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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, '1940
Indians to Battle
Murtlo Pnmt Hara
J lit Villi IUWI w
Season's Last Home Game Set
for Friday; Visitors Yet
to Crash Win Column.
District No. 8 Standings
I,. Prt.
HosffburR li 2 .711
North Hciid A 2 .M7
CrKiuillf I 3 ,r,71
MiirHhficM X .1 .&()
Myrtle Point 0 6 .000
The Ipokup-IouiIIhk RohpIhhk
lilgh sell on! Indian fiiintfU, out In
front in thn loimIa8-f'oo coiiniy
lmrip nice ly n oup-lmlf rhiiip mar
in ovnr thn North Mend Bulldog
by vlrtno or lutvlnn pltiywt one
mnro ronCurenro fcimip than Iiiivp
Dip lullur, will tiiiiKlo with Dip
I'Mlltir-ottcnpanlH, Myrtlis Point IiIkIi
H'hooi, on tho local rourt Kridfiy
ovnniiiK in I ho final hump rhiiio or
tho BpnKon. i
Conch Pat Itickard'H ItobrutR nro
llio jlrix-ouiril of l tic ilislrlct. in
lntiKt evory cnnontitir thin koiikoii,
Myillo I'oini'H yoiintf and tnox- '
ppriPiicPr fiifntel han pluynd fino
hall n nd him kIvi-ii Coos comity
utid HoKPlnirt; rmnpctltlou n hitler
battle all the way, hut not nun
fumin has It won. ThP Unheals
Imvo dropppd more hem't-hroakiiitf
declnioiiH thuu Iiuh a jn-Jzel'lKht re
ferpo.
An example, of what mltfht be
looked for in Friday's nUiikkI"
run he obiilned by pnriiHhiR the
reflullfi of (lie hiHt Kobeut Indian
juuiio. whirh the latter won by the
thread hare scorn of 2019. In an
other ffume played recently, Po
nd 1 1 the crew that Hhcllarked
KoHohui'K here, 29 22, at the start
of the kpjihoii, couhM'tci! Itself
lucky to eke nut. u 'Ui'it margin
over thene ko-cuIIciI cetlarlteK.
Another InlereHtiiiK luet about
the (piintet which foil eh Jim
VntlH' boopHleru will meet Itt that
this hibernating storm cellar con-tiiif-'eiit
include, att onn of their
Bfltutd, n youni;ter by the name of
) el Sutphln, who leudH till the
Coos ((iiintetH In BcnritiK- A clone
ehpfkinn Indian defense held the
hot Hhot markHiiian to five tallies
in the first encounter, but lie i
the typo of lad that can break out
v.il'i a raah of banlietB In any
game. Myrtle Point also han other
Hool hIioIh Hi M. Sutphin ,u broth-
ur, una II. Itrown.
Washington Not Certain of Date of
His Birthday; Received No Pay For
War Services Nor Whiie President
fly NKA Service
OeorRP W'nHhlntoii wunn't rjulte
sure, of Mb own birthday, so lie
didn't celebrate the oceu.-don dm
inj; hi Inter yearn, lie watt born
Keh. 11, W'.'2. hut a Kiihse(nent cal
endar revision, which changed the
date If) Feb. 22, left him coiilimed
tin to whether it wuh the llth, I2lh
or 22nd, ho he jimt tiled in loiKci
the whole thiiitc.
WanhlnKton wns worth $2,0fW,
HOu; owned llli.ooo acieM of land,
fino wlave:4 anil the linden! dhtlllery
in the country. He made inueh of
A&tiM&Gj 1
ti in forlune on ii money lender and
was first in the P. H. lo ii!"1 lb,
present Hylem of collateial secur-
iiy.
His Ki-eat-Kramlalher, an KiwIIkIi
ministor, was turned out of par
ish by parliament because he v. as
"n coiuuion frequenter of ale
houses, not only himself kHUiik
daily tippling then, hut also hi
count KinK olheiH In thai beastly
vice."
A ureat host, tint president en
tertained 'iH'.'.'t Kuests, servinn 17,-
VWEBETLL t
Put the oooa ??
In a f '10,000 expense account, only
part of which was paid, lie served
without pay as president, and
spent $r,M, nun puttln;; up a front
thme i'u;hi years.
Washington was the ninth V, S.
president, not the first. Kifht other
men styled themselves "J'resident
of the I niied StateH" under (hit
Articles of ( 'oulederatlon. Ho wus
lln;l under the ( oii:;t i t ut ion.
V'aHhiiif;ton both drank and
swine. Ho is on record of f,ettiiif.;
up tlx; dunks lor the hoys diiiing
election periods. As a military
lender, he cursed like a cavalry
man, In his "lio Rules of Civility,"
Washington as a boy prescrlhed
that yon should "tall: not wit h
meat in your mouth, cleanse not
your teeth with the table cloth,
napkin, fork or knite . . , hut
witli u pick tooth; and if yon
coiikIi, sneeze, sijih or yawn . . .
put your handkerchief before your
luce Had turn aside."
A political fcinup once offered
Washington the job of being king
Starved, Frozen
Girl ArriKpt Kin
Shrinking Bfues
SfMi:nsr:T. -,r.. ivi. 21. (aim
StruyyliiiK lo hold hack tears.
Ada Pauh. 2:;, told uitihoritlcH tie
rlay low she was locked out of
her cousin's home while barefoot,
cans iw her ears. Icet and ri'ht
hand lo freeze In tin- intense cold.
JYohailon on leer A. I). Shali'er
reported Hial when the voum;
woman was kept out of the house
j;t iieiuhh'irlnK Quecreek, shi wore
onlv a llimsy hlui l; dress wet from
just hf in? washed, she stood In
the foot-deep mioy and shivered
in an outbuilding until be and a
constable, inlornicd of her pliidit,
arrived and look her to a hospital.
Shaffer said that Miss Punch,
whose lelt hand has been pain-
zed since clillilhooiL had soiled
the drc-iH and was sent, to Die otit-il
btilldiii!; to wash it. Her hark was
bi'uised trim a beating, ho added.
Her fill her dead and her mother
out of the stale. .Miss Punch went
'n live with lor cousin, a miner,
two years aco. Hh said ihe only
lood she received cilice, then was
scraps left by the cousin's family,
including live ctiildreu. She now
weK'lis only 17, jj iunds, about '.Itt be-
IflW tl f I' I lilt 1
llistrif t Attorney A. M. Matthews !
said he would complete an fuvesti-t-ation
iietore inakin any arrest In
the case.
At Issue in Suit
suffocated
plaster
ti!)l meals at Ml. Vernon iluiioK
yean;.
In ven live, Washington once de
Ripued h Ui-sided bain, and used a
plow of his own cn-ai ion. He help
ed design the Potomac canal (hat
still e:l.;ts.
Ceiieral Wushtnulou rece'veil no
salaiy iluriuc tin war. but turned
Score Lead to 157
Fly The Associated Press
Bobby Mudh, sophomore for
T.'ard, Increased his lead In the
northern division. I'acilie coast
conference basketball scoring nice
as the Washington Huskies de-
pated the Washiimlon t'otimtrs r(:i- n,,p,.n,,.n
newly-crowned Houclas county eon
sola t ion t'ha m pions of Yoiiculla.
Thursday nicbt, when they play
here In u heui'lit procraiu for their
jaunt to the southern Orecn
championship tournament at Ash
laud, next week.
An opponent has not yet been
named, but will probably he some
r2 lasl nlftbt to Kpllt their iwcwinnm
Pullmiiu serlen. !
I.lndh scored 11 points to briucl
his (ot ill to date to Ifu. His near-
team from I'liiKent1
assured o J
ami local fans
Kood contest.
Following Ihe came a pie
cla I will comtdete lhr
est cotnnetltoiH are Olson of wf The program is scheduled to he
inuion Blate. who has 12,t and Dlcl
of Oregon, who has 120.
Llndh set a new scoritiK reconl
for riphomore players tit (he Uni
versity of Wnshlnclon by his shnrp
shootlnc;. Tlie previous record of
HI! points was set by Johnny Ful
ler durltiR Ihe season of lii.'ll.
With the Huskies havlnc but two
Kr.ntea remalniiiK. Mndh has little
chance 01 tiimng ine urecou uivi-(
rIoii record of 1ST set by Wully
Pulinher of Orecou Slate In IH.'lii
at 7:0.
Louis-Paycheck Da r tie
Advanced to March 29
NKW YDHK. Feb. 21.--(Al'i
Mike ,la-ohs today announced n
switch fu the dales lor (lie J-u
l.imls-.tohnuy pavchek heavy welcht
title liKlit and Ihe CelrMino liar
cla - Ken Overlin iniddleweichl
bout at Madison
will meet
March 2!) Instead of April and
Carcla ami overlin on April :t. in
stead of March 2!i.
The nusuiea won nisi nmm s phainploiisliiii
puno on a free throw by Hob 1 orr. ( ,,.,. (jm ,,.,,
Hiibsntuie lorwaru. in ine nisi nan i ihi mid Paychek
iTiiuuie oi piay aner i apt. ion .mi
Ponahl bad pulled them into n 52
f2 tie wKh a pot-shot rrnm (he
sidelines wllh only n minute left
to play.
The victory Rave Ihe Huskies an
oven break with the Concurs In
Ihe Inter-slate schedule of four
Kumcs for the season.
The Concurs have an.oiher t'.ame
I tils week a Salurday nicbt en
C.iL'Ptnenl with Idaho at Moscow.
The feature attraction of the
week's schedule mines Friday
nlciit when the leacuc leadluc
Orec.on Stale Heavers meei the
second place Oregon Wehfools in
Corvallls.
Church Organ Picks Up
Short-Wave Broadcasts
PITTSlUIiOII, Feb. 21. (API
Throitch yome freak of wirlnt;
Ihe new 12. 2ml electric orcan at
t he Fiveport Met hodisl church
picks ti amateur shoii wave broad
i as i. -4 and sends ihnn thtouch the
amplilir like a radio.
When the "vilce" came on lim
ine the ipiiet of a service. Organist
Kiiinia Chapman sa eil embarrass
mt-ni by switching the oixau oil
"real ipih lily, so thai nohodv beard
It."
"Hut the next time It comes on."
Miss C ban mil n kiiUI tod:iv "we're
YONCAU.A. f)lP.. Feb. 20. mil unluu In Hint 11 nir Tim i.tn
(Special I- Local fans will have I oecalion Ik curious about the voice
their last opportunllv to see ihe I and we'll hi Mumii hear It "
Yoncallo Quintet Dated
for Jaunt Benefit Game
I.OS AXCF.I.F.S. Feb. 21. fAP)
Mae West's ae, whatever It is.
turned ihe ' indirect iy ln'came a point in Max
l.inder's jl.unn.iiim suit against her.
1 Kinder, ,m is a:;kinc null' of the
proceeds from Ihe sale or lna
mond to tint movies because,
he says, he helped Mae write il.
casually testified in superior court
today :
"l rirsi met Miss Wont about :to
years uc."
Previously Mre, who starred in a
film version of the phiy under the
Mile. "She Hone llim U'ioiik." had
lestifl'.'il .be first met Under in
I!I2N.
"It was when she was on a bill
wjih me ami Frank Wallace," Un
der replied when he was asked
when ne first knew the actress.
Wallace several years a so sued
Miss Wesl in an id fort to estab
lish himself ;i4 her b-cal husband.
M.ve ad mil led Wallace's ciaim.
fiitatlv. hut she said not. e woid
itliout her ace. Wallace sneil after
. .vi n i i a iiian iace license narninc him and
Accurate ThrOW Of ROCK Mar as ,l:K up in Milwaukee. It
was dated PHI -and cave .Mae's
FCUKNIC, Feb. 21. t A P) Mar-' "'en as is. That would make
Hie ve;ir ncr IMIi;i l.Mt.i.
j "Why, I was just a kid in PHI,"
ritlicuP d Mae.
i Kinder testified he received only
j S2.oou as his share when (he play
; was soid, and It wiit; not until l!:: i.
; when he rend that Mae's iuconu;
i lor the year had totaled $;s;i!,o(m.
that he bee an to siisjiect she may
nave mo a secret contract with the
producers to share in the profits ol
the picture.
of the country, but h
offer flow it in a race.
A sculptor almost
Washinctou in makinc
cast, then broke Ihe casl ee'iinc it
off the president's face. His real
hair, sandy colored, w as never
shown in portraits.
Second tallest of ihe presidents.
Washington welched 2lu pounds,
toppiuc l.incoln by 20 pounds, but
was 2 inches shorter, standinc
reet, 2 inches.
Medieval methods of medical
practice look Wasliinc ton's lite.
Weakened by doctors bleedinc
him wllh leeches, hi? succumbed to
quinsy sore throat just 17 days be
fore Ihe turn ol" the century.
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ODDITIES
(Iiy th AsRocIntwl Proas)
Slight Delay
COI.t'MniA, Mo. Thp worn was
1717 Into In tho seiond hnlf.
LoiiIh Snytlcr, l'orwnrl on tlin
Central Duiiy biiHltptlmll imiiii. nsk
pil lor lirnc out. Il li.nl lost a
(lotachitlili! tooth.
ort'U'liils, iiMMtitors anil players
hum imI hiKh unit low. Vive liiin-iitt-H
luti-r Snyili'i" found tho tooth
hlmHi'lf.
I'lay was resumei), but tho dairy
men losj 10 tho NYA 24-2H.
Taming Tabby
FAinMOITNT, Minn. Julius
HelmmH hail a eat that wus plenty
wild hut lie found out unwittingly
tho other day how to ttuno It.
ITn heard n mewing fi-om under
u water tunk he had hanked with
earth 2(1 days nco to prevent freez
ing und when lie dug into It, there
was Tahhy.
Vow siie Is so elmmniy Kehrens
ean hardly pet her out of the houM'.
Dead on Arrival
niCIIMOND. Ind. Madonna
Lamb couldn't start her car, so
she called a garageninu.
He looked under the hood nnd
said.
"Vou don't need me. You need
the police. Your carburetor has
been stolen."
ed, i to 2, that the old name Nlles
Center was good enough.
Opponents of the change claim
ed that theirs was the only Nlles
Center in the United States, while
IdftCVlrva corr-ii 2 dime dozen 1
tho wreckage another motorist
slopped nnd Htole the beer.
Prosperity Sign
NEWTON, Mass. This clly's
reaidents come pretty close to ful
filling the goal of tho prosperity
era iwo automobiles In every ga
rage. The assessors' 193!) report show
ed tho city bud 11.S9I homes and
27. .127 cars, moro automo
biles than last year at a valuation
of $9,265,001).
A Bad Day
National Defense Week
U'I'l D.ll
maiidiy oau
The Armory
FEBRUARY 22, 1940
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. Charles
floessell, 50, was hauling his pet
dog and two cases of beer to his
country i.tuge.
The car turned over In n ditch.
The frightened dog tore across tho
fields and never came back.
And while Goessell, with two
broken ribs, was lying helpless In
WANTED
Borley and
Wheat
DOUGLAS COUNTY
FLOUR MILL
SJiicr Kills Wildcat by
ry Wilson und Dick Horn, Kupene
ski eni husi nsts. may not be tilde
to "lick their weight in wildcats,"
but they have come jirelty close.
While HkthiK In the. nuu'h -Me-Kwiie
river country Ibey e:imo
iii'inss u wildcat in n tree. They
Withered a supply of rocks und a
liu'ky hurl by Wilson caught, t he
nnfuu'l sipuirely lietwcen the eyes,
i.iilini; it.
To prow their story they am ex
hihittiih' u bounty check issued hy
thn county. The cat weighed ltd
minds.
Radium is worth about $:pi,000
it Miain, und tlie entire world's
available slock n mounts to 7 no
"rams, or aliont LM minces.
A few years nwo, Joseph K. May
ott. ft',, above, was 5 feet 7 Inches
tall and "wore the pants" In bis
family. Then be contracted a rare
malady causing htm to shrink In
height. Willi each Inch ho lost, he
charges in a divorce suit filed fu
I, os Anpelos, his wife became more
of an Amazon. Mis wifn contests
ihe suit, ehurhitf Mayott deserted
her without cause.
Niles Center? Yes!
Nl LICS CKNTKR. III. Xote well
the name of this town, because It
is stfil just plain Niles Center de
spite a tin en months' campaign
and the cheers, jeers, and threats
of the HidKevlew-ites.
After two hours' debate nnd
much heckling mi tho part of a
faction which wanted to change
the name of the Chicago suburb to
Itidgeview, vllbijre trustees -flecfd-
BASKETBALL
Friday, February 23rd
Senior High Gym
8:15 P.M.
Roseburg High School
vs.
25c
Myrtle Point High School
Preliminary 7:00 P. M.
ADMISSION
A. S. B. Tickers 15c
35c
Alimony Outside Scope
of Income Tax Law
KAI.K.M. Ore., Keh. 21. (TP)
As far as lhat Ktate tax eoniiuis-
sion is t'lini-erneil then; in nil surh
thing as nvnony.
The pers;n imyiuK aliinnny can
not ileilaet it Ironi ills ineoinu anil
it lit nut Kiihje-i't to Htute Income
lax on the pari of tho pernon re
cei lllff it, tile eominlHKinn Kaid.
Finnish Relief Fund
Gets Another Donation
A ilnnallnn of $1!) for the Fin-
nsh relief hint! was received at
'lie NVws-lleview office toilay from
lie Olalla, Camas Valley and Ten-
mile communities. Tlie money re-
tn-csenteil inoceeiis from a henelit
.Inti.e hel.l Fell. 17.
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