . "He once told me it was hit great ambition to make some thing out of him," said Al Jen nings, 86-year-old westerner. "I asked, 'You're going to make him an actor?' but BUI said no. He said, 'Al, I'm going to make a gentleman out of him."' Jennings, a reformed Oklaho ma train robber and picturesque filmland character, said that he first met the elder Hart in 1896 when he helped the latter out of some quicksand in Sooner terri- tory. In later years, Jennings said Hart complained of the domina tion of his sister, saying: "Mary's on my back all the time; I can't do what I want to." Hart Jr., trying to break the will that disinherits him, con tends his father was unduly in fluenced by Mary Hart, who died three years before the veteran actor. The latter died in 1946 at the age of 83, leaving the bulk of his $1,170,000 estate to Los An geles county. Coastal Towns Get Water Again COOS BAY, Jan. 28 UP) There was water in the house hold taps of Coos Bay and North Bend again today. Engineers completed tempo rary repairs last night to a water line break that left much of the two cities without water yester day. A heavy rainfall 2.75 inches In 24 hours drew blame for the break. It was believed to have weakened a storage reservoir. The reservoir bank collapsed .md tore out the connection to the towns' 16-inch water main. The main reservoir on Pony creek was not affected, however and engineers ran 10-inch pipe around the break to bring water to the two cities. New U. N. Building T Contract Is Signed LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 28 UP) The United Nations signed a contract yesterday for the sec ond building In Its new headquar ters group a five-story $12,000, 000 home for Its council meet ings. Adjoining the 39-floor secretar iat building which '.he U.N. hopea to occupy by next January, the new structure will hold cham bers for meetings of the security, trusteeship and economic and so cial councils. The contract for the new build ing went to the firm of Fuller, Turner, Walsh and Slattery, Inc., of New York. ACTRESS OUT. CHICAGO, Jan. 28. UP) Actress Lynn Bari, whose Illness forced her out of her starring role In "Light Up the Sky," will re main out of the show, a spokes man for the Studebaker theater said today. INCOME TAX E SERVICE 1 iates Final Returns I W. Williams J Room 207, Douglas Co. Bank Bldg. 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