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U. of 0. library- Eugene , Oregon mm mmm Mary Schulze Is Crowned Roseburg High Carnival ' Queen; Weird Theme Used Wearing crown that was 'Out-Of-This-World," Mary Schulze reigned over the Roseburg High School carnival Friday night, after topping seven other coeds in Mb ticket sales contest tor the af fair. Miss Schulze was only on of several hundred "spacemen" oc cupying the Armory which was decorated on' an inter-planetary theme. Concessions and booths were named after planets and oth er astronomical terms and weird Mars-men and Venusians took turns at trying their skill and pur chasing refreshments. Advisor Ken Simon stated that approximately $750 (in earth cur rency) was gained from the event and hat been earmarked to pur chase cana and downs for the grad uating class of 1955. Simon and Mrs; Daphne Rlffe were class sponsors and the student commit tee was neadea oy James urooits, senior class president. Jenner Warns ur aoviei apies By JOHN CHADWICK WASHINGTON Ifl Sen. Jen ner (R-Ind) said today the Soviet VmKm.m i. j: i . j t v. i : -u uuinasBf note uucvwu csuiuiisii- ment of Communist spy rings in every part of the government and within the United Nations. Jenner said "the free nations must not be fooled again by the Kremlin's slogan of peaceful co existence." The Indiana senator is chairman of the Senate Internal Security sub-committee and sponsor of a resolution calling for a break in diplomatic relations with Russia. He made the statement in an nouncing publication by the sub committee of another volume of testimony taken in public hearing on communist strategy ana tac tics. Referring to reported Soviet talk of "peaceful coexistence," Jenner said "we let them fool us in 1833 with that, phony slogan and re-establish their embassy spy center here." . He said the late Premier Stalin promised, in return for diplomatic recognition by this country, to re frain from "interferine with our government." But, Jenner went on, after Russia won that recognition 21 year ago, Stalin broke his promise. "It was in that period that the first secret Communist spy ring in our government waa established," Jenner said, referring to an al leged red cell in the Agriculture .Department,, s-..:... - - -t- v- Research Work To Be Explained An explanation of how the Stan ford Research Institute does its work will be given at the regular Roseburg Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon- Monday noon at the Hotel Umpqua. Speaker will be Patrick M. Bowl ing, manager of the Portland of fice of the institute. N. D. Johnson, chairman of the forum committee, said be believes the program will be of special in terest to members of the cham ber. No research organization has become more important in its field in recent years than the Stan ford Research Institute, Johnson said, and its officials are outstand ing in their line. The chamber realizes that facts should determine strategy, he said, and facts cannot be obtained in a comprehensive manner without careful research. Therefore, cham ber members should be concern ed with the best methods of ob taining facts. In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS My colleague Charley Stanton of the News-Review has been talk ing with Lea Childs, a geologist who has spent years exploring the mineral deposits of Southern Ore gon, and he wrote a column about it the other day. His column suggest some fas cinating possibilities. For example; - "Douglas County, Les predicts, will eventually have a very large and important mineral industry... He is particularly interested in Douglas County clays. He reports extensive deposits of clay of the type used in ceramics. Douglas County could supply the entire na tion with dishes for many years to come, Childs says. "Another abundant material is talc. Talc is to be found in many iart of Douglas County and in arge amounts. Much of it is of a quality suitable for use in cos metics." Charley goes on with a discui ( Continued On Page 4 Col 4) The Weather Occasional rain today. Showery tonight and Sunday. Ousty winds this afternoon. Highest timp. last 14 hours U Lowest temp, last 24 hours . 37 Highest temp, any Nov. 74 Lowest temp, any Nov. 14 Precip. last 24 hours 01 Precip. from Nov. 1 ,4 Precip. from Sept. 1 3.15 Deficiency from Sept. 1 2.4 Sunset tonight, 4:51 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:05 MARY SCHULZE . . .stellar queen Possible Sale .? Of Associated Plywood Told The status of the Associated Plvwood sawmill south of Rose burg and other holdings in Douglas Countv in a orosoective sale of all Associated Plywood holdings in the country, was in ooudi toaay. District manager Ernest Went- jar could , not be contacted for comment since ne u out of town. It was probable, however, that the Roseburg mill was also included in the sale. - - The Drospective sale was an nounced Friday from New York. United States Plywood Corp. an nounced that directors of Associ ated Plywood Mills has approved sale of its assets to U.S. Plywood. The sale is subject to approval of stockholders at a meeting Nov. 27. The acquisition will be effected in exchange for 62,804 shares of new 4 Mi per cent, $100 par value, preferred stock and 276,000 shares of common stock of United States Plvwood Corn. Associated has two Douglas fir plywood plants in Oregon with an annual capacity of approximately 150 million sauare feet of plywood. It also operates seven plywood distributing warehouses, and a sawmill. It owns 1,100,000,000 feet of standing timber in Oregon. The plants, with an annual capacity of 150,000,000 square feet, are at Eugene ana wwamina. . At Portland, industry spokesmen said. - the capital, stock involved represent!' at. least IS million dollars.. . . . .... ..:-- Barneburg Will Attend Finance Officers Meet Countv School SuDt. Kenneth F. Barneburg will be among the high number of local officials going to Portland Monday to attend vari ous conventions. Barneburg will attend the 19th annual conference of the Oregon Finance Officers Assn., held in conjunction with the 29th annual convention of the League of Ore gon Cities. On Tuesday Barneburg will go to Salem for a meeting of the ad visory committee on teacher cer tification of the State Dept. of Ed ucation. He was recently appoint ed to the committee. That meht. he will be keynote speaker at a meeting in Myrtle Creek of southern Douglas Coun ty school superintendents. . Five Alleged Trespass Cases Are Dismissed ' Five cases involving alleged trespass by deer hunters, which have been hanging fire for 13 months, were dismissed Friday by District Court Judge Elmer G. Baldwin. Complaints were filed by Frank Stratfer against Don Hagedorn, Sidney Moon, Don Carries, Robert K. xripoai ana Jonn cans, alleg ing trespass whue deer hunting Oct. 11, 1953. Carls was not with the other men, who were in one party. . . They all pleaded innocent when arraigned before the late Judge A. J. Geddes. Bail of 1100 each will now be returned to the men. Earl Wiley Appointed Receiver For 79 Homes Earl Wiley. Rosburg. has been aopointed receiver in the foreclos ure of 79 homes built in Roseburg five years ago by Roseburg Homes, Inc. Wiley is a realtor. The appointment of Wiley to handle business matters involving the homes was made by V. b. Dist. Judge Claude McCulIoch in Portland. Sale by the u. s. marsh al to satisfy defaulted loans pends. Forty of the homes are rented. according to Dewey Palmer, Port land, attorney for the Federal Na tional Mortgage Assn., which won recent judgment totaling more than $500,000 in U. S. district court. Two Men Pay Fines For Drunken Driving Two men received fines in dis trict court Friday after pleading guilty to charges of driving while intoxicated, according tp . judge Elmer G. Baldwin. Will am Henry Hoffner. 24. Cam- aa Vallev. was fined $200 and giv en 30 days in jail. It was hit sec ond appearance in district court for drunken driving, ne was ar rested by a deputy sheriff. Hugo Fingal Frednckson, 49, Roseburg. was released after he paid a $200 fine. He was arrested by state police. Established 1873 14 Pago ROSEtURC, OKEGON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1954 , 266-54 PRICE 5c McCarthy Monday Seen As Target Date For Compromise By JACK BILL WASHINGTON 1r) Republican leaders reportedly set a Monday target date for effort to soften a censure resolution against Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis). Monday was the day specified by an influential GOP senator who, asking to remain anonymous, said in an. interview that unless Mc Carthy and his friends can agree by then on a compromise resolu tion "it won't be much use to try anv fiirfhpr " "So far, this senator added, Mc Carthy himself nas not agreed to accept even the criticism involved in a proposed watered-down alter native to the direct censure rec ommendation now before the Sen ate. The Senate itself was in recess over the weekend after a session Friday which saw McCarthy as sailed as a spreader of "slush and slime" and defended aa "the strongest voice now speaking out in America against communism." During the debate Sen. Know land of California, the Republican floor leader, seemed to be laying the groundwork for a possible Sen ate verdict differing from the cen sure resolution unanimously pro posed by the special committee headed by Sen. Watkint (R-Utah). (Continued on Page 2 Col. 5) Coos Bay Pilot On Bail . In Homes Loan Charge A Coos Bay airplane pilot, under federal grand ' jury indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government, Friday waa freed in Portland on $1,000 bail, send- ing'erraignment in U. S.' district court. -. ' - - James O. Vogan, 31, is charged with conspiracy to defraud in help ing to get title I home improve ment loans lor tnree nome owners near Roseburg three years ago. He is a flier for Coos Bay area logging company. Also indicted on the .charge are Vogan's father, Orval, 59, of Sa lem, and Mark Warrenfelt, 40, Harrisburg. The elder Vogan has Headed innocent, ana warrenfelt ibs moved for dismissal of the indictment. Douglas County To Cat Half Million Receipts SALEM Wl Thirty-one Oregon counties are getting $4,998,206 as their 25 per cent share of federal forest reserve rentals for the year ended last June 30, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said Friday. .ne total is about si.ooo.ooo less than the allotment a year ago. Lane County got the largest1 amount, $1,030,350, and Douglas was second with $553,824. Better Fleeces Needed To In Wool Market, Growers Delegates to the Oregon Wool Growers Assn., meeting in Rose burg this week, were told Friday afternoon they must produce bet ter fleeces if they are to continue in -the sheep business. J. M. Coon, Portland, general manager of the Coon Wool Co.. told producers that they face a question now in whether they 'want to continue treating their wool as a by-product and continue the downward trend in well-pre pared wools. The time is here," he warned, "when the wool grow ers must get every dime out of his sheep business if he is going to stay in it." Coon said producers are making a mistake in not "giving their clip the care that they give In the production of a fat lamb." Marketing of domestic wool la falling off in favor of foreign im port because of bad- fleece-handling methods, he declared. He ex plained that this was due in part to tne ciose oi tne commodity Credit Corp.' purchase plan, in which each cup was appraised and purchased by the government on ita own merits. However, with the return of out right selling. Coon, said, "it took just One year for the growers to slide back downhill in preparation of wool for market" He nut blame oartlv at the hand of wool buyers, who fail to offer premium prices for quality wool. Coon urged development of bet ter flocks for uniform fleeces, which are premium in fine manu facture. They are needed, he said, if the United State i to com- (Continued On Page t Col. T) 1 h V. V jut m ANNIVERSARY SMILE It's not polite to ask a lady's age. but the nation's first lady has no secrets'. Mrs. Dwight Eisen hower,: Mamie to millions of Americans, will be 58 Nov. 14. She1 displayed her youth ful bangs and that chic chap. eau at .surprise pre-blrrtiday party hosted by the . District of Columbia League of Re publican Women.' (AP WIRE PHOTO) Work Holds Up Well In October Only minor mill shutdowns be cause of log shortages marred the Roseburg area emolovment scene in October, George Foster,, district manager oi tne Oregon Employ ment Service,, said Saturday in his regular month-end report. Otherwise, employment in the area held up well through ' the wonthi' Claim Tof unemployment insurance increased over the pre vious months but were 32 per cent less man lor uctooer ot last year, Foster said that with the win ter rains still holding off, work opportunities still are available in outdoors work. Loggers are mak ing use of all available time to keep the log supply rolling before they have to shut down because of bad weather. Construction work has had no decline, and employers indicate work will be available for some time to come. Retail trade and service industries are preparing for the Christmas rush and expect no let-up until after the first of the year. Additional jobs, not of a sea sonal nature, will be created with the opening of two new stores in the area, according to Foster. SOLDIER HELD . Edward D. Hook, 34,' Ft. Law ton, Wash., is being held. in the county jail to face possible AWOL charges. He will be turned over to Army authorities, reports Sheriff Cal Baird. INTERESTED Friday in proceeding of the Oregon Wool Grower Assn. convention in Roseburg were, left to right: S. R. Nichols, Riddle; J. Harold Nichols, Brockway; Dr. A. G. Beagle, Portland, veterinarian in charge of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture on nimai disease eradication branch; George Moserip, Sherwood president of the Oregon Corriedale Breeders Assn.; ond C. M. Hubbard, Junction City, well-known West Coast sheepmon. (Paul Jenkins photo) Eisenhower Will Urge Approval Of Alliance By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH ' TOLEDO, Ohio Oft- -President Eisenhower will tell the . Senate Monday that . ratification of the Western Europe anti - Communist alliance to free, and disarm West Germany would be "a very great step" toward world security. The chief executive's press sec retary, James C. Hagerty, told newsmen here Saturday that will be the substance of a special 2,-000-word presidential message, Eisenhower is in Ohio as the guest of Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey hunting duck off Maumee Bay, 14 miles east of To ledo. He fired at ducks yesterday for the first time In 20 years and brought down the daily legal limit of four in half an hour. Then he bagged five pheasants, on which there is no limit. The President planned to return to Washington late today. Tomor row i Mrs. Eisenhower' . 58th birthday. , The nine - power treaty Eisen hower will send to the Senate, Monday was signed in Pari last month. It opens the way, upon ratification by all of the signatory nations, for restoring sovereignty to Allied - occupied Western Ger many, and for German contribu tion of 500,000 troops to defense of western Europe against any Rus sian aggression. Trask Will Be Honored By Myrtle Creek Masons George Trask of Myrtle Creek Maple Lodge 127 Myrtle Creek will be honored bv the Masonie Monday night, when he-i award ed i so year pin at tner east mas ter's dinner at . the IOOF . Hall, Myrtie ureeK. The dinner, served by the OES social uud, win begin at 6;30. Also included in the program is superintendent of Myrtle Creek schools, Al Neet, who will speak in observance of American Educa tion Week. C. M Dial will pre sent several musical numbers dur ing the program, , . Convicted Wife Slayer Faces Electric Chair RALEIGH, Miss. Uh A convict ed wife slayer faces death in the electric chair Christmas Eve. A Circuit Court jury Friday found 59-year-old . Ross Hawkins guilty of murdering his wife and then faking an automobile accident to collect insurance on her life. The jury, which deliberated 15 minutes, refused to recommend mercy, making it mandatory that Judge Homer Currie impose the death sentence. VA RALPH ARENSMEIER . . .promoted R. Arensmier Gets Promotion To Medford Job ' i v ; .-: Ralph Arensmeier, Douglas County field representative of the Southern Oregon Production Cred it Assn., will soon be transferred to a bigger position in the organ ization. Irvin Patten, secretary-treasurer of the association, reports that Arensmeier has been boosted to the position of assistant secretary treasurer. The position will be in, jueaioro. Arensmeier has worked as the Douglas County representative in Roseburg for five years. A succes sor has not yet been named. Pat ten said. He said, however, that a representative would maintain the Office. Arensmeier, while in Roseburg, nas served in several commu nity capacities. He has been Ore roil, .State r vice president tof Gid eons ' International, , a member ot the Citizen's Lay Committee in the school district and a Sunday school superintendent at Worth Koseburg Church. . - Mrs. Arensmeier and two sons will accompany him to Medford. Both Mrs. Arensmeier and her son, Dan, have gained recognition in Roseburg. Mrs. Arensmeier was the -founder of the Nu Delta Club at Roseburg High School, and her son. a former . News-Review car rier boy, is presently president of the Roseburg High school student body.' . Eight Tracts Of Land Up For Auction Dec. 15 Eiaht tracts- of tax-foreclosed land will be auctioned by the coun ty sheriff at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at the courthouse, according to Rob ert E. Kischel, county land man ager. The tracts, totalling 440 acres, are described and their base sell ing prices listed in a legal ad vertisement found elsewhere in today's News-Review. Compete Are Told X O 1 .'yi Russia Must Trim Demands, U. S. Declares UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. Wl - The United States says the Soviets will have to trim their demands for changes if they want to par ticipate in President Eisenhower's peaceful atom pool plan. - Russian objections to the pro posed pool were presented to the U.N. last night by Soviet Delegate Andrei Y. Vishinsky. He said Mos cow would like to take part but on conditions the West so far re fused to accept. , Chief U.S. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. describes Vishinsky's speech before the Assembly's mam fomieai committee as "a magnificent display of forensic fireworks but very little substance to them. Loaee said he would make a detailed reply early next week. . , . Vishinsky charged the ' United State and its atomic partners re duced the original Eisenhower pro posal to a mere shell by: l. Irving to set up an interna tional atomic agency independent of the Security Council.. The So viets want the body subject to tne council, in which they have a veto. 2. Attempting to make the agen cy a clearing house for moving fissionable materials from one land to another. The Russian dele gate branded this an infringement of national sovereientv. 3. sponsoring a resolution wmcn makes no provision for a prior pledge among the nations concern ed not to use nuclear weapons in the future, vishinsky added however, that the Kremlin would make-such a pledge a condition for joining the agency. - ; - 4. Failure to renect tne intent of the Eisenhower Drooosal bv not considering methods for. orevent- ing use- of-atomic1 material -for warlike purposes, Three Persons Suffer Injuries As Cars Collide Three Douglas County residents escaped serious injury - baturday morning when the two cars in which thev were riding hit headon on Melrose road. Both vehicles were demolished. State police cited the driver of one, Donald Isakson, 33, Box 1665,. Roseburg. for driving In the left lane of traffic. Isakson was reported in fairly good condition in Community Hos pital Saturday at 11 a.m. Occupants of the other car, John Walker, 42, and Frank Wright, 35, both of Rt. 3. Box 940, Roseburg, were reported in fairly good con dition by the hospital attendants. Walker was said to have received a broken jaw and lacerations on hi hands. Wright was said to have head lacerations. Isakson had a lacerated lip and bruises, attend ant said. State police said the accident occurred about 7:20 a.m., on a sharp curve at Rocky Butte, about a mile out on Melrose Road. In vestigating officers said the cars crashed . headon. Weather, condi tions had made the highway wet and slippery, , The officers said Isakson said he fell asleep at the wheel as he traveled west. Officer said the crash occurred five feet over in the left lane of traffic. Both Mohr Ambulance, and Towing and P&B Ambulance and Towing were call ed to tne scene. An earlier auto collision on Stephens Street near Lane Friday afternoon caused minor damage to the two cars involved, according to Roseburg police. urticers said a car driven by Robert Lee Rains. 16. Rt. 2 Box 234, bumped into the rear of one operated by Rose Sweem, 125 w. Cass St. Neither driver was cited. City Officials To Attend League Meet In Portland The' roster of city officials who will attend the League of Oregon Cities convention in Portland Sun day through Wednesday was re vealed this morning by City Man ager George Farrell. Mayor Percy Croft, who leaves office at the end of the year, will head the delegation. Councilmen Rudy Ritzman, George Luoma, Dr. Byron Woodruff and William Adair also signified Intention to be in Portland on at least one day of the conclave. All are holdover councilmen. Employed officials go ing include Farrell, City Recorder Mildred Hennessey, Police Chief Stan Olson, Fire Chief W. E. (Dutch) Mills, Engineer . John Loosley and Building Inspector C. H. Boniols. Farrell said new members of the council, including Mayor-elect Er nest M. Barker Jr. hadn't in formed him ot their intentions by this morning. Party Lino Vote Favors : AEC Project v Decision Waives NcW. For 30-Day 'Watting While Congress Meat WASHINGTON Ut OyerrUtest ' Democratic protest, the Senator ' House Atomic Energy Committee , voted Saturday for an immediate ; go-ahead on the ' controversial Dixon-Yates power project. '. The vote was 10-, foBowiaf straight party lines with. Reeeuv ' licans solidly backing the admin istration. The decision was vie tory for President Eisenhewer, who had urged the : speedup . : that construction could begin a soon as possible. .. . The effect of the committee se cision is to permit the Duron-Yate private utility group to proceed at once with final plan without . waiting until 30 days after the nv- 1 coming Democratic controlled S4tk ' Congress meets. , ,-. Under the contract, the Dixen- -Yates group is to build a 1ST iaV t lion dollar steam generating plant at West Memphis, Ark. 1 - The plant would feed electricity . into the lines ' of the TentMee Valley Authority to replace-newer supplied by TVA for atomic plant in Paducah,' Ky., and elsewhere. Before actual work can be start- ed, Dixon-Yates must obtain SBC approval on financing plan in volving issuance- of bond nat '. stock for the company which wifl be set up to handle the ectauri -operations. . ' The committee's vote Saturday " waived a requirement of the ateaa- ; ic energy law for a so-day wan ing period while Congress i M session. The delay, if It had been enforced, would have laid the eon-, tract over for consideration by the uemocrauc-controuea Mia vb- -gress . meeting in January. .. The committee , vote was de layed for a time when the com- - . . . " miuee agreeu w rwyvu puwus hearings for testimony oy See. Kefauver (D-Tenn), a foe ot the project, , ., V - netauver laoeiea ine - conaraci . "dishonest,", "fantastic", and . .. : truthful. -; .-. .j . He predicted the contract woult ', be involved in litigation for i' , terpretation "time ana urn in time again." ,-, , But wnen ne unianea, we. nan- . mittee returned to executive ten sion and gave Ita approval te the ; V'"v. ; . .i-. -i ,, ., I - Tll uaiicii awn Of Tii rice v SSrJs&i Here Next- Wk - , . ;,.. k i". v ,;.,( .,:' It rained leaflet I in Dougla t County Saturday. ' . . ' ,-,n. The leaflets were dropped from an airplane carrying Dick Turhy. .' manaeer of the Northwestern Tur- key Show which' will be held m ' Roseburg Nov; 11-20. i ;.-. . - ' They contained information re-' lating to the show.. . ; The unique method of adverti. , ing was the brain child of Turley. He termed it "special, air delivery ; in the county." . - . ... There were several other: inae ' vations for the forthcoming shew, which the ' manager said today would make it better than aver:' A new ga heater ha been in- . stalled in the pavilion at the Door-1 las County Fairground. Turley said the heater was a necessity! since visitors at the - show last ear had urged the building be pet er heated. ' Saturday morning . workmen were putting the finishing touciV, es on a barbecue pit and rack lo cated in the main part of the pa vilion. It will be used to prepare the turkeys for the barbecue, m. . of the concluding feature of the' 1 show Nov. 20. Ticket to the tor key barbecue are now on sale at the Roseburg Chamber of Com- merce, 246 N. Main St. . Followina- the barbecue. fte variety - show, featuring students irom tne university ox ureajen.t will be presented. The show Is be ing arranged by KRXL's .Gordon Howard, -. - ; Turley said the show' and alt festivities broadcast at the 2Srd' turkey concave would be aired, over a new sound system which has been installed at the pavilion.' Oil Drillers At 1,857 Foot Depth Saturday Oil drillers in Melrose reached: a depth of 1,857 feet Saturday . morning, according to geologist, Les Childs. ''!. MtllH ift lha lirillinrf WM AW ' in hard, fine sandstone. There wan increasing gas and oil show be added. . ' i Right now driller for Commu-, ' nity Gas ic Oil, Inc. are looking for a break in the sandstone. Childs said no test was needed at thu time. COMMITTID TO JAIL Lloyd Raymond Hurlburt, S. Roseburg, was committed to jail in lieu of $1,500 bail Friday after arraignment on a non-support charge, according to District Judge Elmer G. Baldwin. - Hurl burt requested a preliminary hear ing, the judge (aid. , Lvity Fact Rait By L. T. Reisensteln With politics new mrfV off the eir, the liarenlitf pn lic thould new brece itself ter' the hetidey nttae'i anneal ; onset of "Jlenjle " i
