The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-07-06
LETTERS FROM THE
FIGHTING FRONTS

FIGHTING FRONTS
Interesting Letters From Any
Serviceman Will Be Printed
In This Column
The following is a letter re-
ceived recently by Mrs. C. A.
Rogers from her son, Technician
Fourth Grade Charles A. Rogers.
Dear Nom:
See where I am now! PreSi-
dent Roosevelt has nothing on
me for I have been in Teheran,
too.
Anyone who didn't get a fur
Tough tout of our outfit in the
States gets a six day pass and
transportation to Teheran. I had
begun to think my turn was
never coming, but last week it
did, so here I am.
The altitude is nearly 1000
feet and is far enough north SO
that the temperature is very
mild. This is the first chance
I have had to see crops growing
and green trees and clear
mountain streams since we
landed in Iran.
The recreation center here
provides tours every day of in
~tereSting places and I am not
missing any of them. Some are
not very "glamorous'', but are
interesting, especially from q
historic standpoint. We have
seen some partly excavated ruins
of one of the oldest cities of the
Middle East, the city of Rae -
supposed to have been destroyed
in the 18th century.
The city of Teheran, itself
has only been moderated since
the Last war, so there are build
ings of the latest architectural
design almost joining some OF
the old mud and brick buildings
of the same design that was
used in this part of the world
centuries ago.
I have seen very little modern
farm machinery and the meth
DDS of farming are much the
same as they were a thousand
years ago. However, there are a
lot of good roads and late mod
ell cars and trucks, mostly U. S
built.
Most of the designing anc
construction work is European
principally German, and very
good, too.
The ancient history storie.
of kings palaces and throne.
being built of, or richly set with
jewels, are not fiction, for the
! palace here is like that.
You may think prices have
gone up at home, but they have
fluctuated very little compared
to the ones here. Of course
part of that is due to the fac
that American soldiers weren'
very good at bargaining whe1
they first came here, but the,
are sure learning fast. The pol
icy with these people is to asl
about twice the price they ex
pect to get and then bargain
ing for a final price that is ag
reeable to both parties. I don
know but what some of the sol
diers are better jews now thai
these people, themselves.
I have seen Moselum Mosque
with gold covered domeS nearb
as large across as the dome c
the state capital building. @
course I have never been insid
of them for there are few pee
pie except the high Moseler
priests that do get inside the in
nermost part.
I had to come all the way t
Iran before I saw glass mad
OF course I guess I could hav
seen it at home if I had eve
visited a glass factory. Howeve
I imagine that production in
U. S. plant would be much dit
ferent than in this one, thong
we had a chance to see it a
from the grinding of the quart
to seeing lamp chimneys an
wine glasses and fish bow
packed for shipment.
Wendell Wilkie said in h
account of his round the worl
f tour, that Teheran was the dirt
| lest place he saw on the who,
+ trip. Well, Teheran is the onl
, renew a right spirit within me
(PSm 51.1O)