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o o MOM N.Y. Water Chief Moran Leaves Post WHO DOES WHAT Wfr& TO mm I -TI . Itlll lv BILL HOLLINGSWORTH, machinist at the Landis Iron Works, oils a machine preparatory to starting one of the thousand-and-one jobs he does on the many machines, light and heavy, an observer sees there. Occasionally a client suffering with an equipment breakdown wants a replacement right now and he means right nowl In that case the boss climbs into his plane and nonchalantly flies to San Francisco or Seattle as the case may be and presto drops it in the man's lap maybe the same day. V Bill has been with Landis for two years. He came to Rose burg from Hermiston, where he had been in ordnance work. Married and with a son one year old, he and his family live at 1215 North Jackson street. Lumber, Log Ceiling Prices Still To Be Fixed By OPS, Speakers Tell Meeting Here Lumber and log ceiling prices have not been deter mined yet under the blanket regulation made effective Jan. 26, by the Office of Price Stabilization. "All industries will be taken out from under the blanket soon, however." Yanks Battle Out Of Red Ambush By OLEN CLEMENTS TOKYO W An American tank-intantry patrol with mine hunting engineers today shot its way out of a Communist ambush less than three miles from the Ked Korean border. The tanks were moving up one side of the Pukhan river north of C'hunchon and the infantry were plodding along the opposite bank when the Reds opened fire. From high ground they poured machinegun, rifle and mortar fire on all sides of the patrol. "They let us walk into the trap nd Ihen they sprang it," said Cpl. Charley Hamilton, Virginia City, Va. "Our tanks opened up on the hillside with everything they had. but it didn't stop the Chinese. "Enemy fire was all around us everywhere we turned. We finally scrambled across to the tanks and they kept the Chinese down on one side while we moved out." The tanks pulled back to Chun chon, carrying the wounded. But in the west, the Reds ap peared to be digging in for a des perate stand in South Korea. Field dispatches said some 60, 000 Communist troops manned western defense positions in depth for 15 miles south of the border. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The Shah of Iran (the good-looking lad who has just made news by marrying his second good looking wife) proclaims martial law in Tehran, Iran's capital. The move, he explains, is de signed to control "gangster ele ments" that have been terrorizing the city. Two high officials have been assassinated within the past few days, and the dispatches relate that other assassinations arc ex pected. A few minutes after his procla mation a column of Iranian tanks rumbles into the street and moves toward the American em bassy, which has been the scene of repeated "demonstrations" against foreigners in recent days. What's cooking? It's hard to say, but Iran alone produces two-thirds ts much oil as ALL OF RUSSIA and if Russia is going to war she'll need a lot of oil . 4 There was a time when Persia stood where Russia now stands. That is to say, whenever Darius Or Xerxes frowned the rest of the world shuddered and turned pale. (Continued on pagt four) The Weather o . "Partly claudy with scattered ihowers this afternoon, clearing tonight. Fair and warmer Friday. ' Highesttemp. for esiy March SS lowest temp, for any March .... 18 Highest temp, yesterday , SS Lowest temp, last 24 hours 33 Precip. last 24 hours .0) Prooki. from March 1 J. 04 Pr.efp. from Sept 1 38.15 sjcess from Sept. 1 12.28 Sunset today, 1:27 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, a: 12 a. m. This was the report of lumber specialist Al Henderson from the Seattle office of OPS. Speaking to almost 1U0 loggers and lumbermen at the Umpqua hotel Wednesday night, Henderson and R. T. Titus, executive vice-president of West ern forest Industries, combined to ( summarize the price and priority situation on logs and lumber to date. Henderson went on to say that since the outbreak of the Korean situation, prices had risen to a point where something had to be done. The new price regulation was issued by the OPS as a "stop gi.p" to keep the economy from "going into a tailspin," Henderson said. He explained the temporary present blanket regulation as set ting a price ceiling not higher than the highest price during the base period, Dec. 19, 1950 to Jan. 25, 105r. An amendement to this or der states that the seller must have made 10 percent of his total deliveries during the base period at that highest price. How To Determine Price Top Henderson said that if a com modity is being sold now that was not sold during the base period, the ceiling price can be determined by three methods: 1. The base for a like commodity sold during that period may be used. 2. The base of a competitive seller of that product may be used. 3. If no similar base can be found, the seller may set his price and inform the Price Stabilizer in Washington, D. C. If an answer is not received within 10 days by a manufacturer or 30 days by a wholesaler, the price can become elfective until an answer is re ceived. The log and lumber sellers have done a good job in complying with the order, even wilh all its (Continued on Page 2) Fairhaven Postal Station Planned The Post Office department is considering establishing a postal station in the Fairhaven district, Roseburg Postmaster Lester L. Wimberly reports. Wimberly said the local post of fice has been instructed to estab lish the station if suitable quarters and bids for the operation of the station can be obtained. At such a station all classes of mail will be received and stamps and money orders sold, he Said. Wimberly said no mail will be delivered at the station since the area is already served by a mounted carrier. The Roseburg postmaster said stations of this type are usually handled by business establish ments since quarters and equip ment are furnished by the bidder. Bidders will also supply required clerical help. All interested persons who wish to submit bids should contact the Roseburg postmasser for contract forms. The closing dale for bids is April 5. FORETELLS CORRECTLY ifttEENVILLE, Pa. UP)2. Psy. chilli Cy McCoy, arriving at the I courthouse to answer gambling charges aQinst him, remarked to i a companion: I "Maybe I'd better put another I nickel in the parking meter. I I may be gone more than an hour." I He will be. The jutlge sentenced 'him to three months in jail. Established 1873 S.P. Co. ICC Rejects Martin Bros Money Claim Oakland, Or., Company Contended Lack Of Cars Cost It $2,259,000 WASHINGTON P) A $2, 259,000 action growing out of the freight car shortage in Oregon was dismissed Wednesday by the In terstate Commerce commis,sion. The Martin Brothers Box com pany of Oakland. Ore., brought the action against the Southern Pa cific Railroad company, contend ing that a 1947 car shortage cost it that amount. The Box company said it lost both profits and good will because the railroad did not supply enough cars to keep products moving. Southern Pacific replied that con ditions beyond its control brought about the situation. In ruling Southern Pacific rail road not liable for failure to sup ply cars to the Martin Brothers Box company, the Interstate Com merce commission decided that "the right of a shipper to cars is not an absolute right." Demand Not Anticipated Southern Pacific issued to news papers a press release quoting por tions of the ICC ruling. Excerpts: ". , . The carrier is not liable if its failure to furnish cars was the result of sudden and great de mand which it had no reason to apprehend would be made, and which it cound not reasonably have been expected to meet in lull. . . "Because of the sizable surplus experienced prior to World War II, the nation's railroads, including the defendants, did not anticipate the unusual demand for cars that arose in 1947." S. P. Not Responsible The ICC added: "The law exacts only what is reasonable from such carriers, but at the same time requires that they should be equally reasonable in the treatment of their patrons. In case of car shortage caused by unexpected demands, they are bound to treat shippers fairly, if not identically." The railroad said the ICC found the Martin Brothers Box company "bad received practically all of the cars for which specific writen orders were placed from January 1 to June 30, 1947, and that there after, in the complaint period, more cars were furnished than were requested by written order." The company wanted more cars than it received and experienced delays in getting cars, but that was due to the general car short age "for which no direct respon sibility can be placed upon the defendant," the railroad quoted the commission as ruling. Martin Bros. Box Company Struck The strike of American Fed eration of Labor Lumber and Sawmill workers, local 2814, against the Martin Brothers Box Co., moved into its third day to day. Ben Martin of the company re fused this morning to make a public statement to the press. Martin said his company would run an adverstisement in tha News-Review Friday, explaining the "facts of the strike." Merle E. Taylor, business manager of tha local sawmill workers, could not be reached for a public statement. Alger Hiss Surrenders To Start Prison Term NEW YORK (Pi Alger Hiss, one-time bright young star of President Roosevelt's New Deal, surrendered today to begin serv ing a five-year-prison term for perjury. The 46-year-old former high state department official his appeals to the higher courts rejected gave himself up to Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard. Hiss was convicted Jan. 21, 1950 on two counts of perjury. The con viction, in effect, branded him a liar and traitor who betrayed his country by turning over govern ment secrets to Whittaker Cham bers, admitted courier of a Com munist spy ring.. Vandenberg, 67 Today, Still Seriously III GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. PI Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg be came 67 years old today still gravely ill at his home here. 'The Michigan Republican, who Iras undergone a series of major operations in the last 17 months and suffered a setback Feb. 26, was reported slightly improved. However, his personal physician, Dr. A. B. Smitlv sdd "the sena tor's condition about the lame. The remission of symptoms has ex tended throughout the day." Wins Action Over Big Eagle Crash Lands To Death In Roseburg Yard An eagle with a seven-foot wing spread made an unexpected crash landing in Roseburg late Wednes day night. Police Sgt. James McAlpine re ceived a call at about 11 p.m. from a resilience at 834 S. Mill street reporting that a large bird had' fallen in a nearby yard. Of ficer Elmer Johnson, dispached to the scene, reported the bird was dead on his arrival. Apparently, police stated, the bird was elec trocuted after flying too low over Roseburg and tangling with local power lines. However, no official autopsy was conducted. Lloyd Hayes, local amateur or nithologist and director of the Roseburg branch of the U. S. For est experiment station, identified the bird Thursday morning as a golden eagle. He said the bird is a native of western United States, living in rocky cliffs and feasting on both live animals and carrion. He said the dead bird was larger than the average of its species. Council Making Third Attempt To Sell House The City of Roseburg has onits hands a "white elephant" in the form of a house it is trying to sell. To date has not received a satisfactory bid. The house in question stands on the old Boucock property near the present municipal airport. City Manager M. W. Slankard says the house has to be removed from the property soon to make way for the airport expansion. In February, Slankard said, the city council first advertised for bids on the structure. Three bids were received: Suiter Building Supply Co., SC01.55; Delmar S. Clemens, $1,220 and C. W. Man ning, $551,51. These bids were all turned down as being too low. A second call for bids on the house failed to produce any new bids. By city council action taken Mon day night, bids are again being solicited by the city. Any sub mitted will be opened April 2. Slankard said anyone interested may bid and move the house off the properly, or purchase it for the lumber and fixtures. Interested bidders may see the house by con tacting Slankard at the city hail. College Co-Ed Killed As She Naps At Wheel WINNEMUCCA, Nev. UP) A 26-year-old college co-ed was killed Tuesday afternoon when she ap parently fell asleep at the wheel of her car and overturned on U. S. highway 40 about 20 miles east of Lovelock, Nev. She was identified as Elizabeth Louise Dubinski, student at a Stockton, Calif, college, who was enroute to her home in Slevens Point, Wise, to spend the Easter vacation. Colombian Airliner's Crash Kills 27 Aboard BARRANQUII.LA, Colombia MP) A Colombian airlines Lansa plane crashed near the village of Hatonucvo in the Bolivar depart ment Wednesday, killing 27 per sons. Search parties arrived on the scene and found all aboard had been killed. .v ' ( I 1 k '" , "! - ., ' . - , L : nvmfcB wMbbwr ( wuuujai counry Dnacje superinTenaenr, surveys the new bridge now being erected across Sutherlin creek, beside the old structure, at the left, near the Virgil Smith ranch on the Winchester-Garden Valley road. The new bridge is of steel- ROSEBURG. ORECON THURSDAY. MARCH 22, 1951 France Acts To Cope With Strike Wave Army And Police Leaves Canceled As Industrial, Railway Tieups Spread PARIS (JF) France canceled leaves for all army and police per sonnel today as a strike halted 80 percent of the country's trains. Premier Queuille, as interior minister, ordered the action after a series of conferences with min isters and labor leaders concerning the nationwide strike wave, which appeared to be spreading. Workmen in the naionalizcd gas industry, who struck in Paris Monday, extended their stoppage today to Lyon, Rouen and Reims. At Bordeaux there was no gar bage colletion this morning. Food supplies, including fish for Holy week, continued to reach Paris by truck and efforst were be ing made to keep a few trains ruiiiiing on the main lines. But Easter traffic from abroad was seriously threatened. Workers 'Drafted' Faced by a call for a general railway walkout, issued by the non Communist and predominantly So cialist Workers force, the govern ment: 1. Requisitioned (drafted) "sev eral thousand" key railway per sonnel to stay at their jobs on the government-owned rail system or face heavy fines and jail terms. 2. Set in motion a pre-arranged network of truck and bus services to replace as far as possible threat ened loss of rail transport. 3 Promised to establish a new national minimum wage appli cable to rail employes as well as to other workers in nationalized concerns. A decision on this was set for Friday. The rail workers, like other striking unions, are asking higher pay. The unions maintain the cost of living has soared 14 percent .since last summer. Paris also has been hit by 24 hour stoppages by utility, water works and funeral parlor em ployes. The unions are demanding an immediate cost of living bonus ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 francs ($8.50 to $17'. On a permanent ba sis they are asking increases across the board based on a new nalional minimum The CGT is asking a straight 15 percent in crease. Railroads Turn Down Proposals Of Union WASHINGTON !P) The na tion's railroads today rejected a union proposal for settlement o f their two-year-old dispute with the brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The trainmen's proposal was based substantially on a "memo randum of agreement" signed by the carriers and the chiefs of the four unions at the White House last Dec. 21. It later was rejected by local union officials. The trainmen propose two changes in that December agree ment. They want another arbitrator ap pointed in place of John R. Steel man, assistant to President Tru man. They also want a working con dition rule dealing with the cou pling of air hose left to negotia tion between individual railroads and the unions. Box Car Shortage GeddesToTell Forum Of Issues At Legislature State Representative Paul Geddes, above, will discuss the work and problems of the 1951 Ore gon legislature at a special cham ber of commerce forum luncheon Friday noon at the Hotel Ump qua. ' Forum Chairman Al McBee said the Friday meeting will replace the regular luncheon for the fol lowing Monday. This program is one that the forum committee has been trying to arrange for weeks, McBee said. The change In the date of the regular forum luncheon was made to accommodate Geddes, who could not be in Roseburg Monday. McBee said his committee was fortunate to secure this program because Geddes has been called uiion many times during the cur lent legislative session to speak in Salem, Portland and Willamette valley communities, ' McBee said the public Is urged to attend the luncheon meeting. Mosquito Control Spray Scheduled For Test County authorities will attempt to determine the. effectiveness of mosquito control of an Aero-Mist spray machine Friday at 1:30 p.m., using the Youngs Bay Lum ber Co. mill pond for the dem onstration, announces County San itarian LaVcrne Miller. The new machine is being con sidered as a replacement Jor the orchard sprayer used last year, which, Miller says, did not prove satisfactory. The stepped-up con trol program will be started much earlier this year, according to Mil ler. Surveys show a need for mos quito control measures over a min imum of 1,000 acres of stagnant water in Douglas county, Miller says. COSTLY ABSORPTION PHILADELPHIA P) James Dunn was enthralled by the tele vised proceedings of the senate crime investigators in New York. So much so he didn't even notice that his house was on fire. The blaze had spread from a shed to the second floor and all across the roof before Dunn real ized what was happening. It took firemen an hour to put out the flames. The house and its furn ishings were heavily damaged. f iL "wiiwoio moivuai. i iB uwtxtnci nai just oven pourea, ana as soon vil is ready for traffic in about 30 days the bridge will be opened for public use. (Paul Jenkins) Log Truckers Lose Battle For Overloads House Vote Takes Away 'Tolerance' For Excess Hauls, Sets Fines Rate By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM UP) The log truck ers, who fought long and hard against the state highway commis sion's bill to levy stiffer fines for overloading, shifted their attack to the Senate today ifter Wednes day's 44-16 house approval of the bill. The bill takes away the "toler ance," under which the logs trucks can carry 10 percent overloads without penalties. Overload fines up to 3 cents a pound are provided in the meas ure, which also increases the maxi mum gross weight limit from 72, 000 to 76.800 pounds. The bill retains the limits of 18.- 000 pounds per axle, and 32,000 pounds per dual axle. This is the standard of the American Associa tion of State Highway Officials and the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. But it docs make a concession to the loir trucks. While the nor mal limit for a pair of dual axles is 64,000 pounds, the bill would allow 34,000 pounds on one set of dual axles if the other set is limited to 30,000. Swparata Proposal Baatan Led by Rep. Loran L. Stewart, Cottaie Grove lumberman, the log truckers lost their stubborn fight for an amendment to permit the highway commission, county courts and cities to grant permits for overloads on roads heavily used for log hauling. The truckers re ceiving these permits would main tain those roads. The House bent down that pro- proposal 35 to 25. But it probably will come before the legislature again in a separate bill. Hep. Ed Geary, Klamath Falls, chairman of the nouse nignway committe, said the Stewart amendment "would scuttle the whole highway code." All seven representatives from the big timber counties Linn, Lane and Douglas opposed the bill. Stewart said the bill hurts the little operators who own one or two trucks. 11 doesn't bother the big operators, he declared, be cause they own their own logging roads and carry loads as big as 150.000 pounds. He said it is the highway com mission's duly to build roads strong enough for heavy trucks. Rep. B. A. Stover, Bend, said "it's time for something to be done about the flagrant violations. It's time for the industry to clean its house, instead of coming to the legislature." Stover declared there are hun dreds of cases each year when trucks are caught carrying loads of 10,000 pounds above the legal limits. Drain Salesman Faces Charge Of Assault Robert B. Peyton, 36, a Drain salesman, is being held in the Douglas county jail under $500 bond, charged with assault with Intent to commit rape, reports District Judge A. J. Geddes. Peyton was arrested by the Drain city police on the complaint of a Drain housewife, said Geddes. Firemen's Head Says Cash Given To O'Dwyer, Also For Dewey's Race NEW YORK - UP) Water Commissioner James Moran, told by the mayor to quit or faca suspension for allegedly taking a $55,000 "good will" gift, today re signed his lifetime S15,000-a-year post. Moran, along with former Mayor William O'Dwyer, was named to senate crime probera Thursday as recipients of big cash gifts from John P. Crane, president of the uniformed Firemen's associa tion. Crane said O'Dwyer got $10,000 as "evidence of support" and that Moran was given money so he'd be on "our side." Both had sworn they didn't receive such donations. Moran dispatched his resigna tion from his Brooklyn home a few hours before a noon deadline, set by Mayor V. Impellitteri in hia quit - or-face-removal proceedings ultimatum. In his letter. Moran bitterly ac cused Impellitteri of persecuting mm politically ever smce he was appointed to the post by his old friend, O'Dwyer, shortly before O' Dwyer resigned to become am bassador to Mexico. Strike Back At Mayor Moran said that Impelliterri has threatened to abolish the water board, "with particular emphasis upon the undersigned whose only fault has been to say yes when he meant yes and no when ha meant no." "With a stomach that can no longer digest the hypocrisies of so called "politicians," the letter added, "I hereby tender my re signation." Crane gave his testimony near the close of the sensational senate hearings which rode rough herd on politicians and racketeers alike u uwyer ueinea ueiure me sen ate crime investigating committee that he ever got money from Crane. He said he repeated the denial before the New York county grand jury Wednesday. Oregon Campaign Aided The firemen's union contributed $3,500 to aid Governor Dewey in his presidential primary campaign in Oregon in 1948, the probe com mittee learned. Crane, testified the union gave the money to Mr. Crews, presum ably Brooklyn Republican leader John R. Crews, to be used in the campaign. Crane said the contribution was "voluntary on my part" because he felt the Oregon primary was vital to Dewey's chances to win tie GOP presidential nomination. Dewey won the nomination but lost the election to President Tru man. Dewey Spurns Two Bids Gov. Dewey twice has turned down invitations to testify before the senate committee. Kefauver and his colleagues have been in terested in hearing the Governor talk about alleged gambling at up state Saratoga Springs and about the prison parole of vice king Charles (Lucky) Luciano, later de ported to Italy. At the committee's first invita tion, Dewey replied with a counter invitation asking the committee to visit Albany to hear him. The Gov ernor has bee nill. Wednesday, in a tart telegram, Dewey turned down a second in vitation and accused Kefauver of making "discourteous personal re marks." Kcfauver's second invitation to Dewey noted that the committee resumes its hearings in Washing ton today and that it would be glad to hear the governor there. U.S. Casualties In Korea Nearing 56,000 Total WASHINGTON UP An nounccd U. S. combat casualties in Korea have risen to 55,814, an in crease of 1,165 since last week. The Defense department's weekly summary, based on cas ualties whose next of kin received notice through March 16, reported 8, "335 killed in action, 36,893 wounded and 10,586 missing in ac tion. The wounded total includes 959 who later died. Of those reported missing, 85 are known dead. This brings to 9,379 the total number of deaths. The missing total also Included 1.027 who have returned to U. S. military control and 110 known prisoners of war, leaving 9,364 listed as currently missing. Long-Ranqe Tax Program Urged By Governor McKay SALEM UP) Governor Doug las McKay wants to help in solving Oregon's financial problems. He said the legislature should adopt a long-range tax program, or else the 1953 legislature would come here with a deficit of $80, 000.000 to $120,000,000 staring it in the face. Levity Fact Rant By L. T. Rclzenstein Remember those Insurance ads that said, "How to retire on $100 a month?" Tha same eld I adi still confront us, but in these i days of skyrocketing prices for beef, lamb and black pepper, and stratospheric taxes, the al- i luring retirement sum hat grown I to $250. 1