The Post-Register from Idaho Falls, Idaho • Page 15

Girl Roomers Not Popular Girl Clerks Face Housing Shortage; Landladies Prefer Men WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 Landladies prefer men and that, little girl, is no idle roomer rumor. So, the National Housing Administration and the district war housing center are seeking to break down the harrier that is keeping women war workers out of rooms in Washington's private homes. At the same time. NHA officials announced Thursday that some six thousand rooms in 12 new government dormitories would be available by next March for girls, who far outnumber men in this bachelor paradise.

Meanwhile, they said, there are quite a few rooms available in private homes hut mostly only to men. Housing officials cagily declined to say whether the preference was because men are better tempered, neater, more intelligent, quicker to pay the rent, quieter or whether it was just because of all their virtues. we know," said Joseph P. Anderson, acting director of the district war housing center, that landladies prefer However, one of the landladies said the girls want to wash their silk unmentionables in the bath- roqm, cook in the kitchen, entertain in the front room and receive extra service. on the other hand, wash anything at home but themselves, and eat all their meals she explained.

Smoke Spires Signal U. S. Victory half, Is well known in Idaho Falls as he was employed at the F. Woolworth Co. previous to entering the service.

Somewhere Overseas Pvt. Ray Corblt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Corbit of Idaho Falls, is now stationed according to a report ie- ceived here Thursday, The 17 year old youth enlisted in the rinps September 8, 1942 and took to the seat a little over months aitei- wards. took basic training in San Diego for about weeks.

Ray The. letter which was received this week informed parents that he was serving overseas "but say where, how long be here, or what doing." He attended Idaho Falls high school. BURNING JAPANESE transports beached on Guadalcanal after they had been riddled by U. S. aircraft, artillery and surface vessel tacks, send spires of smoke up into the south Pacific sky as a U.

S. plane looks over the battle scene. Idaho Expenditures Show Large Rise BOISE, Dec. 24. Biennial expenditures of the Idaho state government have grown from $22,195,727 in 1931-32 to $36,114,420 in 1939-40, the Idaho State league reported Thursday.

The figures, released in a press statement by Byron Defcnbach, executive secretary, do not include payment of bonds or bond interest, trust accounts or the liquor fund. The difference represents an increase of 60 per cent in eight years. Defenbach said. HOnOR ROLL OF MEN FROM THIS BANK NOW SERVING in the ARMED FORCES These boys of ours whose names are inscribed below, have left their jobs with this bank to do a bigger job. We know their ability.

We know their courage. We know they will not fail. We are proud of every one of them. Lt. John Wm.

Anderson Lt. Donald B. Peterson Sergeant Geo. T. Lyons Robert H.

Fisher Sergeant Dean W. Schultz Corporal W. Gale Ferrier Private Earl Lamar Snarr Arthur Donald Anderson Robert Koster A. S. American National Bank Idaho Falls, Idaho Salmon BRANCHES Rigby Shelley With Eastern Idaho Men In S.

Uniform This column is devoted to news of eastern Idaho men now' serving in the armed forces. The Post-Register invites you to telephone or write when you hear from an eastern Idaho man in unifrom. Pictures suitable for engraving are also welcome. Wrfffit B'ro DEPQS i i SU RAN CORPORATION Stationed at Waco Staff Sgt. Clyde Edgington, 27, is now stationed with the army air force at Waco, Texas, according to word received here.

He is the son of Mrs. Dora Edgington, 319 North Water avenue. Sergeant Edgington enlisted in the air force two years ago and finished h.s relimin ary training at. Randolph field. He is now underground radio Clyde Edgington operator.

He graduated from West high school in Salt Lake City and was formerly employed at Shoe store. He visited recently with his mother in Idaho Falls and w-ith relatives at Tetonia. Seamen Visit Here Two youths believed the first from eastern Idaho to have enlisted in the navy three and one- half months ago and stationed at new naval training station at Farragut, near Coeur are visiting here on a 11 day furlough. They are Jack Ritchie, 18, Rigby, son of Mrs. Grace Campbell, and Grant B.

Preece, 18, route 3, Idaho Falls, son of Mrs R. W. Preece. Both have advanced to seaman second class, following completion of their basic course at Farragut. They will return to the Farragut station and expect to be assigned to ship duty soon afterwards.

Seaman Ritchie attended Rigby schools and Seaman Preece was a student at Ammon school. quite a bit of snow near Coeur but a lot warmer than said Seaman Ritchie. On Oversea Duty Sgt. Leslie N. Freeman, 26, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harold H. Free man, Ririe, has left for ovcrsei duty, according to word received by his parents. Sergeant Freeman, who was inducted in Nov 1941, was recently promoted from corporal. He is in a mechanical unit of the army.

A graduate of Ririe high school, Sergeant Freeman Freeman attended Utah State Ag ricultural college a year before in ducted. Wounded in Action Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

Duncan, 125 North Water avenue, received word that their nephew, Bobby G. Mad den, whom they have reared since he was 12 years of age, was wounded in action. He i3 with a U. S. marine commando squad "somewhere in the South Sea He lived in Idaho Falls until four years ago and attended the local high school for a short time.

On December 24 he will be 21. Stamp Visiting Here Visiting in Idaho Falls with his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Croft, 348 street, is Raymond Freemont Stamp, petty officer second class. His wife is the former Beth Croft, of Idaho Falls. He has a 30 day leave and will remain here until after the holidays. Then he will go with his wife to Fort Bliss, to visit with his parents. Master Ray Stamp Sgt and Mrs.

M. L. Stevens. They will then return to San Francisco and his wife will remain with him during his 60 day shore leave. Having enlisted previous to the war, Mr.

Stamp was at Pearl Harbor when the war started. At Camp Roberts Frank E. Pope, Idaho Falls, has reported to Camp Roberts, for 13 of basic training, according to an announcement received here from the public relations officer. He will be given preliminary instruction in the use of infantry weapons. Louis Ray Here to return Christmas day to is Sgt.

Louis Ray who been spending the past 14 days on a furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ray, of Rexburg, his brother, Lloyd Ray, of Tdaho Falls, and other relatives in Salt Lake City. Sergeant Ray, who has been in the army for the past year and a Gains in Weight A gain in weight from 130 to 154 pounds was reported by Delbert H. Martin, 21, who was recently promoted from corporal to sergeant with his army unit while stationed in Australia, according to word received by his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Martin.

Swan Valley. Sergeant Martin was called to duty when the ig i a I company Delbert Martin 116th engineers of the national guard, was mustered into active service in 1940. He has been in the land "down since last April. He graduated from Idahf) Falls high school three years ago and formerly was employed by Pedersen tailor shop. At Oregon Camp Roderick Connell of Lorenzo writes that he is serving with an army infantry unit and is station ed at Medford.

Ore. He states he likes army life. ing at the home of Mrs, Agnes Just Reid, Idaho poet and writer. The Williams family also held a reunion at the home of a sister, Mrs, George Judd, Meridian, Idaho, at which relatives from Ogden, Portland ai.J Seattle attended. Mate father is now engaged in war woi at an unknown point outside of continental United States.

Returns to Duty Lowell Withers of Ririe has left for Camp Edwards, after spending a brief furlough with relatives and friends in county, it was reported Thursday. Send Them Greetings On Their Birthdays The Post-Register will bo happy to publish birthdays of eastern Idaho men in the service, together with their addresses, so that friends may remember them with greeting cards. The names of the men and their birthdays should be sent to The Post-Register office a month in advance, but not earlier since names too far in advance would be subject to change in ad dress and the greetings would not go to the right place. January ft. E.

Carlyle, son. third class, in care of post master, San Francisco, Calif. January 17-Cpl. Waldo Emerson Crandall, med. detachment, March field, Calif.

Maine Senator Defends Actions Of Henderson WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Asserting that administration leaders Leon Henderson to appease congressional critics, Senator Brewster predicted Thursday they soon would be "praying for his as price administrator. Henderson has submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt and he Is expected to be replaced by Senator Brown As Brewster spoke. Representative Andrescn issued a statement assailing what he called and bungling in government handling of gasoline and set of unfair and stringent rules in the rationing of Andresen said, "is causing a complete breakdown in agricultural food production and essential transportation.

"Another set of rules permits unlimited use of gasoline for the bureaucratic rule makers, and for thousands of government owned cars, engaged in nonessential rX as Lands Overseas Keith Brown, son of Mrs. A. J. Brown of Lorenzo writes that he has landed overseas and is safe, according to word received Thursday. Mate Returns Henry R.

Williams, of Firth, and now third mate of a torpedo boat squad, has left for Boston, to resume training following a visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Williams, on a furlougn.

He was accorded a number of complimentary social parties while home, among them a family gather- and a HAPPY NEW YEAR In your home, social and business life, we hope you will know nothing but the warmth of good friendship. This is the seasons greetings From All of Us RAY MAX and the Rest of the Boys MODERN SHOE CO, iNa my The members of our firm join me in wishing to you and yours cordial Greetings. May the New Year bring you health, ness, and prosperity. GEO. COPE, Manager.

Tri-State Lumber Co. West Broadway Phone 85 AT THIS FESTIVE SEASON may we express to you our appreciation of the cordial relations between us and extend best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a Bountiful New Year. War Bonds irst AND LO 386 A Street directors Otto E. McCutoheln, Worth D. Wright, David Smith, A.

E. Stanger, Dr. Harry L. VWson fi For Sale Here avings ciation Phone 502 May your Christmas stockings be full of War the Number One gift this year. Keep buying And speaking of buying, many thanks for your generous cooperation in the metal-saving program made possible by your purchases of Bohemian Club quarts.

Many hundreds of pounds of steel have been saved in this way. No doubt you, too, have learned that an opened Bohemian Club quart will keep perfectly in the icebox for several days if tightly corked. Try it! itnTf IS Glwb bohemian Hi lS- brewer it 5 1NL BOISE EXPORT LAGER.