TWO MTDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. Jn. 19. 1948
:History Holds Little Peace Hope
For Pugnacious, Egoistic Mankind
I Durant Tells Knife and Fork Club
Last of the great lessons of
i history is that "man is tough,
and somehow, somewhere, he
' will cheerfully build again," said
Dr. Will Durant, great philoso
i pher and historian who spoke
last evening at the high school
auditorium for members of the
Rogue River Valley Knife and
Fork club and their invited
guests. He declared that "there
is little in history that gives
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promise of eternal peace," since
human nature is fundamentally
pugnacious and egoistic and it is
"impossible for a nation to be
different from Its people."
Later under questioning Dr.
Durant said there would prob
ably be at least 30 years of peace
since the great nations are now
"biologically unprepared for
war."
In N.w Phase
This nation is now entering
a different phase of democracy,
Durant said, adding that since
we have lost our isolationism
wc may become more military
and will have a "democracy with
more authority." The speaker
declared that the coming of the
air ago would mean more power
for tlio great land nations with
little coast-line, such as Russia
and China, and a decline of the
maritime empires, such as Great
Britain. However, he said at an
other point "Don't worry about
Russia. She has all she needs
and we have more than is good
for us. If wc know what Is good
for us, we will mind our own
business."
Discussing governmental
forms. Dr. Durant said that "al
most any form of government
can get things done," and he
gave historical examples to
prove that great civilizations
had risen under various types of
government and said that some
democracies have been the most
corrupt known to history.
Religion Main Force
"Religion is the greatest force
for civilization of all," the his
torian said and added that great
religions have stood at the be
ginning of every great civiliza
tion, these being "created by
faith and destroyed by intellect."
"Jews have contributed more
to civilization than any other
people, considering how few
they are in number," Dr. Durant
said. "We are spiritually Sem
ites. Remember the next time
you murder a Jew that they gave
us Christianity." Reviewing the
great civilizations of history, Dr.
Durant said he had concluded
that "race is not a fundamental
element in the success of a civil
ization." Racial mixtures are the
preludes to new civilizations,
the speaker declared, ar.d said
they afforded "biological reju
venation." "There Is only one economic
system, and that Is the profit
system," Durant said, adding
that Russia had been forced to
re-Insert the profit system In her
national economy. He said that
the establishment of Utopias had
always failed because "we are
not free and not equal" and be
cause they violated the basic
"law of selection."
"There is as much inequality
In Russia today as there is in
America," he declared.
Life Is Struggle
Declaring that life fundamen
tally is a struggle Durant said
"If we all had enough to eat
guaranteed to us for all time,
we would all soon starve to
death. It is only the fear of pov
erty that makes men rich. The
most impossible condition of so
ciety would result if all men
were well fed and without fear.
Freedom from fear would even
tually mean the end of life."
During the question period
Dr. Durant said "the greatest
lesson of the atom bomb is that
science will do evil for us as
readily as good," and when
asked if the people of the world
could be educated for interna
tional government said "the
atom bomb might do it."
Dr. Durant, introduced by the
Rev. George R. Turney, light
ened his profound lecture with
humorous quips which delighted
the audience.
FSA WOULD HELP
OF FAMILY FARM
Profitable and sound opera
tion of small and family-type
farms in Jackson county during
post-war changes is set up as
the 1946 goal of the Farm Se
curity program by the county
FSA farm committee and J. M.
Stein, county FSA supervisor,
211 Fluhrer building. Qualified
veterans and resident farmers
unable to secure the type of
credit and management assist
ance they need are to receive
first consideration.
Diversified crop and livestock
programs, dairy herd improve
ment, building repairs and re
modeling, replacement of worn
out machinery and equipment,
household equipment and water
development were considered by
the committee as the most
urgent post-war needs in this
area, Stein said. Farm Security
five-year loans with farm and
home plans will be directed to
ward these goals.
Farmers or veterans on either
part-time or full-time farms are
eligible if they have written
leases, own, or are buying a
farm on contract, if satisfactory
credit cannot be obtained from
other sources.
County FSA committeemen,
including Edward R. Chamber
Iain, Eagle Point; Earl Ulrich,
Trail, and Leonard J. Freeman,
Ccn'ral . Point, and the county
supervisor will advise with farm
ers interested in the post-war
improvements outlined. Appli
cations are received at the
county FSA office, 211 Fluhrer
building, Medford, every Friday.
Jack Benny Haters
Now Hate Htm Less
Hollywood, Jan. 29 (U.R
Carroll P. Craig, Sr., of Pacific
Palisades, Cal., felt a little more
lenient toward Jack Benny to
day after winning $2,500 first
prize in the comedian's radio
contest.
Craig's was one of more than
277,000 letters submitted on the
subject "I Can't Stand Jack
Benny because ."
Charles S. Doherty, Hotel Bol
ton Square, Cleveland, O., won
second prize of SI. 500 and Miss
Joyce O'Hara, 1014 Dragon Ave.,
Detroit, Mich., won third prize
of $1,000. All prizes were paid
in victory bonds. I
15,000 VETS IN
Portland, Jan. 29 (U.PJ Some
58,000 Oregonians are still un
employed, according to Lee C.
Stoll, state director of the United
States employment service.
Stoll says the figure is com
posed of some 15.000 women and
an estimated 13.000 others diffi
cult to place because of age,
physical handicaps or because
they are members of minority
groups.
Stoll adds that the two major
resulting problems of the unem
ployment situation is obtaining
jobs for lu.OOO unemployed vet
erans, and the housing shortage
which is facing those who seek
to move from one area to an
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COMFORTABLE, CLEAN CABS
STARTS SAWING
Some sawing was done yester
day and full operations are ex-
pected to start within a week at
the new Fir-Pine Lumber com-
pany mill Just south of the Bear
Creek Orchards packing house. I
According to R. H. Taylor, one
of the owners, the saw-mill will j
have a capacity of 40,000 feet
daily, one shift of 12 men is em-I
ployed. Dimension lumber will
be cut. Logs are being obtained
from the Elk creek area.
Taylor and his brother, E. G.
Taylor, began construction of
the mill last July but were held
up by material shortages. A res
ident of Ashland, R. H. Taylor
Via nrAvinmlv Vuun nsutpin tfH
Wlin nis miner ouu mice u turn
ers at the Taylor Brother's saw
mill in the Dead Indian area. E.
G. Taylor has farmed for 18
iricx.
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PLAN '
For GROWERS of PEACHES
and TOMATOES
The BAGLEY CANNING COMPANY will outline an
attractive PROFIT SHARING PLAN for the grower of
both peaches and tomatoes at a
PUBLIC MEETING
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
1:30 p.m.
JACKSON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE AUDITORIUM
If you are producing peaches or want to plant tomatoes
you should not miss this meeting. Even if your acreage
is small you will find this plan profitable.
For the convenience of growers in the northern part of
the valley a receiving station will be established in the
Central Point area.
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