U.S. Still Striving
For Ootrs' Freedom
WASHINGTON ( Secretary
of State Acheson said Wednesday
the American government will nev
er rest until Associated Press Cor
respondent William Oatis is re
leased from prison in Communist
Czechoslovakia.
Oatls was arrested on April 23 a
year ago and later tried and con
victed on Red charges of espionage.
He was given a ten-year sentence
with a possibility of release in five
years.
Acheson was asked at a news con
ference what the United Slates was
doing about Oatis..
He replied that he could not dis
close any specific steps which have
been taken. Ambassador . EUis
Briggs, Acheson went on, has been
pressing vigorously to see Oatis
and to obtain his freedom.
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Law Violation
Found In Most
Car Accidents
For almost every Oregon traffic
accident there's a traffic law vio
lation, concludes the secretary of
states traffic safety division, and
the chances are good the fractured
statute involves the right-of-way
at an intersection.
The division said 70,147 moloiJ
vehicle mishaps reported last year
involved a violation on the part
of at least one driver, acccording
to a recently-completed analysis
of Oregons 1951 accident records.
MosC common violation was "did
not have right of way," which put
the blame on 9,939 accident driv
ers. Another 9,053 damaged their
cars because they were following
another vehicle too closely, di
rectly contrary to Oregon law. One
such accident resulted In a fatality.
Third violation in order of fre
quency was driving on the wrong
side of the road, committed by
another 5,095 mootrists.
Intersections not controlled by
stop signs or signal lights lead
most of the right-of-way argu
ments, the division said. At such
locations, the law gives the right-of-way
to the vehicle approaching
from the right, "whether such ve
hicle first enter and reach t ie in
tersection or not." This provision
on the books since 1935, replaced
an earlier law giving the right-of-way
to the vehicle entering an
intersection first.
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Roseburg Rector, Wife
Elected At Delegates
At the annual convention of the
Diocese of Oregon of the Episco
pal Church, held last week in Port
land, Mrs. Alfred S. Tyson of Rose
burg was elected one of the five
delegates to the triennial meeting
of the Woman'i Auxiliary, which
is to be held in Boston next Sep
tember. This meeting is in conjunc
tion with the meeting of the gen
eral convention of the Episcopal
Church, which occurs every three
years.
The rector of St. George's
Church, Roseburg, the Rev. Alfred
S. Tyson, was elected an alternate
to the general convention and a
member of the Diocesan Council of
this diocese. The Council has
charge of the missionary work of
this diocese, under the bishop, as
well as the department of religious
education.
Delegates elected from this dio
cese were three priests from Port
land, the Rev. G. R. Turney, the
Rev. R. F. Lessing, the Rev. L. 0.
Stone, and the archdeacon, the
Ven. Perry Smith, at one time in
charge of St. George's Church in
Roseburg. Fr. Stone is a negro
priest, probably the first such to
be elected from this diocese.
Straight Highway
Most Dangerous
Records Indicate
A straight, level highway as dry
as the proverbial bone offers more
danger to Oregon traffic than any
other road condition, Secretary of
Slate Newbry says.
Despite the fact that most acci
dent drivers tend to blame mis
haps on conditions, such as a wet,
slippery road, Nowbry had the fig
ures to prove his point. In 1951,
he said, well over half of all re
ported smash-ups and almost
three-fourths of all fatal accidents
occurred. when the highway sur
face was dry.
More than 25,000 accidents took
pice on a straight, level road
way. Slightly more than 6.000 of
these accidents were at rural lo
cations, as compared to 19,1'Jij in
urban areas, but 144 fatal acci
dents on a straight highway were
reported in rural areas as against
41 in cities and towns.
While most Oregon accidents
happen during daylight hours.
Newbry said the chances for fatal
involvement are markedly higher
afler dark.
Last year it took more than
50,000 accidents during daylight
hours to produce 167 fatal smash
ups, while only 19.117 after-dark
accidents added 201 fatalities to
the traffic toll.
M and M Common Stock
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PORTLAND UB- Holders of the
1,438,821 shares of M and M Wood
working Company's common stock
probably will get a $1.83 dividend.
In a report Thomas B. Malarkey,
president of the plywood firm, said
Tuesday net profit for the fiscal
year ended Feb. 29 amounted to
$2,638,188. Sales for the same per
iod totalled $32,899,850 a new high.
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SECOND SECTION ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1952 103-52
Recreational
pells -:"Greaf Winchester lay
Work Plans
Carry Outlay
Of $400,000
Dredging, Breakwater,
Beaches, Parking Area
Embraced In Program
By CHARLES V. STANTON
Work will start soon, if funds
can be made available, on the
first unit of a proposed $400,000
commercial and recreational de
velopment at Winchester Bay near
the moulh of the Umpqua River.
The Douglas County Budget
Committee is endeavoring to crowd
a $66,000 item into its budget to
match a like sum from the Port
of Umpqua. The money would be
used to build a breakwater, nec
essary to stop bank erosion and
sand encroachment. The cost will
be repaid from charges imposed
for recreational and commerical
use of installed facilities. Engin
eers estimate that present use of
facilities would provide revenue
to repay the Initial cost in approx
imately 10 years. The develop
ment, however, would be expect
ed to result in more use and, there
fore, faster rate of repaymnt.
Winchester Bay is extremely
shallow exceptjfor a channel ad
joining the roc bluff at the ex
treme north end of the bay. All
activity presently is centered in
that small area.
Erosion Endangers Houses
Since the construction of a train
ing jetty at the mouth of the river,
surge action has caused a great
deal of damage. Oceans swells
break against the bank of the riv
er opposite the bay, then surge
into the bay with considerable
force. Much of the bayfront has
suffered serious erosion. Several
houses afa endangered. The county-built
parking area and dock
have been damaged. The wave
action also Is pouring more sand
into the shallow bay. Construc
tion of the breakwater is deemed
of first and immediate importance
to prevent futher damage. ,
The breakwater will be built of
material dredged from the bay. It
will be 40 feet in width on top,
providing a driveway and parking
space for about 200 cars and trail
ers, i
Two proposals are being studied,
one to leave the recreational fa
cilities at the north end of the bay
temporarily, and the other to move
recreation to the south end. In
either case it will be necessary to
dredge chattels and use the ma
terials in creating parking area.
A chanel will be provided along
the breakwater as it is built. If a
parking area is thrown up at the
south end, a basin for skiffs and
small craft will be provided. A
cheaper plan, however, is to deep
en the water around the cannery
dock, using the material for a fill
immediately south of that struc
ture, leaving the existing county
dock and small boat channel in
their present location between the
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WINCHESTER BAY DEVELOPMENT PLANNED Pictured
above is on artist's conception of the Winchester Bay
development program as it will appear when finally com
pleted. The drawing, furnished by the firm of Cornell,
Howland, Hayes & Merryf ield, Corvallis, consulting engi
neers, was made by sketching from a projected aerial
photograph, with the artist's drawing superimposed. The
existing bayfront lies at the row of trees shown in the pic
ture. Emending beyond the trees would be new construction,
including a 28-acre parking area adjoining the townsite,
another large parking area at the south end of the boy,
cannery dock and the north bound
ary of the bay. (The county dock
is not shown in the picture appear
ing above, for the artist is portray
ing the project as it will appear
when completed.)
Parking Fes Cantldtrad
Building the brpakwater and con
structing a fill of about 6-8 acres
is expected to cost in the neigh
borhood of $132,000. The County
Court and Port of Umpqua Com
mission are studying ways and
means of doing this job without
outside help. If the construction is
undertaken, the resort manage
ment will be placed under control
of the County Parks Department
or some other officially designat
ed body. Fees will be charged for
parking cars and launcning Doats.
Tie-uo fees will be collected from
commercial craft. Charter boats
will pay a percentage of income.
Charges also will be made upon
concessionnaiies using installed
facilities. From these sources of
income, the county ana pori dis
trict can expect, the engineers re
port to recover their investment
n approximately 10 years, using
iresent traffic at the bay as a
ase for estimates. Projected im-
.ovements, however, are expect
.d to increase traffic, which should
tasten the rate of recovery.
Port commissioners are anxious
to improve commercial facilities.
S Tney point mil tnai wincnesicr
i Bav once harbored a large com
mercial fishing fleet. Sand en
roachment, howpver, has so re
duced water depth that only small
craft now can use the bay.
The principal fishing banks In
that area lie off H e c a t a head.
Winchester Bay is the nearest port
,o those banks. Most of the fleet'
now is berthed at Coos Bay and
Newport because of poor condi
tions at Winchester Bay. If the
boats could berth at Winchester
Bay, they could reduce round-trip
time to and from the fishing banks
by as much as six hours.
AND
- Commercial
Port Commissioners report that
the Army Engineers are interested
in the proposal, and it is believed
that funds could be obtained
through rivers and harbors appro
priations to complete the project.
The amount then spent by the
county and the port district would
be accepted as the local contribu
tor's share, relieving the county
and port of further costs.
Dock May Be Shifted
If development of the commer
cial potentials of the bay is under
taken by the Army Engineers, they
would remove the county dock and
deepen the water in the present
small boat basin to 12 feet or
more. It then would be necessary
to move recreational facilities to
the south end of the bay and in
doing so, dredging would be un
dprtaken to clear the center basin,
using the materials In creating a
28-acre parking area in front of the
existing shoreline.
Completion of the project upon
the plans drawn by the consulting
engineers, Cornell, Howland, Hay
es & Mcrryfipld, Corvallis, would
provide facilities for a large fleet
of commercial fishing boats, in
cluding boats of the tuna fleet, un
limited room for small craft, char
ter boats, small inboards and skiffs
with parking space for 4,000 or
more automobiles and trailers.
The plan includes camp grounds,
picnic areas, and playgrounds. It
is bplievcd that the wave action
would build a sand beach between
the breakwater and the main riv
er channel. As the sand in the bay
is clean, an ideal beach would re
sult. Sponsors point to the rapid
growth of recreational traffic at
the bay and its result in expanded
business growth in the community.
Taxable property vaulation has
been increasing rapidly. If the ex
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extreme left in the picure above, and a breakwater to halt
further encroachment of sand, and stopping land erosion.
The channel of the Umpqua River lies near the far bank
pictured above. The County Court and Port of Umpqua
Commission are planning to start work this year on the con
struction of the breakwater, the first unit of the program.
The breakwater and contemplated dredging will cost ap
proximately $132,000. Sponsors are hopeful that the Army
Engineers will take over the commercial development pro
jected to follow. "Total cost will be in the neighborhood of
$400,000.
ist
isting rate continues, It is claimed, nqrid Bergman To Bear
he Increasp in tax revenue alone:. J. if
the
would, within a few years, more
than pay the cost of the initial in
vestment sought to start the de
velopment program.
Tenmile Meeting
Date Is Changed
By JULIA BREITENBUCHER
The meeting of the Southwest
Douglas Farm, Bureau, Center 7,
has been changed to Wednesday
evening May 7 instead of the regu
lar date of May 8. It will be held
in the Tenmile Community Build
ing in the Ladies clubroom. '
Ttnmile Ntwi Briefs:
The teachers of the Tenmile
School have all been rehired for
next year. They are Minnie Smith,
first grade; Honora Bassctt, 2nd
?rade; Lola Fitzgerald, 3rd grade;
Lois Dennis, 5lh and 6th grade;
Everett Perry, 6th and 7th grade;
and Ted Petersen, 8th grade and
principal.
Lyle Robertson' of Whlttler. Calif,
drove from California to take his
wife back home. She had been visit
ing her son, Sgt. Keith Christopher-
son, who is home on leave at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son left for their home Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Coats. Mrs. Lyle Ro
bertson and Sgt. Keith Christopher-
son went to colvcr, ore., Tuesday
to visit the George Gladwill fam
ily. They returned Wednesday.
The eighth grade or 4-H Market
ing Club of the Tenmile School
attended the county meeting in
Roseburg Saturday. Their leader
was the principal, Ted Petersen.
VOTE FOR
JOHN P. AMACHER
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Amacher Is Chairman of the Douglas County Parks
Board, member of O & C Advisory Board, Member of
Forestry Committee of the Roseburg Chamber of Com
merce, Post President Umpqua Basin Conservation Coun
cil, Past "resident Roieburq Rod and Gun Club, Former
Vice-President Oregon Wildlife Federation, member
Izaak Walton League; Elk, Mason, active Republican
worker.
For sound, economical qovernment and wiie uie of
natural resources.
Vote For
JOHN P. AMACHER
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
' Pd. Adv. by Amacher for Representa
tive Comm. Bruce L. Yeaier. 421 S.
Jackson St., Hoteburg, Ore., See.
Project
Future
i wins, yv-nays neveai
ROME UV X-rays have dis
closed that Ingrid Bergman is ex
pecting twins in June.
This was disclosed Wednesday by
Roberto Rosscllini, husband of the
film star.
Rosselllni said he hopes at least
one will be a girl and if so he will
name is Idabella. The couple hav
a son, Robertino, born In February,
VJM.
Standard Time Poees
Confusion At Eugene
EUGENE ' 1 Eugene Is on
standard time. When residents are
in doubt about it, they can dial
for the telephone company's free
"what time is it" service.
Trouble is, when they dial they
get hooked up with the Portland
recording and out comes the ans
wer in daylight time.
Residents have been asked by
the local company to subtract one
hour from the time they get. That
is supposed to do it,
ELECT
CJVIITH
J HER IFF
Democratic Candidate
Primary Election
May 16, 1952
Pd. Political Advrtlscment, by
R. B. Elliott. 814 Alameda Ava.