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RWEBUSS RcW5-REVH!W, reSEBURS. CBggCT? TUESDAY, JUWg S, toff. X Local News ' Club to Meet at Dessert-Luncheon The Merry-Go-Round club will meet Wednesday at a 1:30 . o'clock dessert-luncheon at the 'home of Mrs. J. Harold Nichols at Broekway. Club to Meet The New Iciea club will meet Wednesday at a 1 o'clock luncheon at the home of . Mrs. F. H. Appelhoff In Eden bower. Annual election of. offi cers will be held. Oregon Chapter to Meet Oregon Chapter No. 57, O. E. S. will meet Wednesday evening at 8:15 at the Canyonville chapter rooms for initiatory work prac- . tice. This will be the last meeting until September. Audrey Ulam, .worthy matron, and Ruby Ulam will serve refreshments. Mem- , bers and visiting members are in vited. TODAY "AROUND THE WORLD" v AND "SO'S YOUR UNCLE" WEDNESDAY AND rum LAST TIME TODAY "LOST ANGEL" WITH STORK'S HOLIDAY" CARTOON TOMORROW III .11 III l 'vLJfl. IN GORGEOUS TECHNICOLOR! fQv ' W?5v Miron IbS! I JT ' 1 Muiic by ! C.: I -J JEROME KERN J : J IRA GERSHWIN Bar' HUNT DO 'Mosr Unique Here Monday C. E. Reese of I Melrose was a business visitor in Roseburg Monday. Shops and Visits Mrs. O. W. Keasey Of Riversdale shonned and visited friends in Roseburg i Monday. Back from Eugene Mrs. Cal lle Mulllns has returned to her home in Roseburg, following a stay in Eugene visiting. Spends Day Here Mrs. Rich ard Holmqulst of Elagorso spent Monday in Roseburg shopping and visiting. Working In Dr. Seely's Office Mrs. J. Jarvis Robertson, regis tered nurse, is working temporar ily In the office of Dr. A. C. See ly in the Medical arts building. R. A. E. to Meet Wednesday The Roseburg Art and Embroi dery club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. J. Cornell on South Main St. Arrives from San Francisco Miss Margaret Baum of San Francisco arrived in Roseburg last night to spend a week's vaca tion visiting her mother, Mrs. Arthur W. Baum, at the Kohlha gen apartments. Auxiliary to Meet The Amer ican Legion auxiliary will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the I. O. O. F. hall for annual nomination of officers. Mrs. L. A. Rhoden, pres ident, will conduct the session. Portland Visitor Here Mrs. Lilly Pearson of Portland arriv ed in Roseburg last night to visit at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pearson, and family, on Reser voir avenue. Returns to Eugene Miss Rose Mary Fishback has returned to her studies at University of Ore gon and Northwest Christian college at Eugene, following the weekend at her home here visit ing her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Len B. Fishback. Visiting at Jenkins Home Mrs. Clark Leedy, nee Meredith Anne Jenkines, of Seattle Is spending the week vacationing and visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins, in Laurel wood. En route back to her work In Seattle, she will stop over in Brooks, Ore., to visit her parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leedy. Leave for Montana Pat Jan nelli and Don Brumback left Sunday night for Bozeman, Mont., to enter the university for the army air forces training pro gram. Both were graduated this spring from Roseburg senior high school. The former made his home at the Judge C. E. Wimber ly residence the last few months before being ' graduated ; from school, as his parents moved temporarily from their Looking glass ranch to their ranch in southern California. ili ut vne wesri 7v JACK CHAPMAN, at the left above, and Armour Murdock, cen ter, as they chatted with John Howell, Coffee Creek rancher, at the Coffee Creek bridge on the South Umpqua highway just be low Tiller. Jack and Mr. Mur dock had spent the day cruising some timber up the creek, for the Douglas county court. Cruising timber is a good hik ing job, particularly in the area mentioned here to gain a mile forward a fellow has to travel another one, up and down. These are those "mountain miles" one reads of, I reckon. Jack, compass Visiting Family W. E. WI1-, anil u, ui jviuupill, Jl c.t IS 111 Roseburg visiting his family on East Sixth street. Shops and Vilsits Here Mrs. Glen Elliott of Myrtle Creek vis ited friends and shopped In Rose burg Monday. Spend Few Days In Eugene Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimberly has been spending the last couple of days in Eugene attending to business. Visiting In Roseburg Mrs. Edith Cronk of Rawlins, Wyo., Is visiting Mrs. Irene Ferber and Mrs.' Meijle MulholJand i(i Roseburg. : i ji h; ;j ' Visit at Pearce Home Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Chaney of San Fran cisco have left for their home, fol lowing a visit with the former's mother, Mrs. Harry Pearce. To Attend Funeral The Past Noble Grands club has asked all Rebekahs to meet at the I. O. O. F. hall Wednesday at 1:45 p. m. to attend the funeral of Mrs. F. E. Erickson. Working at Penney's Mrs. L. G. Stanton of Roseburg has ac cepted employment in the ladies ready-to-wear department of the Roseburg J. C. Penney company store. Practice Annaunced All girls interested in playing Softball and organizing a Softball team are asked to meet for a practice at Finlay field Wednesday evenine, June 7, at 7 o'clock. Those at tending are asked to bring their own lunch. Visitors Leave Mr. and Mrs. James Redbarn left today for their home in Marshfield, fol lowing a visit in Roseburg with the latter s parents, Dr. and Mrs. S. L. DeLapp, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Redbarn was formerly Kathryn DeLapp. Mr. Redbarn expects to leave Marsh field within the next few days to enter the army. Visit In Happy , Valley Mrs. Kcrmit Fessler, nee Ceclle Port er, and small daughters, Janet and Judy, of Phillipsburg, Mont and Mrs. Joseph W. Porter, of Reseda, Calif., have left for their homes, following a visit with Mrs. George Holm and family. In Happy valley. Mrs. Fessler Is well known here, having been graduated from Roseburg senior hgih school in 1938. MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM Lt. Col. M. C. Bowker, former Douglas county judge, has been . advanced in rank in the U. S. ar i my to colonel at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga., according to word received In Roseburg. His wife, nee Jane Gllbreath, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gllbreath, Roseburg. Mrs. Bowker and two children, Marjorie and David, are in Atlanta with Colonel Bowker. Miss Clarcthyl Roselund, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Rose lund of Roseburg and formerly advertising manager of the News- I SAW By PAUL JENKINS mi 1 ' '. man, has such long legs he mere ly steps over, or straddles, lots of the ridges. Mr. Murdock, cruiser, 's not so tall; but then he has to take plenty of time anyway, as he estimates the board feet con tained In some four species of merchantable timber standing on the location. It's always been a marvel to me how accurate a cruiser's estimates usually are. They have to be, for that matter; the cruisers employed by oppos ing parties to a deal never would afford satisfaction otherwise. The day before this picture was snapped Jack and Mr. Murdock Review, has been advanced in rank to private first class in the Wacs, according to word receiv ed here. She is stationed with the recruiting unit of the Wacs at Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John Linamen of Olalla have received word from their son, Dallas, who Is with the medical corps of the U. S. forces, that he is now sta tioned In the Fiji Islands. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Elliott of Roseburg have heard from their son, Bob, that he has arrived at the clerk school at Camp Robert son, Ark., to take his basic train ing wlthl'the U. S.! 'artny. !He is a former student of Roseburg senior high school. , Camas Valley CAMAS VALLEY A. W. Gell er took Mrs. Geller to Portland to a clinic. She Is now under a doc tor's care until she Is ready for a necessary operation. She Is staying with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Denn. Roy Adams came from Califor nia to visit Mr. and Mrs. John T. Miller, who are living in the place that was the Johnson service sta tion on Cumas mountain. He bought the property from Mrs. Johnson and has gone back to California to sell his place there and move up. He is an auto me chanic. Mr. and Mrs. I. Buck and four children have moved into the house that was Nat Kirkendall's I home, which they have purchas ed. I hey have been living in Eu gene since they moved from the valley a year ago. Jeanne Moore has gone to Eu gene to visit with her mother for a week before leaving for Okla homa, where she will spend the summer with her grandmother. She has enlisted In the army nursing corps for the September training class. ,.'oe Brown had his leg badly hurt while working In the woods and had to be taken to the hospi tal In Myrtle Point. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith "mc home for Memorial day. They are both working In the shipyards at Vancouver. They have purchased a small acreage with a six-room house on lt near Sutherlin. They expect to keep their cabin on Camas mountain for a hunting lodge. Mrs. A. Shafer, who resides on the place she bought from A. J. Standley, has recently purchased the twenty-eight acres adjoining the property that belonged to Mrs. Guy Lawson. Mrs. Ed Joyce underwent a ma jor operation at the Marshfield hospital last week and is slowly Improving. Mrs. Ada Denn made a business trip to Portland and while there visited with the following rela tives: her sons, Victor Denn and i Drop Everything I fur this 1 Amazing Way! flon't worry If rtilnnrj mrtrwvli dlup (Kiiritrrl 7011. tie. it li utile, the formula Uf DOCrnRH BIJunllrlf at nolwl Thorn ton Minor Clinic lift runted how QT I K your pltr fwlft, Itch. norem-M ft rrllTd M tl.iKl tntw Thorn tun k Jllnof'a Iwtil OInt rr.Mt IMny. lr t th M-to ii,ily Thorn ton Minor IWtml niMut. only tm .fnti more. Try Pi h "tuRH' way TOIMT. At all good drug atorM artrywher. discovered a "corner" blazed and marked by Malcolm Dobie, an uncle of Mr. Murdock's, In 1918. Rather a coincidence, as Mr. Mur - dock hadn't known his uncle nad worked in that locality. Loggers who have purchased this timber and other stands up Coffee creek are preparing to construct a road to their holdings, which will branch from the high way at a point near Mary Fur long's house and take up the west bank of the creek. Most of tne right-of-way has been arranged for. The timber to be logged is chiefly Douglas fir. family In Washington; Bernard Denn and family in Portland; An thony and Leo and their families In Dallas, and her daughter, Sis ter Mary Agnes, and sister-in-law, Sister Aloysla, In Portland. " Mrs. L Erickson, Douglas Resident 80 Years, Passes Mrs. Emma Bonebrake Erlck- son, 86, widow of the late F. E. Erickson, died suddenly Monday evening at her home, 1020 West First street, Roseburg. I She had attended church Sun day and althoug i she was not I feeling well Monday, went about I her home as usuul until lute eve ning, when she wa siicke--. sud denly while sitt'.nn In her chair land died within t fo minute?. Born In Iowa, Auq. U7, 1S37, she was six years of age when she crossed the plains with her par- I ents, Jom Stnrr and Mary E. I Bonebrake. who settled on South Deer Creek. Mrs. Erickson was a contimnoui resident of Doug las coun'.y a tier the family's ar rival. She was a member of the Re bekah lo und American Le gion auxilhry. Surviving are two sons, V. V. Harpham, Roseburg, supervisor I of the Umpqu National forest, and EversM E. Harpham, Eugene. bhe also leaves three brothers, George, Fr-1 ,ind Will Bonebrake, all residii!,-! In or near Raeburg, and two sjstors, Mrs. William Van Buren, RojburK and Mrs. Wm. Geminder, Redding. Calif. Funeral services will bo con ducted y th-3 Rev. Morrit H. Roach at the Roseburg Undertak ing comoany parlors at 2 p. m. 1 Wednesrtav with Iniermont fol- lowing in the I. O. O. F. ceme- tery. Mrs. Earl H. Strange Passes Away in Roseburg Mrs. Earl H. Strange, who with her husband, the latter engaged in the sawmill business at Myr tle Creek, came to Roseburg two months ago from Seattle, died last night at Mercy hospital fol lowing a short illness. Mr. and Mrs. Strange had been making their home at the Umpqua hotel. Mrs. Strange was born Jan. 1, 1S88, In Massachusetts. Surviving are her husband and one son, Roy M. Strange, Seattle. Funeral services will he held at the Roseburg Undertaking company chapei at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Morris H. Roach. The body will be taken to Portland for interment. Death Strikes Local Worker Day Before Birthday Harry Smith, 45, resident of Camp View, died suddenly yester day morning. He was employed by the Todd Construction Co. on the building being erected for the Hansen Motor company When he was stricken by a heart attack, and death followed within a few minutes. He was born at Bismarck, 1 North Dakota, June 6, 1899, and was married to Elsie Krueger at Mlnot, North Dakota, April 14 1936. He came to Oregon about a year ago from Idaho, residing for a time at Sutherlin, and since February has made his home in Roseburg. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elsie Smith, of Roseburg, and three sisters: Mrs. Louis E. Gil bert, St. Paul, Minnesota; Mrs. S. B. Bye, Fargo, North Dakota; Vi vian Smith, Daisy, Wash. The body has been removed to the Doi'as Funeral home and will be forwarded tonight to Bis marck, North Dakota. EUERYDODY DAHCE WEDNESDAY NEGHT is everybody's night to Howl and Sing and Dance at the EAGLES BALLROOM DANCING EVERY SATURDAY ALSO Dance at Facility Dated By V. F. W. Auxiliary The V. F. W. auxiliary depart ment of Oregon has announced a dance to be held Wednesday eve ning, June 7, from 7:45 to 10, at the Veterans administration facility. All members of the aux iliary and their friends are asked to attend. Spend Day Here Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Alspaugh of Myrtle Creek were business visitors In Rose burg Monday. . 1 Reservations for private SKATING PARTIES are available at the Rainbow Skating Rink Winchester Hm 447 I A N 0 J $ A T V H I RaMbarg, Or.