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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon COkP Truman Appeals For Political Peace In Congress TAT OF Hv ' "a U I sfi fill DILIGENT SOLICITORS for the March of Dimes polio fund drive ore Vireno Cummins ond Mabel Guthrie, above, em ployes at Nielsen's Store lunch counter. Both have constantly worn their miniature coin containers in enthusiastic support of the campaign. The containers and their distribution are a project of the Roseburg Rotorianns. They are expected to pro vide considerable revenue during the March of Dimes drive. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) Fashions ''Hysterical' Legwork Buying Terrific, Lady Tells Trade NEW YORK (AP) A housewife told a gathering of top retail merchandising- experts Wednesday that contem porary women's fashions are "hysterical." And she said the legwork involved in shopping is "ter rific." In a speech at a session of the National Retail Dry Goods Association annual meeting here, Mrs. Dorothy E. Swenson of Great Neck, N. Y., declared: "There is no development of style in the grand manner of the storied past. We don't have historical fashion any more; now it's hysterical." Deploring periodic changes in lengths of skirts and dresses, Mrs. Swenson said: "Im amazed that the wonderful women of today let you store people get away with all this costly nonsense of hem-line-up-this-year and down-some-other-year. I ask you, did any now crop of gorgeous girls in your memory ever look as droopy and friendless as those who wore what the stores called the 'new look?' Can't you let fashion develop slowly and organically?" Garlic Betrays Reds, Saves Yankee Patrol WITH U. S. 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION, Korea UK Sgt. rich erd Anderson's patrol wtnt look ing for Rods and found 1 bunch of stinkers. Anderson, from Milwaukta, was loading his patrol through Rad hold territory whan ha de tected a strong garlic odor. Hit the dirt, ha ordered. A moment later a party of Rads opened fire. The ground-hugging doughboys escaped unhurt. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Big political news maybe big STATESMANSHIP news: General Elsenhower, in Paris, identified himself flatly as a Re publican. He 'makes it clear" (using the language of the dispatches) that he will accept the Republican nomin ation for President if it is offered to him. He won't actively seek the no mination, and will take no part in pre-convention activities of those seeking it for him. He will not ask to be relieved of h'j present assignment as lead er of the European defense forces. So- . General Ike is a candidate. That clears the political air of a lot of confusion. So far as I am concerned He will have to go farther before I can enlist with a free mind and a whole heart under his banner. I have great admiration for him. I have great faith in him. But I can't accept a pig in a poke even so promising a pH ' General Eisenhower. It i s n t (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Rain and gusty winds today. Cooler with showers tonight and Thursday. Highest temp, for any Jan. 77 Lowest temp, for any Jan. 4 Highest temp, yesterday 46 Lowest temp last 24 hours 42 Precip. last 24 hours 0 Precip. from Jan. 1 1.1ft Precip. from Sept. 1 21.77 xcess 4.47 Sunset today, 4-.it p.m. Sunriie tomorrow, 7:4$ a.m. Carlson's Ship Appears Doomed LONDON (JH Mountainous waves threatened to write the end of the r lying Enterprise saga Wednesday and almost swept Cant. Kurt Carlsen into the sea he has defied for 13 days. The American freighter, broken loose from its tug, was being smashed mercilessly 30 miles off the English coast as Carlsen and his lone companion, Kenneth Dan cy. tried to make fast a new line. The Enterprise was sinking a little every hour and at times the wallowing hulk, almost on its side, seemed in imminent danger of turn ing upside down. 2 Drivers Cited After Boy Is Knocked Down A 8-year-old Roseburg young ster was taken to Mercy Hospital Tuesday afternoon after escaping injury when knocked down by a large fuel drum in a bus-truck accident on North Jackson Street. The youth, Ray Steinberger, 826 N. Jackson St., was examined and released, hospital attendants said. The emptv fuel drum was knock ed off a city truck in a collision with a city transit bus at the in tersection with E. 1st Ave. S., po lice said. The vehicles received minor damage. Driver of the truck was jdenti fied as Edwin Orville Rand, 315 E. Commercial St. The bus driver was Delmar D. Abeln, 29. 540 Pat terson St. Both were cited for driving with invalid licenses and Rand was also cited for failure to yield the right of way, police said. Home Quality Upped Despite Value Decrease Despite the statistical decline in Ihe value of building permits is sued in mere has not been a construction let down in the Rose burg area, reports City Building Inspector C. H. Boniols. The yearly report compiled by the Building department indicates a sizable reduction in building which is not a true reflection of the situation. Boniols said. More dwellings, and "nicer" ones, were constructed in 1951 than in the five-year preceding period, the inspector stated. In past years there have been several large building projects schools, etc. which iwell the mon- , etary value of the permits, he I noted. A direct comparison indicates a larger number of building permits issued in 1951 than in 1950. fefbfltlwd 1873 . EOSEIURS. OMCON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1952 7-52 iritish-UoS. Basis Fixed For World Team Work Churchill, Truman To Give Full Backing To Defense Of Europe By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON UH Prime Min ister Churchill leaves Washington Wednesday for a visit to New York and Ottawa, apparently convinced that his talks with President Iru man have laid a new basis for tightened British-American co-operation around the world. In a final White House session. ending Tuesday night, Churchil! and Mr. Truman agreed to give all-out support to formation of a unified European defense army, in cluding German, French, Italian and Low Country troops. Mr. Truman had wanted such a commitment from the British lead er in the hope of speeding up the army project m nurope. A 1.200 word communique sum ming up results of the four days of talks, but omitting information on secret military discussions, is ex pected to be issued this afternoon alter Churchill s departure by train. The communique, informants re ported, will announce several spe cific points, including an agree ment on raw materials supplies. This is expected to assure Britain of more American steel and the United States of British tin. Atomic Tests At Issue Churchill is understood to have expressed to the President a de sire for greater exchange of atomic information among the United States, .Britain and Canada and for arrangements to test Britain's atomic weapons here. This infor mation exchange would require ac tion by Congress to relax present rigid atomic secret restrictions. Three Areas Vote Zoning District- Property owners in the area over whelmingly voted to form the Winchester-Wilbur-Garden Valley Zon ing District in an election Tuesday. The vole was reported unoffi cially as 135 to 27. The county court is expected lo issue an order naming three to five men on a zoning commission which has authority to regulate construction in the district. Purpose behind the formation of the district, one of its backers said, is to permit the area to de velop according to a plan with adequate segregation of residen tial and industrial sections. Rumors of a pulp mill to be con structed in Ihe area and fears that such a mill might pollute the river also had something to do with it, he said. Construction of a mill could be blocked by the zoning commission. , Voting was held in two places, at the Riversdale Grange, where the vote was 76 to 6 in favor of the zoning district, and at the Winchester School House where a 59-to-21 vote was reported. DRUNK DRIVING CHARGED Charles Wesley Epperson, 1801'4 Walnut St., Roseburg, is being held in the Douglas county jail pending arraignment on a drunk driving charge, state police report. tfi..- -vn--i i-uiiiniiiiiiir mr FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETS The forestry committee of the Roseburg Chomber of Commerce, appointed by the airei tors at the close of 1951 to carry on general forestry work ini tiated during the year, met Tuesday at the Chamber office to formulate a work program. Left to right, they are James W. Tie Strengthened CAMPGROUNDS' Umpqua Forest Task Needs More Funds, Supervisor Sfates Only one-third enough money is available to properly maintain public campgrounds: on the Umpqua National For est and no money is provided to build the many new parks needed, Robert Aufderheide, forest supervisor, told members of the Roseburg Rod and Gun club Tuesday night. Campgrounds on the Umriauai forest were built in the period from 1933 to 1942 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Aufderheide said. The Forest Service has been furnished only a small amount of money to be used for recreational facilities. Many of the installations are badly deteriorated and need replacing, but no money is at hand for that purpose. the Umpqua Forest, he said, f has 34 campgrounds, with 306 in- dividual campsites. The camps are equipped with tables, stoves, toi lets, running water, garhage pits, etc. The forest had 68,000 recrea tional visitors in 1951. Congressional Aid Needed Congress has been urging the Forest Service to finance camp grounds by charges on users, Auf derheide said, but experiments have shown that while such plan is practical In a few large camps, it cannot be used for smaller campgrounds. Bills have been in troduced at several sessions of Congress urging a percentage share of forest revenues for de velopment of recreational facil ities. A current proposal is to ear mark 10 percent of revenue for recreation, which would give the Umpqua Fdrest approximately $270,000 annually as compared with the present allocation of from $5,000 to $5,500.- of which $1.81)0 pays salaries for two forest guards at Diamond Lake. Extension of the North Umpqua road, Aufderheide said, will open many new potential campground sites, urgently needed to accom odate demand from growing pop ulation. No money is available, however, to build the camps un less Congress passes legislation to provide the needed funds. I T1 : r- ' me Buperviser also iuiu oi par est Service policies in connection Vith multiple land use manage ment, how patch logging prac tices have improved wildlife con ditions, and how scenic and rec reational resources are protected. His talk was supplemented by scenic slides shown by Ray Hamp ton of the Umpqua Forest ataff. Resolution Authorized The Rod and Gun club member ship, by unanimous vote, author ized a resolution to the Oregon Congressional delegation, urging money for development of recrea tional facilities on national forcsls. In the business session, Kenneth Gilkeson, chairman of trapshoot ing, announced as his committee assistants, Perry Thiele, George Voytclla, Dean B. Bubar, Fred Kuck, Forrest Solomon, Jack Cul ver, John Marks, Rov Hill, Her man Bagwell, Carl Christiensen. A two-day registered shoot i s scheduled early in May, Gilkeson reported. President L. D. Bloom an nounced appointment of Bruce Yeager, Roy Hill, Charles Kling ler and John Amacher to arrange the annual banquet to be held in March. Motion pictures of hunting and fishing scenes were shown by Ken neth Gilkeson, after which a Dutch lunch was enjoyed. UPKEEP awnw ggw'q$,!MMisBMWBsaw ROBERT W. BELLOWS, above, has filed for the office of county coroner for the May 16 primary election on the Republican ticket. He is now serving as Douolos - county deoutv coroner. Before being callpd into the Army, Bellows studied pre-medicine at the Universitv of Oreaon for two and a half years. He was graduated from Rosebura schools For a veor ond a half he hos been 0 "member of the Douolos county Safety coun cil. His campaign slogan is Conscientious, experienced, ond without gain." commercial Probation Granted Two On Sheep Theft Charge Two men were each given one year penitentiary sentences and placed on probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of lar ceny of livestock. Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimherly also ordered the men to pay for the sheep they admitted taking. The men are John H. Jenkins, 3d, Camas Valley logger, and Frank J. Morris, 43, Lookingglass. Jury Awards Damages For "Ruined" Tractor Driving another man's tractor with insufficient nil cost R. E. Shuman a total of $771.71 In a Circuit Court suit Tuesday. A jury awarded Carl P. Tallon that amount in a suit against Shuman. Tallon alleged that his tractor was ruined when Shuman drove it without enough oil and Ihe engine burned out. . 't r . r.4 f I Wotts, district forester, Bureau of Land Management; Robert Aufderheide, supervisor, Umpqua National Forest; Charles Woodrich, attorney; Tom Clark, Roseburg Lumber Co.. chair man; John Amacher of Winchester, ond James E. Slattery of Marlin Timber Co. (Paul Jenkins picture) Allies Reject Counter Plan Of Enemy Reds Insist On Right To Repair Airfields; Hot Words Exchanged By DON HUTH MUNSAN, Korea Ifl The Com munists Wednesday submitted a new counterproposal agreeing to all Allied terms for supervising a Korean armistice except a Dan on rebuilding Red airfields. The U. N. command promptly rejected the compromise. The future of Red airfields Is the basic point of dispute. "There is no major disagreement still existing except that of air fields," said Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner, U. N. negotiator. "That has been the major disagreement throughout." The Communist counter proposal formally accepted Allied demands for troop rotation, replenishment of supplies, and supervision of the truce bv neutrals. Wordy Duel Staged thinese Maj. Gen. Hslch Fang called these "great concessions." Turner retorted: "You have not made one single effort to solve Ihe major difference confronting us." No progress was made in a sub committee meeting on exchange of prisoners. Each side made strongly worded attacks on the other. The Reds mad theirs In present ing their truce supervision counter proposal. A U. N. Command com munique called it an "inflamma tory statement" accusing the United Slates "among other things of imperialism and world domina tion." The U. N. command made Its attack in a broadcast from Tokyo to Korea. It charged Communist truce delegates "represent only a small clique of power mad mastera in the Kremlin." Soft Drinks Up Penny A Bottle, Order Of OPS WASHINGTON m The govern ment Tuesday authorized soft drink retailers to raise prices by a penny a bottle on single bottle sales if their costs have gone up a half cent a bottle. However, the Office of Price Sta bilization said lhat in sales of more than one bottle, the increase can be figured only at a half cent for each bottle wilh any odd fraclion rounded off to Ihe next highest full cent. The regulation also allows man ufacturers to reduce sizes of bot tles if they desire instead of rais ing prices. Previously bottlers had been allowed to raise prices up to a maximum of 16 cents a case for 6-ounce lo 12-ounce sizes. Heretofore, retailers have been allowed to Increase prices only when bottlers raised their prices Ihe full 16 cents for i case of 24 bottles. Tuesday's action by OPS permits retailers to pass on the increase when Ihe bottler raises his price as much as 12 cents a case or a hall cent a bottle. ? ;- i ?M if i Continuance Of Fair Deal Program, Armed Forces' Boost Asked In Message By ERNEST B. VACCARO WASHINGTON (AP) President Truman appealed to Congress Wednesday to avoid "political fights" which could damsge the country's world position in the presi dential election year a time when all men walk "in the shadow of another world war." In a 5,200-word State of the Union message, the Presi dent sketched broadly what he wants from this congres sional session. It boiled down largely to a continuation of his foreign policy programs and a renewed plea for the domestic legislation he calls his "fair deal." Beyond that, he said specifically he would ask soon for an increase in the size of the armed forces particularly in air powor and called for a $5-a-month boost in social security payments and a "cost of living" raise in veterans benefits. As it tax rates, he said that would be dealt with in later messages. To political friends and foei alike, Mr. Truman admonished: "We have a great responsibility to conduct our political fights in a manner that does not harm the national interest. "We can find plenty of things to differ about without destroying our free institutioni and without abandoning our bipartisan foreign policy for peace." Mr. Truman's message wai de livered in person to a joint session of the Senate and House in the House chamber of Congress. In his immediate audience, In addition to the legislators, were Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain and diplomats of many nations. No Candidacy Hint At no point, in his references to politics or otherwise, did the President give any direct hint whether he intends to run for re election. He did speak of 1952 as a "cru cial year" in the defense effort, and said "our best efforts" must be put forth both this year and next to take the country "over the hump." Running through his message were repeated references to the present as a "perilous time" and of the "terrible threat of aggres sion" from the Communists. Yet Mr. Truman spoke confident ly of winning through to world peace. "The only thing that can defeat us is our own state nf mind," he said at one point. "Wo can lose If wa falter." Pro, Con Comment The first reaction of the legisla tors was, as usual, mixed and a reflection in part of their own po litical leanings. Rep. Priest of Tennessee, the as sistant Democratic leader, com mented that so far as preparedness was concerned the President prop erly ' placed emphasis on "full steam ahead." Rep. Taber of New York, top Republican on the House Appro priations Committee, said he found "nothing new" in the message "It loots like he saved himself the (Continued on Page 2) Anniversary Week Program Set By Jaycees Sid Moon, president of the Rose burg Junior Chamber of Com merce, announced today that the week of Jan. 14-21 is being on served nationally as Junior Cham ber of Commerce Week. During this period the U. S. Junior Cham ber will celebrate its 31st anniver sary with over 20(10 local organ izalions joining with the Roseburg , : , - L ' . .1 i jaycees in biukuik a uiriuuny uuu ouet. The Roseburg banquet and ball will he held at the Roseburg Country club Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Highlight of the evening will be the presentation of a distinguished service Award Key to the young man or this community. Between 21 and 35 years, who has rendered the most outstanding contribution to the community in the past year. Speaker for the program will be Jim Aiken, Umpqua Plywood per sonnel manager and former Uni versity of Oregon football coach. Lee Price Jr., U. S. Junior Cham ber president, has defined the or ganization s purpose hy stating that As a national organization! we stimulate young manhood fo a keen awareness of its individual and collective obligation. Our fundamental objectives are three: to develop in young men the qual ities of personal leadership; to of fer young men an instrument with which to improve the communit ies in which they live, and lo afford young men the only med ium available for the vigorous ex pression of their opinions." Newspaper Business License KOd By Court RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( Re quiring a newspaper In pay a busi ness license is unconstitutional, a superior court judge ruled Tues day. Judge R. Bruce Pindlay said the city nf Corona "abridged the freedom of Ihe press" in imposing a $32 a year license on the Corona Daily Independent. The California Newspaper Publishers Association supported Publisher Jack Ham mond in opposing thi license. NO TAX BOOST Congress Heads Of Both Parties In Agreement WASHINGTON I Key con gressional leaders agreed Wednes day there will be no general fed eral tax increases this year even if President Truman asks them. Chairman Taft (R.-Ohio) put the Senate Republican Policy Commit tee unanimously on record against any more tax boosts late Tuesday. "We decided that we should take a position against any further in crease in taxes in 1952," Taft told reporters. He said Republicans al so would fight to slash government spending. Taft said federal, (late and local taxes now take "over 30 per cent of the national income" and that it about the limit even in an emer gency. Earlier Tuesday House Speaker Rayburn (D.-Tex.) told newsmen he "doubts" that Congress will pass any tax increase this election year. R. C. AgeeTo End Work As County Clerk This Year Roy C. Agee, Ihe only Douglas County clerk most youthful res idents can remember, announced he is ending his nearly a quarter century in the office. Agee disclosed ha would not be a candidate in the 1952 elections, thus ending what will be 24 yean of service at the expiration of his term in December. He gave no definite plana for the future except for "taking a rest." This may Include fishing, "but don't go too strong on that because I may not be able to pro duce any fish," he chuckled. Agee was first elected in 1928, taking office in January, 1929. "I was unfortuante enough to be I Democrat at a time when thera were three Republicans in the state for every Democrat." But he won the election inyhow, and since then both parties have endorsed Agee as county clerk at each election with one exception. The exception wai in 1936, when Harry Burr opposed him. "My success has been very gra tifying," Agee commented. The alight, white-haired, soft spoken county clerk was born in Wilbur and has lived in this area almost all his life. Ha served five years as Douglas County deputy clerk under the late E. H. Lenox. From 1921 to 1923, he worked in the Clerk's office in Coos county. The remainder of the time, until his election in 1928, he spent farm ing, he said. Sentence Postponed On Bad Check Charge Paul M. Newcomer, 48, Rose burg logger, pleaded guilty in Cir cuit Court to a bad check charge Monday. Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimberly postponed sentence. Newcomer ad mitted passing a $64.70 worthless check for the purchase of a rifle and ammunition. In District Court i pair arrested via the city's bad check, "flash system" was arraigned before Judge A. J. Gcddcs. Gerald Wood row Hefner, 34, Roseburg, was heid in $1,500 bail to await a hearing. John Darrell Browning, 32, Myrtle Creek, waived prelim inary hearing and was held also in $1,500 bail. FOR RIGHT SIZE MAYBE EL MONTE, Calif, ifl Dr. Harry Plancks gave police a case they could sink their teeth into Tuesday. Someone entered Ihe dcntlst'i of fice Monday night, ha reported, and stole 200 sets of false teeth. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzenstein The Kofauver crime probe has given the city of Portland a clean bill, precluding the necessity of a special grand jury. This must have been a puritanical politico, "Jake" Bennett, i