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SHORT CUT TO SCHOOL When Bob quicker than taking the bus. It takes about
Klnghorn, 13, hears the words "row, row,
row your boat," he thinks of school. He's
been rowing the quarter mile across Lake
Calpin to St. John the Baptist school from
his home at Excelsior, Minn. Ho says its
six minutes and he hopes to keep it up until
the lake freezes over. Here Bob is shown
about to enter his boat for the trip across
the lake.
(UPI Telephoto)
Pickin' Pears
Newt and Notes
From Camp White
By WALTER TOWNSEND
Never was Halloween so
different at the VA domicil
iary as this year. Hoot Owls,
lennwine and wise, sat shock
ed and big-eyed, looking down
from their posts upon the Pa
gan revels.
Pumpkins were everywhere,
with trailing vines. Some bal
anced on the pediments of
columns threatened to roll off
on people's heads. Nostalgia,
thoughts of the Mid West, and
smell of cornstalks lined the
air.
Terry Schultz, 10 years old
of 317 Lindero St., Medford,
look it all in. Skeletons both
ered him the most. "But I like
the dart games," he said.
Devils Emorgt
Devils emerged from the
beauty shops, heavy half
moons of black under their
eyes. These demons moved
ominously about, with dagger-
tipped mustaches and marched
with horned kings. "I don't
like that much," Terry said,
and pushed his way back to a
dart game.
A yellow big pumpkin roll
ed from a pedestal and squash
ed on the floor. The celebrants
paused for an instant, as if to
get their breath. ...
For several years, Hallo
ween Carnival has been an
ulnu
n on
efficiency
COST OF?
GOVERNMENT
By using modern management
practices and new techniques
Secretary of State Appling's
department has effected a sav
ings of a quarter of a million
dollars in state government
costs!
KEEP
annual affair at the domicil
iary. This year, on Oct. 20,
the members enjoyed the best
evening, most elaborate event
ever held at White City. At
this time the station theater,
in the heart of the domiciliary,
became notorious - for one
night - as the native home of
magic siid sorcery.
By Common Consant
Wheelchair men by common
consent, came first. This has
become an established custom,
and the festive area was open
ed to them at 7 o'clock. An
hour later - at 8 - the doors
wcro opened to everyone.
Several hundred came for
ward to fill the ghostly place.
Excitedly the men entered and
began to stroll with goblins
and imps. Fortune tellers lur
ed many victims to their
booths. These romantic menac
es were adept at cards, and
left more than one elderly
member gasping with hope, as
a glamorous future was re
vealed to him. The more tick
ets a Veteran had, the bolter
were his chances to acquire a
good wife and longevity.
At the three-jar ball toss,
June Johnson and Rita
Holmes stood; with Pearl Aus
tin, a Gypsy queen, and her
assistant, May 0 1 a n d, who
poured coffee constantly, for
the TO plus group.
Protected
"It's a carnival, Isn't it?"
Pearl Austin said, "what do
they expect for Ihoir money?"
she asked, standing well with
in the protection of May, her
bodyguard.
A wicked machine chattered
ceaselessly, operated by Hazel
Rawls, Bertha Ncff, Robert
Wolf and Pat Turner. This
group represented the DAV.
Somewhere across the heads
of the crowd could bo heard
the faint ticking sound of a
second one, conducted without
profit or design. The United
Spanish War Veterans auxil
iary owned it, and turned It
strictly for the purpose of
bringing pleasure to disabled
men. Austin Bamcburg was in
charge, with three assistants
Hazel Anderson, Polly Offutt
and Lena Lamb.
Skeletons Overhead
Skeletons huge and grinning
hung over the heads of wheel
chair men, as if to warn of
ruin and destruction where
another game raged. This was
an extremely popular game
and under the control of the
American Gold Star Mothers
and American War Mothers.
They could be seen, but so
completely were tney ringed
with wheelchair men, it was
quite impossible to hear their
names.
More and more the theater
filled, and the reckless ones
stayed. Yet in these gotcsquc
surroundings of Halloween,
411 the disabled veterans seem
ed at last to win.
Pumpkins on portals teetes
ed uncertainly, and cornstalks
ent forth smells from where
they languished in the corners
of the room. Children with
apples of the season paraded
past in groups, with wonder
In their eyes. A hundred black
cats chased an emaciated old
lady on a broom. "That's not
a lady - that's a witch," a boy
eating an apple said.
Hoot Owlt Disapprove
The Hoot Owls disapproved
and looked down a-top paper
streamers of red and black.
their eyes staring and white.
Something they saw in a beau
ty shop, in charge of the Mili
tary Order of Lady Bugs, with
artistic hands. Mrs. Helen
Lusk, Mrs. Cora Card and
Mrs. Frieda Lawrence were
accomplishing fantastic de
signs. These gifted women work
ed overtime, and men came
out from their deft fingers,
looking fierce as Cavaliers,
and even more cruel and
sharp-faced than Gypsy kings.
The large theater filled to
standing room.
Max Wolf, rigged as Pirate
Teach, cornered a silver
blonde, and read to her an im
portant letter he had just re
ceived from a very dear per
son in Korea. The crowd surg
ed around them. But Max, and
Ills new girl friend, were ob
livious to it all.
Female voices rose, calling
numbers, at the game count
ers. A squalling cat - black as
the acc of spades - fell from
a temporary post, and half the
theater shuddered. "This is
fun," a man in a wheelchair
said, "but I can't stand these
cats falling all over me."
He started toward the door,
then turned and wheeled back
among the witches again.
Pearl Austin laughed. "The
jokes they tell - they're not
on me - I am a Gypsy, a real
Gypsy," she said to a group of
men. "Don t you believe hen
May said.
Somewhere, from perhaps
Iowa, cornstalk smells, nostal
gic and sweet, suddenly filled
the air. Too soon, It would be
time to go. Nearly a thousand
men hud felt the impact of ex
citing Halloween, and It would
go with them -to their domicil
iary beds.
The last moment had to
come. As fate would have It
another glittery pumpkin roll
ed, wavered at the edge, and
fell from a post. Crashed with
a thud between two Spanish
Dons. "Shucks!" said Terry
"that's nothing!" Reluctant to
leave, he turned back to his
favorite game, and put anoth
cr dart through the Ace of
Spades.
Likos 'Deep Purple'
Rita, popular at her booth,
had fought it out till midnight,
luring victims to the end,
"What 1 like, is 'Deep Pur
ple,' " she said, looking va
cantly across the room.
Her daughter, Enid, spoke
up, "It s 'Song of Norway
like to hear on the organ," she
said.
Thus came Halloween Car
nival to a close, perhaps de
scended from some old or Pa
gan time, and in a modest dic
tionary defined - Evening of
Oct. 31.
POLITICAL LOGIC
Clinton, Miss. - OIPD - Dr. D.
M. Nelson, president emeritus
of Mississippi college, said
Friday he wasn't supporting
Democratic presidential candi
date John F. Kennedy because
Kennedy refused to recognize
Jefferson Davis as one of the
five all-time great senators.
lug.
Secretary of State
Jackson Co. Keep Appling Sec. of
Stale Comm. 160R Lenora,
Roh't O Hark, Chmn.
IT WOULD CRIPPLE Oregon'
$176,000,000
Tourist Industry cause loss of income for
thousands of Oregon families.
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o CANDIDATES
PRESIDENT
Kennedy
Nixon
First Second Third Fourth
U.S. SENATOR, Short Term
Neuberger
Smith
U.S. SENATOR, Long Term
Neuberger
Smith
CONGRESS
Durno
Porter ,
SECRETARY OF STATE
Appling
Sweetland
TREASURER
Belton
Cook
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Francis
Thornton
REPRESENTATIVE 19 DIST.
Dellenback
Duncan
Gregory
Nye
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Holmes ,
Scanned
ASSESSOR
Hunter
Schumacher
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Rynning
Taylor ;
COUNTY TREASURER
Janouch
Rapp
SURVEYOR
Boyden
McGinty
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YES
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MEASURES
-Legislators Term
First Second Third Fourth
2- Daylight Saving Time
YES
NO
3- Redevelopment Projects
YES
NO
4
YES NO
-D.A. Prosecution by Information
5 Revise Constitution
YES
NO
6 Bonding For Education Facilities
YES ..
NO
7 Voter Qualification Amendment
YES
NO
8-
YES
NO
9-
YES
NO
-State Building Program
-Retirement for Judges
10- Elective Office Becomes Vacant
YES
NO "Z'ZZ
1 1- Finance Improvements Counties
YES
NO 'ZZZZ
12- Continuity of Government
YES ,
NO
13- Veterans' Bonding and Loan
YES :
NO
14- Personal Income Tax Bill
YES
NO
15- Billboard Control Measure
YES
NO
16- For Dogs Running at Large
YES
NO
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