Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948, December 09, 1944, Page 6, Image 6

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    RUSEBUftS REWS.REVJEW, ROSEBURG, OREgPR SATURDAY,' DECEMBER 9, 1944.
Local
News
On Business Mrs. F. M. Kobbe
of Oakland was In RoselHirR on
business Wednesday.
Visits In Roseburg C. L. Llnd
ley of Camas Valley visited in
Kosebui'E Wednesday.
From Idleyld Park Mrs. Pearl
Tk'dwell spent Thursday in Rose
burg from Idleyld park.
Business Visitor Mrs. S. E.
Comfort of Idleyld was a business
visitor In Roseburg Friday.
Attends To Business Walter
ToUes of Glide attended to bus
iness in Roseburg Friday.
On Business Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Banning of Glide were in
Roseburg on business Friday.
Myrtle Creek Visitors Mrs.
A. B. Counts was a Myrtle Creek
visitor in Roseburg Thursday.
On Business Mrs. Charles
Royer of Garden Valley was in
Roseburg on business Friday.
From Looklngglass Mr. and
Mrs. H. D. Smith spent Friday
in Roseburg from Looklngglass.
Transacts Business Mrs. Mil
tired Bibby of Idleyld transacted
business in Roseburg Thursday.
Attends to Business Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Smith of Sutherlin at
tended to business in Roseburg
Friday.
In Roseburg Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Wright and daughter of
Days Creek were in Roseburg on
business Friday.
Attends to Business Joe Drum
bach of Deer Creek was in Rose
burg Friday attending to busi
ness. Attends to Business Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Melton of Suth Deer,
Creek attended to business in
Roseburg Friday.
Attends toBuslness G. W.
Wagner of Looklngglass attend
ed to business Wednesday while
in Roseburg.
From Glide Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Banning were business visi
tors In Roseburg Friday from
Glide.
In Eugene Mrs. I. M. Dunn
and son, Mike, and Mrs. Fred
Dent of Roseburg spent Wednes
day In Eugene.
8outh Deer Creek Visitors
Mrs. Jack Mellon was a South
Deer Creek visitor In Rosebuig
Friday.
- Business Visitors Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Kunlsh of South Deer
Creek were business visitors in
Hoseburg Friday.
" Visit In Eugene Mr. and Mrs.
J". T. Bubar of Rosebug visited in
Eugene this week with their
daughter, Mrs. D. R. McKlllop.
" In Roseburg Loretta Mue
West, of the state board of cos
metic therapy, Portland, spent
Friday in Roseburg on business.
Business Visitors Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Cox of Looklngglass
were business visitors in Rose
burg from Looklngglass.
' Employed at Bishop's Miss
Bonnie Johnson of Salem Is now
employed at Bishop's studio In
Roseburg. She has been working
lor the studio at Salem.
Accepts Employment Mrs.
Bert Rldgeway of Roseburg has
accepted re-employment al Vol
ma's beauty shop and will begin
work Tuesday.
Visiting At. St. Helens Mrs.
Cecil Anderson of Roseburg Is
visiting relatives and friends at
St. Helens, Ore., until the Christ
mas holidays.
To Have Dessert Supper St.
George's guild will hold a dessert
supper at the home of Mrs. J. C.
Hume Wednesday Dec. 13, at 7:
45 p. m. Members of the church
are Invited to attend.
Returns to Roseburg Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Herman have recent-
lv returned to Roseburg, where
Mr. Herman resumed work at the
Roseburg Motor company after
receiving a medical discharge
from the navy. Befoi-e returning
north Mrs. Herman was employ
ed by the civil service In commu
nications duty with the urmy air
corps at Maywood, Calif.
Will Pay Official Visit Ethel
Ealley, president of the Rebekah
Assembly of Oregon, will pay her
otficial visit to the Roseburg
lodge Tuesday night. Dec. 12. Sev
eral oilier state officers are ex
pected to be present. A banquet
is to be held at the Umpqua ho
teel before lodge session. Commit
tees have been appointed and In
Illation will be held.
DANCE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
RIVERSIDE INN
MUSIC BY LUND'S RHYTHM MEN
Fried Chicken and Rabbit Dinners
ADMISSION FREE ADULTS ONLY
From Glide Mrs. J. O. Eiffert
visited toilay In Roseburg from
Glide.
Drain Visitor L. S. Comp
ton was a Drain visitor In Rose
burg Friday.
From Glide Carl Trued spent
Friday In Rosebiug on business
from Glide.
Visits In Roseburg Mrs. Cliff
Jones of Deer Creek visited in
Roseburg Friday.
On Business A. Abraham of
Glendale was in Roseburg on bus
iness Friday.
From Deer Creek Leonard
Swift spent Friday in Roseburg
from Deer Creek.
From Deer Creek Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hatfield spent Friday in
Roseburg lrom ueer creek.
Transacts Business B. Mc-
Cormick of Deer Creek transact
ed business In Roseburg Friday.
Vlsltlnn In Roseburg Mrs.
W. E. Dent and son, Barry, of
Monterey, Calif., are visiting in
Roseburg with Mr. and Mis. J.
E. Dent.
Jteijdva PortlandJIJM
Attend to Business Mr. and
Mrs. John Sinclair of Edenbower
attended to business in Roseburg
Friday.
Called to California Mrs. F.
II. Appelhoff of Roseburg has
left or San Bernardino. Calif..
where she was called by the death
of her brother.
Returns Home Floyd Pratt
has returned to his home in Rose
burg from the Sacred Heart hos
pital in Eugene after undergoing
an operation.
i Has Leave of Absence Mrs.
Mary Battle of the J. C. Penney
store Is taking a temporary leave
of absence due to the illness of
her son.
Home On Leave Gene Ed
wards of the U. S. navy is visit
ing at tne nome o: nis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards,
Umpqua while on leave.
of
Expected In Roseburg Minnie
Wlllits of Cottage Grove is ex
pected in Roseburg Monday to
spend a few days and attend the
Rebekah lodge when the nresl-
dent pays her official visit to her;
home lodge.
Altar Soolety to Meet The Al
tar society, circle No. 2, of St.
Joseph's Catholic church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Bruce
Carter Monday evening with
Madullnc Stearns as co-hostess.
All members are asked to bring
presents.
Return From Portland 11. O.
Pargeler and Fred L. Southvvlck
returned to Roseburg today fol
lowing a trip to Portland to at
tend the Western Forestry session
and the state convention of the
Savings and Loan associations.
Rebekah Team To Practice
The Roseburg Rebekah degree
team will practice Mondav eve-'
ning at the i. o. o. f. hall. Tills
will be the' final practice before;
the visit of state officers. All
menVbers are earnestly requested
to be present.
In Portland Ethel Bailey,
president of the Rebekah Assem
bly of Oregon, is spending a few
days In Portland, where she vis
ited Mt. View lodge and attended
the home board meeting. She will
return home Monday.
Home On Furlough Mrs. KJparachu 1st and emergency woods
T. (Dorothy) Nelson of the Wacs C"TS tw flame t'a,tlP1's la
has arrived from her base In C.-.l- '1'"8 importance increasing, for
Ifornla to spend two weeks fur-t-sU'ls sam-
lough at her home In Roseburg.
She was secretary in the district
attorney's office In Roseburg be
fore enlisting. Her husband is an
employee of the Veterans facility
here.
Visiting In Roseburg Mrs.
Jack Helnzelman (nee Annette
Calkins I and two daughters.
Linda and Peggy, of Cave Junc
tion, Ore., are spending a few
days visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Cnlklns, Roseburg,
while Mr. Helnzelman is attend
ing a forestry meeting in Cor
vallis. Sell Home Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Weller have sold their
home near Edenbower to Mr. and
Mrs. Briggs of Roseburg, and Mr.
Weller left Friday for Portland to
join the merchant marines. His
wife will make her home in Cor
vallls for the duration. Mr. Wel
ler was formerly employed as a
cook at the Veterans facl'litv here.
To Attend Convention Dr.
and Mrs. Dean Iiubar of Roseburg
will leave (his weekend to attend
the Northwest Optometry con
cress which will convene' at the
Multnomah hotel in Portland
Mondav. Tuesday and Wednes
day. The well-known Pr. Skef
fington of Oklahoma will deliver
the principal lectures. Dr. Bu
bal's office will be open during
his ah-jcnec for delivery of work.
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ASSAULT WITH BAYONET Douglas county residents will have
an opportunity Thursday, Dec. 14, to observe scenes such as the
one pictured above in which a combat infantryman advances
through smoke in a final bayonet charge. The army show "Here's
Your Infantry," at which all types of weapons used by ground
forces, will be climaxed by a battle demonstration Thursday night
at Finlay field. (Official U. S. Army photo The Infantry school.l
Yanks Close in Ormoc
From Three Directions
(Continued from page 1)
disclosed the patrols sank six ful
ly loaded small vessels and set a
seventh ablaze.
Far out over the Philippines
from Luzon to Mindanao, army.
marine and navy planes hunted
dosvn other enemy ships, sinking
a 9,000-ton transport and destroy
ing or damaging 14 small Ireigm-
ers in operations just reported.
The 77th, veterans of Guam,
powered their way north for two
miles from the point of Thurs
day's amphibious landing to seize
the former U. S. army base of
Camp Downs on the edge of Or-
moc.
Land Trap Narrowed
III addition to the tight squeeze
being clamped on the south end
of Lt. Gen. Yamashlta's severed
defense line, a larger trap north
of Ormoc was narrowed.
The Japanese air force, whose
nine-hour attack on the Ameri
can convoy after the 77th' land
ing was a terrific demonstration
ol the enemy's still potent strik
ing power, kepi pounding away
at shipping in Leyte gull.
The raid on the east side of
Leyte, where Gen. MncArthur's
Invasion forces landed Oct. 20,
cost the Nipponese M planes and
live more were shot down over
west Leyte, headquarters said to
day. '
Aid Forestry Safety Urged
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dee. 8
(API More than 200 key forest
men from British Columbia to
California viewed a modern fire
fighting equipment exhibit today
as the annual Western Forestry
association here ended.
The group voted last night to
ask the Federal Communications
commission to authorize a radio
frequency band fie- forest fire
fighters. Employiii;; airplanes.
Security Tax "Freeze"
Now in Roosevelt's Hands
(Continued from nace li
begins January 3.
A two-thirds vote is required
to override a veto - the senate
ran up considerably better than
that ratio yesterday when it ap
proved the measure -17 to 19. The
house vole was even larger 2ti2
to 72 on last Monday's roll call.
Senator Vandenberg (R., Mich. )
leader of the tight to freeze the
levy again, told the senate veslcr
day the rise is not needed to pro
tect the Integrity of the reserve
fund from which old ace and
survivors benefits are paid.
Shortly after passing the freeze
bill, the senate extended the
i president's extraordinary war
WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE
The Gilmore Station at 121 No. Stephens St.
has changed hands and is now operated by
J. J. Thomas
Expert Motor Tune-up by a Mechanic with
12 years experience.
Have your cars and trucks lubricated and motors
steam cleaned.
Washing, Polishing and Waxing
Prompt and Courteous Service
PERKINS OIL CO.
GILMORE DISTRIBUTOR
powers over rationing and the
allocation of vital materials for
another year. Already approved
by the house, it goes to the
president.
Anti-Japanese Action
Rapped by Legion Post
CHENEY. Wash., Dec. 9 I API
The Chenev, Wash.. American
Legion post, No. 72, has sent a
communication to the Oregon and
Washington Legion departments
protesting the action of the Hood
River, Ore., post in excluding
names of 16 Japanese-Americans
from a county war memorial,
Paul Rozell. post commander,
said yesterday.
Rozell said (he communication
staled, "We think such action is
contrary lo the Americanism we
have sworn to support and de
fend. To foster such racial per
secution and discrimination is to
Imitate the methods of our ene
my, and to betray the Ideals of
America and also the Legion."
Rebellious Convicts
In Georgia Face Trials
ATLANTA, Ga Dec. 9 (AP)
Solitary confinement cells con
tinued today to hold the 25 con
victs who seized a building at the
Atlanta federal penitentiary and
held lour guards prisoner for
thv,c days.
In the meantime, prison and
V. K. department of Justice offi
cials were arranging prompt
trials on charges of vinlallm; pris
on security regulations. Heavy
I punishment faces those convicted,
Is-dd Attorney General Biddle in
Washington.
The revolt ended Thursday
when the inmates yielded lo an
appeal by Morgan Blake, Atlanta
Journal culumtiW!. who publish
ed the convicts' grievances in his
newspaper.
Canada Widens Permits
For U. S. Fishermen
OTTAWA. Pee. 9 -(Canadian
press) United Slates fishermen
on the Pacific coast were given
additional marketing freedoms in
an order in council announced
esterday.
The order provides that in 19-15
V. S. fishermen can land catches
in Canadian Pacific ports and
either trans-ship them across the
border or sell them in bond to
Canadian dealers. Catches may
lv sold for use in Canada by pay
ment of duty.
Porls also may be entered to
huy supplies and ship crews.
Roll Your Own Vowed
PF.NVKR. Colo.. Hoc. 7 ( APT"
- Some ,?00 members of the Den
ver Hrenkfist club have signed
pledees not to buv or smok a
rr.idy niade cigarct until the sup
ply of smokes for the armed fore-
"i is -mtile
Jap Industry Centers
Worst Hit by Quake
(Continued from page I)
ment that "a number of persons
suffered light or severe casual
lies" in the Hamamutsu anl Shi
nnu areas.
Tokyo Belived Shaken
No word was forthcoming as
lo wether Tokyo was damaged,
but American seismologists said
that capital city must have been
shaken somewhat by the temblor
which they compared in intensity
to the devastating Japanese
nuke of 1923, which killed nearly
100.000.
Sections reported hardest hit
form an arc 80 to KiO miles from
Tokyo, generally southwest of the
capital. The seismic center was
in the sea of Enshu, on the east
side of Honshu, the main Japa
nese island. ,
Domei said precautions already
taken against American air raids
served in good stead.
' The people were well prepar
ed and remained calm and col
lected, slicking to their homes
and factories, so that damage was
kept at a minimum," the agency
reported.
' Reconstruction work began at
once.
Rift in E, A. M. Lessens
Civil War in Greece
(Continued lrom page 1)
the Attica peninsula, on which
Athens and Piradeus are situat
ed, as a prelude lo any negotia
tions. The left ministers, however, ap
parently have refused to or dare
not, accept Scobie's demand. Re
peated attempts by the archbish
op of Athens to mediate the dis
putes have met with no success.
A one-hour truce was observ
ed this morning to allow Red I
cross trucks to distribute mail
and medical supplies to hospitals.
Life in the freed sections of
Athens gradually was returning
to normal.
A serious food shortage has
developed, however, and prices
are fantastic.
One of the fiercest battles was
fought in the market place in the
center of town where the ELAS, !
barricaded in buildings and shops,
held out until last night. It was
only after tanks opened fire and
a few shops and buildings were
damaged that the defenders sur
rendered. , Soar Steel Centers Are
; Hammered by Yankees
1 (Continued from page 1)
forces against the Ninth army
front.
More blows from the air were
rained on the Germans. U. S. Fly-
Ing Fortresses p nindcd the Stutt- j
Sill l IdliydlUb tlllU nil- Ul'l IIUII1
radio indicated an attack on the
Reich from Italian bases.
To the south the German Alsa
tian front was yielding before
the drive of the U. S. Seventh ar
my, which advanced to within 41
miles of the Reich frontier and
pounded the Siegfried line with
heavy guns. American fighter
bombers smashed at the nazi es
cape bridge over the Rhine at
Neuf Brisach.
Hungary Govt. Flees
In the cast, Berlin radio report
ed that the Hungarian govern-
muni hurl fieri Riirlimnut i;e:ilerl
nlf ,-i,t..tl, Kif lUn T?tii.i.in '
capture of Vac, which the Ger
mans reported earlier. The nazi
radio said the Hungarian govern
ment now was at Sopron, on the
Austrian border.
Two Russian armies tightened
the jaws of a giant armored vise
from the north and south against
Budapest. The nazis said troops
ot the second Ukraine army had
broken through the Danube noith
of the Hungarian capital, tne
Third Ukraine army, less than 13
miles to the south, Increased its
pressure amid reports of whole
sale defections by Hungarian de
fenders of the city.
Berlin said Vacs, 15 miles
northeast of Budapest, fell to the
Russians in hard lighting.
Progress In Italy
British Eighth army troops in
Italy, driving rapidly for comple
tion of the encirclement of Faen
za. captured San Prospero, a mile
and a half west of the Bologna-
Rlminl highway stronghold, in a
three-mile advance through bit
ter resistance.
German troops were reported
pulling back west of Facnza to
Imola. next large highway center
eight miles away and only 19 mil
es from Bologna, prize city of the
Po valley.
The Newest Love Token
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The Gift Shop
1 1 5 S. Stephens
Phone 857-J
We Give S. & H. Green Stamps
Magician Offers Great
Bill at Roseburg High
For the person who likes to be
fooled and tentertained. The
Great Virgil, above, comes to the
auditorium at senior high school
next Friday, Dec. 15. His magic
show will begin promptly at o
p. m., and is sponsored jointly
by junior and senior highs.
The ureat Virgil, a native ore-
gonian. carries the largest aus
pices magic show, but he, him-
est magicians of all time, local
est magicians of a 11 times, local
sponsors report. Anyone having
seen Houdlni can better appreci
ate The Great Virgil, and he
promises to give the same thrill
and more.
"The illusions presented by The
Great Virgil are not just ordi
nary magical illusions, but are
works of art, mystifying and per
fected to the nth degree, which
constitutes a lifetime of work and
study," according to advance pub
licity reports.
"It is not "::aggeratlng to say
that the riaster of magic
carries tons of equipment, special
lighting effects, innumerable gor
geous .costumes, special musia
and dozens of sensational mys
teries, and he does just that."
2 Fugitives Jailed Here,
Two Others Are Sought
(Continued lrom page 1)
fled north In a stolen automobile.
The car stolen in California was
abandoned near -Wolf Creek and
another automobile was stolen at
that place.
State policemen engaged in
regular patrol Thursday night
spotted the car near the highway
a short distance from the Bible
academy at Canyonville. Bolh
occupants fled into the brush and
were sought Thursday night and
Friday by members of the state
police and sheriff's forces.
Schmidt was taken into custody
Friday afternoon when he at
tempted to slip out to the high
way north of Canyonville, but Ills
companion has not been located.
Burglary Charged
The highway guard at Glendale
i sever m-tar
fememSet
All- ' 4SI - :Hb'nr - J-;0
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be a bitter memory. '
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Ten years from now the Bonds you bought
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ROSEBURG VICTORY COUNCIL
An Organliafion of Business and Profession il Intortsts United In All-Out War Effort
junction last night attempted lo
halt two youthful hitchhikers,
who fled when approached by
the officers. One was captured
and was returned to Grants Pass,
his Identity not being reported
to the Roseburg office. The oth
er escaped into the brush and is
still being sought. It was learn
ed, the two are wanted at Red
ding on a charge of burglary.
The two youths Kimbrlck and
Gates, arrested north of Canyon
ville and wanted in Portland, give
Washington addresses. They are
accused of having money and
personal effects, reported stolen
from a war veteran In Portland,
in their possession, Morgan said.
Lobby of Rose Hotel
Given New Decoration
The lobby of the Rose hotel,
corner of Stephens and Lane, is
being completely redecorated, G.
H. Smith owner-manager, stated
today. A three-tone tile floor is
being laid by the Coen Lumber
company. Small throw rugs will
be used instead of full-sized ones,
WANTED
2 or 3 bedroom home to rent, lease or purchase.
Call 238 or write
Mr. Hal J. Ayotte
238 N. Jackson St. Roseburg
Helen Curtis Cold Wave
It's Different!
It's Delightful!
Cool liquids flow gently through your hair creating long
lasting, easy-to-manage, lustrous curls and waves!
Also
Machineless and Machine Waves
Operators
Vclma Herman
Edna Dleker
Meryl Hess
Tholma Rldgeway
AH EXTRA mo
floor
Morals Crime Charged
Wllbert C. Whitney, 26, Reeds
port, was in custody in the coun
ty jail today on a charge of stat
utory rape, Sheriff O. T. Carter
reported. Also under arrest was
Irvin R. Gates, 21, accused of per
mitting an unlicensed person to
operate a motor vehicle.."
NEW HOMES
Built to Order
Essentially employed may
now have a new home. Only
8 priorities at present. From
$3500 to $4500.
For Information See
Roseburg Realty Co.
Umpqua Hotel Bldg. Phone 211
u)M)n complellon of the
about the first of the week.
Veima's Beauty Shop
Pacific Bldg.
Phone 449
WAR B0HD!