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Newspaper Page TextTUESDAY. KfDFORDvWTRIBUNB """Everyone in Southern Orejon"" Reads Tha Mall Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 33 North Fir jit.. Ph. 772-8141 ROBERT W. RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertuinf Manager GERALD T LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR. Mng. Editor EARL, H ADAMS, tny taiior HARRY CHIPMAN. Teles Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER Women'! Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mar An Independent Newipaper Entered aa second clais matter at Med ford, Oregon, under Act of Mareh 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Daily and Sunday 4 moi. 10.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mot. 5.00 Sunday Only One year 5.00 Single Copy (Mailed) 300 By Carnei And Motor Route. Daily and Sunday 1 year $21.00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1.75 Sunday Only 1 mo. 50c Carrier and Vendor Copy 10c Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paper of Jackaon County United Presi International Full Leased Wire V. P. I. Tele photo Newspicturea "member of audit bureau" of circulations Advertising Representative: NELSON ROBERTS & ASSOC! ATES. Offices In New York. Chi cago. Detroit, San Francisco, Loi Angeles. Seattle, Portland. Denver, NATION A l 1 0 1 T 0 It I A L NEWSPAPER PUSLISHEP.S ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tha tiles of The Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Oct. 23. 1952 (Thursday) Wreckage of a missing plane, with the bodies of its two occupants, was found late yesterday afternoon by a Rogue River National forest ranger. "Miss Rogue Valley," the newly-purchased twin-engine Cessna air ambulance plane with a big loading door, will be dedicated at ceremonies at the Medford airport Sunday, 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 23, 1942 (Friday) Milk shortage forecast here unless producers granted price increase by OPA. Senate passes bill providing for draft of 18 to 19-year-olds 30 YEARS AGO Oct. 23. 1932 (Sunday) Grand jury begins study of slaying of Medford business man; W. T. Grieve, Prospect, named jury foreman. Tires, size 29x4.40 adver tised for $4.45 each, with tube thrown in free. 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 23. 1922 (Monday) "Epidemic" of holdups ex cites city; police report only one of numerous holdup ru mors has been verified. Circuit court sessions de layed when jurors and parties in various suits fail to appear; Judge J. M. Calking blames start of hunting season. 50 YEARS AGO Oct. 23. 1912 (Wednesday) Jackaon county clerk's of fice predicts registration for 1912 general election will ex ceed 6.200 in county. Rogue Valley sportsmen and anglers back Judge E. E. Kelly for election as Jackson county district attorney. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or tan correct It superior; seven er eight is excellent; five et six Is food. 1. Name the gifts brought by the three wise men to Jesus. 2. Who wrote the (anions novel. "Jane Eyre"? 3. Which letter of the alpha bet is omitted from telephone dials? 4. Is the marital Institution of a single wife at a time known as polygamy, monog amy, or bigamy? 5. Do U. S. Senators serve for two, four, or six years as a result of a normal election? 6. What U. S. Federal Agency issues authorizations for the construction of power dams? 7. Has a starfish four, five, or six points? 8. What kind of wood did Noah used to build the Ark? 9. Docs a person who has monophobia have a morbid dread of being in crowds? 10. Which of the following words is misspelled: accident ly, gencology, privelcge. Answers) 1. Gold, trankin cense, myrrh. 2. Charlotte Bronte. 3. "Q". 4. Monogamy. 5, Six 6. Federal Power Com mission. 7. Five. 8. Gopher wood. 9. No. of being alone. 10. All three. SETS OFF TWO BLASTS Wash ington-HiCD-The Atom ic Energy Commission an nounced that the Soviet Union exploded two more nuclear devices In the atmosphere Monday. The A EC said one test, "at a high altitude above central Asia." had a yield of a "few hundred kilotons " The second test, with a yieiri of several megatons, was set off at the Novya Zemlyi range near the Arctic Circle OGTObbrl 2J. lab. Support for the President President Kennedy is wholly within his rights legal, moral and practical in taking the ac tion ne has in regard to Cuba. As lone as the weapons were of a defensive nature as they were until recently this country would have been in an untenable position if it had interfered in any substantial way. But with the fact established that the weapons provided by Soviet Russia to Castro were of offensive na ture, capable of hitting strategic portions of the Western Hemisphere, that limitation is ended. In any embargo, in great danger of hostilities getting out of hand. But the President had no other choice. TOO, he was wise in refusing to by-pass the ncf q VilioViorl inraimQfii-inal rwrra ttiaHnna in. volved specifically the ican States and the United Nations and by leav ing the door open to further talk and negotiation. He has, in effect, told both Khrushchev and Castro, "thus far, and no farther"; has explained his actions and his reasoning to the rest of man kind ; and has summoned the responsible nations and peoples of the world to support him. He should also have the whole-hearted sup port of all Americans, for he alone can make the necessary decisions, based upon information which is available to him alone. E.A. For Senate and House Jackson county can fortunate this election year m the caliber of men who are running for the state legislature. It will be impossible for us to have a "bad" delegation to the legislature for the next two years, no matter which four are elected. All eight are men of ligence and competence, public service, even when it involves (as does service in the legislature) IN THIS happy situation, making a choice is a bit difficult, since only four can be elected, and four will be defeated. How do we judge the Largely on the basis : l-li prior puDnc service, personality vior a legislator, to be effective, must be able to state his case, both in committee and on the floor, in a believ able manner), and finally, as important as any other consideration, on his attitude toward peo ple, toward state government as an instrumen tality for the public weal, toward taxation, to ward education, and toward the services the 3tate offers its citizens. TTHE two candidates for (Lynn) Newbry, the and Henry F. Padgham seeking major office for Ideologically, we find to Padgham than to Newbry, although both men are moderates. And yet, Newbry did an excellent job, for Jackson county first two years of service haps more important, he State Senate, has many parties, and has earned the respect of the mem bers of the upper house. He will, we believe, be somewhat more con servative financially than this is goinp; to be important during the coming session, which will be plagued with incessant and mounting pressures for higher spending. borne higher spending, particularly in educa tion, will be necessary, a Padgham recognize. On attempt to downgrade Padgham's excellent quali ties and abilities, we shall THE three Republican enback, seeking reelection to a second term: Edward Branchfield, Medford lawyer, former school board member, member of the state vet erans affairs department advisory committee, seeking a first term; and Al Dumas, laundry op erator, who has also been active in a number of civic enterprises, also running for the first time. 1 he Democratic candidates are Al Bradford. Medford barber, labor union official, and mem ber of the Medford city council for six years; James Redden, Medford lawyer, and Charles Lrary, retired labor union official who has also been active in public service activities. Here again the choice fTiUR first vote will go y his service on the council, he has won the highest respect, not onlv from his fellow mem bers, but from those who the council or watched its operations. He knows the problems of the "little guy," who, in our so ciety, ouen gets overlooked. He is Knowledgeable and conscientious and would, we sincerely be lieve, make an outstanding legislator. Our second vote will on the basis of his knowledge of school and vet- terans problems, his acquaintance with a broad range of people in all walks of life, and on his friendly, approachable and sincere personality. Our third will go to Jim Redden, not because of experience but because, like Branchfield and Bradford, he is concerned with the human condi tion and is an effective spokesman for both pro gress and compassion. The other three candidates are excellent, high caliber men whom we respect and like sincerely. But a choice has to be made, and we have made ours on the basis of the brief criteria given above, coupled with a subjective and personal assess ment of the men, all of whom we know. E.A. any blockade, there is Organization of Amer count itself extremely integrity, honesty, intel and all share a desire for personal sacrifice. best? of rounded experience, t I l-i. State Senate are L. W. Republican incumbent, Jr., Democrat, who is the first time. ourself somewhat closer and the state during his under appointment. Per knows the ropes in the friends there in both would Padcham, and fact both Newbry and balance, and with no vote for Lynn Newbry. candidates for the House is difficult. to Al Bradford. During have appeared before go to Ed Branchfield, MEDFORD Halloween x COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address ot 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 tor publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters p.inted in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; In fact the contrary is often the case. Candidate Choice To the Editor: While read ing the editorial by Eric Al len on his candidates' choice, I found this to be a most discriminating declaration of one man's opinion, trying to be rammed down the throats of we intelligent readers. He loudly sang the praises of William Singler and James Dunlevy but was most insult ing about Fred Robinson. It is all right to have one's own opinion, but to try and force them on everyone else is unexcuseable. Mr. Eric Allen you owe Mr. Robinson an immediate and public apologyl Mrs. S. L. Teel 409 North Central ave. Medford. Editor's note: It should be obvious that no one HAS to vote the way any editorial recommends. It should be equally obvious that an editor has an obligation to make rec ommendations as honestly as possible. We believe Fred Rob inson is not qualified to serve as mayor, and said so, and why. It Is up to the voters to decide. Taxes Too High To the Editor: A notice to taxpayers: Taxes are getting out of hand because we, the taxpayers, sit back and do nothing about outrageous tax es. I have ten acres of dry land on a county road with no im provements and no well. The 1060 taxes on this piece of land were $33.96, in 1961 I paid $42.70, and now I get my tax statement for the pres ent year's taxes and they have jumped to $78.70. This Jump makes each acre of my land amount to $7.87 per acre. Jesse James rode a horse and wore two guns. We, the voters, elect a man for tax assessor and support him and his entire staff through taxation. We all know that no country, state or coun ty can function without taxa tion, but if you take the last drop of blood we have you have killed the goose that laid the golden esg. I urge that each and every taxpayer that thinks their tax es are too high in this county to file a protest as I am going to do. W. L. Leonard 1000 Emigrant Creek rd Ashland, Ore. He Has Everything To the Editor: 1 was Inter ested, but not surprised, to learn from the Mail Tribune of Oct. 17 that my friend Frank Grimm is a candidate for the office of Councilman of Gold Hill. He is one of my favorite Oregonlans. I en dorse his candidacy. In the summer of 1981 my wife and I, together with our son Keith, then 11 years of age, moved to Central Point from New York. Torn from the only home he had ever known, separated by the width of a continent from ev ery friend he had ever had, and withdrawn from the only school he had ever attended, Keith was a lonesome and homesick boy. The period was a delicate and critical one for him. Keith entered the sixth grade at Central Point and was assigned to Mr. Grimm's class. We soon realiied that tills assignment was a for tunate one for Keith. Mr. Grimm proved himself to be a well grounded, well rounded and highly competent teach er. Over and above the mere formal requirements of his profession, however, M r . Grimm displayed a striking empathy with regard to Keith's special problem, In terest in the solution of that problem, and capacity for helping to solve It. When Keith had been In MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. Season the school for a month or two, he was offered an oppor- tunity to transfer to the ' ma jor work group." He declined the honor with emphasis, pre ferring the comfort and se curity of the relationship which he had by that time established with Mr. Grimm. He did not accept the trans- fer until the school year had been completed. In the course of the school year, my wife and I spent a full day in Mr. Grimm s class. noting with interest his easy but firm management of the children, their respect and liking for him, and the clarity and effectiveness of his teach ing. Contacts had with Mr, Grimm during the summer have served to confirm and enhance our high opinion of him. I do not see how Frank Grimm can fail as a Council man. Young and vigorous, yet old enough to be fully ma ture; energetic, earnest, capa ble; poised and dignified, yet courteous, warm and friendly, he has everything. Clarence M. Crews 4706 North Pacific highway Central Point, Ore. Helpful lo Hunters To the Editor: Just a word nf appreciation for the Forest Service of Bly, Ore. The storm of Oct. 12 left us isolated about eight miles from the main highway on a mountain road seldom used except by hunters. This road had been made impassable by a fallen tree In the late storm which blocked us in. We managed to get in touch with some hunters and got word to Bly of our predica ment. "The Forest Service at Bly sent a Jeep with two men and a power saw and soon opened the road. They sawed us a pile of wood and saw that we were comforta ble. They also brought up to camp one of our deer which had been shot about two miles farther down the mountain the day before. Then they left, saying that they would return on Monday if possible to help us out to the high way, provided there were no other campers in need ot there service. In the mean time, a party from Coos Bay came up past our camp to hunt deer. Mr. Church and his two sons, just back from Germany where they served in the U.S. Army, helped us to get packed up and out onto the main highway. Thanks for the cooperation of the Forest Service and these wonderful people In helping us get out to the main road. Ira D. Canfield 104 South Keeneway dr. Medford. nST I JrM A Wompuy AT 6:30 P.M. . l "You can call II 'voter apathy' 1! you like . , li downright indifference ... I" OREGON Sino-lndian Conflict Poses Special Problems for Both Russia and the U.S. By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst As the threat of a major conflict between India and Red China Increases, the more interesting the position m which the So viet Union finds itself. It creates a spe cial problem IV,. TTnif. LNaV) I ed Sutes. For 4jLJ the Soviets it to a nivnc ijc- Newiom tween Red China, an ally, and India, whose huge population and Washington Report By William (a United Feature Syndicate DEMOCRATIC APATHY? Washington - The cam paign for Congress and for the most Important series of state offices to be up in many years is A coming down to a furious end with much noise and move ment among the principals. But what of that seeming calm down among the sub merged critical mass which is the voters? The thing is rather like an iceberg in one sense. What is truly significant is not the activity of the visible cap, but rather what is happening or not happening down in the great bulk below the water's line. "Apathy" is a word now be ing widely heard. And scatter ed reports suggest that gener ally it may not be an inappli cable word. If so, if that is actually going to be a quiet and ill-attended election, the safe prediction is that the Re publicans, as generally the minority party In terms of registered members, should be the gainers over the Demo crats. HEAVY voting tends to fav or Democrats; light voting to favor, the Republicans -wherever Republican apathy is not so marked as Democrat ic apathy. And In this in stance it appears that apathy Is more a Democratic than a Republican problem. A new national Gallup Poll finds that Democratic interest is 19 per cent below what it was 1958 and 14 per cent be low what it was in 1954. Re publican interest, on the other hand, though reported as 2 per cent below 1954, is at least at the same level as 1958. Polls, though useful things, are also tricky things; and It is never wise to put the fam ily's savings - account money on them. In this instance, however, the Gallup findings have suggestive support. A survey by the Houston Chron icle concludes that the one "considerable" danger for the moderate Democratic candi date for Governor, John Con nally, in that traditionally Democratic state is that "apa thetic Democrats won't make it to the polls." THE EQUALLY respected California poll finds the Democratic Governor, Ed mund (Pat) Brown, running three percentage points ahead of Richard Nixon in a cross section of Californians eligi ble to vote, but it adds a far more vital statistic. It says that among those who are likely actually to vote. Brown and Nixon are in precise deadlock - and this in a state nominally Demo cratic on a 60-40 ratio. If there Is not a good deal of Democratic apathy toward Brown, there must be a posi tive defection from him of considerable meaning. , I'd call Wtllt special place as a spokesman for the world's neutrals have made its friendship a top pri ority Russian goal. Soviet Premier Khrushchev clearly expressed his own at titude toward the dispute when in conversation with a western newsman he describ ed it as a "sad and stupid affair". Khrushchev has been re ported reliably has having urged the Red Chinese to ease up on their present pressures against India and to have been told by the Chinese not only to mind his own affairs but to keep out of the way S. White These two widely seperated examples have much signifi cance. Texas and California are not only very big and im portant states politically. They also are far enough re moved from each other, both geographically and in politi cal interests, to suggest that these can hardly be isolated and unrelated situations. - AN ANECDOTE of long ago illustrates the point. In October of 1948, as a travel ing ear-to-the-ground observ er in that campaign, this cor respondent wound up a six state spot check in Oklahoma. The present Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma asked what one's Impressions had been in the other five states and was told that one thing, at least, stood out: the Republican farmers, angry at inaction by a Republican Congress on farm legislation, were apa thetic to say the least about Thomas E. Dewey. , "Yes, I have found that In Oklahoma," Kerr replied, "and until now I had thought it possibly might be just some local situation. This report shows that a situation like that just doesn't stop at a state line. Put it down now that Harry Truman is going to win this election." And win It Truman did. Thus, if there really is Democratic apathy this time, it, too, will not halt at state lines. And If there really is this apathy, the Republicans will make heavy gains on election day, Nov. 6, not only In Congress but in state-wide offices. Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (o Field Enterprises Inc. BEER AND PATRIOTISM Maybe the pretty and curv aceous girl is passing out of the picture-the advertising picture, that is. For decades now, she has adorned the ads for thousands o f products, no matter how i r r e 1 e- vant her pres ence has been. We may be taking a new tack shortly ' 1 a 1 raeiJI .1.1 our adver tising appeals Rams -one just as irrelevant, but equally stir ring to the emotions. "Patrio tism" may become the lead ing motif in the advertising world. This theme was sounded a few weeks ago in Chicago when the judge advocate gen eral of the U. S. Navy, Rear Admiral Mott, addressed the 75th anniversary convention of the Master Brewers associ ation. Admiral Mott told the assembled beer-makers that "from the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock, beer was an integral part of life In the colonies. When the Bos ton tea party was being planned, the patriots drank beer while preparing their art of protest against the (English) tyranny." According to the news slory, "Mott called on the brewing Industry to take the leRd In rallying the na tion to the dangers of com munism." Down with vodka - that notorious Russian drink; down with Scotch-a rem nant of EngHsh tyranny; down with vermouth-a de cadent product of France and Italy; up with beer the beverage that made Bunker Hill possible! How. I wonder, will the brewing Industry "take the lead" in rallying the nation to the dangers of commu niini? Red-white-and-blue bottles, perhaps. A picture of George Washington on every beer cap. A new opener designed for hand-to-hand combat against those subversive vodka drinkers. The "Miss Rhetngold" con test may be utterly abolished; of Chinese national Interests. Since then, Soviet publica tions have been ostentatiously neutral. Not so neutral, and hotly protested by the Chi nese, has been Khrushchev's action in supplying MIG jet fighters to the Indians. Winter cold and heavy snows already are closing in on the 2,500 mile Himalaya border line and ground action between now and spring . must be limited. It does not, however, pre clude air action and the Chi nese are uncomfortably .-.ware that they may soon be flying against MIG's supplied by their own supposed ally. Just what is in Khru shchev's mind, or how much his actions spring from his well-publicized ideol o g i c a 1 differences with the Chinese, are matters which must be determined by future events. Indian Prime Minister Ja- Matter of Fact ey j0.ePh ai.op ic) New York Herald THE NEW BELLIGERENCE I Indianapolis Out here, in the old mid-Western heart land of isolationism, the long strain and f re ouent frustra- i'4 tions of the M.B cold war "Sfff t-t seem to - , M have wrought ' an astonish- ting transfor w.tinn The old isolation ism is seem- aisod mgiy being replaced by the new bellig erence. That is the only conclusion you can draw, at any rate, from the fairly lurid results of two days of intensive door-to-door polling by Oliver Quayle of Louis Harris Associates and this reporter. The pattern was remarkably uniform, whether in the Republican, small town semi-suburbs of Columbus, Ind., or in Democratic, labor union neighborhoods here in Indianapolis. Indiana is a good place to test cold war responses, at the moment, for two reasons. Cuba is the central issue in the Senatorial campaign here. And it is particularly inter esting to see the isolationist heartland responding to a Senate campaign of this char acter. THE REPUBLICAN candi date is the veteran Clag horn, Sen. Homer Capehart, whose Korea - period turn about the wickedness of send ing American boys to fight on foreign soil used to bring tears to every eye. Capehart now wants to send American boys to invade Cuba. And the old Capehart turn has been taken over by his Democratic opponent, young Birch Bayh. This bizarre switch has hardly produced a debate on the Lincoln-Douglas level. There was almost no enthus iasm for either of the debat ers among the 73 voters we taiked with, many of them at considerable length, as is needful when politcial atti tudes are being probed. Over 40 of our pollees were not even clear which side of the debate Capehart and Bayh had respectively chosen. But the fact of the debate the constant headlines about instead, the brewer may de cide upon a "Mister Uncle Sam" contest to find the most goldarned patriot among the nation's beer drinkers. Beer does happen to he a pleasant, friendly drink; I en joy a bottle after a hard ten nis match on a hot day. But it is an alcoholic beverage produced nd sold for profit, and for nothing else. Its rela tionship to patriotism and to anti-communism is even more tenuous than its relationship to the pretty and curvaceous girl sniffing and smiling at the foamy glass of oh-so-golden-goodness. As a nation, we seem to be becoming slightly paranoid on the subject of patriotism. The anti-communism theme is Injected into every speech, no matter what the occasion or the presumable subject. Peo ple seem to thiftk that all they have to do Is to be "against the reds" and they are auto matically good Americans-no matter how bigoted, how greedy, how ignorant, how punitive, how basically un christian they are in most of their feelings and attitudes. The most patriotic thing the brewers ran do is to turn out the best beer they can make at the lowest price. URGES AID TO INDIA Washington JITC- Sen. John Sherman Cooper (R Ky.l said Monday the United States should give aid to India if requested to helu the Indianr, repel Chinese Red border at tacks. Cooper, former ambas sador to India, said he reliev ed one purpose of the Chinese Communist action was "to tin- set India s economic progress" which was showing up fail ures in the Chinese economy. If - lav -I iV4U waharlal Nehru is under in creasing pressure at home to oust the Chinese from tha some 50,000 square miles ot border territory they claim. But talks which were to have started last week were canceled by Nehru until "tha latest intrusions by Chinese forces have been terminated." On their side, the Chinese have called Nehru a liar, war loving and a tool of the Unit ed States. India needs more weapons and recently has been report ed taking soundings on tha possibility of obtaining U.S. transports capable of operat ing in' the thin air over tha Himalayas. A difficulty is that India has no money and has said repeatedly she will not ac cept military aid. A further difficulty is that any U.S. in. tervention might force the Russians in on the side of the Chinese. Tribune Syndicate Cuba and the resulting neigh borhood discussions had focussed attention on the issue itself, and had thereby caused most people to make up their minds about it. Among our pollees, only seven persons, or less than 10 per cent, ad mitted they did not know what should be done about Cuba. THE REST had clear and and frequently impas sioned views on the subject. The old, peace-loving, inward looking isolationist viewpoint was still represented, but only by a surprisingly small minor ity. Only 16 men and women, or just a hair more than one fifth of our total sample, did not favor any form of military action to humble Fidel Castro, because they "did not want a war." In contrast, 24 of the peo ple questioned, or about one third of the total sample, pos itively favored going tha whole hog, with an armed in vasion of Cuba. They were not lightly belligerent either. Most of them, indeed, added some such comment as the ex planation that they only fav ored invasion because "there was no other way left." Finally, a slightly larger group of 27 persons said they were ready or even eager for more limited military action, in the form of a naval block ade of. Cuba. These people plainly disliked the notion of a landing, with Its attendant loss of life. Most of them con ceived the blockade as a way of avoiding the need for an invasion. A common comment was: "It's the only way to pre vent war" "War" meaning here the use of ground troops for a landing. Such are the figures. In terms of Indiana-politics, they mean that Senator Capehart has been helped by the Cuban issue, at least among the In diana voters who know which side he has taken. He has severe handicaps. Judging by our pollees, most Indianans have little respect for Cape hart as a man; and there is a widespread feeling that he has fed too long at the public trough. But he seems likely to win re-election by a solid majority. fTHlS, in itself, is a phen--- omenon worth weighing. Even a few months ago, no political observer in his senses would have imagined that any candidate of either party could meet with anything but disaster in Indiana by raising the cry of "send-the-boys-to-fight." A less impressive phenom enon, but also worth weigh ing, is the way opinions di vided among the people Quayle and this reporter talked with. Ours, unavoid ably, was a small opinion sample, and being small, it cannot be relied on for abso lute accuracy. Yet the answers showed such a consistent pat tern, and the group taking the traditional Isolationist view was so reduced, that our small sounding has real significance. Over two-thirds of our poll ees were ready for military ac tion of some sort. That was the most striking point. Also striking was the link between the line-up in our sounding and the line-up in the nation, wide Gallup poll on the samii question. The inquiring doe tor found a substantially smaller percentage than wa did of those who favored armed invasion, and a compar able percentage favoring blockade. Over-all, he got majority, though a smaller majority, favoring action of some sort. Most of the people polled by Gallup, of course, were in states where the election had not brought the Cuban issue to the fore. If isolationist In diana responds to active agita tion of the issue as our sample seems to indicate, one must conclude that the Gallup find ings show only the beginning of the story. And the circum stances of the case insure tha story's continuation.