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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Drami Still lis Country ECmiovirsi as Persia SUNDAY. JUNE 1. 1913 Bv JOSEPH MAZANDT United Prew International Tehran-WD-Iran, despite a determined effort by its for mer shah to make this name universal, is still stubbornly known as Persia in many places and to many peoples in the world. This may be due to the fact that although the late shah - father of the present ruler - wanted his country to be known as "The Land of the Aryans," which is what Iran means, the word Per sian was too deeply ingrained in history. Persian cats and rugs are known the world over. There is the Persian Gulf. The lan guage was always Persian, never Iranian. And it was dif ficult to erase by fiat in 1927 a term which was already fa miliar to the chroniclers of the Bible who speak of "The Land of the Persians." By whatever name, Persia and Iran are one and the same nation. It is a large tableland from 3,000 to 6.000 feet high in western Asia with an area of 628,000 square miles, more than one-fifth the size of the United States and about two and a half times that of Texas, 'iike Pridt in History Iranians (or Persians) pride themselves on a history and culture which extends back more than 6,000 years. Their most famous kings, Darius and Cyrus, held sway over half the known world some 2,500 years ago and since that time the country has remained a political en tity despite the cataclysmic invasions of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, the Mongol. Iran is bordered on the west and northwest by Iraq and Turkey, on the east by Paki stan and Afghanistan. To the south is the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabi an Sea. And to the north xhe Caspian Sea and Russia with whom Iran shares a border 1,250 miles long. To help Iran maintain its independence the United States has given this country during the past decade about $1 billion in military and eco nomic aid. This aid has gone toward modernizing the 200, 000 man army and the imple mentation of projects design ed to raise the living stand ards of the people. 75 Par Cent Illiterate Shah Mohammed Reza, 43, has also taken steps to strengthen the nation inter nally with measures intended to end feudalism and to give a majority of the people a greater voice in their own af fairs. More than 75 per cent of 1 k Tttiirai : ttiHiltL . J , Khath SA- ; .... ii I RAN AMAt 2t,OO0 ). mil POPUlAtlOMi 1t,44,l31 , CROPS wk)t,fcrty, fit. . MMWftCIK H, It--, sine. A Oil OUTUTi t,09t,000rrl .) - txrtfcy (PERSIA) - SEARCH FOR NEW INCOME - Iran's na tional income from its oil is more than $300 million a year, and she has received about $1.3 billion in aid from the United States, but the country still is searching for new income from, among other things, tourism. Iran offers ancient ruins, big game, trout and salmon fishing, and skiing, as well as a fine cuisine. (UPI) New Officers Are New officers were installed and merit awards presented at the 12th anniversary din ner of the Medford chapter of the National Office Man agement association recently at the Brave Bull. Wilson G. Slater, clerk of Medford school district 549C, was installed as president of the association. Other officers assuming po sitions were: Charles L. Good win, Medford Veneer and Plywood Corp., vice presi dent; Mrs. Norma E. Bur roughs, Mark's Groceteria, secretary; Mrs. Virginia G. Johnson, Rogue Valley Phy sicians service, assistant sec retary, and E. C. Evanson, Timber Products company, treasurer. Leo E. Sohler, Ash land, past president of the chapter, was Installing of ficer. Directors chosen for two year terms were: Ronald E. Cordon, manager of the East Medford branch, The Ore- Sawyer Attends Portland Meeting Portland-Recommendations itemming from a recently completed three-day confer ence on the alcoholic and the Court are already being put into actuality, according to George Dimas, director of the Alcohol Studies and Rehabili tation section of the sponsor ing Mental Health division of Oregon. , Among the 60 representa tives of Oregon and Washing tun courts and federal and hnallh AOpnCieS Stan.' mt"""' " was District Court Judge Loren L. Sawyer, Medford. The group recommended tnat further regional confer ences be held to study the problems, Dimas said. The group also recommended that the possibility of regional re habilitation farm to serve several communities be studied and that such centers be staffed adequately to care lor the repeater alcoholic. Installed by Local Office Managers key and scroll, at the Area 13 conference to be held at the Multnomah hotel, Port land, June 21 and 22. Mrs. Johnson received the firs merit award key in 1955 and the Diamond award key in 1963. These keys are pre sented in accordance with the Merit Award oPint system, officially adopted and estab lished to acknowledge "wor thy effort" in promulgating and instituting management in the office. Daniel J. Huebner, presi dent, Cascade Business Sys tems, was introduced as a new member. WILSON SLATER Named New President gon Bank; Dennis E. Garce lon, IBM representative; V. W. (Vic) Kengla, Timber Pro ducts company; and Walt Stockburger, Carolina Pacific Plywood, Inc. Claude E. Hall, National Cash Register com pany, will serve his one-year unexpired term as director. Award Keys Presented Merit award keys for 100 points service were present ed to Frank G. Martin, Olson Lawyer Lumber company, and Mrs. Burroughs. Mrs. Gilbert Johnson (Fran ces E.) of Associated Fruit company, was awarded the Diamond Merit award for "long and diligent work" for NOMA through chapter and national activities. Presentation was to be made at the International conference in Pittsburgh June 2. but due to the fact that Mrs. Johnson would be un able to attend the session in Pennsylvania, the award key was sent to Kenneth E. Pick ens, chairman of the Medford Merit Award Point system, presentation. The scroll will be presented to Mrs. Johnson, one of few people to earn the t the 22,000,000 population are engaged in agriculture and are generally illiterate. Side by side with ancient rr.eans of irrigation are the great dams - one of the most recently completed is fifth in size in the world and the highest in the Middle East. The dams will help mod ernize agriculture. To stamp out illiteracy the Shah has formed corps of young men who undertake to bring edu cation to everyone, even in the most remote villages. Although the majority do not enjoy a high standard of living Iranians are famous for their hospitality. It would be considered unforgivable for anyone, down to the poorest laborer, not to insist that a visitor partake of food at meal time. An ordinary laborer earns less than $12 so a week on the average. He must work two hours to earn a pound of mutton, three days for a pair of shoes and more than two weeks for a decent suit of clothing. The average worker lives with his family of four or five in not more than two rooms for which he pays a monthly rental of about $10 to $15. Rich Compared to U.S. Rich Iranians, on the other hand, have some of the most beautiful and modern homes in the world and live in lux ury that might be the envy of multimillionaires in Eu rope and the United States. Although it is a Moslem country Iran is not an Arab country. Urban Iranians live a Western life, wear Western clothes - a suit, a felt hat and a tie - and look very much at first glance like the people on the sirett of an American city. There are tribes, however, which still wear their own costumes and no one wants them to change these colorful robes - least of all those in charge of trying to persuade mere tourists to come here. While Persian is the prin cipal language of the country there are hundreds of tribal dialects and large groups of permanent settlers speak Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish, Assyrian, Pushtu, Urdu, Russian and so on. The vast majority of the people belong to the Moslem Shia sect. There are also 100,000 Armenian Christians, thou sands of Assyrians and other Christians and 40,000 Jews. Many Projects Under Way Despite the oil income and the grants from the United States, Iran has so many de velopment projects under way that it is always searching for new income. Tourism seems to be a promising source. An American-operated luxury ho tel was opened in Tehran by the shah this year and most of the 2,000,000 people in the capital have come for a look at ii. Other hotels are mush rooming all over the country. Roads are being improved and travel regulations simpli fied. The legislature is bicameral as in the United States. The lower house of Majlis consists of 200 elcetod members. There is an upper house or senate of 60 members, half of them elected half appointed by the shah who has the right to dis solve either or both houses of the legislature. B LOANS UP TO $1500 Here it is-a HANDY HUNDRED or Mere! Call Crater Finance jp"3nrjr "Montr From Ciller Finance I Like Money From Ho-V' 8 CRATER FINANCE 135 PINE CEPNoT,NTt 664-1273 $ 300 Executives Are Expected at Session Gearhart - About 300 in dustry executives are expect ed for the 27th annual meet ing of the Douglas Fir Ply wood association, scheduled to get under way at Gearhart June 10. About 130 mills in the five western states are members of the association, which con ducts joint promotional pro grams, research and quality control on an industry-wide basis. 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