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U. of C. library Eugeno, Oregon Conip PeodDy Tinn)d Smiyfe ut 37 Lives Roseburg School Budget Approved Following Hearing Without Dissent Monday In contrast with recent years, the Rosebursr school budg et Monday nifrht was Dut iid for Diiblic discussion and bd- nroved bv the school board without a sign of ODDosition. i Only one non-controversial question was asked during the public hearing, held in Central Junior High School. Two, other people commended the school budget committee for Governor Fails To Get Raise In Basic Fund BULLITIN By PAUL W. HARVEY Jr. SALEM I Gov. Holmes' at tempt to get the basic school sup port fund increased from $80 per child to $100, failed in the Senate Tuesday because supportert of the higher figure couldn't get the necessary two-thirds vote to eon- li0r i. luri ii. After turning down the $100 , usurc. . "-'' mously to boost the fund Ut $95 and sent it back to the House) for consideration of a Senate menumeni which wouiu """s- nat aooui one-inira 01 me u mil-, lin- kiannial ,nraa fll ituu uwnni Mm i"w"j , transportation lormuia. Seventeen senators voted for the: The bill carries an emergency higher figure, while 13 opposed . clause, so the revenue will be avail it. Twenty votes would be needed able this year, to consider the change Tuesday, The effect would be a slight re because the Legislature hopes to duction in the tax lew of $971,031.- adjourn its 128-day-old session 07 outside the legal tax limit. That 1 Construction Co., Eugene. For in Tuesday night. . amount is to be voted on June 17 1 stalling the gunited joint DiDe. the . c t .i.j AH tt,!in the district i $100 figure, the Joint Ways and Means Committee rejected it, 10 to 4 with every Democratic mem- ber voting against the Democratic governor's proposal. Boosting the figure to $100 would have cost about S mil'ion dollars more during the biennium than the $95 allotment. 1 Gov. Holmes, who announced his idea Monday afternoon at a nresa conference, said about 1 mil-1 lion dollars of the extra $5 allot- ment could be raised by increas- ing state liquor prices 15 cents a bottle. On the Senate vote to raise the figure to $100, 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans supported it, while 6 Democrats opposed it. and 7 Republicans , Voting against the $100 figure were: Democrats Cook, Corbett. Mu aa, Lewis. Pearson and Overhulse. Republicans Helton. (.ameron. Chase. Francis, Lowry, Ohmart and Wilhelm. , Two Waive Hearings On Charges Of Arson Two Sutherlin men. linked by ; ore'S.' hr'mW: M'bur oc&Tf.y? i7 diirfct Lirt m P,rt' " " '"ting and proper C"w , .,mB Eu en Tdmoundson, j " j n Rt l Bo 24 Sntherlin fori ln and dyn,m'c segment of our ":,Rpi,L?.X i,Sutie.Mf Z, onomy which bring, u. increased arraigned Monday. Judge Warren a ivnnimff mmt nia kttii t t? nfiA I . nuwiiuii sci ins uan m,w. The second man, charged with I neing an accessory to me crime, hi. h.irinff thi mnrninu it. r i ii - 1 1 ti . i . He is Leon J. Hendricks, 24. Rt. 1 Box 289. Bail was set at $1,000. Kdmoundson was arrested by state police last Friday and Hen dricks was jailed Monday. Police indicated the car had been stolen from Phoenix. In The Day's News ty FRANK JENKINS j A question this morning: Reading the newspapers and listening to th radio, do you i sometimes find yourself toying with the cynical idea that human j beings are a pretty rotten lot: i If so, here's a suggestion: Take a few minutea off and think back over the story of little Bennv Hoooer who fell into an open well in th back yard of his New York home. As an aid tn your UlUIKing, IS UK to Oiler mi mane ijiriiamn. , hic iiuvu rrcuiua UI weauier la ine area. this heart-throb story of th cli- i briefly alone as the personality of His records have been carried reg max of Benny's rescue as told byjthe evening. Sh was named th ularly by the Port Umpqua Courier, the I P teletype: Reedsport "woman of the year" to i Reedsport newpaper, as religiously the applause of some 200 people at as other newspapers print official 'the annual banquet at the High- L. S. Weather Bureau statistics. One of th men who helped res-.land Elementary School. i Despite the formidable last-min- cue little Benny is 28-year-old con- t;0v. Hohert Holmes, who had ute task of standing in for the tractor Sam Woodson, who worked been billed as featured speaker. I governor on the speaker's rostrum tnrougn me night with 3S-year- old John Arambo. another con- tractor. The two men were among; more than 100 persons who were imolved in the night-and-day-long battle to save a child's life. Woodson was th first to reach I me iruru ouy, ana was starling (Continued on Pag 4 Col. t) The Weather Fair fm9hf Some mermrtf and Wednesday, ... . . . civuainets mnm HigHett temp, left ?4 heurt aa Lewetr temp, lett 24 heurt 44 HtfKest temp, any Mar 101 I..W.II nrmp. .ny may im free ip. last 14 hwr .T Pi-mi, teem way I ! , Preci. from Sept. 1 2f.l Etcass frw Sept. 1 . 1.M, SunMt tanifht, 7:M pm Svnns tmrrewa a.m. its work. I Only nine persons were in the : audience, and they included three school people and a newspaper re-I porter. The people who made up the budget did better in attendance, i but, even at that,, school directors Dudley C. Walton and Darley Ware ' were absent on other business. The budget which met its final approval was altered slightly to allow $1,830.46 for purchase of text books for private schools, as or dered by the current Legislature. 1 But about $750 was put back ui the total by reduction of insurance I coverage from 100 per cent to 90. supt. 11. u. Deller revealed that some $33,000 in additional revenue 1 .WmuTS 'school support bill by the Legisla- j ture. That amount is figured at an I additional cent a mile for school transportation Other mnnav tLhi,h I mlgh, , ..mt .he diiri.t" .? terms ol the bill wasn t included I etUmtte. I rUer said he was informed of me potential revenue bv the Stale I Department of Education, which! would make a guesa only at the .... . . . amount oi casn coming Aitnougn it appears the money i 'U be available, the tax levy must be authoriied by the people in or- der to put the proposed 1957-58 budget of $2,330,518.59 into effect. However, the additional money wouldn't authorise the school board to make expenditures in excess of j the proposed budget, since the budget waa legally adopted by the school budget committee lastlect- recommended that Todd month. Instead, the money would go into 'he county treasury to be credited " n onset to me tax levy The school board met briefly after the hearing to consider a re quest by Guy Davis, superintend ent of buildings and grounds, for money for a government surplus (Continued on Page 1 Col. 4) Motels Invite n aw rerSOilcll VlSltS I Motel owners and operators in I the Roseburg area are inviting per sons to visit and inspect their fa cilitie between 1 and 4 p.m. dally through Wednesday, May 29. ine occasion is National Mo- ftthlJh "TZSi T'n J8"' L Nationwide, motels ha moHti wll in nt m millin. .m,,'ed. "PA".' "i.:111?11 , i' nt ! . P."1 year. Recent surveys show : that over 5.000 new motels were built in 1956. providing 56.000 mo tels in operation today. LUO WRENCH TAKEN Carl Coleman, 1554 NE Main StJ , WHEEL, TIRI STOLEN ! told state police Monday that a' Harrison Evans Smith. Roseburg, , , . Y 'complained to state police Mondavi lug wrench had been stolen from ,k. . ...i i k..i u.j - ' mat a m:, wiirri anu nuuvap nau his car. 'been stolen from his pickup truck. Reedsport Woman Given Honors; Governor Unable To Attend Annual Banquet An active, civic-minded Reeds-, port matron had the spotlight all to herself Monday night. The two men who were scheduled to share the Lower tmpqua Cham- ber of Commerce program with; Mrs. (.ecu (Maggie) Bennett failed sent a telegram late in the day saving he would not be able to attend because the Legislature was in its final throes of activity. He indicated in th telegram that it would be "to the best interests of all th state to be near at nanfl in Aalem. Th stand-in speaker for Holmes! . n . .-.i. was a friend of his. Robert Beiloni, mavor of Myrtle Point. The other man who could hav t,--1 lha llml,aht a,ith Mr. Ran. nett was Clvde Nunnally. unoffi - ciat Reedsport wratherman and . . . . i i i rxprn. urn maiiax.r vi ine ti i . . ,. n !'.,- i... a-ln P,ihl,a I'tllitiaa rilttri.t Ua (it j-u-in uiiiit , un vt,,,,a, ,- wan nrnclaimed "man of th year.'" but had also been unable to attend Nunnally and Mrs. Bennett will h ,,lv. l.nii Thay ware 1 selecW-d by a secret commute let'wrs of suggestions sent in Dy Rcvtsport citizens. Mrs. Bennett, wife of a retired Reedsport hsisinestman. hat gained ronsiderabl tarn in her nam Fttoblithtd 1873 Todd's Bids Submitted Also For Sewer Line Proiect With a bid of about $80,000 be- low engineers' estimates, Todd b constructing the city's new sewage , disposal plant. Todd's bid was! $417,500. I Two nthar hiH nn tha nlml , were receded. Lee Hoffman. Be.: j verton, submitted a lump sum bid of $467,300. and John M. Stein- mueller. Eugene. $589,873. Salem Sand and Gravel aubmit- ted the low bid for installing in- I tercepter aewer lines, r or the first I alternate lines with gunited joints the tirm Did $151,317.67. For the other type pipe using rub ber ring joints, the company's bid was $170,317.67. The only other bid for intercept er sewers was made by A at W firm asked s?.ta am j ui n h,ri t ottered lor the rubber ring alter - nate. A fc W submitted the only bid for installing sewer mains $78,-1 678. Since there were numerous alter - nt on types of equipment for the disposal plant, Ralph Roderick, representing the Corvallis engi- neering firm in charge of the proj- Building's bid be accepted with the provision that the city would later noiuy tne company of the speci- fic equipment to be installed. Bids also must meet with the approval of the U.S. Public Health. Service. Roderick pointed out to the City Council that tabulations of, the va rious equipment alternates put the total low bid at $98,160 to make the plant total $515,660. The representative of Cornell. H o w 1 a n d. Hayes & Merryfield. engineering firm retained by the dly for the sewer projects, said i ParK commission chairman, he was somewhat disappointed in j sald he had assured Hyde he would the number of bids received but he notified when the matter came pointed out that other similar proj-1 before the council, ects in the state probably account- Harris made a motion that the ed for it. question be tabled until the next He said he feels the Todd bid for meeting. This was opposed by constructing the plant is a good ' Pete Serafin who said he felt am one for the city and was consider-1 Pe notice had been given that the ably below estimates. The engi-1 matter would be taken up at the neers estimated $220,000 for mains adjourned meeting, and laterals. Bids went over this' Serafin pointed out that if the figure by about $9,000. . city was going to retain the court Final approval of bids will not ' 'hat work on repairing it should be made until the next regular 1 he started soon. "If we delay we council meeting next Monday night. ! w'" he well into summer, he nooerica saia tnis would give his j tirm time to prepare tabulations for the council to study before giv- ing a final okay. lw iinpiwve uia cay sewer ays- tern, voters have approved a $1.- ,uo.uon om'a '"" Coupled ,hi, -, r,,. K ,k with this is $250,000 granted by the fed eral government to help pay for a t new disposal plant. The council has offered for sa!e $850,000 in ! bonds. town for her work in visitine the ill and needy and assisting in a host of civic enterprises, Nunnally has gained most of his fame in Reedsport in compiling tax program for local taxing dis- tricts and for keeping unofficial in the Highland Elementary School multi-purpose room, Mayor Bel- loni did a commendable job ' He indicated that Gov. Holmes had been "looking forward" to at- tending the banquet, thinking the ' Legislature would be adjourned by Monday. Mavor BeUoni claimed the atten- derwater demolition teams, is 50 ........ . . . tion of his audience immediately i with his hmh praise of Salmon Har - bor. He called it the plac "where lha t,.h - " ' Beiloni also lauded the oroeram being pushed by the governor on . .. i t i , . , uiv aiaie level, ne gave particular .mnk.... . . i ii i . -iiiLruavia in me utui. ill r laillliiia mnA .valnm..l K,a Ma..,. ed by the legislature. He said it would help bring new industry to communities who will 'die'' with- nut than. He also applauded moves to s. cure another circuit judgeship for the Coos-Curry -4oug! a a county ar - eas snd the community college bill "which will allow "higher education at home 14 Paget lid low For Taxi Battle Waxes Hotter With Increased Rates 0. K. By LLOYD ROGERS Staff Writer, News-Review Rosehurcr's tHxicnh nrnhlpm- rolled rMfnrA th Ciiv flniin- !!' .Mdy nht V P.ltcn 10J mRner rates na truman i-llis showing his first signs of anger. The rate proposal was made in the application for license l.. r. , - ,. j . j . . . ., jar oseourg Lao ana was graniea uy tne council However, t li anil tavixah iwmmitloA censing ordinance will study Council To Keep Tennis Court On Commercial Street After hearing arguments pro and in about the city ' tenmi court con about the citv :n commercial Avenue, tne city Council Monday night decided to eeP " court " approved build- 1 ne tmc on the site, I Supporters of the tennis court ! "ere on hand to urge the city dad'. 10 keeP the court despite a I petition carrying 41 names asking mat Jt be closed. The petition was circulated by Norman Hyde who lives next to the court. Gordon L. Harness told the coun cil that sentiment of Commercial Avenue residents is not with Hyde. He said many of those who eign- ed Hyde's petition really don't want the tennis court closed. "It boils down to a one-man fight," aeciarea Harness. He did urge hi2her fence tn nrntprt Hvrta'a property against stray balls. Further discussion waa postpon - Ml Ml 01V Hvn an nnnnrliini u Ia come to the meeting. This was done after Councilman Robert Har IKH. u.. i.-ni,n.,H .a m.,.A to "me to the meeting. Lpon his ! arrival, he again reviewed h i s troubles with users of the tennis court and stated that he and 1 wife had tried to cootierate with the players until 4 or $ years ago. (Continued on Pag 1 CoL S) 2 Pheasants 'Charged' With Break-In Attempt Two Chinese phcasante have been "charged" with' attempte to break and enter, but on is dead and the other escaped, so do ar rests have been made. The break and entry was tried Monday at the home of Mrs. Ray mond J. Martin of 43, W. Hazel St. Th "modus operandi" was to try to fly through a pictur win - dow at the home. Thia was the police officer's en try in the log after city police had bepn called to investigate: "Hen apparently died of broken neck. Rooster, being of tougher stuff, survived and was observed waiking away from scene of clime by complainant. "No attempt to apprehend roost er, since he was apparently un harmed. Took female victim to Douglas County Home wher cook will perform autopsy." Explosion Damages Bow Of Midget Submarine PORTSMOUTH. N. M. - An explosion damaged about five feet of the bow of the Navy's experi- mental midget submarine X I last night. Two of the five-man crew were aboard but no one was hurt. The X-l. designed as a harbor Denetration vessel for use with un- feet long, has a 7-foot beam and i displaces 25 tons. With periscope down her height is only 1 1 feel. Ilia naw lil .!,.. tUm cause of the blast, whirh occurred while th craft was tied alongside i . . i mine, nn aono-ncemeni aaia nM f . . HMl l a - - - , in. auu ai uimh - a.l-ant In tha ria . Hf AOS WATIR AMat. ATLANTIC CITY m Fred Yfarrvfiali. ni ( nrv.lli. (J , ia the new president of th Aiti - can Water Works Assn. ' A professor of sarntary fcgiraar - ing at Oregon State College. Mernfield was elected at the drgannation t meeting here. ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, MAY Roseburg Cab Co. making u-Vi i, ti AraftaA tka ., 11 the question of rates. The rates approved for Rose burg Cab are 20 cents per mile higher than those sought by Ellis, Winston operator who has been seeking a license to operate here since last November. Roseburg Cab will charge $4.50 per hour for waiting time whereas Ellis asked for $4. Roseburg Cab'i approved rate calls for 50 cents minimum charge "J0' 'h t half-mile. For each ifld ,t'on' "uTerm"e tn ' r would be hiked 10 cents. Each ad ditional passenger would cost 10 cents. EUis pointed out to the council that it had approved hia ratea in marcn. ine schedule he submit ted With his aonliratinn at that the first mile and 10 centa for each additional quarter-mile. Ten cents would be charged for each "to additional passenger and the hour ty rate would be $5 with this cut $4 for waiting time. Kins declared that it see strange that a company would A .. . - - . I rat. 'without any a iur.nc. ,1 t ih. i. ,,. i.- .,-rf i. me two woiimi ne- eranted. it ti i t exnenive In hv 4mrm mtAi ' changed to new rates, he said. It waa for this reason he had asked I tnr milllM nlan nl . a fore ordering meters. Ellis charged. He said he wanted to have the ratea he asked for and which had been okayed in a coun cil move later ruled illegal. Councilman Jim Knudtson de clared, "I resent the implication." (Continued on Pag 2 Col. 2) Grand Jury Returns Six Indictments Six indictments two of them secret were returned this morn. ! i" hy the Douglaa County grand Ju J V , , .,. . . J' " 5f!"if n,r8ln 8"nd A""'." row Kenneth Clarno, 39, Winston, wA V -. r t Ul L .,A . '7" . "': ton Creek Road. They are accused oi taxing a wrecked Army A i r Force plane that crashed in the western part of the county in 1945. Two indictments charging con tributing to the delinquency of a minor were brought against Henry Stockdale. He was arrested in Reedsport and is charged with two separate offenses against young girls. The airplane theft counts are the result of complaints lodged by A. J. Schall. Coos Bay, who claims he bought the wreckage from the Army and that h found much of it taken when he went into the area to begin salvage. Mate police investigated a n d 1 found that parts of th plan had neen sola in nosenurg at twomomy nriv target, ia open to wrecking yards. I question. Legal Arguments Are Filed In Ansver To D. A.'s Claim Republicans' legal effort to un- th action. !rs" f 'h county, that is, "can a two-foot wide perch on th top seat Democrat Lust. Atty. Avery: To this, Richmond's brief says, person usurp the office of district floor of th hotel. Thompson ar scheduled to mak;"Th defendant's demurrer raises , attorney ami be free from being On patrolman waa lowvred their first courtroom appearance i th odd contention that his right, ; questioned concerning his right to from the roof by a rop. As h next Monday morning at 10 o'clock. ; as a usurper and intruder, to hold I the office " neared th girl sh grasped th I ircuit court arguments on the offic cannot b questioned by any- -f , u.urper can hold the of- ledge and slid over. DA.'s demurrer and motion U) dis- one unless be, as district attorney, ,fjc. (lf district attorney without. She held on for I moment Then misa will b heard then. chooses to question it. To uphold , question, when the usurper is hon-lsh lost her grip and fell scream- A notice to Thompson to this ef-' defendant s contention would mean!,,t ,,( competent, as in this ease, I ing reel was tiled in circuu court Mon - day by James G. Richmond, Doug' las County GOP chief. He has brought legal action against Thompson, claiming that his sp - r--, mlmanl hu tint! Hr.h.r4 lltl mmm pouitment by t.ov. Robert Holmes lnv''d because a Republican , hould hav been appointed. AUntf with tha nntlea P ieh. monds attorney and law partner. Paul tieddes. filed a brief in op - . - -r pusiuun u noiupwin u-uiuii-ri - j ..!... , ....... .-k. a ' mmnlnnl ihirvml that ha haa iiiu iimiiiu. w u,..,,,,.. iihiiiiiwi a : usurped the otfice. I Richmond's suit i in th nature of a smt of quo warranto by what: ; na.it yoa hold office? I Thompson in his motion to dis 'miss the demurrer contends that1 ' such proceedings must be started 1 and prosecuted by the district at- torney and that the court does not ha Jurmliction of th subject of 21, 1957 Sewage Plant IMAKLfcS M. MUGGINS will dangerous weapon may hinge on be the guest speaker at Me-. that question: Was the gun loaded? morial Day Services at the' The two men, by the judge's ac- Veterans Administration Hos-1 liZl tkA!-1" vfJlt & . , ., Ihey are 1 nomas Edward Noblin, pitol Thursday, May 30, atzo. Myrtle Creek, and Donald Lee 9:30 a.m. Huggins is vicejReavis, 24, Canyonvflle. Noblin ia commonder of th American in i"1' 'n Ueu of $2,000 bail, while Legion Department of Ore gon. The speaker, who has an insurance and finance business at Salem, is also t.,,u,,M,uli U, m.c - of Parole and Probation and president of the League of Oregon Cities. ' Cirnnltniaf , (t lapt? tlScnnOWer UTlClS Reduced Foreign Aid Budget Amount WASHINGTON w President Eisenhower formally aubmitted trimmed-down $3,8ti.'.0OO.u0O for- j f'fd"' rep,; , the onlv sound w.i K Jri.i?i.? , "SJJ. i.,J to get a substantial tax cut is " " - m -- - - - --' succeed in waging peace." Eisenhower cautioned skeptical, economy - minded legislators that they face a grave responsibility' Ia maintain fnraicn aiH "at a lavnl dictated by the dangers we face." ' "The safety of our country, the preservation and strengthening of world peace, the minimizing of risk to American lives and re sources in future years," the chief executive said, "all imperatively demand that we hold fast in our worldwide collective security ef fort. "In supplementing our country's defense, the tested and proven mutual security programs give the American people more secur ity per dollar invested than any other expenditure they make. "In our most important task of all the waging of peace these programs lay firmer foundations than any other effort of our coun- try ' Eisenhower was repeating fa - miliar argument in a special 5,000 word message to Congress, Tuesday night he will bark up his bid for keeping th foreign aid program rolling in a radio-televt-sion appeal direct to the nation. Eisenhower pointed out he al ready has reduced his request for aid to friendly nations 535 million dollars below his January budget estimate. Nearly all this cut. he said, ia mad possible by savings th military assistance pro- i gram Whether this slssh will be enough to satisfy the legislators. who have drawn a special bead ion foreign aid spending as an co- i"' - u,.n., aiwuir, a hold otfice could ever be question ed. This is a manifest absurdity." It goes on to claim that by fol , lowing Thorn paons reasoning, "A I 11 r i ft A 1 trim w (arm ilH riarmna ih District Attorney would tieco.ne me i only public officer in th state of Oregon wher right to hold office COUId OCVCr D questioned. To hold . that this is sowould deprive theW dihonest usurper claims the , people of on of their ancient com - m i i n I ia ritfht. Tha lamslattira . would never strike down the an ... Clenl Tlgm Of QUO WarrSOtO With on hsnd and write into the law mbsiilut law action with the, otner, ana noi provin a i means to .ir.,ion ui rigni oi amrici i- - 1 urn"V to hold offic While stressing that there ia no question of honesty or competency, the brief says the principle in- volved "is of permanent import- anc la th cit.Wns and taxpay PRICE 5t Grand Jurors Given Assault Case By Judge 119-57 It will be up to the grand iurvTi; Y"a three-years- or a circuit court jury to decide 1 m nB Luskin H. ith , 'SS whether the gun used to hold Manv ? th. Rht' .,Ubdlvl: Riddle policeman at bay May 2leir ami C.0m4m,,ter,.,n.d was loaded. l5?,.,m'Lf! we, d?'n ,h,r Dut. Judge Warren A. Woodruff, made uial decision this morning mnrnmi! 1 as the result of a preliminary hearing held in his court Monday afternoon. The guilt of two men accused neavis ia iree on a lue amount of bail. Richards Exonerated A third man accused of the crime was exonerated of guilt by !to substantiate the charge. He Laurence Lee Richards. 23. Scotta- burg. The subject of whether the .22- caliber rifle, which officer Lee Campbell said was used to prevent his arrest of Reavia, was loaded never was brought out in the hear- in 2. Randolph Slocuin. attorney for Noblin and Richards, hinted that it might not have been. Then he presented a brief to Judge Woodruff citing cases where it had been held an unloaded rifle is not a dead v weapon The judge withheld bis opinion the cases against Noblin and Reavis overnight in order to have nef. 1 Otirien Left T Jury This morning, he said be found (Continued on Page 2 Col. 5) Jim Elkins Draws 20-Month Sentence PORTLAND U Racketeer Big Jim Elkins, whose revelations touched off Portland's yearlong vice probe, Tuesday was sent enced to 20 months in federal prison for wiretapping. U.S. District Judge William East also fined Elkina S2.000 and then released him on bail because of motions pending for a new trial. East imposed a six-month prison sentence and a iWO fine on Ray mond Clark, a former St. Helens, Ore., police chief who' was Elkins' emnlov and co-defendant. Clark also was released on bail. 1 East ordered the two men to next i appear in federal district court i here June 17, when their motions i for a new trial will be heard Each man was convicted on seven counts of wiretapping and could ' have received a one-year sentence and SIO.OOO fine on each. The sentence pronounced by East seemed to bring an end at least temporarily to on spectac ular phase of the vice probe here. It was Elkins' disclosures to s Portland newspaper. The oregon- tan, that touched off th investi gation, and led directly to a number of s t a te indictments against Mayor Terry Schmnk Oregon Teamsters Union chief Clyde C. Crosby, and mor than a scor of others. , u ioiiows ttiai a dishonest or in competent usurper also could hold th office without qur.tiot.; thus it brcomct doubly important that the people have iJie rikfht to quntion the usurpers claim to the office ! regardlesa of his character, and that the people s right to do so be Csta Wished before an UlCOtnDetent , office i r . . i 1 ., . . nn ninonn cura rum. riwi ia - ' - . -... . k .uuu-iii inn tuiiirinimi ma ua, .h..M ha milnmA li hrin. hia nrn. i ceedings againut Thompson desnite the provision that quo warranto I proceedings are to he prosecuted by tin district attorney. One of the citations is from , "-" Michigan case of IBM which wasjnom ot New Orleans, lur brought tn force this attorney gen-rgoynti of Saratoga And th eral to allow a quo warranto pro- ,nf ,ho, finished Corawollit (ContiWcd on Pag Col. 1) Kansas City Sector Struck Deadly Blow 200 Ptrsont Injured, Property Dim; Heavy In Wak Of Storm KANSAS CITY I The year'a deadliest tornado thus far slashed across Kansaa City'a southern out skirts at sundown Monday, leav ing 37 dead and more than 200 injured in its 80-mile path. Injured were still being dug out of wreckage as late aa T a. m. Tuesday and the search for addi tional possible victims continued Martial law was declared in the Ruskin Heights-Hickman Mills area to expedite relief work, stop looting and keep out sightseers The death toll included 31 m the Kansas City suburbs, four at Spring Hill, Kan., and two at Ot tawa, Kan., where the storm be gan its hop-skip scourge. Greatest loss of life apparently h ' h"H,T; . 7. . "ier HOICK II IUU oiast. The center serves not only the suomvision but nearby Hickman Mills and several other commu nities. After smashing its way through this area, the storm veered north, cast around the eastern extremi ties of Kansaa City and dissipated itself in the vicinity of Liberty, about 20 miles northeast of Kan ". c"y- 'kipped past Inde. pendence, home of former Presi dent Truman. Casualties would have been far higher had not advance warnings been given repeatedly by radio and television that i sever storm was approaching. Scores nf thosa mmiuiI , ,i basements and other demolished homes told rescuer they had taken shelter and followed th (Continued on Pag t Col. T) Green Sanitary Dist. Approves Bond Issue For Sewer Project Th battl fee- wwera in th Orn area has apparently tm WOO In a eignal victory far th a Orn Sanitary District beard f 2Tcr.v.0,r Wrtvee) saha bonds Monday t. finance can. struct!-) f sewers In th die trict. .It was by far tn ( reateit mar. in inr petted in ..!,, district election In Orn durlna Its stormy history. Th directors couldn't hlp but beam after thay canvassed th votes Mend ay night t find th bend Issue had been approved 20? t J. In th StrU0Bie tn Vaan tha K I of director even operating, t h district has gained state-wide at- inmun lor iis narrow victory mar gins. On ffort by opponents for dissolution of the district waa de feated by a single ballot. Th next aten will ha n n(.M. the bond issue for sale. Th bonds will be retired over 25-year pe nod. Voters approved retirement of the bond through a yearly tax levy of an estimated II mills and the monthly sewer service charge of U per residence. Th district will not hava li. . disposal plant. Instead, the effluent wm oe pumped from Green to Roseburg. Th district and Rose burg hav a 25-year agreement which becomes effective if con struction at Green starts within two yean. Sewar connections as nreaentlv planned in Green call for service to an estimated 355 connections. School Cirl Plunges 1 1 Stories To Dtarfi NEW YORK if) A teen s c schoolgirl from th Virgin lilanda plunged to her death last night from an lllh floor hotel ledge. A crowd of 2,000 watched th death leap. Police said th girl, Olga Cassa nova, 14, had quarreled with an aunt who lives in th Hotel Walton on Manhattan's upper West Side. They said th aunt punished her for coming horn late from school. For 20 minutes policemen plead ed with the girl not to leav her Levity F.R ant By L F, Reiinstirt Iritain'i Montqomry, n , hj, Gettysburg bottlef ild visit ' . . . . with EiMnhowar, lvld criti- I CHIt " mVOO . - . j and L for I thir 'blunder.' Excarcitina I antlmonlv rstroint. 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