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o ation s Civil Defe nse Inad equate for uclear War, Val Peterson Agrees Washington fU.P.) Civil De- River," fense Administrator Val Peter son agreed with critics today that the nation's civil defense is "inadequate to meet an all-out thermonuclear attack." But Peterson insisted his agency has made and is making progress. "If there is anyone ready for the thermonuclear war I'd like to be introduced to him," the former Nebraska governor said in an ainterview with the United Press. Critics have charged in testi mony before a House Govern ment Operations Subcommittee that the nation's non-military de fense program is "ineffective" and "worse than no program at all." This specific charge was made by Maj. Gen. Otto Nelson, direc tor of the so-calfed "Project East Grange Sams Valley Grange The last meeting of the Sams Valley Grange was one in which several ideas projected. Lester James suggested a large bulletin board to be placed on the out side of the Grange so that Sams Valley residents having live stock, machinery o r surplus produce to sell could advertise. He also suggested that a small slaughter house and meat cutting room be seb up on the Grange grounds so members could cut and package their own meat The lectures have consisted of a picture on oil drilling and pro cessing. Next Grange will be held Sat urday March 24. SELF HELP Brookings. S. D. (U.R) Students at South Dakota State college at Brookings have in corporated to provide themselves with employment. The non-profit firm. Collegiate Enterprises di vision of the S. D. State College Foundation, will assist students to help themselves by providing part-time Jobs. scientific survey of homefront defenses. Peterson said Nelson was quoted in the press as criticizing civil defense alone when he meant all non military defense, of which civil defense is only a phase. Non-military defense, Peter son said, also includes the dis persion of industry outside tar get areas and providing for continuity of government and other operations in case of a nu clear attack. Many Functions Many of these functions are not under jurisdiction of his Civil Defense Agency, and oth ers have been delegated to it as recently as a few weeks ago, he said. Peterson said many of the in adequacies of civil defense lie in the size of the problem; the newness of it, and the fact that the problem is being dealt with by using volunteeers and small expenditures. But, he said, his agency has made great progress in the past five years. "There is no easy solution to the problem," Peterson said, but he disagreed with pesismists that say nothing can be done or is being done to save lives in event of attack. He said civil defense has shown its worth in disasters. It has trained thousands of people and created emergency stockpiles, including 8160,000,000 in medi cal supplies. Every state and city has some kind of civil defense organization, although it func tions better in some areas than in others, he said. Peterson said survival plans are now being studied for the nation's big metropolitan target areas. When these' studies are completed, he said, a sound pro gram can be worked out for the nation on a cost-account basis. Peterson said this country has made little progress in getting industrial operations under ground. He said future industrial expansion should be scattered to non-target areas. "The real test of whether America is serious about sur vival lies in her willingness to disperse the expansion of in dustry and start building shel ters, including putting elements of our military productive facil ities under ground," he said. He also said there should be more unity and centralization of all non-military defense. "I personally believe there should be created a department of non-military defense includ ing all these elements. I have recommended it, and it is re ceiving study in the govern ment," Peterson said. Medford Urn tea Press Full Leased Wire Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1956 Pages 1 to 10 Gloria Swanson Finds Refugees in Italy Escapee Camp To Be Courageous Group By GLORIA SWANSON Written for United Press Rome (U.R) I suppose more children per capita have been adopted in the United States than in any other country in the world. If you were to ask a foster parent (and I should know) what difference there is between their own children and an adopted one, I'm sure you would find that they have given their love equally to those not of their own flesh. Displaced persons "escapees" are no all children, to be sure, but they do need sponsors before they can leave an escapee camp. I visited the nearest camp to Rome, one of six in Italy. Mem bers of the camp were of every age wee' babies to grandpar ents. The character and courage of these people have to be great, for escaping from behind an Iron Curtain is a feat walking hundreds of miles, swimming rivers, being terrorized with fear, especially when handicap ped by youngsters who cannot YOUR FAMILY WILL ENJOY THE FAMOUS NOODLE THAT WON'T SLIDE OFF THE FORK! I .-T t- Vft HWV ' Ir I V ENRICHtPl J FINEST IN QUALITY SINCE 1916 help themselves. And the pen alty when caught more often than not is death. I trembled when I thought: "But for the grace of God, there go I . . ." Tiny Community Although the comforts of this camp are small, still they do live in cleanliness of their own making. There is a tiny church, a canteen, a television room, a hospital, plus of course the pos sibility of learning new lan- Counly 4-H Members To Attend Show Six Jackson county 4-H club members, accompanied by Mr. f and Mrs. John Bohnert and daughter, Doreen, Central Point and Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent, will leave Friday for San Francisco where they will at tend the Grand National Jun ior Livestock exposition at the Cow Palace between March 24 and 28. Jackson county 4-H members participating in the exposition will be Don Bradshaw, route 1, box 20, Central Point, entering a pen of Herefords; Judy Brad shaw, Lake Creek, one Here ford; Robert Hayes, route 1, box 87, Eagle Point, one Hereford; Linda Malloroy, route 1, box 93, Eagle Point, one Aberdeen An gus; Dale Smith, route 2, box 661, Central Point, one Here ford, and David Woolfolk, Eagle Point, one Hereford. The youths, who will enter exhibits in the marketing and showmanship divisions, and seven other 4-H club members from other counties will repre sent southern Oregon. SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY, MARCH 23-24-25 AVOCADOS 42 size, fins flavor 4 tiSSk v SNOBOT 144 SIZE SUNKIST GRAPEFRUIT Florida Whites Giant 32 size 3 $3 00 Dozen For Grand view's Better Food Buys FRIES LOOK AT THIS SPECIAL! T4-Oz. Pkg. SPAGHETTI . with each package of NEW POMPEIAN QUICK ITALIAN -STYLi SPAGHETTI sauce Mix Value 33C Stark's Instant Makes 5 Chocolate Milk Quarts Stark's Makes 15 Powdered Milk Quarts 9Vi-oz. Tumbler Reg. 35c mot mm eau m For Peter Pan Peanut Butter Van Camps 2'i Size Pork & Beans 2 c.,.39 Chili Con Carne IXL Brand with Beans 2 for 39 300 Size Cans 1 1 H I R t e-t f P-K 1 I PfB $209 CUBE STEAK Lean Tender Good Quality lb, 79 GROUND CHUCK Tasty Lean Ours is yood! lb. 55 Nebergall's & Morrell's HAMS ?ur Easter Dinner! In All Departments at GRAND VIEW MARKET Sundays-! 0:00-7:00 guages. And there also is the privilege of leaving the. camp at certain hours. , But still these people must get very low when years start to pass and they have not yet found a country that will embrace them. It did not take long for me to become acquainted because I had a polaroid camera and they had never seen a photograph made and developed in a minute. The camp houses about 300 persons. I must have seen about 100. Seven or eight were in high spirits for soon they would be departing for their new adopted countries. For Information They have an ideal, as we do, of freedom. So, if you wish to sponsor an escapee you can go either to your local church or you can write to the refugee relief program in Washington, D. C. ' .As I left and drove back to Rome as the sun was setting I looked at all the beautiful scenery and thought of the vast spaces in America that I know, and of the many thousands of miles that I do not know. I thought that if these people were given a chance they would help build fine communities. I hope Uncle Sam spanks me where it hurts if I ever complain about high taxes that could be and are being put to good use. Permit Issued for Packing Shed Here Permits for $51,849 worth of construction were issued by the city between March 3 and March 20. according to records in the office of Herb Mackie, city build ing superintendent. A permit was issued' on March 20 to Nye and Naurnes Packing company for a S36.800 packing shed on South Fir st. and Mel rose ave. Company officials explained that the shed is being built on Nye and Naumes property and will be leased to the Crystal Springs Packing company. Crystal Springs Facking com pany has leased its former ware house to Davis Transfer com pany. The new shed will be 260 feet long and 72 feet wide. It will be constructed with bolster ing trusses and no posts will be used. Columns will be 20 feet high. 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