A Nichols' Worth of
Comment On This and That
BY HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Pnu Foatura Writo
Washington (U.F!) The "great
est show on earth" still does not
have a bearded lady.
The circus comes to our town
in a short time
without the
whiskers that
had something
to do with mak
ing Ringling
and Barnum
and Bailey fa
mous. The beard on
the lady in the
freak house dis-
o3 appeared in the
Harmon Nichols Midwest five or
six years ago. The flame blower
got too close to the beard and
the lady's whiskers suffered. She
left the show with first or sec
ond degree burns and never
came back. There never has
been a replacement.
I wrote a piece about it and a
lot of women volunteeered to
grow a beard and take her Job.
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for her
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Lovely Slips
Sets of Briefs
Blouses
Nylon and Linen
Joan Marie
Sweaters
Hosiery
Gloves
Scarfs
Handkerchiefs
Belts
Handbags
New Shipment of
Jewelry
Attractively
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But up to now, the vacancy still
exists.
Still Loves Circus
Even so, I love the circus.
Even more I love the press
agents they have had. The first I
ever knew was Dexter Fellows,
the late.
Dexter used to bounce into the
office carrying a gold-headed
cane with a sharp end. Dexter al
ways got a bigger press than the
circus, which was the sort of
thing he was after.
Then along came Beverly Kel
ly, who discovered he didn't
have anything to offer except
surplus elephants from Germany
which couldn't understand Eng
lish. That, and no bearded ladies.
Succeeded by Expert
And then what did we get?
Frank Braden, no newcomer, but
a character who billed himself
as a hog-caller, a tattooer, an ex
pert in ballroom dancing.
Frank is a wonderful guy. He
talks like a bull-frog which nev
er went to school. I swear he
couldn't tune a piano or call a
hog into the wallow or stitch a
stitch. Ballroom dancing strictly
out.
Braden memorized a few of
the super-colossal supers which
he uses in the stuff he hands to
the press around the country.
He's a great hand to flaunt such
stuff as "super spectacle, the
most magnificent and the most
exhilarating entertainment feast
ever created."
"An indescribably stunning
new mid-air production starring
beautiful Pinito Del Oro, Spain's
daring ... etc.
But with all of his barking,
Frank Braden is a little on the
modest side.
In his release to an old friend.
he uses a couple of words which
he bows his head and admits,
"They ain't exactly mine." One
of them is attached to a para
graph about a man named "Dare
devil Connely, the man in the
moon and corusacating constel
lation of stars.
"That 'corus' stuff ain't mine,"
said Frank.
"And dat goes for the first
paragraph of the highlights of
the new circus, in which we say,
"delectation of circus specta
tors.' "
Budget Hearing Set
By Phoenix Council
Phoenix All citizens who
wish to discuss the proposed
Phoenix budget are invited to
a public hearing on May 19 at
7:30 p. m. in the city hall, ac
cording to Mrs. M. C. Fisher,
city recorder.
Both the council and budget
committee will be on hand, Mrs.
Fisher said, to answer questions
concerning the budget for the
next fiscal year.
Estimated expenditures for
the proposed budget total $28,
672.20, with a total tax levy
needed of $10,656.20. The am
ount outside the 6 per cent in
crease limitation which has to
be voted on in a special election
is $10,370.91.
Wife Objects to Maid;
Files for Divorce
Salem, Mass. (U.R) Mrs.
Ruth T. Gibson, 38, Marblehead,
Mass., wanted a divorce Wednes
day, because her aviator hus
band brought a French girl
home to give her "help and companionship."
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Today's political note:
General Eisenhower said a
few days ago that any cut deep
er than a billion dollars in the
proposed seven billion, nine hun
dred million dollar foreign aid
fund would imperil the nation's
security.
Senator Taft promptly and
flatly disagreed with this state
ment, asserting that a reduct
ion TWICE that much would not
hurt.
rpHESE directly opposing views
on the part of the two lead
ing contenders for the Republic
an nomination for president
brought statements from two
Democrats from the Deep South
Senator Ellender of Louisia
na and Senator George of Georg
ia. Senator George says:
' "I propose to support the bil
lion dollar cut. I don't think,
however, that a two-billion-dollar
reduction would do any dam
age at all."
Ellender says:
"I think most people will like
Taft's position better than Eisenhower's."
T WONDER what Senator EU
ender really means by his
assertion that MOST people will
like Taft's position on the foreign-aid
cut better than Eisen
hower's. Is he talking about informed,
unprejudiced, thoughtful, pat
riotic citizens who are familiar
with the problems involved?
Or is he merely referring to
the general run of us?
PERSONALLY, I think a lot
could be trimmed out of our
foreign aid spending without do
ing much, if any, harm.
We Americans make war (in
cluding preparations for war)
more expensively than anyone
since Darius the Persian, and I
think we could do it LESS EX
PENSIVELY and just as effic
iently perhaps more effecient-
iy.
But I doubt if my opinions on
financing and fighting a world
wide war are of much value. I
haven't had EXPERIENCE
enough. I think perhaps I know
something about the problem of
running small newspapers. That
comes within what might be
called the "scope of my ken."
The problems of preparing for a
world war against a powerful
enemy are quite beyond my
'"ken."
When it comes to what we
ought to do and what we ought
to spend to build up STRONG
allies in Western Europe to fight
at our side in the event of a war
against a powerful and well
prepared enemy, I defer un
hesitatingly to General Eisen
hower's opinion..
I have faith in him. I am sure
he knows more about it than I
do. I think perhaps he knows
more about it than any other
living man, with the possible ex
ception of General MacArthur,
who also has had wide exper
ience. I'm certain he doesn't
want to waste any money, for
he knows that waste, if con
tinued long enough, could bank
rupt our country and a bank
rupt nation is in a poor position
to defend itself effectively.
JET ME PUT It another way:
When it comes to getting
ready for a possible worldwide
war with communism (including
the building up of allies) I have
more faith in General Eisenhow-
PHYSICIANS ENDORSE
Dr. M. P. VOGEL
FOR
COUfJTV CORONER
The Jackson County Medical Society at the last meeting
endorsed Dr. M. P. Vogel a county coroner.
THE RESOLUTION WAS:
Feeling that the interests of the people of Jackson county could be best
served by having a fully qualified physician and surgeon as coroner we here
by unanimously endorse the candidacy of M. P. Vogel, M. D.
THOMAS H. EMMENS, M.D.
W. W. STEVENSON, M.D.
FRED C. LORISH, M.D.
A. G. WEBSTER, M.D.
JUNE BYERS, M.D.
MERLE W. FOLAND, M.D.
JACK INGRAM, M.D.
WILLIAM E. JONES, M.D.
R. W. SLEETER, M.D.
WM. W. P. HOLT, M.D.
J. T: ANTONY, M.D.
B. BRANT BARTELS, M.D.
C. W. LEMERY, M.D.
L. C. JENSEN, M.D.
R. G. BARNES, M.D.
DWIGHT H. FINDLEY, M.D.
B. A. COPE, M.D.
EARL L. LAWSON, M.D.
CHARLES F. HOEY, M.D.
ROBERT W. HANF, M.D.
L. D. INSKEEP, M.D.
G. ALVIN ROBERTS, M.D.
O. J. HALBOTH, M.D.
JOHN W. BRADSHAW, M.D.
R. M. TURNER, M.D.
E. E. BROWN, M.D.
FRED T. BURICH, M.D.
RALPH E. HIBBS, M.D.
RALPH THOMPSON, M.D.
O. T. HEYERMAN, M.D.
EDWIN R. DURNO, M.D.
LAWRENCE W. BUONOCORI, M.D.
R. L. SLEETER, M.D.
RAY CASTERLINE, M.D.
REINHOLD KANZLER, M.D.
HARVEY. A. WOODS, M.D.
OTTO R. EMIG, M.D.
FLORIAN J. SHASKY, M.D.
ti. Air. Or. M. P. Vootl tor Coonr? Corontr Cammitttt, Bttty ttra, Stcrttarr
er's opinions than In the opin
ions of Senator Ellender of Lou
isiana or even in the opinions
of Senator Taft of Ohio.
I have even more faith In
General Eisenhower's opinions
on that subject than in the op
inions of the MOST PEOPLE
referred to by Senator Ellen
der. That is because I am one
of these "most people," and I
know my own limitations.
TI ERE are our greatest needs
in this grave hour:
1. A President whom we trust
and are willing and ready to
follow.
2. A congress that can and
will approach our present prob
lems from the standpoint of the
nation's preservation rather than
from the standpoint of "any
thing to get elected again."
In these days, we aren't play-
Robin Creates Crisis
At Brush Factory
Bristol, Eng. (U.R) A huge
machine at a brush factory was
idled Wednesday because a rob
in created a crisis.
Workers found eggs in a nest
the robin had built in the ma
chine and factory directors de
cided in emercency session that
smaller machines will be used
until the "youngsters" are hatch
ed and learn to fly.
Bellingham, Wash. (U.R)
Billy Webster, Lewiston, Mont.,
held top honors Tuesday in the
23rd annual Pacific region Fu
ture Farmers of America public
speaking contest.
ing marbles for fun.
We're playing for keeps.
Wednesday, May 14. 1951
MEDFOhu iu.- MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
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Keep An Experienced
Man On The Job!
VOTE FOR J. B.
REPUBLICAN for COUNTY JUDGE
CONTINUE BUSINESS LIKE
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