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THREE ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1942; ) o ') o d o J o Society and Clubs By LOTUS KNIGHT PORTER PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW The Roseburg Women's club will holds its annual chrysanthe mum show all-day Saturday and continue through the evening hours at the clubhouse, to which the public is invited to attend. All persons growing chrysanthe mums are urged to bring tin types of flowers they grow and exhibit them at this show. The committee hopes to have an un usually large variety of chrysan themums on exhibition. The show was first sponsored by the club to promote interest In growing the chrysanthemums and it was later decided to make the event an annual affair. Those having chrysanthemums to exhibit are asked to bring their own containers. Mrs. O. S. Chambers is in charge of the of fair and is being assisted by Mrs. I H. T. Carstens, Mrs. Walter Good and Mrs. A. S. Coen. The clubhouse will be open Friday evening and early Satur day morning for exhibitors to ar range their flowers. W. S. OF C. S. TO ELECT OFFICERS The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service of the Methodist church will meet at two o'clock Thursday at the church parlors for annual election of officers. All women of the church are cordi ally invited to be present. Mrs. A. J. Geddes, president, will conduct the devotions and has asked members to turn in their gift boxes at 'this meeting. .Mrs. H. A. Canaday will be pro gram chairman for the afternoon. A GREEN P.-T. A. HOLDS W MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT The Green P.-T. A. met Friday night at the schoolhouse with Joshine Parkhurst, president, In SKATING Evry Wednesday, Saturday 7:30 to 10:00 P. M. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Sunday Nite for Private Skating Parties Reservations Available RAINBOW RINK WINCHESTER charge. Mrs. Florence Pfaff read the minutes. Miss Bernice Louns burg and John Schmidt received prizes for membership. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Percy Myers and her com mittee. HOME NURSING WOMEN ASKED TO ATTEND MEETING TO REVIEW Mrs. J. R. Wharton, Douglas county chairman for the Ameri can Red Cross Home Nursing course, has requested all women taken the course previously in Sutherlin, attend a meeting Thursday night, November 12, and Monday evening, November 16, at the Art hall in Sutherlin. Mrs. Ivan Pickens and Mrs. Ton ole, instructors, will be present to conduct the review of the work and bring the class members up to the latest methods of instruc tion by the course. NURSES TO ENJOY PROGRAM TONIGHT Miss Phoebe Hawthorne, senior high instructor, will present her Spanish class in a delightful pro gram at the District No. 11 of Oregon State Graduate Nurses meeting to be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Facility. Mrs. Vernon Keel, president, will conduct the meeting and an nual election of officers will be held. All members are urged to be present. W. B. A. TO HOLD MEETING THURSDAY The Woman's Benefit associa tion will meet at two o'clock Thursday at the Maccabee' hall. All members are urged to be present. The state field director, Mrs. Schmid, of Portland, will be unable to attend this meeting as previously planned, on account of the recent death of Mrs. Julia V. Ward, of Portland, who was state field director for the associa tion of Oregon for many years. AUGUSTA AUNSPAUGH AND EARL H. WELLS MARRY Miss Augusta Aunspaugh and Earl H. Wells were married Mon day, November 2, at Stevenson, Wash'. The single ring ceremony was performed. The bridegroom formerly ro sidedat Roseburg and the bride made her home in Independence, Ore. COUNTY CLUB LADIES TO MEET ON THURSDAY The ladies of the Roseburg Country club will meet Thursday morning at the clubhouse for the contract bridge tournament play, which will begin promptly at !):: a. m. Politick- luncheon will be served at 12:3(1 o'clock and golfing will begin at 1:30 o'clock. Clifford Fields Will Train for Navy Service Clifford Fields, -wo has been visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Fields, for the past few days will leave tonight for Norfolk, Va where he will enter school to receive training which will lead to a chief petty officer rating. He lias been serving as a civilian employee in the navy yard at Bremerton. Wash., for the past two years, in a clerical capacity. He enlisted in the navy two months ago and has been awaiting call. 1 1 . ; Local News i 1 Scottish Rite Degree Conferred on Four Here Roseburg Scottish Rite enter tained the Scottish Rite from Marshfield last evening at a din ner at the Masonic temple, after which the Roseburg team con ferred the Hth degree on the following candidates from Marsh field: Counly Judge Ervin L. Peterson, Attorney William E. Walsh, Tlieo J. Denson and Charles S. Kinnear. Here From Sutherlin J. B. i Davis, of Sutherlin, was a bus iness visitor in this city Monday. Riddle Visitor Here G. E. Aikins, of Riddle, was a business visitor in Roseburg fur a few hours yesterday. Back From Portland Doss Bur gess, .Southern Pacific employee, has returned here, following u few days in Portland. Leaves For California Miss Margaret Baum, of this city, left yesterday for San Francisco, I.os Angeles and Palm Springs. Returns To Portland Miss Beverly Beier has returned to her home in Portland, following the week end in Roseburg visiting. Leave For Portland Mr. and Mrs, Harry G. Linser, of this citv, left on the midnight train I Monday for Portland, where the former will enter the Joyce clinic. Earl Day to Join Cordon In Grant Land Service SALEM, Ore., Nov. 10 AP) The state board of control has granted State Tax Commissioner Earl Day a three weeks' leave of absence to enable him to join Guy Cordon, Roseburg attorney, who represents Oregon land grant counties, in a move to ob- Visit At Carstens Home Mrs. C. W. Wilson and son, Billy, of Eugene, spent the weekend In this city visiting the former's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carstens. Spend Wcek-End Here Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lucas, of Eu gene, spent the week-end here visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blaskey, and with Mrs. Lucas' mother, Mrs. Mar garet Pendergrass. Son Is Born According to word received here, a son was born in tain more funds from the federal Portland, Monday. November 2, to government in lieu of taxes. The Oregon County Judges as sociation made the request for the leave of absence. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred II. McLain Mrs. McLain was formerly Jose phine Caehelin and is well known j in this city, having attended high school here. VITAL STATISTICS Fall Reunion Announced The fall reunion of the Eugene con- Isitory of Scottish Rite will be held BORN j in Eugene Thursday, Friday and COOK To Mr. and Mrs. Fred ! Saturday, Nov. 1213 11. A num- Cook, of Brockwav, at Mercy hos- ber of members from Roseburg pital, Sunday, Novemebr 8, a son, ! plan to attend the reunion. Ronald Daniel: weight six pounds thirteen ounces. MARRIAGE LICENSES STEPHENS Harry Saul Ste phens and Nellie May Harry, both residents of Coquille. Meeting . P o s t p o n e d. ...The Friendly Circle club has announc ed post pon ment of the next meet ing from Wednesday of this week to Wednesday. November 18. to j be held at the home of Mrs. Leslie Pfaff. I TUIC "IIDIM IC AMI n . By William 1 iiiij V.UIMWUJ vrvmi-br Ferguson ' ' I tS.i MP ' ) OF THE FUNNY HATS fcW I - 'S&f HERE'S" A WAVS YM rfe&F&Swf HAT FBOW WEST M 0'S7jr4O I I DOESN'T CA(?RV A SWORD IE 11 1JMTIL IT IS lCOWN LJP.' 1 VJLm As A VOUNOSTER , ITS JAWS ARE EQUAL IN LEN&TH. A ii ) ltvi BAT HANGS DOWN I al I KtF WHILE RESTING UP'iay-f 7 Vlij.ll HR.A 6ENO A.AMUNDSON. V NEXT: Where hubbubs first occurred. r.tiiuii m i ne i iiinf-niica Kk' Ur"11 ,ji-MiWW liPM tilt M I US OF Carole I nndis gives Llovl Nelson first aid after his tangle with the Japs in "Manila Calling," a story oi iignung Americans in the Philippines! Coming Wednesday to the Indian theatre. Don't Be Caught Short PRINTING is a vital element in any business, which in normal times can be supplied to you on short notice. THE LABOR SITUATION now is such that your printer must have more time in which to deliver work. This is necessary in order that he may arrange his work with efficiency. Trained personnel is being called from printing offices to the armed services every day. OUR OLD CUSTOMERS and the users of large amounts of printing have been cooperating magnificently with us. To date we have been able to meet all reasonable requests for service. But we urge you to check up on your printing supplies and place your order for any printed material you may need for months to come. It can be delivered and billed to you at a specified future date. 'Tfrrsj-J'E Call Mr. Carter, Phone 100 I Undergoes Major Operation Mrs. Theodore Althaus, of tin citv, underwent a major opera lion yesterday at St. Vincents ; hospital in Portland. Her con-1 (lit ion has been reported as satis- j Attends To Business Robert factory. Her husband is in Porl-ju, Marsleis, of Oakland, spent ; land with her. j Monday in this city attending to ! i business. ' Residing In East Word has been received here that K. M. Meal's, pastor of the South Metho dist church here about 30 years ago, is now a resident of West Port, Conn. He has retired from I he ministry and is now engaged in traveling for a large eastern company. Mr. Snore Here Lyle Spore, of Days Creek, was a business visitor ! in this city yesterday. I I Go To Portland Mr. and Mrs. I Raymond Parslnw, of this city, i left last evening for Portland on ! business. M. Arrives From California C. P. Schooling, manager of the E. M. Peet Mfg. Co., Oakland, Calif., ar rived here Monday to spend sev eral days attending to business. The company's representative, H. E. Seward, of Eugene, spent a few hours here yesterday on bus iness and returned to Eugene last evening. Called East Paul Cacy, R. I bird class, U. S. navy, who ar rived here a few days ago to spend his furlough visiling his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cacy. and his brother, Harold, received a wire this week-end requesting bis immediate return to his motor torpedo squadron on the cast coast. i Corporal Madison Home Cor j poral Grant II. Madison, who is siauoneo ai v amp .-Mi-wan, Returns Here Mrs. Ralph For-; has arrived at Oakland to spend rest has returned to her home in1 Ids furlough visiting his parents, this city, following a trip to Pendleton with Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Lovell, of Sheridan, Ore. They returned to Sheridan over the weekend and where Mrs. Forrest was joined by ber son, Charles, and Miss Alice Haines, both of Salem. Potluck Dinner Announced The members and congregation anrl their families of St. Ceorge's Episcopal church are invited to attend a noon potluck dinner, fol lowing the morning 11 o'clock ser vice, Sunday at the parish hall en East Cass street. Those at tending are asked to bring a covered dish and their own sand wiches. Mr. ami Mrs. E. J. Madison. Cor poral Madison has been attend ing radio school in Georgia. On Sunday guests calling at the Madi son home lo visit with Corporal Madison were: Mr. and Mrs. Fay Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ladd and Mickey and Donald I.add, of Scoitsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Madison and Jimmy and I.orna. of Oakland: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Madison, of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Garold Madison and son, f Illy, Ore.: and Mrs. Mabel Harness and son. Sergeant Gor don Harness, and Mr. and Mrs. Robeit Findlay and daughters, Hetty and Alice, of Ilosi'liiirg. Crash Kills Man Two Days Out of Prison PORTLAND, Nov. 10 (AP) Mel Doiron, 28, released from the slate penitentiary Sunday, died today when his automobile crashed into a power pole near here. The coroner's office said the man had just taken custody of a car which belonged to bis father, H. F. Doiron, who died July 25 at bis home in Cornelius. Records show Doiron was sen tenced from Yamhill county Nov. D, 103H, lo serve two con current three-year terms for larceny. Title-Winning Indians Drill for Grants Pass Foe The Roseburg high school In dians, now unquestioned cham pions of the Tri-County high school football league, will fin ish off their training today with a light workout In preparation for the annual Armistice day I game against Grants Pass. The l game, which alternates between the two cities, will be piayca on the Grants Pass field and will bring together two strong south ern Oreizon learns, as tne In dians and the Cavemen play In different circuits, the contest will I have no bearing on the title now held by the Indians, who were left In undisputed possession of the championship when Lebanon was held to a tie last week by the Snrlnefield Millers. Lebanon, wnicn unui nisi week, shared top place with tne Indians, dropped into second place by virtue of the scoreless tie although still undefeated In league play. The Berryplckcrs play University high at Eugene Wednesday night. Coach Hod Turner.who had drilled the Indians In a- new brand of open style offensive prior to the game with Cottage 1 Grove, in which Roseburg romp I ed to an easy victory to win the title, has been adding to tne team's offensive bag of tricks, while at the same time strength ening defense, particularly nir.i nst oasses. ,It is expected that all members of the squad will be available for lu,y- . The Grants Pass team, wnicn won seconu piace in mc wubu southern Oregon conference, is ex neried to be the hardest competi tlon the Indians have faced this year. The Cavemen, however, win he without the services of Don Sauer, backfield star, wno I is out of the game with a knee Iniurv suffered In the Klamam Falls game. Doomed Slayer Loses Appeal on 4-to-3 Decision SALEM. Ore.. Nov. 10. (AP) William E. Wallace, Portland, should die In the state prison le thal gas chamber for the murder on August 8. l'JIl, ot ucnjamin n Finkell, whom Wallace shot and killed on a downtown Portland street, the Oregon supreme court ruled today In a 4 to 3 decision Wullace, a ."capper" or agent for a Portland gambling estab lishment, shot Finkell, who was sitting In an automobile with his fiancee, because Finkell objected to Wallace's using profane lan guagc In the presence of the wo man. Wallace's appeal was based on Circuit Judge Dobson s refusal permit Wallace to Introduce an Insanity Dlea after the trial op ened. The state, In lis opening statement to the jury, made re murks tending to show that Wal lace was Insane. The defense Immediately asked the court permit the change to an Insanity plea, but the court refused, a law providing that Insanity pleas must be made before the trial opens. It was because of this law that Eludes Japs'" Safe after a hazardous 31-day trip, during which he and 18 men made their way through JiiD-infested waters in a small open boat to escape from Correg- idor, Lieut.-Comdr. Jonn n. Morrill, U. S. Navy, relaxes In Australia. the majority opinion, by Justice Brand, upheld the conviction. Justices concurring In the dej'- sion were Bailey, Brand and Rossman. 3 WEDNESDAY BARGAIN NIGHT 2 Adults 40c MYSTERY! i vjr BMHEfl UP WIIIIAM 0AICAN UNI ClYOi JOHN lllil ANNI NIAOll MCAH ' . V0I - III AND COMEDY JUDY CANOVA in "Sis Hopkins" TODAY 'Grand Central Murder" And 'Lady For a Night" Preachers Divided on Current Wartime Song ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 10. (API Astoria preachers divided on acceptance of the song "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." Some Seattle pastors last week condemned the lyrics as sacreli gious. Astoria Presbyterian and Epis copalian clerics gave the song the green light, the Lutherans and Baptists frowned heavily up on it, Methodist and Christian preachers were neutral. Coos Visitors Here Visitors from Marshfield, North Bend and Coquille in Coos county attending Ihe Scottish Kite meeting in Rose burg last evening Included: N. H. Gunderson. Al Pearce, L. W. Sanders, Claude Stotts, Phil W. Pearson, T. P. Huntington, C. Moffltl, F.rwin L. Peterson, Will iam K. Walsh, Theo. Denson anil Charles S. Kinaer. NOTICE American Legion auxiliary potluck dinner K. P. hall, 12:30 Wednesday, November 11. Legionnaires Dutch lunch in evening. Adjutant. (Adv.) Elkton Carl Binder and William Binder were attending to business mat ters In Eugene and Lowell this week. Mr. and Mrs. William Binder expect to move to Lowell where Mr. Binder will be In charge of the logging woods. The Elkton Seed and Feed store has .started to ship turkeys. Child's Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Time-Proved VicksVapoRub Move To California Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Sinclair and two sons. Bill, Jr., and Gordon, have moved lo California, where Ihey expect to make their home in either San Francisco or Oakland. Mr. Sin clair was an engineer at pearl harbor before coming to the states in October. Mrs. Sinclair and two sons were evacuated from Honolulu last winter and made their home in Roseburg un til they were joined here by Mr. Sinclair last month. ANNOUNCEMENT Due to increased costs of food and help we will no longer be able to serve our special chicken and steak dinners for $1.25 To maintain our high quality of food and ser vice, we announce , SPECIAL STEAK AND CHICKEN DINNER, $1.50 THE BIG OAKS Near Coos Junction STARTS WEDNESDAY 4 Days Thrilling Exploits of Americans ...outnumbered but NOT outfought! i - V V.'-'r LLOYD NOLAN CAROLE LANDIS JAMES GLEAS0N ( TODAY EDGAR BERGEN charlie McCarthy 2-7-9 P. M. 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