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ROSEBURG" REWS-REVTEW, ROSEBURg, 6RE&6tt. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, I 94T. ' THREfi - Society and Clubs By LOTUS KNIGHT PORTER PUBLIC INVITED TO COUNTRY CLUB BENEFIT CARD PARTY NEXT TUESDAY The tournament committee of the Roseburg Country club, com posed of Mrs. J. F. Dlllard, chair man, Mrs. R. D. Bridges, Mrs. C.cne Greene and Mrs. E. B. Van Ness, has issued a most cordial Invitation to the public to" enioy a very delightful benefit bridge party to be held at the clubhouse next Tuesday evening, January 28th, at 8 o'clock. All bridge clubs in Roseburg have been especially invited to enjoy teh benefit affair and ev eryone interestd has ben invit ed to attend. The contract bridge players will pivot at their respec tive tables and reservations for the party may be made by tele phoning Mrs .Dillard at 546-.T. Prizes will be awarded for the evening's bridge; play, after which the committee will serve refresh ments. . PCHtfrAVfrfttfOMlE CAMP FrMVOftOUP MEETS : a , , i u ( u 1 1., iftilf i&'JTtniiLratnrin O.-ltnn T"lre group i met -this week with the president, Ethel Fretwell, presid ing. Those having Christmas cards left over from the Christ mas sale, are requested to turn them in at the first meeting in February. The girls were also asked to wear their uniforms at . the February 3rd meeting. New officers elected included: President, Gerry Arnold; vice president, Joanne Deets; secre tary, Sally Smith; treasurer, Elaine Rhoden; scribe, Laura Oar; song leader, Donna Dun ham; sgt. at arms, Barbara Ellis. The guardian, Miss Eleanor Fies, announced that the Camp Fire Guardians Council would sponsor a skating party Friday night, January 24th, at the Rain bow rink for all Camp Fire girls. Projects for the year were dis cussed and a food sale was plan ned with Mary Anne Sandstcd, FREE GARAGE HOTEL THE DANMOORE 12th to 13th on Morrison Portland, Oregon Many families of your city stop here. Why pay more for modern hotel room and service? Two couples, two rooms, share one bath room .$1.05 Rate 9 1. V? per person Double room and bath, $1.25 per person. Single room, bath and shower privileges $1.35 per room Double room, bath and shower privileges 95C per person GUARANTEE ... If rate or appointments are NOT satis factory your taxi fare to an other hotel will be cheerfully paid. 8:00 If. Roseburg High School vs. Grants Pass High School Adults 35c: High School and Junior High Students 25c; Kiddies 10c, tax exempt VArr 8:30 Roseburg High School vs. Astoria High School Preliminary Game 7:30 Adults 35c; High School and Junior High Students 25c; Kiddies 10c, tax exempt Laura Oar and Ethel Fretwell be ing appointed to take charge of the project. The Camp Fire song closed the meeting. Those present included Cleo Noyer, Elaine Rhoden, Ethel Fretwell, Gerry Arnold, Laura Oar, Louise Morrison, Mary Anne Sandsted, Marilyn Dixon, Doris Moran, Donna Dale Cracroft, Barbara Ellis, Donna Dunham, Sally Smith, Nona Bruton, Joan Davis and the guardian, Miss Fies. MID-WEEK BIBLE CLASS HAS ENJOYABLE MEETING SUTHERLIN, Jan. 24. The Mid-Week Bible class of the Lu theran church held a one o'clock no hostess birthday luncheon at the home of Mrs. A. Cocnenberg at Sutherlin last Thursday. The following being the honored birthday guests: Mrs. J. H. Feld kamp, Mrs. Clinton Gorthy, Mrs. W. Sylwester, and Mrs. Roy He bard. After a short business meeting presided by the chair man, Mrs. G. L. McQueen ,tho af ternoon was spent socially and playing games. The following members were present Rev. and Mrs. W. Syl bert, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Feld wester ,and sons, David and Her kamp, Mi s. G. L. McQueen, Vera Goetz, Mrs. W. W. Ackley, Mrs. P. O. Ackley, Mrs. A. Stone, Mrs. Roy Hebard, Mrs. Wm. Vogt, Mrs. Louis Voigt, Mrs. Emma Steng hum, Mrs. Charles Beecroft, Mrs. Clinton Gorthy, Mrs. Art Long, Mrs. Alma Anderson and the hos tesses, Mrs. A. Cocnenberg and Miss Frieda Schaefer. The next meeting will be held February 6th at the home of Mrs. Wm. Vogt in West Roseburg. INFANTILE PARALYSIS FUND TO BE AIDEP BY BENEFIT CARD PARTY The public has been invited to attend one of the largest benefit card parties of the season next Thursday night, January 30, at eight o'clock at the armory to honor President Roosevelt's birthday anniversary by raising funds for the national-infantile paralysis foundation. Prizes will be awarded for win ners in contract bridge, pinochle and five hundred and refresh ments will be served. Mrs. Clair K. Allen is general chairman of the committee in charge of res ervations, i WELFARE SHOP TO HOLD SALE ON SATURDAY The Welfare Shop, maintained by the finance committee of Ump qua unit of the American Legion auxiliary, and located in the back of Roy Bellows' store, will hold its weekly sale Saturday, January 25th. Mrs. J. A. Harding Is chair man of the finance committee with Mrs. H. T. Hansen as chair man of the Welfare shop. Nursery or Zoo? SANTA ANA, Calif. St. Jo seph hospital officials read over tiie birth list yesterday and found that: A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bear. Mrs. Rabbitt presented husband Murray L. Rabbitt with a boy. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dack. They declared nurse Opal Wolfe would be assigned to none of these cases. BASKETBALL Friday, January 24th Senior High Gym P. M. BASKETBALL Saturday, January 25th Senior High Gym P. M. SIDE GLANCES 8 !l1fWi COPR. 1H1 BY HEA SERVICE, tNC. T. M. REG. U. 8. MT. "Pop just sent me $20 for a new sporls jacket Sutherlin SUTHERLIN, Jan. 23. John Bratton Jr., suffered severe in juries to his left eye when struck by a flying rock at the Ford Lumber company crusher east of town Tuesday morning. The in jured man was rushed to Rose burg where Dr. Seely treated the injury. It is not known as yet whether his sight will be im paired. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Aaen and Miss Ada Luchterhand of Port land were week end guests at the Frank Holgate home. Mrs. Wesley Thompson of Cot tage Grove visited with Mrs. Vein Holgate this week. . Mrs. Everett Holgate and small daughter arrived Tuesday evening for a two weeks' visit with relatives in and near Suth erlin. Camas Valley The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Thrush was taken to a physician in Roseburg Tuesday for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Thrush are at present staying at the home of Orval Thrush, Mor ris' father. Logging operations started last week for the Harmson Wakefield lumber mill. Several men are working in the woods and others are cleaning up and repairing about the mill, which may start sawing In another week. Mrs. Norman Sting did not re turn with her husband after the holidays but is staying with her mother who is quite ill at her home in Seattle. Mrs. Buzzard and infant daughter came home from the Roseburg hospital Sunday. A. W. Gciler received word last week of the . death of his mother at the family home In Oklahoma. Mr. Geilcr visited his parents for two months last spring. Bernard Denn spent last week at Sutherlin working on REA construction. The senior class from the high school attended senior day activi ties in Roseburg last Tuesday. Prof. Chester Cook attended Dart of the time and stayed for the principal's meeting in the eve ning. Students attending were Dorothy Standiey, Geneva Hunt ley, Dorothy Krelger, Bill Olli vant, Donald Lawson, Frank Clark, Jerry Harding, and Lloyd Roberts. Several of the boys stayed for the Roseburg-Ashland basketball game in the evening. Elkton ELKTON, Jan. 23. (AP) Mrs. Ida Thomas and Mrs. Mary Beckely were attending to busi ness matters In Roseburg Friday. I Mr. and Mrs. John McMichael and family visited Mrs. E. M. Ow- lens, Sunday. Mrs. Owens went With them to visit at their home ! at Springfield. Mrs. Edith Madison and Law rence Madison, who are spend ing the winter near Portland, were home for a few days. The Elkton high school ball teams played two games each this week. The first the teams went to Sutherlin. Elkton won both games with a score of 16 to 30 for the boys basketball and the girls volleyball score was 8 to 25. The second games were played 'with Gardiner at Gardiner The Elkton boys won 19 to 11 and the girls won 25 to 29. Reedsport, Gardiner, and Elkton are the three teams in the league. The Elkton people who went to Gardiner Thursday evening to attend the ball games were Mrs. Hulda McDonald, Mrs. Anna Bowers, Mrs. Paula Anderson, Mrs. Gladys Griffith, W. J. Bll lick, Norman Weatherly, Bob BI1 lick, Joe Slagel, Bernle Slagel and Henry Weatherly. 1 W. L. Regele and Rodger Re- ByGolbraith OFF. school supplies should I get or an evening gown?" gele spent the weekend at Eu gene. Norman Weatherly went to Eu gene Friday to get his mother, Mrs. Mollie Weatherly, who has been in the hospital. Miss Owretha Hudson, who Is teaching at Bridge, spent the week-end at home. Miss Hudson has as her guests Miss Anna Kos who is teaching with her and Barbara Brooks, Dorothy Payton, Bonlta Wise, Charlotte Watson, Ruby Shipp, Betty Wassen, Faye Paulson, and Helen Helen, who are students. Three ball games were played Friday evening of which the first was a game between the Bridge girls and the Elkton girls of the grade school. hTe score of the volley ball game was 26 to 24 in favor of the Bridge girls. The grade school. The score of the freshmen and were beaten 8 to 22. The second string grade school boys played Kellogg and lost to Kellogg-with a score of 6 to 12. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bloodgood and son, Jerry, of Portland, are visiting Mrs. Bloodgood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Haines. The Bloodgoods have bought a bakery in Portland and are visiting a few days before taking the place of business over. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haines were Roseburg visitors Saturday. Miss Helen Fox and Miss Nina Weaver spent Saturday visiting friends at Oakridge. . Mrs. Ella Fenley, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Fenley and Asa Andrews went to Drain Wednesday even ing to attend the American Le gion meeting. Canyonville CANYONVILLE, Jan. 24. Lauren James was called to Cres well Sunday by the serious ill ness of his father. He took his son, Verlon, with him. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Duncan of Klamath Falls- have purchased the Walter Cornutt place. Otto Hughes of Eugene spent Friday and Saturday at the Neis wanger home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pelham and Dr. Anna Pelham were din ner guests Sunday at the home of Mrs. G. F. Patterson in Myrtle Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott were business visitors in Roseburg Saturday. E. R. Cochrane . of Myrtle Creek spent Sunday visiting at the Ray Paulson home. Fred Cooper is transacting business in Eugene several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swans berg and small daughter of For tune Branch spent Saturday night as guests of Mrs. Grace Robertson. Sunday evening they attended a first aid meeting In Roseburg. A number of ladles of the com munity have been assisting In the painting of the interior of the Methodist church. Mrs. Al len and Mrs. Ramberg also laun dered the curtains. Jack De vore has been hired to paint the ceilings and upper part of the walls. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bartley and children spent Sunday and Mon day In Portland attending to business matters and visiting. They visited at the home of Mrs. Bartley's sister, Mrs. J. E. Pen man. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Moyer and family visited Sunday after noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Weaver. CHEST COLDS To relieve distress easily, quickly, SSVISSS us ir i our or mothim Local News Mr. Oleson Here Ole T. Ole son, of Curtin, spent yesterday In this city on business. Mr. Kohl In Roseburg Jacob Kohl, of Dlxonvllle, was a busi ness visitor in this city yesterday. Gardiner Resident Here Fred Asscnheimer, of Gardiner, spent yesterday in this city attending to business. . Here From Kellogg George D. Madison, of Kellogg, spent yester day in this city attending to busi ness. Attend to Business G. N. Rid dle and Frank Bradstreet, of Rid dle, were business visitors in this city Thursday. ' Sutherlin Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brauninger, of Sutherlin, were in Roseburg yes terday on business. Spend Day In Medford Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Motschenbacher, of this city, spent yesterday attend ing to business In Medford. Mr. Stephenson Better Depu ty County Assessor J. G. Stephen son has been 111 the past few days at his home In this city. Here From Melrose Mr. and Mrs. Julius Slndt, of Melrose, spent a few hours here yesterday attending to business. Improving Mrs. P. E. Beaver Is reported to be improving in health at her home In Edenbower, following several weeks' illness. Mrs. Sanford III Mrs. S. A. Sanford is reported to be Improv ed in health at her home at Eden bower, following a week's illness of Influenza. Home From Hospital Mrs. B. H. Laird has returned to her home on Winchester street, fol lowing five weeks In Mercy hos pital receiving medical treat ment. ' Back From Portland Mar shall Pcngra, manager of KRNR radio station, and Mrs. Pengra have returned to their home In Laurelwood, following a few days in Portland attending to business. Skating Party Tonight Mem bers of the Roseburg Camp Fire otouds have been invited to at tend a skating party tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Rainbow rink at Winchester, to be sponsored by the Camp Fire Guardians council. Each group has been asked to furnish transportation for its own members. Visits Here Gene Crltcs, former resident of this citv, now nttnnHnr tlm Southern Oregon College of Education, stopped In Koseourg mursciay lor a iuw hours to visit friends. He was nn Mifn frt lVTunmnnl h with the basketball team, scheduled to olay two games and then to im r.rnrwln tn nlav two basketball pamcs with the Eastern Oregon College 01 r.ciueauon. rie wm receive his pilot's license In Feb nmm, hniln,? enmnlnted the nec essary requirements at the Ash land school. Reported Theater Theft Proves to Be Mistake Report of a robbery at the Myrtle Creek motion picture picture proved upon Investiga tion to be unfounded, state police here renorfed today. The man ager of the theater reported to police that eignt roeis oi nun had been stolen. Investigation, however, revealed that the man ner had left the boxes of films at the door of the theater while he made his usual rounds to post advertising cards. During his absence, the film company s transportation truck came along and nicked up Ihe films,, which were taken to Portland. New Storage Cabinet Put In Service at Grimm's Installation is being completed today on a new cold storage cab inet at Grimm's- grocery. Th" cabinet, which Is of the most modern type, will be used for all I kinds of frozen foods, Ice cream, j etc., and will be put in use Sut-! urday. ! Sandquist Shoe Co. Headquarters for Loggers' and Workingmen's SHOES New and Rebuilt 246 N. Jaokton St. R. H.S.Indians Set for Battles With 2 Opponents The Roseburg high school In dians were reported in good con dition today for a tough week end schedule, la which they will play the Grants Pass Cavemen tonight and the Astoria, Flying Fishermen Saturday. The double contest offers many difficulties, Inasmuch as the Indians dare not relax In to night's game for fear of drop ping a conference tilt, and there fore will bo unable to conserve energies for tomorrow nlgnt's contest, expected to be one of the toughest of the season, al though not counting in confer ence play. While Grants Pass is at the bottom of the conference sche dule, the Cavemen form a dan gerous squad. The team plays a particularly hard-driving game and Is a hard one to beat. Rose burg's only hope to conserve en ergy would be to pile up a suf ficiently wide margin in the early part of the game that sub stitutes could carry on In later periods. Tonights game will start at 8 o'clock. Saturday night's game, due to demands from merchants and others employed in local stores until a late hour, wil not start until 8:30 o'clocw. A prelimin ary, however, will be played starting at 7130 p. m. SALEM, Jan. 24. (API Gaso line consumption in Oregon set an all-time high of 260,121,736 gal lons, an Increase of 7.8 per cent over the previous year, the state departmnt said. MARKET REPORTS LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23. (AP) (U. S. Dept. Agr.) HOGS: Fairly active, generally steady with Wednesday; small lot outstanding 192 lb. butchers $8.60; bulk good-choice 170-215 lb. weights $8.35-50; 230-280 lb. kinds $7.50-8.00; light lights mostly $7.50-75; weights under 140 lbs. $7.00-25; packing sows bulk $5.75 6.40; light sorts to $6.45; 112 lb. feeder pigs $7.00. CATTLE Calves generally steady; few slaughter steers un sold early; odd head light feeder steers $7.00-50; medium heifers $7.50-8.50; common grades down to $6.50; medium cows $6.25-50 common to $5.50;- canner-cutter kinds $4.25-5.25; bulls absent, weighty kinds quotable to $8.00; good-choice vealers $10.5011.50; common-medium $7.50-10.25; culls down to $5.50. SHEEP Good choice wooled lambs quotable steady at $9.25-50. WOOL . BOSTON, Jan. 24. (API The Commercial Bulletin will say to morrow: "Demand for wool this past week has continued substantially along the same lines noted a week ago, that is chiefly for fine foreign wools, which are frac tionally dearer; the finer quali ties of pulled scoured wools, occa sionally up a cent and a consld- Today and Saturday GRAND ADVENTURE! A 20th CENTUir.FOX PICTURI STARTS SUNDAY 3 DAYS! A IAFF RIOTI THE SEASON'S MERRIEST MIX-UP! "Ui.Siilk" Until "ffiilPildJl"! 1 :45-7-9 P. M, 10c 300 40o erable quantity ot miscellaneous scourd foreign and domestic wool at. varying prices. south. American markets are a hit dearer, while British con trolled markets are unchanged. The trend of all markets ap pears to be slightly stronger. "Western contracting has pro ceeded with moderation at prices in the far west generally in the range of 30 to 32 cents to the grower. Most growers, how ever, want more money for their fine and half-blood wools. "The opening of fall weight lines by the American Woolen company on Wednesday at prices only 25 cents a yard over Au gust On standard goods Indicates a commendable effort to keep goods prices in restraint. 'Mohair has sold further In Texas at prices from 50 to 52 cents for adult and 60 to 70 cents for kids, depending upon the pro portions." WHEAT PORTLAND, Jan. 24. (AP) . Open High Low Close May 751 . 751 751 751 Strike Threatens All Ward Stores in Oregon PORTLAND, Jan. 24. (AP) Pickets may appear In front of all Montgomery Ward and com pany retail stores in Oregon if Portland strikers approve the ac tion at a 2 p. m. mass meeting to day. The AFL retail clerks, office employes and warehousemen's unions, striking for recognition, would send the pickets to branch stores In the state. ODDITIES (By the Associated Press) Costly Rehearsal WESTTOWN, Pa. Eagerness to win an elocution contest cost Sara Rinford, 16-year-old school girl, two broken legs. She fell 18 feet from a tree In which she was studying the effect of swinging to develop gestures for her recitation "swinging in the wind." . Fowl! WORCESTER, Mass. Col. hoy W. Smith, whose regiment leaves for eamn Saturdav. claims, to have attended 31 'farewell ban quet's or parties for members of his outfit in the past eleven days. "It's a good thing I like chick en," he commented. VITAL STATISTICS DIVORCE DECREES ' PATCHETT Maxine from Charles A. Patchett; .married ' at Seattle, . Wash,, July 27, 1928; cruelty. ' FANCY TUMBLERS, 2 to All this week at Can's lc sale 5c tumblers, 2 for 6c; 15c plates, 2 for 16c; 25c panties, 2 for 26c, etc., etc. Come In and see the bargains. You can save at Cart's. Adv.) Distributed by Douglas Distributing Co,, Roseburg. Ore. Police Trying to Locate "Foster," Near Roseburg State police hero today were working on a - difficult assign ment In the form of an endeavor to locate a man by the name of Foster, first name, address and description unknown. The search was being made at the request of the Washington state police, who reported that the man's brother had died In St. Peter's hospital at Qlympia. The local office of the state police was advised that the man is suppos ed to be located on a ranch near Roseburg. A message is held for him by Sergeant Paul Morgan (it local slate police headquarters; WEATHER STATISTICS By U. S. Weather Bureau. Humidity 4:30 p.m. yesterday 70 Highest temperature yesterday 53 Lowest temperature last night 43 Precipitation for 24 hours..!... .24 Preclp. since first of month 2.82 Precip. from Sept. 1, 1940 18.93 Excess since Sept. 1, 1940 .94 Ends Today Pal Night DOROTHY LAMOUR ROBERT PRESTON In "Typhoon" PLUS Coming Saturday A 'Romano, loo (idling lo ba sentimental.. .but icontl PLUS. V. "Ride Tenderfoot Ride" with GENE AUTRY JUNE STOREY mm uiurl 1 IWrs
