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Prop n lo) udlget (S Com Approval 12)1 OfiV School Teachers To Renew First Pay Hike Request Teacheri of the Roseburg school system voted to tend a committee to meet ogain with the district 4 school board members to ask that they accept the teachers' origi nal reauest for f nrt.nt l;u;nn .MnHj mnA $120 increment raise for satisfactory service The in creases would be for 1951-52 school year salaries. The action was approved by a two-thirds vote of the members present at the Roseburg Educational association meeting Thursday afternoon in the Junior high school auditorium. The committee plans to meet with the school board at its regular meeting Monday, March 19. On March 5, the teachers had appeared at a school board meeting and asked for the $350 cost of living ad justment and the $120 increment. On March 6, the bud get committee of district 4 granted a $200 cot:of-living increase and a $100 annual increment. In a public statement released Wednesday, the school teachers expressed "disappointment" at the budget committee's action. They called the Thursday meeting to consider further action. The association will hold another salary meeting t the Junior high school Tuesday, March 27. Civil Defense Radio System Receives Initial Operation n Douglas County Places Limited operations has begun on the radio network to be used by the county for civil defense and rescue purposes, reports Gen. J. T. Pierce, director of civil defense. A small pack set at the county court house is now being: used as a temporary main transmitter with power enough to cover the Roseburg area. In addition, seven mobile units have been installed in the deputy sheriff cars. Consumers' Balk Cuts Meat Supply PORTLAND UP) this city's meat problems increased today as one large retailer announced he would sell no more beef or lamb until high prices are modified. Jack Staley of Holgate farms said he could not buy meat at wholesale prices which would per mit retail prices that consumers are willing to pay. F. L. Ritter of the Oregon Meat council said the freeze on dressed meat prices and uncontrolled meat prices were responsible. lie said many outlets were having diffi culty getting beef supplies. Ritter said independent packing plants were operating at about . one-Uiird of normal and that many distributors were trying to get meat from outside sources. . Portland packing plnats have laid off at least 75 union butchers, a butchers' union spokesman said. Pork supplies are more abundant, Ritter said. Seme plants which have stopped processing beef still are slaughtering pork, he said, adding, "It's a case of losing $2 on a hog or $20 on a steer." In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Jitter news: "A violent earth tremor, some where east of the iron curtain startled a large section of Western Fiirnna Inrlav A Sl-IPnllSt in West Germany said the possibility that the tremor was caused by a tremendous explosion such as an atomic blast had not been ruled out entirely ... An East German tcifintict (whn'it have In sav what the commies tell him to say) said it was definitely an earthquake and NOT caused by an explosion." Adding to the jitters, tempestuous gales and heavy rains coincided with the whatever-it-was. We know that man can make a terrific explosion. HOW BIG an ex plosion man can make, we don't yet know. Maybe the Russians have made a bigger explosion than ever was made before. Hence the jitters. We know also that man can make A LITTLE weather such as a tri (Continued on paga four) Oleomargarine Issue Given Too Much Emphasis, View Of Observer At" Legislature By ESTHER GEDDES SAT.RAf I've been considerably annoyed by the em Jhasis which the legislative reports have given to the oleo discussions I felt that they were entirely misleading-. But now that I find the legislature is being called the "oleature," I think it is time that I attempted to correct an incorrect impression at least in my part of Oregon. . It is true that a person reading, the dailv papers would gain the idea that the greatest part of the legislative session so far has been concerned with the discussion of;tne subjpCt they could possibly colored oleo. I have listened in n , t ,nere were n0 news everv session of the legislature so far this is the sixty-seventh day -and it is a fact that not over two hours at the most of the time o( the House has been spent on the oleo subject. True, the food nd dairy committee with its seven members has held three or four hearings and done a bit of dis vcussir but the representatives, as V whole, have not been involved. My opinion is that the news papermen feel perhaps correctly, tost colored &o is something the A preliminary test by Deputy Ira Byrd resulted in contact between mobile sets at the North Umpqiu road scalehouse and the Rivers dale Grange. In another test, Deputy A. A. Eckhardt received a clear signal at Olalla from the main transmitter. ' Slated for immediate installation is a similar mobile set in an aero squadron plane to facilitate aid and rescue eperations. la the meantime, plans are be ing rushed for immediate con struction of permanent equip ment to allow coverage of the en tire county. The main transmis sion room in the county jail quar ters atop the courthouse has been constructed and will be ready for operation as soon as the link radio equipment arrives. Also, when the weather permits, a repeater sta tion will be erected at the top of Mt. Nebo, says General Pierce. He noted, however, that at present the soft, muddy ground makes it im possible to reach the top with the heavy equipment. According to radio engineer Eu gene Roelle, the main transmitter will beam a signal to the Mt. Nebo repeater, which will automat ically send the signal out over the 250 watt Federal Communications commission frequency. Also slated for construction are auxiliary power plants at both the main and repeater stations. These will automatically go into opera tion in the event Copco has a power failure. Thus, there will never be a communication break down, says Roelle. Cut Urged In Budgets Qf Tw0 Federal DeptS. 1 WASHINGTON UP) The house appropriations committee has recommended a $36,525,000 cut in next year's budget of the Treas ury and Post Office departments. That represents a reduction of about 1.3 percent under the amount President Truman asked for the two departments for the fiscal year starting July 1. Debate On Colored Oleo Sale Bill Set Monday SALEM UP) The House has decided to debate the colored oleomargarine next Monday. The bill to be considered is Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney's measure to permit olco of any shade, but to restrict restaurants so they would have to tell their customers when they are eating oleo. general public can understand and Kierefore they have written as many inches of column space on the subject, they conjectured on what might be coming. At the close of the morning ses sion, as well as the afternnon ses sion, the announcements will be that: "Taxation committee will meet from one to five," " labor and industries will meet throughout the afternoon," ways and means will hold a hearing all evenings," "highways committee will meet af ter p.m. adjournment until 5 or 6 (Continued On Page Two) Established 1873 Income Tax Changes Loom At Legislature Federal Law Rates May Be Applied; Cigaret, Sales Levies Studied SALEM (jF) Reduced in come taxes for families with two or more children loomed as a pos sibility today, as the house tax committee also started the wheels rolling for sales and cigaret taxes The committee voted to intro duce a bill to apply the federal scale of tax exemptions to the state income tax law. This wouldn't change the state's income tax rev enue, but it would shift some of the burden from couples with chil dren to childless couples and single Dersons. The present state exemptions are $750 for a single person, SI, 500 for a married couple, and $300 for each child. Under the proposed plan, every person would get a tiat sbuu ex emotion. A single person would have his exemDtion cut from $750 to $600, while exemptions for a married couple would be reduced from $1 500 to $1,200. A couple with one child would have $1,800 worth of exemptions, the same as under present law, Above that point, tne exempt ions would be increased. Those for a couple with two children would Jump from $2,100 to $2,400, with three children from $2,400 to $3,000, and with four children from $2,700 to $3,600. Sales Tax Plan Bobs Up The committee decided to hold a public hearing Monday noon on sales tax proposals, which the vot ers have defeated six times. The committee chairman, Rudie Wilhelm, Portland, wants the leg islature to pass a sales tax and refer it to the people, who would vote on it in November, 1952. If the people approve it, the tax would provide money lor the 19&J-53 Dud get period. But if they reject it, the 1953 legislature would have to make drastic cuts in state expen ses. Rep. Giles L. French, Moro, asked the tax commission to draft a 3-cent a package cigaret tax bill. The tax would be collected from wholesalers, and would raise $5, 000,000 a year. This tax was rec ommended by the legislative in terim tax committee. Pact Ends Threat Of Textile Strike BOSTON WP) A threatened strike of 200.000 CIO cotton and rayon workers was canceled out today with an 1 11 h-hour agreement between the textile workers union and mill owners in the New Bed ford and Fall River areas. Settlement came only a few hours before the midnight strike deadline last night when the union accepted management's offer of a 7'4 percent wage increase. The union had demanded a 12 percent salary boost. Other provisions in the accepted proposal: - A cost of living allowance to be changed every three months, based on the government's cost of living index. Weekly payments for sickness and accident insurance boosted from $17.50 to $22.50. (The union had sought $25 or 60 percent of the weekly wage). Severance pay for workers at age 65 or more wilti 15 years serv ice and who have worked at least 1,000 hours per year at the rate of one week's pay per service year up to 20 years. Daily hospitalization fees raised from $7 to $8, plus a boost from $3." to $80 in special hospital and surgical fees, and a boost in op erating fees from $150 to $200. Current salaries, the union said, are $1.31 in the north and $1.21 an hour in the south. 14 Killed, 20 Injured In British Train Wreck DONCASTER. Eng. UP) Thirteen adults and a baby were killed today in the wreck of a British express train. It jumped the track at a switch and smashed into the brick piers of a highway overpass. At. least 20 persons were injured, 13 of them seriously. Four hours after the wreck, rescuers still were digging into one of the coaches in the belief more dead or injured people might still be in it. The Weather Partly cloudy with a few shew ers today. Fair tonight and Satur day. Highest tamp, for any March .... 8$ Lowest tamp, for any March II Highest tamp, yesterday 55 Lowest tamp, last 24 hourar, 32 Precip, last 24 hours ' ... Precip. from March 1 Precip. from Sapt. 1 Excess from Sapt. 1 3.00 31 21 12j Sunset today, e:20 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow, i:t? e. m. Red Army Halts Retreat, Battles Pursuing Allies TOKYO (PI An artillery dual roared along the Korean war front today attar the Rads abruptly halted an eight-day re traat and stood thair ground. Communist troops signalltd the and of the withdrawal by opening up thair heaviest artil lery barrage of the war. Hard praising United Nations troops raplied in kind. The New Communist defense line is about 20 miles south of parallel 38. It stretches across Korea for 30 miles, just below Chinese field headquarters at Chunchon. Just before they stopped running and began to fight back, the Reds gave up the important road hub of Hongchon, 20 miles south of the parallel that used to mark the boundary between Communist North and Republican South Ko rea. U. S. eighth army headquarters estimated 1.580 Reds were killed or wounded Thursday. That boosted enemy casualties since the start of the allied offensive Jan. 25 to about 172,000. General MacArthur cautioned President Rhee of the Republic of Korea against immediate return of the republican government to Seoul. The U. N. commander messaged Rhee that the Reds had not yet suffered a decisive defeat. Rockefeller Kin, Two Daughters Tragedy Victims GREENWICH, Conn. -UP) Mrs Winifred Rockefeller Emeny, 46, wife of Brooks Emeny, president of the Foreign Policy association, and her two young daughters, were found dead in the garage of their Deer park home here Thursday night. Cant. David W. Robbins of the Greenwich police department said that the circumstances indicated murder and suicide. Medical examiner Dr. C. Stanley Knapp said that death was due to carbon monoxide poisoning but declined to comment further. Mrs. Emeny, the daughter of Percy A. Rockefeller, was found lying on the floor of the garage between two automobiles, in one of which the fuel had been ex hausted. The children, Josephine, six, and Winifred, 12, were found in the back seat of another of the three cars in the garage. Captain Robbins said that Mrs. Emeny was hospitalized in a san itarium last July for a nervous disorder. An older daughter, Faith, is with her father on a lecture tour in the Mid-West. Mrs. Emeny was a grandniece of the laet John D. Rockefeller. Ex-University Student Sentenced For Murder SAN RAFAEL, Calif. UP) Scholarly Joseph Corbett Jr., 22-year-old former University of Washington and California stu dent, pleaded guilty unexpectedly Thursday to the second degree murder of air force Sgt. Allen Lee Reed. Corbett was immediately s e n tenced to five years to life in San Quentin prison. The brilliant student had been held since early January on a charge of murdering and robbing the airman. Corbett's attorney, Albert E. Bagshaw, said Corbett shot Reed in self defense. Bagshaw said Corbett claimed the attack stemmed from Corbett's refusal to accompany the airman on a drinking and gambling spree. WHEN KINGS MEET LONDON (P) It sounded like a royal collision. A bicycle ridden by Louis King and a bus driven by James Victor King col lided. The name of the traffic police man who saw the accident? Albert King. Gambler Costello Risks Arrest By Taking Walk From Crime Investigation Session NEW YORK UP) Bigtime gambler Frank Oostello has risked arrest on congressional contempt charges by walking out on U. S. senate crime probers. His voice hoarse with emo tion and a throat ailment, Costello breathed defiance in a short ver bal fracas with crime committee members Thursday and then an nounced: "I am going to walk out." A moment later, the reputed boss of the underworld strode out of the U. S. federal courtroom muttering to reporters, "I am go ing right home and go to bed." The electrifying departure 0 f Costello, key witness in the crime hearings here, left a possible per jury charge hanging over his head li as well as a contempt citation for 1 bis walkout. As Costello took the witness chair for a third day, his attorney, George Wolf, read a prepared statement condemning the Klieg lights in the courtroom, the grind ROSEBURG, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH Reds Exult At Death Stay Granted Negro Demonstrators Claim Credit For Order Issued By U.S. Justice Black WASHINGTON UP) Self- styled "peace crusaders" contend their demonstration here Thurs day won a stay of execution for Willie McGee, Mississippi Negro convicted of rape. The temporary stay was granted by Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. McGee was scheduled to die next Tuesday for raping a white woman six years aw. During the day several hun dred of the demonstrators tramped the streets outside the White House and the corridors of congres sional office buildings. There was no disorder. After McGee s stay of execution was announced, however, Paul Robeson, the Negro singer, spoke to an evening rally of nearly 1,500. "We've got a stay," he shouted, "now let's get him out of jail." Robeson was among a group which went to the State depart ment earlier in the day and called for the United States to quit Ko rea, send no more troops to Eu rope, end defense mobilization and make a settlement with Russia. Another group was ejected from the office of Rep. Morano ID Conn). Morano called them a Com munist front organization. Mississippi Governor Says "No." A third group was advised by a State department official to try their persuasive powers on the So viet embassy if they really wanted peace. Gov. Fielding Wri'ht of Missis sippi disclosed at Jackson Thurs day night he had refused McGee a stav of execution earlier in the day. Wright said the request was made by former Kep. vuo Mar cantonio of New York, one of Mc Gee's attornevs. Justice Black specified that the stay of execution should remain in effect until the full supreme court rules on, a new appeal. He said the appeal must be filed on or before next Tuesday. The high court could then decide at its next for mal session, March 26, whether it will grant McGee a hearing. It has prevously refused three times to review the case. A-Bomb Savant Htads Rally The rally at which Robeson cred ited the "peace crusade" with Mo Gee's stay of execution was pre sided over by Philip Morrison, Cornell university nuclear physi cist who supervised assembly of the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Morrison said he and five others initiated the idea of the "crusade." He said he would later organize the group into a "permanent peace organization." The State department said the move was an extension of the Communist - sponsored Stockholm peace petition campaign, and rep resented a Soviet attempt to ex ploit "sincere differences of opin ion" In the United States and other western nations. IWA Ponders Wage Bid From Lumbermen PORTLAND UP) The CIO International Woodworkers o f America will reply to the latest contract offer of the Lumbermen's Industrial Relations committee at a meeting Tuesday, a union spokes man said. Virgil Burtz, IWA research direc tor, withheld details of the oiler ...l.:nu ..!.,;, u.. It,. I 1DP a group of western Oregon and Washington employers, at a meet ing here. Earlier Walter Durham Jr., manager of the LIRC, described the offer as "much different" than a previous offer of a 10 percent in crease within the wage stabi lization formula. He declined to give details. ins of newsreel and television cam eras and "the hordes of photog raphers. . .darting about." Because of the "intolerable con ditions" in the courtroom, the at torney said, his client was "unable to testify properly,. . .could not properly concentrate and ... as a result, his snswers were incoher ent, unintelligible and at times inconsistent and seemingly contra dictory." Wiretap Check Denied The reference to "contra dictory'' was picked up by com mittee counsel Rudolph Hallcy, who asked Costello to clear up con flicting testimony brought out Wednesday concerning wiretap checks of telephones. Costello had said he never had his phones checked for wiretaps. Another witness testified Costello hired him and paid him to check the phones. Reminded of the threatened per jury charge, Costello said, "I re fuse to answer. When the time 16. 1951 Helpers In Blood Clover Kerr (upper photo), whe lost both lags and an arm In an automobile accident, la helping others who may also suffer inju ries by offering her blood. She was one of many donors of blood during the Rad Cross bloodmo. .bile's visit to Roseburg Thursday. Picture shows har at the coffee table after the donation. Mrs. Albert Micolli, pictured at the right, has assumed chairman ship of the blood procurement pro gram for Douglas county, upon appointment by the county chap ter. She will coordinate the pro gram and arrange for the blood mobile's monthly visits. Appoint mtnt of a committee to aid In solicitation and keeping the rec ords of donors will be har first me. jor task. (Picture by Paul Jan kins) Draft Age Reduction Debate In House Put Off WASHINGTON UP) House leaders have decided to postpone until after Easter what promises to be tumultuous debate on a bill to reduce the minimum draft age to 18V and establish a future uni versal military training program. After a four-day wrangle behind closed doors, the house armed services committee approved the bill Thursday, 32 to 3. Before it voted approval of the measure, the committee wrote in a provision to give prospective inductees the opportunity to say in writing whether they wish to serve in units segregated by races. The armed forces would be required to honor such requests if military necessity permits. Six-Year Effort Building Home Destroyed By Fire CHESTER, Pa. (JP) The time, effort and money a $60-a-week laborer put into a home for his wife and H children went up in smoke here. For six years during his spare time, Nicholas Orlando, 51, built his 10-room two-story house four miles west of here. There was plenty of room for his . large family, ranging in age from three lo If years. Then Thursday an oil stove exploded in a first floor bedroom. Within 15 minutes the flames en gulfed the house. Mrs. Orlando was the only mem ber of the family at home. A passing rural mail carrier led her to safety. comes, I'll answer it in my own way." Kefauver warned the 60 year-old Costello that he would be ar rested if he arbitrarily left the proceedings, and also would be cited for contempt. Wolf asked the committee to postpone further testimony from Costello. The committee refused. Costello, his voice made hoarse from an aJtack of laryngitis he has sulV'red since he started testifying Tuesday, rasped, "I refuse to tes tily until I am well." As Halley started to question him again, Costello asked: "Mr. Hallcy, am I a defendant in this court am I under arrest?" "No, you are under subpoena," Halley replied. Kefauver cut in and said, "This is not a grand jury. This is not a court. This is an investigation and you're a very important witness." Then Costello named by the committee as boss of an interstate crime and syndicate took h i s waik. i-,lill1i...i.i,,iM.i.i.MM. nun; ... S M.SI Bank Project &aJ Desperado Slain In Gun Battle; 2 Pals Captured ST. JOHNS, Aril. UP) A wildwest style gun fight has writ ten the final chapter in the ca reer of Dewey Battcrshaw, widely-known Omaha, Neb., jail breaker. Battcrshaw, 21, fell before the guns of northern Arizona sheriff's deputies in a roaring battle eight miles west of here Ule Thursday. His two companions, Clifford Bat- tershaw, a 17-year-old younger brother, and Victor Sweet, 24, were captured. All three were .wanted for a break from the Douglas county jail at Omaha March 4. The younger Battcrshaw, wielding a pistol, aided the other two in gain ing their freedom. Dewey Battcrshaw and Sweet had been held in jail under $10,000 bail at Omaha. They were being investigated for possible connec tion with a filling station holdup. After the escape, a kidnaping charge was filed. Young Battcrshaw gained en trance to the jail posing as a visi tor. Once outside, they fled by bus, taking a deputy sheriff and an at torney with them as, hostages. They commandeered a car, abandoaed it when it ran out of gas and then took another. Both drivers were also taken as hos tages. Later the four were freed and the trio disappeared. Two Drunken Drivers Fined; One Sent To Jail Dale Euwing Poore, 36 , 733 Cobb street, wti fined $150 and received a suspended 30-day jail sentence on a charge of drunk driving Mu nicipal Judge Ira B. Riddle re ports. Lee Burscll Vale. 49. 2443 N. Stephens street, was scnlcnced to serve 30 days in the county jail and fined $250 on a drunk driving charge, District Judge A, J, Ged del reports. DODGES CUPID AT 101 LONDON UP) "No, no, no! cried Isaac Langley, just turned 101, "I don t want to gel married again." And he wrote to three women who told him they were eligible and looking for a husband that he is not in the market for a wife. The suggestion made at his re cent birthday party that he was seeking a mate was not correct, he said. Excess Over 6 Pet. Limit Up To Voters Most Salaries Boosted, Street Sweeper, Bridge, Pump Listed In Items Roseburg citizens will be asked to approve a city budget amount of $101,048 outside the six percent limitation for the 1951-52 fiscal year. An election date to vote on the issue will be set by the city council at its meeting next Mon day night. Without a dissenting vote the budget committee Thursday night aciea prompuy in approving es timated expenditures for the com ing year of $345,347, which will allow for approximate $50 monthly cost-of-living salary in-creases-for city employes. The cur rent fiscal year budget is approxi mately $300,000. Anticipated receipts from sources other than taxation were placed at $157,500. This leaves $197,847, which includea $10,000 in taxes that won't be collected this year, to be raised bv taxation. The millage levy would be In. creased from 18.6 this year to 22.8 mills, which is below the state av erage of 23.5, it was pointed out. Part of the increase also is attrib ut.d to the airport and storm sewer bonds, principal and interest payments, as voted by the people. No Additionol Employes The city's tax base is only $S8, 318. Exempt items include $21,000 for bond principal and interest payment, $10,800 for the office of city manager and $7200 for public library purposes, all previously approved by a vote of the people. The total amount inside the six percent limitation is $96,798; an ticipated revenues, $157,500, and $101,048 outside the limitation, for a total budget amount of $355,347. The budget follows very closely to that for the current year. No additonal employei are allowed for. A major item U $10,500 for a new street sweeper. A $2000 item is listed for a new pump at the sewage disposal plant. An item of $3,000 is included as the city's share of replacing the swinging bridge south of the city, which was washed out by last win ter's flood. The money would be spent only if the county court agrees to assume the remaining cost of the bridge construction. The total cost is estimated roughly at around $12,000. The budget provides for re placement of the police car, $2000, for new fire hose, $1600 for a street department pickup truck, $5000 for additional new street lights, $500 for Christmas decorations, $750 for pee wee baseball, $1000 for play ground equipment, and $2,000 for park equipment These latter items are similar to budgeted amounts last year. Also included are $1000 for new street name and $1500 for mosquito control. Mosquito Control Planned An early mosquito control pro gram is planned. Funds from last year's budget are available to fi nance spraying as soon as it is recommended by the county san itary division this spring. In some cases allowances for costs of equipment and supplies are up to meet increased costs. Industrial insurance, however, is down. v The council maintained its sal ary scale of the current year, the pay increases to be considered for higher cost of living only. This would make monthly salaries of the respective offices and employes as follows: city manager, $550, up $50; municipal judge. $120, up $20; recorder-treasurer, $375, up $60; city attorney $200, no increase; police chief, fire chief, and city inspector, each $365, up $50; street sunerintendent. sewage disposal plant operator and parks super intendent, eacn Jau, up wu; aa (Continued On Page Two) Ban On Horses Running At Large Has Senate Nod SALEM UP) A bill to stop horses from running at large on public lands was passed by tne Senate and sent to the House. It would let the state pick up and sell unbranded horses. When branded horses are picked up, the owner would be required to pay up to $25 for each of his horses in order to get them back. Sen. Sam Coon, Baker, said thou sands of horses now are being allowed to graze on public lands without permits. Candidates' Expenditure Limit Removal Favored SALEM UP) The senate elections committee has voted to let candidates in state elections spend more money in their politi cal campaigns. The committee decided to boost the $100 limit for state legislators to $400. Other candidates would be al lowed to spend 25 percent of one year's salary for the office in any election campaign. The present limits are 15 percent in a pri mary campaign, and 10 percent for a general election. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzcnstein i Fat purses being pulled down by prizefighters and wrestlers probably make many an out-of-job college profes sor regret his eorly choice of the teething profession.