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Elgarose By MRS. THELMA HANSON Donald Sundberg, ton of Mr. and Mrs. George Sundberg, is spend ing t week attending Luiher League at Colton, Ore. Mrs. Sarah Holmquist returned home over the weekend after spending several days at Reeds port assisting Mrs. Cleo Shopp, who recently underwent a major operation. William G. Hellis, 'Golden Creek,' Is Claimed By Death BALTIMORE, July 26-P-Wil-liam G Helis, the 63-year-old mil lionaire oilman with an intense love of good horseflesh, died Mon day at Johns Hopkins hospital. The foreign-born Helis his friends long ago tabbed him the "Golden Greek" came to this country when he was IT, virtually penniless. He learned the oil business from virgin field to gusher. He went to California and was one of the de velopers of the vast fields there. He soon stacked up a fortune through his knowledge of the black gold. But sudden reverses dumped DR. LELAND VAN ALLEN has moved his offices from 230 N. Stephens St. ... To CARTER BUILDING 215 N. MoinSt. Azalea By MRS. WILLIAM QUIRKE The third annual Cow Creek Com munity Fair will be held August 13, at the Azalea Grange hall. The fair will feature prir.es for both adult and young people's coni pejitioo. Everyone is urged to bring their best livestock, flow ers, sewing, woodworking, field crops, cooking, pottery and canned fruits. The livestock to be exhibited at the fair must be in the pens by 11 a.m. Other entries must be in by 1 p.m. Judging wilt begin at 1-30 p.m. Lunch will be sold at 12 noon. Refreshments and ice cream will be sold at the concession stands during the day. The public is invited to attend the fair. Mr. and Mrs. William Quirk spent a few days in Portland last i week While m f ortlana, tney vis- ited Chuck Heckard at the Good j Samaritan hospital. They also vis ited their daughter, Kay ingiis. Mr. and Mrs. Halfut Booth spent several days in Medford at the home of their son-in-law, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Laurn Forsler, Mrs. Betty Heckland was home from Portland for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Randall visited at the home of Mr. and Mis. William Ouirke on July its. The Randall's are former residents of the Cow Creek area. 9 LIKE A Craftmaster SWING ROCKER ABSOLUTELY FREE WATCH FOR. OUR. GRAND RE-OPENING, NEWLY RSMODSLZP 3 FLOORS OF FIMb. WOAL FURNISHINGS NO MORE TRACTOR OPERATION No more need to buy on fsith, operate on imtuworh. Now you can take off the blindfold ... if you buy a new Jord Tractor! SEE PROOF BEFORE YOUR EYES BEFORE YOU BUY AND WHILE YOU OPERATE Only mil has the PROOF-METER It's now standard equipment on every new Ford Tractor. Now, you can measure tractor performance with your own eyes. Proof-Meter shows at a glance engine speed, P.T.O. 'Peed, ground travel speed, belt pulley speeds and hours worked. We'd like to hw vou the Proof-Mier 'OON Ford Tractor With Proof Meter $1408.00 UMPQUA TRACTOR CO. 125 S. Pine Street j -x r Mm Non-Members Of Club May Exhibit At Flower Show ' Douglas county flower growers will have an opportunity to partici pate in the annual Sulherlin flow er show, scheduled for Saturday, August 26, at the Sutherlin Com munity hall. This event is sponsor ed by the Associated Business Women's club of Sutherlin. Mrs. O. L. Torrey heads com mittees as general chairman, and with her co-workers, has been making plans for the affair. The classification list, said to be the largest recorded by the club for their flower shows, will be open to any flower grower, whether or not a member of the club. Exhibitors are asked to have their displays at the hall by 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26.. Judging will begin at 10 a m. and the doors will be open to the public an hour lat er, continuing until S p.m. Prizes arr to be given hi all groups, open to flower growers with the excep tion of florists and nurseries. No entry or admission fee will be charged. Organ musio will be furnished by Mrs. Cynthia Magill during the day. TIMBER SALE SLATED SALEM, July 26 m The state forestry department said to day it would hold an auction Aug ust 18 to sell 2,E3J,000 feet of tim her located three miles southwest of Crow in Lane county. The auction will be held at Vene ta, headquarters of the western Lane Forest Protective association. Most of the timber is Douglas fir. The minimum price to be con sidered is $7.50 per thousand feet or $21,622 for the total timber in the area. FOXHOLE EMERGENCY -Heavy rata In the Kan rtver sector forced Sgt. Narvel Daven port ot Hayesvitte, N. C to bail the water out of hi foxhole with his helmet. (Photo by NBA Acme staff photographer Id HoOroan.) his money back where it came front in oil and in 1930 he went to New Orleans to begin all over again. It didn't take long. Robert Maes tri, a former mayor of New Or leans and state conservation com missioner, backed him, and' Helis struck it rich in developing the first big field in Louisiana. In 1941 he backed a syndicate to take over the old fairgrounds race track at New Orleans "purely for the civic standpoint," he said. He was "not interested in making any more money." That sparked his interest in horses. In 1942 he bought his first race horse and the next year paid J55,O0O for Attention, the horse that had beaten the mighty Whtrlaway, triple crown winner in 1941. The same year he bought Peri cles, a yearling marked as the horse of the century, for $66,000, the third highest yearling price on record But Pericles, though still tops in the bloodline, didnt come through on the turf. In three starts, he won once. His racing holdings expanded He became owner of a large tho rouehbred breeding farm at Jobs town, N. J., and was part owner of the Tanforan track at San Fran cisco, as well as continuing his connections with fairgrounds. Let Us Check Your Exhaust System A quiet, efficient ear needs an efficient muffler. Let us check yours and replace it if necessary. Drive in today! You can't smell carbon mon oxide gas! HANSEN MOTOR CO. Oak & Stephens Phone 446 isTrSsf TJ ANNOUNCING the Purchase of the WATER PROPERTIES in Roseburg and Oakland, Ore. by the Oregon Water Corporation Carter Bldg., 219 N. Main St. OFFICE HOUR): PHONE 1870 After office hours and on Sundays 8 to 5, Monday through Friday, and holidays. Cell Winchester 8 fo 12, Saturdays Plan. Phone 526-J-i iJflu Ml mm Wed,, iuif 26, 1959 Tht News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 : distributed in Ro.eburg by ,tates Condy Co. 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