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2 Th Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., Moy 1, 1963 Romney Claims Nation Has A Need To Start "Citizens" Political Party WASHINGTON (UPI) Michigan Gov. George Romney said today ' the nation desperately needs a "citizens" political party that will not be limited to the views of business, labor or any other sin gle group. "This is the basic ruulc we must take if we are going to save America from federalization," the Michigan Republican told the an nual meeting of the U.S. Cham ber of Commerce. Romney said businessmen should become involved in politics "as citizens not as businessmen." "We need a political party that, is going to say to business if busi ness is wrong, 'you're wrong,' and if labor is wrong, 'you're wrong' " Romney said. "We desperately need in this country a party that the people will identify as a citizen's party, that is controlled and financed by Harriman Talks With Khru Hold No Breakthrough Hope WASHINGTON (UPI) Offi cials said today , that W. Avcrcll Harrlman's report on his Moscow talk with Soviet Premier Niklta Khrushchev offered no great hope for a breakthrough on any major East-West issue. Harriman. undersecretary of state for political affairs, report ed to President Kennedy Tues day. He spent SO minutes at the White House telling the President about his Friday session witn Khrushchev. Laos Primary Itsut The Hsrriman-Khrushchcv talk was concerned principally with Laos and Kennedy's hope thai Russia would use its influence to get dissident Communist elements to cooperate with the Laotian coalition government. However, officials laid, Khrushchev and Harriman also touched on nucle ar testing, Berlin and Cuba. Harriman told newsmen Khrushchev said he had "every intention" of abiding by his 19(11 Vienna agreement with Kennedy on the necessity for stabilizing Laos. Khrushchev reaffirmed his support of the 1962 Geneva agree ment on an Independent and neu tral Laos. On nuclear testing, Khrushchev was understood to have informed Harriman that he was preparing an answer to the loint letter from Kennedy and British Prime Min ister Harold Macmillan urging an intensified new approach to break the deadlock In tin test ban treaty negotiations. ' i Rocky Still Silent On Wedding Plans ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -Gov. Nolson A. Rockefeller of New York appears to be sticking to his "no comment" replies to ques tions from newsmen on whether he plans to marry Mis. Margaret ta (Happy) Filler Murphy. At, a news conference Tuesday, the governor parried several questions about his personal plans for the future and finally cut them off with: "Can't we change lo a more productive lino of questioning." Opinions were varied as tu the effect of remarriage on the gov ernor's political future Fred A. Young, newly elecled chairman of the New York statu Republican party, said he did not think it would affect the gover nor. "If it's a solid marriage, what is wrong with it," Young said. Concerning personal plans all newsmen could get from the gov ernor was that he planned to go lo Brussels sometime after May 31 to help il!n a lCurapean blanch office of the New York slate Commerce Department. Ho said he was not going In May which has been reported without confirmation lo be the month when he is planning to marry the recently divorced Mrs. Murphy. Glide Pre-Schoolers To Have Visitation All pro-school students for Glide Kicmcntary School, accompanied by their mothers, arc invited by Principal Calvin Chrislensen to at tend a full day of school Tuesday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Glide Elementary School. These are the children who will be 6 years of age on or before Nov. IS. The mothers should bring the birth certificates at this time. Lunch will be served In the cato leria for a small fee. A full day's program bus been planned. All teachers will conduct classes In the three first grade rooms. The present first graders will remain at homo on this day, correspondent Mrs. Arthur Selby reports. FALSE TEETH COMFORT with Lobtett Donrure Comfort A soft plastic cushion that holds plates comfortably. One applica tion lasts for weeks. Easy to apply remove. Not affected by den ture cleansers. At your druggist's or send tl to Denlab Co., 80 SE Taylor, Portland U, Ore. the cilizens." Delegates to the chambers 51st;8aid. annual meeting stood and ap plauded the Michigan governor both before and after his address. Walter V. Carey, the chamber official who presided, introduced Romney as the man who "per sonifies the kind and quality of personal responsibility that marks this country's real strength." The Michigan governor stressed that government is becoming in volved in too many activities which should be left to the indi vidual. This, he said, actually is retarding individual responsibility. "We are beginning to realize that some of the problems that we arc trying to solve with this mas sive government can't be solved this way," Romney said. "To re verse this trend in this country we've gut to find more cilizens who are willing to involve Ihcm- Harriman was said to have got the impression that Khrushchev was well aware of Kennedy's ef forts to avoid Inflaming the Cu ban issue. The Soviet leader's remarks ap pearcd to support the feeling of officials here who believe Khrush chev is prepared lo withdraw more troops from Cuba if the United States does not make too great an issue of it so he can pull them out without losing face. Khrushchev mentioned Berlin, officials said, merely lo the ex tent of noting that it was one of tho outstanding East-West prop lems which still required solution. Portlander Is Guest In Lookingglass By HAZEL S. MARSH Mr. and Mrs. Bill llcinke of Look ingglass have had as a guest in their homo for tho past two weeks the hitter's father, F. G. Kenton of Portland. California Visits Mrs. Vera Howell of McDowell, Calif., was a visitor the past week with relatives in the valley. She visited in the homes of her cou sins, Mrs. Corvin Heard and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bucll. Debbie and Gary Iteisner and Amy Jay Findlay spent the week end with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Findlay. Mi's. Rosa Calahan, who has been visiting relatives in southern Cali fornia, stopped in Lookinglass over the weekend with friends and rela tives before proccding home to Ashland. Mrs. Marshall Sherwin and Mrs. Arthur Marsh attended a luncheon on Saturday at the Til-City Pres byterian Church given by the Myr tle Creek members of tho American Association of University Women. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nay wero summoned to Nocdesha, Kan., two weeks ago by the death of Nay's father. Nay returned the last of tho week but Mrs. Nay remained for a time to assist her mollior-ln-liiw in adjusting her living conditions. Vernon Brendcn, who wns a pa tient in Douglas Community Hos pital over the weekend for medi cal treatment, has now recovered sufficiently to return home where he will be confined for some time. The Vullcy Community Church has announced a missionary confer ence to be held at the Melrose Church May 15 to 19. The Pine Grove Church will also participate in the conference. Missionaries from Hie Sudan Interior Mission and from Latin America will be fea tured speakers. Phil Lewis of the World Mission for Children, Grants Pass, will also be In attendance and speak on the program. Glcndalc Board Talks Roofing The Glendale School Board, meet ing at the higii scnooi recently, spent most of its session in a ills cussion of the problems involved In re-roofing the high school. Final decision was tabled until next month when the board will know whether or not the school budget, which Includes an item for covering the re-roofing costs, has been pass ed. Figures had been procured on various types of roofing material available, on costs ot Having a pro fessional contractor do the job, and on the cost to the school of using its ow n crew without hiring an out side contractor. The roof has re quired considerable repair over tlie past five years. Tim past- whiter, however. Its condi'ion has reached the point where replacement is imperative, and water damage lias been exten sive In the building, it was report ed. Chamber Sets Meet The Roseburg (area) Chamber of Commerce's payroll develop ment plan committee will meet for a dinner session at 8:30 p.m. Thursdav at the I'mpqua Hotel Co-chairmen Del McKa and Don Dole are in charge. Guoronteed Income With Htllth I Aicid.nl Int. From Lincoln Norionol Lift Mi OR 1-3)41 ACK PATTERSON selves in helping others," Romney ..c- said another problem of con temporary society is the capacity of "massive employers and union bargaining groups" to shut down the industry of the nation if they get involved in a dispute. "This conflict in national ecu nomic policy must be removed if we are going to have adequate economic growth, Romney added Union Leader Slaps Proposal On Strike Curb WASHINGTON (UPI) Team ster President James R. I luff a said today there could never be such a thing as a "national emer gency" in peacetime that would justify government action to end a strike. Iloffa told a congressional com mittee the only time the govern ment woul'l have the right to take any such action would be in war lime. The controversial union leader said a strike might affect the na tional economy but there is no reason why it would have to touch off a national emergency. Iloffa testified before tho House Merchant Marine Committee. Its chairman, Rep. Herbert C. Bon ner, D-N.C, has introduced legis lation that would require compul sory arbitration in Ihe maritime industry when oilier means to set tle disputes have failed. Bonner proposed a bill as a re sult of the East and Gult Coast dock strike late last year. "You cannot force people to work, no matter how much power you have," Iloffa said. "You can not contain the spirit of people by writing laws." Iloffa told the congressmen that a strike "wasn't the worst thing in the world." He also argued that management docs not have to shut down Ihe wholo industry when one company is hit bv a strike. Iloffa Indicated that if manage ment and labor, with the aid of federal mediators, wero left to solve their problems they could perform the task. He criticized those "who know nuiiiing aDout our problems as creating "hysteria" and classified newspapermen and broadcast commentators in that category. Olympia Woman Faces Charges Of Assault Marie S. Colburn of Olympia, Wash., has been bound over to the Douglas County Grand Jury from the Drain Justice Court of Wan-on T. DeLaVcrgnc, following a ore- liminary hearing Monday. T h c charge is assault and battery by force and means likely to produce great bodily harm. She is accused in the coninlaiiit of felonious assault on Ruth Thompson by means and force iikcly to produce great bodilv in jury. She is accused of "striking and bruising the head and body" of the said Ruth Thompson witli her "hands and feet, and then by push ing the body of Ituth Thompson into bard objects and which striking and bruising did cause bruises and bumped mouth, nose, ear, head, back, shoulders, bruised stomach and other grievous bodily Injur ies." The nlleged assault took place April 25 at a motel in the Reeds port area. Mrs. Tnompson is oper ator of Ihe motel. John Herman Griffin John Herman Griffin, 7:1, of Rt. 1, Box M5 A, Roseburg, died at a lloseburg hospital Tuesday eve ning. lie was horn Dec. 25, 18811 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. lie has lived in this community for the past year and a half, coming here from Howl River, lie had previously liv ed at Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a member of the llucrest Church of th Christian and Mis. sionary Alliance. Surviving are his wife, Bertha of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; five daughters, Mrs. Rulah Stravakis of Milwau kee. Wis.; Mrs, Velum KlliiiKton, Mrs. llaicl Bull, Mrs. Grace Webb, all of Hosebnrg: and Mrs. Mildred Dunauay. of Umpqua; six sons, Paul, Cail and Hufnrd of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Olio of Roseburg; An drew of Rogue River; and Wayne ol' Kansas fit v. Mo.; two sisters. Olive Anderson and Inci Coble, and two brothers, Walter and Alamo, all of Poplar Blu(f, Mo ; :t5 grand children; two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Long & Shukle Memorial Chapel, with lite Rei. Ron Clason officiating. Interment will follow at the Civil Bend cemeteiv in Winston. State War Heroes Fly To Capital PORTLAND (CPU- Four Ore gon Congressional Modal of Honor winners flew east today for a lunch Thursday wilh President Kennedy at the White House. They will join other Medal of Honor winners from other parts of the country. Those from Oregon include Maj. Stanley Adams of Kiucnc. Kd ward Allworth of Corvallis. Arnold Rjorklund of Portland and Henry Schaurr of Woodburn. MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS are shown at Fairchild, Calif., on departure from Travis Air Force Base Tuesday. These 14 will attend a reception in Washington for oil winners of the country's highest military honor. In front row from left, they ore: Maj. Edward S. Michael. Alejandro Ruiz, James Karnes, Rodolfe Herandez, Abraham Desomer and Maj. Gen. A. E. Bennett; rear from left, Lt. Col. Robert S. Scott; Robert S. Kennemore, Carlos Ogden, William Huber, Phil Katz, Rocco Bertold, James Swetf and B. T. Ander son. All but Scott, from the Philippines, ore from California.' (UPI Telephoto) Ousted Marine Officer To Visit JFK WASHINGTON (UPI) A Ma rine captain ousted from the corps for the shooting and secret burial of a suspected Cuban spy has de cided against attending a White House reception for Medal of Honor winners for fear his pres ence would embarrass the Presi dent, it was announced today. Ihe While House said, however. he would always be welcome there. Capt. Arthur S. Jackson, San Jose, Calif., said in a telegram to President Kennedy that his presence at the White House "at this tunc might possibly be an embarrassment lo you." The tele gram was released today by Pierre Salinger, While House press secretary. Jackson previously had accepted the invitation to the reception Thursday evening along with near ly 250 other Medal of Honor win ners. About 45 others previously declined Invitations. We respect his decision." Sal inger said. "Capt. Jackson and his wife will always be welcome at the White House." ' Jackson told Kennedy, "I have the highest regard for you and your office and sincerely hope you'll understand why wet must decline ynpr kindness." The tele gram ended "With deep regret. Arthur J. Jackson." Spy Incident Involved Jackson and three other Marine officers were reported to have Driving Count Jails Myrtle Creek Woman Priscilla Lee Moan, 21, Myrtle Creek, has been sentenced to serve 30 days in the Douglas County jail and to pay a fine of $100 for driv ing a motor vehicle with suspend ed operator's license. She was com mitted from Myrtle Creek Munici pal Court. A charge of receiving and con cealing stolen property against Larry Leo Campbell, 22, Tiller, has been dismissed in District Court at Roseburg, on grounds of insuf ficient evidence. The charge dated back to Sept. 30, l'.X'.l. He was al leged to have received and con cealed a .22 Winchester rifle, know ing it had been stolen. Dismissal was on motion of the district at torney. In Roseburg Municipal Court, Webb II. Burke, 46. of Cavitt Creek Road, Glide, pleaded guilty to re fusal lo pay a taxi fare of $17.50. He was fined $50 and $5 costs by Judge Warren Woodruff and com mitted to tho city jail in lieu of fine payment. Total of -II traffic cases was tak en care of in Ruseburg Municipal lourl luesday night. Nine were ba- sic rule violation charges, 17 non; stop and the others miscellaneous. I "7 "" FAST START, LATE FINISH on Ohio River steamboat race Queen" ot the finish line. (UPI mm With Medal Winners been forced out of the service for their alleged part in the Castro spy incident in September, 1981, at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. Jackson's telegram was . sent from Campbell, Calif., Tuesday. Until the White House announced this morning that it had received the telegram, it had been under stood that Jackson was coming. Jackson, 38, is the father of five children. The reception for Medal of Hon or holders, to be held on the south lawn of the White House, is an annual affair. Jackson won' the Medal of Honor for bravery during retaking of the island of Peleliu from the Jap anese during World War 11. Jackson, now a postman, has declined comment on the incident saying he signed a statement agreeing not to. But his wife said last Saturday that her husband was "thrown out" of the Marine Corps in connection with the kill ing of Ruben Lopez, a Cuban civilian worker at Guantanamo. No Charges Were Made William A. Szili, a former Ma rine lieutenant who said he was forced out of the service for tak Portland Workmen Find Ancient Indian Carving PORTLAND (UPI) A stone carving of Indian origin, believed to be from 2,000 to 6.000 years old, was unearthed in the Park Blocks by workmen digging space for parking meters last week. The artifact, resembling an ani mal head, was discovered by Max Moore, Seattle, a workman for the West Coast Construction Co. Moore and a Portland man cleaned the carving and took it to the Portland Art Museum. It was later turned over to Dr. Tom Newman, assistant professor of anthropology at Portland State College who said it was authentic and probably went back beyond the Christian era. Second School Forestry Tour Slated Thursday The second school forestry tour of the spring is scheduled Thurs day at the Bert Melius Tree Farm between Tenmile and Reston. The tree farm tours will involve Glide and Sutherlin sixth graders in the morning and Roseburg High School vocational agriculture stu dents. Bob Bradley, Douglas County ex tension forester, said the tours may be called off if weather is bad. If they are canceled, he said all parties involved will be informed early Thursday morning. nf" mm fiSU l77 Ik .V Louisville's "Belle of Louisville" got off to o fast slort in Tuesday, but is was a miie behind Cincinnati's "Delta Telephoto) Rejects Bid ing part in the clandestine burial of the Cuban after Jackson al legedly shot him, said Saturday that he and Jackson were ousted without presentation of charges. Szili said Jackson, his superior officer at the lime, caught Lopet., a bus driver, in a restricted pow der magazine area late at night. He said he and Jackson sought to eject the Cuban from the base but that, while Szili- was away, Lopez attacked Jackson and the captain shot the Cuban.. Fearful the shooting would turn into an international incident. Szi li said, they decided to bury the body secretly. Later, Szili said, they secured the aid of two other officers and three enlisted men and rcburied the body. Glendale Church Bell Hung By Pastor And Volunteers By MRS. GERALD B. FOX Three men ot the Glendale Church of Christ, Wally Peterson, the pastor, Sam Grace and Greg ory Dibrcll, acted as a team on a recent Saturday for hanging the church bell. The bell was given the church some lime ago by the Sether family. While the men worked on hang ing the bell, Mrs. Ed Stein, Mrs. Grace, Mrs. John Payne and Mrs. Howard Edson were clewing the church. Members of Mrs. John Payne's young people's class took on the project recently ot painting the white wallbnard in the santuary. 'Pups' Meet The Pebble Pups 4-H Club held its regular April meeting at the Glcndalc Junior High School. Afler the group had given the 4-H pledge and the pledge to tne nag, irma Blevins reviewed a talk on rocks given by Miss Ardith Myers, the leader, at the last meeting. This was followed by a song and a game. Members divided into groups to identify rocks which had been brought to the meeting. Justice of the Peace Jack Day, and Glendale Cily Judge Arlet Smith were among the approxi mately 125 persons who attended ths Oregon State 11th annual Traf fic Conference held recently in Eu gene. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Diltz and children drove to Seattle last week. Diltz, who underwent surgery on his back in March of 1902. was scheduled for his quarterly check up with his Seattle physicians. The family visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Diltz and fam ily, and with Mrs. Dillz's sisters, fj$ - n w " .if-- Air Force Cost Figures 'Vague' On TFX Warplane, Campbell Says WASHINGTON (UPI) - Comp-lthat it be given to Boeing, troller General Joseph Campbell! Pertinent parts of Campbells said today that Air Force cost 'letter became available as he figures were so iZ"'-- "they could . testified in a closed session of the not be used as a basis tor com- committee. paring" the Boeing Co. and Gen-i McNamjra wrote McClellan eral Dvnamic Crrp. proposals ' April 5 that "at the secretarial for the' TFX warplane. i levels the cost estimated prepared Campbell made the statement 'by the Air Force were considered in a letter to Chairman John Mc-: so unreliable" they could not be Clcll-n of the Senate investigating subcommittee. McClellan's com mittee is investigating why the contract was awarded by Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara to, General Dynamics despite Air i ! Force and Navy recommendations Weather Bureau Records Show Wettest April As of 12:01 a.m. today, the month of April went down in history as the wettest in Roseburg since Weather Bureau records were first ' started in 1877. Total precipitation for the month i was 5.28 inches, (the figure of 5.33 inches in today's weather log in cludes .50 of an inch recorded aft er 10 a.m. on the last day of March.) Rainfall figures around Ihe coun ty are currently being compiled by the Water Resources Survey Com mittee at the Courthouse and will be released next week. However, the fact that some county areas fared worse in the rain department than the immedi ate Roseburg area, is indicated by a report from Mrs. Gerald Fox in Glendale that an unofficial guage there measured 8.31 inches for the month. The Glendale gauge is maintain ed by Robert Paicclls who report edly has the gauge installed on the roof of his home to make sure that water from secondary sourc es does not reach it. He reads and records Ihe total each day at noon, Mrs. Fox reports. Mere rain appears to be in store to start out the month of May. According to the Weather Bureau station at the Roseburg airport, the five-day forecast calls for temper atures below normal with more than normal amounts of precipita tion in recurring rainy periods. all in Seattle. Perry Nail, wo underwent sur gery for appendicitis at Forest Glen Hospital in Canyonvillc ear lier this month, has been conval escing at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Peil. Thomas Mohley, fourth grade son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Mobley, has been wearing a cast on his left arm since last. week. The youngster broke his arm during the course of play at school, but the severity of his injury was not recognized immediately. Ralph Place, mayor of Glendale, has been ill at his home for the past week with a severe cold. Mrs. Matic Heller, who has been recuperating at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Max Karger, from a servcre bout with pneumonia, entered the Park View Rest Home in Grants Pass on Monday. All officers and some of the other members of Ihe Glendale Chapter of the Eastern Star attended a re cent District OES meeting held in the Kcrby high school gymnasium. Members of the Grants Pass Chap ter and of the host chapter were also present. A no-host dinner was held in a Cave Junction cafe be fore the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones of San Jose have been visiting for a few days with their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Creed, and their children in Glen dale. Kalhy Mohley and her mother. Mrs. Owen Mobley, have returned from spending four days in Port land where Kathy underwent a diagnostic checkup on complica tions which followed pneumonia in the winter. Mrs. Irene Mueller of San Fran cisco, the mother of Mrs. Frank Creed of Glendale. spent nearly a week visiting with her son-in-law and daughter and their family. Family Survival Courses Slated Another in the Defense courses, Family Survival" begin tonight at series of Civil "Individual and is scheduled to the Riversdale Grange." The session starts at 7:30. Coordinator Inland W. Svarve rial Jr. reports this is the second such course conducted in the coun ty, since teachers for the course went through a training session earlier this year. The first was held in Myrtle Creek. The purpose of the course is to leach people about the problems of radioactive fallout from nuclear bombs and what can be done to protect the individual. ao fees or tests are involved, and anyone may attend who wish es. Teacher of this course will be Robert Matthews of Roseburg. DU PONT '501' Nylon CarpeM And Quality Wool Carti BOB ALLEN FLOOR COVERING rh.ne OR 2-1501 used as a basis for judging. McClellan later asked Campbell to have government auditors to examine the figures. Military leaders have testified that the Boeing proposal appeared to offer more airplane for less money. McNamara concluded otnerwise. Price estimates are a key part of the subcommittee's investiga tion into whether favoritism or errors had any affect on the con tract award. Ultimately, accord ing to Pentagon plans, 1,700 of tho Navy-Air Force jet fighters will be built at a cost expected to ex ceed $6 billion. The Senate panel contends that earlier testimony indicated that Boeing offered to build a better plane for less money. New Meningitis Cases Reported SAN DIEGO (UPI)-Two medi cal experts were at the Naval training Center here today to aid in combating an outbreak of men ingitis which has claimed 17 vic tims since March 9. Three have died. The two latest cases were de tected Tuesday morning, shortly before the arrival of Cmdr. Jack W. Millar, director of the pre ventive medicine branch of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Dr. Carl Silverman of the Public Health Service Com municable Disease Center at At lanta, Ga. The victims, Robert P. Mendo- I za ! l. 20. Tucson. Ariz., and Charles O'Quinn, 19, Ilollisler, Calif., were listed in serious condition at Naval Hospital. Peter Krauscer, New Brunswick, N.J., stricken 48 hours before, was taken off the serious list Tuesday. The latest outbreak came only a few days after Navy doctors claimed 100 per cent effectiveness for a newly instituted mass medi cation program. All recruits at the base were required to take sul fadiazine tablets under close su pervision. In another effort to combat the disease, the Navy Tuesday re duced the number of recruits liv ing in each barracks by half. The moving of about 4.250 men wai expected to be completed today. 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