Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 21, 1959, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text14) fcWIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, April 21, 1959 Mussolini's Dream ecomes Reality on utskirts of Rome i Xome-fUPD-A new marvel of Jome is emerging like a phoe nix from the ashes of a good dream of Mussolini. A little more than five miles south of the city, but still part of this proud and ancient commune, a new, vast and breath-taking complex of marble building and stately avenues is already in being. Romans themselves who have not been out to the form er sheep pastures for. years are amazed at what they see. This is "EUR," the Uni versal Exposition of Rome. In 1936, Mussolini an nounced that he would build an historic complex of per manent marble - faced build ings for an "olympiad of civil ization" which was to be open ed in 1942- Ground was broken and the . gigantic task begun. War Came Along Plans called for exposition buildings as large as railroad stations; not "jerry-built" to last one season, but built like the colosseum to last for ages. Marble columns as long as 25 feet and as thick as a work horse were hauled from quarries. An obelisk was found of the many in Rome to grace the central square. Massive statues were brought in. Then came the war. The great olympiad of cul ture was forgotten while the world bled. Only a few curious German and then Allied soldiers ever wandered out to the weed grown site to stare at the abandonded massive statue heads and slabs of marble, great foundations and debris. Resumed Work in 1952 Italy had no time to think of the place In the difficult days after the war. But in 1952 a plan was elaborated to finish the work and turn the quarter into a permanent world exposition center, museums, government offices and restful gardens. Most people smiled when the Rome government also decided to finish another Mus solini dream-a subway. It was finished in 1954, a marble-lined gem of construc tion running under the his toric ruins of Rome from the central station out to the "EUR"-which was then no where and nothing but sheep still grazed. It was a pleasant ride into the country- Today EUR is practically completed. Snow Window Of The World It looks like a movie set until you see that solid mar ble. A Swiss corporation, entire ly privately financed, for the development of international trade has taken over four of dozens of magnificant palaces and is making it a "show win dow of the world." The palaces have lofty halls whose average height varies varies from 18 to 36 feet. A total of 400,000 square feet in the places is divided into 126 exhibition halls. They can take anything from a wrist watch display to a jet air liner. This part is "permindex" the permanent industrial ex hibitions. Permindex will be open for business this summer and to exhibitors of all nations, all year. Morality in Finland Government Worry To Average Man Helsinki-DPD - A series of cases and investigations in volving top government of ficials has set the average hard-working Finn to wonder ing. What is happening to pub lic morality? In letters to editors, edi torials, vaudeville jokes and newspaper cartoons, Finns are commenting about a num ber of cases involving well known officials. Educators and professional people are openly worried about the effects of the cases on Finland's reputation abroad. They recall that for years the only thing Americans knew about Finland was that "the Finns always pay their debts." But today Finnish news papers are carrying such headlines as: "Former Mint Director Accused of Counter feiting." "Ex-Defense Minister Under Investigation." "Public Officials Involved In Public Works Scandal." "Woman Officials For Man nerheim Fund Accused Of Embezzling 32 Million Marks ($100,000)." These cases are presenly under investigation, and there HOLD DEFENSE EXERCISE London-flJPB-Five NATO nations-Britain, Denmark, Bel gium, France and The Nether-landc-will participate next week end in a radio active fallout defense exercise, the government announced today. BUSINESS SHORT-LIVED Dallas, Tex.-flJPD-A sign in the window of a children's store at a new shopping cen ter reads: "Grand Opening Clearance Sale." have been no verdicts. But whatever the merits or de merits of the cases, the fact remains that a lot of top-rank Finns are getting their names in the papers- The situation has gone so far that Finland's Chancellor of Justice Olavi Honka, who functions as the public cons cience and legal guide on what is or is not legal, has called for a special organiza tion to investigate such charges. Delinquency Down He wants more trained ac countants and auditors avail able to help police in cases where special knowledge is needed. Paradoxically, the average Finn is still a hard working citizen, who cannot sleep well at night if he owes any money. Juvenile delinquency has been on the increase, but ' is still below the statistics of most other countries. And on the credit side, po lice have revealed that the average annual number of swindling and embezzlement cases today fluctuates between $2,000 and $2,800 a year, com pared with about $3,400 in 1945. But too many such cases remain, police say, and too many of them involve people in public life. The answer lies partly in conditions that prevailed after World War II. - A Helsinki newspaper rec ently expressed this hope: "We can hope that public indignation will lead to some thing other than mere moral condemnation, that it will lead to a real feeling of re sponsibility among those who are entrusted with guarding the funds of corporations and other organizations." SCREWDRIVER or VODKA GIMLET! Maybe you like Screwdrivers, and she prefers a Vodka Gimlet. Just be sure you both use smooth Smirnoff . . . and have it your own way I if eaves you breathess 80 1 100 Proof. Distilled from :ni. Sti. Piern Smirnoff Fit. (Dit. of Heubleii), Hartford, Com. They'll Do It Every Time X ME4M I f ii WERE HIS PQAU IS COMCERMED C LOCKER JUST DOESN'T BELIEVE IN CALLING IN A DOCTOR UNLESS SHE W4S MIT BV A TR4IN 7 I ME4M I PE4LLV FEELggf 4wFUt. LIKE XM COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING FATAL.' DO VOU TMINK I SWOULD CAUL A By Jimmy Hatlo m N4M PROBABLY JUST A LITTLE SPSIN& COLD TWOSE DOCS oust waste your? timetake ANOTHER -ASPIRIN-WELL, TDODLE-CO-I'M OFF TO THH TRACK I9- But LET HIS HORSE WHlKlNy OFF KEy, 4ND HE'LL C4LL OUT AH AQMV OF VETS AKO M.D.S 41 WHERES THE R4TIEMT? I I CANCELLED AH OPERATION J TO GET HERE- Tt-IE VETERINARY IS IN WTTM UlM NOW.' BUT I WANT VOU OPINION, DOC. can't we get him into a HOSPITAL? PRICE NO OBJECT.' DO VOU KNOW A SPECIALIST WE CAN CALL,? THiNX 4N0 A MAT TIP - ,fo W.A.H.,3409 g I St. Johns 4ve., 3? 'l JACKSONVILLE, 4-21 0s V, 1959, King Ft-Jrcs Syndicate." Inc. Wnr'.i right menad. State Department Utterances On River Program Guarded By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington-The State De partment is being very guard ed in its public utterances about negotia tions with Canada on a plan for joint d e v elopment of the upper Columbia riv er, but the signs that are available are fgJl optimistic. a aobt smitb ine negotia tions are being conducted in a series of meetings held in different cities by the Inter national Joint Commission, the agency which deals with disputes over waters flowing across the U.S.-Canadian border-Douglas McKay, former gov ernor of Oregon and President Eisenhower's first Interior secretary, is the chief U.S. representative at the bargain ing table. He is aided by en gineers from the Federal Pow er Commission and Corps of Engineers and lawyers from the State Department. Following its most recent meeting with the Canadian members early this month, the IJC issued the following state ment couched in typical dip lomatic language: "The International Colum bia River Engineering Board presented to the Commission an abstract of the Board's rec ent report concerning Colum bia river development. . . Further Discussions "Following its meeting with the Columbia Board, the com mission held further discus sions concerning the formula tion of principles for the de termination of downstream benefits and their apportion ment. The Commission has now reached a mutually satis factory basis for proceeding to a consideration of a first draft of principles. These prin ciples will be discussed and further developed at the next meeting of the Commission in Montreal on April 30." In plain language, they are making progress, according to one undiplomatic expert who attended the meetings to date. The principales they have to come to terms on are the methods of computing down stream benefits and paying them. That is, if Canada builds Mica Creek dam, a great stor age project on the far north big bend of the river, how shall the US. compensate Canada for the many kilo watts this project will add to the hydro potential of every dam from Grand Coulee to Bonneville? Package Deal Sought If the U.S. builds Libby dam just south of the border in western Montana, how shall Canada be compensated for the water it will back up some 45 miles across the bord er and for the fact that it will rule out certain projects on t!ie Canadian side? McKay's general aim, he has said, is to obtain a package deal-an agreement by which both countries will obtain the greatest joint benefits from this mighty international riv er, without regard to the bord er. There is no talk any longer of Canada diverting either the Kootenay river, which would make Libby dam unfeasible, or diverting part of the Colum bia, which would hurt all downstream development in the U.S.. The engineering re port recently issued by the Columbia Engineering Board made it clear that a diversion of the Kootenay offers no ma terial advantages over alter native plans which include Libby. Politically, any diversions in Canada would set off a mighty howl from the U.S. side, especially in Congress. Indications are that the Ca nadians have no intention of provoking this sort of inter national static. But many hours of negotiating lie ahead before the package is neatly tied up. Early in his career, McKay was instrumental in develop ing the Willamette Valley flood control plan- Later he ran into trouble at Hells Can yon and thereafter suffered a stunning defeat at the polls in 1956. He now has an op portunity to conclude his pub lic career with a crowning achievement for himself and the Pacific Northwest, as well as our neigbhor to the north. Senior Citizens Week Events Being Arranged by Council Registrations to Open For YMCA Summer Camp YMCA Diamond lake camp registrations officially open Wednesday, April 22, the Medford YMCA has announc ed. Diamond lake camp is the YMCA's summer residence camp for boys and girls 8 through 15. It is open for both YMCA members and non - members. Registrations will be limited to 72 boys per period. Boys and girls eat in a lodge that seats 100 people. Tents with cement floors pro vide housing and shelter. Cots and mattresses are furnished for sleeping. Five periods will be held at camp this year. Period 1, July 3 to 5, and period 5, Sept. 5 to 7, will feature fam ily camping. Period 2, July 19 to 25, and period 3, July County Students Get High Grade Averages Three Jackson county stu dents received straight A av erages at the University of Oregon and four students at Oregon State college, it was learned today. Sandra Hubbard and San dra Laing, both of Medford, and Marjorie Osgood, Ash land, received straight A grades while attending the university. Gordon A s h b y, Vernon Gleason and Karen Johnson, all Medford and Margaret Hall, Ashland, all received 4 grade point averages at Ore gon State college. 26 to Aug. 1, will be for boys only. Period 4, Aug. 23 to 29, will be for girls only. Food is supplied with daily supplies of fresh meat, fresh vegetables, fresh milk, fresh fruit. Fishing, .swimming, train ing in the use of boats, can oeing and sailing, hikes, ar chery, games, chapel, and chores are featured in the program. Some older boys re ceive training as junior lead ers. Transpotration is arrang ed with parents and all camp ers are covered by health and accident insurance. Information brochures can be obtained at the YMCA at SPring 2-6295. Application Filed For Radio Station An application for a new radio station in Medford has been received by the Federal Communications commission, Washington, D.C., from Diana Crocker Redington and Asso ciates, doing business as Med ford Broadcasters. The application is for a li cense and frequency for a one kilowatt, daytime only, station on 860 kilocycles. Other members of the ap plying firm include William H. Crocker II and Alexander and Genevieve D. E. Dam pierre Casey, San Francisco. Glasgow is Scotland's larg est city and the third largest city in Britain. HUGE BARGAIN FRIGIDAIRE jlj I SHEER LOOK 9 eu. ft. REFRIGERATOR for at little as . . . $ 139 .95 Modal SS-9-59 and Your 8 or 10 Year Old Refrigerator in A-l operating condition 1 No Down Payment On Approved Credit FEATURES: 9.1 Cu. Ft. Capactiy Big Porcelain Enamel Glide Out Hydrator 13.2 Sq. Ft. of Shelf Spae 37-lb Freezer 4 Roomy Lift Off Door Shelves Frigidaire 5-yr. Warranty LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. Medford's Leading Appliance Dealer for the Past 28 Years 309 E. MAIN SP 2-4427 Plans are underway by the Rogue Valley Council of Ag ing for events during Senior Citizens Week to be held in the valley May 17 through 24. Announcement of activities for the week was made by John Gribble, chairman, at the monthly meeting of the Rogue Valley Council on Ag ing. The Council will sponsor an open house at the Center Sunday, May 17, with the center coordinating commit tee in charge, and the Fifty Plus club will hold one Fri day, May 22, during their reg ular meeting. Churches Cooperate Churches have been asked to honor their older members with notices of the week's ac tivities to be mentioned in bulletin announcements. The Medford Ministrial association voted at their recent meeting to cooperation with the coun cil in holding events for senior citizens of their churches and neighborhoods. Roscoe Roberts of the Pa mona Grange is in charge of a similar program in the small communities to honor older citizens throughout the valley. The council reported that garden clubs in the districts have been asked to arrange tours of garden spots in the valley to which shut-ins and residents of nursing and old age homes could be taken for rides during the week. Mrs. S. D. Earhart and Mrs- Chester Guches will serve as the liai son between the Friendly Vis iting program and the nursing homes for scheduling the tours, it was announced. Grib ble asked the council to be included in these tours. Picnic Also Planned Frank Glonning, also an nounced that the Fifty Plus club at Camp White was plan ning an inter-club picnic for clubs at Medford, Rogue Riv er, Ashland and Grants Pass. Dr. Frank Roberts, recrea tion chairman, spoke at the council meeting of the con tinued growth of the Medford Fifty Plus club which now meets each 'Friday at the Episcopal church guild hall with nearly 100 members. The club was started April 11, 1958. During March 196 men and women used the facilities of the Senior Center with 996 since the center's opening Oct. 12, 1958. The council voted to send a letter of appreciation for the use of the building to the city officials enclosing a full report of activities carried on for senior citizens and the improvements which have been at the building, includ ing the landscaping. Miss Guri Sand, Grand Forks, N.D-, a visitor at the meeting, spoke on the senior citizens program in her town. Miss Sand, a sister of Mrs. Helen Paulson, 504 Hamilton st., is the coordinator in Grand Forks for the program for a group of men and women over 65 years of age in the United Mrs. Fred Rankin of the state council for aging dis cussed the housing project proposed in Douglas county to renovate a hotel there for a non-profit retirement home using private capital. A proj ect called "meals on wheels" was also explained. This is being considered in Clatsop county to assist older people News About Servicemen to remain in their own homes as long as possible. The proj ect was to be carried out by the women of the churches in the county, each church fur nishing the meals for three days of the month, the pay ment which would come from those who received the meals at a reasonable cost. Education Program Glonning pointed out tne need for continued educating of the public to realize the problems of the more than 15 million people over 65 in the United States. He explain ed that a day workshop might be held in the valley to dis cuss such problems and to train leaders in this field. Ten tative plans for such a work shop to be held at Camp White in September have been discussed, he said- The group acknowledged the donatons of 500 books from L. G. MacClaren and 200 classical and popular rec ords from Mrs. C. R. Moore. Paintings and wood carv ings from the classes held at the center were displayed at the meeting. NEW MULCH SAWDUST S&H Green Stamps, Too! MEDFORD FUEL GO. Telephone SP 2-2111 ACCOUNTING COURSE Miss Enid L. Parr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Parr, Rogue River, recently com pleted an acocunting course at the Finance school, Fort Benjamin Harrison, , Ind., while serving as a specialist in the WACs. Miss Parr is a graduate of Butler High school and at tended the University of Oklahoma. 4 WITH SQUADRON James D. McCord, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McCord, 178 Marshall st., Medford, is serving with the Airborne Early Warning Squadron 3. The squadron operates from the Naval Air Station, Agena, Guam, where McCord is serv ing as an airman. COMPLETES TRAINING Pvt. Ronald R. Casper, son nf Mr anrl Mrs T?n1nh C. Casper, 1287 South Peach st., ; recently completed four weeks of individual combat training while serving with the U. S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendle ton, Calif. SERVING ABOARD Roger L. Poutre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Poutre, j 2653 Buckshot rd., is serving aboard the tank landing ship USS De Kalb County, operat ing with the U. S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Poutre is a seaman in the U. S. Navy. IN EXERCISE Two valley men recently participated in an amphibious landing exercise with the First Regiment of the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The men were Sgt. Melvin L. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Thompson, 427 Laurel st.. Central Point, and Pfc. James V. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. 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