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Saturday, November 1, 1958 YE EDITOR ASTRA Y--U Autumn Travels the Rails How Spoiled Can Some of Us Get? ROBERT S. ALLES Formosa Stockpiling Of Arms, Supplies Adds to U.S. Costs THE DAILY SUN SAN BERNARDINO SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR Published daily except Sunday, and Sunday in combination with The Sun-Telegram by The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California. EDITORIAL Communism on the Move At no time can the United States afford to drop its guard, militarily or economically. The threat of international communism grows greater with each passing day.

Consider a recent development in Brazil. Nikita Khrushchev has indicated that the Soviet Union is prepared to discuss an agreement with Brazil for the supply of industrial equipment and exchanges of technicians. The dictator's offer was made in an interview which appeared in an article in the weekly magazine, Cruczeiro. The Kremlin head man told the magazine writer that he deplored the lack of diplomatic relations between Russia and Brazil and said this deficit made difficult the development of economic, commercial and cultural relations. Certain events taking place in the South American country bear watching.

One development concerns Petrobras, the Brazilian government's oil monopoly. The organization is reported to have nearly completed negotiations with the Soviet petroleum exchange agency for a November purchase of an experimental shipment of Russian crude oil. This action, which is definite proof of Russia's intent to move into the economic picture of the Western Hemisphere, developed with the Soviet Union's offer in May to barter 200,000 tons of oil for Brazilian Petrobras, arguing that Soviet oil would save Brazil spending dollars on fuel imports, decided to purchase between 60,000 and 85,000 tons to test at its Sao Paulo refinery. If the tests are successful, Brazil may purchase 450,000 tons of Russian oil next year. Also not to be dismissed lightly is the visit of two Brazilian ambassadors behind the Iron Curtain last month.

Ambassador to Britain, Assis Chateaubriand, and ambassador to Belgium, Hugo Gouthier, spent five days in Czechoslovakia. Chateaubriand, who owns the magazine in which the Khrushchev offer appeared, brought back news that trade between Brazil and Czechoslovakia could be increased from $20 million to $100 million annually. Czechoslovakia offered to increase its purchases of Brazilian coffee and to buy cocoa, cotton, hemp and cane sugar. In exchange the Russian satellite would supply Brazil with industrial products, tractors and light aircraft. Khrushchev would score a major propaganda victory for world communism if he could successfully lure Brazil into the Communist world trade orbit.

He is offering the same bait which snared Egypt's Nasser. He seeks first of all to get the Brazilian government at a conference table. In such a discussion the Kremlin would make a profession to assist the South American country with its industrial development. At the conference table the shrewd Communist bargainers would insist upon formulas of cooperation on a mutually acceptable basis. The end result would be an agreement on the supply of Soviet machinery, the sending of Soviet specialists to Brazil and the Christmas season, with clusters of their own brilliant red berries.

SO CLOSE were some of them on the narrow right-of-way that the cars almost brushed them while dodging rocky walls on the other side of the rails. Just outside one of more than 30 tunnels in the canyon, a sleek, train wise doe munched contentedly not 50 feet away. She raised her head and her ears to watch us roll by, obviously accustomed to these mechanical interruptions. Then she went back to eating. Once cresting the Sierra near Portola, the Zephyr crosses Nevada's high desert during the night and the next morning, after leaving Salt Lake City, begins a 15-hour ride across the Rockies to Denver.

In wonderful profusion, you wind through Spanish Fork Canyon in Utah's rugged Wasatch range, and the gorge of the Price River, which has carved a narrow passageway through solid gray sandstone. ALONG THE headwaters of the Colorado river for 238 miles, here a placid, clear blue stream before it picks up the silt, mud and alkali that characterize it downstream, and into brilliant Ruby Canyon. There aren't any jewels hanging on the canyon walls, but even better, nature's master painter has covered them in a riot of reds that shades from pink to russet. Some of the most breathtaking scenery is left for the last, through the Glenwood Canyon and Gore Canyon, climbing toward the 6.2-mile Moffat tunnel at 9,239 feet just west of Denver. IN THESE two magnificent canyons, the train winds between narrow rocky walls that rise almost straight up for 1,500 feet.

The sheer canyon cheeks are wrinkled with the erosion of ages. Then nature has freshened them up with her own rouge of delicate pinks and soft reds. In some places huge overhanging ledges jut out over the rails, as story upon story is piled on the granite skyscrapers stretching into the sunlight. Passengers sit in the dome cars, their necks cocked backward at a 90-degree angle, drinking in the striking beauty all around them. ALL OF them, that is, except one incredulous traveler sitting just ahead of us.

After one overhanging ledge appeared to scrape the car top, she remarked: "How in the world do you suppose they keep those rocks there?" One interesting fact I've noticed, as we speed alongside major Midwestern highways. They are no match for our magnificent freeways and four-lane WASHINGTON One reason for the big cost of U.S. foreign military operations is huge stockpiling on Formosa to meet any contingency which may arise. An example six-months supply of jet fuel for fighters and bombers. The House subcommittee also was told, at closed-door sessions, that most of the emergency military supplies being given the Nationalists are coming from U.S.

depots in Korea, Japan, Okinawa and the Philippines. Adm. V. S. Post stated this equipment will be replaced with shipments from the U.S.

CONTINUANCE OF the Que-moy-Matsu crisis will also necessitate additional economic aid to Formosa. Assistant Secretary of State for Far East J. Graham Parsons was uncertain regarding the probable amount, but indicated it would be "appreciable." Previous to the outbreak of the Reds' attack, U.S. military and economic assistance to the Chinese Nationalists was around $250 million a year. OTHKR HIGHLIGHTS of the meeting were: From Sherman Kent, Far Eastern expert of the Central Intelligence Agency Red China started the attack on the Quemoy-Matsu Islands for two reasons: (1) At home, to divert attention from the "stringent collectivization measures being taken against the i2) abroad, to create discord among the Western allies, particularly Britain, Japan and the U.S.

FROM PARSONS Secretary Dulles is still considering placing the Formosa issue before the United Nations. However, he doesn't deem the present the right time to do that. The timing depends "on developments." (Copyright 1958) Words, Wit Wisdom FUN" WITH WORDS By William Morris In today's quiz you try to pick words opposite in meaning to each other. For each word in the numbered list below, there is a word of nearly the opposite meaning in the lettered list. If the word lettered means nearly the opposite of the word number "5," write this down as 5-A.

By ROBERT L. HARBISON (Assistant to the Editor of Th Sun-Telegram) EN ROUTE Rolling across Iowa's lovely farm lands, where the famous tall corn now is toppling beneath harvesting machines, gives time for reflection on the breathtaking beauty through which the California Zephyr winds on its first two days eastbound. It is a route where nature has piled some of its most awesome and beautiful mountains, to be crossed by a railway created by some of man's greatest engineering genius. FOR MORE than 1,400 miles, from Oakland, to Denver, the Western Pacific's Zephyr snakes across California's Sierras and the Rockies of Utah and Colorado, from sea level to 9,239 feet above it. For hundreds of miles there is more curving track than straight, all lined with some of the grandest scenery in America.

Vista dome cars provide an unmatched view. It's like flying low through the canyons. AND CANYONS are what make this route magnificent. Starting with the famous Feather River Canyon, just beyond Oro-ville, in Northern California, the Zephyr starts a ride through canyons that lasts for the better part of two days. For 118 miles, the rails climb through the Feather River Gorge to Portola, sometimes along the river's edge, often hung far above it on the precipitous edge of the canyon.

Below, sparkling water alternately plunges down foaming rapids, then rests in deep placid pools before continuing on to the Sacramento valley and eventually, the sea. CONSCIOUS OF water problems in our own valley, I looked wustfully at this endless supply, available some day to us through the great Feather River project, if Northern and Southern California can stop arguing over disui-bution and get to building. There were some hopeful signs. Just inside the canyon mouth, preliminary work is under way on the huge dam which will back the river up into a storage lake. Survey crews were spotted at various other points, virtually hanging on the sheer canyon walls with one hand while they took sights with the other for realigning several miles of the railway and the Feather River Highway.

BOTH WILL be under the lake in their present routing near the canyon's mouth. Fall has draped the canyon in riotous color. Spruce and maple trees along the right-of-way mixed brown, gold and red in their leaves as only nature and the hand of Jack Frost can do. Lofty pine forests rise up to the peaks. Winter is knocking at the door in the higher regions of the canyon.

It has already come to some of the gorges in the Rockies. Right beside the tracks, huge bushes of bright green manzanita were decorated early for the RAY TUCE4ER Demos Acknowledge President's Popularity trying to create the impression that the President is far more liberal and forward-looking than the men whom local and state politicians have named for Congress and governorships, even though President Eisenhower is Notes on the News A ATS stumping for their election or reelection. They are also seeking to capitalize on the President's demonstrated dislike of politics, and his failure to "go down the line" for candidates in states where he has appeared. He has kept his contacts with them at a minimum, especially in the Midwest, which was Taft territory. Emphasizing national chairman Meade Alcorn's complaints of a lack of contributions and the Eisenhower-Nixon admission of Republican "apathy," the Democrats make the flat charge that the GOP has deserted its president because of his advocacy of "modern Republicanism." BESIDES AIMING to develop and dramatize this division, the Democrats are noting the expressed disagreements between President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon in their campaign techniques.

And Republicans themselves have been caught in the middle because of these differences at the top. 'Copyright WASHINGTON The Democrats' belated discovery of President Eisenhower's continuing popularity throughout the country has forced them to introduce a curious twist into their pre-election strategy. They are running against the more conservative Republican organization and Vice President Richard Nixon instead of against the man in the White House. OPPOSITION" ORATORS, especially candidates for the House and Senate, are distinguishing between the President and the Republican Party. They are attacking the GOP instead of the leader who won by 10 million votes in 1956, while the voters were re-electing a Democratic Congress.

They are pointing out that, if a Democratic Congress is returned on Nov. 4, it will be the first time in history that a president has been faced with a hostile majority on Capitol Hill for six consecutive years. In their opinion, this will prove that Eisenhower is not a representative Republican. IX SHORT, the Democrats are When you are finished, check against the answers at the end of the column. t-i MOST OF them are only two-lane pavements, and even stranger, there is very little traffic, sometimes only one or two cars per mile, never a string them.

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terminate I. renpwt 10. lethnncic J. vitalize "He's not from outer space, dear. He designs autos!" CHEW PEARSON preparation and training of Brazilian specialists the Soviet Union.

To enter into an economic pact with Soviet Russia, Brazil, perhaps, would enjoy a transient measure of improved prosperity. But such prosperity would be shortlived as Nasser in Egypt soon discovered. Not only would the damage to Brazil's economy be irreparable, but the whole experiment would serve to sow seeds of communism in this hemisphere. Trade between the Central and South American countries eventually would be jeopardized. If Russia is successful in wooing Brazil into its camp under the ruse of trade, then other South American countries will follow suit.

Brazil itself will become a giant encampment for Soviet espionage. The security of the entire Western Hemisphere will be imperiled. The Brazilian government is playing with fire to become involved in a dangerous game with Russia. But the fate of Brazil is not enough to consider. This hemisphere which has turned a cold shoulder to previous Communist overtures would become a new Kremlin target, if Brazil could serve as a staging ground.

Dollars Will Decide Gotham Governor Race DAVID LAWRENCE Commies Eye U.S. Elections WASHINGTON The Russian and Matsu islands and have radio stations probably have their scripts already written for the day after next week's congressional election in the United States. All they have to do is to read the current polls and public opinion surveys published in the American press. THE SOVIET broadcasts, doubtless, will say that the American people, by giving the Democrats control of Congress by an even bigger margin than before, have repudiated the Eisenhower Administration's foreign policy. Despite the efforts to keep foreign policy out of the campaign, certain spokesmen of the Democratic Party who are prominent members of the Senate Foriegn Relations Committee have publicly questioned the right of the President to defend the Quemoy called for congressional action to checkmate the administration.

THE COMMUNISTS in recent weeks have been playing along with their off again on again cease-fire in the Far East but, with the American election over and the headlines telling of a big victory for the opposition party in the United States, the Soviets will unquestionably proclaim in the Communist world and to the peoples of the neutralist countries that President Eisenhower's leadership has been disparaged by a majority of his own people. This possible development was, of course, one of the reasons why, even inside the Democratic Party, leaders like former President Truman warned against making our Far Eastern policy an issue in the current campaign. Copyright 15S NOTE: Score ten for each correct answer: 100 is excellent; 90 good; 70 or 80, fair. If you score below 70, better look up the words you missed in your dictionary. ANSWERS: 1-F; 2-D; 3-E; 4-H; 5-C; 6-J; 7-1; 8-B; 9-A; 10-G.

Like to play word games? William Morris has chosen 10 of the trickiest word games and puzzles for family, party or solitaire play. For jour copy, simply send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, plus 10 rents for handling, to William Morris, Top Ten Word Games, in care of this paper. 20 YEARS AGO (From the files of Nov. 1, 1338 The Chamber of Commerce is proposing a "rear lot" program to open more parking in the downtown area. It involves some additional alley openings.

The Board of Education has taken out a $30,000 permit to build a second floor on the schools administration building, Eighth StS. Elephant Orchards will build a new packing plant in Mentone on the site of the former Santa Fe depot, it was announced by Frank W. Moore, manager of the citrus association. breaking amounts of money his family has thrown into his campaign. It makes Sen.

Frank Smith of Illinois, unseated for spending $100,000, look like a Scrooge and it makes Truman Newberry of Michigan, forced to resign from the Senate because of heavy campaign spending, seem miserly. However, this is an election for governor of New York over which the Senate has no jurisdiction, and the American public has become quite complacent over big campaign spending of late. BUT MONEY talks in an election today; and in New York, the biggest money plus a smile plus youth look as if they are going to win. It would take quite a thorough investigation to dig out all the Rockefeller spending. The family's Madison Avenue agencies have been at it a long time in fact, ever since the day w-hen Ivy Lee, pioneer of public relations men, told the first Rockefeller how to chloro-phylize the then sour Rockefeller taste in the public mouth.

It's fairly easy to figure out the NEW YORK It's hard to beat a million-dollar smile plus a billion-dolllar family fortune, and the people of New York are proving that they're a pushover for both. IT'S EVEN hard to beat that combination when you have 575 million of your own, a very winning smile, and an excellent record as incumbent governor of New York. That about sums up the race between the two millionaires Nelson Rockefeller of Standard Oil and Gov. Averell Harriman of the Union Pacific. No one would ever have dreamed it 50 years ago when Nelson's grandfather was the most "cussed-out" man in America, but the Rockefeller billion and the Rockefeller smile look as if they are going to win.

Nelson may be the next governor of New York. IF" SO, he will also have an excellent chance of becoming the next Republican candidate for the White House and perhaps the next President of the United States. Of course, he may meet some hurdles along the way such as an investigation of the record- Rockefeller money spent on television, and in the last week of the campaign it ran around $60,000 a day. The full-page ads are also fairly easy to calculate. rockefeller took full-page ads merely to announce the 12 phone numbers where people could call in to get Nelson's transcribed answers to certain questions.

How much it cost to transcribe these questions and arrange an automatic telephone answering service is more difficult to calculate. But it wasn't hay. Fifty-four department stores in New York featured Rockefeller headquarters where literature is passed out to lady shoppers. THERE ARE six stores in Harlem alone. The foreign-1 a a press blazed with Rockefeller advertising.

Experts who have watched other campaigns estimate the Rockefeller family spent $2 million about 50 cents for every vote in New York State an all-time record. rCopyrisht 135i GRIN AND BEAR IT by Lichty Robert E. McDavid Sometimes public acts, little noticed by the mass of voters, put the stamp of approval on state officials. Robert E. McDavid is a candidate to succeed himself on the State Board of Equalization.

Since this body no longer handles liquor matters it has largely passed out of the public attention. But here is an act sponsored by McDavid that demonstrates he. is thinking and working to make easier the burdens of the small business man. Until recently, business firms had on deposit with the State Board of Equalization $16 million in cash to guarantee that their sales tax collections would be paid to the state. This was a hardship on many small firms.

They needed the income from that money in their businesses. McDavid proposed to the board and secured approval for an arrangement by which firms could use certificates of deposit from insured banks and savings and loan associations in lieu of cash or other securities. It is estimated that this simple act will save the business firms of California about $500,000 a year. McDavid supports the theory that operation of state government shall be decentralized. The board of equalization maintains a district office in San Bernardino serving a large territory.

There was a time when persons who had business with the department had to go to Sacramento. The operation of the State Board of Equalization should not be based on partisan politics. On this board are both Democrats and Republicans of ability. McDavid has merited reelection. RAY HENRY Wife Gets 34 of Deceased Husband's Social Security Pay without regai-d to whether my husband quits at 65?" Yes.

But your payments at 62 will be 20 per cent less than they would be if -ou continued until 65. FROM SOT. K.G.R. of Oakland, "Please settle an argument. A friend and I have disagreed on whether the social security tax is applied to not only a military man's base pay, but also to his special allowances such as flight pay.

I say we're only taxed on our base pay." You're right. FROM R.M.B. of Cleveland, Ohio: "My doctor says I shouldn't be working because of my physical condition. I'm 52 and have not worked for the past 18 months, although I QUESTION'S AND ANSWERS FROM D.D. of Alliance, Ohio: "I'm near retirement and would like to know all the benefits which might be available to me from the federal government.

As a World War I veteran, I believe I have some benefits coming. Where can I get an explanation of my rights as a veteran?" The Veterans Administration puts out a booklet called "Fact Sheet IS 1" which you can get by sending 15 cents to: Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. FROM MRS.

A. A. of Washington, D.C: "My husband and I were never fortunate enough to have any children so we both have worked regularly since our marriage. He is 63 and I'm 60. If I stop working at 62 will I be able to get social security worked all my life under social security until then.

The social security people say I'm not eligible for disability payments, yet I can't work. What can I do?" Your first move should be to appeal the decision of the Social Security Administration that you are not eligible for payments. You start the appeal by asking for a reconsideration of the facts in your case. The social security people will advise you further if the decision isn't reversed after the reconsideration. FROM M.G.

of San Bernardino, "From reading your column, I've found out that my February social security check will be $84 and that my wife's payment will be $42. If I should die, how big will my wife's check be?" As a widow, your wife will be entitled to a check equal to the size of your $84 a month check. That's $63 a month. FROM J.J. of Parsons, "I'm past 65 and receiving monthly railroad retirement payments.

My wife will be 65 in three months, but she's in an institution. Will I be able to collect payments for her?" Yes. If you're not living together only because she's in an institution or if you've been contributing regularly to her support, your wife can receive railroad retirement payments. (You may obtain Ray Henry's revised Social Security handbook Security for You by writing to Ray Henry, The Sun Telegram, 399 I) San Bernardino, enclosing 35 rents in coin). (Copyright 1958 Make a Date Tuesday There can be no excuse for you not to vote next Tuesday.

You definitely should arrange your business and social calendar to leave time for your appearance at the polls. You have two complete days remaining to study carefully the campaign issues. There still is time left to evaluate the candidates' qualifications. You have no excuse not to vote Tuesday! The secret ballot in a free election is one of your political rights. Use it.

"I'll bet the old fashioned army was more fun! When they looked at the Moon they probably had other ideas than just to shoot something at it!.