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TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941. CHRISTMAS RUSH BY TOM HORNER YKSTK"' ' V. I ". Conn elly pays Sheila' fine, lirlngH the slrls home. - .Manila jn'omliicn 1 li may go lc tlib jiurly liito. If tin y will remain at home to watch the Ncnv Year In. Tho iloclor Is callcil. . there'!! "ljeeii an accident on " the highway, cine man' kHIccl. Otiotlier scrloiisly llijuiecl. 'Aftei- he lenvi-a, tlie'"HlBliniy puti-ril '-tit) aKfiln. reports one of Out earn bears a iinlVonlty,"llcen8e'.' The ear !)' jns to Valerie J'njks. ( THREE HOURS OF 1941 CHAI'TKH X All automobile aeelclenlK look alike. IIiirIi Connelly thoui!ht. as he left : his ctii1. pushecl his wy llironcli 'the "'oroivtt ' ot rtlorbleHy rurloua" who jammed "(ho' (ci'ene. Traffic lilotkeil for half ft mile; flnahKclit-wnvIni; picrtol offlfers. tryllitr to Iccien cariC moving. Ti'o pie '.: JiiiiiplnB from their cam. run nlnx lip lor a eloso view. A white facet) Woman hurrying back to her ii'8 " seiliili. tfeuiliiglittl1 'coiicm trateil on'' a Hliitflk fnwill urea. Automobiles twistecl Into welnl. unreal shapes. '"iie'saw ilie ofrieer who had sum monecl lllni. "JJelo, Harry. This looks like a bad one." The patrolman"' fook his arm. "It Is bad, Doe. This fellow over hare," he motioned with his flash light. "Think he's none. You'd better take a look, thouuli." T llKUt foc-'uscd on a still form on the pavement. Dr. Connelly Kdjtisted Ills steilioscope, nelt, Reside-the ' still figure;'. . "I'robably never knew what hit him," Hugh '"'"I- lllu OtlltMS?" " "There's another fellow In a bad i way' beside tho 'ear fn tho ditch. He' was' Mill'' iirrntlittiK 'when I left film'." "' ' " "TliC flasbllKht beam flicked over the outlines of a long, expensive c'oupC 'The citr 'seethed strangely familiar. Hugh dismissed "t h e thoiiBht as"lio " slipped down the bnrik.-'hurrlcd fo th 'Injured man. Xhe patrolman's llghl shone lull o'n' ii frltltcblood-smelireel Tale. " ' "Tills Is' rfy hoy."' Mr.' Connelly wild:l)i' n light. '' strained voice. "This is my son. Jerry." .1 1 . i n, Valerio saw the dnctor at that same ' Instant, " rushed toward him. screaming: "tt Was nil his Mult! lM trrnckocT my ear my I liclw' earf I'll' he scarred Tor lire! He made nre drive over here ! ' I, Jlilli't'tfiint to!' Sow. he's ivreckeil niv ,r!'-1' '"'." '' , ' , . ""Valerie, please, Hugh sulci nulctly." "You're "a hit hysterical. Trv to eallit'dov.n, girl." ''Thai's :J 'right!" 'her voice rhrlilHd. ' "Look ufli'i" your own hoy. liet me" die. ' f could bleed f(V death', tot- all you care." " ' "Viilerle.' stop that screaming. ItiiL-b ' Connelh's Totce' Bllnpped ' W ronimaiiil. "HaiTy: let's hitv light." 'His' glance swept over 11)0" Jiit'l. "'You havo n' scalp ' wound, "but U's' slnpued bleeding u'irlMtdy." '"The wall of n siren raiuft'from the' highway.' "I'll send yoll' In tti tllh hospital for a thor ough check. Hurry.' take her tip to' the 'ambulance; 'send a stretch er hero.""' 1 ' lie did not see them go. did not hear V61erle's screamed accu sations, lie Wits cm Ills knees In the snow.' ISestde Jerry, listening for a heart tiniif. ".len!' Jerry!" be whispered. .'! "!" They bronglil the stretcher, lilted Jerry ' carefully on lo II. climbed 'buck to tin- roadway. "Is he hurt bad. Hoc'.'" the pa trolman asked. ' "Concussion.' possible skull frac ture. '"Can't say for sure. Ills arm Is broken, may have Internal In juries. VnNo Is strong. That's a gnod sign." Ili' walled as a white clad Interne slid the stretcher into place. Valerie was nionulhg. more nuletly nov.." tn ' a seat near the from. '' "I'll go on now. Harry, tho doctor said. ""Nothing 1 can do tor thai other fellow." lie starred Into tile ambulance. "Have someone tlrhe my caV In." "Hut." Hoc. there s n man una woman pretty bad cat up In the I farmhouse across the road. Hugh turned lo llio IniciiK-. " Administer1 ' adrenalin If neccs- mrv. (let Johnson. Tell lilnl to operate. 'whether I net there or mil. lies tn charge He did not look link us Ihe auiliilbince carried Jerry awny ' from him. I aler. In ihe fannliou,. swabbed glas f:'eni cuts, li ahbc.l glas r-eill cuts, lie Heard . Slury of Hie incident. Tins tin man and woman were mil serious ly hurt. "We were coining down Hie read behind this big. green coupe." ihe man told him. "The boy wasn't drlvlmr fast and he was on his own side ot tile road Then Ibis oiler fellow the Olle Unit got killed- came toward tis. fast, weaving from side to side. He must have noon doing " or in). The boy In the eonnc swum; nff the pavement, but this follow hit bis left Iront lender. "That's ab"iit all 1 tcno-mber. Net thing I know this car was rolling over anil over toward n" iimi we crashed lolo II. or it crushed Into ll. belore we could stop ' The coupe went olf Into the ditch. "My wife ami I ciawled out we didn't know we were so col UP then -mid we saw there wasn't tnnili to be done lor the guy on Hie highway. V'e helped g t Uic girl out or the coupe- fhe ki pi screaming iihout her cur anil then some otlpT people stopped and made lis c ome oer here." "Thut's what nil the tracl.s shun."' Hoc," Harry put In. "1 checked them myself. It sure wasn't your boy's fault '' The Injured man looked at lr. Connelly In w"'- '"l" lllllt oU1 iliuy. Due V bii! you dolus, bi'ic. working on lis'.' lh;il !"' ":l hurl." ' Hugh nodded as he applied a final strip of tape. "There's n sur geon at the hospital to look niter Jerry. ' I 'wanted to be sure you tiro were all right. I'm suing lii now. You and your wife better come along. tMve you a complete check. "'Just to make 'sure' ''ve ijaven't missed any broken Ijones." Marlha Connelly v stared at the blue-gray walls of ' the hos pital waiting room, trying to keep ifoin iccrenining. Oh. Hugh. Y hy aren't yoii here? Why didn't you come with him?" Hesldo her on the wicker divan. Sheila and Kulhleen. still in party formula: clung to her hands. Mary Wai'cief Blilbel beside ' the dftor. twisting a hanclkercbii'f lulo a flimsy rag. " upstairs nurses hurried In and out of the operating room; the surgeon. 'Johlison. ' damned all maniac1 drivers us he scrubbed his hands. It seemed like hours before Marlha heard Hugh's car slop outside, heard his footsteps in the hall. Ills arms enfolded' all of them. ' ' '' '"It may not be as hud as yoll think." he said, but Ills words lacked conviction. "1 was able to give lilm only a epilck examination out there. Don't Jump to conclu sions. ' He's gol a a few' broken bones, but he'll come out of tills all right. He's got a stout heart, and that's half the battle: I'll he upstairs while Johnson operates. Let you know how he Is just as soon as I can. lion t worry now, Jerry' going lo make this" He hurried up I he stairs. . , .Martha glunced at I lie clock ;l a.' in. A new year only three hours old. Anil so much had been crammed Into that Ibree hours. It uneiiw.il like three vears since Kuthleeir had turned from the I phono, told her that Valerius car was Wrecked. Somehow she knew, hy some Intuition every mother possesses, that Jerry was burl, even before the superintendent of the hospital called. Hut how seri ously was he hurt? liven now she did not know. She recalled now tile humps and rails Jerry had suffered learning to walk. "Ilnrdhi'.ld," Hugh bud called bis son then- because n bump never seemed' lo bother him. Would he still be "Hardhead" to night? 1 Iler thoughts racei; on, far out distancing the crawling nilnuie II II 1 1 1 1 of the 'office clock. Finally, lis If from a gnat dis tance, she heard u nurse saying: "Will you come upstairs now. Mrs. Connolly. Hector wants you unci I lie girls to come up." (To die continued l Bajsketeers of U. of O. Pummel. Utah, 51 to 15 lil'llliMi, Ore., Jan. :i.--Af) 'I'he liarnslornllng I'nlversily of 1 -tali Imsketbnll team retreated froiil liiigene roduy. Us enirance Into Oregon spoiled by a fil lo If, whacking ul the bands of I niver slty or Oregon last night. ' Hut the I'les wondered whelher thev mlglil not be Jumping from the' frying pan Info Ihe fire. They moved to Corvallls tor games to night and Saturday against Ore gon Sinie' college, champions of Ih'e raciric t'oast confen nee north ern division lies!" year. A olie defense by the tall Ore gon team Imllled tile I'les. They never were a threat, and by ball linn trailed Oregon. 11 lo II. Hank Anderson took advaut'ige of Ills I! feet 7 Inches to score If points. 'Oregon's, third string blanked I'tab through the final ten nilnulos. Teomile TKN.Mil.li. Jan. a. Mrs. Marie rtv and daughter. Marybetb. of I'm Hand, are spending the holidays ilMtlug her mnllier. Mrs. Minnie I nt1ikty. ,r. anil Mrs. James lliviu el Idaugliler, Miille. of Olallii. and Mr. ,! ,rs p . Mifatiny 'wen- Sunday ilinmo- guests of .Mr. unit Mrs. .itni Henry. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. t'ahot snout New Years eve wilh Mr. and Mrs. flair Vaiiuh. in Kiigono. I ' lit. I ,.lli..,. :il llio I1U, llt Ml. nl)( ,)s (., ,t Hiiw- ..,, tii,,,1y, , ,i,her hogs were Mr. and Mis Itnlph lloaiber. of O'.alla. Mr. ami Mis. I'mly Halm, and flair fonts. At Hie mioii hoiir tllt ladies seiod a dolicious pol lllok dinner. I'llll lliiliu lillli'hoi'eil two pir lor Mis. Nellie Cabot, last Tues day. I.. M. Mrf ali'rey was transacting business 111 Koschni'g Thnr-alay. Mr. tlnd Mis. l-'lanK Albro and family nrc-recovei lug lioln n severe cae of Ihe flu I u Simpson Is bli-iv eiittiuv. bis winter's wood on Hie llov t;ngo Mr. and Mrs, Jim Hom-v were, shopping and Hansalllltg Inlsiuess ( in llosebuig Tnesdav. 1 J. M. fitbot and son. Jack, hauled wooil from Mr. Tavlor's pbn e near fainas lnoiintnlu Tuesday morning for j. I., t'abot. H. C. STEARNS Funeral Director Llcemed Lady Attlitant Phone 472 OAKLAND, 0HC. Any Dlttknce, Any Tlm Our iervlce It for ALL, and meeli LVtnv NUC0 OUR 90ABDING HOUSE 1 UVJtrAI '3lfc:icr 10 SECONDS LATER No Foreign War Committee's Chairman With His Family Vcrnc Maislmll, cliairnmn of tfie No Foreign War Conitnitl'.'c, pictured in a holiday gathering with Ins family ul Ins Cedar Kapids, la., home. Left lo right, front: Jeanne. 21: John Randolph. 4; Marie Louise, 7: Barbara. 21); Mrs. Marshall. Hoar row; Patricia, IS; Fiances. 14; and Mr. Marshall. Social Security Benefit Boost Is Being Discussed WASHINCTttN. Jan. 2.- (AP) (Jreater social sninilv benefits f ,,. ,. m i t '' ! " irmi MM.-'iitnti HINDI nil I I'llMlUK coiiki essional siiKKest inns I o f changes In the act. I ist-nssjou ccnteii'd about two possible revisions: A rial tedi ral monthly iraul oT $jn to lo peis(ns over i;n or ti.ri, A clianiie In the present fortutilu or etiual federal anil state contribu tions so that the government tn the future would provide $2 to the stale's fl up to a de.immtcd maxi mum. Sinalor Downey i D., Calif.) said he wanted the flat federal pay ment -a proposal which some leu is hiiiiis contended would meet with While Mouse approval. Cndef that piocrum. acd per sons would receive' a monthly cher K 1 1 em the fiileivil Kte.erumenl plus any adduioual sum provided li' their stales. Tile pluposal to change, existing imitfhiut; reo,ulreiuetiis came t'roiu Senator Conally 1 1 V. Te ). a inetn her of Ihe finance ctmmHlee. Con nally snKesied 1 ha I the govern ment match the stale's old-age henelils on a two to-one basis up to a maximum total of $!.' a month. At niesenl. Ihe governmenl J man nes sune nimis on n fi tor i:in,in ba-ts up to a inavlmum monttilv COLD WEATHER SPECIALS Hot Chocolate, Fudge, Fudge Caramel and Holiday Fruit SUNDAES 15 DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY with cf ",." tcrvicr. inc. t. m. bco. u, . pat, on.- bnicl'JI ot' $1i. Ah un example of Cinituilly's l;iii. ii Htiilo could put up !" mid ihe KovtMiiini'iit would pi()vlil inaliiiit a Intal payniiit of .SI 5 mnnt lily. II I In state wished to ap pmpriaie addil itinal nmuey the HovernitH'iit wtnild match it m a ;ii)-."iti hasi up to a lota! of Individ ual benefit of $lu to $.'0. . ('resident Knosevelt was rx h , ted to touch on the Kut)ject lit his annual "state ol Ihe nation' ud- dress to I'oiiKi'ess .Monday. ' WASHINGTON. Ian. 2. (Al Tho social lioaid had tin clir ronsi.lrralion tmlny u plan nf 1 Un- ovi-uun employ.' umpcnsa-' tion rnnmiisston lor rxiu'rioner nit inn in ilrtenninliitf social security lax mif- In the sta.tr. The lioiiiil (lctiiu'i tn '(Harass Ihe plan other than to say ft was beiiiH stiulictl and mialyei. , Ore gon asked it he permittcl lo nuke Ihe plan effective -Inly I. Slight Mistake NKW OKLKANS Two men shov ed tickets ut Police Clerk K. J. Ava uon. un duty a I the Snyar I tow 1 Inothall Kame here, and deniamled to he seated. Anifitin said he looked at the 1 iefcets in amazenietit lliey v ere for the liose Hwl in Pasadena, fa III". lie pointed this out, and as the pair walked tipsilv auav one mut tered: I told vim we cau;:ht the w runs Major Hoople Shrine's Potentate Sent To Hospital by Illness SAN I'KANCISCf), .Ian. ;! (Al) tleorge K. Olendorf.' 65, the Shrine's imperial potentate. -e.sted In a hospital here today after un attack of illness yesterday forced .cancellation of a speaUlug engage ment. Doctors said OleudniT was not in a serious condition, but they advis ed a heart examination and ut least two days of rest lor observation. Ohmdui-f has maintained u Mren- " " t-liplnli' 01' i-oiifi-rrnct'S since 1,114 ",s ' cprnmiumi. Mo. wt'tt wry, but how trt wa lo know J Y, w titit thim likt kinft t tht Imperil) n4 Roottvelr. W ftut thtm llltt r6yjlty. Wf icrvt tKtm wilh dtp ftiptcl. W tvffi lr them brtsk (jtt in bd tt n tatrj coif, tut, how wirt wt to know thit thy copy-citt. That thy would dtmind rh ami tf rvict Jt homt. Wjnt nviriK? . . . Setter ttop t th Imperial or Rooeevelt when in Portland. Convenient too, just f block or two from tht center ot Ihinft . . . ihopi, ttijfii, binki jntf tSeafrei. mm Whtro You livo likt a King . hvt h it lrf Mexico's Exiled Former President Plans to Return san riiKnn rniir in -i .im Mexico's one-time hero and war-riof-pfeslilent,' Gen.' Plutareo Ellas Cailes. is going back to his native land, from which he was forced into dramatic exile In April. 19:10. i ne ii.i-year-old runner chiertuin. whose 11-year" rule or turbulent .Mexican politics won him the title of "Iron Man." said his 'plans to re turn tn Muvifn Pllt- n-uxa nC .l-fl nite, bat Were "In the making." I Cailes hopes to live in peace as "retired fifteen" ami aaii tl.a ci. eluded mill tcuiirmll' Ufa u-hi..!. marked his more than four years resilience in Hun Diego. The aillinilllceiiienf Ihnt rulloc was plaiining to retuni to Mexico. I came a lew nays after he broke his ioiik silence on mot nation's politi cal affairs hy urging his country men to Stlnnort the Hrlmlnlut.illnn of ' the newly-elected president. Avlla Caniacbo, "in order fo save the nation In these hours ot world ' unrest." I Culles attributed his expulsion to' hl.s opposition to w hat be termed , tho ConilllUlllHtiC tendenelen nP Mm administration of l.azardo Carde nas. W'ho vim KMr-ceeleil u nDl. dent last month by Camacho. Car- cienas contended Cailes was exiled because he curried oh "criminal la bor against the Mexican revolu tion." Spanisl) yVar Veterans, Auxiliary YMf Install (leorge Starmer camp, No. in, I.'nlted Siianlsli War Veterans, is boliling a banquet at the Itoseburg iirmorr January 9 at 6 o'clock, to be followed by joint Installation of officers with the auxiliary. Tho In stallation, which will be open fo the public at 8 o'clock, will be pre sided over by department officers. lietiriug officers of the camp are Charles Craig, post commander; Win. Long, senior vice commander, aiid William l.amoreaux, junior vice commander. Stray Bullet Hits Woman; Two Youths Arrested ST. HKI.K.NS. .Tun. 3. (A!') Sinte Patrolman Warren Forsyth said he nrrested jack Fessiint, If,. and William Cnde, IS, last night af ter Mrs. JIarjorie Crawford, 33, was injured seriously by a stray bullet. Forsyth said the ydiiihs admitted firing a shot Into a clump of brush. They told the oN'icer they did not think anyone was near. NEW STAMPED GOODS Now 1!M1 iiatterns in slniiinf.il Pillow cases and scurfs h:,vn lu-. arrived. Sue lllein at Can's store lAdvl Shopping Without Hopping! In the hospital amphitheater a man in white is about to operate. His eyes are intent upon the X-ray negative brightly illumined on the screen. TheX -ray is an indispensable guide without it he would have to make uncertain, dangerous probings. The advertisements are your guides to intel ligent buying. Like the surgeon, YOU CAN AVOID WASTED EFFORT AND SAVE TIME BY CHARTING YOUR COURSE BEFORE YOU ACT. Relax in your favorite easy chair and look through the interesting pages of this paper. The advertisements are store windows brought to your home for comfortable inspection. AVOID AIMLESS HOPPING FROM STORE TO STORE, TRYING TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT! Read the advertisementsthen go DIRECT to the stores that have what you need, at the prices you want to pay! Reassures U. S. On Aluminum M k Faced with possible shortages ot aluminum, defense commissioner Edward R. Stottinius. Jr.. prom ised that there would be ample produced for defense needs. He's pictured above in Washington, pointing to chart showing now potential capacity of aluminum industry excec Js defense demands. JOHN DEERE DAY! Mark Jan. 8 on your calendar and come in for our free movies and open house. Lunch will be served at noon. Bring your friends. DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch. ROSEBURG, OREGON 1 " MISSES' HATS 10c Special closeout price on misses' and ladles! knit hats, berets, roll ers, etc. Values to T9c, choice 10c. See them at Carr'B where you save." -(Adv.) " ' ' Rice & Meyers Sheet-Metal Works Sheet Metal Work Tailored to the Job 627 N. Jackson St. ' Phont 320 Floor Sanding and Refinishing " Old Floors Made Like Mew CHAS. KEEVER Phone 651-J Phone 128 SKATING Wed., Sat. and Sunday at the RAINBOW RINK WINCHESTER Umpcjua Packing Co. REEDSPORT Pays 50 cents under Portland price for top hogs, 160 to 220 lbs. Need 100 a week. Farmers get together, I can haul 40 to 45 in load. If you haul yourself, will pay 25 cents under Portland price, weighed at plant. Write or phone. t j if
