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U. of 0. Library JMigone, uregon Comp MflDEf mi plam Roseburg ENDS (Annexation "A it v.. j -4 . . -j ariMi f af J IWIIITI ' kJ) MARGARET ANN SMITH, above, of Scottsburg is the lower Umpqua Valley's representative in the Douglas County Cen tennial queen contest. Seventeen, and a senior at Reeds port High School, Miss Smith has already won laurels in her school, as the school's annual queen, crowned at a school dance; as yell leader and as song queen. She has been a member or the band and most of the girls' groups at her school, including Girls League and GAA. ' She is five feet, six inches tall and weighs 1 35 pounds.. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Smith of Reedsport. Miss Smith lists her hobbies as horses and boating. She is sponsored by the Umpqua Valley Grange. . (Picture by Clark's Studio) Kaiser-Frazer Slashes Price Of Henry Js DETROIT vn The first sub stantial price reduction to be an nounced by any auto company in many months became effective Monday with a $100 to $168 cut in Kaiser-Frazer's Henry J line. However, the reduction doe not indicate a trend in auto prices generally, according to automotive authorities. Increases, authorized by the Capehart Amendment to the National Defense Act, have been the rule and there isn't likely to be any definite price action by other manufacturers until uncer tainty about steel prices has been . removed.--f- " Automotive circles Interpret the K-F action in reducing Henry J model prices as an effort to read just the competitive position be tween this newest model in the Kaiser-Frazer line and the average price of other somewhat larger cars in the lower-priced field. Rumor has had it that some K-F dealers have been protesting that their sales problems had been in tensified by the fact the differenJ uai Deiween ine nenry u muueis and average Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth models was relatively small. In announcing the new Henry J price schedules, Edgar F. Kaiser, K-F president noted that, effective immediately, the lowest priced Henry J model is priced at more than $350 below the average of the volume cars in the lower priced group. . ' . CASUALTIES INCRIASI ' WASHINGTONl The Defense Bepartment Monday identified 142 additional battle casualties in Ko rea in a new list (No.. 547) that reported 33 killed, 107 wounded, one missing and one injured. . In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS In' New York the other night, the Democrats held aootber of these 1100-a-plate dinners. (I think I ; should explain that they don't ac ' tually eat that much. Even people sitting in the seats of power and ac customed to feeding at the public trough couldn't consume that amount of food. What is left over after paying for the dinner- goes the party campaign fund.) . The dinner was held to honor W. Averill Harriman, who is pres ently mutual security director, and to make him a full-fledged candi date for the Democratic nomina tion for President. Apparently he took it seriously, for he got up and made a speech in which he said: "If the GOP voices of hesita tion prevail, they will undermine what we have built and destroy the leadership of the United States." Vice President Barkiey was present and also made a speech, in which he said: "The Democrat ic party is sure to win in November because it deserves to win, be- (Continued on page Four) The Weather Clear today. Increasing cloudi ness tonight. Mostly cloudy with brief showers Tuesday. Highest temp, for any April M Lowest temp, for any April ..15 Highest ttmp. last 24 hours 4 Lowest temp, last 24 hours ,31 Precip. last 24 hours .. 0 Precip from April 1 . .H L Precip. from Sept. 1 J4.07 t Excess J.1J Sunset today, 7:02 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5:21 a.m. - Sweetland Attacked By Senator Mahoney PORTLAND W) Another Demo cratic party leader has allocked Oregon Democratic National Com mitteeman Monroe Sweetland. . The current dispute was touched off Friday when State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson, speaking at a Roseburg Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, said party harmony was impossible under the "Sweetland group." ' Sweetland later replied that Pearson had aligned himself with a "disruptive element" in the party with which he said State Sen. Thomas Mahoney is associated. Mauoney, replying to the Sweet land statement, said: "In his usual cowardly fashion, Sweetland, in stead of answering Pearson's charges, i o u g h t to evade the issue." He said, many persons have denounced Sweetland as "a social ist or worse.'? e ... . Sabre Jet Pilots Shoot Down 7 Commie Planes SEOUL, Korea ( U.S. Sabre jet pilots Monday shot down aeven and damaged six Communist MIG jets, the F fth Air Force announced The Air Force said the Russian made jets were bagged In t'nree separate aerial duels involving 100 Red planes. The day's biggest fight produced America's 11th jet ace. Capt. Robert J. Love.i San Bernardino, Calif. He shot down two MIGs in a battle involving 28 Sabres and 50 MIGs, the Air Force said. Three other MIGs were shot down three were damaged and one of the Reds new fast type 15 jets was. hit in this scrap. It raged 30 minutes from 40,000 feet down to tree top level. . Fighting on the 155-mlle ground front was sporadic and generally light. The heaviest action Sunday was east ef Kumsong on the central front. A U.N. patrol battled hand-to-hand with a strongly entrenched Communist company for 10 min utes. Allied troops used their fists and rifle butts against the Reds. . The Allied raiders then withdrew and fought the Reds for four hours with rifles. ... Carrier-based U.S.' Navy planes cut Communist rail lines in 139 places along the 158-mile coastal stretch. between Wonsan and Song jin. . The U.S. Battleship Iowa sealed off four rail tunnels near Songjin with her 16-inch guns. . 13 Miners Killed In German Blast BERLIN Wl A coal mine ex plosion behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany has killed at least 13 miners and injured 27. An undis closed number of miners are listed as missing. An official statement by the East German government said the blast Saturday was in a shaft of a hard coal mine in Zwickau in Southern Saxony,, an area closed to West erners. The announcement was the first of its kind to come from the Com munist government although It is known that copner and uranium mines have exploded in the pa,st. This fact led to speculation that the latest disaster was so great it was felt it could be kept secret. State security police, who nor mally investigate nolitiral matters including sabotage, have been called to seek the cause of the ex plosion. Some East Zone coal pits work as many as 500 men each. Con ditions in majiy are primitive and dangerous because the Russiana stripped them of much equipment as reparations just after the war. Vote Tuesday Polls Will Be Opn At Barcut Service; Turned Down Before Whether or not the North Rose burg district will become a part of the city of Roseburg will be up to residents of that area in an elec tion scheduled for Tuesday. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to S p.m. and the voting place will be at Barcus Sales and Service build ing at the junction of Pacific High way 99 and the Garden Valley Road. This will mark the third time that this issue has come before the voters. In previous elections it was turned down. The area to be con sidered at this time, however, is larger than that previously to have been included. It extends west ward to include Hu Crest and the Calkins road area. It would in clude, Cloverdale, Fruitvale, Dixon addition, the airport, Edenbower and Riverside districts. Includes All Petitions submitted by North Roseburg residents originally ask ed for annexation of the area in three separate divisions. The city council, in setting the election, how ever, included the area all as one because of possible difficulties that might arise if one or two portions vere to become annexed and not he other. . ; Parts of all three areas are cov ered by the North Roseburg San itary District. This would cause technical difficulties, city officials pointed out. Residents of Roseburg do not vdte at this time, as a law passed at a recent legislature, sponsored by Representative Paul Geddes, makes it possible for the district considering annexation to vote first. If it does not carry the city does not then have to vote upon acceptance. If the vote is favor able, the city then must hold an election to vote upon accepting the area. 4 Persons Die When Race Car Spins Off Track DAYTON, O. (ifl A racing car spun crazily out of control into the Dayton Speedway grandstand Sun day. When it came to rest four per sons were ' dead including the driver, Gordon Reid 29, of Bur bank, Calif. and at least 50 spec tators were hurt. It was one of the worst accidents on American tracks since 1929, when four persons were killed and 20- hurt -at Winchester, Ind.' : ' The crash lopped off Reid's head. It also decapitated Mrs. Ruby Ellen Shaffer, 43, of Springfield. The other victims were Robert That cher, 22, a track guard, and Gene Lawson, 19, of Dayton. Some among the 14,000 attending the opening AAA sprint car pro gram at the Speedway had narrow escapes. Reid had planned to drive the car in the 500 mile speed classic at Indianapolis May 30. He had been driving since the end of World War II, mostly in midget and "hot rod" competition. The accident happened during the first trial heat. Reid's racer went out of control near the top of a bank for a turn. It spun through a retaining wall, shot through a standing-room crowd, ploughed into a paint barrel, and hit the grand- ) stand. Track officials said they did not think Reid's car had mechanical trouble, but they gave no immed iate explanation for the crash. The races resumed 90 minutes later. Joey James of Van Nuys, Calif., won. 4 Nabbed At Pen While Seeing Pal MEDFORD I Four men, accused in the stabbing of a Shady Grove president, were arrested in Salem Sunday while visiting at the State Penitentiary. The four, booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, are Tex Barnett, Donald E. Yule, Monte Stockton, and his brother, Dee. They are accused of stabbing Carl Blair after a dispute over some beer. Jackson County Sheriff Howard Gault said Mrs. Blair gave him this account of the stabbing: The four men had argued with Blair at his home Saturday after noon. They left but returned early Sunday. A fight developed ana when the four left Mrs. Blair found her husband had been stabbed. He was taken to a Med ford hospital by a neighbor. A doc tor there said his chance for sur vival was "poor." Shortly after the fight at the Blair home the four men left for Salem to visit a friend who is in prison. They were picked up in what Salem authorities said was "on of the easieat arrests we ever Imade." - They were to be returned to Medford Monday to face arraign ment. V. Thompson Elected To DeMolay Position KLAMATH FALLS ( Vernoa Thompson of Roseburg Saturday was elected master councilor at the state conclave of the Order of De Molay held at the Oregon Tech campus. William Cox, Portland, was named deputy councilor; Marvin Nerseth, Klamath , Falls, senior councilor; Bud Parker, Newport, junior councilor. Next 6ir' convention will be held at Astoria in May. Established 1873 Paratroopers Will Be Active In Atom Blast ATOM BOMB SITE, Nev. ( History's first atomic smoke jump ers, with one eye on the weather, made final Dreoarations Monday for their spectacular part in Exer cise Desert Rock IV. Scientiat and military men pro mised to provide a nuclear test guaranteed to furnish thrills for more than 300 invited observers Tuesday if murky clouds and tricky winus will dissipate. The maneuvers against "enemy" positions behind imaginary hills on Yucca Flat will involve an atom bomb drop of more than ordinary proportions between 9 and 10 a.m., PST. Nearly 1,500 troops dug Into four-foot deen foxholes about three miles from Ground Zero will attack the enemy positions. As the troops advance to Ground Zero, lected paratroopers of the 504th our C-46 planes will drop 120 se- itegiment, tizna Airborne Division well behind the enemy lines. Winds Will Determine Then the two elements will com bine to wipe out the enemy strong hold. That's the tactical problem which has been set up. But if winds run more than 15 miles per hour or clouds continue to hang low, the paratroopers may stay on the ground. A C-47 medical ship will evacuate any casualties. Ahead of the dug-in combat bat talion will be macbineguns, small planes and trucks. They will be inspected before the blast, then re examined afterward to determine the effects of the thrust, heat and radiation of the bomb. ' Press and civilian defense ob servers will have a grandstand seat eleven miles srom firnunrf Zero on News Nob. the natural promontory just in front of the control building. Installment Lid May Be Lifted WASHINGTON I An end to government control anew, install, ment buying is expected soon, in former! nfficiala .., This would mean that there would no longer be any federal regula tions over how much you would have tn mn Hnuin nn inlAMnl.il.. radio and television sets, refrigera tors, rurniture and otner items. AnH Inn thara iuaiiM Ka nn limU fixed on how long or short a time you wouia get to pay back your loans. ' The officials pointed out, how ever, there is no move afoot to end government regulations involving down payments and mortgages on houses. These officials said the Federal Reserve Board ia mnrlv tn mcnaiut controls on installment buying of consumer gooos as soon as it learns what Congress is going to do about pnnttn) nAtuor, rwo major reasons for an early end to the regulations were cited: (A) A removal of the restrictions might act as a stimulant to lagging sales, and (B) inflationary forces have subsided, for the present, at least. . PUNCHES WAY OUT GLASGOW, Scotland 11 Jim Rllthven ni-rnetnH nn . breaking charge punched his way uirougn me piaster celling of his cell and escaped Sunday from the Marhill police station. "This man," said a police call for his arrest, ''is violent." New Jersey Convicts Still RAHWAY, N. J. un With hun ger and thirst as their allies, Rail way State Prison officials waited patiently Monday for a break in a four-day rebellion of 231 hard bitten convicts. The revolt Is the longest in a series of five prison outbreaks in the state. A similar mutiny by convicts at Trenton Slate Prison, 40 miles to the south, ended Friday after 77 hours. The Rahway up rising equalled this mark at 2 a.m. Barricaded in a dormitory wing, the prisoners were promised they would receive no corporal punish ment If they surrendered without harming their eight guard hostages. The desperate convicts, vowing "victory or death" In their mutiny, reportedly were arguing and bick ering well into the night as meager food supplies dwindled, Water has been shut off to the wing since the riot flared up Thurs day night. William Lagay, super intendent of the prison farm, said the rebels might be tapping a pipe prison officials don't know about. F. Lovell Bixby, deputy commis sioner of state institutions and agencies who sent the no-corporal punisbment promise to the convicts Sunday night, said reports of heat ed arguments came from guards stationed near the barricaded pris on wing. ROSEBURG, OREGON BLOODY DAY Chinese Leap To Death After Denouncing Reds HONG KONG W After denouncing Communism to a stunned crowd, two Chinese business men jumped to their deaths from a Canton rooftop. Independent Chinese newspapers here told .of the inci dent Monday in recounting a wave of suicides in Canton on "bloody April 14.':. At least 17 shopkeepers, merchants and managers died by their own hands that day. Job's Officers Named At End Of Convention Installation of officers of the grand guardian council Saturday night at the Junior High con cluded the three-day convention of Job's Daughters in Roseburg. Ma mie Wilson, Myrtle Creek, and Carl Ehlert, Bethel 5, Portland, took the oath as grand guardian and associate grand guardian, re spectively. Competition was close In the drill team contests, held Satur day afternoon. The competition in cluded i-iass A, tor bethels of more than 75 members, and Class B, for those' of less than 75. Portland Bethel No. 1, 'vith 498 points, was first in Class A exhi bition, with 498 points; followed by Medford No. 14, with 85'A, and Salem No, 43, with 485 points. Class A novelty honors went to Bethel 7, Portland with 486 2-3 points, but very close behind was Portland Bethel No. 2, with 486, and Portland Bethel No. 3, with 485. - Parkdale Bet'.iel. the only team to enter Class B exhibition, was awarded a blue ribbon with 478 points. Class B floral drill honors went to Bend Bethel No. 11, with 486 points, followed closely by Portland olhel No, 2,-with ifi 2-3 points, fiiddlo Bethel was third. Class B novelty honors were won by Portland Bethel 24, with 493 points, featuring the "Syncopated Clock." Bethel 40, Oswego, va second with 478 points, and third was Central Point, Bethel 38. Appointive grand officers install ed with elected officals included Irene Jacobs, Portland Bethel 7, grand chaplain; Frances Ellison, Roseburg No. 8, grand musician; (Continued on Page 2) Trades-Industrial Club Plans Banquet Tuesday The 23rd annual employer-employe banquet, sponsored by the Roseburg Senior High T Jc I Club will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the new Fullerton school. Approximately 100 students, their employers school officials and invited guests will attend, in cluding the Roseburg apprentice ship committee. This part-time occupational train ing program has a long history in Roseburg, beginning in 1926 as an educational xperiment. It was the first program of its type in Oregon, and one ef the first in the country. Del McKay will be master of ceremonies, Phil Harth, local toast master, the principal speaker, and carl Keao, chairman of the local apprenticeship committee, will present awards to the students. A Hi '' J wUNVlCI MUTINEERS WRECK DORMITORY ihe first floor ot a two-story dormitory-; wing ot the New Jersey State Prison ot Rah way is shown littered with debris ond wreck age while 231 convicts hold nine guards os hostages on the second floor, behind borri cades. The prisoners evacuated the first floor (April 18), and centered their demonstra tions on the second floor. Prison authorities permitted interior pictures for first time April 19. .. (AP Wirephoto)' MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1952 All were caught in the "five an tis" campaign the drive to elim inate merchants, industrialists and businessmen by getting their em ployes to denounce them for vari ous real or fancied crimes. The accusations, usually trumped up, may be made in public by anonymous letter or in secret ses sions. Those accused are so closely watched that they have no hope of escaping the city. The managers of the Chong Yung Construction Company of Yi Tak Road West, and of the Yangtze Trading Company of Yi Tak Road Central bowed out with defiance. Warned that security police were enraute to arrest them for failure to confess their alleged crimes. they climbed to the roof of the Yangtze Trading Company and locked an iron gate behind them. Through megaphones they began denouncing the Communists. They shouted that their workers had been coerced into accusing them. They cried, "no matter how in nocent you may be the Commu nists will ruin you," and "death is less painful than Red persecu tion." . While a crowd watched, fascin ated, police tried unsuccessfully to climb the walls or find other ways ot reaching the roof. Finally a truck with axes, hack- saws and other equipment arrived. When at last the iron gate gave way to the police attack, the two businessmen shouted one last word of hatred at the Communists and leaped to their deaths... .i. . Ellsworth Blasts Pres. Truman WASHINGTON im Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore), declaring that President Truman is "drunk witti power," has demanded his im peachment. - In a radio broadcast Ellsworth said the President's "unauthorized seizure of the steel industry was apparently Din tne flexing of his muscles. He seems to have visions of bigger and better control. He has just told a gathering of news paper editors that he is prepared also to seize newspapers and radio stations if he thinks it is neces sary." Ellsworth was referring to a recent press conference in u'.iich the President said he could seize newspapers under the same con stitutional authority which permit ted him to seize the strike-threatened steel industry. Ellsworth said the President was "repudiated" and that within the remaining nine months of his term he "could destroy our form of government and create a dictator ship." YOUTH ARRESTED A 14-year-old boy was arrested by state police over the weekend and is being held for Medford authorities. He was in posses; sion of a 1949 Dodge, previously re ported stolen at Medford. w i i.4y j - w, McluiML fit 94-52 Convicts Hold Ten Guards In Mich. Pen Prisoners Control . Considerable Area; Assistance Asked JACKSON, Mich, (jn Six more guards were seized as hostages by mutineers at the state prison of Southern Michigan Monday. This brought to ten the number of hostages held by the prisoners. Four other guards had been in the prisoners' custody since Sun day night. The method of seizure of the ad ditional six was not immediately made clear at the prison. The first gunfire of the prison riot meanwhile took place. State police fired four shots when rioters were said to have threat ened guards of a work party in side the grounds. Fire Warning Shots The police said the shots were "warning shots" and were fired over the heads of the convicts. The gunshots came as rioting prisoners still neid control of a large portion of the mammoth pri son In a continuation of an out break that began Sunday night. The bulk of the Michigan state police force was rushed to the scene to guard the beleaguered in stitution and prevent any possible mass escape attempts. Half a dozen prison guards had been injured as the rioting spread into mid-morning. The quartermaster building, con- taining clothing, was set ablaze. stale police used tear gas to keep some of the rioters from breaking into other cell blocks Meantime, another group broke into the prison theater, seized mu sical instruments and paraded in the yard. At 11 a.m. officials reported they had secured control of about half the prison. Returned To Cells Many prisoners had been re turned to cells. Several hundred,, however .sUlll ero rioting. They were breaking windows and raiding. The bulcher shop also was set afire. Some prisoners volunteered to fight the blaze. They were equipped with gas masks and hand extinguishers to do the job. Brooks said the question of "sup- (Contlnued on Page 2) Rally Will Be Staged For Rev. Lynn Hodges Rev. Lynn Hodges, formerly of Roseburg and now in the ministry at Topeka, Kan., will be holding a special radio rally at the First Baptist Church Tuesday at i:v p.m. This will be a non-denominational religious gathering. The Rev. Mr. Hodges is the or iginator of the religious broadcast, "The Way of Life," heard over KRNR every morning, Monday through Saturday from 6:45 to 7 a.m. He is making this special trip to the West Coast in the interest of his radio program. This will provide an opportunity for many who have enjoyed the broadcasts to meet him in person. An informal tea and fellowship hour will follow immediately the eveoing meeting in the lower meet ing hall of the church. AU interest ed nersons are- invited. The Rev. Mr. Hodge will also be speaking at the service clubs during the week. Hold Out 4 "" MM I Pres. Warns Of Disaster If Funds Cut Congress Challenged To Find Other Means Of Settling Dispute WASHINGTON I President Trumon told the Senate Monday mat it it restricts use of govern, ment funds for operation of the seized steel mills it may result in "paralyzing the operations of the government In an emergency." In a letter to Vice President Berkley, the President hit out vig orously at Republican-sponsored moves to deny any funds for gov ernment. operation of the mills. 'He said enactment of the GOP proposals might lead to a complete shutdown in steel and "immedi iately reduce the ability of our troops in Korea to defend them selves against attack." Further, the President contended, much of the debate on the matter has been of "extreme and mis leading character." He warned: "If the Communists sta?e another offensive in Korea this spring, the success or tauure of that offensive may well depend on whether or not we have kept our steel mills in operation, - "This is a consideration over and above the drastic effect a steel shutdown would have on our total defense effort." - - -i, Wants Te Kiwi It Truman repealed what he had said in a message April 9 that he ordered "temporary operation" of the steel mills by the government "with the utmost reluctance; that tne idea oi government operation of the steel mills was thoroughly dis tasteful to me; and that I wanted to see it ended as soon as pos sible." , , The President went on then to challenge Congress to come up with a better way to deal with the situa tion created by the steel wage dis pute it it does not like what be has done. His letter to Barkiey reminded the senators, too, that he bad in dicated his willingness to "coop erate in developing any legislative proposals that Congress might wish to consider" lor dealing witn tne steel crisis. The message was aent to Barkiey while Truman continued his cruise aboard the Presidential yacht Wil liamsburg. Meanwhile,. Nathan-' Feinsiaer, chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board, and Kins Arnaii, price atao ilizer, met at the White House with the National Advisory Board on Mobilization policy for a discus sion of the steel situation. John R. Steelman, aide to Tru man, is now acting cnairman ot the advisory board. Some officials expected steelman to ask the board for a recommenda tion on whether the government should put a pay boost in effect. The board has 16 memoers, tour each representing labor, industry agriculture and tne puonc. Precedent Exists There is precedent-providing (Continued on Fag 2) Daylight Time Verdict Slated SALEM m Oregon will know Tuesday whether it will have day light saving time tnia summer. Gov. Douglas McKay said Monday. The governor said he has almost completed his investigation on whether he should order the state's clocks set ahead one hour next Sunday. He said the only tning mat na has yet to check is whether the city of Tacoma, Wash., will have daylight time. The state law provides that Ore gon can't have daylight time un less the governor proclaims it for the whole state. He can proclaim it only if he finds the state's econo my would be damaged by staying on standard time. The governor regards the action to be taken by Washington cities on the time question as im portant. He said that Vancouver and Longview, Wash., will go along with Oregon. The sovernor. who proclaimed daylight time last year, said Mon day he still is in doubt about what be will do. Boy Receives Injuries When Struck By Car v.HUmU Wanltltn tTiioate ' Oak land, was lodged in the county jail and later released on uv uuil, after the car he was driving sirucK nine-year-old John C. White, route 2 Box 220, state police report. Fugate was booked on a drunic driving charge, said the officers. irk. ii rf Ar-H a cllffht rnn- cussion but it was believed not to be seriously harmed. The acci dent occurred Saturday msht on Calkins Road. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reizenstein A daytime revel for hungry tight Are flowers that bloom in the spring, fro la; But joy is squelched in the chilly niqht By sadistic Jack Frost, who yells 'he, ha.' ' u '
