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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.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1963
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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
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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
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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.
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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.