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Stifling of Communist In roads
In Viet Mam Claimed Necessary
Prior To Summer, 1956; voting
Br GENE D. SYMONDS
; United Press Correspondent
j Saigon U.R Underground
Communist organizations al
ready control about 50 per cent
of Viet Nam. The question is,
can American, French and Free
Viet ; Nam leaders stifle those
inroads before the all-Viet -Nam
elections in the summer of 1956
' Most informed American offi
cials here admit if the elections
were- held today, the Commu
nists would win. . .
They admit, too, it is a long
shot - proposition 4 whether the
West can ever save Viet Nam
from Communist grasp. " H
"Whether ? we like it or not
we've got our money on , this
long shot," a U.S. military of
ficer told me "And if- vc lose
here I honestly believe we've
lost Asia." a
It is possible in this refugee
crowded capital to find every de
gree of outlook from abject pes
simism to soaring optimism.
French Moral Low ,
, The French, low in morale
and.exhaused after eight. years
of-war, are generally pessimis
tic. ,. ...
Viet Namese .officials are opti
mistic. Their nationalistic emo
tions were buoyed up by the cut
ting of ties with the French.
They have a fighting determina
tion to win back the northern
half -of their country. -, .
- Unfortunately, however, Sai
gon is rife with Indecision, in
trigue, confusion, bitterness and
feuds. Progress is made in some
fields while ground . is lost in
others.
y Behind this confusion is the
fact that Communist under
ground organizations control
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about half the population. The
West's problem is to! win , the
support of these people before
the 1956 elections. . ;. .,
A big bottleneck to accom
plishing this -appears to be the
lack - of an overall American
plan of action. There is , hope
this will be rectified when Gen.
J. Lawton Collins, PresidentEi
senhower's special envoy, re
turns to Washington to report
next month. . " . : ? - -
Much Bitterness Felt
There is much bitterness
among Viet Namese government
and. military leaders as a result
of indications the United States
does not intend to commit itself
too deeply . here, ; but instead
plans to rely on retaliatory pro
visions of the SEATO pact if
violence threatens 1 South -V i e t
Nam. J : V ,2- . -s.
, Collins himself has been ex
tremely quiet about.his findings.
But members of his staff ' and
American' embassy officials,
along with V i e t Namese and
French leaders who nave talked
with him, indicate his broad pol
icy recommendations will in
clude: ' . . . r
1. Throw the full support of
the United States behind the still
weak government of Ngo Dinh
Diem, president of the council of
ministers. He needs such support
if he is to break down the influ
ence i of various religious and
military groups plotting against
him.
2. Completely reorganize the
army under American training
methods and indoctrinate its
men with, the idea they are to
serve the people, not exploit
them
.3. A large-scale military and
economic - aid - program." Collins
may recommend that $300,000,
000 be appropriated for 1955.
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Around: Holly wood
By ALINE MOSBY
United Press Cerretpendeet
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Hollywood (U.fa A mother
ly-looking housewife who thinks
tif'pvicinn vipwrs should voice
their opinions
on programs is
the center to
day of a hot
controversy in
the TV indus
try.
Five years
ago, Mrs. Clara
Logan, a den
tist's wife.
-, AHne Mesby started a small
Parent-Teachers association com
mittee of TV reviewers.
That group has blossomed into
the National Association for Bet
ter Kadio and Television. It has
an impressive list of directors.
and many prominent citizens
and clubs around the nation are
members. - ". .
r However, some television
workers, including Jack, Webb
and Roy Rogers, have frowned
upon the group. Some TV news
paper columnists have blasted
NAFBRAT as "dangerous" and
"censors." -Criticism
Ridiculous
rMrs. Logan, a slender, attrac
tive matron, - thinks cries of
"censorship" and "pressu re
groups' are :"perf ectly ; ridicu
lous." -''Our aim 'is to speak ud about
objectionable programs," she de-1
dared. "We also want to en
courage fine programs. There
should be much more active in
terest on the part of listeners."
NAFBRAT's evaluations ot
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programs is made by a commit-
ie ot .i ios Angeles women,
mostly housewives. Their last re
port was a . bombshell. They
condemned most westerns on TV
as harmful to children, bringing
moans from Rogers, Bill Wil
liams and other video sagebrush
heroes. . ' , .:.
t One prominent psychiatrist I
queried said he thought westerns
provided an "emotional outlet"
for children's usual hostilities
and frustrations and were not
harmful."- . . i,
Sirs. : Logan replied, "But
westerns . are in essence crime
programs. The , plot starts out
with a crime." And she produc
ed statements from many psy
chiatrists and psychologists that
crime programs are harmful to
children. , , y
Suggested Siandards
How does the committee de
cide what is "good" or "bad?"
The group has published a list
of "suggested standards for pro
gram evaluation" .that says a
show is desirable if it "upholds
acceptable standards of oehay
lor promotes -democratic and
spiritual values, is wholesome
adventure or humor," etc "
Mrs.. Logan thinks her group
should be allowed to protest pro
grams just as. any newspaper
critic does. However, alter
NAFBRAT. decided the "Cap
tain Midnight" program was not
according to NAFiiRAT stand
ardsthe evaluation committee
wrote" to the sponsor. He drop-1
ped' the . show. '-' ' : r
What ; seems ' "gobd" to this
year's evaluators might seem
"bad"" 'to next year's, Mrs. Lo
gan admitted, but ;we are; care
tul s whom :, we appoint to the
board of directors.";5 I, 'A : :.
- The group next will tackle
adult programs. -First under fire
will be soap operas . and hews
programs ; . i . -i 4 , r' - 'i.
. "We do. not represent any po
litical party," Mrs. Logan added.
".We think stations should pre
sent both sides of any subject.",
Elks Lodge Officers
Attend State Session
.Three; officers of the Medford
Elks, lodge "left today for The
Dalles, to. attend ' a mid-winter
session of the Oregon State Elks
association which will be held
there, Friday and Saturday.
Those from here are Frank T.
Hussong, exalted ruler; - Dick
Woodcock, leading, knight,: and
the secretary,: Ernest Scott, f
, Scott will continue on to. Port
land where Sunday he will at-
tena -a meeung ox me airecwrs
of the Oregon Non-Profit clubs.
On Monday he will attend leg
islative sessions at Salem. ' ?
At the Bftidwinter session Wil
liam i Jernick of New Jersey,'
grand exalted ruler of the Elks
lodge, will be the main speaker.
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FAILED Senator Clifford P.
Case of New Jersey talks with
reporters in Washington after
he tried and failed to per
suade fellow Republicans- to
bump Senator Joseph Mo-.
Cartny of tie Senate govern-;
ment operations committee.
Personnel Changes
POLICE COURT
Don Ellen Cearley." violation ef
tin .
Carl Valentine Grossman, failure to
remain stopped at red lilht. SS
Thad Warren Hinkle. violation ef
basic rule, $10.
DISTRICT COURT ". . '
Samuel A. Hursb. violation of basic
rule. $15. : . ; - ; "K
. .Claudette L. McKinney. violation of
basic rule. $15. -
William M. Cranston, failure to stop
at stop sign. -$10. , f
Date E. Beach, defective muffler,
James J. Henry, violation of basic
rule. $10. . '
Marion E. Chartier, . failure to use
hand aisjnaL $,-;-
Dick Meister, dumpinf ' debris - on
public property. $25.
Bob C. Reynolds, violation of basic
rule. $10. " -
Forrest A. Thompson, no PUC per
mit.; $15.. .
Roy A. McLauKhlin. overload. $131.
; VintiL L. Brown, overload. S110.
Vernon R.. Oden, no operator's li
cense. S10. : .?
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APPLICATIONS .'
- Edward Lu Stewart. 21. of SOd o. ion
st.. and Hildean White. 19. Craf ton.
Ky.
James Francis Try. 45. L3. Star
roue. Eaxle Point, and Herta Hardy
Willis. 39, Eafle- Point. - - j
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Listed by Hotel
-Al G. Barnes has arrived here
from San Luis Obispo,' Calif.; to
assume, duties as night manager'
and auditor of the Jackson ho
tl, Mrs. BettiBoyle, manager,
announced today. . '' :j
' Barnes was' with the ' Ander
son hotel in Portland: He has
been- a -member i of the -Hotel
Greeters of America since 1917.
Mrs. Wilma Hart, -. who has
been employed at, the Jackson
for several years, has been pro
moted to assistant manager. Her
former . position is being ' filled
by Mrs. Edna Pyle.' Mrs. Pyle is
a former : Medford resident who
returned in December to - the
valley to live from Des Moines,
la.;-where she was employed at
the Mayfaip hotel or 12 Tears
as a desk clerk and assistant
manager.' ' ; v. - at :a:c-x; in. -
; Another promotion at the ho
tel is that of -Kenneth Meyers
to m a nager of the "lounge.
Charles - (Ghuck) Capps is 1 now
employed as night bartender and
Mary Mays also is employed at
the lounge. . Mrs. Leona Burk,
who has worked 1 in the coffee
shop-for some time, now is head
waitress.. ; ''A';
WASTED EFFORT i
Sidney, ': Neb. U.R) George
McDonald, 32, "Sidney,: Neb.,
wishes ' he - hadn't,r bothered ty
have - his 1950 car overhauled.
Shortly after he drove out of
the garage in the rejuvenated
vehicle, it' stalled on the; Union
Pacific's mainline tracks. He got
out and stood by helplessly as a
freight train demolished the car.j
Thurtdar January 13 :
MctVoRD 'OREGON) MAIL THIBUNIFIVE ' '
Dovnvard Trenc3 Noted in ccideiital and
Violent Deaths in GounlKf Dunng W&Q
A , "significant downward
trend,'! in both 1953 and 1954,
of accidental and violent deaths
in Jackson county is shown by
statistics released by the county
health department,' according to
Dr. A. Erin " . MerkeL ' public
health physician.
Total for such deaths in 1954
was 43, and a decrease of 12.2
from 1953. The decrease in 1953
from the previous year 'was 21
per cent. , ' 1 " :
The doctor said that this trend
"reflects , the fine : educational
work being done in this county
by. our safety and accident pre
vention groups." ' '
Death Rale Down
-General decreases : in v other
groups were noted by Dr. Mer
keL Deaths last year totaled 560,
down by 23 Irom' 1953. Th i s
made the 1954 - death . rate 8.7
per: 1,000 population. - 3
Births in the county for the
same period were 1;348, down
by :51., Males again . outnumber
ed the females with 679, or 10
more1 than the- other sex." The
birth "occurred mainfy in hos
pitals, with 13, born at home
and two - en route to hospitals.
A total of 1,142 were born in
the Medford registration district
and 206 in Ashland." -- -'V?
Infant Deaths Down ? ; ;' , j
s The- physician stated that the
infant death fate has "unbelieve-
ably decreased 13.4 per ' 1,000
live .-births - during : 1954," . as
against 22.1 during 1953." He
V The .1 . to 5 p.m. : winter' visit-,
ing '.hours 'at the 'Jacksonville
Museum, adopted , No v. 1;: as an
economy measure, : have I been
changed to 1 1a.m. to 4 p.m. The
change was ordered by . 'the
Southern Oregon Historical Soc
iety, Inc.,- administrative agency
for ,the museum, ;' because so
many people ' go to Jacksonville
with the intention of ; visiting
the pioneer display during the
noon-hour; -; ; ' ; r
At a meeting of the society
Tuesday night the curator; Mrs.
Myrtle P. Lee, explained :t hja t
keeping the museum open from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. would also
better accommodate the many
groups of school children who
come to Jacksonville from
throughout southern Oregon and
must return home in the af ter
noon: mMf?
In her report on attendance
the 'curator told the society, that
863 - persons 1 registered ; af the
museum during December, ?and
that 171,815 Visitors have now
passed through the institution's
doors. . V.. , ';Zj.::Wc.
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added that this puts us far. be
low the Oregon rate of 23.5 fo
1953. This: decrease has been so.
noteworthy thal.I wish . especial
ly to commend every practicing
physician and the hospitals-;in
this county, who deserve a large
share of ; the credit for "making
this wonderful record possible."
. Last year there were' no ma
ternal deaths; and only one iaia
ternal death in five years.' Dur
ing this time, there were 6,879
live births. Dr. Merkel stated
that the maternal death rate for
the past five ; years is .15 per
l,00f ; live births, which is; the
lowest five-year period ever; ex
perienced ; by Jackson county,
and, no doubt, compares favor
ably ' with .the lowest such rate
in the nation.' '. ; "'
Excellent Health Year
v? He emphasized that -1954 has
been an excellent year for .the
county' "health-wise." The com
municable disease . occurrences
have been below average as fat;
as the major problems have been
concerned, with5 the; exception
of infectious hepatitis. He added
that evert this disease 'had not
developed as large as expected.
Causes of death for the year
were;' 318 heart' and circulation;
94; cancer and; tumor; 43 1 accK
dent' and violence; .32 respira
tory, system; 19 diseases of gen-ito-urinary;
system;" 14" early in
fancy; ' 12 diseases of digestive
system;; 6 diseases of 'nervous
system; 4 diseases of nutrition
r . .
and 'endocrine system; 3 tuber
culosis; 3 tumor of the brain; 3
diseases of the bone; 3 from un
known causes; 2 diabetes; 1 dis
eaie "o . the -blood; . 1 infectious
hepatitis; 1 disease of the skin;
1 meningitis and 1 alcohol pois-,
oning. There were no polio
deaths. - ,
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