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Newspaper Page Texto o Work On TfiKITRlIf TlfiKI nn tur npu between Oak and Washington Aves. on SE Kane St. pro- gressed rapidly this week, swiftly changing the appearance of the block. They are the new post office building and the Lymbeiriiiieini .ane Judge Chosen n Explosion Suits High Court Places Duty On Goodwin Judge Allied T. Goodwin nl the Lane County Circuit Court has been appointed presiding judge to hear cases against Pacific Powder Co., and Gerretsen Building Sup ply Co., resulting Xiora the Aug. 7 explosion here. Chief Justice William M. McAl lister appointed Judge Goodwin this week to hear all claims against the Teniiio, Wash., and Koseburg firms in response to motions by the company through its attorneys for a change of judge. In their motion the defendants stated that interests of the local judges with reference to the par ties named in the suits necessita ted a change. The defendants further stated that thev could not have a "fair or impartial bearing or trial be fore such a judge." So far, 21 suits have been filed for hearing before Judge Good win with one plaintiff awaiting advisement of the change so his case can be referred. He will probably be notified today. Urs. Aurvilla Green, circuit court clerk reports. Another suit was filed in Multno mah County Tuesday by George Boods, 65, of Eugene, also naming Pacific Powder Co. and Gerret sen Building Supply Co. owners as defendants. The plaintiff asks i,2.i -ma damages for injuries he al legedly received while in a Knse-bin-g hotel room when the bhst went off. Myrtle Creek Radio Planning Outlined Karl Jf. Trabue of Eugene lo 'riay confirmed his application to ine reaerai ,uiiiiiiumau...M - .. missions for a radio station at Myr tle Creek. He said the application was for the station to operate on 1010 kilo cycles with five kilowatts of pow er, daytime. Trabue is superintendent for the Springfield Plywood Corp. He stat ed that he had not had previous ra dio experience and that he was entering the venture alone. He said that there was noth na further to report on his plans at this time, as everything would hinge upon action of the FCC upon his application. He proposes .to locate the station just outside the citv of Myrtle Creek. if its application is granted, the new station would be the most pow erful in Douglas County. At pres ent. KYES, davtime station oper ating with 1.000 watts has the most power. However, KRXL has filed application to increase its wattage to 5.000. The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS Showtrs ml partiil clMrirtg this vening. Partly cloudy with a few scattered showtrs tonight, but rain expected Thursday morning. Little change in temperature. Highest temp, last 24 hours v. ... 47 Lowest temp, last 24 hours 48 Highest temp, any Oct ('58) 91 Lowest temp, any Oct. ('54) 26 Precip. last 24 hours .31 Precip. from Oct. 1 1.85 Precip. from Sept. 1 3.08 Deficit from Sept. 1 .19 Sunset tonight 5:21 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 6:35 a.m. Two Buildings Changing Appearance hinlHtnn rmnn Ktre hv ;iHe I 1 4 Feet Tall, Walks Hairy 'Monster' Seen In Woods At Tenmile By BRAD SLACK Newi-Review Staff Writer "It's about 14 feet tall, is covered! with hair, runs upright and screams like a smashed eat." This is the description of "The Thing" that allegedly has been seen roaming the heavily timber ed area of Douglas County west of Tenmile. Oregon State Police and a sher iffs deputy Tuesday questioned a pair of youths, ages 17 and 12, wiio have twice seen the Douglas County monster, and Monday after noon pumped five ,30-caliber bul lets at it from less than 50 yards. The two bovs first got a glimpse of the creature the afternoon of Senators Split Over Kennedy PORTLAND (AP) Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard Neuberger, who have split on many issues, are divided on Sen. John Kennedy (D-Alass). Neubergcr welcomed Kennedy to Portland today, calling him a "warm personal friend" and laud ing his role in revising the labor reform bill passed at the recent Congress. Morse has criticized Kennedy's role, and said he would campaign against Kennedy if the Massa chusetts Democrat seeks the pres idential nomination. fVeuberger in a telegram ex plained he could not be in Port land because of a speaking trip in Eastern Oregon.' The telegram continued, "1 desire to emphasize the very great service which 1 be lieve he (Kenncdv) rendred to the labor movement in this coun try when he patiently and tireless ly' headed the conference commit tee which removed some of the most grievous injustices contained in the original Landrum - Griffin bill. Unfair attacks have attempt ed to belittle and downgrade Sen. Kennedy's role in this capacity, but I am satisfied that a majority of the Senate salutes and honors him for his leadership on a most difficult and troublesome issue." Rifle Range Rd. Widening Okayed j The' Douglas County Court has ! authorized widening and improve ment of Rifle Range Rd. from Dia mond Lake Blvd. northward to the turnaround above the county's park department office. ' 4 Roseburg Paving Co. wa the only bidder for the project, tender ing an offer of S7.315. The. office of County Engineer Al May check ed fiaurcs and specifications after the Monday bid opening, and has mailed the contract to the com pany for signature, it was reported tnHav ' The road will be widened a few! feet on the east side of the thor- j oughfare, heavily traveled , by I trucks and cars en route to the , U. S. Plywood Corp. mill. BURIED CITY DESIGNED ITHACA. N. Y. (AP)-A Cor nell University team is designing a bomb-proof underground city. There are no plans actually to construct such a city, but the de- sign could serve as a model. tmrrurp tn hnuw thft F i rit Most of the t offke buiding is cornpeted, with the roof , being finished now. Interior work and landscaping of the Upright Oct. 16 in a meadow near an old abandoned sawmill. They told po I lice the following story: "We came on it in this clearin It stood there looking at us not bO yards away, it was huge 12 or H icet tall and covered with hail-. ' ' It Walked Upright "It looked like an animal, yet the thing had human characteris tics such as walking and running upright on two hind feet. We could see it plainly in daylight. "I've never seen anything that looked like it before," said the old er of the youths. "We didn't tell our parents about it at first be-1 cause we didn't think anyone would believe us. "Then Monday afternoon we went back to the spot again. This time we got a closer look at the thing, maybe from 30 yards away. I had my hunting rifle and shot five times at it with no effect," the boy told investigating officers. Shots Frighten "Thing" The youths said the shots fright ened it and the tiling ran off. let ting out a blood-curdling sound "similar to a cat's scream, but louder." H ran upright like, a man. Later the boys looked for tracks. They found some measuring about 14 inches long. They told officers it Was human in shape with five toes but had no claw marks show ing. The police looked, too. the foot impressions are large, they said. No conclusions yet. Possibly a big bear, savs Sgt. Robert Keefe, in charge of the Roscburg stu. police office. But the boys don't think so. They've seen the monster of the Tenmile woods, and "it ain't no bear," they say. 5 Days Of Rain State Forecast By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More rain fell in Oregon today. The Weather Bureau said it would keep on raining for al least five more days. In the 24-hour period that ended early today, there was precipita tion through most of the state. Another Pacific storm front crossed the coast today, bringing more rain. The Weather Bureau said this front is one of a series coming into Oregon at 30-hour intervals. They will keep on coming at least five more days, forecasters said. With the rain moderating tem peratures, the daytime high again Thursday will be in the upper 60s throughout the state. A low of 32 is forecast for some parts of East ern Oregon. C A-,-:r nrAeroA To Hold Open Meetings SALEM (APt-Gov. Mark Hat field said Tuesday he is telling all state boards and commissions to hold their meetings open to the public, and in public buildings. The governor said he decided to issue this order after hearing that the state Wage and Hour Commis sion plans to hold a closed meet ing. . "Public agencies have no busi ness barring the public from their meetings. And they should hold meetings in public buildings, in- stead of in hotel suites as i have been doing," some; of them the - governor said. Mntmnnl Rnnk nf Rnspburn Established 1873 1 4 Pages School Bond Issue Loses At Glendale Glendale School District voters turned down a proposed $225,000 scnool Donu issue luesuay. The measure's defeat cancel! proposed additions to. -both .the grade and high schools in the dis trict. Several rooms were planned to alleviate crowded conditions and improve the school curricula. The vole was 134 for the meas ure, 209 against, News-Review cor respondent Mrs. G. B. Fox report ed. All votes were cast at one poll ing place in the high school. Today School Supt. Marlon Yo der said he was pleased at the large voter turnout in spite of the measure s lailure to pass The Glendale School Board, meet- ing Tuesday night to examine re turns, declined to issue a state nient on the outcome of election. The board turned the problem back lo the Glendale School Planning Committee whose studies preced ed the decision to seek the S225.000 for school improvements. Tile com mittee will meet tonight to de cide its course of action. The measure's defeat by a mar gin of 79 votes, came within a week after 1959-60 tax statements were mailed from the county court house. Dixonville Woman Escapes House Fire A Dixonville woman, Mrs. Eu gene Welton, narrowly escaped with her life Tuesday afternoon when her home burned to the ground. Mrs. Welton, who works nights at Douglas Community Hospital in Roseburg, said she was asleep about 4 p.m. when the house caught fire. The smoke apparently awakened her and she escaped by crawling through the window of her first floor bedroom, she told Mrs, Jean Itadcliffe, News - Review corre spondent. The house w-as levelled in about 30 minutes. The Douglas Forest Protective Assn. was summoned, but a fire crew found the house too far gone. The house. located about seven miles east of Roseburg on Buck horn Rd., was estimated lo be nearly 100 years old. It's on the original Lindbloom homestead. Welton had gone to Roseburg shortly before the fire and return ed to find his home in ashes. The Weltons' son, Eddie, saw the flames while coming home on a school bus. Cause of the fire is unknown. "I,"." The family was able to save only The damage, which wasn't estima ted, was partially covered by in surance. Medford Man's Estate Share Found Valuable Lnll-ftuu lAl'l n iueuioiu mun u'ub lofl nno.riflh nf an Pptatp valued at more than one million dollars, an inheritance lax return showed Tuesday. Eric Wentworth inherited the Wentworth, retired architect and namesake of an early Chicago i mayor. i: -y- wB i. iHLi!:, 2'-. , ji rJ:Kmt I , . r " 2 la I t.i kt s, ? s J! r my, ' grounds remain to be done. for the bank building, and electrical conduits and plumb ing are being placed in preparation for pouring of the concrete floor. The basement has been poured and walls Meytra I.WIIIIIIIWIIIIIMIIUI,IMIW ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1959 Supreme Court Grants Chessman Death Stay WASHINGTON (AP) The Su preme Court today granted a stay of execuliun for Caryl Chessman, under sentence to die Friday in California's eas chamber. The stay was granted to permit II a the convict-author to file a new ppeal. The appeal must be filed . bv Nov. 3. ? Counsel for Chessman had asked Justice Douglas to grant I slay but Douglas referred the re auest to the full court. In granting the stay, the court noted that Chief Justice Warren had disqualified himself from the case. Warren is a tanner gover nor of California. The decision to grant a stay thus was made by eight justices. After the filing of a new appeal on behalf of Chessman, the State of California may file a reply in opposition to further Supreme Court consideration of the case. The eight justices then will de cide in closed conference hc4!u'r they will grant a hearing on the new appeal. A refusal to do so would mean that Chessman's con viction with the penalty would stand. Announcement of the court's ac tion was contained in an order which was distributed to news men by the tribunal's public re lations officer, B. E. Whittington. 7th Death Date Voided George T. Davis, San Francisco attorney for Chessman, had asked Douglas to extend to Nov. 18 the lime for filing a new appeal. Friday's death date now void edwas the seventh that had been set for Chessman who has spent ll'i years on San Quentin Pris on's death row. A series of ap peals kept him from execution. Now 38, Chessman was accused of a variety of crimes as a .os Angeles lovers lane bandit who robbed and engaged in sexual as saults. The dealh sentence was on con viction of kidnap-robbery. Schrunk Proposes City Income Levy PORTLAND (AP) Portland should be empowered to levy a city income tax. Mayor Terry Schrunk said Tuesday. He asked the resolutions com mittee of the League of Oregon Cities to propose that the Legis lature grant such taxing authori ty to municipalities. But the committee seemed cool to the idea. It did not put the proposal on the agenda of the League convention, which ends to day. Instead the group referred the matter to the league's exec utive committee for study. Schrunk told the mayors and other city officials attending that if given taxing authority, his city tax all incomes made in including those who live somewhere else. "They use our streets and high ways, and they should help pay for them," he said. BULLETIN : Mere on ruling, page 2. PITTSBURGH fAP) A federal judge today issued a Taft-Hartley iniunction temporarily hailing the record 99-day steel strike. The United Steclworkers Union said it would file an immediate appeal with the U.S. ihird Cir- : cuit court oi Appeals in rniiaaei- t phia. OfRoseburg's Kane Street Workmen are installing forms EFFIGY This effigy labeled Caryl Chessman was found hanging from a tower at Cali fornia s San Quentin prison where Chessman is the longest-time inmate of Death Row. Prison officials said it had been made and smuggled to the tower by unknown inmates. (AP) Yule Carnival Set On November Dates Who's coming to town? Who else but old Saint Nick? The second annual Christmas Community Carnival and Country Store will be held at Uie Armory on Nov. 13-14. Capt. Bruce Hardy of the Salvation Army is the chair man. The idea is for various Roseburg organizations to pool their efforU in obtaining funds to provide Christ mas baskets for the needy and de- serving of the community. Last year 32 such units participated. The former custom was for these groups to conduct individual drives. The participating organizations will have booths of at least 10 by 12-foot dimensions. Games, refresh ments, novelties, and other Items will go up for sale. At an executive committee meet ing Tuesday evening a discussion of reaching deserving, needy chil dren in foster homes with the Christmas program was conducted. "Screening" of those on Santa's list to assure the right people bene fit from his goodie bag woi talked. The next executive committee ses sion will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the tiki Lodge. Young Lakeview Hunters Wounded By Gunshots LAKEVIEW fAP) Two teen age hunters suffered self-inflicted wounds in seperate accidents near here Stewart Sawyer. 17. shot him- i elf in the knee while cleaning his .38 caliber pistol while hunling about 20 miles northeast of here Tuesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Sawyer of Dallas. David Ott, 13, of Portland shot nirnscii in me rigm iooi j, wnne numm ....., I area east of here. 1 IIIMIIHMHII Illl II II III 1 r! will start rising as soon as Building Co. is erecting both photos) Pease 248-59 PRICE 5c Texas Babies Die; Doctor's Efforts Fail SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP) Baby D, last survivor )f the five toyliko girls born to the wife ot an Air Force lieutenant Tuesday, uica at e:4U a. m. today. The parents, Lt. and Mrs. Charles G. Hannan, were asleep when R:ihv D sticruniherl. Rolli had been in near shock during the night after the deaths of lh-3 otner lour quints within tHi hours oi tneir birtn, "Oh. my God. They were Just like oaoy dons," sobbed a tech nician when the word spread rap idly through the hospital. A Lackland Air Force Base spokesman said neither uf Uie pnrenls was physically able to be interviewed or have their pictures taken immediately, but Hannan authorized a statement. "My wifo and 1 were terribly sorry to learn of the death of our babies and are stricken with grief. However, we are comment that is for the best and God has better place for them," the statement said. We know the hospital and the stuff here at Lackland did every thing they could to save our babies. Ihey were just too im mature. The best medical facili ties were available. Fourth Born Died Last We hope we can gel a little peace and quiet now. Baby i was tne lourin Dorn. She weighed 1 pound 13 ounces. Pretty, blonde Mrs. Hannan, 27, turned to her crewcut husband, 20, shortly alter the babies were born and said, "You wanted a girl. Now you have five." The llannans are the parents of two boys. Making a desperate diort to save the last survivor wus Capt. William D. Munroe. lie worked almost constantly with the one child throughout the night at Lackland AKB Hospital, called the largest and finest Air Force hos pital. Baby Ii. so designated lo indi cate order of birth, died at 5:t0 p. m. Tuesday. Baby A died at 6:10 p. in. Baby K died at 9:25 p. m. and Baby c at 10 p. m. Elks Ritualistic Team Due At Bend Convention A ritualistic team from Elks Lodge No. 326 will present its cer emonial work at the stave conven tion in Bend Thursday. The team consists of Dick Stark exalted ruler, and his officers, Ron Wall. Bob Stults. Gene Cookscy. Charles Kinyon, Bob Elliott, and Ed Starr. Secretary George Brown will servo as the initiation candi date, and Frank Murphy, past ex alted ruler, is coach of the team. Two years ago the Roseburg Elks' ritualistic team won the state competition and represented Oregon at the national convention , in New York City. TRAIN HITS, KILLS BOY MAPLEWOOD. N. J. (AP) Daniel Bclgcr, 9, was killed at a trestle Tuesday night by a train as a playmate watched. The two boys had gone to piay near tracks after school. the ADENAUER, MAC TO TALK COLOGNE, Germany (AP) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said here he will go to London Nov. 17 for three-day visit with Prime Minister Harold Macmillau. the floor is completed. Todd buildings. (Paul Jenkins 3 Problems Stall Decision On Blast Area By BRAD SLACK News-Review Staff Writer A committee, of Douglas County lumbermen have postponed a de cision lo hire internationally know n architect Richard J. Neutra as "a guiding spirit" in the. reconstruc tion of Koseburg. Meeting Tuesday noon at the call of chairman Ralph DcMoisy, U.S. 1'iywoou Corp manager, the group recommended retention of the fu- '" "s Angeles designer and c OUL :.u!! mini -ceriuin preliminary problems have been resolved." The special committee, rcpr" sentinir some 30 local lumber and plywood mill opcrafors, was nam ed recently to consider a proposal to hire JVeutra as consultant planning the rehnitdino nr .. hurg as a showplace for the lumber industry. An affirmative sland by commit teemen virtually would assure par tial financial backing of the West Coast Lumbermen's An i,ni,,,rj Neutra 's fee. Terms Specified However, the eommiifoa ed that practical solutions to three immediate problems be determined before seeking llio services of the world renowned architect and mu nicipal planner: 1. There must hp nfi-natnAnf nn the location of a bridge over the South Umpqua River linking the downtown area with the west side and U.S. Highway 99 which is ac ceptable to state, county and city authorities. 2. A preliminary proposal for fi nancing reconstruction must be worked out. . 3. A realistic scheme must h offered on the disposition of in volved property that is acceptable to individual property owners. In a prepared statement, thi seven-man committee said: 'It is the Considered nnininn nl the committee that when thesa questions have been properly an- swereu in a unineci, practical plan, the next logical step would be to consider tile selection of on archi tect that will best represent the in terests of the Roseburg area." Ideas Said Excellent The statement further said, "The committee feels Mr. Neutra has excellent imaginative ideas for the rebuilding of Roseburg, but that neither he nor anyone else can bo retained unlit several preliminary problems are resolved." Serving with DcMoisy on the special committee are Willium For rest, Ken Ford, Morris Hallmark, Fred Sohn, Sydney Leiken and Paul Hult. Ben Martin of Oakland also met with the group Tuesday, along with representatives of the Doug las Fir Plywood Assn. Several members of the group met last weekend with Neutra when he came to Roseburg to review the blast damage and problems of re building. Their conclusion Tuesday was that "selection of an architect would be premature at this point," and should follow only as a later step when more practical prob lems have been resolved. Levity Fact Rant By L F. Reizenstein Oregon's liquor revenue (or the lost two yeare exceeded preliminary estimate of 5 per cent, for a total of $30,695, 634, despite increased prices. It'i an ace In the hole for Oregon's use, though with per sonal morale It plays the deuce.