U. of 0. Library
Eugene, Oregon
MAM
I , . ' J . , J fatoMUIwd 1873 HOSHUKC. OKECOK THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER o. 151 2105?
NEW LANDERS LOOKOUT appears like this today ai Virgil Woodruff returned ta pitch tent
next to nhei of 50-foot tower that burned August 20. (Paul Jenkins Picture)
TV ill, fat 11 fill -i 1 A I I III J7. "fc'
BURNED AREAS of Hubbard creek forest fire were quiet this
wind kicking up the only activity
Friend Believes
Adamic Murdered
SAN FRANCISCO. UP) A
Yugoslav newspaperman said to
day he is strongly convinced that
Louis Adamic was murdered.
The author was found dead from a
rifle shot in his New Jersey home
Tuesday. The death tentatively was
listed as a suicide pending investi
gations. M. Anton Smole, correspondent
for the Yugoslav news agency.
Tan jug, said he had been a close
friend of Adamic since 1947,
Smole, in San Francisco for the
Japanese peace conference, told
the Associated Press:
"Mr. Adamic's life was threat
ened four times, twice by an Amer
ican connected with cominform
agents operating in the United
Slates."
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
San Francisco today is the cen-
ter of the world. AH eyes are
fixed upon it. All hearts are set
upon it.
All over the world, common,
ordinary people are thinking:
Maybe out of San Francisco will
rome a magic formula that will
bring us peace instead of war.
I wish I could forget San Fran
cisco in the late spring of 1945.
Then, as now, the beautiful city
by the Golden Gate was the center
of the hopes and the longings of
the world.
Then, as now, common, ordinary
people everywhere were thinking:
MAYBE OUT OF SAN FRAN
CISCO WILL COME A MAGIC
FORMULA THAT WILL BRING
US ENDURING PEACE.
The hoped - for maeic formula
back in the spring of 1945 was
United Nations, whose charter was
put together and signed in ' spite
of the fact that it contained the
POWER OF THE VETO that has
(Continued on Page 4)
The Weather
Mostly fair with morning cloudi
ness today and Friday.
Highest ttmp. for any Sept. . 104
Lowest temp, for any Sept. 29
Highrest temp, yesterday 80
Lowest temp, last 24 hours 50
Precip. last 24 hours 0
Precip. frem Sept. 1 0
Dtfic. from Sept. 1 .21
Sunset today. 7:40 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 6:43 e. m.
l imm-i tow i.i i.yniiii,.yillWMil
since fire fighters left site. (Paul
Hubbard Creek Burn Scene
Of Quiet Desolation As Tent
Replaces Destroyed Tower
By KEN METZLER
Newl-Revlew Staff Writer
The Hubbard creek burn was a
scene of quiet desolation this week.
The situation .was In complete
contrast to that of two weeks ago
when one could hear the thunder
Nichols Park Set
To Be Replanted
The Britt Nichols park, below
Landers lookout, will probably have
to be salvage logged and re
planted. County Parks Supervisor
C. S. Collins said Wednesday after
an inspection of the fire-damaged
area.
The 123-acre park was very
badly burned by the Hubbard
creek forest fire. Crown fires swept
through the entire area and ground
cover was almost entirely burned
out by the raging blaze, Collins
said.
The parks supervisor inspected
the area Wednesday with John
Amarher, chairman of the parks
board.
If the county parks board, in its
meeting Friday, approves Collins'
recommendation of logging and re
planting, the work will probably be
done within the next three weeks,
Collins said. However, it will take
another 15 or 20 years of growth
before the park is suitable for rec
reational purposes.
Roseburg To Host
Oregon Jaycees
Roseburg Junior chamber of
commerce members were prepar
ing this week to host some 200
Jaycee members and families
from throughout Oregon at the an
nual state board meeting this Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Among the guests will be Phil
Reems, national vice - president
from Long Beach, Calif.: John Lu
vaas, Eugene, state president, and
Leo Chaffin, Portland, a national
director.
Roseburg Mayor Albert G.
Flegel is scheduled to make a wel
coming address at the breakfast
Saturday morning.
Meetings will be held in the
Umpqua bote! and include forums
on sports, membership, training on
youth welfare and others. The
number one national project of the
year is youth welfare.
RegiCration of delegates will be
gin at 4 p. m. Friday end continue
until completed Saturday.
jew
: - VTTTWeWeIMBHeMBM&aJ
week, with an occasional gust of
Jenkins Picture)
of crowning flames, the roar of
caterpillars and power saws and
tne snouts of working men fight
ing to stem the blaze.
Except for expanses of black
ened timber land, interspersed
with areas of green foliage un
touched by the fire, things were
slowly returning to normal as
normal as they'll get In the wake
of a devastating 17,000-acre forest
fire.
Only remnants remained of the
600-man army quickly organized
to fight the most disastrous fire
in the Douglas district since or
ganization of the Douglas Forest
Protective association in 1913.
These consisted of occasional fire
patrol trucks cruising the area to
make sure the fire was out. Ex
cept for a few smoldering snags,
everything was out. A handful of
men was on hand for mop-up
operations.
But these activities were the ex
ception. Mostly, everything was
quiet
Woodruff Returns '
Landers lookout sprang back to
life today when Virgil Woodruff
returned to the spot he had been
burned out of Aug. 20. His new
lookout is a tent set up Wednes
day beside the charred remains of
the 50-foot tower he formerly
manned.
The forest fire spared the
wooden shack that stood next to
the lookout structure but a
cat driver didn't.
The driver "wanted to see it
fall," . Woodruff related. So he
pushed it over the cliff.
Present plans call for rebuild
ing the tower next summer in ap
proximately the same spot, Wood
ruff said.
Most of the burned area be
longs to private owners, much of
it to Weyerhaueser Timber com
pany. The company will probably
survey the site to determine the
amount of loss, forestry officials
said.
Few Trucks Moving
Signs of back-to-normal times
in the area included a few large
log trucks slowly winding down
the dusty Callahan trail with loads
of seared logs salvaged from the
fire.
And things were slowly being
brought to normal for the families
that were burned out of homes
Aug. 21 when th fire shipped into
the Elgarose district, riding on a
sudden wind.
Many of the families, with the
help of neQibors and organiza
tions, were in the process of rebuilding.
Allied
Of
Trap
Tanks Support
Reds In Quick
Encirclement
U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD-
QUARTERS, Korea -OP) An
American unit was surrounded by
thousands of tank-supported Chi
nese Reds on the western front to
day but fought its way free after
an la-hour Battle.
American infantrymen and sup
porting airmen said they killed
more than 4Uu ot tne 3,uuu attacK-
lng Chinese.
On the opposite end of the front
North Korean Reds drove U. S.
marines back 400 yards on t h e
northern edge of the punch bowl,
20 miles north of the 38th parallel.
The Leathernecks counterattacked
and regained the lost ground.
Chinese attacking on the 1 o n g
quiet western front, seven miles
north of parallel 38 were supported
by eight tanks. One intelligence of
ficer said 20 Russian type tanks
were seen in the area.
Many Reds Killed
The fight began Wednesday mid
night and continued into Thurs
day night when the U. N. force 1
fought its way clear. It took out its
wounded on tanks and armored
vehicles.
The Allies said they killed 300 to
400 Chinese. At least eight Reds
were taken prisoner.
One Allied officer said the abrupt
attack 'by at least a regiment of
Reds might be the beginning of a
new offensive. An Eighth army
spokesman said it was too early
to tell.
Another officer suggested it was
a Red attempt to clean U. N.
troops out of the '"trans-Imjin"
area 30 miles north of Seoul in
preparation for a buildup for an
ultimate major ..Communist of
fensive. The Reds attacked with two
tank supported forces of about
1,000 men each.
British Aid Repelled
The British sent their Northum
berland fusiliers to try to reach
the surrounded Allies. They ran
into heavy Red fire and were
pulled back.
Allied planes pounded one at
tacking Red force fiercely.
British 25-pounder guns took the
second Red outfit under fire.
Eye-witnesses said the final es
cape of the U. N. force was a
"mad dash" by armored vehicles
and foot troops.
The Red attack last midnight
precipitated a battle that lasted
throughout Thursday in the low
hills 25 miles northeast of Kae
song, site of disrupted truce talks.
Hundreds of United Nations
planes swarmed in to rocket,
bomb, strafe and burn the Chi
nese. At least two Russian-type
tanks were knocked out.
Allies Fight Through
An Allied tank - Infantry force
fought through a hail of Red fire
trying to relieve the encircled unit.
At least one tank and two ar
mored vehicles got through. They
joined tanks already with the
trapped outfit in carrying out the
wounded. An Allied officer said the
wounded reached U. N. lines at 6
p.m., 18 hours after the Reds' T-34
tanks first opened up.
Red fire slackened at nightfall.
Then the U. N. unit began its
fighting pullback toward its own
lines. Allied planes provided air
cover.
The sudden outbreak of fighting
seven miles west of Yonchon
switched the scene of Korean ac
tion to the long quiet western front.
Previous hard fighting was in the
east-central mountains where Al
lies cleaned Reds off key ridges
Wednesday.
The scene of the new fight is
seven miles north of the 38th paral
lel anrl west of tne lm.iin river.
No Reds were in the area earlier
in the week.
Flood Threat To Kansas
City Diminishes Today
KANSAS CITY UP) A flood
threat to metropolitan Kansas
City's industrial districts eased to
day as rains diminished and the
rampaging Kansas river dropped
steadily upstream.
The Industrial areas rtenained
on the alert, however. They are
still recovering from a July food
that caused an estimated $2,500.
000.000 damage in Missouri and
Kansas.
President Truman, spending a
brief visit in his home state af
ter attending the Japanese peace
treaty conference in San Fran
cisco, planned to tour the flood
harrassed districts late today.
Drunk Driver Fined $300
Robert C. Wiser. 32, Myrtle
Creek, was fined $300 on a drunk
driving charge by Canyonville Jus
tice of Peace Nina Pietzold, the
sheriff's office reported Wednes
day. Wiser was arrested Tuesday
by a deputy.
Unit
On
Air Force Contracts First Atomic Plane
WASHINGTON (IP) The
air force announced yesterday it
has contracted for the frame
of an airplane to carry the first
airborne atomic engine.
Implicit in the terse statement
was an indication that research
has progressed to the point
where a plane can be built with
a range probably limited only
by human endurance and speeds
that can only be guessed at.
Only about two weeks ago the
navy made a similar momentous
announcement. It said It had let
a contract for the hull of the first
nuclear powered submarine.
The air force contract with the
Consolidated Vultee corporation
gives that company primary re
sponsibility for what engineers
call an airframe the shell of
a plane without engines or in
struments. G. E. Making Engine
The air force already has a
contract with the General Elec
Communists Told
By Ridgway New
Talk Site Needed
TOKYO -OP) Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgwav told the Reds in a
stinging note today that if they
want to end the shooting in Korea
they should agree to start truce
talks anew somewhere else.
The United Nations commander
also brusquely told the Commu
nists to stop their "constant deceit
and treachery" in manulactunng
incidents for "false and malevo
lent" charges against the Allies.
Almost simultaneously with de
livery of Ridgway's sharp note,
Chinese Communists launched a
heavy,' tank-supported attack on
the western front. A front-line of
ficer said it could be "a prelude
to a major offensive."
The Red assault on the long in
active front was only 25 miles
from Kaesong, site of the disrupted
armistice negotiations.
A major Red offensive could
blast the dimming hope of reviv
ing truce talks. The Keds mignt
ignore Kidgway's note and again
try to drive U. N. forces out of
Korea.
Ridgway left it completely up
to the Communists whether ne
gotiations are resumed. But the
U. N. commander made it clear
the talks won't be at Kaesong.
Ridgway's information office
said Kaesong is not a suitable site
for armistice discussions because
"it is within Communist lines."
Sailor Rebuked
For Food Dislike
BAINBRIDGE, Md. (IP) A
sailor at the naval training center
here has been recommended for a
general court-martial because he
advertised his dislike of the food.
"The chow is good when it is
brought to the base," said Bruce
S. Hopping, yeoman third class
and assistant coach of the swim
ming team.
"But when it Is processed for
meals they do something to it that
makes it not fit to eat. Most of
the plates are full when the men
empty them in the garbage can.
They fear to say anything openly
about it."
"I only did what everybody else
here was afraid to do."
Hopping, who sports a 1951 Cad
illac, admitted writing handbills,
about a foot long, which told navy
boots to take their troubles to their
congressmen or have their parents
do it for them.
Bill For Military
Bases Approved
WASHINGTON (IP) T h e
Senate has approved a bill to auth
orize a $5,887,6&,178 program of
military construction in this coun
try and around the world.
Passage by voice vote sent the
bill back to the house for action on
minor senate changes.
The air force program over
half the total calls for a num
ber of overseas bases from which
U. S. medium bombers could strike
at Russia. e
The actual money will be voted
in later bills.
MacArthur Talks Tonight
CLEVELAND (IP) General
Douglas MacArthur takes tliV pub
lic platform tonight, at a time when
the Japanese peace treaty con
ference is In full swing in San
Francisco.
Although the general gave no
IsMication of his sulgct matter for
tonight, there was speculation that
the speech viVd contain refer
ences to fe Japanese and the far
Fights
Bitter
tric company announced last
February for development of
an atomic engine for aircraft.
And the Atomic Energy Com
mission said in March It had
awarded a contract to G. E. for
"associated propulsion devices."
There was little public specu
lation in official sources about
how soon an atomic powered
plane, might be perfected. The
best guess was that it would be
somewhat longer than the two to
three years which officials have
estimated may be required to
complete a nuclear powered
submarine.
Power plants for both have
their heart in an atomic reactor
a massive device which per
mits the slow, controlled release
of atomic energy in the form of
heat and radiation.
This heat probably would be
converted into propulsive
power for a plane by gas or
mercury vapor turbines. Some
Metal Strike
Workers Sent
Back To Jobs
DENVER OP) A back-to-work
order went out today to
union members whose strike virtu
ally shut down domestic produc
tion of copper, lead and zinc.
John Clark, president of the in
dependent International Union of
Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers,
telegraphed all locals to have their
members back on the job as soon
aa nnRihl. . '
His order lale last night fol
lowed a district court move to
halt the strike.
Restraining Order Granted
U. S. Circuit Judge Alfred P
Murrah of Okalahoma City, sit
tine for District Judge Lee Knous,
granted a restraining order at the
request of U. S. attorneys yester
day. President Truman asked the
justice department to take action
under the Taft-Hartley law and
a request for the injunction was
flown to Denver yesterday from
Washington, D. C
The order restrains the inde
pendent International Union o 1
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
and 31 operators in the non-ferrous
metals industry from contin
uing in any way Interference with
the production ot copper, lean,
zinc, manganese, moiyoaenum
and tungsten.
The strike started Aug. 27 and
cut off virtually all production of
the metals needed in defense as
well as other production.
Return Ordered
At Nogales, Ariz., late last night,
John Clark, president of the un
ion, ordered all locals to "take
all necessary steps to have the
membership return to work as
soon as possible."
The telegrams told locals to re
port as soon as possible "such
steps as you have taken in com
pliance herewith and particularly
to report any difficulties with em
ployers in resumption of normal
operations and return of member
ship to work."
Union headquarters here said It
would take some time to get the
information to all members but
predicted that the majority would
report for work sometime today.
Labor Day Fete
Scores Success
The Vamas Valley Labor day
celebration brought the fire truck
fund to $2,235.75. This is more
than half the amount needed to
pay for the truck, which has al
ready been delivered and put to
use.
Top money winner for the two
days was Virgil Beamer oi nose
burn, who won both bucking con
tests, but suffered a fall during
Monday's performance and was
flown to Roseburg lor treatment
His injuries were reported as not
serious. Betty Jeppeson of Camas
Vafley received a sprained ankle
and was badly shaken up wnen
the cinch broke on her saddle
during a race and she was thrown
to the ground.
Queen of the celebration was
Joan Bartlcy, Camas Valley high
school girl. Her princesses were
Virginia Parret and Janet McClel
lan. The fire truck was catd out
for the first time Tuesday, Sept.
4, to extinguish a grass fireQn
the Dave Thrush property. Vol
unteer firemen who manned the
truck said it responded properly
and the blaze wav.put out in a
few minutes. NolW of the fire
was phoned in on the Fire rie
partment phone, Camas Valley
211.
Clear
Battle
turbine engines also use the super-heated
gas as a jet after it
has passed through the turbine,
to give the engine additoinal for
ward thrust.
Radiation Biggest Obstacle
The heat produced by a small
quantity of uranium-235 is tre
mendous. Scientists have esti
mated that a pound of uranium
235 would provide the same en
ergy as 6,000,000 gallons of gaso
line. But this great heat and its ac
companying radiation provide
what is believed to be the biggest
obstacle to an atomic-powered
airplane. The big problem is to
provide adequate shielding from
the deadly radiation for crew
members.
Lead is the best known shield
against radiation, and a plane
weighted down with too much
lead would sacrifice the speed
and altitude advantages to be
gained through atomic power.
Senate Group Oks
Gambling Tax; $2
Billion Take Seen
WASHINGTON (IP) Chair
man George (D-Ga) of the senate
finance committee said today the
new gambling tax approved by his
group could raise as mucn as si,
000.000.000 a year.
Ueorge and other committee
members are highly dubious as
to how much money the levy
actually will yield, however, since
it deals with an activity which is
illegal in most states.
The House, which first came ud
with the tax in its $7,200,000,000
revenue boosting bill, estimated
the levy on commercialized gamb
ling would yield $400,000,000 an
nually. The levy may face trouble when
the tax bill comes up for debate
next week. Senator Kefauver (D
Tenn) told a reporter today he
will confer with his former crime
committee colleagues on whether
to attack the gambling tax.
Kefauver, former chairman of
the crime committee, arcued be
fore the finance group two weeks
ago that a tax on gambling would
give some color of legality to en-
tcrprises the government ought to
be trying to shut down.
Besides approving the gambling
tax, the finance committee yes
torday approved house provisions
which will lose about $224,000,000
in revenue annually as compared
with present law.
Red News Agency
Draws Restriction
. WASHINGTON - (IP, - Capitol
Hill newsmen have acted to deny
admission to congressional press
galleries "at the present time" to
any new representatives of the
Russian news agency, Tass.
The standing committee of cor
respondents, elected by their col
leagues to govern the press gal
leries, took the action last night
after hearing a complaint from
the'American Society of News
paper Editors that Tass is "not
a bona fide news service, but is
primarily a propaganda and in
telligence agency of the Soviet gov
ernment." Pettibone Held In Jail
On Rape Charge, Report
Arthur Allen Pettibone, 25-year-old
construction worker, whose
address was not listed, was being
held in the county jail today on a
rape charge, the sheriff's office
reported.
Pettibone was arrested Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall
and Myrtle Creek police. Bail was
set by Justice of the Peace Nina
Pietzold, Canyonville, at $1,500.
Assistance Needed To Build
New House For Fire Victims
Assistance In the construction of
a home to replace the burned out
dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. "Tom
Ward in the Elgarose area is
needed this vekend, reports
Claude j Fever, who is supervis
ing the reconstruction.
The aid of one man to lay a
block chimney and another man
to assist in roofing the home is
needed, said Le Fever. One roof
Ing man has already been linedrieers, the home can be completed
ud. he said
These men are needed Saturday
or Sunday. In addition five or six
carpenters are needed Saturday
an (8) similar number Sunday.
Materials At Hand
AH materials arc on the grounds
VjVir construction of the 20x30 foot
home for Mr. and Mrs. Ward. The
htkWfe will consist ot a hedroVi,
living room, kitchen, dinette, bath
Pact Signing
By Gromyko
Said Doubtful
Soviet Delegate Takes
'Battering' On Every
Move, Attacks Treaty
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
SAN FRANCISCO (IP) Rus-
sla's demand for wholesale rewrit
ing of the British-American draft
of a Japanese peace treaty was
dismissed by western delegates to
day as being "out ot order" and
doomed to failure in the peace
conference here.
Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko,
defeated In his initial efforts to get
Red China into the meeting and
to change the conference rules to
suit his own purposes, appeared,
certain not to sign the treaty.
He took such a battering on
every move he made yesterday.
that some western delegates ne-
lieved he might be seeking new
instructions from Moscow.
Threat, Walkout Speculated
Anything from a walkout to new
and stronger threats of war in the
Far East was considered possible
for the Russians, and their Polish
and Czech satellite delegations, in
view of the situation which has
developed here with extraordinary
speed.
Gromyko told the conference
yesterday that what the United
States and Britain are sponsoring
"is not a treaty of peace but a
treaty for the preparation of a new
war In the Far East."
"The draft treaty," he charged,
reading rapidly from his prepared
speech, "creates conditions for the
reestablishment of Japanese mili
tarism, creates a danger of a new
Japanese aggression."
Instead of providing for with
drawal of foreign (that is, Ameri
can occupation) troops, he went
on, "it insures the presence ol
foreign armed forces on the ter
ritory of Japan and the mainten
ance of foreign military bases in
Japan even alter the signing of a
peace treaty."
"Under the pretext of self-defense
of ' Japan," . he said, "the
draft provides for the participa
tion of Japan in an aggressive
military alliance with the United
States.
Proposes Amendments '
"The draft treaty not only fails
to provide for obligations that Ja
pan should not join any coalitions
directed against any ot uie aiaies
which participated in the war
' against militarist Japan, but on
the contrary. is clearing the path -for
Japan's participation in ag
gressive blocs in the Far East
created under the aegis of the
United States."
Gromyko wound up his speech'
with a proposal of 13 major amend
ments to the British - American
draft. These included provisions
to force American troops out of
Japan, bring Red China into the
peacemaking, and give Formosa
to Red China. Only such changes,
he declared, would make the treaty
acceptable to Russia.
He got isolated applause from
the Communist delegates and ad- '
visers and a loud explosion of
"boos" from the spectator sections.
The spectators were reprimanded
by conference Vice President
Percy C. Spender of Australia as
Gromyko stalked to bis fifth row
seat.
Altogether the day was one of
the roughest a Soviet delegation
ever experienced in a public ses
sion ot a major international meet
ing. In only two hours at the out
set Gromyko lost the rules fight
that had been expected to last all
day at least. A tight set of rules
limiting debate and barring
changes in the treaty was adopted
48 to 3.
Acheson Maneuvers Past
. That was at yesterday morn
ing's session, the first business,
meeting of the conference. U. S.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson,
elected president, immediately
shifted the conference into high
gear driving toward a treaty
signing ceremony scheduled Satur
day. In short order, after lunch. Am
assador John Foster Dulles, speak
ing for the United States, and
Kenneth Younger, minister ot
state, speaking for Britain, ex
tolled the proposed treaty. They
said it opened a new era in the
history of Japan and bolstered
prospects for peace in the Pacific,
TREATY ATTACKED
MOSCOW UP) The Soviet
press reported today that the
United States was trying to turn
the Japanese peace conference in
to a "rubber stamp" ceremony.
and service room, said Le Fever.
It will be modern In every respect.
Persons willing to help are asked
to get in touch with Le Fever at
950 Goetz street, Roseburg, any
time after 5 p. m. Also any per
son interested can meet him at
the Melrose store at 8 a. m. any
morning he wishes to come out.
I.e Fever tanressed hopes that.
with proper response from volun-
reaay io move in a ween irom
this coming Saturday,
Elderly Couple
Mr. Ward is 77 and his wife Is
70. They built the,r former home
55 years ago of logs from trees
which stood on the building site.
They lived there until the Hub
bard creek tire destroyed the lo g
jjj-ucture. They have since made
ir home with thLe Fevers.
G