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Newspaper Page TextU. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon COkP iwEiaiei Ex-Convict, Prisoner's Wife Jailed r.- i-f '1 3 -S"33-"tr 2 1 tCtr - JESSIE SCHLINSOG paui in her invcmury wont al Guvuei 1 variety store while she inventories the strange man who has just requested her picture. That quickly done, she shrugs and goes back to counting stockings and what-nots. The strange mon felt a trifle slighted at such a swift cataloguing of his possible virtues; until the thought happily occurred that perhaps she could hove been estimating his deficiencies and found so few. A strange man with a camera in his possession will go to olmost ony length to find the bright side of things. Mrs. Schlinsog has been with Goettel's 'or the past two years. She and her husband, John Schlinsog, live on the Rifle Range rood. 109 Members Added During C Of C Drive Col. M. Crawford, administrator of the 1951 Roseburg chamber of VIIKXCl m IlltrtllVCl 9IIIIJ Ul 1VC, 111 compiling final results, has r e- ported that the year's campaign T broke all previous records in calls made and new memberships ob tained. Tlt campaign was headed by Horace C. Berg, general chair man, and Team Captains Kenneth Crooch, 0. J. Fett, Chet Thomp son, Al McBee, C. A. Ricketts, Gordon Stewart, J. W. McAlvin, Harold P. Hoyt and Tom Mills. One hundred and nine new memberships were obtained in the Roseburg area during the drive, and many additional memberships were obtained from surrounding areas. The. campaign results are in addition to new memberships obtained during the calendar year. Vic Bakala's team, with 24 new memberships, placed first, follow ed by Wayne Crooch with 16 and Ken Bailey and Al McBee, each with 14. In addilion to new mem berships, several firms have vol untarily increased their regular membership dues. These include The U. S. National bank, L. J. Fullerton, Si Dillard, Fred Lock wood, Lester F. Nielsen, Umpqua Plywood corporation. Youngs Bay Lumber company, Trowbridge El ectric, .1. C. Penney Co. and Rose burg Funeral home. SPUDS UP TO $7 CWT. PORTLAND MB Idaho potatoes climbed 50 cents on the Portland market Thursday to a new hieh of $7 a hundredweight. Oregon Russets also went up 50 cents, and were quoted at $6.00-75. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS We're in trouble. With the com munists. More or less all over the world. When you're in trouble, .you're inclined to go back and re JJview your past acts to see if per chance you might have done some thing wrong. So let's do a little reviewing. First, there's Korea. Quite some time ago our state department announced in effect that no matter what happened we wouldn't defend Korea with arms. We pulled out what small forces we had there. The commies did lhc natural thing and MOVED IN. WE FOUGHT! We fought to a great disadvant age. To begin with, we had to move back in, instead of BEING THERE That was bad. On top of that, we were afraid of Russia. So we fought GENTLY, with one hand tied be hind us, lest Russia get sore and fight us harder. The result was that we became involved in a war we COULDN'T W'IN. AH we could do was LOSE (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Mostly cloudy with few showers today and tonight. Rain late Satur day. A little warmer todey and "urday. Highest temp, for any Jan. Lowest temp, for any Jan. Highest temp, yesterday Lowest temp, last 24 hours Precip. last 24 hours trecip. from Jan. 1 ncess eeip. from Sept. 1 Sunset today, 4:51 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:44 a. i .... 77 ...- .... 43 .... 38 ... .29 ... .3? 4 42 21.00 1 03 d X WW Llf iaA--i l - f; J 11,1 I II ll " III I to: cd u - James Powers Files Candidacy For Coroner James-Powers filed the first bid for county coroner Thursday in the Douglas county clerk's office. In filling for nomination on the Republican ticket in the May 16 primaries. Powers became the fourth man to bid for a county office. Verne Pouneoy, 0. T. Car ter and Cal Baird filed earlier for nominations for sheriff. Power's platform, according to the filing sheet, was stated as "Experienced, qualified and con sciencious." For qualifications, he reports he has been in the funeral business for 25 years and was dep uty coroner of Columbia county in 1944. It was in that year that he came to Roseburg as co-owner of the Chapel of Roses funeral home. Sewing Machine Firm Goei To New Location The Sewing Machine center is moving into its new location at 400 N. Jackson St. and will hold its grand opening Saturday. The business, operated by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Klatt, has been form erly located at 542 N. Jackson. Demonstrations and sewing lessons will be featured all day Saturday. The business is agent for Pfaff and Sew Gem sewing machines. J. F. Brennao. formerly associ ated with the Sewing Machine cen ter at Medford, has moved to Roseburg, and is employed at the local business. He came to Medford l1 years ago. He has had factory training with the Pfaff sewing machine. A native of Co lumbus, Ga., he was a captain and air force pilot in World War Woman, 80, Still Rides Sled Belly Fashion JAFFREY CENTER, N. H. OP Miss Mabelle E. Cutter, 80, says she'll be "darned" if she'll assume any "elegant sitting position" on a sled when its more fun to slide "belly bumps" fashion. ne coasted down Main Street in the prone position on her 80th I birthday last week and says she'll , continue doing it as long as the snow lasts this winter. Industrial Progress, School Problems, Tragedies, Fires, Airline Service Ingredients Of Top Douglas By LEROY INMAN Destruction, tragedy and death, counterbalanced by Industrial pro gress, civic developments and transportation improve ments, marked the year 1951 in Douglas county. It was a year of extremes, a year of record making a year of progress and change. The year 1951 saw fire sweep through thousands of acres of vir gin forests Douglas county's No. 1 economic resource during an all-time record dry summer, a drouth that lasted 96 days. A new wind velocity was set. An other record reveals 44 persons killed in traffic accidents as death rode the highways. There was a spectacular jewel robbery and a jail break. But the 19)1 milestone, likewise. saw ground work laid for the fu ture the construction of manv new buildings, new industries, new homes, a new airport, civic Im- provements and launching of plans for highway developments. Dou- bling of Douglas county's popula- tion within 10 yeas, however, has presented a major problem, re- fleeted especially in the schools. Top News Storias Listed Summing up the 1951 news year, I H I I rX buMhWd 1173 OSMUft. ORECON-FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952 3-52 Russian Move In Talks Arouses US i Plan To Bring Issue To U.N. Frowned On Proposal Sure To Have Bod Effect On Current Parley, Delegate Sayi PARIS I The United States expressed grave concern Friday that a new Russian move to bring up Korean armistice negotiations to the United Nations Security Council might break up the talks now going on at the front. U. S. Delegate Benjamin Cohen told a news conference that the U. S. could not understand why the Soviet Union had made such a proposal at a time when truce talks in Korea appeared to be making slow but sure progress. Cohen said the U.S. was deci dedly and unqualifiedly apposed to a Kussian resolution calling for a special high-level Security Council meeting to discuss how to aid the armistice talks. Bad Effect Foreseen The proposal, he declared, could not fail to, have a bad effect on the talks at Panmunjom. He said he wondered whether the Russians .wanted to settle the Korean war or reopen it. The effect of the resolution lntro. duced by Soviet Foreign Minister Annrci i . vishinsky, he declared, might well be to delay or disrupt the talks now going on. If the soviet union thinks it can help push them to a successful conclusion, he declared, they are no doubt in touch with the Chinese Communists and North Koreans and can work through them. Ford Cars Given Price Boost OK WASHINGTON I The govern- ment Friday approved higher ceil ing prices for Ford Motor Com pany passenger cars. it refused, however, to grant the full price asked by the company under the Capehart amendment to the Economic Controls Law. The higher ceilings apply to Ford Mercury and Lincoln automobiles. The Office of Price Stabilization said the company has not indicated whether it will put the increases into effect. OPS approved a 4.97 per cent hike in prices of Ford cars, com pared with 5.39 asked by the com pany. For Mercury cars, a 3.45 per cent hike was approved, com pared with 4.37 per cent asked. For Lincolns, 5.19 per cent boost was okayed, compared with 8.13 per cent requested. Poling Asked To Serve On Corruption Purge PHILADELPHIA W The Eve ning Bulletin said Friday President Truman asked Dr. Daniel A. Poling to serve on a three-man board for rooting out corruption in the fed eral government The Eveiring Bulletin story said j the proposal was made to Poling about a week before Christmas when the President summoned the Baptist minister to Washington, In Washington, the White House declined comment on the report. the News-Review staff has selected what it considers the 10 major news stories of the year. Some of the classifications are groups, rath er than individual stories, because of their direct relationship. The selections follow: 1. The Hubbard creek fire, the most disastrous blaze since incep tion of the Douglas Forest Protec tive association in 1913, heads the list. Starting in a logging opera tion Aug. 17, the 11-day conflagra tion'destroyed 19 homes in the El garose community. Landers look out tower and considerable felled and bucked timber, in addition to sweeping over some 17,000 acres of forests, 70 percent of it virgin. A sudden unexpected wind gust was blamed for the El ea rose dis aster Aug. 21. Flames licked east ward from the main blaze and "spotted" two miles ahead. Fire fighters on the lines said: "It just exploded and went all over." The fire was nearly out by Aug. 28, but, as clouds formed, Martin Brothers Box Co. hired two Med ford pilots to seed the clouds to intensify a natural rainfall. The pilots said "it worked." Forest of ficials estimated fighting the fire cost $100,000. Red Cross estimated w-w Riversdale Disr. Will Again Vote On School Union Rivtrsdal school district has filed a consolidation remon strance with the county school superintendent's office and the residents of that district will vote again on the issue as to whether to merge with Roseburg or stay out. An election has been called for Jan. IS at I p.m. in the Riversdale school, said Kenneth F. Barneburg, county school sup erintendent. The time has passed for other districts who voted to consoli-. date to file remonstrances. How ever, it will be necessary to de lay effecting of the consolida tion until after the second Riv ersdale vote hat been taken. The other districts voting to join Roseburg are Wilbur, Winches ter and Melrose. Streets Width Difference Not Ban On Addition SALEM Iff The fact that streets in a proposed addition to a cily are narrower than other streets in the area is not sufficient cause to refuse to approve the plat of the proposed addition, Attorney General George Neuner ruled Fri day. the opinion was for District At torney George H. Corey of Uma tilla. He asked whether the Uma tilla County surveyor should ap prove a proposed addition to Pilot Rock. Two streets in the addition are 50 feet wide, and they will Inter sect existing city streets which are 60 feet wide. Neuner wrote that this difference "would not necessarily preclude Ihe county officials from approv ing the plat, if in their sound judg ment the streets will conform to and be in harmony with the gener al plan and needs of the town of Pilot Rock." New Plywood Mill Will Rise In Northern California EUREKA, Calif, tm A new 1 'i million dollar plywood mill is being planned for Humboldt Coun ty, Calif., by Washington and Ore gon men. The announcement Thursday said it will be built near Freshwater in the near future. A spokesman said the firm holds leases on 250 million feet of standing timber. Officers of the new firm were announced as William A. Mitchell, Seattle, president; Dr. William Nelson, Seattle, secretary; & D. Thorne, Portland, director. Auto Accident Kills Teacher; Driver Held MCMINNVILLE Wl Injuries suffered in an automobile accident 12 days earlier proved fatal to Mrs. Pearl I. Snow, 46, Langlois, Ore., In a hospital here. A school teacher, she was in tw-r collision near Sheridan, i. i "e "luuwn, neiiiigg n. Snow, 63, is recovering. The driver of the other car, Rug las Wilford Lanterman, 27, Shea dan, was charged with reckless driving. Bond was set at $1000. loss to homes and personal prop- grant supplemented a $200,000 bond, erty at $85,000. No estimate is issue voted by the people, available on timber loss. 4. Dedication services marked The Hubbard Creek fire was but the completion of two new institu one of several in the countv during linns and the enlargement of a a record 96 day-drouth and a very third. Douglas Community hospital drv snrinn Most nntahle was the Vincent creek fire, which burned over 23.000 acres in Lane and Doug las counties north of Scottsburg and cost $150,000 to fight. 2. Traffic fatalities In Douglas county hit an all-time high of 44 during 1951 and prompted action by a safety-promotion commitlee headed by four Roseburg citizens. Aided by numerous groups and or ganizations, the committee spon sored "Death Row" Nov. 10 in Roseburg as a shock treatment Sr lt0' ........ ...... .. .. 7rlm r.,.r Intended n,,.. mPit. h . Jelled purpose n on y be speculaled imi uiic maiiij wiuinu that. City Placad On Air Map 3. Completion of the Rosehurg's half-million dollar municipal air port suitable for commercial trans portation and airmail service start ed Nov. 15. It also improved facil itiei for private use. A federal Korean Concern Fishing Area For Juveniles To Be Created Deer Creek Link From Dixonville To Roseburg Set For Kids Under 14 Deer Creek, from Its forks at uixonvuie to its confluence with the South Umpqua river at Rose burg, will be returned into a "fish erman s paradise this summer exclusively for boys and girls under 14 years of age who may fish wnnout a license. J. W. Vaughn, regional super visor for the State Game depart ment, said plans to set aside Deer Creek for use exclusively by youths will be recommended to the game commission at its meeting Jan. 11. Approval is considered a mere formality, since the last legislature gave the commission authority to so designate such streams and the commission has delegated the re gional offices make the selections. To guarantee that the bovs and girls won't be fishing like "Simple Simon " Vaughn said, the stream will be adequately stocked with fish to assure good catches. The Roseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce has taken over sponsor ship of the program. "It is too big a job for the limit ed staff of the game department's regional office to handle alone," Vaughn explained. Cooperation Urged The work of the Junior Chamber includes the contacting of property owners along the stream, most of which has already been done, ereuion of necessary allies over fences, posting of signs to prevent infringement upon private property, and general rare of the stream, This would have to be carried on over a period of years in order to eliminate obstructions and to make the stream more accessible to the young fishermen. Cooperation of fathers and other persons interested in promoting fishing for the boys as a step to ward combatting juvenile delin quency is urged by Vaughn and the Jaycees. Use To Be Limited Deer Creek is perhaps not the best all-year stream for fishing, as the water recedes and the stream sometimes becomes stagnant in late summer. Therefore its use will be limited to the early months, probably not later than June, said Vaughn. But during the time the water will be suitable foe fishing, the stream will be kept adequately stocked with legal-sized fish, ranging from six to 10 inches in length. Deer Creek is one of about 10 in the Suthern Oregon region which will be so designated for fishing by boys and girls under 14 years. It has been necessary to select streams close to populated areas in order that maximum use will be possible, said Vaughn. LOST PLANE NOT FOUND RED BLUFF, Calif 11 Search for an Air Force transport with eight aboard centered Friday in the Sierra near Camptonville, Yuba County. No trace of the plane I missing since Dec. 26, has been 'found. costing half a million dollar costing half a million dollars, was dedicated Feb. 11. The new Doug las County home, with accommo dations for 65 of the county's in digent, was dedicated two weeks later. Mercy hospital's new 50 room annex was dedicated July 22. 5. Industrial development was widespread, with the establishment of several small mills over the county and concentration on ply wood production. The major new industry is the plywood division. now under construction, of the Ro!ebu Lumbpr Co. ,t Dillard. !f.d Lumber Co; mill at sutherlin was c osed and alcr sola lhl! rhn Plywood Corp. for conversion to plywood production, The perkin ft fc nwrj0.. - nt - finish VenCPr plant is slated near Winston, rarm income, the county's second-rated revenue source, likewise was up, nearly two million dollars jump ing to more than nine million dol lars for the year. rs inr ine year. i mi. ih-uh, tiMiimu n.-. nu 6. Announcement of the 19S0,heen let for the Divide Anlsuf 1 census population of 54,064, more h- 1 CLASSIFIED 1-A Mrs. Joe Willie Riley, 50, Gold Star Mother, assumes a military pose in her Chicago home as she displays a notice from the draft board ordering her to report for induction. Classified 1-A last spring, Mrs. Riley doubts' she will be inducted. Her unusual first name is believed the reason for induction proceedings. She lost one son in World War II and has another in the civil oir patrol. (NEA Telephoto) DEADLOCK CONTINUES Reds Again Reject POW Swap Plan, Also Appeal For Disabled Captives By OLEN CLEMENTS MUNSAN, Korea (AP) objections Friday lo the prisoners ot war and rejected a new U.N. appeal for an im mediate trade of sick and wounded prisoners. Alien Property Office May Undergo Inquiry WASHINGTON ( Sen. Wiley (R.-Wis.) said Friday he will ask a complete investigation of a mass of tins" on multi-million dollar ac tivities of the Alien Property Of. fice. The senator said in a statement he expects the inquiry to touch upon reports of fat fees and profits lo some individuals and corpora tions, "grave mis-management" and "considerable favoritism. The Alien Property Office Is un der the Justice Department and has had control of more than a half billion dollars worth of Ger man and Japanese properties seized in this country during World War II. Wiley said 55 active companies still are under control and that 16 of them have assets of more than one million dollars. Scores Killed When Quake Rockt Turkey ISTANBUL. Turkey W An earthquake killed at least 93 per sons in Eastern Turkey Thursday. Officials said the death toll un doubtedly would go much higher. TAfPEH. Formosa (fl A new series ot earthquakes struck Ilua lien. 75 miles south of Taipeh, Thursday. No damage was report ed. Record Drouth, Forest County Events In 1951 than double that nf 1940, came as no news for school administrators over the counly. The new Fuller ton school was completed and oc cupied in April, and Ihe old Fuller ton school was turned over to the high school. This was only one of several new schools constructed in the counly. But faced with the problem of how to educate high school students from outside districts when accom modations are already overcrowd ed, a consolidation election was called in Roseburg and 11 adinrent districts. The result was uniting of four of those districts -Wilbur, Winchester, Riversdale and Mel rose wtih Roseburg. The other districts voted negatively, but Rose- burg district has promised to give I one year's notice before excluding I meir riuuimu.i Supar Highway Projected 7. Announcement of a major highway development program was made by the State Highway depart ment. A super nignway soutn trom IIUC, .1 IIC IIUI III UUIHtim lm ine, would bypaas everv major l"'"""-" '" "" -" Doutlas County city and passlH'cc- hc1n"or,5y .,"1 the thoft and worp aentencpd to section. The program ties in with The Communists made seven six-point Allied plan for exchanging In a nearby tent at Panmuniom Allied truce negotiators asked for an explanation of reports that the Communists are shipping crated warplanes into North Korea. They also accused Red China of releas ing soldiers of Korean origin from its armies in 1949 and 1950 to form the Cadre of the North Korean Red army. Chinese MaJ. Gen. Hsieh Fang said there was nothing wrong in this. He labeled the crated plane report as "ridiculous rumor," Hsieh, in turn, accused the Allies of holding, behind their lines through intimidation with the atom bomb some 500,000 North Koreans, Bnlh subcommittees reported no progress toward an armistice. Both agreed to try again Saturday at 11 a.m. (6 p.m. EST Friday) in Panmunjom. The prisoner exchange subcom mittee held a marathon session lasting four nous and 20 minutes. Afterwards Rear'Adm. R. E. Libby said: "It looks to me as if we are In for. a long struggle." SEOUL l Allied Infantrymen stormed through heavy mortar and small arms fire Friday and re captured prized Christmas Hill on the East-Central Korean battle front. The peak had changed hands re peatedly since Chinese troops seized it on Christmas Day. The hill is west of Mundung Valley. Ihe launching by Ihe Roseburg Chamber of Commerce of a cam paign to have developed the North Umpqua road and access timber roads, together with a Sutherlin North Umpqua link. 8. Two men tried to break from the county jail Oct. 10 and severely beat Jailer William Kissinger in the attempt, thus spotlighting them selves into one of Ihe year's out standing crime stories. Edward C. Powell, 25, and Vernon John Gossn, 24, made the Ill-fated break for freedom. Both were given peniten- i liary terms, and Gosso was later convicted as an habitual criminal. 9. About 10 o'clock the night of Aug. 8, John Wilhitc, used car salesman, was listening to a radio mystery program in one of Ihe cars. He looked across the high way to Rose-etta lodge and saw a man crawl out the window of one of the cabins. And thus Roseburg's spectacu lar $57,000 jewel robbery was brought to the altention of police. . p..-,. . .,,. . J.u.-i i year ln. ,h ,a,e Pnllentalry (Continued on Page 2) Fake Dimei Originated At Penitentiary Farm, Authorities Announce SALEM W State police had an ex-convict and convicted coun terfeiter under arrest Friday in connection with the making of counterfeit dimes at the Oregon State Prison. State Police Capt. Ray Howard said Milton Scott Anthony, 56, who was released from the prison only two weeks ago, was arrested at Coos Bay last night, and is being held in the Marion County jail for the U. S. Secret Service. Howard said Anthony hasn't con fessed, and that the police haven't been able yet to find the molds that were used to make the dimes. Woman Also Jailed Mrs. Lucy McGinnis Jackson, 42, common-law wife of Dewey Jackson, serving life for murder, was arrested yesterday and charged with passing counterfeit money. Howard said she admitted re ceiving 50 of the fake dimes from Jackson, but that Jackson claimed he found them. The dimes were made at the State Prison farm, which is man ned by prison trusties, Howard said. Anthony's Record Bad Anthony entered the prison March 21, 1947, to serve seven yeara for sex perversion. In 1932 he was convicted of counterfeiting at San Francisco, and was sentenced to serve five years at McNeil Island, Wash., Federal Penitentiary. He was re leased from there in 1935. Howard also said Anthony was convicted once of operating an il legal still. Captain Howard said Anthony would be charged today before the United States Commissioner in Portland. Units Preparing For X-Ray Task In All Douglas Mobile X-ray units began to in vade Roseburg Thursday in prep aration tor the month-long drive to X-ray every adult in the county over 15 years of age for tubercuosii and other chest disease. The drive gains further momen tum Monday afternoon at the Umpqua hotel when the operating x-ray technicians, -County Health department personnel and local Tuberculosis association officials meet. The drive itself, under General Chriaman Ira Byrd, gets under way Jan. 15 when six of the mo bile units begin touring the county in an effort to X-ray approximately 40,500 adults. They will be manned by some 20 technicians. The object as stated by Byrd, is to discover unknown cases of tuberculosis and other chest disorders among the apparently healthy adults of the county. Byrd said schedules were in the making and would be released in the next few days. Meanwhile the early arriving units are being put into condition at the county barns. Strvico Without Chargo X-rays will be taken without charge, Byrd said. The survey is being financed by the Oregon State Board of Health, Public Health service, Douglas Counly Health department and Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Associa tion. In other words, it is a tax supported project, financially sup plemcnted by the Christmas seal fund, Byrd stated. He continued that the success of the ' program depended on the active participa tion and promotion of the survey by both organizations ana individ uals. Sponsoring organizations from, Douglas counly are: the Health department, Medical society, Tub erculosis and Health association, Cancer society and Heart associa tion. Further information on the survey can be received by calling the douglas county Health depart ment at 3-4037. Roseburg Check Girl Suet On Beating Charge MEDFORD Gloria Zona, 23, hat check girl of the Melody Inn, Roseburg, has filed a $5084.60 per sonal injuries damage suit in cir cuit court here against Donald Ambuehl, co-owner of the "Y" club here. The woman charged that the defendant "did strike, heat, wound and ill-treat her" on September 18 in Douglas county. She asks $5000 general damages for mental anguish and suffering. Importial Dog Btitei Girl Then Nips Cop ATLANTA Wl Annette Evans. 15, told police she was walking along Ihe street Thursday when a big dog ran from a yard and bit her on the left leg. Sgl. W. D, Johnson went to In vestigate. Woof- A big German Shepherd dashed out and bit him also on the left leg. The police sergeant and the girl went to a hospital for treatment. The dog went to the pound. Levify Fact Rant By L. F. Relzenstcln Uncle Sam didn't get any Christmas cards but Hungary certainly handed him a sizable package of blackmail.