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Mendez Was Once Spanked By Villa Rafael Mendez, saved from a firing squad by Mexico's Pancho Villa and then soundly spanked by the bandit leader when he, at the age of 10 years, proposed to des ert, went on to become reputedly the world's greatest trumpet play er. Mendez conies to Roseburg Thursday to play with the Rose burg High School hand in a con cert at 8 p.m. in the school gym nasium. He will arrive early Thurs day by plane, rehearse with the band most of the day, put on a brief program with the band foe students of the school and conduct a clinic for band instructors and students of other Douglas County schools in the afternoon. Second Visit This will be Mendez' second vis it to Roseburg, according to Charles (Chuck) Ricketts of Rick etts' Music Store. Ricketts is co- RAFAEL MENDEZ , ' . . '. appears Thursday operating with the band in under writing half the cost of the famous musician's' appearance in Rose burg, and it is through his efforts that Mendez is being brought to Roseburg. He first appeared here in either 1952 or 1953. Gary Wilson directs the Rose hurg school band, which includes many of the students who spent a week in Portland last summer dur ing the Portland Rose Festival, as the honor band of the state. Wil son took over the band last fall, stepping up from Central Junior High when Bob Lenneville, then director, left. Mendez will play with the band during a good part of the eve ning's program, and demonstrate the talents which have won for him his title among musicians. Drafted By Villa At the age of 10, Rafael and seven other members of the Men dez family were "drafted" by Pan cho villa, when he raided their m tie Mexican village. They were forced to play with the bandit lead er several months, and Rafael was keot on for some time later after others of the family were allowed to return home. An account of Mendez' experi ences as a lad with Villa were written un in The American Week ly in an issue of the early 1950s. He lias appeared with such top enter tainers as Red Skelton, has soloed with top bands and orchestras of the nation. He has press clippings by the score. He has played on radio, television ana tor tne mov ies and has produced numerous re cordings. City To Seek Armory Land Roseburg City Attorney Paul Geddes and City Manager John Warburton will start this week on a campaign to have an Act of Con gress declared to have the Vet erans Administration deed over surplus land adjacent to Stewart Porlr in tha clato en thp lanrl COllld be used for construction of a new National Guard Armory. Because of governmental regu Inlinni tho Mnlinnal diarrl would have to bid for the property on the open marnei u u wnmcu u. Roseburg could bid on the land for half of the fair market price, which is from $9,000 to $10,000, but does not have the money avail able. land Surplus , The land is surplus and is not needed by the Roseburg U. S. Vet erans Hospital, and is scheduled to go up for sale March 1. The city can, however, work for a Congres sional Act to have the land deeded to the state, which in turn can give it to the National Guard for defense purposes. The city obtained Stewart Park through a similar Act of Congress. The land in question is a strip of about nine acres lying between the entrances to Stewart Park and the Veterans Hospital. Probe Airport Leas The City Council gave the green linM in HoHflne in On flhpaH with the bid for the Act of Congress at Monday night s council meeting. Other action Monday night saw Mayor Pete Serafin appoint a five man airport advisory committee to investigate the present lease with Roseburg Skyways, Inc. and rtir.tr Rauarlv Annninted to the committee were Councilman Orval Petersen. Harold Glover, van Svarvarud, Joe Sayre and Gordon Smith. Oregon Sanitary Engineer Talks Water, Air Pollution By LEROY INMAN News-Review Staff Writer- Anvone who removed water, from a stream in Oregon must return it treated and conditioned so that it will not damage municipal, in dustrial, livestock, fish or recrea tional users. Curtiss M. Everts, chief engi neer of the State Sanitary Author ity, made this statement in ex plaining the work and problems of the authority and steps taken to correct air and water pollution. He was speaking before the Rose burg Chamber of Commerce Indus trial Development Division Mon day noon in the Umpqua Hotel. Forum Meet This was the first of a series of forum luncheons for the sev eral divisions into which the cham ber is now divided. Gordon Todd, vice president of the Industrial De velopment Division presided. Next Monday the Civic Development Di vision will meet. Kverets traced the history of his state department, from its crea tion by a vote of the poeple in 1937, to its now well-established posi tion with several engineers and technicians studying and correct ing problems of sanitation in the slate. Pulp, Paper Mills His talk was concerned prin cipally with pulp and paper mills that might be located in the state and problems that must be cor rected to protect fish and wild life and users of the water below the location of such a plant. The problem is not all a nega tive one. Affirmative approaches to provide information necessary for companies planning to locate on a river are provided. If a plant seeks a location, the authority wants to know whether or not the paper-making process is sulphite, in which acids are used, or sulphate (krafl) in which alkaline agents are used. Other wood pulp processes use neutral chemicals, presenting less of a problem of pollution. j The authority, said Everts,- also wants to know the capacity of the plant, the volume of waste to be treated, and the location to deter mine wnether tne stream now is adequate. This information is then coordinated with studies of the fish and game commissions for advice on the site. The tiata is then dis cussed with company engineers for the best approach to the situ ation. If there are community pro tests, a public hearing is neces sary before the sanitary authority gives its approval. Everts discussed methods being employed for the taking care of effluent from paper p 1 an t s, through lagooning or other meth ods. He also mentioned ettorts De ing made to control odors. He stated that most odors can be con trolled if proper equipment is in stalled. This equipment, however, is expensive. Occasionally it does break down, causing temporary air pollution. The Sanitary Authority aims at 90 to 95 per cent control of water or air pollution, and this is pos sible if provisions are made to take care, of it, he stated. Be dis cussed visits to paper plants in Arkansas and Louisiana and told of methods being used by Inter national Paper Co. to control pol lution there. Maiden' Voyage Tuei., Jan, 24, 1961 The) Newi-Review, Roseburg, Or. 3 1 tAim 131 ffSXKk : . . ...... . - ' nr. F1 - A'l 1 I S. mm .iW mr: 0 mm ?"-, , k a, x N mk .a"--A.... i" 1 .'4MffM.-', .V' , - FIRST TUGBOAT built in Douglas County is shown above plying the waves after its launching over the weekend at Reedsport. The river tug, built for operations of the Umpqua Navigation Co., cost almost $100,000 to build. The 54-foot tug was christened the Brandy Bar. (Dawn Peseau) ' . , Do-It-Yourself Home Building Course Slated By Adult Education Department The Adult and Vocational Edu cation Department of the Rose burg Public Schools will offer a special course, "How to Build or Remodel Your Home," as part of its regular program starting Wed nesday night. According to director Alex Ken nedy, this program is being sup plied for persons thinking of buy ing, building or remodeling a home. The course will be held for4 six Wednesday night sessions from 7 to 9:30 pm. and will cost $7. 30 Years in Trad The instructor will be H. H. Waechter. of Creswell. Waechter was trained in Europe and is a registered architect in Oregon and other states. According to Kennedy he has 30 years of practical exper- Medford Slayer Draws Life Term In Prison MEDFORD (AP) A dea of guilty to second degree murder brought a life sentence Monday to Keith Duane Adams, 32, who killed his ex-wife at her home last August, three days after she di vorced him. Adams had been charged with first degree murder and his trial was to have started Monday. Instead, his attorney asked that the charge be reduced, to elimi nate the possibility of capital punishment. Circuit Judge James M. Main approved this and Adams then pleaded guilty. Robert R. Dickey, Adams' at torney, had told the court that a trial for first degree murder would probably result in a rec ommendation from the jury which would eliminate the death penalty so (he plea would result in the same penalty without necessity tor a trial. Sentence was pronounced imme dialely after the pica-. Patrolman Pleads Guilty To 'Strongarm' Charges ALBANY (AP) Melvin Bruce Berry, 25, a Ibanon merchant patrolman, will be sentenced Wednesday on his guilty plea to using strongarm tactics in an ef fort to get merchants to purchase his protection services. Harold Lewclling, deputy dis trict attorney, said Monday that Berry admitted breaking into several business places to try to influence the owners. Berry said he stole nothing and Kenneth Goin. sheriff's deputy, said own er reported nothing missing. The charge was willful destruc tion of property. Cctnyonville Church Has Guest Speaker Coming from the Golden Gate Seminary at San Krancisco, Rus sell Harris preached Sunday at the First Southern Baptist Church, laiiyuiivuie, h'ikjiis vuKinia riuu- tor. correspondent. Harris came to Canyonville with his wife, daughter and two of his three sons, to preach before the church by way of applying for the post of pastor. Bill Osborn, who has been in Canyonville for his second term of service, has reurned to William Carey College at Hattieshurg, Miss., to complete his education. He is majoiring in speech and English and plans to teach. Miss Murline Seright. primary teacher in the Canyonville schools, is also serving the church. Florence Woman Dies In Wreck On Highway FLORENCE (AP) Mrs. Wil lard R. Booth, 71, Florence, died Monday night of injuries suffered in an automobile collision six miles south of Florence Sunday. Her husband was driving a car that was struck in the rear by an automobile driven by Jerry A. Olney, 19, Coos Bay. Booth was hurt seriously, but Olney escaped with minor injuries. That increased the Oregon high way toll for the month to 30 on the Associated Press list. ience and is a former associate foundations, walls, floors, roofs professor of architecture at Virgin- will be discussed, as will the va ia Polytechnical Institute, the Uni- rious structural materials, build' versity oi Oregon ana university oi , ing code regulations and inspec tion. PLUMBING Texas. Kennedy said the course will of fer the following phases of build ing, buying and remodeling: S1TK Choice, orientation, to pography, trees and other growth, soil and' drainage. Cost of land and of site preparation, as well as advantages and disadvantages of size and shape of lots and various ways of placing a house on a giv en type of lot. CONSTRUCTION Excavation, Oakland Firm Wins Oldham Creek Tract The Martin Brothers Container L Timber Products Corp. of Oak land was the successful bidder Monday for an estimated 2,793,000 board feet of Bureau of Land Man agement timber located in the Old ham Creek drainage. The Douglas-fir sold for S20.00 per thousand board feel. At the regular scheduled sale held Jan. 6, no bids were submit ted for this tract. Under so called "90-day sales" authority, the Bu reau held the, sale open for scaled bids. Sealed bids were received from Sabala Logging Company of Win chester and The Martin Brothers Container & Timber Products Corp. The actual sale on Monday was an oral auction between the two companies. Foresters Slate Meeting Friday The Society of American For esters will meet Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Roseburg Country Club. Robert Bradley, farm for est extension agent, announced to dav. A dinner will follow the 6:30 so cial hour. Speaker of the evening will he Prof. Z. W. White, industrial for estry instructor at Yale Univers ity. Professor While is presently visiting professor at a two week Industrial Forestry course at Ore gon State College. Title of his speech is "The De velopment of Private Forest In dustries." All foresters, not necessarily just those in the society, and their friends are invited to the meeting, Bradley concluded. Terrorists Stand Trial LYON'. Franc (AP) - Six Frenchmen, charged with counter-terrorist action in Algeria that killed 15 persons, went on trial before a military tribunal .Monday. 9x12 Six RUG CLEANING Only 8.64 Including Pickup aji4 Dtlivtrp RHOADS Cleaning Service fnn OR 2-1096 (Bthind Rich.'i Drtvt-lft N. 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CHURCH SLATES SUPPER The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will serve a chili supper in the basement of the church Thursday from 5 In 7 p.m. Funds raised from thp din ner will be applied 16 the church building fund. Oregon Highway Commission Draws Criticism Of Legislators, Others SALEM (AIM Sharp criticism was leveled Monday at the Ore gon Highway Commission and Highway department by legisla tors and others. It ciiinc at a meeting called by the Oregon Coast Association to promote development of U.S. Highway 101, Highway 20. High way 42, and the Winnemucca lo tliesea Highway. State Sen. R. F. Chapman. D- Coos Bay, said that the areas presented are getting their fair share under the present method of . distributing highway funds. But, he added, they arc not get ting the roads. Which Firt? Chapman said it is a question of which comes first, roads or development. He said he believed that to open up any area it was necessary to have the roads first. Chapman accused the state Highway department of niisslal- uig tacts and picked, a specuic instance. He said four years ago the department was asked how much money it would take to build the stretch of the Coast Reorganization Bills Readied SALEM (AP) Twenivlwo hills comprising Gov. Mark O. Hatfield's government reorganiza tion plan were split up for intro duction this week in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Ilallield met with House Repub lican leader F. F. Montgomery of Eugene and Senate Republican leader Anthony Yturri of Ontario in the first of two conferences Monday. They were joined by Sen. Wal ter J. Pearson, D-Portland. and Rods. W. O. Kelsay, D-Roseburg. and Robert L. Elfslrom, R Salem. Those three with Yturri were members of Hie governor's advi sory commillee on reorganization. Ilallield was scheduled to meet a Republican caucus at (7 a.m. Tuesday and explain his side of reorganization proposals that have created some concern among Republican members. . Hatfield will explain his pro posals Tuesday night at a joint meeting of the House and Senate Slate and Federal Affairs Com mittee in the plan's first public hearing. Those scheduled for the House include the most controversial that which would abolish the Board of Control. It has met oppo sition already from Secretary of State Howell Appling and slat? Treasurer Howard Bellon, both Republicans. PATRONIZE NEWS. RE VIEW ADVERTISERS Highway from Brookings Beach. He said the department said it ' Highway would cost SI5 million, out mat S3. 4 million was already available so $12.6 million was needed. Then, he said, after the legis lation was already passed the department said in a letter that it would cost $18 million. No Right-Of-Way Coos County Commissioner J.J. Gaynes and Adolph Windmaiser of Port Orford said the depart ment had not even acquired the right of way for construction from Cape Sebastian to Meyer's Creek Bridge. Windmaiser said that when the drilling started for. Thomas Creek Bridge, that crews ran into mud under the rock, and as a result the whole bridge had to be re designed. Judge Otto Effenbcrger of Tilla mook County said the coastal highway situation is deplorable and "is responsible for the loss of millions of dollars in out-of-state tourist funds we would other wise receive." Effenbcrger said bottlenecks in Tillamook and Currv counties effectively stop thousands of tour ists Mom traveling the coastal highways. lie said that $4 million still is needed to finish the Gold Beach Brookings. stretch and "let in the hordes or Californians eager to come to Oregon." Effenbcrger laid down a five point program. He urged a bond issue large enough to meet High- to Gold way 101 needs. ne aisu uixeu expansion or me Commission from three 10 nve members with no more than two from any one district. He also urged improvement of Columbia River ferry service, legislation naming the Coast High way the Pacific international scenic route, and an effort to re place S73O.0OO for salmon and steelhead propagation on coastal rivers. Bill Would Set Up State Surety Fund SALEM (AP) A bill prepared for introduction in the Oregon House of Representatives Tuesday will set up a surety fund for the state. This bill would allow thes state to bond all 'of its own employes, which it now does by buying in surance from private companies. The bill under the sponsorship of Hep. Douglas E. llcidcr, R Salem, would provide for each department to contribute its share of a $25,000 fund annually. Freeman Holmer, director of the state Department 4 of Fiance and Administration, said that the amount of contributions will be determined on the basis of the loss factor. He said that when the fund reaches a certain sum there will be no further payments into it. Department officirls refused to speculate on just what this sum would be. "This will be a substantial sav ing to tho state," Holmer said of the plan of self-insurance. He said (hat the slate now covers its own fire losses in this melhod through a restoration 1 fund. 200 At Meeting There were some 200 at the meeting and aftervards, some 20 met with Gov. Mark O. Hatfield. He said he preferred pav-as-you-go programs, but said he would not oppose a bond issue, if it proved necessary. Hatfield said, however, that he would not say he would go all-out in support of such a bond issue. Ho said he would decide his posi tion when he reviews overall state needs. Chapman said that the bonding limit lor highways must be in creased by one-half to give the state a bonding capacity of $159 million. It is now S106 million. Vera Ayers of the Coast Asso ciation estimated it would enf S12.5 million for the 25 miles of highway needed from Otis Junc tion to Tillamook to eet rid nf what he called a bottlneck there. Longest In State Joseph P. Maher, Corvallis. urged work on two stretches of Highway 20 which he called the longest in the state. He said these were at Elk Mountain and at Gcl- latly Lanvon. both in Ronton County. Maher said the highway ulti mately could carry two million tons of seed and hnnefit tho nnrl development at Newport. He said that if the highway in developed that a bonded ware house will be erected at Newport to make it a first class port.' Louis Ringuette, Josephine County commissioner, said he was interested in any highway to bring more traffic to Southern Oregon. Rep. Sidney Bazette, R-Grants Pass, said that California was spending $67 million between San Franciso and the Oregon border. He urged Oregon to carry this road north. Seenic Route Bazette also 'said that the Win-ncmucca-to-the-sea Highway as a natural scenic route that would bring people into Oregon who otherwise would go into Califor nia. Robert Knox, Gold Beach port commissioner, urged a water level route down the Rogue River. He said the federal government had spent $4 million for jetties at the Rogue mouth and it was up to Oregon to provide access roads to this port. Ayers said the next step would be a meeting of officials of the various associations representing these highways to plan a specific course of action to get what they wanted. Newest Advance iriiAutomaticiTransmissions! 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