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U. of0. library Eugene , Oregon Comp (unmv Cyrt Adjoin) FOUR MOVEMENTS VIRTUALLY PUT THE GUARD IN ACTION, as members of Cor D, 186th Inf. Reg.; Douglas County, joined other National Guard units, in their test mobilization alert Wednesday evening. JThe local -mit.' way -called out at '5:20 p.m: and all 96 members responded. In upper left picture. Supply 5gr. Robert L, Trout issues clothing and equipment to waiting men. Mortar platoon members don clothing in center picture and then rush up the stairway which leads from dressing quarters to the company floor, first formation at 6 p.m. found mortar platoon in foreground of lower picture and recoiless platoon-(background) forming port of 62-man initial turnout,: (Pic tures by Paul Jenkins), Guard Mobilization Praised Defense Planners Give High Praise To Quick Response WASHINGTON Wl The National Guard's new role in this era of possible atomic war a minute- was tested in a surprise mobihza-: tion which drew praise from de- fene nlannnrs tnHav t .i. 7i . oul s rmory oy o p.m. weanesaay tense planners today. In the f,rst hour S3 per cent 40 niinutes after the initial mo Guardsmen in more than 2.000. were ready. At the end of the bilization alert had been given lo communilies from Florida to Alas-1 second hour 88 per cent were callv. It was nart nf a naiinn.u irfp ka sprang to arms or took to the ' air Wednesday night in response to a surprise alert flashed from the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson, chief of the National Guard Bu reau, said preliminary reports gave "conclusive proof" that the Army and Air Guard can be as sembled by the state governors in a "rapid and efficient manner for service in any state or national emergency." It may be days before reports are in from the 5,600 guard units listed to take part in the big test. But the National Guard Bureau estimated early this morning that 280,000 men were at their battle stations or assembly points within two hours of the zero hour which (Continued On Page 2 Col. 1) In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS In Britain with a general election just five weeks off Prime Minister Eden's Conserva tive party government proposes the first cut in Britain's income tax rate since World War II. The reduction, as announced by the chancellor of the exchequer (corresponding to our secretary of the treasury) will amount to 2' per cent on the basic rate or "sixpence to the pound," as the British put it. The old rate, which has been in effect since wartime days, took 45 per cent of the taxable income of those in the top brackets. The result of these stiff rates has been that a lot of Bntish workers have been unwilling to work more and produce more be-i ' by doing so they would panc merely INCREASE THEIR TAX- I (Continued On Page 4 Col. 6) Oregon Guard Alert Success PORTLAND Ml The Oregon National Guard tested its mobiliza tion plans Wednesday night, along with the rest of the nation, and officers reported success. Thpv said 94 ner ceivt of Uie ready for action within three hours of tlie test call. ready, Telephones, fire sirens, public address systems and other means planned in advance for the test called the guardsmen to duty. They had known for some time that the alert was coming, but did not know when it would come. It came at 5 p.m. In Portland hundreds of ground troops mobilized at the airport, then moved in a motor convoy to the waterfront. Two helicopters preceded them, skimming low over busy Harbor Drive and settling onto a narrow parkway alongside the Willamette River, Lady Wrestling Ban Bill Goes To Governor SALEM W A ban on women wrestlers was approved by the Oregon Senate Wednesday and sent to the governor, but there is doubt whether it would affect all cities. After the Senate approved It, Sen. Carl Francis, Davton, con tended the ban would apply only in cities in which there are boxing commissions. Sen. Mark Hatfield, Salem, urged passage of the biil on the ground that Washington, California and Idaho have similar bans. The Weather Cloudy with occasional rain oai ly tonight. Partial cltaring latti tonight. Cloudy with fog aarly Fri day. Partially sunny Friday after noon. A little wirmtr Friday, Hightit wmp. last 24 hours 50 Lowest tamp, last 24 hours 41 Hightst ttmp. any April V l.ownt tamp, any April 75 Pracip, from April 1 2.(5 fi J nour - f"' ,rom s,5- ' , -- M.M from Sept. t S.52 Sunstt tonight, 7:02 p.m. Sunrisa tomorrow, 5:21 a.m., - ".-t;:,. r- Jiilli H(fliJ 141) M- Roseburg Guard Unit Reports Ready Response ylnf 0 ,. Jw .t hf B' i8? .lni; "K t..,.he,..Ro.se: National Guard training mobiliza tion clan which had been Dubli cized earlier Military segments of the local unit wore dispatched at 6:15 to vital points in and around the city. By 7 p.m.. an hour and 40 min utes after the first alert, 84 men of the company's 96-man strength had been mobilized, and an hour later 94 enlisted men and officers had been counted at the Armory. Unit executive officer Lt. Isaac J. James reported all 96 men ac counted for in a telephone relay to Portland headquarters of the 186th Infantry. ; Lt. James acted in lieu of Com pany Commander U. Horace J. Pendergrass who is attending an officers school at Ft. Benning, Ga. Twelve points were placed un der security in and around Rose burg. Guards and equipment were mo bilized at the Armory, City Hall, telephone office, Winchester and Winston bridges, Highway 99 Junc tion at Nielsen's MM., the new (Continued on Page 2 Col. 5) Myrtle Creek Explorer Scout Accorded Honors A Myrtle Creek Explorer Scout, Eldon Naas, has been accorded an other honor in a long list of Scout ing honors. He will represent Doug las County this summer at t h e World Scout Jamboree at Niagara Falls, N.Y. The announcement of his choice came this week to Naas and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlcy Naas. of Myrtle Creek. Naas, a Myrtle Creek High School junior has also received other high Ex plorer awards, among them the silver award, made a few months ago. He is a member of the Dis trict 1 area and will travel with other Scouts of the district to the jamboree. Established 1873 28 Paget Chou Disturbed Demands Time For Reply To Ceylon Delegate BANDUNG, Indonesia"3' ' im Prime Minister Sir John Kotela wala of Ceylon denounced "Com munist colonialism" at the Asian African Conference Thursday. Red China's Premier Chou En-Lai, ob viously disturbed, immediately de manded time to make a reply, Sir John, appearing before closed session of the political com mittee, demanded that the confer ence declare itself against all forms of colonialism, including Commu nist domination of satellite states in central and Eastern Europe. Delegates said that as Sir John i finished Ohou leaped to his leel and demanded that the Ceylon premier's statement be circulari zed to all delegates of the 29-n-tion conference so Chou could re ply to it at Thursday's committee session. In earlier debate the committee heard Chou express the opinion that peaceful coexistence between nations of different systems was possible. . Sir John, who already had taken the spotlight with a proposal made outside the conference for creation of an independent Formosa, told (Continued on Page 2 Col. 7) Organized Trailer Owners Will Convene On Friday A meeting of the Organized Trailer Owners of Douglas County will be held Friday in Roseburg. The session will get under way at 7:30 p.m. at the Nebo Trailer Park office. It is open to members and interested persons. Among items to be discussed is additional information concerning regulations governing licensing of mobile homes, according to Ray Noves, secretary-treasurer of the organization. Neves said state directors of the Organized Trailer Owners of Ore gon are meeting Sunday in Rose Douglas County Sportsmen Plan Outstanding Program For Conservation Week Douglas County sportsmen are arranging many outstanding pro grams for Conservation Week, May 1-7. Bruce Yeager, general chairman of the Sportsmen's Cooperation Committee, at a meeting in the Game Commission district office Wednesday evening, announced ap pointment of Charles Collins, James Vaughn, Beryl Oar, Bill Pitney, Perry Thiele and Ken Gil keson as a committee for pro gramming events for the Rose burg area. He also announced appointments by Ernest Seaton, Drain, North Douglas chairman. Seaton has selected as his as sistants Walter Botts, George Chur chill, Ray Cole H. J. Lupher, Har old Woolley, Drain; Arley Marsh, Elkton; Gus Peret, Yoncalla; J. T. Powell, Oakland. Norman E. Graham, Canyon ville. is arranging the sportsmen's program for the southern part of the county. The Sportumen's Cooperation committees will stress fish and game conservation features. Vondis Miller, supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest, and thairman of the Fore.it Conserva tion Committee, reports all mem ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1955 I 3il 1 A,, 'Vwt i j. JUDGE FRANCES COOK has booming "baby"' Former Roseburg Teacher Explains Safe-Teen Move A onetime Roseburg resident who less than four months ago launched the first Safe-Teen Club in Oregon was in Douglas County Thursday to explain the Safe-Teen driving movement. She is Judge Frances Cook, a lady justice of the peace in Bca- venon. This morning she appeared at student meetings at Roseburg High School - (where she taught journalism and typing in the late 30's). Student body president Dan Arensincier said the students would examine the idea: "if they like it, we'll go ahead." Wiliam Reinhart, spokesman for the local association of insur ance agents, will work with the students, if the plan is adopted. Following her R1IS appearances, Judge Cook was off to Myrtle Creek High School, lt was her sec ond stop in a 1,000 mile statewide journey to tell students about Safe-Teens. "There's no competition in safe ly," Justice Cook said Wednesday. (Continued on Page 2 Col. 3) bers of his committee, .la met Watts, Bureau of Land Manage ment; Fred Soulhwick, Douglas Forest Protective Assn., Lloyd Hayes Siskiyou - Cascade Forest Research Center and V. V. Harp ham, former Umpqua National Forest supervisor, mot Wednesday and outlined aq extensive program for the Conservation Week observ ance Also meeting Wednesday was the Roseburg section of the School Committee under the direction of Chairman M. C. Deller, city su perintendent of schools. Principals of all schools in the Roseburg dis trict were briefed on the purposes of Conservation Week and an out line of conservation studies com piled. Assisting the principals will be a school publicity committee appointed by Deller and including Roy Crain. chairman: Jack Hau sotter, Ro'cburg; Clcone Andrus, Rose School: Ruth Bcrgcrson, Ful lorton: Benctta Ortnn, Green; Al via Welherell, Benson; - W. C. Stoncbrakcr. Riverside: Emilie France, Joseph Lane; Marguerite Brand, Central Junior High; Glenn Brady, Koscmirg High; Harriet Eddy, Melroe; Palriris Water - field, Bertha Barnes, Wilbur-Win- Chester. " o ves1 Changes Violence Again Flares At Lake Success Plant By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For the second day, violence and Injuries were reported Thursday at the strike-bound Spcrry Gyro scope plant at Laka Success, N.Y. And there appeared little prog ress toward immediate settlement of any of the nation's major strikes. . . , CIO Electrical Workers restfmed mass picketing at the Spcrry plant and two men were reported in jured. Several 'autos were .dam aged as non-strtking workers tried to enter the plant. . A proposal by Southern gover nors to immediately end the 39- day Louisville & Nashville- Rail road strike was rejected by non- operating unions.. A union official said the walkout would continue until any arbitration is completed. The railroad had said it was willing to submit to arbitration "if the strike is immediately term inated," but that the issues to be arbitrated "should be reasonably limited." The union said it was willing to submit the dispute over a health and welfare plan to bind ing arbitration. Meanwhile,, a group of Southern governors planned to meet in At lanta Saturday with representa tives of the Southern Bell Tele hone Co. and the striking CIO Communication Workers of Ameri ca in an attempt to end the 39-day telephone strike.' . The union de mands arbitration on fringe points and higher wages. The company says that a no-slrike clause is the bar to a new contract, Youth Temperance Rally Scheduled Monday Night A youth temperance rally will he held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church to com plete the organization of a Youth Temperance Council in Roseburg. The rally will coincide with Youth Temperance Education Week, April 24 to 30, which has been designated by proclamation bv Gov. Paul Patterson. The pur pose of the couvil, according to Roseburg WCTU officials, has been stated to unite the young people of the community state and nation in a proeram of Christian citizenship to build for total abstinence for the individual and sobriety for the nation. The Governor's proclama tion states. "Never has it been more important in the history of our nauon aim siaie, uian nuw, w bring to our youth the truth on temperance." Teen-ngo youth and those in the twenties are included in the rally. The public s invited to attend the meeting. Persons Ask To Respond To Easter Seal Letters An appeal for persons to respond to the Easier Seals they received from the Oregon Society for Crip pled Children and Adults has been issued by Mrs. Ernest Barker. County Chairman, who reported that returns are more than $40,000 behind a year ago. Mrs. Barker said there are many thousands of Oregon residents who have failed to make any return, and she expressed hope that "a majority of them really intenJ to do something but just haven't got ten around to it as vet." Returns I can be made to Easter Seals, care 1 of .the person's local post office Stale totals at the last accounting I were $72,(44, L) . i ir 94-55 PRICE 5e I . . .habitual count rvtrn4 -WILLIAM FRANK CORY ' Court Reverses , Habitual Criminal Charge On Cory The March 1953 conviction of William Frank Cory, 36, on an habitual criminal charge has been reversed and a portion of the habi tual criminal act under which Cory was convicted has been held unconstitutional by the Oregon buorome Court. The docisiion was handed down by the court Wednesday. Cory had been under 15-year penitentiary sentence. He still has to serve a 4-vear sentence on another count however. Dist. Atty. Robert M. Slulls was notified of the decision. He said the portion of the act held uncon stitutional dealt with right. of the Uivtrict attorney to file an infor mation charging habitual crimi nal tendency against a convict. The court held that the informa tion could be filed at the "whim or caprice" of the district attor ney. At Uie same time, the court said there was no error in the actual proceedings under which Cory was convicted. Stults information charging the tendency was filed after Cory's conviction for being an ex-convict in possession of a firearm. The court's decision said that the crime must have been one of vio lence to make the habitual crimi nal count stand. The firearm charge came after Cory's arrest in August 1953. He had been accused of kidnaping Mrs. William H. Jones. Later, that charge was dropped. Polio Clinics Facing ' Second Postponement Postponement of Die Salk polio vaccine clinics in Douglas Coun ty for another week appeared like v Thursday. County health officer Dr. E. J. Wainscolt said today that as far as his olficc knew the vaccine "will not be available for the clinics which are scheduled to start Monday." "Unless the vaccine arrives tin rxpectcdly before Monday," he continued, "the clinics will again have to be postponed another week." Dr. Wainscolt asked persons working on the clinics and par-1 ents to walch the newspaper and listen to the radio to learn if the; clinics will proceed as scheduled. SICK MAN RELEASED Edward Scully, 57, San Anselmo, Calif., was released from Commu n.ly Hospital Wednesday, attend ants report. He was stricken Mon day while visiting at the home of his daughter-in-luvv. Mrs. Crystal Freeman, Idleyld Park according tn'Corrcsoondcnt Mrs. Arthur Set- Beecher Calls Byrd's Choice Amazing' Brtakdown Of Court ' ' Decision Shows Hill's . Vott Favortd Hayitaaol The Douglas County Court'j m- ' lection of a new sheriff hai won the disipleasure of the chairman of Hie Douglas County Republican Central Committee. Brig. Gen. Curtis T. Beecber (I'SMC-Ret), the GOP chairmin, th.s morning in a statement term ed the appointment of Ira Bvrd Wednesday as "amazing." . the party committee a week ago had recommended the appointment . of Ira Byrd Sworn Into , Offict On Wadntsdsy Ira Byrd took office as Douglas County- sheriff Wednesday after noon. He was sworn into office by County Clerk Charles Doemer. Also commissioned were all dep uties in Calvin H. Baird'i organiza tion. Byi'd said die commisaiona were "temporary" and that per manent commission would ' be -made "in a couohs of weeka." . Joseph A. HayUead, a ata't policeman; Both men art Renubli- ' cans, , ,. - - Hie County . Court, answering, disclaimed any obligation to ap-. point the nominee of the party committee. : A , ,: Byrd's appointment came in a 3-1 decision, with Commissioners Frank Ashley, and Elmer Metegar voting for him and Judge Carl C. Hill casting his ballot for Hay stead. , The text of Beecher't statement follow: , . . "The decision of the Republican dominated County Court with re-, speet to the selection of a sheriff! ' to nil the unexpired term of the lormer satrm (catvin H. Baird) is, to say the least, amazing.. "Eighty-seven Republican pre cinct committeemen and commit- teewomen from all over the coun- (Continued on Page 2 Col. () Presidential VetQ Likely Over Postal Pay Increase Vote hood of a presidential veto Thurs day overhung a House vote to boost the pay of the nation' MO,- -ooo postal workers an average of o. per cenn. - 1 President Eisenhower last year refused to sign a 7 per cent postal pay increase voted by Congress on the ground it was not accompanied by a revenue-raising hike in postal rates. His veto came after Con gress adjourned and there was no opportunity to vote on overriding it. . ' ' The Senate last month flaunted the President's implied threat to veto any postal pay hike of over 7.S per cent, voting for 10 per cent. The House Wednesday followed suit and approved an 4.2 per cent increase which would cost - some 171 million dollars a year. The Senate bill is estimated to cost 220 millions. The 224-189 House vole for the most part followed party lines, with Republicans lining up behind the President and the Democrat behind the mailmen. Seventeen Democrats and 22 Republican split company with their nartv col leagues. Umpqua Baam Council Slates Meeting Tuesday The Umpqua Basin Conserva tion Council will meet TueMay with its newest member, the Elk ton Sportsmen'! Assn. The meeting will be held at S p.m. at the Elkton High School gvmnasium, Bruce Yeager, coun cil president, reports. - . Yeager advises Roseburg sports men desiring to attend the meet ing that transportation will be fur nished from the courthouse at T p.m. The Elkton club, formed only a few months ago, has requested a panel on conservation subjects. Yeager reports that a question and answer forum haa been plan ned. Defense Takes Over In Manslaughter Case THE DALLES lift The defense took over Thursday in the man slaughter case in which Joseph Ferguson, Mosier rancher, is accused of shooting his brother-in-law, Charles Eaton, 20, Portland, in the woods last December. The two were on a deer-hunting (rip in closed season when Eaton was killed. The stale closed its case Wednes day after presenting 16 witnesses in an attempt to prove Eaton died thmush Fercuson'a neslilfnce. The defense is expected to pieaa I the shooting was accidental, not I negligent. Levity Foot Rant By L. F. Reizenilein With weather prophets (ore casting a state water short age this year, tho Logitloturo might find it profitable to levy a tax on the "chaser" that follows the hooch. oo ,0
