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9 ROSFBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1937. FIVE- PI SNOWBOUND f IN AUTO RESCUED I CAHSON CITy. Nev., Feb. 8.-. (AP) A young mother anil her two-year-old daughter, rescued by a ski party after livlug fur fifteen days In a snowbound automobile with onlv half a package of oat meal niflah and a van of mustard for food, were t "resting easily" In a hospital here today while search ers sought traces of her husband missing for a week in the Sierra Nevadu mountains -west of here. "1 feel pretty good," said Mrs. Muud Lanear, about 20, of Nevada, Mo., when rescuers reached her stalled automobile on the Clear creek grade late last night. "We muBt got food quickly, though, especially for the baby." . Weakened by tho harrowing ex perience, Mrs. Lauoar was able to speak only a few sentences. "We haven't eaten for three i days," she said. "1 hud half o pack age of mush and a can of mustard. Whon that was gone thoro was nothing to oat. Wo got wator Irani snow and one day it ruined and I was able to get u little ruin wa ter." . She reported her husband, Earl, left the stranded machine on foot a week ago In hope of summoning aid. "I don't know wbero ho went," she said. " A new rescue party set out for the snowulocked grade one of tho main routes to Luke Tahoe today with scant hopes of finding tho husbuud alive. PORTLAND, Feb. 6. (AP) Death struck twice today as a mother and father hurried to Port land from their Orchards, Wash., home in a desperate attempt to save the life of their five-months-old baby. The baby died and the father, failing to see a woman pedestrian, struck und killed her. The woman was Identified ia a report by "Dep uty Sheriff Charles Wilson and Capt. Peter Rexl'ord as Airs. Vor da Worthington, 22, Vancouver, Wash. Tho driver of the machine, the report suid, was H. O. Wood, 'Or chards, W ash., who was- not de . mined. wood ami his wife ' loft their homo early today, hoping to save , their child from pneumonia com plications. The buby apparently died about 5 a. m. Shortly after G a. m., while crossing the icy North Deliver avenue viaduct, Wood's machine struck the woman head on, the report said. c E A request for 1,000 China pheas ant eggs to be distributed in Doug las county for hatching, is to be made by tho Itoseburg Hod and Gun club, it wus decided at a meeting of that organization Fri day night. The game commission will have uvuilablo a large number of eggs, -which may be procured by persuns who will agree to hatch the eggs and release the birds. The eggs should be hatched, It Is stated, un der bantam hens. A largo number of eggs will be taken by 4-H club members. Persons desiring to secure, eggs for hatching purposes are asked to leave their names ut the Perry Foster sporting goods store. . The club gave considerable time to u discussion of the efforts to close tho Umpquu river to commer cial fishing, and vested authority In the legislative committee to represent the club In any action deemed necessary. 11 was voted that the club should aguin enter the annual state telegraphic shoot. WATCHMAN DIES IN SAWDUST BIN LA GRANDE, Ore., Feb. 6. (AP) Churles Wood, 49, night flremun at the llowmun-lllcks Lum ber company, was found suffocated in the sawdust bin nt the mill early this morning. County Coroner L. L. SnodgruBB said apparently the man had slipped, striking his head severely enough to knock him un conscious, nnd then died in tho moving sawdust without struggle. Wood Is survived by his widow und five children. NEWCOMER ENDS LIFE WITH RIFLE HOOD RIVER, Feb. 6. (AP) Edwurd K. Wnhl. 57. Pine Grove, committed suicide today with a .22 calibre bullet 'fired Into his fore head. Wahl came hero recently from Iowa, where his wlfo was In usa nitarium. Coroner C. C. An derson said despondency over his wife's health muy havo caused his act. Three children, one a resident here, also survive. BOY TURNS THIEF TO ERASE DEFICIT KNTKIU'RISK. Feb. 6 (API Capture of a i:t-yearold hlKh school student led to an asserted confes sion to police by tho boy that he burglarized a homo here and sent three letters to the owner asking S2e0 for return of the loot so be could remove a $125 deficit from tile luuds of his class. , , ; t "DID VOU READ FRECKLES?" NO I LIKE ALLEY OOP-HE'S A REAL CAVE MAN! Start Your In the Eoseburg News-Review FEATURES OUT OUR WAY, SIDE GLANCES NEA NEWS PHOTOS, CARTOONS DAILY MYRA NORTH, SPECIAL NURSE FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES WASH TUBBS Favorite Comic ED ZiA V7 ISNT BOOTS BEAUTIFUL?" SATURDAY ALLEY OOP FLAPPER FANNY THIS CURIOUS WORLD MAJOR HOOPLE