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U. of 0. Library Eugene , Oregon COuP FOREST F RE PBKPVS nmm' LOO COOT PRAYS FOR RAIN Holding stalks of his withered maize, farmer H. O. Franks, of Krum, Tex., utters a prayer for rain as he gazes at the blazing Texas sun that has plagued that state for the past three weeks. Crop and pasture losses are estimated at millions of dollars daily, with no relief in sight. (NEA Telephotol Truman Seeks $400 Million For Flood Disaster Relief WASHINGTON (API President Truman has asked Con gress for $400,000,000 to help the flood-battered middle west and to finance a new national flood disaster insurance program. He told Congress in a message the situation was a "grave emergency" and asked that the money be provided as quid as possible. Vice President Barkley promptly referred the request jointly to the senate publie works and appropriations committees to speed action. The relief money would be used to pay flood victims of Kansas, Missouri and nearby states for part of what they lost in the July floods; to guarantee liberal loans for rebuilding homes, farms and factories; and to help states and cities par ticipate in the rehabilitation activities. White House aides said the $400,000,000 14 times more than the $25,000,000 already appropriated by Congress for midwest flood relief Is probably the biggest in the history of American disaster relief. Mr. Truman said flood losses have passed the $2,000,000, 000 mark $1,000,000,000 in physical damage, $1,000,000,000 in income loss and may grow higher when all counts are in. Second Annual Outdoor Art Exhibit Scheduled The second annual outdoor art exhibit of the Roseburg Art as sociation will be staged in the City Library park this Friday and Saturday, it has been announced. There will be exhibits, all done by members of the local art group, of oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil sketches, ceramics, and china painting. All are orginals with emphasis on landscapes in color. The local painters consider themselves to be amateurs but prices will be posted on most of the works and visitors may purchase any so posted. The works will be exhibited from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The group expects to have as many works as last year when 90 were exhibited, attracting more than 1,000 visitors. There are about 20 active mem bers in the group which is headed by President Leonard Kimbrell, high school art instructor. Mem bers have exhibited their works in Portland and at the state fair. DRUNKEN DRIVER RAPPED Ira Irac Pugh, 31, Little river, was fined a total of $175 on charges of operating an automobile while under the influence of intoxica ting liquor and of violating the basic rule, reports Municipal .ludge Ira B. Riddle. His operator's li cense was also suspended for 90 days. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The senate banking committee, whose investigation brought out the mink coat methods of doing business at the Reconstruction Fi nance corporation (big govern ment lending agency) has brought In a double-barreled report one barrel fired by the Democratic majority of the committee and the other triggered off by the Repub lican minority. The majority report is written by Senator Fulbright. It repeast the committee's original charge that "an influence ring with While House contacts TAMPERED WITH RFC LENDING POLICIES." It adds: "It became accepted practice in many instances for loan applicants to seek introduction to the direc tors of the RFC, or to some of them, through officials of the Dem esne national committee." The minority (Republican) report (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Fair nd warm today and ntdneuiay HighesTtemp. for any Aug. Lowest temp, for any Aug. Highest temp, yesterday Lowest temp, last 24 hours Preeip. last J4 hours (jVecip. from Aug. 1 Precip. from Sept. 1 Excess from Sept. 1 Sunset tomorrow, 1:07 p.m. Sunriio tomorrow, 4:24 a.m. v : 40. 68 i . .f4 ; 1 I City Business Gets Attention Of Councilmen The city council last night ap proved a proposal by General .1. T. Pierce, county civil defense director, for a hookup between city and county radio facilities in the event of a emergency. The council authorized City Manager W. A. Gilchrist to make the necessary arrangements. Other action by the council last night included: Discussion of additional fire fighting equipment, including lighters and salvage covers. The council requested the fire com mission submit a report on re quirements. Approval of a four-inch water line to the airport for fire protec tion purposes. Referral of a petition by Roy E. and Margaret Bellows for va cation of property near Senior high school, to planning commis sion. Approval of petition for new business by A. J. Cummings for Fairhaven cleaners on 1114 Fair haven avenue. Appropriation of $2,000 to park commission for general improve ments and maintenance. Mayor Albert G. Flegel postponed ap pointment of a park commissioner and two members of the planning commission. Adoption of ordinance to pro vide for disposition of vehicles, bicycles and other personal prop erty left on the city streets in vio lation of any ordinance or other wise coming into the hands of the police or the city. Under the or dinance such property will be held until redeemed by the owner or will be sold for charges. Mayor Flegel reported that the Southeri Pacific is still planning improvements on railroad cross ings within Roscburg. Bids For Construction Of Two Bridges Received Two companies entered bids in county court Monday for construc tion of the projected d lent) rook and Hubbard creek bridges. For the .construction of founda tions and approaches to the Glen brook bridge, Tom Lillcbo of Reedsport placed a bid of $16,880 if (he lumber is creosoted and $13, 352 if untreated lumber is used. Todd Building Construction of Roseburg enHred two higher bids of $20,662 for creosoted and $16, 304 for untreated lumber construc tion. The court reported that the treated lumber trussesO for the bridge are being fabricated by Timer Structures ef Portland. Although two bids were received for construction of the Hubbard profit hrirlun nn fiAii-n. uvra ro. dVealed. The $ts are still under 1M advisement because one is incom 3 : Dlete. according to the court. ! . CI AIR CRASH BOMBAY, India KILLS 11 (,P) All 11 occupants oi an inaian air orce v plane were killed Monday when the craft crashed near Poona airport, 125 miles from here. Cause of the crash was not determined. Established 1873 Flaming Plane Crash Kills 13 Soldiers 20 Others Hurt In Jet Tragedy At Fort Dix FORT DIX, N: J. (H) A flame-enveloped jet plane rain ing liery death as it fought a los ing battle for altitude plowed into a group of soldiers Monday. Thirteen men, including twin brothers, were killed. Twenty other soldiers were burned or Injured as the T-33 air force trainer plane crashed mo ments after taking off from near by McCuire air base. The plane's two-man crew perished in the wreckage. Among the dead soldiers were Pvts. George W. and Robert W. Poole, 22-year-old twins from Camden, N. J., who were inducted into the army about four months ago. The rest were part of a 54-ma'n army detail that had just finished learning how to lay communica tions lines in a belt of scrub pines at the edge of the base. Survivors said the plane bore down on them "like a ball of fire" through the trees, skimmed over a truck partly-loaded with soldiers and crashed about SO feet away. Fiery Tank Falls On Truck. I.t. Bertram Brinley, Fort Dix public information officer, said a blazing wing-tip fuel tank, appar ently jarred loose by trees, dropped onto the truck, turning it and its passengers into flaming torches. Eight GI's were killed almost in stantly. Three others died in the base hospital huors later. Of the 20 injured, one died today. The soldiers were members of battery B of the 26th field artillery battalion of the 9th division. It appeared to some witnesses that the plane caught fire on take off. Personnel in the base control tower said they were trying to con tact the two-man crew when the low-flying plane dipped into trees about 2,000 feet southeast of the field. The crash was the second worst at Fort Dix in two years. On July 30, 1949, a navy plane and an air liner rammed in midair, killing 16 persons. Last July 2, an air force transport shot past McGuire air base into the pine woods with the loss of five lives. 4 New Teachers Are Hired Here Four new teachers were elected to positions in Rosebpg school district 4 for the coming school vear bv the school board in a meeting Monday night in the Junior high school. They are: Mrs. Lois F. Potter, Riverside second grade: John H. Guzzo, hoys' physical education at Senior high; Mrs. Inez D. Simpson, home economics and physical edu cation at Senior high, and Mrs. Jean Hammers, English at Senior high. Three teaching vacancies still re main in the school system, said Paul Elliott, superintendent of city schools, but one additional teacher has been tentatively signed. Adjustments were made in the salaries of Mrs. Hazel Davis and Mrs. Ruth Bergerson of the district, who have completed ad ditional training. The boiler inspection report on the district was read and ap proved by the board. Action on other matters was postponed. Of the new teachers, Mrs. Potter is a graduate of Milwaukee Doaner college in Milwaukee, Wise. Now a resident of Roseburg, she has had special training in primary work. Guzzo has a master's degree from the University of Oregon; Mrs. Simpson is a graduate of the school of home economics at North Dakota State college and is re cently from Salem. Mrs. Ham mers is a graduate of the Univer sity of Kansas at Lawrence, Kan sas. Fullerton Parents Will Discuss Cub Pack Plans Parents of boys between the ages of S and 11 are asked to attend a meeting at Fwllerton school to night, to discuss the formation of a Cub Scout pack. The discussion will be held in the music room and will heein at 7:30 D.m. waller Robert smith, the new. Boy Scout field executive of Doug' las district, will explain the ac tivates of the Cub Scouts and steps necessary for forming the pack. He recently completed a course at the national training cent" for scout executives in New Jersey. Several persons in the Fullerlen area are experienced youth group workejs and ready to act as con sultants and leaders. FINED FOR SPREI Glenn Adamsnn Wassom. 50. a Drain millworker, paid a $50 fine .SallirHav and uo. mlnatnH (rnm Douglas counly iail. reports District Judge A J. Geddes. Was- soili was arrested Friday by the stare police for being drunk on publie highway. ROSEBURG. ORECON Oregon Penitentiary Strike Develops Second Crack As 138 More Convicts Decide To Go Back To Work-And Eat SALEM, Ore. (AP) The second crack in the Ore gon prison sit-down strike came today with 138 convicts joining 40 others who went back to work Monday, That left 1172 who haven't had a meal since Thursday breakfast. The strike entered its second week today. The food was shut off by Warden George Alexander on the second day of the strike in an effort to force the men .back to work. The men said they would strike until Guard Lt. Morris Race was shifted outside the walls. They said he started the whole thing by brutality in halting a fight between convicts. The warden denied it, said Race would stay, and issued a work- Rodeo At Riddle Will Be Linked With Memorial Three southern Oregon sheriff's posses and two saddle clubs will be participating in the annual Rid dle rodeo which will be staged Saturday and Sunday in Townsend park at Riddle. All proceeds from the two-day affair will be given lo the widows and children of two well-known Riddle men Alvis Hendricks and Harry King, who were drowned at Winchester bay after their boat capsized July 5. A memorial service is scheduled Sunday at 5:30 after the rodeo show has concluded to honor the two men, who were active in the Riddle Roping club. Sheriff's posses from Roseburg, Medford and Grants Pass will take part in the memorial services, ac cording to Ike Orr, general chair man and president of the Riddle Roping club. The Myrtle Creek Saddle Pals and the Riddle Rop ing club will also be represented. These riding groups will parti cipate in the parade, which is sche duled Saturday at 10 a.m. Rodee starting time is 2 p.m. both days. Deadline for registering in the ro deo is 8 p.m. Friday night. "r" A street dance is planned Satur day night as a special event. More than $500 has been donated by Riddle merchants to increase the cash awards. There will also be entrance fees, which will go into the prize fund. About 50 cowboys are expected to register for the events which include bronc riding, bareback rid ing, calf reping, team roping, rib bon tying and cutting horse con tests. A queen will be chosen to reign over the celebration. Temperature Here 99, . Highest Since July 11 Temperature in Roseburg reached a high of 99 degrees Mon day between 4:30 and S p. m., the weather bureau reportR. This was the highest for the month and the top since July 11, when 101 de grees was recorded. Humidity hit a low of 26 percent. Temperatures are expected to soar close to 100 degrees today again. The weatherman says no rain is indicated in the five-day forecast with continued clear, dry and warm predicted. Wind is expected to be light and variable. Hubbard Creek Blaze Offers Hundreds Of Men Toil Unceasinggly To Halt Red Tide "How big is this fire, anyhow?" That question was asked a News Review reporter and a Douglas Forest Protective association man Monday by a tired, hungry fire fighter at the scene of the Hubbard creek fire. The DFPA employe, Wayne Mil ler of Roscburg, answered that it covered around 5,000 to 6,000 acres. juai mum, nun, diu uie iiibi fichter. ' It was interesting news, as he hadn't the slightest conceplion of how big the blaze was or where it was goin'?. All he knew about was the tiny sector he worked in. A virtual army of tm-nelmciea lire iiRnters was ai ine scene m the blaze Monday. Tired, un shaven and many without sleep for two or three days, they fought lo control a fire that didn't look like it was going to be controlled. f or once it was under control in one area, it would break out some where else. About 4:30 p. m. Monday it was out of hand again a roaring inferno that could be heard for miles. Smoke from the fire blollcd out the sun for as far as JO miles to the south. About 350 men were on Ihe job Monday some 290 from various timber operations that had shut down by order of Ihe stale for ester and another 60 from the Douglas Forest Protective associ- I ation. TUESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1951 or-don t-eat ultimatum. Only convicts given food are those who work, those in solitary and those in the hospital. Women prisoners have not joined the strike, Alexander said. The other prisoners are flavor ing their water with salt and sugar, a prisoner who was re leased said in an interview. The ex-prisoner, George A. Mc Intyre of Boston served 10 months for larceny by bailee. He said the strike started without premedita tion it just grew after Guard Race used his club in the fight. But, Mclntyre said, that wasn't the only incident. He claimed there have been repeated cases of bru tality and injustice. The warden has consistently denied such re ports. Warden Criticized Depriving the 1300 of food be cause the normally employed 800 struck was criticized in a state ment by Democratic Slate Chair man William L. Josslin. He said that was punishment of the inno cent. But Alexander said non workers were guilty because they had egged the others on. He said he was interested in getting the men to bow to. his authority. Gov. Douglas McKay appar ently backed his stand. The gov ernor said convicts couldn't run the prison. Alexander Is scheduled to be removed as warden soon. A com- mittee of the stale legislature this year suggested that a new war den be appointed and Alexander be made prison superintendent. The state board of control agreed lo Ihe plan. But no official ac tion has been taken on the 37 ap plications that have been re ceived. Gov. McKay said the board was going to move tire fully, No violence is expected as the prisoners have been locked in their cells. But a search for 30 knives reported missing from the prison cannery is continuing. Swimming Accidents In Oregon Claim 2 Lives By The Auoclated PreM The bodies of two persons, drowned in swimming accidents, were recovered Monday. James Courtney, 15, drowned In Jordan creek while swimming with companions near Jordan dam. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Courtney, Scio. The body of John Mc Coy Wood, 62, was recovered from Ihe San tiam river near the Sweelhome water plant. Coroner Glenn N. Hus ton said Wood apparently drowned while swimming Sunday. His cloth ing and billfold were found on the river bank. r t v-fg 1 r r v t ft u x HUNDREDS of men from nearby timber operation! wera on fira lines at Huliyird crtt fira this week. Hera Dava Davidson, route I, Sutharlln, probes ashes of fallen snaq. (Staff photo I As the moved toward new areas of virgin timber, forest of ficials found it necessary tottyve their operating camp from llub hard creek to the Otto Lange place near Baughman lookout. From there it was hoped that ."-51 No Agreement Yet In Korean Truce Huddle MUNSAN, Korea OF) The Korean war armistice subcommit tee met in its fifth round table discussion today as a United Na tions spokesman hinted the Chi nese and North Koreans do not see eye to eye, . The four subcommittee mem bers two Allied; two Commu nist devoted more than half their two-hour and four-minute session at Kaesong to map read ing in an effort to draw a milit tary dividing line or a cease-fire. There was no report on results. They scheduled another meeting for Wednesday. Meanwhile Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, senior U. N. delegate, re jected Communist charges that U. N. forces ambushed a Chinese patrol in the neutrality zone, kill ing one Red soldier and wounding another. Joy informed North Korean Lt. Gen. Nam 11, his Communist counterpart: "I will reply fully to you when I have received a complete report of the investigation of the alleged violation of the neutral zone on August 19. A preliminary report does not substantiate the charges you have made." The official U. N. stand is that "partisans from either side" North Korean or South Korean may have carried out the attack In an effort to disrupt peace talks. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, 17. N. command spokesman, said the U. N. authorities in Korea felt the ambush of the Chinese patrol was the work ol North Koreans trying to sabotage armistice talks and make the Chinese fight the war for (hem. Red Claim Air Victory A North Korean communique said - Red anti-aircraft batteries shot down five American planes wnicn it accuses ot making bar- b a r o u s bombardments o n 'peaceful towns and villages." Tuesday's U. N. air communique made no mention of losses. The Red Cross reported It has received the names of 163.539 Com munist prisoners held by the Allies but that only 110 U. N. pris oners captured by Ihe Reds have been named. China's Peiping ra dio has asserted 500.000 Allies were taken prisoner. This figure is far in excess of any U. N. esti mate. Of Ihe prisoners held by the U. N., 14,347 are Chinese. The rest are Koreans. Youth Fined And Jailed For Liquor Possession Marvin Edgar Radcliff, a 19-year-old Winston youlh, was fined $50 and sentenced to serve 30 days in the Douglas county jail Monday, Reports District Judge A. J. Geddes. Radcliff was arrested by t h state police for illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Two younger Winston boys, arrested wilh him on the same charge were remanded lo the juvenile court, Geddes said. Tough Battle 0 back fires could be set that would slop the southward trek of t h e blazavN SeWal local families have bcclTIWnishinRS and equipment lo be moved out of the fire area and others were parked and ready lo move out should it become necessary. Expanding Hubbard Creek Blaze, Fought By 500 Men, Eats Huge Timber Acreage Landers' lookout tower and structure underneath burned last night in the path of the raging Hubbard creek fire which is still uncontrolled after blackening more than 5,000 acres of timberland in its sweep southward. Nearly 500 fire fighters are expected to be on the line before the day is over in a desperate effort to contain the blazing inferno, which has advanced more than five miles south from its original break out. More equipment and men are being rushed into the area by the Douglas Forest Protective association, which was unable early today to give any details on the fire situation. But a spokesman said the blaze is-still out of hand. Senate Okays Easier Credit Housing Bill WASHINGTON P The Hous today passed and sent to President Truman $1,635,000, 000 deftnse houiii;; bill promis ing lower down payments on low and moderately priced dwell ings. WASHINGTON UP) A com promise $1,635,000,000 defense housing bill was approved by the Senate Monday. A combination of measures passed earlier by both branches of Congress, it now needs only a final house okay to send it on to President Truman. The bill carries a provision which would require that the present tough credit restrictions on low and medium priced houses be relaxed. This is sepa rate from a provision permitting the President to relax the curbs in defense areas. The bill would authorize a $1,500,000,000 expansion of the gov ernment's authority to insure home mortgages. This and other features are designed to encour age private industry to build what housing is necessary. However, the bill also provides $50,000,000 for public housing to be built by Ihe government if nec essary, and $60,000,000 for such community services as water works and sewers in communities unable to finance them locally. Also included is a $10,000,000 fund for buying housing sites in isolated areas, Vand one ill $15,000, 000 for loans to assist produc crs and distributors of prefabri cated housing. Regulation "X" Modified The relaxation of housing credit restrictions would force a modili cation of the current regulation "X" which operates on a sliding scale. Down payments would range as low as 4 percent on the purchase price of a house costing $7,000 or less on a GI loan. The GI down payment on a house in the $7,000- $10,000 range would be 6 percent, and on one in the $10,000-$12,000 class it would be 8 percent. A 10 percent down payment would be required on a $7,000 house on which the federal hous ing administration insured the mortgage, or which was conveni ently financed. This would step up to 15 percent down on a $7,000 $10,000 house and lo 20 percent on one costing from $10,000 to $12,000. Purchasers would have 25 years to pay off the balance. The bill would also allow the suspension of residential credit re strictions in critical defense areas of houses costing less than $12,000 or renting for less than $85 a month. On higher priced houses, the President would be allowed to relax the curbs to the extent h e thought necessary. Drunk Driving Charge Follows Auto Accident Annette Elizabeth Dubolt of Roseburg was hospitalized briefly last night after receiving bruises and ajirasions in an automobile accident on Military road near Mt. Nebo, stale police report. Police charged F.lmcr Lee Boock of Roscburg with driving while un der the influence of intoxicating liquor in connection with the ac cident. He was lodged in the county jail. Police said Knock's vehicle was on the wrong side of the road when it struck head-on a car operated by James George Smith, who re ceived facial cuts. The injured woman, a passenger in the Boock vehicle, was taken to Mercy hospital, where she was re leased as an out patient. Other passengers were Henry Harris Stinnett of Roscburg and Eugene Dcbbs Smith. . Glide Awards Contract For $346,000 School A contract amounting to $346,000 for the construction of the new Glide high school building has been awarded the industrial Builders Inc. ol F.ugene, reports Mrs. Arthur M. Selhy, Ncws-RP' view correspondent. Construction will begin as soon as the priorities for criticaViate rials have been received from Washington, I). C. Some phases of Ihe work will be done by Roseburg sub contractors. Contracts for furnishing and in stalling ei)pment have not yet bee awarded. Risinrvxisls have made necessary a rcTtsed list ( purchcd by the $54,000 afrAtled. BoniiT were issued iwlhe amount of $400,000 tn cover the building and equipment costs. The headquarters office reported that the extent of the fire's spread since Monday is unknown with the Protective association straining to stem the fire. The Camas Valley and Days creek fires were reported under control. The former had burned over about 100 acres while the lat ter covered about 200. The Hubbard creek fire started Friday in the Forest Hall logging operation below Umpqua, about 20 miles northwest of Roseburg and advanced south. It is now raging in the bluffs near Landers' lookout area and might possibly be con tained if it can be kept out of the slash area there, it waa reported. Temperatures which soared to 99 degrees Monday were no aid to harrassed fire fighters as the fire swept through tree-tops and could be heard "roaring" for miles, according to one observer. Douglas county stands at the top of the state forestry department' list of critical fire hazard areas, it was learned today. Acting State Forester Dwight Phipps, in Roseburg last weekend, said Douglas county is the most hazardous area in the state so far as fire danger is concerned. Jack son county is second. Forest areas throughout the staie, including all of Douglas county, were closed to logging op erations effective midnight Sun day. The closure will continue until further notice, Phipps ordered. Pacific Coast Brush, Timber Fires Total 75 By Th Aisoclattd Prcis Fires cracked through timber and brush lands of the Pacific coast slates today. More than- 75 blazes, many of them major fires, gnawed into huge timber stands. California reported a total ot 25,000 acres blackened since fires broke out over the weekend. Lightning started an additional 24 new blazes last night. In the Klam ath national forest two fires wera burning over 3,200 acres. Forty, five smaller blazes were reported. To the north in Oregon, soma ,10,000 acres were charred by ona single tire, mat was in the Vin cent creek area between Eugene and Coos Bay. The blaze has been out of control since Friday. The federal forest service used smoke jumpers Monday to fight 26 fires that broke out in the Rogue river national forest of Southern Oregon. A blaz In the wooded area northwest of Portland was in a morning calm as winds died down and the situation looked better. Situation In Washington Monday. Washington state ' had 29 new fires. All were controlled except one of 100 acres in Cow litz county near Toutle and one of 60 acres southeast of Chehalia. The Graylands. wash., fire got away last night on about a mile of trail and grew to soma 750 acres. North of Seattle, flames which threatened the little community of Newhalem in Whatcom county were halted by 300 fire-fighters. An estimated 2,000 acres w a r a burned. South of there In Skagit county blaze which Washington State Forester L. T. Webster said was the worst in the state, Monday had raced over 1800 to 2000 acres. Humidity fell to 10 percent 1 n some of the wooded areas Monday. Logging operations in both states have been halted in western Washington until Friday midnight at least and in Oregon until the tall rains come." Eagles Lodge Fire Laid To Careless Smoker A careless smoker started tha fire which Sunday gutted the Eagles lodge second-floor quart ers at 115 S. Pine street, it has been determined through an inves tigation by Fire Chief William E. Mills, he announced. Chief Mills estimated the total damage at from $30,000 to $40,000, including waler damage which amounted to about one third of the total. The hall waa closed up at 3 30 a.m. Sunday morning, when tha last persons left, q Wally's Pasliine tavern, located on Ihe first floor of the structure, suffered heavy water damage. The structure was partially in sured. Levity Fact R ant .Y L. F. Kelzenstein 1 I A Russian delegation will OS Qtna the Japanese ptace treaty mvvring vr wn rrunciKe in September, not rht treaty but to slnqe It.