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Newspaper Page Text4 A Kveryone in Sauinti-h Oregon Raids The Mill Tribune" VuWsheT Beiiy jxcepT aturd5TSy MEDrORD PHINTINU W) IS North rir Bt.. Ph tPJ-SlSl ROBEftT W ItuHu sldltor HXltB ORE Advet-Uslni Manaaei GERALD r LATHAM UUI Mir ERIC W ALLEN JR. Mni emtei KARL n ADAMB. City am hAHRV CHrpMAN Telee Editor MTPMARn JKWT.TT fioorti Editor OLIVf STARCKKR Women'e Mltor PALJECRICKbON cirouuuon my An (naepenoent nvwipapv Entered aa second olasa matte tllMI II Medford, Oreton under AOt 01 Maren 3. 1BB7 1. IBM afmcrnlPTtnN RATES By Mall - In Advance. Copy 10c Dally and Sunday i rear 100 Dally and Sunday 4 mot I on Dally and lunJay.- mos 4.SJ under Only-Ono yaar M.JO By Cerrlitwln Aivanoa Medford Aihlani. 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Vancouver, B .rj N1WSPAPIR PUBLISHERS AISOCIAilON RATION A I ED'TO" mr ii..i rift Flight o' Time Medlord and Jackson County History trom the flies ol The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30., 40 and SO years ago. 10 YEARS AOO Nov. 20. 1950 (Mondiy) Madford's M ar c y Flights plane left the airport here iliortly after noon yesterday, en route to Montague, Calif., to pick up i young polio vic tim for transportation to San Francisco, Member of the Bams Val ley Grange voted unanimous ly yesterday to lend their full iupport to an organization that would promote early de velopment of the Rogue basin. SO YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1940 (Wednesday) The firm of Norris Bro thers, Seattle, was declared by the Medford city council last night to be the low bid der on a number of paving projects in the city totaling bout six blocks. From. Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column! "Fletch I'isli reoorts the Phoenix baa. ; die and Bridle club cantered 'tt Sunday. After the horsobaok ride all members are standing up well." SO YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1930 (Thursday) The Medford City counoll - last night heard the first read ing of an ordinance to pro hibit loud speaker and bark ing dogs In the business dls- , trlct. , There are an estimated 30,- 000 persons out of work In Oregon, 800' of them in Moa- ford. 40 YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1920 (Saturday) Fog was so thick In the elty last night that automo bile travel was almost lm ' possible. The lack of storage faoll Itine la said to be the main Pause of the low price of pplcs here. tO YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1910 (Sunday) More than l'i million ad' ditional fruit trees, most of them pear, will be planted nn 20.000 acres of Rogue vsl ley soil next year, bringing to 85,000 acres the amount of land here devoted to or chords. What's Your I.Q.? Mi-,. , mm eerreet is tuparleri liven oi eight Is oKeeltenti fire ei lis Is good, 1. Docs a knot in pine logs decay more or less quickly than the rest of the log? 2. How many years was Casey Stengol the manager of the Yankees? 3. How many penants did the team win in this time 4. How many world series did the Yankees win under Casey Stengel? 5. What is the greatest source Of Internal Revenue collections in the United States? 6. What Is meant by the "distaff" and the "spear" aides of a family? 7. What was the name of the Indian Chief who led the Indian forces that wiped out Custer's command? 8. Was Nike the goddess of flight or victory? 9. Where Is the largest for mation of coral? 10. What Is the substance In blood which stops bleed, inn? Answers! 1. Less. 2. 12 ears. 3. Ten. 4. liven. S, In come lax. I. Dlsiaff - femalei aptar-male T. Sitting Bull. 9. Victory. I. Great Barrier Reef-N.E. Australia. 10, Fl- brlnogin. , Shameful We do not know all the legal hib and outs of the matter. But we do know that the deporta tion (pending as' this is written) of Hamisn Mc Kay and William Mackie is a rank injustice. Mackie was born in Finland, of American parents, and lived there only until he was 10 months old. But for the accident of his parents trip at the time of his birth, he would be an American citizen. MacKay is a Canadian, but has lived for years in the United States. Both of them, "during the depression-ridden 1930s, joined organizations with a pinkish tinge (in common with hundreds of thousands of others in those fear-breeding times). ASA RESULT, the McCarran Act now dictates their deportation despite the fact that in the past decade both have lived as respectable residents, and despite the fact that both disclaim ever having been communists. Also, despite the fact that the McCarran Act was not in existence at the time they joined the suspect organizations. As the Register-Guard not be expected to look and guess what Congress f THE whole matter is disgraceful, and we agree with Senator Morse when he says that it will be a black eye for this nation throughout the world if, in particular, Mackie is sent to a Finland he does not remember, which speaks a language he does not understand. Morse has asked that be held up until congress convenes so that he can introduce a bill which would eradicate this iniustice. Both President dent-elect Kennedy have halt this travesty. But nothing has as yet been done. It's shameful. E.A. What's the Message? Every once in a while, p bit of writing will appear which tickles the editors. It will then be printed, and reprinted, and reprinted sometimes until its origin is com pletely lost. One such piece has newspaper after another in recent months. In the version we saw, it was credited to the Milwaukee (Wis.) Commerce. In most cases, it has against the horrors of benevolent government. THIS is how it goes: "A young man lived with his parents In a public housing development, Ho attended the publto schools and participated in the 'free' lunch program. He cntored the army, then upon dischargo retained his National Life Insurance. He enrolled in the state university, working part time in the state capitol to supplement his GI education check. Upon gradua tion he married a public health nurse and bought a home with a FHA loan to go into business. "A baby was born in the city hospital. He bought a small ranch with the aid of the veterans land pro gram, and obtained emergency feed from the govern ment, Lator he put part of his land in the soil bank altd the payments soon paid off his ranch. His father and mother lived on the ranch very comfortably on their Social Security and old age assistance checks. REA lines supplied electricity, the government helped him clear his land, the county agent showed him how to terrace It, and the government built him a fish pond. "He read books from the public library and his banked money was insured by an agency of the gov ernment, The children grew up, entered the public school, ale free lunches, rode the school bus, played In the municipal park, swam in the public pool, and Joined the FFA. The man owned an automobile, so ho favored the federul highway program. He signed a petition seeking federal nssislance In developing an Industrial project 'to help the economy of his area,' was a leader in a move to get a new federal building and went to Washington with a group to ask the government to build a great new power dam costing millions so the area could get 'cheap' elec tricity. He was also a leader in a move to get his specific type of business special tax write-offs and exemptions, "Then one day he wrote his Congressman: 'I wish to protest these excessive governmental expenditures and attendant high taxes. I believe in rugged indi vidualism. I think people should stand on their own feet without expecting handouts. I am opposed to all Socialistic trends and I demand the return to the principles of our Constitution and the policies of States rights'," QINCE this little dissertation has almost invari- ably appeared in conservative newspapers, we presume it is intended to show the evils of creep mg socialism" or something. To us, however, it how inconsistent and can be for everyone more or less, the description given. Which of the programs listed does not have a large degree of public support? (We would 1.-11- l'i i ll. .1 1- 1 11 - oaiK a on at mat, iisn All the others (and for all we know) are signed to meet specific large part, do meet them port, too. WHICH of them would you propose to elimi-nnro? nate? Public schools? School buses? Federal high way aid? Federal power dams? (Conservatives habitually blast these LXCLrT when one is pro posed which would benefit THEIR particular area.) Hospitals? FHA loans? The message we get from this piece con cerns humans' proclivity the price of things that the evils of progressive lation. E.A. says, "Even aliens can ahead 15 or more years is going to do." denotation nroceedintrs Eisenhower and PreBi- been sent appeals to fancy of a number of appeared in one Oregon been used as a warning is merely an example of unthinking an individual knows someone who fits, ponct, personally.; maybe even fish ponds, programs which were de problems, and which, in and with public sup to gripe about paying help them; not about and helptul social legis MEDFOAB MATL TRTBTTNT, MEDFOBT5, Dennis the 'Rurr too SMARTS wh N Drummond Reports (Walter Lippmann is In South America. Roscoe Drummond reports from Washington In his absence,) WINNER AND LOSER Washington - Winner and loser alike are conducting themselves in the best tradi tion of American politics. By his early appointments Edgar Hoover, Allen Dulles, Clark Clifford - and by his statements, Mr. Kennedy is showing hlmsolf fully aware that, with his two-tenths of one per cent majority, he must create an administration of national consolidation to be effective. He Is also quite right, I think, In Insisting that, having outlined his policies quite def initely during the campaign, he expects to press forward with his main measures - de fense, outer space, aid to edu cation, minimum wage, and ef forts to speed the rate of eco nomic growth. With Congress moving a de gree or two to tne ngnt Dy the addition of 2 more Repub licans - even somewhat more to the right than during the short post-convention session- President Kennedy is not go ing to get everything he wants exactly as he wants it, But despite the narrowness of the vote, he has no reason to proceed on the premise he lost the election. He won. And it seems to me that the "Wash ington Post" is right in saying that "the closeness of the pop ular vote Is perhaps a check on strong partisanship, but it Is by no moans a deterrent to strong leadership. M1 R. NIXON, too, is taking a large-minded attitude. His immediate post-election appeal was to rally the coun try behind the new govern ment. Further, he took no step to slow up the prompt and orderly transition, even though there appeared to be about a 300-to-l chance that recounting might alter the outcome. Mr. Nixon is clearly disposed to use constructively his mammoth popular vote and hot heckle or pettily hob ble the new administration. That is greatly to his credit. Particularly because of his fine showing at the polls, the suggestion has been made that Mr, Nixon should be offered, Indeed induced to accept, a high position in the Kennedy administration. The theory is that this action would help unify the country behind the new government. I think this would be wrong -wrong for Mr. Kennedy and wrong for Mr. Nixon and wrong for the country. It would be undesirable, it would be harmful. As one who believes that some Re publican appointments would be helpful, I believe that Mr. Try and By BENNETT CERF- A PARENT became concerned, reports Herb Stein, when his young son stopped growing at the height of five feet. A friend suggested a stretching treatment. So the father stretched the boy out on a table each morn ing and started pulling his arms and legs. Somo weeks later the friend asked if the treat ments were doing any good. "Well, he hasn't grown any," admitted the father, "but he has con fessed to more than one hundred crimes." A typical 8-yoar-oM boy meaning that he watchf rl three Western every day on TV came horns from school In great excitement and told his mother, "Ma, you'll hsve to so out and buy me a pistol right away! The teacher says we'ro going to leant how to draw to morrow!" e A father eyed his 2-yesr-old fondly, and said to his wife, "Isn't It about time Junior learned to call ms Daddy?" "Not on your life," countered Wlfte firmly. "He's not to know who you are until he's a lot tougher and stronger!" Q M by BsabsU Card Slaulbuud by Xing rattures Syndicate . Menace dumb tricks like that: Nixon is from every stand point exactly the man not to name. Appointees like Doug las Dillon. Thomas dates, John McCloy, or Robert Lov- ett, yes. Nixon, no. A Nixon appointment - and I can't believ he would ac cept - would serve to divide the country, not unite it. It would deny to the millions of Americans who wanted him President the feeling that they can have in Mr. Nixon an independent voice through whom to bring their views to bear upon the government. Mr. Nixon's voice ought to be responsible and construc tive - but not muted by par ticipating in the administra tion. There is good precedent for President Kennedy to name some respected Republicans to his cabinet. There is also good precedent for not trying to name the Republican presi dential nominee. In 1940 in face of the oncoming war with Hitler - and also in face of the oncoming election Mr. Roosevelt tried to Inveigle Alt Landon to accept a cab inet post. He wisely refused. F.D.R. then invited Henry Stimson and Frank Knox to become secretary of war and secretary of the Navy. These were prudent appointments and Mr. SUhison 'and Mr. Knox accepted. IN LIGHT of the sacrifices and exertions which the accelerating defense mobili zation in 1940 would require, Presldont Roosevelt saw that the nation required an admin istration of national consolida tion. It seems to me that Mr. Kennedy faces exactly the same necessity. The military, economic, and diplomatic ex ertions which Mr. Kennedy has declared he will press will be even more demanding than the defense exertions of 1940. And they are less easy to expound. Can , the President-elect safely embark upon them with anything less than un administration of national consolidation? (c) 1960 New York Herald Tribune Inc. Pick-Up To the Editor: I see where a satellite m a d e a million miles flying around the earth, and got picked up by an aero plane. I have driven more than a million miles around Jackson county, but wasn't picked up by an aeroplane. It vas an Orepon Speed Cop. Everett Acklin Ashland, Ore. Stop Me Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the us of a pan name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mall Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub lication must net exceed 400 words. The Utters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary Is often the case. Reply to a "Comrade" . To the Editor: Now at last when the political hay and straw and chaff is cleared away, let us up .to the grind stone, pray? Will each and sundry, one and all, give us leave to the wailing wall? Our grief is deep we wish to bawl, I should do It, Just suppose, cut the rhyme and write In prose? Let's have at it . . . hold your nose! We received a billet-doux In reverse. (The writer seems to have been 111 at ease as he did not sign her name): "Medford, 'Comrad' Reece: In reply to your 'Good Slogan' editorial in M.T. If you think this coun try is so terrible and Russia is so good why don't you live in Russia? It would be a good place for you to be. What kind of an American are you, Com rad? You are not even worth the postage stamp on this lousy piece of paper. Get go ing fast to Russia!" That's all she wrote, Signed no name. Now we know what a real blue American is and what he feels like. I mean how she feels. I am satisfied that the writ er is sincere and I believe the advice Is good, but for vari ous reasons I am slow to act. First t am sentimental. I have a wife in a nursing home and it would be precarious to move her. Second: duty de mands that I convert the heathens. The last election proved that half the voters In the U.S.A. are off the beam, And every Democrat and Re- publican will agree with me. Where does that leave you comrade? Of course there is a difference of opinion as to who is what. None of them know for sure whether they are going or coming, but this writer is willing to wager that we are going-fast. Economics is like the weather, we know not how destructive the storm until it Is past. Then it is lat er than we think. Now, can you keep a secret? We are akin to St. Francis. We enjoy dirt and disorder. Rus sia is too orderly. We would rather have something to wor ry and gripe about. That is the essence of drama. We en Joy being disturbed emotion ally. We say that we want peace, but we crave war. The Russians have seen so much war that they are fed up on it. But us, we like excitement, Savvy comrade? Walter Reece Gallce rd. Merlin, Ore, Example of Justice To the Editor: It Is my be lief that most parents do their best to teach their youngsters right from wrong, such as teaching them loyalty, sports. manshlp, and fair play, in short to be a good citizen in their town, state and nation, and despite the rise in juve nile crime according to rec ords, in consideration of the conditions under which moat parents are forced to face up to, in the overall, they get a pretty good job done. People In authority have told me that children learn by what they see and hear, then by what they are taught to do, or allowed to do, then by example, and direction. Now to the conditions that have been bothering me re cently, and it is my firm be lief every one in Jackson county should be concerned about, especially those people Our Allies, the U.S., By ERIC SEVAREID The President-elect's first order of urgent international business is not, as it turns out, to shore up the alli ance by direct American action to s t r e n g t hen our allies, but to shore it up by persuading our allies to action that will strength en America. Our system of alliances has never been nut to its funda mental peace-time test. That comes when we seek to dis cover if the system works in both directions; until now it has worked mostly in one di rection, with America the habitual giver and guarantor. Now we need our allies' quick and concerted help, and it is possible that by the time these words are printed something sizable may have been done. We have to ask them to save, not American soil or cities, but the value of the American dollar. They have it in their power to break down the dollar because cen tral banks abroad hold around ten billion in dollar secur ities, and if they should fol low the recent rush of the private speculators into gold, the dollar will crack in world markets-It has already been m that live In and around Medford. Two men are in Jail in Med ford because they were doing what they knew to be right. They helped the police catch a man that, according to news accounts, admitted he had just beat and stomped a man to death. Now bear in mind they have been in jail for some two or three months, and probably will be there until about Christmas time. Quite a pros pect for them for Christmas, isn't it? Also aulte an example of justice to set before our chil dren, don t you think? It s apt to cause them to be so helpful in the future. Number two, on the other hand, an eminent attorney was arrested, tried, and found eullty on a charge of embez zlement, and was given a few months In "an Institution of correction." I believe that was the term used In describing the sentence, and according to the paper he now has several more counts charged against him, or Is under consideration for same. He is out on bond, free and unrestrained, pending an op- peal, to carry on as his con science dictates, Really quite a contrast isn't it? Also quite an example to set up for everyone, especially the youngsters? It seems to me the very least that could be done to square the scales of justice would be for those two men to be paid an amount at least equal to what they would have been able to earn, had they been allowed to work instead of being thrown in jail, Yes really quite an ex ample of justice? Larry Turner Route 1, Box 383 , Central Point, Ore, Temperance To the Editor: Thanks for the space given the "fill it up' cartoon. I had offered to send your readers a free copy of the cartoon. You did it for me. Actually I've seen few car toons tnat nave evoked as much interest as this one has One local bar even offered to post it. Some persons get the mis taken idea that some of are against them because we promote the cause of temper ance. 4 hope none 1 of your readers - feel this way. When we see and hear the ever Increasing results of intem perance is It not our God- given duty to speak out against such evils? Just the other day a friend of mine stood by helplessly as ne witn others watched victim of Intemperance choke to death. A doctor did his best to save the man yet there Is little that can be done in such cases. At any rate he is dead. Only the day of judgment will reveal the truth behind many stories. Most homes into which this letter goes have a Book that I hope Is well worn One text comes to mind Just now. "Woe to him thatnut- teth the cup (chalice In Douay version) to his neighbor's lips." The question comes. Is only the victim of intemperance to blame? Are we our brother's keeper? How about It. Is everything that is legalized "psychologically" devalued and the long, post-war period of America's bold generosity with troops, weapons, loans, grants and investments abroad would fairly surely begin to close. The new President could find, struggling with an angry Congress, that America will be "on the move again," but back toward previously unprepared positions, not to ward his new frontiers. The best of our allies are anxiously aware of this pos sibility; the Russians are eagerly aware of it. Both are coming to believe, though with different emotions, that unless the dollar is strongly bolstered-and now-Mr. Ken nedy cannot initiate his do mestic spending program for defense and welfare without further and possibly disas trous consequences to the dol lar's buying and charity pow er abroad. Operating a basi cally Inflationary program at home and an international currency abroad presents a fundamental dilemma. Mr. Kennedy is caught squarely in it. In considerable measure the present fierce pressure on the dollar is the result of our bold generosity in spending with our allies. It is perfectly true that we have done this in our own long-term interest. It is also perfectly true that tin less they now exhibit a bold generosity toward saving the dollar, their own long term POTLUCK (By M-T Staff and Contributors) The "post mortem" exami nations of the late and un- lamented election have been coming fast and furious, and undoubtedly will continue for weeks, months, maybe even years, to come. One of the best approaches to this that we have seen is in the column operated in the Capital Journal of Salem by Vic Fryer. The other day he presented a glossary of terms used by winning candidates, together with what they REALLY mean. Here are some of them: "An opportunity and a challenge" (I don't know Just what s going on yet). 'We must close ranks' (Now if the opposition will just get off our backs . . .). "The trend toward conser vatism (or liberalism) . . ." (The voters know how I fool, and that's the kind of govern ment they'll get). "A debt of gratitude to those who elected me" (You faithful party workers line up and I'll see what I can get for you). "A glorious economic fu ture" (You'll make dough if vou follow my Ideas), "The unswerving loyalty of the people" (It's a good thing the party has a lot of straight ticket voters). "Bucked the tide . . ." (Boy, was I lucky to win when the rest of the party candidates couldn't make it). "A pledge to work for the most good for the most peo ple" (What's good for the party Is good for the country). "A continuity in political direction" (Where do we go from here?). up and on the square? The writer fears that too many of us who live in this great land of freedom are taking a wrong view of true freedom. Henry Johnson Jr. 2400 Highway 66 Ashland, Ore. Forecast To the Editor: Signs and weather lore ruled by the planet Mars indicate a rather dry, cold, and very change able fall and winter. The sun beginning to rule the spring and summer solar year 1961 beginning on the spring equinox March 21. The springs are wet and change able, but turning dry in late spring. The summer will be dry too, with very warm days, but nights cool and endurable, All grain crops will be excel lent, also all fruit will be plentiful. Prosperity and bus iness will increase and much progress will be made. The New Year falling on a Sunday, Jan. 1, gives to the new year added zest and re newed strength of fortitude and encouragement. As the late Teddy Roosevelt would express it, everything in gen eral should be "Bully." Which reminds us of a very catchy phrase seen in an up per Oregon state tavern that reads, ' Bovine s may come and bovlne's may go, but the "Bull" goes on forever. We almost forgot to mention that there will be snow this wlntor In the higher eleva tions. Many accidents will oc cur In 1061; a gpod year for people born on Sunday, Bert Kissinger S20 Boardman st, Medford and Stevenson interests, whether measured in sterling or francs or marks or yen, will suffer badly in the general economic degen eration. The first act, then, toward shoring up our alliances must come from our allies. The second must and surely will come from Mr. Kennedy-the appointment to the key for eign policy and embassy posts of the kind of first rate diplo mats our allies send to us. This exchange is now in dras tic imbalance. As one goes down the list-Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and various lesser nations-ll is quite clear that in mose cases their envoys to us outmatch our own to them in experi ence, sophistication and lin guistics. One may add to this NATO and the UN. For Eu rope, the bizarre truth is that our most distinguished and impressive diplomat is a sol dier, General Norstad. The appointments may have been made by the time this is printed. For the record then, if for nothing else, let It be said once more that, besides Mr. Acheson, the one American with ready-made entry to the governments and the esteem of, all European allies is Mr. Stevenson. It Is common gossip that Mr. Kennedy is cool toward Stevenson not only because of his role in the convention and in the pre-conventlon rRISAT, WOVIMBEH U, 1980 Flattery, we are told, is the art of telling someone exactly what he thinks oi himself. I am a dog enthusiast, Of all my friends, they're not the last, And like most dogs who like each other, It behooves us all to be a "Brother". The only laws that would be needed Are the ones most oft un heeded! Love your dog, and keep him home, Well fed and housed, he'll seldom roam With canine Pals all over town, Visiting fire plugs and trees around. You have a dog, by your own choice, So train him well, with pa tient voice. He will wag his tall and lick your hand, And understand the laws of man. Heed not the rules and court disaster, For both the dog and for his master. In modern days with traffic fast, Running at large is In the past! But Nature being what It Is; Certain things are a dog's own biz! There is no way, in spite of pleading, To make him quit his dirty "deeding." May friendly relations soon be complete, Yours, till Dog Catchers become Obsolete! Bette Hoskins Overheard at the Rogue Valley Country Club: "By the time a man can afford to lose a golf ball, he can't hit it that far." An alert correspondent of ours spotted a classified ad not long ago which she enjoyed so much she clipped it and mailed It to us. In part, it read: "White lace wedding gown, size 10. Purchased this year, never worn, $30. 1885 20 ga, shotgun. Needs repair, but will fire by thumbing ham mer, $5." - Which caused our corres. pondent to comment on this poignant message: "Methinkg there is more here than meets the eye. Could It be the old man accidentally thumbed the hammer in his excitement? Maybe he wasn't bluffing - or did the sight of the ancient weapon scare the prospective bridegroom to death?" - A man owes it to himself to become successful, and after that he owes it to the internal revenue service. An elderly gentleman was addressing a group of Boy Scouts, and gave a long speech about morals, honor, decency, honesty, etc., etc., and he con cluded with this story: "Boys I have never taken a drink. I have never smoked a cigarette or cigar or pipe. I always go to bed by 10 p.m. I have never left the table overfull. I have never looked at another woman but my wife. And tomorrow I'll cele brate by 87th birthday." There was a short silence, then a voice from the back of the room asked: "How?" campaigning, but because of Stevenson's "Indecisiveness." Agonizingly indecisive he has been, indeed. But a truth about the man has finally dawned on me and should be understood by Mr. Kennedy and his advisors as well. It is this: that the agony of the Indecision came Into play only when Stevenson con fronted decisions about his own life, his personal future; and his inherent modesty was a strong element in these in ternal struggles. On objective problems Slev enson is and always was a thoroughly decisive man. This was apparent as we watched him make repeated tough de cisions on the Illinois police and Illinois patronage, for example, when he was gov. ernor. It was apparent in 1952 when he quickly took the boldest Imaginable s ta n d s against the tidelands oil pres sure, against politically or ganized labor, against the pro fessional veterans and the Mc Carthyites. It was apparent in 1956 with his bold positions on atomic testing, the draft and the Middle East menace. Whatever task he may be given, we may all dismiss any fears that Stevenson would unnaturally prolong the re solving of the objective pol icy questions that come to his desk. (Distributed 1960, by The Hall Syndicate. Inc.) (All Rights Reserved)