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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, R0SEBUR6, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1940.
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uougias Aia Asirea
q In Red Cross Plea
Tho Pnuglaa county climber of
tho American Itei Ci-ohh )iu been
united bv national houdiiuyrtors to
Immediately organize to raise $1.
Wi for a war relief lund. Mrs. Har
ry Hatfield, chapter chairman, an
liounted inl.iy. AiriuiiM'HicntH,
for a general organization to rain?
the county's quota, hut as fund
are needed at once, she, is asking
tor voluntary contributions anil
states that donations may bo left
with the Itoscburg News-Review
Tin Chieftain, or with K. S. Mr
f'hiin at the Jtnschui g branch of
the L'. .S. National bank.
A message tele eru plied to Mrs.
Hatfield thlfi morning from bead
iiuai'tera Ik as follows:
"Willi the invasion of Holland,
RE-ELECT
Harry C. Stearns
' Republican Candidate for
County Coroner
Subject to Primaries May 17, 1940
1 (Paid Adv.)
has euteicd a phase which will fn
evil a lily and ut once bring wide
spread and uppalling suffering to
millions of helpless men, women
and children, in order to InaUKtir
a to widespread rel ief ineusu i es,
the American ited Cross ig ut once
launching a campaign for a mini
mum war relief fund of ten million
dollars. Your chapter iiola is $1.
hum. Please at once mobilize the
entire leadership of your chapter
and community in order that your
quota muy ho raised and exceeded
u Ithout delay.
myrntx neaiuenr
Jailed on Morals Charge
Blirzkreig in Lowlands
Slowed; Big Battle Opens
(Continued trom paw 1)
VOTE FOR
D.E, (Gene) Hendrickson
Democratic Candidate for
tha Nomination for
County Commissioner
My past oxperier.ee qualifies me for the po
sition of County (.'olmnissioner. An honest
and offfelont administration.
Primaries May? 17, 1940, Vote 50 X
(Paid Adv.).
: X, ', VOTE FOR
r J, Earl Pickens
' "Ml,
TV jgjj y Republican Candidate
j . ' ' for the Nomination for
, Z" ASSESSOR
I ?t t ' ECONOMY
V ,'ft. , "." TJ with EFFICIENCY
ri'-'iZI (p"- a"v-'
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ELECT
Cliff Thornton
ItPpulillrnn Cnndidalo for
the Nomination for
SHERIFF
of Douglas County
Over 7 years experience as
deputy in this county.
(Paid Adv.)
niKht. This wun I ho first tlmo
French and Cerinan armored cars
came into contact In laiKo num
bers.
South o LU'Kc, thn (iermanB nro
strilthiK hard UirotiKh the HelKhui
A rd en n ch in a duo west direction.
The ItclKianfl are withdrawing
slowly, periodically haltfnir; to of
fer a ftaht supported by allied avla
I ton.
The French advanced cavalry de
tachments, bavin retired to the
Kiench-I.tixenibourK frontier. Their
main forces are now In combat
iroin the Mosello to Longwy, which
me i- rench hoiii.
I he line of haltlo is at somo
points In Luxembourg and some
points on French terrllnry.
Dutch Rulers Flee
Tho heirs to the royal house of
rho Netherlands Princess J u 1
Jo no, her husband. Prince Item
hurd, and their two children ar
rived In London.
The royal couple's nine-months-
old daughter, Irene, arrived In
Kas proof box.
New battle fronts were drawn
In rielKiuin and The Netherlands as
the Cerman Invaders hammered nt
'second line defense fn several soa
tors after breaking tliroiiKh heav-
lily fortified frontier zones.
I Residents of llrussolH bepan to
flee south wnrd Into France as one
na.l column, ffdlowing the path
blazed by the kaiser's troops In
nil, blast on Its way to a point
ir miles east of the capital.
Hrltain poured 20,000 picked
troops Into I he Netherlands sys-
tern of water defenses In an offorr
to stem the advance, and allied
troops fought Hide by side with the
Uelglfins.
Dutch Control Rotterdam
The flertuans continued to drop
larie numbers of parachute troops
behind (be lines in both the liivad
"'I countries, hut It appeared that
those were her:g nioppeif up nl
most as lust as they landed.
1 The Hutch claimed to bo masters
of the situation at llotlcrdam
! where tin (iermiins landed larg
numbers of troops In the first few
hours of the Invasion last week and
where heavy I inhthig has been
surging throunh the pi root h.
I . The hutch admitted Germ fin
1 troops had pushed their advance
across the Maas (Mouse) and Ijs-
sol rivers at several points. But
an enrly-inorning com in u nifpie
i trom lint hit-ii c'mmiind said that
Aei norlands noripr troops wore
(withdrawn "virtually without dam-
M'dvin Harold Crawford. 34
resident of the Myrtle Creek dis
trict, was held In custody today In
lieu of 'Mi ball, following his ar
rest hy state police on a charg
of contributing to the delinquency
of a minor, lie waived prellmfri
ary examination upon appearance
litis morning In the justice on it
it nd was ordered held for the grand
juiv.
Also In custody was Chet Ray, .IS,
of Azalea, who. alter waiving pre
liminary examination, was orderel
hold to the grand jury on a charge
of obtaining money by false prr-
lensoH through issuance of worth
less checks. Iiiiil fixed at $2.10 was
not furnished.
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VOTE FOR
Thomas C.
Hartfiel
Republican Candidate for
District
Attorney
"Honest, Impartial, Force
ful Administration of
justice."
Hear my radio talks over
Station KRNR .
Thursday, May 9, 6:65 p. m.
Monday, May 13, 6:55 p. m.
Wed., May 15, 6:55 p. m.
(I'nid Ailv.)
wr taxes must lo eqimlltoil so
Hint carh will pay Ills Jimt uliaro
nml no inori". My tnilnlug n this
office insures n rnni teous. cennnm
lial business ndmlnlstrntlun.
Robert L. Helliwell
Republican Candidate for the
Nomination for
ASSESSOR
DOUGLAS, COUNTY, OREGON
(Paid Adv.)
age.
Hutch aircraft bombarded tit?
nal columns.
400,000 French Aiding
French troops coming to the re
lief of The Netherlands' -Kth.Oin)
man army engaged the enemy In
the eastern part of north Urn bant,
wheru the Maas runs north Just In
side the (ionium border.
Ilritlsh troops wore reported oc
cupying land and flood-water de
fense posts fn central Holland.
In llrttaln, tho dynamic new
prime minister, Winston Churchill,
hastened to complete his govern
ment by naming seven ministers
to supplement his live-member
"war cabinet." lie was given n
unanimous vote of confidence, IISl
to 0.
lie told the house of commons
the allied armies were meeting
Germans In the first phases of one
of history's greatest battles.
"5th Columns" Raided
! Developments In the low coun
tries spurred the new government
to a drive to step up (ho produc
tion of arms and munitions and to
launch a drive to stamp out. pos- j
slide "fifth column" activities In I
Kimbiud. I
Aiipioxlnintely 3.000 Herman
ami Austiiatts residing in 20 Kug
ttsh east coast counties were
rounded up by Scot land Yard and
huxllcd off to concentration camps
on orders of the home office.
Shit rp rest rict ions were placed
on the movements of all iillens.
particularly In coastal areas, and
tl.ey were forbidden to appear on
the streets after K p. m.
Strenuous measures were put In
to .-fleet throughout Holland to
miatd against any fit her upris
ings by traitorous fifth-columnists.
Civilians In The Hague, seat if
the Bovornment. were ordered to
keep their doors and windows clos
ed, ami assemnnng 01 inree or
more persons in t he st roots was
forbidden.
Curfew already was In effect In
The Hague nml civilians were ban
ned front tho streets in certain
parts of the country from S p. m.
to S n. in.
Prisoner Admits Role in
Attempted Bank Robbery
T A CO MA. Wash.. May II. (AP)
Ttussnl Pierce. 21. was quoted
by I'ndersherilf Knowles last
night as having admitted participa
tion In the attempted holdup of
the Ortfng State bank Thursday.
Knowles made the announce
ment, declaring that Pierce had
admitted being with Kenneth K.
Ambler, confessed principal in the
attempt, but had d"nlod knowing
that Ambler planned to rob the
hank.
Ambler, arretted in the bank
Thursday when a woman employee
sounded an alarm and covered him
with a pistol, was charged with at
tempted robbery.
Knowles quoted Pierce as say
hit::
"When he (Ambler) got out of
the car In front of the hank, he
told me to wait and to 'start driv
ing when he returned."
An automobile containing one
man was driven rapidly away from
the hank when the alarm was
sounded. Pierce was arrested here
later.
Hight motive glvo pinions to
thought, and strength mid freedom
to speech and action. Mary Baker
Kddy.
Ho that does good for good's
sake, seeks neither praise nor re
ward, but he is sure of both in the
mid. William Penn.
The morality of an action de
pends upon the motive from which
we act. Samuel Johnson.
In the works of man as In those
of nature It Is the intention which
is ehietly worth studying. Goethe.
The measure of a mail's real
character is what he would do if
he knew he would never be found
out. Macauhvy.
Meow-
KK.M.M EltKH, Wyo. The Job of
clearing debris from a Jammed cul
vert stumped u highway crew at
tempting to get a drag chain
through.
Then one of the workmen stib
m It ted this plan to Foreman Wll-
Place several baby kittens at one
end of tho culvert. Put mother at;
other end with string tied to tail.
Kittens cry. Mother scurries to I
them pulIU'.g string through cul
vert. Workmen' lie heavier cord
to string Uieu attach cable.
It worknd.
special u.m.v. meering
ARMORY, 8 P. M.
TUESDAY, MAY 14
Nomination of officers, nomina
tion and election of delegates to
convention. All members and
former members urged to be
present. ADJUTANT.
Stock and Bond
Averages
Compiled by
May i:t:
BONDS
The Associated Press.
Safety Discussed at
Freight Line Meeting
A discussion of safety measures
featured a meeting of officers and
employes of the Pierce Auto
Freight company for the Itosehurg
district at the umpqua hotel Sat
urday evening. Twenty-three poi
sons were present for the safety
meeting. Principal speakers were
A. C. Pierce. Medtord, president,
and Walter Smith, Portland, snfety
director. Methods of safe driving
and rules of the state commission
were discussed. Local arrange
ments were mado by W. J. (Bill)
Adair, manager for the Rosebilrg
district.
Douglas, Coos Funds
From Grant Land to Rise
(Continued from page 1)
small amount of the grant binds
has received nothing from income
for several years, due to tho fact
that ft still owes approximately
jso.000 for money advanced.
rimer the now law. however.
Douglas county will be allotted 75
per cent of the Income, and will re
ive fti) per cent of the amount
with 2fi per cent to be applied on
the old debt until it is retired.
It is estimated that the county for
the coming fiscal year will be cred
ited with approximately Sfi.000, of
which it will receive $3,fllii) with a
like amount going to the debt re
tirement.
Allies Spend Millions
for American Planes
"WASHINGTON, May 13. (AP)
An allied spokesman announced
here today that Knpland and
-'ranee have bought about $350,-
000,000 of American airplanes anil
airplane motors within (he last
four weeks.
tVsked whether the planes wore
being delivered fast enough, the
spokesman replied "They nro
never fast enough."
Motives
It Is motive alone that gives
character to the actions of men.
VOTE FOR
Wm. (Bill) Moar
Ropublican Candidate for the
Nomination for
County
Commissioner
A Business Man for County Business
Developing and C g
Printing roll of 8 &J
One 5x7 Enlargement FREE
The Film Shop
222 No. Jackson St. Phone 9-Y
Rice & Meyers
Sheet-Metal Work
Sheet Metal Work
Tailored to the Job
527 N. Jackson St Phone 320
In steel mills, workers have to
take salt pill with their drink
ini: water in order In wnrd oft
enimi's caused Ity the terrlfle
heat.
H. C STEARNS
Funeral Director
Licensed Lady Assistant
Phone 472
OAKLAND, ORE.
Any Distance, Any Tims
Our service la for ALL, and
meets EVERY NEED
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My Present Platform Is For Economical,
Efficient Administration
VOTE 59 X FOR
H. B. ROADMAN
PRESENT
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR RE-ELECTION
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J.V;L0NG
Republican Candidate for
District Attorney
DOUGLAS COUNTY
(Present Incumbent)
Native of Douglas County. Experienced as your District Attor.
ney from 1937 to present. I offc r my record as the test of my
ability.
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