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o o MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, CVE. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1960 "Evcryune in Southern Oregon ReadsTheMatl Tribune" Published Dally e'xcepTSnturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 North Fir St.. Ph SP 28141. " ROBKRT W RUHL. Editor HF.RB GREY Adve.-tislni! Maniger GERALD T LATHAM Buj Mer ERIC W ALLEN JR . Mne Editor EARL H ADAMS City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN Teles Editor RICHARD JEWFTT Sportf Editor OLIVE STARCIIER Women'! Editor DALE ERICKSONCirculatlon Mer An Independent Newspaper Entered bs second clas matter at Medford. Oreeon. under Act ot Msrt-ri 3. 1807 SUBSCRIPTION RATES I!v Mail In Advance Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year $15 00 Dally and Sunday mol 8 00 Dallv and Sunday 3 mol 4.25 Suiidav Only One year 4 20 By Carrier In Advance Medlord Ashland Central Point Eei Pnlnt. Jaeksonville Gold Hill Phoonll Shady Cove Romie Rlv er Talent and on motor routet. Dally and Sunday 1 year 118 00 Da.lv and Sunday 1 mo 1 50 Carrier and Dealer! copy 10c AttJTcrmsCtsti in Advance "Official Fapir of City of Medforl Official Pap'r of Jackson Connlv United Press International Full Leased Wire U P. I Telephpto Newiplcturea """MEMBER OF AUDIT BtmEATj" OFCraCULAT10NS Advcrllsine RepresentaliveT WEST HOLIDAY CO. INC Of fices In New York Chlcaro Do. troit San Francisco Loi Anfelea. Seattle. Portland St. Loula. At. lapta. Vancouver. B C nO NEWSPAPER ( PUBUSHI 4 VO-ASSOCIATI iEBS SSOCIAIIOM NATION At EDITORIAI ASfebOrATIOt. vj w rmnrm .'.H.'.l.H 1 Flight or Time Modford and Jackson County History from the fiicj ot The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Sept. 16, 1950 (Saturday) Jackson county's tux levy for the fiscal year 1050-51 is 7.5 mills, two mills less than for 1940-50; Medford's city levy rose from 10-3 to 19.7 mills. . The current boxcar short age here will probably get worse before it gets belter, according to a member ot the West Coast Car Shortage com mittee. 20 YEARS AGO Sept. 16, 1940 (Monday) More than 100 cars ot pears ...-U,icnrl IllUt UPfk bV ttlC federal surplus commodities corporation have been shipped to date and more will bo dis patched this week. ' From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pol ' column: ine high school pigskin season opened throughout the state nwr tlio week end. and some of the scores were as lopsided bs hc number of planes i-lnimrvl shot down in the bat tle of London by both sides." 30 YEARS AGO Sept. 16, 1930 (Tuesday) Sen. MrNary told a Grants Pass audience last night that he has high hopes for the building of a harbor at Cres cent City. The Medford city council lias imposed parking restric tions on the street in front of the post office. 40 YEARS AGO Sept. IB. 1920 (Thursday) A complaint has been tiled by local citizens that the .IVlllp r.iilrnud flatcar. otf the tracks near the depot, Is an eyesore. Enrollment figures at the Central Point and Sams Val lov sihnols show school at tendance is Increasing in those areas. 50 YEARS AGO Sept. 16. 1910 (Friday) The temporary injunction acquired, by a citizen to re strain the city from complet ing the east side trunk sewer acioss Bear creek, has been dissolved by court order. .What's YourJ.Q.? Nina Of ten correct Is luperler: seven ot eight Is excellent; five er lis is good. 1. The Bessemer process Is used in the steel Industry, ra dio manufacturing, or the bak ing Industry? 2. Is thp grave of the late President K. D. Roosevelt guarded by members of the armed forces? 3. Was Beau Brummel a real or fictitious character? 4. Whose picture is printed on ten doll.ir bills? 5. "Soldier of Democracy" by K. S. Davis is a biography of which famous Army of ficer? 0. Did oseph Stalin speak English? 7. Is a niergunser a duck, measuring device, or kitchen utensil? 8. Which state has the great est annual rainfall? t). Name a former U. S. President who led the famous charge up San Juan Hill, near Santiago, Cuba. 10. Do Srone bees have grandfathers, but no fathers? Answers: 1. Steel Industry, 2, No. (Civilian guards of de partment of Interior). 3. Real. A. Alexander Hamilton's. S. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 8. No. 7. Duck. S. Louisiana. 9. The odore Roosevelt. 10. Yes. Woids-nmd Rmdnde Ekauty Words are funny things. And we have long maintained that one of mankind's basic diffi culties is in communicating reading, writing and understanding words. ' An example: Another newspaper editor leaps to a conclu sion that a "state coordinator" for the effort to regulate billboards is an agent of the State of Oregon. This, of course, is not the case. He is a man employed by the organizations and agencies seeking billboard regulation to coordinate their efforts throughout the state. THE state, officially, has no policy on the pro- posed measure. It was placed on the ballot bv petitions con taining more than 40,000 signatures after the state legislature failed to enact a much milder billboard regulation measure. Our colleague also gets off the track by ask- ! t l i - e i? a i?m i tng wiiy, instead 01 seening 10 reguiaie oitiDoat us, "the state" doesn't "begin in the forests scarred and mutilated by logging sides where the results the eye naked torn ditches that do terribly mar the landscape; why doesn t the state emulate our northern neighbor, Canada, and first look to the physical well-being of the fields, hills, mountains and streams adjacent to highways?" IELL, we can ask him one, too. . . . .".Why substitute not work lor both as measures of beautification? We also siiirrrest. hp rrpf. sfrairrlir. in his minrl ; 00 -ft w the relative responsibilities of the state, the coun- i: ,1 1 1 j j i i , ul-s, ami me leuerai government agencies bu reau of land management and forest service), in these matters. He's really talking about three or four dif ferent things, and mixing them all up. That's all right. His heart is in the right place. He appreciates roadside beauty as do we. And we'd welcome his support in that one small segment of the statewide battle for beauty ...l:l -iii c l:iii i which cans iui uinuuaiu regulation. XE suspect that our contemporary, way deep ' down, agrees with Theodore Roosevelt, who once said: "The progress of true civilization is best shown by the increasing thought which each generation takes I for the good of those who are to come after. You can ruin its forests, you can dry up Its streams, you can hack and scar its surface until its marvelous beauty is gone. "The preservation of the forest resources ... is of vital importance to the commonwealth. I go farther. No state can be judged to be really civilized which in the treatment of its natural resources does not take account of, or aim to, preserve the beauty of the land in which its people live. An aesthetic as well as economic factor is involved in the problem of con servation. "Poor, indeed, is the conservation which does not also conserve beauty." IITE'D like to see this quotation from our most conservation-minded president printed and hung on the wall of every office having to do with the management of public lands. practicality, utility, practice" are important people are tempted to overlook the fact that they are not necessarily incompatible with other hu man needs and desires aesthetic appreciation, beauty of surroundings, Man 'does not live by bread alone; And those who deride the efforts of true conservationists to save billboard blight; a little the chainsaw; the edge i com ugiy cieai -culling, soil do themselves no credit. b. A. Congo Fantasy The antics in the Congo are fantastic, in just about every meaning of the word. They partake of fantasy. They exceed any thing one could imagine. Seemingly, the only element of stability and order and sense in the Congo today is the United Nations. Time after time it has seemed that the U.N. was going to fail, would have to admit defeat in the utterly chaotic situation, would have to concede that nothing could be done to save the nation from civil and tribal warfare. The task has been unbelievably complicated by the back-stabbing of the Soviet Union. THIS has been one of the most vicious, cynical performances that Russia has put on in a long time and that's saying a lot, in view of its rec ord of vicious, cynical performances. Thmiirrh it nil Tl.-io- HammaralriniH Vino, aptprl like a gentleman, a skilled practitioner of the difficult arts of diplomacy, and like a civilized numan oeing. How he has manatrprl to null the Coniro's chestnuts out of the fire Congo's own will time Know. iw oo we have any idea whetner inis exercise in international fire extinguishing can long continue. If it. dnis. Hnmmnrskinlrl will era down in histoi-y as one of the great men of our era. If it doesn't, he still will deserve credit for having done the impossible, operations: on the hill of erosion lav ODen to one for the other? Why and sound economic so important that often nobility of soul. scenic vistas from the bit of wilderness from of main-traveled roads siasn - Durning ana erouea rather against the after time, we'll never for a while, anyway. E. A. Dftaai th . KM 11.11 'MY PADDYS RfAL STPOHG'. YOU OUGHTA SEE HIM BEND BEER CANS' ... Communications ... Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often trie case. An Astronaut? To the Editor: Very likely the sky mystery we sighted on Friday, Sept. 2, at 10:30 a.m. that reminded the writer of a "flying carpet scroll" travel ing at excessive speed around two miles high in a westerly direction, could have been a Russian astronaut, according to a radio report we heard over station KYJC at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. The radio announcer im plied that from information received the Russians had re cently launched three astro nauts. The object was seen for only a few fleeting seconds, and I concluded it was a man made affair, judging by the apparent undirected move ments in its unstable course towards the Pacific Ocean. There was no sound, light or vapor trail. Just a lifeless mass of dark colored material. Bert Kissinger, 520 Boardman st., Medford. Fool-Proof Idea To the Editor: We wish to commend the letter of David Frisch of White City, Ore. He has written two letters on the same theme. It is to provide expense money to 100,000 every day Russians to visit the United State every year. That would be the best in vestment that the United States ever made. It would convince the entire world that we as a nation are sincere in wanting peace and friendship with the Communists. We could show the Communist slaves how the Capitalist slaves live. We could prove to them that we do not want war any more than they do. That gesture would deflate much of the propaganda and brain washing on both sides of the iron curtain. Mr. Frisch has made a fool proof suggestion. It is honest and practical. As the wife in the movie said, "We can't go on this way." We have been Jumping with joy and "point ing with pride" every time a Soviet diplomat defected to the West. They got their pic tures in the photo tabloids. Now the shoe is on the other foot. First it was the British foot that was bruised and now Uncle Sam has a sore corn In one case it is a boon to mankind, in the other it is high treason. No stupid oaf would buy that without feel ing cheated. That is the case today. The American people are beginning to yell for their money back. We can Imagine that If 100,000 Soviet Citizens a year returned to their native land from a friendship tour to the United States they could tell their friends that they had a wonderful trip and show snapshots of death on the highway, our overcrowd ed Jails and insane asylums, our rural slums and super highways, our five car fam ilies, factory parking lots, and learn all about our super markets and skid roads. They would take special Interest in our speedup industrial system and unemployed. We do not suggest that Americans visit the Soviet Union. That would be too much of come down. Every thing would be too deadly dull. No excitement. No great choice of cars to buy. People too bucolic and friendly. We would do better to go to Mex ico. We are happy as we are. Walter Recce, Calitc rd., Merlin, Ore. Mangoes, and Others To the Editor: Returning from an overseas visit, a Call fornian is enthusiastic over her first mango. She must have been fortunate. Some ARE sugary, pulpy; others iNinc bitter, stringy. It's fun to have exotic fruits, mangoes, cheri moyas, mamays, grandidltas, papayas, jak-fruit. Even du rain is delicious in taste, tho its odor that makes the most redolent skunk hang its head in competitive shame. Kiddies become especially interested in zapotes. The milk of one kind is basis of chewing gum's chicle. The jungle's most wonder ful fruit is mangosteen. It is not a mango, which belongs to Anacardiaceae. The mango family includes cashew, like wise California deserts smoketree. Also pistachio, rel ished since ancient Persia. Likewise peppertree, upon whose seeds parrots gorge, and Sumac poison oak. The mangosteen, however, is of family Guttiferae. To this also belongs the St. John's wort, whose yellow stars lighten excessively-shady garden spots. When, long ago, we were in South Java, there was com petition about mangosteens. England's queen had heard yarns about their flavor. She wanted some. The British made shipments from Singa pore, also Ceylon. All arrived offensively rotten. Then Hol land's Queen challenged her Java subjects to outsmart the British. Holland long had shipped hothouse peaches in cotton batting. Mangosteens successfully were sent from Djocjakarta to Amsterdam. There is also a tale of a maharajah's mango orchard and of the way American Know How brought his signa ture to a Rupees - 180,000 check. But, as Kipling would say, "That is another story." C. M. Goethe, 3731 Tea St., Medford, Ore. Box-Cars To the Editor: For der first time in years, Ve don't have a - shortage of box-cars. Ve didn't build more box-cars, ve just didn't build so many tings to put in der box-cars. It's vot der Republicans call, "A slight recession." It der Democrats vas in office, dey vould call it, "A slight dent in der boom." Everett Acklin Ashland, Ore, One Party? To the Editor: I would like to say this for Richard Nixon. He was given work to do by his boss, and he did it well, and he has had more experi ence than Kennedy. But, as I see it, if elected he will give his vice president more experience than any other man. Then, if that is the reason Nixon should be elect ed, the freedom of the U.S.A will be gone, for there could not be but one party, or a die 't a t o r government. In my opinion the voters should think this over. Marshall H. Waggoner P.O. Box 753 Central Point, Ore. How Much Help For Vets? To the Editor: Your editor ial entitled "How Much Help for Vets?" provokes this an swer from me and I hope that the question is more intelli gently answered, than the questions asked, In the edi torial: You ask the question, Quote, "Is the veteran who got out of service unscathed, entitled to a lifetime of help that is denied to non-veterans?" Unquote. My answer - NO! But he docs ask for the SAME help that is allowed to non-veterans! Do you not realize that a non-veteran gets his un-cm-ploymcnt compensation, home relief, city, county and state welfare agencies? Also, coun ty homes, state homes as well as other charitable organiza PFteftf ttiSmtt UM: Diplomat Losing Patience in Incredible Congo Mix-Up By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor The. Man of the Week: Rajeshwar Dayal. chief United Nations representa tive in the Congo. The Place: Leopoldville. The Quote: "It is particu larly regrettable that Mr. Lumumba should have act ed as he did . . ." A man noted for his pa tience had almost run out of it this week in his efforts to restore both order and rea son to the Congo. As U.N. Sec retary - Gen eral Dag Ham marskj o 1 d's personal prep- resentative in the Congo his I , L ,1 pun KiusnM was DOlll liic military and the civil respon sibility. Except that grave issues were at stake, the swirling tion help. A veteran goes to the Vet eran's Administration and can only be admitted to a domicil iary when he nas a uisaDimy and can no longer support himself. When this veteran was in service at S30 per month, your non-veteran was drawing high wages in the ship yards. You use the words, got out of service unscathed," that is a laugh! Did you expect that every combat soldier would get a leg or arm shot off? It was not the wounded soldier who won the war, but the veteran who was lucky enough to get out . . . un scathed, as you call it. There is much that I could write in answer to your vicious editorial, but I'll be lucky to get this into print. Malemute Slim, Owen C. Gearhart Sr., White City, Ore. Rich Man, Poor Man To the Editor: What a con trast in the lives of the Re publican and Democratic can didates for the presidency of the United States. One is a rich man and the other is a poor man. Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, is a millionaire, having received million dollars from his wealthy father who is reputed to be worth 8175,000,000, one of the richest men in Amer ica. He has been accused of buying the primary elections in Wisconsin and West Vir ginia where huge sums of money were spent in his be half. On the other hand Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the Republican presidential nominee is a poor man, hav ing sprung from humble par entage. He was born in Cali fornia but his Quaker par ents migrated from Ohio, Relatives there are honest, hard-working farm folks liv ing in the hills of the south ern part of the state. They are Democrats but say they are going to vote for cousin Dick. Nixon carries a heavy mort gage on his home in Wash ington and drives a 1955 auto mobile. He was born and reared on the other side of the tracks and came up the hard way. As a young man he worked in his father's store and a filling station, and that's why Khrushchev called him a grocery clerk. He un derstands the problems of the needy and is better qualified to give them a better way of life than the Democratic can didate. C. C. Buckingham, 8045 Manchester rd., St. Louis, Mo. He's Heard Enough To the Editor: I for one have heard enough talk about the supposedly deplorable sewer situation in the south west section of Medford There have been truths, half truths and iutright falsehoods since the matter has come up for discussion. I realize some of the twisting of the truth stems from the two or three small factions that think they would benefit greatly by be ing annexed to the city of Medford. Let's at least be honest with each other, in stead of trying to win by fair means or foul. It has come to my attention that the Medford Irrigation district has a pretty weak case against the people of this section polluting their irriga tion ditches and laterals. What I would like to know is what kind of chemical analysis is used to segregate the pollu tion the M.I.D. gets out of Bear creek, which is spread over this section, and the pol lution which the people of the southwest section sup posedly add? confusion of the Congo was musical comedy too rich for any stage. As the week opened, Presi dent Joseph Kasavubu took to the Leopoldville radio to an nounce that he had fired Pre mier Patrice Lumumba, whom he accused of encouraging fratricidal war. Firings Didn't Stick Scarcely was he off the air before Lumumba seized the microphone to announce that he was firing Kasavubu. The next day the Congolese parlia ment rescinded both firings. It had no effect on the two principal antagonists. Each set up rival govern ments, ordered the arrest of the other, issued a bewilder ing array of conflicting proc lamations and whirled like squirrels in a cage from one U.S. Communist Aids Castro; Query: What Can Citizen Do? By LYLE C. WILSON 1 Washington - (UPB - James Jackson, Esq., a strange breed of American citizen, is back from a visit to Cuba and proud of his conduct there. Ameri can citizen Jack son in Cuba comm i 1 1 e d himself and other similar American citi- L,l. c Wilson " iur wiiuiii he spoke, to a common cause with the government of Fidel Castro and all of its works. Baffling to many good citi zens is how they may protect themselves and their way of life from fellow citizens such as James Jackson. Jackson's mission in Cuba was to ad dress a national assembly of It also seems to me that the proper authorities to in spect and recommend correc tions for any affected area would be the County Health department. I know we have one because there is an amount of S101.220 in the budget for that purpose. Last, but not least, would someone please tell me who or what committee inspected this area in recent months, to be quoted in the Medford Mail Tribune, that the situa tion has become acute in re cent months? Please, let's get the facts straight and only print facts. Edwin A. Olsen, 190 Clover lane, Medford. Conventions To the Editor: If E. A. can do it, so can I. In the middle of the road. an elephant met a donkey of culture and wit. "It's quite obvious," he said, "I control the way yet; you re blocked. You re not go ing to fit." "I shall never move over so you can pass, I'm much more important than you." "Don't be foolish," remark ed the intelligent ass, "It's imperative I should go through. "Intellectually speaking, my brain is the best, .with some thought I shall find a way round." The pachyderm bellowed and beat on his chest "I'm es tablished and I stand my ground!" The young donkey brayed with much gusto and mirth He rolled In the dust with his glee "You can't block my way on the strength of your girth. You're too clumsy and slower, you see." All the sheep in a flock standing by on the side stared amazed at such tactless un rest. Their leader spoke loudly, "We all will decide. It's our pasture that's apt to get messed. For a moment they whis pered of "bickering fools." All in all there was hardly a fuss. The leader said firmly. "Majority rules. Take your sides, but the middle's for us. "There's plenty of space on the highway, and he swelled out hi.i chest with great pride, "I'm not clever, nor big, but in my way we can all walk along side by side." G. Farfan, 723 South Newtown St., Medford. Comment on Style To the Editor: Upon reading S. Drangcn's letter of Sept. 13, my curiosity is truly aroused. I like the literary style. There is a quality of charm and a satiny smooth ness of rhythm that produces a very pleasant reaction upon the reader. There was a time a few years ago when I was fortu nate in being exposed to sev eral of a very famous and compelling eontempo rary evangelist's theological dis courses. His smooth and vias- sic oratorical style of delivery conference to another. In this incredible confusion, Rajeshwar Dayal, the Indian drafted into service by Ham marskjold, was the man in the middle. Upon his orders, U.N. forces sealed the radio station and the airfields, thus depriving both Lumumba and Kasavubu of their most effective weap ons. The closing of the air ports also deprived Lumumba of the air fleet of Russian Ilyushins placed at his dis posal by the Soviet govern ment. Dayal had replaced U.N. Under-Secretary Ralph Bun dle who, upon relinquishing t h e assignment remarked: "I'm a patient man" but my patience has worn thin Strong Language To find Lumumba's actions the Popular Socialist Party. PSP is the Communist party of the Republic of Cuba. Jack son is a member of the secre tariat of the Communist party of the United States. Two Pages Used New York's Communist newspaper, The Worker, de voted two pages to Jackson and his observations in Cuba. "You can be sure, com rades," Jackson said in con cluding his speech, "That the Communist party of the United States will fulfill its obligations of international solidarity with the Cuban revolution, overcoming all difficulties that may be raised against us, come what may. Long live Cuba and its govern ment led by Fidel Castro." If that means anything at all, it means this: That Jack son was committing himself and his fellow Communists to assist Castro in such anti American operations as Cas tro may be able to devise. Fine points of law, and some not so fine, protect American citizen Jackson in his subversive promises and in their publication. Not fine at all, but blunt and obvious, are the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and press under protection of which Jackson performs. Even so, the baffled Ameri cans who dislike Jackson's ideas might seek to reduce their bafflement by resorting to something such as "there oughta be a law." But a law against what? Laws Unworkable The extension of espionage and sedition acts to reach such as Jackson has proved to be undesirable and unworkable since the earliest history of the republic. Another law which many persons are convinced "oughta be" is one which would out law the Communist party in the United States. The argu ment against outlawing the Communists is that it simply would drive the party under ground but would not sup press it. Underground, the Communist party would be more difficult to watch. Under the circumstances, had much the same effect on me as S. Drangen's literary one. And too, in my estima tion, they have one identical fault; the essence of their mes sages being sheer rubbish. I am curious as to why gift ed people such as these cannot coordinate their thoughts in such a manner so as to create works with ajtnore balanced or constructive substance, en abling more of us to benefit from the messages as well as by the styles Thelma Carson Star Route, Box 60 Prospect, Ore. A Discovery To the Editor: Yesterday I made a discovery and a pleas ant one-a discovery I want to share with other employees and workers in Jackron coun ty. I learned that even tin iqh I work in another town I can specify that my annual con tribution to the United Fund campaign may be allocated to my own community. Since hundreds of business and professional people com mute daily from Ashland to Medford (and vice versa) it is only right that they support the agencies of their own home town. I suggest that when you receive your pledge card you make it clear where your contribution is to go. I have come to the conclu sion that the once-a-ycar all out campaign for the com bined agencies is the most ef ficient and economical meth od yet devised. If it is strictly adhered to by everyone, the annoyance and cost of over lapping fund drives will be ended. The payroll deduction is an other feature that makes it possible for many of us to give more generously than if we were asked to contribute a lump sum. An Enthusiastic Fund Supporter Ashland, Ore, 4 "particularly regrettable" was strong language for Dayal, who, even among Indians, is regarded as patient. The ac tion he found regrettable was Lumumba's attempt to seize the radio station from U.N. hands after promising that he would not. A threat by Ghana to with, draw its 3,000-man force from the U.N. army in the Congo if the radio station were not returned to Lumumba, forced the U.N. into retreat. To settle the Congo situation, it was relying heavily on support of other African nations. The peace of the Congo was at stake. So was the prestige of the U.N. Much of it rested with Dayal, patient, Oxford trained diplomat who once raised a tiger as a pet. the United States can best be protected against communist subversion if each real Ameri can citizen undertakes to pro tect himself. All foolish Americans should inform themselves. There are FBI pamphlets for that. In the Days News By FRANK JENKINS I think we'll just have to talk today about Mr. Kroosh and Jiis visit to United Na tions. It's by long odds the best political story in the papers on a day when the news is full of politics. PIRST- r Why did he want to come? Well . . . presum-bly . . , he had it in the back of his crafty mind to make another propaganda tour of the United States. He did pretty well for himself the last time, and he probably had a cocky notion that he could do pretty well again. But - he had no invitation. Rulers of nations don't just go barging into other nations, without an invitation, and start barnstorming around over their terrain, telling their people and the world at large how rotten their coun try is. lyHAT to do about it? " He got a smart idea. United Nations is holding an important meeting. Russia is a member of U.N. United Na tions is an enclave. It is en tirely surrounded by U.S. ter ritory But it is a TINY en clave, only a few blocks in area. Once inside this tiny enclave, it would be difficult to keep him but of the U.S.A. And .'. . by appointing him self head of the Russian dele gation to United Nations . . . he would have an iron-clad reason for coming to U.N. headquarters. It was a foxy scheme. 1IOW did we checkmate i(? Well, for once, we got smart. We said to Mr. Kroosh: "We're happy to know that as head of the U.S.S.R. you are to head the Russian dele gation to United Nations. But, sir, these are parlous times. WE MUST PROTECT YOUR PRECIOUS LIFE. Under no circumstances can we permit it to be endangered. "So "In order to give you the greatest possible protection "We must limit your visit to the United States to the area of Manhattan Island, in the city of New York, where con centrations of police will be ample to give to you the pro tection you are entitled to have. We are doing this for your own good and for the good of your great country.'' IVE might have added, by " way of supporting evi dence of the Tightness of what we are doing, that three of our Presidents have been as sasslnnted by cranks. But we refrained from painting the lily . . . lest, perhaps, Mr. Kroosh might quote back to us this line from Hamlet: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." T ET'S leave it this way: . Our state department, rightly or wrongly, comes in for a lot of criticism. It is fre quently alleged that its de cisions and Its a"tions often border very closely on dumb ness. But THIS time our diplo mats were smart. Let's give them credit. OPENS FUND DRIVES Washington lUPD President Elsenhower has urged Ameri cans to give generously to the United Fund and Community Chest drives this fall. In a filmed and recorded state ment opening the 1960 united community campaigns, the President said Thursday that America has a proud reputa tion In the field of charity. ., i I
