2 The Newi-Review, Roseburg,
Mcnzics Confident Election
Will Increase His Backing
By GORDON TAIT
SYDNEY. Australia I'rinic
Minister Hubert G. Mr-niies is run
liilent Saturday's national elertioi:
will increase his hacking in I'ar
llament.
Monies Ieails the Liberal party,
which has run the country since
!H9 in coalition with the Country
party. This coalition won elections
in 11119, IM1 anil I'J.'il over the
Labor parly headed by Herbert
V. Kviilt. Labor ruled the country
from 1911 to 1919.
The coalition now has a 6157
majority over labor in the house
.....I 'II. OO mnii.nlu in (tin Sl.-nnlP
'in u " .-'.I i.-t it.A c.
7'...:.L.".u .L,
Eighteen government senators and
VI labor senators are up lor elec
tion. There are many reasons for Men
kes' confidence.
r'nr one, the opposing Labor
forces are split. The "official" par
ty headed by Evalt is slill the
main force. A new "Anti-Commu-
AFL-CIO Nearing
End Of Historic
Founding Session
By NORMAN WALKER
NKVV YOHK W-Thn AKL-CIO
n cared the onrl of its historic
fniinilinjf convention today amid a
disagreement over arranging talks
for a labor peace pact with busi
ness. Ceorue Mean v. AKI, CIO nreni-
dent, said miresrntatives of the
National Assn. of Manufacturers
had talked with him and accepted
a bid bv Meany to discuss a live-'
arid-let live arrangement.
The NAM denied having agreed
to any such discussions.
While. Meany indicated he would
trv to straighten out the difficulty
today, there remained the solid
fact that this No. 1 leader of or-
eanized labor was courtmc the
idea of working out a nonaggres-
sion deal with industry. :
t'h.irlcs R. Slish Jr., the NA.M's
board chairman, expressed sur-
prise at Meany a overture. Slie.h
did not, however, throw any cold
water on the underlying mmtiestion
that labor and management could :
work out an agreement narrowing
their differences. ,
Meany said taiks wilh the NAM
look i ng to wa rd a la bor- m a n a ge-
ment nonaggrcssion pact have
been arranged lo start soon, "pn
a st;iff level." He said he would
not be in on them at the beginning.
Sligh said that white Meany has
been invited lo address an NAM 1
luncheon tomorrow, "no authorized
representative of Hie NAM has i
been in contact with (icorge Meany j
except to invite and make arrange- j
ments for him to speak," j
Mctzgcr Lashes County
Court; Charges Politics
(Continued from Page One)
employe who had spent "a large
sum of money on a private road."
Jle did not mention Ihe employe.
The two members of the court
contacted today said they knew of
no private road on which county
fimds had been spent. Judge 1 1 1 11
said: "To the best of my know-
ledge, I know of no instance where
any county money hns been spent 1
illegally. "
In his statement. Melycr goes ;
on to say that he was "severely i
taken to task by Ihe head of the
court' for brinuing Ihe matter to
Ihe attention of Ihe budget commit-1
lee. The former commissioner said:
he had brought the situation to Ihe i
attention of Iho commilteo hecause
"I Ihouuht Ihev should know lhat
county money was being handled Roseburg Public Library
by an irresponsible and incapable
employu and lhat I had been un-1 Kightv bonks were given n gifts
able to make any progress at all 0 the Roseburg Public Library
with the court to rectify the situ-. during the month of Nmember, ac
alion." ; cording lo a report made bv the
Met.ger said ha told the com-1 ,Mty librarian. Miss Muriel Mitch
mittee, court and others he could t., at a meeting n the board Wed
not "conscientiously continue nesdav in rht at Ihe librarv. A to
wilh an organization where Ihe ;, ,,( 9 hooks were cirenlaled
laws were disregarded hy an em-
plow of the county at the whim of
one member ot the court.
Melgrr said he and other mem
bers of the court could not agree
on a competent engineer lo reor
ganize the mad department. "As a
face saver." he said, a voung man
(Harry Morrell was appointed lo
tt'ake Ihe organization He said
Morrell had made several good
MigLHMiotis which had been turn
ed down.
Meiger said he had been "con
tinually advised that this is a polit
ical inh and an thing unulwng a
politician should be overlooked. I
do not beli;'e any political
party would knowingly approve of
lite situation as it exists in Doug
las County." he continued.
"My conception has been that po
litical parlies were organized with
the uooil of the cm in I rv 11 1 hr:i rl -
not for thi' personal satisfaction of
lew iiei'Miris u I10 h.umeii in hi
elected (o responsible positions."
In conclusion, Melzgcr said:
"As this is my swan song. 1 think
il best to tell tin' public one phase
of their county government nf
winch 1 111 sure the are not famil
iar. Some notes might not be ap
preciated In a few, but I bebee
people generally will appreciate
thai I can sing beiler in ihe open
than being cooped up with n gag
111 uiv mouth arid both wings clip
ped." !! an.suer to Meiger, Aslilev and
Hdl issued a loint statement s-
m.: "ihe f.nilie.t things from our
minds had b- 11 politics."' IYimui
a;. . .Kid ,e liiil s iid "I'm un
in ue poii! ci.m than any oilier or
urvin ciu 'en
The court s.iid it knew of 110
time when niouuy w.is spent d
I ;,ill oti ro ids during the time
til.' two m.-m.ii'iN have be.Mi ni vu
Ivi's. Til sail whenever .tin
o':ed:en 01 le;;ilu ar.ise, it ..is
turned over to the District attorn
v. Ji no sai'l no one had "an
proached them t- h.ie any uoiA
ii'.::e ihe inmty for political
lurpoc "
1 .. : . -jK'iic to the charge sug
gestions fur reorgaiuati.pii had
ne l i -iM. ed. Ihe court s,i d the
reorgam atmn w;is now going on
and had been for "several months. "
Ore. Thuri. Dee. 8,
1955
list Labor partv" includes most- caps rould endanger a whole
l a section of the Itoinan Calho- neighborhood, he concluded
ic spitment of Labor. 1 And it was that danger which
Some Itoinan Catholics, includ- al . alarmed Ix.uslas lawmen,
ng Kvatt s deputy leader, Arthur Sheriff Byrd said Die officers ape
. Calwell. remain members of rial interest was to round up the
ifficial Labor. But Kvatt has an- persons involved so they would not
lionized many Catholic voters bv hurt themselves or olhers.
marking two hishnps, rbariting . Several young men were still be
hev tried to do political injury to " iieslioned today concerning
.he' Labor parly. ; "' ''las'- A" ""onymous phone
Manv electors loole on tne Men-
,-ies government as honest ancl sin
cere, if not spectacular. Every
body in Australia remains well
fed. and more jobs are available
than lucre are people to fill them.
'I iii-i-n i bllln nnlilie inlerest in
th. ..-linn-alw.vi nninter her.
10 no cnange in lioveromeiii.
Mennes says his partv stands
on its record, that it promises to
preserve prosperity, that it will
not make a catalogue of new prom-
ises to preserve prosperity, that
it will not make a catalogue of new
promises. He contends victory for
Kvatt would land Australia in an
international and internal financial
criiij.
Kvall says Labor will raise pen-
sions and improve social services,
reduce taxes on low incomes, put
a special lax on "exorbitant"
comnanv nrofits. restore cost of
living adjustments to wages, and
expand exports.
Mercy Flights Plan
OK'd For Medford
WASHINGTON The Depart-
ment of Health, education ami
Welfare Wednesday approved
contract under which Mercv
rights inc., Medford, Ore , will
operate two surpl.is Kovernmnl
'aircraft for the Kogue Valley Me-
. monal Hospital.
Aides of Hep. Ellsworth ( K-Ore)
said the planes. Air Korce twin-
engine Beechcraft. will be outfitted
with medical equipment to serve,
as aerial ambulances.
The hosmtal takes over the
planes without charge under a law
authoninR such donation to edu-
rational, charitable and medical
institutions.
Actually, the congressman's
aides said, the approval climaxed
a year's effort to obtain the sur-
plus craft for Mercy Flights a
non-profit organization which for
several years has provided
aerial emergency medical and
transport a I ion service in isolated
areas of seven counties in Southern
Oregon and Northern California.
I'nder the approved contract, ihe
ilancs will belong to th hosnilal.
ml they will be operated by Mercy
Flights.'
Veto Threat Still Seen
In U. N. Member Vote
(Continued from Tae Onei
ami Cuba. The five abstainers were
the lulled Stales. France, Bel
gium, Israel and (irorre.
I There was no indie.il ion that
i nnviilR anneals to the Chinese N'a-
tmnalists had shaken their determ-
ination to use Ihe veto to exclude
Ouler Mongolia.
In a speech just before (he vole,
Chinese Delegae T. F. Tsiang
voiced vigorous opposition to all
five Soviet satellites Albania,
Ituk'ana. Roman la. Huntarv and
(tuler Mongolia. While he did not
repeat his privately -made threats
to use the veto, his aides said lie
st H J intended lo do so.
The Cmlrd Slates has jndicaled
it would abstain on Ihe five So
viet satellites when their bids
come before the council.
80 New Books Presented
dunne Ihe nionih.
Mrs. John K. It tun an, chair
man, had tharue of Ihe mh'i'Iidl:.
Miss Mitchell reported on the uh
ervance of National Book Week
at the library. The Unscburg Itnok
Store had an exhibit in ihe lib
rary, and articles from the Uutv
i.:id belonging to Mrs. Florence
Aiken Banks were on display. Stu
dents from lti,'hurg, Looking
glass, (ireen, Itiversdale and har
den Yallev paid visits to the lib
rary during the month to see the
exhibits.
Glide Boards Review
Junior High Proposal
The (ilule School Board and
But I gel Board jointly considered
plans fur continuation of I lie ilis-
lrit'1 building
program 1 uesday
n I gilt
Architect l.lc (ilenn and engi
neer Maurice Me eis reviewed
plans for Ihe starler unit of a pro
posed :,imor high school. Il would
be built about ;t0 feel iut lhi-;t ;t
of the hn;h school building They
said the new budding can be heat
ed from the high school boiler
room.
The boards decided to continue
their policy of building on a cash
basis uhercwr possible, ami lien
appioxed a motion that the archi
tect Marl draw in gs of an ei :iu-
classroom starter unit of the jtin-
hi.gh school
Final decision on a proposed ad
dition to the high school shop h.uld
tti was deleired until Jaii'iarv,
n.ien the complete school dislnc'
budgel wdl be prepared.
Actress' Divorced Spouse
Marries After Six Days
MiW VOllK f - Brewer Philip
I.ichmann, div 01 ced six davs ao
from ITIm actress land a inuncil
has man icd again m Arlington,
a
I. ieb sunn's father, Alfred, an
lioimeed Wednesday h:s 40 year
I'M s.iii was ma it un! 1'oesdav to
Joan Barry. l?tl, nf l.ns Angeles. It
was l.iebmann's third marriage.
Dynamite Said Stolen;
Blast Probe Continues
(Continued from Pae One)
said he would tell authorities of the
theft, Stancliffe said.
Someone not knowinij about
mc-i. ...... , ,.
fleers on the trail of two youths
.suspected of setting off the explos
ion. Chief Olson said he believed the
matter would be settled in a few
davs.
The officers again asked that
anj.nn ......... ...... ........ 6. .
in lunch with them,
Meanwhile, there were no furth-
er developments on the why of the
"earth rumble" which shook sev-
eral county areas about 9. HI p.m.
, Tuesday, allholu:h residents phoned
the newspaper to reuort hearing it.
W. M. Chalmers, 1'agc lload, Win-
rhesler heard "a rattier drawn out
rumble." He thought of thunder
and lightning, but saw onlv stars in
the sky when he looked outside,
In Dixonville, -Mrs. Harry Clem-
ons set the tune at 9:.'!.r p.m. She
heard "an "awful thud." before the
house shook and windows rallied
The (lemons did not hear the Sat
urday niilht explosion.
I.loyd I'oe, Ncbo Trailer Court,
was on duty at the Koseburg (iOC
Post at p m. He snid he saw
a light fla.'h to 1 he west and then
heard the rumble.
76 Additional Rooms
t R. hinoAA Ronnrf
To Be Needed. Report
(Continued from Pae One)
that practically every school in the
disincl is loaded to capacity now.
While the elementary situation
concerns problems of sites and fi-
nances, the real problem, he bc-
heves, "is on the seconflary level."
n,. said that by the fall of m,
enrollment in the two junior liiijh
(.n..r.ic wind. hr.n;i. ..r.iH.w ov.
Jn an,i Viht, would be I.J4 over the
870 ranacitv. Bv Hie fall of 10 the
overload would be a plus iioC.
If (he pre.st tit 2 -4 program is
maintained, Deller believes it
would require addition lo the
present .senior hih plant, or con
struction of another four year sen
ior high and at the same time ex-
',J'.nMon w
juiiior hiLMi faiililies.
( The present plan was adopted in
l'Jli by boa I'd members when
lack of secondary facilities became
evident.) A switch to the old (Kt-'l
organ ialional plan would require
establishment of a third junior
hi '-id school,
i The plant could be built , an
'existing cicmcnuii-y bidding could
be altered, or l"inporary excess
rooms in the high school (caused
i by withdrawal of the freshman
1 classi could be user). The excess
! would be gone within four ears
1 by n a lu r a I grow ill of the inh
school. Additionally, Deller says
any of the suggestions would me. in
lhat Joseph Lane capacity be lip
ped from (loo to "or more."
The report sliowrd lhat ah eud
ance at Koschurg llih School has
remained sialic dunm; Ihe past
three ears al a figure of around
l.l',riO. School adinini.slra'ors antici
pale the number to zoom now lhat
ihe Dillard high V-hool students
no longer attend. The ivporl notes
Hiat any freshman cl.i
gaut hail
been offset each vear bv Ihe cor
responding wilhdeawal of Dillard
pupils. High school capacity is 1,-t-10.
By fall of VXu a l.lii regis
tration is predicted. The fall 1WU
figure is 2.U07, or M7 over capcily.
t'oncurrenlly, 1 licit w ill be the
overloads at both junior highs.
Deller told his listeners that the
report meeting was to get think
ing started lo avoid being caught
slrort in 19:.H-.it." Ho then made
five recommendations:
1. Have (.his) repnrt validated.
2. Name a committee wilhui the
board or a subcommittee with in
terested citizens to recommend
possible school ites and negotiate
lor them.
:. Appmni a committee to stiidy
and recommend the most econom
ical organizational plan for Hose
burg schools so we can plan how to
go ahead.
4. Name a committee which will
work and settle on the type of pro
gram for junior lueh schools and
recommend a program.
Appoint a finance cninnwtiee
to sluuy the district s needs and
recommend a financial program :
serial levy, bond levy, budget, etc.
Deller feels that 'with advance
planning money can be saved fur
the disinel ami he wants lo see
"as many people in Ihe area as
possiole become conv eraiU w ith
lh:' pfotnem."
Dell'i' s complete report is con
lamed 111 a l--page brochure idled
"Planning For Consumed (Jrowih
In the Hoseburg Schools. " Copies
of it were given lo those attending
Ihe session.
His commentary followed a short
bus-mess session by Ihe board.
In it Alv m t Mike t Mel. am. Look
mggliiss Hoad. was appointed lo
the district's budget board tor a
five-vear term lie replaces Cbfi
Collins, whose term expired. A see
ond budget board vacancy, caus
ed bv the recent resignation of
.lolm Todd, will be filled later. A
report reviewing the suggested pol
icy on radio broadcasts, and Vie
vision releases will lie given later
hy board member Dudley Walton.
The board will meet m regular
session Dec. It.
Oregon State College Not
To Censure Its Speakers
t eoVAIMS .r Oregon Stale
College has no intention of censor
mg Npeakers on the campus, even
1! they are dealing with controver
sial political mailers, Prosidenl A
L. Miami .tid Wednesday
"We don't believe voitr delicate
iniiul and the pmiiy of wmr lodg
ments need our constant protection
of our advice." Mr.ind rejef
t mg to tile 'great pout ic a I cam
pjign" coining 111 the next ear
lie made Ihe-e remarks on col
lege policy before introducing Sen
Neoberger vDOre) at a student
meeting.
Oakland Council
Requests Price
The Oakland city recorder, Cal
Howies, has been instructed by the
City Council to find the lowest
price on the Oregon Water Corp s
The action was taken Tuesday
nihl, according to Mrs. Kdith
Dunn, News-Heview correspondent,
it came after a lengthy discus
sion of water problems in the city.
The council also aoproved the
second reading of the proposed
"(Ireen Hiver ordinance" which
would restrict peddling and solicit
in'; in the city.
New garbage rates were read
and it was announced that the pui
l.e may dumn garbage on Tues
days, Friday's and Saturdays.
Hales will be 25 cents for small
loads, 50 cents for pickup loads and
$1 for non-commercial truck loads.
A letter from the Douglas Coitn
tv Health Dept. approving the
dump was read.
Hecent improvements on Pine
Street between Second and Fourth
street were accepted by the coun
cil. One property owner objected
to paying his part of the improve
ment of Fourth Street near Locust.
Mel Davis asked to have the
street closed on the block in front
of the theater on the evening of
Dec. 22 while a free show and
treats are given to children by vet
erans' organizations.
It was reported an elbow had
been put in the water main at First
and Apple streets where there
had been a break in the main. Two
lights were ordered changed on
Third Avenue.
The report of an appraiser plac
ed value of the l.ynn .McNabb place
at $1,100 for riiht-of-way purposes.
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Need For Additional
Schools Tjlke4Ar Meet
(Continued from Page One)
matters had been made over a pe
riod of years (Walton is serving tits
first year on the board), and that
they felt any board action should
nof preclude advice from interested
citizens.
Additional comment brought out
that the board was in agreement
concerning the desire for smaller
elementary schools and use of citi
zen help, but not before Emil Ram
berg, Hawthorne Terrace, asked if
it knew where it was going.
The discussion boiled down, in
part, to a matter of semantics.
l.eroy Hiatt. 404 W. Douglas St..
said he thought "we're getting the
cart before the horse." He added
that the recommendations of the
superintendent should have more
weight than anyone since he
(Deller I should know the most
about the problems and has been
hired to solve them.
Before the discussion period clos
ed. Deller said immediate needs
of the district included, he believed,
a starter unit in east Hoseburg.
another in (Jreen and a wing on
Hucrest. The next step would be
establishment of a new junior high
school. It was at this point that
the board asked for a complete out
line of needs by fall of 1938.
GUILTY OP DRUNKENNESS
Roseburg Municipal Judge Ran
dolph Slocum Wednesday found
Melvin Eugene Gregory gviilty of
drunkenness, but dismissed a
charge of disorderly conduct which
had been placed against him.
Orecory was fined $35 on the
drunk count.
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Hospital News
Douglas Community Hospital
Admitttd
Surgory: Mrs. Charles Green,
Roseburg; Mrs. Wilbur Hayes, Rid
dle. Madical: Katherine Clevenger,
Roseburg; Wilson Fathergill, Port
land.
Diichargtd
Mrs. Roger Hood, Glide: Bill
Younce, .Myrtle Creek; Otto Du
bell, Oakland; Russell Worthiey,
Winston; Ronald Munch, Camas
Valley; .Mrs. Eugene Botiemer, El
Cajon, Calif.; Mrs. Kenneth Dil
lingham, Dillard; Zana Parmer,
John Fee, Cliff Barclay, Everett
Dahack. Mrs. William Zimmer
man. Ford Plant, Cecil Warner,
Roseburg.
Mtrcy Hospital
Admitttd
Surgtry: Leo Kowalewski, Rose
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Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Raymond Stin
nett, Mrs. Norman Wilson, Suther
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Mrs. Jay Shaver; Sutherlin;
Bruce Borthwick, Roseburg.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Thomas Raymond McDonald, 29,
Drain, Wednesday was fined $2.r
in municipal court in Drain when
he pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct. He was lodged briefly in
the county jail before paying his
fine.
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R"k or Pit
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Ti... .;t;..n.cin.lint rsmnaien in
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'uniform! for the Douglas iliKh
School hand has received the warm
i wishes of (luv. Pa'.il Patterson.
! In letter dated Dec. 5 Hie Bov-
ernor added a hope that 'you
have a very succrilut campaign
A biK carnival aim coicus m
lie held Friday evening al Uounlas
llieh and profits from the event
will Ko toward purchase of uni
forms. Spokesman Bob I'eters
said 23 "larse attractions and side
shows" were planned.
He termed the carnival a show
' r... .),. ..i.r. f.imik- The cafe
teria at the school will open at
5::J p.m. and the carnival mid
way opens shop at 6:30 p.m.
I'eters said the calendar sale
was continuing at a "very success
ful pace." Thev'll be ready for
buvers in March. The contest to
see if Dillard School pupils can
m-ice as many calendars as
students at I.ookingslass and Ten-
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