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' X Sir V &! Qi rj . r-.-.H i- 1 II V I EC i-V. rTi DEATH CAUSED CONFUSION - People 194S. His death, IS years ago today, cause J crowd the sidewalk as the black caisson International confusion. Even his political bearing the casket of President Franklin enemies in this country felt lost without D. Roosevelt pulls up before the White him. But the war surged on to Allied vic- House in Washington, D.C., on April 12, tory. (UPI Telephoto From Files) Roosevelt's Death in Georgia 15 Years Ago Rocked the World Editor'i note: Fifteen Venn luua.v rresinrm rranKiin u. KOO&e vclt died. This dispatch on the an niversary was written by Merrltnan Smith, dean of White House corre spondents, who was with the presl- aenuai press - party at narm Springs, Ga., the day FDR died. By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI White House Reporter Washington - IUP1) -Few deaths rocked the world like the passing of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 15 years ago today. World War II was at a cru cial stage with the final Al lied crushing blows, includ ing the atomic bomb, in vary ing stages of preparation. The United Nations was in its early organizational phases and negotiations were under way with Russia over who was to have what after the fighting ended. For months, diplomats here had been cabling their gov ernments secret gossip that Roosevelt was not a well man. Soviet Premier Josef V. Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill saw Roose velt at Yalta in January, 1945, and they saw a man begin ning to slip away. Seemed Thinner At Yalta, Roosevelt seemed thinner and shakier than ever before. He tired easily. The edge of his knife-sharp banter across a conference table was beginning to dull. Yet, how does one, even a Churchill or a Stalin, say with any certainty, "This man is dying"? Not even his doctors could say that In fact, they thought F.D.R. might rock along indefinitely, taking longer vacations and devoting less time to purely adminis trative details of the presi dency. Some members of Roose velt's staff, however, did not share the more or less hope ful prognosis of the doctors. At least two high ranking presidential secretaries, Jon athan Daniels and William D. Hassett, even before Yalta, confided in each other the m tual fear that their boss was slipping physically and pro nouncedly. Family Had Misgivings Members of the Roosevelt family had their misgivings, too. Mrs. Roosevelt, their sons and daughter all took turns trying to ease the President's burden, to make him get more rest. Although he was declining in strength, and he must have known it better than anyone else, Roosevelt remained in full control of his adminis tration. His voice thundered in world councils and political enemies bent under the lash of his ridicule. Five days before his death, he met with three press'asso- Made to pamper your eot . they're not just flavors they're the real thing. LIVER 'i MEAT KIDNEY 'n MEAT CHICKEN MEATY MIX CHOPPED FISH ciation reporters who travel ed with him during most of the war. The scene was his living room, a woodsy sort of room, in the little White House at Warm Springs, Ga. Seemed at Etas. The early spring sun was pouring through the windows at the President's back and he sat at a card table with Manuel Quezon, then the pres ident of the Philippines. F.D.R. seemed quite at ease, but tired. As part of the after effects of polio, his hands al ways had shaken a trifle, but his quivering seemed more prm.cunced than ever that day as he had difficulty ligh'ing his cigarettes. - He was working then on a speech to be delivered late in April to the first session of the U.N. Hewas looking for ward to the train trip to San Francisco for the meeting. He loved riding trains. He was the first President in office to fly, but he traveled by air no more than absolutely neces sary because altitude bother ed his sinuses. He was in steady communi cation with American envoys, generals and admirals across the world. All sinews of the American war effort, all lines of Allied communication end ed in that little Georgia cot tage. International Confusion And suddenly, ' they all snapped on April 12, 1945. Sitting in the pleasant sun light that filtered into the sit ting room through the Geor gia pines he loved so much, Franklin D. RooseVelt clapped his hand to his forehead, com plained of a headache and slumped over unconscious, the victim of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He died later in the afternoon, never regain ing consciousness. That day was a long time ago by the calendar, but a relatively short span in his tory. His death caused interna tional confusion. Even his political enemies in this coun try felt lost without him. For a brief period, most Americans forgot politics and mourned. But the war surged on to Al lied victory; the new Presi dent, Harry S. Truman, took over and began to assemble his own administration, con duct his own policies. Roosevelt's death proved what he, himself knew - that America was strong and mov ing onward; that no man, leader or follower, is in truth, indispensable. v . Suspicious Persons Should be Reported Medford Chief of Police Charles P. Champlln today ad vised Medford residents to re port to police "at once," any suspicious persons seen loiter ing around their or their neighbors' homes. Champlln gave the advice in connection with a number of recent house burglaries re ported In the northeast section of the city. One day recently police re ceived reports of three house burglaries and two attempted burglaries. One of these occurred at 921 Reddy St., where only chewing gum was taken; an other at 836 Taylor st., where a purse was opened and about $9 in cash taken; and a third at 987 Niantic st., where noth; ing was reported taken. George Cleo Brees, 342 Mary st., told police he saw two persons tampering with the rear door of his residence late Friday night, but they ran away before he could catch them. He described one of them as being between 18 and 19 years of age. Another attempted house burglary was reported to po lice by Lillian Alta Exline, 812 Taylor St., who told po lice a screen door at the rear of her residence was tampered with while she was at work. In all cases the burglars gained or attempted to gain entry by forcing open rear doors of the homes, Champlin said. Retarded Children Is Meeting Topic Karl Hayes showed slides and spoke on the work being done at the pilot school for retarded children at a recent meeting of the Southern Ore gon Association of Osteo pathic Physicians and Sur geons and the auxiliary. The meeting was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Snow, 1208 Leiand ave. Fol lowing the meeting dessert and coffee were served. The next meeting will be a barbecue Tuesday, May 10, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Max Flowers Jr., 1055 East Pine st., Central Point. COLLECTIVIZE FARMS Berlin - (UPD - The East Ger man news service reported Monday that all farms in 12 ox kast Germany s 14 admin istrative districts now are col- lectivised. Grants Pass Men Plan New Industry In Medford Area Tentative plans have been revealed for the establishment of a $150,000 fishing reel in dustry in Medford. Bert H. Parks and John J. Shaw, both of Grants Pass, told the Medford Chamber of Commerce roundtable lun cheon Monday that negotia tions are presently under way with a local firm to start pro duction of the fishing reels. The company will do business as the Savage Rapids Manu facturing Company, Inc., and hopes to start production with in three or four months. Parks told the luncheon group the reel will be entirely different from anything now on the market and will appeal to a quality, not a low-price market. The reel, Parks said, is a complete departure from the old "star drag" reel. It fea tures a floating disc that is pressured from both sides for drag and brake, with either thumb or fingertip control. Chrome-Plated Construction will be almost entirely of cast aluminum and will be chrome-plated by a new process. They will all be ball-bearing mounted and would, with a few exceptions, use Oregon - manufactured parts. Parks said he invented the reel 13 years ago in Buffalo, N.Y., for his own use. At the advice of a friend, he said, he had the reel patented a short time later. With the encouragement of Shaw, whom he met when he moved to Grants Pass, he has since obtained additional patents both in the U. S. and Canada and is also applying for patents in Japan, Aus tralia, New Zealand and other fishing countries. These pat ents are in both Parks and Shaw's names, it was pointed out. Medford was selected as a site for the new company Parks said, because it offers the necessary facilities for the product. He had praise of the Medford Chamber of Com merce and especially Man ager Don McNeil, whom, he said, were most cooperative and helpful when thev were investigating the possibilities here. Negotiating with Firm '. Shaw and Parks are pres- ford firm to manufacture the product for them and said if the price quoted them is fav orable, then they will proceed with their plans. They would eventually man ufacture seven different mod els of reels, which are: a small trout reel, a fly-casting steel head reel, a king salmon and sturgeon reel, a sail fish and blue tarpon reel, a large custom-made reel for the black marlin waters, a large spin ning reel for surf-casting and a smaller spinning reel for stream fishing. Parks said several model reels were used by two guides on the Rogue river this last season and both they and their parties of fsherman were impressed with the per formance of the reels. The company was recently Incorporated in Salem for $150,000, Shaw said, and there will be a stock sale. Trade name of the reels will be "Rogue Reel" which has al ready been registered, he said. Telephone Company Honors Two Women Lois Kezer and Ila Stilwell were presented service em blems in recognition of a total of 25 years service to Pacific Telephone-Northwest, accord ing to Manager J. H. Creager. Lois Kezer, operator, re ceived a 10-year pin. The em blem was presented by her supervisor, Mrs. Valerie Per due, chief operator. She also received a corsage. Ila Stilwell, service ob server for the traffic depart ment here, was awarded a 15- year emblem. M. A. Ivey, traf fic results supervisor from Portland, made the presenta tion. Mrs. Garnet Ring, chief service observer from Port land, pinned on Miss Stil well's corsage. Miss Stilwell was also awarded a sterling silver charm for four years of per fect attendance. She will wear the award on a silver bracelet which she has won for perfect attendance on previous years Cake and c o f fe e were served In the . operator's Limousine Service Has New Vehicle The Medford Airport Lim ousine Service put a second station wagon into service this morning, company officials re ported. Formerly one station wagon had served airport customers. The service, which started in February, recently receiv-1 ed permission from the city ! to pick up passengers at the i airport and take them to resi- j dential areas in Medford. For ! outgoing travelers the service i is available only from tourist i accommodations in the area j to the airport. i Both vehicles will be alike with one equipped with mo bile telephone, it was report ed. New driver for the serv-! ice is Burt Cooper. The other ! driver is Clarence Jones. i BED FOR DE GAULLE San Francisco-lUPIi-Carpen-ters at the Mark Hopkins hotel have completed an eight-foot-long bed for French President Charles de Gaulle. The 6-foot, 4-ineh French chief of stale will visit San Francisco April 27. MAIL TRIBUNE, MJforo, CV. Tuesday, April 12, 1960 Warsaw - (UPD - A man iden tified as Zygmunt Zzamborski was sentenced by an army court to ten years in prison Monday on charges he sup plied defense information to agents of the United States. 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