Europe Still Bids for American
Tourists But Fondness Lacking
Editor's note: Criticism of America
has mounted in Europe since last (all's
Sees crisis. It isn't confined to news
paper accounts and living room con
versations. Even the American tourist
abroad this year mar hear some of it.
VP correspondent Claire Cox did as
the motored with her husband through
Britain and the continent.
Br CLAIRE COX
United Prasi CoiresponcWni
London W A horde of more
than 700,000 Americans are
looking forward to trips to Eu
rope this year but is Europe
looking forward to them?
The Italians and French both
treat the American tourist as a
child the Italians as their own,
the French as someone else's.
Both advertise widely for vis
its by Americans. Both say they
re glad to see Americans. But
while the Italians smile when
they take your dollars, the
French just take them.
The British don't drink tea so
much any more. These days they
down American-style coffee and
criticize the United States.
British streets and highways
re traveled by Britons In Amer
ican-style automobiles. London
shops feature styles fresh from
Fifth Avenue. There is an American-style
soda fountain at
Shakespeare's bir thplace at
Stratford. "
Dollars Welcomed
But Britons make it quite
clear that while they may buy
American, they don't have to be
pro-American.
The Swiss are pleased at the
chance of a greater income from
tourists than watches. The West
Germans are glad Americans
feel more free to visit their
country and they hope for a re
vival of the friendly exchanges
of post World War I days.
But some Swiss are anerv at
the U. S. for its higher tariffs
on Swiss watch movements and
its decision not to back the
British-French invasion ci Suez
Some West Germans resent
American "efficiency" and dis
like Yankees because of the
presence of the U. S. Army in
Germany 12 years after the war.
These are impressions gained
after two months' motoring
through Britain and the conti
nent. My husband and I came to
Europe with no pre-conceived
ideas of what we would find.
We just packed our bags and
our money and came.
One day a hotel waiter in
Preston, England, tells you, "All
the world radiates from -America
these days."
The next you hear a British
woman declare, "No one in the
'world ! ' likes Americans any
more." ,
"We don't care whether we
get your dollars or not," said a
shopkeeper when an American
complained that he was not get
ting a fair exchange for his trav
eler's check.
Troop Derided
Our visit to Britain began
with a rocky voyage across the
English channel from France.
During that storm-tossed ride I
sat fighting off seasickness and
was a captive audience for an
English woman's attacks on
Americans.
"Americans aren't liked any
where," she said. "They are go
ing to have to find a solution to
the Middle East. . . . The Ameri
cans didn't do any real ground
fighting in World War II. They
sent planes to flatten everything
and then moved troops in with
yttle fighting . . ."
We heard some French criti
cism of American policies and a
Paris cab driver charged us $8
for a $1 ride without batting an
eye. But a French government
Travel Bureau official said, "I
guess we can be angry at the
United States without being an
gry at all Americans."
A Swiss travel official said,
"We hear the U. S. preach free
dom and then clamp down on
Swiss watch imports. Otherwise
we have a friendly feeling to
ward individual Americans."
In West Germany, an Ameri
can travel representative report
ed, "The attitude towards Amer
icans here is getting better all
the time. They do resent us a
little but only the somewhat
boisterous draftee types who
whoop it up on weekends and
I paydays."
Rubbish Collector
Uses Geiger Counter
After Dumping Waste
Boston HP) George C. Perry
is the only rubbish collector in
America who carries a Geiger
counter. His job is dumping ra
dioactive waste material.
Perry operates from a 65-foot
converted mine tender affec
tionately known as the "Irene
Mae." The cargo she c a r r ies
makes her hoteer than Little
Egypt.
The 50-year-old former deep
sea diver dumps the w o r 1 d's
most dangerous material in
waters known only to military
officials and the Atomic Energy
Commission. His company, he
C-'ossroads Marine Disposal
Corp., is the only one licensed
by the AEC to do the job. Its
customers, atomic i n d u s trial
plants and labs, are scattered
across the country.
Dumped First Waste
Perry was making a good liv
ing in the salvage business in
1946 when a government rep
resentative asked him to do
special job.
"I didn't know it then," Perry
recalls, "but that was the first
time radioactive material was
ever dumped at sea. I didn't ask
any questions but the next time
I wanted to know what we were
doing."
Perry was told and then asked
if - he wanted to keep the job
despite the hazards involved.
I thought it over," he said
"and decided the atomic energy
business was here to stay. From
then on, I concentrated on learn
ing everything I could about ra
diation.".
Business has been so good that
Perry is having a hard time
keeping up with expansion. He
has ordered more ships and men
trained 'in handling radioactive
substance.
"It isn't as hazardous as it
sounds," Perry said. "The stuff
comes here from points as far
distant as Seattle and Houston
under strict Interstate Com
merce Commission regulations.
Crews Tested
"The dumping is done under
precisely controlled conditions
and the contaminated material
is encased' in steel barrels with
a thick cement shield."
After each trip, Perry and his
crews test their clothes and
equipment with a Geiger count
er to determine whether they
have been exposed to radiation.
So far, there has been only an
insignificant amount.
Oceanographers believe that
atomic waste dropped in ocean
waters is reasonably safe. They
estimate about 1,000 years for
water at deep levels to rise to
the surface.
EAGLE POINT
Hendersons Have Visitors
BY PEARL L. HENDERSON
Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Groftholdt of Long Beach
Calif, left for home after a
weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Better Conditions .
Planned in Iran
Tehran (ttV-The Shah of Iran
today announced a campaign to
improve living conditions in
Iran in a drive to wipe out Com
munism. -
He disclosed his intentions in
an exclusive interview with
United Press.
The better-living program will
include the setting up of an op
position political party to give
the Moslem, nation's 20-million
inhabitants a bigger voice in the
government. ,
Shah Mohammed Riza Pah
levi said a more effective sys
tem of collecting taxes and the
"proper" use of oil revenues
and technical aid from the Unit
ed States would help to achieve
this goal.
The U.S. auto industry uses
75 per cent of . the total U.S.
plate glass output.
Orvil Henderson; Saturday. Mrs.
Groftholdt is the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Henderson.
Other visitors at the Hender
son's the weekend of April 27
were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davis
of Fortuna Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
S. F. Smith of Crescent City,
Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Sav
ery of Grants Pass and Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Ferren of Ashland.
On Sunday April 28 they at
tended a family reunion barbe
cue steak dinner at the Henderson's
Mrs. Roy Ashpole fractured
her right arm, a few days ago,
when shevfell.
Mrs. Burse Cathey is improv
ing, since her recent illness.
The two daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Luin Hickman are recover
ing from the measles Larry, their
their .son, recently r e c o vered
from them.
Mrs. Augusta Perry attended
the family reunion Mothers day
picnic of Mr. and Mrs. John
Walch, Lake creek, at Tou Velle
park on the Rogue river Sunday,
Ma 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Beebe, Med
ford, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hender-
Friday. May 17, 1957
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son, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Swan
and Mrs. Gertrude Stanley Eagle
Point were guests Mr. and Mrs.
Delmar Logan at their home
Acorn Acres' on the Rogue, at
a Buffet supper in honor of their
house guests Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Anderson of Mountain View,
Calif., Wednesday, May 15.
Mrs. Gertrude Stanley return
ed home early last week from
a few days with friends in Wood
land and Sacramento, Calif. She
accompained Mrs. J. L. David
son of Lake Creek road on her
way to San Francisco as far as
Sacramento and returned with
her. The day following their re
turn Mrs. Stanley went to Eug
ene where she attended the Cat- .
tleman's Convention.
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Kerby Machine Shop
Destroyed by Fire
Cave Junction Dodd's Ma
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stroyed by fire of undetermined
causes Wednesday afternoon
while owners Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Dodd'were away from
the building.
Estimated loss is set at be
tween $20,000 and $25,000, ac
cording to Dodd, who said he
carried no insurance on the 70-year-old
structure or any of its
equipment. It is believed some
of the heavy machinery can be
salvaged.
Surrounding homes were saved
by Illinois Valley Rural Fire
Protection district trucks and
volunteers. One telephone pole
was damaged, causing overnight
phone outage in several houses.
HIDDEN ASSETS
Jackson, Miss. (in Bernice
Hampton, 18, and Clara Beard,
20, were taken into custody
Thursday and searched by police
women. In their bras and girdles
the policewomen found the fol
lowing: Thirteen pairs, of wom
en's panties, 10 pairs of hose,
six pairs of boy's pants, two
boy's shirts, . two girl's dresses
and one pair of pajamas. They
were charged with shoplifting.
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