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Giant News-Review Issue
To Herald Douglas County's
Growth, Future Prospects
Douglas County is a dynamic county. '
Its present is the result of tremendous growth, and its
future promise is even greater.
Probably the most comprehensive report of all phases of
that growth story, "Douglas County Progress Today and
Tomorrow" will come off The News-Review presses Mon
day. ,
The massive job of bringing all this information together
in a single issue was months in the preparation and doing.
It will result in the biggest single newspaper edition in
Douglas County history.
The subject matter included is almost limitless. Every
community has a story of progress to tell. The county's in
dustry, its business and cultural life, its past, present and
future are part of that story. , '
The Monday newspaper's seven sections will also tell
about the county's religious and educational growth, its
sports and recreational facilities, its clubs and organiza
tions. The pride of Douglas County's 68,000 people is certain to
be enhanced by the story of tremendous growth told in
this first progress edition. But it's also designed to tell the
story to the whole world. The News-Review has made ar
rangements to wrap and mail copies of the edition to peo
ple outside the county on request. This may be done at
a nominal cost, merely by filling out a form to be found
in that day's big edition.
Its the perfect chance to let everyone know the wonder
ful story of the 100 Valleys of the -Umpqua.
Iowa Bank. Embezzlement,
Third In 2 Months, Bared
President Hangs Himself, After
Confessing $500,000 Shortage
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) Ex
aminer were at work today
clearing up details of Iowa's third
big bank embezzlement in two
months.
The latest came to light Friday
when Eldon L. Job, 5'J, president
o the Community National Bank
and Trust Co. o Knoxville, hanged
himself, leaving an estimated half
million-dollar shortage that stun
ned this town o 7,817 in south cen
tral Iowa.
Job left a "dead man's confes
sion" saying that he used the
bank's money through forged notes
to cover bad investments jnd to
make donations around town.
Unlike the situation at Sheldon
in northwest Iowa where a S2
million embezzlement closed the
Sheldon National Bank, the Knox-
ville institution was covered Dy a
$l-million fidelity bond which of
ficials said more than loon care
o the shortage. Business at Com
munity National went on as usual.
The Sheldon bank closed on Jan.
36 with the arrest of the assistant
cashier, Burmce Geiger. She ad
mitted the embezzlement and later
was sentenced to 15 years in pris
on. The third case occul ted at Mal
vern in southwest Iowa, Jan. 30.
John E. Willard, 40, vice presi
dent and cashier of the Malvern
Trust Si Savings Bank, committed
suicide, authorities said, alter a
555,000 shortage was discovered.
Career Spanned 40 Yurt
Private funeral services were to
ha held today for Job, Knoxville's
erstwhile leading citizen. He had
been in the banking business here
for 40 years.
He not only headed Community
National, which he formed
through a merger in 1933, but held
a majority stock interest in Knox
ville's other bank, Iowa State Sav
ings. His family, one of the best known
in town, included his wife Bernice,
and his two sons. Ned, assistant
cashier of Community National and
Fire Agency Busy,
House Destroyed
pe
call enjoyed by the Roseburg City
department ended Friday with a
flourish. The department was call
ed to three fires in the 24 hours
ending this morning.
A major blaze developed r.t 7:30
p.m.. demolishing a dwelling at
762 SE Flint St., with an estimated
loss of $6,500. Cause of the fire
was unknown. Neither the owner
nor the occupant could be located.
Another call came at 11 a.m.
Friday at 133 SE Mosher St. Clar
ence Alasscy. occupant of the home
owned by 'Edith Counts at that
address, called to report a roof
fire. Damage was restricted to
about $25 from the fire which had
been ignited by snarks from the
chimney, a department spokesman
reported.
Again at 8:50 a.m. this morning,
the fire department returned to
tlie flint M. aoarcss 10 remu.e agon legjsia,ive 8essjon - if the
mattress from the same building ; leader of the legislature are cor
that had re-ignited. .The mattress ; rect in predicting a 100-day ses-
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The Weather
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Lowest temp, any Fob. ('54) 13
Precip. last 24 hours .4;
Prtcip. from Feb. I 1.47
Precip. from Sept. 1
Excel from Sept. I .
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Suntet toniqht, 5:57 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 4:54 a.m
Louis, vice president of the other
bank. A daughter, Judith is a stu
dent, at Drake University. ,
A note left by Job, in which he
was said to have accounted for
every penny of the shortage, was
made public by E. W. Morgan of
Des Moines, a national bank ex
aminer. He said he could not disclose
the amount at this time but Rich
ard Darnell, assistant cashier of
the bank, said it totaled more than
$500,000. Some bank sources placed
it as high as $700,000.
County Library
Board Proposes
Salary Budget
The Douglas County Library
Board submitted to the County
Court Friday a proposed salary
budget.
The board's recommendation in
volves a policy decision prior to
the time the budget is prepared
for the County Budget Board. The
court has been asked to determine
the policy to be used as the basis
for tie budget.
On Clerk Plan
Highly professional librarians
currently are on the same salary
plane as the higher rank of cleri
cal workers in the various county
departments, according to V. M.
Tugman, a member of the board.
The board believes, he said, that
the professional members of the
department should be granted sal
aries cominensurate- with profes
sional status.
"The salaries we are recom
mending are not the highest paid
in comparable libraries nor are
they the lowest, but they approach
the recommendations, of the Amer
ican Library Association," Tug
man said.
Up $10,000
The professional library worker
is college trained and experienced
he added, and is "entitled to con
sideration of such professional
training."
The recommended increase in
salary would apply only to the li
brarian grades. Clerical help
would remain on the same plane
as at present.
The board is asking that a chil
dren's librarian be added to Uie
existing staff.
Total budgetary increase. Tug
man said, would amount to around
$10,000 per year if the
recom-
mendations are accepted.
Disputes, Deadlocks Slow
Leaving Major Problems
SALEM (AP) Monday will
be Hie half way mark of the Ore-
i But with each passing day, it
looks more and more as if it Willi
go longer than that. I Here is the status of major Ieg-
Onlv 26 bills have been signed islation:
by the governor. The legislature! Taxation The House Taxa
ran he exnected to Dass from BOO I tion Committee says it will act
I to 700. The important legislation
H still in committee, without ac -
j tion by either house.
I One trouble is that opinion has
ml . ed o) nuch ()( anvlning
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y,,t Potential deadlocks between
tne uou,e and Senate might pre-
,.,,,- Breement on big hills.
Deputes between Ihe two fac -
jon!, 0f the Senate Democrats
broke into the open this week
-.-k.. k. faction in.
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'Excellence Aim Of New Oregon ft President
Flemming
Says Salary
Boost 'Must'
PORTLAND (AP) Arthur S.
Flemming, an educator who held
high posts in the Eisenhower ad
ministration, has decided to return
once again to the academic world,
this time as the new president of
the University of Oregon.
The selection of Flemming, sec
retary of Health, Education and
Welfare in,, the Eisenhower Cab
inet, was announced here Friday
by Henry F. Cabell, head of the
Oregon Board of Higher Educa
tion. He will take over the post
July 1. .
'Flemming will bring lo Oregon
his vast background and knowl
edge in the fields of education,
administration and government
service," said Cabell in announc
ing the climax to a search for a
president that began last summer
when O. Meredith Wilson left to
become president of the Univer
sity of Minnesota.
Flemming was in Cleveland
when the appointment was an
nounced, and . he later said: "I
certainly regard it as a great
privilege and high honor. . . . I am
very much impressed by the qual
ity of their faculty and the deter
mination to place major empha
sis on what I like to think of as
the pursuit of excellence."
Salary Rait Slated
The job now pays $21,000 a year,
$4,000 less than he received as
a cabinet member. Cabell said,
however. Flemming will quickly
get a raise, subject to the approv
al of the legislature. , He did not
specify the amount. '
That could signal the start of
general wage increases at the
university. In 1958, Flemming
said: "It is essential for us to
double salaries of our teachers
within .the next 10 years."
In announcing the appointment,
Cabell took brief note of criticism
of Flemming that arose when his
possible appointment first was
discussed last December, and said
he put no stock in it.
At the time, the Oregon Farm
Bureau, an organization of farm
ers, said it was opposed to Flem
ming because of the 1959 cran
berry controversy. In that year,
Flemming, as HEW secretary,
had ordered off the market large
quantities of cranberries contam
inated with a weed killer that had
caused cancer in laboratory ani
mals. Oregon cranberry growers
were among those affected by the
ban.
Background Impronive
However, the Oregon Grange
and the Oregon-Washington Farm
ers Union backed Flemming.
Grange Master Elmer McClure
said Flemming's action in the
cranberry controversy showed
great strength of character.
The university Flemming will
head has more than 7.000 stu
dents, most of them at the main
campus in Eugene. The univer
sity also has medical and dental
schools in Portland.
Flemming has been a university
president before, serving as head
of Ohio Wesleyan University from
1948 to 1951. when he became
chairman of the federal Manpow
er Policy Committee. He later
went back to Wesleyan, but left
again to become director of de
fense mobilization under Eisen
hower in 1953. In 1957, he returned
to the university, but left once
more in 1958, this time becoming
I HEW secretary in the cabinet.
influence members of the legis -
latme.
This was a slap at the Demo
crats who are liberals. They run
the party organization, but a co
alition of Republicans and con
servative Democrats runs the
Senate.
1 within two weeks on the major
j bills to levy a 3-cent cigarette
I tax. reduce income taxes, and re-1
place the inventory tax with a net:
business income tax. If the House
mils to lew a 3-cent cigareiieioi tne mosi controversial sei-
4 .. II .1. llnM.a
,.,.- in .-is, ti.v.Miic .. .I..U..V
passes it. the package seems
headed for Senate defeat. Ihe
I Senate Taxation Committee mem-
! bers say they do not want any
part of it. This committee favors
income tax reduction and repeal
of th nprsnnal nrnnnrtv lav and
would like to let it go at that.
ROSEBURG,
Solovich's Trail
Objective As Hunt
Enters Fifth Day
The extensive search for escap
ed mental patient Steve aolovicli
entered its fifth day as three depu
ties began beating the brush this
morning in an attempt to pick up
his trail.
Solovich was sighted Friday
morning and his trail led to the
Watson Talcott ranch near the Lit
tle River Road bridge about four
miles east of Glide. A group of
deputies led by Jim Carstensen
lost the trail at this point as dark
ness began to set in.
It was believed Solovich was
trying to make it to the bridge
and across lo the south side of
Little River. A watch was main
tained at the bridge throughout the
night.
Douglas County Sheriff Ira Byrd
this morning said he plans to send
in the full posse of some 20 men
when Solovich's trail is found. Dep
uties Gail Carnine, B. J. Johnson
and Merle Jensen were sent in
this morning to try and pick up the
trail.
The search for Solovich took on
a serious note Tuesday when he
shot and wounded Talcott in the
hills six miles east of Glide.
He was first sighted Friday
about 10 a.m. by Johnson. When
he saw the deputies Solovich drop
ped his bag of food supplies, rifle
ammunition and other articles and
fled into (he dense woods. The
posse picked up the bag, which
contained among other things some
50 .22 shells and a box of 300
Savage shells.
Solovich is known to have a .22
rifle, a 30-06 which he has not used
since the shoot-out Tuesday, and
the finding of the 300 Savage shells
adds the possibility he may have
another high-powered rifle hidden
in one of bis many camps in the
woods, .
Byrd said he also plans to fly
the area today and tonight to see
if he can locate Solovich or one of
his night campfires. Byrd had per
sonally conducted the search since
Tuesday.
Wind Indirect Cause
Of Myrtle Creek Crash
The Oregon Stale Police office
in Roseburg reports a minor acci
dent occurred Friday about 1:15
p.m. near Myrtle Creek which
could be blamed partially on the
extreme wind storm that hit the
county at about that time.
Abuul three and one-half miles
south of Myrtle Creek on High
way 99 BR, Mamie Olela Green
wait, 31, Myrtle Creek, was forced
lo slop the vehicle she was driv
ing abruptly as a telephone wire
fell onto the road in front of her,
police said.
The second car involved then
was unable lo stop in time and
collided wilh the rear of her car.
The second vehicle was driven by
Wanna Lee Heath, 39. Canyonville
Passengers in Ihe Greenwalt ve
hide were Velma Mae Brown. 39.
and Lilly Belle Callaway, 33, both
oli Myrtle Creek.
No one was injured in the acci
dent.
Tax Specialist Booked
For Talk To Chamber
Paul Liniger, tax specialist and
legal counsel of the Industrial For
estry Assn., will discuss timber
taxation at the Monday noon meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
in the Umpqua Hotel.
This will be the agriculture and
natural resources division meeting,
but others interested are invited to i
attend. Jack K. snodgrass, division
I vice president, is in charge.
'the Joint Ways and Meana Com -
mitlee now are working on the
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major appropriations. They arel Education There has been!'sl,ua bonds for highway construe
ahead of schedule. There arenn committee action on bills lo I tion.
numeroua proposals to reduce the i redistribute basic school aid, to! Industrial accident The Sen
aovernor'l budget, but no action. I increase (hat aid. increase tparh. lt Slate and Federal Affairs
i Reorgannation This problem
win oe wiin iiie ijvuium-ij uKui uraiionai television in tne class- tne Dill 10 lei employers na env
np until the end of the session. I room r to establish junior col- ered under state workmen's coin-
hven alter tne neanngs on me
governor s plans are completed
the bills will have to go to the
j Ways and Means Committee. One
of the most c(
ting up a Dc
Services lhat
public welfare
Dcparlmont of Social
would take over
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hearing Thursday night.
kaoor ine nui selling up;
slate-conducted labor elections
was passed by the Senate this
week ami sent to the House. 11
is not controversial. But Ihe other
hill in tho nar ltaoe nrnviding
for enforcement against unfair la
OREGON
SATURDAY,
JFK Hits
Racial Split
In Schools
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP)
President Kennedy said today
"This is no time for schools to
close for any reason, and certain
ly no lime for schools to he
closed in the name of racial dis
crimination."
"If we are to give the leader
ship the world requires of us, we
must be true to the great prin
ciples of our Constitution the
very principles which distinguish
us from our adversaries in the
world," Kennedy said. His com
ments were in a telegram to the
U. S. Civil Rights Commission's
third annual conference on school
segregation problems.
, Kennedy extended best wishes
:o the conference participants. He
said the two previous conferences
sponsored by the commission on
problems of school desegregation
have been notable contributions
to our national need for better
understanding of this vital mat
ter. 'It is a continuing contribution
for you to bring together for an
exchange of views the men and
women responsible lor maintain
ing our public schools and for
carrying through the process ot
desegregation.
Tribute to Educators
"Let me here pay tribute to
these educators principals, offi
cers of school boards and public
school teachers. The constitution
al requirement of desegregation
has presented them with manv
new responsibilities and hard
challenges.
Pin New . Orleans today-, as In
many other places represented in
your three conferences, these loy
al citizens and educators are
meeting these responsibilities and
challenges with quiet intelligence
and true courage. The whole
country is in their debt for our
public school system must be pre
served and improved. Our very
survival as a free nation depends
upon it."
Kennedy paid tribute also to
"Ihe school children and their
parents, of both races, who have
been on the front lines of this
problem. In accepting the com
mand of the Constitution with
dignity, they, too, are contribut
ing to the education of all Amer
icans."
The ' President s remarks about
school closings came in a stale
where one county Prince Ed
ward in southern Virginia has
closed its schools for two years
to avoid court-ordered integra
tion. While children attend a sys
tem of private segregated classes.
There has been no provision for
Negro children.
Train-Auto Crash Kills
Cripple Near Salem
SALEM (AP) An automobile
crashed into a train here Friday
night, killing Irvin Walter White,
42, who had been confined to a
wheelchair 33 years by a child
hood football injury.
Police said White was a pas
senger in an auto that hit the rear
car of a train that had pulled to
a halt on the tracks. The freight
car was knocked off the track.
Two other, men were injured.
White was the manager of a
convalescent home here, r
It was Oregon's 55lh traffic fa
tality of the year, and the 21st in
""'" "itj wnicn were wunoui eiecinc or
I tabulation. I phone service. Electrical service is
Progress Of
Dangling In
'is still in Senate committee for
more hearings.
rt minimum salaries, provide ed-
i,,,
Riapportionmant House Re
publicans and Eastern Oregon
lawmakers are agreed on a plan
lo reapportion the legislature that
would make the least changes
possible, l-egislalors from the
more populous areas oppose it.
niBnwT . ipasuii-j u, it
; dure the gas tax are headed for:!, rf Th. hill' lo orevent future
defeat. Nothing has been done "d' 'e T' P"tr Sri nlt 0S
about billboards on freeways. The l'luP ?"'.IOJ .J u"tri-.. "''i"'"n
Senate has voted to reduce taxes!, . . ., h . no ,..;..
on big trucks ft million a vear. ul"'
- i hut it now is in the unfriendly
FEBRUARY 25, 1961
Record -Level
Douglas County, Disrupting
Service, Inflicting Damage
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THE WIND BLEW and it caused this kind of damage
in Roseburg on Tuesday. The roof over the patio and car
port was folded, back up over the house roof j.'here. The
crumpled roof of the home of Mr. and Mrs. H, A, John
son at 11664 S.E. Cain St., , ran the entire length of the
house. A piece of iroofing was blown loose .in the other
photograph, and is shown draped over Diana Craig's Shop
on Jackson St. Manager Dorotha Smith of the store is
shown directing traffic. (News-Review Photos). ,
By DAVE LORTIE
News-Review Staff Writer
Despite toppling trees and flying
debris only one injury was report
ed as a result of the heavy wind
storm which hit Douglas County
Friday afternoon.
Merle K. Fitzgerald, a line re
pairman for Douglas Electric Co
operative was slightly injured when
he was shocked by a line he was
repairing. Fitzgerald, 423 W. Ballf
St., Roseburg, was reportedly
shaken by the electrical shock hut
was able to climb down from the
pole and seek aid. lie was reported
in good condition this morning.
Trees Topple, Roofs Off
The slorm, a result or rapid
movements of warm and cold air,
caused trees throughout the entire
county lo topple and roofs of hous
es lo be blown off. Kleclric and
telephone service lo much of the
county was disrupted.
In Roseburg, which prides llselt
on Ihe fact that it has the lowest
wind velocity average (4.3 milcR
per hour) in the nation, the winds
blew steadily at 40 miles per hour,
equalling the all-time record set in
December 1951. Gusts of 58 miles
per hour were reported, Equally
intense winds were reported from
Yoncalla in the north of Ihe county
to Clendale in the south.
The gale started about t p.m.
Friday and continued to approxi
mately 3:30 p.m. when heavy rains
began falling. The U. S. Weather
Bureau at the Roseburg Airport
reported nearly a half inch of rain
within a few hours.
This morning there were still
several areas throughout Ihe coun
: Committee. There has been no
action on the. various proposals to
Committee is holding hearings on
pensation law by stale, sell or
- 1 company insurance. Labor op-
; POe. U. wanting ine siaie 10 re-
tain its monopoly. The committee
favors the bill, and Ihe Senate
might pass it. There is strong op
position in the House.
Powar It is doubtful whether
Ihe. lull to put the slate in the
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I Conititutional revision - No ac
PRICE 5c
Winds Lash
still out between Wolf Creek and
Grants Pass, east of Rock Creek on
the North Umpqua River, and in
we caviit crceK area.
Yoncalla was without power for
a short time Friday when a main
line of the Bonneville Power Ad
ministration was lost to a crash
ing fir tree. Nearly all cities re
ported some power outage.
Naar-Mis
All through the county persons
reported roofs being blown off and
trees narrowly missing houses,
aulos, and people. Mike Radcliffe,
13, son of News-Review Dixonville
correspondent Jean Radcliffe, nar
rowly missed serious injury when
a huge Douglas Fir fell to the
ground only a few feet away.
In Glendale a car belonging to
Oscar Hillman was struck by a
falling tree, Mrs, Grace Fox, News
Keview correspondent reports. A
motel owner in Canyonville said
his structure was hard-hit.
Tumbling trees not only disrupt
ed power service but also blocked
several highways and county roads.
The stale police reported that High
way 38 from Drain to Reedsport
and Highway 42 from Roseburg to
Coos Bay were blocked briefly by
falling trees.
At Canyonville, south of Rose
burg, a motel owner said his es
tablishment was almost destroyed
by trees falling on the roof.
Elsewhere in the state, as report
ed by the Associated Press:
A howling storm unleashed dam
aging gale force winds through
Southern and Central Oregon Fri
day and then piled up to 18 inches
of new snow in the mountains overnight.
47-61
Legislature,
Uncertainty
Senale lo have a 16-member com
mission write a new ronslitution,
and submit it lo the 1963 legisla
ture. Nothing has been done on these
important bills yet:
Banning Ihe sale of obscene
matter, providing compulsory au
tomobile liability Insurance, med-j
ical care for the aged, letting the
Land Board complete tha Boeing
Airplane Co. lease of the Board-;
man Bombing Range, regulating
trading stamps, and letting the
Land Board lease tidclands for oil
exploration.
Both houses have passed two
hills that would let the Land
Board grant easements for pipe
lines and cables to cross the
ocean beaches, and to permit use
of water from lakes. These bills
would help enable International
Paper Co. In build a $:I0 million
- , pulp and paper plant near Gardi
Thousands
Displaced
In 4 States
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwaters continued to rise in
central Alabama and Mississippi
today as winter dealt another se
vere blow to the Deep South.
High water displaced thousands
in four Southern states. Tornadoes
and damaging winds brought
more woe to at least three others.
Early today rain turned to snow
in northern Mississippi and Ala
bama as temperatures began to
fall. No accumulations were ex
pected, however.
The weather bureau at Mont
gomery said rain ceased in cen
tral and south Alabama today.
and none was expected through
Sunday.
Montgomery was preparing for
possibly its worst flood since 1948
when the Alabama River rose 21
feet above flood stage.
The Alabama was at 52 5 feet
and still rising. Flood stage is 35
feet. i
The weather bureau forecast
below freezing temperatures in
flood-stricken north-central por
tions of Alabama and Mississippi
tonight.
The Atlanta, Ga.,.area. was del
uged with 5.67 inches of rain with
in 24 hours. The body of Mike
Smith, 18, was recovered from a
flooded creek into which he drove
from a washed out road near Bu-
ford, 25 miles northeast of Atlan
ta.
The Red Cross in Washington
said 2,800 families have been af
fected by flooding in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama and (.eor
gia. National Guard and civil de
fense evacuations will send the
figure much higher.
Six thousand persons liave been
displaced at Haltiesburg. Miss.,
by flood waters of the Leaf River.
A third of that city is under
water some as much as 12 feet
deep. s
Montgomery braced tor anoth
er onslaught of tlooding as 10 of
the 20 gales were opened at Mar
tin Dam on the Tallapoosa River.
The highway patrol said an
eight-foot sheet of water was
pouring over Jordan Dam on the
Coosa, where all gates were
opened earlier. i
Opening of each additional gate
at Martin sends another 10,000
gallons of water each second
rushing down Hie Tallapoosa
which Joins the Coosa to tprm the
Alabama River, which -already is
causing major flooding at Mont
gomery, i
A. R. Long, Montgomery's chief
meteorologist, added: "We're in
a hell of a fix."
The Cahaba River spread be
yond its banks 25 miles northward
from where it flows into the Ala
bama below Montgomery. Sheriff
Jim Clark estimated that 125 fam
ilies have been displaced by the
rising Cahaba. An undetermined
number of persons, mostly in ru
ral areas, are unaccounted for.
A National Guard helicopter, used
to locate marooned families, was
grounded by bad weather.
The Alabama, already pouring
through streeta at Montgomery,
broke over its banks at Selma,
50 miles to the west.
Evacuations also continued at
Gadsden, Ala., whers the Coosa
River spilled into residential
areas.
The Tombigbee, in west Ala
bama, continued on a rampage
along Us southern reaches. A
crest of 69 to 70 feet is expected
at Demopolis where flood stage
is 48 feet.
Gov. John Patterson said emer
gency conditions exist in central
Alabama but that he would assess
full flood damage before asking
for federal aid.
Evacuation continued In at least
four towns in southeast Mississip
pi. About 350 families had been
moved rriday nignt.
Columbus, Ga., reported 2.27
inches of rain Friday flooded al
most every low-lying residential
area in that city along the Chat
tahoochee River.
Four amall tornadoes strucic in
Georgia, causing heavy property
damage. Three were in middle
Georgia and one destroyed the
post office at McBean, near Au
gusta. A tornado injured several per
sons in Aiken County, S.C., just
across the Savannah River from
Augusta. ,
Murtfer Charge Faced
By Killer Of Motorist
SEATTLE (AP) A Seattle
gunsmith who fatally shot a mo
torist who hit him Wednesday has
been charged with murder.
Second degree murder charges
were filed in Seattle Friday
against William L. Oxley, 69, who
killed 32-year-old Durwood L.
Honey of Seattle with a pistol
after Honey's car struck him,
Oxley, who told police he
thought Honey was going to harm
him, was only slightly injured. ,
Witnesses said Oxley was cross
ing a street against a red light
when the mishap occurred.
Levity Fact Rant
By L. F. Reizenstein
Don'f forget to supply your
dog with a license to roam
the lawns of the neighbors.
March 1 is the deodline. The
family cat can toko care of
himself, if he is fast on his
feet and alert to missiles apt
to interrupt his noctural sere
nades. if
party conventions from trying to' Finanto Subcommittees of bor and management practices House Slate and Federal Affairs '. tion, but there u a bill in thener on Ihe coast,
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