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Roseburg Council Has Busy Session On Monday Night Whit Th Council Did I Patterson, Kenneth Ryan, Anniquest for renewal from the Rose- 1. Defeated molion to rescirid ! WoHord nd a representative ol liquor license fun the Monogram le,sewinf ilacnine tenter. Tavern at its proposed new busi ness site at 8;iu SK Douglas Ave. after remonstrance from Ralph ED CILDEN'S CHRISTMAS TREES DOUGLAS AND GRAND FIR one block south of the but depot 2. Requested the fire chief to in vestigate a proposed underground gas line at the Klegel Transfer Co. properly at NE Odell and NE Caspar. 3. Received a' certificate of achievement from the secretary of state's office for participation in the vehicle aafety-check; program. 4. Sent to committee two re quests for franchises for taxicab operations in the city. One is a re- West Bros. Wants You to See . l $1 o Week . t:. 33 '39" -U;.t.T-; ,1 ThMuti eotpmi swht mut mmmmot u M StKKhmhUit 19jM4t IfKftbtKfcMa tieAUA 71 ItwaK 59" 62w 71" 8? V ! ! A.Ot P HONE w2& WASHINGTON AT JACKSON or 3-3002 W DncrRripfi i owGnrt OPEN WED. fr FRI. TIL 9 P.M. burg Cab Co. The other is for first franchise by Eddie Gibson. 5. Approved two liquor licenses, one a renewal of a package li cense (or Grimes Grocery; the oth er a change of license allowing dancing for Leonard Zacher. 6. Approved the first two reaa ings of a private utilities nance. (See other story.) Band Uniform Fund Raising Contest Now On Dec. 30 is a red letter day in Roseburg. It marks the end of the month long drive now under way to raise money to buy new uniforms for ordi-1 Roseburg High School band mem bers. 7. Endorsed a resolution calling for immediate study of the Unip-L.onljucted by Band Booster and In- oua River watershed by the newly- created Oregon Water Resources Board. (See other story.l 8. Authorized Mayor Ernest Barker Jr., Councilman Sidney Moon, City Attorney Paul Geddes and City Manager George Karrell to enter into a contract with the firm of Cornell, Howlsnd, Hayes and Werryfield for engineering work preliminary to construction of a new trunk sewer system and disposal plant. t). Granted city manager author ity to set up machinery for col lection and accounting of sewer service charges. Charges will prob ably not start for two months. 10. Turned over to committee de tails of completing recommenda tions for a sewer service charge. The committee will determine (1) ratei to be charged, u any ac counts for prepayment and (3) any hookup charges. 11. Scheduled a committee of the i whole meeting next Monday at 7:30 to discuss (1) bus franchise, (2) possible consolidation of the i city and county libraries. (3) i amusement devices, (4) billboard 'regulations (5) vacation of Giles i Street and (6) taxicab franchises. 12. Scheduled the next regular meeting Dec. 27 at 7:30. 13. Approved bills. LOCAL NEWS Here Over Weekend Mr. and Mrs. Robert Horand and daugh ters Debby, Terry and Cindy were weekend house guests at the home of Mr. Horand's mother, Mrs. Harold J. Hickerson, and Mr. Hick erson. , Ooes To Portland Dr. Bruce Tuck of Roseburg is in Portland attending the Northwest Optomet ry Congress, seminary and lec tures; presenting the latest in op tometric science are features of the annual meeting. Dr. Tuck will be back in his office Thursday, Dee. 15. Prize in the fund-raising contest, dian Club members, is a foreign make car. It will be presented to the winner the night o the 30th at the half lime of the1 basketball game which pits the Harlem Clowns against a local all-star ex hibition game. The drive to outfit the band members is one involving adults alone. They hope to boost the $2,300 on hand to $6,000. That is the amount estimated necessary to purchase 100 uniforms. The uni form price is $80 each. The car to be awarded will be on display in downtown Roseburg, according to Indian Club Secretary-Treasurer Bill Garrison. He added that the band uniform de sign and color would be selected later this month by students and adults. Garrison was enthusiastic about the success of the uniform cam paign. He pointed out that about 2li weeks remained before the Dee. 3Q target dale and said everyone was eligible to enter the event. Hospital News Douglas Community Hospital Admitted Surgery: Clinton Dysinger, Rose burg; Mrs. Richard Moer, Win ston; Mrs. Richard Thrush, Cam as Valley. Medical: Mrs. Herbert Leonnig, Roseburg; Mrs. William Cunning ham, Camas Valley; Mrs. Howard Smith, Glide; Mrs. Billy Howard, Oakland; Mrs. James Murray, Winston. Discharged Mrs. James Youtsey, Robert Strong, Mrs. Myrtle Schroeder, Sherry Burnett, Mrs. Carl Arvid son, RoseburR; Alma llenthorn, Oakland; Wilson Falhergill, Port land. Mercy Hospital Admitted Surgery: Walter Stock, Rose burg. Medical: Guy Pennell. Mrs. George McWhirter, John Houston, Roseburg. Discharged Cheryl Addcox. Mrs. Ronald Lin- thicum and baby, Michael Keith; I Mrs. Sam Waddle, Leo howalew ski. Roseburg; Mrs. E. W. Bridges, Dillard; Mrs. Floyd Porter, Suth-erlin. Terrorist Rebels Riddle Algiers Military Convoy ALGIERS. (1 Terrorist rebels Monday riddled a military convoy bombed two downtown Algiers theaters and set a $57,000 fire. From 14 to 22 persons were wounded in the theater bombings, Deaf.h Sentence Imposed and an official French source said, r Tuesday the military convoy am- ror flayer ur uivorcee bushed near uueima iosi is aeau five wounded and six missing. Heavily armed French reinforce ments were summoned to the area. Rebel arsonists cut the wires leading to Zeralda, 30 miles south of Algiers, late Monday night and set fire to a big fruit packing house. Damage was estimated at 20 million trance ($57,000). Dixon-Yates Group Sues Government For $3,534,788 WASHINGTON m The Dixon Yates uower leroui) Tuesday sued the government, for $3,534,778 for expenses in connection with the now-cancelled contract for a priv ate power plant in the Tennessee Valley Authority area. The suit was filed bv the Mis sissippi Valley Generating Co. in tne . U.S. t'ourt ot Claims. E. li. Dixon, president of Mis sissippi Valley Generating, said in a statement: "We commenced this litigation with every confidence in its re sult." Dixon also Is president of Mid dle South Utilities Inc. which to gether with the Southern Co. set up Mississippi Valley Generating to build a 107 million dollar gen erating plant at West Memphis. Ark. The purpose was to supply power to the TVA system to replace pow er1 used elsewhere by the Atomic Energy Commission. The contro versial contract was cancelled last summer and on Nov. 23 the Atom ic Energy Commission announced it would not pay Mississippi Valley Generating for money already ex pended. AEC, in taking this stand, said Adolphe H. Wenzell "while having a conflicting private interest, acted as one of the principal advisers to the government in the negotia tion of the contract." Wenzell, New York investment banker, acted as a Budget Bureau consultant. Democratic critics of the Dixon-Yates contract he con tended play a dual role. His firm, the First Boston Corp., later served Dixon-Yates as financial agent. Witness Credits Col. Liles With Saving His Life FT, LEWIS, Wash, m "I feel Col, Liles was responsible for sav ing my life by persuading the Ko reans to take me from the caves." An Army court Monday heard this testimony 'from an Air Force veteran called as a defense wit ness at the court mprlial of lit. Col. Paul V. Liles, 39-year-old Birmingham, Ala., career soldier, being tried on charges he collab orated with the Communists while a prisoner of war in North Korea William K. ilauneman, now i Donne rs Grove, 111., salesman, was one of seven defense witnesses who test il led Monday. Hanneman told the court he was shot down while on a bombing mission over north Korea and after spending 20 days in a 5x10 hole at Pyaugyang was moved to caves near Pyangyang where other prisoners of war were held. .Most of (he prisoners were ill, he said. The caves were damp and lacked food, water and med ical facilities. Hanneman said Liles finally per suaded the Communists to move him from the caves to a PUW camp where prisoners were quar tered in buildings. The transfer saved his life, the witness told the coitrl. He said all but one of the POWs left in the cave died. Tutti. Dae. 13, 1955 Tht Nowi-Revlaw, Roteburg, 0r. 3 Rita Hay-worth Embarks For U. S. Unnoticed LE HAVRE. France, i.ft Film star Rita Hay worth embarked al most unnoticed Tuesday ajjoard the liner Ile De-France for the United Stales. "I'll come back as soon as pos sible and probably in three weeks," she told reporters. "There is one sure thing; "I'll not meet Dick Haymes in the United Stales." Miss Hay worth was granted a divorce from singer Haymes Mon day by a Reno court. Miss Hayworth arrived here early in October with her two daughters Rebecca and Yasmin. Yasmin since then, has lived with her fath er, Aly Khan, Miss Hayworth's former husband. LAUREL LODGE NO. 13 A A. F. A. M. Rotebura. Oregon STATED COMMUNICATION WED., DEC. 14 8:00 P.M. Election of Officers Dinner or 6:30 p.m. Examinations in oil deqrees. Vititing BrofMri Welcome W. M-, Ralph 8. CocuMr Sec. Durward Owens SANTA MONICA, Calif. Lfi-The death sentence has been imposed on law student John R. Crooker Jr. for the murder of wealthy divorcee Mrs. Norma McCauley, his former sweetheart. Crooker. 31. of Bucksnort, Maine. took the jury verdict calmly. He was remanded to the custody ot the warden of San Quentin Prison. The date for his execution in the gas chamber will not be set until alter trie automatic review Dy me California supreme court. Mrs. McCauley. 33, who had em ployed Crooker as a houseboy, was garroted and stabbed in her home last July 5 after she tried to break off a love affair with him. WILL CLOSE AT 6 p. m. WED. DEC. 14 FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY Color Television Station Scheduled For Portland PORTLAND UH Purchase of' one million dollars worth of equip- j menl tor a new color television sta-; tion in Portland was announced Monday bv Cordon Orput, presi-i dent of North Pacific Television Co., "Portland. The plans also include merger1 of North Pacific owned by KING Broadcasting Lo., Seattle, and a group of Portland businessmen and Pioneer Broadcasters Inc., op-1 erator of Portland radio station KCW. North Pacific would be the sur viving and controlling corporation. ! Present shareholders in both com panies would continue as share holders in the new firm, Orput said. The two firms have filed applica tion with the Federal Communica tions Commission asking approval of the merger. The new station, which would operate on channel 8, should be completed before July, 19.SB, Orput said. It would be Portland's fourth television station. Myrtle Creek Band, Chorus Slate Concert The Myrtle Creek High School Rand and chorus will stage a ioint Christmas concert in the high school gym Dec. 20. It will start at 8 p.m. This will be the first concert to be presented by both groups. The program will include a Christmas suite, "Afternoon of A Faun," "Voodoo," "Champion of Champion" march, and a com- mnea rnorat ana nana numner ti lled "Three Songs for Christmas." tiarv Hall will be featured as I soloist on "Come Back To Sorren to." A boys quartet will also sing "Down Among the Sheltering Palms." No admission will be charged, but any donations received will he , used for purchase of music equipment. Committee Can Employ Bureau To Make Study SALEM ( The legislative highway interim committee can hire the University of Oregon's bureau of municipal research to study how highway bypasses af fect the cities that are bypassed, Ally. lien. Robert Y. Thornton ruled Monday. ' The interim committee will pay the bureau $3,500 tor the study. In other opinions, Thornton ruled that the Ore son National Guard cannot engage Ihe services of an architectural firm which has employe who is an officer in the guard. G or yumma. 4ASHMERE A WAY OF LIFE Melting soft imported classics. Casual luxury for modern living. 1 00 cashmere, full-fashioned. Cardigan $25.95 SUpon $18.95 Sizes 34-40 Slim Silhouette, long line skirl matchedMto complete the color theme. ' simi 8-is $17.95 In fashion colors of avocado, shrimp, pink, blue, grey, beige and red Your Purchases will be Attractively Gift Wrapped. ROSEBURG Wgjf .-Il GOIEDB 5? 212EiCs JrVo'f :SWfcT KSiaSw?.? news. ""Qhbteod R., i tt-r . ,.f 1 - v t i i i ; i Rsa"2a BDOS. .fflWVrl PHONE &$r i'l - 3 OR 3 3002 vl S 1 etfelers 1 ''i'-'V J 'WASHINGTON AT JACKSON POSEBUCG 0PEG0N OPEN 'TIL 9 P.M. WED. AND FRI. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins To Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jenkins will observe their golden wedding an niversary at an open-house affair Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Ever green Grange Hall. Mrs. Garnet Kolmsbee, a daughter, is in charge of arrangements for the affair. Friends and relatives are most cordially invited lo call between 2 and 4 p.m. CHRISTMAS PARTY SET Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has scheduled its Christmas party and second December meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Neil Kaser Sr., 1155 W. Har vard Ave. Members attending should bring food baskets. LEAGUE TO MEET The Woniens Overseas Service League will meet Saturday evening at the home of Miss Nettie Ul mer. Any eligible women in the community are welcomed. FREE-STYLE ELECTION BHOOKi.AND, Ark W Mavor Jewell Anderson decided to step out of the job, but the town fa thers couldn't find anyone who wanted to succeed him. So the cit izens voted on blank ballot, writ ing in the names of their candi-, dates, Alex Smith got the job with 24 votes. His nearest competitor, li. J. liaker, got z. PARTY PLANNED The Winston - Dillard Home Extension Unit will hold its Christ-, mas parly Wednesday at the Ev ergreen Grange at its regular! meeting time. There will be a gift : exchange. MEETING CHANGED The Steadfast Club of the First Presbyterian Church. Koscburg, is meeting for a potluck luncheon Thursday in the church. The event is being held a week earlier than usual. 7 r 99 ' r.y SHOES Reg. 9.95 Value Day Special Black Suede Sapphire lustre ILV ore Quality Shoes Priced Right for the Entiro Family 118 West Cais Roseburg Now buy both ... only 4M a ; week! 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