Lumber Shippers Oppose Changes
In Demurrage Rules On Railroads
0. L. Stewart of Roseburg. exec
utive secretary and trafic man
ager of the Southwest Oregon Ship
pers' Trafic Association, Inc., is
in Chicago this week, presenting
the position of the association at
a hearing, which started Monday
on demurrage rules and charges
proposed by the Association of
American Railroads,
Police Chief Notes
Driver Cooperation
Chief of Police John t. Tructt
said today motorists' are cooperat
ing well with the traffic problem
created on W. Harvard Ave, where
California Pacific Utilities is hav
ing . a gas pipe line laid into its
main plant on SE Oak Ave.
The line is being built from a
pressure regulating terminal about
three miles west of the city center
on Melrose Road on what will be
the main line of El Paso Natural
Gas Co. now proceeding south from
Eugene. - , .
The work, being done by Roy
Price Construction, Inc., is now in
the vicinity of W. Stanton St.
Crews, at city request, are start
ing work now at 6:30 and quit at
4 p.m., to miss the heavy 4 to 5:30
p.m. trauic. one-way tramc is nec
essary in some sections.
Chief Truett said that, as the line
approaches the Fairhaven area, in
bound traffic on Harvard will be
dctoured by way of W. Fairhaven,
W. Brown, W. Military and w. Bel
lows, back to Harvard. The work
crs will be in that area next Tucs
day or Wednesday.
.The shippers' association oppos
es the following proposed changes:
1. That free time allowed for load
ing and unloading be reduced from
48 hours to 24 hours, except on
coal; 2. that the exclusion of Sat
urdays, Sundays and holidays after
expiration of free time be elimin
ated, except on coal; 3. that Rule
9, Average Agreement, be elimin
ated in its entirety, except on coal;
4. that demurrage charges which
now provide for a charge of S4
for each of the first four days aft
any, and $8 for each subsequent
day, be amended to provide for
charges as follows: $4 per day for
the first and second days; $8 per
day for third and fourth days, and
$16 per day for each subsequent
day.
Prottit Mad
Stewart will state the stand of
the non-profit 38-member associa
lion, which was organized May 20,
1957, to promote the "installation
development and improvement of
all transportation facilities serv
ing the counties of Jackson, Jo
sephine, Douglas, Coos, Curry and
Lane Counties. Forty-two addition
al lumber and plywood mills In
Woman Is Injured
In Two-Car Crash
One person suffered minor in
jury and was treated as an nut
patient at Douglas Community Hos
pital, following a two-car collision
at the intersection of SW Corvallis
St. and SW Medford Ave. Tuesday
at 6:05 p.m., the sherilf's office
reports.
Injured was Opal Mae Rankin.
She was a passenger in a ear
operated by Donna Clara Kifcr, 16,
both of Rl. 1, Box 1146, Roscburg,
which collided with another auto
mobile operated by Linda Joyce
Koch, 17, of 205 SE Lane St., Rose
burg. The report stales the Koch car,
traveling souih on Corvallis, ap
parently was in the center of the
intersection when struck by the
Kifcr car, which was making a
left turn from Medford 'onto Cor
vallis.
The investigating deputy said the
stop sign on Medford was lying
in a ditch and apparently was
there prior to the accident. The
drivers and other passengers in the
two cars were not injured, but the
automobiles were damaged.
Myrtle Creek PTA
To Meet Thursday
The Myrtle Creek PTA will hold
its first fall meeting Thursday at
8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Ac
cording to Mrs. Ned Norton, score
tary and publicity chairman, all
new teachers will be introduced
and school patrons are urged to
come out and get acquainted with
the school staff.
Special speaker for the evening
will be David Stockncr, sixth grade
teacher, who will discuss in de
tail the tax referral measure to be
submitted to voters on Oct. 15.
Two meetings of the PTA execu
tive board have already been call
ed by Frank Mazil, president, and
the year s budget prepared for pre
sentation at the regular PTA meet
ing, according to Mrs. Norton.
A third meeting of the executive
hoard has been set for Oct. 3 at
B p.m. at Mrs. Norton s home.
Refreshments will be served at
Thursday's general meeting.
Mrs. Blakeley New
Sutherlin Reporter
Mrs. William Blakeley is the new
News-Review correspondent for
the Sutherlin area. She replaces
Mrs. Jerry DcMuth who has served
as correspondent for the past sev
eral years and who has now ac
cepted full-time employment in
Sutherlin.
Mrs. Blakeley has lived in Suth
erlin for the past 17 years. She
is married and has two daughters,
ages 10 and 7. She is the daughter
of Mrs. Willard (Clara) Bosscrmon
and the late Mr. Bosscrman who
were formerly long-time residents
of Roscburg. Mrs. Blakeley is
a native Orcgonian, having been
born at Coquille where her parents
resided after leaving Roscburg.
She was employed as an office
worker before her marriage and
is active In Eastern Star. During
World War II, she served in the
Navy with the rank of yeoman.
Residents of the Sutherlin area
may contact Mrs. Blakeley at 106
E. Fourth Ave. or phone her, 459-2543.
Ministers Request Use
Of High School Facility
AOI To Discuss
New Legislation
The effect of new legislation, in
eluding the $U0 million tax pack
age, workmen's compensation and
other acts involving Oregon em
ployers will be outlined at a meet
ing in Roscburg Sept. 30 by lead
ers of the Associated Oregon In
dustries. This will be one cf a scries of
area meetings being staged around
the state by the AOI. The meet
ings will be open to AOI members
and invited guests. General Manag
er Ivan Congleton said the pur
pose will be to present "a recap
of what actually happened at the
last legislature and how new laws
will affect AOI members."
To be emphasized during the
meetings arc the estimated conse
quences faced if tlie s.b million
tax increase approved Dy tne legis
lature is turned down by voters
in the referral election Oct. 15. The
AOI has taken a stand in favor
of the package.
Drunken Driving
Charge Holds Man
Manley Marvin Huntley, 31, of
772 NE Meadow Ave., was arrest
ed by Roscburg City Police Tues
day night on a drunken driving
charge.
The report stated Huntley had
stopped his car in the middle of
Diamond Lake Blvd., near jbck-
son, then turned leu onto jacuson
at Winchester He allegedly al
most hit another car that was stop
ped to make a turn, then proceed
ed south on Jackson. He was stop
ped just south of SE Court Ave.,
at about 8:45 p.m. .
Richard John Golden, 24, of 1774
NE Klamath Ave., was fined $100
and $5 costs and given two days
The Rosehure School BnarH will I in the city jail, on appearance in
consider a request by the Minis
terial Association for use of the
high school auditorium for "Two
Great Days With The Bible," on
Sept. 21-22.'
This religious meeting is expect
ed to draw large enough crowds
to require seating capacity such as
provided by the auditurium.
The board meeting will he held
at 8 p.m. at the school district
administration offices on W. Har
vard Boulevard.
Roscburg municipal court Tuesday
on a charge of driving with sus
pended operators license.
Judge Warren Woodruff handled
34 cases in traffic court Tuesday
night. Nine were for basic rule vi
olations, five non-stops, seven no
drivers licenses and the others,
miscellaneous.
Robert Gordon Ylvisaker was as
sessed a fine of $45 and $5 costs
and his driver's license was recom
mended suspended for 120 days.
the general area also are joining
in the protest.
Reasons for opposition are list
ed by Stewart as follows:
1. Our area is served by only
one railroad, the Southern Pacific
Co., and is the largest forest prod
ucts shipping, area in the country,
shipping between 10,000-12,000 car
loads of traffic per month. Our car
supply is very erratic, depending
on tne availability of empties and
the national car supply situation.
These circumstances lead to fre
quent shortages of cars in our area,
historically as well as currently.
On Switch Received
2. With few exceptions we re
ceive only one switch per day, the
hour fluctuating due to the many
railroad operational reasons as
well as running time of local and
line-haul trains which supply the
empties to our areas.
"3. We do not know in advance
the number, type or cubic and
weight size of the cars we are to
get until they are actually spotted
for loading. Our customers order
according to the lowest incentive
rates available, many of them de
mand wide door cars which we
order and, if not supplied, we have
to try to get permission to load in
a narrow door or hold the order
until we receive a wide door. In
many instances we have to cut
town a large order intended for a
50-foot box and ship in a 40-foot box
or have the order canceled. This
also applies on flat cars when only
40 feet are available where we
need 50 feet and longer. All this
.results in a delay of loading due
to our being forced to change or
ders and daily planning and manu
facturing in accordance with the
type of car supplied.
4. Our car supply runs fairly
adequately on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays of each week and
very spotty the remainder of the
week, resulting in a continuous lag
of back orders. For example, a
mill orders 10 cars per day and
receives only 5 cars per day for
several days and then suddenly is
spotted 15 or 20 cars to catch up
these back orders which we have
firm orders for and dare not can
cel. This places our mills at the
great disadvantage of trying to ac
cumulate enough cars to maintain
the steady daily loading necessary
to balance orders and production
schedules and also have enough
cars on hand for Monday loading
prior to the Monday switch.
"5. Our mills have a very good
record of prompt loading which
substantiated by the steady
daily, monthly and yearly volume
of cars each mill ships. This can
not be continued by holding emp
ties just for the fun of it. The
average agreement is most neces
sary to oir operations because ol
carrier's inability to supply cars
at ordered, and we mult nan
credit for the prompt shipments
to offset the delays as stated
above. The delays I refer to are
not caused hy the shipper, but hy
the carrier."
2 The Newi-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., Sept. 11, 1963
Myrtle Creek Council
Hears Wafer Report-
JFK Gives Assurance U.S. Protected
Under Terms Of Nuclear Test Ban Pact
The Myrtle Creek City Council
met in regular session Tuesday
night at the City Hall and after
disposing of routine business, set
tled down to a lengthy agenda,
chief item of which was a detailed
report by City Engineer Don Mar
tin on a study made by him re
cently on the city's water system.
According to Lorraine Biren-
baum, correspondent, heavy wa
ter usage finds the present supply
inadequate during peak use pe
riods as storage facilities are in
sufficient to allow for proper set
tling. Myrtle Creek at present re
ceives most of its water from
springs. Use of river water by
means of a filtration plant is un
der consideration.
Martin's report considered the
problem from all angles and will
be used as a oasis lor luture ue
sign by filtration plant engineers
Optometrist To Head
National Committee
Dr. Byron E. Woodruff of Rosc
burg has been appointed chairman
of the Committee on Assistance to
Graduates and Undergraduates of
the American Optoinetric Associa
tion, President W. Judd Chapman,
O.D., announced in St. Louis, Mo.,
today.
The committee is part of an over
all dcDartment responsible for the
educational programs of the an
nual AOA Congress and various
regional meetings. The department
also fosters graduate educational
programs, establishes minimum re
quirements for schools and col
leges of optometry and inspects
and credits those institutions.
The American Oplometric Asso
ciation represents 12,500 profession
al practitioners throughout the
United States. Its headquarters are
located in St. Louis witli offices in
Washington, D.C., and New York
City.
Lumber Firm's
Employes Pick
IWA As Agent
Employes of the Douglas Coun
ty Lumber Co. have voted 100 to
32 to certify; Local No. 3-436 of
the International Woodworkers of
America as their bargaining agent.
Results of the election were an
nounced today by the National La
bor Relations Board. Douglas
County Lumber Co. had filed a
question of representation petition
with the NLRB which brought
about the election.
The IWA Local No. 3-436 had
represented employes of Douglas
County Lumber Co. on a stipula
tion agreement signed by officials
of the union and the company fol
lowing a merger of IWA Local
No. 307 with Local No. 3-436 last
year.
IWA Business Agent Marvin Wil
liams said today the IWA will open
contract negotiations with Douglas
County Lumber Co. in late Sep
tember. He said they'll be seeking
the same contract signed with the
Big 6" and Timber Operators
Council bargaining committees.
This calls for a wage hike of 30V4
cents over a three-year period and
other benefits. The contracts have
given employes a 10-cent wage
hike retroactive to June 1 and
another 5-cent hike on Dec. 1 this
year.
New Stop Sign Up
In Freeway Area
Motorists' attention is called by
Roscburg police to new stop signs
placed in the city for traffic con
trols. Chief of Police John T. Truett
said a stop sign has been placed
on W. Freeway Avenue at the di
vider islands where traffic pro
ceeds west toward the freeway. A
sign,, not easily seen, has been
there in the center of the street on
the pavement. . . .
New signs have been erected on
the Veterans Administration Road
in West Roseburg on cither side
of the entrance to Fir Grove School
This was done because of the in
crease of children and bicycles in
the area on school days.
SE Mosher Ave. has been made
a through street to the South Ump
qua River by making SE Flint a
stop street on cither side of Mosh
er. There have been two accidents
at this intersection this year and
two last year. One accident oc
curred Sunday, causing minor in
juries to six persons.
Other bad intersections arc be
ing studied for possible stop signs,
said Chief Tructt.
WILLIAM D. HOLST, M.D.
announces the association of
Gerald G. Weaver M.D.
In the practice of general surgery
Hours by appointment
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Zettie Swearingen
Private funeral services will be
held in the chapel of Ganz Mor
tuary (Myrtle Creek) at 11 a.m.
Thursday for Zettie May Swearin
gen, 71, of 600 W. Main, unnyon-
ville.
Mis. Swearingen died Monday
night at a Canyonville hospital fol
lowing a short illness.
The Rev. Richard Rohrbaugh of
(he Tri-City Presbyterian Church
will officiate. Interment will fol
low at Riddle Cemetery.
Born July 12, 1892. at Rivcrton,
W. Va., the deceased had resided
at Canyonville since 1918, coming
to Canyonville from Richwood, W.
Va. She was a member of the
Methodist Church at Richwood. She
was married to Wilbert Swearingen
on June 29, IStt, at Harmon, W. Va.
Surviving in addition to her hus
band are five sons. John of Can
yonville, Wade of Shrevcport, La.,
Robert of Columbus. Ohio: Curtis
of Spokane and Ford of Vancouv
er. Wash.; three daughters, Mrs.
William Stowcrs of Roseburg, Mrs.
Nellie Becker of Canyonville and
Mrs. .Josephine Williams of Coos
Bay: one brother. Fred Graham of
Charleston, W. Va.; one sister,
Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Colum
bus, Ohio; 22 grandchildren,- and
three great grandchildren. '
Tax Proponents Slate
Meeting At Courthouse
A citizens' committee urging a
"yes" vote on the tax referral bal
lot meets in the Circuit Court
Auditorium of the Courthouse to
night to discuss the implications of
the ballot in regard to education.
The meeting opens at 8. Arrange
ments for the session were made
by Mrs. Willard Pease, regional
vice president for the Congress of
Parents and Teachers.
The meeting, called to consider
the impact upon education if the
measure is defeated, is open to
the public. Educational forces
throughout the state arc joining
forces in an effort to promote pas-
in the event tire city goes ahead
with plans for an additional wa
ter supply. As two council men
were absent, no action was taken.
The report was turned over to the
water committee for further study.
Othtr Action
In other action, the council re
ferred to the building committee
a request from Ray Nortom for
permission to remodel a vacant
beauty shop in the residential dis
trict into apartments with the ad
dition of bedroom space. The build
ing as it stands does not comply
with setback rules for residential
structures as it abuts the street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stitts, gos
pel ministers, appeared before the
council with a request for permis
sion to hold services on Main St.
on Saturday afternoons. The re
quest was denied as it was felt
crowds might create a traffic prob
lem, Mrs. Birenbaum said. ;
The council awarded bids for j
furnace oil to Standard Oil at a
price of .1283 cents per gallon and
to Union Oil for gasoline at .2212 !
cents per gallon. . j
Purchase of a police car radio,
a budgeted item at $689 with trade-!
in and including installation was 1
authorized and purchase ordered :
from the Motorola Co. '
Bid 0pning Set j
The council set Oct, 1 as the i
date for opening of bids for an '
addition to the Fire Hall. Bids will
be advertised both this week and
next.
The first and final reading of an
amendment to the ordinance per
taining to vacations of city em
ployes was read. The amendment
clarifies vacation practices that
have been in effect for some time,
according to Mrs. Birenbaum.
The council also voted to reim
burse City Engineer Martin for
added duties overseeing city work
since July when the former city
superintendent resigned. Martin
will receive 50 per cent of the
salary set for the superintendent,
retroactive to the time he took
over. Applications for a new sup
erintendent will be considered
when the full council is present.
It was reported that the city
swimming pool was now closed
after 90 days of operation but that
figures on its usage have not yet
been compiled. The school district
has secured two-hour-a-day usage
of the pool for the next two weeks
for physical education classes.
Under new business, the council
discussed investing monies now in
a sinking fund, including $4,000 set
aside for a fire truck, and refer
red the matter to the finance com
mittee for further study.
WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi
dent Kennedy, in a special let
ter, today gave the Senate his
"unqualified and unequivocal as
surances" that U. S. security will
be protected under the nuclear
test ban treaty.
His assurances, were given the
Senate by GOP Leader Everett
M. Dirkscn in a prepared speech
in which he declared his support
of the pact and his willingness
as a Republican to "go the sec
ond mile" for peace.
The President emphasized that
he believed the Senate already
had received "fully adequate"
statements from top administra
tion officials assuring it of safe
guards for security under the
treaty. But he said ' he agreed
with Dirksen and Senate Demo
cratic Leader Mike Mansfield that
it is "desirable to dispel any
fears or concerns" among sena
tors on the point.
It was Dirksen who suggested
that Kennedy send a letter to the
Senate to allay any fears or
doubts as debate on ratification
of the limited test, ban pact be
gan this week.
Cites Protsction Areas
The President cited eight areas
in which preparations would be
maintained to protect the United
i States and the free world under
the treaty which would ban all
; but underground testing.
Kennedy particularly assured
the Senate that if Cuba should be
I used "either directly or indirect
I ly to circumvent action in re
sponse." I This was aimed at the treaty
I reservation of Sen. Barry Gold
1 water, R-Ariz., who proposes that
i its effectiveness be deferred un
; til Russia's military base has
been removed from Cuba.
I The other assurances given by
Kennedy covered underground nu
clear testing, readiness to resume
atmospheric tests, expansion of
detection facilities, freedom to use
nuclear weapons for defense of
the United States and its allies,
nonrecognition of East Germany,
maintenance of a "strong weap
ons laboratory," and continued
development of nuclear power for
jpeaceiui purposes.
Kennedy concluded:
"It is not only safe but neces-
snrv in thp interact nt fhie n,n-
try and the interest of mankind,
mat ims treaty snouid now be ap
proved, and the hope for peace
which it offers firmlv sustained
I by the Senate of'the United
'States."
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County Appraisers
Attend1 Conference
Ten appraisers from the Douglas
County assessor's office are in Cor
vallis this week attending an an
nual in-service training session at
Oregon State University. The
school is sponsored jointly by OSU
and the state Tax Commission. .
Appraisers attending from Doug
las County arc Jack Bathrick,
Charles W. Ncal, Robert E. Mur
ray, Vincent P. Derig, G. Sum
merficld Haaf, Alton B. Hebard,
Ralph Preston, Harold Haskin, Al
len F. Tuthill and Lowell E. Gil
more. Also attending the school
are Robert Kischel from the Doug
las County Land Department.
Assessor Lcland Svavcrtid Jr.
says the eighth annual appraisal
short course provides a continuous
training program for appraisers
and is designed to bring about
greater uniformity in valuation of
real property across the state. Both
intermediate and advanced courses
of study are being offered.
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Council Passes
Three Ordinances
Ordinances forming assessment
districts and calling for bids on two
sanitary sewer projects and a
street improvement were approved
by the Roseburg City Council at a
special meeting Tuesday noon.
Projects initiated by the ordin
ances arc the Garden Homes san
itary sewer system, NE Fremont
Ave. paving improvement between
NE Jackson and NE Nash and the
lower Hamilton Street sewer im
provement. The special meeting was held to
speed the legal steps required to
get the projects underway. Bids
will be awarded at the next coun-
sage of the question. The legisla-1 cil session on Sept. 23. The city
turc's $60 million tax increase i is hopeful that work on the proj
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