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( j NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1948 ' TWO Fl BL Al FR RI Society and Glubi By LOTUS KNIGHT PORTER MU CHAPTER ENJOYS EVENING AT HOME OF MR8. J. R. WHARTON Mu Chapter Beta Slfrma Phi met Wednesday evening at th home of the social sponsor, Mrs. J. R. Wharton on East Douglas Street. During the business meeting, conducted by the president, Mrs. Wayne Croooh, plans were com pleted for the fall rushing sea son. Mrs. E. F. Maicell reported on the recent rummage sale, and another rummage sale Is planned for early September with Mm. Morris Bowker and Mrs. George Luo'na In charge. Lovely refreshments were serv ed oy Mrs. Wharton and Mrs. Crooch from a beautifully deco rated table centered with an ar rangement of gladioli and hy drangea blossoms. Those present were: Mrs. Geo. I.uoma, Miss Morris Bowker, Dr. Kleanor Carlson, Miss Mary Peterson, Mrs. Benjamin Dii Fresne, Mrs. Ed Wyatt, Mrs. E. F. Mareell, Mm. Charles Hart. Mrs. Chelsea Browne, Mrs. Har rison R. Winston, Mrs. Da lien Jones, Mrs. Clair K. Aller, pro gram director, Mrs. Wayne Croorh, president, and the host ess, Mrs. Wharton. The club plans a potlurk plclnc at the Harry Winston home at Winston, August 12 at 6:30 o'clock, R. A. AND E. CLUB IS ENTERTAINED AT HOME OF MRS. C. H. BAILEY Mrs. C. H. Bailey entertained the Roseburg Art and Embroid ery Club at her home on South Deer Creek Wednesday after noon. Roses and carnations formed the attractive decorations. AUTO-TRUCK FIRE General Liability IMPORTANT! The nw British Columbia Financial Responsibility Law r. quirts that you hav a certificate of Bodily Injury and Prop arty Damage Liability insurance ON YOUR PERSON should you be Involved In an automobile accident In that province; to avoid having your car Impounded. If you are planning a trip Into British Columbia, call or write this office for the required Certification of Insurance no charge. Paul H. Krueger District Agent 636 S. Stephens St. Roseburg Phone 21 8 FOR READY MIXED CONCRETE CAIL 19-R-l Or call at our plant location mile off Metros Road an Looklngglass Road. W eon furnish expert finishing. Let us handle your job from start to finish. IDEAL CONCRETE REMEMBER LAST WINTER? !lilll ORDER WOOD and SAWDUST NOW! ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. Phone 468 WE ARE NOW DELIVERING TRUCK MIX CONCRETE In Quantities Large or Small ANYTIME! j. iiUltM'i1' -v, . r Form Work and Finishing TRANSIT MIX Society Columns Limited Because of Space Shortage Due to lack of space in today's edition of The News-Review It was not possible to publish all society Items submitted by con tributor, and collected by report ers. Addi ' nal society news will be published In editions of The News-Review the first of next weok. . A question and answer box was enjoyed during the social hour. Later In the afternoon Mrs. Bailey served delicious refresh ments to Mrs. William Bailey, Mrs.' H. F. Snydpr, Mrs. Lucia Ingels, Mrs. A. Rhoads, Mrs. Al fred Neal. Mrs. A. D. Hawn, Mrs. Charles Polrot, Mrs. Glenn Cox, Mrs. Henry Ersklne, Mrs. C. M. Page and Mrs. J. G. Steph enson. The club will meet at a one o'clock potluck luncheon August 18 at the home of Mrs. Glenn Cox with Mrs. Tina Hoffmels ter acting as hostess. Those at tending are asked to bring a cov ered dish and their own silver ware. NIELSEN'S EMPLOYEES ENJOY DELIGHTFUL PICNIC TUESDAY NIGHT Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nielsen and sons, Bryce and Douglas, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bvrd, entertained the employees of Nielsen's Grocery at a delight ful picnic supper party Tues day evening at Umpqua Hark. During the social hour, Claren Blake entertained the group with accordian numbers. Those enjoying the evening with the hosts and hostesses In cluded: Mrs. Haen, mother of Mrs. Nielsen; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenought and son, Ronnie; Mr. and Mrs. Lee James and son, Ronnie; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Niel sen and family, Lola, Rexie and Robin; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Head and son, Howard; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bevins and family, Russell, Lynn and Rodney; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson, Mrs. Nellie Swietzer and children, Ev erard and Mary Jane; Bob Crews, Bill Van Horn, Claren Blake, James King and Beverly Her-shey. River Test Satisfactory, Swim Class Continues The South Umpqua River at Roseburg has been tested and from a safety standpoint is hold ing up very well, according to a report from Ray Brown, swim ming Instructor at Templln Beach. Since the tests prove the water safe at present, the swimming ?rogram will continue until Aug. 5, unless further tests deem it advlseable to stop the classes sooner, said Brown. The water condition Is holding up better than expected, as the river has frequently been condemned at an earlier date, he reported. Bank of Roseburg. The complaint states both claims were assigned over to the plaintiff prior lo this action. Troops Quell Strife In Post-Election (Continued From Page One) . and frequently co-operated with the Memphis organization of E. H. Crump. Violence had threatened sev eral times as the two political groups jockeyed for advantage during past months. Ballot boxes were brought here from outlying towns under heavy guard. Disclosure of Uranium Sent to Russia Pressed (Continued From Page One) Russians the stuff they wanted. This man no lunger Is in the government." McDowell said he is not sure whether the second man still works for the government. Among the sources he men tioned for the uranium sent to the Soviet! were the S. W. Shat tuck Co. In Denver and the Cana dian Radium and Uranium Corp. He drew an affirmation from one and a denial from the other. "Canada has sent neither ur anium nitrate nor uranium oxide or any other uranium compound to Russia," declared a spokesman of the Canadian Trade Depart ment in Ottawa. But Seward Potter, manager of the Denver firm, said his company has sent shipments of both uranium metals to the So viet Union five years ago and that the Army and Navy knew all about I Wants Wallace Subpoenaed Rep. Rankin ID-Miss) said to day he will Insist that the Houso Un-American Activities Commit tee subpoena Henry A. Wallace for testimony regarding "the shipment of atomic materials to Russia." Rankin said in a statement he also wants the committee to in vite Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves, re tired, to testify. Wallace, the Progressive Party presidential candidate, is a for mer aecretary of commerce and former wartime head of the board of economic warfare. (roves was in charge of the atomic bomb project. "The American people," Rank In said, "have a right to know what has been going on, and what is going on now relative to the secrets of the atomic bomb and the material with which it is made. "There Is something extremely sinister about this spy ring op erating in this country for the purpose of securing the secret of the atomic bomb as well as the materials with which it is made and transmitting them to a po tential enemy." Key Witness In Spy Probe Believed Found (Continued From Page One) Sen 1107-J East end of Booth St., Miller's Add. munl.it, and Victor Perlo. Perlo, a former member of the War Production Board, was named in Washington testimony last week as the leader of one of severai espionage groups. The charge was made by Chambers who told the House committee he had served as a courier lor the group. Although declining to disclose Koral's connection with the New York phase of the investigation, Nixon said the new witness is "as Important-a witness as any questioned by the committee." Miss Bsntlsy's Succossor Last night the Washington Times-Herald said in a story from New York that Mundt's "mysterv witness" was the suc cessor of Elizabeth T. Bentley, self described one time leader of an espionage ring. The Times Herald said: "Of great Importance. It was learned, was the fact that the man only recently chose to re nounce Communism and thus was In a position to give the FBI and congressional Investigators up-to-the-minute Information con. cernlng present leaders of the apparatus run hy I he Red es pionage ring in this country." The paper said the witness re portedly turned over to the sub committee secret documents picked up from an ex-Soviet spy. , MONEY SUIT FILED i The Douglas Creditors Assoc iation has 1 1 led a complaint against K. R. Lacy on two counts. One is to collect on a claim of the Saw Service and Supply Com pany for saw filing and repair lor $10. and the other to collect on a promissory note for held by the Douglas County State Reds' Effort to Control Danube Draws Warning (Continued From Page One) It would require some pretty high level action." Diplomatic maneuvering con tinued in Moscow. It seemed like ly the talks American, British and French envoys have had with Soviet officials will continue into next week. Diplomatic observers In Lon don said the western envoys probably will see Prime Minister Stalin again In the next day or two to discuss the possibility of The Weather U. S. Weith.r Bur.au, Of flcs Roseburg, Ortgon, Forecast for Roseburg and violnity: Fair and warmer today and 8unday. Highest temp, any Aug.. 10 Lowest temp, any Aug 39 Hlgheet temp, ysterdy 80 Lowest temp, last night. SI Precipitation yesterday 0 Preoipitatlon from Aug. 1.. T Excess from Aug. 1 0 Exceee from Sept. 1 2.40 settling East-West differences. An Informed British diplo matic source said today the west ern powers thus far have failed to agree with the Soviet Union on a broad basis for four-power talks on Germany. The Informant said that, while it is apparent some progress is being made In the Moscow nego tiations, Russia has raised objec tions to "certain concrete pro posals" made lo Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov yesterday by representatives of the United States, Britain and France. The nature of the proposals remained concealed by the black out which has shrouded the Kremlin conversation! since they began nine days ago. G. O. P. Housing Measure Sent to White House (Continued From Page One) Floyd Stephens Funeral Monday Floyd Emerson Stephens, 60, died Friday morning. Aug. 6, in St. Vincents Hospital, Portland, after a short illness. He was born Aug. 12, 1887, in Neely, Nebr. and came with his parents to Oregon at the age of six months. He was married in 1907 to Etura Camp bell Van Buskirk in Roseburg and had lived here since. He was a former baker at the Model Bakery and at the tine of his death was a steward at the Elks Club. He was a charti: member of the Roseburg Rod & Gun Cli'b and a member of the B. P. O. Elks 326. Surviving are his wife, Etura, Roseburg; two sons Carl E-, Glen dale, Calif., and Ste art. Globe, Ariz.; a -brother, E. W. Stephens, Reedsport, and four grandchil dren. Funeral services will be held In the chapel of the Roseburg Fu neral Hume Monday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. with Dr. Morris Roach officiating. Vault interment will follow in the Masonic Cemetery under the auspices of the Elks lodge. about 6 A. M., then led searchers to the cornfield, there the boy's lather, Dan, and neighbor, Charles Wickham, saw the boy's tracks and followed them to the fence. Jerry, unable to move, merely whimpered as his father released him. ChlllJd in the 55 degree tern, perature, his far was blue. SUNDAY-2.00 P. M. . Finlay Field Roseburg Ashland Adults 74o Children Joe the Truman proposals. It Involves authority to fix maximum prices and even con- J troi wages as wen as power 10 allocate scarce materials. Mr. Truman's friends said he probably will accept the housing measure, objecting meanwhile be cause it carries no provision lor government financed low - rent and slum clearance projects as he requested. If the final version of the GOP anti-Inflation bill raises gold re serve requirements for Federal Reserve banks, the president's friends think he will veto it in blistering language. Alter sending the nousing Dili j on its way to the president's desk, the House unanimously passed an appropriation bill to linance lt. The money bill went to the Senate, lt would give the Hous ing and Home Finance Agency $10,000,000 to set up the housing investment insurance fund au thorized In the housing measure. It also would permit the trans fer of $2,400,000 to the agency to meet additional administrative expenses. The hill also carries $3,000,000 to supply automobiles for dis able war veterans. Tills will sup plement money already voted the Veterans Administration for that purpose. Meat Prices Will Drop This Fall, Prediction (Continued From Page One) House Cash Outlay $600, Most of Material Stolen CHICAGO, Aug. 7 (.P Arthur A. Hlavin built himself an eight-room house for about $600. Then he told a federal Judge how he did it. He pleaded guilty to charges of stealing a little of this and that while he was in charge of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station's reclamation yard. He w.is a civilian store keeper there from 1943 to 1947. Prosecutor Robert C. Eardlev said Hlavin admitted taking 233 different types of materials in cluding nails, used lumber, hinges, screws, fittings, conduit, toois, electrical equipment, etc., etc. . Eardley said Hlavin's only cash outlay for the house was about $600 for lumber. Judge Philip L. Sullivan set Sept. 24 for disposition and re leased Hlavin on $300 bond yesterday. slstance to high prices. The announcement was made by Philip Melnlck, secretary of the Meat Dealers' Assn. of South ern California, who said he ex pects more of the smaller shops to shut down. He added the 25 dealers plan to suspend opera tions for one or two nonths. Melnlck said an organized tele phone campaign among house wives against purchasing meat at present high prices undoubt edly had some effect in the closings. Ella Callahan, Native Of Melrose, Passes Away Ella Callahan, 76, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Dunn, ;-.t Melrose this morning after long period of 111 health. She was born at Melrose July 4, 1872. The body has been removed to the Long & Orr Mortuary and funeral arrangements are to be announced later. Dog Leads Searchers To Wire Fence-Trapped Boy ZANESVILLE, O.. 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