Alberta Man
Bigger Liar Than
Wisconsin Man
BURLINGTON. Wis.. (/P — A
narrative of a big blow in Alberta,
Canada, today was designated the
^usticst of all windy effeorts in
he annual contest of the Burling
ton Liars Club, Inc.
L W. Tupper, of Patricia, Al
>ert.a, is the champion liar of the
vorld for 1948 by reason of his
:ale of 2.000 post holes and a
northwester.
“Up here in Alberta we really
have some ‘wind storms,” Tapper
related. “Last summer a rancher
nad just finished digging 2,000
>ost holes, when along came a
northwester, and blew every last
•>ne of these post holes out of the
ground ai^d out of the country.
The rancher finally located them
125 miles away, but there were
a total loss. After bouncing 125
miles cross-country, over cactus,
they were so full of holes that they
wouldn’t hold dirt out any more.”
Tupper’s tall one, which left Pa
tricia by dog-sled, took the cham
pionships out of the United States
for the first time since the club
Elmo Miller of the Native Serv
ice arrived yesterday from the
States. On the trip Mr. Miller at
tended a conference of the Alaska
Native Service at Juneau and then
went on to the States for a brief
vacation.
began competition in 1929.
Last year’s liar supreme was
John Hopley, of San Antonio,
Tex., who related how Charley
Skorpea knocked the eight ball
trom under a fly in an Oklahoma
poolroom so fast that the fly fell
on the table and broke its back.
From the year’s batch of tall
tales, club officials awarded hon
orable mention to several, includ
ing John Hughes, Johnson City,
111.
Hughes: “During the recent war
a marine stationed on an island in
the Pacific really could take heat.
Others were dropping in the trop
ical glare, but this fellow con
tinued to take duty day after day.
When he finally gave up, they
shoved him into the firebox of a
dead locomotive and his body gave
off enough heat to run the locomo
tive—hauling a 10-car train—100
miles before they ran out of
steam.”
Both Parties Prom
ise Fight In Senate
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Both Re
publicans and Democrats in the
new Senate may do some hot
scrapping among themselves be
fore they settle down to party line
fighting.
In the making are contests for:
1. The post of Senate president
pro tempore, mostly an honorary
job so long as there is a vice pres
ident to preside over the chamber.
Friends of Sena or Tydings of
Maryland are trying to put him in
the spot which Senator McKellar
of Tennessee held until the Re
publicans took control of Congress
two years ago.
2. The minority <GOP> floor
leadership. This is the one that
may cause the most fireworks if
Senator Wherry of Nebraska de
sides to fight for the job.
Wherry is keeping his own
counsel, but friends said the Ne
braskan is not taking kindly to a
campaign to shove him back to
his old post as assistant leader.
In the last session, Wherry serv
ed as acting leader because Sena
tor White of Maine was ill. White
did not seek re-election.
Ever since last month’s election
upset, self-styled liberals among
the Republicans have been more
or less openly clamoring for
Wherry’s scalp. Wherry ul.^o is
said to have incurred the opposi
:ion oi senator Vanuenberg oi
Alii, ligan because of some of his
volts against certain foreign poli
cy proposals sponsored by Van
. len berg.
On the other hand, Senator Taft
of Ohio—who appears likely to be
re-elected chairman of the GOP
policy committee—has told friends
he prefers Wherry.
The self-dubbed liberal group
has been talking of putting up
their own candidate against Wher
iy. Those mentioned in this con
nection include Senators Baldwin
of Connecticut, Lodge and Salton
stall of Massachusetts and Know
land of California.
On the other hand, some veter
an members of the Senate have
been talking about a shift which
would make Vandenberg—the re- 1
tiring president pro-tem—chair
mon of the GO? conference, Sen
ator Millikin of Colorado the floor
leader instead of conference chair
man and Wherry the assistant
leader.
Cockroaches emit an ink-like
liquid from their mouths.
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VETS MAIL BAG
WORLD WAR I VETS MAY GET
COMPENSATION OR PEI^SION
• • U*Jv« ^iwCt K>y .iijury or
disease incurred in, or aggravat
ed by, service during World War
I may qualify for disability com
pensation paid by the Veterans
Administration.
Monthly rates of compensation
range from $13.00 to $138, de
pending on the degree of disab.l
ity, plus statuatory awards for
blindness, amputations, etc., up to
a maximum of $360. World War I
veterans rated 60 per cent or more
disabled are entitled to additional
compensation for dependents.
Disability compensation is pay
able to any veteran with a service
connected disability, regardless of
his income from other sources.
A World War I veteran who be
comes permanently and totally
disabled for reasons not traceable
to his service in the armed force
may be entitled to a VA pension,
as distinguished from compensa
tion paid for service-connected
disabilities. The veteran must
have been discharged under con
ditions other than dishonorable
after a minimum of 90 days serv
ice, or else discharged because of
a disability incurred in line of
duty.
The veteran is disqualified if
his annual income exceeds $1,000
if single, or $2,500 if married or
has a minor child. The monthly
rate of pension is $60, which is in
creased to $72 after 10 years, or
when the veteran reaches age 65.
Q. I am a veteran of World War
II. May I transfer my National
Service <G.I.> Life Insurance pol
icy to one of the private compan
ies?
A. No. Your NSLI is convertible
only to one or more .of the six
permanent plans issued by the
Veterans Administration. These
are: Ordinary Life, 30-Payment
Life, Endowment at Age 60, En
dowment at Age 65, and 20-Year
Endowment.
Bob Baldwin and children
Christeen and Roben returned yes
terday from Fairbanks where
Christeen has been underging
medical treatment for her eyes. It
is reported that Mrs. Baldwin is
remaining in Fairbanks for further
medical treatment.
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