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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) K&dfqwtribune 5eryone in Southern Oregon Read The Mali Tribune'' Published Dally Except Saturday by MZDFOHD PRINTING CO 27-29 North Fir St. Phone 2SU1 ROBERT W RUHL, Editor HTRB;REY Advertuinj Manager CERAL LATHAM. Businew Manager ERIC ALLEN JR. Manaxinn Editor EARL H ADAMS City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT Soorta Editor OLIVE STARCHF.R Society Editor DALE EHICKSON, CircuIaUon Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as secnod cam matter at Vledford Oregon under Act of March 3, lb'Jl SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance- Per Copy 10c. Daily and Sunday One year 915 00 Daily and Sunday Six months 8 00 Daily and Sunday Three moa 4.26 Sunday Only One year S4.2Q By Carni In Advance Medford. Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove Rogue River. Talent. , and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday One year SI 8 00 Daily and Sunday One month 10 Carrier and Dealers 10c per copy AU Terms Cash in Advance tffflrlal Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County .I?"!1 Presa Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY COMPANY INC Offices in New. York Chicago, de trort. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle Portland St Louis Atlanta Vancouver B C NATIONAL gQIASg55TN 7 toumrimu.:i irs O" NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION iahl o'Time Medford and Jackson County History from'tha files of .The Mail Ttibune 10, 20, 30. 40 and 80 yearsoigo. 10 HEARS AGO Not. 23. 194S (Saturday) Assessed valuation of tax exempt properties in Jackson county for 1946 totals $52,376, 239, according to assessor's of fice. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: The young er set of the valley have started looking, for Santa Claus' tracks ha the parental domiciles. 20 Tears ago Not. 23. 193S (Monday) Senior clats of Central Point High school sponsors a "gym boree house warming celebra tion for remodeled gymnasium'. according to H. P. Jewett, prin cipal. J. C. Hunter plans to open a Medford School of Languages and Inaarnationitl Business in the Farmers and Fruitgrowers biild ing. 30 YEARS AGO . Not. 23. 192 (Tuesday) Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas leaves for Portland, where he will preside on circuit court cases there. Instances are multiplying throughout toe county of flowers continuing to bloom in the un seasonably warm weather. 40 YEARS AGO . Not. 23. 1916 (Thursday). At request of th mayor and city council, Col. Howard -A. Hanson. Seattle, will address a mass meeting at the k'atatorium Monday. The iPhoenix band will gave a concert here Friday evening. 50 YEATaS AGO Not. 23. 1906 (Friday) The Nome Nugget has recently stated that a Mrs. Condon, of Dome creek, has the largest nug get yet found on that stream. From Local and Personal col umn: Andrew Jeldneis has rans ferred to W. C. Green a half in terest tei Blue Canyon mining claims two and three f8r $1, and other considerations. What's the Answer? Can Yon Get 4 of the 7 T Copr 195S Editorial Research Report 1. President Eisenhower's farm at Gettysburg is about (a) 17, (b) 70. (c) 170 or (d) 700 miles from Washington? 2. H. A. Caccia is ambassador to the U. S. from Italy, Argen tina. Great Britain, Spain, Israel or Egypt? 3. About one-third, one-half or two-thirds of all U. S passen ger cars in use are four-door sedans? 4. Who is the only President of this century so far who lived to be over 80? 5. Most oranges consumed in the U. S. come from Florida; right or wrong? 6. The normal for Intelligence Quotient (I-Q-'s) is 100. About 1 per cent, 4 per cent, 7 per cent or 10 per cent of all Americans have one over 135? 7. Did any large state elect a Roman Catholic as U. S. Senator this year? The answers: I. About 70. 2. Great Britain. 3. About half. 4. Mr. Hoover. 5. Right. 6. 1 per cant. 7. Yes, Ohio (Lausche). , MAIL TRIBUNE Police Public Relations Some survey or other recently came up with the information that a majority discontented in their present jobs. It follows that they'd like to be doing something else. Now we can think of work on a newspaper (despite the amount of time it takes dodging verbal brickbats), but if it weren't for that well, we've always had a sneaking and secret sort of desire to be a policeman. It probably was born in childhood dreams of a badge and a gun, and are never quite lost. A policeman is or should be a symbol of all that is good in civilized community life: honesty, de cency, integrity, order, peace and security. DERHAPS it is because the office is held in high es . teem that, when an individual fails to live up to this mental image of what a police officer should be, the reaction is stronger than it is for defections in less important positions. If the standards are high, so are the rewards, for the officer who proves himself worthy of the public's esteem. In few other walks of life is the effective worker the trusted friend of everyone except the malefactor, the defender in time of danger, the advisor in times of confusion, the righter of wrongs. And in few other walks of life is it as difficult to live up to this sort of esteem and public confidence. GAINING and keeping this confidence, then, is one of the most important tasks a policeman has, for without it he cannot do the job he is employed to do. A training manual issued to members of the Med ford police department recently takes cognizance of this fact, and devotes a couple of pages to "police public relations," in an effort to assist officers in their contacts with the public. Following are excerpts from it : "Tne importance of good public relations is frequently overlooked. This is probably because the best officer loses sight of the help he gets from the public . . . Another ob stacle to an effective public relations program is that some officers feel they show signs of weakness and fail in the firmness necessary to enforce the law when they apply courtesy to all their dealings with the public. Yet it is from the public that the department draws the information re garding crimes and criminals without which we would be unable to operate. The citizens we are required to cite for traffic violations or arrest for petty crimes are the tax payers to whom we come asking for better working and wage conditions. ". . . Since our business is dealing with people, it is essential that the people we contact realize and appreciate police problems. Under a democratic form of government, the citizenry has a good deal to say about how our depart ment operates. The good will we are seeking from the public will not be a gift. It must be developed and earned. The best medium at our command for earning this public favor is through the routine contacts made by officers of ' every rank . . . "Another advantage directly resulting from public favor Is the cooperation of the people in clearing criminal of fenses. This comes about through faster and better reporting of criminal incidents . . . "We are subject to unjust and groundless charges from citizens we handle. This has happened here in the past and only general support from the public kept this type of charge from being criminally serious to the Tnembers con ' cerned. An indifferent or ignorant public reaction will Impede our programs for improving the enforcement of the law and the general safety of the community. "Much law enforcement is dependent upon voluntary obedience . . . With an antagonistic public attitude against him, the officer hesitates to perform his duty and the com munity suffers, departmental morale is low and the city is fair game for vice and crime ... . . A police officer who acts a normal human being is . the department's best ambassador o public relations. Be yourself!" The public relations section takes only two pages in the thick manual. The rest of it deals with all phases of law enforcement methods and techniques. But the fact that it is near the front of the book is a measure of the importance placed upon it, and on the fact that only with public understanding and sup port can. the important job. be done. E.A. Museums Value Miss Mary Hanley, the pleasant and history-wise curator, of the Jacksonville Museum, reports that 1,877 .persons from 31 states, Canada and South America visited Jackson county's historical show place. Since the Museum was opened in July, 1950, a total of 234,797 persons have registered there. Now anything that can attract almost a quarter million people in less than seven years is more than a local wonder it is a major asset to a community; not in the same class as Crater lake, perhaps, but no small factor in the tourist industry. ANY of this number are, of course, local people . who visit the museum again and again, which is another reason that it we are a bit prone to forget what has gone before- the real and valued contributions of our pioneer fore bears and predecessors. And among the most important of the visitors are the classes of school-age youngsters, who can get more from a visit to the museum than many of the elders, the real "feel" of the past as they see the every-day implements of the past which are now so rare they merit showcase space. The museum is of real value to this Jackson county community, and its value will grow as the yeai23 pass. E.A. Girl To Be Notified Of Police Examination Mt. Carmel, 111. (U.R) K a y McGill, 13, already has decided that she wants to be a Los An geles policewoman when she grows up. In a reply to Kay's letter, Joseph. W. Hawthorne, general manager of the Los Angeles Friday. November 23, 1958 of employed persons were nothing we'd rather do than is valuable. For sometimes Civil Service Department, said she will be notified of an ex amination to be given in 1966 when she meets the age require ment. Kay frequenUy visits the of fice of her grandfather, Sheriff Charles . Kennard. Red Decision in Middle East To Be Factor in Business By ROGER BABSON Eabson Park, Mass. First, let me say that Russia's decision as to the Egyptian situation will be a great fac tor in the U.S. business out look for 1957. If Israel had not stirred up this trouble, bus i n e s s in 1957 would be fair with a maximum average de cline of not Roger more than 5 per cent. The stock market could, however, sell nearer 600. Israel, however, has upset any definite forecast at this time. If Russia keeps out of the con flict, we can dpend upon the above forecast. If, however, the Middle East should flare into a small war and if the United States remains neutral, 1957 could be the busiest and most profitable year we have ever had, with all basic commodities going higher. What Has Happened to Date? Israel has apparently already pulled out, regretting that she ever started the row. She now Soviet Engaged in Reappraisal of Foreign Policy Washington U.R) The So viet union is engaged in a for eign policy reappraisal for some of the top Kremlin command, diplomatic officials said today. The heart of the Kremlin's problem1 is Soviet policy toward the restive satellites. Signs Seen in Disorders Various signs of the reapprai sal are seen in the recent dis orders in Hungary where Rus sian troops were used on a mam moth scale, the Moscow negotia tions with Polish officials, and new wrangles with Yugoslavia over sateUite policy. Diplomats said the crises in the satellites may mean a shake up in the Soviet hierarchy in the near future. The Stalinist wing of the hier archy, which advocates a return to tougher satellite policies, is led by former Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulga nin brought the more liberal pol icies into effect. No Confirmation Diplomats said they had no confirmation of reports first heard in France that Molotov soon would get Khrushchev's top Communist party job and that former Premier Georgi Malen kov would succeed Bulganin. Officials are watching and waiting before giving any final assessment of Molotov's new job as minister of state control. But they doubt it is a move back up the Kremlin ladder. In The Day's Hungarian snapshot: A spokesman for the office of the United Nations high com missioner for refugees (the of fice is located in Geneva, Switz erland) reports that nearly 52, 000 Hungarian refugees have fled to Austria since the start of the Hungarian rebellion. Eight thousand have arrived in the past few days. The statement continues: "Among these latest arrivals there are many wounded, be cause Soviet infantry has ar rived at the border and has OPENED FIRE ON THE REF UGEES." T ET'S listen now to some American testimony. Congressman Francis Walter of Pennsylvania who is in Aus tria to look over U. S. aid to Hungarian refugees reports that as he was touring the Austrian-Hungarian frontier with U. S. Immigration Commission er Swing he saw Russian sol diers SHOOT DOWN A POOR DEVIL OF A HUNGARIAN WHO WAS RUNNING FOR THE SANCTUARY OF THE BORDER. They shot him just like you or I would shoot a jack rabbit. In the travail and the terror of Hungary, this is just an iso lated incident but isolated in cidents can tug at the heart strings. (.NE more snapshot: " With each new batch of Hun garian refugee arrivals at the Austrian border comes addition al testimony of mass deporta tions of their countrymen to Russia. Soviet and COMMUNIST Hun garian representatives at United Nations deny the deporta tions, but the UN says it knows of at least 16,000 persons shipped from Hungary to the east pre sumably to Siberian slave camps. OUCH is the monster of Russian communism. I know it sounds sentimental but I'm sentimentalist enough to believe that the institution of Russian communism is so foul realizes that if it should develop into a real war, she could be wiped out. Certainly Israel is no longer a factor. The United Na tions has agreed to police the Suez canal, but not to police the world's greatest oil reserves nearby. This may "save face" for Britain and France; but the ca nal is not much good to these countries if there is no oil to take through it. Will Russia Remain Neutral? Thus far Russia has refused to do so and is threatening to help Egypt and the Arab world by contributing to Egypt air planes, munitions, and "volun teers," as she helped the North Koreans some years ago. This could result in the United States remaining neutral for the pres ent at least. Eisenhower does not want another "Korean" war. If we can long remain neutral, I repeat that United States busi- Hungarian Refugees Sending Messages Munich, Germany (U.R) Refugees who find Hungry are sending nearly 1,0(10 me-nnnKej of assurance and hope hy radio every day to frionils nnd rela tives in their Russian dominated homeland. Radio Free Europe inld It Is now beaming 17 special pro grams a day into Hungary to carry as many as possible of the brief, poignant messages which have flooded into its studios here. The messages all are worded in such a way that neither the sender nor recipient can be identified by Soviet monitors although they will be recognized at their destination. In the last three days, RFE said, more than 2,500 messages, hastily scribbled on scraps of paper, or passed on by word of mouth have reached RFE repre sentatives in Germany and Aus tria. Force in Hungary Seen War III Spark Tokyo ' (U.R) British his torian Dr. Arnold Toynbee said today any resort to force to get Russian troops out of Hungary would spark World War III. "The Russians will not leave Hungary willingly," he told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. "Any resort to force to drive them out will erupt into World War III." The West, Toynbee said, will have to sit back and "wait for internal unrest in the satellites and let world public opinion force the Russians to withdraw their forces" from the occupied countries. "I feel now that the safety valve has been opened after Stalin's death, the people who have given their lives in the fight for freedom will not have given them in vain," he said. News By Frank Jenkin that in time it must fall of the weight of its own foulness. And I hate to admit I'm realist enough to know that the Kremlin communists may start a war to head off the upheaval of anger and loathing that is sweeping the world as the details of communist brutal ity in Hungary are coming to light. These are grave days. TN CONCLUSION, let's turn to 1 a tiny bright spot in the gloom of the Hungarian news. Sixty refugees from the hor ror that is Hungary are arriving as this is written at McGuire air force base in New Jersey. They are the first plane load of 5,000 men, women and children to be brought to the United States under what is called Proj ect Mercy. They have all been sponsored by kind-hearted Amer icans who will see to it that they get a fresh start in this newer world. They are lucky. Their hearts are heavy because of their com patriots who are not so lucky. But life is like that. So let's be happy because of their good fortune. TTHERE will be problems be--- cause of these and others who come to us. We will have to find places for them. There will be problems. We sometimes think we have troubles enough taking care of our own. But let's remember this: On their way in, they passed the Statue of Liberty. Set into the stone of the Statue's pedestal is a tablet bearing this inscrip tion: "Give me your tired, your poor, "Your huddled masses, yearn ing to breathe free, "The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me. "I lift my lamp beside the Golden Door." rATS America. Let's all be Americans in this critical time. Outlook ness in 1957 should be excellent and that most stocks should now be held rather than sold; espe cially hold the oils. I cannot now foresee Russia and the United States joining forces even to bring about real world peace. Russia does not want stable world conditions un less she is the "top dog." To this President Eisenhower would never agree even though as a general he realizes the hope lessness of any nation winning another war; in fact, he believes all nations engaged therein would lose. Russia surely will not engage in war directly, for fear of losing the satellites. On the other hand, I can un derstand why President Eisen hower would be willing to see England and France worry for a while. They refused to take the advice of our President and Mr. Dulles. These men both urged England and France to refrain from using force in Egypt. Fur thermore, our President is dis appointed in the way western Europe has failed to cooperate in his plans for an economic and military union. He feels that a scare might do them good. Don't Forget the Arabs Remember that Eisenhower knows and likes the Arabs, hav ing become acquainted with them during the course of World War II. He knows that their desert lands need only water to be the most productive in the world. He hopes to give them atomic power to irrigate and get this needed water. He knows, too, that the Arabs are fairly close to the Belgian Congo, which is the largest producer of uranium in the world. In closing, let me say that one real goal of Russia and England and the United States is to keep open the Middle East oil fields and retain the good will of the Arab world. I forecast that France is now out of the picture and will lose all of North Africa. Neither Rus sia nor England can win except by force; but Eisenhower hopes to win by negotiating and by helping Egypt and her Arab friends, through economic aid, to become strong and to build her dam and secure atomic pow er. The Arabs should know by this time that Russian promises are no good. Demos Schedule 'Post Mortem' Washington ftl.R) Top offi cials of the Democratic National committee will hold a "post mor tem" meeting here next Monday and Tuesday to discuss party fi nances and to plan for the fu ture. The 14-member executive com mittee session was called by Na tional Chairman Paul M. Butler "to discuss and recommend fund raising projects to help pay off the party's campaign debt and outline the committee's program for the coming months." The committee's announce ment made no mention of any discussion of a change in the party's leadership. It pointed out, however, that Butler "re cently announced that he in tends to remain as national chairman." It was known that some party leaders are disenchanted with Butler's performance as nation al chairman, despite the fact that the Democrats captured both the House and Senate in the recent elections. James F. Finnegan, campaign director for Adlai E. Stevenson, has been most frequently men tioned as a likely successor to Butler. ONLY 25 Shopping Days Til Christmas! WOW! More Christmas Bills? Don't Worry! Make Your Christmas Merry with CASH from PACIFIC , IHDUSTRIAIT" Dick Hans, Manager 16 S. Central Ph. 3-S308 Hungarian Feeling of On Arrival Editor'! note: A 30-vear-old me chanic who led 33 men In their fight tor freedom against the Communists In Budapest was among the first group of refugees to reach the United States. Adopting the new name of Imre Nediert to protect relaUves still in Hungary, he has written for the United Press an account of his ex periences. His story, translated from Hungarian, follows: By IMRE NEDIERT Written for United Press Camp Kilmer. N.J. (U.R) I have no money. The only clothes i own are on my back. I do not know the fate of my parents and sister in Hungary. But I still had 100 times more reason to be thankful on my first Thanks giving Day than most Ameri cans. If I had not flprl from mv homeland. I'm certain I would be dead by now. Thousands nf Hungarian men have been de ported by the Russians to Si beria, but if I had stayed, I don't think they would have bothered to send me away. I would have been shot on the spot. My sins against the. Communists were too great. President, To Break New Records In Next Fiscal Year 0 By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower and the Ameri-1 can taxpayer will break some records in this fiscal year. And that is not good for the President or for the American tax payer. Mr. E 1 s e n hower is the s p e n d i ngest p r esident. ever. The treasury figures will substantially support that claim to fame when the 1957 fiscal year books are closed at mid night next June 30. The treasury now estimates that the government will spend in this fiscal year about $69 bil lions. If so, Mr. Eisenhower will have spent in the four years of his responsibility nearly $270 billions, which is more than gov ernment cost in any other four peacetime years. The American taxpayer is a sturdy animal. The treasury ex. pects him to come up in this fiscal year, one way or another, with nearly $70 billion. Approxi mately half of the bite will be on individual income taxpayers. About $20 billion is expected from levies on corporation in come. 1956 Taxpayer Did Well The American taxpayer did quite well in the 1956 fiscal year when the treasury's take was more than $69 billion. All of these figures are too large for the comprehension of ordinary persons, taxpayers, for example. They can be put in perspective, however, by comparision with Lyle cwiUon 4 V t'r- ;., with , ii .2 - Your precious possessions are safe with" . modern oil heat. No other automatic fuel equals oil for safety, for economy or for comfort. You'll have luxurious warmth in every room, in any wetuher even the coldest, without cold spots, clamminess of the skin, disagreeable odors worries about pilot light failures. WARMTH THAT'S MORE THAN SKIN DEEP..; OIL HEAT INSTITUTE OF OREGON Medford Heating Oil Dealers Describes Freedom in States I was the leader oa 35,jnanO rebel group that fought against the Communists. The Russians had ma under arrest for 26 months, and almost killed? me once. Their aim yjas not so good, however; they only wounded me in the ankle. My companion was shot in the chest, even though we were unarmed at the time and carried white flags. My trouble with the Commu nists began in July, 1954, when I was struggling to make a liv ing as a typewriter mechanic and repairman. I was overheard to say that it was impossible to earn a decent liwing under such a regime, with so little pay and food in such difficult conditions. For that I spent over two years in a "political camp." I guess it was really a concentra tion camp. It was surrounded by wire and men armed with ma chine guns. I vaas released last Sept. 27 and had been free for less than a month before the anti-Communist rebellion start ed. Now I am going to be free for the rest of my life. Taxpayers other years. Forty years ago World War I was blagng but the-United States was not ye? in. Government in t'ae year 1916 spent 713 million. Not billions, million' The income tax been in action for only two or thQe years and the levies w-e low. All of ttie treaairy's 1916 in come added up to only $762 mil lion. It was a surplus year with $48 million for debt retirement or whatever. The national debt was a mere $1.2 billion com pared to today's debt which soars toward $300 billion. This fiscal year the treasury will pay out in interest alone on the national debt nearly seven times as much as the sum of the entire 1916 debt. FDR Years Show Deficit That's how things ave been going at the treasury which has been in the red more often than not since 1930. President Roose velt racked up a perfect score of deficit years from 1933 when he took office until 1945 when he died. President Truman had sdftie what bette? luk, with some not ably assistant by the Republi can 80th Confress. The Eisen hower administration balafed the 1956 fiscal year budget arfS expects to be in the black in fiscal 1957. The 1957 fiscal year surplus iay be aryund $7009nillion. The Democratic leadership Con gress is expected to try again to reduce taxes, probably by raising individual " xemptions by $100. Mr. Eisenhower vftll resist that and probably oppose tax cuts of any kind next year. He is com mitted to substantial national debt reduction before further Re publican tax relief. They're Sale ... Modern Oil Heat! 2: l.s-'WX . i1 f tJi 'rt j U 9.