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2 Th News-Review, Roseburg, Employment Of Efficiency Firm Opposed By School Lamka Wants Information About Methods In Survey The decision to li ire a San Fran cisco efficiency research urm to undertake a study of the Koseburg School District's operation was not made without dissension Wednes day night at the regular board meeting. Board member Arthur Lamka voiced opposition to hiring of the firm. He said he wanted to know more about the methods ar.d aims of the survey and claimed he could not see where results of the study would be "tangible enough" to war rant expenditure of up to $10,000 under the contract, the company's maximum fee. I.nmka was the lone dissenting voice as the board approved hir ing of the company. Another director, Harold Uoyt. also was leery of the benefits of such a survey. He voted affirma tively only with addition of an amendment to the agreement call ing for a meeting with cjmpany men as the first step of their ap pointment. Questioning Du Board members should bring up any questions which are bothering them and request explanations by the firm during the initial session, said Jloyt. The contract, of course, may be terminated immediately should the questions not he sn- swored to the satisfaction oi tne board. Hoyt's chief objections were that he was "not sure they (the com pany) know what they're going to do in this survey, ana mat tne board should have "more actual factual reasons for the survey and supporting data" before going through with the move. Director Darley Ware, who for merly opposed the move, said he since has come to favor it because he is satisfied a more efficient operation is needed and the im provements promised by the com pany would save the district much more than the cost of the study itself. Other board members noted that such a study and resulting re-or Yoncalla Vote Set April 17 On Budget Yoncalla officials have set an April 17 dato to put before the people a $3,606 assessment outside the 6 per cent annual increase al lowed over the city's tax Lase, Residents face a $37,243 munici pal budget for operating the city during the next fiscal period be ginning July 1. This is just $300 more than the $30,948 budget ap proved lavt year, it was reported by Mrs. George Edes, News-Review correspondent. The proposed budget anticipates n tax levy of $7,300, including about $3,603 inside the 6 per cent in crease allowed under state law. Mrs. Edes reported the budget this year includes a $1,500 item fur purchase of street sweeping equipment and $3,000 for oiling and graveling of streets. ' i i KirflSljoe Stores. Check These V'l If , . 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He said the unnecessary burden has been a natural out growth of the district's expansion. V. J. Micelli, district clerk, claimed the district "has as good a business setup as we can get." lie said that the efficiency experts, in his opinion, would only jucgic nec essary duties and would improve the operation little. Director Dudley C. Walton took the tack that the present business system obviously is inefficient and that the district will not know how to correct the system's faults un less "it hires someone to find out how." Earlier Training In Strings Seen Orchestra Salvation ('. A. Ricketts Wednesday night told Koseburg School Board mem bers that it probably would not be necessary to drop the high school orchestra program if train ing in stringed instruments were initiated at the fifth-grade instead of the seventh-grade level. ' Ricketts, proprietor of Ricketts Music Store in. Roseburg stressed that his comments were not based on business considerations. He said he has received many queries as to why the orchestra course has been dropped from the high school curriculum and found he could not give an adequate answer. He contended that initiation of stringed instrument training at the seventh-grade level was a major factor in the low orchestral parti cipation at the high school level. Students could be more readily in troduced to tho instruments in the fifth grade, with the end result that there would be more participation in nigh school, ne claimed. The board recently approved dropping of the high school orches tra course because of low partici pation. Teachers Available Experience has proved, Ricketts claimed, that instructors needed not be proficient in performing on an instrument in order to be quali fied instructors in that instrument at the lower levels. And he said he believes there are teachers available to give stringed Instru ment instruction at the fifth grade level in the Roseburg school sys tem. Supt. M. C. Deller said he doubts such a program could be carried on under the current terching set J. G. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stephenson, Roseburg, have received word of the death of their ion, Eual (Bud) Stephenson, 63, former resident of Koseburg, who died at a Madison, Wis., hospital following surgery and a long illness. Born in DeLeon, Texas, he came to Oregon with his parents as a child and attended Roscburg's ele mentary schools. He went to Eu gene and then, at the start of the First World War, enlisted with Canadian forces although below the age for enlistment in the U.S. Army. After service in the war, he took up residence in Madison, where he was married. He was chief engineer of the Oscar Mayer and Co. power plant, where he worked for approximate ly 40 years. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, National Power Engineers Association, Ma sonic orders and patriotic organi zations. He leaves his wife, Emma, and a daughter, Mrs. Hallie Olsladl, Madison. In addition to his parents in Roseburg, his relatives here in clude a brother, Woodley Stephen son, and a sister, Mrs. Archie (Maltie Lee) Taylor. up. But he added that, through a re-assignment process, such a pro gram possibly could be provided. Director Dudley C- Walton said some courses must necessarily be eliminated in re-arrangement of curriculum and asked, Where do we draw the line?" as to which courses should or should not be dropped. "That's up to you, replied Rick etts. Parents Burden Cited Director Darlev Ware expressed the view that it should be largely a matter of parental guidance as to whether children undertake such courses as music. He said he does not believe it is in the realm of public education to furnish such training. nicketts basic contentions met with general agreement, outside of these ohservatons. It was felt, how ever, that more study of the mat ter is needed. No action was taken. fn other matters taken up during the session, the board gave final approval to renovation at Koseburg High School. Crooch, reporting on a special state Legislature session he attend ed Monday, said he is concerned over prospects that the state wijl dip into O&C funds to help operate a state-wide aid-to-education pro gram. The Monday session con cerned a proposed measure which would furnish school districts with state money on a per-pupil basis. But Crooch added that he is "even more concerned" over a forecast made by one legislator that "extensive" federal aid to ed ucation will be a reality by 1963." He declared education costs would soar under such a setup. Research Director City Park Gets Night Watch Stewart Park, Roseburg's new 168 . acre park and playground area, will have night watchman service after the first of April at no cost to the city. Frank Siroy, assistant operating engineer at the city disposal plant, will move to the park area with his wife to watch facilities and prevent night time vanalism. The city's Park Department now is pouring most of its budget into development of the Stewart Park acreage which was dedicated last year. Thousands of dollars already are invested In the baseball dia mond, golf course and picnic fa cilities. Future plans call for consider able additional investment of city monies, it was pointed out by Mrs. willma Hill, acting city man ager. She said Siroy will continue to work at the disposal plant at his regular job, but be available to keep an eye on Stewart Park dur ing the night. He and Mrs. Siroy will live in a mobile dwelling. At present a housing unit is be ing completed at the park's shop and storage building for use as residence for a park department worker. Lottie Hoover Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. Lottie Hoover, 89, who died suddenly Wednesday while visiting relatives In Oakland, Calif. The former Douglas County resi dent will be buried at Koseburg Memorial Gardens following serv ices at Lone & Orr Mortuary. Rev, Dr. Eugene Gerlitz of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Mrs. Hoover was a member of the Baptist church and was past worthy Matron of valentine Chap ter No. 98, Order of Eastern Star, Myrtle Creek. She was born at Olalla. Ore.. June 29, 1869, the daughter of Eli jah and Lucretia Ollivant, Oregon Eioneers. Her husband preceded er in death in 1918. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Derwin (Rachel) Moss, Oak land, Calif., Mrs. Don (Lucretia) Nicholson, Salem, and Mrs. L. A. Burgess. Berkeley. Calif.: a son. Roy Hoover, Oakland. Calif.: two sisters, Mrs. Kate Chamberlain, Kosenurg, and Mrs. Maude Bacon, Berkeley. Calif.: five brothers, Thomas Ollivant, Roseburg, Elijah Ollivant, Lookingglass, Eugene Ol livant, ueorge Ollivant and Earl Ollivant all of Olalla, Ore.; five grandchildren, and IS great grand children. Canyonville Methodists Set Communion Services Maundy Thursday Communion services at Canyonville Methodist Church will be from 9 to 10 p.m. tonight. An earlier service will be held at the Myrtle Creek church. The Rev. Cyril Dorsett will offi ciate at both, according to Virgin ia Proctor, News-Review corre spondent. Ministerial Assn. Sets Good Friday Service Roseburg Ministerial Asm. has slated a Good Friday service at the First Baptist Church from noon to 3 p.m., with speakers to be rep resented from various churches around the area. Ministers scheduled to speak are: The Rev. B. Ross Evans from Roseburg First Christian Church; the Rev. Calvin Harrab. Melrose Community; the Rev. L. Pine, Green Community; the Rev. 11. James Jenkins, Roseburg First Methodist; the Rev. Wdliam O. Walker, Winston - DiUard Metho dist; the Rev. Larry Merrill, as sistant pastor of the Roseburg First Baptist and the Rev. John Goss. Roseburg Southern Baptist. Scriptures and prayers will be presented by the Rev. Glenn God dard of the American Sunday School Union; Dewayne Howell, youth director of Roseburg First Christian Church; Miss Patricia Shummard, director of Christian Education of the First Presbyter ian Church; the Rev. George Knox of Westside Christian; tne Rev. John Scanzoni of Lookingglass Community Church; Lt. Bruce Harvey of the Salvation Army and the Rev. Lyle H. Willard of the North Roseburg Evangelical Unit ed Brethren Church. Approval Expected Of Whistler's Plat Douglas, Coun(y planners are ex pected to give final anDroval tn- night to the 26-lot Whistler's Park Estates plat located on the scenic North Umpqua River adjacent to nnisuer s nena rarK. The area embraces 45 acres. The proposed development of H. T. Nye and B. L. Allenby was surveyed by Fred Darby, county surveyor. Also on the agenda is an appli cation oy several uardincr resi dents for dedication of an a I lev 100 feet long and 16 feet wide over the S. A. Paters Jr. property, ac cording to Bruce Elmgren, county Planning Commission coordinator. Lloyd W. Storie, Charles Letts, James B. Martin and Earl C. Townsend have made the request in order to gain access to their respective properties. Thev are purcnasing -jie reiers lanu. ioniums meeting will he the first session for new members of tne flanning Commission. Norman Compton of Elkton and Donald B. Harmon, Riversdale. Both men were named to the board this week by the County Court. Compton replaces Henry Beck ley, also of Elkton, whose term expired, and Harmon takes the place of Ray Doerner, recently named to the county Fair Board. Charles E. Patrick -j Funeral services are scheduled Saturday at the chapel of Wil son's Chanel nf th Rneau a i Charles E. Patrick, 86, who died weanesaay at a Koseburg hospital. ServifPK wilt start at in am with the Rev. George Knox of the Westside Christian Church officia ting. Conrluriino- cnrvirPB unA in. terment will follow at the Civil Bend Cemetery. ' Patrick had been a resident of Roseburg for 24 years. He is sur vived by two stepsons. Licenses Due March 31 E. F. Cometh mananap nt tn Roseburg office of the state De partment of Motor Vehicles, today reminded truck and trailer own- prs that firct nnai-toi- linanca efinL- ers expire March 31. He said re newal sticKers may ne obtained at fln timn hpfnra tha rfo.Hlina ant nntpH that numi-i nf ion,ln not licensed for the first quarter oi may obtain licenses after March 31 and eliminate the first quarter fee. I SAVE 250 ON BERKSHIRE STOCKINGS! We will redeem your April Reader's Digest coupon! pill te Berkshire wanta you to see for yourseu that Berkshire guaranteed stockings will not run from top or toe into the sheer leg area ! That's why you'll find a money-saving coupon on the inside back cover of the April Reader's Digest. It's worth 25 towards your purchase of a pair of sheer Berkshire guaranteed stockings. We will redeem your coupon. Chooe full-fashioned or seamless Berkshires. from 1.35 G&OPark-N-Shop Sourhgatt Shopping Canter Open Daily 9-8 Sunday 9-7 Ph. OR 3-8423 Gets Gold Bars : ' M f '(- ' -H ; 'A' ?3 U COMMISSIONED from the ronks is former master ser geant, now 2nd Lt. Robert G. Ratliff of Co. D. 186th In fantry Regiment, Oregon Notional Guard. Second Lt. Ratliff recently graduated from the advanced non-Com-missioned officers course at Ft. . Benning, Ga., ranking seventh in a class of 175. He is married, has two children, and is employed by Umpqua Plywood Corp., Roseburg. (Sfc. Richord Booth) Man Wins Jail Term On Contributing Count Louis Armand Ryerson, 22, Box 503 Idleyld lit., Roseburg, was found guilty Wednesday by Rose burg Municipal Judge Randolph Slocum of a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Judge Slocum fined Ryerson $50 and sentenced him to five days in the city jail. Ryerson was arrested Feb. 17, by Roseburg police at the north city limits near NE Jackson St. Beer was found on the floor board of the back seat of Ryer-! son's 1952 model car, police said. A 17-year-old Dexter boy in the i car was a rested and charged with I being drunk in an automobile and ' curfew violation. Grocery Store Glass Smashed Rosebun; police were called Wednesday to the Food Mart, 930 SE Stephens St., after an employe of the store, Art H. Hoppe, reported someone had tried to break into the establishment Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. A broken window in a back door was not discovered until a truck driver made a delivery at the back entrance Wednesday. No one en tered through the window because the glass had not been entirely broken out, and the wood frame was still in the way, police said. Winston-Dillard Church Plans Cooked Food Sale Ladies of the Winston-Dillard Seventh-day Advenlist Church will hold a cooked food sale Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of J. C. Penney's. In addition to the cooked and baked foods there will be colored Easter eggs and other Easter spe cialties. Proceeds from the sale are to be used in furnishing and decorating the children's Sabbath school rooms in the old Methodist Church in Dillard, where the Ad ventists have been holding their services for several months. DANCE SLATED The Young Adult group of the Roseburg YMCA will sponsor a dance lesson session Friday eve ning at 8 in the VFW Hall. SvAiljv. L I Two Planes Thought Down With Six Persons In NW By THI ASSOCIATED PRESS Ten planes were expected to aid Washington and Oregon ground searchers Thursday in the hunt for two private planes missing with a total of six persons. Aboard one plane were four Washington residents and the oth er carried a Texas couule, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Armstrong of San Antonio. The Washington plane piloted by Stan (Pat) Swenumson. about 38, of Ferndale, left Beliingham Wednesday morning for Sacra mento, Calif., with a stopover at Yoncalla, Gunter Study School Plan Proposed reorganization cf Yon calla and Gunter school districts into a single unit was discussed at meetings in both communities Wednesday. An afternoon session was held at Gunter Elementary School and the evening meeting at Yoncalla High School. The reorganization would elimi nate Yoncalla and Drain Union High School districts and regroup Latham, Curtis, Drain, Gunter, Scott's V a 1 1 e y . and Yoncalla schools into a single administra tion with one supervising school board. It would not result in the closure of any elementary schools, apnprlinp- In Kenneth F. Bame- burg, Douglas County school sup erintendent. Opinion was divided at the aft ernoon Gunter session, said Barne hnrr with snme annarent fear of losing schools under the reorgan ization plan. In the rather sparsely attended session at Yoncalla the only opin- in pvni-pccprl uas nf rpsirlpnts from Latham, who opposed the scnooi smiling irom Laiie luumy under the reorganization program, according to me couniy superintendent. Shop Park-N-Shop for all your Easter Needs . . . Toys, Cards, Baskets, and Bunnies. Closed Easter Sunday FILLED BASKETS and TOYS .... 39c to 1.59 EMPTY BASKETS, Small Size . . Spec. 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A flight plan filed by Swenum son before departing Beliingham at 9 a.m.' said he planned to fly his four-place Piper Comanche across the Cascades via Stampede Pass and then down to Redmond via Yakima and The Dalies. Gasoline Supply Low The State Aeronautics Commis sion said he was last heard from at 11:18 a.m. when he made a radio check with the Yakima air port to inquire about flying con ditions between Yakima and Red mond. Officials said he had about a 90 minute gas supply left at that time. A ground search for the Swen umson plane was launched Wed nesday afternoon by the Klickitat County sheriff's office at Golden, dale. Officers were covering the area between .Yakima a.U The Dalles. William Gebenini, stale director of aeronautics, said unfavorable weather conditions grounded search planes Wednesday. The Armstrong couple disap peared Monday on a flight from Vancouver, Wash., to Seattle. But they were not reported missing until Wednesday when Arm strong's business partner in a San Antonio drilling firm, LeRoy Horn, telephoned local authorities for information. Swenumson, a pharmacy opera tor in Ferndale, reportedly was enroute to Sacramento for a visit with his wife's paronts, Mr,, and Mrs. Harold Brodhead. . A bomber pilot during World War II, Swenumson had logged many hours of civilian flying time. He was flying a plane owned by a flying club. We're Busting Out With Big Values PEAT MOSS Re.?. Hi-Prest and Blue Whole. 39c to 3.98 Bulk Peas, Corn & Beans. Also Packaged Flowers and Vegetable Seeds. Onion Plants .... doz. 19c Rhuborb ea. 17c Lily of the Valley pkg. 49c