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Search Continues For Missing Flier GRANTSV1UE, Md. (UPD-and Capt. Parker C. Pcedcn. About 500 servicemen and 40 a, Smilhfield, N.C., walked to planes searched snow-covered safety earlier this week. The woodlands near here today fori body of Maj. Robert L. Payne (he fifth men:ber of an Air Force crew aboard a B52 jet bamber whict crashed five days ago. Air Force officials expressed hope that T. Sgt. Melvm Woot en, 27, of Rapid City, S.D., who bailed out of the disabled plane with three other crew members Monday, was unhurt and using bis survival kit. The search vas concentrated in a 2V4-3 mile area southwest of here where pilot Thomas W. WcCormick, 42, Yawkcy, W.Va Recruits Sought By Toastmasters Rosebure Toastmasters Club is looking for men who want to improve their ability to ex press ideas, speak before groups and enjoy good fellowship. Ac cording to Bruce Shaner, presi dent, all men j interested in Toastmasters are urged to at tend a meeting. Shaner may be called at 672-4074 for further information. The club meets regularly on the first and third Wednesdays at a 7 p.m. dinner meeting In ttto Umpqua Hotel. But for the month of January it will meet weekly so that all members may get in the necessary num ber of speeches, Shaner report cd. Three speeches voted "out standing" were presented it the Jan. IS meeting, with Dick Hughes, speaking on "Growing Oregon," voted the winner. Other speakers were Bruce Shaner speaking on "Satisfac tion Guaranteed" and Bob Har ris who spoke on "Register Them? Nevcrl" The table top ics winner was Gary Roam. The speech evaluator was Ar vid Ellson and Jerry Thomas son was toastmastcr for the evening. . 41, Tulsa, Okla., was found in the same area after he died of exposure. The other crew member, Maj. Robert E. Townley, 42, Gadsden. Ala., died in the wreckage of mountainous Elkton Budget Election Set Regular meeting of Elkton School Board was held this week at which time the high school standardization report was ap proved and a revised budget calendar adopted, correspond ent Mrs. C. W. Hcnderer re ports. The standardization report made by the Northwest Associa (ion of Secondary and Higher Schools, was presented in de- the Diane in a i tail for the information and ap region west ofjprovil of the school board. All Vocational Plan Urged For College Cumberland. Authorities stid they were un certain whether a parachute found in a tree near here Wednesday belonged to Wooten Officials said the craft carried 12 parachutes. An Air Force spokesman said V:ootcn could live two weeks with his survival kit. He said the basic survival technique is to remain in one spot until found or attempt to walk out of the area. The search was intensified late Thursday nif.ht and early today by more than 350 Army troops from -Ft. Bclvoir, Va., and more than 100 Marines from Quantico, Va. Adult Scouters Slate Workday At Camp Scoutmasters and Explorer Advisors in the Douglas Fir Scout District are scheduled to hold a workday at Wolf Creek Boy Scout Camp Saturday. The group will leave from the bowl ing lanes on Diamond Lake Boulevard at 8:110 a.m. : .Special projects for the day will be removal of dead trees and snags, putting new cedar shakes on roof shelters and building of new latrines. A total of four power saws will be need ed for the jobs and those par. tlcipat.'ng are asked to bring axes, hand saws, shovels, picks and other tools. Sack lunches should be brought, according to the com mittee in charge. Each unit in the district is asked to send throe adults and three advanced Boy Souls. Pair Jailed Here For Stealing Car An automobile stolen at Long view, Wash., was recovered by ltoseburg state police at 2 a.m. Thursday, and two young peo pie have been lodqed in the Douglas County jail for the al leged theft. Donald Lee Williams, 19, Longview, was lodged in jail, and a 17-year-old juvenile with him was lodged in juvenile de tcntion. A hold order was sign cd in district court, and the pair will be held for Washing ton authorities. The 1952 sedan was recovered on Interstate Highway 5 north of the Suthcrlln junction. Melvin Jack Russell, 38, New berg, has been lodged in the county jail on an alleged proba tion violation. On motion of the district attorney and probation officer, Circuit Judge Charles S. Woodrich has ordered Rus sell to appear and show cause why his probation granted Feb. 5, 1959 should not be revoked and why he should not be im prisoned in the Oregon State Penitentiary for an indctcrmin ate period, not to exceed one year. Grounds are he lias not com pljfd with his probation terms, mui ne nas pariaKcn ot nlco holic beverages, has assaulted his wife and has not been mak ing child support payments phases of the school program and the adequacy of school fa cilities were discussed in rcla lion to the recommended state standards. The high school is rated fully standard at present and it is hoped this rating will be continued after the report is reviewed by the intermediate and state Education Depart ments. Areas for continued ef forts for improvements were discussed. The budget election was set May 4 which coincides with the elections of directors and the vote on the budget of the inter mediate district. The budget hearing will be April 20 and the two official budget meetings I required by the new budget law, are set for March 5 and March 23. These meetings are set up to provide the patrons of the district with an additional oppor tunity for questions and discus, sions concerning the budget. First meeting of the budget committee is scheduled Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school. In other business, the board heard a report in regard to an audit of the records maintained in connection with Public Law 874. These records were report ed to be in excellent condition Another report was made on re cent work done on the roadways and parking areas at the high school. The Umpqua Guidance Coun cil, a group made up of guid ance officials of Douglas County school districts, feels a proposed community college in the coun ty should include vocational ti aining. It went on record at its meet ing this week favoring inclusion of vocational and technical courses in the curriculum gear ed to pupils whose ages place Ihfm in grades 10 to 14. The association says its fav ors the admission of selected pupils from the area high RIDDLE MEETING SET Regular meeting of Riddle PTA will bo held at tho elemen tary school gym on Monday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m. Following a short business meeting, the sixth grade (intermediate) band will present a short musical pro gram, Kenneth A. Stuart, school superintendent, will show slides of his recent trip to Sweden. Tho general public is invited to attend. 145 St. Main St. ' PubllttwJ Onliy Exctpt Sunday by ,r NEWS-REVIEW PUBLISHING CO. " Roifburg, Oregon Tlt)hon 673-3311 Entered at second ctasi mailer May 1, 1930, at the pot office al Rottburg, ireflon, under ct of March 3, 1173. J, V. Brenner Publisher The Newt-Review It a member of the United Press Internallons I, NE A Service. . Audit Bureau of Circulation and th Ore- ion Newspaper Publishers Association. National Advents ng Representative Is Ntwtpaper Advertising Service Co., Rum Duuaing, an r-rnnoico, (.Jill. SUBSCRIPTION RATFt Tarrler and Roseburg P.O. ftoiet 1 lonth, it.jj months. IIOMj 1 year, 131 00 Dy Walt-In Douglas County 1 month, i.ji j monint. W.; rrwnlM, 100 1 ywr til.rjo. Outswe of Douglas County: f month, tl.M; 3 months, U.JSj . months. 'ID JO; i yttar S3) 00. John Miffing John E. Milting, 84, Rosebure, died at a Roscburg hospital V edncsday evening. Milting was born Nov. 26, 1879, at Now South Wales, Au stralia. He had lived in the Roscburg area since 1041, com ing here from Los Angeles, Calif. He was married in November 1937 nt Los Angeles to Eva M. Fate. Surviving are a ston- (Inughtcr, Mrs. Bill (Lois) Wea ver of Roscburg: his wife, also of Roscburg; and unc grand child. Funeral services are sched uled Monday morning at 11 al Long & Shuklo Memorial Chap el, with the Rev. James Smith of the First Christian Church officiating. Private interment will follow at the Civil Bend Cemetery in Winston. Richard A. Goewert Funeral services for Richard A. Goewert, 70, who died sud denly Thursday at his home at 1657 NE Commercial Ave, Roscburg, will be held at the Hermann and Sons Funeral Home in St. Louis, Mo., Tues day at 2 p.m. Goewert wan born fen. 26, 1893. in St. Louis, Mo. He had lived in the Roseburg area for the past 10 years, moving here from St. Louis. He was married to Clara Stanka Nov. 14, 1917, in Nashville, 111. He was a ro-! tired electrical contractor and a veteran of World War I Goewert is survived by his wife, Clara, of Roscbureii one daughter, Mrs. Clara Hicks of Port Orford; one brother, Ar thur, and one sister, Mrs. Lctha Gcorgie, both of St. Louis, Mo two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Wilson s Chapel of the Roses is in charge of local arrangements. Roseburg Department Hosts Fire Meeting Tho Roseburg City Fire De partment served as hosts for the regular monthly meeting of the Douglas County Firemen's Association Wednesday night. Special guests at that meet ing included state fire marshal Walt Stickeny and Clyde Cen ters, fire chief from North Bend who is present president of the state Fire Chiefs Association Others included Empire Chief Toni Virgilo and Coos Bay Chief John Mckkers. 4-H Officer School Set The annual 4-H officers train ing session will be held Satur day at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and Bob bchultz, presi dent of the Douglas County Leaders Association, will wel come the group at 10. He will also introduce those appearing on the program. Following a recreation period directed by the Empire Build ers, Maxine Johnson will give a talk, "Elmer, the 4-H Boy." At 11, the leaders will break up Into groups to plan their programs with Clara Rockwell Joanne Davenport and Glenn Klein. George Castillo, managing ed ditor of the Roseburg News-Re- view, will speak briefly on "Re porting the Facts." In the afternoon, Von Borstcl will give a history of 4-H club work. Afterwards, he and Clara Rockwell will speak on "The Officers a3 a Team." At 1 p.m. there will be a spe cial session for leaders, umor leaders and high school age! group. Glenn Klein of Corval- lis, state 4-11 club agent, will discuss the purposes, function ing and value of the 4-H Junior Leadership program. Reserves Honor Youth Leaders Roscburg Police Reserves in recognition of the youth work of Dick Booth, local TV an nouncer and master of ccremon ie- for many youth activities in the area, this week presented him with a plaque and citation. The presentation was made as Booth was MC ing his regular television program featuring teen-agers of the area. "We have long wanted to lion or Booth in some way for the many youth activities lie has led and to express our apprecia tion for the lightening of our dut ies because of his channeling of teen-age energies in a con structive direction," said John Kelly, reserve lieutenant and spokesman for the organization. Reserves on hand for the pres entation were Robert Triplett, chief, and Donald Lewis, Leon Marical, Jim Briston, Glen Yates, Don Munson, Wayne Hesselgravc, John Buscnbnrk, Iiarvey McCluno and Kelly. The citation was read by Yates. schools to the proposed com mumty college on a half-time basis for the purpose of voca tional training. Dick Yurk, president of the group and guidance counselor at Sutherlin, says the organiza tion took, its stand because ofj its concern about the limited employment opportunities in the county, for both dropouts and graduates. One of the featured speakers' at the meeting in Roseburg High School was Robert Harvie from the state Employment Service office here. He discussed the: problems of local employment and manpower retraining. Although the community col lege appears to be u long way oil yet, considerable discussion has swirled around the subject of whether or not the communi ty college should include voca tional, as well as academic courses. Lions Club Views Film On 'Freida' An indication of the tremen dous damage caused by Hurri cane Freida on Columbus Day 1962 was graphically portrayed in a motion picture produced by Pacific Northwest Bell Tele phone Co. and shown at the Roseburg Lions Club Thursday night in the Umpqua Hotel. Some actual pictures of the storm at its height were shown, but the remainder of the film pertained to the tremendous problem of cleanup and the task a public utility like the tele phone company must undertake under disaster conditions was portrayed. Trainloads of service trucks and large numbers of repair men, management personnel and operators, were brought in as quickly us possible, and crews went to work replacing more than 1,000 poIps and re- stringing many lines, along with the clearing of limbs, trees and debris from the lines. Program chairman Willard Buchanan announced that next Thursday night's program will be a meeting with 4-H Club members, and on Jan. 30 will be founders' night, with wives and members as guests. AZALEA PROGRAM FRIDAY A special program of slide pictures will be shown tonight at 8 p.m. at the Azalea Grange meeting. These are pictures tak en by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Williams while vacationing in Alaska for five months last year. All residents of the com munity are invited to attend. The meeting and program will be held at the Grange Hall. FIRE CALL ANSWERED After a rash of fires earlier in the season, the Tenmile Vol unteer Fire Department had a rest of several months until called out Wednesday morning to a flue fire at the home of Gene Arthur on Suicide Creek west of Tenmile. According to Mrs. Walter Coats, correspon dent, no damage was reported. Green Bicycle Group Formed A 4-H bicycle club has been organized in the Green commu nity and it will be a pilot pro gram for the state of Oregon, according to Mary Weikum. cor respondent. Twenty-seven boys and Birls of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades signed up at the organ izational meeting. The froup will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Green School gym nasium. They will have lessons covering bicycle mechanics,: tests for safety, traffic laws and! safety practices. A written ex amination will be given at the conclusion of the course. As the weather gets warmer,, the group will meet to practice riding skills, including obstacle co irse projects, said Mrs. Wei-, kum. . Joe Dunn, instigator of the project, will act as leader of the group. Dunn,, who earlier1 recognized the need of some sort of course to educate young sters in safe bicycle riding prac tices, discussed the matter with school Principal Calvin Peter son and 4-11 Chairmi n Mrs. Warren Engdahl. The three dis covered that the only 4-H bi cycle club in the country was in New York. A study resulted in Douglas County 4-H Agent Frank von Borstcl working out a project patterned alter the eastern club. This pilot program, if success ful, will be a regular offering of 4-H work, Mrs. Weikum stated. IPoge 2 The News-Review Thur., Jon. 16, )9oV Top Weekend For Skiers Forecast On Taft Slopes The best weekend of the newiSelby quoted him as saying the skUng year is expected at Taft skiing should be good, because jiouniain, as uie resuu ? the snow line is down to 3,000 mantle of snow to 33 inches Les Spurreon, snow ranger for the Little River District of the Umpqua National Forest, said 10 inches of new snow had fallen up to 4 p.m. Thursday and it was still snowing when he left. Correspondent Mrs. Arthur Hospital News Visiting Hours 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Douglas Community Hospital Admitted Medical: Mrs. Blake Baird Oak'and; Mary Eastridgc, Sam Morse, both of Myrtle Creek Gary Russell, DilUrd. Surgery: Betty Bushnell, Mrs. Emery Wright, Mrs. Bobby Brown, all of Roseburg; Mrs. Ernest Henderson, Lillard; Ad die Reedcr, Mrs. Lyle Kelly, both of Winston. Discharged Mrs. Max Montgomery, Mar vin Kesterson, Gladys Daly Mrs. Kenneth Wrters and daughter Susan Janice, M r s Calvin Davis and son Russell Calvin, all of Roseburg; Mrs. Sam Morse, Myrtle Creek; Gor don Mask, Sutherlin; Mrs. Nor man Thomas, Glide: Mrs. Wil liam Johnston, Oakland. Mercy Hospital Admitted Medical: Mrs. Robert Cofer Carl Jacobs, Charles Copeland, Jackie Mann, Roy Cunningham Archie Elliott, Mrs. John Rice, airs. Lena Lundy, Charles Ison all of Roseburg; Mrs. Thelma Smirl, Winston. Surgery: Mrs. Joseph Logan, Roseburg; Mrs. Bruce Briggs, .Myrtle Creek. Discharged Melvin Gingorieh, Gilbert Lauritzen, Curtis Stephens, all of Roseburg. If Pays To Patron ixe NEWS-REVIEW ADVERTISERS 1 Chamber Payroll Committee Meets The Payroll Development Committee of the Roseburg (Area) Chamber of Commerce discussed several phases of the program and selected an indus try to be saluted during Febru ary at its meeting Thursday night in the Hotel Umpqua. David Morgan has tr;en over as chairman, with the advance ment of Dave Pratt to vice pres ident of the. Industrial Division, and Phil Quisenberry as cham ber president. Both were pres ent at the meeting. The committee reviewed and made recommendations con cerning the formation of a prof it corporation as a local devel opment organization which would take active steps toward creating an industrial park. Larry Dineen, Southern Ore gon representative of the state Department of Planning, and Bill Salmon, industrial repre sentative of Pacific Power and Light Co., from Portland were present. The industry being saluted feet. Taft Mountain is at the 4,000-foot level. , . Members of the Edelweii Ski Club report the road has been open all week and will be clear ed off again Friday evening and Saturday morning, to keep the road passable for people with chains. Chain are definite ly required, and absolutely no uphill traffic will be allowed aft er 4 p.m. Saturday or Sunday. The area will not open until noon Saturday, to allow volun teer workers to install a new tow rope purchased this week. The area will be open Satur day afternoon and all day Sun day, with all accommodations available, including snack bar, ski rental and rope tow. No toboggans will be allowed on the ski area because of in surance regulations. It has been suggested, however, that inner tubes be used for sledding. Several area patrols will be on duty at all times to enforce regulations. Rebekah Lodge Meet Scheduled In Elkton Umpqua Rebekah Lidge will host the annual Rebtxah dis trict convention Saturday at Elkton Grade School. A potluck luncheon will be served at noon and a dinner will be served at the school by members of Elk ton Rebekah Lodge. Officers from Umpqua lodge went to Sutherlin Thursday- to install new officers of Sutherlin and Roseburg lodges, accord- during January is Keystone Ma-ing to Mrs. C. W. Hcnderer, chine Works. 'Elkton correspondent. Phone 673-3515 From each of our doctors comes a variety of prescriptions. Some are older remedies, some are new discoveries. Our phar macist con fill them all. Plus if you are new in our community let us get copies .t your prescriptions to be filled upon oy proval of your local physician. cKAY DRUGS 547 S.E. Jackson Fully Automatic 280 sq. in. 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