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o o rOT?-ED3POID (OREGOV) "Iveryone to Southern Oreo Beads Tha Mail Tribune" Published Daily Except Sat by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 27-29 North Fir St Phone 2-6141 HOBERT W RUHL. Editor BZRB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM Business Manager ERIC ALLEN JR Man""" Editor ZAftL H ADAMS City Editor HARRY CHIP MAN ieiefciayn Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER Society Editor DALE ER1CKSON Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered aa second class matter at Medlcwd Oregon under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Per Copy 10c. Daily and Sunday One year IIS 00 Daily and Sunday Six months 8.00 Daily and Sunday Three mos 4.25 Sunday Only One year (4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix, Shady Cove Rogue River. Talftnt and on motor routes: Daily and SundayOne year 118 00 Daily and Sunday One month liO Carrier and Dealers 10c per copy Ail Terms Cash In Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY COMPANY INC Offices in New York Chicago, ae rroit San Francisco. Los Angeles Seattle Portland St Louis Atlanta Vancouver. B.C. NEWSPAPEK PUSLISHEtf ASSOCIATION NATION Al iDITOIIAt I assocC-a-i WIJaiFIB'.LI'IrlJ Flight of Time Medfbfd and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30 and 40 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO DOC. ft 1947 (Sunday) School-age children in Jsfck so) county number 13,786, a census recently completed by the county school superintendent's office shows. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot Column: "County people are now eating pork spareribs untouched by emory paper or rat-tail file." 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 8, 1937 (Monday) Silver fox, one of the most valuable fur-bearing animals, struck and killed by an automo bile today; driver may get about $50 for pelt. New east side stand pipe placed in operation; household pressure increases substantially, Robert A. Duff, water depart ment superintendent, announces. i 30 YEARS AGO Dec. 6. 1927 (Tuesday) o Recently completed county jaii, in new county court house oriNorth Central ave. used of ficially today when several pris oners are moved from the old jail at Jacksonville. Iflans for Medford's "Better Hojne' exposition and Merchants Jubilee materialize it will be an epoch marking event of this city. 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 6, 1917 (Thursday) Directors of the Talent Irri gation project hold public hear ing on petition from Fern Valley; vote to include the 1,200 acres of that section in the prbject. "Quaint old Jacksonville is (something like Jonah it can not be kept down." writes Daniel W. Hazen from Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct Is superior; seven or eight Is excellent: five or six Is good 1. Is helium or hydrogen the lighter gas? 2. Bible: Does the larger part of the O. T. treat with history, biography, or, religion? 3. The Hawaiian Islands were formerly named S Islands? 4. Which two countries com prise the Iberian Peninsula? 5. What do the members of the National Speleological So ciety do? 6. Is there a known insulator for magnetism? 7. The Whiskey Rebellion oc cured in 1794. The "Hot-water Rebellion" in 1792, 1798, or 1892? 8. Who was the last Vice President to succeed to the of- (jice of President? 9. Name the state borders on only one other state. 10. Name the English King who could neither speak or write English. Answers: 1. Hydrogen. 2. His tory. 3. Sandwich. 4. Spain and Portugal. 5. Explore caves. 6. No. 7. 1798. 8. Harry S. Tru man. 9. Maine. 10. George I (reigned 1714-27). MAIL TRIBUNE X-Ray Techniques There is, apparently, a U.b. ruDiic xieaitn service no longer iavors mass x-ray" techniques for the This is not true. In a statement issued last month, the health service said : 1. "Mass radiography competent auspices, is a the detection of tuberculosis. It is an odd fact that this quotation was taken for the misapprehension. THE three-page statement went into considerable detail as to where the into TB detection. In the sion and headline-writing, the story which appeared in this and many other papers gave the impression that the health service disapproved of mass x-rays. In fact, it only disapproves of the INDISCRIMI NATE use of the technique. OERE are its other findings, together with com- A merits on how the local by the Jackson County measures up: 2. "Mass x-ray casefinding should be applied selectively in groups at high risk of tuberculosis infection and disease." (Locally, this is done. Recent groups having x-rays include hospital workers, nursing home employees, food handlers, and others who are "high risk" either for themselves or others.) 3. "All tuberculosis x-ray survey programs should have the prior approval of the applicable state or local health department." (This is true here; the local health depart ment assists in running the program.) 4. "Consideration should be given to the tuberculin test as an initial screening device in low prevalence groups." (This is done here, particularly through the school systems. Youngsters under age 15 are not given x-rays en masse.) 5. "Every community should evaluate on a continuing basis its tuberculosis problem, needs and resources, so that local x-ray surveys may have efficient use and maximum effect." (This is a part of the program here.) 6. "Adequate safeguards should be utilized to protect all persons from unnecessary radiation." (Again, this is true here. X-ray equipment is inspected regularly by factory personnel; radiation counters and film badge detectors are used; and as the machines are housed in the hospitals, hospital techniques and technicians are used.) THE statement was issued on the strength of a study made by a committee of experts, who under took the job because of the increased interest in the dangers of radiation. The statement said: - "It is their considered judgment that the risks inherent in such exposure (to TB detection x-rays), although important, arerelatively small compared to the very great benefits to be achieved from chest x-ray case-finding programs when conducted within the principles set forth." Many people, of course, believe that TB is not longer a danger; that with present detection and treatment techniques it is "on the way out." AT BEST, that is only a half truth. For instance, so far in 1957, a total of 21 cases of tuberculosis have been found in Jackson county (seven more than last year at this time), and a num ber of other suspected cases are under observation for diagnosis. Even .with new drugs, a TB patient can count on a minimum of several months of treatment, usually at a hospital or sanitarium, and it may run into years. Early detection is one of the things that can cut this lost time -and expense down to a minimum. The taxpayer has a stake in the situation, too, for most TB patients are treated at the twTo state TB hospitals, run with tax money. Each case costs the state many thousands of dollars; the total tax cost for Jackson county's TB patients alone runs into the hundrsds of thousands. DECAUSE of these facts, that the chest x-ray pro- gram, as operated in Jackson county, is of benefit to every resident of the county; that it is operated on sound and safe principles approved by the nation's top experts in the field, it is worthy of the support of everyone. A reminder: It is financed by funds from the sale of Christmas Seals, which in addition to maintaining the x-ray facilities, also pay for a variety of other health programs all designed to raise the general level of health in the community which in itself is by far the best defense against tuberculosis. E.A. Forest Research The Oregon Forest Products Research Center was dedicated in Corvallis recently. There wras quite a bit of fanfare and publicity connected with the event. There should have been, for it is a significant step for this state, which has lumber products as its No. 1 natural resource, and lumber production as its No. 1 manufacturing industry. The research center, formerly known as the Ore gon Forest Products Laboratory, is about 10 years old, and unlike some enterprises operated by the state, is paid for by the forest industry by a severance tax. THIS is one way in which the industry is helping 1 itself. For, mostly, the old days of cut-the-big-timber-and-get-out are over. And the lumber industiy knows that its future is tied to a continuing supply of good timber, plus full utilization and diversification. This means many things. And the Forest Products Research Center (which is far more than just a "lab oratory") is equipped to find better wTays of doing them. If it can and there's no reason to doubt it it will fill an important role in the development and stabiliza tion of our No. 1 industry. E.A. , - Friday, December 6, 1957 widespread belief that the detection of tuberculosis. of the chest, operated under fundamental technique m the statement from which was, indirectly, the reason mass x-ray technique fitted course of editing, transmis x-ray program, sponsored Public Health Association, Why set sore GOOD MTU G&EEtA Matter of Fact By Joseph AIsop WALTZ WITH A BEAR Damascus, Syria It is entire ly possible for two nations to work together intimately, each with the happy conviction that the other is being used. Or, p u tting it another way one can lmag ine a self- willed zoologi cally ignorant young lady go ing for a waltz with a bear, Joseph AisoD simply because the bear happened to be dancing in the direction of the ladies' room and she wanted a way cleared through the press of the dance. That seems to be about the only image that conveys the complex nuances of the strange situation here in Syria. Almost every -statement you can make about it is both true and untrue, simply because the Soviets and Syrians are working together from such widely different mo tives. For example, this correspond ent reported from Turkey that the Syrians were preparing a potential base for Soviet ground forces. He therefore owes the Svrians an apology on two counts. On the one hand, Ankara's figures on Soviet deliveries of military supplies were almost certainly grossly exaggereated Instead of half a million tons since last March, actual Soviet deliveries to Syria in this period have amounted to only about 150,000 tons. When the Syrian Foreign Minister, Salah Bitar, and the Syrian Chief of Staff, Afif Al Bizri, angrily assert they are only buying the supplies their own army needs, they are speaking the truth as they know it. On the other hand, the ten dency of armies like the Syrian army to go on wild shopping sprees when they have the chance is too well known to need underlining. Even at the level of 150,000 tons, the pattern of Soviet deliveries to Syria in dicate a Kremlin desire to have a potential base for Russian forces here. If the Kremlin trumps up a great Arab-Israeli crisis, for example, the Syrians will have the greatest difficulty in resisting a loving Soviet of fer "to aid them in repelling aggression." Again, it is easy to describe the present Syrian government as "Communist-dominated." The two most powerful men in Syria the President of the Parliament Akram Hourani, and the Army Intelligence Chief, Col. Abdelha mid Serraj, are the real authors of the policy of collaboration with the Soviets. Gen. Bizri, whose appointment as the new army chief of staff climaxed the recent left-wing coup d'etat, will not even directly deny the wide spread reports that he is an ac tive member of the Communist party. He says, instead: "I was called a Nazi because I went to Iraq to fight for Ra shid Ali Al Gailani (the Nazi agent who tried to oust the Brit ish at the ' beginning the last World War). Now I am called a Communist because I am still fighting imperialism. I shall go on fighting imperialism wheth er your Mister Dulles calls me a Communist or not. But the hot-eyed and defiant Gen. Bizri, whom his interpreter customarily describes as "his Highness, the General," has a deep grievance against the West dating from the time when his rich and important family were driven out of Sidon by the French. As his-record indicates, he is also one of these violent and ambitious men who are apt to fly to extreme. Even if he is a party member, he certainly does not belong in the tried-and-true category. As for the much more impor tant Hourani and Serraj, they are left-wing nationalists, not Communists. Soviet aid serves their purposes, but as leaders of the left-wing nationalist Baath party, they fear the gains the Communists are making in the Syrian cities. Hourani recently put off long-promised city elec tions for this very reason. And at ae ? You look EYEBROWS r precisely because the Kremlin has chosen to work through the non - Communists, Hourani and Serraj, the more sincere Syrian Communists have recently stag ed an unsuccessful uprising against their leader, the always obedient servant of the Krem lin, Khalid Bagdash. Once again, Hourani and Ser raj serve the Kremlin. Their brand of left-wing nationalism in effect aims to destroy every Western friend and every West ern vital interest throughout the Middle East. Because they want to do what the Kremlin wants to have done, they are most useful Soviet instruments. But Hourani and Serraj are by no means conscious instru ments. They are among the ablest and most courageous men in the Middle East. They think the Soviets are their instru ments. Hourani, moreover, is now trying to launch just the kind of broad and basic program of social reconstruction that has always been needed as a solid foundation of Arab nationalism. In this he is miles ahead of Egypt's President Nasser. If it were at all possible to come to terms with Hourani and Serraj, it would be very desir able, both for the West itself and the West's more flexible and tough-minded Middle East ern friends like King Hussein of Jordan. There is a double hook er in this, however. The courtship of a young lady already waltzing with at bear is inherently difficult. And even though the young lady may sin cerely believe she is only head ing for the ladies' room, the bear is much more likely to choose their ultimate destina tion. (c) 1957 New York Herald Tribune Inc. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the rame 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. Liberty Vs. License? To the Editor: I have just finished reading your latest, "Liberty vs. License" in the Dec. 4 issue of the Tribune. I am sure you welcome the comments, and will publish same, of anyone who may differ with any of your editorials. You are so right when you say "Americans are rightly jealous of their freedom their liberty to do as they will with out hindrance." For practical proof of that quotation, let any one try to lessen or stem the powers of any local governing body. Or, try to stop the liberty of the newspaper editors to write about things without their having actual facts or try and curtail their liberty to withhold facts at will. Any deviation from strict fact by an editor would constitute "License" and I know that few editors do that sort of thing. As if you did not know the answer to all of the example questions is "NO." In case you did not, a trip to the County Courthouse law library will so inform you. In case you have specific knowledge and proof of the offenses you have listed as examples you should, as a pro tector of our liberties, give the facts to the proper authorities for rectification. Some people have construed your editorial as an undemocratic start for local controls by a few small pressure groups. You speak of "The democratic philosophy" and indicate that we are living in a "Democracy. One of the Constitutional guarantees of political rights to the people of the respective states is that "The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of governmen t." While the guaranty is in language to the state, it is evident that in effect it is to the people of the state, for an infringement of it would be an interference with the theory of the American system of gov ernment, involving as it does a participation by the people in the establishment and mainten U.S. Missile Progress, Russian Atomic Vessel, Highlight Week By CHARLES M. McCANN United Press Correspondent The week's good and bad news in the international bal ance sheet: The United States, spurred by Soviet Russia's successes, started to get into real competition in the earth satel lite field this week. At Cape Can averal missile testing center off the Florida coast, scientists were ready to launch the Navy-developed Charles Mccano vanguard space rocket with a 6.4-inch earth satellite in its nose. Russia gave the United States another advance to match when it announced the launching of the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship, the 16,000-ton ice breaker Lenin. Three days before, the keel of the first American nuclear-powered surface ship had been laid at Quincy, Mass. the cruiser Long Beach. French Premier Felix Gaillard won a vote of confidence in par liament on a bill that would Eisenhower's Illness Discussed By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass. The sad news about President Eisen hower cast a gloom over general business and the stock mar ket. It has also made us all wonder, and realize that things like this may happen at any time. Be lie v in g that readers would Roger W Babson appreciate some remarks from a friend of the President, I venture the fol lowing: Those who have followed the stock market the past few days know how jittery it has been. It will go up ten points and down ten points in a given day. There fore, it would be meaningless for me to discuss it in detail. However, I will record that the Dow-Jones industrial aver age on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 26, was 442.97, and closed that night at 435.34. As I am writing this release, the indus trial average is 446.03. Readers can look up the latest figure in their daily papers. As to the fu ture, we fear no crisis or panic in business or the market, but there will be a gradual sagging ance of the government under which they live. Further, a re publican form of government is representative government as distinguished from a pure demo cracy in which all ower is exer cised directly by the mass of the people acting as a whole, which I am sure is not done within this area. William Doernbach 143 Mace Rd. Medford, Ore. From "Malemute" Slim To the Editor: If I could turn back about 40 years, With regard for the laughter and respect for the tears, I wonder what, in this life of mine, The difference would be in that length of time. Personally, I doubt if I would've changed a bit; " My pre-destiny would surely see to it That no matter what happened, then or now, Would have certainly happened, anyhow. I would never have believed, back in '17, A bright young man, with senses keen, When we belabored the enemy and cared not a damn, That I'd wind up as a WARD of Uncle Sam. Malemute Slim, Camp White, Ore. You Can Put in the Bank! Silver Dollar Trading Stamps give him emergency powers to meet a serious financial situa tion. The vote was 223 to 187. The bill would authorize the government to raise $250 million in new taxes, daillard proposes also to raise government-controlled prices and to refuse pay raises to civil servants. But the tax bill is still to face a final vote and the threat of a defeat which would force his resignation still hung over Gail lard's head. Relations between the Nether lands and Indonesia, its one-time possession in East Asia, reached the crisis stage. Angered by the Netherlands refusal to give it Dutch New Guinea, and by its failure to win United Nations support for its claim to the territory, Indonesia launched a drastic anti-Dutch campaign. An officially sponsored 24 hour strike was declared against all Dutch enterprises in Indo nesia. Dutch publications were suspended. Landing right of the Royal Netherlands Air Line were withdrawn. Dutch consulates were ordered to close. The gov ernment threatened to national ize the $1,500,000,000 holdings of Dutch interests in Indonesia. Many merchants refused to sell even food to Dutch citizens. by Babson off. People will wait until they see what develops. Political Outlook I feel certain that President Eisenhower's illness will tend to make the opposing parties unite on his foreign policy and on de fense. The President never pre tended to know much about money affairs or agricultural or many other domestic problems. The President, however, proba bly knows Europe better than anyone in Washington, and it is too bad that he has had such a struggle to put through his rec ommedations. With his Army record, the President should have his feet on the ground when making rec ommendations as to defense problems. Of course the situation has been changing so fast, from bombers to short-distance mis siles to long-range ballistic mis siles and now to satellites, that no one knows what the future will bring forth. Nevertheless, I repeat that any political bitter ness which has existed during the past few months should now be buried and we should ap proach a coalition government. This could be a silver lining to the dark cloud. What About Khrushchev? We must not forget that the Russians have their troubles as well as we. Khrushchev is not only vulnerable to similar mis fortunes at any time but is also liable to be shot, a possibility which our political leaders need not fear today. These are not pleasant thoughts for any nation, but it is well to remember them and not think that all the mis fortunes will befall America. I personally have great confi dence in Vice-President Nixon. If he handles himself well during the next few weeks, as I believe he will, this should be of some advantage to the Republicans in 1959 and 1960. It should give Nixon an advantage over possi ble "candidates of both ofo the large parties. As to whether the present misfortune will help either party in the Congressional elections next year, no one would dare forecast at the moment. Await Congress There is more or less talk about Mr. Eisenhower's resign ing. As to his physical situation, I have no right to judge or fore cast. I cannot, however, imagine him quitting now. He himself will want to wait through the Christmas season and until Con gress opens the first week an January. If he decides to resign, he will probably include such a statement in his message to Con gress at that time. Personally, I sincerely hope he will not re sign. In closing, let me say that President Eisenhower was train ed at West Point to give his life for his country. He was al ways prepared to die on the bat tlefield. I know that when his time comes, he will be proud to die at his work or "with his boots on." The fact that he went over to the airport to meet his foreign visitor on a stormy day is true testimony to his courage, patriotism, and fundamental be liefs. ' FREE Silver Dollars THE ONLY TRADING STAMP In London, Great Britain and West Germany agreed on a joint policy for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to be held in Paris Dec. 16. Prime Minister Harold Mac millan and German Foreign Min ister Heinrich Von Brentano de cided to call for much closer po litical cooperation by the 15 NATO0 allies and for a general tightening of relations. to meet the threat of Soviet Russian ag gression. Britain and West Germany also will ask for a pool of NATO sci entific knowledge in the field of weapons development. Heirloom of the Future! Ik. DAUEHia Floor ebb With Butiful Chirac Introducing a magnificent floor 9 clock manufactured by a famous Maryland firm, The Million-Rutherford Company of Fallston, Mfjry- land. 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