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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon , . COi-tF PHIL Established 1873 Douglas Exhibits, Extra Features Hold High Interest Douglas county's third annual fair officially opened to the public at 10 a.m. today at the fairgrounds in Umpqua park. The exhibits will remain open daily until 10 p. m. Saturday. Wednesday was devoted to the re ceiving of livestock and the setting up of displays by 4-H, Future Farmers of America, granges, various civic and service groups ana organizations, as well as com merclal displays. While the fair will be on a pat tern similar to that of the last two years, given over primarily to the junior division, the general ar rangements are running more smoothly. Some of the youthful exhibitors are becoming seasoned, and re peat winners from last year and the year before are on hand with their exhibits. A definite air of in creased enthusiasm was evidenced by exhibitors who are beginning to take the annual affair in stride. Varied Displays Offered Eight granges have arranged displays. The Rod and Gun club has set up a wildlife display, the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health association has an exhibit illustrating the importance of X- rays, in TB diagnosis and early cure, to mention a couple. There are about 50 commercial displays. A special feature this year wll be the serving at all hours of the day of meals by ladies of the Sher iffs posse auxiliary. Last year the auxiliary served breakfast only. But because of the inability of exhibitors to get into town for other meals, it was decided to keep the food booth open all day. The posse and auxiliary have ar ranged a special room for this purpose. Contests Scheduled The usual-contests are scheduled for the three days. There will be dollar dinners, girls' style revue In which the girls will exhibit dresses of their own making, and livestock judging. Added attraction this vpar will be the appearance Friday and Sat urday nights at S o'clock of Coa- suelo i Theatrical agency, of Port (Continued on Page 2) Youth Confesses Two Auto Thefs A 15-year-old escapee from a California reformatory Wednesday admitted to Sutherlin police steal ing a 1939 Mercury car in Grants Pass and abandoning it in Rose burg, where he stole a Lincoln au tomobile, state police report. Speedy police action resulted in the recovery of the latter car about 25 minutes after it was reported stolen while parked at Roseburg Lumber mill Wednesday afternoon. A. R. Sheets of Roseburg re ported the car stolen at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday and by 2:10 it was in the hands of Sutherlin police. The recovered Grants Pass vehicle was registered to Clifton Reece of Grants Pass. State police recovered another car which James T. Artmtn of Roseburg reported stolen Tuesday. It had been abandoned near the Lane-Douglas county line. ' In the Dav's News By FRANK JENKINS Washington: "Senator Hill (Dem. Ala.) warns the Senate there is GREAT DAN GER Russia might become over optimistic and launch a surprise atomic attack on America." Hill says the Senate has infor mation that Russia has outstripped the V. S. In pilots and planes and has a 20.000-plane air force and a four million-men ground force. He adds: "Every month our margin of su periority in long-range air power DECREASES as Russian air strength is relentlessly built up There is great danger that Stalin . . . WILL ATTACK US IN THE BELIEF THAT HE CAN OVER WHELM US IN THE AIR BY COMBINING FORCE AND SUR PRISE." More from Washington: "Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson said today the danger of a , third world war is GREATER (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Clear and warm today and Fri day. Highest temp. Hr any Aug. 1M Lownt(Ttmp. (f or riy A(p. 3t Highest temp, yesterday ' Lowest temp, last 24 hour Si Precip. last 24 hours 0 Prip. from Aug. I . 0 Prtcip. from Stpt. 1 Excess from Sept. 1 0? i Sunset tomorrow, 1:14 p.m. ROSEBURG. ORECON County Fair Opens Improvements Push Douglas County Schools Nearer Standardization Par; Terms Will Start September 4 Or 10 School days are approaching fast for Douglas county youngsters with grade and high schools, throughout the county scheduled to open either Sept. 4 or 10. And most youngsters will see new changes in the class rooms. The changes range from new additions to repainted chalk boards, according to School Superintendent Kenneth . la 4 J, '-fiTi'fwnr-rr-mir wtiifi iimiw in WALTER ROBERT SMITH, above, has been appointed Boy Scout field executive for Doug las district. In his new position, he will be responsible for guid ing, training, supervising and directing all scout activities in the district. On Aug. 9, Smith completed a 45-day course at Sehiff scout reservation at Meneham, N.J., the national training school for scout execu tives. Priro ihat, hr attended Northwest Christian college in Eugene, where he was gradu- area in June, smith has been active in scouting activities throughout the Northwest. He has been a scout leader, scout master and committeeman. For three years he has been an ordained minister in the Christ ian church. During World War Two, he served four years in the air force as a radioman. He is married and will' make his home in Roseburg. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) Night Shift To Start At Winchester Plont The Engle and Worth Lumber company plans to start a night shift this week at its Winchester remanufacturing plant, a spokes man announced today. Roland Worth, one of the part ners, said the company plans to add 15 employes and hopes to in crease production from 115,000 board feet to 200,000. The mill remanufactures and re surfaces rough lumber. SRANGE EXHIBIT. Members of nesday afternoorHirranging their rTTPr T' rt nTTTTri 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 1 1 M ! 1 1 1 iTTTTrrTTTTTT i .' - r: iew . r j j ' v m. r it te.'t i tunm ! -;tiiifiip ttis.tf a Li,MIffl 111111!: I 1 I r ,'Ki iJ-. Ha rf .left to right, arc Royc Buienbarlt, Seott Stidham, Mrs. Bustn- THURSDAY, AUGUST U, 1951 V. Barnenurg. New children may enter the first grade in grammar school if their sixth birthday falls on or before Nov. 15. Barneburg said 'there would be no deviation from this ruling. Birth certificates are necessary for new entrants. Parents who don't have them may apply through the county health office in the courthouse, Barneburg said. Pre-school physical examina tions for first and ninth grade stu dents are being held at various times throughout the county. Par ents were advised to watch news papers or contact local school of ficials for information on the time and place of the clinics. The ex aminations are usually given at dis trict expense. Approximately a 10 percent in crease in enrollment may mate rialize this fall, Barneburg said, although it is too early to tell for sure. Howevef, in ordering county tests, a 10 percent increase was allowed for. There will also be some increase in the number of teachers. Schools Neering Standards Douglas county schools are slowly coming up to par under the standardization, law passed about four years ago. Under this, the schools must, in a long-range pro gram, come up to standards pre-' scribed by the state board of edu-j cation. ! Barneburg expected four to five I schools in the county would be up; to sianaara mis iau. ah school districts are working to improve conditions and correct defects, he said..... i -. ... ' A partial list of the new. improve ments the Douglas county young sters will step into this Septem ber follows: Canyonville A new dressing room and shower for the gym for use by both high and grade school. Oakland New four-room addi tion to high school to accommo date seventh and eighth grade stu dents, thereby making it a six year program. Wilbur New roofing on school building. Green Plans underway io build physical education and play room. Tenmile Four more class rooms to replace substandard rooms. These are not expected to be ready for the opening of school. Glide New high school build ing to be completed sometime next spring. Looklnggiass New lights and rest room facilities. Days Creek New lights, and floors in main building and addi tional wing to high school to pro vide for science building. Myrtle Creek Newly painted interiors of some buildings. Drain New tile placed in hall ways and library of elementary (Continued on Page 2) Melrost Grange worked Wed- j county fair txhibit. Pictured, I "3-51 To Public Peace Talks Transferred To 'Sub' Group M UN'S AN, Korea -VP) Arm istice negotiators diverted truce talks into a new phase today in an effort to break their three-week-old controversy. They created a subcommittee to fry informally to solve the prob lem of where to create a line of demarcation between opposing armies in Korea. The subcommittee two rep resentatives from each side will hold its first meeting. Tomorrow it will meet in the Kaesong con ference hali where ail truce talks have been held. Daily sessions of the full, five men delegations will be suspended while the smaller group works. The subcommittee's job will be to recommend location of a mili tary demarcation line and a buf fer zone separating opposing arm-: le. for the duration of the armis tice. The U. N. proposal calls for buffer 7.one along present battle lines. The Communists have in sisted on making the 38th parallel the demarcation line. Most of the battle front now runs north of this old political boundary. African Troops In Action Ethiopian troops are in action la Korea the first African ground troops to be committed as a United Nations unit the Eighth army announced. The Ethiopians apparently par ticipated in one of the short, sharp patrol clashes that have been flar ing daily across the front. Wednesday's actions were light, the Eighth army said, except for stubborn enemy resistance ' on the extreme eastern and western flanks. In both cases United Nations troops withdrew after brief fights. "- General headquarters said O: N. warships moved in close to sup port Allied troops with their guns, both in the Kansong and Kosong areas. Kosong is 46 miles north of the parallel. A navy annoancement said 10, 780 Reds have been killed in the six-month-old naval blockade of the east coast. The blockade is cen tered on the port of Wonsan, where highway and rail lines meet. Warplanes flew 700 sorties un der low hanging clouds Wednes day, concentrating on supply lines. Night fliers reported blasting front line troops and knocking out more than 100 vehicles in pre-dawn at- tacks. F-86 Sabre jets swept north' west Korea without finding trace of Red jets. Bloodmobile Operated in Roseburg Today The Red Cross bloodmobile will be set up in Roseburg at the Elks temple from 2 to 8 p. m. today. The urgent need for blood for the armed forces in Korea is being stressed, and all persons who pos sibly can are urged to be on hand to contribute. A quota of 216 quarts has been established, according to Mrs. P. T. Bubar, general chairman. bark, and Mrs. Saorgo Showers. Th South Deer Creek Grango hibit is to tho tight. Thero are eight grange displays in all. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) DISCUSS OVERLOAD LAW Som. 150 truckers attended th Southern Oregon Truckers league meeting Wednesday night in the Roseburg armory, presided over by Marvin Sfstnbach, Suther lin, vice-president (standing). Other officials, (from left) Clauds Davis, Medford, president; A. E. Eitemiller, Medford, secretary-manager, and George Burr, Coqullle. (Jenkins photo) North Douglas Forest Fire Being Mopped Up The forest fire on the Drain Reedsport highway near the tun nel is nearly out as the result of mopping-up operations carried on Wednesday, reports the Douglas Forest Protective association. Particularly outstanding in the quick control of the blaze, which blackened 160 acres, was the in stant cooperation of local log gers, said the DFPA. Within a very short time after the outbreak, log gers were fighting the blaze with four bulldozers. The deadline for logging opera tions in the dayiime has been ex tended from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. by the state forestry department Woman Admits Welfare Bilking Total Of $20,000 SEATTLE VP) A middle' aged Seattle housewife who admit ted bilking the state of some $20, 800 in aid forher five children faces a charge of grand larceny here. She said th fraud was con ceived by having her husband pose as her brother-in-law. The charge filed against Mr. Gladys A. Harmon, 47, covered only $6,067 paid her In the last three vears as aid to dependent children. The statute of limitations restricted the charge to that pe riod. Deputy Prosecutor F. A. Waiter- skirchen said, however, the peni tent woman told in a signed and notarized statement of obtaining as high as $265 a month over a period of seven to nine years for her chil dren i support. Mrs. Harmon's statement said the illegal plan was devised in 1942 so she could get into a low-cost, slum clearance project where married couples were not at lowed. Her husband then came to live with his family, but was rep resented as her brother-in-law. The children were even trained to call him "Uncle Wally." During that time the husband, Andrew Clifford Harmon, SO, worked rebuilding batteries and "made a pretty good living." He can not now be found, and has been charged with abandonment and non-support. Crowding New Overweight Law Will Worsen Matters, Rep. Geddes Tells Truckers Oregon log truck operators at present lack adequate political fltrength to negotiate a softening of the new over load law, in the opinion of Paul Geddes, Roseburg attorney and state legislator, Geddes spoke to a group of approximately 150 truckers Monday night at a meeting called by the Southern Oregon irucKers league. "1 don't believe that the logging industry by itself has enough po litical weight in Oregon by geo graphical districts to put over what you want and that's a softening of the new law," Ged des said. "You don't have the support of the areas where you don't ope rate," he explained. "Unless you get the support of Portland, Salem and eastern Oregon, you're not going to get any place." Geddes explained that a major factor in enacting the new law at the last session of the legislature was that representation from iog ging areas in the slate was in the minority. Warning Voiced Geddes also sounded t warning note: "You can't crowd the law with out getting into trouble. As sure as you do, the legislature is going to be even more oppressive. The present law would be tame com pared to what you would get. "That's my conviction i hope ', I'm wrong." Geddes said that a number of loggers have been deliberately overloading and pushing Die weight tolerance. "A fow men have brought about the deliberate overloading but ail of you have to answer for the sins of a few," he commented. The truckers league meeting was presided over by Marvin Stoinbach, Suiherlin, vice-president. Claude Davis, president, and A. E. Eitemiller, secretary-manager, both of Medford, briefed the truck ers on the history of the league and what it has accomplished in the past. The organization was begun in 1A48 and has been active in lob bying during the last legislative assembly, Eitemiller said. Mayor Albert Klegel spoke briefly before the group in support of the league. "Last Kriday at the Teamsters meeting I said I thought the South ern Oregon Truckers league was dead. I've changed my mind. If the owners of log trucus wouia give these fellows (the league) a chance, 1 believe they could do jmmplhinn." Fiouei said. Hegel also offered the use of his otiice at negci iransier am storage for taking membership applications for the league. League Intertst Lacking Steinbach, who is in charge of the local district of the league, said previous meetings have been held In Roseburg without much success. "We held three organizational meetings last spring," he said. "But we had such a poor turnout I almost gave up hope." He added that 30 to 40 members belong from Douglas county but that there ought to be 300 to 400. Another meeting will be called in Douglas county wilhin the next ten days, he said. Also speaking last night was George Uurr, t'ofiiil!e, who de scribed the new statute as "strictly a trick bill and fine schedule and you fellows are going to pay through the nose for it; don't let anybody kid you." He advised getting as many or ganizations in on the program to fight the 0111 as possioie ue rnp cvervnoriv here gets their bread and butter from the logging j industry." Drunken Driver DrerWt Jail Term, $150 Fine William Garrett Thompson, 39, Jdicyld was committed to the city jail for 105 days on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, according to Municipal Judge ira d. Kidiiif. Thompson's driver' license wjs suspended for 90 days. He was fined 1)50 and given a 30 ds)jail nience. to pa suspenses u una were paid. No Toil, No Eats, Striking Oregon Convicts Warned SALEM im Warden George Alexander told the striking in mates of Oregon's state peniten tiary Thursday if they won't work they won't eat. Alexander delivered his ultima tum at a meeting with the inmates' grievance committee. saying ther will he no further food served at the dinmsr room un til the 1,200 inmates return to their joos. Tha warden rejected the coB' vlcts' demand thai guard Lt. Mor ris Race be transferred outside the walls. Today marked the third day of the no-work strike. Alexander also revealed that two inmates whom ho described as probably responsible for most of the trouble that has occurred within the prison wails in recent months" have been put in isolation cells. The men are John Edward Ralph, 31, serving a 12-year rob bery from Union county and Gor don Saver Utile, serving life a a habitual criminal. The two men are not members of the inmates grievance committee. The warden added that h e planned to abolish the inmates council composed ol right convicts elected by the rest of the prison ers to serve as grievance com mittee. The sit-down strike started fol lowing a fight between two con victs, Newton Campion and Steve Minor. The convicts claimed that in controlling Minor, Lt. Race beat him over the head with a club unnecessarily, Lt. Hace declares he struck the convict once across the back lo make him get off an other guard who was pinned to the ground. Record Overload Draws $845 Fine PENDLETON m Virl Bur gess, La Grande logging trucker, was fined $S45 in Pendleton jus tice of peace court for a 18,900 pound overload, largest overload arrest made in the county. Judge Ann Crago said the big fine followed the new Oregon law, passed by the last legislature. The load wclglwd 10,500 pounds when arrested at the weighing sta tion at Pilot Rock. Judge Crago said one brake dram was broken from the big strain In coming down hills. She said this made the truck a hazard on the highway. Burgess offered no reason for the overload, and Cragn had to fine him the full amount. The judge also fined him $39, maximum fine, for over width and overhcight. The stale weighmastcr made Burgess dump his logs at Pilot Bock where he sold them to a lum ber company. Burgess was bound for Pendleton. Smoke-Trapped Men Rescued tn Hotei Fire ARLINGTON, Wash. VP Two men overcome by smoke and suffering minor burns were rescued from the burning Ever green hotel here early today. Volunteer firemen broke into the first floor rear room of Ernest Kraetz. 54. and Art Masters, about 50. and carried them lo safety, They were revid with n Inha-i , Wxh 4h8u!s titk de lator and EQjpilaJiftd, thither was J , . , , , in serious condition. Bolh were r 9 !"" or dehor permanent residents of the hotel, j if II launched. Said plow ore Some 20 other guests fled to the Crt, but ion't it Impatient, they were rowed by hotel m-i . . , ., , ploye. i'xH details from Moscow, Pacific Area Wall Against Reds Rising Australia, New Zealand Commitments Stared; Japan Treaty Ties la WASHINGTON VP) - Tha United States and the Philippines announced agreement today on a mutual defense treaty pledging each nation to "act to meet the common dangers" in event of an armed attack on the other. The pact will be signed next month, presumably at the Japan ese peace treaty conference open ing Sept. 4 in San Francisco. The announcement, made simul taneously here and at Manila, said that the defense agreement will embody commitments which al ready exist between the U B i ted States and the Philippines. These result from agreements on Amer ican use of bases in the Islands and American aid in building up Philippine armed forces. The American-Philippines treaty is one of four now projected for aignlng next month In connection with tins establishment of a Jap anese peace. The other three are: The pro posed Japanese peace treaty which will restore Japan's independence and permit its rearming; a mutual U. S.-Japanese security treaty to permit American armed forces to operate in and around Japan after lie occupation ends, and an Arner-ican-New Zeaiand-Australiaa de fense treaty. Defense Pledges Alike The Australia-New Zealand and the Philippines pacts would make precisely the same kind of commit ment. In the case of article four, the wording of each treaty is the same in substance. This article says: "Each party recognizes that an armed attack in the Pacific area on either of the parties would be dangerous Jo its own peace and safety and declares that it would act to meet the com mon dangers in accordance with its constitutional processes. "Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall be immediately reported to the security council of the United Nations. Such measures shali be terminated when the security coun cil has taken the measures neces- aary to restore and maintain inter national peace and security. iHs amsnce represents another U. S. move to build up safeguarda against possible Communist ag gression in the Pacific. There is hope here for an eventual eastern defense arrangement to parallel the Intended functions of the North Atlantic treaty in the west. 8iy.T Block Russia The finai" JaDane.90 npv treaty text, drafted jointly by tha U. S. and Britain. wa mnria nnK. lie Wednesday. At the same time, its tnna sTcnueci, u. s. Ambassador John i"sster Dulles, predicted fail ure for any Russian effort to wreck the peace conference. And Dulles reported for the first time officially that Soviet commu nists have been conducting a wnr- of-nerves against the treaty and even suggesting mat it may t countered by their violence." Jfe did not expand on this point out m declared that so many Wrid War Two allies will sign the Continued on Page 2) Bomber Wreck Seen; Roseburg Youth Victim Burned-out wreckage of a navv Privateer patrol bomber, which apparently carried 12 men to their death, was due to be reached late today on bleak Amak island off the Alaska peninsula, an Associated Press report from Kodiak, Alaska states. Aviation Machinist Mate S-e Ronald Hunt, 21-year-old son oi Mrs. Carolyn Hunt of Roseburg, was listed among those aboard the bomber, which had been miss ing since Monday. Hunt had heen in the navy four years. He at tended Cottage Grove high school. The possibility of finding s a r vivors of the wrecked plane waa considered remote, according to the press dispatch. Ihe U. is. navy ship TtUsmosE was sent to the island with a ground party after a navy search p i i o t sighted the shattered i'B-4-Y-z near the 1000-loot level of Amak's mountains. The big plane apparently exploded as it crashed. The mountainside waa seared for more than 100 feet on each side. No survivors or bodies were sighted. Aides To City Manager And Recorder Resign Clair Co has turned in his res- gnation as city recorder, effective Sprjt. 1. it hsit heen afinoiiru'ed. He will go into private business. Mrs. Viva Wright has resigned as secretary 1o the city manager after holding that position for slightly more lhan a year. Applications are being taken for both positions. j,evity Fact Rant ?ty L. P. ReiienjteiB A House committee reports i -.,.. kv Am .1 o 0 0