Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948, January 29, 1945, Page 3, Image 3

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    H6$Ee,UfcS ' flEVS-rVlEW, ROSURg, OWSbfi MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1945.
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Local!
INIews
Reported III Mrs. S. J. Coop
er is reported to be 111 at her
home in Laurelwood.
Admitted To Hospital Mrs. A.
J. Moore of Roseburg was admit
ted to Mercy hospital Saturday.
Welfare Shop To Open The
Catholic Ladies Welfare shop will
be open Saturday, February 3.
Visiting In Roseburg Mrs, Wil
liam Yeust and daughter, Miriam,
of Azalea visited In Roseburg to
day. '
From Sutherlin Mrs. Evelyn
Young and daughter, June, were
business visitors in Roseburg Sat
urday from Sutherlin.
Mrs. Henninger Better Mrs.
A. G. Henninger is able to be out
again, following two weeks ill
ness at her home in Laurelwood.
Leaves For South Morgan
Lawson, Roseburg jeweler, has
left for San Fernando, Calif., to
attend to business and will visit
his brother while there.
Attend To Business Phil Stra-
aer, A. u. McMillan and A. De
BernarHt nf TrllnvlH rnnfn mirln
were business visitors in Rose-
nurg Saturday.
Return To Salem Attorney
Ray Bassett has returned to his
home in Salem, following a few
days in Roseburg attending to
business.
Goes To Los Anqeles Robert
Kelley, of Judd's Furniture store
in Roseburg, has left for Los
Angeles to purchase spring stock
for the store.
Lease Residence Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Henninger of this city
have leased the main unit of the
residence property of the late
Mrs. Agnez H. Page at Winchest
er for personal occupancy.,
Spending Weekend At Salem
Misses .lune Clayton and Sally
Bales of Roseburg accompanied
Miss Grace Covert and Miss Do
rothy Moore to Salem, where they
will soend the weekend and at
tend Freshman Glee at Willamet
te University. Both Miss Covert
and Miss Moore are former Wil
lamette students.
Scout Troop Leaders
Attend Training Course
Over the weekend, leaders of
, local Boy Scout Troops attended
a Scoutmasters' training course
at Rltter's cabin on the Umpqua
liver at Winchester. The meeting,
started witli dinner Saturday eve
ning, continued through Sunday
afternoon. Kenneth Wells, Scout
executive of the Oregon Trail,
council, conducted the course with
the assistance of Jud ' Compton
and Ralph Kalaher, field execu
tives. Six Scouters completed the
training: Thomas Davis and Fred
Huber of Troon 57 of Roseburg,
Guy Moore and R. P. Wheeler of
Troop 23 of Camas Vellev, Frank
Schrag of Troop 86, Fairview,
and Lester Porter, Troop 18 Cot
tage Grove.
Heads of Scout Council
Slate Annual Meeting
Members of the Douglas dis
trict council of the Boy Scouts
and their wives will assemble at
dinner at the Umpqua hotel this
evening to hold their annual
meeting. The purpose will be to
elect officers for the coming year,
to review the progress made In
this territory during 1944, and to
formulate plans and objectives
for 1945. Bruce Elliott, chairman
of the district, will preside and
Kenneth Wells, executive of the
local Scout council, will be the
speaker for the evening.
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Phone 464
Tough Terry
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MuJ.-Gen. Terry de la Mesa Al
len, above, who commanded
the First Division which added
new laurels to its already
crowded battle banners in North
Africu, now commands the 204th
Division, which hns fought its
way through plenty of tough
spots on the western front, in
cluding Stolbcrg, Eschweiler,
Weisweiler and Inden.
Mrs. Jas. Schaeffer
Of Roseburg Dies
Mrs. aPttio Schaeffer, 83, well
known resident of Roseburg, died
at her home at 322 South Pine
street Saturday night following
prolonged illness. She was born
near Bismarck, Mo., September
(, istu, and was married to
James M- Schaeffer at Caledonia,
Mo., January 31, 1884. She came
to Oregon in 1887 and resided
here until 1890, moving then to
Washington, and returning to
Roseburg in 1894 to make her
home here continuously until the
time of her death. Mr. and Mrs.
Schaeffer celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary last year.
Surviving are her husband,
James M. Schaeffer, Roseburg,
and two daughters, and a son,
Mrs. Bessie Johnecheck, Portland,
MisB Floe Schaeffer, Roseburg,
and Osmond Schaeffer, Glengary.
She is also survived by a sister,
Mrs. Lucy Magnon, St. Louis,
Mo.; two grandchildren, and five
great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
in the chapel of the Douglas Fu
neral home Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. W. A. Sylwester
officiating. Interment will fol
low in Civil Bend cemetery.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. A. A. Sjorgren
1 Funeral, services for Mrs- Au
gusta Sjogren, 53, well-known
resident of Melrose, who died
suddenly last Friday at Mercy
hospital, were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the Elgarose
church. Dr. Charles A Edwards
officiating. Concluding services
and interment followed in the
Elgarose cemetery. Arrange
ments were in charge of the
Douglas Funeral home.
Mrs. Sjogren was born in Lilla
rmsja, Sweden. May 2, 1891, and
was married to Jonas Sjogren
in Canada in 1908. For the past
25 years she had made her home
in "this community. She was a
member of the Melrose Ladies
club and the Lutheran church.
Surviving are five sqns and
three daughters, Pvt. Fritz Sjo
gren, U. S. armv now in New Gui
nea; Pvt. 1c Bernard Sjogren,
U. S. medical corps. Miami Beach,
Fla.; Pvt. Olaf Sjogren, U. S.
army, now in France; Andy Sjo
gren, Roseburg: Stanley Sjogren,
Melrose; Mrs. Milo (Edna) How
ard. SDrinefield. Oregon: Mrs.
Clifford (Elsie) Long Roseburg,
and Elma Sjogren, lacoma,
Wash. She is also survived by a
hrother. John Helmer Lindgren,
of Roseburg, and six grandchil
dren.
Military Rites Set for
Late Thomas Kelly
Military rites will be held at
the Veterans cemetery at 11:30
Tuesday morning for Thomas
Kelly, 44, veteran of World War
II and resident of Klamath Falls,
who died at the Veterans hos
pital this morning. He was born
at San Francisco March 8, 1900.
No close relatives "survive. Ar
rangements are in charge of the
Douglas Funeral home.
Three Furnish Bail
Lawrence Gates, Umpqua; Bud
Albert Allen, Camas Valley, and
Mrs. D. Allen, Camas Valley,
were released on $25 bail from
the county jail, following their
seperate arrests by state officers,
each being charged with being
drunk on a highway.
R. H. S, Indians
Down Bulldogs of
North Bend, 41-36
The Roseburg high school In
dians took their revenge for the
defeat administered them on
their coast trip during the Christ,
mas holidays by beating the
North Bend Bulldogs, 41 to 36, in
a very closely contested basket
ball game on the Roseburg court
Saturday night. Roseburg stop
ped a determined third-quarter
drive by the Bulldogs and sus
tained their own rally through
the fourth quarter to secure a
victory in the battle which saw
two players on each team leave
the game on personal fouls.
Roseburg held a lead of 9 to 7
for the first quarter and 19 to 16
at the half. North Bend tied the
score at 19-all as the third period
opened. The Indians tossed the
next basket , but the uuiiciogs
aeain tied the score and held a
one-point lead until Roseburg
knotted the count at 25-25 at the
close of the third period. The In
dians then broke out in front and
ran up a five-point lead which
they held until the end of the con
test.
North Bend, which is in second
place, trailing Myrtle Point in the
Coos county league, was piaying
without the services of Noel,
high scorer for the district, who
was left at home to nurse" an in
fected foot.
Frv. his teammate In the for
ward spot, was high scorer for the
game with 14 tallies.
Lineups:
Roseburg (41) Pos. (36) N'th B'nd
Benson (7) ....F (0) Why
young (9) F (14) Fry
Kiell (10) C (3) Sanders
! James (9) G (6) Jansen
Harvey (4) G (9) Hagen
I Substitutions: Roseburg-Jacob
son, Atterbury, Colley, Caskey,
Gerretsen 2; North Bend-Wilson
1, Adams 3, Hillar.
' An interesting game was played
between groups of Rose and Ful
lerton grade school players, four
full teams being present and
.each playing a quarter.
The Indians have two games
'on their schedule for this week,
playing a ' league contest at
SpringTield Friday night and
meeting Myrtle Point, District 6
leaders, on the Roseburg court
Saturday night.
Glendale Teams
Trim Days Creek
Days Creek high school suf
fered a double defeat Friday night
during an invasion of Glendale
high school territory. Glendale
won the basketball game, 37 to
15, while the Days Creek girls,
who have been outstanding in
volleyball, lost, 22 to 16, in their
preliminary game.
Glendale's defense was too
tough for the Days Creek basket
ball team, while Glendale for
wards had their sights well trim
med for baskets, taking a quick
lead in the first quarter and
stretching their margin to 20 to
6 at half-time.
Lineups
Glendale (37) Pos. (15) Days Cr'k
Winkem'n (7) F (7) McKenzie
E. St. Cl'r (81 F (2) Smith
Bates (4) C Bratten
G.St.Clair (1) G (G) A. Ward
Duncan G B. Ward
Substitutions: Glendale-Bar
rong 11, Yeust 4, Dobyns, D.
Winkleman, Christie, Dompier 2;
Days Creek-none.
Melrose Women Bidden
To Talk on "Fewer Colds"
All women of the Melrose com
munity are invited to attend a
meeting Wednesday, January 31,
at 2 o'clock at the grange hall to
hear the O. S. C. extension agent,
Miss Doris McWhorter, talk on
the subject, "Let's Have Fewer
Colds." All persons interested
are invited.
T. T. Williams Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Thomas T.
Williams, 54, who died in Rose
burg last Thursday, will be held
in the chapel of the Douglas
Funeral home Tuesday morning
at 10:30 o'clock with Father
William L. Blaker, of St. Georgq's
Episcopal church, officiating.
Military rites and interment will
follow in the Veterans cemetery.
"Drunk" Forfeits Bail
Aaron Qysert, charged with In
toxication, forfeited bail of $20,
A. J. Gedde3, city recorder, stat
ed today.
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Jubilee Singers Dated in Doucjlas
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Methodist churches at Myrtle
Creek, Sutherlin, Dillard and
Roseburg will offer the Rust Col
lege Jubilee Singers, colored en
tertainers from Holly Springs,
Miss., in concerts during the next
two weeks. The programs will be
presented as follows:
Mvrtle Creek, Jan. 31; Suther
lin, Feb. 1; Dillard, Feb. 11, at the
morning church hour, and Rose
burg, Sunday evening, Feb. 11.
Concerts will be given at the
high schools in Roseburg Thurs
days afternoon, Feb. 1.
The Jubilee Singers are tour
ing in the interest of the college
Youth Recreation
Program Will be
Held at Armory
It was announced today that
the Roseburg armorv has been
secured two nights a week to car
ry on a youth program under the
citv recreational committe. It
will be operated as a student club
with a committe of six high school
girls and boys acting as a student
operating committee under the
supervision of an adult advisory
board. The student committee con
sists of Stanley Mitchell, chair
man; Marilyn Preston, Yvonne
Byrd, Daun Llllard, Jovce Bart
ley and John Ulrich. The club
and its entire program will be
under direct sfiervision of the
city recreational director and a
group of paid and volunteer sup
ervisors who will assist during
the hours the club is open.
The club will open next FViday
night, February 2, and will be
open each Fridav thereafter from
7:30 11:00 o'clock for high
school students. Membership tick
ets will go on sale at the High
school next Wednesday following
the student body assembly, which
has been called for this purpose.
The membership fee is 25c' for
the remainder of the school year.
As soon as basketball season is
over, the club will open on Tues-
aav nights lrom 7:00 9:30
o'clock.
Red Cross Offices to Be
Transferred to Armory
The Douglas county chapter of
the American Red . Cross will
move their headquarters from the
Pacific building to the armory as
soon as the decorating is com
pleted, Mrs. Violet C. Hannon,
executive secretary of the Doug-
DOUGLAS COUNTY LOG
TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION
Will hold a regular meeting
Wednesday, January 31st.
at
Sig Fett's Garage, i
All members and anyone
interested are welcome.
Committee.
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of liberal arts of the"" Holly
Springs school, which ministers
to the rural areas of Mississippi.
The school has developed a self
help program, enabling many
colored students to secure an adu
cation. Funds raised by free-will
offerings at the concerts will be
used to construct a new building
following the war.
The group features Miss Nata
lie Doxey, vocalist, with a quin
tette. Numbers will include a
wide variety of solos, duets, quar
tette and sextette selections, fea
'.til ing spirituals and songs of the
southland.
las county chapter, stated today.
The new headquarters will com
prise four large rooms, Mrs. Han
non said.
P. A. Beatty, Former
Wilbur Resident, Dies
P. A. Beatty, 65, formerly resi
dent of Wilbur for many years,
died at Mcdford SundaV, accord
ing to word received In Roseburg.
He is survived by four sons and
two daughters. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been an
nouncd. Papooses Win at
Grants Pass, 21-17
Roseburg Junior high school
Papooses, at Grants Pass Satur
day, won their second consecutive
victory of the season, 21 to 17.
Feldkamp started the scoring
soon after the start of the game
with a basket, closely followed
oy one oy L). Davis. KoseDurg
then pulled away at the quarter
and led with a score of 13 to 4.
Neither team did much scoring in
the second quarter which ended
10 to 8. Content with this lead,
Roseburg didn't try too much to
score in the third quarter, which
ended 19 to 16. ;
The last quarter was hard
fought with Grants Pass trying
hard to got the ball to score and
Roseburg trying just as hard not
to let them get tne ball. Grants
Pass scored one for a goal and
Roseburg got one field goal on a
beautiful drive bv Baird from be
yond the center line for a cripple.
Final score was 21 - 17 for Rose
burg. Roseburg scored eight field
goals and five for one goal with
Grants Pass scoring seven field
goals and three for one goals.
Roseburg's next game is with
Woodrow Wilson of Eugene Fri
day night, February 9.
U. of 0. Hoopsters
Keep top Spot by
Downing Huskies
University of Oretron basket-
eers were planted on top rung of
the division ladder today alter
squashing the university of Wash
ington Huskies all the way down
to third place over the week end.
Oregon Slate was hoisled into an
uncontested seat in second place
as Oregon squeezed out a 54 51
win over the Huskies Saturday
night after a runaway Friday
victory.
' Washington State climbed to a
third-spot tie with Washington by
trouncing Idaho Friday and Sat
urday, Hie last time oy ia - ji, ni
Pullman. W. S. C. The only
team to stop Oregon to date, has
no games leu wun mo pace
makers.
But Orccon must cive Wash
ington a chance for revenge this
week with Friday-Saturday tus
sles in Seattle. The Huskies,
anxious to rub out some of the
sling of that disastrous trip into
Oregon which cost four games
and bumped them out of first
place, will be fortified with the
naval trainees who are permit
ted to appear in home games.
Tallying 20 points Saturday for
the second successive night, Vince
Hansen of W. S. C. took the di
vision scoring lead awav from
Oregon's Dick Wilkins. He now
has 113 points and Wilkins has
nu, Dut tne latter still tops nan
sen for national honors with all
games Included by eight points
with 373.
Riser, Olson Win
Wrestling Bouts
On Roseburg Card
Two three-fall bouts at the arm
ory Saturday night marked the
return of professional wrestling
to Roseburg afler a lapse of
several years. Winner of one tus
sle was Jack Klser of Vancou
ver, Wash., billed as the light
heavyweight champion of the
Pacific northwest, the victim be
ing Billy MeEuin from down
Texas way. Victor in the other
was Milton Olson of Minneapo
lis, substituting for Ernie Plluso,
and his defeuted opponent was
Tarzan Potvin of Canada.
A noisy crowd of nearly 500
was given a treat of wrestling
with all of its modern technique.
' reminiscent of old-time barroom,
combats, and the profitable size
of the audience, combined with
the enthusiastic reception of the
program, prompted Bob Owen to
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announce plans for another bill
next Saturday night. Out ot the
proceeds went $50 to the Infantile
paralysis fund, a donation from
the Roseburg boxing commis
sion.
Klser took the first fall from
MeEuin in 24 minutes with n leg
stopper after a variety of legiti
mate holds Interspersed with an
exchange of kicks to the kidneys,
slugging and drop kicks, to the
accompaniment of mingled boos
and yells of delight from the rail
birds. To tins choice assortment
of rough-house tactics, MeEuin,
for his own part, added hair-yank-Ing
in the second stanza, which
he ultimately won in 8 minutes
with a body slam. The third and
deciding fall went to Klser In 5
minutes after a trio of drop kicks,
followed by a body press.
First fall of bout No. 1 went
to Potvln by way of a reverse
headluck In 15 minutes. The next
two were captured by Olson in
the respective periods of 6 and
10 minutes. A half-Boston crab
hold ended the former, a combin
ed leg stopper and toe-hold the
latter. As in the main event, feet
and fists flew in this bout on a
scale sufficient to keep the crowd
In u high pitch of excitement.
'No Time for Fun' on Home
Front, Soldier Writes
MYRTLE CREEK In a re
cent letter received by Mrs. J. B.
Llddle of Galax, Va., from her
son, Pvt. Ernest Llddle, some
where in Holland, that at that
time another big push was about
to be made and he states "and I
mean it is going to cost lives".
He continues to say that many
people back in the states "don't
realize these poor guys are giving
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A. If some or tne people dhck
there were over hero for a few
days, they would think more of
something else than having a
igood time.'! -. , :-
I Pvt. Llddle explains, "I like to
have a good time too. Dut it's no
time for fun now. The civilians
over here go to church every day
and night and I mean it Isn't
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