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U. of C. library Eugene, Oregon Dead Mother-Son Team A NEW KIND OF writing combination has developed out on Rt. 3 a mother ond son typewriter keyboard duet. They are Jim Riggs, who wrote a story on his snake hobby which is appearing 'in Boys' Life; and his mother Bonnie, ; who has just received payment for on articlei on the Rose- burg blast of Aug. 7, 1959, slated to appear in the Satur '. day Evening Post around the first anniversary of the local tragedy. (News-Review photo) Republicans Planning Rally At Fairgrounds Bolh local and statewide candi dates have accepted invitations to a "monster" rally by the Republi can party at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Hay 13, next Fri dav. Alt of the local candidates and several for state-wide races will be present, said James Richmond, party chairman. John Merrifield, chairman of the state candidates' assistance com mittee and a Portland resident, will be master of ceremonies. Pe ter Gunnar, stats Republican party chairman, will be principal speak er. The pair are competing for the Republican national committee man's post and have developed a feud begun by a Merrifield charge that Gunnar pulled a "whizzer" Fairgrounds Barn Near Comi iplet ion About two or three more weeks mill h necessarv to finish the horse barns which are being built at the Douglas County 1 airgiounns nnw Construction was interrupted for a day earlier this week because a picket had been stationed at the ground. Leroy Pulliam, spokesman for Western Structures Inc. of Port land, and Jerry Christean, business agent for Laborers Union Local 1400, agreed Thursday that the picket had been put up by the local because of use of non-union labor. They said it was due to a mis understanding. Christean said he had thought the people working for Western Structure were not "enjoying the same conditions as union people in this area." He said the matter has been straightened out now. Pulliam said the misunderstand ing arose because of negotiations being carried on with union rep resentatives in Portland. He also said the matter was resolved and said he doesn't use non union men. "All the boys on the job have been cleared," he said. He concluded that the company is planning to use local help as much as possible in completing the horse barn. Roseburg Lions Club Sets Mother's Day Pancake Feed Everything's in readiness for the Ho'seburg Lions Club's Moth ers' Day pancake breakfast Sunday at Stewart Park, chairman Dick Kraley announced at the club's meeting Thursday nighl. Serving will be from 7 lo 11 a.m., to catch Hie early and late risers, early and late church goers and persona not wanting to bother with pre paring their own breakfast before driving out of town for the day, he said. Herb Leonig was named chair man of setting up equipment Sat urday afternoon. John Loosley will he in cfiarge of lining up cooks; Loyd Hastings and Frank von Bnr- The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS .,.. ,l.ud wi.h .h.w.r. toJ .Li CI.- s.h.,. ....... ; . day. Highi ttmp. last 74 hours . Lawtst tamp, last 14 hours . Highxt tamp, any May I '56) Lowtit tamp, any May ('54) . Prtcip, last 24 hours Prtcip. frem May 1 Prtcip. from Stpt. 1. Dtficitncy inm Sept. 1 Soni.t ttMht, 7:10 p.m. Sunrita tamprrew, 4: St a.m. " V, - ,V '. H-W' .44 WUiBl.llBli'i)mm imiiiii mmmm 1 t in getting Merrifield and Wendell Wyatt to withdraw as ballot candi dates and then himself became a write-in candidate. Merrifield is now a write-in candidate, too. Former Gov. Elmo Smith and R. F. Cook of Silverton, both seek ing the GOP nomination for the U. S. Senate, will attend. So will Howell Appling, secretary of state. And so will Lester 1'. Fleming Springfield, and retired Dr. and stale Sen. Edwin R. Durno, con testants for nomination to the U. S. House of Representatives. Facilities will be available for entertainment ol the children who will attend with their parents, a barbecue will be served by locally famed Chef Duffy, and the candi dates will meet the public on an informal basis, according to Al Win ter and Bill Strader, co-chairmen. Advance ticket sales in the Rose burg area are being handled by Harvard Avenue Drugs and by Mc Kays Drugs on Jackson St., said Lauren Loveland, sales manager. Tickets will also he available al the Community Bldg. on the night of the rally. Jail Follows Race Down City Sreet Three Roseburg youths are in the Douglas County jail today as the result of an allegedly reckless race down SE Chadwick SL in Roseburg. I.yle Lee McMillan. 20. 376 NW Valley Ave., driver of the car was arrested for reckless driving. And the two young men with him in the car. Donald Elbert Courtney, 19. of 583 NW Sweetbriar Ave., and Bill C. Goodwin, 20, Rt. 4. Box 352K, were arrested for illegal pos session of alcoholic beverages. A Roseburg policeman reported he saw the car go through four stop signs at about 3:30 a.m. He said they whisked through a stop sign at Chadwick and Washington al 40 miles an hour and through one at Oak Ave. at 55 miles an hour before they were stopped. He reported 24 bottles of beer were found in the car, 10 of them opened. , , . . , , , iS'.fS ln f.hare5 SVi'1".?; ,n hS'nSWto VLuhl, ".hL1 Salmda? Fnp thtt T mm nrnaram .Tnhn Reason, engineer at Hanna Nickel Co. mine, and Bob Caseber, teach er at Kiddle, spoke and showed slides on the Skyline Trail. This .hNe'r..'ndicLsStruck By Auto trail extends a tt through the Sierra cade ranges. About 400 miles of it is in Oregon. The slides were most ly of the numerous lakes observed through Oregon on the trail or a very short distance off the trail. The two men have set up what is called Pacific Crest Wilderness Treks and will conduct guided trips of young people along the skyline trail tnis summer. a,n hnt, j the 400 miles of trail last summer looking for the best spots for this year's treks. Three separate treks, between July 10 and 30, are sched ..i i Season was graduated in forest engineering in 19.3 from Oregon State College. He has served three years as a scoutmaster ana is now a member of the Douglai Fir Dis- Xricl training committee, training Bnv 5wnut adult lpripr anH i a troop committeeman He is a mem - her of the American Camping LAsn. Nepal's King, Queen Visit U 01 0 Today SALEM, Ore. (AP) The king and queen of Nepal were sched uled today to visit the campus of the University of Oregon after a Thursday night round of visits and a state dinner here in the Oregon capital. King Mahendra and Queen Rat na, rulers of the tiny Asian nation in the lofty Himalaya Mountains, came to Oregon primarily to see the university campus al Eugene. Under an international Coopera tion Administration program Ore gon plays a key role in sponsoring a teacher training program in Nepal. The ICA is the economic aid arm of the U. S. Slate Department. King Mahendra spent a busy ait ernoon sightseeing and then dined at a state dinner, but the queen was forced by illness to remain al her hotel room. Physicians al the Mayo Clinic at Rochester. Minn., where the royal couple visited earlier Fri day, ordered her to rest and re frain from shaking hands because of a boil under her right arm. The first scheduled order of business in Eugene was the greet ing of Nepalese students attending the university and Oregon State College at Corvallis. A morning student assembly and a noon luncheon were next on the agenda. The Nepalese royal couple tly in the afternoon by Air Force plane to San Francisco, next stop in their 35-day tour of the United States. The king this weekend will hunt mountain lions in mountain ous country along the California Nevada border. 'After a tour of the Oregon state capitol building Thursday, the king inspected a large sawmill at Dallas. The king, who wants to establish a lumber industry in Nepal, spoke utile but seemed vei v interested. Gov. Mark Hatfield, the king's escort,' took the king, for an un scheduled visit to the modern Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem at the request of the king. Al the same time Deputy Prime Minister Rana took off on his own to inspect the poultry farm at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Some 50 persons, including top state officials and nine members of the roval nartv. were guests of Gov. and Mrs. MarK liauieio. ai the state banquet. The dinner, prooamy me most lavish ever held in Salem, includ ing Columbia River salmon, crab and baked Alaska. It was in the Gold Room of the Marion Hotel, which had been redecorated tor me occasion. The table was loaded with rhododendrons, a favorite flower in Nepal, and held some S20.0OO worth ot silver ana iu, 000 worth of China. A 10-car caravan carried the party through Salem and Dallas as hundreds linen me sirecis ana waved at the king, who shyly waved back. Idleyld Rt. Girl Hit, Injured By Car A 5-year-old Idleyld Route girl received a skull fracture and other injuries late Thursday when she was struck by an auto near her home. The girl, Carolyn Louise Sitsler. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sitsler, was struck by an auto driv en bv William Wesley Drake, 25, Winchester, state police reported to day. Police said the accident occur red 13 miles east of Roseburg on the North Umpqua Highway at 4 p.m. They said Drake came over the crest of a hill and saw the girl standing on the side of the road. The police report said Drake told them the next thing he knew, the girl was in the middle of the road and he swerved in an at tempt to keep from hitting her. Police said the girl was struck bv the right side of the car as it swerved. She was treated for skull fracture, a large head laceration and fracture of the collarbone. She was reported in fair condition in Douglas Community Hospital today. ine gins lamer aia ne naa,Xm,v were fcrrvinB tle pleasure been working on a hill east of the highway. He said he had earlier taken the girl across the highway and told her to go home. She re- I turned to the highway, however. Drake was also taken to the hos- pital to be treated for shock. Pol- i i " r skidded more than 170 feet nd W6nt 'n, "'"' S I w a Highway Flagman A highway flagman was hit bv a car while working on a road construction job on U.S. Highway 9S just north of Myrtle Creek Thursday afternoon, but was not injured, stale police reported to day. Police said the flagman. Pat Gregory, was knocked down when 1 n was simcK ny car nnven I Mabel May Konkler. 38. of ''.T.T.' .Ln.eL" JL0" i T she swerved to miss a car in front of her which had Hopped for the I flyman Whit Author tailed JOHANNESBURG, South Afjca 1 fAPV-White author Harry Bloom : is amonff the 1.700 nennip iaileri i as suspected subversives since the . South Afncan racial crisis erupted 1 into violence six weeki ago. mn'nr mmitt" iMiniiijiiiii'iiiiiirtAiiiiii'AifciiwifiiMa riMiiiiMiiii MjjiiiiiiiiiinV "iiiiif iin fairr "i'miiriiirTiriiif-iiiir"--;""in'nr'-i Tri'V' irriruiiih iinniryinp Established 1873 24 Pages President Signs Civil Rights Bill WASHINGTON (AP) President Eisenhower signed today the I960 civil rights bill keyed to new pro tection for Uie voting rights ot Negroes. K.isenhower called the law "an historic sleD forward in the field of civil rights" although Congress faded to include some oi nis rec ommendations. "With continuing help from all responsible persons, the new law will play an important role in the days ahead in attaining our goal of equality under law in all areas of our country for all Americans," Eisenhower said. The signing was without any ex traordinary ceremony. Attv. Gen. William P. Rogers and Deputy Attn. Gen. Lawrence Walsh came to the While House for it, but there were no other prominent persons invited. Eisenhower used two pens in signing the bill, giving one to Rogers and the other to Walsh. The President's statement noted that this is only the second civil rights measure passed by Con gress in 85 years. He said it, like the 1957 law, was built on recom mendations of the administration. Congress passed the legislation Anril 21 after months of struggle, marked by one week o around-the-clock Senate sessions. Stubbornly resisting Southerners battled the bill by every possible means. While they were unable to defeat the legislation, they squeezed out of it a number of features sought by the Eisenhow er administration or by Northern Democrats notably broad author ity for the attorney general to seek injunctions in civil rights cases and a permanent commis sion to fight race discrimination in employment on federal contracts. Alinougn primarily it vuuiig rights measure, the new law also strengthens federal authority to deal with bombers and persons who organize violent demonstra tions against court orders such as those desegregating public schools. The heart of the measure is a new rcrocedure to help Negroes, or other minorities, fight discrimina tion against them at ,ths brl'nt box. Teamed in this effort will be the U.S. Department of Justice, federal courts and officers of the courts called referees. The bill Drovides for the attor ney general to file suit, asking courts to find whether there is a pattern of discrimination against the exercise of voting rights. After such a finding, court-appointed referees could hear com plaints from persons discrimi nated against. If the referee found such persons qualified under state law, he could order that they be permitted to register and vole. The new voting procedure may be tested in this fall's elections, although the law is expected to be challenged in court, delaying a showdown. Missing Coos Boat Believed Recovered COOS BAY, Oe. (AP) - A boat adrift at sea with two bodies aboard was taken in tow off the Umpqua River today by a Navy tug. There was immediate specu lation that this ended the mystery of the fate of the 32-foot pleasure boat G and G. The tug's report said only that the boat was unidentified. But the G and G was the only boat missing in this are:i for which a widespread search had been made. The G and G vanished after putting out from Coos Bay Sun day. Robert Nelson was the skipper. Donald McCullough was with him. Both men were from North Bend boat north to Rcedsport for its , j . u. .. been here for some repairs mere was . repun mai d "' man might have been aboard but the Coast Guard said it had no verification of that, and only Nrl son and McCullough were miss ing. Malpractice Trial Starts Second Day The second day of a civil trial agahist Dr. Marvin Amitk of Reediport, an osteopathic physici an, started this morning in Doug las County Circuit Court in Rose burg. The suit was brought azainst Amick by Rebecca Cams of Reeds port, who charged that the doctor's negligence in treating what he con sidered a fibroid tumor of the vagi- ni tract had led to infection. She said this infection will cause per manent damage. The plaintiff asks $80,000 genrr al damages and an unspecified amount bf special damages. The trial got under way Thurs day with the selection of a jury and elimination of teeral wit 'nesses. ROSEBURG, ORE. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1960 r- -f - ' .All l , ' " . J VETERANS' AIDE HONORED Louie A. Rumsey, right, a psychiatric aide ot the Vet erans Hospital was awarded a certificate, a pin, ond a cash oward for recognition for outstanding psychiatric work. This is o national award sponsored by the National Mental Health Assn., and given each year to aides from state, federal and some private neuro psychiatry hospitals. He was selected for his outstanding performance in ability to deal with patients, dependability, and cooperation with others. Pictured ot the left 'is Dr. Frank B. Strange, president of the state Mental Health Assn. in Portland. (News-Review photo) Ike May To Russia In Attack Wake WASHINGTON (AP) President Eisenhower hinted today he might cancel his plans to visit Russia next month, if Soviet Premier Khrushchev presses ..his ...anil American campaign too far. Speaking casually to labor lead er George Mcuny, Eisenhower suddenly clouded his Moscow trip with a big "if." He did so by saying that he would take a new kind of a boat as a gift lo the Soviet Premier "if" he makes the trip. The President and Aleany. head of the AKLCIO, were standing before a boat at a union-industries exhibit at the time. The interjection of Hie "if" was obviously far from accidental al a time when officials from the President down have been trying to figure out what Khrushchev is up to in this critical presummit conference period. As part of the search for an explanation, the United States for mally and politely asked the So viet Foreign Office today, for "the full facts" behind Khrushchev's boast that Soviet forces shot down an American aircraft early Sun day when it allegedly violated the Soviet frontier. The note, deliv ered in Moscow. particularly asked about the fate of the pilot. A State Department spokesman denied that in this instance or any Myrtle Creek Lions Push Pool Project Trying to get their feet wet by raising $19,500 before summer are members of the Myrtle Creek Linns Club and the Lady Lions. They are seeking to obtain that amount so thvt the South Ump qua Memorial pool can be opened by summer, according to Mrs. rrank Young, finance chairman. ! . . . , ,' " .i.!...7" - drjve ing wll drjnk, and using four Coca-Cola trucks. Car washes ..,ave markets, popcorn andoth lor es at lrat.k meets, cake sales, and other events are on the nrocram The car washes will be at Don Coon's Flying A and Supcr-Y Fly ing A. The Siiper-Y one is set this Saturday and the Conn's - station plans its wash next Saturday. A dance is scheduled at the high school on May 21, the proceeds lo go to the drive The Lady Lions' are sponsoring a contest, the object of which Is to guess how many persons will be in the water on opening day at 2:30 p.m. Entry blanks are wide ipread. The prire is $.")0. A total of $12,000 has already been raised, since last fall. The $19,500 will open the pool, located on city ground. Later it will be covered for year round use as funds are raised. Several drownings In the Myr tle Creek area provided the orig inal incentive for the drive lo build the pool. Chiefs To Convene Poehnrtf f'liief nt Police Vern on M. Murdoch Jr. today announc-1 LeJVeS Pre-Summir Meet ed plans to attend the annual con vention of the Oregon Assn. of ATHENS, Greece (AP) U.S. City Police Officers Sunday Secretary of State Christian A. through Tuesday in Tillamook. Hertcr left for Washington today Murdoch Is pn-ndenl of the Ore ! after presummit talks with Allied gon Chiefs of i'ouce Assn. 'leaders. Receives Award Call Off All Facts Asked lit Air Incident WASHINGTON (AP) The United Slates formally asked the Soviet union today for the "lull facts" behind Soviet Premier Ni kita Khrushchev's boast that an American aircraft was shot down over Soviet territory Sunday. The State Department made public tho text of a polite note which was delivered lo the So viet Foreign Office in Moscow by the U.S. Embassy. The note asked especially that the United States be informed "of the fate of the pilot" of the aircraft. Glide Teacher Gets Newspaper Award GENE ROSASCHI . . . given award Gene Rosaschi, Journalism in structor at Glide High School, has just received an award of a sum-! mer study fellowship. The donor is The Newspaper Fund, Inc., New York City, under a gift from the Wall Street Journal, according to Mis. Arthur Sclby, News Kcview correspondent. The purpose of these fellowships is to assist teachers of journalism and 'ihool newspaper advisers to obtain university training in jour nalism by attending summer ses sions. Rosaschi has selected the I'nl verstiy of Minnesota al Minneapo lis and plans to take a full course in jituiii.n. hi ..un it - """""f on yearbook production. Lnder the terms of the grant, lie ii. j...;. .u....... ..... lees, board and room, incidental! rin-M.- ' , . . . Minnesota. School will start June 13 and last for five weeks. Rosaschi has taught journalism and world geography at Glldo High School the past five years. ml ii i. in'ii'mnai. nnn. UUP ,ni PRICE Sc Journey other the Soviet border had been deliberately violated by an Ameri can aircratt. no reueraica me U. S. government's position that the' pilot of a weather research plane in tho Soviet-Turkish border area Sunday morning was having trouble with his oxygen equip ment and may have blacked out, In that event, said press officer Lincoln wnitc. lie mignt nave ac cidentally flown into Kussia. White denounced as "ridicu lous" an attempt by Soviet For-I eign Minister Andn Gromyko to cast doubt on this U. S. explana tion. Eisenhower s casual clouding of whether he might, alter all, go to Russia in return for Khrushchev's visit here last fall came after a presidential aide had told news men that he knew nothing of any change in the chief executive's plans. James c. nagerty, presidential press secretary, gave that word to reporters. Later the newsmen were tag ging along as Eisenhower and Meanv looked over the union-in dustrial exhibit. Looking at the boat, the Presi dent remarked to his companion: That reminds me. I'm taking to Premier Khrushchev, if I go to Russia, a new kind of boat with no propeller." Eisenhower went on to explain that the proposed gift boat is one which propels itself by taking in water and forcing it out in a jet. Authorities seeking to analyze the purposes behind Khrushchev's moves apparently feel that the Soviet Premier is trying to force Eisenhower into a summit confer ence trap where he must either make important concessions or take the blame for failure. 106-60 Throng Gives Blessings At Wedding Of Princess LONDON (AP) They wailed, they cheered, they stampeded and they sang, tho million or more who gave their blessing today to the marriage of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Hundreds fainted in the crush around Wislminstcr Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Londoners crowded the mile long route between tho two points. Jammed among them were tour ists by the hundreds. Some of them paid up to $70 for scats In the few standi erected along the way. How all the people got there and got away was a mighty trib ute to the city's transportation system, what with 80 streets In lli. ininnrlfinl arn. htinlroH nff . Thousands had spent me nignt. By aawn ol (ni, remarkably cear day the enlire route w spcci,ie(1 wnh Humanity. By mid-1 morning, they were standing six '"'deep. And by then ponce and am- hulance teams had their work cut out for them. A thousand keeled over in fainting spells. Squads hurried them to emergency first aid stations. Save for that, the 6.000 police had an easy time of it. If ever there was an orderly crowd, this was it. except at Buckingham Pal ace after the ceremony, where they Wampeded up to tho fence, trampling some people, and de manding to see the ncwlywcdi. Heavy Rains Block Efforts Of Rescuers WILBL'RTON. Okla. (AP)-Uelv black tornadoes killed 25 persons and injured an estimated 200 is slashing attacks on eastern Okla homa Thursday night. Torrential rains followed the twisters and hampered rescue ef forts. Most of the affected areas were without power and commu nications. Eleven victims were counted m this college town and officials feared they would find more bod ies under the rubble today. The best estimate of injured, taken lo hospitals in several towns, was aftout 7s. The reported toll in the other tornadoes was five dead and IS injured in the Moffct-Roland area next to the Arkansas border near rort Smith, three killed and six hurt near Keota, two killed and possibly 7 hurt at Sapulpa, two deaths in rural areas near Salli saw and Checotuh, two dead a.id 12 injured near Bnstow. and 13 hurt in the Hoffman community near nenryeita. Of the 11 persons killed in Wil- burton, 5 died and scores were in jured in the Calvary Baptist Church. Some 57 members had gathered there for a church sup per honoring students at Eastern A&M College here. Darkness, rain and lack of pow er and communications hampered search efforts during the night and early morning. Eighteen blocks of the down town and east side residential ar eas were smashed and battered. Most of the brick and masonry buildings stood, but minus glass. The college, on the west side of town, escaped damage. Dr. u. K. Booth said ne saw the twister form in the valley below this town of 1,900. Biggest town hit by the twist ers was Sapulpa, an industrial city of 15,000 just southwest ot Tulsa. Killed there were Lillie Wright, 62, and. Lee Birmingham, 54. Birmingham s stepson, Henry Bruner, 21, said he heard a report of a tornado. "1 went to the back of the place, where we have a heavy fan, and the fan just took off, he said. "It lasted about three minutes but it seemed like an eternity." He said he told his mother, "Pray to God and hang on." His stepfather, who had been standing outside, was found dead beneath a pile of bricks. Hardest hit area in Sapulpa was the northwest portion, which is occupied mostly by Negroes. More than 30 homea were destroyed or damaged. The most concentrated casulaty list came from the rural area near Roland. Killed when a tornado struck their farm home were Mrs. William McGuire and three of her children, a son and two daughters. Six other McGuire children were hospitalized with injuries at a Fort Smith hospital. The husband and father was working in Fort Smith at the time, officers said. Leamon Lee Bowren. 33. of West Memphis, ArR. was killed near Moffett. His truck was picked up by a twister along U. S. highway 64 and slammed to the earth. One Dead, 20 Hurt In Arkansas Storm MORRILT0N. Ark. (AP) A tor nado today smashed the small community of Menifee, near Mor rllton, killing one woman and in juring at least 20 other persons. Sherilf Marlln Hawkins said the twister destroyed dozen houses, two churches and the post office in Menifee. Hawkins directed rescue efforts of police and Civil Defense work ers. He said the tornado left just about everything in splinters. Menifee is a town of 150. The sheriff said most of the In jured were hospitalized at Morril ton. He identified the dead woman as Ora Oliver, 70, a Negress. Hawkins said the twister struck about 1 a.m. A oroncr Londoner. Pearl Gra ham, was ln the crowd and sho gave a proper London viewpoint on the day: "Oh luvvy. After all them others rm proper giaa sne got her man." Brimming with emotion, she reached under her glasses to dab her left eye with i knotted hand kerchief. In the excitement, this well-corseted woman in her early 60s spoke in the true accent of ancient London. After it was over, Mrs. Graham kicked off her shoes, rubbed her tired feet and brushed the dust off her black dress. "Sorry I carried on so a while back, blubbering like that," she said. "I love these things but they do give my corns 'ell." Wtdding Dttallt en Pag 1. Levity Fact Rant By L F. Reizenstein Capital punishment does nor reduce the rate of murders, satiitici show. It doet, how ever, reduce the number of freeloaders kept Indefinitely in penitentiaries Qf John D. Taxpayer's expense. V
