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2 Tho Newi-Revlow, Roseburg, Pro. Thur., April 6, 1950 U. S. Turns Down Czechs' Demand For Escapee Aides PRAGUE, Ciechoslovakia, April tJPi The United Statu today rejected the Communist-led Cierh oslovak governments demand that the eight ring-leaders of the mass aerial escape ol anti-Communista to Germany two weens ago ue i turned for trial. .' In a note to the Czech foreign , ministry the American embassy here declared that the eight fliers ! who plotted the escape and seued three planea are legitimate polici cal refugee and have been given asylum in the American lone of Germany "in accordance with hu manitarian principles." In a second strongly-worded note the embassy rejected protests by the Czech government against the questioning of M of the Czech citizens who had been unwilling passengers aboard the planes which carried the escapees to the American air base at Erding, Ger many. In the largest air escape since the present regime came to power a little more than two years ago. 26 of the passengers some of whom were not in on the original plot decided to stay in Ger many. The Czech ministry of foreign affairs, in two notes handed to the embassy a week ago, de manded the extradition of the fliers to face criminal prosecution and protested against what it called the "Nazi-gestapo methods" of American authorities in ques tioning the M reluctant passen gers, who later returned to Czech oslovakia. The latter nole demanded pun ishment of the American officials responsible for the interrogation, No Treaty, Ne Obligation The embassy's reply declared in part; "The ministry will doubtless rea lize that no basis in law exists for making or complying with its request for extradition of the in dividuals named as 'common crim inals for penal prosecution. ' "The treaties now in force be tween the United States and the Czechoslovak government cannot be considered applicable in the question (it returning from the Unites Slates zone of Germany those accused by the Czechoslovak government!. "The principles of international law recognize no right to extra, dition in aihsence of the treaty. The United States authorities are accordingly tinder no obligation to surrender the persona requested." Clark, Customers In Drug Store Holdup Victims PORTLANrr, April . (.41 Four men held a drug store clerk and his customers at gunpoint last night while they rifled the cash registers of VA. One of the customers yielded $7. The clerk, M. H. Brinny, said the men entered the store on N.E. Sandy boulevard about 9 p.m. while Mr. and Mrs. John E. fl'Con nell and their five-year-oM son were at the eodh fountain. When the boy started to cry, one of the gunmen told him he would not be hurt, adding he had three children of his own. String Quartettt To Play At Baptist Church The second in the aeries of three concerts, featuring faculty mem bers of the University of Oregon string quartette, is scheduled for Sunday, April Id. at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist church, announced Misa Gladys Strong. The program is sponsored by the Roseburg Friends of Music, and the concert is open free to the pub lic. Featured on the program are George Houghton and Mary Kapp Allton, violinists; Kdmund Cykler, viola, and Milton uieiencn, ccuisi. Stacey Green is an assistant art ist. Date for the final concert will be Thursday. April 27, when Donald Allton and Mary Capp Allton will present an organ and violin con cert in the Presbyterian church. Soviet-Backed Smuggling Hits West Germany FRANKFURT, Germany, April H (!i Heavily-armed smug gling gangs from Communist east ern r.urone ships are noing huge black market business in Western Germany in a soviet sponsored effort to wreck its eco nomy, according to western offi cials. Ruthless gangs, some reportedly using armored cars, are said to be mulcting the west German re public of a billion marks ($250, 000,000) a year in customs duties and taxes. The officials said the gangs are directed by Russian of ficials as part of the Soviet political-economic squeeze play to bring on a crisis which might top ple the Bonn government so the Communists can take over. The report said a number of German customs officials have been killed in border gun fights with tne t ommunisi amuKxiern. The smuggling strikes a critical blow at legitimate business in western Germany as well as mak inH it increasingly difficult for the west German government to fi nance its rehahilitalion programs. The resulting chronic dclicits are paid for bv the United States. Biggest black market item is the e.slimaled 500.0IKI.OIHI cigarettes smuggled into west Germany each month, costing the Kovernment 30, 000,000 Deutsche marks ($7,000,000) a month in duties and taxes. Truman Facing Tough Decision On Gas Measure KFY WEST, Fla., April S-J-Tt President Truman's closest con fidantes said today he considers his action on the natural gas bill one of the toughest decisions he faces this election year. Thousands of persons have tele graphed or written either to urge its approval or call for prompt veto. They include, on the one hand, many of his close personal friends and Democratic party followers from the southwest, who want the measure signed, and powerful big city politicians on the other hand, who are demanding a veto. The measure would prohibit the federal power commission from fixing the price of. gas delivered to pipelines by independent pro ducers. Speaker Rayburn of the House, a Texan, and one of the Presi dent's closest pals, is an outspoken advocate of the measure. The president, however, was urged yesterday by mayors of 18 big cities to veto it. The sharp division within the party was reflected in the House when the measure squeaked through by a two-vote margin. It was supported by 97 Democrats, opposed by 116. Opponents contended it would take an extra $100,000,000 a year from consumers, principally in the north and east, and hand it over to special interests, Rayburn said, on the othpr hand, "this bill will not raise the price of natural gas to any consumer by one red cent." Flood Control Projects Will Be Aired Here (Continued from page One) Gun Expert Given Sheriff's Office CITY COURT CASES Carl N. Abbott, S4, transient, waa given a ten-day suspended sentence today, following a plea of guilty to a drunk charge, Judtie Ira B. Riddle reported. Sentence was auspended on condition Ah bott report to a Portland veterana hospital. Samuel Nelson Miller. 62, Rose burg, arrested Wednesday on a drunk charge, was given until Friday to enter a plea, Judge Riddle aaid. Staggered Registrations On Autos, Trucks Ended Approximately l.nno automobile licenses renewals monthly are ex pec(ed to be handled by the Rose burg branch of the secretary of slate's license division, when the first of the 19V) licenses expire, according to Aliens Farenbaugh, local manager. Since March 16 all staggered registrations have been discon tinued and the license fee on all passenger vehicles and pickup trucks will be $10 for a 12-month period. All first quarter truck licenses for JDSO expired April 1. Quarter year licenses are available after April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1. The previous available dales were on the 15th of the month prior to each of the new dates. MONTESANO. Wash tJP) Grays Harbor county commission ers looked over a field of 10 appli cants and chose a 34-year-old Ho quian gun expert as their new sheriff. The county's newest official is Richard F. Simmons, who will suc ceed Mike Kilgore. who resigned Friday after pleading guilty to mis conduct in office. Simmons will he one of the youngest sheriffs on record in Grav Harbor county. He is a former deputy sheriff, stale patrolman and U. S. Customs service patrol man. He has worked for the lust two years as stale liquor inspector. The all-Democrat board of com missioners split 2 1 in naming him to the post. Simmons has not been active in politics and has served in state positions under both par ties. The new sheriff is considered one of Ihe country's lop experts on guns and has published two bonks on firearms. He was gun editor for a national sporting magazine at one time. for slightly over one mile in the vicinity of Sutherlin, to provide in creased capacity for flood flow. 5. Yoncalla creek. Clearing and enlarging the channel of Yoncalla creek, beginning at a point about one-half mile above Yoncalla and extending downstream about 4 2 miles to the confluence with Elk creek, to provide increased capac ity for flood flows and allow better j drainage. 6. Elk and Pass creeks. Improv ! ing the channels of Elk and Pasa 'creeks; constructing approximate ly 3.000 feet of levee and providing bank protection by meana of .dumped riprap, through and in the (vicinity of Drain, to prevent flood : ing in that area. I 7. Doan creek. 5'4 miles i upstream from Reedsport. strengthening and raising the exist ing levee, which protects an area of about 100 acres at the mouth of the stream, to increase the present degree of protection. 8. Reedsport area. Raising and strengthening the existing levee along Scholfield creek and provid ing necessary tide gates, to in crease the existing degree of pro tection. 9. Frarey creek, tributary of Smith river. Construction of a closure dike across the mouth of Frarpy creek and provision for necessary tide gates, to protect the area upstream along Frarey creek from tides and Smith river back water. 10. Oar creek, tributary of Schol field creek. Studies are not yet complete, but construction of a closure dike and tide gates across the mouth of Oar creek, to protect the area upstream from tides and Umpqua river backwater, may be found to he economically feasible. Other Projects Sidetracked The engineers report investiga tion of olher projects with findings that economic justification of flood control improvements is doubtful I at present. Among such projects it lists South Umpqua river, Kiddle to Days creek; Cow creek at Rid dle; Myrtle creek; l.ookingglass 'creek; Calapooia creek; Umpqua river, Scholfield creek to' Leeds is- ,land; Butler creek, near Reeds- port. j Further investigation is to be made of these projects, the engi- i neers report, and future findings may result in inclusion in the pend- ing comprehensive report. I No recommendation is made for additional levees on Otter slough, in the Smith river area, as planned I closure of the slough by Douglas county, in connection with the ex isting road project, will eliminate : need for such work. The Weather Partly cleudy with a few scat tered shewers today and temorrew. Highest temp, any April . . H Lowest temp, fee any April IS Highest temp, yesterday .. 5 Lowest temp, last 24 hrs. 37 Precipitation last 24 hrs. 07 Precipitation from April 1 .IS Precipitation from Sept. 1 30.47 Ooficit from April I .3t Uranium Short; So Are Workers PORTLAND, April 5 IJPu- We are short of uranium, but even shorter on the number of scientists qualified to work with it. So the Oregon Education asso ciation convention heard from Morse Salisbury, director of public information for the Atomic Energy commission. He predicted that the United States would solve the uranium prospecting problem, but went on to say, "our big shortage in the future is not going to be uranium. We'll have a shortage of people qualified to undertake atomic re search lasting a generation." Salisbury also predicted that, if Russia would agree to atomic con trols, atomic energy would be turned quickly into a multitude of peaceful uses. He said important strides could be expected both in medicine and industry from atomic research. Another speaker, John Harvey Furhay, president of the College of West Africa in Liberia, warned educators not to fall into gloom over these atomic times. "It's the most glorious time I can think of." he cried. "Who ever heard of all the people in the world being 36 to 40 hours from each other? We've never had a chance like this to get acquainted." He said interchange of foreign languages was certain to spread and to draw countries closer to gether in understanding. U. S. Diplomatic Staffs Reduced In East Europe NEW YORK '.T) The New York Times says the United States is re ducing its diplomatic staffs in all eastern European countries and "otherwise reviewing all personnel policies in that part of the world." A Washington dispatch to the times by James Reston reported "s drastic cut" has been ordered by the State department, in Hungary and Romania. "Lesser but still severe" reduc tions in Poland and Czechoslovakia were reported. These decisions were made In Washington, the story said, "mainly as a result of pressures of various kinds by the eastern European governments." "By June 1," the dispatch said, "the United States missions in Budapest and Bucharest will be SO percent smaller than they were on March 1 of this year. Meanwhile, the embassies in Prague and War saw have been asked to cut per sonnel to a minimum." The explanation was, in part: "Hungary has formally requested the United States to reduce all cate gories of officials in that country. Poland has requested that United States military personnel in War saw be reduced. Romania has made no form.il request, but has achieved the same end by refusing to grant visas to replacements of the pres ent United States staffs." The Times said "the extent of the pressures on the United States to get its offirials out of Communist Europe differs, but the general trend is the same all over the area." Laborite Winner In British By-Election SHEFFIELD, England, April i.P) A labor victory in a by election in this steel city has in creased the British labor govern ment overall majority in the House of Commons to a still pre carious four seats. Voters in the Neepsend division yesterday gave labor candidate Sir Frank Soskice, Britain's solicitor general, 22,080 votes. His major opponent, James P. Hunt, run ning on a combined conservative liberal ticket, got only 8.365 and Communist Candidate E. L. Moore got 729. FIRST NIAGARA HONEYMOON ' NIAGARA FALLS. N.Y. -t.n Aaron Burr's daughter, Theodosia. 1 and her cotton grower husband started it all. Theodosia and her ; wealthy bridegroom, says local historian Raymond Yates, were I the first honeymoon couple to visit the falls. i They came here in 1801, three years before the bride's father, third vice-president of the United States, killed Alexander Hamil ton in a duel. Elkton Resident Dies At Age 77 Charles H. Richardson. 77, life long resident of Oregon, died Wednesday, April 5. after a short illness. He was born March 16, 1873, in Polk county (near McCoy), Oregon. He lived in Elkton a num ber of years before coming to Roseburg 25 years ago to make his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rachael, who died in 1945. He was a member of the Christian church of Rose burg. Surviving are his son, Raymond Richardson, Kings Vslley; three brothers: Jesse Richardson and Frank Richardson, both of Seattle; Lynn Richardson, Dallas, Ore.; three sisters: Mrs. Fred Werner, Gervias, Ore.. Mrs. Frank Carter, Stayton. Ore.; Mrs. William Mc Kee, Portland. Funeral services will be held in Dallas. Ore The arrangements are in charge of the Roseburg Funeral home. White potatoes were once be lieved to be poisonous. Navy Helicopter Kills Two Men Aboard Carrier I LOGGER KILLED MEDFORD. April 5. (.T) . Wayne Bradley, 44, of Talent died : i in a hospital here Monday of in-1 I juries suffered in a logging acci-; dent yesterday. A Ing slipped off a truck, crush-' ing him, at the Skeeters Logging! j company operation near Talent. j SPEAKS ON JAPAN Dr. James E. Bondurant of the Roseburg Veterans hospital will be the speaker at the weekly Lions club meeting tonight in the Hotel Umpqua. He will show slides and talk on Japan. TAKES COMEDY ROLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove Donavan Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H, Wilson, route 3, Roseburg, has Liken the roll uf Clayton in Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's three-act comedy, "George Washington Slept Here," to be presented here April 20 and 2t. Roland Adams is director of Ihe production. Cox, a graduate of Roseburg high school, is a freshman pre-optomctry student. BEDS FOR WORMS LANARK. III. r Don Russ has come up with a neat idea for packaging fishing worms. He's put ting them on the market in trans parent plaslic hags. Inside each I hag are 36 to 42 angle worms in I a bedding made of a cellulose mix . ture. "The worms will keep nicely for six monlhs," says Buss, who has been in the bait business for five I years. He also plans to sell the bedding in boxes of five pounds or more. "Kids can gather night crawlers 1 in wet weather, put them in the bedding and sell them later," he ' says. "The average kid can pick up 200 or more an hour." Greece Jails U. S. Woman For Hosiery Smuggling ATHENS. Greece, April 6. (.fl Greek authorities announced to day they have sentenced an Ameri can woman to 13 months in prison and fined her the equivalent of $10,000 on charges of trying to get nearly 1,000 pairs of stockings into Greece. They said Marths Lnulakas, 25. of Chicago, was sentenced and fined for smuggling the stockings through customs at Hassani air port. She has appealed. TELEVISION BEATS RADIO CHICAGO (.Pi The new Chi cago classified telephone directory is notable for two reasons. The publisher, the Reuben H. Donnel ley Corp., says its the largest ever printed in the U.S. And, for the first time, television listing (918) exceed radio listing (520). NORFOLK. V.a. April 6 A navy helicopter toppled over after a carrier landing at sea and its churning blades killed two men and injured four others, the Navy announced Wednesday. The accident occured aboard the carrier Wright Tuesday, the Navy said, and details here were sket chy. The Wright was at sea on, training maneuvers and was a dav out of Quonset. R. I. Names of Ihe dead and injured were with held pending notification of next of kin. Information available at the fifth naval district headquarters was that the helicopter had just landed and then tilted over against the carrier's island superstructure. In addition to the tw-o dead, two of the injured were hurt critically. BICYCLES Wa Mil tha beet nd repair tha rewt ALS FIXIT SHOP gtA-tn Farm Bureau tntl Jr. Hifh 320 W Waahinffinn Phona 1323-R man If ycu bought a MILLION CANS they'd all be the same high qualify! To be sure every tuna dish will be a success always buy "The Brand Tiat Made Tuna Famous." Vo Ca"p So Food Co. Inc. T.-,t I, t-' ' GRASSHOPPERS IN SNOW PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. (T) Grasshoppers are hopping early this year. Six-year-old Norman Savage reports he found two in the melting snow near this northern New York community. ACTIVIANS PLAN DANCE Plans for a dinner-dance at Melody Inn at Winston Friday, April 14. were made by the Rose burg Active club at its weekly meet ing Thursday in the Shalimar. The dinner will be at 7 30. with dancing to follow. Members will he privileged to bring guests if they desire, hut should attempt to contact Kenneth or Ixiwell Atter ! bury as to the number so that ar rangements can be made with the proprietor for accommodations. Projects for the spring and sum mer monlhs were discussed. AAAAAAA Select Your EASTER OUTFIT from this list of Famous glen's Wear Hollywood Suits Curlesi Suits Michaels-Stern Suits Von Heuien Shirt , Arrow Shirts Airman Shirts Swank Jewelry Hickok Jewelry Hickok Belts Hickok Suspenders Apollo Sport Shirts Creveling Sport Shirts Mallory Hats Adam Hats Floriheim Shots Weyenberg Shoes Interwoven Sacks Jlackir Bros. Sportcooti Block Sportcoatt Ratner Slocks Fashion Craft Tits ma ond Mummer seasons. rviake vour a' i -i Jtavissv m !f Eoster Parade selections today at $jf- ffcj W nsrc 12 U l . w. Ik fir) That will be leaders on Easter Sun- Hoy ond then throughout the Spring ond Summer seasons. Make ycnir Easter Parade selections today at Herman's where quality and price meet to give your wardrobe tho best. "Corduroy Stwrtcoats with 4 largo patch pockets. Select this coat for a more versatile wardrobe and the supremo in comfortable wearing. 12.95 All Gabardine SUITS Good looking long wcoring gabardine suits in the dress up double breasted style. A suit designed for distin guished comfortable Spring wear. Moke your selection today at only TIES Make your Easter Tie selection from our rain bow collection of col ors and outstanding patterns. Priced from 1.00 32.50 SLACKS Finely tailored gabardina slocks with continuous waist band. Tai lored with that extra drape that gives wearing comfort. Choose your favorite color now ot the low price Q 95 Mallory or Adams Hals Light in weight . . . cool to wear but still designed for the most dis criminate who want the best in hats. Priced from 5.00 234 N. Jackson Phone 217 MDIL Friday and Saturday April 7 and 8 at Winston v Fresh Fruits and Vegetables that have all of the crispnets ond freshness that farm produce could have are on our displays. The Most Complete Food Market in Winston CANNED GOODS in a complete assortment of sizes and varieties .... all in your favorite brondt. Priced to fit your budget end your purse. FRESH AND CURED MEAT re yours at the lowest pricei. We are featur ing the freshest tender meets. Wo are also featuring those famous Iowa cured RATH BLACKHAWK HAMS AND BACONS. Try our meats ond you too will lay that they ore the best. E Come into our new store ond help ui celebrate our Grand Opening this Friday ond Saturday. Do your fomily shopping here ... you'll be glad that you have found this new market as your economical food shopping center. The Model Morket le conveniently located In Winston, uit one-fourth mile south of the Hlwoy 42 and 99 junction. STORE HOURS . . . 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. daily. Closed Sundays The Small Super Market of Super Savings located in Winston A A A
