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Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 12

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G. J. Saraf, an attorney of Ahmednagai, India, and his wife, Dr. Kusum Saraf head of a women's hospital there visited Pocatello Tuesday. They are spending two years in the United States.

For the coming year Dr. Savaf will be associated with a hospital at Vancouver, Wash. Here they are telling Nicholas If ft of the Journal about India and their impressions of the United States. Visiting Indians Say Not Sympathetic to Nation Commies Dy G. NICHOLAS IFFT Journal Keillor a "India is not sympathetic to Communism.

Its foreign policy is not neutral, but is an open-minded approach with a deep desire on Ihe part of Ihe government lo maintain friendly relations with all countries so tliol it may deckle with an Independent mind each issue as it develops." Tlu's is (lie message brought to Pocalello Tuesday by two charming people, natives of India, G. J. Saraf, and his allracllve wife, Dr. Kusum Saraf. They are residents of Alunodna- gai in the slate of Bombay, a cily of some 100,000 inhabitants where Dr.

Saraf is in charge of a 40- bed hospital for women and children. Her husband is an attorney and secretary of Ihc Rotary Club in liis community. They are spending two years in United'States as exchange students. Tile past year. Ihey spent in Nashville, where Dr.

Saraf connected with a hospital there, and her husband traveled In Tennessee and adjoining states talking at Rotary clubs and other groups on India. lie wears western diess, and is dapper and energetic in appearance, and liis wife wears the clothing of her country. She has a cast mark on her forehead and while she gives the appearance of demurcncss she does not hesitate lo join her husband in discussions. The Sarafs arc en roulc to the Kaiser Foundation Northern Hospital at i Vancouver, where Mrs. Saraf will continue her hospital assignment for another year.

Saraf said he would tour nearby states to talk on India, remarking: "I wont to do my part in bettering international relations, one of the great aims of Rotary." Both expressed themselves as enlhusiaslie about the United States, Dr. Saraf adding "people" have been so kind and Saraf said Americans had M'Cammon to Pick Rodeo Queen The Journal's Idnho Kcu-s Service McCAM.MO.Y A queen lo reign over the Marsh Valley Hodeo and Pioneer Day celebration July 27 will be chosen here Thursday. She will be picked from among entrants from 15 to 25 of age on the basis of beauty, horsemanship and. poise. The contest will begin al 2 and will be followed by jackpot calf roping, jackpot ribbon roping, Junior calf riding, pony racing, cow cutting, contest, saddle horse Idaho Utility Unit Hires Secretary BOISE (UP) Idaho Public Ulil ities Commission chairman A.

0. Sheldon has announced appoint ment of Mrs. Irene Ross as commission secretary to succeed Don Korth, who resigned to lake a position in Washington slate. Ross has been on the PUC secretary's staff for 10 years. Sheldon also announced appointment of Thayer L.

Hill as a rate analyst with the PUC. He said Hill had more than -Id years experience in rate and traffic administration, most of it in southern Idaho. The commission chairman added tlw' 7.. L. Pearson a 1057 gnulualc of the University of Idaho law school, had been appointed a motor carrier examiner with the PUC, succeeding R.

E. Moore, resigned Film Man Is Baron LDO.VDON- (UP)--Movie Mag- nale J. Arthur who was named a peer by Queen Elizabeth last month, lias taken the name of Baron Rank of Sullon Scolney, the official London Gazelle announced today. races, women's barrel race and iunior games. There will be a dance In ihc evening.

Charles S. Thornley Is general chairman for the rodeo and' com- millee members include, for livestock and chutes, Tom Bullock, Elmer Martin and A. D. Stephenson; announcing and sign up 3ranl Shumway and Edilli Shutn- tickets, Merl Hall, Olio Jenkins and Marshall Harris; concessions, Van Davis, Wayne -Hall and Orene Browcr, and grounds, Howard Green and William S. Hansen.

Rodeo events will Include senior calf roping, junior calf roping 18 years and under, bareback riding, ribbon roping and cow cutting. Entrants must sign by 1 p.m. July 27. Motorist Loses License, Gets Fine Dean Peterson, 2fl, Colonial Mo- loj, was fined SICO and had his license revoked one year on a charge of drunken driving. LI.

George li. Lonchar arrested Pr'erson on Ihe charge Monday in Ihc 600 block of i The fine was imposed by Justice of Ihc Peace Charles W. Hyde who substituted. Tuesday on the Municipal Court bench for Judge It. Don Uist- line.

wrong impression as to Communistic influence in India, adding tliis probably resulted due to the warm reception which was given the two Soviet leaders when they visiltd India. "We waul to be 'friendly willi all people and any of your prominent leaders who come lo our country will receive even warmer greetings," he added. He mentioned lhal in the general election, when 120,000,000 people voted, the Communist candidates polled less than 10 per cent of the vote. Eyes of both Mr. and Mrs.

Saraf sparkled and they became en- i a i when the name of Nehru was mentioned. They said Iheir country, had made phenomenal progress during the pasl 10 years under the direction of its leader The Sarnfs said that while there are some 16 different languages in India that Knglish is the official language, and when people from different sections of the conn, try wanted lo make each other understood Ihey turned to English. They reported Ihe population of India as 375,000,000, and while admitting a high rate of illiteracy, tlicy are optimistic about the progress of education among the masses. Both were amused when asked vhclhcr they had experienced any discomfort due to Ihe hot weather, that temperatures of 104 are not unusal in liter home community in summer. While In Poeatello Ihc Sarafs were guesls at luncheon of Ralph J.

Comstock president of the Rotary Club, and during the afternoon were tnkon on a tour of Bannock Memoriiil hospilal under the direction of adminislralor Paul Hoff. Tlicy came lo Pocatello from Yellowloiie National Park, which they rale as one of the "scenic wonderlands of the world" and left Tuesday night for Vancouver on the domeliner. Sarat promised to return lo Pocalello Inter in the year lo speak to 'various groups' here. Todd's Big Party Nearly Tragic for Expecting Liz LONDON Mike Todd threw London's biggest parly since the coronation Tuesday night to celebrate Ihe British premiere of his film "Around The World." The gaudy blowout almost ended In Iragedy for his pregnant wife, Elizabeth Taylor. A guest Inspired by too many glasses of.

champagne lurched tor- ward in (he celebrily pavilion of Ihc huge amusement, park Todd took over as part of the ballyhoo and fell against a table where Miss Taylor was sitting. The table struck her heavily In the stomach and the dazzling brunette bcauly screamed in pain anil fear. The baby Is expected In October. It looked for a moment as though Todd were going to hit the Vision Clinic Opens Monday The second Vision Clinic spon- iored by the Pocatello Lions Club opens Monday and Tuesday at the higli school.lo test all school age children for eye difficulties. The clinic will run from 9 a.m.

lo 4 p. m. The Lions are sponsoring the clinic In cooperation with the Visual Conservation Institute of Ihe 'Jorlhwest, Tacoma, and the Poca- ello Oplometric Assn. The clinics arc given in 50 North- Vest cities, fa 30 clinics last year, results showed that out of 10,000 children, only 7 out of 10 passed this vision test the institute announced. The reason for this, Dr.

Myron 'orges explained, is Hint the eye charts used test visual activity at ar distances only, and even hough children may see al a dis- ance all right, they may still have difficulty reading the printed page. Two Massachusetts Vision Test- ng units will be used and parents will be given an immediate report of their child's visual condition as indicated by the test. A series Df seven simple lests are given and failure to pass any one of (lie tests indicates a vision problem. Women Lions will direct the traffic and help the optometrisls with ho lests. Children who have a negative re- iction lo these tests will be advised lo see a doctor of their own choice, Dr.

Forges said. Optometrists parliciating In the clinic arc Drs. W. A. Kunk, Parry ff.

Harrison. Rexford W. Harri- ion, fda Pacina, L. L. Bobbins, t.

O. Young and Myron Porges. offender, but the producer confined himself to gripping the man'i shoulders. "My i Is pregnant," he choked out'the words. "Will you please be gentleman." A tew minutes later Miss Taylor had completely recovered.

Two Lifeguards To Attend Class 'Robert and James Ree(J, life guards at the municipal swimming pool, will go to the National Aquatic School at Camp Tulequoia, sponsored by' the Bannock County American Red Cross chapter, Corwin Groom, chapter president, announced today. The brothers, who have worked at the municipal pool for the last two summers, wUl'reccive all types of water safety Instruction at the school Aug. 13-23. Their $100 tuillon for Ihe school and travel expenses will bo paid by the chapter. The training, with about 100 other young swimmers from 11 western states, will qualify Ihem as Instructors in lifesaving and walqr safely, Groom said.

The Iwo from here were chosen on the basis of cliaracler, suitability and swimming skill, and were recommended by Hie ReS Cross water safety chairman and board of directors and by Uie director of the city recreation commission. The camp is on a lake shore near Fresno, Calif. Crashes Kill Two at Boise By UNITED PRESS Separate accidents In Hie Boise area killed two persons Tuesday night. The Tuesday victims were Iden- ified as Charles Head, 25, Boise, nd Paul Hawkins, 14, of nearby layfield. Head was falally Injured when lie car rolled over after he tried pass a truck 10 miles cast of ioise.

The Hawkins boy' was killed in a.two-car collision that inured his mother, Mrs. Elsie Mc- -'onnell, 36, her daughter, Sharon, I. and the lone occupant of the second car, Wayne Burger, 21, 'Why, Hello There' DUTTO.V, Mich. Mrs. Handlolen caughl a man climbing through her i window.

He said he c.ime to fix her husband's car. The stranger left after stammering through his explanation and wiping his fingerprints from surfaces he touched. Kent County sheriff's officers arc searching. Proud Signature of Quality in whiskeys and gins KINSEY WBPiJ WBKT KM fM MIIIUl MX fr.SIIKIO Hit finer. YOUR BUNDLE DESERVES FROM HEAVEN THE BEST! STURDY up BATHINETTIS ....17.95 up A I A uf STROLLERS 14.95 up PLAY PENS 12.95 up JUMPERS 8.95 up CAR SEATS 3.95 up HIGH CHAIRS ....15.95 up BABY BASKETS 6.50 YOUTH up CHILD'S ROCKER 3.49 up BABY SWING 9.50 up CONVENIENT TERMS NURSERY.CHAIRS up CAR BEDS 7.95 up CHILD'S STEP STOOLS 5.95 up PORCH GATES 3.95 up CHILD'S TV CHAIRS 6.65 SUCTION-CUP CHAIRS 3.35 up NURSERY SEATS 4.95 up PADS FOR ALL 2.4S up STORE.

OF QUALITY HOME FURNISHINGS Firefighters Curb Range Blaze BOISE (UP) Bureau of Land Management firefighting Tuesday once more brought a big range fire north of Wciser under control after it burned about 1,300 acres of brush and required a crew of 80 to 100 men to fight it. The fire, apparently caused by lightning Sunday night, was reported under control Tuesday morning after it had burned, over about 400" acres, but it flared up again and spread over hundreds more acres. Judge Raps Folks In Youth Crime SUN VALLEY, Idaho (UP) A Denver juvenile court judge said here Tuesday delinquency would increase 100 per cent by 1965 unless something is done to correct "drunken fathers and shop- i i mothers." Judge Philip Gilliam told members of the Pacific Coast Paper Box Association meeting here lhal 93 per cenl of American children never see a courtroom. But he said (lie picture Is different for the other two per cent. These are (he ones, he said, thai average "15 years of training in crime" by drunken falliers and shoplifting mothers.

St. Louis Area Fights Floods By UNITED PRESS Floodwaters raged across sections if Southern Nebraska, Kansas and the St. Louis, area today, forcing hundreds of persons to flee and blocking roads to Fourth of July holiday travelers. Tornado funnels swarmed across Nebraska Tuesday night, smashing several' farm buildings near Curtis. Other twisters were sighted near Grand Island, Neb.

The storms tore down communl- calions and Inundated roads In the Curtis area, and no reports on damage or possible casualties were Immediately available. The rain-swollen Meramec River which forced some 300 persons from (heir homes on the southwest edge of St. Louis, began receding slowly today cresting at 32 feet, about 16 feet above Hood stage. Heavy rains in Southern Nebraska touched off flash floods Tuesday night, and new flooding hit Tescott, as the Saline River overflowed its banks and swirled to a deply of three feet in some homes. About 200 persons were forced to evacuate at Tescott and damage was reported as extensive.

A severe thunderstorm accompanied by hail the size of hens' eggs pounded Rapid City, S.U., Tuesday nighl, and other storms struck the Lower Mississippi Valley. The Jackson, area was hit by winds up to 60 m.p.h. which uprooted trees and bowled over lents at the town of Collins, Miss. Allanta, and Dolhan, were hit by more than an Inch of rain in a six-hour period. A heat wave boiled across Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico with Denver recording its highest reading of the year Tuesday al degrees.

The mercury bubbled lo at La a and readings were in the 90s in most of Wyoming and Mexico. Farmers Must File Gas Claims Farmers claiming the new three- cent per gallon federal gas tax refund must file for Ihem between I and Sept. 30 this year, Ihe Internal Revenue Service office here said today. The old two cents per gallon claim forms cannot be used, and now ones are being mailed direct to all farmers who received refunds last year. Extra forms and new Instruction booklets will be available al all internal revenue and county agriculture agents' offices.

The refund claim now covers a full-year period July 1, 1958, 0 Juno 30, .1957, all gasoline purchases made for" strictly farm pperations, not highway use. Toastmasters List Speech Winner Richard Barrass won the best prepared speech award at Ihe Monday meeting of the Pocatello Toastmasters Club. Joe Cassiday, member of Toastmasters in New Jersey who was guest of Ihe evening, won the table topic award. Wallace Winn was toaslmasler for Ihe evening, Joe Holko acted as toplcmosler and Everett Cole served as master evaluator. Journal Classifieds Bring Results WANTED 1000 OLD CAMERAS Heg.irdless of make, or con- ditlon.

we will allow you $7 50 for your old camera on any new cam. era selling for $50 or more. COOK DRUG CO. 7 1 PhoiographEc Headquariw Make Your Wishes Come True With INSURED SAVINGS! Save Safely! Here your savings receive the highest earnings with safety Insured by an agency of U.S. ment.

As Hltle 11 55.00 openi your account. Earnings pounded semi- Annually. CURRENT RATE First Security SAVINGS and LOAN 100 South Arthur Avenue MEMBER: Firrt Security Corporjlion ind Loin link 12-IDAHO STATE JOURNAL Wednesday, July 3, 1957 Marilyn Keeps a Rockefeller Buf He Walks Out NEW YORK (UP) Marilyn Monroe kept a Rockefeller waiting two hours and 15 minutes for her Tuesday. But he got even with her. He walked out before she arrived.

-Miss Monroe had a date to open the now reactivated Rockefeller Center Sidewalk Superintendents' Club overlooking the excavation for the new $70 million', 47-story Time 4 Life Building. The date was for 11 a.m. Laurance S. Rockefeller, one of the late John D. Rockefeller's grandsons and a member of the Board of Directors of Rockefeller Center, there on time.

But Marilyn, true to form, was not. She arrived at 1:20 p.m. That was five minutes after Rockefeller walked out. He said he was already lale for a lunch dale. When.

Marilyn finally arrived. wearing a sunburn and a mug, low-cut pink dress, she was all apologies. She had flown Into tbwa from her cummer home at gansell, on Long Island, aboard a heliccpter. "We ran Into headwinds," said. Save your fingers and your kitchen knives too by getting and installing a good knife rack.

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"A skilled last driver is bclund each wheel. Here's the flag, they're offl Dodge lakes an early lead and at 30 m.p.h. widening the gap. Truck and truck are straining to deliver their peak performance. But that Dodge 204-hp.

V-8 keeps gaining easily. Its added power means less wear, fewer repairs, too. In just one quarter mile Dodge ia five lengths ahead of truck seven lengths out front of truck And this is but one of a complete series of actual road tests that prove Dodge the outstanding value of the low-priced three. Your Dodge truck dealer has proof that Dodge leads in many ways. Come, see olher certified test-photo and take a demonstration ride! MOST POWER OF THE LOW-PRICED 3.

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