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University ;f Oroj-.jj Library Eu-ru, Orof.-n OGrP We're Favored Roscburg and Billings, Mont., share co-favorite spots in upcoming West ern Regional Junior playoff. See page 6. County Liked A couple who spent their live in entertainment world selected Douglas County for retirement. See page 5. Established 1873 14 Paaes ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1963 190-63 10c Per Copy RIDDLE LEGIONNAIRE N. Frank (Ricky) Powell is shown with awards he received at recent state Legion convention held in Pendleton. The honors are in recognition of an out standing membership gain recorded by District No. 9 during his service as commander, (News-Review Photo) MR. COMMANDER Riddle Man Wins National Honors At Legion Confab N. Frank (Ricky) Powell of Riddle is the "man of the hour" in American Legion circles this week. Powell attended the recent Ore gon State Legion convention at Pendleton and came home with a carload of honors. The awards were in connection with the Rid dle Legionnaire's service as Dis trict No. 9 commander and in recognition of the outstanding membership gain recorded by his district. Among other things, Powell won the national "Mr. District Com mander" award, an honor accord ed for having reached the highest percentage of actual membership gain (in competition with all dis tricts of the nation) by March 31, 1063. COMING ALONG FINE BLACKPOOL, England (UPI) A veterinary surgeon, using enough anaesthetic to knock out 50 persons, has saved the life of Frances the elephant with a four hour stomach operation. . The 5-year-old elephant was re ported "just fine" Monday night and recovering on a daily inva lid's diet of 48 bananas, IS pounds of carrots, 36 pints of milk and 40 loaves of brown bread. Executive Of Local Service A West Coast Airlines official told city officials Monday the air line "sincerely wants to continue passenger service at Roseburg" but warned that the impact of tech nological change has dealt a ser ious threat to maintaining the serv ice. H. E. Wallis. Seattle, a WCA vice president, discussed air service problems in sessions with the city Airport Commission and Roseburg City Council. Wallis stressed Roscburg's air port limitations in the jet age and defended the airline's position with respect to scheduling of passen ger flights and sparodic service which have come under fire by mu nicipal leaders. City leaders were told they might have to lower a couple of moun tains at the north end of the field to bring the local facility into the new jet era. DC3s on Way Out He noted that West Coast is phasing out its DC3 fleet in West ern Oregon and referred to this fleet as the company's "antiquat ed piston power." WCA is convert ing its Western Oregon operations to F27 turbo-prop aircraft. On Aug. 1 the airline inaugurat ed a new schedule at Roseburg which incorporated two trips daily by a DC3 and two daily by an F27. Wallis was asked to explain why the F27s had made only four out of 24 possible landings at the local field in the first 12 days of the month. The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS . Cloudy night and morning hours, partly sunny in the afternoons to day through Wednesday. Highest temp, last 24 hours 15 Lowest temp, list 24 hours 57 Highest temp, any Aug. (54) 103 Lowest temp, any Aug. (54) . 41 Precip. list 24 hours 0 Precip. from Aug. 1 , T Normil Aug. Precip . .031 Normil Precip. 9-1 to 1-1 .... 32.72 Precip. from Sept. 1 ... 35.05 Sunset tonight.- 1:20 o.m. PDT Sunrise tomorrow, 4:17 i.m. PDT' Powell is a member of the A. L. Fallin Legion Post No. 123 at Can yonville and was recently re-elected as District No. 9 junior vice commander. At Pendleton he was named to membership on the Le gion's state membership com mittee and state oratorical coin mission for the fourth division. Powell also received a national Legion achievement award, sa luting his "exceptionally outstand ing service in the interest of 1963 membership enrollment." This award was measured on a basis' of the number of new and renew al memberships attained during tne year. Three other honors went to the Riddle man. These were a state Legion award for membership achievement, a national honor rib bon for having every post in the district over tne top by convention time and a diamond-studded wrist watch for being the highest dis trict commander in membership. Powell's wife, Evelyn, attended the convention as a delegate from District No. 9 for which she is auxiliary president. Prior to and following the convention, the Rid dle couple enjoyed a vacation trip into Canada and across the Pa cific Northwest. WCA Defends Scheduling He explained that Roseburg was overflown due to limitations in connection with the field. He said the F27 was unable to come down because temperatures were too high, winds too strong or loads too heavy. City officials were also critical of the company's failure to com plete its DC3 schedules over the weekend just past. Wallis said it had been necessary for the firm to cut out some flights due to a shortage of aircraft caused by equipment problems. Better Schedule Wanted West Coast Airlines has filed a request for reduction of service with the Civil Aeronautics Board claiming economic hardship and other factors. Roscburg municipal leaders contend that this area would support WCA service ade quately with good scheduling. All in all, the picture painted by Wallis at sessions here Wednesday was not bright. The city finds it self in the position of facing loss of DC3 service due to the "phase out" which is expected to occur by next spring. It also faces pros pect of no F27 service due to air port limitations. In the latter regard, however. Wallis said the airline would be willing to cooperate with the city in seeking to obtain a waiver on the FFA regulations which hang as threat on the continued possi bility of turbo-prop aircraft land ings. The most troublesome FFA rul ing which affects F27 landings is one, recently effected, which re stricts the F27 from making more than one turn in its takeoff. Turbo-props taking off to the north here must make three turns to avoid mountain obstructions. The F27 cannot fly out on a straight course as the biggest of the two obstructions Mast Hill is too high. Wallis estimated about 130 feet would have to be cut from this hill to allow a straight flight pattern. the City Council decided to con tact the FFA for recommendation ; on what the city can do to meet the standards. Need A Courthouse? Anyone have use for a slight ly used, but still in top con. dition courthouse? The one in Roseburg was up for tale Tuesday morning but taken off the m r k e t before anyone hid a chance to bid. A For Sale sign, stolen from one of the Roseburg reel es tate firms, was placed in front of the courthouse sometime be tween 9 and 10 a.m. Before anyone had an opportunity to bid, however, it wis taken off the mirket by the sheriff's of fice, it the request of the Coun ty Court. 0SU Beavers Ink Pact For UCLA Grid Series CORVALLIS. Ore. (UPI) Ore gon State and UCLA have signed a homc-and-home football series for 1967 and 4968, it was an nounced today. The two teams, who haven't played each other since 1958, will meet in Los Angeles Nov. 4, 1967, and in Corvallis Nov. 9, 1968, Athletic Director Spec Keene said. Signing of the two games was seen as a possible significant step in Oregon State ana Oregon join ing with the current Big Six. The two Oregon schools were memDers of the defunct Pacific Coast Con ference and have been independ ents since the PCC breakup. Gasline Work Starts Soon Installation of the new pipeline to bring natural gas to Roseburg is expected to begin Monday, an nounces A. D. Parr, district man ager of California-Pacific Utilities Co. Extending annroximatelv Vti miles westward from Roscburg along W. Harvard Blvd. and Mel rose Road, the 6 inch and 8 inch main will tic in with the new pipe line from Eugene, now being in stalled by El Paso Natural Gas Co. Present plans call for comple tion of the line by Sept. 15, Parr said. Successful bidder for installation of the 3V4 miles of pipe was Roy Price, Inc., of Bakersfield, Calif. The first carload of pipe arrived in Roseburg Monday while the re maining cars are expected to fol low within a few days. The workmen installing the main line will consist of several crews. These will include ditching, line-up of pipe, welding, lowering pipe in trenen, nack-ini ana cican-up FIRST LOAD OF PIPE orrives California-Pacific Utilities Co. monufoctureJ to noturol gas. Jmmm0mmtmm" " ""mmVZZ-.l.:S.:'.. ' J! 1 11 LIT" 'M'"''"MCTa'gaBaM. j MilMjliMMIliiMMMMWMIMl . i irr,Jiri iw iriiirti nil iiiwmmmbwii hiiiimmmimim City Requests County Funds The Roseburg City Council Mon day night approved a formal re quest for financial assistance from the Douglas County Court in the widening of W. Harvard Boule vard. The city is asking the coun ty for 5440,000, or about 47 per cent' of the over-all cost of the project. The council also announced plans to hold a bond election for the city's share sometime this fall. Favor Noted County Judge V. T. Jackson said Tuesday morning that while the, county plans to carry out further studies of the widening plan itself, the County Court is generally in favor of offering financial assist ance in the program. He added the county does not object to the cost split in the project. Over-all cost of the project is estimated at some $935,000. The City Council Monday night approved a motion to send a letter to the county asking for financial sharing in the project and adopted a resolution approving the propos ed agreement between the city and county which would provide for the sharing. The actual city request is for the county to pay for certain phases of the project, not to exceed $440, 402. The letter stated: "The City of Roseburg makes this request for county assistance with the under standing that your general policy regarding assistance to cities rec ognizes some county responsibility for improvements to streets which connect major county roads to state highways. The city further understands that county assistance is limited to the street pavement, which excludes curbs,, gutters, sidewalks and other similar types of improvements not normally made on county roads." City To Pay "It is the intention of the coun cil that hc remaining construction costs, together with the acquisition of rights of way, will be borne by the city under a general obligation bond issue," the letter said. "The bond issue is subject to the ap proval of the electorate and will be placed before them at a spe cial election this fall." West Germany , joins In Treaty BONN, Germany (UPI) West Germany's formal decision to sign the nuclear test ban treaty today underscored the Bonn gov ernment's old links with the Unit ed States as opposed to its new ties with Gaullist France. The United States had urged Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's government to accede to the treaty banning nuclear tests in the "atmosphere, in outer space and under water. French Presi dent Charles de Gaulle has re jected the treaty and is known to have hoped West Germany also would. Monday night, government press chief Karl Guenthcr von Hase announced thai the cabinet, following Adenauer's cue, had agreed to sign the treaty on the basis of assurances by the Unit ed States that the pact will not raise the international stature of the East German Communist regime. Hamer Reports Equipment Stolen Sometime Sunday Clinton J. Larson of Roseburg reported to city police the theft of a tire and wheel, two axes, a shov el, wrench and a five-gallon can of gasoline from a pickup owned by the Hamer Corp. sometime Sun day night. ,He said (he pickup was parked on the Rose Hotel parking lot over night while he had gone to Port land. A wheel and an old tire also were taken from anpther pickup parked alongside, Larson told offi : cei s for the project of converting service for Roseburg from Pipe will be laid from rHe ' i AlkNamara Little Chief Medical Officer Due In Roseburg A conference of medical investi gators, district attorneys and law enforcement officers of Douglas, Lane, josepmne, Jackson, coos and Curry counties is scheduled to open Wednesday in the Douglas County Courthouse. ur. James h. Gray, Douglas County medical examiner, will ore- side over the morning session, which will open at 9 a.m. with a welcome by Douglas County Judge v. t. jacKson. The morning program will be as follows: 9:15 a.m., general discus sion of the problems of medical investigations of death by Russell (J. Henry, M.D., Portland, chief mecucai investigator tor Oregon. After a coffee break at 10:30 in the public health nurse's office on the first floor of the Courthouse, the session will resume at 10:45 en specific types of investigative problems and techniques employ ed. Luncheon will be at 12:30 p.m. in the Coral Room of the Umpqua Hotel. The afternoon session, at 1:30, will be presided over by Dr. Hen ry. There will be a panel discus sion on the medico-legal and en forcement problems encountered in meaicai investigation. On the panel will be Dr. Henry; Avery. W. Thompson, Douglas County district attorney; Capt. Earl Tichenor of the Oregon State Po lice; Sheriff Ira C. Byrd of Doug las County, and Dr. Gray. French Nuclear Test May Be In The Offing PARIS (UPI) Reports that French truck convoys loaded with detonator cable - are heading into the Sahara Desert" Inspired spec ulation today that a new French nuclear test may be imminent Neither French nor Algerian government spokesmen were available immediately for com ment. ' Lower Gas Rates Due In Roseburg SALEM (UPI) A 20 per cent rate cut for natural gas customers in Roseburg, Grants Pass, Mat ford, Ashland and other towns in the California-Pacific Utility Com pany's Southern Oregon division was announced Monday. Public Utility commissioner Jonel C. Hill said the rate cut, totaling $238,814, will go into effect when Cal-Pac's existing customers are switched from manufactured to natural gas this fall. Hill said the firm tentatively plans on having natural gas avail able in Roseburg about Sept. 16, provided that construction of the El Paso Natural Gas Co. line from Eugene is not delayed. Natural gas should be available in Grants Pass. Medford and Ash land sometime during the first half of October, he said. Hill pointed out that the new tariffs filed by Cal-Pac are identi cal to those in effect m Klamath Falls. Lloyd E. Cooper, vice president and chief engineer of Cal-Pac said his firm proposes to apply the lower rates to the first meter reading date after natural gas has been introduced in each town. i . company's plont on SE Oak Ave. at the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks west obout 3Vi miles to connect, with the main trunk line of El Paso Gas Co. (Chris' Studio) y Test ian Approval Jacqueline Ready To Leave Hospital OTIS AFB, Mass. (UPI) First Lady Jacqueline Kenne dy was looking forward to the President's return here tonight to sign her out of the hospital. The White House did not an nounce a definite time for the President's 34-year-old wife to go home. But she was making a fast recovery from the Cae sarean delivery of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy last Wednes day and the heartbreak of the infant's death 39 hours later. Friends said Mrs. Kennedy was counting the hours when she would rejoin Caroline, 5, and John Jr., 2, at their sum mer home, "Bramble Tyde," on Squaw Island. Fair's Activities Due Wednesday By MARION BYRON News-Review Staff Writer It's only a matter of hours now until the gates will swing open on the 1963 Douglas County Fair and if the beehive of activity on the grounds today is any indica tion, this year's fair will be the biggest and best in its history. Moving in to their dormitories are some 170 4-H'ers who will ex hibit roughly 175 sheep, 100 cat tle, 100 horses, 25 hogs and an assortment of rabbits, poultry and other livestock. "We're just swamped, both with youngsters and enthusiasm," was the com ment this morning of Frank Von Borstcl, county 4-H agent. The activity today is not con fined to 4-H'ers, however. Coming in are other livestock exhibitors from around the county, and a swarm of some of the county's best bakers bearing their oven fresh specialties for judging in the baking division. Also due lor placing today are the entries in the fruit and vegetable divisions. Judging of food preservation en tries, textiles, gems and minerals, hobbies and crafts and ceramics took place Monday from entries brought in on Sunday. Art On Display Already -in place are examples of some of the finest school art from students of the county's schools whose works were judged in June on a separata basis. Pho tography and art in open class was being judged beginning this morning. On Wednesday, opening day of the fair, the entries in the var ious horticulture and flower di visions will be received from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be judged during the day. Wednesday, oificiany acsignaieu Kids' Day, will certainly not be a drawing card for youngsters only, as with the slate of activ ities and attractions offered, ad ults will have to start in opening day if they are really going to make the rounds. The many proud parents accompanying their 4-H youngsters bringing exhibits will alone make for a substantial swell ing of opening day attendance. Four-H judging and the various 4-H contests will go on all day Wednesday beginning at 8:30 a.m. Fair gates will open for the gen eral public at 11 a.m. One of Wednesday's special at tractions in the grandstand, the Shetland Pony Show beginning at 1:30 p.m., will be an innovation this vcar. From 2 to 5 p.m.. mag ic shows at marked stations will be put on by a group of four magicians. The Mandrake the Magician show will be a grand stand feature at 8:30 p.m. Teen Says U.S. Rhb Warhead Superiority Is Reason To Ratify WASHINGTON (UPI) De fense Secretary Robert S. Mc Namara asserted today that the United States, with "tens of thou sands" of atomic warheads, was "manifestly superior" to Russia in nuclear power and would risk little in ratifying the test ban treaty. ' The limited ban would slow So viet nuclear progress and prolong U. S. superiority, McNamara told the Senate in the second day of hearings on the historic Moscow pact. He acknowledged that Russia date dancing will draw the young er set at tne same hour in anoth er part of the grounds. A perm anent wood floor south of the Fair grounds entrance will be used for both square dances and teen dances. There are so manv new facil ities for the 1963 Fair it may take a little time for old-time fairgoers to get oriented, just tins morning the fair staff including Bert Al- lenny, manager, and Bob Robins, publicity director, nlus several other key personnel, was making the move from its old office quart ers in the Community Unilrtinff tn Drana new omccs Dy me main gate. Open for inspection are the uui-Lm-K rnninimnp a r n a n. tlon room, two office rooms, a poaruroom ana restroom facilities Additions to the Livestock . Pa vilion provide 4.000 more sauare feet of enclosed space this year wim more pens lor livestock: and iau mi-iuuiiik new resuuum ia- cilities which will double those previously available on the grounds. The bustle of activities on the grounds today in preparation for Wednesday's opening is only the preliminary, however. The tempo is expected to increase and not reach its climax until the final hours Sunday night when some lucky winner, blessing what he may consider excess avoirdupois, goes home with his weight in nick els after one of the final grand stand features, a drawing where weight will really enhance the prize. Lumber Strike Meeting Again PORTLAND (UPI) Another contract negotiating meeting was held today between representa tives of two striking lumber un ions and the Big Six employers' bargaining association. The session began at 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Temple and was attended by Leroy Smith and George Walker, federal mediators. Representatives of the Interna tional Woodworkers of America (1WA) and the Lumber and Saw mill Workers (LSW) and the as sociation met for 30 minutes Mon day afternoon. The Big Six negotiators asked that the meeting, which could pave the way to an end of the 7- wcek lumber strike in the Pacific Northwest, be recessed until to day. The unions announced Monday that its members at struck Georgia-Pacific Corp. plants had ratified a contract negotiated last week. It calls for a 30V& cent hour ly wage hike over three years. About 5,000 men idled by the strike were expected to begin re turning to work today. Ratification by the IWA and LSW of a negotiated con tract covering five member com panies of the 196-membcr Timber Operators Council employers bar gaining association was expected. Agi-Md On Last Week The contracts were worked out last week with the Edward Hmes Lumber Co., a subsidiary of the Shaver Transportation Co., the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Santiam Lumber Co. and Pope and laiooi, inc Acceptance would leave only an estimated 4.000 men idle in Ore gon, Washington, Montana and Northern California a majority of them at two struck Big Six companies. St, Regis Paper Co. and U.S. Plywood Co. The LSW called a strike at Main Lumber Co. plants in Red ding and Central Valley in Cali fornia Monday but ended it Mon day night. The walkout began in the morn ing after negotiators for both "apparently" was ahead of United States in design of super-: bombs in the multi-megaton range a point that has disturbed some aenaie cnucs ana military lead ers. But he sairf that Tp&ri i-aet,itai from America's "considered de cision" against concentrating on such bombs. He said horror weap ons of the 100-megaton type, which Russia could develop, had doubtful military utility compared with smaller megaton weannnn that America could lnunnh unit with precision and in vast num- uciai Says Risks Small Asserting liis "unequivocal sun. port" of the treaty, McNamara said the risks it entails "are either small or under our control and the values under the treaty MU OUU&lUIUlUl , . , , This Was ill eSSCnCA the mam'A thing Secretary of State Dearj nuon. bum iuonaay. kusk was the administration's first witness h fore the Senate foreign relations, milieu services ana atomic energy committees to urge ratification ol the pact which would ban air; space and underwater tests but auow continued underground blasts. Rusk also said he felt a prime; reason the Soviet Union agreed to the test ban was because the Ctl: ban crisis last fall gave Kremlin leaders a look "into the pit o the inferno." . Rusk said Rus sia concluded it was in its self interest to agree to the treaty, which it had rejected previously. U. S. Maintains Forcts - McNamara said neither an un likely successful secret violation nor an .abrupt abrogation with surprise testing on Russia's part would threaten . U. S. security. Nothing that could happen under the treaty's terms or in violation of them, he said, could change the basic fact that America "w)U maintain its ability to survive a surprise attack with sufficient power to destroy the So viet Union." The Pentagon chief sought to meet head-on several senatorial concerns about the accord's mili tary effects. He said the United States still could build as large bombs as it needed. He said sur vival of underground missile sites could be insured despite some un certainties that atmospheric test ing could clear up about their vulnerability. Negotiators In Portland sides deadlocked on a clause in the proposed agreement calling for the reopening of wage talks in the event of a workload in crease. The union later agreed Jo eliminate it. Some 150 men were Idled at the two plants. The proposed contract, which must be ratified by union work ers, calls for a 30W-cent hourly in crease in wages and benefits dur ing the next three years. The company Is a member of the Pine Industrial Rela tions ' Council, which represents more than 100 independent firms in Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou counties in California. . Roseburg Lumber : Contract Talks Set The Lumber and Sawmill Work ers Union will enter contract ne gotiation talks with Roseburg Lum ber Co. and two subsidiary firms in Portland Wednesday evening.-- Norman Lee, business agent of the LSW in Roseburg, said the con tract talks with Roseburg Lumber Co., Douglas Veneer Co. and Doug las Fir Plywood Co. of Coquille are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Portland. Meeting with representatives of the firms will be the LSW Western Council wage committee, headed by Earl Hartley, executive secre tary of the Western Council of the LSW. Attending from the local in Roseburg will be Lee; assistant business agent, Marvin Green and president, Neil Meyer. Involved in the talks will be some 950 LSW members at Rose burg Lumber Co., about 250 mill and woods workers at Douglas Ven eer and about 500 workers at Douglas Fir Plywood. Lee said. ; . The LSW and IWA were meet ing jointly with the Big 6 in Port land again today. Marvin Williams, business agent of tb IWA in Rose burg, is attending tiose meetings in Portland.
