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2 The Newi-Review, Roteburg, Government Suit Against E. K. Wood . Company Settled PORTLAND I A million dollar government unit against R. K. Wood Lumber Co. for losses and cost in the l'J.ll Vinrent Creek forest fire was settled Wednesday with the company paying 5100,000 and a half section of timbcriand. U. S. Ally. C. E. Luckey said he considered the settlement a good one with the government get ting timber in the same general area as lhat which burned in the Douglas County blaze as well as retaining the burned-over land, which will fit Into the O&C refor eslation program. Still pending is a suit for $2,717, 020 brought against the K. K. Wood company by Long-Bell Lum ber Co. and Gardiner Lumber Co. The fire destroyed 13 million feet of cold decked logs owned by the ('ardiner company and 11,000 acres of l.ong-Bell timocr, ine suit says The complaint alleges negligence I on the part of the Wood company in blasting operations in conneclion with construction oi a roan, once the fire slarted, the complaint says, the company "failed to make any timely or reasonable effort to prevent the fire from spreading." The government had claimed loss of S.VXI.OOO through fire-fighling costs and loss of limber, and asked double damages when it named the million-dollar figure in its suit. Jlanley B. Strayer. attorney for R. K. Wood company, said lhat no settlement discussions on the Iong-Bcll and Gardiner suits were under way and that so far as he was aware they would go to trial. Miss Alice Fisher Dies In Los Angeles A former Rnseburg resident. Miss Alice Fisher, died Tuesday at the age of 73, in ls Angeles, Calif., according to word received by relatives. She was born near Roseburg in 1882, where she lived for many years with her pioneer parents. She is survived by four nieces: Mrs. Paul Casey and Mrs. Kath rine Nickson. Roseburg; Mrs. Archie Ferguson, Days Creek, and Mrs. Arthur Edwards, Kcnmore, N.Y., and two nephews, Oscar Weber and Walter Crosier, Rose burg. Nation's Mid-Day Toll Of Deaths Stands At 14 (Continued from Page One) in which someone was hurt came from Klamath Falls. An ambu lance was dispatched to a single car accident four miles north of Alitoma on HiKhway 117 in which one person was injured. I'oriland city police said tney 1 1 riu u-purir, on Hi-veil niunu-iiis up to 10;:'.) a. m., hut in none oi them was anyone hurl, 'this numncr is about normal for mid-week, in the ctiy. In Kl.imalti Falls there were iwo morning intersection collisions dur ing a snowstorm that put slush on the streets. No one was hurt, hut the cars suffered heavy dam age. Al Grants Pass no accidents had been reported. Hoseburg state and cily police each told of one a three-car mixup south of the city and an even more minor one in the city up to 11 a. in. Kugeiic, at 11 a. m., lacked even a minor accident report. CIO Plans Coes Ahead With For AFL Merger (Continued from Pago One) CIO pamphlet reviewing the 20 year slorv of the CIO. It gives Lewis full credit for forming the CIO and helping organize its nu cleus in the steel and auto indus tries. licwis has been left completely out of the merger plans. He has criticized the prospective joining of the two labor groups inln a single 16-million-member federation as "a rope of sand" that could not 'ast. The T.Vyear-old Lewis led a ; w,n heard her husband working, group of unions, including the i then later saw him keeled over as VMW, out of the AV, in IMS to ; 5lle went to see whv the drill found the CIO. Then he quit the j sounded slrangelv, the sheriff said. (10 in 1910 and went hack lo the j Mr. Itnberls disconnected the 110 AtL. only lo leave that group volt connection and summoned aid. again in 1047. 'ihe accident occurred about 1 p m. Lewis aides refused to say i Roberta was born .Ian. 2fi. 1911. whether the l ,MW planned any le-! gill recovery action if the CIO re- j fused to come across with the re quested payment. TO CALL MESSAGE (lETTYKlUMUi, Pa Presi dent Kiseiihowc.r will telephone a message to the AFL and CIO when Ihe two labor organisations get to gether for their merger session m New York next Monday. The White Mouse announced this Wednesday, saying Ihe President's words will be earned by loud-j i speaker to the delegates. w- Among them Monumanlf mad bom tha lollowing granlUa. Dark Barra, Varmont; Wlsconiin Huby Red, known at Waueaui Mlsaourl Red amd tr eral of the Terr beet Imported granltea. Uniurpateed wotlananthlp. Unbelievable Taluee. All work permanentlr guaranteed . . . shin; is iih ikmm; . . . i.n , thow VM hair la lavr manrej.' IISUIATION IIZI AtULT ! MAIKIM f.i.f.m Grr or (I itrt in any tmftir hi Kltmt rhlttft rffi not rintrdi lit Ore. Thurs. Dee. 1, 1935 ; Band Uniforms Fund Campaign On In Roseburg A spirited campaign to raise fund to purchase 100 new uni-1 forms for Hose bur a High nchooi band members opened Thursday, The month-long drive li being , 'ureign lM i.f'S?, ' this British colony said Richard ! eonducledbymember.oftheBandlP'n, but that wasnt what the.T TtBmMBi 22-year-old .on of Boosters and the Indian Club. They KT!W'"? ' I ,;r.i,iniil ! Mr- ''"'lia Howe of Alden, Minn., hope to boost (he $2.12 sum now iff "JL,''''?8 '"' was not cm the daily train from on hand for uniform purchase to , hopeful '" l '"e" Canton. tix rum i $6,000, Hand Director Harold Withnell said Wednesday that the uniforms will cost approximately $60 each. The adults, no students will par ticipate in the campaign, ire con ducting the contest. Prize in the event is a new foreign-make car. All persons are eligible to enter, according to campaign spokes man. Director Withnell said the uni forms currently worn by the slit dents were purchased in 1947. This1 higher concept of what constitutes j year 87 youngsters plaved in the 'partisan excesses than the secre- marching band during foolball sea-' son wnhncll pointed out that there i weren't enough uniforms to go 1 around, and, in several instances students with uniforms didn't have hats. "The uniforms show wear and tear," he said. Present color of the band attire is orange and black, HIIS colors. Two student committees are working with the directors and the new uniform adulls to prepare design. Withnell said the design and color should be known in .oou. .u uays. ne retjuesieo persons with any suggestions to cumaci mm. band Boosters have worked In , raise uniform money for some. lime. I'hey estimated it would take unumer lour years n iney tinued with the smaller-type fund I raising projects. I The band will appear in several ! events next year, including Ihe i rodeo parade, a Eugene Exchange I Club parade and others. j If Ihe drive is successfully com-i rleted, the uniforms will b order-( "I earnestly nope that we can ed immediately. Withnell said thevimake some contribution toward would arrive in lime for the group's spring concert April 5. Committee Told Allowable Cut Is Out Of Line SPOKANE 11 A hearinu hv a one-man congressional committee I on federal limhei sales was told Wednesday lhat Ihe allowable cut on most forests is "out of line" wilh conditions and growth po- neii lenlials B JACK BELL Kmm'il R. Aston of Omak. Wash., I WASHINGTON , (Joy Ave president of the Western Forestry j r,el1 Harnman of New York was ami i.onscrvatinn Assn.. said un to-dale inventories and ulilizeation standards will increase the allow ble annual cut. "An allowable cut revision on the Ml. Hood National r orest in Ore- gun recently Drought annul an in U - rease of 20 per cent," he said Aston was the first wit ness at ' the joint conuressional hearing be- 1'inu be- I Itift nnn. u..n. )r 1). fUn.llf (l)-Pa.). The committee has been Sapio said the historical role of holding hearings in California. Ore i Yn''k Kvernors in parly af gon and Washington on federal Mm- flU" . "' 1(1 ('SP' he flp lnat her sales and policies. Chudoff was Harriman is only a token or favor Ihe only member attending here. ,tf, S(,n, candidate. Unread an opening statement Sparkman, whc heard DeSamoi before a crowd of about 9(1 persons i,nlk t0 u National Press Uub. and said he had the unanimous con-;sai(1 ' ,laler interview he thinks sent of ho committee lo hold the ltap engaged in holding Spokane hearing alone. He said 17 (,nv Harriman in reserve for witnosses will testify here. , whatever might happen m the pre- Aslon recommended that federal convention campaign, agencies provide adequate scaling' "He has the governor in a util service on timber tales. He said ity man' role where he could he such help is now limited to a 40- rushed into the contest al any hour week which ties up operators lime," he added, who want to work .Saturdays. I Sparkman said he doesn't think He said the committee should Hamman's advanced status poses stud a report by AlcKinsey & Co. I anv new t,rPi,t to Adlai K. Sieven timber sales He said it recom- S(in, (he 1952 candidate whom mends that limber sales he given Sparkman is supporting in his race iso. i piiuiuy mi iih-ms tui'iporunK forest industries, lhat timber mark ing be done by experts and not trainers, and that adequate, ad vance preparations he made. George Roberts Killed By Electric Shock ( Continued from Pa ge One ) tin un fiiiitii-l hv hi wife Kl.nne nt olalla. He was plant operator fnP tho water district at the time of his death. He was a member of the Itoseburg Kod & linn Club. Besides his wife, he is survived hy a daughter, Nancy Louise, and son, Lerov Krnest, both of Uose- but g ; two brothers, Arnold Hob- erts of H rock way and Lawrence i Itoberts of (Hide, four sisters, Mrs. Monroe (Ethel) Strawn "f Hose 1 l.urg; Mrs. Vernon i Florence) i 7,a chary of Hrownsville; Mrs. j .lames tit ill hi La urn nee of Brock ! wav and .Mrs. Edna Hughes of Anchorage. Alaska. Interment will be al Civil Bend Cemetery. 25 lo 10 ItailiiHions h our rnlire ttock or MONUMEJNTS i r i (all (o'ivJ Gr.mr. '49 so ONLY Cwmm liUnr JIGVGII3VII JIMC9 At Dulles Remarks On Foreign Policy MIAMI. Fla. Adlai Steven (n said Thursday he axreed with Secretary of State bullet the pres-! irlential candidates snouiu avoid "partisan excesses" in discussing " " v ..i . v ..v... i comment about Dulles request The officials said there was no earlier this week. j Indication when Tenneson mijjht In 1952 the Republicans not on-: arrive. The Chinese Red Cross had ly shamelessly exploited the Ko-1 informed the British Red Cross rean War politically and denounced that Peiping was releasing him at the Democratic administration for his own request, the Moss' of China and "" virtually j Tennc,on w lured , Kore subversive, but the aecrelary him-,, .. ... .. i" " " self, who now pleads for restraint, i1 "fused to be renatHated labeled the containment policy as 1 "? " D Z 9!"?J, T'1..,xrpo"d 10 "ber s n.n,lead ate the satellites. "I hnna we Democrats have a, There was no word from Wash- tary Stevenson then went on in reply other questions 10 poini oui some of the things he thought were wrong wun ine nepiiuniaii iuii-.Sm nnhrv the nasi three years. He said lhat starting with Pres ident Eisenhower's State of the Un- ion message in wnicn ne ... inaI a ira,tors but were released favor of -unleashing Chiang Kai after the Supreme Court ruled this Shek" there were a series oftmonin .hat ihe "'.'"l"..!."! fL'...?.' i wi.iln .hoc.... . - I ".L1.il.',.!l!?M?. 'k?!!..?.!!? '"'rfj hrink of war in china and the L-rm,, sir,i slev(.nson said that at the sum- prr.idpnt Eisenhower had rassure Ihe entire world lhat our intentions were peaceful." ( All of the. thins. Stevenson said, served to make the United States out as "an irritable power in the world." The former Illinois governor said that "an exceedingly dangerous situation' was shaping up in the middle east. peace between Israel and ner neighbors." Fndav morning Stevenson will fly to Oklahoma t'ily where he will speak to the national league of Young Democrats. Sparkman Says Governor Harriman 'Utility Man7 ". AJal in sports language today as a "utility man" candidate for the 1936 Democratic presidential nom ination. Harriman has said he is nol an active candidate lor the nomina lion although he expects to be New Vork" "favorite son" choice. "Ul iiiirrimaii i-niri iiiiumit, I H 111 III Hll V irritin VlllHllllC LC' for the 1956 nomination. Die senator said he couldn't imagine anything lhat might knock Stevenson out of his place as front runner except unexpected defeats in presidential delegate primaries. Ike's Message Indicates Stand CHICAGO t.P President Eisen hower sent a message of encour agement to the Republican Nation al Committee Thursday and Chair man Leonard W. Hall said "there is no question in my mind" hut that the President plans to cam paign actively for the parly next year. The President told the commit tee he will "do everything in my power next year to help you report Ihe i Republican) record accurate ly and fully to the country." When members of Ihe committee heard the President's message read by Mall, they arose, ap plauded and cheered. Some COP leaders viewed Ihe message as an expression of Ei senhnuer's intent lo aid the Re publican candidates in 19.S6, wheth er or not he decides to be a candi date himself. Pharef or H Hi HARRY G. RAPP - 114 S. I. Flint Si. Rot.bur,, Or.gon PKone OR 3-J6J4 Rpr,i.nlottve ter L. L. JONES I SON, Menumiittl Tenneson Fail"? To Arrive Today In Hong Kong Hfivr: KOKC. i A fourth r:i!lo null across behind his car, and turncoat who decided to come home after living in Red China I failed to rriv. here Thursday as, expected. . , , ..... . . i... " : "J '"5 ington whether any action is planned against Tennesson. With the other turncoats, he was dis- honorably discharged from the u..-. Army aner ineir decision to slay with the Chinese. J me three who came home last i summer William A. Cowart, lewie K. (iriggs and Otho O. Bell Urprf arrecfpl hv t ha Arm., t.. ,ry ''V."3."" .r ""enses. allegedly lujiimmeu wnne in service. ''he government hasn't said ' " "r " ' m imJne cllll fourls. ,e.urn win leave 16 ?' 'he ex f.ls with the Chinese eds, Kufus K. Douglas of Texon.i lex., naving died in China. Qjt&'fapfod Shop Early For GIFTS FOR BOYS ELECTRONIC RADIO SYSTEM 6.98 HANDIPHONE INTERCOM SYSTEM . . . 4.98 DICK TRACY WRIST RADIO 3.98 MOBILE LOUDSPEAKER, Electronic . . . 9.98 SPORT CAR, Remote control, steers . . 1.88 GUN & HOLSTER SETS . . from 1.39 to 4.98 FOOTBALL or BASKETBALL, Tru-Action 6.98 FIRE TRUCK, Hook & Ladder 9.98 CHEMISTRY SET, No. 12, metal chest 10.45 TOOL SETS, rubber and steel 89c to 4.98 H0LS0M AMERICAN LOGS ... 59c to 3.98 BURP GUN, Mattel 3.98 ELECTRIC TRAINS, Lionel from 19.95 TRACK, Lionel Section, 22c ea. Tree Light Sets 69c 8 in Series Tree Light Sets 7 Light Multiple 99c Reg. 1.98 Chinese Checkers OR Skip-A-Cross 1.49 $12,225 Award Civen Plaintiff By Trill Jury (Continued from Page One) rar III her! said a irucK noiuea i he pulled ahead without paying at-, tendon to the car in front. Davis, however, claimed h e plaintiff was exaggerating the in- i : i .i. r .u nnMic:..n ; '...i th.i n.,i i u'hii.'. ,im.n resulted from a previous spinal in- jury. Yales asked that the jurors keep sympathy for llilbert out of their consideration. Davis had noted that llilbert is "on the threshold of his life and has a wife and child. 'leslimony by doctors backed up Yates claim that White was not faking his condition, that he de finitely has limited movement in the neck as the result of the in jury on Feb. 12. Yates said Davis, in estimating what he called "just compensa tion." had not calculated future suffering, medical expenses and loss of earning capacity. He point ed out lhat White has 1 life ex- pectancy of 20 years. The case was pushed up on the trial docket because of ftpttlpmi-nt of two others scheduled this week and tne lacl tnat one, Millard J Magness vs. Margaret Tomlinson, ended in voluntary non-suit. I .luri trial urill racisms in thel, . court Monday at 9:30 a.m. CHAINS NEEDED c.rc.t m , , . , , .J1'",? "'f,, f3'1 ,now at Santiam Pass, .Meacham and Chemult. the Ore- gon Highway . Wednesdav. Commission said: I'avement was bare or sanded at other points Gift Wrap 3 25c Tree Icicles 2 for 15c Prices Cut! ALL Fall Bulbs NOW V Off V. Worthington Dies Early Today Victor Worthington, 62, resi- utriti ui nuruiiig lur mc uai 01 years and lifelong resident of Ore- Hon, died early today following short illness. 3 7'd ' ved Tn ?.ur .J ' .. .,," .iyuic vreen iruni imo iu i.eo. P "en moved to Coniille, wnere he lived until 1935. He returned to Roseburg in that year. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Kva Worthington of Roseburg, Mrs. Ida Burrough of Boise, Idaho, and Mrs. (iracie Schrader of Can ton, Ohio; and a number of neph ews and nieces. The body has been removed to Long it On Mortuary, Roseburg, and funeral arrangements will be announcea laier, Three Detroit Papers Struck By Stereotypers DETROIT AFL stereotype operators struck Detroit's three daily newspapers today. Ihe strike was called in a con tract dispute with the Detroit' Newspapers Publishers Assn. The association represents the three dallies. Picket lines were thrown : up around newspaper plants. Attected are tne aiternoon De troit News and Detroit Times and the morning Detroit Free Press. 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