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2 The Ntws-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Thuri., Oct, 3, 1963 Gangland Government Menaces U. S. Society, McClellan Says ' WASHINGTON (UPI) Under world informer Joseph Valachi is offering "convincing evidence" that a secret gangland govern ment menaces the U.S. society, Sen. John L. McClellan, D-Ark., said today. McClellan is chairman of t h e Senate investigations subcommit tee which has been listening to Valachi's lurid description of the Cosa Nostra crime combine. With the bearings recessed until next week, McClellan gave a short ap praisal of the testimony to date. He noted that much of the stub- Pair From Monroe Face Charges Here Robert Francis Whitney, 21, and Mary Jennings, also known as Mary Jennings Whitney, 24, both .of Monroe, have been returned to Roseburg by a sheriff's deputy to face charges of larceny by bailee. The pair was picked up in Ben ton County and returned by a local deputy sheriff from the county jail in Corvaliis. They are accused in connection with the alleged pur chase of an accordion, on which a down payment was made, and then selling the accordion without authority. Bail is $1,000 on each. James Charles Elam, 22, and William Perry Johnson. 27. were returned Wednesday by a sheriff's deputy from Odessa, Tex., to face charges of obtaining money by taise pretenses, we charge in volves a worthless check, and both are held in bail of $1,500. Martin Eugene League, 20, Drain, Is booked at the county jail to face a charge of taking and using an automobile without the owner's consent. Fog Blamed In Two-Car Accident Wednesday Impaired visibility because of fog was blamed in part for a rear end collision involving two cars Wednesday at about 9 a.m. The accident occurred approximately one mile north of Winston. A car operated by. Nile Blaine Cameron, Eugene, traveling south, stopped for a car making a left turn off U. S. Route 09 in front of him. A third car, operated by Murley M. P. Peterson. Winston. traveling south struck the rear of the Cameron car. Both vehicles had lb. be towed from the scene by a- Roseburg wrecker, but there were no injur - P.S. . - 1 by ex-hoodlum's testimony is "not especially new. But, he com mented, authorities in New York and elsewhere are currently foi lowine un leads from Valachi's narrative of gangland warfare of the 1930s. Sen. Karl E. Mundt, R-S. D., the top Republican member of the subcommittee, said he began the hearings feeling somewhat skeptical about Valachi as a wit ness but had come to believe that his testimony was essentially sol id. Hopes To Expedito Testimony McClellan said he hoped to "ex pedite" Valachi's testimony when the squat Cosa Nostra alumnus returns to the witness table next Tuesday. He said he believed another day or day-and-a-hau would com plete the testimony unless Va lachi, currently serving two long jail sentences on narcotics counts, proved to have a lot of informa tion on narcotics traffic. "Whether it is called the Ma fia, the syndicate or something else, I think he is giving convinc ing proof that such an organiza tion does exist," McClellan said. McClellan said that testimony from one "who was actually pres ent and knows" gave credence to the idea that such a combine is menace and that it is a gov ernment beyond the law dispens ing life and death according to its own law." Needed Corroboration He said Valachi's testimony would need corroboration to be useful in a court of law. He said, however, thai certain statements Spokane Woman Found Guilty Of Petty Theft Lucille M. Cade, 40, Spokane, Wash., was found guilty but her husband innocent of petty larceny. on trial before District Court Judge Gerald R. Hayes Wednesday. The couple had been accused of the theft of a coffee pot and towel from the Tower Motel, on com plaint of Mrs. Leon Hughes of the motel. The missing items were found on searching the car by Cade in the presence of Roseburg City Police. The court foun'l, however, that the husband, Lyman Edward Cade, also 40, was not responsible for the theft. Mrs. Cade was sentenced to 30 davs in the Douelas Count v iail and fined $50 and S5 costs. How- ever, .ludce Huvcs susnnnrlprl im.' position of sentence and payment lot the fine, on provision she pay i couri costs. Hli " C vv7 Vr-f t yf We will offer for your pleasure; wedding sets, wedding rings, men's rings, cocktail rings and many other fabulous diamond styles. The values are incomparable. This is truly a "Must See" for all who appreciate fine, unusual jewelry. On behalf of Weisfields I would like to extend a personal invitation to you, our friends and cus tomers to visit our store at 650 S. E. Jackson in Roseburg Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5. 1 will certainly look forward to seeing you. . . We will be made to Valachi by participants in criminal acts might be con strued as voluntary confessions of guilt. Valachi, in his third day as the subcommittee's featured witness before television cameras in the Senate caucus room, sipped lem on juice to relieve a sore throat as he rasped out his narrative of the Italian-Sicilian gang war of 1931. He testified that Albert Anasta sia, underworld leader who was killed in a 1957 barber shop kill ing, and Frank Scalise some times known as "Cheech" ped dled Cosa Nostra memberships in the 1950s for up to $40,000. Valachi said that Ciro Terra nova, the gangster "artichoke king" of New York, died in dis grace of a "broken heart" be cause of his nervousness over the slaying of a top Cosa Nostra boss at Coney island. Stolen Vehicle Charge Holds County Resident Tracing evidence resulting when a tire and wheel from an abandon ed stolen car was located in Win ston, a deputy sheriff of the Doug las County Sheriff's Department took into custody Billy Ray Lail, 23, Winston, for larceny Wednes day. , Lail is now being held in the Douglas County jail on a Coos County warrant for the alleged theft of a 1952 model automobile earlier reported stolen out of Myr tle Point Tuesday. The car, registered to Lew Blanksma, of Myrtle Point, was located by the deputy abandoned in the vicinity of Camas Mountain. All four tires and wheels and the spare tire had been removed from the car. One of the tires and wheel had been sold to a service station operator in Winston. A description obtained of the person selling the items led to Lairs arrest, said the deputy. Two Fires Doused The Roseburg Fire Department responded to two small fires early today. At 5:55 a.m. the fire crew was summoned to Robinson's Mobile Station at the corner of W. Maple and W. Harvard to douse a car fire. Damage to the car was esti mated at S7a. At 6:15 a.m. the department was called to the Timber Grill on SE Cass between Rose and Stephens where a grease fire required atten tion. No damage was reported. open Friday Night til 9 PM 1 ' - t ' x ( t i ' v- - ' " FIRST COPY of the Leogue of Women Voters fact book let, "Your City" is presented to Mayor Thomas Garrison Wednesday. Presenting the booklet is Mrs. Charles Wil son, president of the league. (News-Review photo) League Of Women Booklet On Roseburg's History In a period of 80 years, Rose burg has grown from a sleepy ham let of 822 people to a humming city of 12,516 and a metropolitan area population of 40,000. The story of this growth and its present status is told in a fact- filled booklet, "Your City," com piled by the Roseburg League of Women Voters. It was one of the league's first projects. The booklet based on a "Know Your Town" survey has just been printed and is now ready for dis tribution to the public. The survey is one of the requirements for a League chapter before it acquires permanent status under the nation al bylaws. Beside history, the study delves into form of government, city ad ministration, the school system, po litical organization and elections, and reports on the other services available. Research and interviews were in volved in gathering the material. i The survey started with a kickoff luncheon in April 1961, at which ' both the mayor and city manager HELLO: I am James Reibman, diamond buyer for the entire 35 store Weisfield chain. I will be in Roseburg, Friday and Saturday, Oct ober 4th and 5th to present one of the most outstanding dia mond jewelry collections ever seen in Douglas County. This col lection is valued at over $60,000 and is of the type usually seen only in large metropolitan areas. r i ,v Voters Compile were featured speakers. Mrs. John Warburton, wife to the then city manager was appointed chair man of the survey. Somewhat com plicating the project was the fact that Mrs. Warburton moved to Portland after the survey was started. Serving on the committee were Mrs. W. G. Younger, Mrs. Dallcn Jones and Mrs. Kenton Gum. Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Jim Northam this year took over the job of preparing the material for publication. Mrs. Charles Wilson, president of the League, reported that the city had financed the booklet, thus making it possible for the league to have it printed. Method of dis tribution will be determined by the league at a meeting Friday. Meanwhile, the league has start ed a second local study along the same lines for the county. AZALEA MEETING SET The Azalea Grange will hold its monthly business meeting, at the Grange Hall at 8 p.m. Friday. . RFD Will Resume Home Inspections ' The Roseburg Fire Department cn Oct. 14 will resume its home inspection service for the city resi dential areas. Fire Chief LeRoy Seibold said the West Roseburg area will be covered initially with first home contacts to be made in the Fair haven district. The city provides this service to home occupants without charge. Its purpose is to point out any fire hazards that might exist in the home. The door-to-door contacts will be made daily between 2 and 4 p.m. "Firemen who are invited to in spect the homes will call attention to fire hazards and make recom mendation for correcting the condi tions," Seibold explained. "There is nothing mandatory about the inspections or the recommenda tions." Seibold said cooperation by home cccupants has been very good in the past. The home inspection serv ice is conducted annually. The Roseburg Rural Fire De partment will conduct a door-to-door inspection service at the first of the year, a department official said today. It was pointed out, how ever, that home inspections will be made at any time on request. i Both departments are making plans this week for activities to be conducted in connection with Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12. The ac- i tivities are aimed at elementary : school children. Grace Jakes Bates Grace Jakes Bates, 69, of 316 Minnie St., Riddle, died at her home early today after a lengthy illness. Site was born in Turner Sept. 28, 1894. and was married to Lu ther Bates May 20, 1913, at Rose burg. He died in May of this year. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Blue Star Mothers and Rebekah Lodge, all of Riddle. Surviving are two sons, Arthur of Myrtle Creek and Walt Bates of Roseburg; two daughters, Mrs. Loy Yokum of Williams, Ore., and Mrs. Johnny Ruckcls, La Center, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Roy Ball, Portland; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Ganz Mortuary, Myr tle Creek Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Don Campbell of the Myr tle Creek Methodist Church offici ating. Interment will be in the Riddle Cemetery. Drain Maps Available New street maps for Drain are now available through the state Highway Department, reports high way engineer Forrest Cooper. .The maps are available through the department's Traffic Division in Salem. Sincerely, Weisfield's Inc. University Women Outline Study Program Structural changes in the gener al program of the American As sociation of University Women as considered at a recent meeting of the executive board held at the Village Green was the main topic of discuuion at the meeting of the Roseburg branch held at the Har ris Cafe on Saturday morning. Mn. Lee O. Hunt, president of the Roeeburg Branch, and Mrs. Alfred DeBord attended the board meeting. From the four topics which con stitute the program presented by the association, the local branch has chosen for short term study during the coming year, the top ics "Bridging the Gap between Sci ence and the Layman" and "Occi dent and Orient." , , Cultural interests will be led by Mrs. Charles Woodrich; communi ty problems by Mrs. Georgene Clark; world problems by Mrs. Walter Edmonds; and education by Glendale Board Shortens Route For School Bus The Glendale School Board took i'dion at its last meeting. to short en the North Reuben bus route by one haif mile to make for better turnaround. The bus will now go only the length of the black top ping. Supt. Jack Johnson gave a re port on a transportation confer ence he had attended in company with Wall Winkclman, Glendale transportation chief, and Mrs. Rob ert Thompson reported on the In termediate Education Board meet ing which she had attended in Rosobjrg. Reporting on the first football game played on the Glendale High School field this fall. Johnson said that gate receipts were S218.65, the largest for any game in recent years. Tlie board decided to re-let the bids for fuel oil for the school buildings. Persons interested in submitting a bid, may contact the school clerk. A decision was also made to allow members of the an nual staff to leave the school at 2:15 p.m. if necessary to go out of town to sell advertising. Plans Fall Showing Mrs. James (Bonnie) Daugher ty, v'io operates Bonnie's Flowers and Gifts at her home at 477 Sher ry St., Winston, is holding a fall showing at her home Friday, Sat urday and Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Daugherty works with artifi cial flowers in decorative arrangements. For Year Mrs. Guy MeGee.-Mrs. Russell Hagg will direct setting up of the study groups. A discussion was held concerning presentation of a production of th Children's Theatre of the Wes,t again this year.- Mrs. James Rich ardson was appointed to survey the possibilities. , . The WCTU Wixson Boy's Home project at Myrtle Creek was pre sented and an offering of $25 in cash authorized. Several offers of individual gifts were made. It was reported that a similar donation had been made during the summer to the Pitchford Boy's Ranch at Winchester. Esther Dyar announced that the new year books will be available at the October- meeting. . Officers for the year include Mrs. Lee O. Hunt, president; Mrs. Rob- ' ert Rhodes, .vice president; Mrs. James Waterfield, recording sec retary; Esther - Dyar, recording secretary; ;and Mrs. J. N. Fread, treasurer Mrs. Hunt was honored at the state convention by being named state historian, and by-laws chairman, ' according to Hazel Marsh, publicity chairman. ( Announcement was made that the meeting of Oct. 16 will be hus bands' night and will be held at-, the Country Club. Donald Hunter -, of the audio-visual aid department . of the University of Oregon will ,(i be guest speaker. Mrs. J. N. Fread will entertain the executive board at her home at 16)3 NW Almond St. at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Terry C. Kotterman Terry Chester Kattennan, 63, of 1832 NE Fremont, died at his home Wednesday morning. He was born Sept. 19, 1900, at Bangor. S.D. He had lived in the Roseburg area for the past 19 years and was an employe before retirement at the Umpqua Hotel in Roseburg. Kotterman came here from Aberdeen, S.D. He was mar ried at San Antonio, Tex., to Dolly Humphrey. He was a member of -the Presbyterian church of Aber deen, S.D., the Elks Club of Rose burg, and was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife of Rose burg; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Parker of San Antonio and Mrs. Mac (Billy Jean) McDough of Campbell, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Bculah Langfelder of Roseburg; and one brother, Willard Kotter man of Pittsburg,. Calif.; and four, grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Fri day afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Long & Shukle Memorial Chapel with the Rev.- Robert Rigstad of the Presbyterian Church in Rose burg officiating. Private interment will follow at the ; Roseburg Me morial Gardens.
