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ROSEBURS NcWS-RSVfEW. ROSeBURS, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1942. THREE Society and Clubs By LOTUS KNISHT PORTER STUDY CLUB HAS DELIGHTFUL MEETING YONCALLA, Oct. 9. The first meeting, of the season of the Yon calla Women's Study ciub was held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon, October 1, with Mrs. Kenneth Mulkey, Mrs. Ervin Rice and Mrs. Floyd Wat son hostesses. A luncheon was served at 1:30 after which Miss Stephens, state librarian of Sa lem, reviewed several books from the book of the month club, and discussed library problems with the club members. The club president, Mrs. Kenneth Mulkey unveiled a portrait of the late Mrs. Leona Merk, the first librarian of the Yoncalla public library, which her two sons, Fred Merk and Robert Merk pre sented to the library. Mrs. Dan Wright, who Is the local libra rian, took Miss Stephens to the I library and the club members held their regular meeting. Those present Included, Mrs. John Kruse, Mrs. Lillis Brawn, Mrs. Earl Strong, Mrs. Leslie Chap man, Mrs. Fred Merk, Mrs. Hen ry Payne, Mrs. Harvey Cocke ram, Mrs. Edgar Richards, Mrs. Paul Allen, Mrs. Lloyd Pinkston, and the folloving guests. Miss Eleanor Stephens, state librarian and her mother, Mrs. E. F. Steph ens of Salem, Mrs. E. L. Hen ninger, and Mrs. L. E. Henninger of Roseburg, Mrs. Lula Gorrell, county superintendent of schools of Roseburg, Mrs. E. G. Young of Oakland and Mrs. Dan Wright of Yoncalla. MRS. LONG ENTERTAINS HONORING GRANDSON .YONCALLA, Oct. 9. Honor i Ing the first birthday of her grandson, Donald Blue of Port land, who Is visiting at her home, Mrs. Cody Long entertain ed at a party at her home Thurs day afternoon, October 1. Visit- Roseburg's Favorite DINING AND DANCING SPOT Chicken and Steak Dinners Anytime Dancing Nightly Orchestra on Saturday Evening THE BIG OAKS Near Coos Junction TODAY AND SATURDAY 2 BIG WESTERN HITS! TRIGGER ACTION! MBA FIGHTING FURYJ x "George""Gabby" g I HAYES m GaleSTORM jf AND UIDGBT oT the lie -25c 30e ing was enjoyed after which a delicious lunch was served to the following: Mrs. Bob Blue and son, Donald, of Portland, Great Grandmother Mrs. Lena Long, Mrs. Herman Thiel, Mrs. Delton Thiel and daughter, Patty Lou, Mrs. Elton Grass and son, Don ald, Mrs. Earl MeDanlel and son, Caicy, Mrs. Percy Applegate and son, Bobbie, Mrs. Wilbur Briner and daughter, Gail, Mrs. Wil mont Dodd and son, Garrie, Mrs. Ernest Warner and two children, Paul and Jane, Mrs. Tommy Palmer and son, Larry, and Mrs. G. C. Long, MR, AND MRS. MEREDITH ENTERTAIN AT DINNER LOOKINGGLASS, Oct. 9. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meredith enter tained at a large family dinner on Sunday, honoring their guests, Miss Alice Bostiek of Roseburg and house guests, Mrs. Merle Cur tiss of Lansing, Michigan and Mrs. Mattie Shields of Portland. Mrs. Curtiss is the niece of Miss Bostiek and Mrs. Shields, and ar rived on Wednesday for a brief visit. Mrs. Meredith, who Is also a niece of Miss Bostiek and Mrs. Shields, Included in her dinner guest list another niece, Mrs. Nel son Andrus and family of Reston. Covers werp placed for Mrs. Curtiss, Miss Bostiek, Mrs. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson And rus, Floyd Andrus, Miss Zerita Andrus, Mrs. Victor Alcock of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Andrus and daughter, Artha, Clayton Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith, Miss Llla and Charles Meredith. MRS. EDMAN HOSTESS AT DINNER SUNDAY MELROSE, Oct. 9. Mrs. E. Edman entertained with a one o'clock dinner at her home Sun day. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mrs. Gerda Lundahl of Roseburg, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Keifer, Fern Carol Anderson, Mrs. C. R. Holmquist and daughter, Miss Patty, Mrs. Adolph Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Bloomquist. The afternon was spent in visiting. P. E. O. RUMMAGE SALE TO BE SATURDAY Chapter BI of the P. E. O. Sisterhood will sponsor an all-day rummage sale Saturday, October 10, at the former Film shop on North Jackson street. The sale will open at. nine o'clock in the morning, FEATURES ALWAYS THIS CURIOUS WORLD me. txPiDStcm MILES OP VOITANIC ASH FROVl MT. MAZAMA. AND PRODUCED OREGON'S" CATS tAKE, OCCURRED LESS THAN -4,000 YEAR'S A&3 IN CAVES NEAJRSV, SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED INDIAN SANDAIS, BLACKENED BY THE X- pr.voos te?ssr Give the correct order, in size of continental. UNITED STATES, BRAZIU, ANSWER: Brazil, United States, Australia XEXT: Fire -proofed by nature. DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR ENJOYED AT BLOOMQUIST HOME MELROSE, Oct. 9. Mrs. E. O. Bloomquist and her daughter, Miss Violet Bloomquist, recently entertained with a Swedish Smor gasbord at the former's home at eight o'clock p. m. A bouguet of mixed fall flowers were used as a center piece for the beautifully arranged table. Those invited to enjoy the eve ning were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olsen, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Muel ler, Mrs. A. S. Anderson, Mrs. E. Eefman, Mrs. Elmer Hedberg and daughter, Jeanette, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bloomquist and small son of Roseburg, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Keifer, and Fern Carol Ander son, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Holmquist and daughter, Miss Patty and Mr. E. O. Bloomquist. PUBLIC INVITED TO BENEFIT CARO PARTY TO BE HELD OCT. 17 MELROSE, Oct. 9. The Elga rose Comfort club will sponsor a benefit card party at the Eifja rose school house Saturday ev ening, October 17, at 8 o'clock. Pinochle and five hundred will be enjoyed and at the close of the evening's play light refresh ments will be served. Prizes will be given for men and ladies in both pinochle and five hundred. The proceeds from the evening will be used by the club in the Christmas welfare work. FILTER CENTER WOMEN AND PERSONNEL TO BE HONORED AT PARTY The boys of the U. S. army stationed in this city have plan ned a delightful anniversary party for Saturday afternoon, October 10, at four-thirty o'clock to be held at the armory, to which all women of the filter center and the personnel are most- cordially invited to enjoy. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY IS ENJOYED ELKTON, Oct. 9. Mrs. L. L. Slagie was very much surprised Tuesday evening when a number of friends gathered for a party in honor of her birthday. The party, which was given by Mrs. Charles Henderer, was at the Slagie home. The evening was spent in play ing cards and visiting. At a late hour refreshments were served to Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Henderer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hedden, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gor man, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ross, Norman Weatherly, Mr. and Mrs. Our Office Will Be Open 'Til 8 o'clock Saturday Night to accommodate those who have not been able to come to the office before that time to take advantage of our Subscription Bargain Offer Roseburg News-Review By William Ferguson that blew twenty cubic TiAM to e?vnss past. KINGFISHERS BAT OTHER FOODS BESIDES SSt-ff AMCB AND INJURIOUS INSECTS MAKE UP A GOOD BART OF . THEIR, FARE,, Charles Henderer, Mrs. Henry Weatherly, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Me- Collum, and Mr. and Mrs. 1 l Slagie. PUBLIC INVITED TO POTLUCK SUPPER MONDAY EVENING The Douglas County Public Health association has invited the public to attend a six-thirty o'clock potluck dinner next Mon- day evening at the parish halt to hear the state president, Mrs. Sa die Oit Dunbar, of Portland, who will speak at 7:30 o'clock. Those attending the potluck supper are asked to bring a raw ered dish and their own sand wiclies. The supper committee in cludes: Mi's. J. P. Motsehenhaeh er, chairman, Mrs. C. E. Rose- tund, Mrs. M. F. Middelhurg, Mrs, W. E. Sullivan and Mrs. George Hammer. Miss Corene Plaeek and Miss Helen Casey will present a charm ing feature number on the pro gram artel Miss Phoebe Hawthorn will present her high school sex let te. EPISCOPAL RUMMAGE SALE TO BE HELD St. George's Episcopal Guild has planned an all-day rummage sale for Saturday, October 10, to be held at the parish hail on East Cass street. Mrs. M. F. Middle burg is acting as general chair man. Eldon Hargis Says Jap Treatment "Very Good" Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hargis, of Roseburg, have received a letter from their son, Eldon, a member of the civilian construction crew employed on Wake Island and captured by the Japanese. Eldon and his brother, Gene, are held with other members of the com pany, which includes a large number of Douglas county men, at the Internment camp at Shang hai, China. He writes in his letter that he and Gene have been participating in baseball, volleyball and other sports on fields constructed by the prisoners, and that they are per mitted. In addition, an hour's hike around the compound when weather permits. The brothers, however, are greatly missing their fly fishing and deer hunting and, with Bur deffe Harvey, of Sutherlin, also a prisoner in the Shanghai camp, have planned a very fine outing upon their return home. Gene states. He reports that both are well and "are being treated very good." Defense Movies Viewed By Local Guard Units Harry Pinnlger, county defense coordinator, provided a very in structive feature at the regular drill period of the local state guard companies last night, when he presented two reels of motion ntetures. One reel was made by Mr. Pinnlger at the army-conduet-ed school at Seattle, where In struction was given In combat ting Incendiarv bombs, gases, etc. The other reel dealt with first aid methods. The two companies, headquarters detachment and Company A, united to view the pictures. Son Is Born Word has been received here announcing the birth of a son. weighing seven nounds, seven ounces, to Mr. and Mrs. If. A. Simmons, at Salem, Thursday, October 8. Mr. Sim mons was formerly an Associated Oil company manager in this city. Local News Spend Day In Eugene Mr, and Mrs. John If. Jtobinson, of Glide, spent Thursday In Eugene on bus iness. Choir Practice : Tonight St, George's Episcopal church choir wilt meet tonight at 8 o'clock for practice at the church. Mrs. Lynn Beckley is organist. Visiting At Richie Heme T. J, LoBrie, of Silver Lake Ore., has arrived to spend several days visiting with Mr, and Mrs. Ritchie at Garden Valley, Meeting Monday The Neigh bors of Woodcraft Thimble club will hold a meeting Monday, Octo ber 12, at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lydia Hooper at 1151 Harvard avenue, : Back From California C, T. Tipton, local dairyman, has re turned to his home, following a trip to California to visit his mother and two sisters. Able To Be Out Gus Rix Js able to be out again, after being confined to his home for several months with injuries suffered in a fall while fishing last July. Goes To Portland Mayor W. F. Harris, of this city, left Thursday for Portland to attend the title ment's convention and to visit his wife, who is a patient at Good Samaritan hospital. Improving Mrs. T. C. Fraser, of Sutherlin, who has been seri ously 111 the last several months. Is reported to be slowly Improv ing In health ami Is now able to be up (Kill of every day. California Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Abner Rice, Jr., and the hitter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Young, ail of Riverside, Calif:, are visiting Mr. Rice's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Abner Rice, Sr., at Dil lard. Mr. and Mrs. Young plan to remain in Iouglas county to make their home. Spends Furlough Here Wm, A, Tison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grower Tison, has returned to San Diego naval base, after a seven-day fur lough spent here with his parents. He flew to Medford ity plane and was met there by Mr. and Mrs. Tison, and also made the return trip by plane. Leave For Bend Mr. and Mrs. .1. B. Halley and Mrs. Ralph L. Russell, of this city, have left for Bend to attend the district Be bekah convention. They were foined at Cottage Grove by Mrs. Minnie Willits, and at Eugene by Mrs. Olga Towers, of rarest Grove. They will return to their homes Sunday. Leave For Portland Mrs. Delta Davis and her sister. Miss Mae Belie Rainvilie, have left for Port land to make their home and join the former's husband, Ben Davis, who is moving there from I Alaska. Mrs. Davis and Miss Rainvilie have been spending the last several days at Tiller visit ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Rainvilie. en route lo Port land from southern California, where they have been engaged as alreraft workers. They plan to en ter defense work in Portland also. Newlywods Here Mr. and Mrs. Donald Perry, who were married October 1 at Turioek, Calif., arrived in Roseburg last night to visit here until the first of the week with Mr. Perry's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Perry. Mr. Perry and his bride eame to Roseburg by slage, while his mother, who had gone to California to attend the wedding and who visited at Los Angeles j for a few days, returned home yesterday by tram and is resum ing her work with the Commer cial Abstract company. Donald Perry has resigniil his jiosition in an airplane factory at I-ns Angeles and is entering military service as an aircraft steeiahst later this month. Margaret Ella Willis, Native of Douglas, Dies Word has been received here by friends telling r the death Thurs- lis, 78, at the Masonic and East ern Star home at Forest Grove, where she resided for the lasl 14 years. She was born in Douglas county and made her home here SKATING Evary VVtdntsday, Saturday 7:30 to 10:00 P. M, Manday, Tuesday, Thitrday Friday and Sunday Nile for Private Skating Parties Reservations Available " RAINBOW RINK WINCHESTER for ronnv vears hefftre &om to Seattle- and later to- Forest Grove. Funeral arrangements haw not been announced, - September Very Dry, Report Shows Only twice In weather bureau history, dating back to I8T8, has the month of -September shown less rainfall than for the month Just past, according to the month ly meteorological report compiled by J. C. MeCailister, meteorologist In charge of the local station of the U. S. weather bureau. Con forming to wartime restrictions. the rejiort was released today, providing a lapse of one week from the last date included m the summary, , ; Rainfall for the month totalled only nine one-hundredfhs of an Inch. Twice before the month of September, which, has a normal rainfall of 1.27 Inches, has been drier, only .03 of art Inch having been recorded In September, 192U, and .06 of an inch in 1032. Temperature showed a daily excess of 1.7 degrees nhove the normal average. The highest temperature recorded was 95 de grees on the 22nd and the lowest was 39 degrees on the 18fh, The month was US inches de ficient In rainfall, bring the total deficiency since Jan. 1, 19-12, to 5,79 inches. September 1 mark ed the beginning, tor the purpose of the records, of the 1942-43 wet season, despite the fact that there was practically no rainfall to be report. MARKET REPORTS LIVESTOCK PORTLAND. Ore,, Oct, 8. CAP) U. S. Dept. Agr, CAT TLE: Market steady and trade strongly more active: few medl-f um beef steers 11,00-50; odd tats to 12.25; common steers down to ; 8.50; odd lot heef heifers on stackers' accounts 10.00-75; eom-j mon dairy tye heifers down io 8,00; canner and cutler cows 4.75-5.75; shelly types 4.00 down; i fat dairy type eows to 830; cut ter to common bulls 730-8,50; medium-fiood type up to 10.00; good heavy bulls quotable to 11.00; common-medium vealers R0O12.00; good-eholee salable 14.0015.00; medium grass calves 10.00-11.50. HOGS: Market around 15 high er. Good choice H0-21S lb large iv 15.00; few choice lots 15.15-25; one seiwted lot, 15,40; 230-270 lb; mostly 14.50; few light lights 14.00-50; good 2fifrB0fl lb eows 13.00 50; choice light feeder pigs! qitotii! to 13.00. SHEEP: Good-eholee lambs scarce, quotable steatly at around; 11.50-15; common iambs on feed er account 8.50: Itehl cull lamhs down to 5.00; common early' shorn yearlings 5.00(5.00; com mon medium ewes 1,00-3,00; good slaughter ewes salable 3304.00, PRODUCE PORTLAND, Ore., Oct, 9, f API POTATOES; Klamath, $3.15-3.25 cental; Vakinras, $3.25; Deschutes $3.25-3.35 cental; local! $3.25 cental. ON IONS Green, 4030c dozen hnnehis; Oregon drv, $1.40, Ida ho SI. 15. Yakima $1.25 501b bag; pickling, 15e lb. Other produce unchanged. DANCE SATURDAY NiSHT Moose Hal Townsend Club No. 2 Cents JOc Ladies 15c Make It a Family Affair Get the family togeth er and come to our place for an enjoyable night of bowling. The kids will love it as much as you grown folks. It's a sport you all cart do well. ROSEBURG RECREATION Hall and Bowling Alleys Arch Elliott, Mgr. i Portland Card Roam Bandit Obtains $2,380 PORTLAND, Oct, SfAF) Police searched today for an arm ed man who held up a card room here yesterday and forced Edith Wiese, an employee, to hand over Si -ISO in cash and $1,000 In checks. , Democratic Losses In Oregon Top GOP Total SALEM, Or, Oct. 9 (API Registration tofnls for the first eight counties to report to the stale department showed today that 15 per cent fewer persons will be eligible to vote In the gen eral election November S than Sunday - Monday - Tuesday HAN OF MYSTERY! WHO'S MIMORY LIIS AT TNI POUR coRNiRS or urn lie- 30c 40c Most tHiaut TODAY AND SATURDAY "ORCHESTRA WIVES" s5 It won't get you anywhere, take it from us! .When you keep yourself hidden like that, folks forget you. Remember, out of sight ... out of mind! You business men MUST keep your names before the pub lic. 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