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Th News-Review, Rjieburg, Ore. Tuei., Aug. 1, 1950 A Tflfel RitfiS Set Wednesday Less In Dillard Fire Estimated Near $12,000 The two barns and granary which burned Sunday south of Dil lard were located on the property of Mr. Victor Phipps and Helen Phipps. The property previously had been leased by Abner Kice and some of his equipment still stored in the barns, along with some hay, was lost. Mrs. Phipps reported that the loss was estimated at from $10,000 to $12,000, although a complete in ventory of the contents had not been made. The buildings were not covered by insurance, nor was the equipment, baled hay and grain. A small amount of alfalla stored in the barn was insured, she said. Hardly anything of value was saved. The larger of the two barnes had stood for many years, but was still considered to be in good condition. A new roof was put on last year. Salvation Army Head To Speak At Lions' Meet Second Lt. Dallas Madscn, who with his wife is in charge of the Roseburg Salvation Army corps, will be the speaker at the weekly Roseburg Lions club meeting Thursday night in the Hotel Umpqua, announced program chairman Robert Allen. Lt. Madsen and his wife, grad uates of the Salvation Army West ern division training college in San Francisco, replace Capt. Claude Bowden and Mrs. Bowdcn, who have been transferred to Wnitticr. Calif. Lt. Madscn will speak on the place of the Salvation Army in the community. Action Against Logging Company Is Dismissed The case of Adr'an Wonser and Norman S, Gott, doing business as Wonser and Gott. vs. Claude and Ethel Kellum, doing business as Kellum Logging company, was dis missed with prejudice bv Circuit motion of the plaintiff. Judge Carl C. Wimberly on the Dismissed by Wimberly also was the case of Robert C. Holcomb vs. Gram Lumbr Corp. Spokane Boxers Draw Suspensions In Idaho SANDPOINT, IDA, (JP) Two Spokane boxers, Eddie Halligan and Frankie Gimbel, will not be al lowed to fight in the state of Idaho for six months, Bud Benoit of Sandpoint said he suspended the fighteres because of their "poor showing" in a match at Lewiston Friday night. Benoit is a member of the State Boxing commission. Benoit, who witnessed the fight, said, "they just didn't put up a fight. They weren't in shape and shouldn't have been in the ring." The pair fought in thj semi-final bout at Lewiston. Both have ap peared in many Pacific North west rings. Locals Club to Matt Jolly Circle club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Pearl Folden. Birthday gifts will be given Mrs. Gertrude Davis. Art and Embroidery Club The Roseburg Art and Embroidery club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. J. Shoemaker on East Lane stree, with Mrs. A Rhoads as hostess. To Saw Wadnttday St. George's guild sewing group will meet at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. J, C. Hume on Blakcley street. All types of sew ing will be on hand to be done and members are urged to attend to assist with the work. Farmer, 71, Accused Of . Purchasing Bride Of 17 VANCOUVER, B. C. (JP -A 71-year-old Edmunton district farm er, accused of "buying" a 17-year-old girl for $700, was charged here Monday with contributing to juve nile delinquency by "aiding and abetting a fraudulent marriage con tract." Similarly charged were the girl's 18-year-old brother and a sister-in-law. All names were withheld pending further investigation. Police said the wedding was held here last Friday with the girl's brother posing as the bridegroom and the farmer representing him self as her father. After the "marriage" the elderly man took the girl as his wife and turned over the $700. The brother wis to receive $200 and the re mainder was to io U the girl's mother. Investigators, however, said the mother was unaware of the arrangement. Funeral services for Arthur Al fred Thiel, 77, well-known resi dent of Douglas county who died at his home in Drain Monday after a long illness, will be held Wednes day at 2 p.m. in the Christian church at Drain. Rev. M Stewart will officiate and vault interment will be held in the famil:' plot in the Voncalla cemetery. Stearns mortuary.' Oakland, is in charge. Thiel was born in Oakland Aug. 26. 1872. He has been a resident of Drain 22 years. On Nov. 12, 1897, he was married in Drain to Miss Frances Mabel Seymour. They al so lived at Mitnemn lor a numDer of years, and at one time owned a large ranch in that vicinity. Surviving are the widow; a daugher and two sons, Mrs. Eva M. Letsom and Alfred and Oswald Thiel. all of Drain, five brothers and two sisters, O. F. Ernest and H. V. Thiel. all of Yoncalla: Ro bert of Newberg; O. D. Thiel and Mrs. J. A. Duffy of Portland, and Mrs. Ruth Lawman of Brock-way. Brussels Pact Nations To Speed Armament Job THE HAGUE, The Netherlands W) Foreign ministers of four of the Brussels treaty nations acted today to speed armament production and manpower training in their countries. The ministers of Britain, France, Holland and Luxembourg decided to press their parliaments for the speed-up and to urge higher defense expenditures. Belgium, al so a member of the alliance, was not represented at the meeting. Her foreign minister was held at home by the royal crisis. . After a thrcc-and one-half-hour closed meeting it was reported that the general consensus among the four ministers was that the defense problems of the Brussels pact countries must be integrated Into the overall decisions of the Atlantic pact nations. The decisions were made as the 12-nationl Atlantic pact military board was discussing similar de fense problems in London. Frank Williams Funeral Is Held At Glendale Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church in Glen dale Moiday for Frank Williams, who died in Portland Friday. Wil liams, a long-time resident of Glen dale. had been ill for a long period. Rev. J. K. Howard officiated. Vault interment was made in the Mas onic cemetery at Glendale. Stearns mortuary, Oakland, was in charge. A. A. Veline Funeral Will Be Held Wednesday Funeral services for Andres Anderson (Andy) Veline, 70j who died at Mercy hospital July 29, will be held in the chapei of Long & Orr mortuary Wednesday at 11 a.m. Rev. Kenneth W. Knox, pas tor of the First Christian church, will officiate. Concluding services and interment will follow in the Masonic cemetery. JUDGMENT ON DEFAULT Judge Carl E. Wimberly issued a default judgment against Kussel and Memorce Osburn on the mo tion of the plaintiff, Roseburg Homes, Inc; The decree demands recovery to the plaintiff of a house and parcel of land in the Clover dale addition. 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S i .iifti, hWh 4iA lilMiti tllil ii'i if M i d .i,iH i ii n i iJIn i r - 1 - v. , . 4 Street Renaming Plans Rejected By Council (Continued from paee One) Special Expenditure For Sheriffs Office Granted monetary consideration, in its ef fort to find a street naming plan that followed a definite system councilman Percy crott brought up the question as to whether persons living on such streets where a change was deemed "ne cessary" would protest as visor- ously upon suggested changes as tne townspeople had protested up-1 on the proposed overall change. Two Bids Rtjecttd i The other business of the meet ing was the opening of bids on the extension of South Kane street and installation of sidewalks and sewers. Only one bid was sub mitted on the overall project, and one bid on the sidewalk only. Both bids were rejected as above the engineer's estimates. Roseburg Paving Co. submitted' a bid of $21. WW. 25 for the project. The engineer's estimate was $18, 280.80. Desbiens and Schafer bid $2701.80 for the sidewalk only. Trie street committee was advised to study the matter and report to the council as to whether the pro ject should be readvertised, o r whether the city itself should do the work. FLEMING SCORES 'EM SAN FRANCISCO -UP) Top man in' runs battel in, as of Sat urday night, is Seal Les Flem ing with an even 100 scores i n PCL play. The Douglas county court has authorized a n expenditure o f K338.M requested by the sheriff's office for new equipment and ser vices rendered the office. The itemize;! expenditures are: $134 80 for handcuffs for use by Doutlas County Sheriff's reserve in order that they may more read ily handle violators of the state liquor code; $140 for a radio for the sheriff's car, and $63.75 to Evangelistic Services Set At Sutherlin Church Pastor Edmond L. Rey of the Sutherlin Assembly of God church announced the beginning of spec ial evangelistic services Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, at 7:45 p.m. The services will continue through Sun day evening, Aug. 13, each even ing' except Monday. Evangelistic Ben. H. Givens of of Live Oak, Calif., will be the special speaker. He is ari exper ienced evangelist and has an ex cellent record of evangelism, said the pastor. The church invites all of its friends to attend. cover costs of special investiga tions by the district attorney. Mrs W. H. Cordon Funeral Is Set For Thursday Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Wal ter H. (Eliza Edith) Cordon. 66, life-li ng resident o' Douglas coun ty, who died at Mercy hospital July 30, following j prolonged ill ness. Services will be held in the chapel of Long & Orr mortuary. Concluding service) and vault in terment will follow in the family plot in Civil Bend cemetery. SAN FRANCISCO -JJPU- Joe Brovia of Portland, with a modest .264 batting average, led the Pa cific Coast league in home runs for the season last week, with 25. Suit Demands Judgment On Promissory Note Elmer and Vera Evans have filed a suit in circuit court to re cover $1230.15 allegedly due on a $2,000 promissory note held a gainst H. I. Gilmore and Ellen P. Gilmore. The plaintiffs also ask attorney's fees and costs. Anolher, recovery of money suit 'was tiled oy Morion mumpum, ' doing business as the Sutherlin i Lumber company, for $327.67 al l WpHIv unnairi for merchandise de livered to M. J. Ortis. STOCKMEN! -NOW BUY Young Purebred Corriedale Rams, ready for the range. Price $50. V.K. HOLCOMB, Oakland, Oregon (at Kellogg) SLABW00D in 12-1 6 and 24 in length' OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR Phene 658 LOOK T"s SIGN PA1NTIKO DECOPAT1NO lCONTr-',"TQPS AMERICA IT li lOUR PROTECTION Fully Guarantc .a Reliable duality Work At No Added Cost Roseburg Chapter P. D. C A. 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