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PAGE A HERALD Strength Of A Republic The true strength of a Republic has been exhibited to Ihe world during these past few Iragedy-filled days. The strength of the free nations of the world never shone more brightly than in these tearful days of sadness and grief. One can review the events and feel a deep sense of shame that a young, vigorous leader could become the victim of an assas sin's bullet in this nation and in this age. But on the brighter side, one can re view the orderly transfer of the reins of government that so quickly moved another elected leader into the void that the affairs of the nation continued in competent, or derly fashion. When one contrasts this with the dis order, confusion and terror that has marked the passing of autocratic rulers in other countries, one can be proud of the workings of the Republic. When Joseph Stalin died, it was many months before any single person emerged as the head of (he government. It was ruled by a committee and gradually Nikita Khrushchev fought his way to the top post over the bodies of the other members of that committee. Americans are a great, proud and re sourceful people. They have not endured under years of slavish rule to a cause nor Most American Holiday The very name Thanksgiving conjures up an Image of a table heaped with an abun dance of different foods. One can almost taste the dark, rich turkey gravy and breathe the smell of steaming hot chestnuts. This is as il should be, for Thanksgiving is the day to remember the special blessings we as Americans enjoy, and surely one of them has always been a plcntitudo of food. In this respect, Thanksgiving is the most American of our holidays. Kor chances are that most tables across the nation are set almost exclusive with foods that were known to the Indians long before the white man came and which they taught settlers to use. They range from the traditional turkey, potatoes (while or yellew), different kinds of beans, cranberries, squash, pumpkin and corn right through to the after-dinner to bacco. Other grown in-America foods are tap ioca, chocolate, pineapple, avocado, peppers and various nuts. To be reallv authentic, our menus Mayflower Reaches America (Taken from "A Relation of Journal of the Proceedings of the Plan tation Settled at Plymouth in New England," published in London in 1622.) Nnv. Ill, HiiO i Nov-. 11 in tin-nld-sl;le rlmclnr After many difficulties in boisterous storms, at length by Cod's jjikhI provi dence wo espied land, which liy break of day we doomed lo he I ;iie Cod. . . . The appearance ol il miu'h comforted us . . . We made mr course S S.lv. pro posing In co I" liver Ion leagues lo the south of Ihe capo. Hill at nixlil, Ihe wind being ctnitrary, we put round iiim tor Cape Cod Hay. Nov. 21 -We came lo an ;ni clior in Ihe hay, which is a good harbor . . . wherein a thousand sail of ship may sale ly ride. . . . This day Ivfiiro ve came lo harltur. ohservini: that some wore not will at fectcd lo unit y and nmonrd . . . it was thought Rood that there should Ik1 an association and agreement, so lliat we should cumlime together m one body and Milinnt to Mich government and governors as we shmild hy common consent agree lo make and choose. We I hero-hue sot our hands In this 'the May How. er Compact'. Nov. 2J Monday, we un shipped our shallop ' small boat stnted hetwoen docks' and drew her on land to mend and AMI NLWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon have they had their freedoms suppressed or their ambitions crushed. In this country, a man can still rise above his station in life, if he desires. What he can accomplish depends to a great ex tent on his desires, his abilities and his op portunities. This, too, has become almost a unique characteristic of the free nations of the world. While yesterday there was a grief and deep sadness at this warped juncture in our history today we have buried our Presi dent among the heroes of our nation and have turned our eyes to the present. We have pledged our continuing sup port to our new President, Lyndon Johnson, and have equally vowed that partisan bicker ing and the schism of politics will be stilled for a time. It is also a time that all causes which serve to pit American against American, black against white, conservative against lib eral be muted and silenced for a time by the calamity which has befallen us. It is a time for national unity, not dis unity; a time for harmony not discord, a lime for praise not accusation, a time for calm, orderly reason not chaos. Kor only in this manner lies the strength of a Republic formed by free people to en able them to govern themselves. should include these dishes which the Pil grims also enjoyed: pigeons, partridges, venison, fish, clams and oysters. Our tur keys should be wild and stuffed with beech nuts. Speaking of the noble bird, our domestic slorc-boiighl fowl are not descendants of the Pilgrim's bird but are immigrants from Eu rope of a stock which was developed by the Aztecs and was carried over from Mexico by the Spaniards. So the turkey is doubly American. It originally got its name from confusing il with the guinea cock, a bird that was raised in Turkey. (In Turkey, the turkey is known as "the American bird.") There is probably one further similarity between a modern Thanksgiving and that of the Pilgrims: Undoubtedly more than one of the partakers of that first feast staggered away from the groaning board absolutely convinced thai be would never want to eat another morsel in his life. This, while bis good wife sat with head on hand contemplating a monumental clean up job and what to do with Ihe leftovers. repair hor. . . . Our vcple wont on shore to relresh them selves and our women to wash, as they had groat need. While Ihe women and ohil dien remain on Ihe Mavtlowor, tin- men begin exploring the land, i Nov. !" About Hie space o( a mile hy Ihe sea. wo espied live or six coplr Willi n dot: coming toward us. . , . YVlten lliev saw us they ran . . . and so we knew them to he savages. Nov. 2t As we wont nilo a vallev, we found . . . some signs whore the Indians had Inr meily plained tlieir corn. . . . Tncic was also a heap of sand. . . . This wo disced up. and in it wo tound a little o'l basket hill of Indian coin ... a very goodly siglH. IVc. 7 VUwn our shallop was lit . . . some Jt of our men woie attainted and aimed to go and make a moie full disoov ety. 'Tlie shallop piocccds along Ihe can', landing at inls as the Pilgtims so.uch for a good place tu soul,. The explorers (omo acioss many suns of ihe Ind.ans hm are unable lo make ci'iiiait with the elusive na tives ' 0 Thursday, Nnvrmhrr M, lice. IS About live o'clock ill Hie morning we began slirnni;. . , Anon, all of a sudden, we he. ud a cieal and strain;? civ. . . One of our company ho ur.; abroad came running in and ened, "They are men! Indians! Indians:" And wilhal, their ar rows caino living amongst us. Our men ran out with all spoed to recover Iheir arms . . . Thus it pleased tiod lo vanquish our enemies and give us deliver ance. ... Wo called this place tin1 first encounter. 'Tin1 shallop i-onliiuies to ex plore the coast and is driven b a slorm into a strange harbor. This prnol to be Plymouth, named for the P! mouth Com pany on a map m.nlo in ltU h Caix.iin John Smith 1 IVc. 21 On Monday wo sournhxt the haivor and lound it a very coil hai"tv.r for our shipping . . . So we relumed to doc ship ng..un with the gisni news to the rest of mir people, which did much locomlort Iheir heart !oe 2i-T1io next d.tv, Jvmg Saturday. Ihe w.nd came fair, and we put to sea again and cano sately into a s,ile harbor . . . This hay is a most net ful place. In the Same What Can Secret Service Do To Protect President? My KltlCK HIOSSAT Newspaper Knterprise Assn. WASHINGTON (NKA i-Presi-(jenf Kennedy's assassination stirs strong pros)eet.s that vastly tighter Secret Service safeguards and new limits on presidential freedom may quick ly lie in order. The assassin in Dallas had a clear shut from a high vantage point along the crowded route Ihe late President followed. The bullet-proof bubble tup on (he presidential car, flown tu the Dallas scene al considerable expense, was down exposing Kennedy to just as much dan ger as if he had used an ordi nary convertible, Nol only Kennedy bill at least Iwo of his predecessors oflen chafed at Secret Service re strictions, and sometimes over rode (heir precautions. Iteporl ers, including the writer, have frequently commented on the risks. Only a few days ago Kennedy refused the customary local po lice escort on a New York City visit, exposing himself to all the hazards incident lo rush-hour (radio delays. In New Yurk a young girl, camera raised high, raced past all harriers, right up lo the window of the presidential lim ousine, and snapivd his picture. Commented a Secret Service man sharply: "It could just as well have been an assassin." Months ago the late President, slinking hands with a well-wisher as he rode in an open car. was pulled off his feet as Ihe man failed lo lot go. Again and again veteran White House reporters watched Kenne dy on tour as he shook hands al close range with citiens along fenced areas at airxirts and other points. Secret Service men. in the judgment of many, would have been mwerless to pt event the (puck flash ot a gun. Dec. 26, 1620 Pilgrims finally chose site for their colony and come ashore from the Mayflower. I new PLYMOUTH l "TV Route ol the Mavllower Route ot the shallop t V Spirit, But Each in mm. Kvon around the While House, generally thought of as the most impregnable security zone, presidents now and then are subject lo unreasonable risk. Kennedy had a habit of mingling with veritable hordes of visitors, any one of whom could have shot him or thrust a knife inlu him. Newsmen traveling with pres idents in recent years have been stunned at Ihe ease with whicfi would-lie assassins now and then have had access to them. Ground routes seldom are fully protected at surface level. High vantage points, unguarded, are common along such routes as Kennedy used in Dallas. It was not always so. tn the tight security of World War II high spots were patrolled vvilh extraordinary caution. W hen Franklin D. Hoosevelf paid a wartime visit lo Chicago. I nut -ed I lint every overpass and high building was lined with guards. Washington observers foresee now that far stridor regulations will govern such points. They believe also that the Secret Service may he given sliffer an Ihorily to control Ihe president's movements no matter what his personal urge for freedom. Police escorts supporting these ellorls in olficial tours and cam paigns may have lo develop Thoughts Convinced nf this. I know thai I shall remain and continue with you all, for -your progress and joy in the faith. I'hilippians I :".'.". How calmly may we commit ourselves to the hands of Him who hears up in the world .lean Paul Hichter. For now we live, if you stand fast in Ihe l ord I Thess. .1:8. The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; and Ihe beginning of line faith is tlie end of anxiety. George Muller. 'r ATLANTIC - His Own Way mm sharper leclinicjues for keeping all people, including the throng ing well-w ishers, away from the presidential entourage. A presi dent's public appearances may hereafter also be mure limited in number. But veteran newsmen suggest lhat, even with stricter con trols on all sides and more en oK'rative public behavior, no safeguards are totally foolproof. There will always be Ihe risk that some fanatic will work his way through Ihe protective Letters To The Appreciation To the voters in Ihe Enter prise Irrigation District, I would like to thank them for the sup Hirl they gave me in the recent election for board mcmliors. L. W. Hutchinson Bow Technique Due lo a picture of me as a violinist with the Community Symphonetle, which appeared in a recent issue of your paper, may I Ik- granted space to cor rect lhat which might have cre ated a wrong impression? Most teachers of Ihe violin know tlie importance of slraight bow lines and I am relentless in my insistence of this as my pu pils will attest. However, in my own case, be cause of an exceptionally short aim. I must cither avoid the upper part of the bow, or in the case of long sustained tones, resort lo a curve. Incidentally, several other great artists also sillier Irom this handicap. This, together with other handicaps, one of which all those who saw my picture will clearly under stand, has caused me to avoid all public apix'aranccs. and it OCEANj No. 19, 1620 Pilgrims approach land 65 days out of England. They head south but shoals and winds force them back to Cape Cod. Gafie God) $afi'Z . Khrushchev Seeking Johnson Conference Bv Pflll. NKWSOM I'I'l Foreign News Analyst A terse announcement issued simultaneously in Washington. Moscow and Londun on May 19. Iflfil, disclosed that the then President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev would hold their first face-to-face meeting some two weeks hence in Vienna. For Kennedy, the timing was not especially propitious. The position of U.S.-supportcd forces in Laos had deteriorated steadily to the point where Ken nedy and his advisers had de cided that a neutral Laos pro vided Ihe best way out of an impossible situation. In April had occurred the dis astrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. And nut of that somber meet ing in Vienna came another se vere test lor the new President. The Soviet leader laid down a new ultimatum on Ihe Berlin and German question either agreement to a separate ponce treaty for East Germany and the transformation of West Ber lin into a "free city" or the So viets would proceed on their own and give to Ihe East Ger mans control over the access routes to West Berlin. Khrushchev also demanded a nuclear test ban treaty on So viet terms which included a built-in vein over its control commission. In neither was he successful, and in succeeding months Khru shchev came to have a trudg ing admiration for Kennedy. Wants Another .Meeting Over the weekend. Commu nist diplomats let it he known that Khrushchev, disturbed by the death of President Kennedy and fearful of a switch in U.S. policy, would like a meeting with new President Lyndon B. Johnson. Whether or not the meeting occurs, the possibility remains lhat one of Johnson's early tests may come from Soviet probing attempts tn determine both his strengths and his weaknesses. But this will be only one facet of the burden suddenly thrust upon Johnson. Throughout the world for many months ahead events will be colored by the sudden change in U.S. leader ship. was only upon Ihe insistence of my many admirers that I reluct antly agreed tn help out in the Symphonetle. Also, due to insect control, flies are now very scarce, and because nf this, horses have ceased to grow tails long enough (o properly rehair bows, all nf which has added more grief to long suffering fiddlers - who have already suffered more than Ihose who must listen to Ihem. Pardon me, is my bow on straight? Yours in affinity with a horse's tail. Harrv Borel, 50." Alameda. Bill Protest Since the press has Riven mi iiitnrmatinn regarding the three land bills pending in Congress, we feel it our duty to pass on the latest information which we have. The Wilderness Rill has al ready passed tlie Senate and is likely to pass the House of Rep resentatives unless it pels a lot of opposition. If you don't want hiiL:e chunks of our state turned into wilderness areas where no roads mav he built, no mining. V GRAMPUS x 1 A Firsr encounter with Indians. News-Gropiic When Ihe black Africans of Kenva wept over Kennedy's as sassination, their was an emo tion which swept the world. And part of it, whether or not in tangible form, was fear which came from the knowledge that for however brief a period of time, tlie leading nation nf the free world itself stood leader-Ic-s. In ellect. il was creating a worldwide crisis of confidence. Reassure Germans Bui al Ihe same time, West German leaders felt it neces sary to reassure Germans that there would he no change in t'.S. policy and to remind West Meiliners thai Johnson himself, had pledged tn Berliners "our lives, our lorlunes and our sa iled honor." As Britain approaches its gen eral elections, a campaign which was to lie hased primar ily on domestic issues already is taking a turn as Britain stud ies anew its future role in world aflairs and its relationship with Ihe new President. In Franco, the passing of President Kennedy undoubtedly will reinforce President do Gaulle's determination In re main in nfltoe al least until 1T170 in order tn preserve for the West an image of unchanging leadership. From South Vietnam In New Delhi, and from Moscow to Paris, a pressing task for the new President will be tn slill I lie waves of fear and prevent a crisis of confidence. Al manac Hv Cniled Press International Today is Thursday. Nov. 2S. Ihe :l::2nd day of 13 with .It to follow. Today is Thanks giving. The moon is approaching its full phase. The evening stars are Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. On this day in history: In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan entered Ihe Pacific Ocean on his way around Ihe world, the first European In sail that body of water from the East. In 1811.1. Ihe United States ob served the first Thanksgiving Day set aside by national proc lamation. Editor logging, grazing or any other ac tivity may lake place, except, possibly hiking if you are young and slrong enmigli for that, you had hotter get husy and voice your opposition to your Con gressmen. A simple letter. evt?u written with a pencil is jusl as good as a typewritten letter. We need a thousand letters in hy the end of next week, so please do your share. We just received a copy of II It. :t!lW. tlie so called land and water conservation bill. I'nder this hill you can he charged a fee of seven dollars ' per year to enter lands enn Irolled hy National Park Serv ice. Bureau of Land Manage ment. Bureau of Spurt Fisher ies and W ildlife. Rurenu of Re clamation, Knrest Service. Corps of K n g i n e e r s. Tennessee Valley Authority. This seven dnllar fee doesn't assure vnu that ynu can enter all of these areas. The President can make exceptions so that yon might have to pay an additional sum in any area he might choose. The purpose nf Ihe hill is not to conserve either land or wa ter, hut to raise money to huy more land or improve recrea. tinnal facilities. Over fitty-two per lent ol Oregon is already owned hy the Kederal Govern ment and it is trying to grab more. The Kederal t'tovernmenl will put up sixty million of our lax dollars and kindly loan it lo Ihe state on a or capita basis. The states with Ihe larger popula tions will receive the most mon ey. However, the stales must tax then- citizens to raise an eriial amount. So we pay lor the money loaned us. we pay (or a matching amount, we pay for the roads to these recreational areas. w0 pay additional proper ty taxes because nf more land being taken off the tax rolls, and we pay a seven dollar fee to enjoy the facilities which our lax money has alreaclv bought and paid for It will cost ynu to hunt, nr My or (amp, 0r nist to pie ne "n public l,-,nk i Uj "st us moie than Kasterners becaii-c we have already paid for ti'cso facilities and must Pay aa.n to i10 H,cm i, ls 'ie a man having lo pav a ho tel hill to sloop in his own home. Tins bill ,s a ,. Hiscrimma 'im again.) ihe West and all "e-trrno:s have a dutv to fight it Plea-e write vour letters im mediately. We note. w,ih gratification, t.'.il t:ie Willie ( lln,., ha, '"me out against all three bills. H . the Wilderness Bill and the I ,!; l.illie txuis, Ceorgf Lewis.
