TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, July 24, 1955
Sid Hollingsworrh, M-T Writer,
Reminisces on Contact With Hull
(Editor's note: The Mail Tri
bune's Camp While Corre
sponeni. Sid Hcllingsworth, at
one lime carried on a corre
spondence with Cordell Hull,
former U. S. secretary of state
who died Saturday. In the fol
lowing story. Hollingsworth
reminisces a bit about his con
tact wilh Hull, the "father of
the United Nations.")
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
Mail Tribune Special Writer
The passing of Cordell Hull
comes with a poignant sense of
personal loss. As an historic
figure the death of this valiant
crusader represents both the end
and the beginning of the battle
for a truly United Nations.
Rather than dwell here upon
the purely political contact made
with this eminent figure back
in the early days of the New
Deal, which is a story in itself,
this account of a certain inti
macy relates to mutual friends
of the Hulls' in Washington.
Supported League
These friends were Mr. and
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison of In
diana. Mr. Morrison was a mem
ber of the Federal Trade com
mission, a former congressman
from Indiana, and an appointee
of Woodrow Wilson. We were
all staunch supporters of t h e
League of Nations.
Having written a "tract" back
in the 30s calling for a revalua
tion of the League with empha
sis upon the world court, I sent
a copy to Judge Morrison, and
it somehow came to the attention
of Secretary Hull. From that
point on a correspondence be
gan, from which the idea of
United Nations may have grown.
The idea in those days was to
find a name for the organiza
tion escaping the stigma attach
ing to League of Nations.
Wrote Letter
I was in Los Angeles when
Cordell Hull was stricken with
his fatal illness, and Mrs. Mor
rison said that Mr. Hull would
appreciate a letter from me,
which was promptly forthcom
ing and which he seemed to ap
preciate exceedingly.
Then, on coming to Oregon
and becoming interested in gem
work, a sample of moss agate
was sent to Mrs. Morrison. She
and Mrs. Hull by this time were
most friendly, and it was sug
gested that a brooch be made I
for her. Finding a specimen of
turtle back with the vague out
line of an open document visible,
the finished product was sent to
Mrs. Hull, who expressed in a
personal letter great admiration
for the work as well as the idea.
It was at a very dark hour both
for the United Nations and for
its father, Cordell Hull.
I really wanted to cheer him
up so I told him it represented
the United Nations, and since
there was a magical property
about the stone the thought was
advanced that "now you see it
and now you don't" which is the
way of all basic charters any
how. Receives Reply
I received a personally signed
letter from Cordell Hull which
I prize greatly, shaky as is the
handwriting. It must have been
an effort for him to have
scrawled even his name.
The letter was typical of the
man. "I have read what you
say with much interest. Sincere
ly yours. Cordell Hull."
Actually, I could never get
closer to the man than this, for
when I was in Washington there
was such a press of correspond
ents around h i m drinking in
and noting every syllable he
uttered, that any personal con
tact seemed an intrusion. It is
no wonder, under the exacting
conditions of public life today
that even a hardy pioneer like
Cordell Hull breaks at the finish
of an illustrious career.
Tributes To Cordell Hull
Laud Distinguished Career
Of Ex-Secretary of State
Washington OJ.R) Warm
tributes to Cordell Hull poured
from former and present offi
cials Saturday.
Former Secretary of State
Dean Acheson credited Hull
with being "the father of the
United Nations and the Recipro
cal Trade Act."
Another former secretary of
state, Gen. George C. Marshall,
said: "Mr. Hull served one of
the most distinguished careers
in our government. In every
way he was a man of highest
Mrs.HST Would Spend
Time in Washington
New York (U.R) Mrs. Harry
S. Truman wishes she could live
part of each year in Washington,
D. C, the former first lady con
fided in - a copyrighted artic';
published Saturday in This
Week magazine.
Mrs. Truman answered the
question, "Do you' miss living in
the White House?" in the article,
the first she ever has written.
After three years back home
in Independence, Mo., Mrs. Tru
man wrote, she found there
were things she missed about the
White House and also things that
she was glad to exchange for the
quiet life of her childhood home.
"The truth is," she admitted,
"I have two lives, and I would
be happiest if I could life half
time in Washington and half
time in Independence."
principals and his passing will
be much regretted.
Two Pre-Eminent Interests
Acheson, the most recent sec
retary of state in a Democrati
administration, gave the United
Press this statement:
"Mr. Hull had two pre-eminent
interests in international affairs
the United Nations organization
and the increase in international
trade through reciprocal trade
agreements.
"In his mind these two great
goals were closely related be
cause he was firmly convinced
that the expansion of interna
tional trade would be a principal
contributor to the progress of
undeveloped areas and to world
peace.
"He was in a very true sense
the father of the United Nations
and the reciprocal trade act to
which he gave his complete and
single-minded devotion.
Serred Country Well
"He bore the burden of hi
long illness with the same for
titude which sustained him
against the rigors of political
life.
"He served the country well
and in turn deserves well of it.'
At Hyde Park, N. Y., Mrs
Eleanor Roosevelt said she was
"very sad" to hear of the death
of former Secretary of State
Cordell Hull.
The death of Hull, who served
in her husband's Cabinet for
nearly 12 years, "ends a long life
of devoted public service," Mrs.
Roosevelt said.
HOT WEATHER TIFF
Detroit (U.R) Circuit Judge
Robert M. Toms took under ad
visement Friday the hot weather
complaint of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Strauss against their neigh
bors, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Moss.
The Strausses asked that the
Mosses be enjoined from using
an air conditioner at night be
cause it made too much noise.
NEVER TOO OLD
Oklahoma City (U.R) Cel
este Smith Thomas. 71, of Kene
fec, Okla.. was issued her first
driver's license Friday. "A per
son is never too old to learn to
drive." she said.
Evidence Continues
To Link Abbott With
Girl's Disappearance
Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) A
web ' of circumstantial evidence
is tightening around frail uni
versity student Burton W. Ab
bott, formally charged with the
abduction-murder of 14 year-old
Stephanie Bryan.
Authorities established the
first possible connection be
tween the 27-year-old Abbott
and the murdered cirl yesterday
when they discovered that both
frequented a doughnut shop and
student hangout a half block
from Stephanie's school.
Whether the suspect and the
victim ever met there or talked
together was not known.
Meanwhile, Alameda County
District Attorney J. Frank Coak
ley said that from clues gathered
so far "we have ample evidence
that Abbott killed Stephanie
Bryan."
Killed Br Blow
"I have not yet advanced any
theory as to the precise manner
in which she was killed, or
where she was killed," Coaklev
said, "but I know she was killed
by a blow to the back of her
head by a heavy instrument, and
I'm satisfied Abbott is the man
who killed her.
"I'm not going to discuss what
we have, but it's sufficient."
The girl's father, Dr. Charles
S. Bryan Jr., signed a formal
complaint against the 130-pound
tubercular accounting student
Friday, starting the processes
that will eventually bring him
to trial.
Abbott has protested his in
nocense ever since the first
damning piece of evidence link
ing him to the pretty school
girl's disappearance was un
covered in the basement of his
Alameda home last week
Battered Body Found
Investigators of two police de
partments and the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation admitted
earlier this week evidence
against Abbott "was too weak"
to hold him formally, but the
three-month old mystery disap
pearance came to a dramatic end
Wednesday night when Stephan
ie s battered body was discover
ed.
The girl's body was uncover
ed in a shallow grave about 200
yards from a lonely cabin in the
Trinity Alps that Abbott admit
ted visiting April 28, the day
Stephanie disappeared while
walking home from school
Abbott's wife, Georgia, 32, re
fused to believe her frail hus
band could be responsible for
the crime
"How, in Heaven's name," she
implored, "could a sick, 130
pound person have handled the
body of that girl?"
Ironically she supplied the
first clue that led to his implies
tion when she reported finding
Stephanies purse in the base
ment of their home.
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the cooked large dry limas with
a hot bacon dressing, top with
chunks of frankfurters and bake
in a moderate oven to heat the
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a nice touch.
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es in each dimension would
weigh a ton.
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Hawaii to Greet
Three Turncoats
With Indifference
Honolulu, T.H. (U.R) Hon
olulu awaited with studied in
difference Saturday the three
turncoat GIs due to arrive here
aboard the S. S. President Cleve
land this morning.
The Cleveland is scheduled to
dock at 10:15 a.m. (PST) for a
brief stopover before proceed
ing on to San Francisco.
There will be no traditional
leis of welcome, no joyous fam
ily reunions at government ex
pense when William Cowart, 23;
Lewis Griggs, 22, and Ortho G
Bell, 24, step down on Ameri
can soil for the first time in
five years.
Both the military and civil
ian segments of the community
have decided that usually hos
pitable Hawaii will treat the
trio with extreme indifference.
A check with the Army, im
migration officials and the ter
ritorial governor's office dis
closed no preparations for the
ships arrival had been made, on
the contrary officials planned
to coldly ignore the three for
mer soldiers who once renounc
ed the United States for life in
Red China.
Immigration Officer William
Pope radioed from the Cleve
land that the three ex-soldiers
would go ashore "just to walk
around" because they "are dead
broke."
Pope, who is aboard the ship
for the routine chore of check
ing passengers' credentials, said
the trio would not be restricted
to the ship but could have free
run of Honolulu during the 14
hours the Cleveland will be
docked.
Four newsmen and two pho
tographers, representing the two
Honolulu newspapers and two
press associations, will be the
only unofficial persons allowed
to board the ship before it
docks.
Hollywood Actors
Buy Into Hotel Chain
Hollywood (U.R) Film Stars
John Wayne, Fred MacMurray
and Red Skelton have bought
into a hotel company which op
erates three hotels in the outer
Hawaiian Islands, their business
manager disclosed Saturday.
Bo Roos, manager for the
stars, said the three now own 18
per cent of the Lyle Guslander
Island Holiday Hotels Co. Hotels
owned by the company are the
Kona Palms at Kona, Maui
Palms and the Coco Palms.
Roos said an annex will be
built on Blacksand beach to the
Kona Palms to make it the larg
est operation of the company.
Wayne, MacMurray and Skel
ton own the Los Flamingos hotel
in Acapulco outright with other
Hollywood entertainers, includ
ing Johnny Weismuller and cow
boy actor Rex Allen.
Wayne and MacMurray bought
4 per cent interest in the Hawai
ian hotels a year ago, Roos said.
Skelton joined them in expand
ing the interest to 18 per cent
in a deal recently completed, he
added.
COWBOYS GO TO SEA
San Francisco (U.R) Coast
Guardsmen became sea going
cow punchers yesterday when
they were called in to "corral"
a runaway brahma bull which
had jumped into the bay while
being loaded aboard a ship.
Philadelphia (U.R) Pnrmw
bartender Victor Ehrmann's will,
read Friday, left $1,000 to Mar
garet Cole of Philadelphia, "mv
best friend and cause of my ul
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