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DOUGLAS FIR DISTRICT SCOUTS on the Umpqua River trip included these eight boys
who posed Monday evening on the first stop near Umpqua. From left ta right, they are:
Dick Lowell, Post 158, Tri-City; Dennis Durham, Post 7, Roseburg; John Anttonen, Post
1 33, Roseburg; Bob Johnson, Post 7, Roseburg; Bill Meyers, Post 133, Roseburg; Dick
Meredith, Post 1 33, Roseburg; Jim Edwards, Post 126, Tenmile; and Alex Freeman, Post
126, Tenmile. (Walt Smith photos)
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REPAIR MAN Will' Lorson, scout executive leading Ore
gon Trail Council Explorer Scouts down the Umpqua River,
had some patching to do on one of the rubber boats
carrying the 40 boys on the trip, which lasts until Friday.
Pcron Keeps In Background
As General Restores Order
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina Ms
With President Juan Tcron keep
ing to the background. Maj. den.
Franklin Luceroco continued today
to direct the campaign to restore
full peace to tnis nation left tense
by revolt.
The balding, square-jawed army
minister, .holding the lop role in
Ihe postrevolutionary period, said
again in a communique early to
day that the situation is "steadily
normalizing without any incon
venience. "
News dispatches from Argen
tina have been subject to cen
snrthip since last Thursday's re
volt by navy fliers and Marines.
Argentine refugees in Montevideo,
Itruguay. believe negotiations are
fww under way in Buenos Aires
In The Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
This inspection trip by Oregon
officials (mentioned in this space
yesterday) has two principal ob
jectives: 1. State highways.
2. State parks.
It so happens thai this time the
sla'e parks are getting special at
tention. There is a reason for that.
Oregon's state parks are and al
ways have been administered by!
tie Oregon Stale highway depart- j
fhent. But al the 1955 session of
Ihe Oregon legislature considerable
sentiment developed for removing
the parks from the highway de
partment and setting up an inde-.
pendent slate parks commission lo;
administer them.
Several bills designed lo bring!
that about were introduced, hut
failed of enactment. As an out-';
come of the agitation, Governor!
Patterson appointed a special ad
visory committee to study the state'
paiks system and bring in a rcc-j
nmmrndation to the next legisla-j
ture. '
The legislature also directed its ;
highway interim committee to
studv ihe parks system and bring;
in recommendations. Both the state!
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The Weather
Partly cloudy this afttrnoen, to
night and Wtdncsdty with fw
scattered thunder thowtrl Wed
nesday afternoon.
Highest ttmp. last ?4 hours .... 84
Lownt temp, last 24 hours 48
Higheit temp, any June 104
Lowet temp, any Juno 34
Precip. last 24 hour 0
Precip. from Juno 1 05
Pruip. from Sept. 1 7J.04
Deficiency from Sent. 1 7.72
Suntet tonioht, 7.-5 p.m.
Sunme tomorrow, 4:33 a.m.
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to set up a three-man junta-including
Peron to rule the nation.
The other two members reportedly
would be Lucero and Rear Adm.
Alberto Teisaire, Ihe vice presi
dent. .
As head of the nation's armed
forces, Lucero spread his control
over all activities of the country,
which is still under a state of
siege. Despite the strict army
checks, most of Buenos Aires had
the appearance of normalcy.
The first American casualty of
last week's brief but bloody fight
ing ip the capital was reported
last night. He was Graham E.
Tune, a Detroit industrial engi
neer employed by Ihe Kaiser Mo
tor Corp.'s new Argentine subsi
diary. West Coast Fir Plywood
Industry Names Officers
New officers were elected Mon
day as part of the second day's
activities of the three-day golden
jubilee celebration of the West
Coast Fir Plywood Industry al
Portland, birthplace of the indus
try. Named president was Howard
B. Garrison, vice president and
general manager of Evans Prod
ucts Co.. western division, Coos
Bay. Arlene. Francis.' NBC televi
sion star, was a guest at the ses
sion. $1,500 Bail Continued
On Assault To Kill Case
Bail of $1,500 is being rontinued
on Fred Eirrhous. but no time has
been set for a preliminary hearing
on a charge against him of as
sault with intent lo kill.
Kinhous posted bail last week
after he went before Justice of the
Peace Clarence Leonard at Drain.
He was arrested after he allegedly
fired a shoi at Bruce Hollings
worth of Coos Bay in a Gardiner
cafe June 12.
Linhous was taken into custody
at his home shortly after he is said
to have drawn a pistol and fired
at Hollingsworth during an argu
ment over a bet.
American Legion Slates
Picnic At Umpqua Park
American Legion Umpqua Post
16 has scheduled a picnic at K
p.m. today at Umpqua Park for
Legionnaires, auxiliary and fam
ilies, reports Lee Wimberly of the !
post. I
Guests at Ihe picnic will be the
members of Ihe undefeated Amer
ican Legion junior baseball learn.
Refreshments will be served br ,
the Iegion.
Explorer Scouts
Begin Boat Trip
Down Umpqua
Explorer Scouts from throughout
the Oregon Trail Council Monday
began their river trip to Sawvers
Rapids.
The 38 Scouts, accompanied by
two adults, are making the i.iuni
by rubber life rafts for the first
time. They had previously used
canoes but local Scout executive
Wall Smith said the rafts would
make the trip. considerably easier.
The boys are using 10 rafts and
hope they will be able to ride
many rapids which necessitated
' portage", before.
Among (he group which depart
ed Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the
Winchester Rod & dun Club were
eight Scouts from Douglas County.
Last night they camped at Ump
qua and picked up a food supply
lo last them until Wednesday eve
ning when they arrive at Tyee.
They'll get a new supply there
which will last until they reach
Sawyers Rapids Friday evening.
The Scouts return home Saturday.
They are accompanied by Hoy
Scout field executives Will Larson
and Bill Scarlh, both of Eugene.
Parked Plane's
Rockets Inflict $2
Million Damage
PORTLAND - A parked Air
Force jet fighter plane suddenly
began spewing rockets Monday,
and shot up the Portland Air Base.
No injuries were reported, but
damage was estimated bv the Air
Force al two million dollars.
Twelve practice rockets flew
over the area, destroying two other
jet fighters, damaging two more
planes and hitting a house a mile
away from the base.
An Air Force spokesman said
the 3 'i-foot-lnng rockets had no
warheads, but two of the.n hit
F-89 jets in the fuel lanks. causing
fires that destroyed the two planes.
Another - rocket' ripped -through a
C-4S transport with minor damage
resulting.
Still another went up the tail
pipe of an F-89, destroying the
engine. All but two F-89s were
ordered grounded for inspection
for possible undiscovered damage.
The two exceptions were insnected
quickly and held for alert duty.
One rocket zipped a mile away
and hit the roof of a house where
1st Lt. Russell Nelson, Boston.
Mass., lives. The rocket punched
a hole in the roof, but bounced
away without entering the building.
No one was hurt. '
The Air Force spokesman said
an armament crew was at work
on the nlane when it began shoot
ing rockets. An investigation was
ordered to determine vvhal went
wrong.
W-D Fire Dept. Slates
Second Annual Field Day
The second annual Winston-Dil-lard
Fire Dept. field day July 2
is .expected to raise money for the
department and also to serve as a
city-wide cleanup.
Fire Chief Robert Nichols re
ports trash pick ups will slart Fri
day and continue until July 2. The
trash (anything flammable) will
be picked up by firemen. Nichols
said anyone may take their trash
also to the site of the big July 2
bonfire.
The bonfire will start burning at
dusk July 2 on a site across the
street from the South Slope Homes,
Nichols said.
Adding to the festive air of the
day, firemen will set up a local
carnival near the bonfire site. It
opens at 1 p.m. on the dav of the
fire. The carnival proceeds will I
furnish funds for department proj
ect!. Oakland Voters Approve
City Budget On Monday
Oakland voters Monday night';
approved an amount of S3. 678 31 '
outside the 6 per rent limitation
by a count of 61 to l.V reports cor-,
respondent Mrs. Edith Dunn. j
Total budget will b r1.94e.O.l
Established 1873 20 Pages ROSEBURG OREGON
Paving,
Bid Openings
Scheduled For
Early In July V
, Public works again held the at
tention of the Roseburg City Coun
cil Monday night. When the,:e.v
ning was done, the council had
authorized paving of two streets
and construction of four storm
sewers.
Bids on ail will be opened early
in July. An adjourned meeting of
the council was called for Thurs
day at 4:30 p.m. to get ordinance
machinery in gear. .
Opposition marked Ihe authori
zation of one of the paving pro
jects. A petition had stalled the
city toward the improvement of
Bailf Street, hut a second, remon
slrative petition also was filed with
Ihe city.
Both sides brought their argu
ments before the . council two
weeks ago and councilmcn tabled
the matter until Monday night, lt
was found then thai not enough
opposition had been organized to
override the majority of properly
owners.
One revision was made in ori
ginal plans. Property owners liv
ing on the east side of the street
decided they wanted a sidewalk,
and the council will include that
in the ordinance. It will cost the
people on that side of the street
an extra $1.80 a lineal foot, bring-
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Annual Meeting
Of Red Cross
Scheduled Friday
The annual meeting of the Doug-I The Indian leader said no date
las County chapter, American Red has been set for the visit, bul that
Cross, will he held Friday at 8!ii i usual for fnreieneis to visit
p.m. in the RC chapter rooms in
te Roseburg Armory. - ....
neporis on cnapier worm
throughout Ihe county during 1954-
will oe preseniea. ine meeting
is open lo Ihe public.
jus. oy u. loung win presme
as chairman. She had been serv
ing as county vice chairman since
Col. Robert Dicey moved from the
area iasl week.
Items of business for Ihe session
include a report from the chapter
nominating committee, headed bv
Mrs. Walter Britlell, Roseburg.
New directors for the 1955-56 year
witl be elected Friday. They, in
lurn, will elect their own chair
man and other officers, Mrs. Brit
lell said.
Featured speaker will he the
Rev. Alfred Tyson, pastor of St.
George's Episcopal Church of
Roseburg.
Rounding out the program will,
be a "dry land" swimming dem
onstration by Mrs. Gertrude Sher
lock and several numbers by the
Roseburg Barbershop Quartet. Re
freshments will be served.
Tenmile Logger Better
After Woods Accident
Tenmile logger Harry Anderson.
24, was reported in good condi
tion at Douglas Community Ho
pital Tuesday, following a woods
accident Monday.
Anderson is a choker seller foi
the T. E. Anderson lagging Co.,
Tenmile. A relative said he recefv-
ed a dislocated right shoukier
while working in the woods io
mila. sWB PacIx Th. nAnt
occurred about 7 a.m.
CHARGE DENIED
Edith Louise Maupin, 49, Reeds-
jjort, has been released under $100
nan alter pleading innocent to a
charge of fishing in a prohibited
area, according lo .Insure or tne stressed. Ihe driving school is
Peace Clarence Leonard. Drain.! open to the public and is not lim
The woman was arrested Satur- j iled to teen-agers, Triplelt explain
day by state police. ed.
Changeover Of Grid System
Scheduled For Next Monday
Date finally has been set for Ihe
turn-around of the one-way street
grid system in Roseburg. It will
be next Monday.
City Manager George Farrell
said Monday night thai a poll of
business people downtown showed
they believe it would be favorable
to hold off on the switch until Ihe
end of the state Eagles conven
tion, which will he held in the city
Thursday through Saturday.
Otherwise, the city would h; cap
able of making the change about!
Wednesday or Thursday.
The change in street directions
won't be a complete switch. Kane j
Street, now northbound, will be-1
come a two-way street. Chadwick !
Street is being added to the grid
system for southbound traffic. One-:
way traffic will be extended south-!
hound on Jackson Street from the
present grid svstem lo the south 1
end nf the street. i
Pine Street between Cas and
Oak streets, now one-way, will
Sewer Work Is Approved
British Foreiqn Secretary
Says World
I
Bv MAX HARRELSON
SAN FRANCISCO 1 British
Foreign Secretary Harold Mac.Mll
lan said Tuesday tension between
the East and West seems to be
easing, but he declined to predict
the outcome of next month's vsum
mit" talks in Geneva.
MacMillan addressed the 60
members of the United Nations at
the second day of the week-long
loth anniversary s e a i o n. He
Bulganin Accepts
Nehru's Invitation
For Visit To India
MOSCOW W Soviet Premier
Nikolai Bulganin nledged Tuesday
Tie will do everything possible to
lower international tension and
consolidate confidence among na
tions at the forthcoming Big Four
conference.
He made the pledge before 100,
000 cheering persons gathered in
flag-bedcckcd Dynamo Stadium to
honor India's Prime Minister Neh
ru. Nehru announced earlier lhat
Bulganin had accepted an invita
tion from him to visit India.
Nehru stood beside Bulganin as
the Soviet premier spoke. Commu
nist Party Boss Nikita S. Khrush
chev, Deputy Premier Georgi Ma
lenkov. First Deputy Premier La
zar Kaganovich and other Soviet
leaders also were there.
The stadium's playing field was
filled with disciplined ranks of
flag-carrying Moscow athletes in
brighl-colored running suits. They
:lcd Ihe applause.
.India in 'the winter. The implica
i ttoir was that Buljianin Would not
make the trip this summer.
Nehru made the announcement
at a news conference in Ihe SDiri
irionovka Palace immediately after
, ta king . , Bu canin in the Krem
lin.
Queen Contest
Registration
Deadline July 1
The deadline for registering in
Ihe queen contest for the Douglas
County Timber Pays celebration,
has been extended until July 1,
Mrs. Dorothy Wollf, chairman, has
announced.
Betty Lewis of Glide is Ihe lat
est entrant in the contest. She is
being sponsored by the Glide Ki
wanis Club.
Other girls have been entered
from Roseburg, Wilbur and Sulh
erlin. The queen will win a $:i()0 ward
robe from IOwell's in Siitherlin,
The runner-up will be awarded a
$50 certificate. A $25 merchandise
award will be given to the contest
ant who places third, Mrs. Wolff
said.
I Those wishing to enter candi
' dates may contact Mrs. Wolff at
I the O. L. Torrey Hardware Store
in Siilherlin.
Junior Chamber Driving
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,ich001 Wednesday
i itr iiiiiiui inri iiiih-i in iwm-
mcrce driving school will start
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Rose
burg High School, according to
Bob Triplett, chairman.
All participating must have driv-
era permits and must bring their
own cars. Triplett said.
City driving and parking will be
vert lo two-way traffic, as will Oak
between Pine and Stephens. A left
hand turn will be allowed onto Oak
from Stephens.
The switch is part of a program
recom mended to the city by the
State Highway Dept. Eventually,
a system of arterial streets is plan
ned incorporating the new grid pat
tern. Farrell said the change will be;'
mad. ,1 R ,m next Mono...
Street crews will be put to work
way sign, and putting up new ones
recently ordered by the cilv
recenu. oroerco oy the cil.
at midnight taking down old one-
He also said motorists traveling
Ihe wrong way during the fut,
few days will he issued warning".'
Ihe neriod. Farre 1 said, wi an;
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until "we feel the public is edit- - Archina. 22. hfct been sentenced 1pp. ),-. ,alii will also represent , hon t spreod to the exterior
rated" lo Ihe new grid pattern. die in the Colorado Stale ihe medical staff on Ihe hospital's decor of latest modes in outo
A map showing directions of lh Prison gas rhamhei during the governing board mobiles Imogine a notion
streets in Ihe new pattern will be week nf Oel. 2 for Ihe shoigun During the business meeting )"";!,, uprising for distinctive
re-'later this week
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1955
Tension Eased
strongly supported lh world or
ganization, but also stressed the
necessity for supplementing it on
some problems with old-fashioned
diplomacy.
He declared that the San fran
cisco meetings "will he memor
able" if the diplomats gathered
here can apply Ihe old pioneering
spirit to the work before them.
"Ihe pageant ol history in tne
past decade has been darkened by
disillusionment and, sometimes,
despair," he said. "The tensions
between hast and West have
seemed unending. But recently
there has been a lifting of the
cloud." .
Then, referring lo the coming
meeting of the Big Four chiefs of
government, he asked whether it
was possible to get back on the
road of cooperation between the
Great Powers and whether the
leaders might find Ihe necessary
inspiration at San Francisco to re
store harmony.
"No one yet knows Ih answers
to these questions," he said.
This was MacMillan s only retcr-
ence to Ihe "summit" meeting, but
he did deal generally with the mer
its of negotiations outside Ihe U. N.
'No one," he said, "would re
quire lhat all international reia-
lionships must he conducted di
rectly under Ihe Uniled Nations.
"The methods of old-fashioned
diplomacy may he more suitahle
tor dealing with certain interna
tional problems."
Father And Son's
Bodies Recovered;
2 Still Missing
S.M.F.M The bodies os a
falher and son. who with two other
persons were 'In a car that plunged
Into Detroit Reservoir, were dis
covered Tuesday, state police
headquarters announced.
The bodies were found oulsifle
the car in 20 In 30 feet of water.
The recovered bodies were those
of James A. Jennings, 41, a sta'e
highway department employe; and
his son, Leo, 10., ,
Still missing were another son,
Richard. 14, and their friend, .lonn
F. Wallace, 17. All our were from
Detroit.
The search began Monday when
a highway worker noticed a hrokrrv
guard rail. Slate police and work
ers at Detroit Dam soon began
dragging operations. ,
The four had not been seen since
Saturday night when they left
their homes at Detroit lo go lo a
theater al Mill City.
Roseburg Police Checking
On Stolen Hubcap Cases
Roseburg Police officers Tues
day were Investigating two casts
involving stolen hubcaps.
Four hubcaps were taken Mon
day from a car belonging to
Charles Hill. 532 Cobb St. A neigh
bor told police of seeing uniden
tified persons standing near the
car before officers arrived.
An early morning call Tuesday
took police to the Keel Motors
Parking lut where they found hub
caps had been removed from a
parked vehicle. A complainant in
the Rose Hotel reported that the
hubcaps were being removed, of
ficers said.
Both incidents concerned 15-inch
chrome hubcaps with a 4-inch gold
center, police said.
Marvin T. Poe Jailed
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On Charges Ot Rape
Marvin T. Poe, 35, Roseburg.
was being held in the county ja.l
in lieu of $5,000 hail today on a
charge of rape.
Poe, arrested Friday afternoon
by sheriff's officers, asked for
time to consult an attorney when
he was arraigned before Dist.
Judge Warren A. Woodruff,
Roseburg waitress, a friend of;
Pne's. The alleged act occurred
n"r Winchester, she told officer.
Firms Temporarily Lose
Liquor Sales Licenses
PORTLAND A-Thirteen estab-
lishments temporarily lost licens
es Ihey held from the Slate Liquor
Commission Friday. All were ac
cused of violation of commission
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1 he .ISens,ons llldudod:
Stop and Shop Market, Sulher
lin. 15 days, for conviction of vi-
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; C ampview Cafe, Roseburg. 7 days ,
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Elizabeth Macri, 60.
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Two No. Korean
ers Land ,
nl a m. r l
none at aeoui
SEOUL i Two young North
Korean fliers buzzed the Seoul Air
port today in an old, Russian-built
Yak fighter, then landed and gave
themselves up to cheering South
Korean airmen.
The two were taken lo ROK
air force headquarters for ques
tioning. It was presumed Ihey
sought political asylum.
They were Ihe first Korean
Communist fliers to flee from Ihe
Reds since Lt. Noh Kum Siik
landed a MIG iel fighter at near
by Kimpo Airfield Sept. 21, 195:1.
He received a $100,000 reward for
delivering the MIG and asylum
in the United States.
ROK air force olficers said the
two North Koreans left at 11 a.m.
from Munsunri Airfield near
Pyongyang, North Korean capital,
In their Yak 18. The Yak is a
single - engine propeller driven
fighler-bomher.
South Korean officers identified
the pilot as Capl. Lee Un Yong,
24, who said he returned only six
months ago from a Russian iet
flying school al Kiev. The olher
flier was identified as Lt. Lee hun
Song, 24, a navigator trained in
Red China. Roth are natives ol
Pyongyang, the Red Korean cap
ital. ROK officers said Ihe two North
Koreans crossed the truce rone at
a hedge-hopping 50 feet to escape
radar detection. Their YAK start
ed buzzing Ihe Seoul Airport about
1 p.m.
They said the control tower
manned bv Americans and Ko-
rpans. at first thnusht the YAK
was a : British plane. When Ihe
plane failed to answer a radio call,
a Korean noticed the Communisli
insignia.
It was given an Immediate i
"come in" signal.
Brig. Gen. Kim Shin and other
ROK air officers met Ihe YAK at!
Ihe end of the runway. The North j
Koreans told General Shin, "we
want to surrender."
Shin took Ihe controls anfl lax-
ied the YAK to the apron where
nig crown or Koreans ana
i Americans had gathered.
Fire Department
Inspecting Homes
I he Roseburg r ire Dept.
week began a program of volun
tary inspections among residences
in Roseburg.
Fire Chief W. E. Mills said reg
ular firemen and volunteers, both
I uniformed, will work in learns un-
til the entire city has been env
ered. He estimated it may take
as much as a month.
The department is cooperating
with the state fire marshal's office
in the campaign, designed for pre
vention of fires. The firemen, dur
ing their inspections, will try lo
locate and point out fire hazards
to householders.
Mills emphasized that resident
are lo open their doors only volun
tarily to the firemen, but he point
ed oul thai most fire alarms eni
inale from homes, with most dam
age, injuries and deaths caused in
home fires.
Firemen will make their rounds
during Ihe evenings, starting al
about 6 p.m. and ending about 8
p.m.
Douglas Veneer Co. Pays
High Price For Timber
Douglas Veneer Co., Dixonville,
subsidiary of Roseburg Lumhrr
;;o.. Monday naid nearly S2IK1 0110
over appraised price for 9.7OM.0O0
board feel of limlier located 49
miles east of Roseburg in the Little
River drainage.
The bid price to the Umwiua
National forest finallv was SSI.;, -
0110. The limber had been apmais -
ed at SI 4.1.670 including SI 6 10 a;
iwuainu mr n.niu,iw im m iiiiuj-
las fir and pine and $1.60 for a
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uiner Didders were Martin Kros.
Box ( o., ( akland; Roseburg l.unv: starmer. 32. has been station
ber Co.. Dillard; U. S. Plywood P(i n ,hl We?t Si,,, rire H,i ,inC)!
Corp., Eugene: Harbor lvPwood j, opcnPH asl vear. He has been
Corp.. Riddle: Tnen T,mh,r Corp..;, membor o( ,', local department
".' umii. i ij vu.,
Roseburg.
Hanford Heads Medical
Staff At Community
Dr. Roy Hanford was elected
,.,, j.i'i ,h nnn.,i' c.mm,.
' n,y "'"P""1 m,",,,1 ,,aff 1 ' 1
lM , ,nmia mrptirm.
f , Michalek was elecled
J vice president, hlected secretary
I wan Dr. Robert Mooei s. Dr. J. A.
k'olhrunn and Dr. T. R. Malit wcrei
; elecled to Ihe executive commit-1
i routine business w as handled.
Walton Upsets
Lamka In Light
Roseburg Vote
Nine School Districti
Pass Special Levies;
New Directors Listed
By CHUCK GRELL
nd SALLY KRUSS
Staff Writer!, News-Review
In a quiel day at the polls,
school directors in 23 Douglas
County school districts, were elect
ed Monday at the annual school
elections.
The day was marked generally
by a light vole. But voters in
Oakland recalled one of its school
directors, an incumbent director
in Roseburg was defeated by his
opponent and nine school districts
passed special levies.
Lyle Himelwright, under fire at
Oakland since an administration
battle last January, was turned
oul of office by a vote of 141-131.
Dudley C. Walton, a Roseburg
allornev. was elected lo the Rose.
burg School Board over. Arthur W.
Lamka Jr., who had been elecled
lo a one-year fill-in term last vear.
The vote was 242-170 in a light
turnout.
Little opposition was expressed
in nine districts voting on special
levies. ,
At Myrtle Creek, the vote was
161-83 in favor of a $13,975 levy
to raise teachers' salaries. It had
been recommended by a citizen's
committee.
Days Creek okayed two levica
one of $15,811) outside the 6 per
cent limitation for the budget and
Ihe other of $7,500 to be added to
a building reserve.
Tiller approved a Sl.Mfl levy
above the limitation to hire t band
leacher.
The other levies, all outside Ihs
limitation, were for school budg
ets. They included: Reedspoit Ele.
mentary School District. $99.404..
28; Roberts Creek. $1,452; Ump
qua, $4,013; Yoncalla Elementary'
School District, $20,118; Drain Ele
mentary School District, abiut
$22,000; and Curlin, where - the
amount wasn't learned here. Rob.'
erts Creek approved its levy 24-0.
At Gardiner, voters approved
a proposal that $17,500 from the
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Nine Communists
Givpn Spnfpnrisej
VJI JBIHBnteS
PHILADELPHIA te U.S. Div
fnct Judge J. Cullen Gancy Mon-
day sentenced nine Philadelphia
area Communists to two lo three
years in fail for violation of th-
Smith Act. This law makes it s
crime to (each or advocate th
overthrow of the government.
Judge Ganey, after listening to
Impassioned pleas hy three of the
defendants, ordered them jailed
, immediately, reicrting defense at-
lorneys' pleas that, they be freed
on bail pending an appeal to' a
higher court.
Sentenced to three years were
Joseph Kuzma, 31; David Duhen
sky, 46 falso known as Dave Da
vis); Thomas Nabried, 51, all nf
Philadelphia, and Sam Goheloff,
44, falso known as Joseph Rob
erts) Camden, N..I.
Sherman If. Labovilz. 20; Wal
ter I.owenfels, 56; Irving Katz,
35; Robert Klonsky. 35. and Ben.ia.
mln Weiss. .19, all of Philadel
phia, were given two year sentenc-
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Mrs. Hobby Says She
Couldn't Overrule Scheele
WASHINGTON lAV-Secrotary or"
Welfare Hobby said last night she
hears no responsibility for Ihe gov
ernment's actions in the Salk polio
vaccine situation. She said the law
places i lhat burden on Surgeon
general ueonara A. acneeie.
In a radio interview, Mrs. Hobby
emphasized that she was not dis
satisfied with Scheele's actions.
Bul she made repeated distinctions
between the responsibilities of her
department and those of the Pub
lic Health Service, a Welfare He-
narlmenl a?encv headed hv
Scheele.
Asked if she had any apologies
for the way the vaccine program
has been handled, or would with
hindsight have acted differently,
she said;
"There is nothing f could have
done differently
The law on con-
! trol of hiologirals such as Ihe Salk
'vaccine charged the Public Health
Service and not the secretary."
, Starmer Named Ttf Head
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i Oregon Fire Fighters
Roseburg city fireman Donald
; n Siarmrr. 940 W nehsled St .
has been elecled presiden' of the
the Oregon State Fire Fighters
Assn.
Members of the association have
just concluded their state ron'-en-
! ,; , nnH
ror ,overal years.
He is past secretary of the Rose-
burg Loral of Ihe International
I Assn. of Fire Fighters. Starmer n
married and has one daugh'er.
Levitv Foct Rant
By L. F Reiztnsteia
Luckily the color tin seg
regation clomor epidemic
i colored lones in tht highway.
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