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4 The Newi-Review, Roieburg, Ort. Tuei., Jun 7, 1955 Where Do We Go From Here? In The Day's News (Continued from Page One) Published Daily Except Sunday by the News-Review Cempany, Inc. 'i- niml mi aacand raatlar May 5. IIM, 1 lb. pal f llc Eibrt. OragaB, ntftr set ( March S. 1813. CHARLES V. STANTON, Editor and Managar Mtmbar of the Asseciated Press, Oragon Nawspapar Puoli'.hers '-"- AtMcistien, the Audit Buraau of Circulations Bfaaaita tr WST.BOLLID,t CO., INC.. rileaa fa Naw ark. Ckltafa. ' ( rraaclica. Vi Aafalaa. Saallla, rartlaod. Danaar UBaCUrilON IMTKa la Orefan Br Mall rar Tar, I3.M; all mania!, 11.11 ' ,1kraa oianlka. I3.U. OaliUa Orefan Br Mall rar Yaar, IU.OO; al aaaalha, ' ! t' Mi tbraa manHi. .U. " ; Br Nwi-law Catrlir Par ar, III.IH (la advanca), laia (ban ana raar, 1 ' par Bulb. tuts. MINERAL INVENTORY Charles V. Stanton The County Court recently has been approached by a ffroup of people interested in developing the county's min eral resources. It has been proposed to the court that the county employ a competent mining engineer to make fn inventory of mineral resources on county lands. In the event this survey indicates practicability of further explo ration, ways and means of extending the study to private lands would doubtless be given consideration. ". . The county holds mineral reservations on approximate ly 143,000 acres of land.. During depression years the county took itlu to much land through tax foreclosures. Most of the agricultural lands, since have gone back into private ownership. The county also has contracted sale of the greater proportion of its timber lands. But while getting the land back into pri vate control, the county has retained mineral rights. Some profits already have been realized from oil leases. The county's land department has been rn?e with grants for mineral exploration. It is believed by some persons, however, that a general study of mineralization would afford more knowledge of values than ran be obtiin ed through spot prospecting. Douglas County is rich in minerals. Much ot the min eralization is of low grade. But, low grade ores will pro duce commercial values as less expensive recovery proc esses are developed, or scarcity forces prices up. A mineral inventory would not be overly expensive It conceivably could uncover deposits of great value. In any event, the knowledge gained would be far mure than the small cost incurred by the county. It is entirely pos sible that the desired survey would be the start of an ac tivity of as much importance as our timber industry DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR THEM .The city of Medford recently had an interesting experi ence.,.: It was visited by a group of eight children and two adults from the school at Forks of Salmon, a lumber com munity across the state line in Siskiyou County, California. These children saw a train for the first time, and one wanted to know "What are those buildings moving along," They had their first milkshakes. They rode in elev.-itors, saw a television station and a newspaper press. They were permitted to Inspect an airliner. ; Medford took the kids to its heart and treated them to all the thrills it could think up. ' ', , They went for a ride on the fire engine, the first they had seen, and heard a siren for the first time. The vac uum sweeper at the hotel was a strange contraption. At a laundry they learned' that not all clothes are wished at home. To them it was as if they had been transported to a new world. , We are inclined to feel sorry for children denied the luxuries we accept as commonplace. But maybe they should be feeling sorry for us. Charles A. Sprague, editor of The Oreiimi Sliiti'niiinii Salem, expressed the thought beautifully in his persona column, "It Seems To Me:" Thau youngitarl from Forki of Salmon liva in a different world in many raipacti, but thay hava thingi which many city , younastars hava navar aaan. - Thay hava a claar mountain straam at homo, and must hava had aalmon, judging by tho local name, and n y hava yat. Thara tho childran laarn anothor vocabulary, namat of tha jobi of woodsman and mill workers, th loro of tho qrat out . doara. . Yallow taxicabi do not bring color to thair straets, but the roadsides ara bright with poppies. Perhaps the mountain lilac graces the hillsides. Doe and fawn may come at dusk to the edge of the-clearing, so often as to get pet names from tho children who see them. Woods animals may be their familiars. No smog from chemical plant screens out the sunshine. The air la heavy with the resinous smell of sawn lumber. Oomina- ting the tcena In Siskiyou County is queenly Mt. Shasta, clad in ; (nowy ermine much of tho year, often with a vail of cloud about her shoulders a perpetual inspiration to youth and age. The school childran of Forks of the Salmon really had some thing to go back to when they left the "larae city" of Medford with Its strange sights and friendly people. JJaf MESCALERO, N.M. Tribal kinsmen of Ceronimo. leader of the last major Indian uprising in the I'nited States," are considering starting a iltitle ranch. Time has calmed Hip flerrei - Apaches, once Ihr- most drcarird raiders of the Far West. They have decked there is more profit in do in: business than riding ponies inlj battle. One of their latest moncy-m i ing ideas is lo establish a d.ide ranch on their mountainous 719-square-mile reservation here, one of the most picturesque areas of New Mexico. It is no wily red-! skin plot to lure the white man here and scalp him with resort rates. "If we do start a dude ranch we'll operate it on a high level." said Wendell Chinn. a distant re! ative of Geronimo's who is now i president of the tribe's business : tinns Iwo in New Mexico, two committee. ' in Arizona. The Mesralern tribe There is no doubt that if Chinn here feels it is the most pi-ogres-has anything to do with it, it wili.sive have In be on a high level He is nassionatelv devoted lo raising the lot of his people. A ihort, powerfully built man ot ?,!, Chinn was the first member of the Apache tribe to become an or dained minister, lie took a leave of absence from his oulpit post In tne neiormea inurcn in Amerirs:. .,mo number are Christian to direct the tribe's economic af-1 Although Chino wants to preserve fairs. . some of the dying customs aid Two decades ago the Apachea arts of his people, he tecls that lived much as they did in Gcron--, nny throuih more education can mc'l W'ld hevday. They had onlv a few hundred cattle. Thev slept as their roving ancestors had in hfush arbors or "wirkiuos." aheltori made by tying young hent fir saplings together and covering the framework with animal skins, cloth and underbrush. Today most of the Indians live In neat 4-room cottages built hy the tribe with funds borrowed from BoL (f the government. Manv have In come ranrhcrs or ;u,ibo. Tile rattle herd has grown to 1(1. Ortrt The tribe also receives about Sl.W.ooo a -car from the sale of timber. "We have come a long way in only 20 years," said Chino proudly, ''Rut our average cash income only about SS0O. "We are m t ill in the lower income bracket. :n lei ins of the general American standard of living. Our big prob lem is unemployment. We hae about ISO without jobs." The A'lache ncoole. numlienn! . some 7.500. dwell on four reserva- "The reservation population Ml lo about filKl or 700 a'er the flu ep'ilemic in the Firsl World War." said Chino. "Rut now it is up to t 200. and increasing at the rate, of about 2 per cent a vear." Some K5 per cent of the Mc- raleros now speak Knclish. about thev acqivr1 the knowledge and civilized skil's they need to sur vive in the future. "Must of our children now at tend school through the eighth grade " he said, "hut that is not enough." (Jeronimo led the Apaches nff the reservation on the warpath. I! is Chino's dream to free the Apaches from grinding poverty by ' 1 j NEA Service, Inc. ) Deschutes Power Plant Ruling Blow To States Rights, Langlie Asserts SALEM Wi The United States Supreme Court decision holding that the Federal Power Commis sion can grant a permit to build Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River is a "grave blow" to states rights. State Engincr Lewis A. Stanley said Monday. He withheld other comment until he can find out whether the decision rules out the necessity of a State Hydroelectric Commission to built! the dam. The application to construction! of the controversial dam was filed j by the Portland General hlcctric Co. The decision apparently clcai'j the way for construction of the dam by the power firm. After the FPC granted the construction permit, the Oregon Hydroelectric Commission refused to grant a similar permit, leading to the court lest, to determine whether the federal government or tho slate had paramount authority there. Attorneys said, however, they would have to study the decision lo determine whether that point was settled finally. $22 Million Project The dam proposed there hy the Portland General Electric Co. is at the Pelton site on the Deschutes, about six miles northwest of Madras and about eight miles below the point where Ihc Mctolius River flows inlo the Deschutes. PGF. said the dam could he constructed in two vears and would produce 120.000 kilowatts of power The cost was estimated at 22 million dollars in 1949. Company officials said Monday that costs may have changed sine then. They also said the court decision would have to be reviewed before construction can start, The slate has a hatchery on tne Metolius, and had plans to increase fish propagation there. VfiE offered a million dollars lo help in thai program, plus SloO.000 annually because of increased fish handling costs to he caused by construction of the dam. A fish commission spokesman said Monday any comment would have to await a study of the court's decision. Baby Succumbs For Second Time IIOfSTOX tf- Life finally flick-; ered mil last night for little "Mir acle Ann" Duprre. a premature baby girl pronounced dead after birth but found alive on an em-' balming slab. She died at II M p.m. Dr. Desmond, a woman phy sician in charge of Ihc premature nursery at Cily-Countv Hospital.' reported the infant's death early today: Farlier, doctors gave the baby' a better than 50 50 chance, even though a nurse said "premature infants such as this are alwa considered in critical condition." "Miracle Ann' weighed 30vi ounces. Yesterday, the mother announced she would name the child "Miracle; Ann " "It was (lod's will that mv hahy! is alive." said Mrs. Mark Dupre?. 28. "1 can only describe this as a miracle." Now the child is dead. Dr. Dc mond said the mother had not yet been notified. creating new economic enterprises on the vast reservation. "Where there is insecurity, there Is always a tendency for a people to disintegrate." he said "But the Apaches can take on the culture of the white man and still retain their tribal integrity and their identity as Indians. "Those who criticire us don't realize the progress we have made. They forget that the Apaches were the last tribe to lay down their war weapons, and that some who were led by Geronimo are still alive." Federal Highway Aid Bill Change Benefitted Truckers By Relaxing Restrictions By A. ROBERT SMITH Newt Review Correspondent WASHINGTON (Special)- Ore gon trucker's benefited by a change in the new federal high way aid bill passed by t-lie Senate last week when Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) successfully put through an amendment to relax somewhat restrictions in the bill on weights and measurement requirements imposed on the truckm;; industry. Alorse told the Senate he offer ed the amendment because the trucking industry had told him otherwise it would sutler financial ly if some of its equipment that exceeded the weignt ana 'limension limits was made obsolete by the lighter ban proposed in the' bill. As the bill came from the Sen ate Public Works Committee, where Sen. Richard L. Ncuherger (D-Oie.) helped draft it, it would have denied federal highway aid (1) to any state which increased Us weight and dimension limits be yond those it currently had in ef fect, or (2) to states which do not have a complete set of truck re gulations and permit operation of trucks that exceed the recommend ed restrictions of the American Association of State Highway Of ficials (AASHO). The fir.st restriction would have cracked down on states which the committee noted "have continued lo increase the permissible size and weight of trucks and buses on i the highways." The legislature of I New Mexico at its recent session 1 enacted such a bill, as did the Idaho assembly. Pennsylvania's ' legislature, qow in session, is work ! nig on such a proposal. The sec ond restriction would have hit states that have no bans on cer tain weichts or dimensions, such 'as Nevada ami Michigan which j fail to limit the height of trucks ; and Vermont which imposes no I limit on the axle load of single , or tandem vehicles. "Use of our highways by ve hicles larger and heavier than these for which the highway is : designed inevitably results in de I terioration of the highway, exces ' sive accidents and impairment of the taxpayers' investment," the committee reported. (ki'iice Americans hear much about the way their remarkable economy goes on year after year producing mote and more for less and less. Most of the time it sounds like a purely industrial story, hut it isn't. An important revolution has been taking place on our farms. Nut much of it occurred before the lino's, but in the last 20 years or more the forward strides have been tremendous. In 1935 a U.S. farm worker turn ed out enough food and fiber lo support ID people. Today he pro duces sufficient to support 18. Farm output per man hour in 1953 was 125 per cent above the 1935 leel. That's the statistical meas-' me of the American agricultural revolution. j All this time, Americans have been streaming away from the farms and into the cities and towns. In the last two weeks the number ot farm workers has de clined one third. Their place has been taken by machines, and these machines, along with better seeds, be;ter planting techniques, greater use of fertilizer, soil conservation and other devices, have been respon sible tor me great noon in pro ductivity. In 1935 farmers had about a mil-' lion tractors. Ry 1954 thev had 4 4; million. In 1935 thev had less thanj a million trucks. Now Uiey have 2 6 million. The figures could he! extended to many types of farm I machines. Reliance on fertiliser has mount ed substantially. Consumption in I Oregon's weight and dimension limitations conform precisely with those recommended by the AASHO, with the exception of its more generous limit on the gross maximum weight of truck combi nations, 76,000 pounds. AASHO recommended 71,900. Morse pointed out in debate, however, that in Oregon "the legal limit for tractor - trailer combi nations is 50 feet (in length) by law, but the state highway com mission is authorized to desig nate specific highways ,vhich, in their opinion, are capa'oiu of han dling longer vehicles ind they have so designated several inter state routes which would he on the interstate system, .jermitting 00 feet instead of 00 feet." Under the committee bill, Morse said Oregon would probably have been denied funds if it continued to allow this exeeiplion to its 50- foot limit. Likewise, he said Nev- ada would have been in trouble I for allowing VJ''i foot high trucks to use its interstate routes, inas much as the AASHO recommend ed limit is 12'i feet and Nevada had no legal limit on height. Morse's amendment, adopted by the Senate by acclamation, would require only that truckers con tinue to comply with the laws that are in effect in each state on July 1. If the state increased its limits after that date, it would he inelig ible for federal highway aid. "The representatives of the trucking industry seemed to think," Morse told the Senate, "that the amendment I have of fered and they wrote it: I did not write it will, in their judg ment, make the clarification which they feel is needed because Ihere is no doubt about their sincerity and very great concern that sec lion 2d in its present lOim will I result in making obsolete tens of I thousands of dollars worth of equiDr.ient, so they have said to j me." I Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D jWash.) joining Morse, pointed out I that the hill would have conflict ed wnn nasninginn s tolerance of 10 per cent on logging trucks using specified roads. He agreed truck I regulations should he left to the states. (13ioAiat' 1935 was 1.153.000 tons, but today i the Annual tonnage is around 5,400,-! 000. The steady exodus of people' from farm areas undoubtedly gavcj a strong push to Wie revolution, i If output was to he maintained! and increased, mechanization was' absolutely essential. Unquestionably, too. the heavy war and postwar demand for food and fibers exerted majoi leverage on the upward productivity trends. Farmers poured fertilizer onlo; their fields to step up acreage j yields and meet the call of t.ic; market. In some cases, admitted-! ly, tiring soils would not otherwise have turned out impressive crop totals. The incredible days of great war time and postwar foreign demand have passed. The nation today i? plagued by surpluses from farms which have learned how lo pro duce more than our own people teem to need at this time. But, however that problem is to be handled, it is evident that the farm revolution has not ended. Technical advances tend to snow hall, and besides, people are still leaving the farms in considerable numbc-s. Their departure goads farmers into fresh efforts to get more from their land with fewer men working fewer hours. Our farms may never gel to the point where they look like factor ies. But if productivity and me-' chanizing trends continue their j present pace, the farms may in fact one day be factories. Comments Made On Letter In Readers Opinion ROSEBURG I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to The News-Review for the fine service it gives its readers. The news coverage is always thorough and the printing clear and understandable. This most of us find delightful. I especially like the, "Reader Opinion" with its many interesting views on varied topics, 1 would like to comment briefly on a let ter that was recently published in this column. Mr. C. E. Young of Glcndale, Ore., expressed himself as being mystified by a little religious phamphlet left at his door by some of his Christian neighbors. I be lieve he refers to the small book let, "Christendom Or Christianity -Which Is The Light Of The World." I have read the little pub lication and have found it to con tain much enlightening informa tion regarding the religions of Christendom: also the original pri mitive Christianity practiced by Christ and his close associates of the first century. Mr. Young stated that the book let ridicules certain doctrines and practices of the popular religions of Christendom; namely he men tions Christmas, Easter and the marriage ring. I'm sure that if he will re-examine the statements relative to these topics he will find that the purpose behind them is not to ridicule any of uiem, but to throw light upon the scurce of these practices and teachings. The statements arc to the effect that Protestantism in separating from the Catholic Church carried along with it many of the customs adopt ed by that organization. As to tho origin of many of these doctrines we might consider the words of the famous Roman Catholic-jardi-nal of Great Britain, John Henry Cardinal Newman, in 1878 in his "Essay On The Development Of Christian Doctrine." From chap ter 8 we quote, "The use of tem ples, and these dedicated to par ticular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees, incense lamps and candles, votive offerings on recovery of illness, noly water, alylum, hdy days and seasons, use of calennars, pro cessions, blessings of fields, sacre- dotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later dale, per haps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleison, (The petition. Lord Have Mercy On Us) are all of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoDtion into (he church." Mr. Young makes the statement lhat without Christmas and Easter there would be no such thing as Christanity. He didn't lav a foun dation for these statements so let's consider some reliable sources of information. The Catholic Encyclo pedia states. "Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the church. Irenaeus and Tertullian omit it from their list ot feasts." Encyclopedia Americana 194 2 Edit. Vol. 6 Page 123 makes the same statement. Why is this date used Dec. 257 Answer, ilie Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 30 Page 727 "Ihc well known solar least how ever of Natalis Invicti, (Birthdav Of The Unconquercd) celebrated! on Dec. 25. has strong claim on the responsibility of our December date." Doubtless had God intended that we celebrate Christ's birth, h i s holv word would have indicated such to us, just as it instructs us to celebrate his death. I like 22:19. Origin of Alexandria (One of the early church fathers. A.D. 183-2.it indicated that to celebrate birth-1 days . was pagan, not a Christian! nracticc. Wo quote him, "In the' Scriptures sinners alone, not saints i celebrate their birthdays," The! Encyclopedia Americana 1942 1 Vol. 6 Page 623; "The Christian; usage in general was to celebrate, the death of remarkable persons rather than their birth." Well so much for Ihe origin of Christmas, any encyclopedia can I tell us that. What about Ihe spirit! of Christmas? That is "sily seen! also. -A review of Paul Jenkins' j article of Dec. 17, 1954 in the Meetj Your Neighbor column of the; News-Review shows us the prts-1 sure under which the people labor! during (his season of the year when many religious people are! exploited by high pressure selling' techniques of commercial interest all in the name of Christ. We might consider the crime rate on th's day that is supposed . to honor Christ. Interestingly we , find more of all types of crimes 1 committed nn this day than on1 any other day of the year. Now I ask you Mr. Young, does Christ- mas make Christianity? ! You state also that the 20th 1 chapter of St. John gives us the ! origin of Easter. Now reallv doe ! ir As I look through tins chapter j of the Bible I find no reference made lo any such custom as ! Christendom now celebrates. The ' popular magazine Holiday of April J 1950 tells us something of the net- j gin of many of the customs of the Easter holiday. It brings out that ancient superstitious farmers he- Mrs. L. L. Powers Licensed Lady Funeral Director , lieved that those who, "witnessed sunup on certain aays in spmis would be blessed with good for tune, good health, fair crops and general freedom from aches and bunions for the whole coming year." Farm animals were in on this too, and cow, pigs and hens were bounced out of bed early and hurried out to see the sun thus insuring lots of cream, fat bacon and grade-A eggs the following year. The present version of this rural fete is of course, the holding of countless early services on Easter morning wearing of the Easter bonnets and new clothes. It was begun in the early celebra tions honoring Estre or Ostora, the Teutonic and Saxon goddess ot spring the glad rags were worn then as a token that everyone was sharing in a brand new life. All ancient demon worshipers, the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Babylonions, Persians, Hindus, Chinese, Japanese, none of which worshiped Jesus or his resurrec tion, attached deep mystical signi ficance to the Easier egg and the rabbit. The Catholic encyclopedia under the subheading "Easter eggs," states "The customs may have its origin in paganism, for a great many pagan customs, cele brating the return of spring gravi tated to Easter." Regarding the rabbit this authority says, "The rabbit is a pagan symbol and has always been an emblem of fertil ity." (Simroch Myrthologie 5-51) While Christians do not observe pagan Easter they do keep a solemn feast. This feast is the sup per memoralizing Christ's death, which fell this year on Thursday, April 7, after 6 p.m. standard time. This feast is kept at a pre cise time in a way very clearly set forth in the Bible. So. then who really would con stitute the false proDhet mention ed, not as vou say in Mark 24:11 since the book of Mark has only 16 chapters, but at Mark 13.22 and at Matthew 24:11. Would it be those who reiect the customs of paganism and engage only in the form of worship tau?ht in thej Bible or could it refer to those who have substituted paganism for Christianity? - Wade Parsley, Roseburg. Cooperation Of Junior High Parents Commended ROSEBURG May we take this means of thanking all those won derful persons who helped make the Central Junior High PTA a success this year. Junior High and High School PTA's are under a handicap be cause parents for the most part have grown somewhat weary after six active grade school years. However, a Parent - Teacher As sociation at this teenage level serves a different purpose and is even more important than t h c grade school years if such an or ganization is successful in getting across the information it should to parents. We of Central Junior High PTA conscientiously tried to achieve this purpose ihis past year. We hope that there are bigger and better years ahead for help ing our teenagers become the tyoc of cilizens of which we can be proud. This can onlv be achieved if we, their parents, continue to show an interest in what thev are doing, with whom thev arc doing it. how they are doing it, whv they are doing it. and what is "lo be gai"ed by their doing it. There were fourteen Home Rooms at Central this vear and each Home Room had 'a Room Mother aid as Assistant Room Mother. The,: people along with the Co-Room Mother Chairmen are certainlv to be commended for a .lob well done Thev were ask"! repeatedly to call all the parents in their particular room for: I I chaperoning at square and social ?n.,ossonv 2- actin as hosts at PTA meetings: 3. arranging for visitation by principal: and 4. re minding' parents to vole. It is felt that through these Room Mothers each parent in the school was con tacted to helo in some respect dur ing the course of (he vear. There were over 400 students at Central so that means that approximately .'00 peonie were on the Junior Hieh "Rmdwagon" in some resnect. Our sincere thanks go to each of you who may have hail any part at all and it is our hone that you giined something too Thanks lo aeh nf th .n,.l chairmen, officers, teachers Mr Norris and Mr. Scllon for vour cooner-tim. assistance and 'sim nort. It w-ac roalv fun workin with you and we wish you much success for next year! Mrs. T.es Frisk St-55 President Central Junior High School Parent-Teacher Assn. ACCEPTS POSITION Blanche Weischedel of Azalea who graduated this vear from' Southern Oregon College, has ac cepted a teaching position at Can-yonville. TO BE CONSIDERATE am ROSEBURS fUHCRAL HOME FUNERALS PHONE ORcherd 3-44SS Ook & Ko St. Ro.h.rj, OregM Adequate Free Forking cats have moved in. There li even the famous Korean tiger almost as dangerous as gur.fire." These dangerously fanged and clawed carnivores the foxes and the wolves and the mountain cats and the Korean tigers slay and eat the lesser animals aucb as the rabbits and the squirrels and the deer and even the birds And When they are crossed in their purposes and angered THEY FIGHT AMONG THEM SELVES! That's why it's a wsird world. This CHANGING world note: In Britain, which is tied up with a railroad strike, one of Lord Beaverbrook's newspapers, the Evening Standard, offers this sug gestion: Why not seriously consider doing away with the railroads and build, ing superhighways on their road beds? It would never do, of course, in our country, which is HUGE. Here the railroads are indispensable for long distance hauling on land. But Great Britain is small. The total land area of England, Scot land and Wales is less than that of the state of Oregon. Tht greatest length of the island of Uicat Brit ain is 600 miles. Its greatest width is 320 miles. No part of it is more than 70 miles from the ocean and ships. Besides In Britain the railroads are own ed by the government, and it is the government that builds the roads. The change from railroads to superhighways could e made quite simply. In a speech at Custer, South Dakota, Air Secretary Harold Tat bott says today the United States has the most powerful air torc in the world and WILL CON TINUE IN THE LEAl. Reassuring, isn't it? But I suspect that about a couple of days from now somebody is going to get up in Washington or else where and allow as how the Rus sians are so far ahead of us in air strength that it's P't.ful. ' I'm afraid our public servants talk too much. And Every time ANYBODY says ANTHING our fantas'.ic modern communications system carries what he has to say to the eyes and the cars of everybody in ihe world. No wonder we're contused. CI Who Chose To Stay With Reds Changes Mind OLYMPIA, Wash. I A 24-year-old American soldier who, as a prisioner of war, chose to remain behind the Iron Curtain rather than return to his young wife and daughter in Olyniipia, Wash., has had a change of heart. Now he wants to come home. Mrs. Otho G. Bell says she is encouraging her husband to re turn. "And if he's sent to prison, I'll get a job near the prison so I can see him from time to time." she says. The status of Otho G. Bell Is beclouded, legally. He was one of 21 American prisoners of war who refused repatriation, but stayed wilh Red China. Mrs. Bell said his letters indi cated that he apperently had been told that two American POW's who at first declined to return to the United Stales, then did, had been executed. Actually, the pair was sentenced to prison. Mrs. Bell is living at Oiympla with their 4-year old daughter Paula, whom Bell never has seen. He shipped overseas with the 2nd Infantry Division in 1950 before the daughter was born. Stat Dtpt. Offers Aid Mrs. Bell said her husband In tended lo get a passporr. to return to the United States. She said she had been informed the Stale De partment would aid and issue docu ments for his return if he reaches Hong Kong. In Washington, military officials said that if Bell should' be given a passport, it might amount to recognizing him as a U. S. citizen. Mrs. Bell said her most recent letter from him was dated April 15. In it. he said he was leaving for a new job. He didn't say where. But Mrs. Bell says she was told bv relatives of another POW that Bell was going to a collective farm in south China. LAUREL LODGE NO. 13 A. F. 1 A. M. Roiabura, Ortfon SPECIAL COMMUNICATION! WED, JUNE 1--7:30 P.M. Work in M. M. Degee Viiih'm Bretnars Welcomt W. M Ralph I. Coar Sac. Durward Owtnt
