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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.. Aug. 6 tJPt
Three-year-old Jerry Lee Huff
man, missing all night, was
found at 7 A. M. today, trapped
li. a wire fence, after his collie
dog led searchers to .he area.
The child was naked and al
most unconscious from exposure,
his foot was caught in the fence
and a wild grapev'ne was twisted
about his neck.
The boy was found at the edge
i a cornfield, a mile and a half
from his home near Philo, from
which he had disappeared be
tween 6 and 7 P. M., yesterday,
he had left his clothes In his yard.
The dog. Laddie, came home
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