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The Tragic Story Of Jobless Coal Miner Told By Reporter - By JAMES HOLTON LAKE LYNN, Pa. UP) Just about everyone in this mining town is pitching in these days despite the coal strike to help the Paul Miller family they've had the toughest luck of anybody. To the Millers Paul; Harriett and four surviving children hunger is just another chapter in a tragedy that began two years ago. Their ,neat, four-room frame home burned to the ground in 1948. With it went everything the Millers owned but the clothes on their backs. Miller, a coal miner, started all over again. He bought an old house and tore it down. Then he partially rebuilt it rather crudely, he ad mitson the site of the old house. Infant Diet Last August, four-year-old Bobby died of a ruptured appendix. SECTION TWO Tax Boost Plan Assailed By Oil Industry Heads WASHINGTON, Feb. . UP) Part of President Truman's new tax program was assailed by the oil industry Wednesday as a threat to its abilility to meet the nation's on needs in war or in peace. Industry spokesmen went before the House ways and means com. mittee to protest Mr. Truman s proposal to cut depletion allow ances given the industry. The President has described these as "loopholes" in the tax law and asked Congress to plug them. Ernest Thompson, member of the Texas Railroad commission which regulates the petroleum business in that state, told tne committee the proposed $200,000, 000 in additional taxes on the in dustry "would be poor economy. "Even with the present tax sys tem," he said, "we do not have one-half the reserve capacity needed for national defense. Why tamper with the system that has brought forth the capacity to fight and win two wars?" Russell B. Brown, co-chairman of the industry's general depletion committee, declared the existing tax provisions "are now inade quate rather than excessive." . As the industry's spokesmen ap peared, some ways and means' committee members said privately Mr. Truman may lose his proposal for any. severe change in deple tion allowances. Cut Offset Demanded The overall changes Mr. Tru man is asking would add $500,000, 000 to the federal income $200, 000,000 of it from revisions in the oil and mine depletion allowance. That allowance is a special tax de duction granted on the ground that the value of a well or mine is de pleted as oil or metal is removed In return for the half million dollars saved by the collection of additional taxes, Mr. Truman told Congress he would agree to a cut of equal size in excise levies. But he said he would veto any bill to cut the federal taxes on such things as luggage, jewelry and transportation tickets if the govern ment lost revenue on the deal. Despite that position, there was talk in Congress of cutting even deeper into excises, while plugging fewer "loopholes" than the presi dent proposed.: On the ways and means commit tee, sentiment appeared to be shaping up something ilke this: 1. A sharp division on the pro posal affecting the oil and mining industries, with a possible compro mise in prospect. . 2. Overwhelming support for stopping up what Mr. Truman designated as other loopholes such as certain provisions giving special tax consideration to edu cational and charitable institu tions and labor organizations. 3. Strong committee sentiment to outlaw "collapsible corpora tions" such as those formed to produce one motion picture with the idea, Mr. Truman said, of avoiding the normal income taxes and paying only the fmaller cap ital gains tax. Two months later Mary Eliza. beth, 10, was stricken with tetanus and spent 38 days in the hospital. in the meantime, recurring coa strikes and "holidays" pared down Miner s usual S80-a-weeK cnecK. - Came 1950. Miller, along with most miners in this area, worked just :hree days a week and stopped when the miners began their no contract no work" strike. There was no extra food in the Miller larder. Last year hadn't per muted any saving. The tew doi. lars he earned vanished fast. Couldn't he get some other kind of work? In this shabby mine town, there aren t any steady joos to oe naa and odd jobs are out because no- Dody nas money to pay for them. Miller applied for relief. He was turned down. The State Department of Public Assistance places a lien agaiist property owned by a relief re cipient. Miller owns his rebuilt shack, but he has nothing in the way of a deed to prove it. Salvation Army Helps The Saivafion Army provided several food slips. "Without them we'd have starv ed, I guess," said 35-year-old Mrs. Miller. The government provided the miners with surplus potatoes and the Millers got 100 pounds. "That's all the food we have in the house," the chunky housewife declared. "I'm trying to save them, so ! can only give the children three potatoes between them to take to school for lunch. "I know this sounds terrible but I tell them that maybe the other cniidren will share their lunches with them. And they do. too." The other Miller children are Paul Jr., 12; Harry, 8, and Roger, 9 monts. How do the Millers feel about their plight? Miller, speaking slowly, com mented: Wants To Go Back "I can't say much except I want to go back to work awful bad. Course, long's there's a strike I'm staving out." Miller was asked what he would tell President Truman if he had an opportunity to talk to him about it. The 37-year-old digger murmured only: "I'd sure like to go back to work." But his wife spoke ud auicklv. Said she: "I'd tell him rieht away that I didn't like him usinu this Taft- Hartley law. That's not helping the miners. And it sure isn't going to settle the strike.' "I don't like sending mv kids to school practically to beg food, but i uiiiiiv iii.v uusuanu is nt;iii in noi working. I'm in back of him." She turned to a little stove in the corner. "Would you like some coffee" she began. "Oh, dear, I forgot. We haven't had any this week. The neighbors give us things like that when they can spare it. But they're having a tough time of it, too." Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 1950 33-50 SWEETHEARTS! The qirls pictured above are part of a group of eleven chosen from the claiset at Senior high by the "R" club to compete for th title of "Sweetheart of Roseburg High." The lucky young lady so selected will reign over the school's Valentine Day's dance to be held next Saturday night at the girls gymnasium. From the left the girls are Joan Zemlicka, Barbara Peterson, Evelyn Deveraux and Shirley Erickson. The first three are members of the sophomore class while Miss fcnekson is a Junior. Jill Kern, another candidate for the big honor, was unable to be present for her picture- She a Sophomore. I By Paul Jenkins I. Sea Serpent Spotted By Canadian Jurist VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 9. (CP) Caddy, the sea serpent with a head "like a snake," is back at Victoria beaches. Chief Justice James T. Brnwu of Regina saw the serpent last Sun day, he said here, and "it looked like a montrous snake." "I have two witnesses to prove it," he added. "My wife and my daughter. They can't lie, even if I could." He described the sea monster, first reported in the waters of Cadboro bay in the early 30s, as Every cook's delight I these tlBW $bgo mut CIFTSPKMIS We ' iM " WIRt mm i iZ&Wfol for 18 LARGE P OOM,tK COUPONS i t3-Qar9fSsJ ''''i'SSf .'ALUMINUM PANf '. for 18 LARGE f V ' J SEGO MILK COUPONS Jt fW Xp V ' THIII MIMIUMI Wilt NOT II IINT I 1 MAIl Pleat redeem coupons oti St Hargis Electric Neighbors Wish Mobster Cohen Lived Elsewhere LOS ANGELES. Feb. 9.-4m Mickey Cohen is "very sick in the stomach" as a result of the bomb ing of his home, but he's not the only one. His neighbors are pretty sick, too, they say. "I'd sure like to see him go, but I hate to wish him off on any other neighborhood," Mrs. Susan Er hardt told a reporter. Mrs. Erhardt lives at 520 Moreno Ave. Cohen's address is 513 Moreno Ave. Mrs. George Cleveland, 526 Mo reno Ave., said "it's dangerous fjr our small children, and besides it's hard on the property values." Matters took an official turn when Deputy Police Chief Thad Brown called Cohen on the carpet. "A lot of innocent people may be killed or injured on account of you," Brown blasted. "Two chil dren across the street were nearly killed. A piece of plate glass lodged against the throat of one of the girls." Cohen said he had no exnlaina tion for yesterday's bombing, but he added: "I feel very bad about my neigh bors." It was the sixth time in four years that Cohen apparently es caped death by a narrow margin. Two men, Harry Rothman and Ed ward Herbert, have been killed by gun slugs seemingly aimed at Cohen. "Bombs today," said Mrs. Er hardt, "tomorrow it might be ma chine gunj ..." Crlien estimated the loss at $50.- 000 and biid he believed it was covered by insurance. Much of the damage, he said, was to his ex tensive wardrobe. The bomb was set off beside or underneath a dressing room in which he kept his clothes. Police said they are looking for two men seen in an auto in the vicinity at the time. The little mobster recently sold his clothing store and a closeout sale of the small shop's stock has been underway since November. He also sold the Cafe Continental in the past few months, explain ing he was broke and in debt. 35 or 40 feet long, a head lilfe a snake, and dark in color. "I got three good loks at him; on one occasion he came almost right in front of us." Dillctrd By ROSA HEINBACH The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Dillard church met Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The opening songs were led by Wanda Wagler and Bernita Clausen accompanied by Doris Finnell on the piano. They had a Bible quiz program. Wanda led the devotionals and the busi ness meeting. Plans were made for a box supper on Saturday night, Feb. 11 at 8 o'clock. All of the high school girls in the community are invited to attend and bring a box for the occasion and the boys are all invited to come and buy them from the girls. Those attend ing were: The leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rummell, and Bud Walker. Pat Callahan. Colleen Cole, Jerry Gentry, Bernita Clausen, Barbara Covey, Marilyn Mahoney, Wayland Gentry, Silvia Hill, Dale Wilson. David Burks, Bob Tedrick, Johnny Appleton, Lyn Spccklemeir, Gondon Clayton, Wanda Wagler, Wesley Finnell and Doris f inneu Den No. 1 of Cub pack 136 met ,-.t the Dillard church for its regular meeting Tuesday at 4 o'clock. Mrs Edith Bratsch, the den mother, reports they are working on valen tines and on their displays for the pack meeting Feb. 20, at which time the boys are to receive their Bob Cat pins. The mothers are en couraged to attend as they are sup posed to place pins on their boys All three dens are to present a play at that time. Those present were: Jerrie Griese, Gene Bratsch, Warren Heinbach, Phillip Hill, Jan Ricks and one guest, David Mc- Cord, and Boy Scout den chief Richard Anderson.- The absent member was Walter Kreps. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brooks of Roseburg were visitors at the home of Mrs. Mercy Buell and Mrs. Dor othy Mayse Sunday. Mrs. Buell and Mrs. Mavse have both been ill anil confined to their home for the last two weeks. Mrs. Mayse, teacher of Dillard school second grade, re sumed her duties Monday.: Mrs. Earl Oakley and son Timmy of Roseburg visited her aunt, Mrs Roy Rice. Sunday. Mrs. Kice has been ill for the last ten days. She is reported to be improving satis factorily at ner nome on nice creeK. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Stafford, well-known residents of the Green Televised Eye Operation May End Blindness ATLANTA, Feb. 8. -UP) The mother of two small children hopes to see them and her husband soon for the first time. Mrs. Mary Ella Sams, 33-year-old wife of a textile worker, was the willing subject Monday for an operation color-televised for 1,000 doctors attending a southeastern graduate assembly. As they watched a screen mag nifying details five times, a sur geon painstakingly replaced the cloudy white film over the pupil of Mrs. Sams' left eye with a healthy cornea from a stillborn baby. Mrs. Sams, almost totally blind since infancy, waited hopefully un til a few hours before the opera tion to learn if it could be per formed. Doctors had made an unsuccess ful nationwide search for a cornea. Then, a stillborn baby arrived at Grady hospital and the parents consented to use of one of its un damaged corneas. ' Mrs. Sams should know in two or three weeks if her operation is a success. Surgeons said corneal grafts seldom result in perfect vision but to those who have never seen, even partial vision seems miraculous. Doctors watched the operation from the municipal auditorium sev eral blocks away. Portland Policemen May Get Forty-Hour Week PORTLAND, Feb. t. UP) The Portland police department will get a 40-hour week if the budget committee can work it out The city council decided it was in favor of the 40-hour week policemen now work 48 hours but it will be up to the budget commit tee to figure out where it will get the money. Commissioner Ormond Bean pointed out that better hours for firemen they work 60 hours now but can sleep during their on-duty tour if not called out and moie money for all city employes will have to be considered in the next budget. It will cost $1,000,000, he said, to take care of general hour and wage betterments. Merely referring the shorter week to the budget committee won't bring the shorter hours, he warned. Police department representa tives told the council that the ma jority of policemen work at night. That, plus day hours when they have to appear in court, leaves them little time with their fami lies, they said. Charities Share In Bequests Of Plywood Official PORTLAND, Feb. 9. - UP) A school that teaches' deaf children to talk will get $20,000, largest of the charitable bequests made by Max D.. Tucker, who died here Feb. 2. His bequests for ' charitable or public purposes totaled. $665,000. The will of, the president of the Cascades Plywood corporation was admitted to probate Tuesday. The school of -deaf children is Maxon Oral school, Portland. Pu pils are children born deaf or deaf ened early in childhood. Tucker'r will, dated Jan. 5 with a codicil dated Jan. 17, gives approxi mately half the estate value not stipulated to his widow. On her death, unless she wills otherwise, the residue of her share is to go to a charitable trust which Tucker's will created. Among the specific bequests: $100,000 to Flushing, Mich., his birthplace: $100,000 to the United States National bank as trustee for 10 scholarships of $1000 each an nually for attendance at the Uni versity of Oregon, Oregon State college. Lewis and Clark or Wil lamette university: $50,000, Alber tina Kerr hone, Portland: $50,000, Lebanon community hospital foun dation, Lebanon: $25,000, Lewis and Clark college; $25,000, Waverly baby home, Portland: $10,000, Wil lamette university; $10,000, Oregon Humrne society; $10,000, Alice Marie children's home, Eugene; $10,000, St. Vincent's hospital; $10, 000, Episcopal church, Oswego: $5000, Shriners hospital for crippled children, Portland. Relative -also received specific bequests, the largest sum, $150,000 going, to his sister, Mrs. Marion Frascr, Flushing, Mich., and her two sons. , Czechoslovakia!! Woman Admires Oregon's Beauty : By ROSA HEINBACH. . Miss Josie Solnicka arrived in Roseburg Sunday, Jan, 19, from Moravia in Czechoslovakia, to stay at the home of her uncle. Rudolph Solnicka, and family. Miss Solnicka, who speaks fluent Czech, German, Italian, French and English, has just .-returned from a tour of the United States, which began last Oct, 29. Before leaving her native coun try, she was employed with an importing firm in Prague. The firm imported goods from Ger many, Belgium, Sweden, Switzer land, Italy, England and the United States. She hopes to obtain similar employment especially as Brilliant Pianist Dated Here Has Tragic Background Gladys H. Strong, president of the Roseburg Community Concert association, is calling attention of local folks to a write-up in the February issue of Reader's Digest on Roseburg's next concert uter tainer, Maryla Jonas, Polish pian ist, who appears here on the Junior High auditorium stage March 3. The article, entitled "Melody Re captured," by Ann M. Lingg, rs lates the struggles of this-talented pianist, who played for pennies in half empty halls, until she finally attained fame and appeared on March 30, 1946, in Carnegie hall. But Maryla Jonas' rise to suc cess was not one of obtaining rec ognition alone. A brilliant career in Poland was cut short by the Nazi occupation, the article points out. Maryla escaped to Brazil while her husband, her mother and two brothers were imprisoned and later perished in Poland. Her feeling of guilt in having left them there froze her hands when ever she approached a piano, until the great Artur Rubenstein, by a ruse, forced her to play to test the acoustics in an auditorium in Bra zil where he was to play. Without realizing, she played for five hours. Other accounts of Maryla Jonas, a child prodigy of the great Padc rewskl, are related in the article. Head hunting is said to have been practiced in the British Isles up to the end of the Middle Ages. U.S. savings bonds which are lost are replaced by the U.S. government. a correspondent clerk in com merce. Miss Solnicka reports living con ditions here are very different from those in her home country. She says, "I admire this country and I find Oregon very much to my liking, as the hills, woods and cli mate resemble that of my home." During her tour of this country, she spent a short time in New York, then went to Bellevue, la where she spent 14 days visiting three uncles who are in the manu facturing business. On Nov. -6, she went to Havre, Mont., visiting with her uncle and two cousins who aro jn the wheat farming business. Jan. 29, she arrived at her destination in Roseburg at the home of the Solnicka family at the Parkrose motel. IT'S TALLER AND TASTIER -thanks to FRESH EGGS COOKING TIME ASK YOUR GROCER ECONOMICAL DILICIOUS HIAlTHFUi NOURISHINO tmsy t0 pnpmf Grand Junction. Colorado, gets Its name from the fact the Colo rado and the Gunnison rivers come together nearby. 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