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U. of 0. Library Eugciio, Orison Coaip Mem lower House OKs Governors Poiver For Reorganizing By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR SALEM (AP) Legislation to permit the governor to plan re organization of Oregon adminis trative agencies won unanimous approval of the Oregon House of Jtcpresentatives today. The bill now goes to the Senate. It provides that the governor can submit his plan to the House at the next Legislature. It would have to be passed by both houses to become effective, and the Legislature could not amend it Kach house would have to act on the plan within 45 days. The bill is the result of a two year study by a legislative inter im committee on government re organization. As first drafted, the bill pro vided that the governor's plan would become law unless the Legislature vetoed it. The House Mate and Federal Affairs Com mittee killed that version because legislators objected it would make the Legislature abandon its law making function. The new version provides that the Legislature would take posi tive action to put the plan into effect, rather than have it go into effect in action of the Legislature. Hep. George Layman (R-New- House Approves Spending Bill WASHINGTON (AP) A bipar tisan House vote for increased spending has given President Ei senhower a major legislative vic tory but may cost Republicans in Congress some 1960 campaign am munition. With heavy Democratic and Re publican support, the House late Tuesday shouted approval of a $2,657,402,944 supplemental appro priation bill after handing its Ap propriations Committee one of its worst setbacks in years. The principal victory for Eisen hower lay in inclusion of 100 mil lion dollars for the foreign aid de velopment loan program. He had asked 225 millions but the com mittee had allowed nothing. In addition, tlie Housa inert'..: cd funds for eight other agencies for tne remaining three months of the present fiscal year, though not as much as Eisenhower had asked. None of the spending will di rectly affect the 77-billion-dollar budget Eisenhower has proposed for next year. As the bill went to the Senate, it allotted $177,880,500 more than the committee had approved but still was $207,551,532 below the total requested by the President. Extra money added to the com mittee's usually inviolate recom mendations were the 100 million for the Development Loan Fund, SiiO.300,000 for defense education programs, $100,000 for. the Recrea tion Resources Review Commis sion. 2'n million for the District of Columbia, $4,306,500 for in-patient veterans, $554,000 for out-patient care of veterans, $2,100,000 for the Treasury Department, 18 million for the Post Office Depart ment and $20,000 for the Narcotics Bureau. Much of the added money was asked to pay for salary increases Congress voted last year. County Beach Road Asked By Reedsport Richard M. (Dick) Miles, rep- resenting the Lower Umpqua Chamber of Commerce at Reeds - port, will meet with the Douglas County Court next Tuesday in hopes of getting a road to the! beach in the county. : authorizing federal loans to the The meeting is scheduled atKlamath Indians of Oregon is ex 10:30 a.m. at the courthouse. pectcd to come before the Senate .hi'nlv00?1,?," liaSD?JaisiS On Tuesday the Senate Interior rUi Xl Z l . . 0,eSB"! committee approved the measure. Th hoLh ' , f' f I U would permit the secretary of f0"" '?, ?, - ff r ei"" Interior to make interest-free " & t. l,H7n!l"" f Indians withdrawing from n Jnee,Prnvm Jh .T inn i " Klamath Tribe under the gov , iV h J r i'ment program of termination of a logging road north of Gardm-y iurisdiction over th. Southern j. ., ., , , ,, -Oregon reservation. Miles said he and other pco-i pie in the lower Cmpqua area are embarrassed in having to send tourists to Lane or Coos counties to get to the ocean front beaches. Miles pointed out that a road could he built down to the beach along Threemile Creek about a mile north of Gardiner. He said the distance between Highway 101 and the beach at this point about three miles and about half! of that distance is covered by a now Discarded logging road. The Weather AIRPORT RECOROS Cltaring partially, with scattered : this week in county schools, to par-ling fund raising campaigns to be showers tonight, Thursday partly 1 cnts through organizations and to accompanied by an adult. Suggest sunny and slightly cooler. the Public in general. led by Councilman Jack Davis, it Hiahett tenia lot ?4 hour! 51 Tne lrlve here-follows closely on , may be written into city law next .... 39 Lowest temp, last 24 hours 37 151) 7 I'Stl " 1 " I Highest temp, any March Lowest temp, any March Precip. last 24 hours 03 Precip. from March 1 .... .84 rr.p. irom aepr. i uiticiency trem sept. I 21 Sunset tonight :3I p.m. aunriw Tomorrow, cue a.m. berg) told the House that Oregon has 125 administrative units of state government, of which 105 are boards and commissions. He said there is great duplication of services. Under the present system, reor ganization can be achieved only by dealing with one agency at a time. Two Have System Layman said that only two slates Pennsylvania and Micni gan have such a system as pro- l)osed. bv the bil- New. Hampshire had it but declared it unconsti tutional. The bill is supported by Gor. Mark Hatfield and ex-Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Legislation to put Oregon on daylight saving time this year and next year, and to have the people vote in November, 1960, whether they want to continue it, was placed on Thursday's House cal endar. It will provoke the sharpest debate of the session. Both sides are working hard today to get votes. The House Education Commit tee planned to meet late today to act on the bill to increase the $105 per child per year basic school aid to local districts to $125. The committee is expected to approve the bill, which would throw it into the Ways and Means Committee to try to find the 20 million dot lars to support the increase in the next biennium. Unless there are additional taxes levied, the basic school bill would not have a chance The House passed 32-23 and sent to the Senate a bill to permit counties, cities and other govern mental subdivisions to bargain collectively with labor orgamza tions chosen by the employes. Neighbor Finds Kohlstad's Body The 81-year-old man who drew statewide attention twice in two years when he wandered off in the wilderness is dead following his last lonely trek. ' Andrew Kohlstad, who had been misyng since Saturday - Morning from- the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tollefsrud, was found dead Tues day about 11 miles north of the town of Rogue River. He was about l'-2 miles from the home in the vicinity of Graves Creek. Jackson County Sheriff Joe Walsh reported that the body of the elderly man was found by a neighbor, Harold Austin, a mem ber of the volunteer search party which at one time numbered about 200 men. It was a tragic contrast to the incident two years ago when Kohl stad became lost in the Diamond Lake area of Douglas County. At that time, men and bloodhounds were brought into a search after Kohlstad had been discovered miss ing. He had gone fishing. For almost two days, he could not be found. Then he turned up on a road near the Diamond Lake Lodge, where two daughters, in cluding Mrs. Tollefsrud, were working. He grumpily denied that he had been lost. He said he had found shelter in an old cabin and had subsisted on cough drops and throat discs. Jackson County Coroner Carlos Morris stated Kohlstad died Sat urday night or possibly as late as tinnrinv frnm nvpr-exprf inn. eynns- u re or a combination of the two. Cpnnfo To Consider nuie I U lUIOIUBI ' l-L I.. J!.... l.. I MOmOM 11101011 LOCHS WASHINGTON (AP) A bill Eight Child Molestation Rules Stressed . By Sheriff, CD Agency During Campaign Eight rules for protection of chil - dien from molestation by Strang- i ers are Dcing stressed mis ween ny the office of Sheriff Ira C. Byrd in conjunction with the county Civil Defense agency. Hundreds of special pamphlets titled "The Menace of the Friendly Stranger" are being distributed tU f - , 1 .h ,. rrtrf ih. r.hl where it was reported the ravished i Arthur hoiy of (-an(,5, Rogers, 9-year-old fense Dii Camp Fire girl, was found after:the prog a lengthy search. The fourth-grade youngster naa Been selling candy mints door to door when she dis- appeared early this month. j The program has won the en - aorsement oi Aennetn isarneourj,' Timber Firm Asks Review Of Tax Hike Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. has petitioned Douglas County Circuit Court for judicial review of a 1958 State Tax Commission order which hiked timberland assessments here Dy 50 per cent. The huge western lumber com. papy alleges it has been illegally assessed $163,391 in taxes on its standing timber holdings in t h e county. A similar petition was filed recently in Coos County, ending in a favorable decision for the com pany. Weyerhaeuser's action is similar to the case fought out here last fall between the state's tax fixing agency and Roseburg Lumber Co.. large holder of private timber lands in Douglas County. Last October Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimberly overruled the Tax Commission order, supporting the valuation base of the County Board of Equalization and holding to the i3 assessment rate. Decision Appealed The Wimberly decision subse quently was appealed to the Ore gon Supreme Court which has yet to hand down an opinion in the KnseDurg Lumber Co. case. Meanwhile. Douglas Countv tax es have been collected according to the State Tax commission's Sept. 24 order which shifted some $460,000 of the tax load for 1958-59 to private timber holdings from other properties in the county. About 40.000 Douglas County tax payers were involved in the tax commission order. Weverhaetiser has petitioned the court to declare the state's order null and void. Early in 1958 Oregon Tax Com missioners suggested that the val uation on private timber be in creased in Douglas, Coos. Lane and Benton counties. In Douglas county it would have upped valua tion from 14.7 to 21.3 miiiion dol lars. County Balks at Proposal However, the county's Board of Equalization refused to go along with the proposal, taking the posi tion that a low market for timber products at the time did not war rant an increase. On Oct. 12 the Slate Tax Coin- mission ordered the hike in valua tion, and on Oct. 24 rewrote its order which was substantially the same in effect. Within a week Roseburg Lumber Co. appealed to the Circuit Court for a review, and early in October Judge Wimberly handed down his ruling supporting the county posi tion. Court Appoints Board Members The Douglas County Court today announced appointments to three boards, including a replacement for Dr. B. R. Shoemaker on the Budget Committee. He is Adrian Standley of Glide whose appointment continues to June 30, 1961. The Court renamed Hans T. Han sen to another five-year term as member of the Douglas County Housing Authority. His appoint ment terminated April 14, 1964. The County Planning Commis sion got two new members, Nor man Compton of Elkton and Don ald B. Harmon of Riversdale. Carl H. Hill Jr. was reappointed to the commission for a four-year term ending Feb. 28, 1963. Harmon will replace Ray Doern er, Melrose farmer, who was nam ed last month to serve on the Coun ty Fair Board, replacing outgoing member Cleo Tipton. He fills out the term expiring on Feb. 28, I960. Compton has been named to the planning board chair vacated by Henry Beekley of Elkton and will serve until Feb. 28, 1963. Dr. Shoemaker completed his term as a Budget Committee mem ber last June, and upon retirement from private practice as a physi cian became temporary head of the Douglas County Public Health department Compton and Harmon attend their first Planning Commission session Thursday night. Doerner resigned his post on the board shortly after his appointment to the Fair Board. DEBBIE GOES TO ROME MADRID (AP) American movie actress Debbie Reynolds left today by plane for a holiday in Rome after completing scenes in Spain for the picture "It began with a Kiss." 1 county school superintendent, andistranger regardless of what he Roseburg educators, according to py t.. cox, special sncrut s depu- ty who has spearheaded the pro- gram for child protection. Monday night Roseburg's City , Council took under consideration a proposed ordinance which would , require children selling items dur- ,U Arih',.r tin fn.m.o riii n.. Jirectnr. has gone along with program, and made available CD funds for publishing the Dam phlet explaining the "Friendly Stranger" menace. The eight rules for parents to teach their children ! are: i. Meter get into a car with Established 187314 Pages ROSEBURG, ORE. WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 1959 71-59 Landmark Eyed As Retirement Home 9 :v rift? b HSL1 1 :k lmr r IDEALLY BUILT os a home for retired persons is Roseburg's Rose Hotel, acoording to officers of the Douglas Senior Citizens Corp. The group is interested in purchasing the building with the idea os using it os o retirement home for about 100 persons. (Paul Jenkins) Corporation Plans Rose Hotel Purchase; Officer Sees Operation In Few Months By BOB CLARK News-Review Staff Writer A group of Douglas County peo ple is planning to purchase the Rose Hotel in Roseburg and con vert it into a non-profit home for retired persons. Details of the proposal were re vealed Tuesday by Lloyd Arant, Roseburg, secretary-treasurer of Douglas Senior Citizens Corp., an organization incorporated about three months ago to cany out the project. Other officers include E. G. High. Rosebure. oresidenl. and Mrs. V J. Micelli, vice president. T h a group s board of directors in cludes Klmer Metzger, Lois Baker, Avery Thompson, Charles uonde ro, Mrs. Essie Koenz, V. J. Micel li and Dick Gilman, all of Rose burg, and Carl Hill Jr., Canyon ville. Slated to journey to Salem this week to clear up some technical! ties arising from incorporation of the group is Robert Mutts, Rose burg, who was hired recently to serve as the corporation s attor ney. Arant said officers of the or ganization hope to obtain final clearance on the project from the state by the end of tne week. Arant stated the group hopes to have the home in operation within six months to a year. Hotel Purchase Planned He said plans call for purchase Council Committee In Airport Review Mayor Alio Jacklin has named a three-man special committee to review current Roseburg munici pal airport lease agreements and come up with a recommendation if necessary, for renegotiations. Councilman Leslie West heads the study group which includes Councilmen William Adair and Vir gil Walls. The matter of possible renegotia tions was broached early this month during a meeting of the City Council when it was pointed out several requests have been made by private plane operators for additional hangar space at the i port. Mrs. Willma Hill, acting city manager, said this was particular Ir difficult at this time because of leases held by Roseburg Skyways both north and south of Western Airlines, Inc., administration build ing. At present airport authorities are trying to place all port facilities on the west side of the field where they will be more easily available for all users. 8ay- . i. If you see a playmate get into a stranger's car, write down the auto license and notify your par - en'!'- o. never go nenr a car wnen - ed for directions stand several feet away. 4. Never accept money or gifts in tne John Woods Nursery at Sa from a stranger. em and contracted to BLM, Winn a. never permit stranger "ii put his hands on you or touch your clothinR. . never enter a stranger nouse or room. 7. Never play along in parks or empty buildings. ' I. In I theater or public place, tell the manager or usher if any ! person acts too friendly by putting his hands on you or by asking you alio go for a walk. (I of the hotel from the Rose Invest - nient Co., owned by the estate of the late George H. Smith, former owner of the hotel. Units in the building then will he sold on a lifetime lease basis. When 30 or 40 of the units are con tracted, said Arant, the home will go into operation. He said there presently are 78 Triplets Born ToNlilo Couple Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Stand- ridge of Muo were blessed in tripli cate early today. , Mrs. Standridge became the proud mother of two boys and one girl at Forest Glen Hospital in Canyonville. The first birth was recorded at 3:31. a.m., with the arrivals coming at 10-minute inter vals. All the brand new Slandridges are reported doing fine. Weights of the triplets at birth were 4 pounds, S ounces and 5 pounds, one-half ounce for the boys' and 4 pounds, one ounce for tlie girl. The births exactly doubled the Slandridges' younger generation. The couple has two girls and one boy in addition to the new arrivals. Two of the other children are of pre-school age. Standridge works at the Lake Pleasant Plywood Co. mill at Tiller. It was the first triple birth in the hospital's history, to the knowledge of staff members. The triplets are the first born in Douglas Couty since 1953. Tibetan Revolt Said Spreading NEW DELHI, India (AP) The Tibetan revolt against Chinese Communist rule . has spread throughout the mountain land, an Indian newspaper close to the Nehru government- reported to day. Reports persisted fighting had subsided in tne capital ot Lhasa, with the Reds still in command. But the pro-government Hindu stan Times said the rebellion had spread to all corners of Tibet and that the Dalai Lama was "not in Chinese hands." There was no official confirma tion of the Hindustan Times re port. The whereabouts of the 23-year-old Asian monarch, worshipped by Tibetani as the reincarnation of Buddha, and his role in the rebellion still were vague, - Salem Firm Completes Tree Planting In Glide Tree planting in the general Glide area by the John B. Woods and Co. firm of Salem has been com pleted, according to Merle Winn, i district manager of the Bureau of i Land Management. A totai of 67O.O0O trees were planted in 1,550 acres of "cut-over" ian(js .according to Winn. They are all two-year-old Douglas Fir seed- iings except for 10,000 ponderosa pjnes, he said. I Mn nf th ottHlino mtrm ornwn added. DAG OFP FOR MOSCOW NEW DELHI (AP) U.N. Sec retary General Dag Hammarsk jnld left by air for Moscow this afternoon, ending his Asian tour. He said there was no special sig nificance in his visitine the Soviet Union, that "it happens to lie on my route. - u f b rooms in the hotel and, with some of the rooms destined to be con verted into apartments, the total capacity of the home will be about 100 persons. He termed the building "ideally built" for the purpose intended by the corporation. Arant described the structure as "completely tire- proof" and as including a self service elevator and "more private baths than all the other Roseburg hotels put together." Renovation Slated Later Renovation of the structure would not be started until about one-balf ot the rooms are leased aid AranL He noted that renova tion plans call for installation of about zo apartments, cmetiy lor the benefit of retired couples. Leasing of the rooms would be aimed at liquidating the corpora tion's investment in purchasing the hotel, said Arant. The hotel will be maintained on a non-profit basis, with monthly fees charged for meals and other services, he added. The idea of such living quarters for retired people first was formu lated by a group which included the Rev. Ellsworth M. Tilton, Rose burg. and William K. Peery. Myr tle Creek, noted Arant. He said he and Mrs. Micelli then became interested in the project through their membership In the state Coun cil on the Aging, a Governors' ad visory group. Husky Dog Attacks, Kills Youngster, 5 OLYMPIA (AP) An 80-pound Siberian Husky dog Tuesday at tacked and killed a 5-year-old boy who apparently climbed through a hole into a shed where the dog was chained, Thurston County Coroner Mollis Fultz reported. Billy Stillions, son of Mr, and Mrs. Ray Stillions of Tumwater, died of a severed jugular vein and other injuries, the coroner said. J The bullions family was in Olympia visiting the Martin J. Scbaska family. Tuesday evening. Fullz said. the boy left the house and failed to answer subsequent calls from his parents, bhortly tnerealter, Sebaska went to the shed and dis covered the lad's body. The coroner said Billy apparent ly got into the shed through t hole used by the dog in entering and leaving the building, Wet Weather Forecast For Remainder Of Week Prospect! are for a damp walk along the taster parade route this weekend. The weatherman, in hli five-day forecast, predicted showery peri ods, witn some sunsnine, ana pre cipitation total about normal, A quarter to half an inch if pre dicted, except for on to two inch es along the coast. Temperature averages will be nearly normal, with maximums averaging from 55 to 65 degrees and minlmums ranging from 35 to 45. The low this morning was 37. the hieh on Tuesday 58. and .03 of an inch of precipitation fell dur ing the 24 hour period. False Alarm Aniwtred An apparent false alarm was telephoned to the Roseburg Rural Fire Department early this morn ing. Firemen said that a woman called and reported a Diazo in a house on Golden Eagle service sta tion property on Diamond Lake Blvd. Locations of two stations op erated by that firm were inspected without result. The call wis made ai i:us a.m. . Policeman Wounded In Gun Battle; State Officers Think Area Residents Endangered BROWNSVILLE, Ore. (AP) another motorist, and then phoned Armed possemen searched warily ahead to Brownsville, alerting Po- today for a gunman who abducted one police chief, then shot another betore hiding in the timbered toot hills of tlie Cascade Range. The gunman, said Sheriff George .Miller, was Richard Allen Hunt, 27, a Harrisburg, Ore., dairy worker armed with a pistol, a .30 caliber carbine and 300 rounds of ammunition. More than 100 policemen were pressed into the search for Hunt, and they later were joined by FBI agents from Portland. The FBI said the 5-10, 160-pound Hunt once was an inmate at the Montana State Prison, and was sought on a federal warrant that charged interstate transportation of a stolen car. At Harrisburg late Tuesday, po lice chief Ernest McPhee sought to arrest Hunt for having im proper license plates on his car. McPhee was taken prisoner at gun point, and later released 10 miles out of town. McPhee was picked up by Hatfield To See Union, Builders PORTLAND (AP) Rcpre sentativos of the Pile Drivers Un ion and the Associated General Contractors will go to Salem this afternoon for a meeting with Gov, Mark Hatfield. Hatfield hopes to head off a work stoppage that could tie up millions of dollars worth of con struction projects in Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The Pile Drivers threw picket lines around several Western Ore gon projects Tuesday to back up their demands for a new contract and wage increases. The contractors' association had threatened to close down all con struction in the state if such pick eting occurred. The association announced earlier that it would consider a strike against one member as a strike against all The contractors met in Portland Tuesday afternoon and said after the session that no action would be taken and no statement of poli cy would be made until after to day s meeting at halem. The rue urivers aiso cauea ou their strike for at least a day, they laid. The Pile Drivers are an attiu- ate of the Carpenters' Union. Some segments of the Carpenters organization have threatened to strike April 1 unless agreement is reached on a new contract be fore that time. Living Cheaper In February WASHINGTON (AP) Lower food prices pushed the nation's living costs down one-tenth of one per cent in February. The Labor Department Statis tics Bureau said its index declined to 123.7 per cent of the 1947-49 base. This ii the highest February index point on record, however, j per cent above last year. For January the index stood at 123.8, a fraction under the record of 123.9 set last July and equaled in November. All consumer price items, ex cept food, averaged higher in Feb ruary. Food prices dropped seven- tenths of a per cent, resuming a decline interrupted in January after five consecutive montns. Ewan Clague. Labor Depart ment statistics commissioner, said the prospect for the next few months is that living costs will continue in a narrow range, He said foods tend to go up in the late spring and summer, but this exnected rise may be moderate this year and counterbalanced to some extent Dy expecieu uecuues m durable goods and clothing. PORTLAND (AP) Food prices in Portland dropped alightly last month, the U.S. Bureau ot Mans tics said today. The index of tne Bureau oi Labor Statistics was 120.3 for food, .5 per cent lower than in January, but 1.8 per cent higher than in the previous February. Pork, some fruits and vege tables, eoffee and eggs accounted for the decrease. Hatfield Names Two As Planning Advisers SALEM (AP)-Gov. Marie Hat field Tuesday made the following appointments to the advisory com mittee to the Department of Plan ning and Development: t . 1 . r ti . i Y, . I - J noneri v.. xtisnup, ruuiani, vice president of Pendleton Wool en Mills, replacing Sidney Wood bury, Portland, resigned. Lowell W. Steen. Milton-Free water, rancher and former state senator, replacing James Hill, Pendleton, resigned. Auto Hits House A car hit her house, garbage can and broke off a water pipe about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night, Mrs. Ed ward R. Boyle, 2288 NE Vine St., reported to the Douglas County Sheriff's office. The car then left the scene, she said. The sheriff's office is Investigat ing the report. lice Chief Robert Kemnow and state policeman Gene Richard son. Car Spotted Again A few minutes later, they spot ted Hunt refueling his car in a service station here, and gave chase as the dairy worker sped out of town. It was on the outskirts of Brownsville, a small citv in Linn County, that Hunt's car veer ed out of control into a ditch. Hunt raced from the car into the shelter of a nearby barn. In the exchange of shots that followed, Kemnow slumped to the ground, a bullet wound in the head. As the state policeman radioed for help, residents of the area saw Hunt flee from the barn, splash across a waist-deep creek and vanish into a timbered ridge. Later, on the other side of that ridge, police found fresh foot prints. They led into a clump of brush and then stopped. Bands of armed men roamed through the rugged Cascade Mountain foothills until darkness fell, then they set up mobile pa trols along backwoods roads. State police said they were op erating on the theory that Hunt was trapped in a 12-square-mile area. The FBI said there was a nossi- biltty, though, that Hunt had es caped the area. Agents found boots and his red checked shirt in the trailer house where he had been living about 11 miles north west of Brownsville. He appears to have returned to the trailer before the start of the rain this morning," said an FBI agent. There was some fear for the residents in isolated parts of that area. Sheriff Miller said he was concerned more hostages might be taken. Fugitive Lightly Clad Miller said he thought the blond haired Hunt had been forced by the cold to hole up in a house or empty cabin, for he was elad only in jeans and a plaid shirt, and was soaked from wading the creek. The wounded police chief was taken to nearby Lebanon, where a doctor said: "I think Kemnow has a chance for recovery." The bullet, he said, entered Kemnow's left cheek, circled the back of the skull, slanted down, breaking the right shoulder, and came to rest just under the skin at the waist. One of the members of the search party was Chief McPhee, whose abduction began the man hunt. McPhee said he became sus picious of Hunt after the dairy worker first had Colorado license plates on his car, and then later switched to Oregon plates. The chief said he tried to place Hunt under arrest in front of the city hall. How much is it gome to cost me?" the dairy worker asked. When the chief replied, "About 10 bucks," Hunt said "I'll have to get my billfeld and reached into his car. Hunt came out with a pistol and said: "Let's get going." Three persons across tlie street witnessed the abduction, and one of them, James McClure, follow ed in his car to give assistance. It was McClure who later pick ed up the chief from beside the road and took him to a phone. Later, when he talked to report ers, McPhee said the gunman had held a cocked pistol at his throat throughout the ride. The chief said he was afraid he was going to be shot, but asked the dairy worker, why he was be ing abducted. McPhee said the youth simply replied that he was a wanted man. Finally, the chief, said, the car stopped and he was ordered out. It was then, McPhee said, that he was most certain the end had come. But, he said, the gunman simply slammed the door of the car and sped off. Local Governments May Contract For Insurance SALEM (AP) Gov. Mark Hat field signed into law Tuesday a bill to permit counties, cities and all other subdivisions of tlie state to contract for medical, surgical and hospital insurance for their employes. The employing unit would be authorized to pay not more than one-half of the insurance pre-. mitims. Hatfield also signed bills to re quire that the state budget be dis tributed by Dec. 1 in even-numbered years, and to prohibit the .Game Commission from selling Government Island to anybody except a governmental agency. The island is in the Columbia River in Multnomah County. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reizenstein The unforfunoU Oregon school teacher who wot tired tor use of cigarette may have prompted hit dismissal by smoking Pittsburgh stogies Instead of Lucky Shakes.