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2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Porter Predicts Demo Win, But Foresees 'Hard Fight' Charles 0. Porter, a Eugene lawyer intent on recovering a con gressional seat he once held, told Douglas County Young Democrats and members of his county cam paign committee Friday he thought the Democrats would win tne con gressional seat but "we'll have a hard fight." Porter was the center of atten tion at a small party luncheon in the Umpqua Hotel. He said he did not consider the unopposed Republican, Carl Fish er of Eugene, "a cinch" to beat be cause "he is campaigning full time now and will continue to do so up to the November election." Porter also indicated Fisher had the mon ey back of him that none of the four Democratic candidates will have. Durno Gets Barb Turning to the more immediate primary election, Porter said any one of the four Democrats would make a "fine congressman cer tainly belter than the one we have." His barb was aimed at Re publican U. S. Rep. Edwin Durno, who is giving up the seat to run for V. S. Senate. Porter said the decision on the Democratic nominee would have to be based "not on promises but on achievements." He went on then to list the ac complishments he claims as a for mer U. S. representative. 1. One of the most important, he aid, was keeping in touch with his constituents through repeated vis its to the district, through the mails and through offices in Med ford and Eugene. 2. He says he launched the Ore gon Coastal Ports Federation to engender cooperation among the pord of the state. 3. He claimed credit for estab lishing the annual federal timber policies conferences at the Univers ity of Oregon in which federal for est agencies could explain their policies and practices to timber men. Credit Claimed Porter also claimed credit for the national policies being reflected by the Alliance for Progress. He said he was opposed to appeasing Latin American dictatorships. "I wanted Light Plane Crashes , In Hood River Yard HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) - A light plane's engine failed Friday and it crash-landed in the front yard of a home south of Hood River. Pilot Thomas I'anson, Seattle, stepped from his badly-wrecked Beechcraft Bonanza, unhurt eX' cept for a cut finger. Ho is prosi dent of I'anson Industries Inc. Ha was flying through broken clouds at about 2,500 feet when the engine conked out. He set down in the yard of Howard Weathers, only a short distance from an airport. As the craft hit, the left wing wheel gave way and the craft spun around, almost ripping off a wing. How would you like to hove a hatful of cosh? Well you can by selling your no longer needed house hold items with a News-Review Want Ad! There are reoders who ore looking for just the item that you have. Take our advice: call OR 2-3321 today ond list that Item. And be sure and list the price. Chances are you will be amazed with the speedy results you will get. And who would not be interest ed in a hatful of cosh! DIAL OR 2-3321 A courtteui d writw will htlp you word your ad for bcil mulH. Filled With Dough! Ore. Sat, April 21, 1962 us to be on the side of those want ing social and economic progress. This means my stand has now be come American policy," he insist ed. In informal remarks before the speech, Porter took a crack at the Republican party on a current is sue: "I think the Republicans made a mistake in identifying themselves with big steel and with the price inflation spiral." He made the state ment as a reaction to a Friday story which said Republicans were lashing the President for stepping in to apply pressure to the steel companies to force them to cut back steel prices. FAA Checks Runway Beef WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Aviation Agency chief N. E. Ha laby says the FAA is looking into an argument between two pilots over which had precedence as they approached the same runway at Washington's busy National Airport. In describing the incident at a news conference Friday, Halaby said It could have resulted in a collision but for alertness of the Northwest Airlines pilot and the air traffic controller. The argument was tape-recorded by a commercial radio engi neer Thursday night, and news men asked Halaby about it. He explained it this way: Flights Converged A Northwest Airlines DC6 from Detroit and a DC3 owned by Holmes Drilling Co. of Houston both approached the airpert from the south on gradually converging flight paths about 8:30 p.m. The weather was clear and the crews of each plane could see the other. The DC6 passed under the DC3, or the DC3 overtook the DC6, de pending on the pilots' conflicting versions. . Halaby said that when both were about seven miles from the airport they began arguing over which had landing precedence on Runway 36. He said tower person nel, seeing the DC3 ahead at five or six miles distance, gave it the right of way. The DCS circled again, landing later on the same runway. The news conference had been called for Halaby to report on a man-machine error which left two airliners circling in the overcast at the same altitude over the sub urb of Springfield, Va., prepara tory to landing at National Air port last March 21. Details Revoilod The incident involved an East ern Air Lines Electra, with 41 per sons aboard, bound from Louis ville, Ky., and a United Air Lines Viscount, witn zo persons aboard, from Huntsvillo, Ala., and Knox ville, Tenn. FAA officials said "Providence" and the fact that the faster Elec tra was making a wider circle kept the two from colliding. Neither of the pilots nor the control tower was aware of the problem until the Eastern pilot announced he was leaving the pattern at 7,000 feet en route to a landing. Navy Recruiting Office Gets Excellent Rating The Roseburg Navy Recruiting branch office has been rated ex cellent during a recent inspection by Lt. Cmdr. M. F. Wlrth, assis tant officer in charge of recruit ing for the Portland Recruiting Area. The Roseburg office is staffed by chiefs Dclmar Hnckersmlth, Robert Lewis and William Triska. llnckorsmith Is in charge of the office. Mrs. Oliver Dotson Funeral arrangements are pend ing In Iloschurg for Mrs. Oliver (Anna Cynthia) Dotson, 55, Can- yonvillc, who was killed in an auto mobile accident near Woodland Calif., on Highway 40, Mrs. Dotson was the wife of the business agent of Local 2672, Lum ber and Sawmill Workers Union in Canyonvillc. She died as the result of a chsin-reaction collision in which three others were injured. Wilson's Chapel of the Roses is In charge of arrangements for the funeral. Newberry's FOR YOUR New Equality Section Urged For State Law SALEM (AP) - A new first section in Oregon's Constitution was proposed today to guarantee equal rights to women, and to ban discrimination because of race or religion. The Human Rights Subcommit tee of the state Constituion Revi sion Commission recommended that the first section read: "To secure the liberty, the dig nity, and the equal right before the law of all men and women, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin or social condition, the people of Oregon, exercising the power Inherent in a free peo ple, guarantee the rights of this article in addition to and inde pendent of any other constitution or law. They would follow guarantees of the basic freedoms of religion press, speech, assembly, rights of the accused, and guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure. These rights now are guaran teed. But the new first section more strongly guarantees these rights to women and minorities. The subcommittee's recommen dations will be considered by the 17-member commission next . Fri day and Saturday. The commission is writing a new constitution that would be sub mitted to the 1963 legislature, and then to the people in 1964. The subcommittee has recom mended that the death penalty for murder be changed from the sta tus of constitutional provision to law. It took the same action on the provision for liquor by the drink. This gives the legislature the authority to abolish capital pun ishment. Portland Firm Seems Lowest Bidder On Pipe Armco Drainage and Metal Prod ucts, Portland, was the apparent low bidder Friday on corrcgated metal pipe of various sizes and fasteners for county road work. Bids were opened by the County Court with Armco bidding $20,298. 28. Other bidders were Beal Pipe and Tank Corp., Portland, 821,131.- 77, and Concrete Conduit Co., Di vision of American Marietta Co., Portland, $20,486.15. The court will open bids during the next week for civil defense in surance and air conditioning of the Courthouse. The insurance bids will be opened Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The air conditioning bids will be opened Friday at 4 p.m. The court is also asking bids on asphaltic concrete pavements on various county roads for May 2 at 10:30 a.m. The work involves 42,800 tons of asphaltic concrete. Included will be the pavement for 15.5 miles on the Wilbur-Glide Rd. (North Bank Rd.); 5.3 miles on the South Myr tle Creek Rd.; and 5.8 miles on the Upper Cow Creek Rd. . Bid work is to be completed on or before Oct. 15, 1962. Fellowship Tea Plans Made By Merry Circle The Merry Circle of the Olivet Presbyterian Church in Glendale met recently at the church, reports Mrs. Gerald B. Fox, correspond ent. Mrs. Wayne Close led the Bible study in the book of Romans. Plans were made for holding a breakfast at the church and for participating in the May Fellow ship Tea which is to be held at the Azalea Community Church. Members displayed project ma terials which have been made at home for shipping to an Indian Mission school. After the meeting, hirthday hon ors were given to Mrs. John Sein er. City Police Get Report Of Stolen Auto Tire Lester E. Walker, 516 W. Chath am Dr., Roseburg, reported to city police this morning the larceny of a tire from his car. Police reported he said the tire was taken from the auto between midnight Friday and 8 a.m. today. The car was parked across from his home. Police are also investigating the vandalism to a neon sign about 11 p.m. Friday at McKay's Drug Slore, 547 SE Jackson St, Part of a word on the sign was broken. OPEN until LATE EASTER MOVING in on a burning The truck tipped over and Portland. (UPI Telephoto). Driver Killed Near Portland As Tanker Crashes, Explodes PORTLAND (AP) A blazing inferno of gasoline Friday evening killed the driver of a tanker truck that toppled over and exploded as it approached Portland's Ross Is land bridge through a short tunnel. The driver, Edward E. Wright, Gladstone, Ore., was the only ma jor casualty. No other vehicles were involved, police said. The big truck-trailer, carrying 7,000 gallons of gasoline, ap parently skidded as it came around the tight curve just before the tunnel and smashed into the side of the tunnel. The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Explosions Noted Witnesses reported a scries of tremendous explosions, followed by flames that rose 60 to 80 feet into the air, enveloping Harbor Drive where It passes over the tunnel. The Harbor Drive overpass was closed to traffic until engineers from the Slate Highway Depart ment could determine whether it had been damaged by the ex plosions. All the west side ap proaches to the bridge also were closed. There were conflicting reports on whether Wright was killed by the explosions, or ran from his cab to be enveloped by the flames. A passerby. Don Lee Kapfer, 33, told reporters he tried to drag Wright away from the flames, but had to drop him to escape the intense heat. Kapfer was treated at the scene for burns to his face and hands. Explosions boomed through the tunnel as compartments in the tanker were reached by the flames. , Foam Truck Arrives A foam truck was called from the Portland Air Base to battle the gasoline flames. Flaming gas, carried on the surface of the wa ter, several times forced firemen and spectators to retreat to safety. As late as one o'clock this LOYD HASTINGS is the new president of the Roseburg Lions Club. He wos elected Thursday night to succeed Frank von Borstel as new of ficers take over July 1. (News Review picture) Jt . .. W.K..& J Woolworf h's TON GOT SP.Afl. SHOPPING CONVENIENCE til) I I Jl gas truck in Portland is a U.S. Air Force foam truck Friday. burned in on underpass leading to Ross Island Bridge in morning, firemen stood by to douse gasoline flames that caught fire as far as 200 yards from the scene. Police were still investigating the cause of the accident this morning. Investigators said skid marks were found 30 feet away from the point where the trailer tank top began to scrape the side of the tunnel. They were checking the possi bility that the connecting pin, be tween the truck and trailer, broke. Police said Friday night they had eliminated the possibility that a tire blew or a wheel came off. Tanker Undamaged In Crash With Pier ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) A 504- foot-long Standard Oil Co. tanker escaped without damage when it slammed into pier 2 at the Port of Astoria early Friday. Damage to the pier may run as high as $40,000, and officials are checking to see if oil pipelines under the pier were hurt. The tanker J. H. MacGaregill of Richmond, Calif., was ap proaching the dock to deliver pe troleum when the craft apparent ly was lifted against the pier by the tide, port officials said. A number of persons on the pier made a dash for safety as the bow of the tanker swung around and hit the pier. The tanker weighs more than 10,000 tons. Girl Scout Day Camp fs Planned For July Glendale area Girl Scout leaders met recently at the home of Mrs. Alvin Howard to make plans for a day camp which will be held some time in July, reports Mrs. Gerald B. Fox, correspondent. Plans were made for two train ing meetings at the park, the first scheduled for May 7, beginning at 10 a.m. The second date will be announced. All those willing to assist with the camping program are urged to attend. Local leaders were as sisted in their planning by a guest, Mrs. Janet Stutz of North Bend, executive director of Girl Scout work in this district. Egg Hunt In Riddle The Riddle Volunteer Fire De partment is sponsoring the annual Easter egg hunt to be held Easter Sunday at the high school football field beginning at 1:30 p.m., with Harry Erkcnbeck as chairman. Prizes will be awarded for the gold eggs to be found among the 120 dozen to be hidden. All chil dren from pre school age through age twelve arc welcome to par ticipate in the hunt, reports Erma Best, correspondent. Firemen Called Out Roseburg firemen were called to a flue fire at the home of Harvey Peeke, 746 NE Jackson St., at 8:26 p.m. Friday. There was no damage. Straub Favors New Highway To Coast Area State Sen. Robert Straub of Eu gene, one of the four Democratic candidates for U.S. representative, said at Myrtle Point this week, he thinks another highway should be bunt between Coos Bay and Rose burg. . "Building of an east-west high way between Coos Bay and Rose burg would in no way compete with improvement work planned on Hignway 42," he said. He contended the road could be built without the use of state high way funds. He said the state would not enter the picture until after the highway was built and became of general public use. "The main funds and support for building the highway would be federal access road money and existing access roads already in the area." Earlier Straubb had indicated the road might be built along the route of tne old Coos Bay Wagon Rd. Straub urged that people in the south end of Coos County get be hind the east-west road as a means of increasing chances for continued improvement of Highway 42. "What builds one part of Coos County builds all of Coos County," he said. "The Port of Coos Bay is a sleep ing giant with vast potential not being realized. Building an east west highway would be one of the significant developments to in crease the amount of commercial tonnage carried by the port, as well as make the recreational fa cilities of the small boat basin at Charleston readily available to peo ple living in the valley," Straub continued. He concluded that the proposed route would bring Roseburg with in one hour's driving time from Coos Bay. Mothers' Day Projects Made By Glendale Girls Members of the Girl Scout troop, led by Mrs. Alvin Howard and Mrs. Dean Swanson of Glendale, met recently to work- on Moth er's Day presents, reports Mrs. Gerald B. Fox, correspondent. They made plans for holding a weiner roast at the city park. After the meeting, Pamela Jones served refreshments. PAY L WILL CL msim SUNDAY South Douglas Chamber Hears Roseburg's Mayor Peter B. Serafin, Roseburg may or, was principal speaker at the recent meeting of the South Doug las Chamber of Commerce, reports Mrs. oeraici a. fox, correspon dent. He said he was interested in the group and offered his assistance. Serafin, a member of the Doug las County Planning Commission, recommended to the group that it consider the possibilities of bring ing more retired people into the area as an aid to its economy. Brochures Due During the business meeting, it was reported that insert sheets ad vertising Southern Douglas Coun ty, which are to be used along Oust Castro Effort Noted MIAMI, Fig. (AP)-A new non political military movement aimed at overthrowing Cuban Prime Min ister Fidel Castro's Communist government has been organized underground in Cuba . and openly in the United States. A committee of three designated to represent the group in the Unit ed States announced formation of the movement Friday. The com mittee said Col. Ramon Barquin, former Cuban army officer operat ing a military school in Puerto Rico, had been chosen from in side Cuba to organize and head the movement. Ignacio Mendoza, one of the three committee members, said the movement had begun opera tions underground in Cuba. He de clined to elaborate, saying the military aspects of the movement would be secret. Another . committee member, Jose Aleman, said the movement would remain nameless because of its military functions. Mendoza and the third member of the committee, Juan Adler, be long to the Peoples Revolutionary Movement (MPR), one of the strongest antiCastro groups not af filiated with the Cuban Revolu tionary Council. But Mendoza said the new group had no connection with the MRP. Thank You ! We wish to express our appreciation to our many customers and friends who have patronized Richies during the past 12 years. Our Best Wishes to the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. George Powers, whom we are certain will continue the same good service and fine foods - A Pledge at Richies. SEP with brochures on the entire coun ty, will soon be ready. Chamber official estimate that the area can make use of some 20,000 to 25,000 of the brochures and inserts. ' It was also reported that the large signboards furnished by Pa cific Power and Light Co. to give the name and some pertinent facts about each community in the South Douglas Chamber of Com merce membership will be ready for erection on the highway soon. An announcement was also made concerning the need for bean pick ers early this summer. A large ad ditional acreage of beans is being planned for Southern Douglas County, and extra pickers will be asked to sign up bean pickers ahead of time so they will be available when needed. Many pick ers will be needed in the Canyon ville area where beans have not been planted previously. There was some discussion of the proposed Galesville Dam, and of whether or not water rights on Cow Creek, presently owned by farmers on the stream, will be hon ored if the dam is put in. Ralph Place, mayor of Glendale, report ed from the Douglas County Water Resources meeting, held in Rose burg the previous evening, that all such water rights will, indeed, be honored. He said those having suf ficient water under their ceded wa ter rights, will not have to pur chase more in acreage payments, after the dam rs put in. Truckdriver Arrested Roseburg police report the ar rest of Harold A. Mahan, 32, truck driver of 945 SE Mill St., Rose burg, on a district court warrant from South Salem. He was reported stopped by po lice on NE Stephens St. The war rant charged group overload with bail fixed at $198. DU PONT '501 ' Nylon Corptti " And Quality Wool Corpeti BOB ALLEN FLOOR COVERING Phone OR 2-1501 DON HURLEY and ED NELSON
