SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, December SO. 1955
A Nichol's Worth of . . .
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Prn fwhm Wrir
Washington (U.R) Civilians
often don't fuss about little legal
technicalities until it's too late.
But mem
bers of the
armed forces
get profession
al advice for
free before
something aw
ful happens.'
Particularly in
the Army, ac
cording to the
Pentagon. The
advice is pro-
vided bv me
ovinoa flicnou -
Army legal assistance office
found in almost every post,
camp or station here and abroad.
Other branches of the armed
forces provide similar help.
Some personnel want to know
about divorces. Others about
will. Some ask questions about
power of attorney for wife, hus
band or parent.
When a divorce is mentioned,
the soldier is advised if there
are any legal grounds for such
action. The legal department
talks over questions relative to
the support of children.
Learn the Hard Way
Some of the personnel learn
the answer the hard way. There
was in the following case, of
course, no question of support of
kids. This WAC ran into the
legal assistance office, yelling
for help."
What she wanted, she said,
was a quick divorce.
"When were you married?"
the lawyer asked.
"Saturday," she said.
"What Saturday?"
- "Last Saturday."
That was just three days be
fore. She was told, in a daddy
sort of way by the legal depart
ment, that she would have to
look around or give out with
ome pertinent details.
But while she was sitting
there, wiping away at her tears,
she was told that maybe she
should give her marriage more
than a three-day trial.
Improves Morale
The Army legal assistance
program started in 1943 in the
interest of soldier morale. It's a
pretty important thing now. The
thought behind the business was
that a soldier who has legal
problems is a worried soldier.
And a worried fighter doesn't
have his mind on lugging a mus
ket and pn the enemy in war
time or playing footie in a cold
2 Firms Announce
Free Replacements
Two applaince firms have an
nounced free replacement of
parts damaged by flood waters.
Hotpoint company officials
aid free replacement parts will
be furnished for Hotpoint appli
ances damaged by flood or land
slide. Service dealers are co
operating by making installation
and repair labor available at re
duced rates, according to How
ard Colburn, branch manager of
Graybar Electric company, dis
tributors of Hotpoint appliances.
City Appliance, Inc., Medford
and Ashland, is the Hotpoint
dealer in this area and will
serve Southern Oregon and
Northern California homes
where appliances have been
damaged. The offer ends Jan. 31.
Westinghouse Electric also an
nounced established reoperation
centers, including one at Med
ford for Southern Oregon lam
ilies having Westinghouse ap
pliances. Company officials said deal
ers will be supplied with free
parts for major appliances such
as refrigerators, freezers, ranges
and laundry equipment which
flood conditions have made in
operative. 'The company also au
thorized dealers to offer replace
ments at a low cost, including
installation, delivery and service
if appliances can not be restored
to service.
For smaller appliances, such
as irons and vacuum cleaners,
the company has authorized
dealers to reoperate them with
out cost.
The Westinghouse dealer in
Medford is Trowbridge and
Flynn Electric company, 214
West Main st.
war.
The association apparently is
doing all right. Last figures are
.for the first six months of 1955
when legal assistance officers
made a total of 153,459 contacts
with servicemen.
Col. Charles M. Munnecke of
Linstrom, Minn., boss man of the
division, says:
"We feel we have a very ben
eficial service for the service
men in connection with their
personal legal affairs. The vol
ume of wills and powers of at
torney is more current in a
soldier's personal legal affairs
than the average citizen."
The legal office in most camps
is a beehive rlong about April
15, when the federal income tax
man is breathing hard on every
body's neck.
Lumber Inspecting
Firm Changes Name
Portland (U.R) The west
coast's principal lumber inspec
ting and grading agency today
announced that it had rechrist
ened itself, effective Jan. 1.
Instead of the West Coast Bur
eau of Lumber Grades and In
spection, the agency said it
would be known as the West
Coas- Lumber Inspection Bur
eau. Headquarters for the organi
zation is in Portland, with
branches in Seattle, Eugene,
Medford. Los Angeles, Washing
ton, D. C, and New York.
New York (U.R) Charles E.
Campbell, 61, former secretary
of the United Press, died yesterday.
Additional Surplus
Butter tor Export
Washington (U.R) The gov
ernment has thrown another
10,000.000 pounds of its rapidly
dwindling supply of surplus but
ter on the export market.
It is the second 10,000,000
pound batch of - surplus butter
offered for commercial export
this year. The Agriculture De
partment said yesterday com
petitive bids for the new batch
will be accepted immediately.
Butter was one of the adminis
tration's biggest farm headaches
last year when Agriculture Sec
retary Ezra T. Benson was buy
ing millions of pounds a day
under tha price support pro
gram. But officials said the surpluses
have dwindled from a high of
461,000,000 pounds in mid-summer
of 1954 to 50,628,000
pounds. The government actu
ally has 211,000,000 pounds on
Triplet Sons Of Jim Rolls'
Celebrate First Birthday
Robert Jonathan, James
Thomas and William David Rolls,
triplet sons of Mr. and Mrs.'
James Rolls of 512 Summit ave.,
celebrated their first birthday
yesterday.
Each, had his own angelfood
cake with ice cream, and each,
according to Mrs. Rolls, had ice
cream and cake all over the
kitchen.
The three, now weighing over
20 pounds each, gave Mr. and
Mrs. Rolls and their grandmoth
er, Mrs. Walter R. Siders, a full
year of laundry and feeding
chores, but "Its been worth every
second," Mrs. Rolls said.
Greatest Problem
Hot water not enough to keep
up the baths and laundry has
been the .biggest problem, their
hand, but most of it is committed
to various relief and sale programs.
mother said, and housework took
a back seat to keeping the trio
clothed and fed.
None are alike, Mrs. Rolls said.
Bobby, a golden blond with a
pink and white complexion, is
the shy, cherubic type while
James (Buddy) is slender and
taller, darker coloring and the
extrovert clown. Billy, who has
medium coloring, is built like
a "football tackle" and shows
the most determination, she
added.
All are walking, although
Bobby and Buddy must hold
onto furniture for support.
The biggest joy is "just watch
ing," Mrs. Rolls said. "They have
their own private jokes, and
have a 'herd instinct' of staying
together on the floor."
Mrs. Rolls hopes laundry and
feeding problems will slow down
long enough next year so she
can play with the children.
New Postal Building
Planned at Hermiston
Hermiston (U,R) A new post
office building to be leased to
the government here will be
built by Columbia Builders Sup
ply Co. of Hermiston, the firm
said today.
The post office department
accepted 'the firm's bid for the
construction work which is due
for completion June 30, 1956.
The government will lease
the new building for 15 years
with two five-year options
Galveston, Tex. (U.R) Dr. H.
W. Paley has confirmed that
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, famous
womfen athlete, who already has
cancer, also is suffering from
pneumonia, but that her condi
tion "is not serious as of this
moment."
Algciras, Colombia (U.R5
An estimated 30 persons were
drowned in this southeast! Co
lombian border town by a flash
flood that swept away 50 homes
yesterday.
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