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10 Tli Newt-Review, Roseburg, Or. Sat., May, 19, 1950 S J VI 1 ' y"' a'.. ft . ; . -.nj if i : ' ; v '!' ', . . ' ' ? ill mi if ij'i fTud i imiimmiiii iiin MiMii ii h iov i ii i i nil ii tit mi i i miinm mmn LEAVE FOR CONVENTION Cordon Stewert, socretery-treas-ury, (loft) and Robert D. Rennie, president of the Douglas County Credit association, with their wives left Roseburg Fri day morning for Spokane, Wash., to attend tho national con vention of tho Retail Credit anociation May 14, 15, 14 and 17. Mrs. Stewart and Mrt. Rannia will attend the Credit Women's Breakfast club meeting. En route home, they will go through Shoshone, Ida., to visit with Mrs. Stewart's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rawson. Mrs. Rawson was formerly Betty Whipple. They plan to return here next Sunday. (Staff photo I. Sheriff, 2 Aidts To Appeal From Drunk Conviction VANCOUVER, Wash., May 13 MP) Clark county's sheriff and two deputies will appeal their drunk and disorderly convictions. Their attorney, D. Elwood Caplcs, said the decision on ap peal (rom the justice court con victions was reached rnursaay. Sher'ff Karl Anderson was fined SUM and his two deputies, Arthur Swirk and William Scott, S.S0 each on the charges of "voluntary In toxication" and disorderly con duct. The charges arose out of an Incident during the Jo Ann Dewey kidnaping investigation in March. FEWER STRAWBERRIES PORTLAND, May lJ-tiP) The strawberry crop In Oregon will be about six percent smaller than last year, the Federal Crop Reporting acrvice estimated today. The total is expected to be 1, 120.000 crates. The price is ex pected to be about 10 cents a pound five cents higher than last year. New Location "Phil Durnam Sit W. Oak Phono UJoJ Floor Covering Droinboord Tops Venetian Blinds REDECORATING? REMODELING? BUILDING? REPAIRING? No Matter What Your Spring Project Is . . . Let Us Help You! This it tha time of year to da tha jobs around tha home you've baan planning all winter . . . and wa'ro right bar to help you in ovary way with a full lino of building materials, hardware, paints, and with building plant and advice backed by 25 yaart of experience and service right here In Roseburg. We'll get reliable and capable men to do tho job for you, too. You'll find COMPLETE service hero ot DENN-GERRETSEN Co. Payments As Low As W) 00 r Fair Prices Ahuays All Your Building Needs In One Stof! f2Wn Gerct sen r, x Nw High School, Pool To Be Built At Baker BAKER. May 1J tlVt A new high school, new grade school buildings and a swimming pool are in the cards for Baker district S pupils. Voters went to the polls yester day in a special school election and okayed a $760,000 bond issue and serial levy to carry out the building program by a vole of nearly three to one, with returns showing a favorable vote of 1592 to 358. With construction slated to begin next month, the new high school will be the first building to be constructed. It is to he finished in 1951, Superintendent James R. Ev ans announced, as will the swim ming pool, a shop building and an athletic ground. Navy Probing Report Of Sub Seen By Tanker WASHINGTON, May 1J OF) The Navy is investigating reports that an unidentified submarine was sighted off the New Jersey coast Wednesday afternoon. The department said no U.S. sub marine! were in the area at the time. The reports came from the American tanker Mobile Gas. The tanker'a crew said that they sighted what appeared to be a submarine in the Atlantic off Beach Haven, N. J. The Navy's investiation thus far has produced no results. Month, F. H. A. Terms r. n News Spends Day in Orants Pass Mrs. Bernard Gile of Roseburg spent Friday in Granta Pass visit ing her mother and other relatives. lack From California Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dillard have returned to their home on South Jackson street, from a business trip to San Francisco and San Leandro, Repartad III The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bridgess of Roseburg is reported to be ill at home. Leave Far Washington Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dickinson and three children left Friday for their home in Hoods Port, Wash., following a week in Roseburg at guests of Mr. Dickinson's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Calkins. Back From McMinnville Mrt. George Lawson haa returned to her home in Roseburg, following a week in McMinnville visiting her son-in-law and daughter and fam ily. While there, she attended the May day program at Memorial school held on May 5th. Igarose FT A ta Meat Wilbert L. Anderson, county t il club lead er, will show motion picturea at the fclgarose FT A meeting Satur day, May 13, at Elgarose school- house. Ail members and friends are invited. A social hour will close the evening. Attends Mootinos Bruce Elliott has returned to Roseburg after at tending business meetings in Port land Monday and in Medford Wed nesday. He it group leader for J. C. Penney atores in Klamath Falls, Ijkeview. Yreka, Ashland, Medford, Coos Bay, Coquille and Roseburg. Visits Hare Mrs. Wayne Safley left Thursday for Sweet Home after spending several days in Roseburg on business. The Safleys formerly made their home in Roseburg. While here, Mrt. Safley was a guest at the E. R. Buckingham residence on Calkins road. Arrive Hare Today Mr. and Mrs. William Elder and daughter, Katherine, of Corvallit arrived in Roseburg today. Mr. and Mrs. El der will spend the weekend at the home of the latter't parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Schmeer, in Laurelwood. and will leave the first of the week on two weeks vaca tion, while their daughter. Kath erine, will remain here at the Schmeer home. Leaves For East W. H. (Doc) Carter left Thursday for Portland to take the plane for Fort Bragg, N.C., to join his wife for a visit with their son-in-law and daughter", Col. and Mrs. T. C. Fitzserald. and family. Mrs. Carter has been at Fort Bragg for several weeks. Following a stay there, ther will go to New York for a week, before returning by plane to the west coast. Attend County Fair Among par ents and children from Rose dis trict who drove to Eugene Sunday to attend the Boy Scout fair were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meredith and son, Dirk; Mrs. Orin I.angfirld and son. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Welker and ton, David, Mrs. I.loyd Hill and son. l.arry, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Chitwood and family. Daughter Is Bern A daughter. Anne Kathleen, weighing eight pounds nine ounces, was born April 129. at Forest Grove, Ore., to Mr. j and Mrs. Jack Hutchins. formerly I of this city. Mr. Hutchins was I employed by Copco here at the j time Mrs. Hutchins (formerly Mir I iam Larsen) was employed as a ! nurse at Mercy hospital. ! Mrs. Laird Heme Mrs. B. H. Laird has returned to her home in Roseburg. following a trip to In dependence, Missouri, with her sis- Speciol Price Om Limitod Quantity Feed for Hogt PAGE LUMBER I FUEL 164 1. JudAYS. Ph.n, 242 "Doe's Mode a Move tit Yea Soe Floeor FLEGEL TRANSFER and STORAGE 900 L 3rd St. . Healthiest 4-H Boy And Girl In County Selected Thirty 4-H Health club members representing the health clubs from Gardiner, Myrtle Creek, Green, Dillard, Tiller, and Smith River, were examined Thursday by Dr. E. J. Wainscott, Douglas county health officer, to determine the healthiest boy and the healthiest girl in the county. Terry Lee Lampert, Myrtle creek, won top honors as healthiest girl, and Arthur Hogan, Gardiner, was judged as the healthiest boy. These two will now be eligible to enter the state contest at the State Fair this fall. They also are en titled to attend i ll bummer school June 13 to 23 in Corvallis. Second place honors go to Lauraine Mc Coy, Myrtle Creek, for the girls and to Lorin Munson, Myrtle Creek, for the boys. These two will be alternates and will be eligible to attend aummer school and the state contest in case the winners are not able to. Patty Jo Babcock, Virginia Po cock and Jerry Fullerton were among the finalists from Green; Joane Shirtcliff, Marilyn Hannan and John Inlow, finalists from Myr tle Creek; Karen Amundson and Rex Kelley, finalists from Dillard Others who entered the contest are as follows: Dale Mathews, Till er; Joann Roberta, Smith River; Shirley Brown, Rose Marie Morris and Harold Ray, Gardiner; Larry Hannan, Jo Ann Rae, David Doud, Larry Meshew, Marilee Nowacki, Karen Myllenbeck, Charles Blair and Dick Lallender Myrtle Creek; Bernard Lacey, Joy Zeller and Lar ry Jacobs, Green; Ruth Langham and Ronald Langham, Curtin. State Meat Inspection Voted By Cattlemen KLAMATH FALLS, May 13. (JP The Oregon Cattlemen's associa tion yesterday elected William Kit tredge, Klamath county rancher, as president for the next year. The convention voted for atate inspection of meat, but recom mended voluntary rather than compulsory grading. This followed an appeal by Mrs. Norton L. Peck, a Portland housewife, who urged the cattlemen to work for state inspection and federal grading. Mrs. Perk appeared here as the chairman of the American Home Economics association home mak ing committee. She said some low grade beef is sold in Portland "un der meaningless grade A and AA labels." She said the price was the same for the low grades as for good grades of beef. "You producers don't get the extra price for this mislabeled meat," she said. "Why should we consumers pay extra?" French-German Industry Plan Rapped By Russians BERLIN, May 13. (,"P The Sov iet army'a newspaper here charged today that the Schuman plan for pooling French and German coal and steel production was part of a "war conspiracy" against Russia. The entire Russian controlled press here attacked the plan. One paper called it a "scheme for a mammoth cartel, inspired by Wall street, to give the United States control over West European indus try." The army paper "Taegliche Rundschau'' asserted: "The whole idea is to merge west European po tential, especially west Germany's, for the purposes of a war con spiracy. It ties up international capital with the war pact of the Atlantic system. " ter, Mrt. Mabel Alderton, of Port land, where they were called by the critical illness of the mother, Mrs. William Smith. Mrs. Smith, who is 89 yeara of age, underwent a major operation and is reported to be steadily improving in health. The Smiths formerly lived in Coos county and in Portland. Mr. Smith will be 96 years of age May 21. His granddaughter, I.ila M. Laird, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ijiiid of Myrtle Point, has set her wedding date for May 21, which is also her birthday. The Smiths reside ith a daughter. Mrs. H. 1.. Livingston, formerly Eunice Smith of Roseburg. In Omaha, Nebr., Mrs. Laird and Mrs. Alderton vis ited with another sister, Mrs. Al bert Livingston, formerly Lila Smith of this city. I'pon their ar rival in Portland, Mrs. Laird re mained over for a few days to visit her two daughters, Mrs. Merle tawden (Gertrude l.aird) and fam ily, and Miss Maxine Laird. Phane 9JS Mmm- r-?': 4 mu o 5a HEALTH CONTESTANTS From all over Douglas county Thurs day came strong end healthy 4-H youths to compete for the honor of the healthiest boy and girl in the county. These honors went to Terry Lee. Lamport, Myrtle Creek end Arthur Hogen, Gardiner. Contestants pictured are:. Front row, left to right, Ruth Langham, Jo Ann Rae, Karen Ann Myllenbeck, Terry Lee Lampert, Marilee Nowacki, Lauraine McCoy end Virginia Popcock; second row, Marilyn Hannan, Joanne Shirtcliff, Karen Amundson, Joy Zeller, Jo Ann Roberts, Rose Marie Morris, Shir Hospital Appeal Pressure Deal, Truman Declares SEATTLE, May 12.-(.P-Blonde screen actress Frances Langford sought five minutes of President Truman's time yesterday, she got 10 seconds and a view of his bark, and then found herself off the presidential train platform, she said late yesterday. She said she had flown 1.200 miles to Coulee City, Wash., from Los Angeles to plead against pro posed closing of th Birmingham hospital at Van Nuys, Calif., where paraplegics those paralyzed in the lower half of the body are be ing treated. A few hours after tbe incident, she told about it on arrival here before flying back to Los An geles. i "1 boarded the observation car at Coulee City, shook hands with the President and inquired. 'You got my telegram?' " "Yes, I know what you mean," she said the President replied, re ferring to her telegraphic request that he listen to her plea in be- nait of the hospital. "Well, Mr. President," she con tinued, "you know 1 am interested in those boys at Birmingham hos pital and ..." "The whole thing's a pressure deal and I won't have a thing to do with it!" she said he inter rupted. The President was still holding her hand firmly as he edged her to one side, then turned to shake hands with a growing swarm of politicians, she recalled. Next thing she knew she had been eased down the platform steps, almost in tears, she said. "I think he is burned up about the matter and doesn't want to talk about it." she commented, indi cating she had the impression the President wished the matter set tled at a lower government leveL The Ohio Valley covert tome 200,000 square miles. LEARN FREE! G.I. 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Postcard Attack Charged In Race PORTLAND, May 13-) The primary campaign was enlivened here today by Al Brown's com plaint of an anonymous postcard attack against him. Brown, County Clerk and Demo cratic candidate for Multnomah county commissioner, said the post cards were printed on an addres sograph in the Walter J. Pearson-for-Governor office here. Pearson denied any knowledge of them, but said the machine had been made available for all Demo cratic candidates. Workers in the office said many had used it. They said they could not determine who might havo printed the cards. Democrats Hichard L. Neuberger and Austin Flegel, the latter a Pearson rival, asked the district attorney to investigate. Unsigned political postcards are a violation of the corrupt practices act. The cards asked why Brown was running for commissioner when his present position of county clerk carries a higher salary. Thomas Mahoney, a Pearson tup- Schwinn Bicycles Mil th be and repair th net, AL'S FIXIT SfOP Brtwrcn Farm BurMa snt Jr. Hlfh iJO W WMhlngton Phono 132B-R TO FLY! ley Mae Brown, and Patty Jo Babcock; third row. Dale Mathews, Ronald Langham, Larry Meshew, David Doud, Rex Kelley, Har. old Rey Dean, Art Hogan, Jerry Fullerton and Larry Jacob; fourth row, Larry Hannan, Lorin Munson, John Inlow, Charles Blair, and Bernard Lacey; fifth row, Wilbert Anderson, 4-H egent and county health nurses, Mrs. Dorothy Kitchen, Mrs. Bernice Smith, Mrt. Mary Barrett and health officer, Dr. E. J. Wainscott, who conducted the health examinations at the courthouse. (Pictureby Photo Labi. porter and a Democratic member of the legislature, said he thought he knew who printed the cards, but he declined to name the person. War On Mormon Crickets In Columbia Basin Planned PULLMAN LV An aerial at tack on Mormon crickets in 5,000 acres of Columbia basin land is planned by the U. Si bureau of entomology. 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