Birmingham Faces Une asy
Desegregation Truce Today
By United Prtu International
An uneasy racial truce pre
vailed in Birmingham today but
Negroes vowed to continue dem
onstrating (or "across-the-board
desegregation" in North Carolina.
A Negro civil rights leader
warned at Jackson, Miss., Mon
day night that racial turbulence
would upset the Mississippi capi
tal unless it changes its racial
policies.
Birmingham school officials
Monday expelled 1,098 Negro stu-
Posse Horse Show
Slated For June 2
The Douglas County Sheriff's
Posse's annual Spring Horse Show
will be held June 2 at 1 p.m. at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds.
. The show is approved by the Or
egon Horsemen's Association and
the Western Horsemen of Oregon.
C. Tollcfson, show chairman, said
the high point winner will receive
a saddle presented by business men
of Roscburg.
There will be events for all horse
owners, including ootn juniors ana
seniors. There will be novice and
onen horse classes.
Novice races will include scurry,
keyhole, Texas barrel and pole
bending. Onen events will be scur
ry, keyhole, western pleasure, Tex
as barrel, English pleasure, pole
bending, three galled and clover-
leaf. Others are the rescue race,
junior western pleasure, flag race
and potato race. Team events will
include potato, flag and baton rac
es, pole bending and a bareback
relay.'
First Roseburg
Manager Visits
Matt Slankard, Roscburg's first
city manager, was a visitor with
friends here over the weekend.
Slankard recently resigned as
city manager at Port Angeles,
Wash., where ha has been employ
ed for the past five years and Is
expecting to . locate in California,
where he has applied for a position
now open.
He presently Is planning an ex
tended vacation and left Roseburg
for Modesto to visit with two daugh
ters living there.
While in Roseburg he was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. William II.
Wright, Doris Ave., Green. Mrs.
Wright formerly was secretary lo
Slankard and to city Manager Gil
christ who came to Roseburg after
Mankard departure.
Salvation Army
Sets Open House
Open bouse will be held by the
Salvation Army in Roseburg Wed
nesday in observance of National
Salvation Army Week, May 19 to
May 26.
The public Is invited to call at
the Roscburg Corps building, 507
NE Winchester between 2 and 4
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., says Capt.
Lester Craddock.
The event will give the people of
Roscburg and surrounding area and
the families of the Army's manv
volunteers a closer look at the or
ganization's work, he said.
Friday evening a band concert
will be given at the Salvation Army
hall by members of the Salem
and Roseburg corps bands. Uolh
bands are comprised mainly of
young people. The concert is at
7:30.
Capt. Craddock, in making the
announcement of the open house
and concert, said, "The Solvalinn
Army is profoundly grateful for the
time and Rifts contributed directly
or through the Central Douglas
United Kund which encourage and
expand the ministry. We look for
ward to welcoming everyone."
Andrea Van Allen
Funeral services for Andrea Van
Allen, 80, who died Saturday in
Myrtle Creek following a prolonged
Illness, will be held at Wilson's
Chapel of the Roses Thursday al
11 a.m. with Klder Ashley Knimer
of the Seventh - day A,k,..,t,.i
wiurcn ouiciating. Private commit-,
fL'T'.u nd 'n,"mt will fol-
low at the Hosehnn MumnrUt ... '
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Mrs. Van Allen is survived bv
one son, Dr. Leland Van Allen of
Roseburg; two sisters, Mrs. (iina
ninny ot natford cilv, N. D., and
Mrs. Una Taylor of Kansas Cilv,
Mo.; one brother, Selmer l.invcl
of Encmilas, Calif,; and four
grandchildren.
William Ray Simpson
William Ray Simmon. 4i, rii...
this morning al a Portland houpt-1
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Funeral arrangements will he an-j
nounced later by Wilson's Chapel
of the Roses. 1
Benson Pre-Schoolers
Invited To Thursday Tea
All pre-schoolers eligible to enter
Benson School next fall are invited,
with their mothers, lo a pre school
tea aet for 1:15 p.m. this Thursday
it the school.
The prospective students will
nave an opportunity lo visit first
grade classes and a program will
be presented for both children and
IT) n t h r-
dents who cut classes to partici
pate in antisegregation demon
strations several weeks ago. It
was feared this action might
jeopardize the truce that came
with an agreement between Ne
gro leaders and white business
men to desegregate ' downtown
stores.
Say. True Stands
But Negro leader Martin Luth
er King Jr.. who returned to Bir
mingham from his Atlanta home
Monday night, said the truce
"still stands. He will not call for
a mass walkout or boycott nor
a mass demonstration at this
point." He said, however, that at
torneys are investigating the pos
sibility of a federal court suit
seeking reinstatement of the ex
pelled students. He said the stu
dents were expelled without their
right to a hearing.
The Rev. Krcd Shuttlesworth,
leader of the Alabama Christian
Movement, warned at Cincinnati,
Ohio, Monday night, however,
that the expulsions called for an
"assessment of all possibilities"
by Birmingham Negro leaders.
Myrtle Creek Boys
Hurt In Accident
Two Myrtle Creek area youths
were injured in an accident, which
involved a car and a log truck
about 8 a.m. three miles from
Myrtle Creek on the South Myrtle
Road Monday.
Operator of the car, Lawrence
Hurl Jensen, of Hie 1, Box 332, suf
fered cuts, lacerations and numer
ous other injuries. He was taken
to Douglas Community Hospital for
treatment.
A passenger with him, Ronald
Keith Wilson, 14, of South Myrtle
Route, Box 185. suffered a broken
right arm and leg and other injur
ies.
State police said the car entered
onto the South Myrtle Road from
a private drive and, In so doing,
traveled across the center line. The
car was struck broadside in the
right front by the castbound truck,
winch was registered to Leroy A.
McCrackcn, South Myrtle Route,
Box 239, and operated by William
Brown Couch, Myrtle Creek. The
impact took place in the south lane.
Tho car had to be towed to Myrtle
Creek.
Mail Box Fixup
Week Starts Here
This week lias been officially pro
claimed "Nationwide Mail Box Im
provement Week," and Roseburg
residents are urged by Postmas
ter Robert Snider to carry out a
spring cleaning on their mail box-
A mail box In good condition,
properly installed, and appropri
ately giving the name and address
on the side approached by the
mail carrier will not only protect
vnnr mail hnl will erpiillv aid the
Post Olfice in eliminating errors
in delivery," Snider said.
"May we In the Post Office urge
you to help us help your neigh
borhood and help your commun
ity, with a spring cleaning for your
mail box?" he asked.
Wave Gauge Bids Set
For Umpqua So. Jetty
The Portland U. S. Army Engin
eer District has invited bids for
construction of a wave gauge fa
cility in the Pacific Ocean at the
inoulli of the Umpqua River at
Winchester Buy.
Col. Sterling K. Kisiminger, Port
land district engineer, said the
work was expected to cost about
$50,000 and that ho would open the
bids at 2 p.m. June 18 in Room
628 Pillock Block, Portland.
The recording device, which will
bo south of Ihe smith Umpqua
River jelly, will record the wave
heights and periods of waves ap
proaching the shore at this loca
tion as part of a surveillance pro
gram. Submarine cable will con
nect the recording device with the
Umpqua River Lifeboat Station at
Winchester Hay.
Dunlin a sum in Army Engineers
will have a record of the intensity
of the waves along the shore and
the south Umpqua Jetty. Then, aft
cr the slorm. thev will inspect dam
age lo the jetty and correlate dam
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22 'Flu' Cases
During the week of May 11, 22
cases of influenta were reported in
Douglas County, according to the
Oregon Communicable Disease re
port. Also listed were two cases
of pneumonia, one of infectious
; meningitis.
So tar this year, six cases of In
'orcnltiis and II ot Infectious hep-
mis nave oeen reporietl.
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riles For Bankruptcy
James Earl llarvev,
llahii-.f i
' i?
logger, has filed for bankruptcy in I
i. n. District Court in Portland.
He lists debts totaling $1,390 4S.
Unknown Woman Drowns
PORTLAND TPI A woman
whose body j fund m Hock
Creek near Bethany in Washing
ton County Sunday drowned, Ihe
Multnomah County coroner's of-
lire sain uxiav.
"It is not our Intention to be
pushed into resuming these dem
onstrations," he said. "We are
hopeful that the truce will go on
and we will resist all provoca
tions." Polk Arr.it 400
Around 800 Negroes marched
into downtown Greensboro, N.C.,
Monday night and milled around
two cafeterias and moveie thea
ters. Police arrested some 400 of
the group, boosting to around Ihe
2,000 mark the number of persons
arrested in antisegregation demon
strations in North Carolina since
last week.
"The marches and arrests will
continue until we have across-the-board
desegregation," said Wil
liam Thomas, president of the
Greensboro chapter of the Con
gress of Racial Equality (CORE).
A crowd of about 2,000 Negroes
gathered outside the Durham,
N.C., city hall during the first
meeting of a new city council.
New Mayor Wense Grabarack had
asked Negroes for two weeks lime
to attempt a solution to Durham's
racial problems. The Negroes re
fused and scattered over the down
town area, staging sit in attempts
al restaurants. Around 600 were
arrested. About 80 Negroes
marched through Charlotte, N.C.,
Monday singing for an "end to
segregation."
Warns of "Turbultnt Times"
Mcdgar Evers, Mississippi field
secretary for the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), warned
in a television broadcast Monday
night that "turbulent times" may
be ahead for Jackson. He was
granted equal time on the station
to reply to a speech made last
week by Jackson Mayor Allen
Thompson, who said the city was
a target for "racial agitators" but
segregation would be preserved.
Evers said that integration was
coining to the South even though
"Mayor Thompson persists in de
luding the people that conditions
are going to remain the same in
Jackson." Evers said Jackson can
cither "recognize the situation"
and meet changes or "have what
Mayor Thompson called turbulent
times.
Crash Damages
Two Automobiles
Minor damage to two cars result
ed In an accident on SE Stephens
SI. at SE Douglas Ave. Saturday
at 10 a.m., city police report.
Leroy Lloyd Fromdahl of 483
Rust Court, operating a car regis
tered lo I.lcivd C. Fromdahl. some
address, reportedly struck the loft
rear fender of another car operat
ed bv Joseph Elmer Bailey of
2100 NE Stephens SI.
Tho report said Bailey was trav
eling north on Stephens on the in
side lone, ond that Fromdahl trav
eling south was turning from Ste
phens left onto Douglas. He was
cited for failure lo yield (he right
of way to oncoming traffic.
Fall From Vehicle
Injures Youngster
Cclcen DeAnn Einspahr, 6-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin II. Einspahr, 945 SE Terrace
Ave., suffered minor injuries and
was treated at Douglas Commun
ity Hospital Monday after she fell
from the rear of a pickup.
The pickup, operated by her fa
ther was just leaving the parking
lot of Byrd's Morket on W. liar-
yard Ave. City Police report the
child stood up and fell onto tho
roadway In front of another vehi
cle. The other car, however, was
able to slop.
Einspahr was cited by police for
carrying a child on the external
part of a vehicle. An ambulance
took the child to the hospital.
Monkey Winner
Of Human Prize
T1TUSVI1.LE, Fla. (UPD You
don't monkey around with Lucky
Hi-Il'iM
He won a J750 set of fancy dish
rs in a drawing here, but it was
obvious he wasn't impressed. It i
was even more obvious he'd never
use them. I
The First Federal Savings and ,
Ian Association pulled his namej
out ot a barrel last week and they j
couldn't find hun. An ad was put i
in the paper, and Lucky finally !
snoivro un 4i1u1111.1v. 1
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for lr cameras.
I.uckv is a monkey.
; His owner. Charles Briggs, put !
Lucky's name Into the contest be- j
rime "lies almost numan ami
he'd seen all those humans putting
I their names In."
Negro Woman Wins
Civil Rights Suit
PORTLAND (CPU A Circuit
Court Jury Monday awarded S.SO0
to Mrs. Vivian James, a Negro
woman, who filed soil against a
tavern under the slate's civil
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refused service.
She was given Ihe award from
James and Bessie Barr. owners
of the Lombard Inn They testi
fied the woman had been refused
service because she was intoxicated.
Retire When You Please
In Time To Enjoy It!
Plan Naw With
Lincoln Notionol Life
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ACK PATTERSON
2 Th Newt-Review, Roseburg, Or. Tues., May 21, 1963
JACK GREEN BERG, (right) director-counsel for the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, legal
defense ond educational fund, and Constance Baker Mot
ley, associate counsel, discuss the Supreme Court's rulings
Monday. The Supreme Court hos momentarily removed
the sting from southern sit-in prosecutions, but the great
issue posed by the cases remains undecided. It Is: Does a
business establishment open to the general public have a
right to choose its own customers? Greenberg ond Motley
conferred in New York. (UPI Telephoto)
Riddle Men Get
Jail Sentences
Two Riddle men were sentenced
to 10 days in jail and fined $100
each on appearance in South Doug
las Justice Court at Canyonville
on charges of furnishing liquor to
a minor.
Arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Nina Pietzold were Ray
mond James Johnson, 23, of Rt.
1, Box 26, and Junior Darrell Wil
son, 23. '
The court ordered suspension of
the jail terms on payment of the
fines. Johnson paid the fine and
was released. Wilson was still in
custody this morning.
In Douglas County District Court
Monday, Clare Lcvina Catron, 63,
of 2571 NE Stephens Sr., and Floyd
Robert Cantrcll, 41, of Junction
Cily, asked jury trials following
arraignment on vagrancy charges.
Sheriff's Department complaints
indicated the two were arrested in
connection with a disturbance at
a local restaurant last Sunday.
Trial dates were set June 17 for
the womon and June 14 for Can
trcll. Each was released after post
ing $500 bail.
Marvin Ray Rader, 25, of Box
754, Page Road, was sentenced to
60 days in jail and fined $150 and
costs after pleading guilty before
Judge Gerald Hayes on a charge of
driving while intoxicated.
The defendant was charged in a
Roseburg slate Dolice complaint is
sued May 17. Judge Hayes ordered
that Racier may serve out the sen
tence on weekends by remaining
in jail from I p.m. Friday to 6 p.m.
Sunday.
Poppy Days Proclaimed
By Roseburg's Mayor
nmnhnre Mayor Thomas Garri-
,n. ha. nrnrlalmed Mav 24-25 t Fri
day and Saturday) as Poppy Days
in the cily.
Airnnlinu In I .el In Garev. pop-
nv chairman for the American Le
gion Auxiliary, contributions receiv
ed from Ihe poppies go airccuy miu
Ihe rehabilitation ana cnua wel
fare niomoms of the Legion and
Auxiliary.
Thit mnviir said in his nroclama-
tlon that because the VFW Buddy
and American Legion Flanders
Poppies arc assembled by disabled
veterans and the proceeds of (he
sales ore used exclusively for the
benefit of disabled and needy vet
erans, their widows and orphans,
he is urging everyone to wear a
poppy this weekend.
Battle Of Sexes
Gets New Twist
ALBANY. N.Y. (UPI) - The
batlle of Ihe sexes developed a
new twist Monday with an agree
ment which ended a two-day
strike at four Freihofer Bakery
Co. plants in the capital district.
The new contract gave male
bakery workers two pairs of clean
white panls a week and a 10-cent-
n hour boost.
However, it sparked a feud be
tween male and female employes.
"If I had known we women
would have been walking the
streets for men's pants. I would
have never gone on strike," one
woman said.
The panls agreement, for men
only, was estimated to be worth
Iwo cents an hour in the package.
The women, who wear cotton
dresses at llielr work, will share
only in the loeent increase.
Zenith Hearing Aid
Representative
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Chapman's Pharmacy
Every Wednesday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ktpain BtttrltsActMrit
far matt ma hat
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HEARING AID CENTER
Martin Bros.
Paving Road
The relocated Stearns Ave. lead
ing west from Oakland is being
paved this week by Martin Bros.
Container and Timber Products
Corp., correspondent Edith Dunn
reports. When completed, this will
be the main road west to the free
way and the old road running
through the Martin plant will be
closed to the public.
The corporation is currently re
activating a small gang mill to be
used to cut small logs temporarily
until plans for future construction
are completed, Mrs. Dunn said. The
sawmill operated by the Martin
corporation was recently destroy
ed by fire with a reported loss of
over $1 million. ,
Rotary To Host
Local Scholars
Some 100 standout high school
seniors from all high schools in
Douglas County will be the guests
of the Roscburg Rotary Club to-
mgnt at the annual Rotary schol
arship achievement banquet.
The banquet will he held at 7
p.m. at tho Umpqua Hotel, with
Dr. Walter Purvinc, president of
urcgon Technical Institute, Klam
a th Falls, as featured speaker.
The banquet is held annually for
the top 10 per cent of the gradual
ing class at each high school. One
of these students will be named to
night as winner of the Rotary schol
arship, good for a full tuition to
any state-supported institute in Or
egon.' Announcement of the winner
will be made by Charles Dondero.
chairman of the scholarship selec
tion committee.
Lawrence Smith will serve as
toastmastcr, with Mike Coen and
Vic Lewis as co-chairman of the
banquet.
Cops Chase Roped Safe
Down Main City Street
SWEET HOME (UPI) Stale
police reported today a new tack
in safe burglary.
Officers said two men in a stol
en truck kicked in the front door
to a grocery store here, tied a
log chain around a heavy floor
safe, and made their getaway
dragging it behind the truck down
Sweet Home s main street.
Police were alerted by an all
night service station operator.
Officers pursued the thieves
about a mile out nf town where
the chain broke. The safe con
taining $1,600 was left in the mid
dle of the road. The thieves
parked their track and scrambled
olf on foot.'
Grease Fire Reported
A minor grease fire at the Tim
ber Grill, 732 SE Cass, brought
the Roseburg City Fire Department
into action at 6:05 this morning
No damage was reported.
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Three Year Prison Sentence Contains
Probation Terms For Young Winstonite
A three-year sentence in the
Oregon State Penitentiary con
tains probation terms for Elden
Grant Marlow. 19, of Winston.
Marlow pleaded guilty in Circuit
Court April 16 to a cnarge oi con
tributing to the delinquency of a
minor. Circuit Court Judge Charles
Woodrich deferred sentencing at
the time for a pre-sentence inves
tigation. Appearing before the court Mon
day. Marlow was sentenced to
three vears in the Oregon state
penitentiary. He was given credit
for three months and 12 days al
ready served in the county jail.
It was ordered that after serving
an additional 30 days in the coun
Winston Voters
Approve Budget
Winston city voters in small num
bers but in almost unanimous ac
cord, Monday approved a total city
budget of $127,547. "Yes" votes to
taled 72 and "no" votes 16, corre
spondent Phebe McGuire reports.
Funds needed to round out the
budget (amount outside 6 per cent
limitation) were $41,939, with cash
on hand and other sources of rev
enue, such as -sewer assessments,
making up the total figure, Mrs.
McGuire said.
The budget includes construction
of a jail, to be built at the City
Hall, landscaping of the City Hall
grounds and the hiring of a full
time working superintendent for
city streets and other facilities.
Some applications for this post are
on hand and the hiring is expected
to be done in the near future, ac
cording to Mrs. McGuire.
Rural Firemen
Claim Trophy
Firemen from the Roseburg Ru
ral Fire Department completely
outclassed the other teams in a
tournament involving various hose
evolutions held over' the weekend
at the Rhododendron Festival at
Florence.
The local team had only one
point scored against it during the
tournament. Teams from t h e
Southwestern Oregon Firemen's As
sociation competed. The Roseburg
team has won the trophy for the
past two years.
Included in the action was a
game of water ball where the
teams concentrate a stream of wa
ter on a ball, a variation of a bar
rel race where a barrel is placed
in the middle nf the road and two
teams charge the barrel from op
positc directions, and a "make and
break" contest. In the "make and
break" contest the teams have to
couple the hoses, climb a wall by
means of a ladder and knock a
barrel off the top of the wall.
19th
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A Trusted Name In Roseburg
FOR
For 19 years, Trowbridge Electric Co. hoi been known for their policy
of integrity, courtesy, service and value. For 19 years, residents of Doug
las County have KNOWN that they can TRUST a Trowbridge Electric deal.
Its' Our Birthday...
but You Get The Presents
Our 19th anniversary would never have been possible were it not
far your support . . , your kind patronage. That's why we say "You Get The
Presents" , . . presents in the form of special values from every depart
ment at Trowbridge Electric. Yesterday's air conditioning advertisement
was but the first of many special values being offered during our Anniver
sary Sell-A-Brotion, Watch The News-Review for many other GENUINE
values to be advertised daily thru next Tuesday.
It's Our Way of Thanking You
for 19 Wonderful Years
We owe ft to YOU to continue offering the most distinctive and diver
sified selections of quality merchandise we can find . . . end always at
reasonable prices. Da come in, we sincerely appreciate, your potronoge.
7!t SI Oak A
tv tail Marlow will be admitted
I to probation for the balance of the
term, providing ne snows viun
proof of employment at the end
of the 30-day period.
Five Others Appear
Five other defendants in crim
inal actions came before Judge
Woodrich Monday.
William Elmer Turner, 30, of
4246 SW Stella, waived Grand Jury
action and pleaded guilty to a dis
trict attorney's information charg
ing him with obtainimg money by
false pretenses. He was sentenced
to six months in the county jail.
The information charged that on
April 30 the defendant presented a
$63.26 check (written on the Peo
ple's Bank of Aurora, Colo.) at
Kelley's Korner Store in exchange
for certain goods and cash when
he did not have that sum of money
on deposit at that bank.
Stntanc Suspended
Woodrich suspended imposition
of sentence for Claude A. Hanson,
19, of Little River Rt., Glide. Han
son pleaded guilty April 4 to "lar
ceny of personal property of value
less than $75." Sentence was de
ferred at (hat time for a pre-sentence
investigation.
The court ordered suspension of
sentencing for one year, the de
fendant to remain on probation for
that period of time and under the
legal custody of the state Board of
Parole, and Probation. In addition
to the usual rules and regulations
of that board, defendant was per
mitted to go to Alaska as soon as
satisfactory arrangements con be
made for his supervision while in
that state.
Edward Eugene Emerson, 31, of
NAMcD vice president in
charge of Oregon South, Elks
Lodge, is Robert Stults of
Roseburg, post exalted ruler
of the Elks Lodge 326. Stults
was elected to the post ot the
State Elks Association con
vention which was held re
cently in Eugene. Oregon
South includes the district
from Eugene south to Ash
land ond the coast.
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SELL-A-BRATION
YEARS
Eugene, was allowed additional
time before entering a plea fol
lowing his arraignment on a charge
of prejurv. The charge is contain
ed in a Grand Jury indictment filed
May 10.
The case was continued to 9:30
a.m. Thursday. It involves alleged
false testimony during a drunken
driving trial in District Court in
which he was (he defendant He
is alleged to have denied he was
driver of the vehicle involved.
The court ordered a continuation
of probation for George Abererom.
hie, 23, of Newport Beach, Calif.
This action stemmed from a court
finding that the defendant had
absconded from probation super
vision in connection with a non
support action and a subsequent de
termination that he has executed
an assignment of wages in order
that his employer in Newport
Beach may deduct $100 monthly
for child support.
Abercrombie pleaded guilty to
non-support on March 17, 1961. He
j was placed on probation for five
years alter imposition of sentence
was suspended. With the support
matter now resolved. Woodrich or
dered that the probation previously
granted be continued.
Man Injured When
Train Hits Truck
A 33-year-old Roseburg man was
hospitalized Monday morning and
treated for bruises and shock after
the truck he was driving was struck
by a train in the Roscburg Lumber
Co. yards at Dillard.
Howard Covey, of 1642 NE Hoi
lis St., was released from Douglas
Community Hospital Tuesday morn
ing. Covey, a driver for the Moore
Steel Service Co., Inc., was struck
by a Southern Pacific freight train,
the Siskiyou Line East, at 11:15
a.m. Monday.
Moore Co. officials said Covey
had pulled slowly onto the track
and when he saw the train, was un
able to get the truck in reverse
when a gear stuck. The truck was
declared almost a total loss. Covey
was taken to the hospital by am
bulance. State Police Ordered
To Guard Mark's Home
SALEM (UPI) A disturbance
near the home of Gov. Mark Hat
field Saturday brought quick re
action from Ihe legislature.
A House joint memorial intro
duced today "directs the superin
tendent of state police to provide
security and protection for the
governor and the governor's fam
ily to the extent and in Ihe man
ner the superintendent deems ap
propriate and adequate."
In Saturday's incident, a bullet
was fired into a car parked in
Hatfield's driveway.