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APPRAISAL OF EUROPE y Italy. France, Belgium In Good Shape; Germany Still In Mess. Miss Mayo Reports Why is defeated Italy a rela tively prosperous nation without rationing, while victorious Bri tain is in a pitiful state? Why does illegal money flow so freely between Switzerland and Ger many? Where is the loyalty of the German "super" race since the war? These are only a few of the questions to which Miss Patricia Mayo could find no answers when she toured Europe . last winter. Miss) Mayo gave an interpretive discussion of her trip at Tues day's Kiwanis Club meeting. She opened her talk with argu ments in favor of touring Europe in the winter, rather than late spring or summer. Except for the gardens and landscapes of the later season, more opportunities are pfforded in - winter, since there are fewer tourists. Reser cations, which require one to travel according to schedule, are usually not necessary during the winter, nd one has more free dom to Visit side points r: they please, she said. She also advised against at tempting to see too many mus eums, as there are so many one can spend his entire time in museums. She suggested picking out two or three more prominent plaees to visit, then spend the re of the time seeing the many other attractions. Walk More, See More Walk more, rather than pay needless money for taxis which speed one about the cities without seeing anything, she advised. Most cities are compact enough so that It is possible to walk from place to place. A small know ledge of the languages is also a great help in getting about. Except for Belgium, Italy ap pears the most prosperous nation. She .'saw no bad slum areas, and stores were stocked with goods. There is no rationing in Italy. France, too, seems quite well off. Money in Switzerland, said Miss Mayo, is worth five times as much as in Germany, but one does not have to be particularly clever to cross the border illegally or to take illegal money into Germany, yet a great amount of valuable items are being taken from the latter country with outside money. No German Loyalty ' German loyalty proved to be a myth, she declared. As soon as the war was ended there was no unity nor loyalty. German hospi tal trains remained six weeks on a siding, with improper food and care for the wounded soldiers. The Americans moved them into Bavaria, richest of the provinces, but the German people provided nc food for the wounded. They were looking out for themselves. There are two thoughts on how much to punish a defeated nation and how, she said. It appears obvious to many that an aggres sor should be punished, yet the people cannot get back on their own feet under such burdens. She was shocked by conditions in Germany, which she had visit ed before "the war. The entire country appeared as though the war had ended yesterday, she stated. There was no obvious rebuilding. The people themselves were in a pitiable state. More than half the population lived in bombed areas. They had very little medical care, and the evi dence of the war was everywhere. Such things as plastic "surgery and artificial limbs are almost unheard of there. Ugly scars from even minor burns are seen frequently. What is the best method of spreading democracy? she asked. Hitler burned all textbooks and substituted his own. Now the Americans seek to destroy any thing that contains Nazi propa ganda. It leaves the country with out reading or textbooks. , Which Course Now7 There is very little political activity In Germany. The people seem to take the attitude that if they work 'for the Communists and the West is successful, they will lose all, or if they work for the West and the Communists More freshness and flavor Buy it, try it tomorrow! TOKYO ROSE TRIAL JURY These are the men and women of the jury, who will hear the Tokyo Rose treason trial which oDened in San Francisco July 5. Front row IL to R): Mrs. Ival Long, alternate; Mrs. Lucille Irvine, Robert Oaks, Earl Duckett, John Mann, Robert Stout and Mrs. Ba- bette Wurts. Standing (Lto Rl: Mrs. Eileen McNamara, alternate; Mathew Yarbie, Mrs. hannu Ibbotson, Mrs. Adele Gressens, Mrs. Edith Schlobohm, Mrs. Flora Covell and Robin Stevenson (AP Wirephotol J 1 k I If J?Jdf' U KV: 1 i.mtmiMmmmmti' SIGHT RETURNS Edward R. Ray, Hopklnton, Mass., chiropractor whose sight returned after 18 years of total blindness, greets a neighbor, Mrs. Betty Strong (above). As a boy, Ray lost the use of his right eye in an accident and In 1931 vision In his left eye faded. He recently miraculously regained the use of his left eye as he entered his home. overrun the country, the situation would be the same. They appear to be playing a waiting game. Russian propagandists offer in tangible love. The United States offers dollars. Germans feel they can get along without love but not without dollars, and in this respect the Marshall plan is a success, she declared, : , Belgian King In Discard She visited a wealthy Belgian friend, who sought the returp of King Leopold, because, he told her, the entire social life of Bel gium revolved around the king. The Belgian women would want him back, and they, voting for the first time, would express that choice, he declared. Miss Mayo is wondering about his reaction now since the unsuccessful elec tion. She said that he received a salary as manager of a textile factory of about $500 monthly, compared to top machinists pay of $70 a month. He could see nothing unjust in this, nor could W9 CORONADO REFRIGERATOR 1 COMPLETE LINE OF "CORONADO" REFRIGERATORS PricedSl9995.o2999S All Available on Our Thrifty Payment Plan Only $20,6 Down Balance on Easy Monthly Payments k 9.47 Cubic Feet Capacity yet takes no more room than the usual "6" "A" More Useable Space More Food in Easy Reach "T Porcelain Interior with Built in Light TT White 'Duralux' Exterior Finish he believe the DeoDle would heed the Communists who might come along and incite the people to demand more. The laborers didn't need cars nor homes, he argued. Problems such as these, she declared, are apparent through out Europe. Mistaken for a noted authoress, she was interviewed bv reporters upon her arrival in New York. She told them she had manv questions ' to which she knew none of the answers. N. Y. Mayor O'Dwyer To Run For Another Term NEW YORK. July 14 UP) Mayor William u Dwyer announc ed yesterday mat ne will run tor reelection. The mayor said at a news con ference: "I deem it mv duty in the best interests of the city to run for reelection. The announcement came a day after the Democratic mayor con ferred with President Truman in Washington and Just after Man hattan District Attorney Frank S. Hogan had been promised Iho nomination by tnree 01 tne city s five Democratic leaners. Russia Peeved At Mac Arthur WASHINGTON, July 14. (.Tl Russia charged Wednesday that Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur and the Papanese government are carry ing on a "brutal" campaign against the "Democratic forces" In Japan. Soviet ambassador S. Panvush kin told the 11-natlon Far 'East ern Commission also that Ameri can policies have brought the "Japanese economy to a state of total collapse." Panyushkin called on the Com mission to rule that workers In Japanese government enterprises may Dargain collectively and go on strike. MacArthur and the Japanese government have forbidden strikes on government enter prises. - Panyushkin declared that all the Pacific allies but the United States favor giving strike rights to government workers. He charged the United States has tried "by all possible means" to keep the Commission from adopt ing a policy on this issue. State Tax Commission Hires Publicity Agent SALEM, July 14 UP) The State Tax Commission hired a publicity man yesterday the first in its history. The Commission announced that John W. Kelly, secretary of the state Postwar Readjustment and Development Commission for tne past six years, has been ap pointed as public relations ad visor for the commission. The Postwar Commission was abolished by the Legislature, ef fective two weeks ago. Kelly Is a former Portland newspaper man and Washington correspond ent. Oregon Cheddar Cheese Shipped To Britain PORTLAND, July 14 OF) The sale of 100,000 pounds of Cheddar cheese to England, where that type of cheese was develop ed, was reported yesterday by the Consolidated Dairy Products com oanv here. The cheese was made here, and shipped Tuesday to the British ministry of food. It was the larg est foreign sale in Oregon's dairy industry in a year and a half. The purchase was made with ECA funds. It was Cheddar, England, that gave the name to Cheddar cheese. Thur., July 14, 1949 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. 13 o NEW DIRECTORS Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (right) congratulate! Or. Raymond Allen, president of U of Washington, Seattle (left), in Washington, D. C., after swearing in Allan and Dr. Richard Meiling (canter), Ohio State U., Columbus, as di rectors for job of unifying armed forces' medical services. Allen is new director of medical services for National Military Estab lishment and Meiling is his deputy. Gen. 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