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3Hte Batlu Chro ttfcle 7 A YFARS OF NPW5 AND PlIRLir SFRVirF AND PUBLIC SERVICE July 14, 1967 RICHARD LAFROMBOISE, PUBLISHER fToday's Editorials Frenchmen, Stay Home! The time has come for the United States to puncture that great balloon of conceit that General Charles de Gaulle calls French nationalism. It's that we stop playing the villain in the many schemes that De Gaulle when we are always wrong -and he is always right. Item: A major source of our gold problem is caused by.France con: verting dollars into gold. Why don't we ask De Gaulle to repay the more two billion dollars that France -'owes us from World War II? Item: France has indirectly plac- the blame for the recent Middle "East conflict on the United States. It the French who, sold Mirage'and jet fighters that gave Israel -the decisive control of the air in the day of fighting, thereby assuring victory over the Arabs.

Item: France has made N.A.T.O. remove out from France when anyone see that it is only through a States-backed N.A.T.O., that rDe Gaulle is free to insult us at will. Item; De Gaulle says we are the aggressors in Vietnam, when in fact France spent eight years following World War II brutally attempting to strike down the nationalist movement. The seeds for the present North Vietnam communism came from this colonialism practiced by the French. Item: De Gaulle insists that before England attempts to enter the common market she must end her special ties with the United States.

We think England and the United States would be better served by forming a union with each other, rather than giving in to French nationalism. It's high time our government began to counter attack' this natio'n which spends all of its time tearing us down. The most patriotic gesture an American in Europe can make is to stay out of France. They don't like us there anyway and the only thing one would be giving up is the pleasure of writing stay home" on Paris walls. A Good Public Servant The lament of business and indus: try has been that good men are hard to find, and even harder to keep.

Much the same may be said for municipal government. The city of Centralia this week lost a good public servant and an able administrator when its mayor, Ray Davis, resigned Tuesday. Ray Davis has served the city well, justifying many times over the $2,500 annual pittance he received as inaypr. In accepting Davis' resignation, the two remaining commission rhem: bers, Ellis Oliver and Charlie Ward, paid him this compliment: With'- out your leadership we do not believe that the new payrolls immediately north of our city would have materialized. This is important to all of the city but particularly to those families who now have a livelihood from jobs that were not in existence before." Ray Davis worked hard for the future of Centralia while he was in office.

"I firmly believe that without a lot of voluntary help and assistance and leadership within a community, that a city would simply die on the vine," he observed in his letter of resignation. Davis provided the leadership to help move Centralia forward. We are sure he will do no less in his fulltime role as manager of Imperial Metals and Abrasives, Inc. WHAT OTHER EDITORS ARE SAYING FINDING FACTS Tacoma News Tribune When it comes to evaluat- ring the work of factfinding one just has to conclude that the one head- by Dr. Bernard Bucove rhas been eminently successful.

It really dug oflt an enor- "mous number of facts so many that the awaited deci- was delayed for a while. The Legislature decreed that tuberculosis sanatoria in Western Washington be consolidated, and directed state health director to determine how. It is a question of whether they will be hous- Ed at Mountain View Hospital, Tacoma, at Firland Sanatorium in Seattle, at King County Hospital (Harborview) -or whether a new sanatorium shall be built. Apparently the great success of the fact finders at finding facts has made decision difficult. We a glad the decision is to be Dr.

Bucoye's and not ours. Still he might just now be in need of a little help and would appreciate a suggestion. In a nutshell, our suggestion would be that any thought of spending big money for a wholly new facility be ruled out as a waste of funds; that Harborview is a better location than Firland, but that Mountain View is best of all. Reviewing some facts the fact finders akeady a uncovered: Mountain View has excellent facilities which are available for the sanatorium. It is closer to the center of even King County's population than Firland and is not In a congested area like Harborview.

It is in a city noted for the excellence of its medical and hospital services. And Tacoma Pierce Coun- ly welcome the move to Mountain View. 'NO' IS NOT FINAL The federal government is making a big pitch this summer to keep the nation's young people constructively occupied. Internal Revenue Commissioner Sheldon Cohen said last week that private contributions would be deductible if they were in support of youth employment programs or "to help pay costs of keeping school playgrounds, gymnasiums and libraries open during the summer months." Unfortunately, such contributions may be necessary in many Oregon communities during the next school year. In Portland, with, the School Board withdrawing from support of athletic programs and other extracurricular activities, organizations or private individuals.

The city's gymnasiums and playing fields should not be permitted to'lie after school hours. Nor should social and recreational functions, normally supported by the schools, be permitted to revert exclusively to private parties. Contributions through the' school system should be able to maintain some degree of ex- Iracurricular activity open to all on a community wide basis. Such contributions should be tax decuctible during the regular school year as weU as during the summer. They would be, in effect, in lieu of taxes, which are deductible.

In addition, there will b'e need for rejection of a tax levy must not be a community's final word on its responsibility to i youngsters arid to itself, not when a community is so rich in human resources as is Portland. Dear Language No Barrier For Some By Abigail Van Buren DEAR ABBY: I am 29 years old and 0 Joy! to have a problem like this at my age Shouldn't happen to a dog. I am expecting a baby and I am not mar- That's not all. The baby's father is and doesn't speak a word of English. washes dishes in a restaurant.

I don't rspeak any Spanish, so there is no communi- rtation between us at all. Two questions: If my friend doesn't mar-, Try me please send me the name of a home -for unwed mothers near here. If he does -marry me, we will keep the so you skip the home for unwed mothers. But would like to know where he can go to english. I thank you.

NEEDS HELP DEAR NEEDS: The home for unwed mothers nearest you Is the Salvation Army's BOOTH MEMORIAL HOME. (It Is listed In your telephone directory.) Your friend can learn English by enrolling In an adult edu- cation class at night school. And it might be a good idea for you to enroll in Spanish classes. It's time you two established some verbal communication. DEAR ABBY: I've been going with a young man who is in service, and very much interested in him.

His tour of duty will be over in a few months, and there is a possibility of marriage Involved. I haven't as yet introduced him Ip my ihother because I am afraid of what she may think of him. Please don't misunderstand, he has a lot of good qualities, but I'm afraid my mother will overlook the few faults he has. You see, his table manners are Dot exactly refined. DRUMMOND Greatest Peril To Peace Comes From Red China 'BASICALLY-- HE'S A PEACE-LOVING FELLOW HOMESTEAD JOURNAL White Men Promise Punishment Continued here is the repuh- of the book, "Centralia --The First 50 Years," whfeh first appeared 25 years ago and which is no longer available.

The took was produced by a Certralia High School teacher and her English students. She was Miss Herndon Smith, and it is with her permission the volume, retitl- ed, "Homestead Journal," is appearing. This chapter of "Centratia First 50 Years," was written by Donna Tisdale and concerns the Borst family: And he says, "I ain't." I can't bear to hurt his feelings by telling him. My only hope is that you can advise me on how to handle the situation. LOVES HIM DEAR LOVES: Suggest, as lovingly as you can, that he improve his table manners and gently offer to teach him.

Then ask his permission to correct him quietly when he says, "ain't." If you offer your help with love and In the proper spirit, he shouldn't feel "hurt." He should fae grateful. DEAR ABBY: Women are constantly on guard against the tall, dark, handsome type who have a reputation for sweeping a girl off her feet. But who would believe that a short fat, 55-year-old, bald, little man with dentures could come so close to mining my life? What did he have? Charm! His words were absolute poetry. He had me believing I was the most desirable woman on earth. (Ha, I am 48, skinny and look every bit my age.) You guessed it.

I worked for him for before we "discovered" each other. We are both married to others. What brought me to my senses? One night I heard him tell his wife on phone why he wouldn't be home for dinner. How convincingly he lied to her. Then I asked myself, "How can he be so false to her and true to me?" And then it ended.

Thank God, I saw the light. And now when 1 realize how many innocent people could have been hurt had I continued this I shudder. Print this. Perhaps another woman is still trapped an I FREE AGAIN The familiar story brought home more clearly to Adeline how kind and brave her husband had been; Yes, Joseph always fought, with his head; but -what good was a head if it didn't have a top on it. She sobbed as she pictured him with his long Kentucky rifle riding madly across the mid western plains after a herd of stampeding buffalo, shooting from the saddle.

That was how he got his buffalo shirt. The one he still had. The one he had worn to California in '49 and afterward north to British Territory searching for more gold. There he and his companions had been captured by hostile Indians. The savages had been so cruel.

Thank heavens, Joseph had had the strength to undergo the torture inflicted upon him. Joseph had been such a brave man. Adeline's face lighted. He had escaped that time. And others too, for he had fought eight years before in the Cayuse War.

Maybe now no, it was too late. Mary Adeline clutched her baby tight and' determined to protect it always. If the Indians came, she would stand beside her mother who feared neither man nor beast and hold them off until the scalping knife pierced her brain. Suddenly the excited shouts of the guard at the south gate rang through the evening air. The men were returning.

The men returning? Could it- be possible? Running as fast as her tiny feet could carry her, Adeline rushed out into the enclosure. Yes, the men wore back. Fearfully she watched the riders file through the opening. Joseph wasn't with them! No, there he was. Sobbing hysterically, she threw herself into his arms.

'He was astonished. "Why, Adeline, what's the matter?" "You're not dead, Joseph. You're all right?" "'Why of course I'm all right." The anxiety was over and Adeline was herself again. Her eyes took in all of her big husband. From the top of his shaggy head to his leather boots, there was not a scratch nor a spot of blood.

How dare he upset her so? "Joseph Borst, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. You're so inconsiderate. Why I worried myself sick over you. I thought you were dead and the Indians had scalped you and here you are alive and smirking at me. Quit it! Do you'hear?" Back towards her cabin she marched.

"Well, now wait a minute. Are you mad because I wasn't killed?" That stopped her. Adeline turned to face the laughing blue eyes of her husband. Then she smiled too. How silly she had been.

"Oh Joseph, I was so afraid for you," she murmured against his broad chest. But the affair wasn't ended. One of the friendly Chealis had been murdered without sufficient His tribesmen would demand revenge. The next morning Captain Ford at the head of a large band of his friendly Indian scouts slowly approached the fort. In the blockhouse at opposite corners of the stockade, soldiers shifted uneasily.

The men stood at their assigned posts, guns held ready. The women were gathered into several small groups. faces of all turned toward the south. Adeline's lower teeth bit deep into her upper lip. Suddenly she realized it must make her look like a bulldog and she glanced hastily to be sure that no one had seen her.

Everyone was intent upon the southern gate. The deep voice of Captain Ford rang out. "We have kept our Indians at peace with you; one of you has murdered an innocent member of this tribe. If we are unable to longer control these people, the blood of your women and children be on your own heads!" A hurried consultation, and then after a few moments the spokesman for those in the fort called out, "Take your Indians back, Captain Ford. We'll see that the one who did it receives just punishment." Tomorrow: Soldiers blockhouse.

WASHINGTON greatest peril to the' peace of the world is tot in the Middle East. It Asia. It does not come from the'fighting in Vietnam. It comes from the fighting in Red China and from the gathering chaos which is carrying Mao Tse-timg's "cultural revolution" to the brink of disaster. Two events coming together make Peking a danger center to the entire world: 1 Red China's unexpectedly rapid development of the hydrogen bomb and its Imminent possession of missiles to deliver it 1,000 to 2,000 miles.

2 The havoc which is gripping Red China to such-an increasing degree that the paralysis and downfall of the Mao regime are now foreseen by even the cautious China-watchers. These two events are inconsistent only on the surface. By concentrating the maximum resources on the central goal of becoming a nuclear power, Mao has sacrificed standard of living of the Chinese people. As a totalitarian regime, Peking did not hesitate to do this and by doing it moved fast despite the refusal of the Soviet Union to help; Red China has the scientific know-how and the technical talent and Mao gave them almost free rein. But simultaneously Mao's purge of the Communist apparatus has recently been faltering so badly that anarchy and violence are visible nearly everywhere on the Chinese mainland and judgment of many Western analysts is that Mao's ability to endure, let alone control his regime, is unsteadily drawing to a end.

It is in this situation that Mao's possession of the H-bomb becomes the more ominous. Can the Communist leader who has preached and practiced Sylvia PORTER that "power comes out of the end of a gun" be expected not to use or threaten to use the "biggest gun" now that he has We can't be sure of the answer to this question, but we can be sure that it must be faced. Mao may know that his use of the bomb would bring his own destruction. But he also may realize that his' desperate attempt to imprint Maoism on his nation for decades to come is wrecking China and bringing his government to a standstill--and he may want an out. While Peking's official press still talks about the "cultural revolution" achieving "tremendous success," the truth is that the centra! government today controls only four out of the 28 provinces of China.

The Chinese army controls tea other provinces, but it is increasingly evident that military control does not necessarily mean Mao control. "The confusion created is beyond imagination," reports L. La D'any of Hong Kong, editor of China news analysis, in the current issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, but when a dynasty is in decline it is hard to say, who and what will emerge." He describes the present contusion as similar to that which prevailed at the end of psdy zvhinrdr qyoysliystisn regimes and foresees that this confusion will probably last for years. The Soviets recognize the peril. There is strong reason to believe that more than anything else it was the Chinese H-bomb which caused Mr.

Kosygin to go to Glassboro to talk with President Johnson. One thing is clear. Peking's possession of the bomb makes it urgent for the U.S. and the Soviet Union to act together to deter its use. Research Investment with 3TBRTSARS IntheTwln Cities and Lewis County 10 Years Ago July 14, 1957 The Centralia Eagles auxiliary held a special meeting at the Eagles hall.

All officers and members were present. The Napavine Rebekah auxiliary members held their annual potluck dinner at Alexander Park. Held at the same time was a newcomer shower for Richard McNelly. Daughters of America members, held their annual installation ceremonies in the Centralia hotel. Mrs.

W. Engler was installed D. A. counselor. 25 Years Ago July 14, 1942 Mr.

and Mrs. Merle Temple, Onalaska, are the parents of a girl born in a Cenlralia hospital. The members of the PEG met at the home of Mrs. C. D.

Cunningham for an air day sewing meeting. Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Young is Mr. Young's son and family, Mr. and Wilbur Young a daughters, Nancy and Linda of Corpus Christi, Texas. 50 Years Ago July Mr. and Mrs.

W. B. Keir enjoyed a picnic dinner at Priest Point Park. Mrs. Frank Graves and two daughters of Ellensburg who have been visiting in Centralia for the past few months left for They stayed with Mrs.

F. T. Camp. Mrs. Audrey Robinson left for Ellensburg where she will spend a month's vacation in the mountains.

Hal Boyle's Column Garden Weeded Of Fruitless Ambitions NEW YORK (AP) To be content in the garden of life you have to protect your flowers and periodically throw away weeds. Fruitless ambitions are weeds. They must be discarded in time, or they'll choke your flowers--the things you really cherish. It is amazing how the passage of years outdates ambitions that once seemed amazingly attractive. For example, in pursuit ot this policy of weeding my garden, I've reviewed a list of old personal ambitions and decided I no longer have much of a desire to-Blow a bugle charge for a cavalry attack against an army of African whihrling dervishes.

Go "skinny dipping" at midnight in the Mediterranean with star. Eat a' sandwich made of moose meat. Take snuff or smoke a ish water pipe. Marry a lady doctor to cut down my medical bills. Climb the stairs of the Em-' pirc Slate Building backward.

Prospect in Colorado'for gold or uranium. Spend a winter rubbing noses in an igloo with an affectionate Eskimo. Buy Hope, diamond and give it to Julie Andrews. Wear an opera. cloak.

to the opera. Be cast away on a lonely is- with Dr. Joyce Brothers or Martha Raye. Own a castle in Spain or a house in the suburbs. long-time favorite enemy into a pool of hungry plraa- hu fish.

Produce' a new version of "Hamlet" on Broadway with Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois in the title role. Unite Ireland. After two Irelands are better than none.

Attend a lecture that realty would explain away the mystery of sex. Carve a battleship in a drugstore bottle. Roll a perfect 300 score at Open a liquor store with Jackie Gleason and Dean Martin as silent partners. Take a sauna bath with Tweedy and Phyllis Dilter. Hunt a wild "rogue" elephant with a bow and arrow.

Have a second life on earth. Nope, some ambitions, no matter how fascinating they you are better off without. What 1 on your discard list? Life expectancy in the U.S. has doubled during the past century. Our infant mortality rate has been slashed in half in the past 30 years.

Polio has all but disappeared from our catalogue of dread. diseases. Artificial kidneys are now in use, soon will be joined artificial hearts. These are just a sampling of the i which President Johnson roused an audience young people to a pitch of applause in Baltimore a fortnight ago. Add to them the fact that medical researchers have made more progress against heart disease in the past 15 years than in all previous recorded history; that the death rate from hypertension has been slashed by 46 per cent in just one decade; victims of formerly fatal cancer are now leading productive lives; that successful new treatments have reduced the number of patients in-state mental institutions by a dramatic 100,000 in 10 years alone.

Impressive? Yes; says Dr. Michael De Bakey, Houston's famous medical researcher and pioneer in the surgical treatment of diseases of the heart and arteries, "but the job has just begun. We still do not know, for example, why the heart beats, why some cells grow wild, or why some babies are born deformed We do not even understand fully the mechanism or relief of pain by one of the oldest and most widely used drugs, aspirin." The danger is that the strides we have made in the quality of medical care will obscure the still enormous way we have to go, De Bakey argues. The even greater danger is that the well- publicized advances are leading to the naive notion that our medical researchers are loaded with funds and are squandering much of the money on dubious research projects. What are the facts? Federal spending for medical research has jumped 50-fold since the post World War II period to $1.5 billion in 1967.

But total federal spending in 1947 was an insignificant $27 million, and thus the huge percentage increase simply reflects appalling fact that we spent almost nothing before. Today, 15,000,000 Americans suffer from heart disease: but the National Heart Institute's entire budget for research on heart disease is a scant $122 million a year. Hypertension now afflicts 17,000,000 American adults: but the Institute's total spending for research into its causes is a tiny $9 million a year. Despite increases in federal funds for medical research, one out of every two applications to the National Institutes of Health for research. grants is rejected, many solely because funds are lacking.

In the 1967 fiscal year, 2,834 approved grant applications had to be held up for of funds. Despite headline after headline boasting of our great medical stand 10th in the list of nations in the prevention of infant death, 14th in our death rate from diabetes, 13th in our death rate from heart disease. What return could we, as individuals and as a nation, reasonably expect from a much bolder investment in basic medical research and in a much broader application of our present knowledge? Outside of any humaniatarian consideration, recent cost. effectiveness studies have concluded that every additional $1 spent on arthritis diagnosis would bring an extra $38 to the nation's economy, primarily in added income resulting from longer and more productive lives of 13,000,000 patients. Every extra $1 invested in early detection of uterine cancer would bring "savings" amounting to $9.

Prevention of disease is far more economical than treatment. Warns Dr. De Bakey: "like the risk of executing an innocent man, the risk of bypassing a worthy research project is too great for cur society to afford." World Today The numbers game players played a. hunch last When President Johnson's grandson at 8 pounds 10 ounces, the gamblers played every variation of the numbers 810. Total mutuel handle at Aqueduct race track in New York that day was 081.

The hunch players made a killing. Only a few collected, for the run on the bankers was devastating. The 500 to 1 payoff to so many hunch players hit the numbers racket where it hurt. Mental retardation never kills anyone. But who can count the lives it's What can you do to helpf.

I Wrile: The President's CommiltM on Menial Relardalion, I.