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2 The Mew-Rev!ew, Roseburg, Drain Doctor Hurt In Crash By MAUD DEAVER Dr. Edwin A. Mickel, Drain, who was injured in an automobile collision Christmas morning is still confined to the Cottage Grove Hos pital. Dr. Mickel sustained a badly In jured shoulder, broken ribs and facial cuts and bruises when hij , car was involved in an accident with one driven by a California motorist who was passing through Drain. Return To Texas Mr. and Mrs. Gus Blair and two ' children of Levelland, Texas, who have been visiting relatives in ' Drain, left Christmas Day for their southern home. Enrotite south they will visit with relatives in Cali fornia. Mrs. Blair is the daughter of E. H. Turner. CnanrimlT fhrlBlma. WITn M r. and Mrs. J. E. Shirley were their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Monte Roundtrce of Sutherlin and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Haines and children, Drain. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hedrick are spending the holidays in Eugene visiting at tne nomcs oi mcir son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Traylor, and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Hedrick. Miss Eunice Post of Myrtle Creek, who was spending t h e Christmas weekend in Drain at the Myra Hedrick home, was call ed to Creswcll Friday by the sud den death of her brother, Grovor Post. Sgt. Berwln Mattoon, who re turned from Okinawa last week, was met at Ft. Mason. Calif,, by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Ben Mattoon, and nis granamotner, Mrs. Joe Cellers. He accompanied his wife and mother to Drain on his three day pass, later returning to Ft. Mason to await his dis charge. Mrs. Cellers remained In Cali fornia for a visit at the home of her son, Kyle Cellers, in San Mat eo and with her grandson, Nor man Cellers, of San Francisco. She returned home Wednesday. Holiday visitors of Mrs. Myra Hedrick were her niece, Mrs. Iris Pickens,' Seattle, Wash.; a neph ew and family, Mr. . and Mrs. Cloyce Taylor and ; three daugh ters, Portland; 'a newphew, How ard Tracy, Cottage Grove, with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Dixon of Albany; a niece, Miss Verlio Tracy, Rose burg; and a grandnephew and wife, It. Col. Rex Applegate and Mrs. Applegate of Mexico City. Germany Keeaus Top Diplomat To London Monday BONN. Germany 11 Wont uermany recauca nor top diplo mat from London Monday because his wife had described Britain at an official Christmas party as "an enemy foreign country." The Bonn government expressed regret for this expression, which it termed unacceptable. The diplomat, Charge d'Affalres Oskar Schlitter, and his wife Daisy, former German beauty ' queen and actress, returned to Bonn. They were recalled to answer questions about British and Ger man newspaper reports of Mrs. Schlittcr's re murks at the psrtj given by the West Gorman mis sion in London. Soon afterward, an official an nouncement acknowledged that the envoy's wife had used the ex pression. The announcement said Schlitter, who served in Nail Ger many's diplomatic missions in Washington and London before World War II, had been "sent on leave" pending a decision on the affair. In London, the British Foreign Office brushed the incident off as "a purely internal German affair." London newspapers, splashing the story, quoted Schlittcr's wife as tellipi! the nnrlv for emnlovecs at the German mission, "My hus band and I find aatn and a.'iin what treacherous ground London can be. and realize again and again that we live among enem ies." Mrs. Schlitter denied Intending to express anti-British sentiments. She explained that she meant on'v to imoress on the mission staff that thev must null fwrther he cause they were "in foreign sur roundings." Youth Drowns In Puddle Following Seizure (Continued from Page One) less for IBS than in 1953. It was the sixth drowning of the year. The boy was born in Portland March 13, 1939. He was a mem ber of the freshman class at Oak land High School and had previous ly attended the Umpqua Grade School. He was a member of troop 121 of the Boy Scouts and a member of the Christian Church. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin A. Jennie; a brother Michael, and a sister, El nora M., all of Umpqua; his ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Palmer of Sutherlin; and his pa ternal grandparents. Rudolph E. Jennie of Eugene and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane of . Berkeley, Calif. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Long & Orr Mor tuary Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Newell Morgan of the Rose burg First Christian Church will officiate. Concluding services and inlerment will follow in ihs Rose burg Memorial Gardens. The parents asked that, In lieu of flowers, friends make donations to the Oregon Trail Council Bnv Scout fund. Donations may be made at the Long & Orr Mortuary. ' In 1954 the national death rate dropped to an all-time low of 9.2 per 1,000 population, an Insurance company's records show. Ore. Mon., Jon. 3, 1955 Holiday Visits In Umpqua Told By MRS. GEORGE MUNSON Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shoemachel and children from Tacoma, were Christmas Day guests at the home of Mrs, Shoemachers parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Haines, at their home near Umpqua. To California Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Mohr and their two daughters drove to Su sanville, Calif., where they will spend the holidays visiting rela tives there. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsberry and chil dren from Coquille were dinner guests on Christmas Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ba con. ' Umpqua School presented its Christmas program at the Com munity Hall to some 200 parents and friends. The primary children portrayed the Christmas story in pantomime and song, and (he in termediate and upper grades gave a play and also sang Christmas songs. Santa arrived in time to give every child an orange and a ack of candy. , To Portland Miss Mary Kamp left for Port land last week where she will unenri the holidays with relatives. She plans to return about the first of the year. Mrs. Bessie Edwards spent Christmas Day as dinner guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Holland of Green. Mrs.- Emma Lansing and grand son, Dany, spent the holidays at the ueimar Murpny nome. sirs. Murphy and son, Bill, returned with them to tneir nome in uouago Grove to visit a few days there. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Cooper and children spent Christmas in Win ston, with Cooper's parents, the Bill CooDers. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Peery and children drove to Medford for the holidays where they will be house guests at the home of their daugh ter, Mrs. Malcum, and her family. Drain's Mayor, Family Travel By MAUD DEAVER Mavor and Mrs. E. G. Whipple and Whipple's sister, Mrs. Charles MoElhinnev. of Salem left Wed nesday morning for San Francisco. Calif., and points south. Accom panying them as far south as San Francisco were Mrs. Whipple's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Dormer, and daugh ter, Alice, of Eugene. Together they plan to attend the East-West ball game in the Bay city New Year's Day, after which the Whip- pies and Mrs. McElhinney will leave for an extended stay in :he south. Raturns Home Mis. Elsie Wells returned home Monday after mending the Christ mas weekend with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Swanson, of Cottage . Grove. Joining Mrs. Wells there were her daughter, Mrs. Lena Sams, of Port land and son, Norman Sams, from Ft. Lewis, Wash. Miss Dorothy Jerauld is spend ing the holidays in Seattle, Wash., with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rio Fans. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carter, who have been spending their va cation here with Mr, flarter's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Car ter, left Sunday for their home In Boise, Idaho, ' ; Stork -Visits Word has been received here of the birth of a son, Thomas Gor don, to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shir ley of Merced, Calif., Dec. 21. Mrs. Shirley will be remembered as Jo anne Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roach. Paternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shirley of Drain. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Davies of Hollywood, Calif., are spending the holidays in Drain with their son-in-law and dauchlor, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin DcMoe. Christmas guests at the Clare Sawyer home were their son-ln-lnw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Maupin, and children of Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Asker visit ed relatives in Portland over the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Edilh Wright is visiting :it Ocoanlnke with her niece, Mrs. Oscar Hancock. Mrs. Nellie Davis spent Christ mas In Salem with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Benson. New Councilmcn, Mayor To Take Offices Tonight The now mayor and four coun cilmcn will take their places in Roscburg's municipal government tonight at 7:30 in the highlight of an otherwise slow council meeting. Mayor - elect Ernest M. Bark- ' cr Jr. will take over the gavel Horn Mayor Percy Croft, whom he defeated in November. Mayor Croft will end several years of duty in city affairs. Councllmen taking their seats will be Robert Harris and Sidney C. Moon Jr. from Ward II and James Knudtson from Ward I. Ken nelh Ellison from Ward I will suc ceed himself on the council. He was appointed last summer to fill an unexpired term of Gordon Har ness, resigned. Outgoing councilmcn Include Ber nard Saar and Cecil Hugh from Ward II and Frank Ashley from Ward I. Ashley was elected coun ty commissioner In November, and he takes over this office to day from L. V. Berkley, whom he defeated in the election. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT The Ice Creamery at 218 N. Jarkson St. in Roseburg opened under new management Monday. The new owner is A. A. Kosel, former manager of Craig's wom en's clothing store. The More had been owned by Gordon L. Single ton for the past two years. ' ,' 'II I 7TM i 0 POSTERS AND COIN COLLECTORS for the 1955 Dimes March drive are bedistributed to Roseburg business firms by members of the Roseburg Junior Woman'sClub. Spear heading the club project are Vi Hoffman (left) and Lorraine Shewbert. (Photo-lab photo). Gasoline, Price Rise Apr ies Only To Nev; Product Roseburg officials for Standard Oil of California said Monday an increase of tankwagon price on ethyl gasoline to service stations of .3 cents applies to new improved fuel especially designed for new cars with higher horsepower, r To take care of the improved quality of engines, the gasoline was developed, but at a higher manufacturing cost. The Associated Press reports a Portland spokesman denied the in crease means a new boost for the industry. He said some other ma jor companies already have boost ed the price and Standard is only following the lead. He said one supplier still is .7 cents higher than Standard. The boost was not expected to lead to a general price increase for motorists. A Portland Gasoline Dealers Assn. official has protested the boost, but he said he has not com pared the new tankwagon price with that of other suppliers. Duplex Cottage At Dillard Burns Three fire calls over the holiday weekend kept members of the Win-ston-Dillard Rural Fire Dept. on the go. A Friday afternoon blaze com pletely destroyed a duplex cottage in D ilia i d, reports News-Hcview correspondent Mrs. leer Peterson, The fire was believed to have start ed when burning coals fell out of a siuve uoor, intei noDeri mcnois told Mrs. Peterson. The call came at 1:20 p.m., but when firemen arrived the interior of the cottage was ablaze, the cor respondent said. She said expert work prevented four adjoining cot tages from catching fire. The cot tage was owned by Bert Laurance. He and his family are now in Tucson, Ariz. Two men, names un available, were living in the cot tage when the fire broke out. Two New Year's day fires prov ed minor when firemen arrived on the scene. Chief Nichols said a mid-day call at Melody Inn in north Winston was caused when someone dropped a cigarette into a Christmas tree stand filled with peat moss. A slight blaze in the area around the tree caused some $50 in damages, he said. A 6:30 p.m. call from the Ray mond Stacey home in Winston, gave firemen little worry. Chief Nichols said no damage was caused by the chimney fire in the house on Darrcll Street. Two Roseburg Men Jailed For Reckless Driving Two Roseburg men landed in the city jail Friday night on charges of reckless driving after police chased their racing automobiles for several blocks through a resi dential section of town. They were identified as Clyde Clement. Roseburg Auto Park, and Henry William Pcnsclin, 2565 N. Stephens St. Officers started the chase at Pine and Cass streets when patrol men In a prowl car spoiled the cars racing through the intersec tion. A call brought a second prowl car to the pursuit. Police said both turned west on stopped and arrested. The pursuit continued for Clement, they re lated, as he sped around several blocks before being trapped by one of the patrol cars. They were to answer to the charges before Municipal Judge Randolph Slorum this afternoon. Myrtle Creek School Board Slates Meeting The Myrtle Creek School Board will hold a special meeting tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock at the pri mary building, to consider several items. Correspondent Ruth M. Evans said Supt. Al Neet has announced the following for the meeting agen da: High school shop plans and the basic cost of a shop and physical education facilities; taxation in Oregon cities; the high school evaluation report for 1953, and th calendar of events for January and February 195J. Three Douglas County Men Back From Far East Three Douglas County men were aboard the transport Marine Phoenix which was scheduled to arrive from the Far East Monday at Seattle. ' They are: Cpl. Bohhv J. Daukins of Myrtle Creek, Pvt. Raymond M. Hammer of Roseburg and Cpl. Earl D. Simpson of Drain. Ti i MX tj i i jf i XI i Former Church Pastor's Husband Dies Saturday Word has been received of the death Saturday of H. Christian Nel son at the Veterans Hospital in Vancouver, Wash., reports Mrs, Arthur Marsh, Lookingglass cor respondent. He is survived by his wife, the former A. Grace Hartley, who was pastor of the Lookingglass Church from 1951 to 1953, The couple was I married in October 1953 at Astoria. Death was attributed to a weak ened heart following surgery last September. Funeral services will be held the latter part of the week in Elgin, Ore., the couple's for mer home. Three Injured As Auto Strikes Ford's Cafe (Continued from Page One) dation, She said only the huge fireplace held the building up. Two people riding in one car were shaken up Friday evening in a collision on South Stephens Street in the 400 block, according to Roseburg police. Bruised were Robert Densmore, 36, Winston, driver of one car, and a passenger in his car, Debra Lee Hanson, 2, also of Winston. Officers said James Wells, 20, of 75 Miller Lane, pulled from curbside as Densmore was at tempting a left-hand turn across the street, and their cars collided. Wells was cited for failure to yii'ld right-of-way after he explain ed he was watching to the rear for traffic. Damage to the cars totaled $300, police estimated. A car driven by Jesse Wayne Fowler, 1127 E. Third St., ran into a parked car belonging to Her mina Pfeffer, 133 N. Flint St., on Harvard Avenue near Umpqua Friday evening. Minor damage was dealt to both cars. No cita tions were written. A California-licensed car backed from a driveway in the 500 block of North Jackson Street Saturday afternoon, and hit the side of a car parked across the street. The damaged car belongs to Lawrence B. Amis, Coquille. A witness said he shoultcd to the driver of the offending car to stop, but the Cali fornian kept traveling. Two cars were hit a Lindy's Sportsmen's Center, 1 Highway 99 S., early Saturday morning, and the driver of a third car drove off after causing both accidents. A witness, John L. Davis of Win ston, was unable to get the license number of the hit-run car. The damaged cars belong to Atcn & Phillips, 648 S. Stephens St., and D. A. Klinger, Rt. 1 Box 1636. Leonard Hedine, 412 Fullorlon St.; told city oolice his car had been hit on the rear bumper and left rear fender sometime Satur day. He discovered the damage to his car Saturday afternoon. Power lines were broken Satur day night when a car hit a Cali fornia Oregon Power Co. pole at Mosher and Parrott streets. Downed wires spat sparks into the street until Copco crews could ef fect repairs. Officers haven't found the identity of the car which did the damage. Assessor's Office Mails Personal Property Forms The assessor's office has mailed forms to more than 5,000 taxpay ers in Douglas County on which declarations of personal property subject to ad valorum taxation are made. Such declarations must be re turned to the assessor's office prior to March 3, according to Assessor Morris C. Bowker. Personal property subject to tax ation in 1954 had an assessed val ue of $2t.8fi4,390, and the tax rep resented 25 per cent of the total collected by the county. Farming equipment and live stock represented 10 per cent ($131,000), merchandise and Inven tories 30 per cent ($390,000) and logging, mill and manufacturing equipment 60 per cent ($780,000) of the personal taxation. Camas Valley Student Makes Perfect Grades ' Judy Counts of Camas Valley j was one of 19 University of Oregon students to make straight A grades i for a 4.0 average last term. 1 Four othf r Douglas Countv stu dents made the honor nil which ' includes raies avcrasms 3 5 or i above. They are: Brian G. Booth of Roseburg: Martha A. Cornell of Tiller; William C. Hercher of ! Roseburg, and William E. Schad of Elkton. ; At Oregon College of Education ; at Monmouth, Mary R. While o! ! Drain w as named as an honor stu-' 1 dent for the term. , I Under the grading svsiem, S3 equals t B plus. An A is 4, B is S, C Is 2 and D is 1. 1 iiftffmtM .3 ;.-. t.y, ?. i B'tft.'. v-a Lookingglass Girl Comes Home Briefly By HAZEL S. MARSH Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson brought their nine-year-old daugh ter, Rita from the Shriners Hos pital in Portland a few days be fore Christmas. Leg surgery was performed on the little girl about a month ago. She will return for a checkup early in January. ' Grangers Meet An open meeting was held at the Lookingglass Grange on Tuesday evening with a potluck dinner and games during the evening shared by about 40 members and friends. Mr: i.nd Mrs. Fred Schulze, daughter. Donna, and son, Bobbie, who is home from Oregon State College for the holidays, enter tained at Christmas dinner the let ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr', and Mrs. Delton Thiel, Pat and Dick, of Yoncalla and Mr. and Mrs. Dclbert Ollivant, "Linda, Glad ys and Jim, of Roseburg. Mrs. Schulze has received word recent ly of the birth of a son just prior to Christmas to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Thor Haney of Eugene. The baby has been named Teddy Martin and he has four sisters, Sharon, Susan, Shirley and Roxanne. Mrs. Haney will be remembered locally as Bet tie Ollivant. To Portland Mrs. Ruby Vance and daughters, Lorna, Ruby Ann and Martha Kay, left Friday for Portland to spend the Christmas holiday with the former's mother - in - law, Mrs. ance Sr., and other relatives. They were Joined saturaay Dy Mrs. Vance's sons, Tom and Louie, accompanied by their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Gatcmau. The group returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and son, Darth, have enjoyed a visit with their daughter, Shirley, wno is sDcnding the holidays here. She will visit over New Years in Salem before returning to her stud ies at the College of Education at Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr of La Grande, former residents of the Valley, are eucsts over the holi days of the former's brother and sister-in-law,' Mr. and Mrs. Carl ton Kerr, and visiting otner rel atives and friends. Fisticuffs Mark Office Exchange Of Texas Sheriffs ATHENS. Tex. Wl The incoming sheriff took over and the out-going sheriff stepped down New Year's Eve. Both agree today things were strained. "He hit me once and I hit him once," said retiring Sheriff Jess Sweeten. "I knocked him down and he pulled one of his 45s. One of my deputies took it away from him," said new Sheriff J. W. Brownlow. The two agree it happened in front of the jail a few minutes be fore Brownlow was to take over at midnight New Year's Eve. Brownlow said lie went aown to the iail that night to take over and that Sweeten called him "a sorry "He was wearing two 45s," Brownlow continued. "1 knocked him down and he pulled one of his 15s. One of my deputies took it away from him. Then 1 knocked him down again and he reached for the other 45. We took that away from him too. Then we gave the guns to one of his deputies who took him home." "On, no," counters Sweeten, "If I'd drew my gun, I'd 'a used it." Sweeten said: "Wasn't nothing to it. Just two blows passed. He hit me once and I hit him once. I wasn t knocked down ana ncitner was he." Did he call Brownlow a name? "Well. I mav have," said Sweet en, a 6-foot-plus lawman who won fame in this east Texas area dur ing 20 years in office. -'I mights laid something." TALKING ABOUT A HOME? So many people do noth ing but talk about it! But if you really want to own your home, consult me now. Personal attention, economical terms. Iquitoblt Sviti9t & Loan Ait'n. Douglas County Stata Sank Bldl. Ralph L. Russell lew Rrniatia Winston Fire Rates To Drop By MRS. JED PETERSON Ervin Gubser, secretary of the Winston-Dillard Rural Fire Board, has announced that the district has received its new insurance rating as a result of adequate fire pro tection. Hereafter owners of resi dences and business houses within the district will note a substantial saving in their fire insurance rates. Return Home Mr. and Mrs. David McMinn and Mr. and Mrs. Joe McMinn and family have returned to their homes In Winston following a holi day visit in Klamath Falls with Joe and David's mother, Mrs. Jes sie McMinn, end other relatives. Sewer service cBarge statements for a three-month period beginning Nov. 20 have been mailed to all Winston property owners. Resi dents are advised that payment may De mane at Fisher s Variety Store in Winston. Two Americans May Be Released Soon By Soviet By FRANK CORMIER WARHiNnTnui in rrc ni;.i. appeared confident today that Rus sia soon will keep its promise to release two !ong-missing Ameri cans without insisting on the re turn of 11 Russian children now in tno west. Allhnncrh Iho ITS Frnk-A,.,, U Moscow hadn't been told when the Russians planned to release the Americans, officials recalled '.hat in a similar case a vpnr non ih Soviets waited several days. - The Americans are William T. Mnrchlllr .?R.vpn..nM AWnr. onl. dier, - of Brackenridge, Pa., and John Nnhlo 31 a nnlrnll a;iiih They are believed 'Si have been uwu ubiiiiiu buc nun v.uiiaiii lung er than any other Americans. Their eases and those of the Rus sian children were linked in a note delivered Friday to the U.S. Em bassy in Moscow. The Soviets promised to return the Americans and repeated a request for the re turn of the children, now living in West Germany and the United States. In Moscow, an em' jsy spokes man emphasized th the note did not make release of tne two Amer icans conditional on the return of the children. It anneareri rtnin th TTniierl SfatP Urnitlrf ,..ipt Puecia'c id. quest on "humanitarian" grounds. ior une return oi tne cnimren. New Councilmen To Take Over' At Myrtle Creek The Myrtle Creek City Council will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the City Hall, with a busy agenda promisca. New councilmen will assume du ties, applications for chief of oolice will be considered, and 1955 an- pointments will be made by Mayor Llovd McClintock. Councilmen new on their lobs are Councilman - at - large Winton Hudelson, Homer Abbot of Ward I, Jack Kieling of Ward II, and Forrest Loghry of Ward III. Hud elson will serve two years, the oth ers four years. correspondent Ruth M. Evans pointed out that the city's trea surer and recorder will be appoint ed, in line with new provisions of the city charter. Council commit tee appointments also will be made for the year. Stolen Cars Reported Recovered By Officers Two stolen cars, taken New Year's Eve in Roseburg, were re covered by police Saturday, ac cording to Roseburg officers. Virgil M. Hassett, Eugene, re ported his car missing from 125 N. Parrott St. Friday evening. It was located in Salem. Bill Layton, 147 E. Clubb St., said his car was stolen early Sat urday morning from Dale's Cafe, 1301 E. Second Ave. S. It was found by citv police later. E. C. Crotty, 802 Elaine Dr., told officers Friday that a set of fender skirts were removed from his car. VIOLATION FINES MUST BE PAID Complete Story Tuesday 111 Morse Uncertain On Party For Re-Election In 1956 WASHINGTON UP) Oregon Democrats are applying pressure on the state's independent senator, Wavne Morse, to get him to run for' re-election in 1956 as . a Democrat. But Morse, who bolted the TA..ki:n Dsrlv in 1QS2 caiH ha nCHUUiii.au . ' hasn't yet definitely made up his mind on tne matter, ne saiu ne would "not hesitate" to run as a nAmnAP9t "if T flppiitp that I can best support and advance the cause Ot a souno liDerai prugram thai vbu , . . nrnvirlpri that is the desire of the Democratic Party." lie was assurea tne uemucrais wanted him by Sen.-Elect Richard L. Neubeiger, by Howard Morgan, laU nkmuirafip phnlrman nnrl hv Monroe Sweetland, Oregon Demo cratic national committeeman. Neuberger, asked if Democrats nrnitlrl ciinnnrt Mnrsp if hfi remained an independent, said: "I can't speak for Oregon Democrats 87-Year-0ld Woman Dies At Wolf Creek Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Barbara (Grandma) Warlhen, 87, were scheduled at the Glendaie Assembly of God Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. She died at her home near Wolf Creek early New Year's Day. Her survivors include 32 grand children, 54 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Warthen was born at Wit tenburg, Germany, March 11, 18G7, and came to the United States in 1881 She was married to John S. Warthen at Hebron, Neb., July 29, 1884. In Ihe same year, .they mov ed to Oregon. They moved to Wolf Creek in 1886. In 1906, they moved to Eugene, but for the past six years, Mrs. Warthen has lived with her daughter at Wolf Creek., She was a charter member of the Elmira Grange and a member of the German Lutheran Church. Among her survivors are eight children, Mrs. Edith McMichael of Azalea, Mrs. Grace Whiting of Al ameda, Calif.. Richard G. of De troit, Ore., Mrs. Irma Holland of Wolf Creek, Fred C. of Milwiu kie. Ore., . Mrs. Cecilia Carlile of Walton, Ore., Ivan of Creswell and Mrs. Freida Carlile of Oak- ridge; two brothers, John Hai!en locher of St. Loui3, Mo., and Phil lip Hagenlocher of Glendora, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Reka Kingsley of Eugene. Her hus band and four other children pre ceded her in death. After the funeral service at Glen dale, the body will be shinped to Noti for a 2 o.m. service Wednes day at the Church of Christ. The Rev. Clarence W. Zweigart of Wolf Creek will officiate at bilh the Glendaie and Noti services. Ganz Mortuary, Myrtle Creek, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, it was re quested that donations be m.ide to the building fund of the Wolf Creek Community Church, which was destroyed by fire last year. Green Funeral Dated Tuesday Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Sylvester Lee Green, 76, well known Dillard farmer who died Dec. 30 after a short illness. The Rev. Rinke A. Feenstra of Ihe Dillard Methodist Church will officiate at services in the chapel of Long k Orr Mortuary. Conclud ing services and interment wil! follow in Civil Bend Cemetery. Surviving are two sons, Clyde Green of Dillard and James Rohn da Green of .Tenmile, and one granddaughter. The deceased was born in Ash County, N.C., on Sept. 22. 1878. and came to Douglas Countv in 1S03. He was married in 1910 to Ethel Scott who preceded him in death in 1922. For the last 20 years he has made his home in Dillard. OLD FASHION REVIVAL MEETING SINGING MUSIC PREACHING PRAYER FOR THE SICK BEGINNING JAN. 4th . 7:30 NIGHTLY EXCEPT MON. and SAT. GLIDE GRANGE HALL EVERYONE VELCOME but I see no reason why I can't support him as an independent." ,"B u t,". Neuberger added, "I hope he does become a Democrat." Morgan, in Portland, wired Morse pledging him the support of the party should Morse become I Democrat before the campaign. Sweetland also promised party, backing. Morse, interviewed Sunday night on the NBC TV-radio show, "Meet the Press," repeated his ' earlier statement that he would vote with the Democrats on organization of the new Senate but would retain his status as an independent. He accused Vice President Nixon of being the "No. 1 smear artist" in the 1954 congressional campaign and said he would campaign in behalf of the Democrats in 1956 to defeat President Eisenhower and Nixon. He predicted that Eisenhower and Nixon would seek re-election and would be defeated if the Democrats "have the good sense" to run Adlal Stevenson. Morse will sit on the Democratic side of the aisle when the Senate convenes Jan. 5. Sen. Lyndon Johnson of Texas, the Democratic leader, has promised Morse every consideration that Johnson can extend in the matter of committee assignments. Morse was reported interested in the Armed Services, Foreign, Relations and Interior Committees.' Sprouse-Reifz Manager Changes A new manager took over du ties at the Sprouse - Reitz de partment store in Roseburg Mon day. ' He is Ed Murray, . who was transferred here from Grants Pass, where he was an assistant manager in the store there. He re places Terry Hill, who has been transferred to North Bend. Hill called the shift "a promotion for both of us." Hill will take over the manager ship of the North Bend store in the near future. He, his wife and two children have lived in Roseburg just a year. They came to Rose burg from Shclton, Wash. Hill has been with the Sprouse-Reitz organ ization for two years. Murray is the third manager of the local store since the Sprouse Reitz organization bouqht the store from Nobel Goettel in 1952. James D. McCrew Seeks Damages From Accident General damages of $20,000 and .special damages of $1,724.50 are sought from each of two defend ants in a circuit court suit filed by James D. McGiew. Alleging he received permanent injuries in an accident April 30, 1954, McGrcw brought the suit against Albert Lavcrne Price and Forrest R. Harris. The accident oc curred on Highway 99 about I , miles north of Drain. McGrcw alleges Price, driving a truck owned by Harris, pulled to tile left then turned right in front of him and hit his car. MUST SELL Immediately! 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