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2 The Nawi-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thur., May 29, 1952 Police Benefit Dance Friday Tickets were on sale today for the annual benefit dance sponsor. ed by Roseburg police officers, The dance will be held Friday night at Kennedy's Dutch Mill with Jack ' Foster's orchestra furnishing the music. Police Chief Ted Mazac announc ed that special awards will be pre sented during intermission to cou ples attending the dance. Receipts from the dance are used by the police department for charitable purposes. Dance tickets may be purchased from any police officer. In desert areas, especially those with very little vegetation, the range of temperature in a single day Is usually much greater than in wetter areas. ) I i i ll I IP THE PEOPLE WHO SAID A BOOBY TRAP COULDN'T BE CONVERTED TO PEACE TIME USE HAVEN'T TRIED TO USE A CHEAP BALL POINT PEN ' WLG I PHONE 3-459 I COME AND ENJOY 1 rrs-W LACY COLORED TRIO TONIGHT, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 8:00 P.M. Featured at "' CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 400 NO ADMISSION EAST A Tribute To--MEM0RIAL Across the nation men and women In alt , . walks of life visit the graves of loved ones who sleep In eternal serenity. Silent ly they place wreaths of lovely, living flowers on the resting places of their de parted loved ones: trees are In blossom all around . ', . and the world of work and worry seems far, far oway. Let us all set aside this occasion for deep contempla- tion, and be genuinely grateful that we ore here to carry on the great traditions of our blessed land. It's Memorial Day. Make it a point to do your personal "remembering". MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30. Manufactured and Dtutributed by Douglas County Creamery i Established 1899 We Salute Douglas County! Eugene end Ive Springer Dial 3-3237 Roseburg, Oregon BLITZIWHARD Camas Valley To Vote On New School Levy . The local levy for the Camas Valley school budget will be voted upon on June 16, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. standard time, at the Cam as Valley School. The annual school meeting, at which a new school board member will be elec ted, will be held the same eve ning at 7:30 o'clock at the school. The school board member elec tion is to fill the vacancy left by Oran Standley, who is completing his three-year term in July. The local levy is for S13.790 This is higher than last years' budget, explains Superintendent Marlen Yoder, beause th reead-c Marlen Yoder, because three ad ditional teachers are being hired, so there will be a teacher per grade, and also the - cost of a cook, and cafeteria are additional. Some repair on the old building and increase in cost of operation, also has raised the budget fig ures, he said. Accident Victim Sues For $42,600 Damages Damages of $42,600 are asked on a log truck accident in a Cir cuit Court suit filed by Howard Sproul against Jim Stoneman and Howard Dietrick. The comnlaint savs the accident occurred near Glendale when logs on the defendants truck broke loose and hit Sprout's truck. Sproul says his truck started a fire and he suffered burns as a result. Tractor Fire Near Camas Doused By Volunteers The Camas Valley Volunteer Fire Department was called into action Friday, May 23, to extin guish a tractor fire and second ary fires ' in the woods behind Spurlocks, north of Camas Valley. A nam, was cleared of logs so the truck could reach (he trac tor after climbing a steep grade. The fire had already spread from the tractor to several spots in the woods, which were put out be fore they became serious. M5 fr-; DOUGLAS FREEWILL OFFERING DAY! I Two Vacation Bible Schools Begin Monday i The first two Roseburg Bible schools will commence Monday, June 2. Other schools will be held later. Rev. C. H. Anderson, pastor of the Church of The Open Bible, 943 S. JacAson St., announces that bis school will begin June 2 at 8 a.m. Classes will run until 11:45, and again from 1 to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Since the school will be held only one week, the pastor urges all students to get stalled the first day. Leaders will be Evlyn Freitag and Bar bara Smith from the Bible Stan dard Institute in Eueene. "There will be peppy singing, true stories, flanno-graph, scrip ture things to make and lots of fun, ' the pastor states. Children 3 to 15 years of age are invited and may bring their lunch to the school. A daily vacation Bible school will be held at Faith Lutheran Church on June 2, Rev. Willis F. Erickson announces. Designed for children 4 through 14 years of age, the school will run daily Monday to Friday through June 13. Hours will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Rev. Mr. Erickson wi'l be in charge. Other Bible schools in the Rose burg area will commence the fol lowing week. These include schools at the First Conservative Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, North Roieburg Church and the Church of Christ. St. Paul's Lutheran Church will begin theirs June 16. Other Churches are to hold their schools in August, or their plans are as yet indefinite. These include Church of the Nazarne, August 11-20, First Church of God, Firsl Christian Church and St. George's Episcopal Church. Details of these vacation Bible scnbo.'s will be given later. Primary Board Officials For Dillard Named By ROSA HEINBACH Those serving on (he new!v or ganized primary election board this year were: first board, Mrs. Cornelia Smith, chairman; Mrs. Mona Nult, Mrs. Othal Barnes, Mrs. Nora Williams and C. E. Moyer. Those working on the sec ond board were Mrs. Florence De Coon, Paul Rummell, Mrs. Belle Clerk, Mrs. Ruby Dorrah and Jim G. Barnes. They report a good turnout of voters. Dillard News Briefs Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Lamon the past week were the former's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lamon of Casper, Wyo. They also- visited at tho home of Mr. Layman's brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mack and nephew. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Saum. Both families living at Tenmile. After leaving Dillard Tuesday morning they went south into uanornia. 'iney planned to visit oiu irienus at vailejo, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Mcrrltt Burt en tertained Sunday afternoon with a cnarming lawn party picnic on their beautiful lawn. Covers were laid at tables arranged under the picturesque maples and oak trees for: Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Day and children, Dorothy, George and Pegev: Miss Delia Rice, Howard and Lynn Lengele ana me nosi ana Hostess, Mr. ana Mrs. Merrltt Burt and chil dren Maria Kay and Derec. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Byrd and son, Dean of Shellon, Wash., were me guests tne past week of Mrs. Byrd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Ba'dwin and her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Stoner. They also vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barnes and family while in Dillard. Enroute to Dillard they spent part of Mrs. Byrd's vacation visiting his sister and family in The Dalles. David Burk was home over the weekend from th Oregon Agricul tural tonege visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burks. David was accompanied by his school chum, Gordon Conley, who re cently joined the navy and has been in boot training in California. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Davidson and children, Patty and Tommy motored to Medford and Antioch Saturday and stayed over the weekend. Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon they attended the two Medford-Roseburg ball games. Sinniger Estate Shared By Son And Daughter A son anda daughter share equally in the estate of the late J. H. Sinniger, who died here last May 13. The estate is estimated at more than $25,000. Sinniger's will leaves the estate to Mildred A. Mason, a daughter, of Klamath Falls, and John F. Sinniger, a son, of Bremerton. Wash. Mrs. Mason was appointed executrix. 3 I RbV. A. A. BtRli, above, will speak' at the Church of the Nazarene Sunday, June T, at 7:30 p.m. Superintendent of the .Australian work of the Church of the Nazarene, Rev.' Mr. Berg; of Brisbane, Queensland,;-recently arrived in the United; States., Cominq ex pressly to attend the General Assembly of his denomination in Kansas City, Mo':,' June 22 28, he . is spending the inter vening time in speaking en gagements. Stapleforcf Transferred To Panama Canal Zone EM.Ic Robert I. Stapfeford, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Staple on. Route 2. Roseburg. has been transferred by the Navy to Bal boa in the Panama Canal Zone as a harbor defense specialist, it was disclosed today. . He expects to be on duty in Panama for two years. Stapleford, who attended Rose burg high school, enlisted in the Navy in 1947. He has served pre viously at Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco. San Diego and attended a school for harbor defense specialists at Norfolk Na val Base, Va. Local Airman Enjoying Leave At Drain Home Robert D. Owenf Airman Third Class, USAF, son of Mr. nd Mrs. Rollie Owens of Drain, is home on a 15-day leave. His mother states he is happy to be back in the Roseburg area. Owens has been serving at Fort Sill, Okla. On the completion of his leave he is to be stationed at Camp Stoneman, Pittsburgh, Calif. The Owens are residents of Rose burg but are temporarily living at Drain. Robert enlisted five months ago. He attended Roseburg Senior High School. Kiwonis Award Divided Among Exhibit Winners Jack Cook. a. winner in the Ki- wanis Club sponsored industrial art exhibit held recently, divided a $25 award among two other di visional winners Roland Edie, ex hibit director announced today. A previous News-Review item stated that Jack was -the "grand prize winner for the high school indus trial arts exhibit." Edie explained that Cook was one of three divisional winners. He won the woodworking award. Tommy Thompson won the draft ing award and Carrol Peetz the craft work award. The $25 was divided among the three, he said. Mrs. Frances Hollifield Injured In Auto Crash Mrs. Frances L. Hollifield, 32, of Nebo Trailer Court in Ros burg,' suffered numerous cuts on the head and face Wednesday when a car in which she was riding crashed near the power station at Dixonville. Mrs. Hollifield was reported in good condition today at Douglas Community Hospital. Her husband, Charles, driver of the car, received a bruised arm. He said the car hit some loose dirt on the road and skidded out of con trol. Graduation Exercises Scheduled Tonight Graduation exercises for 206 stu dents of Roseburg Senior High will climax school activities for the year. The exercises will be at 8 o'clock tonight on Finlay Field, weather permitting. Dr. Jonas A. Jonasson will be commencement speaker. Examinations have been held In the schools this week, and for all practical purposes school ends to day for Roseburg students. As Friday is a holiday, the stu dents will return to their respec tive schools Tuesday for their report cards. t li f. J ! 1 Want a New Car? t-WE CAM GIVE VOVR. CAP ThatWtlOOK WITH A MWT AFFORD SBE US TV MAKE yXJR CAR LOOK GOCP AS NEW .' LOCKWOOD MOTORS Inc. Break; D. A. Gibbs Will Be Ordained Highlighting a day of special services Sunday, the First Christ ian Church will hold a special ground breaking ceremony for its new educational building at 3 p.m. Other specials for the day in clude observance of 'Pentecost Sunday at the morning service, potluck dinner at noon, . followed by a brief workers' conferance, and ordination of Donald A. Gibbs in the evening worship hour at 8 o'clock. . The new education bui'ding will be constructed on the parking lot adjoining the present structure, with numerous classrooms. It will be a two-story building. Included in the program 'of the outdoor service is an anthem by the church choir, 'Surely God Is In This Place," by Edith Lang. Jessie Crenshaw will sing, "Bless accompaniment. This House',, with electric organ . Committees particioating in the building program will be intro duced. Clifford Baxter, Bible on the urgent need for such a struc- School superintendent, will speak ture. Archie Currier, chairman of the Elders, will speak on architec tural and construction plans, and Don Reed, finance committee chairman, will spek concerning financial status and procedure.' The service will conclude with the actual turning of the sod by designated learters of the church the singing of "Bless Be the Tie," and the benediction. Pentecost Sunday Is a special day known historically as the an niversary of the founding of the church in 30 A.D. in Jerusalem, commented Rev. R. V. Kleinfeldt, pastor. On that day there were 3000 charter members as a result of the sermon preached by the Apostle Peter, he said. The morning worship service at 10:50 will feature a special num ber by the choir, "The Lord s Day" by Kurtz; sermon by the pastor will be on the theme, "Our Faith Tested by Patient Prepara tion. -The noon potluck to be held in the church basement will be for all members and friends of ,the congregation. The workers' con ference will be for officers and teachers of the Bible School. Ordination of Gibhs into the Christian ministry will highlight the evening service. The son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Uibus, he received his public school educa tion in Roseburg. Since then he has taken work at Oregon State College, the University of Oregon, and Northwest Christian College. He will receive his bachelor of Theology degree from the latter institution in commencement ex ercises in Eugene June 10. The public is invited by the pas tor to attend any or all of the services. Paul Paynter, Sutherlin Infant, Dies Wednesday Paul Alen Paynter, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Paynter, Sutherlin, died May 28. He was born in Roseburg May 27, 1952. Surviving besides his parents are his two sisters: Carolyn Lee and Margaret J., both of Suther lin; his grandfather, Mr. Chester Payne, Corona, Calif., and his grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude E. Hardy, Roseburg. Funeral graveside services will be he d Saturday, May 31, at 2 p.m. in the Masonic Cenetery with Dr. Edgar Luther of the Con servative Baptist Church officiat ing. Vault interment will follow. The Roseburg Funeral Home Is in charge of the arrangments. 1 SHOE REPAIRMEN CLOSE Local shoe repair shops will be closed Saturday, they announc ed. As all are of the one-man shop class, this is about the only op portunity to take a vacation, it was stated. EX-SLAVE DIES AT 114 INWOOD, N.Y. Ufi Death of Mrs. Nettie Jenkins, one-time Ne gro slave, at the age of 114 was announced Wednesday by Nassau County health officials. She was born a slave at Edge- mont, N. u, Aug. 2, 1837 the records showed. She was the wid ow of Jake Jenkins. USED RADIOS Good Selection ot Home and Auto Radios 7.00 up Kent RADIO Service 405 W. Ca, Phone 3-3446 JOS you CAN SUTHERLIN , By M3S. BRITTAIN SLACK. Mrs.' Douglas Secord, who has been ill in a Roseburg hospital, has improved enough so that she came home the first of the week. Mrs. Olga Bielman, Mrs. Grace Wood, Mr. and Mrs.. Harry Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyal Stearns at tended an Eastern Star meeting at Myrtle Creek Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Flory and daughter, Sandra, left Thursday for Kansas whero they will visit relatives and friends for i couple of weeks. Mrs. Carl Chriss, who has been confined to a Roseburg hospital, came home Monday. Nick Norton and Bill Smith vis ited at the University of Oregon Monday. The two youths have graduated from Sutherlin High School and "are planning on enter ing college in the Fall, Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald left Wednesday for Oklahoma where Mrs. McDonald will attend school and complete her education. Mrs. McDona'd has been teaching ai nonpanei lor . several years. Mrs. Alene Hinckley and son, left Thursday for Maine where Mrs. Hinckle;' will teach during the summer . .. Mr. and Mm Hnih nnn.ooll rand children of Toledo. Oregon! spent last week end visiting at the nome ot Mr. and Mrs.- Charles warn. Only Women Need Wear Swimming Caps At Pool Women who- swim in the Rose burg Municipal pool must wear a suitable bathing cap it was em phasized this week, as the city pre pared for the 1952 swimming sea son which starts June 2. A recent item in the News-Review said that "state law requires swimmers to wear bathing caps." It, should have reaL "state law re requires women swimmers to wear bathing caps." . ' Trucker Killed When Power Shovel Hits Cab EUGENE WI A power shovel crushed t truck cab, killing the driver near Oakridge Wednesday. The victim was William S. Alvar, Portland, employed by Parker Schramm Co. He was In the cab waiting for the truck to be loaded with gravel for use on the highway relocation project near Lookout Point Dam. The power shovel cable broke and the shovel dropped, smashing the cab. Tele-fun by Warren Goodrich "Isn't ho a little dear! Always makes sure of the correct number before ho calls I" . . . Be sure to look up numbers you're not sure of . . . 6eore you make telephone calls. You'll save time and avoid wrong numbers!. ..Pacific Telephone. Not only are they Beautiful... WELDWOOD WALL PANELS ARE FOR THE Oakland School I Graduation. 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