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' of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon HITS BUSINESS 1L Stevenson Maintaining Heavy Advantage Over All Challengers 2 Close Contests Spark Finale Of Record Timber Days Fete At Sulherlin Additional Stories, 4 $7 . m ' rTii Vvi CHOP CHOP The chips really flew Sunday at the Douglas County Timber Days in Sutherlin when John Miller, Dallas, took first place in the' hand chopping contest. Miller cut through the 36-inch log in 33 25 seconds. (Paul Jenkins) Top money-maker in the logging contests of the tenth annual Doug. las County Timber Days, celebra tion at Sutherlin Sunday was Jim Dunlap, of Powers. Dunlap took home checks total ing $127.50 when the day was over. Bight behind him was Wendell (Pokey) Allen, of Roseburg, with $125. Dunlap picked up $112.50 in the speed climbing event. He and Malcolm Harper, of Cheshire, were the only two to enter and tied each other's time. They split the total prize money for the contest. Dun lap also placed third in the ax throwing. Allen collected his funds by placing first in the power saw, bucking, second in -ax throwing, and second in hand bucking. Close to 5,000 persons watched the contests Sunday, the conclud- Sleeping Sickness Kills Horses In Union County LAGRANDE Iff Veterinarians report 19 cases of equine encepha litis or sleeping sickness in horses in Oregon's Union County since July 29. 1 Two animals have died from the disease, which now has spread through the county. In The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS At the moment of writing this, the professional political world is holding its breath and waiting to see what candidate at Chicago will get Harry's blessing. HST, of course, LOVES it. Who wouldn't? It's wonderful to feel important. But what of us common ordinary everyday voters? I expect we aren't missing any meals. The big fight at Chicago, in these days before the actual voting on candidates begins, is over the civil rights issue that is, the supreme court decision on segrega tion. The real issue is whether to FORCE COMPLIANCE IMMEDIA TELY thus inflaming tempers and fanning ancient prejudices to white heat again or to take time enough to let tolerance and human decency bring about some thing that is inevitable anyway. You will note, I hope, that this civil rights ruckus at Chicago is (Continued On Page 4 Col. 8) The Weather Fair through Tuttday except for arly morning cloudiness. Highest temp, last 24 hours' 91 Lowest temp, last 24 hours ,51 ! Highest temp, any August te i Lowest temp, any August Precip. last 24 hours Precip. from August 1 Precip. from Sept. 1 3? ' 0 . 50.40 , Excess from Sept. 1 ..-20.03 I Sunset tonight, 7:19 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5:17 a.m. Pictures On Page 3 ing event of the. two-day celebra- tion which opened Friday night with the crowning of queen Sandra McCullough, of Sutherlin. Crowd Sets Ntw Rtcord The largest crowd in the history of the celebration watched the grand parade Saturday morning. Police estimated the throng at 12, 000. Nordic Plywood's "Emancipa tion Proclamation" float took top honors. After the final logging contest Sunday, the winners lined up for their trophies and cash prizes and before it ended, each member of the Timber Days court was sound ly kissed by the jubilant victors. Festivities came to an official close when Harry Sprague, general chairman of Timber Days and Jim Dunlap were thrown into the log rolling pond for jobs well done. DRUNK DRIVE RAPPED Lester LeRoy Oliver, 48, Bly, pleaded guilty today in Douglas County District Court to a charge of drunken driving. District Judge Warren Woodruff fined him $150 and sentenced him to -serve 10 days in jail. f Also pleading guilty was Vin-.The occupants bailed out before cent Frederick Larkin, 39, Reeds- the plane plummeted to earth on port. He was charged with being the farm of Mr. and llrs. Ronald drunk on a public highway. HeGithens, some 20 miles northwest was fined $25. of here and west of Junction City. 4 Azalea I Traffic On To Press GRANTS PASS 11 A rope barricade and a private property sign stopped traffic on U.S. High way 99 Sunday afternoon as four brothers sought to support their claim of ownership on a 16W-foot strip across the heavily traveled route. Most tourists took the delay in good humor and some stopped to talk with Robert G. Stumbo, a Wolf Creek, Ore., logger and spokesman for his clan. Stumbo and three brothers, Clair and Allan, claim their father pur chased the property 40 years ago. When the highway was built, the Stumbos say, no one bothered to ask for a right-of-way or to pur chase the land. So now they plan to go to court, if necessary, to clarify the situa tion. The brothers staked their claim near Azalea Flats, about 40 miles north of Grants Pass and on the route to Roseburg. They strung the stout rope across the road, and a sign which read: Private property permission to trespass revocable at any time.' Thpn that hrnthpr tnnt oiiarrt and some reports said they were rmHl It lactol iitct nvar TO . mintitps. Aflpr nn par ntichpH thrnnuh tho htnnlraA sllnulnit several others to follow! the Stum- bos finally removed the rope and 'retreated. trip vmrenmmamw,m. .. mmm m. 1 f mmvsv UIILIJ IUUIIUIL IJ-UH -IWH. all IIM HUTU Bii1liiiaKii(niftrra.iWi1ih,iiiiii'v-i'lii-. ifriiiif in hum ith iit lmi im Established 1873 i's Camp s Early Entry Of Harriman, With Truman Backing, Creates No Stampede By JACK BELL CHICAGO Wl Adlai E. Steven son stood off two waves of chal lengers to maintain a front - run ning pace toward the Democratic presidential nomination in the par ty's national convention opening to day. A bang of the eavel hv Nntinnnl Chairman Paul 11. Butler official ly opened the 32nd nominating meeting in a haze of conflicting claims by candidates, North-South disagreement over civil rights and some unspoken doubts about the party's chances in November. The schedule of the convention included a keynote address tonight by Gov. Frank G. Clement of Ken tucky. But tile lanfare of the first of ficial sessions could hardlv corn- pete in interest with the downtown tug-of-war for the 686V4 votes need ed to nominate a presidential can didate in balloting to begin Thurs day. there Stevenson vied aeainst a combination of New York Gov. Averell Harriman and former President Harry S. Truman for the support of unpledged state delegations. Quick Decision Sought Dogging Stevenson's heels also was a group ot "lavonle son" can- dates captained primarily by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, tho Senate's majority leader. The Harriman . Truman combi nation and the favorite son group naa one objective in common to ' (Continued on Page 2 Col. 2) Three Dodge Death In Fiery vAir Crash EUGENE Wl A crippled Navy plane plunged in flames into a farmer's field northwest of here Sunday, but the three men aboard parachuted to safety. All three suffered burns but are recovering in a hospital here. The singic-engined AD5 attack bomber, a World War II plane converted for transport purposes, crashed on a flight from Sand point Naval Air Station, Seattle, to the Navy's North Island base near San Diego. The plane was based at North Island. Navy spokesmen in Seattle identified the fliers as Lt. (jg) Gene Dankinbring, Lt. (jg) R. W. Bogan and Airman James E. Mc Carthy. The Navy said their home addresses were not immediately available. j Witnesses said the plane ap- peareu 10 caicn lire in tne air. Adlca Nomii rothers Block Highway 99 Claim They planned to take the case to Roseburg on Monday, however, and ask the Douglas County Court for a toll road franchise. Their attorney, Jim McGoodwin of Mcd ford, said other action is contem plated. A handbill distributed by the Stumbos related, in part: "After waiting nine years for some com pensation, or at least a thank you note, we have decided to remind the state of our ownership. In order to repossess our land it has been necessary to temporarily close the highway." They did just that, bringing state police and sheriffs' deputies from surrounding towns to check on reports ot a major traffic tie-up. Vehicles were backed up for half a mile on each side of the barri cade and as many as 200 cars and trucks were delayed. At Salem, the state Highway Commission was checking the title on the disputed property. Robert L. Way Jr., assistant counsel for the commission, said the property had been acquired in 1946. , The Stumbos should have noti fied the commission ''to let us straighten this thing out, instead of blocking traffic before giving us a chance," he said. 14 Pages I Scottsburg Driver Dies As Auto Dives into Umpqua River A weeV punctuated by violent deaths in Douglas Countey end ed Sunday morning with the re covery of the body of Hobert Ray Grogg, 31, of Scottsburg from the Umpqua River. Saturday night, Grogg's car had gone out of control on High way 38 between Scottsburg and Green Acres and had plunged over a 100-foot bank into the riv er. Three cars were following Grogg's and saw the car fail to negotiate a curve. 1 State police, sheriff's deputies and residents of the area searched the river after the accident, which occurred at 6 p.m. Saturday. Search operations started again Sunday morning and the body was found by skindiver Frank Suniga of Florence, who volunteered to make the search. Coroner L. L. Powers said Grogg's death had resulted from drowning. He said the car had plunged into about 20 feet -of wa ter. The car was pulled out of the water after the accident but it did not contain the body. The search followed. Grogg's only known relative is a cousin, Lee Kellison, of Eugene. Ex-Auditor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds Of Illinois SPRINGFIELD, 111. Lfl Orville E. Hodge, ousted state auditor ac cuscd of taking about a, million dollars of state . funds, Traded guilty Monday to charges of em bczzlement, forgery and confi dence game. Hodge, 51-year-old former offi cial in the Illinois Republican ad ministration, entered the plea be fore Circuit Judge Clem Smith at his arraignment on 46 state in dictments resulting from the mil lion dollar financial scandal. Reportedly feeling ill and de spondent, the dapper, free-snend' ing political figure changed his plea from innocent previously entered to guilty as each of the indictments was read to the court. Reading of the first indictment and the change of plea took more than 10 minutes. It was expected that several hours would be con sumed before all the indictments were described to the court. Hodge's attorney also said that he would seek immediate sentenc ing of his client, who once enter tained dreams of winning the Illi nois governor's chair. the maximum sentence is 15 years, observers said, unless the terms are run consecutively, which would increase the term several times over. DIPLOMAT DIES NEW YORK wi Arthur Bliss Lane, 62, a career diplomat for 31 years in the United States for eign service, died Sunday night of acute hepatitis, a liver ailment. O! Strip Franchise For Toll Road Asked By Stumbo Bros. An application by the Stumbo heirs for a franchise to operate a toll road in Douglas County was filed with the Douglas Coun ty Clerk in Roseburg today. The application, filed by Rob ert G. Stumbo, will now have to be presented to the county court for action. The application is for the 16 foot strip which the heirs claim is still theirs. They ask one-tenth of a mill for a sheep or hog, four-tenths for each horse, mule, ess or "neat" cow, whether be,j ing led or driven loose. It alto asks one mill for eech person other than a footman end not traveling in vehicle, two mills for each two-wheeled ve hicle, loaded or unloaded, and four mills for each four-wheeled vehicle. Exempt are a footman, a per son traveling from one portion of farm to another and any per son going or returning from a fu neral, church or en election. They ask for the franchise un til 2005 A.D. ROSEBURG, OREGON MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1956 190 County Fair Details Enter Final Stage s Program Will Include 4 Entertaining Days; Gov. Smith Will Speak Planners for the Douglas Coun ty Fair started their last and probably most hectic week to day. The fair will begin next week, but a multitude of details have to be ironed out beforehand. Dick Turley, fair manager, said first entries in the fair will start this week. Two deadlines for en tries have been set up according to category. Livestock, flowers, fruit, vege tables and baking exhibits will be accepted until Aug. 22, entry day at the fair. But all other entries must be made by this coming Sun day, Aug. 19. A long entertainment program has been set up for the four days at the fair, Aug. 23-26. Turley said the program is in keeping with the Douglas County Fair Board's policy of providing something of interest to all citizens of the coun ty. Most people. Turley explained come to the fair to view the ex hibits. But they and others who might not attend otherwise will be able to see features ranging from sheepherding dogs to a parachute jumper. Governor Smith To Sneak Personalities scheduled to bo in (Continued OS Page 2 Col, S) Ytnk Servicemen Rescued From Mob Of Angry Chinese TAIPEI, Formosa ( A m ob of Chinese tried to attack four U.S. servicemen Sunday night af ter one American became involv ed in a street squabble with a Nationalist major. The Americans were given re fuge for more than three hours in a downtown police station across the street from President Chiang Kai shek's headquarters, then were whisked away in a riot car to safety. Scores of Nationalist military and civil police kept the mob at bay. Once they had to lock arms to keep the angry crowd from Dursling into tne station. Witnesses said the trouble be gan when a pedicab carrying a U.S. seaman and his wife ran into the Chinese officer. The U.S. Defense Command identified the American as Alfred D. Elsholz, seaman 2.C. of Grants ville, Utah. The command said he and his Chinese wife were on downtown shopping trip. Witnesses said three other American servicemen joined in the argument and Chinese by slanders became incensed. The U.S. command said El sholz suffered slight bruises on the arm and neck. The Chinese said the Nationalist officer, Maj. Yang Kuo-Chu, was cut on the lip. Both U.S. and Nationalist of ficials were investigating the in cident. Reception Will Honor New Health Officers The Douglas County TB and Health Assn. is sponsoring a re ception for the new public health doctor and public health nurse Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Edward Tauscher, executive secretary of the organization, 326 W. Riverside Dr. The reception will be held from 8-10 p.m. and all persons in the county who will be working in close connection with the Doug las County Health Dept. have been invited to become acquainted with its two new officials at this time. Dr. Mary Soules is the county health doctor and Miss I r m a Plett is nursing supervisor. Ellsworth Will Launch His Campaign Tonight Rep. Harris Ellsworth starts his campaign for re election in Doug las County tonight. He will speak before the Doug las County Republican Women at 8 p.m. in the Roseburg Woman's Club on Mosher Avenue. Sunday, the congressman was the speaker at a Republican rally at Oakridge, Following tonight's talk, which is open to the public. Kllsworth will take a 10-day rest before start ing his full-scale campaign in the rourtn congressional District. " ' ' am nm. i. .men. mm - - 3-' , ; , ... , ' J ; vj . 'i . I piracy -Jv - '. fjnrK" p. ... . iasBy . m.Js M ;7ii7 r ' 1 1 "" or- - t . J Jiimnummm imiiiu...Mni.iiii mn ewipu utu" WB. 4 SIX FIRE DEPARTMENTS business establishments in , o warehouse, gutted three Upper phorO' shows the plumbing warehouse owned by Ked Custis where the fire spread after it started in a car gar age. In the lower picture, firemen are pouring water ,on cabin No. 6 of Foresters Cabins, owned by Lena Garand, which are next to the warehouse, The back end of the Foresters" Club was also burned out in the fire. (Riddle News Photo) Weather Violence By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Boiling thunder clouds spawned tornadoes and isolated cloudbursts over the Midwest today. Heavy thunderstorms lashed the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys with tornadoes reported in Indi ana at Monticello and Logansport. An unconfirmed twister struck near Moline, 111. No injuries were reported in the wake of the storms, but damage was widespread. Windows were blown out throughout Logansport, a town of 21,000 in north central Indiana. The storm also knocked down trees and left the city without power. Violent winds that hit during a thunderstorm in Mokena, 111., blew down three tents last night at the community's three-day car nival. One man was injured when a tent pole pinned his legs to the ground as he hurled a small girl to safety. Strong winds and torrential London's Bid Rejected Nasser Offers Broader Plan To End Suez Issue; War Threat Countered LONDON ( Britain today went ahead with plans for a Suez Canal conference without Egypt and airlifted more troops to tne Mediterranean. President 'Nasser Saturday re jected the British invitation to the meeting opening here Thursday and proposed instead a broader parley of 45 maritime powers us ing the Suez to re-affirm freedom of shipping through the canal. Western diplomats acknowledg ed the Egyptian strongman's bid would complicalo the deliberations of the 22 nations scheduled to meet in London. They said it minht force the Western B i g Three to modify their demands for international management of the canal. These sources thought Nasser s proposal seeming to concede the need for an international guar antee that the canal would remain open appeared to reduce the pos sibility ot western military action to settle the crisis created by Egypt's nationalization of the wa terway. War Futilt, Nassar Says Nasser denied that Egypt's seiz ure of the Suez canal, operators of the canal for nearly a century, imperiled free navigation through the waterway. "Egypt always has owned the canal, he said. "It is part of our territory. We nationalized the ca- lnal company which if an Egypt See Story Col. 3 - 56 PRICE 5c 1 1 t t.x TtV v iVtirSFJ battled a blaze that destroyed Canyonville Sunday afternoon. cabins and damaged two others Ravages Midwest rains caused extensive damage last night in the adjoining Minne sota mining communities of Cros by and lronton. trees, toppled by the winds, crushed several roof tops. A severe thunderstorm accom panied by high winds hit the north ern suburbs of Chicago last night, flooding Streets, felling trees and plunging several areas into dark ness. Florida's East Coast Faces Hurricane Threat , MIAMI, Fla. m All interests on the Florida east coast from Daytona Beach to Miami were placed on hurricane watch Mon day as the season's second trop ical storm aimed 110 miles an hour winds at this state. The storm had swept past Turks and Grand Caicos Islands in the Bahamas chain after swiping at Puerto Rico, where one person was reported killed. ian company under Egyptian law. Of the Britlsh-r rencn tlireat to use force against Egypt, Nasser said: "In war nobody knows who will win. Those who begin wars do not know where they will end. We are only a small country, but we are determined to defend our rights to the last drop of our blood "If we lose this struggle it will mean that no small nations are free. It will mean that any time small nations act against the wish es of big nations, there will be mobilization threats and economic pressure. This is not Egypt's case alone but the case of all small countries everywhere. We are struggling to help them keep their dignity, ngnts and sovereignty. WASHINGTON Wl The United States Monday reasserted its , "complete agreement with Brit ain and France that there should be "international means to insure the practical and efficient func tioning ' of the Suez canal. The State Department, seeking to deny any split with the British and French government on this important point, said in a state ment: "The United States has not al tered its views in this respect and is not aware of any difference in the matter between the British and French governments and itself," r , j 'fi Warehouse Razed, Three Cabins Gutted Fourth Structure Damaged; Six Towns Join In Fire Battle A fire in Canyonville Sunday aft ernoon destroyed a plumbing ware house, gutted three cabins and burned the back end out of another business establishment. Fire departments from Canyon ville, Tri-City, Riddle, Myrtle Creek, Harbor Plywood Company and Douglas Forest Protective Assn. battled the blaze for two hours after it broke out at 12:20 p.m. - .;' Canyonville fire chief George McClane said this morning that damage had not been estimated. An investigation he conducted last night showed the fire probably started in a small car garage be hind Harry's Supermarket, Mc Clane said. He said the cause is not definitely known yet. The fire quickly spread to a plumbing warehouse owned by Red Custis and from there to the rear of the Foresters Club, thence to three cabins owned by Lena Gar land. The buildings were located in about a one acre area near Canyon Creek in the south end of the city. The warehouse and its contents, owned by Custis, were apparently a total loss. Firemen successfully battled to keep the flames from spreading to other establishments in thi busi ness district. Eisenhower Urges G. OP. To Tod Hard SAN FRANCISCO Wl Repub licans arriving early to prepare tor tneir national convention were greeted by a call for "hard, de voted work" from President Ei senhower. m The President's message, con tained in the 160-page convention program, declared the work was needed "to help make the bright promise ot me party s luute more man equal to me record ot He added "I know our united efforts will be rewarded with success." The convention opens next Mon day. . Addressed to "Republicans everywhere," the message said they were embarkine "on a new century of political action" and called for "complete dedication to our country and a determination that the Republican nartv will con stantly grow, in effectiveness as a political instrument to serve the country." Republicans are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the party's formation. Republicans made it no secret that they are pleased with the idea that the Democrats meeting in Chicago show signs of a con flict between two top candidates, Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and Gov. Averell Harriman of New York. Eisenhower has the Repub lican nomination clinched. Furnishings Stolen From Room In Motel Mrs. Frank Grensky of the Rose- land Auto Court complained to state police Sunday that four over night guests at the motel had strip ped a room of furnishings. Missing, she said were: 2 pil low slips, 2 pillows, 2 bed sheets, 1 bed pad, 2 plaid wool blankets, 1 chenille bed spread, l neo tamp, 1 shower curtain, 1 round mirror, 1 pink throw rug, 1 Datn room rug. 1 green ash tray, 2 large hand towels and 1 bath mat. Mrs. Grcnsky told police that two men and two women bo r. rived at the auto court in a tw tone blue Oidsmobile uccupieu ..te room Saturday night. She said the men signed the register as Edgar Dee Jones and Harold Souersby both of Corvallis. The articles tak en were valued at over $75, police said. Parley In Hanna Mine Strike Resumes Today Negotiations before a federal me diator were scheduled to start again at noon today between Han na Nickel Smelling Co. and Local 5074 of the United Steelworkers of America at Riddle. About 475 members of the union have been idled 13 days by a strike involving the writing of a new con tract between the union and company. AUTO HOLDINGS DROP DETROIT uTV New cars held by retailers on Aug. 1 numbered 604,107, Automotive News report ed Monday. The total compares with 679,596 on July 1, and with a record total of 903.789 on March h this year. Effective two years from now, a new Federal low pro hibits the sale of refrigerators with doors that cannot be opened from the Inside. Now why not a law barring the sale of bedding not equipped with a fire alarm for the safety of absent-minded srrjjkers. i Levity Fact Rant i By L F. Reizenstein
