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Hungarian Refugees Continue To Stream Through Gate at Kilmer Camp Kilmer. N.J. (U.R) Refugees from Hungary stream ed through this gateway to free dom today at a quietening pace that was expected to bring some 500 to America by the week end. Swift processing at "this con verted Army camp sent most of Wednesday's firs? planeload on their way to new homes before the second and third groups totaling 143 men, women and children arrived today. Only 18 of the first 60 re mained at Kilmer, dubbed ."Camp Mercy," Thursday night. With 18 other refugees from Communist terror they ate their first Thanksgiving dinner Thurs day, complete wit.1 turkey and all the trimmings. Two planeloads of Hungarians were cheduled to reach nearby McGuire Ar Forte Base this morning. The first, bringing 35 men, 25 women, 11 children and four in fants, landed at 3 a.m. Some of the tired travelers faced" another 2,500-mile trip to the Pacific Coast on top of their 4,500 mile journey from Hun gary, Others had less than 45 miles more to go. Ferencz Szuecs. 20. and Steven Kapocsi, 27, both found new homes at New the amazing new -luggage that's . fin ger tip if r 1 - J v This is the m foggotj vwybedy'i talking about. ..troly lightweight becow Vt mad with inogntium...yat strong nough to stand on. Th stunning nw finishes or "better-thon-leather"... re sist scuffing, cioon with a damp cloth, SHOWN! BEAUTY CASC $22.50 ' IAWES' WARDROBE 35.00 Ato trroHabrt PUllMAN CASE $37.20 LADIES' CNfTf $25.00 LADIES' HAT BOX .... ... . $19.50 Green 0 Stamps with every purchase Burk Men's Men's s 314 East Main ' . . NATIONAL , WATER HEATERS DOUBLE ELEMENT ELECTRIC 10 YEAR WARRANTY With High-Temp. Relief Valve 40 GAL. ROUND . . ... $99.95 52 GAL. ROUND . . . . .110.95 40 GAL. TABLE TOP, 52 GAL. TALBE TOP FAST INSTALLATION WHEN NEEDED Modern Brunswick,- N.J.. scarcely an hour's bus ride from Camp Kil mer. Refugees who had never heard of Thanksgiving bowed their heads and gave thanks for their escape to freedom before eating traditional Army-style turkey dinners Thursday. The meal was completed from tomato Juice cocktail to candy and nuts. It began with a bless ing by the Rev. Imre Gabos, former pastor of a Budapest Baptist church, who fled with his wife and two of his three children. Mimeographed menus written in Hungarian were given to each of the 34 refugees seated in a former Army messhall. In them the Hungarians read, most of them for the first time, an explanation of the American holiday. A New Brunswick Hun garian language newspaper sent copies of an issue describing the celebration that has been ob served since 1620. '"We thank our friends for the blessings that are here bestow ed upon us, and for everything that you have done for us since we have been here," the Rev. Gabos intoned in Hungarian. Then the group, many still r light America's Favorite Luggage for YOUR Favorite New Ultmlite Samsonite in 195 6s smartest - - luggage colors 2 Suiter 3 Suiter $35.00 $37.50 All prices plus tax USE OUR LAYAWAY PLAN for the best selection of luggage Phone 2-4472 .. I I7.7J ;...M22.95 OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS Plumbing & Sheet Metal Co. wearing the ragged clothing they wore when the fled from Hun gary, ate turkey, stuffing, cran berries, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, string beans, rolls with butter, pickles, olives, car rots, celery, candy, fruit cake, nuts and pumpkin pie. GRANGE 7 Upper Rogue Grange Upper Rogue Grange was called to order by Master Caro line Harding Thursday evening, Nov. 15, with all officers pres ent. Three members came dressed as school children and carried a sack lunch. After the meeting, games were played. Herb Carlton reported on agri culture and sister Axtell report ed on HEC. Brother and sister Harding reported attending the turkey dinner given by the Cen tral Point Grange. Members voted to hold one meeting a month during the months of January, February and March. The meetings will be the first Thursday In each month. McLEOD Party Honors McLeod A coffee hour was ; given after the Sunday service at the "Church of the Good Shep ard" at Prospect Nov. 18, in ob servance of the Rev. Robert Greene's birthday. The occasion was also a farewell party. Rev. Greene will leave Nov. 27 to take up new duties in I Astoria. He will conduct a serv j ice Thursday morning Nov. 22 ! and his last service on Sunday, I Nov. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Axtell held an informal get together at their "Folding Hills" ranch ; recently, inviting Mr. and Mrs. ' George Tackstun, Mrs. Frank Dolencheck, Mr. and Mrs. Har : old Barber and Mr. and Mrs. Mykleby. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moore head have gone to San Francisco, Calif., to spend the holidays there with relatives, after which they will visit Los Angeles and I Palm Springs. They expect to ! be gone two months. Death of Three Probed by Police Hagerstown, Md. (U.R) Po lice sought today to learn wheth er a mysterious illness that killed a fruit picker and at least two of his 10 children was arsenic poisoning. The fruit picker's wife the only member of the family not dead or ill was taken into cus tody Thursday night for ques tioning. Police said the mysterious ill ness struck only 12 days ago at William Kidwell's house at near by Kearneysville, W. Va. Police described the house as broken down and filth-strewn. Two Kidwell children one-year-old Thomas and two-year-old Charles died early this week. A 10-week-old Kidwell ; child died earlier this month. . Kidwell died Thursday. ! The seven other children are ! hospitalized at Washington coun ty General Hospital in Hagers town. One child was reported in : critical condition. Police said traces of arsenic were found in the bodies of i Thomas and Charles. Authorities ordered an au- topsy be performed on Kidwell. j They also ordered an investiga- I tion into the death of the 10- I week-old child. SHEET METAL WORK OF ALL KINDS Faster Service on Furnace Installations, Duct Work-All Kinds Planter Boxes made to order Gutter Work, by the job, the foot, or hour. We Have a Complete Sheet Metal Shop with Trained Metal Men To Do Your Job. Seattle Tied Up By Transit Strike Seattle ttl.PJ A transit strike tied up this city's public transportation today as bus drivers walked out after a stale mate in wage negotiations. The strike came at 2 a.m. (PST), two hours after repre sentatives of Street Car Men's Union, Local 587, concluded a five-hour meeting with Mayor Gordon S. Clinton. Busses still on the streets will be allowed to complete their runs but not busses will go out on their usual runs today, a union spokesman said. The strike affects approxi mately 1,500 employees, includ ing drivers and other employes and tied up the 512 busses of the Seattle Transit System. Busses are the city's lone method of public transportation. Originally, the union asked a 20-cent hourly wage increase but later pared that to an 18-cent hourly raise. The Seattle Transit Commission first offered a 4 cent hourly "cost-of-living" raise and later increased its offer to 6 cents an hour. Rev. Greene Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Carlton Sun day, Nov. 11, were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bitterling of Eagle Point and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Garrett and family of Ashland. The eclipse of the moon Sat urday night Nov. 17, was very plain in this area and was view ed by many in the neighbor hood. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughn have returned home after spend ing a week in Napa, Calif., visit ing their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vaughn. Members of the community express their sympathy to the family of Imogene Boothby, who passed away suddenly last week. Mrs. Boothby was a teacher at the Laurelhurst school for several years. Francis Committee Tells Expenditures Salem (U.R) The Carl Francis for Attorney General Committee spent $14,104 in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Demo crat Robert Y. Thornton, the secretary of state's office report ed today. Expenditures of $70,991 were listed by the Mulnomah county Republican Central Committee in support of various candidates and $10,467 on precinct organi zation. Other general election ex penditures released today: Dan Dimick for State Sena tor Committee, $602; Boyd Overhulse for State Senator Committee, $426; Klamath County Vandenberg for Supreme Court Justice Committee, $1, 252; Warren Woodruff for judge, $1,378; Central Oregon Citizens Committee of Bend in support of various Democratic candidates, $442; Democratic National Com mittee of Oregon in support of candidates for national offices, $4,112; Josephine County Demo cratic Central Committee for various candidates, $1,122; Wallowa County Republican Central Committee in support of various candidates, $1,200. Court Records POLICE COURT Carroll Gene Zichary. excessive noise, pipes. Slu. Marvin Dale Hedges, disobeyed stop sign. $5. Other C. Bichey, violation of basic rule. S10 Fairy Tae Parade Attracts Portlanders Portland U.PJ Thousands of Portlanders crowded down town streets today for the an nual Fairy Tale parade which opened the Christmas season. 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