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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, August 3, 1955 THE DEAN GOES HOME Senator Walter F. George packs his briefcase after ask ing permission to be excused fronrremainer of Senate ses sion. Senators rose to pay tribute to the 77-year-old Georgia Democrat as he left 'the room. He is dean of the Senate, its president pro tem and chairman of the foreign relations committee. ROK Leaders May Be! C; ' Eyeing Lost Country Seoul, Korea (U.R) The Republic of Korea's top govern ment and military leaders- met in secret for two hours today at the defense ministry and it was believed they mapped plans for regaining Communist-held terri tory south of the 38th parallel. The meeting followed a gov ernment announcement Monday of RQK intentions to recover the territory below the parallel which went to North Korea af ter the armistice. The ROKs have said they would use their armed forces to recover the ter ritory if necessary. Dr. Hong Kee Karl, official government spokesman who at tended today's meeting, refused to say what had been. discussed. It was Karl who told the United Press the ROKs will employ all means, including military force, to regain the lost territory. Shoemaker Increases Television Quiz Show Winnings To $32,000 New York ;UR) Gino Prato, winner of S32.000 on a televis ion quiz show, secluded himself in his Bronx shoe shop today to begin a week-long ordeal of de ciding whether to risk doubling his fortune or losing it in a last chance gamble. The 55-jear-oJd cobbler ham mered his way through a four part query in his category, opera. GET THE STRAP Waterbury, Conn. (U.R) Superintendent of Schools Dr. John G. Gilmartin noted that Connecticut statutes provide a method of dealing with juvenile delinquency in schools. Gilmar tirf; said a law has been on the eba$ks for many years permit ting "corporal punishment." He saW "when discipline must be enforced and extreme measures are necessary, there is always the strap." Providence, R.I. (U.R) (Ralph J. Gaul, charged with breaking into two gas stations, told police he was trying to fi nance a birthday party. Combined Efforts Turned To Combat Polio Epidemic Boston (U.R) State health officials met with Mayor John B. Hynes today to plan a com bined effort in the "limited em ergency" caused by the outbreak of polio. Hynes said the meeting was called to discuss the creation of a poo! of nurses, physiothera pists and hospital facilities to care for polio victims. Some 556 persons have been stricken in the outbreak in the state. 247 of them in Boston. This compared with 75 cases in the state during the correspond ing period last year. Problem Acuta "The problem of physical fa cilities and care of these cases is becoming acute," Hynes said. "Boston hospitals have been get ting a lot of cases of non-residents," he said. The Massachusetts Hospital association asKed its members for a survey of facilities in hospitals in Plymouth, New Bedford, Fall River, Worcester, Lowell, Law rence, and Salem. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has supplied 21 iron lungs and 754,500 shots of gamma globulin. The state polio advisory committee has sus pended the foundation's program of Salk vaccine shots to first and second graders. Vaccina Not Blamtd Some 19 children who receiv ed Salk shots have contracted polio. However, Dr. John F. End ers of the Children's Medical Center laboratories said, "there is not the slightest evidence that their cases have any connection with the Salk vaccine." Enders shared the Nobel prize last year for his work in growing the polio virus in test tubes. Contractor To Start Airport Paving Work J. C. Compton company, con tractors, will begin paving oper ations at the municipal airport about Aug. 15. 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Bush Home Furnishings Southern Oregon's Furniture Showplace Pacific Highway North of Big Y Phone 2-8618 in his fourth appearance Tues day night on CBS-TV's "S64.000 Question." Next Tuesday night the Italian-born Prato will make his climactic appearance before the TV cameras and announce his decision. Appears Tense If he decides to continue and answers the questions, he will take home S64.000. If he loses, he will win a Cadillac worth at least S7.000 as a consolation prize. If he feels he should not go on. he will be permitted to keep his $32,000. Questioned after the show, the little shoemaker appeared tense. "Fine, fine, I feel fine," he said. "And if you please I would like to go home now." Before leaving he made a good natured plea for privacy. "You people," he said, "please leave me alone this week or I go batty. And if I go batty, I can't answer the question next week." Win, lose or quit next week, Prato has a surprise in store for him. It was learned that officials of the Metropolitan Opera in New York would present Prato next Tuesday with a pair of sea son passes, eighth row center in the Met's orchestra. Applause From Audience Prato, who spent part of Tues day praying in St. Patrick's Ca thedral, drew warm applause from the studio audience Tues day night when he announced his intention of going for S32, 000. "The Lord has helped me all through my life," he said, "and I think He will help me now. I think I will go on." He took the full 30 seconds to answer his long question: "The name of the opera which launch ed a pinch-hitting Arturo Tos canini on his career ("Aida"), the place in which Toscanini con ducted the opera (Brazil), the place in which the opera was premiered originally (Cairo, Egypt) and the name of the holi day on the eve of which it was premiered (Christmas.) ON TRIAL Sgt. James C. Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn, leaves guard house on Gover nors Island in New York to face general courtmartial. He is charged with collaborating with the Communists and "unpremeditated murder" while a POW in Korea. He is accused of killing "fellow American prisoners of war." Vineyard Haven, Mass. (U.R) This village's bowling alley is operated, appropriately enough, by Albion Alley. Missionaries Plan Visit With Korbys The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Korby,' and their family, left yesterday for San Francisco to meet the Rev. and Mrs. Willard Burce and family. The Burces are missionaries in the central highland district of New Guinea. They are returning to this country for the first time since they entered the mission field in September, 1948. The Burces will be on furlough in the Unit ed States for about a year. The Burces and Korbys will return to Medford on Saturday of this week. Sunday, Aug. 7, St. Peter's Lutheran church, 1020 East Main st. will celebrate its annual Mission Sunday. The Rev. and Mrs. Burce will preach at the 11 a.m. communion service and at the 3 p.m. service. The service Sunday afternoon will be held in the south end of Hawthorne park. The public is invited to attend the services and to meet the Burces. City Building Permits Show Decline in July Valuation of building permits issued by the city in July reached 8180,533, about S21.000 below the July, 1954, level. Forty-seven permits were isued, according to Herbert Mackie, head of the building department. ' Permits for the first seven months of 1955 totalled $1,566,-899. Grange Boxy Ann Grange Our regular meeting was held July 15 with Master Orrie Moore presiding. Ken Shaw made a report on the dances. H.E.C. Chairman Marguerite Shaw reported on the meeting at the Grange on June 29 with 19 members present. Marie Pfinster and Bessie Wight were hostesses. Roscoe Roberts gave his insur ance report. Mrs. Stacy was given the third and fourth degree. Grange picnic will be on Sun day, Aug. 14, at McKee bridge at 12:30 p.m. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hicks, head of Civil Defense for Jackson county, is going to be at Roxy Ann Grange on Friday, Aug. 15, to show films and explain the workings of Civil Defense and being prepared for emergencies. Mrs. O. A. Eden, head of the food and shelter for emergencies, will be there too. We feel this to be of interest to everyone in the valley and the public is in vited to attend. The program will start at 8:30 p.m. Serving committees for the next meeting will be Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wolfe, Mr. aud Mrs. Claypool, Madge Newlin and Mabel Christensen. Use Tribune Want Ads LADIES ONLY MATINEE! With JAY CLARKE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) 1:30 to 2:30 CRATERIAN THEATRE Sort Your Own MaiL Summerfield Urges Washington (U.R) Postmas ter General Arthur E. Summer field urged the public today to help speed delivery of mail by sorting their own local and out of town letters. To aid tne speea-up program, the department has put two mail boxes, one for local and one for out of town letters, on some city street corners. Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. ' ft '--fx v Avery special treat is in store for the entire family when you serve this most delicious ice-cream. Taste the tree-ripened sweetness of plump, juicy peaches . . . blended with velvety-smooth vanilla ice cream. You'll want to serve it again and again. Ask for it today. . . at your -nearest Arden Dealer. ARDEN FARMS CO. Dean Martin Wants To Patch Up Feud Hollywood (U.R) Dean Mar tin said today he wants to end a two-month-old feud with his comedy partner, Jerry Lewis, to preserve a $20,000,000 bundle of contracts. The curly-haired singer said something has to happen soon because he and Lewis are sched uled to start a new picture next month. A new television series starring them also is scheduled this fall. The two comedy stars haven't spoken for two months. "To me, this isn't a love af fair," said Martin, extending a peace feeler. "This is big bus iness. I think it's ridiculous for the boy to brush aside such beau tiful contracts." But "no 'comment" was all Lewis had to say. "I don't want to break up the team," Martin said. "It's a damn fine living and I want to hold onto it." He said he feels they could work together, regardless of per sonal matters. "I know a lot of people who work together and go their separate ways after ward," he added. Portland (U.R) Portland's 54-year-old Vaughn street ball park may become industrial and commercial property next sea son when the Portland baseball club moves into Multnomah stad ium, it has been reported. 40 YOU DONT Arriving in San Francisco for his TV premiere of The Great Gilder sleeve (Aug. 11), "Gildy" CyVillard Waterman) tries to sercise his right as "water commissioner" for a cooling drink. 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