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Newspaper Page TextU. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon -.1 1 I ( MARK KELLER,' right, looks solefully at the camera as , his older sister, Lynn, struggles to hold another sister,. f. Janet, 1. Mark has been Strieker with cancer, and doctors ' say he isn't expected to live. (Picture by Pairt Jenkins). Little Mark Keller Stricken With Cancer; May Not Live To See 3rd Birthday Feb. 3 By MERLE PUGH Staff Writer, News-Review Little Mark Keller of Roseburg is looking forward to his third birthday next Feb. 8. But doctors are not sure he'll live that long.: . . The handsome, blond-haired boy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keller, has Wilm'a tumor (cancer) and his chances are slim, from a medical point of view. Doctors say that Irom a scien- Two Men Injured When Car Plunges Into Little River ; One man Is in Douglas Commu nity Hospital with back injuries and another was released after treatment after both were pinned in a car that plunged into Little River early Saturday morning aDout uiree miles above Glide. Ambulance and wrecker attend ants worked an hour to free Frank ' Tyrer, Glide, and Ray Roberts, Winston, from their battered '941 Dodge after it tumbled over an embankment into the1 river. They told state police that nei ther was driving; that the driver fled after the accident. Both were in the back seat of the car when rescued. Their plight was discovered by a passing motorist. The men couldn't ay how long they had been In the water. Billy Mohr wrecker attendants had to anchor the car with a chain to keep it from washing away while the rescue was under way. The accident occurred at 2:30 Saturday morning. Extent of Ty rer's injuries hadn't been deter mined by midmorning. The men were brought to Rose burg by Mohr ambulance. Roseburg City Council Passes Bond Ordinance The Roseburg City Council Thursday night passed an ordi nance calling for the sale of $50,- 000 worth of general obligation bonds to finance construction of the recently approved West Rose burg fire substation. Bids on the bonds will be open ed at the first council meeting next month, Dec. 7, according to Mildred Hennessey, city recorder. 1 The bonds will mature, $5000 each year, on Jan. 2 of each year until 1964, Mrs. Hennessey said. ' Comp . Pifiiiiii .-., i,,, i. ..Hi , . ... ... ... - . . Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1953 271-53 And smaze New York Smog Hit City Area r tific standpoint he has about one chance in a thousand of sur viving, and will probably die in a short time. But, as in many "hope less" cases, they'll not make any predictions about how long he may live, nor will they flatly say he has no cnance at ail. The dark-eyed youngster is not bedridden. He appears healthy enough, and plays with his toys like any otner z-year-oia. uut me dread cancer is attacking his lungs. His grandmother, Mrs. Clarence Keller of Roseburg, told how many relatives and friends are praying for the boy, and she's sure that "Markie is healed" by faith. The boy's father echoes his mother's faith. "We're confident he will live," he said. He told of the prayers for his son by the family's pastor (of the Church of God), the congregation, relatives and friends. Despite being a man ot reason, Dan Keller is aware that faith has worked miracles, and that medical science some times is baffled by the recovery of a "hopelessly" ill person. He and his wife believe their only son will be spared. The Kellers have two daughters. Wanda Lynn, who will be 4 in December, and Janet, who was 1 year old in October. Another child is expected before long. Wanda Lynn, who goes by her middle name, and Mark were born in Michigan; the family moved here in June, 1951. Alluding to Mark's plight, his father emphasized one point: He said he wanted no "expressions of sympathy" from the public. He hopes the story of his boy will not bring a flood of toys or other items from a sympathetic public. . (Continued on Page Two) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Sun Trickles Through; May Offer Relief NEW YORK UH Sunshine trickled down onto the metropoli tan area Saturday, trying hard to burn off a five-day curtain of smaze and smog. The smog fog added to smoke was a new development In the eastern seaDoara s unseasonai warm weather. For three days it was just smaze smoke and haze but last night fog crept into the picture. The effect waS the same. visl bility almost nil in manv nlaces and a damp, stifling feeling on respiratory organs. The Weather Bureau in New York expected the fog to be gone by noon, but with the smoke and haze still around, the difference would be one of degree. Busy Idlewild and LaGuardia airports were at a standstill all night and through the morning nours. In Connecticut, road traffic was snarled and more than 20 acci dents were reported on one stretch tif thft Moriilfr Pirlrmav Traffic on the northern section of the New Jersey Turnpike was slowed to 35 miles an hour. Health Department authorities in the New York Metropolitan area and New Jersey were keeping a close watch on death reports to see it the twilight-gray "smaze' would add to fatalities. -Hundreds -of nersons have com plained of scratchy throats and ir- ritatea eyes and noses, with chron ic astnma sufferers being the worst hit. Manhattan's famed skyscrapers often appeared blotted out in the gloom. The unseasonably warm weath eryesterday's high was 69.9 has caused this unusual situation: A layer of warm air has formed a ceiling over colder air at ground level, with the upper air acting as a lid to keep fumes and smoke from dispersing. The Weather Bu reau terms this an "inversion" of the usual process. Knmethine-for-nothing note: In the village of St. Paul, some 20 miles north of Salem, thieves the other night broke into a food market that contained an Oregon limine tnn From the green front department, they took 40 cases of , (a RCedsport, woisitey. rrum auumc, ment they commandeered 70 car tons of cigarettes and several box es of cigars and candy. The cops think they used stolen tools from a hardware store to break in with and a stolen truck from a nearby parking lot to haul the stuff away with. William Oleson Named Industrial Arts Head William Oleson of Glide was elected president of the Douglas County Industrial Arts and Voca tional Instructors group at the County Teachers' Workshop at Roseburg High Friday. Other officers elected were Omer McCaleb, Reedsport. vice presi dent and Roland Edie, Roseburg, secretary-treasurer. The group also made plans for its first meeting at Glide Jan. 11. Thirteen schools were represent ed at the meeting. Instructors present numbered 20. They came from Days Creek, Douglas High, Drain. Elkton. Glendale. Myrtle Creek. Oakland, Sutherlin, Yoncal- la. Keedsport, ...lioscourg ana Glide. Junior Chamber Sets Boss Night The Roseburg Junior Chamber or Commerce will honor members' employers Monday night at its an nual tfosses Nignt in tne civic Room of the Umpqua Hotel. Grady Mankins is in charge ol arrange The annual dinner meeting is designed to acauaint the employ ers with the activities of the Junior Chamber. There also will be a report from the nominations committee, with its slate for next year's officers Don Hagedorn. secretary You've heard, I suppose, the sto ry of the wishful citizen who said to a friend: "If we had some ham, we'd have a ham and egg sand wich if we had an egg and some bread to put it between." These St. Paulers must have said to ach other: "If we had some tanglefoot, we'd have a par tv if we had some cigarettes and candy and a truck to haul the stuff away with." Starting from there, they had a party. It would be funny if It wasn't 10 tragic. So MNY of our troubles in this world Airt with people who say: Queen Elizabeth, Duke Dance Before Departure LONDON lifl Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh danced until 3 a.m. Saturday in a final fling before their departure Mon day night for sunny somnern is lands and a trip around the world With some 40 close friends, they celebrated their sixth wedding an niversary at a secretly - planned dance in the ballroom of Clarence House, home of Queen Mother Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Between dances, tne party laughed at cabaret acts by stage stars Noel Coward and Peter usu nov. 'j Then the roval couple Went off to Windsor for last visit with their children. Allies Say Reds Holding Back Some Prisoners PANMUNJOM I The - Allies Saturday accused the Communists of holding back some prisoners of war and told the Reds to turn over to Indian custody immediate ly "all those POWs you still re tain;" MaJ. Gen. J. K. Lacey told Com munist members of the Military Armistice Commission that three Korean soldiers who sought refuge at an American sentry box Thurs day were South Korean war cap tives who had been forced into the Red army. The Communists asked for a recess to study Lacey's statement, then 30 minutes later asked for and were granted more time. The chief Allied member of the Armistice Commission told news men the ROK soldiers provided evidence that the Communists "have forcibly retained prisoners arter tney naa certuiea mat an prisoners had been turned ovsr to the NNRC (Neutral Nations Re patriation Commission)." v '- Lacey also una tne tommunisn to "cease delays" and get on with the iob of interviewing Chinese and Korean war prisoners who have refused to go home. - - . Skyrocket Flies Twice Speed Of Sound Friday V, LOS ANGELES -W Research pilot Scot Crossfleld, flew the Douglas Skyrocket twice the speed of sound Friday, it was announced Saturday. Cross-field attained a speed of more than 1327 miles an an hour which the National Advis ory Committee for Aeronautics said was actually 2.01 times the speed of sound. This is the fastest man has ever flown. Only last week it was disclosed that Crossfield flew the Sky rocket 1.272 miles an hour Oct. 14 for a new world speed record. The previous mark was set bv the same Skyrocket airplane, with "Douglas test pilot William Bridie- man at the controls in Aug., issi, with a speed of 1238 miles an hour. The sensational new record set Friday beats the previous mark by more than 50 miles an hour and is almost a hundred miles an hour better than Bridgeman's mark. The needlenosed Skyrocket, now nine vears old, also holds the World's altitude record of 83,235 feet, set by Marine Lt. Col. Marion Carl last Aug. 21. Water Survey For Douglas County Asked '71 t.i : 1 1. ., . K.fl.l-i Gen., Curtis T. Beecher, mem ber of the Governor's Water Re sources Committee, Friday night recommended a survey of Douglas County water needs which would cost an estimated $150,000. He made the recommendation to 59 members of the Umoaua - Co quille chapter of the Society ol American Foresters at Carl's Ha ven, He stated the county should hire engineers locally to make the sur vey and an analysis of needs on tne soutn umpqua, particularly, He said the survey should be ex tended to the Calapooia and other streams where there is substantial flood damage. He said money to pay for such a survey could be paid for with a one mm tax levied lor two years Beecher emphasized a crying need for water regulation in Doug las County. He pointed out that no new water-using industries could tie Drought into tne uoos Bay area or Douolas County until more wat er became available. He cited the AAUiIa lema solution as flood control In thelvvnite ISSU6 winter and increase of the sum-, i i l I J mer low flow. This may require ri3S tieipeCI OVr ROSEBURG'S OWN The Postal Notes above are schedul ed 10 perform tonight at the Junior High School for the first annual benefit by the SPEBSQSA. The show featuring many of the Northwest's top quartets will start at 8 p.m. Shown above from left to right are: Lawrence Rond, tenor; Paul Cocy, lead; Emmet Meek,, baritone; and Walter Ros ser, bass. . ' ' ' - ' World Picture Brighter, Robert Gros Tells Teachers At Institute Conclusion Vital Base Of Viefminh Is Captured Major Threat To Thai Tribal Capital Is Removed In Big Move ' HANOI. Indochina tfl Thou- sands of French and Vietnamese paratroopers , have jumped deep into mountain territory of the Communist-led Vietminh to grab a major base for new raids on their guerrilla foes. The t rencn mgn command an nounced their forces, supported by U. S.-supplied fighter bombers, yesterday seized the big rebel war oase ot uien men rnu, jbu nines west of Hanoi. Gen. Rene Cogny, French com mander in north Indochina, said the capture: 1. Provides a center of the rally ing and training of partisan fight ers from the pro-French- Thai tribes and for raids by them and the French forces on the Viet minh. 2. Removes a major threat to the Thai tribal capital of Lai Chau, 50 miles to the north. The Viet minh failed to capture Lai Chau in . their sweeping offensive last win ter which seized large areas of the Thai country. ,, 3. Takes from the rebels a po tential springboard for a renewed attack on the kingdom ot Laos, whose northern frontier is less than 10 miles south of Dien Bien Phu. 4. Seizes "highly important"' Vietminh base in the center of a rice growing area and at the crossroads of supply routes to tne northeast and to the south. Hal! And Heady Arrive Friday At Penitentiary By GEORGE CASTILLO Citv Editor, News-Review Tda lwn-Anr Ttmin-laa Pnnntw Tonphr,H Tnstitlltfl r.lnapri nut. in a flashinir dismay of oratory by world traveler Robert J!FF!W.c&-'J!!!..r firnn that held a crowd of Derhnos 600 teachers for an hour and a half in the Roseburg High School auditorium Fri- row behind the gray, forbidding - .to,, oftamnnn walls of the Missouri Penitentiary. . . I with his cracltlinff dellverv he The condemned kidnap-kiUera of 1411 DACnur . L.VA'R.11" "cu u.!J?.L Vh.rl little Bobbv Greenlcase were WIWM ' VfUMs ."""". "."'"'. .''T'' k.M W ll Prirl.v frnm oi tne worm ana us auairs man 5.. A. "7 . - he had on another speaking atop ,r Z.VwC...;fii.. S-u. VcA in Roseburg last winter. .,- Si--il. i:r'V,,..wu. lit .( m ul. ft mart mhn 1 " "J """mvuuu, - riajriuK hic . TJ The Dttsoners in scoarate cars, impoundment of winter water, he ,, 7 - , - l4,ffrth. etataed .nd under , heavy said. He added that much ol ie WASHINGTON l RPiftllcan .rot tlw r.hons ns u"a JI.A InnMnen in nn-u, .. .- , , - . ' 1 , , a . u u.m.st m j..s. national i-nairman i,eonru- w. rom the statements of one - of uoumy is ocins c.u.ei u-muk Hall said tonay tne Marry uexter .them, John Foster Dulles. Gros houses are built within the flood planes of the rivers. Beecher related that at present the state engineer has no author ity to stop removal ol water irom streams even tnougn ne Knows 11 is being overdrawn. He said, how ever, the Governor's Water Re sources Committee is going to make an effort to formulate a statewide water policy considering all uses of water. One phase of this policy, he said, would be to eliminate the advantage of one waterusing demand over another. The nrxt meeting of the foresters is scheduled at Coos Bay in January. Thev "will die together in the gas chamber Dec. 18. Three Men Are Taken To State Penitentiary Three men convicted of burglary of Nielson's Market were tiken to the state penitentiary by Sher iff Cal Baird Saturday 'morning. said. They are George R. Barber, 44, Nominations may be made from John Daugherty. 35, and George the floor during the meeting, he Schneider, 28. Barber, was sen added, tenced in Circuit court Friday to The dinner will begin at 6:30. serve 25 years. The other men p.m. each received three-year terms. Myrtle Creek To Vote On Improvement Bonds Myrtle Creek voters will ballot on a charter amendment Dec. 8. They also will elect a mayor and councilmen, according to the Myr tle Creek Mail. The Amendment would enable the sale of $15,000 worth of water improvement bonds authorized in 1947 when the city's pumping sta tion was built. The bonds since have been carried on the city budget. The charter amendment was nec essary because the city had adopt ed a new charter since 1947. They had been advertised earlier this year to help pay for the new city reservoir and were purchased by Marshall and Sons, Portland. While case has given a "tremcn- reported the International' situa' dous lift" to the GOP in advance- (jon wa, improving Gros .said of next year's congressional dec- Dulles showed he was more opti- uuii waii.ijo.siio. i mistic man ne naa Been at any But Democratic senators said , time in tne last decade, they doubt any advantage the Re- Gros said Dulles ironically point- juum-aiis may nave gauicu will ea up nis .optimism witn a state be lasting. : They predicted the n,ent credited to Karl Marx, the spending programs will be regard- futh-r nf sciolism "Th !hm. ed by the yoters as far more am- j tion is pregnant with revolution." portant. : f-he honey-tongued Gros. who Hall said In an Interview ho be- had been In Washiniton. D. C. lieves the charges of laxity toward only a week ago, went on to item Communists in government, madejize areas of the world where the by Atty. Gen. Browneii against war was being won. former President Truman, "have t Europe. The continent Is helped us." showing great advances both The impression I have gained "economically and industrially. in by talking to- people all over the country is tnat tnis matter nas given a tremendous lift to our or ganization," he said. Although Hall didn't say so. he Browncll's sensational charges that Truman promoted White de spite FBI reports ot wnue s al leged espionage activities put the Republicans nacK on tne onensive after they had lost special con gressional elections in Wisconsin and New Jersey. EAGLE SCOUT AWARD Myrtle Creek's first Eagle Scou! will receive his coveted honor Tuesday night at a Boy Scout Court of Honor. The affair will be held in tie Eagles Hall, Myrtle Creek. The scout is Dick Lowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Lowell. Eight City Managers Attend Roseburg Meeting Friday (Continued on page Four) The Weather Shewtrt this afternoon tonight and Sunday, with partial clearing Sunday afternoon. Highest Temp, last 14 hours Lowest Temp, last 14 hours.. Highest tmp. for any Nov. .. Lowest temp, for any Nov... Prtcio. last 14 hours Prtcip. from Nor. 1 " 1.07 Prcip. from Spt. 1 7.11 Excess from Sept. 1 U Simsot today, 4:44 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:14 a.m. Dr. Millar Is Speaker For Chamber Meeting Dr. James Millar, educator, world traveler, lecturer and pres ent interim pastor at the Roseburg First Presbyterian Church, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon. JTj Dr. Millar has quickly become 41 . nni nt th mnst xnuffht aftpr Inral J'i speakers since his arrival in Rose- " 1 burg to take over the temporary " i reins of the cnurcn. He nas term Eight Southwest Oregon city managers met in Roseburg Friday to discuss problems of citv gov ernment and exchange information in what is hoped will be the kick off of a series of such meetings. The managers met with Rose burg officials for a luncheon and a dinner at the Hotel Umpqua. During the afternoon, they toured Roseburg for a look at the city's facilities and planning. ( Roseburg City Manager W. A. Gilchrist was host at the lunch eon. Managers attending were Hugh McKinley of Sutherlin, L. B. Bartlett of Springfield, Robert Finlayson of Eugene, James Con vil of Corvallis, Robert Kyle of coos Bay, Robert Duff of Medford, John Porter of Grants Pass and Gilchrist. Also attending were the follow ing Roseburg officials: Mayor Per cy Croft, Councilmen Williau Adair, Gordon Harness and Ru dolph Ritzman, City Engineer John Loosley and John Fett, pres ident of the planning commission. Wives of the visiting officials were the guests of Mrs. Gilchrist at the Gilchrist home. GETS 1-YEAR TERM Charles F. Cash, 19, a Roseburg truck driver, was sentenced to ed his speech Monday "Our World three-year probationary term Today." Portland, reports U. S. District Gordon Stewart, chairman of Judge Claude McCulloch. He the forum committee, announced pleaded guilty to a charge of the program today. . I forgery. rriTTn II I f A "Ij ,! IP III Triumph of Konrad Adenauer the' recent presidential elections by such a heavy majority was a major triumph for the West. Har old Stassen, now mutual security director In Europe, told Gros Eu rope is moving "closer to union." 2. Middle East. The Anglo-Egyptian pact is closer to being com pleted. We have won a victory with the ousting Mohammed Mos sadegh. 3. Far East. The State Dept. o the U... S. has now given it (Continued on Page Two) While they were being finger printed, officials said Mrs. Heady remarked to Hall, "this is almost like old homecoming." Officers said he nemarked: "Lots of people are in here because of liquor. They usually Icarn - too late." Attorneys for both have said they do not plan an appeal. The death sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Albert L. Reeves after a three-dav advisory trial. Hall and Mrs. Hoadv had been quoted as saying they wished to ne married before their execution. The Justice Department said yes terday, however, such a marriage would not be permitted. MANAGERS MEET City manogers from Sauthwesf Oregon gathered at the Hotel Ump qua Friday for a luncheon hosted by Roseburg City Manager W. A. Gilchrist. Lefr to right, front row, ore Robert Duff of Medford, Robert Finloyson of Eugene and L. B. Bart lett of Springfield Standing ore James Convil of Corvallis, John Porter of Grants Pass, Gilchrist, Robert Kyle of Coos Bay and Hugh McKinley of Sutherlin. (Picture by Paul Jenkins). Driver Cited Following Accident Here Friday A Roseburg man was cited on two charges, city police said, aft er he was Involved in two-car col lision on E. Second Avenue S. Fri day evening. Officers said that Herbert Wayne Hostadt, 56, 917 Eddy St, pulled from the curb near E. Third St. into the path of a car driven by Charles Everett Hodson, 39, 1525 Cedar St. Total' damage to the cars was $300, police estimated. Hostadt was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way and for fail ure to have a driver's license on his person. Jury Awards 65 Percent' Disability Claim In Suit A circuit court jury has awarded 85 oer cent Dcrmanent partial dis ability eauivaient to the loss of use and function of an arm in the case of Ward Phillips vs. the State Industrial Accident Commission. Phillips had asked 100 per cent disability in the same degree from injuries received in an accident at Little River Lumber uo. sepi. u, 1952, He was hurt when a piece of lumber kicked out of an edger. Previous v. the commission had awarded the plaintiff 15 per cent disability on nis claim. Leonard Peterson Jailed For Drunken Driving Leonard Peterson, 29. Winches ter Bay. was lodged in the county jail at Roseburg Friday. He was given a JIM) fine and 60-day jail sentence in municipal court at Reedsport on a charge of driving while under the influence of li quor. He was arrested by Reeds port police. Also lodged in jail was William Leon Short, 26, Sutherlin, who is being held for Tillamook authori ties on a warrant charging non-support. Record Airliner Flight Is Made LOS ANGELES Wi American Air Lines flew the world's fastest piston engine air liner, the Douglas DC7, both ways across the conti nent Friday. One of the new turbo-compound-engine-powered air liners flew non stop 2,500 miles from Los Angeles to New York in a hours and 40 minutes. The other, scheduled to make the New York - Los Angeles hop non-stop in seven hours and 55 minutes, 'developed pressurizatlon trouble and landed at Denver for repairs. After a three hour delay. it flew the 950 miles to Los Angeles in siigntiy more man z Vi nours. American earned about 50 news writers on each flight in what was designed as a preview of the na tion's urst regular daily non-stop service coast - to - coast -in each direction, starting Nov, 29. National Forest Timber Sale Set For Dec. 28 Oral bids will be received on 6.- 450.000 board feet of Umpqua Na tional Forest timber in the Collee Pot area, 17 miles upnver from Tiller, on Dec. 28, according to the U. S. Forest Service. The area contains 5.200.000 feet of Douglas fir appraised at $3.70 a thousand; 800,000 feet of sugar and ponderosa pine valued at (29 -45 a thousand; and 450,000 feet of other species set at $1 a thousand. Total appraised price is $43,250, In addition to the prices bid for stum'iage, a cooperative deposit of 40 cents a thousand is required for slash disposal, planting and timber stand improvement. Levity Fact Rant By U F. Relzensteta Michigan University's presi dent emeritus predicts a 25 percent increase In the enroll ment of American colleges by 1960. Can It be that he thinks all of the late King Ibin Saiid's descendant! will move to the United States for Ian education?