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TEN 'MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, November S. 1954 'Armistice Day' Succeeded by 'Veterans Day'; Plans Listed Nationwide observance of the 1 of -veterans affairs has named ( been named for the American national holiday November 11 now designated as Veterans Day will be more widespread and complete than at-any other time, judging by preparations being made by service organizations and patriotic societies. This will be the first time that the day, formerly called Armi stice day, will be observed as a day set apart for all war vet erans. Response to the, new name, established by act of con gress in June, is seen in every community of the nation, it is reported by the Veterans Ad ministration. Leaders Named In addition to plans now being made for special celebration of the event in all VA hospitals and homes, the administrator eight leaders of veterans as as sociates in the encouragement of widespread observance of Vet erans Day. They are Charles E. Wilson, secretary of defense; Rep. Ed ward H. Rees (Kans.), sponsor of the congressional resolution naming Veterans day; Seaborn P. Collins Jr., commander, American Legion; Rufus H. Wil son, commander, AMVETS; Al fred L. , English, commander, Disabled American Veterans; George K. Shamgochian, com mandant, Marine Corps league; Lloyd Thurston, commander-in- chief, United Spanish War Vet erans, and Merton B. Tice, commander-in-chief, Veterans of For eign Wars. A similar committe of 20 has A Niehol's Worth of ... t Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Press Feature Writer , Washington (U.PJ What's jnew in Washington. t George Washington, the first leader of our land looks like his former self again. Some visiting kid, probably using a rubber band, shot a rock or paper J the oil painting rtf Wnshincrtnn- Harman Nicfaol which hangs in the Capitol. After considerable time and money, the damage has now been repaired. The young culprit escaped. Outside of that, there's been very little housecleaning or re pair work in the Capitol. All doors have been scrubbed, ac cording to J. George Stewart, of the Third "Old Guard" Com pany bought a time clock of their own out of their own pock ets. They figured it was worth $240 to save hours of their own timeNot so much standing in line. - Under the "old., system, a man going on leave would have to spend an hour signing -this and that. With the time clock, the soldier now steps into the order- clip through jly room, pushes a button, drops the heart of 'the stamped card in the "out" rack, grabs his hat and away he goes. In a recent test, nearly 200 men signed out in less than 10 minutes. Soldiers hope the idea catches on. The new Iwo Jima Marine Memorial Monument is being preserved by wax. The wax, according to Felix De Weldon, the sculptor of the mammoth flag raising statute, will pre serve the "antiquated" appear ance of the memorial. The wax is being applied right now. The monument will the architect. And the three bul- let holes punched in the House, fee by president Eisen- r , nower and Marine notables on mean terrorists ujjeiieu rue March 1 were patched and paint ed over months ago. The boys in the Army at Fort McNair are punching time clocks and a happy about it, the Penta gon says. As a matter of fact, the boys Nov. 10. Before the year is out the Post Office Department hopes to handle a record 54,000,000, 000 pieces of mail, roughly equivalent to 20 cards, letters or parcels to every person on Earth. . Red Cross, American Veterans committee, Army Mutual Aid association, Army and Navy un ion, Blinded Veterans Associa tion, Catholic War Veterans, Coast Guard league, Disabled Officers association, Fleet Re serve association, Jewish War Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Military Order of the World Wars, National Jew ish Welfare board, National So ciety, Army of the Philippines, National Tribune, Navy Mutual Aid association, Regular Veter ans association, United Indian War Veterans, and the Womens' Forum on National Security. Frank Van Dyke, prominent Medford attorney, will speak for the Veterans day celebration at Camp White. Mrs. Stanley Lacy, Medford, will sing two solos. Program Listed The program announced by Manager E. K. Ricker, who will give the address of welcome, includes numbers by the Camp White orchestra, invocation by Chaplain Lawrence Eskay, the sounding of taps by Guy Vinson, bugler, and the benediction by Chaplain H. W. Anderson. All service organizations par ticipating in VAVS activities at the station, will be represented at the Nov. 11 exercises. A spe cial color uard and one minute of silence at 11 a.m. provide the patriotic setting to be fol lowed. The program starts at 10:15 a.m. All veterans in the communi ty have been asked to partici pate in the parade in the after noon, part of the program being arranged by the Veterans Al lied council. The council is in itself a recognition of the idea of an all-Veterans day, it was formed in Medford more than a year ago to combine the inter ests of the different veterans organizations in this area. Fact Finding Board Hearing Management Portland (U,R) The gov ernor's fact-finding board named to study issues in the summer long Pacific Northwest lumber strike yesterday , began hearing managemen's side of the dispute. Representatives of AFL Lum ber and Sawmill Workers and CIO International Woodworkers already have presented labor's Signer of Peress Papers Discharged Rochester, N. Y. CU.R) The officer who signed honorable discharge papers of Dr. Irving I Peress was out of the Army to day, but said his separation had nothing to do with the contro versial incident. Maj. John J. McManus, who saw service in World War II and the Korean war, said "my being denied further service in the Army is due to budgetary limita tions in the Department of the Army." Asked whether he thought his separation stemmed in any way from the signing of Peress's dis charge, McManus said: r "I'd like to feel that it wasn't, ! because I was innocent. McManus, an executive offi cer at the transfer station in the Camp Kilmer Personnel Center, was separated from the Army effective last midnight. He said Peress's discharge was authorized by the Department of the Army. Four Children Perish in Blaze Yakima, Wash. 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