ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941.
THREE
Society and Clubs
By LOTUS KNIGHT PORTER
THIMBLE CLUB HAS
POTLUCK LUNCHEON
MEETING ON MONDAY
The Neighbors of Woodcraft
Thimble club held its regular
nicotine following a very enjoy
able one-thirty o'clock politick
luncheon Monday at the home of
.Mrs." Hattle Lucas in the Kohl
hagon apartments.
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which was followed by a social
hour of sewing and visiting.
Those present were Mrs.
13. W. 1 Taylor. Mrs. Alfred
Neal, Mrs. Clifton Hooper, Mrs.
A. D. I lawn, Mrs. R. L. Hounshell,
Mis. Henry Erskine, Mrs. A. H.
IVrrin, Mrs. Harry Lohr, -Mrs. L.
B. Krogel, Mrs. J. O. McCuan,
Mrs. Liston Darby, Mrs. P. E.
Beaver, Mrs. Pete Crummett,
Mrs. Thurman Smith, Mrs. Cora
Dourte, Mrs. James Medille, Mrs.
Q Hattie Lucas, members and a
guest, Mrs. Hooten.
The next meting will be De
cember 22nd at the home of Mrs.
Krogel with Mrs. Lohr as hostess.
This will be the annual Christ-
mas party.
MISS HELEN CASEY TO
HAVE CHARGE OF HOLIDAY
PROGRAM FOR CLUB
Miss Helen Casey will have
charge of the Christmas program
for the Roseburg Woman s club
next Tuesday at two o'clock at i
the club house. Miss Casey has
secured Mrs. Louis Albert Banks,
one of Roseburg's leading writ
ers, as guest speaker for the oc
casion. Members will exchange
inexpensive Christmas gifts. No
ollc.ill speakers will be on this
program.
Mrs. Homer Grow, music chair
man, ban arranged for Mrs. Floyd
Lewis to sing vocal numbers on
the program. Mrs. A. S. Coen
and Mrs. Charles A. Edwards will
have clifFcc of the treat to be
served id the close of the pro
gram. Mrs. Harry F. flnlfleki.
president, will conduct the busi
ness session. All members are
urged to be present.
FRETA HENDRICKSON
INVITES FRIENDS TO
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
Freta Hendrickson invited a
group of friends to a very delight
ful party Friday evening at the
attractive home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Chamberlin on Court street.
Tall red candles and Christmas
greenery carried out a pretty mo
tif for the table and rooms.
Games were played; popcorn was
popped and the group also enjoy
ed makinc candy during the
pleasant social hours.
Later in the evening Mrs.
Chamberlin served delicious re
freshments to Patricia Murphy,
Ruth Ilcck, Lou Helen Strange,
Virginia Roselund, Jean Ash
worth, Ed Moran, Ernest Hodson,
Mark Jones, Darrell Gadway and
I he hostess, Freta Hendrickson.
BRIDGE-SUPPER CLUB
IS ENTERTAINED AT
WADE HOME WEDNESDAY
A row of tall lighted red tap
ers arranged with sprays of holly
graced the beautifully appointed
table used by Mrs. C. B. Wade
Wednesday evening, when she
entertained her bridge club at a
charming seven o'clock supper at
' her lovely home on South Kane
street.
Covers were placed for Mrs.
Paul Helweg, a guest, and Mrs.
Clair K. Allen, Mrs. D. B. Bubar,
Mrs. Chesler Morgan, Mrs. Guy
Cordon, Mrs. Kenneth Quine,
Mrs. J. R. Wharton and the hos
tess, Mrs. Wade.
High score for the evening's
contract bridge play was won by
Mrs. Morgan with Mrs. Bubar
winning the table prize.
EAGLES AUXILIARY
PLANS CHRISTMAS
PARTY FOR TUESDAY
The Eagles auxiliary met Tues
day evening at the hall and made
plans for the annual niisinms
party to be held at 8 o'clock next
Tuesday night, December 16, at
the hail. Inexpensive gifts will
be exchanged.
I Plans were also made for the
' annual Christmas tree and prof-ram
to be held December 22nd
n't S o'clock at the hall. The ladies
are working on "comfort kits" for
the soldiers as a part of their Red
Cross work. Clara Kelly was ap
pointed outside guard and the
group pledged to help the veter
ans facility Christmas cheer fund.
The date of the bazaar has beeni
indefinitely postponed,
CHRISTMAS PARTY TO
BE HELD BY B. P. W. C.
AT SPENCER HOME
The Business and Professional
Women's club members are in
vited to enjoy the annual Christ -
mas party next Monday evening
at 8 oclock at the home of the
president. Mrs. L.L. Spencer, on
North Jackson street. A delight
ful evening has been planned.
CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY
TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY
The annual Christmas one o'
clock turkey luncheon and party
of the Roseburg Art and Emhrol
deiy club has been announced for
net Wednesday to be held at the
home of Mrs. Cluck. The mem
bers will exchange inexpensive
Chiistnias gifts during the social
hour.
CHARMING SHOWER
PARTY GIVEN FOR
MRS. TED ROADMAN
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at one of the most charming par
ties of the week, when she in
vited a group of friends to he'r
home Tuesday evening to enjoy a
seven-thirty o'clock dessert-supper
and to surprise Mrs. Ted
Roadman with a lovely shower.
Holly corsages and a center
piece of holly sprays graced the
serving table. Miniature soap
carved angels, placed in front of
a blue mirror and flanked by tall
lighted tapers, graced the radio,
Mrs. Thiele has soap-carving as a
hobby.
Covers were placed for Mrs.
Roadman, guest of honor, Mrs.
Paul Smith, Mrs. E. A. Pearson,
Mrs. L. K. Fies, Mrs. Clifford E
Smith, Mrs. J. E. Henbest, Mrs.
Waldo Campbell, Mrs. Adrian
Bowen and the hostess, .Mrs.
Thiele.
Beautiful gifts were presented
to Mrs. Roadman and the diver
sion of the pleasant evening
hours was contract bridge with
Mrs. Henbest winning the high
score and Mrs. Pearson winning
the second high score.
STUDY CLUB HAS
INTERESTING MEETING
VONCALLA, Dec. ' 10. Mrs.
Sam Walkinshaw graciously en
tertained the members of the
Yonealla Women's Study club at
her home Thursday afternoon. A
one-thirty dessert luncheon pre
ceded a very interesting program.
Roll call was answered to by
"items of interest." Mrs. Slocum
Chapman gave a report on art.
She is preparing an art exhibit
for the next meeting which will
be the Christmas party of the
club. Mrs. Hugh Warner, defense
chairman, reported on the pur
chasing of defense bonds by the
club. Mrs. Dare Kingery gave a
condensed article from October's
Readers' Digests, by Miss Freda
Utley. Mrs. Jess Lasswell gave
an answer to the article by Wil
kie, "Let's Plav Ball." Mrs. Frank
Madden read a very interesting
paper on "National Defense, via
Blood Building vs. Blood Shed
ding." Those present included the
new member, Mi's. J. M. Housley
and Mrs. Lillis Brawn, Mrs. Sher
man Chapman, Mrs. Harvey
Cockeram, Mrs. Dare Kingery,
Mrs. Jess Lasswell, Mrs. Frank
Madden, Mrs. Lcona Merk, Mrs.
Kenneth Mulkey, Mrs. Fred
Reeves, Mrs. Edgar Richards, Mrs.
Hugh Warner, Mrs. J. H. Witt
meyer, Mrs. Leslie Chapman and
Mrs. Sam Walkinshaw.
MISS GLADYS H. STRONG
PRESENTS PUPILS IN
CHARMING RECITAL
On Monday evening, a very in
teresting piano recital was given
by pupils of Gladys H. Strong at
her home on South Main street.
The program was given by be
ginners as well as advanced stu
dents. They played well and
showed a great deal of poise par
ticularly as it was their first ex
perience of an impending "black
out." Their numbers were well
chosen and were played with
good tone and with pleasing
style and interpretation.
The following were presented
Shannon Van Valzah, Donna
Jean Ellison, John Marvin Rob
ertson, Carolyn Groves, Harriett
Booth, Shirley Ann Helweg, Rod
erick Newland, Jacquelyn Cars-
tens, Joyce Bartley, Shirley May-
Woods, Tom Carter, Donald
Brand, Patricia Savage, Eleanor
Micelli, Jonathon Shepherd, Mary
Alice Wolford.
At the close of the program,
Miss Strong served refreshments
and a social hour was enjoyed.
SOCIAL MEETING IS
ENJOYED TUESDAY
AT LEWIS HOME
The Green P.-T. A. enjoyed a
social meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Vallic Lewis.
Sewing and visiting were enjoyed
during the afternoon hours.
Plans for the annual Christmas
meeting were discussed.
Later Mrs. Lewis served a de
licious luncheon to Mrs. Geo. Pip
er, Mrs. John Hess. Mrs. Percy
Myers, Mrs. Claude Parkhurst.
Mrs. John Lander, Mrs. Carl
Schmidt, Mrs. Agnes Telford and
Mrs. Norman Fisher.
The Christmas meeting will be
held on December l(i at the home
of Mrs. Geo. Piper, Members are
asked to bring inexpensive pres
ents to exchange.
! inter-SE STUDY CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN HUSBANDS
The InterSe Study club mem-
hers and their husbands haveito he held next Thursday at the
been invited to enjoy a very de-: clubhouse. The weekly contract
lightful Christmas "party (with : bridge tournament nlav will b-v
the exchange of inexpensive ' gin promptly at 9:30 o'clock, fol
gifts) next Saturday night at owed by a 12:30 potluck luncheon.
eight o'clock at the home of At
torney and Mrs. Paul Gedrles in
Garden Valley.
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Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor and
"Forced Landing,
showing.
"3 On a Bench"
Fred Mat-Murray, Mary Martin and Preston Foster in a scene
from "New York Town," which opens Sunday at Hunt's Indian
theatre.
SIDE GLANCES
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"Mukc liim look like an old mun, Grandpa
lhun we arc!"
RED CROSS TO BE
AIDED BY LADIES OF
ROSEBURG COUNTRY CLUB
The ladies of the Roseburg
Country club voted to do Red
Cross work at the meeting Thurs
day held at the clubhouse and Mrs.
E. J. Rodgers and Mrs. W. M. Mc
Eachern were appointed to have
charge of the Red Cross work for
the club members.
Contract bridge was in play dur
ing the morning hours with Mrs.
H. C. Stearns winning the high
score and Mrs. W. E. Ott winning
second high score.
Potluck luncneon was served at
noon to Mrs. L. E. McClintock,
captain, Mrs. W. J. Olmscheid,
secretary, Mrs. Kenneth Quine,
Mrs. H. C. Stearns, Mrs. W. M
McEachern, Mrs. W. E. Ott. Mrs.
E. J. Kndgcrs, Mrs. Arnold Davis,
Mrs. Gene Greene and Mrs. J. M.
Judd.
Plans were outlined for the an
nual Christmas party of the club
The Christmas tree and an ex
change of inexpensive gifts will
be enjoyed, after which golfing
Nils Asthor in a scene . from
which starts Sunday at the Rose for a three-day
By Galbraith
-a lot older
will be enjoyed if the weather
permits.
Plans were also made for tne
dancing party to be sponsen d by
the tournament committee for the
Junior members of the club lo be
held the evening of January 2nd
at the clubhouse. This dunc w:l!
be held unless national defense
oiders are such as to conflict vhh
the affair.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HAS CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM ON THURSDAY
Mrs. C. D. Fies, Mrs. J. Roland
Parker and Mrs. Fred Fisher were
hostesses to the Presbyterian Mis
sionary society Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Fies in
Laurelwood.
Mrs. W. M. Campbell, president,
conducted the meeting, which op
ened by the singing of Christmas
carols. The prayer calendar on
"Iran," "Messopatamia" and inter-mountain
area, was presented
by Mrs. Homer Grow, followed
by the program announced by the
chairman, Mrs. Morris H. Roach
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Troop Traveler" by Mrs. Earl Ull
rich; "Wasaeh Academy in Min
nesota" by Mrs. Homer Grow and
the beautiful Christmas story,
charmingly told by Mrs. W. M.
Campbell with Mrs. G. C. Finlay
playing the impressive back
ground piano music.
Committee eports were pre
sented by Mrs. Earl Ullrich, Miss
Margaret Clapp and Mrs. C. D.
Fies.
A beautiful lace cloth covered
the tea table which was centered
with a low white pottery bowl of
holly with white pottery holders
and tall candles. Mrs. Morris H.
Roach and Mrs. W. M. Chalmers
poured. Holly bouquets were us
ed about the rooms.
Guests present Included: Mrs. i
G. C. Finlay, Mrs. Bull, Mrs. Laws
Mrs. T. W. Thomason and Miss
Feme Thomason. Members pres
ent were: Mrs. W. M. Campbell,
president, Mrs. Ida Bailey, Mrs.
L. L. Bodie, Mrs. W. M. Chalmers,
Miss Margaret Clapp, Mrs. C. D.
Fies, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Mrs. R. H.
Grinsted, Mrs. Homer Grow, Mrs.
J. Roland Purser, Mrs. James
Pinkerton, Mrs. Morris H. Roach,
Mrs. H. G. Rulifson and Mrs. Earl
Ullrich.
The executive meeting preceded
the regular meeting and program.
The next executive meeting
will be January 8 at two o'clock
at the home of Mrs. W. M. Chal
mers to be followed at 2:30 by
the regular meeting at the Chal
mers home with Mrs. George
Brown and Mrs. James Pinker
ton, assisting hostesses. The year
book of prayer will be given by
Mrs. George Sewell wltn Mrs.
B. L. Eddy in charge of the devo
tions. MRS. HENRY CHANDLER
ENTERTAINS AT LOVELY
SHOWER PARTY THURSDAY
Honoring Mrs. Dale Owen, of
Corvallis, a very charming show
er party was given Thursday by
Mrs. Henry Chandler, Jr., at her
beautiful home on the South Pa
cific highway.
Lovely gifts were presemea to
Mrs. Owen from: Mrs. David Hill,
Mrs. Thomas Havens, Jr., of
Marshfield, Mrs. Ray Asburry,
Mrs. J. E. Henbest, Mrs. Darley
Ware, Mrs. Gordon Ware, Mrs.
Allen Moore, Mrs. Ralph Rodley,
Mrs. Paul Lund, Miss Carol Car
nes, Miss Beatrice Cooney, Miss
Myrle Erickson and the hostess,
Mrs. Chandler.
Chrysanthemums were attrac
tively used in the decorations for
the nartv. Visiting anu sewing
were followed by the opening of
the manv lovely gilts, alter
which the hostess served delicious
refreshments.
ELKS CHRISTMAS
BARN DANCE TO BE
HELD THIS EVENING
Elks, their families and invited
guests will enjoy the annual
Christmas Barn Dance tonight,
December 13, at the temple. J. V.
Keel and his committee have
charge of the affair, which prom
ises to be one of the most enjoy
able dances ever sponsored by the
Elks. Good music has been se
cured for the evening.
Jap Fishing Boats Seized
By Costa Rica, Mexico
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec.
13. (API The Japanese crew of
a motorized fishing vessel flying
the Stars and Stripes was in
terned today, driven to dock at
the Pacific port of Puntarenas by
warning bombs which the Costa
Rican government said were
dropped by U. S. navy patrol
planes.
The crew was laKen inio cus
tody under regulations imple
menting Costa Rica's declarations
of war against Japan, Germany
and Italy.
Mexico announced that two
Japanese fishing boats had been
seized on charges of Illegal fish
ing off strategic Iiwer Callfor-
Everyone h
Laundry
i Conscious
Though your little girl may
j do her dolly's wash at home,
I she'll boast of her modern
. -1 mother who sends the fam-
lly's wash to us!
nia, and similar seizures were re
ported on Cuba's northwestern
coast.
Honduras, Panama and El Sal
vador joined Central American
neighbors in declarations of war
against Germany and Italy, just
as they previously had done
against Japan.
Copeo Employee Hurt in
Collision of Trucks
J. L. McCuan, Copeo line crew
employee, was in Mercy hospital
todav for observation, following
a collision late Friday afternoon
truck and an empty logging
truck driven by Joe Wright for
the Brlggs company of Myrtle
Creek. Seven other members of
the Copeo crew were treated for
bruises and cuts, but none was so-
riously injured. McCuan suffer
ed a badly bruised and wrenched
hip and was kept in the hospitul
for x-ray examination and further
observation. Other members of
the crew were R. L. Matthews,
foreman; Ben Palm, driver; Bill
Rutter, Norman Olson, Lisston
Darby, Dale Simmons and Thur
man Smith.
Mechanical Work for
Defense Is Available
Roger C. Walsh, NYA youth
personnel officer, reported today
that several openings are avail
able for young men from 17 to
25 years of age at the Albany
Residence Center, where training
is given in aviation sheet metal
work. This is a 100-hour course,
he states, requiring three or four
weeks for completion. There also
are a few openings at the Eugene
Residence Center, where training
is'given in machine tooling and
gas engine repair for defense
jobs. Young men interested are
requested to contact W. M.
Campbell, city superintendent of
schools, or Scott Williams, NYA
project supervisor.
Yonealla Boy Scouts Will
Make Paper Collection
YONCALLA, Dec. 13. Starting
the first of the year, the Yonealla
Boy Scouts will start collection
of wastepaper. At present the
scouts are taking orders for
Christmas trees and will devote
the proceeds to local expenses of
troop activities. Residents are
asked to save newspapers, maga
zincs, pasteboard cartons and
boxes and all other waste paper,
which will be collected soon after
January 1.
Catastrophe Reported
From Peruvian City
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 13 (API-
First reports from Huaraz, pro
vincial capital 174 miles from
Lima, indicated that either a
cloudburst or a volcano eruption
had caused heavy casualties and
wrecked a third of the city.
The small Rataquenhau volcano
near the city has been dormant
many years.
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Porrlander Kills Youth
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PORTLAND, Dec. 13. (API-
Charles Bowman told police yes
terday he had killed a man he
found ransacking his house. The
victim was Identified by papers
as Dwalne Bural Tlmm, 21,
Enumclaw, Wash.
Bowman told Detectives C. G.
Seri-y that on his return from
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Douglas Residents to Be
Paid for Traffic Blows
WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 (AP)
The house acted Wednesday on
two bins authorizing payment to
residents of Douglas county, Ore
gon, for Injuries sustained in ac
cidents with government automo
biles.
It passed and sent to the white
house a bill for $5,000 to Ivan R.
and Nellie Witcher, of Douglas
county for the death of their son,
William D. Witcher, a minor.
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IN "TEXAS"
Plus frvlw Tonight Aftw Stqnd
when a truck In which he was .
riding was struck by a govern
ment truck near Sutherlin on July
31, 1940. ,
The house amended and re
turned to the senate for concur
rence a bill for payment of dam
ages to Walter M. Anderson ot
Rcedsport, for damages sustained
when an automobile In which he
was riding was struck by a CCC
truck on August 4, 1936, on the
Umpqua river bridge. : .
Engineer Scalded in
Crash Facing Death
(AP) Engineer Louis Peterson.
of Needles, was possibly fatally
scalded today when a- Santa Fe
freight locomotive and a light .
engine collided head-on near Ash
Hill, approximately 100 miles
west of here.
Peterson was on the light en
gine. His fireman, F. L. Lowry,
was badly bruised. A. J. Stockel,
engineer of the freight, was not
seriously hurt but his fireman,
William Canon, received an arm
Injury.
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