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'What! Add $10 Gadget Like That? Letter to the Editor- Fodoy's Editorial-We'll Honor Our Pledge Of W. German Freedom The summit was originally proposed lo deal with the troubled topic of West Berlin, which Soviet Premier Khrushchev threw into crisis in late 1958. The fear now is that he will use the summit collapse as excuse to try settling this issue unilaterally to his own full advantage. Repeatedly, of course, he has threatened to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany. This in itself is not the grave danger, though it is not a prospect to be viewed with calm.

What matters most is Khrushchev's insistence that such a treaty would automatically end the West's right to be in West Berlin. We have maintained all along that we are there by right of conquest and will stay, in support of West Ber- line'rs, until a proper treaty governing West Berlin and West Germany is concluded. Should Khrushchev in fact try to destroy our rights by blockading or otherwise hamstringing traffic through the East German corridor to the surrounding city, a serious test would be at hand. We are pledged to stand against all encroachment upon the freeddm of the city and the West Germans generally. As with the famous blockade of 1948-49, we are prepared to take extraordinary measures to honor this pledge.

Few believe Khrushchev wants war over Berlin or anything else. But he might believe he can toss a good deal of weight on'this issue without touching off the holocaust. Therein lies the peril. Reason needs to reassert itself in his mind before his present belligerent posture the result of many pressures upon him carries him too far. Neither the United States nor the West as a whole will be pushed around at Berlin or any place where freedom is endangered.

Too much aggressiveness by Khrushchev in the enforcement of a separate Enst German peace treaty could therefore involve very great risks for the peace of the world. Whatever his personal problems in the maintenance of his power and prestige both at home and abroad, Khrushchev had best realize this quickly. Refugees Are Barometer In a day when scientific sampling and opinion polls are revered, a one lias come lo the fore. In times of international crisis, it has always been the thing to watch the money markets for fluctuations as a type of long-range weather forecast. This other new weather barometer involves the number of refugees from behind the Iron Curtain.

For example, the day of the summit collapse. 1,500 fled from East Berlin, a marked increase from the normal 300 to 400 a day. the East German currency rate fell also. Mirror of Your Mind Are bargain hunters usually thrifty? Answer: Some bargain hunters are thrifty and some are hoarders as well, but as a rule they do not hunt bargains to save money. The usual motivating drive behind the hunter" is an unconscious wish to prove his superiority in dealing with others, to avenge feelings of having: been exploited In younger days.

Thus, buying Is a battle of wits; he achieves immense satisfaction when he he has bested the seller, yet may give most of, ha away. The Dancing Xousins' Story Rlil'ir. The Sun: An open letter to the people of Yuma concerning Yuma's "Country Cousins." The "Country Coui'- in-s" are a group of IS high sr'ioul students, who are trained in folk, and round Tli'Mr directors are Dr. and Mrs. Alfred P.

Freestone. For the fourth consecutive year the governor of the of Arizona has designated this group ot teen-agers as official representatives from the slate of Arizona frr the National Square Dance Convention. This year's convention i be held in DCS Moines. Iowa on 9th, HMh and The governor also designates, in this year's proclamation, the "Cousins" as Arizona's representatives for the 2-lth Annual National Folk festival, held in Washington, D.C. on the 1st, 2nd.

3rd and 'ltd of June. Because of the lack of funds the Washington event i he impossible to meet. The "Cousins" are one group in I'-' chosen from throughout the nation to exhibit in DPS Moines. Kn route to Des IMoines. the "Counlrv Cousins" will perform in Kansas City at a "Trail Upon arrival in Des Moines, June 8th, they will perform at two "Trail End" dances.

During die progress of the Squnre Dance Convention, they will exhibit their Folk Dance and Squnrc Dance routines daily. They will he the host of all other teen-age exhibition a a Party" at the end of the corn-onion. Three thousand "Arizona Highways" magazines will be distributed the patrons of the convention by "Cousins" with the complements of the Cily of Yuma and the Stale of They will also carry with them a special invitation from the governor of Arizona to visit.our state in the year of 19111 to celebrate Arizona's Ri centennial Anniver- II a a for Hie "Cousins" while in Des Moines will he the Savory Hotel. Barring the national political conventions which come every four years, the National Square Dance Conventions are the largest in the nation. Dancers and spectators combined usually number between 18,000 to people.

Yuma's "Country Cousins" are in the midst of a campaign lo raise funds to make this trip possible. It is only through the co operative efforts of the people of Yuma that they may be able lo reach their goal. Two projects now in progress, plus some donations from business organizations, civic organizations and fraternal societies will see this group on their way. The sale of chances on a Rambler motor car deal, which will end at a big square dance in the armory on May 28th, and the sale of tickets to a show at the Crest Drive-in Theater tonight will complete most of the funds necessary for the trip. Three fine family pictures will he shown at the rale of SI a car load.

The "Cousins" will receive the total of the ADVANCE sale of tickets for the show. The Rambler motor car will be given away ahout 10 p.m. at the square dance. There will be seats for spectators. Other prizes will be given away.

Yuma's "Country Cousins" are not sponsored by any stale or na- lional organization. Their national recognition as a outstanding group of young people has been gained solely through their coordinated efforts lo perfect the.r dances, and through the cooperation of the people of Yuma in providing ways and means of expression tor this group. They are continually taught that their strength is in their ability to function as a unit and not individually. They have danced in 12 states in the nation and in 32 cities since 1956. Without counting audiences in fairs and street activities where they have taken part, their 'combined audience will number close to 100,000 people.

On their tour this June, their audiences will total around 23,000 people. At each performance the audience sees the spirit of Yuma in action. Since actions speak louder than words, what better advertisement for our area, and the institutions that it sustains, could we ask for? The true fruits of our labors are within tiie personalities of the young people we cultivate. Because of the rapidly changing world in which we live, this coming generation is in great danger of losing the great truths mat are found within the folklore that was common to the lives of our progenitors. It is this great folklore and folk traditions which a the roots of our great American culture.

The "Country Cousins" are in the actual process of preserving some of this folklore in the very dances they do. They can be "patted on the back" for their great courage and a i in being able to do things that tiie mobs of people dare not do. They have truly found ways and means oE expression that are familiar to few people. Sincerely, DR. ALFRED F.

FREESTONE. Drew Pearson-Faltering Steps To Peace (Editor's Xolr. Drew Pearson's column toitny takes the form of a on the Summit Conference, to his daughter, Ihvighl Whitney, In Angeles.) Jly Dear Daughter, I have been in Paris fur a conference which carried the hopes of all mankind hut has dashed those hopes into irretrievable bits anrt pieces. I can't i about it to your sons as I sometimes do, because they wouldn't understand it. And i could, I wouldn't to depress them with my pessimism.

you, a borne sons, and all the mothers whose sons may have to fight another war, should know what has happened and why. During past years I have watched a good many of the faltering steps toward peace three of them here in Paris. When I was a young newspaperman and you were a cute two-year-old baby 1 came to Paris when Secretary of State Kellogg signed Kellogg- Briand Pack outlawing war. was a thrilling ceremony. All over the world people rejoiced at "the thought that war would be tio more.

That: was in IMS. and only a couple of years later Hie Japanese war lords landed in Manchuria to start a small local conflict which gradually was to erode and spread into major war. I came to Paris aiuin when World War II was over lo watch Jimmy Byrnes, then secretary of state, try to write a treaty of PEARSON by Joseph Whitney that affect them emotionally. This usually results in gross over-statement, with sweeping- generalizations arising from a. few unvalidated incidents.

Thus a. highly dependable observer in his own business or vocational field may declare from one or two experiences that all waiters are rude, all politicians crooked, all golfers liars, etc. peace. That was in 194fi. Your first son was born lhat year, and I remember the hope I had, and that millions of others had, that he and other children would not grow up in fight another war; Ihe hope a this treaty of peace would really bring peace.

That, treaty was 'never written. Russia, then represented by a bit- tor old Bolshevik, Foreign Minister Molotov, rejected the terms. History of Mistakes But gradually, despite a failure, the world has moved toward peace. Little by little we have come to understand other countries belter, including Russia. And this Summit Conference which has now failed was to have written an important chapter in that understanding.

The chapter that has now been written, however, is a very black- one, and I have been silting here figuring out the moves that could have been made to have had it end in success rather than failure. The history of these mistakes is important. Because we can't stop at failure. We have to try to pick up (he pieces and grope ahead toward peace. To admit failure, to stop where we are, means certain drift toward war.

I think the first mistake was to postpone the Summit Conference. It was in September that Premier Khrushchev and President Eisenhower first decided at Camp David to hold a Summit Conference, and originally it. was lo be held in December. Then il was postponed and postponed. Finally President de Gaulle set the date--May 16th.

And he set. it eight months a the Camp David talks in order to give France time to explode its atomic bomb. Thus we used a warlike reason for postponing a conference to promote peace. Another thing President Eisenhower forgot is a peace is very delicate and tender. It can be eroded by a lot of i mistakes just as a lot of i streams can wash away a beautiful garden.

Like a garden peace must he cared for every day. The weeds of bitterness and hate have to be pulled out. You can't go off and play golf or bridge, leaving the garden of peace to sharecroppers or a farmers. Ike Ahdic.ilrd Tiiis is what the President hnvvcver. Kisenhmver is sincerelv a iiisn of peace.

I believe that more than anything else in life he wants lo build a peaceful world. Bui. Mr. Eisenhower is not always well, is a little old, and sometimes a little lazy. He went off and left the garden of peace too much to others.

In fact he pretty much abdicated the leadership of the western world to President de Gaulle. He left the question of Berlin almost entirely in the hands of de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer. He took their word that it would not nome up at the Paris Conference when actually it was certain to come up. And he let his own subordinates, Undersecretary of State i and Secretary Herter- deliver tirades against the Russians shortly before a conference in which he had lo get along with the also despite an agreement at Camp David that leaders of both the USA and USSR would refrain from critical speeches. They were busy planting weeds of bitterness in the garden of peace.

Finally, Ike came to Paris with little advance preparation for what was to be one of the most important conferences of the century. He relied on charm anrl tiie old Eisenhower smile to win over Mr, Khrushchev. Then as yon know, an observation plane which never should have been sent over Russia at this time was shot down another illustration of how isolated, unrclat- ed incidents can erode and destroy the peace. When you're trying lo build up peace you have to keep an eye on every possible incident: you can't let anything rielract or destroy what you've aiming at. Unfortunately the President, with all his fine motives, was not.

alert to guard the great goal which he himself so cherished. I'll explain why he didn't in another letter or in tiie column, even though you don't like to read the newspapers. Meanwhile my love to my three energetic grandsons, and to you. Your Father. Matter of Fact Dots tveryont exaggerate of times? Answer: Practically everyone does; even the most truthful and literal minded people will occasionally exaggerate things (i (healing on exams something new? Answer: Apparently Princeton University has recently displayed a Chine.se "cribbing" shirt that was used during the early Ch'ing- dynas- ly.

Tr.e shirl was of lightweight satin, designed lo be sewn into the lining of the students' outer garments. It carried over half a million characters arranged into 72 compositions from the Books of Confucius. Crib shirts were apparently used for cheating on.civil service examinations, i tl lasted three days. OF FAMOUS i f.i ISM, Kiue Syadiwte, lie,) NAVAL HERO "WITH ONLY ONE EYE, I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE BLIND SOME- By the 19th century, swordsmanship was only practiced as a harmless sport. Nevertheless, there were times when a gentleman r.eeded to defend himself.

Since the fashion of the time dictated that men should carry walking sticks, there grew up schools where men could learn cane fencing. was partly a sport, but it had a serious side. A Encyclopedia. Syd Harris-- Artists Crave Praise, Not Criticism ONCE in my life have I- lieard a critic attacked by someone he had I was at a party with a famous violinist, and he derided a music critic for having given him a "rave" review the day before. "I played terribly," he confessed.

"It was the recital I've given in years. That i i should be fired for not knowing i i Who wants such HARRIS Praise?" Most authors, artists and performers do. They rip into crilics mercilessly when the critics depreciate their, work; but they never object when their productions or peforrnances are overvalued, as they often are. THEY INSIST that what want is "objective apart from the fact that there's no such animal, they don't want it anyway. They want praise, as much and as often as possible, even when they don't deserve it.

Tn some 15 years of drama re- viewins. I have received a notes from actors and actresses thanking me for kind words about their nerformance. Kot once has any of them berated me for a slowing review about a poor performance. Sometimes, when plays and concerts are good, they receive bad notices, and the performers are outraged. But other times these plays and concerts are bad and receive good notices.

should comrjcl the performers lo complain just as vigorously, if they are serious about wanting "objective criticism" but somehow they never do. PERHAPS AN ARTIST or performer cannot be objective about his own work: perhaps he thinks a everything he does is good. Rut the really top-rank artists I have known are painfully aware when they rlo less than their best. I have heard musicians curse themselves after a sloppy performance but they never curse the beslower of unmerited praise. This is one reason I pay liltle attention to the comnlainfs about the "severity" of critics.

When they are unfairly severe, the artists jump on them: when Iliey are unfairly favorable (because justice does not mean being kind, it means being nobody takes issue with them. As a result, most critics attain a reputation for severity. Only when artists object just as vehemently to undeserved praise as they do lo undeserved disparagement will they be able to make out an honest case against the critics. Until then, what they really want is not criticism, good or bad. but simply a massaging of their egos.

Yesteryears fn Yuma FIVE YEARS AGO May 25, Refrigerator raid --a burglar raided a refrigerator at Cooper's market, 21st Street and 1st Avenue. Tuesday night and got about SSflfl that, was concealed in a cigar'box. The burglar broke in the bathroom window sometime between 8:10 p.m. and :30 a.m. while Ihe proprietor, Mrs.

Robert Nissen, was absent from the store. TW'EXTY-FIVK YEARS AGO May 25. 1H35: While the city is sli'uggling in the throes of a financial crisis, County Treasurer Al Frauenfeldcr is planning to issue a call today for payments of all outstanding warrcnts. placing the county on a strictly cash basis for the first time in more a five years. rOKTY-FIVK YEARS AGO May LTi.

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