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10 The) News-Review, Roseburg, Org. Fri., Jan. 21,' 1955 Dixon To Request Final Authority To Start Plant WASHINGTON Wl Kdttar H. Dixon, head of middle South Util ities Inc.. said Thursday he is pre paring to request final authority to capitalize a proposed 107-milliin- dollar power plant near the Ten nessee Valley. Dixon, key figure in the Dixon- Yates utility group, said he will ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) "as soon as possible to rule on plans for ran ing 102 million dollars through long-term loans from banks and insurance companies. The commission Wednesday look under advisement the group pro. posal to start the project with an initial S W-millton-dollar-., invest ment, possibly within two Weeks. Opponents say they will appeal any urn decision to the courts. Dixon told a reporter that, rie Dr. E. W. CARTER Chiropodist Foot Speciolist . ,, Diseases of the Foot Roseburg, Oregon 217 North Main CARTER BUILDING . TELEPHONE 3-7066 spite the long controversy over the project, he is going ahead with plans for the long-term loans. Authoritialive sources said SEC approval of the loans probably would be formality if it author izes the original 5 Vs-million-dolUr investment. Middle South and the Southern Co., headed by Eugene A. Yates, Verdinc Family Happy Over Release Of Son STARKS, La- an The Verdine family was 'too happy to cry" upon learning Thursday mormn? that Pvt. William A. Vcrdhe had been' released by the Russians in Berlin after five years of Soviet "captivity. A lister of the soldier,; Miss Edith Verdine, 23, said members of the family were . "very haopy and very nervous". She added "My mother was too nervous to cry. We are so tired we have not really digested the whole story.". Miss Verdine said the mother, Mrs, Fannie Verdine, was wash ing clothes at their farm home near here when word was received of the soldier's release. "Mother quit washin," she said. Verdj,ne joined the Army in 195 and served in the Pacific during World War II. He has been in the Army since then except , for six months when he returned to Starks after World War II. FOR TV, SERVICE SEE OR CALL The "Radio Doctors 408 WEST LANE STREET Across (rem the Roseburg Hotel . Immadiata service .'. , No Waiting . .' '. free animation givan plus radio set loon.d FREE while wo ere repairing yeurs. , . , FREE PICKUP and DELIVERY We Give S&H Green Stomps Phone 3-7456 have signed a 25-year contract with the Atomic r-nergy Commis sion (AEC) to provide power to tne iennessee valley Authori'y (TVA) in the area of Memphis, Tenn. The electricity would re place some 1VA energy used in atomic plants. Britain Protests Sinking Of Ship LONDON un Britain prepared a protest to Chiang Kai-Shek's gov ernment Thursday over sinking of ine oruisn mercnant snip ucn dale by anliair bombardment in the Chinese Communist port oi Swalow, 240 miles due west oi Formosa across Formosa Strait. The Foreign Office said the pro tect will be lodged with Formosa consular authorities at Tamsui. Or, Formosa, the Chinese Nationalist air force reported it had sunk at least 17 ships and damaged 7 in attacks Wednesday along a 300 mile stretch of the Southeast China coast. The Edendale, 1,717 tons, be longed to the Winly Navigation Co., of Hong Kong and was under charter to the Jebshun Shipping Co., in the China trade. The British-officered crew were reported safe. Britain recognized the Red Chi nese regime of Mao Tze-Tung in 1930. She maintains only "insular ties with Chiang's Formosa government.- FINOS ANTI-TANK SHELL LACROSSE, Wash. W Mis Forrest Pittman was tearing out the stairs of her front porch Wed nesday and found an item that could do the job real quick a loaded S7-millimeter antitank shell. She said she. had no idea where the shell came from or how it got under the porch. A demolition squad from Fairchild Air Force Base at Snokane unloaded the shell and it wound up as a paper weight on a sergeant s desk Thursday. I. - & ' ' ' - . w -art s .j '. . i "it-" , w a ji .. ir-si jbp-- . , 111 " 31--r-'-' I JLl'n l li.ro-. I f ."""'!. Jj Iff -PS VENEZUELA DEDICATES NEW DESTROYER New British - bnitt destroyer Zulia is inspected by government officials during dedication ceremony at La, Cuaira. Tog I "Atta boy, Charley, drive) right in this OK Used Car will make a terrific impression on Mama." Hallway or highway, OK Used Cars are impres sive from any point of view! That's because they're thoroughly inspected and scientifically reconditioned for performance, appearance and safety. These beauties are value-priced and warranted in writing, too! See them today. Sold only by an Authorized Chevrolet Dealet HANSEN MOTOR CO. 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The price por issue would prob ably be determined in relation to the market price of GM slock at the close of business the day be fore the new issue is put on Ine market. GM offered the new shares for subscription by its common stock holders of record at the close of business Feb. 8, 1955. It said shareholders would have the right to buy one share of the new issue for each 20 shares held on Feb. 8. The offer will expire at 6 p.m. (EST) March 7. $1395 '50 CHRYSLER Imperial 2-tone color. Dtluio throughout, compatitire with Cadillac and vary low in price. Hara it taal value with a complatu motor ovar. haul too. Full price . . . Oregonians Buy Much Liquor In December "ORTLAN'D I Oregonijns saw the old year out by buying a record $t.01b,X8 worth of liquor in December. Til a I one-month high, however, was not enough to overcome the declining trend of previous months, and sales for the six-month period ending Dec. 31 were 1.9 per cnt below the same period of 1953, the State Liquor Control Commission reported. Sales in the six-month period totaled $23,703,391. Bigger Benefits Asked By Sen. Eugene Allen SALEM lil Sen. S. Eugene Allen, Portland, said Thursday he is preparing unemployment com pendation legislation that would provide bigger benefits than those proposed by the Governor's Advis ory Committed, The governor's committee would raise the ceiling on benefits from $25 a week to $35. Allen would go to $40. . He said his proposals would dis qualify from benefits any persons who quit their jobs without cause, those fired for misconduct, and those who refuse to accept other suitable jobs. The Senate Labor and Industries Committee will hold a public hear ing next Wednesday night on the Advisory Committee's report. Members of the Advisory Commit tee will be present to answer ques tions. , - ELECT COMMISSIONER SALEM Ml Sen. Monroe Sweet- land, Miiwaukie Democrat, says he wilt introduce a bill to nave the public utilities commissioner elect ed by the people. He now is ap pointed by the governor. Sweetland circulated initiative petitions last year to accomplish ine same result, but didn t get enough signatures to nut it on the ballot. Two Democratic Senators Challenge Ike's Assertion WASHINGTON I Two Demo cratic ienatort challenged today President Eisenhower's assertion that the national economy is gen erally healthier than it was when he took office two fears ago. They commented in advance of the President'l dispatch to Con gress of. hif formal message on the state of the economy. This is the last of the three major presi dential messages sent to Capitol Hill each January. The other two are the State of the Union mes sage and' the budget. The President'! economic report is a thick booklet anayzing every aspect of the economic, -vepired with the aid of the three-man Coun cil of Economic Advisers, headed by-Dr. Arthur F. Burns. It it ac companied by a letter from the President It may forecast an economic year generally approaching or bet tering the all-time records set in 1953, before a slight recession let in. Eisenhower told his newt con ference Wednesday there art some difficulties in particular industries on which his administration it working. "But the outlook, certain ly from the standpoint vf our in ternal economy, is good, ' he said. "And I know of no better meas- Tire Chains Required On High Oregon Passes SALEM (if) Tire chains are required in Santiam Pass, the Ore gon Highway Commission warned Thursday. Packed snow also caused the commission to advise motorists to carry chains at Government Camp, Timbei'line, Warm Springs Junc tion, Prospect, Meacham, John Day, Austin and Seneca. New snow in the mountain areas ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with snow flurries reported Thursday morning. The Pacific Highway was closed by ice in California, 18 miles north of Redding, , but the commission said it probably would be reopened during the day. ure . . . than to say now uo peopiu feel today as to the way tney leit then." Sen. Kefauver (D-Tenn) com mented in an interview that na tional productivity is down and he attributed part of the decline to administration policies. "Our national product ii down below what it was two yean ago," he said. "Unemployment is great er. Development of our national resources is being thwartad by the Republican administration, a dan gerous trend toward big mergers is threatening small business and there is an increasing differential between farm prices and farm costs." Sen: Sparkman (D-Ala) said the flaw ip the President's generally optimistic forecast for the future is a continued drop in farm in come. 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I' Julius ' Bohannon, escaped three-time kill er, was captured without a fight near here shortly after daylight Thursday following a search by ' 50 officers, Bohannon escaped from the Ok-1 lahoma State Penitentiary at Mc Alc.itcr, Jan, 8, and had been the object of a search spreading from j Canada to Texas. The highway patrol said Bohan non was unarmed when found cowering in an abandoned shack southwest of here. Oregon Trail Council Leader Cets Promotion ' EUGENE UP Jim Harpolc, who i has been a district executive for j the Oregon Trail Council here, will lake over Feb. 13 as head of the I Boy Scouts Modoc area council, ' with headquarters at Klamath Kails. The area extends into Northern California and includes l.akeview. Bend, Princville and Madras. The area has 2.500 Scouts. Harnole. 32, is a graduate of the University ot Washington. PILLAGE CITY JAKARTA, Indonesia : About 300 armed terrorists pillaged a vil lage 14 miles southeast ot Ban dung, killing five villagers and burning 17 houses, it was an nounced Thursday. Lincoln Commemoration Falls On Lee's Birthday FT. MONROE, Va. I The date had to be chosen to suit the con venience of those taking part, the Army explained. That's why ceremonies were held here yesterday Robert E. Lee's birthday to dedicate a drawing commemorating Abraham Lincoln s 1862 visit to 1 1. Monroe. Taking a prominent part was the commander in chief of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant 111. Commerce, Utilities Committee Sets Hearing SALEM I The Senate Com merce and Utilities Committee will hold a hearing Feb. 2 on a bill by Sen. Monroe Sweetland, Mii waukie Democrat, to let the tax ; commission determine the base on j which public utilities could seek rate increases. . 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