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2 Th Newt-Review, Roieburg, Ort Sot., June 10, 1950 bushman F73 ' Famed Gorilla Seriously III In Chicago Zoo CHICAGO, June 10 UP) Bush man, i massive, ugly-faced gorilla who is regarded as the world's prized zoo animal and probably has more fans than a movie star, is ffravelv ill. The famed ape, Chicago's big gest single attraction for some 20 years, was reported suffering from the combined effects of arthritis, heart disease and old age. "He might die in the next five minutes or he may live a year," said Dr. Wesley Young, managing director of the Anti-Cruelty society and for many years head veteri nary at the Lincoln Park zoo. The veterinarians attending Bushman diagnosed his illness from a distance. They said that even in his weakened condition it would be impossible to enter Bush man's cage to examine him. No one has entered the huge go rilla's cage since 19M. The ban was ordered after Bushman, then weighing ISO pounds, pulled his 185-pound trainer down a flight of atairs. Bushman is 22 years old and said to be the oldest gorilla in captivity. He weighs 550 pounds and is 6 feet, two inches tall. The strength of his hands is immense, veterinarians said, and even if he were unconscious his reflexes might seriously injure a man. The veterinarians are giving him digitalis a heart stimulant in his food. But he is not getting his nor mal diet of 20 pounds of food and three quarts of milk. It has been reduced to some fruit and milk. Guards maintained a 24-hour vigil near the big ape's cage. Judge Solomon Draws Backing WASHINGTON, June 10 UP) Federal Judge Gus Solomon was pictured to a senate committee yesterday as a man of complete Integrity, wholly opposed to Com munism. That was after one witness said Solomon was a Communist and a second said he had associated with Communists. The hearing, on confirmation of Solomon's appointment to the. fed eral bench in Oregon, closed after Solomon repeated earlier state ments denying any Communist con nection. Chairman McCarran (D-Nev) said it might be some time before the sub-committee reported to the full committee. Supporting Solomon yesterday were Ralph Cake, Oregon's Repu blican national committeeman; Da vid L. Davies, Portland attorney; and Senators Morse (R-Ore) and Kefauver (D-Tenn). These wltnes. ses said they had known Solomon for years and were convinced of his honesty and his opposition to Communism. "I personally know of no rea son," Cake said, "you should not confirm Judge Solomon." Davies said Solomon had "too much common sense" to be front ing for any Communist organiza tions. That was in answer to the ori ginal charge by Daniel C. Ma honey, Portland federal court law clerk, that he believed Solomon a Communist, and a statement by L. A. Milner, former Oregon state undercover investigator, that Solo mon had associated with Commu nists. HUGE CAKE EATEN LEBANON, June 10 (P An es timated 12,000 persons ate straw berry shortcake as the annual Leb anon Strawberry Festival opened here yesterday. The enke, an annual feature here and billed as the world's biggest, measured 12 by 18 feet, tiered 4'4 feet high. It weiched 5.358 Bounds There also were 2,500 pounds of strawberries and 300 gallons of ice cream. The feature today was a kids parade. WARNING1 Freeze 'em I Kill 'eml Don't Let Moths Ruin Your Furt . . . Use Miller's Storage POWER TOOL PRICES REDUCED! W art doling out oil power too It in stock at iptclat low prlcot. Don't mlti thtit buyi , , , flat tho powtr tool (hot you ntod tor your homo workshop today. Como In end moko your toltctlon from thoio powtr toolit Tabli Sawi Jolnttrs Band Sowi Drill Praitoi Lot hot Grin din Moron Douglas i l rm i 90a S. Sttphani We make a special effort to ncrre you better r. V'.';- i 1 t" ' " , I TO GRADUATE Ralph W. Garhart, ion of Mrs. Elizabeth Carharr of this city, will be among the University of Wash- ington graduates to receive di plomas Sunday at Seattle. Ho plans to spend several weeks here before taking up his du ties in Portland, where he has been employed by Whitfield and Stratford, accountants. Truman Speech Stirs Remarks WASHINGTON, June 10. UP) President Truman's inaicaiion that the need for aid to western Europe won't end with the Mar shall plan in 1952 stirred bipartisan criticism in Congress today. While the President's assertion in a Columbia, Mo., address that this country can't close out its "vital national interest, in a healthy world economy" found ac ceptance among many lawmaners, they didn't agree among them selves how to maintain it. Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the GOP floor leader, blasted at Mr. Truman's remarks as an indication that the administration intends to come up with a new European re covery program by another name. "Paul Hoffman has said there are absoluatelv no plans to con tinue the Economic Cooperation ad ministration beyond 1952 and now the President comes along and contradicts him," Wherry told a reporter. ' , Tin convinced we are never go ing to get those European coun- tries off the American taxpayer's back as long as this administration is In power." Senator George (D-GA). a mem ber of the senate foreign relations committee, said in a separate in terview that he, for one, is going to insist that ECA close up shop in 1952. 'I think we would be doing west ern Europe a disservice to encour age the hope there that this coun try can continue Marshall plan id, Oeorge said. "It will be time enough when we know the circumstances and the conditions to determine whether we will have to give them additional aid." George agreed with the Presi dent, however, that the United States can't pull out and let the rest of the anti-Communist world shift for itself. Gamblers Know Plates NEW YORK, June 10 UP) The Brooklyn gambling probe will cost more money because the un derworld knows the license plate numbers of the investigators' autos, says Brooklyn District At torney Miles F. McDonald. McDonald appealed yesterday to the city board of estimate for an additional $00,030 to continue his investigations for another six months. The board originally appropriated $60,2r0 for the probe. The prosecutor told the hoard the estimated operating expenses have jumped because the under world somehow obtained a list of license pinto numbers on the in vestigators' cars. Now the vehicles cannot be used and other cars must be pressed into service. LITTLE GIRL KILLED ONTARIO, Ore., June l(l.TV Diannc Gwen Naillon, 2, died un der the wheels of an oil company truck here yesterday. Waller Walker, state police ser geant, said the girl was at play, and apparently darted under the wheels just as the truck started up. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer M. Naillon. ii if i irffTOfr Ption. 964-J RetTling toil Will Try To Prove He's Not Red WASHINGTON, June 10 UP) William W. Remington will quit his $10,0O0-a year Commerce de partment job Monday so he can devote his time to trying to prove that"! have never been a memDer of the Communist party." The 32-year-old wartime naval intelligence lieutenant is to appear in federal court in New York Tuesday to answer an indictment charging ne lied wnen ne said ne had never been a Communist. It is expected to be months before his trial actually starts. The department economist noti fied Secretary of Commerce Saw yer by letter yesterday he had re- considered an earlier refusal to resign at Sawyer's request, and would quit "at the close of busi ness Monday." Sawyer, who had gone to his home in Cincinnati earlier in the day, told aides by telephone he would not comment. But other commerce officials said the resignation will end depart ment proceedings to remove Rem ington on "maladministration charges which Sawyer himself has said were "in no wise intended to reflect" on Remington's loyal ty. Similar proceedings have been started against another JlU.0Ou-a year official of the department of fice of International trade, Mic hacl E. Lee. , 4 Big Anti-Trust Prosecution Aims At Alaskan Firms WASHINGTON. June 10. UP) - The biggest string of anti-trust prosecutions ever undertaken at one time in a sing e area was aimed today at a sizeable segment ot ousiness in Alaska. Prosecutions were started yester day in Anchorage against 23 cor porations, 138 individuals and two liquor dealer associations, and At torney uenerai Mcuratn said last night that more actions are to come. McGrath announced that the move was directed against what the Justice department described as "collusive arrangements among business groups which have ob structed the development and ex pansion ol the Alaskan economy." The department, he said, had been investigating the situation for nearly a year. Based on 10 sealed indictments returned last Mondav bv a federal grand jury at Anchorage, the ac tions were directed against several lines of trade, including shinninu. fucl supplies, food, the liquor busi ness, taxicabs and dry cleaning services. , According to the Justice depart ment, the "most significant" of the prosecutions was a double-barreled indictment and civil suit against Alaska- Steamship company of Seattle and five of its pfficers, in cluding the president, Gilbert W. Skinner. The attorney general said that because it is the only line serving the entire territory, Alaska Steam ship "virtually controls the econ omy of Alaska." Newfoundland Town Threatened By Fire ST. JOHN'S Newfoundland. .lime 10 (P) Residents of the north ern Newfoundland paper town of Lewisportc today continued pre parations for evacuation as a forest lire roared out of control 2",i miles from the town. Adding to the danger were 2, 000,000 gallons of high octane gaso line stored in the town for the huge airfield at Gander. The blaze was described late last night as completely out of con trol, though dying winds gave some promiso of help. Fire fighters said a change of wind was the only weapon that would be effective auainst the slowly advancing names. inc steamer hnnnec a le w standing by to take refugees if evacuation was ordered. Meanwhile 200 volunteers uinrn battling nine other forest blazes at various points in the island pro vince. Community Hospital Kitchen Bid Accepted National Restaurant Supply Co. formerly Greene Winkler, of Port land submitted a low bid of $18,- O.W. mr Kiicnen equipment for the new Douglas Community hospital. it was announced by the hospital board of trustees. The bids were opened Thursday night. The low bid was accepted. The board - has also completed negotiations for hospital furnish ings selected to harmonize with its modern building and to assure effective and comfortable service to its patients, it was announced. The furniture has been ordered at this early date to insure delivery in time for installation prior to the opening of the hospital. The fur. nishings are for all the rooms, oth er than the lobby and office. The date set for the completion of the hospital is Oct. 15. am 18 miles from Roseburg on the beautiful North Ump qua . . , outdoor dining porch overlooking the river . , , for delicious chicken, steaks, and fish. Bring Your Catches to Us for Cooking. Open 5 a. m Managers: Mr. and ROSE FESTIVAL WINNERS Six years of competing in the annual Portland Roie Festival parade paid off in a big way for the Roseburg Knights of Pythias Girls Man Who Grew Beard Not Back On Job KANSAS CITY, June 10-UP)-A man who lost his job because he grew a beard is not entitled to re instatement. So ruled an arbitration panel yesterday in a 2-1 decision. Howard Hatfield, 30, grew a beard to help celebrate Kansas City's centennial. His employer, a delivery firm, said the beard vio lated a company rule either the beard or Hatfield must go. That was last February when the mayor was appealing to every male citizen to let his beard sprout. Hatfield, a driver for the firm and active in the centennial or ganization, said he couldn't ask others to grow a beard unless he had one. So he refused to shave Yesterday'! nine-page opinion pointed out that the company wouldn't "lose face by restoring Hatfield to his job" but chided Hatfield for his "wilful, almost childish, desire to grow a beard and be a hero." But the beard will remain until July 4. end of the celebration, said Hatfield after the arbitration rul ing. He's got a new job and his new employer admires his beard. Camp Tyee Clean-Up Day Scheduled Sunday Cleanup day is scheduled Sunday at Camp Tyee and parents of Camp Fire Girls and Bluebirds are urged to participate. Those attending are asked to bring picnic lunch as fa- cihtes are available for dining. Camp Tyee summer session opens July 9, and considerable work is scheduled before the open ing date in cleaning up the grounds. Parents who have not had the opportunity to visit Camp Tyee are afforded this opportunity to see the camp at firsthand. In addition to assisting vith Camp Tyee clearance, workers will have an opportunity to enjoy a family picnic and outing. Children Take Over Portland Rose Fete PORTLAND, June 10 UP) The children took .over Portland's Rose Festival today, Vith the Junior queen presiding over a jun ior parade. The festival anuacade. perform ed last night despite a severe ele ctric storm, will be put on again tonight to accommodate the would ho audience that couldn't find un-der-cover seats last night. The final festival event will be tomorrow's Golden Rose ski tour nament on Mount Hood. OVERHEATED STOVE The city fire department answer ed a call to the R. D. Sinclair residence at 456 Booth street at 8:15 a.m. today. Arriving, they found an overheated stove and stood by until the danger was past. No damage resulted. Visits Here 7.. B. Keel of At lanta, Ga., has been visiting at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Keel and son in Roseburg this past week. He will leave tomorrow by plane for Denver, lolo., ac companied by Mrs. Keel and Tom my. The latter two will continue to Rochester, Minn., where young Keel will undergo surgery at the Mayo clinic. Upon his recovery they will visit relatives in Georgia and Kansas before returning to Roseburg. Special Arrangements for Dinner Parties. to 12 p. m. Mrs. J. H. Taylor -j ft CJ G rfSM- Eugene Worker Held As Alleged Attacker Of Girl ST. PAUL. Minn.. June 10 UP) A gunman, frustrated in a holdup attempt, abducted an 18-year-old St. Paul girl early Friday and five hours later police arrested a 35-year-old Eugene, Ore., bricklayer. He was seized as he slept in his car alongside a nearby highway. The victim ot the abduction, wno told police she was twice raped by the gunman, identified the man as her assailant, two youtniui companions of the man, who had pleaded with him to leave the girl alone, also identified him as the kidnaper-rapist. Deputy hheriff Pat McDonald and St. Paul detective John Baum, said the man identified himself as Carl Eugene Stout, of (2515 W. Seventh St.) Eugene, Ore., and said he formerly lived in Ashland, Wis. He told police he was enroute to Duluth, but de clined to answer further questions and asked for a lawyer. The girl was forced to leave the car of Merle Bergloff, 22, as it was parked in a lover's lane area north of St. Paul shortly after midnight. The gunman drove away with her after being told that neither the girl nor her compan ion had money. Before leaving, he shot through a fender and tire of the car and forced Bergloff to let the air out of the tires. Hysterical, the girl appeared at her home about three hours later, however, she accompanied the of ficers to the area and immediately identified Stout. The two young companions of the gunman said they knew him only as "Johnnie" and that he had sug gested they hold up couples parked in the lover's lane area. They said they met him in a tavern last night, and had several drinks with him. Hospitals, Orphanages Get Milk Deliveries PITTSBURGH, June 10 H Hospitals, orphanages and homes for the aged are about the only places where milk is being deliv ered today in Pittsburgh and near by communities. A strike of 3,250 milk and dairy workers has cut off other deliver ies to some 2,500,000 western Penn- sylvanians. Atter tne walk out at midnight Thursday the Allegheny County Medical association made a spe cial arrangement with the striking Ar L Milk and Ice Cream Driver Salesmen and Dairy employes, lo cal 205, to provide milk on an emergency basis for babies' for mulas, invalids and others. Main issues in the strike are wages, commissions and vacation improvement, an industry spokes man said. TEXAS LEADS IN TV WASHINGTON. June 10 UP) Texas still leads the nation in radio and television broadcasting outlets, with California a close sec ond. The Federal Communications commission released a mid-year breakdown today showing Texas has 222 standard radio, frequency modulation and television stations. California is next with 219. These two states showed up in the same order in the breakdown a year ago. New York state's 13 television stations top the TV list. Ohio is next with 12 and California third with 11. DANCE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT at Oakland Legion Hall Bob "The Mustache" Weaver AND HIS DIXIELANDERS Drum and Bugla corps. The local group won first place in the music division for groups from fraternal, civic and othsr organizations. The girls, led by Billy Shelton Clan Holds Burial FAIRFIELD. III.. June 10-tP- Another of the vanishing Sheltons a clan once feared in the southern Illinois district will be laid to rest today. Hoy Shelton, 65, third ol tne Shelton brothers to die in violence, will be buried alongside Carl Shel on, the first of the Shelton broth ers to be cut down by assassins. The funeral won t match tne gaudy standard set by the fast living and faster dying underworld in the prohibition era, but it will be sumptuous at least by Fair field measures. Three Sheltons brother Earl and his nephews, Little Carl and Little Earl have places in the funeral cortege. Big Earl and Little Earl both have twice been targets of gunmen. They plan to ride un guarded .to the funeral plot in Ma ple Hill cemetery at the edge of town. Roy Shelton, never connected with the activities of the Shelton gang, died Wednesday at the hands of a hidden gunman. Life ended suddenly for Big Carl Shelton in 1947 in an ambush. And in July, 1948, Bernie Shelton died in the same manner. Their slayers never have been apprehended. The two Shelton brothers still living are Earl and Dalta Dalta is a farmer who never has been publicly linked with the Shelton gang's prohibition era rule of southern Illinois. Any idea that these repeated at tacks on the Sheltons would drive them from Wayne county was dis missed by Mrs. Agnes hhelton, 88. mother of the five brothers. "My boys wouldn't move away and leave their mother." she said. "Anyway they have no place to go." Korean Unification Object Of Mission SEOUL. Korea, June 10 UP) John Gaillard of the United Na tions commission to Korea left for the border today in the hope of meeting Communist North Koreans for a unification talk. The trip grew out of an ex change of broadcasts. The North Korean radio invited a spokesman for the South Ko rean government to talk about a combined national election in Au gust for the two halves of the country. South Korea's government ig nored this offer; its leaders in cluding President Syngman Rhee were called war criminals and ex cluded. The U.N. was also ex cluded, but the agency broadcast an offer to talk about unification. Midwest Gets Showers CHICAGO, June 10 UP) Cool air and thundershowers ended a hot and humid spell for much of the Midwest today but the sticky weather continued in some areas. The hot and himid line extended from central lower Michigan to northern Texas. The showers and thunderstorms were over areas from lower Michigan through parts of Illinois and Indiana southwest ward into northern Texas. The Gulf and Atlantic Coast states had mostly fair and warm weather. It also was fair over the northern plains and western parts of the country with readings near normal A tornado hit in the eastern ! outskirts of Blackwell, Okla., last I night, but no one was hurt. Black, formed the official marching unit for the stats KP float, entered by the Portland chapter. (Miller Modern photo. I Last Scottsboro Negro Departs MONTGOMERY, Ala. UP) The last of the "Scottsboro boys" to leave prison took his wife and child and headed away from the South Saturday. Mild-mannered Andy Wright was one of nine negroes accused of raping two white women on a freieht train in 1931. Their trial at Scottsboro was a sensation of the 30's. The tall, 38-year-old Negro left prison yesterday, with $13.45 "go free" money in His pocket, and forgiveness in his heart. He said he was going to Albany, N. Y., to take a job as a hospital porter. "I've got no hard feelings to ward anyone," he told newspaper men who gave him a ride to the railroad station. "I'm not mad because the white girl lied about me. If she's still living, I feel sorry for her because I don't guess she sleeps much at night." , Insisted Innocent The Negro steadfastly Insisted on his innocence during a six-year court battle. He was sentenced to 99 years in 'prison. Wright said Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers of the Boston University school of theology had sent him additional money to help pay his travel expenses to New York. He said he would like to go to his home at Chattanooga, Teim., to see his seriously ill mother, but probably would meet his wife and child in Atlanta and go to New York. Wright and eight other Negroes were arrested at Paint Rock, Ala., March 25, 1931. They were charged with the rape of Mrs. Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. Testimony Repudiated The Bates girl repudiated her testimony that she had been raped. The rape story was a "frame up," she said. Eight of the nine were convicted and sentenced to death at the first trial, but the verdict was reversed. Mrs. Price was the only com plaining witness in later trials, which eventually resulted in the conviction of four of the Negroes. A fifth, Ozie Powell, was sentenced to 20 years for attacking a deputy sheriff. Wright was given a parole in 1944 after serving seven years. It was revoked three years later when he was convicted of reckless driving and driving without a li cense. Besides Wright, three Scottsboro defendants are on parole now. Clarence Norris, whose death sen tence was commuted to life im prisonment, is among them. He has been declared delinquent, but SIGNAL FIREWORKS AND SPECIALTY CO., INC. 8404 S. E. Powell Blvd., Portland, Oregon BRANCH WAREHOUSE, ROSEBURG 2035V2 N. Stephens Betty L. King, Manager BRANCH WAREHOUSES IN SOUTHERN OREGON Medford, 273 N. Pacific Highway, E. J. King, Mgr. Grontt Pom, Junction ot Hiwovs 99 & 199, Wm. E. Ruffner, Mor. Cottoge G'ove, 1 404 E. Mam St., Victor Hugdahl, Mgr. Phone 1 1 8-Y. Our Stock Is One Stock We plan to have the Roseburg Worehouw open Sundav, June 11. Deal ers ore inviird to come in ond select the fireworks they will need for the big 1950 season. I. J. Kin, Manoeer tor Seuther Oreeon, 123 Washington, St., Mee'fenl The Weather Mostly cloudy with showers to day. Sunday partly cloudy with few scattered showers. Highest temp, for any June... lot Lowest temp, for any June... 34 Highest temp, yesterday - Lowest temp, last 24 hours 55 Precipitation last 24 hours .0 Precipitation from June 1 .50 Precipitation from Sept. 1 31.73 Excess from June I has not been returned to prison. Havwood Patterson, the fifth convicted man, escaped in 1948. LUCKY MOTORIST ALHAMBRA, Calif., June 10 (fl)Ambulance attendants had to pry Anthony Hilbert from his auto yesterday after it struck a truck and skidded and caromed into a trie. Police had to ask hime the make of his car because it was so badly battered. But at Angeles Emergency hos pital, where he was treated for concussion and shock, Hilbert said he was going home. And he did, HIGHWAYS TO OPEN PORTLAND, June 10 (P) Two Oregon highways, still blocked by snow from the long winter, proo ably will re-open next Thursday. ' State highway officials said they were the McKenzie highway and the Mt. Hood loop highway be tween Wapinitia junction and Coop er Spur. Still closed are the north, east and rim roads of Crater lake. There is no indication, when they will re open. RESORT TOWN BURNS COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 10 (.P) A gale-whipped blaze laid waste to the center of the fishing resort of Hundested today and caused damage estimated at $175,000. The fire which broke out at 10 p m. yesterday in a waterfront shed, soon spread to a village inn and several houses. FLOOR SANDING and FINISHING Estimates Phone 1573-H Leslie Pfaff 320 Ward St. Jie led (fearn
