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OUT AND IN - 1 i- I i D ANBURY, Conn.' (UP) An inmate was released) from jail because his wife was to have a baby. The day after the child was born, police re-arrested the father on a charge of. stealing $63. He had spent $50 on babyl clothes. Parse That! HASTINGS, Neb. l-A Hastings school teacher almost "gave up when a pupil asked "What did you give this book to me to be read to out of for?" DOG HAZARD' MILAN, Tenn.. (UP) Kenneth McRee. wants a new name for his dog, Solomon. McRee was driving downtown when Solomon spotted a cat and started out the car win dow. While McRee grabbed for the dog, his car hit a tree. You, Dr. Salk' Groups Sending Money to Scientist - H-Sc l)-Sttimiii. S.l.m. Or.., Simd.y, April 17 If SS Thanl I By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' Honors, award, prayers and the humble thinks of a grateful world are showering about the thin ihoulders of Dr. Jonas Salk, the man who conquered polio. ' The ' dramatic announcement Tuesday that Salk's polio vaccine can virtually end the crippling scourge was received as a bless ing everywhere. I Salk, a modest, hard - working 40 - year - old University 01 Pitts burgh scientist, gets no money frcm bis great work; The vaccine is not patented. It belongs to the Americans who . made it possible through the March of Dimes. It be'ongs to the world. In Richmond, Va., sales engineer V. B. McReynolds proposed a fund ef thanks for Salk. He mailed a d lar for each of the three mem bcs of his family to Salk. McReynolds struck chord in many hearts. This, he said, was the least he .icould do for a man who received "not a red cent be sides his meager college pay. Fvt. Stalin Gets 9 -Day Term for Threat Against Ike KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UP)-Ches- ler Stalin, 39, an Army private allegedly changed his name to Stalin in admiration for the late Br ssian Premier, faced 90 days in prison and a $25 fine Saturday fr writ'ng President Eisenhower a threatening letter. J Judge Charles E. Whittaker sen .te iced Stalin Thursday. The pri- va'e pleaded guilty March 18. Judge Whittaker said In setting the sentence that it appeared that . Stalin, - whose original name was Uninsky, took the name Stalin be cause he admired the late head of th? USSR: ' I The letter was sent to the Presi dent in February. It was in refer ence to a court martial of two Ar my privates in Germany. It read In part: "If those men are murdered, as you have indicated will be done. then we shall deem it necessary... to do away with you . Reconsider your decision if you wish to go on living peacefully AUTOMOTIVE HADTlf ATtTTT f M m.. Dartmouth Building Department has authorized construction of a shelter for chickens a eoune. they term it j t Polio Virus Photographed The New York Daily Mirror contributions to a Salk fund. ! snapped up McReynolds idea. In In Mount Vernon, 111., the Junior an editorial, . the newspaper pro- Chamber of Commerce mailed an posed a three-month campaign $35 thank you gift a dollar from asking its readers to send dollar eacn ot its manners. , In Hdhokus, N. J., a non-or ganized citizens committee to thanks Dr. Salk" sprang up. A real estate man painted "Thank you, Dr. Salk," in foot high letters on his office window. In Winnipeg, Canada, radio sta tion CKY asked listeners to send in dimes for a thank you telegram to Salk. Salk was named 1955 winner of the $10,000 Mutual of Omaha Criss Award and gold medal. His ac complishment 'tmay well . be the greatest contribution to medicine in our generation," the announce ment said. ! Plan Decorations Other less tangible rewards were legion. Five Central American re publics said they would decorate Salk in a Washington ceremony. They were El . Salvador, Guate mala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. - ? This Sunday, Chicago Protestant church goers will offer prayers of gratitude. "We should all be grateful that God has given Dr. Jonas Salk the wisdom to uncover the new sec ret of the physical world," said the Rev. Dr. John W. Harms, vice president of the Church Federa tion of Greater Chicago. S & c Cf a (X C O v o k- L' o fin i lit! In Congress, Rep. Derounian (R NY) introduced a bill to award a medal "to this great doctor and humanitarian for bis brilliant achievement" Special Dime Sen. Barrett (R Wyo) asked Congress to authorize a special 10-cent piece, to bear Salk's pro file and the words "liberty i . . polio. . . victory." In the statehouse of Augusta, Me., a state senator suggested a resolution expressing thanks for "this great victory over disease." The senators stood ' with' bowed heads for 30 seconds. Gov. George M. Leader of Penn sylvania said hecwould award to Salk the state's medal of meritor ious service, usually reserved , for military heroes, "as a meager ex pression of your commonwealth's gratitude." The City of Pittsburgh, where Salk did his research, planned a mammoth welcome for him Satur day when he is due to return from Ann Arbor, Mich., where the an nouncement was made. GORGEOUS STAINLESS STEE TABLEWARE In Choice of 4 highly popular patterns it WHOLESALE PRICES While limited quantify lash , Rush name for free illustrated catalog. L. A. STARK, Box 298 SS, Station A, Richmond 2, Calif. ikise Sut9t operaUti cm' Prescription! Pharmacy Salem 4-3336 ' Open Until 11 P.M. Sundays and Holidays 12 A.M. to 2 PM. S P.M. to 9 PJVi. 130 S. Liberty 24 hr. PRESCRIPTION SERVICE AFTER 1 1 P. M. CALL" SALEM 3-9123 Duplicate Prescriptions I M On File in All Stores Daily Deliveries Downtown Store Salem 3-9123 310 Court 12:30 and 4:30 P.M. 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