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Engineers Report Favors
Umpqua Storage Dams
New Public
Laws Direct
Wide Study
Mart on water, pig 2.
The possibilities of Douglas Coun
ty eventually getting a system of
water storage dams were boosted
today by a report from the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers!
Ben B. Irving, chairman of the
county Water Resources Survey,
revealed a letter from Col. W. L.
Winegar of Portland, Corps of En
gineers district engineer, indicat
ing the Brighter outlook,
i When the Corps launched its stu
dy of the Umpqua Basin, it indi
cated that justification of storage
projects "appeared doubtful."
Since then, Congress has passed
at least two bills which have chang
ed the picture. In his letter. Wine
gar says: "As the studies progress
ed, it became apparent that addi
tional benefits might be derived
which would at least warrant more
extensive studies of storage poten
tials." One of these new benefits is Pub
lie Law 85-624, which provides for
evaluation of potential benefits of
fish and wildlife and permits in
clusion of these benefits in storage
projects.
"Indications at present are that
fishery benefits plus flood control,
irrigation and other benefits may
be adequate to justify a system
of storage reservoirs in the Ump
qua River basin," Winegar said.
Law Allow! Storage
Still another law allows for stor
age for present or anticipated de
mand for municipal or industrial
water as a benefit in compiling
cost-benefit ratios. This, however,
is a reimbursable consideration.
Because of the new laws passed
by the 85th Congress, Winegar
said, the study in the Umpqua Ba
sin has had to be expanded. "In
addition to local protective works,
several reservoir projects now are
under consideration for possible
recommendation," he continued in
the letter.
This expansion of study, however,
meant the completion date of the
report must be deferred. Winegar
said the Corps is out of money for
continued study on the project.
The completion date previously set
was December of this year.
Winegar says now that a new
completion date will be set when
funds are available.
"You may be sure that this of
fice will complete the study and
report as rapidly as is consistent
with availability of funds for that
purpose," Winegar concludes.
From Washington, D. C, Rep.
Charles O. Porter notified The
News-Review that he would testify
before the Appropriations Commit
tee next week to urge that funds
be made available to complete the
report.
Celebration Ahead
For Wagon Troupe
LOUISVILLE, Kan. (AP) A
12-mile journey today will carry
the Oregon wagon train to West
moreland and scouts have brought
word that a big celebration is
scheduled there tonight. i
The seven-wagon train, part of
Oregon's centennial celebration, is
encountering plenty of history, as
well as hospitality, along the
route of the old Oregon Trail.
Monday the 23 members of the
party were served lunch near
the historic Vieux Cemetery
southeast of here by women of
the Vermillion Home Demonstra
tion Unit.
The cemetery, and Louisville,
were named afler a Pottawatomie
Indian Chief, Louis Vieux, who
became wealthy ferrying wagon
trains across Vermillion Creek at
$1 per wagon.
Besides Vieux and 24 members
of his family, many cholera vic
tims from the pioneer trains are
buried in the cemetery.
Louisville women served dinner
for the party Monday night at
the local school.
Youngsters Cause Fire
Youngsters setting a mattress ,
afire were the cause of a blaze at ,
173 NE Ridenour Ave. on Monday. '
according to the Roseburg Rur,al
Fire Dept. '
The house is an elderly structure :
long occupied by the Ridenour fam- i
ilv. long - time Roseburg residents, i
It is now being rebuilt and is own
ed by Lee Barnes. The blaze oc
curred at 8:45 p.m.
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Mostly cloudy today, tonight and
Wednesday. A ftw showers Wed
nisday morning and not much
temperature change.
Highest temp, last 24 hours 57
Lowest temp, last 34 hours . i
Highest temp, any April ('57) 90
Lowest temp, any April ('55) . 27
Precip. last 24 hours .01
Precip. from April 1 41
Precip. from Sept. 1 . 54.00
Deficiency from Sept. 1 71
Sunset tonight 7:10 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 5:09 a.m.
WITH THE ROOF now removed, the 101-year-old Lillie Moore home will soon be o
memory. The structure is being dismantled at SE Rose St. ond Washington Ave. to moke
room for o parking lot venture. Contracting the work Is Charles Beecroft, for the sal
vage lumber value. The Douglas County Historical Society waged over o four-month
battle to preserve the house. Prohibitive costs of power-line removing made it impos
sible to relocate the dwelling. (Darrell Maddox)
Council Receiyes No Objections
To Budget; Balloting Held Today
A public hearing on the proposed
1959-60 fiscal year budget for Rose
burg opened and closed Monday
night before the City Council with
out incident.-
Not a single objection was raised
by local taxpayer who go to the
polls today to approve or turn
down a request to vpend 4212.110
above the legal 8 per cent levy in
crease allowed for the coming
year.
Voting booths throughout the
city opened at 8 a.m. today in 11
locations of the four wards where
residents in 20 precincts are cast
ing their ballots on the budget is
sue. They remain open to 8 p.m.
City councilmen said last night
they will continue ef torts to get
people out to vote" today. Many
had long lists with them of friends
in their respective wards they will
contact personally or by telephone.
Mayor Arlo Jacklin recessed the
meeting at the close of last night's
session until 10 a.m. Wednesday
morning. At that time the Council
will resume the meeting to canvass
the special election vote.
If a majority of voters nod ap
proval at the polls today, the city
will have $461,442 to spend for gen
eral fund purposes in the coming
vear.
29-Mill Levy Slated
or this amount, some $334,000
Treasury Filling
For YMCA Building
With an approximate S100.00O as
the goal by April 30, the special
gifts committee of the YMCA or
ganization has reached $80,000 in
contributions.
Team members are needed in
order to raise the funds to assure
a community center in Roseburg,
according to Marilyn Johnson, pub
licity chairman.
The pie-general campaign soli
citation ends on Thursday.
John Merrifield of Portland, pres
ident of the Insurance Co. of Ore
gon and ex-state senator, will be
the principal speaker at the kick
off dinner. The dinner will he held
Thursday, beginning at 6:30 p.m.,
at the Umpqua Hotel.
The over-all drive goal is for
$250,000 for the community center.
Tours, Honoring Of Aide
Scheduled At VA Hospital
Mental Health and Hospital i
week at the Roseburg Veterans
Administration Hospital will be cli
maxed Sunday with public tours of
the hospital and a program at
which the National Aide of the
Year will be named.
Dr. John A. Docring. hospital
manager, will present the award
and welcome persons touring the
hospital. Also on Sunday's activi
ties is a minstreJ show at 2:30,
presented by the patients. Theme
for the week long observance is
I ".More Roads to Recovery," Dr.
Albert Moicne, hospital press of
ficer, said.
Purpose of Mental Health Week
is to bring to the attention of the
public the importance of mental
health and the need for a better
understanding of mental illness in
order to help break down the prej
udices and taboos prevelent in the
public mind concerning the ail
ment. Dr. Morene added. Purpose
of HnsDital Week is to acquaint the
i public with the role the hospital
I plays in the community.
IFedrs veirthrow
Going, Going, Soon
must be raised from properties la
monies, requiring a 29.34-mill levy.
It provides enough funds to con
tinue municipal services under a
right "maintenance" plan of oper
ation, and sets aside $65,000 plus
some $6,000 in interest toward the
city's debt retirement.
Of the overall collectable rev
enue, 28 per cent is earmarked for
street and sewer maintenance, 16
per cent for police protection and
another 13 per cent for operating
the two Roseburg fire depart
ments. Parks and recreation get seven
cents of the tax dollar in the com
ing year, according to Budget
Committee recommendations.
In the event the proposed budg
et is defeated today, a new one
Radio Amateurs
Due In Roseburg
Roseburg residenti will see an
unusual number of car radio an
tennas in the city this weekend.
The Oregon Amateur Radio Assn.
will begin a two-day state conven
tion Friday at 4 p.m. with some
400 to 600 radiomen and guests ex
pected to attend. About 200 mobile
unit radios are expected with the
influx, according to Don Bell,
Roseburg, general chairman in
charge of the convention.
Among the events slated for the
meeting are a speech by A. L.
Budlong of Connecticut, secretary
and general manager of the Ameri
can Radio Relay League, a dance
Saturday night, bowling events and
a "hit and transmit" trial Sunday
morning where the ability of the
amateurs to track the source of a
radio broadcast by means of loop
antennas will be tested in the city.
Headquarters for the convention
will be the Umpqua Hotel.
President of the state-wide group
is Ivar Lindstrom, Roseburg.
BOLSHEVIK'S WIFE DIES
MOSCOW (AP) Ekaterina Da
vidovna Voroshilov, wife of Soviet
President Klementi Voroshilov
and a veteran Bolshevik herself,
died Sunday. '
High school students from Glide,
Dillard and Roseburg are also get
ting in on the observance. Friday
morning, "Activity Day" will be
held in which Douglas and Glide
high1 school students will tour var
ious departments of the hospital
in which thcV have expressed an
interest.
During the afternoon the stu
dents will be escorted to the hospi
tal auditorium where Dr. Doering
will welcome them and give a
short talk. After tours of the hospi
tal the students will return to the
auditorium for a question and an
swer period.
Saturday, students from Rose
burg High School will participate
in a similar program as was con
ducted Friday.
At S p.m. Friday, Dr. Robert
Boyd, chief physiologist of the Chil
dren's Guidance Clinic at Port
land, will speak on "What Price
Conformity." The program, open
to the public, will be held in the
hospital auditorium.
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Gone
must be drafted quickly and an
other election held sometime in
May or early June. Should this be
necessary, it will require a major
revision in municipal operations,
city officials have noted.
Closure Would Reduce Millage
Closing of the city's swimming
pool or snumng oown or tne west
Side Fire Station would cut only
one mill eaoh from the present
proposed tax levy. A mill raises
$12,630.
A new election would cost anoth
er $1,500 to hold, according to City
Hall expenses for setting up and
staffing polling places, advertising
Light Voting Reported
In City Budget Election
Most polling places through
out the city reported voting
was light this morning as Rose
burg residents began casting
ballots in the special munici
pal budget election.
Polls are open from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
At the First Christian Church
where Deer Creek and Lane
Precinct residents are voting,
only about a dozen had cast
ballots by 10 a.m. Some 18 per
sons had shown up to vote from
Caro, Herman and Miller Pre
cincts by 10:30 a.m. at Rose
School, election booth workers
said.
At the Assembly of God
Church where persons from
Umpqua Precinct are voting,
"the turnout has been very
light," it was reported shortly
before noon. This was the story
. at other locations contacted.
and counting and posting results.
Residents of the 20 Roseburg pre
cincts are voting at the following
places:
Ward I Benson Precinct, Ben
son School; Deer Creek and Lane
Precincts, First Christian Church.
Ward II Umpqua Precinct,
Assembly of God Church; Laurel-
wood and Wharton Precincts, Sen
ior High School library; North
Brown, Grove and Orchard Pre
cincts. West Side Christian Church:
Hucrest Precinct, the H u e r e s t
school.
Ward III Brown and Falrhav-
en Precincts, West Side Fire Sta
tion; West Roseburg Precinct, Free
Methodist Church; Hamilton and
Woodward Precincts, Roseburg Ho
tel. WARD IV Caro, Herman and
Miller Precincts. Rose School: and
Roseburg and Hawthorne Pre
cincts, Fire Station No. 1 (old City
Haul.
County Court Purchases
Elkton Right Of Way
The Douglas County Court has
accepted approximately 12 acres
of the Henderer family property
in the Elkton area needed for wid
ening a section of Henderer Rd.
The property vas purchased for
a $350 consideration from Charles
W., MarceUe E., Charles G. and
Mary A. Henderer, the court re
ported. In other action concerning road
improvements, the Court has is
sued a use permit to the Bureau
of Land Management on Steam
boat Rd. No. 249. The county plans
surfacing and maintenance of the
section six-tenths of mile long
between the Umpqua River High
way and Canyon Creek, No funds
are Involved.
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Hot Political
Fight Shapes
On REA Vote
WASHINGTON (AVI A hnl
fight with political overtones ap
parently is shaping up in Congress
over President Eisenhower's veto
of a rural electrification bill.
Democrats urn nrennrinf nn at.
tempt to override the veto, and
the White House today launched
what amounted to a counter-offen
sive.
Renuhliran Senaln lpaHor Fvr.
ett M. Dirksen (111.) came out of
a meeting with President Eisen
hower and quoted the President
as saying ne nopes congress will
sustain the veto. Then Dirksen
fired a few shots at the Demo
crats. The bill, Dirksen declared, had
"political motives" in the first
place. He said these were to give
a fillip to organizations seeking
the measure, and also to let the
Democrats engage in what he
called their favorite indoor sport
"throwing hatchets and dead
cats at Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson.
The bill would take from the ag
riculture secretary power to ap
prove or disapprove loans by the
Rural Electrification Administra
tion, an agency in the Agriculture
Department. The chief sponsor
was Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-
Minn).
Dirksen said it would be a dan
gerous precedent for Congress to
override the President s veto.
If powerful outside organiza
tions can put the rural electrifl
cation bill across, he said, then
organizations interested in other
fields will be encuraged to at
tempt to whittle down the author
ity of other cabinet members.
Dirksen expressed his views to
the measure after he and other
GOP congressional chiefs had
their regular weekly meeting with
Eisenhower.
Some Democrats think their par
ty would gain a political advan
tage, win or lose, by attempting
to override the veto.
Airliner Halted
By Bomb Threat
PORTLAND (AP)-An airliner
was grounded here three hours by
a telephoned bomb threat Monday
night. The FBI today accused
Norman Lewis White, 38, Port
land, of making the call.
The FBI said a warrant was
issued against White and a com
plaint filed. ' Arraignment was
scheduled here today before U.S.
Commissioner Claire Mundorff.
White was charged under a
statute which "involves imparting
or conveying of false information
concerning placing of a destruc
tive substance on commercial air
craft," the FBI said.
The United Air Lines plane was
grounded here while police
searched it for explosives. None
was found. The craft then flew to
San Francisco.
Calls from a man who said a
bomb was aboard the plane were
received by the airline offices
here and in San Francisco, said
Lt. William .Hoff of the Portland
Police Dept.
In addition, said Hoff, a man
later called police headquarters
here to say a bomb was aboard
the plane.
Information received in that call
led to the arrest, Hoff said.
School Children Schedule Pageant
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ROSEBURG will hove its own covered wagon trek when students at Rose School pre
sent o centennial pageant Thursday ot 1 p.m. ond Friday ot 1:30 p.m. weather permit
ting in th municipal swimming pool. Thursday, students Jin grades one through three
will present the pageont and Friday it will be presented by grades four through six. The
public has been invited to see the pageant which will portray Roseburg ond Douglas
County history. (Dorrell Moddox photo)
ROSEBURG, ORE. TUESDAY,
Petitions Sent To Aid
Accused AWOL Sailor
Some 56 Roseburg residents have signed petitions attesting to
the good character of William Snell. 47, who was arrested here
March 23 on a charge of deserting from the Navy 15 vears acn.
The petitions have been forwarded to Snell's defense counsel
at Seattle. Lt. R. M. Phillips, who is preparing for a Dre-trial investi
gation uy ine ixavy.
Mrs. Snell indicated Lt. Phillips thought the petitions might aid
her husband's cause and has urged her to provide as many peti
tions and character reference letters as possible.
Persons wishing to sign the
lon at ruuerions iteaity, the pastime where Snell was employed
in Roseburg or Mrs. Snell at 1065 NE Cedar St.
Several letters commending
ceived from Carson City and Reno, Ncv., and Lake Tahoe, Calif.,
where the Snells lived before moving to Roseburg.
Snell, whose real name is Floyd Elmer Butler, allegedly de
serted from a California Navv base. He was arrested in Rosebun
after the case was investigated
gation, according to Koseburg police.
Rotarians Urged To Work
For Better Labor Relations
Rotary Clubs should devote
themselves more actively to bridg
ing the gap of employer and em
ploye relations.
This was the contention today by
Fred Brunner of Eugene in discuss
ing the four avenues of service of
Rotary clubs. He was a member
of a panel which opened the sec
ond section of the Rotary District
511 convention at the Elks Club in
Roseburg.
Brunner said the desires of man
agement and labor are not incom
patible but it takes a great deal
of work to sell both sides on the
fact they are working for the
same goals, the success of busi
ness. Other members of the panel
were F. Ford Northrup of Eugene,
Adolph Zamsky of Klamath Falls
and Lloyd Morris of Newport. They
discussed the other types of serv-
Oregon Park
Recommended
WASHINGTON (AP) The ad
visory board on national parks
today recommended . including
eight new areas in the national
park system.
The board's report, submitted to
secretary ot tne interior f red A.
Seaton, proposed that he seek
congressional approval of bills to
establish as national shoreline
areas:
1. Portions of Cape Cod, Mass.
2. Padre Island, Tex., near Cor
pus Christ!.
3. Indiana Dunes, Tnd.
4. Oregon Dunes. Ore.
It recommended for inclusion In
the national park system:
1. The Wheeler Peak-Lehman
Caves region of the Snake River
in east-central Idaho.
2. The Hubboll Trading Post,
Ganado, Ariz.
3. A 34.000-acre area near Man
hattan, Kan., which has particu
lar significance as a tall grass
prairie to be set aside as na
tional park.
4. A short grass area, the site
SUIl to De selected.
The' board said the Wheeler
Peak-Lehman Caves region was
recommended because of its sci
entific values and the HubbcH
Trading Post for its value under
the histono sites act.
Revolver Stolen
Kenneth Miller, Rt. 3 Box 1700,
Roseburg, reported to state police
Monday the theft of a revolver
from his home within the past
three weeks.
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APRIL 28, 1959 100-59
petitions may contact Clyde Fuller-
Snell's character have been re
by the Federal Bureau of Investi
ice to which the club is devoted
club, community and international
service.
Conference Ends Wednesday
This second section of the con
vention, the conference, will con
tinue through today and until noon
Wednesday. Don Hunter of the Uni
versity of Oregon Visual Aid De
partment gave a demonstration of
stereophonic sound at the noon
luncheon in the Umpqua Hotel.
This was to be followed by two
panel discussions, one devoted to
youth.
speakers o( the afternoon will in
clude Guy P. Miller, scout execu
tive of the Portland Area Council
of Boy Scouts of America; Win
field Atkinson, principal of Fran
cis Willard School m Eugene; John
Morgan, secretary of the Eugene
YMCA; and George Alexander,
scout executive of tne Oregon
Trail Council.
Tin conference banquet tonight
at the Umpqua Hotel will feature
an address by Rilea Doe of Oak
land, Calif., past director of Ro
tary International. Also on the pro
gram are three foreign exchange
students going to the University of
Oregon and the Eugene Gleemen.
Speaker Wat Counterfeit
The speaker at the Monday night
banquet of the assembly was Dined
as Dr. lijaimar jonannson, a visit
ing professor from Sweden. But he
proved to be a hoax. After a hu
morous, hour-long dissertation on
American education and society,
he was unmasked as Wilbur Gus-
tafson of Eugene.
A real professor, Dr. Burton
Wood of Oregon State College, was
the Monday noon speaker. He out
lined suggestions for continued suc
cess of Rotary clubs.
As registration started for the
second phase of the convention to
day, a total 250 Rotarians and Ro
tary Anns nan neen signea up.
NBC Officials, Union
Dicker On Tape Strike
NEW YORK (AP)-A mediation
meeting was held today in an
effort to settle a strike of techni
cians against the National Broad
casting Co.
Present at the session were rep
resentatives of the Federal
Mediation Service, the network,
and the National Assn. of Broad
cast Employes and Technicians
(NABET).
NBC filed a $500,000 damage suit
in U.S. District Court against the
union because its members kept
Monday's two-hour "Today" pro
gram off the television network.
NABET workers refused to han
dle video tape on the show.
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Cuba Claimed
Training Site
For Gunmen
PANAMA (AP) Panama
charged Monday night that hired
lighters are massing in Cuba for
more invasion attempts to over
throw President Ernesto de la
Guardia.
Minister of Government Jose D.
Bazan told the National Assembly
two or three more invasion boat
loads are being prepared in Cuba
to bring to "about 400 the number
ot Cubans attempting to invade
Panama." Tho government claims
the Cubans are hired by Pana
manian revolutionists.
Bazan indicated his information
about mora invaders came from
three captured members of the
first landing group 82 Cubans
and 4 Panamanians who landed on
a deserted beach on Panama's
east coast Saturday. Three were
drowned in the landing, including
the Panamanian commander.
Bazan said the main body of
the invaders had occupied and
sacked the town of Nombre de
Dios Monday after an advance of
35 miles along the coast He gave
no details of damage to the town
or its people, but said National
Guard troops were patrolling off
the coast of the area.
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Surrender Requested
Both the Panamanian and Cu
ban governments were trying to
get the invaders to surrender with
out a fight. Two officers from
Fidel Castro's Cuban army ar
rived early today from Havana to
try to contact the invaders. The
Cuban charge d'affaires and the
Panamanian government appealed
by air-dropped leaflets.
One brief skirmish was reported
between National Guardsmen in
two landing barges and the inva
sion forca on the beach. The gov
ernment said casualties vAjre in
flicted on the Cubans but that none
of the Guard was hit.
An emergency meeting of the 21
members of the Organization of
American States was called today
in Washington to consider Pan
ama's appeal for support in "re
sisting a foreign invasion." Pana
manian f oreign Minister Miguel
Moreno said the OAS might fly a
group down to study the situation.
ine united states announced it
is supplying Panama's '3,000-man
defense force with small arms to
fight off invaders. Under the U.S.
Mutual Security Act, any member
of the OAS is eligible for small
arms, ammunition and supplies in
an emergency.
Arias Called Ringleader
The Panamanian government
claims the movement to overthrow
De la Guardia is headed and fi
nanced by Roberto Arias, son of
ex-President Harmodio Arias and
husband of British ballerina Mar-
got Fonteyn. He slipped ashore on
the Pacuie coast 10 days ago with
a small band, eluded troops for
six days and finally took refuge in
the Brazilian Embassy in Panama
City.
Although tne Panamanian gov
ernment specifically did not ac
cuse Fidel Castro's Cuban regime
of complicity in the invasion plot,
the preponderance of Cubans in
the invasion force was highly em
barrassing to Castro and his gov
ernment. Selby To Address
Regional CD Meet
For the second straight year.
Arthur Selby, Douglas County di
rector of Civil Defense, will be
nart of a nanel of sneakers on the
subject of public education at the
regional convention.
The convention is scneduiea May
21 and 22 at Spokane, Wash. The
panel is slated the second day. The
subjects to be covered by the pan
el are the nationwide alert exer
cise April 17 and 18 and the im
portance of public education.
Selby was selected for the panel
bv Rav M. Clawson. vice presi
dent of Region VIII. Last year,
Selby was rimilarly honored when
he spoke at the regional conven
tion in Santa Rosa, Calif.
The region includes Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Alaska.
Fourth Consecutive Set
Of Twins Hard To Name
BUFFALO, NY. (AP) "We
were kind of stuck for names for
a while, as you can understand,"
sid Joseph Volk.
It was easy to understand. His
wife Vivian, 35, gave birth to her
fourth straight set of twins Sun
day. Doctors at the hospital said the
odds were at least 100 million to
one.
Volk, a research director for a
building materials firm, said "We
decided on James Joseph and
Sandra Sue."
The Volks also have one child
who is not a twin.
Levity Fact Rant
By L F. Reizenstein
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ceived official O. K. for pre
serving fish. Here it f: chloro
tetracycline. Applies to various
fish ne larger than salmon,
and there's no danger of
catching lockjaw, f