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MEDFORO (OREOOm MAIL TMBUlfg CSVCS Talk JipiHlil DBD Wednesday, January 19. 1955 of I NEW CHAMBER OFFICERS The three ; men shown above were formally installed last night as 1955 officers of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. They are, left to right, John Pletsch, president; R. B. Thierolf,' vice-president, and Elwood Hedberg, treasur Encouraging Children Reason Said Important In a rapidly changing world, the best thing we can do for our children is to insure that they know how to think, to use their reasoning abilities, the president of the University of Oregon said "here last night. Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, speak ing at the annual dinner meet ing of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce at the Jackson hotel, discussed the .- quality ! of leadership, and howjthe "length- ened shadow ' of great men .and great ideas affects the character and quality of civilization. Cite Two Civilixaions. : ; . Approachng . his theme from the historical standpoint, Presi- L Save0to$f8JOO! 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Wilson saidV; Many "Shadows" . ; In Western civilization, the speaker' declared, there "have been many J "shadows" :- which have influenced progress, but of these the -greatest and longest has-been, that of Christ, whose philosophy of hope has. gripped the-west. . : .. " ; - - w' It is this holding .to -an-ideal, and to : the ideal of ' a leader, which; can make the difference between , progress and decay, he declared, and he went on to speculate what kind of a nation this would have been if, for in stance, Americans had made a hero of Aaron Burr rather than George Washington., ; .V, ; V i The "shadow" of the Declara tion of Independence, top,.Jias had great effect in America, Dr. Wilson said. "No election in our history was as bad -as it might have betfn if it had not been for the unseen influence of the De claration of Independence in the background," he added. In 1955, he said, we have the advantage of. "generations of shadows" which have affected our lives, and given many of our leaders character and quality of which he can be proud. Today's Rapid Change " ' But the leaders of today are confronted with a situation which can be changed by tomor row, he pointed out, in contrast to past generations when gen eral conditions 10 or 20 years ahead could be forecast. It is now impossible to clook ahead, Dr. Wilson said, and as a result we must discover the fixed prin ciples which can be of comfort and help to us. for TIEDEnOOOS SAVINGS All Sixes But Not in All Styles .' , Come Ea rly ! Sale Sta rts Tomo r row, Ja n . 20, a 1 9 a .m . Fluhrer Building v. SSL?. er. The annual dinner meeting of the chamber last night had .Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, presi-: dent of the University of pregon, as guest speaker. A capacity crowd- of j 174 chamber members and wives attended. To Use Task The central business of life re mains the building of a man, Dr. Wilson declared, and in that cen tral and important job we must fall back on the fact that only reason separates man from the animals. - '.- 1 , If we give our children the gift of reason, and make them wise and good, then we" will be doing the only thing we can to see that mankind will build well for the future, he concluded. 174. A"end . : V .-, ' ! Dr. Wilson's talk was heard by 174 officers and members of the chamber and their wives.-Invocation was asked by Father Nicholas Dies, and Jimmy Dun levy was master of ceremonies. He introduced members of the chamber's board, and committee chairmen for last year, as well as new officers for 1955. -John Pletsch, incoming president,- spoke briefly in tribute to outgoing . officers, ' and stressed the importance of planning for the future. ; - r "Let us. look at our situation through the eyes of our children-," ; Pletsch said. "We must watch the lifelines of our.indusr try and .our transportation" ' to insure bur continued progress and prosperity, , the new. presi dent declared. . .'& i -.- College President. Sees Increase in Attendance -"San? Francisco (U.R) -Dr. J. Paul Leonard, president of San 1 Francisco -. State. . College, predicts that by -1970 the dum ber, of young people attending college in the U. S. may have increased by 70 per cent, j y. : Leonard, speaking before, the colleges and universities' depart ment ' of a recent American Home Economics Assn. conven tion here, predicted - there will be 13,600,000 people of college age by 1970. He estimates 3, 400,000 of them will be going to college, compared to the pres ent nationwide enrollment of 2, 250,000. - v PLANS COMIC BOOK BILL Salem (U.R) Sen. John Merrifield of Portland said today he would "introduce legislation seeking a ban on sale of comic books dealing with sex and crime. .' - .'- r ; ... ; - . .. .... , ' . ' - - : ( . the ENTIRE FAMILY OH OATIONAILT ADVrtTISO Emm Fear of Becoming Overshadowed by Neighbor Shown " By JOSEPH W. GRIGG United Press Correspondent Editor's note: The Western allies are deliberately taking the risk of re vived German militarism by rearming the Bonn republic. The menace of Russian Communist aggression is more . dangerous.: The - question al ready is arising, however, how long it may be before resurgent Germany looms as a decisive factor in the world picture. Following is the first of three dispatches assessing the situ ation by the Uf. chief correspondent and manager ior Germany. Bonn, Germany - U.R) The Western allies are about to rear a colossus in Western Germany. For better or wore,vthey are rearming ; the ? country which they forced : to unconditional surrender only 10 years ago. Regardless of French fears, the , United States and Great Britain have decided that the Bonn Republic must be armed as I the first line of defense against a possible Soviet Rus sian, attack, even though they know they . are taking a calcu lated risk of reviving aggressive German - militarism. But the question already is being- asked: How long will it be before the colossus of Ger many overshadows the colossus of Russia? . On . the surface,, there is no comparison between Russia and Germany. Size Can't, Compare . Russia, with a -population of 200,000,000, spans Europe and Asia from' the Baltic and Medi terranean seas to the Pacific: Its area is 8,708,070 square miles. West Germany's population is 50,000,000. Its area is 94,692 square miles. " ; - . Russia's armed. . forces'; are enormous.' They total more than 4,000,000 men. Russia has' 175 army divisions. - u i West Germany's armed forces will be small. They will total 500,000 a 12-division army ' of 400,000 men, an 80,000 man air force and a 20,000 man coastal navy.-.. : V;:."'.; ::---. ' -- But Russia . is frightened at the prospect of German arma ment. The Kremlin ' remembers how . the German 'army cut through its Red army in 1941 like a knife through warm but ter. :; .- .:-'- , - - Germany is compact, v where the Soviet Union is sprawling. Germany's transport network is among the world's best.; Russia's is among the world's worst. Germany's industry is' effi cient. -. Russia's - is , inefficient. Where Germany's factories hum Russia's creak. -..-. ! The West German ' workman is free and well fed. Russia's workmen are little more than slaves. New Weapons Germany's army will be com pletely new. Every weapon- in it will be modern. Most of its men wflL be volunteers. It will have the pride and tradition of the most warlike nation in Europe. ; Industrially, .West Germany is booming. It is one of the most prosperous ' ' countries . in . the world. Its great factory, steel and, coal areas were ruined by allied bombs during World War II. But it has made a remarkable c.omeback. ' West Germany's coal and steel industries . broke all post-war records in. 1954. : , . " . ' -: ,. ' - ;The shipyards : which lay :in ruins 10 years ago turned out S 1 ttkUK Of FOOTXTlAl 15 South Central v Steir Hunting Dog Walks 55 Miles in Six Days Richmond, ;Va.U.R) Walter B. Stewart went : deer hunting on Thanksgiving and lost his 16-month-old hound, Rowdy. Six days later the doy came home. He had had to walk : 55 miles, cross two rivers and pass through three towns. . It was Rowdy's "second trip from Richmond to the hunting area. Each trip had been by a different route, and both times Rowdy rode , in the closed trunk of Stewart's car. Sheppard's Father Dies Heartbroken Lost Vili To Live ..' Cleveland, O. (U.PJ Dr. Rich ard A. Sheppard, 65, died heart broken and tired of living Tues day night Within a month of the murder conviction of his young est son and the suicide of his wife. ; 1 -; . '" . ' The head of the Sheppard family died in Bay Valley hospi tal . which . . he founded . after World War II for the medical practice of his three osteopath sons and himself . - . , - His death followed an attack of pleurisy which sent him to bed; on Dec. 20, the day, before his son; Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, was convicted for second degree murder for the slaying of his wife. -Doctor Sam Upset -Dr. . Sam received the news of his father's death at his cell in Cuyahoga County' jaiL ; "He was very "upset," Jailer Mike Ucello said. "He cried and was very shaken by it." ; ' 7 Dr. Sam was transferred' im mediately to a special observa tion cell as a precaution against a possible attempt at suicide. Jailers said it was a routine pro cedure, that Sheppard never had shown any indication he might try to take his own life. - - He was expected to ask for permission to attend funeral and burial services for his father. They probably ; will be held Thursday or Friday.: V Latest in Tragedy Series The death of Dr. Sam's father was the latest in a series of tragic events that have occurred in4he Sheppard family since last summer. ; . . . Mrs. Marilyn Sheppard, Dr. Sam's wife was bludgeoned ; to death in her ; bed on the morn ing of July 4. He was convicted of the murder on Dec. 21; His mother committed suicide by shooting herself on Jan." 7, leav ing' a note which said "I can't manage without pad." The exact cause of the elder Dr. Sheppard's death, has not been determined and plans were made for an autopsy. - an ! estimated 920,000 tons' of shipping in 1954, including 300,- 000 tons . for foreign customers. Germany's shipbuilding industry today, is . second only to Britain's. Western Germany turned out about 670,00 automobiles in 1954, a: six-fold increase since 1948. Of these, 109,000 Volks wagens, the mass production cars, ; were exported; ; . Other German manufactures are going out to all the world. -No wonder the Kremlin does not. like the idea of West Ger man armament! ' NO POLIO VACCINE CAN HELP THIS CHILD. While science works to protect healthy kids against polio, those already stricken are . fighting to live and play again. They need expert treatment. They need costly 'equipment iron lungs, rocking beds, braces. They need YOUR financial sup port to meet the crushing cost of rehabilitation. Help them fight back give voluntarily! Model aw-423 . . Complete, heme laundry at a Time-Lino Automatic Washer O EXCLUSIVE TIME LINE CONTROL in beautiful black and gold styling. O FULLY AUTOMATIC WASHER from fill to spin dry. Not a manual filL v O THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED exclusive 5-way rinsing. 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