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TP VPIIHl.H I IIIHU II ) Mil I I II II II ,JI il..as IJIIIII UJ : 7jf p l "i FUTURE IN DOUBT Russian troops are re ported moving into Poland from West Ger many, while units of the Polish army are tak ing up positions near Warsaw. The military moves came after Polish Reds named a new strong man, Wladislaw Gomulka, whose secu rity forces occupied the Warsaw radio station. Above are Polish Defense Minister Konstanty Rokossovski (left) a Stalin-placed officer who may be ousted by the Poles, Soviet Marshal Ivan S. Konev (right) chief of the unified mili tary command formed by the Communist states of eastern Europe, and Russian Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov (center). This meet ing took place in May 1955. A Ncho's Worth of . . . Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Prett Future Writer St 1 Washington (U.R) If your kids want to write to Mr. Claus for dolls and sleds, and reserva tions for the U first trip to Mars, let 'em. But if you don't exercise care, the let ters may wind I up in the dead pi d letter office, rtrfjl P a r t i c u I I r?.;V? larly if the Lai &Jkt.M memos don't have a proper address. The dead letter office does a lot of burning of letters, pathetic or not. A good many of them, obviously, are written and mail ed by mothers and papas who can afford what their kids want. They let the kids run down to the corner and dip the letter into the new red, white and blue letter boxes. A lot of others deserve con sideration from organizations which work closely with the dead letter office. The Post Office Department, of course, doesn't run around with eyes closed. Soma Answered If a small fry letter looks as though it came from a needy family, it is turned over to a charitable organization, if there is a return address. The letter goes to groups such as civic, vet eran, social and professional or ganizations, churches, and news papers. The organizations look into the circumstances and make their'own decisions. I have been searching the mails of the dead letter office for many years. Some of the notes are pathetic. Like one that came into the Washington branch from a little girl in Vir ginia. She said she had a little rag doll her mommy had stiched up for her. Her brother had a frog he found in the park. Her daddy needed medical care. Her mother was working nights as a waitress to get broth in the kettle. There was no return address. I used the story and got a couple of hundred letters ask ing how this family could be helped. Help was not possible without identification. Needed Help The Postal Service News tells about one little guy who wrote: "Dear Santa: I would like to have a coat for my mother. My brother and sister has asthma and my mommy spends her money to help them breath. We are happy without toys, but wouldn't you come to our house and make Ma happy too?" No name or address. There really is a North Pole station, by the way. And the t 3"H i Congress Would Up Cost of Living in Sin Washington (U.R) Congress is taking steps to raise the cost of living in sin. Congressional tax experts dis closed that they are consider ing increasing taxes on bachelor playboys who set up housekeep ing with women to whom they are not married. As matters stand now, the wayward male can claim an in come tax exemption amounting to $600 by declaring that his mistress is a "dependent of his household." But a House Ways and Means subcommittee indicated Wednes day that the days of tax relief for illicit love may be number ed. The subcommittee announced it is considering legislation that would bar a taxpayer from counting as a member of his household any individual with whom his relationship at any time during the taxable year is in "violation of local law." Hodge Theft Total Nearly SI1: Million Springfield, 111. (U.R) The total of convicted State Auditor Orville E. Hodge's embezzlement of state funds officially has risen to almost lVfc million dol lars. State Auditor Lloyd Morey, v.ho succeeded the now-imprisoned Hodge, said the official count of Hodge's theft had reached $1,429,407. This amount was $263,000 greater than a previous tally of the state loss. Morey's disclosure indicated that Hodge will fall at least $200,000 to $300,000 short of his attempt to make full restitu tion. Hodge is now serving a 12-15 year term in the state peniten tiary for his crimes. Gov. Wil liam G. Stratton has promised that the state will recover "every penny" of the stolen money. post office says that actually over 200,000 letters came to a dead end there. This kept the postmaster store-keeper (also mayor) pretty busy pitching the letters away. Nothing else he could do. About 350 people live at North Pole, which is about 14 miles from Fairbanks. The post office and general store around Christmas time has Christmas decorations splashed outdoors and candy-striped raft ers inside. The address is "Santa Claus, 511 Santa Claus Lane." Pickin' Pears Newt and Notes From Camp White Hit Mail Trirmne Want Ads The Low Cost Way to Sell By BILL HURN E. K. Ricker, manager, is at tending a three-day conference of western managers at Salt Lake City. They are meeting with Administrator Harvey D. Higley of Washington, D.C. H. Jaffrey, assistant manager, has announced that Military Order of the Cootie received the honor recognition for the week on the VAVS display plaque. Miss Christine Bales was dele gate for district 4 to the Oregon State Nurses convention last week at Eugene. She was joined by Miss Grace Stuhr, chief nurse for the two final days. Miss Minnie Zahnow, Red Cross representative at Camp White left Friday on a three weeks vacation trip back to Minnesota. Emil Kroeger, state BPOE hospital chairman with the card club of Ladies of the Elks enter tained Wednesday night. J. Staugh and his Country Boys band, consisting of Tommy and Jack Samples and Otto Hal honer, furnished a musical hour followed by donuts, coffee and cigarettes served by the ladies. Medf ord American Legion Disabled Airliner Returns To Shannon Sannon, Ireland (U.R) An American airliner with 104 American passengers aboard re ported engine failure over the Atlantic 800 miles from here today, but urned around and re turned to Shannon Airport on three engines. The crew of a Super Constel lation owned by Seaboard and Western Airlines, Inc., radioed for help when one of its engines sputtered to a stop. A four-engine Shackleton of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command answered the call for help and accompanied the crip pled plane back to safety as a precautionary measure. Army Private Takes Tank for Joy Ride Manheim, Germany (U.R) A U. S. Army private was charged today with taking a 45 ton tank for a joy ride down Germany's Autobahn (superhigh way). Military police said Pvt. Walt er F. Brown, 20, of Cahente, Nev., took the M47 tank from Coleman Barracks near Man heim and frightened motorists along a seven mile stretch of the Autobahn. They said he finally pulled off the highway and ripped through two fences and a garden before stopping at a railroad crossing, where he was arrested. Multiple Death Case Nearing Indiana Jury Crown Point, Ind. (U.R) The trial of a young mother ac cused of murdering four mem bers of her family was expected to go to the jury today. Should the jury agree with prosecution arguments, M r I. Opal Collins, 25, could become the first woman in Indiana his tory to receive a death sentence. Mrs. Collins told a spectator- packed courtroom Wednesday how she fatally shot her para plegic husband, his mother and his two sisters last May in Ham mond, Ind. WATER JUMP Milford, Mass. U.R) Six-year-old Robert Raymond Spin del Jr. goes to school each day by boat. Bobby lives with his family on an island in North Pond. Every morning his father takes him to the mainland in his motorboat. Occasionally the boy rows a boat between the is land and shore. Frustrated? FRUSTRATED BY THE PARKING PROBLEM IN DOWN TOWN MEDFORD? There Is A Solution WE MEAN PROPOSITION 51 ON THE MEDFORD BALLOT. INFORM YOURSELF and VOTE 51 m YES CITIZENS OFF-STREET PARKING COMMITTEE Post 15 and auxiliary conducted an evening of games at the the atre Monday night. Tommy and Dorothy Ginn; Merle and Hattie Jarmin; Thel ma Williams, Ruth Freed and Nettie Ellenberg were in the Medford party. Dr. Wallace J. Pianka," chief medical office?, returned from San Francisco where he attended a course of medical hospitaliza tion officers under Dr. E. P. Engleman, area consultant, Thursday and Friday. The sub ject of internal medicine on treatment of arthritis was the main topic. Department of Oregon, Amer ican Legion, held a cigarette spread Monday afternoon con ducted by Thelma Williams and George Parker for the department. Thursday. October 25, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN North, Central Plains Hit by Rain and Snow By UNITED PRESS Widespread rain and snow slammed parts of the North and Central Plains as the first real storm of the fall season surged eastward to the upper Mississip pi Valley early today. Meanwhile, "heavy to killing frosts" were expected in several California valleys. Particularly in danger were lettuce and strawberry crops in the Salinas Valley, artichokes and strawberries and wine grapes and tomatoes in the San Joaquin Valley. The intense storm center pushed into northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska out of the Rockies Wednesday night, spreading from Mexico to Can ada. Snow, however, was limited to the west-central portion of the plains. Babe Ruth hi this first home run in professional baseball dur ing a game n Fayettevlle, N.C., in March, 1914. An official mar ker commemorates the event. The folding hand fan was in vented in Japan about 670 A.D., introduced into China in the 10th century, and transported to Europe in the 16th century. f y -. J ELECT KARL L Janouch County Treasurer Jackson County's Finances are big business. It is important that the time-tried, efficient operation of the office of County Treasurer be continued. Karl Janouch has given this job unquestioned business-like management he is trained, expe rienced and thrifty ELECT HIM NOVEMBER 6th. (Paid adv. Democratic Central Committee) YOUR REAL 1 IN THIS MAN TOST TyvOm IS THE WINGS HE GE FOR YOU... WAYNE MORSE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE ESTABLISHED HIS NATIONAL REPUTATION AS A FOREMOST LIBERAL BUT WHAT REALLY COUNTS is your Senator's ability to get things done in the hurly-burly of Congress... his effectiveness in advancing legislation important to you over bull-headed opposition, in piloting bills important to Oregon through political log-jams. LET'S NOT BE VAGUE You want concrete benefits for your family, your friends and your state so long as they do not conflict with the good of the nation. That's the reason you are taking an interest in this election... the reason you are reading these words. LET'S BE SPECIFIC ' YOU ARE A PARENT: For you Wayne Morse eased the burden ef edu cating your children by obtaining an amendment enabling you to claim exemption en thtm even though they earn mere than $600 a year while studying . . . secured over 1 million dollars a year In federal aid for over-crowded Oregon schools . . . obtained a cut in the working mother's in come tax. YOU ARE A BUSINESS MAN: . For you Wayne Morse spurred retail buying by persuading Congress to reduce excise taxes on washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other household appliances . . . made loans available through the Portland office ef the Small Business Administration . . . won an Improved Federal loan . authority at lower interest rates . . . fought against the Republican high interest rate policy. YOU ARE A WORKING MAN: For you Wayne Morse protected your unions from the vicious GOP Goldwater Bill in 1954 which would have thrown the country back to the union busting days before the Wagner Act. Wayne Mors sponsored and pushed through the $1 minimum wage law (over Eisenhower opposition) . . . hat won numerous retirement benefits for railroad men and their families. YOU ARE A FARMER: For you Wayne Morse won Irrigation by putting through the Talent and Crooked River projects . . . won additional cheap power through a $35-million increase in REA funds . . . steered Domestic Parity for wheat through Congress (vetoed by Eisenhower) . . . won higher sugar beet quotas and lower inter est rates on disaster loans end commodity leant. WAYNE MORSE WORKS FOR ALL OREGONIANS: For you Wayne Men hat fought to protect and develop the rich natural resources on which your economic health it absolutely dependent. , Wayne Mors hat brought cheap power fr in dustrial expansion by getting The Deliet Oom con struction started en schedule ... by winning extra appropriations for John Day, Cougar, Holley, Hilt Creek and Green Peter Dams. Senator Mors hat brought you safety; because these dams alt protect you frem fleedt a do the Columbia River Drainage Districts he wen fundt to strengthen. Senator Mors wen $750,000 to Improve Colum bia navigation by deepening the river's mouth . . . persuaded Congress to improve the harbors at Tilla mook, Coos Bay, Brookings, Warrenton and Toledo. Newport.' (The Yaquina Bay authorization wat vetoed by Elsenhower.) Wayne Morse bolstered the lumber industry by getting an extra $7'4-million for access roads and $2.6 million for National Forest fir protection and management. When a surprise federal ruling on lumber dimen sions threatened to bring the nation't home build ing industry to a halt, Senator Morse cut through red tap and in two days got the order suspended, thus everting economic disruption of Oregon's No, 1 industry. These or only e few of the legislative accom plishments of Wayne Mors, c public servant who hat proved to be on of the most tireless, coura geous and effective men in the United States Senate. ' Senator Morse Has Seen 54 of His Proposals Enacted Into Law or Adopted as Federal Policy' mm $ $ AM fMfoaTn.'M HI
