The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994, August 21, 1950, Page 2, Image 2

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    2 Tht Newi-Review, Roteburg, Ore. Mon., Aug. 21. H50
Locals
Ladies Aid to Meet Eden La
dies Aid will meet Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J N. Sand with Mrs. Zelma Sand,
co-hostess.
Benefit Party Tonight Pythian
Sisters have invited the public to
attend a benefit card party tonight
at 8:30 o'clock at the K. of P.
hall. Refreshments will be served.
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Lodge to Meet Roseburg Re
bekah lodge No. 41 will honor Tast
Noble Grand members at a meet
ing at 8 o'clock Tuesday night at
the IOOF hall. Officers who are
not PNG members are asked to
serve on the hostess committee.
Folk Dancing Class The be
ginners class of folk dancing will
be held by members of Moose and
their invited guests at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Moose hall on South
Stephens street. Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Spencer are instructors.
Picnic Lunchton The FS club
will hold a 1 o'clock picnic lunch
eon Tuesday at Umpqua park, in
stead of at the home of Mrs. J. B.
Patrick. The picnic luncheon was
changed to Umpqua park on ac
count of the recent illness of Mr.
Patrick.
Gardan Dept. to Meet The
Garden department of the Rose
burg Woman's club will meet
Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock at t h e
home of Mrs. Earl M. Bleile in
West Moreland with Mrs. L. F.
Nielsen, co-hostess. Members will
visit various gardens following the
meeting.
West Douglas Fair
Attracts Large Throng
(Continued from Page One)
SLABW00D
in 12-16 and 24 in lennths
OLD GROWTH FIR
DOUBLE LOADS
WESTERN BATTERY
SEPARATOR
Phon 651
attention!
PRUNE GROWERS
behind the Winchester Bay grange
hall and converted it into a flag
pole with a flag furnished by the
Reedsport American Legion post
thus opening activity at the 70
acre Tidelands park. -
Youngsters took over at 11:30
a. m. with children's races and
romped through their paces until
the judges "got tired and the prize
money ran out," according to one
fair official,
Dedication of the new park and
mooring basin drew the limelight
at 1 p. m. "Queen of the Woods,"
Mrs. Robert (Janice) Smith, and
her court of six princesses aided
at the ceremonies, with the queen
unveling the marker proclaiming
the park to be dedicated to the
public by the Douglas county
court. Other queen candidates, all
picked from the Winchester Bay-Reedsport-Gardiner
area, included
Orba Walker, Muriel Smith, Ella
Gabel, Vivian Thotson and Wilma
Judy.
Judge Busenbark was introduced
to the 500 persons witnessing ' the
dedication by Leonard Tolman,
general chairman of the fair,
who officially opened the festivi
ties. Loon Lake Exhibit Winner
The small grange hall was
crowded with exhibits and display
booths and was jammed by crowd
who came to view efforts of
western Douglas county exhibitors.
The Loon Lake grange display of
home grown produce arranged on
a moss bank was termed the blue
ribbon winner. Winchester Bay
grange placed second and the
Lower Umpqua Valley grange
took third place honors.
I Food concessions and fair booths
closed for nearly two hours in the
afternoon as the outdoor dancing
square behind the grange hall
drew crowds for Scandinavian
and folk dancing demonstrations.
A five-act pony circus by mem
bers of the Shetland Pony Trail
Blazers club completed the day.
(See pictures on page seven.)
Paulus Bros, again,; want your
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We will receive1 "and have
Bo.es at the Pierce Auto
Freight terminal. Highest
cash prices paid. Contact
Mr. Jenkins.
PHONE 126J4 OR 1178
Dwelling Units Of
Douglas Are Reported
Roseburg had 2,8211 dwelling
units on April 1, on the basis of
a preliminary count, the census
bureau reported in Washington. In
1940 the count was 1,703.
For Douglas county the count
was 17,272 approximately double
that of the 1940 census, which listed
8,556.
OIL TO BURN
For prompt courteous meter
ed deliveries of high quality
stove and burner oil
CALL 152
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Distributors of Hancock
Douglas County
Petroleum Products For
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County Fair Ends
With Finale Of
Major Awards
Final judging of competitive spe
cial events and last-day glimpses
of exhibits and commercial d i -plays
wound up this year's Doug
las County fair Saturday. The
fairgrounds were almost deserted
today as exhibitors and contest
ants wrapped up their entries and
wares and waited for next year's
affair.
A feature of the last day was
the interview to decide which two
4-H and FFA members were the
most deserving of registered Here
ford heifer calves.
Awarded by Howard and Walden
Hatfield and Marjorie and Luther
Ellison, the calves were given to
Jay Jones, Myrtle Creek 4-H club
boy, and Elmer Stritzke of the
Roseburg FFA chapter.
The calves, valued at S150 each,
were given after interviews con
ducted in the presence of the con
tributors by Cal Monroe, state 4-H
agent from Oregon State college.
The interviews determined which
boys were the best set up to raise
Herefords and each youngster was
asked questions which determined
experience, capability, facilities
and future plans.
Barbara Snyder was named
champion of the style review held
Friday afternoon in Umpqua park.
Her prize winning ensemble was
a green organdy party dress, ac
cented with dark green trim, gros
grain belt ind matching handbag.
Seventeen irls participated. The
park setting was decora lea wim
flowers furnished by Ferm florists.
In the wool sewing contest, Ann
Roth of Brockway -vas awarded
! the blue ribbon and Loretta Olson,
Curtin, took the red award. The
girls were judged on their ability
to sew appropriate seams and
hems in two weights of wool mat
erial and performed their require
ments on sewing machines fur
nished by the Singer Sewing Ma
chine center,
Wilbert Anderson, local 4-H
agent, said today all blue ribbon
winners in the home economics
and livestock events are automat
ically eligible for participation in
the coming state fair.
Roseburi FFA head, Homer
Grow, said his boys who won blue
ribbons in their respective classes
would also be competing for hon
ors in the state fair.
For the final listing of events
and exhibit winners, judged
through Saturday, see story on
page 12.
Liquor Store Job To
Be Filled By Exams
Opportunity to gain a place on
the list from which openings in
the Roseburg state liquor store
will be filled, are available to
Roseburg residents, the Oregon
Civil Service commission an
nounced today.
The examination for retail store
clerk, for which applications are
now being accepted from men
only, will be given in Roseburg
in the near future. Other classes
recently opened to examination
are engineering aide 1, starting
salary $200, and field auditor I,
starting salary $270.
Application forms and informa
tion may be obtained from the
local office of the Oregon State
Employment service or from the
Civil Service commission office,
102 Public Service building, Salem.
Round table Slated For
Dist. Scoutmasters
I A roundtable of all scoutmasters
and neighborhood commissioners
I in Douglas district. Boy Scouts of
I America, has been called for Mon
day at 7:30 p.m. in the Edenbower
school, according to Charles Fri
day, district commissioner,
Friday said this is to be the
most important meeting so far
this year, with program planning
to be stressed. The Douglas dis
trict is one of several districts in
the Oregon Trail council which
will meet prior to Sept. 10 to plan
scouting programs for the year.
Friday said this will be the last
opportunity for scouters to re
ceive instruction as to procedures
recommended in following the new
program.
Final Order Extending
Hubbard Ck. Road Slated
A meeting will be held in the
offices of the Douglas county court
at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at which
time the court will consider enter
ing the final order on the extension
of the Hubbard Creek road. Per
sons interested in presenting any
further information to the court
concerning the proposed extension
may attend and offer it to the
court.
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UMPQUA VALLEY APPLIANCE
Talent Winners
At Fairgrounds
Show Announced
Carolee Rutherford and Eddie
Winter, comedy dance team, cap
tured the grand prize in the ama
teur program Saturday night at
the fairgrounds. Both are trom
Roseburg.
They are pupils of the Sally Hilt
school of dance in Roseburg.
Miss Rutherford also took sec
ond place in group No. 3 wun a
hula dance routine.
Saturday night's program was
for top honors and included con
testants who had appeared in the
programs Thursday and Friday
nights.
The program Saturday was di
vided into three groups. Winners
in erouo 1. which includes those
under 12 years were: Ray Stein-
berger, age 4Vi, trom Koseourg,
a vocalist, first place: Joanne
Brown. 11. Canyonville. song and
dance routine, second; Norma 'it'
and Marilyn Helland, ages 7 ana
8, Roseburg, baton twirlers, third
place.
Group 2, ages 12 to 15 Linda
Hamilton, 10, and Carol McLaugh
lin, 11, both Roseburg, baton twirl
ers, first place; Roland Wagner,
pianist from Roseburg, second
place; Je"" , vocalist,
rtoseburg, third place.
Group 3, ... Carolee
Rutherford and Eddie Winter,
comedy dance (who also took the
grand prize) first place; Carolee
Rutherford as hula dancer second
place; LeRon Sanders, guitar and
vocalist, Koseourg, tnira place.
Chuck Wagren, guitar vocalist,
performed as guest star both Fri
day and Saturday nights. Chuck
was the over-all winner of the Ac
tive club's first program, held
last June in the junior high school.
Saturday's News-Review gave the
name as Wayne (Chuck's
brother).
Accompanist for the programs
was Miss Virginia Young and mas
ter of ceremonies was Del McKay.
Roseburg 120 W. Ook Phone 1218
Suthcrlin Central and State Streets Phone 2988
Midshipman J. H. Ploss
On Cruise In Atlantic
John H. Ploss of 304 W. First
Ave., N., Roseburg, Ore., a mid
shipman at the U. S. naval acad
emy, Annapolis, Md., is one of
some 1,400 midshipmen and
NROTC students participating i n
the second phase of the 1950 mid
shipmen cruise aboard units of
the Atlantic fleet.
The group has embarked on a
nine-ship task force, headed by the
battleship USS Missouri. During
the cruise, the future naval offic
ers will participate in all routine
and emergency operations and
drills as members of the ships'
crews. Tactical maneuvers, gun
nery, anti submarine warfare, air
defense and a refueling at sea are
included on the agenda for the
trainees.
Mrs. May S. Cole,
Douglas County
Pioneer, Passes
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at the Christian
church in Oakland, Ore., for Mrs.
May Starr Cole, a native of Doue
las county, who died Friday at
Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Cole had
been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Grace Fleischman,
for the past few years.
She was born in Calapooia val
ley, July 6, 1S62, on the donation
land claim of her parents, Felix
and Icephena Starr, who settled
six miles southeast of Oakland in
1852.
She was married Nov. 25, 1886
to James L. Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole moved to
Pasadena in July 1947 to be with
their daughter. Mr. Cole died in
May 1948.
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs. tlsie Baldwin, Lodi, Lain.,
and Mrs. Fleischman, Pasadena,
and a sister, Mrs. Lillie Ray, Santa
Rosa, Calif.
The body is being returned to
Oakland for services and inter
ment. Arrangements are in charge
of Stearns mortuary.
Mrs. G.W.Young
Claimed By Death
Mrs. George W. (Mary Alice)
Young, 82, well-known resident of
Roseburg. died at her home on
East I ane street Saturday, Aug.
19. following a prolonged illness.
She was born Nov. 23, 1867, at
Mars Hill, Me., and was married
! in -that city Oct. 2, 1889, to George
W. Young, who for many years
engaged in the real estate and in
surance business in Roseburg. She
I moved witii her family to Rose-
burg from California in 1913. Mr.
Young preceded ber in death Aug.
27, 1946. Mrs. Young was a mem
ber of the Seventh-day Adventist
church.
Surviving are two sons, Roy O.
Young and Howard A. Youm.
I both of Roseburg; two brothers.
I Seth L. Snow, Mars Hill, Me., and
I Bliss J. Snow, Marion, O , four
I grandchildren, Virginia L. Young,
; Mrs. Faith E. DeBemardi, Mrs.
; Anita L. Baughman, and Rendall
G. Young, and one granddaughter,
all of Roseburg.
Funeral services will be held in
the chapel of the Long and Orr
mortuary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, at
2 p. m. with the Elder Hunting
ton, pastor of the Seventh-day Ad
ventist church officiating. Conclud
ing services and vault interment
will follow in Masonic cemetery.
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