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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1950)
Bicycling Pair Touring Three Countries On $98 , DRIVIR IXAMS SIT I A driver's license examiner will be on duty in Roseburg Thursday tand Friday this week at the city i hall between the hours of a.m. ! and 5 p.m., according to an an nouncement from the secretary of j state's office at Salem. Persons j wishing licenses or permits to drive I are asked to get in touch with the examiner well ahead of the sched i uled closing hour in order to assure I completion of their applications with a minimum of delay. LOS ANGELES, Ma, 2. (.!) You and the missus want to make a two-year tour of the 4S states, Canada and Mexico for only $98? Then follow the footsteps, rather the bicycle treads, of young Mr. and Mrs. Phil Palaske. The Denver couple who started out in July, 1948, with their bikes, a couple of bedrolls, a few clothes and $as. leave tomorrow on the last stretches of their grand tour. So far they have pedaled through 36 states, parts of southern Canada Emerson Eichler, Frank Medine, Charles Lawrence and Ed Brown and northern Mexico. They have It more states to go before pumping up the last mile borne in July. Married four years. Phil, 27, a miner, and Audrey, 24, have paid their way by speeches, selling penny postcard pictures of them selves and enlisting the sponsor- i ship of bicycle firms and sporting goods stores. "We've been fed by opera sing ers and senators," says Phil. "Once we even shared a can of beans with a bum." The air corps veteran said they have never gone hungry. And after they return home? i They hope to shove their bikes I aboard ship and head for Europe , this fall. 1 2 The Nowi-RoWow, Rotobutg, Ore Wed,, Moy 3, 1 950 50RRY MOM J CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE-" SHE'S 'ALlyPEP UP IN THE KITCHEN" Ben't averload your electric circuits. Whan you beluVmeclernlie provide ADIQUATI WIRINO. Set Your Electrical Contractor fAIM Ttleeliotol TORNADOES KILL 12 As snowstorms and floods lashed at tha northern plains, states in tha Soutti weit ere bit by a series o tornadoes that killed at least 12 peiaons and Injured 40. Three membera of tha Tabor family died when their home aa atruc by tha tornado a It itut-armed In war through Clyde, Tex. Tbey Were found In a corner of their hone where tha ruins were plied tha highest lex .reins left). SPECIAL PURCHASE WOMEN'S SHOES 300 Pair ... All priced to give you greater savings Casual and Dress Shoes 4 99 Reg. 6.95 to 12.95 Colors Black, blue, grey, green, red Shoe Dept. Main Floor Fraud Seen By Court In Lumber Estate Disposal SAN FRANCISCO, May S-I.V Federal Judge Michael J. Roche Tuesday held that Kenneth K. Walker of Atherton, Calif., was guilty of fraudulently deceiving a number of Minneapolis heirs to the estate of wealth)' lumberman Thomas Barlow Walker. The deceit. Judge Roche said, in volved disposition of a tract of 150,000 acres of valuable timber in northern California, The suit was brought by Louise Walker Drfrnbacher and about 12 other Minneapolis heirs, who are shareholders in the Red River Lumber Co., of California. Kenneth Walker, formerly of Westwood, Lassen county, handled (he land department for Red River Lumber Co. Judge Roche mentioned no amount of damages but said a de tailed order for judgment would be filed later. Out of court, Joseph L. Alioto, attorney for the plaintiffs, said the present suit involved a lump sum of $108,000 in damages. It was one of three cases, he said. Another, brought against Kenneth Walker by the T. B. Walker Foundation, re sulted in a $100,000 judgment against him in Redwood City su perior court. California heirs of the Walker estate have another suit pending, for S5u7,ouo. Alioto said. Harbor Plywood Affected The current case in federal court was a civil action. It named, be sides Walker, his wife, Mrs. Blair H. Walker, and their I.atour Peak Timber company. It charged fraud and violation of Kenneth Walker's position of trust with relation to other descendants of Thomas Barlow Walker. Judge Roche held that, starting around 1946, the younger Walker fraudulently withheld from other heirs details of an offer by Harbor Plywood Co., of Hoquiam, Wash., to acquire a billion feet of timber in the Red River Co. holdings, known as the Shasta or West slope tract. The court said that Kenneth, as trustee, obtained the timber from other members of the estate in a liquidation process, then sold it to Harbor Plywood Co. at a higher price, while refusing to tive other heirs details. Roche said the plaintiffs "did not know what he (Kenneth) would use his strategic position to their disadvantage by appropriating an inquiry that belonged to them all." ht Hr!P.."'- I New 11 cu. ft. f ;Wggf 1 PHILCO JjQTJI; I fJ Combination ' I Refrigerator Newnt Philco Advancid Design JJil Featuras Cold from Top to Bottom - - eorT 1 "r. "fht III AMMINe OUICK-CHIUII 1 X? Ol I I WJL - r-ven.,e.. de.- tTTfTVTTftfrfflTj XOt'Z' S&32&za ,"u- aaladn. Huilt-in TUSInjtU TJ 1 fR . i 1 I 'Yi covered mrat storage. fOQD.LJ I Cur tin By MRS. GRACE THOMPSON Sharon Kay Goldabini missed a few days of school last week after having a tooth extracted on Tues day. Bernell Coins made another mid week trip to the livestock market in Portland. Mrs. Mabel "Sowles has been con fined at home with the flu the past week. Carol Gordineer lost a watch last Tuesday. Another school meeting was held at the schoolhouse Thursday eve ning to consider the new school building program. Marvene Kedifer was hostess to the upper grade pupils Thursday afternoon with a wiener roast at her home. Honored guest was Kave Sanders who is leaving for south ern California. The primary grades held a party Friday afternoon at the school house honoring Cindy Sanders who is leaving school to return to south ern California. Mrs. Dorothy Soo ner assisted Mrs. Myrtle Gleason in supervising the group. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Thompson and Edward. Daniel and Garv spent the weekend at her parents' home at Halsey. Kighth grade graduation exer cises will be held at the Curtin schoolhouse Tuesday, May 23, at 8 p.m. William Forrest reports he hat furchased the Chrisman property, le expects to build a new home before bringing his family here to reside. I M-Sgt. Karl Schoen and his fa- ther, Julius Schoen, were Tues ; day evening callers at the 1. R. I Sowles home. Karl was enroute to I Fort Dix. N. J., where he will sad May 15 for Berlin. This will make the third time Karl has been to Germany since joining the army 19 years ago. 'he was in Gen. Geo Patton's army when it crossed the Rhine. Karl will drive east, going via Provo, Utah, where he will visit a sister, Mrs. Helen Bell. Karl and Helen both attended high school at Drain. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sanders and family left early Monday morning to return to their former home in southern California. Funeral services were held at the Mills chapel in Cottage Grove Sat urday for Floyd Orey, who died April 26. Burial followed in Corn stock cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Remington, Pete Paris. MAKE a DATE for an ESTIMATE You'll f d it pays - to get a bid from HAYES REMODELING BUILDING FHA Title 1 Terms hone 1614-J-3 sr Write S. R. Hay.t, Contractor ft Build.r Rr. 1. Roi 244. A. R.Mburf. 1 Gto&sto to mil FUUY ADJUSTAItl SHKVII Arrange them to suit yourself for all fooda. 'tlSHINia-SNACK IOX Giant Freshener for fruitu, vegetable. 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