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10 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mifor4, 0r3m, Wdwfay, Jinuary 7, 15 Treatment of Tourists Needs ImDrovina With Jet Airlines By ELMER C- WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York -ITPD- The jet age will provide five-billion dollars worth of high-speed planes for low-cost travel that could make for a better understanding among nations. But none of the nations has produced even a round wheel in travel so far as their treat ment of tourists goes. So the whole thing may end up with the tourist finding there's no place like home, says Horace Sutton, travel ed itor of Saturday Review. Saturday Review's current Issue features the jet age with a series of articles by experts who point up .the good and bad of jet traf el. The jets , will provide a smooth trip and the travelers to Europe will find curren cies adjusted to help them and the nations they visit. But that's where it ends. The troubles include, Sutton points out, such things as bureaucrats taxing the travelers-visas, ticket taxes, em barkations taxes, landing tax es, head taxes, tourist cards, medical taxes, sales taxes, stamp taxes, and myriad oth ers to say nothing of the many forms to fill out, bag gage rummaging by customs men and so on. Sutton notes that the Unit ed States is an arch offender along with others. And you ought to ee what the Latin American nations do to the tourist. The World's Pigeon "The traveler," Sutton says "has become the world's pig eon. Never was a moving tar get easier to plug. But the jet-age tourist, if the airlines are to fill those yawning seats, will come from a different social scale. He will be a man who has been conditioned to work hard for his money and is not quite so easily parted from it. "Dun him, do him, tax him, and tax him, and he may get the idea very soon in the game that there really is no place like home." Edward Barrett, former as sistant secretary of state and now dean of Columbia School of Journalism, in his article for the Review, hit3 at our complex passport system, be cause "in the mass of rules, regulations, rulings and pro cedures, ordinary horse sense has been eclipsed." He holds this nation "should be extremely reluctant to in terfere with the constitution al right of free travel in peace time" of U. S. citizens or to impede visits to this country Medford Man Bound Over To Grand Jury Bob Bryant, also known as Robert Paul Bryant, 25, of 718 Gilman rd., was bound over to the grand jury Mon day following preliminary hearing in district court on a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. Bryant and John Robert Conger, 23, of 211 Cottage st., were arrested by sheriffs dep uties Dec. 29 in connection with the entry of Becker's Drug store, Gold Hill, Dec. r. Both are being held in the county jail under $1,500 bail each. Conger waived preliminary hearing in an earlier appearance. STATESMEN, PERHAPS Albany, N. Y. OJPD An in formation booklet just releas ed shows that not one of 58 senators and 149 assembly men in the New York state legislature lists his occupa tion as "politician." by the friendly citizens of other nations. James J. Haggerty, Jr., for mer aviation editor of Col liers, stresses the inadequacy of air traffic control. But, he notes, despite this horse-and-buggy system, air travel is surprisingly safe to day, thanks to the dedication of air-traffic controllers. Statistical Safety Statistically, he says, "you are 22 times as safe in a com mercial airliner, the congest ed airways notwithstanding, as you are in the family auto." Nicholas L. Deak, president of Perera company, foreign currency exchange, tells what the new European currency changes mean to the tourist. Devaluation of the franc, means a tourist, for a time, perhops 60 to 90 days, will be able to buy French goods 17.55 per cent cheaper than he could before Christmas. But prices will rise and by the time the summer rush begins, the advantage very likely will have evaporated, he says. Of more importance, is the move, of ten free European nations to make their' curren cies convertible for foreign ers. One doesn't have to take currencies with him in travel. He can buy them with his dollars and get dollars back when he leaves if he has any foreign money left. That does not apply in Spain and the traveler will save 20 per cent by taking along some pesetas, Editorially, the Saturday Review notes that some fifty million people move annually across national frontiers, and urges their lot be made easiei? so that they can in the words of President Eisenhower help in the search for world peace and promotion of well-being and security among nations. Grange News Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill Grange started the New Year at the annual officers dinner at the hall Sunday at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 4. There were, about 75 peo ple present, including subor dinate grange members, ju venile grangers and families and friends. After dinner, the Master, Charles Foote called on in coming officers for short talks; these talks summed up accomplishments of th past year, and plans for the year ahead. ' The Master emphasized plans for greater and more in teresting meetings and pro grams, the lecturer elaborat ing on this, by stating definite programs with a purpose for each meeting are planned, and every member will be called upon during the year to par ticipate. The lecturer, who is also the Juvenile Matron, spoke of the achievements of the younger grangers ,in the al most seven years since their organization. She called on the three charter members present, Marie and Billy Jones, and Robert Bruce, to stand for recognition, the only ones of the 16 charter mem bers, still active. Among those present whom the Master called on particu larly, were Nellie and Glen Miller, now living away from Gold Hill, Millie Walker and Roy Cameron of Rogue River, and the Rev. Walton of the Methodist church in Gold Hill. Next meeting of the Grange Jan. 15. APPLEGATE VALLEY Centennial Dinner Set APPROPRIATE . CONDITIONS Milwaukee, Wis. -UPD- Con ditions were appropriate inr deed when seamstresses at the Eder Flag Manufacturing company arrived to start work on the new "Alaska-style" 49 star flag. The steam pipes were frozen and the thermom eter read 11 below. Applegate Valley - As a send off for Centennial activi ties here, and fo stimulate local interest in Oregon's "birthday," the Centennial committee, headed by Bob Sorber, is sponsoring a pot luck dinner at the Upper Ap plegate Grange hall Saturday, Jan. 17. It is suggested that foods brought be the dishes of pioneer days, such as venison, sauerkraut, succotash, stew, homemade bread corn or other items. The committee extends a special invitation to all "old timers" of the valley and to those of other areas who have lived here, to attend the din ner as honor guests. Committee chairmen plan ning the event are Mrs. Ed ward Henderson, decorating; Mrs. Chester Kubli, foods; Mrs. Lance Offenbacher, mu sic; and Boyd Gibson, adver tising. Dancing will follow the dinner. was confined to the flue, Mrs. Valentine said. The home recently was nur- chased by Dr. M. R. Schle- smger of Reseda, Calif., and is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown. Mrs. Brown, after discovering the fire, got her four small children, in cluding an infant, out of the house, before telephoning for help. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Peffley and family, who have been residing at Star Ranger sta tion for the last two years, have moved to Ashland, where Peffley will enter college. He was clerk for the local ranger district. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Perkins, who had resided here for three years, moved to Portland re cently. The quick and skillful work of Fred DeVos and his father, Herbert DeVos, is credited for saving the former Lynn Valentine home at Sterling from destruction by fire Sat urday noon. A flue fire was blazing and by smothering the flames with salt, and closing doors to pre vent drafts in the house the fire was controlled. Water was not applied, due to danger of cracking the heated chim ney, but wet sacks were laid on the surrounding areas of the log house, and damage The Rev. and Mrs. Thorn ton Gapen of the Applegate church have returned after a ten-day trip to Santa Barbara and other California cities, where they visited relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hall and five children have returned to their home here after spend ing the last two years at Wrangel, Alaska. The Riyerview market at Applegate is operating under new ownership due to trading of property last week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Settle of Grants Pass traded their 99 market and home there to Mrs. Cecil Jessinghous and son for their store and home at Applegate. Mr. and Mrs. Settle had lived in Grants Pass for four years after coming here from southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pearce and family, accompanied by Mrs. Pearce's father, J. D. Hight, of Seattle are guests this week of Pearce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pearce, while " enroute home from a trip to San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mit chell of Las Vegas, Nev., also were guests at the Pearce home recently, having come here to attend the funeral of Mitchell's mother, Mrs. Mil dred Mitchell, in Grants Pass Mrs. Mitchell operated the first hospital in Grants Pass before the Josephine General hospital was built. The de ceased was an aunt, of Mrs Paul Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Greg ory moved to Medford last week, purchasing a home at 916 South Holly. Gregory will continue with the Forest Serv ice here as foreman of the fire suppression crew. Mr. and Mrs. Arion Chris- tianson and son Jimmy left this week for the Bay area, where Jimmy has entered a hospital for treatment. Larry Dunshee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dunshee, left late last month for San Diego for basic training in the Navy. A "graduation" party will be held at Upper Applegate Grange Saturday, Jan. 10, for members of the beginners square dancing class, who have taken lessons from Buzz Dibble of Medford for 12 weeks. Dancers will graduate into the intermediate class, and will continue lessons for another six weeks. Pot luck refreshments will be served at the party. The square dance classes are sponsored by the ways and means committee of the grange. Raines, Acfress Secreily Married Hollywood -UPD- Norman Reilly Raine, creator of the visits around the valley usual ly reveal interesting bits of news, like Grace Sharp mer rily packing for a trip to Hawaii early in February. Also, Paul Pearce was noticed displaying something he calls "the Sterling knot head," gnarled bit of madrone wood that he found in the Sterling area that resembles a grotesque face. Tuesday revealed he was sec retly wed to a 22-year-old act ress and song writer six months ago. Raine, whose "Life of Em ile Zola" won for him an ac ademy award, said he and Elizabeth Prudhomme were married in Phoenix last July. "It was kept a secret be cause I was so tied up with, writing commitments," he explained. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorber have returned from a week's trip to Farmington, Calif., where they visited relatives. Rural Reflections: Casual Need money to LIVE BETTER? 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