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LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER.
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1963
Springfield's
Police Work
Gained in '62
Statistics Shown
In Annual Report
The Springfield , Police De
partment's work load increased
markedly during 1962, Chief of
Police Floyd Clower reported
Thursday in his annual report.
Major crimes rose from 599
In 1961 to 683 during 1962, an
increase of 14 per cent. Lesser
crimes increased 13 per cent
and traffic accidents reported
to the police department jumped
from 488 in 1961 to 551 last
year. .
At the , same time depart
mental activities were increas
ing, Clower said a major prob
lem affecting the department
was the recruiting of "good po
, lice applicants and of keeping
them."
"Good men rre hard to at
tract, especially when our start
ing salary $350 a month) is the
lowest of all 31 cities in Oregon
with over 5,000 population
. They are hard to keep because
of the higher police salaries' in
nearby Eugene, Lane . County
Sheriff's Department, and the
Oregon State Police. Even so,
we had only 10 per cent turn
over in personnel during the
year," Clower said.
Court Cases Gain
The annual report said that
cities on the Pacific Coast in
opringneia s population bracket
have an average of 1.6 officer,
per thousand population.
"Here in Springfield we, have
i population of 20,717 and an
authorized strength of 28 offi
cers. This is only 1.34 officers
per thousand population. If we
are to meet the Pacific Coast
average for cities our size, we
should have 33 officers," the
chief said.
Clower's report said the addi
tional work load of the depart
ment is reflected, too, in the
increase in municipal court cas
es. The 3,831 cases handled in
1962 is a 10.5 per cent increase
over the 1961 load and a 39 per
cent increase over 1960 totals.
Traffic arrests during 1962
totaled 8,432 about 500 more
than the previous year. The 728
speeding arrests last year are
more than double 1961 speeding
arrests, the report said.
Officers investigated or re
ceived reports on 551 traffic ac
cidents during 1962 as compared
with 488 in 1961. Injuries last
year totaled 15817 more than
the previous year. There was
one traffic death last year.
' Age Groups Noted '
Drivers in the 25 to 34 age
group caused the most accidents
last year 140. The 35 to 44
group was next with 131 acci
dents, followed by the 20 to 24
year old group with 112.
Following are the leading
causes of 1962 traffic accidents:
Failure to yield right of way,
179: following too closely, 137;
other improper driving. Ill; im
proper turn, 29; speeding, 16;
running stop sign, 13.
Of the 683 so-called "major"
crimes committed in 1962. 526
involved petty larceny. There
were 446 petty larceny cases re
corded in 1961.
' Other major crimes last year
Included break and enter, 76;
aggravated assault, 7; auto theft,
37; rape, 5: robbery, 2; and
grand larceny, 30.
Following is a break-down of
miscellaneous complaints inves
tigated: Dog and cat complaints,
138; vandalism, 349;. suspicious
autos, 110; suspicious persons,
285; stolen property reports,
520: family fights. 167; missing
persons, 52; children lost, 37;
emergency calls, 122; lost and
found, 124; complaints turned
over to detective division, 971;
disturbances, 443; possible
prowlers, 253; lewd phone calls,
61; abandoned autos, 48.
Railroads Approve
Freight Rate Cut
SALEM MT The Union Pacif
ic and the Northern Railroad
Lines have agreed to reduce
freight rates on Oregon pota
toes. Public Utility Commission
er Jonel C. Hill said Thursday.
The lower rates, filed with
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, are the same as those
approved last year for potatoes
shipped from Idaho.
Emerald Vital Statistics
BIRTHS.
(ACRED HEART HOSPITAL
Eafene
Mirth 2. 193
SHELDON Mr. nd Mri. Pul 8hl
rtnn, 2570 Monroe St., Eulint,
diulthtpr.
ANDERSON Mr. ind Mrl. Jr An-
derion. S7t Naduic . vuent,
diu(hlr.
MOORE Mr. and Mrs. Clnn Mooro,
l73A'i Mots St.. Emno. B ton.
RRUNKEN Mr. nd Mr.Dil Bran-
ktn, 2960 DiKwood St., Euic
n-
GOULD Mr. nd Mri. Dwinli Gould,
1129 0k St . Eufenc. ton.
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JARRE-IT Mr. and Mra. Howard
Jarrttt, RL 1 Boi 1 C, luftna,
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Storm Front
Lags But It's
Still Coming
A weak storm front off the
Pacific Coast of Oregon, which
threatened to bring rain and
showers to dampen the first day
of spring paused long enough to
bring bright sunshine Thursady
morning.
But the front, the Eugene
weatherman said, is still due to
bring its precipitation over Wes
tern Oregon. In his Thursday
morning forecast, he predicted
showers tonight, with scattered
showers Friday. - - - -Wednesday,'
the last day of
winter, brought a high reading
of 70 degrees at the U.S. Weatn
er Bureau station at Mahlon
Sweet Airport, Eugene. Thurs
day's high, the weatherman said,
was expected to be 66 degrees
in the Eugene-Springfield area.
Friday s high is predicted at 58
degrees.
Warmer temperatures were
also reported Thursday morning
at both Willamette and Santiam
Passes, where some roadside
snow was melting. No new snow
has fallen on the passes in the
last few days, and the snow
depth is now 20 inches at Wil
lamette Pass, 26 inches at
Santiam Pass.
I Fire Runs
t (Runs from noon
I, Wednesday to noon
: .Thursday)
, Eugene
J 12:47 p.m. Wednesday
f. Mistaken alarm, Skinner
a Butte, control burning.
I 6:45 p.m. Flue fire,
I 2005 Monterey Lane, no
damage.
I
I Springfield
f None.
a dauhter.
SAMUELS Mr. and Mrl. Jamea
Samuela, 3U9 Potter St., tufene,
a aon.
DESK1NS Mr. and Mm. Jimn Da
klna, 10M Almaden St., Eusene,
aon.
COLLINS Mr. and Mra. f.ary Col
lint, 244J w. 14lh Ave, Cufene,
ton.
HOWARD Mr. and Mrt. Mai How-
ard, 12S E. llth Ave, Eutene,
aon.
MCKENZIE WILLAMETTE
HOSPITAL
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Muck II, IMS
JOSEPH-Mr. and Mra. Kfltll Jntph.
22 Haydm Rrtdia Rd., Sprlnf
flcld, a aon. (correction l.
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Squirrel Supplement
You'd think that squirrels, with their
magnificent teeth, would take the mod-:
em chewable vitamins. But this 21-day-
old gray squirrel prefers his in liquid.
The creature was brought a few days
Bond Drive Leaders Picked;
To Meet Ex Mrs. America?
Eugene banker H. Sanford
Saari, appointed recently as
chairman of the United States
Savings Bonds program in Lane
County, has named seven county
chairmen to lead a 1963 Free
dom Bond Drive here May 1 to
July 4. ,
Saari, appointed to the volun
tary post by the U. S. Treasury
Department, is president of
Citizens Bank. He succeeds Del
bert Hill, manager of the West
side Eugene branch of the First
National Bank. Hill has held
the county chairmanship for the
past five years. .
A meeting has been sched
uled for 2:43 next Monday at
the Eugene Hotel with the
seven chairmen and George W.
Mimnaugh, of Portland, state
director of the U. S. Treasury's
Savings Bond Division. '
Former "Mrs. America," Emi
ly Tarrall of Portland, also will
be on hand at the meeting,
Saari said, to help publicize the
bond-sales drive. The meeting
is being called to discuss the
sales drive and to review the
savings bond program in Lane
County.
The seven chairmen named
Metro Civic Club
To Hear Barton
Clarence Barton, speaker of
the Oregon House of Represen
tatives, will speak Friday noon
in Eugene at a meeting of the
Metropolitan Civic Club.
Barton, D-Coquille, will speak
about the taxation questions
facing the 1963 Legislature.
The Metro Club meeting will
be held at Bev's Steak House
in Eugene.
Marrh M. 1MI
DAVIS Mr. and Mrt. Jack P. Davis,
4222 Royal Ave., Eugene, a aon.
DEATHS
HOFFMA V Mrt. Div.d M- ( Bea
trice A.I Hoffman, 44, of Tacoma,
Wath , died In Ta-rrma on March 19.
Funeral tervlre will b announced
later by Buell Chapel, Sprlnffield.
SCHUREMAN Earl Schureman. 74.
of 1M6 Jefferson St., Eugene, died
March 20. Privato aervlcea will be
Friday at 10 30 a m. at England
Funeral Home, Eugene.
ZERO Allan E Zero. HI. of l,a.
Salle Street. Haniiburaj, died March
20. Funeral arraniemenU will be
announced by Murphy Funeral
Home, Junction City.
Wli) iil1,il.iiii'liiirii'iir '
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t Register-Guard
ago to the Oregon Trail Pet Corral
where visitor Susan Burian, 6, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs'. Clifford Burian, 2143
Ranch Corral Dr., Springfield, tries her
hand at the feeding process. , , ,
II . SANFORD SAARI
Heads Lane Bond Drive
by Saari, listed according to the
areas they will supervise during
the sales drive:
Eugene Mcrvin O. Dahl, vice
president and manager of the
main Eugene branch of the
First National Bank.
Springfield Jack M. MaiU
Meeting
Tonight
McKENZIE RIVER Lodge No. 195, AF and AM, meeting
at 7:30 p.m. at McKcnzie River Masonic Temple, 850 E. 14th
Ave., Eugene, for work in
OBSIDIAN DANCE Night starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Obsidian
Lodge, 29th Avenue and Spring Boulevard, Eugene. Everyone
welcome. .
Friday
P.E.O. Chapter D.S. rummage sale starting at 8 a m. at
The Center, 31 W. Seventh Ave., Eugene.
SENIOR CITIZENS Invited
service day from 10 am. to 4 p.m. at Celeste Campbell Senior
Center, Skinner Butte Park, Eugene. Bring sack lunch. Coffee
furnished.
WEST CENTRAL District
noon meeting at Osburn Hotel, Eugene. Speaker, William S.
Fort, Lane County Circuit Court judge, will discuss "Marriage
Laws and Family Court Legislation.
McKENZIE RIVER Golden
at Moffitt School. S. Fifth Street, Springfield. Special program.
Bring cookies. Anyone SO years
EUGENE YORK Rile Masons, Hiram Council No. 7, Royal
and Select Masters, utatcd assembly at 7:30 p.m. at McKeniie
River Temple, 850 E. 14th Ave., Eugene. Royal and select
masters' degrees will be conferred. All royal and select masters
invited.
primn
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phoio by MirKo Puner)
land, manager of the U. S. Na
tional Bank of Portland.
Florence A. L. Coit, cashier
and manager of the Lane Coun
ty Bank at Florence.
Cottage Grove Charles E.
Hart, manager of the Cottage
Grove branch of the U. S. Na
tional Bank.
Oakridgc R. J. "Curly" Bry
ant, manager, Oakridge branch
of the First National Bank.
Junction City D. S. Mont
gomery, manager of the Junc
tion City branch of the U. S.
National Bank.
Creswell Clyde Hollcmon of
the Hollemon Motor Co., Cres
well. Those committee chairmen,
Saari said, will in turn appoint
committee members to help
conduct the drive. As a goal,
he said, the campaign will be
attempting to convince every
Lane County family that it
ought to invest in at least one
savings bond.
Savings bond purchases, Saa
ri said, not only provide inves
tors with a "sure yield at 3
per cent interest, but also they
make it possible lor tne inai
vidual to do his part In reduc
ing the government debt.
Notices
fellowcraft degree. Refreshments
to participate in community
of Oregon Social Welfare Assn,
Age Club meeting at 7:30 p.m.
or older welcome.
M
Street Widening Costs
Issue Studiedby Council
Should Eugene property own
ers pay all the costs of widen
ing streets they live on to
handle increased traffic loads?
This question was considered
Thursday noon at a meeting of
the Eugene City Council,
Warren Coombs, who owns
property at 973 Hilyard St.,
told the council, meeting as a
committee-of-the-v, hole, that he
thinks the city should pay the
entire costs of such projects. At
least part of the council agreed
with him.
Coomhs appeared before the
council to speak out against an
assessment for the widening of
Hilyard Street from Broadway
to 13th Avenue last summer.
' The city, under a policy adopt
ed in January, 1962, assessed
2 Malagasy
Educators
Due Here
Two educators from Mada
gascar will visit a cattle ranch
and attend a tea at the chancel
lor's home, among other things,
when they stop by Eugene this
weekend.
The two are Laurent Botoke
ky, minister of education,
youth and sports, and Andre
David, director of academic
service in the Ministry of Na
tional Education.
Madagascar is a self-govern
ing republic, member of the
French Community in the ln
dian Ocean. It is the worlds
fourth largest Island and is
situated off the southeast coast
of Africa. ,
On Observation Tour ,
The two officials are on a
six-week visit to the United
States observing the American
education system. They will be
in Oregon Thursday througn
Sunday and In Eugene the last
two days of that time.
Jpnnnlle Moorhead. coordina
tor of the Institute of Inter
national Affairs of the State
System of Higher Education's
r.iMipral Extension Division, is
making arrangements for tne
visit.
To Attend Game
KalnrHfiv mnrninff the two
will be taken by County Exten
sion Acnnt Cleve Dumdi to a
cattle ranch near Saginaw. They
will attend the A l state basket
ball final game at McArthur
Court Saturday night.
Sunday morning they will be
taknn hv Melvin Moore, princi
pal of Edison Elementary
School, on a tour of that scnooi.
Sunday afternoon, before de
parting from Oregon, they will
ottonrl n tea at the home of
Chancellor of Higher Education
Roy Lieuallen.
Fiscal Office
Recommends
CD Review
SALEM (DPI) A further re
view of the civil defense budget
has been recommended by the
legislative fiscal office in a sup
plemental report on the gover
nor'i budget requests.
The report recommended (
review of $22,000 requested for
state aid to local government
units for purchase of equip
ment. The supplemental review cov
ers the governor's requested
$410,000 CD budget for 1963-85.
No mention was made of the
alternate $50,000 budget being
considered by a ways and means
subcommittee.
The fiscal office said that "in
most states, there is no state
participation in the purchase of
equipment for local civil de
fense operations."
The office made no recom
mendation regarding the $22,
000 item other than to slate
"this is an appropriate Item for
further evaluation by the Joint
Ways and Means Committee."
U of O Professor
To Conduct Seminar
Marshall Flxman of the Uni
versity of Oregon will be one
of two scientists conducting a
two-week seminar on statistical
theory of macromoleculcs at
Dartmouth College this summer.
Fixman is professor of chem
istry and director of the univer
sity's Institute of Theoretical
Science.
Conducting the course with
Fixman will be Walter H. Stock
mayer, Dartmouth professor of
chemistry.
the property owners the full
cost of widening the street be
yond its existing width. Resi
dential owners were assessed
for widths up to 36 feet and
owners of R-4 (apartment zone)
property were assessed widen
ing costs up to the full width of
44 feet.
A public hearing is scheduled
on the assessment of Hilyard
at next Monday night's council
meeting. Tho first reading of
an assessment ordinance for the
widening of Patterson Street,
done at the same time as Hil
yard, is also scheduled. A public
hearing will come later.
Coombs told the council
Thursday noon he would have
less opposition to street widen
ing projects if the city picked
up the entire tab. Most people,
he said, don't want their streets
Eugene Qleemen
Schedule
The Eugene Glcemcn, 60-
voice men's chorus, have a busy
schedule ahead of them tho next
two weeks.
Next Tuesday night they'll
present a concert at Elmira
High School to benefit Little
League baseball teams in the
area.
On Thursday, March 28,
they'll sing at the Lions Home
Show. And on Wednesday, April
3, they will present their annual
home concert in Eugcno under
sponsorship of the Eugene Ki-
vanis Club.
Besides these engagements,
tho Gleemen are scheduled to
make a tape recording for a
half-hour television program or
United States savings bonds,
A crew front Portland Is ex
pected to make tho video tape
with the Gleemen singing In an
outdoor setting. ' Their voices
will provide background music
'The Creditors'
Opening at UT
Tickets will be on sale at
the door tonight for the
opening performance of Uni
versity Theatre's "The Credi
tors" in tho lab theater of
Villard Hall on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tick
ets are $1.29.
The box office in the UT
building will be open through
7 p.m. After that tho box
office will be shifted to the
first floor of Villard, which
is directly behind tho UT
building. The phone number
is tho same for both box
offices, DI 2-1411, ext. 1781.
;'The Creditors," a satirical
drama by Strindbcrg, will
play tonight through Satur
day this week and Thursday
through' Saturday next week.
Performances , for both Fri
day nights are sold out.
Honest to Horace Greeley,
Gents-1 Saw It, 1 Did!
By DONN BONHAM '
Ruliur-Ooard Cltj Editor " .
I've flipped. 4
This seems to be the consensus in the Register-Guard news
room. ' .
But I saw it Wednesday night. I really did. So did six of
my Willakenzie (Westward Ho) area neighbors. But neigh-,
bors don't count with cynical newspaper reporters and desk
, men. " . , . ,
There was this light, see. And It sort of darted around In'
the sky. Occasionally it would stand still. Then it would move
again. Slow, fast. Straight, crooked. Finally, after about 45
minutes, "it" landed.
Our theory involves a gas-filled balloon, a kite and a light
of some kind. Kids, probably. '
I figured all sorts of agencies would be getting calls about
it. But no. My assistant called the Federal Aviation Agency
man at the airport. Yea, he had had one call "from someone -out
in Westward Ho." One of the neighbors. ,
Won't someone else please come forward?
ur.v.aihi1 HopeVa;
REALIZE H3b
ANODAOUEiS (drift
4 WWtfTMAKS
widened into arterials anyway,
and that getting a bill for the
widening project adds to the
ill feeling.
Councilman Wallace Swanson
said he agrees that there would
probably be fewer objections.
But, he said, it would hardly be
fair for the city to eliminate
assessments for widening proj
ects when such a policy dates
back to the early 1950s on
streets like West 18th Avenue
and South Willamette.
Swanson made a motion that
the council committee go on
record supporting its present
policy. The vote was a 3-3 split
with two of the eight council
members absent.
Accordingly, the Issue will
come before tho council Mon
day night without a committee-of-the-whole
recommendation.
Heavy
for a film featuring Oregon
scenery.
The tape is to be used this
spring on television atations
around the state.
Tickets for the April 3 home
concert, to be held at the Ag
riculture Bldg. at the Lane
County Fairgrounds, are avail
able from Gleemen and from
Eugene Kiwanis members. The
price is $1.
Proceeds will be used by the
Kiwanlans for their various civic
projects.
Many Gleemen fans will be
I hearing the group under its
I new director, Neil Wilson, for
the first time at the home con
cert. He took over the baton
when Dean Theodore Kratt died
last summer. The Gleemen also
have a new accompanist, Don
Loftus, replacing Stacy Green,
whose death also removed him
rom the Gleemen ranks. "
The Gleemen have been en
tertaining Eugene and Pacific
Northwest audiences for 37
years. Besides giving benefit
concerts for civic groups, the
men's chorus has sung for con
ventions as far away as San
Francisco and Seattle. , ,
Dist. 19 Announces
Courses for Adults -
The schedule of adult educa
tion classes to be sponsored by
Springfield School District this
spring was announced this
week.
Classes meet in Springfield
High School. Moat of the class
es are for 10 weeks and meet
or.ee a week in the evening. In
formation may be obtained from
the adult education office, . RI
7-3331.
The classes listed are basic
sewing, furniture upholstery,
furniture refinishing, combina
tion welding, typing, French for
children, conversational Chi
nese, civil defense, and driver
training..
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