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Tower of London, Stronghold of Tradition, Popular Attraction for British Tourists London -(DPD- The Tower of London is one of the last great strongholds of tradition in the ever-modernizing capital of Britain. Within its grimy stone walls are relics of the past, guarded by men still wearing the pic turesque red and black Tudor costume, and who relive cus toms that are centuries old William I, who ordered the Tower built on ruins of a fort built by the Romans-appoint ed the first constable of the tower, Geoffrey de Mande- ville, in 1078. The constable is in com mand of the strongest fortress in Britain and 36 yeoman of the guard. Today 79-year-old Field Marshal Lord Wilson of Libya, a war hero, holds that highly honored position. Exemplary Records His yeoman warders are commissioned officers who served 21 years in the army with exemplary records. They keep an ever-open eye on Wakefield Tower, because its grim vaulted chambers house the priceless fortune amassed by the royal family since the 17th century. Among the crown jewels in the lantern shaped cage of steel and glass is the Imperial State Crown, embedded with 3,250 gems. '"Beefeaters" is the nick name given to the yeoman, dressed in red and black tunic-coats. The favorite tale behind the name is that Henry VII was a very suspi cious man, so he forced the Tower guards to test all his food before he touched it. And Henry VII had an amaz ing liking for beef. One Beefeater proudly ex plained his appointment: "We used to buy our way into serv ice as a yeoman, but the Duke of Wellington came along as constable of the Tower in 1826, and changed all that:' Now it's honored military service that counts. . The Tower has been pro tected by its garrison of yeo man and ordinary army sol diers since the last invasion of Britain in the 11th century. Celebrated Losers Now, tourists eager for the sight and smell of history throng around the buildings which served as palace, fort ress, prison and the most popular place to execute Eng lish queens and martyrs. Among the more celebrated losers of their heads in Tower executions were Henry VIIFs wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard; also Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Dudley, Sir Thomas .More, and the Duke of Monmouth. Few stay behind at 10 p.m. to see the famous "Ceremony of the Keys." The chief yeo man warder and an escort of four lock the three main gates of the Tower each night. When they return a sentry challenges: "Halt, who comes there?" The chief warder re plies: "The keys." "Whose keys?" asks the sentry "Queen Elizabeth's keys. God preserve Queen Elizabeth," is the response. The other inhabitants of the famous museum of history are evil-looking ravens. The yeomen guard them just as carefully as the crown jewels, because an untraceable -leg end says that the Tower, topped by its huge Union Jack, will fall if the ravens leave. TOURIST ATTRACTION - Sunshine high lights the white stone of the ancient Tower of London, former fortress prison and pal ace on the north bank of the Thames. Tour ists eager for the sight and smell of history throng around the buildings guarded , by men still wearing the picturesque red and black tudor costume, and who relive., cus- toms that are centuries old. (UPI Telephoto) Pickin' Pears News and Notes From Camp White Collecting stamps is quite a popular hobby now. Mrs. Edward Leach of the Med- ford American Legion Auxil iary unit, a voluntary leader, meets once a week, Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, with the 15 members of the Stamp club. Mrs. Leach has a collection of stamps from Japan, Neth erlands and a Boy Scout Top ical collection. She has- been working " with the members for a long time, and this week received an award for 500 hours as a VAVS Volunteer. The men are provided with stamps by donations and gifts of friends. It gives them many hours of pleasure, and each of them will make a display for the Hobby Show. The Gold Star Mothers of Medtord nave two represen tatives who, every Wednes day at Camp White, give a full day of their time for the entertainment of the mem bers. They arrive at 10 a.m. and supervise games in Build ing 224. Then at 1:30 p.m. entertain ment is provided for wheel chair men only. Thus these two Gold Star Mothers, who give so much of their time, are' known to- hundreds of the members. " For a long time, Mrs. Mar garet Eakin, a VAVS repre sentative, has made weekly visits to the domiciliary. On Friday night she received a 500 -hour certificate. This award for devoted service was presented by Manager Henry C. Herzog. Likewise Mrs. Mary Parker, hospital chairman for the Medford chapter, American Gold Star Mothers, visits the Domiciliary every Wednes day, and gives a full day. Last year she received her certifi cate for 500 hours of service, presented to her by Herzog. Various games are conduct ed for the members, such as indoor horseshoe, cards, darts, and such. Cigarettes and re freshments are also served by both Mrs. Eakin and Mrs. Parker, who work together, and make these activities in teresting and recreational. An unusual variety of danc ing entertainment was enjoy ed by the members, in the theater, Wednesday night. The stage was alive with dano? ing talent from the Hope School of Dancing. Miss Edie Reinking, one of the stars, did "Stella by Star light," and "Flirtation Waltz." Sidney Yarnell, who perhaps could be called the other star, did "Get Happy Boogie," and received much applause. Lat er, Fletcher Fish and Sidney Yarnell danced as a team, in a creation called "Nola.' The three little girls who did "Set Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," were Carol Simmons, Paulette Kime, and Judy Morris, This is a favorite little office scene, for many young actresses, but it was done especially well Wednesday night. "Boogie in the Steeple" was popular, too. It was the dance of Sharon Chipman and Linda Wilkes. Then the ever popu lar Hukelau-Hawaiian dance, was very pleasing, presented by the three Williams Sisters and Janene Tracy. Bob Neal, Paulette Kime and Judy Mor ris gave their interpretation of "Buster's Jump." "By the Sea," a dance of freedom and delight, creating a mood of far-away places, was accomplished by six of Miss Hope's professionals, Ce celia Kee, Paulette Kime, Janene Tracy, Kimmie Wil liams, Cynda Williams and Janice Williams. At the last moment, Carol Simmons was added to the group, and "Walk ing. My Baby Back Home," followed on the pro gram, done by the Devey Sis ters. - " Miss Hope herself did not make an appearance,- but sent out the show under the direc tion of a young man who was master of ceremonies. The members are used to the per sonality of -Miss Hope, but the' young man did very well as her substitute. Near the end of the - quite breath-taking show, Carol Simmons appeared on the stage as a high-stepping dandy in black tall hat, and cane. She did "Liza" and "Louisir ana Hayride." Cathy Goddard also brought appjause in the relaxed dance she .did. Linda Wilkes and Sharon . Shipman came on with "Savage Seren ade." v . - . Four dancers brought a fi nal bit of humor. Paulette Kime, Judy Morris, Carpi Simmons, and, Janene Tracy, presented themselves in the costumes of washer-women, and did "Irish Dance." At the finals the entire cast Number of Flu Cases Reflect on Variety of Ills Bethesda, . Md. .-(Science Service) The - current wave of Asian flu is a reflection of the variety and abundance of illnesses now sweeping across the country, a U. S. Public Health Service adviser said here. - Currently, 50 per cent more deaths are occurring t ha n would normally, be expected in larger cities in the U. S. at this time of year, Dr. C. C. Dauer, medical adviser for the National Office of Vital Sta tistics, told . Science Service.. Thousands Unreported There are thousands of un reported illnesses not caused by Asian flu viruses, in ad dition to large numbers of un reported cases of Asian influ enza. Many cases of intesti nal flu and respiratory dis eases in the U.S. are caused by viruses other than the Asian strains, he explained. , Across the border, recent reports have indicated that Canada is experiencing num erous cases of throat infections.- Examinations of speci mens have revealed that many of the illnesses were caused by adenoviruses, which are responsible for throat infec tions. No Asian viruses were isolated from these particular cases. Mixture of Viruses Examination of other groups of Canadians revealed that they were- infected with' a mixture of viruses. In fact, Dr. Dauer said, mixtures of viruses were reported, in many cases, more frequently than Asian flu virus. Dr. Dauer spoke before an international conference on Asian influenza here. Refer ring to the epidemic of Asian flu in 1957, he urged flu ex perts to perfect an "early warning system Public health officials were two months late in recogniz ing the approaching flu epi demic in 1957, he said. He was referring to the fact that, the Chinese had identified the vi rus in Hong Kong two months earlier and officials first be came aware of the flu threat through an U.S. newspaper article. came on the stage and danced "Itchy Twitchy Feeling." The evening' of entertainment for the members was made pos sible by the Hope School of Dancing in Medford, in co operation with Mrs. Fred Rehling, chairman of enter tainment, American Red Cross, and two other grey ladies, Mrs. A. Zahnow and Mrs. -Mel Krows. " '-; GodC rested New Human Race In Raising Jesus From the Dead By THE VEN THOMAS H. CARSON. S.T.D. Archdeacon. Episcopal . Diocese of Dallas Written for UPI "Christ is risen!" has been the triumphant greeting of Christians since the first Easter Day almost 2,000 years ago. The response -of those who heard this greeting - is "He is risen, indeed!" The joyfulness of this good news is that in raising Jesus from the dead, God created a new human race. The first human race created by God is condemned to . sin and death.- Freed From Sin, Death: This new human race creat ed tl the risen Christ is freed from the power of sin and death. This is what St. Paul meant when he wrote to the Christians in Corinth: "Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead, for as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive." Christ is the second Adam and those who believe in him and accept him, as St. John says, "shall not perish but have everlasting life." The fact of Easter for Chris tians is that man's deep long ing, his speculations about im mortality, his intuition that his life is not a sufficient ful fillment for man's being, are all fullfilled in God's new cre ation in Christ Jesus. Present Good News Beyond this glorious good news of Easter assuring life beyond the grave to all who accept Christ there is present good news: Eternal life, for the Christian begins here and now. While sin is ever with us and each one of us has to pass through the gate of death we can experience forgiveness of sins now in Christ. And the terrorizing fear of death as the end is removed. This makes for a newness of life here and now. The Christian can face every day with confidence. He find's an hilarity and happiness in liv ing and even when suffering comes he has available "the peace of God which passes all human understanding." Professor's Wife Declares Candidacy Eugene-ftlPD - Mrs. Elaine Hoffman, wife of a University of Oregon professor, has de clared her candidacy for Dem ocratic national committee woman for Oregon. The present committee woman is Virginia Grant, Portland. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Thunday, March 3, 1960 e3 Woodsman Killed Near Cottage Grove Cottage Grove UPH Den nis L. Barnard, 33, employee of Weyerhaeuser Co., was killed Tuesday in a woods ac cident near Black Butte south of here. Survivors include the widow and three children. Mercy Mission Aids in Morocco Agadir, Morocco-(DPI) Na tions of four continents re sponded in a vast mission of mercy Wednesday for the re lief of the thousands of in jured and homeless in this quake and flood-demolished city and to bury the estimat ed more than 3,000 who died in 10 seconds of hell. Dr. Albert E. Reinhard, Bern, Switzerland, chief del egate of the League of lied Cross Societies at Geneva, estimated the dead and placed the injured at more than 5,000. A stream of . U. S. and French air force planes flew in doctors, nurses, supplies and medicine. Naval trans ports based in Spain, Italy and Morocco rushed tents and other emergency supplies. 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Apple, Grape, Boysenberry or Mint 4 'r J WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS Federal Benefits For All Veterans All Federal benefits set up by Congress for veterans of World War I, World War II or the Korean Conflict are avail able to women veterans as well as men, S. T. Brannock, contact representative, VA Domiciliary, Camp White, said today. Women who served on ac tive duty during these war periods and who meet b'asic eligiblity requirements are equally entitled to apply for veterans' benefits presently available. There are also certain bene fits established for peacetime service in the armed forces which are applicable to vet erans of either sex, Brannock stated. There are approximtely 420.000 women veterans in ci vilian life throughout the country today, Brannock said. Of these. 26,000 saw service in World War I. 319,000 were on duty during World War II. and 74,000 are veterans of the Korean Conflict period. There are also about 1,000 former Array nurses wh6 served during the Spanish American war. Women veterans seeking specific information as to benefits or eligiblity require ments may phone, write or visit the Contact Office, VA Domiciliary, Camp White, or the nearest VA installation. STASSEN PARTNER DIES Philadelphia-fl.?D-Robert E. Scullin, 44, a law partner of Harold E. Stassen since last year and a Democratic com mitteeman, died Monday. " " of a Lynden Chicken Noodle Dinner. There are NO Skinny Noodles in a Lynden Chicken Noodle Dinner just the plump, tender, home-made kind simmered to perfection in rich, whole broth with juicy chunks of chicken. HAVE YOU TRIED L..... ............... NOODLE CASSEROLE Empty one 29 oz. size Lynden Chicken Noodle Dinner into buttered casserole. Sprinkle top generously with-crushed potato chips or buttered crushed corn flakes. Bake in 350" F oven approximately 25 min. (or until heated through aid browned on top). IT'S PURELY DELICIOUS! TRY LYNDEN'S FAMOUS FOODS . . YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THEIR OLD 'TIME GOODNESS. i
