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U, of 0, Library lingerie, Ore, COMP Ml IE WIS S .;.'. " .-Hi! 1 v , I, tr 5 - .'Yi m ' -si. p'- s i . , k t , NEW DIRECTOR William G. "Bill" Clarenbach, above, .was elected Monday to a five-year term as director on the board of Roseburg school district No. 4. The ex-University of California man and former naval destroyer commander won by a 14-vote majority in his initial try for a school board, defeating incumbent A. J. "Bud" Ellison. 141-127. Clarenbach, married and the father of one (on, is now principal owner of the Roseburg Pro-Flame Cas company and has lived in Roseburg four years. I Matt photo JUDY WASHED UP? Throat Slashing Follows Series Of Woes, Leads To Speculation As To Future By JACK QUIGG HOLLYWOOD, June 21. IAPI Little qirl. what now? That was the question on Hollywood's lips today as it re covered from shocking news that Judy Garland, a child star who lost none of her luster with maturity, slashed her throat in a fit of despair over her career.-' In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS TODAY'S jitter news: "The western allies are ported mining key ' roads and bridges throughout west Germany and other parts of Europe to stall any possible Soviet attack." THE story was sprung when a German magazine printed pic tures of mine holes being dug along a road. The pictures touched off quite a furor. The Russians promptly charged that these prepa rations are "part of the American aggressor's plans to march against the Soviet Union." One Commu nist newspaper allowed as how "the Americans are planning to follow Hitler's scorched earth policy." EX-GIs, I think, will recall that when we were planning a big push against the enemy WE DIDN'T MINE OUR OWN BACK ROADS. If you're going to attack the other fellow why run the risk of killing your own men by stepping on your own mines? When you (Continued on Page Four) Los Angeles Bumps Detroit As Fourth City DETROIT, June 21 OP) With a bow to Los Angeles, the city of Detroit now yields its once proud place as the nation's "fourth city." There is to be no argument with the new U.S. census figures. Nor will there be any more long-distance nose-thumbing be tween here and the west coast. For years that has been going on. The census now gives Detroit a population of 1,837.617. compared to Los Angeles' 1.954.036. Los An geles takes fourth place behind New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Detroit drops to fifth. Mayor Albert E. Cobo conceded gracefully. "The point is not whether we are larger than Los Angeles," he said "but whether we are growing in a healthy manner. I think we are " Motorist Crashes Book On Traffic Violations PITTSBURGH, June 21 (PI Sam Lipera, 23, was arrested yes terday on the following traffic charges all occurring within on hour: Driving without a license. Driving under the influence of liquor. Driving the wrong way on a one way street. Failing to heed a uniformed po liceman and narrowly missing him twice. Hitting a taxicab. Running through a red light. Hitting a truck. Spilling gasoline over the street. Miss Garland s tudio, MGM sus pended her Saturday and removed her from the cast of her latest picture after she failed to show up for a rehearsal with Fred Astaire. Monday night, during a conference about her problems with her hus band and advisers, she ran into ithe bathroom and slashed her throat with a broken glass. Her doctor said the wound is superficial. Some say this means the star, who has had marital and health troubles recently, too, is washed up at 29. Others contend MGM would never cut adrift an actress whose recent films have grossed about $5,000, 000 each. One thing is certain: The "little girl with the big voice" has al most everybody's sympathy. It's no secret that her health has suffered in recent years, since May 1949 she has been receiving treatment for a nervous condition. In addition, she has had to diet to combat a tendency toward plumpness. Causes Studio Grief Judy has frequently said she wants to continue her career. Her (Continued on page Two) Damages To Be Asked For East Berlin Church Razing BERLIN, June 21 WPt Leaders of the Evangelical (Protestant) church here declared today the would demand damages from the Communist- government of East Berlin for the demolition of the Georgen Kirche (St. George's church) Sunday. Over the protests of churchmen, Communist authorities blew up the church steeple. They contended it was a safety hazard and that the war-damaged church must be re moved to make way for new build ing plans at the Alexanderplatz in the center of the city. Church authorities maintained the tower was firm and that they had plans to rebuild the church. The churchmen said that if the East Berlin government refused to pay they would take the case to court. U. S. Quarantine Decreed For Imported Poultry WASHINGTON. June 21 --P Poultry,- except that shipped from Mexico and Canada, has been add ed to the list of imported animals wnicn must De quarantined lor on servation before entry to the U.S. is permitted. The Agriculture department an' nounced today that the new order, which became effective June IS. is aimed at preventing the entry of such devastating diseases Asiatic or European Newcastle dis ease and (owl plague. AIR MEETING TONIGHT Roseburg s 9415th volunteer air reserve training squadron of the U.S. air force will meet tonight at tne armory at 8 o clock, l.l.-i ol Theodore H. Wirak, commanding otlicer, urged all enlisted or oftl cer reservists in this area to attend this meeting. Tentative re. organization plans will be dis cussed. The) rVotstF Mostly cloudy with scattered showers today and Thursday. Sunset today 1:57 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:33 a. m. Eirabht hod 1173 Growth Percentage Puts Douglas County In Lead Parade Will Herald Rodeo Opening Here Western Motif Street Pageant Plans Assure Colorful Introduction Saturday at 3 p.m. Roseburg city streets, will be filled with bands and drum corps, marching units, colorful floats, mounted horsemen and industrial displays as this year's grand parade her alds the opening of the sixth an nual Douglas County Sheriff's Posse rodeo. Gaily decorated floats from Douglas county service clubs, business houses, social sororities and industrial concerns will com pete for honors in the annual event. Judges will be John Hardi- man, Ken Bushey and one other person as yet unnamed by the merchants committee in charge. Outside Units Included Led by the host organization, the Douglas County Sheriff's posse, other Douglas county riding groups participating in the parade will be the Riddle Roping club, the Myrtle Creek Saddle Pals, and the Yon- cala Saddle club. A featured or ganization is the Lane County Sheriff's posse which will ride in the parade and participate both days in tne rodeo. Oregon's own replica of the famed Liberty Bell will also be displayed in the parade, under the joint sponsorship of the Roseburg Veterans of Foreign Wars and the U. S. Savings Bond division of the Treasury 'department. The" - VFW will provide a color guard for this second visit of the bell to Roseburg and will take charge of the bell during the parade. W. H. "Doc" Carter, rodeo pa rade chairman, said he "expected" several of the floats would feature queen candidates for the Sutherlin Timber Days carnival. Details of Parade The parade starts promptly at 3"p.m. Saturday from the triangle corner or 'Y' on N. Jackson street. Participants proceed south on Jackson to Cass, west to Rose and south to Mosher street. Parade entrants then turn east on Mosher to Main, north on Main to Douglas, east on Douglas to Fowler and north on Fowler to break up near the Deer creek bridge. The Douglas county rodeo will follow the lead set by other shows in the south and east by present ing the first half of their two-day events Saturday at 8 p.m. under lights, erected ' during the last year for that purpose. Although night rodeos have proven highly successful in other parts of the country, and have been staged frequently, this is the first year a rodeo nas been staged in Kose burg after dark. The show will be concluded Sun day afternoon and will begin at 1:30, immediately following the Douglas county registered horse show, which will be held at 1 p.m. on the race track: in front of the grandstand. KmbrlTS Or COLUMBUS Knights of Columbus were initiated in ceremonies held at the Odd Fellows hall Sunday. The Eugene ritual teem end visitors ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950 Temporary National Position Doesn't Stem Disappointment, However, Over Cities' Census By LEROY INMAN Douglas county is rated so far the fastest growing area in the United States from a percentage growth standpoint. There may be exceptions when California census figures are released, however. The county's 1950 population, according to the census report, is 54,064, compared with 25,748 in 1940. Southern Douglas Invited To Enter Riddle Rodeo Fete Preparations are going full force at Riddle for the third annual ro deo and fourth of July-celebration to be staged July 3-4 by the Riddle Roping club. The celebration will include a queen contest and big parade to be staged at 11 a. m. on the fourth, with every community in southern Oregon invited to en ter a float and queen candidate, according to Ike Orr, club Presi dent. There will be a fireworks display on the night of the fourth and a street dance both nights. Too, a carnival will be on hand July 3 through the 5th. Prizes totaling $550, plus added entry fees are being offered in the rodeo events, which will include bare back, saddle bronc and bull riding, cow milking, calf roping and baton race, pony express race and kiddies calf scramble, with Bulbul the clown as an added fca ture. Stock will be furnished by uiacKie smith and Walt Mask. In the queen contest, aspirants must furnish their own riding equip ment, mounts and habits. They will be judged on riding ability, equipment and beauty with age limited from 14 to 21. i Jack, Fuller is chairman of the queen contest and heads the float committee for the roping club. Don Clark and Don Turner are co-chairmen of the float committee for the Riddle Chamber of Commerce, which is assisting the roping club in staging the celebration. Back Pay Won By Swearing Women CHICAGO, June 2I-CP) Wheth er or not they were fired for "the lost art" of swearing, three Marion, Ind., women are $300 richer today. The case of cusswords ended yes terday when the women collected $300 apiece from their former em ployer, the Indianapolis Glove com pany of Marion. The women, discharged in 1948. filed unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations board. Mrs. Edna Ruggles claimed she was fired because of union activ ity, but the company said it was ner "excess and loud protanny." Her case drew nationwide atten tion when the NLRB trial examiner lamented in his findings that "swearing is a lost art." The other two women, Mrs. Louise Smith and Mrs. Delaphine Moriarity, claimed they also were fired for swearing. The company said a lack of work was responsi ble. The women were not reinstated to their jobs. Mew members of the Roseburg wmmm ritual was exemplified by the. (Paul Jenkins photo I were present from many Oregon! But even with this growth, there has been some disappointment in the report of population from the cities. There are not as many peo ple living within the incorporated towns as commonly believed. Roseburg, the largest city, has a population only of 8,206 within the city limits, followed by Reeds- liuri wiin ,o, auinerun 4,-w, Myrtle Creek 1.769. Drain. 1.W0. and Yoncalla, 626. Figures are not yet available from Riddle, Canyon- vme, Olendale and r-lkton, the other incorporated Douglas county towns. The combined population of the cities is expected to be less than 18,000 population, which means that more than 36,000 persons reside in the rural or suburban areas. It is probable that half of the 36,000 persons in rural areas live within a few miles radius of the incor porated cities. But this population cannot be considered a part of the cities proper from an official stand point. It has been estimated that an additional 6,000 to 8,000 persons reside within a five-mile radius of Roseburg. The Winston-Dillard area is estimated at close to 1 000. All the other communities have well developed residential areas near by. The population report for the cities, therefore, does not reflect the true growth of the commit nities. Many persons, either unable to buy property within the city, or lor other reasons, have been forced to build outside the city limits. Annexations Limited Annexation has been successful only to a limited degree. Rose burg has annexed only one major area, that of West Roseburg, and half a dozen other small areas, which have not added much to the population. Annexation elections have failed in North Roseburg and East Roseburg. One of the principal problems of the suburban areas has been sani tation. The areas annexed to Rose burg have done so primarily to obtain sewer service. North Rose burg, which has organized a sani tary district, is well along with its plans to install sewers. Many other problems have arisen with the population increase. The major one has been the school situation. Almost every district in the county has had to enlarge its schools or build new ones. Also, many of the rural schools have been forced to erect new buildings or provide additions. The school problem does not .end with the city limits, but covers the entire rural area. Koseburg s school dis trict 4, for example, embraces not only the city, but east and North Roseburg areas and extends far beyond the west city limits. SCHOOL BONDS BEATEN BEND, June 21 (1 Plans for Bend's proposed new high school were in confusion today. Voters rejected a $780,000 bond issue by a 9.12-to-718 vote Monday. communities. Ihe all-day event began Sunday morning mass at St. Joseph's church 145-50 Flood Battle Intensified In Northwest British Columbia, North Idaho Face Top Threats; h Lower Columbia Rising (By The Associated Press) Dike-bursting flood waters brought increasing threats today to rich farm lands of north Idaho and British Columbia. Hundreds of civilians and army workmen labored desperately to try to check the rising waters of the Harrison and Fraser rivers north of the border and the Koot enai near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. . Canadian flood fight directors said the battle looked hopeless there. The army engineers reported about 1,200 acres were under water this morning from the Kootenai. Half the total was flooded by a new dike break during the night norm and east of Bonners Ferry. The army engineers' Seattle of fice received an unofficial report the Kootenai reached 33.2 feet this morning, It is roughly to the top of dikes along the farm land but tour feet short of protective levees at tne town of Bonners Ferry. Dikes were becoming soggy and the high water was washing at them menacingly. On the British Columbia front, flood director Actor Kilby said "we haven't got a 10 percent chance" of stemming the onrush- mg flow. Families Evacuated Already some 4a families have been evacuated where the two rivers meet at Harrison Mills, 40 miles east of Vancouver, B. C. Damage so far has been slight with the flooding lirr!,ed to some 30 acres of land. Bu the rickety diking protects 1.500 acres of low- lying farm land, the Canadian Pa cific railway main line along the shores of the Fraser, and the vital Lougheed highway. Water level is 23 feet three feet above flood stage. , tne lower Columbia, slowly inch ing out over unprotected lowlands, forced two Vancouver sawmills and one chemical plant to close. The dike protecting the Vancouver Jantzen knitting mills plant was be ing raised. In Portland, the Willamette forced two families living on the bottomlands near the St. Johns bridge to evacuate their homes. A few east side warehouses along the downtown Portland harbor had seepage water in their basements. U. S. Vice Consul In Germany Is Suicide FRANKFURT, June 21-OP) The U.S. high commission announced today that Clay H. Henderson, 33, a U.S. vice consul in Frankfurt, committed suicide yesterday. Henderson, an official announce ment said, was found dead of a self-inflicted gun shot wound in his apartment. Henderson, who was born in Po cahontas, Ark., has a mother and brother living in Ventura, Calif. He left three notes, the high coin mission said. One was addressed to his mother, Mrs. Virginia R. Henderson, one to a woman ac quaintance and one was an open letter. "Nothing in these Indicated any reason for his act except mention of his deafness which necessitated his wearing a hearing aid. Asso ciates said he was extremely sen sitive about this affliction . . . but that nothing in his actions recently indicated contemplation of such an act," the announcement added. th and a breakfast at Carl's Haven Increased Old-Age Pensions For Millions Nearer Reality; Accord With House Bill Next WASHINGTON, June 21- to 2 carried the promise of higher ot persons a long step closer to reality today. By this thumping vote, the Senate last night passed e bill that would roughly double benefit payments under the old age and survivors insurance system in the federal social security system. The measure is e major part of the administration program. It would add about 10,000 persons to the 35,000,000 now covered and would liberalize requirements for qualifying for benefits. Before final action is taken by Congress, differences between the Senate bill and a similar bill passed by the House last year will have to be ironed out by a conference committee. , Many thorny Questions remain if.. Jt'Z. PLEADS CUILTY Bookmaker Frank Erickson (above) pleaded guilty to a 60-count bookmaking and conspiracy indictment in New York. Freed on $10,000 bail, the gambler, whose opera tions in 4a states bring him $12,500,000 a year, could re ceive a maximum sentence of 60 years in jail and $30,000 fine. INEA Telephoto) Transit Strike In ! Los Angeles Ends IBy Ths Associated Press) Street cars clanged and bus horns honked again today in Los Angeles as striking workers returned to the throttle alter a five-day strike. The big west coast' city's' mil lion commuters Rnd 200,000 visit ing Shriners had fallen back on car pools and hired buses during the lack of public transportatiin. But a baker's strike in five west coast cities continued, and no set tlement had been announced in a Pittsburgh milk drivers strike. New talks were foreseen as pos sible in the CIO American news paper guild strike against the big New York evening daily, the World Telegram ana Sun. The AFL transit workers in Los Angeles got a five-cent an hour pay raise immediately in their strike settlement. An additional three cents an hour will be grant ed after a year. The bakery strike nit Los Ange les, Portland, Seattle, Bremerton, and Everett. The bakeries affect ed in the five cities produce about 90 percent of the bread In the areas they serve. The Pittsburgh milk drivers were still working on a proposal to present the operators which might end their wage-and-hours dispute. Ex-Police Head To Appeal Ouster For 'Flirting' CLEVELAND. June 21 P Highland heights', ousted Police Chief, Fay Dalrymplc, 58, intends to appeal to common pleas court to keep his J.IOO-a-month job in that suburban village of about 500 I'm not going to let them let away with this frame-up," Dalr ymple declared. Dalrymple was fired by the vil lage council yesterday after the solons heard Charges the police chief flirted with the wife of vil lage Mayor Clem Ley. The fraternal order of police, through trustee William Horrigan, has promised to support Dalr ymple's fight for reinstatement. Georgia Plywood Firm Buys Hoquiam Plant rOOUIAM. June 21. (D Sale of the Acme Door company to the Georgia Pacific .Plywood and Lum ber Sales company of Augusla, Ga., was announced yesterday by Dr. M. w. oracnvogei, cme president. The purchase price was not dis closed. The Georgia company operated two mills in Olympia and one in Bcllingham, one in hpnngtield, Ore., and two in the eastern United States. Brachvngel said Herman Snyder will be retained here as general manager. Driver's Death Thought Due To Nap At Wheel CRESCENT CITY, Calif., June 21 UP) Police said today that the fatal crash of William P. Mobley. 24.-Salem, Ore., apparently came after he fell asleep at the wheel near here Monday. Mohley's automobile left high way 199, which runs from Grunts Pais, and overturned in the Smilh river, landing In about 30 inches of water. The accident was about 14 miles north of Gasquey. Mobley, who was employed by the West Coast Telephone Co., was driving south. -(API Senate approval by 81 old-age pensions for mil nillions to be settled. One of the sharpest issues in dispute is whether to pro- vide for disabled persons in the j Social Security program. The House bill would do this but not uic acinic filename. Other key differences that will have to be threshed out bw the conference committee include bene fit formulas, tax rates, eligibility requirements and federal contri butions for public assistance (dir ect relief). Even as the Senate passed the bill, with only senators Butler (R Neb) and Cain (R-Wash) voting against it, steps were taken to ward further and possible mure fundamental changes in the social security system,. Program To Be Studied Without dissent, the Senate "lir- rected its finance committee to make a thorough study of t h e whole program. It will especially study the possibilities of' shift ing to a system of universal cov erage financed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Also to be embraced In the study is the relationship of the Social Security system to private pen sions plans. What Bill Providos As the bill was passed by the Seriate, it would increase monthly oenetits an average of 85 to 90 percent for current beneficiaries under the old-age and survivors insurance system. For those retiring in the future, a new benefit formula would ap proximately double the benefits provided by present law. The present payroll tax of lVt percent each on employer and em ploye would oe continued until 1956. Then it would rise gradually to 3 percent on employer end em ploye alike in 1970 and thereafter. Taxes would be collected on in dividual earnings up to $3,600 a year, instead of $3,000 as at pres ent, The higher figure was writ tea into the bill yesterday and con forms to the provision in the House bill. This means that a man making as much as 13,600 a year will be taxed $54 a year instead of the $45 he has been paying on bis first $3,000 of pay. Maximum Boosted This was the principal amend ment adopted by the Senate. The effect would be not only to in crease tax collections but also to boose the maximum pension un der the bill to $80 a month. -Under present law the maxi mum is $58 and the average bene fit now being paid is $26. Both House and Senate bills would raise the maximum family benefit from $85 tp $1S0. A retired worker with a wife over 65 would have his benefit increased by 50 percent. Thus if a man were entitled to a benefit of $50 a month, the couple would receive a monthly pension of $75. However, if a wife also has worked and is entitled to a pen-' sion on reaching 65, she may take her own benefit or one-half of her husband's which ever is higher. Logger Killed In Truck Accident Russell C. Autry, 44, of Brock, way, was killed early Tuesday in a logging accident ten miles up the Upper Olalla read off high way 42, occording te Deputy Coroner M. B. Emmett. Emmett said a state police and sheriff's office investigation Indicated Autry was pinned in the cab of his truck when the vehicle struck the bank. He seid the load of legs slipped forward crushing the cab. The body was removed te the Roseburg Funeral home and fo" naral arrangements will be an nounced later. Eagles Club Ousts Cop Because He Led Raid JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. June 21 P) Police officer Otto Hilde brand was notified yesterday that he is no longer a member of the Eagles club because he "violated his obligation to the organization." Hildehrand led a police raid on the Eagles club June 9. The fol lowing day four trustees of the club were fined a total of $100 tor permitting the operation of a bingo game in the club's main room. Mayor Lawrence Luetkewitte said he would complain to the grand aerie of the Eagles in Kan sas City. Levity Fact R ant By L t Reiienstem Russia's official newspaper hat begun a series of articles on the . science of language. Presumably this it a plan to groom Vithinsky, Gromyko, et ol, for now Invectives and In sult to hurl at the United