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2 The Newi-Review, Roicburg, Willamette Iron, Steel Gets Ships Conversion Job SALEM W) Willamette Iron Steel Co.. Portland, made the low bid of 28 million dollars to con vert two Manner type snips, iiov. Patterson's office announced won- The word came from Clarence Morse, chairman of the U. a Maritime Commission. The governor said the work will employ more than 1,000 men for 8 months. There was a spirited nnii.t fnr the 1ob between the comnany and a Maryland ship yard. Tlifl ffntrnrnnr sainr 'It is tremendously sratifying that the merits of the Willamette bid were recognized despite tre Mnnno nrnasiirn from Eastern seaboard Interests. Recognition, of the key position of West Coast shipyards in national neienw! both proper and a promise for the future. 'Thi. favorable action demon strates the effects of united effort by West Coast interests, ine posi tion of the Willamette Iron and Steel Co. was vigorously suoported bv Gov. Langlie of Washington and Gov. Knight of California, and by coast industry and civic leaders as well as myself." . Patterson went to Washington several days agu io pieaa me com pany s case. . i Walton Upsets Lamoka In Light Roseburg Vote (Continued from Page One) io.sr hnrloet he used for the pur chase of four lots adjacent to the school for school purposes aim iu- hiiil(linpi. Roberts Creek, smallest district In the county, had probably the heaviest vote. Twenty-four of 37 registered voters lurnca oui, anuui 65 per cent. A new clerk, Airs. George Cooper, was appointed there to replace Mrs. James lie mclz, who resigned. Some districts also voted on rur al onri nnn-hitfh school district can didates, but they were unopposed and were re-elected with no ap parent difficulty. C. Weston Scott was the only candidate from Tiller for the non-high, board. George Wilcox, Oakland, ana ouy ici.ce, Canyonville, were re-elected to the rural board. The News-Review, with cooper ation ot district school clerks and its corresixmdents, was able to learn results o elections in 21 of 23 districts in which voting took place. Results from Ash and Guntcr weren't known. District by district, these, were the winners: CAMAS VALLEY: Henry H. Cummings, five years; Grant Hom er, four: Wilmer While, Uirec. CANYONVILLE: Ed Oaks, five; Robert Head, four; James Fuller, three. CURTIN: Robert Gordineer, five; Fred Thompson Jr., four; Mrs. Gladys Kruse, three. DAYS CREEK: Claude Howard, five; Warren V. Fuller, four; Lou ic Rogers, three: Bud Gaulke, two DiLLARD: Marion Kreb 77, Jnme Richcy Jr. 45, for five-year term. DRAIN: Sidney Moore, five; Thomas Myers, four; Dr. Lucicn imhoclrn, three. ELKTON: Henry Bccklcy, five; Sidney Gates, four; Eugene H. Fisher, three. GARDINER: Shirley Black, five; Wayne Weist, write-in, four; E. B. Abbott, three. . GLENDALE: Rodney Swanson, five. GLIDE: S. E. Comfort, five. MYRTLE CREEK: William James 129, Albert A. Lochman 71 and 0. B. Madenwald 44, for five year term. OAKLAND: Fontclle Schulze 133, Lester C. Perrin 71, Eugene W. Todd 47 and Almus W. Carlisle, 13, fur five-year term; Charles T. Clarke 147 and Edward Clark 114, for four - year term, Francis Vasche, three. HEEDSl'OHT: Dr. Richard W. McLean, five. RIDDLE: E. E. Daniels 85 and Harold Olson 70, for five year term: R. 15. Pactz 105 and A. V. iisstion 50, for four-year term; Elmer Sunday 106 and Gene Cher wink 40, for three-vear term. ROBERTS CREEK: Myrtle Per kins, five; Pearl Kruse, four; Bcr narr Hansen', three. ROSEBURG: Dudlev C. Walton 242 ami Arthur W. Lamka Jr. 170, fur five-vear term. SCOTTS VALLEY: F. W. Mar t'n, five; Fred Booth, four; Harry Mill, three. SUT1IERLIN: Keith Dies (in cumbent) 67, Charles Pelherick 30, Olin Hudson lit and Roy Pfaender 11, for five-year term; Dr. John C.rahow 112 and William Crowell 10, for two-year term; Mrs. Viva ln;:el 51, 4!rs. Imotienc Grubbe 39 and Dr. Max Tost 36, for one year t?rm. v TILLED: Gilbert Butler, five; Howard M'dkiff, four; Vernon Lamm, three. LMPQUA: Gail Winniford, five: John Roeder, four; W. D. Henry three. YONCALLA: Lloyd E. Mathis 40 and R. Russell Ixiyd 39, for five year term; Qurntin R. Rychard 59 and Mrs. Mildred Thiel 31, for four-year term: Norman Staplcton 50, Wayne Phillips 27 and Clifford M. B'ce 14. for three-year term: Russel C. Wanislcy 51 and Loyd C. Emery 39, for one-year term. Three directors had to be elec ted in each of the second and tiurd class districts under a new law passed by the Legislature re quiring five-member boards in stead of three as in tho past. CRASH KILLS FIVE SOMEHVILLE, N.J. wiF o u r youths and a girl were killed Mon day night In a head-on truck-car collision. A sixth youth was critic allv injured. The victims, returning from a church league Softball game crossed the center line of Route 20K to pass another car and smashed into the trailer truck loaded with 10-inch cement sewer pipe. ' Ore. Tue., June 21, 1953 Bid Openings Scheduled For Paving, Sewer Work (Continued from Page One) Ing total front-foot cost to them up to $10.36. Paving of Harrison- Street went through without vocal opposition at the meeting. Mrs. R. E. Par geter, 1322 Harrison St., told the council the dust and bumps on the street now make driving there "unnovinff." Plans and specifications for the four storm sewers were delivered to the county bv City Engineer Kenneth Mcng. At least two are steps in a proposed program for sewer improvement mrousnoui the town. One, leading down Walnu'. Lane and Center Street, is expeited to alleviate bad drainage in the rtoakes Ferrv district. IM cost . estimated at S10.83S.50. A second, on Brown Avenue and pllf si root i nlanncd as a fu ture trunk line for carrying runoff from ML Nebo. Estimaiea cost is til 9R1 I Other sewers will be located in Wharton Acres (S6,6S1) ana in wie vicinitv of North Jackson Street ($5,829.18). Moncv for the sewers is to come frnm the budgeted storm sew- - f.mrl in the 1955-56 budget Returning to streets, the council directed City Manager George rar mil in ctnilv a reauest from a group of citizens to oil Parrott Street between Lane and Mosher. Farrcll said he'd submit a pol icy for consideration of the council at the next regular cuuutu ing. July 11. The item starlcd a brief council discussion on whether the city is responsible for oiling streets. Coun rilman William Adair said its been a policy in the past for citi zens to buy oil and the city to lav it. Councilman George Luc-ma thought that if the city buys oil for such activity, it might "cost a substantial sum." In other action, the council: 1. Turned over to Farrell a sug gestion by Floyd Frear that a cor ner of the intersection of Jackson and Mosher streets be cut back to allow smoother traffic flow. 2. Authorized Farrell to can ioi bids on a new bookkeeping ma chine and an air compressor. 3. Was thanked by ex-City Re corder Mildred Hennessey, now re siding in Tacoma, for a present which eouncilmcn bought when she left city employment June 1. 4 Waived Bonn ot unam-itu n sponsibilitv for O. H. Cornelt, who said he will open a saw filing shop at 222 Spruce St. 5. Awarded a contract for main tenance of citv electric fixtures to Trowbridge Electric Co. The com pany will maintain all street lights for $105 a month, all traffic lights for $35 a month, change transform ers for $55 apiece and install con ductors for 25 cents a foot. Hospital News . Mercy Hospital i Admittid ' Medical! Harry Fray, Mrs. Rob ert Davis, Mrs. JacK uevereaux, nowhiirc: Durwood Elliot, Sulh- erlin; Carl Ann Smith, Winston. Sorgtry: Charles Davenport, Winston; Donnelle Hart, James O'Ncil, Roseburg. uncharged William Caster, Yoncalla: Man. lev Strawn, Mrs. Ray Robertson arid son, Jerry Dean; Jackie Whit- ten, Roseburg. Douglas Community Hospital Admitted , Surgery: Frank Cook, Mrs. Charles Beocroft, Arthur Mat thews, Terry Sigfit, Roseburg; Roy Hanson, Milhcrlin. Med ea : Mrs. Benny Jones, William Wonch, Mrs. Glenn Ditto, Mrs. Clarence Rapeljc, Mrs. (..or bed Downing. Roseburg; Mrs. John Creighton,' Brockway; David King, Winston. Discharged Mrs. Mervin Dage, Florence Claar, Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers, Donna Fischer, Mrs. Myron Moor head, Mrs. Henry Handy, Rose burg. DAV Members Requested To Attend Heidon Service Members of the Disabled Amer ican Veterans have been requested to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Rudolph Heiden, Wednesday a body. They will be capped there. Mrs. Heiden: 45. Idlcyld Park. died last Friday while presiding at the stato DAV convention in 1'illamook. Death was attributed to a heart attack. She was state de partment commander. The funeral is scnemiiea at Lxng St Orr Mortuary at 2 p.m. Killer Of Her Husband Faces Charge Of Murder PORTLAND i Cherry Lucille Morris, 31, Sunday admitted the fatal shooting of her husband. Claude Morris, 42, police reported. He was found dead from a bullet wound in the chest in their home Saturday night. Mrs. Morris said she shot him after he had threat ened her with a hammer, a hatchet and a rifle, Dels. Mike O'Lcary and John Hunt reported. She was booked on a charge of first-degree murder. HONEYMOON IN ITALY PONTRKSINA, Switzerland If Count Auhry William Tealdi, wealthy 75-year-old Italian, has ar rived in this mountain resort with his 14-year-old bride Princess Lidia Maria Antonia Caracciolo di Tor ello. The couple were married in a secret night ceremony at Lucca, Italy, last week. FISHER STILL CRITICAL The condition of Adrian I'isber. 52, of Roscbur?, who was stricken Sunday by rolio and was rushed lo Sacred Heart Hosnital in Eu gene, is rritical according to word received here by relatives. He was still in a coma ts morning. His : ifu is staying in Eugene to be i near him, . I Former Yoncallan Percy Cutlack, former resident of Yoncalla, died at his home in Salem Sunday at the age of 81. He was born in England, Feb. 27, 1872. He came to the U.S. with his parents in 1883, coming to Yon calla at that time. Cutlack was a member of the Seventh-day Advcntist Church. He had been employed for many years by the Southern Pacific Rail road as a construction carpenter. 1 1 -s ''&fm $f r ; ex 1 hi r-?v ' t7' WIN SAFETY AWARD Members of the Youngs Bay safety committee of Roseburg, above, are justly proud of their record in industrial safety. At a Forest Products Safety Conference at Victoria B. C. this month, the mill was awarded a commendation for hav ing the lowest frequency accident average for a five-year period. It was based on lost time accidents. Members of the committee above are: From left to right, rear row: Ken neth Loban, W. W. Spires, Arle Taylor, Sid Thoresen, Ronald Raade, Frank Halferty, Glen Eckho'rdt, George Williamson. In front from left are: Morley Houston, Edell Bryant, Calvin Stroup, 'George Showers and Roy Cummins. Houston is chairman of the committee and Cummins is company representative. Dock Workers Of London Vote Return To Jobs LONDON Wl Striking steve dores in London voted Monday to end the dock walkout which in nearly five weeks has piled up shipping in Britain's six biggest ports. At a mass meeting outside the dock gates, the strikers elccied a delegation to tell union chiefs they, intend to go back to their jobs Tuesday morning. Similar moves were expected from tho ports of Manchester, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Hull and Rochester later Monday. The strike originally was called by the 18,000-nian strong National Amalgamated Stevedores and Deckers Union to back up its de mand for bargaining recognition outside London. The union ordered the men back to work after eight days, but they refused and the strike dragged on. The NASDU is battling for the same recognition as the rival Transport and General Workers Union, which has the majority of the waterfront workers, ine TGWU accused the . NASDU of poaching 10,000 of its members and refused to talk until it got them back. Strikebound liners continued to clog the ports of' Liverpool and Southamptn as the wildcat sea men's strike ground down on the nation's dollar-earning transatlan tic trade. The mighty Quee Elizabeth, 83,-000-ton flagship of the Cunard flebt, was due at Soutihamipton Monday night and the strikers claimed she would be idled too. Mickey Jelke At Sing Sing Arrives Prison OSSIN1NG, N. Y. tm Minot F. (Mickey) Jelke, oleo heir con victed on vice charges, started serving a Sing Sing Prison sentence Tuesday. In sweltering heat, he arrived here at noon, with other prisoners in a van from New York City. The one-time dapper figure or New York's swankiest night spots donned a nondescript dark gray prison suit. His first meal consisted of grilled hamburger, macaroni with tomato sauce, coldslaw, bread and coffee". For the first two weeks of his 2 to 3 year term, he will be a member of a so-called reception company, under constant surveil lance by guards. Then he will be assigned to a job and allowed "freedom of the yard." which will enable him to join in the routine prison life. Jelke. with good behavior, will he eligible for parole after serving one year and four months. President Signs Trade Agreements Extension Bill WASHINGTON I.TI President Eisenhower signed into law Tue day the trade agreements exten sion bill and declared it will ma terially bolster the defense strength of the free world. The President affixed his signa ture with nine pens In the presence of ton congressional leaders and members of the Senate and House Finance and Ways and Means Committees. Tho controversial trade bill ex tends for three years to June 30, I05S, the Chief Executive's author ity to cut tariffs on goods troin countries which reciprocate. He can make reductions up to 5 per cent in each of the three years. I WHY BE SICK? Yeu'v not tried tvtrythinf until yon i DR. SCOFIELD X-RAY CHIROPRACTOR 3 minurct from frown m ftiflo Ron9 Rood. Dial OR 3-5133 Succumbs At Salem He is survived, by a brother, Bert G. Cutlack, Yoncalla, and other relatives in England and Australia. Funeral services will be held at the Yoncalla Methodist Church at 1:39 p.m. Wednesday, with El der E. W. Striplin, officiating. Vault interment will be at the Yoncalla Cemetery. Mills Funeral Service in Drain is in charge of the arrangements. JVtr -J PVT. JAMES M. TABER, Co. A, Seventh engineer bat., stationed at Camp Pen dleton, Calif., arrived Monday morning to spend a ten-day leave with hisj grandmother, Mrs. J. E. Ison of Canyon vilel. Taber is the son of Jack Tober of Canyonville and is training for construction engi neer work. He attended school at Canyonville high school be fore entering the service. Dudley Walton Appointed Civil Defense Director Appointment of Dudley Wajton as new civil defense director for Roseburg was announced Tuesday morning by Mayor Ernest M. Bar ker Jr. The appointment is sub ject to City Council confirmation, the mayor said. Walton replaces Col. Robert (Bob) Dicey who has moved from the Roseburg area on the advice of his physician. Col. Dicey told Douglas County Civil Defense Di rector Brig. Gen. J. T. Pierce that he had been advised to move to a dry, warm climate for his health. Col. Dicey and his wife left Rose burg last week. Before his deoar- ture he had reomincnded Walton as a possible replacement, the general said. Higher Standards Set For Women And Minors SALEM I The Oregon Wage and Hour Commission ordered higher standards Monday lor wo men and minors in the fruit and vegetable packing industry. The change is effective Aug. 13. The order sets a 66-cent hourly wage minimum, and provides foi- time and a half overtime pay after 10 hours, and double time alter 12 hours daily. Minor employes will he limited to 10 hours of work dav. Overtime now is paid after 12 hours. The new order also calls for 10- minute rest periods after three consecutive work hours, and weight-lifting restrictions. Meat processors also are brought under the order. A gtnllcman u ho malca tlie most of his music! Hear him livot times a uvck uiih big-nnme guest alius on... THE PERRY COMO SHOW KRNR Dial 1490 Mon.. Wed.. CBS Radio Fri., 6:00 to 6 15 tm 5 ft Ids: 1 s K U L t ': f r , Road Department Douglas County road depart ment employes will receive an av erage of about 15 cents per hour increase in wages June 26. A new schedule of wages has been completed by members of the County Court. It involves shout 200 employes in county road, shop and bridge work, and will amount to about $70,000 additional outlay during the coming fiscal year. On eof the features of the new plan, members of the court said, ). in. " v, i. . -4, Lfi. .1 V , 1t " ' 90-Year Resident Dies On Monday Mrs. Fannie Smith, a 90-year-old lifetime resident of the Rose burg and Glide areas, died Mon day alter a lingering illness. She was born March 16, 1885, at Greesburg, Ind., and came to thi area as a baby. She was married to O. E. Smith in Roseburg in 1905. He oreceded rv IF her in death in October 1023. Shejtion in the Marine Corps. This was a member of the Methodist 'amendment was adopted 40-39. It Church. I was President Eisenhower's first Surviving are several nieces and 'reversal on a major military rec- nephews, including Mrs. Grace Bond, Mrs. Frances Bond and An drew V. Smith of this area. Funeral services will be conduc ted in the Chapel of the Roses, Roseburg Funeral Home, Wednes day at 2 p.m. The Rev. Karl Faulk ner of the Glide Methodist Chur-h officiate.. Interment will follow in the Oak Creek Cemetery cast of Roseburg. GRASS FIRE Roseburg Fire Dept. members answering a reported grass fire a' 1025 S. .Main St., Monday at 5:30 p.m. found the fire out on arrival. They reported no damage. Get out of the ordinary. ; '. '' i i matM"Miiiiii..vi f ..J.Mif.jgJ J LOCAL DELIVERED PRICE OF OLDSMOBILE "88" 2-Ooer Sadan It $2680" State and local taxet extra. Your price depend upon choice of model and body iryle, optional equipment and occeiioriei. Price! may vary slightly in adjoining communitiet becbuie of ship ping charges. White sidewall tires optional at extra cost. Vs-lwnt. 0 LD S IN1 PAL MOTORS, Ltd. 233 NO. STEPHENS PHONE OR 3-4401 OO AHIAO...DIIVI IT TOUISIIM THI OOINO'I OIIAT IN A "IOCKIT Employes To Get puts road patrolmen on a $400 per montn salary, who no overtime provisions. At present, the men re ceive $2.04 per hour. Also, laborers will be boosted about 16 cents per hour. Minimum hourly wage will jump from $1.64 to $1.80. In some supervisory cat egories, Qie boost in wages will be from $2.10 to S2.25 per hour. The road employes have h:il no wage increase since 1951. Mem bers of the court have been dis cussing the matter for some time, they said. At an exploratory meeting last month, a 25-cent raise for all de partment, employes was recom mended by the Oregon Public Em ployes Council. At that time, it was estimated such a plan would Action Blocked , On Reserves Bill WASHINGTON I Rebellious members of the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday blocked quick action on a new mili tary reserve bill and sent it back to a subcommittee for further study. By a 16-14 vote the committee decided to give the subcommittee five days to work on the new ver sion of President Eiscr-hower's "vital" reserve program. The vote came after subcommittee chair man Brooks (D-La) complained his group was being bypassed. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) had urged the full committee to act Tuesday on a compromise measure he is sponsoring. He said House leaders wanted to get it to the floor by Thursday. Eisenhower has called for public support for a strengthened reserve which he said is necessary tor the country's defense. Senate Votes Approval Of Funds For Defense WASHINGTON Wt S e n a t o rs Byrd (D-Va.) and Symington (D Mo) said today a $31,882,000,000 de fense money bill will helo keep America ahead of Russia in long range aerial striking power. The Senate passed the bill 80-0 Monday and sent it back to the House, where a somewhat differ ent version was approved some time ago. One of the ma jor differences W3 Senate amendment designed to I block a proposed 22,000-man reduc- ommendation since he entered the White House. WOMAN FINED Helen Ruth Kaufman, 21, Van couver, Wash., was fined $15 when she appeared before Justice of the Peace Nina Pietzold, Canyonville, on a charge of driving without a license. Her husband, Howard, 24, posted $25 bail on a charge of fail ure to stop at the scene of an ac cident. It is alleged the couple was in a car which struck one driven by Peter Baird, at Myrtle Creek bunday afternoon. INTO ...at ill TOUt NIAIIIT Wage Increase - amount to $100,000 per year addi- tional outlay. The new schedule adopted by the court does not in clude any change in holidays, al lowances or increments. Union Wouldn't Accept Industry Bargaining DETROIT (in President Walter P..Reuthei- said Tuesday his CIO United Auto Workers "will not ac c e p t" industrywide bargaining with the auto makers. Henry Ford II proposed Monday that, auto manufacturers get to gether in the future and seek a single wage contract that would cover them all. "I don't think the industry would accept it," Reuther said. "And I know that the1UAW-CIO will not accept it. It would make small crises into big ones." Beginning with a 113-day strike against General Motors Corp in 1945-46, the union has followed a strategy of pitting one big car pro ducer asainst the others in con tract negotiations. Ford signed first under a strike threat this year. GM followed a week later under similar threat, matching Ford's contract. Fssranes Reports Theft Of. Car, Is Arrested ASHLAND 11 Frank Lee Roberts, identified by police as an escapee from the Corpus Christi, Tex., jail, was arrested here after calling police to report the theft of his automobile. City Patrolman Roy Hanson said Roberts told him that he stole a car in Texas shortly after break ing out of jail. He drove to Oregon and at Lakeview Saturday he bought another car, a used in):. He made arrangements with a sold'er hitchhiker to drive the newly purchased car from Lake view to Ashland while he drovn the one he had taken in Texas, Hanson said. But the soldier became suspi cious and managed to get away from Roberts in the weekend traf fic. He notified police and fur nished them with' a description of Roberts. Police checked this with Texas authorities and found he was wanted there. When Roberts called police to notify them of the theft of his ear by the soldier, police arrested h'm Free Swimming Day Sst Here For Next Weekend Free swimming day will be ob served twice, at long last, at the municipal pool in Roseburg this weekend, according to Mike Popo vich, pool director. . The free swim days were to have been held a couple of weeks ago, but mechanical troubles kept the pool closed. The days have been rescheduled for Saturday and Sun day for persons 18 years old and under. Swimming will be during the regular pool hours of 1-5 p.m. and 6:30-9:30 p.m. Popovich also pointed out that a special daily recreation hour has been set for adults. The pool will he nnen between noon and 1 D.m. 'and the city won't charge. AIM a price that's surprisingly lowl Something happens vhra you go over to Old! , You discover that driving was never like this before. You find yourself enjoying every minute tehind the wheel. Perhaps you boast a little about your car . . . you compare it with others at the drop of a hat. And, of course, you'll find that uiasmoDiie is outstanding in any comparison test you care to make performance, styling, comfort . . . anything! It us make the comparison for you and get our generous appraisal! Get out of the ordinary ... get into an Olds for a price that's surprisingly lowl O B I OIBIMOII II 0 I A I I . Summer Weather Brings Continued Warm Days Ole Man Summer came to Doug las County today. He brought with him temperatures ranging in the 80s. It wasn't the coldest visit he had made. In 1914 summer brought a chillv 38 degree temperature to the county. In 1887 he allowed rest dents to swelter under 97 degrees. It was the warmest June 21 re corded. Weather will continue warm tor the next few days, according iu the five-day forecast. Temper atures will average near or slight ly above normal through Sunday with a few scattered showers Wed nesday or Thursday and again about Sunday. YOUTH DIES IN CRASH KLAMATH FALLS un Joe Parazoo, 15. of Chiloquin died Monday nisht when an automobile plunged off a highway and over turned. Three other youths in the car, Lawrence Mose, 16, Chiloquin; Dale Moe, 17, Silverton; and'Gor don Copeland, 16, Silverton, suf fered minor injuries. mm mm now an Oil-Fired Down-flo Furn3ceptkff fFWWpX Uadi the way again with ou-hriJj perimeler healing. A new Down-Ho furnace, featuring the MICRO-MIX Oil Burner, delivers filtered warm nir directly into the ferimeter duct system ot slab-floor lomes or those with "crawl space." You'll find Lennox Perimeter Heat ing the last word in solid comfort. There's a Lennox furnace in just the right size for your home. See it to day. ROSEBURG SHEET METAL 903 WINCHESTER ORchord 3-6055 f L- Es i - J i 5 f I
