16 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Mon., Dee. 19, 1949
"Tick's" Tips On
Veterans Hospital
By L. J. "Tick" MaLarkey
From the office of Ruth S.
Bloom comes the announcement
of three additions to the nursing
staff. First on the list is Mrs.
Vega E. Burns, who was born at
Bushnell, N. C.
She graduated from Knoxvllle
General hospital school of nurs
ing. Knoxvllle, Tenn Did a tour
of duty at Vanderbilt hospital,
Nashville, Tenn., and also at
Mercy hospital, Roseburg. She
calls Myrtle Creek home and "day
dodges'' back and forth to 'The
Grove."
Now comes corn fed Miss Mary
E. Sprout, born at Madison, Neb.,
and graduated from Nebraska
Methodist hospital. The urge to
go west came and Mary nursed
' at Good Samaritan, Portland.
While there she "buddled
around" with Delanne A. Sim
mons, who first greeted the world
from Battle Creek, Iowa.
A graduate of Nebraska Metho
dist hospital of Omaha this girl
from Iowa worked at Dennlson
hospital of that state, and before
coming to Roseburg she nursed at
Good Samaritan, Portland.
"Ruth S." asked them to visit
the VA here. They did and were
sold. They stayed. Both live at the
nurses home on the station.
Other talents have Sprout and
Simmons they can dance. In
habitants of "Bald Row" during
the recent three-night Elks club
show were more than load in their
praises.
"Skippy" Austin finally won
the "Purple Heart." He awarded
It to himself down In the base
ment of his home at 1419 Harri
son wound self-inflicted while
fooling around with a band saw.
He showed up with his right index
finger wrapped in about 6 yards
of gauze.
"Look," he said, when arriving
to cook the other morning, "I
finally got It. The darn saw
jumped I didn't. Guess I'm too
old to log any more. I'm going to
stay with my pots and pans."
We know that Comrade Austin
is a veteran of both Wars I and
II. This never-grow-old "Gray
beard" served the marine corps,
the first hitch as a combat Infan
try man in '17; the second as a
cook at Bremerton, Wash., from
1942 'til discharge.
Douglas county Nurses' associa
tion, District II, will hold their
annual Christmas party at Miss
Golda Beal's new home on Cal
kins road Dec. 20 at 8 p. m. Miss
Beal is instructor at the local VA
hospital.
A committee assisting the host
ess states it Is to be an evening
of fun, and a present not to exceed
50 cents in valuation is the price
of admission.
"Follow the white arrows,
which begin at the north entra, i
of the VA hospital, and they will
lead you to the Calkins road
where 'Glorious Golda' will re
ceive at the front door," so adds
Georgle Moss, assistant to "Ruth
S." the one and only chief of the
charmings out this wav. The
ladies, we mean, who wear the
white caps and gowns.
All nurses are urged to attend.
There Is a quartet which sings
one song at the VA hospital. The
numbers sing It over and over
again. In melody and harmony
with smiles in their voices and
the song they sing Is:
"VA Hospital." These are the
three contraltos and one "basso
profundo;" their names go like
this: Helen Shanklin, Bernice
Patterson, Ethel Van Voorst and
Fred T. Dillard.
It is good to call In or call out
because these four are first, last
and all the time pleasant to visit
with, even for the second it takes
to have your number plugged.
In addition to the switch board
it is the chore of these good people
to care for the patients' mail,
their papers and packages. Also
they are the ones who write the
visitors' passes and give any in
formation, within their power, to
inquiries mace.
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By J. R.
OUT OUR WAY
Williams
This is a line or two about
"Smiling Steve," a lad who has
been around The Grove quite a
spell. "Smiling Stove" is a vet
eran of War I and a member of
American Legion Post 16, Rose
burg; also the D.A.V.'s.
He is never too busy to lend a
helping hand in the laundry, the
kitchen, the wards and the chap
lain's office, particularly the
work In "setting up" for Sunday
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Will be open tvery night this week until 9:00 p. m. except Saturday.
Penney's will close Saturday, Christmas Eve at 5:30.
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48 courteous, well-trained salespeople will make your Christmas
shopping faster and easier at Penney's.
CTIN
You will find wider selections when you shop every department at
Penney's for practical gifts . .'. all at budget CASH AND CARRY
PRICES. Gifts for MomDad, Brother, Sister, Baby and hundreds
of items for the home. All merchandise is displayed in well-lighted
areas so you can see and handle your gift selections.
AVIN
With more than 1600 stores and a terrific buying power, Penney's
can give you lower prices because the savings are passd on to you.
For more than 47 years the Penney policy has been GREATER
VOLUME and SMALL PROFITS. With so many years of "know-how,"
Penney's are specialists when it comes to giving values.
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DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT
services.
Steve seems to make each day
happy and his list of friends is
long.
Harry Lindsey, the mall man, is
Child Loses Eyes As Christmas Gladness Approaches
the tumor, uianne win ue ue
mitted to go home from he hos
pital in time for Christmas if she
shows sufficient improvement.
The youngster, unmindful oi
HUNTINGDON. Pa., UP)
Two year-old Dianne Beck is just
as excited about Christmas as
any child although she won't he
able to see the toys that Santa
Claus brings.
Last summer, DIanne's eyes
began to fall. Doctors were for
ced to remove her right eye last
month because of a malignant
tumor. On Tuesday, they re
moved her left eye also.
Now, doctors hope the opera-
ihp hiilkv bandaees over her
eyes, chattered gayly yesterday
about Christmas and the doll she
hnn tn receive. She
doesn't want Santa to forget her ;
eight brothers and sisters, rang-1
Ing from one to J.J.
DIanne's father, Clifford Beck
Hons have stopped the growth of is an unemployed trucker.
having his banner season with
mail deliveries this Christmas
season, 1949. He really is loaded
down with work and is "sweat
ing" It out with a good-natured
grin as the Job goes on.
"I've been out here quite a
while and this looks like the big
gest Christmas yet."
Harry is Roseburg born and Is
a vet of our second "Great Ad
venture" across two oceans.
Dec. 5, 1924, Verna Tilton stood
in the Jgraduation line of Bis
marck Evangelical hospital, Bis
marck, N. D. Today she is Verna
Tilton Hayes of the Roseburg
staff and makes her home here
with husband Frank at 1624 N.
Stephens street.
Your reporter first met Nurse
Hayes when a patient in Ward
5 shortly after coming from
Barnes here early In August. We
visited a few moments and that
time it was learned that Frank
Hayes had served in the Sea Bees
and had a "rugged go" down in
the South Pacific.
Mrs. Hayes was on duty at
Ward 6 the other day and there
was time for another short visit.
First of all she was born at Clear
Lake, Iowa, but attended school
at Valley City, N. D.
"You know 25 years in this
work doesn't seem so long; time
nuicklv. Naturally I am
proud of a quarter-century pin. 1
Who wouldn't be?" j
Her dark eyes were aglow as!
she seemed to muse over that ;
span of years. "Private M." j
stpnnoH hark thpre was another
patient lined up ready to "quaff
a pin. 1
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