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10 Th Newt-Kerlew, Roseburg, Ore. W.d., Mar. 1, 1950 Character Development Of Young People Stressed At Camp Fire Council's Meet A representative group of ponton, parent!, guardians and public attended the annual Camp Fire council meeting at the Methodist church Monday night George Erickson, Mrs. Sam Warg and Harold Hoyt, with chairmen of standing council committees, presented a pro gram which described in full the activities of the Camp Fire or ganization In Roseburg. Mrs. Harold Hoyt, council president, was mistress of ceremonies Geone Erickson. high school principal, talking on citizenship, said the government can be no better than its people. He stated the country must develop better citizens and that work begins in the home. He complimented the adults who give time, skill and money toward developing better young people in the community through Camp Fire and similar vniith nrffanizationa. Mrs. Sam Warg, P.-T. A. and church worker, and a former Camp Fire sir), urged cooperation be tween the parent and the Camp Fire organization, one aiscussea Camp Fire from a parent's view point and charged the group with accenting the privilege of being i Camp Fire leader. She said the home, schools, the family playing and working together, and comma nity organizations were sure ways to avoid juvenile delinquency. As a layman. Harold Hoyt, for m;r athletic coach and instructor at LaGrande high school, said the greatest contribution of Camp Fire was character building. He charg ed the group with their responsibil ity and said tha. the organization will profit only by the amount of hard work put into it oy lis mem bers. Mrs. Charles Russell, president of the Guardians associaton and Mrs. Leonard Gibson, past local executive secretary of Camp Fire Girls, Inc., were presented adult membership pins by Mrs. James C. Conn, regional and national rep resentative to the Samp Fire or ganization. Mrs. Harrie Booth, who received the highest Camp Fire award given, the Luther Gulick honor, was introduced, as were Mrs. If. C. Berg and Mrs. W. H. Allen who received the adult mem bership pins last year. i Mrs. Morris Bowker, first vice president of the council, presented a myrtlewood gavel to Mrs. Hoyt, council president, from the execu tive committee. Committees Report Reports were heard from the atanding council committee heads: Mrs. Morris Bowker, extension; Mrs. William Unrath, civic service, presented by Mrs. Jack Chapman; Mrs. Ed Tauscher, finance; Mrs. Tom Pargeter, camp; Mrs. James C. Conn, committee of awards; Mrs. Leonard Gibson, education; Mrs. Ralph Herman, social; Tom Pargeter, adult membership; Mrs. James Conn, regional representa tive; Mrs. Leonard Gibson, exec utive secretary's report for 1949, and Mrs. Charles Russell, Guard ian's Association report for 1949. . Mrs. Gibson's report highlighted increase in membership in Camp Fire for Douglas county the -past six years. The organization has grown from 88 girls registered with national in 1044; to 354 in 1948; 564 in 1949 and at the last count, Jan uary 1, 963. "There is no doubt," she said, "that we now have 1,000 girls in the Camp Fire organiza tion in the county. Mrs. Stanley Groshong, new pres ident of the Guardians association, introduced the officers for I960 and the council officers were presented by Mrs. Hoyt. Miss Barbara Lou Kitt, present executive secretary, discussed briefly the history of Camp Fire which was organized in 1910 and touched on duties of the sponsor and guardian. She mentioned coming activities of the Camp Fire organi zation scheduled for the next few months. The opening ceremony was in charge of the Camp Fire Girls and Bluebirds who sang several songs, presented the flag and enacted the Bluebird wish. In concluding the program, Mrs. Hoyt stated "without capable adult leadership and participation no worthwhile organization can pro gress. It is our duty and privilege as adults and citizens to reach more young people and to alert them to the values of our demo cratic society, and help prepare them for their responsibilities! to their homes and communities. TTiis we endeavor to do in the Camp Fire program." A tea hour followed with Mrs. Harrie Booth and Mrs. II. C. Berg presiding. The table depicted a camping scene with Horizon, Camp Fire and Bluebird girls in eoaim extending an open hand to the In dian chief. Mra. George Erickson was chair man for the evening assisted by Mrs. Ray Lehman, Mrs. Harry Bru baker, Mrs. Leonard Gibson and Miss Barbara Lou Kitt. Winston By MRS. GEORGE BACHER The mumps epidemic refuses to be quieted. Mrs. L. J. Fullerton is the latest victim. She is confined to her home in Winston, having taken ill Friday. Mra. Fullerton has been substitute-teaching at the Dillard school in the absence of Mrs. H. A. Winston who was called to Butte, Mont., to be at the bed tide of her father Mrs. Helen Duncan and her brother, Paul Cross, entertained with a dinner party Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, in honor of the birthday of Fred Green. Green has been in their employ for a number of years and occupies a residence on their premises. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor of Wenatchee, Wash, say that "seeing is believing" the amazing changea Winston and Roseburg have under gone in the last three years. The Taylors, enroute to Ssn Francisco, attempted to locate Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bowman whom they had visit ed three years ago and got lost in the process I At that time, 1947, Winston (then Coos Junction) had only a few small business places and the road to the Bowman's house was sparsely populated. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor found conditions so changed that they rode around some time feeling sure that they had taken the wrong road before they finally located the Bowman residence, they said. They spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bowman and then continued on to California. Mrs. Aubon R. Owens of Mul- holland drive, Roseburg, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Masters of this community. Mrs. Masters is a sister to the late Mr. Owens. Art Puckett has leased the ga rage on highway 99, formerly known as Porter's garage. He is well-known here having attended the local schools In Roseburg. For the past few years he has been employed in the lumber Industry at various points on the coast. Earl Jackson of Riddle msde a business trip to Winston Sunday. Jackson is a real estate broker In Tri-City, Wash. The entire student body of-the Green school attended the show, "The Bird Man," which wss fea tured at the Dillard school Thurs day afternoon. School buses were chartered to transport the students and they were chaperoned by Prin cipal and Mrs. W. C. Stonebreaker, Mrs. Time Borgen, Mrs. Leona Dickinson, Mrs. Stuart Hayes, Miss Jo Ann Bolsinger, Mrs. Margaret Austin, Harry Wilson and S. Rock- 00 I , J '. . .." ;m ' . .-j SCOUTS RECEIVE CHARIER Approximately IIS parents, children and scout leaders were present at Rote school Friday night or the blue and gold dinner and presentation of the new Rose Cub scout pack charter. The upper picture shows Ijeorge Niday. I left I district represent tiv of the Oregon Trail council, presenting the charter to Mrs. Wilbur Meredith, vice-president of the sponsoring Rot Parent-Teachers association. Second from the left it John Todd, Rot pack committee; "Chef" Cook, tecretary-treaturer of the committee, end Ralph Arensmeier, cub mtter. The lower picture thows a group of cub scouts, with Arentmeitr blowing out the candles on a hug cake served on the occasion. ( Picture by Paul Jenkins I. Chiang Resumes Presidency Of China Remnant TAIPEI. Mar.'l (JF) Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek an nounced Tuesday he would resume the presidency of Nationalist China tomorrow. The Chinese leader aaid be also would asaumn th nnt Af Cnm. ma nder-in -chief of all nationalist forces. He "retired" from both jobs in January of last year, just before the fall of Nanking. Vice President Li Tusung-jen be came acting president.' Li is re cuperating in a New York hospital from a surgical operation. Chiang's action was not unex pected. For aeveral weeks his followers have been clamoring for him to resume the presidency. It will be a greatly reduced force that he takes over tomorrow from the one he left some 13 months ago. Then he was nominal tiler, at least, of about 300,000,000 of China's 460,000,000 inhabitants. Still in Nationalists' hands were the rich Yangtze river valley and more than half of the vast coun try the Reds controlled North China. Today the Nationalists' gov ernment has been driven from the mainland to this island of Formosa. The nationalists now rule over less than 10,000,000 here, and other islands flanking the China coast. They also have an undetermined number of troops in far South western China. They claim the support of mil lions of underground workers in Red China proper. I Foresees Sovlet-U.S. War j Friends have said Chiang is con vinced war between the Unites States and Russia is inevitable. He pins his hopes of regaining i power in China on the supposition, they say, feeling American support 1 may be bought by Chinese bases and troops. Meanwhile in the wake of pew attacks on two American merchant-' men, Nationalist China warned to day that all ships tracing with the Chinese Communists are subject to air assault. The Pioneer Dale of the United States lines and the Flying Clipper of the Isbrandtsen line were bomb ed and strafed by unidentified planes yesterday off Tsingtao in Communist North China. The bombs missed. But both ships were peppered by machinegun fire. One sailor was injured. i Coincident? fly with the news of attacks on the Pioneer Dale and Flying Clipper, the U.S. State de partment in Washington disclosed the nationalists never have re- plied to a protest on the shelling of : the Flying Arrow. ! Peace Prize Nomintts I List Truman, Churchill OSLO, Norway, Mar. 1 (7P President Truman and Winston Churchill were among the 21! per sons nominated for the 1950 Nobel peace prize Monday. Six insti tutions also were named as can didates. The names submitted by vari ous governments, university heads, international organizations and re cipients of previous Nobel prizes will be studied by a committee which normally announces the win ners in the fall. Others nominated included Dr. Ralph Bunche, American Negro diplomat who acted as U.N. med iator in peace negotiations between Jews and Arags in Palestine; Ja- waharlal Nehru, prime minister of India: Gen. George t,. Marshall, former U. S. Secretary of state; Herbert V. Evatt, former foreign minister of Australia and former president of the U.N. general as sembly: King Paul X of Greece: Albert Schweitzer, world -famed philosopher, theologian, musican and medical, missionary, and Ro bert Hutchins, chancellor of the University of CHICAGO. Star Spangled Banner Playing Soothes tnvoy GUATEMALA, Guatemala, Mar. 1 W) The strains of the Star Spangled Banner have soothed dip. lomatic tempers. U. S. Anbassador Richard C. Patterson said he u willing to forget what he called an insult to the American flag at the Central American and Carib bean Olympic games Saturday. Patterson protested to foreign minister Arevalo because the Gua. temalan band played a can folk song instead of the U.S. National Anthem Saturday when Puerto Rican athletes presented the American flag. Purerto Rico is a U. S. territory. Yesterday a Puerto Rican ath lete won first prize in the broad jump at the games and the band made amends by playing me Star Spangled Banner. Patterson stood smilingly at attention. American sources said they re garded the incident as closed. Mt. Whitney, California, highest point in the U.S., is 14,495 feet tail. DOORS $6.95 to $33.00 PAGE LUMBER 1 FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 Hearing aid batteries for all oids, shipped anywhere. Beltont for Better Hearing. S. C. Mitchell, Dealer 7 J W. Broadway Eugene, Ortjoe Member of J. N. Toft ond Associates of Portland DISSTON-MERCURY CHAIN SAWS One and Two-Man Units Certified Sales and Service Also Axes Wedges Sledges Handles Hard Hats and Hat Bands Scale Sticks, Tapes, Etc. Dealer for Cox Chipper Chain and Edward Wir Hop For Rent 12 H. P. Saw by the day or week CARL J. PEETZ 920 S. Stephen Phone 279 well, teachers of the Green school. An interesting and educational afternoon was reported. Religious Revival At School Spreads To Townspeople WILMORE, KyMar. 1. UP) Asbury college students resumed classes today their thoughts on the religious revival kept alive in the nearby chapel by the growing enthusiasm of townspeople and out siders. School authorities had planned to halt the meeting at midnight last night but reversed their de cision alter about 1,600 persons parked Hie building. Since last Thursday morning, hundreds of students have filed into the auditorium to offer testi monies and prayers. Others medi tated and prayed in their dormi tories. No classes have been held during the continuous meeting. Dean J. B. Kenyon said last night's attendance was the largest he ever had seen on the campus. Every seat was taken Aisles and lobbies were jammed. Those who couldn't get into the ehapel stood outside awaiting their turn. Wilmore residents predominated at the session. Most of the intense and spirited testimonials that marked the earl ier sessions were missing last night. One student explained that the participants had subsided i o a calmer but nevertheless sin cere desire "to find God." The college and seminary, found ed originally by Methodists, have an enrollment of about 1,218. IRISH AMBASSAOOR DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 28. OP John J. Hearne will serve as Ire la...:'.! first ambassador to the Unit ed States. Hearne's appointment was an nounced Saturday in line with recent decision by the United States and Ireland to raise the ra ik of their diplomatic "represen tatives from minister to ambassador. Talking About a Home? So many people do noth ing but talk about it! But If yoi really want to t n your home, consult me now. Personal .attention. Economical terms. RALPH L RUSSELL Loans and Insurance , Loan Represenatlve Equitable Saving A Loan Assn. '. c... ' ;f-s .,:' ' . V .r.V f--,-, 1 VV- ,1 :--) l .TV :,i " r""" . v. . I f ' " - ;rr v .... We did our best to keep you supplied with STANDARD heating oils during the cold weather Memories of the bitter cold and winter weather will soon be gone ... but to the best of our knowledge NOT ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS SUFFERED from lack of Standard heating oil. Phone 1289 for Standard Heating Oil N!kt Mmee 1047-Y ROSE FUEL OIL SERVICE Dealer for STANDARD HEAT1SG OILS only JcIlm at DwflM . c T ' "0 j uy jgg How this hidden tank farm helped keep you warm A year ago, w completed on of the largest heating oil tank farm in the country her in -the Northwest ... simply to make certain there would b enough oil on hand to meet any ' emergency spell of bad weather. This farm, hidden behind ring of tree to preserve scenic beauty, with storage capacity of 28,896,000 gallons of oil, went into operation a lot faster than we ever expected. During this winter, on of the severest on record, these facilities, costing more than $1,000,000, helped to do th big job of keeping Northwest homes and office buildings warm. Of course, these tanks were only on factor in avoiding a shortage. Standard Heating Oil dealers and their trucks worked 24-hour days; tank ers, railroads, and truckers carried more hearing oil in a short space of time than during any other winter. But it was gratifying to all Standard oiler that this part of our construction program (already totaling more than 1)00,000,000 just sine th wax) could be put to such good us so oov . 112 W. Cm Phon 111
