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Harmon Aviation Trophies Won By Navy Commander Thiir., July 7, 1955 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 NEW YORK -The 1955 Har mon Aviation Trophies have been won by a Navy blimp commander and the test pilot (or the Navy's vertical takeoff plane. Named this week for "outstand- Murder Of Stranger Admitted By Defendant STAFFORD, England I Fred erick Cross pleaded guilty this week of murdering a stranger he met at a bar, and he explained to the court why. Cross, 33, said his wife had run off with another man so "I made up my mind to do away with my self and bought a tin of rat poison but hadn't the courage to do il." "When I saw the man in the pub I got the idea that, if I killed him, I would be hanged," he said. "I'm not a hit Korrv for myself. hut I am sorry for him and I wish I'd known belore tnis mai ne wax married." Cross, telling how he pulled out a pair of old scissors and stabbed the stranger, asked to be sentenced to death. The court granted uie re quest, ordering him hanged. His victim was Donald Lainton 28, an insurance agent. ing international achievements in aeronautics" were test pilot 1. F. (Skeets) Coleman and Navy Capt. Marion H. Eppes. Coleman, a Marine Reserve lieutenant colonel, was cited for making more than 60 straight-up takeoffs in the Navy's XVY1 "Pogo" turboprop fighter built by Convair. He was also cited for utlimately making "history's first transitional flight from vertical takeoff to level flight and back down to a vertical tail-sitting land ing." In his prize-winning blimp flight Eppes kept a Goodyear Navy air ship ZPG2 aloft for more than eight days and cruised more than NOT GREEN BERRIES PHILADELPHIA Ufi Three hundred green-tinted children emerged from a swimming poo) at nearby Glenside. They were stained with a harmless and eventually removable dye from a Navy dye marker tossed into the pool by a 10-year-old boy. The boy was angry because he had been refused admittance to the pool, open only to residents. 3,000 miles in a simulated anti submarine patrol in May 1954. This set a new world record for self-sustained, nonrefueling flight by any type of aircraft. Child Given To Parents After Stay In Nursery PORTLAND tfl A Bible stu dent and his wife had their baby back this week after waiting over the holiday for a court order. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Gert D. Peterson, lost their 13-month-old son when police towed away their illegally parked car Sunday evening. The baby was in it. In court Tuesday, Judge Virgil Langtry told the Petersons they had endangered their child by leaving it alone in a locked car. "Suppose," the judge said, "you had faulty wiring and there was a fire in the car." The Petersons left the child in their car while they were in church. But because it blocked a driveway, police towed it away. On finding the child, police took it to a nursery. The Petersons needed a court order to get their child back and because of the Monday holiday, had to wait until Tuesday. I ' . Local Community Mews Briefs j Pemey's WAIT FOR THI BIOOIST BLANKIT EVENT OF THEM All.. FINNEY'S TRADITIONAL LBQeoDnCiet. ifli : Back From Coast Brian Booth spent the weekend at the coast. Visit In Albany Mr. and" Mrs. Art Mentzer spent the weekend in Alhanv visittnp Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Fingerlos, former residents of this city. Back From Vacation Miss Kathleen Wolfe and her niece, Miss Delores Jcsperson, both nurs es at Mercy Hospital, are back to work following a couple of weeks vacationing. Thev went to Graet tinger and Caroll, Iowa., to visit relatives and stopped in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Denver, Colo., to visit. Arrive From Sacramento Mr. and Mrs. James Lorigan and daughter, Stephanie, of Sacramen to, Calif., have joined their chil dren, Mark and Shannon, in Rose burg to spend the week visiting Mrs. Lorigan's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Amiot. Mark and Shannon have been here with their grandparents for the last three weeks. , Accepts Position 'Miss Shirley Hammond of Grand Forks, N.D. who came to Rosebnrg recently to visit her sister, Miss Darlene Hammond, record librarian at Mercy Hospital, has accepted a position as record librarian at Mc Cauley Hospital in Coos Bay. Miss Darlene Hammond spent a part of her vacation last week in Coos Bay assisting her sister in setting up her record system. Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collier of Brookings and the former's mother, Mrs. A. B. Collier, of Roseburg, have return ed to their homes, following a trip to Portland to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. E. Collier a sister-in-law of the A. B. Colliers. While in Portland, Mrs. A. B. Collier visited her dauthter, Miss Kath leen Collier. A. B. Collier, who is convalescing from recent surgery, is able to be out a part of every day nqw. Return From Conference Le- land Hall, Corvallis; Lee Knight, Sid Moody and Judy Littlehales of Portland; Miss Patricia Riley of Roseburg and the Rev. and Mrs. Byron Gene Clark and three children of Coquille returned to Roseburg over the weekend from Studio City, Calif., where they spent a week attending the pro vincial committee conference of young people of the House of Young Churchman. AH but Judy went south by automobile. She went from Portland by plane and was met there by Rod and Doug Houser, formerly of this city and Portland. The Littlehales and R. B. Housers were neighbors in Port land, before the Houserr moved to i North Hollywood, ' 1 " Leav For Canada Mrs. Law- son King and son, Kenny, of Rose, burg left Tuesday for Vancouver, a. C, to visit the former s sister and other relatives. Leave For Germany Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kaser Sr., of Roseburg left by plane Wednesday for Ger many to visit their son and enjoy a tour of Europe. Visit Dave Damon. Kernan Turner and Joe Sand spent the fourm of July at Cottage Grove visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Turn er of Melrose who were there for the archery tournament. EniAV RaVs Mf an1 li-u Norman Rnnt anH Mr. and Mrs. Don Newport of KoseDurg enjoyed the weekend at Coos Bay, where they attended the hardtop races. Back From Coast Postmas ter and Mrs. Clyde CaYstens and daughter, Jackie, are back from the holiday weekend at coastal points. They visited the Carstens' son, Clyde Jr. at Siltcoos Lake. Return To Roseburg Mr. and Mrs. Julian Helleck and sons, Stephen and David, have returned to Roseburg after visiting Hel leck's family in West Virginia for several weeks. Back From Portland Sister Mary Natalie and Sister Mary Maureen, accompanied by Miss Pat Mason, laboratory technician, have returned to their duties at Mercy Hospital, following several days in Portland on business. Visit Mr. and Mrs. William A. McLaughlin and sonj Dick, spent the weekend in Eugene visit ing at the home of Mrs. McLaugh lin's sister, Mrs. J. B. Selander. Mrs. McLaughlin, who is director of choral music at Douglas High scnool nad just returned from Portland where she attended a concentrated summer course for choral directors at Lewis and Clark College Choral School con ducted by Dr. Leonard dePaur, director of the famed DePaur Chorus. The DePaur Chorus sane; here several years ago under the auspices of the Roseburg Commu nity Concert Association. M w At Lake Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mays and Mr. and Mrs. Thel Al len spent the weekend at Siltcoos Lake. Stop Overnight Mr. and Mrs. Arkle McNutt of Ryderwood, Wash., were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Gosnell this week. Returns To Work Mrs. John Brooke returned Tuesday to her work in the proof department of the News-Review, after a two week vacation, part of which was spent at the coast. Enjoy Holiday Weekend Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. McAllister and children spent the holiday week end in Cottage Grove where they visited at the home of the lat ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Maloney, and fam ily. Go To Brookings Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Hatfield of Roseburg took their daughter, Mrs. William W. Knight and her twin daughters, Jeanne and Joanne, of Portland to Brookings recently to visit Mrs. Hatfield's brother-in-law and sis ter. Wisconsin Picnic Set The Wis consin picnic will be held July 31 at the main picnic ground in Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Wash. Free coffee will be furn ished. Mrs. C. H. Nichols, 3211 S. 12 Tacoma 6, is secretary of the group. Return Here Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grecian and daughter, Judy, of Roseburg took Mrs. Grecian's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wolfe, and daugh ter, Mary Jo, of Des Moines, Iowa on a trip to Eureka, Calif., for the holiday weekend to visit the Gre cians' son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grecian, and family. The Richard Grecians became parents of their second son, Kevin Brewster, June 22. The baby weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces. The (Irecians formcrlv resided here. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe and Mary Jo left Wednesdav for their home in Des Moines. While here the Grecians took them on a trip to the Sea Lion Caves and other coastal points of interest. New Employ tt New employ es at the Ravioli Drive-In, south of town are Doris Benedict and Theresa Flynn. ' Leave For Boston Mrs. Mah lon Young and Miss Judy Grecian of Roseburg left yesterday for Bos ton, Mass., to visit the former's son, Glenn R. Young, who is at tending a school of instruction at Fort Devens. ' Attend Show Mrs. F.arl Bleile, Mrs. II. F. Hatfield,-Mrs. Otho Gosnell, Mrs. D. If. Lenox and Mrs. R. L. Whipple of Roseburg recently attended the rose show sponsored by the Eugene Rose So ciety in Eugene. They report the show was especially fine this year. Will Go To Conference Judy Littlehales of Portland, who was with the Oregon delegation of Young Churchmen going to Studio City in California for the week's Episcopalian conference, is the Ore eon delegate to the national con ference of Young Churchmen to De held Aug. 24 in Northficld, Minn. Back From California Mrs. Cora Carlson of Roseburg and her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cahill, and children. Alta and Dennis, have returned here from a trip to Sacramento. Calif., where they spent several days visiting the former's daugh ter, Mrs. Maxme Stock. Mr. and Mrs. Cahill and children returned to their home in Forest Grove, Wednesday. Mrs. Cahill is a daughter of the late J. L. Saund ers of this city. Enjoying Trip Miss Gertrude Hildcburn of this city and her ncDhew, Kenneth Reed of Ho quiam, Wash., are now in Omaha, Nob., as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hildeburn Jr. Wednesday Mr. Hildeburn took Kenneth en a plane trip. Miss Hildeburn and Kenneth have been on a trip to New York City. Washington D. C, and Atlantic City. They expect to arrive in Portland this weekend and will be met there by Ken neth's mother. Mrs. W. John Reed of Hoquiam, the former Sue Hilde burn of this city, who wilt bring them to Roseburg. Mrs. Reed is the daughter of Mrs. Harry Hilde- niim ot tnu city. Attends Funeral Mrs. Maxine Mehlhoff and children visited dur ing the weekend at Oswego at tha home of her sister. She drove to Seaside to attend funeral services for her nephew, Thomas P h i 1- nrook, who was killed last week In an automobile accident. Leaves For California Miss Bonnie Butler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Butler, has left for Guerneville, Calif., where she will continue her studies in pottery. She will work under the direction of Margueriete Wildenhain. one of the most outstanding potters in tne united states. On Trip Mr. and Mrs. Keith Carter and sons, Tim, David and Tommy, left Tuesday for Britton, S. D., to visit his mother and brother. They will also visit Mrs. Carter's relatives in Wilmot, S.D. The former's father, Walter Cart er, is residing at his son's horns during the family's absence. They will be gone about three weeks. Visitor Laav Mr unit Mre W. J. Boone and daughter, Nor ma lxc, oi i-oriervnie, cam., nave left for their home following a trip tfl Rnsphlirff tn visit tha fnrmar't brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and airs, otno uosnell. The Gosnells took the California visitors on a filll-rAecflll rfMlUB fichinrt loin Winchester Bay over the holiday weeKenu. Moving To Utah Word has been received here that Roy B. Houser, who was transferred a year ago by Western Auto from Portland to serve as wholesale manager for the Pacific Coast with headquarters in North Hollywood, has been promoted to divisional manager with headquarters in Og den, Utah. The company has 13 divisional managers. Houser and his younger son, Douglas, who is a student at Willamette Univer sity ia Salem, left Wednesday for Ogden. Mrs. Houser and their old er son, Rod, will move to Ogden in a couple .of weeks. The fam ily formerly resided here. Houser is a son of Mrs. A. B. Houser of El Cajon, Calif., and the late A. B. Houser of this citv. Mrs. Hous-' er (Shirley Knight) Is i daughter of Mrs. Fred A. Knight and the late F. A. Knight of this city. The United States National Bank ft do at I DtrpOllt lot CorpertjIieM OF PORTLAND RESOURCES' Cash on Hand and D from Bank. fHH'?!! !! United States Government Bonds 285,633,388.35 Municipal and Other Bond. ZlllVtZil Loan, and Di.count.N.t 28i'i Stock in Federal Re.erv. Bank Bank Premise. (Including Branches) ' ? ,oo'to Customer.' Liability on Acceptances ..?'?.? Interest Earned J'JS'S. Other Rewur. 1,096,700.28 $802,745,310.11 LIABILITIES Capital 18,000,000.00 Surplu. 18,000,000.00 Undivided Profi 19,167,601.83 55,167,601.83 Reserve, for Interest, Taxe., etc f'llt l! ,,-,. 79,388.78 Acceptance. p' Dividend. Declared 9 D.po.il "!'?mo-2 ln..re,. Collected Not Earned J'S.! ?t Other Liabilitie. 142 789 ,2 $ 802,745,3 10. 11 71 Stolen leclwdee el (roncn. m Ot90-Utod Ollkm PorHond, Oeege ROSEBURG BRANCH ,. , The train "Rogue River" will be Discontinued August 7 t A statement to the residents of Southern Oregon by Southern Pacific Effective August 7 we're discontinuing; the "Rogue River," overnight passenger train, which has operated for many year between Portland and Ashland. We don't like to do it but we have no other choice. Only a hand ful of passengers use the service which fails by a wide margin to pay it3way. ' Operating loss for 125k $i53,k25. Loss in 1955 would probably be even greater. During the first four months of this year an average of only 18 passengers traveled southbound daily on the train and 20 northbound. XThese were not all through passengers they represented the aver age total number of people who traveled between any two of the many stations on the 342 miles between Portland and Ashland.) Obviously there is not sufficient traffic to justify the train's opera tion. It's uneconomic, to say the least, to keep on offering something the public doesn't want and doesn't use. Actually from a financial standpoint we should have discontinued the train many years ago, but we continued to operate it with the hope that by improving the service we could make it come somewhere near paying for its cost. Early in 1952 we put in service a modern chair car with sponge rubber seats, a fine lounge car with snack meal service; in 1953 diesel power replaced steam, providing a much smoother ride; in 1954 the schedule was cut and cost of Pullman rooms was reduced. But these improvements were of no avail. The "Rogue River" just couldn't compete successfully with modern highways, the speedy new family car, the 8 bus schedules and 6 air flights each way daily between Portland and southern Oregon. Bernal S. Quatlk General Passenger Agent sitter itAMca of TM UNITIO ITAttl NAnONM .AW Of POIUAMe) AN OIIGON BANK SERVING OREGON Southern Pacific
