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2 The Neyi-Revicw, Roseburg, Of. Sot., July 29, 1950 Sugar Supply Under Federal Control; Reason: Politics By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK, UP) Sugar is (he hoarder'! delight. The supply in the United Stales is controlled by the government, for political reasons. That means that sometimes there isn't much of reserve stock in the supply pipelines. The hoarder can clean off the shelf fast. F.vpn when the hoarder's fears and imagination aren't working overtime, a fierce battle is usually raging between the various inter ested parties producers, refiners, importers and consumers trying to get the government to change the quota on the amount of the sweetstuff that can be brought into the country, and, consequently, what the price will be. ' The government tries to please all the voters those in the western beet growing states and the south ern cane growing states. It also strives to please the big industrial users and placate the Cubans, It's a politician's holiday. In wartime, the world usually doesn't produce enough sugar. In peacetime, it frequently grows too much. That's why pressure is put on the politician. When the hoarder steps in as he just has with both feet the Orders To Shoot Issued In Alaska Security Move ANCHORAGE, Aluska, In security guards at Port Richardson have orders to shoot if necessary to halt trespassers found wandering in restricted areas, post command er Brig. Gen. Donald R. Hntchinson said today. Hutchinson reported several in stances recently where unidentified persons have been seen fleeing into the woods near aircraft dispersal units when challenged by guards. Three persons, arrested as un authorized visitors at the fort, were fined a Iota) of $225. Two of them were women. The rund-the-clock check tightly regulated sugar supply line, security caught one guard red-faccd from the grower to the grocer, An OSI agent casually asked the dries up, seemingly almost over- guar(i what tjme it was and wncn night. Yesterday's surplus becomes the guard glanced away to see a today's shortage and tomorrow s nearby ciocki (ne agent planted a hardening hoard on the pantry !woodcn "bomb". Not until the agent shelf. j exposed the guard's laxitv some tveryone-most of all tne major-: Ume later was lhc uard ilv of Americans who don't hoard pays more (refined sugar has aheady gone from 7.70 to 8.10 cents a pound at the refinery door, and raw sugar from 5.45 to 6.15 cents). The home canner, who needs more sugar just now, can't find it and food is wasted. Situation Draws Commtnt Here is what the various inter ested parties and remember each has his own axe to grind say about the present sugar situation: U. S. government officials: "The world produced about one million more tons of sugar than could be sold (before the Korean war) and there is no excuse for hoard ing" Big sugar users in the food and beverage industries: "Washington set the sugar import quota too low this year (to keep up the price for the domestic cane and sugar beet growers) and reserves were below normal for even the season al increase in demand this sum mer, let alone for a run on the store." Sugar refiners: "Orders from wholesalers and big consumers seeking to build up inventories are pouring in at twice the rate of our capacity, although we're working around the clock." Sugar distributors: "Retailers should sell no more than one pound of sugar at a time to a customer. If she wants to, the housewife could hoard a total of up to two million tons of sugar, creating a real, instead of the present artifi cial shortage." Grocers: "Our shelves arc clean ed out by panic buyers and some suppliers are Holding up re-oraers to see how high the price will go." The individual hoarder: "I want mine first.' What is the sugar supply situa tion? World production this year is estimated by Lamhorn & Co. sugar brokers, at a record 38 million tons, compared with a prewar rec ord of 36 million tons. Production in the areas the Unit ed States draws from Cuba, Ha waii, Philippine islands, Puerto Ri co, Virgin islands, and the domes tic cane and beet fields is estim ated by B. W. Dyer & Co. Sugar - brokers, at 11,381,000 tons. Last year these areas produced 10,827, 000 tons. Last year the United States consumed around 7,500,000 tons. aware of what happened. Meanwhile, military leaders said that next to the security problem, their biggest fear is of the effect the strike of the AFL plumbers' union will have on the region's mil itary construction. They described as a "misstate ment a union contention that no military work has oecn delayed bv the strike. The union went out on strike Wednesday to enforce a wage demand of 3.50 an hour, 50 cents more than at present, plus other contract conditions. Civil War Rips Belgium In Revolt Against King (Continued from Page One) if tt-- , y m L I UV: t. . H if,', si " hi 1 .. .at t , . . .... ,. NO SNOW NEEDFD German ski ace Erich Wlnriivh till, mff rrnm .ti. Jump In tournament at Munich's Theresienwlese Park. In backtround Is monument, Bavaria." ies of Charleroi and Mons. Troops began protection of vital communications installations to re lieve police for service in the streets. There were unconfirmed reports Belgium was calling back occupation troops from Germany as cmi airue nppea inc couniry. Gendarmes guarded coal mines and steel mills. Leopold, exiled in 1945, for what many Belgians considered a too friendly altitude toward the Ger man invaders, was called back to his throne last week by the ruling Social Christian (Catholic) party. The socialists, liberals and com munists violently opposed his re turn. The split Is also along racial lines; the French speaking soulh is mostly anti-Leopold, the Flem ish north for him. Antl-Leopoldists were active even in the king's Flemish stronghold. The city of Ghent in that area was crippled by a strike of 50 per cent of the workers. Gas and elec tric workers in Ostcnd walked out and transportation workers are expected to join them later in the day. All movie theaters were clos ed. The great Flemish port of Ant werp was paralyzed by a strike of 12,000 dockers and 2,500 technical and administrative personnel. Both sides for the king and acainst him seemed to be digging in for a fight to the finish. Handmade Gifts . For Your Friends or Yourself , , , 2217 Harvard Opn Monday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wodntiday 1 :00 lo 8:30 p.m. or Ph. 444J-4 for Appointment. Two-Stage Rocket Launched Over Atlantic Ocean LONG RANGE PROVING GROUND. COCOA, Fla., July 29 UP) A 14-ton two-stage rocket thundered eastward over the At lantic today at a speed of 2,727 miles an hour for the first missle and around 3,600 miles an hour for the second.' Excellent conditions permitted observers to watch twinn vapor trails after the two rockets separ ated about nine miles up and 22 miles east of the concrete launch ing pad. The missile was made up of a captured German V-2 weighing It tons with a 700-pound rocket known as the "Wac corporal" mounted atop it. The two missiles were 60 feet high from base to top. The V-2 thundered aloft at 6:44 a. m. and in a matter of seconds attained its 2,727-mile speed. It reached an altitude of nine miles in 63 seconds. Thcr the "Wac cor poral" separated from it and roar ed eastward at a speed in excess of 5,000 feet a second, or some 3,600 miles an hour. Col. Harold R. Turner, safety officccr, gave details of the V-2's performance, but withheld detail ed information on the smaller American-made rocket. After separating, the V-2 climbed up to a height of 30 miles which it reached MS seconds after leaving the ground. Thirty seconds later Col. Turner pressed a button which destroyed the German rocket, and its "flak" hit the sea about 50 miles offshore. In an identical launching from the same site Monday, the V-2 reached a maximum speed of 2, 700 miles an hour in a litttle more than a minute. The performance ot the "Wac Corporal" was a secret. Unofficial estimates of its speed were as high as 5,000 miles an hour. a R Monchurifl near Koran ylwWyywM WW0WWWmwjM bordtr. Mort art reporrtd . P noting up lion. 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Butler has filed suit in circuit court, asking that a verbal Wife Catches Husband As He Falls Three Stories NEW YORK-t.PI Mrs. Rosvlai zeri was sweeping a concrete court yard beneath a window of her home yesterday when she heard jher 12-year-old daughter scream. She looked up to see her hus band, Alfredo, . hanging .from nails. He became dizzy while sitting and memorandum contract for the! 'bird floor window by his finger $70,000 sale of a ranch he re scinded. Henry Gardner is named as defendant. The complaint al leges that the contract had been made under "false" representations. The plaintif.' also asks that a primary lien be placed on the prop erty to assure recovery of a $5,000 down payment allegedly made by mm. The comolaint eontends that a certain 80-acre tract containing timber was understood to be in cluded in the contract and was later found to belong to the Ada Denn ranch near Camas Valley. Also, it was added in the complaint, certain goods and machinery speci fied in the agreement to be in cluded were found to be non-e.vis'- ent. after the original payment of $5,000. . Other Actions Filed William L. Hansen and Thelma H. Hansen have filed a suit for recovery of $5,462.33, allegedly due on a promissory note signed by Alton C and Esther H. Elwood. Plaintiffs ask foreclosure of a mort gage which the defendant had sign ed to assure payment. aiso nainea as defendants are Gregory F, in the window to cool off and as his wife gasped, he dropped. She raced to the spot and reach ed it just as his body hit a clothes line and flipped off. She caught him in her arms and they both tumbled to the pavement unharmed. Lazzeri, 42, weighs 125 pounds. His wife, 38, weighs 115. Moving Family Meets With Traffic Tragedy VANCOUVER, Wsh.-P-Wal-ter Flagg, 39, was killed and his wife and step-son were injured yes terday when a skidding truck trail er hit their car seven miles east of Washougal. Flagg was moving his family from Yakima, Wash., to Stockton, Calif. Slippery pavement caused the trailer of a truck driven by Lowell Bothwell, Portland, to jackknife 'Actress Bette Davis i Honeymoons With No. 4 JUAREZ, Mexico, CP) Film I star Bette Davis and her new hus I band. Actor Gary Merrill, were I honeymooning today after being married yesterday in a civil cere mony here. The marriage was Miss Davis' fourth. She obtained a Mexican di vorce here July 3 from artist Wil liam Grant Sherry. She retained custody of their three - year -old daughter. Merrill was divorced two days across the Evergreen highway into aiyorcea iwo rjays the front of Flagg's car. ! S? m Los Angeles by his stage Mrs. Flagg was treated at a hov pital here for a shoulder injury and shock. Her son, Gene Sigs word, suffered cuts and bruises. Jehovah's Witnesses' Convention Draws 65,000 NEW YORK (P) About 65,000 men and women who preach from the Bible on the street corners of Burback and R. W. i lhe worl(i gathered here today. was granted a divorce in Juarez first civil court yesterday. The California divorce does not become final for a year. Miss Davis gave her age as 41, Merrill as 38. Rickman. wht, claim a crior lien against the other defendants. The plaintiffs ask that their claim be declared superior. uougias creditors association has filed a suit gainst Leslie Ralston for $590.44 for alleged unoaid ac counts and $1325.62 allegedly still to be paid for expenses which were to be shared for erection of a building to be commonly used with the plaintiff's client. A suit was filed against Peggy Collins by George W. Vaughn and Jimma May Vaughn for recovery of $1,500, allegedly unpaid on a promissory note. Plaintiffs ask foreclosure of a mortgage signed by the defendant and sale of the property. Former Jockey Dies In Gas Chamber For Murder ' FLORENCE, Ariz. P Angel B. (Rocky) Serna, 27, ex-jockey, died in the state prison gas cham ber here this morning for the mur der of Mrs. Katherine Gohn, 64, near Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec. 29, 1947. CITY COURT CASES Jack Francis Phillips, 21, Ruie burg, was fined $10 on a charge of disorderly conduct, and $5 each on charges of driving with a de fective muffler and having no op erator's license, Municipal Judge Ira B. Riddle reported. Phillips pleaded guilty. Breck Sturgil, Roseburg, charg ed with drunkenness and disorder ly conduct, forfeited $30 bail by his failute to appear in court in answer to the charge. charged with vagrancy, was com- the U.S. eovrnment has declared "nu cu l" .J"" Ihpir ministers pxpmDt from mill-I n lleu UL lu,c They assembled for the interna tional convntion of Jehovah's Wit nesses which opens tomorrow in Yankee stadium for one week. Because of their beliefs' Wit nesses have frequently come into conflict with government. They ob ject to bearing arms, and some who arrived from Europe for the convention here were told to leave when the sessions close. However, tary service. Locals Leaves On tup Mrs. Lillie Farmer is leaving today for Port land, where she will board the train for Washington, D. C, for an extended visit with her son and daughter-in-law and small granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Wimer, and daughter, Joan. Mrs. Farmer also plans to visit in New York City and Baltimore, Md. BROTHER ILL City police put out a call on the radio last night for Pete Hamilton, The nieht of Dec. 29. 194T Serna i but were unable to locate him. The entered the isolated cabin of Mrs. police had information that Hamil Gohn, robbed her, beat her and ton's brother is seriously ill in a then shot her. ' Eugene hospital. STRAY HORSE IMPOUNDED City police this morning took in to custody a stray sorrell horse, which was munching in gardens on East Sixth street, Chief of Pol ice Calvin Baird said the horse is now bein; held at the city dog pound and the owner may claim it by producing the proper identification. Notices concerning the horse have been posted. GRASS FIRE SQUELCHED The ninth grass fire in succes sion since July 22 was put out by the Roseburg rural fire depart ment Friday. The department made the call at 5:07 p.m. to Ala meda Ave. Numerous other grass fires have occurred during July, but none has been serious, WILL CHINESE REDS STRIKE? The next few weeks will be crilical ones for United Nations forces in Korea. If Chinese Com munists do not strike and there is no Communist aggression else where, U. S. leaders expect the Korean front to be stabilized by mid-August. Chinese Reds, who can muster 1,500.000 battle- seasoned troops, pose the sharpest problem. Map shows where and how they might intervene to complicate the Korean picture. There has been a steady northward movement o( troops (white arrow). Four Red armies are converging on the invasion coast north and. south of Amoy. After Reds shelled two Nationalist-held islands oft Amoy, Nationalist government on Formosa ordered its navy and air force to go into action if Communists invaded the islands. Man Sentenced To Die For Killing Legislator CLEARWATER, Fla. -4V) A rocking chair and a newspaper on a shady porch. That's all an old man has to look forward to, says Charlie Gif ford, and even those simple things don't mntler anymore. Gifford was sentenced to death yesterday for murder. He heard circuit judge John tl Bird pronounce the sentence, then said in a soft, tired voice, "That's all right wild me." Giftord's age has been given from 69 lo 72. He was convicted last week for slaying stale Rep Clmtles J. Siliiih Jr. The stale contended Gifford shot Schuh because of a long resent ment that Schuh had represented Mrs. t; if lord in an attempt to have him declared legally insane in 1947. At his murder trial, Gifford plead cd insanity. Mary Ann Williams, Yoncalla Resident, Dies Mary Ann Williams, 86, died at her home in Yoncalla Friday, July 28, alter a long illness. She was born in Green River, 111., April 14, 1864. She had resided in Yon calla the last 61 years. Her hus band, George Arthur Willis, died Aug. 7, 1928. She was a member of lhc Assembly of God church and Oakland chapter of the Eastern Slar. Surviving arc four sons. Llovd of Portland, Ilarlcy of Yoncalla, George of Astoria and Vern oT Milwaukie; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel j Hnnan, Yoncalla; Iwo sisters, Mrs. Nellie Williams, Yoncalla, Mrs. Eli-1 za Johnson ot California: a brother, I r rank Wilson grandchildren grandchildren. Girl, 8, Confesses Drowning Her Baby Half-Brother MILWAUKEE, UP) An eight year old girl quietly told police yesterday that she killed her ten months old half-brother almost two years ago by holding his head in a tub of water. "I was jealous," the little girl replied matter of factly when ask ed if she was sorry. The youngster was taken to pol ice by her mother who said she coaxed the admission from her daughter. Police said the girt also conies-; GRAIN. ELEVATOR BURNS PENDLETON (PV A grain ele vator, northwest of Pendleton, was destroyed by fire yesterday after noon at a loss of $20,000. Cause of the fire was unknown., The 16.000-bushel elevator had only 3,500 bushels in it, valued and insured at $7,000. The building, owned by Olney Simpson and sons, was partly covered by insurance. SUGAR BUY PLANNED? WASHINGTON -?) Reported circulated in usually well-intormed private sugar circles today that the United States is planning to buy up a large share of Cuban sugar reserves. Purpose of the plan, it was said. sed that she tried to injure another ! would be to hold the sugar and fil- drown a three and a one-half year j ter it into the United States market 10-months old half - brother and as needed. old boy cousin recently. "I hate them. My mother paid Yoncalla,' three ; old aclmg Dct. Capt. Charles No and three great-, wakowski. ThA Hrnwninir Spot. 26. was elas- Services will be held Monday, i sifed as accidental after the girl i July 31, at 2 p.m. in the Methodist i said her half-brother had fallen i church in Yoncalla. Rev. James into a tub of water in the yard. I Smith will officiate. Interment will Nowakowski said he was not con- he in Ihe oncalla cemetery. : vinced of the accuracy of the girl's Stearns mortuary, Oakland, is in statements. He said there were LIKE A Morrii Noveltv Mahogany Cocktail Table 9 ABSOLUTELY FREE WATCH FOR. OUR. GRAND RE-OPENING charge. H. V. Boyd, Resident Of Roseburg, Passes Away i some discrepancies, i The girl's mother told" police she had long suspected her daughter in the boy s death because she never showed any remorse. O n Wednesday, she caught the child stepping on another half-brother, 11 months old, the mother said. But instead of punishing her, the mother offered her money to talk nd, after persuasion, the girl told Harlow Verne Boyd, 73. resident of Roseburg for Ihe past 37 years, died at the Roseburg sanitarium Friday, July 28. following a prolong ed nprinri nf illnncc Tin tins knm April 11. 1877, at Alexandria, Minn. ! of previous attempts to harm the and came o Kosehure frnm that ! secono naii-Droincr ran un u city in "J13. .Mr. Boyd was never married. Private funeral services will be held Monday at li a.m. with Dr. Morris Koach of the First Pres byterian church officiating. Follow ing the services, his body will be taken to Eugene for cremation. 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