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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon COI'd3 gents $&mk IFop ip km WHO DOES WHAT by p,ui j,nkin Bigger Game Being Sought In Vast Drive ':. -4 J GRACE HASBARGEN was selected Friday by the Girls League at Senior high as Girl of the Month for November; the select ion having been delayed because of the Christmas holidays. A Senior, Miss Hasbargen is a member of the Honor society; GAA secretary; district chairman of FHA convention; presi dent of FHA and is a member of the commercial club. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hermon H. Hasbargen and lives with her parents at their home in Green. A student in Rose burg schools far the past four years, she lived formerly in Minnesota. Her blonde hair hints a Scandinavian descent to be exact, Scandinavian and German. QUIET START Labor Disputes, Scarcity Slow Business, Industry NEW YORK (AP) Business and industry got away to a quiet and generally first week of the new year. But materials shortages and labor disputes posed im mediate problems, especially for the steel industry. Work Program For Park Board Decided Friday A work program for the summer was outlined, proposed projects studied and money necessary to accomplish the work was estimated as the principal business of the Douglas County Park Board, which met Friday night at the Courthouse. All members and County Judge Carl Hill were present. Priority for park projects were related as follows: first priority, Mack Brown Park, near TJmpqua; Anna Drain Park, Drain; Hodden Park, Scottsburg; Winston-Dillard park; Barton Park, Azalea, and North Umpqua area. Second priority, Britt-Nichols Park. Melrose; Otto Slough park, up Smith River; Singleton Park at Umpqua rivers forks, Ziolk ouski Park, Winchester Bay. Third priority, James Wood Park, below Umpqua; Fair Oaks, cast of Sutherlin; Dave Busenbark Park, Coos Bay Wagon Road; Ada Park, southeast corner of Siltcoos Lake. The board withheld action on the Winchester Bay Tidelands Park pending formation of a special pro gram for that area. Parks Supervisor Charles Col lins was asked to check the pos sibility of dedicating the Richard G. Baker Memorial Park as part of the centennial celebration pro gram over Labor Day. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Washington: "Korea has spelled out for us the hard military fact that Russia has jet fighters as good as Ameri ca's bestand in rcady-totight quantities that the U. S. can not now match-at least in Korea. "American air chiem have drawn this sobering lesson from the Soviet's ability to throw some 750, for the review on the common law - '"f "J "'"S. '""g w"n every high perlormance MIU-IS jets into, writ of errors which was abolished! " else. northeast Asia, apparently with-'as a legal mechanism some years j, Tne society was upheld by the out seriously weakening Russia's i ago. according to Davis. The dis-! lower court in its contention that security at home or her ability to STRIKE AT EUROPE if she wants to." What docs it mean? War? Probably not. A fair guess Is that it means we'll have to keep a lot of military strength in Korea, truce or no iruce. When the British ran the world, they kept military gar risons at strong points more or less (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Cloudy with occasion,! rain to day. Showars tonight and Sunday, Highast tamp, tor any Jan 77 Lowest temp, tor ny Jan. ...... H.ghtst tamp, ytsttrday 47 Lowest temp, last 24 hours 42 Precip. last 24 hours T Precip. from Jan. 1 .3 Excess i.27 Precip. from Sept. 1 21.00 Sunset today, 4:52 p.m. Sunrise temorrew, 7:4$ a.m. encouraging start in this It was not a notable week for in- dustrial production because of the New Year's Day holiday interrup tion. Most industries, however, made better showings than during Christmas week. The aggregate dollar volume of retail trade continued moderately higher than a year ago, although the usual post-holiday slump was underway in roost sections. Dun and Bradstreet reported at tractive promotions of seasonal merchandise at reduced prices helped retail business. Decline Forecast The magazine Sales Management forecast a decline in retail sales volume during the first quarter, compared with the abnormally high level of consumer spending a year ago. Things got off to an encouraging start on the New York stock ex change. Trading was a bit on the quiet side but prices moved ahead, albeit the advances were small. On the less encouraging side of the ledger were the troubles of the steel industry. Scrap shortages became more serious and the labor dispute was postponed not settled. U. S. Steel Cprporation closed five open hearth steel furnaces in the Pittsburgh district for lack of scrap metal. Three other furnaces were shut down in Gary, Ind. Work stoppages were threatened in oth er localities. John Gosso Asks For Case Review District Attorney Robert G. Davis filed a demurrer to a long ago ab olished "writ of cam n o b i s," Thursday in which Vernon John Gosso demanded a review of his trial. Gosso was sentenced to serve life imprisonment late in 1951 as an habitual criminal after he had attempted to break nut of the Douglas County jail. This was his I fourth felony offense. Oregon State penitentiary, he filed trict attorney demurred to the writ on the grounds that (1), it docs not state sufficient facts for a re hearing, and (2), the writ of coram nobis has been abolished. Tyee Rood Traffic MoV be Halted By Blasting Traffic on the Tyee road below the Umpqua store will be snagged for the next two weeks, according Jo County road engineer Wally Hector, Hector reported Friday that the county road crews would begin blasting at Rocky point about four miles below the Umpqua store on tne tyee road west ot Mitnerlin The first blasting date was set in- g definitely for Tuesday, Jan. Hector advised drivers who don't have to use the road that traffic may be stopped for several hours a time during the following two - weeks. The county road crew will widen I the road at this point and raise I the grade. Hector said. bteMhkeel 1173 Oregon Asks Consideration Of New Dam Federal Power Board Urged To Reconsider Deschutes River Plan PORTLAND I The state of Oregon will ask the Federal Power Commission to reconsider licens ing construction of a power dam on the Deschutes River. Should the Power Commission deny this request for a rehearing, the state will file a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Ap peals. Arthur Higgs, assistant state attorney general, told that to dam opponents here Friday. The commission recently author ized Portland General Eelectric Co., to build Pelton Dam on the Deschutes in Central Oregon. Sportsmen, fish interests and other groups have opposed the dam on the ground that it would reduce or eliminate salmon runs. But PGE and -the power com mission contend that, if anything. fish runs will be increased by -the dam's related hatchery projects. Orison Will Enttr Higgs said Oregon would enter, if invited, the case of the State of Washington against the FPC license for dams on the Cowlitz River. A similar condition exists there. Some interests have opposed hydroelectric develop ment authorized by the FPC. Delegates at Friday's meeting included representatives from the Oregon State Grange, the State CIO, the State Fish Commission, the State Game Commission, the Izaak Walton League the Colum bia River Salmon and Tuna Fish eries Association and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Delegates were told thev should demand that the governors of the seven western states abide by the 1S4S compact ot tne Columbia val ley Interagency Committee. This compact, speakers said, set aside the "Cowlitz and Deschutes and other Lower Columbia tributaries for restoration of salmon runs. Oregon Law Suit Record Reading Draws Criticism WASHINGTON I Reading the record can consume a big chunk of judicial time, Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson of the Supreme Court points out. As a matter of fact, Justice Jackson observed Friday, careful perusal of the record in a govern ment suit against the Oregon State Medical Society might take half a year. The record covers 10 volumes and some 8,000 pages. It cost $22,108 for the government to print it. The record Is of a trial before U. S. District Judge Claude Mc which the government lost a suit against the Medical Society. The government argued during the five month trial that the Society's med ical and hospital insurance plan violated anti trust laws. Stanley M. Silverberg, special assistant to the Attorney General, told the court it would have to read that record to get the facts straight. "If this court has to do that," remarked Justice Jackson, "it might s well recess until next June, hold up all other cases, and give all Its Ume to this one case." Silverberg replied that '"con gress has said review of such cases rests with this court" and argued that "until Congress changes the law, you have no alternative.1 To which Justice Jackson re - plied: "I have a choice. Congress " Hi 0,H t LTLT"! new trial' before this court isn't u,r "ly. , e government nas to u" " conspire 10 aucmpi to monopolize the pre-paid medical care business in Oregon, as had been contended by the government. Food Prices Decline Refail Sampling Reveals WASHINGTON lift The first decline in grocery food prices since i examinations then flown immedi Octoher 1.2 ner cent hetween Nov J atelv to .laoan for care and rest. Se nrt rw i h,, hun r.,,f.d , by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index, based on a 1935-39 iriiu hno nf ion u. ?ii q n- Dec. 15. It was obtained by samp - line retail food nrices in eicht ma. jor cities. Dirtn int..A 1 axrtcK weicn, nmi-iai BuoKexman BJLe.e"HC, n,e i'for General Ridgway's . Ke.dquar- 'of eggs, down 13 6 per cent; fresh green Deans m per cent; carrots j J1 Pcr cenl: oranges 8 per cent: 'lettuce a per cent, ana potatoes j; per cent. Tomatoes and cabbage were up, 30 and 12 per cent, respectively. Meals, poultry and fish declined .09 per cent on the average. Captain Jubilant Over Rescue Of His Vessel LONDON (AP) The crippled Flying Enterprise started under tow toward Falmouth Harbor at a tedious three knots Saturday. Her skipper, Capt. Kurt Carlsen, who refused stubbornly to abandon his wallowing ship in the face of a wild storm, was jubilant and confident that he is going to win his Ion?; fight against the sea. The commander ot the U.S. de stroyer Willard Keith, which ar rived to watch over the stricken American freighter and her dough ty captain, reported: "The tow is riding smoothly." Capt. Carlsen's nine-day ordeal nearly seven of them alone in a darkened and sadly listing ship appeared over, unless the barrel thick towing hawser breaks or the swelling seas tip the vessel over. For the first time since the hur ricane cracked the Flying Enter prise across the middle and left her helpless some 300 miles off England's southern tip on Dec. 28, the weather was reported "calm and the visibility is good." Snaking the helpless Enterprise to port is the powerful sea-going tug Turmoil, which managed aft er 30 hours ot struggle to secure a towline to the bow of the freighter. On the deck of the Enterprise tilting at a perilous 70 to 80 de greesthe stubborn, Danish-born skipper still stands, joined now by the Turmoil's First Mate Kenneth Dancy,- watching the groaning hawser ease his ship along. Take About 4 Days "If the weather continues." said the Keith's captain, "It will take about four days" to bring the Fly ing Enterprise into Falmouth. "If this weather continues, the situa tion will be in hand. Both Carlsen and Captain Dan Parker of the tug (Turmoil) firmly believe so too." The hearts of seamen the world over and many a landlubber, too also were on the Enterprise, wishing the 37-year old captain well. Old sailors in England, who hailed Carlsen's devotion to duty as being in the highest tradition of the sea, planned to welcome the skipper when he comes ashore. Carlsen besan his lonely vigil a week ago, defying the heaviest At lantic storm in SO yean. He or dered his 40 crewmen and 10 pas sengers to jump overboard in pairs when the ship's hull cracked and the helpless Enterprise rolled drunkenly in a vicious gale. One seaman died In the plunge but his body was recovered. All others were picked up by nearby ships. Charles Plummer Sued For Injury A physical damage suit totaling $76,005.68 was filed in Circuit Court Friday against Charles Plummer of Roseburg. The suit resulted from an auto accident Sept. 2, 1951, in which passenger Donald Harlin alleges he suffered bodily injury which he claims will impair him pcrmantly. Being a minor, the suit was filed by Edna Lorraine 'as his guardian ad litem. The suit asks $75,000 general damage and $1,005.68 special dam ages. According to the complaint, the accident occured on highway 99 be tween Winston and Roseburg while Plummer was reportedly driving the auto in which Hartin was a passenger. The complaint states Plummer's car passed another car while driving toward Roseburg and rammed into the rear of a panel trtirlr ahaa,!. The rnmnlaint enn- I linues, the car driven by Plummer went out of control and rolled over. The complaint, charging negli gence states that Harlin suffered bruises, contusions and lacera tions of the head and body, blad der damage and infra-pelvic cen tral fracture dislocation of the lrieht hin. As a result the 19-ycar- old youth's earning capacity will be permanently impairea, accoru- lng to tne complaint. Prisoner Return Prompts.Airlift Bv ROBERT B. TUCKMAN TOKYO 11 A giant airlift is being organized to speed home the 3.198 American prisoners of war held by the Communists in North Korean POW camps, if and when they are released. It is unofficially dubbed "opera tion homecoming." The men will be given medical A man in onnd health nn hi re- I lease will be booked quickly for 1 "nm nome ana wnnin anuui nve d.iv should be on his way. 1 ''Every effort will be made for he medical care and physical wel- fare of our men," said Col. George ters. Their speediest possible . mov(.m),nt hte nome has been ar- i ran!cd for ,nd win Be carried out." General headquarters plans to ca on (he Air Force for trans t doH for the nDoration. The number of planes Involved i and some details of the airlift can- I not be disclosed at this time. KOSEWRG, ORECON SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1952 IF STUBBORN MAN A "stub born man and a good Cap tain, that s how his wife des cribed Capt. Kurt Carlsen (above) who refused to leave his badly damaged freighter, the Flying Enterprise which drifted helplessly in North Atlantic 350 miles from Fal mouth, England. (AP WIRE PHOTO) Federal Coat1 Scandal Hurts Mink Farmers WASHINGTON m. American mink farmers say the mink coat publicity bobbing up in govern ment scandals is hurting their 100,000,000 . a ytar industry. Something, thty lay, should bo done. Th.y said Friday the stories about political figuras Involvtd In the- scandals buying mink coati or getting thtm at gifts has put an "unjust stigma" an thtir product. It hat hurt businass, thty com plained, and asktd the National Grange and American Farm Bureau Federation to htlp off set the "false and damaging pub licity." Harold W. Reed of Elkhorn, Wit., representing the Mink Ranchers' Association appealed to the farm organization! "to aid us in correcting the false and damaging publicity which has resulted in the sordid oper ations of a handful of Irrespon sible people." But he didn't say how this could be done. TB X-Ray Drive Meeting Planned Final preparations for the tuber culosis X-ray drive in Douglas county will he completed Monday at the Umpqua hotel, when all per sonnel directly participating in the survey meet at noon. the six mobile X-ray units don't start touring the county until Jan 15, but in the meantime, tech nicians. County Health depart ment personnel and Tuberculosis association officials must lay the groundwor-k. Among other things the group will complete schedules which will he fashioned to X-ray approximately 40.500 adults over 15 years of age. The schedule for the Reedsport area is ready, but other areas of the county have yet to be completely slated. General Chairman Ira Byrd slated Friday he is anticipating whole hearted cooperation from all citizens of the county to make me x-ray survey absolutely com plete. He continued that radio and newspaper facilities in the county have been very cooperative and would continue lo offer their ser vices through the month long cam paign to stamp nut all signs of tuberculosis and other chest dis eases. Two Men Being Held On Stealing Charge Two men were being held the Douglas County jail Friday for allegedly stealing a sheep, re ports Sheriff O. T. Carter. John Henry Jcnkin, 36, a Camas Valley logger, is being held on $1,000 'bail, reports District Judge A. J. Geddes. Arrested with Jenkin was Frank Joseph Morris, a 43-year-old lonkingglass mechanic, whose bail Is set' at Jl.-WO, said Geddes. Arresting state police filed a complaint against the two for larceny of livestock. The com Li..ir..e.,L ,L.' -?m: a sheep belonging to John Doe 1 Bevans on Jan. 1 Truce Talks Halted Aqain Over Policing MUNSAN, Korea Frayed tempera snapped Saturday as truce negotiators haggled over how to police a Korean armistice. From both sides of the conference table came angry charges and blunt warnings. There was no progress toward a truce. A U.N. delegate wariiedrhat the Allies will not be forced to bow to Communist armistice demands by the threat of growing Red air power. "You have cast yourself in the roie or a nanmt . . ., said Maj, Gen. Howard M. Turner. "You have fully exposed your ugly, ferocious features of a band it . . .," retorted Chinese Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang. Using some of the strongest lan guage since the armistice talks began, Turner told the Reds "the United Nations command did not come to Korea to surrender," and "we have no intention of leaving the South Koreans to your tender mercies." Returns Blast Matching Turner word for word, Hsieh replied: "You represent yourselves as angels of peace and continue to interfere in internal af fairs. "Your statement is rude and ab surd. You have gone too far in your absurdity and arrogance.'' In i nearby conference tent, United Nations and Communist ne gotiators haggled fruitlessly for more than three hours over how iniMincrs oi war snouia be ex changed. heir arguments are celline pretty feeble," said Rear Adm. R. fc. Libby. "It it obvious they are killing time waiting for instruc tions." Libby said the Reds refused to answer another request for an immediate exchange of sick and wounded prisoners. Subcommittees working on the prnuiems ot supervising an armi stice ana exchanging prisoners were deadlocked when thev oH. journed, but both scheduled meet ings lor 11 a.m. Sunday (6 p.m. PST Saturday) in Panmunjom. Arthur L Dyer Will Sue SI AC Arthur L. Dyer, former wafer and street maintenance superin tendent of Myrtle Creek, has filed suit in circuit court aoainst th State Industrial Accident commis sion for alleged failure to recog nize a disability claim. The complaint states statu that while Dyer was employed by the city of Myrtle Creek on Dec. 24, 1949, he was "set upon by a dis gruntled employee in the city hall." In the ensuing struggle, Dyer's leu was forced under a heavy table and broken near the ankle, the complaint alleges. Disability paymenU from the SIAC followed until ADril 26. 1951. when the claim was closed out. On July 7, (he complaint states Dyer was walking down a slight slope when he stumbled and broke the ankle again. He reports that ne is now temporarily and totally disabled as a result of the ac. cident. According to the complaint me oiai; aenica additional com pensation on Nov. 30, 1951 and a rehearing was also denied. The complaint continues that when the condition becomes sta tionary, Dyer will have a perm anent partial disability equal to 100 percent loss of the injured leg. AMERICAN PRISONERS An American soldier holding on issue of soap and towels stands with fellow prisoners in a Communist camp in North accompanying this picture which was distributed by Eastfoto, i New York agency which handles I nist China. (AP WIREPHOTO) 4-52 1 lJ 1 rl I ; .1 L. L. "JIM" POWERS, obove. has filed for the office of county coroner for the May 1 6 orimary election on the Repub lican ticket. Powers hos been in the undertaking business for 25 years and was deputy coroner for Columbia county 1944. It was in that year that he came to Roseburg as co-owner of the Chapel of the Roses, Roseburg Funeral Home. His platform will be Experienced, qualified and conscientious. West Demands Nominee Lacking Strings Attached WASHINGTON IB A strong western demand for a Republican presidential nominee "who has no strings attached" was hailed Sat urday by backers of Senator 1 alt (R-Ohio) and General Dwight D. Elsenhower as a boost for their candidates. State chairmen from IS Mid western and Rocky Mountain states, meeting in Chicago ap proved a resolution Friday which said: . . "We advocate a situation which will make it possible for the vot ers to support a candidate whose hands are not tied and who has no airings attached, who will wage war without wavering against the gigantic pyramid of unholy power which has been erected on the banks of the Potomac." Interpret As Plug Taft backers immediately inter preted this aa a plug for their can didate. Taft has been vigorous in his denunciation of the Truman ad ministration's handling of domes tic and foreign affaira and has at tacked the centralization of pow ers in Washington. The supporters of Taft, actively seeking the GOP nomination, said they regarded the resolution of the stale chairmen aa striking at ef forts of some Republicans to get their party's nomination for Gen. Eisenhower. Political critics have contended Eisenhower would be bound to sup port most of the Truman adminis tration foreign policies and thus in that field might be regarded u having some strings attached. However, Senator Lodge (R Mass) has said Eisenhower is criti cal of many of the foreign policy moves made by President Tru man and would outline entirely dif ferent methods of dealing with oth er nations. Further, Senator Duff (R-I'a),. who formally opened a Washington "Ike for President" headquarters just before Christ mas, has said Eisenhower would be "unencumbered by promises" that might he made by other candi dates in a "purely professional setup." Korea according to the caption photos Originating in Commu- Investigation Begun In Attempt To Snort Nation's Racketeers WASHINGTON I Federal agents prowled through the sinis ter narcotics underworld Saturday seeking even bigger game than any oi tne 500 suspected dope peddlers already seized in a sweeping na tionwide dragnet. Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger said the roundup, which started before dawn Friday and continued around the clock, is laying the groundwork for capture of some of the nation'i biggest illi cit drug dealers. Grand Jury Investigates A grand jury investigation al ready under way will lead to cap ture of some national racket kings within three weeks, Enslinger predicted.- f He added he couldn't lay where the jury is working because "if we even mentioned, the name of the city, some of the men who are talking will be killed." Meanwhile, the commissioner gave credit for the biggest mop up of dope peddlers ever staged to undercover men who pose as il licit dealers. They work their way into the heart of the crime world, risking their lives to put racket eers behind ban. About 100 federal agents and 200 government-paid informers are re maining underground to continue the cleanup, he aaid. Scores had to give up their roles of danger and intrigue to make the arrests and appear in court with evidence. Anslinger said illicit drug traf fic has been dealt a crippling blow. The drive is aimed especially at suppliers of teen-age drug addicts. PORTLAND HI The nation wide crackdown on suspected nar cotics handlers resulted Friday in the arrest of five pesons in Port land. They were picked up in three simultaneous evening raids. Arrested at the Medley Hotel and accused of selling heroin were Ben son Phillips and Pralmui Crosby. Dreax uown Door Officers broke down the locked door at the home of Val Wesley ana arrested him and his wife. Wesley is accused of selling Mari juana and his wife, Estelle, of pos sessing narcotics. James Bush, 23, was picked up in the N. Williams Avenue district. an in Bttuscu ul Btuuiig marijuana. All five are Negroes. - Churchill Arrives For Conference By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON Ifl British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, arriving for momentous talks on Anglo American relations, told President Truman Saturday that cooperation of their two countries can assure "peace and hope and salvation on earth for struggling mankind." Churchill wai welcomed by Mr. Truman as he stepped down from the President's personal airplane which brought the Prime Minister here from New York for his first visit to America since 1949. The two shook hands warmly, and Mr. Truman told Churchill: "Mr. Prime Minister, I can't tell you when I have had more pleas ure than I have had today in wel coming you to the United States ot America. "Great Britain and the United States have always been the clos est friends. We want to keep them that way." He added he was sure they would do so. After Churchill had responded and made his reference to peace, Mr. Truman added a last word, "Peace on earth is what wa are both striving for." Churchill's mission was, In his own words, to "build up again some of that intimacy" that ex isted between his country and America during World War II. "We shall do it," he said. Five) Persons Arrested On Indecency Charges VANCOUVER, B. C. Wl Mor. ality detail officers who said there was too much in the script and too little on the girls arrested five persons in a raid on a downtown vaudeville house Friday night Nabbed in the raid as the first show of the night closed were Isa dore Walters, 42, and Charles Nel son, 42, co-owners of the Stats Theater, the raid scene. Taken with them were Joy La Joie, 33, New York Francis Marco, 21, Little Rock, Ark., and Harry Lowe, 28. They are charged with participat ing in an indecent show. REMAINS IN OPFICI BEND I W. T. Welcome will continue as mayor of this city. He was selected for another term by commission members. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reliensteln Another Christmas has pass ed without all the "boys get ting home from Korea." At the rate of progress (?) in the current tolkfest, it would be safer to set the millennium as the next final homecoming date.