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U. of C, Library Eugene, tre. COMP Ml MI TWO RA 0 PLANE RIDE AT ACE OF 90 Mrs. James S. Hildeburn, 90, of 1 1? North Main St., was reluctant to go up in the air, but after much persuasion, she finally contented and returned safely from half an hour's air tour, and has talked of nothing else. It was Mrs. Hilde burn's first time aloft, and the occasion probably would never have happened if her grandson, Harry Hildeburn Jr., an army en gineer's pilot from Omaha, Nebr., hadn't dropped in for a two week visit. Harry flew to Roseburg in his own private plane, a Bonanza. (He flies a OC-3 for the army). The elderly lady had a definite place to go, once she was in the air. That was out over the farm where she once had lived for 15 years. The farm is lo cated east of Olalla, about 20 miles south of Roseburg. Mrs. Hildeburn hadn't been back since she moved to Roseburg in 1898. Freight-Car Shortage Stressed By Democratic Candidate For Governor At Partisans' Picnic State Senator Austin Fleqel Friday said. Douglas county "is getting the worst of the freight state administration tor its continuance. Flegel spoke at the Democratic picnic Friday evening at the Rosebura Rod and Gun club grounds. Auto Mishaps In Oregon Kill Five OREGON CITY - UP) - Gust Bergstedt, 74, Seattle, was killed Saturday night in a two-car col lision south of here. Two . other persons were injured. The Seattle victim's son, Fen ton, 45, suffered a fractured leg. Mrs. Irene M. McCarthy, 60, Dal las, Ore., passenger in the other car, ' suffered serious internal in juries. Her son, Charles, 28, the driver, was not hurt. Joe Nathan Pipkins,4, pedes trian struck by an automobile a week ago, died Sunday of his in- GUdstone police arrested Ruhis 0. Baker, 32, West Linn, on a charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident on McLough lin boulevard. McMINNVILLE WP Dewey Jones, 27, McMinnville, was killed Sunday when his car hurtled off a gravel road at a sharp cruve northwest of Carlton. Hot-rod race driver Gene Gil bert, 21, of Shaw community in Marion county, was killed Satur day night when his car plunged though a track fence near here. PORTLAND (IP) A motor ist slammed against a closed Wil lamette river bridge gate early Sunday, killing gate tender Frank J. Cook, 59, who was testing the barrier. Auto driver Louie R. Nufer, 32, was shaken but not hurt. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS There are many questions these days. This one is asked as often as any: ' ' Are we going to have price con trols and rationing? I wouldn't know but these fac tors are PULLING us tuwakd controls: 1. Scared by the sharp bounce in prices that followed the kick-off of the Korean war, people have been writing to their congressmen and senators and ASKING FOR CONTROLS. 2. We are governed by bureau crats. Bureaucrats love to run other people's lives. Price controls and rationing ENABLE THEM TO RUN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES. As to letters to congressmen and senators, bear this in mind: ABOVE EVERYTHING ON EARTH, they want to be re-elected. The Washington life, screw balled as it is from the stand point of those of us whp are out in the sticks earning a living for (Continued on Page Four) ANGLERS VANISH , NETARTS lP Coast guards-1 men today resumed search tor trace of two Portlanders who van ished offshore in the fog Friday night while fishing from a 16-foot skiff. Missing are John Daibart, 31, and Kenneth Patton, 34. The Weather Fair today, becoming partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Not quite so warm Tuesday. Highest temp, for any Aug 106 Lowest temp, for any Aug. 39 Highest temp, yesterday . Lowest temp, yesterday 59 Precipitation from Aug. 1 I Precipitation last 24 hours 0 Precipitation from Sept. 1 14.14 Deficiency frem Aug. I .17 Sunset today, 1:07 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 4:2 a.m. car shortage" and blamed thel ine Democratic nominee ior state governor said the shortage aflects all sections ol the state people in all walks of life, "not only the lumber manufacturer and farmer, but housewives, local mer chants and service industries. "I'm doing something about it. And if the governor of this state saw fit, he could do something about it. But he dare not offend bis 'overlords.' ". Flegel proposed that the state get the federal government to al locate more cars to the Columbia river area and that the shippers in areas where the shortage exists take concerted action to clear up the situation. The latter, he said, is difficult" Because" of "tear of re taliation." He admitted that the shortage of cars exists throughout the na tion, but added that shortages elsewhere are nothing like that in Oregon. "In California, for example, if the cars are 24 hours late, there is a 'shortage.' Here, only 10 to 25 percent of the shippers' needs are being cared for," he said. Flegel also appeared at a com mittee meeting of the fourth Con gressional district at the city hall during the afternoon. There he de scribed his campaign for governor. Other Aspirants Heard Also speaking was David C. Shaw, Democratic nominee for congress. Shaw claimed that "my strong est single support is (Representa tive Harris) Ellsworth's record. It s over whelming proof that the tple of the Fourth district have never had real representation in the congress." Ellsworth, Republi can, opposes Shaw on the Novem ber ballot. Others speaking at the picnic were Earl Latourette, nominee for U. S. senate; Howard Morgan, for state labor commissioner; V. T. Jackson, for state representative 15th district; Joe Morgan, for county assessor; R. D. Williams, for county commissioner, and How ard Cracroft, for county judge. Sidney Leiken, for state legisla ture, was unable to attend. Speakers were introduced by the Douglas county Democratic chair man, Mrs. Christina Micelli. Roseburg Gets View Of Northern Lights A rare and exceptionally vivid display of northern lights, the aurora borealis, was witnessed early Sunday morning by Rose burg residents. Seldom seen so far south and more rarely ob served in summer months, the lights were quite bright and delicately colored. The display was first seen shortly after midnight and con tinued intermittently until af ter 2 a.m. Merry dancers, in white, pale red and light orange, shifted rapidly from east to west, ap pearing to emanate from a brilliant corona in the north east. Ross Newcomb Named Fishery Research Chief Ross Newcomb, who has been fishery field agent in the Umpqua river area for the State Fish and Game commission since 1945, has been transferred to Corvallis as chief of fishery research. The newly-created position is slated to coordinate work on fish eries within the state. Newcomb is the first person to hold the title. Newcomb and his wife, Lora, plan to leave Wednesday. on a trip to Boston, Mass. He expects to at tend the meeting of the American Fishery society in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 11 to 15. SWIMMER DROWNS VANCOUVER, Wash. (JP) Gerald Biddle, 15. drowned in the Columbia river three miles west of here Sunday while swimming wilh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Biddle, Vancouver. Established 1173 Heavily - Foe's Losses In Three Days Set At 11,000 Two Communist Ships Laden With Ammunition, Troops, Are Destroyed By Tho Auoclited Preu United Nations headquarters placed Red losses in Korea at 11, 000 men in the last three days from slashing allied air and ground attacks, but the Commu nists continued building u p strength today on both the north ern and extreme southern fronts, possibly for twin full-scale offen sives. With only 10 days to go to carry out the Red Korean government's orders to throw the allies into the sea by the end of August, the Com munists renewed a buildup on their side of the Naktong river near Waegwan, 12 miles northwest of Taegu and just out of range of the U. S. First cavalry division's prob ing guns. At the same time, Gen. Mac Arthur's headquarters said, a big buildup of forces was going on on the extreme southern front near Chinju, the Reds' southern base. Fifth air force pilots said this was a "terrific attempt" to build for an offensive a major drive against Pusan, the United Nations' last ditch supply port. Enemy's Ships Blasted But the Communists were thrown off balance, largely through allied air power, which a headquarters officer said might have hurt the Reds far more than had been imagined. Heavy Communist casualties were reported by an allied spokes man in the knocking out of two Communist sIuds loaded with troops and ammunition off south west Korea by South Korean naval forces. One of the Red ships was reported sunk, the other damaged. South Korean marines advanced from their peninsular beachhead in the south, capturing Tongyong, 30 miles southwest of Chinju, and advancing northward with heavy casualties to the enemy. The ma rines had landed on the peninsula behind enemy lines. Reel Attack Smashed The allies gave ground only In one sector a two-mile withdrawal north of Taegu on the central front. Here a Red attack was bro ken up when artillery, possibly for trie tirst time in any war serving as a spotter for planes, lit up the sKy wiin nares so mat ngmer bombers could go into action. The planes were believed to have bro ken the back of an attack on the crack U. S. 27th infantry regiment. on tne ground in this sector, the infantry beat back a counterat tack, and this morning a patrol found five Red tanks destroyed, two self-propelled suns, a troon carrier and three trucks knocked out by artillery, mortars and rocket fire. On the southern front, a scream ing charge by 1,500 Communists drove U. S. Negro infantrymen off Battle mountain, a strongpoint less than two miles southwest of Haman, 20 miles east of Chinju. It dominates other U. S. positions in the sector, and has changed hands four times in three days of bloody fighting. Sgt. E. B. Clark Listed Missing In Korean War Sgt. Eldred B. Clark, U. S. army, was among those listed as missing in action in Korea, the Department of Defense has re ported, i He is the son of James E. Clark, retired railroad man living at Idle yld. Other Oregon men listed on the Korean casualty list No. 70: Missing in action: Pvt. Michael G. Bilyeu, army, son of Kenneth Dilyeu, Toledo; PvL Patrick W. Guthrie, army, son of Mrs. Flor ence E. Guthrie, Portland. Wounded: PFC Richard D. Gal- laher, army, son of Mrs. Louise E. Gallaher, Portland; PFC Wayne A. Bass, marine corps, son ot Mr. ana Mrs. AiDert u. Bass, Lyons. Cooler Weather For Roseburg Predicted The weather man stuck his chin out again. The weather bureau predicted this morning that Roseburg would have slightly cooler weather be ginning tomorrow. Clouds are ex pected to move in tonight from the Pacific. Today's high, between 4 and 5 p.m. is expected to be between 90 and 100. Roseburg Visit Dated By Governor McKay Announcement was made today by Eugene Springer that Governor Douglas McKay will be in Rose burg all day Sept. 8. The governor will make several appearances in the city on that occaMuB ROSEIURG, Strafed JUDGE ACE HIGH Court Session Has Language Of Poker Game LOS ANGELES - UP) Federal Judge Ben Harrison looked at a full .house when he strode to the bench and ordered his clerk to call the calendar. ' High. low. jack." cried Clerk Murray Wire.- A moment of si lence ensued. 'And the game!" called a hoarse voice from the rear. There was the deuce to Da v. Spectators roared, and Judge Har rison promptly took a hand. "Get this straightl" he admon ished, "we can open this session without the aid of a joker." With a flush of embarrassment, the clerk checked his cards and stood pat. "Quong Hi, Wong Low and Luey Jakl" he called. Three poker faced Chinese shuf fled forward. Each admitted cross ing the border without proper cre dentials. 'Three of a kind." commented Judge Harrison. He then ordered each defendant to ante up one year in the fed eral jackpot. . Quads Arrive In 50-Hour Period ' SYDNEY, Australia UP) Mrs. Betty Sara's quads, who gave most of Australia the jitters during the 50 hours they took to arrive, were reported in good health today. The 29-year-old English war bride and her husband, Percy, a former Australian air force gun ner, announced the following names for the babies: Alison, girl, born Thursday night, weight 3 pounds ounces. Phillip, born Friday night, weight 5 oounds 11 ounces. juaun, born Saturday, weight 5 pounds, Mark, boy, born Saturday night, weignt not disclosed. The 1,600 residents of Bellingers where the counle lives, nlan to en. large the Sara home for the new arrivals, a oyaney newspaper nas begun a fund drive to aid the quads. Staff members at Bellingen hos pital, where the four babies are now in incubators, say the quads are "lovely, lusty, crying young sters." Their mother has not seen her new brood yet. But she told re porters she was "feeling wonder ful." ' ajrae-m I 3,''yV ve? , ... mm kL' ft- 'ZjX" '' ''"'3 "" "'' ' 'MiirCti ' ' ' ''"4t DEMOCRATS FEAST Political bigwigs of the Oregon Democratic party gathered with county cendidates and party members Saturday at the Roseburg Rod and Cun club grounds for the an nual picnic. The picnic followed a district meeting held et the city hall. Pictured above in ap propriate costume for the picnic are, from left J. M. Morgan, candidate for county assessor; Roseburg Mayor Albert G. Flegel, standing next to his brother Austin Flegel, candidate for gov ernor; and Earl Latourette, who will oppose Wayne Morse for the U. S. senatorial position. Other Democratic political candidates attending the picnic included Sidney Leiken, state legislature from Douglas county; David Shaw, U. S. representative; V. T. Jackson, state legist-' ture from Douglas county; Howard Cracraft, county judge; and R. D. Williams, county commis sioner. (Picture by Paul Jenkins I 1 OREGON MONDAY, AUCUST Reds Ready New Blows Yest Douglas Fair Attracts Large Throng Park Dedication, Sports, Community Exhibits Are Outstanding Features By WARREN MACK A crowd estimated at between 3.000 and 5.000 persons Sunday jammed the resort fishing com munity ot Winchester Bay for the finale of the three-day Western Douglas County fair. County Judge D. N. Busenbark told fair visitors and fishermen that fame of Winchester Bay as a mecca for anglers has spread throughout much f the nation. The judge's remarks were contained in bis dedication talk of the Win chester Bay Tidelands park and boat mooring basin, officially opened Sunday. "In these times of stress," the judge said, "our nation's citizens have even more need for excellent recreational facilities. Douglas county can now offer improved recreation through this Tidelands park and mooring basin." Long Swim Is Feature The final day of the fair offi cially began at 10 a. m as three swimmers dove in the Umpqua river and swam about three and a half miles to Barrett's landing aided by the tide. Winner of the $50 first prize was Phil Hansel of Purdue university, who negotiated the distance in one hour and three minutes. Richard "arrett of Flor ence was second, with a time of one hour, 23 minutes, and was awarded $30. A Smith River house wife, Mrs. Mary Cowan, swam the distance in one hour,. 48 minutes, collecting jar tmra prize money and a painful sunburn in the pro cess. A sidelight on the swimming event was provided by Chairman Frank Taylor, who said the sec ond place swimmer, Richard Bar rett, ended the race at the land ing named for his grandfather many years ago. ' Boats accompanied each swim mer and reported their condition and progress to judges and spec tators on shore. Bud Minkler, logger for the E. K. Woods Lumber company operation at Loon Lake, topped a fir tree (Continued on page Two) 21, 1950 '. j i'Ji-y mi MORTON SORBELL, at top, is the eighth American arrested on 4htirgr -'fe giving -defense seerets'to Russia. A former U.S. navy radar engineer, he was nabbed by the FBI in Texas last week after being deported from Mexico, following his flight from New York. Lower photo is that of Mrs. Ethel Rosenberg, the seventh jailed in the spy hunt. Her husband and brother were previously arrested in New York, as alleged aides of Dr. Klaus Fuchs, self-confessed espionage agent of Russia, now serving a 14-year term in a British prison. 15-50 Logging, Mill Permits Stop In fire Hazard Douglas County Areas In Order Of Forester; Situation 'Critical' SALEM UP) Logging and mill permits in a vast nine county sector of western Oregon and in Douglas county were suspended before dawn today by State For ester George Spaur. Fire dangers prompted the ac tion. Spaur said the order halted use of power-driven equipment on or within one mile of forest lands. It will remain in force until re scinded. Counties affected are Lane, Clackamas, Marion, Linn, Benton, Polk and Lincoln. The Douglas county sector includes land north and west of Highway 99 and the Drain-Reedsport highway and east of the range line between 10 and 11 west. Spaur explained the order was necessary "by reason of the very serious fire hazard now existing because of weather conditions and the existence of an extensive amount of inflammable debris mak ing forest operations in the area extremely susceptible to fire dan ger." Fire Assistant Ray Hampton of the Umpqua National forest said the order for logging suspension went into effect at 1 a. m. to day. The decision was reached in a meeting of various forest pro tection agencies and state and na tional forest department officials. Hampton said this is one of the most .. critical fire.- periods " -since' 1939, necessitating the first such order for a number of years, al though heat and humidity were nearly as bad a year ago. He said no restrictions have yet been placed on campers but asked all campers to use every precau tionary measure to avert fires in this "critical and unusual" weather period. Timber, Homes Cabins Fire Toll SAN DIEGO, Calif. m- For estry officials said that they ex pected to bring under control to day one of the worst mountain fires of San Diego county's history. The flames, which have burned deep into the precious watershed and vacation land of this city's back country, were roaring into their sb.th day. Forestry officials estimated the area burned in the Cleveland na tional forest and Cuyamaca state park was 61,000 acres. Damage to the watershed foliage (which checks erosion and retards runoff of storms into streams and reser voirs) was described as a "catas trophe." The structural property loss as the fire raged wildly near moun tain towns and resorts w a s limited to the weary force of more than 1,000 fighters to 20 mountain homes and cabins. The area burned is from 30 to 40 miles east of here. Northwest Phone Strike Is Settled SEATTLE (fP) Representa tives of the ClO-Communications Workers of America and the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company reached a settlement to day in contract negotiations for telephone operators. The months-long contract discus sions led last week to a strike of operators in Tacoma, Olympia and Shelton and tne in r eat ot a waix out in a number of other commu nities. The agreement, affecting some 3,000 traffic workers in the Washington-north Idaho area, embraces the union's demands for upgrad ing of town classifications in Ta coma, Spokane. Yakima and 14 other communities. The operator apprenticeship per iod was cut from 7'A years to 6W years. A similar contract was signed for accounting departments in Spo kane and Seattle. Pear Harvest Needs Fifty More Pickers About SO pear pickers are needed to harvest the pear crop in Doug las county, according to George Faster, manager of the Douglas county branch ot the stale em ployment service. Foster said they must be old enough (o liandle a 14-foot ladder, which is necessary for pear pick ing. He suggested a minimum age of 16, although younger persons are acceptable if they could han dle the ladder adequately. Application may be made at the employment office, 437 N. Jackson St., in Roseburg. , Terminals In 3 Cities Tied By Token Move Walkout May- Become Nationwide: Present Pay For Hours Cut At Issue WASHINGTON (TP) Train men walked out In three key ter minals today, the first step in a threatened nationwide railway strike. The report from the White House was that President Truman i s watching developments, but there was no indication that he intends to seize the railroads. The country-wide dispute is over wages and hours. Today's token strikes were called for five days. Trainmen said the idea is to call attention to the fact that the dis pute has dragged on for almost a year and a half without a decision. Here is where the men went out: IN LOUISVILLE 250 switch men on the Kentucky and Indiana Terminal railroad left their jobs. All of the road's 1,200 employes were idled. A union official said the walkout was 100 percent ef fective. IN ST. PAUL 175 employes of the Minnesota Transfer Railway company failed to report for the 6:30 a.m. shift. The road handles most of the switching of freight cars in and throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. The line's 450 work ers are affected by the strike. IN CLEVELAND - The River Terminal railway, owned by Re public Steel, was shut down by 200 strikers. Employing some 400 workers, the line serves Republic's big steel plants. The steel com pany has laid off 1,500 of its 7,000 workers. Strike Spread Scheduled The trainmen and conductors, asking for a 40-hour week without loss in the present 48-hour pay for those in yard service, have in sisted that the President take over the nation's major lines under an act of 1916. The strike is scheduled to spread tomorrow to two steel and coal hauling short line rail roads. Both conductors and trainmen are due to walk out on the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railroad, Chi cago, and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie line, Pittsburgh, tomorrow. After that, the strike may spread to a major line if the dispute is not settled, a union spokesman said. If President Truman decides not to take over the lines, he could Ukej.these peace, steps-.- t' -' - -v 1. Call in the parties with a personal appeal for them to get the long dispute settled. 2. Direct the heads of railroads to meet with the union presidents. (The unions claim that so far they haven't had any conferences with "top railroad officials"). OTTAWAT Aug. 21 JP) -The Canadian cabinet held an emer gency meeting last night in what was believed to be a last-ditch effort to avert a nationwide rail strike set for tomorrow. Some 124,000 non-operating rail employes have called a strike to back demands for higher pay and better working hours. Fire Levels Unit Of Sutherlin Mill The -L it H Lumber company sawmill head rig was destroyed and a part of the mill damaged Saturday in a fast-burning fire which nearly razed the entire Sutherlin mill operation before be ing brought under control. Firemen from Oakland and Suth erlin stations battled the blaza and brought flames under control before they reached lumber stacked at the west end of the mill. The Roseburg fire department dispatched a truck and firemen to stand by at Oakland during the absence of firemen there. Prompt action on the part ot firemen was responsible for sav ing a part of the mili. Although the plant was not operating at 3 p.m. when the flames were dis covered, a few workers were on hand to aid firemen.. The sawmill emnloved about 50 men and i s owned by Sid Leiken, democratic . nominee for the state legislature from Douglas county. Drain Resident Found Dead Of Rifle Bullet The body of Eldred Kenneth Hoodcntyle, 38, of Drain was found Sunday five miles west of Drain on the Hardscrabble creek road, dead from a rifle wound. Reports from state police and District Attorney Robert Davis in dicate the rifle wound apparently was self-inflicted. Davis said an autopsy will be performed, and a coroner's inquest will be held soon. The body was removed 1 0 Stearns mortuary at Oakland. The body was found by G e n a Delauney of Drain, who notified Depuly Sheriff Vern Pouncey, who in turn notified state police. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzensteln 1 1 ) If New York could spare its professional rainmaker, and 12) the ghost of Horace Gree ley should say 'Go west young man' and (31 Roseburg were pin-pointed as the precipitation producer's destination, wouldn't there be a lot of joy in this locality!
