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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-
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and L for
I thir 'blunder.' Excarcitina
I antlmonlv rstroint. Ik r-
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