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
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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.
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$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-
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Yales asked that the jurors keep
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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
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suffering, medical expenses and
loss of earning capacity. He point
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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
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ended in voluntary non-suit.
I .luri trial urill racisms in
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. 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
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Tree Icicles
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Prices Cut!
ALL
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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
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the morning Detroit Free Press.
The papers have a combined daily j
circulation of about 1.300.000 and
employ 4.500 persons including 120
stereotypers. j
The publishers said the dispute
involved union demand that an ex-i
tra crew be provided to process i
color plates with a minimum of:
I nil rJav s pay, ana ine overtime
be paid for handling any material
not used on me same day.
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In a speech prepared for a meet-; rO' 1 "-Wiry Area
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for the office are: Jack Doud, in
cum bent, and Phil Willis.
In the other election, a five-year
member of the Tri-City Water Dis
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