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Newspaper Page TextSALEM mn iseo Corao, 1 JJ uim Associated Press Press-Room Cactftal Salem, Oi-ggon" ousamps mm mm COURT IN FULL REGALIA Shown above are the girls of the annual Douglas County Rodeo court. They are wearing the official court costumes donated by Levi Strauss Co From left, the court includes Princesses Cheryl Lee Camine of Camas Valley and Gerry Garrett of Roseburg, Queen Genevieve Shelton of Myrtle Creek, and Princesses Eleanor Irwin of Canyonville and Lou Ann Shelton of Glide. They will reign over rodeo events this Saturday and bunday. Rodeo Parade Entries Exceed Previous Years The captain of the governor's guard will be in Roseburg this weekend. He's Tony Halter. The occasion: the 16th annual Douglas County Rodeo. Gov. Mark Hatfield himself has to be in Washington, D.C., and so is sending the cap lain as his emissary. On Thursday and Friday the tra ditional kangaroo court dunk tank" will be set up on Jackson St Persons not wearing western gear will have a choice bail themselves out of the "jail" or take a dip in the "dunker." , Rodeo Chairman Karl Doering said that entries for the parade on Saturday are lining up faster than in past years, with about 40 already so far in. Some are from relatively far points. For example there is Miss Judy Wilson, who's here with her Ten nessee Walker "Flash" from Sac ramento, Calif. The girl-and-horse team won five trophies in a span of 30 days this season in various California -events. She's staying Two Men Missing In A-Sub Blaze HONOLULU (AP) - Two men were unaccountea ior aiiei flash fire aboard the nuclear sub marine Sargo at Pearl Harbor, a Naw snnkesman said today. The one-hour blaze Tuesday was put out after the 2,500-ton subma rine was half submerged, a Navy spokesman said. . The fire, which broke out in the stern or torpedo room, at no time pnrianeered the submarine, the Navv said. Thn toraedo compartment was immediately flooded and the stern half of the ship was submerged shortly after the fire broke out at 5-30 D.m. -ine suumaiiiie was lifiH alongside the dock. Cause of the fire was attributed by Navv spokesman to a rupture in the liquid oxygen line near the arior tnrnedo room. The subma rine was taking on a supply of liquid oxygen. The room was immediately sealed off and flooded. Officially, the Navy said no de termination has yet been made of casualties. But a spokesman said: "There could be two crew members un accounted for." He added lhat no determination could be made un til water had been pumped from the flooded torpedo chamber. The spokesman said there was "absolutely no danger from an explosion in the nuclear reactor compartment." Manager Announces New Classes For Fair Exhibits Expanded exhibit classes for the 1960 Douglas County Fair and Ex position were announced today by Fair Manager Dick Turley. Six de partments have been opened to all residents of Southwest Oregon for the event, scheduled from August 25 through 28 in Roseburg, includ ing sheep, fruits and vegetables, aits, photography, hobbies and crafts, and gems and minerals. Residents of Lane, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Jackson and Josephine Counties may enter exhibits in any of these departments, which will offer cash premiums for the first five winners in each lot, and rib bons for the first three place-winners. The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS Mostly cloudy tonight and Thurs day with occasional rain Thursday. Highest tamp, last 24 hours 80 Lowtit tamp, last 24 hours . 40 Highest temp, any June CSS) ... 94 Lowest temp, any June CM) .... 34 Pracip. last 24 hours T Pracip. from June 1 T Precip. from Sept. 1 30.25 Excess from Sept. I . .74 Sunrise tomorrow, 4:32 a.m. Sunset tonight, 7:55 p.m. with her grandmother, Mrs. Bes sie Wilson at 2571 N. Stephens, dur ing Rodeo week, and her trophies are in the Roy O. Young and Son display window at 733 SE Cass Ave. Then there's Eugene Benway and Duane Schulze, a pair of colorful-lv-earhed "Indians." who'll dance as they traditionally do along the parade route ana aiso appear uui in? the rodeo and dance. Ticket sales are also holding up well and are in fact ahead of last year, said Doering. Part of the reason, he feels, is the reduced seating capacity Because oi me aa Hit inn of a buildine in the Fair grounds area in place of a bleach er panel. Chris Hestnes Park Dedicated A new countv park. to be known as Chris Hestnes park, was dedi cated at a brief ceremony Tuesday night. The 29th site acquired by the County Park-Department, it will serve as picnic grounds and boat landing facility, providing a place for removal of boats drifting tho North Umpqua River downstream from Winchester. Through cooperation of the Coun ty Court with the Park Depart ment the park was named in honor of Chris Hestnes, oldest living member of the Roseburg Rod and Gun Club and an ardent sports man for more than a half century. Hestnes, a former cabinet maker and wood worker with the Coen Supply Co., was crippled several months ago by an accident in which he suffered a badly broken leg and is a wheel chair patient at the county hospital. He was able to attend the dedication ceremony, conducted by John Blanchard, pres ident of the Rod and Gun Club. Speakers included County Judge V. T. Jackson, John Amacher, of the Oregon Game Commission, Charles V. Stanton, editor of The News-Review, and Ivan Pickens who spoke on behalf of Hestnes. The official court order naming the park was read by Charles Col lins, county park superintendent. The two-acre park is located on the Del Rio road three miles down stream from the Rod and Gun Club property at Winchester. The land was purchased from Gilbert Wood. The County Park Department has built a loop road, constructed rest rooms, picnic tables, and a new type of concrete ramp permit ting boats to be put in or. taken from the water. , Enlarged facilities and new build ings on the grounds have made possible the expansions the Fair. A new building to house ODen- ciass and 4-H exhibits with more than 30.000 square feet of exhibit space is now under construction. Sheep will be penned and shown in the newly remodeled permanent Pavillion. Combined with the Gems and Mineral Exhibits this year is the annual Umpaua Mineral Club Min eral Show. Commercial gemcraft exniDitors will ne in attendance, and the show will feature Olive M. Colhour of Seattle, who will exhibit ncr nationally known Gem Carv ings and Hand-Made Jewelrv. The 1960 Douglas County Fair ana imposition is neing planned arouna a "water is Wealth" theme, and will include the "Dancine Wa ters" show from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, a water ballet, bathing beauty contest, and high diver. Other features include tne annual Kicketts Talent Contest horse show, John Strong'i Circus the Floral Gardens, Zoo, outdoor square dancing, the Lasselli Mar ionettes, fireworks, and other at tractions. Fair Premium Books may be ob tained from Fair Manager D i ck Turley, P.O. Box 759, Roseburg, uregon. Riots Disturb Security Men On Ike's Staff MANILA. Thursday (API The bloody new riots in Tokyo have left American security officials deeply concerned whether Japa nese police can protect President Eisenhower, it was reported early toaay. Members of Eisenhower's party were disturbed over Tokyo dis patches which pictured the Japa nese police as helpless against the onslaught of thousands of leftwing students who stormed the parlia ment buildings there Wednesday. Japan s .Premier Nobosuke Ki shi called a midnight cabinet ses sion to discuss a situation which one of his aides described as equivalent to insurrection. The Wednesday riots were Ja pan's worst so far in the month- long campaign against Kishi and the new U.S. -Japan defense trea- ,y. .... . .-' .. v. . - President Eisenhower is due in rokyo Sunday afternoon. lntormea sources, requesting that they not be named, said they understood that U.S. security forc es both in Manila with Eisenhow er and in Tokyo are assessing the lituauon. The White House Press secre tary, James C. Hagerty, declined comment. Hagerty himself was sieged on a visit to Tokvo last Friday. A U.S. Marine helicopter rescued mm. Here in Manila Eisenhower was still wrapped in the glow of Phil ippine friendship. He spoke to the t-nuippine congress Tuesday and attended a gala state dinner at night, wearing a barong tagalog, the social-dress shirt that Filipino men use in ine summer neat Here. National Plywood Buys Timber Tract National Plywood. Inc. n( Rose. burg Tuesday purchased 8,600,000 board feet of Umpqua National Forest timber for a total price of $203,070. The tract, located 30 miles northeast of Tiller on the South Umpqua Ranger District, had been appraised at $174,745. National Plywood. Inc. paid S26.- 10 per thousand for 5,500,000 feet of Douglas fir appraised at $20.95 and the appraised $22.35 on 2,400, 000 feet of pine and $8.40 on 700, 000 feet of incense cedar and other species. Other bidders on this tract were Roseburg Lumber Co. and Sun Studs, Inc. of Roseburg; Stomar Lumber Co. of Riddle; and Ore gon Veneer Co. of Medford. A second tract offered by the Forest Service received no quali fying bids and is now up for sale at the appraised price. This tract, located nine miles northeast of Til ler on nine acres, contains 50,000 board feet of timber and is ap praised at $1,381.25. The next Forest Service sale will be Monday. Riddle Council Adopts Budget The Riddle city council adopted the annual budget of $97,516.79 for proposed expenditures, following the budget hearing June 13, at which no one appeared. This budget requires a levy of $33,950.79, which is within the six percent limita tion, according to Erma Best, cor respondent, The council set a new dale for the Smith street sewer assessment' hearing which will be on June 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the council cham bers. Ordinance No. 176 relating to storage and handling of explosives I wai adopted. i Established 1873 16 Paget ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1960 -fr 139-60 PRICE 5c 14 Persons Die In Crash Of PNA Plane ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -An airliner crashed near the peak of 9,646-foot Mt. Gilbert Tuesday, killing all 14 persons aboard. Among the nine passengers were two children, one only 22 months old, and the wile of a wealthy Alaskan. The Pacific Northern Airlines Constellation vanished into cloud a and drizzle after taking off from Cordova at 6:16 a. in. on the last leg of a flight from Seattle, Wash., to Anchorage. A search plane spotted the wreckage in late afternoon, about 700 feet from the top of the moun tain 60' miles east of here. An Air Force rescue team reached the wreckage Tuesday night and reported no survivors. The crash ended 29 years of PNA service in and to Alaska without a passenger fatality. - PNA said at its Seattle head quarters that the mountain was slightly nortn ot tne normal vor-dova-Achorage flying route. Passengers aboard the propeller driven Constellation were identi fied bv the airline as JKi A, Matn- ews, Whittier, cant.: Mrs. Joan Edgman, Mark Edgman and Mrs. Julie Odom, all of Anchorage; Lois Brammer, Puyallup, Wash.; Army Pvt. James Lucas, Ft. Lewis, Wash.; Alfred Anderson, Portland, Ore., and H. Lj Costel lo. address unknown. The five crew members were Capt. Richard Chamberlain, Seat tle, the pilot; Duane Easterly, .Se attle, co-pilot; Larry Stevenson, Rentnn. Wash., flieht engineer. and Jo Ann Saylor -and Naomi Lee Marts, Seattle, stewardesses, Mrs. Odom is the wife of a wealthy Alaska beverage distrib utor who also has operations in Seattle and Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz. She formerly was a stew ardess for Northwest orient Air lines. They have four sons. Paeifio Northern said the pas sengers apparently nad taken aa vantase of the extra flight put on for the fisheries group to make faster connections to Ancnorage, Federal Court Gets Blast Suit PORTLAND (AP) The Fed eral government charged Pacific Powder Co. of Teniuo, Wash., in federal court Tuesday with violat ing safety regulations. Most of the charges stem from the explosion that took 13 lives in Roseburg, Ore., last August. A criminal writ filed against the company by Asst. U. S. Atty. Harold E. Patterson listed 1'Jl counts, although 180 of these were identical. There was one each for the 130 bags of explosives loaded on the truck that blew up in Rose burg. The charge in each stems from safety regulations that, the envernment said, reouire use of four-ply bags rather than three- ply, wnicn were usea. The explosion came as a fire broke out at a warehouse and spread to the truck, parked near by. ' In other counts, the Tcnino firm is accused of leaving a truck carrying explosives parked in a congested area; leaving it unat tended; leaving similar trucks un attended four other times in 1959; failing to require the driver to have a memorandum with the proper shipping use of the explo sive, nitro carbo nitrate: failure to make the same requirement on another occasion: and allowing a truck, on other occasions, to car ry diverse explosives wnicn uugm set each other off. Patterson said each count pro vides a possible $200 lo $500 fine upon conviction. Already the powder company has on deposit $525,000 in connec tion with civil suits against it. Riddle Board Approves Contracts For Teachers At the last regular meeting of the Riddle School Board, contracts were approved for Dale Rushton, science teacher; Mrs. Helen Beav ers, Salem, Home Economics and English; William Pahrman, Salem, 6th grade. One contract accepted previously was that of John Zar nckee, North Bend, for shop and baseball. Vacancies remaining are 4th and 6th grades, elementary vo cal music, and high school English and French, according to Erma Best, correspondent. The board agreed to reduce the 1960-61 budget by the amount of $16,400, the amount receivable from O & C funds. Bids will be opened Saturday, June 18, at 5 p.m. for high schodl insulation, painting and installation of football lights. At the next regular meeting on July 11, Dr. Keith Goldhammer of the university of Oregon will he present to discuss the proposed consolidation of Riddle and Can- I yonville schools. - , Grangers Officer Election Continues Today The Oregon State Grange is on record as supporting "adequate legislation" to curb "racketeering and corrupt practices" in labor un ions. Delegates to the 87th annual con vention of the Grange Tuesday adopted a resolution submitted by Morning Star Grange 3H of Linn County noting that "congressional investigations have divulged racket eering ana corrupt practices witn- ai certain labor unions." "The conduct of any organization should be guided by the precepts of honesty and fair "play," reads the resolution, which urges support of "adequate legislation to correct the evils found in said labor un ions. No specific legislative pro posals were endorsed in the reso lution. Convention delegates met in clos ed session Tuesday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds and results of their actions on resolutions were announced by Ben Buisman, editor ot tne Oregon Grange .Bulletin. Grangers also voted on slate of ficers Tuesday but failed to com plete tne election, which will con tinue at 5 p.m. today. Today's pro gram includes an agricultural con ference at the fairgrounds audi torium. During action ort resolutions, del egates rejected one submitted by Melrose Grange 434 urging a state minimum wage law of $1.25 per hour. The defeated resolution said that the rising cost of living "is working a hardship on most work ing people.", Other resolutions approved Tues day urge: A state licensing system for sep tic tank cleaners; opposition to any efforts to raise interest ceil ings on federal bonds; Budgeting of federal funds for construction of the Green Peter Blue River Project in Lane Coun ty;) Cooperation in any action taken by any group in opposing the im portation of live lambs; "Honest labeling" requirements to require full interest and carry ing charges to be separately slat ed in loan contracts; An increase in the financial re sponsibility requirements for Ore gon drivers. Delegates chose Washington County as the site for the 1961 state convention. The host com munity and convention dates will be selected by the executive board later In the year, according to Buisman. ' Grange Speaker ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM of the Stote of Oregon will be discussed by Gerald W. Frank, chairman of the Governor's Advisory Com mittee to the Oregon Depart ment of Planning and Devel opment, during a featured ad dress Thursday to Grangers at tending the convention o.f the Oregon State Grange. His talk, beginning at 11:15 a.m. in the fairgrounds auditorium, will be open to the public. New North Douglas Swim Pool To Open A full schedule of activities is set to begin at North Douglas Me morial Pool June 20. The pool opened this afternoon for recrea tional swimming in Drain, Open swimming at the pool will be from 1 to 5 p.m. and from 7 until 9 in the evenings. As in the past, one evening will be set aside for adult swimming only. Swimming lessons at the pool will begin the week of June 20. Beginners, at least 6 yours of age, will report to the pool Monday at 9 a.m. Intermediate swimmers are scheduled for Tuesday at 9 and advanced swimmers on Wed nesday at 9 a.m. Lessons will last from 9 to 11 a.m. Ask Labor Curb 1 5 r't 1 TOP COOKIE BAKER in the state of Oregon is Mrs. Burnetto Boone of Sherwood, according to judges for the state finals of the Grange National Baking Contest held Tuesday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Mrs. Boone is shown holding the Swedish cream wafers which earned the title for her. On the table are other prize-winning entries in the baking competition. Mrs. Eunice Livingood of Newberg placed first in the cake competition with a German chocolate cake and Mrs., Earl Gentry of Moro, first in yeast bread competition with her whole wheat bread. Second place awards went to Mrs. Randall Grimes, Harrisburg, bread; Ruby E. Mortill, Boring, cookies; and Mrs. Carl Rutherford, Eugene, cake. In third place were Mrs. Dorieta Shumaker, Scio, cake; Mrs. Gwen Brown, Lake view, bread; and Mrs. John; faw, Valeteqokies., (Paul Jenkins) - -i "'"" . Ii',':'' '."..;fw; Camas Valley Youth Wins Grange Award A Camas Valley youth was select ed for' a $200 Spence Memorial Scholarship this morning and Doug las County residents were named as first and second altcrnrtes lor the same scholarship, offered by the Oregon State Grange. John Wheeler qualified for the first district scholarship when his name was drawn during a home economics breakfast at the Ump qua Hotel. The breakfast was held in conjunction with the 87th annual convention of the Oregon State Grange this week at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. A winner and two alternates were also selected by lot for simi lar scholarships offered in each of the other five Grange districts in the stale. . Paul L. Schafer of Gardiner was named first alternate and Ricki Scott, Drain, second alternate for the first district award. Winners and alternates were se lected from among 102 applicants, according to Ben Buisman, editor of the Oregon Grange Bulletin, who said that one semester of college is a prerequisite for application. Winners and alternates for other districts are: Second district Wade O. Doer flcr. Albany, winner: Wanda Smith, Corvallis, first alternate; Barbara Robins Heads Fair Promotion Preparations for the 1960 Doug las County Fair moved forward an other step this week as Assistant Manager Bob Robins resumed his duties as promotion and publicity head for the fair. During the school year, Robins Is vocal music director at Rose-; burg High School where he directs the A Cappella Choir and Girls' Glee Club and teaches chorus classes. The assistant manger is in his second year with the Douglas Coun ty Fair, his previous experience in the promotion area having in cluded musical shows and numer ous school and community music activities. The Douglas County Fair was awarded the Blue Ribbon for its 1959 Fair publicity by the Ore gon Fairs Association. Stolen Property Charge Nets Penitentiary Term A state nrison term not to ex ceed three years was ordered Tuesdav in Circuit Court for Jo seph Frank Guse, 25, 1351 SE Mill St., who earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving ana conceal inn stolen nronertv. Charged with receiving a stolen chain saw last August. Guse plead ed guilty April 21, but Judge Charles Woodrich delayed sentenc ing pending a pre-sentencing In vestigatlon. fa , f.,,-1 , sxal Benson, Silverton, second alter nate. i - . Third Shirley Farnham,' Hills boro; Betty Stephens', Warren; Sharon Lvnn Ward. R0vertnn ; ' Fourth John Ludi, Sandy; Roy Gaylord, Eagle Creek; Mary Lou Eyman, Canby. Fifth Yvonne Wallace, 1 ! Bend; Mrs. Marion Faulkowski, Culver; iiiu m. r am, uenu. Sixth Gene A. Huffman. Milton. Freewater; Sharon K. Batty, La Grande; Hans Cupper, La Grande. Drum, Bugle Corps In Drive For Funds Onward to . Seattle on road paved with candy and peanut brit tle. . - Thai's the Idea of the Knights of Pythias Girls' Drum and Bugle Corps this week, according to its director. Billy Black. The candy will be sold in front of the Umpqua Hotel on Friday, with Pythian Sisters helping out the girls in the salesmanship. So far, said the director, about $400 of the $1,400 has been raised in the drive. , Roseburg Guard To Participate In Annual Governors1 Review FORT LEWIS. Wash. - Oregon- Washington Army National Guards men are hoping the line weather of the past week holds up for the annual Governors' Day Review Saturday at Gray Field. The annual show of man and, ar mor of the 41st Infantry Division marks the end of the first week of summer camp. Guardsmen got off to a flying start on all fronts this year, the 12th annual encampment here. - Participating in Hvta axareiwl ara tha approximately 90 officars and man of Company D, 184th Infantry, from Rosaburg, undar command of Capt, John Parsons. First, the division established safety record by moving from home bases to Fort Lewis without suffering a single casualty. In fact, only six vehicle breakdowns were reported from both states. It was the first time the entire division was required to journey here strictly by government vehi cles; In the past, some distant units in Oregon and Washington had travelled by train - and bur This year the entire move was accomplished with 880 vehicles. Most of the troops arrived and set up their respective areas Satur day. The 1st Battle Group, 161st Infantrv of Washington arrived Sunday. The 303rd Tank Battalion, 473 Rioters Hurt, 1 Dead In New Riots TOKYO (AP) Police fired tear gas Thursday in attempts to dis perse left-wing mobs in the most violent and bloodiest outbreak so far against Prime Minister Nobu suke Kishi's pro-Western govern ment. Thousands of howling students stormed the Japanese Parliament grounds Wednesday, overpowered . police and occupied buildings in a savage near-insurrection that van on through the night. , At least one person and per haps five, died, and 473 were in lured. , Kishi's Cabinet met in an emer gency session to deal with the up rising, which broke only four day before President Eisenhower is due to reach Tokyo on his four lation. Asian tour. Ministarc Mast ' ! Kishi's ministers convened soon after midnight at his official res idence. Scarcely two blocks away, . fanatical pro-Red students burned at least 10 ponce trucks in a snow if force against the government and the U. 3. -Japan security treaty. . . Student mobs had torn down the parliament gates, hurled bricks and staves at the outnumbered police in kamikaze -.(suicide) , harges and sacked a two-story annex to the granite Diet) build ing. The latter was left intact. More than 3,000 rioters occupied part of the Parliament grounds for hours, shouting "Kill Kishi" crush the U.S.-Japan security ireaty" then joined thousands oi Socialists, Communists and union ts rioting in the streets outside. Naw Crisis The opposition Socialist nartv's i secretary-general, Saburo Edx, . predicted the death toll would hit 10. , Although his party has criti cized violence, Eda said the heavy casualties have plunged Japan into new crisis which make it im possible for President Eisenhow er to visit nere next weekend. U.S. security forces with Presl-. dent Eisenhower in Manila were reported deeply concerned wheth er Japanese police can protect , tile President. The police had used only clubs , and five hoses in efforts to block the attacks on Parliament. They opened up with tear gas Thurs-' day morning. Tear gas was last used here in 1952 May Day Communist riots which left one person kilted and more than 650. persons injured. Officials said in the new dem- r ; onstrations 235 policemen and 17a . demonstrators were injured. Police followed up their tear gas barrage with a club-swinging charge1 into the crowd, littering the street with fallen students, in cluding many coeds. "Smack them, smack them, don't let anybody - get away! shouted the police storming into the crowd. , It put diehard students in full retreat. The violence broke out shortlv after Kishi's government yielded to Socialist pressure and aban doned efforts to gain final ratifi cation of the new U.S.-Japan mili tary treaty in time for President Eisenhower's arrival in Tokyo Sunday. Parliamant Rscstsad Kosaku Shinoda, public rela tions spokesman for Kishi's rul ing Liberal Democratic Party, told newsmen the administration would recess Parliament for a "political truce, so that President Eisenhower's visit can be made a success." More than 1,000 police tiled to , hold the mob at bay. "It was tantamount to an insur rection," said Shojiro Kawashi ma, secretary general of the rul ing Liberal-Democrats. In contrast with previous dem onstrations, however, there was little initial expression of opposi tion to President Eisenhower's visit. The demonstrators carried only a handful of signs demand- ' ing cancellation of the visit he is to start Sunday. consisting of southwestern Washlng- iun unns, is training at Yakima firing center this week. Guardsmen have been in the field since Monday on a four-day bivou ac under simulated combat condi tions. The troops return to their quarters Friday in time to prepare for the Saturday parade. The 2d Battle Group of the 186th Infantry, Oregon units, are scheduled to take ' their four-day bivouac next week. Guard units are situated differ ently this year than in the past. Tha infantry battle groups remain in northeast fort "tent city," but tho division headquarters and artillery are in the north fort barracks. A National Guard spokesman said the warm weather and flvino start has the guardsmen's morale at tne highest point ever. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reizensrein It may be many year be fore Roseburg attains tha stature of a "greater" city, but tha continuing frequency of state organisation meetings here attests its consoling lure as a "greeter" city. ;.