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, A NEW ADDITION to the Sutherlin City Hall has recently
1 been completed. It houses the new library, the new police
! department and city jail. On the left are the old quarters
of the structure. The new addition has been built by the
Chamber Group Hears Dr. Merker,
Views Film On Veterans Hospital
By IE ROY INMAN
Nws-Rtvitw Staff Writer
Approximately three-fourths of
the cost of maintaining a Veterans
Administration Hospital goes for
salaries of the staff, and this mon
ey is largely spent in the commu
nity. About one-half of the remain
ing one-fourth of the hospital ex
penses goes for food stuffs and su
plies, most of which are purchas
ed locally.
Dr. Frank F. Merker, newly-appointed
manager of the Roseburg
Veterans Administration Hospital,
pave these facts in a brief talk
Monday noon before the public re
lations division of the Roseburg
Chamber of Commerce. He cou
pled his talk with a showing of a
motion picture on the veterans
hospital in Roanoke, Va., titled
"Silent Partner."
The meeting was presided over
by Stan Hermann, vice president.
He discussed briefly this year's di
vision's plans for chamber promo
tional work. He announced Dave
Geddes as chairman of the "Build
a Greater Roseburg" Committee in
charge of memberships and other
phases; Gene Rushton, advertis
ing, and Cliff Thomas, good will.
Major Functions
A Veterans Administration hos
pital, it was brought out in the
Trio Draws Fines
On Assault Count
Canyon West Easton, 24, of Sit
kum Route, Myrtle Point, was
fined $150 and sentenced to serve
10 days in the Douglas County jail
on a plea of guilty to drunken driv
ing in the court of District Judge
Gerald R. Hayes Monday.
Easton and two companions
were also fined on pleas of guilty
in the Justice Court of Ward Wat
son Monday on charges of assault
and battery, the result of an alleg
ed altercation with two sheriff's
reserves Friday.
aston was fined $10 on this
count. Fred Henry Shields, 23, of
Bridge Route, was fined $25, which
he paid, and Carlos A. Hamrick,
22, Myrtle Point, was given a $50
suspended fine.
They were accused of assaulting
the two reserve officers, Floyd
Jlittelsteadt and Norman Burnett,
when the latter stopped behind the
accused's car parked across the
road on the Dillard cutoff road, A
general fight ensued.
The drunken driving charge
came when Easton was reported
observed by the deputies driving
the car in an erratic manner.
Their arrests were made later by
Under-sheriff Lylc Dickenson' and
Middelsteadt at Winston that eve
ning. In other District Court actions
Alonday. Charles Albert Wilson,
44. Sutherlin. pleaded guilty to a
drunken driving charge and was
sentenced by Judge Hayes to five
days in the county jail and fined
$50 and S5 costs.
Jerry K. Wilkins, 32, Roseburg,
pleaded innocent to driving a mo
tor vehicle with suspended opera
tor's license. His trial was set for
Feb. S at 3:30 p.m. and bail set
at $100. )
Walker Roy Martin, 49, Canyon
ville. pleaded guilty to drunken
driving and was sentenced to ten
days in the county jail with $150
fine.
Jeff Hunter. 38, Sutherlin. and
Donald P. Dumont, 28. Canyon
ville. each pleaded guilty to being
drunk on a public highway. Du
mont was fined $50 and sentenced
to 10 days in the county jail, and
Hunter fined $50 and sentenced to
five days in jail. ,
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film and in remarks of Dr. Merk
er, serves four major functions in
the community in which it is lo
cated u facilities offered in event of
need to all, and especially to the
veteran patients it serves; trained
personnel within the community
for advice or consultation; eco
nomic benefits through a stable
payroll, and rehabilitation of the
patients, making it possible for
many to be cured and released to
become useful citizens in the com
munity. The operating budget for 1961 is
around $2.8 million, and will run
over three million dollars for the
1962 fiscal year. About $2.7 mil
lion will be spent in Roseburg and
Douglas County. The hospital cur
rently has 670 beds, and a staff of
424, which will be increased to 438,
if the fiscal 1962 budget is approv
ed. Dr. Merker emphasized that it
is the Veterans Administration pol
icy to accept all service-connected
cases for treatment, regardless of
the individual's ability to pay. This
applies to all the hospitals.
However, for non-service con
nected cases, it is required that the
individual served during wartime,
his condition requires treatment,
there are beds available and he is
unable to pay.
Dr. Merker said there has been
some criticism that the hospital
treats men who drive Cadillacs. He
stressed that under the VA policy,
any person with a service-connected
disability is entitled to the
care, regardless of how much mon
ey he has.
Cost Comparison
He stated also that there Is some
times criticism that the staff is too
large. By comparison, expenses in
a private hospital average $30 a
day per patient not counting doc
tor's care. VA medical hospital
costs run from $25 to $30 a day per
patient, and the cost of the mental
patient hospital averages $12.50
per day.
A recent audit of the Roseburg
hospital on costs was very com
plimentary. If anything, there was
too much economy in some areas,
the report showed.
Dr. Merker said that to his know
ledge there is no immediate change
in the offing, so far as the hos
pital remaining in Roseburg is con
cerned. Also, there are no imme
diate plans for modernization of
the facilities here.
He said he found the people of
Roseburg very cooperative and
friendly, and the climate very de
sirable. But he had some criti
cisms of Oregon in general and
of Roseburg, so far as personnel
is concerned.
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has been budgeted for $33,000, according to City Man
ager George Stubbert. (News-Review Photo)
He stated he was very much sur
prised to find his first month's
check about $100 less because of
Oregon income tax deduction than
he was receiving at his former po
sition where his responsibilities
were less. Because of the state tax
and the general isolated area of
Roseburg, it is sometimes difficult
to recruit trained personnel unless
the individuals enjoy the out-of-doors
recreation offered locally.
Independable weather conditions
make it difficult sometimes to fly
trained psychologists here from
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP)-An
8-year-old white boy joined his
brother at integrated McDonogh
No. 19 school today and widened
the crack in the 10-week-old boy
cott.
Michael Thompson was bedded
down with asthma Monday and
Friday when his brother Gregory,
9, began sole defiance of jeering
neighborhood parents.
U.S. deputy marshals drove the
Thompson children to the school
where about 25 persons mostly
women stood quietly looking on
today from across the street.
A short time later, marshals ac
companied the three Negro first
grade girls to McDonogh.
Problems mounted at home for
the boy's father, John N. Thomp
son, 33, a drug store employe with
six children.
Margaret Lczir.3, Thompson's
landlady, Monday ordered him to
vacate his apartment next week
when next month's rent is due.
She said she is nervous and
doesn't want any disturbance in
the neighborhood.
But Thompson said he didn't
think Mrs. Lezina could make
him move.
An estimated 35 men and worn
en jeered when federal marshals
took Gregory to McDonogh where
three Negro first-grade girls are
pupils.
"Now you've got a little boy to
play with," yelled one woman
when marshals Drought the girls
There have been no demonstra
tions for several weeks at Wil
liam Frantz, the other desegregat
ed public school in New Orleans.
One Negro first-grade girl is at
tending classes there witn aoout
eight white pupils.
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Sure.
about Oregon. But while you're
sweet-talking new industry into the state.
let's don't forget our Oregon job-makers like
the guys I work for. Why dontcha'run an ad saluting
my company? Look, h just 12 short years, we've.
OK, OK, OK don't get excited! We under
stand how you feci and we agree. After all, we
employ a few (6,087) people ourselves, and
we've been Orcgonians s.ince Lewis and Clark.
We'd be daft to suggest that anyone forget
the job-makers who are already here. We agree
that the first essential to growth is to "start
with what you have." Attracting new industries
(and new people) is important because it brings
GOP Moves To Slow Down
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any
chance President Kennedy may
have had fur a congressional hon
eymoon vanished today as Repub
licans maneuvered to slow down
a program he said was needed
to reverse an economic down
turn. With some conservative excep
tions, Democrats called Kennedy's
Women Voters Slate
Neighborhood Coffees
Four neighborhood "coffees" at
which formation of a Hoseburg
Chapter of the League of Women
Voters will be discussed are sched
uled Wednesday. Sponsors report
that the meetings will be held at
differing times to permit attend
ance at each of a representative
of the state league, who will ex
plain purposes of the organization.
The sessions are scheduled as
follows: 10 a.m., at the home of
Mrs. L. L. Burr, 2114 NW Crest
ct.: l p.m., sirs, bmil Kainnerg
1297 SE Hawthorne Dr.; 3 p.m.
Mrs. H. G. Eckman, 472 W. Ber-
dine; 8 p.m., Mrs. Meredith Wil
son, 449 W. Harrison.
The coffee sessions will be open
to all interested women, it was
announced. It was suggested that
women call hostesses at the homes
where they will attend in order
that proper preparations may be
made.
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State of the Vnion message a
realistic challenge to the Ameri
can people to face up to their
problems at home and abroad.
GOP Takes Issue
Influential Republicans took
sharp issue with the President's
contention that the U.S. economy
was in serious trouble and needed
immediate corrective measures.
Other GOP members objected
strenuously to what they called
Kennedy's down-g r a d i n g" of
America's position in the world.
Others accused the President of
injecting partisanship into the
blueprint he drew for the critical
davs he saw ahead.
Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illi
nois, Senate GOP leader, signalled
a slowdown by calling for exten
sive committee hearings on most
of the proposals Kennedy said he
would submit to Congress in the
next two weeks. Dirksen said that
if they could Republicans would
see that there would be "no ill
digested stuff rushed through Con
gress." Budget Balance Gone
The Illinois senator said that if
Kennedy's recommendations for a
food for peace program, establish
ment of a peace corps and a con
servation corps and aid for dis
tressed areas all were accepted
by Congress, budget balancing
would go down the drain.
Sen. Thruston B. Alorton, R-Ky.,
Republican national chairman,
said Kennedy's address, delivered
to a joint session of Congress
.Monday, "echoes the cynical
earners mildly stimulated
words
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balance into the economic base of our com
munity, and in our book - industry that is
already here deserves top billing, too.
We have aimed most of our whimsical news
paper drum-beating at getting new people and
new .industries into Oregon because Oregon
needs tourists and industry. The job-makers
who are already here are proud of Oregon,
and are doing their own brand of promotion.
Tuci., Jon. 31, 1961 The News-Reiew, Roicburg, Ore. 3
brashness" of hi presidential
campaign.
"At the same time." Morion
said, the speech "blends it with
uimuuy aim excessive caution.
Morion said there was no need
for America "lo face the wurlrl
at large with a national counte
nance steeped in gloom and
doubt."
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Kennedy intended to remain with
in the budget presented bv for
mer President Dwight D. Eisen
hower and also provide stronger
defenses, hospitals, aid to educa
tion, medical care for the aged
and expanded loreigu aid pro
grams. by our recent ads had
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No matter what size, every company plays
an important role in Oregon's continued
growth. Just for fun, here are three interest
ing for-inslanccs:
Omark Industries, Milwaukee. Founded in 1947
with four employees in the founder's basement.
They now have more titan 500 employees and
make about 3t of all tlie world's sawchain, as
well as related products.
Lamb-Wttton Inc Weston. Founded in 1934,
they pioneered "Shelled-at-tiie-Plani" pea han
dling and dehydro-freezing of peas, carrots, and
diced potatoes, and extended agricultural out
put. Current peak employment is 1000 exactly
- double the number of employees in 1955.
Holiday House Ine Medford. Started in late
1959 with nothing nwre than an idea on how
to make better vacation-type travel trailers. By
the end of 1960, they employed 85 people and
are starting production of an all fiberglass model.
Before yon are tempted to sit down and
write an irate letter asking why we didn't men
tion your great company, let us point out that
these three firms were picked at random by
Gus, our statistician. He picked them out of
his Stetson with his eyes shut. But each of the
unchoscn ones nonetheless is an essential
partner in the future of Oregon.
Cut this ad out and make a few points with
your Boss. If you've got two Bosses (shudder),
call your Telephone Business Office and well
send you additional copies. And now, we'd
better get back to work. Our phone is ringing.
P. S. Left tell the world about Oregon!
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Kennedy
Morton's remarks were in a
statement issued through the Re
publican National Committee.
Morton's initial reaction on
Capitol Hill to Kennedy's address
was in a different vein. He said
then that, on the whole, Kennedy
had "made a frank and forthright
statement of the situation."
Alorton added, however, that he
thought the President's analysis
of the domestic situation was too
black and "too negative."
Democratic leaders made it
clear they would push for speedy
enactment of Kennedy programs
despite Rcp-.ihlican opposition and
some possible desertions from
Democratic ranks.
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