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$200,000 Spent To
Remove Crosses in
Honolulu Cemetery
Washington (U.R) The
Amy spent more than $200,000
to remove white crosses and in
stall flat' stone markers on the
graves of 13,000 war dead in
Honolulu's National Memorial
cemetery, it was disclosed Wed
nesday.
The change m grave markings
last fall has set off a bitter con
troversy, and a House Interior
sub-committee is now consider
ing legislation to force the Army
to restore the crosses.
Would Cost $33,000
An Army spokesman estimat
ed that it would cost $33,000 to
restore the same type of "tempo
rary" wooden crosses which
were on the graves from the
time burials began in 1949 un
til last fall.
He said it would cost about
$740,000 to erect crosses of mar
ble or some other material
more lasting" than wood.
The same spokesman said the
flat stone markers now on the
graves were bought from the
H. E. Fletcher company, West
Chelmsford, Mass., for $13 each.
Transportation $3.59 Each
The cost of transporting the
markers to the Honolulu ceme
tery was computed at $3.59
each.
Fletcher said the markers
were made of Chelmsford mar
ble, obtained from a quarry
about 30 miles from Boston. His
firm sold 12,000 of them to the
Army last year.
Uiiicials said regular ceme
tery laborers installed the mark
ers and took up the wooden
crosses. Therefore, they said, it
would be impossible to compute
the overall cost of putting in the
markers.
Wadnwdar March . ltll
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News, Gossip, Comment
From Camp While
Bad Check Suspect
failed in Grants Pass
Grants Pass Gerald Walter
Ferrel, 25, Grants Pass, was ar-
j rested by Josephine county sher
iff s officers Monday on suspi
cion of forgery involving at least
seven bad checks passed in busi
Iness houses and banks in Med
ford and Grants Pass.
Sheriff Loyd Lewis said Fer
rell has admitted the offenses
Largest of the checks, for $73.
was cashed at the Medford
branch of the First National
I Bank of Portland, Lewis said.
ueaa line Sunday Classifieds la ai
noon Saturdays.
By L. J. "Tick" MaUrktr
Camp White's Turnabout
party was the most successful
ever staged at the domociliary.
Two shows were given one for
the members Friday afternoon,
the other for the public in the
evening. Refreshments followed
the entertainment at night. Every
seat in the theater was occupied
at the evening's performance
and many were standing.
The entire program follows,
plus the names of the partici
pants: Orchestra, Art Kenton,
Lou Flaherty, Walter Rankin,
Gene Crowder, Joe Greco, Bud
Higgins and Bill Shufflebarger.
A song, "The Shiek of Araby
by Gene Crowder followed the
orchestra s opening numbers.
Next came Vera Brooks and Bud
Higgins in a skit entitled the
"Rogue River vampire."
A 'Terpsichorean Balledere
was played by Herbert Ridgely
accompanied by Fred Divesek.
The "Junior Captain" was por
trayed by George Parker and
Archie McBeth. Then came the
voices of Klondike . Days Quar
tet blended in harmony, Carl
Krogstodt, Joe Thomas, Archie
McBeth and George Parker.
George Eichnor next took the
stage and recited The Shooting
of Dan McGrew. "Toot, Toot
Tootsie" was next given by
Chauncy Page. "The Ghost of
Stradivarius was acted by Bill
Tusch.
Serving as waiters at Chow
Call and acting as ushers in the
theater., were.. Hugh ..Donovan,
Charles A. Smith, . Hans Soren
son, James I. Cassoll, Dock Mor
ris, Ben Anderson and Bill Wolf.
The show was directed by
Marvin Kahn, chief of special
services, assisted by Jere Girard
and Al Birham of the recreation
staff.
Certificate presentations to
volunteer workers were made by
Paul A. Hatton, manager. This
Turnabout party was the best
ever held and the folks from
over town were lavish with their
praises.
Gus Johnson was transferred
to the Portland VA hospital for
specialized treatment. His many
friends hated to say "goodbye"
to this popular member. John
son is a World War I veteran
and was sent to Camp White
from the VA hospital at Walla
Walla, Wash. Gus was one of the
finest workers with leather who
ever occupied a bench in the
hobby shop. Using only the fin
est of materials, his finished
products were works of art.
With Ben Swindler playing
host, this writer had a fina trip
Monday to various grammar
schools throughout the county.
Ben was making his calls in the
interest of the state marble
tournament which the Veterans
of Foreign Wars sponsors each
spring. Swindler is the Shady
Post VFW service officer.
Schools called upon were Pros
pect, Trail-Elk, Shady Cove,
Butte Falls and Eagle Point. All
of them will participate.
We took time out at Shady
Cove to visit with Johnny "Red"
Wilson at his busy garage for
log trucks. "Red" is a past com
mander of the VFW Shady Cove
post. He is a WW II veteran and
has been very active in veteran
affairs. At Prospect it was snow
ing, and with the remnants of
a former snow it looked as
though there might be quite a
bit lying on the ground by the
time the new fall was over.
Ladies of the volunteer serv
ices staged a very successful
dance in the auditorium Monday
night. Their groups were very
well represented. Art Kenton
and his fine Camp White orches
tra furnished the music. Re
freshments were served during
the intermission.
We have a real sign of spring
here now. Daffodils are begin
ning to bloom on the south side
of one of the wings. They are
beautiful and there must be 100
of them in blossom.
Flowers for the chapel were
furnished last Saturday by the
Brookings Garden club. They
were shipped here by plane and
consisted of dozens of daffodils.
They were beautiful when placed
in vases.
Chaplain Cumisky is holding
two lenten services each week
The Catholic chaplain is having
the recitation of the rosary on
Wednesday evenings and the
stations of the cross on Friday
nights and they are well at
tended by the men. Father Law
rence Eskay of Portland, who
has relieved. Chaplain Cumisky
several times here, is now the
acting Catholic chaplain at the
VA hospital in Portland. Father
Bigger, the regular chaplain, is
away on a leave -of absence
Cautious Watchman
Sleeps; Gun Stolen
Atlanta fU.R) J. E. Eden had
a hunch his salvage company
would be broken into Monday
night, spent the night there
armed with a shotgun, awaken
ed to find the shotgun missing.
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEX
Young Robinson
Invites Parents
to Second Wedding
Hollywood flJ.tt Edward G.
Robinson Jr. said Wednesday he
will invite his famous actor-
father and his mother to his sec
ond wedding to actress Frances
Chishol.
The 19-year-old son of the
tough-guy film star said he and
his bride of a month will be re
married in a civil ceremony here,
probably next week.
Elopad to Mexico
Young Robinson eloped to
Tijuana, Mex., with the 21-year-old
television actress February
6, touching off a row with his
parents that ended with him get
ting booted out of the family
mansion.
The elder Robinson cut off his
son's $70-a-week allowance and
informed him that he would be
arrested if he showed up at the
family home again.
But when the senior Robinson
boarded a plane at Los Angeles
International airport Monday
night, junior was there to see
him off. Young Robinson an
nounced later that he and his
father were "friends again."
Concealing Escapee
Results in Trial
Mt. Vernon, Wash. U.R)
Mrs. Mary Wright, 36, Sedro
Wooley, will go on trial Thurs
day on charges of concealing an
escaped prisoner.
Mrs. Wright Tuesday pleaded
innocent when she was arraigned
before Judge W. L. Brickey of
the Skagit county Superior
Court.
She is accused of harboring
Ollie Wiles, who escaped from
the Washington State peniten
tiary while serving a life sen
tence as a habitual criminal.
Authorities said that a sheriff's
posse captured Wiles in Mrs
W lght s home last month.
108 Relatives To Aid ,
Birthday Celebration
Salt Lake City !U.R) When
Mrs. Eva M. Perry of Salt Lake
City celebrates her 95th birth
day Thursday, she'll receive the
homage of three daughters, three
sons, 34 grandchildren, 59 great
grandchildren and nine great-
great grandchildren.
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