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10 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thur., Dec. 15, 1949 Oregon Chrsitmas Tree Harvesf Exceeds '48 Mark SALEM UP) This year's Christmas tree harvest in Oregon will exceed last year's record cut of 750,000 trees, State Forester George Spaur said. Trees are being shipped to such E laces as Hawaii, Reno, Phoenix, os Angeles, Texas and Kansas. Spaur said prices of Douglas fir trees range from 75 cents to $5. But, he said, the Shasta red fir is the favorite Christmas tree. In Los Angeles, these trees sell tor 50 cents to $1.25 a foot. Spaur said the Shasta red fir grows at high elevations, and has to be cut before the snow falls. It la kept In cold stroage until Just before Christmas. He said the Douglas fir trees are used In about 75 percent of Oregon homes, and that It doesn't suffer from competition with the high-priced Shasta red fir. A raindrop an eighth of an inch In diameter contains as much water as several millions of the droplets that form the average cloud. The heaviest recorded rainfall In 24 hours was at Bagulo, Lu zon, In the Philippine Islands in 1911. Americans average 80 bus rides a year. Needy To Get Yule Baskets Of Food From VFW Post Christmas baskets of foodstuffs for Douglas county's needy fam ilies will be distributed Dec. 22, Edward Hoover, relief chairman, told members of Roseburg's Vet erans of Foreign Wars Tuesday evening. Post members are urged to turn in their baskets of foods and toys before December 20 and should include stable foodstuffs, as chickens and turkeys will be purchased by the Relief Commit tee. This year, Hoover stated, lo cal families of patients at the atPENNEY'S , . A WORLD OF - . X t Thrifty ' Penney's will stay open Fridoy night until 9:00 P. M. Next week Penney's hours will be 9:30 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. except Saturday evening which is Christmas Eve. We will close Christmas Eve at 5:30. m-uiuiuiaa Border Splankets SNOW WHITE WITH COLORED BORDER . . A PERFECT GIFT! 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The bank said in the complaint that it does not wish to jeopard ize its position by paying the de posited money to either defend ant until the court rules by de cree to whom the money should go. Roseburg Veterans Hospital will be given first consideration by veterans' organizations. During Tuesday's post meet ing it was decided to hold the an nual V.F.W. Children's Christ mas party December 20 at the Veterans Lounge, 119 Washing ton street. Post vembers are urged to bring their families, as toys will be distributed to the children and a potluck dinner will be served. A New Year's party for V.F.W. and auxiliary members at the Veterans Lounge is being plan ned by members of the Military Order of the Cootie. Date of the get-together will be announced later. Robert A. Tracy, a World War II veteran and local Southern Pa cific railroad employee, was giv en obligation into the V.F.W. by Post Commander Kenneth Miller. It is estimated that the United States has 30,000 buses in inter city service. Variety Of Programs Dated In Christmas Season For Patients Of Vets1 Hospitals All veterans who are hospitalized in Veterans hospitals any- where In the United States will be entertained in a variety of ways during this Christmas season as has been done in the past. The Roseburg Veterans hospital has a very busy schedule of activities beginning this week and continuing through to New Year's day. The programs are supplied by many local agencies such as churches, lodges, and service organizations, and are ar ranged for by the special services division of the hospital, Last week the junior class of party in the recreation building. Throughout every day when no other entertainment is available, the patients may attend the mo vies. For all non ambulatory pa tients, 16 mm. movies are shown in the wards. For ambulatory pa tients, 35 mm.' films are shown in the auditorium Religious Services Included On Sunday, Dec. 18, both Cath olic and Protestant religious serv ices will be held in the auditor ium for ambulatory patients, while similar services will be conducted in the wards for other patients. Sunday night the Rose burg Elks lodge will present in its entirety their minstrel show, "Talk of the Town." Monday nignc win oe a Dig nignt of danc ing with the special services divi sion of the hospital sponsoring another of its all-servifces-organ- i.auons oances. music will De Roseburg Senior high school pre sented its class play, "Boarding House Reach." On Tuesday of this week the Navy Mothers had a party for patients on Ward 1 in the afternoon. At night the Business and Professional Wom en held their annual Christmas card party for all patients who could participate. On Wednesday the American Gold Star Mothers sDonsored a party for patients in the surgical and infirm wards. Tonight the VFW auxiliary will have a music party for Ward 4, and the American Legion auxil iary will have a party for patients working in the occupational ther apy shops. In the auditorium there will be a stage show, "Stars of Tomorrow," presented by dance pupils of Sally Hilt. Fri day the American Legion auxil iary will have a party on Ward 5 and the DAV auxiliary will be giving a similar party for pa tients on outside details. Saturday morning the patients in the receiving ward will have a coffee party with the VFW auxiliary. At night the employes will have their annual Christmas furnished by the patients' dance orchestra, 'The Rhythm Ram blers." The Church of the Nazarenp will present its play, "Holy Night,'' on luesaay, Dec. 20. On Thurs day iudglng will be held to de- tPexxuv's... Choose from fhe hundreds of bedspreads at Penney's. 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Other pillows 1.98, 2.98, 3.98 '! v.:, ' ' I i mZr Ik, J LOCAL WINNER Mrs. Betti Mc Call, route 2, Roseburg. smiles as she is presented in her home with a Crosley Shel vador refrigerator, given her by Josso's. Mrs. Mc Call to win had to write in 50 words "Why Josse's should give me a -Crosley Shelvador." Her entry, in a contest sponsored nationally by the refrigerator manufacturer, was chosen from a large list by fhree impartial judges, consisting of local well-known business men. Mrs. Mc Call, the mother of three children, said she needed e refrigerator very much. (Picture by The Photo Lab). termlne the best decorated ward. At the Chaplain's Evening Hour a Christmas program will be pre sented by the R'oseburg Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Friday the North Roseburg Evan gelical church will give its Christ mas play, "The Bells Ring Out." Saturday, Dec. 24, will see pai' tles in all the wards In the after noon, climaxed by 'a big Christ mas party at night in the auditor ium. All patients will receive gifts from the various service or ganizations and will participate in the festivities. Santa Claus will be present both in the wards and in the auditorium. On Christmas day re ligious services will be conduct ed by Chaplain Feller, Dr. Mor ris Roach and Father Hyland. At noon a full course turkey din ner with all the trimmings will be served to all patients. Cigars and cigarets will be distributed by the Elks lodge. The highlight of the following week's entertainment will be the Roseburg Choral society's pres entation of Handel's "The Mes siah" on Thursday, Dec. 29. Dai ly afternoon parties will contin ue all during the week under the sponsorship of the various volun teer services organizations. A railroad- Diesel locomotive engine has about twice as much compression as that in the aver age automobile engine. Canada is half again as large as the United States. New S. P. Agent Eyes Local Area J. H. Pruett Jr., who succeed ed J. A. Ormandy as general pas senger agent on the Portland di vision of the Southern Pacific company, made his first visit to Roseburg Wednesday. "We have heard a great deal about the rapid development of the Roseburg area," Pruett said. "The information was so inter esting that we have to come here on our first trip of 'nspection.'' Accompanied by Leith Abbott, member of a Portland advertis ing firm handling the S.P. ac count, together with Bob Holmes, Medford, district agent, and Tom McCarry, Roseburg, local agent, Pruett made a brief tour of the industrial plants, contacting ship pers and business men. "The Southern Pacific com pany is prepared to do every thing possible to aid in future de velopment of the area," Pruett said, adding that he hoped to ba able to become better acquaint ed with the district and its peo ple, "after I fully get my feet on the ground." 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