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.
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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.
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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
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featuring those famous Iowa cured RATH
BLACKHAWK HAMS AND BACONS. Try our
meats ond you too will lay that they ore the
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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
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