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4 Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 29, 1949
Who Will Do the Building?
Salem need not hesitate in continuing to build apart
ments and houses. The state office of the Federal Hous
ing Administration feels that the capital is still in need
of more housing. The FHA is so sure of the growth of
the city that it is willing to underwrite more housing for
the area.
That is the message brought to Salem Thursday by SIPS FOR SUPPER
Verne Elliott, assistant state administrator of the federal
agency. He did add certain "ifs" and "ands." Location
was to be considered, especially for apartments. As for
private homes, price range was a matter to be watched,
with emphasis on the $b000 to $8500 bracket.
lexWfY sill' ' '', ' I
II THINK ABOUT IT BEING fM . l -ffi i
V W UOWTIDE..THEVATER 1 I j I , S
KmI we went swimming J 53$ II m J.i I'll
gyft before, i dont I cgjf It MM, r,'
i i . mm know how Yoime I jsi ' I tfaa u ; I;; ,
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
President's Military Aide
Meddles in Contracts
By DREW PEARSON
Washington No one begrudges the President of the United
States a White House jokester to relieve the strain of office, and
General "Happy" Harry Vaughan is not the first to hold such
a job.
FDR also had a military aide, General "Pa" Watson, whose
great asset was
BY GUILD
Wizard of Odds
17
a gorgeous
sense of humor.
H o w e v e r,
"Pa" Watson
didn't meddle
In army con
tracts and back
stage lobbying.
Pa did put in
his oar to get
George Marshall
appointed chief
I
Orw PeuwD
Crescent a license. Vaughan
had never met the applicant or
the co-signee, but nevertheless
vouched for the company's re
sponsibility. In other words, favors were
asked for the company which
had violated regulations as
against companies which re
spected the law thanks to the
jovial, undiscriminating White
House aide.
Jumps the Gun
By DON UPJOHN
of staff, but on
he whole he kept out of poli- jf Happy Harry would profit
tics, and stuck to his chief from one mistake, he might be
function relaxing the Presi- forgiven. But he doesn't,
dent of an evening. Xhe general also went to bat
General Vaughan his succes- or Col Hubert Fountleroy Ju
sor, also has a contagious sense famed Black Eag,e Qf Em,
of humor which brings healthy peror Halle Selassle.s Ethiopian
relaxation to his chief. But air force whQ had been con.
the public has little conception nected with the Crescent Trad. .
of, how deeply Truman's mill- lng Co
tary aide has dabbled in things Col ' Julian wanted to go to
that were no business of his, Germany, and, without examin-
and how powerful his influence ing closely lnto tne purpose of
has been in obta ning favors the tHpi Vaugnan sent him ov
for interesting people. erseas to insDept th! treatment
of Negro troops In the European
TaKe, lor instance, expor. uc- theatre.
THE AVERA6E HOUSEWIFE WALKS 4 MILES
AND SPtNDS 5 nUUKo TCAKL; WAKING
'
w
Li i . n
PLk3m
- THE
NEW REMEDY
DRAMAMINE,
PREVENTS SEA
SICKNESS Dy
ODDS OF -H
WTO I.
(sropwoimms.
ENSI6N
Bosmmms, I
TOLEDO)
IF YOU'RE A COLLEGE
GRADUATE AND HAVEN'T HAD
7 SERIOUS LOVES-YOU'RE NOT
NORMAL, SAY PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Tnlinn.i rnmanlav Alvatttnv nt cnanlol evanlc fnr TTOTH ttnt tin
T)1.!J T71i:i4. i.i! 4.U! 1 i !4 . t.y.n ..........
.oeillliu JuiiiULia uicacin.ni.iuil wna una unait uuuii,; iim i tu. rfrflo nf the n ht. rniinried nn an assistant and Backed
private enterprise going to meet tne nousing neeas 01 tne station wagonload of equipment Thursday in order to be In Sa- enses. Vaughan even gave the Black
communities of the nation or was the government going iem to make a special tape recording of the opening of the Ameri- These permits to ship U. S. Eagle such glowing credentials
to have to do it? can Legion state convention. He arrived here on time, 8:30 a.m., nns .broad have not the re- that when he reached EuroDe.
Send your "Odds" questions on any subject to "The Wizard
of Odds," care of the Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon.
Drawbacks of Cave-Man Love
Los Angeles W) The cave-man lover has his drawbacks.
So emphasized Mrs. Mary Galindo in obtaining an annul
ment from Bernard M. Calindo, a welder. Both are 47.
Mrs. Galindo testified he hugged her so amorously he
crushed her ribs, and bit her lips so hard she had to call
police. She added they married last May 25 and she left him
two weeks later.
m "
RMIHKU
3 in town who haunts the auctions
for bargains. The other day he ,- deDartment. not the with General Clay, and toured
got a washing machine at one of presjdent's military aide. the entire American zone of
.ll'TJZJ'Sl.lr. Yet last year, General Germany as the guest of the
son-in-law. So he loaded it up """ "B" "LTJ Fearin- thB'n.r nf
on his car and headed for his """'T President's mint. w
son-in-law's home but there lnS ui w np u . " -:vr ,.;;.,.. " c ,
was nobody there at the time Trading company which had "
and he left it at a service sta- been usln iorei exPort lic" "I"' ?,?dd
intervened
in these u- s- army-
The government figures that its FHA program is one right place, etc.
that encourages private enterprise to take care of homes Only a slight
for people by underwriting loans. On the other hand, con- error one.
gress only recently passed legislation to put city and fed- week 00 ?r" '
eral governments in partnership on mass housing projects u'lv''"u'' i
to offer rental units to persons in the $2000 to $2400 an
nual income bracket. The theory behind the latter pro- we'have heard
gram is that private enterprise can't come out profitably 0( jotta guys
on such a building program. wh0 were eaten
In Salem's case, there are several factors, which, if cor- up with anxiety
rected, might encourage more local building. to get to a leg
One, is the more prompt clearing of applications made ion convention
ffJT lZZnZ ny'comes In as ribbon winner located it. While he was loading is contrary to regulations, but -m
passed, this particular complaint can be corrected. An- fr ,theQ quickest sprint during
other point is getting interested individuals better ac- the 1849 season-
Th.Q ' In fact, as a customer remarks
is mostly a matter of education. Those businessmen pres- a not" to our des!f U might meshed. The wringer began go-
motest connection with the he was given a special military THE BENES STORY
army. They concern the com- aide, had an hour s conference
Don Upjoho
son-in-law's home but there "'s " . . lean nnmh lltpmllv hn-n,rf
rraaing company wxiicn naa ----- " -"
iu Bi-rauea.
Then niHanlu tl.A Mn1 ......
tion. He then forgot where the enffs- . pose of Julian.s tri de.
service station was but after ine t-rescent uo. noi omy veloped, He proposed taking
hunting around the son-in-law had been buying licenses, which over the armyfs over.aBe ciB:
nrttAa unHoi n aoI V... .nkl.l.
t up it slipped and pretty near was buying forged licenses, t,. ,ij u. ' , u
broke his arm. Finally he got it The commerce department carton for two old Qnes The
home and his wife in trying to caught them and started an in- -... !,rtn. , ij
operate the wringer got the geers vestigation. sell to the Janan. M an
TTn,...n Xr..Mkn c " M
iwwcvc., uS.,a.., timated profit of $a,000,000.
. . , . , iiii.iiiii.ui J.ii Tikmfi utgaii fiW- iivnuw, uv.ii, u u fc u
i , ,i mi i i. ..i .1 tti t x a . i dp easv 10 el'i mixea ud on a ; j m. . . . .. ,
ent at Xne inursaay COnierence Wltn Xne J11A OlllCiai Can i; iu tu ' . . ing arouna ukc an eieciric ian, wunout invesugaiing, wrote a When Genpral Plav hoTvi
help greatly on this latter point. iih manv thines coins on at
knocked her down and loosened letter on White House station- aboufc thi Hubert Fountlerov
In building, as in so many other phases of the nation's once. Specifically he calls at- " h" 7 I full.an. w?s !ent ea8lin8 on hi
c ....... ........ . nnplr Tn tuo 1 s & o. tn u
man who sent him Harry
life, the challenge is before private enterprise to do a job tention to the two festivals be
that should be done. The so-called little fellow whose an- ing staged right now in this rrtr.fMi
nual income is such that he can afford to pay only a small county which might result in OPEN FORUM
monthly rentai or house payment is still the one whose some confusion such as a chap . . '
needs have to be met. heading out for stayton expect- Proposed Salem-Silverton Road
v... ."1"'"" " ru '.Tii L -Yi T i v. Mt- An8el to see the bean ret- To the Editor: Since the Silverton Chamber of Commerce is
Vaughan.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Quiet, middle-of-the-road Guy
Gabrielson, GOP committeeman
from New Jersey, looks like the
new GOP chairman. Having
spent twenty years in the mid-
Czech Reds Accused
Of Murdering Benes
By DR. BOHUS BENES
(Visiting Profetior ftt WUUmett University)
CHAPTER IX
On June 7, 1948, Dr. Edward Benes refused to sign Klement
Gottwald's new Communistic constitution and resigned as Presi
dent of. the republic.
That step, which the silent little man in Sezimovo Usti took
against the advice of Gottwald, was similar to an electric shock
for the non-Communist Czech- '
oslovakia. The people suddenly and write them that my recon-
lost their bitter feeling over Dr. valescence is progressing well.' "
This letter was dated in Sezi
movo Usti on August 4, 1948.
In another letter, written on
June 20, after Benes' resigna
tion, Aunt Hana wrote:
"As I have already written,
the illness of your uncle is not
organic, but as doctors say
functional ... E. Is slowly pre
paring the next volume of hit
literary work. ..."
Benes' lack of
courage. Over
night they re
turned to their
legendary love
for Edward
Benes, "Presi
dent Osvobodi-
i. , . . Tjru -it , i i a 1 i " "xt- s "' "u-aii j.u me cuiiui. oiuce me ouvenun Lnamoer oi commerce is
the businessmen is: Who will build to meet a housing ting, when it should be vice ver- strongly urging the county court to purchase the right-of-way
nocu iicic ns occu uj u:rni aa, as it were. But by taking for the new proposed Salem-Silverton road, involving an ex-
them both in folks won't miss, pense of over $425,000 of fed-
D,irJc nf Pnli!re eral and state funds, the causing Should the new highway be die west, he is ffeocrnnhlonllv
Earl Schlegel, one of the lin- of the cuntv to to the ex" built, it would mean that the OK and reasonably nonpartisan.
President Truman has announced the selection of Attor- olvn. ODoraior. nn nr faVnritP pense of Purchasln8 the r'6ht- taxpayers of Marion county In the clinches, he might lean
ney-General Thomas Campbell Clark, 49, of Texas as asso- ,. '," ,, . f-way, thereby uselessly cut- would have an additional high- toward Stassen.
Ciate justice of the supreme court to succeed the late Jus- f aper wh0 occaslonaI1y sets this ting up several good farms, when way to maintain in order to Through a twist of fate, the
tice Frank Murphy and that of Senator J. Howard Mc- ,rlpe' ha" been 80 imPressed by as a matter of fact the new render the same service that is senate probe of the U. S. Lines'
Grath, 45, of Rhode Island, who is also chairman of the doin8 same as tlle reat value proposed highway runs almost now being rendered by the exist- new luxury liner has been
Ceela. ., ..,...,..',, . , .., himlYf hoot" td JZ does not shorten the distance, been, and likely always will be, aor Hoey is fhe brotner-inaw
jsubii win uuuuuuLeuiy Hucupb Liits uppuiu Linen lh uuu win . - u'A '" ana e oiq nignway couia very a market road, and the present of the late O Max Gardner at-
6 " " vl c " ancllv iinr) nt email ovnanoa ho rnntin rr 4V. tl t. .t
..j ""Bi v u iuuic, i wmey i or xne u. s. j,ines. how-
rr- 1
tel" (President-rwT.W'' I
Builder; Thomas
Masaryk was
called Presi
dent- Libera
tor) and start-
Dr. Bohns Bnei
Although the information
about the intentions nf thp Corn
ed to form a passive in some munists in Prague changed from
parts of the country even active bad to worse, my hopes of res-
resistance against the Commu- cuing Edward Benes from what
nisi regime. t already considered a Soviet
The spirit of the famous Czech protectorate increased when I
soldier of the first World war, again learned directly from my
"Svejk," a character from a best- uncle's entourage that his health
seller by Jaroslav Hasek, took was steadily improving,
hold of most of the Czech people. Only the fact that the Com
They formed their underground mUnist police force kept him
groups and fought the regime completely isolated from the
with humor, hatred, sabotage and world and his friends, continued
sometimes with arms in hand, to be a disturbing influence on
Slogans against the regime and the state of Edward Benes'
for Edward Benes swept tne health.
countrv and made the new Presi- n. ',, ... . ... ...
l ,P"m" "L'f0- Serve its Pur?,0se' , Washington rumor has it that dent Klement Gottwald shiver. Voj ta and nTy brother George
face nrobablv little onnositinn in their confirmation hv the a.na. 15 ra"mg " s Dra1
senate although both are purely political appointments , j ..... improved to meet the require- conveniently located adjacent to ever, fair-minderi Hmv win i.t
rewarding party service. Both stood by the president in whether it's him or the machine ments ' was thought advisable the farms along its course to the chips fall where they may. country and made the new Presi-
ine last campaign wnen otners aeserieo.
The attorney-general's job has becom
t.hp TT.R. sunrpmp pniirt Jnslipp Mn
nrnpv.ffpnpv,i . hH .Tntip JnpU.nn nrl tl,p l,.t r.hinf member and says his only re- ty rofm ,Iun.?s' wne.n .su?n ,!,as P" alng its courseun- leged communism.
j r.--- s Uv.- ...w.JV.. . , - are so Daaiv neeaea in otner m. and ovppnt that it mioht u
:ome a stepping stone have 12 yanked to reach the ely- X,lL ,r m ! , 6,JeW proposed the FBI is investigating two high
Murnhv had been at- sian stage of being a full-fledged he usee,ss exPendlture ' J0""" ment would serve none of the federal judges because of al
1 1a: . T..rrVu?, member and snvs his onlv r. road funds- when such lunds taxpayer along its course-un- leged communism. Here is all
Justice Stone. Justice Reed had been solicitor-general.
Since he has been a special assistant to the attorney-general
in 1937, most of Mr. Clark's time and energy has been
spent on anti-trust cases and there is a long list of such
gret Is he didn't have 12 more
to give for the organization.
Bargains are great things. For well as the buildine
cases he has prosecuted. Consequently he is ethically instance. know a chap here roads where needed,
bound not to set-in on such cases in their appeals to the
final tribunal. At any rate, he has never displayed a MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
judicial temperament but he may acquire it, as others
have.
Clark was horn at Dallas, Texas, graduated at the Vir
ginia Military academy and the University of Texas law
school and served in the first World War. He was ad
mitted to the Texas bar in 1923 ; assistant district attorney
of Dallas county, 1927 ; special attorney for the department
of justice, 1937; assistant to the attorney-general, 1938,
Here is all
in iha etnru. Tum
portions of the county for re- tend to serve some imaginary judges are being given a rou-
pair work due to damage by purposes for the Silverton Cham- tine check Judge Charles
heavy frost the past winter, as ber of Commerce or some of its Wyzanski of Boston, who has
It also enraged the radical Com
munists.
Again the wilder, more ruth-
were able to see Uncle Edward
after some difficulty.
I continued my efforts to get
of new members. hepn nimtnH aa statin tv,
Following is a letter submit- he were called before the iin-
ted to the Silverton Chamber American activities committee
Russ Would March on
West Only in Desperation
of Commerce.
ALFRED JENSEN,
Silverton.
"Silverton Chamber of
Commerce:
"Gentlemen:
tie would tell them to "go to
hell"; and Judge Leon Yank
wich of Los Angeles, because of
some speeches reported to have
been too "liberal" for west coast
diehards. In justice deDart-
less members of Gottwald's Cabi- EdVard Benes out of Sovietized
SSEsSS" l 11,6 ch
CThousanVdskoPfe0ctchs and Slo- totT " '""i
kol gymnastic movement and le- themselves. No one seemed to
gionnaires of the first World war, be interested in helplng to get
were arrested Many of them Benes t pmg gel
were sent into forced labor ...
camps in the Soviet Union.
ine unaersignea reier to tne ment books, however, both
By DeWITT MacKENZIE proposea re-routing oi tne sa- judges rate high, and the FBI
t Pore ik n Affnlr. AnaUstl
lem - Silverton road between check is merely of the routine
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salarar nf Pnrtiiial aHvispH his Steffen Corner and Silverton. type made whenever a com-
assigned to anti-trust cases ; chief assistant officer, 1940-2 ; national assembly Tuesday that under present conditions Russia "Tne opposition by the under- plaint is received. Judge Yank
ooordinator of enemy control for Japanese relocation, 1942 ; could, if she wanted to, "carry her armies in a smashing march s'Bned to the expenditure of wich, a champion of the under-
I tried to accelerate my ef
forts to plan Edward Benes'
rescue, but the "statement" by
first assistant in charge of anti-trust division, 1943, and as far as the
attornev-zeneral since 1945. Lngllsh than-
McGrath was born in Woonsocket, R.I., educated in pnro-
funds for an additional market dog,
road paralleling the present nhrase:
tins enmp 350 000 mpn elrntoal.
cally located in Germany, and road and the reasns 'r such mate children; only illegitimate
author of the famous
'There are no illegiti-
parents."
nel and the
...i i.. . ,i r :.i i. l-yreiiL-cs.
cnmi mciukhs twin i luviucMice uiiivursiLy, uuiiiiiieu to tne During his
bar in 1929. He was assistant city solicitor for Central twenty years of
Falls; U.S. district attorney, governor of Rhode Island dictatorship,
for three terms, resigning in 1945 to become solicitor-gen- the sixty-year
eral of the U.S., resigning in 1946 to become senator. He old Salazar has
has been prominent in politics, business and social affairs established the
and is reported a wealthy man. reputntion o f
being one of the
wnrlH's mnst n-
Arms Aid Fund Details tute rulers. "' ""'
Therefore, when he makes a pub
Both Secretary of State Acheson and Defense Secretary He statement, which he rarely
Johnson warn that failure to furnish arms to the non- does, he merits attention.
communist countries may invite a military threat by Of course, he was putting Eastern Europe from the peo- funds which have been allocated to exDeriment with riistmino
Russia. Passage of the $1,450,000,000 arms aid program pressure on his legislature to pies of the various satellite coun- for expenditure In 1950 on the ,ea water uwtuung
Is declared urgent for American security as well as that Tl" " e "umllu- ""-1 lwmL" tries. new proposed right-of-way. What most people don't re
alize is that fresh water Is be
cominff an increasing nrnhlpm
This is the way the administration proposes to spend estimate. " w" I V. XITa ,w .""ound ng smverton. the un- in some parts of the u. S. A.
the money, which Acheson declares is "the minimum Th. Premier misht have add- within Its inner circle the Soviet "2W 'uZ?U' . . In 9ueen county. Long Is-
amount that makes sense: ed. I believe, that while Rus- orbit "manifests the fatal weak- " "'Vnl lan1' !or .i"sta?c.e' .the .fresh-
ncss of all dictatorships," and whether vou wish to trade the , , .u ,
h nnntintipH- wnetner you wisn to iraae tne sea ievel, so there is constant
"Within the circle of its con- f000"1, ' ,e.U"aa da"8 of salt water contamin-
iwrhim nnnthpr ann nnn ' st. are of record.
forprf ohnnt in Fastpm Ki.miu "On July 15th, a delegation
Such a superiority in man- of some Silverton businessmen, MAKING FRESH WATER
power on the part of the Soviet claiming to have the support of Little noticed in the congres
Union makes it clear why Pre- 'our Chamber, indicated that sional shuffle is a bill for creat
mier Salazar thinks the Mus- 'hey favored spending money ing fresh water out of ocean
covites could reach the English for the new road rather than water, which might revolution
Channel in "a smashing march." improving the existing route. ize the water supply of many
They might, but there Is a "County Judge Murphy In a cities,
powerful deterrent in the way recent press release, stated that Introduced by farsighted Sen-
of any such attempt, and it is the court could yet ascertain ator Joe O'Mahoney of Wyom-
this: what could be done toward jng, the bill appropriates $50,-
Russia is encountering grave changing back to the old route 000,000 to set up two pilot plants
resistance to her domination of and still save the federal aid 0n the east coast and west coast
Is declared urgent for American security as well as that "5.y V "um,lu- VwmL" tries. new proposed right-of-way.
Of western Europe and ns a deterrent to military aggres- " did b.y ,a ,vte ,of , ,0 President Truman called at- in view of the opposition of
ion, and to bolster Euroiean morale. 1", L .h. .S, hi, lfnt,'on l0.th)?J,n bIunt langua?e the citizens in the farming area
n. i.:..!... ..,:.. i ncVra" Irom "le vauuuy ui ins during his Chicago speech the surrounding Silverton. the un-
Aid to north Atlantic treaty countries: 1. Equipment, . sia may be capable of such a ncss of all d
fleiivprv pywnus tpphnirnl miH tniinimr nitiinpp !.. drive, she isn't likely to under- he continued:
r. . .' ' ' 4nlra It bc thfnoc nnw (ar,H "Within
ou,uuu; 'i. Assistance to stimulate increased military pro- . " " "
duction, $155,000,000.
for federal funds to be used in
The allied rearmament plan trol today, tensions and con- i.n . i
ating the fresh-water supply.
In Ohio, likewise, dppn wells.
....... 11 1.11' IUI CSlCi II ClUIUUC S UMSCU Hit 13 ttUUCdl lJ UC 1111.1 cnsillft. ' r " f
Aid to other countries: hquiument, delivery expenses, , ... ,,ii v,t t. . i (ri. ner? dIus heaw use of water bv in-
technical and training assistance, $300,580,000; emergency .trength of the five nations com- umphs, but in the long run it r ,W0"Id you Prf,fer l ln" dustry, have sent the water level
fund, $45,000,000; administration, $10,970,000. Total, prising the Western European must either destroy itself, or yestigate the possibilities of hav- down ,0 ,n alarming point.
$1,450,000,000. Union Britain, France, Bel- abandon its attempt to force in sucn fund switched .to the DistiUing fresh water from
Aside from the North Atlantic pact countries, the na- gium, the Netherlands and Lux- other nations into its pattern." more reasonable use of improv- taU water i, done constanUy
tions it proposes to aid include Greece and Turkey, Korea, embourg. That totals about 1,- Well now, with all this being n8 tne existing road and there- aboard ships, but in relatively
the Philippines, and Iran. This was not broken down in 800.000 men. true, is Moscow likely to launch y .'"' e "iPuf' a", f; ama11 quantities and at relative-
h nrnnnnH milt-rv o,H hill nn- in annlvoia f,,r;,p They would hold the fort un- any military drive to overrun wl . the members of our jy high expense. If the ex-
In addition to the appropriations asked, the legislation J American troops could be Western Europe? Such .n of-
authorizes the presidetft' to'use up to $100,000,000B in gov- 0 forces. LtUTo'liistnnri'l
ernment funds to finance contracts for arms to be paid Russia is said to have a total lities to rise and strike for lib-
for in cash on delivery. Officials said the primary pur- f more than 4,000,000 men, in- erty. ,
pose of this provision is to help Latin American nations eluding 2.500,000 in the ground It would only, be undertaken
Set munitions in this country. forces. The Soviet reportedly as an act of desperation.
"Alfred Jensen
"Alvin Krug
"Wm. Reeves
"Nellie Lorenzen
"Lawrence W.
Gehring."
pense could be reduced, and salt
water could be distilled on a
wholesale scale, the water sup
ply for cities like Los Angeles,
and San Diego might be revo
lutionized. tCopy Ileal IMS)
Then came the brief, cold
news of the aggravated state of,
health of Edward Benes.
Edward Benes died attended
tho Central rnmmitt r.t ih by two doctors who were ap-
Communist party in Prague Plnted to this task by the Com-
about the six months of life al- munist government in Prague,
loted to my uncle was the sub- I have not yet any direct
ject of constant and painful proof to substantiate my suspi-
worry to me. cion, but I firmly believe that
When Dr. Oskar Klinger, his Dr. Benes was murdered. Just
physician, landed In New York as was Jan Masaryk. And as"
(Dr. Klinger escaped from would be any democratic leader
Czechoslovakia after his friend who would stand in the way of
and patient Jan Masaryk was 'he most ruthless and barbarian
murdered), one of his first state- political plague after the fury of
ments was that ex-President Adolf Hitler in the way of Bol-
Benes was not dangerously ill shevik socialism,
and that his health was satis- But Edward Benes and his
factorily improving. spirit are not dead
My own Aunt Hana Benes, the We have had other national
ex-President's wife, wrote me. heroes who died at the hands
"It is 4 o'clock. In a little of be enemies of the Czech and
while the door above the few Slovak people, such as -John
small steps will open and E. Hus, the religious reformer,
will appear with a smile who died at the stake five hun-
with his bitter smile but as pa- dred years ago, but whose slo-
tient as a saint. gan "Truth prevails" is still
"Believe me, E. seems to me alive in the memory of our
greater in the process of his People.
recovery than- during his work Edward Benes will lead us
and you knew him during his ag8in when we shall rise for
work. the final step to regain our
' "Here is his message: 'Greet freedom and liberty,
them from me, also the children, (THE END)
Ray Admits He's A Salesman
Oklahoma City UP) Oklahoma City firemen have found a
champion in man by the name of Scudder Ray.
Now Ray isn't a fireman. But he can appreciate their con
fining work. He thinks there should be more entertainment
down at the station houses.
His solution: Install a television set in each of the 16 sta
tions. He presented his idea to the city council.
"Why," Ray said, "it's just like being in prison. They're
tied right there to the spot. They can't leave or go anywhere
else. They sit right there in the station all day unless they go
to i fir." ' ,
, Council members agreed to talk over the television proposal
with the city's fire department chief.
Ray wai satisfied becausa he's a television salesman.
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