Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1959)
Army Engineers Propose New Dam East Of Lebanon WASHINGTON (API The Army Engineers are proposing a nrw dam fur the Soutii N-nluni Rier Basin in Oregon. Rep Wal ter .Norblad (KOiei said Wednes day. Norblad ta:d the distn.t and illusion Corps of Kngitirtrs at Portland in an interim rep'.rt on the basin ha. e recommended a Varied Program Slated By Tenor Tenor Brian Sullixan. Men ouch tan Opera and Irlewsion star who aings in Rosehurg tonight, has a sailed program featuring the uorks of famous composers. His recital begins at 8:15 p m in Central Junior High School auditor ium. He will be accompanied at the pian by Ralph l.uislev His program will open will (iiu eppe Verde a recitative and aria: "Celeste Aida." from "Aida." This will be followed hy a group of se lection, including "Preach Not me your musty rules." from "Co mus" by Thomas Arne; "In the Silent Night." Sergei Rachmanin off; "A Dream." Kdsard (ineg, "Du bi.sf die Ruh'," Franz Shu berg; "Fruhlingjglauhe (r'aith in upringV by Fran Schubert, and "Die Post" by Schubert. .Next will be an ana: "Vesli la gitihba." from "Pagliacci" by Rug giero Leoncavallo. After intermission will be a group including: "Otivre tes yeux bleus." by Jules "Massenet: "Plaisir d'a mour." Martini: "Te quiero." Mar ia Grever, and 'Eres Tu," Miguel Sandoval. Kinsley then will play Chopins ''Impromptu" in K-sharp major, and R. Strauss' "Serenade' with arrangements by Gieseking. Concluding- will be a group of lighter selections and folk songs: "A Ballynure Ballad." arrange ment Hughes: ' Molly Malone," Ir ish folk song: "Words on the Wind," Harey F.nders: "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal." Roger Quitter, and "A Little Song of Life," Albert Hay Malotle. multi purpose dam at ToArr. on the main stem of the South San tiam. It would replace the previously authorized While Bridge Dam. which was planned as a regu lating dam below the proposed tireen Peter Dam In the original plan the Kngi neers also had recommended a multi-purpose dam at Wiley Creek. The Foster Dam. local. 'd just upstream from the mouth ;t Wiley I'reek, also would replace the pro posed Wiley Creek Dam for the time being. The Foster project would be a multi-purpose dam, achieving reregulation, flood pro tection, storage and power gener ation. The Wiley Creek proposal might be revived later when conditions warrant, Norblad said. Deer Tag Boost Beaten In House SAI.EM (AP A bill to in creae the cost of deer tJR$ for resident hunters from $1 to $2 was defeated by the llmise Wednesday The vote was 29-27 in favor of the increase, but the bill failed because 31 votes were needed for passage. ' Hep. Robert Elfslrom (R-Saleml said the increased feed is i.eeded to expand the (iame Commission' program. lie said Washington and California charge $2. Rep. Keith Skeltun (D-EiiKtne) said he opposed the inciease be cause there did not appear to be any need lor the funds s.nce the commission has a Mir pi in. Rep Stafford Hansel. ( R-Athe-na) said he disapproed of the fee increae because no certain pro grams were named where the additional revenue would be used. Klfslrom said the additional funds would have amounted to about $200,000 annually. Traffic Mishaps Fatal To Three ASHLAND AP) A wrecked automobile with two persons dead in it was found Wednesday in Neil Creek, five mi lei east of Ashland. State police identified the dead a Denzil Hubert Shilts, 42, bl known to hae resided at Blue Rier, and Mabel E. Lilja of Red mond. Police did not determine her age at once. Police said the indications were that the car plunged jnto the creek Tuesday nijilit. A motorist sighted the overturned ear this morning. Marks indicated the car un wetbound on Highway 66 and it ktruck an abutment overt Neil Creek before crashing into the water. The era ib boosted the Associ ated Press list of Oregon trattic fatalities this month to 28, two more than in February last )ear. HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP A car plunged off a road Tuesday night and killed (ieorge Richard McClung, 41. a tractor company emplove at Sunnyside, Wash. Sheriff R. 1. Cillmouthe said the body was found early t.xlav after a train crew saw lights gleaming from underbrush, near I S. Highway 30. M cC I u rig ' $ car eered of f t he highway and down a 40 foot em bankment about five miles ea-t of Cascade Locks, the sheriff said. Strauss In Commerce Post Protested By Democrats Elgarose Man Visited By Sacramento Couple By MRS. THELMA HANSON Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Warren of Sacramento and Donald Sund berg of Eugene recently jpent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George Sundberg. Raymond Olson of Eugene was in Elgarose last week to git some shrubs to plant on his Eugene resi dence. Elgarose Comfort Club will meet Wednesday for a 1 o'clock lunch eon at the home of Mrs. Zelma Sand. Standard, Union Up Price Of Gasoline SAN FRANCISCO (AP Stand ard Oil Co. of California and I mon Oil Co. said Wednesday' they had increased the wholesale price of gasoline .4 cent a gallon.' The increase, which Standard , said would he reflected in a one halt cent retail price increase at its stations, was effective today in iall of California, Oregon. Wash-; ington and the Phoenix, Ariz., area. I mon said the raise prevailed in its 'overall marketing area, the Pacific Coast principally " 1 A Standard spokesman said the ! increase was made to '"recover in part the increased cost of doing business, including product im provements and recent wage in- creases." Tidewater, Texaco and other companies checked here said they had not increased their prices. Game Board Vetoes Special Hunter List SAI.EM (AP) A spokesman for the state (lame Commission said Wednesday that the com mis sion is opposed to a bill which would elaolih a permanent lit of hunters for the special control led hunts. R. C. Holloway told the Houe Fish and (.a me Committee that the bill would remove the flexi bility o' the present system of drawings for the .special tags. Supporters of the bill called the drawings unfair and said a per manent list would provide a more equitable distribution. The committee also considered legislation which would strength en the laws against snagging fish. - Holloway said the bill is needed because the present laws do not apply to snagging by hook and line. He said the proposed law would make it easier for game ol ficers to arrest persons willful ly catching fish by snagging them with hook and line. The committee took no action on either bill. WASHINGTON (AP) Several I Democrats are building a protect bonfire under President Ki-enhow-er i nomination of Lewis L. Straus as secretary of commerce Strauss, one of Washington's more controversial figures, ap pears likely to gel enen.iut con firmation if only because the Sen ate seldom in modern times has reietted a cabinet appointment. But Sens. Ksies Kefauver (D Tenn). Olin I) Johnston tD-SC)i and kome other Democrats are ex pected to direct a hot fire against the former chairman of the Atom ic Knergy Commission beUue the appointment is acted upon by the Senate Commerce Committee. 'I he committee postponed con sideration of the nomination, set Wednesday, after Kefamer asked for a delay pending a J u Mice De partment report on Straus' role in the l)ion -Yates controversy. Alty. tien. Rogers meanwhile made public a letter to Kefauver' saying 'there is no such investiga tion pending. Strauss Cleared "There have been no fin. lings in the Department of Justice which Columbia Bridge Funds Asked SAI.EM (AP The House pass-! ed and sent to the Senate Wednes day a memorial asking Congress to provide funds for the new bridge oer the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver, Wash. Sponsors of the legislation said it would be toll-tree if the federal government paid for the bridge. ; The House passed and sent to t Ihe Senate a bill creating an inter-1 agency committee to deal with, problems of migrant labor. j The Senate Labor and Industries Committee recommended passage of a bill to abolish the I'nemploy-1 ment Compensation Commission.! It would be replaced by a director appointed by the governor. The same committee also ap proved a hill to set up a three-j member board to hear unemploy ment compensation appeals. reflect adversely on Mr. Strauss," Rogers said He added it would be inappro priate lor him to comment further because the government is till be ing sued for nearly two m:lhon dol lars by Dixon Yates inte-eU oer cancellation of the power contract. Chairman Warren Magnuson ( D-Wash ) said the Commerce l orn-1 nut We may call public hearings in! about two week. i Sen. A. S Mike Moroney i D-, Okiai. a committee member, said "There will be more than cursory hearings." with a number of peo ple to be heard Told by a reporter of Kefauver's reference lo Dixon-Yales, Sen. F.v-j erett Dirksen of Illinois, the Sen-1 ate Republican leader, exclaimed: i "Oh. my. are they going to bring that up again Well. 1 l be on hand to help defend Adm. Strauss." 1 Dixon-Yattt Mentioned Kefauver contended in a state i ment Tuesday that Strauss ar ranged for a presidential directive I requiring the A EC to contract with 1 Ihe Dixon-Yates utilities combine: to build a power plant at West i Memphis. Ark., to Mipply supple- mental power to the Tennessee Val ley Authority i The contract was canceled by i presidential order after testimony! before congressional committee showed Adolphe Wenzll, New , York financier, served as pit ad viser both to the Budget Bureau and to tue utilities interests. i The city of Memphis, Tenn , ' then served by TVA. had decided in Ihe meantime to build its own power plant. Seattle Writer Petitions Court SKATTI.E lAPi-The State Su preme I ourt has been a s ke d lo review a ca-e in whuh Kin melt Watson. Seattle Post In'elliRf ncer columnist, was held in contempt of court for fail.nj to disclue a t news kouri-e. Superior Judge Malcolm Doug 1 las ruled Feb. 4 Watson's silence 1 placed him in contempt of court. I The judge alo held the colum nist was in default in a SI75.lHn libel action asaint In in, ami Mill hae no soice when the court de- cides the amount of the judgment against him i Watson, the Hearst l-ubiishinit Co.. and three Seattle restaurants were sued hy three Seattle men over an item published in one of WaUon'e columns in Nov. if.a. The restaurants were among the ad vertising sponsors of the column The suit was based on lefer ences to the background of the trio, which was installing burglar alarm systems. Cases against Ihe four o her de fendants will open March 17. Judge Douglas said he will deter mine the amount of Watson's lia bility after these cases are completed. jThun., Feb. 26, 1959 The News-Review, Roieburg, Or. 9 Capitol Mall Zone Review Requested PORTLAND i AP i - J -l.n I) Roht'itoon. a Ren ton. V. a-lt . school teacher. Wednesday isked the I S District (ourt here lo require the Salem City Council to re zone some property he owns on the Capitul Mall. He said in the suit Out the zoning ordinance was union. itu lional. The property, in Ihe C, I Capi tol Dulrul. is now limited by tne zoning ordinance to tt-vddiUal use Robertson said Ihe property is more suitable for biiMiR-bs use. He also contends in the m:ii that Ihe zoning arrangement was ap proved by the council because of the deMie to establish a set of stale office buildings along the Mail. Ihe district, not yet purchased by the bUte, is north of the state Highway building on the north side, of Center Street. WOMEN TO GATHER The Women s Asn. of Oakland Community Presbyterian Church will meet Friday at 1 30 for a des sert luncheon at the home of Mrs. Paul Schulze. Enghsh Settlement Circle will hobt, according to Edith Dunn, correspondent. Termites Dry Rot Rodent Elimination House Leveling Certified Inspections Report for Roltori, Loam, Stat end Federal Aqtucici. A torvico brought to your business or homo or tho low ott potiible coit to you- HERE'S WHY: Free Inspection to determine if termite control it needed. Minimum pay-as-you-go plan. fsll OP Wo meat competition suaroly. VrV All workmonihip A malarial 2 4181 Cook's Exterminating Co. S! 61 2 S. E. Jackson Sr. Rsieburf , Oca. f V COMMERICALS VS WESTERNS LONDON" (AP)-The TV com mercial has become an issue be fore Britain's Parliament. I.aborite Christopher Mayhew, pushing a bill to ban interruption of programs for sales talk, told the House of Commons the piti'h- men are even breaking in on 1 Westerns at crucial moments. USED CARS m m 51 Nash 4-dr. $98 Radio & Healer Good Tirol '52 Pontine 4-dr. R&H, Hydra, t a nite Fomily Cor 388 '53 Pontine 4-dr. Rodio & Healer Good Tires $ 390 '52 Mercury Hdlp Coupt vsooa i ires 2-lone Painl 438 50 Buick 4-dr. $225 Radio & Healer Dynaflow 50 Chevrolet 4-dr. $198 Radio & Healer Runt Good '50 Ford 2-dr. Healer Rum Good 118 '49 Dodge 4-dr. '88 Runt Good Good Tiret BEST BUY 1957 Hillman Husky Station Wagon Lois of got Mileage $ 998 53 Buick 4-dr. 628 Super, R&H vynaiivw A reol buy 41 Chevrolet 4-dr. '68 Good and sound '51 Chevrolet 4-dr. Radio & Heoler Good Tirei $ 225 '54 Plymouth Belvedere Hardlop Radio & t Healer 2-lone Painl 598 '49 Plymouth 4-dr. $98 Rum Good 10.00 DOWN Phone OR 2-2882 or tea Charlie Hahn ot 10.00 DOWN AN OPPROVEO CREDIT BETTER BUY AN OPPROVED CREDIT WHOLESALE LOT NORTH STEPHENS AT THE Bl GCLOCK Pilot, Passengers j See Flying Objects 1 DKTROIT f API-The pilot of an American Airlines UC6 passenger, plane said today three mysterious' objects that looked like shininff saucers appeared to accompany! the plane for 4. minutes Tuesday! nijtht on its nonstop flight from Newark, VJ., to Detroit. ( apt. Peter Killian of Syosset. N'.Y.. who has flown passenger' planes for 15 years, said "I have never seen anything like it be fore " Killian said other members of the crew and the 35 passengers also saw the objertst Killian and copilot John Dee of Nvark. N'.Y., said they lost the three objects in Ihe hae when they started their descent for' landing at Detroit, while the plane! was over Cleveland, Ohio. ! Myrtle Creek C. C. Collects For Sale Myrtle Creek's. Chamber of Commerce has begun collection of items from local stores and homes in the community for the April II city-wide auction. Funds from the auction are ear marked for puhliruint Myrtle ( reek. In stimulate tourist traffic through town and interest new in dustry in the area. Announcement of auction plans were reported this week by l.ouis liagberg. chairman of the special committee of the C of C. according to .Mrs. Ruth Kvans, News-Review correspondent. Items collected are being stored at the Met7ger Building in Myrtle ( reek where the auction will take place. Ilgberg said a professional auc tioneer will conduct the sale be tween the hours of 10 a m. and noon, and between 2 and S p.m. If articles are remaining an evening auction will he held. - The committee chairman said "evervone will profit from the project."' UNIT TO MEET Rice Valley Home Kxlension lmt will meet at the hall Friday for a noon luncheon. Lesson for the dav will he "Better Weight for Bet ter Health." - Portland Council Stops Petition By Tax Group PORTLAND (AP) The City Council rejected Wednesday a move by a group, which rail it self Tax Savers, to place on the ballot an initiative to require an affirmative two-thirds vote of the electorate any lax Increase. A simple majority now is required. A spokesman for Tax Savers said the group would circulate petitions to get the measure on the next election ballot. I v I y - .. 1 A - ..S STORYBOOK COUPLE Japanese Crown Prince Aklhito and his fiancee, commoner Michiko Shoda, are shown in formal portraits. Marriage will be in April. 1 1 1 m ,f . -... lata, m w lamer aaile rmphaaiaee Ihe laree beak f Tort Ihe leaeae) after Ihe rllluisi.kae4 Iroplral Ural ea a riie al aa exhiblliea ef cage tre's be LoMen. BOAT SHOW PARADE-SATURDAY YOUR SAFETY DESERVES THE BEST! NOW! FEATURING THE STRONGEST , TIRE CORDS OF THE CENTURY! t33Riverside SUPER. DELUXE TIRES IN TYREX Wl. 11788 f JjPM ow 111 "sb i H - Vrtit Ijr- J Equallolires on new 1959 cars l GO"'ti VVt J lx,r" '"9 ord resish Imports I A .,ii,JS? ""' . lfV: i 20-monlh rood hazard guarantee V"A iL i5k-J 7-,0-,s y VsT' 7-60"15 a4 " : ptyM Riverside Air Cushion Tires jJJW- Sf-fyJ 7 '0-13.15.il A OOtro. e - J 7o-15 '7.II I 00 ; kVef " J AS NrM nrM SHI I W 'T- lk ktasfcwee 9 Fa jf Hr' tops in economy priced per- I i m Wry if formonce. Rugged and dependobl. I. I 'til j E JT full ) 5-month guarantee. PJ , f f I jr fWs imIh.1 4 rm trmda Iw Nr V IP Save 2.571 Riverside battery with Power-gard protection Frevonfs corrosion, cause of all battery failure, guaranteed 1 ye. reo iq 45 Gel star! power that's guoranleed lo last. 2 YEAR WVERSlOe onyo-V M.45 -vaM 12 V low os 14.95 'wilhlrode 7 88 SALE! save '30 to 70 on Riverside rebuilt engines I 4000 Mill NEW CAR GUARANTEE only 10 down reg. 199.95 0 low monthly terms A Words rebuilt will ' give your car more power ond better per formance mon when it was brand new. 4J-S1 Chevrolet WITH OLD MOTOR INSTALLED r FREE! e. erica srt Oawa 1 46-S2 Dodge 219.9S $72 tie 17.00 $12 49 53 Ford 299.9S $112 $11 19.00 $14 46-52 Plym. 2J9.9S $72 $11 17.00 $12 ?7