MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Toning Down of Attitude Toward Communists in Evidence in Washington
Wednesday, August 17, 1955
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Is That So?
This is about as good a time
as any or bad to discuss a
very painful subject: poison ivy.
Becaue of the many erroneous
beliefs about it, what about a
Fact vs. Fallacy.
Fallacy: Poison ivy is related
the English ivy and like the
ivy prefers a cool damp climate.
Fact: This noxious plant is no
more an ivy than poison oak is
aS oak. (For that matter, poison
oak is a form of poison ivy. An
other close relative is the poison
Aumac a worse skin irritant
bfft fortunately more limited in
its range.) Furthermore, poison
iyy grows in every state of the
union with the possible excep
tion of evada.
Fallacy: The blossom has
nothing to do with the poison in
the plant. It is the sap which
can be disastrous even when the
plant appears dead. All that is
neccary to get the loathsome
rash may be to brush against the
leaves only nough to bruise
their delicate surface and re
lease a drop or so of the poison.
Then, should this reach your
skin, the chances are you'll end
up with a nasty rash.
Fallacy: Once the plant is
dead, it is safe to handle.
Fact: Don't you believe it.
Even if the plant is dead, don't
try to pull up the dead roots with
your bare hands there's liable
to be some of the poisonous sap
left in them.
Fallacy: If you wash within
a half hour with a strong soap
you are likely to escape poison
ing. Fact: Only if you bathe the
affected areas within a few min-
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' utes of contact otherwise
you'll just have to let the rash
run its course say one to two
days for incubation and one-two
weeks of suffering.
Fallacy: To get the rash one
must come in direct touch with
it.
Fact: The poison is sticky and
long-lasting and adheres easily
to garden tools, animals and
clothing and can remain potent
for 12 months! Merely patting"a
dog which has romped through
a patch may be enough.
Fallacy: Some people are born
immune to it or develop an im
munity. Fact: Quite likely humans are
born immune to poison ivy but
grandually become sensitized to
it through repeated exposures.
As a result, children under five
rarely get it but the likelihood
of contracting it later intends to
increase with age.
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Friday Deadline
For Ballot Return
Ballots for a vote on an agree
ment to deduct one cent per
pound from wool and mohair
subsidies for sales promotion by
the American Sheep Producers
Council, Inc., must be returned
to the Jackson County Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conser
vation committee office in the
courthouse no later than Friday.
T. D. Sehorn. manager of the
local office, said sheep raisers
who have not obtained ballots,
may get them at the office. Bal
lots were mailed to about 200
Jackson county sheep and lamb
raisers earlier this month.
Under the proposed aeree-
ments, the government would
deduct one cent per pound from
subsidies on 1955 clippings. De
ductions for the same purpose
will be made in 1956, 1957 and
1958, but the exact deduction
has not been determined. The
deduction will not exceed one
cent per pound, Sehorn said.
The marketing agreement was
authorized by the National Wool
Act of 1954 which provides in
centive payments to wool grow
ers to encourage increased do
mestic production of wool and
mohair.
Bromley To Aid
Legion's Program
Horace Bromley, Curtiss Pub
lishing Co., has offered to aid
the American Legion Post 15 in
its fund-raising campaign, ac
cording to Bud Fisher, com
mander. In an effort to keep many
thousands of dollars of money
spent on magazine subscriptions
in Medford, members of the post
will accept subscriptions to any
magazine and, through Bromley,
meet any special offers of any
publishing company, Fisher said.
Money earned through the pro
gram will be used by the Post in
its various projects, which in
clude civil defense, child wel
fare, control of subversive activi
ties, street flags, rehabilitation
tivities, beaver boys state, Junior
and hospital work, boy scout, ac
ties, beaver boys state, Junior
Legion baseball, the American
ism program, and others.
ROAD BIDS CALLED
Portland (U.R) The TJ. S.
Bureau of Public Roads has
called for bids for grading 2.4
miles of road and construction
of two bridges in Douglas coun
ty. The work includes grading
of Boulder Creek road, about 14
miles northeast of Tiller, and
construction of bridges across
Boulder and Slick creeks.
Dead line for Sunday Classified is
at noon Saturday.
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Box 4488 or phone the District Commissioner at
Shady Cove 2171.
Desire To Seek
Common Ground
For Good Will
By GEORGE J. MARDER
United Press Correspondent
Psychologically, the cold war
has thawed considerably in
Washington.
Officials not only talk nice to
Communists in face to face meet
ings, but talk nicely about them
. . . something which just was
not done a few months ago.
You can spot the trend at the
news conferences of Secretary of
State Dulles.
His comments on Communists
have toned down considerably in
the past few months; not that he
agrees with what the Commu
nists are saying and doing ex
cept in rare instances, but the
kind of language used, and the
manner of speaking.
Officials Go Out of Vay
At times, it seems as though
officials go out of their way
now to find something good in
what the Communists are say
ing. The reverse was true just
a short while ago. Suspicion was
the dominant factor; now it's a
desire to seek common ground
for good will.
For example, Secretary Dulles
was discussing the feelers from
Red China that negotiations be
resumed to unite Korea. Noth
ing new in those feelers, at least
nothing really new except that
they're being made. The United
States has been ready to talk
unification for years. All that
the United States, and the Re
public of Korea, insists on is that
there be free elections before
North and South mix, before
South Korea's defenses are torn
down . . . free elections super
vised by the United Nations.
No Move for Elections
Everytime in the past, when
the Communists have talked
about unification, they've made
no move toward proposing, al
lowing, approving or even
countenancing any free elections
or reasonable facsimiles thereof.
And there was no difference
in the present feelers. As a mat
ter of fact, Dulles points out he
sees no hint from the Reds that
they'll go for free elections in
Korea when they know that's
the only way the West will
agree in unification.
But the difference is in the
way the state department reacts.
A few months ago, the re
action would have been quite
vigorous ... the Reds were
spouting the same old line . . .
pure propaganda . . . trying to
gain the good will of Asiatics by
flying under false colors, seem
ing to be for unification while
actually blocking it by refusing
free elections
That was a few months ago.
Now Dulles merely points out
rather regretfully that he's had
no word indicating free elections
are in prospect . . . period. If the
Red Chinese are making hay
with the propaganda line, the
United States isn't spoiling it
with a shower of harsh words.
Something Hopeful Found
In fact, at the same time,
Dulles finds something hopeful
in the Chinese feelers . . . hints
that the Chinese leaders now
feel unification of Korea should
not be brought about by force.
He goes out of his way in dis
cussing the unification moves to
mention that point.
Certainly, so far the glow of
good will ... or at least the at
tempt to bring on such a glow
. . . has brought no agreements.
Unification of Korea is as far
away as unification of Germany
... the Red terms are still the
same . . . either we play the game
their way or they don't play.
And there isn't the glimmer
of an agreement at Geneva be
tween the Red Chinese and
American ambassadors.
The talk may be sweeter,
and maybe it will lead to some
thing. But meanwhile evidence
piles up that the Reds are build
ing up their military strength in
North Korea in clear violation of
the truce, while leading the
world to believe they won't use
force.
Honford Duck Eggs
Declared Radioactive
Geneva (U.R) American
scientists have reported that eggs
laid by ducks near the Hanford,
Wash., atomic energy plant are
bursting with radioactivity. How
ever, the Americans told the
Atoms-for-Peace conference that
the radioactivity hasn't had any
ill effects either on the fertility
of ducks born from the eggs or
on the incubation of the eggs.
WOULDN'T TALK Actor
George Tyne (above), appear
ing before House un-American
activities committee in
New York, refused to answer
questions but said he did not
care to take refuge in any
constitutional privilege.
Chairman Francis Walter
said he would take action to
see that Tyne is cited for con
tempt of Congress.
PORTLANDER KILLED
Beaverton (U.R) Paul Gor
don Callison Jr., 33, Portland,
was killed early today when his
automobile went out of control
and struck a tree north of here.
Actual
SEE FOR YOURSELF WHY THE
Ashland Barn Fire
Disrupts Traffic
Ashland Traffic on highway
99 near Ashland was snarled for
more than half an hour Monday
night as spectators from all over
the valley tried to view a spec
tacular barn fire.
The fire, ol undetermined
origin, destroyed a huge barn
on the M.D. Collins property on
Mary Jane ave. The structure
blossomed into flame about 9:30
p.m. and was a raging inferno
within a few minutes.
As the building was out of
the city limits, Ashland's fire
department was helpless. The
forestry truck was busy with a
fire at Pilot Rock. Neighbors
manned lawn hoses to prevent
danger from flying embers. The
barn was insured, no animals
were in it and no equipment, ac
cording to Collins, owner. The
building had been used to store
hay during most of the year.
Price Supports Due
On Rye and Barley
Washington (U.R) The Ag
riculture department is going to
offer price supports on lower
grade rye and barley this sea
son. Officials said the price sup
port quality regulations have
jbeen eased because of unfavor-
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terms for embezzlement today,
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harm himself.
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delay in commencing his sen
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Insanity Plea Filed
In Portland Slaying
Portland (U.R) Henry E.
Beck, 47, has pleaded not guilty
by reason of insanity in circuit
court in Portland to charges of
first degree murder.
He is accused of the June 3
gunshot slaying of his ex-wife,
Ethel, here. He was indicted by
the Grand Jury following a sui
cide attempt.
on four counts of mail fraud.
In another case, Murray Enz,
38, former manager of the Pit
tock Branch of Portland Trust
bank, was sentenced to 15
months on charges of embezzling
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