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1 DAILY SENTINEL, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 190 TWO THE Socially Yours By MARY LOUISE Veterans' hospital afternoon for Mrs. Gertrude Abraham, vision division, from Washington, week in Grand Junetion, Inspecting and colored leaves decorated the of the tea. Miss Irene Marshall, members of the nursing staff in staff members gave a tea Wednesday chief of the field nursing C. Mrs. Abraham la spending the the local hospital.

Fall flowers nurses' home at the hospital, scene hospital chief dietitian, assisted giving the tea. of Grand Junction but Mrs. Carrie Schrader, longtime resident Poulsbo, for a number of years, in here for a has lived at of her son, Glen Schrader and Stre. Schrader, visit at the home and also visiting her younger son. Welby 1456 Grand avenue, Mrs.

Schrader': last visit to her old home was made eight Behrader, She plans to spend a number of days here. years ago. Jordan has returned from the northwest, where she Mrs. Myrtle varationed for two weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Baker, Ore.

She visited, 100, with her Mrs. Ralph daughter-in-law, McCullough, Mr. in and Mrs. Wayne Jordan, in Roy, Utah. son and from an operation which he recently Mr.

Jordan is recovering went in a Salt Lake City hospital, Among parties for Sunday Wednesday evening miscellaneous of Mrs. James P. Riga, with Mrs. son co-hostesses, Miniature for the bridge and canasta party, wed Thomas Moore, who is service. To fete Miss Rosalie Roussin, the Rainbow room of American left today for Washington, D.

C. the atomic energy commission. were Miss Ruth Holt, Mrs. Robert Miss Francine Flanagan, Mrs. Pat Idaho Falls, Mrs.

William Dufford, Ellen Hughes For the nest two months, Mrs. son, Dr. Nathan Turner, and family Mrs. R. A.

Pruneske, and family in Junction Monday. bride, Miss Esther Anderson, was shower, given at the home John Rigs and Miss Betty airplanes served as decorations since Bride-Elect Esther will associated with a local aviation friends planned a dinner party at Legion Thursday evening. Rosalie where she has been transferred by Presenting a farewell gift to Rosalie Kyle, Miss Dorothy Ann Reynolds, Windohl, Mrs. Charles Thompson of Mrs. John Baghott and Miss Mary Lauretta Tracy will be guest of her in Wabash, and her daughter, New London, Wis.

She left Grand The engagement of Miss Marie Veltman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Veltman of St. Petersburg, to Lawrence Eugene Leach, son of Mr. and Mrs.

James L. Leach of Fruita, has been told. Miss Veltman is a recent graduate of the Mountain Sank. tarium and Hospital School of Nursing in Fletcher, N. C.

Mr. Leach is senior ministerial student at Union college in Lincoln, Neb. No date has been anounced for their wedding. Legion Circle Eight square dance club will have election of officers at the Saturday night meeting. Members are asked to take guests.

October Jane Jefferson Meeting Set for Monday The October meeting of Jane Jefferson club will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock in the patriotic room of the court house. Plans for the annual birthday banquet, to be held Oct. 25 at the American Legion home, will be made. Columbus Demonstration Club Meets With Mrs. Selbert Columbus Home Demonstration Aub of Orchard Mesa met with Mrs.

Rudolph Selbert Wednesday, see demonstrations by Mrs. R. N. Henderson on woodcraft and Mrs. Seibert on aprons.

The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Robert Bennett Oet. 25, Local Couple Wed Married Friday morning by judge Adair Hotchkiss were Frank M. Lennex, Grand Junction, and Mrs. Ora Cella Mapes, also of this eity.

Witnesses were Mrs. W. E. Tillotson and John H. Ford.

Local Items Greaser of Thompson, Utah, is in St. Joseph's hospital, Denver, where condition is reported unchanged. He entered the hospital over three weeks ago. His daughter, Miss Ruth Greaser of Grand Junction, has returned from Denver where she visited A him. there, Her mother is remaining Weekend guests at the C.

and Vernon Lamb homes northeast of Clifton were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hinkle and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hudson, all of Kokomo, Ind.

Mr. Hinkle and Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were on vacation from work in the radio division of the General Motors plant at Kokomo. Mrs.

Hinkle and Lamb are cousins. Art classes in drawing and painting for beginners, intermediate and advanced students are now forming at the Goodart Studio, North Fifth. Starting October 2, day and evening classes will be conducted by the well known New York painter and muralist Verona L. Burkard. For information phone 3350-R or 3166-J.

HIGHER PENSIONS can very easily push the $100 mark. when all qualifying under O. A. and S. I.

are processed. Of 138 qualifying to date in this county, 87 are retired wage earners, 37 are spouses of wage earners and 14 are surviving widows. Mr. Wallace predicts that an additional 100 cases now receiving A. P.

will qualify under the new O. A. and S. 1. law covering those who have had years of employment since Jan.

1, 1937, He already has 57 in this category, He also expects that the number of all those receiving benefits under 0. A. and S. I in all categories will be close to 250 when all the records are in. There are already 10 aid to dependent children cases in this county to also receive old age, and security insurance benefits.

In September this group received $354.41, Under the new law, they will receive $629.30 or an m- crease of $274.89. The aid to dependent children fund in Mesa county will be decreased by this amount. Savings from A. D. C.

will of course not pile up, but will represent a true saving to the county welfare department, The other category of Social Security which provides increased payment for general assistance cases unable to work because of health reasons, has not been explored as yet. It will be put into effect as soon as possible, however, Mr. Wallace says. Two girl stenographers recently left Cape Town, South Africa, paying their own passage to Britain for "lend a hand on the land" vacation. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of William 0.

Stitt, Deceased. No. 5352 Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of September, 1950, letters of Administration were issued to undersigned as Administrator of the above named estate and all persons having claims against said estate are required to file them for allowance in the County Court of, Mesa County, Colorado, within six months from said date or said claim shall be forever barred. Logan D. Stitt, Administrator.

First Pub. Sept. 15, 1950. Last Pub. Oct.

6, 1950. You'll Find Good Food when you stop at Grand Junction's "Logical" Place to Eat -SuggestionsBAKED CHICKEN Celery Dressing $1.00 Top Sirloin With French Fries Rocky Mountain Trout with Tartar Sauce Italian Spaghetti with Chicken Italian Ravioli Pan Fried Spring Chicken Noon Day Merchants Plate. SPECIAL Closed Every Monday Open 9:50 Sunday Nite CAFE and LOUNGE 335 Main Accredited by Rand McNally Ripe Tomato Fired At Taft But He Keeps on Talking Canton, Sept. Someone fired a ripe Senator Robert A. Taft di making his and wait, kept right talking.

said had arrested I happened brought until might. reporter Taft about it. dida'1 splatter said Taft. He said a few "roughnecks" were standing at the rear of the crowd just before the flew. Forest Fires Still Burn in Canada But Big Blazes Are Out Edmonton, Alta, Sept.

39. Scattered forest fires still burned today in the Canadian northwest, but light snows doused most the big blazes, which last week rampaged thru thousands of acres of timber, farmland and brush and sent a pall of smoke across the eastern 8. Two of last week's large firesat Blueberry and Beatton river. 101 and 141 miles north of hereare still burning, as are at least eight sizeable ones near the Alaskan highway. There were no figures available on the number of acres burned out or on the damage caused.

Alberta's chief timber Inspector said the fire toll for this year would near About 40.000 acres were reported ravaged near the Alaskan highway, but ilttle marketable timber was lost. One hundred separate fires spread along the Alaskan highway and northern Alberta last week. They burned out at least 14 homes, several hunting and fishing cabins and caused two logging camps to be evacuated. Many farmers, dividing their time between fighting the blazes and trying lost to save their threatened crops, livestock, machinery and all or part of their harvests. The fires originally were caused by unseasonally warm weather and an 18-day drought.

A haze hanging over some sections of the United States is credited to the Canadian forest fires. Some persons claim the haze has extended to Grand Junction. Local Youth Killed In Korea Fighting Clyde Hewitt, serving with the Second division in Korea, was killed Sept. 17 according to a telegram recetved last night by his narents. Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Hewitt, 1818 Rood. Details concerning the young man's death are to be supplied later by letter. The youth enlisted almost two years ago before completing high school here. His sister Helen and brother Wayne are in school here now.

Is Your Dog Herel A black part-spaniel female found at Seventh and Grand Thursday is in the eity dog pound. Two dogs were picked up Wednesday at 1019 South Fifth including a black and brown female terrier and a black and white female terrier. A brown female, all breeds, was picked up at Fourth and Pitkin. Japan has started a big program of road and bridge repair for 1950-51. Concert Soloist EINAR WAERMO, Swedish Opera and Concert Soloist, famous on two continents, will be heard at the First Baptist Church, Fruita, Colorado, tonight at 8 o'clock, Mr.

Waermo is lauded as one of the greatest Sacred Concertists in the world today. Has sung before the Royalty of Europe and in nearly every state in U.S.A. No admission charge. Public cordially invited. SP SPUDNUTS UTS SHOP OPEN AT 2902 NORTH AVE.

(Farmer's Mart Building) Some Officers in Air Force Can Nol Get Commissions Back Air Force officers let their commissions captre before June 28, 1950 can't get their Ale Farce has ruled. This formation passed to the local air reserve last night. Officers held June have extended chief benefit of being active in the reserve unite accumulation retirement ere and retention of rank, the Air Force Those not active may be recalled to Dive duty but not in grade, lat L4, D. Dylatra gave restricted lecture based on intelligenre reporta concerning modern Soviet air power. letter from the commanding officer of the reserve unit Pueblo, suggesting that the two unita compare reports on flying saucers, was read, Ed Wilson said that an officer was here recently checking on reserve personnel who allegedly cot orders to active duty but did not report.

He found the slope members did report and Air Force records were in error. Careful preservation of all orders and records by individuals is recommended. The meeting was concluded with the collection of money for flowers for Set. Robert Mills, former member of the unit, who was killed in crash a few days ago, Sergeant funeral in today. Mrs.

H. D. Perry Dies Unexpectedly Thursday Mrs. Doris Irene Perry, wife of H. D.

Perry, route 2, died unexpectedly at 12:45 p. m. Thursday at St. Mary's hospital. Funeral services will be held 10 a m.

Sunday at the Martin chapel. Burial will be in Crown Point cemetery, Appleton. Doris Irene Harvey was born April 5, 1904, at Plymouth, Idaho, the daughter of John Christian and Etta Harvey. The father died August 26 at his Fruitvale restdence. The deceased removed to the Grand valley when she was eight years of age and had resided here since.

She was married to H. D. Perry March 17, 1926. Mrs. Perry was graduate of the Appleton high school.

Surviving are the husband; her mother, Mrs. Etta Harvey, Fruitvale; one daughter, Mrs. M. M. Kunard, Grand Junction; two brothers, Charles A.

Harvey, Los Angeles, and Dale, Klamath Falls, two sisters, Mrs. Leo Peterson, Victorville, Calif; and Mrs. Frank Key, Grand Junction; and two grand children. Egypt has some of the oldest and youngest of universities- El Azhar 1,000 years old and Fouad and Farouk universities, aged only 25 years. DANCE Saturday, Sept.

23 ELMER HARRIS Orchestra $1 PER COUPLE fax included Whitewater Hall D. F. MASH-Manager Only Home-Owned and operated Theatre in Grand Junction Last Time Tonight GUNG BATTLE CRY OF THE MARINE RANDOLPH SCOTT ROBERT MITCHUM GRACE McDONALD Plus Short Subjects Show Begins 7 P. M. Complete Show After 9 P.

M. SATURDAY ONLY ROD CAMERON Plus 'Henry The Rainmaker' Visit Our Concession 'Stand We have pop cigarettes, ice cream, candy and pop. STARLITE -IN DRIVE THEATRE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Colorado Scene. from Associated State Director Lewis Cobb told the San Ladle Valley Travel association the nest state legislature will be asked for 8300- 000 to advertise Colorado, State now spends $17,500 a year Three year sold Christy Duras died Thursday when a car crashed through a guard rail into the Rio Grande river Wagon Wheel Gap. Cole.

Governor Johnson said he still has the resignation George Bickel an a state civil ice commissioner under ment Dr. Joseph E. Cannon. 40, former Army Medical corps officer, appointed today as director of bereulosis control for the Colorado Department of Health. Loretto Heights college officials said they had received the last payment of $28,000 grant made by the El mar Foundation of Colorado Springs Governor Johnson announced today he has appointed George Cavender, president of the Colorado Federation of Labor, as a coordinator of labor development.

The Fort Collins eity council will hold a public hearing Friday on a petition to lift rent control. Only one bid was received this afternoon for the $6.300.000 bond Issue to finance the Boulder-Denver toll road. It was submitted by David Lawrence Paul mans of Boettcher and Company, Denver The state civil service commission today reprimanded Thomas Platt of Boulder, water commissioner of District No. 6, but dismissed charges against him The Colorado Springs office of the state patrol today received letter from Pfe. L.

G. Cochran asking how much he owes for a ticket Issued July 16. It seems he was shipped to Korea the day after the ticket was issued. Sergeant Dale of the patrol said the charge undoubtedly will be dropped. 400 South Koreans (Found Slain in Field Taejon, Korea, Sept.

29. (P) small detachment of American troops last night found the bodies of about 400 South Koreans piled in ditches in beanfield near Taejon prison. A South Korean navy commander said 200 civilians were massacred by the Reds Yosu in the south Thursday night. The apparent victims of Red slaughter at Taejon included civilIans and police, The body of an aged woman was found among them. Mine Fatality Near Ouray Ouray, Sept.

29. (P) Eddie Connors, 36, was fatally injured yesterday when he fell from a shaft ladder at 150 the feet to the bottom of Treasury mine, 11 miles south of here. fairs. He was defeated by Wayne Aspinall and since then had divided his time between his rapch and home in Miami, Fla. Mr.

Rockwell was born in Cortland, N. Feb. 11, 1886, to L. W. and Elizabeth Rockwell.

He was educated in the public schools there, the Hill school at Pottstown, and Princeton university. He moved to Paonia in 1907, where he had cattle and ranch interests. June 24, 1908, he married Aileen Miller and to them were born two children, Wilson and Robert F. Jr. Mrs.

Rockwell died March 5, 1938, in Miami. His father died Nov. 23, 1940, and his mother Feb. 23, 1941. Nov.

23, 1948, Mr. Rockwell married Elizabeth Armstrong Rockwell, who was with him at the time of his death. Wilson Rockwell resides near Paonia and the other son, Robert, is enroute here from the east. Congressman Rockwell was member of the state board of agriin December, 1946. He was a memculture from 1932 until he resigned ber of the Sons of the American Revolution, Paonia Rotary club and Masonic bodies.

He. belonged to the Episcopal church. Funeral services for Mr. Rockwell will be held at 10:30 a. m.

Monday at the Taylor Funeral home in Paonia, according to latest plans of the family. ROBERT F. FREEDOM BELL in Colorado. Mrs. Boyd Guthrie was chairman of the drive there.

Rifle, where the bell will be shown at 11:15 a. m. Sunday, has contributed another $35 to Radio Free Europe, to make its total contributions around $150. This money is used to counteract Soviet propaganda, by beaming American information behind the Iron Curtain. Scrolls bearing the names of 300 additional elementary school children have been turned in, Contributions from the children totaled $7.14, largely in pennies.

(Radio Free Europe accepts contributions from one penny on up.) County schools are also working hard this week and the first of next week to finish signing the scrolls. Mr. Walker expects to have the western Colorado campaign completed by next week, and he urged that all complete scrolls and contributions be turned in immediately. Southern Baptist REVIVAL OLD FASHIONED GOSPEL Singing and Preaching Oct. 2 thru 11 7:30 P.M.

Welcome Following Places Seventh Day Adventist Church -Grand Junction Mt. Lincoln Community Club Orchard Mesa Community Club Pear Park Community Club Two Slope Men on One Of Longest Casually Lists for Colorado Sept. of the longe Colorado casualty lists of the Korean fighting was released late today depart mest of It included three killed 1 died of unde, wounded. All men. Colorado list Included: -Pfe.

Leonal M. Crus, 400 of Crus, 1339 East Orman, Pueble; Ple, Robert Gerstof Mrs. Mary Gerstner, North First street, Montrese, Set. Beauford Wilkins. brother of Mrs.

Thelma I. Olson, 3190 Race street, Denver, Died wounds -Pie. Don Chavez, 1 Mrs. Evangeline Martines, East Blot avenue, Denver, Missing Billy J. Best, son of Mrs.

Bertha Bella Best, 1260 Colorado avenue, Grand Junction (story previously published by Daily Sentinel, Wounded- -Pfe. Joe mante, 400 Mrs. Marcilina Bustamante, route 2, Longmont; Joseph Sandoval, son Mike Sandoval, Cpl. James V. Smith, son of iven R.

Smith, box 463, Longmont: M-Sgt. Robert I. Thorne, 100 of Mrs. Grace Thorne, route Longmont; Pfe. Joe B.

Vars, husband of Mrs. Toni Vara. Highland street. Trinidad, and Pfe. Robert Wilkisen.

son of Mrs. Lyda M. wilkinson, Rocky Ford. 15 West Slope Army Reservists Latest To Receive Orders Fifteen western Colorado reservists were on the latest list of those ordered to active duty and to report for physicals, the army reserve office here said Friday morning. Four of the seven ordered to report to the joint examination and Induction station in Denver for physicals Oct.

4, and Included Ste. Edward Kissel Jr. Sgt. Charles E. Hall, Set.

John H. Schoening and Cpl. Lloyd Murray, Ste. Roy Johnson, Rangely; Set. Willard F.

Wilson and Cpl. William H. num both of Glenwood Springs, were others for physicals. Those receiving orders for active duty at Fort Lewis, reporting Oct. 21, were: Pic.

Robert C. Shutt, Dove Creek; Pfc. Thomas F. H. Briggs, Maher; Sgt.

Effard Howard Holley, Gunnison; Cpl. Clark, Collbran; Sle. James Bates, Durango; Pic. Chester Dixon, Delta; Cpl. Johnny E.

Newby, Cortez, and Ste. Alfred J. Diferdinando, Durango, Preparations Rushed To Meet Rioting Reds Bonn, Germany, Sept. 29. (P) West German police rushed preparations today to meet an expected onslaught by thousands of rioting Communists in at least nine cities of the industrial Ruhr this weekend.

From Hamburg in the northern corner of allied tones to Cologne on the Rhine, cities were gripped by tension as police summoned reserves and warned the populace to stay off the streets and avoid public gatherings. British authorities said intelligence reports indicate that Communist demonstrations will erupt in nine or ten cities despite allied and German bans. Miss Sada V. Brown Dies Unexpectedly Here Today Miss Brown, retired school teacher, died unexpectedly from a heart attack at 9:30 a. m.

today at her residence at 1020 Hill avenue. Miss Brown came to Grand Junetion five. weeks go from San Jose, to be with her brother, Frank, who is 111 in St. Mary's hospital. The body is at the Martin mortuary, and funeral arrangements will be made later.

Miss Brown was born June 1867, at Maringo, Iowa, the daughter of Eph and Mary Ann Brown, and she spent her childhood in Iowa. She started teaching at the age of 16 and taught for 35 years. She resided at Portland, before moving to San Jose. The deceased was a member of the Baptist church. Surviving are the brother, Frank; three nieces, Laura Howell and Velma Sowers, Grand Junction, and Edith Brown, Los Angeles, and one nephew, Ross Evans, Los Angeles.

DANCE Sponsored and Supervised by Clifton 1.0.0.F. SATURDAY, SEPT. New Hardwood Floors to Dance On Music by SMALLEY'S ORCHESTRA PUBLIC INVITED Clifton 100F Hall Clifton, Colorado COOKBOOK COUPON This coupon with 15 cents, per cookbook, presented at The Sentinel Office Supply, 644 Main street, will entitle the holder to any or all in a 24-book series of cookbooks Culinary Arts Institute For mail orders, add 5 cents mailing charge per book. please The Daily Sentinel Cantaloupe Harvest Peak Greenriver. Utah, Sept.

The cantaloupe shed has been running to capacity this past week and the harvest wilt reach its peak by end of the week according to the Wilson Produce company, To date, 20 cars have been shipped and it is expected that 30 cars more will be shipped barring an early frost. The cants are rather late because of the late spring and are rather slow to ripen, The watermelon season is about with at least 400 tons marover keted this year. The price has held up well. possibly because of the shortage of other fruit. Grouse shooting on the moors is twice as exciting with bow and arrow, says Angus Harris, old engineer, who has tried it near Rosyth, England.

Open 5:45 P. M. Alan "Rocky" LANE "DEATH VALLEY GUNFIGHTER" -Plus 2nd HItYVONNE DE CARLO "BUCCANEER'S In Technicolor Col. Reed, State Draft Director, Visits Here Col. Howard Reed.

Loveland state director of selective service arrived in Grand Junction the morning on a routine visit to Mes county draft board No. 12. Mr. Reed, former coach of th on Loveland Indians and at present leave from his position as super intendent of Loveland schools, well known in western Colorad athletie and school circles plans to attend the Loveland-Gran Junction football game tonight, Open M. Hurry Ends Saturday! Bud ABBOTT.

LOU COSTELLO in the FOREIGN LEGION -Plus 2nd HI6Robert Walker Deborah Kerr Mark Stevens "PLEASE BELIEVE ME" Cooper Eagle Auxiliary Spaghetti Dinner FRIDAY NITE, Sept. 29 7 P.M. CHILDREN entertainment following dinner For Eagles and guests LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE NO. 270 SOCIAL DANCE Saturday, Sept. 30 9:30 P.M.

TO 12:30 A.M. Music by GARDNER'S DANCE BAND For Members in Good Standing, Their Ladies and Guests GUESTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER TONIGHT and OF IN David BRIAN STORY OF ME Jean CRAWTORD MESA WESTLAND THEATRE Dammad to 6 P.M. Done SAT. NIGHT 11:30 The Thrill of the 10:25 World's Greatest Sport! And at 7:20 Of a man a bat CISCO KID. a ball a glove! THE INC LED CARRILLO "SATAN'S JACKIE ROBINSON CRADLE" The pride of Brassion ROBINSON as bimelt STORY, GIANT WESTERN PREMIERE CO-HIT By special selection of the produc- "CANON CITY" "CAGED" ers, this theatre will be among the AND NOW 300 theatres chosen for the first showing, of "Rocky A RAPPED WATCH FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN COMING Starring ERROL FLYNN FLAME and the ARROW Welcome to COPECO Western Colorado's Most Popular Ballroom Saturday Night Under New Management Music by THE MUSIC MAKERS COPECO BRUCE and MILLIE CASTINE, Owners.

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