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Death Cars' Tour
Will Stress Urge
For Safe Driving
(Mor Itoritt, picrurti Pag. 3)
Douglas County's study in tragedy will be officially un
veiled Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
That's the official opening time of "Death Row" on
Southeast Jackson Street between Oak and Cass avenues
in Roseburg.
Tours among the remains of probably seven death cars
will be conducted by radio station announcers and uniformed
officers from the state police, sheriff's office and Roseburg
Police Department.
Lining the blocked off section of
street, picture displays, of the gris-f
ly results of traffic accidents to the
human occupants of the vehicles
will be set up.
Films To B Shown
After spectators at "Death Row"
have seen what can happen in auto
accidents, they will get a lesson in
accident prevention in the Gold
Room of the Hotel Umpqua. There,
liims from the State Traffic Safety
Division will be shown continuous
ly until 4:30 p.m.
The final arrangements for this
second edition of "Death Row"
were ironed out Wednesday after
noon at a meeting of police offi
cers, members of the press and
other leading figures campaigning
for highway safety.
The idea of "Death Row" to
shock drivers into safely conscious
ness was spearheaded by Robert
(t. Davis, chairman of the Douglas
County chapter of Oregon Highway
l.ifesavers, with the assistance of
.lack Wilton, county chairman of
the President's traffic safety pro
gram, "Back the Attack."
Davis explained it as an effort
to convert highway accident statis
tics into flesh and blood, tin and
steel.
U D.ad
These statistics show 25 dead al
ready. During Uie first nine months
of this year, the county had 1,106
traffic accidents in which 456 peo
ple were hurt. Last year 27 died
and 658 were injured.
Nationally, 38.300 people have al
ready died in 11,700,000 accidents.
Property damage by year's end is
expected to reach V billion dol
lars, which if shared by every man,
woman and child in the United
States would amount to $43.20 each.
New Effort Started
To End Chrysler Strike
DETROIT (1 Chrysler Corp,
and United Auto Workers Union
negotiators met anew Friday in
attempts to end a 12-day-old strike
at Chrysler's Plymouth engine
plant here, which has idled 2.000
and threatens layoffs for 16,000
Monday.
Chrysler said that if the strike
continues, it eventually could idle
.18.000 in Plymouth assembly and
related plants across the country.
The engine plant's 2.000 hourly
rated UAW members walked out
Nov. 18 in a strike which they
blamed to a company speedup.
The company denied the allega
tion, and said the stoppage re
sulted from the firing of an em
ploye who refused to do assigned
work.
Crippled Ship Aided
Off S. Oregon Coast
COOS BAY. Ore. i The Coast
Guard cutter Avoyel took the
crippled freighter Olympic Pio
neer under tow today
nd headed ;
for hureka. Calif
The freighter with a crew of 37
lost its propeller yesterday and i Sandberg. who became blind
was drifting helplessly 12 miles off i sjx vears ago. never has seen his
Ihe southern Oregon coastline. j bride. She. almost sightless, has
The 422-foot Liberty ship. skip-!seen him in little more than sil
pcred by Capt. Lcif Hansen of . houelte.
(rays Harbor. Wash., was sailing I
in ballast to Redwood City in the :
San Francisco Bay area when it
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By FRANK JENKINS
Senator Lyndon Johnson of Tex
as who, along with other jobs, is
chairman of the senate prepared
ness subcommittee that is investi
gating the U.S. missile and satel
lite Drouram sav the United
States needs i highly trained corps
,,f pnmnppr. and pintii. ir p
are lo win the nuclear race with
Hussia.
He adds:
"We must match Russian mis-i
sile progress. But that alone is not
enough. Our technological skill
must be raised to where we can
heat the Russians in ANY scientif-
race.
True enough.
That fact slares us in the fare.
The problem is HOW TO DO IT.
It can't be done with monev
nnr inml dn'f on imnn nur
(Continued on Page 4 Col. 11
The Weather
Fair with morning fog tftday,
partly cloudy tonight and Increas
ing cloudiness Saturday. Continued
cool nights.
High.it t.mp. lait 24 hours ... SO
Low.it t.mp. last 24 hours 30
High.it t.mp. any Nov.mbar 73
Lew.it t.mp. any Nev.mb.r ... IS
Pr.cip. la at 24 hours 0
Pr.tip. from Nov. I 2.7S
Pr.cip. from S.pt. 1 ... 1,39
D.fici.ncy from S.pt. 1 0
Sum.t tonight, 4:39 p.m.
Sunrii. tomorrow, 7:24 a.m.
UinftuiHU Hanthc In 'C7
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May Be Under '56 Toll
CHICAGO (1 The 1957 death
toll on the nation's highways might
be 1,000 less than last year, the
National Safety Council estimated
today.
Council officials said their opti
mistic estimate of 38,600 deaUis
was based on three factors:
1. Some 31,350 highway deaths
during the first 10 months, about
800 less than 1956.
2. During the first eight months
of 1957, 5.6 persons died for every
100 million miles of highway trav
el. Last year, the figure was 6.
3. Twenty-nine of 46 states re
porting showed traffic records for
the first 10 months of 1957 which
were improved over last year. Mon
tana and Idaho showed 20 per cent
improvements.
In 1956, 39,628 died in highway
accidents.
The council said deaths in Oc
tober totaled 3,480, approximately
the same as in October 1956, which
was the lowest since 1949.
County Jail Trusty
Leaves Work Detail
One of the county jail prisoners
missed turkey dinner Thanksgiv
ingbut it was by his own choos
ing. He escaped.
Charles Edward Johnson, 28, a
trusty serving a one-year sen
tence walked off at 9:20 a.m. while
working on a garbage detail. Law
officers in the county were im
mediately notified and an all
points bulletin was dispatched.
Johnson is described as 5 feet
11 inches tail, with brown hair,
brown eyes and a ruddy com
plexion. A slender man, he was
wearing blue jeans and a blue
shirt at the time of his escape.
Sentenced for obtaining property
by false pretenses he bought a
car with a rubber $1,000 check
Johnson was in the county jail be
cause of his ability to talk.
He was initially sentenced to the
state prison but this was changed
to jail after an eloquent plea
against having the stigma of a
prison record.
Sentence was imposed Nov. S
after a pre-sentence report was
and parole officer. Johnson had
pleaded guilty to the charge Sept
24.
Dog Leads Blind Pair
To Marriage Altar
BOISE. Idaho V A black doe
guided the bride and bridegroom I
to the altar here Thursday.
The ceremonies in the Second ;
Preshvtprinn Church hem linilpH
Wayne Sandberg. of Burley, Ida-!
ho and Phyllis Hagard, Gooding,
Idaho
Both are employes of Live Inc.,
here, he as a rug weaver and she
as a secretary.
Leading the way along t h e
oiela x.ns fllnr-hor a T a. I
. . . ." ., .. ' ,.,
oranor wno oeiongs 10 noo i.nier-
kireher. Boise, best man at the
ceremony. Mrs. imerKircner was
! matron of honor
I'shers were three sightless co
workers of the bridal couple.
Blind Vet Saves Wife,
5 Others From Blaze
PHILADELPHIA Jh A veteran
blinded by
a 1945 minefield ex -
nlosion in France eroued his wav
through a burning building ye-
lerday to arouse five occupants
from apartments. j
The sightless hero, William M
Hughes. 43, owns a gift shop in;
the building. Awakened bv chok-j
ing smoke, he aroused his wife
and telephoned a lire alarm. Then
ihe made his way through the:
smoke to the second floor to
nwrtncii uie (Hurl ivsiuems.
Assured everyone was fleeing.
"""" hci? "!
ry out their two pel
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I Mother, Four Children
i Drown In Auto Plunge
LIVINGSTON, Monl. - Mrs.
Charles Woods. 26. and her four
children apparently drowned yes-
terdav when their car went out nf
control and plunged into the Ycl-
lowstone River.
The children were Betty. 6; hopes to bring them to new homes where seven of the children Rot
Bruce, 4. and identical twins, in this country before Christmas. off. The others came on to Port
James and John, 3.. The mother The four tubercular children land, where most of them were
and children wer en route to the were admitted to the I nited States met by their new parents
L. W. Swanson ranch south of; under special authorization of the; Four of the children will make
here for Thanksgiving dinner. Immigration Service. Holt said, their homes in Oregon. The rest
Ihe Woods resided at Big Tim- earlier that the U.S. Public Health are destined for homes through'
ber, Mont. Service would supervise their out the country.
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Estoblifhed 1873 22 Po3ei ROSEBURG, OREGON- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1957 279-57 PRICE 5c
Ike Moves To
Recovery
Speed Seen
In Journey
Indefinite Period
Of Rest Ahead; Cood ,
Report From Doctors
WASHINGTON W President
Eisenhower traveled by automo
bile to his Pennsylvania farm
Friday in a striking new demon
stration of speedy recovery from
his mild stroke. He planned to
spend a weekend or more at the
farm.
The chief executive, piling the
move on top of Thursday's burst
of activity which included surprise
attendance at a Thanksgiving
church service, went with full ap
proval of his doctors, the White
House said.
' The plan for the trip to Gettys
burg, announced Thursday on a
"hope basis," was made firm earl-
Negro Congressman
Urges Ike To Resign
WASHINGTON W President
Eisenhower was asked Friday by
Rep. Powell (D-NY) to "with
draw immediately" as the na
tion's chief executive.
Powell, one of three Negro
members of the House, made
public this telegram he sent to
Eisenhower:
"Your recent illness distresses
me deeply. As one who respects
your life and devotion to our
country, may I respectfully re
quest that you withdraw immedi
ately. "I know that we In the free
World need your leadership and
the luster of your prestige name,
but you have given your all, all
your life, and I am positive that
you are now entitled to spend the
balance of your life relaxed and
happy with your loved ones.
"In the meantime, my pray
ers." ier Friday on the basis of a new
medical report of continued "ex
cellent" recovery progress.
"The doctors have agreed it is
perfectly all right for him to make
J,m'
C. Hagerty said
How long the
Eisenhowers will
remain is questionable, hut
Hag-
erty said it will be at
least
through the weekend.
"I would think," Hagerty said,
"it would extend into next week."
Cabinet Date Standi
A cabinet meeting is scheduled
Monday. And on Tuesday, congres-i
sional leaders of both parties are
coming to the White House for a
briefing of military and defense
matters and the legislative pro-
(Continued on Pace 2 Col. 7)
Shotgun Accident
In Auto Kills Youth
BEND 11 An accidental shot
gun firing in an automobile killed
William Mickelson, 17, Estacada,
at llamnffin pact nf herp Thnrc-I
-
day It w the seventh gunshot
death of the fall hunting season
: in Oregon.
State policeman L.
M
Valley
I said Mickelson and
two
other!
youths had been duck hunting in
j the Burns area. He said they
!. stopped at Hampton on their way
j home to change drivers,
j .Mickelson got into the back seat.
"n 0VPr 'he front seal to talk
: ,ne others, and nis gun nis-
! cnargeo. ucain was insianianeous.
Holt's Orphanage Sends 87
More Korean Tots To U.S.;
Four III With Tuberculosis
, nHTf AVn
,. .. . Knr..'n
i .him m w'.nh
Eighty-seven care and that the new parents
orphans, four of'would pav for treatment of the
tuberculosis, were illness. One of Ihe four ill young-
getting acquainted with their new
parents r l in&y
rived in the
I'nited Stales Thursday from the
Harry Holt orphanage in Korea. ;
Holt, a wealthy Creswell, Ore , !
farmer, has brought 575 of Ihe!
mined - blood youngsters to new i
homes in this country in a series '
of bahy lifts, lie has adopted
eight of them himself I
Ihe rhildren, lathered bv L.h
IrfHins
Korea, were abandoned
by their Korean mothers
Holt has
uo more in the orphanage and
Texts From Bible
Started Today
Throughout rho world, Biblo
reading will rocoivo major attri
tion from Thanksgiving until
Christmas as paoplo unitt in daily
Biblt rtadings from suggtstod
texts.
This program is sponsored lo
cally by the Roseburg Ministerial
Assn. The texts used are suggest
ed by th American Bible So
ciety and are being used through
out the nation and the world.
In order to highlight each text
various ministers from the com
munity have contributed articles
based on the text for the day.
These articles will be printed
each day in The Ntws-Rtvlew,
starting today.
They are written to call atten
tion to the significance of the
Christmas season and also to the
annual observance of Universal
Bible Sunday, Dec. 8.
Blansett Sentenced
To Vi Years In Pen
Jackie Blansett, 21-year-old Myr
tle Creek check writer, got a stiff
jolt Wednesday when he pleaded
guilty to five charges of obtaining
money by laise pretenses.
On each count. Circuit Judge
Charles S. Woodrich sentenced
Blansett to 18 months in prison.
The sentences are to run consec
utivelya total of 7V4 years.
When Blansett went on his check
writing spree, he was on parole
from the state penitentiary. He
had been sentenced to a year on
a worthless check conviction and
served four months in prison.
When first sentenced, Blansett
had been placed on probation but
this was revoked a few months
later. He was released on parole
in October and was brought to
Douglas County to face a check
charge. The complaint was dis
missed to allow Blansett to go
free on parole.
The freedom was short lived. A
few weeks after release Irom jail
tie was arrested on the check
charges.
Fiancee Stabs Man
Who Changes His Mind
CAGLIARI, Sardinia. ti An-
tonio McW 35-year.o.d landown-
er, is in a hospital Friday because
;he,cianBcd his lmnd
His former fiancee, Elena Scr-
ra, 32, isi in prison charged witn
stabbing him, police said.
Antonio and Elena Thursday
were driving to nearby San Mon
liferro to be married.
Suddenly, police said, the bride
groom told his bride-to-be: "I
have changed my mind. I no long
er want to marry you," and left
the car.
Police said Elena rushed to buy
a butcher's knife, followed Antonio
to a bar and stabbed him in the
neck. She was charged with at
tempted murder. Antonio is de
scribed as being in serious condi
tion. Sputnik Fall To Earth
Expected Sunday Morn
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., ' -His-
irv' fi rneket. satellite mav
Vd0om SunJa, ' mom-
ing
The final stage rocket that
thrust Sputnik I into an orbit last
Oct. 4 liver Russia is on its last
hours, the Smithsonian Astrophy
ical Observatory reported Friday.
Dr. Fred L. Whipple, observa
tory director, emphasized that it
is impossible to predict at this
lime where and when the rocket
satellite might make lis flaming
plunge toward earth.
sters has been crippled badly by
the disease, which has atfected
'his some.
i Holt and his wife have five
children of tlii'ir own. Iwo of his
teen age daughters, Barbara and
Wanda, accompanied the Korean
orphans on the flight from Seoul
Another daughter. Mollie, stayed
at the Seoul orphanage to help
c are for the children remaining
there.
The Korean National Airlines
plane which brought the children
lo this country stopped at Seattle
His Pennsylvania Farm
Juvenile
Issue Draws
New Action
Commitee Of, Five
Executives Selected
As Council Advisers
A committee of 12 men and two
women has been selected to serve
as the executive committee of the
Douglas County Juvenile Advisory
Council.
The selection was made by a
special committee at a meeting in
the county courthouse at Roseburg
Wednesday night.
The executive committee mem
bers were selected to represent
geographical areas of the county
and a cross section of interests and
professions. Heading the executive
committee and the council will be
Robert G. Davis, who was elected
earlier by the general council made
up of about 60 members.
Commit!.. Namtd
Those named Wednesday night
to serve on the executive commit
tee with him are: Clyde Nunnally,
public utilities district employe,
representing Kceusport and bcous
burg; Joe Benninghoff, Drain
teacher, representing Drain, Elk
ton and Yoncalla; Boyd Kncchtel,
Wilbur farmer, and the Rev. John
P. Uinter Sr., Methodist minister
from Suthcrlin representing Oak
land and Sutherlin; Robert Caley,
Central Labor Council representa
tive, and Rev. Newell Morgan,
Christian Church pastor. Fred Sohn
lumber mill operator, and George
Castillo, News-Review assistant ed
itor, all representing Roseburg.
' Mrs. Casey Morgan, Looking'
g&ss housewife, and . Arthur Mc
Guire, Winston insurance man, rep
resenting Winston, Dillard, T e n
mile, Lookingglass and Camas Val
ley; Mrs. Dale Sail, Myrtle Creek
housewife, representing Myrtle
Creek and Riddle; Bruce Ferguson,
Canyonville forester, representing
Canyonville, Days Creek, Tiller;
Marlen Yoder, Glendale school su
perintendent, representing that
area; and Joe Brumbach, Glide
farmer, representing Glide and
lillyld.
To Mnt Dec. 10
The first meeting of the execu
tive committee is scheduled Dec.
10 at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse
circuit courtroom "A." At this
lime the terms of one, two and
three yean will be determined.
Following this meeting at 8, a
meeting of the entire advisory coun-
(Continued on Pag 2 Col. 7)
Conviction Of Leathers
Upheld In Appeals Court
The conviction of R. H. W. Leath
ers, 59, Reedsport accountant, on
an income tax evasion charge has
been upheld in the U. S. Court of
Appeals at San Francisco.
Leathers was sentenced to 30
months in prison in June 1956 by
U. S. Dist. Judge William G. East,
Portland.
The Reedsport man was accused
of filing a false income tax return
for Russell Peterson, North Bend
fish processor.
Leathers was said to have re
ceived $20,000 from Peterson to pay
the North Bend man's state and
federal taxes. Leathers, it was
charged, paid only S3.400 of the
amount in federal taxes and $1,000
in state taxes, pocketing the rest.
j Fire Damages Truck
! Thanksgiving Morning
! A fire early Thanksgiving morn
ing damaged a panel truck at th
home of W. T. Dawson, 448 W. Al
pha St.
Firemen from th westside sub
station of the Roseburg Fire Dept.
estimated damage at $100.
Cause of the fire, which burned
a bucket seat and paint on the
door, was not determined. Firemen
were called at 4:15 a.m.
RUNAWAYS JAILED
Two 15-year-old Seattle boys who
had run away from home were
taken into custody Thursday by
state police and were lodged in the
county jail until relatives nicked
them up. Their families had been
notified of their whereabouts by
Julian Helleck, juvenile officer.
! READ THE ADS
County Loses $2.40 Suit
Circuit Court Reporter
Wins Judgment On Job
Of Preparing Transcript
(Picture On Pag )
By LLOYD ROGERS
Staff Writer, News-Review
Douglas County lost a round in small claims court WedneS'
day.
A judgment of $2.40 plus costs of $1 was awarded to
Mrs. Emma Leah Handy, circuit court reporter. She had
filed suit against her employers when the county court
refused to approve a bill for preparing a transcript for
use in a criminal prosecution.
U. S. Natl. Bank's
Sherwood Branch
Robbed 2nd Time
SHERWOOD, Or, 11 Tw
mn held up th Sh.rweod branch
f Hi U.S. National Bank at about
1 p.m. Wdntday, and got wav
with an undtrmind amount of
cash.
Ray Lien, assistant manager of
the bank, said two men came into
the establishment and one of them
held him, teller Betty Allen, and
a customer at bay with a gun
while the other came behind the
counter and "cleaned out the
tills."
The customer, Lea Oylcr, was
not robbed.
It was the second tiin this year
the bank has been robbed. In
January, Ross Neal Porter, 33,
West Linn, got $19,500 in a holdup.
He later was captured and sen
tenced to 10 years in prison.
One of the holdup men was
described as about six feet tall
and SO years old; the other as
about sfeet-8 and younger.
One of the men was masked at
the time of the holdup.
They are believed to have fled
in a late model red and white
sedan reported stolen from a
Portland used car lot earlier in
the day.
2nd Marine Convicted
In Navy Man's Death
OKINAWA iP A Marine court
martial today found Pfc. Wilbur
L. Jones, Raleigh, N.C., guilty of
murder, conspiracy to murder,
two charges of assault with in
tent to inflict great bodily harm,
and conspiracy to assault.
Jones was the second or six
men charged in the death of Navy
Corpsman Adricn R. Nokleby,
Wells County, N.D., who died aft
er a beating Aug. 4.
The sailor a white man was
allegedly .kicked in th head by
Negro Marines.
Sentence on Jones, 23, will be
pronounced tomorrow at Camp
McTureous.
Jones, described as the first
man to attack Nukleby after pay
day drinking bout, was described
in th trial as "the man who led
the vicious, snarling pack" in th
attack.
Minimum Age Still 16
For Driver's License
SALEM 'i There is no truth
to the rumor that the minimum
age for obtaining driver's licenses
has been increased from 16 to 18.
The state Department of Motor
Vehicles said it has been swamped
I with calls from high school pupils
asking ahout the reported change
in the law.
The Legislature did pass a law
that boys and girls who are learn
ing to drive must be accompanied
by a licensed driver over 18.
But the minimum age for gel
ting a license still is 16.
Work Applications Exceed
900 At U.S. Plywood Firm;
Women Barred At Present
Over 900 applications for work
at U.S. Plywood Co.'s new Rose
burg plant have been taken by
Ihe company over the past two
weeks, according lo Oscar F.klund,
plant superintendent, but some re
strictions for hiring are now in ef
fect F.klund says that present plans
are to hire no women. He explains
that the decision was prompted by
the current general economic con
dition In which so many idle men
are seeking employment.
The company also is not hiring
men already employed at other
Rlants who apply, unless, he added,
y virtue of their ability they
rould handle a promulion in the
US. Plywood plant.
According to Kklund, the com-
fiany policy is to hire entirely local
lelp where possible Rut some com
pany personnel will be hired from
l
The judgment was anything but
pleasing to Commissioner Frank
Ashley. He had sat silently smould
ering throughout the proceedings
but aired his views in the corridor
outside district court when it was
over.
Ashley fumed to Mrs. Handy,
"We don't have to furnish equip
ment and we'll move it out."
This was a reference to the elec
tric typewriter, desk, supplies, etc.
furnished court reporters. Th'
county court maintains that Mrs.
Handy is a county cmpioye and
as such if not entitled to be paid
for work done for the county.
Law Spclflt Rat
The law specifies that reporters
are to be paid for such transcripts
at the rale .of 15 cents per folio
of 100 words. There is no excep
tion made for county work even
though the county pays her salary.
The salary, $5,600 per year, is set
bv statute
Behind the small claims action
lies the real issue $432.80. This is
tne mil Mrs. rianu presented mr
preparing a transcript of the long,
invuiveu uvv ueueuueuey ucaiiug.
This bill was bucked along to the
county court by Avery W. Thomp
son, district attorney, who ordered
it prepared with the idea of appeal
ing an adverse "uling. The bill was
turned down bv the county dads
so Mrs. Handy trolled into the
D.A. s oflice and retrieved tne
fat package of typewritten testi
mony. Tw Witniis Call.d
Besides taking the witness stand
herself. Mrs. Handy called two
witnesses to testify. No testimony
was offered by the county which
was represented by Thompson.
Mrs. Handy outlined tne nisiory
(Continued on Pag 2 Col. 4)
Detectives, In Clever
Poses, Nab Four Thieves
NEW YORK OH Only a couple
of lovers spooning on a nearby
stoop. And a couple of drunks
asleep on th sidewalk.
That was the scene as it ap
peared to four thieves driving up
to the Mcridan Knitting Mills in
Brooklyn early yesterday morn
ing. So for two hours, they looted
the nlant of J2.5O0 worth of sweat
ers and loaded the loot into their
truck.
While they worked, the shabbily
dressed drunks went on sleeping,
the lovers went on spooning.
But ust as the robbers wer
about to drive off. the lovers un
wrapped their arms from each
other and the drunks sprang to
their feet. There stood detectives
Paul Rcilly, Pal Kelly. Steve Wall
and Frank Shannon. With pistols.
The four surprised robbers sur
rendered emmedialely.
Charged with burglary and pos
session of burglar's tools were Er
nest Rodriguez, 27, the Bronx, and
Domingo Riviera, 24, Serafin Quin
tans, 27, and Jesus Kodiguez. 35,
all of Manhattan. Poliee said they
arranged the trap after spoiling
the men looking the mill over
Tuesday.
other US. Plywood plants that
have curtailed operations or where
few skilled men for certain jobs
are nol available in the local labor
pool. The company expects lo hire
iio per cent of its force from this
area, however.
Initial hiring for the new plant
here is expected to include be
j tween 200 and 2.'ifl persons next
1 February. Overall operation of
U.S. Plywood's plants here could
employ up to 1,000 persons, many
; nf whom are already at work in
; operations here, according to com
ipany estimates.
Despite the large number of ap
plicants. Ihe company is still open
for applications for work each aft
ernoon at 1 p m., according to
company Personnel Mgr. Bill Bor
jrher. Applications will also be tak
! en next Wednesday evening start
ing at 7 p m
County Death
Toll For '57
Upped To 26
Sharon Mary Hedberg,
Age 14; Tragedy Victim 5
Other Accidents Occur
A 14-year-old Riddle girl was kill
ed Thursday night in a car wreck
to bring the death toll for Doug
las County to 26 thus far in 1957.
Last year at the same time 25 per
sons met death on the highways.
Sharon Alary Hedberg was a
passenger in a 1954 sedan driv
en by Edward Harold Colter, 20,
Kiddle. She was pronounced dead
on arrival at Jones Clinic in Rid
dle. Coroner L. L. Powers said the
died of internal injuries. Denutv
Coroner Robert Ganz, who investi
gated, said she also received a
compound skull fracture.
Colter also was taken to the clin
ic where he was treated for shock.
He was not hospitalized, according
to Powers.
State police who invetigated the
one-car accident, said Colter had
been chasing another car on Cow
Creek Road across the flats from
Riddle. Headed west, officers said,
Colter overtook the other vehicl
at the railroad crossing at the en
trance to Hanna Nickel Mine.
Car Rolls Over
In trying to negotiate an "S"
shaped curve, Colter went over
onto the left shoulder where the
car traveled for about 200 feet. It
then came back onto the pavement
where it rolled over and skidded
to a halt on its top. The car was
a total WTeck.
Sharon was a student at RMH1.
High School and was the daugh
ter m air. ana airs, ninion Hed
berg, Riddle. Besides her parents,
she is survived by a brother, Ed
win, 19, serving with the Air Force
in California, and a sister, Jane,
12, of Riddle.
Gans Mortuary in Myrtle Creek
is in charge of funeral arrange-
(Conlinued on Pag 2 Col. 2)
Oregon's Traffic
Deaths For 1957
Increased To 41 9
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I Oregon's traffic toll during Nov-
cmuer siimucr 10 aa as two mora
I fatalities occurred Thanksgiving
: j .
That made It the worst traffie
month in the past two years. Th
state's traffic toll for the year
now stands at 419. At the end of
November last year 386 deaths
had been reported.
Killed Thursday were:
Sharon Hedberz. 14. dauehler nf
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hedberg of
Riddle, a passenger in a car that
overturned on a county road near
Riddle.
Julia Berg, 35, of Crescent City,
Calif., who was in a car that
plunged off a road near Lebanon. '
There were three fatalities Wed
nesday. Arlie Deshon, 49, Woodburn,
died from injuries received Tues
day when his automobile ran off
a street at Woodburn.
Mary McMullen, 65, Seaside,
was killed when she was struck
by a car as she crossed I street
at Seaside.
The 3-month-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Ollen Ping of
Malin, was killed when his fam
ily's car skidded on ice and col
lided with another car east of
Oakridge.
Cuban Rebels Burning
Sugar To Smash Covt.
HAVANA, Cuba I Fires wer
reported sweeping over a wide
area of sugar cane fields last
night in southeast Cuba set by
rebels trying to bring down the
government by ruining the sugar
crop and causing economic hard
ship. The fires were reported in Ori
ente province, center of rebels led
by Fidel Castro, who launched the
fire offensive several weeks ago.
Sugar industry spokesmen in Ha
vana predicted that the burning
would fail to ruin Cuba's main
export crop.
Meanwhile, there were new but
unconfirmed rumors that rein
forcements for Castro have landed
from Florida and Mexico.
Siamese Twin Cirls
Fail To Survive Surgery
DALLAS Siamese twin
girls born Thursday night d 1 d
during surgery F'riday.
Their mother, wife of a physi
cian, was not told immediately of
the deaths.
The babies, whose bodies were
fused from ribs to navel, could
not have survived more than a
few hours without the operation,
doctors said.
An obstetrician who delivered
them said the mother was doing
well.
Hospital officials declined to re
lease the mother's name Immedi
ately. Levity Fact Rant
By L F, Reizensteln
Uncle Sam plans to launch
hit earth latellit with insects
ot paiifngtrt. We vote tar
mosquito!, with n accom
panying parachutes.