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THK CAPITAL JOURNAL
Blind Colonel,
Family Happy
To Aid Others
Give Christinas Money
To Refugees, Kather
Than Bnv Gifts
Held in Bus Depot Killing
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By LOUIS CASSKI.S
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON Of) This
Christmas story begins with a let
ter that arrived at the I'niterl
Press office in Washington o few
days ago.
It was a single-page, neatly
typed tetter, and it stood out in
the stack of morning mail be
cause it had no impressive letter
bead at the top. no formidablf
title under the signature.
It rame from a residential add
ress in a nice section of Washing
ton and was signed simply, "Har
rison King."
The writer said his family had
found a way to spend a "richer
and more meaningful Christmas"
and thought other Americans
might like to try it.
King said he and his wife had
"taiked at some length" about the
tragic news from Hungary and
"the sufferings of many people in
this world as compared to the
comfort and warmth of our own
home."
They also talked about all the
money they were preparing to
spend on Christmas presents for
each other, for their 17-year-old
daughter, Patsy, their 15-year-old
son, Bill, and their own parents.
The Kings decided that it would
be more in the "spirit of Christ
mas" if the money they might
have spent on family presents was
given instead to the Red Cross and
CARE for relief of Hungarian ref
ugees.
Family Support
"I should state that this Idea
ha.Cbeen supported and subscribed
to by our children and their grand
parents," King wrote.
"We all feel that our gift will
make for a richer and more mean
ingful Christmas.
"I am writing this letter to you
bcause I believe other Americans
might feel the same way and. if
you agree, you could give the
idea publicity."
It sounded like a sincere,
straightforward 1 e 1 1 r. There
didn't seem to be any catch to it.
But a news agency has to check
such things. And a little investiga
tion of Harrison King disclosed
that he hadn't told the whole story
in his letter.
Whole Story
He didn't, for example, use his
proper title, which is "Colonel,
U.S. Army, Retired." '
And ho didn't say that he knew
what It's like to make sacrifices
lor cause, as the Hungarians
re doing.
He didn't mention the fact that
he lost his own eyesight while lead
lng a U.S. battalion .in the battle
of Aniio beachhead In World War
11.
"Yes, he Is blind." Mrs. King
told a reporter who called to con
firm these facts. But he wouldn't
want you to make lot of that in
the story.
"You see. It's not his troubles
but his blessings that he wants to
share."
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NKWPOKT, Ore. John Willie I.oiitf. 36, IJuvlan. Olihi. resit
head on hand In county Juil Iiiti? iiftrr arrnl In fatnl nlimUni(
of an old friend, C. J. Huff of I'nrlland, Ore, nt him depot In money
dispute. With Long here Ii Slate 1'iilrolmnn Donald II. AJjiIsoij.
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He's Never Been Miffed Over
Being Named Just Plain Tiff I
DOVKR, N.H (UP) Parrnfs.
take it from Tifft, thre'n no urnsc
arguing about what to name your
offspring.
Ti(ft has lived 78 years without
first name and found it no
hardship.
The retired Brooklyn, N.Y.,
lumber dealer, who settled in New
lamnslure 21) years ago. explains
that his parents couldn't decide
what to call liim.
Labor Study
Iiaps Illegal
Vote Charge
"They finally agreed lo lei me
chno.se my own name when I was
old enough. I just never bother-
Pit " Tiff I k-iil
ii ru n-tw i- l. i tween elections just as frequently
when Tiffl s first son was horn' nnmn.--i. j
son Herbert Tif ft, after his grand-
POnTI.AND 'Pi A Purvey
made by the Oregon State Labor
Council shows that Republicans
move from their precincts be-
Yank Troops
Handle Cargo
In Yokohama
fotlur
"I rather regret thai now," hi'
said. "We could have just called
him Tiflt II."
Tif ft has another son, six grand
children and two great
children. All are well supplied
with first and middle names.
"So far as I know," Tillt said,
"I'm the only man In the country
with Just a surname. About the
only diflFrencc.it has made in my
life is that people generally
remember me a lot better this
way.
"You can sum it up this wav,"
lie said. "I've never been miffed
British Storm
Takes 4 Lives
YOKOHAMA, Japan W U.S.
Army officials said Thursday u'i,.;.,. t,w
IllltlC mail l.imi niin iiinit nuniii i
will handle military cargo here as
long as a strike by Japanese
stevedores lasts.
The Army said "there appears
to be no legitimate reason" for
the walkout. Jlnndlinif the Ameri
can freight are about fiOO soldiers
from the 1st Cavalry Division and
some 500 olher cavalrymen and
transport at ion corpsmen
Three Japanese
Prop-ess Told
On Educational
TV in Portland
PORTLAND ut - Plans for gel
tiliK a Portland educational tele-
stevednrinij ; vision station on the air were dis-
tirms normally provide wie aocs-1 cmseiS hne Wednesdav nisht by
representatives of civic clubs,
parent-teachers, labor, manage-
rn to handle American military
LONDON un The worst (tales 'freight under contracts with a
of the winter swept over sections Japanese government procure
rf Britain Thursday, killing atment agency. The strike started
least four persons and bringing! two weeks ago in a three-way dis
heavy snows to parts of Scotland, pule among the Japanese con
Two men died in the Shetland tractors, subcontractors, and la
Islands when their small boat cap- bnr.
sued in a gale which reached a I Two stevedoring companies re
velocity oi 104 miles an hour
An assistant lighthouse keeper: force higher contract charges and
was swept out to sea and drowned 1 to pressure the third company
!n the Outer Hebrides and another! that has been using nonunion
msD was killed nr.ir Kherfil,( liim 1'ha Arinv ctirl (list fim.
when a high wind blew a bus i tracts went to the lowest bidders , t"!n sUUions nve offered $125,-
Shelter atop him. .nd that each firm aiireed to pay,' ' un eqmpnieiii.
Snow fell heavily In many places prevailing watfes.
is onRiaim. unirs wnn BlISll 01
George Brown of the union or
ganization said the survey was
made to dispute pre - election
charges by Republicans that il
legal voting could be expected
from a large number of Demo-
nr-fife tvhn hxA mnvorl from thi.tr
grand-1 precincts and would try to vote
without re-registering as required
by law.
Brown said that 2,802 letters
were sent out to voters of 10
Multnomah county precincts. Of
this number 574 were returned
with the notation that the ad
dressee had moved. Of this total
295 were Republican registrants
and 279 were Democratic, he said.
He said that at the last legis
lative session Republicans had
passed "restrictive legislation"
based on its charces of "alleged
Illegal voting on the part of reg
istered Democrats."
"It would seem." Brown said,
"that in the liht of the statistics
we have developed, an analysis of
our election laws should be made
in the coming session of the Legis
lature, based upon an intelligent
approach to the problem, rather
than the inaccurate - and preju
diced informal iop that was pre
sented at the li55 legislative session."
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Claude V. Palmer, a spokes
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portedlv want lo use the strike to'"""" '" 'UIU foundations fund
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Ill miles an hour howled over
parti of northern Scotland
'Life' Photographer
Missing in Hunpirv
VIENNA. Austria (fl -The U.S.
embassy here said Thursday Mrs.
Georgette Meyer "Dickv" ("h.
pelle. an American photographer
wnoe worit appears In Life maga
sine, is missing In Hungary
Appeal Filed
15v Atom Spy
NK.W YORK Us-('onvicted atom
spy Morton Sohell has filed a new
appeal from his 30 year prison
sentence in Alcntraz.
Snbell, 37, was convicted In 19.M
with Julius and Kthel Rosenberg.
Since the greet flow of refuoeei . who were executed in 19S3 for
Into Austria began last month, transmitting atomic secrets to
Mr. Chapelle, J7, of Milwaukee. Russia.
ha made frequent trips frsm! Sohell has appealed his convic
Vienna to the border area to make lion a numher of tunes,
photographs. She left her hotel In his latest action yesterday
Dec. 4, telling the clerk she was before the V. S. Court of Appeals,
foing to lower Austria and would ho contended the government used
tie 'Baric in tnrec days. I perjured testimony nt his trial.
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However. Palmer said, before
Ui Loan or Gift
Urged lo Austria
NKW YORK UV-Angicr Piddle
Duke, president of the Interna
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urged a loan or an outright gift
ot five million dollars from the
United States government to the
Austrian people who have aided
Hungarian refugees.
Duke also told the Women's
license can be obtained, there I National lteoublican Club vester.
"must be assurance of an oper- day the Hungarians who fled to
flting budget and an organization! Austria "have won the most lm
plan that is sound and assures ' porlant victory since the war and
keeping the station on the air." i they know they've won It."
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