SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, January 31, 1950
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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
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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.
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pro tor following day; 10 a.m. Mon
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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scientific know-how. For that
reason, 100 million Japs (nobody
knows exactly how many there
arc) are militarily more import
ant than the nearly half a billion
Chinese.
SO !
We might as well look for
Russian demonstrations against
Japan also. We can be reason
ably sure that the Kremlin
doesn't want both the Germans
and the Japs on our side.
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