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2 The News-Review, Roteburg, Or. Tuei., July 5, 1955 Woman Escapes Abductor After Ride Of Terror SANTA MONICA. CAlif. Wl A young wife whose husband told police she was kidnaped by two swarthy men showed up unharmed lucsday to tell ot a terror ride with her abductor. Mrs. Joni Mary Wilson, 21, was brought to the police station by her stepiatner, Jack Ziegler. Santa Monica, to whose home she had gone, she said, after escaping. Her husband, John Wilson, a baker, told officers that he and his wife stopped their car while he went into a liquor tor to buy cigarettes and upon his return he found one man in the car with his wife, the other standing beside the car. He said that when he ordered the man out of the car, the other hit him and then they drove away witn ms wile. Police Seeking Local Man After Flight Monday Police today sought a 23-ycar-old Rosehurgjman after his flight from arrest Monday afternoon in Roseburg, but a second 23-year-old man involved in the same case was jailed on a liquor charge. Also arrested was a 17-ycar-old girl after she fled the scene. In custody and to appear In municipal court today was Charles Lowell Sorenson, 2041 N. Stephens St., charged with furnishing Ihe girl with liquor. Charged with the same offense is Richard Allen Connolly, 312'i South St. The girl is charged with illegal possession of liquor, and both she and Connolly nave war rants charging escape from cus tody filed acainst them. Police said the girl was spotted drinking beer in a car in a parkin? Int near the Greyhound Bus Depot. When the arresting officer ap proached the car, police said. Con. nollv tried to start the car. But the officer grabbed the ignition key and placed the three under arrest. Connolly and the girl broke away and ran north on Stephens Street as the policeman was marching the trio toward t h e patrol car. Two minor girls In company with the three were taken to the police station, but were released after questioning. 2 Killed, 39 Hurt As Bridge Breaks CHEROKEE, N. C. W Dis trict Solicitor (prosecutor) Thad D. Bvyson Jr., said Tuesday his pre liminary investigation into the col lapse ot a suspension footbridge near here Sunday showed "no particular evidence of criminal negligence." Two women were killed and 3D persons injured when the 150-foot bridge ripped loose irom us moor ings and dumped some 50 persons into the shallow Oconaluftce River 20 feet below. BOOSTERS TO MEET Members of the Roseburg Boost ers Assn. will meet Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. in the Hotel Umpqua's Civic Room. The boosters will consider a name change for the organization and several proposed constitution al changes, according to executive secretary Vernon Murdoch Sr. TlotumKww! Th onswert to averydoy Insurance problems . By William S. Rtlnhart QUESTION: Lost Halloween some youngsters marked up a car be longing to o friend of mine opparently wilrt soap but when the soap wash washed off the marks stayed m the finish, He wasn't Insured but I am end I woul dlike to know if damage of that kind fs covered. ANSWER: If you have Compre hensive Insurance on your car that kind of damage is covered. kit you'll address your own In surance questions to this office, we'll try to give you the correct onswers and there will be no charge or obligotion of any kind. REINHART INSURANCE AGENCY 124 W. Cau Diol OR 3-6589 f toe. )L v7.gg&Qj 1 w : Pre Registration Meeting Christian Kindergarten This meeting It to see if there is sufficient interest to enable us to hire a qualified teacher. 40 to 50 children will be required to carry out the program. Details of the program will hi discussed at the meeting. JULY 12 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. North Roseburg Church 2043 Ph. OR 3-7849 Days Crash Of Light Plan Kills Glendale Flier (Continued from Page One) 100 yards away was the left wing of the plane as mute testimony of the final phase of the accident. What had caused the crash was still undetermined. Civil Aeronau tics Authority official C. J. Chris- tensen of Medford said the air plane had bounced into some high tension and telephone wires along the road and had been tossed into the tree, carrying some of the wires with it. "why he was down that low. I don't know," he said. The time of the accident was nlnDointcd at 4:18 p.m. Saturday, Electric clocks were stopoed at that time when electricity was in terrupted by the snapping power lines. Adding to the puzzle of the crash was the testimony of people liv ing in the area. They said the motor didn't sound as if the plane were in trouble, one explanation offered by State Policeman Fred Jungwirlh of Glendale was the possibility Estes was trying to land the plane in an open field near the spot of the accident. Causing more uncertainty was the reDort that Estes had been flying for six years. This t'mc, he had taken off as he had often be fore from Glendale Air Field. Cor oner Powers said the plane wis due for another check for air worthiness this month. Estes, who lived at Box 52S, was "i?vno" lo2?er for Robert Dol lar T.nmhoi- Cn. t Glendale. He had lived in Glendale continuously for about six years. He is survived by his wile, r.i- sie: two sons Harold and Bobby, and two daughters, Dorothy and Barbara Ann. The youniest son, Bobbv. 12. often went living wilh him, according in a son-in-iaw, u .1. Coooer. of Glendale. The body was tken In Hull t Him Mortuary in Grants Pass. The accident was investigated by both state police and sheriff's deputies. It was the second fatal plane accident in the county this year. Estes was a veteran of World War I. He was born at Wagoner. Okla.. Mav 16. 1904. Beside his wife and two sons of Glendale. he is survived by two daughters, Dor othy Blomme and Barbara Cooper, both of Glendale; six grandchil dren; two sisters, Myrtle Newton of Ft. Worth, Texas and Lucille Davis of Redlands, Calif.; three brothers, Clyde of Hanford, Calif., Paul of Mesa, Ariz., and Leon ol Biloxi, Miss. Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Olivet I'resbylenan unurcn in iiicnoaie. Interment will follow in the Glen dale Masonic Cemetery. Elder Norval Kctchum, assisted by the Rev. Wayne Waltman, will conduct funeral services. Douglas Co. Records Six Accidents, No Deaths (Continued from Page One) reported by stale police. An early Sunday morning incident involving a car driven by James ullara Portand, ended wilh O'Hara and his passenger, Orville Mathis, Rawing, Wyo., lodged in Douglas County jail by officers. State police said their car left the highway at the Garden Valley intersection on on Highway 99. It struck a highway marker post. careened across the Barcus Sales & Service Jot and uprooted two gas pumps. Koseburg Rural Fire Dept. members stood by at 4:30 a.m. while some 400 gallons of gasoline from one lank were flush ed away, O'Hara, 56, pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving when arraigned in district court Tues day. He was committed to jail in lieu of $75 fine. Mathis pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge when arraigned later Tuesday and was sentenced to five days in jail, A minor two-car accident Satur day evening found officers oiling Mervyn Russell Thomson, Butte Falls, for failure to stop at a slap sign. Officers said his vehicle col lided with another driven by Or ville Gene Gulscth, Suthr-rlin, near Ihe Sutherlin junction of Highway 99. Shortly after noon Sunday, Rob ert Douglas Burr, Coquille, was cited by state police for operating in the loft lane of traffic, north of Drain. Police said Burr attempt ed to pass two cars, one wilh a trailer, also travcing north. A southbound car driven by Orlando Marrion Mize, Drain, swerved to miss Burr and hit a third ear driven by Edgar Gray Dyer, Sac ramento, Calif. Police reported heavy damage to the Mize and Dyer vehicles. They reported no injuries. The first Fourth of July acrident occupied Friday awning at the Gbndale Junction when two cars collided, l.ene Rowe, Glendale, i driver of one was transferred to- a I Portland hospital Saturday for ad j ditional treatment to an injured I left arm. Occupants of the other j car. Sst. and Mrs. Otis C. Damron, Pittsburg, Calif., continued on to ; the serviceman's new base in Cal ifornia after receiving treatment at the Glendale Clinic. Monday a 26-year-old Seattle woman was released from Myrtle Vine Ph. OR 2-1014 Evet. ?' -v ",. , , , - -T M . - - yv,. , J ' $ it 1 : . , , - Wi SINKING HOSE Suzanne Di Peso, 12, shows where the family's garden hose, which has been sinking into the ground since June 30 broke when her father hitched the loose end of the hose to his car bumper and attempted to pull it out. The perplexed Downey, Calif.; family had no explanation as to why the ordinary garden hose was being sucked into the ground. George Di Peso dug down two feet around the hose and could find nothing unusual. (AP Wirephoto). Burrowing Hose Saga Ends; Mystified Owner Lets It Go DOWNEY, Calif. W Enough, said truck driver George Di Peso, Is enough, so he ended the saga ot his burrowing garden hose with a pair of heavy shears. The 50-foot green plastic hose began mysteriously worming its way flown into ine grouna in ins front yard last Thursday. It kept on disappearing in the general di rection of China at a rale ol i or 3 inches an hour. Approximately 20 feet was gone by yesterday. Hundreds of persons trampled over the lawn to waicn. Di Peso received batches of advice and suggestions; telephone calls from as far away as New York, Tokyo. Canada and England. Finally, yesterday, he cut the hose and said: "If it wants to sink down farther and disappear completely, my prayers go with it. If it decides to slay ine way it is ana cioesn i move any more, I'm going to bury it. He and his family had planned In go to the mountains for Ihe July 4 weekend but called off the outing. "I couldn't stand It any longer," he said. "This thing was getting out of hand. My life has been made a big mess." A consulting geologist, R. Bruce Lockwood, Glendale, said water saturated sand or mud, like quick said, below the surface might draw the hose down, but he knew Day-Old Roseburg Infant Dies; Funeral Set Friday Bradley Veil Hasbargen. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn Has bargen of 1314 Fair St., Roseburg, died Monday. He was born July 3. Beside the parents, the chid Is survived by his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hasbargen of Roseburg and Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Cloud of Sutherlin. Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of the Roses, Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Vernon Klomin of the Assembly of iod Church will officiate. Interment will follow in the Roseburg Memorial Gar dens. Creek Hospital after she had been treated for a lacerated left foot, bruises, lacerations and a back in jury following an accident Friday morning at Kiooie Junction. Mrs. Muscly was traveling with her hus band Gordon Ilucll Mosely. Stale police said Mosely apparently at tempted to pass another car, not realizing it was following a logging truck. n an attempt to miss the truck he lost control of the vehicle. Of ficers said Uie car turned over several times, eventually coming to rest on the opposite ride of the road. Robert Trout &nd The Hews , ... , - r-niirf Pit V' V - j t " , . .... - i W'... 1- . .. - .. B . ' :. 1 5 w-"-:,, m of no such formation, nor any un derground river, in this area. Two other cases of that nature popped up yesterday. Calvin Bar ham of nearby Norwalk, said his hose started descending alter he stuck it into the ground to water tree roots. With five feet gone, Barham dug down and said he found the end embedded in soft sand. Mrs. Robert Breeze, of Downey, stuck a hose in a hole to try to drown a gopher. She said 15 feet disappeared hut she chopped off the hose and filled the hole. Cold Reception Planned For Trio HONG KONG I U.S. officials are arranging a coldly correct re ception for three American turn' coat prisoners of war due to cross into Hong Kong Saturday from Red China. The Communist Chinese Red Cross informed the Indian Red Cross in New Delhi Monday of the July 9 arrival date for the three Korean War veterans who stayed with the Communists afler the 1953 armistice, then recently changed their minds. The men are Lewis W. Griggs, of Jacksonville, Tex.; Otho Bell, of Olympia, Was'h.; and Willia'm A. Cowart, of Dallon, Ga. Cowart originaly asked to be sent to Ja pan but recent reports from Pei ping have said he now prefers re turning to the United States. Robbery Charged To Pair Following Dillard Holdup (Continued from Page One) Lee, who live in a cabin at Bak er's Court in Winston. Boyd re. membered being there before he was taken to Roseburg. Lee was found at Ihe cabin at 3 p.m. and placed under arrest. 11 was revealed there that Keady was working as an edgerman for a Dillard mill, and he was traced through the mill. His arrest fol lowed two hours later at his home. Lee. who came to Winston recently from Coos Bay, denied any part in the mugging of Bovd. A deputy sheriff obtained a state ment from him after his. arrest. No statement had been taken from Keady this morning, but a deputy was questioning him. The deputy said Keady admitted being wilh Lee and Boyd, but denied the robbery. Lee, in his statement, told in vestigators that Keady threw the billfold away in a parking lot at Main and Moshcr streets in Rose burg. He said he thought there was "$70 or S80" in the wallet. vmpriiui.f , t. eonvtnirnt I Be tuned for fast firt-minuti report! of latctt vorld headline!.. . Monday through Friday 5:55 .VflO P.M. dial 1490 KRNR CBS Badio Network Stunter Dies As Bicycle Misses Ramp At Show (Continued from Page One) and a companion were fishing in sank in the Tualatin River. The companion made it to shore, but Hunsaker sank. There was fear that a Portland boy, Robert Harold Stone, 10, drowned in a Columbia River slough while watching fireworks at Jantzen Beach Park Monday night. When he failed to turn up, police started dragging operations. The other drowning victims were Joanne Warneke, 16, Portland and Gary Hyatt, about 10, Forest Grove. Killed in the Saturday fire was Leslie F. Stoll, 3, of Baker, a blind war veteran who died while ! trying to get out of his burning house. Jones Estes, 51, Glendale. Ore., died in the crash of a light plane near Glendale Saturday. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Lynn of Ashland died in the crash of their plane at the ed?e of the landin? strip near Fossil. Traffic accident victims includ ed: Donald O. Martin, 23, Dufur; Lillian Ekquist,2 5, Long Reach, Wash.: Daniel W. Sossamon 31, and Allen W. Morris, 22. both of Sweet Home; Sharon Mary Mc Kay. 15. Foster; and Victor Kuhn, 30, Portland. An unidentified man was found dead on railroad tracks in Port land Monday night. The body had been run , over by about 20 cars of a passing train. Services Wednesday ForPfc.W. Pollard Funeral services for Pfc. Wayne Pollard of Myrtle Creek, killed in Knqland June 10, will be held Wednesday at 2 D.m. in the Chanel of Ganz Mortuary. Vault interment will follow at IOOF Cemetery in Myrtle Creek. WINDOW BROKEN Harry Sloan, 420 S. Stephens St., complained to Roseburg police. Monday morning that a window in his home was broken, appar ently by a BB-sizcd pellet. He said he heard three "shots" and found the window shattered when he investigated. tyQfo 7 I anywhere! No spe- 1 I cial plumbing. 1 iv i'- BRM jTe7TTo"Taibrs" jk if DAu 1 ' - MCVJ 1 less . hot wafer than I a. fcf '! I' fit" I most, AND you may Jffi7 U 1 RE-USE SUDS if you B Wp Some woshers twist and rub clothes." Others merely lift and dip them. ONLY Frigidaire LIVE-WATER washing keeps all clothes surging under water the entire washing cycle ... to get out more dirt than any other washing method. Completely safe, too, for even the new miracle fabrics! tew Jmmm William Craine, Oregon Pioneer, Dies At Riddle William Edward Oraine, 89, died at his home in Riddle Saturday morning. He was born in Salem Jan. 1, 18G6. His mother s family were early pioneers, coming to Oregon with the Applegate Train. She was one of the first white children born in Oregon. He was a charter member ol Bandon Lodge 130 AF & AM and past worthy master of that lodge. For more than 40 years he oper ated logging camps in Coos Coun ty. He lived in Riddle the last 14 years of his life. He was married to Annie jLaurie N'orman at Eureka, Calif., Oct. 11, 1891. She preceded him in death in Survivors include two daugh ters: Mrs. William E. )) Best, Riddle; and Mrs. John K. Waite, Seattle; one sister: Mrs. Charles Sheldon, Highland, Calif.; two grandsons and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tues day morning at 9:30 in the Chapel of Ganz Mortuary in Myrtle Creek. The Rev. Lauren McReynolds of St. Ann's Episcopal Church offi ciated. Graveside services follow ed at the Knights of Pythias Ceme tery at Bandon under auspices of the Masonic Lodge. TREATED FOR BRUISES Mrs. James Deer, who gave her address as Portland but said she had been living the past few days in a cabin on Second Avenue Soulh was treated for body bruises Mon day. She blamed a man friend for the act, Roseburg police said. Mrs. Deer was treated in Dougas Com munity Hospital, then released. TO HOLD INITIATION The FOE will hold initiation Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Auxiliary will bring sandwiches, potatoes, and pickles. Coffee will be fur nished. OKLAHOMA PICNIC SET The annual picnic for former Oklahomans is scheduled Sun day July 10, at Caveman's Park in Grants Pass. Entertainment phase of the program starts at 11 a.m. Lunch is scheduled at noon. HEAPS OF FROM THE LIFETIME RUST PROOF STAINLESS Friaidaire ROSEBURG 114 N. Rose St., Dial L. Perry Wins Top Money At Yoncalla; Jennie McDale Winner Of Women's Events Larry Perry was the top men's winner at the Yoncalla Rodeo and Jennie McDale looped the events I among women over the weekend. Sunday Bronco riding Dave Tutt $117. 50, Don Vest $40.50, tie among Jim West, Bill Nichols, David Hcr berger and Glen Young $6.75. Bareback riding Don Vest $lWi.2o, Don, Pyeatt $63.75, Dave Tutt $42.50. Steer riding Dave Hcrbergcr $88.75, Norman Woodward $53.25, Pyeatt $35.50. Wild cow milking Vernon Fowler $141.50, Jack Larson 34. 75, Kussetl McCall $56.50. Breakaway roping Darreli White $30, Keith Altridge $18, tie among , Johnny McKay, Dennis Nordman, Russell McCall, Bud Putney, Vernon .Cathcart $2.40. Calf roping Dick Perry $142. 50, Larry Perry $85.50, Curly Her berger $57. Team roping Earl Head $120, Vernon Fowler $72, Larry Perry $48. Bulldogging Tutt $27.50, Ike Orr $16.50, Steve Hill $7. Team stick race Yoncalla Saddle Club $25. Ladies pole bending Jenny McDale $23.75, Katherine Howard $14.25, Irene .Lemke $9.50. Noah Sterling Dies Monday At VA Hospital Noah Sterling, died Monday at the Veterans Hospital at the age of 85. He was born June 9, 1870, in Paulding County, Ohio. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War. Survivors include two brothers: David, Paulding, Ohio; and How ard, Dclphas, Ohio. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Roseburg Veterans Cemetery. The Rev. Nathaniel C. Wallin will of ficiate. The Roseburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. DIRTY CLOTHES HOLIDAY FUN? WILL GET THEM CLEANER! WILL GET THEM DRIER! FPU INSIDE AND OUT Worth more now - worth more later. LESS HONEST TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE! Built and Backed by GENERAL MOTORS OR 3-5574 SUTHERLIN Men's cowhorse race James Gaylor $22.50, Tom Hall $13.50, Prcs Russell $0. Free-for-all race . Fred Ha!J $20, James Gaylor $12, Leroy Mc Kay $8. " v Monday Bronco riding Vest $117.50, Jim West $40.50, tie among Dave Tutt, Bill Nichols, Glen Young, Dave Herbergcr $6.75. Bareback riding Johnny Mil lard $106.25, Russell $63.75, Hop py Anderson $42.50. Steer riding Norman Wood ward $88.75, Clark Nation $53.25, Ronnie Moore $35.50. Wild cow milking Larry Per ry $137, Buddy Price $82.20, Toni Hall $54.80. Calf roping Jim Perry $137.50, Jack Larson $82.50, Larry Perry $55. Breakaway roping Johnny Mc Kay $30, Dennis Nordman $18, tie among Darreli White, Keith Alt ridge, Buddv Putney, Vernon Cath cart, Russell McCall $2.40. Team roping Larry Perry $120, Tom Hall $72, Dick Perry $48. Bulldogging Steve Hill $27. 50, tie between Ike Orr and Dave Tutt $13.75. ' Team stick race Sutherlin Timbcrline Trailriders $17.M). Ladies pole bending Jennie McDale $23.75, Katherine Howard $14.25, Irene Lamke $9.50. Men's cowhorse race Gordon Baker $22.50, Jim Gaylor $13.50, Ike Orr $9. Free-for-all race Gaylor $20, Fred Hall $12, Leroy McKay $8. Dr. E. W. CARTER Chiropodist Foot Specialist Diseases of the Foot CARTER BUILDING . 217 North Main Roseburg. Oregon ORchard 3-7066 West Central Phone 2988
