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photographer for the Taiewell County Reporter, a weekly,
wants to be a signal corps camerman. Although he carries 120
pounds too much for his six-foot-three-inch frame, his enlist
ment was approved. (AP Wirephoto.)
DICTATOR THREAT SEEN
Truman Could Invoke
Proposed Rule To Create
CVA, Ellsworth Declares
WASHINGTON, July 28 jMJP- Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.)
voiced feari today that pending legislation to give President Truman
power to invoke economic controls also would give him power to
establish a Columbia Valley administration, if he desired.
No Horse Racing
At County Fair k
During August
There definitely will be no horse
racing in connection"" with the
Douglas County Fair this year at
Roseburg.
Frank Divers, race manager last
year, said today that it is possible
there may be racing in Septem
ber, after the Oregon State fair.
But no prospective dates have de
finitely been confirmed.
Dates for the County Fair are
Aug. 17, 18 and 19. All exhibits
are supposed to be in and checked
by noon Aug 17.
The fair will be largely devoted
to 4-H and Future Farmers of
America exhibits, together with
some Grange and Home Economics
club exhibits, which are to be judg
ed.
It will definitely not be an open
class show, the fair board has an
nounced. There are not sufficient
facilities to open the fair to all
classes. The present buildings are
expected to bs well filled. No new
structures have been added this
year, although some improvements
have been made by wives of the
bherm's possemen to the 4-H dis
play room.
Paul Abeel will again be fair
manager.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
As these words are being writ
ten, nine Communist divisions,
paced by hard-shooting Russian
built tanks, are hitting our lines in
Korea in what is described as A
DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE KO
REAN WAR.
Nine Communist divisions!
Have you stopped to think that
that is more battle-trained and
battle-ready divisions than we have
all put together? These nine Com
mie divisions are hitting our lines
RIGHT NOW today! Except for
what we have in Korea, which is
a military secret, our battle-ready
divisions are scattered more of
less all over the world.
That will give you some idea of
the jobs our boys in our thinly-
manned lines up north of the all
important port of Pusan are facing
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hold until we can get reinforce
ments to them and our reinforce
ments have to come a long, long
way while the enemy's reinforce
ments are just over the fence in
his back yard.
Don't underestimate the gravity
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The Weather
Partly cloudy and warmer to
day and Sunday.
Highest temp, for any July .
Lowest ttmp. for any July
Highest ttmp. yesterday
Lowest ttmp. last 24 hours
Precipitation last 24 hours
Precipitation from July 1
Prtcipitition from Stpt. 1 ....
Dtficitncy from July 1
Sunset today 1:1 p. m,
Sunrise tomorrow 4:00 a. m.
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If this bill becomes law as
written," Ellsworth told a report
er, "and it seems certain it will
he passed almost in its original
form,-the President will thus have
authority superior to nearly all
fnoVal fo(io TTnrlni it in 4riA net ma
of national defense, tie wiu have
power to create a Columbia valley
authority By executive order, -"There
is nothing in the bill that
could prevent him from setting up
a CVA to provide power for use
in the war effort. The bill puts
far more power in the hands of
the President than he had in World
War II. The measure is not merely
for the emergency of war Hut is
to promote the national defense."
Ellsworth said that he favors
legislation to curb hoarding, con
trol prices and .provide necessary
controls to prevent inflation as well
as provide what is needed for na
tional defense.
Tired Of 'Hush, Hush'
But the pending bill, he said, Is
the third effort the administration
has made "to get Congress to vote
economic controls' since they were
removed by the 80th Congress."
He continued:
"By simply using the authority
given him in this bill when it be
comes a law, Mr. Harry Truman
can, if he chooses, become the
complete and absolute dictator
over the people of the United
States even if we don't fire an
other shot in Korea or any place
else.
"He can do it as necessary for
national defense."
Ellsworth said he had hesitated
to "set these facts out thus blunt
ly but I am getting mighty tired
of the 'hush, hush' and propagan
da policy which seems to dominate
the 'big shots in our government.
They want the 'sweetness and light'
tone on things so as to keep up the
morale of the people and the
troops. I have always thought, and
still think, that free and self-respecting
people can stand the truth
and adjust to it a lot better than
they can adjust to the shock of hav
ing been deceived."
Ellsworth said he believed the
remedy to his fears of placing so
much power in the hands of the
President is to write into the con
trol bill definite restrictions to pro
vide that the powers apply only to
national defense and cannot be
exercised to do other things.
Bullet Ends Career Of
Crusading Sheriff
PIKEVILLE, KY., (P) Investi
gators were without clues today
' to me loenniy oi me niuer wno
Sheriff Roy Conway', gam.
to the identity of the killer who
bling and bootlegging crusade
with a bullet through the temple.
The Pike county officer, about
40, was shot to death last night in
front of his home.
Conway, elected on the Demo-
cratic ticket, took office last Jan
uary. He immediately began a spir
ited campaign against Pike county
bootleggers. He personally led
raids on moonshine stills and
places housing gambling equip
mentt He said he intended to clean ,
out the bootleggers from the dry
county.
L. A. RENT CONTROLS OFF
LOS ANGELES -HP) Wartime
ceilings on Los Angeles' 350,000
rental units have been lifted.
The city council voted decontrol
.01 ! yesterday, 10 to 4, in a stormy
u i ! meeting. The decontrol measure
' now goes to the housing expediter
i in Washington, who has no alter
I native but to approve it within 10
days.
Established 1873
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Three Killed,
3 Wounded By
Rodeo Clown
Frankie Chitwood Ends
Own Life In Gun Orgy
At Home Of Relative
SEATTLE UP A jobless, mid
dip-seed rodeo clown, whose young
wife left him recently, ran amok
at her parents' farm home laie
yesterday, killing two persons and
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The frenzied shooting was by
Frankie Chitwood, 41, who in his
manv appearances at western ro
deos had brought laughter lo moil
sands with his trained mule sun,.
"Tragedy on the Desert."
Slain were his 9-month-old daugh
ter, brucella Pauline, and his father-in-law,
Everett Vanderhoof,
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His wife, Margaret, 21, four-year-old
son, Frank Jr., and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Virginia Vander
hoof, 42, were critically wounded.
Chitwood committed suicide by
turning his pistol to his heart.
Eyewitnesses and Coroner John
P. Brill Jr., said the showman
shouted after his crazed pur
suit of fleeing members of the
family:
"Well, I got you now, and now
I'll take myself."
Chitwood began his orgy of shoot
ing, Brill said, when he became
enraged at his father-in-law in an
argument at the front door of the
ranch home near Kent, 20 miles
south of here.
One of those who escaped un
harmed was the Vanderhoofs' 12-year-old
daughter, Marilyn, who
bravely brandished an unloaded
.22 rifle in an attempt to frighten
Chitwood into dropping his jjun.
The young girl told sheriff's of
ficers that Chitwood grabbed the
rifle, knocked her off the porch
and then shot Mrs. Vanderhoof in
the left side. She fell critically
wounded.
Brill and deputies pieced togeth
er this sequence of events that
followed :
The older man fled Into the house
with Chitwood close behind. In the
living room Vanderhoof was slain
by bullets in the neck, arm and
back.
Mrs. Chitwood and her sister-in-law,'
Mrs. Margaret Vanderhoof,
18. raced upstairs from the kitchen.
Chitwood broke down the door to
the bedroom where his wife had
taken refuge, shot his tiny daugh
ter as she lay in hr crib and then
wounded Mrs. Chitwood in the
shoulder.
Their young son was the next
victim, being hit and gravely
wounded in the back.
The coroner said Chitwood's wife
left him early this month at Salem,
Ore., after he lost his rodeo job
for drinking and then beat her.
WIN FLOAT ENTRY PRIZE
the Roseburg Paul Bunyans is
Huntington parade chairman,, a
as second prize in the timber
I parade In Eugene Thursday.
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Riots, Sabotage, Baffles Mark
Revolt Against King Leopold;
City Of Liege Put Under Siege
BRUSSELS, Belgium,' (AP) Wild rioting by thousands
of anti-Leopoldists broke out anew in Brussels today. A state
of siege was declared in the industrial city of Liege, government
sources said.
A battalion of the crack Ardennais regiment was alerted
to move into that French-speaking center, a stronghold of
Socialist-led forces who want to drive King Leopold from the
throne he regained a week ago. Liege was paralysed by strikes.
The city's governor resigned, either unable or unwilling to carry
out the government's orders against the strikers.
Rioters started marching through
Brussels at noon, singing the rev
olutionary "Marseillaise." Mounted
police, with drawn swords, charged
a crowd on the Place de Brou
ckere the Times Square of Brus
selsas it was trying to overturn
a street car.
Thfe rioters had dragged the mo-
torman and his two protecting gen
darmes from the car. Mounted po
lice rode in, striking wildly with
their sabres in all directions.
The gendarmes drew a cordon
across the square but were at
tacked by the demonstrators.
Horses reared and plunged under
a shower of bottles, cafe chairs
and tables snatched from a nearby
terrace. , ,
The crowd forced its way through
the police cordon and marched tri
umphantly along the boulevard
Adolphe Max to the Place Rogier
in front of the north station, where
Socialist leader Madame Isabel
Blum harangued the crowd: We
are fighting for the good of the
country. The gendarmes have no
right to strike at us."
Guards were again thrown
around Parliament.
Workers from anti - Leopold
southern Belgium poured into Brus
sels. Citits Strike-Bound
Another battalion of troops was
reported to have been ordered into
coal-mming sections ot tiainaui
province and the strike-bound cit-
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Myrtle Creek Youth
Penalized On 4 Charges
'Richard McCall, 19, of Myrtle
Creek was fined a total of $375
and sentenced to serve 30 days in
tbe Douglas county jail on four
separate charges, reported Justice
ot the Peace A. J. Geddes.
He pleaded guilty to all four
charges, was fined $250 and given
the 30 days sentence on a drunken
driving charge, fined $50 for dis
orderly conduct, $50 for resisting
arrest, and $25 for having no oper
ator's license, said Geddes.
He was arrested in Riddle by
Deputy Sheriff William Worrall of
Canyonville.
A 16-year-old Myrtle Creek youth
arrested with McCall, was remand
ed to the juvenile court after be
ing arraigned in the uustice court
on similar charges, reported Ged
des. Bull of the Woods Bill Tipton of
shown receiving from Mrs. Shy
certificate for a cup, awarded
division of Eugene's Trail Days
Pictured left ta right, the group
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1950
Eugene Pageant
Prize Captured
By Paul Bunyans
Roseburg's Paul Bunyans took
second place in the timber entry
in Eugene's Trail Days parade
Thursday. They were presented
a certificate by Mrs. Shy . Hunt
ington, parade chairman, and a
cup will be presented later.
Bull of the Woods Bill Tipton,
Walt Brittell, Bill Endicott, - Sid
Fredrickson, Clifford "S w e d e"
Vang, Gordon Carlson, Bill Evans
and Glenn Scott were the Paul
Bunyans participating.
The Roseburg organizations en
tered a truck, donated by the North
west Poultry & Dairy Products,
with a sign advertising the North
west lurney onow uec. t to o in
Roseburg. Several turkeys were
given away along the route. The
turkeys were donated by the North
west lurkey Growers association.
Entered as the float second prize
winner in the parade was a loaded
logging truck, donated by Weyer
haeuser Timber Co.
The parade, which started at 10
a. m., ended up at the Eugene
fair grounds, where all participants
were treated to a free barbecue.
The Paul Bunyans plan next week
to. revive i" former program of
greeting tourists who go through
Roseburg. A log will be placed
on the courthouse lawn, and out-of-state
cars will be "arrested" and
brought to kangaroo court with
city police escort. The tourists will
be initiated and told of the offerings
of Douglas county.
Prices On Household
Soaps, Crisco Increased
CINCINNATI,-P The Proc
ter & Gamble Co., today announced
wholesale price increases of seven
percent on household soaps and
Crsco vegetable shortening.
A. P. & G. officials blamed high
er 'manufacturing costs.
DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGED
Lloyd Reed Chambers was ar
rested Friday night by Roseburg
city police on a charge of drunken
driving, reported Police Chief Cal
vin Baird. Chambers was releas
ed on $150 bail and will be ar
ranged probably on Monday, tbe
chief said.
includes Glenn Scott, Clifford
Bill Tipton, Bill Endicott, Mrs.
Sid Fredrickson also accompanied the group. (Picture b Photo!
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Truman Asks
Funds To Spur
Stockpiling
Synthetic Rubber Boost
Ordered; Congress -?lit
Over Controls Proposal
WASHINGTON P President
Truman asked Congress yesterday
for: (1) $600,000,000 to step up the
program of buying strategic mate
rials for the nation's stockpile and
(2) $18,000,000 to expand the work
ol reconditioning merchant ships
in the national defense reserve
fleet.
He also ordered an increase In
the government's synthetic rubber
production to an annual rate of
675,000 tons. The present rate is
408.000 tons.
Still another White House re
quest is expected soon for addi
tional money perhaps around $4,
000,000,000 to help re-arm western
Europe. Congress already has au
thorized $1,222,500,000 this year for
that purpose. Mr. Truman called a
meeting with congressional leaders
for Monday to discuss the boost.
Congress also continued its swift
action to shore up this country's
defenses.
The Senate yesterday sent to the
White House a bill empowering
the President to order a search of
foreign ships in U.S. waters. The
Eurpose: lo prevent an atomic
omb from being sneaked into an
American harbor.
In addition, the Senate approved
a $13,204,000,000 appropriation for
armed forces snendinc not includ
ing the . additional $10,500,000,000
which Mr. Truman requested this
week.
Meanwhile backers ot President
Truman's request for limited eco
nomic controls fought today to
stem a rising tide of sentiment in
Congress for all-out mobilization
of the home front.
In the House, support for con
sumer price controls and rationing
was so strong that leaders were
reported concerned over their
chances to sidetrack those propos
als in favor of action on Mr. Tru
man's milder requests.
In the Senate, backers of the
drastic controls forced the bank
ing committee to abandon plans for
action on the Truman proposals
until Monday, so the all-out con
trols can be put into shape to be
offered either as an amendment or
as a substitute.
The mounting pressure for com
plete wartime mobilization stem
med largely from elder stateman
Bernard Baruch's testimony this
week that immediate "ceilings on
everything" are imperative.
HUKS LOOT VILLAGE
MANILA IIP) One hundred
Hukbalahap guerrillas ransacked
Magdalene early today and left
with a quantity of arms, medicines
and other supplies.'
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Huntington and Gordon Carlson.
(By Tu Auoetatad Praaa)
American troops, under orders to "fight to the death,"
tre holding the line on the biasing Korean front despite e furious
offensive by North Korean Reds striving at a knockout blow
before additional forces can be pitted against them.
A release from Cen. MacArthur's headquarters dated Sun
day said Communist thrusts against the U.S. First cavalry and
25th infantry have been thrown bock.
The American forces are striving to hold their mountain
positions while fresh men and equipment are being funnelled In.
to South Korea for a major counteroffensive.
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HE'D PUSH BUTTON Alvin
York, top hero of World War I,
said in Wolf River, Tenn., that
if we fight Russia we should use
the atom bomb, and "if they
can't find anyone else to push
the button, I will." The 63-year-old
mountaineer, who captured
132 Germans fcy himself in the
first war, is currently recovering
from a siege of pneumonia.
200 Swimmers
Expected At Meet
Here In August
More than 200 swimmers from
Northwest clubs are expected here
to compete in the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce sponsored South
ern Oregon Invitational meet Aug.
11 and 12 at the municipal pool.
Organizations to be represented
include the Multnomah Athletic
club, which has been winning most
of its meets this summer. Also
coming are the Cosmopolitan, for
merly the Portland Aquatic club,
and the Aero club of Portland,
which have been offering plenty
competition.
Other clubs to participate are
the Portland Northeast Y M C A;
Vancouver Recreation club, Van
couver; Washington Athletic club,
Seattle; Athletic Round Table, Spo
kane; The Dalles Natators; Sweet
Home Jaycees, University of Ore
gon and Oregon Slate college swim
ming teams and the Roseburg
swimming team.
The Jaycee committee includes
Walt Brittell, meet director; Dr.
Byron Woodruff, publicity; John
Hardiman, awards; Duane Baker,
finance; Harold Chitwood, patrol
ing and ushering; Al Frey, pool and
equipment; Rod Dotson, housing;
Irv Pugh, meet records, and Jack
Ncwby, clerk of course. Another
35 Jaycees will assist as judges,
timers and in other capacities.
49 Persons Die In
Brazil Air Crash
RIO de JANEIRO All 4
persons aboard perished last
night whtn a Brazilian Constel
lation crashed ntar Porto Alegre.
It was the worst disaster In the
countryt aviation history.
Among the 43 passengers was
Ralph Motley, 48, an American,
salts managtr In Rio for the At
Untie Refining company. He
came here from Richmond, Ind.
i All the other passengers and
crew mambtrs wtre btlitvtd to
bt Brazilians.
Witntssts said the plane cir
cltd Porte Altgre for en hour
and a half in heavy weather and
thtn smashtd Into Goat's hill
about 20 miles outside of town.
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OKLAHOMA CITY tI') John
ston Murray won the Democratic
nomination for governor by 1,009
votes, but William O. Coe says he
will demand a recount today. I
Offipifil lahiilalinnc votttnrHnv
onvn Miirrav ?1.; Q43 vnlna inri f'no
234,934 in last Tuesday's runoff
, primary.
After a bitter campaign Coe
" froni him and asserted that
some election officials were going
" ' J'v'A penitentiary as a result.
has been trying to raise mon
, z, .? ey for the recount, which costs
$19,250 for the entire state at $250
la county.
SWEET ("ROOF
JERSEY CITY, N. J. -4P)
Maio's poultry market announced
'"d"'' 11 ollld 've ,wy P",,nd
of sugar with each food purchase.
The reason? To prove there's no
I shortage.
The Reds were suffering terrifis
losses, but despite depleted reser- t
ves of tanks and men they smash
ed at Hwanggan on the central
sector and were threatening to out
flank the Eighth army in a drive
cutting in about 40 miles south
of Hwanggan.
For three days now the front
has been kept fairly stable with
no important penetrations by the
invaders. But for the Communists
time is running out and there
were indications Red Commanders
are now pouring everything they
have into a major push. '
General MacArthur's headquar
ters claimed United States coun
terattacks are safely holding the
line. It was announced at Tokyo
that fresh U. S. troops from Oki
nawa stalled a thrust on the south
coast at Ponggye, 55 miles west
of Pusan, vital southeast supply
port for the United Nations forces.
"No Surrender" Ordered
Americans were ordered lo
"fight to the death," with no sur
render and without giving another
inch of ground. The order came
from Gen. Walton H. Walker, com
mander of the U. S. 8th army, in
an unheralded visit to a front-line
command post.
"We will hold the positions we
have and fight it out here."
Walker said. "This Is a fight for
time . . . everybody in this army
knows we must hold along the lines
we now have."
He ordered that no one indivi
dual, squad, company or higher unit
under any conditions will surren
der. Walker explained that the Korean
war has entered "its critical
stage." He pointed to the fact that
fresh Americn troops and supplies
are pouring into Korea but em
phasized that the Allied cause could
trade no more territory for time.
He warned there would be no
"Dunkirk" no pulling away
from Korean shores by the Amer
ican infantrymen. "It would .be
impossible for us to get out," ha
said. He again promised his army
would hold their mountain posi
tions, t
Enemy Losses Heavy
Another headquarters spokesman
said the North Koreans have lost
31,000 men killed and wounded
since the war started. Mora than
170 tanks have been destroyed and
100 damaged. An intelligence of
ficer added: "there are no signs of
replacements for the tanks."
The fact that untrained con
scripts are being shoved into the
line at this critical stage indicated
time is running out for the in
vaders, it was contended. At the
same time, tbe headquarteri
spokesman said, American troops
are showing greater seasoning
and stability.
3rd Regiment Of ONG
Reserve Is Activated
PORTLAND iTVA third regl
ment of the Oregon national guard
reserve was ordered activated yes
terday by Gov. Douglas McKay.
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Rilea, ad
jutant general, said when organ
ized, the regiment, the 8th Oregon
infantry, would bring reserve
guard strength to 6,000 officers and
men.
Headquarters and company A
of one battalion of the regiment
will be located at Bend. Company
B will be at The Dalles, company
C at Klamath Falls and company
D at Qurns, Rilea said.
The commander and locations
of other battalions will be announc
ed later.
The reserve, activated July 10,
includes the 6th infantry with head
quarters in Portland and the 7th
infantry, headquartering in Salem.
It would assume state protection
in the event the regular national
guard is called into service.
Tenth Quake In 3 Days
Rocks Imperial Valley
EL CENTRO, Calif.-(P-South.
em California's Imperial valley
was rocked again today by its tenth
earthquake in three days.
Jittery residents of this vast agri
cultural region said that the shock
at 7:38 a.m. today was the sharp
est of the chain. It rattled dishes,
shook furniture and broke glass
ware. One resident said plate glass
windows in El Centra's business
district "were weaving and about
ready to go" during the jolt. There
were no early reports of serious
damage.
The valley has several active
known earth faults Or fractures in
,,he earth's crust which apparent-
17 aie me cause 01 ine tremors.
Levity Fact Rant
By L. F. Reizenstein
Moscow's frequently voiced
commiseration real or pre
tendedfor the American Nt
gro will probably sink to utter
silence now that a Negro divl
lion of the U. S. Army Is maullaf
the mMcfline; RsmraM M M