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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
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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
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Health Authorities Urges Voters
Support County Farm Initiative
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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.
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after being scheduled by Justice
of the Peace Paul Crocker to
appear November 8 en confi
dence game 'complaints involv
ing $42,000, .
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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
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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
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