2 Tho Newi-Review, Kjseburg, Ore. ftl, July 21, 1950
Canoe Jaunt Stirs Memory
Of Steamboat's Battle Up
Umpqua River 80 Years Ago
By OKPHA COLLINS
In the early spring of 1870, the cry on the Umpqua river was
"Steamboat round the bend" but today, the cry seems to be "Canoe
round the bend."
Two "trailblazing" canoes, manned by ten Explorer scouts and
two adults, set forth Tuesday lor Reedsport on the first canoe ex
pedition attempted on the Umpqua river.
Success of this weeks venture
TOO MANY BLONDES
Dining, Wining
Strip Youth Of
All His Money
CHICAGO .Jvlv 21 CP) A
19-year old IS'ew Jersey youth
who came to Chicago with $4,200
two weeks ago was in jail and
broke today and blamed his finan
cial condition on hungry, thristy
blondes.
Everywhere I went,' said Rob-
Loca
News
remains to be seen but the boys
have an example to follow, a I
though the other craft was a
steamboat and traveled the re
verse journey from Scottsburg to
Roseburg.
According to the Dec. 4, 1941, is
sue of the Reedsport Port Ump
qua Courier, a Capt. Hahn and his
steamboat, Swan, actually made
the trip in 1870. The newspaper
account reports:
"During the spring freshet o f
1870, the Swan pulled away from
the docks at Scottsburg and
pointed her bow upstream. The
stern wheeler was loaded to the
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gunwale. ..tun,-.:. V"'KH"-! !rt F. Fl.rnharh Jr.. of North Ber-
cw8en, N. J, "I ran in, a b
zrmtasViKiw "d ,he c!,.ampage cailcd
Dernbach was in boys court yes
terday on a charge of defrauding
an innkeeper a $73 bill at the
Morrison hotel. A hearing was
set for July 26.
Police said Bernbach, an appren
tice stcamfitter, related he had
withdrawn $3,000 from his bank ac
count, took his father's car
which he later sold for $1,200
I and came toi Chicago. Police said
stack as she wheezed on upriver.
"The chuffing of the engine grew
loud as the Swan ncared Sawyer's
rapids. A torrent of white water
withstood the best efforts of her
was sold to interests in Coos Bay
churning paddle wheel. Lines were
passed ashore, bull teams were
hitched together and on Ihn fore
deck, a winch was fastened to the
end of the long hawser
"In the pilot house, Hahn, a man Jer iice want Dt.rnbach
of bul dog determination, rugged . cnar'gof theft of the car.
mu Willi iniici inai maicucu
his florid face, waved his arms
and shouted. Men, beasts and
winch began straining on the lines.
Slowly, the Swan's 100-foot length
gathered momentum, climbed
through the rocky gap, then man
euvered on toward the next bad
rapids, above Elkton. White water
with almost a sheer drop met
Capt. Hahn's eye. Undaunted, he
ordered a bypass constructed of
logs and rocks. Following its com
pletion, and after much delay, the
Swan again resumed her journey
to Roseburg.
"Much excitement gripped the
county over the Swan's voyage.
A navigation company was incor
porated and plans were drawn for
a stern wheeler of shallow draught
to be built in the Scottsburg ship
yards, under the watchful eye of
Capt. Hahn.
"The following year, the new
ship Enterprise was completed and
began her initial trip. But the
difficulty encountered caused inter
est in Umpqua river navigation to
wane. Eventually, the Enterprise
was sold to interests In Coo sBay
and Hahn left for'California. After
completion ot the railroad, the
project Became a thing o I the
past."
Miff Myra Kamp Dies
At Her Umpqua Horn
Miss Myra Kamp died Thursday
at her home at Umpqua after a
long illness. She was born at Ump
qua, had been a lite-long resident
of that community.
Surviving are three sisters, Miss
Mary Kamp and Mrs. Anna B.
Good, both of Umpqua,' and Mrs.
F. Myrtle Ellison, Yoncalla.
Services will be held at Long &
Orr mortuary Sunday at 2 p.m.
with Rev. Forrest Hill officiating.
Cremation will follow in the Eu
gene crematorium Stearns mor
tuary, Oakland, is in charge of arrangements.
Many of the night club bartcli
ers believed the juvenile man
about town was a millionaire.
"Oh, those blondes," young Dern
bach sighed. "I told 'em I was a
big oil man from the west. I
told em I owned lots of dairy
farms. They just kept on eating
and drinking."
Ernest W. Banister Of
Myrtle Creek Passes
Ernest William Banister, 63, res
ident of Myrtle Creek for the last
13 years, died at Mercy hospital,
Thursday, July 20, following a pro
longed illness. He was born in Ten
nessee August 15, 1881, and had
made his home in California for
some time before coming to Doug
las county in 1936. His wife, Celia
Banister, died in 1946. Mr. Banis
ter was a member of the Metho
dist church.
No known relatives survive.
Funeral services will be held in
the Methodist church at Myrtle
Creek Sunday, July 23 ,at 2 p.m.,
with the Rev. Harold Burleson oi-
ficiating. Concluding services and
interment will follow in the IOOF
cemetery at Myrtle Creek. Ar
rangements are in care of the Long
& Orr mortuary.
Returns to M.dford Miss Ina
Pearl Lucas has returned to Med
ford after visiting relatives in
Roseburg Sunday.
Back To Oakland Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Hayes of Oakland visited
friends in Medford over the week
end. They are former Medford residents.
Picnic Planned F. S. club mem
bers will meet with Mrs. J. B. Pat
rick, 817 Houck street, Tuesday,
July 25 at 1 p.m. for a picnic.
License to Wad A marriage li
cense was issued to James Howard
Cooper and Donna Jean Close, both
of Drain, in Eugene this week, ac
cording to the Eugene Register
Guard. Homt From California Mrs. I.
H. Duff has returned to her home
on West First street after spend
ing the last six months in Los
Angeles at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Preston Page.
Home From Vacation Mr. and
Mrs. Max Dick and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Reed and family
have returned to their homes from
a vacation trip to Yellowstone Na
tional park. Mr. Dick is chief engi
neer for KRNR and Mr. Reed is
assistant manager of the Roseburg
branch of the U.S. National bank.
Returns to Naval Base Lyle F.
Morrison, HN, has returned to the
naval base in San Diego, following
a 20-day leave visiting his parents
and friends in Roseburg. He spent
a week with his father fishing at
the coast.
In Hospital Mrs. Barbara Win
kler, daughter of Mrs. J. H. Clark
of this city, is a patient at Mercy
hospital, receiving medical treat
ment.
Henrys Leave On Vacation Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Henry and son,
Gene, of Roseburg have left lor
Port Angeles, Wash., to enjoy a
two weeks' vacation. They were
joined for the trip by Mr. an dSlrs.
R. A. Ronald and son, "Butrh."
of Portland. They will spend the
two weeks fishing.
Go To San Francisco Mrs.
Gladys E. Foley of Emery-Foley
agency, and her son, Bob, left
Wednesday for San Francisco by
United Airlines. They made the
trip by air from Medford to Cali
fornia. Mrs. Foley will combine
business with a vacation.
Picnic Plannad The Garden
Valley Women's club will hold the
annual picnic at bwens beach July
23, at 6:30 p.m. Club members
and their families are asked to
bring a polluck dinner. Swimming
will be t enjoyed before the picnic
nuur.
Pants Stealer Accosts
Owner In Pawn Shop
DETROIT, July 21 UP)
Harold Butler, a pawn shop clerk,
was surprised when Jesse Willis,
24, tried to dispose of a pair of
trousers.
So was Willis.
The pants belonged to Butler.
Willis dashed out of the shop,
pants in hand. Instead of pursuing,'
Butler was cagey, He watched Wil
lis' directon of flight, then called
his brother, Ernest, at another
shop.
The tip-off worked. When Willis
tried it at Ernest's shop, he t as
seized.
In court Willis explained. He said
he took the pants from a cleaner's
delivery truck. He was held for
sentencing.
Lions International
Names New President
CHICAGO, July 21 (JP Herbert
C. Petry Jr., a 32-year-old Carrizo
Springs, Tex., attorney, Thursday
was elected president of Lious In
ternational. He succeeds Walter C. Fisher of
Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
Petry was unopposed for the top
position in the world's largest
men's service organization. He was
the youngest international presi
dent in Lions history.
A report on the 1949-50 fiscal
year by Melvin Jones of Chicago,
secretary-general and founder of
the Lions, showed an addition of
806 new Lions clubs and 21 .415
members for a total of 8,053 clubs
and 402,841 members.
Funeral Services Set
Saturday For R. A. Archer
Funeral services for Ray A
Archer, 49, who was accidentally
killed near Olalla July 19, will be
held Saturday, July 22, at 2 p.m
in the Steele Funeral home Long
view, Wash. The Roseburg Funeral
home is in charge of local arrange
ments. Interment will follow in the Long
view Memorial cemetery.
Enough Grade Teachers
Assured For Oregon
MONMOUTH. July 21 (JP)
Oregon will have enough grade
school teachers to go around this
year.
That assurance came yesterday
from Dr. Roben J. Maaske, pre
sident of Oregon College of Edu
cation and state director of ele
mentary education.
He said a recent survey showed
there would be 1,000 vacancies and
1,175 teachers available to fill the
jobs in the grade schools.
Maaske told 780 teachers at a
college summer session here that
the situation now is so much im
proved that many school districts
no longer hire teachers without
certification, as was done in re
cent years.
Defense Spending Boost
Facing Western Europe
FONTAINEBLEAU, France,
July 21 (JP Western Europe, not
yet recovered from the ravages of
World War II, faced higher spend
ing today for defense against a
possible new conflict.
The defense ministers of the five
western union countries Britain,
France, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg decided yester
day to speed up production of war
materials and increase their land,
sea and air forces.
They declined to estimate how
much this would cost.
British Field Marshal Viscount
Montgomery reportedly told the
ministers none of the countries had
enough men or equipment to face
a possible war.
Belgium Prepares For
Clash On King's Return
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 21
W Strong security forces
were mobilized in Brussels and
oilier Belgium cities today against
possible anti-Leopold demonstra
tions on the eve of the exiled Mon
arch's return.
With Belgium celebrating her na
tional Independence today, patrio
tic Fervor may run high among
both the King's supporters and op
ponents. .The government announced last
night that Leopold presumably will
not return from Switzerland un
lit tomorrow.
A pecan tree is said to neet less
care thean other fruit trees once
it is established.
Joseph Conrad's full name was
Joseph Tehdore Conrad Korzenio-wski.
Another Horse Senas
Justice To Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore., July 21-W-
William O. Douglas, associate jus
tice of the U.S. Supreme court
who was seriously injured by
horse last year, is in a hospital
here. Horses again.
This time a horse kicked him on
the shin at his Wallowa mountain
cabin. The injury did not respond
to home treatment.
Last year the horse - loving
mountain-climbing justice was in
a hospital for weeks after a horse
rolled on him.
EGGS FURTHER UPPED
PORTLAND, July 21 IIP) -Eggs
made another price advance
here today. Grade A small egg:
went up 1 cent, grade A and AA
medium and large, went up 2 cent
a aozen.
Farewell Party Set For
Miss Nancy Rabuck
A farewell party for Miss Nancy
Rabuck is scheduled for Sunday
at 7:45 p.m. at the local Salvation
Army building.
Miss Rabuck, chosen to repre
sent this district in the Interna
tional Youth gathering in London,
England, in August, is leaving
Roseburg Tuesday for Portland.
From Portland she will leave
July 28 for Los Angeles, and travel
thence by New Orleans and 'Wash
ington, D.C., to New York, She
will fly from New York to London
for the conference.
All persons interested are invit
ed to attend the farewell gathering,
according to Lt, D. W. Madsen,
in charge of the local Salvation
Army corns.
Miss Rahuck's d ip Is being spon
sored by the Roseburg Rotary club
.... DIE IN PLANE CRASH
MOSES LAKE, July 21 P)-A
F-94 jet fighter plane crashed on
the takeoff at Larson air force
base near here last night, killing
the pilot and his radar operator
The Armed Forces Pilblio Infor
mation office at Seattle identified
the dead as: 1st Lieut. Leonard F.
Hawk, 29, and 1st. Lieut. George
w. imirpny, ze. Holh were from
Ehprata.
FALL KILLS WORKER
LFAVISTON, Idaho, July 21 -t.TI
Orville Pulton Jr., 28, fell to his
death at a construction job near
Lewislon yesterday.
Spouse Of Tennis Star
Petitions For Alimony
I.OS ANGELES, July 21 (.I'l
Bobby Riggs' wife asserts the ten
nis pro is worth $100,000 and earns
$50,000 to $60,000 a year. Riggs, 32,
in a hearing yesterday on her peti
tion for $1,500 temporary alimony,
testified he earned $33,920 last year
and paid out $26,191 expenses.
Riggs added his wife, Kay, who
is suing him for divorce, is "young,
attractive, intelligent and likeable"
and capable of supporting her
self. They have two children.
The Llanos are grassy plains
Venezuela.
U. S. May Lose Korea,
C. Of C. President Says
SPRING LAKE, Mich., July 21
(JP) The President of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, Otto A.
Seyferth, declared that American
forces "are in danger of losing !
Korea."
Seyferth, home from Washington j
conference, said that the situation
was "more serious than most ot
us realize."
However, he denied published re
ports that he had predicted that !
U.S. forces would be "driven out !
of Korea." !
Qflakes 10 BIG
COID DRINKS
LIKE
Balboa DINETTE SET
WATCH FOR. OUR.
GRAND REOPENING
a hi I I naaan '
Potluck Tonight The pot luck
dinner will be held tonight by the
bagles auxiliary at 7:30 o clock at
the Eagles hall. Dancing and cards
will follow.
Rummage Salt The Catholic
ladies will sponsor a rummage sale
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the basement of the rectory on
East Oak street.
Return Homt Mrs. Vernon Keel
and son, Tommy, returned home
Tuesday after a six weeks' trip
in the eastern states. Tommy un
derwent an operation at the Mayo
clinic at Rochester, Minn., and
results were successful according
to his mother. They proceeded to
Alabama, where they visited rela
tives and enroute west were guests
of relatives in Kansas.
Back From Trip Mrs. Anne
Leonard has relumed to her home
in Roseburg from a month's trip
iu veiva, i. u wnere she and
her sister, Mrs. Janes Nemirovich
of Eugene, were called by the .se
rious illness ot their mother, Mrs
Henry Evashcnko. They visited
otner relatives as well as friends
and made a trip to Garrison dam,
in process of construction.
Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Lee and family of Yakima, Wn.,
are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Paris. Mrs. Lee
is a sister of Mrs. Paris.
Horn From Vacation Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Pickens and son. Jon
are back at their home on Fowler
street in Roseburg, following a va
cation trip to Yellowstone Nation
al park and back via Salt Lake
City, where they visited the Mor
mon tabernacle, and other points
of interest, including Reno, Nev.,
and Crater lake. They returned
over the Tiller Trail cut-off. Mr.
Pickens resumed his work this
week at the Roseburg branch of
the U.S. National bank.
Raturni to Hoipital Everett
Ward of Tipton road, Roseburg, is
back in Sacred Heart hospital in
Eugene for further surgery on his
foot. His wife and Mrs. Frank Ha
ley have returned to Roseburg, fol
lowing a trip to Eugene to be with
him. They report he is improving.
Picnic Dattd The annual Min
nesota Slate Society picnic will be
held Sunday, July 30. at Jantzen
Reach park in Portland. All ex
Minnesotans are invited. A pro
gram will be presented at 2 p.m.
Motion pictures will be shown. A
meeting has been datrd for Fri
day, Sept. 5, at the Masonic tem
ple. E. 8th and Burnside, Port
land, at which time pictures will
also he shown. Minnesotans and
friends are invited.
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BAN ON GOODS TO CHINA
WASHINGTON. July 21 i.1
The Commerce department has re
voked all existing licences to ship
U.S. goods in Communist China.
The capital nf Venezuela is Caracal.
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