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Wednesday, December 12. 1858
MIFORD (OREGON) I.A TRIBUE-g-SETEW
Burden of Representing America Too Much for U.P. Writer RussellJones
Editor' not: Thu U the tWrd 1b
ftriet -ff the onlv AnTerlran tnr
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By RUSSELL JONF.S
United resCatresponden!
London fU.P- I put away the
American ffsg on Nov. "l2.
f9r f5 day? it had covered the
hood of my small Ford. And at
first I wasmore than" proud, of
the cheers and applause it
brouzht f.'sm Ifunarians tn the
stree'ft
But as the days wore on, the
cheers turned to stares of be
wilderment and. Sometimes, ex
I pressions of bitterness.
I took the flag down because
I 'could no longer bear the bur
, den of representing America o
the Hungarian people, of trying
to answer the question, "Why
don't you help us?"
Worse, I couldn't0 bear the
sympathy and courtesy with
which they listened to ny
tumbling, inadequate answers.
Whgn the Russians launched
their :cond attack Oon !?c 4
and crushed the young democ
racy, f4)e .'est stood by, seem
ingly helpless
On Csepel Island where the
workers rought for the seized
O I&n Kary's cgreatest complex of
.factories, a0 simple workmi.ii
"President Eifneower said
the Unid States had never3 en
couragejj a revolt against a legi
timate government. What does
he meag,? o
"What have you beSn telhcg
us ftl thef years'" What did the
'policy of liberation' iean?"
Unanswered Questions
3 What does an American say
to questir gr that? I didn't
k.O.w andOI still don't know.
One man inoMiskolc. 16CPmiIes
nortlSst of Budapest, pushed
his headinto our car "to say:
"You Americans. Yon gave us a
lot of h0p wigen we needed it.
Drop dead."
Much harder t take was the
iindness of an old woman. She
too ftked why the Americans
didn't help. I told her. "But I
am only one JSrson) She paUed
my shoulder.
Most b?aftie in Hungary is
aimed at Radio Free Europe and
the Voice of America. Tney have
been successful in reaching the
Hungarian people. So much so
that over and again, Hungarians
woul'd ask:
" "Why do you bother talking if
you are not going to do any
thing?" But the problem goes deeper
than radio broadcasts. The mere
example of free societies in the
West was an encouragement for
Hungarians to attempt, and al-
Is That So?
What would the coming
Christmas holiday season be
without holly, pine cones, poin-
I settias, evergreen branches or
a vase of chrysantnemums.
But yet, aren't these tradition
al plants sad when thoy begin
to brown or wither prematurely!
Here, then, are ways to keep
them and make your home' more
festive and bright.
Christmas trees: To begin, sel
ect those with soft and pliable
branches and bright, fragrant
foliage. To make sure, feel the
cut trunk. If it's moist with sap,
chances are your tree is fairly
fresh cut. Never buy a tree
whose needles are turning brown
or crisp to the touch it has al
ready lost most of its moisture.
Your tree will last longer if
you keep it outdoors or in a
cold gar"age or a cool basement
before trimming. Saw across the
trunk or a sjant about one inch
or so- above the existing cut. Set
the trunk in a pail of water,
fairly warm to begin with, and
spray the branches daily with
cold water. When ready to trim,
place your tree in a cool spot,
away rom radiators, fireplaces,
and television sets they're dry
ing. To keep the decorated tree
fresh, set the trunk if possible in
a container of moist sand and
keep this wet. You can make a
stand by corking the drainage
hole of a large flower-pot, filling
it with sand, and then setting
the pot in, a large waterproof
tub.
For safety's sake, never use
lighted candles. And if you use
electric lights, check the connec
tions and wires. Watch out par
rk'ularly for frayed wires or
loose connections on or near the
tl"ee. Keep electric toys away
from the tree; also wrapping pa
per and other inflammable ma-
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Ranger-Naturalist
terials. When you leave your
home, don't risk it turn off the
tree lights! And turn them off
overnight.
Wise to Fireproof
It's wise to fireproof Christ
mas trees and greens. For five
minutes submerge branches in a
solution of 1 pound ammonium
phosphate (from a nursery) to
every two gallons of water. This
will not turn foliage brown.
(But don't confuse this with am
monium sulphate, which may
turn the leaves brown and is use
less for fireproofing.)
Chrysanthemums; Recut stems
under water and condition in
cold water to which four level
tablespoons of sugar have been
added for each quart. If the
stems are hard, split them two
five inches, depending on length.
In deep containers, foliage must
be stripped off leaves below the
water line.
Poinsettias: Immediately upon
cutting, sear the stems by hold
ing them in a flame while you
count slowly to 15. That done,
condition them in cold water
overnight for at least eight
hours.
Holly: Although holy can be
cut the year round, it is most
attractive when fruits are fully
developed and color, is brilliant.
(If birds are beating you to the
berries, cut the plants and store
them in a dark, cool place, with
stems plunged in cold water.)
Split the woody stems. To
condition the plant and rid the
foliage of dust and grime, it
might be well to submerge the
entire branches in cold water
overnight.
Pine cones: Excellent keepeJs.
but when you bring them into a
warm room they tend to pop
open, expelling the seeds. Ex
panding cones are attractive but
if you don't wish them to open,
collect them when they are tight
ly closed and coat them with
shellac or plastic spray. How
ever, this tends to give them a
polished, artifical look.
Evergreens: To remove dust
or grime, collected over the
years, wash the foliage and
branches with warm, soapy wa
ter, then rinse in cold. You'll be
surprised at the improvement
they will look glossy, alive and
healthy without the need of pol
ishing with oil or rubbing with
wax paper. Next split the woody
stems two-three inches. Place
them overnight in warm (95 de
grees F.) water to which a table
spoon of glycerin has been added
for every quart of water. Then
to make them fresh and crisp,
place them in cold water for a
day. This will banish that life
less look many evergreens com
monly have during this season.
(Copyright. 1956, by
Eugene Burns)
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The Royal Philharmonic
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most achieve, the impossible.
The United States was not the
only target. Britain and France
were accused time and again of
having exploited the revolution
to cover their attack on Egypt.
A worker in Csepel said, "Brit
ain has roasted the chestnuts of
Suez in the fires of Budapest."
Another said more bluntly,
"Eden has stabbed the Hungar
ian revolution in the back.
U. S. Draws Blame
But the United States drew
blame, too, for its Suez policy.
"If Eisenhower can threaten
war when the Russians talk
about volunteers, why can't he
do the same when they send
5,000 tanks into Hungary?"
asked a miner in Dorog. "Are
we less important than the
Egyptians and the Israelis? Is
the blood we shed less red than
theirs?"
Despite the inability of the
Hungarians to understand the
reasons why they were not
helped, the West, and America
in particular, has a great reser
voir of good will.
On the simple human side, the
Hungarians are grateful for the
help the West has given them
over the years. Time and again,
anonymous little people would
come to me to ask that I help
send messages to friends. Not
they ha4' survived..
The mesf ages were left in the
hotel, slipped in our pockets,
left under the windshield wip
ers of our cars or handed over
openly under thj? noses of Soviet
soldiers.
I remember one. 14 read: "Tell
Louie we are living. Tell him
requests for aid, just assurances we mess (sic) them
Nanny Goat Jams
Suburban Traffic
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suburban street Tuesday by but
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"That's the biggest goat I ever
saw," Patrolman George Carver
said. "She pushed my car with
her head and I pushed her with
my car. Every time one driver
would get around her, she'd step
into the road to stop another and
start bumping his car."
Mrs. Morris Gordon, owner of
the ill-tempered nanny, admitted
the episode was not the first.
"I just don't know what to do
with that goat," she said. "If I
pen her up, she gets out. If I tie
her up she is unhappy and loses
weight."
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