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TEN MEDrOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE MedfordJJTribuki Everyone In Southern Oregon Readi The Mail Tribune Fublished Dally Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 37-29 North Fir St. Phone J-9141 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor ERNEST R. GILS TRAP. Manager HERB GREY, Advertising Manager E. C. FERGUSON, Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR., City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sporta Editor OLIVE STARCHER, Society Editor GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mgr An Independent Newapaper Entered ai aecond claas matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Daily and Sunday one year $13.00 - Dally and Sunday six months 6.50 : Dally and Sunday three moi. 3.S0 Daily and Sunday one month 1.35 By Carrier In A d v a n e e Medford. Aahland. Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville, Gold Hill, Phoenix, ' Shady Cove, Rogue River. Talent and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday one year 915.00 Daily and Sunday one month US AU Terma Cash in Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Offices in New York, Chicago, De. . troit, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Seattle. Portland. St Louis, Atlanta Vancouver. B.C. NATION Al EDITORIAL AsTpClNlTfdN NIWSrAMt PUtlltHllf ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Meetfersl and Jackson County Hit Kr fmi the Mill Tribune 10, 20, 30 m4 40 yean 10 YEARS AGO June 6, 1942 (It was Saturday) ' TJoVioT-t MouflanH fnrmer Merl InrA ritoh arrinnl alar Athlete and member of University of Oregon track and DasKeirjau teams, en lists In marine corps. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Fot column: The senior class of Old Medford were hand ed their sheepskins Thursday evening and turned out on a cruel, cold world, now in a rec ord state of messiness. 20 YEARS AGO -June 6, 1932 (It was Monday) Early morning earthquake shakes Medford; quake believed to center near Eureka, Calif,, where one person was killed and three injured. Meeting of Medford jobless scheduled; unemployed men and their wives to discuss relief meas ures. 90 YEARS AGO June (, 1922 (It was Tuesday) Ex-trainer for Jack Dempsey arrives here to establish Med' ford Athletic club; to set up open air gymnasium for amateur box ing. Local weather bureau reports last three days of May were hottest in years here; tempera tures oi hi, ua ana by recorded 40 YEARS AGO June 8. 1912 (It was Wednesday) Four men killed, four others injured in explosion at Jackson vllle quarry; powderman smok ing cigarette blamed tor acci dent. Southern Pacific rnllrnnH in nounces plans to send first re frigerated car to Rogue valley; car to carry local eggs, butter no otner perishable products on last run to Portland. Foots Creek Foots Creek Howard Steven son moved last week to the Snel ling property which he recently bought. It is known as part of tne lormcr ihamplln property, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and family. who have been living there have moved to Cave City. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Miller on Deco ration day were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Myers of Dunsmuir. Calif.. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Eddings of Oakridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cameron of Cottage Grove. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hope and on Lance, of Medford, visited Decoration day with Mrs. Hope's grandmother, Mrs. George Lance. Friends here of Mrs. Lee Kile of Rogue River were sorry to learn she is a patient in a Med ford hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas, Mrs. V. Cook, of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christensen and Mrs. George Lance were dinner guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLallcn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lukawoski and son and two daughters of Portland, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Perfontaine. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dunlop and family of Medford, spent May 30 with Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Salmons and ions. . 1. 1. Editorial Correspondence En route to Washington, D. The paper at the Ferry Building Declared Illegal." That was as predicted, but the line-up of the Judges was NOT. In fact, the most satisfactory thing about this Supreme Court verdict was this extraordinary The three most conservative members supported the President and labor. The three most liberal members did not. They sup ported that collossus of the capitalist world, United States Steel. Well, as far as this department is concerned, when ultra liberal Supreme Court Justices Douglas, turn down labor and uphold a billion (guess it's a 2 or 3 billion dollar corporation now) And it also removes all doubt and can be accepted as FINAL. e e e The next move on the agenda But with the presidential campaign on, the chance of any satisfactory legislation this year is practically nil. The rabid Re publicans will try to outlaw any of private property whatever the loyal Democrats if any! will try to legalize it when the safety and security of the country is threatened. Unless some miracle occurs this will result in a lot of oratory for vote-getting purposes e e Another good thing about the other five to four decision. Six to three makes it two to only the change of ONE vote, but the general moral effect will be so much more than that. As this is being written nothing has been heard from Presi dent Truman. Perhaps he will have something to say at Thurs day's press conference and we hope to be there. We hope, also, that this time his "Supreme Excellency" will look BEFORE he makes his verbal leap not afterl e e e e e Around Roseville, where so many cars of Medford pears are routed for the East, the foothills are beginning to dry up and irri gation ditches are full, but as the train climbs to 7000 feet every thlngs is wet and green, the Truckee river far down below, a tor rent of green water with angry white caps, and in many places the water over the banks and swirling through valley gardens and around fruit trees. In other words, the snow has started to melt, and as the recent winter broke all snow records up here the acres and acres of deep snow, as June starts,' are surprising. Plenty of water this year and we fear in some places too much! The good old "Overland" has hair-do and has taken to rouge. Too bad in a way and yet trains passion for speed or ELSEI Not so very long ago it took the Overland 74 hours from S. F. to Chicago, now it it only takes a few minutes over 48. The "City of San Francisco" is, of course, much faster. It leaves Oakland five heurs after this train and reaches Chicago three hours before. The City is only around 100 miles back of us now and when we reach Cheyenne late tnis aner noon it will pass us. (This is being typed near Green River, Wyo ming.) Well, wno cares wno wins tne race; it iouk us wet uic lost time we motored the same route and we didn't exactly saunter. So this is fast enough, thank yout ' e e e e Because of the reduction in time, the "Overland" doesn't stop more than a few minutes anywhere between Sacramento and Cheyenne. As a result a group of four women, who played Canasta all the way In the apartment next to ours, nearly missed their divorce-dates if that was the purpose of their Reno visit and we suspect it was. This was largely the porter's fault he shows about as much zip and zing as "Stepin Fetchlt" in his most languid role. (He might BE Stepin Fetchlt, or has "Step" returned to the screen?) The gals finally tumbled off with hats In their hands, and their luggage strewn all o"er the deserted platform. Just as the train started, and as your correspondent swung aboard (well, make it CLIMBED!), one of them looked about her, north, south, east and west, then shrieked: "Where ARE the red-caps?" "Where WERE they?" It reminded us of Dunsmuir during the darkest days of the war. Another member of the quartet threw her pretty head back and cried: "I never HEARD of such a thing!" . Well, if this is her first visit to "the biggest little city In the world," she will see and hear many things she has never seen or heard before, ere the divorce papers are secured assuming, again that IS the purpose. The rivers and creeks along near the flood stage here in Wyoming as they were in Nevada. And to make matters no better It is raining. Nice and warm and cozy in the train, however, glad we are not out there on the slick highway straining at the wheel of a 1040 motor-car. Wyoming is about all that is for Cheyenne which is larger, the least changed practically none been crossing it. The same treeless hills; the same sagebrush mile after mile the same little shacks, sod huts and little frontier towns, and now and then a few cattle, perhaps a chuck-wagon and a cowboy in the distance. It always has had a special interest for the distaff member of the household, however, for her mother secured a large cattle ranch near ago, and lived there with two daughters until her death, e e e e Just to show what a tremendous role "Lady Luck" plays In human affairs particularly in the material realm had that ranch NOT been sold when practically all the alleged experts advised its sale, well hold everything! with porterhouse steaks at their present price and with oil wells gushing next door what a dif ferent life a certain group of American citizens would have led and still be leading! Oh, what MIGHT have been! e e e e At this point some "Kill Joy" arises to Interject the Inevitable: "So WHAT? It would all have to go to Uncle Sam ANYwayl" But, of course, it WOULDN'T! e a e e Nothing makes the undersigned more irritated than the people fortunate enough to have large incomes (on which, OF COURSE, they must and should particularly in times like these pay large Income taxes), weeping and wailing over their tragic fate. They should be ashamed of themselves! How about the people who have no Incomes to pay taxes ON; and more Important, the people with small incomes who do have to pay incomes taxes which leave them with barely enough to live on? To hear some of these higher-bracket birds carry on, one would Ihlnk they hardly know where their next meal is coming from and they are also the ones who are all the time playing that old moth-eaten record, how the U.S.A. Is only half a step short of the abyss ol socialism. HORSE-FEATHERS! If a few more of them could be deported, Instead of so many honest foreigners who want to come over here and WORK for a living, being kept out of the country by the McCarran type of hard-shelled and reactionary bigots the cduntry would b the better for it. MUCH better! e e e e a . . Income taxes are high of course, why shouldn't they be? Especially when a war is on, and the country's unavoidable expenses are so tremendous? And why Is It so manv of these fat buvi at the weenlnc wall of self-pity can't see the plain fact, wo u. s. citizen is asked to pay a LARGE Income tax who HASN'T a LARGE Income! And the larger the tax Is. the larger the income HAS to be! We have Just FLASHED by Rock Springs and note the citizens of that famous coal town can (if Mitchum, the droopy-eyed dope of utiuaw women!" who says Wyoming is getting too rapidly civilized? R.W.R. Salem (UP.) Richard Eoff. whose wife attempted to shoot him while he wan in Marion county Jail in downtown Salem Friday. June . IISS C, via "The Overland," June 3 had the banner "Steel Seliure alignment. like Black, Frankfurter and that's NEWS! . the majority decision was correct e is up to the Congress. presidential powers of seizure only and nothing else, e e result was the absence of an' one and that is so MUCH better had its face lifted, has a new have to keep up with this U. 5. made the same survey and then addressing the heavens above, the right-of-way are almost as left of the real Wild West. Except state has from a car window at at all in the 40 years we have Buffalo, Wyoming, many years to wit: they wish), go to see Robert darkest Hollywood, tonight In four years ago, died this week In Oregon State penitentiary. Warden Virgil i. O'Mallry said Thursday. Crosstown "I can tell you what they're yellah Singman Rhee's Plan To Retain Presidency Returns Him to News By PHIL NEWSOM United Press Foreign Analyst The man who is South Korea's greatest hero and at the same time one of its most exasperat ing figures is back in the news again. He is Syng- man Rhee p r e s i d ent of of the Repub lic of Korea. His heroic pro portions and h i s exasper ating qualities are indivisible since they are I'hil rtewsons expressions of the same idea an Independent and democratic Korea. He has fought for it for nearly 60 years and not even physical torture has swerved him from it. As a result, the Communists have promised to hang him if they catch him. Even as a man with a Com munist price on his head, Rhee. has not hesitated to hurl thun derbolts at the United Nations who are his best friends. Threatened Lone War He once threatened to carry on the war against the North Ko rean Communists alone if the United Nations compromised with the Reds on a plan which would leave a divided Korea. It is Rhee's singleness of pur pose that has brought him into the news again. In the Day's By FRANK JENKINS Governor Warren, as most un prejudiced observers expected, sweeps his own state and will go Into the Republican national con vention with 70 California dele gates at his back. In the tight race that has developed between General Eisenhower and Senator Taft, that will make him a fig ure to be reckoned with. In Tuesday's primary election, he defeated a pro-Taft slate tech nically pledged to Representative Wcrdel, who quarreled sharply with Warren's espousal of pro gressive policies. His decisive victory he Is leading the Werdel slate by ap proximately two one as this is written indicates that Cali fornia Republicans lean toward instead of shying away from moderate and intelligent liberal ization of the GOP. SOUTH DAKOTA, at the hour when this is written, is a REAL race. At the moment (the lead has been seesawing back and forth all morning between Taft and Eisenhower) Taft Is 521 votes ahead in the tussle for dele gates. Partly because the campaign has been bitter and partly be- cause South Dakota is the last ! of the really interesting primar-l ies before convention time, the ! primary there has been regarded 1 as hiRhly significant. South Da- ' kola has been generally looked upon as Taft territory, and it has I been conceded that if the Ohio i senator should lose to Ike it I would be a body blow. In view of the closeness of the j vote, about all South Dakota j proves is something that every-! body knew already that the Re- j publican national convention in j July will be an exciting affair, j BOTH California and South Da kota lend emphasis to some-1 thing that has been obvious for : some time. j Watch Kefauver. I It is about as apparent as any- thing can be that Kefauver is the i choice of rank and file Demo crats the country over. In pri mary after primary, that conclu sion has stood out. Even in Flor ida, where he tort a technical r!e cision. he won a moral victory hy getting a lot more voles than he wii expected to get. mi eUU By Roland Co. goin' for, mister tie on a jellybean! He wants to take the election of a Korean president out of the hands of Parliament and put the decision up to a popular vote. Parliament opposes him and the result is a political crisis, of concern to the United States, Britain and all nations partici pating in South Korean defense and the current Korean truce talks. Most Popular Figure Underlying factor in the dis pute is the fact that Rhee still is easily South Korea's most popu lar figure. On the other hand, his high-handed actions in what he believes are the best inter ests of the country have won him many enemies in the As sembly. If the vote is left to the As sembly, Rhee cannot be re-elected. Rhee's ancestry stems from Korean royalty, but throughout his life he has been both a revo lutionary and a missionary. Can't Forget Tortures The tough old president can never forget his hard days as a revolutionary or the tortures he underwent in jail, and it doesn't make him easier on his political foes now. At one point in jail, his tortur ers mashed his fingers and drove lighted sticks beneath his finger nails. . . Today, while deep in thought, he frequently blows absent mindedly on his damaged fin gers. News IT SEEMS to me that Kefau ver's popularity among Demo crats is a healthy sign. It would be discouraging if after all the corruption that has been reveal ed in Washington the Truman ad ministration remained over whelmingly popular among Democrats grows out of the be lief that fie is the young knight in shining armor who will slay the dragon of cynical political corruption. It is good to know that our peo ple still cherish ideals. I THINK Republicans, especial ly the 1206 Republicans who will go to their party's national convention to choose a candidate for President, will do well to keep an eye on this young fellow from Tennessee. It will take a mighty good man to beat him come the first Tues day after the first Monday of next November. Not only that, it will take UNITY among Repub licans. If the GOP convention winds up in a bitter feud that sends one faction home to sulk In its tents, it is reasonably cer tain that the next President of the United States will be a Demo crat. That is about as much of a i foregone conclusion as anything can De. WISE CRACK UNWISE Fort Worth, Tex, HJ.P.) A Fort Worth man, ticketed for speeding, failed to give his full name of the officer. When traced to his home by police he told officers: "Don't get personal." He landed in jail. Memphis, Tenn. (U P.) Long Pllro ia one nt Memnhis' short. - - - II. , .. ann ' I rai sui-tris, na uniy ouu UTi long. Court Records msTRirr coi-bt Jack C. Wolcamott. ene headllihL $10. '.imra P McCoy, two failure to stop at stop slfn, 925. no operator's license. 7 .10 Joseph L. Hendrlcksen. patslnf with Insufficient clearance. 97. Clifford R. Castor, no operator's 11 cense, court costs only. John D- Skyrman. no motor vehicle fender, court coats only. i-mrt'tT roier Clarice V. Prince v Prince, complaint Harvey T. Louella M . Burrlahl vs. Burdatu, divorce complaint Leonard Taft and Eisenhower Expose Methods for Political Campaign Br LYLE C. WILSON Washington (U.R) In the same week, Sen. Robert A. Taft and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower have exposed their campaign methods to the voters. They are as different as black and white. Eisenhower told Abilene news conference questioners that he would not name names in his campaign for the Republican nomination or for the presiden cy. If nominated. Taft Names Names Three days earlier in a major speech Taft said, "There must be no hesitancy in attacking the foreign policy of Mr. Truman and Mr. Acheson." Eisenhower said he could not identify any individuals with the loss of China to Commun ism. Taft consistently has held FDR, President Truman, Secre tary of State Dean Acheson and Eisenhower's friend and asso ciate, Gen. George C. Marshall, largely responsible for that. To a question whether he ap proved of Truman-administration foreign policy, Eisenhower replied, in part: "Of course to start with, I have never been part of any ad ministration, and therefore have never been either part of any or ganization that has helped make the total foreign policy of the Babson - Warning to Women By Roger W. Babson Babson Park, Mass., June 6 (Special to Mail Tribune) There is an old proverb which states that he who laughs to ex cess will event ually undergo an equal strain of tears. In Its way, the pro verb is restat i n g Newton's law of action and reaction an extreme in one direction is eventually bal anced by an extreme in an op posite direction. This carries a warning to women. Cycles exist in every phase of living. There is a cyclical pat tern in the role of women in in dustry. Women rose from "hew ers of wood" to positions of im portance as homemakers; and then back again. Today women are active in all phases of busi ness. Homemaking now appears secondary. This change was brought about by a recognition, during wartime, that women are equal to men in production. But tins temporary change in the position of women has oc curred at times in the past. In days of Ciuen Greece, society centered around the household: but later women took charge of the businesses of fathers and husbands who were away at war. Ancient literature reveals that women were regarded alternate ly with great esteem, having a high degree 'of personal free dom, and then as slaves. Women may again lose their present freedom. Cycles in Styles Noted Through Years Styles have passed through similar cycles. Originally, wom en wore as little as possible; later they loaded themselves with a dozen skirts. Now the changa is turning back to as few clothes as the law permits. Short dresses are followed by long dresses, and then back again to short dresses. Gloves, hats, shoes, colors and hair styles likewise change by cycles. Readers whose businesses are affected by styles should re member that present styles are only temporary. Future styles will change as much as past styles. Merchants should realize that their ability is best shown by their adaptability. In fact, the greatest profits come from change. Most business failures are due to an unwillingness to change in time. Troubadours Idolised Women for Beauty What then caused the swing from a time when women were doing only drudgery? It was the age of chivalry, brought about by gracious living and more courteous manners. Troubadours idealized women on the basis of youth and physical beauty not for ability or achievement. More changes came about. The industrial revolution found wom en entering factories and again seeking freedom. Political revo lutions in Europe and America emphasized "liberty and equal ity." Women again discovered they could not depend upon beauty to develop careers or to vote. Interests Again Found Not Coniined to Homes Women have again found that their interests are not confined within four walls of their homes. Florence Nightingale and Jane Addams have their modern counterparts in every area of public and home life. Many women now skillfully combine business careers with homemak ing. This is shown by the fact that while women in industry have increased, nearly 4.000.000 babies .re being born annually. Services of women are needed United States. The only thing I have supported is this: The ba sic conception that if we allow Western Europe to fall within the Communist orbit, the danger to us is so highly increased that our expenses will raise up so . . . as to be backbreaklng and it will be a mortal danger." Far Apart in Methods In this week's speech, Taft said: "I hope all Republicans can combine on a platform and cam paign condemning the incompe tence and lack of judgment and pro- Communist sympathies of those who have guided our poli cies from Yalta and Potsdam un til today." On many general party poli cies the two men were in sub stantial agreement. But they are far apart in the methods by which they would present them to the voters in a presidential campaign. On some questions they were equally pessimistic. Eisenhower: "I do not believe in the present situation there is any clean cut answer to bringing the Korean war to successful conclusion." Taft: "The war in Korea con tinues without visible results. We could have won if we had followed the advice of General MacArthur." in every phase of modern life. To hold their present position, however, women need much more physical, business, politi cal and economic education. At this mid-century mark, women now stand as equal partners of men; but how long will men per mit it? Based on past history, women are now enjoying their peak of freedom. The untrained are now headed for another per iod of drudgery or unemploy ment. Table Rock Table Rock Ed Robinson has purchased a new hay baler and is kept busy tieing up hay for himself and neighbors. The Ray Doran family accom panied by Ray's father, Dan Dor an and Mrs. Doran's mother, Mrs. Williams, were week-end visitors in Portland going one way by the coast highway and the other on Highway 99. Mrs. Geo. Loftin of Sams Val ley was a visitors here one day last week working in the inter est of the Antioch Cemetery as sociation. Ted Morava, an old hand at sheep shearing, finished shear ing the' community sheep last week. Letters from the Pacific Wool Growers to members here state that they are advancing thirty five cents per pound on this year's wool, compared to $1 a, pound advanced a year ago. The Hull orchards are now among the many local orchards and farms using sprinkler sys tems to help keep the soil moist. Norman Higby of the Eagle Point district has bought the first cutting of alfalfa on the J. S. Richardson farm, also the vetch and barley crop on the Sage place, which they are cut ting and putting into silos. Sam Glass of the U. S. Marines in training at San Diego, Calif., is home for a week's leave of ab sence and is spending a good part of it helping with the hay ing on the John Nealon farm. Clyde Halfhill of the Navy is also spending a few days vaca tion at his home here. Born May 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Richardson at Portland, a nine pound and nine ounce baby girl named Debra. Judging from the names or the family members Donald, Doreen, Di ane, Dennis and Debra the Richardson's must be partial to the letter D. N Graduating at Crater High this week from this community are Miss Betty Blackwood and Miss Marsha Doran. Three large culverts put un der the road north of Bybee bridge by a county crew are carrying overflow irrigation wat er from the east side of the road on to the Hausler property and causing considerable damage to crops according to Mrs. Hausler. A pre-nuptial shower was giv en one day last week at the home of Mrs. Fred Smith in honor of Miss Thalia Doty who is leaving in a few days for South Dakota where she will be married and make her home. Also, a shower of a different kind was given recently by Mrs. Ed Robinson at her home for Mrs. Aubry Taylor. The last meeting of the local community club for the season at the school house was attended by a rather small crowd who were entertained by one of the best programs put on here for some time. Among outstanding features was the singing of the so-called Three Notes from Cra ter High and a play put on by a cast of six young people who did a fine job of acting, the hon ors going to Jimmy Halfhill for his physical contortions and ad libblng with the proper words at I Just the right time. I Congressional Quiz QuesUons and Answers on What Goes on at the Capital. Furnished by Consresslonal quarterly Nwa features. Q I've heard about a lax deduction plan to help Congress man make; ends meat. What's it all about? A The House May IS ap proved and sent to the Senate an amendment to let Congressmen deduct Washington living ex penses from their income tax. Rep. John W. McCormack, D. Mass., said this would remove a "discrimination" against Con gressmen, since other taxpayers can deduct expenses while away from home on business. Senate GOP leader Styles Bridges, R., N.H., believed most Senators favored the provision, but with a limit "so a fellow couldn't write off a $500-a-month apart ment." Q Has Congress aver set tled the civil rights controver 9y? A No. The issue of equal rights for racial and religious minorities has been simmering for nearly a century. .Some of the legislation Congressmen have debated and voted on, with out final decision, would ban the poll tax, lynching, job discrim ination, and segregation in the armed services. Two of the is sues were settled to an extent when the President ordered a no-discrimination policy for fed eral job hiring and a military anti-segregation policy. Q What sort of a controls bill did the Senate Banking committee approve? A The bill it approved May 21 would permit wage and pries controls until next March 1 and extend credit and rent controls and allocations of scarce mater ials until June 30, 1953. It would continue the Capehart and Her long amendments providing for upward price revisions, set up a new wage policy board, relax curbs on dairy product imports, and advise the government to end controls as soon as possible. Q Does a Congressman hare to live In the district he repre sents? A No. The only require ments for a U. S. Representative, as set forth in the Constitution, are: Residence in the state repre sented, U. S. citizenship for sev en years, and 25 years of age, Q Just what does Con gressman do? A A first term Congress man, Rep. Edmund P. Radwan, R., N.Y., sized up his job this way. He should study bills (there are thousands each ses sion), listen to House debates, at tend Committee meetings, and take care of a large volume of office work. Also, his vast amount of mail some taking sides on bills, some making re requests requires study, re plies and often visits to govern ment agencies. In addition, he tries to help many veterans who bring him their problems, Q Why didn't a pension in , crease for the old folks past May 19 when more than half the House voted for it? A The 149-141 House vote was on a motion to "suspend the rules" and pass the bill. Approv al of this shortcut, by-passing the Rules committee and cutting debate time, requires a two thirds vote. Sponsor Robert L. Doughton, D N.C., said he wanted to hurry the bill so the Senate would have time to con sider it before Congress ad journs. The bill still can be brought before the House under the usual rules. Q What was the House's ob jection ta granting an eld-age pension increase? A Rep. Daniel A. Reed, R., N.Y., leading debate against the bill "blocked" May 19 by the House, said he favored the pen sion increase, but opposed a pro vision which would let the gov ernment determine disability. He read an American Medical association telegram saying such federal authority would amount to "socialized medicine." The Bill would raise payments, in crease the amount a person could earn without losing bene fits, and give disabled personi full benefit rights. Q How much is the Korean war costing the U.S.? A About $5 billion annually, Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes, D. Fla., told the House May 20 before it approved a $1.4 billion appropri ation to pay part of the cost of the Korean campaign. Sikes heads a military appropriation! subcommittee. Q How many votes does It take to expel a Senator? A Either the House or Sen ate can expel one of its members by a two-thirds vote. In past ex pulsion cases, this has been in terpreted to mean two-thirds of those present and voting, provid ed a quorum (more than half the membership) is in the cham ber. Thus, in the Senate, if all 96 members voted, expulsion would require 64 votes. With only a quorum (49) present, ex pulsion could carry on 33 votes. MAKES CAR LAST Shelby, Miss. (U.R) Mrs, Lottye Turney s automobile is 16 years old but she's never spent a nickel for motor repairs. She's driven only 31,000 miles and never been more than 65 miles from home.
