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Monday, January 13, 1938 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN ,. U.S., Russia Waging Propaganda War On Bookstalls, Box Offices off Egypt By LARRY COLLINS United Press Correspondent Cairo HP) The United States and the Soviet Union are fighting a propaganda war in Egypt today with the country's bookstalls and box offices for battlefields. This year the United States will spend $500,000 on its in formation program here, the Soviet Union considerably more. The money goes into books, magazines, movies, cocktail parties and exchange visits anything that can affect the way 22 million Egyptians think about the two countries or win some of their goodwill and sympathy. The propaganda war here is just one phase of the broad scale battle going on globally for the world's uncommitted millions: the people whose sentiments may eventually decide the East-West struggle. U.S. at Disadvantage The United States starts off with a disadvantage. First, U.S. policy gets an almost daily roasting in the press. Rightly or wrongly, U.S. pol icy is read by Egyptians as supporting her two biggest enemies, Israel and Western colonialism. "We could spend all the money in Ft. Knox here and not overcome the psychologi cal success the Russians have scored with the sputnik," said a United States Informa tion Service official. But on the other hand, the United States has one enor mous advantage: American films, books and magazines have a following here the So viets have not been able to crack. The Soviet offerings suffer from one universal shortcom ing their propaganda value Is high, but the entertainment value is low. Russian publications range from dense Marxist ideology to soya bean raising and the feeding of babies. Soviet Books Cheaper Their biggest advantage is their price. Most are practi cally given away for one, two or five piaters (three, six or 15 cents) a fraction of what Western publications such as Life and Newsweek sell for. But they are dull as yester day's dishwater and after splashy starts, follow-up edi tions usually gather dust on the newsstands. The OSIS official answer to the Russian output in cludes a weekly paper in Ara bic mailed free to 50,000 people, and newsletters on economics, science, military affairs and current events going to some 70,000 people each month. But they suffer, though to a lesser degree, from that same disease: dullness. West Strong at Box Office USIS men say their most effective action is in subsi dizing the publication of anti Communist books in Arabic. The agency finds locally writ en anti - Communist publica tions or hires a translator for international works and quietly subsidizes their print ing. In the last' six months, the USIS has spent almost a third of its budget on translations. At the box office, the West APPLEGATE VALLEY Assigned to Station By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley With the speeding up of the Forest Service timber sale program in the Applegate district, Her man Walitati, forester recent ly graduated from Michigan State college, is being added to the personnel at Star Ranger station, according to Vern Taylor, district ranger. Mr. and Mrs. Walitati were expected to arrive Fri day. He will be an assistant to Robert' Sorber, present timber sale officer. Kenneth Johnson, forester with Alley Brothers mill at Medford for some time, is em ployed temporarily in the work, and two men will be put on detail from Klamth. One will be Ted Cobo, for merly stationed here. Timber sales will be step ped up 14 million feet each year for two years, Taylor said. The sales program will embrace an area in O'Brien creek, head of Carbury, and in Kenney creek. Taylor also stated that an expenditure of S3, 000 is be ing made for improvement of McKee bridge forest park, where 10 new tables will be added, and an additional wa ter supply will be brought from a spring on the east riv er bank. Francis (Pete) Greg ory, ure suppression fore man, will be in charge of this program, which is being car ried out by a small crew of summer fire guards. Tree planting, which had been un derway for the last two months, is almost completed 1260 Iowa st. in Ashland. Gettling has leased the Moun tain View dairy, and expects to sell milk to private custom ers. Before going to Ashland they lived on Midway road near Central Point. The executive council of Ruch Parent-Teacher associ ation has changed the date of their meeting from the third Tuesday of the month to Wednesday of the same week, according to Mrs. Francis Gregory, PTA secretary. The council meeting this month will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. outdistances the Soviet eas ily, since Russian films just do not measure up to their Western counterparts for en- tertainment value. But in the person-to-person departments, the Soviets are ahead of the United States. Most of their information people speak Arabic; only one of USIS's dozen-odd offi cers does. More important, the So viets have their exchange visits program. The United States has noth ing to match the exchange program. The reason, USIS men an swer no money. FIRE EXTINGUISHER Seymour, Conn. ft?) ; John Van Der Laan of Ox- ford ran into a diner and or-: dered a pot of coffee. He rushed out with it and extin-. guished a fire under the hood of his panel truck. 1 Sixth and Grape Streets A A p.n. IF YOUR'RE NOT SHOPPING AT THE GROCETERIA YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH! Mrs. Marcel LePiniec, Mrs. Robert Sorber, and Mrs. Lance Offenbacher are mem bers of the nominating- com mittee of the Applegate Val ley Garden club which will meet at the home of Mrs. Ed Ramsay, Jan. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Election of officers will be held, and Mrs. Wilfred Pear son will give a talk on house plants. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Voodoo Jef Plane To Receive Test . St. Louis UP) The F-101B Voodoo jet fighter, which can destroy an entire formation of enemy planes with its atomic missiles, will be put through its paces here Wednesday, celebrating its inauguration into the North American Air Defense command. The Voodoo, manufactured by McDonell Aircraft here, will be the newest and fastest all-weather interceptor in NORAD, the air force said. The two-engine jet features an almost vertical supersonic climb. Medford Motors Your Only AUTHORIZED and FRANCHISED DEALER For Willys Mrs. C. E. De Shazo was injured in a car accident eight miles south of Merced, Calif., Jan. 3, according to her husband, who was with Mrs. De Shazo when the ac cident occurred. Both were returning from Los Angeles, where they spent the holi days, when the left rear tire blew causing the car to leave xne nignway ana to spin around in sand. Mrs. De Shazo was thrown from the car and was taken to a Mer ced hospital. She had not re gained consciousness, accord ing to last reports. Her sister, Mrs. Vertise Skalitsky, of Los Angeles, was driving the car, and she and De Shazo were not in jured. De Shazo has return ed here, where he operates a service station. Magazine sales ladies that usually appear with the first signs of spring were in the community on New Year's Day. One of them was the sort who takes the place by storm with charm and famili arity, and upon being sent on her way with a reminder of a no agents" sign at the front gate, stopped at the next house and brazenly reported the number of votes she had received at the last house. YOUNG TENDER RIB CUT Pfc. Robert Rhodes, station ed with the Army in Ger many for two years, has re turned to a base in Texas af ter spending the holidays here with 'his sister, Mrs. Kenn Paine. Other holiday guests were Paine's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shuck of Los Angeles. Medford High school stu dents from this community who played in the Medford band at the Shrine. East-West game in San Francisco last month were Billv Straube. Harold Lamb, and Mary Beth and John Ramsay. ?3s?fcTrw.-. - . ... . wwmiMMBm?W:V)'m . t" .., ' , , rcXuY' i : v -Wy vV ifoDSin hiqh in protein low in calories YOUNG TENDER PORK LOIR Rib 12 or Whole lb WE WILL GLADLY CUT INTO CHOPS FOR YOU OUR OWN LEAN FRESH-MADE COUNTRY STYLE it's good to come home to a ROAST.. Thart'i nettling mott satisfying, to rugged malt appetites than a magnificent roast dan to a turn and taste tempting ta the last morsel, YOUNG-TENDER-LEAN &fMmim & IC v mm Si LEAN -CENTER CUT SHOULDER n teak Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fletch er of Medford were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Offenbacher. Mrs. Sophia Straube is spending sevejal days in Eu gene visiting relatives, includ ing a sister, Mrs. Earl McMul len. Mr. and Mrs. George Mitch ell are spending three months at Westminister, Calif., visit ing their daughter, Mrs. Joe Shattuck. A number of valley people attended "John Deere Day" in Medford Tuesday, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Houston, Glenn Smith, Mrs. Nellie Rose, Mrs. Willis Scott, Jim Corson, and Larry Tweedy. Corson was one of those winning a prize at the close of the movie at the Cra terian theater. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Palmer of Portland were recent guests of Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. Rex Davis, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ficht ner and family of Medford were at the Circle G ranch here Sunday, where they pur chased an Angus calf for a 4 H beef project this summer. The Fichtner's son, Donald, and daughter, Cecilia, are members of Central Point 4 H clubs. OFFERS Largest Stock of Willys Parts South of Portland Complete Stock of Winches, Cabs and Accesories Most M o d a r n and Best Equipped Shop in Oregon On Hand All Models of 1958 Vehicles Let Us Prove What A "Jeep" Vehicle Can Do For You. Medford Motors Inc. LINCOLN-MERCURY-WILLYS 225 South Riverside Phone SP 2-6157 The Ruch Community church is nearing completion now, and the rest of this month will be given to vol unteer finishing work, both interior and exterior. The wdmen's missionary group will meet every Thursday of this month in order to paint and do other finishing work. Upper Applegate extension unit is contributing S12 to the March of Dimes as a result of a "silent auction" held at the unit meeting Wednesday at the Grange hall. Mrs. Truman Hard of Medford, vice chair man, presided, and Mrs. Rob ert Sorber gave a discussion of methods of making soups and of types of soups served by people of other nations. Mrs. Harley Hall, a beauty school graduate, demonstrat ed care and styling of hair. Mrs. Lynn Valentine, chair man of the committee on As sociated Country Women of the World, read correspond ence from England, and re ported that the unit sent 43 Christmas packages to the mental hospital in Salem. A number of boxes of clothing and food were sent to local families as well. Rural reflections: The nice est thing that has happened in this department in a long time occurred when a local teenager went to answer the telephone, and on lifting the receiver he heard Helga Mitchell and son Jim sing ing "Happy Birthday." ABC FIG BARS L Big Economy Package I -lb. 10-oz. Pkg. White or Whole Wheat Regular 55c -SAVE 16c CARNATION INSTANT POWDERED MILK 8-quarl Size ore Regular 75c - SAVE 16c Kitchen Queen ALL PURPOSE FLOUR 1 0-pound Bag Regular 89c -SAVE 10c Kubla Khan FROZEN Chinese Foods 49 49 HORMEL'S SPAM LUNCH MEAT NALLEY'S CHILI CON CAR t J E KLEENEX FACIAL TISSUE 15-oz. cans 400 sheet 7Q Pkg. LI 4 cans cans for 1.00 CHOP SCEY 12-oz. pkg: . PORK FRIED RICE 12-oz. pkg-. Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, 16-oz. pkg. Barbecued SPARE RIB DINNER QUART BOTTLE PARSONS AMMONIA 29 KOTEX SANITARY NAPKINS Junior Regular Super Pkg. of 12 45c 89 Correction on an address given last week for receiving old greeting cards: 136 South Holly St., Medford. Lance and Fritz Offenbach er drove to Klamath river area recently, where they made a cattle exchange at the William Rogers ranch. Cattle from the Klamath and Apple gate districts mingle on the summer Siskiyou range and often take the wrong direc tion when winter comes. Engineers Move In To Research Lab Hawthorne, Calif. 0PI Aero- nautical engineers have start ed occupancy of one of the worlds' most advanced scien tific research centers at the Northrop division of Northrop Aircraft, Inc., here, it was an nounced Saturday. Some 2,800 engineers and scientists working on the firm's new T-38 supersonic trainer aircraft program and advanced guided missile and airframe projects will be housed in the research center. Mrs. John. 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