14) 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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Frantz,
22 Quince st., Medford.
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