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( 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.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1953
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smaze
New York
Smog Hit
City Area
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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?