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ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, R0SEBUR6, ORtSON?0 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1942 THREE Society and Clubs By NETTIE MRS. COOPER IS HOSTESS TO H. E. O. ' CLUB WEDNESDAY The H. E. O. club met Wednes day with Mrs. Clifton Hooper as hostess. Mrs. Emmett was a guest. Members present were Mrs. Sam Carson and daughter, Patsy, Mrs. James Mcdill, Mrs. Myrtle Nor wood, Mrs. Harry Lohr, Mrs. J. O. MeCuan, Mi's. David Meyers, Mrs. Percy Myers and son,' Dar rel, Mrs. A. H. Perrin, Mrs. Henry Erskine and the hostess, Mrs. Clifton Hooper. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Erskine and Mrs. McCuan for five hundred. Mrs. Percy Myers was honored on her birthday with a nice gift and a lovely cake, also a very beautiful cluster of President Hoover rosebuds. OMrs. Erskine plans td enter in the ladies at her home on Wednesday, June 3. STEADFAST BIBLE CLASS TO HAVE POTLUCK LUNCHEON THURSDAY , The Steadfast Bible class of the Presbyterian Sunday school will have a potluck luncheon Thursday.'at 12:30 o'clock at the church. All the ladles are asked to bring a covered dish and table service. There will be a program and a business meeting. All members are urged to be present. HOME EC. TEACHER HONORED AT PARTY MYRTLE CREEK, May 27. A delightful party was given Thurs day evening at the home of Mrs. Tillie Yocom honoring Miss Helen Mead, the home economics teach er in Myrtle Creek high school, who was married in Corvallis Piturday, May 9, to Mr. Robert ittleton, a geologist with the Rustless Mining company. The hilarious game of Cootie was enjoyed during the evening. A lovely gift of bed linen was pre sented to Miss Mead. Refresh ments of ice cream, cake and cof fee, were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Ada Yocom Lewman, Miss May Gross and Mrs. John Gibson. Those present were Miss Mead, honor guest, Miss Ruth Rabell, mD M-D Sanitary Napkins None IF YOU LIKE A FINE STRAIGHT BOURBON THAT'S smooth and light bodied . . . and that's light on the budget . . . you'll like . . . Fpff7fc ITMICII loumoN whiskey ggryg- o yma ruLlPINT$i m FULt MOORE John Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Law rence, Mrs. Ethel McDougall, Mrs. Thomas Ireland, Miss Rose Mar tin, Mr. and Mrs. Schoenenberger, Mrs. Albert Tilehe, Mrs. Ray Orange and the hostesses. NORTHSIDE SUNSHINE'CLUB WILL HOLD MEETING WITH MRS. CASEBEER The Northslde Sunshine club will hold Its meeting and have a one-thirty o'clock dessert lunch eon Thursday at the home of Mrs. Marjorie Casebeer, 443 S. Stephens. Members are asked to bring bingo prizes. COUNTRY CLUB LADIES TO HOLD POPPY TOURNAMENT TUESDAY The ladies of the Roscburg Country club will hold their golf Poppy tournament Thursday May 28. Golf will start at eight thirty and all ladies wishing to play are asked to bring their popples.There will be a potluck luncheon at twelve-thirty and contract bridge play will begin at one-thirty. Stay on Job Memorial Day, War Workers Urged WASHINGTON, May 27 (AP) Shut downs scheduled next Sat urday in observance of Memorial day In any war plant should be cancelled, WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson said today, because the country "cannot afford a lag n war production." "We can honor our heroic dead only by showing that we' are de termined as they were to defend our country without counting the cost to ourselves," Nelson said. "We cannot honor them by tak ing a holiday." Chester Thompson Dies At Grangeville, Idaho Word was received here today of the death Tuesday at Grange ville, Idaho, of Chester Thomp son, native of Douglas county. Mr. Thompson, who had made his home in Idaho in recent years, was a brother of L. E. and O. C. Thompson, residents of Umpqua. better at 2 packages for 39c FULL PINT JAMES IARCIAY CO., SIDE GLANCES COFR- 194i BV HEA 5EPVICE. IMC. T M'WTC. ti. f PAT. "I'm worried about grandpa lie knows lie's too old to enlist, but he asked me yesterday if it cost very much to have one's face lifted i" New Show Today Brenda Marshall and Dennis i the filming of the timely feature, "Captain of the Clouds," which opens today at Hunt's Indian theatre. Miss Polly Zazu Pitts,, starred with Slim Summervllle In that comedy hit, "Miss Polly," which opens today for bargain night at the Rose theatre. The companion picture is a picture showing cf "Mary land." Portland Mother, 34, Has Two Sons in War Duty PORTLAND, May 27 (AP) Mri. Mlcheal Newman of Port land, married at 15, today at 34 is believed one of America's youngest war mothers. She has a son, Alfred, 17, In the marine corps, and another son, Bernard, la, in a California airplane fac tory. Here From Dillard Mr. Abner Rice of Dillard was a business visitor in this city Tuesday. QUART $2.15 IIMITED, Ptotlo, Itllneli ByGalbraith OFF. Morgan in a carefree mood during Odd-Calibre Guns Are Released for Public Sale WASHINGTON, May 27 (AP) Small-gauge shotguns, odd-calibre and certain .22-calibre rifles, and other types of firearms not needed by the armed forces or for other essential purposes were re leased by the war production board today for general sale to the public. All .stocks of such weapons have been frozen since February 27. Under the amended order cer tain guns and pistols are class! fled as "defense pistols" or "de fense rifles" and "defense shot guns" and, as such, may not be. sold except with WPB permis- sion, for federal, state or local: government use, for lend-lease purposes, or military priority rat-1 lngs, or to the defense supplies corporation. Anti-Axis French Smash Parade of Fascists BERN, Switzerland, May 27 (AP) A parade of French fas cists at Bezlers in unoccupied France was broken up today by allied sympathizers in a street battle which Involved about 1,500 persons, it was reported, as politi cal discussions at Vichy centered on possible adjustment of Italy's extensive territorial demands. Information from the occupied zone said the fight at Beziers, a town In southern France near the coast west of Marseille, was end ed by police intervention. The paraders were carrying anti-British and anti-Churchill placards when Jeers from people on the sidewalks started the fight ing. Admiral Rene Platon, secretary of state In the vlchy foreign min istry, made a bitterly anti-British speech at Beziers yesterday. Shooter of Legion Post Commander Indicted EUGENE, May 27. (API Earl Morgan, Cottage Grove mtn er, was Indicted today by the Lane county grand jury on a charge of assault with a danger ous weapon. Morgan is charged with shoot Ing Claude Sherman, Cottage Grove American Legion comman der. Sherman has since had his leg amputated as the result of the wound he suffered when he attempted to aid law enforcement officers who were placing Mor gan In a cell at the Cottage Grove Jail. Street cars of Birmingham, Ala., carry hostesses, who serve coffee to passengers. Local News Here From Glendale Al Hen- ninger, of Glendale, was a busi ness visitor In this city Wednes day. , ! Here Tuesday Mr. Avery Las well of Yonculla was In this city attending to business matters uesday, . ' . Here From Days Creek Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knoph of Days Creek were business visitors in this city Wednesday. Returns From Portland Mr. Ernest Butler of this city has re turned to his home after spend ing a few days In Portland. lo To Portland Robert Gilo and his mother, Mrs. R. E. Glle, have gone to Portland, where the latter will receive medical atten tion. Go To Gold Beach Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parker of this city have 'gone to Gold Beach, where ho plans to spend several days fishing. W. B. A. to Meet The W. B. A. will meet at two o'clockk In the afternoon Thursday at the home of Mrs. Eugene Little on S. Steph ens street. Lady Elks to Meet The Lady Elks will have a social evening Thursday, beginning at 8 oclock, at the temple, with Mrs. Joseph Fest as hostess. Has Operation Harold Dau benspeck, resident of Tiller, un derwent an operation at the office of Dr. A. C. Seely today for the removal of tonsils. Here From Days Creek Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Moore and Bill Rachor, all of Days Creek, were shopping and visiting friends here Tuesday. I , -''If ; Sewing Group to Meet The Christian Science war relief sew ing group will meet at two o'clock Thursday, May 28, In the rooms at the Perkins building. ' Back From California Mrs. Glenn E. Woodruff of this city has returned to her home after spending the past two weeks vis iting friends and relatives In San Francisco. Go to Portland Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Wands of this city left Tues day for ' Portland where Mrs. Wands will receive medical atten tion. Mrs. Wands Is employed at Henninger's Mart. Go To Coast Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hargis left Tuesday for Gold Beach on a fishing ;r!p. They will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth (Sonny) Ott, who preceded them to that place. I Spending Week In Portland Mrs. F. W. Hayncs of this city has gone to Portland where r.ho Dlans to spend a week visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan McKinny. In Graduating Class Mildred Hcnson of this city and Muriel Samuelson of Gardiner are among those graduating from the South ern Oregon College of Education at Ashland, Friday. Here From Portland Mrs. L. L. Riggs, of Portland; state presi dent of Pro-America, arrived here Tuesday. She was guest speaker at the Pro-America luncheon held at the Umpqua Hotel today. Leave For Idaho Mrs. Jardes (Buster) Beaty and children, Lil lian and Jimmie, left Tuesday for Idaho where they will join Mr. Beaty, who is working In that state on highway construction projects. Leaves for Portland John Ed wards of San Francisco, who has been visiting here with his pa rents, the Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Ed wards, left this morning for Port land, where he will visit briefly with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wlshard and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaub, relatives of Mrs. Edwards, before returning to his home. Men Needed in Navy Yard There is a great demand for skilled workmen In the Mare Is land navy yard, according to Franklin Parson of Napa, Calif., an employee at Mare Island, who with Mrs. Parson and their son. Franklin, are visiting here with their son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Weseman. Skilled tradesmen must have had four years of experience In their respective trades In order to qualify for top positions, Mr. Par sons states, while helpers must have had six months experience. Tradesmen draw from $8.48 to $12.12 per day, he states, while starting pay for helpers is $6.48 per day, and for classified labor, J $5.92 per day. 1 Women of U.S. Beg Enrolled For Army Service WASHINGTON, May 27 (AP) Women enrolled today at regu lar army recruiting offices for :he first time in history seeking selection to be among the first candidates for officer commis sions in the women's army auxili ary corps. In the the line of applicants at the Washington recruiting office was an indication of the nation wide response, thousands will ap ply for places among the first 450 candidates to report at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, about July 15. Applications will be accepted through June 4 but evidently many women here thought an ?arly application would help .heir chances. The first woman said she was Sybil Batchelor, 21, who thought her education In physics and oh 3r science subjects at the Wo man's college of the University Df North Carolina would qualify her for a radio assignment. She now works in the bureau of stan dards. Next In line was a navy depart ment worker, her hair streaked with gray, who would not identi fy herself. The age limits ere 31 to 45. From those enrolled through out the nation each of the nine corps area headquarters will se lect 60 candidates for recommen dation to the war department. The department will select 40 for training. It will also deslgnala 90 candidates from member j of the aircraft warning service to make the total 450. Laughing Eyes, a 29-year-old Creek Indian, in full tribal re galia, was among the first of more than 250 women who storm ed army recruiting offices in New York to apply for enlistment. She said she was a graduate of Has kell institute, Lawrence, Kan., and her brother, Straight Arrow, had joined the navy last month. Lightning Bolt Wrecks Mount Scott Lookout The forest lookout station on Mt. Scott, near Glide, was badly wrecked when It apparently sut fered a direct hit by a bolt of lightning recently, Fred South wick, supervising warden of vhe Dounglas Forest Protective as sociation, reported today. The damage to the structure was dis covered Tuesday, when South- wick wcnt to the station on a regular trip of Inspection. The roof was torn from the building and all windows shatter ed, he slated. The lightning struck the telephone, although the instrument had besn discon nected, shattering the equipment into bits, Southwick reported. Vhe lightning travelled along the tele phones wires in two direction from the station and Jumped in sulators and grounded on trees for a distance of a quarter of a mile each way. Extradition of Glide Man Will Be Sought Extradition papers are being prepared to bring about the re turn of John LaBonte of Glide, now under arrest at Montcsano, Wash., Sheriff Cliff Thornton re ported today. LaBonte, Thornton said, Is charged with non-sunnort I i V i I-". I Ai 1 . . X of his wife and minor children. He recently was arrested at Mon tesano, the sheriff reported, on a charge of drunken driving. A hold warrant has been wired from Douglas county and extra dition will be asked following his release from the Washington Jail. Oregon Fire Losses in 1941 Show Reduction SALEM, May 27 (A,P) In sured fire losses In Oregon dur ing 1941 totaled $3,309,105, a re duction of $406,137 from the pre vious year and a 3.9 per cent re ductlon from the average for the preceding 10 years, the state fire marshall reported today. Forty eight persons were killed by fires during the year, and 110 others were Injured. Forty per cent of the loss In property damage was in rural and farm areas without fire pro jection. VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE LICEN8E8 MURPHY-DAGE Lorin Avery Murphy and Doris Dorene Dage, both residents of Roscburg. ' PORTLAND, May 27 (AP) David Eccles resigned as chair man of a legislative Interim com mission on Industrial develop ment In Oregon yesterday be cause he said the body had be come dormant through lack of funds. The state war industries direct or said the state emergency board had refused twice to grant $15,000 for a survey. LIVE8TOCK PORTLAND, May 26. (AP) (U. S. Dept. Agr.) CATTLE Murket active, steady on limited supply; few medium-good 930 lb. fed steers 12.50; strictly good steers Monday up to 13.50; odd head common-medium 10.75-11.50; common heifers salable around MARKET REPORTS TODAY AND THURSDAY ARE BARGAIN NIGHTS Two Adults 40c, Inc. tax A Return Showing of a Grand Picture in Gorgeous Technicolor . "MARYLAND" ' Starring . JOHN PAYNE BRENDA JOYCE . WALTER BRENNAN PLUS Shows Today and Thursday 7:15 - V:30 P. M. SOARMG SAGA ofWavutns 8.50-10.00; best fed heifers Mon-1 day 12.65; canner and cutter cows 6.00-7.50; fat dairy type cows 8.00 50; medium good bulls 9.75-10.75; good vealers 14.00-50; choice quot able to 15.00; common-medium grades 9.50-13.00. HOGS Market 10-15 higher; good-choice 180-215 lb. weights largely 14.25; few head 14.35; scattered lots downward to 14.10; 230-290 lb. weights 13.00-50; light lights mostly 13.0025; few 13.50; good 350-500 lb. sows 10.00-1.00, heavy down to 9.50 few choice 91 lb. feeder pigs 13.50. SHEEP: Market active, steady; good-choice spring lambs 13.50-75; medium-good grades 12.00-13.25; common downward to 10.00; com mon to fairly good shorn old crop lambs 8.50-10.00; odd yearlings 8.50; good ewes 5.00-50; culls downward to 1.00. PRODUCE PORTLAND, Ore., May 27 (AP) LIVE POULTRY Buying prices: Colored hens, 20-23c lb.; others unchanged. RABBITS Average country killed, 30-32c lb.; city killed 32 34e lb. ONIONS Oregon $2.75 per 50 lb. sack; green, 30c dozen bunch es; Texas bermudas 50s, $2.35 2.50 sack. Calif, sweet type $2.75 3.00. POTATOES, new Shatter, (Cal.) white rose, $2.75-3.15 cen tal. Other produce unchanged. WHEAT PORTLAND, Ore., May 27. (AP) Open High Low Close May... 96 96 96 96 SUMMER RATES GRAND HOTEL Rooms $12.00 Month and up Dine at Our Coffee Shop Best Foods at the . Lowest Prices Try It MAE SEEMES, Mgr. HAL ROACH ouuhU i'Mltf POLLY' ZASU PITTS SLIM SUMMERVILLE J Kathloen HOWARD Elyse KNOX. tvitfr Winas the Triumphs . . . ond Tragedies of Today's Heroic Skywayman! JAMES CAGNEY DENNIS MORGAN. Brenda MARSHALL STARTS TODAY 4 DAYS Mott Vmvui In ttu Weitf