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10 The Newa-Review, Reteburg, Ore. Wed., Nov. 28.1951 Local News Here On Business J. K. Rob' inion of Portland is In Roseburg attending to business. Return to Camp Pfc. George Powell, a former resident of Flor ida, and Pfc. Donald Ollivant Jr. have returned to their base at Camp Cooke, Calif., following a trip to Lookingglass to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with the lat ter'a parents, Mr. and Mra. Don Ollivant Sr. The two boys will soon report to Camp Irwin in the Mojave desert for two weeka training in land-tank operation. Heme From California Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Augustus are back at their home in Roseburg. Mrs. Augustua spent three weeka in Oakland, Calif., with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mra. Duane Wilson, who became par ents of a son, Eugene Allen, weigh ing eight pounds and born a t I French hospital in San Francisco, I Oct. 28. Mrs. Wilson ia the former Deane Augustus of this city. Mr. Augustus joined his wife in Oak land for Thanksgiving and, follow ing the holiday weekend there, they came back to Roseburg the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Augustua own the Roseburg Den tal laboratory In the Medical art building. Pals Born Day Apart Claimed By Death At 83 JACKSONVILLE, HI. UP) Two 83-year-old Scott county men were born a day apart In De cember, 1867 and for many yean held joint birthday celebra tions. This year, the two lifelong friends J. "B. Hazelrigg of Glasgow and Jake Christison of Winchester - made their usual plans but Aa funeral services were held at Glasgow for Hazelrigg, Christison died at Winchester. t ssme .families-' i j t v - ff?3 f-K i'ft'V. I - ,iv y?,: -U V. l.i.':,.i. Phone 2-2611 Quash Indictment Motions Denied Five Newspapermen Cited For Blasting Gamblers LAKE CHARLES, La. - (AP) Motions to quaHh in dictnients accusing five newsmen of defaming 16 public of ficials and three admitted gamblers during an anti-gambling crusf.de were denied today. . Judge Bernard Cocke also denied demurrers filed by Defense Attorney Clement Moss in all of the cases. He set their trials for Dec. 6, (intra, iim tQnrc ffcrrtitrml The presiding judge said Moss' arguments on the motions based on a defense contention that the news paper exercised its privileges of fair comment about public officials was a matter to be decided at a trial. Cocke said the law clearly states that motions to quash indict ments did not permit him to rule on newspapers' "privilege and fair comment" at this time. Moss opened his argument lay ing: "We recognize a newspaper has no license to defame anyone. But it is a fair right and duty under the concept of freedom of the press to make lair comment." Attorneys for the newsmen filed the motions last Wednesday, two days after the newsmen were ar raigned and pleaded innocent. Call For Particulars The motions to be argued call for bills of particulars explaining two of the indictments in details and demurrers filed in all the cases. Those Indicted are Thomas B. Shearman, publisher of the Lake Charles American Press; William Hugh Shearman, hia son and co- publisher; Kenneth L. Dixon, man aging editor; James Norton, city editor; and carter George, a re' porter. The five were indicted Aug. 27 during a crusade against g a m bling. The crusade was waged by the American Press and a civic group, the Peoples' Action group The five are charged with de faming District Attorney Griffin P. Hawkins. Sheriff Henry Reid, As sistant District Attorney M e 1 v 1 n Wetherill, the 13 members of the fiarish police jury (county govern nz body) and three admitted gam' biers E. J. Miller, Sam Smith and Claude Williams. Judge Cocke is presiding In the absence of Judge Mark Pickrell, who recently underwent aurgery. Prosecuting the cases is M. E. (Mike) Culligan, assistant attorney general from New Orleans, n e i was appointed to intervene as spe- i ciai prosecutor oecause iiawxins is one of those allegedly defamed. The newsmen are free on bonds of $250 each for each count. Maximum oenaltv for a defama tion conviction is one year in jail tl AAA fin . SUPPER CANCELED The Methodist Family Fellow ship supper, originally scheduled Thursday, has now been canceled. I JIM If lUHUJ tegife ,5 down ' Get this full-size Lelvinafor ELECTRIC RANGE with Big, Holiday-Size Oven I MODS. KIB.-1 Beautiful lamp and minute timer. Times up fo 60 minutes! 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Roberts for injunction to restrain the deiendants from In terfering with the removal of tim ber on .certain property in - the county. George Jones filed a complaint Monday in circuit court against George Burton for recovery of 11,500 allegedly ..owed by the de fendant. ' " 1 1 Suits dismissed Monday by Judge Carl E. Wimberly: Dick Day va. Harvy D. Harrison and Nora Madden, doing business as the N 4 M Logging company! and the Wilbur Lumber company. Jessie Veirling vs. O. E. and Kay Goodwin and Clarence and Le-: ona P. Steiner. Martin M. Cooper vs. Lee Boone. Winston By MRS. GEORGE BACH I Mr. and Mra. Alex Hayes and children, Harry and Lee, and the Hayes' grandson, Gary Hooker, were Sunday visitors in the R. L. Harrison home. The Hayes family formerly resided in Glendale and are now making their borne in Cal ifornia. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Fullerton spent the Thanksgiving holidays with relatives in Washington. Guests in the J. Kearby Mas ters home are Mrs. A. R. Owens and her grandson, David Ray Ow ens. Mrs. Owens, who resides in Roseburg, returned fiom Spokane, Wash., Sunday. She was accom panied home by David Ray. who will spend a month here. His father, Sgt. Ray Owens, formerly of Rose burg. is at present stationed with the U. S. air force in England Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. Raymond Harrisoa on Thanksgiv ing day were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris.- Mr. and Mrs. L. A Wilkins. for mer Winston rsaUlenta, are now making their home in Albany, where the former is employed by the Bureau of Mines Mr. and Mrs. George Sothman have returned home to Winston following a week's vacation spent at points north. Enroute to Wash ington, they shopped in Portland. Continuing north thev visited rela tives in Quincy and in Ephrata. wash., wnere tney Gordintr Deck Hearing Postponed To Dec. 3 A meeting planned Nov. 30 to discuss the proposed vacation of the public dock at Gardiner baa been postponed until Dee. 1, re ports Charles S. Collins, county park supervisor. 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