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PROUDLY DISPLAYED by Mrs. John Davenport and Mrs. George Possee is a 13 by 4
foot abstract mural that was painted by the two for Mark's Shopping Center in an
effort to raise money for the Red Cross fund. The money receieved from tha painting
will be donated to the Red Cross. (Paul Jenkins)
Roseburg's Low Wind Velocity Myth
To Two Families After Roof Damage
MORE WEATHER PAGE TWO
Two Roseburg families vocifer
ously questioned the Chamber of
Commerce's claim that Roseburg
has the lowest wind velocity in the
United Stales.
James B. Hall and family are
ruefully making plans for a new
roof. Theirs at 521 SE Hillside Dr.
was partially destroyed by a gust
of wind at about 5:30 p.m. Wednes
day. Meanwhile, Henry Eaton and his
wife at 1207 SW Eugene Ave. were
making arrangements today for a
crane to lift a massive oak tree
from the roof of their house.
Hall said he was particularly
ready 1o question the tille for low
est wind velocity in the country.
An employe of the Veterans Hos
pital, he came to Roseburg last
September after having read the
Chamber of Commerce brochure
State Tax Filing
Date Postponed
SALEM (AP) The Oregon
State Tax Commission announced
Wednesday that it has extended
the deadline for filing state in
come tax returns until next Mon
day, to conform with the federal
Bureau of Internal Revenue's ex
tension. The deadline had been Friday,
but the federal government ex
tended it because that is a Good
Friday holiday in some slates.
Earlier, the state commission
had announced it could not extend
the deadline because of a state
law.
But after the federal action, the
Commission achieved the same
result bv saving that no penalties
would be levied against persons
who file by midnight next Mon
day. Petition Proposes
Bay Area Zoning
A loning petition is now in cir
culation in the Winchester Bay
area, reports county planning co
ordinator Bruce Elmgrcn.
The proposed zone under petition
will include about four square
miles bordering the downtown dis
trict of Winchester Bay. There are
about 80 registered voters in the
area.
The loning plan will conform with
the way the area is presently being
used.
A new wrecking yard in a pri
marily residential area has cre
ated some interest in zoning con
trols at Tri-City. Elmgren said.
Elmgren reports that a petition
for zoning should start in circula
tion with a few days.
Swedish Community Gets Chance
To Hear Roseburg - Style Music
The town of Eskilstuna. Sweden,
soon will have an opportunity to
hear music Roseburg style, and
possibly to exploit it in its com
munity this spring.
Copies of records produced by
the Roseburg High School Music
Department, compositions of Rose
burg composer S. Clarence Trued,
programs of Roseburg music
groups and Chamber of Commerce
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Forecast: Partly cloudy tonight
with deminishing. thowor activi
sts Friday, mostly tunny with
fw showort in the mountains.
Coolir tonight and Friday.
Highott tome, last 24 hours (8
owttt tomp. laiP24 hours . 37
ftighost tomp. any April ('57) 90
lowest tomp. any April 'SS) ..... 77
Proeip. last 24 hours 3
Precip. from April I 1.03
Precip. from Sept. 1 2$.'.0
Otficiny from Sopt. 1 .11
Sunsot tonioK. t:4S p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 5:45 a.m.
which was sent to him. He had just
moved into the four-bedroom ram
bling house last month.
"I'm a little disappointed in the
chamber." he said wryly.
He said he heard a clap like
that of thunder when a big gust
of wind hit the house. He thought
it was thunder until water began
pouring into the bedrooms. A quick
survey showed him the flat roof
had been peeled back like it had
been opened with a letter opener.
Hall said about 450 square feel of
roofing was torn away from the
sheathing.
Workmen put a plastic cover
over the hole, but Hall, his wife
and five children had to move in
with neighbor Jack Young for the
night. He doesn't know when he
can move back.
Mr. and Mrs. Eaton had roof
problems too. Pots and pans in
the kitchen are catching water
from leaks in the roof caused by
a big oak tree which caved in part
of the roof, lis weight bulged out
the front of the house and folded
in the peak of the roof. Water
came through from breaks in the:
attic and trickled into the kitchen.
A television antenna was ruined.
The Eatons weren't home when
the tree toppled over at about 3:30
in the afternoon, so a neighbor
rushed over and pulled the fuse
plug to avert possibilities of fire.
The tree will be lifted off the house
by crane today.
Another tree at 1238 NE Willow
St. toppled over but no damage re
sulted, according to the Roseburg
Rural Fire Department.
Residential Area
Subject Of Dispute
An area i subdivided several
years ago at the corner of Charter
Oaks and Calkins roads northwest
of Roseburg has become the sub
ject of a dispute. Some property
owners of the area think no build
ing should be done in the subdi
vision. Several property owners have
complained that if houses are built
on the 35 lots ranging from a quar
ter to a half acre, a sewage prob
lem will arise. The area lies out
side of the city limits.
A former county sanitarian once
stated several years ago when the
area was subdivided that a few
houses could be built without any
sewer complications.
Pete Serafin, owner of the sub
division, states- that there is no
intention of building a project
there, hut to sell some of the lots
for individual building.
A "talk-it-ovcr" meeting was
held last week between county of
ficials, the complaining property
owners and Serafin to discuss what
should be done for future building
on these lots. No action was taken
at that time.
folders are included in a kit sent I
to the Lions Club in the Swedish
town by Robert E. Robins, vocal
music department director at RHS.
It all started when the Rose
burg l.ions Club received a letter
from the Lions Club of Eskilstuna.
The letter stated that the town
would be taking part in a ninioi
campaign this spring to establish
a scholarship fund available to
performers of serious music.
The campaign, the letter said,
will be hacked by Swedish radio
and television. "Determined efforts
will be made to stimulate an uifter-
standing for the training in serious j
music among young people, said
Ihe letter.
Exhibition Planntd
An exhibition of musical instru
ments of international character is
planned. Concerts, choral recitals
and music demonstrations will he
included, and "the whole town will
be one large music festival.
The letter asked help in securing
instruments, recordings, sheet mu-i
sic etc., "typical of your country!
or locality" to pjcnt a "true pic-
!ture nf your muMC and its expon-.
lents." O 1
Mark's Mural
Draws Comment
By ANDY FAUTHEREE
News-Roviow Staff Writer
"Should be a good conversation
piece!"
That was the comment made
by Mrs. George Possee of the ab
stract mural she and Mrs. John
Davenport painled for Mark's Shop
ping Center in Roseburg.
The mural was designed and
painted by Mrs. Possee and Mrs.
Davenport especially for Mark's
with the proceeds to go to the
Douglas County chapter of the Red
Cross lund.
The two women first got the
idea after seeing a blank wall in
a closed off office at the shopping
center. They had painted one oth
er abstract mural before, which
now hangs in Mrs. Possee's home.
They approached Cliff Hukari on
the idea of painting one for Marks.
Hukari readily accepted the idea
and last Tuesday, they started gath
ering the required materials. First
on the agenda was canvas, frame
and paint. With the wood supplied
by Coen Building Supply, Jack
Preston's Painting Service huilt
the frame and furnished the paint.
Ihe. canvas- had to -be purchased.
Seven days later, with plenty of
elbow grease used and several
neighborhood garages spattered
with paint, the mural was complet
ed. The two women had set a goal on
how much they would try to raise
for the fund, and this completed it.
Mrs. Davenport, the general de
signer of the mural, is a member
of the chapter, and Mrs. Possee is
a member of the, chapter'! Pub
lic Information committee.
For the present, the subject and
name of the painting will be left
up to the individual viewing it.
No Injuries Reported
In Two Car Accidents
Two accidents weie reported to
police Wednesdfy, one in Roseburg
and the other on U. S. Highway 99
near the Rice Hill interchange.
State police reported a car and
a pickup tnick collided in the
northbound lane of traffic on High
way 99.
Officers said Churchill Wilford
Masten, 69, McKenzie Bridge, turn
ed onto the highway from the Rice
Hill interchange going south in the
northbound lane.
He discovered his mistake and
attempted a U-turn, colliding with
a car operated by Howard Ray
mond Fleming, 32, Spokane, Wash.,
police stated.
A car operated by Darst Bar
nard Atherly of Roseburg "high
centered" on an 18-inch high ce
ment wall at the intersection of
SE Flint St. and Oak Ave. Wed
nesday, city police report.
Atherly told officers the car went
out of control as he was attempt
ing to turn at the. intersection.
No one was injured in either ac
cident, officers reported.
On his suggestion, the letter was
turned over to Robins, a new Lion
Cub, and he. in turn, has mailed
to the Eskilstuna Lions the fol
lowing: A 10-inch 33' j rpm record, "The
Music of Oregon," recorded by the
Roseburg High A CaDoella Choir
and Girls' Glee Club in May of
1959; autographed copies of three I
choral works by Trued, titled, "Onj
a Snowy Evening." (1958): "Old!
Meg She Was a Gypsy," which is
on the record (1959 1; and "O l)rd,
Thy Merry Show to Me." (1960). I
Incidentally, Trued t ancestors
were Swedish.
Included also were a copy of
"Kyrte Eleison" by University of
Oregon composer Milton Dicterkh,
also on record, and copies of choral
works by Stanley Glarum and Dale
Barker of Portland.
Programs of Roseburg High chor
al concerts and the program of
February for the Roseburg Sym
phony Orchestra concert were en
closed, along with Douglas County
and Roseburg illustrated folders
from the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce.
Established 1873
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Tauscher Indictment Faulty;
DA Considers Further Action
By DICK FISHBACK
News-Review Staff Writer
Judge Eldon F. Caley threw out
a Douglas County Grand Jury in
dictment charging Mrs. Alicia Irene
Tauscher of Roseburg with embez
zlement of Tuberculosis and Health
Assn. funds Wednesday afternoon
in Circuit Court.
The ruling halted the slate's case
with dramatic suddenness and left
Dist. Alty. Avery W. Thompson
with a bevy of legal questions to
consider. He has not yet decided
on his next move, he said today.
Caley ordered the matter return
ed to the Grand Jury for submis
sion of a new indictment or other
action as it might see fit.
lie was also quick to add that
his action did not point to Mrs.
Tauscher's guilt or innocence. It
was a matter of interpretation of
the statute only, he said.
Defense attorney Randolph Slo
cuin demurred the indictment
against the 50-year-old ex-executive
secretary of the association on the
grounds that the charges alleged
did not constitute a crime under
Dairy Maid Contest
Nominations Open
Nominations are now being tak
en for the Douglas County June
Dairy Month Princess contest,
chairman Jerry Feldkamp an
nounced. Fcldkamp said the dairy maid
will be selected as part of a
statewide competition. The county
winner will take part in the state
contest.
The contest is open to any girl
in the county who is between the
ages of 17 and 25; a high school
graduate or member of the gradu
ating class, and who is not or has
not been married.
The contestant must have lived
on a farm at some lime in her
life, or must have had some di
rect fanning ties.
The deadline tor entering the
contest is Mav 15. with a prelimin
ary judging to be held sometime
in May to pick the four finalists.
The four finalists will be selected
as the Douglas County June Dairy
Month Court and will appear on
television for the final judging. The
runners-up from this final judging
will receive prizes.
Prizes on the local level will in
clude a complete outfit from Ma
bel Lewis Dress Shop, shoes from
Sanders Shoe Store and a dinner
ring from Knudtson's Jcwelty.
The judging will be based on
three things: (1) Natural beauty,
grace, poise and charm, (2) intel
lect and personality and (i) voice
and diction.
The state winner will also re
ceive a suitable wardrobe, a free
trip to the national contest at
Scottsdale. Ariz., and will appear
occasionally as a representative
of the Oregon Dairy Assn., for
which she will he paid. The local
winner will also appear in con
junction with various activities in
the county.
The winner of the title of nation
al June dairy princess will re
ceive a cash scholarship, ward
robe and will make personal ap
pearances all over the United
States.
Crash Injures
Sutherlin Boy
A 12-year-old Sutherlin boy suf
fered severe facial lacerations in
a head-on auto collision Wednes
day afternoon, a half mile west of
the Sutherlin city center on W.
Central Ave.
Mother of the boy and driver of
a pickup involved, Mrs. George
Grcenwalt, 31, also received minor
facial ruts, according to reports
received by News-Review corre
spondent Mrs. Barbara Licsinger.
A Sutherlin physician treated
both Richard and his mother fol
lowing the accident, Airs. Licsing
er stated. About 30 stitches were
taken on the boy's face, the phy
sician said.
The other vehicle involved was
a 1957 sedan registered lo George
Clayton, 30, Roseburg.
The driver of the second vehicle
darted away from the scene of the
accident and his identity has nut
yet been determined, Sutherlin
City Police reported. ,
Witnesses at Ihe scene told po
lice the unidentified operator of
the car scampered away immedi
ately after the smash-up.
Cause of the accident had not
been definitely determined by 11
a.m. today, according to Mrs. Lie
singer. Search for the alleged Hit
and run motorist is continuing, po
lice told her this morning.
Damage to the vehicles was de
scribed by police as extensive,
expecially to the pickup.
ECO HUNT PLANNED
The Riddle Firemen are spon
soring an Eafter egg hunt Sunday
it 2 p m. on the football field be
hind Riddle High School. There will
be four age groups from one to 12.
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Paget ROSEBURG, ORE. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960
Ihe Oregon embezzlement statute.
Charge Stated
Airs. Tauscher was charged with
embezzling $386.05 of the charity's
funds and using the money lo pay
her personal electric bills.
The defense's contention was that
the credited charity fund deposits
alleged to have been taken by Mrs.
Tauscher did not constitute physi
cal items of property as required
under the embezzlement law.
For defining of the term "prop
erty," the embezzlement provision
refers back to the larceny statute.
it slates: Properly means any
personal properly, including but
not limited to, any government
note, bank note, coin, money, prom
issory note, bill ot exchange, bond
or other thing in action."
The hassle be'ween Slocum and
Thompson hinges on the definition
of the term "thing in action."
Thompson defined thing as
meaning abstract as well as physi
cal items such as bank notes or
money.
But Slocum staled and the court
affirmed that the definition sug
gested "thing" meant only physi
cal properties.
iow. inompsnn has a nuniDer ot
paths he may follow if he wishes
to prosecute the matter further.
Courses Possible
He may submit a new indict
ment through the Grand Jury; at
tempt lo press charges under a
different statute, if possible: or
try to appeal Calcy's decision to
the state supreme court.
There is a question as to the pos
sihility of appealing the decision,
since the jury was already picked
and sworn in when the demurrer
was filed, Thompson stated.
Thompson said he fears jeopardy
may have taken place when the
jury was installed, preventing an
appeal' because of the law against
double jeopardy trying a person
for the same charge more than
once.
.If an appeal is found to be pos
sible, Thompson slated Ihe Su
preme Court would be asked to
interpret the meaning of the em
bezzlement and larceny statutes
as they apply to this case.
Caley slated in his chambers fol
lowing the ruling that his decision
was not a snap judgment. He said
he had foreseen the problem while
studying briefs of the case Tues
day. Caley Explains Stand
"In the interests of giving Mrs.
Tauscher a fair trial and in the
School Board Picks
Vet Site Architects
Architects for the elementary
school to be erected at the Vet
erans Administration site in West
Roseburg were chosen by the Rose
burg School Board Wednesday
night.
Jack Stafford and Ken Morln of
Eugene were chosen for the job
and instructed to begin prelimin
ary planning as soon as possible.
Selecting of architects for the W.
Broccoli St. elementary unit, also
planned for Roseburg's west side,
was delayed indefinitely by t h
board. .
Earlier in the session, the School
Board accepted preliminary draw
ings of the proposed Green School
addition submitted by Balzhiscr
and Seder, another architectural
firm from Eugene.
Plans call for erection of a four
room addition to Green School at
an estimated cost of about (59,000.
Stafford and Morin were se
lected for the Veterans site job
after six architectural firms from
Eugene and Portland presented
plans and cost estimates.
Each firm was given a half hour
to sell Us services to the board.
Firms participating besides the
two above were John L. Brisco,
Eugene; and Hayslip and Tuft and
Hewlett and Jamison, both of Port
land. The press of other business on
the board'a agenda made the sched
uled talks with architects one hour
late in beginning. The firm was
finally chosen about 1 a m. this
morning.
Myrtle Creek's School
Year Calendar Adopted
The Myrtle (.'reek school year
calendar was adopted by the School
Board Wednesday nighl, according
to iorrame mrenhaum, iscws-Ke
view correspondent.
It will consist of ISO days of
school, beginning Aug. 29, 19fi6, and
ending May 29, 1961, with both days
counting.
A new teacher. Mrs. Winifred
Cassidy, was hired for the fourth
grade at ihe in-city bchool.
She has had seven years
teaching experience in Riddle,
of
Firt Hits Horn
An overheated wood circulating
stove took the Roseburg City Fire
Department to the home of Wil
liam Cantwell, 1851 SE Starmrr
St., at 7:50 a m. today, but no
damage was reported.
interest of seeing that any pro
ceedings to follow would be valid,
I returned the matter to the Grand
Jury." Caley stated.
In his formal ruling he said, "The
court was of the opinion that any
proceedings or conviction based
upon the indictment in ils defective
state would have to bo arrested or
set aside by the court (meaning
mmsell) or would have ultimately
been reversed (by the Supreme
court) on appeal.
Thompson's reply was this:
"What he (Caley) is asserting Is
that if an employe, who is author
ized to draw checks in the name
of his employer fur the benefit of
his employer, writes such checks
to pay his own bills, he has com
milted no crime in the slate of
Oregon.
He added, "The ruling of the
court pertains to a set of facts
which if not a crime, should be
All three, both prosecution and
delense attorneys and Caley
agreed that as far as they know
il is the first time that the inter
pretation of the statute wording
has ever been questioned as to
definition.
Umpqua Job Asked
In Morse Request
Projects both on the Umpqua
River and at Umpqua Harbor have
been included in requests by Sen.
M SL
full amounts usable by the Corps
of Engineers and the Bureau of
Reclamation on important Ore
gon public works projects for the
fiscal year 1961.
Among the requests arc for re
habilitation funds for the Umpqua
Harbor, which would restore a sec
tion of the south jetty at the mouth
of the Umpqua River which has
been destroyed by recent storms.
"Restoration of this jetty will
make safer navigation, reduce har
bor maintenance costs, save lives,
and reduce property losses," said
Morse. Other jetty work is asked
at Siuslaw Harbor and Coos Bay,
He also requests navigation study
funds in the amount of $11,300 for
the Umpqua River.
Flood control investigation on the
Umpqua River watershed, to cost
$50,600. is sought to continue a
basin-wide study. This would pro
vide for funds to he spent in deter
mining Ihe feasibility of Olalla,
Tiller, and llinkle Creek dams.
His over-all requests for various
project works which he said
would "stimulate the economy of
Oregon and bring added tax rev
enue" amounts to over $32,308,387.
Major western-southwestern proj
ects were for $2,500,000 for a new
start on Green Peter Dam and
$2,450,000 for continuing construc
tion on the Talent project. A total
of $2,018,000 is also asked for work
on tha Rogue River at Gold Beach.
Council Retains
Pendleton Chief
PENDLETON (AP) City
Manager Andrew J. Browning
Wednesday withdrew his request
that Ernest Gallaher resign as
police chief within 30 days.
Browning said the chief had
been asked to quit "because he
lacked leadership qualities." But,
he added, he believes differences
can be worked out.
The City Council voted 8-2 Wed
nesday to retain Gallaher, 36, who
has been Pendleton's police chief
since 1956.
The council decided to establish
an inquiry board to hear com
plaints against the police depart
ment. Contributions
Drive Add To
A total of 122 subscriptions, turn
ed in Wednesday noon at the first
report luncheon in the Roseburg
Chamber of Commerce budget
campaign to finance the "Build a
Greater Roseburg" program,
amounted to $7,832.
This came from 87 old members
who substantially increased their
annual investments in the chamber
program and 25 new memhcrl en
rolled, it was revealed Wednesday
night when a check-up of work
ers' reports was completed. This
brought the annual budget total to
$27,426. This included $19,593 from
324 member-accounts on the books
when the campaign started with
Monday night's "kick-off."
Fifty-one co-chairmen, captains
and team members in the seven
business groups attended the lunch
eon Wednesday noon at the Ump
qua Hotel. E. C. Nolle, a general
co-chairman, and R. II. (Rod)
N'evue, a co-chairman in the busi
ness groups division, shared the
duties of presiding.
Group Heads
Automotive and transportation
group, headed by Preston Lee, Le-
87-60 PRICE 5c
Riddle Scouter
Gets National
Scholarship
DELMAR (Andy) ANDERSON
. . . wins Scout honors
Delmar (Andy) Anderson of Rid
die has been informed that he has
won a rural scoutmaster scholar
ship to attend the Philmont Scout
Ranch in rscw Mexico tnis summer
Anderson was picked for the hon
or over five other rural scoulmas
ters from the Pacific Northwest.
The other five represented five Pa
cific Northwest states, including
Alaska.
Ho was first judged with repre
sentatives from six southern Ore
Cou, 5Eukne tS" agency
governs the Boy Scout movements
of the southern counties.
After he had been selected over
the county representatives, the Ore-
gun I rail Council submitted his
name to the regional office in Port
land. From there, il was a mat
tcr of selecting the winner from
Uie slate representatives. '
This scholarship is only for rufal
scoutmasters. - Phil Meagher, head
of the Roseburg scout organization.
stated there will be more in the
way of these scholarships in the
near future. This will enable more
scoutmasters to attend the training
sessions at tne rnumont Ranch,
The Philmont Ranch is a 127,000-
acre scout reservation that oper
ates courses for adult leaders in
various scouting activities
throughout the summer months.
the scholarship will entitle An
derson to participate in the Boy
Scouting Conference July 13 lo 19
and will pay for all the conference
fees and travel expenses.
State Funds
Enrich County
Douglas County is richer today
by $116,354.76. states County Treas
urer Bert Laurance.
The money came from the Slate
Highway Fund through motor ve
hicle registrations, fuel taxes, car
rier taxes and motor vehicle viola
tion fines.
The money is gathered by the
State Highway Fund quarterly and
is divided among the counties on
Ihe basis of the amount of regis
tered motor vehicles each county
has.
Total slate funds for this quar
ter totaled $15,662,576.86. The
amount received by Douglas Coun
ty was $4,000.13 over last year's
figure at this time.
The State Highway Fund showed
in it's report that Douglas County
had 35,361 registered vehicles. Rec
ords for 1958 show a count of 33,-741.
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To "Greater Roseburg"
$7,832 At Lunch Meeting
Roy Ladd and C. (Tolly) Toilet-'
son as co-chairmen, led the field
percentagewise at the report ses
sion. They made the largest per
cent of gain toward their group po
tential, turned in the largest per
centage of new members as com
pared with the group's new-member
minimum goal, and also col
lected tho largest per cent of cash
with subscriptions turned in Wed
nesday, it was reported.
A second report meeting will be
held at breakfast Friday at 7:30
a.m. in the hotel's Gold Room, Nol
le announced. He and other cam
paign officials urged all co-chairmen,
captains ana team members
!n the seven groups to be there
with the best possible reports ready
to turn in. There are 152 cam
paign workers 110 in the seven
groups and 42 on the special pros
pects committee headed by co
chairmen Howard A, Petersen and
William F. Forrest,
Ry divisions among seven busi
ness groups, the following figures
show first, the minimum goals
and second, the amounts raised so
1-Way Travel
Proposed On
Two Streets
By BILL SPARKS
Newt-Review Staff Writer
Officials from the engineering
section of the Oregon Highway De
partment conferred Wednesday
night with members of the Rose
burg City Council concerning a pro
posed agreement designed to lead
to a couplet highway system
through Roseburg.
The plan is that SE Pine St.
would be designated a through
street for southbound traffic, while
northbound traffic would use Steph
ens street. Couplet legs would be
provided from Stephens to Pine in
the neighborhood of Douglas Ave.,
while Pine St. would be continued
soum to curve into Stephens St.
somewhere north of the McKay
mantel.
Agreement Eyed
Victor Wolfe, administrative as.
sistant to Highway Engineer W. C.
Williams, displayed maps of the
project and read a form of agree
ment the department has drawn
for city approval. Before any de
cision may be reached on tiie
couplet system, however, both the
city and the Highway Commission
must reach an agreement. The
commission, Wolfe explained, has
not yet approved the project. Noth
ing can bo done until application
is rnaoe Dy me city. The agree
ment Wolfe submitted for consid
eration outlines the work tn hn nn.
dertaken by both the commission
and the city. Prompt action, ho
said, will permit the matter to be
brought before the Highway Com.
mission at its meeting April 21.
The council and City Budget
Committee will meet in special
session Monday night to give the
proposal further consideration and
possible action. Indications were
that favorable action will be tak
en. If the agreement is approved,
tho Highway Commission will con
struct the legs at each end of the
couplet, a project calling for an
expenditure of from $200,000 to
$250,000. The city would prohibit
all parking on the connecting legs
and on SE Pine St. as far north
as Mosher Ave. Parking on the
west side only would be permitted
from Mosher to Oak Ave.
At tho dinner meeting Wcdncs.
day night at the Umpqua hotel,
where the City Council, Chamber
oi commerce, Planning Commis
sion and Citizens Advisory Board
were represented, the principal dis
cussion centered around propose!
new traffic lights.
City To Pay Half
Under terms of the tentative con
Iract, the slate and the cily would
each pay one-half the cost of sig
nal lights. The lights are esti
mated to cost in the netahhorhiuiH
of $22,000, of which the city's share
would be $11,000. Citv Manaeer
John Warburton said the $11,000
would probably have to be raised
either by a bond issue or a spe
cial lax levy. He indicated tbe
matter probably will be put before
city voters as a special item on
May 20, day of the annual citv
budget election.
Unless a method is found to
raise the sum of $11,000 Warbur
ton said, the opportunity to secure
state funds for the couplet system
may be lost.
Wolfe said all present indica
tions are that a contract could be
let sometime in August, if agree
ment is reached. He added the
project could be completed in De
cember if weather conditions per
mit. The meeting wis directed by AI
Flegcl. acting chairman of t h e
Planning and Development Sub
committee. In attendance were
members of the City Council, Ralph
DeMoisy, chairman Urban Renew
al Board; Lyle Glenn, chairman
City Planning Commission: Emil
Ramberg, chairman of the Citizen's
Advisory Committee, who hosted
the dinner, and, from the High
way Department, Wolfe, John Gra
ham, office engineer on county
and city relations; Frank Morgan,
division engineer, Roseburg,
Coupla Hat Triplets
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) Boy
triplets were born Wednesday to
a previously childless Everett
couple, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Sampson. The infants were placed
In an incubator unwelghed.
far: Automotive and transporta
tion group $3,900 and $3,864; manu
facturers, finance, utilities and
construction group., $10,000 and
$8,881; professional group $3,200
and $2,294; real estate and insur
ance $1,700 and $1,307; retail and
wholesale group $7,300 and $6,768;
hotels, motels, restaurants and
amusements group $1,900 and $1,
386; diversified group $3,500 and
$2,925.
Levity Fact Rant
By L F. Reizensteln
Now that the television
camera It operating in tha
region of tha planets, folks on
this mundana sphere ara
awaiting soma shots of Venui,
token possibly during her Sat
urday night ablutions.