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2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., Feb. 8, 1950
Scouts Guests
Of Kiwanis At
Tuesday Meet
Doiiglas District Praised;
Bruce Kelly Talks On
Hoover Board's Report
Explorer Scouts, sponsored in
Roseburg by the Kiwanis club,
were guests of the club at Tues
day's meeting in the Hotel Ump
qua. The program was divided into
two parts, the first given over to
scouting and a talk by Max Jen
sen, Oregon Trail Council scout
executive. The second part of the
program included a brief talk by
State .Junior Chamber of Com
merce President Bruce Kelly on
the .Hoover commission report.
Harold Glover, in charge of the
scout portion of the program, in
troduced - Rollie Quam, Douglas
District scout executive, who in
turn introduced Jensen. .
The. Oregon Trail council leader
referred-to the scout guests as
yourtg men, rather than boys. They
are explorers, "progressing up the
ladder of manhood," he said.
Jensen sketched briefly the his
tory of scouting, which had its or
igin in England, but was introduc
ed to American boys 40 years ago
Today, scouting on an internation
al plane has exceeded the 16,000,.
000 mark, with over 2,000,000 scouts
actively participating today.
Douglas Unit Praised
Douglas district is far ahead in
scouting today, he said, and com
plimented Quam as one of the out
standing field men in the North
west,' if not the entire country.
Developments such as those re
corded for Douglas district scout
ing don't just happen, he said
In many ways the district leads
ths entire Oregon Trail council in
scout activity and leadership, he
added. He- also complimented
Chuck Allen," explorer advisor
Ho stressed the Importance of
leadership in providing the proper
types of training for boys in their
development of character and lead
ership, and in their learning o(
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Negotiations In Milk
Dispute Mark Time
(Continued from page One)
the producers and that the farm
ers were being contacted for ap
proval or rejection of the offer.
Marvin Mayo, business represen
tative for the local teamsters'
union, said today he had no com
ment on the matter, pending more
meetings nlanned for the near fu
ture. He announced yesterday that
all local dairies except Umpqua
dairy had signed an agreement
with the union. He intimated ne
gotiations with Umpqua dairy are
still pending.
Representatives of the farmers'
group, the Umpqua Valley Miik
Producers' association, were not
available today for comment.
Protection For Western
Lumber Industry Asked
(Continued from page One)
vessels, causing a loss of $2,500,
000 to American carriers.
The representative said that Can
adians can undersell- American
lumber mills because, by counting
devaluation of the Canadian dol
lar, the wage they pay workers is
97.5 cents an hour, compared to
$1.45 in Washington and Oregon
He said using tramp steamers fur
ther gives the Canadians an ad
vantage of $6 a thousand feet in
freight rates.
Mack said that to offset these
advantages is the nresent tariff
duty of $1 a thousand feet of lum
ber, which was lowered from $4 a
thousand.
self directed activities. Play
grounds alone are not enough to
occupy a growing boy. He must
learn self-created activities, said
Jensen.
Following the singing of two vo
cal numbers by Warren Mack,
News-Review reporter, Bill Tipton,
Junior Chamber of Commerce dis
trict vice - president, introduced
Kelly.
Kelly first praised the scout pro
gram, and stressed the importance
of youth training so that the boys
of today may meet the problems
of the nation when they become
men. One of the chief differences
between success and failure lies
in the youth's training, he declar
ed. Many people who fail, he said,
do so not because of a lack of
enthusaism, but because of a lack
of steadfastness of purpose. He
quoted a poem to the effect that it
is bettr for a ship to do down
fighting than to drous to death
on some sheltered shore.
He then gave a short discourse
on the fact findings of the Hoover
commission relative to the tremen
dous cost of taxation. His talk was
on the same line as that on which
he has spoken before other civic
groups in Koseburg recently. He
stressed that our nation is "on the
last mile to collectivism," and
warned against its dangers.
If Russian economy was in such
a startling situation as our today,
we could sit back and not worry,"
he declared. He urged that the
Hoover commission report be sup
ported, in an effort to eliminate
waste in government spending.
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Glide Baptist
Church To Show
Atom Bomb Film
The mysterious atom smallest
particle of an element will be dis
cussed in the natural-color film,
"God of the Atom," to be shown
in the Glide Baptist church, Wed
nesday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p. m., ac
cording to the Rev, K. H. Faulk
ner, pastor.
Approved by the American
Scientific affiliation and com
mended by the Atomic Energy
commission, "God of the Atom"
includes actual photographs of the
Nagasaki and Bikini explosions, as
well as scientific apparatus used
in atomic research. Narration is
by preacher-scientist Irwin A
Moon, famous for his "Sermons
from Science" demonstrations dur
ing World War II.
Larry Johnson, a young physi
cist who aided in atomic develop
ment at Los Alamos and photo
graphed all three wartime bombs
as they exploded, appears in the
film with an eye-witness account
of his experiences. "Man needs the
kind of help which, in my expeii
ence, only God can give," says
the scientist, adding, "For me, this
is no academic statement, but an
experimental truth."
The film is one of a series in
cluding "Voice of the Deep" and
"God of Creation," produced by
Moody Bible institute of Chicago.
It will be shown by a Moody film
representative. x ,
High Postal Official
Resigns By Request
(Continued from page One)
on a scheme to buy and sell spe
cial stamp Issues.
Officials said close to $400,000
was investited on the basis of that
promise. While early investors re
portedly got their promised prof
its, others were left with losses of
over $200,000 when the scheme
blew up.
Mrs. O'Mahoney said Ambrose
"didn't make a dime," to her
knowledge, out of the dealings,
which resulted in his ouster from
the postoffice department.
Officials said they understood
Ambrose used postoffice station
cry, but they said no government
funds were involved in any way.
No charges have been filed, they
added.
Reporters trying to reach Am
brose found that his telephone num
ber is not listed, and there were
reports it had beer, removed from
the phone book after his wife was
besieged by calls from investcrs
seeking their money.
About three years a?o, a House
subcommittee brought out at hear
ings that Ambrose, while on leave
from the department, had been
publishing a private newsletter
which he sold to postmasters for
$10 a year.
Since his name was still carried
on the department's personnel rolls,
committee members objected" that
postmasters might feel obliged to
subscribe to the newsletters.
Ambrose thereupon was ordered
to suspend the publication.
Ambrose is in his late 30s. He
comes from Winchester, Mass., and
now lives in a Virginia suburb of
Washington with his wife and five
children. He was not immediately
available for comment.
ENLISTS IN NAVY
Oliver Cornelius Foshack, 18, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Fos
back of Dillard is in San Diego,
Calif., receiving recruit training,
following enlistment in the U. S.
navy Feb. 6.
Young Fosback, a resident of
Dillnrd for 11. years, was formerly
a student at Roseburg senior high
school. Prior to enlistment in Port
land, he was employed at Mont
gomery Ward's and also worked at
the Anderson and Hult Lumber
company, Dillard.
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Settlement Looms
In Coal Mine Strike
(Continued from page One)
could speed up its report to the
President "if one is necessary."
He did not elaborate on that
statement. President Truman has
asked for a report by Monday.
The board had some informal
sessions with Lewis and the coal
operators yesterday.
Strike Impact Felt
As the board swung into action,
the strike of 370,000 United Mine
workers was being felt at points
all over the nation.
More than 25,000 other workers
were forced into idleness as coal
burning factories ran out of fuel.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
announced that the state's four
teachers colleges, with an enroll
ment of 7,200 would close tonight
until Feb. 27 "or until such time as
coal supplies are made available."
The Pennsylvania railroad said
"it has been necessary and will
continue to be necessary to appro
priate some coal" from shipments
being carried from the mines to
wholesalers. ,
The railroad,' one of six which
had furloughed employes, said:
"We have only a week's supply
of coal on hand and it will be neces
sary to make certain additional
curtailments next week if there is
a wholesale suspension of coal
mining this week."
The Wheeling Steel Corp., said
it will cut production 50 percent
Friday.
The soft coal miners walked out
this week after Lewis rejected a
fact finding peace plan which Mr.
Truman had offered.
Defiance Intimated
That forced the President to in
voke the emergency provisions of
that Taft-Hartley act, even though
he has fought for the act's repeal.
The Taft-Hartley board of inquiry
Mr. Truman named cannot recom
mend a settlement. But the Presi
dent must wait for its report be
fore directing Attorney General
McGrath to petition the court for
an injunction.
That may touch off an unprece
dented showdown between the
miners and the government. Lewis
has hinted that the diggers either
will defy a court back-to-work or
der or will lift their tools very
slowly if forced to work.
After 80 days they would be free
to strike again. Mr. Truman could
then ask for new legislation to cope
with such a situation.
If the President gets an injunc
tion and the UMW fails to obey it,
the union Wjiild be subject to a
contempt action. Two previous
contempt citations have cost Lewis
and his union $2,130,000.
Lewis has never made known
his contract demands. But agree
ments he has signed with mines
producing about one-tenth of the
nation's soft coal provide a 95-cent-day
wage boost to a total of $15
a day and a 15-cent boost in the
present 20-cents-a-ton royalty paid
into the miners' welfare fund.
Mercy Slayer Freed
By Jury's Verdict
(Continued from page One)
Judith Memhard, 52, announced the
verdict.,. The Arial lasted two
weeks. r
degree murder in Connecticut's
first mercy slaying trial. She would
have gone to prison for life if con-
vmeu.
The iltrv fllsn rnuM hnva .nn.
victed her of manslaughter with
a maximum penalty up to 15 years
in Drison.
Spectators Applaud
Light applause swept the court
room at the verdict despite Su
nerinr ' .TnHcp .Tnhn A rnrnall'.
stern warning against any demon-
amuion.
Spectators thronged the corri
dors of the FnirfiolH rnnntu mtrt-
house for more than 30 minutes to
snout "good luck, Carol" as the
girl left for home.
Judge Cornell set her free with
in seconds after the verdict from
the nine women and three men on
the jury.
The jury members refused to say
how many ballcv they took. They
said they pledged secrecy.
Carol clutched in her hand the
same gold crucifix that was
pressed there by her mother Thurs
day as the girl took the witness
.MHI1U.
Widow Happy At Verdict
She testified she could not re
member shooting her 52-year-old
father as he lay in a drug-induced
sleep after an operation that re
vealed his incurable cancer. He
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Adventist Pastor
Accepts New Call
Elder J. J. Robertson, pastor of
the Roseburg Seventh-Day-Adven-tist
church, announced at the
monthly church board meeting
Monday night that he has accept
ed a call to be pastor of the Green
lake Senenth-Day-Adventist church
in Seattle, Wash. He will take the
place left vacant by Elder W. I.
Unterseher, who has been asked to
pastor one of the Portland Seven-th-Day-Adventist
churches. The
new pastor for Roseburg has not
yet been chosen. An announcement
will be made soon.
Elder Robertson with his family
left Tuesday for Seattle to look
over the situation. They plan to
return next week and will then
make final arrangements for leav
ing his work here.
Elder and Mrs. Robertson are
graduate of Walla Walla college.
Elder Robertson obtained his mas
ter's degree in Washington, D. C.
He is well known in the western
part of Oregon, having spent 10
years in evangelistic and pastoral
work in this part of the state. His
work was in the Albany-Lebanon,
.St. Johns-Montavilla, Newberg-Mc-Minnville-Forest
Grove, Springfield-Eugene,
and Hillsboro church
districts before he came to Rose
burg three and a half years ago.
Since coming here he has been
pastoring the Seventh-Oay-Adven-tist
churches of Roseburg, Suther
lin and Myrtle Creek.
It might be of interest to Rose
burg residents to know that the
Greenlake church in Seattle is the
outgrowth of work started there in
1923 by Elder Taylor G. Bunch,
who was pastor here in 1915.
Georgia Ruth Underwood
Of Oakland Passes Away
Georgia Ruth Underwood, 83,
died at a Roseburg hospital last
night, Feb. 7, following a long ill
ness. She was born near Yoncalls, Jan
12, 1867 and lived most of her life
in Oakland. Her husband, James
A. Underwood, died several years
ago.
She was a member of St. Johns
Presbyterian church of San Fran
cisco and of the Oakland Eastern
Star lodge, chapter 91.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Mariam Bovingdon of Oakland, and
a son, Roval C. UNderwood, San
Mateo, Calif.
Services will be held in the Oak
land Community church Friday at
2 p.m., with Rev. James Brinks
officiating. Vaults interment will
be in the IOOF cemetery, Oak
land. Arrangements are in care of
Stearns mortuary, Oakland,
Employment Office
Fixes Holiday Service .
The Roseburg office of the Ore
gon State Employment service will
be open for the purpose of taking
continued claims only on Feb. 13
which is normally being observed
as Lincoln's birthday, announced
Manager George Foster.
He said that a skeleton crew
would also be on duty Feb. 22
Washington's birthday, for this pur
pose only. The usual crew will be
on duly at Myrtle Creek also on
those itinerary dates, according to
Foster. ' -
Active Club Planning
Two More Projects
The weekly Active club meeting
is scheduled for Thursday at 7 a.m.
in the Shalimar. The members
have a couple of projects in the
making and request a good turnout
The March of Dimes containers
which were left out an additional
week because of the polio cam
paign extension, will be picked up
by club members next Saturday,
starting at 9 a.m.
never knew he had the disease.
The girl told newsmen she would
return to New England college at
Henniker, N. H., as soon as she
rested.
She said she was not engaged,
although reports of a romance
cropped up during the trial.
Mrs. Mary Paight, 52, widowed
by her daughter's mercy bullet,
broke down in convulsive sbbs at
the verdict. Then she said: "I'm
so happy I could die." She stood
staunchly behind the girl through
out the trial.
Carol's brother, handsome, strap
ping Carl Paight Jr., 22, also was
with Carol at the end as he had
been throughout the trial. He too
testified in her defense.
THIS SIGN
THINK OF
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Uncle Sam Lose On
Surplus Potato Deal
(Continued from page One)
the farmers at give-away prices
for stock food. But first it dyes
them so they can't be used for hu
man food. '
Meanwhile American brokers go
to Canada for their stocks.
Segari said Idaho potatoes would
cost him $4.40 a 100 pounds deliv
ered to New Orleans. He would not
divulge what the Canadian pota
toes of equal grade cost him but
said he was selling them at $4 a
100 pounds in job lots after paying
an import duty of 75 cents a 100
pounds. Water-freight charges from
Canadian ports to New Orleans
run 60 cents a 100 pounds.
Surplus To Feed Livestock
Last week the government an
nounced in Washington it would
dump between 25,000,000 and
40,000,000 bushels of potatoes it ac
quired in price support operations.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
said they would be disposed of in
the areas where they were grown
He authorized their sale at one
cent a 100 pounds to farmers who
are expected to use them for live
stock feed or fertilizer.
Originally they cost the govern
ment an average of $1.25. La3t
week the government cut the sup
port price on the 1950 crop to $1.01
a bushel, an immediate drop of
nine cents.
The government has about 50,
000,000 bushels of potatoes acquired
through purchases under the law
requiring support of farm com
modity prices. Present law re
quires support at 60 percent ot
parity the price the law says is
fair to both potato growers and
potato eaters.
Brannan estimates prices sup
ports on the 1949 potato crop will
cost the government between
$80,000,000 and $100,000,000.
Canyonville Navy Vet
Home Despite Mixup
Gene Neiswanger, of Canyon
ville, a seaman in the Navy at
Treasure Island, San Francisco for
the past 6 months returned to his
home last week here, reports his
mother,. Mrs. William Gaubert. He
was honorably discharged, as were
all married men.
After his last visit home he re
turned to Treasure Island with or
ders to go to Pearl Harbor, It was
then Mrs. Neiswanger decided to
go to Duluth, Minn, to visit her
mother, Mrs.- Gladys Underdale,
until such time she could go to
Pearl Harbor to be with her hus
band. ' '
After she reached Minnesota she
received word from Gene saying
he was coming home to Oregon so
she -changed her plans and came
back.
Now Mr. and Mrs. Neiswanger
are both in Canyonville where they
plan to make their home which
they have looked forward to since
they were married during the last
year.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 8 0B
Hollis Powers Gale felt today like
a man who had just been handed
a $5,000,000 fortune that 172 other
people had been after.
Because that is just what hap
pened. And ,the sensation, says Gale,
is "particularly gratifying."
Gale, a New York businessman,
was adjudged yesterday the sole
heir of the multi-million dollar es
tate of the late aged recluse, Mary
Bullock Powers.
Miss Powers, who had "lived the
last quarter century in a strange,
shut-away-from-the-world solitude,
died without a will 20 months ago,
and set off a transatlantic scram
ble for her millions.
Men and women in this country
and abroad 173 of them put in
thier bids for the money, claim
ing various degrees of kinship. Two
men claimed to be illegitimate
sons.
After months of hearings, Sur
rogate (Judge) William T. Col
lins sorted through the claims, fin
ally eliminating all of them except
that of Gale, a first cousin once
removed.
His paternal grandmother was
the sister of Miss Powers' father
. Miss Powers, who was 72 when
she died, lived her last 26 years
shut in a midtown hotel room. She
saw almost no one except the
waiter who delivered her one meal
a day, the hotel manager who col
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Cloudy today, tonight and to
morrow with showers. Little tem
perature change.
Highest temp, any Feb. 71
Lowest temp, for any Feb. 3
Highest temp, yesterday 52
Lowest temp, for last 24 hr 45
Precipitation last 24 hrs. T
Precipitation from Feb. 1 ...... .72
Precipitation from Sept. 1 23.2
Deficiency from Feb. 1 .35
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Gale's estimated inheritance tax
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