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S6s6BUr NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1945 matt KjOcslI News Auxiliary to Meet The Eagles nuxilsry will meet in regular session Tuesday evening ;tt Eagles hall. Shops and Visits Mrs. Nellie Wall of Suterlin spent Saturday in Rosehurg shopping and visit ing. T.N.T. Club to Meet The T.N.T. flub will meet Tuesday evening at an eight o'clock desert-supper at the home of Mrs. William Me Cullum at 926 Soulh Main street. Divorce Souaht Suit for divorce has been fileil at Coquille by Anne Mable Irion against Ira Milton Irion. They were married at Rose burg, Nov. 9, 1929. Cruelty is charged. License Issued A marriage li cense has been issued ut Portland to Francis V. Misaege. Portland, and Claudia L. Christensen, Myrtle Creek. Leaves for Fort Lewis Mrs. C. M. Bevers has left for Fort Lewis, Wash., to meet her nephew. Staff Sgt. Hugh J. Col trin, who has iust arrived there from Miami, Florida. Plan To Locate Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Babcock of Lewiston, Idaho, are visitinf in Roseburg with Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Stanton, 702 S. Pine street, while seeking a location on acreage near the city. Mr. Babcock is a brother of Mrs. Stanton. Home on Furlough Private Lee Miller, who has been stationed at Camp Hood, Texas, has arrived In Roseburg to spend his furlough with his wife and small son, Lee. He was met in Eugene at the train yesterday by Mrs. MHIer and son, Lee, and Mr. and Mrs. '.II. L. Bailey, of Roseburg. Vacationlnav-Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pearson and daughter. Mary Lvnn, and son. Donald, of Rose burg, left Sunday for Neskowin, where the latter three will en joy a week's vacation. Mr. Pear son, General Petroleum distribu tor for this territory, will re turn here tomorrow. , Return to Corvallis Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Daughertv have returned to their home in Corvallis. fol lowing a 10-dav visit in Roseburg with their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bailtey, on Spruce street. Thev were ae eomnanied here bv their prand 1 daughter. Barbara BaUey, who re turned home following a vaca tion in Corvallis. Snends Day at Coast Mrs. R. M. Day. Eugene, who is visiting in Rosebure wih her nieces, Mrs. Charles V. Stanton and Mrs. Fred L. Perrv. accompanied Mrs. Stan ton and Mrs. Charles Ritzman on a business trip to Coos Bay todav. They will return to Roseburg late today and Mrs. Day will leave for home in Eugene. She has been serving as an instructor and su pervisor at he young people's camp sponsored at Brldee by the Christian churches of Oregon. Expected Here Wednesday Robert R. Green. AOM 1-c U. S. Navy, is expected to arrive In Rosebure Wednesday to snend his leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Green, who reside on East Douglas street. His wife, the former Lola Wilson, who re sides in Eiifene. will meet her husband in Portland and accom pany him to Roseburg. He has been stationed the last year at the U. S. Naval air station at Patupent River, Maryland. Arrives in Rosebura Capt. Ed mund A. Melvin, flight surgeon, Ninth air force, who recently re turned from France to Savannah, Ga., following 19 months over seas, has arrived In Rosehurg to spend his leave visiting his wife and two children at the home of his parents. Col. and Mrs. George Melvin. at the Veterans facility post. Prior to his enlistment after Pearl Harbor. Capt. Melvin was associated with Dr. Joe P. Evans in practice in Gulfport, Miss. He has been awarded the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement in line of duty" on D-day, and his bomber group received the Presi dential Unit Citation badge awarded for their performance in the "Battle of the Bulge" in Dec, 1944. He has been assigned to Fort Lewis. Wa;;h., and, with his family, will spend a vacation on the McKenzie river and in the Cascade mountains in Oregon, be fore renortin7 to his new hnse. FRESH ITALIAN PRUNES WANTED For canning purposes, for freezing, canning, jams, etc. Also dried walnuts, filberts, Italian, Petite and Date prunes. U. S. Government Support Prices FRED HAMILTON 338 W. Douglas Phone 295-J Atomic Bombs Produced in Hanford Plant rJ-lt ulf MlUibr? Vast production area at Hanford, Wash., plant for production of world's most powerful explosive, the atomic bomb. Workers in this gigantic industry, scattered over more than 400,000 acres, received tlrst hint of what Ihey were making with President's announcement of the bomb. Enormous quantities of materials go through . successive processes by remote control of dials and panels, without beine seen. Comedy at Star Tues. thru Sat. . A laugh riot chat will set you gasping, with Marjonc Reynolds, Fay Baintcr nd Cbaxlcs Ruggles in "Three Is A Family," United Artists release. Two Favorities at Indian Sun. thru Tues. : r I i , u & I J V,-. i Fred MacMurray and Claudctte Colbert comedy, "Practically Yours," with Urgent Seed Need Told io Farmers Farmers are urged by the USDA to harvest as much alfalfa and red clover for seed in August and September as possible. All leg ume seeds ate in heavy demand this year. They are needed here to maintain high production and in European countries to help re build pasture land damaged bv war. Through the Agricultural Adjustment Agency program, a special payment is made for har vesting alfalfa and red clover and an additional poundage pay ment can be earned by selling the seed to commercial dealers for movement into areas where seed is needed. There is also a need for a greater harvest of sweet clover seed than last year and loans on this seed, if it meets cer tain standards, can be obtained through the county AAA offices. Price schedules and specifica tions for the 1945 seed purchase program have been received and copies are being distributed bv county AAA committees to all dealers and warehousemen who have signed agreements to han dle seed sold to the government under the program. As in 1944. top prices will be paid for seed meeting basic ger mination and purity requirements with discounts for each one per cent below the basic require ments. The basic prices are S12.00 for hairy vetch. $11.50 for crim son clover. S6.00 for Willamette .vetch and $7.50 for common rye- crass. 1 1 iKva:liMWmww 'i XT are co-sutrcd in the new romantic Gil Lamb and Cecil Kcllaway. Pvt. Barbara Irwin of Glide Sent to Training Private Barbara Irwin, of the Marine Corps Women's Keserve, has received orders to report to Camp Lejeune. North Carolina, where she will undergo "boot" training. With seven other young women from Oregon, she will leave Port land hv train Autrust 17th and en ter a six weeks course of military customs and courtesy, close order drill and Marine corps adminis tration. Private Irwin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Irwin, reside at Glide. Fines Paid by "Drunk" And Game Law Violator Frank V. Yocum paid a fine of $50 in the Roseburg justice court after pleading guilty to a charge of being intoxicated in a public place. Judge Thomas Hartfiel re ported. A fine of $25 was paid by Victor W. Gentry, who pleaded guilty, Judee Hartfiel said, to a charge of illegal possession of a game bird. MARRIAGE LICENSES SHERBURN-WEISER Marion Joseph Sherburn and Glennie Luciel Weiser, both residents of Onrdincr. F3Lt PI ' " 7 YOUR AUTOMOBILE BODY Deserves EXPERT Service THE NATIONALLY-KNOWN BEAR EQUIPMENT STEPHENS AUTO CO. General Repairs Tow Car Service 323 N. Main St. Phone 352 9 jwwwwf: IMIiA Telenholo) Sergeant Early Wiley, Jr., Wins War Decorations WITH THE 12TH AAF IN ITALY Sgt. Earl Wilev. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Wiley, Roseburg, Oregon, who serves the 12th AAF as a motor sergeant in its transportation section and has been overseas since September 24. 1942, both as cook and trans port non-com, is authorized to wear the gold wreath insignia on his right sleeve emblematic of the Meritorious Unit Service plaque awarded his organization, Head auarters squadron, 12th air force, bv Brig. General Charles T. Myers, commander, for the out standing work it did in the Medi terranean theater of operations. Enlisting in the Army, August 15, 1942, Sergeant Wilev left the Hansen Motor Co.. Roseburg, where he was employed as a mechanic's helper, to train for overseas service, which he began a month later. He wears the Good Conduct Medal and the European-African-Middle East Theater rib bon with four battle participation stars. Navy Recruiter Here for Construction Workers Charles Lynn. U. S. Army en gineer, has arrived in Roseburg to recriut all types of construc tion men for work in Alaska and the Central Pacific. Mr. Lynn will be at the U. S. Employment office at the courthouse from 8 t(i 5 o'clock Monday through Wednes day or this week. Painters, car penters, electricians, shiprights, construction laborers, machinists, hydraulic and electrical engineers and tug dredge personnel are all needed. In addition there arc openings in Alaska for women clerks and clerk typists. All jobs are under Civil Service rules and regulations and under one-year contracts. Vital Statistics BORN GOODMAN To Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goodman. Jr., of 129 East First Avenue South, Roseburg, Saturday, August li, at Mercy hospital, a daughter, Patricia Ann: weight seven pounds, two ounces. W ATKINS To Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Watkins, Tiller, Thursdey, August 9, a boy, Louis Byron: weight six pounds, twelve ounces. HIGLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Eli Higley, of Route 2, , August 8, Roseburg, a boy, Darrell True man; weight six pounds, six ounces. SHOREY To Mr. and Mrs, F. E. Shorey of Sutherlin, Aug. 10. a girl. Barbara Joice; weight six pounds, 15 ounces. CRENSHAW To Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crenshaw, Camas Valley, Aug. 7, a girl, Carole Lee; weight seven pounds, eight ounces. WASSOM To Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wassom, 702 East 2nd Avenue South. Roseburg, Aug. 9, a boy. James Grant; weight eight pounds, fifteen ounces. WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams, of Route 1, Rose burg, Aug. 8, a boy, Joe Jason; weight six pounds, eleven ounces. We have the skill and the equipment to restore car bodies to original appearance SPECIALISTS in frame, wheel and axle service using Surplus Articles Offered for Sale By Federal Goyt. Thousands of surplus commod ities, exclusive of farm machinery and automotive equipment, now are available to individuals, bus iness lii ms, and industrial plants it was reported today bv Thomas A. Crown, assistant chief of t!ie surplus property tlivision of the RFC office in Portland, and W. B. Johnson, of the sales division, who were in Roseburg today to acquaint the public with the serv ice now available. ' Pamphlets "iving detailed in structions concerning methods of purchasing surplus property and listing items for sale were left at the office of the Chamber of Com merce lor free distribution to in terested persons. Among items now available through the RFC, they report, are aircraft, aircraft parts and ac cessories, inedible animal prod ucts, chemicals, coal and related commodities, communication and electronic equipment, indicating, ments, leather and related prod ucts, lumber and wood materials, industrial machinery, machine tools, metal alloys, metallic ores and concentrates fabricated metal products, non-ferrous meiais, min eral products, paints and vnr nishes, plastic materials, pr.lp, paper, paperboard, textile fibers, vegetable products, and others. Prospective purchasers, it is re ported, may have their names placed on mailing lists for cata logues of any classification of property in which they are inter ested. Specific information mav be obtained regarding any parti cular item, giving full particu lars as to style, model, condition, accessories and all other perti nent facts, the RFC representa tives report. Interested persons are invited to secure pamphlets at the Cham ber of Commerce office. NEWS OF OUR Vrf$$i? "EN" WOMEN 'itlc- IN UNIFORM Delphis LeBlanc, machinist's mate, second class, Mrytle Creek, was a member of the crew of the 2200-ton U.S.S. Ingraham, which survived a Kamikaze, suicide plane attack off Okinawa. The ship was hit broadside by one of seven Jap planes, hi I teen mem bers of the crew were killed and 30 wounded. The destroyer re turned to the States under her own power, despite sever damage. - Kenneth Alver Munson, 24, chief electrician's mate, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Munson, Rt. 2, Roseburg, was i member of the aircraft carrier u.&.b. Hornet now undergoing typhoon-damage rojairs at a West coast naval base. The carrier Is credited with destroying more than 1400 Jap planes and 1,270,000 tons of Jap shipping. Camas Valley CAMAS VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. Knute Holt sold their furni ture to Mr. and Mrs. McMasters and went back to their former home in Moorehead, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer White moved Into the house they bought from Mr. Martindale. Mrs. White still operates her beauty shop in the original location. The rest of the house has been rented to Mr. and Mrs. Phii Standiey who have moved in. Harry Boyle went to San Fran cisco and entered the S. P. hospi tal for treatment for a back in jury. Dorene Thrush has gone to Springfield to visit relatives. Doris Papst has gone to Ash land to spend a week visiting at the Frank Church home. Mrs. Haltie Long spent a week at the home of her son, Bernard, in Melrose, caring for his wife when she was brought home from a hospital where she had received medical care. Johnny Plumb from San Fran cisco is making an extended visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baum. Mr. and 7Irs. Roy Adams sold their place on Camas mountain to Oral Salec and returned to Cal ifornia. Mrs. Howard Brown spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown. Mrs. R. S. Ashenberner spent MOVING VAN SERVICE PACKING CRATING LOCAL CARTAGE DISTRIBUTION STORAGE THE SERVICE YOU WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT REASONABLE RATES C o m. wm Phone 31 . 221 Spruoe St. R08EBURQ ' "or Poland r " g ' km : J I,' i More than a century ago, Fred- eric Chopin, Polish patriot, mu sician and composer, angered by the domination of Poland by Russia, wrote the A-flat Polo naise It became Poland's fight ing song, a cry for independence. Recently Sgt. Eugene List, above, noted American pianist now in the Army, played at Potsdam for the Big Three party Russia's Stalin was there. Sgt List audaciously ployed the Polonaise Stalin listened, jeamed, toasted the young art ist's presentation of Chopin's patriotic cry for Poland. f-War Workero The wartime photo of Mrs. Clement R. Attlee, wife of Great Britain's new Prime Minister,' shows her while working at a YMCA club forBritish troops,' two days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore. Three stars were added to the service flag at the evening serv ice at church Sunday. Gene El liott, the pastor, announced that he would be going back to college in September and would be here for only two more services, the morning service August 19, and the evening service Sept. 2. The hymn books recently purchased have all been paid for by individ uals and various classes and or ganizations. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have mov ed into the house they bought from A. W. Geiler. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, recent arrivals from Cal ifornia, moved into the house va cated by Nelson. Mr. Rogers had been employed by the school board to drive the second bus this year. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Burt and family have moved into the small apartment owned by C. Hagen. Howard Milton is doing tne in terior decorating of the school house. Mrs. Jack Parrott has been suf fering from arthritis. Mrs. Lee Banks had the misfor tune to fall from the porch at her house and sprain her ankle. HhAWI Weekdays at A:4fl-fl:lA Ends Tuesday Night plus "GANGS OF THE WATERFRONT" WED.! i ' 1 Vf3: : vnW:l VAiiZt I raebuum f rt'cVy nnnrnn Seed Crop Prices For 1945 Listed By AAA Committee Detailed price schedules for the 19-15 cover crop seed purchase program have been announced by William J. Enschede of Hills boro, acting chairman of the state AAA committee. The schedule covers various grades of four va rieties of seed to be purchased from growers or dealers. This is the sixth year the gov ernment has purchased such seed for shipment to southern and east central states for distribution to farmers in place of cash AAA practice payments for growing winter cover crops. Purchases this year will be made on essentially the same plan as in mil, except mat no seed win be bought on the basis of private tests. Producers may sell on cither official purity and germin ation tests, or on official purity test alone, un seed sold on puntv test alone, payment will be at 80 per cent of tlie full rate pending outcome of official germination tests. Seed will be purchased from dealers who offer it in carload lots, 00,000 pounds or more, of one variety and ot unltorm quality. Blending of ineligible seed in a carload will not be permitted. En schede said. Prices Schedule Listed Prices and specifications are as follows: Hairy vetch, S12.00 a hundred for seed with 95 per cent purity and 90 per cent germination; dis count of 16 cents per hundred weight for each per cent below 90 for germination, and 9 cents for each per cent below 95 for puiitv. Minimum requirements are 70 per cent for both purity and germination, 98 per cent total winter legumes. Certified Willamette vetch. $G. 00 a hundred for seed with 90 per cent germination, 98 per cent purity; discount of 9 cents a hun dred for each per cent below 90 for germination. 21 cents for each per cent below 98 for purity. Min imum requirements are 70 per cent for both purity and germina tion, 98 per cent total winter leg umes. There is no discount for huiry or wooly pod vetch in Wil lamette. Crimson clover, S11.50 per hun dred for seed with 85 per cent ger mination, 96 per cent purity; dis count of 16 cents for each per cent below 85 for. germination Minimum requirements are 65 per cent germination, 96 per cent purity. Common ryegrass, S7.50 per hundred for seed with 90 per cent germination and 98 per cent pur ity; discount of 10 cents lor each per cent below either of these ba sic requirements. Minimum re quirements are 75 per cent for germination, 95 per cent for pur ity, and not over 2 per cent weed seeds. County AAA committees , can provide further information on the program. Special V-J Day Services Set at Episcopal Church Special services will bo con ducted at St. George's Episcopal church, following announcement STAR THEATRE TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY I Complete Showi Weekdays 6:45 9:15 The Hilarious ' 5 ( All 6 S - f Marjons REYNOLDS Charles RUGGLES Fay BAINTER Fred BRADY Helen BRODERICK Arthur LAKE 2 BIG HITS! I V ,,.iVrffc' JEAN xd of the surrender of Japan, Fr. W. L. Blaker, rector, stated today. For two days following he an nouncement, there will be serv ices dailv at 8 A. M. and 9:30 A. M. The chiireh is open at all times .'or meditation and prayer, Father Hlaker stated. Announcing Reopening OF ROSE HOTEL BARBER SHOP Walt Diller 'Most Uiiium in tlie Yt'ost! Shows Dally it l:!r,-fl:4ft.:00 ENDS TUES. NIGHT THREE GREAT STARS STARTS WED.! FRISKY! FROTHY! Jtute&t. tfaifoil. "JuMitAt COMEDY HIT OF THS YIARI Ida. IUPIN0 KJUUa. PRINCE Simo, GREENSTREET Ends Tonight "Moon Over Burma" plus "$1000 a Touchdown" STORY EST 3 I0HNNY MlTOKtl 1 of a Careless STORK! Plus Belles or Brawls . . . They're Ready for Anything! TWO TOUGH TERRORS OF THE DEEP! CHESTER VICTOR' MORRIS McLAGLEN - I ROGERS VEDA ANN BORG . AHEUTA YWRD