Passes On Despite
7-Moiitli Christmas
VANCOUVER, Wash. {^ — Al
bert Wyman, 5-year-old leukemia
victim of Woodland. Wash., whose
last Christmas lasted s e v e n
months, died at a hospital here
yesterday.
Albert received presents daily
when his plight became apparent
about Christmas time. The Christ
mas tree stayed up and his par
ents and friends made everyday a
special occasion.
When Albert wanted water
melon. Spokane housewives sent
him canned melon by airliner,
then another leukemia victim,
young Ronnie Calvert of Rich
mond, Calif., sent him two whole
melons, which he in turn had re
ceived from well-wishers in Flo
rida.
Last week the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Wyman put up another
Christmas tree, but weakening Al
bert did not respond.
The Fire Department responded
to an alarm Tuesday afternoon
from the residence of Raymond
Tveter on Second and C Street. A
fire had started among some
Excise Taxes Not
To Be Repealed
WASHINGTON, (/P) — House
Democratic leader McCormack
<Massd said after a White House
conference yesterday he sees no
prospect for repeal of any of the
wartime excise taxes at this ses
sion of Congress.
McCormack, in addition to his
party post, is a member of the
House ways and means committee
which originates tax legislation.
McCormack and other Demo
cratic Congressional leaders dis
cussed the tax situation and other
matters at their regular Monday
session with President Truman.
Other conferees were vice pres
ident Barkley, speaker Rayburn
and Senate majority leader Lucas.
When Lucas was asked about
the billion loss in revenue, he
said: “You can’t lose this much
revenue without further unbalanc
ing the budget and without levy
ing other taxes to replace the ex
cise Haxes."
packing boxes in the yard and
was quickly extinguished by the
department.
; COUPLE MARRIED AFTER
1 THIRTY-ONE YEAR WAIT
FORT SMITH, Ark. When
she was almost 18 years old, Win
nie Mae Parker of near Keota,
Okla., became engaged to William
A. Scoggins. Then Miss Parker
was stricken with arthritis and
; broke the engagement. That was
! 31 years ago.
Eventually Scoggins went to
Merced, Calif., and Miss Parker
came here. She now operates a
business from a wheel chair at her
home and is president of the Fort
, Smith Shut In Club.
Through the years the couple
kept up their correspondence and
Scoggins visited her 14 years ago.
Miss Parker’s health improved
and the couple again made wed
ding plans. Last week Scoggins
again came back to Fort Smith.
Now they are Mr. and Mrs. Scog
gins. They were married Friday.
Annual Increase
Voted Disabilities
WASHINGTON, </P»—An -annu
al increase of $112,000,000 in vet
erans pensions and disability pay
ments was voted yesterday by the
House. s
The bill was passed without op
po. ition or debate and was sent to
the Senate. The roll- call vote was
354 to 0.
It would make disability com
pensation for veterans of all wars,
raise allowances for dependents,
and liberalize regulations govern
ing determination of service-con
nected disabilities for World War
I veterans.
The veterans administration es
timated cost for the first year
would be $112,597,300. It made no
estimate of the cos^ in subsequent j
years.
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