Medford mail tribune., July 18, 1952, Image 3

Purchasing Stamps, Obtaining Trur-k, SaidPGE Ready To FighflDouglas Reaffirms
Long and Difficult Process in Vienna
(Editor note: This ii an
other in- series of articlei
written for The Mail Tribune
by a well-known Medford wo
man, now spending several
months in Vienna.)
By MRS. I. E. SCHULER
Vienna, Austria Some
things are complicated here, es
pecially so is stamp buying. You
iind a Tabak Traffik place, or
even a small post office, and you
tell the clerk what you want
a stamp. He leaves the desk, goes
over to a folder, opens it slow
ly, picks up the sheet of stamps,
and quite carefully takes one
out. If it is an airmail stamp you
desire, that is quite another
thing. Then the clerk first takes
your thin little letter, and after
adjusting the delicate scales, he
weighs it, adding or taking off
the little weights, and you pur
chase two, or three stamps as
the case may be. Then he puts
his book back, as though that
were the business of the day, and
by the time you have the stamps
on your letter, and he says "Auf
Weidershen," and you say "Auf
Wiedersehen," and the project
is about ended not quite
frr lUara ie mattpf nf finrf-
ing some place to mail your let-! me to go out with them to the
the station to fetch the trunk) I
arrived early, on time. I had to
wait until the American Express
clerk arrived. Then I took a
chair while he telephoned to the
Bahnhof to see if the custom of
ficials had arrived. They had
not, so I waited some more. But
finally - after calling several
times, we were on our way. We
went in the tram, and it took
about half an hour. From then
on, getting my trunk would have
made a movie back and forth
we went into one building
after another, missing the right
person, giving passport, papers,
and paying money, opening and
examining the ' trunk, hunting
transfer men, and finally, with
ourself on the truck at the sug
gestion of the American Express
boy, who thought we should go
"mit dem koffer," we were on
the way, The transfer man car
ried the heavy trunk on his back
up three flights of stone stairs,
and into the apartment. And
that is typical. You just can't be
in a hurry.
Exciting Day
One recent Sunday was an ex
citing day. , Mr. Acheson was
coming.' and the Ekerns asked
ter. You hunt for that. Some
times it is on the same street,
but often you go around some
corner.
From then on it is out of your
hands the Russians do the
next bit. All mail goes through
the censorship. At the end of
the war the Allies censored let
ters, but the necessity has long
since ceased.
However, -the Russians, wish
ing to know how much their
satellites are enjoying life, in
sist that it be continued, and so
hundreds of employees wade
through all letters leaving or
entering Austria. That is why I
do not write more to my friends
as it costs so much, it takes so
long, and I never have the feel
ing that a letter may get where
it is sent. However, friends of
mine let me mail things now
from the Embassy, which is sent
by American mail, and any mail
sent to me may be sent to the
Embassy, or to A.P.O. 777.
Trunks More Difficult
Only one matter is more dif
ficult than buying a stamp
that is getting a trunk out of
storage. I am somehow surprised
whenever something is accomp
lished; I am never sure it is -go
ing to be, because these people
oprate so differently. You can
not hurry them; but I discovered
they seldom make a mistake.
It is really interesting. The
day we arranged (and it was an
official arrangement between
the American Express and me,
and called for several visits pre
vious to the day, the actual day,
I was to go to the office to go to
airnort to see him. The commies
had planned to have demonstra
tions, and all over the road and
highway leading to the Tulln Air
Base were chalk signs "Acheson
go home Ami (their name for
Americans) go home."
It is about 30 miles to the
Tulln Air Base, through the Rus
sian zone, and about every 200
feet the gendarmerie were sta
tioned, and truck loads of Aus
trian police at every village
along the way. It was a beau
tiful trip along the Danube
through the peaceful lovely
country side, where people were
walking and there were many
little Kajaks on the water, and
people were sunning on the
banks. It made it incongruous.
No one was allowed at the air
port without special permission.
The band from Wiesbaden
played and the few airmen stood
at attention as the plane
the President's "Independence,"
landed. Mr. Acheson was much
taller than I had known, and was
as aloof as he is reputed to be.
Looks Like Diplomat
He was very dignified and
handsome, and looked as one
likes to think of our diplomats
as looking. Then Mr. and Mrs.
Donnelly and Colonel and Mrs.
Guillet (the commander of the
air base) went with him in the
ambassador's special train, back
to . Vienna. We stayed while the
young people swar. in the offi
cer's pool. This air base was for
Hitler's Luftwaffe, and the club
was his officers' club done over
in the American way.
I feel certain nostalgia about
Korean 'Gl Bill' Benefits
Signed Into Law by HST
Washington (U.R) Pre si
dent Truman Thursday signed a
bill giving a "GI Bill of Rights,"
similar to that which covered
veterans of World War II, to vet
erans of the Korean fighting. A
summary of the principal bene
fits provided in the new bills
Includes:
Education School credit
will be granted at a rate of 1VS
days of school for each day of
service after June 27, 1950, with
a maximum of 36 months except
for veterans who also served in
World War II.
Monthly payments The vet
eran in full-time training will
get $110 monthly, if single, $135
with one dependent, and $160 if
he has two or more dependents.
From this he would pay tuition,
books and living expenses.
On the job and farm training
These provide a lower scale
of allowances subject to reduc
tion as training progresses. On
farm training will be limited to
persons who own or control
their own land, the benefits in
such cases amounting to $95,
$110 with one dependent and
$130 with two or more depend
ents. World War II veterans They
will not be eligible for addition
al schooling benefits if they
have used up all the benefits
given them under the World
War II bill. However, such vet
erans who did not exhaust their
previous benefits could get
schooling benefits raised to 48
school months by serving since
June 27, 1950.
Cut-off date for education and
training These must be start
ed by August 20, 1954, or with
in two years after release from
active duty . whichever is
later. The period of the pay
ments will be limited to seven
years after discharge or seven
years after the end of the cur
rent emergency whichever is
later.
Loan guarantees The gov
ernment will guarantee loans on
homes up to $7,500, on other
real estate up to $4,000 and on
other loans up to $2,000. .
Musiering-out pay - The bill
provides payment of $100 for
service less than 60 days; $200
for more than 60 days stateside,
and $300 for more than 60 days
served overseas or' in Alaska.
This applies to all servicemen
honorably discharged up to the
rank of captain in the Army and
Air Force and lieutenant senior
grade in the Navy. Payment
would be staggered.
Unemployment cbmpensalion
Veterans could get up to $26
a week for up to 26 weeks. This
provision dies five years after
the end of the emergency.
KING NECTAR
HERRI
For Canning or Freezing
C7 CRATE
ES
the Tulln Airport, for Heinie
Fluhrer I think. this is right
designed the station when the
Americans took it over. Because
it is used only for the Pan
American landings and on spe
cial occasions such as Sunday,
it is, with the exception of per
haps new flooring and wall
board, just as it was four years
ago probably as it was orig
inally. The Ekerns were invited to a
special command performance
of the Marriage of Figaro, given
at St. Joseph's Palace, in hoor
of Mr. Acheson and his party,
and yesterday assisted Mrs. Don
nellv at a large reception for
them.
President Approves
Five-State Compact
Washington (U.R) President
Truman Thursday signed into
law a bill giving congressional
consent to negotiation of a com
pact by five northwestern states
for apportionment of the waters
of the Columbia river.
The states are Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington and Wyo
ming. Another bill signed by the
president opens the way for con
struction of irrigation works at
Chief Joseph dam on the Colum
bia. Interior Secretary Oscar L.
Chapman was authorized to
study means for irrigating the
land in the surrounding area and
report back to Congress.
Dead line Sunday Classifieds is at
noon Saturdays. .
Pelton Dam Order
Portland (U.PJ Officials
of the Portland General Electric
company said Thursday they
were preparing to fight an order
of the Oregon Hydroelectric com
mission denying PGE permission
to construct the Pelton dam on
the Deschutes river.
Thomas W. Delzell, chairman
of PGE's board of directors, said
the commission's decision was
"disappointing but not fatal."
"We plan to work energetical
ly toward the Pelton dam's ul
timate construction," Delzell
said.
He said PGE also would ex
plore the "legal avenues" for
getting permission to construct
another larger dam eight miles
upstream at the Round Butte
site.
"The commission by its action
does particular violence to the
hopes and aspirations of central
Oregon, which for' many years
has looked upon the Deschutes
river as an important potential
power source," he said.
PGE asserts that Pelton and
Round Butte together would add
about $70,000,000 to the taxable
wealth of Oregon and would pro
vide more than 1,000,000,000
kilowatt hours of electric energy
yearly.
SO HE SAYS
Alliance, Neb. (U.R) Maybe
there's room for the backseat
driver after all. An Alliance
man claims he was so used to
following his wife's instructions
that when she developed a case
of laryngitis he was nearly help
less behind the wheel.
Kefauver Backing
Chicago CU.R) Sen Paul H.
Douglas of Illinois 6ays he will
support, Sen. Estes Kefauver for
the Democratic presidential nom
ination even if Illinois Gov.
Adlai E. Stevenson becomes a
candidate. .
Douglas also has said flatly
that "I would not accept the vice
presidential nomination."
Douglas appeared on the NBC--TV
program "Youth wants to
Know."
Douglas predicted that no
more than 10 ballots would be
needed to select a candidate.
Asked if he would accept a
"draft" himself in case of a dead
locked convention, the Illinoisian
said "I don't think we'll have a
deadlock I think we'll nomi
nate Kefauver."
The Grange
Eagle Point Grange
A civil defense program was
presented at Eagle Point Grange,
July 15. Interesting talks were
given by Col. Charles Stafford,
County Commssioner L. G.
Morthland and Captain Winkler,
also movies on. civil defense were
shown.
1 Ways and Means committee
r
announced a square dance to be
held July 19 at 8:30 p.m. Re
freshments for this dance to be
furnished by the committee.
H.E.C. Chairman Kay Kettle
well told of an ice cream social
to be held the evening' of July 30
on Ruby Stowell's lawn. Ice
cream and cake will be served,
cake will be furnished by ladies
Friday, July 18, 1952
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Stevenson's Aides Believe
He Would Run If Nominated
Springfield, 111. (U.PJ Gov.
Adlai E. Stevenson's lieutenant
and aides are positive their boss
would accept a presidential draft,
but they were just as sure that
he doesn't want the job.
The governor's assistants feel
that Stevenson could not reject
the presidential nomination if
the Democratic National Conven
tion handed it to him next week.
Sincere in Denials
. But they say privately that
the Illinois governor was sin
cere in his frequent, and patient,
denials that he is a candidate for
the nomination.
None of Stevenson's official
family would permit himself to
be quoted by name". They a;e
intensely determined not to em
barrass their boss.
In private conversations, they
put it this way:
Wants Governorship Again
Stevenson is not interested in
the White House in 1952 and
wants to win another term as
of the H.E.C.
Rosa Smith, asked that all
members of the third and fourth
drill team be at the August 5
Grange meeting prepared to put
on degree work. It was thought
that it would not be necessary
to practice for this.
It was announced that Pomona
Grange would meet in an eve
ning meeting July 26 at Butte
Falls.
Saturday, July 19, is clean-up
day and all members who can are
asked to. help clean up the
grounds around the Grange hall.
governor of Illinois.
But his high respect for the
presidency would make it im
possible for him to refuse if the
convention overrode his wishes
and picked him ' to run against
the GOP nominee, Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
Stevenson himself is through
talking about the whole question
for a while.
He has passed the word that
he absolutely will not say anoth
er word on the subject until the
convention starts and possibly
not even then.
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One section of "Heart O'
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the farm buildings needed for
immediate operation.
Here is a place to retire to
after a life in the city. You
needn't be an agricultural ex
pert or have a "green thumb"
to make your place in the
"Heart O' The Valley" a scene
of flourishing and profitable
crops.
"Heart O' The Valley Is
being offered at reasonable
prices and in limited quantity.
In view of the many offers
made in past years for .this and
adjacent property, it can be
assumed that the property will
be available for a short time
only.
Members of the Rogue Val
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For many years, the valley's richest farm lands have
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In the floor of the valley, producers of crops in the imme
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For a personal inspection
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