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Madford anal Jackson County His
rory from the files af the Mall
Tribune 10, 20 and 34 yean ago
10 YEARS AGO TODAY
February 2, 1940
(It Waa Friday)
Air mail business in Medford
increased 1S2 per cent in Jan
uary over year ago.
Improvement of highway over
Slskyous to cut driving time
from Medford to Yreka to about
an hour.
I. E. Schuler to file on demo
cratic ticket for county Judge.
More than 700 adults and 300
children attend annual dinner of
Elks lodge here.
Drinking fountain installed
near Eagle Point post office.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
February 2, 1930
(It Was Sunday)
Rainfall settles snow in Crater
lake area, now 82 inches deep
at rim.
January in valley was cold
and wet with IB days on which
snow or rain fell; plenty of mois
ture assured for farming.
Charles Evans Hughes to suc
ceed William Howard Taft, re
signed as chief justice of U. S.
supreme court.
Ice Jam in Columbia river
damages docks at Vancouver,
Wash.
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
February 2. 1916
(It Was Wednesday)
Norllng mine west of Jack
sonville, owned by B. F. Forbes
and associates, Medford, being
developed.
Howard Frame, 19, seriously
injured in coasting mishap.
Miss Frances Anna Henry and
Max H. Stofford married at home
of bride, North Talent.
Army Team To Test
New Ration In Alaska
Washington, Feb. 2 (U.RI
The army announced today that
it will assign a 50-man team in
Alaska to test a new trial ration
February 12.
The ration Is designed for use
In extremely cold weather by
search parties and other groups
who must travel on foot and
carry all their equipment and
supplies.
The new ration provides
5,324 calories a day compared
with the 3.600 calorics supplied
troops in temperate climates.
Half of the test party will be
supplied the standard C ration
with an extra food packed to
supply 5,400 calories daily and
the other half will get only the
new ration.
The new packet weighs three
and a half pounds, about half
that of the C ration plus the
caloric supplement. It includes
dehydrated meats and other
dried foods.
Judge Rules Divorce
Not Set Aside By Death
Milwaukee. Wis.. Feb. 2 (U.P.i
A circuit judge ruled thRt a di
vorce cannot be set aside after
one of the principals dies.
Mrs. Mary Junker, 40, asked
Judge Otto Brcidenbach to set
aside a decree granted her In
November, 1941, from her hus
band, Joseph.
She said they were reconciled
on the day of the divorce. Junker
died in September, 1948.
Breldcnbach ruled that a di
vorce becomes final one year
after it is granted. He said no
motion was made during that
year to set aside the decree.
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Warning To Medford
What happened to the Coos Bay-North Bend
water supply during last week's storm should serve
as a warning to Medford and its adjacent commu
nities which depend upon the single pipe line from
Big Butte springs.
AT 11 o'clock one morning a 16-inch pipe broke
" when rain softened the earth which supported it
in a fill. The break forced closing of the city s schools,
water heaters had to be turned off and sawmills were
forced to shut down by the lack of water.
Repairs were made more easily in the case of the
Coos Bay interruption than would probably be possi
ble in case of a break in the line which supplies the
Medford system. Our pipe runs over thirty miles to
the foot of Mt. McLoughlin where the springs which
feed it gush forth. Much of that distance is through
rugged and hard-to-get-at country.
a a a e e
TT HAS been felt for some time that an additional
line to the springs is needed not only to bring a
larger supply of water to the fast-settling-up area
around Medford, but to give a margin of safety in
case of a break.
The present gravity supply line is well past Its
middle age and in the natural course of events can
be expected to give increasing trouble even though
no major break occurs. A second line, not necessarily
closely paralleling the old route, would be good in
surance, good business and good sense. E.C.F.
Fred Robinson Advised
Fred E. Robinson's recent plunge into Oregon's
political pool has brought some interesting reper
cussions including a flood of letters from voters who
profess much interest in the Medford man's avowed
aim to defeat Senator Wayne Morse in the, forth
coming republican primary.
e e e e
1M0ST of the letters are of a congratulatory nature
and strictly on the serious side; a few are in
lighter vein, among them being one from F. S. Emery
of Elgin, Ore. The latter states he has read Robinson's
statement of qualifications and wishes to cite a few
flaws therein. Emery's letter follows in part:
In the first place you are a clothing merchant, a very
commendable occupation; however, the article implies you
are a successful merchant. This, in itself, is enough to dis
qualify you for any political job, and especially in Wash
ington. Between now and Spring you must fail and go into
bankruptcy. The better you fail the. better your chances,
If you should get elected, of being a big shot in Washington.
It might pay you to take a trip to Washington at once and
interview Harry. He is a past master at failing and passed
this test with high honor.
You stated in your interview with the Oregonian re
porter that you were in favor of getting on a pay-as-you-go
plan. Now what kind of philosophy is this? Have you been
sleeping like Rip Van Winkle, the past 20 years?
For your information here are a few changes that have
taken place while you stumbled along making a success
out of your business. It is wrong now to talk or even think
about living within your means. It is treason to save any
thing for a rainy day. To be called conservative is a dis
grace, equal to a skunk, crook or an Ignoramus. Why, even
Mortimer Snerd would resent being called conservative.
I saw nothing in your article about riding horses. It ig
Imperative for you to get a horse and start riding at once.
Riding a horse will make you bow legged and spread your
legs, the better to straddle fences. Take a lesson from
your opponent.
I notice from the article you had the misfortune to lose a
leg as a young fellow. What a pity you fumbled the ball
on this. It could have been lost in the Marines while fight
ing a hundred Japs in the South Pacific, single handed, I
mean. Don't you ever read the political news in Multnomah
county?
You graduated from Medford high school. What a laughl
Unless you can claim Michigan university and being a star
football player there, you haven't a chance with the Port
land voters.
Take my advice Fred and drop out of the contest before
it starts. Your qualifications are no good today. You have
never stood on the street corner and given away ten dollar
bills: why, I bet you never even touched the hand of
Pendergast.
You are living the days before 1930. This Is the era of
"give-away programs," "spend yourself rich" and take It
away from the industrious and give it to the shiftless. Too
bad you are so young. You would have gone over big
before the days of "Hair-brained Harry." Anyway, good
luck from a lonesome brother Republican. E.C.F.
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sation. Letters submitted for pub
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Against the Rogue Dam
To the Editor: I want to raise
my voice against the proposed
Rogue River Basin project. I
have never attended a Lincoln
day dinner but I have read
the newspaper account of the
speeches and in every case where
the speaker objected to the boon
doggling tactics of the party in
power I have agreed with him.
It is surprising to find some
of the most vocal republicans
making every effort to have the
New Deal government spend an
enormous amount on a gigantic
boondoggle which would put
money in local pockets.
Government economy, like
charity, should begin at home
and if we, as taxpayers, claim
the right to raise our voices,
against government waste we
had better not have a great mess
of it right in our laps.
The Medford and Talent Irri
gation districts were organized
about 1914 at a cost for construc
tion of approximately one hun
dred dollars per acre but with
the coming of the depression it
was found that the land could
not pay any such an amount. A
new deal was set up in which
the cost per acre was reduced
to about forty dollars and even
with this reduction it took a
world war to get prices of farm
produce up to a point where the
owner of the land could meet his
payments.
The land In the present Irri
gation districts is probably the
easiest to Irrigate of all the 'lands
In the valley and now it Is pro
posed to put all the rest of the
farm land in the valley under
water at a cost that is simply
fantastic.
On top of all this there is a
Thursday, February 1, ItSO
move on foot to put two and one
half million acres under water
In the Columbia valley.
The business men and specu
lators in Medford and Grants
Pass propose to raise a war chest
ot szu.uoo to lobby for passage
of the Rogue Valley project and
I feel that it Is time for the land
owners who will pay the bill to
stand up and Be counted.
I wish every taxpayer would
get a copy of the February issue
of the Readers Digest and read
the resume of John T. Flynn's
book "The Road Ahead." It tells
you what will happen if our gov
ernment gets its stranglehold on
every phase of our life.
Planned economy (or social
ism) has brought England to her
knees and Is reaching for us.
It Is later than we think.
W. B. Barnum.
Achtion Criticism
To the Editor: A lot of criticism
seems to have attached to Sec
retary of State Acheson because
of his defense of Alger Hiss, even
in the face ot a jury of 12 good
citizens pronouncing him guilty
of perjury.
what is the matter with these
thin-skinned republicans In con
gress? Don't they know that
Acheson's action is based upon
precedent from high position?
Don't they remember that Harry
S. Truman flew to Kansas City
to be present at the funeral of
the nationally known crook, Pen
dergrast, who was the benefactor
of Truman? And don't they
know that Truman's feelings
were so wounded bv indictment
and conviction of his old cronv,
Pendergrast, for violation of
U. S. laws, by the U. S. district
attorney of Missouri that Tru
man refused to re-appoint this
competent U. S. district attor
ney? And don't these fellows in
congress know that Admiral Den
ham, capable U. S. admiral, was
recently demoted because Den
ham had the temerity to testify
to the truth before the senate
investigating committee?
And don t these fellows in con-1
gress know that the Roosevelt!
administration sought to pack
Crosstown
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the supreme court with judges
that would sustain any new deal
legislation whether constitution
al or not?
And what about General
"Deep-Freezer" Vaughn? These
republicans in congress who are
inveighing against Acheson
know that the general was sus
tained in his corrupting acts of
"Deep-Freezer" generosity, by
Truman in retaining the general
in his present position.
Don t thev know that a new
code of political morals and
ethics came into being with the
Roosevelt regime and has since
been sustained by Truman, and
that this is a new era which has
outmoded the old and long-stand
ing standard of integrity?
Don't they know that the last
20 years have made "ancient
good uncouth" and that the
standard of political integrity
established by Washington and
Jefferson, sustained by Jackson
and Lincoln and Cleveland and
Hoover is no longer the criterion
to be observed by men in high
public position?
And now, you have the brazen
proposal by the administration
for an additional two billion dol
lar deficit spending, purpose of
which is to buy the congressional
election of 1950 and the presi
dential election of 1952 by gener
ous distribution of the said
at a
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monumental appropria tion
throughout the various states
having the big volume of votes.
It contains such a bald faced
political purpose that certainly
the voters ought not to overlook
it. And don't forget the taxpayer
pays for the votes.
But such is the code of morals
now prevalent and the slogan is:
"The ends justify the means."
GUS NEWBURY
Against Mercy Death
To the Editor: I was interested
in Mr. Jones' recently published
appeal for a mercy court. How
ever, I am very much against
such a court.
Human life belongs to God
and it is not ours to dispose of
as we see fit; thus the command:
"Thou shalt not kill."
Mr. Jones seems to believe
that as soon as a person dies he
immediately is transported to a
realm of bliss. This is not ac
cording to the Scriptures. "The
dead know not anything" Ec
clesiastes 9:5, and again: "And
no man hath ascended up to
Heaven, but He that come down
from Heaven, even the Son of
man which is In Heaven" John
3:13.
Patient Job has this to say:
"So man dieth down and riseth
not, 'til the Heavens be no more,
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Virginia And Truckee
Railroad To Quit
Carson City, Nev., Feb. 2 OJ.PJ
A landmark of the gold rush
days moved toward oblivion to
day as the Nevada public ser
vice commission said the ancient
Virginia and Truckee railroad
could abandon operations forev
er. The line now operates a single
train daily between Reno and
Minden, via Carson city, the
state capital. The distance is SO
miles.
Once, the railroad ran to fab
ulous Comstock Lode and Vir
ginia city. Its old-fashioned wood
burning locomotives with their
balloon smokestacks carted
away more than $800,000,000
worth of gold and silver ore.
they shall not awake nor be
raised out of their sleep." Job
14:12.
If those who die here on earth
go immediately to Heaven, then
there would be no need of our
Saviour coming the second time.
Let's obey God's great com
mandments and spend our time
and energy in relieving the suf
fering of the unfortunate until
God sees fit to lay them in the
grave for a short sleep.
Tom Kennaday
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Chuck, The Punxsulawney Groundhog,
In Annual Weather Prognostication
Canoe Ridge Weather Works,
Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2 U.R)
An indignant Punxsutawney
groundhog made it clear today
that repercussions from the
Mighty Mo did not shake him
from his burrow.
"Not even the H-bomb could
do that," Chuck told newsmen.
(The groundhog is also a wood
chuck, hence the nickname.)
"You know full well that this
is the annual date of my emerg
ence from hibernation to prog
nosticate the vernal season."
"Look, Bub," said an impat
ient newsman, "the facts. Forget
the John L. Lewis lingo. How
much more winter?"
Chuck Scornful
Chuck looked scornfully.
"Very well. For the unlearn
ed, the untutored, the unletter
ed, I'll clarify. I didn't see my
shadow today. That means no
more winter weather. Spring is
just around the corner."
Chuck edged back toward his
winter quarters.
"You make me sick," he said
over his shoulder. "If it weren't
for my fur coat, I'd move on out
to California where I could get
a movie contract."
The newsmen laughed. "You
forget that you're already in one
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ginia hillbilly at that."
Town Misplaced
He referred to the fact that
the movie makers mentioned
Punxustawney but misplaced
the town In the neighboring
state.
Chuck groaned. "You're right,"
he said. "But don't forget. The
premiere will be here Saturday
night and they've promised to
make amends by putting my
name in lights.
"Anyway that's Hollywood
for you," Chuck said. "Trying to
right a wrong with a right. I
mean trying to make a wrong
right. Well, you know what I
mean."
This was the cue for the illit
erate newsman.
Make It Right
"You mean, Bub, they're try.
ing to make things right after
making something wrong."
"Yes, that's right," said Chuck.
"Well, there's one thing you
can do to make things right,"
advised the newsman.
"Yes?" said Chuck.
"Just go right back into that
hole. It's bad enough we gotta
do this story every year without
you trying to stretch it out."
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