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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1961 C 11 Save at Central Point's Most Complete Shopping Center! Limit Rights Reserved! MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. i ten m m h V l'-r - .. . . 1 - y m y . - - MYSTfeRY GIRL Who am I and what am I doing here? This pretty girl who says her name is Marie Balmer ap parently arrived in Memphis, Tenn., aboard a bus from St. Louis. Police and doctors are seeking her Identity. Her black coat has an "I. Magnin" label and her shoes a "Frank Moore" label. She had $59 in her purse and among names she re membered was a "Dr. McElligott." (UPI Telephoto) More Practical Men Sought for Service In ICA Work Abroad A plea for more competent and practical men to serve with the International Coop eration administration abroad was voiced by Dr. Murray Dawson, assistant professor at Oregon State University, in an address before the Med ford Rotary club Tuesday. . Pennsylvania Farmers Aiding Needy in Kenya Bethlehem, Pa. - (UPP - Most Americans think of foreign aid as something the govern ment does. But the people of this Pcn sylvania community are prov ing that private initiative can also play a part in extending help to underdeveloped coun tries. They have started a little "Point Four" program of their own to assist farmers in Kenya, East Africa. They call it "Operation Rust." Operation Rust was born several months ago when Rob ert Fennel, a director of the Bethlehem Junior Chamber of Commerce, escorted an Afri can boy on tour of tie rich farmlands in Northampton county. The youth, Francis Mbugua Mwihia. is a student at Moravian college in Beth lehem. .' Francis spotted a harrow rusting in the corner of a field. "Why do American farmers neglect their tools?" he asked. Horseijrawn Harrow "Oh. that's just an old horse-drawn harrow,'" Fehnel replied. "Our farmers use tractor-drawn equipment now, and that harrow is completely useless. You'll see lots of old farm equipment like that rust ing in the fields around here. It's not even worthwhile to gather it up for scrap." "In my country," said Fran cis solemnly," such a valuable tool would never be allowed to rust." At the next meeting of the Bethlehem Jaycees, Fchnel made a proposal: "Why don't we ask farmers all over the county to donate abandoned equipment for .hinmont In Kl-nVa? WO blisi- nessmen can pay the costs of fathering it up and shipping it to Kenya as our contribu tion to the project." The Jaycees enthusiastically adopted the idea, and "Oper ation Rust" is now getting into full swing. Equipment Donated About 30 pieces of farm equipment have already been donated and are being recon ditioned by Jaycee volunteers in a barn near Bethlehem. Soon the first shipment will be?in the 10.000 mile journey to Kenya. The tools will be sent to the Rev. Elijah Kagiri Mbugua, a Presbyterian minister, who Is the father of the student vihose remark launched the "I have too often seen the Ualv American' represent ing the U.S. in the ICA serv ice, Dr. Dawson told Koiar ians. French and British influ ence is apparent everywhere in Thailand, the speaker pointed out in discussing his service In that country teach ing new practices in agricul ture and his work in soil and crop research. This little na tion, with 26 million people and an area slightly larger than that of California, pro duces rice, rubber, teak and tin as major sources of in come. Following Dr. Dawson's address, color slides were shown graphically illustrating the ICA work m improving farm techniques in the small kingdom. Addresses Kiwanis Club Dawson, addressing the Medford Kiwanis club on Wednesday noon, spoke of the U. S. foreign program as a dilemma in which the govern ment is unable to distinguish between quantity and quality. He said that the situation can be remedied by sending first class men, not second or third class, overseas. The soils professor said in competence among personnel sent to Thailand was shown in impatience, arrogance, lack of humility and lack of will ingness to learn of Thai cul ture and the country's words of politeness. "These are small things but they add up," Dawson declared. Programs contracted with universities seem to have the most residual effect in help ing the people help them selves, the speaker said. Uni versities arc playing a major role in the economic develop ment of the country. 'Not All Bad' The program is "not all bad," Dhwsoii stated. The New Zealand native said, "Some aspects are good but I think you should be aware of some of the shortcomings." Dawson expressed the feel ing that his agricultural mis sion was not complete and more could have been ac complished if it had been re contracted. He reported that Thai people "unlike us can not plan for problems but are i the best copers I know. His assignment was at Koctsart iunivcrsity to help improve ! technical facilities of the school. The professor reported that I Thailand has a surplus of food lover population and is likely I to remain a surplus area. He also showed the slides i at the Kiwanis luncheon at the country club. 1 NAIL GROWTH i Baltimore - A new human ; finger nail will usually grow i out in about 160 days. project. The Rev. Mr. Mbugua is the pastor of a village named Kiunyu, in the interior of Kenya. He will distribute the tools to farmers in his area, who are now trying to wrest a living from the soil with primitive hand tools. EET COW FLAV-R-PAC 303 Can iweet Peas 6 ... T FLAV-R-PAC 303 Can WHOLE KERNEL KM 6 $1100 u FOR FLAV-R-PAC 303 Can CREAM STYl. TCR N6 FOR Cake Mix All Except Angel Food Jp II u i i $1300 FLAV-R-PAC 303 Can CUT $1100 FOR trawberries SUPER MARKET 10-oz. Package 5 fr 80 ""U III! 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