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    2 The Newi-ReviW, Roieburg, Ore. Ttiur., July 13, 1961
Solons Urge Retention
Of U.S. Electoral College
WASHINGTON (AP) The
chairmen of the two major poli
tical parties urged Congress today
to retain the Electoral College.
But they disagreed on other
changea in the method of electing
presidents.
Chairman John M. Bailey of
the Democratic National Commit
tee called for a constitutional
amendment to prevent electors
from deserting the candidate to
whom they are pledged.
Chairman William . Miller of
the Republican National Commit
tee urged the adoption of a plan
by which electors would be chos
en by congressional districts, with
two being named at-large in each
state.
The two chairmen reached one
major point of agreement in sep
arate testimony prepared for the
Senate Constitutional Amendment
subcommittee.
Both proposed that when no
candidate gets a majority of elec
toral voles and the election has
to be decided in. Congress that all
members of the Senate and the
Fire Fighters Hope To Contain
Pair Of Large California Fires
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Calif. (AP) Fire fighters today
hoped .to contain two of Cali
fornia'! largest brushland fires of
the season, barring more not
winds that have aggravated one
of the state's worst droughts in
history.
The fir advance slowed five
miles from the Bass Lake resort,
just off State Highway. 41, the
year-round route into Yosemite.
Crews were slowly drawing
Khan, Kennedy
In Final Meet ;
WASHINGTON (AP) Pakistan
President Ayub Khan and Presi
dent Kennedy held their third and
final conference today. Kashmir,
Pakistan's relations with India,
and other problems were reported
to figure in the talks.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
met the, Pakistani leader at the
entrance to the White House and
escorted him to Kennedy's oval
study.
Bath Sides Plaatad
"Both sides are pleased with
the outcome of the talks," Rusk
to d newsmen.
"We have gone around the en
tire world jftuation," Rusk said,
"and the problems confronting
the Western allies have been
thoroughly examined."
Strong assurances of continued
U.S. economic support for Paki
stan's $5-billion five-year plan
were expected to come from the
meeting.
The two leaders were to discuss
tne Kashmir question at their sec
ond White House meeting Wednes
day but concentrated instead on
Pakistan's economio development
problems.
Ayub will be host to the Ken
nedys tonight at a formal dinner
in a downtown hotel.
A communique wilt be Issued
before his departure Friday for
New York aboard a U.S. Air Force
plane.
U.S. and Pakistan officials both
agreed that Ayub's visit here so
far has cleared up misunderstand
ings and improved U.S.-Pakistan
relations.
Wants Indian Meet
Pakistan officials made no se-
crct of their desire that the Unit
ed States take a more prominent
role in inducing India to meet
with Pakistan at a conference ta
ble to arrange a settlement of the
Kashmir dispute.
Pakistan has held out far a pleb
iscite conducted by the United
' Nations to decide whether Kashmir
belongs to Pakistan or India. In
dia has turned down the plebis
cite and incorporated two-thirds of
Kashmir into the Indian National
Union.
While holding out for a plebiscite
conducted by the United Nations
to decide whether Kashmir belongs
to Pakistan or India. India has
turned down the plebiscite and in
corporated two-thirds of Kashmir
into the Indian National Union.
While holding out for a plebis
cite high Pakistan sources indicat
ed this would not bar the United
States or some other third party
from suggesting that India's Prime
Minister Nehru and Ayub meet
to arrange a negotiated settlement.
Astrid D. Fjildseth
Astrid Dorthea Fjildscth, well
known resident of the Rosrburg
area, died at a local hospital Tues
day at the age of 77, following a
short illness.
She was born in Molde, Norway,
Oct. 25, 188.1. She had lived in
Hoseburg for the past 30 years.
She was employed as dining room
hostess at the Umpqua Hotel un
til her retirement several years
ago. Sha was a communicate of
St. George's Episcopal Church.
She is survived by one sister,
one brother and two nephews, all
of Norway.
Funeral services will be held at
SI. George'i Episcopal Church Fri
day at 2 p.m. with the Kev. John
Welch officiating. Private crema
tion rites will follow at Rest Hav
en Crematory in Eugene.
Friends may make donations to
the Memorial fund of St. George's
Church.
Wilson's Chsnel of the Roses is
in charge of, arrangements.
7 -
House he permitted to vote. Such
contests now are settled in the
House, with each state delegation
having one vote.
Bailey said he thinks the flaws
in the present Electoral College
system are "more theoretical
than real." He came out against
a national presidential primary,
which Sen. Estes Kcfauvcr, D
Tcnn., chairman of the subcom
mittee, has proposed in the past.
Bailey said the cost and the
time required for campaigning for
the nomination in such a primary
"might exclude some men who
would make superior presidential
candidates."
But the Democratic chairman
said he thinks action ought to be
taken to prevent electors exercis
ing the right of voting for some
other candidate when they are
chosen on a particular ticket.
"This loophole provides a pos
sibility of deviation from the ex
pressed will of the electorate that
might be highly dangerous in a
close election," he said.
"In the 1BG0 election, for exam-
lines around blackened 63,000
acres of brushland that flank this
famed Sierra vacation spot.
Towns threatened hy flames
were apparently out of danger.
The largest fire, which centered
about 15 miles south of the park,
has burned 38,000 acres, con
sumed two mountain villages and
trapped and killed a couple flee
ing in their car.
Dean Schlobohn, State Division
of Forestry dispatcher at Fresno,
was optimistic. I
"If we get a little rain, wilhout
the winds, we should be able to
control this fire in two days," he
said.
Forty miles to the northwest
fire fighters made progress wilh
a blaze that began in Calaveras
County Sunday and raced south
into Tuolumne County, covering
25,1)00 acres.
Nature helped the fire haulers
as winds died down, but a human
menace plagued them.
An arsonist set two brush fires
Wednesday near Jamestown. The
blazes consumed hundreds of
acres but no buildings, a forester
said.
The large fire flared uo Tues
day, burning the Madera County
communities of Nininnawasee and
Ahwahnec. Only a few buildings
were loll slanding.
Only known casualties were M.
and Mrs. (ieorge Kipp, both in
their AOs, who were burned to
death in their car on a mountain
road as they fled Ahwahnee.
forestry officials said most of
the uncounted evacuees were tak
en in by residents of nearby
communities.
State Division of Forestry dis
patcher John Gookin said the new
blazes in the boulder-strewn
Jamestown area were quickly con
tained, nut predicted fire fighters
wilt have a hard job in extinguish
ing them.
He said a pyromaniac has
plagued the area for several
years.
Man Pleads Guilty
To Assault Count
James R. McAllister, 30, of 1270
NE Stephens St., pleaded guilty to
a charge of assault and battery in
the court of District Judge Gerald
R. Hayes Wednesday.
He was sentenced to 120 davs in
the Douglas County jail and fined
$100 and (5 costs. He was arrest
ed on a complaint by Myra McAl
lister, alleging that he beat her
July 10.
In oilier District Court actions
Don William Emrick, 31, of 1577
NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Rose
burg, pleaded guilty to defrauding
an innkeeper. Judge Hayes sen
tenced him to serve five days in
the county juil and pay a fine of
$50 and ii costs. He was accused
of failure to pay for lodging at the
Camas Valley Tourist Camp.
Arthur Wennerberg, 46, of 233
NW Calkins ltd., pleaded guilty to
being drunk on a public highway.
Judge Hayes fined him $50 and $5
costs and imposed a 10-day jail
sentence.
A charge of illegal possession of
alcohol by a minor was dismissed
on motion of (he Oregon State I'o
lice.
Rural Firemen Called
To Small Grass Fire
Roscburg Rural Fire Department
was called out to 3610 NW Hooker
Road on a small grass fire Wed
nesday at 3:58 p.m. Cause of the
blaze is unknown and no damage
was reported. About a quarter of
an acre was burned.
A fire in the dryer at the Bill
Harrison residence in Winston
caused the Winston-Dillard De
partment to go on the run at 10:58
a.m. Wednesday. Amount of dam
age was unknown. Someone at the
scene of the blaze pulled the plug
io me aryer and Hie tire was put
out before firemen arrived.
FUN NIGHT SLATED
Riversdale Grange will hold a
teen-age fun night Saturday at the
Grange hall from 8 In 11 p.m.
Games, dancing and refreshments
are planned.
pie, a shift of less than 18,000
votes in Illinois, Minnesota and
Hawaii, for example, would have
produced an electoral vote count
of Kennedy 262; Nixon 261; un
pledged 14. Imagine the tempta
tions and pressures on each elec
tor or the confusion that could
have followed the death or disa
bility of a few electors!"
Storm May Provide
Fast Test For New
Hurricane Hunter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)
A weather disturbance in the
Atlantic could provide a quick
test for the new camera-carrying
Tiros III hurricane-hunter satel
lite.
The 285-pound satellite rocketed
into orbit Wednesday to photo
graph and perhaps discover the
cause of tropical storms. Within
hours, the Miami Weather Bu
reau reported a disturbance
southeast of Puerto Rico, 400-600
miles east of the Lesser Antilles
Above-normal shower activity,
clouds and moderate winds were
reported from the area. Weather
officials said over-all conditions
were not favorable for hurricane
development, but Navy hurricane
patrol planes were to make a
thorough aerial investigation.
A Tiros project officer said
Tiros III probably would pass
over the disturbance zone today
and there was a possibility its
two television cameras would ob
tain pictures of the potential
storm.
A Thor-Della rocket boosted the
meteorological satellite into an
orbit ranging from 460.74 to 506.52
miles above the earth. It circles
the globe once every 100 minutes
On its first pass, Tiros III
transmitted 35 pictures showing
cloud cover formation over New
foundland, the Gulf of St. Law
rence and the St. Lawrence Val
ley region.
Officials of the National Aero
nautics and Space Administration
described the photos as ' excel
lent."
If project officials suspect the
disturbance in the Atlantic could
develop into a hurricane, they
can command the two cameras
to take pictures when the satellite
is over the weather system. The
photos will be stored on magnetic
tape and played to ground sta
tions at Wallops Island, Va., or
San Nicolas, Calif., wncn Tiros
HI passes overhead. .
4-H Members Leave
For Training Camp
Eighteen boys and girls, from
Douglas County left this morning
for the 4-H training camp at Pis
tol River. They were accompanied
by Wanda Foree and Frank von
Borstel, 4-H county extension
agents.
The camp Is for high school-age
students from Douglas, Coos and
Curry counties who are interested
in becoming camp councilors.
Following the two-day training
session, 35 or 40 from the 65 at
tending the camp will be selected
as counselors for the 4-H Lamp
Myrtlewood near Bridge. There
will be two camp sessions, one
from July 18-22, the other from
July 23-29.
One hundred fitly boys and girls
have signed up for the camp, 52
Douglas County members attend
ing the first camp and 12 for the
second. The first camp is for 4
Hers who have completed third,
fourth, fifth and sixth grides the
second for those in the seventh
grade and above. It is necessary
to have the two camp sessions be
cause there Is so much interest in
the three counties which partici
pate. Some of the activities planned
for Camp Myrtlewood (his year
are: Swimming, first aid, crafts
campfire programs, sports, etc.
Extension agents from the three
counties will supervise the pro
gram.
Ollie McAllister
Funeral services for Ollie D. Mc
Allisler, 74, well-known resident of
Dillard and long-time resident of
Douglas County who died Wednes
day at his home at Dillard, will be
held in Long & Shukle Memorial
Chapel (formerly Long & Orr Mor
tuary) Saturday at 10:30 a.m., with
the Rev. Alfred S. Tyson, rector
of St. George's Episcopal Church
otficiating.
Ritualistic rights will be con
ducted under auspices of Laurel
Masonic Lodge. Following services
here his body will be taken to bu-
gene for cremation rites at Rest
Haven Memorial Park. The fam
ily has requested that those who
wish may contribute to the Heart
Fund.
McAllister was born at Roca.
Neb., on July 14, 1886. and came
to Roscburg in 1907. He was cm
ployed by the Southern Pacific Co.,
from 1907 to 1950, retiring as a
conductor after 43 years of service.
He was married to Zilpha E. Patch
en at Reno, Nev., on May 30. 1947.
He was a communicant of St.
George's Episcopal Church, a
member of Laurel Lodge No. 13,
A. F. & AM, ami Roscburg Lodge
No. 326, B. P. O. of Elks.
Surviving are his widow, a step
daughter, Mrs. Mona Hull., Eu
gene; a sister, Mrs. Fern Head,
Santa Barbara, Calif.; a half-sister,
Mrs. Royd Bmton, Roseburg;
two step sisters, Mrs. Mable Agee,
Roseburg, and Mrs. Bertha Rlun
dell. Riddle; four grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
. BIG -JOHN 'A STROVt's i,'!'v-"'
rase
ONE OF THE NEW features of this year's Big John
Strong's Circus performance is Fritz Hanz, German hand
balancer. His act will be shown in conjunction with the
circus show at the Douglas County Fair Aug. 24-27 ot
the Fairgrounds.
Episcopal Minister Claims
Freedom Riders Mistreated
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP)-An
Episcopal minister, who returned
Wednesday night from Mississippi
where he spent 23 days in jail as
a "Freedom Rider," says South
erners are un-American and un
christian. '
Hoffa's Fraud
Case Dismissed
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-A federal
judge dismissed today the govern
ment's mail-fraud case against
Teamsters union President James
R. Hoffa and two other men.
Judge Joseph P. Licb threw out
the case against Hoffa, Henry
Lower and Robert E. McCarthy
Jr. on the ground (hat the grand
jury that returned the indictment
against the three last year at Or
lando was improperly selected.
This was the main argument uf
defense attorneys.
In Washington, Atty. Gen. Rob
ert F. Kennedy noted in a state
ment that Licb's decision did not
involve the merits of the charges.
He said the Justice Department
could either appeal from the de
cision or submit the charges to a
new grand jury.
Lieb said in a 13-page decision
that state lists, which excluded
women and people not registered
to vote, were used to make up ine
jury box.
Lieb said " apparently tne jury
commissioner (Alan Bixby) and
the deputy commissioner (Mildred
Durrance) were either unaware ot
the change in the law or forgot
about it, for they deliberately ana
exclusively limited their selection
of names for the jury box to those
persons who were then registered
to vote and in the case ol women,
to those who had also volunteered
for jury service in the stale
courts."
The judge said dismissal of the
indictment did not necessarily ter
minate the prosecution. He added
that the government could present
its case again to the grand jury if
the jury were properly selected.
Hoffa, Lower and McCarthy had
all been charged in a 12-cmint
indictment with using the mail,
interstate telegraph and telephone
facilities in a scheme to defraud
the government.
The indictment said thry mis
used more than $500,000 in union
funds "for personal profit" in op
eration of Sun Valley Inc., which
bought 2,475 acres south of Cape
Canaveral six years ago.
Cooling Trend Ends
Sweltering Conditions
Old Mr. Sun came in blazing
glory Wednesday to give Douglas
County residents furnace-like tem
peratures. However, a cooling
trend today eased the sweltering
conditions.
The Weather Bureau at the Air
port reported a high of 105 de
grees yesterday, one degree below
the high for Tuesday. Clouds have
now floated in, accompanied hy
thunder storms and lightning
strikes in the mountains. Cooler
temperatures and some showers
are expected today, giving some
relief to the hazardous fire condi
tions. Other areas around the state re
cording temperatures of over 100
were; Medford. 107; The Dalles
and Eugene, 105; Salem, 104; Port
land 102; and Pendleton. 101.
Non-Support Count Hits
Myrtle Creek Resident
Dwain Mendenhall. 28. of Myr
tle Creek was bound over to the
Grand Jurv on a non-stinnnil
charge following a preliminary
neanng in Ine District Court ot
Gerald R. Hayes Wednesday. Bail
was continued at $1,000.
A preliminary hearing has been
set for Tuesdav for Leo Leonard
Miller. 23. of 707 SE Ramp Kd
charged wilh threatening the com
mission of a felony. He is accused
of threatening his wile and two
children. Bail is continued at SI.
500. The hearing will be at 3 p m.
The Rev. Grant Muse, white
pastor of the Church of the Good
Shepherd in Berkeley, told news
men that he and other riders were
abused and ridiculed by their
jailors.
He said in Parchman peniten
tiary, where he spent half his
time after his arrest in Jackson
jailers used a type of handcuff
called a wristbreaker and goaded
rider prisoners with rods charged
wilh electricity.
Muse said he and another pris
oner shared a cell, 6 by 9 feet,
with a basin, toilet and 'two cots.
"For the first two days food
was adequate. But after that we
existed on corn bread, green
beans and chunks of pork fat with
two- or three-inch bristles on it."
Riders were fed large doses ol
a mixture called Black Annie,
milk of magnesia in blackstrap
molasses. Muse said.
He was one of six San Francisco
Bay area riders arrested June 20
after they had entered a Negro
waiting room in Jackson.
He was sentenced to four
months but was released when the
Congress of Racial Equality paid
his $500 fine.
When they were transferred
from Jackson to Parchman prison,
he and the others were loaded into
trucks like cattle, Muse said.
As they approached small
towns, the drivers would turn on
sirens and flashing red lights.
"Then they would stop and let
the natives look in at us and
jeer," he related.
Roseburg City Council
To Act On Sewer Jobs
The Roseburg City Council will
hold a special meeting to act on
two sewer projects.
The meeting will be held at 7:30
p.m. in the city offices.
The projects involved are Lyn
wood and the Main-Jackson sani
tary sewers. Public hearings were
held last Monday, but not enough
ouncilmen were present to
approve ordinances putting the jobs
into effect.
City Manager John Warburton
said the meeting would be ppencd
for more discussion on the Main
Jackson job, since remonstrances
were raised at the hearing.
U. S. Plywood Donation
Aids HospitalCampaign
Emit Ramberg, general chair
man of the Mercy Hospital expan
sion program, announced today
that a contribution of $9,000 was
received from the United Slates
Plywood Corp. to assist the hospi
tal with ils building program.
William Wells, general manager
of U. S. Plywood s Roseburg oper
ations, said the company is pleased
that it could be of assistance in
this community project to provide
better health facilities for the peo
ple of this area.
Louis W. Josse
Louis W. Josse. 72, well-known !
resident of Roseburg, and retired I
local home furnishing merchant.
died Wednesday evening at a local i
hospital. j
He was born Aug. 3, 1888, at :
Hillsboro. Ore.
Surviving are his widow, Harriett
Rarker Josse, Roseburg; a soa
Jack. Reno, Nev.; two sisters. Mrs
Lillian Haack. Portland, and Mrs.
Edna Day. Medford; and three
grandchildren.
His body has been removed to
Long It Shukle Memorial Chapel
(formerly Long & Orr Mortuary)
and funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Sheep Sale Slated
Sheepmen are invited to attend
thd Southwestern Oregon Ram and
Ewe Sale Saturday at the 1-ane
County Fairgrounds in Eugene.
The sale is co-sponsored by the
Douglas and Lane county livestock
associations. Emery Alderman,
auctioneer, will conduct the sale
which will begin at 10 a m. PST
and will be continuous with no stop
for lunch.
School Board Approves
Names Budget Committee Members
The Roseburg School Board Wed
nesday night approved plans for
a multipurpose building at Mel
rose and selected members for the
1962-63 budget committee as high
lights of its meeting.
On hand to introduce the plans
for the Melrose building, which
will be located behind the present
school, was John L, Briscoe, Eu
gene architect.
Bids for the project will be open
ed Aug. 8. The call for bids will
be advertised July 18 and 25.
The plans include a combination
gymnasium and auditorium, show
er and storage rooms and heating
plant.
The bid call will include an al
ternate which would increase the
size of the multipurpose room
from 60 to 80 feet in length and
to include lockers for both boys
and girls.
Also on the subject of Melrose,
Business Manager Wendell Smith
reported he had received an oral
agreement that the district could
Druggest Found
Beaten To Death
CANNON BEACH (AP) Don
ald Newman, 65, long-time owner
of a Cannon Beach drug store,
was found beaten to death in his
store early today. Police are
looking for the slayer.
Mrs. Margaret Stockdale, who
lives in an apartment above the
store and who was employed as
a clerk, told police she hearo an
argument in the store at 2 a.m.
She slipped downstairs and saw
Newman fighting with a man, she
said.
She went out a rear door and
summoned police. State police Sgt.
William Flippo and Sheriff Carl
Bondietti answered the call and
found Newman dead at the rear
of the store.
The death weapon apparently
was a 15-inch bolt, about th of
an inch in diameter.
Mrs. Stockdale told police the
man had been in and out of the
store for the past few days, saying
he wanted to purchase it.
Becky Undergoes
Foot Operation
SEASIDE (AP) Becky Roe
ver underwent surgery this morn
ing for a foot injury she suffered
last week when she fell down an
oceanside cliff.
The 12-year-old girl lay injured
in a rocky cove for three days
before she was found Monday by
a fisherman. She has been under
going treatment in a hospital for
exposure and dehydration.
Today she was sufficiently re
covered to undergo a general an
aesthetic for surgery for a bad
gash on her right foot. The gash
exposed the tendons.
Her mother, Mrs. William Roe
ver, said that the surgeon had
told her that there was no diffi
culty in the surgery. However, a
skin graft operation may be
necessary later, Mrs. Roever said.
The Roevers, who live at Belaire,
Texas, a suburb of Houston, plan
to return home as soon as Becky
is recovered. .
Father Gives Own Life
To Save That Of Son's
LEHL Utah (AP) A father
gave his own life for his son's
Wednesday. He leaped into a sewer
trench and, with his body, shield
ed the boy from the full force of a
cave-in.
The collapsing dirt pushed 36
vear-old contractor Darrel Adams
face into the opposite wall of the
trench, and a chunk of asphalt
pinned his head in that position.
Rescue workers, digging franti
cally, were too late to save Adams.
But beneath the dirt, cradled be
tween his dead father's knees and
arms, they found 14-year-old Rich
ard Adams still alive.
The boy was hospitalized over
night for observation.
Baby Boy Drowns As
Car Leaves Highway
BAKER ( AP) An 8-monthoId
boy drowned early today when a
car in which he was riding left
the highway and plunged into the
Powder River.
The victim was I.yle D. Baker,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Baker of Portland. The Bakers
and their five other children suf
fered minor injuries in the acci
dent. The car went off the road on a
curve some 25 miles northeast of
Baker. It landed on ils top in
three feet of water. The four older
children were thrown from the
car as it rolled over. The Bakers
and the other child got out when
it hit the water.
Air Officers Sentenced
PARIS (AP) A special military
tribunal sentenced three officers
of a crack air force command
unit to prison terms Wednesday
for taking part in the generals'
mutiny in Algiers in April.
Two of the sentences were sus
pended. Two other officers were
acquitted. Rut Maj. Marcel Foran
was sent to prison with a five
year sentence. I
FOR RENT
Untwrntshae1 Urge apartment.
Private entrance, utilities pais-.
CALL OR 1192 IVININGS
have an easement on adjoining
property on which to drill a well.
The school has been plagued by
poor-quality water from the well
on its property. The easement
agreement was made with Henry
Scott.
Turning to the subject of a budg
et committee for next year, the
board selected the following mem
bers: Harold McKay and Richard
Moore, one year; Dudley C. Walton
and James R. Finlay. two years;
and Harry Hill and Carrol Sensa
baugh, three years.
Progress of the present building
program also took a big slice of
the long evening.
Roof Structure Questioned
Clerk of the Works Ed Clark
made a report. One result was a
decision by the board to ask archi
tect Ken Morin of Eugene to send
the board a letter attesting to the
adequacy and structural stability
of roofing elements at the new
Fir Grove School. The purpose is
to determine responsibility if the
roofing is unsound.
Another snag in the building pro
gram was the report by Business
Manager Smith that roofing on the
new addition to Joseph Lane Jun
ior High School had begun slip
ping. Representatives of the roof
ing manufacturer were scheduled
in Roseburg today to determine
what should be done about it. The
roofing is sandwiched paper and
tar with gravel sprinkled on top.
Another subject which took con
siderable time in the four-hour
meeting was a discussion of a pro
posed questionnaire for determin
ing qualifications for appointing an
agent of record for the district's
insurance programs.
Expert Writes Letter
Board Member Joe Dent intro
duced a letter from an expert on
the subject which was reproduced
for study by the board. They will
meet in a special noon session Fri
day to discuss it again. Mean
while, the questionnaire was ten
tatively approved and will be sent
to insurance agencies in the dis
trict for return by July 21.
The board approved the appoint
ments of six teachers for the next
Ellsworth Is Sworn In
To Civil Service Post
SALEM AP) A former head
of the U.S. Civil Service Com
mission Harris Ellsworth
was sworn in Wednesday as a
member of the Oregon state Civil
Service Commission.
Ellsworth, Roseburg business
man, served as 4th district con
gressman for 14 years until 1957.
He was named to the slate
Civil Service Commission by Gov.
Mark Hatfield to replace A. C.
Newell, Milton-Freewater, whose
term expired.
Ellsworth attended his first
meeting of the state commission
Wednesday.
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school year. They were Marshall
Warner for vocal music at Joseph '.
Lane; Dale Oakerman, fourth
grade at Fullerton IV; Britton
Weaver and Clifford Shelton for
John C. Fremont; and Harold Win
field, English and geography, and
James Trowbridge, mathematics
and boys' counseling at Joseph
Lane. It also accepted the resigna
tion of Margaret Johnson as Wil
bur fourth grade teacher.
10 Teachers Needed ,
Supt. M. C. Deller said the dis
trict still has 10 vacancies on the
teaching staff. He reported the
equivalent of half to two-thirds of
a teacher's time would be added
to the instrumental music depart
ment next year to meet the in
creasing interest.
He said the music department
has the largest program in his
tory and still has only three full
time teachers, the same as when
the district had only 4,500 pupils.
Lightning Kills
9 Farm Workers
CLINTON, N.C. (AP) The
farm workers were in the field
harvesting tobacco when a typical
summer shower started.
The workers, all nine of Ihem,
sought refuge in a nearby barn,
as they had done before, leaving
the cut leaf under a shelter, plan
ning to return to their tasks after
the shower ended.
For eight of them, there was
no return.
A bolt of lightning smashed
down the barn door, seared
across the damp ground and cut
them down in an instant, leaving
no mark on their bodies. ;
Several other people in the' barn
were unhurt. '
Among the victims was the
sharecropper couple operating the
simple farmstead, Oscar and An
nette Cottle. Another was a 70-year-old
Negro woman. The rest
were teen-agers.
The lone survivor from among
the nine was Eugene Daughtry,
16, who was hospitalized for
shock. "I guess I was mighty
lucky," said the strapping Negro
youlh.
"I had my head against one
curer." he went on, "and I saw
the lightning when it came in.
Something seemed to hit the back
of my head. Then I heard the
thunder, and that's all I rcmem- -ber."
The door was knocked off its
hinges by the lightning bolt, but
the barn was otherwise hardly
damaged.
Killed in addition to the Cottles
were William Keel, 13; Mary
Morrisey, 70; Joyce Ann Mathis,
13; Ludie Mathis. 18; Earl Bell,
15; and Samuel Newkirk, 16. All -but
Keel and the Cottles couple
were Negroes.
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