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o o o 7 fit fri''"wi V I -. I V" t; f I HI I K? v 4 4 - XmiMi -4 ?H Health, Wealth oiven To Help Stray Waifs Monday, November 11, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE BETTER THAN SPUTNIK President Eisennower an nounced during his nationwide radio -TV address from Washington that the United States had successfully launched an experimental missile into outer space and brought it back "completely intact." Ike is shown here bending over the cone of the experimental missile. Lassie Show Great, TV Actress Remarks Editor's note: Vernon Scott is on vacation. Jan Clayton, who recently "retired" from the "Lassie" TV shows, turns her talents to singing. By JAN CLAYTON Written for United Press Hollywood (IP) For me, leading a dog's life has been a vonderful experience. So, it wasn't easy stepping out of the "Lassie" TV series for many reasons. Firstly, because of the wonderful friendships I ri.ade; also, because the public seemed to like what we were doing. The show helped me a great deal O personally, as well as professionally. Working 'with children and animals helped to ease some of the hojirtajhe I ex perienced wheii a tragic acci dent took the lire of my 16-yeav-old daughter, Sandra. I kept thinking that we were giving some pleasure to so many young ster's her age. Most important of all, the series kept me busy at a time I needed most desper rtely to be kept busy. Professional Opportunity Professionally, it gave me a chance to do straight dramatk acting for the first time in my ;ife. And therein lies a funny twist of fate. Before the '"Lassie" series, I had spent considerable time on Broadway, appearing in such Musical comedies as "Show boat"' and "Caiousal." But be cause of television's great im pact on the public, people soon lorgot that I even sang a not. Recently, (in fact, the president ot a leading record company saw me on a panel show and intro duced himself to me later. "Miss Clayton," he said, "you reem to know so much about liuric, I think you'd be great on lecords. I'd likfi to do a session with you." While I was still dazed at the impromptu offer, he said, "by the way, have you ev;er done ary singing?" Change in Career It was then that I decided o change career plans and start tinging again. But it was far from easy. I remember vividly the first aay I worked with my accomp anist. I was so nervous I could not even remember the lyrics to thf- songs I had sung nightly for hiii.dreds of performances nn Broadway. But it's all working cut fine now. Many grown-ups have asked me if I took my role in the Lassie" series seriously. My answer always is yes. The series basically was a lesson in living, stressing the family unit. And who could look at that wonder lv 1 dog without a smile in his heart? I'm sure if I Jo end up record .ng pop songs, people who may have seen me on "Lassie" will never believe it's the same Jan Clayton. But then, neither will I. Asia Tour Announced By Bay Area Chamber San Francisco 'IP The San Francisco chamber of commerce has announced plans for . the second annual 'business devel opment tour" of Eastern Asia by a group of business and commun ity leaders. Purpose of the tour, sponsor ed by the San Francisco area world trade association, is t. create business opportunities and promote better economic under standing between the countries of the East and the United States acco- Jing to Chamber President George E. Talmage Jr. Talmage said chambers of commerce and trade organiza tions throughout the western U. S. wen? invited to participate in The tour. The group will inter view business, industry and gov ernment leaders in Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines with optionaltours to Taiwan, For mosa, the new Republic of Ma ij.va and Australasia. BLAST OUT St. LcQis 'IP Raymond Pitts really wasn't trying to make like a satellite when he launch ed himself from a ramp and went sailingo out into space. Pitts drove up a ramp to cross the Mississippi river, noted too late that it wasn't a bridge he was on but the uncompleted Mark Twain Express way. He was treated for minor injuries after his car dropped 18 feet to the ground. Collection Charge Results From Rally New York OP) Louis Sil ver, 46, a former liquor sale-a-rnan from Los Angeles has plead ed guilty to a charge of took up a collection of more than S500 for himself at evang elist BUly Graham's Yankee Sladium rally. Silver pleaded guilty to a sec ur.a degree grand larceny indict ment. He- was released in S2, 500 bail by Bronx County Judge Eugene B. Schultz, who set Deo. 24 for sentencing. Silver could be sent to prison for five year. Assistant District Attorney Theodore Eppinger told the court that Silver posea as an usher at the July 20 rally and collected the money in a shopping bag. He -?id that when a policeman stooped Silver as he was leav ing the stadium, Silver said "don't be a dope; I'll split it with yod." Nationwide Listing Available On Jobs Salem (IP A nation-wide list of more than 6.500 job openings for professional and managerial personnel is now available at the Portland office of the Ore gon State Employment service, it was announced. Many of the jobs are for me chanical or electrical engineers but more than 300 different oc cupations are on the list, em ployment officials said. Creswell, Ore. IP The Am erican GI in K-jrea who fathers and then abandons the children rf Korean mothers can thank a ioft-spoken Oregon farmer th-tt those rejected youngsters have a chance for homes and happin ess in the United States. But Harry Holt's biggest wor--y today is that he can reach and rescue only a small part of those helpless products of an iulf- army Holt has sacrificed his health and the bulk of his modest fortune bringing, to date, 434 mixed-blood orphans to ad optive homes in the United States. He recently completed his sev enth trans-Pacific flight to Port land to Korea with a planeload of babies and there will be many more. No End to Job In a voice heavy with fatigue, he confessed that he can see no immediate end to the job he created for himself. With the Far East command of the Army now moved to Korea, he fore sees a mixed-blood orphan prob lem continuing into the indefin ite future. On a recent flight between Seoul and Portland Holt suffer ed a heart attack and he now pursues what he considers to be his mission in life in defiance of doctor's orders. "The doctors get sort of fed up with me," he said, sitting in that part of his home that has been transferred into a bustling adoption agency with a staff of clerical workers. With only the help and en couragement of a missionary or ganization known as World Vis ion, Inc., of Pasadena, Calif., Holt has shouldered the full burden of his giant rescue mis sion. Alone he battles the maze of red tape thrown in his way by both Korean and American au thorities; begs, borrows and buys Ohio Man Elected To Head Demo Clubs Reno, Nev. (IP Nelson Lan c'one of Columbus, Ohio, has been elected president of the Young Democratic clubs of America at the conclusion of the group's bi-annual convention. Lancione won the post after a bitter four-hour fight, defeating Jack Noles of Tonkawa, Okla., who had the backing of the powerful New York and New Jersey delegations plus a block of southern votes. Philip A. Burton of San Fran cisco, a California assemblyman and a co-favorite with Lancione for the top post, threw his sup port behind the victor after a late-night "Liberal" caucus. medical supplies for his fragile wards; arranges their transporta-1 tion; processes adoption applica tions from parents in this coun try; operates the farm that finan ces the philantropy, and is the adoptive father of eight Korean orphans who first inspired the full-scale operation. Operates Seoul Orphanage He even built and operates a large Seoul orphanage that acts as a staging area for little mi grants waiting for transport to j the United States. But Holt said his operation functions smoothly and on a piti fully small budget compared to adoptive operations in this country. No one gets a profit; there are no attorneys' fees and no adoption fee. Parents can ad opt a Korean orphan merely by paying the cost of transportation from Korea. The Korean govern ment now provides passports at a special price to Holt. Still preying on his mind, however, are the children of Am erican soldiers in other parts of the wond. In Germany this sum mer his inquiries were rebuffed by authorities who said orphans were wards of the state. Only in Korea has he found anything like official cooperation. Jazz Leader Carried In 1929 Automobile From DuPont Family Detroit (IP Jazz band lead er Turk Murphy of San Francii co, with the aid of a two truck and extensive repairs, rolled on toward California Saturday in a 1929 Rolls-Royce touring car. Murphy said he got the car from the Dupont family- in Sep tember when he saw it on a Dupont estate in South Carolina, where he was playing at a pri vate party. The dixieland jazz artist said he spent Sl.OOO in restoring the auto, which has ? white top and body and blue ferders. But when Murphy arid bandsman Al Cong er arrived here from New York Wednesday morning, the car was gulping a quart of oil every 30 milps and the windshield wipers an-' heater were out of action. The car was in the shop a full day, then had to be pushed to another garage Friday when Murphy got ready to leave. The 7,000 pound chrome-laden Rolls almost caved in a grease rack at one shop. Murphy said his next stop was Elkhart, Ind., to pick up a tuba at the Conn musical instrument factory. ten : 1 mzu i j i k I s, II I TfiMlfiUT mil? n I m jtrwn ; H ' .V M 1 8 KG 1KB III XC . ay is jwjsa&r vj Paws mnm 11 At j -fwv v -- u i immm 11 - i i mm ii . i mmm j ir sz i v r-j m r 5 r 1 r r 1 1 tmn W WW WW ll nil I Iff VT UU L3 1JU U LI XT U I Ii (U n yi v V nnn rn i 1 ni n lv:'.-M 1 I M Mil J I II I I I B I 1 I I If nJ A In L L n (QJUU UJ fmi 1 1 1 j 1 1 ivr i 1 Fund Drive Kickoff Will Aid Harvard San Francisco (IP Harvard preddent Nathan M. Pusey will kick off an S82.250.000 fund raising drive Wednesday night when he addresses a banquet meeting of Harvard alumni at the Fairmont hotel, it was an nounced. Roger D. Lapham, Harvard slumni program chairman for northern California, said that th'i drive is the largest nation-wide effort attempted by an Ameri can college. The fund will go to raising faculty salaries, provide additional scholarships, and to build new dormitories, class rooms and Jaboratories for un dergraduates at Harvard. Edinburgh University Has Riotous Election Edinburgh, Scotland OP Tramp Jimmy Miller stayed away from his usual haunts Sat urday to escape questioning on one of the most riotous elections cvpi held at Edinburgh univer sity. Students battled for nearly four hours Friday on the uni versity campus while officials counted the votes that elected Acior James Robertson justice rector of the college Three stu dents were injured and sent to a hospital. The dispute was over the with drawal of Miller as a candidate in the election. He was nomin ated three weeks ago despite his boast he hasn't worked in 35 years. But he withdrew because "people are laughing at me." The United States suppressed a rebellion against tax on whisky j in western Pennsylvania in Sep tember, 1794. THOMAS H. EMMENS, M.D. and JOHN T. 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