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BRAILLE STORY
BY
BLIND CHILDREN
Charlotte, N. C.j(U.R) Chil
dren's stories that have long
been favorites of the average
youngster are now. being read
by North Carolina blind chil
dren who receive them through
a mailing library of 20' chil
dren's books which ' have been
transcribed into Braille by a
Charlotte housewife.
Mrs. Bass Brown, Jr., began
the children's collection over a
year ago. when she received a
certificate from the Library of
Congress for transcribing into
Braille. .
- - She spent an average of 35
hours of tedious work in tran
scribing each story. In the col
. lection are many books that
have never before been tran
scribed Into Braille.
Selections of stories Is left to
Mrs. Brown's two little girls
who have chosen such tales as
Bambi, Raggedy Ann and Cow
boy Ken. Mrs. Brown says that
she Is interested primarily in
helping the blind to be as much
like their seeing friends as pos
sible. In addition to transcribing
the books Mrs! Brown illustrates
them with cut-out figures. She
has . also bound and hand-embossed
each of the volumes. She
handles circulation, mailing and
correspondence for the library
and: sends with each Braille
book a copy of the original so
that parents may see what their
children -are reading. 1
Mrs. Brown says that she
started the children's libsary be
cause while some states have
circulating libraries for the
blind, none has books for young
sters. The Library of Congress cir
culates books and magazines for
adults, she said. The few chil
dren's classics cost from several
dollars up to $25. .Gulliver's
Travels cost $6 and the Adven
tures of Tom Sawyer $10.
Walt Disney and other authors
have been rrnst co-operative in
Panting copyrights, Mrs. Brown?
says. i
The next book to be added to'
the collection. "Tlmnihi1.1
Hquse" by Disney, will carry
the idea of fingertip visualiza
tion one step further, according
to the amateur librarian. She
explained that the book will be
illustrated with miniatures of
the objects "Timothy" used to
build his house, including a
thimble, pipe, feather, cork and
bottletop.
RED ClSSTPENS
SAFETY INSTITUTE
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The Red Cross-sponsored Ac
cident Institute for Jackson
county will open Monday at
7:15 p. m. at Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce. The
program Is intended to cut down
fatalities due to home accidents,
prepare teachers and laymen to
become accident prevention in
structors. ; ,
Experts in this field will
speak and demonstrate tech
niques on November 6, 13, and
20.
Red Cross officials here point
out that this is the first time
that a program of this kind has
been offered locally and that it
offers opportunity for people
to educate themselves and their
families in ways to maintain a
safe home. . All are invited to
participate.' '
The first meeting will include
the following speakers and top
ics, as arranged by Field Repre
sentative Sidney Llambias of
San Francisco in charge of the
institute:-
Claude C. Haggard, safety en
gineer, Copco, "The Safe Home."
"House hold Equipment and
Appliances."
Robert Mentzer, director man
ual arts, high school, "Accident
Prevention, a Personal Respon
sibility." "The Saft) Home."
Miss Marian Farrell, home
demonstration agent, "Daily
Home Hazards." . .
Maj. John Andre, English spy,
dled,in 1780. '.
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Which Do You Want?
To the editor: For our next
president shall we choose a man
with a notorious record of brok
en promises, or a man not guilty
of faithlessness?
A man with many mediocre
and incompetent assistants of
his own choostWg in high places,
or a man who surrounds himself
with able men?
A man who abuses his own
power and attempts to subject
the judicial, and legislative
branches of government to . his
will, or a man who. respects con
stitutional division of powers
and responsibilities?
A man who believes in gov
ernment by his personal decrees
and the authority he delegates
to a multitude of persons- not
elected by nor responsible to
the people, or a man who has
faith in government by law?
A man, who, sometimes fail
ing in his puropse to dominate,
then seeks to rule by devious
and questionable methods, or
a man who recognizes the intel
ligence and fairness of other
men and merits their coopera
tion within the law?
A man who, by favoritism,
engenders bitterness between
various classes, or . one who
champions equal rights for all
and seeks to lead a united peo
ple? A man who makes criticisms
inaccurately and with veiled
suggestions, or a man who
makes them with direct accur
acy and avoids subterfuge?
- A man who answers criticism
with ridicule, wise cracks and
inuendo, or a man who strikes
back openly with authoritative
facts In plain language?
A man with a devastating
public financial record, or a
man who has proven himself
competent and trustworthy in
public financing?
A man whose prospective
conduct for peace in world af
fairs cannot be expected to ex
cel his highly questionable be
haviour in fomenting discord
fat national activities, er t man
whose' ideals - and successful
achievements in home govern
ment point to his excellent
qualifications in working for
world peace?
H. C. GALEY,
Ashland, Ore., Nov. 4.
John Meant No Offense
To the editor: In regard to a
recent communication of ours,
which seems to' create a slight
tempest in a teapot, and in
which some of the ladies availed
themselves of the opportunity
of knocking my ears down, (was
my face red). We wish to state
that there was no intention of
personal offense to anyone, but
that it was written more with
the idea of urging the hunters
to use a little common sense be
fore somebody got shot.
And from the reports of di
rect hits and near misses scored
on' people, livestock and build
ings, coming from all over the
country we don't believe we
were entirely out of order.
JOHN L. NEALON,
Central Point, Nov. 2.
War Veteran Wants Dtwey
To the Editor: The present ad
ministrations support, in build
ing up and giving a strangle hold
to the C. I. O., on industry, both
big and little, during the past
several years has boomeranged 1
and given the C. I. O. a strangle
hold on the present administra
tion. A very dangerous condi
tion for any government.
It has given us strike after!
strike, delay upon delay for
needed equipment for our armed
forces and our boys were dying
on the battlefields for lack of
equipment this will ever we a
blot on American history.
How can the present adminis
tration appease those returning
defenders of our country when
they meet the C. I. O., the Brow
ders and fellow travelers of the
New Deal. We shall expect the
prompt return of our boys and
girls after Germany and Japan
are defeated. The present ad
ministration will hardly dare to
return those defenders to meet
their striking enemies, but will
have an excuse to delay their re
turn. All of us will have won the
peace over the world, but will
not have won it at home. Let
us on Nov. 7th put "In an admin
istration that will not only win
the peace abroad, but at home as
wen and put an end to this mess.
Thru" propoganda, the new
deal has purged the Congress,
and to shame the people for be
ing American the, Veterans of
past wars have adopted a defin
ition for AMERICANISM, as fol
lows: "Americanism is an un
failing love of country; loyalty
to its institutions and ideals;
eagerness to defend it against
all enemies; undivided alleg
iance to the flag; and a desire
to secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and posterity."
When I was an Infantry Cap
tain in -1899, fighting with the
great General Arthur M a c-
Arthur in the Philippines lov
ing America, that flag, the stars
and stripes and that priceless
document, subscribed to by
every soldier, the constitution of
the U. S. these were the very
essence of our patriotism, that
carried us on thru swamp and
jungles and rivers and everted
us to heroic deeds on the battle
field for the country we loved,
When our heroes and country
defenders come home to us
call him an Isolationist if you
'dare, for isolationism as used
and Americanism are en and
the same thing it is what the
soldiers of the past wars as well
as the present have been fight
ing for.
In your household your first
duty is to your family, your next
is the welfare of your neighbor.
In your country, your first
duty is to your own country,
your next is to make the world
a better place to live in. Make
your own country a land of op
portunity and peace, - so the
world will be glad to follow.
"A PAST DEFENDER
. OF HIS COUNTRY"
P. O. B. 211 Ashland, Oregon
(Name on file)
The Michigan conservation de
partment has 35 films on all
phases of conservation and wild
life which are loaned to schools,
Boy Scout . groups and other
C. L. PERKINS
Doctor of OPTOMETRY"
Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood
Betterment oi Human Vision
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Bunder- Wot. 8, 1S44 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ELETBtl
meetings. During March the
educational movies were shown
In 251 localities.
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We wish to thank our friends rot
their kindnesses and flowers sent' US
during our recent breavement. -
The Imhausen Family.
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WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO VICTORY
Let's Keep the Skipper
"Politicians who embraced the policy
of isolationism or who never raised
their voices against it in our days of peril
are not reliable custodians of the
future of America." , Roosevelt.
"The people of the nation want their
government to act and not merely to talk,
whenever and wherever there it a threat
to world peace." Roosevelt.
"Never again, after cooperating with -other
nations in a world war to lave our
way of life, can we wash our hands of
maintaining the peace for: which we
fought!" Roosevelt.
"We either work with the other great
nations or we might some day have to
fight them." Roosevelt '
"We shall not leave them (the NaiisV
a (ingle element of military power or
potential military power." Roosevelt .
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AT THE HELM!
Help President Roosevelt Win a Strong Peace by
Giving Him Loyal Support in Congress Y
EDGAR SMITH
WILLIS MAHOIIEY
ELECT TO THE
UX.S.
SEN ARB
and
Both Have Pledged Them
selves to Uphold President
Roosevelt In Writing a Perma
nent Peace.
'
Floyd K. Dover
CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS
from the 4th District
I Pledged to Support our
- President in the passage of
strong post war legislation.
Floyd K. Dover
dote AGAINST Future War
Vote FOR Permanent Peace Support
In Congress
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VOTE FOR
DISTRICT
For Representative,
Nineteenth District
O. H BENGTSON,
For District Attorney
GEORGE W. NEILSON,
of Jackson County
COUNTY
For County Commissioner
RALPH G. JENNINGS
For County Clerk
G. R. CARTER
For County Assessor
C. A, MYERS
For County Treasurer
RALPH E. SWEENEY
For County Coroner
H. W. CONGER
PRECINCT
For Justice of the Peace,
Medford Justice District
FRED KELLY
Paid Adr Jackson County Democratic Central Commlttte. V. O. Miller. Aih land. Chairman.
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