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A WELL-MANICURED blonde in the throng outside Capt.
Peter Townsend's London residence gives the RAF flyer the
traditional thumbs-up gesture of approval in hi3 romance
with Princess Margaret. The crowd awaited his return
from a dinner engagement with Margaret. (International)
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Intense Mass Interest
Education in USSR, Member
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Of Friends Committee Says
An intense, mass interest in
education, and the activity of
a small religious group are hope
ful forces at work in Russia to
day, Stephen Cary, national staff
member of the American Friends
committee, declared in a speech
here Friday.
Carev. who returned recently
from a 30 day trip inside the
Union of Soviet Socialist Repub
lics," spoke before a crowd of
about 150 people at the Jurst
Presbvterian church.
Hope for peace lies in a re
laxation of internal rigidity in
regard to freedom and under
standing. of the individual, Cary
said, and in the Communist doc
trine of world revolution being
TnnvH from an active political
objective to the realm of philo
sophical theory.
The vastly expanded Russian
educational program and Baptist
religious activity which stresses
the responsibility of the individ
ual, are , forces that will help
In the achievement of these
In relation to the new con
cept of the "smiling Russian,"
Cary stated that Russia desper
ately needs time tt cope with
Internal problems of food, hous
ing and transportation. He ex
pressed doubt, however, that
USSR officfels'are sincere'!'
their plea forlong range, peace
ful co-existence.
The Russian people are sin
cere in their wish for peace,
Cary declared. He said that
peace is the main topic of con
versation among them and that
word peace is to be seen every
where on buildings, flags and
banners across the streets.
The most striking thing in the
USSR, Cary said, is the contrast
between the immense industrial
iztion program and the standard
of. living.
He cited instances of high
food prices, an almost total lack
of refrigeration cars for the
transport of fresh fruits and veg
etables, the need for steel in ci
vilian consumption, and especial
ly the lack of housing as prob
lems with which the Russians
must cope.
Caryssaw no evidence of in
ternal unrest among the Rus
sian people. Most of them, he
said, either looked upon their
government with acceptance or
with satisfaction. They are proud
of Russian achievement and loy
al to their government.
For the first time in 38 years,
Cary said, the Soviet govern
ish't afraid of its own people.
Officials go freely among them
without security protection.
According to Cary the USSR
needs time to cope with its in
ternal problems and to the ex
tent of gaining that time, at
least, they desire peace. As long
as peace is maintained, the hu
manizing effects of education
and religion will tend to give it
permanence.
"Time works for us," Cary
said. "We must be patient."
In a discussion period follow
ing his address, Cary said that
many old concepts of Russia are
no longer true.
He pointed out that USSR so
ciety is very much stratified
and the accumulation of wealth
is n o t difficult in a country
where the maximum income tax
is only 13 per cent and the in
heritance tax 8 per cent. Many
Russians now own their own
homes, he said, although the
lower class may not have the
right to buy and sell property.
The family and home are
stable units in RussiaTi society,
he said. Divorce is more diffi
cult to obtain than in the United
StatesC Women 1 a v e' achieved
complete equality with men and
may become professors or gov
ernment officials, but may also
be called upon to dig ditches
and load trucks.
As other evidence of Russian
change, . he cited the existence
of a private medical group and
the fact that religious groups
are not persecuted, although not
permitted to express a social
philosophy.
Seven Polio Cases
Listed in Portland
Portland (U.R) Seven cases
of polio were reported in Port
land during the past week, ac
cording to city 'health officer
Dr. Thomas L. Meador. It was
the highest weekly total for
Portland this year.
Dr. Meador said the polio in
cidence had more than doubled
in Portland this year. Yearly
total to date was 63, compared
to 28 for the same period last
year.
News About Books
From the Library
By MISS HELEN WEBSTER
Medford Librarian
Librarians gamble! Yes, they
do. Every book order they write
places a "bet" on your interest
in books that have not yet been
published let alone reviewed and
definitely not available for in
spection. It is the only way in
which we can have the books
ready for you when you want
them.
But, lest you fear the misuse
of public funds, let us hasten to
assure you that the risks of book
selection are reduced to a very
minimum by the librarian's long
acquaintance with publishers,
authors, and reading tastes in
general. As the reviews appear
in weekly publications (and may
we remind you that there is a
vast difference between an ad
vertiser's description and a re
viewer's estimate for a book?),
it is good to find the critics back
ing our bets.
Best Seller Cited
Earl Miers in the "Saturday
Review of Literature," for in
stance, bears us out in our wag
er on "Andersonville," by Mac
Kinlay Kantor. He says that in
years to come compilers of an
thologies will find this long nov
el based on the history of the
most notorious of Confederate
prisons a kind of "Ft. Knox."
Certainly the author makes his
readers participate in all the
horror of the institution. We
purchased two copies of this new
and important title.
Reviewers disagree concern
ing the lighter, less ' realistic
novel, "Castle Garac," by Nich
olas Monsarrat. The story of a
young American writer strand
ed on the Riviera who accepts a
mysterious commission to find a
certain castle, and a beautiful
French girl who may or may not
be a countess, is recommended
by a "Library Journal" review
er as a swift-paced novel of sus
pense, intrigue, and romance.
Burke Wilkinson in the "New
York Times," says on the con
trary, that here we have a plot
that is a "souffle that' never ris
es." "We can hope for better,"
he adds, "from the talented Nich
olas Monsarrat." Let us know
what you think of it.
Belter Treated
Howard Spring's newest nov
el, "These Lovers Fled Away,"
fares better at all hands. Men and
women of the theater, science,
and government throng its pag
es as a series of great events
take place, and yet its is a quiet
story. The "New;Yojfk Herald
Tribune Book .reviewer de
scribes its course as ; "gliding
along as gently as a pole-driven
punt on the Thames at Maiden
head, with small eddies and
whirlpools ' of excitement" vary
ing its way.
Written in England during the
bombardment of 1941 but sug
gested by the ordeal of the Don
ner party on their way. to front
ier California a hundred years
ago is Norah Loft's "Winter Har
vest." -"The force of her narra
tive," says Walter Havighurst in
the "New' York Herald-Tribune
Books," "is not spent on the
physical ordeal. Out of . a grue
some episode Norah ' Lofts has
made a novel that searches and
illuminates the spirit of man."
Books in Use
Where are all the new books
listed for you each week in our
column? .They're where public li
brary books should be for the
greater part of their lives in
your home or in your neighbor's,
being read and enjoyed. It is a
library's business not merely to
collect books but to "sell" them,
to circulate them, to get them
used. We try to have a good se
lection of new and readable
titles on hand for your brows
ing enjoyment when you visit
us; but if you don't find the
particular title you wish, please
let us reserve it for you..
Our reserve business has been
greatly increased due v to the av
ailability of many new titles.
Consequently we are finding it
impossible to depend upon tele
phone calls to notify you when
your request is available; there
simply is not time. We are,
therefore, adopting the practiced
generally followed by public li
braries of mailing out postal no
tices, for which we must charge
you two cents. This, like all new
changes in procedure, is for bet
ter service to all our readers.
Two To Attend
NFLA Conference
. William C. Higinbotham, Cen
tral Point, and Oliver H. Round
tree, Williams, will represent
the Southern Oregon National
Farm Loan association at a four
state conference of NFLA direc
tors in Spokane, Nov. 3-4, F. E
Bowman, association secretary
treasurer, announced this week.
The Spokane meeting will
bring together two representa
tives from each of the 65 nation
al farm loan associations in
Idaho," Montana, Oregon and
Washington. These local farmer
owned farmer-operated associa
tions make and service loans for
the Federal Land Bank of Spo
kane. Bowman said the agenda for
the Spokane meeting includes
discussions of the land bank's
broadened credit services under
the Farm Credit Act of 1955;
appraisal standards, new busi
ness, annual meetings, loan ser
vicing and membership rela
tions.
Speakers at this year's con
ference will include Thomas A.
Maxwell, director of land bank
service, Farm Credit Administra
tion, Washington, D.C: Oscar G.
Swenson, Malone, Wash., and H.
C. Ellis, Great Falls, Mont.,
members of the district farm
credit board; Fred A Knutsen,
land bank president, and Eugene
Fisher, Oakland, Oregon, and A.
Lars Nelson, St. John, Wash.,
chairman and vice-chairman, re
spectively,' of the 12th district
NFLA- advisory committee.
- Higinbotham -a n d Roundtree
will participate in a caucus of
NFLA directors from Oregon to
elect a member to the district
advisory committee.
Pair Bound Over
To Grand Jury; Six
Appear in Court
Two men were bound over to
the grand jury in district court,
Friday, two others were released
on their own recognizance, and
two more were fined for killing
another's animal and trespass
ing. Dismissal Denied
Paul Leon Jacks, 20, Gold Hill,
was bound over to the grand
jury on a charge of rape, at a
preliminary hearing held Friday.
An earlier motion of dismissal
of the charge against Jacks was
denied.
Walter Earl Adams, 33, Butte
Falls, also bound over to the
grand jury, was charged with
drawing a bank check with in
sufficient funds in the bank to
pay it in full.
Bond for Adams was set at
$1,500.
Robert Leland Taylor, 25, Box
614, Ashland, who was charged
with failure to support a minor
child, was released on his own
recognizance and ordered to re
port to the court again April
28, 1956.
A 17-year-old boy who had al-
Frederick Sadri '
Receives Award
Frederick Sadri has received
a $25 cash award for his entry
in a Unit Masonry , association
home design contest, it was an
nounced here last week.
His winning entry was a de
sign of a three bedroom home
and the prize was one of 19
given in the contest which was
open to all Oregon and Washing
ton architects or students of
architecture. '
Sadri lives at 117 North Oak
dale ave., and at the present
is free lancing in house design
ing. He is a graduate of Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy. The meringue topping for a
pie won't pull, if the pie is cut
with a well-greased knife.
EVER!
1955
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNETHREE
Two Teachers Added
To Rogue River Staff
Rogue River Two additional
teachers have been added to the
Rogue River elementary school
staff.
Mrs. Grace Bain, who is teach
ing the third grade, came to
Rogue River from Southern Ore
gon college, and Mrs. Alice
Arnold, who is teaching eighth
grade, formerly taught in Cal
ifornia. ,
Loran Casebier, elementary
principal, said there now are
two sections to each the first,
second, third and fourth grades.
legedly stolen a car owned by
Benjamin Alfonso, Rogue River,
was released on his own recog
nizance for a period of one year.
Robert Donald Sefarly, 19, of
724 West 11th st., and a 17-year-old
boy were fined $15 each for
killing another's animal while
trespassing. . . . -
The pair killed a black and
white domestic duck while tres
passing on land owned by Char
les Edward Crowe, route 2, box
210, according to a sheriff's of
fice report.
Garbage Can Check
Requested by Police
Medford police have asked
residents to see if they have
an extra garbage can around
the house.
Police want to return any
extra ones to the proper owners.
Several residents' have reported
thefts of garbage can in last
couple of days.
BURGESS PAINT
& WALLPAPER STORE
Will Now Operate Under
NEW NAME OF
MEDFORD PAINT
& Wallpaper Store
ERHARDT BLIND, Owner
Corner 6th & Holly Diagonally Across from the
Post Office Phone 2-9321
117 S. Central
Phone 2-6241
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