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Newspaper Page TextU.: of 0. I-ibrury Eugene, Oregon odl Worker Ask 25 Cemi'S lonse I GLENN WILLIS dropped in to Gid Aspey's mochine shop in Riddle the other afternoon for a little visit and of course, out of long habit, pulled a chair up to the big stove there and sat down, although the weather was this spring's warmest. Pretty soon he leaned comfortably against it, which he wouldn't safely have done only a few short days ago. Glenn, retired from his position with a state highway repair crew about a year and a half ago, stops for an argument whenever he feels like one, and always gets it. Gid Aspey, the stove's overseer, is Riddle's mayor. I think he has been mayor at least twice before, years ago, as well as councilman I don't know how often. Last time he was mayor he had some important business to attend to at a council meeting only to find, when he got there, no quorum was present. "Bzz, bzz, bzz," went into some body's ear and, presently, the firebell clanged like mad. Everyone in Riddle came running (as people do every where) and lo! so did the negligent councilmen. Quickly nabbing them, Gid led them into the council chambers. This episode got into the papers all over the country and Gid always blamed me for telling about it; but I wouldn't have done such a thing then, any more than I would now. Rain Gauges Over County Indicate Roseburg Driest Flood Information Obtained An indication of how rainfall varias in Douglas County was shown during March and April by rain gauges main tained at several points by the county water resources of fice, according to Ben B. Irving, director. The results, part of a continuing survey started by the of fice, shows that Roseburg probably receives less rain than any other. part of the county. Reports were mailed from 11 Wolbert Welding Works' Sold To Oscar Tuffs . j The Wolbert Welding & Machine Works, Second Avenue South and Fowler Street, has been sold from the estate of Clifford Wolbert to Oscar E. Tuffs. An order in probate was signed to that effect by County Judge Carl C. Hill. Purchase price was $28,000, with $12,500 down and the rest on contract. The order was signed on petition of Ben Buzzard, administrator of the Wolbert es tate. In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Over cast of the mountains especially in Klamath and Lake counties, and to a lesser extent in Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California the termination of federal supervision of the Klamath Indian reservation is a matter of the utmost interest and impor tance. ' The termination, with its accom panying problem of removing the Klamath Indians from 'he status of wards of the federal govern ment and making :hem over into full citizens with all the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship, was initiated by the enactment, in the frenetic closing days of the congress last summer, of Public Law 587. It is under this law that the transition of the Indians from wards of the government to full U. S. citizenship is to ake place. Some imperfections in the law are showing up, and these imperfee tions are presenting problems I suppose interest in 'ne Klam ath reservation is much less keen i on the west sine of tlie mountains. Still. 2500 SQUARE MILLS of area, containing some of the Jinest pine (Continued On Page 4 Col. 4) The Weather Considerable cloudiness and few showers this afternoon. Cltar-jer ing ronignr. aaiuruar, Tir lira littlt warmer. Highest tamp, last 24 hours Lowest temp, last 24 hours Highast mp. any May Lowtst tamp, any May Prtcip. last 24 hours Precip. from Spt, 1 Preeip. from May t Deficiency from Sept. 1 Sunset tonight, 7:28 p.m. Sunrist tomorrow, 4:50 a.m. ... 57 12 102 . 2 ' By Paul Jenkins - stations in tne county. While Roseburg was receiving 6.93 inches of rain during the two months, amounts ranged up to 20.39 inches recorded at the Doug las County Lumber Co. camp on Rock Creek. Voluntary observers at each of the stations cooperate in mailing in charts taken from recorders on the rain gauges each month. In addition, weekly reoorts are mail ed in. , Here is how the comparative rainfall totals stacked up for th two months: Station Roseburg Cm-tin - Elkhead Weyerhaeuser . Rock Creek Steamboat (x) Little River Fluornoy Valley Reston Horse Prairie South Mvrtle (y) Devil's Flat (x) 21 days in (y) 27 days in March 3.52 6.17 7.29 9.48 9.32 7.60 7.95 5.88 6.55 5.29 4.82 3.39 i March. March. April Hl 6.33 6.95 8.74 11.07 .9.00 10.45 4.98 7.52 "B.38 6.36 3.92 Result of the study is expected to be that water engineer Irving can tell from where most water comes that pours down streams in the Umpqua Basin during the rainy season. Combined with an other set of records to ba kept on streamflows on various rivers and streams throughout the county, it's anticipated that a program for water control and conservation can be worked out by thi county. In addition to the above stations, (Continued On Page 2 Col. 4) Parked Car Rolls Into Another; Damage Slight An insecurely parked car rolled forward, hitting a second car and causing slight damaje to both Thursday evening. A sailor home on leave, Albert Allen Clark, 20, uf 306 W. Second Ave. N., said he was in the second car and couldn't move the vehicle in time to avoid the crash on Floed Street near Pine. The parked car belongs to William rranK Brown, 3040 Bow- St., according to city police GRANTS TV FRANCHISE The Douglas County Court Thurs day signed an order granting Gar diner Television Inc. a franchise .01 ! for construction of TV line along 21.40 j the streets of the tovnsite. The or . .OUirter stipulated that the line must 4.05 j be hung either from West Coast Telephone Co. or Lincoln Public I Utilities District power poles. Established 1873 (Sen. Taylor Nanml Chief Ridqway Asks To Be Relieved After June 30 WASHINGTON UP) Gen. Mat thew B. Ridgway, critical of ad ministration decisions to cut back the ground forces, has asked to be retired June 30 and will be suc ceeded as Army chief of staff by oen. Maxwell u. Taylor. Ridgway's decision to leave on the day before the new military Duaget Becomes etiective was dis closed Friday when President Ei senhower sent the Senate a nom ination of Taylor to succeed him. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said Ridgway wrote a letter to Secretary of the Army Stevens asking for retire ment on June 30. Kidgway s term had until Aug. 19 to run. . At the Pentagon, the Army in- lormauon service said that there had apparently been some misun derstanding. It said that as far as it could determine the only com munication Ridgway had sent was a routine form dispatched to the adjutant general of the Army, dated May 9. This form, used by any officer requesting a change of status, cited Army regulations on retire ment and requested that "I be retired at my current duty station on 30 June, 1955, by which date I shall have completed over 38 years of active federal commis sioned service." American Killed In Singapore Riot; Troops Moved In SINGAPORE un The British moved thousands of steel-helmeted Gurka and Malayan troops Into emergency positions Friday as a continuing wave of rioting swept the island colony. The violence already haa claimed the lives of American newsman Gene Symonds, of Day ton, Ohio, and two other persona. At least 36 persons have been injured in the outbreak, touched off Thursday by demonstrators supporting a bus strike Symonds, United Press manager for Southeast Asia, died in a hos pital here Friday morning, 15 hours after he suffered head injuries in the start of the disturbances. Hos pital officials said the 29-year-old correspondent never retained con sciousness. U. N. Command Charges MIGs Made Attack . JIUNSAN, Korea Wl I The U.N Command charged Friday that Communist MIGs made an "un provoked" attack on American Sa brejets Tuesday "over internation al waters" of the Yellow Sea. Pei ping Radio declared the Sabres had "intruded over Northeast Chi na." Peiping's broadcast a few hours after the U.N. Command's protest to the Military Armistice Commis sion quoted tha Reds' official Peo ple's Daily as declaring "Tues day's incident was a premeditated act of aggression." The U. N. protest and Peiping radio also disputed on losses in tlie eight-minute air battle. The U. f. protest said the Sa bres, attacked some 55 miles southwest of Sinuiiu . . . were obliged to defend themselves and in so doing destroyed two or more MIG aircraft while sustaining no losses." Owen Williams Reported In Critical Condition Owen O. Williams, 35, Sutherlin, who was injured in an auto colli sion Tuesday night near Wilbur, is still in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, attend ants report. He suffered severe head injuries in the crash, which alsj involved Herman Larson, 59, Oakland, who was seriously hurt, Italy's New President Retains Scelba In Post ROME Premier Mario Scebla set about clearing up strife in nis party today to save his 15-month-old government. His stay in office was continued last night when the new Italian President, left-inclined Giovanni Gronchi, rejected his resignation. By custom, premiers always sub mit resignation to a new presi dent. Gronchi's election April 29 rock ed Scelba'and his center coalition government. Although the new President is a member of the Premier's Christian Democratic parly, he advocates bringing more leftists into the government. Sel ba had backed another candidate 16 Pages si REV. ROBERT HEMPEL . . ,. heads ministers Rev. Robert Hempel Heads Ministerial Society Of Roseburg The Rev. Robert Hempel of the First Church of the Naiarene has been elected president of the Rose burg Ministerial Assn. He succeeds the Rev. Kenneth D. Doolev of the North Roseburg Evangelical Unit ed Brethren Church. The election was held at the Rose Hotel Thursday. v"otcd vice president for the coming year was the Rev. Harry E. Chapin of. the West Side Christian Church. New secretary-treasurer is the Rev. Gordon Wood of Green Community Church. Officers take office immediately, with the Rev. Mr. Hempel sched uled to preside at the next associ ation meeting on June 9, the last meeting of the summer period. A family, potluck picnic is planned at that time. - , Mayor E. M. Barker Jr. met with association members to dis cuss representation at City Coun cil meetings. Two ministers are scheduled to appear at council ses sions each month to give the invo cation. The association also agreed to send a member to each meeting of the Roseburg Central Labor Council. The council requested the action. The association members also discussed a schedule of vacation Bible schools at the various church es represented by the group. Violence Flares In Protest Over Gunnery Practice FUJI-YOSHIDA. Japan n - Violence flared Friday in the boil- g protest against the American Army using the slopes of sacred Mt. Fuji for artillery pracjice. The newspaper Asahi reported 20 injured in a clash between Jap anese police and some 60 demon strators who tried to force their way into a restricted area. Most of the injured, none hurt seriously, were police, the ntws paper said. The government assigned some 400 police to the area to keep Jap anese protestors out of areas where the Army is firing 155mm guns under a training agreement with the government. The big artillery pieces rumbled again Friday as the furore mount ed and the number of demonstra tors swelled to more than 700. Carl Engstrom Injured In Fall From Scaffold Carl Engstrom, 53, Roseburg, was injured in an accident while working on aft addition to t h e Glide High School Thursday after noon, reports correspondent Mrs. Arthur Sclby. i He apparently fell from a scaf fold while laying tile. He is em ployed by Howard Stacey, a ma sonry subcontractor on ' the job. Engstrom is in good condition to day at Mercy Hospital. Extent of injuries was not Immediately known. Springfield Councilmen Recalled In Election SPRINGFIELD, Ore. W Coun cilmen Paris Breedlove and Ralph Nicholas were recalled by Spring field voters by 3-1 margin Thurs day night. The two had been under fire for their part in hiring H. C. Hamil ton, a Cottage Grove groceryman, as city manager. Petitions accused them of disregarding the city's best' interests and of serving their own interests on the council. Unofficial returns had Breedlove recalled by 1,400 to 408 and Nich olas 1,403 to 413. The four remaining councilmen will name their successors. ROSEBURG ORECON FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955 Security Pact Gets Approval By Red Block By COLIN FROST WARSAW, Poland I The So viet Union and seven other Eu ropean Communist nations ap proved Friday the draft of a se curity pact which is to place their military forces under a unified command. A Soviet spokesman told a news conference the treaty and other documents will be signed at 10 a. m. Saturday and be published after me signing. The premiers, foreign ministers and defense ministers of the eight Warsaw conicrence nations ap proved the treaty and the unified command decision at a 30-minuie session Friday morning. The treaty draft, designed to counter West Germany's rearma ment as NATO's 15th member, pro vides for mutual economic aid and cultural exchanges as well as mu tual security of the Red bloc. , There has been speculation that Marshal Ivan S. Konev, Soviet deputy defense minister, will be come supreme commander. Mrs. Stapleton Killed As Auto Goes Over Bank A 50-year-rtsident of Roseburg was killed in an automobile ac cident in Portland Thursday. Mri. Gertrude M. Stapleton, 73, wei riding in an automobile which veered onto a roadside shoulder, then ' skidded out of central into e ditch. The impact, killed Mrs. Stapleten and criti cally injured Mrs. Winifred Mitchell, t3, Portland, the driv er. The crash occurred on a road 12 miles eait of Portland, Po lice said witnesses told them the car was traveling at high speed. Mrs. Stapleton is the former Gertrude O'Brien, daughter of i pioneer Eugene family. Her hus band, H. H; Stapleton, was a for mer cashier in the Douglas Na tional Bank, which was taken over by the U. S. National Bank. He died about 25 years ago. Mrs. Stapleton lived in Laurel wood at the time of her death. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. She is survived by dis tant relatives. According to word received here today, the funeral will be held in Roseburg. Date and place will he announced later. Mrs. G. E. Fish Treated For Accident Injuries Mrs. Gaylon E. Fish, Dillard, was treated at Community Hos pital Thursday afternoon for cuts and bruises received in a traffic accident about 3:15 p.m., state po lice report. A car driven by Mrs. Fish hit the rear of one driven by Marvin J. Green, Winston, on a straight stretch about three miles south of Roseburg, officers said. Both cars were traveling north. Green had stopped in traffic to make a left turn when the Fish car struck the Green car, police said. Heavy damage resulted to both cars. GLENN LEUNING of Roseburg is tenor in Bach's "Magnifi cat" to be presented ot Rose burg First CMstion Church Sunday ot 5 p.m. The public performance of the work is the first in the stote outside of Portland. Leuninq directs 'First Presbyterion Church choir and teaches at joserjh Lane Junior High School. Acompa nists ot the concert will be pionist Georgene Shonklin and orgonisf Ruth Trued. 7 xt W Of LT. COL. C. BEARCHELL ... "army" veteran Salvation Army's Undersecretary To Visit Here May 20 The Salvation Army's undersec retary of the U.S.A. and the Brit ish Dominions will be in Roseburg May 20. He is Lt. Col. Charles A. Bear chcll who is billed as featured speaker at the annual board meet ing of the "army" which will be held at Carl's Haven. Col. Bearchell has been an SA officer for 34 years. In 1921 he first served in the U.S.A. eastern terri tory, where he worked for 25 years. In 1947 he was transferrjd to Eng land. , There he was attached lo Inter national Headquarters, London. His appointment is in harmonv with the policy of SA General Grsborn to "have at the .Inter national centre, , officers who are -familiar - with conditions - and the work in the territories they represent. - The colonel grew up In the "army." His' parents were field omcers. in 1924 the then Capt. Bearchell married Capt. Catherine Sammons. They have a son serv ing with the Air Force in Germany and a married daughter, also in Germany. - Board members and invited guests will hear the colonel when he speaks in Roseburg. The pro gram includes a report of the year's activities and plans for next year. David N. Busnnbark is chairman of the board. School Board Assn. Favors Sales Tax At a meeting ' of the Douelas County School Board Assn. at Doilas High School Thursday night, the group went on record in favor of a sales tax specifically designated for school purposes. A substantial majority of tha more than 40 people representing Douglas County schools tavored the measure Also on the agenda was a dis cussion of new legislation this year by J. L. Turnbull, assistant super intendent of public instruction. He is from Salem, ' Most attention was focused on the new law raisiniz the number of school board members In see. ond and third class districts to five. Ihey previously had three. Mem bers in these districts must4 be nominated by petition now and times for elections will be the same as In first class districts. The new law will take effect next fis cal year. - Robert Fox To Manage Diamond Lake Resort Diamond Lake Resort will be manaea-Dy Howl i Unb) Kov, a brother of the late William Fox, according to word received at lo cal headquarters of the Umpqua National Forest. The resort is located on forest land and operates on a lease to the Diamond Lake Improvement Bob Fox is one of the stock holders in the company and Has been associated with his brother in operation of the resort for Mir last eight years. During the past mree years ne nas managed the Diamond Lake Store. William Fox, Medford, former resort manager, died a few wceka ago from a heart ailment. Operation policies and personnel win remain uncnangea, it was an nounced. School Budget Board Meets Again Tonight School District 4 Budget Board members will continue re-examination of the budget tonight at 7:30 p.m. me meeting in Central Jun ior High School is op'n to the pub lic. The board trimmed 8,840 Wed nesday niglit from the defeated proposed measure which asked for S1.014.454.1S outside the per cent imitation. RICE 5c Polio Vaccine Release Hoped Momentarily WASHINGTON Surgeon General Leonard Scheele said Fri day nothing has developed to threaten "ultimate success" of the polio vaccination program, and its suspension will be lifted "momen tarily" for one manufacturer's vaccine. Scheele gave a report to the House Banking Committee whose members indicated they were ready to whip out any new laws that might be helpful. Ai to legislation, Scheele said he was not in position to recom mend anything. He said any rec ommendations would be made by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of welfare, in a report she plans to the President, possibly, this weekend. , In response to questions, Scheele said, however, he could see "no objection" to proposals that the Federal government buy the en tire output of ' vaccine and turn it over to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for mass inoculations. In his own report, Scheele said: There is every reason to believe "enough vaccine will be available to vaccinate the children in the most susceptible age groups be fore the height of the polio sea son" from . mid-August to mid -September. "Such difficulties" as have come up are natural in the early phases ot "any optimistic nationwide health program." Sales Tax Poll Result To Be Told At ptmmtni i . ... This year the legislation com mittee of tne Oregon congress or Parents and Teachers is "taking the pulse" of its 120,000 members in Uie event they consider it neces sary to support a tax measure t) insure state assistance in financing schools. Thirty-seven per cent of the 2,000 voting delegates to tlie recent con vention of the Oregon Congress, whose vote could reflect the opin-. ions of their school community, favored a 3 per cent saies tax, ex cluding food, over an increased in come tax. Douglas County delegates return ed from the convention to poll their parent-teacher units, whose total membership in this county reaches more than 5,500. Results will be heard this Saturday, May 14, when the officers and repre sentatives of 31 units gather in Roseburg for the annual meeting of the Douglas County Council of Parent-Teacher Assns. The library arts building, on the Roseburg High school campus, vill be the location for the meeting. Convention delegates irom Doug las County have also been request ed by their president,'-- Mrs. R. J. Karp, Myrtle creeK, io present their evaluation ports on the state convention at ihis final meeting Saturday. The incoming local unit presi dents are scheduled to meet with council officers in their first execu tive meeting at 10 a.m. The coun cil convenes at 11 a.m. for a three hour session and installation of of ficers. Those attending are asked to bring sack lunches, or they may order box lunches on arrival. Doug las High School and Green School PTAs will serve coiiee ana aes- sert. Roseburg Street Crid Switch Being Held Up The switch in Roseburg's one way street grid lystom is being held up because necessary signs ordered from the Midwest through a Portland jobber haven't been de livered. City Manager George M. Farrell said he understands the signs have been shipped. Street directions in the system will be reversed after the signs are delivered and posted. Two Jewelry Larcenies Near Sutherlin Reported Two jewelry larcenies which hap pened recently near Sutherlin were reported Thursday lo police agen cies in Sutherlin and Roseburg and lo the Sheriff's Dept. Clyde Kcllum, Rt. 1 Box 72. Sutherlin, said a wrist watch worth $150 was taken from him, and Audry Pleas, Rt. 1 Box 2, Suth erlin, said she missed a diamond ring. WEATHER FORECAST Five-day outlook for Western Oregon: temperatures averaging below normal, with maximum, be tween BO and 78 degrees, mini mum, 38 to 48 degrees. Scattered showers Sunday and Monday, with total rainfall .1 to .2 inches. 113-55 Staff ftiialee at A . ivuuyiiK vu. Budget Group Gets Request Other Benefits Asked; Say No Pay Increase Authorized Since 1951 A request for an ' across-the. board" 25-cent an hour wage in crease was made to the Douglas County Court for county road de partment employes Thnrsda night. . The petition was made by Leo Butts, Portland, representative for the Oregon Public Employes Coun cil, who acted as snokesman for the employes. He said the proposed wage increases would total about $100,000 a year, for more than 200 men. County Judge Carl C. Hill said the meeting was an "exoioratory" one and no decision was reached.!. He added that the request may be brought up again June 29. when final hearing on the new budget Is scheduled in the courthouse. Besides the general wage In crease, oilier benefits were ask ed: (1) Adjustments .ot salaries within a classification to provide equal pay for equal work with an annual increment for new employ es to the proposed maximum with in two years time; (2) paid holK days the same as provided for state employcsi by the State of Oregon; and (3) an increase in al lowance for meals and lodging when employes are required to (Continued on Page 2 Col. 2) , Automobile Safety Check Stations To ; Be Set Up May 16 Can you see, steer and stop safely? ' hvery motorist can get a reli able answer to that question by taking his car through one of three Ak.kAU A u nA. . .... 1. 111-1. fV IHIIbl .U UC ,G, I, JU O If . hide safety, check program la tioseourg may lb enrougn zo. . The program is being conducted by the Roseburg Rotary Club. It is sponsored ty toe city in cooper ation with the Inter-Industrv Hieli- way Safety Committee, Look Mag azine and tne National safety Coun cil. Check lanes will be on Kane Street, Harvard Avenue and the North Umpqua Road. Members of the Rotary Club and several police .officers ilVwoj- U-the. lanes: There are about 6.000 motor ve hicles in the Roseburg area, ac cording to Harold Horn; general chairman of the program. "With these lanes in operation, no motor ist haa any excuse for driving a car that has not been checked for safety," he said. Check lanes will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each of the four nays. Ten safety check points where defects can cause serious acci dents will be under scrutiny: Brakes, Headlights, rear and stop lights, tires, steering, exhaust sys tem and muffler, windshield wip ers, windshield and windows, horn ar.d rear-view mirror. Many organizations in the com munity are working to have all vehicles checked, Horn said, but the final answer lies with the in dividual driver and his responsi bility lor punnc saiety. Roseburg is one of 3fl0 cities in tht U.S. participating in the pro gram. An award will go "to the city making the best showing in each state. Youth Jailed Three Days For Property Destruction Two 17 - year - old boyi Friday morning received three days in the county jail and $25 fines each when they pleaded guilty to destruction of personal property. Dist. Judge Warren Woodruff also set bail of $50 on a 19-year-old who pleaded innocent to the same charge and turned over a fourth boy, 15. ta juvenile court. Jailed were James nelson and Jerry Hill. Richard Dow, 19, was remanded lo custody of the sher iff. All four were accused by persons living in the Cleveland Hill dis trict ot shooting up mailboxes. Ap proximately 20 mailboxes were rid dled by the four, according to a deputy sheriff who investigated. The arrests were made Thursday afternoon. Cyr mkhana Slated Sunday At Myrtle Creek Crounds The monthly Douglas county Gvmkhnna will be at Myrtla Creek this Sunday at 1 p.m. The Myrtle Creek Saddle Pals will be hosts. In case of rain, the site of gym khana will be shifted to the Doug las County Fairgrounds at Rose burg. Two Roseburg teams, the Yon ealla Saddle Club, Elkton Saddle Club, Sutherlin Timberline Riders and the Saddle Fals have been in vited. Other invitations have also been sent to anyone interested in riding. They may be entered in certain riding events. FINED FOR BRAWL Three men involved in a brawl In fKnn,n In Winctin ahntt! Kvn weekj ago were each fined tM bv Dist. Judge Warren A. Woodruff Ihis mornins. They are James and Joseph Maklnson, brothers. Rose burg, and Jacob Mardis, 19. Win ston, who was jailed in lieu of pay ment ol fine. A fourth man ac cused of being Involved in the fight, Philip MaVlnson, was freed of a disorderly conduct charge when Judge Woodruff dismissed his case.