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Digging Under Tower Gets Under Way For Treasure Lovnnv i ' two . . F 8vernor who made bit on the side. ..Til"? work,Ien moved the first earth from a cellar below the 16th XP, wvernor'i residence, which stands about 100 feet from BIRTHS civ?.?,t Gl Hospital &M.DKRS To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sanders, Myrtle Creek ay H, a daughter, Debra Jolene-' eight 6 pounds 1H ounces BABBITT - To Mr. and Mr,. Douglas Babbitt, Myrtle Creek, May 15, a son, Brian Douglas: eight pounds 144 ounces. LeVASSEUR To Mr. and Mrs. Larry LeVasseur, Myrtle Creek, May 15, a son, Scott Everett: weight 7 pounds 3 ounces. BARNES To Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Barnes, Myrtle Creek, May 15, daughter, Gloria Jean: weight 7 pounds 10 ounces. KING - To Mr. and Mrs. Elihue King, Glendale, May 16, a daugh ter; weight 5 pounds 13 ounces. LACKEY To Mr. and Mrs. James Lackey, Myrtle Creek. May 18. a daughter, Laura Lea; weight 6 pounds 14 ounces. LEMING To Mr. and Mrs. Billie Leming. Myrtle Creek. May 17, a son, Randall Jay; weight 6 pounds 2 ounces. where King Henry VHf had two wives executed. Combined testa by a cave ex- nlnrar m ,,,, ..,,4 rum I clairvoyants have produced this assessment: mere may Be buried treasure 10 feet below the cellar floor. Back in 1652 a former goldsmith named Sir John Barkstead be came governor of the tower and speedily built up a reputation of harshness and corruption un equalled in the history of that bloody fortress. He is generally admitted to have practiced extor tion on the nobles and their ladies who were imprisoned in the tow er. In 1659. he was called before a committee of grievance and fled the country. But first ac- i-uruiug w ancieni recoras ne "put up 50,000 pounds in butter firkins (containers)" under the cellar. Barkstead returned to England in 1662 and was hanged. Samuel Pepys, the diarist, was commissioned to search for the Barkstead fortune, but found nothing. The latest search has been com missioned by the Ministry of Works after five years investiga tion by author Charles Quarrell, secretary of Britain's Speleologi cal (cave explorers) Society. By using an electronic device he has pinpointed sites below the gover nor's residence and below the bell tower, one of the 13 main turrets. Bloodhound Finds Oregon Girl Pinned Under Log DALLAS, Ore. A search team using bloodhounds early Monday found a 15-year-old Lin coln, Ore., girl who had been pinned to the ground by a log since Sunday evening. Polk County sheriff! deputy Virgil Taylor found Judy Meissner on the bank of the Willamette River, a 14-foot long, 12-inch thick log across her legs. Taylor said the girl told him she went out to pick flowers along the river bank late Sunday after noon. As she was returning home, Taylor said, she slipped from a log on which she was walking. She fell to the ground. Taylor said, and another log which had been resting across the one on which she was walking fell on her. Taylor said the girl, a sopho more at North Salem High School, apparently was in good condition, and did not require hospitaliza tion. The searchers were led to the girl at 4:30 a.m., Taylor aaid, by a bloodhound named Pluto, owned by 'Norman Wilson of Dallas, Ore. Lincoln is 20 miles northeast of here, and six miles north of West Salem. Runaway Boys Back In Seattle Kaplan Quits Vice Probe With Final Blast At Thornton PORTLAND I An attorney general's assistant quit the vice investigation in Portland Monday after a final letter of criticism over the way Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton as running the probe. The assistant, Arthur G. Kaplan, said he was taking a staff job with thm n. ... i . n An 1 ft K. . X ..k.iunna . ! Lines Diane which arrived in Seat time ago. He aaid he had asked ""' for a leave of absence to take the i .d custody of more than position - $3,000 in cash, 14 diamond rings. k-.nii.'. l.ti.r AAret:mA n I a bracelet of $20 gold pieces, and Thornton but with copies sent to1 gold watch the Los Angeles offi- SEATTLE (-Two little boys I I who ran away from then Seattle nomes lor uisneyiana ana Mexico with thousands of collars in cash and jewelry are home again. Eddie Zelasky, 12, and Kichard Daly, 13, were met at the Seattle Tacoma Airport last night by their parents, police and juvenile offi cers. The boys were picked up early yesterday in Los Angeles when they stepped off a San Fran cisco bus. Los Angeles juvenile officers put the boys aboard a Western Air Edward Selasky, and Rlchard'a father. Peter Louie Daly, were at the airport. Tun., Moy 21, 1957 Th Nsws-Kavlew. Roseburg, Or. 3 If Your Toper Hoi Not Arrived By o:15 P.M. Dial OR 2-3321 Hospital News Douglas Community Hospital Admitted Medical: Leon Ayres, Winston; Mrs. Robert Crouch, Mrs. J. Spahr Sullivan, Mrs. Thomas Brinigar, Roseburg. Surg.ry: Clair Ford, Lebanon; Arthur Handley, Glendale; Mrs. William Simpson, Mrs. Clyde Good man, Mrs. Earl Wiard, Roseburg. Discharged Billy Moore, Wilbur; Earl Frank lin, Mrs. Austin Spencer, Winston; Sharon Dunkle, Mrs. Robert Sever son, Phyllis Finney, Mrs. Robert Bennett, Roseburg. Mercy Hospital Admitted . Medical! Mrs. William Zerback, Roseburg. Surgery: Lloyd Dano. Roseburg; Mrs. Leonard Neutze, Myrtle Creek Discharged Gerald Anderson, William Nor ris. Mrs. Andy Woodcock, Roseburg. French Miffed At Not Sent By Top Russian PARIS im French officials view Soviet Premier Bulganin's latest note to the West as a bumbl ing effort to disrupt solidarity of the free world. Officials declined public com ment Monday as the government released Bulganin's 4,000-word let ter to Premier Guy Mollet pro posing French-Soviet talks as a preliminary to new big power dis armament negotiations. But pri vately they indicated it rubbed the French government the wrong way. The lettpr (tpliveroH in Paris Saturday, followed similar com munications to Britain, Denmark, Norway and Vest Germany. It warned that any nation permitting u. a. atomic oases on its soil risked nuclear retaliation. tf Eet makes vou dance weeth joyl w Fandancso ICE CREAM wot else ( 1 Dr. L. A. Banks' Poem Used By Loan Company The late Dr. Louis Albert Banks. widely known Roseburg author, once wrote a feature, "Poem for the Day, for The News-Review. In the issue of May 9. 1930, he wrote a poem "The Growth of Confidence in Humanity." pertain ing to the organization of the Per sonal Loan Department of the Na tional City Bank of New York. The poem, according to J. An drew Painter, vice president, was framed and has since hung in the department's central office. It currently is appearing in a program distributed in connection with the department's 29th anni versary, celebrated May 4. Anti-American Feeling Mounts Over Incident TOKYO W The big Tokyo news- naner Vnmitiri c.tri trA n u 4,mn. ped up ami . American feelings" wui resun u an American soldier accused of shooting a Japanese woman on a firing range ia not tried by a Japanese court. Yomiuri also declared that the jurisdiction dispute over Special ist 3.C. William S. Girard of Otta-wa-Lasalle, 111., could complicate Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's June visit to Washington. Kishi is scheduled to discuss a readjust ment of U. S.-Japanese relations with American leaders. Girard has been indicted by a Japanese court on charges of bodi ly injury resulting in the death of the woman nn militaru tirinA range. She was struck by an enipiy rule cartridge case while collecting scrap metal. The II S Far Fact rnmmBn announced last week it had yield- eu io japan me ngni to try the suiuier, dui me decision was neld up after Secretary of Defense Wil son ordered a full review of the case. Surrender of jurisdiction caused strong protests in the Unit ed Stairs Ynmiitri nratiMal (hat h a will be "louder voices urging re vision or ine japanese-u. s. secur ity pact" if Japan is not finally given uie rigui io iry uiraro. newspapers, was highly critical of Thornton, speaking of "patent maladministration of the probe." continued misdirection oi me investigation will give added cre dence to those who believe you are attempting to whitewash this prosecution for political or other personal motives," the letter said. barlier a grand jury working with Kaplan issued a lengthy re port that was critical of Thornton and called for his replacement at the head of the vice investigation. Kaplan said Thornton had ad vised against indictments against several persons, including Mayor Terry Schrunk of Portland, but the grand jury indicted the mayor on five counts anyway. Thornton Replies Thornton said ha bad advised against indictmenU where h e thought there was not sufficient evidence of wrong-doing. Schrunk is accused, among other things, of taking a bribe from a gambler and lying when he denied getting tne money. Local News TV Quia Show Decision Disputed By Doctors NEW YORK t Medical expert Hank Bloomgarden broke a tele vision quiz show deadlock with artist Jim Snodgrass last night and won $73,500. But his triumph was disputed. Bloomgarden was declared champion on NBC-TV's "Twenty One" after he had tied with Snod grass six times. That brought the 28-year-old medical research con sultant's total winnings on the show to $126,000. Master of ceremonies Jack Bar ry called Snodgrass wrong on a question dealing with human anat omy. But doctors around the coun try called up to say the 34-year-old New York artist was right. The Book Section of the AAUW win meet at the home of Mrs George Lenci at 8 p.m. Wednesday May 22. Pre-Study On Salary Hikes Ellsworth Plan WASHINGTON 1 Chairman Hams Kllsworth of the Civil Service Commission recommend ed Monday that proposed pay raises for government employes ; await a study now being made. He urged that a co-ordinated pay sys tem be worked out whenever a i pav raise is granted. Ellsworth testified before a Sen ate Postoffice and Civil Service subcommittee which is consider ing pay raises for postal employes and some other government work ers. Sen. Neubereer (D-Ore). chair man of the group, mentioned that government executives and even members of Congress have re- ceived substantial pay raises in recent years. AND IT IS FREE! Come In . . Make A Purchase Large Or Small And Receive One Free Crab Bag! OUR GRAB BAGS CONTAIN . . . GIFT CERTIFICATES MERCHANDISE AWARDS 'MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATES WITH VALUES UP TO $25 4 rers found stuffed in the pockets of the motorcycle jackets the boys wore. The cash and jewelry wera held by the Seattle police for release later to the owners. Eddie's parents, Mr. and Mra. "Instead of running Rosselini Denies Latest Romance BOMBAY Roberto Rosselini says reports he has been living with a beautiful Indian script writ er and plans to divorce Ingrid Bergman are "fantastic non sense." The Italian film director re marked to a reporter in t h lounge of Bombay a Taj Mahal Hotel: "They said something like that when I cama to India to make films. What can you do about auch things?" He added that Ingrid knew of the reports and that there was no Kaplan should stay here, face the music and help us defend his in dictments." Thornton said. Thornton earlier had said ha would name Kaplan as one of the attorneys to prosecute the charges returned by the grand jury that had worked with Kaplan. Thornton said he does not intend to grant Kaplan a leave of absence. A state circuit judge. Charles W. Redding, said that Thornton had joined with the attorney for Schrunk in requesting a postpone ment of a perjury charge trial. Heading said mat tne request was made recently in his cham bers but he added that he had not decided about the requested month-long delay. Schrunk's trial is scheduled to open Wednesday. He is accused of lying to the vice-probing grand jury here in denying that he ac cepted a bribe in a raid on a Portland nightspot when ha was sheriff. out, Mr. misunderstanding between them The Swedish actress said in Paris yesterday that "there ia no truth at all' in the report. Rossellini laughed when told a New York Daily News story re ported he wanted to divorce Miss Bergman because she is "too Nor dic "Are not the Nords supposedly extra beautiful?" he asked. Tractor Leaps Bank, Kills Worker At Dam BAKES. Ore. I Goldia John son, 47, Boise, Idaho, was killed Monday when a tractor he was driving plunged over a steep bank at the Brownlee Dam site, 50 miles northeast of here on the Snake River. Johnson, an employe of the Morrison - Knudsen Construction Co., was pinned underneath the tractor, according to Glen John son, construction superintendent of tne firm oniiding tne aam tor me Idaho Power Co. He is survived by the widow and ona child. Scot tsburg Army Man . Trains In Germany Army Pfe. William H. Britt, 20. son of William H. Britt, Scotts burg, recently participated in a field training exercise with the 11th Airborne . Division's 502d Infantry in Germany. An ammunition specialist in the infantry s Company A. Britt enter ed the Army in January 1953. He completed basic training at rt. Leonard Wood. Mo., and arrived in Europe in March 1956. Brut attended East High school In Hood Klver. His mother, Mrs. Dessie F. Britt, lives in Cash mere, Wash. His wife, Janet, is with him in Germany. 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