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HM e 2 Th News-Review, Roseburg, Qr Thjir., June 21, 1962 Attack Possible Troop Buildup Near Quemoy Concerns US. WASHINGTON (UPI) - The White House said today the United States is "watching with concern" a large-scale Chinese Communist build-up of air and ground forces on the coast opposite Quemoy and Matsu. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger told newsmen of this concern. He declined further comment on the situation, which some high U.S. officials described as a possible prelude to a Red attack against the two Nationalist-held islands. Administration sources said re ports on the Red build-up were being studied "with great in terest." They would not hint at whether any Ueps were being contemplated by this country. Officials theorized that the Red troop movement could be a de fensive move sparked by recur ring Chinese Nationalist threats to attempt an invasion of the main 'land. Attack Is Poitlbl But a high government source said the number and character of troops involved in the movement also was consistent with the theory Annual Red Cross s. Dinner Meet Slated . Tho annual dinner meeting of the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross in again scheduled this year at Castle Rock, the home of Mrs. Philip E. John son at Winston. The event is slated June 28. A special hour will start at 6:30, and dinner will be served at 7:30. New mcmbors of Uio board of directors will be introduced, and annual reports will be given. The meeting may be attended by all people interested in Red Cross. Reservations can be made by call ing tho county Red Cross office at OR 3-3255. DU PONT '501' Nylon Corpeti And Quality Wool Corpeti BOB ALLEN FLOOR COVERING Phon OR 2-1101 that the Communists might be planning an offensive. Some officials felt Chinese Com munist chief Mao Tse-tung might be preparing an assault on Que moy and Matsu to district U.S. attention from Southeast Asia. Salinger had been asked to com ment on reports that the adminis tration was gravely concerned over this situation. He replied: "It is a fact that the adminis tration has been watching with concern the build-up of Chinese air and ground troops on the Chi' nese mainland adjacent to the off shore islands of Quemoy and Matsu." Since taking office, President Kennedy has not expressed any stand on defense of Quemoy and Matsu one of the hottest issues in his 1960 campaign against Hlcnara M. Nixon. In the campaign, Kennedy de scribed the islands as indefensible, Cited Military Btlltf He said the islands, according lo the best military judgment, had no strategic value and were not essential to the defense of For mosa, about 100 miles away. Jessie Keneda Jessie Lee Keneda, 62, died Wed nesday at a local hospital follow ing a short illness. Mrs. Keneda was born Oct. 23, 1890, in Ennis, Tex. She had lived in the Roseburg area for the past two years, moving here from Glen' dale. She was married to Elmer H. Keneda Jan. 6, 1925, in Rule, Tex. Mrs. Keneda was a member of the First Christian Church of Haskell, Tex. She is survived by her husband, Elmer of Roseburg; threo daugh ters, Mrs. Trecial Fesslcr of Kalm- ath Falls, Mrs. Maxine Bowden of Roseburg and Mrs. Elizabeth Ras- mussen of Glendalc; two brottnra, James Llnville of Andrews, Tex., and Claude Llnville of Haskell, Tex.; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Wilson's Chapel of the Roses Mon day at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Ralph Helseth of the Wln.Uon-Dil lard Christian Church officiating. Concluding services and intorment will follow at Glendale Cemetery. A fiJ Mur,'i , ',",1 -'ilv vi';t ill! 'Mi JOHN C. STAHL . . "Old Iron Legs" Fair Walker Makes Roseburg Following Leisurely. Stroll John (Old Iron Legs) Sta hi walked into Roseburg Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. after a leisurely stroll from Myrtle Creek which he had left at 6:30 in the morning. Dubbed "Old Iron Legs" be cause he has dono some walking in his time nearly 18,000 miles, Stahl Is on his way to the Seattle World's Fair. He's making the walk for the Rainier Brewing Co. in Seattle. Stahl l Coach Stahl hi tho "coach" of three oth er walkers, two of whom have al ready passed through Roseburg and arrived at the Fair. The third is taking the coast route. Stahl, by tho way, will be 80 years old Aug. 13, the date he will try to arrive in Seattle. The only thing that seemed to bother him so far is a slight sun burn on the arms when he switched to a short-sleeved sweatshirt (bear ing the "coach title," and a few people along the way which he termed "stinkers." A retired employe of the Post Office Department in San Fran cisco, Stahl has gained a lot of recognition for those little jaunts he's been making since 1939. He Is an honorary Texas Ranger and a Kentucky Colonel, honors be stowed on him by tho governors of I those stales. On this trip, he is carrying a letter with the official seal of George Christopher, may or of San irancisco. Long Walk Made Stahl's first walkcthon was from the Panama Cancl Zone to Teaas in 1939. a total of 3,500 miles. Ho is contemplating a trip by foot to South America and back, enough milec to give him the equi valent of walking around the world, Fishing Said Good At Salmon Harbor During the first week in which tho county's Salmon Harbor at Winchester Bay has been official ly open, the fishing is reported good. However, Harry Ludwig, harbor manager, said right now the weath er is not too good. Wednesday, fog settled on the bar and had not left at noon. There is some wind. Ludwig said that charter boats arc going across the bar and are bringing in salmon mostly Chi nook. No skiffs arc going out. It was pointed out that sturgeon fishing below Heedsport is good Fishermen unable (o cross the bat because of weather consequently have been able to fish sturgeon Ludwig said some good moor ages are still left in tho expand ed dock facilities at the harbor. Roseburg Man Injured As Auto Hits Grader Rodger Gail Crabtree of 140 NE Garden Valley Blvd. was hospital ized with injuries following a col lision in which his car ran into the rear of a grader Wednesday morning. The accident occurred at the south ok? of the South Umpqua bridge in Roseburg on Highway 99 Freeway about 8:50 a.m. . Both vehicles were traveling south. The grader was operated by Enos Blackburn Miller of College Place, Wash. According to city po lice who investigated, Crabtree overtook the grader and failed to slow sufficiently to turn out to pass it and rammed the rear of the grader. Miller said he had just reached the south end of the bridge and was preparing to pull onto the shoulder. Crabtree told officers he saw the grader, hit his brakes. started skidding and that was all he remembered. His injuries were not serious. Billy Mohr ambulance took him to the hospital and his wreckers removed the vehicles. Lois A. Irving Lois A. Irving, daughter of an early pioneer family and former Douglas County resident, died in a Salem hospital this morning as the result of a stroke suffered Mon day. The 91-year-old woman was the mother of Ben B. Irving, Douglas County Water Resources Survey engineer. She had lived in Wilbur and Roseburg from 1917 to 1953 before moving to Salem. She was born May 31, 1871, be tween Stayton and Mehama, Ore on her father's donation land claim. Her father and mother had come across the plains by ox team in 1852. Her mother, a mem ber of the John Mires family, had settled south of Oakland before marriage. Mrs. Irving was married to Ben jamin Irving Aug. 6, 1890, at Me hama. Irving died in Roseburg March 23, 1922, alter having been principal and superintendent of the Oregon School for the Deaf. Surviving beside her son, Ben, are: sons Robert L. of Salem and John A. of Tillamook and daugh ters, Jane C. Irving of Salem and Lois A. Helliwell of Roseburg: brothers Ray L. Stout of Portland and Luther Stout of Stayton; sis ters, Miss Anna Stout of Salem, Mrs. Mary E. Mulkey of Salem and Mrs. Jessie Stephens of Para dise, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are pending and will be announced later. , EXPERIENCING DEFLATION ARTESIA, N. M. (UPI) -Ar-tesia is experiencing deflation. Price wars have cut gasoline prices to 24 cents a gallon and hambergs to eight for $1. SKY- PARK ESTATES III r.u. TR06U-l3Htl. A YOU'RE INVITED... to inject a wide selection of beautiful new North Umpqua River front homesites In the sunshine Self of Douglas County, East of Roseburg, Here you can swim, boat, fish, garden, or relax in the cool shade. For an immediate or future homesite,o on investment in scarce property, or just week-end fun, these are tops. Flexible purchase terms to suit you. Prices from $1,600 up. o o o o o There are two complete Abdivitioni, both located on the newly poved Gljdo-Wilbur road. ECHO BEND ESTATES 13 miles ivortheast. Crogf, tracks at Wilbiyj and continue 6 miles to ward Glide. 2 tracts with a wonderful variety of sites and water. Very quiet ranch surround ings. These are 9 miles down river from Sky Park. SHY PARK ESTATES adorning Frear Bridge, just off the Diamond Lake Highway, 15 miles p East of Roseburg. 30 tracts the only one in the Northwest with airplane facilities, a definite asset to the property, whether or not you are a flyer. Level, fertile, land for gardening. ina Y0fe,!iA teaaJdtijOcBRt4i3t4P J6fl3 Wt'8 sea you there. o c. o O UMPQUA HOTEL ROSEBURGRAJjr JOE DENT PETE'SERAFIN JIM DCYLE JOYCE DOYLE Iff r : 0,1 u 1 NEW YORK EXECUTIVE Edward M. Gilbert, left, leaves his lawyer's office in Rio De Janeiro Wednesday. In the center is his New York lawyer Arnold Bouman. At the right is an unidentified American friend. Gilbert has vowed to pay back every penny of the $1.9 million he withdrew from funds of the E. L. Bruce Co. He blames the recent slump in the New York stock market for his financial troubles. (UPI Telephoto). Planning Croup Approves Substation Site Request The Roseburg Planning Commis sion has recommended approval of a request by Pacific Power & Light Co. for a proposed substation lo cation on the Guy Hill property. The site is located on property lying between Diamond Lake Blvd. and NE Douglas Ave., the U.S. Forest Service property and Todd Building Co. Subdivision No. 1. A request by the utility for ap proval of a future substation site occupying block 5 of Sleepy Hollow Tracts also won commission en dorsement. No protests were submitted at a public hearing held this week on a proposed zone change for the rear portion of the James c Stritzke property located on t h e north side of W. Harvard Ave. be tween W. Shenandoah St. and W. Fair St. and containing a laundro mat and barber shop. Approval Given The commission recommended to the City Council that the property owners' request for rezoning tho strip from residential 1 to business class 3 be approved. A request signed by Myrtle B. and Fred T. Miller, Robert G. and Lorraine Smith and Frank and Maxine Carl requesting annexa tion of an area on the north end of NW Lynwood Dr. embracing lots 1, 9 and 10 of the First Ad dition to Lynwood Terrace was considered. The proposal would also take in a atrip of land about 500 feet long and 160 feet wide running west of lot 1. The commission said it is un derstood the property owners wish Theodore Buettner Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Roseburg for Theodore A. Buettner, 59, of Star Route, Box 371, Winston. He died at a Roseburg hospital Wed nesday morning. Services will be held at the chap el of Long St Shukle ' Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Donald Hin richs, pastor of St. Paul's Luther an 'Church, officiating. He was born Aug. 8, 1902, at Madison, Neb. He came to this community from Westfir 14 years ago. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Prior to his illness, he was employed at Roseburg Lumber Co. Survivors are his brother, Er nest R. of Winston; four sisters, Mrs. Elsie Reiter of Madison, Mrs. Henry (Agnes) Piatt of Norfolk, Mrs. Esther Klug of Battle Creek, Neb., and Mrs. August (Marie) Klug of Pierce, Neb.; and 23 nieces and nephews. Concluding services will be held at Roseburg Memorial Gardens. Winston Group To HoM Rummage Sale At Wilbur A two-day rummage sale will take place Friday and Saturday at the Wilbur Comnftnlty Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The sale is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Winston .Missionary Church. Those having items they wish to contribute may call OS 9-5481 or OS 9-5679. Driving Sans License Results In Fine, Jail Leon Elbert Morgan, 36, of 1450 SE Jackson St., Roseburg, Wednes day pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with suspended op erator's license in Roseburg Muni cipal Court f nd was fined $120, 15 costs and sentenced to 10 days in the city jail. He also was fined $40 and $5 costs for being drunk in a public place. Morgan was scheduled for appearance in traffic Court Tues day night but failed to appear. He laW was picked up by city police on the drunkenness charge. Total of 18 cases, including two trials were handled in Tuesday night traffic court. These included five for violation of the basic rule, five for non stop, three for no oper ators licenses and the remaining miscellaneous. - James Earl Roberson pleaded innocent to two charges, one of reckless driving and the other for having no operator's license. He is to appear for trial next week. Dillard Church Slaes Evangelistic Servkee Evangelistic services will be conducted June 27 to July 4 at the Church of Christ in Dillard. Milton Anderson of Wilmington, Calif., formerly of Canyonville, will conduct the services which will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. to extend the existing 60-foot street west of NW Lynwood Dr. alone the south boundary of this parcel and create approximately six build ing sites of about 80 by 100 feet each. Sewer service is proposed by extending the sanitary sewer on Lynwood Drive to the unnamed street and then to the west. Acctptinc Recommended The commission recommended the council accept this proposal on 100 per cent petition and institute proceedings affecting the annexa tion. The commission also recom mended approval of a request by Jack Garnet for diagonal parking on W. Chatham Dr. south of W. Harvard Ave. "subject to a 30 day written cancellation by the council if future development in this area should make such dia gonal parking undesirable." Arthur Charles Hink Arthur Charles Hink, 66, of 4508 SW Stella St., Roseburg, died Wed nesday night at the Veterans Ad ministration Hospital. He was born Feb. 7, 1896, at Durant, Iowa. He came to Rose burg two years ago from Boonville, Calif. He was married to Gladys Finney at Everett, Wash., July 19, 1920. He was a retired accountant, a veteran of World War 1 and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Alma, Wash. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; four sons, Robert and Richard of Roseburg, Douglas of Chicago and John of San Jose, Calif.; two brothers, Roy Hink of Puentc, Calif., and George Little Rock, Ark.; one sister, Grace Johnson, Rockford, III., and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Long & Shukle Memorial Chapel in Rose burg, with Father, Alfred Tyson of ficiating. Laurel 'Lodge 1037 will conduct Masonic rites. Interment will be in the Roseburg Memorial Gardens. rrfM Preserve Fresh FLOWERS USE SILICA GEL FLOWER-DRI Complete Instructions On How To Use 1 Quart 2.95 1 Gallon 6.95 Bamboo DROP SHADES 2Vi' to 12' Wide 79o3.98 Trovelaire Portable ROOM COOLER 1 and 2 Speed 39"t.49" 5 - PLAY GYM SST With Glider WADING POOL 3-Rinj, 70" X H" WADING POOL Wire Side, 8' X 20" SWIM FINS Medium and Lorje SWIM MASKS Now Only o to BATHING SUITS & CAPS FOR ENTIRE FAMILY 19.95 7.88 18.88 2.98 & 3.98 79c i Q p '- i iiii ssws w ss:sss:t esse 7 WHAT IS IT? 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