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I rwo ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGOM MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2?, 1948 . Pabllthrd Ualljr ttpl Sunday by tna NLHS-KI.VIKW CJOMfAN V, INC. Entered aa second clan matter May T, lyao, at Ibe poa toff ice at Hoavbur-. " Oregon, under art otf Mareh2, lalti. CHAK1.CS V, htAMtON. felUTOat ' tiIN 1 RNAPP.... . MANALtR Member of tha Aaaoclaled Preu. Ore 9 fon Newapaper PublUhers Association, 0ttm Audit Bureau oi Circulations. . keprc'rtted Bir WEfit HOU-IDAi c5T J INC.. ctlicea in New York, Chicago, San m FrancUio. Loa Angelea, Seattle, Port- bMbM-flptfaD Ralct INFORMATION PLEASE! , Waited 10 Years for This Kiss Doufllaa Out of Cuunly County , , U SO fttfOQ Mnnthl - 3. SO 4 2 Man tha 3.UO 2.23 Per year, by city carrier 9U.UO per month, by city carrier .75 ' By Mail- Par fear . ' Six The Weather U. 8. Weather Bureau Office ' Roieburg, Oregon. " forecast for Roieburg and vl .. einity: Cloudy tonight and Tues ' day; colder tonight. Highest temo. for any Feb. 79 ', Lowest temp, for any Feb. 3 Highest temp, yesterday 52 ' Lowest temp, last night 36 J Precipitation yesterday 34 Precipitation from Feb. 1 4.29 ' Excess from Feb. 1 .... .67 '. Excess from Sept. 1 1.09 In the Day's News (Continued lrom Page One) couldn't find anything else to do ) with their copper money, they could mix tin with it and hammer ', It out Into bronze swords, or hatchets or what have you. So '' they couldn't be stuck with worth. ' less cash. Everything was lovely and the ; goose hung high unltl the First Punic War came along some two '. dozen centuries ago. The war cost more than anybody expected, '. as wars always do. The top brass ; got worried about taxes, fearing that If they taxed too heavily the citizens would go on the war I path. So they did what ALL GOV- . ERNMENTS SINCE HAVE ; DONE In similar circumstances. They debased the currency. They ' cut the "as" from a full honest pound of copper to only two ounces. Their reasoning was po- litlcally logical. Using only two ounces per "as" they could make a lot more "asses" out of a pound. ' THE pattern they set has been followed ever since. There have been minor vara- tlonS, of course. Printed pajfc-r . money was Invented. After that, .' ill government hart to do Was start the printing presses. No '. tiresome monkeying with -heavy ' chunks bf copper. Just set the presses to whirring. . Back at the beginning, people looked at it and marveled. "Who'd ; have believed ItT" they said to each other admiringly. "Ain't 'i progress wonderful?" THE scheme had another merit. I After long periods of peace, urlng which they charged it at ) the store, borrowed from the bank and otherwise encumbered I themselves, the Roman people ' would begin to run short of cash, i They'd gamble, even as you and I. Money was SCARCE, they corrt- plained. And so on. ' So government added another wrinkle. ', More money I'PI'KD prices. The cttlfl'ns had more to Jingle In , their Jeans. It pleased them. They'd say to each other: "The t way to work It Is to haw prices ; high and wages high. Then every- thing's rosy for all of ui - lots of ) money to spend, and when every body scmls money business Is ! good." By the time the lunkheads '. down at the bottom learned the ' hard lesson that you can't eat money, tor wear It. or shelter yourself with It. and all It's good for Is to buy things and when price are loo high It won't buy much, the ensiling depression had run Its course and It was I time to start another war and de- base the money gain and then1 '. was a NEW crop of saps to say: ; "Ain't It all wonderful? The way " to work It Is to have prices high J and wages high. Then there's lols of money to spend and when '. everybody spend money busi- ness Is good." ; UTHAT'S the moral? fn. ,nor' '5n'' Bny- TnlnR ', have Just been going that way for a long time, and will go on that ! way for a long time more. '. Douglas County Lmbr. Co. Adds Truck to Fleet '. To haul lumlwr from the Point- las Countv Lumber Co. saw mill ' near Rock Cn-ek on the North ', llmKiia to the planer mill north . of Rosehurg. the company recent ly purchased an International ' truck and trailer combination capable of carrying 1 l.(MM) board feet of lumber, said John Fctt, of the International Truck agen ' ey here. It was the second such '. unit to bo added to the com- . panv's fleet, the first unit being purchased last April. The annual rainfall of the earth has been estimated at 30,000 cubic tulles. By CHARLES V. STANTON Several months ago Ixjwis A. McArthur, noted Oregon historian, sought help from the News-RevUw in gathering information concerning Oregon post offices. Lnable to answer the queries submitted, by Mr. McArthur, we asked our readers for information. The response was most gratify ing. Scores of letters poured in, each containing interesting bits of history which we found moet informative and enter taining. Many of our readers commented that they, too, found pleasure in the numerous articles which appeared in the News-Review as we published, with the historian s con tent, excerpts from the various letters. Incidentally, our News-Review readers batted 1.000 per cent, definitely lo cating every early-day post office on which information was sought. Mr. McArthur wrote us thnt he was very apprecia tive of the assistance given. Now he is appealing for more help. The historian is preparing a history of Oregon post offices. The locations of many have been lost in obscurity. He is trying to fix locations, origin of their respective names, and bits of history connected with them. He now submits a list of 11 on which further tnformaton is desired, and again, we are passing on his request to our News-Review family, urging that anyone having information pertaining to any of the stations named address a letter to the News-Review editor. All letters will be forwarded to Mr. McArthur, who will use the material bo gathered in preparation of his history. Information is desired as follows: Wroe post office apparently wis named for the post master, Floyd A. Wroe. It operated in 1922-23, when it was closed out to Ada. The historian cannot find this office on any available maps. Where was it? Wooley. Also spelled Woolley, was in operation from 1905 to 1912. What was the correct name of the bffice and where was it situated? . Willard. Where was this office situated and what was the origin of its name? Sampson. This office was esUblinhed in 1898 with George B. Balderee as first postmaster. It was south of Reedsport. Does anyone know why it wa so named? Did it have any thing to do with the famous Ai'mirul Sampson of the Spanish-American war? Ruby post office was established in the western part of the county In 1895 with Joseph E. Wilson first postmaster. It seems probable that it was intended to compliment some charming lady of the locality. Where was it located? What are the facts? George W. and Mary A. Slone-kcr were later postmasters. Rowes. John C. Moore was postmaster from 1890 to 1892 when the office Was closed to Glendiile. Where was the place and what was the origin of the name? Peck. In 1931 an el fort was made to establish a post office at Peck, which is on Cow Creek. Homer V. Cook was to be the postmaster. Nothing catm of the proje- t, but the his torian would like to know the reason for tin name reck. One of the oddest names on the Douglas County list was n post office named Nofog, located on Cautt creek near IVcl from 1915 to 1918. II. J. Robinettc was postmaster. The historian would like to know tnc red-ton for selecting the odd name. Ixniis post office was oper-itcd in the 1890's. David D. Huff was the first postmastor. The office eventually was closed to Elkhcml. Who knows the reason for the name? Kroll post office operated in 1821 with William L. Forsyth postmaster. Where did it get Its name? The historian has been unable to get information about the origin of the name of Kohler post office, which was near Glcndnlc. Among postmasters were Messrs. .Moon, Williams, Vossen and Humphreys. Who knows the origin of the name? ar -r -, r j - r X i r' ' v.;r sr ' o-- ... A . 6 V ,v -4 t r IT 6 . V I HI A Teltphoimt Peter Levi, 13. bashfully kisses his mother's cheek as he and his sis ter Steffi 16. ftreet their mother tor the first time In 10 years. Sent to sanctuary In Sweden from Germany before the war. the teen-age refugees recently were brought to this country by the United Service for New Americans organization. The mother, Mrs. Edith Levi Wer tlieimer who recently remarried and lives In San Francisco, separated from her children In Germany, went to Shanghai, was Interned by the Japanese and finally made hex way to the O. S. KRNR Mutual BroadcaitinQ System 1490 Kllocyclei KrMAININQ Btiril TODAY 4:00- rulton Lewis. Jr., Vtck Chemical 4 IV son B i.-v s w ft IS ft ( 15 - e to 7 00 T oft 1 lo t : ft .i( Co Folsjer't. Frank tlemirtaway. 4 IS- Monday Medttatlnni. Method ttt Chunh Untie You Like. Huperman explain Mtdntfhl, Waniirr Co Tni Mix. rUlkUm Purina CUhrlrl llfsllrr, Carter TrodlicU -The Kporu Tafe. Barcui Hales and Service. Muiral Interlude. S((r and Loral Newt, Roeburg M.iuir Cn Hm( America, Sing. Pattenon'! Hery. I ii. ii- Tit. OnMle'i Booterie. KIiuWnI Interlude HNtlighl on a Star, Horn VUiat Ni-w, Coi kium Motura The l'ico Kid. M.-dt rn rurnMur. lt (;rse lt It. Standard Oil. ( harlie Chan. I'tiannjaca. Inc. 8 .V HtHy Hoe. I'ltrhing lloraehoe. n hcnilfr. ine B HO A Ik hrlltrr Nrwi. Mllra Laba. 9 IS llo-piUlity Time. Jaik larlaa It Bon R Hi Neihrwir. Caritena Fumlture tf V Henry J Io)lr, (aeieial Iotra 10 w fiiitn 1-rvM. Jr, t'mpqua Autu At linttlrment Co 10 15 H. itHrt lliover Speaking on MihtiII I'Un It nn IttotltiT Arlington. 11 4A- OH. Tt'MDAY. trn J4. 194. dim I arm Hulletin Bmrd, 6 M iumUe Kernnatie ,u Wvin l'4iiil A 4 The Count; Affent. tioitk Hfniiryiwjii'. 13 Hit und flrnne. He- In 12.40-State and Local. Newi, Hanaen 1 Motors 12 45- N.tltimal Newi, Douglai County blatr Hank. 12 U- T-rnilnl Market Reporta, Slf KrU 1 00- Man on the Street, Henninger'i M-rta 1 -Mrt and Marge, Miller Inc. I fct-ll a Itrqueted 2to. Heart a lttre. PhiUp Morrla t M- ri.iriata' Show, t'mpqua Flonatl. 3 4. -The ltril l-an Show liafn of Rrat, t;otd Ship Grace. 3 JO Muaic. 3.4 Miiaual Matinee 4 M) Kul ion 1 et, Jr 4 I Frank HfHtiinf way, L. A Soap. 4 Jit Sona O Uuit 4 43 (i--d New a Trogram. Aaaembly of ti.td. 5 no MikIc ft 1ft huprman 5 C-ptJin Midnnht W .inder Co. ft 4 i'ttn MU. Hitnn rutins A 00 (.abiiel llfallrr Ilrallhaid. 1A the Nrt I'nge, Uatiua Sale! and Sertce 30 Muali al Interlude. XV SUIe and L.nal Newt, RtweLjrg Motor t o 30 rchmg and Hunting Club of the Air J V Sporting (ioixta TOO ("n.'le Fta. ..ldie'a lloutrrte. MnU'j IntrrltNl'' Si...1Hiih( on a Star. Horn' 7 15 Mime You Kemeniher. LKuglaa huuoli Co (vi aierry tian La ha Bruc T - Matr and Loral Newt, t)r. Tin-k f J5 1' Brrhlv, I h)ia(NHilk ui Wax. a on g'w o Clock New. II l M itic 30 uiif-a Ake I p Time. Wally '. i .ef y. ft 4- Mn.ir a oil- K.na Kmlth Kpeaka 9 1 tor H Lui'ltehr, HwMhalda. 9.-tan Atxmt Town. Joaae and a 9 4V MtMtcal Inter lisde im hh ti"f a ti'n.ir. Harth and prlftiahall V.rla (ft Oft. Alha SrHrrr Newt. Mllrt I .aha. 10 l- Pu t Sweet Hriop. Tict Sweet r.la 10 m. Wnrda and M I0 4-Mnae and Mu l enter 11:00 The I'aator Ctt Church II. I J- Muatc y Dav Rote. Roeeburg Pair H 3rt Queen fnr a Day, Mitet Lab, and I htltp W-.rrU 12 00 Sporta Cage of tha Air, K41 Moloe Co 1210 Rh) Unit at Random 7 i 7 10 1M Molora lobite. Buckley Ciilo. 9 JO At nuw the t ootlighta. Lock WoimI Moiora 8 4. H0114 for Feryone, Roaeburg Mi ll igcration 8 .VI lUUy Hif Pitching Hore.hoct, MuoteroW Co 9 no Alka Seltir Nrwa. Mile tjiha, 9 1) M.onhihl .Serenade. Tmwtndie HtM'trlc 9 JO Murlv and Mjtry 1u. Roaeburg Utang Su(pl. 0 4 New t ope. .v,mer Frarer. in IKI niton Lew m, Jr 0 13- :long bv Morton Downey. Appropriation Cut For Fun Training Of Gl's Demanded WASHINGTON OP) The ailmlnistration has called for a $200,000,000 cut In GI tralning-for-fun. The budpot bureau asked Con gress to rewrite the so-called GI bill of riphts to let the govern ment weed out hobby-seeking veterans. A report to the lawmakers pointed critically to courses in such things as flying, dancing, music, photography and horse manship training by mall. The GI hill allows veterans to go to school or take special train ing at feedral exwnse. Some I.5O0.0O0 have taken advantage of the measure. President Truman first called for a resturty of the law In his budget message to Congress last month. The budget bureau report was sent to Chairman Rogers of the House Veterans Allans Com mittee. Among "certain weaknesses and tli'tlclcncips" In the vetethnn .raining program, it listed these: 1. More than SO per cent of all GI fl'ght training "serves ho oc cupational purpose" and has "no appreciable value lor national delense, although it costs $237, ooo.'KX) a year lor the 118, 1(X) en rolled 2. .Schools offering social and ballriM in dancing to the "several thousand" veterans enrolled at a cost of more than $100 each "have frankly stressed" In many Instances "the recreational or so cial asM-cts." 3. A survey ot photography training courses shows them, of "little or no value lor truly vo cational purposes." 4. The chance of an eventual Job in music for veterans now taking their first lesson "appears to t)c remote in most cases." 0. and C. Timber Listed for Sale Th o. and C. land adminis tration, with all limlwr now listed for sale, v. ill receive hlds on Much 9 on Vl.lL'o.ooo hoard feet of timber and 1 1.ST0 lineal feet e western red cedar 'los, located in nine of the IS West ern Oregon counties con'ainlng O anil C. lands, according to V. 11. Horning. Northwest re gional administrator ol the bu reau "f land manngctr.rnt. I he timber, appraised at SiT0. Ti'il. is located 911 41"i acres In J7 Ira ts. In Henton. Coos. Ioug las. .Vickson, Josephine, luie, I .Inn. Marlon and Yamhill coun ties. I tu Iniled also are m.S.VI OOO fiM-t ot salvahle material valued at 517, til, consisting of logs left on the ground fiom previous losing ojieratiens and standing de.id tiers resulting lrom litvs. Species to be sold, and aver age : ppralsed Ftumpage pt Ices per feet, Hehide: I "flights fir. SI 1.7(1; sugar pine, ?17M, p"ti.croa pine. SUS-l; hemlock. Ss'l.Vi: white fir. $.1.9.'l; wcM.'m red cedar, $l.li; incense cedal, S.MVI. Illiterate Father of Vets Wins Citizenship LETTERS id ihe Editor Court-Rose St Location For Swim Pool Favored ROSEBURG In regard to the 1 location of the swlmmfhg pool: I have read several letters signed suhscrlhcr. One subscriber will say another subscriber Is sleepy , and has been away from home five years. I am just old fashion ed, and I believe when one writes ' a letter" to the paper he should sign his name. Then the public could judge just who was sleepy and also who was wise and awake. In my Judgment the location at Court and Hose, also east to Jack son St. and west to Rast Ave., is the host location. Most of the buildings on the west of Jackson St. are old wooden buildings, and not worth much. This would be a large enough tract for a city park and the pool. If the land Is too low, we could fill it In, as we did for our lovely courthouse lawn, which was several feet too low. When this swimming pool Is built it will stay put; and we should get the most centrally located place. This location would be handy for tourists and A good drawing card. t:iiA5. Kits. Belgians Given Sheets to Repay Loan to Yankees HEMROULE, Belgium, Feb. 23 (PThe good people of Hem roulle got their bedsheets back last week from the Americans. Col. John Hanlon ot Win chester, Mass., presented each of the 21 Hermoulle villagers with a pair of crisp .lew bedsheets In the n.ime of his fellow towns people. It was a day of joy for this tiny snow-covermd hamlet three miles north of Bastogne. The church bells pealed, bugles sound ed and the children waved Bel gian and American flags. They wl!od it "Winchester Day," r his is the story behind the eclebri ion: On ( hristmas Eve In 1944 Col. Kanlo',, then a major command ing the Klrst Battalion of the 502nd Parachute Infantry, dropped out of the skies with his men onto the snow-covered fields surrounding Homroulle. It was during the critical Bat tle of the Bulgo. Hanlon went fo the church and summoned the villagers bv toll ing the bell. He cxplaine'd the Americans needed camouflage to hide them from the Germans. The villager's went to their homes and returned with pre vious snow-white bed sheets. Hanlon promised the sheets would be returned. Saturday Hanlon fulfilled his promlce. He returned to the vil lage and again summoned the vlllagr-rs to the church by tolling the hell. He presented each .of the vil lagers with a pair of crisp new bedsheets the gift of the people of Winchester In appreciat'on for the generosity o' the villagers of Hemroulle. In addition more than 600 sheets were presented to the old p.-ople s home In Bastogne. All ot the sheets weer marked with the Mir.fi of the Winchester donors. Catcher Const. Co. General Bulfdlng Tha Way You Want It" Phona 402-R Rr. 2. Bex 1S9-G fcrnbura. Oregon VACUUMS FOR SALE OR RENT Air-Way Branches Ine. P.O. Box 885 Call 405-J FLOOR SANDING AND FINISHING ESTIMATES LESLIE PFAFF . 320 Ward St. Iloseburg Phone 651-Y 2 Sets of Twins Born in 24 Hours Two sets of twins were born at Mercy hospital within a 24 hour jieriod Keb. lit and 20. becoming Ihe. fifth and sixth pairs of twins born at the hospital this year, at-! tendants reported. ; Mr. and Mrs, Albert G. Gecr1 of Canyonville are the parents of a son. weighing 4 nounds 10 ounces, and a daughter weighing 1 4 pounds 15 ounces, both born Feb. 19. They were delivered by Dr. E. E. I.indcll. j Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Guile of Drain are the parents of two I sons, weighing 5 pounds 15 1 ounces and 5 pounds 8 ounces, re-1 spoctlvely. They were delivered I by Dr. A. N. Johnson. No names have seen selected I as yet for the babies, Ihe hospital i reported. Glide Man Pays $50 Fine For Assault and Battery 1 Earl Hodges of Glide paid a ! S.V) fine In Justice Court Krida'-1 on a charge of assault and bat-! terv. Justice of the Peace Thomas 1 C. "Hartfiel reported. The com plaint against Hodges was signed hv Phil Strader of Glide, father of William Strader, w hom Hodges allegedly assaulti-d, Hartfiel said. The number of I'. S. people Iiv-1 Ing In cities over 100.000 oopula- tlon Increased from less than 19 per cent In 1900 to nearly 30 per i cent In 1910. hut the proportion In such cities declined in ine .ws. Heartburn Standard Radiaior Repair Harrison and McCord Cores BOIL-OUTS FLUSHES GAS TANKS Complete Modern Equipment AT TRIANGLE JACKSON end Winchester Call 686 Locns on Homes FOR LESS Repay ot any tint without penalty Attractive Interest Rates UNPQUA SAYINGS AND LOAN ASSN. in to ll oo Mm tlnlWv ,.iMrea hv Rohert R Young Prea ol (. hrHieaki A Phm Railroad 1 - tariff W illiam I Orrn jo- .n Off. Collegt Professors in List of Worst Drivers Koaeburf Color Prvah lertan CAMPTN, N. J. i.T- A New foundland born father of five I'hiiMrrn -thtvo of whom s,iw bv rrstMS stTYiiv in World War Two - has rvn admitted to ritietv ship dtpile his Inability to read or ui li. I S. Hist rii t .Tu iVe Thomas Madden told Isaac (.urnew: "i M her ludiro-i mv th it ymi ..... - . ... I should bo able to read, a nit w ritr r tMi',M, .-rn. -.. ioiiw h,.f,M vu ,ur admitted to utirn urofewor. are amone the worst . sliiiv That Is the ruie. driver. acoordinK to Ken Mr- yni and our ms hav lonntry. Am I supied to it heie and deny you citienhm? Cnw, field represent at lf for the i Nebraska State Satety I'oumtl. "We find two kind of tvmri drivers." he told A college prup. ' "Those whoe indicate they' can't read the road men, and others whose iQ'n ate nlvxe 110. "College protestors are in the; latter Ci oup. Invest lea t ion indi- r cates the professors at the steer-, InR wheel pirmit their thoughts; to dwelt on mttrrs other than' diivinii." It seems to ir.e th.it what we want is Cixxt citizens and you hae pioxrtl that you can tv one. The jiubiect will ot admitteit to citizenship." concluded the iudcr The ear old i 'urnrw told the .1ud,e he had h.en woikhw nirh long hard hours to rats his children that there was little time loft for him to leant to lead and wiitc. KatM M i hi fn f. aour if Wa mvh arin cauxrapsiinriil ifl.rf'a. rll-e Hi.- r.i-t.-sit-. I an ni.it-Mi t.if aii i.nr9lt.Trh.',-fp.llrtrliN'-ir.,ir , II. l(4l N" lau.il f. liril-M lin?- niiltTt ir a HfT of return N.i:iflotf.ir.t'iM. ,m rn i a j. BELL-ANS for Acid Indigestion 25 fSraMe ta hlRhiy eonianoiia anrl will continue for life if not topped tta nole cauae la h itrh-mlle. whit h t tn-.mime o ordlnarv treatment F XS(RA Villa he Itch-mite al'ntet lrlatanllT. Only Ihre da CXSOHA treatment U quired fretJ Meyer Drufi. Roaeburg ITCH It's SOLD When You List With VALLEY Real ' Estate Agency Lobby of Hotel Grand Phone 868 POULTRYMEN BRIQUETTES FOR BROODING Peat Moss For Litter Albert & Crown Starting Feed Poultry Supplies Poultry Remedies One Stop Service BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE EARNINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURC. OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. and S. P. R. R- Tracks No More Power Shortage! Investigate MURPHY DIESEL GENERATORS 60 - 110 KW, Power Units 90 - 200 h. p. at 1200 rpm Sold and Serviced CAL-OEE. 944 S. Central By MACHINERY Ave. MEDFORD CO., INC. Ph. 2136 ii ssr - ROOFING Ample Stocks Immediate Delivery GET YOUR ROOFING NOW WHILE STOCKS ARE COMPLETE AND YOU CAN CHOOSE THE COLORS YOU LIKE. DENN-GERRETSEN CO. Fh. 123 402 W. Oak CONTRACTING TIME. MATERIAL or FIRM BIDS REMODELING ALTERATIONS BUILT-IN CABINETS A SPECIALTY NO JOB TOO LARGE OR SMALL All Workmanship Guaranteed FREE ESTIMATES LOCAL REFERENCES INSURED HATCHER COHSTRUCTIOil CO. Rt. 2. Box 159-G Phone 402-R How To Relieve Bronchitis CYfomnMmi rrlt'Tr rromptlf tA fnusf It com ntht to thf r;lt of th troublt to hi ip loawn nt rrp-l term Utlrn plilrrtn, and mt nature to st'Uie iind hrtU rsw. trndrr. In rlsmnl t-niichial mucous nun briiu'i. tt U your drukL-t to cU you s hott.e ot CrroniuWou -ltl the un dcrstniitlifK vou must like the way it cuirkiv a'.l.irs the coiKh or you art to hv vpnr monrr bsck. CREOMULSION forCourM.ChestColds, Bronchi Hi 1 ' ,'7 -j- Listen Monday 8:00 P. M. "Let George Do It" "Charlie Chan" Monday KRNR 8:30 to 8:55 P.M.