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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Egyptian, Discussed The Egyptian and Arab view point on recent events in the Middle East was explained in Medford and Ashland yesterday by Dr. Hussein Kamel Selim, who made several appearances under the sponsorship of Med ford chapter, United Nations as sociation. Dr. Selim, formerly on the faculty of Cairo university and a former undersecretary of the Egyptian ministry of national guidance, addressed an audience in St. Mark's church annex last night after speaking at Southern Oregon college, before small groups and on radio and tele vision. Dr. Selim, frankly pro-Nasser, declared that the United States frightens the Arab people and the Asiatics in general by put ting too much stress on the mili tary "The United States con fronts us armed to the teeth and talking too much of bombs, bases and 'brink of war' " Dr. Selim said. Earlier Luncheon At a luncheon earlier in the day, the Egyptian had assured his listeners, however, that the Arabs fear the British and French much more than they do the Americans, and he quali fied his statements last night by adding that in spite of U. S. militarism, he was jure the peo ple of this country mean to be friends with the Arabs. Dr. Selim said the United States did not make enough ef fort to sell the idea of freedom and friendship which we have to offer the Arabs, now on rising tide of nationalism. "You have everything to offer us, and Russians have nothing." he said "They whisper the things the Arab peoples want to hear, but they are sweet nothings. The United States could win over the Middle East easily if she would change her approach no one could doubt your talk of freedom and liberty," he added. At luncheon he had said that the Russians suppress free dom at home and advocate it abroad, whereas the "United States has freedom at home but fails to support it abroad. Not Backwoods Dr. Selim opened his talk last night by reminding his listeners that Egypt is not "just the back woods of Africa" but a proud nation which developed one of the world's earliest civilizations and that the Middle East has CALENDAR Calendar ncacea and pews for tha ioa3 section of The Mail Tribune must b eubmittea in writing and deadline for tha Sun day edition la 1 D-m rrida? Dead - hna for tha waeklr calendar is 9 a m of tha day of oublieation and for week da news is 5 p-m. tha da? before publication. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Galdamson unit, Wesleyan Service guild, Mrs. Al va Perkins, 2322 East Main st. 7:30 p.m. Crater Garden club, Mrs. Henry Friesen, Table Rock rd. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Py thian bldg. 8 p.m. Chapter BE. PEO, Mrs. J. W. Morgan, 1308 Win chester st. 8 p.m. Rogue Valley Hand weavers guild, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oestreich, 30 South Cen tral ave. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Py thian building. . 8 p.m. WSCS. Circle 10 Mrs. Richard Jewett, 921 Win chester st. 8 p.m. Crater Lake post. VFW, and auxiliary, VFW hall. 8 p.m. Jackson County salon 8 and 40, home of Mrs. H. C. Goldsmith, 150 Ross lane. Wednesday 9:30 a.m Jackson County Council, PTA, Trinity Episcopal church, Ashland. 10 a.m. Providenca guild, social room. Sacred Heart hospi tal. 10:30 a.m. Central Point Home Extension unit, Mrs. C. L. Ghelardi. Old Stage rd. 10:30 a.m. Rogue-Elk Home Extension unit, Mrs. Roy Vaughn, Laurelhurst rd. 12 noon Reames Social club, Medford Masonic hall. 12:30 p.m. Chapter CP, PEO, home of Mrs. Frank Packe, 1010 South Oakdale avenue. 12.30 p.m. Past Matrons club of Nevita chapter, OES, Mrs. Mary Note, 32 Hamilton, St., Medford. 12:30 p.m. Townsend auxil iary club, Carpenters local un ion hall, 123?2 West Main st. 1 p.m. Past Chiefs club, Mrs. Harry Bryant, 1312 Reddy ave. 1 p.m. Chapter CG, PEO, . Mrs. G. T. Haupert, 222 Valley View dr. 1 p.m. Pythian Past Chiefs club, 1312 Reudy ave. 1 p.m. Get Together club, Moose hall. 1 p.m. WSCS, First Metho dist church. Circle 8, Mrs. Lee Van Ausdall, 338 Fairmont st. 1:45 p.m. Contemporary Book club. Mrs. Ernest Barnes, 1906 East Main st. 2 p.m. Wednesday Study club. Church of Brethren. Arab Viewpoints Are Dr. Hussein Selim produced three of the world's great religions. He reviewed briefly the his tory of events which led up to the present conflict between Is rael and the Arab people, say ing the British had failed to live up to their promises made during and immediately after World .War I. This resulted in deep bitterness, which was much heightened by the crea tion of the Jewish state of Is rael, he said. The speaker then continued to events of the past few years and months, saying that the Jews had forced the Arabs out of lands which they had owned for long periods, and that the Israeli state had defied the Un ited Nations and the western nations. He conceded that Nas ser had been "impetuous"- in nationalizing the Suez canal and said the unfortunate invas ion action of the British and French, by which they hoped to crush Nasser, had just the opposite effect and made Nasser the hero of the Arab world. Reriewe Efforts He reviewed the efforts of Nasser to secure funds for the Aswan dam, saying the dam is absolutely necessary for the eco nomic advancement of Egypt He declared Nasser and the Egyptian people had been out raged when Secretary of State Dulles had blocked the loan on Grange Notes Cantral Point Grange The Central Point Grange will meet at their hall, Friday, Jan, 18 for their regular meeting to be presided over by Master Mrs Velda Mang. The FFA of the Crater High school will give a program on "parliamentary procedure," and the music department of the school will play several num bers. The program will start at 8 p.m., and all interested persons are invited to attend. The chairmen of the recrea tion committee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jantzer plan to have square dancing after the meet ing. The juveniles are planning to sell a cake to the subordinate Grange at each meeting until enough money hsa been raised to complete their pledge to the new hospital. The lunch committee will be Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bohnert, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn, and Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Floux. At the last meeting a skit en titled "The Life of an Average Granger" was given by the offi cers. It pointed out that the aver age farmer could not get ,rich but could enjoy a complete and varied life. Visitors at the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Bartling and Mr. and Mrs. Wolfolk of Lake creek Grange, Mrs. Kincaid of Eale Point and Mrs. Cyrus of Sams valley. Shady Car Grange The Shady Cove Grange held its first meeting of the year Jan. 8 with master Kee presiding. Past master Phil Motschen- bacher gave the first and second degree of obligation to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ducker,- and the third and fourth degree obliga tion to Mr. and Mrs. . Johnie Miner and Mr. and Mrs. Edger E. Robertson. All committees gave a sum mary of last years reports. Word was received that Mrs. Ed Struthers is improving from her recent operation. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McKay are leaving the last of the week for the Phoenix, Ariz., where? Mc Kay will help his "brother in his nursery during the busy sea son. They win be there until May 1. Campfire Girls Joyful Blua Birds - This group has just been or ganized under the leadership of Mrs. Gordon Stanley and her as sistant, Mrs. Glenn Burrill. The name Joyful Blue Birds was chosen and a study of the. state of Oregon chosen as an interest project. Scrapbooks have been started. Members made pie plate plaques inscribed with the Blue Bird wish, and these were taken home. Mrs. Vinson Vaughan is spon sor for the group, and will take charge of transportation in the future. Mrs. Burrill is leaving the group to assist Mrs. Walter Lee. Recent hostesses have been Sherry Kimmel. Nancy Carroll. Carol Burrill and Vicki Vaughan. Playful Blua Birds Mrs. Glenn Burrill is to return as assistant leader of Playful Blue Birds because of the illness of Mrs. Walter Lee. leader. Meet ings will be held in the Burrill home, and she will take charge of transportation. Carol Burrill will transfer to the group, and another new member is Kathy Cinder. Tuesday, January 13, 1$37 the grounds that Egypt's rela tions with Russia were too friendly. At the luncheon Dr. Selim emphatically denied that Egypt had "mortgaged" its cotton crops for years to come in order to secure arms from Russia. He said the arms were to be paid with but one , year's crop, and that figures could be produced to prove this. "Nasser is no fool," he added. Praise Ike At both the luncheon and eve ning meetings Dr. Selim prais ed President Eisenhower, say ing he considered him both a great president and . a great statesman. He admitted that he disagreed with Eisenhower's latest foreign policy towards the Middle East as too militaristic, but added that "at least it is a statement of policy which lets the Middle East know where she stands. In the past we have not known what the U. S. foreign policy was in the Middle East, except that it helped Israel." He said he did not believe the pres ident's plan would keep the peace between Israel and the Arab states. He urged his listeners to at tempt to understand the Arab viewpoint, and warned that de cisions made now will bring about either pacification or chaos m the Middle East, and perhaps in the entire world. In closing Dr. Selim said "The United States should declare herself definitely on the side of all the underdeveloped coun tries. It would be a tremendous moral victory." Expresses Confidence During the lengthy question period Dr. Selim was asked how the United States could deter Russia unless she maintained a strong military nation which he countered by saying that he ap preciated America's need to arm, but thought there was too much talk about it. Dr. Selim, a for mer delegate to United Na tions, expressed his confidence in the United Nations, saying it should be used more and more. There was much talk of the great difference between U. S. aid to the Jews as com pared to that given the Arabs, with the point made that much of the aid to Israel had been outright gifts from Jewish peo ple in America, and not from the U. S. government. The oil wealth of the Arab states was discussed, and Dr. Selim ' said the vast sums of money -paid by the oil companies do. not reach the, Arab people, but is channel ed to a few families.. Asked to restate his points which might bring about . per manent settlement of the prob lems he said "stability-and paci fication should be promoted arid the standard of living raised." America should be a friend, to all, and let this fact be known declare yourself on the side of liberty all around the world.'- Dr. Selim was introduced by George Rode, president of the UN chapter. The Egyptian's aud ience was augmented through the efforts of the League of Women Voters and Great De cisions committee members. Fire Damages Two Hangars at McChord McChord AFB, Wash. .U.R) Fire of undeterined origin roared through two maintenance hangars at McChord Field near Tacoma, today and - an Air Force spokesman said both hangers were "severely damaged." Arthur J. McCarthy, fire chief at McChord Field, was taken to the base hospital after being overcome by smoke. He was un able to give an estimate as to the amount of damage. The blaze broke out about 3:30 a., and was brought under Control two hours later. Four planes were stored in the hangars. A spokesman at the field said two transports were badly damaged and two smaller planes suffered partial damage. Also damaged in the fire were a maintenance shop, tire shop, parachute shop, paint shop and a carpentry shop, all of which were inside the hangars. Macmillan Presides At Cabinet Session London (U.R) The new Brit ish Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met for the first time today. The meeting was at 10 Down ing St.. official residence of Brit ain's Prime Minister. As is cus tomary, no announcement was made on the topics discussed. The new right wing Conserva tive cabinet was formally con firmed by Queen Elizabeth at a Privy Council meeting Monday. The Queen then - returned to Sandringham House in Norfolk to resume the winter vacation she interrupted twice in the past week because of the government crisis. Bogarf Declared Doomed Year Ago Hollywood (U.R) Actor Humprey Bogart refused up un til the end to admit he could be licked by cancer, but his doctor knew almost a year ago that the movie tough guy was doomed, it was disclosed today. Dr. Maynard Brandsma said he realized when Bogart was operated upon for cancer of the esophagus last March that there was no hope for the Academy Award-winning actor. He said he did not want the 56-year-old film veteran to know the worst and so withheld the truth. . Bogart, who succumbed early Monday at his home here, may have sensed that death was clos ing in on him. But, he appeared convinced he could conquer the disease even though his weight had dwindled from a normal 160 pounds to about 125. Brandsma said the cancer, which: originally started in the esophagus, had spread through out the actor's system. Bogarf s wife, actress Lauren Bacall, announced that funeral services would be - conducted Thursday at All-Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Knoxville, Tenn. U.R FBI agents succeeded Monday in a tracking job at which blood hounds failed because of a "too strong" scent. They said they had recaptured convicted burglar Robert Husky, who made good his escape from Brushy Mouh tain State Prison by pouring dis infectant on his feet to leave a trail- from which the sensitive nosed bloodhounds veered. ; UUL TO leg C3 Clare Booths luce Resting in Arizona Phoenix (U.R) Clare Booth Luce, . former ; ambassa dor to Italy, was resting at a resort here today, but staff mem bers denied she is "very ill." Mrs. Luce is a guest at Eliza beth Arden's Main Chance Beau ty and Rest Salon. The former Re publican congresswoman, who last year was hospitalized for a serious illness, is not re ceiving visitors or telephone calls. However, officials at the sa lon said she is "perfectly all right, but just badly in need of rest." Also a guest at the Main Chance is Perle Mesta, former ambassador to Luxembourg. , Senate Probe of Gas Price Boosts Urged Washington U.R) Sens..W. Kerr Scott (D.-N.C) and J. Glenn Beall (R.-Md.), have pro posed the Senate look into re cent increases in the price of gasoline and fuel oil. The senators made the move Monday after Sen, Margaret Chase Smith (R.-Me.) said the government should step in if necessary to prevent "a fuel oil price gouge on Americans." : Scott said he was .drafting a resolution that "would set up a special Senate committee to make a thorough study of the recent price increases in gaso line and heating oils." "From all the information I can get," he said, "I'm afraid the recent across-the-board in creases by the major companies are more than just coincident." rn rot A record 40,000 Big M's being built in January ... a 43 increase over December. A Mercury a minute, every minute of the day and night! A!! Mercury assembly plants are working overtime with the largest work, force in Mercury history to meet the tremendous buyer demand. The landslide swing to Mercury is solid evidence that the new Big M is the most exciting car value of 1957. Never before has so much bigness and luxury cost so little. Prices for America's most beautiful and advanced car are just an easy step above the low-price three. Why not stop in at your Mercury dealer's today? Don't miss the big television hit. MEDFORD 6th & Ivy Reward Offered for Arrest of Holdup Man Portland (U.R) Officials of the Oregon Bankers Association said today a reward of $1000 will be paid for information leading to conviction of the man who held up the Sherwood bank of $19,500 last Friday. Authorities here reported no new leads in the case since the getaway car used in the holdup was found Sunday" near West Linn. The car, which had been stolen in Portland, was wiped clean of fingerprints. Still listed as a suspect in the case was George E. Cole, 29, who is also wanted for question ing in connection with the slay ing of a police officer in San Francisco last month. Several similarities between Cole and the man who robbed the bank were reported. . Howard Morgan Buys Ranch Near Sisters Portland (U.R) Howard Mor gan, who resigned last year as Oregon state Democratic chair man, said today he and his wife had purchased a 577-acre stock ranch in the Sisters area of De schutes county. Morgan said the Black Butte ranch was purchased from the estate of Stewart S. Lowery. A $75,000 price was indicated. Morgan said the new ranch would be used in conjunction' with his present acreage near Monmouth. He said that for the present the family will continue' living at the Monmouth ranch. iviEiRCumr-for with DREAM-CAR DESIGN "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW,"' Sunday evening, 8:00 to 9:00. Station KBES, Changes in Military Reserve Program May Touch Off Washington (U.R) Sweep ing changes ordered by the Army in the military reserve program threatened ' today to touch off a new fight in Con gress over how youths should fulfill their military obligations. The Army's plan would re duce the reserve obligation of tens of thousands of young men and in the future open up an escape path from the draft. Approval Seen Needed .Congressmen on the House Armed Services committee who specialize in reserve affair ques tion, however, whether the army could carry out it plans with out first getting approval of Con gress. Rep. Overton Brooks (D-La.) chairman of a House armed ser vices subcommittee that drew up the basic reserve law, ordered hearings started on Feb. 4 and threatened to upset the Penta gon's changes by law if neces sary in event the subcommittee decides the changes are unwise. The National Guard associa tion, which has powerful friends on Capitol Hill, also was up in arms. It strongly opposes a pro vision in the new program re quiring that all National "Guard enlistees after April 1 must take six months active duty, training. Part of 'Conspiracy' Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, president of the Association, said the provision was part of the "conspiracy" between the Defense Department, Army and Budget Bureau "to put the Na TO Uuvlill i, Inc. 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