Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Ore., Thursday, June .7 , 1948 HROW NS ENTERTAIN AT IN F O R M A L D IN N E R Published every Thursday by THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPAN\ Ashland. Oregon 38 East Main Street Carryl H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence. Publishers _______ Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash­ land, Oregon, February 15, 1935. under the act of Congress ot March 3, 1879. The current furor over the State Department’» ".Voice of America" radio broadcasts is the most serious the program has become involved in Mt far. For a long time a sizable minority in Congress has doubted it the broadcasts can do any good. At one time it looked as if either the House or Senate might refuse to vote the necessary appropriations kreu the program going. It was saved by Secretary Marshall, who to keep me prograi 5 * . nude a strong plea in which he said it was an important adpuict to our foreign policy. “ Voice of America" is beamed by directional radio to a long list of foreign countries, in their languages. The broadcast which recently aroused anger in Congress seems to have been extraordinarily critical of this countiy, at least in part. It was in the form of a travelogue, in which two men journeyed through various states and discussed what was going on. Heavy street, apparently, was laid on real or alleged ra­ cial and other inequalities. The author of the script said that taking isolated lines from the contest did it an injustice, and that anyone who listened to all of it would get a favorable opinion of the United States. Whether that is true or not, it looks as if division of respon­ sibility is a very weak link in the "Voice of America” chain The State Department does not prepare the scripts, but has that done by a broadcasting company. N o one in authority, apparently, checks them before they are released. In the recent controversy, everyone passed the buck to someone else. Regardless of what has happened in practice, however, the theory back of "Voice of America” is interesting. The basic plan was to put out entertaining and informative programs that would give foreign listeners— particularly those behind the iron curtain— a more accurate idea of American life and thought than can be gained from their own newspapers and radio, most of which are government controlled. Nlchol.,« Nicolai. T M*ss Smith Is O p e »en n Mikeä iviiKi Wed Fri. June 4 Brown j Mr. und Mm Krneat L .Scott of- l)r. ami Mr». Edward enteiturned at an Infoimal d in ­ Medford. mid Mr. mid Mr»». K r ner party Wednesday eve, June Coleman »>1 Medford, were pies 9, at Omar's rcMtuuiunt. The din ent for the parly. by Doyle SEELY Candlelight services held al net was hi honor of Mis. Brown Mrs Jackson Geiger. 114 Dowry the Methodist church at H p.111. sister. MI'S Sarah Mill« 1, and A. Rtreet, left the last of the week The newest addition to the Friday, June 4th, united in nun N. Nicolai, who were marrle home at 190 M ountain Avenue ing in news of the Teen-age club. fastened with white satin ribbon Paini (or «v»ry »urlar». Com» In Bi.th are well known locally, h av ­ You didn’t have to be crazy to stream ers. lor information and advlc» on ing graduated from the Ashland enter Will M iller's contest, but it an y painting problem. M atron of honor was Mrs. high school in 1945. seems that it sure helped. Will Robert O’H arra who wore a yel­ During the war the groom heard from nearly 200 listeners low formal. Best man to the a rved in the navy, in the Pacific during the course of the week. groom was Jay Sam uelson and theatre. Since discharge he has Most of them , . , had . . . . the right ans­ , Betty Berry was flower girl. 1 been currently emploved hv liar wer to his birthday question. B ets of (lnted (, u nations r.s, n Pm ts. I n p t n p n t . i l l v was w n c “one ‘n n o h ir . , , which Incidentally bir­ were carried by the attendants Mrs. Cannon attended Oregon thday.” And just about every en­ and m atron of honor. C a m « In « • » • ? I State College and for th«' last tra n t included the box top. Con­ I « , m u »««hi««. For her daughter's wedding, year has been employed by Dr «-Calar Oynaml«« sequently, Will has an assort­ Mrs. Sm ith wore a dusty rose 1 J.imes ( ’. Hayes of Medford rar ,« « « Hama." m ent of box tops. W hat will hap­ ¡lace afternoon dress with p astel' For her traveling outfit, Mrs pen to them still rem ains to be cosage and white accessories Cannon wore a light blue suit seen. Mrs. Dollai hide and Mrs. Martha w ith white accessories anti orchid ---------------------------- Dahuff, grandm others of th«' corsage. 279 E. M nin Telephon»876l g a r a M ille r W e d s T h , id«. . . . .0 r „ .h ,he rank and file nf people, andI to among other things, that America is peacable, sympathetic with their problems, and eager to cooperate in solving the world’s ills. N o one knows how many foreign listeners have actually heard the broadcasts. In some countries, notably the Soviet Union, where people caught lis­ tening to foreign broadcasts may find themselves in serious difficulty, the number is undoubtedly small. Even so. the program’s advocates say, it has been a positive and growing influence. The future of "Voice of America” remains to be seen. Within the United States, a number of non-governmental activities are being carried on to give Americans themselves a clearer idea of the super­ iority of the capitalist over-the socialist and communist systems. There is no end of authorative information of this kind, but much of it is long and scholarly monographs which are not widely read. More and more thought is being given to reaching people with ideas and facts which can be quickly assimilitated and easily remembered. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, as an example, has put out a series of charts called "Magic of America” which have been received with much more enthusiasm than was expected. The charts are largely factual in character, and are devoted to the difference in living stan­ dards between capitalist America, communist Russia and socialist Brit­ ain. The average American wage earner, it is pointed out, could buy Wick Furniture A N > N lC O llli .llin C 10 Mrs. Edw ard E. Brown, 407 N. Main Street, announces the m ar­ riage of her sister. Miss Sara Mil­ ler, of sam e address, to A. N. Nicolai of McMinnville, Oregon, at the Chapel of the Rocks and Roses in Medford, Oregon, on Thursday, Ju n e 10, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Judge F rank L. Lonergan of P ortland officiated, using the single ring ceremony. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Edw ard E. Brown, and the groom by Dr. Edward E. Brown. Nicolai owns and operates the Oregon Hotel in McMinville, and his bride was traveling represen­ tative for the Em pire Production Company of Kartfcas City, Mo., and has m ade her home here w ith Dr. and Mrs. Brown the past year. Following a two weeks honey­ moon in Oregon the couple will be at home at the Oregon Hotel in McMinville. six pairs of shoes with a week’s earnings, while in Russia his counter­ part gets enough for only one shoe. Again, in America an hour s work GRANTS PASS GLAD SHOW will pay for six quarts of milk, while in Russia it will buy but a third TO BE AUGUST 13 «5 14 of one quart. And, despite our housing shortage, we have an average of 410 square feet per person as against Ivan’s 40. These, and many other comparable works, are all part of the war of ideas, which is a relatively new thing in the world. The basic con­ flicts between nations today are ideological. That is why totalitarian governments always take over the press and the radio as a first step in cementing their authority, and eliminate all criticism, no matter how mild. The Russians, for instance, are very proud of the fact that their newspapers have had an astonishing growth in circulation in the last eight or ten years. One leading paper actually said that this was an example how "real” freedom ot the press— which consists of putting Soviet propaganda into every story! One of the basic weaknesses in the communist system is, of course, this inability to stand criticism. The Soviet leaders are afraid that their people will be contaminated by western ideas and knowledge The late spring in Southern Oregon has caused a postpone­ m ent of the 1948 G rants Pass Gladiolus Show it was announc­ ed following a special meeting of grow er-m em bers of the G rants Pass Gladiolus Society recently. The show was originally sched­ uled for July 30th and 31st. Be­ cause of late plantings and an expected shortage of blooms at th a t tim e the show dates have now been set for August 13th and 14th, according to John A. Bas­ tian, President of the Society. of western ways of living. It is realiably reported that returning Rus­ sian soldiers who have had close contact with British and Americans are forced to take indoctrination training, during which the virtues of communism and the sins of capitalism are pumped into them ad If Oregon is to have the telephone service it needs -y» you isms argue that their systems offer the "common naan” greater security and material benefits. As Al Smith used to say, let’s look at the record. Russia has gone whole hog in its version of a "people’s government, to own or control all productive activity, and only a miserable mini­ mum of consumer goods is produced. Her retail stores— all of which belong to the state— are stocked with only a few necessities and even current wages and costs and to keep our credit sound. Our price levels in Oregon have lagged far behind general price levels. The increase in revenues granted last January, the first increase in over a quarter of a century, averaged only 9 ^ per cent. We wish we could pay post­ war prices for all that we buy and charge only slightly more than prewar prices for what we have to sell but thia ia impossible. Our earnings in Oregon, including the rate revisions "B A LA N C E " IS V I T A l l granted last January, won’t do the job. Current earnings on the dollars invested in Oregon are less than half of what are needed to do the job. • Between now and the end o f next year we should spend $26,500,000 to enlarge and improve the telephone system to meet the needs of the people of Oregon. To do this we must go to investors for money. Investors are alike in one thing — they put their dollars where they can expect safety and a fair return. Your personal situation i» affected by changing con­ ditions, and adjustments in your insurance may be de­ sirable. For proper protec­ tion your policies must be in balance with your present needs. O u r advisory ser­ vice is available w ith o u t o b lig a tio n . ■ V and opportunity for all, retail stores groaning with every kind of com ­ modity, and a competitive system which has to please the people or go S.C. Jones & Sons Ashland. Oregon BILLINGS AGENCY 232 West 5th Phone 7558 Medford .Oregon Main & Oak Ph. 8781 DEPENDABLE INSURANCE COUNSELORS To provide a fair return, we are filing new rate sched- nies with the Public Utilities Commissioner of Oregon. F. D. TELLWRIGHT Viet President and Générai Manager these are strictly rationed. Prices, measured by average earning power, are far higher than in this country. "Backward America,” on the other hand, still clings to representa­ tive government and a capitalist economy. The "tragic” results of this are seen on every hand— the most efficient industries on earth, the highest standards of living in the world despite inflation, more leisure ' < 4 furnished, we must have enough price relief to meet ★ ★ ★ All the proponents of socialism, communism and the other what-have f of telephone service they are demanding and should he which lives amiably with a free press and a free radio. “Backward America”—Buijk! _ „4 ~ If the people of Oregon are to have the amount and kind nauseum. Then, when the soldiers are released to go home, they are watched carefully to make sure they are free of subversive ideas. We live in an age in which thoughts are weapons no less than guns. Whatever one may think of the capitalist system, it is the only one out of business— no "take it or leave it system. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D , M eCullotwh, “A ------- k T i~ soo l S NNEWS R E V IE W WENDELL LAWRENCE, Editor PARTY D ie Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company