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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8:i943
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Education Board Member
Tells Rotarlans U.S. Dross
Melted In Common Cause
'Edsar W. Smith, Portland,
member of the Oregon State
Board of Higher Education and
of the United Nations' council of
Portland, spoke before the Med
ford Rotary club Tuesday noon
at the Hotel Mediord, ine anm
versary of the Japanese sneak
attack at Pearl Harbor. "Educa
tion, the War and Peace" was
the subject or nis aaaress.
Smith, who Is a Portland busi
ness man and also operates a
ranch at Pendleton, has been
prominently mentioned as a
Democratic candidate for the
Edgar W. Smith
U. S. Senate at the forthcoming
primary elections. In the eve
ning he spoke before army offi
cers and wives and members of
Medford chapter of the Ameri
can Association of University
Women at the Outpost.
In his opening remarks, Edgar
Smith told Rotarlans that the loss
of 3,000 men, victims of a treach
erous and diabolical assault, was
terrible, but that their sacrifice
was not In vain. This tragedy In
atantly welded all America into
a mighty singleness of purpose.
The bombs that fell on Pearl
Harbor and on Manila blasted
from our midst the Isolationists
and pro-nail propagandists, de.
stroyed the obstructionists and
crippled the saboteur, blew up
our complacency and over-confidence,
and at the same time and
above all, strengthened the faith
of our people In the realities of
our own professions of democ
racy. In Rightful Role
"Then did we come out of our
elfish isolation and assume once
more the role of courage, self-
respect and helpfulness, and our
natural right In the affairs of
the world," ha said. "Then did
we find ourselves fortified by
democratic education functioning
at Its best."
After tracing the early steps
which made man the creature of
nature as we know him today,
omiin poiniea out that "educa
tion has developed tho Barms of.
fered by nature but has not per-
iecii mem. man s continually
occuring orgies of blood quite
overwhelm any statement to the
contrary. Today, with four-fifth.
of the people of the world m-
Drouea in another bloody con
met, we discern the proving
round of two colossal experi
ments In education. One of these
began 70 yeara ago with Ger
many's grandiose plan to subju
gate the world. The other was
h TTnitoH RUtci' slffantie under
taking In building the world's'
mightiest war machine, utilizing
the product of the most prolific
and efficient Inventive and manu
facturing senlus ever known.
Because this nation insisted
upon Isolationism after the first
world war, efforts to establish a
collective peace became a futile
gesture," Smith said. The Ver
sailles treaty was then flouted
before the world and education
In many countries became disor
ganized and demoralized.
Totalitarianism Traced
The speaker then traced the
course of totalitarian rise to
power which began with the first
attack of the Japanese upon Man
churia, followed by the invasion
of China, Mussolini's attack upon
Ethiopia and his violation 01
pledges with the kingdom of Al
bania. Hitler's thrusts In Europe
were the Inevitable subsequent
moves which Involved the world
in this desperate struggle.
On the brighter side. Smith re
minded his audience that "edu
cation which we seek must not be
one that destroys lives but to
serve life ... the only reason
we have education at all is be.
cause of the value we place upon
human lives." Democracy, he
said, is not an "Ism" but a "way
of life" with respect for the indi
vidual human being its basic and
abiding moral purpose. .
'Democracy does not awake to
danger until the SOth minute of
the 24th hour," the speaker said
in pointing out America's com
placency in the face of mounting
Nazi and Japanese power, the In
filtration of fifth columnists here
and the fortifying of mandated
Islands in the Pacific.
'In the final awakening It Is
good to know that our educators
in schools and colleges through
out the nation showed redoubled
vigor In respect to their analysis
and understanding of the eco
nomic, social and political prob
lems which were Involved in this
war and which created the awful
crisis that still confronts us . . .
The ruthlessness, ingenuity, and
malignity of the totalitarian strat
egy have placed free people
everywhere on trial. This is
clear, yet it Is those who profess
democratic Ideals and not the
Ideals themselves that are on
trial."
Mr. Smlih reviewed briefly the
events of the past 20 years which
have brought to the people of
America a more Intelligent con
ception of human relations. He
expressed the opinion that the
league of nations covenant was
overwhelmingly popular after
tne last war, but was blocked' by
the efforts of a "group of wilful
men. The people of America
must prepare to adopt and act
upon the International policies
that will be most likely to attain
mo aesirea results of the com
ing victory, otherwise the sacri
fice of this struggle will have
been in vain," he concluded.
Mr. Smith left todnv fn Po
land.
THE GRANGE
Roxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grange members
enjoyed a special program of
educational pictures at their hall
Friday evening, when Mary
Schuler, principal of Lone Pine
school, and Hervey Crocker
showed "Timber Today, Forests
Tomorrow," and "The Country
of Ecuador" on the screen.
Sunday, Dec. 12, members
will meet at the hall at 10 a. m.
Men are to bring hammers for
ilia purpose of rebuilding tables
and ladles are to serve dinner
at noon.
The Grange Christmas nartv
will be observed Dec. 17 with
each member asked to give a
number toward the nrosram.
There also will be the usual ex
change of Christmas sifts and
the ladles are to furnish either
one dozen popcorn balls, apples
or oranges.
KILLED IN CRASH
Relatives of 1st Lt.
(tore A. Stewart
Substantial Gift
Theo-Make
As a memorial to First Lieut.
Theodore A. Stewart of Yreka,
Cal., who was killed In an air
plane crash last Monday in North
Carolina, a large donation has
been made to the Jackson coun
ty health program, Mrs. Lewis
Ulrlch, chairman of the Alex
Sparrow Memorial committee of
the Jackson County Public
Health association, announced
this week.
The committee, she stated.
feels honored to add the name
of the young flier to the mem
orial plaque, which hangs in the
clinic rooms of the Jackson
county health department. Rela
tives of Lieutenant Stewart have
sent contributions to the clinic
from Los Angeles, San Diego,
Fort Lewis and Amarlllo, Texas.
His family had learned of the es
tablishment of the Sparrow Mem
orial clinic through friends in
Medford and chose this manner
of honoring him.
Married in August
Lieutenant Stewart, 22, had
married Miss Beth Marie Pitman
of Yreka just last August at
Cherry Point, N. C. He was
killed In a flying accident about
one mile south of the Marine
Corps station at Cherry Point, ac-L
cording to the Yreka press.
Mrs. Stewart was expected to
return to Yreka by plane from
Washington. Her husband's body.
accompanied by a military escort,
was being sent to Yreka for
burial.
In addition to his wife. Lieu
tenant Stewart leaves his mother.
Mrs. J. W. Thomas of Yreka, his
stepfather, J. W. Thomas, a sif
ter, Mrs. Jean deLong; an aunt,
Mrs. Marguerite Eldridge of Ala
meda and four cousins: Mrs.
Ferda Downey of Alameda;
Lieut. Scott Harrison of Fort
Lewis; Pfc. Lawrence Harrison,
Amarlllo, Tex., and Pfc. Donald
Harrison, on duty in the South
Pacific. His father, M. M. Stew
art, is a warrant gunner in the
navy, stationed at San Diego.
FIRST CONCERT IS
IGHT
First concert of the Jackson
County Civic Music association
Is to be Dec. 15, Wednesday of
next week, according to an an
nouncement today by Seth M.
Bullls, president, of the associa
tion. Appearing will be Sldor
Belarksy, famous Russian bass
baritone. The concerts are to be
held at the high school audito
rium on South Oakdale Ave..
and Mr. Belarksy's program Is
to open at 8:15 p. m.
A total of five programs is to
be presented during the winter
and early spring by the associa
tion. Second of the series will
be the Don Cossacks Russian
chair, which la scheduled tor
Jan. 18.
Since the successful" eamnalon
for memberships resulted In a
capacity subscription, there will
be no admissions sold at the door.
Seats will not be reserved.
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chief of the U. S. Pacific f leet to the base on a recent inspection.
WATCH PRICES CUT
Washington, Dec. 8 (U.R)
Sharp reductions in retail prices
of three typv of imported Swiss
watches were ordered today by
the Office of Price Administra
tion. Watches affected were pin
lever, cylinder and Roskopf
types, now being Imported in
greater than usual quantity be
cause of the shortage of inex
pensive American-made types.
Many Californlans overpay
their state income tax through
failing to remember that the
state's personal exemptions are
much higher than federal per
sonal exemptions.
IS. Rl EVANS
GIVES LECTURE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
' Mrs. R. M. Evans, chairman
of the speaker's bureau of the
Philadelphia Red Cross branch,
spoke at the senior class as
sembly at the Medford high
school this morning. She ex
plained the work of staff as
sistants in the high schools of
the east and talked of the help
they give in establishing blood
bank centers. Mrs. Evans' talk
was the Initial lecture in a series
to be given under auspices of the
Junior Red Cross to train high
school students as junior staff
assistants. ' .
Second lecture of the series
will be Dec. 14 at 1:45 p. m. at
whiclt time Mrs. Justin Smith
will lecture on Red Cross his
tory to a combined audience of
seniors and adults at the senior
high school. Attending the lec
ture will be recruits for the hos
pital and recreation corps and
staff assistants from the army
auxiliary and high school. The
third lecture Is scheduled for
Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 10 a. m, and
will be on the subject of the
services rendered by the Red
Cross to the armed forces.
The high school lectures are
being made through the coopera
tion of Leonard Mayf ield, pru ,
cipal of Medford senior high!
school.
ENROLLMENT DECLINES
IN SUMMER SESSIONS
Eugene, Dec. 8 Enrollment
In the six summer sessions of
the Oregon state system of high
er education in 1943 with a total
of 2141 as against 2?.." 4 in the
previous year, showed a decline
of 9 per cent, as compared with
an average decline in the 11
other major summer sessions in
the four northwestern states and
California of 41 per cent. .
Tho annual statistical report
of the Oregon summer sessions,
from which the foregoing fig
ures are taken, indicates that
the only major institution show
ing increased enrollment was the .
Portland summer session, la 1
which the gain was 18 per cent
on a total of 761 this year as
against 642 fn 1942.
Indeed, o War Bond Is the "present wftfi a future" helping
Insure the continued welfare of your country and growing
more valuable year by year to the person who receives lt
A War Bond costing (18.75 matures at $25.00 in ten yean.
Such a gift then is both patriotic and generous.
We can supply you War Bonds In all denominations.
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