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
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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
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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.
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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.
A study of changes In
grades of sheathing, the in
dustry's bread and butter
product, Bnd reports on the
possibilities of overseas mar
kets head the 3-day agenda.
DFPA Executive Vice Pres
ident James R. Turnbull, now
taking part in a U.S. Depart
ment of Commerce trade mis
sion in Europe, will fly back
from Copenhagen for the
meeting, returning to rejoin
the mission June 12.
The association will elect
new officers and announce
the election of a new board
of trustees.
THEFT TOO MUCH
Birmingham, England -tit
Yvonne Thomas, 18, killed
herself by turning on the gas
stove because a boy stole her
transistor radio, a coroner i
Inquest was told Thursday.
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