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Thursday. January 26. I9SO 5 l 6 f i e BIT MEDFOBD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Third World War Would Destroy Civilization, MacArthur Convinced By Earnest Hoberecht United Press Correspondent Tokyo, Jan. 28 (U.PJ Gen. Douglas MacArthur Is convinced that a third world war would destroy civilization as we know "'That conviction and some others held by the supreme commander can be set forth with assurance on this, his 70th birth day anniversary, by this cor respondent who has been around his headquarters for four and a half years. Among those convictions are the following: 1. Modern war Is so destruc tive that it must be outlawed completely. . 2 A ban on individual weap ons such as the atomic bomb and Problem Of Bad Checks Worse, Kiwanis Club Told The fictitious check problem is getting worse because of the carelessness oi ousi"--aaiuc.., It is up to businessmen to stop this type of crime, Ray Clark, manager of the Medford hotel, declared in a talk to Medford Kiwanis club yesterday noon at Rogue Valley Country club. Clark said that $800 million dollars is lost each year by firms and individuals who cash bad checks. He brought out that there would be a tremendous saving during the next 30 days if mer chants would tighten up on check cashing. Many Too Eager The speaker brought out that businessmen in many cases have been too eager for business to ask for proper identification of customers presenting checks. He itated that checks should be re fused H a person is not known or positively identified. , Clark suggested the use of trick questions to test strangers, and advised businessmen to meet several times per week with key employees to discuss means of halting check artists. Saying that law enforcement groups are not agencies lor col lection on bad "paper,' Clark asserted that it is up to mer chants to give police "something to work with" to enable capture and .prosecution of bad check writers. 10,000 Professionals There are 10,000 professional writers of bad checks in the United States and thoasands of amateurs, according to Clark. Chief of Police Clatous Mc Credie spoke briefly and advised that merchants should lock blank checks in their safes at night and take other precautions in order .Uat ihav 11,111 nnt hft Stolen. Sergeant Charles Champlln of the city police aeparimem wi also a guest. Police, Unable To Read Pink Slips, Free Chinaman Chicago, Jan. 26 (U.W A detective spotted Chic Szeto. a Chinese Importer, handing out pink slips of paper and receiving money in return. "A lottery," the policeman de cided. He walked up and seized one of the slips. It bore Chinese writing. "What do the slips say?" he demanded. "Weather' reports," Szeto beamed. The detective, skeptical, took Szeto Into court. He was freed when authorities found there was no one around who could read Chinese. PLAN GOLD RUSH Jacksonville, Jan. 26 The date set for the Jacksonville Lions club annual Gold Rush jubilee will be August S and 6, according to a club spokesman. A board meeting of the club will be held at 8 p. m. today in the Royal Neighbors lodge rooms in the U. S. hotel for the purpose of appointing committees nnd be ginning plans for the event. President Arthur Dnvies will be in charge and officers ask that all members attend. other more fearful forces It not the answer. Communism Big Threat 'i Tha nnsupr lies in liberty. Christianity, democracy. 4. communism is uie lmbr" threat in the world today, and i, ! n Riiminn mnrp uri nific is iiw , . . , portant than meeting this chal lenge. . e fi!..!IUn4lnn qb UA VnRW 11 will be destroyed if world lead- ers fan in ineir n.-j"""""j to find a solution to the prob lems and permit a third world war. . In contrast witn me very lig nite ideas he holds on a number i imnn..ni siihinris not con cerned with his private life, Mac- Arthur came up 10 m today disinclined to be specific wi..i nv nlnni he miuht have for the long range future. He plans to Keep jigm. his present job until it is finish ed. After that? Rumors are heard that he might take a job in pri vate industry, or that he might retire completely. Asked about it, he replied good naturedly: , . . "I am no prophet to foretell the future." The birthday celebration will not be elaborate. Aside irom nib -i. i. a ...ill inKnri his birthday uith hi wife and their 12-year- old son, Arthur. Visitors Expected rrWn nnnnrul UfiH tCl tO hlS Of- fiA n ,,c,,oi Thn nnlv breaks in his seven-day-a-week routine were expected to be visits by a few top members of his staff and a handful of diplomats and others calling to extend greet- ,n? i hi fimvlplinn tllHt he has done pretty well here, and that there is hope for Japan's returning to the world family of nations as a remade country fol inutltig thp nHttern accepted by the democratic nations. Regardless of how history men t,r-n him thf I'AnPI'fll feels tllll'. he first is an American and sec ond a soldier. He will be pleased if he is remembered as a good American nnci a gooq soiuier. VtSCOm VALLEYS... the One BEEF STEW Homemade Way! The "Meatiest" Beef Stew You Ever Tasted! Now a eerved-ln-mlnutes stow that tastes homemade. 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