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PRES ROHNER, manager of the Roseburg Country club who as
sumed his duties there iuit recentlv. is nietured standing bfafore
the fireplace in the main club(room holding a tournament trophy.
Pres came here from Eugene whsre he had been manager of the
Hoffman hotel at Broadway and Willamette streets Mrs. Rohner,
who at present is ill in a Medford hospital, will join her husband
soon and they will make their home at the country club.
Assistant Attorney General
Fired By President Truman
In House-Cleaning Program
KEY WEST, Fia. Ifl Top
presidential candidates disclosed
today that other dismissals may
follow yesterday' firing of a key
justice department official In a
sweeping administration house
cleaning. With his eye to the 1952 presi
dential campaign, President Tru
man reportedly has sent word
down the line quietly calling for
the use of the axe on all govern
ment executives whose outside ac
tivities, however legal, may con
tribute to Republican charges of
corruption against the administra
tion. Will Get At Bottom '
The President's abrupt ' dis
charge yesterday of T. Lamar
Caudle followed close on the heels
of his ultimatum Thursday that
he wants to get to the bottom of
charges of malfeasance and mis
conduct amone federal employes.
He said those found at fault must
, take the consequences.
1 Presidential Secretary Joseph
IShort walked into the press room
Ipf this naval station winter White
House yesterday to announce the
dismissal of Caudle as assistant
attorney general of the Justice de
partment tax division. Caudle's
duty was to prosecute tax fraud
and evasion cases.
"This is just a starter," said
one highly-placed advisor who
asked not to be quoted by name.
"The President is angry over dis
closures that have reflected on
him and his administration. He
hopes that any of those whose
activities are open to question will
utep out of their own accord."
Given Three Avenues
In other words, he said, depart
ures may Involve firings, resigna
tions or retirement for "bad
health."
The Internal Revenue bureau
has been shaken by scandals.
There have been dismissals, res-
Youthful Airmen
Begin Long Terms
For Killing Officer
CANANDAIGUA, N. 1. Ml
Four airmen, none older than 22,
today begin long prison terms
for the gun-battle slaying of a
deputy sheriff.
They had been indicted on first
degree murder charge? but
pleaded guuilty yesterday to re
wluccrt charges of second-degree
B-.urder.
I Justice Lewis A. Gilbert of state
supreme court sentenced Uie four
as follows:
Cpl. Joseph McCrctton, 22, of
Noith Attleboro, Mass, BO years
minimum and life maximum in
AUica state prison.
Sgt. Stopho.i Cnhn, 22, of New
York City, 10 years minimum and
'M maximum in Attica state pri
son. Sgl Petor Gnnnon, ID. of Wood
stocks 35, years minimum and
life maximum, sent to Elmira re
ception center, which recommends
an institution and treatment for
youths 16 to 21.
Pfc. Anthony Napoli. 20. of Phil
adelphia, Pa., 30 years minimum
and life maximum, sent to Elmira
reception center.
The four were stationed at Samp
son Airforce base, near here.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Fennell, 41,
of Canandaigua, was wounded
June 4 when he stopped an auto
mobile fleeing from the scene of
a $200 holdup at a service station.
He died Aug. 30.
L evity F act R ant
By L. P. Reizcnstein
Be FOR Roseburg, not mere
ly IN Roseburg. Quit the side
line ond get on the firing line.
TM chamber of commerce it
t community's motor power
of progress, and it needs your
active membership to keep the
motor going at full speed.
By Paul Jenkins I
ignations under fire and even
criminal charges in some cases.
The President, on recommenda
tion of the new Democratic chair
man, Frank McKinney, will ask
Congress in January to put all
internal revenue collectors under
civil service.
The President's decision to in
aucurate the house-cleaning was
a notice to professional politicians
to get in line with the clean-up
drive with a hard campaign ahead.
French Premier
Seeks Assistance
For Arms Draft
PARIS UP) Premier Rene
Pleven was seeking support to
day to keep France from falling
once again into the whirlpool of
government crisis.
' Pleven's coalition government
skirted the- edge- of disaster last
night in calling for support of an
austerity budget made necessary
by the French rearmament pro
gram and a wavering economy.
The Premier escaped a show
down after 19 hours of debate by
hastily presenting a call for
general vote of confidence in the
constitutional manner. This for
mality gives the government
three days of grace time for na
tional assembly deputies to reflect
the consequences of a government
crisis and time for Pleven to rally
the needed support.
Pleven told the assembly last
night he would resign if it did not
accept the new budget, which
slashes heavily the amount of
dollar purchases France will make
outside particularly Jrom the
United States.
The proposed slashes would
stop immediately the import of
making newsprint and tobacco,
and cut drastically next year's im
port of cotton. It envisioned the
possible cutting out 01 coal im
ports by Jan. 1 and the possible
necessity for restricting tralfic
to save gasoline.
These proposals were unpopular
to everyone, for It meant every
frenchman would be hit with the
kind of regulated austerity he in
stinctively dislikes. But the gov
ernment is faced with the fact that
France must rearm for western
defense and arms cost more
money than France can make.
CONVICTED
BY
JURY
Earl Batchelor,
54. Encinitas.
Calif., was convicted of a forni
cation charge Friday by a circuit
court jury. He was to be sen
tenced today.
Senator Indicates Eisenhower Sentiment
Has Not Reached The Mass Voter Level
WASHINGTON - UP) Senator
Dirksen (R-Ill) said today a sur
vey of the country indicates to
him that sentiment for Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Re
publican presidential nominee has
not reached the mass voter level.
On the other hand, Dirksen said,
he had found a "deep and abiding
interest in the candidacy of Sen
ator Taft" of Ohio on Ihe part of
the average voter. Dirksen is sup
porting Taft for the GOP nomina
tion. The Illinois senator's observa
tions were made to reporters after
Senator Lodge (R-Mass) told a
Chicago audience last night that
when, "with perseverance and
luck." a western Euopran army
is formed capable of resisting ag
gression "it will be largely due
to the magnificent leadership of
General Eisenhower."
Lodge is taking over this week
end as manager of the Republican
group seeking to get their party's
presidential nomination for Eisen
hower. Efforts Will Fail
In New York, David S. Ingalls,
Billions
For Air
WASHINGTON (AP)
today they expect an administration request next year for
added billions of dollars to speed expansion of air power.
And chances appear good now
Some lawmakers look for
the need for more air power
new session shortly after the
Three senators, JCd win C.Johnson (D-Uolo), xoung IK-
ND) and Lodge (R-Mass), indicated they are anxious to
boost the nation's present air
And Gen. Curtis Lemay, head or the strategic air com
mand (SAC), said last night his air leviathans can launch
swift retaliatory attack at any enemy but that SAC has a
gigantic task calling for more than "a handful of bombers
and atomic bombs.
"I'm air-minded," Senator
day. "That's the way to defend this country.
Young, a member of the senate appropriations com
mittee, said in a separate interview:
"I'm a staunch supporter of the strongest possime air
power to assure air supremacy for this country."
Lodee, a World War II army officer, has been plugging
for more air power for over five years.
Yesterday he told a Chicago Republican women s
forum that the present administration has failed "to get
some real production so that we could support our troops
overseas and put firm diplomatic pressure on the Kremlin
to stop its warlike activities."
Lodire suggested that the Republicans use the aircraft
and arms production record of the present Democratic ad
ministration as a 1952 campaign issue.
General Lemay made his remarks in an address to the
National Geographic society. He said his long-range force
includes B-29s, B-50s and the B-36, "our first truly intercon
tinental bomber," with the six-jet, medium B-47 "just be
ginning to come into our force." ,
"Thi striking force would be launched against the en
emy's industrial force in the early days of the next war,"
he said, adding:
'We can insure that the battle fought on the battlefield
will be (by strategic bombing) considerably shortened and
less costly . . . this is a gigantic task. We cannot accomplish
it with simply a handful of bombers and atomic bombs . . .
if our strategic air command is properly supported and we
do our .ion properly, the resutts . . . will insure our ultimate
victory."
Labor Leaves Oregon
Faster Than Replaced
PORTLAND (PI More
workers ere leaving Oregon
than are coming to the state,
figures compiled at the Portland
office of the state employment
service indicate.
James H. Began, office man
ager here, reported yesterday
that the number of workers who
have left Oregon and filed unem
ployment claims in other states
exceeds the number of workers
filing claims in Oregon from
other stetes.
Most of them are migrant
workers, he said.
Unemployment in Multnomah
and Columbia counties fell to
5,900 last month, compared with
4,600 for October a year ago.
Began reported. "
Auto Price Boost
Being Considered
DETROIT m Another auto
price boost apparently is in the
making, although it may be some
time away.
An indication of this was given
last night when government price
officials in Washington announced
that a new order, putting auto
makers under the Capehart
amendment probably will be is
sued in about 10 days.
The order would give auto man
ufacturers the right to compute
new prices under the amendment.
Some other manufacturers already
have been permitted to make use
of the amendment.
Auto industry sources, who have
been pressing for relief from ris
ing costs and frozen prices, are
expected to take immediate ad
vantage of the order.
How long It would be after that
before a price boost went into
effect is not immediately known.
Under the Capehart amendment,
the office of price stabilization
(OPS) is required to allow manu
facturers to add all their direct
and indirect costs to pre-Korean
prices.
Previously, they had been al
lowed only direct cost increases
for labor and raw materials.
An OPS official said, however,
that each auto manufacturer will
have to figure his own ceilings.
There is positively no way OPS
can estimate the amount by which
passenger cars of any manufac-
I turer will change, he said.
chairman of the Taft campaign
committee, predicted yesterday
that the effort to get Eisenhower
in the race will fail. The general
has refused to say publicly
whether he will be a candidate.
Lodge and Senator Duff (R-Pa)
expect to visit him in Paris next
month seeking some kind of an
answer.
As for Taft's chances, Ingalls
told reporters:
"Things look very good. Senator
Taft will be nominated on the
first or second ballot."
Senator Morse (R-Ore) said in
a statement that he is for Eisen
hower but "would not be disap
pointed" if Gov. Earl Warren of
California, who announced as a
candidate earlier should win the
nomination.
Dirksen said Taft is making po
litical hay among potential dele
gates to next year's nominating
convention by going around the
country asking for their support.
He said he thinks a "substantial"
number of Republicans already
have pledged that support.
As lor Warren,. Lodge said the
Required
Strength
Conarressional sources said
that the request will be met.
President Truman to stress
quickly in his messages to the
first of the year.
power.'
Johnson told a reporter to
Father Has Sons
Put Under Arrest
For Use Of Drugs
NEW YORK Ml - It means a
lot of heartbreak when a father
tries to turn over two of his sons
to the police.
But a pair of Raphael Charres'
children, Frank, 20, and Antonio,
18, already have been treated for
drug addiction at a federal in
stitution in Kentucky.
They were released from the hos
pital last spring. Recently, Charres
noticed small items missing around
the house articles which could
be pawned.
Found Evidence
With the aid of another child
he is the father of 11 Charres
found packets in his Manhattan
apartment which contained drug
aaaict equipment eyedroppcr,
neeaies, powaer.
tin inursaay. unarrcs con
fronted the boys with the evidence.
They tried to snatch It away but
he fought them off and went to
police with the packets, saying:
"My boys are using narcotics
again. I didn't want to do this but
U s for their own good."
Police arrested Frank Charres on
a charge of illegal possession of
narcotics. The younger brother,
Antonio, still is at large.
Yesterday, Chief Magislrate
John M. Murtagh held Frank Char
res in $2,500 bail for trial, telling
the youth.
"You ought to be thankful your
father was big enough to do this.
He is trying to help you and so
will this court.'
To the grief-stricken father, Mur.
tagh said:
"You have my heartfelt sympa
thy and the thanks of the court."
Truck Loaded With Sheep
Turns Over On Highway
A truck load of sheep was spilled
Wednesday evening when the ve
hicle, driven by John McNult of
the Round Prairie ranch, hit a
soft shoulder on the highway and
tipped over.
Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall re
ported the truck was attempting
to pass a car about a mile south
of Myrtle Creek. Five of the sheep
were killed. An estimated 50 to 70
head of sheep were in the truck,
Worrall said.
They were taken to the C. V.
Weaver place, about a fourth
mile down the road, to be re
loaded. Republicans can't win without an
"affirmative" program.
Must End Corruption
He said Republicans "must
promise to end the revolting and
inexcusable corruption in Wash
ington" and must "guarantee a
vigorous effort to eliminate Com
munists in government."-
Criticizing what he called the
'Abilure" of the Truman admin
Vration to mobilize the nation's
military strength. Lodge said the
country is going along "on the
basis of politics as usual and busi
ness as usual" while "requiring
our young combat soldiers to give
their all in Korea."
He said the Republican stand on
foreign policy should be boiled
down to this: "to preserve peace
and. if war should come, to have
rlly effective allies." He said
the administration had not been
"really successful" on either count.
Lodge didn't say so. but the
whole theme nf his talk seemed
to be directed toward the idea
that Eisenhower would be Ihe man
to pull the country out of its pres
ent troubles. ,
tbuce'
fcstoblisna U7J ROSUUR6.
Gen. Ridgway
Verifies Story
Of Atrocities
Chinese Reds Deny
Killing Of Soldiers
In Peiping. Broadcast
TOKYO I Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgway today verified the
Communist atrocity killings of
United Nations soldier caDtlves
in Korea and declared "the shock
ing impact of the brutality which
has beep revealed should have
been no surprise to the American
people."
But the supreme Allied com
mander m nis tirsi comment 0 n
the sensational story that shocked
the world Wednesday expressed
regret over tne way it was dis
closed. Ridgway. In a statement, saul
all known deaths already mi been
reported to next of km and that
the report had caused needless
anguish among relatives of t.iose
soldiers still listei as missing.
On Wednesday Col. James M.
Hanley, head of the war crimes
section of the U. s. Eighth army
disclosed in Korea that nearly
6,000 Allied soldiers 5,500 of
them Americans had been
slaughtered by their Communist
captors since the outbreak of the
war.
Ridgway s statement did not
mention the figures announced by
naniey.
Answers Questions
Hanley was brought to Tokyo
today by Col. George Patrick
Welch, Ridgway s public infor
mation officer, presumably 1 0
answer any questions while the
Ridgway statement was being pre
pared. Shortly before Ridgway spoke
out. Peiping radio entered a blan
ket denial of Hanley's report. It
maintained that United Nations
prisoners of war were treated well
"despite difficult conditions.
Then the Chinese Communist
radio countered with its own
charges that "thousands and tens
of thousands'.' of Chinese and
North Korean Red soldiers "who
fell into the hands of the United
Nations forces have been massa
cred."
This ran counter to all reports of
United Nations treatment of oris.
onersi - Hanley-m his report asitft
all Red prisoners were well cared
for. Only yesterday AP photo
grapher Robert H. Schutz visited
a large- war prisoner camp and
said he found the Communist cap
tives well fed and well clothed.
Ridgway's statement empha
sized that there had been no in
tention of withholding the atrocity
figures.
Should Be Publicized
"It had been - concluded some
months ago, that at an appropri
ate time when the accumulated
evidence warranted and when d ie
coordination had been effected
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Youth Arrested
For Car Stealing
An 18-year-old youth, who ad
mitted the theft of a car near
Camas, Wash., was arrested by
city police while he allegedly was
in the act of stealing a second
car here last night.
Chief of Police Ted Mazac re
ported that a city officer on patrol
arrested William Garnctt Baker,
18. nf Fredonia. Ky. At the time
of his arrest he was inside a 1949
Ford convertible on Kane street
and was attempting to connect
the wires so that the car could
be started, said Mazac.
Nearby, the officer located a
1949 Mercury, which Baker later
admitted stealing in Washington,
and which state police learned
shortly after was a "hot" car,
according tn Mazac.
The officer was alerted that
someone was .nside the car when
the stoplight suddenly went on,
l.pon investigation he located Ba
kei in the car. said Mazac.
Following interrogation by city
and slate police, Baker waived
extradition and will be returned
to Washington to authorities.
Iranian Minister
Reports Success
WASHINGTON -J!P) Prime
Minister Mossadegh, preparing
to return to Iran, claimed today
a double triumph for his six-week
mission to the United States.
Speaking for his ailing 72-year-old
chief, Vice Premier Hossein
Fatemi told a reporter that the
"first success" was blocking di
rect United Nations intervention in
the oil dispute with Britain. The
second, he said, was "convincing
the American people" of the jus
tice of Iranian nationalization ol
the oil industry.
George McGhce, assistant secre
tary of State, said on a television
program last night that Ihere ap
pears to be "little hone" at this
time of bridging the gap between
Britain and Iran in the oil dis
pute Mossadegh was expected to
make a final plea today for a sub
stantial American loan to tide his
near-bankrupt country over the
crisis. He shceduled a farewell
news conference at the Iranian
embassy at 11:00 a. m. He plans
to leave by plane tomorrow for
Cairo, enroute home.
talk:
ORtCON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1951 242-51
11 Cars Involved I
n Auto Accidents
Around Roseburg
Total of 11 vehicles were In
volved in three separate accidents
this morning, out no one was ser
iously injured.
William Robert Lancaster of ri-
oneer, Calif., sullered cuts ana
bruises on the forehead, and his
wife. Anna, and daughter, mine
Marie, were treated for minor
iniuries at Mercy hospital, after
their car traveling north, collided
headon with one operated by rvt.
Bcrwyn Slawon, U. S. army, of
Sutherlin. state Dolice report.
Slawon was cited by police tor
violation of the basic rule. Ihe
accident occurred when he at
tempted to pass another south
bound car and struck the Lancas
ter vehicle. A third car was forced
into the ditch in attempting to
avoid the pileup. Another pas
senger in the Lancaster car, -Mrs.
Emil Lundcren. was not injured.
The accident occurred south of Wil-
our.
Six Pile Up
Six vehicles, including a Trail-
ways bus, piled up three miles
south of Roseburg near the Puget
Sound Piling Co. While there was
considerable damage to some 01
the vehicles, no one was hurt ser
iously enough to require hospital
ization. According to investigating state
police, Amos Lifburn Wren, Myr
tle Creek, traveling north, slowed
his pickup behind a couple of cars
when one in front was attempting
a left hand turn. Directly behind
him, a car operated by Jimmy
Lewis Metcalf, Riddle, stopped be
hind him. Next in line, coy Lee
Metcalf, Canyonville, brother of
Jimmy Lewis, bumped his broth
er s car slightly.
A fourth vehicle, operated by
Otto Rudolph Amstein, Camas
Valley, in attempting to stop,
swerved across the yellow line, and
was struck on the rear right fender
and bumper by a southbound Trail
ways bus, loaded with 25 passen-
fers.
trikes Another Car
The Amstein vehicle was forced
into another car, operated by El-
dred Maurice Jones, of 2049 Har
vard Ave., Roseburg, also south
bound. The result was that all
cars mentioned were accordioned.
The third accident repotted to
police, hut not investigated, 1 n
volvcd Donald Simdberg, who
called saying his car collided with
a logging truck tnrcc ann one-half-
miles west of- Melrnse. -He
was not injured but his car was
disabled.
Logger Injured
In Altercation
A Days Creek logger is In For
est Glen hospital at Canyonville
and another was arrested on a
trespassing charge following an
altercation after their discovery
near the turkey pens of a Days
Creek rancher.
Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall
n-norted that J. M. Myers, man-
aeer of the Baum ranch above
Days Creek, discovered the men,
identified as Hugh Carroll and
Harold Harris, near the pens and
questioned them. Myers told the
officer he also saw a third man,
with a turkey in his hand, who
got away.
The rancher was holding both
men at bay with a IS gauge shot
gun. He said that when he decided
to turn them over to law officers,
the men started to grab the gun.
Myers said he hit both with the
stock of the rifle and knocked
them unconscious, according to
Worrall.
Carroll was tanen to me Hos
pital. Harris was arraigned in
justice court at Canyonville and
was fined 550 on the trespassing
charge, said Worrall. Officers are
continuing their investigation in
connection witn tne uniaenuneu
third man.
Horse Race Wire
Results In Arrest
NEW YORK OP) A Western
Union vice president has been ar
rested here on a Michigan fugitive
warrant charging conspiracy to
violate gambling laws by know
ingly allowing a horse race wire.
The warrant alleges that the ex
ecutive, Samuel Barr, 50, and
some other officials of the tele
graph firm "did unlawfully, and
wieldly agree, combine, con
spire and confederate" to violate
Michigan betting laws. The war
rant also cites four alleged gam
blers. Assistant Attorney General Eu
gene F. Townscnd of Michigan
says Barr knew Western Union
equipment was being used to
transmit horse racing information
although he never had been in
Michigan.
Barr surrendered yesterday in
answer to the warrant. He was
released in the custody of his at
torney for a hearing Dec. 7.
The Weather
Incrtaiing high claudintss this
aftirnoon and tonight with light
rain Sunday
Highast tamp, for any Nov. 76
Lowtst limp, fo.' any Nov. 14
Highest tamp, yasttrday 57
Lowift tamp, last 24 hours .... 31
Precip. last 24 hours 0
Pracip. from Nov. 1 2.71
Pracip. from Stpt. 1 1. 13
Ec.it 2.14
Sunlit taday, 4:47 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 7:10 a.m.
pbogre
Allied Division
Gains Ground
In Offensive
SEOUL, Korea UP) An
Allied division supported by tanks
and planes today smashed ahead
nearly two miles in a surprise at
tack along a nine-mile front in cen
tral Korea.
"We caught the enemy by com
plete surprise," an Allied officer
said. "They had no Idea we were
coming. .
The U. N. command division
Jumped off shortly before dawn in
a limited objective attack south
east of Kumsong, former Red sup
ply base 30 miles north of parallel
38.
Allied infantrymen had knocked
the Reds off 11 hills by early after
noon, ,
One U, N. battalion crossed the
Pukhan river in assault boats in
pie-dawn darkness and hit the un
suspecting Chinese in a soft spot.
Move Swiftly
The Allied spokesman said U. N.
forces advanced so swiftly the Chi
nese had no chance to counter
attack. At only one point did the
Reds stand and fight. In this sec
tor the doughboys moved in with
bayonets and grenades.
Allied artillery hurled dozens of
shells into the Communist lines.
while big Patton tanks rumbled
into battle with the advancing in
fantrymen. Warplanes supporting
the advance hit the enemy 18
times.
In the west, U. N. infantrymen
won back an advance position lost
to Reds Friday northwest of Chor
won, 20 miles north of parallel
38. Allied troops attacked under
cover of an artillery barrage
shortly before dawn. Communists
who had pushed United Nations
defenders out of one hill position
early Friday pulled back after put
ting up only light resistance, the
Eighth army reported. Presum
ably the Reds still hold two other
hill positions seized in the Friday
attack
Other U. N. command troops
counterattacking to regain lost
ground northwest of the Punch
bowl on the eastern front were re
ported engaged in a blazing battle.
The Reds threw a full battalion
into Friday's attack, which shoved
United Nations units out' of ad
vance positions.
In the air, jets tangled Satur
day for the first time in a week
over northwestern Korea. One Red
MIG-15 was damaged, Fifth a t r
force headquarters said.
FBI Nabs Another
Wanted Crook
DENVER m Raymond Ed
ward Young, listed by the Federal
Bureau of investigation as one of
the 10 most wanted fugitives in the
nation, was arrested in Denver last
night.
George Burton, special agent in
charge of the Denver FBI office,
said the 39 year old Young of
fered no resistance and admitted
his identity.
Young, wanted In Los Angeles,
was arrested in a bakery where
he worked nights loading bread on
trucm. tie told f til agents n e
had been In Denver since Decem
ber of 1948 under the name of
Donald Sherman and worked days
as a motorcycle messenger for a
mortuary.
Burton said Young was wanted
for unlawful flight to avoid prose
cution and wus charged in a Los
Angeles warrant with burglary and
assault with a deadly weapon.
Young, a native of Lincoln,
Nebr., was listed among the "most
wanted" only last Monday. He re
placed Morey Vernon King in the
"top 10." King, accused of slaying
his wife in San Luis Obispo, Calif.,
in 1947, was picked up at Phila
delphia 18 days ago.
Young was held in the Denver
city jail today.
SUTHERLIN MEMBERSHIPS O. I. Tor.-oy, left, presents fo Hoc
ace C. Berg, chamber of commerce membership drive
chairman, 52 memberships representing $708 from Sutherlin
busines and induitrial firms. Sutherlin has joined with FUrcburg
in an effort to develop Inland Umpqua basin access roadi. The
preientation was made at the chamber Icielcoff breakfast Friday
morning In the Hotel Umpqua.
Allied Officers
Might Accept
Red Proposal
MUNSAN, Korea UP) The
U. N. command, in a dramatic
move to end the cease-fire dead
lock, today offered to accept the
Communist buffer zone proposal
if an armistice is signed within
30 days. The Communists indi
cated they might agree.
North Korean Mat. Gen. Lee
Sang Cho told United Nations ne
gotiators the U. N. plan "seems
in uio main 10 00 in accuraanco
with our principles."
Will Study '
The Reds promised to study
Ihe proposal overnight and "com
ment" further when the subcom
mittees working on the cease-fire
line issue meet again at 11 a.tn
Sunday (1 p.m. EST Saturday) in
Pnnmunjom.
Maj. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, chief
U. N. subcommittee delegate, told
Communist negotiators Saturday
that the U. N. Allies will accept
the Red proposal to fix a tentative
cease-fire line along the present
battle front. But he made it clear
the line will become permanent
only if all other armistice terms
are agreed upon within 30 days
after the proposal is accepted by
tne tun five-member armistice del
egations.
if no armistice Is signed within
30 days then a new military de
marcation line would be agreed
"The United Nations command
has thrown the ball to the Com
munists," Col. Howard S. Lc,vie,
official U. N. spokesman said.
"If they are sincere in their oft
expressed desire for an early ar
mistice, they will not only accept
the new U. N. proposal, but will
exert every effort to help us reach
a full agreement on an armistice
within 30 days."
If no armistice is signed before
the deadline, then a new ceasefire
line would have to be fixed! Hodes
said.
Should Accept
"We don't see any reason why
the Communists wouldn't accept
the latest U. N proposal to settle
the buffer zone issue," said
Col. Howard S. Levie. official U.N.
command spokesman. "We made
it in all sincerity and with the
expectation that it would be ac
cepted." He said the immediate commu
nist reply came "much faster than
we would have expected."
After Lee indicated the Reds
might agree to the U. N. pro
posal, Hodes suggested that staff
officers of both sides meet at
10 a.m. Sunday to start working
out the line of battle contact which
would become the tentative cease
fire line.
No one in official position at.
this advance U. N. command base
would suggest that agreement on
the Allied buffer zone proposal
would mean an immediate bait in
the Ground fighting.
However, there was speculation
that action would be reduced to
patrol activity while the negoti
ators are trying to reach an agree
ment on the full armistice.
Anv one of the remaining aims
on the agenda could block a final
agreement.
Still to be settled are such
thorny problems as the exchange
of war prisoners, arrangements
to assure that the armistice is not
violated and recommendations to
the respective governments.
C Of C Forum Luncheon
Won't Be Held Monday
The regular chamber of com
merce forum luncheon scheduled
Monday has been canceled to
avoid conflict with the member
ship drive, announces Al McBee,
chairman of the membership com
mittee. McBee said the program for the
Nov. 26 meeting will be announced
through regular channels.
Hit And Run Doq Injures
Woman Walking On Street
DENVER UP) Mrs. Walter
Bclew of Denver was in a hos
pital today, the victim of a hit
and run dog.
Mrs. Belew was walking with
her husband when a big brown
dog raced up behind them, knocked
her down and ran away.
Her right leg and right arm
were fractured.