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FOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 20. 1945 RADIO 8ERVICINQ Lund Radio service. Phone 34. Radio Doctors. 306 N. Stephens. SAW FILING AND GUMMING Tiny's Saw shop. Phone 8G7-J. 343 N. Jackson. Prompt service. Lawnmowers sharpened. PAINTING BPHAY PAINTING For free atlmala with no obligation, drop a card to Georgo B. Reed, Melroae Houte, Box 270. All work guaranteed. BRUSH or apray painting, interior, or exterior. Pbona 808-J or 712-R. PO Box 2SS. INSURANCE Stats Farm Mutual Auto-Ins-Co. Lift A Fire, 301 Paciflo Bldg. Phone 288 8. M. Sorenton, Agent. PLUMl, NO Coen Lumber Co. Phone 121 PIANO TUNING Arundel. Repairs, Demoth 189-L. . PUBLIC ADDRE8S EQUIPMENT Lund Radio Service Phone 34. Sound equipment tor all uses. UMPQUA TRANSFER Insured carrier. Phone 167-J. STORAGE No btiflneM on Saturday CABINET WORK Howe's Cabinet shop 86S Hoover St. RUSSELL'S Typewriter Service Of floe Machine Servlot and Supplies 335 N. Jackson Phone 320 ROSEBURG SHEET METAL General sheet metal contract ing and blowpipe work. 850 E.. First St. (Old Drager Fruit Bldg.) Phone 941 TRAILERS FOR RENT As low as $1.50 per day. Not house trailers. WELDING Shorty's Wrecking Yard on Highway 89, 1 miles north. Phone 918. . LeBLEU MOTOR CO. Truck Repairs Machine Shop Welding Motor Rebuilding . 439 N. Jackson St. Phone 553-R 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 x.isfj- ei-' Bteuied to. JliaUelt Standandi Few been enjoy its unique rcputo tion with those who know and de mand the utmost. " SICKS' BREWING COMPANY SALEM, OREGON A BECKWITK RADIO SERVICE Since 1522 510 N. Jackson WEST & DAVIE General Paint Dealers and Painting Contractors Phone 303 or 3S1-J 440 N. Jackson TRUCKS FOR RENT You Drive Move Yourse.'f Save 1 Long or Short Tripe NICHOLSON'S SERVIC! STATION 740 S. Stephens Phone 887 Roseburg Paint Shop Exterior & Interior Decorating FRED REECE, Contractor Ph. 422 510 N.Jackson Todd Building Co. General Contractors E. 2d Av. South Phone 302 KEEL MOTOR CO. Your Studebaker Dealer Top cash price for alt makes of used oars and trucks. 443 N. Jackson St. Generators and Starters All makes Repaired, Rebuilt and Exchanged. We guarantee our work, Greer's Generator Shop Myrtle Creek, Ore. J. E. "NEWBERRY'S" WASHING MACHINE ' " SEWING MACHINE , VACUUM CLEANER Parts A Repairing "All Makes" See "Jim" Today 1005 W. First 8t We have the skill and the equipment to restore car bodies to original appearance SPECIALISTS in frame, wheel and axle service using Iff Tfc ; v i i 1 j - - -4i HOUSE WIRING MAINTENANCE Bob's Electrical Service RT. 1, BOX 127 Ph. 18-J-3 After 3 p. m. HARGIS ELECTRIC Specialists Radio, Refrlacration, House hold Appliance service. 20 Years Experience All work guaranteed 208 N. Main St. Phone 944 STEECK AND SMITH Electric Motor Repair 119 N. Stephens Repair and rewind large Indus trial motors and Iracuonai H. P. Quick service. Guaranteed work Pick up service. Phone 353 Roseburg, Oregon AUTllOKI.ED ItUujJay Salea Set-TlM APPLIANCE SERVICE fl:tft U'lncheMrr Hlreet Hcrvlrlnf All Makes Washm rbona 80 Koscbarg, Oregon Dr. Geo. L. Nicholas Veterinarian Dairy and Herd Inspector 444 Beacon BL, Roseburg On Highway 99 Phone No. 110 LOANS Personal & Automobile UMPQUA FINANCE 335 North Jackson Phone 320 Uf'nm Net. Slit in M-SSt WEWSOFOU8i ' - - -rrrm-.i.- . : .-. .... : .r WITH THE R1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, .Somewhere in the Pacific Tfc. Easton A Dumonl, son of Mrs. Pauline M. l'uinont, of Glide, Oregon has been warded the Motor Vehicle Driver Badge for "excellent performance o' duties as a driver of wheeled vehicles." Privale Dumoiit is a member of Ma.. Gen Paul J. Muel ler's 8lst infantry "Wildcat" divi sion, which la:t fall wrested the Palau and nlher Western Caroline islands from I he .laps. Ens. Howard V. Applegate, 2 I'SNR, of Yoncalla, Ore., was aboard a convened I. CI, (landing crall, infantry) dining six battles when she stood off enemy beaches and tossed hundreds of nickels ashore in pie-invasion bombardments, beside destruction of land targets, The rocket boat's antiaircraft batteries shot tlown six Jap planes and fought off numerous oilier air attacks. At Okinawa she rounded up and captured Japs swiming to an es cape. The oilier invasions were at Lcyle, I.ingayen and Nasugbu in the Philippines and Kerania Ret to and le Shi ma in the Ryukus. Meridian O. Knapp, Hi. 2, Roseburg, Oregon was commis sioned as an Ensign, USMS. in graduation exercises last week at the U. S. Maritime Service Oli'iccrs School, Alameda, Cali fornia. Maurice (I. Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mi's, T. I' Holmes. (i0!) Mill street, Roseburg. has been promoted to the glade o( sergeant In the Women's Army eoi p is. Sgt. Mobiles is an inst rue in radio mechanics and her tor promotion came exactly two years to the day from the tlale ,he (aught her first class. Mrs. Henry Teller. Roseburg, has received word that her son, Clifford Wandcll. In been trans ferred from . amp Moxey, Tcxav. to Camp Adair. Oregon. Messages to POWs Being Collected Here M"ssa( to prisoners of war ill China and Japuii were being col lecti'i' ill Uoseburg today by R. JL. Preston, secielaiy of the home service department of the Doug In t'oimiv chapter ol the Ameri can lied Cross, to he forwarded to San Francisco for transmis sion. The lied Cross has been noti fied that message-, from home can he transmitted to prisoners of war. and the county chapter has been attempting to contact next ol kin in order to secure mes sages to be tent o:i required Xoniii,. . . . By LOTUS KNIGHT PORTER GLENGARY SEWING CLUB HAS ENJOYABLE MEETING The Ulangary Sewing club spent a very pleasant afternoon with Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Hooten Wednesday with ten members and two guests present. Miss Karla McCown and Dona Schaef fer were the guests. A short business meeting was followed by a clever contest with Miss McCown winning the first prize and Mrs. McCown winning the second prize. At the tea hour, dainty refreshments were served. The club will meet August 29 at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Thompson. DAYS CREEK WOMEN'S CLUB TO MEET The Days Creek Women's club has announced a meeting for Thursday afternoon, August 23, to be held at the home of Mrs. Esther Wright. All members are urged to be present. SOCIAL CLUB TO ' MEET WEDNESDAY The Social club of George Star mer auxiliary to United Spanish War veterans will1 moot Wednes day at one-thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs., 1 1 any A. Taylor on West Mosher street. All mem bers are most cordially invited to be present.. PATCH AND CHAT CLUB TO MEET WEDNESDAY '('ie Patch and Chat club will meet Wednesday evening at the home of M-s. Jack N. Boor. All members are most cordially in vited to be present. NURSES INVITED TO PICNIC SUPPER THURSDAY District No. 11 of the Oregon State Graduate Nurses associa tion will hold a seven-thirty o'clock picnic supper Thursday evening of Kiwanis park. All nurses are invited and are re quested to bring their own table service. F. S. CLB TO PICNIC WEDNESDAY ' The F. S. club will hold a noon pntluck picnic luncheon Wednes day at the home of Mrs. J. B. Patrick on Houck street. All members are cordially invited to be present. .,.., . POTLUCK SUPPER TO BE HELD THIS EVENING A seven o'clock politick supper will be held tonight at the Roscoe Marsters home on South Kane street by the members of the Methodist Keystone cluh and their families." Those- attending the supper, are asked to bring their own table service. The committee in charge inclddesr Mrs. Paul Elliott, Mrs. A. J. Elli son and Mrs. Marsters. A social hour will follow the supper. LILAC CIRCLE TO MEET THIS EVENING Lilac Circle No. 49, Neighbors of Woodcraft will meet tonight at eight o'clock at the I. O. O. F. hall. Refreshments will he served later in the evening. AH mem bers are requested to be present. GIRL SCOUTS BACK FROM CAMPING TRIP Th Girl Scout troop of Myrtle Creek, returned Saturday from their 6-day ramping trip to Win chester Bay. There were 19 girls and three leaders present. They had a very enjoyable time. Every minute was filled with doing somthing. The Coast Guard took them up through the lighthouse, the coast guard slation and the boathousr, explaining to the girls how they were used. The scouts bathed in the ocean, swam in the lake, rolled down sand hills, picked shells and star lish, and went on hikes. They also did the work of the camp taking turns for each task so each girl w as doing something and no one shirked. Thcv came back with great enthusiasm for scout work and anxious for the' next camping trip. , The leaders were Mrs. K. W. Powell, Anita Griffett and Ar deth Childers. Mrs. Adamson also was with them. OENV'"PLUMBEil ALL PLUMBING- PROBLEMS SOLVED WITH EASE--- J3Y PLUMBERS WHOARE I DOUIND J PROMPT REPAIR SERVICE Complete stock of fixture and fittings, including sinks, toilets, lavatories, tubs, showers, range boilers, gas and electric water heaters, steel and concrete sep tic tanks, shallow and deep well pumps. Erick Erickson, Riddle Lumber Operator, Passes Erick Mauritz Erickson, 57, of Riddle, died Sunday at Mercy hos pital. He was born Oct. 12, 1887, in Sweden and came to the United States in 1907. He had been en gaged in the lumber industry most of his life. Mr. Erickson and his son, Arthur, were owners and oDerators of the Erickson Shin gle Co., of Marvsville, Washing ton, and the Riddle Lumber and Manufacturing Co., of Riddle, Oregon, at the time of his death. He came to Riddle a year and a half ago to establish the business and make his home there. Mr. Erickson was a member of the Swedish Baptist church of Seattle, Wash. He is survived by his wife, Martha, of Riddle; two ons: Arthur and David Erickson of Riddle; two grandchildren of Rid dle; two sisters: Mrs. Victoria Olson of Seattle, Wash., and Miss Gundhild Erickson of Sweden; and two brothers: Carl and Fabian Erickson both of Sweden. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the Roseburg Funeral home at 2 P. M. Thurs day, With interment in the Ma sonic cemetery. Backward Fall of Horse Kills Girl Rider at Elkton Theodorea Evangeline McNeil, 21, resident of Elkton. died Satur day from injuries suffered while assisting her uncle, Clyde Vian. in gathering wood. Miss McNeil was riding a horse which was being used to drag large blocks of wood down a hillside to Hie family home. The horse reared suddenly and fell backwards, crushing the rider against the block of wood. She suffered a broken back and internal in juries, causing her death within a few moments. Born at Eugene, March 15, 1924, she had made her home almost contiuouslv with her grand mother, Mrs. Bessie McNeil, Elk ton. Surviving arc the grandmother; her ston-father and mother, Mrs. Meta Owens, and six half-brothers and half-sisters. Russell, Bessie, Sadie, Carol. Leroy and Ruth Owens, all of Melrose. Funeral services were .held at SSI I liKmilliamsisif . . fii the Assembly of God church In Elkton at 2 P. M. today, with the Rev. Mr. Edward officiating. Interment followed in the Scots b u r g cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of Steams mor tuary, Oakland. Gilbert L Coon of Camas Valley Dies Gilbert Louis Coon, 85, a resi dent of Camas Valley for many years, died Saturday at Klamath Falls, where he had made his home for the past 15 years. Born at Shedd, Ore., March 19, 1860, Mr. Coon moved to Camas Valley in 1871, residing there con tinuously until 1930 when he moved to Klamath Falls. He was married Dec. 25, 1889, to Eliza Ann Willson who survives. He also leaves four daughters, Mrs. C. A. Bellows and Mrs. Vernon Wilson, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Frank Church, Ashland; Mrs. Robert Mead, Oregon City; three sons, Norman L. Coon, Camas Valley; J. D. Coon, Roseburg; Lloyd Coon, Klamath Falls; one sister, Mrs. George Clinton, Rose burg, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Camas Valley at 2 P. M. Wednesday. irAv.. Pit - Irotlrnnf ., md rirf ' ' ' Jfc; Driver Exams Dated Examinations of applicants lor motor vehicle drivers' licenses AUTO MECHANICS BODY & FENDER MEN AUTO TRIMMERS AUTO PAINTERS Permanent Positions Post War Future Work in Portland Apply Today at your local GREYHOUND DEPOT "The Harmony of 'V HEAR HARRY RIMMER, D.D., Sc.D. Nationally known Author, Scientist, and Bible Expositor Every night at 8. P. M. (Except Saturday) AUGUST 19 TO 26 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Lane and Jackson Streets only one vi-iiri'.'i' wrv. r. ... will he conducted In Rosr-hm-., Wednesday, Aug. 22. The exam- Iner will be at the city hall from J 9 A. M. to 5 f. ni- Science and Scripture." answ tttrr - x r n-tfn.ririr li rj : ' -r . . r As