Tha Ntws-Rviw, Haseburg,
Local News
Grange Te M I,ooking
glass Grange will meet at 8
o clock Tuesday night at the
hall.
Ts Practice Pythian Sisters
will hold installation practice (or
officers tonight at 7:30 o'clock at
the K. of P. haU.
Study Club Te Meet Green
PTA StuJy club will meet Ties
day at a noon politick luncheon
at the home o( Ruth Holmgren.
Auxiliary Te Meet The Vnm
ar.'s auxiliary to the Douglas
County .Medical association will
meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
at the Veterans hospital.
Matting Announced The VFW
auxiliary will meet Wednesday eve
ning at S o'clock at the Eagles
hall. All members are asked to
attend.
Meeting Changed The Ki'llcr
ton PTA meeting has been rhan?ed
horn Monday, Jan. 8 to Wednes
day, Jan. 10 at 7:30 In the school
gym.
Maeting Canceled The Canrer
Institute for graduate nurses
scheduled for Jan. 10, has been
postponed until March. The new
date will be announced Inter. .
Rlvtridale HEC Te Meet Riv
ersdale HEC will mecl al the home
of Mrs. Felix- Roddatz in Garden
Valley on Jan. 9 at 1:30 .p.nt; The
topic will, be furniture arrange
ment. Dance Tonight The VFW aux
iliary sponsored dance will be held
at the Veterans hospital tonight
from 7:45 to 10 o'clock. All Rose
hurst ladies are invited to be host
esses. Quarterly Meeting The quar
terly meeting of all circles of
Faith Lutheran church will he
held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in
the basement of the armory.
Circle will Matt - The
Friendly Circle club will meet
at the home of Nan Hulhert on
Garden Valley road Wednesday
at 2 p.m.
Return From Portland Mrs
John Ha3khts, Miss Gnlria deal
and Miss Margaret Joyce n( the
Veterans hospital, . motored t o
Portland Friday on business. They
returned to Roseburg Sunday
Stops Here Saturday R. R.
Houser, supervisor for Western
Auto Supply stores for Oregon,
returned to his home In Port
land Saturday, following a short
stay here on business.
Lodge To Mtet Roseburg
Rebekah lodge and the Odd Fel
lows will hold joint Installation
of officers Tuesday night at the
IOOF hall. Refreshments will be
in charge of Blanche Marr,
Esther Burr, Italia Harrison, Hel
ena Hayes and Rose Sheppard.
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ROSEBURG
"cDIHICt IIANCH OS
THI UNItIO ITATIS NATIONAL SANK Of POTlCrVlO
Cra. Monday, Jan. I, If SI
To Moot Wednesday Bellview
club will meet Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Thella
Vebber, 63 Miller lane.
Study Club To Moot Inter
Sf Study club will meet Tues
day at 1:13 o'clock at the nnme
of Mrs. E. E. Lindell, 440 Claire
street.
Glide PTA Will Meet The
Glide PTA unit will meet this
evening "t 7:30 at the Glide high
school auditorium. A discussion on
school consolidation will be held.
Mothers of children in Mrs. Em
ery's room will be hostesses for
the evening.
Annual Mtoting Tonight The
annual hoard meeting of the
Camp Fire Council will be held
at 8 o'clock tonight, Jan. I. at
the Methodist church. Installation
of officers will be followed by
reports of standing committees.
Sponsors, guardians and parents
are invited.
Mrs. Niwhouit Returns Mrs.
Mary ton Newhouse has returned
to RnsebJig after a two week trip
to California. She visited nver
Christmas at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. R. D. Jones. an(
family of Glendale, Calif. While
in California New Year's, she
witnessed the Pasadena Rose pa
rfde by television and reported
that Ihe pri' winning float, sent
from Hawaii, was a group o(
palm trees made entirely nf or
chids flown from the Islands
West Germany Rearming
Protest Turned Down
LONDON UP) Britain and
France today published rejections
of a Soviet protest against the re
arming of West Germany. Both de
clared Russian saher rattling had
matle German armed forces neces
sary for western security.
The replies similar In vein
were in answer to a Soviet protest
of Dec. 13, accusing Britain and
France of creating "a serious
threat to peace" and nf violating
their alliance treaties with Russia
by their policies on German rearm
ament. Both Rritain and France accus
ed Russia of keeping large forces
under arms while the western al
lies had demobilized after the war.
Sjviet bloc nations, they added
were also armed to the hilt.
COMPLETES TRAINING
Two Roseburg men. ..ustin Har
old Welt Jr., seaman apprentice,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Well nf route 2, box 5, and D wight
Raines Jr., airman apprentice,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Raines of route 4, box 8R5, recently
completed recruit training at the
naval training center, San Diego,
Calif., and are now available for
assignment to a fleet unit or In one
of the navy's schools for special
ized training. '
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand mid Due from Banks. $ 143,113,395.98
United Stta Government Bonds 226,559,925.69
Municipal mid Other Bonds , '54,452,418.92
Loans and Discounts- Net , ' 180,338,907.66
Stock in Federal Reserve Rank , 720,000.00
Rank Premises (Including Branches) 7,451,090.24
Customers' Liability nn A creptancea 302.400.1 1
Interest Earned 1,797,181.62
Other Resources 222.642.06
"$6h79577962728
LIABILITIES
. Capital $ 12,000,000.00
Surplus 12,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 11.258,527.58 35,258,527.58
Reserves for Interest, Taxes, etc 2,268,910.63
Acceptances 456.423.74
Dividends Declared 300,000.00
Deposits 574.957,173.07
Interest Collevtorl Not Earned 1.673.208.75
Other Liabilities. , 0 43.718.51
61 479577962728
Thin ttatcmmt inrludm 40 hmnch in Orreon
Husn Orrirn: PORTLAND, OHEIiON
BRANCH
Officers Seated
At Fair Oaks
Grange Meeting
Master Orvllle Smith presided
and new'y elected nfficers were at
their respective stations it 'the
Fair Oaks Grange meetjng, held
Jan. 2. Melton Rogers waj in
stalled as gate keeper by Fred
Braunin'jer.
Jean Smith, home economics
chairman, reported that hostesses
for the Jan. 16 politick dinner are
Dora Hamilton, Gertrude Rogers
and Jennie Harrison. Hostesses for
Jan. II) Home Economics meeting
are Dora Hamilton and Gertrude
Rogers.
Agriculture hairman Peter Ad
ams reported on 1951 prospects for
farmers. Howard Cracrofl stioke on
a safety program being organized
in the stale. I.re Williams an
nounced that a state fire warden
may attend Ihe next meeting to
explain more clearly detail' In or
ganizing a rural lire nrogram.
The lecturer's program was pre
sented following the meeting.
Rill and Maria Smith on the
trumpet and saxaphone. accom
panied by $trs. Smith at the piano,
played "Dear Hearts and Gentle
People," "Enjoy Yourself," "Far
Away, Places," 'You Call Every
Body Darling" and "Careless
Hands."
The Orville Smith family served
rcrr'ihmer.is al a late hour to Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Norton, Miss I.u
clla Pleuard, Mr. and Mrs. Mellon
'. Rogers, Mr. and Mis. Lee Wil
I Mains, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frnl-
scher, Sammy and Evelyn, Mr.
and Mrs. Frrd Branningrr and
Barbara,' Mr. and Mrs. Helen
Briscoe and Sue, Mr. and Mrs.
Carver Hamilton, Mrs. Lester Har
rison, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hib
hard and Vonnie, Mr. and Mrs.
Peier Adam? pnd Helen. Mrs. Mag
gie Fran' is. Mr. an-t Mrs. Howard
Cracrott, Mr. and Mrs. Art toerts.
Card Game Yields $4,000
To Portland Gunmen
PORTLAND -UP Two masked
gunmen broke up a high-powered
card agme an descaped with a re
ported S40O0 here early Sunday.
Fourteen patrons at the East
Side Boosters club said the two
men walked in at 3:50 a. m., wear
ing rubber Halloween masks.. At
gun point, they forced everyone
from the card table to a wall.
In the confusion six men escaped
robbery, but the other eight said
they were forced to empty their
pockets, living up $1560. They esti
mated another' $2500 was swept
from the card table.
Then the gunmen walked out,
and got away without anyone in
(he club seeing which way they
went.
C L. Pettit, Vets Hospital
Mechanic, Passes Away
Clair L. Pettit Sr., general me
chanic .it the Roschurg Veterans
hospital,- died Saturday nlghl at
the Portland Veterans hospital.
He is survived by his wife. Mar
jory, and two sons, Donald and
Clair, of itasehurg.
The body is being removed lo the
Roseburg Funeral home for services.
OREGON
CONDENSID
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
DECEMBER 30, 19SO
fSDSEBS
Altwber PedrW Dpirt IniwfWKe
Local Man Takes Army
Training In Texas
. Recruit Sam Houston Wingfield
son of S. H Wingfield of .1317 Fair
St., Roseburg, Oregon, is now tak
ing advanced Army training at Ft.
Bliss, Tex.
A member of Ihe B.lr.l antiair
craft artillery gun battalion, he
will receive instruction in field
problems, antiaircraft firing, rare
o' equipment, identification of air
craft and other subjects.
Recruit Wingfield, who holds a
diploma from Grass Valley school
Ir California, enlered military er
vice in September 1950. He was
awarded a cup for being the best
shot In Ihe battalion.
High To'l Due To
Reckless Drivers
CHICAGO lP) Just jlain
reckless, but sober, drivers caused
most of 'he New Year's holiday
traffic deaths for which specific
causes are known.
A na'ior.wirie survey by the As.
undated Press shows that of the
304 traffic fatalities for the period
definite causes were given for 13.
1 01 these drunken driving was
blamed directly for only seven,
while 108 were ascribed to reck
! Icssness.
I Commenting on the survey, Ned
! li. Dearborn president of the Na
tional Safety council said:
I "Manv of thrsi (reckless) driv
ers wouldn't have risked a dollar
on the outcome of the Rose Bowl
game, yet Ihey gambled on I h e
highest stakes there are and
lest."
The fo.-ms nf lecklessness in
cluded too much speed, taking a
chance in pasting other vehicles
and following too closely.
"It is ihe old story of human
error not the fault of Ihe car
or the roads an much as it was the
I fault of ourselves the stubborn
gamble - 'oving, overconfident hu
man being," Dearborn said.
The survey also showed that oi
I 39 pedestrians killed in the three-
day per'tid, 20 cf them died as a
i result of their own negligence
Portland Fires Deal
Damage Around $30,000
PORTLAND P) Fires de
stroyed a niiarler-hlock long busi
ness building and damaged a
frame apartment yi'ouse t .
Damage was estimated upwards of
$.111,000.
A strong east wind fanned the
flames in Ihe .business building,
burning out an ice cream plant, a
..nu.l noi.nn, B harllAP (hnfl Unit 9
cleaner's in a suburban area east
of Portland
A separate blaze routed nine per
sons from Ihe apartment house in
northwest Portland. toss was esti
mated as high as $7000.
HELPS LAND TROOPS
Stan S. Strandberg. seaman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Strandberg, 702 Eas' First Ave. N.,
Roseburg, is serving aboard Ihe
attack transport USS Henrico. The
ship has been transporting troops
and supplies lo the Korean area.
As a member of Ihe United Na.
tioos naval forces, he has partici
pated In the landing of troops and
supplies at Pusan, Inchon and
Wonsan.
CMhM
Brockway Youth ,
Takes Army
Ranger Training
A Brockway youth, member of
Southern California's 40th infantry
division, is on his way lo Ft. Ben
ning, Ga. for 12 weeks of tne
army's roughest combat training.
Ret. William Theodore Schallen
):erk, 21, was one of 197 men and
officers who volunteered for train
ing as Rangers. Upon completion
oi tiie rigorous infantry course, the
volunteers will return to their di
vision ,-s an organized Ranger
company.
Rangers in the American army
play much the same part as that
o. Commandos in me Bruis.i
forces. They are experts in quiet,
switt and eificient Killing.
Before entering Ihe scrvi.ee with
the lormer National Guard di
vision, Schattenkerk was employed
by ioscb:irg city engineers, tie is
the son of Mr. .and Mrs. H. C.
Sciiattenkerk. lie completed n i s
freshman year at Oregon Slate col
lege in rji9 where he participated
in track and boxin?.
Funeral Services Set
For Clyde A. Catching
Funeral services for Clyde A.
Catching, 66, well-known resident
of Douglas county who died sud
denly at his home in Drain, Jan. 5,
will be held in the chapel of Ihe
Long & Orr mortuary, Tuesday,
Jan. 8, Ht 2 p.m., Willi Hev. .nr.
Byars of Dram officiating. Con
eluding services and vau- hucr
menl will follow in the Masonic
cemetery.
Catching was born at Riddle,
Ore., ot pioneer parents on Ana.
19, 1884, and was married at Riddle
on Jan. 3. 10118 lo Sava..nah M.
Ryan. He had made his home in
Roschurg lor a number of years
before moving to Drain about 17
years aio. H1 was en-'a'ed m tne
contracting business and timber
management. A former mayor of
Drain, Catching was a member of
the Mason'c lodge in that city.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Savannah M. Catching. Drain, and
a brother, Roy A. Catching, Rose
burg. CITY COURT CASES
John Spuza Pipoza, 50, trans
ient laborer and Lyle Green, 52,
transient, were each committed tor
10 days in the city jail in lieu of
$20 fines on vagrancy charges. Mu
nicipal Judge Ira B. Riddle re
ported. Manford McCulloch, 62, Rose
burg forfeited S20 hail on a drunk
charge and Theodore C. Thomp
son, Myr'le Creek, was committed
for 15 days in Ihe rity jail in lieu
nf S.10 fine on a drunk charge.
Riddle said.
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Cougar On Rampage Has
Pennsylvania Area Alert .
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. W)
Warning that a big mountain lion
is on the loose has rousell people
for miles around thia eastern Penn
sylvania town to an unprecedent
ed alert.
George Keller, instructor at the
Bloomsburg State Teachers college
and an animal trainer as well, 'said
the lion may have followed a herd
of deer here from Canada. He
said there may even be two, as
lions usually travel in paira at this
time of the year.
There have been no reports of
attacks on human beings, but sev
eral persons said their dogs were
i killed by the lion. And early Min-
day the lion, evidently trying to
pounce upon a dog asleep on a
farmhouse porch, crashed into the
house itself, then fled.
"Friendly" Vets' Dispute
Leads To Fatal Stabbing
BOSTON lPI ' Two young
friends who'd seen army service
had a boyish argument over whose
outfit was better anil police said it
ended with one dead and the other
ng "I killed my best friend."
Dead from a stab wounrt was
George Engley, 17, who. had two
years in the infantry after enlist
ing at 15 by concealing his age.
Held by police was 19-year-old
Robert O'Rourke, a par.itroop pri
vate. Police Capt. Francis G. Wil
son saKI he would seek a murder
complaint against O'Rourke. He
added that the pair had quarreled
over the merits of the infantry and
the paratroops.
All Four Rail Unions
Reject Proposed Accord
! ST. LOUIS fPl -The 22 month
old railway labor dispute appears
; headed back to the White House
i after its rejection by the Order of
: Railway Conductors.
j The conductors union was the
last of tb four brotherhoods to
. turn Jhumbs down on the agree-
iiii'iii prupitM'u ny me wpne itouse
Dec. 21. Its decision was an
nounced Sunday.
All four brotherhoods declared
thev wanted more favorable terms.
The dispute bc.an in March 194!),
and breakdown in negotiations re
sulted in government seizure of
the roads last Aug. 25.
PROMOTED TO PRIVATE.
I Recruit Marty R. Ramp, 200
oumn nauip luau, miM'muf;, a
member nf the medical company,
102 infantry regiment. 43rd vic'ot'y
divis on, has been promoted to the
rflnlf nF .irivale 1'hp nrnmnllnti n.
! proved hv Major Joseph J. Bruno,
rnmmanilinff officer nf ihe meriiral
company v as annouoced in special
orders.
inside and outside-
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in! See It tcjdayl
Douglas District
Pow-Wow Slated
Douglas district will host a cub
pow-wow lor the first time Satur
day afternoon when cubma.sters,
pack committeemen, den mothers
and interested parents will assem
ble at Riverside school.
' Qualified instructors from iC u
gene and this district will be on
hand to instruct local scou'ers on
instruc'ion technique in three cate
gories: rub handicrafts, den oper
ations and pack operations.
Representatives of each park in
the district are requested to bring
displays uf games, handicrafts or
club skills These exhibitions will
be placed in the hallways for the
inspection of the public.
Jessie Fentress Dies
After Short Illness
Jessie Winona Fentress, 79, resi
dent ot Cedar St. in Roseburg, died
Jan. 7 a.lcr an illness of two weeks.
She was born June 29, 1871 in
i Greeley. Iowa. She lived in Hajr-
den, Colo., for 40 years, moving
to Kosehurg seven months ago to
make her home. She was a mem
ber of the Congregational church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. T. L. Mull, Roseburg, Mrs.
Fern Harhatigh, Roseburg and
Mrs. Hazel MacGarvey, Pasadena,
Calif.: three son-, Glenn Frent
ress, Haydcn, Colo., Theodore
Krcnlress, Tillamook, and Kd'iar
Frentress, Salem: 12 grandchildren
and several 'reat grandchildren.
The body will be shipped by the
Roseburg Funeral home io Ilayden
for funeral services and interment.
i Graveside Services Held
j For George W. Reynolds
I Graveside services were held to
' day at the Cleveland cemetery for
i George W. -tevnmns,:- "' il I
in Portland, Jan. 6. Rev. Henry
i A. Schlattei of the Church of God,
! Roseburg, officiated.
Reynolds was a former resident
of the Cleveland community, hav
! inff lived there for ahnul 19 years
before moving to Portland in 1931.
He was a member of the Church
of God.
Surviving are the widow. Altie
M. Reynolds; Ihree daughters,
Mrs. Grace Durnain, Mrs. Mabnl
Miller, and Mrs. Mary Bunch all
'of Portland; three sons. Harold W.
j Reynolds, Washington, D. C,
Ralph J. and Randolph Reynolds
jbolh of Marcola, Ore.; a brother,
i Frank E. Reynolds. Pennsylvania;
and eight grandchildren.
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City In Virginia Hit .
By $1 Million Blaxe
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - lfl -
wind-lashed blaze cut a million
dollar hole in the heart of this
south central Virginia furnt'ure
center before il Was brought under
control. ,
The fire slaj-led in a large to
bacco wu'ehmise.
In ruins at the finish were the
warehouse, Ihree three.story build
ines and a two-floor structure as
well as ,i number of smsll sharks.
Unofficial damage estimates ran
as .high as $1,000,000.
ROSEBURG MAN PROMOTED
MUROC, Calif. Pfc. Adrian D.
Robbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. L L.
Bailey, IU07 Altamont St., Hose
burg, has been promoted to the
rank of corporal at Edwards Air
force base. Edwards is the air
force's important testing base on
California's Mojave desert. '
Cpl. Robhms was graduated
f.-nn, Tilinmwilr hiflh School ' S nd
j prior io entering Ihe service was
i a high school student.
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