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ROBIN KIDDER, 5 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kid
der of 130 North Chadwick street, proudly displays a 23-inch
steelhead which he caught at Cleveland Rapids Sunday all by
his very own self. "He did, too," his mother confirmed: "e
had gone picnicking there with, of course, the intention of
doing a lot of fishing, too. All of us like to fish. Even while
Janet Morris and I were setting up the luncheon, Bob and
Robin were setting up the lines. Before anyone else knew it
Robin was struggling back up the shore with his fish on his
hook, reeling in manfully even though a bit confusedly. It
took a long time to get that fish in, or anyway so it seemed.
Robin was a very proud, and a very excited; boy!"
Taft Favored 3-To-l Over
Ike For GOP Nomination,
Committee Poll Reveals
By JACK BELL
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Sen. Robert A. Taft of
Ohio is a three-to-one choice over Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
for the Republican Presidential Nomination among GOP
National Committee members willing; to express an oninion.
Costello Dodges
Contempt Case
Verdict, 11 To 1
NEW YORK Wt Gambler
Frank Costello his first criminal
conviction in 37 years reportedly
blocked by a lone juror will face
a new trial for contempt of the
U.S. Senate Crime Committee.
And the committee's former
chairman, Sen. Estes Kefauver
(D.-Tenn.), may be a prosecution
witness at the retrial.
Unable to agree on even one of
the 11 contempt charges against
Costello, a federal court jury Tues
day gave up its efforts to reach
a verdict after being out 23 hours
and 20 minutes.
Federal Judge Sylvester J, Ryan
continued the defendant in $5,000
bail and set Friday for a prelim
inary hearing on a new trial. ,
Unofficial sources said that on
some, but not all the counts, the
jury vote was 11-1 for conviction.
U.S. Atty. Myles J. Lane told
a newsman he had invited Sen.
Kefauver to appear as a witness
at the trial but that "he did not
come." Lane said he would renew
the invitation to Kefauver when
Costello is tried again.,
In the Day's News
' By FRANK JENKINS
Senator Mundt, who is a South
Dakota Republican, is just back
from what he calls a "grass roots"
political survey of a considerable
chunk of tke country. He says in
Washington:
"I've come back convinced that
President Truman is not going to
run. He has lost the South, and he
can't win without the South. I don't
think he wants to end his career
as a badly defeated candidate."
If Mr. Truman decides NOT to
run. I suppose that will be the
reason. But I wish it were other
wise. We have just adopted an
amendment to our constitution for
bidding ANYBODY to hold the of
fice of President for more than
two full terms which, I think, in
dicates clearly our belief that too
much power held in too few hands
ton long is BAD.
Mr. Truman is exempted from
the ban. Among other reasons for
his exemption, he will not have
served one full ELECTED term
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The Weather
Scattered showers mixed mow
nd rain today and Thursday.
Highest tamp, for any Jan 77
Lowest temp, for any Jan. 4
Highest tamp, last 5l hours .. - -13
Lewtit ttmp. last 24 hours .... 30
Preeip. last 14 noun T
Precip. from Jan. 1 3.27
-Pretip. from Sapt. I - 23 !l
: . jm
Sunset today, 5:04 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 7:42 a.m.
An Associated Press poll or trie
98 members who represent the 48
states disclosed: Of 43 wining 10
state how they stand, 31 favor
Taft; nine support Eisenhower, two
are for Gov. Earl Warren of Cali
fornia, and one back! Harold E.
Stassen.
Members are arriving for a
National Committee meeting be
ginning Thursday. Western region
al GOP officials planned to study
their own problems Wednesday.
A similar poll taken at a meeting
in Washington a year ago gave
Taft 29 votes: Eisenhower 12. Thus
Taft is holding his own but ap
parently Eisenhower has lost
strength.
These results came In the face
of an announcement by Eisenhower
that he is a Republican and is
available for the presidential nomi
although he has said he will not
participate in pre convention cam
paigning. The current canvass reached 85
members. It showed that 42, or
almost half are unwilling six
months before the GOP national
Convention to express an opinion
either publicly or privately about
their party's nominee.
Tidewater Oil Co.
Gets County Business
Tidewater Associated Oil Com
pany Tuesday was awarded the
county's gas and diesel business,
the county court announced.
Tidewater was one of four bidders
for the county's gasoline and diesel
Eurchases. The company was low
idder in regular gas at 21.3 cents
per gallon, in premium gas at 23.3
cents, and about equal with other
bidders in diesel ai .126 cents in
400 or more-gallon purchases, a
county spokesman said.
The contract extends from Feb.
1, 1952 to Jan. 31, 1953.
Scrap Metal Collection
To Benefit Polio Fund
The ' junior class at Roseburg
high school is conducting a scrap
metal drive, proceeds from which
will be donated to the March of
Dimes campaign.
Each of the classes is working
on separate projects in a contest
to see which group can raise the
most money for the polio fund.
Jack KaUenmeyer, junior class
president, urges persons having
scrap metal to call the school,
leaving their names and address
es. The Students will pick up the
scrap Saturday.
X-RAY UNIT SCHEDULI
Tht mobile chest X-ray unit
will observe the following sched
ule Thursday.
Reedipert High School, J a.m..
noon; E, K. Weed Lumber Co.,
Reedsport, 2 p.m. 4 p.m.; Card,
iner Mill, a.m. -12:30 p.m.; Ply
weed Milt, Gardiner, I p.m.
5:30 p.m.; Scotts Valley School,
:30 a.m.'lt a.m.; Whipple and
Creswell Lumber Companies,
Drain, 1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m.; Smith
River Lumber Co., 4 p.m. -5 p.m.;
Bank, Drain, 11 a.m. 7 p.m.;
Thomas Hotel, Oakland, noon-7
p.m. and Empire Mill Works,
Sutherlin, 10 a.m.-) p.m.
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Truman Submits
Economy Agenda
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rive billion
More In Tax
Take Advised
Don't Injur Defense
Plant To Balance U. S.
Budget, Congress Asked
WASHINGTON I President
Truman Wednesday offered a doz
en legislative proposals he believ
es will balance America on an eco
nomic tightrope between defense
spending needs and threats of in
flation. The President's annual economic
message to Congress pictured the
fiscal year beginning next July as
the "most difficult" of the arma
ment buildup. It described the in
flation situation as "precarious"
and capable of bursting into full
bloom.
As to revenues, Mr. Truman
asked lor about five billion dollars
more In tax take by plugging loop
hole.s, eliminating ''special pnvi
lepes" and boosting "some" rates.
This, he said,, would provide ihe
rest of the to; billions he sought
and (riled lo jet in full at the last
session.
Mora Production Asktd
He asked, in this "year of strain"
for 5 per cent more national pro
duction and one and a third million
more people at work. He said price
wage and credit controls must be
retained.
On the subject of dipping into
red ink, Mr Trnmin said:
"A balanced budget, achieved the
easy way by sacrificing the de
fense program and putting tnc bal
ance of world power in the hands
of the Kremlin, would be false
economy."
Pay-as-we-go mobilization must
be droDoed temoorarilv. he said,
but picked up "as quickly as pos
sible." Program Summarised
His 12-point program:
1. Renew in full force the De
fense Production Act for two years,
eliminating "weakening" amend
ments and strenctheni"? 'control's.
2. Continue foreign aid both mil
itary and economic and urop new
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Dillard Child Suffers
Severe Burns At Home
Perley Jane Collins, 7-yoar-eld
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. For
est - Dean Collins, was severly
burned on tS hac':. ' S n-l
leg Sunday morning at the Col
lins home In Dillara. She and
her brother, Frankie were
standing before an open fire
place and Perley swished her
dressing robe close to the
flemes. She was suddenly
eblaze. Her brother wrapped
her in a rug and with the help
of their father, on out out the
fire. Collins suffered burns en
four of his fingers, rnn.t.j, 14,
is a local Boy Scout. Perley is
in the second grade at the Dil
lard school
QUOTA FOR JANUARY
iounry inauctees ooove wos snopped usr before the men
boarded a bus for the Portland Induction Center Tuesday
afternoon. They were the first group colled from, Selective
Service Board 14, Roseburg, since a quota of four was filled
in October. One man, Lawrence William Armstrong, Bonan-
za, Klamath County, was not present when the picture was
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tosuune. omcon-wednesday, January 16, 1952
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J. F. "SI" DILLARD, obove,
wos elected president of the
Roseburg Chamber of Com
merce ot a meetinq of the
board of directors Friday
night. He1 succeeds George
Luoma. Dillard hos long been
active in civic offairs ond wos
oDoointed to e position on the
Roshurq city council recent
ly. He is the owner of "Si"
Dillard Motor Company.
Others elected at the meetina
were Henry T. Cnrstens, vice
president; N. D. Johnson,
treasurer, and Ivan Pickens,
assistant treasurer.
Service Award
To Be Given Top
Junior Citizen
The presentation of a distinguish
ed service award key to Roscbug's
outstanding young nan Friday will
highlight local observance of Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce Week.
The presentation will be made at
the birthday banquet and ball com
memorating the 31st anniversary
of the founding of the U.S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The banquet will start Friday at
6:30 at the Country Club.
Pointing out the significance of
the honor, Sidney Moon, president
of the local Jaycees, declared:
"The Roseburg Junior Chamber
of Commerce is making this award
because it affords recognition lo
the young man who has made one
of the most outstanding contribu
tions to this community during this
critical year of history."
Mayor Albert G. Flegel has pro
claimed Jan. 14-21 as Junior 'Cham
ber of Commerce Week in Rose
burg to focus attention on young
men and the work they are doing
in the state.
: AGENCY PURCHASED
Ellis L. Gwaltney, employed for
the past year in the Mayflower In
surance agency on West Oak street
has purchased the business trom
Stan Terstege and provided new
quarters at 901 Winchester street.
Mr. Terstege left 'Monday for Den
ver, Colorado, where he will re
enter business.
The Dicture of th nine Hoimlnc
Faces Fresh
Storm Blow
Seven Lives Already
Taken, Towns Flooded;
Train Still Stalled
SAN FRANCISCO Northern
California prepared Wednesday for
another onslaught by snow, wind
ana rain which already have tak
en seven lives, marooned hundreds
of travelers, isolated towns and
flooded homes and lowlands.
Two hundred twentv-two snow
bound passengers and crewmen on
the Southern Pacific streamliner
City of San Francisco spent their
mini nigni aDoara nign in tne sier
ra, four others made their way
out Tuesday.
Rescue trains bogged down in
the face of the fiercest blizzard in
the century, but Southern Pacific
spokesmen were optimistic that
rescue attempts will be successful
Wednesday.
Varying reports said 27 to 60
passengers were overcome by gas
fumes from a heater, but were
saved by a physician and five 'mil
itary nurses aboard.
Damage Reaches Millions
Elsewhere, at least seven deaths
have been reported. How many
others may have been killed, in
jured or missing in avalanches and
on deep-drifted mountain roads
could not be determined.
Neither could damage be esti
mated, except as multi-million dol
lars.
Rain swollen creeks spilled over
their banks and forced evacuation
of families in such widely separated
laiuornia areas as cast Santa
Barbara; the West Del Paso suburb
of Sacramento; Alviso and San
Tomas in Santa Clara County.
South San Francisco and the north
ern section of Merced in Central
California.
Flood Warnings Issued
The weather bureau issued flood
warnings for all San Joaquin valley
streams north of the-San Joaquin
river and south of the Merced river
The soggy earth gave way under
many homes, causing some to col
lapse and others to shift.
Hail in San Francisco laid a
brief blanket of ice an inch deep in
some places.
Reno spent its second day in iso
lation. Schools were closed and vir
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Junior High Building
Entered; Rooms Rifled
Desks were rifled and doors
taken from hinges by intruders who
entered the Junior High School
Tuesday night, reports Chief of Po
lice Ted Mazac.
Small change left In desks was
the only item reported missing,
Mazac said.
Entrance was gained by breaking
the glass in the east entrance door.
Supt. Paul S. Elliott estimated
about $25 in petty cash was taken.
A candy concession in the hall was
ruined, but no money was taken
from it. The vault, containing
school records but no money, was
not touched. Elliott said a small
screwdriver was taken from his
desk.
He speculated the burglars were
after receipts from last nirht'-.
Junior High - Sutherlin football
game. The rooms entered were
ransacked.
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! Doyton Minter, Oakland; Howard Irvin Hatcher, Oakland;
Donald Harold Cain, Droin; Ralph George Swift, Brockway,
'ond John Gary Piper, Ryoseburg. (Picture by Paul Jenkins)
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Peril Lurks In Inflammable Jacket
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HENRY D. COLE
"Smoking" Jacket li Correct
A blue and gray sweater used as a "smoking jacket" is
one of the infamous "cremation jackets," a Roseburg man
discovered Tuesday when he read about them in the news
papers. Henry P. Cole, 1715 Fair St., said he had his since last
Labor Day and often slipped it on before lighting the stove
in the morning.
The highlv-ir.flammable jackets gained nation-wide at
tention recently as a result of several fire mishaps.
Cole said he received hi.",
brought it up from Los Angeles last Labor Day. Purchase
was made at an unidentified store for $5.50, he said.
Today the jacket was presented to the Roseburg fire de
partment or inspection. . ... ..
burns just like celiiiiotd,
match to a small wad of libers picked off the jacket. It did
too.
The jacket carries the label, "Esquire Exclusive Sports
wear," and came in a tan box carrying the Esquire label.
UNWISE FINANCING
Excess Capitalization,
Investment 'Boom-Bust' j
Reasons, Dr. Gilbert Says
Over-capitalization of Industry and over investment of
capital these are the chief contributing factors to "boom
or bust" in our economic system, Dr. James H. Gilbert, emer
itus professor of economics of the University of Oregon, teld
Roseburg Kiwanis members at their luncheon Tuesday noon
School Heating Plant
Explodes; No One Hurt
SALEM I A grade school
was dismissed at Lyons, 20 miles
southeast of here, Tuesday when
its heating plant exploded with
Mich force that it cracked a num
ber of walls.
None of the 200 teachers and
students was injured.
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as a gift from his son, who
Lole said as he touched a
in the Hctel Umpqua.
Dr. Gilbert was one of four
University educators who visited
here on a tour of Oregon points.
Speaking at an npen moctlng at
the Hotel Umpqua Tuesday even
ing were Dr. E. A. C"';'"- of 'he
University School of Music, Wil
liam J. Bowerman, head track
coach, and Dr. Edwin G. Ebbig
hauscn, associate professor of
physics.
The banquet room was filled for
Ihe evening meeting. Attending
principally were Oregon alumni,
their wives and others closely as
sociated with the University.
Historians show a recurrence of
depressions on an average of ev
ery 11.44 years. Erlv eennnm
mists attributed this factor to the
fact that sun s kis oe'-Mi""1 ev-r"
11.44 years, also, and attempted
to point out effects of the sun
spots upon crops and their reln
tion to industry, said Dr. Gilbert.
Stock Haiards Cited
Economists today, however, as
sociate boom or bust wifh eco
nomic factors. He described over
capitalism of industry, in a scn.c
as selling stock based upon future
earning ability of an Industry,
rather than its true value. This
creates wide speculation and if
the earning capacity is stopped by
a lowering of prices the value of
the stock likewise falls. Over
capitalism usually takes place
during a period of rising prices.
It Induces expansion of bank
credit, resulting in a general de
rangement of the financial struc
ture, when over production then
results in falling prices.
Misdirection of capital comes
about especially in boom times and
is created by passion rather than
sound reason It is investment of
capital in unsound projects. As an
example of extremes, in England
where water is plentiful promoters
sold vast amounts of stock on a
project to convert salt water for
human consumption. In this coun
try stock was even sold on a
"Subscribe now, describe later"
project that didn't even exist, Dr.
Gilbert said.
Depressions can result from over
nes.'imism as much as any factor.
Banking thrives on continued pub
lic confidence. Practically all banks
can pay out in full if given an
opportunity, but a run on banks
can force it to close.
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Parents, One
Child Left
Of Family
Tragedy Occurs Near
Coos Bay In House
Partly Completed
COOS BAY, Ore. Eight
children died In a fire which rip
ped with flashing speed through an
incompleted house nine miles north
of here early Wednesday. Only the
mother, father and daughter in the
family of 11 survived.
They suffered non-critical burns.
The father, Thomas Weeks, about
45, was near hysteria as he told
of putting down the smallest child
while he ripped open a window
then being unable to find the child
again.
The mother and daughter, Do
lores, 14, were staggering down
the road leading to a highway when
the first man to reach the scene
appeared.
He was Walter Stowe, who told '
of being forced back by fire as
he tried to enter the back door.
The whole house was a torch, he
said.
Tragedy Story Teld
Weeks, a logger was building
the house himself and the family
was occupying only a part of it
Stowe said Weeks told him that
when he first was awakened, short
ly after midnight, he grabbed the
youngest child, Teddy 2, and yelled
to the others to get out. He and
Mrs. Weeks and seven children
were sleeping upstairs and two
children downstairs.
The oldest daughter, Beverly, 15,
was at home Tuesday night for
the first time since visiting friends
at nearby Charleston. She was one
of those whose charred bodies were
found in the ashes at dawn.
Fire Origin Undetermined
Passing motorists, Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Groth of Tacoma, Wash.,
took Mrs. Weeks to a hospital then
called a priest at her request
Stowe took Weeks and Dolores to
the hospital. -
Coroner Brewer Mills said the'
dead were: Beverly, 15; Gwen, 12;
Nina, 11; Rodney, 10; Linda, 8;
Dixie, 6; Carol, 4; and Teddy, 2.
Stowe said Weeks told him a
wood stove was used for heating
and he had backed the fire and
turned down the damper before
going to bed. He said he didn't
know whether the fire started from
the stove or not
The family moved to this area
from Marcola about four years ago.
Todd Building Co. Gets
Lincoln County Job
A low bid of $267,543 was sub
mitted by Todd Building Company,
904 Stephens St.. Roseburg. for con
struction of a 30-unit housing pro
ject with administration building
for the Housing Authority of Lin
coln County; according to the
Daily Jtfurnal of Commerce.
Kirecrcst Homes, i'roject No.
Oregon 5-1, is the project's desig
nation. Included in the project are site
preparations, roads, streets, walks,
landscape work, utilities and con
struction of 15 duplexes and a '50-square-foot
administration build
ing. The duplexes will include, one,
two, three and four bedroom units.
Douglas County Road
Conditions Improved
Road conditions in Douglas
county have improved, reports the
local Highway Department.
Chains are required for motorists
travelling Highway 93 south, but
conditions are not serious. Packed
snow covers Sexton Mountain and
plows are operating.
The road over Camas Mountain
is open.
Two Teen-Agers Face
Stolen Auto Charge
Two teen-age Sacramento
youths were lodged in the county
jail Tuesday on a stolen car
charge, State Police reported.
The boys, ages 15 and 16, ac
cused of the theft of a 1938 Cadtl
lac at Eugene, were picked up in
Douglas County by a state patrol
man. County X-Ray Service
Receives Good Start
The X-Ray survey in Douglas
County got off to a flying start a
total of 900 persons were X-rayed
Tuesday, the first day of the drive
Ham radio operators, volunteer
ing their services, radioed the
day's results from Reedsport. How
ever, the mobile units were open a
half hour after their reports, and
the number may have been larger.
Queen Presents Farouk
Of Egypt With Son
CAIRO, Egypt W Queen Nar
riman, teenage second wife of
Egypt's King Farouk, gave birth
Wednesday to a son heir to the
Nile Kingdom's throne.
Levity Fact Rant
By L. F. Reizensteln
Austrian specialists have
gone to Russia to treat Joe
Stalin for a heart ailment.
Joe's major physical defect,
in the opinion of the average
layman, lies higher up in hit
anatomyabove the eyes.