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2 The Newa-Review, Roseburg, 'Get Lost, ' Jim Hoffa Tells Critics Of Teamsters' Union MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) in most Teamsters contracts. James R. Hoffa today advised his The Teamsters convention ad critics to get lost. He said he's hourncd Friday night after a flam whipped 'cm and they might as boyant finale to the five-day ses well admit it. sion- Hoffa, 48, a one-time ueiroil warehouse hand, was elected over whelmingly Friday lo a secona five-year term as president of the Teamsters, the nation's largest la bor union, over only token oppo sition. Efforts Have Failed "Seriously," Hoffa remarked la ter, "I think Bobby Kennedy, his brother the President, the secre tary of labor, and the supposed Senate select committee ought to recognize now that the time and effort they've put in trying to de stroy the Teamsters have complete ly failed. It was a waste of time." Hoffa referred, of course, to Pres ident Kennedy, Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, Labor Secretary Ar thur J. Goldberg, and to the Sen ate investigating Committee head ed by Sen. John L. McClellan, D-Ark.- "From now on, they ought to leave us alone," Hoffa said. "They ought to quit fooling around and let us operate as a trade union and as Americans." No Picnic Hoffa said the charges and In vestigations piled up against him and the Teamsters during nearly four years have been no picnic, but he said he isn't nervous about them continuing. He said that congressional crit ics ought to admit that, "while they may embarrass and harass teamsters, incy cant irignicn 'em." Hoffa was asked about his goals for the next five years as head of the 1.7 million Teamsters un ion. He said that he wants to in crease the union's membership to at least 2 million and return to "the house of labor," meaning the AFL-CIO. The federation expelled the Teamsters for corruption sev eral years ago. Hoffa said that another aim is to minimize strikes while reduc ing the accepted retirement age to 65 years after 20 years of work. The present Social Security retire ment age is 65, but Hoffa has ne gotiated a 60-year retirement age Rules Set For Distribution Of Surplus Food In Oregon SALEM (AP) Representatives nf the slate Welfare Commission and the Association of Oregon Counties met Friday and estab lished ground rules for slate con tributions to federal surplus food distribution to the needy. Under a law passed by the last legislature, the state can pay 70 per cent of the administrative costs. However, the legislature ap propriated only $702,240 for this biennium. ' ' Andrew Juras, acting state wel fare administrator, told the group that without ground rules the $702,240 could be exhausted by a few counties leaving none for the rest. Under the regulations agreed upon, the counties will meet when ever possible the initial cost for Malpractice Suit Resumes Monday The civil trial in which Dr. J. M. Unison formerly of Roscburg, and Dr. A. B. Munroe of Rose- burg are charged with malprac tice is scheduled to be continued Monday after a weekend recess. Tho plaintiff's attorney will con tinue his presentation Monday. The trail opened Monday in the court of Circuit Judge Don H, Sanders The plaintiff Daniel Willard through his guardian Jean Willard charges malpractice. The com plaint charges that in 1057, the infant received a smallpox vaccin ation and in tho course of the op eration caused bleeding. Tho com plaint says the child was suffer ing from hemophilia (excessive bleeding). J he complainant is asking an award of $50,000. TAKE THAT, YOU BULLYI t viii-iunuff r l n t .. 1 onui imiMi c ini i no nil lision involved a I'Vton truck and a compact sedan. The truck turned over. The compact stayed erect, WILL BE CLOSED MON. UNTIL 2 P.M. To re-g' Jup lolo shoes and mark down sale prices! WATCH FOR NEW LOWER PRICES In Monday's News-Review 31 Si. StfS, ftfl 8 Vm Have Crime Records Anthony (Tony Pro) Provenzano! of Hobokcn, N. J., and Frank Ma tula, of Los Angeles, re-elected re- JIMMY HOFFA . , . re-elected spectivcly as union vice president and trustee, both have criminal records. Hoffa, as everyone had predict ed, was elected in a landslide. His only opponent, Milton J. Liss, pres ident of Local 478, Newark, N.J., withdrew halfway through a te dious roll call vole. Only 15 dele gates voted for him. Five dele gates abstained. Kvcntually, Hof fa's re-election was made unani mous. Liss said that the election was fair. He praised Hoffa and said that Hoffa's major sin in the past had been "ovcr-loyally to friends who took adanlage of him. Hoffa emerged from the conven tion with possibly the broadest powers ever vested In a labor un ion leader and with the biggest salary, $75,000. Second to Hoffa In the salary such capital expenses as freezers. If a hardship case arises, then. through mutual ngrccment of the commission and tho countv, the slnto can advance the 70 per conl of tho cost. Under . (he method whero the county pays tho initial cost, the state will make a monthly con tribution to amortize the cost of the investment. However, under the regulations, tho county must first make every attempt to use commercial or ex isting county facilities to do the Job. there was some objection lo a 25 cent per carlon cost which the stale l'inanco and Administration Department will make for super vising, ordering and warehousing the food. It will be up lo the local county welfare commissions lo decide who is eligible for the surplus food. Twenty-two counties indicated they would cither budget funds or have funds available if they de cide to enter the program. Some of them already are distributing we ioou. The counties are Multnomah Mariun, Klamath, Josephine, Lane, Union, Malheur, Baker, Lake, Deschutes. Harney, Coos, Curry, Jackson, Polk, Linn, Clack amas, Columbia, Yamhill, Tilla mook, Washington and Clatsop. Price Increase For Whisky Seen PORTLAND (AP) - Highball and straight whisky prices may soon increase about five cents ii drink. John Tehan, president of the Oregon Restaurant and Beverage Assn., said Friday increased la bor costs and the 15-cent per fifth slate price hike are responsible. Some establishments have al ready increased drink prices by five cents, Tehan said. V bracket among union leaders is George Harrison of the Railway and Steamship Clerks, who drew $00,000 salary and $5,444 expenses last year. Walter Heuther, head of the United Auto Workers, re- ceived $22,600 salary plus $5,139 expenses wmiu uavm uuuuisny ui Ladies Garment workers was paid $28,000 in salary and $6,015 in al lowances and expenses. Reports on file at the Labor De partment in Washington show sal aries ranging as low as $0,000 lor leaders of smaller unions A recent survey by Business Week magazine said General Mo tors Corp. paid more than $300, 000 apiece to 11 executives, includ ing salaries and cash bonuses. Seven Ford Motor Co. executives received more than $300,000 each and a number of executives in other companies were paid simi lar sums, New Plan In Effect For School Bus Driver Applicants From now on all applications for school bus driver positions must be made through the office of the Dnugas County School Dept. Applications were formerly han dled by the Motor Vehicle Dept. County School Supt. Kenneth Barncburg says applicants should call at the office for application forms which are issued after cur rent operator and chauffeur's li censes are inspected. If they are in order a form for physical ex aminatlon will be issued. On pass ing the examination, the applicant is then eligible for a bus driver's license. All licenses formerly giv en by the Motor Vehicle Dept. will contine to be valid until their ex piration date. School Office Handles All applications concerning the renewal of the bus drivers li cense will bo handled by the school office. Substitute drivers must have tho samo qualifications as regular drivers. The hiring of emergency drivers, however, is left to the discretion of the school board and the administrator, al though they must have operator's and chauffeur's licenses. The extra license is issued on tho basis of moral grounds and physical condition. A license will be denied to anyone who has been convicted of a six offense, is ad dicted to tho use of narcotics, uses intoxicants to an excessive extent or who has, in the past three years, had any violation involving hit and run, drunken or reckless driving or has had his driving priv ileges revoked by the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. Health Certificate Needed In addition to the physical ex amination, the applicant must have a health certificate showing he is free from communicahle tubercu losis. The form may be obtained at tho superintendent's office. Driver between the ages ef 18 and 34 must have a physical ex amination every three years; 35 44, every two years; and over 45, every year. In addition, those from 45-64 must have an electrocardio gram every three years; those 65 and over, every year. Manslaughter Charge Lodged After Crash DALLAS, Ore. (AP) A 21-year-old Sheridan. Ore., youth has I been charged by a Polk County grant Jury with manslaughter as a result of an auto crash that killed a youth near WilUmina June 17. Alan Dean Hubbard was arrest ed by sheriff's deputies and slate police. He was placed in the coun ty jail tinder $3,500 bail. He also was charged with furnishing li quor tn a minor. Gordon Gene Scott, 19, Astoria, the driver of the second car, was killed. BOYS WILL BE BOYS BALTIMORE (AP) Of the threo boys swimming in Jones Falls, only one cavorted in his baro skin. The other two non chalantly splashed around fully clothed shoos, windbreakcrs and all. New Dialing By MRS. GERALD B. FOX Georg" O'Mealy, general manag er of tho California-Pacific Tele phone Co. in Myrtle Creek, reveal ed today that the Glcnrialc-Azalea telephone exchanges will be switch ed over to the direct long-distance dialing system at 11:01 p m. July 15. .M the same time the two sys tems will be directly connected to the Myrtle Creek exchange rather than being routed through the Roseburg exchange as at present. O'Mealy pointed out that one ben efit of the switch to the Roseburg exchange would be the fact that local subscribers will be able to make toll-free calls directly lo the company business office in Myrtle Creek if necessary. In preparation for the change (o direct dialing, subscribers of the Glendale and Azalea systems are required to dial their prefix letters and numerals as well as the re maining numerals of the local calls they are making. Prior to June 21, in making local calls, the prefix letters were not used. Use Vtrnon Number Both Glendale and Azalea, in calling Glendale numbers, are now Congolese Score Belgian Staffers ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga (AP) The Interior Ministry to day ordered the entire Belgian consulate staff expelled in an angry flareup of Katanga's long feud with the United Nations. But Katanga President Moise Tshom be revoked the order. The Interior Ministry reacted after U.N. Swedish troops Friday night seized Georges Thyssens, a Belgian adviser in Katanga, and expelled him from this capital. One shot was fired in making the arrest and Thyssens' son was beaten. Informed source said Interior Minister Godefroid Munongo was angry because the Belgian consu late staff failed to intervene and protect Thyssens, a personal friend. Collaboration Charged The Interior Ministry . cused a member of the Belgian nsulate staff, Charles Muller, of . 'labor ating with the United Nations. He was arrested and expelled this morning. Security police raided the con sulate and even detained consul Jules Herkens fo.- a time. Some documents in the consulate were taken. When Consul General Henri Crencr protested to the Interior Ministry he was told that he and his staff must leave. Then Tshombe intervened. He counts heavily on the Belgians for help in running this mineral rich region of the former Belgian umgo. Tshombe asked Crcner to con vey his apologies to the consulate and lo the Belgian government. He expressed regrets at the rash decision ' made by Munon go, who is considered one of the strong men in Katanga. The U.N. in arresting Thyssens accused him of putting the finger on Muller, a special diplomatic adviser to the consulate. The U.N, said Thyssens told Katanga au thorities Muller was a socialist sent to work with the U.N. ' Thyssens was seized at his lux urious home here Friday night by Swedish U.N. troops and taken to a secret destination possibly the U.N. base in Kamina. The United Nations' chief rep resentative in Katanga, Conor C. O'Brien, called a special news School District Clerks' Books Slated For Audit The Douglas County School Superintendent's office is now en gaged in receiving district clerk books for audit. Also to be audited are school lunch accounts, student body accnunls and any special ac counts. The auditing Is done by the county auditor's office. The books were closed as of June 30. Five districts sent in their books this week. Ninetcn remain to be received. Roseburg High School and Reeds- port high school and elementary districts do their won audits, then submit them for check. Ex-Drcin Youth Held On Charge Of Bastardy Ronald Martin Frame, 19, a for mer Drain resident who now lives in California, was bound over to Douglas County Circuit Court late Friday to face a charge of bas tardy. Proceedings on the matter were conducted behind closed doors by District Judge Gerald Hayes Fri day. The youth is charged with fathering a child of a Yoncalla girl. , 16-Year-Old Montanans Picked Up As Runaways Three 16-year-old Montana boys are being held in the Douglas County jail today awaiting their parents who are coming after them. The boys were picked up as run aways Friday afternoon after city police stopped them when the car in which they were riding made an illegal turn from St: Stephens St. to Oak Ave. in Roseburg. The officer said the boys had no identification, the car had no reg istration, and the driver had no license. Juvenile Officer Julian Helleck said the parents had asked the boys he held until they arrived from Great Falls. System Due using the VE(rnon) 2 which they will continue to use in direct long distance dialing. However, while Azalea residents are still using TEirrace) 4, Glendale and other "outside the locol system" callers are now required to use a different numeral, 7, after the prefix. TE(r race). After the July 15 change over, only the new TE(rrace) 7 will be in use. O'Mealy said that the Myrtle Creek office had found it neces sary to change about 65 numbers in the Azalea exchange. Directory i sheets were mimeographed to show j the new Azalea numbers and were, I mailed to su!scribers in the entire i Glcndale-Wolf Creek and Azalea j area prior to the June 21 date when I they went into -effect. Need Help At First I Innemnrh ae tha lnl.mh,,na K,i.iV 'distributed by the California Pacif-! ic mini 10. serve .Myrtle creek.! Canyonville and Riddle, as well as th two communities which have is- ( sued the sheet of number changes, ; O'Mealy indicated that it would probably be necessary for persons ! who do not have the new lists to. conference to deny reports that excessive force was used in de porting Thyssens. "Any force used was in legiti mate self-defense," O'Brien said, "and the only shot fired was at a dog which tried to defend its master." Expelled July 4 Thyssens was originally ordered expelled from Katanga July 4, but asked to be allowed to stay for a few more days to clear up bis affairs. O'Brien said that when it be came known that Thyssens was behind the arrest of Muller, the United Nations decided to have him expelled without delay. Thyssens was accused of telling the Katanga government that Muller was a Socialist party rep resentative sent to enforce the U.N. Security Council resolutions. These resolutions authorize the United Nations to use force if need be to prevent civil war in the Congo. Myrtle Creek Man Draws Jail Term Claud Yarbrough, 56, of Myrtle Creek drew a sentence Of 73 days, the time he has already spent in jail, on a plea of guilty to assault and battery Friday, be fore Circuit Judge Charles S. Wood- rk.ii. Yarbrough had entered his plea on Wednesday to a reduced charge He originally faced a charge of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly pointing a gun at Ernest Penry. Sentence Deferred Sentencing was deferred to Frl day, when witnesses were called to help the judge determine penalty. After hearing the statements from them and from Yarbrough, he commented that he was in doubt as to whether Yarbrough had ac tually committted a crime. It was brought out that Yar brough had ordered Penry out of his home and produced a gun when he failed to leave. Several char acter witnesses testified in his be half. TV Set Conversion The judge stated that inasmuch as Yarbrough had pleaded guilty he would impose sentence for the time he had spent in jail. He had been unable to post bail after in dictment by the Grand Jury. Judge Wood rich has set Monday at 9:30 a.m. for sentencing of Ei nar Steen, 30, of North Bend on a charge of larceny by bailee. Steen was convicted by a trial jury Wed nesday of converting a television set, allegedly the property of Fred Bcrnau, to his own use. The judge, in a hearing Thurs day, overruled a defense motion for a directed verdict. Beck Claims Control Tightener Necessary SEATTLE (AP) Seizure of more union control by Teamsters Union head James Hoffa was "absolutely necessary," Dave Beck, former union president, says. Beck, who missed the interna tional Teamsters' convention this past week for the first time in 36 vcars, commented on his suc cessor's action in pushing through constitutional changes which gave him almost dictatorial authority. It was absolutely necessary to concentrate more control in the international because of the Lan-drum-Griffin Act," Beck said. The LandrumGnffin measure was described by supporters ai time of passage as a ( tough union reform bill.") Beck said his private real estate and business interests here pre vented him from going to the Miami Beach, Fla., sessions. Roseburg, Rural Units Called On Grass Fires Both the Roseburg and the Ru ral Fire Departments were called out on grass fires Friday. The Roseburg firemen answered a call for one at the 800 biock on NE Jackson at 12:02 p.m. At 6:10 p.m., the Rural Fire Dept. was called to a grass and saw dust blaze at Sun Studs. No dam age was reported at either fire. Glendale-Azalea Area ask operator for help in calling these numbers at first. O'Mealy stated that the company is now in the process of rebuilding the telephone cable system with in Glendale. It has also ordered equipment for adding 100 new lines in the Glendale central office. This will make it possible to add new subscribers and to give out pri vate lines. Another advance made within past months is the extension of the area receiving service at the base rate from the city limits out of the Glendal Road as far as the turn just west of the high school and along the road which former ly led to the Patterson Mill. Cable System Due O'Mealy said that Wolf Creek mil have a separate exchange this winter if there is no delay in the working ou' if present plans. Prop erty has (-. ' purchased in Wolf Creek for er.cion of an exchange building 20' by 24", and the con tract has already been let for its construction. Work orders have been approved, and work will be gin shortly on the joh of putting in a new Wolf Creek cable system. Nevburgh's Velfare Plan Draws ; Condemnation Frsm Many Points - NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Thellimiling testimony to that directly, National Association for the Ad city of Newburgh, defying the connected with Newburgh's wel-l vanccment of Colored People is- state, the federal government and its own welfare commissoner, prepared today to go ahead with a new set of strict welfare rules it says are needed to keep the city solvent. The proposed new rules wide ly hailed and widely condemned across the nation are to go into effect July IS. A court action by the state of New York against the city appeared likely in the wake of a stormy hearing on the legal ity of the rules in Albany Friday. The committe" that conducted the hearing recommended that the State Welfare Board order Newburgh officials not to imple ment the 13 regulations. Refuse To Testify Nine of the city's officials re fused to testify at the hearing con ducted by the State Social Wel fare Board. The tenth, Welfare Commissioner John J. O'Donnell, disagreed with the others and tes tified he could not legally enforce 10 of the new rules. Neuburgh officials Maintain the Hudson Valley city of 31,000 S per cent of whom are on re liefneeds the rules to maintain its fiscal balance. Critics call the plan illegal, inhumane and dis criminatory against Negroes, who are predominant among the wel fare cases. In his testimony to the board, O'Donnell said 10 of the new rules violate state or federal law. He cited the city plan to deny aid to mothers of illegitimate chil dren while on relief. Resignation Considered He also agreed with the state that under federal rules able bodied men receiving federal aid may not be required to work on municipal projects, as the new rules provide. O'Donnell said he was considering resigning. When the board said it was Local Man Draws Drunkenness Fine Russell Irving Connolly, 27, of 1238 SE Pine St., Roseburg, was fined $50 today In Roseburg Mu nicipal Court after he pleaded guil ty to a charge of being drunk in a public place. The charge grew out of a dis turbance early this morning at the Harris Cafe at 634 SE Cass Ave. The disturbance also Included Ken neth M. Sorenson of Roseburg, who was wounded. City Police were called to the cafe and arrived in time to see Sorenson stagger through the door bleeding badly from an arm cut. Police took him to the hospi tal where 10 stitches were taken in the arm. Cause of the cut was not immediately known. Police said Connolly was abu sive and violent when they tried to arrest him. They had to take him by force, the report stated. Cowlitz River Blast Scheduled CENTRALIA (AP) A blast that will tumble 18 thousand tons of earth into the Cowlitz River probably will be set off by the middle of next week, officials al Mayfield Dam said Saturday. Postponement of the explosion was forced this week when the flooding Cowlitz tore a temporary crib from the fish barrier de signed to detour salmon into lad ders. Repairs had to be made so me fish will have an alternate route when the man-made landslide pushes the river into a diversion tunnel. With the stream shunted aside, workmen will be able to operate in the bed of the Cowlitz. 'Not Guilty' Was Plea To Driving Violation David Barr of 1811 SE Giles St., Roseburg, did not plead guilty to a charge of reckless driving as was indicated in Friday's News Review. , He was found guilty of the charge in Douglas County District Court by a jury. He had pleaded innocent to the charge after his arrest May 27, District Judge Gerald Hayes this week fined him $105 and sen tenced him to serve 10 days in jail. Dial equipment has been ordered, and should be delivered by Sep tember or October. The new Wolf Creek exchange will necessitate the setting up of a new prefix for that area and a 100 per cent num ber change. The date for distrib uting the 1962 book has been ad vanced to Marcr 15. In preparation for the new serv ice cut-over, O'Mealy said that the new distance dialing identification equipment has already been set up in the Glendale and Azalea ex changes. This equipment will iden tity the calling number and chan nel the call through the main of fice equipment at Myrtle Creek. WESTERN FARMERS Aitecifltien HID FERTILIZER TIRES PETROLEUM FARM SUPPLIES FREEZERS I mi. S. eld 99 I Tipton Rd CUuJ Miv Ph. OR 2-1481 fare rules, City Manager Joseph Mitchell and eight other city of - ficials refused to testify. j factor behind the Newburgh pro- Mitchell said after the hearing gram." the board "did not want to hear Newburgh officials have denied anything about Newburgh's social; this throughout, saying the prob and economic programs." He told j 1cm fa purely one of taxes. The reporters the city will go ahead: city spends $900,000 a year for with its program as planned. welfare nearly JSOO.OOO of which The Newburgh branch of the comes from federal or state aid. Fifteen Tracts Of 0&C Timber Bring High Prices Here Friday ; The Roseburg District of the Bu reau of Land Management Friday sold 15 tracts of O&C timber, con taining 29,071,000 board feet, for $683,400.40. This was $154,383.50 above the total appraised price of $529,016.90. Strong Price .'aid The big sale of the day saw U.S. Plywood Corp. of Roseburg pay better than double the appraised price for a tract containing 4, 158,000 board feet of timber in the Rock Creek area. The tract was appraised at $74,688.75 and U. S. Plywood bid a total of $164,108.25. They paid $53.55 per thousand board feet for 2,790,000 feet of Douglas fir appraised at $21.50 per thousand. U. S. Plywood also purchased another tract in that area, paying the appraised $66,017.80 for 4,094, 000 board feet of timber. In Tyee Area Sun Studs, Inc. purchased three tracts Friday for a total of $6?, 452.60. The first two tracts were in the Tyee area. The first held a total of 816,000 board feet and went to Sun Studs, Inc. for $18,415.50, while the second tract, containing 1,724,000 feet, went for $40,730.40. The third tract was purchased by Sun Studs, Inc. for the appraised price of $8,306.70. Woolley Logging Co. of Drain purchased two tracts near Drain for the appraised prices of $34, 676.30 and $107,510 20. They con tained a total of 7,416,000 board feet of timber. C&D Lumber Co. of Riddle pur chased four tracts of the O&C tim ber for their appraised prices of $14,266.40, $47,923.05. $4,720.05 and $3,431.90. The four tracts contained a total of 4,170.000 feet of timber. Camas Valley Region Ovia Linna purchased two BLM tracts containing a total of 392, 000 board feet. The first was pur chased for $8,030.30 as Linna paid $34 per thousand for 230,000 feet of Douglas fir appraised at $23.55. The second tract was purchased for the appraised $3,476.80. The other big sale of the day California Man Held On Charge Of Assault Richard Claude Crisswell, 18, of Farmcrsville, Calif., was arrest ed Friday after being charged with assault and battery. Roseburg police said he is charged with hitting Mrs. Betty Lou Beard of 2610 NE Diamond Lake Blvd. Police stated the incid ent apparently arose when Criss well was reprimanded for teasing the Beards' children. According to the report, the complainant said Crisswell hit her. When her hus band said he was going to call the police, Mrs. Beard reported, the youth also hit him. GLENDALE COUNCIL MEETS The Glendale City Council met Friday evening. The regular Mon day night meeting had been can celed because a number of the members were out of town, reports Mrs. Gerald B. Fox, correspond ent. Routine business was transacted. There was some discussion of the city's search for a fire truck but no action was taken. When circumstances Interfere with your sayings program and you can't add to your account the first of the month, - don't worry, there's not a penny of income lost so long cs you save by the 10th. .All money added to your savings account here as late as the 10th of any month earns from the first a full month I CURRENT DIVIDEND NOW BEING mnaiici Savings & Loan Association Jockson & Ook - ' - -' " '-fir - 'sued a statement saying "racial 1 discrimination is the motivating saw the D. R. Johnson Lumber Co. of Riddle pay $135,208.80 for a tract north of Camas Valley con taining 4,558,000 feet appraised at $84,336.30. Johnson paid $33.35 per thousand for 3,825,000 feet of Doug, las fir appraised at $20.05. Days Creek Timber V The other BLM tract sold went lo the Herbert Lumber Co. for $26 -617.95. Located south of Day's Creek, it contained 1,382,000 feet of timber and had been appraised at $21,413.95. Herbert Lumber Co. paid $20 per thousand for 1,301,000 feet of Douglas fir appraised' at $16. A 16th tract, containing 172,000 feet of timber, was not sold and will be held open for a maximum of 90 days. During that time, bids of not less than the appraised price of $3,827.20, will be accepted by the BLM. Throat Cut Threat: Holds Local Man : Leo Leonard Miller, 23, of 707 SE Ramp Rd., was taken into custody by the sheriff's depart, mcnt shortly after noon Friday to face a charge of threatening the commission of a felony re ports Undershcriff Lyle Dickenson! Miller is accused of threatening to cut the throats of his estranged wife, Rose, and his two children residing at 1338 NE Ellen St. said Dickenson, He is being held for arraignment in District Court, probably Monday. A charge of rape brought against Ervin Edward Duncan, 20, of Myr tle Creek was dismissed in Dis. trict Court on motion of the dis Inct attorney, as the prosecuiing witness decided not to prosecute and asked that the case be dropped. Duncan was ordered released by Judge Gerald R. Hayes. Dennis M. Bangs, 18, Suthcrlin, charged with larceny from an outo, was bound over to the grand jury by Judge Hayes after waiving pre liminary hearing set for P'riday. Reginald N. Butler, 28, Siletii, has been committed to the Doug las County jail from Reedsport Municipal Court to serve 30 days for drunken driving. Elk Possession Draws Penalty Three Camas Valley people wero fined a total of $400 Friday by Justice of Peace Ward Watson in Suthcrlin after pleading guilty to having illegal possession of, e 1 k meat. The three are Troy S. Burt. Har ry Albert Nuzum and Geraldine Grace Smith. Burt and Geraldine Smith were fined $150 and sen tenced to serve 10 days each. Nu zum was fined $100 and given 10 days. The sentences were to be sus pended on payment of the fines. Judge Watson confiscated 94 packages of elk meat and a box of bones and meat. All were turn ed over to the Douglas County Homo at Roseburg. Tho three were arrested by slate police July 5. PAID Phone OR 2-2656 4 JIHII!; i - mi
