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GRAND EXALTED RULER of the national Ellct lodge, Howard R.
Davis, It shown above speaking Into the microphone shortly after
his arrival in Roseburg Tuesday. Standing at his left is Ira B. Rid
dle, last surviving charter member within the jurisdiction of Rose
burg lodge, 326. Exalted ruler of the -local chapter, Edwin C.
Nolte, stands at right. This was the first visit to the local lodge
by a grand exalted ruler since its institution in 1896. Devis was
later honored at a banquet In the Elks club ballroom, followed by
a special business meeting. This morning, Davis visited the Vet
erans hospital. (Picture by Paul Jenkins)
Elks Of Southern Oregon
Greet Grand Exalted Ruler
On His Visit To Roseburg
Howard R. Davis, grand exalted ruler of the Elks
lodge, ended his stay in Roseburg this morning after visit
ing the Veterans hospital.
While at the hospital, Davis was presented a myrtle
wood gavel, made by the patients, in appreciation of the
assistance rendered the hospital by the Elks.
Accompanying the grand exalted ruler during the tour
of the hospital were Edwin C. Nolte, exalted ruler of the
local chapter; Fuller Johnson, state chairman of the veterans
service commission; Dr. Alton E. Dalros, leading kinght;
Walter Dlrich, chairman for the state Elks association, and
Harold Barbor, veterans chairman for lodge 326.
jlka Will Be Available
tor Nomination Norblad
' WASHINGTON OH The
North Atlantic defense program
has progressed to the point where,
Rep. Norblad (R-Ore) says, Gen
eral Dwight D. Eisenhower will be
available for a presidential nomi
nation. The congressman has just re
turned from an inspection of Eu
ropean and North African defenses
by the house armed services com
mittee of which he is a member.
He told a reporter that the
committee conferred with Eisen
hower and his aides for some time,
but did not. discuss politics.
In the Day's News
i By FRANK JENKINS
A few days back Col, James
Hanley, head of the U. S. Eighth
army war crimes section, reported
that since the Korean war began
about 13,000 United Nations and
South Korean soldiers have been
SLAUGHTERED by the reds after
being taken prisoner.
Of these, he added, about 5500
were Americans.
Yesterday the reds went into ac
tion. Broadcasting from Peiping
(China) and Pyongyang (North Ko
rea) they accused United Na
tions forces of killing or fatally
starving 17,000 North Korean and
hinese prisoners of war and of
(hipping out 1000 more for use in
jptomic tests.
Why . this weird comeback b y
the reds? Are they just children
"sassing back" at our side?
I don't think so. They are COM
MUNISTS. Communists are past
masters of the art of propaganda.
As such, they now that if they
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Price Increase Order Given
Hot Dogs, Bologna, Sausage;
Beer Next In Line For Hike
. WASHINGTON (AP) The prices of "hot dogs,"
bologn.-i and some pork sausage will go up somewhere
around two cents a pound, effective Monday, under new
rules issued by the Office of Price Stabilization.
OPS said new rules governing!
Seinf,.'rr1, 'S?.?'1"' T I mit the Pri f for home con
2 I ,b vL7i.,h 1 logS sumption to advance about a cent
revised to pass on to processors
nigncr material costs.
An announcement said the in-
cease will compensate processors
for a hike in the permissible price
for beef at wholesale which it or
dered in mid-September.
fork sausage packed in sheep
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casings also is covered by the
order, reflecting what OPS said
re Higher costs for the casings.
Officials estimated the incease
in both cases will average about
(wo cents a pound at retail shops.
Bttr To Cost Mere
Meanwhile, OPS was at work
on another order which will per-
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Davis will visit the Eugene lodge
this afternoon, and will attend a
special Elks meeting in Corvallis
tonight.- He .will be accompanied
by John Lonigan, past grand ex
alted ruler, and Frank Hise, a
member of the grand lodge, while
on tour of Oregon.
He arrived in Roseburg at 4:30
Tuesday afternoon and was
greeted by a delegation from the
local chapter. Davis was escorted
to the Umpqua hotel before being
honored at a banquet in the Elks
club ballroom Tuesday night.
This was the first visitation by
a grand exalted ruler since insti
tution of the local lodge in 1896.
Delegations from Klamath Falls,
Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass
and Coos Bay attended the cere
monies in the Elks temple.
Following a banquet in the
Terrace ballroom, where the grand
exalted ruler underwent initiation
ceremonies by Roseburg's Paul
Bunyans and the Grants Pass
Cavemen, a special session of the
Roseburg lodge was convened.
Visiting representatives of the
grand lodge were introduced, to
gether with officers of the state
association and officers and mem
bers of visiting lodges at Eugene,
Coos Bay and Grants Pass.
The grand exalted ruler was in
troduced by Past Grand Exalted
Ruler Frank Lonergan, Portland.
Mr. Davis reported on the
growth of the order, the current
program and activities, stressing
the continuing fight against com
munism and expressing confidence
in success of the Elks blood bank
for the armed forces.
Pltdgts Eye Clinic Aid
He was presented by the Rose
burg lodge with a $100 gift cer
tificate, which he pledged to the
Oregon Eye clinic, supported by
the state association.
Among the distinguished visitors
present, in addition to Davis and
Lonergan were Douglas Mullar
key, Burns, deputy grand exalted
ruler for Oregon south; Kirby S.
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a bottle. Officials are aiming for
a target date of Dec. 1, but the
order may be delayed somewhat
beyond that date.
Increased labor and packaging
costs were said by officials to be
the reason for the forthcoming or
der, which will affect the nation's
350 breweries. 8.000 wholesalers
and more than 250,000 beer retail
ers. The actual price increase mav
be less than one cent. But counted
with the recent tax boost of three-
tenths on a standard bottle or can,
it will permit retailers to charge
a full penny more.
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Truman Accuses Foes Of
Losses Of U.S:
In Korean Y jr
Pass 100,000
Casualties Of Enemy
Put At Nearly 1,500,000
In 16 Months Of Combat
WASHINGTON I An
nounced U. S. battle casualties in
Korea reached 100,176 today.
The Defense department's
weekly summary, reporting an in
crease of 950 since last week, sent
the total over the 100,000 mark.
By comparison. U. S. combat cas
ualties in the first year of this
country's participation in World
War II were 59.000.
Of the 950 new battle casualties
reported today, 150 were killed out
right in action; 762 were wounded,
and 38 are missing.
On Nov. 9 the army estimated
total enemy casualties in Korea
through Oct. 3. at 1,442,844.
The summary aaid the latest to
tal of United Nations casualties
was 313.711.
American families have been
told of some 22,000 casualties
among their men since Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway first offered to
talk about an armistice on June 30.
' About seven out of every ten
American battle losses have been
suffered since the Chinese Reds
poured across the Manchurian bor
der into the then virtually-won Ko
rean battlefield a little more than
one year ago.
What Comparisons Show '
For the army and the navy, the
Korean conflict has been the fourth
costliest in U.S. history, ranking in
human casualties after World War
II, the Civil War and the First
World War.
Current Korean marine corps
losses of over 18,000 make this un
declared war more costly in killed
and wounded than all the wars.
campaigns and expeditions which
the Leathernecks fought from the
Revolution until the start of World
War II. .
The records show that propor
tionately fewer Americans have
been reported missing in Korea
than during World War II.
The ratio of those killed and dead
of wounds likewise is lower than it
was during the last war. About
12.5 percent of the total U. S. cas
ualties in Korea fall in the missing
column. In World War II, the per
centage was 18.5.
About 17 out of every 100 Amer
icans who have appeared on Ko
rean casualty lists were killed in
action or died of their wounds. In
World War II, which lasted nearly
four years, the ratio was 21 out of
every 100.
In 16 months of fighting in Ko
rea, American combat losses have
exceeded the 59,000 suffered from
Pearl Harbor day through the end
of 1942 in the last conflict. It was
not until well into 1943 that U. S.
casualty totals in World War II
reached the 100,000 mark.
The total for that year, which
saw bitter fighting in the south
west Pacific, in North Africa and
at other spots around the world,
was 91,000.
Broadcast Set Toniaht
In Civil Defense Series
The seventh broadcast in the
weeti'y Civil Defense series on sta
tion KRXL tonight at 7:45 features
State Civil Defense Director Jack
Hayes.
Transcribing, Hayes calls Doug
las county one of the best organ
ized in the state. He goes on to
explain the designation of teams
for medical, welfare and rescue
purposes which has been set up by
the state organization for Douglas
county.
He directs his most emphatic re
marks to the results achieved in a
combined city, county and state
meeting held at the courthouse
Tuesday afternoon.
West's Turkey Marketing
Far Ahead Of Schedule
PORTLAND (IP Marketing
of this year's turkey crop in
four western stales is far ahead
of schedule, the Pacific Dairy and
Poultry association reported.
Estimates from Oregon, Wash
ington. Utah and California turkey
growers groups indicate that 60 to
75 percent of the trop will be mar
figure at 65 percent.
C. W. Norton, president of the
Northwest Poultry and Dairy Prod
ucts company, Portland, placed the
fgirue at 65 percent.
The Weather
Partly cloudy with morning fog
today and Thursday.
Highest temp, for any Nov. 74
Lowest temp, for any Nov 14
Highest temp, yesterday 55
Lowest temp, last 24 hours 41
Precip. last 24 hours ..01
Prarifl Ir.m U.- t
j Precip. from Sept. 1 L Li e.24
" .... 2.31
I Sunset today, 4:44 p. m.
I Sunrise tomorrow, 7:1$ a. m.
ROSEIURC.
Kiwanians Name
Staff Of Officers
For Coming Year
N. O. JOHNSON
N. D. "Nat" Johnson Tuesday
was elected president of the Rose
burg Kiwanis club for the coming
year. Johnson, who has served
as first vice-president during the
current year, will succeed J. E.
Slattery.
Other new officers, who will take
their respective posts after Jan.
1., include George Neuner, first
vice - president; George Luoma,
second vice - president; Gordon
Stewart, treasurer, and Bob Bash
ford, Ray Sims, Dr. Byron Wood
ruff, Robert G. Davis, Ray
Puckett, Earl Plummer, George
Erickson and Harold Schmeer, di
rectors. There was a tie vote for
one of the director positions.
Horace Berg, who will take of
fice as lieutenant governor for the
southern Oregon district after the
first of the year, reported on .
district governors' conference he
attended in Portland last week.
The program for the day con
sisted of a motion picture,
"Trout," filmed by the Oregon
State Game commission. The film,
shown by Calvin Baird, portrayed
the activities of the commission's
hatchery program in fish propa
gation and planting of streams.
U.S. Plane Target
Of Balkan Guards
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia MW
Hungary and Romania complained
officially today that a United States
army cargo plane still missing
after being fired on by the satel
lite border guards Monday
crossed over their territories il
legally. Notes were presented to the
American missions in Budapest
and Bucharest, even as U. S.
planes prepared to search over Yu
goslavia for the missing C-47 trans
port, whieh disappeared Monday
with four crewmen and diploma
tic cargo aboard.
The two cominform countries
maintain a tight control all along
their borders with Yugoslavia.
The notes were presented after
American inquiries were made con
cerning the whereabouts of the
plane, whose pilot had radioed his
base at Munich Monday afternoon
that he had been fired upon by the
border patrols of the two countries
and had turned back westward.
The pilot's reports, as dis
closed by the U. S. embassy in
Belgrade, did not mention any
damage from the shooting.
PLANE CRASH KILLS It
NEW DELHI, India (IV) Six
teen persons died today in t h e
crash of an Indian airliner at Cal
cutta's airport. The 17th person
aboard was reported in a serious
condition.
OIL QUEST WILL
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Douglas Developers Plan
To Obtain Fresh Leases
For Orderly Exploration
Oil Developers, Inc., a Douglas county organization
which has undertaken exploration for oil in Douglas county,
will continue leasing and development, it was announced
today by H. V. Sullivan, president.. The announcement fol
lows a policy meeting with the board of directors.
Oil Developers will endeavor to .
procure leases on all lands which
might justify exploration and will
serve- in effect- as a planning com
mission with the purpose of as
suring orderly eexploration, protec
tion from unscrupulous promo
tions, and assuring production in
the event of oil discovery, Sullivan
reports.
The corporation is composed al
most exclusively of Douglas
county investor who financed
drilling at Coles Valley. The test
well has been sold to Union Oil
company under a contract protect-
I ing the interests of land owners, I
OREGON WEDN ESD AY, NOV.
Civil Defense
Differences
Smoothed Out
Charge Of County Laxity
Draws Vow Of Better
Cooperation From State
' Verbal sparks flew at a com
bined civil defense meeting in the
courthouse Tuesday afternoon, but
as a result of the friction state,
county and local problems were
placed on a more amicable foot
ing. The meeting was called at the
behest of state Civil Defense Di
rector Jack Hayes for the purpose
of determining the practicability of
tentative assignments for organi
zation of defense teams. He was
accompanied by Dr. Robert Hul
man and Frank Wetherell, medical
representatives, and Tom Brubeck,
public information director.
It was determined that Douglas
county's assignments of teams not
only could be fulfilled, but in most
cases were already in working or
der. General J. T. Pierce, county
director, and Sheriff O. T. Carter,
deputy county director, both
agreed most of the present assign
ments could be fulfilled by pres
ent personnel. This same idea was
reflected by Colonel M. Crawford
for assignments on the local Rose
burg level.
Enthusiasm Said Lost
However, Gen. Pierce questioned
the practicability of organizing the
huge 820-person mobile teams on
other than the key personnel level.
He said in this comparatively un
stable population, personnel lists
cannot be kept current on the lower
echelons.
Continuing, Pierce reported that
because of lack of leadership on
the state and national level in
the civil defense setup, "We have
lost our enthusiasm. There is no
stimulus." j
' He criticized the stale organiza
tion for not heeding what he called
"first things first." Enumerations'!
included the lack of Information
on emergency routes to a possible
disaster, on the necessity of ration
ing and on assembly points after
disasters. Alluding to the numerical
nature of the assignments, Pierce
said these immediate facts are
more important than finding out
"how many knives, forks and
spoons we have."
Going further on the matter of
assignments, Pierce . said placing
numerical values on teams and per
sonnel has tended to cause people
to limit their civil "defense activ
ities rather than increase them. In
stead of making the state-tendered
assignment goals a minimum.
Pierce said, communities have
tended to make them a maximum.
More Cooperation Offered
Recognizing the causes of these
problems, Hayes stated his case
and offered more complete and
direct cooperation in the future. He
said the state was in a similar po
sition of being ahead of the na
tion in the formulation of a plan
and attention to training. The state
is unquestionably behind many of
the counties, but "we are gradually
catching up," he said. "We are
very soon going to be in a position
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Increased Taxes Paid
By Telephone Company
The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company this week paid its
1951-52 real and personal property
operating taxes in Douglas county
totaling $146,385.43.
The company's total operating
property tax payments this year
in the 31 of Oregon's 36 counties
in which it operates was approx
imately $2,780,000, after discount,
an increase of better than $171,000
over last year's total payment.
EXPAND
the inveeslors and the commu
nity, said Sullivan. Union Oil has
promised thorough exploration.
Te Guard Against Fleecing
"Should the Coles Valley well
prove productive, or should fa
vorable indications be found, much
excitement will be created." said
Sullivan. "Various legitimate con
cerns will enter the field but we
also will have many unscrupulous
promoters intent on fleeclne the
i public.
" ' "it purpose of Oil Develop-
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21, H51
lies And
Record Fund Will Back GOP
Ticket In '52, President Says;
Senator Taft Volleys In Reply
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON (AP) President Trtiman, in a
speech reminiscent of his 1948 "give 'em hell" style, de
clared here that the Democrats won't take lyinfr down the
"lies and smears" he said he anticipates from Republicans
and "special interests" in the 1952 presidential campaign.
Mr. Truman told an audience of party members here he
thinks more money will be spent "in trying to defeat the
Democratic party next year than has ever before been spent
in any election in the history of the country."
This brought from Republicans
"corruption" charges. Mr. Tru
man did not mention in his speech
any of the charges of wrongdoing
which have been alleged against
his administration.
His declaration that "the truth
and the facts are on our side"
brought a retort from Senator Rob
ert A. Taft (R-Ohio) that "Presi
dent Truman should certainly get
the prise for political effrontery"
for his speech.
Guy G. Gabrielson, chairman
of the Republican national commit
tee, said Mr. Truman had "a flash
of realism" when he said "a mis
take in a presidential election can
cause the country untold harm."
"The reminder isn't necessary
for millions of Americans," Gab
rielson said. "They are disgusted
and alarmed at high taxes, high
prices, corruption, crises and war
of his incompetent administration.
They won't make the mistake
again."
Without naming the senator, Mr.
Truman singled out Taft with the
assertion that "special interests"
had poured money into Ohio last
year to reelect the Republican.
Taft Volleys Back
Taft, an avowed candidate for
his party's presidential nomlna
tion. said in a statement in Cm-
cinnatl that "it is the Truman
party which is the beneficiary of
the money of special interests ana
of millions of dollars of the tax
payers' money used for political
propaganda, . ."
"The head nf an administration
which has condoned communism
immorality and corruption and
does not even bother to deny the
proven charges, talks of the great
moral position of his administra
tion in the world," Taft continued.
"He talks of a bipartisan foreign
policy, although he was the man
who plunged the country into the
Korean war without consulting
either the Republicans or Con
gress." Taft said the CIO and AFL had
undertaken to raise $30,000,000
from union members "to purge
all Republicans from Congress."
He said Republicans legitimately
spent money to meet this attack,
adding:
"If Mr. Truman can ever receive
70,000 completely voluntary and un
solicited contributions of $1 each,
as I did in 1950, his talk about
special interests would not ring so
false."
Truman Outlines Campaign
Mr. Truman, who planned to re
turn to Key West, Kla., to resume
his interrupted vacation, outlined
for his party at a banquet of the
National Women's Democratic
club Tuesday night the kind of a
campaign he said it must make
next year.
He pictured it as a slugging bat
tle against well-heeled Republicans
who could be expected to put on a
"dirty smear campaign."
The President forecast a Repub
lican attempt to buy the presidency
with excessive campaign spend
in?, asserted that "misrepresenta
tion can be expected to reach new
heights" and said that if the GOP
chooses to make foreign policy an
issue it will be "overwhelmingly
repudiated by the people."
The President left up In the
air the question whether he will
run again. But he seemed to in
dicate that if he dnein't, he fully
expects to have the determining
voice in naming the Democratic
nominee.
JETS COLLIDE: PILOT DIES
HAYWARD, Calif. (IP) h
Gresham, Ore., man only recently
returned from Korean duty, was
the surviving pilot of one of two
jet planes that collided Tuesday
over the east bay here.
He is I,t. (jg) Duane A. Tarpen
ning. Pilot of the other plane. Gene
O. Sanford, 22, San Jose, Calif.,
was Killed.
LtM vftjpe: Nov. 22 ,
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Smears'
Union Service
Of Thanksgiving
Dated Thursday
REV. WILLIS ERICKSON '
The 'annual union Thanksgiving
service, sponsored by the Roseburg
Ministerial association, will be
held in the First Baptist church,
corner of Rose and Lane streets
Thursday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. The
Rev. Willis Erickson of the Faith
Lutheran church will deliver the
message, "The Brimming Cup."
Dr. Edgar Luther of the Conser
vative Baptist church will lead
the congregation in the responsive
reading and Rev. Clarence An
derson will offer the prayer of
Thanksgiving.
The order of service is as fol
lows: Organ prelude; congrega
tional hymn, "For The Beauty of
the Earth"; responsive reading by
Dr. Edgar Luhcr; prayer by the
Rev. Clarence Anderson; anthem
"Now Thank We All Our God"
sung the choir of the First Bap
list church. .
Announcements will follow; of
fering; offertory hymns, "Come,
Ye Thankful People, Come" and
"We Gather Together"; solo by
Mrs. Maurice Bidwell, "Thanks Be
To God"; scripture; Thanksgiv
ing message, "The Brimming
Cup", The Rev. Willis Erickson;
prayer; response; doxolngy; bene
diction and organ postludc.
The services are open to the
public.
Luoma Will Talk
On Needs Of City
George Luoma, president of the
Roseburg chamber of commerce,
will go on the air tonight at 9:30
over radio station KRXL in a talk
on community welfare.
Luoma will speak in respect to
what the future holds for this com
munity and problems that must be
solved at once to assure community-wide
stabilization and pros
perity in the future.
This is one of a series of such
broadcasts being held over local
radio stations to acquaint the pub
lic with the chamber and its aims
and activities. The current week
is being given over to a compre
hensive membership drive.
Past presidents spoke Monday
night over KRNR. They discussed
what the chamber nf commerce
means to them and also the needs
of the community, stressing es
pecially the urgency of forest ac
cess 'roads.
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Merger With
Roseburg Aim
Of Proposal
Petitions From Twelve
Involved Districts Ask
Eoch Unit For Decision
Dec. 14 has been set an the data
for election in the proposed con
solidation of Roseburg district 4
with 11 nearby school districts.
The last consolidation petition -having
been received, the district
boundary boards met Tuesday to
set the time and places for voting,
Kenneth F. Barneburg, county
school superintendent, announced.
The Roseburg district has been
divided into three precincta. Vot- .
ing will be held from 2 to g p.m.
at the Junior high school, the Sen
ior high school and the Riverside,
elementary school. In the remain- .
ing 11 districts, polling will be
held at 8 p.m. at the elementary
school in each district.
Districts from which eonsolida.
tion petitions have been received
besides Roseburg are Wilbur,
Green, Tenmile, Lookingglass,
Roberts Creek, Garden Valley,
Umpqua, Melrose, Winchester, Dil
lard and Riversdale. Camas Val
ley is definitely excluded, Barne
burg aaid.
The filing of the petitions does
not necessarily connote aDDroval
of the merger, the school official
commented. It means the districts
have considered the proposal im
portant enough to be put up for
election.
Iffy" Phases Explained
Each district will vote as an
individual unit. If all districts vote
for the proposed merger, they will
automatically oe consolidated, Bar
neburg said.
Any districts that turn down the
firoposal will not be part of the
arger district. In that event, those
voting affirmatively will bo given
a chance to file remonstrances,
which permit reconsideration in
the light of the tinal outcome.
i& uiq luiiauiiuatiuii la iijiiivicu,
the present Roseburg school board
would become the governing body
of the larger district However,
boards of outlying districts would
Serve in an advisory capacity, Bar
neburg said. In the spring school
elections, a member-at-large would
be selected from any of the areai
that will have been consolidated.
To vote In the election, a person
must be a registered voter within
a precinct within the school dis
trict in which he resides for at
least 30 days prior to the election.
In addition, he must have been a
resident of the school; district for
a six-month continiioul period."
Polling Places Designated
Owing to the increased number
of voters at school elections the
board of directors of school dis
trict No. 4, Roseburg, has estab
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Old Toys Being
Gathered, Fixed
For Needy Kids
Three years ago, 175 old and
broken toys were collected in Rose
burg and repaired to make Christ
mas gifts for underprivileged and
crippled children. Today around
5,000 toys are being repaired and
handled through Ted Travis, spon
sored by the Eagles and the Eagles
auxiliary, for the same purpose.
. The expansion of this project has
become too much for the few who
have accepted tho responsibility
and outside help Is now needed.
Travis, who recently was chosen
"All-American Neighbor" on the
Rex Allen radio program in Holly
wood, has made an appeal to the
nation for toys. He stressed the
point that regardless how useless
the toy may look or how old it is,
parts can be salvaged if only to
repair other toys.
The outside help that Travis re
ferred to is that of sororities, wom
en's clubs and other organizations
that would be willing to give time
to help. Dolls need to be clothed
and Travis would like for each or
ganization to be responsible for
attiring at least one doll. Th se
intertstcd may dial 3-8087 for fur
ther information.
The toys collected will be sent
to Oakland, Sutherlin, Roseburg
Riddle, Myrtle Creek, Camas Val
ley and all other areas between.
They will go to hospitals and to
the homes of underprivileged chil
dren as well as those who are
crippled. A quota of 2,000 children
has been set to receive gifts.
Toys are still needed and Travla
will accept them at any time. They
may be taken to the Donut Bar,
311 West Cass street.
Explosion Of Oil Stove
Causes Damage To Home
An oil stove exploded in a house
owned by Mrs. R. R. Wood, 820
Houck St., Tuesday morning and
caused damages estimated at $150,
reports Fire Chief William E. Mills.
The blaze had been extinguished
when firemen arrived, but a small
portion of the floor had been
burned and the stove was de
stroyed. There was also consider
able smoke damage, Mills said.
L evity F act R ant
By L. F. Relzenstein
Be thankfui today that ye
old town hall, Oregon's
grand old architectural antique),
still standi majestically despite
all eondemnatlon-"sllqhHy dis
figured but still in the rise,."