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Newspaper Page TextU. of 0. Library augene, uregon Comp SUOT Primary Election Ballot Offers GOP Voters 110 Candidates, Democrats 54 Republican voters who go to the polls in Douglas County for Friday's Primary election will have 110 candidates to choose from in mark.insr their ballots. The Democrats will have an easier time of it. They have only 54 public office aspirants and convention delegate candidates. The list of delegates to the na tional convention for the choosing of the respective party presidential candidates make up the bulk of both ballots. The Republicans have 50 delegates at large, plus 12 from the Fourth Congressional District. The Democrats have only 16, plus eight from this district. While interest in general centers on the presidential nominee race on both ballots, there is also consider able interest in local positions. The principal local contest is for sheriff, a position sought by four Republicans and four Democrats. The Republicans offer incumbent 0. T. Carter, serving his second term, opposed by A. A. "Red" Eck hardt, Billy Mohr and C. H. "Cal" Baird. The Democrats offer Ver non Pouncy, Alfred Byron Smith, Cecil Bever and Alvin E. "Al" Hughes. While the sheriff's office provides the only competition on the Demo cratic ballot, the Republican slate offers rivalry in most of its posi tions. . Other Aspirants Lilted Paul E. Geddes is the only Re publican candidate for state sen ator, while three persons, John P. Amacher, Thomas C. Hartfiel and Dudley C. Walton are in the run ning for representative to the state legislature. Two are to be elected. Elmer R. Metzger, present com missioner by appointment, and Herbert A. Lindner are vying for the post of county commissioner. Victor J. Micelli and Charles Doer ner are running for clerk. Oliver L. Johnson for treasurer and Ben B. Irving for surveyor are lone can didates, but three persons are seek ing the office of coroner. Robert W. Bellows, John J. Grabow, M. D. and L. L. "Jim" Powers. The Democrats list William 0. Kelsay for senator; Incumbent V. T Jackson and Christina Micelli for the two representative positions; Frank Ashley for comissioner, J. W. Williams for clerk, Richard D. Williams for treasurer, and Robert A. Ganz for coroner. The other race for especial inter est locally is for representative in congress, the position now held by Harris Ellsworth. Ellsworth is a candidate along with Barbara S. Draper ot Albany on the Republi can ballot, and Louis A. Wood and Walter A. Swaitson, both of Lane County, on the Democrat ticket. Complete sample ballots are printed in today's News-Review, pages 6 and 7. New Mayor And Council Take Office At Elkton A new Elkton city council has been organized following the re cent mass resignation of the form er council. Members of the new group in clude Mayor Mac Heddcn and Councilmen Willard McCollum, John Levenhagen, Donald Han cock and Sheron Colly. The former council resigned en masse May 8. Members of the former council were C. W. Hcnderer, mayor; Don ald L. Mode, Gilbert Binder, J. W. McCollum and James V. Adamo. 24 Hopyard Workers' Cabins Razed By Fire INDEPENDENCE 11 A fire leveled 24 hopyard workers' cabins near here Monday night at a loss estimated at $15,000. Eight families were made home less by the blaze at the Sunset Farms hopyards. Cause of the fire was not deter mined. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Today's political note: General Eisenhower said a few days ago that any cut deeper than a billion dollars in the proposed seven billion, nine hundred mil lion dollar foreign aid fund would imperil the nation's security. Senator Taft promptly and flat ly disagreed with this statement, asserting that reduction TWICE that much would not hurt. These directly opposing views on the part of the two leading con tenders for the Republican nom ination for President brought statements from two Democrats from the Deep South Senator Ellcnder of Louisiana and Senator George of Georgia. Senator George says: "I propose to support the bil lion dollar cut. I don't think, how continued on page Four) The Weather Cloudy with showers today and ton ght. Partly cloudy Wednesday. Highest temp, for eny May 102 Lowest temp, for any May .. ... 30 Highest temp, last 21 hours 72 Lowest temp, las) 24 hours 4? Highest temp, last 24 hours .. 74 Lowest temp, last 24 hours 47 Precip. last 24 hours 03 Precip. from May 1 57 Precip. from Sipt. 1 34.7S Excess 4.44 Sunset today, 8:28 p.m. DST Sunrise tomorrow, 5:50 a.m. DST Negro Kills Cop, 3 Passengers On Crowded Bus CLEVELAND I A 20-year-old Negro told police Tuesday he didn't mean to shoot three bus passengers and a policeman to death on a crowded bus. "I was just shooting to scare," police quoted Lawrence Goldsby as saying. "Then I couldn't stop shoot ing." Earlier in the afternoon, he said, he drank a quart of wine and two cans of beer in a tavern. Goldsby, unemployed, grabbed a gun from Patroman Eugene D. Stinchcomb's holster Monday dur ing the evening rush hour. Stinchcomb. 55, had boarded the bus after the bus driver complained that Goldsby was singeing the hair of a woman passenger. Then Goldsby shot Stinchcomb and two women passengers, one of them the woman whose hair he had singed. A stray bullet killed a man passenger. All of the dead were white. Screams For Mercy Charged with first degree mur der Tuesday and hurried into court, Goldsby screamed: "Mercy mer cy have mercy on me!" The extreme penalty for murder is death in Ohio's electric chair. As Goldsby finished shooting among the 60 passengers jammed into the Euclid Avenue bus, his weapon clicked empty. Then three men overpowered him and beat him savagely. Dead were; Patrolman Eugene D. Stinch comb, 55. Miss Annabelle Frankie, 24, whose yell "My hair is burning." halted the bus. Mrs. Helen Garrison, 50, friend and co factory worker of Miss Frankie. William J. Powers, about 60, for mer Chicago and Washington law yer, who headed the Federal Con stitutional Law Association of De troit. Contested Fund Found In Clothes And Pillow Case CHICAGO Wl A fortune In cash and securities, all tied up in pink bloomers, stockings and a pil low case, was found Monday in a safe deposit box owned by an 85 year old widow who died five months ago. Officials representing various public agencies found currency in $1 to $500 bills totaling $12, 712 in the bloomers and stockings. The money in the pillow case will be counted Thursday. The safe deposit box was rent ed to the late Mrs. Cora Drapier in 1915. Before she died last Dec. 9 she executed a will, leaving virtually all her estate, estimated at $300, 000. to her attorney, Pierre J. Pel oquin. The will is being contested by Mrs. Pearl Golab, who was left $1,000. Sh? said she was promised $200,000. The will was admitted to probate last week over Mrs. Go lab's protests. The source of Mrs. Drapler's for tune was not definitely known. Willamette IWA Unit, Employers Still Apart PORTLAND I Another seg ment of the lumber industry met with CIO Woodworkers here Tues day in an effort to settle a two- week strike that idled upward of 40,000 men in the mills and woods of five Pacific Northwest States. The union and Willamette Valley lumber operators met Monday with Federal Mediation Service offi cials. Appanntly no agreement was reached. Standard Time Given Nod In Salem's Vote SALEM il Salem probably will stay on standard time this summer because the Oregon Statesman's poll showed standard lime favored, 10.406 to 4,946. Members of the city council said they probably would be guided by the poll. Dale Busenbark Files For School Director Dale Busenbark of Melrose dis trict filed Mondav as a candidate for the post of director of Rose bur? School district No. 4. He was th first candidate to file in the school election to be held June 16. Busenbark was active in school work in the Melrose area before the recent merger with the Roseburg district. THOUSAND HOMELESS MANILA im Fire destroyed most of the business section of Tuguegarao. capital of Cagayan province, Monday night. The Phil ippines News Service reported damage was $1,500,000. About 1,000 'persons were left homeless. Established 1873 Gen. Colson Remo ved As Deal With Reds Draws Sharp Order Pentagon Tells Colson To Explain Promises Given To Release Dodd By JOHN RANDOLPH SEOUL, Korea OB Brig. Gen. Charles F. Colson was removed Tuesday as commandant of Koje Island three days after he made a sharply criticized deal with Red prisoners of war for the release of his predecessor. The new shakeup in the Koje Command came less than 12 hours after it became known the Joint Chiefs of Staff demanded immediate and full clarification of circum stances leading to: 1. Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd's capture by his Koje prisoners, and 2. Colson's promised concessons to Communist POW leaders which won Dodd's release Saturday night Gen. Mark Clark, whe became Far Eastern Commander Monday, was instructed to send his report to the Pentagon "by the fastest means possible." Gen. James A. Van Fleet named Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, veteran front line infantry com- mander from New Orleans, to take over the turbulent 80,000-man pris- oner camp Boatner, third general to bold the post within a week, arrived at Koje a few hours after his appointment. ne peuK i,nmte ana is an expen on Chinese affairs. Colson Takes Former Job Colson was reassigned to his for mer job as chief of staff ot the First Corps in Korea. Dodd, commandant of the Island when Red prisoners captured him Wednesday, was reassigned to U. S. Eighth Army headquarters. H l s job was not announced. On Koje flame-throwing Ameri can tanks and combat infantrymen stood guard outside barbed wire compounds, over some of which captured Chinese and North Ko reans flew the Red flag. U. S. defense officials in Wash ington took exception to the word ing of Colson's agreement with the Red POWS. The defense Department issued a statement Monday night saying the wording gave several wrong im pressions. It singles out these phrases: 'Many prisoners of war have been killed and wounded by U. N. forces; prisoners will receive humane treatment in the future." and there will be "no more forcible screening or any rearming of prisoners of war." ' The Reds had demanded these (Continued on Page 2) Jail Terms, Fines Meted Three Drunken Drivers Three persons were fined $500 and given 30-day jail sentences each Monday in district court after pleading guilty to drunk driving charges. They are Samuel Roland Kirkpat rick, 51, Tenmile; Clifford Theodore Brown, 39, Oakland; nd James Dillworth, 46, Dillard. All were arrested by state police. Passing Of Bad Check Charged To Glide Man Complaint charging Donald Glen Somcrs, 25, Glide, with obtaining money by false pretenses was filed in district court Monday. Somers had also been held on a charge of no automobile registra tion and Navy AWOL. He is accused in the complaint of passing a $145 bad check at Johnny's Tavern at Glide. District Judge A. J. Geddes set bail on the check charge at $1,000. Trusty Walks Away From County Jail Lloyd Huston Ward, a trusty at the county jail, walked away Satur day after working at a Courthouse furnace just two days before a re lease was to come from Reedsport Justice of Peace Fred Wright, ac cording to Sheriff O. T. Carter. Ward. 36, of Reedsport, was serv ing a 60-day sentence on a drunk driving conviction. Two Douglas County Corporations File SALEM if. Articles of Incor poration Monday: Rose Investment Co., Roseburg, $10,000. O. J. Feldkamn, H. V. Sul livan and T. L. Goodwin. Camas Valley Grange No. 521, Camas Valley Douglas County. i Ernest S. Booth, Milo M. Claugh 1 ton and Hayden S. Taylor. ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, MAY Locust Swarms Threaten Africa, Asia Food Areas By STAN SWINTON ROME W Giant locust swarms are threatening the entire food supply of agricultural countries from Africa to Asia In the worst plague in a century. This was reported today by the V. N. Food and Agricultural Or ganization (FAO), which gave this picture: Tens of millions of desert locusts have swept from their East Afri can breeding place with dramatic rapidity since the start of the year Vast areas of French Somali land, Eritrea, The Sudan, Aden, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Ku wait, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan are in fested. Present swarms are now breed and "a new generation of young locusts soon will be on hand threatening the cotton and grain of the Nile delta on one side and the rice fields of India on the other." So far the Iranian government has been able to clean uo only one-tenth of -this area. Both the United States and the TJ.S.S.R have sent in aircraft and experts to help fight the 'menace a rare example of postwar cooperation between the two rival powers India is helping out, too. Five Planeloads of insecticides were Isent from Bombay and Jodhpur to Iran. Petroleum Committee c . . ft rOfmed At Country UUD The Oregon Petroleum Informa tion Committee was organized at a meeting Monday night at the Roseburg Country Club. These committees are being formed throughout the Pacific, coast by major petroleum companies. Alt petroleum distributors and agents in the local area attended the meeting. C. M. McDermott was elected chairman; Jim Myers, vice chairman; P. M. Lee, prsss and radio chairman, and A. J. El lison, speaker chairman. A meeting has been planned for Tuesday, May 27, at 8:30 p.m., at Turn-Around Inn, at which time H. W. Bragg, state chairman for Oregon, will talk on activities of the committee and what is to be expected from the local units The purpose of organizing these committees is to inform the public and the schools in the development of petroleum. Two Oregon Convicts Flee In Stolen Truck SALEM im Police Monday hunted two convicts who escaped from the state prison farm here by stealing a truck. The pair, Jesse A. Caddell, 32, and Robert E. LaChapelle, 24, abandoned the truck at Dayton. It was found by state police who speculated the pair might have hitch-hiked on to Portland. Caddell was serving a 10 year sentence for forgery from Clacka mas County, and LaChapelle a five year sentence from Umatilla County. They both were to be re leased next year. 4 ' ' -ni i.ihhi BUNYANS INITIATE The Roseburg Paul Bunyons seized the opportunity to initiate presidential aspirant California's Governor Earl Warren into their organization during his stopover here Monday. Warren became one o f the many prominent honorary members of Roseburg's booster organization. The ceremony took place on the Courthouse steps. (Picture by Photo Lab) f h Ilj Pf m I V . r - i - - - - - SCENE OF SLAYING The body of o Comas Valley logger, John Henry Jenkins, 37, lies under the pickup, parked on the Daniel Smith place on Upper Camas Road. Smith is being held on o murder charge end is expected to be arraigned this ofternoon in district court. The body was discovered by a group of neighbor youngsters, not identified by police, about 8:30 p.m. Monday. (Staff Picture) i ' Budget Exceeding Six Perct. Limit Awaits Rural School Districts' Decision May 19 Voters in school districts comprising the Douglas County Sural School District will vote May 19 on the question of au thorizing a 1952-53 budget exceeding the six percent limita tion. Voters will cast their ballots in the grade school build ing of each elementary district in the Rural District. The estimated amount to be lev ied by taxes for elementary schools for the coming year is s:i7,ai.iu, according to County School Supt. Kenneth F. Barneburg, who is sec retary of the Rural School Board. For high schools, the estimated tax levy is $395,117. Based on this year's property val uation, ths combined high schooi- erade school levy next year would be about 18.9 mills, Barneburg said. If the valuation increases nbxt yea however, ths millage rate would be somewhat less, he added. Voters will be. askcd in the elec tion to approve levies exceeding the six percent limitation by $298,991.09 for elementary schools and by $266, 592.73 for high schools. Two ballots will be provided each vot?r at Monday's polling one for high school purposes and the other for elementary school purposes. Changes Offered Among major changes in the (Continued on Page 2) GOVERNOR llAOncy Li j si , -jm it -a. aw -ik'. Ma 13, 1952 P0 W Camp Head Atty. Gen. Neuner Rules On Use Of Union Label SALEM (fl Counties and cities can't require the union label on their printing when purchased r M .1 Atl....,i eral George Neuner ruled Tues day. ' Neuner also ruled that - while their is no law forbidding the use of the union label on county and city supplies, they cannot require contractors to use the label, and they can't condition the letting of contracts upon the use of the union label. The opinion was for State Rep. Gust Anderson, . , Portland labor I leader. In another opinion. Neuner dc r-larrf inv.liH o romilatinn Arinnted by the State Board of Pharmacy. The regulation would have denied drug store licenses to corporations owned outside the state. v; 1 - 1 --;aifa.iHllilrtia, 111-52 Adams, Rally Due rWednesday," Kefauver Next Governor Sherman . Adams of New Hampshire is scheduled to ar rive in Roseburg at 5 p.m. Wednes day to lead an enthusiastic Elsen-hower-for-prcsident rally that eve ning, according to Jack Buchanan of Suthcrlin, who is arranging the affair. - Adams, accompanied by his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cake will arrive here from Grants Pass after speaking at a luncheon meet ing there. An informal reception for the governor and his parly will do held at the Woman's club building i , iro m 6:15 to 6:30, just prior to the dinner honoring the visitors. Buch anan said i a few reservations are still available and may be secured by calling Robert Stults, chairman of the Roseburg Eisenhowcr-for-Prcsldent committee. . The main rally Is scheduled al 7:45. While the crowd is assem bling, Mrs. Paul Geddes will play on the Hammond organ. The gov ernor's talk will start at 8 p.m.. and will be broadcast by remote control over KRXL, -After the Roseburg visit, Gov- ' ernor ana Mrs. Aiiams will leave for Missoula. Mont.; for a lunch eon and his address Thursday noon, Wednesday's rally will mark the second of three political cam paigns, scheduled in Roseburg. Gov. Earl warren was ncre Mon day. On Thursday, Senator Estes Kefauver, Democratic presidential aspirant from Tennessee, will ar rive by plane at 5 p.m. 'A wel coming rally on the steps of the courthouse will follow at 5:30, after he has been escorted into the city. Kefauver will be Introduced by Mayor Albert G. Flegel. The lat ter will he Introduced by Mrs. Christina Micelli, Democratic Cen tral Committee chairman, for Doug las County. Work Of Industrial Art Students To Be Shown Under Klwanis Club sponsorship, students of the industrial arts de partment of Roseburg Senior High School will exhibit their wares this weekend, announced Roland Edie, in charge of the department. Open house is scheduled Thurs day afternoon and evening at the shop rooms at the high school. Par cnts, especially, but all others in terested, are urged to visit. On Friday, the display will be moved up town to be placed in the windows of several of the stores on Jackson Street. More than 300 boys will enter exhibits, and awards of more than 200 ribbons, in addition to cash awards, will be provided by the Kiwanis club. Harry Hill Is the club's chairman In charge. The work of Edie's woodworking and wood turning classes. Chuck Allen's general shop, wood work ing, plastics and leather working, and Frank France's drafting class es will be displayed. J. H Jenkins' Body Found Under Truck Daniel Webster Smith Says He Shot Jenkins Because Of His Abuse Daniel Wtbstar Smith of Cam as Valhty today admitted th fatal shooting Monday afternoon of a 37-ytar-old Camas Valley logger. District Attorney Robert G. Devit reported. The dead man was Identified by police as John Henry Jenkins, also of Camas Valley. Davis said he was filing mur der chargei against Smith, who -is about 65, today end that he It expected to bo arraigned before District Judge A. J. Ceddei late this afternoon. According to the confession given the district attorney and oth er officers, Smith claimed he and Jenkins had been riding about and drinking during the day. After they arrived at the Smith residence, Jenkins became abusive and ha ordered the younger man to leave, he said. When Jenkins refused to go he said he got his shotgun and killed him. Smith failed to show authorities what he had done with the weapon. Body Found Under Truck According to Davis, Jenkins' body was discovered beneath a pickup truck In front of Smith's residence on the upper Camaj road, about 8:30 Monday night by a group of neighbor boys. The shooting was Investigated by state police and the sheriff's of fice, as well as ay the district at torney and deputy coroner. Davis said the evidence indicat ed the victim apparently was shot while hs was sitting in the pickup. Shotgun pellets struck Smith in the right shoulder and chest. Be side the body underneath the truck, logger s tin helmet was found. There was no report on how the victim came to be under the ve hicle. Deputy Coroner Robert Bellows' said Jenkins apparently died of the gunshot wound early Monday afternoon., Police took Smith Into custod.r at his residence late Monday night and questioned h'm at lengtn early this morning. The body was removed to Long 1 and Orr Mortuary, where an au topsy was performed. Four Juveniles Held ' For Vandalism, Theft Four boys, ages 13 and 14, were cited to. juvenile court after ad milting they spread chocolate syrup over floors, rugs and beds of a Win chester cabin. . Sheriff O. T. Carter said the boys are to appear in juvenile court Wednesday. They also admitted theft of sev eral utensils front the cabin, Car ter said. The cabin belonged to Chester Morgan. One of the boys and another boy, age 12, of Winchester, also admit ted breaking Into Tommy Hartficl'a house at Winchester and taking a piggy bank, a bag of peanuts and a quart of ice cream. Conyonville Man Hurt In Collision Of Autoi James Dumont, 21, of Canyon- ' is in Sacred Heart Hospital In Eu gene, suffering from serious injur ies received in a collision of auto mobiles in Canyonvllle. Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall said the accident occurred on Canyon ville's major street about 6:30 Sun day evening. Dumont s vehicle, traveling soutn collided head-on 'with another car operated by Robert Calvin, 37, Rose burg. Worrall said Calvin was at tempting to pass another car. Dumont, sintering irom undeter mined internal Injuries, was taken to Forest Glen Hospital in Canyon ville and later transferred to Eu gene. Sutherlin Woman's Son Drowns In Auto Plunge The body of Leslie Merritt, son of Mrs. Frank Dcsonia, Sutherlin, has been found in the water near Bridal Veil Falls, the sheriff's of fice learned. Norman Fields, sheriff of Sher man County, told local officers that Merritt drowned when his car ap parently left the highway and plunged into the river. Aerial Forest Photo Contract Let By County The County Court has accepted the bid of Kendall B. Wood, Port land, for an aerial photo contract covering about 484.000 acres in the northwest part of the county. Wood was lowest of five bidders with a bid of $5,075.18. The area, to be photographed for the Douglas County Forest Appraisal Depart ent. extends from Elkton to Reeds port. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reizenstcin Political differences are cast aside in the amenities of neighborly welcome, as when our Democratic mayor greets visiting Republican leaders. I Just ene orator to another.