The news-review., April 16, 1963, Page 2, Image 2

Offer Of Reedsporf Bank Defers
Action On Library Construction
An offer to the City of Reeds
port by O. H. Hinsdale, president
of the Umpqua National Bank ot
Drunk Driving Nets
Fine, Jail Sentence
Edward Eugene Emmerson. 31
Eugene, changed a previous plea
of innocent to guilty to drunken
driving Monday and was fined $200,
$5 costs and sentenced to serve
120 days in the Douglas County
Jail hy District Court Judge ber
aid It. Haves.
A mistrial was declared by
Judge Hayes previously in Emmcr
son's case and a new date set for
. Monday. He changed his plea to
guilty, however, prior to trial.
Dennis Michael Bangs, 20, Suth
crlin, Monday drew a two-day jail
sentence and $100 fine and $5 costs
on a plea of guilty to driving with
suspended operator's license on ap-
' pearance before Judge liayes.
A similar penalty was imposed
on Clarence Leon White, 27, Win
ston, for. the same charge as that
of Bangs when he appeared Mon
day.
Elliott Archie Christoffcrson, 40
Roscburg, was sentenced to two
days and fined $25 and 55 costs
for being drunk on a puunc nign
way. In Hocdsport Justice Court, Eth
el Viola Sharpe, 61, North Bend,
was sentenced to 10 days in jail
and fined $250 for drunken driving
hy Justice of the Peace Orln B.
Collier.
Charge Of Assualt Nets
County Jail Term, Fine.
Hugh Glen Scheler, 37, Winston,
has boon sentenced to sorve 90
days in the Douglas County jail
and to pay a fine of $250, on con
viction of assault and battery.
Circuit Judge Charles S.- Wood
rich, who tried the case last Thurs
day and Friday, imposed sentence
Monday, but ordered further that
Schclcr be admitted - to probation
fo- one year after ho has- served
10 days in jail and upon payment
of the fine.
Scheler was convicted on jury
trial of assaulting and beating
Kenneth R. Avrctt in the early
morning hours of Jan. 1,' outside
a Winston tavern in an alterca
tion. Scheler denied he was the ag
gressor and claimed he struck only
in self defense. '
Several witnesses were called by
Schclcr's attorney William Jones
to testify as to his character Mon
day, prior to Imposition of sen
tence. Deputy Dist. Atty, Vcrden
Hockctt was prosecutor. 1
George W. Armstrong
George William Armstrong, 77,
of Winston, who died in a local
hospital Monday morning after a
prolonged illness, will be buried
Wednesday. '
He was born May .15, 1885, in
Jacksonville, Ore. He had lived in
the Winston area for the past six
years. .'.
Survivors arc two daughters,
Mrs. Lorraine Divine and Mrs.
Margaret Hawkins, both of Eu
gene. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Long
and Shukle Memorial Chapel with
the Rev. Verne Robinson of the
Congregational Christian Church of
Roscburg officiating. --
Private intormcnt will follow at
tlio Roscburg Memorial Gardens;
Leonard H. Engler
Leonard H. Engler, 70, died at a
Roscburg hospital Sunday.
Ho was born at Lake, Wis., June
5, 1892. He served in the Army in
World War 1. -,.
Ho is survived by his wife, Vi
olet of Suthcrlin; two sons, Claude
and Dale; two daughters, Mrs.
Odena Smith and Mrs. Josephine
Nordrv.an, all of Suthcrlin; one
brother, Hcbard of ' Wausaukee,
Wis.; and two sisters, Mrs. Fay
Grant and Mrs. Charles BnuUlry,
both of Crivltz, Wis.
Mineral services will be held at
the Assembly of God Church in
Suthcrlin Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial
will be at the Veterans Hospital
Cemetery at 3 p.m. Thursday.
E. Douglas F. Bureau
Books New Zealand Girl
The East Douglas Farm Bureau
Center will meet this Thursday at
the South Deer Creek Grange Hall !
beginning with a potluck supper
at 7 p.m.
Patricia Ireland from New Zea
land who is visiting the United
States under the International
farm Youth Exchange program
will be guest speaker and will
show slides of New Zealand.
The public is invited and is wel
come to attend.
Files For Bankruptcy
Robert Edward Gaynor, a Myr
tlo Creek laborer, has filed for i
bankruptcy in U. S. District Court !
in Portland. He reports debts to-1
tallng $4,934.28. i
REALTY BOARD TO MEET
Hip Douglas County Rcaltv
Board will meet Wednesday at
noon at the Umpqua Hotel.
All members are urged to be
present.
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Reedsport, Monday night followed
the opening of bonds and contract
bids for the proposed new Reeds
port library and resulted in the
deferrment in any decision con
cerning the library construction.
The bid opening was held at the
regular meeting of the city council.
The Umpqua National Bank was
the only bidder for the $25,000 li
brary construction bond issue. The
bid was accepted.
Lillebo Construction Co. was the
low bidder in a field of five for
the library construction contract.
His bid was $20,680 with a 90-day
completion schedule. Awarding of
the contract, was however, defer
red. . Factors Listed
The Hinsdale offer contained a
number of factors including: The
offer to the city of the present
Umpqua National Bank site, build
ing and parking lot at the corner
of Fir Ave. and Fifth St. for a total
price of $35,000. The tract consists
of 9,500 square feet including a
parking lot. The bank building is
of poured concrete construction
with an upper story which consists
of a large balcony containing ta
large conference room and other
rooms and facilities.
Hinsdale's proposition stated that
the bank would consider building
a new structure with the provisions
for drive-in banking service on a
site in downtown Reedsport be
tween Winchester and Fir ave
nues at Sixth St. Hinsdale sue
gested that a study be made to
determine the advantages and dis
advantages of the following:
1. Move the library into the
bank building.
2. Move the city recorder s of
fice into the bank building.
3. Move the police office into th
community building which is the
present recorder's office. ,
4. Build a new jail in the 30-
by-60-foot area north of the com
munity building with access open
ing to connect the old and new
areas.
Contracts For Teachers
Set For Board Meeting
Personnel relations, centering
around action on contracts for
teachers in the Roseburg Schools,
win lie included on the agenda at
the District 4 School Board meet
ing Wednesday night.
Th board will meet in regular
session at J;?" p.m. Wednesday at
the District 4 administration offic
es on W. Harvard Boulevard.
The board will also consider lo
cation of students in the north end
of the district until the Winchester
School building is completed.
Thomas R. Brown
Funeral services for Thomas R.
Brown, 74, who died Friday at the
Veterans Hospital in Walla Walla,
Wash., will be held at Wilson's
Chapel of the Roses Wednesday at
10 a.m. . . .
The Rev. II. James , Jenkins of
the First Methodist Church will of
ficiate. Private commital services
and interment will follow at the
Roseburg -Veterans Administration
Hospital cemetery.
Brown; was born Aug. 15, 1888,
in the Oklahoma Territory. He had
lived in Wcnatchce, Wash., for
many years. He was a veteran of
World War I.
He Is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Esther Kier of Roseburg, Mrs.
Annie E. White of Blackwcll, Okla.,
and Mrs. ' M. Goldie Wright of
Wellington, Kan.
Auto Fender Damaged
Minor damage was caused to
the car fender of Elmer Alvin
Sanders, Rt. 2, Box 577, Roscburg,
in a two-car accident on SE Cass
Ave; at SE Rose St. Monday at
11:45 a.m.
City police reported a car oper
ated by Doris Mao Schlatter, Cam
as Valley, had stopped at the stop
sign, then proceeded on, striking
the Sanders' vehicle in the rear
fender.
SET CONVENTION DATE
WASHINGTON (UPl)-The Na
tional Prohibition Party will hold
its presidential convention in St.
Louis Aug. 28-29.
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Personal
Consideration
Many members of this community turn to us in timt of
bereavement, because of our true persoool Interest in
each family we serve.
PLAN AHEAD OF NEED
CALL FOR FULL DETAILS NOW
Frank ond Jewell Long
A. F. (Tony) ond Vera Shukle
Long & Shuttle
CORNER S.E. PINE AND LANE
5. Sell the property on Winches
ter Ave. which is the proposed
site of the library.
Advantages Listed
"The .advantages which we see
for the library are: A more cen
tral location: a slower traffic pat
tern; better parking facilities; a
fireproof building; a common heat
ing plant with the recorder of
fice," Hinsdale said. - '
"The advantages which we see
for the recorders office are a
more convenient location for the
public and a common heating plant
with the library." Hinsdale sug
gested that the over-all program
will save the taxpayers at least
$25,000 and provide better facili
ties.
The council moved 4o instruct
the library architects Kruse and
Fitch of a Coos Bay firm, both
of whom were present, to submit
studies of the feasibility of the
Hinsdale proposal for utilizing the
present community building and
the bank building for the purposes
outlined. The study is to be sub
mitted .in two weeks. 1
Kennedy Will Head
United Fund Effort
John C. Kennedy is the new pres
ident of the Central Douglas Unit
ed Fund for the coming year. He
was elected at the monthly board
meeting Monday night.
Kennedy, who is with the First
National Bank of Roseburg, suc
ceeds Cliff Thomas, manager of
Pacific Northwest Bell's local of
fice. The new president paid trib-
JOHN C. KENNEDY
. , . president of CDUF
ule to the work of Thomas with
the organization this past year.
He also expressed definite satis
faction in the choice of officers
with whom he is to serve. They
include Bob Fcldkamp as first vice
president; Norman Lee, second
vice president; Willard Buchanan,
treasurer, and Florence McBec,
secretary.
Directors include Thomas, Cliff
Hukari, Lee Wimbcrly, Louis Fill
lerton, Iris I lelli well , John Kort, Al
Coffman, Mrs. Phillip E. Johnson
and Lyle Fenner.
Cable Crack Cuts Phone
Service At Tri-City
Telephone service in the Tri-
City area is expected. to be back
to normal today after trouble de
veloped Monday, according to Myr
tle Creek correspondent, Mrs. Lar
ralne Bircnbaum. :
George O'Mealy, manager of
California-Pacific Utilities in t h e
Myrtle Creek area, reported that
a crack in the cable which let
water in was the apparent cause of
the difficulties. The crack is be
lieved to have been caused during
Sunday's wind storm.
A total of 71 phones were dead
from before daylight Monday un
til late in the afternoon. Repair
work will be completed today.
The outage affected only part of
Tri-City.
NRIA Sets Meeting
The North Roseburg Improve
ment Association will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting tonight at
8 in the offices of the North Rosc
burg Sanitary District.
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Three Umpqua Tree Tracts
Sold In Spirited Bidding
Bid prices topped the appraisals
in all three tracts of timber sold
by the Umpqua National Forest
supervisor's office in Roseburg
Monday.
In the J and J No. 1 Overstory
sale in the Cow Creek District, the
appraisal was almost doubled' by
Herbert Lumber Co. of Riddle. It
paid $65,532 for the 105-acre tract
nine miles southeast of Tiller ap
praised at $36,912.
The tract includes 2,280,000 board
feet of Douglas fir and pine ap
Draised at $15.60 Der thousand and
120,000 feet of incense cedar and
other species appraised at $11.20.
Herbert paid $25.50 for the fir and
pine and $11.25 for incense cedar
and other species. Other bidders
were Birkenfeld and Son Co. of
Myrtle Creek; Fir Ply Inc. of Med-
ford, Oregon Veneer of wnite uiy
and Fitzgerald Logging and Na
tional Plywood Inc., both of Rose
burg.. ... . "
National Plywood Was the win
ner of the Flood Ridge Sale 35
miles northeast' of Tiller on 77
acres. It paid $30.50 for one mil
lion. board feet of Douglas fir ap
praised at $22.10, the appraised
price of $3.80 per thousand for 350,.
000 feet of sugar pine and' other
Two Ordered To Jail
For Contempt Of Court
George Raymond Tincknell, 25,
of 2010 NE Stephens St., Rose
burg, was ordered to jail over
night and William Seymour Adams,
39 of Milton Freewater, was jail
ed two days for, contempt of court
Monday.
Circuit Judge Don H. Sanders
imposed sentence, following show
cause hearings on charges brought
by their respective wives in con
nection with failure to support
minor children in violation of pre
vious court orders.
Mary Edith McCartney
Mary Edith McCartney, 64, of
Glide, died in a Canyonville hos
pital March 16.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by Ganz Mortuary of
Myrtle Creek.
n, Tues., April 16, 1963
Dine species and the appraised $8
65 for 1,550,000 feet of white fir
and other species. Total appraised
price was i&o,ooo. am puce was
Other bidders were Jeffries Log
ging of Canyonville, Green Valley
Lumber Co. of Myrtle Creek, Paul
B. Hult Lumber Co. of Dillard,
Oregon Veneer and Fitzgerald.
The Little Salvage Sale on 10
acres 12 miles south of Tiller went
to McKenzie Bros, of Ashland. It
' paid $37.50 per thousand for 75,-
000 feet of Douglas fir ana pine
appraised at $26.85 and tne ap
praised $11.65 for white fir and oth
er species totaling 15,000 feet. The
total bid price was $2,987.25. Ap
praisal was $2,188.50.
The only other bidder was Hoot
Owl Logging Co. of Central Point.
Sister City Group
Meets Wednesday
The Roseburg Sister City com
mittee will meet at noon Wednes
day at the Umpqua Hotel.
Chairman Pete Serafin is sched
uled to report on the First Western
Regional Conference of Sister Cit
ies. Serafin attended this meeting
last week in Los Angeles, Calif.
The purpose of the Sister City
program is to have cities in the
United States adopt cities in other
countries as their sister cities to
promote worldwide understanding.
The program was started under
the Eisenhower administration.
Serafin reported that Roseburg
has now decided to seek a sister
city in Europe, Latin America or
the Near East.
Top-flight speakers on interna
tional relations from several parts
of the country were featured at
the three-day meeting. Included
were Donald Wilson, deputy direc
tor of the U. S. Information Agen
cy; Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W.
Yorty; and the consel generals of
several foreign countries.
Cities in Oregon which presently
have the Sister City program in
clude: Corvallis, with Antofagasta,
Chili; Eugene, with Chinju, Ko
rea; Klamath Falls, with Rotorua,
New Zealand; Medford, with Alba,
Italy; Milton-Freewater, with Wai
mate, New Zealand; and Portland,
with Sapporo, Japan.
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PORTLAND (UPD Authorities
in Seattle have arrested a man
and a woman accused of partici
pating in. a fraudulent insurance
scheme affecting 68 school dis
tricts in Oregon and southwest
Washington.
Job Opportunities Topic
For Wednesday Meet
An open meeting will be held at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rose
burg High School Library for
those students who plan to go to
work following graduation or are
not yet certain that they will at
tend college.
The meeting is sponsored by the
high school guidance department in
the hope that it may assist stu
dents in their plans for the im
mediate future. Parents are also
invited to attend.
Speakers will be from the per'
sonnel department of the Roseburg
Lumber, the Valley Welding and
Machine Works, and another from
the field of stenography. All will
discuss opportunities in their res
pective fields.
Joseph C. Taylor .
Joseph C. Taylor, 81, of Myrtle
Creek, died this morning at a Myr
tie Creek hospital after a short ill
ncss.
He was born March 31, 1872, in
Bowie County, Tex. He moved to
Myrtle Creek nine years ago from
Los Angeles. He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge of Shelby, Ohio.
He had owned and operated res
taurants in Columbus, Cincinnati
and Cleveland, Ohio, and in Chi
cago. Survivors include two sons, Rob
ert of Myrtle Creek, with whom
the deceased made his home, and
Joseph Jr. of Tulsa, Okla.; one
daughter, Mrs. James Berrie of
Bel Air, Calif.; seven grandchil
dren; and six great-grandchildren.
His wife, Kathryn, preceded mm
in death in 1957 after 60 years of
marriage.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of
Ganz Mortuary in Myrtle Creek.
Don Martin, reader of the Chris
tian Science Church, will conduct
the service. Following services the
remains will be taken to Grants
Pass for cremation.
The arrest of Kenneth Randall,
41, and Sarah Ann Chaffee, also
41. was announced today by Mult'
nomah County Dist. Atty. George
Van Hoomissen.
They were named in a secret
indictment returned by the Mult
nomah County grand jury charg
ing alteration of an insurance pol
icy with intent to defraud, a fel
ony, the district attorney said.
Van Hoomissen said both were
connected with the now' - defunct
National Scholastic Agency, a
Portland firm which acted as an
agent for California Life Insur
ance Co.
An investigation started when
California Life refused to honor
some claims filed under policies
sold by National Scholastic Agen
cy. The company claimed the pol
icies contained unauthorized cov
erage clauses, particularly affect
ing accidents such as football in
juries. A suit involving the company
and the David Douglas. School
District near Portland is now in
U.S. District Court in an attempt
to determine the company's liabil
ity. .
The specific charge in the war-
Myrtle Creek Man Hurt
As Car Leaves Highway
Joseppe -Anthony Aramburo, 38,
Myrtle Creek, was treated for in
juries at Mercy Hospital then re
leased, after he lost control of his
automobile and crashed on U.S.
Highway 99 two miles south of
Roseburg at 11:55 a.m. Monday.
State Police report Aramburo
was northbound when he lost con
trol and almost ran into the over
pass abutment headon. He then
5 werved to' the left and went ' into
a skid, then struck the abutment
with the right side of the vehicle.
His car, a 1960 model coach,
was regarded as a total wreck.
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call at the home of Harry Her
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Man Enters Guilty Plea
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BiUy Wallace McClain, 26, Win
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Judge Warren Woodruff fined bim
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Hi was arrested on o nrivato
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Delia Thine Steffenson, 54, of 535
W. Harrison, forfeited $35 bail by
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