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Established 1873 26 Paget ROSEBURG, ORE. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1959 60-59
The Roseburg School Board Wed-1 at a later meeting before they are
nesday night paved the way for submitted to the itate. through
possible expansion and improve- which the government bandies the
nient of science, mathematics, for- program.
eign language, guidance and coun- Deller told the board he feels
seling facilities in Roseburg the district can get in on the 1959-
Schools.
A step toward this goal was tak
en when the board authorized Supt.
.M. C. Deller to apply for federal
aid under the educational program
established by the National De
fense Act. Approval of a district's
application means the district's fi
nancial outlay under the program
is matched by federal funds, ex
plained Deller
60 program
He said the district will have to
participation in the classroom. The
theory behind the setup is that "the !
pupil himself should have' the op
portunity to discover the princi-1
pies" involved in the specified
fields of study, said the superintendent.
He said the program is design
indicate to the government that it ed to affect both elementary and
is willing to uphold the program,
in addition to applying for the
matching money.
Amount Te Be Budgeted
The superintendent's office will
budget one-half the amount re
quired to improve facilities a catl-
Deller requested authorization to ed for under the program. Deller
apply for participation in U.e pro
gram after explaining the pro
gram's benefits to the boairi.
The superintendent now will
draw budget requests in the areas
covered by the program. His re-
stressed that this amount would
be available for improvement "as
we see fit" should the government
turn down the district's application.
Deller told directors that the pro-
quests will require board approval i gram is aimed at greater student
School Directors Veto Plan
To Dismiss Classes Earlier
By BOB CLARK
News-Review Staff Writer
Roseburg youngsters will contin
ue to be dismissed from school on
the current schedule.
The Roseburg School Board Wed
nesday night turned thumbs down
on a sugestion by a committee
which conducted a study to deter
mine a possible means of shorten
ing the school day for grades four,
five and six.
The six-member committee said
every plan it considered "required
a rescheduling or disrupting of
most of the school enrollment in
grades four through 12 and-or the
transportation system."
However, it submitted for con
sideration by the board a plan
which it termed "the least expen
sive'' of those studied.
Under the suggestion, children
in the fourth through sixth grades
at Green, Melrose, Wilbur and Win
chester Schools would remain in
session until 4 p m , as at present.
Youngsters in those grades in the
district's other schools would be
let out at 3:30 p.m. through a
shortening of lunch and recess
periods.
The system would require more
than 500 junior and senior high
school students to wait for bus
transportation until 4 p.m. It also
would necessitate four additional
buses.
The board felt the advantages of
children in three grades at six
schools arriving home a half hour
earlier fell far short of outweigh
ing its disadvantages and expense.
In other action, the board ap
proved, as a matter of routine, an
extension to the end of the cur
rent school year of the school bus
agreement with Ellison Transpor
tation Co. Through an apparent
oversight, the contract was slated
to expire exactly five years after
it took effect on April 15, 1954.
The board, in a brief closed ses
sion following the regular meeting,
discussed personnel matters. Fol
lowing the session, directors ap
proved mailing of notices of elec
tion to Roseburg teachers today.
Yearly notification of re-hiring is
required under a recently passed
Oregbn statute.
In a resolution, the board thank
ed the Roseburg Kiwanis Club for
its "continued support oi the aui
letie program in the elementary
high schools.
Briefly explaining the program
as it would pertain to the Rose
burg district, Deller said the high
school science laboratories have
become inadequate with the con
tinued growth of enrollment.
"We don't have the room now to
allow students to find out scientific
facts for themselves," he declared.
He noted that courses in general
science and biology have been par
ticular victims of the school's un
derdeveloped lab facilities.
Cain Indicated
In mathematics, "manipulative
devices" which would Deller ex
plain abstract principles would be
one gain under the program, ex
plained Deller. Library reference
books also would be furnished, he
added.
As for the field of modern for
eign languages, Deller noted, "The
American people can't converse
with their neighbors because they
only know English."
To remedy this lack, he said the
government program proptses to
make more extensive use of tape
recorders, recordings, sound-proof
listening booths and other devices
which have been found to boost the
leaVning level.
Deller pointed out the govern
ment program emphasizes testing
under the "guidance and counsel
ing aids" portion of the setup. He
said Roseburg High School, tor in
stance, rates high in its testing
program but probably could use
further counseling aid. which also
is provided for under the program.
County Welfare Votes To End Aid
To Persons Idle In Labor Fights
Assistance
Seen Duty
Of Unions
Copco To Carry
Power To South
PORTLAND (AP) A tentative
agreement on the use of facilities
n transmit surplus Bonneville
power from the Pacific North' I schools.
west to California was reacnea i
Wednesday in Portland. !
Representatives of the Bonne-1
ville Power Administration, the j
Pacific Gas ' & Electric Co. of
California and the California Ore
gon Power Co. reported accord
on these points:
Surplus power will be marketed
at regular BPA rates on the basis
of a 10 year contract.
California Oregon Power Co.
will contract to transmit power
from BPA lines in Oregon to
PG&E providing the required
transmission facilities within Cal
ifornia. Bonneville will deliver the pow
er at California Oregon Power
Co. substations at Restcn. Cot
tage Grove and Yamsay, Oregon.
The BPA announcement said,
"Transmission facilities which
would have to be constructed by
PG&E and-or Copro would in
clude approximately 90 miles of
2:10,000 volt transmission line con
necting the Copco system at
Klamath Kails with the California
svstem at PG&E Pit substation
No. 3. east of Redding.
Bonneville Administrator Wil- j
liam A. Pearl said during the ;
lit DPA will hio tiiir. I
!Th 3t"Jujor Small Business
June and July, with no market)
f.,r it m ihe Pacific NnrMiwest. WASHINGTON (AP) An agree.
' The power exchange plan is to menl Paving the way for special
i. j,.,-,7k.i ii. c-nai. 1 government timber sales in the
rnmmiMo. h.,r,n Anril ' west to small business was an-
8 9 in Washington,' D.C. I n!!nd, SuM
Registry Pressure
Forces School Meet
A meeting of the Roseburg
School Board has been set for next
Wednesday night, specifically to
allow Supt. M. (X Deller to pre
sent recommendations on future
construction.
Scheduling of the session came
after Deller told directors that
"we've got to make some deci
sions" concerning building.
"The high school is bursting at
the seams." said Deller. He added
that it will be "miraculous" if
Central Junior High School is able
to accomodate an expected in
crease in enrollment next year.
The board then instructed Deller
to present recommendations on
construction next Wednesday. The
session is set for 8 p.m.
Deller said other business also
probably will be undertaken during
the meeting.
BLM To Plan Sales
Court Refuses
WCTU Demand
The Douglas County Welfare
Commission Wednesday night voted
in favor of ending public assistance
of all kinds for persons involved in
labor disputes after March 21.
A quorum of members adopted
the resolution unanimously.
It is only a recommendation,
however, to the Oregon Public Wel
fare Commission, agency adminis
trator Mrs. Lois Baker pointed out.
She said such action must have
state approval before becoming pol
icy. Absent from the regular month
ly meeting last night was the un
ion member of the commission.
Chairman Charles Lynch. He is in
Portland on other business. Judge
V. T, Jackson chairmaned the ses
sion. The county commission took the
position that further supplements
are not justified since, in effect, it
amounts to the general pubiic sup
porting a labor dispute, Mrs.
Baker said.
Union Role Seen
Members expressed the opinion
that support of persons involved in
a labor dispute is the responsibil
ity of the unions.
Up to now, state policy has been
for persons on strike, under lock
out or some other labor trouble
to receive weekly food and other
subsidies similar to all other needy
persons out of work.
The action by board members
reflects directly on the labor dis
pute at Martin Bros. Container &
Timber Products Co. where more
than 500 have been out of jebs in a
work stoppage that started Jan. 1
at Oakland and Sutherlin plants.
Mrs. Bauer reported the county
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NEW SUPERINTENDENTS hove been named 'in both the
Canyonville and Glide schools, Donald Fluke (left) will re
place. Harry Horvie ot Glide and Larry Burden will be the
new school head ot Canyonville, replacing O. J. Monger.
They will assume their positions ot the beginning of the
1959-60 school term.
Circuit-Court Jury Finds
Mrs. Peden Guilty Of Arson
The Douglas County Court Wed
nesday came to the support of
Durward Owens, county roadmas-
ter. when a petition for termina
tion of his services was presented
by a delegation ot the WCTU.
Owens, a county employe for
mnra than 90 VPflr. Wail 1-riiBtnH
after work last Dec. 23 following agency has 115 Martin employes on
thro. phi nrnflrim nn th wiit the current active welfare rolls.
side of Roseburg which resulted: "d 101 received direct allotments
in a police citation for being drunk
in a vehicle.
The roadmaster has made resti
tution for damages caused, includ
ing a considerable expense for re
pairs to the county car he was
driving at the time. He did not
appear in municipal court, but for
feited $75 bad.
The WCTU petition was present
ed by Mrs.' Arthur Marsh and Mrs.
Fred Southwick, both of Looking
glass Rd. It was signed by IS
members of the anti-alcohol organ
ization, and asked that Owens be
removed from office.
The Court said "no," explaining
that while the members didn't con
done the action of their roadmas
ter, his excellent working record
offset the recent pecadilio.
As explained by Commissioner
Huron Clough. "Our judgment of
Mr. Owens was tempered with
compassion."
Sheriff's Men Bloom
In Centennial Dress
Martin, Union Hold
Mediation Session
Officials of Martin Bros. Con
tainer and Timber Products Corp.,
Oakland, and Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Local 2814 Wednesday dis
closed that management and un
ion representatives met in a medi
ation session Tuesday night.
Neither faction would comment
on outcome of the meeting.
Ed Clark, business agent for the
'local, said a union membership
Elmer F. Bennett, acting Interi-
i or secretary, said the agreement
; niiii inc small vusiucsa alumina- . . , . .
Mration is an additional safeauard ' meeting is slated for 2 p.m. Fn-
to insure small business will con- i day. He said he would "rather not
tinue to receive a fair share of say" whether the session has any-
I government timoer sales. I thine to do with the Tuesday ne-
I nrlii tha nlnn Inlnnnr'a Dim. '
Douslas Countv sheriff dppu-1 "lc r" Icotiations
tie, started sporting turquoise blue , f ? . A v ..,, ..' .
smdii uusiuess cumpeuuun oniy. ea, ,o comment, wnen ssKea
Bennett said no estimate could whether progress was made dur
be made now on how many sales .., ,,:. .,.
will be made under the agreement. mg the management-union confer
He added that about 50 per cent ence.
shirts and white cowboy sty
this week in observance of the
Oregon Centennial.
The centennial uniform will re
pldce Ihe customary sheriffs de
partment regalia during the summer-long
celebration.
Other parts of the special uni
form include centennial bow ties.
beige white colored slacks with I or fewer.
matching jackets and cowboy
boots. The uniforms were purchas
ed loeallv by the deputies them
selves. No tax money was expend
ed. The uniforms will be Used by
the deputies on special occasions
aitcr the centennial ends, one
member of the staff explained.
last week totaling $1,016. .To date
the department has paid $8,1 537 to
company employes since the dis
pute started.
State Gets Resolution
Copies of the resolution are
being sent to the state Welfare
Commission, union officials and to
the press. It reads:
"We recommend that no further
assistance be afforded people in
volved in labor disputes after
March 21, 1959. It Is the consensus
that the union should provide sup
port for its members and public
funds should not in the future be
available for men involved in any
labor dispute."
Political Low Seen
In Binford Action
SALEM (AP) Sen. C. D. Cam
eron (R-Grants Pass) said Thurs
day that Democrats on the Senate
Natural Resources Committee ex
ercised "savage partisanship"
when they voted Tuesday to rec
ommend against Senate confirma
tion of Gov. Mark Hatfield's ap
pointment of L. C. Binford, Port
land, to the Water Resources
Board.
Cameron said it was a "new
low in politics."
He said Republicans had voted
to confirm Gov. Robert D.
Holmes' appointment ' oi Byron
Brinton, Baker, to the same board,
and added that it was only fair to
expect Democrats to support Bin
ford. He said the Democrats showed
"a disregard for good govern
ment and their intensity to em
barrass the governor, regardless
of consequences."
The committee voted 4-1 against
confirmation in a party line vote.
A Circuit Court jury of seven
women and five men took less than
an hour Wednesday to return a
verdict of guilty in the arson case
of Mrs. Caroline Peden.
The 57-year-old Winston and
Roseburg restaurant operator had
been charged in a grand jury in
dictment in connection with the
1956 burning of a rental bouse she
owned on Darrell St. in Winston.
The jury's decision was unanimous.
Conviction of first degree arson
carries a prison term up to 20
years.
Judge Charles S. Woodrich is ex
pected to sentence the Winston
woman at 2 p.m. Friday.
Her conviction late Wednesday
ended more than three years of
investigation and court action sur
rounding the 1956 fire.
An admitted accomplice in t h e
arson case, Lonme D. Branscum
28, of Yakima was sentenced last
summer to two years in the state
penitentiary after he entered a
guilty plea to a similar charge be
fore Judge Woodrich.
Parole Approved
It was learned this week the
state Board of Parole and Proba
tion has approved his parole which
is slated to start next month. The
father of five children, he was tak
en into custody last August in Ya
kima where he was managing a
box factory.
Branscum was the state s prin
cipal witness Tuesday and Wednes
day in the trial of Mrs. Peden.
He testified to receiving 1250 from
his former landlady for setting fire
to the house on the night of eb.
5, 1956, just after moving his fam
ily and household furnishings from
the residence.
The witness said he spilled burn
ing kerosene on the living room
floor, then left the premises.
An insurance company made a
$4,000 settlement with Mrs. Peden
for the loss of the Darrell St, house
and furnishings.
President To Get Measure
For Signature; House Vote
Completes Statehood Move
WASHINGTON' (API Con- the 49ih. state had already broken
Siess today voted admission of through a long argument from
Hawaii to the Union as the 50th I some Congress members against
..i,..., . , admitting territories not joined
The aloha' for the statehood geographically to the other states
long-awaited by the tropical Pa-I Congressional opposition which
cdie islands came when the House i had kep; the door slammed shut
gave final approval to the bill
passed by the Senate 76-15
Wednesday night.
The House action sent the bill
on to President Eisenhower whose
signature was assured.
The actual admission will be de-
on Hawaii, melted in the final
nours oi House debate.
Speaker Sam Ray burn (D-Texl.
who once said the statehood bill
would pass over his dead body,
came over in the last hour.
He said the territory deserves
layed for several months by the-membership in the Lnion.
mv-iiiaiiii w ui piuvruuitf wuicn in
cludes holding an election in Ha
waii. It likely will be late July,
possibly as late as October, be
fore the 50th state formally joins
the Union.
As the House roll call reached
the 218 affirmative votes needed
for passage. Gov. William F.
Quinn. who was waiting here, tele
phoned a signal for bonfire cele
brations to be touched off in Hawaii.
It was a moment the 575.000
"My congratulations to Ha
waii." Rayburn said in a state
ment. "I opposed this bill in the past
when 1 felt Hawaii was not readv
for statehood. Now, however, the
situation has changed and I wel
come statehood because the terri
tory deserves membership in the
Union and will be an asset to the
United States."
Rep. Francis E. Walter (D-Pa
chairman of the House Un-Ameri
can Activities Committee told the
residents of the last incorporated c 'h.f -u JS .
territory under th. Americn "ous tnat although "Communist
had awaited for more than 50
years.
Hawaii will he the first island
state. But Alaska's admission as
Shortly after the house burned to
the ground. Sheriff Ira C. Bvrd.
working with the Oregon State Po
nce arson squad, began a lengthy
investigation into what they called
peculiar circumstances ' sur
rounding the blaze.
Branscum Talks
They hit pay dirt more than a
year and a half later when Brans
cum, Mrs. Peden's former tenant,
was picked ud in Yakima. He
readily told all he knew about the
fire which subsequently led to the
woman s arrest here.
Branscum said he needed the
money desperately because he was
out of work and had to move his
family to Washington to take
new job. On the witness stand he
said Mrs. .Peden had originally of
fered him $500 to set fire to the
house.
Two other witnesses were nut nn
me siana oy Lust. Atty. Arery w.
Thompson. They said they were ap
proached also by the landlady with
an arson proposaL Thompson han
dled the state s case himself.
Mrs. Peden was defended in
court by attorney Harrison Wins
ton who argued at length on tech
nicalities surrounding the incident
and accusations.
EGGS CARRY DISEASE
GRAZ, Austria (AP) City
health authorities have traced a
of the bureau's timber saies now Clark said the Tuesday session I paratyphoid outbreak to powdered
go to firms with 100 or fewer em-1 was conducted by Roy Smith, the i eggs imported from Communist
ployes. with -n additional 25 to .10 federal conciliator who has been i Chins. Grai residents promptly
per cent going to firms hiring 250 1 at the scene through most of the I dubbed the disease the yellow per-
71-oay aispute. . n.
Students Demonstrate
Against Iraq Regime
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Da
mascus students demonstrated
against Iraqi Premier Abdel Kar-
im Kassem today as the feud be
tween Kassem and President Ca
rnal Abdel Nasser of the United
Arab Republic got hotter.
Taking their cue from Nasser's
bitter speech Wednesday, the Cai'
ro press branded Kassem a Com
munist agent.
Schoolgirls in black and white
uniforms hoisted big U.A.R. flags
and marched to the presidential
residence where Nasser is. stay
ing. A pupil with pink ribbons tied
to her pigtails led classmates in
chants denouncing Kassem and
proclaiming Arab solidarity.
Barroom Refrain Accompanies House Vote
To Allow Vocalizing In Oregon Taverns
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Partly cloudy tonight and fr-
Highest temp last 14 hours .
Lowest temp, last 24 hours
Highest temp, any March ('S3)
Lowest temp, any March ('54)
Precip. last 24 hours
Procip. from March 1 .. .
Precip. from Sopt. 1
Ekcoss from Sept. 1 . .
Sumet tonight 4:14 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 4:29 a
SALEM (AP) The baritones of Oregon on its 100th anniversary of
the beer halls may soon get to ex- j statehood. ...
ercxe their vocal cords without . B.ut " P"''l'" ""'"'L'.t'J
...... jokes and then complained that
breaking the law. I lne propo,i ,w woud ieS(j to
The Oregon House of Rcpresen-1 trouble. The opponents called it
tatives, to the tune of a record poor legislation.
' player stowed away in the House During the debate. Rep. Sam
: chamber, approved 37-22 Wednes-l Wilderman (R-Portlandi came
day and sent to the Senate a hill forth with the tune "How Dry I
which would allow singing in tav-Am."
erna
He
u " 1 land la a sponsor of the legislation.
saw me Din would aid the gay. she
! pleaded that tavern patrons can't
ven sing "Happy Birthday" to
Rep.
Baker), who voted against the
measure, told the house, "I can't
sing. Every time I sing they throw
me out anyway
The music brought in objection! against the bill.
from Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Co-
quille). But the presiding officer.
Rep. Fred Meek ( R-Portland), ex
plained the music had to do with
explaining the bill and relused the
objection.
Rep. Field told the representa
tives. "Don't try and gag the peo
ple who get happy."
She said the proposed law would
not lead to dirty songs because
other laws and ordinances prohib
it this.
Rep. Norman Howard (D-Port-land).
another opponent, said the
majority of tavern owners are
Draft Extension
Okayed In House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legisla
tion extending the draft law four
years was sped to President Ei
senhower today by the House.
By voice vote and without de
bate, the House approved a Senate
amendment to a bill which passed
the House last month. The amend
ment dealt with the pay of doctors
and dentists in the armed services.
Grange Supporting
Timber Tax Method
SALEM (AP) Prooosed timber
tax legislation won support Wed
nesday night from the state
Grange, state Forestry Depart
ment and county assessors.
The hearing, before the House
Taxation Committee, was on a bill
to set up cutting cycles by indi
vidual owners, rather than use the
present countywide average in as
sessing limber. The measure
would apply heavier tax rates to
those who cut their timber more
rapidly than those who are on a
sustained yield basis.
The bill has the support of Wey
erhaeuser Timber Co., but is op
posed by Georgia Pacific Corp.
state forester Dwight Phipps
said the bill would' help stabilize
Oregon's timber industry.
State Grange Master Elmer
McClure agreed.
County Assessor Merle E. Grif
fin of Josephine County, who said
he also represented the Coos and
Douglas County assessors, argued
for the bill.
Higher Utilities
Taxation Posed
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
SALEM (AP) Oregon's utilities
were threatened today with in
creased property and corporation
excise taxes by action in each
house of the Legislature.
The Senate opened debate on a
bill to tax utilities, such as power
and telephone companies, at a
rate of 30 per cent higher than
the property tax rate applied to
other classes of property. The bill,
called the variable ratio measure,
also would exempt the first 10 per
cent of the true cash value of
dwellings.
At the same time, the House
Taxation Committee recommend
ed passage of the bill, proposed
Dy ex-uov. KoDert u. liounes, to
make utilities pay an aadilional
million dollars a year in corpora
tion excise taxes. Gov. Mark Hat
field also supports this bill.
Sen. Ward Cook (D-PortlandV
chairman of the Senate Taxation
Committee, said that the variable
ratio bill is needed to stop the
shift in tax burden from utilities
to residential property.
"Sales Tax" Charged
But Sen. Anthony Yturri (R-On-
tario). Senate minority leader,
called the bill a "selective sales
tax" since, he said, it would shift
the tax burden from home owners
to the customers of the utilities.
He added that it violates the prin
ciple that all property should be
assessed uniformly, and that the
bill is unconstitutional.
Democratic members of the Sen
ate Natural Resources Committee
bristled on the Senate floor at
Gov. Mark Hatfield's implied
threat to veto their legislation un
less they support his appointment
of L. C. Binford, Portland, to the
Water Resources Board.
The committee recommended 4
to 3, in a party line vote, against
recommending that the Senate
confirm Binford. But the commit
tee also decided to hold further
hearings.
When informed of the commit
tee's action, Hatfield told a report
er that "there's plenty of ink in
the veto stsmp."
Sen. Andrew J. Nalerlin (D
Newport), chairman of the com
mittee, drew from that remark:
that Hatfield would veto any leg
islation sponsored by him and the
other three members of the com
mittee. Naterlin said he wouldn't let a
"private utility puppet lighten
me with a veto."
labor unions have a very strong
hold on the economy of Hawaii,"
statehood would give the islands a
chance to "throw off the yoke of
those who are so strong and so
powerful."
Walter added that "There Is no
question that Harry Bridges' union
under the direction of Jack Halt
exercises influences far beyo.
the normal, legitimate influences
of labor leaders."
Bridges heads the International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
men's Union. Hall is the union's
Hawaii regional director.
Waller said that with the new
responsibilities of statehood, there
would be "a completely different
attitude on the part of the people
of Hawaii and a complete change '
in the structure of the entire labor
movement in Hawaii."
The 'House, speeding toward
passage of the statehood bill, had
shelved its own bill earlier and
taken up a statehood measure
that was passed 76-15 by the Sen
ate Wednesday night
Yoncalla Sees
Van Of History
Oregon's Van of History, a mo
bile display 'of the stato's history,
started its tour of Douglas Coun
ty cities Wednesday with its first
stop in Yoncalla.
Today it is in Sutherlin until 5
p.m. It will remain there, near the
corner of N. State St. and Central
Ave., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 -p.m.
Monday. Tuesday and Werinen.
day it is scheduled in Roseburg.
ine van win ne stationed in front
of the Umpqua HoteL Hours will
be 10 a.m. to S p.m. Monday, 9
a.m. to S p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m.
to S p.m. Wednesday.
Next Thursday, the van is to be
in Myrtle Creek on Second St be
tween Main and Oak from 10 a.m.
to S p.m.
It will end its tour in the countv
Friday, March 20, at Canyonville
in front of Canyonville Realty. Can
yonville hours will be from 10 a.m.
to S p.m.
' The van is a truck trailer 40 feet
long, outfitted with exhibits rang
ing from the tomahawk that killed
missionary Marcus Whitman to the
diary of John Hoskins aboard the
ship from which the discovery of
the Columbia River was made in
1792.
CRASH REPORT FALSE
LONDON (AP) A report that
an American plane had crashed in
the English Channel Wednesday
night set off a massive search but
proved a false alarm.
Roseburg Woman To Enter
North Speech Contest
'Coupon Days Slated
Roseburg merchants are fea
turing their fifth "coupon diys"
in cooperstive newspaper, ra
dio and television advertising
this weekend.
Toral of 42 coupons, with a
value of tiOO to consumers,
appear in 2Vi pages of advertis
ing in today's News-Kevirw.
The coupons are good fur Fri
day and Saturday shopping in
the participating stores.
Roseburg will be represented at
Northwest regional Toastmistress
speech contest in Beliingham,
wash., JHay 1, 2 and 3.
Carrying the Roseburg Toastmis
tress Club's banners to the region
al competition will be Mrs. Henry
(Clara) Rockwell, the mother of
two daughters and wife of a Rose
burg High mathematics teacher.
The family lives at 1933 SE Doug
las Ave.
Mrs. Rockwell this week won the
right to speak at the regional con
test by winning the Council 8 com
petition at Florence. She topped
speakers from Coos Bay, Coquille,
Florence, Winston Dillard and
Camas Valley. Her extemporane
ous speech was entitled Magic
Mirror."
This is the second year, a mem
ber of the Roseburg club has cap
tured the council honors. Last year
the winner was Maple Lyons of
Roseburg. She was defeated in an
inter-council competition which has
been eliminated in this year'a
climb to speech honors. This yesr.
the council winners in the North
west region move automatically to
the regional speak-off.
In making her extemporaneous
speech at the regional, Mrs. Rock
i
well will be given a list of three
subjects 24 hours before she is to
speak. She will then prepare a
speech of five to seven minutes
duration.
Old Church Leveled
At New Bank Location
The former Catholic Church at
the corner of SE Kane St. and Oak
Ave. crashed to the earth shortly
alter lam. today as the supports
were pulled from it by a truck.
It was the latest stage in the de
molition of the church to make way
for the First National Bank of
Roseburg to be built on the site.
The upper section of the church
stayed in place for about three
minutes after the supports were
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and then collapsed majestically.
Car Crash; Man Dits
PORTLAND (AP) An automo
bile, traveling at normal speed. '
suddenly plunged out of its line
of traffic and crashed into a pole
near downtown Portland Wednes
day night.
The driver, 72-year-old Ernest
W. Fuller of Colma, Calif., died.
An autopsy has been scheduled
to determine if Fuller suffered a
hart seizure nrior to the acci
dent.
CLARA ROCKWELL
... top speaker
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