TIIUHSDAY, DKCKMnKR 13, 1051
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PARE TURKS
Rita Walks (Alone) to Repay
Those Who Helped Lick Polio
AIIKANHAH CITY. Run., (NKAI
A iiilnly-ryrd yiiunu lrl sleppotf
mil i( u ear In front of the bin
VrW ineinorliil lut 1 1 In Aikmisss
t'llv. Whll penplo held lliKlr brrulli
all walknt aliine up lo 111 build
luil mid Into Uio bin dlnliiu roum.
1(11 llnmmrr, 14, wim wslkiriK
without lili lor III firm llin In
two yours, and her slow but sure
journey Into Urn VPW hull was lo
nay bnrk llmse who hud helped
iier III' Inlunllla paralysis.
Across the direct, In pn dim In
couple, of vacant lilts, barbecue
simmered. Tho tacef for It wine
from l yeurllnus fllln'n tntlirr,
II. H, tEurli Hummer, hud cut
out of hi herd In nrurby Dexter.
'Ill IrlinmliiKK bean, potato sal
ad, bread, eollne rmii Irani the
people of Arkanna City.
Hit' father lin.' Urn Idea lor the
barbeeue a way to repay the
National foundation lor Infanllle
Paralysis for the Kooo hospital bill
Ihe founilallon picked up when lilt
v,a stricken two year bko. Befor
HfHO
, Matin Daily 1:00
'DOUBLE - ACTION
Hat"
- A YANK
IN KOREA
twktMlt.inTTt..--irV-- Ml!
to
west
3
he got through, Uie whol town
pitched in.
An old friend. Hurry (Jerry, lo.
cl VKW coiiiinunder, vol the vet
eran' oriianlutlon to provide the
hall and line up Ihe rot ol the
lood community ervice pro
ject.
Local butcher volunteered to
alUKliter Hammer' yearling. A
couple of barbecue experts from
the flint llllla Coon Hunter Assoc.
presided 1 the pit.
On Ihe blK day that Rita walked
alone auiiln. Ked Cross canteen
workers hustled plates Irom Uie piu
to the dlnlnv room from llCJu a.m.
until 7 p in to feed several thou
and people who Imd donated II to
gel ' a blK alack ol barbecue" and
help the polio fund.
Other thousands aent In money
onto from distant latoa and
wrote "don't end u ticket; Juat
add thl lo Uie fund."
When the last plale hud been
emptied, and Kit had been bun
dled up In car to watch Uie muni
Arkulalnh Pall feallvul parade,
down Arkansas City' main street,
Hummer and hi (rlend alarted
adding tip Hi return.
They found they had more thn
SOW to turn over to the polio foun
dation to relay Uie laooo bill lor
Rlt' recovery.
"We know that people re good,"
Hammer anld, "and we hnve re
ceived hundred of letter, from all
over the country telling us Hit'
recovery from polio h gvlen new
hop to their own noli or daughter
who are suffering from the dlseaa
now."
Rita spent six month In a Wichi
ta hospital, and nolher year and
a nan at nome in uracea ana cast.
There were later expense, includ
ing plnl operation, Ulut Ham
mer paid for himself.
Ill polio fund's 13000 had no
strings ttached, but Hummer felt
It vii a "moral obligation " And
the people of Arkuiuiia City thought
the town had a ahure in Uiat obli
gation, too.
The barbecue big day (or
brown-haired, dnrk-eyed Rita.
There waa an even bigger on
lew day lour. Uhe ruwcred Uie
roll call at Dexter Junior high, back
again with all the teen-age Irlend
who had been dropping In to bring
chool to Kit' living room tor Uie
lual couple of yern.
Jobless Pay
Totals $807,000
8ALKM, I Oregon' Joblen
worker received UHrt.oOO In un
employment compensation benefits
during November, the unemploy
ment compensation commission re
ports. The totul, nllghllv higher than In
the same month ol ISM, brought
the totul for Uie first II months
of thl yeur to I,173.4B. Tht com
pares with U8.3M.9O0 In the first
11 months of lusl year.
Tho cosinilialon suld unemploy
ment Is Increasing because ol hut
downs In lumber operations.
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Wasco Remains
In GOP Column
THK DAM. EH, I The Dslles
and Wasco county retained their
traditions! Republican psrtv ma
jorities on the bnsl of registered
voters on December 1, County
Clerk r. V, Bolton said.
But total registration dropped by
almost 1000 from the 7000 carried
on the rolls t the November, 1850,
general election to the 01)37 voter
luted the (Irst of thl month.
In the county, 4102 persons reg
istered as Republican and 2734 as
Democrats.
BOAT KXFLODKH
KURKKA. An explosion
ripped snarl the IS foot crab boat
I Doris Lee Green, here yesterday,
j but the two men aboard escaped
I with minor Injuries. Owner Alex
IKarns and Harold Daniels were
Iplrked un by another fishing boat.
I the Shark, a lew minutes after Uie
blast.
ILil&i 'An':-. JL.
JACKIE DUFF (above), son
of Mr. and Mm. Dewey
Duff. 2532 S. 6th, has re
cently been released to in
active duty by tho marine
corps.1 Cpl. Duff served
overseas with the marines
in the South Pacific, China
and Japan from 1045 until
1947. He was recalled to
active duty September 16,
1050 and served with the
first division in Korea.
ONETIME SINGER IS
CHEERY BUT BEDRIDDEN
PHILADELPHIA, INEAl Mary
O'Connor has a very cheery signa
ture she mokes a smiling, winking
face out ol the "O'C." It' Uie alg
nature ol a happy womun, and she
la a happy woman. The tact that
she's been bedridden for 14 year
hasn't chanired her disposition.
Mrs. O'Connor would be excused
she had turned Into a sour,
Arthritis Fund
Campaign Set
PORTLAND A state-wide cam
paign to raise M0, 000 lor the ar
thritis and Rheumatism Founda
tion's program ol research, relief
and education, got underway this
week under direction of John P,
Casey, sute campaign chairman.
Casey, prominent Portland attor
ney, said the Intensive period ol
the campaign .would be during De
cember but he would continue the
drive Into January If necessary to
achieve the goal.
The foundation seeks funds to
establish clinics, promote research,
create fellowships In rheumatic dis
ease, for Interested doctors, and to
foster a continuing program of ed
ucation and service to arthritis
sufferer and the public.
self-pltylng person- She ws a
promising singer back In 1937. A
native of Cleveland, she d sung
with Uie Cleveland Symphony Op
era and In light opera In Cleve
land. Then she dipped and fell on
the Ice, Injured her spine and nev
er waixea again.
Her singing career was ended.
She had three children to look alt
er. She faced a lifetime ol help
leasness In bed. It was a prospect
to unhinge even Uie sunniest dis
position, but It didn't stop Mary
O'Connor.
She accepted her handicap. In
stead of a singing career, she
turned two hobbles art and poetry
into full-time avocations. Her po
ems have appeared In newspaper
and national magazines, fler care
ful, dainty pen-and-ink sketches
But Rate Boosted
In Eugene Area
EUGENE, (AV- It cost Eugene
resident two cent more this
morning lo ride a bus to work.
Tile fare Increased Wednesday
from 10 to 12 cents, or four for
46 cents, following approval by Uie
, city council Monday night.
The city transit lines had re
I quested the Increase here after win
Inlrrt a similar fare hike in Salem,
i Frank Foster, Eugene manager
j of the bus company, pledged hi
firm will Immediately begin sur
veying ways to improve service.
EFFECTIVE ACTION
RIO DE JANEIRO, IM Pres.
Oetullo Vargas signed a decree
early today making striking air
line employe "air force soldier."
Several hours later operations of
i ulr line running In and out of the
urazuian capital were returning to
normal.
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BREADS & PASTRIES
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-JOHNNY'S-Big
Y Bakery
Mrill-Ukviw Jet. Ph. 7092
and her painting have been hung
In many galleries and been pub
lished In periodical.
Today, Mary O'Connor 1 a hap
py and contented woman of 61.
She has lour grandchildren. Her
room In the Philadelphia Home
for Incurable Is a lunny, cheerful
place. Across her bed Is a specially-built
rack, holding her typewrit
er and drawing board.
Four times a year, she puts out
Tiny Candle." This Is a collection
of poems and atorlea full ot bop
and encouragement, which aha
sends to shut-ins, hospital and pri
sons. "I hv learned." lay Mrs.
O Connor, smiling serenely In hr
bed, "that doing things lo make
oUiers happy ha great reward fo
tb one who take Uie trouble."
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