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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.
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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. Speaking of how he was
accepted here, the Asiatic vol
unteered that there is not as
much discrimination in this
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How? Come to "Moneyland" (your
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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
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