Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 07, 1956, Image 7

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Wide Range of Organizations
Listed for Christmas Giving
By-CUIS CASSELS
United Preii Correspondent
O Washington 'U.Rj Churca
airti charity crganizaUons are of
fering aow.-".e range of or.port'j
nities this year lor American! to
OpressO the Christmas spirit
with g'ftSj, to the world's poor,
CfiSfiiry and homeless.
From now ui'tirDec25, Prot
esta9t and Catholic Christians
be frequently reminded
from pulpits that there is no
more fitting way to
Jesus' birthday tiian to remem
beriis teaching that:
0'. . . Inasmuch as y have
done i, (given aid and comfort)
to one of the least of these My
children. Ye had done it uato
Me." q o
A check or leading' religious
and elfare urgani.atiofis show
ed th;,t many of thorn are hCpe-
other country where many chil- e!cc:ed by welfare agmeies as
dren are homeless. The orphan's ! the most needy, recipients of
name, picture and life s'nry will Christmas charity. Elsewhere,
be sent to vou, and you can i the local Community Chest
thereafter correspond with him
or her if you wish, and send
personal gifts.
Local opportunities for Christ
mis generosity are even more
numerous than national appeals.
The Salvation Army, whose
sidewalk collection stands are a
traditional part of the Christmas
celebrate ! scene, also operates family serv
ice bureaus in- most cities
through which more substantial
contributions of cash, food, cloth
ing, toys or even furniture may
be channeled to very poor fami
lies. Newspapers in many cities
sponsor collections tor families
fully expecting an outpouring of
Christmas season generosity to
swell their never-adequate funds
for works of mercy both at home
and irCfar corners of the earth.
q Much (,( this-year's Christma
givingPofficiiils beljve, ,will be
directed towerd the relief of
Hungarian refugees, whose
tragic plight has deeply dis
tressed Americans. -
Aiding Hungarian refugees is
not, of course." the only mission
Qif relief the organizations. They
have many other demands on
their funds, and can make good
use of non-earmarked contribu
tions. For example, money donated
to Church World Service, Catho
O nlic Relief Service or CARE
might go to distribute inod to
Qhroaifwlly - hungry -fiimilies in
O (39 countries.
g-F'ree Food
0 ThtPfood is provided free by
Otiie U.S, government from its
big stockpile of farm surpluses,
O with private agencies paying
onf the distribution costs, so a
chgrity dollar foes a long way
net. Officials estimated that
q each o dollar contributed pro
vides mote thao !00 pounds of
O food for the destitute overseas.
C - More, specialized - appeals be
O ng coriduiSecT during this
Christmas season by national or.
gjnizatior iuclude these:
q iTiepave the Children federa'
tion is seeking contributions to
Op provide treciai Chrmtraias pack
ages, arid rjear-roimd care, -for
thOusandJDof homeless children
in Attitfta, Finland, France,
q Vest Germany, Greece, Israel,
Ttaly, Lebanon, Korea and Yugo
slaVia. Tiit-,25-year-ol(l agency,
GwhichOp!vides food, clothing.
q medicirPSare, schools and other
gforigs (otop'iA, aso operates in
lome poverty stricken areas of
e 5.gierica, including the isolated
mountail? regions and Indian
reeervatinpsO
CHelen Keller's American Foun
q dion for Overseas Blind is
QmiakilSji ao national appeal lor
support of its work with blind
children and, dalts in many
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is ailiing support forcthe 215 or
phaaageP it maintains in 33
countries. For a pledged cVrntri
butiosr9f $10 a WionUi to this
agency, yoii can 'adopt ' a par
ticular orpnan in Korea Orsome
United Givers fund, or compara
ble agency can have a Christmas
bureau through which special
donations may be made.
Those who prefer to express
their Christmas spirit more di
rectly may telephone the admin
istrative offices of local orphan
ages, old folks' homes, or hos
pitals. Officials of such agencies
usually urge that individual or
organization make arrangements
well in advance of Christmas to.
give, parties, invite Christmas
dinner guests or distribute pres
ents. Last-minute impulses are
difficult to accommodate to in
stitutional situations.
QuotesFrom the News
' " " 'b7united press
Washington John Kasper, white citizens council leader, on
the arrest in Clinton. Tenn., of 16 segregationists:
"We segregationists . . . will spill our blood . . . before we will
accept or bow to a creeping federal dictatorship in Washington."
New York Harlow H. Curtice, president of General Motors,
on business in 1957:
"II is ray opinion that 1957 will be another record year for busi
ness generally."
Chicago Mrs. Patricia Westwood, 27, after undergoing a ma
jor thyroid gland operation under hypnosis with no anesthetic:
"All I could feel was pressure and tugging at my throat. I felt
no pain at any time."
Chicago A spokesman for Edgewaier hospital on the opera
tion under hypnosis:
' "The operation appears to be a step forward in medicine. How
much we do not know. But she recovered more quickly than is
normal ia such cases."
Washington Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson on a possi
ble Democratic investigation of his handling of the soil bank pro
gram: 'I have no objection to a review of any department program
at any time." ' .
New York Vice President-Richard M. Nixon on the United
States extending financial help to Britain:
"I believe it is in our interest as well as others to assist them
in this hour of difficulty and I am confident that there will be
strong bipartisan support in the Congress for granting such assistance."
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ASSISTANT MANAGER Shir
rel R. Doty, 46 South Keene
Way drive, Medford, has been
appointed assistant manager of
the Medford branch, United
States National Bank of Port
land. The appointment became
effective Dec. 1. Doty has been
associated with the bank since
1945, serving in several depart
ments of the bank.
Confesf Scheduled
Between Service Clubs
Members of the Crater and
Medford Lions clubs will . man
Salvation Army kettles in down
town Medford tomorrow in the
first phase of the Army's con
test, the "Battle of Kettles."
The club which collects the
most money will compete
against the winner of Saturday,
Dec- 15, when the Medford. Ki
wanis and. Rotary clubs man the
kettles. The ' two winners will
compete for a trophy in a play
.off Saturday, Dec. 22, according
to Salvation Army officials.
The highland country of New
York and Vermont produces
about two-thirds of the nation's
supply of maple syrup and
other maple products.
Special Train Sei
For Sacramento Trip
Southern Pacific will provide
a streamlined passenger train of
15 cars for a Hillab. Shrine tem
ple pilgrimage to a Ben Ali
ceremonial at Sacramento Dec:
8.
. Approximately 400 ' Shriners
will make the trip. The train
will originate at Grants Pass but
delegations from Eugene, Rose
burg and other intermediate
points will join it there and a
group from Klamath Falls will
entrain at Dunsmuir.
The train will consist of 10
chair cars, tavern and lounge
cars and three baggage cars. It
will depart from Grants Pass
Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. Medford 9 p.m.
Ashland 10 p.m., and arrive at
Dunsmuir at 2:35 a.m. where a
car will be added to accommo
date the Klamath Falls delega-.
tion. The train will arrive at
Sacramento at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 8.
On the return trip the special
will leave Sacramenton at 10
a.m., Dec. 9, and arrive at Duns
muir 3:30 p.m., Ashland 8:25
p.m., Medford 9:25 p.m., and
Grants Pass 10:15 p.m.
Dr. George F. Guldager, Eu
gene, potentate, is in charge of
the party, assisted by F. H.
Barnthouse, Ashland, recorder,
and RaymonS Reter, Medford,
general chairman and transpor
tation director.
Friday. December 7, 195
MEDFORD (OREPON) MAgL TRIBUNE SEVEN O
Geese Present Problem
For Butcher in Germany'
Nuernberg, Germany U.R)'
Geese purchased by a butcher
for the Christmas trade present
ed a rather weighty problem to
day. When the butcher started to
dress the birds, he found several
stuffed with chunks of scrap
iron and. others filled with pota
toes. -Fat, used by German
housewives to make a. tasty
Christmas soup had been re
moved from the geese to make
room for the unsavory "stuffing.".-
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Missile Presumably .
Crashes Following r;
Escape From Control
Washington !U.P1 A guided
intercontinental missile that es
caped control after being fired
from Florida was reported miss;
ing today, possibly in the Brazili
an jungles.
Air Force officials said the
600-mile an hour missile named
the Shark and designed as a nu
clear weapon presumably did
not carry a warhead of any kind.
The missing Snark was test
fired Wednesday from the joint
Defense Department - Air Force
test center at Patrick Air Force
Base at Cocoa, Fla.
Destination Unknown
- The Defense Department is
sued a brief statement shortly
before midnight Thursday an
nouncing that the missile es
caped from control at its "sched
uled turn-around point and pro-
4-H Club News
Butte Falls Sewing '
The organization meeting of
the Butte Falls sewing club was
held recently at the home of
Mrs. William Edmondson. Offi
cers elected were Carolyn Fui
ten, president; Dorothy" Fuiten,
vice president; Martha Dalton,
ganje committee; Kathy. Olson,
news reporter; Virginia McAlis
ter, secretary; Darlene Edmond
son, refreshments; June But
tram, sergeant - at - arms: The
name "Busy Bees" was selected
for the club.
Two new members were wel
comed recently. ,The meeting
was followed by games conduct
ed by Martha Dalton and re
freshments served by Darlene
Edmondson and Carolyn Fuiten.
Kathy Olson
Reporter
rfrom Lee
ceeded to a destination yet un
known." 0
- "We don't know where if is,"
a Pentagon spokesman aid. O
He said he could not confirm
or deny published reports that
the Snark was seen flashing over
the Brazilian jungles 2,000 miles
from its base.-
. However, he said the "missile
presumably has crashed .either
in the ocean or some remote
land area and Brazil was a goi'd
possibility. - -
Brazilian diplomats here said
they had heard nothing about the
missing Snark.-
The Pentagon spokesman said
he .had no information re?8r3
ing plans to search for the mis
sile except tosay "We always"
try to get the"m back.'lj
Not the First Lost " " 1
He said the Air Force hat lost
a number of Snarks in tests frem
Florida. ' '
The 72-foot long.! Snark a
sleek, red pilotless bonjler de
signed to carry an atomic war
head over 'intercontinental dis
tances has been flown oyer dis
tances of 2,000 miles. .
It is guided by automatic celes
tial navigation devices so it can,
take bearings, on the. stars andJ
travel to its target unassisted by
man. .
American Narcotics
Agents Tricked in Jtaly '
. Genoa, Italyr-U.R) American
agents fighting illegal narcotics
exports in Italy said" today
there , is apparently no' hor?esty
among gangsters. t
The U.S. agents paid $1,330
for a pound of "heroin" to be
used as evidence, only to find
they had' bought a mixture of
cough drops and bitter almonds.
toy Head of English
Church Jakes Bride
London iU.PJ Canon Charles
Raven, 71-year-old lay head of
the Church of England and chap
lain to Queen Elizabeth, honey
mooned today with. a professed
non-Christian.
He was married Thursday to
Helen Jeanty, 52-year-old widow
and heroine of the French re
sistance during World War II.
She has said "I refuse to be
called Christian." The marriage
ceremony eliminated the custom-'
ary Church of England ritual.
Subscribers .
To report improper or non-delivery
of the Mai! Tribune in Medford
phone 2-6141. Ashland 2-1021.
Yreka 841W. before 6:43 p an. dally
and 10:30 a m. Sunday.
If regular-delivery arrives short
ly after you cal! please notify office
thus eliminating special messenger
ervice.
Committee's Work
Just Starting .
" Portland-Paul Ousley, chair
man of .the Oregon Committee
for Hungarian Refugees, said to
day that although, five of the
refugees have arrived ' in Ore
gon and have been placed in
jobs,, "the -committee's work is
just' beginning.
"We have had a tremendous
response for' homes and, jobs for
these refugees and our greatest
problem now is to-find "sufficient
funds to pay their transporta
tion from New York to Oregon,"
he said. "The cost is a little more
than $100 each. We are appeal
ing to the people' all over Ore
gon for help in the- 'Cables for
Freedom' campaign." .
Coritrbutions may be sent to
the Oregon. Cpmmittee for Hun
garian Refugees, box 205, YMCA
building, Portland, Ore. '
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