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0 Q O z n Newt-KtTiw. Kotbui, fAany Plywood Plants Over Northwest Close As Pinch Of Economy Is Increased Br THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lor.g-htd aivistoa of Interna tional Paper to. Friday announced a 25 per cent eutoack in plywood production as plant clotures be gin spreading throughout the Pa-' c.fic Northwest and into Califor B.a Long Beil s plants at Lor.gview, Vab.. and Gardiner and Vaughn. Ore . the latter near Eugeae. will, be cut back in output, the com pany said, to conserve old growth timber until prices of plywood rue. limolojes will either work three weeks out of four, or go on short er work week, a point as ret un dfided Co-operarives and independents were the first to move to reduce smfts or to shut down, but a spokesman for a major operation said all plywood plants were forced to consider bow to mee. crowing inventories and falling prices Producing Tow Much "The punts are producing more than the market wants." said B V. Hancock, executive vice president of Cascades Plywood Corp . whose Lebanon piant employs l.OuO men Ire said Cascades had reached no conclusion, but it was consider ing whether a cutback might be necessary. All plywood operatori are forced now to consider such a course, he said, adding that pro duction has exceeded demand to such a point that "even cutting the price doesn't get it off your hands " On Keb. 21 at Grants Pass. F A Johnson, president of the Grants Pass Plywood Co., said the price had dropped to S64. and that meant operating below cost or shutting down His is one of more than a score day to of operations reported End he either down, preparing to shut down, or cutting back on shifts. Pacific Plywood at Dillard. Ore., began laying off men Wednesday. By Monday it will have a skeleton crew of 16 instead of the usual IjO-man crew. .wo c riywoon at -nernn le part of its crew go Triday and will cut off more on Monday ,.,KM" ''T'" punnrn 10 lay oil iuo oi us Closures Indefinite Closures were indefinite for the most part. Hancock said that as soon as production was rut back to 1 point that pipelines to dealers were cleared out, demand would pick Felix Brame Murder Trial To Open Monday (Coolinued from Page 1) Draey Wilson, a law partner of Duncan, avsistcd Duncan in Grants Pass but il is not known whether he will be present for the Rose burg proceedings. Duncan has Hied notice that tne defense will try to prove Brame not guilty by reason of insanity Rrirna has nlearleH vuiltv In the first degree charge. He was indict- Hi dt a arosrpnine vuunij Kianu jury last Sept 12. Questioning of prospective )U- rors by the opposing attorneys in- dirated such factors as the use of tranquibzers. religion and. of course, definition of what "insan- it v" entails misht be factors m defense or prosecution. SKf July 16 .Mrs Brame ai lhot the eve ning of July 10 at he sat with Brame in a sedan parked across from her Grants ras resi dence. She wa struck by six slug from an Army .45 revolver and died almost immediately. The couple's daughter, Cam.lla. 15. ai in the house at the time but did not witneM the shooting. The Brames other child. Patrick. 13 n playing pee wee baseball. Brame a arrested at t h n cene a few minute, later hy Dep uty .sheriff Paul Shelton. ho lives nearby. Shelton ruhed to the scene after hearing the .hots Brame readily admitted, in writ in. that he fired the ihots He aid he went to ee his ife tn attempt a reconciliation. After appeann at Mm Brame' rei rimce once and finding hn nife a not at n-me. he returned a few minutes later after she had rrturned He asked her to accom pany him to the car so they could ta.k The shooting followed mo ment later Rtwrnd From Army Brame enlisted in the Army in IM iM retired as major in 19.'k3 after 23 year of rontinuwit ice re He -.i married on April tl. at Tao.ma. Wash 2. 114 After hn retirement, he took a CK.re in gnsmithtng in Ienver ani the Rrarr.e family moved Irom Iicnvrr lo l,ran:s I'as m 15)',5 He or-ra'o.1 a tun i,,p there hut c...r1 rto.a ab-ut a year before lr" sho.-'tina Vp Brame filed for divorce Ij-i April 31 She charged cruelly and sought custody of Ihe two chil rt'fn. She was granted custody anH per month per child support at a hearing May 13. pending final divorce di-cree Brame has been held in Jo-cjh tne ( 'iinh jjil mce h;s arrest He will he brought to Rose.iurg by d'-pulies Sunday. Covernor Holmes Files For Re-election To Post Ml. KM f l.ov Holmes Frutar filed Robert I) for Kemo- crane nomination for governor. He has held the post since Jan 14, 1957. His slogan reads "Your gover nor. Who reduced your income tax through special legislative action " ARCHERY MEET SET COTTAGE GP.OVK P -The I9 JI stale archery tournament will be held here July 12, Ihe second day nf the annual Cottage Grove Rodeo. ore sot. Marth 9, 1958 itep- up and production could ped up again. Some mills indicated their clo- sures might run only for a week or 10 day. 1 ... . . Am Tkuri. j... . i. . . . . , d i .t Gr'anu Pasa. Medford Veneer and Plywood, and Oregon Veneer, also at lledford. were clsoing. ' The urejonian said that it nao ZnnnH in riXitir,n inniiiii Vailoi 1 m'fl 'tTL, ?3lH?jsS oDi .-II. , WU. HdlWllMIU, Hoquiam Plywood. Hoquiam; Elma Plywood. Elma: Hardel Ply wood. Olympia; and Totem Ply wood. Tacoma. There were other reports, too. ,i ...h nf ,r.. hv vl tr srai.M Piv-rw) ii RanHnn Tarn, Una Pacific near Hertford: Indus trial Plywood at Coos Bav; Inter stale Container. Red Bluff. Calif.: Standard Veneer. Lund Plywood and Northern California Plywood, at Crescent City. Calif. Senate Approves 5 Cent Stamp, Increased Pay W ASHINGTON jf The Senate has passed bills that would sharp ly raise postal rates and the pay of 14 million federal workers. But the postal measure faces a highly Republicans predicted the post- aent F.u,nh0wer because the pay b,, would provide (or MW) postal workers is far greater than what the administration wants. Raises for one million classified civil service workers, included in a separate bill, are more in line with administration recommends- tiin. Democrats said thev believed the Hoiut would decilnt , , o,. i,mrxir,r s-nt t.mn nonlocal letters, the main new rlle ,ure , u,e s,.,,,,,, bl They said they were sure the I House would insist on a flat 4-cent letter rate which it voted last year tor first class mail. The rate increases voted by the Senate last night would bring about i32 millions annually each of the nest three years. But the pay boosts passed yesterday would total 737 millions, more than off setting the new revenue. Salvation Army Area Leaders Speak Sunday Lt. Colonel and Mrs. John Erick son will conduct services at The Salvation Army Sunday. The Encksons will be featured in the SiinHav crhrml hAur urhih hamn. at 10 a.m., and will have charge ui uie inurning worsnip service at II Col Erickson u divisional coin- mander of The Salialion Army with headquarters in Portland and is responsible for the Army's work in Oregon and Southern Idaho. Mrs. trick son is the divisional leader of The Salvation Army wom en a groip known as The Ladies Home League The public is invited to attend both services Soviet Ruisij Arrets To Ministers Meet (Continued from Page 1 Nikolai Bulgamn and other leal era mould be able to accomplish something toward Kat West set Uementi hen thev did get to gether. Ltavtt Potttieei Opan The Russian note apparently left open for dwcussion the ques tion of what nations should par ticipate in the fore.zn ministers' meeting. The isue of participant in a summit conference would be one of the questions, along with time and place, lo be aecided by the foreign ministers Fast Varst talks in the past ha.e J1 y been conductesi primari- Iv by the ior tun minu'.rrs of Rus na. Britain, France and tr.e I'm led Mates the Big Four of the rotd war. Recent, however. Uie Soviets have emphasned a desire to broaden the ba-e of negotia llon' or narrow it sharply on 'x'reme thev have lalkrj aUvil negoiiations between te 15 nation North Atlantic Alliance and the eight na-ion Warsaw Part group composed of Ruasia and its eastern Kiirotean salriiites. plos unspecified "neutral ' nations At the other extreme they have ta.ked about negotiations direct! between the Soviet and I nited Mates governments 3 Policemen Quit After Burglary Charges Filed I'OKTI.A.NU r - Three police men Fridav resigned from the Portland police department rut a dav after thev were booked on burglary chat ges The men were Warren L Moore. 31. Donaid E. Roberts. 3. and Fred Matthies Jr . 37 Police Chief Will, am liilbruner earlier said all three men had admitted participating in a burg lary of nearlv S3, oral worth of merchandise from an appliance st-e here Ihe three men are free on bail Child'eo bcrgsr. dodt in O.I, Wr.lf irfvw our IveOftl h f,t Ltf LS leO"S it in Our YOVi "WK.i rkers'l 4nk rSar I gaofat.' publisher Killed In Crash; Son Seriously Hurt r THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 nomas B furcell, publisnrr of the Oresham Outloo, suffered I critical injuries Friday night in a traffic accident that claimed the 'life of his father. The father. Tom W. Purcell. M, I was publisher of a weekly news- paper at Hampton. Iowa, Sheriff's deputies said the car, driven by the Oregon publisher, collided with a truck driven by Koben T. Carr. S4. of Olympia. wash. Carr suffered a knee in- niTX the mukan occurred at the in- tertectioo of Denver and Lnioo avenuea in North Portland, The two Purcells had planned w Dim wim uie iiior riuiru a " granddaughter. Sue Delana Mur- tha a oi Belevw wish, at a "rbX "rV,Ce ,UUn- "PUU" CrZ'.&-' . - . ... tamer, jirs. jirnsja none rur- kerson. Junction City, was killed on the Pacific Highway north ol Junction City. Police said she was trying to make a left turn when DtT car couioeQ wun anomer tomooile in which Mrs. ZelJa Vitak. and Mrs. Laverne Pearl. 43. were riding. They suffered minor injuries. Friday's deaths brought Oregon traffic toll for the month to 24 and for the ear to ii according to the 'Associated Press tabulation. I Claude L Paraioo. 47. of Chilo- quin was killed outright early Sat ; urday wten the car he was dnv t ing went out of control and struck a rock wall along Highway 97 near ! Modoc Point. I These three deaths brought Ore- lon'i traffic toil for the year lo 5"S. according to the Associated Press tabulation Korean Boy Says Hp WaS Stabbed. HeWasStabb Rafan Rnyarl oearen, ooxeo SEOUL Jt A Kurean boy who was nailed into a box and flown 2a miles by L.S Army men charg es he was stabbed three times, beaten and his hair cut and tar red, the Army said today. The first report in the Army s continuing investigation of the cae said Kim Choon II. H. charged that Capl. Marvin L. Kemp of Kil E .1 .-J iiniinH aM-Vr Vlus him and an unnamed soldier also beat him. The report made ao comment on the accusations. Gen. George Deck- commander in Korea. situation and promised ' appropri ate action " The boy wa pruunounced in sat isfactory condition after an exam ination Thursday at an Army hos pital The Army aaid him was caught early Tuesday with stolen items at the 8th Army aircraft maintenance center at A&com City The report aid Kim charged that Kemp ' hit him numerous times and slabbed him jut below both knees and in the arm with the point of a knife, tie also said another I' S. soldier him by striking him mistreated U.S. Highway 30 Link Argued During Meeting (Continued from Page 1 tion of the Pacific Highway south of Salem The bid at by Roy 1.. Houck and sons and the Hoy L. llouck Corp. of Salem. The paving wilt be between the North Jefferson and Albany junc tions. Completion of the project, which will parallel the present concrete hihw av, is ev pec ted next fail ' Completion of thw job. aiong with the southbound lanes of the Salem bpas. will make the 72 miles of uie highway between Portland and Alhanv conform to four lane interstate Ireewav stand ards The project approval was the largest by the commission Friday Thursdav and Friday the commis sion approved fur award bid totaling more than tj i million doiiar A Molalla delei.atiun urged the commission to undertake irnpro.e ment of state H shwa 2.3. be t'een ttreon Citv and Moiaila Ted Keler. who headed the deie gatton, said rapidly increasing traffic makes such improvement urgent The commission promised to begin the project when funds are ivailable It approved for award low bids opened earlier BIRTHS MILLER - To Mr and Mrs Robert J. Miller, mi! .W Hopper Ave. Roseborg. heh 25. a son. Ruel Alexander, weight T posinds 3 ounces INSON OPEN HOUS I Benson PTA will meet Monday at H pm in the school cafeteria Open house will be held from 7.3) to 8. followed by the meeting and election of officers. Program will be a parental discussion on meth ods of reporting Art Judd. super intendent, will be nvxlfiator. Pan el members will he Jim Havden. principal. Mrs Waller Britteii. Art Wil.on and two faculty members Refreshments will be served hy fifth grade parents ALL CONGREGATION ALISTS And forward looking people without church home in Roteburj YOU ARE INVITED- , To attend Vesper Worship Service Sunday, March 24:30 p.m. Women's Club Houso, 747 , I. Mother - ro 1- ,utlVkl tArr.it I D.. m w v,rto Q,Qnd cuordion of the S M 1 B'heL, I1U II. win W iiV,,VW ' , open nouse, iioswpm.u fu,e tyyrt of Mrs Willicm ... , . Unroth. S x O clock potluck supper for initicres, their par- ents ond members will pre cede the meeting, set for 7:30 m the Masonic Temple. Benson Cheered By Farm Prices Increase Report WASHLNGTON . Secretary of A;nculture Benson was cheered Saturday by a government report that farm prices increased 2 per cent in Feoruary 'o the highest level since My 19S4 The prices were up S per cent from a year ago Aides said the secretary ex precd hope the price report, is sued Friday, would heip soften some of tne criticism being dt- rectcd at him and his policies hy -a, u riMin nf ts-iir1ut.iarn Honnnhrin - " - congressmen. Advances in farm prices this year have been particularly sharp In the livestock field. Hogs brou;ht 20 oer cent higher price to Feb g ' aoul Pr ruary than a year earlier. Cattle But these increases did not ex- "d "S OT tO most Crops Ai, ;. jft. ,, . m . ago. Poultry prices were up slight ly. The overall increase in farm prices was offset in part by an advance of one-third of 1 oer cnt in level of prices paid by farmers for goods and services used in production and in family living Tennessee Lass Talent Winner MOBILE. A.a f Her huky- voice singing nf the "Kisses Sweeter Than H me won the Junior Miss America Pag- earifs talent cup for a Tennessee The IS contestant ere to o jutiied in sports attire Saturday. After the judges announded .Miss Barbara Lynn Walker of Chaita noota as the talent winner, the brown-haired senior from Chatta nooga Hih School gave an an en core '"I've Been Thinking," a bal lad he composed. She accom panies here;f with a guitar Mi t alkrr, daughter of Mr. and .Mm. Stee F. Nalkr. is j a feet tall and measures 36-24-36 The exenmg dress competition naiu rrrn v on rarurr ov .i is June .od nf H.ittie5burfi. .Miss. Only the top winner in each phase of the competition an nounced, but points of all thoe who place are kept by the judges and will bf used in selecting the Junior Miss America Saturdav nu-ht The la chosen wilt receive a $5 uw scholarship and reign as .Queen of the annual Senior Bowl football eame next January Run nerup will receive scholarships of $3 O0. Sl.ooo and toOO. The sponolng Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to make the pszeant an annual feature of the Mobile Azalea Trail Festival Re scheduling Of Trial Sought By Attorney i Continued from Page 1 used the word in question "in an attempt nol lo show mere was no insurance, but to inquire as to a wanes 9 personal interest in the outcome of the cs e " Out of Protortion He termed the jiaigeT.eiit "ojt of all proportion to previous nuifce ment awarded in Douglas vountv in similar cacs The cae is tke ajrre ;n vvh.crl Wurberlv Feb 15 d. 'charged n.ne jurors The day Ihe jjrv'i ve'dict was returned. Wtnirserly dicharKed from further duty the nine mrors from further d-.itv the n.ne luror who voted for the verdict Two petit. or.s asking the supreme court to i.-je a writ of mandam us inv'.ructir.g W imlvriv lo rec.nd the order subsequently were filed One was filed bv Irene Skates, one of the discharged 'urors. and the oiher by PhilUp hnapple. a oefend ant in a suit scheduled for trial during this term of court The supreme court refused to fake lunsdicticn in the matter rVood Alcohol Death Toll Has Climbed To 19 NEW YORK .fThe death toU from wood alcohol has risen lo 19. I ditto other persom arc under hospital treatment. TKi. ... ik. kigk..i tJl ist ek. city from bootlegged booze since , prohibition days. . I Police today arrested two men in connection with two wood alco- nol deaths. Ordered held on homi- cide charges, they were identified as Norberto Dial. 33, and Jose Biilido. 42. both of the Bronx. A nospitalued victim of the deadlv dnr.k was said to have i identified Diai, owner of a candy 'store Bdlido was picked up in the store after Bronx detectives coo- fiscated 10 gallons of raw alcohol r.Z'. 'Trr.rZ 'T in the basemen! of Bronx amrt., m me oasemeni oi a oronx apart- Toivers ana mgn-powerea iu.t. nou"- La" f"ce That ail purchasers of s u c h - - 0,igT.turerB Kuendent !TSM "'w I) , . i . v . . " - - tims naa aitenaea a party oi Puerto Kirans in Kal Harlem last weekend Thornton Files Suit To Restrain Road Funds Plan I SALEM Jt A suit that would block a new formula for appor t.oning federal forest highway funds is planned by Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton An aid here said Thornton went to the nation s capital Friday to file a temporary restraining order to delay application of the for mula, which he feels would mean loss of revenue to Oreson. Under the present formula, a stale gets funds for building roads in or adjacent to national forests in proportion to the size and value of 1's forests. The new formula reportedly would switch the emphasis from value to needs of funds. Thornton believes this would injure Oregon fm,ncllU ,nd ,avor ,ome otaer . . lesff heaVijy forested states Apportionment of funds under the present program is handled by the secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce. Manila Papers Rally To Defense Of Fired General MANILA S Manila's two lead- ing newspapers rallied today to the defense of Air Force .Mai. Gen. John B. Ackerman. who was ousiea irom nis rniuppines com- , mand for spending too much on nis iivinkT quarters. TV.. llsnils ' T,mA. (k. charse aqamu Ackerman "is ai- trt-.0fh t r.,i k--,w. tk- tt that the Clark Air Base command er has done his utmost to improve PhiliDDinps-American relations in hr, ,,,a k. k.. ... The Manila Bulletin said news of the ouster surprised evervone ti Wlln t nxh Air y-,rct on as an officer with a bnaht iuiure. ine onicial explanations . . . take a lot of swallowing." the paper added. Ackerman was relieved by Washington Thursday on the ground he had undermined mo rale by overlavihly refurbishing fmr sets of living quarters-three for himself He now en route to Wahinton An :r force spokesman said Ackerman s future in the service Wlij determined after a thor ough investigation a 26 Belitvtd Drowned As Bus Cocs In River I Continued from Page 1) Huntington. W.Ya Last year a flood caused physical and econom ic hardships Mine accidents are common .mot every face reflected shock and pain yesterday. Many cried openly one woman rau up and riovn Ihe road snhhin? and screaming Her child was on the hp- Vlr an lira T a m R r:.,kt. who lost ihcir three chiinren. laid of the Danube River for the bodies H. J Winter. Roseburg. retfTitlv The hardest thinr now is to of five American soldiers missinf was a member of the winning I ri know what to do with ourselves, and presumed drowned versity of Oregon team in the Mrs tioble a school teacher, sa.d some of the missing had at tended her classes One survivor. Winston Dillon. 17 said he pulled out two or three boys David Wright. IS. was sitting by window when the bus went into Ihe river "I managed to roll it down and crawl out. I pilled two girls out with me " PLAIN TRUTH By Glen W. Lundy: Goipcl Evangttift Who rfc r.fc.e.uti m,4 itttititin "Act- Hi Aph." Hit) iclat it rtKtl Hit btt, rtpntmtm. mn4 (MvtM rHit iti 1mtJ UK m4 , ic GttU. C tfctr t mnf tiexjfcr in ytwr mm4 t Hi ( tJM ttt tly Cjll not M fp thf h ( rMtri twh "irm Hit tjlaj ( fsjIMImf G4'l rrritii Ar Mt Mtj f ttit tr Hm ketbtv m Chnit. rit mm4 rum if trni . Mn mmm it w 4 4i4. 9n4 f tMptitstsI imf Ckntf fctjv fmpi94 -nth ( pf t Oirtff't w. n4 Hit r Ktiri tfll HtT Wkt Httti H m4m HMt. 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CANTONVIUI SUTHIRLIN WINSTON : New Firearms Regulation Now In Effect WASHINGTON New fire-. arm r ?u La iion . triDoed of e.- -A tiittmanf whirh stirred up widespread protests last .year, went into effect Satur- day The new rules require, among other things, that revolvers, p.s- tola and h.gh powered rifles be stamped wita the manufacturer s name, plus the serial numoer. caliber and model designation. Conspicuously absent from the regulations are these requirements proposed earlier: That dealers keep, along with other data, a record of ail sales of ammunition for ontols. re- r ., T "A.. volvers and hizhnowered nfles. . ... . ,. . " - oe sumpea on au nrearms, oui th nihr data serial numDer. caliber and model may be omit- ted in tne case of shotguns and .22 caliber rifles unless they are subject to provisions of the Na- lioral Firearms Act. This act gov- eras traffic in sawed-off shot- guns, rifles and automatic weap- Jns An extension from 5 to 10 years of the oeriod in which licensed dealers are required to keep ree- ords of all acquisitions and sales of firearms. C. Starkweather, Accused Slayer, Waives Hearing LINCOLN. Neb . f - Runty Charles R. Starkweather, waived- at the last minuti preliminary hearing Saturday on first degree murder charges and was bound over to district court for trial. Th rf.mnn jnmrentlv was The decision apparently was reached in a conference with his temporarv attornev. Hal Bauer, "rz' ': - i .. i.. serving ai me miurn vi "it. til Aid Bureau. Bauer said it was agreed a preliminary hear- ing would not be to nis aavan- taze." The 19-year-old red-head, ad mitted slayer of 11 persons, was brought to the downtown court house from the State Penitentiary for his second court appearance since his arrest in Wyoming Jan. 31. He was hustled into court 31. ne was nusuea uiio under heavy guard past a cordon unored Twentv minutes later he was on his wav- back to the peni- tentiary c..ra;a..iha.r irH his It-sear- old girl friend. Card Fugate. have been char'ed with first degree murder in connection with the kill- z of Robert Jensen, 17 Bennet. Neb., one of nine Nebraskans killed during the wild crime spree Pany lawyer ieimea inr rwmer nnireies on nis tittn attempt, dis late m Jinuarv firm started buying guns "beca me closed his plans here Friday He late in January. . . ,k. t,a. l-iic u. .u. ... . . Starkweather and earn were caouired Wyoming alter a . Montana salesman was killed .11 in llama jhhjiii"" " -" near Casper. Starkweatner has ad mmed killing a Lincoln service ,ution attendant Little Rock White Cirl Expelled From School LITTLE ROCK. Ark. .f - The Little Rock School Board yester dav expeiled a white girl from in tegrated Central Hieh School for Sfv ,mll-i. accused school 0,(,c,alj of p-rsec'utin8 her Sammy Uean farKer. it. a pe tite blonde who has figured in sev eal racial incidents at Central Hih. was the first white pupil ex pelled from the trouble - ridden SCTOOI The board declined to sa why jhe was ousted. She was suspend ed Feb IT in connection with a d.'plav of cards sayml "one down eight to jo" after the expulsion of Minnijean Btowti. one of the nine Nesroes who entered Central H:;h lat September under the ?uard of federal troops Five Americans Feared Drowned In Danube River PA5SAU. Germany .f I S. astMierc and German oolice u.rrhaH the muddv Waters Army authorities launched an investigation of twin accidents last night in which two Army trucks plunged into the nver near Pas.au within aooui at minuies. The Army said one truck going to Passau with a load oi rations skidded into the river with five soldiers aboard. Two got out and were rescued from the water by German civilians. Lunger By Pound System Proposed During Session EUGENE A A lumberman told the Willamette VaUey Logging Conference oe day thjt wood nroducls wUl be sold by the DOUDd OT tOO. These measurements wiu re- place the present scaling method because "A scale stick doesn t measure the value of a piece ot wood." L. L. Stewart said. ! Stewart is president of the Bo-i hernia Lumber Co. of Cottage Grove. Some S00 delegates also Beard HUs Halt of Junction City state that a growing number of medium "1 mill operators are going to throw in me sponge. ; Tne Hull Lumoer Co. president said the mill owners will either sell or shut down because ii .k. A-n hnii "our -- tax laws are against us. If the XX uT.toT: SS; 1176 -n, .k. r. .nnlrl1 set ije uimvtj iut, m as wilderness areas. The delegates elected as their new president Carl Raynor of Springfield, president of the Booth Kelly- Lumber Co. Other new officers included Du- f" Pearl Coos B'- Pr"'- dent: A. D. McReynolds. Eugene. treasurer: and Robert Cross, Eu- secreiary-manawr. Directors elected Friday were Pearl: Steve W'aite. Vemonia;; Andrew Logler. Nehalem; Joe Leoo. Toledo: Glen Bailey. Fos ter: Dick Schotthoefer, Stayton; Gordon Bell. Lebanon: Walt An dreason. Vaughn; and Richard Hanlin. Roseburg. Rackets Probers M a V Ci 1 1 Both "J1 "7 yai .... RpfUar Kfjh r , WASHINGT0N ,, te Asm.oio. r ine senaie Rackets Investigating Committee u aiter "'J " "ohler neutner ana neroert Ronier ior ouestionine next week about a vio- ,V" . ":;,.-J ....... . u..i. ,i,- lence-pocxeo sirme in "t key figures Reuther is president of the L'nited Auto Workers Union. Koh- . . r - .... plumbing fixtures firm wnicn Bears n,m A committee is exploring bitter violence which has marked the UAW'i strike against the company. Each side has blamed the other , - , . -., 7 - for the Yiolence. The strike is 45 he Kohler Co plant at Kohler Wis . is operating. There has been testimony about mass picseung. sirons arm iac- tics and acts of vandalism The committee also has heard that 'he Kohler Co bought gurrs and am- munition aiiri i.ain - w.an- iied bv the CAW in 1952. A com- eiupi oeiwcen April " j CnPstcmn LQ5eS V-nt,55man UU Legal Maneuver Los ANGELES f Caryl Chessman i hopes for avoiding ex- ecution in the ea chamber were all but gone today, but not his grim determination to stay alive. "Are you giving up" a report er asked" after a court ruling slam med shut the door of the death cell Chessman. 3. had pried open a crack through 10 years of legal maneuvering. "I'm not noted for that." he re plied. The convict-author will return within 18 days to San Quen;in's death row to await a State Su preme Court review of his conviction on IT counts of kidnap ine. robbery and sex offenses. The high'court has already up held hi conviction and death sen tence, but by questioning the va lidity of the 10-year-old trial tran script Chessman won the hearing climaxed by yesterday's ruling In effect it turns back the clx-k to 1M and makes another Su- Pr"" Court review necessary. ON WINNING TEAM Al Winter. SOh Of Mr and Mr Town Meeting speech lournamem at Portland State College Contest- nts from 12 WeH toast colleges participated PRESENTING Tom Courtney Ch"Ch 1 Esangelist i'ly I ; V S , I v s I ' r A c'o Al w. t V" " t ' I " Jr W c3o L Ens . , Cther 111 WrBSt efS Du,.Jorl At Rnnnnet Ilk Tl Wl MUM I llv. Members of the District Five champion Sutherfin Bulldog wrestling team were honored guests at the annual wrestling banquet held in the Sutherlin High Schol Thursday night. Every member of the squad was present for the dinner, served and prepared by the home economics class. The school was presented with the L'mpqua Valley League trophy fur winning first place in league play by Ray Talbert of Glide, league pres ident. Seven graduating seniors were honored by the squad, with several individual awards presented. Gordon Avery, top flight 98 pound wrestler, was named the most outstanding wrestler in the smaller weights, while Tom Gilman received the award for the heavier weights. Also elected by the team were co - captains for this year's squad. Jerry Perez, state champion in the 1I.V pound class, and Larry Mo drell Graduating seniors included Perez, .Modrell. Norm Eng land, K-n England, Boh (.in stead. Allan Barnes, and Dur rell Gigear. Speakers for the evening were Coach Ralph Dyson an Roseburg official Frank Moore. Seattle's Elgin Baylor Regains Scoring Lead By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Elgin Baylor is back on top the individual basketball scoring race amnno tho mainr rillnoac Hut his lead over Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson is only a fraction of a 4.'. , , The 51 points Baylor scored n Sca,tle' victorr m" Lutheran f.,a,v njh. hons,. hi, """"' rriua nint ooosiea nis average to 34.3J on 760 Doints in -T) . 1.. . .u- pontes vlviuiijk lo II1C .VV,.-S. Service Bureau. Robertson, idle Friday night, has a 34.43 saver- age. Kansas Wilt Chamberlain alto Rjflrert ln enmm amnnJ n-l.L. r, 'S"V"'." " " 02 P" "Samst Oklahoma to u uis avrrae up lo Straits Conqueror . . , . . Would Swim Columbia PORTLAND - Bert Thomas now wants to swim 45 miles down the Columbia from Bonneville uam 10 me interstate Bridge mxing Portland and Vancouver, Wash The 32-year-old former Taco- iiio.ii. vuiiuuriur oi uie oiraii Ot Juan de Fuca north from Port 10-15. The water now approxi- mately 41 degrees His longest previous water pull iwas 31 miles from Seattle to Ta coma. Tongue Point Sailors n aee Tournev Finali lourney rinjis SEATTLE J Tongue Point Naval Station at Oregon will meet Vihidby Island Naval Air for the basketball championship of the 13;h Naval District Saturday. Whidby won both of its games Friday in the double elimination tournament, defeating the L'SS Lexin;ton 59-53 and Pugel Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton. 59-42 Both the losers were elim inated In the afternoon game Puget Sound eliminated the defending champion. Sand Point Naval Air, 6T-4 Mile Race Overshadowed In IC4A Track Meet NEW YORK ,axA mad scram ble for the team championship the one title that really counts in this meet overshadows a possible mile indoor record bv Istvan Rorsavolgyi in the IC4A track and field championships in Madison Square Garden Saturdav night. Ron Delany. the unbeatable miler. is the team man. and will try to win both the 1.000 and 2 rmle races for his Vilianova out fit. Ihe defending champions f ft 0
