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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, January 31, 1950 MedfordJWTribune 'Everyone In Southern Otciob" eade The Mail Tribune" Dally Ixcept Saturday I Editorial Correspondence ii j Publlched by MEDfORD PRINTlh tt-M North rtr St. ROBERT W ERNEST K RUHU Editor OILSTRAP Manaier mn nnr.v Arivertlalne Mir. r FERGUSON. Manalina Editor rnif Al l KN JR.. City Editor HARRY CHIFMAN, Telegrapn EOltol MKNRV L GREEN. Sunday Editor OLIVE STARCHER Society Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Ugt An Independent Nawapapar Entered aa second data matter at Madiard. Oregon, under Act of March J. 1897 " SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance: Dally and Sunday ona year... W OO Dally and Sunday elx month! 4.78 DaUy and Sunday three moe itu Dally and Sunday ona month 1.00 By Carrier In Advance Madtord. Ashland. Central Point, Jacksonville Cold Hill. Phoenix. Talent and on motor routea: ..., Dally and Sunday ona year. (11.00 Dally and Sunday one month 100 All Terma Caib la Advance dftlelal Paper of the City ol Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Preae rull Leaaad Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU C4T CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative: UTEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Offices In New York. Chicago De troit, San Francisco. Los Angeles Seattle. Portland. St Louis Atlanta Van0uveriMBCMMaMMaMMMMtlM 2, NIWrAPIt PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION fMAflONAl IVITOItAl Flight o' Time Medford and Jackta County His Mry (ram the files of the Mall Tribune 10, 20 and 14 train ago 10 YEARS AGO TODAY Jtnuary 31, 1940 (It Wag Wednesday) Mr. Nancy E. Martin, family friend of Abraham Lincoln, diea on Griffin creek. About 600 persons attend pres ident's birthday ball here to aid March of Dimes. Employees, f a m i 1 i e i and friends of U.S. National bank branch here enjoy dinner and dance. New York, N. Y.. Jan. 26 One of the most hopeful things In NO CO. this distressed world today can be observed here In New York vnone a-eue, better oerhaos than anywhere else. For example: The United States army transport "General McRae" landed few hours ago at its New York dock and over 1,000 D.P.'a landed, and gcattered in various and sundry directions to new homes in tne u.&.A., men, women ana cniiaren. Among them was a displaced Pole, one Szymon Wiesenfeld a cowherd, whose wife was killed by the Nazis, and who is still suffering from wounds and physical disabilities resulting from his years in a concentration camp. He had a tin suitcase and a soiled sack ot personal Belongings, needed a shave and bath. But there was a smile on his face and a light in his eye which gave convincing evidence of his jubilation over escaping from Soviet-dominated Poland, and finding security and liberty in the country he had heard so much about but had never seen before. He was met by George Soifer who runs a dairy not very far from the League of Nations over on Long Island, and for 10 cents he was transported to the big red barn, where he will have room and bath, and tend, with the help of three other cowhands, 72 milking Holsteins. l ot szymon wiesenieia or roiana me Degins at i it i y-unei We venture to say that a vast majority of the rural population of Poland and every other Russian-dominated rural community in Europe for that matter would like to do what this middle-aged D.P. is doing and as far as they may be able are working in that direction. As has not been so acutely true since the great m arat on from Europe following the Civil War, the United States represents today In iha macpa nt wpstArn nnrl mlHrllr. ITiirnn "Th PrnmliaH T.anH the land of freedom, opportunity and material advancement. Today this country received over a thousand new citizens here in New York and it Is safe to predict with a vast majority beconv ing farm workers, with a hope of eventually becoming farm own crs, they will develop intofloyal and useful ones. So much lor the workers of Europe. How about the middle and upper class citizens over there? Only a few days ago Alcksander Dudzinski these Poles have a weakness for unprouncablc names the counselor for the Polish delegation to the UN announced his resignation from that body and appealed to Dean Acheson ol the state department for asylum in the United States where he wishes to spend the rest of his life with family and friends. Said he: "Freedom has disappeared in Poland. Under the circum stances my return to Poland is obviously impossible, and as Soviet Russia entirely dominates the actions of my country's delegation to the UN, actions of which I entirely disapprove, my usefulness in that organization has ended. I hope you can grant me and my wife Anna the right to remain In the U.S.A., a country whose devotion to freedom and liberty I have learned so deeply to admire." What is true of Wiesenfeld and Dudzinski, must, as remarked above, be also true of a vast majority of citizens of all races and classes in Europe who are living under Soviet tyranny. And surely as Russian conquests are extended if they are the numbers will increase. All, or any large proportion, 'can't of course find sanctu ary in this country. But this is certain, those forced to remain, In any crisis tnat may develop, will not be fighting on tne side of the Kremlin willingly, and will do anything that can pc done to aid the cause of human freedom, and bring the downfall of Russian imperialism. Here is a TREMENDOUS potential asset for the cause of world democracy and a tremendous liability, in any future crisis that may develop, for the bosses of the Kremlin to handle. It is this world-wide desire, expressed or repressed, among the inhabit ants of this planet, regardless of race, color or creed which in the final show-down will decide the outcome of this "cold war," or if the cold war ever becomes "hot." will eventually insure victory for the forces of human liberty, freedom and the security and in dependence of the individual. Carl Wlltermood, Iral Nelson, George Perkins, O. M. Kessler nd Harold Llnd Initiated into Lions club. Rogue River Sportsmen's club membership totals nearly 4U0. 20 YEARS AGO TODAY January 31, 1930 (It Was Friday) Local youths trying to be "fire eaters" suffer severe burns in the mouth. State budget for coming year calls for expenditure of about $53,000,000. More than 180 persons killed by automobiles in Oregon during past year. Medford high basketball team defeated by Grants Pass. 31 YEARS AGO TODAY January 31, 1914 (It Was Monday) Talent school basketball team defeats Eagle Point 34 to 4. Bernhardlna Ekstrom and Axel Benson are married recent ly In Medford. Chadwlck well drinlng south east of Medford continues to find more signs of coal than of water. First Of Series Of Police Classes t Set Here Feb. 1 Special Agent Max E. Taylor, of the federnl bureau of Investi gation on Wednesday afternoon will instruct the first of nine po lice training classes to be run ducted in Medford during Feb ruary and March. Law enforcement officers In Jackson and Josephine counties will attend the session in the city council chambers. The Instruc tion commences at 2 p.m. and will concern the techniques of Interviews. On Monday, February 6, Jack H. Beorss, assistant director of the state police crime laboratory will teach the use of lnborntory aids in criminal investigation. Othor Classes Other classes, dates and In structors scheduled here are February 8, traffic enforcement, Capt. Walter L. Lansing, state police; February 13, patrol tech niques, Sgt. Myron Warren, Portland police bureau; March I. 6. 8, 13. 15, practical problems of burgliirv, Special Agent Fran cis J. Smith, FBI, and Lt. E. Mor gan, state police. This training is sponsored by the Oregon Association of City Police officers and the Oregon State Sheriff's association In co operation with the FBI, state police and the Portland police bureau. Clatous McCredie, Med ford chief of police is a director of the city police officers association. CARD Or THANKS We wish to express our thanks to our many friends for their kind ex pressions of sympathy they have ehown us during our bereavement at the passing of our loved one. Mrs. Noah Harris and family. Dead line on Classified Ads. 6 30 pro tor following day; 10 a.m. Mon day, noon Saturday for Sunday a.ra Some time ago the undersigned commented favorably upon Miss Margaret Truman "in person" as she appeared here in her debut at Carnegie Hall. Artistically the event was not a great success but it was a personal triumph for the only child of the president and Mrs. Truman, she behaved with dignity, charm and surprising savoir fairc. We did not know then that while the con cert did not rank high with the musical critics it was an outstand ing financial success. In fact, if this event was a fair criterion of the 1050 season then Miss Truman will enrn practically as much as her father before next Christmas, around $75,000. The young lady pays her own expenses and of course an income tax but aside from concert revenues she gets highly paid for making records and sing ing over the radio. Once more, it is nice work if you can get It! David Lawrence, the editor of "World Report," and one of the best known, and most conservative news commentators of the coun try usually follows the republican line but not as far as the Hiss case is concerned. He believes the effort of certain republicans in congress to make political capital out of the conviction of the former employee in the state department a serious mistake. We quote in part as follows: now tnat Alger miss has Been convicted, has tne rruman administration been contaminated by the verdict? This is a contingent question that has been in the minds of the politicians for a long time. President Truman accused the house committee on un-American activities of playing poli tics when it uncovered the whole Hiss-Chambers scandal In the first place. He said the purpose was to drag a "red herring" across the presidential campaign of 1948. If the opponents of the administration now attempt to make political capital out of the Hiss trial they simply will be confirming Mr. Truman's viewpoint. For on the record there is nothing that in the slightest degree incriminates the Tru man administration. It was the department of justice under the direction of Attorney General Tom Clark and now under Attorney General Howard McGrath which has been prosecut ing the case so vigorously. If there had been any politics in it, the department could have adopted dilatory tactics after the hung jury in the first trial. Prosecution, except for a chance indictment for perjury, could not have been made earlier be cause the statute of limitations on acts committed in the '30s had run out. The federal bureau of investigation, which has done a re markably efficient job in uncovering evidence in the Hiss Chambers case, has not been impeded in any way in present ing the facts for use by the attorneys for the department of justice. It might be asked then whether the verdict tends to smear the Roosevelt administration, which was In power when the events referred to in the trial took place. As a piece of loose handling of state department documents, there is room for severe censure. As an example of how foreign spies and agents burrow Into our government, it proves how readily some of our officials were duped, at least prior to 11139. But is Is to be remembered that the attitude in Washing ton toward Russia today and what it was In 1937 or 1938 is not the same thing. If one substituted, for example, the name of Great Britain or France for that of Russia, it would be found that Important documents in international relations have been exchanged at the lower levels in both governments or even among persons high In the councils of such govern ments. It Is, to be sure, not novel for government papers to travel outside of government offices. Between allies It sometimes happens that there is a very great intimacy. The only explana tion for the Hiss-Chambers case is that persons in government absorbed In ideological viewpoints actually rationalized their relationship to the communist cause and did not hesitate to com municate firoly with known sympathizers of or members of the communist party. This may explain but docs not excuse the delivery of government data to spies. R.W.R. Crosstawn hv Roland Cos ' COMMUNICATIONS Lttttri to fh Editor muil beat the ninii and addreii of tbt writer although under certain elreura lances the use ot a pen name 01 Initial for publication la permit Ible. The Mall Tribune reserve! the right to edit all lelteri with a view to clarification and conden sation. Letteri iiibmltted for pub ration mutt not exceed 40ft wortii "You can qo into your long and dance if you wanta bui I'm warnin' you I got pretty good tales resistance." In the Day's News MERCY COURT Eo the Editor: We have justice and equity courts, we have courts to dissolve legal bonds in cases of unhappy marriages, we have juvenile courts for the wel fare of our youth and society, we have humane socities to pro tect animal life from suffering. But we have no protection for suffering humanity. I have known so many cases of hopeless suffering for months, too horri ble for description. It is high time that all humanity, especial ly christian humanity, should demand a mercy court, which i after proper investigation could authorize a mercy doctor to as-i sit the sufferer into tne iana oi -t,-li v-, trill" attnllocl to enemies, not to a suffering friend praying for deliverance earth to Heaven. Anv priest or sky pilot, au thorized as a solicitor from Heav-! en, should rejoice at the opportu-! nity of assisting a suffering soul i to a safe and seepdy passage Into tne lano ox unss. The kingdom of Heaven sure ly would have no objection to an early arrival. The invitation or command still stands: "Come unto Me ye tnat labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Changing the world labor i to suffer, would make it still more Christ like. The length of man's life is solely controlled by his 'contact with other forces of nature. The Creator is concerned with what you do, not the time it takes you to do it. This fact is confirmed by evidence all about us, as well as the mass muraers committed in the German camps, with no sign from Heaven. "One day is as a thousand years, and a thou- san years as one day," with the Creator. Let jis now demand a mercy court, properly safeguarded toi prevent any abuse, through which deeds of mercy can be per formed by sanction of law. I. C. Jones Dead line Sunday Classified la at Noon Saturdaya. , 4 DRAWER Steel Filing Cabinets $39.50 YOUR OFFICE BOY IIS Watt Main St. iJElFB ASK FOR ASPIRIN" ALONE i WoaiDsW.a. L 1 ffl By Frank Jenkins Dr. Ralph E. Gibson, director of Johns Hopkins university ap plied physics laboratory and one of the nation's top scientists, said the other night in an address at Princeton: "This country CAN BUILD A ROCKET TO THE MOON, but until we feel safe from Russian attack we should concentrate on shorter range projects. THAT sounds like good sense. Until life on this planet is safer, saner and decenter, we have plenty of work to do here t home rR. GIBSON added: S "The United States has the know-how for 5,000-mile inter continental rockets. (That is to say, we already know how to build a rocket that can be launched on this continent and landed on another continent.) He declined to comment on our ability to guide such rockets ACCURATELY TO A TARGET, That is significant in view of the fact that Dr. Gibson had much to do with the development of the proximity fuse the little gadget in the nose of a shell that causes it to explode when it ncars its target. If we (or somebody else) could build a rocket that could be ac curately guided to a target 5,000 miles away, it would be some thing. WHETHER it would be some thing bad or something good would depend on who got it first. If the Russians had it and we didn't, it would certainly be bad for us. Forester Examinations Set By Commission The state civil service commis sion announced today that ex aminations for forestry prosi lions with the state government will be given In several Oregon cities within the next few weeks. The three classes listed for ex amination are forester I and tim ber cruiser with starting salaries at $240 per month, and forest dispatcher, starting salary $220. Educational and experience re quirements vary, with a college degree in forestry or logging en gineering required for admission to the forester I test. Applications and Information may be obtained from the Med ford office of the state employ ment service or from the offices of the commission, 444 Center street. Salem, or 814 Mead build ing. Portland. Last date for fil ing is February 25. IS, Head line on Classified Ads 3t- for following day. in a m Mon noon Saturday for Sun-lay am Medford Dealer Named To Association Group E. A. Llttrell Jr., of the Litt rell Parts company here, is one of two Orcgonians named to a 14-man committee that will su pervise the western states busi ness conference of the Motor and Equipment Wholesalers associa tion. Scheduled for February 15 in San Francisco, the conference will be attended by automotive wholesalers in the 11 Pacific coast and mountain states and by automotive parts and equip ment manufacturers from the entire country. THERE is a new threat of an other Russian blockade of Berlin. Our people tell us that if such a thing comes to pass our airlift will be revived to keep the people of our part of the city supplied with food and oth er essentials. WHAT are the Russians aiming at? It is doubtful if anybody out side the Kremlin knows at any time what is really back of any particular Russian move on the world checkerboard. But it is a safe guess that it will be Mos cow's over-all purpose to break up any combination between the Germans and the western na tions Why? Well, the Germans are gadget minded as we are. They have industrial know-how. In modern war, industrial and scientific know-how is more important than ANYTHING else. HERE is another thought along that line: The JAPS have industrial and Hartford. Conn., Jan. 31 (U.R) D. McCall White, 69, a leader in the automotive engineering field for 50 years, died last night after a short illness. $WW1 Relieve distress almost instantly ue sure to use.. Subscribers To report Improper or non deterv of the Mail Tribune phone 2-CI41 brfort :4S p m. datlj and 19:3ft a m tunday. If regular delivery arrives hortly after you rail, please notify offlre, thus eliminating special me.iengrr service. 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