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4 - PAGE TWELVE - use f- By ETHAN GRANT "" Our family tree is indeed an odd old bush. As to its appearance of symmetry. It seems to have Crown to an amazing state of per-. Xection. It is, in fact, too perfect .. to be convincing. Tor it records not single horse thief or wife beater. No1, bold pirates, no bad buccaneers. -.. . All of which causes grave sus picion that the succession of gen tlemen who have been charged with its care were guilty of omit ting any reference to its weak branches and bad fruit. : So, like most genealogies, it is interesting primarily for. what it.doesnt re Veal, rather than for what it does. Although . I privately suspect the line may have extended clear back to Noah, whose Ark we probably , at least had steerage, it first becomes re corded history In 1748, when John was born in the old coun try. John Grant, the eldest son of Richard. He was the first of a long line of Johns. Both my grandfathers wore , named John. - I, have a brother A John, and some nephews who are Johns. In view of all this, I re fuse to believe there were not at least a few demijohns, or a jug or two, in the family. : It was something more than 100 . years after the Mayflower that John, the son of ' Richard, came over and settled in Connecticut. By having missed the Mayflow er, he put the Grant family at a . great social disadvantage. For, having never since amounted to anything in particular, we have always remained' without stand ing or prestige. I - ' From Connecticut, the .Grants 'migrated southward into Ohio, . Kentucky and, later, Tennessee. It is a lamentable fact that they .might just have easily ascended the social ladder by coming west in a prairie schooner or around the horn by skiff.' The only, dis tinguished name in the records is that of Ulysses. But" even he was i a matter of opinion. We of Ten- . iessee knew of him only as apis tol packin Yankee who bested a . southern gentleman named Rob ert E. Lee in an argument over peanuts or the like. According to the records, Ulysses was the sole" tip-snorter of the entire elan. All others were quiet, peace-loving men. & few plodding soldiers In the arlier days, but for the most part Just plain-loving fathers and rood husbands. Yet an a ma ring number of them seem - to have married Irish women. . Crossword Puzzle 12 15 Id 4 2.S 3 37 59 40 41 4b SO 5i 54- HORIZONTAL : . 1. Esne ." ;'. T ' 5. Web in cloth ' 8. Baby's bed , 12. Supplication ' 13. The turmeric 14. Rabbit : ' : 15. Male name 18. Jump , , i 17. Presently IS. What Italian city was ; occupied by the Fifth Army after 'great demolition by the Nazis 20. Position '.. 21. Puts in 24. What country is governed by the Kuomintang party? i 27. Plaything - 23. Government price agency ' : (abbr.) ..:,t':w'' it, What river and department - . i in N. France was overrun by the Germans 1914-11 . ' 32. Feline " '- . v 1 ', ' C .33. Integer - . 34. Jewel . ' -Y-" - " 35. Soggy mass .36. Battle tone' 37. Roman goddess of wisdom 39. What North Italian city is said to be Field-Marshal " Rommel's headquarters? ' 42. Lamprey fishermen i ; 46. The maples -, 47. Feminine nickname - -; 48. Electrified particle CO. Dappled 51. Wrath . -C2.Feminine nam - - ... 1 5 J. Who was the last queen ' the Stnart sovereigns? ' S4. Maks an edging . . C5. Ooze - 1 ' VERTICAL . '- 1. Stretch over'' -I. Who is the heroine of the v . . eper "Lohengrin"?. 3. Harvest - - " . 4. Note in scale' , 5. Bear tlown j ' : C. Meadow J. Wl3t b's the most important -Kef the JapcoatroUed Caroline Islands? Why Not This for Your Child's Miss Elizabeth Gardiner (left) discusses proper books for children with Sirs. S. I. Auman (center) and Sirs. Virgil McMorris. They look over an exceptionally fine copy of pother Goose, found on the shelves of the Salem public library. Advice en selection of books for various age groups Is part of i the work of Miss Gardiner, children's librarian. (Statesman photo) . The records make no mention of who wore the pants,- bnt In view of what is revealed, I think Fm entitled to my own private conclusions about that, j Included in the tin box contain ing the, genealogy, but 'very evi dently never meant to be a part of it, .were a "number of old let ters written largely by the wo men' folks. They contain interest ing gossip about the men, the price of pork,crop and weather condi tions; gen eralia indicating that it was they, who' held the purse strings. It may be in these that the true nature of our ancestry is found., , For example, this one, written on ' July the 9th" by Martha to "Dear; Sister:" "Your last was received and read. It is not worth while to la ment our declining years nor be' ing so near the grave. I think of it. as seldom as possible. As for my thoughts on the Scriptures, old and new, I have never been steadfast so as to call it faith. don't believe one out of ten be lieve what they say they do. "There are some good precepts in the Old and the New Testa ments, and there is just as good in heathen books. The more wee learn of nature's works and laws, the more wee know God. If wee II 14- 11 33 3 42. 43 44 45 49 'A 52. 5S Il-lft 8. Converses , 9. Frog 10- Heavy metal It. Crook; 16. Siberian river 19. Narrow streak 20. Pig-pen 22. Russian stockads 23. Decay - - - 24. Wheel-part 25. Hasten 26. Doctrine 28. Single unit 29. Metal fastener 30. Negrito 32. Study: SS.Wbat mountains tornTm 1 barrier between Europe and Asia?, 35. Evil ;. 36. The birds 37. French river 38. Replace 39. The tempter . 40. Sacred image 41. Thin:- ' 43. Ireland . . 44, To what European capital did the phrase "Balcony Empire 49.Uip .... 47. Small piece 48. Are 52. Exists I "Answer to yesterday's puzzle. VA SIPIAf 1QM1EN IPtATtTE' Tail AR i nTates r aJTr a t "TTG" off "A A I pgRj'JH E Wi U SE 1 J 5r" C O Rj o V JE N KMEIE C O WtC H AjSlE isTa d Tuo or ZST E R""Hg 7c .pTETs C oTTfc PJ RASE ON! -CIO S .4AG ELiU R 3 EIP UTl S 1 N G N!E N TlSlAiai EiNiplsi EISIS Aterace time et colntiB: 32 stlastes. Diat. by Kins Features Syndicate. Inc. Tho Seabee South Ferrets Mines Discovers Pencil. 2 ,Type; Detests 'Bouncing Betty' CAMP PEARY, Va Nov. 20. (PHSeabee Theodore Smith, who had a job of ferreting out enemy sown death-dealing mines in Si cily, believes "bouncing Betty" is the most dangerous member of the booby trap" famfly, but will, agree that she has a hellish cousin in one mine which looks like a pencil stuck in the ground. ! These nuisance mines, which were "something newT to south, "resembled a pencil with the sharpened end pushed into the can't learn about nature's works and ourselves, wee should be ashamed to teach others anything about Hun whose power is equal to His wilL "Well, Sis, have been to Chica go, that mighty city of 500,000 inhabitants. Went with hundreds of others, at $4 the round trip. Only cost me $7. The Central and the St. ' Louis Van valia & Terre Haute railroads came down to that, and we went on the July the 4th excursion. "Corn is very poor. Wheat is good. We have 15 fat pigs and pork is 2c a pound. Apples 20c the bushel. Everything else cheap, sold or bought "I hope to see you before we die." The letter reveals something of the nature of Martha. She was my maternal grandmother's aunt, a Buchanan, evidently . quite old and nearing, the end. - But ' she could haul off and go rip-roaring to Chicago on a Fourth of July excursion, then come home and bemoan the poor quality of "corn!" Had my feminine ancestors been privileged to contribute to the family history, I've an idea that somewhere I'd be able to find recorded at least a hanging or two for horse stealing. 1Q) IS FOR J XjLIADLE' fr For a lonjr time, now,-we have been displaying the' 'Reliable Prescriptions' io- signia presented below. And oar patrons have found that it is a mark with a meaning. For, here, "Reliable" means RELIABLE in every seoseof the word. Why not briar your next prescription here? jf - r KM? . Wilfctfa ; Capilal Drcrj Sfcrc. Cor. SUU A Liberty - Pheno Sill OnHGOIT STATESMAN, tZcdoau Christmas?9 ground. When a victim steps on the detonator,' a 30-calibre slug buries between his legs." ' South,' whose home is 510 Car bon St, Marion, lit, was a mem ber of a Seabee demolition unit which went ashore In the allies' first assault wave against the Ital ian island. This "bouncing Betty," he said, "Is a little girl who : awaits the pressure of your foot jumps about waist high from the ground and then lets fly. t. After his outfit had landed on a 'Sicilian beach, blown un icht toot high barbed wire entangle ments and knocked out the beach opposition, "We went with the vanguar d of shock troops which had the nearby town as their ob jective," South said. . "Reaching an abandoned city, I found it well planted ' with red devils' and 'water flasks. Beth are f the cariosity type! ' The former resemble hand gren ades. If a soldier picks one up no replenish his ewn supply It's all ever. The water flasks are Imitations of their names. "After cleaning up t h e s e, we went to work on the abandoned buildings which invariably are loaded with "boobies. - "This is when you begin' tread-j ing on your thinnest ice. Anything you, touch or move cane blow the works. : ' - ' ' "The "mousetrap' gives you the most trouble while picking a house. They're placed under chair legs or any other 'bait' that will hold the spring down. The moment you disturb the object-you're through. ' 83rd Birthday Is Celebrated SCOTTS MILLS Mrs. Mathil da Stultz was honored on her 83rd birthday at the home of her-bro-. ther and wife, Mr .and Mrs. Wil liam Fry. Those present were Mrs. Carra Brougher, Mrs. . Geraldine Imper, Mrs. Addie' Smith, Mrs. Caroline Crites, Mrs. Laura Dale, Mrs. My- ra Sloan, Mrs. Sylvia Stults, Mrs Annette Hicks, Mrs. Nellie Haynes," Mrs. Lena Bellinger. , . -Oregon. Sunday Morning. Norosibor 21.1343' . : - - - - 1 . ... ' : Grsnn(ifliiiinnpg !TiD"aIl(Dy I have' on hand . a . number of questions concerning trees, a dis cussion on which we started last Sunday. These, however, " .will now i wait , an- other Sundav fO meantime we; . . . 1 wm iaa.e up an- other " group . of questions which have ' come be- fore me. . . First of all. " before you for- . get wriat you had in this - year's UUls Uadsen garden and what you wish you had, it might be well to make a plan for n e x t year's ; vegetable garden. There are many who scoff at the idea " of making a garden plan. But there are many reasons why a definite plan is desirable. Here are some of the - reasons given by. a well-known gardener: 1- A well-thought-out garden plan will enable you to .buy the proper, amount of seed. It will enable you to order the t seed "early, fronv a reliable seedsman; 'also to place' your order for plant, f oodyinsecti cides and fungicides. ; If your plan Is well thought eat and properly recorded, it will provide for an adequate succession of vegetables in the garden to keep the family table well supplied at all times, and still not give you a great deal , which .will go to waste. A plan that his been well " prepared will provide for a sur . plus for canning but net a sur plus for discarding. : A plan that has been well pre pared will also provide for .a ro tation of crops, and this feature should be considered from a year-to-year basis, as well as in a sea son's succession of crops. A good rotation plan will ; lessen disease and insect infestation. So keep a record of this, past season's .gar den and use it in preparing your plan for next spring's garden. Your plan should really ' include the approximate time required to produce, planting distances, depths and seed required. - . A correspondent; has. writteh to ask me for a description of Em poriumitii Raselina. Said it had been recommended highly to her by a garden friend. : I am sorry but I can find no such name listed In any ef my I -'kw J ir-aa ' j W V a A ' ffe Jt "A ii jw ji tf it ii i it' ... . xa if ft if ff ii 1 1 vy ii You'd never know it! : . so luxuriously comfortable is the sensational new '- ,'o Many Americans need a. comfortable new mattress for the rest and relaxation " they must hare to do their best work in these times And here's a new mb V infnr hit tn Hsu nn ounce of . critical .war material I You'd never believe a cotton-felt mattress could be so. downright comfortable ... could be as trimly tailored and could tain its shape and resmency for so long a tlmel ine secret is me new type v& wiui "-" - , tl7 ' . . i t f. Awn .infh.ravr which accounts for the sur- See IS Bull BUWWiCi tuaviK 9iAinv Buvjwvj.""- USE - BUY U. S. WAR STAMPS AND BONDS! garden encyclopedias.'. If. any one ; knows It will they . kindly? let me knew? Or If the corres pondent would write again and give me a little more informa - tion? : I am Inclined ' to think there la an error th ' the 'name. Ton may all remember the -old story , of ; Rhodom , Sidos?: The t 'Country nurseryman -who had : sold- several of this .so-called -flowering": P I a n t ? ; When . at ; length a , pertinacious botanist who found the flower a not un common w e e d : insisted :- on ? knowinr Where the nursery--man got his name, and he re plied "I found this flower In the I road beside us, so christened it Rhodom Sidns?" :, ' I am not at all- a .botanist as I have said before but somehow Emporiumitii : Raselina ' d o e s n t look like any of the names listed in my books arid there could be a mistake in spelling. . - Azaleas, in response . 'to . a : re quest? will . move all 'right at this season of , the year. It is - well to have. the . hole, into' which they go prepared. Dig plenty of -soil with the. shrub and set it at once," just a. trifle deeper than it was grow ing not more than an inch. Then water it welj. It .may seem that the soil is sufficieptly. moist but watering helps to settle it about the roots. 1 24 Per Cent int Cut . . - . - Recommended ; WASHINGTON, - Nov. 2(WJP) The recommended scale of cuts in newsprint usage for the first quar ter; of 1944 will range , up to 24 per cent of the 1941 base tonnage for the largest newspapers, the war. production board said today in .clarifying proposals submitted Thursday by the newspaper -industry advisory committee. ' . . The average over-all reduction under: 1941 . base 'newsprint .usage will be 18 per cent, it was stated, under ; a sliding scale in which small newspapers are; not- cut at all and larger ones are cut heav-' fly. -? -'- ; 'S On Thursday it was announced that, the cuts would range as high as 28 per cent for, some of the larger f papers.,.with the over-all rf''S. 4 I III II I ' 2'- w " ' Iif! 5?p thin amazinsr new - - .. .. . , Newsjpi Inner springs? ; ?. ODD COIlVEIIIEIIT t CREDIT TEDI1S! W - iya Jav -pr- reduction ? amounting to -23 ' per cent 2y' ''"..:'''' N" 7.' The apparent "discrepancy was explained today as arising from the fact that newspapers had ; al ready accomplished a five per cent saving from the gross newsprint usage of 194i. f"--;" . A The net result of the new reduc tipns, therefore, if they are for mally ordered, into effect" by WPB aVexpected, will be to bring over all newsprint consumption down about 23 per cent under the gross, tonnage consumed in 1941 but only about 18 per cent down from? the "base tonnage," which - excludes paper formerly; used for' free cop- ies and other over-printing. ' - f; The base tonnage of each news-:' paper, against which the new slid ing -scale, of 'cuts is to be applied Is reckoned as follows,-WPB said: .V Each -publisher will: figure: the tonnage used to produce only, his net paid circulation in the first quarter of 1941 ; will add three per; cent' for paper spoilage; and then .will add a paper tonnage proportionate to his percentage in crease in circulation, if any, from the fourth quarter- of -1941 to; the fourth quarter of 1942. I ; The tonnage for. ; subsequent quarters of . next ' year ; will -t be worked out similarly," using , the Appliances j ' Painls ' ?. f j - . t Plnnbinri j ; - Hcusswares , ' I i ; ' . t ."' A - ' ..k.:.- f ..... ! ' i. ., . , . it Geo. Eo Allen Hardware Phone 4610 : ' i .I . . T mattress .toaayi,-, . ; ! sr i 55J- cot, 7 - 7 i MM t" " ' ; 'mt . '4-1 : 1 i corresponding quarter of 1341 cs the base:: - ."l; - 2' I The following scale of reduc tions wbuld apply! in - the Tirst quartet 1944: ; j -- -; f; First 25 tons used in a qusrrter, no cut; rJext 100 toris, four percent cut; next 125 tons,! eight per i-cent cut; tiex 250 tons, 12 per ent cut; next; 50GI tdns, .20 'per cent cut; ill tonnage bver 1000. tons, 24 perxent cut ;a i I: i i . f-ir cam K-r- I H J Brothers New style m 1 (if V make ror v . morale climb AV. I . faster thin s U j . V) Otvnntti - f J Mi Wildcat. ' UU U L j Ji:?- $1.95 Jo - L er v . -7x - JfefbM! t 1 L AT ..J 236 !n. Commercial st; si "J 'TT J 1 i 1 . 1 - Cli-. 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