2 Th Nwi-Rtrlew. Foieburg, Or. Frl., Aug. 19, 1949
Annual Meet Of
Douglas County
W.C.T.U. Dated
. The 57th annual convention nf
the Douglas county W. C. T. U.
will be held Wednesday. Aug. 24.
at the Firit Christian church be
ginning at 10 a.m. with a noon
potluck luncheon and the after
noon session opening at 1:30 p.m.
Members and friends interest
ed are invited. Mrs. C. N. Cur
rier, president, has announced
the following program: Opening
gong service led by Mrs. R. D.
Knlgge; devotions by Mrs. Ken
neth Knox and Mrs. Emma Beck
Icy; prayer, Mrs. Forrest Hill;
business session, election of offi
cers and reports of committee
chairmen and department heads.
Potluck luncheon will be serv
ed at noon. Those attending are
asked to bring tnelr lame serv-
Health Clinic It Set
For Roseburg Schools
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Ice. Mrs. C. E. 3rittain will give , iott sald
examinations are compulsory and
that no exceptions will be made.
However, first graders will oe
permitted to register if they can
produce a certificate of exam
ination from their family doc
tor and dentist.
Need Naw Examination
The "no exception" rule holds
true even for those youngsters
who have been thoroughly exam
ined at some other time during
their first five years.
Elliott said if children are not
able to report to the proper
school on the date listed above
because of vacations or sickness,
parents may make arrangements
to have their youngsters exam
ined at some other school, flow
ever, these children will probab
ly have to wait until persona liv
ing In that area have been served,
the noon nraver.
The afternoon session will open
with special music by Rev. and
Mrs. Delos Crook, devotions by
Mrs. Mae Tavlor, ana at i o
clock District Attorney Robert G.
Davis will be the guest speaker.
Group singing will follow. The
flag salute will be followed by a
gold medal speech contest, re
ports by the Youth Temperance
council and a song by the Loyal
Temperance Legion members.
The convention will close with
the W. C. T. U. benediction.
Children's Story Hour
Series Ends Next Week
The YMCA children's story
Hour will conclude Its series next
week. Mrs. Beth Warg will be
tne story teller on tne program
heard over KRNR at 5 p. m.
every Monday and Wednesday.
Her story for Monday is to be
-Hercules, tne Old rasmonea
Fire Engine." according to Alva
Laws. YMCA youth program
chairman. Mrs. May Matthews
was the story teller this last
week.
Mr. Laws asks that any person
who would like to have this pro
gram continued next summer to
be sure and drop a card to Mar
lon Yoder, Roseburg YMCA, P. O.
box 611, Roseburg.
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED
SWEET HOME. Aug. 20 (Pt
A motorcyclist of undetermined
address Dut presumably the Mid
West, was killed In a city street
Intersection collision Friday.
Coroner Glenn Huston said he
was Ballard Turvey, 29 an army
veteran born in Floyd county,
nas., ana a one-time scugman,
Mo., resident according to bill
fold papers. Several snapshots
showed him holding a baby.
He was riding a cycle borrowed
from an acquaintance who knew
only his name.
Dr. E. W. Carter
Chiropodist Foot Specialist
129 N, Jackson .,
Phone 1170
Over Rexall Drug Store
Mrs. Kltrhen outlined the pro
cedure to be followed at the four
schools as follows:
She will greet the youngsters
and record such data as dates for
vaccinations and innoculations, as
well as what communicable di
seases the youngsters have had.
Another nurse will take the chil
dren's weight and height and sec
that they are prepared for the
doctor's examination, to be con
ducted by Dr. A. B. Munroe. The
youngsters will be guided from
room to room by P.-T. A.
mothers.
Lions Announce Plans
For Current Events
The Roseburg Lions club held
a brief session Thursday night
at the Hotel Umpqua, then ad
journed so that members who
desired could report at the fair
grounds to assist with the club's
food concession.
The Lions and Lady Lions are
handling the concession during
the 10 days of racing and ap-
froaching county fair. The booth
s open nightly and will be open
during the afternoon at the time
of the Trail Dust Saddle club
stamped.
The club will meet on Thurs
day of next week at the fair
grounds at 6:30 Instead of at the
hotel.
Announcement was made that
the club's annual stag picnic will
be held Sept. 1 at Thomas Hart
f lot's home at Winchester.
Charles Wilson was Inducted
as a new member.
Activities Of Boy Scouts At Camp
Umpqua Summarized By Scoutmaster
Births at Mercy Hospital
SPARKS To Dr. and Mrs.
John J. Sparks, Rt. 2, a son,
Dewey Jason Sparks, Aug. 16;
weight eight pounds, one ounce.
SWANSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Richard J. Swanson, 926 S. Main,
a son, Allen Richard Swanson,
Aug. IS; weight four pounds, sev
en ounces.
RUSSKLL To Mr. and Mrs.
Rex Eugene Russell, 1720 N.
Cedar, a son, William James
Russell, Aug. 17, weight seven
pounds, 14 ounces.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange
ROSEBURG, OREGON
Phone 98
Located W. Washington St. and S. P. R. R. Track
(Ed. Note: Clair H. Pettit, as
sistant scoutmaster, Edenbower
troop 133, has prepared a sum
mary of events ot the recent Bov
Scout encampment at Camp
Umpqua.)
By CLAIR H. PETTIT
CamD Umnaua. the new Boy
Scout camp located 38 miles up
Little river near fclmlie creeK,
concluded its week -long series
Aug. 7. Ten troops participated
with 110 men and boys making up
the roster. Douglas county troops
attending included: Troop 10b
Elkton; 104. Winchester; 7, Ros.--burg;
29, Oakland; 19, Suther
lin; 136, Dillard: 24, Myrtle
Creek; 10, Smith River, and 133,
Edenbower.
The camp staf! consisted of
Rollle Quam.. director; Ed. Ste
venson, aquatics director; Don
Shrader. cook counselor, and
Robert Morton and Howard
Jones, service staff.
Opening day. Sunday, July 31,
was devoted to packing supplies
and equipment the half mile from
the road and setting up camp.
The site occupies a large meadow
with Little river marking the
boundary on three sides. The
camps were set up In a circle
around the meadow. Sunday eve
ning there was a get-togemer,
get-acquainted campfire, singing,
ghost stories and general meet
ing of troops.
Cleanup loiiowea Dreamasi
Monday. At 10 o'clock swimming
examinations were conducted. Ail
scouts were classified as swim
mers, beginners or non- swim
mers as a satety measure.
Model Camp Established
In the afternoon a model camp
was demonstrated. An altar fire
place, built up off the ground on
a platform, assured no-sioop
cooking. A tepee style table with
seating for a full oitrol of eight
boys, two types of mountain style
tents, garbage disposal system
and a sump for dish water, to
gether with work tables and
benches, completed a convenient
and comfortable camp.
A "buddy swim was next In
augurated, in which each swim
mer places his buddy tag on a
board so the lifeguard can tell
at a glance how many are in
the water.
TuesrlHV emnhal7ed p a m D
gadgets. Troop 133 had an excel
lent showing of beds built in
trees. Of the entire troop, all jut
three boys were sleeping off the
gr-iund. one particular display
features jungle hammocks, the
first being four feet off the
ground; the second, seven feet;
the third, ten feet, and the fourth,
12 feet. A ladder built on the spot
gave access to the different lev
els, j
Swimming And Ax. Us.
Ed Stevenson demonstrated the
correct procedure for a troop
swim. Safety precautions were I
explained, Including the buddy I
system, lifeguard and watch
guard and the chain rope saving
system. All troops had to be 1
shown the troop swim method
before permitted to go on hikes
or hold private swims, i
More demonstration areas
were shown Tuesday afternoon.
The axe yard was first. Here
they observed the proper method
of sharpening and handling an
axe and the contact method of
cutting wood was explained. Tenl
pegs made by the contact meth
od served as a practical demon
stration. A nature study course on ed
ible plants was conducted by
Marion tiunter. Smith River
troop chairman, who was able to
identify 26 different plants grow
ing within a radius of 100 feet,
all fit for food.
A general swim at 3 o'clock
ended Tuesday's planned pio
gram. Swimming classes were held
Wednesday morning. A number
of boys passed first class tests,
while others passed swimming
merit badge tests. The demon
stration area for Wednesday was
the rope yard. The boys were
taught all kinds of knots, as well
as the taut ling hitch May pole
game, and the rope throw and
timber hitch game. Kor the rope
throw, 50 feet of coiled rope is
tossed over a 10-foot pole. A tim
ber hitch Is then tied in one end
and the rope is passed to another
ooy wno repeats tne pcriom-
a nee.
Fir. Suppression Shawn
Two men from the U.S. Forest
service demonstrated fire sup
pression and the correct way to
build and put out a camp fire.
A two-way radio was shown and
explained. Kite packs displayed
included a shovel, eight boxes of
K rations, a portable pump of
five gallon capacity, a compass,
pencil paper and shelter half.
Several of the troops took hikes
In the afternoon. Troops 19 and
136 went on day hikes. Troops
105 and 133 made an overnignt
hike to Wolf creek, where they
visited the Bucket of Blood mine
and kept a rendezvous wirh the
famous ghost that ' inhabits the
mine. Those remaining in Camp
Unr.pqua enjoyed another camp
fire. The camp fire speaker, Jer
ry Willis, Douglas county district
commissioner, complimented the
new units on the grand .showing
made so far. He said this Is the
finest camp Douglas county has
ever held, and he hopes scouting
will continue in leaps and bounds
as it has been doing. ,
(The rest of the week's sched
ule will be given later.)
The Weather
U.'S. Weather Bureau Office
Roseburg, Oregon
Fair today, tonight and Sun
day except for morning' coudi
ness.
Highest temp, for any Aug... 106
Lowest temp, for any Aug...-' 39
Highest temp, yesterday Bi
Lowest temp, last 24 h .. 51
Precipitation last 24 hrs..... 0
Precipitation sine Aug. i .03
Precipitation since Sept. i-.27.U7
Deficiency sine Aug. 1..:. .11
Douglas County Court
Makes Precinct Divisions
(Continued From Page One)
Myrtle, and the south portion
as Trl-City.
Tyee Precinct Formed
Coles Valley precinct has been
split, the north portion embrac
ing the territory west of the
Umpqua river in the vicinity
of Tyee Lumber company to be
known as Tyee precinct, and the
remaining portion to be continued
as Coles Valley. . ,
West Reedsport has been di
vided, the portion between the
Willamette Pacific railroad and
Schofleld creek to be continued
as West Reedsport, and tqe ter
ritory west of Schofleld creek
to be known as Wade's Flat.
East Sutherlln Is divided so
that the portion north of Central
avenue and the Calapooia road
will be known as East Sutherlin
No. 1, and the portion to the
south to be East Sutherlin No. 2.
All other precincts will con
tinue with their present bound
aries. Poling places will not, lie
designated until a later date.
LEGION TEAMS LIMBER UP
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 20. (IP)
Travel kinks will be worked out
this afternoon by the three learns
entered in the three-day Ameri
can Legion- Junior baseball sec
tion D Western Stales tourna
ment opening tomorrow at 2 p.m.
(PDTI. A depot welcome was
given the Omaha, Neb.; Oakland,
Calif., and Bremerton, Wash.,
squads as they arrived by train.
Pittsburgh's six mountain
climbing railways carrv more
than 2.000.000 fares annually.
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British, Americans Vie
In Walker Cup Matches
MAMARONECK, N. Y., Aug.
20.-(.11) It will be every man
for himself today as the British
and American Walker Cup golf
teams end their two day compe
tition with eight single matches.
The Britons face the none too
encouraging prospect of having
to overcome a 3 to 1 advantage
piled up by the home squad in
the Scotch foursome play yes
terday. The team of Joseph Carr
and Ronnie White defeated Ray
Billows and Willie Turneasa,
America's No. 1 tandem, for the
only British triumph in four
matches.
COPCO INCOME UPPEO
MLPFORD, Aug. 20. Accord
ing to a statement issued Friday
by A. S. Cummins, president, the
California Oregon Power com
pany reports net income for the
12 months ending Julv 31, 1949,
of $2,119,336 as compared with
net income of $1,877,914 for the
corresponding period ending July
1918, an Increase of 12.86 percent.
Net income for the 12 months
ending July 31. 1949, was equiva
lent to 5.11 times preferred stock
dividend requirements, and, af
er deduction for such dividends,
was equivalent to $3.10 per share
on the 550,000 shares of common
stock then outstanding.
Net income for the seven
months ending July 31, 1949,
amounted to $1,217,082, and In
crease of 14.4 percent over that
of the same period of 1918.
Choral Society,
Families, Guests
To Enjoy Picnic
Members of the Roseburg
Choral society, their families and
guests and any persons Inter
ested in Joining the group are
Invited to a picnic Monday, Aug.
29. at 6:30 p. m. at Umpqua park.
President Roy Barnhart said
this will be the first get-'ogether
of the group prior to the start
of rehearsals Sept. 12. After that
date rehearsals will be held each
Monday at 7:30 p. m. at Junior
high school.
Charles A. Ricketts, at the re
quest of the society, has again
consented to direct the group.
Preparations will be started
early to present Handel's Mes
siah In December, said Barn
hart. Copies have already been
ordered. The society will handle
only the choral selections and
not attempt to give the complete
production. A large spring con
cert is also planned, he said.
Those planning to attend the
picnic are asked to bring a cov
ered dish or sandwiches. The so
ciety will furnish coffee.
Backfiold Stars Picked
For Shriner Benefit Game
Reward Is Announced
For Return Of Mascot
A plea has been issued by a
Yachats boy scoutmaster for all
Douqlas county residents to be
on the watch for his troop's mas
cot, a five-year-old pedigreed
Scotty dog, believed stolen from
Waldport July 25.
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of "Blackle" is asked to
contact Noble Robinson, scout
master Troop 50, Yachats, Ore.
A substantial reward is being offered.
ANTELOPE HUNTING OPENS
LAKEVIEW, Aug. 20.-JP
The special Oregon antelope
hunting season opened today.
More than 200 hunters poured
out of Lakeview in early morn
ing for the hunting grounds east
of here.
All told, 1000 permits were is
sued for the hunt. Eight stale
police officers were on the scene
to prevent poaching.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 20.
The starting backfield of the up
state All-Stars appeared set to
day for the Shriners' hospital
benefit game here Aug. 27 against
the Portland All-Stars.
Although Coach Mel Ingram
would not commit himself defi
nitely, the starting quartet ap
peared to be Clint Reese, Grants
Pass, quarterback; Don Donovan,
Grants Pass, and Rich Riggs.
Medford. halfbacks, and Phil Gil
lis. Bend, fullback.
The Upstate team worked on
offensive plays yesterday, and
will take up defense next week
when practice will be limited to
one drill daily.
The Portland team, bigger and
faster than last year, began work
on pass defense yesterday.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY
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ENTERTAINMENT
EVERY AFTERNOON
RACES EVERY NIGHT
O
280 HORSES
O
CARNIVAL
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TRAIL DUSTERS
Every Afternoon
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Junior Livestock
and Poultry
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All types of 4-H
and FFA Exhibits
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Community and
Industrial Exhibits
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4-H CONTESTS
Douglas County Fair Grounds - - Open 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.