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Local News 2 Th New-Reviw, Roiburg,J3r Tuet., Aug. 15, 1950 gr ), DlMCO!. I Rites Thursday Earl David Duncan, 57, of Oak land, Ore., died at Sacred Heart hospital in Eugene, Sunday, Aug. 13 after a brief illnesa. He was born at Pecksburg, lnd.. April 14, 1893 and came to Doug las county shortly after his birth, making his home with his family near Dixonville until last March when he moved to Oakland. H e was married to Elma Moser Short at Roseburg on March 16, 1950. Mr. Duncan was a veteran of World War I, having served as a sergeant with the air corps. He waa a member of Umpqua Post No. 16, American Legion, and a member of the Roseburg Rod and Gun club. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elma M. Duncan, Oakland; two step-children, Mrs. Patricia Hult, Eugene, and Mrs. Betty Wie mers, Oakland; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Chambers, Portland, Mrs. Lillie Van Horn, Glide; one .brother, Roy Duncan, Days Creek, and three grandchildren. Funeral services v111 be held in the chapel of the Long and Orr Mortuary Thursday, at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Kenneth W. Knox of the First Christian church officiat ing. Concluding services and inter ment will follow in the Oak Creek cemetery. Remodel Home Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sinclair are having their home on Harrison street, Roseburg, remodeled this s u m mer. To Meet at Picnic Tau Eta Eta members, their husbands and invited guests are asked to attend a T o'clock potluck picnic supper Wednesday night at Umpqua park. All-Day Session Melrose Friendly Hour olub will hold an all-day meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Katie Conn. Figur ine painting will be enjoyed during the day. ' To Meet W.nd.y Calapooia inrtics club will meet at a noon potluck luncheon Wednesday a t the clubhouse. Hostesses inciune Maude Cole, Jessie Davis and Cecile Tuthill. Picnic Planned Mu chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, has scheduled a potluck picnic for members and guests Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 7 &m. at the summer residence of r. and Mrs. Clair K. Allen on Fisher road. To Picnic Umpqua district. Dental Assistants society, will hold a 6:30 o'clock picnic Wednesday night at Umpqua park. Those de siring further information are asked to call 858-J and ask for Helen or Polly. From Portland Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, president of the Portland General Federation of Women's clubs is visiting four days In Rose burg. During that time she is a guest at the Eugene Kent home and with Mrs. Don Smith. Spend Weakand Her Mr. and and Mrs. Clifford Swenson o f Portland spent the weekend In Roseburg visiting the letter's fa ther, Dell V. Rast, and with her . brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Crane, and family, on South Pine street. Mrs. Swenson was formerly Betty Rast of this city. Return ta Mtdford Mrs. Dick Frost and daughter, Judy, and the former's brother-in-law, Don Frost, of Medford have returned to their homes, following the week end in Roseburg visiting relatives and friends. Visiting at Hobl Heme Mrs. E. J. O'Meara and daughters, Kay and Denese, of Riddle have been spending the last week in Ron burn visiting at the '.ome of the former's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hobi, and fam- I ily, on Reservoir avenue. Back From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wilson have returned to their home in Roseburg from a vacation trip to California and coast points. Mrs. Wilson has re sumed her work at the Roseburg Book store and Mr. Wilson re turned to his work at the Rose burg Pharmacy Monday. Folk Dancing Class The Be ginners Folk Dancing class will meet tonight, Aug. IS, at 8 o'clock at the Moose hall with Mr. and Mrs. lister Spencer as instruct ors. Members of the Moose and their invited guests are asked to attend the class session. Enjoy Weekend Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Morris are back at their home In Roseburg, following a trip to Florence to spend the week end with the former's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott. While at the coast Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Morris "enjoyed a plane trip. Leaves For New York Mrs. Bruce P. Burns (Virginia Gilmour) left today for her home in James town, N. Y., following a visit of several weeks in Roseburg with her mother, sister and uncle nd aunt: Mrs. Edyth Gilmour, Mrs. Charles S. Collins, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry 0. Pargetcr. LOSS IS A PIRATEI INSURE AOAINST LOSS! irrrBiffTiii!ia;iiia Go to Funeral Accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leedy of Sa lem, Meredith Leedy of this city left Sunday for Sacramento to at tend the funeral of her mother-in-law, Mrs. J. C. Leedy ,who died there suddenly and unexpectedly last Thursday. The J. C. Lecdys were well known in Roseburg, where Mr. Leedy. was county agri cultural agent for many years. The Leedys have one surviving son, Ralph, an officer in the United States navy, now on duty at An napolis, Md. Janet Cowan, 80, Dies; Services Set Thursday ' Janet Cowan, 80, died August 14 after a very short illness. She was born April 17, 1870, in Green ock, Scotland, and came to the United Stales and settled in Rose burg 30 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dan Coffel, Roseburg: four grand sons, Wm. J. Miller, Leslie Miller, Glenn Miller and Laurie Coffel, all of Roseburg; a granddaughter, Mrs. Winnifred Travis, Roseburg, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held In The Chapel of The Roses, Roseburg funeral home, Thursday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. with Rev. W. A. Mac Arthur officiating. Interment will follow In the Masonic cemetery. I'M CLAD I DISCOVERED HOW YOUR MACK SAHIT0HE SERVICE CETS OUT MORE DIRT! ...AMD WE CHARGE HO MORE J HAH ORDINARY DRV CLE A HERS! i 1 1 I In . 1 AT LAST! 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Jopcland advised Smith that Guyol was shot to death April 23, 1935,xwhile he and his wife were entering ti automobile in the driveway of their home. Flint, Copeland pointed out, had told Smith the murder occurred in 1929. Odie luker, 40, of Atlanta has served IS years of a life sentence for the killing and recently was refused a parole. Fluker's original sentence of death in the electric chair, was commuted to life. Mrs. Guyol quoted the killer as saying: "Eddie, you know you've got it coming to you" before he pulled the trigger. Roseburg Resident Dies Following Brief Illness Henry Roost, 72, resident o f Roseburg for 23 years, died Aun. 14 after a short illness. He was born Oct. 2, 1878. in Germany and came to the United States 33 years ago. He is survived by a twin nroiner, Herman Koost, ot Can ada. Graveside services in the charge of the Roseburg Funeral home will he held Friday, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Oak Creek cemetery. Wallowa River Yields Body Of Missing Child WALLOWA, Ore. VP) A search by 500 men and boys ended yes terday with the recovery of the body of 18-month-old Patrick Craw ford from the Wallowa river. The bov. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Crawford, vanished from the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arza Groves, Thursday. SUE TO QUIET TITLE Asa W. and Pearl A. Lawson and Darrcl P. and Betty L. Merklv have filed suit in circuit court to quiet title on certain real property located at Lawson Acres subdivi sion and other property located north ot Cow creek. Names as defendants are any un known heirs of Jesse R. Jennings, Aramccy Jennings and Ezekiel Lcitle. Ex-Con Held In Murder; Victim' Girls Missing CLAYTON. Ga. VP) A former convict was. held today on a charge of murdering a WalhalU, S. C, GI student with a snotgun while a mountain search continued for the two young daughters of the dead man. Sheriff Lamon Oueen said the girls, eight and 14 years old, had also disappeared from Walhalla. He expressed fear they too met with violence. The sheriff identified the man held as Curtis Shedd, 30, recently released from a two-year prison term for robbery. He reported a coroner's jury ordered Shedd held for Boyter's death, and acting Cor oner J. C, Green signed a murder warrant. Truman Favors Columbia Water For California nicuivrvrnn IIP) A Cali fornia congressman says that Pres- . j . rr" . la inlaraitM in a plan to divert surpli s Columbia river water into California. Rep. Havenner (D-Calif) said that during a recent White House ;.it ihm PrxiHrnt railed attention to a 'file on the subject in his desk. The fresiaeni aescrmeu mc hm- 1 Un,lannAP cai1 a nnP whirh would solve some of California a water problem witnout mining urc gon. .. Tk. r'alifnenin Tlamrwrat sain water would be diverted from the river after passing me usi puim of present diversion for reclama tion use. Douglas Fir Bid Sets New High On O-C Lands i catfm r;pi The snaring lumber market resulted here in a new high bid of 548.50 per inou- A rABt fn rinnfflaa fir nn Ren- ton county lands of the OC agency. District toresier a. r. vuuina of the bureau of land management nt.A lha . hriclr hiHHin0 WAS topped by the Yew Creek Logging company, corvauis. ine nia was on 2,500,000 feet of fir in t h e Alsea sector. Collins said the price was a new high for Douglas fir on revested Oregon-California railroad grant lands of Western Oregon. Red 'Peace' Rally In Japan Explodes Into Riot TOKYO UP) A Korean Red "peace rally" exploded into a mass fist fight today and 18 police were hospitalized, Japanese press reports said. An estimated 300 police clashed with some 700 Koreans at Okay- ama. near Kobe. The rally was staged by Communist dominated Korean organizations in defiance of a police ban against demon strations. Police tried to break up the meeting. Five persons were arrested. TRAFFIC FINE LEVIED Lloyd Owen Gallup, 19, of Rose burg, was fined $25 and released upon payment after pleading guilty to violation of the basic traffic rule, according to Justice of Peace A. H. Geddes. Arresting officer was Deputy Sheriff Dallas Bennett. Crash Victim's Services Set Funeral services for Carllyle Franklyn Roots, 23, who was fatal ly injured Aug. 13 in a switch engine-auto collision at the railroad crossing on Garden Valley road, will be held in The Chapel of The Roses,' Roseburg Funeral home, Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 2:30 p. m. with Dr. Edgar B. Luther officiat ing. He was bom June 4, 1927, in Anthony, Kas., and came to Rose burg three yean ago with his parents. He was employed by the City Cleaners and was a member of Uie Conservative Baptist church, Roseburg. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Roots, Rose burg: a brother, Robert Roots, Roseburg; two sisters, Mrs. Vir ginia Welch, Roseburg; Mrs. Vel dean Bridgess, Roseburg, and his grincimother, Mrs. Lida Roots, Hardener, Kas. Interment will follow in the Ma sonic cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Roots, Rt. 2, box 200, Calkins road, until 10 a. m. Wednesday. Longshoremen Balk At Unloading Russian Crab NEW YORK - (.'Pi AFL Long shoremen here, angered by t h e Korean war, have slapped a boy cott on $250,000 worth of Russian canned crab meat. They say it can go back to Rus sia before they'll unload it from the British liner Parthia. The Parthia moves to Boston today, but will probably run into the same trouble there. The crabmeat 80 tons packed in large wooden cases is the pro perty of the British government. A British trade official here said last night that Russia insis ted Britain take it as part of a trade treaty deal that swapped Bri tish machinery for Russian tim ber. At about 65 cents a can, it was loo rich for Britain's austerity diet, and it was decided to sell it in America. NEW POLIO CASES PORTLAND VP) There have been six new cases of poliomye litis in the city the past week, one of which proved fatal. Dr. Thomas Meador, city health officer, said the new cases raised the year's total in the city to 18. SANTANDER, Spain VP) seven persons were killed and 42 injured last night when a subur ban bus hurtled off a highway and rolled down a 50-foot embankment near here. The bus driver was avoiding a truck. DRESSMAKING ALTERATIONS Zoe Newman 425 Cobb St. Phone 387 R Rent Decontrol Issue Up To Portland Voters PORTLAND VP) The city council has referred to the Novem ber ballot the question of decon trolling rents here. The action was a climax t o yesterday's final hearing on the attempt of the Oregon Apartment House Owners' association to lift controls. Commissioner William A. Bowes objected to putting the proposal on the ballot, calling it a way to "duck the issue by not having guts enough to make a decision." Marshall Plan No Aid To Commoner, Unionist Says NEW YORK - m A United Auto Workers leader says the Marshall plan is a "miserable failure" as far as Europe's com mon man is concerned. It mostly helps greedy factory owners, John W. Livingston, vice president of the big CIO union, said on his return here. Although he said his group fa vors the plan, Livingston said it will have to be improved to help the European working man if it is to do America any lasting good. Princess Elizabeth Bears Second Child A Daughter LONDON VP) Princess Elizabeth, heiress presumptive to the british throne, gave birth to day to her second child a daugh ter. The royal birth provides a sis ter playmate for 21-month-old Prince Charles, next in line to his mother in succession to the Bri tish throne. An announcement said both Elizabeth and her daughter are "doing well." The infant automatically ranks third in line for the chrown a posi tion which has led to the throne for 12 of England's 39 sovereigns since tne Norman conquest l n 1066. Five of the last six monarchs, including the present king, George VI, were at times ranked third . before they inherited the imperial crown. Fires Take Toll In Oregon Areas By Tho Auoclatotr Preu Wind-lashed grass fires scorched a thousand acres of Willamette valley fields and others in Wasco county menaced the Tygh Valley business district after destroying a hotel and the school yesterday. Before the Albany area fire was quelled it had damaged an estimated $18,000 worth of sacked grass seed, quantities of haled hay and burned through tinder dry farm woodlots. The Tygh Valley fires spread from the, Tygh Valley inn, a twu story frame landmark structure built in 1896, to the town's only school. Both were destroyed and the ignited grass kept townspeople busy until equipment arrived from The Dalles, Maupin, Dufur and Wamic. Flames broke out in the hotel kitchen, quickly engulfed the hotel and the wind-blown sparks set dozens of grass fires racing through the community. The bus iness district and some residences were menaced for a time. State Lets Contract For Building At Hospital SALEM iP) ' A $159,330 con tract for building a new adminis tration building at the Oregon State hospital wes awarded by the state board of control today to Malarkey and Moore, Portland. The firm was the lowest of seven bidders. The other bids ranged up to $184,900. Packard Auto Plant Faces Strike Of 8,000 DETROIT (P) A strike at Packard today put a sudden end to two months of labor peace in the automobile industry. The CIO United Auto Workers, in what company management promptly referred to as a "pres sure move." called a walkout of Packard's 8,000 employes last midnight. The strike came as Packard was getting up headway in production of its new 1951 car model. Packard and the UAW have been in a contract dispute over issues of pensions, insurance, and a cost-of-living pay increase. Waste Wood Products Base Industry In B. C. NANAIMO, B. C. -UP) A $19- 000,000 sulphate pulp mill, using almost luo per cent waste prod ucts. has been opened by the H R. MacMillan Export Co. Ltd. six miles south ot Nanaimo. Employing 250 workers with an annual payroll of $1,000,000, the plant will produce 70,000 tons of bleached and unbleached pulp yearly. The plant now produces only un bleached pulp 250 tons daily but a bleaching unit will be added in the near future. Clifford Crispin, manager of the Nanaimo project, said it represents an important step in scientific uti lization of timber. "Almost 100 per cent of the pro duction of this mill comes from former waste." h e explained. "Even the pulp liquor is used as luel tor the furnaces." Packers Safeguarded In Event Of Meat Ceiling WASHINGTON VP) The Senate approved yesterday an amendment to the controls bill whirh would guarantee the meat packing industry a "reasonable margin of profit" if Mr. Truman decided to put price ceilings 0 n meat. Senator Maybank, sponsor of the amendment, said its "one and only purpose" is to prevent a re vival of World War II meat short ages and black markets. . . What effect the provision would have on any retail meat price ceilings could not be forecast with any accuracy. The amendment is almost iden tical to one which congress wrote into the OPA law in 1945. May bank told newsmen it didn't wipe out shortages and black markets then because "it never had a fair test controls on meat were re moved in 1946 before the amend ment had a chance to work." 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See a DEMONSTRATION, today! 6695 Umpqua Valley Appliance Roitkurt IJO W. Oek, Ph. 1211 Sutherlin Central I Stett, Ph. 2981 Canning Questions Answered What method of canning is better, water bath or pressure cooker? Which gives the better looking foods, often kettle or cold pack? How should I prepare my foods for processing? How long should I process the foods? These are just a few of the many canning questions that will be answered at Nielsens this week. You will see actual methods of processing foods here in our store. Ask your canning questions and receive expert advice while you ivatch these canning processes. You'll enjoy ct'ery minute of these informative demon strations. Mrs. Freeman will be here to help you, so make definite plans to attend these educational demonstrations any day from Wednesday thru Saturday of this week. Bring a friend along. MRS. VIVIAN FREEMAN, food canning consultant of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp., will be here at Nielsen's from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. every day from Wednesday thru Saturday. For those that can not attend during the day, Mrs. Freeman will also dem onstrate from G p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday evening. She will give you expert advice on any canning problem that you may have and will gladly give you the latest information on the newest canning methods. Do come, ask her advice and go home satisfied that you have the latest information on home canning. Mrs. Freeman will give you a free "Home Canning Guide" when you visit her demonstration at Nielsen's. 'MARKET Located near south city limits on Highway 99
