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Solon's Get LBJ's Assurance U.5; Able To Survive Attack WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi- dent Johnson assured congres sional leaders today that the United States has the military strength to survive a surprise attack and destroy any aggres sor. Johnson made the statement at a briefing of top leaders both Democratic and Republi can of the House and Senate on the relative strength of U.S. and Soviet military forces. Pefense Secretary Kobert S. XIcNamara, Secretary of State Chest X-ray Unit Visits Scheduled The mobile chest X-ray unit, sponsored by the Douglas Coun ty Medical Fociety, county Health Department and Tuber culosis and Health Association will be in three county com munitics this week. On Wednesday, it will make visits to Yoncalla and Drain, and on Thursday, it will be stationed in Roscburg. This is one of the services financed by the sale of Christmas seals by the Tuberculosis and Health Association. At Yoncalla, the unit will bo at the Douglas Electric Cooper ative building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. At Drain, also on Wednesday, it will be at the U. S. National Bank from 2:30 to 7 p.m. On Thursday, it will be sta tioned at the playground on SE Jackson Street across from the Elks Temple from 9:30 to 1 p.m. and 2 to 9:30 p.m. Anyone 21 years of age' or older may secure the free X-ray to determine lung or heart ail menu, Ihe association urges that these X-rays bo taken each year. Dean Rusk and Central Intelll gence Director John McCone participated in the hour long briefing in the cabinet room of the White House. Afterward, the White House issued only a brief statement about the meeting. It said; "The discussion covered both the status as of today and as it is forecasted to be through the decade of the 60s. "The President emphasized that the U.S. military program will continue to provide for a strategic force sufficiently large to absorb a surprise attack and survive with sufficient power to be capable of destroying the aggressor." On Mora Sttp Today's briefing was reported to be one more step in John ASCS Committee Re-Elects Barker Curtis Barker of Roscburg was re-elected chairman Mon day of tho Douglas County Ag ricultural and Stabilization Com mittee for 1964. The election took place during an all-day ASCS county conven tion in the Douglas County Courthouse at Roseburg. The session also saw Howard Hatfield of Dixonvillc re-elected vice chairman and Louis Brady of Glcndalc, re-elected as a reg ular member. These three, with County Agent J. D. Vcrtrces make up the county committee. Leo Sparks of Oakland and Cliff Agce of Roscburg were named as committee alternates Chairmen from the various community district committees acted as delegates to the con soq's efforts to keep key con gressional figures fully in formed. The session was similar to a briefing given at the National Security Council meeting last week. It covered both conven tional and nuclear forces. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger noted that members of Congress have re ceived high-level military brief ings before but said he did not know if the;- ever got a com parison of Soviet and U.S. strength, such as was provided today. It was understood that the President wanted to reassure Congress that defense economy measures he has approved will not affect the pre eminent American position in military power. In addition to the usual corps of Democratic leaders who at tended the weekly legislative breakfast, Johnson invited chairmen of the foreign rela tions, armed services and ap propriations committees of both houses of Congress. Hospital News Visiting Hours 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 7 to S p.m. Douglas Community Hospital Admitted Medical: Johnny Roberts, Ruby Willis, Mrs. Linn Em mons, Mrs. John BJcrkc, Mrs. Dolph Boycr, all of Roseburg; Kathleen Chlpman, Idlcyld Park; Nyasa Kelly, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Wayne Shilts, Glide. .; Surgery: Donald Evans, Mrs, Leon Olson, Mrs. Leon Scott, all of Roscburg. Discharged Mrs. Hnzcl Guthrie, Mrs Richard ,Hink, Edward Mcrritt, Dclana Smith, Handy Young Airs, itoger uurton and son Gregory Roger, all of Rose- burg; Mrs. John Wilvcrding and daughter Dcnlso Ann, Glide Pairlec Steele, Winston; William Gilbert, Oakland; Robert Rob ertson, Riddle; Susan Preston, Dillard. Morcy Hospital Admitted Medical: Mrs. French Trump, Louis Miles, Vernon Hester, Mrs. Helen Bitncr, Mrs. Harvey Wells, Mrs Gary Edwards, all of Roseburg. Surgery: Steven McElimirry, Joseph Johnson, Eric Lauranco, all of Roseburg. Discharged Ben lllythc, Mrs. Ralph Bcam- cr, Mrs. Charles Carr, all of Roseburg; John Chcatwood Koy Mcdford, both of Sutherlln; Mrs. Wlllliim Jackson, Larry liriRgs, Mrs. Parry VanCleve all of Oakland; Patricia Smith Myrtlp Creek; Mrs. Stewart KarlinRer, Idlcyld Park. CURTIS BARKER . , , re-elected vention. The county committee is in charge of the local admin istration of the national farm program. Besido electing the county committee Monday, the dele gates reviewed tho agricultural conservation program for 1064. They will meet again Friday with members of their commun ity committees for a further dis cussion in formulating n o x t year s program with reprcscnta lives from the Farmers Home Administration, Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service, Page 2 The Newt-Review Tue., Dee. 10, 1963 Local Woman Suffers Exposure After Ordeal Near Stump Lake Mrs. Helen Bittner, 54, ofl 2S71 NE Stephens St., is being treated for severe exposure at Mercy Hospital today, after she was found atone in her car about Wt miles east of Stump Lake on North Umpqua High way Monday evening. The sheriff s department re ports Mrs. Bittner hadprevi ously last been seen at her home by her son, Robert Bittner, who left following an argument to go bowling about 4 p.m. Sun day. Jerusalem Film Scheduled Here The Roseburg Church of the Nazarene will present at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday the feature length Billy Graham color film Jerusalem, jhe public is in vited to attend and there will be no admission charge a I though a freewill offering will be taken. In the film, the history of the 4,000-year-old City of Jerusalem is portrayed through dramatic vignettes beginning with the conquest of the promised land and continuing to the present dilemma of the divided city. Many of the scenes arc par ticularly relevant to the Christ mas season and the entire film is scored with music composed and conducted by Ralph Car michacl. Host Pastor Edward Gallup expresses the wish that many area residents will attend this showing timed to have special significance dining the Christ mas season. The church is lo cated at 1134 SE Douglas Ave 'Safe Job' Muffed In Drain Market Burglary of the Bi-Lo Food Mart at Drain Sunday night is still being investigated by the sheriff's department and Drain City Police. An unsuccessful attempt was made to take the safe out of the building and to break it open, but the burglars satisfied themselves by taking what change they could find, some beer, two wool shirts, several pairs of gloves, tools, quantities uf food and other items. Entry was gained through a rear door. Evidence indicated someone had entered the build ing before closure time and had hidden by lying down on top of the walk-in cooler, then when the store was closed had open ed the door to let in companions. Indications were an attempt was made to wheel the safe out of the building on a dolly. It was found away from its usual place and apparently had fallen off the dolly on its side. Numer ous wrenches and other tools were found beside the safe. The burglars evidently help ed themselves to beer while in the building. Somo empty bot tles were scattered around. School Board Schedules Wednesday Night Meet Tho Roseburg School Board will meet Wednesday night to complcto its work on the trans portation contract for next year The only bid for transporting children was entered at the last meeting by Ellison Transporta tion Co. of Roseburg. The hoard will also hear re ports from tho superintendent and staff members. Speaker Is Booked At Dillard Church The Rev. Ted Shirakawa from Japan and presently as sistant pastor of tho Roscburg First Methodist Church will speak and show pictures of his work and the work of the church in Japan at the Dillard Winston Methodist Church Wednesday evening at 7:30, Tho public is invited. The Woman s Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Orcn Ledgcrwood in Dillard on Thurs day at 12:30 p.m. for a potluck luncheon and Christmas party There will be a gift exchange. Tho junior high swimming party has been postponed to! Jan. 18. The group will spend Christmas Eve caroling and en joying a Christmas party at the church, correspondent Phcbe McGuirc reports. -S: THHiLL YOUR ! v?tf sfe child with I Those enchanting letters will bring the wonder of Santa Claus o the little boys and girls In yout lite. They will know the letter Is from Santa because THE PROOF IS IN THE POSTMARK Visit our Santa Claus Post Oftice. Select one ot our say. colorful letters and envelopes, FREE! Address, stamp and mail it In our special mail box. We will have it postmarked irom Santa Claus, Indiana. This Is our way of saving Merry Christmas to children of all ages. by SeciEt (Ayimwi wttk 1481 N.E. STEPHENS PHONE 672-4811 OPEN UNTIL 9:00 PM Monday through Friday KickoK Scheduled For Mothers March A "kick-off coffee" for parti eipants in tho annual March of Dimes Mothers March will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Coral Room of the Umpqun Hotel. Mrs. Jack Norris, county Mothers March chairman, said plans for the fund-raising drive slated in January will be dis cussed, and a film dealing witli National Foundation supported research on birth defects and arthritis will be shown. Present for the meeting will be Walker Larson, Portland, a field representative for the Na tional Foundation. The meeting is open to anyone interested. Ray Martin To Speak To Jaycees Tonight Ray Martin of Martin Bros. Container and Timber Products will be tho featured speaker to night at the regular meeting of the KnsrhurR Junior Chamber of Commerce. The meeting wilt be held at the Elks Temple at 7:30 p.m. Martin is . state chaliman of the "Decent Literature" Com mittee, lie has worked for ten years with the committee and is Interested in control of the literature available to young people. At the bowling alley he re ceived a call from her, and she told him she bad left a note for him to read when he returned home. Becoming worried he called a neighbor, as he got no further response on calling homo. The neighbor went to the house, got the note and read it to him. The note indicated despondency, said the sheriff's department. On his return home, her son found Mrs. Bittner had left, tak ing only her purse. The sher iff's office was notified to be on the lookout for her, and a description was given. Mrs. Bittner, an employe of the Veterans Hospital, was lo cated Monday about 4:30 in her car, and a call fromNthe Toketee Ranger Station was put through to state police and relayed to the sheriff's department about 4:50 p.m. Two officers and an amlulance were' dispatched. Just how long Mrs. Bittner had been there has not been de termined, but she was found lying down in the front seat, suffering from extreme cold There are several inches of snow in the area, but the road has been kept open by plowing The lower part of her body and legs were most affected The car battery was dead, in dicating she had tried to use the car heater. It was believed the snow plow had gone by during the day, but the operator had not seen the woman in the car. She was discovered by a passerby. Car Hits Tree, Man, Boy Hurt A 21-year-old Riddle man and a 15-year-old boy from the same city were listed as being in fair1 condition Tuesday morning at a Myrtle Creek hospital where they were being treated for in juries sustained in a one-car accident near Dillard late Mon day morning. Hospital officials said Harold Klggins, 21, had suffered an injury to his left leg and mul tiple cuts and bruises. They said Donald Alan Wilson, 15, suffered an injury to his jaw and cuts and bruises on the body. Stato police said the accident occurred about 11:55 a.m. three iles south of Dillard on High way 99 BR. They said the ve hicle, driven by Kiggins, was traveling north, failed to nego tiate a curve, and struck a tree. Club At Winchester To Talk Landscaping The landscaping of the new Winchester School will be un der discussion at a meeting Wednesday of the Winchester Civic Club. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Also on the program is a film on water pollution. attorney that the city acquire the Oregon Water Corp., a pri vately owned water company serving Roseburg, will be turn ed over to a citizens' advisory committee. The Roseburg City Council at its regular meeting Monday de cided it should be left to a citi zens committee to aeciae u there is any merit to the idea. Citizens Advisory Committee To Study Public Water Plan A suggestion by a Roseburg The council further decided that Gladys Harlow Gladys (Fisher) Harlow, for mer teacher in the Roseburg schools, died Monday in Mil waukie, Ore., following a long period of ill health. A daughter of Mrs. K. M. (Ella Fisher) Day, a teacher in mathematics in the Roscburg High School for a number of i years, she attended scnooi in Roseburg and Eugene, return ing to Roscburg to teach for a short time. She later taught in the schools of the Eugene area. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Charles Harlow, resident of Lane County for many years. A son, Ray Collins, Milwau kic, survives. Funeral services are to be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Simon-Lounsbury Mortuary, 1152 Olive, Eugene. Mrs. Harlow was a cousin of Mrs. Charles V. Stanton and Mrs. Fred L. Porry of Roseburg. Jaycees Ask Aid In Shopping Tour The Roseburg Junior Cham ber of Commerce is well under way with plans for its annual Christmas shopping tour for un- derprivileged children, but it needs a little help. Purpose of the project is to provide children of needy fam ilies with money to purchase Christmas gifts for their fain ilies. The Welfare Department wil! pick 44 children from ages 0 to 10 to make the tour. Each child will be presented with $5 and will be accompanied by a Jaycee while they make their purchases. The tour is set for Dec! 19, and will get under way at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Afterwards, mem bers of the Jay-C-Ettes will wrap the presents purchased by the children with gift wrapping donated by the local merchants But now the hitch comes in the Jaycees are still shy some money for the project. To bol ster the fund they will be out in lull strcngtn xnursaay at the Garden Valley intersection on NE Stephens to ask motor ists for contributions. For those wishing to offer contributions by phone, they may call 672-1656 before 5:30 p.m. and 673-8598 after 5:30. A Jaycee will come to the donor1 to collect. Money for this proj ect may also be sent by mail to "Christmas Shopping Tour," Box 681, Roseburg. BAZAAR PREVIEW TONIGHT The preview of the First Methodist Church bazaar will be held tonight from 7 to 9 in the Fellowship Hall of the church with pie and coffee to be served between these hours All area residents are invited to come in and browse around the various sale tables. The bazaar proper will bo held on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a luncheon to be served at noon. The public is invited. Mayor Thomas Garrison should appoint the committee, wmen will not exceed 15 members. George Luoma, the local at torney who dropped the idea of a public water system into the council hopper at a meeting two weeks ago. had more to say Monday night. The substance of his remarks to tne council was that patrons of the water sys tem here pay too much for their water in comparison with other cities. Comparison Made He said a Roseburg family pays $6.69 for $2,000 cubic feet of water as compared to $2.64 for Eugene, $3.50 for Myrtle Creek, 53.60 for Portland, $3.90 for Salem, $4.54 for Grants Pass, $2.99 for Medford and S3.75 for Cottage Grove. All of the communities mentioned in the comparisons have public wa ter systems. Three persons addressed the council in support of municipal water system ownership. Dick Stevenson, representing the Douglas County Board of Re altors, said his group is on rec ord supporting the plan and said he personally favored the idea of a citizens advisory com mittee. Bob Gordon, realtor and former city councilman at Myr tle Creek, said Myrtle Creek is in an "enviable position" due to municipal ownership of its wa tcr system. The program has provided a surplus for the city general fund allowing a reduc tion in tax millagc, he said. Joe Dent, local realtor, also supported the. citizens' commit tee suggestion. Medford Cited As part of a second report to the council, Luoma compared the Roseburg and Medford wa ter systems, comparing gross income, operating expenses and operating profit. Medford s publicly owned water system makes money for its citizens with lower rates plus profits left over, presently be ing used for payment of wa ter system assets," he said. "In 1961 over $123,000 was budgeted in Medford for payments on wa ter system bonds. Because of future growth, Medford bat projected water system replace ments and additions by 1980 to cost an additional $14,800,000. "If Roseburg in future years spends anything like this for expansion and replacement, you can imagine how much higher our water bills will be in the future. Under our privately own ed water system future expan sion and replacement must come out of our water' charges which must also allow for mil lions' of dollars in federal and state income taxes and share holder profits," said the attorney. Fisherman's Hip L Broken In Fall Frank Stillwell, 60, of Suth- erlin is reported in good condi tion' at Douglas Community Hospital where he was taken Sunday with a fractured hip following a fishing accident. According to a report today from Walt's Ambulance Service, Stillwell was fishing in the Umpqua River three miles west of Umpqua when the accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. as Stillwell was attempting to cross a log over the water to get to a better fishing spot. He fell approximately 16 feet into waist-deep water where he re mained until removed by the ambulance crew summoned by his brother, George Stillwell. The brother, while not fishing, was in the vicinity when the accident occurred. No complications were report ed by hospital authorities to day. . SUTHERLIN EVENT SET The Fair Oaks Home Exten sion Unit will meet at the Fair Oaks Grange Halt in Sutherlin beginning at 10 a.m. Wednes day. Don Cordon will be pres ent to show colored slides of his recent trip to Alaska. The public is invited. Going Out of Business Sale ROSEBURG JEWELERS 506 South East Jackson Opposite Pay Less SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON DIAMONDS and WATCHES Save 30 To 75 '2 Price On Most Mdse. Sale Continues Til n r. Selling Out T Everything Is Sold Ufeil tVeilitigS Th, Bar. W.lh Regardleit off Cost. 1 Plywood from the Pacific Northwest goes to market on UNION PACIFIC... the GOSSIP COURSE CARLISLE, England (UPU Roy Barker, head of a hair dressing school, said today he plans to include a course in "conversation" to teach his pu iils how to gossip with custom-ers. COMBS AND SCALP DISEASE Q. Can tcalp dineaxei ha "patted around" by using thet Mine comb or hair dryer? A. 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