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r 14 MAIL TRIBUNE. MedferJ, Ortqari, Sunday, Octebtf 19, 1938 American Pavilion at World's Fair Gains Good-Will for U.S. (Editor'! note: In the battle for men's minds, the Brussels World's Fair which ends to day was a major propaganda engagement between East and West. How did the United States fare before a jury of millions of Europeans? Here is an impartial appraisal by the United Press International bureau manager in Brussels.) Br WILLIAM ANDERSON United Press International Brussels - (UPD - The Ameri can pavilion at the world's fair gained an immense fund of goodwill for America dur ing its six-month existence, even if it did not please every one. Covering the daily happen ings at the fair, I contacted and interviewed hundreds of visitors representing dozens of nationalities and countries. I found that most of the criticism heard against the $14,000,000 U. S. exhibit came L Vote for Larry SHEEHAN Democratic Candidate for SHERIFF Of Jackson County Who, if elected, will eliminate the expensive mileage arrangement for deputies' vehicles which, in 1957, cost this county over $19,000. Pd. for by Sheehan tor Sheriff Comm. C. J. Babb, Chmn., Rogue River, Ore. J from Americans themselves. Few Europeans, Asians or Russians were critical. For them the huge round pavilion designed by Edward Stone and administered by Commis sioner - General Howard S. Cullman was an eye-opener. I heard highly-placed per sons ranging from Russia's First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan to Princess Margaret of Britian praise it as giving them a better conception of U. S. life than they had be fore. Had Educational Benefit The feeling was certainly shared by 90 per cent of the estimated 15 milion visitors who saw the U. S. show. In an inter-pavillion contest for agriculture and content, the U. S. came fourth behind Czechoslovakia, the Belgian civil engineering and the British pavilions. The Rus sian judge, however, gave the U. S. a full 20 points out of 20 in the contest. A team of Russian camera men who filmed every square foot of the pavilion and its exhibits said the film was to be used by Moscow to plan future exhibitions. Commissioner - General Cullman was asked dozens of times by American visitors, "Where is the evidence of our industrial might?" . He invariably pointed out of his office window to the main Brussels-Antwerp high way and drew attention to the streams of U. S. built autos flashing past and said "out there, gentlemen, out there." Had Humanistic Theme And the Russians did not conceal that their own site was prepared by American built bulldozers and scrapers. The lack of U. S. industrial exhibits which surprised and angered some Americans did not surprise Europeans who compriseed 90 per cent of the visitors. The Europeans knew the Brussels fair was not the us ual sort of trade fair at which U. S. industrial exhibits in CHANGE OF SCENERY New York-niPD-The location chosen for filming "Rough Riders," a new TV series set in the 1860's, was changed after just one day because commercial airliners kept pas sing overhead. Asbestos is the only solid rock that can be split into threads that can be woven into cloth. countries all over the world every year. This six-month "show of the century" - was supposed to be a compendium of man kind's achievements in the humanitarian fields. "Towards more humanism" was 'one of the themes laid down by the Belgian organi zers. Americans may ha've won dered what a familiar thing like a football uniform was doing in the pavilion. But for thousands of Europeans this was the first sight of the mod ern gladiator's getup and just as interesting as the original gladiator uniforms shown in the Italian pavilion. Art Provoked Comment The controversy around the art section started on the opening day and was still rag ing when the fair closed. "Too much abstract," said some. "Not enough" said others. "Rubbish . . . wonderful . . . incomprehensible ..." They were all used. There was no controversy whatever around the huge murals of "happy Russian workers" all marching stead fastly towards the exit of the Soviet pavilion. The Russian exhibit was far from being a failure. It received as many visitors as the U. S. pavilion. Most tour ists went to see both as they were near each other and also close to one of the main fairground entrances. But Europeans I talked to found the Russian pavilion stiff, old-fashioned and dom inated by machine tools. The Russians ignored the theme of the fair and put over the message "We're a big, power ful and an industrial nation." Most people interviewed said they would have been more interested in finding out about the Russian people in stead of viewing the collection of linotypes, model dams and steel presses. The Russians' big trump, notwithstanding, was the dis play of the two sputniks, later joined by the massive sput nik III. The U. S. had not a single exhibit to show it was in the race. The U. S. pavilion could have been betteer. The Brit ish are saying the same about- their display. So are the Jap anese, the French and the 44 other nations who participa ted. No one was fully satis fied. But the U. S. has cer tainly spent $14,000,000 less fruitfully in the past. Another Shipment By Popular Demand! KING SIZE 8 Piece Ensemble INCLUDES ALL BEDDING! 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Cerf quickly regained his wits, however, and dropped off this note for his com panions to find: 'Help! I am a prisoner on Wats, my lion." Not only teen-agers are avid autograph fiends. It was a dear, fragile old lady who tottered tip to comedian Jerry Lewis at a Las Vegas restaurant and simpered, "Mr. Lewis, if you're not going to finish that dill pickle, may I havo it for a souvenir?" O 1958, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Qualifications Change A recent change in qualifi cations for aviation cadet now provides that single male high school graduates be tween 19 and 26 years old may apply for pilot or navi gator training, MSgt. Carson W. Campbell, local Air Force recruiter, has announced. , Previously, many high school graduates could not For Aviation Cadet apply for the training be cause of quota limitations, he said. Additional information may be obtained from Sgt. Camp bell in the recruiting office in the Medford post office building. 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