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e FOUH MEDFOHD (OREGON) MedfwidTribune "Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 27-29 North Fir St. Phone 2-A141 ROBERT W RUHL Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM Business Manager ERIC ALLEN JR. Managing Editor EARL H ADAMS Citv Editor HARRY CHIPMAN Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports Editor OUVE STARCHER Society Editor DALE ER 1CKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Mediord Oregon under Act of March 3. 1837 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Per Copy 10c Daily and Sunday One year f 15 00 Daily and Sunday Six months 8 00 Daily and Sunday Three mm 4.29 Sunday Only One vear $4-20 By Carrier In Advance Mediord. Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove Rogue River. Talent and on motor routes' Daily and Sunday One year S18 00 Daily and Sunday One month 1 JO Carrier and Dealer 10c per copy All Terms Cash in Advance Of final paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County 1 United PressFull Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY COMPANY INC Offices in New York Chicago, de troit San Francisco Lot Angeles Seattle Portland St Louis Atlanta Vanrouver B C NATION' EDITORIAi. s I I assocITa'ion cITa NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Higtit o' Time Medford and Jackson County Histty fro the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30. 40 Jind 50 years ago. 10 YEARS iSO Feb. 24. 1947 (Monday) Clarence E. Wahlford, Gold Hill farmer, is named foreman of e and jury by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna. Frsyi Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: A survey shows this neck of the woods has sed believing in rumors, even the 41 es they would like too. 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 24. 1937 (Wednesday) Preparations are being made to cut the ice m Lake of the Woods for use by the resort dur ing the summer, according to Hugh Ritlgr, district ranger of the Rogue River National forest. About 35 4-H club leaders at tend regular meeting of the Jackal (Jounty leader associa tion in courthouse. 3o 'tesm AGO Fe 24. 1927 (Thursday) John H. Piper, regional scout executii will be guest of honor at Cter iSke council scout meeting. ) Representatives of poultrymen oj AslSand, Grants Pass, Med-fm-d and vicinity meet at Oak Grov. school. 403TEARS S.GO F. 24. 117 (Saturday) The marketing of the 1916 Rocue river valley fruit will be unJfecUt by embargo against ajr.les put into effect today by Eirglar-J. Fipm Local and Personal col umns rianies Dale of Hillcrest I i 1 . 1 . . T I orcnaras spenas me aay in meu ford attending to business mat ters. Whafs Your I.Q.? Nine or tecorrect isjnperlor: -rf or eight is excellent: five or ri. Was the first manufacture ofbrjjks by machinery complet ed in New Ydfe or Ohio? O 2. (Wt?Capti Cuttle a char acter in a novel by Dickens or Smotftt? 3. ible: What character sym bolizes a liar? -O 4. 1Crift is maAbre dance? O 5. many Justices com prise the full bnch of the Su- pren-Court of the U.S.? 6. Does the air in a room 60 xf35 x15 feet weigh more or lessTflarTa twi? 7. 'Kamgithe luxury liner sunk in collision with an iceberg, 1912, on her mai4en voyage. . 8. With S'hat sport do vou as sociate thename Walter John son? 9. "As" may be used to intro duce a clause. Is it proper to use "like" in the same manner? 10. "The bigger they come the harder they fall." Which prize fighter said this before losing his fight to Jefferies? Answers: 1. New York (1830). 2. Dickens. "Dombey ft Son." 3. Ananias. 4. A dance of death. S. Nine. 6. More. 7. "Titanic". 8. baseball. 9. No. 10. Bob Filzsim o mons (July 25. 1902). Turn-About Party Set At Camp White Tuesday Residents o f Camp White domiciliary will hold their eighth annual turn-about party Tuesday, Feb. 26. at 8 p.m. iij the Camp White theater. The party will consist of a vaudeville act, starring mem bers of the domiciliary, and presentation of volunteer serv ice and recognition certificates for services rendered the VA domiciliary during the past year, according to Frank J. Glonning, chief of special services. MAIL TRIBUNE Blind Partisanship If the Democrats make state government, it will be, bodies of the Republican Die-Hards. Ever since the Legislature opened, the Republi cans, particularly in the Senate, have not been work ing for the best interests way, discredit the Democratic opposition. The fight for the presidency of the Upper House started the partisan ball rolling, and it has been rolling along ever since. THE defeated Republican candidate for the Senate presidency Senator Gill, was more frank about this than most of his party In the debate Thursday, on the proposed state property tax when Democratic Senator Pearson ac cused the Republican opposition of needless "need' ling tactics," Senator Gill but remarked in explanation of his vote, quote : "In the last session I had a lot more confidence in the state administration than I have in this one." e e EXACTLY!! And why? Because for half a century with two or three ex ceptions, the GOP has controlled politics in this state, and leaders like Gill refuse to become reconciled to any other party, particularly the Democrats, having the effrontery to replace them. So resentment thus aroused, their outstanding aim in this session, is not, as legislation on its merits from the standpoint of the state welfare but solely, whether or not, passage would credit or discredit the Democratic party. In this direction it is able editor of the Eugene Register-Guard ( Inde pendent Republican") shares our view. We quote : "Persons who see In the new tax structure an opportunity to discredit the Democrats who are in control . . . are quite frankliny hoping the taxpayers' bruise is a nasty one . . . We disagree. We know we are going to be taxed and we think most of the proposed expenditures are necessary if Oregon is to meet its obligations . . . Now we would like to see the state copy the federal government and go the whole hog. Deduct the works based on the anticipated years income. After all what is the purpose of government if it is not to assist all the people in meeting their common needs as efficienUy and pain lessly as possible?" DUT ever since Governor press, have been predicting tax program to failure before it has been announced, and not disguising- their glee in anticipation of a grand party jamboree when the present administra tion fails to balance the budget, or balances it in such a way, that two years hence a GOP return to power and a Democratic defeat e IT ALL adds up to a rather of the destructive force sanship, whether active in a nation. The menace in Oregon today is GOP partisanship. We don't deny it may be blind Democratic partisan ship tomorrow. R.W.R. The . "News " Deserts "Ike " John S. Knight, publisher of the potent "Chicago News," and head of a newspaper chain extending from the Windy City to Miami, Florida, has turned against President Eisenhower. This is "NEWS." For Publisher Knight wing of the GOP as so militantly repesented by its powerful competitor the Chicago Tribune for many years, and during the present administration's first term was one of the strongest supporters of the "We like Ike" enthusiasts. The "News" and other members of the Knight chain, endured the President's recent Budget message, the exposition of the new "Eisenhower doctrine," and even the eloquent Inaugural, in silence, but then the first of this month could stand it no longer and burst forth with a full-page switch under the caption "Ike's shift in direction dismays his supporters." This declaration was illuminated by a cartoon-spread showing the former "Ike Supporters" walking in one direction marked "Economize and save the U.S.," while the old pachyderm labelled "The Administra tion" is shown hot-footing it on all fours in the oppo site direction marked, "Tax, Spend and Save the World." "Parting company" is the caption on this drawing and here are some of the reasons given for this "alien ation of affections," quote : It is my personal view that this (Eisenhower's) policy is too rigid; that it would have been better to have declared our in terest in the Middle East without actually charting a step-by-step future procedure . I also disagree with the $600 million program of economic aid. of which $200 million is to be spent during the balance of this year. Many of these countries, dripping in oil, have not yet been able to spend all of the money we have furnished them thus far. Nor is the Middle East situation comparable to the de fense of Formosa, where our objectives were limited. Handing the President blank-check authority to act in this highly sensitive and complex area is a grant of power never contemplated by the" founders of our Republic. Moreover, by stating flatly that we will defend any nation requesting assistance in the Middle East, we enable Russia to trigger a war at a time of her own choosing. At best, this is questionable strategy and certainly bad diplomacy. STRONG words, considering the circumstances and In fact this is almost identically the line that Sen ator Morse took a few days ago in his criticism of "Modem Republicanism" and the new "Eisenhower doctrine" as applied in the Mid East. He. too. imrjlied it would place the war-initiative in the hands of Soviet Sunday, February 24, 1957 a success of running the so to speak, over the dead of the state, but to, in every colleagues. did not deny the allegation indicated above, to consider interesting to note that the Holmes' inauguration the disaster, condemning his will be certain. depressing demonstration of a BLIND political parti the affairs of a state or of has fought the isolationist Matter of Fact AT FORTY-TWO BELOW Novosibirsk In this report er's opinion, the travel books of the Victorian age are superior to any others, because they always try to tell you what it was really like. And aft er a Siberian journey with almost no dull moments, cannot quite Joseph Alsop resist the friv olous impulse to imitate this good Victorian example. Let us begin then, in the best Victorian manner, with the haz ards of Siberian traveL which are considerable if you Tack the frontier spirit. mere is, tor example, no working modern plumbing, so far as I could discover, in all the 2,000 kilometers of steppe and taiga that separate Kuiby shev and Barnaul. In this same area of the new western Siberian frontier, the hotels are more like barracks than anything usu ally called a hotel, and the traveler who feels lost without a bath is due to feel continuous ly lost. The climate is supposed to be Siberia's worst terror, but in fact it is not a serious hazard providing you bring along a John Held era coonskin coat. You will be a trifle conspicuous. but you will still be warm, even at 42 degrees below zero. On the other hand, those who are planning Siberian tours should certainly be warned against Si berian hospitality, which is de lightful but rather overwhelm ing. I think, particularly of one town where I called on the mayor in the late afternoon, just before, as I supposed, going out to dine with a young Kazakh newspaperman. As I rose fo leave for my dinner party, his Honor indicated the next room with an expansive gesture and announced firmly: First we must have just one glass of vodka to drink the health of our two countries." In the next room, there was a table literally covered from end to end with vodka botUes, glasses and plates mountainous ly heaped with Russian hors d'oeuvres. Beyond doubt, the in ventor of vodka was a co-founder of the Russian empire; for the settlement of Siberia would hardly have been possible with out this invigorating spirit. But if you are going to drink many toasts . in vodka, you simply must eat a great many hors d'oeuvres too. The Zakouski are the sole means of survival. That evening, the toasting and the Zakouski-eating continued without a moment's pause from eight to half past ten. Then at last we tottered off to consume the Kazakh feast, which was de licious but one felt, somewhat superfluous. By the time the eat ing and drinking reached its stupefying close, we had been almost continuously at table just under five hours. , i VET any traveler who has the -- necessary equipment rea sonable intellectual curiosity, an ironclad digestion and a willing Russia through securing an invitation for U.S. mili tary aid via its control of Egypt and other Arab states. Publisher Knight then continues as follows, quote : While the address was largely a statement of the Presi dent's ideals and his hopes, his opposition to isolationism was carried to the other extreme when he said "we accept our own deep involvement in the destiny 'of men everywhere." Does he really mean thai it will be the policy of our gov ernment to become involved in the destiny of men every where? If so, many of us are not prepared to accept that view. We do not believe that American foreign policy can ever bring about a universal moral order, nor that the alternative to isolationism is "involvement everywhere." And here is Publisher Knight's conclusion: Four years ago, President Eisenhower conceded the desira bility of limiting our foreign commitments. Today he seems intent upon expanding them. Four years ago, the President promised to cut govern ment costs and to reduce taxes. This was done. Today, government expenditures are at an all time high, with no tax relief or reduction of the national debt in sight. True, the budget is balanced, but so precariously that even a moderate drop in business could throw it out of kilter. . This high-spending, save-ihe-world concept it what we might have expected of Adlai Stevenson, but not from Eisen hower. It is the administration which has altered direction since the turn of the year, and not .those of us who preferred the first-term Ike and are sorry to see him change. CHAIN-publisher Knight There are thousands of and without. But few of them are as honest and out spoken as the owner of the Chicago "News". Most of them have their eyes on the congressional elections next year and want that "magic wand" that President Eisenhower alone can wield, to give them the neces sary votes. So, as before noted in this department, they swallow the bitter pill m inner beliefs on the altar ALL of which has its amusing side. As Publisher Vnirrl-if nninfc nnt "ATnrlorn PonnViIicanictn" ia something he would have expected of Adlai Stevenson but not of Dwight D. Eisenhower, lhat is the final blow and he is sorely grieved. Well needless to say, as of ex-Governor Stevenson welcome the administration's turn toward liberal poli tical views, this paper's only complaint being that in the area of domestic business it doesn't go far enough, particularly in the realm of conservation and public power. R.W.R. By Joseph Alsop ness to go unwashed is almost guaranteed to enjoy a Siberian journey under friendly auspices. cot one imng, wis is an ex uberantly growing region, and the mere process of growth, however strange and hostile the system which promotes it, is still both fascinating and exciting to ODserve. For another thing, the people you meet are mostly very good people indeed. The Russians of western Siberia are wonderfully welcoming, showing not the slightest trace' of fear of contact with strangers, and the iron sys tem they live under does not prevent most of them from being vital, resilient and generous hearted fellows. As I think back over my journey, many faces, many scenes are summoned up. There was the poetically inspired face of the young engineer, stimulat ed by a passing mention of Tur genev's "Sportsman's Sketches" to a lyrical description of the steppes in springtime. There were the hard bitten, dirt grim ed but gay faces of the three young boys, an itinerant learn, "a wandering brigade," of con struction workers, who describ ed their rough lives with such cheerful unconcern. And there was tjie face of the combine op erator in from the country and discovered playing chess in the hotel at Akmolinsk, who so proudly explained his gold med al, harvesting and threshing more than 20,000 bushels. 01 S THERE was the scene m the primitive but companion able railroad dining car, when the old peasant turned expert forester and the young locomo tive engineer all but fought with one another to explain xneir respective "specialties" to the stranger and to find out from him the conditions of similar work in 'America. Or there was the glorious party with the youthful engineering staff of the Severnaya mine at Kemerovo, when we really should have gone down to the mine's dark depths, but as it was Sunday and the party was going so well, we perhaps wisely decided not to. Not all the faces were friend ly. Not all the scenes were pleas ant. But as I write these last words on the corner of a table in the big Novosibirsk airport restaurant, just before taking off again on the long trip to Mos cow, I am still inclined to rec ommend tourism in western Siberia. Copyright 1957. New York Herald Tribune Inc. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Without Her Consent To the Editor: On Sunday, Feb. 17, there appeared in the Mail Tribune a letter concerning Speeding in Central Point," and it was signed "Mothers of Central Point." I have been in formed that my name was used as one of the "mothers" and left on file." I would like to say is not, however, the only others within the congress silence, and sacrifice their of political expediency. a supporter and admirer the Mail Tribune is not. We Israel Said in Need Of American Support To Permit Settlement By ROSCOE DRUMMOND Israel-Egypt: Rights And Wrongs Washington What Israel is seeking is absolutely justified from every standpoint: (1) The right of innocent passage of its ships through the Egyptian con? troled Gulf of Aqaba and Straits of Tiran to its own port of Elath; (2) Security from the Fedayeen terrorist raids into Israel from the Gaza Strip. , The method which Israel used to redress these wrones inva sion in force into non-Israeli ter ritory and into the Sharm el Sheikh tip of Egypt was cer tainly not justified, although the provocation was excruciating. The United Nations is in the midst of a critical and difficult task. , It is difficult because the UN is attempting to liquidate an Israeli invasion for which it was partly responsible responsible in the sense that, it had long tol erated and had done nothing ef fective to correct the Egyptian injustices against Israeli which produced the invasion. The United Nations cannot and must not, I think, continue to take a quiescent attitude to ward the Egyptian actions which need to be prevented as urgent ly as the Israeli invasion needs to be ended. TF I grasp the realities correct ly, there are two things which are not likely to happen. What Israel most fears is not likely to take place. The United States would be very reluctant to carry out repressive economic sanctions against Israel. The re sponsibility of both Israel and Egypt for the immediate situa tion is far too interwoven to justify such action unless applied with equal force to both sides. What Israeli most wants is not going to take place. The United States is not going to "guaran tee" that is, pledge that it will use armed force to escort Israe-li-botind shipping through the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba. Since President Eisen hower proclaimed that America would not "shoot its way through the Suez Canal" in order to protect American ship ping, it is plain that he is not going to shoot to protect Israeli shipping. And Congress isn't either. this was done without my knowl edge or consent! Mrs. Leon Noggle, Central Point, Ore. The Freeway Again To the Editor: Reference is made to a letter in a recent Tribune, written by Mrs. Lydia Ehrke, 200 Tripp st.,' Medford, Ore., concerning the effects of carbon monoxide fumes which could affect the health of peo ple in Medford, should the Free way go' through the city. In this case, I am wondering what would happen to the people on the East Side should the Free way go through Genessee st. Los Angeles and San Francisco, and all large cities have sky scrapers and buildings jammed together which holds the carbon gas in and cannot be compared to Med ford. Also there are 1000 to 1 more trucks and cars passing through than in a city the size of Medford. With the new Free way, cars and trucks will whistle through Medford without a stop. Think of what is happening now, cars and trucks driving slowly through a congested traffic area, with many stop signals. In my opinion, 95 perlcent of the carbon monoxide gas created by present day conditions would be eliminated. It is also my thought that in view of the surveys and many discussions concerning the most suitable path for a Freeway, and in order to be practical and con servative, it is not a matter of personal choice. This great ag ricultural valley has been laid out differently from other cities. . It has previously been dis cussed that other cities have been bypassed, but Medford is located in the botUeneck of this country and Bear Creek seems the only practical and economi cal solution. Roseburg and Eu gene do not have the same con ditions of beautiful orchards such as the Rogue River Valley is surrounded by. The Freeway bypasses many of these cities be-' cause they are located far away from a straight direct route, however, I had made a close checkup on the economy and convenience for such a project, well before the Freeway came under public discussion, and I could never justify Medford being bypassed completely. The pro posed Bear Creek route will speed up traffic, eliminate con gestion on the city streets, and at the same time will make Med ford business available to inter ested tourists by means of adja cent connecting streets. It seems that Medford citizens, as well as engineers in Charge Of the project, consider the Bear Senator Knowland, Senator Lyn- aon jonnson and the others are very outspoken about what they are against. But they are not saying what they are for. It is evident that they, ire not for "guaranteeing" that Israeli ships wui pe able to get through the Gulf of Aqaba if Egypt blocks the Straits as it did before the invasion. Washington still hopes that Premier Ben-Gurion will finally deem it is necessary to termin ate the invasion and rely on the United Nations to see that Egypt respects the rights it has violat ed in the past. rVN the premise that Israel will withdraw its forces, the U.S. is now prepared to exercise "the right of free and innocent pas sage" with, a ship of American registry through the Gulf of Aqaba and to join with others to try to secure its firm recog nition by Egypt. But the U.S. and the U.N. can not, it seems to me, give effec tive support to Israeli's legiti mate ends until Israel puts itself fully in the right. Should Egypt resume its discriminations against Israel in the Suez, in the Gulf of Aqaba, in the bor der raids from Gaza then Pres ident Nasser would be fully in the wrong and Israeli's friends could conscientiously support her in resisting. I cannot escape the feeling that Israeli's true interests lie in this direction and that Premier Ben-Gurion could easily miscal culate the strength of pro-Israel sentiment in the United States if he decides to "go it alone." Any attempt to bring "Israel-can't-be- wrong pressure on the Presi dent would -almost certainly backfire. Israel needs American support and in the present circumstances it will, I think, lose it if it re fuses to give the U.N. a second chance. Copyright 1957 New York Herald Tribune Inc. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS In a nationwide broadcast, President Eisenhower told the American people the United Na tions has no choice but to exert pressure on Israel to pull back her military forces from the Arab territory they occupied last fall when Israel, Britain and France started a shooting war to force an immediate opening of the Suez canal, which had been closed by Arab Egypt's Nasser. It appears that at about the same time either shortly before he spoke or shortly afterward he sent to Premier Ben-Gurion of Israel a personal mes sage calling again on Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian shore areas of the Gulf Aqaba. j A S THIS is written (late Thurs- day morning) Israeli gov ernment sources say Israel is ex pected to REJECT President Eisenhower's call for an un conditional withdrawal. These sources report that Pre mier Ben-Gurion, who has met twice with his cabinet today, is expected to telephone his ne gative reply to Washington just before he makes an announce ment of his decision to an ex traordinary session of the Israeli parliament. TkOES this mean that Israel is XJ going' to stand pat, regard less of consequences, and keep her military forces on the Egypt ian ground they occupied last fall in "the brief shooting war that was precipitated by Israel, Britain and France? Not necessarily. . (' Jerusalem "sources" report this morning that before he left Washineton to return to Israel to report personally to Premier Ben-Gurion a day or so ago the Israel ambassador secured a sec ret agreement under which the United States would guarantee Israel's security after its with drawal. These Jerusalem sources say this morning that if this plan im presses the Israeli government the Israeli premier will probably take a softer line in answering President Eisenhower's demands. A Washington dispatch says that in order to give Israel a last chance to reconsider, the United States has secured one more postponement of a United Na tions showdown on sanctions. THAT is to say: This explosive Israeli sit uation is still in the NEGOTIA- Creek route the most desirable solution and in addition it will save many thousands of dollars worth of valuable property, in cluding the beautiful pear or chards which represent one of the principal economic supports of the community, as well as being a drawing card for tour ists. We need more productive orchards and not less, in any event, to say nothing of the dollars which will be saved by using the Bear Creek route for a Freeway. E. M. Tucker, . Tucker Sno-Cat Corp, Mediord, Ore. POTLUCK (By M-T Staff and Contributors) Despite the fog, rain and oc casional snowfall hereabouts this winter, it's still a pretty salub rious climate. There's a farmer living near Elgin, Ore., who has a woodlot of ponderosa pines. He likes to trim them to get firewood from the branches, and to leave the trees with better chance for rapid growth and better quality timber. So what does he do? He waits for winter. Then the deep drifts provide him with a natural 'if tep ladder" so he can reach the branches with no effort' except putting on his snowshoes. Someone on North River side eve. mutt be either far . ahead, or considerably behind, in his thinking. There's a sign there, in a conspicuous place, that reads, "Xmai Trees for Sale." Our TJnitprl Prpse nrinfpr rv. ice each day carries a list of pic tures which are going out to neWSDaDerS Whinh euhcrrilu the picture service. .Last week the tollowing item, on which comment appears to be superflu ous, was sent out: "NEW YORK File photo of Margaret Truman, who expects baby and husband." 'We have been told about a fourth grader who was puztled about what to buy a couple as a wedding present. Finally, after much thought, she gave the bride and bridegrocfn a pair of miniature boxing gloves. The efforts of Medford's grade school journalists fascinate us. We are the happy and grateful recipient of several of the pub lications put out by students in the elementary schools, and read each with appreciation and rel- lsn. Sometimes the clarity and style of these youthful reporters is a revelation; always their stories are simple, lucid and to the point. We liked the Washing-TONE, the most recent to arrive, from Washington school. It arrived on Washington's birthday, ap propriately enough. As a result we were surprised, but pleased, to see a half-dozen quotations from a famous president scat tered throughout. Abraham Lin coln! No odious pride in nomen clature there. We've ben on the mailing list of the Lincoln Legend for some time now, and have quoted from its pages here frequently. The Jackson school's Hickory1 Chips is another we've seen from time to time. As one of the examples of clear-eyed journalism we ap prove, we quote Johnny Cor nell's article, entitled "Nature Boy and the Salamander." in the Lincoln Legend, as follows: "One day I was out in the woods playing - when I saw this board en the ground. I thought I would go over and take a look under it. When I lifted it up there was a sala mander. I ran and got a jar to put him in. A salamander is somewhat like a lizard, but a lizard doesn't like water and. a salamander lives most of the time in it. He is somewhat of a blackish color with two. green stripes down his back all the way to his taU. His belly is a kind of green and while color. He is a harmless little animal unless you tease him too much and then he . -might bite you. He lives in ponds, creeks, rivers, and little streams. If you see one don't mistake him to be poi sonous and kill him, because he eats flies, mosquitoes, and other little water bugs. He is a good little friend to have about." Those Of us whn tnil In ihm vineyards of newspaperdoin are pmoaniy a Bit more conscious of some of the vagaries of the English language than are oth ers, who don't have to deal with it every day. We may also be more symDathetip towards it misuse than others, and think noinmg of finding articles sub mitted with mmnr errors in spelling or grammar. ineretore. it is with no thought of derision that we find some of them delightful such things as the "whoop under skirt," or the "three-teared cake" or the lady who "poored" at the tea. TIONS stage. As long as it re mains in the negotiations stage, it may be expected that every one concerned will run bluffs in an effort to find out iust how far it is safe to go. rTHE report that the Israeli am bassador, before his return for a final conference with his government, had secured an agreement under which the United States would agree to guarantee Israel's security after its withdrawal from Egyptian territory recalls President Eisen hower's reported statement to King Saud of Saudi Arabia that "The United States will not stand idly by and see Israel dis appear, and the Arabs will have to KNOW THAT CLEARLY.
