Laughing Finns Break Lines Of Police
To Get Look At Visiting Vice President
HELSINKI, Finland (UPI) A
shouting, laughing throng of
Finns broke through police lines
today to get a glimpse of Vice
President Lyndon B. Johnson as
he opened the annual "America
Days" celebration here in Fin
land's first ticker-tape parade.
About 10,000 persons lined Alex
ander Street to see the vice presi
dent, his wife Lady Bird and
daughter, Lynda Bird, drive
through downtown Helsinki.'
Then, as he began his speech
at a street intersection, an esti
mated 500 or so broke through
police lines and almost engulfed
the Johnson party. '
The mob scene climaxed a
busy morning in which Johnson
sang "Happy Birthday to You"
to an aging fishmonger in the
Helsinki market, met oldtime
track star Paavo Nurmi and
talked for an hour with President
Urho Kekkonen. '
At the "America Days" cele
bration, Johnson cut a ribbon to
open the -fair, then set out in one
of his patented hand - shaking,
autograph-signing tours.
Reporters, including old-timers
here, had never seen anything
like the welcome that the Finns
gave Johnson today. It was a
friendly mob, and Johnson re
sponded to it, shaking hundreds
of hands, smiling at children, and
handing out autographed ' cards.
It was with some difficulty that
the police got him into his hotel
at noon.
"I've traveled in more than !i0
countries," Jphrisdn told report
ers once he got back into his
DALO Members Set Appearance
At City Council Meeting Monday
Gerald Hayes, vice president of
DALO (Douglas Aircraft Leasing
Organization), indicated Friday a
delegation of members of that or
ganization will be on hand for
Monday night's Roseburg City
Council meeting to voice their side
of the story on a recommended
denial of commercial status for
DALO.
The recommendation was made
by the city Airport Commission
Thursday on the grounds there is
not enough business to support two
commercial operations at the air
port. Hayes also said he personally
questions the city's right to au
thorize an exclusive franchise. He
said there are federal funds in
volved in the airport, and that
it's his understanding federal reg
ulations will not allow exclusive
franchises on an airport in which
federal funds are involved.
Good Mad Protest
The issue was brought into fo
cus when R. C. (Bud) Good, own
er and operator of Roseburg Sky
ways, Inc., protested that DALO
was in competition with him in
the leasing of aircraft to student
pilots. Good is the only licensed
commercial operator at the air
port at this time.
City Attorney Paul Gcddcs then
studied Good's protest and re
turned an opinion that DALO was,
in fact, operating on a commer
cial basis. In order to continue
under this basis, DALO was or
dered lo apply for commercial
status. They made this application,
which in turn resulted in the rec
ommendation for denial by the
Airport Commission.
Final action on the application
is up to the City Council.
Organization Explained
"In form, wo are commercial,
but in practice we arc a non-commercial
organization," Hayes said.
He added that the group formed
as a leasing organization to
avoid the heavy taxation applied
against a flying club.
"We got along just fine with
Good until about four months ago,
when he hegan protesting that we
were 'stealing' his student pilots,"
Hayes said. "To my knowledge, we
have never stolen one of his stu
dents and, In fact, all of our
students are given their flight in
structions by Roseburg Skyways.'
"We also feel," ho said, "there
are many people now flying be
cause they arc able to do so under
the reduced rates at which they
can rent a -plane on an hourly
Police Have Lawnmower '
Which Fell From Pickup
A lawnmower which rolled from
the back of a pickup truck and
into the, street on W. Harvard
Boulevard Friday evening has been
turned over to Roseburg City Po
lice. Police said that Tommy Thorn
as, 324 W. Harvard Blvd., told
them he saw the lawnmower roll
off the back of a pickup about
6 p.m. It is a 21-inch Toro model,
WILLIAM D. H0LST, M.D.
announces the association of
Gerald G. Weaver M.D.
In the practice of general surgery
Hours by appointment
537 W. Umpqua Ph. 672-3102
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hotel, "but I've never had a all American sports fans,
friendlier reception than I've had Informed sources said there
here in Helsinki." were no pressing Finnish
It also dwarfed all public dis- American problems for Johnson
plays during the just concluded
Swedish visit, according to re
porters following the tour.
Earlier Johnson, sporting a red
carnation in his lapel End having
"a wonderful time," talked to
Kekkonen for an hour. '
Before the meeting Johnson, on
a five-nation tour of northern Eu
rope, joined in singing "Happy
Birthday", to a beaming fish
monger in a Helsinki market
place. The vice president and his fam
ily arrived from Sweden Friday.
He will visit Denmark Tuesday.
This morning Johnson made
the rounds of the streets of the
Finnish capital as though he was
running for mayor. He met Mrs.
Aleksandra Jyrkinen, who has
been selling fish for 45 years, and
joined in singing greetings to her
on the occasion of her 70th birth
day.
Both the vice president and the
fishmonger appeared to be enjoy
ing themselves immensely. John
son also gave the old lady his
card and a souvenir pen with his
name on it.
The subject of Johnson s talks
with Kekkonen was unknown.
Before he visited the presi
dent's office; Johnson boarded
the U.S. destroyer Barton, an
chored in Helsinki harbor, and
met Paavo Nurmi, the former
Olympic track star who is one
of Finland's most famous citi
zens. Nurmi sent his greetings to
basis by being a member of the
club who would not otherwise be
flying. We feel that this has in
creased not only the number of
fliers, but the amount of interest
in flying throughout the communi
ty." Issue Involves Students
The bulk .of the disagreement
comes from the use of DALO
planes by student fliers, both those
flying with an instructor and those
flying solo. Good has told the Air
port Commission he feels that as
the lone licensed commercial op
erator at the airport, his planes
should be the only ones used for
student llying.
Hayes said the DALO group feels
that "no one should he denied the
right to be a member of the or
ganization simply because they do
not yet have a license."
"We feel that student pilots arc
necessary for the continuation of
the organization, he said.
Good has also said there are
fliers who are not actual stock
holders in the club, but who have
purchased lease rights, who are
flying DALO airplanes, thereby
enabling DALO to provide unfair
competition by giving these fliers
a lower per hour rate than he
can offer on a sound business basis
to pay for his investment in Rose
burg Skyways.
Cab Firms Seeking
Increase In Rates
A public hearing on a request
by two Roseburg laxicab com
panies for rate increases is includ
ed on the agenda for the Roseburg
City Council Monday night.
Roseburg Cab Co. and Ellis Cab
Co. hvc applied for a change in
taxicab rales. Fares and rates of
taxienbs arc regulated by city
ordinance.
City Manager Craig McMicken
said the firm has requested an
approximate 9 per cent increase
In cab fares. '
Three other public hearings arc
scheduled. They arc in connection
with the city's (1) Intent to im
prove NE Fremont Avenue be
tween NE Jackson and NE Nash
streets; (2) Intent to construct san
itary sewers in the Garden Homes
area, and (3) Intent to construct
sanitary sewers in the lower Ham
ilton Street area.
The council will also consider a
recommendation from the city Air
port Commission in regard to a
Dalo, Inc. request to conduct com
mercial operations at Roseburg
Municipal Airport. The commis
sion is recommending the applica
tion be dorficd.
GOLDEN AGERS TO MEET
The Golden Age Club will re
sume its evening social meetings
Monday at the Veterans Memor
ial Building on Garden Valley
I Blvd
The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m.
Those attending should bring sack
lunches.
and Kekkonen to discuss because
of the good relations between the
two countries.
When Johnson showed :p for
their meeting wearing a carna
tion in his jacket Kekkonen asked
him, "where did you get that?"
"A lady in the market place
gave it to me," Johnson replied.
"I have met a lot of people and
shaken a lot of hands. I am hav
ing a wonderful time."
Finland seemed to be enjoying
the visit too. Among the honors
planned for Johnson's visit was
the first ticker tape parade in
the country's history.
County Mental
Health Group
Receives Fund
Two years ago a young man
was killed in a traffic accident
near Glide.
At the request of the victim's
family and others, a fund was
started to promote mental health
in rouglas County. The fund ac
quired $55 and this money was
held by Julian Hclleck, Douglas
County juvenile director, pending
formation of a mental health or
ganization. On Aug. 8 the Mental Health
Association of Douglas County be
came' an official chapter of the
Mental Health Association of Ore
gon. With the organization formed,
Hclleck turned the money over to
association officers with the com
ment: Check Presented
"It is a pleasure to present this
check ... to the (association)
knowing that the association is
working for ' a healthier and hap
pier community."
The mental health organization
is a nation-wide, non-profit move
ment of citizens who are interest
ed in promoting mental health.
One of its goals is to sec that
people with troubles can find pro
fessional help in their home com
munity. Mental health problems arc evi
denced in many ways in commun- .
uy uie. association oinccrs pom , bor ,.,,,. bef midnight Kri.
out. fror example, it is known that, ..,(
emotional upsets can cause acci-1
dents. This is explained by Rose -
burg Police Chief John Truett:
"It is a known fact that 98 per
cent of all accidents are caused
by human behavior. A temper
flare-up can very easily cause an
accident or cause a driver to re
ceive , a citation. A person who
uses the vehicle as a toy to show
off his driving ability or the horse
power of his vehicle causes many
of the accidents which occur on
the highway."
Community Project
Association officers point out that
the promotion of mental health is
a community project. Persons in
terested in taking part in the men
tal health movement are invited
to write lo the Mental Health As
sociation of Douglas County, P. O.
Box 1111, Roseburg, giving name,
address and occupation. Persons
interested in membership can en
close $3 which will entitle the in
dividual to full membership as well
as a monthly news bulletin pub
lished by the state association in
Portland.
City Police Investigate
2-Car Accident Friday
Roseburg City Police investiga
ted a two-car accident on SE Doug
las Avenue near SE Eastwood
early Friday evening.
Police said the accident occur
red when a car driven bv Rosa
Mae lllake, 37, of 1974 SE Doug
las Ave., was backing from a
driveway mid was struck by a car
driven by George Dawson, 53, of
Route 1, Roseburg. Police said
Dawson reported he didn't sec the
Blake vehicle in time to stop.
There were no injuries.
Glide Education Group
Has Officer Election
William Whitmore, a teacher at
Glide High School, was named
president of the Glide Education
Association for 1963-64 at a recent
meeting of the organization.
AccoroMrs-
correspondent, James Wright of
Glide Elementary School was elect- Others from this area who re
ed vice president, and Mrs. Donna ceived awards were Lyle Timm,
Young, a teacher at Deer Creek Betty Tauscher and Luverne Von
School, secretary-treasurer. Schriltz.
Legion Head Speeds Attack
On Kennedy's Cuban Policy
MIAMI BEACH (UPI)- The
commander in chief of 2.7 million
members Friday revved up the
anticipated American Legion at
tack on the Kennedy administra
tion's Cuban policy.
National Commander James E.
Powers of Macon, Ga., a World
War II Army lieutenant with a
top sergeants build and bark, set
a policy course on the niBjor is
sues facing the 45th National Le
gion Convention.
The Legion, Powers said, feels
that vigorous application ot sanc
tions, a strong economic Blockade
and other measures short of mil -
itary action van boot Fidel Castro
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR W. C. (Bill) Jones, left, made his annual visit to the Roseburg
Rotary Club Thursday. He is pictured here chatting with Roseburg Rotary President Don
Dole and Jcpanese exchange student Yoshika Kimura. Jones, who is dean of admini
stration at the University of Oregon, is governor of Rotary District 51 1. He appeared be
fore the Rotary Club Thursday noon and then met with officers of the club Thursday
night. Miss Kimura, whose home is in Hiroshima, is attending Roseburg High' School un
der the sponsorship of the American Field Services. The local Rotary Club contributed
heavily to the cost of her visit to Roseburg. (Photo by Chris)
Hatfield Considers Reductions
In Basic Support For Schools
SALEM (UPI) An 11 per cent
cutback in the basic school allot
ment would total $15,588,332 for
the 1963-65 biennium, Public In
struction Supt. Leon P. Minear
advised.
In addition, special programs
would be cut back $645,0-10.
Explosion Rips
Hole In Hull
Of Grain Ship
CHICAGO (UPI) An explosion,
believed caused by a dynamite
bomb, ripped a hole in the hull
of the Canadian grain freighter
Mn...arj
Shaw at Calumet Har-
The snip has been tied up at
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win-is juuTmainiiiai union (aiuj
and the Canadian Maritime
A hole four feet wide and six
feet long was ripped in the hull
amidships and just above the
waterline on the port (left) side!
oi me ship. 1 he crew readied the
snip s pumps mil me vessel was 1
not taking in water. iTamma RoDDerV
Among the crewmen aboard at! 1 aCOma IVUl'UCr"
the time of the blast, were Capt. : CMCna.f c CnfA
Harold Jones, 1st mate Marvin i u5FetI a tM 1 cl
Gilbert and Glenn Smith, a sea- j I MMAa-i Plaac
man on watch, all of Toronto,
Ont.
Smith said he had made his
rounds and found nothing amiss
30 minutes before the blast. When
the explosion occurred, Smith
said he located it by the smoke
rising from the side of the ship.
The crewmen were shaken up
but none was hurt.
Capt. Jones said he knew of
no reason for the incident and
could make no damage estimate.
Windows were blown from the
Continental Grain Co. offices a
block away by the blast, which
Chicago police said apparently
was a dynamite explosion. The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
was expected to enter the case.
The freighter, owned by the
Upper Lakes Shipping Co., Que
bec, has been tied up here since
last April because members of
the International Longshoremen's
Association (1LA) have refused to
load it. The owners have a con
tract with the CMU, which the
S1U claims is a "company
union."
Local Photographers
Win Josephine Honors
Four Roseburg residents re
ccived awards for photographic
; entries in the recent Josephine
; County Fair at Grants Pass, they
have been notitied
I Mrs. Harold Horn was a sweep
j two other blue ribbon awards
and his Communist followers out he held concurrently during the
of Cuba. board's hearings on the two key
Powers, 52, held a news confer- i issues. Seward said the board
ence as Legionnaires and their; would meet Wednesday to decide
families, expected to number 'When to begin hearings in Wash -
50.0110 by Monday night parade ington.
time, poured in for the conven-1 Wirtz is confident the bargain-
tion. ing will succeed this time. The
The weekend will he given to, complete collapse of the talks
consideration and dralttng resolu -
, ,jn9 by tlr various Legion com -
missions, with Cuba getting most
of the atlcnlion in an open panel
discussion Sunday morning.
Convention business sessions be-
gin Tuesday and run through
Thursday. Secretary of State
1 Dran Ri:sk will be the principle
' convention speaker Tuesday night,
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The cuts outlined by Minear do
not include community college ap
propriations. Gov. Mark Hatfield has asked
an attorney general's ruling on
whether he has authority to make
cuts in the basic school allotment.
If Hatfield has the authority,
there are indications he may not
call a special session of the legis
lature if the $60 million tax in
crease measure is defeated at the
Oct. 15 referendum election,
j Program cutbacks listed by
; Minear arc $294,140 for handi
! capped children, $275,440 for men
tally retarded children, $55,000 for :
I gifted children, $14,960 for curricu-!
Hum improvement, and $5,500 for!
' m ChiU"'en SU'"mCr Sd,01!
The basic school cuts for the ;
1963-64 school year would total
$7.3 million. Larger cuts would be i But Friday "I was letting it
necessary for the 1961-65 school dangle free from my waist be
ycar, Minear said. 1 cause I was within arm's reach
The county ty county list oi
cuts for the current school year:
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mas S589.46S. Clatsop SS4, -
the Sea" 08Z' uun""a 00s -'v painter. He was al work near the nuSe surplus" in the state gen
uie aid ,032. - .,..:: ,.: i-nr,.. eral funds as some npl-sons an
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Deschutes $128,735, Douglas $304 -
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9a?''v S92,T Hood River $69
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j-fg'rni Josephine $148,493, Klam -
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Joseph Frank Gusc, 24, of Rose- fel''". ne sai?1: , . . . .
burg, entered a plea of innocent to : Bohlkcn said "I had worked on
a charge of robbery in Tacoma, a trampoline. I knew how to ma
Was ., Superior Court Friday ncuvcr my body. I didn't want
morning .Jd two other Roseburg ) uirm
men asked to have an atto.ney he fell and get his
appointed before they entered
n?S' n,.lml, Kino i Abollt 25 'eet belw the SPOt
. ' . in,-j , ,-nnrncnnt
ham was appoinled to represent
Charles Wallace Dickerson, 24, and
Raymond L. Jones, 23, who are
also charged with robbery.
Jones and Dickerson were ar
rested by Tacoma city police fol
lowing a holdup attempt of a Safe
way Store in Tacoma last Satur
day night and Guse was arrested
by the Washington State Patrol
about 12 miles south of Tacoma
about an hour later, the city po
lice said.
Jerry Witt of the prosecutor's of
lice in lacoma told the News-
iieview nuy aucrnoon mat
Jones and Dickerson will probably
be arraigned next week on the
robbery charge. He said a 15-year-old
Roseburg girl who was in the
vehicle with Guse at the time of
his arrest has been released.
Rail Dispute Board
To Meet Next Week
WASHINGTON (UPI) A seven-
member board, set up to arbitrate
year-old railroad work rules dis-j and his wife live in North Holly
ptitc, will meet next week to de-!wood: Jim is attendinB University
cide when and where to begin,
Ralph T. Seward, who was
named chairman of the panel by
President Kennedy, met with La -
I oor secretary w. Willard Wirtz ; working on his Doctor s degree at
iand rail union and management Stanford: Herbert is in an engi
: officials Friday to set the stage neering office in Denver and study
' for the new and unprecedented -. ing at University bf Denver; John ,
collective bargaining procedures. is with the American Embassy in
1 Union - management negotia-; Managua. Nicaragua: Richard is
-lions on the secondary issues will i in the Air Force in South Dakota;
1 two weeks ago brought the nation 1
: to the verge of a nationwide rail
strike, which was narrowly avert-
ed by emergency arbitration
I legislation.
j The two major issues are the
! elimination of diesel locomotive
; 'iremen s iohs. ami rhano... in
I the makeup of train service
icrevs.
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Lake $25,499, Lane $840,133, Lin
coln $80,937, Linn $243,717, Mal
heur $111,481, Marion $562,018.
Morrow $16,837, Multnomah $1
447,221, Polk $100,445, Sherman
$12,647, Tillamook $72,045, Uma
tilla $162,847.
Union $89,324, Wallowa $24,477,
Wasco $93,826, Washington $562,
204, Wheeler $8,583, Yamhill $155,
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QBINCV, IU. (UPI) - Francis
V Bohlken usually works with
3 salcly bclt-
oi me corner.
i it came within a
hiskcr of
' costing him his life
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'P of television station KHQA's
75ft transmitter tower, slap-
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ping red paint on a cross bar.
1A blisk win(l was blowin2' eaus
'"r to sway.
1 "f was leaning over almost
j side down," he said. '
up-
Bohlkcn was standin:
was standing on a
brace four inches wide, holding
onto an upright bar near the
. corner of the tower and bending
at his waist to paint a piece of
: structural steel near his feet.
"There was fresh paint on the
brace I stood on. I slipped and
I rom where he fell there is a
diagonal support. -
"I hit it first. I guess it broke
my fall. Then 1 grabbed hoia ot
a bar farther down," he said.
He clung to the bar with both
hands and worked his way around
to a point where he could de
scend. It took him a half-hour to
get down.
Bohlkcn said he was so shak
en by his experience that he
"just sat" for another half-hour
before going to a hospital.
He was treated for a wrenched
shouWeri strained chest muscles
and face bruises and reieased.
Local News
! Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Sylwester,
i who made their home here for I
! manv wars when the former was1
! pastor of St. Paul s Lutheran
Church before moving lo Lverett,
Wash., have had a number of their
family home during the summer
months. All nine of the Sylwester
bovs are former News-Review car -
ricr boys. Paul, the eldest, resides
jof Kansas working on his Masters
'Degree in history and education;
David, who was married in July,
1 lives in Palo Alto, where he is
Milton is in the Navy stationed in
j Texas, and Robert is in his last
! year at Everett Junior College. ;
I The Sylwcsters' two daughters, :
' Rosemary and Margaret, who are
16 and 15, arc in high school in
Everett. The Sylwester family ;
enjoved their vacation in August
and went to Vancouver, B.C.
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Former Army Sergeant
Quits Communist China
HONG KONG (UPI) Scott L.""
Rush, 31, a former American
Army sergeant who spent a
dozen years in Communist China
following the Korean War, re
turned to the West today and
said he had made a mistake.
Rush, formerly of Marietta,
Ohio, ' showed up at the Hong
Kong border shortly after noon
accompanied by his Chinese wife,
Helen, and their 14-month old
daughter, Betty Jean.
Rush, who was 18 when he re
fused repatriation as a prisoner
of war, said he , had made a
"foolish decision," but now was
"anxious as hell" to get back
home to the United States.
The turncoat told a news con
ference at a Hong Kong hotel
that he had become disillusioned
with communism. He also said
there was growing hatred for
Russia within Red China. Asked
why he chose to stay behind the
Tax Collections
Gain In Oreaon
SALEM (UPI) -State tax col
lections for the first two months
of the current biennium totaled
$21.5 million, the Legislative In
terim Committee on Taxation was
told today.
Tax Commission economist
George Pederson said the July
August receipts were up 4.55 per
cent over the same period last
year, but were in line with esti
mates given the 1963 Legislature.
Pederson said that during fiscal
1962-63 seven Oregonians reported
incomes of over $1 million. He
said there were no million dollar
personal returns in the previous
year.
Finance Director Freeman
Holmcr told the committee that
if the people turn down the legis
lature's tax increase measure, the
state will be about $58 million
short of meeting its bills under
the budget. A special referendum
election will be held Oct. 15.
He said if the tax measure is
defeated, all budgets, including
money given to local school dis
tricts for property tax relief,
would have to be cut from 11 to
14 per cent to keep the budget
balanced.
Hnlmnr calrl fho ctato nnrlnrl tha
; 1061"63 biennium with a $6 million
SUrPIUS
i- He stressed that there isn't anv
parently believe.
He said the tax bill passed by
the 1963 Legislature would raise
an additional $63.5 million, and
that figure anticipates a growth
in the state's economy.
In discussing budget controls,
Holmer said there is a $7 to $8
million cost for servicing state
bonds which can't be reduced and
that his department hasn't any
control over expenditures of the
state's courts and departments
which are set up under the state
constitution.
He also said that defeat of the
tax measure would cut the state's
interest earnings on funds that
are collected but not used until
the bills come due.
Pederson said that the effect of
the recent lumber strike on state
tax collections will apparently be
"nominal."
He said there could be a long
range effect because of possible
plant modernization to eliminate
some jobs and close some of the
less profitable mills.
Sutherlin Man Enters
Innocent Plea In Court
Bruce Elliot May, 35, Sutherlin,
gave oral notice of appeal in
Douglas County District Court
Friday after the court found him
guilty of driving under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor.
Judge Gerald R. Hayes fined
May $150 and sentenced him to
60 days in the county jail. May
appeared before the court for trial
without jury Friday after pleading
innocent to the charge on July 30.
He is charged in a Roseburg state
police complaint issued July Z9.
The defendant gave oral notice
i of appeal and the judge allowed
, posting of appeal bond.
1 Walter Linstead, 27. Sutherlin,
! was sentenced to 30 days in jail
after being found guilty of giving
liquor to a person under 21 years
of age. Judge Hayes suspended the
jail sentence and costs.
The defendant was charged with
giving liquor to a 16-year-old boy
I on Aug. 2
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Bamboo Curtain after being cap-
tured, Rush said:
"I made a mistake. I was ton
young. It was a foolish decision."
The former combat photograph
er said his mother was now liv
ing in Tuscon, Ariz. Asked if he
had a message for her he said:
"Just telp her that all three of
us (his wife and child) will get
home soon., Take good' care of
yourself. A soon as we complete
procedures, we'll get home. I'm
anxious as hell."
Rush had been expected here
for several days.
Rush Is the third American Army
turncoat to leave China in re
cent weeks. Lowell D. Skinner of
Akron, Ohio, and Albert C. Bel
homme, a Belgian, both arrived
in Hong Kong last month.-
Belhomme, who brought along
a Chinese wife and three sons,
is still in Hong Kong awaiting a
ruling from Washington on wheth
er he will be given Army back
pay. He has said he needs the
money to' return to Belgium.
The return of Rush leaves five
of 21 Army defectors still in
Communist China, as far as is
known.
Skinner, who returned to the
United States, and Belhomme
have said that two others of the
original 21 left China to live in
Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Voters League
Sets Luncheon
The League of Women Voters in
Roseburg has scheduled its first
fall meeting next Thursday for
League members, guests and oth
er women interested.
The meeting will be in connec
tion with a membership luncheon
slated at 12 noon in the Presby
terian Church.
Mrs. Charles Wilson, league
president, will conduct the business
session and program which follow
the luncheon.
Guest speaker is James Slattery,
coordinator for the Douglas County
Planning Commission, who will be
introduced by Mrs. Ray Doerner.
Slattery's topic will be "County
Planning."-
Participants in the program will
include members Mrs. James
Pratt, presenting an explanation of
the league s "Time For Action,
I ana lrs' stan ,(rrm?nn' ,a'scuss
'c uthj mciiiuci iiuui ma
tion Booklet.'
Mrs. Charles Wilson reports that
topics planned for study in the
"unit" meetings this year will in
clude tax measures. United Na
tions, foreign aid, "know your
county" study, water conservation
and the role of political parties
in the USA.
Women interested in attending
the luncheon arc advised lo call
Mrs. George Strand for additional
information.
Grand Jury Returns
Pair Of Indictments
Two indictments were returned
Friday by the Douglas County
Grand Jury.
In one, Donald Bruce Ekholm,
29, Roseburg, is charged with lar
ceny of an automobile. The indict
ment charges Ekholm with the
July 23, 1963, theft of a 1956 for
eign model car owned by Asso
ciates Discount Corp.
In the other, Velma Irene Bell
is accused of obtaining money by
false pretenses. An indictment
charges that on June 6 she pre
sented a $10 check to a night cluh
employe in . exchange for cash
without having money in the bank
on which the check was written.
Charles Siegel
Charles Murray Siegel, 92, Box
875, Rt. 4, Tenmile, died at h i s
home Friday morning. He lived in
the Camas Valley-Tenmile area for
the past 60 years, coming there
from Hauser.
He was born in Farber, Mo.,
Nov. 3, 1870, and was married at
Tenmile to Charlotte Ncv.land, who
preceded him in death in Octo-
'ber, 1348.'
.: He is survived Dy a daughter,
'Anna Leah Stioet of Maiin; two
I sons, Thomas of Tenmile and Har-
old of Monroe; six grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 2 p.m. at the Long
Shukle Memorial Chapel in Rose
burg. Dr. J. T. Dixon of the Cam-,
as Valley Alethodist Church offici
ating. Private committal services will
follow at the Tenmile Cemetery.