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Newspaper Page Text4 A- MZDFORDi'WTBIBUNI "Everyone In Southern Oregon Read Vhe Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday b 53 North Fir Si.. Ph SP 2-61 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GKEV Advertisins Manage! r-.vuAi n t I ATHAM Bui Msr EltlC W ALLEN JR . Mnn Editor EARL H ADAMS City Editor harry phipmaN TeleK Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports EdAoi OLIVE ST ARCHER Women'! Edi'oi DALE E R 1 CKSO N, Circu la lion mgJ An Indenendent Newspaper Entered as second class matter Med ford. Oregon, unaer ci ai March 3. 1C97 KimsrHIPTlON RATES By Mail In Advance, Copy jOc Daily and Sunday 1 year 1A00 Daily and Sunday 6 moi 8 Ou Dailv and Sunday 3 mos 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medtord Ashland. Central Point EsKl Pn.nl. Jarksonville Gold Hill Phoenix Shaay Cove Rogue Riv m- TsUni nH nn motor routes-. Dailv and Sunday 1 vear $18 00 Dailv and Sunday 1 mo ' so Carriei and Dealera copt lOe All Terms Cash in Advance "OfflrlarPaper of Cltv of Mfdfor'rf jOfflrUl Paper of Jickioii County United P-mi International Full Leased Wire O P lTelephoto Newspietured "Ta'EMBER'OF "AUDIT RITREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Renreientatlve: NKLbON ROBERTS fit ASSOCI ATES, Offices In New York. Chi cago Detroit, San Francisco. Loi Angles Seattle. Portland, Denver NEWS PA MR PUBUSHllS -J ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL A 5)CTIN gmnMii:,ioiui Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years go. 10 YEARS AGO April 18, 1952 (Friday) There were 541 more fe males than males in Medford at the time of the 1950 census, according -j statistics from the federal census bureau. About 200 area Democrats are expected to turn out to hear David C. Shaw, Gold Beach attorney, deliver the principal address at the an nual Roosevelt Memorial din ner tomorrow night. 20 YEARS AGO April 18, 1942 (Saturday) Forty -one of remaining CCC trainees at Camp Pres- cott near Mcdfoid sent to T iMiiciuna fnr HkrlmrPP. From Arthur perry's "Ye SmutiBe Pot" column: "a citi- zen reports on a trip south he was served a piece of ham almost thick enough to see with the naked eye. 30 YEARS AGO April 18, 1932 (Monday) Trade magazine survey shows Medford residents pur chase largest amount of furni ture per capita of any city In Oregon. Survey of Medford junior high school students shows 94.8 per cent believe their classwork is "not too hard, not too easy, but about right." 40 YEARS AGO April 18. 1922 (Tuesday) Medford city officials slart canmaign fnr construction of public children's playground hcre Jackson county fair board of directors announces plan to construct buildings "of sub stantial character" at fair grounds. SO YEARS AGO April 18. 1912 (Wednesday) Medford construction com pany starts grading of West 11th st. in preparation for scheduled paving later in sum mer Medford electric company advises use of electric irons to avoid excessive heat and noxious gases:" electric irons sell at S2 each. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct ii luptrior; oven or eight il excellent; live Ol lit ii good. 1 Does Ihe Constitution give the power of organizing lesser federal courts to the Congress or I lie Supreme Court" 2. Is Kuropp or South America the larger continent'' 3 In what ocean is the is land of Iwo Jima? 4. 1: a double eagle gold piece of the denomination of $5. $10. or sno? 5. Dues a tricennial denote a period of 3. 30 or 3(10 years? fi Who presided over the Constitutional Con entlon in Philadelphia, which wrole the U. S. Consl Million? 7 What is a farrier? 8 Tlic people of what coun try presented the Statue of Liberty to Ihe U. S ? 0 Do any trees grow in Iceland-' 10. What holiday always falls on the first day of the month'' Answers: 1, Congress. 2. South America. 3. Pacific. 4. S20. 5. 30 years. E. George Wnshinglon. 7. One who shoes horses. 8. France. 9. No, 10. New Year's day. WEDNESDAY, APHiL 18, 1962 Seattle World's Fair Much has been written about the Century 21 World's Fair which will open in Seattle this week end. Despite all we had read and seen about it, we really had no conception of the dimensions of the event. It's going to be a "reely, reely beeg shoe," as Ed Sullivan might say. We were treated to a tour of the grounds last Saturday, and aside from the usual sore feet and aching back afterward, we found much to admire. rT,HE two most talked about features of the fair are the Monorail and the Space Needle. Both have been open to the public for several weeks (although they are closed now until the fair opens), and have been drawing huge crowds. A casual inspection would lead one to con clude that the fair will not be ready to open on Saturday, but a closer look at how fast prepara tions are moving forward is a hint that it will be ready or pretty close to it. Workmen are paving and painting, planting and scraping, pounding and hammering, like mad. A few details may have to be attended to after the opening (when crowds will slow the work down), but it will be 99 per cent complete. XE LEFT the Space Needle and Monorail to to others, and concentrated our attention on other features. One of the most impressive is the huge coliseum which the state of Washington has constructed. It is a squatty-appearing build ing, the true dimensions of which only become apparent on close inspection. Its four acres, how ever, will seat some 18,000 people after the fair. Ihe science pavilion ernment is another impressive and attractive building, with airy grace and soaring modern gothic style. OF ESPECIAL interest Armin Richter, both of information division of partment. It is small, but it will warmth of brown wood cool water fountains and It will, we believe, be a was working hard as we exhibit would be completed by the middle of the week. Totem sculptures by Gene Bennett, another Medford artist, are among the exterior features. COR those planning to attend the fair, we have a few words of advice. The most important concerns transportation, and we would suggest that they use public transportation if possible, rather than driving their to Seattle and after arrival. 1 raf f lc congestion in too, is iroing to be fantastically bad The hichwav from excellent in some places, and passable every where. But the freeway from there clear into Seattle, driving will be plain murder if only half of the 10 million visitors ex pected this summer show up. In Seattle itself, the street layout and traffic control is worse than in any large city with which we are familiar. ' So we suggest plane there, and cab or bus or city itself. An additional the parking problem, which is going to be next to impossible around the fairgrounds. ""THE fair is going to have a tremendous impact on Seattle, in particular, and on the entire Pacific Northwest in general. I he publicity on the fair, both in nationally-circulated publications and in local ones, has been tremendous.. The advance ticket sale last week end passed 3'.'. million something shows of this kind and to tremendous attendance world. The bulk of those attending, however, will be from Washington, Oregon and California. And a large percentage of the Californians will be passing through Medford. It is eoinir to have a marked effect on us during the coming months, ...;,u uu j 1 1... j ...... .11. viun uimi (juuu ami mm ii'miiim. . . A LL IN ALL, it's going to be quite a summer for the Pacific Northwest. Those going to the fair should be prepared for bad traffic and crowds, but they are almost bound to enjoy themselves if they find fairs and expositions interesting and fun in any degree. Century 21 has some shoddy aspects, but the good will outweigh those, ten to one. K.A. Is Justice Blind? An Army reserve private, court-martialed for disrespectful marks about a superior officer, gets! six months at hard labor. An Army major general, who imputed a va-' riety of sins up to and including treason to many high-ranking officials, including past and pres ent commanders in chief, is repremanded. trans ferred, and allowed to resign. Justice, they say, is blind. Hut perhaps not to rank. H. A. As many readers of the Mail Tribune are aware, our newsroom is in process of bei.ig re modelled. That is one reason that some who "have telephoned the newsroom have been unable to hear the conversation at this end. and vice versa, because (if the hammering and clattering. This shouldn't last too much longer, however, and in terms of space and efficiency, the result will be a vast improvement. Or so w'e all hope. K.A. built by the lederal gov was the Oregon exhibit, Medford, for the travel the state highway de be beautiful, with the and green foliage, with comfortable benches. credit to the state. Bob peeked in, and said the own car, both enroute Seattle, and on the way, Vancouver to Tacoma is stops at Tacoma, and or train or bus to get monorail for use in the reason for the latter is almost unheard-of in every indication points from all parts of the Dennis the Menace ''CAUSE l'M7gf?0FlVASfllN' MY ... Communications ... Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use df 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 ihe views ol the paper; in tact ihe contrary is often the case. Who Will? To the Editor: Here is a poem I wrote for your column: YOU CAN . . . You can be anything you want to be. Do anything you desire. You can climb the highest mountain peak, You can measure the small est star. You can play ball, If you will, Or crochet in the park. You can move a small hill Or cause a dog to bark. You can help those who are ill, Advise those who are not. You can overcome every fear. You can master every thought; You can be on top, but hum ble must you feel. And never say, "I can't," for if you don t, Who will? Lorna Fowler Route 1. Box 332 . Talent, Ore. Barn Cats To the Editor: Today a ditch rider told us that he and an other man saw a gunny sack moving along the road. They untied it and let out a half grown cat. A couple or years ago a milk truck driver had- the same experience. Only this time it was a mother cat and kittens. One year that the farmers complained the rats and mice were very bad we happened to have several cats and also some that someone thought this was a good place to dump them. I advertised barn cats to give away - barn cats, .be cause they didn't like to be held and were afraid to come In the house. v- , People came after them and could have . given away more, strays and all. ' Mary E. Atkins 1634 Orchard Home dr. Medford. Dan Smoot and Home Rule To the Editor: The voters in Jackson county will soon vole on a document called the Home Rule Charter. A voter to vote intcllgicntly on any issue must understand the issue. How many of the 35,741 voters in Jackson county have read the Home Rule Charter and how many understand it? It is written In legal terms. Attorneys are educated to un derstand legal terms, most of the voters are not. Would you like to know what Home Rule, as it is pre sented to us, really means? Would you like to know, when, where, how and by whom Home Rule started and how it is working where il has been voted In by unin formed and misinformed vot ers? Would you like to know about 1313 East 6th st. where the head of this monster lives whose tentacles are reaching into every state, county and town in the U.S.? This information can be oh- taincd in two documented Dun i Smoot Reports. No. l.V April 13. 1959. Metropolitan Government-Purl One. and No. 16. April 20. 1959. Metropoli tan Go ernment-Part Two. Price. 25 cents each. Address The Dan Smoot Report, P.O. Ilox 9538. l.akewood Stntion, Dallas. 14. Tesas These reports are not writ len in legal terms, they are written in language thai any one with average intelligence can understand, so is the sinution ol the United Slates. Read the reports and go into the voting booth with a clear conscience and you wont vote wrong San Antonio. Texas adopt ed 'Metro Go eminent ' (an other name for Home Rule Jan, 1. l!ir2 In seven e.trs of operation San Antonio s Metro cm eminent handled f.'L'.YOim.llUil of public funds and raised Ihe cost of ' hail MEDFORD MAIL HANDS EVER. TWO SECOND?, dling" it from $21 to $48 per capita. Taxes were increased 233 per cent. (Capsule News, Oct. 31, 1959.) Oh, yes! San Antonians have initiative and referen dum. We're hearing those words a lot just now. San Antonians tried it and they learned that "big money" buys elections.' The truth will make and keep you free. Mrs. Alice I. Black, 812 Newtown St., Medford Save the Constitution To the Editor: We are farm ers much concerned with the favoritism, corruption, lack of principle and added burden to the taxpayer that has al ways been prevalent in the farm programs. Billions wast ed each year! I believe the first con trolled production was in 1933 when the government bought feeder pigs for slaughter. Some were bootlegged back to the farms. This is when the corruption started. We can cite many cases in all branches of the program, for the whole thirty years, where corruption - has been prevalent. Favoritism has been shown among the local committeemen and local and state offices. It demonstrates the truth that "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." We have traveled extensive ly during the past five years, studying the farm program, I suggest transferring local and state ASC managers every year. Farmers do not want to he heavily policed. Nor do the taxpayers want to pay for the policing. Congress should thoroughly investigate and ecpnomize the whole program. The Soil Bank and storage oCenormous amounts of grain was very unfair to the tax payer. The grain should have been fed long ago It could have produced real meat whereas millions' of tons of imitation meat is being sold. We have farmed for. forty years, but this waste is a dis grace to everyone concerned. Let lis save our Constitu tion! . Lloyd H. Elliott, RFD 3. Lake Providence, La. Flyway Threat To Ihe Editor: Ducks and geese of Pacific Flyway need your help. S. 1KH, a bill which would stabilize the boundaries of the Tule Lake. Lower Klamath, and Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuges of Oregon and California and assure their continued development and operation, is stil Senate Interior and Affairs Committee. I in the Insular Those opposing S. 1988 are connected with local irrip.-i. lion and reclamation kwu. lions. They are supported bv tne tnree local county govern ments and wealthy landown ers of the basin. This group has skillfully proposed Basin Bill S. 1 !K8. which would put much of the best crop land in private land use Their agruniems aboul the illegality of S. 1988 were re jected by an opinion of the Interior Department solicitor. They stale that substitute Con-(wildlife land could be devrloo ed. Wildlife spokesmen have proven that there Is no sub stitute All of these lands are es sential in the proper manage ment or the refuges Further ree.ucuons in aieas are unac ceptable because more than 8il per cent of the Pacific Kiy a s waterfowl ue them for nesting. rc:nii; and leedinc. They aio prn nte the nation s best public huntin: grounds TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Possibility In Red China Suggested in Dispatches By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst A new purge may be under way in Red China. The possibility is suggested in broadcast' P e i p 1 n g dis patches seek ing a t c a p e- goat for the three disas trous years in Red Cninese and in much that is left unsaid in the communi- LRU N.wion. que which fol lowed the secret three-week meeting of the Red Chinese people's congress. The communique made no bones about the "natural ca lamities and economic diffi culties" which had befallen Red China. But as a cure it suggested only greater hardships for China's 650 million people al ready suffering the effects of forced labor, malnutrition and deprivation. All the help you can muster is urgently needed, first to get this bill out of committee, then passed by the Senate, and finally through the House. Be sure that you support S. 1988 and not Basin Bill-S. 1988. William Jackson Young Route 3, Box 163 Medford. Park Birding To the Editor: From South America arrive plans, in Span ish, for a proposed Lake of the Flamingos National Park. The material is in scholarly style. It credits U.S.A. with the original concept. It lists other noted National Parks: Transvaal's Krueger, Baminge in French Africa, Belgian Con go's Prince Albert. It empha sizes that Japan now has a chain of 27. It reminds Peruvians they trail the Ar gentine herein. The article is well illustrat ed. The opening sketch of the flamingos is especially appeal ing. This writer can testify that, in birding from the Polar Ice Barriers Auks, far North of Spitzbergen, to the Antaractic's penguins he re calls no thrill more dramatic than on Amazon headwaters. We there once saw a flock alighting of perhaps 100 fla mingos. The lake was verit able sapphire - colored. The birds were in full nuptial pink. All Latin American Nation al Parks help Saxon American conservationists. This, because many of our birds migrate to Peru. One is the olive-sided flycatcher. Others go as far as Paraguay. C. M. Goethe 3731 Tea st. Sacramento, Calif. Not A Total Lois To the Editor: I'd like to express one man's opinion about the fiasco which took place last Tuesday night at Kim's restaurant in Medford It had been announced that' there would be a dinner, fol lowed by an open-to-the-pub-lic meeting to discuss the Home Rule Charter. As an interested voter, I wanted to hear more about this controversial issue. I skipped the dinner, furnish- ed by Mr. Wernmark, but got there in time for the meeting. This is what I witnessed: As host at the dinner and master of ceremonies at the meeting, Mr. Wernmark, also in search of public office, made the most of both func lions by wading into a lengthy campaign speech to gel the ball rolling . . . rolling for Swede Wernmark, that is. Ap parenlly. no one told him there is a lime and place for j everything. The speech not only took pot shots at other candidates who were absent, but painted Wernmark as the only man around who could get Jack son county out of the woods. He didn't sell me on it and, I suspect, not a few of the Sst others, either. j After this liberal dose of like an excuse to grind his folderol. William Deatheridge own political axe. Passing the was given a chance to talk 1 hat only added insult to in aboul Ihe Home Rule issue, 'jury. wnich Is what everybody was! supposed to be there for. It turned out (o be the only ed to see the results of this bright spot in an otherwise maneuver. I was gratified to dull evening. see that the returns were Mr. Deatheridge presented meager. Quite a few sat still a good case against the Char-1 on their money, ter. but treated the subject I took it as a glaring ex fairly and open-mindedly. We i ample of poor taste and faultv could use more of that. ! judgment. My feeling is tha't Then our luck ran out and nobodv in public office should - we got Dam to Mr. Wern- mark, via his campaign man- amr. .Aiier a lew more glow- ins remarks for Swede, the hat was passed for campaign contributions That struck me as the low point of the whole' evening The meeting start- ed to look mote and more' That New As a document it was inter esting chiefly as a study in Communist gymnastics with words. Even those could not disguise the atmosphere of general gloom. The mere fact that for three weeks the Red Chinese lead ership permitted no word of the congress proceedings to reach the outside world sug gests they felt there was much to explain. Other publications and broadcasts have been more outspoken. Among them was- the theo retical journal Red Flag, Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (ci Generil reeturei Corp. AUDIENCES LOVE A FAILURE At the circus last week, the children were beguiled most by the baby elephant doing tne Twit t. (t2 'fcT""! Rut the adults responded most enthusi astically to an aerialist who almost fell from his norrh In n raM I m o c k acci- . .... den( The cry Harm that went up from the crowd was composed of shock, horror-and deep pleasure. Unconsciously,' they wanted to witness a fatality. And ail performers know this. Oscar Hammerstein II used to call the audience "the big black beast." It hovers there in the dark auditorium, wait ing for the entertainer to falter and fail. Every profes sional performer feels at heart that the audience is his enemy-this is why adulation from the crowd does nof real ly satisfy him or bring him any sense of security. The blood-lust of a primi tive tribe has been varnished over in civilization; it has n-Jt been eradicated. The mobs that used to attend public hangings of pickpockets in the seventeenth century were much like the mobs that flock ed to see Christians thrown to the lions in the first cen tury. Another man's death may diminish us but It also gratifies us. We can feel it most keenly while watching stunt fliers or aerialists, but the sharp antagonism of the mass is pal pable even to a perfor ler In the more polished ar At the height of his fame and acclaim, Caruso confided to his wife, "Each time I sing, I feel there is someone Wait ing to destroy me, an I I must fight like a bull to hold my own." All ma-ss movements, what ever their political slogans, are based on blood-letting; all groups tend to be worse than the individuals who compose them. The best argument for individualism Is that no man would dare to do alone what he would do witl a crowd; this is why weak boys form gangs. And even an audience, which has presumably gather ed together for entertainment and relaxation, takes on some of the aspects of a primitive mob. Let the singer crack on j high note, or the actor flub line, and the animal out there is ready to leap on his back. A baseball hero in a slump quickly learns how the crowd turns against him angrily. For society Is always look ing for both heroes and for victims. We inflate our heroes beyond human dimensions, and then we enjoy pricking them to see if they will burst. We yearn for a display of superiority, but we also yearn to see that superiority re duced to humiliation and fail ure. The cry that went up from the crowd at the circus v s a cry of human fear-and of subhuman jubilation. Who ever denies this cannot under- ,Und mankind, or himself. I might have walked out then, as some did. but I want- stoop to conquer. Still the evening wasn't a total loss. I learned more about the Charter, saved a little money, and found out where to put my vote, Charles Jackson 35 Second st. Ashland, Ore. Purge Under Way which was among the first Red Chinese publications to air Mao Tse-tung's dispute with Nikita Khrushchev and is among the most authorita tive of Red Chinese publica tions. The latest issue ol Red Flag exonerated both the people and the top leadership for Red In the Day's News By FRANK Hong Kong is one of the world's most interesting spots. Its population is officially re ported to be 99.1 per cent Chi nese. Which means that out of each 100 of its permanent pop ulation (tourists excluded) 99 are Chinamen. And yet Hong Kong is practically 100 per cent free enterprise. Of its thousands of little shops, practically all are pri vately owned and privately operated. The same is true of its industries - from little one room workshops to its rela tively few large factories. There is no communist indus try in Hong Kong. DOES that mean that t h e Chinese people are funda mentally anti-communist? Not necessarily. The greater part of these Hong Kong Chinese are recent comers. At least three-fourths of them have come in the last few years the years since communism swept the Chi nese mainland. The Hong Kong Chinese are of two kinds - the rich and the poor. The rich saw communism coming and got out of China early, bringing their wealth with them. A lot of the poor are still coming, crossing the Bamboo Curtain as refugees whenever the opportunity pre sents itself. CJO WHAT has been happen- ing in Hong Kong could mean that the Chinese who can't take communism, who are willing to risk their lives to get away . from it, are GETTING OUT while those willing to take whatever comes, including communism. are remaining in China. Time will tell. The big mystery is why Red China permits this 100 per cent free enterprise pin point on the may of Southeast Asia to go on flourishing. Hc OW are WE doing in South east Asia? How are our foreign aid policies working out? Are we gaining or losing? JOHNNY-come-lately - and especially no casual tourist-can be expected to know. But one meets interest ing people. One such is an American officer who has been working with our for eign aid people for the past two and a half years. He isn't too optimistic. Thailand, he says, is our only ally in Southeast Asia. It has a tough, competent gov-ernment-a benevolent despot ism that knows its people aren't ready yet for self gov ernment, and meanwhile is giving them what they need. Thailand, he adds, wants no truck with communism, and will fight at the drop of a hat to retain its 'freedorm f AOS, he thinks, is gone. " Vietnam, the present hot spot, is probably gone. The heck of it, he says, is that neither cares a hoot what hap pens. All they want is to be ieft In their house by the side of the road to watch the world go by. They accept American foreign aid and they accept Russian foreign aid-and don't care whose aid it is. But, he adds, if we get out, the communists will move in and take over ALL of South east Asia. So, he supposes, we'll have to hang on. SANITATION, he thinks, is the big problem down in Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF A MAGNIFICENTLY attired couple sa, tovmg w,h their V Vlcl,ua' the town's most expensive re.tauran when .man at the next table ordered a bottle of rare? colv wine The magnificently at- - ne- tired female watched the waiter pour same, then sighed to her companion, "Look, darling. They're pouring our year." A gloomy looking party forked over sfx bucki for a book called "Prayer Can Change Your Life," but was back for a cash refund an hour later. "My pur chase w a terrible mis take." he explained "I thought the title wu 'Pray er Can ChajiM Yotir WIFE.' " Bob Hope overhwird two sun-baked old bl,)i ,i teenth holt discourse as follows. "Your husband ffrrs mg better now that he has a new stance " "That's not a new stance. That's a nrw lii.sband," C Wti. by tVnaett Cert Distribute by K:nf r.tur SyMi-r. China's agricultural failures. Instead, it placed the blame on provincial and low-level leadership which it said be came "infected" with bureau crats who "estranged them selves from the masses," and who showed themselves to be irresponsible to the party and the people." JENKINS these parts-and little wonder, he adds. The rivers are vast sewers. They are used as washtubs, as bathtubs, as pub lic toilets-AND as reservoirs for domestic water supply. including drinking water and water for cooking. As a result of this total lack of sanitation 19 out of each 25 babies born DIE before reaching the age of five. With proper sanitation, he says, 20 out of 25 of them could LIVE. But, he goes on, our idea of aiding these people is to build modern paved highways, pow er dams and such-all of which the people of South east Asia are not yet ready for. A ND- r. i He says with a shrug- The Russians put it all over us as propagandists. We spray the jungie roads with weed killers to open them up so we can't be ambushed so readily, and the communists spread the word that we are killing off all the vegetation so that the people will starve. When there is too much rain or too little of it, the com mies spread the tale that American nuclear testing is causing it. We send a heli copter into the jungle to bring out some poor devil to the hospital, and the commies tell the natives we are taking him away for torture. And so on. The dickens of it, he says, is that the people BELIEVE IT. rpHIS MAN isn't a cynic. Ha isn't a disgruntled worker who is peeved with his job. He concedes that we probably have a bear by the tail in Southeast Asia and must hang on or the consequences will be serious. But he isn't very happy over the way things are go ing. One meets many others like him down in this part of the world. Johnson to Lecture for Certificate Class Ragnor O. Johnson, former real estate commissione ', will conduct the lecture for Ihe certificate class for real estate brokers and salesmen from Jackson county at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Apri' 26, at Hed rick Junior high school. His topic will be "Mortgage Guaranty Financing." The lectures are sponsored by the O.egon real estate depart ment, and lead lo an award of a certificate in real estate and an invitation lo member ship in Rho Epsilon Kappa, a professional honorary so ciety. Yakima Man Killed In Helicopter Crash Wapato, Wash. - HTP - Ncl.t Larson, 37, Yakima, was killed Tuesday when the helicopter he was using to spray an ap ple orchard near here hit a powerline and crashed into the orchard. Child Support Funds Collected in Oregon Salem - OTI - The Oreson Justice Department collected $38,654 in March in child sup. port and welfare fraud cases, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn ton said Tuesday. run