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i SIX WellesleyPrexy Slated to Head U.S.Sailorettes By RUTH COWAN WASHINGTON, July 31 (AP) It's Llt-ut. Comdr. Mildred H. Mc Afee, U. S. N., If you please. Within the next lew days Secretary of the Navy Knox Is going to let out the secret that he, the admirals and Commander-in-chief Roosevelt have agreed on Miss Mc Afee, Wellesley college's 42-year-old president, as head of uncle nam's suilorettes. C ' President Roosevelt yesterday . signed into law a bill creating a feminine naval reserve, designat ed as women appointed for vol unteer emergency service and promptly dubled the "waves" to release men for active sea duty. So now Uncle Sam's military minded nieces have a choice of volunteering to be a "wave" or a "waac", the feminine equivalent in the army. . The new naval service will In clude 1,000 commissioned officers and about 10,000 enlisted mem bers. The corps will be shore- bound sailors and the law pro hibits, their being sent outside the country. Miss Mc Afee has been dean of women at Centre college and at Oberlin. It was from the lutter that she went In 1936 to Wellesley to become that college's second youngest president. Hubbard Plans Sutherlin Hotel's Remodeling Russell J. Hubbard, of Hoods port, who recently purchased the Sutherlin hotel building from Douglas county, whs In Hoseburg today and reports that he Is plan ning to leave this week end on a business trip to Washington, D. C. Mr. Hubbard is completing Installation of a sawmill at Suth erlin, where he will be associat ed with the Smith Wood Products company. He recently acquired the hotel building , which he reports he plans to remodel to provide apart ment and hotel rooms. Several woods and mill workers already are residing In the building. Mr. Hubbard stated that he intended lo Improve the property and open DOUGLAS MARKET There may be a meat shortage other places but at the Douglas Market we can give you any thing you desire at a real at tractive saving. 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DEVELOPING AND PRINTING Any 6 or 8 roll of films developed and I print of each for 25c 5x7 ENLARGEMENT FREE "What a Spot" Rosalind Russell and Constance Moore swamp nochalant Fred MaeMurray with kisses In "Take a Letter, Darling," which opens Sunday at Hunt's Indaln theatre. Hopplty and Honey Bee are fleeing from "the humans" invading their garden, in Max Fleischer's technicolor comedy "Mr. Bugs Goes to Town," which opens Sunday at the Rose theatre In conjunction with "Spooks Run Wild," starring the Dead End Kids. the hotel for general business! iiMiiii'uiitu'iy uijuii ins ruiurn from Washington. Son of Mrs. E. O. Sarff Passes in Portland Funeral services were held In Portland today for Wlllard Wil klns Abcndroth, son of Mrs. E. O. Sarff of Roseburg. Mrs. Sarff was called to Portland last week, when hor son became seriously III following a hip Infection. A major operation failed to halt the infect ion and his death occurred Tues day. Mr. Abcndroth was a fre quent visitor here and resided in this city for a year, aiding his step father, a local automobile wrecker and parts dealer, when the latter was suffering from a leg injury. Mr. Abcndroth follow ed the barber trade for a num ber of years In Portland, but re cently had been employed In ship yard work. SKATING Every Wednesday, Saturday 7:30 to 10:00 P. M. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Sunday Nlte for Private Skating Parties Reservations Available RAINBOW RINK WINCHESTER Drug Store 50c Ipana Tooth Paste 39c $1.00 Adlerika 89c 35c Sloan's Liniment : 29c 60c Bromo Seltzer 49c Lysol, small 25c Lysol, medium 47c Lysol, large 89c 60c Sal Hepatica 49c 60c Alka Seltzer 49c Complete stock of Eastman Kodak Films. 10o FEDERAL TAX EXTRA TO KEEP THEM BOSaURS AEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURS. OREGON. )r Havlik Fills Defense1 Position at Washington Dr. Hubert F. Havlik, Ph. D., of Radburn, N. J., a frequent visit or In Roseburg and Douglas co unty, now Is serving as chief of the fuel, power and coal section of the war production and civil Ian supply board in Washington. Dr. Havlik, a professor of econ omics at Columbia university for the past 10 years, Is the husband of the former Violet Houllk, da ughter of Mrs. Marie Houllk of Roseburg and a sister of Mrs. Gordon Ware. Prof, and Mrs. Havlik have spent summer vacat ions In Roseburg for a number of years, but will be prevented from making the trip to the west coast this year because of his duties in Washington, where he is in charge of a department In which he heads a group of 50 aides trained in various fields of pro duction and supply. Mrs. Havlik and their two da ughters, Mary Frances and Susan, are remaining In Radburn for the summer. Oregon Goes Over Top In July War Bond Quota PORTLAND, July 31 (API Oregon went over the top on Its July war bond quota of $8,875, 000, Ray Conway, state director, announced todav. A purchase of $100,000 by the Multnomah county treasure put the city over Its quota. Limit Rights Reserved FLYING Thos.R. Simmons Of Reston Passes Thorn js Ross' Simmons, 72, well-known resident of the Reston district, died Thursday following a prolonged period of illness. He was born In Berry county, Miss ouri, March 21, 1870, and later made his home In Oklahoma. He came to Oregon about 1900 first making his home at Union, Ore gon, where he lived for about six years. He moved to Douglas county In 1906. Mr. Simmons was never married. He was a members of Philetarlan lodge. No. 8, I. O. O. F. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lucy Whlttington, Boise, Idaho, and a number of nephews and nieces among whom are, Joseph Wilson; and Mrs. Fred Hofmann, Tcnmile; Mrs. May Schaeffer, Glengary; John Wilson, Reston; Mrs. Gc-orge Croucher, Olalla; Henry and Frank Simmons, Rose burg. Funeral services will be held In the - chapel of the Douglas Funeral home Saturday after noon at two o'clock, Rev. H. P. Sconce of the First Baptist church officiating. Concluding services at Civil Bend cemetery, wncre interment is to take place, will be conducted under the auspices of Philetarlan lodge. VITAL STATISTICS DIVORCE COMPLAINTS WYATT Janes Laura vs. Bert Benson Wyatt; married at Win chester Bay, Nov. 16, 1940; cruelty. Around the County Sutherlin SUTHERLIN, July 31. Ait Reltman from Looklngglass has purchased the Jake Miller home east of Sutherlin and intends to move here after the first of Sep tember to make this his home. A brother from California has pur chased the Duncan place from Bill Webber. He also Intends to make his home here. Another brother from Minnesota has bought the 14 acres known, as the Bemis place also east of town and is planning on making some Im provements this .fall. The Relt man family has been traveling over the country and has decided that Sutherlin valley looks the best to them. Mr. and Mrs. Art Hansen were called to Long Beach Wednesday by the death of a relative, killed in an airplane accident. . ., Clem Levering of Dunsmulr is visiting friends here for a few days. He is a former Sutherlin resident, having at one time been employed at the mine. Mr. and Mrs. John Herstine drove to Brookings Sunday where they got Mr. Herstine's brother, Joe, and brought him here to as sist Mr. Herstine In the cabinet factory. They returned home by way of Grants Pass where they visited a sister. '' ;. ' The Central Douglas Fair board met Monday evening, July 27, and voted to not have the fair this year due to war conditions and everyone being so busy. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Dever of Clear Lake, California, left Mon day following a few deys' visit witli Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Long brake. Mr. and Mrs. Dover ore former residents, having lived on the Hughes, place east of town.- Mark Jordan and daughter, Patty, visited friends here Wed nesday afternoon. They are stay ing a few days in Roseburg where they will be joined by Mrs. Jor dan then they will start on their trip to the middle west. Wilbur WILBUR, July 31. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wilson of Oakland. California, spent the last few days here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Barneburg and family of. Wilbur. Mrs. Wilson Is Mr. Barne burg's mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Humphry and daughters, Alice and Jessie May, of Salem spent a few days visiting friends and relatives In Roseburg and Wilbur. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Phillips and daughter, Margaret Ellen, of Eugene arrived here Saturday to visit relatives here and with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford McKay, on the Dixon ranch. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Brown of Dixonville and Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Deardorff of Oakland were visiting friends In Wilbur Sun day. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Parker and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Demarco, spent the week-end camping at Tsilt coos lake. Mrs. Ivan Bridge and family left for their home In Canby Fri day after visiting here a few days with Mrs. Rosella Bridge. Mrs. Lucian Cobb and daughter of Kellogg attended church her last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Grubbe and two sons of California left for their home last week after visit ing here with Mr. and Mrs. W. "E. Thompson for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morn of Roseburg were calling on relativ es In Wilbur Wednesday. Pope and Talbot, of Grren Station have established a piling PRIDAY,-JULY 31, 1942. shipping yard here and shipped a car load from here Friday. They are represented by Andy Spllet hof Roseburg, 'who has charge of the loading. They expect to ship many car loads from here soon, , Mrs. Floyd McKay and her mother, Mrs. Opal Thorpe, of Eu gene were Wilbur and Roseburg visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Milt Miller and Mrs. Vir gil Smith were shopping and visiting friends In Roseburg Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Phillips and daughter, Margaret Ellen, and Mrs. Harold McKay were dinner guests of Mrs. D. P. McKay Sunday. Mrs. Fritz Brozlo gave a birth day dinner Saturday honoring her daughter, Jerry, on her 11th birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Col Henry and son, Scott and daughter, Lura Mel, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hill, Mrs. Carrie Hill and Victory Blackely. Glendale GLENDALE, July 29. L. H. Patterson was a business visitor at Grants Pass Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. VanSandt and daughter, June, came Friday from Salinas, California, to make their home here. Mr. VanSandt Is the new road master here. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Howard of Riddle visited here Sunday with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Pfaff. Mr. and Mrs. Emmltt Purclval, Bud Richardson, Marjory Rich ardson, and Leroy Vaughn were at Roseburg Saturday night on pleasure and business. Mrs. Ed Johnson and Mrs. H. D. Blair and daughter, ' Patty, transacted business Saturday at Grants Pass. Virgil Boudette came Friday night from Coquille and returned Sunday. Mrs. Boudette and fam ily returned with him for a visit. Mrs. W. B. Williams and Mrs. i Rogers both of Medford came Sunday for a visit with their grandmother, Mrs. Hllma Stanne. Mrs. Les Normoyle was a bus iness visitor in Medford Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Frost spent the week-end here from Placer. ' Elma Archambeau, Florence Johnson, and Al Jackson spent Saturday evening at Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Harvey visited In Roseburg Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Henninger and family. u - Mr. and Mrs. .Vic Lassen were Roseburg visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Garner of Grants Pass were at the Life Ed son home Sunday. , ' Al Creech returned home Tues day morning from his. vacation Jat Spokane and Portland. .-.Mrs. trances fine ana uorotny Martin were visitors in .Roseburg Thursday night ; , : Mrs. Homer Martin left Tues , day morning with her daughter, Lynne, for Junction City for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lof fer and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart and Mrs. Osborn were Grants Pass visitors Monday. ; . Mrs. Charles Tooley came Sat urday and stayed until Sunday afternoon, from Eugene. ; Mrs. Irene Woods and children came Sunday from Klamath Falls for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Craddock left Sunday for Portland where Mrs. Craddock will receive med ical attention. Pat Kennedy returned from the hospital at Roseburg Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Forbus were host and hostess at their home Wednesday evening for their ,dinner guests, Dorothy Martin, wave i nompson ana lony riKe. Beth Meissner returned home Monday night after spending a week vacation at her grand parents' home at Grants Pass. A. B. Drury of Medford was a guest at the D. C. Brown home Sunday. Pearl Tomerlin and Helen Le wallen left Friday morning on the bus for Eugene where they are at tending the NYA school. They are stationed at Skinner Butte camp and are taking up radio and sheet metal work. Billy Dobyns and Gene St. Clair left Saturday for Lake of the Woods Boy Scout camp where they will stay until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cejka, da ughter, Jeanette, and son. Rick, wet u business visitors in Grants Pass Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris, Mrs. W. J. Gordon and Mrs, Rlpp stlen were visitors In Roseburg Monday. Monte Burke has received word from his son Webb Burke, former employe of the Ingham Lumber Co. that he has been Injured and Is in the hospital at Westwood, California. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Salvage of Fortune Branch Mon day a son weighing 8 pounds and 12 ounces. C. L. Worley, resident of the old Redfletd Ranch, broke his left arm while haying Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Morey left Wednesday for Vancouver. George Eiting stopped Thurs day at the home of his sister Mrs. G. H. Ashman while en route ;to his home at Klamath Falls from Portland. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Benford re turned Tuesday night from Port 1nd where Mr. Benford was in the St. Vincent hospital. Their daughter, Mrs. Wilcox, of Eugene returned with them. U-Boat Kidnaps American Captain By the Associated Press) ; The first reported instance of the seizure by a German subma rine of an American ship's cap tain as a prisoner of war was disclosed by the navy yesterday In announcing the sinking of an other U. S. merchantman In the western Atlantic. With the loss also of the Bra zilian freighter Tamandare, an nounced by the Brazilian govern ment yesterday, the Associated press unofficial tally of subma rine sinkings of united and neu tral nations' craft In the area rose to 404. "You are a prisoner of war. I want you to come aboard. I am very sorry," survivors of the American vessel quoted an English-speaking U-boat commander as having said to the American as his ship was foundering In the south Atlantic on July 9. "We'll treat him well. He'll be aboard only about 11 days," the commander replied to pleas of the 43 survivors to let their cap tain accompany them in lifeboats. The submarine's torpedoes Kinea tnree crewmen. Red Successes Fail to Relieve Caucasus Area (Continued from page 1) had captured the important rail junction of Kushchevka, 43 miles south of Rostov. Nazi military Quarters said German vanguards were making quicK neaaway in two big col umns south of Rostov and beyond Proletarskava. and deelnrpri thnf according to information reaching o-iia me soviet retreat at sever al points became a disorderly flight. Confirmation still was lacking for a Vichy (French) radio broad cast report yesterday that Ger man trooDS from the Crimea hurt crossed the narrow Kerch strait to the Caucasus mainland and were Imperilling the Russians be low Bataisk. During the night, German raid ers attacked eight towns in the English industrial midlands, stir red two quick alarms in London, and bombed East Anglia and the south coast. The Berlin radio said a strong nazi bomber formation again raided Birmingham. No bombs fell In London, but the capital's secret new anti-aircraft guns went Into action. Eif?ht nazi nlnnps wera r-onit-t. ed shot down over the island kingdom, while bad weather ap parently kept the RAF's big bombers from earrvinir nn hii. offensive against the reich. y daylight, RAF fighters streaked across the channel to ward Boulogne to resume raids on the French "invasion" coast. Aloxandria Bombed Axis bombers raided Alexandria last night, killing four- persons and injuring . 13 and causing slight damage to property, the Egyptian interior ministry an nounced today. Air raid alarms also sounded in the Cairo area and other points in Egypt; the ministry said, but it made no mention of bombs fall ing in Cairo, which was the tar get of a light raid .Wednesday night. Light British patrols harassed the axis forces on all sectors of the El Alamein front by night, General Auchinleck's headquar ters announced but there was no indication of large scale opera tions anywhere in the fighting zone. Output of Cargo Planes To Be Speeded, Plan Now (Continued from page 1) grave hour. "As a starter, the smaller cargo planes now under construction should be multiplied many times." Kaiser told both the Lee and the senate defense investigating committees that a signal from President Roosevelt would start shipbuilders all over the country producing cargo planes. Glenn Martin of Baltimore, in a radio broadcast from his Middle river, Md plant last night, de scribed this as a "300-mile-an-hour war" and said a fleet of 300 flying vessels could put 45,000 men in Europe in three days. Kaiser told the senate commit tee today that Donald Nelson, chairman of the war production board, had promised "full sup port" of his program to build giant troop and cargo carrying planes In his shipyards. Nelson "wants to know, of course, If It is possible to get the men and materials" to do the job, Kaiser said. Earlier, Dr. William W. Christ mas, New York engineer who Identified himself as "the highest authority on aeronautics," testl- E fled concerning' a' design for a 564-ton plywood "battle plane which he said could carry 3,000 men 1,200 miles. Dr. Christmas supported Kai ser's suggestion that American shipyards couiu ounu nuge boats for army transport service. Non-Essential, Gas Use In Britain Will Cease t nwnnw tnlv 31 (AP) The ordinary private motorist made his final appearance on diuuhi s highways today, the last day for any non essential use of gasoline. Beginning tomorrow, gasoline coupons will be issued only on proof of strictest necessity. Nazi Saboteurs Denied Trial by Civil Court (Continued from wage 1) - the nazis. One of them, Herbert Hans Haut, travelling on a Ger man DassDort. attended a sabo tage school there run by the army, embarked irom Lunem, France, on U-boats equipped with extensive paraphernalia and spe cific instruction for the destruc tion of important dams, factories and other installations here ana plotted a two-year campaign of sabotage to further the axis cause. The defense claimed that the men, all former residents of this country, were loyal to the United States, that they attended the school and boarded the subma rine as the only means of fleeing Germany, that they buried their explosives in the sand upon land ing and did nothing to carry out any sabotage campaign, and that they were planning to report to the authorities. The military commission trying the eight prisoners heard the op ening of final arguments today. Attorney General Biddle said arguments before the commission might be finished speedily and the commission's verdict go to the president next week. Royall, however, said' he did not know whether proceedings could be wound up that soon. American Fliers Down Ten Japanese Raiders (Continued trom page 1) off Gana mission, Papua, and scored five direct hits, leaving the vessel spouting flames visible for 30 miles. Then the destroyer escort was machinegunned from low level and her anti aircraft guns silen ced. The transport, described by to dqy's communique as a medium FOOD SPECIALS WATERMELON, lb. 3d LOCAL PARROTS. 2 bunches 13c CUCUMBERS, 3 for ....10c BEEF ROAST, ib. ..27c BEEF BOIL, lb 20c WIENERS-FRANKS, Ib. . . . 25c VEAL STEAK, Ib 29c FORMAY, 3-lb. UMPQUA CHIEF FLOUR 49,b.sac ... $l.S3 HILLCREST FLOUR 4Mb, sac ...$i.30 WHITE ROSE FLOUR 49.lb.sac $1.69 CRACKERS CASCADE. STAY CRISP GRAHAMS 2-lb. box.... 25 c Y 11 PHONE 690 sized cargo vessel, was the fifth damaged or sunk since the Japan ese Invaded the Papuan peninsula last week. Heretofore one trans- ... port was sunk and two others 1$) and a destroyer were hit by allied i i-.- UUIiiua. From all yesterday s operations three allietf planes were missing. CHUNGKING, July 31 (AP) Tn.A t.n-inpcp In two seoarate attempts to raid Hengyang air drome yesterday lost tour bomb ers and three new Zero-type imHflp the puns of fierht. - O - lers of the U. S. air force in China, Lieut. Gen. stiiweus iieauquan ers reported today. ( in aaOlUOIl, luuaj a iivouuu, ers communique said, a number of Japanese aircraft probably were destroyed. One American plane was lost. The pilot, how-, ever, was saved. The communique's reference to the new-type Japanese Zeros was the first made of the use of these planes in China. A) It was believed they were' brought in to deal especially with the American planes, but their first day's work was a flop. Every one of the bombers they were escorting turnedi tail before getting to its target. A B IITALI mAt 4 to arrive VERY SOON. Order NOW. Page Lumber & Fuel Co., phone 242. (Adv.) HOTEL DANMOORE Free Garage 12 to 13 on W. Morrison Portland, Oregon - Special Family Rates 2 adult, 2 children under 15 years in room with 2 double beds and bath 0l CENTS PER 2 PERSON OR . . 2 connecting rooms with bath $1 AA PER W I PERSON Single rates from $1.50 per room Double rates from $1.00 per person Write for reservations See your Chamber of Com merce or local newspaper for further details. RAY W. 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