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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY I, 1946' ' THREE Local Mews Meeting Postponed Victory uircie 01 ine Baptist umireh has postponed its meeting from this week to a later date. Visit Over Weekend Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. MeAneney and daughter, Bonita, of Seattle, were weekend guests of the L. P. Mc Aneney's on Tipton Road. Club to Meet at Luncheon The Olalla Busy Steppers Club will meet Thursday at a potluck luncheon at the home of Mrs. Can-field. Leaves For Eugene Miss Jeanne Dillard of Roseburg left yesterday for Eugene to visit at the Delta Zeta sorority house on the University of Oregon campus until Friday. ' My Dry Luncheon The Gar den Valley Women's Club invites all newcomers in the valley and former club members to attend the annual May-day potluck lunch eon at the clubhouse Thursday. . Cleaning Day to Be Held The ladies of the Mid-Week Bible Class will sponsor an all-day spring housecleaning day of the church Thursday. Members and friends assisting with the work are asked to bring a paper bag luncheon. Coffee will be furnished. Box Social Planned The Oak land Parent-Teachers Association has invited the public to attend a box social Friday night, May 3, at the schoolhouse. A program will be presented. Ladies attending are asked to bring box-lunches. Coffee will be furnished toy the committee. Enjoy Few Days at Coast Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pearson and daughter, Mary Lynn, enjoyed thr weekend at Coquille visiting Mis. Pearson's brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Clarke, and on Sunday participated in the Roseburg-Coquille golf tournament. Visiting At Finlay Homo Mrs. Gilbert Finla" and baby daughter. Joanne, of West Palm Beach. Florida, have arrived in Roseburg to enjoy a visit with the latter's paternal grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Finlay, and with the baby's great-grandfather, B. F. Skinner. Dr. and Mrs. Fin lay went to Portland to meet their daughter-in-law and Joanne last Saturday. Gilbert Finlay is still serving with the U. S. Army in Japan. Stop Over Here Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eickner stopped over in Roseburg this week for a short visit with friends en route to their home in Raymond, Wash., following a trip to Mexico and through the southern states. While in New Orleans, they at tended the Mardi Gras festival. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eickner were in miiltary service during the war. Mrs. Eickner will be remembered here as Miss Betty Fee, daughter of Harold Fee. Go to Portland Captain and Mrs. Charles Hary left this morn ing for Portland to enjoy a few days. Captain Hary, who just re centy received the 10,000th letter of appointment to the Officers Re serve Corps at Fort Lewis, Wash., upon his honorable discharge from Army service, is now on terminal leave. He served in the European Theater of Operations. Mrs. Hary was formerly Carolyn Allen and during the war re mained in Roseburg with her par ents. Dr. and Mrs. Clair K. Allen, 237 Watson Street We have them Jjj) TH VlGORO Compltl landscaping plant deiignid by en of Ammriea't foremost landtcapm orchHcfd Contain ovw 30 planting ar rangtmnli and idtasl Given with a 100 lb. bog of Vigoro. For small, lanteand medium sized homes, the Vigoro Beauty Plans tell you what shrubs, flowers and trees to plant; how to arrange them for the best effect; how to build and maintain a lawn and nanv thir landscaDtnff hints Get yours and you'll have a proftsiioif irglr; , alii planned landscape Srvj . . a more ijcauuiiu setting lor your ted. See us now 1 Douglas County Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange t Expenditures '. ii ill ps $100,031,000,000 $46,457,000,000 ; yOv Expenditures j lllj $67,229,000,000 Receipts slSaly Expenditures - $31,513,000,000 $35,860,000,000 "A good move toward a balanced budget" is the way President Truman -described the government balance sheet for the fiscal year 1947, whose estimated deficit is only $4,347,000,000. Chart above contrasts this deficit with those of Dreeedine fiscal years. What. the War Cost 'Big Three' WAR EXPENDITURE sits odd Three examples ot annual expenditure: each money bag represents 10 of national income. i i n n n- n n qoooouo ID 66.35000300 vr i ft mm 6666660000 O 6656 m 666 m ooooo V O 6666 m 6666 e00 eooeoo Chart above was prepared from British figures based on the vari ous countries material incomes. It shows the percentage of national income expended by Great Britain, the Vi S. and Soviet Russia during the prosecution of the war. Returns To Roseburg Mrs. T. B. Swenson has returned to her home in Roseburg, following a month in Los Angeles on business and visiting. Meeting Date Changed The Navy Mothers Club will meet next Tuesday night at the Armory in stead of Thursday of this week as previously announced. Auxiliary to Hold Social The Auxiliary to Patrick W. Kelley, Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at a social Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the Eagles Hall. Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches. Prices Boosted on GMC-Made Autos WASHINGTON, May 1. (MP)) OPA yesterday raised retail nrice ceilings for General'Motors automobiles by $16 to S60 to compensate for wage increases in the industry. The price hikes, effective im mediately, ranpe from S16 to $30 on Pontiac and okismobile models; from $18 to $38 on Buicks; and from $24 to $60 on Cadillacs. The increase is $18 for the only Chevrolet model which has been priced earlier on the basis of manufacturing cost prior to the wage increase of 181 cents hourly recentlv granted by GM. The one model given a ceiling previously was the Chevrolet stvlemaster four-door sedan. On other Chevrolet models be ing priced for the first time, re tail ceilings range from $51 to $68 above 1942 prices. The agency added that the new General Motors price schedule provides for absorption by dealers 'of much of the factor-- -rice in crease" being granted to manu facturers. As in the case of other car dealers, GM dealers' prewar discount margins are being trim med an additional two percentage points. . Infant's Funeral Held Funeral services for James Dare Cowan, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cowan, were held in the Yoncalla cemetery, Monday afternoon. He was born in Eu gene March 15, 1946, and died there April 28. He is survived by his parents and by a sister, Susan Cowan, and a brother, John Cowan. Arrangements were in charge of Stearns Mortuary, Oak land, and the Rev. Mr. Bartlum of the Episcopal Church officiated. Address Sought The Douglas County Selective Service Board Is endeavoring to obtain the present address of Robert George Hutton, originally registered from Gresham, Ore., Percy .Croft,. chairman, reported today. Any persons having knowl edge of Hutton's whereabouts are requested to contact the Selective Service Board at the courthouse in Roseburg. Indignant Cow STEVENSVILLE, Mont., May 1. (JP) Ray Allen's automobile struck a cow. The cow was thrown on top of the car hood. Fifty yards later Allen managed to stop the vehicle. The cow fell to th? highway, mooed loudly and indig nantly, gained its feet and left the scene briskly. The car fender, headlight and hood were damaged. Matinee Every Day, 1 :45 Evening, 6:45 9:15 Storting Today - One Whole Week! beaded y&ct cva.., AND LOADED WITH HAPPINESS! For the first lima In screen history. THREE ACADEMY AWARD WINNIES TOGrHERI CROSBY AY I BERGMAM km wh an m u m m m i LEO McCAREY'S -. m m ws My m s m m s r m m m s ms s m u GREAT SONGS! GREAT STORYI GREAT FUN Also-Cartoon--"ln Dutch' Latest News 'an 4uu is i HENRY TRAVERS WILLIAM GARGAN Magic Show Dated Here May 7 and 8 One of the West's greatest magi cal shows, Warren Cram's. House of Magic, will be presented in Roseburg next Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 and 8, under sponsorship of the Dmpqua Tost, No. 1U, American Legion. A matinee will be presented Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock, and evening performances at 8 o'clock in Roseburg Senior High School auditorium. The show will be a full stage production of magic, featuring not only Gram, but his wife, Lucille, and Ronaldo, who furnishes magicomcdy relief. Gram is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. As one of five similar two-hour stage productions in the country today, the House of Magic in cludes everything from modern legerdemain to authentic Orien tal magic comprised of secrets jealously guarded for centuries. The thrilling trunk escape act featured in Gram's show is the Identical escape staged by the late Harry Houdini for 15 years. Hou dini is still remembered for this act, although he died in 1926. Competing as the top spot in the show is the act in which Lu cille is sawed in half, as well as the sword box in which Lucille is locked, with dozens of swords be ing thrust through. ' Yoncalla YONCALLA James Hunting ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Huntington arrived home last week, after spending two years with the Army in Europe. During his time with the Army, he lost the forefinger of his right hand. He and his wife, the former Katharyn Ehrlick, are building a new home on the Huntington ranch, where they will make their home. Guests at the Jay Huntington and Dare Kingery home over the weekend included Mrs. Mary Nichols and son, Richard, of Cor vallis; Mrs. Sarah Wertz of Kir by, Ore., and George Wetts of To ledo. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis of Eu gene were called here Saturday aiternon, oy tne serious inness oi Mrs. Davis' sister, Mrs. Sam Walkinshaw. and her daughter, who returned home from the Lambert Rhodes Hospital, Eugene, Monday. Guest at the Walter Thorp j home is Mrs. Carry Gunnells of Shelbina, Mo. Mrs. Gunnels is a sister' of Mr. Thorp. I Anna Marie Huntlneton suf fered bad face laeerations and bruises Saturday while drivln" a disc hauled by a team of run away horses that threw Miss Huntington back of the disc. Lund TKO'b Gimbel SEATTLE, May l.(l)-From a nine count knockdown In the first round, Art "Swede" Lund, 159, Minneapolis, came back to score a technical knockout victory over Frankie Gimbel, 1G0, Spo kane, in the ninth of a scheduled 10-round main event here last night. Five Drunks Fined Five persons arrested for in toxication this week have been fined $15 each by City Recorder A. J. Geddes, Chief of Police Erwin Short ported: John E. Parchman, 49, laborer; Earl Samuel Stratton, logger; Lee Ed win Dilley, 42; Virgil Brandt, 29, and Anthony Faherty, 52, logger. The river Swance became mu sically famous simplv because it fitted a composer's rhythm. Ste phen Foster picked the name from an atlas. Laurel Lodge, No. 13, special meeting Wed.. Mav 1st. 7:00 P. M. Work in E. A. Degree. 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AQ Sizes S-M-L fciOV BOYS' SWEATERS Boys' button front sweaters, plain back and 4J QA sleeves, fancy fronts. Sizes 26 to 30 70 BOYS' PLAID SHIRTS Boys' cotton flannel shirts, bright plaids, cut full and roomy. One- and two-pocket styles. A 4J f Sizes 121 to 14 J.!.? BOYS' MOCCASINS Comfortable, long-wearing moccasins, made with brown retan leather uppers and compost- tm pa tion, "no-mark" soles. Sizes 2 Ho 6 4t)U Boys' DENIM PANTS 1 a 17 They aren't Levis, but they're the next best . . . Made of qood grade blue denim with two front slash pockets, two-, h patch pockets and sep arate waist band. Sizes 6 to 16. BOYS' CORDS 3 Full cut, well made core's In plain colors and mixtures, roomy pockets, wide belt loops. Sizes 6 to 16 years. Boys' Suspender Pants 1.25 For boys who are hard on trousers a good quality cotton whipcord material trouser in tan or blue, full cut and roomy with selr uspenders. Sizes 2 to 8. Come as you are . . . Wear out our floors with your caulked loggers! 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