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e O o o EIGHT MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE. Sunday, December II, 1955 Bonnie Simpson, Burned Last March, Won't Be Home For Christmas This Year Waynesburg, Pa. (U.R) Eight-year-old Bonnie Simpson, horribly burned in a fire last March 28, isn't compalining a bit because she won't be able to leave the hospital for Christ mas at home. The only dark spot in the holi days for the courageous West Virginia tot and her family is the fact that her daddy needs a job. Bonnie was more dead than alive that mornjng eight months ago when an ambulance brought her to Greene County Memorial hoital from the village of Fair view, W. Va., just across the state line. She was warming her self in front of an open heating stove just after she got out of bed when her nightdress sud denly burst into flames. Tiny Body Seared Her grandmother, Mrs. Rose Brocke68, beat out the fire with her hands, but not before most of her granddaughter's tiny body was seared. Twenty four hours later, the sorrowful family was struck another telling blow. Bonnie's father, Lewis Simpson, lost his job as a structural steel worker at Fairmont, W. Va. He hasn't had steady work since. For weeks, Bonnie was near death. She remembers nothing about the first 12 of the 28 pain ful skin "grafting operations which have been performed. De voted doctors i and nursees grad' ually brought her back to the point where 'it is believed Bon nie can go home not for Christ mas, but some time next year, Stream Of Gifts That news, plus the stream of Christmas gifts and cards that already are piling up high in her hospital room, brightened Bon nie and brought a smile back to her face. . It made her family happy too, but Christmas still will be a bleak one for her mother and father and two brothers, Gary, 6, and Donnie, 4, unless Simp son can find steady work again. Since his job ran out last March he hasn't been able to find another in his trade and has had only parttime work on near by farms. Because he is a resi dent of West Virginia, he can't apply to Pennsylvania for wel fare aid on his daughter's hos pital bills. But Simpson, like his daugh ter, is not complaining. He said it will be a "good" . Christmas for him just knowing Bonnie eventually will be able to come home. Nobel Prizes Are Awarded To Four Stockholm, Sweden (U.R) The four scientists three of them American and the extreme-leftist author who won this year's nobel prizes received their $38,720 awards from King Gustav' Adolf here last night. The 1954 peace prize was pre sented to the United Nations refugee office at a banquet in OSLO attended by Norway's Crown Prince Olav. The peace prize for 1955 has not yet been awarded. Profs. Willis E. Lamb, of Stan ford, and Polykarp Kusch, of Coiumbia, shared the 1955 physics prize. Prof. Vincent Du Vigneaud, of Cornell, received the chemistry prize. The medicine prize for which Du Vigneaud was also a con tender went to Dr. Hugo Theo rell of Sweden. Icelandic Novel ist Hgldor K. Laxness, already a Statin prizewinner, won the literature prize. UN Refugee Commissioner G. . Van Heuven Goedhart, of The Netherlands, accepted the peace T'rize on behalf of his office. He 6aid it will be used to help re settle 125 Romanian refugees from Communism who are now living in misery on a Greek Island. King Haakon VII, bed-ridden by a broken thigh, was absent from the Oslo award ceremony for the first time in 47 years. Expanded Missile Program Starts Washington U.R) The De fense department is greatly ex panding its ballistic missile pro gram in an effort to beat Russia in the race for the so-called ulti mate weapons of the future, in formed sources said Saturday. To give impetus to the top priority program, the Deense Department has established, a top-level committee within the Pentagon to oversee develop ment of all ballistic missiles. The new program is under stood to have been approved unanimously by President Eis enhower, the NationalSecurity Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defense Depart ment. The decision reflects a feel ing among the nation's leaders that in the interest of national survival this country must be first to develop ballistic missiles. It also reflects a concern that Russia is making rapid strides in developments of the fantastic weapons. AF Officials Probe Crash Of Jet Plane Info Hospital Roof Sheffield. England (U.R) U.S. Air Force officials Satur day opened an investigation into the crash of an American jet fighter plane which plowed through the roof of a crowded hospital near Sheffield Friday night with its wingloads of am munition exploding. A 46-year-old' mother of five children was killed when the F34F Thunderstreak skimmed the glass roof of a ward in the Lodge Moor Hospital, tore along a glass-covered corridor into another ward and blew up on a lawn outside. Seven other per sons, including three children, were injured. The pilot, Lt. Roy Evans, 24, Pulaski, Tenn., bailed out before the crash and parachuted safely from 35,000 feet. He was hos pitalized for "observation" and Air Force officials said he would be questioned as soon as his. condition permits. Forced To Bail Out Evans radioed his base at Sculthorpe shortly before the crash that his engine was afire and he was trying to crashland. A few minutes later he sent a message saying he was forced to bail out. The pilotless plane crashed in to the hospital roof like a blaz ing meteor. Ammunition explod ed as it smashed through the crowded wards. The explosions and the whine of ricocheting bulltes mingled with the ter rified screams of patients and nurses. Tenneson To Arrive In Hong Kong Tuesday Hong Kong (U.R) The Hong Kong government announced Saturday that American turn coat Richard Tenneson will ar rive at the colony border from Red China next Tuesday. The announcement said the date was confirmed bythe Brit ish Embassy in Peiping. Ten-. neson was one of the American soldiers who refused repatria tion and chose Communism after the Korean War. Maps of the 19th century show early geographers- printed the words "interminable swamp" across lower Michigan as late as 1839 and thought the upper pen insula was infested with wild animals and Indians and was "unfit for civilization." 4SS- ...a 4 Cash for the Holidays o Your Home Owned Company Offers Every Plan. Come In Today. We Like To Say Yes. Oregon Finance Co. Gene Thomas, Manager 45 SOUTH CENTRAL AVE. Ground Floor Craterian Theater Bldg. Cf . o o 4ft- . 4ft , ,4ft 4ft 4ft 4ft Frightened German Learns of Fire Box Schenectady, N.Y. (U.R) Firemen here even answer the "doorbell." - Seventeen firemen aboard five trucks rolled up to St. Joseph's bcnool only to find a "fright ened to death" German who wanted a letter translated. The firemen discovered' that the man, unable to read the letter written in English, had intended to go to St. Joseph's Convent to ask one of the nuns to translate it. On the way, he mistook the school for the convent and, find ing it locked, rang the "door bell." It turned out to be the fire alarm. He told the firemen that in Germany convents have little boxes at the front door with a bell to be rung for admittance. When he saw the little box on the school, he just opened it and pulled the beU. Before leaving the scene, the firemen explained to the Ger man what an American fire alarm box looks like and how it operates. OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE A member of the 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron stands guard in front of hangar at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D. C. The F-86-D jet plane he guards stands ready to take to the air. This base, as others across the nation, was alerted and taking part in "Operation Crackerjack," an all-out surprise test of American and Canadian defense network. Ivernia Completes Maiden Voyage New York '(U.R) The Cun ard liner Ivernia completed her maiden voyage to New York Saturday. She was welcomed by fireboats, helicopters, blimps and the whistles of all ships in the harbor. The Ivernia is a 22,000 ton passenger-cargo vessel with ac commodations for 850 first and second class travelers. Correction Work in Politics Said Wrong Milwaukee (U.R) Correction work should be taken out of politics, a noted prison warden said recently. Dr. Walter M. Wallack, war den, of the Wallkill, N. Y. Pri son, said at a meeting of penal institute officials that young per sons should be encouraged to take up correction work as a career. "There is no reason why cor rectional service in this coun try should continue to be sup plied as is now largely the case, through political preferment when it could so easily be changed to make it possible to recruit qualified people who will render a lifetime of de voted service," he said. Man Finally Realizes Pastoral Ambition Franklin, Neb. iU.R) It took the Rev. Earl D. Weed a long time to realize his ambition to be a minister in this small com munity. He left Franklin as a young man and acquired a Doctor of Divinity degree from the Pacific School of Religion. Along came the World War I, and he enlisted as private, -serving with an ambulance unit. He later got a commission as a chaplain. He was wounded twice, won the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, with one oak leaf cluster. Weed decided to stay in the service, also serving as a chap lain during World War II. He retired as a colonel in 1947. Now he is pastor of the Frank lin Congregational Church in this community which he left in 1906. Largest Underground Parking Lot Success Chicago U.R) The largest underground parking lot in the world . Chicago's cavernous Grant Park facility proved suc cesful in its first year of op eration. Park Commissioner Jo seph W. Cremin reported. As the garage - observed its first birthday in September, Cremin said it accommodated 1,220,000 cars and collected $1, 045,898 in fees during its first 12 months. The garage, which has a ca pacity of 2,359 autos, handles more than 4,000 cars a day at an average rate of 86 cents a customer. It employs 60 per sons on three shifts. "Revenues collected were suf ficient to cover operating ex penses as well as bond require ments," Cremin said. He pre dicted that the 30-year revenue bonds which financed the proj ect could be retired in 26 years if business continues at the first year pace. Santa Claus Given 'No Kissing' Orders Lancaster, Pa. (U.R) Santa Claus was given a "no kissing" order today ty authorities trying to halt an epidemic of Para typhoid fever in this community. City health officials said it would be permissible for Santa to shake hands with children who come to tell him what they want for Christmas but no kissing. BEECH LORE Kent, O. (U.R) One of the smaller tree families is that of the beech. Only six species grow all over the world, with only one, the American beech, native to this country. Some people be lieve this tree is lightning-proof, but this isn't so at all, say (Davey) tree experts. Use Tribune Want Ads r- FURNITURE o TRUCKS FOR HIRE PADDED VAN with experienced driver and all equipment necessary for moving Pianos, Refrigerators, Electric Ranges and Other Household Goods. You will like our service. PHONE 2-5295 for moving rates. FURNITURE STORAGE DRY AND CLEAN - PHONE 2-5295 FOR RATES Phone 2-5295 4th and Front o o ANYWHERE FOR HIRE is. Suggests Death Penalty For Narcotics Peddlers Washington U.R) Rep. , his views in a written statement TCILLER CRACKERS Singapore (U.R) The federal Malayn government Saturday revealed that large quantities of "killer" firecrackers that have been claimed 11 lives and injured more than 30 others, were manufactured in Malaya, although earlier lots were smug gled abroad. New York baseball teams lead both major leagues in the num ber of pennants won the Yan kees with 20 in the American league and the Giants with 15 in the National league. ROK Assembly Vote For 'Atoms-For-Peace' Seoul, Kd?ea (U.R) The Re public of Korea National Assem bly approved unanimously Fri day an "atoms-for-peace" agree ment with the United States. In accordance with the agree ment, initialed in Washington last July, the United States will help Korea set up a research, atomic reactor and lease up to 13.2 pounds of enriched uranium for reactor fuel. Use Mail Tribune Want Ad Victor L. 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