Southern Oregon News Review. Ashland, Ore., Thurs., Aug. 5, 1948 •
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4-H Girls Selected For Screen l ests
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Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
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Obituaries
The importance of Berlin to the Western Allies can
not be judged purely on material grounds. We, and Eng
land, could administer our part ot Germany from with
in our zone. It is possible that we would have been
better off if we had never established headquarters in
Berlin at all. It is certainly clear that we should have
initially insistd on a supply corridor of our own, rath
These four girls, members of 4-H Clubs, have been chosen out of
er than trusting to generalized verbal agreements with nearly 10,000 entries, to go to Hollywood for screen testa. One will
chosen to play a part in a him called "The Green Promise." With
Stalin. But all that is water over the dam, and the un be
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Robert Paige, screen actor, above are, left V right, Marian Freed,
fortunate fact is that American prestige is inextricably Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Putsy Ann Meyer. Canton, Oklahoma; Judy
Mukwonago. Wisconsin; Jeanne LaDuke, Mount Vernon,
tied in with the Berlin controversy. It is now a ques Stewart.
Indiana. Paige is co-producer of the film with Monty Collins, who
wrote the story for the movie. The film will be produced by
tion of what the Chinese call “face."
a n « w in 4 » » n * n d s n t K l i n t v u n r i n v
On top of that, there is a vital question of moral ob
B. C ole m a n, M rs. L e w is U lr ic h
ligation involved.
Should Russia take over Berlin,
and M rs. M o o re H a m ilto n o f the
thousands of prominent anti-nazi and anti-communist
Jackson c o u n ty p o lio c o m m itte e .
Germans who have sided courageously with the West
M r. M on tes cam e to Jackson
ern world might be liquidated. At best, they would
c o u n ty on a s ta te w id e s u rv e y
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suffer severe privations. And that would certainly
to u r, being m ade to d e te rm in e
weaken the democratic spirit in the other European
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of the strength of two opposed theories of life and c o u n ty w ith d e fin ite aim s fo r the Id a h o e p id e m ic re g a rd in g th e i
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government. And that is why we have held firm, and rea dy a c tiv a tio n In case o f an need fo r p r e lim in a ry o rg a n iz a
in M e d fo rd tio n .
are running the greatest risks in an attempt to hold e F p rid id a e y m ic u n w d e e re r d m ire ade
c tio n o f F e lix
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our ground, and to induce Russia to live up to w hat w e M ontes, state re p re s e n ta tiv e o f cal th e ra p is ts and o th e r aids,
consider clear agreements made during and imme the N a tio n a l F o u n d a tio n fo r I n tre a tin g th e disease; is one o f th e
fa n tile P a ra ly s is .
M e e tin g w ith fir s t needs, th e loca l c h a p te r was
diately after the war.
M r. M on tes a t th e H o te l M e d a dvised to fo rm a h ou sin g c o m
It is all a gamble on both sides. We are gambling fo rd w e re V e rn S m ith o f A s h m itte e a t an e a rly date. C h a ir
that the Russians do not want war and will decide to la n d c h a irm a n o f th e Jackson m an S m ith ann ou nce d th a t he
Y o u r Q u a lity K< mm I S tore
e N a tio n a l w o u ld a p p o in t such a c o m m itte e
cooperate. Our diplomatic notes, though couched in c F o o u u n n ty d a tio c h n a p fo te r r In o f fa n th tile
P a ra ly and asked th a t re sid e n ts in M e d
strong terms, have been designed to give Russia a sis; D r. A . E. M e rk e l, c o u n ty fo rd and A s h la n d g iv e th o u g h t
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chance to pull back without sacrificing her own pres h e a lth o ffic e r ; C o u n ty Judge J. to a n y a v a ila b le fa c ilitie s . He
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tige. The Russians are also gambling that the United
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States will not let matters reach the point where war
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is the only solution, and will either withdraw from
Berlin, or, more likely, will agree to a new conference
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on the disposition of Germany on Soviet terms.
The high American authorities, both in Berlin and
Washington, have acted with calmness and restraint.
General Clay has given no ground, but neither has he
rattled the saber. Secretary Marshall has said again
a s low a s $32.00 |M t th o u san d
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and again that U. S. policy is based on avoiding ,‘the
tragedy of war’’ with Russia. However, there is al
ways the danger of some “incident that will stir up
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great popular anger, lead to a further succession of in
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In that connection, there is one school of people who
seem to feel that eventual war with Russia is inevit
able, and that we should start it now while we have
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the A-bomb, and the Communists, presumably, have
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not. Anyone who believes in this theory of so c 3 lied
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“preventive war” would do well to read an article in
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the July Harpers by Hanson W. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin
is military editor of the New York Times, and has
written many books and innumerable brief pieces on
B U S I N E S S D IR E C T O R Y
military affairs. According to him, the major Russian
industrial targets are beyond the range of present-
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day bombers, unless we go to the extreme of one-way,
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suicide m issions, which would certainly be alien to
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the American mentality. On top of that, the Russians
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And even if we were to overcome these obstacles, he
goes on, we could not destroy the Russian army. It
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would spread throughout Europe. It has been devel
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oped to live off the land to a remarkable extent, thus
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largely eliminating the need for vulnerable supply
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thinks, by an actual invasion of Europe.
What would be the cost of this? In Mr. Baldwin’s
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our own civilian population would be safe from Rus
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complished. Preventative war would, therefore, defeat
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our own purpose; we could conquer Russia, but you
do not defeat ideologies by the sword.”
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by inviting war.” That, generally speaking, is the atti
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