o
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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will start rising as soon as
Building Co. is erecting both
photos)
Pease
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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.