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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. O . TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1961 Snail ftattt- 'Great Decisions' Program Set Feb. 5 Through Mar. 26 Kdttor's note: Manv Nfwcmni plan lo loin Mils year In the For eign Policy Association's program nf stimulating public discussion ol major world problems. The follow ing dlspatrlt outlines the nature and subjects ot this year's pro tram. During the eight-week period I'I'I correspondents In various parts of the world will be con tributing special dispatches on the ..eight "great decisions" listed by the FPA. New York-(UPD-On Feb. 5, -the non-profit, non-partisan Foreign Policy Association .World Affairs Center launches its seventh annual "Great De cisions" program designed to aid Americans toward a bet ter understanding of events and problems influencing their destiny. "Great Decisions" is a ma jor community program in which, during 1960, about 250.000 individuals and more than 500 pewspapers and ra dio stations throughout the United States participated. Eight Topics Listed The 1961 study program ex tends to Feb. 5 through March 26, and ranges through eight specific discussion topics. They are: -Deadlock over Germany negotiation or trigger to hot war? Legislative Briefs Salem - (UPD-A bill to allow any candidate to withdraw from a Presidential primary in Oregon upon filing written notice was introduced Monday in the House of Representatives. Salem - IUPI1 - Gov. Mark Hatfield said Monday he would sign a bill providing for certificates of conveniences and necessity for log truckers, -if the measure were not tied to other provisions. .' Salem - IUPII - Sen. Andrew J. Naterlin (D-Newport) Mon day attacked a bill that would require certificates of con venience and necessity for new or expanded public utilities. Salem - IUPII - Gov. Mark Hatfield said Monday he has .asked the University of Ore gon Medical School hospital in Portland to take over thor 'acic major survery of state tuberculosis patients. rf?A - J? j iw'M A.1 5 NAMED BY KENNEDY - President-elect John Kenne dy has announced the ap pointment of international .lawyer George W. Ball, above, as undersecretary of state for economic affairs. Ball is the 'third associate of Adlai E. Ste venson to be named to the "incoming administration. 'Ball's law firm has offices in Washington, New York, Paris and Brussels. He is a long .time political advisor to Ste :venson. (UPI Telephoto) Under the proposal, the state TB hospital here would be converted to recuperative and long-range care only. Salem tUPU Gov. Mark Hatfield said Monday his pro posal to make Feb. 14 .Ore gon Statehood, a legal holi day has received only ' half hearted support" so far in most quarters. Salem - IUPD - A memorial to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Congress has been introduced in the Oregon House and Senate urging an amended federal medical care for the aged plan linked to Social Security. It was sponsored by Sen. Vernon Cook (D-Troutdale), and Rep. ' Ed Benedict (D-Portland). Salem - IUPD - Labor repre sentatives argued before the House Committee on Slate and Federal affairs Monday in support of a resolution calling for a study of the state's pub lic employees' retirement sys tem. James T. Marr of Portland, Oregon AFL-CIO secretary, said state employees consider the current program inade quate. Richard House, representing the state Firefighters associa tion, said the program needs overhauling if it is to catch up with the times. He said both pension amounts and qualifications need changing. Salem - IUPII - The Senate Labor and Industries commit tee was told Monday that the Oregon unemployment com pensation fund will probably make it through 1961 without fluctuating much. The fund now stands at about $47 million. Salem - Wb - The state superintendent of public in struction would be appointed by a nine-member board of education, Instead of elected, under a bill introduced in the House Monday. The proposal, by the Inter im Committee on Education, conflicts with Gov. Mark Hat field's government reorganiza tion plan under which the gov ernor himself would make the appointment. -Soviet challenge and world leadership-ultimate stakes in the cold war. -France and Western unity -DeGaulle's aims in Europe and Africa. -Japan-future of an Asian ally-partnership or competi tion ahead? -South Africa and an ex plosive continent-rise of the African personality. -The Americas in jeopardy -threats to a free Western hemisphere. -Arms and survival-strategies to avert disaster. -Blueprints for the world economy-rubles, dollars and freedom. Designed for Study Group The program, praised by educators, public officials and individuals, is designed for group study and debate, lead ing finally to individual de cisions based on fact sheets provided by the foreign pol icy association and group re search. The program's continuing challenge lo Individual think ing may be observed in the program completed in 1960. Study topics included: "Communist timetable for 1960-what odds?", "Divided Europe-cooperation and cri sis," "Cuba's revolution - re form or fiasco?" and "U.S. global strategy-what outlook in 1960?" A special reproduction of the Foreign Policy Associa-tion-W o r 1 d Affairs Centers headline series for July 20, 1960, sets the stage with two fundamental questions facing Americans and a quotation from a special study prepared for the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee. The questions: "How can the United States plan and act with the bold ness, imagination and flexi bility toward new factors that such world leadership demands? "How can this democracy mobilize the free minds of its people through voluntary ef fort to face the problems of a changing world and to give steady support to the hard, costly and unfamiliar policies which our country may need to adopt?" Chose Leader's Role Dealing with the decisions which Americans and their government must make, the report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said: During World War II "the American people accepted the fact that the United States must play a leading role in the post-war world. , . "The choice for responsible and continuing participation in world affairs was one of the great decisions in the his tory of our country. From it came the establishment of the Unit e d Nations, America's leading role in the world's recovery from the destruction left by the war, and the sense of purposeful commitment to the principles of freedom and justice for which the Amer ican people fought. "It soon became apparent, however, that the new world order was not going to be orderly at all; that forces of tyranny and aggression were active in a new quarter of the globe; that many new and revolutionary forces were making themselves felt; that both the American people and those specifically charged with the formulation and con duct of U.S. foreign policy would have to develop a greater understanding of the nature of those forces; and that new 'great decisions' would have to be made." In all portions of the pro gram, the individual is asked to form his own opinion which in turn may be trans mitted to his senator or rep resentative in Congress. Applications Being Accepted for Local omes for Students Applications are now being accepted from Medford resi dents desiring to host a for eign student this fall under the American Field service foreign exchange program. Mrs. R. E. Mencke, local AFS president, said the dead line for registering ts early February.' As in past years, two stu dents from abroad are expect ed lo attend Medford High school during the 1961-62 school year as seniors, and reside with local families. Fi nancial assistance is provided by the Medford Rotary and Crater Lions clubs. During the students' stay in Medford, they are treated as a regular member of the family. The parents have the same authority over the stu dents as they have over their own children, according to AFS officials. The 16 to 18- I Lei Your Cupboard Run Down So you can take advantage of the terrific savings which will be of fered during the Big Thunderbird Market Opening Coming Soon! in -J oc I- z u Over 2,000 (count 'em) individual items will be sold at discount prices lower than they have ever been here before! 24,000 sq. ft. Thunderbird Market 1 V ,n-s ' 1 A it V - A Lv j I ewCrf ; IT- X n tK ? .! I I '.' iffy' . Va v v x I . H iVv i Traffic Cwif HIhm It Sttt Total 203,331 Salem -IUPD- Convictions for iolatior oP Or'jon traffic law lotaod 203.331 in 1960- an all time high, the Oregon motor vehicles department said today. CONSUL RESIGNS San Francisco Cuban Consul Rodrigo Parajon, left, hands pass port over to Theodore L. Rausch, a San Francisco notary public, after he resigned last week from his government's diplomatic service. He resigned because "the Cuba of today is not the Cuba I dream of a Cuba of love and not hate." (UPI Telephoto) Function, Operations of Credit Bureau Explained for Chamber year -old students will have been screened with the co operation of educators in their own countries, for personality as well as intelligence, so as to be placed properly and ben efit from their experience. Made in New York Although the final choice of the local host families is made in the New York AFS office, the local chapter is responsi ble for finding and interview ing prospective families and submitting suitable applica tions to New York for approval. Any Medford family inter ested in hosting an exchange student during the 1961-62 school year or wishing more information is asked to con tact either of the AFS mem bers for homes: Mrs. P. G. Humphreys, Ross lane, SPring 2-6968, or Mrs. Otto Frohn- mayer, 1656 Spring st., SPring 2-9291. Exchange students current ly attending Medford High are Miss Gillian (Jill) DuCroz, and Hisayuko (Don) Kondo from England and Japan, re spectively. They are residing with the L. C. McLoughlin family, 3384 Jacksonville highway, and with Dr. and Mrs. Fred C. Lorish and fam ily, 830 Minnesota St., Medford. Credit is a necessary and important part of our life to day ... It is part of (lie American heritage , . . like hotdogs." These statements were made Monday by Hugh Rogers, manager of (he Credit Bureau of Medford, 223 West Sixth si. He was speaking at the Medford Chamber of Com merce roundtable luncheon on the function and operations of the credit bureau. Rogers . estimated that the American people owe a total of $347 billion, which rep resents all kinds of install ment loans. This averages out to about $4,600 owed by every man, woman and child in the U. S. today, he said. Rogers declared that credit is being over-extended in many cases, and that many people are obtaining more goods on credit than they can meet the payments for. But, he said, it is up to business to control the amount of credit they will let people have. Credit Said Good Rogers asserted that "it is a proven fact that a person will buy more on credit than he will on cash." He indicated that credit is good as long as it doesn't get out of hand. One of the advantages of credit, he said, is that it en ables industry to manufacture on a volume basis, resulting in a lower price to the con sumer. The primary role of the credit bureau in the field of credit, he said, is to control it. Collecting overdue pay ments is also a function of the credit bureau, but it is a secondary function, according to Rogers. The Credit Bureau of Med ford is one of approximately 4,000 credit bureaus through out the U.S., which are group ed together in an organization called the Associated Credit Bureaus of America. Recognised by Government These are the only credit bureaus, Rogers said, and they are recognized by the fed eral government as such. He added that there are many collection agencies, but said these are not the same as credit bureaus. Some of the more speclfc functions of the credit bu reau, according to Rogers, are to provide credit information; to supply a credit guide; to House Education Committee Studies State School Funds IOZIER LANE ROSS LANE Salem-IUPIl-The House Com mittee on Education began its first close look Monday at a new plan to distribute state school funds-and immediately stubbed its toe over "inequi ties" in the tiny percentage applied to school transporta tion costs. It was a preview of region al disputes to come over school funds. Rep. Norman Howard (D Portland) said he thought that I'ortlanders were "taking quite a licking" as far as transportation money goes. Money Lucking In most areas of the state, high school students are trans ported if they live more than a mile from school, he said. But no high school students living within the Portland school district are carried, even though some must travel I nearly three miles. George Baldwin, complrol- j ler and ck'rk of the Portlund ; schools, said the district did not have enough money to I match available state' lunds for an expanded transporta : tion program. I Thomas Rigby, secretary of ilhe Interim committee on Ed ucation, barely scratched the surface of that, committee's (proposal for "equalized flat grant" distribution of the state's share of school costs. Protests Made Key to the new EFG for mula would be an increased recognition of funds available to schools locally, in an effort to alleviate the burden for dis tricts now taxed most heavily to pay for schools. Protests already have come from legislators whose richer districts would lose state funds under the new formula. operate "check flashes; to provide a pre-collection let ter service; and to provide a 'colleclonte collection serv ice. Credit information consists of information on a particular borrower submitted to the bureau by member firms. It as complete as the infor mation supplied the bureau is complete; and it is a up-to- date as the information sup plied the bureau is up-to-date. 235 Member Business Rogers said the Credit Bu reau of Medford has appoxi malely 235 member businesses in the Medford area. The in formation on a particular credit rating is made available lo a member as quickly as possible, he said. A credit guide, called a 'red book" by the local credit bureau, is sent to member businesses by the bureau. It contains information on the paying habits and financial conditions of prospective bor rowers, and also contains a list of the latest bankruptcies, Rogers noted. The "check flash" is a warn ing starting at the credit bu reau to alert member business es of someone who is passing bad checks in the area. Rogers said the check flash is orig inated and authorized by the police department. ltw. flash Grange News Gold Hill Grange The Gold Hill Grange met Jan. 5, wilh Master A. A. Walker in the chair. The Grange was called to order. The following committee re ports were given: Mane Christenson reported on the John Deere Farm Ma chinery show held by Hub bard Ray company in Medford. Jerel Jones reported on the legislative committee and said that taxes seem to be a puz zle. He said some parts of the slate seem to carry more than their share of taxes, and it looks like the future is point ing toward a sales lax. Grovcr Kellcy reported on the ways and means commit tee and reported on the New Year's dance. Herman Kamping, insur ance agent of the Grange, gave a report on auto insur ance. He also said a story about his prize winning po tatoes at the state fair will be out In the next issue of the farm quarterly. The officers dinner was planned for Sunday. The Grange furnished the turkey and ham wilh mashed pota toes, dressing gravy. Potluck dishes were furnished by the members. normally takes only minutes to reach all firms. The pre-collection letter service consists of a letter sent out by the bureau to prompt "slow payers" into paying a particular bill. What it does, Rogers said, is to bring a "third parly" into the payment transaction. On receipt of the letter, he said, many persons who had previously been slow in pay ing a particular bill, now pay it at once, and in full. Rogers noted that more than 98 per cent of the peo ple who buy on the install ment plan fully intend lo pay lor what they ve bought. The 2 per cent or less who do not intend to pay for their pur chases, he said, are collection problems and their accounts arc assigned for collection. Provide Collection Service The Associated Credit Bu reaus of America provides i collection service, he said called the "collcctorile col lection service." Rogers did not say what this service was but he described it as "a hard hitting series of impacts, tcm pcrcd to individual circum stances." He added that the service is at the. same time de- signed to protect the business- customer relationship. During his talk, Rogers not only noted that credit Is con stantly increasing, but also that a business is no longer doing a customer a favor by extending him credit, because if that business doesn't anoth er one will. "It is part of the American heritage, he said. December convictions alone were 20,204. The annual report showed lhat 2,363 persons were con victed of driving while intox icated. In all cases, licenses of drivers were suspended. jtiW CATCH UP WITH THE SUM ...0HA UNITED AIR LINES HOLIDAY! A United Holiday is a sure way of packing as much fun as possible into an economical vaca tion. The Holidays shown below include hotel accommodations and all the exciting features listed. The air fare is not included here, but a quick call to your Travel Agent will prove how really economical your complete Holiday can be. 7-DAY LOS ANGCLES HOLIDAY as low as $51.05. 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