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Ml Dunham's Defeat Olympias; Elks Lose to Sfuherlin Dunham's, winners of th? first half of the Roseburg Softball league schedule, started off the second half with an 11 to 4 win over Olympla Supply, while Su therlin, which finished In Ihe cel lar in the first half, shared top spot with Dunham's at the start of the second round by walloping the Elks club, 10 to 1. The games played last night were more In teresting than score would Indi cate. Olympla Supply led Dunham's for five Innings, going into the sixth frame with a 4 to 2 lead. In the first of the sixth, however, the Transfermen reached Peter son for five hits, while support in the field blew up and two errors contributed to permit eight runs to cross the plate. Vang Hurls One-Hitter The Elks and Sutherlln en Raged in a tight pitching duel for three inings, as Vang and Blake, the latter former pitcher for Koscburg Lumber company, now home on furlough from an army base In Mississippi, tossed up speed balls to baffle opposinp batters. Sutherlin reached Blake In the fourth inning, however, for five hits, while his team-mates contributed several misplays. Tel ford took over the chucking chore for the balance of the game and gave up no hits, but Vang con tinued to handcuff Lodge batters, turning In a one-hit performance. There will be no league games played Tuesday, as an all-star team, sponsored by the Elks club, will go to Eugene to meet the Eu gene Junior chamber of com merce team. The regular schedule will be resumed Friday, July 27. summaries: R II E 11 10 1 4 6 4 Peterson, Dunham's ...101 008 1 Olympla 031 000 0 Ellison and Myers; Marrier and Wlllener. R 1 II E 1 5 Elks 011 000 0 Sutherlin .. .011 710 0 10 9 3 Blake, Telford and Baughman; Vanij and Hogan. House Session Ended After Notable Record f Continued from Page 1) SliO,u(XJ,(XX),000 since it convened last January 3, the house with the senate, has enacted this leg islation: Extended the draft law for an other year. Continued the lend-lease pro gram. Increased the national debt li mit to $.T00,000,00O,000. Extended the reciprocal trade agreements act. Approved legislation Imple menting the Bretton Woods In ternational monetary agreements. Increased the pay of federal employes and postal workers. Continued the price control law. It sought, but failed for lack of senate concurrence, to draft nurses for the armed forces, to compel draft age men to take essential jobs under penalty of induction, and to require treaty ratification by a majority of the senate and the house instead of by two-thirds of the senate. It won senate approval for a $2,500 annual expense allowance for house members and deferred action on legislation to make members of congress eligible for pensions under the exlsltlng fed end retirement program. Shoved aside until next fall was legislation broadening the social security program, calling for compulsory military training youth in time of peace, and re vising the surplus property dis posal program. 3 Fliers, Each Shy One Leg, Ask New Duty, Receive It TAMPA, Kla., July 21. ( AP) The three airmen lay In Walter Reld hosnltal. Each had lost a lee In action. Gen. Henry M. Arnold visited the hosnltal. He asked If there was anything he could do for them. "Yes, sir," they told the air forces chief In unison, let us fly again." And today, along with another veteran who'd lost an arm, they are flying again at Drew field here. They are Cnpt. Kenneth C. Jewell of Cumberland, Md., Lt Joseph M. Hannon of Boston and Lt. Wm. R. Kraham of Coopers town. N. Y. The airman with the missing arm Is Lt. Reuben G. Bork of Bowler. Wis. They are observation Instruc tors at Drew. Ruling on Child-Caring Issued by Atty. General SALEM. Ore.. July 21. (AP) Any nbuse of discretion In the conduct ol any enimcaring agency is a matter for the atten tion of the state public welfare commission. Attorney General Neuner held today. A child committed by the courts to home, association or the care of an individual may be trans ferred to anothed home with the approval of the welfare commis sion and without court action; such a child may be adopted through the court of the county where the adopting parents re side rather than through the committing court. Vital Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSES BAILEY-SHIGLEY Bernard Alfred Bailey and Betty June Shlgley, both residents of Rose burg. nOWEN-GEPPERT William Gradv Bowen, Valsetz, and Ethel Lorlne Geppert, Oakland, Ore. Incidents Relating to Physicians of Old School Who Served Roseburg in Period Recalled by Writer By FRED M. WRIGHT A most Interesting article entitled, "Post-Mortem Pioneer," appeared in the July issue of Readers Digest. It Is the story of a woman physician, a resident of early-day Roseburg, and her attend ance at an autopsy and her performance of the surgical work, to the amazement of the physicians present as well as the crowd of men loungers. It was, and is, a glimpse into the past of a woman who braved the jeers of the citizens to be one of the first women In America to attend a medical school and take up the practice of medicine and surgery In this country. ; The incident referred to in the Digest occurred in 1872, six years before this writer came into the world. Yet while a youngster, I met and knew Bethenia Owens, who later married and was known as Dr. Bethenia Owens Adair. She moved from Roseburg to Portland and practiced medicine there and later in Astoria for a number of years. My mother was a loyal friend of Dr. Owens Adair and at times visited with her while she was a Portland resident. Those who have not read the article in Readers Digest should get a copy, as It is a bit of history that no Roseburg resident should overlook. Recalls Other Medicos The only other woman doctor who was a native of Douglas county whom I can recall at this time was Dr. Myra Brown, a sister of Frank Brown, a resi dent of Roseburg, and James Brown, who Was one of Rose burg's city treasurers, and also a sister of the late Hon. George M. Brown, for many years dis trict attorney for Douglas county, later attorney general and a Justice of the Oregon supreme court. After practicing mediiclne suc cessfully for a number of years in Roseburg, she was married to Pat Tynan, popular Southern Pa cific company conductor, and moved to Portland where she re mained successful in medical prac tice and where, at the time of her death, she was a member of the medical staff of the city of Portland. Early-day physicians that I knew in Roseburg were Doctors Ochme, Burnell, Hoover and Hamilton. They were the doctors of the old school, the fellows who not only prescribed medicine but concocted it as well. I knew Dr. Burnell best because he was our family nhyslclan. It was to him I went week after week, as soon as I was out of school, to have my throat swabbed with a vile-tasting, black medicine that was bit ter and gagged me terribly. But In all my life, since that time, I have never been troubled with a serious throat ailment, and per haps his medicine was responsi ble. . Notable Nature Lover Dr. Burnell loved nature, and Roseburg is Indebted to him for many of the beautiful flowers Unit now grace the lawns and yards in the city. His home, east of the courthouse, was a bower of heautv at all times. Hundreds of plants were grown In the yard and in the hot house which he constructed on the rear of the lot. A beautiful fishpond in the front yard was full of Imported and rare goldfish, and other species of fish were kept in glass containers in the house and on the porch. To him belongs credit for the first bamboo to be grown In Roseburg. Dr. Burnell also was a taxider mist of some note and had many beautiful speciments of his own handiwork about his home. He was a grandfather of Nathan Ful lerton, well known retired Rose burg druggist. Dr. Hoover, whose son, Elmer V. Hoover, also became one of Roseburg's physicians, was an other early pioneer who served the people of Roseburg and Doug las county In the early 7)'s. His home and office were located on the short block between the city hall and the present Ump ana hotel. The residence, on the Jackson street side, fronted on Oak street, lt was a one-story, low, rambling building, set well back In the yard and surrounded with many trees. I he otlice build ing was located on the corner of Oak and Main streets on the spot now covered by the Sun Printing company otlice. Dr. Hamilton practiced medi cine from his office in the Hamil ton Drug company store. The Hamilton residence was on the summit of Main street hill, which in those days was known as Hamilton hill. These three physicians had only primitive instruments. They had no x-ray machines, and few of the modern aids used by the pro fession of the present day. Yet they did a real loo ol curing the sick. They were on call day and night, regardless of weather con ditions. Oftentimes they made long trips into the country with noi se and buggv. or on horseback. to administer their medicines or to bring a child Into the world. Humorous Incident Recited One. particular incident I can recall In my acquaintance with Dr. Hoover was while Creed Flood, son-in-law of Sol Abraham, was residing on the second floor of the Abraham building, Just across the street from the Hoover residence and on the site of the Urrmqun hotel. The stairway was SPECIAL INVITATION Try the AMAZING NEW SONOTONE Has more power, clarity of tone, greater distance, smaller batteries. J. R. Nedry, Certified Sonotone Consultant will be at the Umpqua Hotel, Roseburg, Oregon -Monday, July 23rd, 1 P. M. to 7 P. M. R0SE6URS outside and on the south of the building. Creed was In the habit of going out for a pall of beer, following his evening meal. One evening as he started down the stairway with the empty pail in his hand, he missed his footing and tum bled all the way to the bottom, i Dr. Hoover, who was In his yard across the street, heard the commotion and rushed across the street to give medical aid. As he arrived at the Joof. of the stairs Creed struggled to his feet. Dr. Hoover asked him If he was In jured. "No, you old meddler," Creed replied, "don't you know that when I'm in a hurry I always come down that way.". , Fire Has Comical Phase . ' One Monday afternoon the Hamilton residence caught fire. The old hand-drawn equipment was snaked to the top of the hill and hose was laid to the scene of of the fire, but barely a trickle of water came out of the nozzle. Abandoning their equipment, firemen formed a bucket brigade. Dr. Hamilton, who was quite an old man at the time, but still very active, was busily engaged re moving household goods from the residence. In his excitement, he caried out a large mirror, but tossed it down, Instead of laying it carefully on the ground, with the result that it was smashed to bits. He then returned to the house and carried out a large wash boiler, full of water, which had been on the kitchen range: But Dr. Hamilton was not the only one who was excited. Harry McClallen, a member of the fire department; came along with a buchet which would hold about two fallons of water. Instead of dipping into the wash boiler, he put tne Ducket on tne grounu ana emptied out the' contents, filling his bucket and letting the rest of the water pour out on the ground. Two of Dr. Hamilton sons followed him in the profession. Dr. Walter Hamilton was prom inent as a physician and druggist. He served as a member of the city council, as mayor, and as county judge. Dr. Luther Hamilton, after finishing medical school, took up practice in Roseburg for a. short time, but later moved to Portland, where he became one of the most prominent surgeons in tne Racine Northwest. Dr. E. V. Hoover, son of the old pioneer, physician, spent his entire life in Roseburg. He was for many years the southern Pa cific company physician. He also was active in politics. He served a number of terms as coroner and was mayor of the city for several terms. It was during one of his terms as mayor that the city lire commission - was' established in Roseburg and Ihe first piece of motorized. equipment purchased. Florida-Voted Anti-Closed Shop Snagged by WLB (Continued from Page 1) vice of counsel who cited the fed eral constitution and the luws thereunder as be'"" superior to state actions where conflicts arise. Other Cases Pendlnn. In cases still pending before the board here, The direct issue of a closed shop is involved. Fort In rustry Co., owner of radio station WFLT at Miami, has appealed a regional board ruling March 1.1 directing a closed shop with the AFL electrical workers. Watson also has Intervened In this case. Previous owners of the station had a closed shop, the board said. WLB policy has been not to weaken union security where it has been achieved in collective bargaining. But it will not order a closed shop in a dispute esse where the workers have not had it before. i Industry members dissented from yesterday's decision. The Port St. Joe company had not ap pealed the , regional board order. Hence this case came up to the national board only on Watson's Intervening petition. Plywood Strike Given Commission Attention PORTLAND, July 21 (AP) The West Coast Lumber commis sion met today to discuss the Springfield Plywood corporation strike and Chu'jrman John Galey said he hoped for a solution by next week. Galey said the commission was atte;npti)g to avoid a show-cause hearing asking .fdr army help. The' Springfield strike was by 75 AFL workers over a Jurisdic tional dispute at the ClO-cont rol led mill, which was forced to close. Normally It employs 300 men. REWS-REVIEW, .R5SEBURS, CftESGN. SaTURDaV, JULY IT. Fluke Japan's Last Hope Of Reversing War Tide (Continued from Page II clean-up. Jap Plan Surmised The J Jap plan of defense, as seen by many military experts, is fourfold. First, of course, comes a last ditch stand against invasion of the mother country. Their remaining sea fleet now re duced to a shadow of its former self and their heavily depleted sky navy will figure In this, per haps to the last ship and last plane. The Japanese coast un doubtedly is heavily mined and the defenses are formidable. Then we shall have to face the army, and of this Veritas, British official military commentator says: "The Japanese home armv, some 2,000,000, backed by trio home guard, will fight literally to the last man- unless (and It Is a possibility) hunger and humilia tion ol taiiure causes ineir mo rale to become brittle." Too Much Bitten Off But that's only part of the atory, for Japan's eyes were bigger than her stomach in the matter ol conquests. She banked on the axis to smash the allies, and so she overran everything In sight. The result is that her forces and resources are hopelessly divided and must fight separate actions. It is clear that the Jap war lords have written off Indonesia as' "lost,, but . have ordered their garrisons in the various theaters to' fight suicide delaying aoions. This involves- French Indo-China, the Malay' peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra, Java and the small part of 'Burma; still in their hands. They have abandoned south western China, and their strategy for the rest of the continent ap pears to be this: They will hold strongly along the southeastern coast, especially in the Shanghai theater, They will attempt t.) defend northern China along the line of the great Yangtze river. And of course they will hang onto Manchuria for dear life, since that Is their block house for de fense against Russia. U. S. Control of War-Won Pacific Islands Urged (Continued from Page 1) which the islands would be ad ministered. If It elected to put strategic areas under trusteeship, lt would agree with the world security council on the terms. But Senator Byrd pointed out that American claims to such islands as Okinawa first must be established at the peace confer ence ending the Pacific war. There the victors will decide which of their number shall con trol individual areas. , County Budget Hearing Draws Little Attention The annual county budget hear ing was conducted at the court house 'today by the county court. attracting but little interest. The only delegation to appear with recommendations for budget cnanges was composed or sheep men, who requested that the ap propriation for government hunt ers be increased to reduce dep redations caused by predatory animals. Members of the Douglas County Taxpayers league's com mittee on the budget were pre sented out ottered no objections to tne proposed list or expendi tures as published. The annual meeting of the tax- pavers league was scheduled to lonow tne budget hearing. Forest Fires Spreading Despite Drizzle of Rain (Continued from Page 1) ting out blazes from falling em bers, but the fain wall of flame was temporarily checked about three milos from town. Only a dozen families remained in the hamlet and they were ready to pull out at a moment's notice. Refugees from the Glen wood area were strung out all the way to Forest Grove, living in cars, trailers, or tents set up in plowed fields. William Powell, medical tech nician fnr. the Natlniml Hnsnitril association, said casualties among ureiignters were light consider ing the size of the blaze. Most of the weary men being treated had burned or smoke-damaged eyes. Some had bad splinters from fnlls On logs hidden in the thick smoke. More Soldiers In Fight Five hundred soldiers from Fort Lewis, Wash., were rushed today to the 8000-acre forest fire In the Willamette vallev. The blaze, fought by about 500 loggers, was advancing about two miles from the city of Dallas' water Intake; and foresters called In division leaders from Lakeview to take charge of fire fighting. Burning in both cutover land and green timber, the fire was reaching the head waters of Mill Citv creek and Rickreall creek. Meanwhile, what officials called the rblggest aerial attack ever made on a single forest fire" was DANCE Every Saturday Night Evergreen Grange Had "Fiddlin' Fools" Admission Adults 60c, Tax Includ. Grade school children .... 1 Oe Dancing from 9 to 1 staged in eastern Idaho, where a 100-acre lightning-caused blaze burned steadily. The U. S. forest service and the army air force flew 92 missions to the rxez rerce National forest. Feeder Air Line Service To Roseburg Is Advised (Continued from Page 1) stop between Pendleton and Seat tle, while Northwest Airlines, would be given a non-stop cer tificate between Portland and Butte, Mont. Empire Airlines, now flying intra-state in Idaho, would be permitted to operate between Spokane, Wash., and Reno, Nov., touching at Pendleton, La Grande, Baker and Ontario, in Oregon, thence to Lewiston and Boise, Idaho. The . recommendations have been submitted to the Civil Aero nautics board, with the further proposal that the expansions be come effective within six months If the CAB finds the war situa tion warrants inauguration of ser vice within that period. Neuner Issues Ruling on Proposed CVA Phase SALEM, Ore., JJuly 21 ( AP) A proposed amendment to be substituted for section 1 DI in the Columbia VaUey authority bill before consress would re strict activities of such an aullu-r- Ity only in the appropriation anil use of water for irrigation pur poses, attorney general Neuner today advised diaries- fc.. suick lin, state engineer. The proposed amendment would provide that there could be no interference with state laws relating to the control, appropriation, use or dis tribution -of water used in irriga tion. German Youths Spy on Girls Seen With GIs HERFORD, Germany, July 21. (AP) German youths have be gun going on "traitor patrols" in various towns in the British oc cupation zone, taking the names of all German girls they see with allied troops. An allied officer said: "I have seen gangs of these young Ger mans, armed with notebooks and pencils, going along river hanks spying on German girls. 1 saw one German girl being kicked and slapped after she had left her British soldier friend." LOCAL NEWS From Glide Mrs. Rolland Em mons of Glide transacted business Friday in Roseburg. Oakland VisitoiMrs. Grace Fickes of Oakland was a visitor in Roseburg Thursday. Grants Pass Visitor Mrs. J. M. Quaif of Grants Pass visited and shopped in Roseburg Thursday. Transacts Business Mrs. M. T. Thrush of Winchester transacted business Thursday in Roseburg. Visits In Roseburg Mrs. L. A. Cooper of Sutherlin visited in Roseburg Thursday. From Riddle Mrs. Elbert Ball of Riddle transacted business Thursday in Roseburg. On Business Mrs. H. L. Wahl of Sutherlin was in Roseburg on business Thursday. Brockway Visitor Jim Laur ence of Brockway was a business visitor in Roseburg Friday. In Roseburg Mrs A. Morgan of Myrtle Creek spent Thursday In Roseburg visiting and shop ping. To Attend Summer School Mrs. Rudolph Ritzmnn of Hose burg, who has accepted a position as instructor in the Fullerlon school for the coming year, plari3 to leave Sunday for Ashland, Ore., where she will attend sum mer school. Before returning to Roseburg, Mrs. Ritzman plans to visit relatives in Klamath Kails. OF GOURSfc Ttf. AMERICANS TRUST INeOD-yoUCANTEU. TUM BY THE WAY THEY DRIVE LUMINAL! The ever popular wall paint. The original cold water paste paint. The contractors and home own ers friend. Price: Gal. $2.10, Or. 65c Sold Only by LUMBER C7S VfRVTHINc'fORTMt HOMSJ r:. RfXIBUR6fWW 121 Shanghai Blazes After Terrific Air Assault (Continued from Page 1) five airfields and factories in the Nagoya-Osaka area, and were followed up later by 94 more from Okinawa. Other mustangs from Okinawa had a field day tearing up rail way traffic stalled by blockaded tunnels at Kagoshima,, major in dustrial city on southern Japan. Liberators, and Thunderbolts made assorted strikes against Kyushu, Honshu and island ap proaches. Altogether, American gunner's and bombardiers accounted for 23 Nipponese planes and 13 sur face craft, including one sit'-able freighter. Japs Boast of Fortress Tokyo radio again boasted that Kyushu has been transformed into a fortress agains? invasion by its "natural geographic condi tion and the almost superhuman efforts of the soldier." Defenders against invasion, a government spokesman said, will be equipped with "purely Japanese weaons in vented by our scientists that suit the Japanese physique and na ture." By their own strange logic, Jap anese propagandists poimed out B-29's were providing much needed scrap metal for the na tion's steel mills and the U. S. Third fleet has ceased attacking Niuon (temporarily) because it "has come to fear Japan's stored might." Adm. Takahashl, retiree, former commander of the com bined imperial fleet, boasted "that the moment is not far on wnen Japan will "unleash that one Inst blow." Jap Morale Sagging Japanese propagandists com plained the attacks were "so com plicated that they cannot be anti cipated" and conceded that they the Japanese. Other battlefror.ts were quies cent today. Australians consoli dated their newly won positions in southeast Borneo's Sambodja oil fields. Tokyo claimed a "bloody battle" was being fought between Australians and Japanese corn ered near Wewak in the Nnv Guinea mop-up campaign. The latest bag of 11 ships, an nounced by the navy department, included two minesweepers and two patrol escort vessels. This raised to 1.174 the total Japanese vessels of all tvnes which have Buy War Bonds for Victory THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY DAILY DEVOTIONS TJR. CHARLES A. EDWARDS The word discipline has al most been lost from our vo calubary. We wish to do things which we like and shun those which are unpleasant. Ou'.' age Is beginning to show the effects of this lack of self control. Medical science has made pos tible a longer life-span, but we are constantly cutting it short by over-indulgence and care lesness. A free press has pro duced a wealth of good read ing, but the average mind to day undisciplined, lacks the power to discriminate. The church never had a better trained ministry than today, yet it does not speak with the authority of a by-gone age. The word discipline means tranlng which corrects, molds, strengthens, or perfects. Dis cipline is never pleasant at the time, but if the results are so wholesome and constructive, we ought to welcome it, dis regarding its unpleasant as pects. St. Paul said I keep myself under, bringing myself unto subjection "The Lord dis ciplines the man He loves and scorges every son Son He re ceives." Discipline yields the peace of character. Amen. fallen prey to United States sub marines since the start of the war. The total included 144 com batant ships sunk and 1,030 non combatant vessels sunk. Undergoes Appendectomy Miss Bertha Dumont of Rise burg, who lias been employed at the New Service laundry, re cently uriderwent an appendec- tomv at tne Mercy hospital DANCE Every Saturday Night 9 P. M. to 1A.M. CANYONYILLE Music by MEDFORD ORCHESTRA Sponsored by South Umpqua Rod and Gun Club They're all big days for Long Distance these days. Our job is to take them in stride and get your calls through without waiting. Most of the time it works out that way, but sometimes there's an extra big crowd on some circuits. Then Long Distance will say "Please limit your call to 5 minutes." C. of C. to Join in Labor Day Plans Cooperation of the Roseburg chamber of commerce with the Roseburg Central Labor council in conducting the annual Labor day celebration In Roseburg will be recommended to the cham ber's board of directors at the next regular meeting, by the spe cial events committee. Roy Hay den, president of the labor coun cil, together with William Thom pson, John Walker, Letter Wil liams and Jerry Alexander, met with the chamber's committee, which included Earl Wiley, presi dent; H. C. Berg, W. C. Holmes, C. V. Stanton and Eruce Elliott. While the chamber had no au thority to pledge the organization tn Qtnn it urlnnted a recom- jmendation to the directors urg ing inai me pmii uj e-'1 sement and fullest cooperation. 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