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The Nawt-Rtvlaw, Rotable, Ora Wed., Mar. , 1S0i County Council Of PTA Meets The regular meeting o( Douglas County council of P.-T. A. waa held March 4 in the new high ichool building at Sutherlin. with the Sutherlin and Oakland P.-T. A. ladiet ai botteaua. Preceding the meeting, visiting P.-T. A. uniU were entertained at a luncheon. The long tablea were dec orated with center pieces of spring flowers, place cards and napkins in the St. Patrick's day theme. Following the luncheon, the busi ness meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Alvin Hel geson 01 Myrtle Creek. Mrs. John son, of Roseburg, radio chairman. reported on the result) of letters sent to station KRNR by parents who favor radio stations broad casting programs suitable for chil dren listeners, especially Sunday afternoons. She reported that Leroy Iliatt. manager of station KRNR advised that parents, church groups, clubs and othera have until March IS to send in more letters, aa he is very much interested in giving his radio listeners the beat in pr grams. He also said It may be DOS' sible to get transcriptions at a nominal charge, of P.-T A. pro grams, now being broadcast over KOAC, for rebroadcast over KRNR Myrtle Creek PTA extended an invitation to the other units in the county to attend the reception, to ne held at Myrtle Creek. Wednes day evening, March 8, honoring Mrs. Hargraves, state president of P.-T. A. Two songs, "Shoogy-Shoo" and "Bells of Saint Mary's" were sung by the "Tuneful Trio" of Sutherlin. These ladies. Mrs. H. McG ill. Mrs. Orin Hills and Mrs. W. Riddle barger are membera of the Suther lin Mothers Singers, who will sing ai tne state convention in Portland in May. The next meeting will be held in Roseburg Saturday, April 1. This will be the annual meeting and officers for the ensuing year will oe eieciea. Mrs. Tessie M. Beyer Funeral To Be Friday Funeral services for Tessie Ma rie Boyer, widow of the late John H. Boyer and well-known resident of Riddle who died at her home March 1, will be held at the Bap tist church at Riddle, Friday, Mar. 10, at 2 p. m. Rev. Sam Neufeldt -will officiate. Concluding services and vault interment will follow in the Riddle cemetery. Get The Facta New Reserve Hospital and Surgical Plan. Polio Coverage. Speciol Plon for Loggers. Good In ony Hospital. Phone 1207-Y 230 N. Stepheru SAFE STORAGE is assured when you store your household goods in our fire safe) warehouse. Fleejel'i take the tame care of your furniture at you do. It it carefully pecked in yeur home before your own eyes, then itored with the best of cere in our werehouie. Don't Moke Move Till You See FLEGEL N Transfer and Storage Co. 900 C. Third Street Phone 935 Montgomery Ward will be open every Satur day night until 9:00 p. m. for your shopping convenience. Saturday Store Hours 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Phone 95 Funeral Service Sot For Mrs. H. D. Connine Funeral services for Mrs. Her bert 0. (Bessie Jane) Connine, lift long resident of Douglas county ana resident of the Glide commu nity, who died Msr. (, will be held in the chapel of the Long at Orr mortuary, Thursday, March 9, at 2 p. m. Concluding services and vsult interment will follow in Oak Creek cemetery. Mra. Connine was born at Glide on April 10, 184, the daughter of Albert and Ella Chapman Mat thews, Douglas county pioneers. Jacqueline Diane Foster, Infant, Passes Away Baby Jacqueline Diane Foster, in- (fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i nanes roster, Koseourg, died Tuesday. She is survived by her father and mother; two brothers, Ronald Richard of Roseburg; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leach of Lebanon and Mr. and Mrs. William Foster of Rose burg. Graveside services to be held at 4 p.m. today at Masonic cemetery. The Roseburg Funeral bom had charge of arrangement. Family Of 8 Perishes In Cabin Fire At Sandy (Continued from page One) S2; Rebecca, 15; Jerry, 13; Dennis, 10; Michael, 7; Ronnie, 2, and Kathleen, 5 months. The mill had been closed for two months and Ludwig had been helping Wilson prepare for re-opening, acheduled today. The mill cuts dimension lumber for the Portland market. OCEAN FALLS, B.C., March i iP) Bodies of seven persons were recovered Tuesdsy from a fire-gutted apartment house here. Recovered were the bodis of four women, two children and one man. One man still is missing. On entire family a man, his wife and their 18-months-old child are known to have perished in the blue which awept through the 25-apartment, wooden building at 2 a.m., but names of the dead and missing have not been released. The townsite, owned by Pacific Milla Ltd., is 350 miles north of Vsncouver. The apartment house, which housed 18 familiea, is part of the company's housing accommodation for the town's 3.000 population, comprised of employees and their families. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. March 8 (Pi The windswept $4,500,000 camp Carson fire on Jan uary 17 claimed its ninth victim last night. Harley B. McCullough, 14, local junior high school student, died of severe burns suffered when he and other volunteers were trapped by the shifting, leaping flames. i FECI AIL h Qffjegrt Elected By Toastmasters Election of officers, a panel dis cussion and selection of speech contestants highlighted an informal meeting of the Roseburg Toast masters club at Hotel Umpqua Monday night. Jim Turk was elected to head the group for the ensuing six months. Bob Allen will act aa vice-presi dent. Other officers Include Wait Barker, secretary; Bob Bergis, treasurer and Allen Knudtson, aer-geant-at-arm.,. Elected to one-year terma were Ross Newcomb, retir ing president who will serve as deputy governor and Dr. Burl ti. Gilpin, educational chairman. R. J. Hen wood, manager of tha Roseburg exchsnge of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, was guest of the organization and answered questions on the subject, "Telephone Mannerisms," put to him by a panel and the membera at large. The club approved a motion re questing a public relatione expert from the Portland office of Pacific Tel. It Tel. Co., to attend a future meeting of the Toastmasters club and give a visual and verbal demonstration on a similar subject. Bob Harvie waa chosen to repre sent the local organization at the area speech contest to be held March 22 at North Bend. Dr. Gilpin will aerve aa alternate and tenta tive plana call for an additional four members of the local group to attend. "What's Wrong with Roseburg Merchants" was the subject for table topics, aa assigned by Topica master Mike Dilley. Toastmaster for the evening waa AI Knudtson Evaluator was Phil Harth and his critics were Walt Barker, Dr. Gil pin and Bob Allen. Shipkov Given Prison Term Of 1 5 Years (Continuec from page One) released Shipkov'a signed report on how a confession waa "ex torted" from him, they aaid they were convinced then ne waa either dead or held for trial on trumped up chargea, and added that they were releasing his story of Bul garian police torture because they felt all hope for him waa lost. Shipkov'a affidavit had predicted ne would be forced to reconrirm the "confession" he gave Bul garian police. He did thia during the trial, denying under question ing that he had been tortured. Shipkov testified on the witness stand he had spied for the Ameri cans under the personal direction of the former minister, Donald R Heath. Shipkov's 8,000-word statement as released by the State depart ment gave a dramatic description of how he waa grilled for 32 houra by a team of seven questioners who took turns. They questioned him ceaselessly, striking him in the back of the neck repeatedly. and forcing him to balance himself with the edges of two fingers against a wall during the interro gations, the affidavit had aaid Washington officiate said this state ment cast light on how confessions hsd been wrung from Josef Car dinal Mindszenty and others tried in iron curtain countries. Shipkov's affidavit had said that he broke down and was willing and eager to do anything to end the pain. First Surrender Bid Of Germans Recounted (Continued from page One) the late Count Bernadotte, of Swe den, to make a peace offe- !o Great Britain and the I). S. Himmler said the German gov. ernment was readv tn surrender all troops on the western front. I-rahy writes: "Churchill reported that Himm ler said he was shaking for the German government because of the incapacity of Hitler, who had suf fered a cerebral hrmmoihace, and was not expected to live for more than a few days. "Truman told the prime minis ter that America could agree only to an unconditional surrender on all fronts in agreement with Rus sia and Britain. Churchill said he was anxious to end the war. Tru man said he was too but that America had to stand by lis com mitments." . Roseburg, Oregon Franklin Pierce Morgan Of Melrose Route Dies Franklin Pierce Morgan, 57, resi dent of Melrose route, died today following a lingering illness. He wsa born July 21, 1802, in Janckson ville, and had lived hia entire life in that community and in Doug las county. Funeral services will be announced later from the Rose burg Funeral home. 15 Perish As Airliner Crashes Into Home (Continued from page One) sect'on along Minnehaha parkway, near Emerson Ave. S. Shafts of flame apewed immedi ately from the ahattered airliner to fire the neighboring homes of Mra. Robert Cahn and Irving Luger. Occupants of these two houses, forewarned by the cannon like explosion of the crash, fled to safety. Both houses were heavily damaged. Janet Doughty, 10, and her eight-year-old brother, Tommy, were en gulfed by the first rapid sheets of searing fire. Mr. and Mrs. Doughty and an other daughter, Diane, 15, were hospitalized, suffering from burns, shock, cuts and bruises. Their con dition was reported fair. Death List Given Crew membera who perished were: Capt. Donald Jones. Minneapolis, the pilot; William McGinn, South St. Paul. Minn., the co-pilot, and stewardess Mary Alice Kennedy, St. Paul. The passenger list included: B. Eberhardt. 37. a parts exeru. tive for the Ford Motor Co., who boarded the plane at Detroit, bound for Fargo. N. D. A major in avia tion ordnance during the war, he came to Ford from previous jobs in Portland, Ore. and Chicago mail order houses. Emery E. Oliver, msnager of the J C. Penney store at Madison, Wis., and former regional officer of Kiwanis. Mra. Helen Hott. 40. Holmesville. Ohio. Dr. Joseph V. Breitwieser. 85. dean of the graduate school at the University of North Dskota, Grand Forks, who waa returning from Cleveland, where he addressed an alumni meeting. Miss Matilda De Beck, 62, Arling ton, Vs., who retired last week after 30 years of service with the Federal Indian bureau. She was enroute to Rochester to live with a sister. Mrs. Raymond Nolder, Tarentun, Pa. W. Lam pert. New York City. C. H. Pafford, identified only aa a national representative of Sigma Chi Epsilon fraternity, boarded at Madison for Minneapolis. R. C. Buhmann, Chicago. G. M. Lohn, Minneapolis. Reynold Malmquiat, Minneapolis fire chief, said "identification of the victims will be all but impossi ble from what we find in the wreckage." He reported the scorch ing hest from the 100-octane gaso line reduced "everything but heavy metal parts of the plane an dthe house's foundation stones into fine ashes." Timberline Trail Riders Purchase Land For Building The purchase of auitable ground jn which to build a club building was the main topic discussed at a meeting of the Timberline Trail Riders, Sutherlin, at the Jumbo Metcalf home. All members met for Sunday morning buckeroo breakfast at the Zip Lemke home and went from there to the newly - purchased ground. Plar i are being made to uild a board fence around the acreage. A send-off dinner for George Cornish is planned for Monday. He plans to visit the King ranch in Texas and other ranches. Four names were put in for mem bership at the meeting. The next potluck is planned for Bill Evans' home March 15. Mr. and Mrs. George Mrtralf plan to attend. Metcalf, who formerly played with Smiley Burnett and on Grand Old Opera, will furnish numbers on his electric guitar. GREAT STRAIGHT BOURBON mA Pt. 0 45Qt, IrVi Straight Bourbon. Whitkey $S Proof National Distillers Products Corp, Fi t. 1 Bourtoa Buj Jjl iff j of the. SfSll Century'jrj V 1 Loca News Peed Sale The Woman's Society of the Dillard church will sponsor a cooked food sale at Gordon's store Saturday morning, March 11. Oelnf Nicely at Hospital Oscar D. Means is reported doing nicely at Mercy hospital, following a re cent major operation. rlef Visiters Gunnar and Ed gar Hedberg of Fortune, Calif, spent the weekend in Roseburg at the Carl Anderson home. They were enroute to California from Seattle. Mr. Anderson is a brother-in-law of the Hedberga. Visit Here Mr. aad Mra. J. R. Coon and son of Ashland, spent the weekend visiting at the Roy Roae home. They returned to Ashland Monday. Mrs. Coon is the former Vivian Rose of this city. Te Meet Thursday Pythian Sis ters will meet Thursday at 8 p. m. at the K. of P. hall for initiation. All members are asked to be in attendance for the opening cere mony. Rummage Sale Alpha Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Pbi is spon soring a rummage sale Saturday, March 11., beginning at 8 a.m. at 130 North Jackson street, the for mer Marshall Wells store. House hold goods and clothing will be featured. Community Club Deer Creek Community club will meet at S o' clock March 10 at the Dixonville hall. A program will follow the business meeting. All parenta and friends of the school are asked to attend. Those attending are asked to bring cookies or sandwichea and a cup. R OBERT HORN PLEDG E S OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis. March Special) Robert Horn, a freshman from Roseburg, has been pledged to Kap pa Delta Rho, national social fra ternity. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Horn, 411 S. Jackson, and is majoring in science. Tit shop sold The Paradise Pet shop. 501 N. Jackson, haa been sold by Mra. 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Winds whistled serosa the Mid west prairie landa at velocities from 35 to 65 miles an hour, with gusts up to 85 and aa high aa 100 MPH in some parte of the plaina states. The atorm's most devastating blows landed with telling effects over tne uatotaa, neoreina, Min nesota, Iowa and Wiaconsin. Snow accompanied the blizzard tnrougnout eastern Nebraska, east era South Dakota, weatern Iowa and Minnesota. Roada were block ed by huge drifts in msny areas. The winds caused much damage in cities, with hundreds of win. dows broken. Thousands of tele phone, telegraph and power lines were knocked out. In Omaha, be tween 150 and 200 power lines were reported down. Streets in the downtown section were Uttered with broken glass from wind-smashed display windows. In Nebraska, the Northwestern Bell Telephone com pany reported 54 communities re mained isolated. Dust Storms In South i The snow and strong winds struck over parts of eastern Kan sas while the western part of the state was hit by a dust storm. The strong winds also stirred up huge dust clouds in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and Texaa, But the weather bureau aaid the soil-searing winds in Texas should abate today when the weather front passea into the Gulf of Mexico. The winds hung a haze of dust from the tip of the Panhandle to the black farm lands of east Texas last night. Farmers and ranchers expressed concern that the storms may cause considerable damage to crops. Scattered prairie fires destroyed valuable grasslands near Pawhus ka. Okla. County Agent A. A. Sewell expressed fear nearly 100, 000 acres, used for feeding market- bound Texaa cattle, might be lost. Edith Reece to Mrs. Irene Lemke and Mrs. Rosemary Metcalf. both of Sutherlin. The shop, closed for redecorating at the present, will be open for business Saturday, March 11. CHURCH MEETING SET The missionary meeting of the First Christian church will be held Friday at 6:30 p.m., with a potluck , dinner. The program will center . around the table. Members and visitors are invited to attend. . OUR RECENT , APPOINTMENT AS TELEPHONE 268 Gov. McKay Backs Purchase Of Seals SALEM, March S Governor Douglas McKay has urged support of the 1950 Easier Seal aale of the Oregon Society for Crippled Cnil dren and Adults. The aale opened today and continuea through Eas ter Sunday, April 9. "Funds from Easter Seala mean that the 10,000 crippled children in Oregon will have a better op portunity to become participating, self-sufficient members of their communities," the chief executive stated. ' McKay aaid that purchase of Easter Seala "is our duty and, at the same time a splendid oppor tunity to strengthen our democra tic principles by action." An estimated 400.000 Easter Sesls will be mailed to Oregon residents during the month-long sale, accord ing to Howard Feast, executive director of the society. U. S. Able To Win War, Gen. Bradley's Opinion (Continued from page One) we are progressing rapidly in this field." Economy Te Be Considered - Over a long period of peacetime, he aaid, the United Statea "should not expect to match the Soiet union plane for plane, ship for ship, division for division without lowering its standard of living." "If it is the desire of the Ameri can people to assemble forces that will statistically give the United Statea a preponderance of military nower neyt vir thn u ch.ll hmtrm declared. Such a source eventually "will be a drain, not only on the economy, but on democracy and its many freedoms," he added. Bradley said that international tension, increased since President Truman's announcement last Sep tember of an atomic explosion in Russia, "has fostered national confusion." He urged American leaders to dispel thia confusion by "thinking sensibly, calmly, and clearly about national security." DOORS $6.95 te $33.00 PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 184 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon Cloudy with Intermittent light rain, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Thursday. Highest temp, any March .... IS Lowest temp, tar any Marcn 18 Highest temp, yesterday - 51 Precipitation last 24 hrs. ,. T Precipitation from Marcn I 43 Precipitation from Sept. 1 ..,.24.98 Deficiency from March 1 ........ ,47 Thefts Charged To Two Youths Nabbed In Chase DALLAS, Ore., March 8 .Pi Two youths arrested after a fat car chase up the Willamette valley Monday were behind jail bars her today. They were charged with automo bile theft and burglary of the Rain bow market and were being ques tioned about other burglariea in volving an auto service station and the high school. Held were Robert Fox Jr.. 21. transient, and John Lee Shaver, 19, Chilo, Ohio. They were captur ed north of Goshen after police opened fire on their fleeing car. Police had chased them throuah Corvallis, Jnnction City, Eugene and Glenwood. Pennsylvania's basketball team recently set a high : scoring Ivy league record with 95 point! against Harvard. "Individualized Floor. ot Beautilify." INLAID LINOLEUM 1t Carpeting Rubtcr Til i Ajptialt Til rormiea Tops Vnttan Blinds FREE ESTIMATES - FLOOR COVERING- 222 W. Oak Phone 348 21 MrTA wasHiM I
