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MtDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD. OREGON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1963 m& mm r IB j IS! A aS-3 5 NOW OFFICIAL J A, ' . v" The black bear has officially been made - -w. . uwiiuhj u-1 1 iiiaut the state animal of Nnu Mnvirn qc r.ntr Tob- rnmnknii ; ed a bill giving the bear the title. Several thousand of the animals live in the state's national forests. They live for about 12 years and attain weights of from 600 to 700 pounds. (UPI) Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc. Editor's note: Sylvia Porter is on vacation, During her absence a column by Ralph McGill will be substituted. Me Gill is doing a series of articles on some of the new nations in Africa, which he is visiting. if j NONE OF THE OLD IMAGES Notes From Guinea: At the airport in Conakry the beer is from East Germany. On the way into town one comes soon to prefabricated houses being erected. They are from Russia. They are of wood, but a plaster is put on the outside. This is painted in either cream, blue, or yellow. A bit further on at the left appears the very long, and agreeable looking, Soviet provided Polytechnic building. It is much too large for a country just beginning to develop its first cadres of technical students, but use will be made of it. Near the school building a sports stadium is about one-third finished, This, too, is a Soviet "impact" project. These are the major Russian aid measures, but there are a number of less pretentious ones, including teachers, and technical assistance on smaller instal lations. Few of these provide jobs or produce income. The Soviets take more than 90 per cent of the pinapple and banana crops. They also take a substantial portion of the peanut harvest. But this sort of barter deal butters very little Guinean rice. The crops go, and the stadium and the large polytechnic building cannot yet be used. The balance of payments situa tion is worsened. The Guineans are aware of this. They have cooled, in a sense, and the leadership is the more determined this should be, and remain, an independent, noncommitled country. They have asked one Soviet ambassador to de part, because of efforts to influence politics in Guinea. Russian consumer goods have not proved popular. The Russians, having failed in their early efforts to make a satellite of Guinea, nonetheless may be expected to per sist. They have a very large investment. The Soviet bloc countries all have embassies here. It is interesting to a wpslpm visitor, for examtsle. to see the flaa of the embassy of Outer Mongolia. The Red Chinese also have a large diplomatic operation. They keep very much to themselves. Guineans are amused by the Chinese pick-up of mail at the post office. Two Chinese come. They receive the mail and each checks it. The embassy apparently does not trust one man to handle it. It is an ex ample of the old Communist distrust, even of one another. Foreign observers deduce that the Chinese are playing a patient game. If the Soviets fail in their efforts to subvert or infiltrate the political ranks and thus destroy Guinean inde pendence, they will then have a try. TK...... ...... w..., "'nrnmiinict Ulnn nnnnime, 0nnH( lllClt: 01C IUU lliailj .ulluuullia. uiuv ..tiioui,..., buvu" in the markets which are engagingly colorful and redolent of herbs, peppers, spices, smoked and dried fish, and various fermented goods and seeds. The African red peppers make those of Mexico seem like a mild relish. There is some Soviet sugar and canned goods. Cuba has sent in, and sold out, a supply of Texas-like sombreros. These have begun to vie with the multi-colored turbans, caps, tarbooshes and the party nat, The latter is of real or imitation fur. (The Ghandhi, or Con gress party in India also had an official, indentifying cap.) Canned goods from many countries are on sale, remaps tne most popular is a canned tomato paste from Italy, the aver age Guinean eats rice three times a day and the sauce is best if it includes tomato paste. Most of these goods are on a barter oasis. The economy it suffering, and only a man such at Sekou Toure could have held it together. He hat tuch an unimpeachable personal integrity, and to vigorously roott out corruption, that he is trusted and supported. A West erner iindt it difficult to accept tome of hit arbitrary de cisions and measures. The onepary system offends tome. But none can deny that Sekou Toure it daily, if not hourly, confronted with emerenciet growing out of the tlagnant economy. There is some small progress. There is a very real deter mination to provide education. The lack of trained admini ' strators, technicians and specialists seems impossible to over come. But, if it can be, then. Communism will not take over. There is almost a mystique about the wish of the African to be African. There will be no miracles. But, the duty of the Western nations to participate seems clear. The penalty for not doing so is equally visible. The Africa of today fits none of the old images. It is fluid, changing day by day . . .though the pace of change often is so slow as to seem changeless. Cosfro Soid Burning Both Ends of Candle Washington - UPli - Cuban "One might suggest that his Premier Fidel Castro I- burn ing both ends of the candle in the ideological split be tween Red China and the Soviet Union, according to a government expert. heart is m Peking but his stomach is in Moscow, Ed win M. Martin, assistant sec retary of state for inter American affairs, told a House subcommittee Monday, . SJ TV 4 M . .. ' A v ?. . ?Mff:i Aft' v-.'t., - - 4 ., IV:MX JKT T W.'.lii ,' . in M II .irfff ' . W V f.Tyi ii' f.v ."i ..:. itV'-A-WA-j'.-lts-'SSt - .'.-'..'V'. ,4V u; ; ... : ,V 1.-' vn. 'l rvtw Days like this are made for Olympia You've done your best skiing of the season. Skis together, knees locked and every turn feels right! Now comes your reward. A brief rest and a frosty can of refreshing Olympia Beer with your friends. People who get out and do things really go for that distinctive flavor. Whatever you like to do, remember to take along Olympia. It's made for days like this. Enjoy yourself 1 one ingredient is priceless "Its the Water Visitors are always welcome at the Olympia Brewing Company, Tumwater, near Olympia, Washington, 8:00 to 4:30 every day. 0ly 141
