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FOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1 944. lltl i 'mm . . J. J ; ' '"'iff i. 4 " Sojcioi and Club A BY LOTUS MISSIONARY FROM CHINA TO BE HEARD HERE NEXT THURSDAY Rev. Stanton Lautcnschlager, M. A., of Chengtu, China, will be 5"??' fLlh.e 0muan's cnurcn nexi inursaay auernoon t ' t. . m. at tne cnurcn parlors tollowingi a 1:30 dessert-luncheon in charge' of Mrs. Fred Hamilton, chairman. assisted by Mrs. E. G. Kohlhagen. Mrs. George Kohlhagen, Mrs. He ba Hartley and Mrs. Clair K. Al len. Mrs. O. S. Chambers, president, will conduct the meeting. Mrs. W. M. Campbell has announced that mrs. j. c,. rtunyan win ieaa uie i.-vuiiuii tti .-vuiy inciting mi the year and Mrs. Ida Bailey will be in charge of the prayer calen dar for the year's meetings. Rev. Mr. Lutenschlager went to China with his wife in 1920 under the board of foreign missions ot the Presbyterian church of the u. S. A. He is a Canadian by birth and was graduated from Kitch - ener and Waterloo Collegiate in - stitute. Huntington college. Indi- ana, and received his masters de gree from University of Michigan. fin a nrofr,r rt mn..,rn M. tory and sociology at Cheeloo uni versity, Tsinan, China, and mov ed to the interior city of Chengtu witn tne university alter the ene my invasion. He has written num erous articles on the war in Chi na, China's Northwest and stu dent evangelism. In the evening, a G:45 o'clock potluck dinner will he held at the church and Rev. Mr. Lautcn schlager will be the guest speak er. All members of the church and congregation are cordially in vited. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ENTERTAINED ON 8UN DAY EVENING A group of Methodist prefer once public school teachers en Joyed a social hour last Sunday evening at the church. Those at tending were divided Into school J roups and Introduced for their oyalty to a state school, a church school or a normal school. Miss Ruth Froman and Miss Ruth Hudson planned the decorating of the toa table and Mrs. Omer Monger and Mrs. Paul Elliott poured for the guests. Members of the church school teachers pre pared Ihe dainty refreshments under the direction of Mrs. Lu eian Cobb and Mrs. Roseoe Mins ters. As special guests Mrs. Lu la Gorrell, county school superin tendent, Mr. .and Mrs. Karl Wi ley, of the chamber of commerce and P. T. A., Mr. and Mrs. llar rie Booth and Mr. and Mrs. Leon MeCllntock made the teachers welcome. A committee to lurm a Young Adult Fellowship was ap pointed by Mrs. R. A. Fcenslra and were as follows: Miss Ruth Froman, Mrs. Roseoe Marslers and Omer Monger. The music for the occasion was piano duets by Mrs. Paul Geddes and Mrs. Gordon Stewart and vocal solo by Mrs. Howard Pattison. CHARMING BRIDAL SHOWER GIVEN AT NELSON HOME FOR FLORENCE WAER A very charming bridal shower was given In honor of Florence Waer of Dillard Wednesday eve ning at the R. C. Nelson home Pink gladioli formed the many beautiful bouquets about the rooms, while the serving (able was centered with a very attrac tive bride's cake flanked by tall lighted tapers. Following Ihe opening of the many lovely gifts, the hostess. Mrs. Nelson, served delicious re freshments, after which visiting was enjoyed. Guests invited to Ihe affair by Mrs. Nelson besides the guest of honor Included: Mrs. I. M. Dunn. Mrs. Robert Huff, Mrs. Vance I.. Cox, Mrs. Grant Phillips, Mrs. Keith Phillips, Mrs. Don Reid. Mrs. Paul McUowan, Mrs. Luther Ellison, Mrs. Erwin Clark. Mrs. James Daugherly, Mrs. Chester Hamm, Mrs. Homer Strieklinc. Mrs. M. F. Rice, Mrs. F. ('.. Huell. Mrs. I. Carlson. Mrs. Stanford Buell, Mrs. W. A. Laurance, Mrs iL. E. Coon, Mrs. Bert Laurance and Miss June Bursma. ROSEBURG CANNERY EMPLYES ENJOY DINNER AND SOCIAL More than 150 employes of the Roseburg Cannery enjoyed a seven o'clock turkey dinner and social event Thursday evening at the K. of P. hall. The officials of the companv Plan to make this an annual affair. Dancing was en-1 joyed during the social hours. I Today marked the closing of the Roseburg Cannery for llii" season and u-e wclsscr, superin-1 tendent, and his wife plan to; leave next week for Salem, where I'"' lormer wm return to tne; ramus nms. plain. J lie omciais of the company report that they are most appreciative to the t-eo-ple of this community for their fine supiwrt of the cannery and thai the company hopes to make extensive enlargement of the plant here next year and lo have a longer canning season. BIRTHOAY AFFAIR ENJOYED AT MORRISON HOME ON SUNDAY Mis. George Morrison enter tabled Sunday at her home at 12.'il Umpqua avenue, with a birthday party honoring her son-in-law, Cliff Huunicull. Gifts were presented to Mr. Hunnlcutt and also to Mrs. H. A. Sielert, as her birthday was a few days lie Xore Ihe guest's. Those present al Ihe party Were: guest of honor. Clllf Iluii nlcut; Airs. Hunnlcutt, Mrs. Rov Campbell and two children. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sielert, Mrs. Ruth I-aurance, Mr. Elklns, and hos tess, Mrs. Morrison. KNISHT PORTER R. A. E. C. HAS DELIGHTFUL MEETING AT HOFFMEISTER HOME The Roseburg Art and Embroi dery club was entertained by afternoon " mhui nnd Michael Mis. T. Hoffmeister Wednesday . ; 1 ii, -.it....,.ti.... JI1US UtIIOICa IVIIIIUU IIIL- niuil"., h,,,0 -h,.ni ih r.x.m . .. A short business meeting "'I " Mls- Mildred Poirot was re-insiaioa as a memoer, n.iv; returned to Roseburg following a residence in Alaska. Refreshments were served at the tea hour by the hostess, as sisted by Mrs. Napier and Mrs. Neal. Those enjoying the after noon with Mrs. Hoffmeister In- cU(0(j. jjrs- a D. Hawn. Mrs. T 1.. T..nn ftt.... 1...... ..I. !,.... I, i ? Corneli, Mrs. 'Alfred 'Neal and! Mrs. P. Napier. i 'lTio club will hold its next meeting Oct. IS with Mrs. C. H. Bailcv as hostess. The meeting place will be announced later. I 'B. P. W. C. HOMECOMING ,TO BE CHARMING EVENT OF MONDAY EVENING ' "lemrjei s oi i me i Professional Women Business and club are i anticipating with considerable: pleasure the annual homecoming i meeting to be held at a delightful seven-thirty o'clock dessert-sup- per next Monday evening at the uiuuiiuuse. mis. uun; lviius, jun ior past president of the club, will act as general chairman of the I affair and will be assisted by all I past presidents of the club. Next week also marks the oH"iiing of national Business and I Professional Women's week und: the Roseburg club is making ar rangements for observance of the week. All members nnd prospective members are cordially invited to enjoy the dessert-supper, pro gram and homecoming affair of the club. Jess Hicks' Body Being Brought to Roseburg Today The body of Jess Hicks, Copeu employee of Roseburg, who died on a hunting trip Thursday near Lakeview, is being brought from that city to Roseburg today by the Roseburg Undertaking com pany ambulance. Funeral ar rangements have not vet been made. Meanwhile Ihe iiody will remain at Ihe undertaking estab lishment. Mr. 1 licks was horn. April 111,, IHPO, at Snohomish, Wash., son ol George and Itosa 1 licks, both (ieeeased. He was educated in the Ashland and Rosetmrg schools, and was employed for ,'M years with the power and water utili ties in Rosebui " being the oldest employee In point of service on tne umpqua division ot the Call fornia Oregon Power companv He served in the firsl World war and was a member ol the American Legion, Masonic, I. . O. F.. and F.Iks lodges, lie was a member of the Roseburg the de partment and the Douglas ('mm ly Mounted police. He was married at Roseburg I ' to Elsie Benedick, Nov. 7. 11117, ! ami is survived by the widow ; a son. Staff Sergeant Claud It. Hicks, serving In Ihe aiin air lori-es in Labrador, and two sis ters, Mrs. Clarice Bill Uhold, i . Vallrio, Calif., and Mrs. I. mm, Moore. Slocklon. Calif, lie w.ts ., nephew of I'l-r,'- Webb, hum-i I ouglas county shcrii I. Gov. Sncll Boosts War Chest Drive in Oregon SALEM. Ore.. Oi l. 7 t A 1 ' ' The Oregon war enest campaign, now opening Ihioughout tin stale, "will give Oregon an op portnnity to ,-iid in maintaining the high morale of Aineia-.i'. military louvs ami to alleo.ite sintering among the unconiiiier able peoples oi Hie t inted ., lions," Governor Snell declaled todav. Twenty two war-conneeled n.i tional organizations, eight state agencies plus home agencies m nearly every county are joined m one great drive to reach eei adult resident of oiegun. the governor pointed mil. adding Mi.it he was sun- Oregon would "wmii to see the juh accompli' bed promptly and through gcii.rnu. responses." . . . Beauty Shop Location Is ri, J L u r Changed by Mrs. Fcirris Mis .lack Runs tm mei K I una enor. who epeiaied I upa s Beauty shop in tin buildings, opened i His, 1 shop today on the second If Ihe Marshal W'elis stoic Fai i is has done beaut wei several veil s and .Mrs Mar lers Hlack. her assist. uu. worked in man -.hops m burg. Dogs Used by Allies Evoke Howl From Na L( I.N'DO.V ( el 7. Al" Germans complained Pda allied canine relllloreemcpts clamping their stvle on the em tront "The allies have set up s police troops with sleillhdi counter our reninnaissanci lual iop .. a broadcast s Vital Statistics DIVORCE COMPLAINTS HARRIGER Betty Maxim versus George Weslev llarriger: married March , VXiS; cruelt Local News From Glide Ciliilc visited i Russell Carv from 1 Roseburg "today. - 1 ; t-rom Klc rose l-.d Keen-u ;is . - . , in Roseburg l i ulav Irom .Mel rose, ilkins otalla Visitor -Hoy c. was an Olalla burn today. visitor Kose Returns Home Roy .Simpson, of Melrose, has returned home from Spokane. Vl.."" Business Roy Mdwards ol '-'X'"'' .V.h'T ,!"s'-""' 1 "" ss "J"'l- ' . Attends to Business ( ,lm'1' G alteiidcd '. J. l.ar lu busi- ness today in Rosebuig. Shopping in Roseburg Mis Vern Shrum of (ilide sllupp'-i Roseburg 1 hursilay. Wilbur Visitor Domingo S:i bala was a Wilbur visitor in Rosebuig Thursday. I n Roseburg r .. Hammers were i Thursilay from Glide and Mrs. F l Roseburg From Myrtle Cri-ek .Mrs II M. Shirlcliff visited in Roseburg Thursday from Myrtle Crek. In Roseburg Mrs. Frit llros zio ol Wilbur snent Thursday in Roseburg shopping and visiting. Attends to Business Mrs. George Casebeer ol Glide attend ed lo business in Rosebui g Thurs day. From Wilbur Mrs. Vernon La Raul and daughter, Vernalee. Irom Wilbur spent Thursday in Roseburg. From Bend V. .:. Wilshire from Bend arrived ie 'oseliurg Wednesday In spend a lew days ;it bis home. On Business Mi.' Website silent Friday burg on business. Mrs. is Irom Oakland. . Claude in Rose Webster Visits in A. Maskal bur, spent Rosebuig. Roscburu Mrs. F. and son Eddie, ol VYil Thursday visiting m Attcnibnq to Business R. .1. Magi i Los Angeles was in Roseburg a few days Ibis week alletiding to business. Visits from North Bend Mr and Mrs. Elmer Russell visited ill Rosebuig this week Irom North Helld. Mr, Russell is a broker. Suffers Injuries Claude W'l Icy is a patient al Alorcy bos"ital. ' due lo injuries silltered in a log glllg accident near Glide W'edlles day. ! On Business M. C. Sniilh. en-1 ! gineer lor ihe Hartford Steam i Poller Insurance company, was in , Koseburg op business Thurs and Friday. Returns to Los Anticlcs Fn ! sign .1. .1. Witinian ol ihe mer j chain marine, has returned to Los Angeles after visiting three weeks in Rosebuig. Recovering Nicely Word b e beep received thai Mi s Helen, I Sparks ot Roseburg Is lei-overlie; pa el at a I'm ! land hospital aller a ii i-- ;il ma jor operation. Seriously III Charles Halla, bit tnerly ot "Chuck and ihe Hunk house l'.os" op KR.M1. is repori , ed to he sllll -.eriolisK ill al h.s ' bona- on l he l,-li ose i ,,.oi Leaves For Portland i.il Rtllge. lorlneilx employed al li.. ; l-'ai m liiire.iu. h is t, -i l tor his home in I'oillaild eltel speiidin ' bis ai ation in R inn: Accepts Position eon ol I ,-.,-liii A I , , b imp., i hi: llle V, :de ha I i ben is Bern - . ,1 a I; t . o, , . i l I 1 1 I , 11. ,- .. s.e. e I". ' '.MP. i 1 '!' , .. I "i i rii" e:. ; I'.,-, ;.,. Ill e ! I 'al,: o..l i mi' I !. h Busoii'SS Visits At Hume Ihle, .1 Gleenleaf Sehull .. ;h, ,e a .01 ..i.,s a business has I.,-. 11 , site a; .,1 ihe Ira, ,. .d f: id.n. his pa,, -i;' i, ,,.,1 m,. 1 Si Ion' ' I I ' .-..Mill! .1.,, ' stl.el. Re Vll a lie !.,- ,, 1 1 . "''II till n, ! 10 G.i . . e. . ! whi 1 , y. . ' ' ' " is si p..,,,,..! eili. 0,is Sen Is Rjl" ,,. l,.,. (,.,., I ' 1 1 Mini 'i. " I''''' .v M.- 1 1.11. -Id II la 111 1 1 1 s oil: iseliui a : I he till th .,1 . s.u an s , ,.0111 i Miti e a! I ei 1:1,. "''" 'li ' 1 lent l v ' .. le ,,lh.. ,,1 '"'"' Mis II isKiu. is .,,',' .,, -,, l;,.,, P Vi- ' 01 nor.i-l- 1111 i ae, I n SIS .Vis 'i.-.K-n Smiiti "i 1 -; 1. , 1 1 1'3 , , -i'l'l'.' 'nil "l.e 1:1 i:..s . - 1 M weie ''"' ' !'", .-, Ii.n ... a Ui. , .0 -U). iii. -l h !mc n Hi,., , gjj " 1 M" . iiit-ni, ituti. Wish . fS K'liii .1 th.- h.'in.- .'t Mi ,itnl Mi v u .1 s.-li.i,-, ..t LjJ Ihii- M: ScIup:vi am) auh- fj .. ! tri ,u- i.-.tMiu: OcUilvM" l." Lu j i -V, ' Ahilni.- K.ns. r, vit with Mr. jju'LV.' Roseburg Indians, University High Play 0-0 Game Showing vast improvement, particularly on the defense, tin; i Roseburg high school Indians j"3?' '", University high at Lugnne ? . 1 ' ,"h" Lufi,' in? ."e '! defeated in their first' games ol -."" nr.. vn-i-is, miuutu evi- i I . i '"'" " naviiig coneeniraieu on defensive tactics and neither w ! able lo score upon the other. Eugene made the deepest pen ctralion, reaching Roseburg's 11- - arti line in me second Quarter. bul Ihe Indians held for downs and broke up an attempted scoi ing pass to lake possession of th;1 ball. The Indians went to the Eugene L'12-yard line in the third quarter after blocking a quick-kick at ' tempt, bul could not produce .i , scoring play. j Uni. high's Gulrlcn Tillers oui gained the Indians in runnim: ' plajs, bul these gains were oil ' set by Pollard's superior punting. Line Shokc-up Effective Great imni ovement was shown! in the Roseburg line, which was completely reconstructed l i Coach .Mel Ingram during tin-j p;e.r week rniversity high could j n.ala no gains by frontal attacks! anil nearly all jardage was oh I laincii on reverses and1 end runs.! Anci llary and Jones, Rosebui l: I i ;.ds. were particularly effective; on defense, looking especialK ' gooil on tackles. The return ol i Krell to Ins regular position at I tackle was lound to be a big help, ' '" ll'llslvHv ,hl1'' KniKgi' audi 1 jaJsl',s looked good on line I ' 'lr Indians were handicapped ' 1 by the lad that Joe Scallon, lull 1 1 back, was lost to them late in the I first quarter, when be tackled a , Eugene runner wiih such force hat he knocked himself uncoil 1 scions. He was not injured, bin , was kepi on the bench by Coach I .viei ingrain llirougnoui ine Dal anee .,1 the game. Harrison, who . replaced him, played a good de j lensivc game, hut was handicap , bed on offense because of a minor I leg injury 1 Rosebui g's defense against 1 i Passes still showed some weak ! ness, although materially improv ed from last week. Offensively the backfield was lacking speed, and ihe passing attack was weak, only one pass being com pteled, good lor a five-yard gain Roseburg p I a v ei s included .lone., I.. I-:.; .Marslers. L. T: Molschenhaeher. I.. G. ; liashlol d. t. Knigge, 11. G.; Krell. R. T.; Atlerburv, li. E ; Currier, Q ; Harrison. L. II.: Pollard. It. II : Scallon. Landers r. .uosiinues iuciuueM .lames and Rodgers in the baeklield. ( askes , Carlcr and ! Sulivan in the line. , Ro.elMUg's ne: game will p. , played Oel. I.'l al Collage Grove. Football Scores of Oregon High Schools i Rv the Associated Prcssi Grants Pass 0, Marshfield 0. Medlord L'S. Eureka. Calif., 0. Klamath Falls 11'. Ashland 1L'. Collage Grove HP. Prineville 1'J. Albany 7. Salem II. Bond n. The Dalles I.I. Lebanon Junction Sophs. 0. l.'t. Springlieid II. City l.'t, Eugene Marriage Annulment Asked in Suit Here A complaint for annulment of la. ii riage w as I ilril in the i n mil our; onlay by lleul, ill Mav Ron- :'lcs ej'.iiu.t Robert Elmo gie-. The complajnl cb.r g !il - ilelelld.ini has beep pi ken- From Milo Mrs. Fail W man vtsiied ami shopped in 1: burg l-'rnlay Irom Milo. I Sntberbn Visitor II m Ion Thompson was a Suiherlip i ,tor u: R.i-eliiu g Frula , On U ..oil bp w, I- , id. IV Business Ml and son. I oppie. i e in Rosebui g i . hi. mi ol Suiiier u bu-ieess Attends To Business, i Hive Guild ol Suiherhn lo business iii Roseburg M's. 1'i'tay, In Hoscbury "I Suiherhn le'selun g. Km Oakland Visitor Mi He. Hen was an Oakland 1 M'!a in Roseburg VisitorMrs it Myrtle Cn Msibn in i; 1, Wits '"ire. F rem Sutberlin - .1,... -ebui : Wis ip Re 'ill h-a iln. C reek Visitor w av a Pi .bum I'll HEAR GOVERNOR THOMAS E. DEWEY SATURDAY OCT. 7 6:45 P. M. Nationwide CBS Network Tunc fo KOIN, KNX or KSL ly married and was deserted by his wife and that soon after he tU sertion occurred lie was in- lornied that she had been killed in an accident. He and the plain i till were married at Seattle, Oct. s. !9!0, in the belief that his first 'wfc 'vas (lead, the compiaint t ales. It hs since been learned, it was stated, that the report of deatn was false and annulment of the second marriage is request ed. Yanks Broaden Attack On Siegfried Line (Continued from page 1) through the heart of the V'osges. Gains In Holland In lower Holland, allied forces I closed within a few thousand j yards of the stronghold of Til burg. Canadians established a I bridgehead over the Leopold I canal west of Antwerp meeting exceptionally fierce resistance. other troops fought to Ossend-I 1.1 mlliu. ..,lw.. A, i and only three miles from cut- ting the German escape road from the flooded Dutch lowlands at the mouth of the Scheldt The Germans said the British Second army had won a new bridgehead across the Rhine west of Arnhom- but there was no of ficial suggestion here that mere was any truth in the report. It was another good weather day for allied air power which yesterday cut loose with more I than ii.oui) sorties ail the way from tank-busting battleline sup port to the heavy bombing in the heart of the reich. Planes Strafe War Plants. The second largest lorce of American bombers ever dispatch- which it said would be as impor ed Irom Britain -about 1,400 with ! taut strategically as that in Eu an escort of 900 fighters -attack- i rope. ed more than a dozen targets in I In En"land. A. V. Alexander. Germany today, while another I first lord of the admiralty, saiil licet of H00 bombers was striking the reich from the south. Most of Ihe Eighth airlorce tar gets were synthetic oil works, lank factories anil engine plants in central and northern Germany. Several of the major blows were in the Magdeburg and Leipzig neas. Aiioiner neavy attack was o i oo i noi in oi i ne name port if Stettin For the second straight day the KAI- also had close lo 1.000 day - light bombers out with 700 of1 them attacking nazi rail communl- j eiionsal Lmmericbc and Kleve. across the Dutch border in f :,.r. i i many at the northern end of Ihe' : Siegfried line. ; The other 200 British bombers attacked Waleheren island off! liie Dutch coast for the second time m a weeK. ! This tiny island al Ihe mouth 1 of the Sehelde on which the Ger mans had many heavy gun em placements, was previously re ported one third I ooded bv Ibe nisi nomning wmeli Preached the i sea wall. I Hungarian-Nazi Defense ' Crumbling Before Reds (Continued from page 1) reports in Moscow said that the Hungary home front inieht col. lapse al any moment, and the Russians were planning invasion of Austria after knocking out I lungary. In the Bailie, the war bulletin said. Russian Hoops on Saaro is- land, which guards the entrance I to the gulf of Riga, capuired Sll populated places on a 2:-milc front and advanced southwest ward la miles. Ruling Issued by OPA On Traffic in Raw Furs The district office of the OPA ! has recently announced piiblica. , tion of a new regulation govei n- I ine the prices ot" r.iu tins 'i'P. . that i regulation piohihits Ihe sale of ous-i any fur or peltries until the sell er who buys furs or peltries for resale has hied wiih the district OPA ol tice and has acknowl- Iged a pricing chart containing prices anil oilier iploi mation. The ellective date is July, PMI. Apone desiring more inlorma lion should appl to the local War Price and Rationing bo.od Tw.-i Pay Ftoci i '!".' paid oi the Riiselun : tice court e ere reported I bv Judge Th-nnas I uirt fiel ' I, .,,,), i .-h..-' din K 'sks, sio n, k M Scoit. mil : '."'a been-, I 11 1 Two Forfeit B.nl IV " 1 , S. Win Horn ann n-M i !'-in U r! 1 -nii'hii't. liii l.-i-fH n.'ii 'if" ' mi SI". .'.rh. A .1. (.;,-,!. lev , ,u 1 lr,(.M,.lrr. vi ,t..i! !..!., v PORTRAITS of Child ren are a specialty Have your's made ar CLARK'S 105 South Jackson West Would Keep Industrial Gains, Rep. Welch States Retention of west coast indus trial gains and additions of indus tries which will make the coastal slates free from reliance upon the highly centralized eastern indus tries Is a major postwar problem, according to Congressman Rich ard J. Welch of San Francisco, Calif., who was a visitor in Rose burg last night. Congressman and Mrs. Welch and Dr. Thomas .1. Lenahan. also of San Fran- Cisco, were en route to Portland lo attend a ship launching at the Kaiser yards. Congressman Welch, ranking minority member of the com-j mittee on merchant marine and fisheries, having served on that 1 committee for the past 1 years,; has been authorized to studv dis- , .J,"""" , Kul's. -eno lease ".h,p,ms . ancl. oihev P''ol,l's "V:' ne is endeavoring, he states, to secure retention of the Pacific coast ship building industry fol lowing the war and enlargement of the coast's .steel and light metals industries. He gave high praise to the work being done in that field by Congressman Harris Ellsworth of Oreon's Fourth district. Foochow, Chinese Pert, i Occupied by Japanese i (Continued from page 1) plans were proceeding rapidly I" move British warship:, to the Pa cific, augmenting what he called a formidable fleet already in ihe Indian ocean. Japan retaliated with a propa ganda broadcast, beamed to Un united States, claiming sue now lias aircralt "ready tor action i w inch tar exceed the enemy s first-line nil- force.' 1st sagain promised ; I'ropagand "sledgcliam- I i mer blow Toll at Sea Upocd Southwest Paeifi bombers. (ontinuiug lo snarl over Japanese shipping lines, sank a minelayer and two merchantmen and proii ahly des:roed another freighter in strikes near Celebes and Ani boina. This pushed ihe Ocjober lotal to Si ocean-going vessels tor these constantly patrolling airtiT'ii who bagged J10 ships in Seplember. Toda 's communique 1 also reported eight small sin iace craft were sunk and 11 damaeod. i aher planes hit nirtiolds in Cel- ' i lies and Ihe Moluccas. In noi tliwestcrn Bui ma. allied torces under strong aerial sup port laboriously were wiping out Japanese enllenebeil in hunkers on Ihe approaches lo Tiddini. Eu circled by an Indian regiment the Nipponese abandoned the "Choc olate Staircase" section ol Ihe Tiddim road. New Tractor Plant Will Open in Roseburg Monday (Continued from page 1) hi I'ppair ;infl srrviro on (Mjuip mt'iit now in use in the d-t i ilot y nnd such replacements as may be pri)cureal)U'. A luliy-e(juipped ma chine shop, with special tools for tractor ami loin equip ment service and repairs, is be inu placed in operation immedi ;ately. I At the same lime a lare sup ply i'f parts has been installed, Ihe space. a:ide tmm business offices, beins; about equally divided bctuci ii I lie parts fi.'jtart menl and shop. i he parts d pari inent, Man aer Brueh icports, will be head c(.l b' Harold .lefferis, who has been transferred from the Port land headquarters. Assisting in Ihe department will lie Hick j (.iainer. i iii t iter Sch in -i e w ill serve as shop foreman. He was until re-1 ce.'itlv emploved with Ihe I' en):iu'rs in 'Alaska, where . hail rharr "f 1 ,00 pieees lieav;, mil it a rv equipment. . S. he of As- siMin in the simp will be .lack ; Trust v. Gc'ii ce ( Iol)en, liusel (hnlher and Kred Mill,r. ; In the business office, Mr. j 1 I'rurh will be assisted by .lack 1 Kinchain, field engineer: C. J. I ; Hoftman. small tractor represon- j tatic, and Porot!. Mabley and i Vivi t;i (iniih. office Ciils. j Mie empoees will l)e added as b;iines warrant.-;, and it is ! t expeeteil to increase the per- ' -rnre by fi'nrn fnur li si mem- i 1 1 '"""tCSSri Robert John FUlson STUDIO Telephone 331 bers by the first of the year, the manager reports. The new building, constructed by John Schrag, Portland con tractor, has a unique heating in stallation. A network of one-inch nmes was laid in the concrete 1 floor slab. Hot water will he 2rur-.- - - - - THE GIFT SHOP Also a complete line various WE GIVE S&H 1 15 S. Stephens We clean everything but the baby One of Ihe most complete plants in Oregon. 231 N. Main tj Sizes 1-3 in. to 3 in. Pipe Fittings and Valves Closet Combinations, Sinks, Lavatories. Buy where you own the profits DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG. he has 184,999 sisters There ;irc 185,000 telephone operators in the Bell System the largest number in history. As telephone calls have increased, more people have been added to handle them. Scrviic generally is good but some Long Distance lines to war-busy centers get crowded. Then the operator may say "1'lcasc limit your call to 5 minutes." Wc appreciate the way you're going along with that suggestion. Buy War Bondt for Victory TH! PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Tek phono Tl j2i S. Stcphcns pumped through these pipes thus warming the floor upon which the service and repair men will be working, providing heat lor the entire building. Construction of a railroad spur track to the plant-site is proceed- ' ing rapidly. '-- n.nnr HANDMADE ARTICLES BABY CLOTHES APRONS AND DOILY SETS of hand-painted cards for occasions. GREEN STAMPS Phone 857-J CLEANERS Phone 472 is OREGON