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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1960)
o SUNDAY. JUNE 19, I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBTJNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Sponsorship Brings Indonesian to Citv Some scoff at the "power of the press," but others know there Is some truth in it. A local believer is Max van Aagten, a 21-year-old Indo nesian from Amersfoort, Hoi land. Van Aagten, seeking spon- sorsnip to tne U.S. under the Pastore-Walter act which al lows specific emigration, wrote to Medford Mayor John Snider requesting that he sub mit his plea to the local news media. Within 10 days the young man received three offers for sponsorship, two of which he had to turn down, after his letter and picture appeared jn the Mail Tribune last No vember. Local Sponsorship Local sponsorship was pro vided by Lawrence A. White, 443 Haven St., Medford. Mr. and Mrs. White wrote Van Aagten early in December and later filed papers of af fidavit of support and respon sibility so the Indonesian could come to America. Of Dutch nationality, the Asiatic had also requested sponsorship from the National Catholic Welfare conference and the American Consulate General in Rotterdam; offers also came from these organs after the White proposal had arrived. Two other applications for the guarantee were also said to have been made after the Whites wrote. A deadline of June 30 faced the traveler, as that was the final date for obtaining a visa to the U.S. Interned by Japanese When three years old, the youth and his mother were interned by the Japanese forces when the Pacific war broke out. In August, 1045, they were again interned by the Indonesians because of being Dutch nationalists. Af ter being freed in 1947, they had to leave the Indonesian republic for Holland when the trouble came to a head. Because of the current sit uation in Holland-over popu lation, government control and the lack of personal free doms - van Aagten executed his initial plea. He arrived in New York about April 21 and was in Medford three days later. As of several weeks ago, he mov ed into his own apartment on North Holly st Medford. After working for a while at White's restaurant, The Clock, in Medford, Max is now employed at Holiday House, Inc., Fir st., an affil iate of Bear Creek Orchards. Max assists in preparing small vacation and house trailers for painting. Although White sponsored him, he is now living on his own father than with the Whites so as not to be a bur den upon them, he continued. Speaks of Holland In 'speaking of Holland, the foreigner comments, ". . . . Since the beginning I cannot feel myself home in Holland which country has no pros pects for me. Holland is over populated, in the first ten years the house famine shall not be finished. That means that young people cannot marry because they cannot get a house or even rooms to live In. ilii&l ' Li"W n i mill 1 1 '' ii" if 1 n jiB SPONSORED - Max van Aagten, originally from Indonesia, is shown preparing equipment for spray painting at Holiday House, Inc., Medford, where he has been employed since his arrival to the United States in April. He is sponsored in the U.S. by Lawrance A. White, 443 Haven St., Medford, largely through the publishing of a letter in the Mail Trib une from the man, who was then in Holland, to the Medford mayor requesting local sponsorship last November. "Since I was a kid I always had the idea to settle down in the States once In my life. All my life I felt a great admiration for America and for the big men the mighty country has brought up." His family currently con sists of his mother, a brother and a sister. His mother is now residing in Amersfoot, Holland, and the sister is mar ried and now living in New Guinea. His brother, Fred, is now in Amsterdam and is expect ed to come to the U.S. this fall with his family under the sponsorship program, as Max did. Fred has hopes of settling in California. May Move The local man indicates that he might move near his brother when he comes to the U.S., although at this time he does not have any future plans, nor does he contem plate marriage. Van Aagten's father died of mistreatment in a Japanese war camp, according to his son. In considering the future, Max said "it looks much bet ter here. There are many, many homes for rent and sale and the government lets you live." in Holland, in order to get a house, one has to be on a government waiting list, he adds. In comparing his home country and Medford, van Aagten says Medford has a much better climate, although Indonesia is much warmer. He prefers the moderate cli mate. 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PACIFIC 33 FINANCE "Moneyland" (All Loans Made Under the Oregon Industrial Loan Act) 16 South Centrsl Phon SP 3-5308 Bob Griffith, Manager Open Weekdays: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday Until P.M. - Closed Saturday locality as there is in Hollond. Also, in Holland he noticed what people wear to work, school, and church makes a big difference and is stressed. While in the U.S., he went on to say, dress is, or ap pears to him at least, not so important. Sporting an oriental com plexion himself, he has found that people have accepted him well and have been friendly to him here. Max reported that he had been to New York several times due to his participation in the Holland Navy. He has many acquaintences in the city, he added. Max said he is well ad justed and settled in the area and feels the future looks good. As he said in his initial letter to the local mayor, "For me America is the one and only country which I can make my new home coun try." Although he has done some bookkeeping and other occu pations, van Aagten indicates he enjoys his present job and appears to be content. Local Boys Named Regional Directors Corvallis - Two Medford boys were designated acting deputy regional directors of the U. S. civil service com mlislon during Beaver Boys' State activities, Saturday, John M. Young, regional di rector, announced. Mike Higgins, 2200 Oak wood dr., and Jerry Gastin eau 2647 Eastover Terrace, won the honor through a com petitive examination given under the same circumstances as for any civil service posi tion. Six awards, acting regional director and five deputies, were made to the six boys receiving the highest grades from among the 650 who took the test. In a letter to Lester D. Harris, Medford High school principal, Young said, "The examination was a difficult one and the questloni dealt with political economy, Amer ican history and Constitution, It Is a pleasure to inform you that the grades made by the Beaver Boys' State were con siderably higher than any in the United States." Smith Hopeful of Trade for Pilot Albany-(HPD-The man who first suggested that U-2 "spy plane" pilot Francis Powers be exchanged for convicted Russian spy Rudolf I. Abel expressed hope here Friday that Powers' father is success ful in arranging the exchange. Elmo Smith, Albany, pub lisher, former governor of Or egon and Republican candi date for the United States senate, commended Oliver Powers, father of the pilot, on the courage he has shown In taking action toward the ex change. Smith first made th sug gestion of such a trade about a month ago in a telegram to President Elsenhower. The ; proposal was acknowledged In Doors Open 9:30 A.M. 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