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Americans Adept War-Devastated French Villages Bv HAT. PnvT P SANTA BARBARA, Calif. UP) Girard and Kathleen Hale set a new pattern in international friendship by adopting a small war-wrecked French village. It has worked so well that some twpntv-flvp nthnr AmorUn dlviduals and civic organizations nave iouowea tneir example and thus put goodwill between the two countries on a personal rainer tnan a governmental basis. It began when the Hales, a wealthy couple who lived many vpars In Pranpn Hanomn vinced that scattered charities -twenty packets of food here, J, S100 there" did not give the . French a feeling that the Ameri can people were deeply interested .,; in their welfare. In this mood of dissatisfaction, Kathleen Hale, an energetic middle-aged little wo man with a face like the map of Ireland, heard from a friend the story of Maille. No battles were fought in this small village near tours in the "chateau country," but the villagers sheltered a shot down British aviator. In August, . 1944, the Germans as a reprisal shot to death 124 of its 480 inhabi tants including a 70-year-old man, a six-month-old baby killed all the livestock, burned two-thirds of its buildings. Aid Prompt, Thorough Warm -hearted Mrs. Hale couldn't forget the story. She told it that night to her husband, an artist who had studied in Paris. I suppose you want us to adopt the village," he said. Mrs. Hale decided right then she did. "It was one of those things you don't know why you do," she told me on the spacious verandah of the Hales' mountain top home here. That was in April of last year. Within two months she had ob tained from the villagers a list of . the things they needed most and naa inem on me pier at L.e Havre. There were 7,000 items. "We let them know at the start that we couldn't afford to rebuild the town or supply them with food," said Mrs. Hale. But she and her husband did refurnish the village church and school and sent household linen, furniture ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 7. '1947 RUNS FOR FEW CENTS A DAY I lll and kitchen equipment to every lanuiy wiai neeaea mem. Cost Up To $10,000 The village is now returning to normal. .The Hales curently are sending agricultural implements me vinagers namea me Iirst tractor "Girard" after her hus band and layettes. Babies are being born again, as Mrs. Hale remarked, "the field crops are doing well, too." She said a village could tx adopted for $2,000 to 510,000, de pending on its size. I asked her wnat reward she had had. "Only a warm feeling arnunri ine neart," sne said. "We have never seen the village. Thpv sk Us often to come, but T think it perhaps would be better never tn ni ' Ya, Servel runs on kerosene! For just a few cents a day, it provides constant cold. In its new sub-freezing compartment, it freezes ice cubes, makes ice cream. It's big and roomy, too, with plenty of space for fre3h foods, even extra-bulky milk cans, poultry. And Servel stays silent, lasts longer. The secret? No moving parts in its freezing system. So it can't wear or get noisy. Just a tiny kerosene llame does the work, silently, economically. New Kerosene Servels are now on display. Available in 6' and 8' Sizes en display at Tidewater Associated Oil Plant N. ROSEBURG C. M. McDerraoll Phone 537 NEW BUDGET PLAN One-third down 12 months to pay. Poland Pleads for U. S. To Restore Aid Program WiSHINCTnM Alter T'm Poland appealed to the United States yesterday to restore its canceled share of the $332,000,000 American relief program. ted the plea to Secretary of State marsnan ana 101a reporters alter the conference that "Poland really needs food." Pstimatlncf hie piiiinti'v'c npoln deficiency 'until next July 1 at 800,000 tons, the envoy said he fllcn aelfnH Marchall tn cunnnrt on allocation of grain by the Agri culture Department. He said Po land would pay for it by "mort gaging" gold reserves in this country. Russia Seizes 3 More Concerns in Austria VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 7. (JP) An Austrian official said yester day the Russians had taken over three more industrial concerns. asserting they were German as sets in Austria, in addition to the Lobau refinery which eave.the Soviets complete control of the .lsteraon on Held production. Farm tenancy in the United Slates declined sharply during worm war n and in 1945 only 32 per cent of U. S. farms were operated by tenants. THIRTEEN Marshall's Plan Puts Russians in Tough Situation By DeWITT MacKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs Analyst History will receive a momen tous contribution when time fin ally is able to disclose the con versations which must have been proceeding in the Kremlin be tween Soviet Premier Stalin and his captains in their search for an answer to the Anglo-French call to join in the program of European economic rehabilita tion proposed by U. S. Secretary of State Marshall. It was a tough question for the Muscovites to decide, and they have got as far as agreeing to discuss the matter with France and Britain in Paris next Fri day. Obviously Soviet coopera tion is essential for European re covery. But diplomats and other observers in the western Democ racies have expressed the view that whole-hearted Russian par ticipation in the Marshall plan would be likely to slash a knife across the roots of Communist expansion westvard. why? well, because the Red Ism thrives on economic and political chaos such as now has Europe by the throat. ine Kremlins problem men has been whether Russia should shift to a policy Which would hamstring one of the fondest hopes of the original Bolshevist regime Communization of the world. Let the reader put him self in Stalin's place and seek an answer to that one. The Soviet Union already had declined to join Britain and Am erica in the economic rehabilita tion of Germany key to contin ental properity. There has been a somewhat similar situation in Austria, though not so vital. How ever, the picture in Central Eu rope differs from that Qf western Europe. Eastern Germany and Austria enter into Moscow's pro ject for the establishment of a zone of influence for security purposes. It wouldn't necessarily follow that Russia intended to apply this policy to all Europe, but Moscow has kept its pur pose to itself; Vital Question Posed ' Russia's hidden intentions in this respect of course have been the crux of the whole situation. They represent the answer to the great question which western Democracy long has wanted set tled. Namely: Has Russia just about fulfilled her ambitions in the way of es tablishing her new zone of influ ence, or is she bent on indefinite expansion of Communism? So in effect this is the query which General Marshall's plan raised in such manner that a re ply couldn't be avoided. Refusal to cooperate in nutting Europe on its feet would. In the view of western Democracy, mean that Russia intended to play a lone hand in the interests of spread ing Communism and, ipso facto, Moscow's influence over other nations. That much has seemed clear. Eut what if Russia agreed to participate in rehabilitation with the other powers? At first blush it would seem the answer must be that Moscow would really play pan wun tne west and abandon the idea of forcing Communist expansion. However, that does n't necessarily follow. Authorities in the western cap itals are noting that it would be possible for Russia to accept the invitation and then work to de feat the project. They base this unhappy thought on such past events as the inability of the Big Four to agree on a German peace treaty, on German econmic re construction, and developments (or rather lack of them) on im portant matters in the United Nations security council. The western allies charge that these failures were due to deliberate ob struction by Russia, staged with tnf! lclea ot causing delays and thereby giving Moscow a chance to strengthen its hand. In 1945, the West Point Mili tary Academy dropped its air plane pilot training program which had been in effect during World War II. IT'S WESTERN FOR WHEEL GOODS Give them a bike to call their own! Boys' and Girls' 26" Streamlined HIAWATHA Bicycles JS Thrifty jS.V Payment; Plan Reinforced and welded steel tube frame:'' Beautiful baked on enamel with trim, Double spring saddle rear carrier kick stand truss rods headlight red reflec tor. Boys' or Girls' models. JUMBO BICYCLE TUBE 1.00 26" x 2.125 Crest Tires Have Built-Ia Toughness $9c Float along on these eoy riding, modern tread bi cycle tires. Top quality at a low price. Size: 26' z 2.125'. BICYCLE SEAT COVERS 'WO 4" HIAWATHA "Doodle Bug" SCOOTER $144.50 Fluid Drive Briggs-Slrailon Vi H.P. Motor Up io 100 Miles Per Gal of Gas Scooters Serviced in Our Shop At 127 So. Pine St. Corner Stephens end Cass Phone 97 Canneries Lead in Food Processing Payrolls in Oregon Payrolls In Oregon's food proc essing industry have increased 2a6 per cent in the nast decade with meat, beverages and miscel laneous products recording the most rapid employment expan sion. In an analysis of recent food Industry development just issued, the State Unemployment Com pensation Commission calls at tention to a 1946 covered payroll of $45,704,000 as compared with $12,846,000 in 1936. Increases ranging from 0.8 per cent in 1938 to 24.4 per cent in 1942 have been reported for each of the ten years. , Prospects for another advance in 1947 remain slim, however, be cause of uncertain weather and market conditions affecting fruit and vegetable canning, the sur vey notes. Interviews with more than half of the food plant opera tors indicate a seasonal job peak of about 26,700 in September, 1947, as against a record high of 30,156 just a year before. Season al employers expect a rise from 3,500 Jobs In March to 17,700 this fall. Canneries Top List Canneries in 1946 paid $19, 764,000 In wages or 43 per cent of I wn- i-iiiuc; iiiuunuy. I3uit;iiesi were second with $6,688,000 and 1 meat products next with $5,. OD,UUU. Meat packing plants showed the greatest employment Increase from an average of 935 in 1936 to 2,266 last year. Canneries. Includ. ing fish plants, employed an av erage of 9,812 persons last year as against 8,148 ten years before. Bakery products jobs rose from 1,608 to 2,362, while confection eries dropped from 170 to 155. WINS RADIO Russell E. MeKinney, 8 75 Hoover St., won a Firestone Air Chief table model radio at the prize drawing held at the local Firestone store Saturday, Aug. 2. T . . , , , . inii'i i' "i ir , , . 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