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2 The News-Review, Roteburg, Ore. fri., Sept. 13, 1963 Lawyer Says Pilot Of lll-Fated Plane Often Carried Arms For Cuban Exiles NEW HAVEN, Conn (UPi) - , ihe pilot of a mystery-shrouded airliner crash, caused by an ex plosion, frequently carried arms and ammunition on his flights be twecn Miami and Mew York, it was charged in federal court today. Some of the arms were sold to Cuban exiles, according to charges made by an attorney in volved in insurance litigation. The plane crashed on Jan. 19R0 in North Carolina, killing 34 persons, including Julian Frank, 32, Westport, Conn., businessman whose life had been insured a few months earlier for (1 million, and pilot Dale H. Southard, Miami, of National Airlines. The plane, a DC6E, was ripped apart in the air by the explosion and plunged into a marshy area near the town ' of Bolvia, N.C. Three days later Frank's muti lated body was found in the surf of.Kure Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, about 16 miles from he . crash, site. Cleimed Suicide . The Occidental Insurance Com' Lions Hear Talk On Hunting Rules The Roseburg Lions Club Thurs day night heard Ralph Loomis, with the Oregon. State Police game enforcement division at Roseburg, discuss the forthcoming deer hunt ing season and other matters per taining to hunting and fishing. ' Loomis reminded listeners that the special doe season has been cut to one week this year, from Oct. 12-20, instead of two weeks as before. The buck season opens . Sept.- 28. . - i He also warned hunters with doe permits not , to hunt out . of the unit, designated on the permit by the Game Commission for the spe cial hunt. The slate is divided into about SO units, and a specified number of doe deer is allowed to be killed in each unit. Hunters killing does out of their unit are subject to penalty, he stated. The importance of properly val idated deer tags also was stressed by Loomis, This is Important in the commission's thinking to pre vent tags from being used from more than one deer. The date of kill should be torn out, along with the month, instead of merely punched or torn, he said. He answered a number of qucs- llnno in ulnar tin nninta aa In mi. siblc game violations and dis cussed also reasons for certain closures of streams or river areas to fishing. Willard Buchanan, reservations chairman for the club, said res ervations now are coming in well lor inc L.ion& jam anniversary od ' servance here Sept. 20. This din - nnr meeting at the Elks Club will : take the place of next Thursday nicht's meeting. nun, UAiinnicijr ivu uciauim nun. nlrni lha olnln arn avn.nl.il foni-n or ine occasion wncn lurus u. Lovill of Gardiner, Me., immcd- ' iatft nflRt nrnsiripnt nf T.lnna Inlnr. nuiiunai wiuue nere as ine speaK cr. V ' ' u GALE WEGENER . . gains promotion VA Hospital Social Worker Wins Promotion, New Post Gale M. Wegener, chief social worker at the Roseburg Veterans Administration Hospital since 1958, has been promoted to the position of chief of social work service at the VA Hospital in Scpulveda, Calif. ,. The announcement was made to day by Dr. Frank F. Mcrkcr, di rector of the Roseburg hospital. The promotion was offered by the VA central office in Washington, D. C, he said. In announcing the promotion, Dr. Ilerker praised Wegener for his leadership and the effective con tribution he and his staff has made EVERGREEN BUS LINES SCHEDULE LEAVE DOWNTOWN (0k & Jackson) For Garden Valley . . For S. E. Stephens & S. E. Douglas . . For W. Harvard Ave. For N. E, Stephens & . , . Newton Creek Rd. . Hourly 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM (No Sunday or Holiday Service) Phone 673-6022 pany of California, ' which held $500,000 of Frank's . policies, claimed that Frank committed sui cide by blowing up the plane. In opposition to this, the charge filed today said: "...There are indications that gun powder was being carried aboard the National Airlines DC6B being piloted by Mr. South ard that crashed at Bovia, N. C." borne time ago, the insurance company started civil action against Frank's widow seeking a judgement that it would not have to pay the $500,000. The policy contained a provision that if the insured died by suicide, the com pany's liability would be limited to the amount of the premiums paid, in this case 12,757.60. Frank's widow, former blonde model Janet Frank, who now is Mrs. Joseph F. Rafferty of San Francisco, has taken court ac tion to collect the money. Owntd A Gun Shop The charge that Southard car ried arms between New York and Miami was made in papers filed in Mrs. Rafferty s name in U. b. district court by her lawyer, Mor gan P. Ames, of Stamford, Conn. Southard allegedly held a con trolling interest in the Gunn Shop, Inc., in Miami Shores, Fla. Ames stated that Southard "used to purchase the merchan dise for the Gunn Shop when he was in New York City on National Airlines flights." He was often in National Air lines uniform when he made such purchase s. . ." the lawyer charged, adding that in 1059 Southard made purchases at the Stoeger arms factory in Long Island City on at least a dozen occasions, and probably more." According to Ames, bouthard would stop at the gun factory on his way to Idlcwild Airport by taxi, make a purchase, place the merchandise in his personal bag gage and then put it on the plane he was flying to Miami. In Miami, the charge said, Southard would take the arms and ammunition to the Gunn Shop, "where it was sold to the general public, including Cubans residing in the. Miami area who required arms and ammunition for certain purposes." However, the papers filed today U. S. National Gets Roseburg GO Bonds U.S. National Bank was the suc cessful joint bidder with Myth St Co., Inc., for $123,000 City of Hose burg general obligation redevelop ment project bonds. The issue matures serially from 19(14 to 1083 inclusive, and was sold at an effective interest rale of 3.40 per cent. Proceeds of the issue will pro vide funds for the acquisition of property for city utilities, streets, and for improvement of recreation al and traffic control facilities. This was the issue approved by the voters in May giving the city authority to expend bonds previous ly approved and extending the use of the money to city park purposes. to the growth of the hospital's treatment program. Wegener will leave the Roseburg area next week to assume his du ties at Scpulveda. His wife, Marga ret, and daughter, Julie Ann, will remain here to dispose of their home. Wegener said he felt his pro motional opportunity was largely due to the support he had received from management, his staff and co-workers. He said he and his family would miss Roseburg. No successor has yet been named. Wegener was also presi dent of the Roseburg Symphony Society. 4 , Hourly 6:45 AM to 5:45 PM Hourly 6:45 AM to 5:45 PM Hourly 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM did not stale that Southard car ried ammunition, arms or gun powder aboard his plane the day ot me fatal crash, but did say there are indications gun pow dcr was aboard the flight. The trial date has not been set in the insurance company case against Mrs. Rafferty. Frank C. Callahan, the attorney representing the insurance com pany, had no immediate comment after today's action in federal court since he had nut been formally notified of the filing. Jury Indicts Two On Robbery Count James Walter Watson, 23, Win ston, and Mrs. Darlene June Whit aker, 22, of 931 W. Stanton St.. Roseburg, were indicted by the Douglas County Grand Jury Thurs day in connection with the alleged robbery of Harlan Everett ; Payne Aug. 24 near Dillard. Watson is charged with robbery by force and violence not being armed with a dangerous weapon ana is accused ol robbing Payne of $18 and a wrist watch. Mrs. Whitaker is charged with Deing an accessory after the com mission of a felony. She is accused of aiding and concealing Watson and helping him wipe finger prints from Payne's automobile, alleged ly used by them, while knowing that the crime of robbery by force and violence had been committed. Police investigation in the case revealed the three had been drunk ing in a Winston tavern in the eve ning of Aug. 24, that they left in Payne's car to get something to eat, but that instead. Watson is alleged to have driven to the south Dillard steel bridge, to have beat en and robbed Payne, left him un conscious over an embankment, then to have driven the car back to Winston. The two were arrested early Sunday morning, after Payne was able to climb up the bank and hail a car and ride into the police station. Check Forged Indicted also was John H. Mc Cool, 34, Prcscott, Ariz., charged with uttering a forged check on April 15. He is accused of forging a check for $100 made out to him and signed J. P. Barnctt, on the Myrtle Creek Branch of the U.S. National Bank. Donald Crosier, 19, Rt. 2, Box 1385, Roseburg, was indicted for wilfully and maliciously setting fires. He is accused with setting fire to grass on Aug. 18 on land north of Roseburg along the Del Rio Road on the McKay place, "in such place and manner that it might be communicated to forests, woods, timber, brush and slash." The grand jurors also returned four secret indictments. Hospital News Visiting Hours 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Mercy Hospital Admitted Medical: Mrs. Donald Nave, Guy Boycr, Mrs. Robert Holmes, Mrs. William Denton, Marvin Stanton all of. . Roseburg; Mark Smith, Winston; Mrs. William Whitinorc, Glide. Surgery: Mrs. Hurry Murphy, Mrs. Douglas Lroy, Mrs. Hugh Oberg, all of Roseburg; Mrs. Cecil Tucker, Sutherlin; Bienda Elliott, Dillard. Discharged Alan Hart, Mrs. Lucias Patter son, Charles Caskcy, Christopher Dimmitt, Mrs. James Tidwcll and daughter, Mary Carol, Mrs. Thom as Milter and son, Daniel Ted; Mrs. Floyd Epperley and son, Eric Dale, all of Roseburg; Daniel Jay Russell, Douglas Ray Russell, both of ldlcyld Park; Mrs. Dillard Lcd- bettcr, Winston; Lester Anderson, Seattle. Douglas Community Hospital - Admitted Medical: Mrs. Samuel Long, Wil liam Burnett, George Crist, Mrs. Ronald Potect, Hnllic Ollson, Mrs. Robert Williams, Mrs. John Moore, Melissa Beaird, all of Roseburg; Mrs. Amelia Zepedu, .Sutherlin. Surgery: Mrs. Sherman Canfield, Mrs. Roy Crain, Ollic Anderson, Verlic Welch, all of Roseburg; Steven Thornton, Daniel Cragcr, both of Oakland. Discharged William Stone. Jimmy Butler. Edwin Finnell, Mrs. Thomas Lcff- ler, Kevin Blondrll, Mrs. C. W Gregory, all of Roseburg; Scott Ledgerwood, Dillard; Hay Engels, Mrs. Calvin Christcnen and daugh ter Mary Ann, all nf Glide; Linda Hicks, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Royal Lang, Sutherlin: Mrs. Lyle Kelly. Winston; Mrs. Gary Albertus and son Brad Darren, all of Winston; Hilah Ahnstron, Freemont, Calif. vr- WOOD (Dry or Grn) All Oram C.O.D. tRY OAK & LAURELWOOD Large PEELER CORE PLANER ENDS ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. tliiltl J f j Si -ur: Jj SEN. EVERETT DIRKSEN (R-lll) is shown as he enters lobby of hotel in Chicago Thurs day as a youth wearing a Goldworer badge holds up sign. It is not known if the youth was part of the hundreds of demonstrators organized by the Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to protest against Dirksen for his civil rights stand. (UPI Telephofo) Catholics Open Confraternity Congress Here The fourth annual congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine was opened at St. Joseph's Catholic Church this morning with registra tion beginning at 7 p.m. According to church spokesmen, the three day congress is designed mainly to train lay workers in various phases of religious activities of the parish. To appear at the congress tonight at the 7:30 p.m. general session will be Archbishop Edward D. How ard of Portland. Following the ap pearance of the archbishop, "Eve ning of Recollection" services will be conducted by the Rev. John Scanlon, confraternity director from the archdiocese of San Fran cisco. The congress, to run through Sunday, will feature a series of workshops, a banquet and two gen eral sessions. On Saturday, workshops will .be conducted beginning at 9:30 a.m. by the Very Rev., Ambrose Zen ner, rector of Ml. Angel major seminary. Sessions for CCD teach ers will be conductod in the after noon by Sister Jean Marie and Sister M. Augustina, SSS, from the CCD office in Portland. Mass will be at nn Saturday witli luncheon to follow at St. Joseph's School. The banquet set for 5:30 p.m. at the Umpqua Hotel on Saturday will feature as speakers the Rev. Scanlon and the Rev. Martin Thiel cn, director of schools of the arch diocese of Portland. General' sessions will continue Sunday with the Rev. Edward Zen ner of Central Catholic High School in Portland speaking on the Ecu menical Council and classes on techniques of organization and leadership conducted by Dr. Lloyd L. Lovell of the school of educa tion, University of Oregon. Final workshops will begin at 3 p.m., concluding the congress. Tammy Sue Goodwin Funeral services for Tammy Sue Goodwin, 5, of Myrtle Creek, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Ganz Mortuary at Myrtle Creek. Interment will follow at the IOOF cemetery in Myrtle Creek. She died Wednesday of injuries received when a two-wheel trailer fell and struck her while she was playing at her home on North Myrtle Road. She was born April 30. 1958, in Myrtle Creek, and was the daugh ter of Melvin Goodwin of Myrtle Creek and Mrs. Charles Holmes, of Gold Beach. Other survivors arc a sister, Joni, three brothers, Larry, Robbv and Thor; her paternal grandfath-! er, Melvin Goodwin Sr., of Cali- i fornia; and her maternal grand- j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Perkins, of Bend. Merger Meetings Set Hearings called by the Douglas County Intermediate Education District Board on a proposal to consolidate Canyonville and Myrtle Creek schools will he hold Sept. 24 at the Myrtle Creek cafeteria building and Sept. 25 at the Can yonville High School gymnasium. Both meetings will be at 8 p.m. A story in Thursday's News-Rev-view stated the Sep.. 25 meeting would be in Myrtle Creek. WOOD SAWDUST TlBLOWER f SERVICE ' : ROSEBURG: LBR. CO. SAWDUST (Blowtr or Dump) Six Hecklers Ejected At Cuban Visit Probe (Continued From Page 1) did not cite the Fifth Amend ment to the Constitution as a grounds for not answering a ques tion. This was in sharp contrast to the performance Thursday by Levi Laiib. This 24-year-old New Yorker, identified by the commit tee as one of Cuban trip's lead ers, invoked the amendment 37 times on grounds that an answer might tend to incriminate him. But Luce was not a docile wit ness. He - engaged in a shouting match at one point with Willis and sparred verbally with the committee counsel on several oc casions. Denies Relationship Luce cmphastically denied that the emergency Civil Liberty Lib erties Committee, for which he -works, had anything to do with preparing the Cuban trip. He said he took a leave, of ahsencc from the group. The committee Road Crash Claims Gold Hill Youths MEDFORD (UPI) -Two Gold Hill youths were killed Thursday nights when their motorcycle col lided hcadon with a pickup truck about six miles north of here. Dead are David Eugene White and Paul Charles Thompson, each about 16. Both boys attended Cra ter High School in Central Point, where White recently was elected vice president of the sophomore class. Police said they were unable to determine how the accident oc curred, or who was operating the motorcycle. The driver of the truck, Raymond Edward Christie, 39, of Gold Hill, was uninjured. Rep. Duncan Scheduled For Park Dedication U.S. Rep. Robert Duncan of Mcdford has reported he will at tend the dedication of the new John H. Hinman Park being opened by International Paper Co. east of Gardiner Saturday. County Democratic Central! Committee Chairman Jason Boc said nc rcceivca wora irom wasn- ington, D.C., today saying Duncan ! Rev. James Smith of the First would fly to North Bend tomorrow I Christian Church of Roseburg of morning in time to make the trip j filiating. Vault interment will fol to the new park for the dedication. 1 low at the Tenmile cemetery. WIN THIS FRIDAY NIGHT DANK N1TE LAST WEEK Name of winner (or $500.00 Lorry E. Lockhart, Rt. 1, Box 387, Myrtle Creek (Not Present For $500) Name of winner for $25.00: Geor$a A. DcLcnj. 2192 Austin Rd., Roseburg (Not Present For $25) Name of winner of Mystery Prize: Barbara C. Minugh, 2167 NE Fleser, Roseburg (Not Present For Mystery Prize $3771 has been given away already by Rose burg's Friday Night Merchants. You may be the Lucky Winner this Friday. (Eligible Only If In Store 5 Minutes). SHOP DOWNTOWN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT Bt ot one of tht following downtown morchonrt at 8 p.m. Friday night and you may win . . . $500.00 BANK NITE PRIZE CLARK'S STUDIO DIANA CRAIG FOOD MART 18c STORE WEISFIELD S IACK WEST JEWELRY RICKETT'S WOOLWORTHS ROSEBUD CAFE 0 'tyf.it t t i f t m it 1 if claimed that the group had been cited by J. Edgar Hoover as the "legal arm of the Communist party." "I don't care what J. Edgar Hoover said," Luce shouted. Part of the audience applauded. When applause broke out again following another Luce statement, Willis ordered the offenders ejected. Steamboat' Area Gets Heavy Rain The first major rainfall of the season was recorded for the 12 hour period ending at 8 o'clock this morning in a reading at the Steamboat Ranger Station. Accord ing to a Forest Service report to Mrs. Arthur Selby, correspondent, a whopping 1.08 inches gave a thorough drenching to the area. Other major amounts of rain were recorded for the same pe riod throughout the district. At Lookout Mountain, .56 of an inch was noted, with lesser amounts of .51 at the Glide Ranger Station and .50 at Tokctee. According to the Weather Bureau station at the Roseourg airport, normal amounts of precipitation are predicted for the next five days with temperatures below normal. Forest Service predictions for the mountain areas call for above average precipitation with temper atures below the average. Nana E. Swan Nana Eunice Swan, SO, of Win ston, a pioneer Douglas County resident, died at a Roseburg hospi tal Thursday afternoon. She was born Nov. 18, 1882 at Olalla. She has lived in Douglas County all her life. She was married April 6, 1908, at Roseburg to Robert Louis Swan, who preceded her in death on Jan. j 25, 1959. She was a member of the j Winston-Dillard Methodist Church. Survivors arc one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Rose) Brosi, Winston; two sons. Cleo of Brockway and Rob ert of Roseburg; three grandchil Idren, including George Brosi, of Roseburg Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Long & siiuKle Memorial Chapel, with the $ 500 ROSEBURG PHARMACY SANDER'S SHOE SEARS ROEBUCK LUVERNE'S PAYLESS DRUG TROWBRIDGE ELECTRIC REYNOLDS-RUSHTON MUSIC HORN'S Alt CAFE i Myrtle Creek Board Talks Consolidation Of Schools The Myrtle Creek School Board at its regular meeting this week heard a report from Supt. Al Neet on the "bursting at the seams" en rollment in the district and also discussed at some length the pub lic hearing on reorganization and consolidation with the Canyonville district. This hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Myrtle Creek school cafeteria. According to Neet's report, Myr tle Creek's enrollment of 1,701 is the highest in the district's history, with more yet to come. There is an overload of 100 students in the upper elementary grades, making adjustments necessary between the Tri-City Grade School and the Myr tle Creek School to balance the Quiet Follows S.Viet Nam School Riots SAIGON, South Viet Nam (UPI) Students - at two high s c h o o is staged minor distur bances against the government today, but were quieted quickly when police and troops rushed to the scene. ' The incidents were the only ones reported in a yeriod of gen eral quiet, enforced by hundreds of heavily armed government troops and police. Usually reliable government sources said there was no vio lence in the day's disturbances as the students confined their activ ity to banging on desks and shouting. However, an undercurrent of student unrest persisted and ob servers said more anti-govern ment demonstrations may come later in the week. At two high schools in the Gia Dinh suburb Thursday, students rebelled and held anti-government demonstrations. There was some violence and four policemen were injured at one of the schools when the stu dents threw rocks at them. Informed sources said riot po lice finally broke into both schools, subdued the students and carted off more than 100 suspect ed ringleaders and agitators to detention camps. , In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Mine. Ngo Dinh Nhu lunched with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), President Kennedy's youngest brother, and gave him a lengthy lecture on her. family's side of the situation here in the dispute with Buddhist and other opposi tion forces. Truck Fire Doused The Sutherlin Fire Department was called to the Interstate High way 5 interchange on W. Central Ave. about 3:15 p.m. Thursday, when a truck caught fire. The blaze was put out by the department and the truck proceed ed on, after about an hour. It was not damaged, according to corres pondent Mrs. William Blakelcy. The truck was owned by the Mission Electric and Plumbing Supplies and was headed south. The blaze was believed caused by a cigarette. The driver, name not learned, pulled off the freeway and called the firemen. Local News Because of the hot weather the plant sale planned for Saturday by Zonta Club has been cancelled. The srle will be held at a later date. Another First At Reynolds-Rushton Music Play In Your School Band or Orchestra WITH A CONN BAND INSTRUMENT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF Money Back Guaranteed Plan DEAR PARENT: Knowing that the parent is always concerned as to whether his child will continue in the Band Program, we at Reynolds-Rushton Music are offering a 90 day money back guarantee. We do this so that every child will have the opportunity to try a new band instrument. You select the instrument of your choice from our fine selec tion of Conn Band Instruments (The World's largest manufacturer of Band Instruments) then if at any time within the trial period you wish to return it ALL money paid will be refunded. YOU as o parent, have nothing to lose AND a child's musical education to gain. National statistics show that 70 of all honor stu dents are band students. Music it creative Muiic Dcvtlopt th mind Music builds character Music develops self-confidenct Music helps the child grow socially 516 S. E. JACKSON OPEN 9 to 9 class load. Last year total begin ning enrollment was 1,623 and the year ended with 1,647 students on the rolls, Neet said. High School Up A breakdown of the present high school enrollment of 455 shows 128 students in both the ninth and tenth grades, 121 in the eleventh grade and 78 in the twelfth grade. High school enrollment increase this year is around 50, according to Lorraine Birenbaum, corre spondent. In discussion of the forthcoming public hearing on consolidation, it was reported that PTA's of the district had been organized in a drive to urge school patrons to be present at the hearing. In other business, the board set Monday, Sept. 23, as the date for the bid opening for a new school bus and also denied a request fro'm school patron James Hesch for an extension of the school bus run to a mile and a half up Lee's Creek Road to pick up the Hesch's three children. Reason given for the re fusal was that there was not ade quate turn around space at the end of this road, particularly dur ing winter weather when parts of the road become impassable. State law requires adequate and safe turnouts, Hesch was informed. Report Given A report was also given on the driver education program by For rest Loghry, instructor, who rec ommended that the summer driv er program be continued next year. Loghry reported that 16 boys and 11 girls had signed up for this summer's program and that all had completed the course- and had received certificates signed by the governor. Thirty hours of class in struction and six behind the wheel constituted the course, Loghry said. The board voted to continue with the program and to offer two ses sions also during the school year, restricting these to after school and Saturdays. Full class loads pro hibited offering the classes during school time as was done last year, Mrs. Birenbaum reported. Yoncalla Eyes Request For Kindergarten Heat At the regular meeting of t h e Yoncalla City Council held this week the council heard a request from Mrs. Dale Bessett of the Yon calla Kindergarten staff for heat ing of the City Hall basement where kindergarten classes are held. Council members agreed to in vestigate wiring of the basement to accommodate electric heaters with the understanding the kinder garten would be responsible for paying its own electric bill. The kindergarten is conducted during the nine-mnth schl year. . The council also voted to allow the Pee Wee baseball teams to display their trophies on a shelf in the library room of the City Hall. Request for this action was made by Harvey Bragg. Also made was a decision to re move the planting of bamboo at the corner of the City Hall before it reached a height sufficient to cover the terra cotta eagle recent ly acquired by the city as the re sult of a Portland contest, Mrs. Fred Lee, correspondent, reports. Tot's Body Found VALE (UPI) Searchers Thurs day found the body of a 2-year-old boy in an irrigation canal two miles southwest of Cairo Junction. Little Kerry Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Moore, who live on a farm on a Nyss- rural route, fell into the canal Thursday mor ning. , OUR Phone 672-1621 s WEEKDAYS
