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U. of o. Library Eugene, Oregon COhP Ami raw dc mm By Paul Jenkins I 6,000 Facing Evacuation From Homes WHO DOES WHAT mm n 23?r-' '. ? i ""l ... J CECIL DOTY, clerk in the Outdoor Store at Jockson and Washington streets, displays a stack of glass photographic plates he and Jerry Harkin, store manager, discovered in the basement, which houses the old vaults (or what is left of them) of the Land Bank when that institution occupied the building. The plates are negatives of township maps of Doug las County, prepared by Frank E. Alley, whose abstract office also was in the building at the turn of the last century. Pre sumably the photography was done by him, too, as his daugh ter, Mrs. Fred Perry, at present employed at the Commercial Abstract company, recalls that her father was on excellent photographer. The building, now owned by A. J. Hochradel of Roseburg, occupies the site of Zigler's old Metropolitan' Hotel which burned sometime in the Seventies, claiming the life of the owner. OAKLAND KICK ANSWERED v River Route Selection To Link Sutherlin, Lone Rock Given Explanation By County Court The "Rivet Route" connection from Lone Rock to Wil bur and Sutherlin "will better serve all interests in the area affected," the county court Town Asks Damages For Water Main Break Driving a caterpillar over city water mains caused damage of $244.51, the Town of Myrtle Creek contends in a suit filed Thursday against Verner Lawtcn and Wil liam A. Worth. The complaint, filed In Circuit Court, alleees that Lawtcn, work ing for Worth, drove a caterpillar over some water lines last July 11. In addition to the repair Bill, the town alleges it had to pay $90 for extra electricity to operate an auxiliary water source. A total of $334.51 is askcti. DRIVER ACCUSED Ronald William King, 34, Rose hure. was returned to the county jail Thursday to face a charga of driving with suspended operators license, the sheriff's office re p rted. He was arrested in Salem. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS V As a dramatic incident of this "worst storm in 50 years," as the big press services have been call ing it, the Southern Pacific's crack streamliner City of San Francisco, last word in modern ground trans portation, is trapped in the snow in the high Sierra. Art Hoppe, reporter, and Ken neth McLaughlin, camcrman, of the San Francisco Chronicle staff, have just reached the marooned train after a trek on skis. Hoppe reports: 'The train is intact. Its pass engers are on short rations, but they're bundled up against the cold, their morale is hif.h and they are not complaining about the prospect of another night before rescue. "The engine is buried in the snow, and the cars stand like some permanent strung - out settlement of buried cabins A single dark tunnel in the snow marks the en trance to the baggage car and as we entered a musty, sour odor of stale breath, heating fumes and cold food hit us "It was cold in most of the cats (Continued on Page 4) The Weather Rrfitinnil rain IaHav ChAMr fon'ght and Saturday, Warmer to night. 1 Highest temp, for any Jan. 77, Lowes, temp, for any Jan .6 j Hightit temp, last 14 hours .... 48 Lowest temp, list 24 hours 29 Precip. last 24 houri 0 Preeip. from Jan. I J.27 I Prtcip. from Sept. 1 V . I Excess . 1 Sunset today, 5:04 p.m. j Sunrise tomorrow, 7:40 a.m. said Thursday in answer to a protest by an Oakland prroup. Text of the brief answer by the court to the Oakland Development Club's resolution opposing the choice, is as follows: "It is still the opinion of the court that the economy of the county is best served by care fully evaluating all factors, pres ent and future, when making a determination involving the expen diture of county funds in the amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars. "The court believes that was done in its consideration of a pro posed North Umpqua - Sutherlin road "The best engineering Advice available supports the court's de cision. The route selected, we be lieve, will better serve all inter ests in the area affected." In its resolution, the Oakland group had asked the court to re consider its decision and had sup ported the "Short Route" connec tion between Lojie Rock and Non pareil. To Addrtis Public Matting County Commissioner Lynn Beck ley and Engineer Wallace Hec tor will explain the county's po sition at a public meeting to be held by the Oakland club Feb. 4. At that time the county officials v.'ill attempt to bring out all fac tors leading to the courts de cision, Becklcy said. Last Dec. 27, the court an nounced its decision in favor of the River Route to Wilbur with Cooper Creek. It added that con struction should be started "as fast as funds can be made avail able without damaging our road program.',' Road To Close At Fall Creek-For Span Repairs The North Umpqua Highway at the Fall Creek bridge will b e closed Monday and Tuesday. Jan. 21 and 22, for bridge repairs, the forest service announces. Fall Creek is 11 miles beyond Rock Creek, and eight miles west erly from Steamboat. The Forest Service is making extensive re pairs to the bridge, necessitating the road closure. The North Umpqua Highwiv otherwise is open to Toketcc. V, hue considerable snow has fallen and chains are needed, Tok- etee crews are keeping the road passable, it is reported. Fine, Jail Term Fixed For Indecent Exposure William Loran Bostwick, 35, 1225 Pine St., was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail by District Judge A. J. Geddes Thurs day after a jury found him guilty of indecent exposure. Bostwick was arrested Jan. T bv Roseburg police and bad asked for a jury trial. tstaMished 1S73 Soda Springs Power Dam Nears Finish Unforeseen Obstacles Overcome At Copco's North Umpqua Unit The California Oregon Power company's troublesome Soda Springs Dam is at last nearing the completion stage. The dam will be finished and the power generator put into operation early in May, according to present calculations. The farthest downstream instal lation on Codco'i extensive hydro electric development on the North umpqua Kiver, the soda Springs Dam has been one of the most difficult construction jobs so far un dertaken. Engineers found it al most impossible to locate adequate footings for the structure. Even after construction was started, faults in rock structure forced many expensive and delaying changes in design Foundations now have been pour ed, however, and the superstruct ure is being added. Despite freez ing temperatures, concrete is being poured daily, aggregate and water being warmed before mixing. Steel for the gates was received Thurs day. The penstock has been built to the powerhouse, downstream from the damsite. Powerhouse foundations have been poured and generating equipment is being in stalled. Good Progress At Fish Creek The Fish Creek unit also is making good progress. Powerhouse installation will be completed with in another 30 days, according to present calculations. Preliminary surveys have been made and work will start on two units on Clearwater River as soon as snow melts Temperatures in the region have been as low as nine decrees above zero. Tokete Village has about 18 inches of snow, while snow depths on the desert above the river can yon range up to several feet, All roads ara covered with snow and ice. During the coming spring and summer it is proposed to start work on a transmission line par alleling the existing line between lOKeie ana KoseDurg. Accused Federal Attorney Freed SHREVEPORT, La. Wl - Wheth er suspended U.S. Attorney Harvey L. Carey, acquitted on bribe-asking charges, will be allowed to resume his duties remains a question that oniy u.s. Attorney General J. How ard McGrath can answer. Carey, accused of soliciting a $60,000 bribe from Texas Oilman Lewis Hart, was acquitted Thurs day night by a federal district court jury after seven hours of deiiDeration. McGrath suspended Carey from office in December, 1950, after an invesTigation by the Justice De partment. Carey was indicted by a federal grajid jury in March on charges he asked a $60,000 bribe from Hart to "settle" 30 perjury counts pend ing against Hart and four of his employes. Carey denied that he suggested a bribe. He testified that he "strung Hart along in hopes of catching a briber" and to see if the Federal Petroleum Board was involved. DRUNKEN DRIVER FINED Gerald E. Richey, 19, Mvrtle Creek, paid a fine of "$500 Wednesday after pleading guilty in district court to a drunk driving charge. He was arrested by State Police last Sunday. THE FEROCITY is gone from UM, MS cots, represented by the pelts on the pickup truck, and the man responsible for their undoing is N. T. Combs, holding the hound at left. Combs, 1 545 Post St., Roseburg, finds thof if can also be a lucrative sideline. Thursday he wos aworded bounties totaling $320 when he turned up ot the county clerk's X aOSEIURG. ORICON FRIDAY, JANUARY West Coast Air Line Merger Not To Be Protested WASHINGTON I The pro posed merger of West Coast and Empire Air Lines will not be pro tested by United and Western A;r Lines unless competing operations are set up, spokesmen said Thurs day. The two lines' attorneys appeared at a pre-hearing conference before Civil Aeronautics Board Examiner William Cusick. The issues to be considered at a hearing on the merger proposal March 10 were discussed. Under the plan. West Coast would buy out all of Empire's stock holders. But the sale is contingent upon the CAB's approving requests by the two lines for an extension of their present routes to permit a hookup of the systems. United's attorneys said, Cusick told a reporter later, that there would be no objection to the merg er if the extension of service is made by way of Pendleton, Ore., and Portland, but not via Seattle. Zone Supervisor; Inspects North i Umpqua Forest Personal inspection was given Ihe North, Umpqua forest road access problem Thursday by J. Herbert Stone, regional suoervisor for the North Pacific region, em bracing Washington and Oregon. Accompanied oy bod Auiuer heide, supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest, Stone was taken up the North Umpqua road to Tokete, where he was shown Cop- cos hydroelectric installations. Stone, together with W. H. Lynch of the Bureau of Public Roads, and R. H. Baldock. state highway engineer, will allocate funds for forest highway development in Ore gon. His inspection trip Thursday afforded him opportumy for first hand study of the need for road construction east of Steamboat to permit timber removal. The regional supervisor, who came to the Pacific Northwest six months ago after serving as super visor of the forest region in eleven southern states, is spending the week at Umpqua National Forest headquarters acquainting himself with local problems. He spoke Wednesday at a Cham ber of Commerce sponsored dinner meeting on the subject of access roads and management of national forests. Community Hospital Records '500th Baby Leoreo Dale Walter became Ihe 500th baby to be born at Douglas Community Hospital. The new arrival, the son of Mr, and Mrs. William Walter of Suth- erlin, put in his appearance Wednesday, Jan. 16 He weighed eight pounds three ounces. While the Walter baby was the 500lh, there have been only 496 deliveries. This was brought about by the fact four sets of twins have been horn since the hospital was opened last reoruary. Cows' Sore Feet Not Mental Anguish Base LITTLETON, Colo, to Dam ages for mental suffering cannot be claimed because your cows have sore leet, District Judge Harold H Davics ruled Friday. Glenn and Ada Page charged their neighbor, W. H. Lane, built a spite fence along his property causing them to drive their dairy herd over a longer route to pasture, resulting in loss of milk produc tion, sore feet for the cows and mental anguish for the owners. Judge Davis threw out the men tal anguish charge on which they asKca 515,000 damages. ft fef the nine couaars onH two bob- Ike's, Tafl's Backers Tilt At Meeting Lodge Boosts General, Saying GOP Victory Needs Democratic Aid SAN FRANCISCO Up Senator l.odge (R.-Mass.) offered Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Re publicans Friday as the one presi dential candidate "who could bring the world durable peace." Lodge took sharp if indirect issue with Taft supporters who said the party would be risking it:, political future if it nominates a "glamour candidate" in Chicago next July. Lodge is National Chair man of the GOP Eisenhower-ror-President Committee. David S. Ingalls, campaign man ager for Ohio's Sen. Robert A. Taft, said the party should not "select i good looking mortician, to preside over its death as a political organization." He urged the GOP National Com mittee, in a speech Thursday night, to aid in the nomination of a "mil itant Republican" such as Taft. This obvious barb at Eisenhower drew from Lodge the declaration in a prepared address: "The American people believe In Dwight Eisenhower because they see in him a leader and a leader who can do the most to bring about a durable peace." Former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota puts in his bid for the nomination at a committee din ner Friday night. Democratic Aid Needed Lodge told National Committee members the Republicans can't win in November unless they at tract some Democratic votes. He said Eisenhower would do that. Lodge has predicted the general, commander of North Atlantic Trea ty Organization forces in Europe, will be able to take off his uniform and campaign before the July con- venuon. - - Eisenhower said recently he is a Republican and would accept the party's nomination but won't join in pre-convention campaigning. Critics Are Answered The Massachusetts senator replied to critics' assertions that Eisenhower is in no position to attack administration foreign poli cies by saying: If the general's advice had been followed at Pots dam "China could have been saved." He said Eisenhower advised against attempts to bring the Rus sians into the Pacific war. The concessions made to the Russians in Asia to obtain their entry into the Pacific fighting were made at Yalta, which preceded the Potsdam conference. Air Battle Is Brief; No Progress In Truce SEOUL, Korea Wl Jet planes fought over Northwest Korea Fri day for the fourth successive day. U S. Sabre jets screening thund erjet strikes against Red rail lines and supplies fought briefly with elements of a formation of 120 Communist jets. One flight of four MIG-15S broke through the screening Sabres and made a firing pass at the Thunder jcts, then headed for home. No damage was reported. MUNSAN, Korea Ifl Truce nc gotiators kept tempers in check as they wrangled fruitlessly Fri day over terms of a Korean armis tice. The only outburst came from a Chinese delegate who referred scornfully to America's Allies as "running dogs." 1 1 1& v office with evidence that he'd shot five cougars ond four bob cats. Some of those pictured, he killed in the Ololla district and others up the North Umpquo. The hounds that oided in the toke are P.edbones and Black ond Tans. Seated on the truck Is A. L. Kittelson ond ot right is Roy Lee. (Picture by Paul Jenkins) 18, 1952 Myrtle Creek Sells Bond Issue To Construct Tri-City School; High School Expansion Planned The Mvrtle Creek School Board has accepted the bid of the Douglas County State Bank for the 1190,000 bond issue for constrtvtion of a grade school at Tri-City. A. H. Helge son, chairman, announced tlifi interest rate was 2.6891 per Two Convicted At Canyonville Of Excess Loads The first jury trials in the county on highway overload charges since the new overweight law was made effective, ended Thursday in convictions of the two defendants. In separate cases, juries in Can yonville Justice of Peace Nina Pietzold's court found Everett Haumeser Dtllard, guilty of a 10,310 pound overload and Earl Enyart, Myrtle Creek, guilty of a 6,300-pound overload. Both men were cited at jump scales north of Canyonville. Both were fined by Mrs. Piet zold at the regular rate of five cents per pound provided for in Ihe new law for overloads in ex cess of 5,000 pounds, Haumeser'a fine was $315.50, Envart's was $315. The defense has not yet officially indicated whether either of the convictions would be appealed to the Circuit Court, to initiate a "test case' on the new overweight load law passed at the last scs- sion of the state legislature and made effecUve last Aug. 2. A major defense contention dealt with the accuracy of he jump scales on which the loids were weighed. Deputy District at torney Donald S. Kellcy, who pro secuted the cases, contended that a legal "assumption" was that such scales weighed accurately, Trio Held Here On Theft Charge Three men wanted in California on stolen car charges were cap tured at Sutherlin Thursday through the unwitting aid of one of them who tried to hide when a state patrolman drove bv. Being held in the county jail for California authorities are Aub rey J. Benlcy, 29, Idna, Calif.; William Thomas Tadlock, 20, La Grand. Calif.: and a 17-year-old Merced, Calif, youth, State Police reported. All have waived extra dition. They are accused of the theft of a car at Idria and the butglary of a warehouse. Officers said capture came as a result of the 17-year-oia youin sliding down on the scat of 'he allegedly stolen car parked at the time as the officer drove by. The officer stopped to investigate and became suspicious at Ihe youtus refusal to answer questions. Investigation revealed that he along with Tadlock and Benley, who were apprehended later, were wanted on the California charges. Two are ex-convicts. Benley was on parole from San Qucntin, where he served time on an armed rob bery charge, and Tadlock served two years in Oklahoma State Pen itentiary for burglary, State Police said. COUNCILMAN DIES NORTH BEND, Ore. Wl Gail Shriber, about 35, North Bend city councilman, had a pain in his chest Thursday and went to a hos pital to find out what was the matter. Before he could be ex amined he collapsed and died. 4Vf . SB" m mm ' j 15-52 cent. Construction of the new 200, pupil elementary school will begin as soon as steel quotas are avail able, he said. M. C. Deller. Myrtle Creek dis trict superintendent, said arrange ments were completed Thursday for adequate sewage disposal, one of the problems faced at the site ot the contemplated school. The problem is caused by neavy clay in the area. The clay won't absorb water and has caused acute sanitation problems throughout the county. The district's solution to the prob lem, Deller said, is through in stallation of a septic tank, filter bed and chlorination treatment be fore the material drains to ditches and eventually into the South Ump qua. Estimated cost of the project is between $5,000 and $6,000. Expansion Planned Other action by the school board included the first step toward even tual expansion to a 500 - student high school at Myrtle Creek. The board proposed purchase of two new plots of ground adjacent to the present high school property for eventual construction of football and track fields, parking area, and a gymnasium. This would bring total high school acreage to 29 Deller said the high school, which now has 267 students, is expected to expand to the 500 mark in about four years. This is based on present elementary s nool enrollment now ranging between 100 140 for each class, he said. General Motors Gets Nod To Up Prices Of Autos WASHINGTON Wl The gov- eminent Friday upped wholesale prices on General Motors Lorn automobiles ranging from about $60 on Chevrolet to $103 on Cadillacs. The increase is on wholesale pric es at the factory. The Office of Price Stabilization authorized the increases under the Capehart Amendment to the Eco nomic Controls Law. This amendment enables manu facturers to increase prices in pro portion to increased expenses. Gen eral Motors In its application point ed to higher costs of labor, ma terial and overheads before last July 26. OPS said it has no information as to whether GM plans to put the new prices into effect. Before do ing so, the auto corporation must file with OPS a list of proposed new dollar - and cents wholesale ceilings and suggested new factory retail price lists. The estimated dollar increase at the factory wholesale level is for (he best selling model of each line of cars. For Ponliacs the increase would be about $78, for Oldsmobiies $94 and for Buicks $67. OPS also approved a hike of about $23 for the General Motors Suburban line, OPS said this model uses a truik chassis and a station wagon body. Protest Against Filling Vatican Post Slated WASHINGTON 11 The Amcrl can Council of Christian Churches Friday scheduled a mass meeting in Washington Thursday to protest the naming ot a united Males am bassador to Ihe Vatican. The council claims a total mem bership of nearly two million Protestant.-, in some 5,000 congrega tions. Some 4,000 persons are ex pected for the meeting. The Rev. Doss M. Scott, pas tor of the National Tabernacle in Washington, and supervisor of plans for the protest meeting, said naming of an envoy to the Vati- cin would be "unci.nstitutionnl dis crimination and favoritism . . , to one religion above ill others.'1 President Truman had nomirnt- ed Gen. Mark W. Clark as am bassador to ihi- Vatic:ir.. but Clink withdrew as a candidate for the proposed post after a rash of un tests f.oin lVi.tr-stni.ts thrown- out the country. Catholics general ly favored the idea. Mr. Trun.jn indicated, however he would appoint somvone els to the post. X-RAY UNIT SCHEDULE The mobile chest X-ray units will observe the following schedule Saturday. I.ove's Pontiac Garage, Reeds port, 10 a.m. - 1 pn.; Nichels Jewelry Store, Recdsport, 2 p.m.- 5 p.m.; Umpqua Drug Store, Reeds port, 10 a.m. S p m.; Rand The ater, Sutherlin, 11 a.m. 7 p.m.; Thomas Hotel, Oakland. 10 a m.- 6 p.m. and Sutherlin Post Office 10 a.m. I p.m. Mud Closes Highways, Cars Stalled, Schools Shut In General Chaos LOS ANGELES Wl Two thou sand families were ordered evacu ated Friday as a night of deluging rain poured floods into flatlands south of here. The sheriff's substation at Nor walk announced that the Coast Guard, moving 10 miles inland from the Pacific, would undertake to move the 6,000 or more persons from the path of rising waters. The emergency centers in the communities of Norwalk, Artesia and Hawaiian Gardens, southeast of here. The Coast Guard moved up from its bases at Long Beach and San Pedro with boats and amphib ious equipment of all types. Another critical situation in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles proper, apparently was well in hand, although some 200 families had been taken from their nomes in the Reseda area. Roads Blocked, Cars Trapped As welcome sunshine broke through the clouds shortly after dawn, the picture through much of Southern California was one of rushing torrents, mud-closed high ways and stalled cars . By 8 a.m., the storm had brought 4.17 inches of rain in Los Angeles in 18 hours. Higher amounts fell on foothill communities which ring the city and despite flood control channels and spreading basins, the immense volume of water was rip ping out roads and cutting into can yon banks as it rushed toward the Pacific. Churches and schools which in most sections were closed to class et for the day were pressed into service as evacuation centers. For the second time this week horse racing at Santa Anita Park was cancelled because of rain swollcn creeks around Arcadia Snows Also Falling Heavy snows were falling In the mountains, with the main route from rhere to San Francisco, U.S. as, closed between San Fernando and Bakersfield by nearly two feet of snow. The Weather Bureau said the worst of the current storm has passed, but that another now mov ing uuwn uie racuic coasi is uue here by Saturday night. It fore cast intermittent rain, occasionally heavy,, lorougb Wednesday,,--The entire state has been' plagued bv the worst storms since the turn of the century this week. VirtuaUr all main railroad and highway routes across the Sierra have been closed and there is gen eral transportation chaos. SAN FRANCISCO Wl Southern Pacific workmen, having rescded passengers and crew from the City of San Francisco, faced the gigan tic job Friday of freeing the snow blanketed $3 million streamliner. The S. P. has 350 men working on an around the clock schedule in the high Sierra's Donner Pass area, where the luxury train has been trapped since Sunday. Ironically, the first job is to free four snow plows which became snowbound in initial efforts to free the City of S. F. The rotaries any one of which normally could have cleared the way for the train block approaches to it from both east and west. Junior First Citizen Naming Slated Tonight Roseburg's outstanding young man for 1951 will be revealed tnr.ight at the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored First Citi zen's Banquet. The banquet, to be followed by a dance, will be held at the Hose burg Country Club, starting at 6:30 p.m. Approximately 126 per sons can be accommodated, so those planning to attend are ad vised to call Lawson's for reser vations. However, a few tickets may be available at the door. Selection of the junior first citi zen, who must be between the ages of 21 and 35 years, has been made in advance by a secret com mittee from' the eligible list. He is to be presented a distinguished service key. Don Forbes and Wayne Cronch, both former first citizens, have headed the commitle working on the program, with the assistance of Sid Moon, president-elect, and other Jaycces. While the affair is sponsored by the Junior Chamber, eligibility for the special award is not limited to members of that organization. Two other awards for Jaycee members only will be presented. Installation of officers is the other main feature. The speaker will be Jim Aiken, and Bob McCarl will be master of ceremonies. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Relzcnstein It is unlikely that any present-day Roseburg residents will be on hand for the city's second centennial observ ance, 100 years hence, but in all probability Ye Olde Towne Hall will Mill be on the job to smile benignly on the cele brants. "j