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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE West Germany Seen Heading for Radical Changes in By CHARLES M. McCANN United PrBl Correspondent West Germany seems to be heading toward a radical change in nolicv. The West German army, now in process of for mation, prob ably will be converted into a largely vol unteer force based on the use of tactical atomic weap ons. Political ly, West Ger Chirlcs M. Mctaan many is likely to cooperate more closely with other Western Euro pean countries, especially Great Britain and France. It seems possible that the change in policy also may result in the establishment of better relations with Soviet Russia. But one change which had long been expected seems to have been postponed. West Ger man Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer, now nearing his 81st birthday, apparently intends to keep his leadership for the fore seeable future! and not name a political heir. The change In policy was fore shadowed when Adenauer shook up his cabinet Tuesday. Defense Minister Dropped The most notable change was that Defense Minister Iheodor Blank was dropped. The defense post was given to Atomic Energy Minister Franz-Josef Strauss. Blank was sacrificed because of the lag in rearmament. The lag was due partly to the strong opposition by many West Ger mans to the whole rearmament program, especially the draft. But Blank had become increas ingly unpopular himself. As planned originally. West Germany was to have a 500,000 man "fighting force," as it is called officially, based on the use of conventional weapons. Most of the men were to be draftees. Policy Strauss has more advanced ideas. Under him, the fighting force is expected to be limited to 300,000 men. It probably will consist largely of professionals volunteers who want to make the army a career. Strauss is expected to be con centrate on forming an army which will depend basically on tactical atomic weapons One change which had been expected as part of the cabinet shift did not materialize. Political Heir Expected Adenauer had been expected to make Foreign Minister Hein- rich Von Brentano a vice pre mier. In that capacity, Brentano would have been designated as Adenauer's political heir. A lot of members of Adenauer's Chris tian Democratic Party would like to have him build up Bren tano as the next chancellor. They are looking forward to the national election to be held next September. But Adenauer apparently did not like the idea of having any body breathing down his neck so to speak, in expectation of his retirement As regards closer German co operation with other countries in Western Europe, Adenauer in a speech in Belgium on Sept. 25 called for the creation of a strong European federation which would be open to all West European countries including Britain. It is indicated that Adenauer, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and French Premier Guy Mollet agree that they ought to cooperate more closely on world affairs. This would entail considerably more independence of-U.S. policy. PIGGY BANKS ROBBED Tallahasse, Fla. (U.R) Dr. George Lensen, professor of his tory at Florida State university, reported a theft of $160 from his home. He said the cash had been taken from six piggy banks.- rrtV a nearby destination.. . Or a trip across thenation, provide your transportation, MaUe yo notel reservation, And ior your accommodation Wellpre-planaTallVaCatior, Thursday, October 18, 1958 I, V 4v f-l t STUFFING body of Mrs. Alary McCully, 31, into trunk of car after shooting her, W. G. Borchers, wealthy Los Angeles insurance man, told police he drove aimlessly 36 hours before deciding to give self up. (International) Wright Criticizes Modern Architects Chicago U.R) "Architects have degenerated to a mere in dustry," famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright said Wednesday night at a dinner in his honor. Wright briefly addressed about 1,000 persons attending the testi monial dinner which also served to launch a campaign to raise four million dollars for Taliesin, Wright's architectural school at Spring Green, Wis. The 87-year-old Wright com mented on various topics while his guests viewed pictures, mod els and plans of his proposed mile-high building for Chicago. He called the super-skyscraper he designed a "finger in the right direction of humanity." Commenting further about his profession, Wright said Ameri can architects were "trying to draw us back into the 19th cen tury . . . they are building great boxes." Wright criticized education saying it has "left us in the lurch because it has never known the difference between education and culture." Medford GREYHOUND FOR LOW Governor Testifies In Hodge Scandal Chicago (U.PJ Gov. Wil liam G. Stratton became the highest ranking public official to testify in the one million dol lar Hodge Scandal today. Stratton was expected to tell the U. S. Senate Banking and Currency committee how he forced former Auditor Orville E. Hodge to resign from public of fice after it became known he had embezzled one million dol lars from the state treasury. Hodge now is confined in the state penitentiary, where he was sentenced to remain for 12-15 years on charges arising from the fraudulent check scheme. Stratton, who has been critic ized for his handling of the Hodge affair, was originally ask ed, but not subpenaed, to ap pear before the committee which is investigating the con nections between bankers and political campaigns. The com mittee planned to question the Republican governor about con tributions by bankers to his campaign for the governorship in 1952. 15-Year-0td Arrested In Burglary Case A 15-year-old Medford boy was arrested Tuesday on charg es of burglary not in a dwelling in connection with the theft of several articles valued at S79 from the Bob Kennedy Furni ture store, 1603 North River side ave., according to Medford police. The boy was released to the custody of his mother. He is to appear before juvenile author ities. The theft was reported by Robert C. Kennedy, owner of the store, Monday. Police said the burglary occurred sometime between 7 . p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Monday. Articles reported stolen in cluded one Winchester 30-30 carbine valued at $75 and a box of 30-30 Remington ammunition valued at $4, officers reported. Entrance was made to the building by using a small wreck ing bar to pry a lock off on a rear door, police said. Depot 212 North antmoreeUon. iTE J Let's nave a cordon, . Wf( J See us no or i m m asm o owhizmioh. :'-'.f A JF ,mnnmwmimm- . IT v)" Jack Dumas Tells Kiwanis Club of Pilot Experience Pointing to the protection af forded the United States by its Air Force, Jack Dumas conclud ed a talk to the Medford Kiwan is club yesterday, by saying, "it takes taxes and I have no qualms about paying them." Dumas, recently released from active duty by the Air Force and now associated with Medford Domestic laundry, told Kiwanians of his training, ser vice ' and assignments as a jet fighter pilot. He was on duty on Okinawa and Formosa and in the Phil ippines and in Korea. His unit provided "high cover" for the evacuation of islands off the coast of China in January 1955. Something for' Country The jet fighter pilot said that he felt he was doing something for his country even in time of peace. The meeting was the regular noon luncheon of Kiwanians. Dr. Bill Blackstone, chairman of the project, reported a preliminary count of S303.50 from sale of programs at the Klamath Falls Medford High school football game. The money will go to the United Medford Crusade. Club President Irv Mirick named Paul Selby chairman of a committee to nominate Kiwan is officers for 1957. Others on the committee are Jack Walker, Jennings Pierce, Frank Perl and Boyd Budge. LONG WAIT PAYS OFF Clifton, N.J. (U.R) For years Roy Samuelson, 21, of nearby Saddle Brook, has been hunting deer unsuccessfully. On Wednesday night he killed one with his automobile. Driving on a busy highway, he accident ally struck an eight-point, 150 pound deer. TAGS HUSBAND'S CAR Burlington, N.C. (U.R) A policewoman, Mrs. J. W. Wig gins, calmly listened to her hus band's argument before the city council that parking tickets are unconstitutional. She then went outside and placed a ticket on his car. 3D Gffirib Bartlett Street 7 r pwjf NEAR" ' Tf J) Jy Some TV Viewers Said Tiring of Quiz Shows With Smart People on Parade By H. D. QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) Some of us viewers are getting downright tired of seeing so many smart people parading around on TV winning so much money an swering so many questions on abstruse things. It's time somebody told the TV people they're going over board. They're hipped on the subject of knowledge. They're putting a premium on crammed heads. Thousands of dollars for overstuffed brains. Erudition Dripping Erudition is oozing out of the studios and dripping all over the sidewalks. It's getting so that if you don't know who told Zach ary Taylor's upstairs maid's pooch's uncle that he wasn't nothing but a hound dog, you can't even get into the audience oi a quiz snow. Why don't they give us dumb people a chance sometimes? I mean us folks with clean, un cramped, unfettered brains un burdened by the dull weight of billions of facts. Some of us have been working hard at keeping our brains uncluttered for years. There are some brains around that have whole sections which haven't been exposed to any thing. Should such purity go un sung, unrecognized, unreward ed? Obviously the answer is no. Vital Need What we need is a television program that pays off on igno rance. The format should not be hard to contrive. If you don't know a thing, you don't know it. How much you don't know can be demonstrated by starting with a hard ' question and gradually working up to missing the easi est possible kind of a question. ANY EXTREME Saginaw, Mich. (U.R) Ad- lai Stevenson said here Wednes day "there is no limit to which the Republicans won't go." He said he received a letter from an 11-year-old Saginaw school girl which said: "I want to know if it is true you would give us two more months of school and Ike would take away a month." (233 Phone 2-2202 - COST It takes a lot of practice to don't-know something of the simple, ordinary things; the con testant could be interviewed "on how he -achieved his ignorance For instance, I have no idea what 9 times 12 is. My success in this may be traced to a strict personal code of window-staring while we were being taught the multiplication tables in school. During the entire arithmetic class I would stare through a window at an alley. It was a dirt alley, with weeds between the vehicle tracks. There was almost never any traffic along it, a fact which helped to keep the mind at peace, restful and unused. No Cheating Now, you're probably saying, what would prevent a person on "Ignorance Is Bliss," or what ever they called the program, from pretending not to know the answer when he actually knew it? This is simple. Science would fix it. Each contestant would be shot with truth serum and then .go on the program wearing a lie de tector. That way, you'd be sure he was trying his best when giving the wrong answer and telling the truth when he said he didn't know. Just so there would be some easy winnings in the first round, the program would start off with some questions like: "Who was WOOD Now Available! CITY APPLIANCE 127 North Central Ave'. LUXURY George Washington's most fre quent caddy during his first term as President?" Then you could work into such contestant-eliminators as: "What was the name of Adam's first wife?" There is a crying need for such a program for those of ui who have, as Lord Byron said, "Just enough of knowledge to misquote." Well . . . that is ... 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