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4 i i fi 4 i V ft i Beware Of A Fourth Term (From the Christian Science Monitor) 'It Is high time the Fourth Term issue was given the atten tion it deserves in the great de cision American voters must make on November 7. We can understand why it has been sub merged by the president's sup porters. And many democrats, republicans and independents who were profoundly disturbed in 1940 over the prospect of a Third Term seem to assume that once broken the two-term tradi tion now doesn't much matter. . The republicans have not made any major argument for their platform plank favoring a constitutional amendment to set a two-term limit. And there has been very little discussion of the impersonal and nonpartisan ob jections to a Fourth Term. This newspaper went into the advan tages of the two-term limit rath er thoroughly in 1940 and has on several occasions this year point ed to experience with the Third Term which reinforces objec tions to a fourth. We do not in tend to be put off by the effort to submerge this issue and the fundamentals which lie behind it. People too easily accept the argument that the voter should not be concerned about a Fourth Term, that his problem is simply "Who is better qualified to do the job?" Is there not -another question. '."Which choice will bet ter preserve and foster free gov ernment in the United States?" The two-term tradition was not just a custom, into which Americans drifted. It was precedent established with fore thought by the same wisdom HEAR . . . BRUCE BAXTER A TRULY GREAT SPEAKER DISCUSS "THE METHODIST POSTWAR PLAN" VESPER SERVICE SUNDAY, Nov. 5 4:00 P.M. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Main and Laurel Street SPECIAL MUSIC Enjoy Our Vesper Choir Singing "The Earth Is the Lord's" YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO HEAR BISHOP BAXTER'S POWERFUL ADDRESS which established the Katton.-li was carried on . through genera tions by statesmen in . both parties despite temptations to break it. The Founding Fathers had had bitter experience with one-man rule and they had read history. They had observed the subtle process by which depen dence on personality vitiates the self-reliance requisite to self-government. They knew that the decay of free government begins not when one man declares him self to be indispensable but when the people come to think him so. Even if one gives small weight to the Founders' fears, even if one feels that American demo cracy is now too firmly estab lished to accept a dynasty, there are serious practical disadvan tages In long presidential ten ure. One is the difficulty in de veloping other leadership: the democratic party today plainly shows the effects. A second Is the stateness and slackness of habitual office-holding the dust and cobwebs which accumulate when a once-new administrative broom loses its original purpose and enthusiasm.- , - . .There are also practical poli tical dangers which the Found ers may not have forseen. They could not know that, the time would come when a president through his control of officehold ers could insure renominatlon by his party; Nor could they im agine the day when , there would be 3,300,000 federal employees, making, with their families and friends, a voting army of some 10,000,000. One statistician is persuaded by his figures that in recent national elections federal jobs and relief funds have been distributed in crucial states in numbers sufficient to tip the bal ance. Add to that the -political Janissaries of the Hagues arid Kellys. . It is unreasonable to say then that however good Mr. Roose velt's intentions, we have in America already the beginnings of a popular mood and a polit cal machine which if allowed to develop, could be instruments ready to the hand of a' stream lined despot? Can anyone still say, there is no more Involved than the usual question: Which man will do the better job? Is it not time to recognize the Fourth Term as a vital issue? Bette Davis !n Sunday Hit , i 1 1 i 1 1) 1 i... t.i i ! i. -ii i-Tr-imrKttWii i 1 50THANNIVE.RSARY TO BE OBSERVED BY CENTRAL POINTERS Bette Davis and Claude Rains in a scene from their great dramatic bit "Mr. Skef- Health Authorities Urges Voters Support County Farm Initiative About half the lumber pro duced in the United States in 1944 will be needed for ship ping purposes, such as boxing and crating, according to war production board. ( 'JT W mm mm ana buacu M. M. DEPT. STORE PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTER YOU NEED A GOOD RAINCOAT' WHY NOT CHOOSE FROM OUR FINE SELECTION OF SMART TYPE RAIN COATS WEATHER BEE COATS FROM $7,50 lo $16.95 GOOD-YEAR GENUINE TACKLE-TWILL $17.95 WATER REPELLENT TAFFETA COATS Fits Nicely Into A Purse. Choose $7.95 From White, Nsry and Beige, "AYSTAR" "SPECTATOR" AIL WEATHER COATS BELTED STYLES $22.50 M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE fington." with Walter Abel and Richard Waring. The film starts Sunday at the Craterian. To the editor? The - proposed ' initiative for improvement of present facili ties and for construction of new buildings at the Jackson County Farm and Hospital, should have the support of every citizen in Jackson county. Here are a few reasons why, this' initiative is necessary for the proper health and welfare of this county. 1. The present' "Old Folks Home" which is used for the Jackson County Hospital was not constructed as a hospital, therefore has none of the hos pital facilities and conveniences necessary for caring for the sick. This building is 40 . years old and is of wood-frame type con struction, which makes it very hazardous In case, of fire. 2. Jackson county, has no hos pital, facilities at present, for the care of contagious diseases. The need for such facilities has been apparent for many years. How ever, the expense Involved in construction of such a new lios. pital and the cost of operating it as an independent unit would be greater than health authorities felt Justified In. requesting. In this newly proposed county hos pital, provisions .have been made to incorporate an isolation unit for care of such contagious diseases. 3. Jackson county has no hos pital facilities, as required by state law, for the detention of its mentally ill patients. Our present state law requires that the coun ty court shall take into custody any individual against whom a complaint of mental illness has been made, and keep such a pa tient In acceptable hospital con finement- until he has been ex amined by two physicians who shall report their findings to the county court, the county court then to make proper committ ment and delivery of the patient to authorities of the state hos. pital. The state law also states that, the , county jail Is not con sidered proper for the detention of mentally diseased persons. To complete this procedure It takes from two to four-days and with 30 to 50 such cases coming to the attention of the county court each year, it poses a real problem. In the newly proposed. 'county hospital provisions have been made to incorporate proper facil ities for the detention and care of these cases, as Is required by state law, . 4. Jackson county has no facil ities outside of the county jail for the detention of uncoopera tive individuals, Including those diseased with venereal infections and Infective tuberculosis. It is impossible to give proper treat ment' under jail conditions. In the newly proposed county hos pital the equipment and facilL ties will be adequate for care of these cases, "" 5.- At present the co.unty jail has to provide for the detention of delinquent Juvenile in Jack son .county. In, most of these cases It is necessary to give medical examinations for infec tious diseases and ; to provide treatment fcr those infected. In the newly proposed county hos pital-a 'portion'of the section set aside for the" care of mentally ill patients would serve very ade quately .for. the. care 8nd deten tion of delinquent girls and boys. With the foregoing facts, It is apparent that Jackson county has to do something about tak ing care of these needs. The proposed initiative No 318 on the November 7th ballot will take care of ail these at one time. This will save the taxpay ers money, because all the serv, ices can be taken care of in one structure incorporating the four needed units namely; 1, for the care of the aged male patient; 2, aged female patients; 3, isolation unit for contagious disease; 4 for detention of mental and juve nile cases). This proposal will also make the operating costs of the hospital the least possible. namely one heating plant, only would be required, one kitchen and cook could supply ..all the units and a smaller nursing staff would be needed than in four separate hospitals. These are the facts, so local health authorities urge all citi zens to give this Initiative meas ure their enthusiastic support. Jackson county is rated among the S3 outstanding cities and counties of the United States and Canada for Its county health ac tivities by the American Public Health association and the Unit ed States Chamber of Commerce. This is no time to let your coun ty down! A. Erin Merkel, M, D,, Director Jackson County Health uept. Gold Hill Unit Holds Session At McLean Residence Frlda?, Hot. S, 1M . MEDF01D WAIT. TlUlTJaTB THRil Mr. and Mrs. A. B.' Mead of Central Point will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, November 8 and will hold open house at their home, corner of Fifth and Laurel streets, relatives stated today. nours of the open House are from 3 to 6 p .in. and their friends are Invited to eaU dur ing those hours. The Meads were married in Gloversvllle, N. Y.. and have lived in Jackson county for the past 20 years. They have two) sons, N. A. Mead of 1223 Queen Anne avenue, and R. L. Mead j of Oregon City. . ' It has been requested that no' gifts be brought by friends at-j tending the . golden wedding celebration. : ! PFC. JOHN BREWER WOUNDED IN ITALY Pfc, John R, Brewer was re cently wounded while serving In Italy and is now in an army hos pital, according to information receiv i oy ms parents, sir. and firs. R. A. Brewer, SO? Laurf street. The young man Is able ' ) write and in a letter to his purents stated that he had suffered1 a broken left arm and lacerations from grenade explosion. Pfc. Brewer, with an armored infantry battalion, ha been tm, Italy since last March, Before going into the army h was cm ployed by Cossolldaiesl Trelglrtt ways. BIRTHS COL MAN To Mr, and Mr Warren, 818 Victory rtrwt, tpt, 4, November I, 1944; a boy. eight pounds, at Community hospital. BEST PHOTOS REASONABLE PRICES . I. HAYDEN JONES fHOTO STUDIO PHONE 3314 07 W. 2nd f&ae BSnaat sstfer BaSa Mn rnt Sail GUYER'S MARKET U. S. AND FEDERAL GRADED MEATS SEA FOODS AIRMAN DIES Chico, Cal Nov. 3 (UJJ ' Flight Officer Walter T. Bryan,! Jr., of Long Beach, Cat, died' last night at Chico army alrj field hospital from injuries re-; ceived in the crash of his twin-1 engined f lighter plane four; miles west of the field October! 23. I IN BAD AGAIN Denver, Colo., Nov, 3 U.R Joseph M. Milter, one-time Hol lywood "glamour boy," was: free on $5,000 bond here today : after being scheduled by Justice of the Peace Paul Crocker to appear November 8 en confi dence game 'complaints involv ing $42,000, . After Germans laid down an artillery barrage against an American earners, prisoners ex plained they thought It was a "secret weapon," the war de partment reports. FRESH CAUGHT Crabs Shrimp Oysters Salmon Halibut Fillet Red Snapper Salt Mackerel Salt Harring Kippard Sal mon Smoked Herring SAUSAGE Per lb, 35e Country Style Seasoned Just right, nice for Sunday Breakfast, or a din ner is delicious, . FRESH GROUND SEIF All Inspected No cereal per lb. 29c LAMB BREAST No, Points Nice to bake or stew Per lb ...19c MINCEMEAT Quality Brand New Pack 2 lb.... 39 FANCY HENS, per lb. 39e FANCY FRYERS, lb. 46c FRYING SIZE RABBITS Per lb 49e PIGGLY WIGGLY So, Rivenidt at 13th & South Central Gold Hill, Nov. 2 Gold Hill home extension unit met at the home of Mrs. Willie McLean re cently for the project "Conserve With the Scrap Bag," with Mrs. McLean and Mrs. Esther Gil christ as project leaders. Mem bers met at 10:30 a, m. for a business session, several Items being added to the programs at that time. During the instructive project meeting patterns and sugges tions were given. Next meeting will be held November 10 at 10:30 a. m. in the W. R. C. hall, with a busi ness session and potluck lunch at noon. Miss Marian Farrell will lead discussion on "House work the Healthful Way." Daily Weather Report Medfora and vlrfnMy: Irrteratlttnt rain tonight: Saturday, ihower. LHt! Change In temperature. . . 4 Oregon: Intermittent rln tonight: Saturday, ahower. Snow over moun Ulna; cooler Saturday night. Local DtA Temperature year ago today: Higheat, 5S; Soweat, . Total monthly precipitation, ,SS inch, Exeesa for the month, .53 Ineh. Total precipitation aince September 1, 1944, 3.02 Inchea. Exccai (or the aeanon, .84 Inch. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yes terday, 83; sa today, tt. Terssrrow Sunrise. ?:4B a, m.; sunset, 6 02 p. m. Past M hours: High low Prec. Bnlte S3 4S .! Boston ..... 63 Chicago Denver Eureka . Ilaffre . Lob Angeles , IHeflfora . . 70 , S7 New York Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno Roseburg , Salt Lake Han Francisco Seattle Spokane Washington, D. C. Yakima 11 SI m 67 83 80 .. 62 . 8 m , 3 64 . 52 80 32 80 14 4 4 3S 49 48 4S 57 4 4S .93 .01 1.04 .04 vSt Du stall Tribune ftant Ada. ere I sit ty Joe Marsh Cracker-barrel versus Dog House Most of the political convention la our town are held around the crack er barrel-ln Sam Aber nethy's store. We-were twtUlaf fcew the eotiBtnr should be ran the other Igbt when Homer Wetsom tarts to pat in a word. "Walt a minute, Homer," Sam said sharplT, "did you vote la the last election?" Well Homer fumbled, "1 was awful busy Just at the time." Xhat 4osH matter," San ln trUts. "Free speech around iht frarker-Karre! Is for them whs help protect it mod all the other freedoms In America bf vot ing. Folks that jast talk freedom don't eosBt here," From where I sit, it doestit make any difference how you yote-the Important thing is thai you Do vote. Call It a sacred right If you want to, but to me, it Is the bedrock of the whole idea of democracy. So. 104 (a Seria Omtifftt, 1S44, Brtving bubuuj Ft RELIABLE GROCERY CHET LEONARD PHIL WHITLOCK (Free Delivery Service ssa, A rnm atasi FoT FREE DELIV- DIAL 2126 sirs Begalattsia. ' QUALITY always ha been ttreiied, here 44 the Reliable. ' . . Wider selections of fine foods, too, to Main me! planninj i -alter, And remember! Group 3 Ceiling Price prevail hero and that meant savings for thrifty housewives! TOMATO JUICE, Royal Club, 46-oz,, ,27 GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, No. 2 can ........ . .17 PRUNE JUICE, Qt .29t Another shipment of maple sugar candies Just Arrived. BANANA FLAKES, Can CURRANT JELLY, Pure, Mb. jar. 45? 45e JUST ARRIVED French Kettle Onion Soup Philadelphia Scrapple Giovanni's Antipatto Baby Gouda Cheese Lowry't Seasoned Salt Imported Spanish Stuffed OUtres RAVIOLI, Jart CHILI CON CARNE WITH BEANS, .24 The BEST In Fine PRODUCE .1.2 bunches 15c Celery, large bunche Fancv Endive ; T.I . 1.1 . 1. Lartre Artichokes ,.w.w.,o.i.i 2 for 25c Italian Squash ,.,. .i.rrMwreirwwiaa:2 Ibi. 15c Bell Peppers ,r - , MMtb 15c Apples Golden, Delicious, and Spitzenburg ,3 lbs. 25c
