U. of 0, Library Eugene, Ore. COMP fo). 0) siul 3 WHO DOES WHAT isna-. U2 mmm MRS. HAZEL HAYS displays a bjousa at Mod O 0y on North Main street, where tho it employed. She and har hus band, Craig Hays, hava livad in Roseburg tinea 1931. Tha laHar workt for Copco. With their two children, tha Hayt liv at 1349 Military ttraat.' NON-POLITICAL (HE SAYS) Truman Plans Tour To Help Demo Candidates; Party Feast Set Tonight WASHINGTON, Fab. 16. (AP President Truman ditcloiad today that ha plant what ha calli a non-political campaign tour this yaar to help Damocratic candidatat tasking taatt in Congratt. Adopting tha labal ha utad during hit pra-convantion twing of 1948, tha Pratidant told reportart h would take tham on a non-political tour again thit yaar. In the Day's News Br FRANK JENKINS THIS cornea from Washington: "A hint from a California politi cal le der (George Luckey, vice chairman o( the state Democratic committee) that President Truman if thinking ol re-election in 1952 waa welcomed by Democrats gen erally today." Luckey, coming from a White House chat with Truman, quoted tha President as saying: "If we should have the same team next time, maybe we could do some thing." WILL Truman run again? Of course he'll run. He has to. The pressure on him to do so is too great to ba resisted. FROM here on out, every presi dent will have to keep on run ning until he is defeated or dies in harness. We have already prog ressed that far toward the totali tarian state. THERE is a new voice crying out in the Republican wilderness. It is that of Governor Albert Driscoll, (Continued on Page Four) MORI PACIFIC POWER WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -tJPl-The Navy is adding two carriers to its Pacific striking force with out noticeably weakening its strength in the Atlantic. The move will bring Pacific car rier strength to five. Junior Chamber Plans For Attendance Of 200 At State Board Meet Here This Week With mora than 100 out-of-town advanct registrations al ready racaivad, Roteburg Junior Chamber of Commerce, mem bart are predicting at least 200 partont will attend tha Junior Chamber stata board meeting here Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to general chairman Don Forbat. The affair will begin with regis tration at the Hotel Umpqua Fri diy at 4 p.m. Friday evening's session will include the executive board meeting at 7 o'clock, which all presidents and state directors are requested to attend. A general business meeting is scheduled at 8 p.m., with adjourn ment at 9 o'clock to the Shalimar for a dancing party. All local Jey cees are welcome to attend the party, as will as other sessions of the convention. The convention will get into full swing Saturday, starting wirh the S resident's and state directors' reakfast at 8 a.m. Doe Henry, na tional director, of Enterprise, will preside. Other meetings will continue throughout the morning, with a national vice-president's luncheon at noon. Stata President Bruce Kel The President made clear that he will wait until after the pri maries before doing all he can to help Democrats win in any state. White House callers disclosed yesterday that Mr. Truman plan ned to campaign for Democratic candidates, especially in Pennsyl vania and Ohio. Mr. Truman again refused to tell his news conference whether he will seek re-election in 1952. George Luckey, California Dem ocratic vice chairman, had indi cated earlier this week after see ing the President that he thought Mr. Truman was receptive. . The President said Luckey drew that conclusion himself. He de clined to say whether it was cor rect. And lie suggested that re porters wait and see what he does. Dines, Talks Tonight Tonight Mr. Truman is to de liver a major address at a gala $100-a-plate Jefferson-Jackson day dinner here. He waa reported ready (Continued on page Two) Spring Opening Program Tentatively Outlined The spring opening committee. composed of local merchants, yes terday tentatively outlined the agenda for this year's affair, to be held March IS. Included in the plana ar con tests featuring log chopping, spon sored by Lawson's Jewelry store, and the repeat of the popular Ma bel Lewis fashion show. Special events will include a water fight by the fire department and the an nual treasure hunt. For the first time, the spring opening will be open to any local enterprise, including seed and feed stores, farm implement and auto mobile dealers, building concerns and other local businesses. Persons wishing to participate are urged to contact Ray Sims at Trowbridge Electric for further in formation. ly will preside. Principal speaker will be Ralph Rohweder, national vice-president of Chicago, and a guest speaker will be Marble Cook, field representative of the Oregon Education association. Important meetings are schedul ed for Saturday afternoon, and the big event of the evening will be the banquet at 7 p.m. Forbes will be master of ceremonies and Paul Geddes, the principal speaker. The highlight will he presentation of the distinguished service award by Bert Dennis. Baker, last year's winner, to Dave Knox, Eugene. Final sessions will be held Sun day morning, with adjournment at 11 o'clock. All sessions will be at the Umpqua hotel, except the Fri day night dancing party at tha Shalimar and the banquet at Kennedy's. Tits) YYoortliOt Mostly cloWy with showers today. Increosiag claodlnaia with rail Friday. Sunset today S:4S p. m. SussriM tomorrow 7:01 a. m. Establishe. 1873 Floods Rout Thousands In Two States Mitsiftippl River Goes Over Million-Acre Area; Snow Chills New England 'By Tha AMMlatcd PrM) Thousands were driven from their homes in flooded areas in east Louisiana and winter's worst storm raged across the New England states today. Flood watera from tha swollen Mississippi and other surging riv ers spilled out over more than a million acres of lowlands in Loui siana and Mississippi. Soma 8,000 persons were evacuated: other thousands were threatened with evacuation. Skies cleared and temperatures dropped over the southern water shed. Fair weather also was re ported in the Ohio and upper Mis sissippi valleys, easing temporari ly the serious flood threats in many river areas. . But the rising Mississippi remain ed a potential danger along a 600- mue stretcn irom Cairo, III., to the gulf. Heavy rains, engineers said. could result in widespread damage. Storm Dealt Deam Six persons died in the storm which swept the New England area. Snow falls measured up to 15 inches in western Massachu- (Continued on page Two) ' 1,000 Doctors See Operation On Eye Via Television ATLANTA. Feb. 16 UP) A delicate operation performed as 1,- 000 doctors watched promises to enable a cotton mill worker's wife to see her husband and two chil dren for the first time. It was the surgical transplant ten days ago of a cornea from a still-born baby to the left eye of Mrs. Mary Ella Sams, 33, of Man chester, Ga. Color television nicked up minute operation details and displayed them to physicians at a southeas tern medical meeting. It was the first such demonstration in t h e south. The bandages were removed yes terday layer by layer. Mrs. Sajns' sight was tested with a flashlight beam. She smiled as her husband children and relatives clustered around her and told them she could detect the light. Her doctors at Grady hospital were silent on the final results, this eye. Isn't that great?" 'You know, they think 1 11 pro bably have 80 percent vision in thise eye. Isn t that great" Mrs. Sams has been blind since an infection at the age of 18 months. If sight is restored to her left eye. a similar operation may be performed later on her other eye. Hearing Scheduled On Shortage Of Boxcars PORTLAND, Feb. 1 -UP) The railroad boxcar shortage, which has plagued Western Oregon lum bermen and other shippers, will be eyed by a congressional sub committee Feb. 28. That was the word received by K. C. Batchelder, traffic manager for the West Coast Lumbermen's association, from Rep. Harris Ells worth. Bachelder said Ellsworth report ed that a series of hearings would open Feb. 27, covering various phases of transportation, with the boxcar situation to be reviewed the second day. No witnesses from Hie Northwest have been called. Woman Finishes Paper Route, Then Bears Child Albany, Fab. 1. J Mrs. Larry Barnes, Albany Democrat Harald carrier, finished drivina har IS-mile delivery raute at usual at S s. m. Then sha want to tha hospital and gave birth to a S-pound girl, Cynthia Kay. Mrs. Barnes, wh had driven aver anew and ice covered reads all through tha cold spall to de liver tha paper, will ba back an tha job in a manth. Har brother is pinch-hitting an tha route new. Fine, Jail Term Meted To Drunken Driver Wslter J. Newman, 22, Rose burg, charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, waa fine.1 $250 and sentenced to servo 30 days in the county jail, when ha appeared in justice court Tuesday Judge A. J. Geddes reported. JAIL TERM METED Robert Allen Hileman, 23, Scotta burg, charged with obtaining mon ey under false pretenses, was sen tenced Saturday to serve six months in the county jail, then paroled, by Judge Carl E. Wimberly. ROSEIURG, Assessor Dixon Files Candidacy Ned Dixon, incumbent, above, announced today filing of his can didacy for the office of Douglas county assessor. His name will ap pear on the Republican party pri mary ballot. Dixon is currently serving his second term as assessor. He has been a resident of Douglas county Since 1907. Since taking office, Dixon said, the number of property transfers recorded in the county have in creased from about 250 annually in 1942 to between 4,500 and 5,000 annually. Harold T. Lewis, Reedsport, has also filed his candidacy for nom ination to the office of Port of Umpqua commissioner. He is a Re publican. Hester L. Reed, Roseburg, filed her candidacy for nomination to the office of precinct committee woman. Sha is a Democrat. Sewer Plans For West Roseburg Ready For Council Plans, specifications and cost es timates for tha Wast Roseburg sewer system hive been drafted an will ba presented to the city council at its regular meeting Mon City Manager M. W. Slankard an nounced. Shown on the plans are the cust to each block of housra, the depth of trenches and all pipe sizes and manholes. If the plans and specifications are accepted by the council, a public hearing will be heid and the people of the area will be gv en a chance to say whether or not the city should call for bids to construct the sewers. If the bids are let, it is believed, that the work can be completed sometime this summer, said Slan kard. In case the bids of contractors exceed the total cost estimates of the engineer, the city msy assume the work responsibility and com plete the project using city ures. In no case can the work cost more than 10 percent in excess of the engineer's estimates, according to the city manager. . Soldier Draws Prison Term For Auto Theft Earnest Carl Goodwin, 18. Co. L, Fourth RTC, Fort Lewis, Wash., was taken to the Oregon State penitentiary Wednesday by Doug las county Deputy Sheriff Ira Byrd to begin serving a one-year sen tence. Goodwin was sentenced at Rose burg Feb. 11, when he was brought before Judge Carl E. Wimberly on the district attorney's informa tion. He was srrested near Drain Jan. 22 by stata police for the alleged theft of an automobile belonging to Marion M. Buchanan, Sutherlin. Military authorities at Fort Lewis have placed a detainer on Good win for alleged desertion from that post. Probation Given Mother Who Killed Epileptic Son COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 18pA 43-year-old woman who testified she killed her son to spare him the agony of epileptic fits was released on probation yesterday after bring convicted of man slaughter. Mra. Agnete Soendergaard said she carried out the mercy killing by turning on a gas jet while her 7-year-old son slept in the kitchen. The next morning she called the police. She said she decided to kill the f outh. who had spent most of his ife in mental institutions, after seeing his agony during an epilep tic fit. Child Recovering After Swallowing Fuel Oil Nancy Pittam, three-yeai-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Pittam, 834 Mill street, wss re covering satisfactorily at Mercy I hospital today, where she was taken after swallowing a quantity of fuel oil. The tire department was called to the residence Wednesday after noon in answer to a call from the frightened mother. The child was immediately taken to a local phy sician who ordered her removal to tha hospital. v 'fill OREGON THURSDAY, FEI. East Roseburg To Vote Friday On Annexation Pros, Cons On Issue Aired At Meeting; Valuation Of Area Estimated $315,000 Residents of East Roseburg will go to the polls tomorrow between the hours of 8 a.m. and S p.m o vote whether or not to become annexed to the city. The polling place is located at the home of Mrs. Maude Spancake, across from the Douglas county shops on E Second Ave. So. The election board consists ol Lonnie Denn. Ruth Parker, Mary Chapman, Lillie Stocking and Rosa Webb. The city council chambers were packed last night by residents of the East Roseburg area at a public gathering and arguments pro and con were presented. City Manager M. W. Slankard Bill Davis, representative of the West Roseburg Improvement asso ciation, and City Recorder William Bolman answered questions put to them by the delegation. Slankard explained that the city was not attempting to force annex ation upon the area, but that the council had acted in good faith in recognizing the petitions submit ted by the East Roseburg resi dents and in setting the election date. - . He said the meeting was held to give the people an opportunity to air their differences over the issue and to enlighten them as to what they may expect or may not ex pect under annexation. The proposed area has an assess ed valuation of an estimated $315, 000, a population of about 1,100 per sons and an area slightly larger than West Roseburg. If the residents vote favorably toward annexation, the city council is expected to act next Monday on dating an acceptance election with in the city. Truman Angry In Press Interview WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 UP)--President Truman barked at re porters today in a chips-on-should ers news conference that they were disgruntled, he didn't like their attitude, and they ought to cool off. That was all because he had given an exclusive interview to Ar thur Krock of the New York Times and reporters were trying to am plify some of the points in that interview regarding dealings with Russia. The chief executive ssid with ob vious heat that he is his own free agent, he will see whom he pleases, say what he pleases, and he isn't going to be censored by anyone. When the president emphasized that he is going to do as he pleases, somebody asked whether "you in tentionally omittced damn." " "Yes," the president said, "but you can put in in if you like. Mr. Truman said that he him self is not disgruntled in the slight est. "Why should you he?" a wo man columnist, Doris Fleeson, ask ed. She added "we think our busi ness ia quite important." "Sometimes I'm not so sure, "Mr. Truman came back." Congressman Bland Of Virginia Passes WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 IJPt Rep. Schuyler O. Bland (D-Va) died of a cerebral hemorrhage to day at the Bethesda naval hos pital. He was 77. Bland, who was serving hit 7th consecutive term in Congress, had been ill for some time. County Red Cross Chapter To Launch Funds Drive March 1; Carl Permin Chosen To Lead Tha Red Cross fund campaign bo headed by Carl Permin, accor agar of tha Douglas County Red Heavy expenditures In Douglas county in 1949 have pretty well de pleted our funds," Simms explain ed. "The jaundice epidemic at Glide, an emergency that was met through Red Cross funds, alone i represented an expenditure of over $4,000. part of which cost was borne by the local chapter. "Along with the regular routine work of distress relief, we hava in itiated a life-saving and swimming program at the Roseburg pool, an activity that was enthusiastically received last summer and which we hope to see grow in scope each succeeding year. "The fact that a Veterans hos pital is located in our area gives us additional responsibility. Our Red Cross hospital program which provides birthday parties for the patients, dances, dancing instruc tion, help in occupational therapy work, home assistance for tha hos pitalized men and visits to the (Continued on paga Two) 16, 19S0 I V'tr.',! TOP JAYCEE Tha California Junior Chamber of Commerce selected Or. Philip M. Wast labova), 34, a cancer research specialist, as tha state's out standing young man of 1949. Dr. Wast is an associate- clin ical professor of biophysics at UCLA. I AP Wirephotol. Snake Cultist Exposed In Faking Poison Drinking CANTON. O., Feb. 16-4-B-Tlie "strychnine" sipped by a snake cultist during his ceremonies here was entirely free of the deadly poison, police reported here today. Detective Set. Ted Koellner. said the liquid taken from West Vir ginian Howard Wade and his as sistants underwent chemical tests at Aultman hospital. At first, Wade refused to sur render the mustard jar which was filled with what looked like river water and was plainly labeled, "strychnine poison 1" He used the jar in his rites, gulping some of the liquid while handling copper head snakes. Wade told his audience it was to show that faith would save nun from "a sinner's death." City authorities paid a second call. They told him the old theater building he was using as a meeting hall waa unsafe and not fit for public assemblage. Wade replied. "The Lord has or dered me to preach his word wher ever I can." He then nave police and fire offi cials a demonstration of "poison drinking," taking a few swallows from the jar before passing it 10 his assistants, who followed suit. Residents of a nearby trailer camp called in police to complain about the snakes, nut so lar me police haven't found any law say ing ha can't keep them. Aged Woman Beaten On Way To Church Dies CFATTT IT Fell IA tlPi A 70- year-old woman who was beaten and robbed wnne warning u cnurcn Feb. J died yesterday. r i . I Hn.nna Marro- iinr w- mi.. ..... vich. who was struck several blows in the face. Her assailant robbed her of $2.30 and several rosaries. Dave Winters, a 26-year-old la borer, hes been charged with sec ond degree assault and robbery in connection with the attack. a .ntnniu will he conducted to day to determine the cause of her death. CHURCH'S ELDEST DIES THORNTON HEATH, England, fb. 16 Mrs. Isabel Saward, believed to be the church of Eng lsnd's oldest communicsnt, died last night. She was 105. which begins March I, will ding to Douglas Simms, man- Cross chapter. CARL PERMIN Red Cress Task Undertake 39-30 Lewis To Hike Demands On Coal Industry Wage, Royalty Boosts To Be Asked, Hint Made As Conference Is Resumed PITTSBURGH. Feb. It. Gunfire crackled in tha strike plagued soft ceal fields today aa tha shutdown dealt new blows ta tha nation's economy. Pour men Identified as miner pickets were injured in a gun battle at a non-union West Vir ginia mine. Bill Williams, sen of ana of five brothers operating tha Wil liams mine at Junior, said tha sheetings took place after about 100 pickets had bean driven off tha property by warning shots fired into tha air. Tho Injured man were taken ta a hospital. They suffered flesh and head wounds. Tha shootings followed by about 14 hours a wave of violence ia tha ceal fields around Harlan, Ky. A swarm of roving pickets there destroyed property and warned miners against continuing to work. WASHINGTON. Feb. If IJP Hints that John L. Lewis is ready ing stiffer money demands on coal operators came today as strike effects spread steaily in basic in dustries using coal for fuel. David L. Cole, President Tru man's personal observer in the court-directed coal dispute bargain ing meeting, declined to tell re porters whether Lewis already has boosted his demands. President Truman maintained tight-lipped silence at 'his weekly news conference about the spread ing effects ot the strike. He said he has no comment when reporters asked if he had hopes that the miners might go back to work. He sdded that the matter was in tha hands of the courts. Lewis, barred from seeking four of his key contract terms, is re ported determined to get instead a healthy wage and welfare fund boost, a shorter work week and a seniority system for employing miners. Restraining Ordar Faced Besides the union shop and union-controlled welfare fund aet-up. Lewie now is restrained by Fed- (Continued on page Two) Peace Mission To Russia Hinted By Truman WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 UPl President Truinsn hinted today that he still has in mind a possible special peace mission to Russia at some future time. He also said the American door is always open to international ne gotiation for control of atomic wea pons. He dashed cold water on the idea of a possible "big three" meeting abroad, newly raised by a cam- Jiaign speech ol Winston enurenw ormer British prime minister. The president repeated what he has said before that he doesn't intend to go outside this country to meet with Premier Stalin or any other state head. Ground Breaking Slated At New Hospital Site An informal groundbreaking cer emony is scheduled today to mark the start nf construction for the Douglas Community hospital. The affair will take place on the hospital site at 4 o'clock this aft ernoon. The hospital directors announced that a formal cornerstone laying ceremony will be held at a later date, with sufficient advance pub licity to give the public an oppor tunity to attend. The muddy condition of the ground and the urgency for start ing the construction prevented more then an informal ceremony at this time, the directors an nounced. Non-Robber Greeted By Real Species: $106 Gone- NEW YORK, Feb. la-fTV-Two men entered the St. Clare hotel early today, and asked room clerk William Knox the rates for a double room. '$4 20," said Knox. "That's robbery," ssid one of the men. "I'm no robber," Xnox replied. jokingly. "But wa are," said tne man, shoving an object in his raincoat pocket, apparently a revolver, to ward Knox. Police said tha men swept $106 from the hotel cash drawer, and fled. CHARM BACKFIRES ORANGE. N. J., Feb. 18 P A woman driver dropped a coin into a parking meter yesterday then yelled for police. Two policemen responded and obligingly opened the meter's coin box and returned her coin. She had told them that instead of I penny she put a $2 50 goldpiere in the meter. She had been carry ing the gold pieca as a goodluck charm. y Eleven Other Men Rescued By Fish Boat One Survivor Suffers Gangrene Of Legs From Ten Hours In Tret Trap McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.. Feb. 16. m Six crew members of an abandoned air force B-S8 were reported still miss ing today along the rugged British Columbia coast. A coast guard report last night that all 17 of the men had been picked up or located was without substantiation this morning. Search headnuarters here and at Vancouver, B. C, and the coast para at Ketchikan, Alaska, said large scale search waa under way today for the six. Eleven men were rescued dra matically by a fish boat yesterday and last night from Ashdown and Princess Royal islands. They had parachuted from the burning B-36 during Monday night after three engines caught fire on a flight from Alaska to Texas. Ten survivors were picked up after they had endured miserable cold and t and hunger for more than SO hours. On w a picked up later by a rescue team from a Canadian destroyer after ho had hung with head down for 10 hours, with legs broken, after ha had landed in a tree on a cliff aide. H suffered for additional hours in an improvised shelter after other sur vivors freed him but couldn't get mm to tne Deacn. Both his legs were reported gangrenous. The 17 men parachuted from the ice-weighted B-38 during Mon day night. They landed on two rugged, wooded islands off tha northern British Columbia coast, about 400 miles northwest of Van couver, B. C. Ten of the survivors were flows here last night. In Canada, one survivor told of ' the sudden descent. "It iced up at 15.000 feet. W tried to climb, but fire broke out in No. 1 engine and flames show ed above it. Two minutes later No. 2 burst into flames, and w started to lose altitude. We wero dropping at 300 feet a minute. Fire in No. 5 started shortly after, and then No. S stopped with a plugged gas line." to with three flaming motor and another disabled, Captain Bar ry gave the order to jump. Tha (Continued on paga Two) Initial Housing , Loans Explained . By Director H. L. Scofield. executive dirortiw of the Douglas County Housing Au thority, yesterday received a tele gram confirming presa reports of the signing by President Truman of the housing fund bill, which in cludes items for specified prelim inary loans and tha number of dwellings authorised for Douglaa county. The bill provides tha preliminary loans for Is low-rent units at Reeds port, in the amount of $6,000 ; 60 units for Roseburg, $24,000, and 2S units for Sutherlin, $10,000. Scofield said that 20 percent of the preliminary loans will ba granted in advance to conduct community survey to determine need of the communities and what sized apartments should ba con structed. He said that ht exnecti to start a survey about Mar. 1, with 10 enumerators covering tha respec tive cities. The surveys will cover about 20 percent of each town, to include the areas where the need for low-rent housing ia indicated. Scofield emphasized that tha enumerators will stay out of tha high class residential areas, and instead comb the sections whera people msy be living in trailers, shabby anartmenta or makeshift homes, because better housing ia not available. After the survey Is completed snd the housing authority has sign ed up a cooperative agreement with the respective city adminis trations, the remainder of the pre liminary loans win oa oDtainea. The preliminary loans, he ex plained, are lor survey purposes only snd do not represent any money, which may go into tne ac tual construction of the dwellings. Surplus Crops' Handling Disgrace, OSC Dean Says PORTLAND. Feb. 18 & The dean of Oregon State collega school of sgriculture said yester day the nation's hsndling of sur plus crops wss "an international disgrace." "We destroy millions ot bushels of spuds, while the consumer paya high prices for potatoes ana nign income taxes to maintain tha prica support plan," said William A Schoenfeld. Appearing before a business group, he asked "I won der how long that is going to last." He predicted the program "will break down of its own weight and bring disaster" unless adjustments are made. levity fact J ant By L. T. Reizenstakt President Truman Km jolrtad tha oral erusada ocjalmt the notional crime and rotkataarina, wave, considerately emfttiR4j hi his lofty apooch amy spocifie referenda ta five paaattari.