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2 The Newi-Revlew, Roseburg, Twelve Points Summarizing Citizens For Better Schools Views Discussed, Ratified T w e 1 v points summarizing views expressed at the first meet ing of the Citizens' Assn. for Bet ter Schools and 10 statements of purpose were discussed and rati fied Friday night at a meeting of the association in the courthouse. The summary of points express ed earlier are: "1. Our school policy cheapens the real value of High School dip lomas and handicaps our children by allowing identical credits for re quired subjects as well as elective social subjects coupled with too much emphasis on social living and too little on education. Re quired is defined here as mathe matics, English, history and science. Social studies range through art. ceramics, chorus, square dancing, etc. 2. Our children show a decided lack of ability in reading, writing and spelling. 3. State standards force too much unnecessary building by in sisting on costly gyms and cafe terias while a shortage of class rooms exists. Type of construction recommended causes unnecessary high costs. 4. The chool adminitration tend to cover up or omit facts which are detrimental to them. 5. T h e school administration will only accept and promote po licies in accord with its own and refuse and ridicule others. 6. Critics of the budget have re ceived little or no consideration and their suggestions have been largely ignored and they have been on occasion insulted and jeer ed for their efforts. 7. Our many full time school ad ministrators see to it that their public meetings are loaded with people who fall in line with their own thinking and any citizen who dares to voice any strong, inde pendent thoughts (contrary to pres ent school policies) is then abused and ignored. 8. Although the district; has held multiple elections in the past be fore passage of the budget, the board has refused to recognize the several dissatisfactions of a large number of voters. 9. The budget Is prepared in such a manner as to be not clear ly understandable and explana tions furnished by the school ad ministration are designed to mis lead our people. 10. At budget hearings, proceed ings have been conducted so that critics can not effectively present their case. 11. Because of the aforomcntion i ed complaints and others, the cost of schooling per pupil has risen Notre Dame Man Gets Seattle Job SEATTLE itf John Louis Cas Icllani, 29, of Notre Dame, was named athletic director and head basketball coach at Seattle Uni versity Friday. He succeeds AI Brightman as coach and the Rev. Robert Reb hahn, S. J., as athletic director. Father Rcbhahn will . resume his duties as the university's dean of men. Brightman resigned last month. Minor Alarms Keep Firemen Busy Here Four minor alarms Flrday after noon and early this morning kept Roseburg firemen on the jump. Two involved oil heaters just aft er midnight this morning. One stove overheated at the Robert El liott home, 738 SE Brockway Ave., nt 12:05 a.m. The other was at tho Bob Tripled home, 1602 SE Jackson St., where a fire started under a heater at about 12:.15 a.m. No damage was reported in cither. Friday at 1:50 p.m., firemen were called)tn a flue fire at the Eugene A. Freadman home, 152 SE Lane Ave. There was no dam age. At 4:17 p.m., firemen from the west side station were called to the William Hester home at 1914 W. Bertha Ave. in the Roseburg Homes. A pan of urease in an oven caught fire, causing about $25 smoko damage. Julius La Rosa To Wed Small Town Girl Today MANITOWOC, Wis. 1 Singer Julius LaKosa and pretty Rose mary (Hory) Meyer, the small town girl he met in New York, plan to marry today in the yellow brick church where the bride was baptised. Tho community was agoc. Celebrant at the Mass In St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in nearby Francis Creek was the Rev. Joseph Ranch who recalled that "Rosemary was the first baby I baptised here." Her parents arc Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Meyer Sr., of neighboring Roekwood. I.aRosa, 26. met his brunette bride, 25, while she was secretary to singer I'ciry Como in New York. FOR Lawn Mowers and Lawn Mower Sharpening Garden Tractors Myers Pumps Domestic & Irrigation SEE Miller & Cox nt S. t. Pint St. OR 3-4801 Ore. Set., April 7, 1956 tremendously with corresponding increase in taxes. That due to basic support (financed by state income taxes) and the aDnroxi- mately one fourth of the budget that it supplies to school districts satisfactory to the state, the tax load will tend to increase instead of decrease. 12. The vote on April 19 resub mitted school budget will be a test vote on school policy and a defeat of the budget will leave ample time for another budeet to be pre pared and submitted for vote. Our school administration this year the same as in the past reuses to recognize our citizens who have regularly defeated school budgets. In this way. our school administra tion insults the intelligence of our people and insists that its own pre judices be substituted for the peo ple s cnoice. Purposes Given The statement of purpose! aims and intentions of the association are listed as follows: "1. To provide an association whereby people may freely ex press their opinions and desires relating to our schools. 2. To give more attention to the basic subjects of study. 3. To determine dollars and cents costs of the basic subjects, as well as each extra-traditional subject, the figures to include the total cost of teaching each subject as a separate unit. 4. To promote the economy of our schools and the most efficient use of our tax dollars, facilities, and bonding capacity. 5. To fully investigate the 'Re quirements and Recommendations' of the State Board of Education as to their effect on our school system, and to advise the public. 6. To urge the decentralization of control of our schools to the local School Board level. 7. To urge the construction of future elementary schools in their natural walking attendance areas wherever practical. 8. To urge the use of school buildings as community centers. 9. To examine and publicize the present school subjects, with the explanation of how they came into being. 10. To promote better under standing and harmony between the schools and the community." St. Paul's Lutheran Church Begins Series Of Post-Easter Sermons "Sunday Morning Trips to Bible Mountains" is the general theme to be considered in a series oi posi Easter sermons at St. Paul a Lutlv cran Church. Corey and Military Streets, according to an announce ment made today by Rev. Walter A. Sylwester, pastor ot ne con- BreBAtinn. In this series the significant events which occurred at some of the mountains mentioned in ine Bible will be discussed. The topic of the first sermon of this series, to be delivered April 8, is "Ararat the Mountain of Judgment." Other sermons of the series, to be delivered on suc cpeHinff Sundavs. are "Sinai the Mountain of Revelation." "Ncbo the Mountain of Disappointment," and "Carmel the Mountain of Decision. The services begin at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. The general public is invited to hear all sermons of this scries. Local Man Complains His Car Was Bumped A parked car belonging to Nell E. Darr, 2836 W. Gary Ave., was struck by an unidentified car Fri day evening, Darr complained to uoseDurg police, ine urivei imicu to stop. Police also reported a minor traf fic accident at Oak Avenue and Spruce Street Friday morning. Of ficers said Mrs. Elsie I. McDonald, 27, of 1811 NW Kline St., hooked a parked car belonging to Jerry E. Strick, 424 NE Oak Ave., while she was trying to park. She was cited for having no operator's li cense on her person. WANTS AUTHORITY CHANGED PORTLAND Ofl The Umpqua Basin Conservation Council wants the state Forestry Department rather than the state Sanitary Authority to have control over stream pollution abatement caiued by logging operations. The Sanitary Authority, at its monthly meeting here Friday, agreed to discuss the proposal with the Forestry Department. Each Night - ASSEMBLY OF 518 N.E. Noih St. Evangelist lola V. Wiseman of Oklahoma City, Oklo. Singer Musician Dynamic Speaker Sunday School . MS A.M. Sunday Moraine Topic 11:00 A.M. "Ho ii AIm God at tha V.ll.y'i" Sunday Nloht . 7:45 P.M. "Who Is Tha Antl-Chriit" No SooculaHon Tha Facts. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Vernon L Kltmin, Pastor Tuna In RrrivalHma KRXL 1240 Sunday Aftamaan 4:J0 P.M. Recreation Center Meeting Scheduled A giant step forward in the pro posed building of a recreational center in Roseburg Is anticipated Monday evening. Area organization members and interested residents will meet at the Roseburg High School library at 8 p.m. They are asked to bring ideas ana suggestions, wnen recre ation center proponents met last. the representatives were requested to learn what the interests of their groups were and "how they could benefit from a community center." Monday evening plans of centers now operating successfully in Co quille and Eugene will be shown. Spokesman Mrs. Charles Brown, one of the original backers for such a center, said she felt "we're ready to go ahead and form a committee to get to work." Many organizations in the area have asked her to explain the proj ect which would serve adults and youth. She said Saturday that she felt honored at such requests and would be "happy to talk to inter ested groups. She stressed "the center would be for all ages, not youth alone." Storage Dim Declared Answer To Flood Problem (Continued from Page One) streams to allow individual pump, ing plants and distribution cen ters financed by individual opera tors. He said only in a few areas would it be necessary to justify consideration of large-scale deliv ery and distribution. McAllister listed tentative dam sites for consideration, but he said these are not final, although pos sibilities were examined all over the county. He said the bureau would consider any older sites which citizens of the county might recommend. He asked that such recommendations be forwarded to Ben B. Irving, chairman of the advisory committee, who has of fices in the Douglas County Court house. ' The report divides the county into six large areas, one oi tnese North Umpqua. Umpqua and Smith rivers area, would not need storage, according to the report. Adequate irrigation season water supply is available. ror me other five areas, these sites may get prime consideration, McAllister saia: Cow Creak Storage dam on ih n:,n.i n i. in would be stored to serve '5,500 ir- feet should be sufficient. To store I this a I am hpr. .linn rl moaoirp BR feet hiKh and 440 feet crest length. I Additional capacity could be pro vided for other purposes such as flood control, recreation fish life; pollution abatement and municipal and industrial needs. Best meth od of distribution would be through individual private pumping plants. Lookingglais Creak Storage dam on Olalla Creek to supply wa ter for 7,670 acres ba Looking glass Creek and tributaries. To store the 14,500 acravfeet neces sary, dam 88 by 850 could be constructed. A diverting or pump ing reservoir would be installed to release water into a system of ca nals for land needing it. South Umpqua River Storage dam on South Umpqua River 1.8 miles upstream from Tiller for 54, 000 acre-feet necessary to serve 28,270 acres. It would measure 190 feet high and 620 along the crest. Additional capacity could be allow ed for other water uses. Most of the area between Tiller and the forks of the North and South Ump quas could be served by individual pumping stations, except for two or three project-type installations. Calapoola Creek Multipurpose storage dam on upper stream 14V4 miles east of Suthcrlin to store 27.- 000 acre-feet with additional ca pacity available for other uses. No size measurements were estimated. Some 13,380 acres would be serv ed by canals diverting Calapooia Creek and some individual pump ing. Elk Create Storage dam about four miles southeast of Drain near Scotts Valley. It would store 14, 500 acre feet to serve 8,300 acres and would measure 45 feet high and 1,100 along the crest. Indivi dual pumping would suffice except for a short canal from the reser voir to the Yoncalla Creek basin. Col. Jackson said the sites rec ommended by the Bureau of Re clamation for irrigation and stor age would also be considered by the Corps of Engineers for flood control. Both Graham and McAl lister, however, emphasized it will probably be a long time before work on any federally -constructed dam in the county is started. Graham said the corps has 1,100 projects awaiting Congressional ac tion, and In any case a great deal of time often elapses between au thorization and allocation of funds. McAllister said he knew of some proiects which had been launched I in four years and others which had wren Brewing u. REVIVAL CONTINUES Except Mon. Cr Sat. - 7:45 PM GOD CHURCH (Former W. 1st St.) Fong Murder Trial Enters Final Phase PORTLAND W The Wayne Fong murder trial went into an overtime session Saturday, with the defense expected to close its case, the trial was in recess mucn of Friday while attorneys con ferred on a plan to bring pro ceedings to a quicic end. Negotiationa apparently failed however, and defense attorney John P, Hannon called his first witness at 2 p.m. Fong is accused of having a part in the 1954 slaying of Diane Hank, 16-year-old baby sitter. The state contends that Fong was in volved in narcotics dealings and that the girl came to know too much about his activities. Fong's wife, Sherry, was con victed of second-degree murder last December. She has appealed. The couole was convicted in an earlier joint trial but the verdict was set aside. Re-evaluation Key Word For Citizen's Asjiv (Continued from Page One) meeting. The first meetings were limited in order to simolifv organ ization proceedures. Meeting Te Be Announced The executive board of the as sociation will meet in the near future to determine the time and place of another meeting. The board, named at the first session, is made up of Conn, Young, Dar ley Ware, Mrs. Mary Fetter, Ros well Myers, George Caskey and Luoma. Walton, who is a member of the district school board, reviewed some of the reasons he cannot go along with present policies and gave explanations of various fac tors which have brought a need for re-evaluation of the position of education policy "in this country," which many people have "a ten dency to follow along unquestion ingly." "Public education is a good thing," he said, "but it should not wag the dog." With charts, he reviewed tax problems on the state level, bring ing out, among other things, that 50 per cent of the general fund for 1955-57 is to go toward education. Stat Standards Raked The state's "club" basic school support funds ties in with stand ards "couched in general terms," which cover many factors but are difficult to interpret, he said. He decried that the standards are "not geared to the product or result" (the type of student coming out:'ore was aware of Stevenson's of our schools). The statute author ?lng the program is "unconstitu- someone nas to question this puwei, II. Wl) uiuusiil uui, nu apparent y teachers and adminis- trators feel the standards are much like their own, and they do not question them. So, people can accept the ad ministration's philosophy or ques tion it, but it does no good to question it, Walton said in effect. He stated that the matter is wide spread, not just a problem in Rose burg. Mentioning local Supt. M.C. Dcller. Walton noted that "Mike is less 'ivory tower' than most guys we could get over there. Ntw Faces In Audience Of the 50 or 60 persons who at tended the meeting, there were several new faces, and they had things to say. For example, Forrest McKay of Roseburg early in the meeting ex pressed some of the basis of dis satisfaction with present policy. He qeustioned the worth of "es thetic things" and called for re strictions on studies which "make a good mechanic into a social but terfly." He said he felt students should be put into a position to make a living and get along with others, and emphasis on "social" studies should be cut down. "We are trying to make silk purses and we have too many sow's ears," he said. He explained that he received his tax statement the other day, and it was too high, so he "decided to come and see what could be done. Others in attendance also brought out specific criticisms dur ing the long discussion. McKay's point was made dur ing discussion of one of 12 points summarizing expressions of those attending the earlier meeting. (See story Page 3). Hungarian News Agency Reports Prison Release VIENNA, Austria I Tha of ficial Hungarian news agency MTI said Saturday Mrs. 1 1 o n Marton, former correspondent for the United Press in Budapest, had been released from prison. But her husband, Endre Marton, who was correspondent for the Associated Press in Budapest, re mains in prison. 'I he Budapest Radio announced last Jan. 14 that Mrs. Marton had been sentenced to three years im prisonment and her husband to six years on charges of spying for U.S. intelligence agents. The Martons are Hungarian citizens. 4 ' 4- - X N,'. :. J V !. Idaho Power Co. Sayt Plan Non-existent (Continued From Page One) impression that "there hi actually or officially some comprehensive federal plan, or main control plan, which has soma concrete exist ence and is alleged to be in some way controlling in this matter. "However," it said, "even they find themselves eventually com pelled to admit that this dam (Hells Canyon) has never been included in any plan so as to preclude non-federal development of the Hells Canyon site and to concede that the reference to the high dam by federal agencies in their studies made in the late for ties, is at most only a prima facie standard of development. "In other words, petitioners are fundamentally face to face with the fact that Congress not only nas not authorized any dam at the Hells Canyon site nor has it inner autnorized, or even ap proved, any plan specifying a dam of any type or character in this reach of the river. "The only fact which they rely on is 'hat two departments (Army and Reclamation Bureau) have made studies of dams at the site in.... reports. "Even the main control plan In the Army report was presented uii.jr as a proposal; it necessar 1 had to be, and has always been considered to be elastic, flexible and subject to further study and cnantje. "The Nez Perce site is the most desirable location for a dam on the Snake River but its construc tion was opposed by commercial salmon fishery interests. "Several of the projects origi nally considered have been dropped (such as Glacier View); major changes have been made in others (as Priest Rapids, John Day and Libby); and the report Itself presents a number of alter native) developments.... "ThB changing character of this study is further evidenced by the fact that in the 84th Congress, first session, the Senate commit tee on Public Works requested that the report be reviewed." Stevenson Enters Oregon Write-in Primary Vote (Continued from Page One) earlier in the day, had accused him of injuring Democratic unity and of Senate absenteeism at times when votes were, taken on certain vital bills. But even be- icuiaiAa in i atusuiiviue, rid., speech, Kefauver had told news men covering his New Jersey swing that Stevenson had been "slinging mud" by making fun of his hand-shaking style of cam paigning. Lashing back at Stevenson, Ke fauver said "I don't cry" after losing out at the Democratic con vention four years ago. "I got out and worked to help Mr. Stevenson and the Democratic party," Ke fauver asserted. Kefauver said it wasn't true as Stevenson charged that he had been absent on important Senate votes adding: "I think my voting record shows a very good attend ance." The Tennessean also replied to Stevenson in kind, contending his opponent's course of action will "hurt the Democratic party." New Farm Bill l Not Acceptable, Benson Says (Continued from Page One) bill acceptable in its present form?" "It is not acceptable to me in its present form. Hagcrty said Eisenhower would discuss the farm bill at his week ly meeting with Republican con gressional leaders Monday. Benson also will attend this meeting, which comes shortly be fore the President leaves lor a work-rest vacation in Augusta, Ga. The compromise bill contains some features requested by the administration but also calls for a one-year restoration of high, rigid price supports opposed by Eisenhower and Benson. Any administration effort to get a bill more to its liking would require a new battle in the Sen ate or the House. There has been some speculation such an effort would be made. MONDAY NOON UMPQUA ROSEBURC Chamber of Commerce Membership Forum SUBJECT "Stat Education Standards" SPEAKER George C. Huggini, member of Star Board of Education Th speaker will present hit subject ai applied to our schools generally. This announcement is sponsored by Nielsen's Marker Highway 99 So. at City Limit. Crisman Named Superintendent And Principal Leo R. Crisman, principal of the Elkton High School for the last two years, has been named by the school directors to the position of superintendent - principal. ine action follows the resigna tion of Louis E. Price as grade school principal. Crisman will retain his duties in the high school and will assume the role of business agent and titu lar head of the district grade and high schools. A supervisory prin cipal will be hired to head the grade school. The board of directors decided to change the pattern of adminis tration to one conforming to that accepted by the unified school dis tricts. They mentioned the advan tages of one business head to carry on district transactions and better coordination and integration of the educational program and activities of the two schools. Before coming to Elkton, Cris man was vice principal of Molalla ur.ion High School. He was grad uated from Willamette University in 1947 and has since completed his work for a master's degree at the University of Oregon. This is his ninth year in school work. Lester Roy Seiber Given 2-Year Sentence To Pen (Continued from Page One) only to bolster his courage, that he "is not probation material." Saying he had personal know ledge of four arrests in which Seiber had been involved in simi lar charges, Sanders admitted his words "may be colored by my own personal prejudice and bias." He told how Seiber's former wife, who divorced the man about a year ago, had twice filed as sault charges aeainst Seiber. Each time, Seiber promised it wouldn't nappen again. Alter being granted probation on a 60-day sentence the second time, Seiber was "at her throat" again within an hour of his release, Sanders said. The pro bation was revoked. The mild-mannered deputy dis trict attorney said it appears Sei ber takes the law into his own hands and forces his will on oth ers. "I have no svmnathv fnr him," he said. The judge credited Seiber with time already spent in jail await ing disposition of the case. Under parole practices, Seiber can be free in a few months. Hester was granted probation under usual terms, plus the order that he repay about $140 he owes within a four-month period. His attorney, John H. Horn, said Hester passed a $35 check at Ten mile Store on March 8 in order to pay rent. Hester has a wife and child, and is supporting two chil dren by a former marriage. Admitting the crime was "not excusable, Horn said he believes it unlikely the man will get in trouble again. He said there were "at least two other" bad checks out. He said a logging injury kept Hester out of work most of last year. aanaers displayed four bum checks, two of which he said are believed forgeries. He noted that Hester was arrested March 9 on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, but the charge lat er was dropped when the complain ing witness was unable to testify at a preliminary hearing. Maximum sentence tor convic tion on the NSF charge is a five year prison term. Man Diet Of Heart Attack As Wife Coes To Prison DALLAS, Ore. WV A man whose wife is serving a prison term for shooting him last November died of an apparent heart seizure Fri day, one day after her sentencing. Mrs. Ethel Story was convicted of assault with intent to kill after a lengthy trial here. She was sen tenced Thursday to three years in prison. The death of Frank Story was believed due to a heart attack. The coroner ordered an autopsy. AWARDED S2S0 ' SALEM W Philip G. Jacob, an employe of the University of Ore gon Medical School, was awarded $250 Friday by the state employe suggestion awards board. He developed a compound that can be used to coat wood sur faces in laboratory buildings. The board made 10 cash awards totaling $425. CIVIC ROOM HOTEL M j ' J i MARVIN DENNY, Bob Kellum, and Roy Hill (left to right) sing "Corefully On Tiptoe Stealing," in a scene from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore," which will be presented again this evening at 8. in the Sutherlin High School gym. Directors are Caleb Standafer and Clay Shepard. Tickets will be on sale at the door. Improvement Assn. Hears Oregon Centennial Plans (Continued From Page One) munities. Scottsburg and a "small community with a church at the mouth of Deer Creek." He predict ed it would become the county seat. Actually the exposition and cel ebration will serve four purposes: (1) Observation of the 100th anni-; versary of statehood; (2) broad cast Oregon products to the world; (3) stimulate growth of industry, and (4) bring money to the state. Gov. Paul Patterson set the idea of a centennial in motion before his death. The 1955 Legislature then created the Oregon Centenni al Commission which is now lay ing the groundwork for the cele bration. . Sharing the bill with Bauer at the meeting was W. C. Cole, en gineer who recently surveyed the lower Umpqua area for the asso ciation. He said the industrial sur vey showed the proposed Umpqua improvements would save ship ping costs to the tune of a mil lion dollars a year. - Also on the program was elec tion of officers. Robert Hansen of Sutherlin was re-elected president of the association. Other officers are: W. A. Burdick, Reedsport, vice president; Ernest S e a t o n, Drain, secretary; Henry Halver son, Sutherlin, treasurer. Two three-year directors were also elec ted. They are Charles Hedden of ElSton and Clifford Bice of Yoncalla.. BERGH'S APPLIANCE SERVICE 1932 S. E. 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