Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Ore., Thursday, June .7 , 1948
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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 *
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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<l
lor Chapel, Nehiaska, to visit tel
KW1N staff Is Miss Marjorie nage Miss Eva Smith, daughter T hursday, June 10.
utives
und plans to be gone some
Micky
Niculul,
Miss
Lenora
Thompson who joined the pro
time, *
ot Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Sm ith and
gram departm ent this week. She
Wallace C. Cannon, grandson of bride ami groom wore navy blue
replaces V erene Bailey who has
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Dollarhlde, with gardenia corsage.
left for Boise, Idaho.
all of Ashland.
“The Lord's P rayer’’ was sum:
M arjorie has already received
The double ring ceremony was by Clifford Williams which elo
her baptism of fire In front of a
read by the Rev. Robert Mell cd the ceremony and the Irani
mike, taking over the “Listen
venna before a altar ot white tional wedding marches w cici
Ladies’’ show each morn i n g flowers, palms and ferns Prelude
W hen she’s not preparing copy music was played by Mrs. Frank played by Mrs. Davis.
The reception which followed,
or em oting for the ladles, Mai Davis as guests were seated by
In
the church parlors, was at
jorie spends her time whipping
ushers, Robert Hoefs and Delbert tended by approxim ately
two
up the other program s on the Landing
hundred
people.
The
rooms
were
KWIN log.
Preceding the ceremony white decoruted with large basket», of
The Teen Age club
of Ashland tapers were lighted by the two
locks, snapdragons and fern.
is now m aking sem i-regular
ap-
After the bride and groom first
pearances on Friday afternoons, attendants, Mrs. Delbert Lund
mg and Mrs. Robert Iloefs, d ress cut the tiered bride's cake, cut
So far, they’ve been on the air ed in light blue and pink.
ting was continued by Mrs. Mare
twice proceeding their dances in
Soloist Clifford Williams sang, Smith, with Mrs. Wtmtield Roh
the junior high gym. Last week, 'W ith This Ring' und "Because’’
erson and Miss Barbara Helm
Miss Mary W aterbury acted as
before the bridal purty entered. pouring punch und coffee. Mrs.
Mistress of Ceremonies, and pre
Escorted to the altar anil given
sented fifteen m inutes of local in m arriage by her father, the Jeannette Williams was in ehargi
talent supplied by the teen-agers. bride wore the traditional white of tlu* guest book and Mrs. J. E.
Biss Bissell, also representing slipper satin gown, fashioned C haniheilain, Mrs. Mayne Cary.
the teen-agers has taken over the with tight bodice, long sleeves, Mrs. Katie Scroggins and Mrs
Monday night Ju k e Box platter and full skirt. Lace trim m ed the Verla Lutz assisted about the
Horlpe lor i«a»onal p»»k up.
spinning job. From now on. Bill yoke und also edged the tram. rooms.
Following a brief wedding trip,
Com» io h»adquail»i» lor ')»•
plans to spin mall requests for She carried a white prayer hook
b««l in P a in t Enanwl» and clean
the teen-agers, as w'ell as work on which a white orchid was Mr. and Mrs. Cannon will he at
ing ii»»«l». W . h a w « P»«l»»-ur‘l»>
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
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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
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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 .
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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
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To provide a fair return, we are filing new rate sched-
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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 '
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furnished, we must have enough price relief to meet
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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!
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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,
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soo l S NNEWS R E V IE W
WENDELL LAWRENCE, Editor
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