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Aid Features News
By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press Fortign Analysis
The week's balance sheet be
tween the good and bad newi in
the hot and cold way:
GOOD
1. Britain promised military
aid to Italy and West Germany in
case of attack. It was an exten
sion of the Brussels Pact of 1948
in which similar aid was prom
ised to France, The Netherlands,
Belgium and Luxemburg. The
move was designed both to help
way the West Germans to the
side of the West in the hot and
cold wars and to assure the
French who have feared the
Germans might pull out of the
European d ef e n s e community
once their own army became
strong enough.
2, Iran informed the World
bank she was ready to resume
negotiations toward reopening
her oil fields. The government
proposed that the bank manage
the oil industry on behalf of and
as the agent for Iran. The gov
ernment of Premier Mohammed
Mossadegh stood firm on its re-
fusal to permit British techniques
to run the field, but admitted
it had guessed wrong that world
4 demand would force a settle
ment on Iran's terms.
3. The retiring U. S. deputy
high commissioner for Germany
said that West Germans could be
in uniform by January 1. He
predicted that West Germany
would play a "very important"
part in the defense of Western
Europe and believed that agree
ment giving West Germany vir
tual self-government could ee
reached within two weeks.
BAD
1. One of Britain's six biggest
unions the union of shop, dis
' tribution and Allied workers,
with 350,000 members came
out in support of left-wing An
eurin Bevan's campaign for a
cut in British rearmament and
greater freedom from U.S. for
eign policy. The move posed no
Immediate danger for Winstons
Churchill's Conservative govern
ment but it could be another
straw in the wind. Recent County
Council elections reflected grow
ing popular dissatisfaction with
Conservative government poli
cies. 2. A showdown neared in the
Union of South, Africa over
Prime Minister Daniel T. Ma
lan's white supremacy policy
and "Jim Crow" laws against the
colored and Indian populations.
Opposition parties were united
against Malan but still had fewer
votes. Meanwhile, Malan pressed
tfciis campaign to strip the courts
Of their power to rule on the
constitutionality of laws, and na
tives and Indians planned exten
sive civil disobedience demon
strations. ' 3. Less than a week remained
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BIRTHDAY OF THE ORDER
Entertainment Refreshment.
Grand Lodge Visitors
for Italy's squabbling Democrat
ic parties to get together on can
didates for Rome's local elections
May 25. Premier Alcide de Gas
peri's Christian Democrats con
trol the city now, but so far all
attempts to form a right-wing
coalition for the coming elections
have failed. The Communists
and their allies are well organ
ized, and there is a fear that as
Rome goes, so eventually could
go all of Italy.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
This modern world note:
"The man who admits he is
Los Angeles' phantom gunman,'
the shoot-and-run sniper who has
killed one woman and wounded
four, was arrested and gave
sheriff's deputies this explana
tion for his acts:
"When I shoot at women I
get excited and get a thrill out
of it.' "
I SUPPOSE there always-were
people like that. Our modern
s u p e r- perfect communication
system possibly Just brings more
of them to our attention these
days. Anyway, I HOPE that's it.
MUDDLED thinking note:
"The Oregon Council of
Churches began distributing its
anti-gambling petition ' yester
day . . . The petitions seek to
put on the November ballot a
proposal to outlaw pari-mutuel
betting in the state."
HOW about just falling back
on the CONSTITUTION OF
STATE OF OREGON, of which
Section 4, Article XV reads:
"Lotteries prohibited, lot
teries, and the SALE OF LOT
TERY TICKETS, for ANY PUR
POSE WHATSOEVER, are pro
hibited, and the legislative as
sembly SHALL (not may) PRE
VENT the same by penal laws."
PERSONAL opinion note:
Every time we pass a law and
then fail to enforce it, we tear
down respect for law. Every
time a legislature passes an UN
CONSTITUTIONAL law and
gets away with it, it undermines
constitutional government.
I'm no lawyer, but when you
play a pari-mutuel machine you
pay your money, you get a tick
et and you take your chance on
getting paid. If that isn't a lot
tery, I don't know what a lot
tery is.
MORE personal opinion:
. If we want to gamble In
Oregon, we'd better repeal Sec
tion 4, Article XV of our state
constitution. I hate to see con
stitutions FLOUTED.
ECONOMICS note:
"American people SAVED 13
billion dollars last year, a sharp
increase from the 1V4 billion
they saved inlBSO."
HOW come?
I don't know, but I suggest
that in mid-1951 (the savings
binge began about August) a lot
of people took a good look at the
economic skies and came to the
conclusion that with the federal
government spending money
with both hands and heading for
bankruptcy at high speed a lit
tle cash stashed away might
come in handy sooner or later.
POLITICS note:
Senator Taft says in Boston
this morning that congressmen
should consider IMPEACH
MENT of President Truman for
his seizure of the steel Industry.
"1 think the seizure of steel
is a valid case for impeachment,"
he told a news conference. ''It
is valid for presentation to the
house, certainly."
(Under our federal constitu
tion, the power of impeachment
is the sole prerogative of the
house of representatives.)
T THINK, senator, that congress
- would be on very thin, rub
bery ice indeed if, after having
ABDICATED the authority giv
en to it by the Founding Fathers
in the constitution, it should at
tempt to impeach the President
in this particlar instance.
This steel crisis was a long
time in the making. It was ob
vious to everybody for weeks
that it was going to end In a
nasty and dangerous mess. If
existing laws are bad, congress
had plenty of time to REPEAL
them. If new laws were needed
to meet a new and unprecedent
ed situation, congress had PLEN
TY OF POWER to enatt them.
BUT
While the crisis was brewing.
congress did nothing but sit on j
its hands. I
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FLEEING FOUR-ALARM FIRE, 260 occupants of Little Sisters
of Poor Home for Aged in San Francisco are helped down fire
escape by firemen and rescue workers. No Injuries were reported as
nuns calmly directed evacuation of old building. (International)
On The Side
(Distributed by King
At the man behnlda the woman,
As th woman kees the man.
Curiously they note each other
As each other only can.
Never can the man divest her
Of that wondrous charm of sex.
Ever mtift she. dreaming of htm.
That same mvsllc charm annex.
Itryan Waller Proctor.
DO YOU rate yourself a well
informed fellow? If so, tell
us who during the World War I,
speaking of the United States
armed forces, said "Lafayette,
we are here." That's really an
easy question. But how about
this one: What was Lafayette's
first name?" If you can answer
that, you are an unusual fellow.
It baffles ninety-nine out of 100
people. Try it out at the office.
Lafayette's first name was
Marie. Not only that, his wife's
first name was Marie.
Husbands
As good providers the Swedish
husbands are tops. They are al
so great home lovers and very
handy men around the house.
They make excellent fathers.
They treat their wives with un
usual kindness, consideration
and sympathy. But as lovers
they leave much to be desired.
So states a native of Sweden
whose first husband was a
Swede. She is now married to a
Frenchman. She adds: "When a
Swedish woman marries twice,
she seldom marries a Swede the
second' time."
Passing By
Ezio Pinza. The buoyant bas
so. Currently celebrated for his
brilliant performance in the mu
sical show "South Pacific" and
for his rendition of that haunt
ing melody "Some Enchanted
Evening." Pinza is. one of the
greatest operatic bassos of all
time. Some experts compare
him to Chaliapin. He has a rep
ertoire of more than fifty operas.
He was once a professional bicy
cle rider. Rode in six-day races.
He is over six feet tall and
weighs 190 pounds. My girl
friend is one of his greatest ad
mirers. Collects his records. So
it is very broad-minded of me
to speak so kindly of him.
Sidelights
Note it stated butler was 22
cents a pound in 1901. Quite
so. And in 1901 laborers were
being paid $1 a day. Now they're
paid $1 an hour and up . . . Joe
E. Lewis is of the opinion that
the reason so many horseplayers
fail to show a profit after a day
at the track is that they tempor
arily suffer from demorphic cor
ruption of the ego. 1 am inclined
to agree with hiiri.
Asides
One of the chief reasons San
Franciscans object to their city
being referred to as "Frisco" is
that it is named after a saint.
Therefore, they consider any
abbrevation of the name to be in
bad taste ... It was Lord Hali
fax who observed: "A wife
should be thankful her husband
has faults. A husband without
faults is a dangerous observer."
Eternal Youth
There is at present on a major
league team a ball player who
is over 60 years of age. That's
what a New Yorker claims. Says
he played against this man over
forty years ago! I wouldn't give
selves a better tongrcss.
Congress has the POWER in
do almost anything that needs
to be done (within the limit of
the constitution) but for nearly
two decades it has LACKED
THE COURAGE.
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Philip Hanson
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this startling claim a thought ex
cept that a boyhood chum of this
player told me the same story
about a year ago.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Why
can't you, Just for a change, say
an occasional good word for the
vegetarian diet? A. Your re
quest seems a reasonable one,
sir. Therefore, on the authority
of a man of science I will say it
is the female mosquito that
stings. The reason the male mo
squito does not sting is that he
is a vegetarian. Q. Reference
to that old song titled "My
Wife's Gone ot the Country, Hur
rah! Hurrah!" says "Irving Ber
lin was one of the authors." Why
keep the name of Berlin's col
laborator a secret? Who was it?
A. I think it'was Jack Whiting.
Wouldn't bet a stogie on it,
though.
Spring Revival Set
By Temple Baptists
The Rev. Paul McCasland,
secretary of evangelism, of the
Baptist General Convention of
Oregon-Washington, . will lead
the Temple Baptist church in a
spring revival starting today
and continuing thr6ugh May 4.
Mr. McCasland served in Illi
nois and in Texas before coming
to Oregon.
The Medford church is coop
erating with other Baptist
churches in the two states
in a simultaneous campaign.
Churches in this area involved
are First Southern and Calvary
of Ashland, Fruitdale of Grants
Pass, and Temple church of Med
ford. While serving here Mr. Mc
Casland will direct the cam
paigns of all southern Oregon
churches and lead intersectional
fellowship rallies.
CALIFORNIA WEATHER
North California: Fair through
Sunday except for early morn
ing coastal fog Saturday; north
west winds 15-25 mph off coast,
with locally stronger winds de
creasing Sunday.
There is no place In England
more than 18 miles from a rail
way line.
HAM DINNER
Sunday, Apr. 20
1 to 5 P.M.
GRIFFIN CREEK SCHOOL
Adults $1.25 Children 75c
HAM, CANDIED SWEET POTA
TOES, SCALLOPED POTATOES,
SALADS, VEGETABLES, ROLLS,
PIE, COFFEE.
RE-OPENING
Wallies' Cafe
By Harry and Thelitis
Formerly of the
Hamburger Shed
FREE DONUTS & COFFEE
Monday, April 21
2 to 4 P.M.
Highway 99 North
REPERTORY
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Medford Library
Made Beneficiary
Of Woman's Will
The Medford Library board was
informed at a meeting Friday
evening that the library has been
named as principal beneficiarv
of the estate of an elderly Med
ford woman who died April 9.
The will of the late Mrs. Ella
Juliet Smith provides for be
quests to two nephews, with the
residue ot the estate going to
the library, the attorney for the
estate told the board. It was Mrs.
Smith's wish that the money be
used for some type of permanent
improvement in the library, and
that a memorial be placed with
it.
Amount Not Definite
The amount of the bequest
will not be known for several
months, the board was informed,
but will probably amount to sev
eral thousand dollars. Board
members said that they will give
careful consideration to how the
pioney is to be spent, and point
ed out that it will enable them
to make some special improve
ment not now possible from city
and county funds.
Mrs. Smith, who was 86 at the
time of her death, resided at 721
Bennett street. A native of New
York, she had resided in south
ern Oregon for 64 years, and
made her home with her late
husband for many years in the
Antelope distrct.
Officers Named .
In other action, the board
elected Elwood Hedberg as
board treasurer, and appointed
Miss E. Faye Woolsey, librarian,
as secretary to the board.
Members also approved the
budget which will be submitted
to the city budget committee
this year for the 1952-53 fiscal
year.
OLCC TO MEET
The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission will convene at 10
a.m., Wednesday, April 23, at
the auditorium in the Jackson
county courthouse. Detailed in
formation concerning the meet
ing was not available from coun
ty officials but it is understood
that the session will be a regular
meeting.
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Continental Trailwaysl"
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Faster Service Seen
In New UAL Schedules
Faster passenger-mail-c a r g o
service between Medford and
Los Angeles will result from
United Air Lines' summer sched
ules effective April 27, it was
announced Saturday by Walter
G. Carson, UAL station man
ager. Carson said the new service
will enable travelers to leave
here at 11:05 a.m. and arrive at
Burbank's Lockheed Air termin
al by mid-afternoon. The two
stop service will pare approxim
ately two hours off present
United schedules from here to
the Los Angeles area.
In addition, new morning
service to Pendleton, Walla
Walla and Spokane will be avail
able, providing breakfast hour
departure with arrival in any of
the three cities before noon.
According to Carson, United's
systemwide summer schedules
will be the most extensive in the
company's history, providing ap
proximately 28 per cent more
daily passenger capacity than at
the same time last year. Each
day United Mainliners will be
flying approximately 215,000
miles, or the equivalent of near
ly nine trips around the world at
the equator.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN
1951 Traffic Deaths
In County Over 1950
There were 17 traffic fatalities
in Jackson county during 1951,
compared with 15 the year be
fore, it was reported Saturday
by the office of the Secretary of
State.
Jackson was one of 14 coun
ties where the death toll in 1951
was more than in 1950.
Douglas county had the larg
est rate of fatality increase, with
43 killed in 1051 and 25 the
year before.
The report added that Jackson
county had 2.340 accidents in
1951, compared to 2,078 in 1950,
and there were 529 injuries re
sulting last year, considerably
more than the 440 reported the
year before.
Women Outnumber Men
On Portland's Census ..
Portland (U.R) A Bureau of
the Census report said Saturday
that women outnumber men by
more than 13.000 among Port
land's official 373,628 popula
tion. The Bureau said there were
180,000 males and 193,289 fe
males in the Rose City when
the 1950 census was taken.
Racially, there were 360,388
whites, 9529 Negroes and 3711
perrons of other races in Port
land. TODAY!
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Stephen Dutkiewlcz, 1025 West
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completed basic training. He ii
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