2 Tfc New-RevUw, Roteeurg, Or. Frl., Feb. 22, 1952
Auto Accident
Causes Speaker's
Topic At Rotary
"When you and I learn to drive
our cars, accident! will go down."
Thia waj the blunt statement of
C. 0. Slabaugh, speaking before
the Roseburg Rotary Club Thurs
day noon. Slabaugh is a member
of Toastmastera, who have taken
over the chore of speaking before
civic and service organizations on
the subject of safety. This is a
part of the Governor's Regional
Safety Committee program to en
courage safe driving.
The speaker was Introduced by
Leioy Hiatt, county chairman of
the committee.
It is not the backseat driver;
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It is not the drunken driver who Is
causing accidents. Statistics show
that SO percent of accidents involve
driven who never drink. Most ac
cidents can be traced to careless
ness, Slabaugh declared.
He quoted statistics to show the
uptrend of mishaps last year in
Douglas county, causing a total fi
nancial loss placed at $1,383,592.
This county for a 10-month pe
riod had 1942 accidents in 1951,
compared with 1830 in 1950. In
jured numbered 517, compared
with 380 in 1940, and 40 deaths oc
curred compared with 22. The state
of Oregon hail 80,000 accidents,
13,500 injuries and 440 deaths in
1951.
As a second program feature,
Calvin Baird showed a motion pic
ture, "Heritage of Glass," illus
trating the process of glass mak
ing. Woman Slightly Hurt
In Four-Car Collision
Cars bounced like billiard balls
In a complex accident Thursday
afternoon at Wilbur.
State police said the accident in
volved four cars and the ups'.iot of
it was that a Sutherlin woman
was knocked into a ditch and suf
fered minor injuries.
Officers said it happened like
this:
A car driven by Florence Juan
ita Kenworthy, Sutherlin, was on
the cast side of the highway with
a flat tire she was trying to
change.
A car driven by David Marvin
Reeves, Suf.ierlin, was following
an unidentified third car going
north. The third car slowed when
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me ariver saw ma nciiww my ve
hicle. Reeves then applied the brakes.
They grabbed, he said, and bis
car swerved and collided with a
southbound car driven by a man
identified as B. Hutchins, Rose
burg. Reeves then bounced into or
hit simultaneously the parked
Kenworthy vehicle. The parked
car then hit the woman knocking
Her into the ditch.
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The woman suffered scratches
and a sprained ankle. Reeves was
cited for defective brakes, police
said.
Methodist Church Plans Musical
Program; Presents Guest Artists
GLENN LEUNING, above,
will be a guest vocalist at the
Sunday evening Music Festi
val to be held at the First
Methodist Church.
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Dr. Roach Will Address
PTA's County Council
bur Presbyioran- Church, will
continue a discussion Saturday at
Voncalla of "boys and girls and
the family" that he made a year
ago to a county-wide parent-teacher
group.
He will be the main speaker at
the meeting of the douglas County
Council of Parents and Teachers,
which consists of 27 parent-teacher
units throughout the county.
The meeting will be held at the
Voncalla High School at 11 a.m.,
Mrs. Ken Bushey, president, said.
An executive board meeting will
DC held at 10:15 not 10:45 as
previously reported.
Dr. Roach is returning to talk
on child and family problems by
"popular demand," Mrs. Bushey
said! A year ago he told the coun
cil about families and youngsters
up to adolescence. This time he
will continue the talk from ado
lesence on.
Also speaking will be Mrs. R.
Cloyd Riffe, a Senior High School
teacher, who'll tell about college
tuition scholarships the state-wide
group is offering.
Other activities planned for Sat
urday's meeting Include discussion
of school problems and election ol
a nominating committee.
VAR Program Changes
Told By Captain Roman
Capt. Robert Roman, liaison of
ficer for the Air Force, was in
Roseburg Wednesday night to at
tend the meeting of the 9415 Volun
teer Air Reserve Training squad
ron. Capt. Roman, attached to
group headquarters at Medford,
reported on changes in the VAR
program set up by the Air Force
and pointed out the minimum re
quirements for personnel to be re
tained in the reserve program. He
also made a personal appeal to
members of the Roseburg squad
ron for blood donations. He em
phasized the dire need for blood
for the Korean theater.
Lt.-Col. Theodore H. Wirak, com
mander of the Roseburg unit, was
in charge of the meeting. A lecture
by Capt. George Erickson and the
showing of two movips took uo a
major portion of the meeting
time.
The 9415 squadron will meet
again next Wednesday, Feb. 27, at
8 p.m. in the Council chambers of
the City Hall. Regular meetings
are hold on the first, third and
last Wednesdays of each month.
The First Methodist Church of
Roseburg is planning a Sunday
evening Music Festival, Feb. 24.
Several guest artists on the agen
da include Mrs. Howard Harrison,
organ soloist from Grants Pass:
Jack Rowland, violin solist; and
Glenn Leuning, vocal soloist.
R. Cloyd Riffe will direct the
choir with Mrs. Myrtle Burr at
the piano and Mrs. Gordon Stewart
at the organ, rne program wui
begin with the call to worship,
"Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the
Sun," followed by scripture and
prayer. Dawson's choral anthem,
"Balm In Gilead," will continue
the program, followed by two vio
lin solos, "Cavatine" and "Old
Refraia," played by Mrs. Jack
Rowland; a choral anthem solo,
"Dark Water,?' Floyd Powell;
"Chansori D'Automne" with Mrs.
Myrtle Burr at the piano; "Think
On These Things,'' "Shadrack"
and "Sweet Little Jesus Boy,"
sung by Glenn Leuning; organ
solos by Mrs. Howard Harrison;
choral anthem, "Soon a Will Be
Done," benediction given by the
Rev. Mr. McArthur; and the
finale choral response, "The Lord
Bless You and Keep You."
The public is invited.
Junior High PTA Sets
Interesting Program
Junior High Parent-Teachers As
sociation officers have announced
an interesting program for Mon
day, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the
school.
Rev. W. A. MacArthur will speak
on the topic, "Brotherhood Week."
A speaker from the Toastmasters
Club will talk on "Safety." N. D.
Johnson will lead a discussion of
the proposed bond issue, and a
short sketch on Founder's Day
will be given.
A nominating committee will be
named to select a slate of new
officers for next year.
Parents are privileged to bring
small children as members of the
Okiva Camp Fire Group will act
as baby sitters.
A social hour will follow the
meeting and refreshments will be
served.
Sarah E. Murray
Services Sundaay
Sarah Elizabeth Murray, 90, died
Feb. 21 at her home on E. Doug
las St. after a long illness. She
was born June 22, 1861, at Bear
Creek, near Medford, to pioneer
parents, Charles W. and Sarah
Landreth Doney, who came from
Missouri by ox team in a wagon
train in 1850.
At the age of three she moved
with her lamuy to san jose, uaiu.,
where her mother died the same
year. She was brought up by fos
ter parents at Santa' Clara, Calif.
In 1879 she came by boat from
San Francisco to Empire, Ore.,
then traveled over the mountains
to Camas . Valley to visit her
father.
In March of 1880 she was mar
ried to William R. Murray. They
ran the hotel and stage station
at Camas Valley for many years.
In 1921 they moved to Roseburg
and made their home o n E. Doug
last St. She was preceded in death
by her husband in 1932 and by
four of her seven children.
Surviving are three daughters:
Mrs. Story lies, Roseburg; Mrs.
Clara Baker, Sacramento and Mrs.
Roland Stacy, San Francisco;
seven grandchildren - and one
great grandchild.
tTnnaral KttTvipn will rkA tipM In
The Chapel of the Roses, Rose
burg Funeral Home, sunuay,
Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. Interment will
follow in the Murray Cemetery in
Camas Valley. The body will lie
in state from 4 p.m. Friday un
til 1 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel
of the Roses.
Toft Accuses Critic
Of Calling Him Liar
(Continued from. Page 1)
that "power without foresight leads
to disaster."
Marshall Plan At Issue
McCrary said Taft had proclaimed-
himself for the Marshall Plan
"once the Russian threat was ap
parent." '
Adding that Taft had tried, some
times successfully, to cut Marshall
Plan funds from 1947 to 1950, Mc
Crary asked:
"Senator, when did the Russian
threat become apparent U) you?"
"You are saying I was against
the Marshall Plan," Taft replied,
"I'm saying that I think it could
have done as much good on half
the money."
The senator said he had been for
the Marshall Plan ever since the
"extent of the Plan became clear."
Richard A. Purkhiser,
Infant, Dies Wednesday
Richard Alden Purkhiser, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Purkhiser, 816 S. Mill St., died
Feb. 20 after a very short illness.
He was born Nov. 14, 1951, in
Roseburg.
Surviving besides his parents
are his grandparents: R. S. Purk
hiser, Bremerton, Wash.; Mrs. Lil
lian E. Purkhiser,' Oregon City;
Lyle A. Clingman, Portland; Mrs.
Elma Clingman, Everett, Wash.;
his great-grand mothpr, Mrs. Floy
Hilborn, New Westminster, Calif.,
and numerous aunts and uncles
in this community.
Funeral services will be held in
The Chapel of the Roses, Rose
burg Funeral Home, Sat., Feb. 23,
at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Rae
Kleinfeldt officiating. Interment
will follow in the Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Noah Corn utt Dies
At Her Riddle Home
Mm. Noah (Marv Curling) Cor-
ntitt, 80, died at her home in Rid
dle Monday. She was born Dec.
8. 1871. in Bonaparte, la., the
rlauehter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Chapman. She was married to No
ah . Cornutt April a, iiu, ana
hid lived in the Riddle area since
that time. She was a member of
the Presbyterian unurcn.
Survivors beside the widower
are a brother, Samuel Chapman
of Ravada, Colo., and four sis
ters, Mrs. J. R. Bean ot Portland;
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Mrs. F. L. Roper of Hayward,
Calif., and Mrs. Paul Beauchamp
of Seattle, Wash.
Funeral services will be at 2
o.m. Monday at the Baptist Church
in Riddle with Rev. Frank C. Wag
oner officiating. Interment will fol
low in Riddle Cemetery. Ganz
Mortuary is in charge of funeral
arrangements.
Blood Riot In Korean
Prison Is Smashed
(Continued from Page One)
as a member of the neutral In
spection commission.
Repercussions of the Communist
led riot which left 69 Koreans dead
and 142 wounded in an Allied com
pound for civilian prisoners were
expected in the truce talks on pris
oner exchange.
Observers said Red delegates
probably would try to use the Koge
Island incident as a lever to get
their own way in the delicate ne
gotiations for exchanging prisoners
and displaced civilians.
REGISTRAR IS SPEAKER
Mrs. Mabel Winston, registrar
at the Southern Oregon College ot
Thursday night at a dinner in hon.
or of the Myrtle Creek School
Board at the high school,
the high school faculty.
The dinner was sponsored by
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Rod Newland, OSC,
To Visit Drug Houses
Rod Newland, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Newland, Roseburg, is one
of 54 students at Oregon State Col
lege to leave Friday for a ten-day
visit to three major midwest phar.
maceutical houses. Newland is a
member of the student committee
in charge of finance.
Drug manufacturing companies
visit will be Eli Lilly, Indanapo
lis; Parhe Davis, Detroit, and Ab
bott Laboratories, Chicago.
Mrs. Harriet Sisson and Fred
erick Grill, both assistant profes
sors of pharmacy, will chaperone
the trip. The pharmaceutical
houses in the midwest cities will
finance the lodging and transporta
tion of the party.
Assisting in furnishing meals en
route will be three Portland drug
firms, McKesson & Robbins, Mu
tual Wholesale Drug and North
western Drug. ,
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Two Myrtle Creek Men
Training In San Diego
Undergoing recruit training at
the U. S. Naval Training Center
at San Diego, Calif., are two
Myrtle Creek seamen recruits.
USN, David O. Robinson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. -John W. Robinson
and Oliver G. Updegraff, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George O' Uode-
graff of Highway 99 N.
Upon completion of their 11-week
training period at the training
center, graduates are assigned tn
service schools for advanced train
ing.
Lowell E. Jones
Advanced To Seaman
While servine aboard the air
craft carrier, USS Essex, engaged
in comDat operations in Korea,
Lowell E. Jones, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Jones of Rose
burg, was advanced to seaman.
Jones entered the service Jan.
4, 1951, and received recruit train
ing at the U. S. Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, 111. Before
entering the Navy, he attended
Roseburg Junior High School.
The Essex arrived in the com
bat zone last August.
J. L. Perkins Recent
Graduate In Tennessee
John L. Perkins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Z. Perkins of Mvrtle
Creek, is a recent graduate of
the Aviation Electronics Techni-cian-Electronicsman
School, at the
U. S. Naval Air Technical Training
Center, Memphis, Tenn.
Perkins, who entered the service
in January, 1951, received his re
cruit training at the U. S. Naval
Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
He is a former student at the
University of Oregon in Eugene.
Boy Kills Brother While
Ploying Wiih Deer Rifle
ONTARIO, Ore. I Arthur
Richard Colley, 17, of Route Two,
Ontario, was accidentally shot and
killed here Thursday morning by
his brother Waller, 16, wbo was
playing with a deer rifle in the
kitchen of their home, Malheur
County Coroner George Beechler
said.
The coroner said Walter told him
he did not know the gun was
loaded. The second time he
pumped the action, the gun fired
a bullet that fatally struck the 17-year-old
he said.
PLACED ON PROBATION
L. D. Renne. 34. Vale, was placed
on probation Thursday after receiv
ing a one-year penitentiary, sen
tence from Circuit Judge Carl E.
wimDerly on a charge of larceny
by bailee.
Rennp had previously pleaded
guilty to selling a herd of sheep
without the consent of the mortgagee.
CPL. THOMAS DEMPSEY, son
of Mrs. Minnie Dempsey, form
er resident of Elgarose, is now
stationed ot Camp Pendleton,
Calif, following re-enlistment,
into the Marine Corps. Demp
sey was paralyzed and blinded
in Korea, but, following an
operation, recovered enough to
re-enlist. ' He attended Elga
rose School and Roseburg High
School.
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SCOUTERS TO MEET
A district scouters meeting and
roundtable will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Monday night at Edenbower School,
reports Calvin Baird, district chair
man. Plans will be made for train
ing sessions for Cubs, Scouts and
Explorers. All scouters are urgent,
ly requested to attend, said Baird.
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CONDITION POOR
SALEM Ufi The condition of i
Walter M. Pierce, 90, ex-congress-'
man and former Governor of Ore
gon, was described as poor Friday .
by Salem Memorial Hospital.
He was taken to the hospital I
early this week. 1
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