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Newspaper Page TextR0Sr?BUR6 tiEW5.RViEW, R.6SEfeUa&, 6Rr-6QN, FRIDAY, fcMER 13, I94C i S.X DEPT. STORE $ 9 TRoscburo'a Own Gbrfstmas Store Winter's ley Clutch Holds Much of Nation fConllnued from pirn 1) Telephone Show Heads Gift Counselor Service. Free Wrapping jaf: Department. f Mail Orders Promptly Filled Phone Orders Given Immediate Attention. &9 S.&H. Stamps Purchases. live frr l-jiosh-, in vvshrri Kansas. I n to four inchf'H f Know whlfi'MMl most of Iowa. It A MmIiI snow fell in ihn '.Vxiih paiihamllc. A sham ilrop in ti;m )cniturp lifter a lull of wet itimw in a ill. lilnhways treaibe rous in New .Mexliu i"xl low cIoikIk inii'miplHi air inil'lff. I-iiu ami inin In Ohio forcil lov. n five nlaiM h-inir fi-rrii'd Troin IViihsyiviuiiii to .1inm;iMtlin ' I Two aiiliiii'-i rain-ellcd wesi linum! 1 1 it; n is tin fnij-'ii Ohio. lit-avy ram lall van n'portcd in Indiana, the pM'clpiiullon iiH';miiiln l.-'iJ li cliM at Indianapolis. POUT LA N D. I mt. l.'J. f A !)- -A iPinpcrattirf! of frf-finj; was oomparilvi'ly mild va:h(-i in pans of O retro n yt'HNTday. H'.nd re nor Oil a low of 2 d- f?rws below zero. Maker airport ri.porlfMl 4 above. Hums 7. l.ak- w X. I'cndlctoii HI. Mfdford 22. KiiRfiin 1.1, I'ortland 27. Itosi-burK 2K Sal'Mii 24. The uiat!n'r van more modi'into on Hip i-ojisi willi Astoria report in ir !f", Ni-wporL II'I and North item .'it. Tim fori'fa:-t vn for r-ontiniied :o)U and (dear with some Iolj on l tic west side Narragansett Tom Is Turkey Show Champion (f'onthmed from piign 1) the. Rrltlsh .nrtnally were rrov ini! westward haek toward l.ih1. fAlthoneh seatterei) unit.t of IlKtish troops vpri Raid in Lon don lo he mopplntt un in an area ol itbout f.wi stinre miles, there show earh vrar. helil lis nnnn.-il ' lildliallons there that lav meetim; and election or olflcers r-ann WUIUI l-l-n hf'ause of Inst night, i-ofliMtiiiK all current BllaMI "" mwl.Inpii olTleers and adilliiL' two directors "me thBn u wnr'k 111 b'lt'l,! to llm hoard. Thn olflcfi-H of thni1'111'1' over will,f n,r'as rf 'li'.-crt.) association tor llifi coming ypar are! Some Italiar.R Resisting Karl b . StronK. Oakland, prRsldent; Tho pxtPnt or Italian Marshal llfniy Domes. ItiikrPall, vlcpprpsl- f.r:.ziani land cjsualtliH are not dent: Klla II. Hrown, Itospimr?, fuliy known. S iiib p.u-ts of hi npi reiaiy; h. (;. Ioiiiik. Ouklaml, ff-rr es. it was arknnwi ded. trpasurpr unit shrw nianaKPr; MrH. jK.dully entrem-V il in ina'-n Audrey Herman. llarrlslinrK: Ward Kitn ne.si. anil have Lotkeram, Oakland: Irvln Kicp.i'ily Oakland anil Alhert Hudson, Tan- ..isle.l Kent, (llrpftors. IliidM pxhlhltod In thn dressed llriihh hind crisnaltiej- hnvev W:"-1 Kail, to be lew and only ,-uir IIAF'' plans wen) reporled !- t you to moke Klwe invite y?.our store your Christmas J y shopping headquarters. Cold Water IMJANSI'OItT, Ind. Cpoikp . Cook told police lie miw this hap jjen on the hanks of the Walmsfi: A well drosseil man about It.l tifd a heavy lock around his nerk and jumped M feet Into the ilvcr. lie stood for a moment shivering in water up to his knee. Then lie picked lip (he rock, climbed hack on the br.uk, untied the rope uml walked aivny. SAN KKAN'CISCO. One. HI.-- ( A 1') Northern and central Cali fornia shivered today under the nnldest weu'ther In nearly four years. And, If I'niled Slates w eat her forecasters are rifcbt. it will be colder tomorrow. The Tecbachapi mountains sav ed southern California from the bitier cold. In some northern California ci ties the temperature, dropped this nioinintf to an ciht year low. In Stockton the mercury touched IS, lowest point since December, l!i:i2, when it was 17. In Merced It was 19, eimtlliiiK the December, 19:12. low point. Coldest spot in California re ported by the weather bureau was Soda HpriiiK. when the mercury was six above zero. In Susauville it wii:i eitthl, and at .Mount. Shasta nine. Pictured above, F. L. Crittenden (lelt), manager; U. M. McKacheru wire child', and Airs. Ksther K, Ooodwln, cliitd" operator, were offi cially show people and sreeters for the I'acillc Telephone and Tele graph company hIiow at the Tokc burg armory, which concluded lust night after two days showing. As sisling the above three' executives were the following men and wom en employ of the telephone com pany: It. H: Macon, J. A. (iambic. Kdw. I. Smith, Jr., C. W. I.uml, K. I. Kenney. L. V. ('ampbell, It. K. I'arHlow, K. 10. Sherman, D. I.. Primrose, O. It. Amstein, Isabel D. Fisher, (lolda Illack, Dorothy Ten- nant and Katheriue M. Kenny. .More than lfiOd people isited the exhibition. .Manager F. I., t 'rit teiulen slated today, in lulling more than 1 'too children from local schools and several n :ir by districts. show cliviHion will be sold today 'gainst more than 40 Italian craft on sealed bids, it is anticipated. BlUU t0 nuV0 b'?ln sllot tlow" or Hidders have until noon to Rub-,d'1K1tr;0',! ' L mit offers for the birds, which com- Britain s fleet hns reported no nose a collection of irfore than jo . !cafiUaUi's 01 l"nages to the heavy 000 noumlH of rh finct t. 'and medium-weight warships which tfn-Kviw Pnoio and Knirrnvmg from Orejron. Washlnetnn nnd Citi. nave bombarded Italian positions The show was titled "Telephone fornia. In past years the birds throughout the offensive. Nights" and Included not only a have sold for a premium of from!, estimatft r lhe number f ompletn history of 'he nuiness but specimens of all types of equipment, maps, and directory samples from alt parts of the world. one to three cents above the mar- net price. Proceeds from the Bale tanks, trucks, guns and other equipment seized was available. Teh-phone company district climaxinp event of tho show. are distributed to the exhibitors. !,'. 1 . . ... im,1L'a,HU iae i ne banquet tonight will be the heads who visited the Itoseburg show are: J. Win. Johnson, district plant manager; ('. K. Jordan, dis trict equipment superintendent, and Hay O. Noyes, company mana-fci-r at (Jrants Pass. Commenting upon the success of the first show venture of this tntiK nitude attempted by the local unit. F. D. Crittenden was enthusiastic. "We ate very well pleased," he said this morning, "with the way our customers and friends responded to our Invitation to visit our exhibi tion, particularly in view of the cold weather. We hope they cm- joyed the show as much as we lid." teams went to Wilbur Tuesday mid er. to Camas Valley Thursday evening to play the respective teams of those schools. The players were ac-1 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Matthews were Myrtle ('reek visitors Thursday. While there Mr. Matthews con- hibils'will remain In place until noon Saturday, after which time growers will he privileged to re move their entries and the show will be dismantaled until next year. British Deal Fresh Blows in Egypt Drive i Continued from page 1) Kx; COUNTER INVASION OF LIBYA NOW PROBABLE compuiiled by their eoachcH and a suited Dr. Adams concerning' his Ticket, Please RAN OIKCO Fuz.led but oMitf Inp, the t rn t'l lc cop wrote out a ticket for a faulty windshield lit Mrs. Marie I,. (lalviifs request. In court she explained: "The windshield was difficult lo see lb roti r.h. I asked mv husband to Tlx It sevei:tl time:, but he just put it off." The Judge fined Calvin $. sus pending Die penalty on condition thai he havr u. new windshield tu-Htnlied. Days Creek DAYS CRKKK. Dec. 1.1. Mr. and Mrs. Fmmeti Moyer and their sou, Jimmy, and their daughter. NV.ri'iie. were Sunday visitors at the Walter Hutchinson home. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Sumner and their daughter, Donna, spent Sun day with Mrs. Sumner's brother and sister-in-law, .Mr. ami Mrs. Wil lie Md.ain, and their family at Dole. Mr. and Mrs. liruee McCormack had as their guests at supper Sun- number of local fans. Miss Clara and Miss Alia Smith ' recently returned lo Portland after spending several days here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith. Miss Clara is attending Henke-Walker business college and Miss Alia is enrolled ut the West Lynn high school. i Dr. David A. Forbes has arrived at the South Cmpqua Falls to as-. Hume the medical care of the men there, lie is well known through- J out this area as he has served in numerous camps in the Med ford district. Dr. Forbes replaces Dr. j h'mh'ii r, i murium, n mi huh rieeu transferred to Keddlng, California, where he will be medical officer in charge of fe hundred men. In day evening Mr. and Mrs. Frit, "l M"- Kfnoshita will be greatly arm w hieh w as recent Iv broken. The break Is h'aliuif nicelv. May Wright has been confined to his home by Illness for a couple of days. Archie Ferguson has been substituting as bus driver un the up-river route during .Mr. Wright's enforced vacation. S. Jl. Fralick of Delteque, Colo rado, was an overnight guest at the John Ferguson home Friday. Mr. Fralick, who is a retired railroad man, was formerly a near neighbor of Mrs. F rguson's brother uml had visited at his home en route here. He left Saturday, resuming his trip to Covina, California, where he plans to spend the w inter with his sou. Mr. and Mrs. David Fate and their daughters, Knth and Marl- Tly LARKY A LI. KM A HOARD A HKITISII DESTROY ER OFF KOYPT. Dec. 13.--(AP With Urltish sea. air and land rorces combining in an attempt to blast the Italian expeditionary force off Kgyptlim soil, JJritish sources declared today that the of fensive might he turned into a counter-invasion of Italian Libya. The British appeared to be turn ing: their victory into a complete rout of tho fascists and some said there was a good chance that the drive would not stop at the Kgyp-tian-Libyau border "while the fas cists are on the run." Army Eager for Battle The order to take the offensive against Marshal Graziani's legions, (0 miles inside Egypt, was a shot In hrn-f. the advantages the have von or whether thev will try to push across the Libyan border In to Italian territory. Hut they wern reported still progressing, taking mi ever-growing amount cf material and captives. Big Setback for Axis Security, for the present nf least, for the Suez was couniel as one of the maior accomplish- mei.iH in inn itnitch iif .,....... seen here already as a major set- ! lhe a,m for the wnol Krltlah army buck for the axis powers j of tho Nile, it appeared from ad- In three days Hritfsh forces ! vicwl reaching me on this destroyer were said to have smashed wh-it ; I11 rtlt-i put ini? in the naval offensive. Italian Marshal Crazianl labor- I For weeks, desert-hardened iously built up In as many months. 1 troops Britons. Australians, New Operations were snid to be iro- 'Blunders, Indians. Poles and jing ahead so fast that communi- reiichmen have been chafing ut dues could not keep apace, but i"vuy. Cairo and Alexander buzzed with Now, with the Initiative In Hrlt reports that the Italian forces iH" hil'ls, their hour for a grand were in headlong retreat. I offensive may have come. The blow, coupled with Creek Warships Harry Italians victories in tho Albanian cam- British warships, swinging Into paign. was expected to have re- action to help the army's big push sounding effects throughout, the j "gainst the Italians in the western nenr eui-.t. desert, have hurled tons of high ex- Why, it has been asked here re- plosives Into Marshal Craziani's battle In support of ground troops, were said to have bombed and set fire to "enemy units," presumed by observers to be British warships engaged in shelling the fascist forces from positions off the Egyp tian coast. A communique said the Italians had shot down IS British planes and lost 1 themselves slncft the battle began last Monday. On the East African front, the high command said, Italian patrols acting in conjunction with the air force inflicted losses on British mechanized forces along the bonier of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. One British plane was repotted shot down in flames in Ibis action. The Italians expect to defend lines in Albania and Libya all win ter, come what may. usually well informed sources said today. The British aim in their Egyptian offensive, these- Informants said, is believed to be to push tho Italians back behind the Lib van frontier without any intention of attempting ! a drive Into Libya itself. Any possibility of an Italian arm istice with Oreece was authorita tively discredited. They pointed to Premier Mussolini's Nov. IX dec laration that he would "break Creece's back, whether In two months or 12," as precluding an armistice. submarine was reported to have sunk 27.0H0 tons of shipping. The period covered was not given. Daylisht raids yesterday, the high command said, were aimed at var ious objectives In southern Eng land. A It.'iDo-ton steamer was re ported damaged and probably sunk bv bomb hits off Harwich und un other merchant ship was said to have been "badly hit." Two British airplanes were shot down in air fights yesterday and two moro by (Jerman antinlrcralt butteries, the high command said, rour nazl planes were listed as missing. One of Cermany's pocket U-boats was reported today lo havo sunk three armed British merchant ships totaling .'.oo tons. Rice & Meyers Sheet-Meta! Works Sheet Metal Work Tailored to the Job 527 N. Jackson St. Phona 320 Nazis Raid Sheffield, British Steel Center (Continued from pape 1) const, the admiralty announced to day. l'hc snhmarinp also was said to have hit and damaged a German oil lanker of ahout the same tonnage. Floor Sanding and Refinishing Old Floors Made Like Mew CHAS. KEEVER Phone 651-J Phone 126 Snyder and their children, Barbara and Itlehard. Aleck Ferguson of Marshfleld came up Sunday after his mother, Mi.h. Helen It. Ferguson, who had been spending several weeks here lsilinu her sons, Archie and John. The volleyhitll and basketball missed by the host of friends they have made throuirhout this n Igh-1 borhood during the more than two j years that the doctor has been sla-. Honed at the local camp. Dick Mesick has gone lo petos key, Michigan, to attend to busi ness mullein and lo visit bis fitili- the Saturday o,int- ii ni, ik- iiiinc was ..... ., tttf.t i.u L-t i.. l .... attending to business matters here navp Um.' for several days last week. He was Thp hrUiKh atmul , ,,a(, rPU(.n(1( a guest at the David rate home lho M.a OI tm ( u wlnlo here. Mr. Safley Is well pointed out. blocking the main known here as he ami Mrs. Satlcy funnel ,r communications , assisted lhe hitlers sisler. Alia. ,,,! i,n u. ...,. ,i i Mamie (iidney, with the care of tlip rnr '""I The royal air force had gained ..'-"' !!-.- mi uu- niastery t ttie air over l.fiivu look charge. I hey later lived on ; rri the outset and kept it. they ranch between Days Creek c..i,i The possibility of sending rein forcements by sea from Bardia or peatedly In the past three days. ; advance bases, forcing thousands of did not Orazianl rush reinforce- I soldiers to floe in disorder toward ;mnfs to the front when his first the Libyan frontier, (camps were taken on the opening Six to 1f-lnch shells pouring into mo fascist ranks shattered at- NAZIS REPORT NO PLANE LOST IN SHEFFIELD RAID BERLIN. Dec. 13 (AP) Hun dreds of German warplanes carried out a great air attack last night on the English steel center of Shef field which returning pilots said exceeded in effectiveness the re cent destructive raid on Coventry, informed sources reported today. So swiftly did thw Germans at- j tack, these sources said, that the i British were taken completely by j surprise and their anti-aircraft fire) was so weak that not a single nazi plane was lost. .Moonlight favored tho attack, they said. j In the war at pea on German I SKATING Wed., Sat. and Sunday at the RAINBOW RINK WINCHESTER H. C. STEARNS Funeral Director Licensed Lady Assistant Phone 472 OAKLAND, ORE. Any Distance, Any Time Our service Is for ALL, and meets EVERY NEED Mday of the British offensive? According to the British. tempts to reinforce advanced troons. The Italians steadily fell naik under land, sea and air at tacks and the- retreat appeared to he rast developing Into complete rout. More Shopping m & U m Dc,ys Til1 w 1 Christmas 11 ' Shop Fullerron's Cut Rate ? f4rl$raKi "rug Store where your dol- ffr Ij.Wv ,ar has more "cnt$". Use jff 'Y Camels, Chesterfields, Luckies, Raleighs, Old Golds 2 for 25c, $1.23 carton Sensation, Paul Jones, Domino, Avalon, Twen ty Grand, Wings 10c ea. 98c carton n I Jl " s Traveling Cases Bill Folds, Kodaks Dresser Sets Musical Powder Boxes Shaving Sets Perfumes, in fact any thing for him or her. Free Gift Wrapping. IS CHAMBERLAIN'S LOTION, 50c siio 43C CARTER'S LIVER PILLS, 25c size .. 19C GILLETTE BLUE BLADES. 1ft 50cs!ie JVC BILL FOLDS, 49c value, special 29C Heisey's HAND MADE GLASS WARE A Lasting Gift 50c and up CREOMUL. SION, Large $1.12 MENNEN'S SKIN BRACER, 50c site .., CASTORIA, 40c size 39C Me ASPIRIN GLYCERINE 4-oi. bottle 2! HINKLE'S 5 Grain Tablets, bottle of 100 . . A Rose water 4-oi. bottle 25c slie Pills. 7c 9c bottle of 100 ARDfi Capsules, bottle of I00 7c 98c HALIBUT Z ?t!i ,o769c PALM OLIVE 2,JP; 7c Limit 2 CLEANSING Box of 500 Limit 1 GIFT WRAPPINGS ' DENNISON'S2(or 15c Tit- lues 12 c IOC 8 GREEN Soap Tincture, Full pint . U. S. P. Limit 1 29c OrrU Matches, WWWIX I box of 50 6c A?5 Gift Sets Cara Nome, Yardley, .A'V- American Memories, CA'' . Evening in Paris, and " i many others beauti fully boxed, reason-abljriced BROMO QUININE, 35c size ... 27C I ALKA SELTZER, AOc size .. 49C MILK OF MAGNESIA, full quart ANACIN TABLETS, 75c size .. 29C i 59C SEE OUR Beautiful Assortment of Stationery Artistically Boxed 39c to S2.49 SYROCO WOOD Beautiful Selection mil Canyonvllle for some time h- foie moving lo t'utlaxe tlrove lo ru- siiie. -Mr. and Mrs. Ted Perdue were, htisiness ilsitoiH In lv()selui-B Mon ilay. Miss iMarJnrle Church ntul .1 nlm ( nancy were supper quests at tho r rn-, Miyiier lioinc .Monday eve niiiK. Mrs. Hay llafldal has accepted inploymcnl at tln llreenwilch cate auyouvllle. Mr. Ilaltdal. who ntly retulu.'.l heie I'liuii the now cmplo.M-d at the Can- onville mill. Theii- small sort. Mv- run Itay, will he cured lor by Mrs. I'Miican titiniiK ine nouis inai cuts are at their respective places ol employment. Mrs. Waller Hutchinson and her dauithler, Miss (lelii, ullcmlcd tho Ih.'aier in Hoseiiuri: Sunday eve- rhi'y w.-i-e Joined at I'amnn- Miss Su.ie t'rispen who lulled them. llladys t'lilherlson and her Irene Herti'aiid. were alteml- I Iiik lo husiuess mailers In Hose ! hurit Saturday. In the evening thev ,1 I I ,,lt ,1 ,1.1 II I...... I.. tl. Creek. Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Itnrlley and I heir daughter. Joyce, were Sunday visltois at the home of Mrs. Hart ley's mother. Mis. MaHKie Snyder. Mrs. I'rli Snyder and son. klch ard. and daughter, ltarhara, wero also i-allers at -Mrs. Snyder's homo diiriiiK the day. Mi. uml Mrs. Ray Haiti and sons, lllllie and Jlmmie, Judy (liiulon and Pan linln recenlly visited Mrs. Ihin tioln In ltosihuig where alio is a pnlieut at the Mercy hospital. AmoliK local people visililiK ltoso hum Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller and diiuKhters, Carolyn and Nancy. Mrs. Hoy Pun can. Mis. Waller Hutchinson anil Miss (lein Hutchinson. Mrs. Waila WnrthliiKlon and daushter. Hoverly and son. Junior. Charles MacKeii Jie. C. C. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wrisht and dauitlitei. Koscinary, and sou, Johuuie. ITALIANS CLAIM BIGGER SCORE IN DOWNED PLANES IIOMK, Dec. 13. (API A battle Is railing between Hritlsh and Ital ian forces in n desert sandstorm between sidi Durrani. Exypt. and the Libyan frontier, the Italian high lobruk to Saluin was blocked by I I, . . UI reported today. I-.1 ii- .eoiiuit; i I healer :W I niiiK. Tl sV-'l ville bv ft accompa :j -Mis. i V- niece. It 8 Britain s fleet .which kept a con slant patrol of the coasts and shelled the Italian ports heavily, harassiiiK troops moving hetwe.iii til em. All Ihnse forces, accord intr to the COLD WEATHER SPECIALS Hot Chocolate, Fudge, Fudge Caramel and Holiday Fruit SUNDAES 15c DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY Stock and Bond Average STOCKS Compiled by The Associntoil Press. Dec. III. 3(1 1,1 in en Ind Is UK's I t s St'ks Friday ti.1.5 16.2 nt.S -14.3 Prev. day 63.3 1H.1 3t.S 44.2 Month iittn .... 65.1 17.r. 35.S -tr,.7 Year aKo 72 S 20.3 39.2 f.1.1 11110 high 74.2 20.5 40 6 52.2 llllll low 52.3 13.0 30.9 37.0 FREE DELIVERY PHONE 690 1 TO I FISHING TACKLE ALL TYPES Specials Saturday, December 14th BONDS 20 10 10 10 CRACKERS 25C Krispy, 2-lb. box rrlilay Prev. day .. Moli iiko Year 111:0 ... l'.lio hieh . Ill 10 low .... RH's lud'ls Vfs Fkii. (il.l 1115.5 Hill. 3 3H. .. n.7 1115.! .. 60.3 105.3 . 5S.3 101. .. til 2 1U5.9 1110.7 53.5 .. 1S.3 9S.9 90.3 35.1 05.5 100.3 38.2 :ff 05.3 100.7 39.0 ft! 111.5 95. S 4S.S V PREM Try it before you buy. 2 cans 49C CLEAN BURNING STOVE OIL gives more heat it costs no more. Tor Information Call Tide Water Associated Oil Co. Phone 637 DATES f 2-lb. PJtg. 25C ORANGES New Navels 25C 2 dozen 59C and up FITCH SHAMPOO, 75c site LISTERINE, 75c size ..... FUILERTON'S Limit Rights Reserved CUT RATE DRUG STORE Friday, Saturday and Monday Selling "I! OUR GOAL Srvlce that pleaset Is the goal we iet and we make It, every time you use one of our tflxicabs! As comfortable as an , . , easy chair, CALL TAXI 21 IMMEDIATE SERVICE EVERYWHERE Pioneer Drug Store will be OPEN This Sunday Hour 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. Lfi 100 lb. $5.08 Ir Fine Granulated, 10-lb. bag . . .51c FLAKES We have a complete stock of Christ. mas candy and nuts. Priced right. s Large 22c I BiiKBUOY , 19c RINSO s'.:i.:...53c 1 f SLUXsoap ,h 19c 1 Wr . 47c 1 SPUDS U. S. N.. 2', 50 lb. i 59C We Will Have I Fancy Turkeys For Christmas f Pl. Your Ordw TODAY Quality Meats-See Us for the Best in Meats i PORK ROAST .19C I boiling beef :. .......;i3c f VEAL STEW JB 25c PURE LARDub ;....25cl a-.