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tlon-caused shortage on this front
ha been noticed for about
month, although not In serious
proportions, he said.
Report from Medford Thursday
laid that representatives of the
West Coast Lumbermen's Assn
named the railroad car shortage
as the number one bottleneck now
facing lumber production. Chris
Krelenbaum, WCLA president
and H., V.. Simpson, executive
vice-president, told lumbermen
there that under OPA the mills
were forced to produce rough
lumber "In order to survive" and
that there resulted a shortage of
the. finished product which now
is holding up production of much
needed cars. .
So far as could be learned
Thursday, no lumber mills in this
vicinity had actually closed down
because of the shortage, but it
was understood to be a matter
only of a few days. Long-Bell's
Vaughn division had stacked up
more than three million board feet
on nearly every available inch of
space and antlcplated shutdown
within the next few days unless
cars were forthcoming. Many of
the county's smaller mills are in
the same critical condition.
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LEIbURE SHOES are being
worn by more and more men
to complement their colorful,
comfortable sportswear. See
our new Jarman "LEISUALS."
Just arrived . . . priced at 9.85.
Housing Committee
Studies Local Needs
The Eugene-Springfield emerg
ency housing committee was
scheduled to meet Thursday in
the city hall, to try to estimate
how many new housing units will j
De neeaea nere ior universuy stu
dents and other residents before
the end of the year.
Further investigation of short
ages of materials and labor Is
planned in an attempt to route
construction materials and work
era into the hands of persons
whose homes are delayed in con
struction by lack of certain spe
cific materials or by lack of cer
tain skilled labor.
Russia Again
Breaks Accord
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Dow-Jones
Dow Jones closing bond aver
ages:
40 bonds. 107.44, up 0.01.
10 higher grade rails, 119.26, up
0.10.
10 second grade rails, 100.29, up
.15.
10 public utilities, 108.69, up
.05.
10 Industrials, 105.54, up 0.03.
WINS PRIZE
Joe Silliman, 10-year-old 4-H
club member from Malabon, won
first prize in the crop Judging and
identification contest, at the Cen
tral Willamette Valley Livestock
and Crops Tour held at Corvallis
early this week.
TO BUILD WALL
The county court issued a per
mit to the U. S. Engineers
Wednesday, allowing them to
build a stone retaining wall under
the Coburg Bridge. This, it was
explained, would help prevent a
bridge wash-out in case of floods.
RETURNS FROM MEETING
C. Von Hickman, district agent
for the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company recently re
turned from the company's con
vention held In Milwaukee, Wis.,
where he was honored as the larg
est volume producer for the year
1945 and for placing second in the
Pacemaker's contest for thj year
1846.
that the rules committee had ap
proved by a vote of 15 to 6 the
procedure permitting the confer
ence to pass on matters by either
a simple or two-thirds majority.
Russia has contended throughout
for a two-thirds rule.
"Peace Is the Object"
Alexander said the committee
"came to their decision by a ra
tio of five to two or more than
the ratio of two to one wanted by
Mr, Molotov. He is merely taking
unnecessary time for long and
tedious repetition of what already
has been said and published to
the world. The world want to get
on with the peace."
U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes
was scheduled to reply to Molotov
as the conference adjourned to
reconvene Friday.
Also scheduled to speak were
the representatives of the Ukraine
and White Russia.
Molotov renewed his attack on
the press, asserting he had read in
Paris papers an interpretation of
the rules committee decision which
said, "The western powers have
won the upper hand over the
USSR."
"A Grave Mistake"
"The Soviet Union believes that
it is not the purpose of the peace
conference that one or another
power or blocs of power should
win the upper hand over the
USSR or any other power," he
said.
The action of the rules commit
tee, he said, had "nullified" the
proposal of the Council of Foreign
Ministers and wj; a "grave mis
take."
Molotov declared anyone who
expected a recommendation back
ed by only a simple majority to
have any importance would be
"greatly disappointed" and em
phasized that the decisions of the
peace conference were not of an
"obligatory nature" to the Foreign
Ministers Council.
New York-Alaska
Air Service Planned
NEW YORK (UP) Direct air
service from New York City to
Anchorage, Alaska, by way of Se
attle, will be started within six
weeks, Northwest Airlines offi
cials announced Thursday.
Four engined, 44-passenger
Douglas transports will be used,
with one round-trip daily.
The first survey flight over the
route will leave La Guardia field
Friday, with' W. Fiske Marshall,
vice-president of Northwest Air
lines, aboard.
False Tip Leads
To Death of Six
SAN FRANCISCO The
Coast Guard Thursday ordered an
investigation into a seaplane crash
Wednesday which killed the crew
of six men while they were
searching on an anonymous tip
for a fishing boat that was safe in
San Francisco harbor.
Names of three of the dead were
released by the Coast Guard:
Lt. (jg) Ralph William Butler,
South San Francisco.
Ensign Charles L. Coler, Mlll
brae, Calif.
George Roland Spaulding, avia
tion machinist mate, Burlingame,
Calif.
' The Coast Guard said the others
were presumed dead.
The plane took off from its
South San Francisco base at 9
a.m. to search for the "Pacific
Belle," a ' 56-foot fishing boat
which someone, unidentified by
Seattle headquarters, had reported
to the 13th Coast Guard District
at Seattle as missing. The boat had
arrived in San Francisco Bay the
day before, port authorities said.
GRANGE TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Four Oaks Grange will be held
Saturday at 8 p.m. The young
men of the grange will be in
charge of refreshments and they
are asking all member to bring
melons. A good attendance is
urged as plans will be completed
for the booth exhibit for the
county fair.
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Charges Filed
In Jewel Case
FRANKFURT, Germany (UP)
The U. S. Army announced
Thursday that Wac Captain Kath
leen B. Nash Durant had been
I charged with larceny, embezzle
ment, conspiracy and being away
without leave in connection with
the theft last winter of the Hesse
family jewels from Kronberg
Castle.
Mr. Durant will be the first to
face trial of three officers arrest
ed. Maj. David F. Watson, and
Col. Jack W. Durant, the Wac's
husband, will be tried later.
The glittering collection of
gem 1 expected to be brought
into the courtroom for Mrs, Dur
ant's trial, scheduled to start
about Aug. 17.
The charges said Mrs. Durant
conspired with her husband and
Watson to "take, steal, and carry
away" jewels possessed by Prince
Wolfgang von Hesse and prop
erty owned by Prince August Wil
helm von Prussia. Officials have
valued the jewels at $1,500,000.
TO VISIT OREGON
PORTLAND W Sir Archi
bald Clark Kerr, British ambassa
dor to the United States, will ar
rive in Portland for a two-day
visit Sept. 13.
At its height as a Western min
ing town, Tombstone, Ariz., was
as important as San Francisco.
Milk production has trebled in
the United States in the past 100
years.
Murder Case
Near Solution
SPOKANE, Wash. U. Police
neared solution Thursday of the
mysterious slaying of Dr. Ru
dolph A. Hahn, 81-year-old con
victed abortionist who was found
dead in his apartment of five stab
wounds inflicted with a French
bayonet.
Prosecuting Attorney Leslie M.
Carroll said that several persons
were under suspicion and that an
arrest might be made this week.
He said he was certain the mur
riir had been "planned."
Dr. Hahn was found in his hotel
Tuesday night amid signs of a
"terrific struggle." Despite the
fact that a diamond stickpin and
money were missing, police he.
lieved that the slaying was com
mitted in revenge for one of the
doctor's illegal operations rather
than for robbery.
Rudolph T. Hahn, son of the
dead man, told police that ha saw
a man leaving his father s apart
ment just before he entered and
discovered the body.
Several times during his long
career, Hahn had been accused of
performing abortions. He always
won acquittal, however, until
June, 1945, when he was con
victed on two counts of abortion
and granted probation because of
his age and poor health.
Judge E. ,W. Schwellenbach,
brother of the labor secretary,
said at the time that "seldom has
anyone stood before me less de
serving of clemency." Hahn was
forced to discontinue entirely his
practice of electrotherapy.
Hahn, noted for gay parties in
his 26-room Swiss chalet and his
love of expensive dogs, horses,
boats, automobiles and women,
had a stormy matrimonial career.
He . married his second wife,
Sylvia, 32 years his junior, in 1917.
They were divorced in 1932, and
remarried in 1934.
In 1940, she was found dead
with a bullet through her head.
Hahn was held for questioning,
but a coroner's jury returned ' a
verdict of suicide.
Cattle are more susceptible to
lead poisoning than other animals.
Kansas City Judge
Will Be Steelman Aide
WASHINGTON W Recon
version Director John R. Steelman
Thursday announced a reorgan
ization on the reconversion-stabilization
front with Federal Judge
John Caskie Collet playing a key
role.
Steelman said in a statement
that Judge Collet "will serve in an
over-all capacity as an associate
in my office, helping me to carry
the responsibilities of both the
Office of War Mobilization and
Reconversion and the Office of
Economic Stabilization."
President Truman brought
Judge Collet back with him front
Kansas City Tuesday to take over
the new job, which Steelman said
will continue "as long as he can
remain away from hi judicial
post."
A White House statement said
Judge Collet will occupy an of
fice adjoining Stelman's n the east
wieng of the White House, "bitt
will have no formal title or spe
cific duties." " .
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Is Arriving L
More School
Aid Expected
Official of Eugene School
Board anticipate receiving addi
tional financial support from the
federal government under new
federal legislation providing $30,
000,000 to' expand existing voca
tional projects.
Dr. Henry M. Gunn, city school
superintendent, said the school
now receives from $20,000 to
$25,000 annually for teaching pur.
poses, less than half the amount
required to pay teachers.
Dr. Gunn said he thought the
school would get a substantial
amount above what it now re
ceives, and that part of the fed
eral money will be used for in
structional equipment.
Educators from California,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada,
Utah and Hawaii met in San
Francisco Wednesday to discuss
formulation of a .five-year pro
gram of vocational education un
der the new federal legislation.
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