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J""!' ,hp-:i GOLI-MAN Devil mask, straw suit and all, is worn by the "Goli-Man," known to African tribes as a purveyor of death to all women who look upon his figure. Mrs. Stadklev and her 'husband have seen many instances of women dy ing after having seed this ap prition in spite of all their ministrations. , Life In Roseburg Quiet Compared With W. Africa y LORRAINE KESNER Things are pretty auiet around the horn o- George and Esther Stadsklev these daya. No golis sticking their heads around sud den corners; no pythons swinging from the ceiling before their eyes, and no parade of glistening black people, asking help or stopping in to Kossio. These things are a part of daily me as ine ataasKievs lived it in French West Africa, where they worked as missionaries under the Christian Mission Alliance before the war. The pythons, Mrs. Stad sklev says, were no great trouble. and they were just chased back into the jungle. The golis, how ever, were a diferent matter. In their tribe of natives, the Ba oulis, the goli was a devil man, who, when the spirit moved him, cama out into the village. He sent a runner ahead of him to warn all the women that he was coming. Occasionally a woman did not hear his warning. That woman was doomed, and in spite of all minis trations died within a week or 10 days. - tern ' hf" ; - Jjt.. u.' , tlSS Television Serving Mental Poison, Woman Maintains ! e.i-Vf NATIVE DRESS , Mrs. George Stadklev, who served for HVi years in French West Africa with the Christian Missionary Alliance, appears in the native costume with her black girl, Amoue, and her daughter, Donna Jean, (carried papoose-style by the native , girl). Mrs. Stadklev is now a nurses aide at Douglas Community Hospital. The Sladsklevs fought against such practices (not termed voodoo there) but 6000 years of belief and superstition stood behind the goli. and the natives' faith in him could not be shaken, even after they had become converted to Chris tianity. The village where the Sladsklevs lived, Toumoei, was an outpost, having only about 15 French sol diers and a commanding officer. The native population stood at 1500 to 1800, considered a good sized village. The blacks resembled in culture and dress the natives appearing in "Karamoja," a documentary film starting at the Star theater tonign Karamojan natives are of a sim ilar tribe, Mrs. Stadsklev said, and re located in the same general climate and conditions as her na tives. Their second daughter, Donna Jean, wasmborn in the village and was the idol and wonder of the native women. Today, the Sladsklevs live in Roseburg and George Stadsklev is employed at Youngs Bay Lumber Co. Mable Stadsklev is a nurses aid at Douglas Community-Hos pital, rneir three children, are all actively working to return to Af rica, where they spent most of their childhood. Edith Mae is mar ried and she and her husband plan to return soon. Glenn, now 25, is with the Air Force stationed in Africa. Donna Jean. 21. was mar ried this summer and after two more years of schooling for her husband, they plan to return to Atnca. . i Mable Stadsklev states she would like to return someday, and strange as the people there mav seem to Americans, she finds a charm and simiplei honesty that they will never forget. Umpqua Schobl Boasts New Bus By MRS. GEORGE MUNSON The new school bus for Umpqua school arrived last week. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barneburg, who were in the East, picked up the bus at Lima, Ohio, and drove it through for the district. It is an International bus and will.-.aM 3 passengers. .' V California Visit Mr. and Mrs.vBiB.MeCaH and family of Walnut Creek, -Calif.,-have been spending a few days visiting friends and relatives in the Umpqua Valley. They left Mon day for their home. Mr. tod Mrs. Lynn Cooper of Umpqua entertained with a dinner party at their home on Sunday evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.- Bill Cooper of Winston, parents of Cooper, Mrs. E. A. Pearson and daughter. Mamlynn, and the host and family, Mrs. Hanna drove to Coquills last week where she will spend a short vacation at the home of her niece,. Mrs. LOrane Lonsbury, and family; The first .-meeting of the year of the Umpqua 4-H Livestock Club was held at the home of their leader, DeLmar Muwhjiew.. of ficers were elected lorTthe groiipr Rollie Tandy., assistant . leader: hPeggy Murphy, . president; . Joyce Rippstein, vice "president; Joanne Roadman, secretary; Norma Peery, song leader and Marietta Munson. news reporter. Several who were unable to be there have served to the members and some servd to the members and some parents. There will be three 4-H Clubs at Umpqua again this year: the Livestock Club, the Cooking Club, with Flo Rippstein as lead er and Mrs. Meyers assisting.and the Sewing Club, with Geny Mur phy as leader and Opal Munson, Actress Says She Prayed Thar Boy Wasn't Killed LOS ANGELES W Actress Lynne Baggett says she went to a movie, then went home and prayed alter being involved in an auto collision that fatally injured t year-old boy last June 8. ' When I finally got home, I got oovraoirvm Knees and-prayed- prayed thai- the little boy wasn't dead," the 31-year-old blonde tear fully testified Tuesday at her trial on hit - run and manslaughter cnaiges. Miss Baggett told the 'jury she blacked out at the sight of the dying boy, Joel Watnick, and didn't come to until she found herself driving more than a mile away. Trial of the actress, estranged wife of producer Sam Spiegel, is expected to go to the jury Thursday. By ROWLAND EVANS JR. WASHINGTON I Mrs. Clara Logan of Los Angeles, president of the National Assn. for Better Radio and Television, told a Sett le subcommittee Wednesday tele vision crime shows are serving up mental poison" to young Amen- To a degree never before ex perienced by any other genera tion." she said, children oi tne present day are being "saturated with graphically illustrated mur der, cliff - haneer suspense, inci dents of brutality and sadism and rimes of all kinds without num ber." She hinted that "an increasing ly alert public" would boycott the products sold by sponsors of such shows. The subcommittee, headed by Sen. Henderickson, (R-NJ) is wind ing up a two-day inquiry into whether there is any connection between television crime and hor ror shows and teenage crime. Spokesmen for major TV net works contended Tuesday that tne best scientific studies do not indi cate any connection whatsoever. Mrs. Logan said her organiza tion was set up in 1949 as a non profit corporation "dedicated to the advancement of the public's interests in the broadcasting . in dustry." She said a survey of the out put of seven Los Angeles televi sion stations last May showed that crime and-violence "are the dom inating factors; in approximately 40 per cent of all television pro grams presented specifically for children." Mrs. Logan said she saw "no indication" that broadcasters cr sponsors "intended to do anything to diminish the crime volume on children's television shows," and she questioned that the radio and television broadcasters' code would accomplish much. The solution, she said, "lies in public enlightenment and individu al responsibility." sue saia mere was no necessity to resort to cen sorship of any kind. Rather, sue said, "we Deiieve that the public can say, in effect 'this program is harmful to our children. You may broadcast it at your own risk and that risk in eludes the loss of our goodwill and the loss of our support for the sponsor who provides the . money through which you put this pro gram on the air'." She listed these urograms as having a "basic theme" of crime: "Wild Bill Hickock," "The Roy Rogers Show," "The Range Ri der," and "The Lone Ranger." She said: "It would be ridiculous to claim that these are' not outright crime programs. ....... , Federal Employe Security Change Being Proposed WASHINGTON l - Rep. Mur ray (D-Tertti) declared Thursday the federal employe security pro gram should be- revised by Con gress to distinguish sbetween sus pected subversives and persons tagsed as security risks for other reasons. "There is too much confusion and embarrassment as it now Is." he aid. "One phase is a loyally problem, the other an admin istrative matter of employe suit ability." Murray is senior Democrat on the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee. His views, voiced in -an Interview, parallel closely those held by Rep. Rees (R-Kan). chairman of the com mittee. Whether Democrats or Republicans win control of the House, therefore, it appeared the committee would Initiate action on the subject, a point of conflict in the congressional campaign. Rees already has announced be plans a move to claim the em ploye si uiity program for Con- fress -and to define it by law. he present program is based on a presidential order. As a starting point for hearings, Rees has called for a detailed report from the Civil Service Commission, There has been no decision as to whether the report will be made public. Camas Valley Family Sees Game On TV By MRS. WM. CUNNINGHAM Mr. and Mrs. John Staley and sons, Johnny and Gary, drove to Eugene over the weekend rtn Sal. urday afternoon the Staleys visit ed with Mr. and Mrs. Palmer King and watched the Oregon-USC foot ball game on television. They spent Saturday nivht anA Cmul. air. ana Mrs. orland Schafer, r-1 turning home Sundav evenini. I Wnk.nd Guests Weekend guests at the home of Mrs. Ethel Brown wnrr Mm u. be! Swearingen; Mrs. Eva Apple- gate of. Drain and Donny Sparks of Eugene. Sunday guests were Mr. ana Mrs. Ruben Brown and daugh ter, Alice, of McKinley. Mr. and VMrs. Carl Borgaes and sons, Byron and Lee, of Winston, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cun Gingham. Visits Daughter Mrs. Amanda Combs is visiting in North Bend at the homes of her daughters, Mrs. Nell James and Mrs. Myrtle Handley. Mrs Combs has been in North Bend for a week and plans an indefinite stay there. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Combs of Roseburg spent Saturday at the Thurt., Oct. 21 1954 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 PIANO RECITAL Carolyn Burr, Roseburg, a mu sic student at Willamette Uni versity, Salem, was one of six students presented in an instru mental recital Thursday afternoon. A pianist, Miss Burr played in the auditorium of the Willamette College of Music. Hair Trim Ends Up With 8-Inch Scalp Cut ANACORTES, Wash. wi A brotherly hair trim for 18-month- old Scotty Tweten was too close to a scalping tor comfort. He has eight stitches in his scalp as ' mute evidence although It wasn't very mute at the time. A 3-year-old brother explained to the mother, Mrs. Richard Twet en. as they drove to a doctor s of fice: "Gee. mom, he just " wouldn't hold still." - He had tried to do the hair cutting with a handax while Scotty held his head unsteadily on a chop ping block. home of Combs' brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Combs. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Schwendener and children, John and Dicky, spent Sunday at Glide with Mrs. Schwendener's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hickman. . State Aid For Schools Topic For Meet Friday SALEjf I - A citizens com. nuttec of 37 persons from all sec tions of Oregon will meet here Fri day to discuss state aid to school districts. - . The committee, appointed by -the State Board of Education, will re. view a study made recently bv Dr. Miles C. Romney, school of educa tion, the University of Oregon. Purpose of the study is to find out whether there should be a change in the formula under which state school support is given to local districts. Symptoms of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS due to EXCESS ACID QUICK RELIEF OR NO COST Over rive million packaeet of tht Wojjuuj Tumour have been told (or relief of ymptoma of diMren anting from SUmMk and Duedenal Ulcora due lo tieoea AcfaV-. Poor Diiestlon, Sour n UimI Stemaeh, ' Oanlneu, Heartburn, Steepleuneae, etedue p hceea Acid. Ask lor ''WlUard'a Mauaie" which fully aniline till bam treatment-free at H. C. 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