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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
SUNDAY. AUGUST 14, 1960
DeAnne Taylor Tells Of German Travels
Kdltor's note: The followlnc
. excerpts are the third of a series
- of letters from DeAnne Taylor,
who Is spending the summer
with a family in West Berlin,
! Germany, under the auspices of
; the American Field service. She
Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
DeVere Taylor, 1011 Winchester
1 ave., Medford. In the following
excerpts she tells of her German
; family, her tours of points of
Interest, special activities, and
' her plans for returning home.
: By DeANNE TAYLOR
West Berlin-We are having
wonderful time here. I just
"returned from a trip to a lake
in Berlin with AFS students
.find their "brothers" and
;"sisters." 11 seems to me that
it has rained most of the time
over here,
! I really should tell you
'how much I appreciate my
German family. Some of the
:AFS students apparently have
:jiad some experiences which
ecm "unpleasant."
However, some people are
;not tolerant enough to accept
;the differences gracefully. All
;the members of my family
!ere very considerate and have
.tried very hard to make my
'visit a pleasant one. This is
:iruly a wonderful program.
'Tour Castle
Uschi, 17, and I went on
:an AFS tour of Schloss (Cas
tle) Charlottcnburg. Before
:slarting through the castle we
had to put on the funniest
slipper-like shoes over our
own shoes to protect the old
Local Man Featured
In S. P. Magazine
; Bob Holmes, Medford dis
trict freight and passenger
BKcnt for the Southern Pa
cific railroad Is featured in
the August issue of The Sou
thern Pacific Bulletin.
The article, entitled "He
Knows How to Sell," slates
that "Bob is typical of his
counterparts who work for
Southern Pacific throughout
the 'Golden Empire.' This
ulory could be about any one
of them who has gained the
respect and confidence of his
customers by efficiently as
sisting them with their trans
portation needs."
The article states that "a
continuing project of Bob's
is his 'forecast for the future.'
In his talks with lumber,
pear, and other shippers he
tries to find out in advance
how many and what type cars
each will need at a certain
time of year.
wooden floors,
After the tour we visited
one wing of the castle which
has a collection of religious
objects. I just can't imagine
the age of some of these
pieces of art. The oldest date
back to the third and fourth
centuries,
July 24, Uschi and I went
by U-Bahn (subway) to the
American Community church.
It is interdenominational and
the pastor is an American.
He asked us to his house that
afternoon for what he called
an "at home." We went and
found that it was an informal
gathering much like our
Westminster fellowship
Uschi enjoyed it very much
and told me later that she
would go again, after I leave.
We were supposed to lake
our parents on Aug. 7.
Uschi and I were invited
to a garden party given by
an AFS student and her
"sister." I forgot to take my
passport, and after I discov
ered that the U-Bahn went
through East German terri
tory, I was a little concerned.
Ask Questions
However, no questions were
asked. I talked to one boy
who had been asked for his
passport in East Berlin, but
when the soldier found that
he was an American he start
ed asking questions about
American food, cars, and life
in general. I guess these are
common characteristics in
people everywhere.
Our tour of the refugee
camp in West Berlin was an
enlightening experience. We
were not permitted to take
pictures, but outside of peo
ple there wasn't loo much to
see.
From 400 to 500 people
arrive each day. I remember
reading someplace that the
East Germans say they don't
care about the steady flow
of refugees because most of
them are too old to be of
any use. This just can't be
true, for 50 per cent of them
are under 24 years of age.
Refugee Classes
They are really beneficial
to West Germany because of
the shortage of labor. There
are three classes of refugees:
political (those who are in
danger of their lives); those
who are "forced out of their
jobs due lo collectivization;
and those who just can't take
it any longer.
They are processed in about
eight days and flown lo West
Germany where they are
placed according to their abil
ities. No one is ever sent
back. The West Germans feel
that sending them back would
be officially recognizing the
East German government, and
all Germans are considered
as fellow Germans regardless
of where they might live.
The Bonn government does
most of the supporting of
this program, but individuals
also contribute to it directly.
Time has passed very rap
idly, and now it is time to
think about packing to return
home. Our present schedule
of departure calls for me to
leave here at 6:15 a.m. Aug.
12. We should arrive in New
York on the- M.S. Waterman
of the Holland-American line
at 1 p.m., Aug. 24.
I have elected to return to
Portland via Canada. We are
scheduled to leave New York
for Montreal at 10:45 p.m.
and to arrive in Portland at
9:15 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 28.
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into metal payload containers 26Vi inches in diameter. The
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preparatory to the evacualion of air trapped inside.
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Goal Set at $21,968
Ashland - Approval of the
$21,968 United Ashland Fund
goal came Friday morning at
the board of directors meet
ing. The individual agencies to
receive funds include the Boy
Scouts, $2,500; Girl Scouts,
$1,350; Camp Fire Girls,
$1,000; American Red Cross,
$2,500; Oregon United Appeal,
$1,800; Salvation Army,
$1,000; Southern Oregon
Child Guidance Clinic asso
ciation, $550; Ashland YMCA,
$8,000; Mental Health Associa
tion of Oregon, $150; Medical
Research Foundation of Ore
gon, $150; Oregon Arthritis
Rheumatism association, $150;
administration and campaign,
$2,818.
Two committees were also
appointed. They are the otficei
staff and equipment commit
tor with Girl A1nei,rnTtb ac
chairman and the policies i
committee with Dick Isaacs as Js
chairman.
Kick off for the campaign
is scheduled to coincide with
the United Medford Crusade
on Sept. 19.
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X-15 BREAKS RECORD The rocket powered X-15 is
shown being dropped from beneath the wing of a B-52
jet bomber at 45,000 feet, Friday. Air Force test pilot
Maj. Robert White flew the X-15 to a world record of
131,000 feet, almost 25 miles above the earth.
(UPI Telephoto)
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but your blood is needed NOW!
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
WILL BE IN MEDFORD
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17
From 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Red Cross Chapter House
60 HAWTHORNE AVENUE
Transportation Will Be Provided For
Donors O Baby Sitters Furnished
Phone SPring 3-3813
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