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10 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 16, 1940
(It Was Saturday)
Ed Ellis and Bob Hoefs. both
of Butte Falls high basketball
team, named on state B tourna
ment all-stars.
Elk Creek Stockmen's associa
tion elects Earl Ulrich president;
South Butte Stockmens associa
tion names Carl Nygrcn president.
Dorothy Root and Wilson
Church have lending roles in high
school opera presentation.
Al Wimer, Medford high stu
dent, wins right to represent
county in American Legion ora
torical contest.
Copco pays $131,369 to Jack
son county in taxes this year.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 16, 1930
(It Was Sunday)
Local women organize for re
form of prohibition.'
Bill Bolger electer commander
of American Legion here.
Literary Digest poll on prohi
bition indicates people favor its
repeal.
Floyd Young, frost expert, ar
rives here for smudging season.
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
March 16. 1916
(It Was Thursday)
United States reclamation serv
ice jnd state surveys recommend
irrigation projects for this section
of valley.
Talent young people form In
dustrial club with Lewis Bccson
as president.
High school band membership
numbers 15 with J. W, Gressly
as leader.
Wafer Rate Increase
Defeated At Portland
Portland, Ore., Mar. 16 (U.R)
For the second time in as mnny
weeks the Portland city council
has voted by a 3-2 margin against
putting a measure on the May 10
election bnllot calling for in
creased water rates.
At the same time, the council
voted 4-1 to keep the special real
property levy on the ballot.
Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee
told the council she was certain
the water tax was a "Rood" tax,
but she said she thought voters
should have a say in the issue
because of the interest shown
over it.
Four New Cases Of
Paralysis Reported
Portland, Ore., Mar. 16 (U.R)
Four new cases of poliomyelitis
were reported In Oregon fur the
week ending March 11. bringing
the total for the year to 2S, the
Oregon state board of health an
nounced today.
The total for a corresponding
period last year was 11.
The new rases were widely
scattered with one each in
Clackamas, Jackson, Marion and
Washington counties.
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Editorial Correspondence
Crosstown
by Roland Co
New York City, N. Y., March 13 Another one of those
needle spray rains no rain drops, just a sort of liquid-sunshine
without the sun.
But just a little bit added to what you got makes a little bit
more. The city reservoirs are now 51 per cent full whereas two
or three months ago they were only 30 per cent. It is still an even
wager they won't have to call in the airplane rain makers.
Argentine pears are in the Madison avenue fruit stores selling
at 60 cents per dozen and up. They are (at least those we pur
chased) TERRIBLE small, tasteless and mushy. In fact, our fav
orite fruiterer across the street won't handle them. He said he
only handled "California pears." We bought six of the latter for 45
cents (no fruit is sold at even prices here, just why we can't make
out) and when we arrived at the hotel found they were from "SOS,
Medford OREGON!" That is characteristic of New York. Every
product that comes from the Pacific Coast comes from "Califor
nia." Oregon is simply ignored the forgotten state.
a a a
According to our fruitman, Florida is fading out in the citrus
line and growing steadily in the direction of vegetables early
ones. Only Florida oranges are holding up. Florida grows no lem
ons (that was news to us), no pineapples, while Texas and Arizona
are running her out of the grapefruit market. But Florida is gain
ing in celery, tomatoes, early potatoes and the like.
a a a
Also Florida this Is our fruiterer speaking, we don't vouch
for his accuracy has been run out of the berry, melon and straw
berry market by the imperial Valley, California, barly asparagus,
ditto. He had 3-pound bunches of the latter selling for $2.25 a
bunch and he was getting it. "That's nothing," he added, "the
price was $3 a bunch two or three weeks ago."
If Iirmerial Vallev ranchers don't make money out of earlv
asparagus there must be something rotten in Denmark or In the
distribution ana jopping Dusiness.
California strawberries and lettuce have been selling here
for weeks they both look tip-top. But the berries we have tried
have been lacking in flavor and sweetness. Large "hot-house
eraDes are comine in from Portugal and huge plums from Chile
There is also fresh sweet corn. If there ever should be a trans
portation tie-up by land AND sea, Manhattan would probably
have a scurvy epidemic in a couple of weensi
We believe Senator Bvrd of Virginia and other tax-conscious
statesmen are missing a bet. Why don t they secure passage oi a
law that would compel manufacturers and retailers to put on
every article they sell including theater and movie tickets the
amount paid for taxes? mere snouia De similar tags on Dreaci
and butter or oleo, until the latter tax is finally repealed if
ever.
Then, of course, there are the liquor and cigaret taxes.
We believe in these taxes. But how many purchasers realize
that when they buy a "5th" at least half the cost is tax?
No wonder moonshiners are increasing over 10.000 of them
were arrested by federal officers alone in 1949 and over 125,000
gallons of illegal spirits confiscated. When the bootlegger can sell
a gallon of moonshine for five bucks when the same thing would
sell on the legal market for $15, some idea of the incentive profit
motive can be imagined. According to Washington reports, in
many states, particularly in the South, more moonshine has been
confiscated by local and state officials than by the U. S. internal
'Revenooers.
However, as remarked, we would not favor lowering either
the cigaret or liquor taxes those who can afford to Indulge in
either, can afford to pay.
General LI no relation to "Trig-Lie" former president of
Nationalist China, is here in New York recovering from a stomach
operation. We were much interested and cheered by his recent
public statement regarding the situation in his homeland. Li has
no use cither for the Chinese Reds or Generalissimo Chiang Kai
shek and doesn't pull his punches regarding either.
Said he, quote:
"The Chiang regime Is rotten to the core. The Chinese
Reds were able to come to power, not because of the merit
of communism, but the corruption of the Nationalists under
the Generalissimo. After Chiang it was thought anything
would be better. But one year of trial convinced the Chinese
people that whereas Chiang Kai-shek was interested only
in money, personal power and depriving the masses of their
material well-being, the Communists aim at depriving them
of their soul. The country is now ready for really iibcral
and democratic leadership."
That has been the view of this department for some time.
It will take time and nationce. but as soon as the Chinese
masses realize what it really means to be ruled from Moscow,
and what they could achieve by a free, strong and democratic
government of their OWN, there will be a counter-revolution in
that country as certain as the sun will rise tomorrow. This was
what the late General Stilwcll predicted before he was recalled
from China in unmerited disgrace to die at Carmel of a broken
heart. Eventually we feel sure history will give "Vinegar Joe" his
due, and make it clear that he not only knew China and the
Chinese, but knew Chiang Kai-shek and but for the machinations
and stupidity of the latter, the triumph of the Reds would, in all
probability, never have occurred.
Went down to the NBC theater on West 44th to hear the U. S.
Steel broadcast Gertrude Lawrence in "Lady in the Dark." Never
saw the original play and this production was, of course, greatly
condensed. But it was all extremely interesting and Miss Lawrence
hasn t changed a hair in 20 years, (that is not blKlUTL.Y accu
rate as she has a wave of white on the right side "silver threads
among the gold" but it only adds to her distinction and charm.)
WHAT a gal! as Noel Cownrd, her playmate of long ago recently
remarked. "Gert isn't at all English and she would be the first to
acknowledge it and be nroud of it.
Noel, as usual, is correct. Gertrude Lawrence has the bounce
and zin and informality of the American voung woman. Like Mar-
lene Dietrich one can't imagine her ever growing old, and Gertrude
can't resist shocking her more correct British sisters. In one of the
snappy Gershwin ditties, for example, she did a strip-tease "Jerk"
as a response to thunderous applause quite improper for some
gals but not for Uerl. in just her wholesome, irrepressiDie exu
berance pure Irrepressible animal spirits.
We have only attended one big-time radio broadcast before
that was several years ago in Los Angeles. There has been a great
change since then. Everything at the "Belnsco" was on a gigantic
and "super-super" scale engineers, timers, sound effects, execu
tives, managers, editors, supervisors, the official reporter, the of
ficial announcer (Brokcnshire by name), an orchestra of 30 or 40
pieces and the composer-director who simply worked himself Into
nervous and physical collapse by his excessive artistic and
muscular efforts.
Of course time Is the essence. Everything has to be on the
dot and everything was, including the applause. It was one of
the most popular broadcasts in a long time there were almost
as manv neonle outside of the theater as in. There were 10 in the
east, not Including a tenor from the "Met." But Gertrude was the
whole show, wonder why she isn t performing on Broadway;
Speaking of performing on Broadway that's another strange
item in this Bnbylon. It is always said "she is performing on
BROADWAY," "she has her name In lights on BROADWAY," etc.,
etc. Yet there Isn't one theater or perhaps there is just one on
Broadway, the legitimate theater are off Broadway, practically
all on 44th, 45th and 46th streets. R.W.R.
"I'll take the full course dinner. Everybody at our
house is on a diet but mel"
Washington Report
By Bob Dickey
Washington, Mar. 16 Presi
dent Truman's "basin account
ing system" for federal water
projects in the
Columbia river
basin has met
opposition
from Oregon's
Sen. Guy Cor
don. Cordon is a
member of the
senate interior
and insular af
fairs commit
tee which has
been holding hearings on the
oasin account plan in conjunc
tion with its consideration of
Northwest reclamation projects.
wnen me committee wound ud
its hearings, the majority of the
members approved of the basin
accounting. But Sen. Cordon
vigorously dissented.
When the amendments to the
rivers and harbors bill, authoriz
ing the basin account system, are
made on the floor of the senate,
cordon plans to offer a substi
tute motion containing his legis-
Bob Dicker
costs which are to be returned
from those revenues."
The administration's explana
tion of the basin-wide accounting
scheme was amplified in greater
detail in the recent senate hear
ings. According to them, the sys
tem now advocated is nothing
more than an accounting proce
dure.
They say that basically it pro
vides a method of showing the
balances available from all
Northwest federal water pro
jects to be considered in connec
tion with an analysis of "finan
cial feasibility, rate making, and
project pay-out."
In other words, it would pro
vide no additional revenues as
such. It would merely show the
overall revenues which were be
ing realized from the projects.
Suggested Advantages
Advantages suggested by the
administration are:
1. Furnish power at a uniform
rate throughout the area and at
a much lower level. This would
be so, they say, because under
the basin account system, the
lative position on the proposal. I rate would approximate' the
Prospect
Prospect, Mar. 16 Mr. Ray
mond Artmlre left Monday to fly
bark to Indiana to see his father
who is 111 and not expected to
live.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Scott of
Trail have taken over the Cas
cade Gorge store temporarily.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart have gone to
Sacramento to visit their daughter.
A Catholic discussion-study I
lub was organized recently Hi
Prospect under leadership o(
Mrs. Unyle Mills. I he club meets
on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at
the home of the members. The
last meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Jack De Rosier.
Eight persons were present. At
this meeting the group chose
Rosa Mystira" as the name of
their club. The Lenten program
emphasizes the Ten Command
ments. All Interested in study
of Christian doctrine are invited
to attend the meetings.
Charles Fanger Is confined to
the Community hospital. As soon
as he is able he will go to the
J'ottland clinic, lie is reported
doing very well.
several new families have
moved to Prospect recently be
cause of re-opening of the mills.
Among them are Mr. and Mrs.
Merrill Pcaslee and family from
Willcts, Cel.. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Robison and family from Apple
gate, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Ferguson from Gooding.
Ida.
Paul Pearson. Reg Macro and
James Popp spent Sunday skiing
at Mt. Shasta, Cal.
Tris Norton and Roy Kaizrr
returned from California recent
ly. Mrs. John Harper and grand
daughter Joanne Rienks have
gone to Idaho for a week to at
tend family reunion. They plan
to return Saturday.
Dial telephones are being In
stalled in Prospect now. the
first one being put in the Pros
pect high school.
PAPER BOY NO BOY
Wilmington, N. C. lU.R) One
of the nation's oldest paper boys
is no boy. A two-mile route in
nearby Humpstead is carried by
Jane Singleton, 65. Miss Single
ton has carried the Wilmington
Star-News on foot for two years,
walking about two miles a day
with her papers. She also helps
deliver the mail, another five
miles a day.
trl line Sunday Classified U
Noon Saturday.
Steps Toward Socialism
Although the specific reasons
for the Roseburg senator's ob
jections to the basin account
system will not be brought out
until the matter is considered by
the somite, some of his general
objections to the plan have been
revealed.
One of these objections is that
he feels it is a long stop toward
socialism. Another is that he be
lieves it is a forerunner of a
Columbia valley administration
or authority.
Credit to Cordon
In all fairness to Sen. Cordon.
he has probably spent more time
and effort on investigating the
full significance of the basin ac
counting system than any other
senator. During the largest share
of the recent senate interior and
insular affairs hearings, only he
and Chairman O Mahoney show
ed up.
And during the hearings on
basin accounting, Cordon did 99
per cent of the cross-examination
and interrogation of the testify
ing administration officials. One
may be assured that Cordon's
opposition to the scheme is not
based on a lack of understanding
of its ramifications.
Truman View
When President Truman en
dorsed the basin account system
last February, he suggested that
it would "permit a more intelli
gent accounting for power rev
enues from the various federal
hydroelectric plants in the Paci
average rate for all power
projects.
2. Permit irrigation benefits
from power projects independ
ently of the irrigation project's
relation to a power project.
For example, a power project
such as Hell's canyon dam would
provide surplus power revenues
justifying the development of an
irrigation project. And while un
der the present system, only irri
gation projects near Hell's can
yon are considered from its sur
plus revenues, under the new
system the surplus revenues
would be recorded on the books
and would be available as justi
fication for irrigation projects
anywhere in the area.
Hell's canyon dam is cited just
as an example. Under the advo
cated system, all the surplus from
both Bu-Rce and army engineers'
dams would be entered on the
books and could be used to justi
fy the economic feasibility of
irrigation projects anywhere in
the region.
It might be well to note that
the basin account plan is not a
new idea. At the present time it
is being used in a number of
areas. For example, the entire
Central Valley of California is
under such a system and Is con
sidered as a single financial unit.
Morse Welcomes Fight
Sen. Wayne Morse has tabbed
as unwise the move by certain
Oregon republicans to provide
him with a primary fight.
He said he "feels it is a mis-
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Spawning Mort Devils
To the Editor: Again the peo
ple of Medford have been en
lightened on the governmental
philosophies of our junior sena
tor, Wayne Morse.
After listening many times to
Wayne Morse, I am impressed by
his earnestness of purpose; his
unaouDted honesty ana courage;
but above all by his peerless abil
ity to rationalize an irrational
situation.
After awaking from the spell
of his oratorical ability I am
forced to conclude that first of
all our junior senator is for
Wayne Morse (for which I can't
blame him too much) and second
ly he is for a government of
lawyers and by laywers. He fails
to realize two basic facts of gov
ernment: First The government has
nothing of intrinsic value to give
to the people which it has not
previously taken away from the
people;
Second The basic purpose of
government is to protect individ
ual freedom through the power
of government to redress
wrongs.
Because of his failure to grasp
these basic facts we have a
Wavne Morse, in angel garb.
wrestling with all the devils
spawned by governmental regu
lation and subsidy, while warn-
ine us that he is going to fight
for fore regulation and subsidy
presmably because he can there
by spawn more devils wun wnicn
to wrestle for his own glorifica
tion and the applause of the
suckers who can't figure out
what the act is all about.
Well, wrestling by profession
als never was considered to be
much of a contest of ethical skills
but a lot of people enjoy the
show. Can't the people of Oregon
think up a better act?
BfclM MAdUKU.
P. S. And I'm not a Democrat.
Sterilisation Urged
To the Editor: In your county
there are probably 359 feeble
minded persons. Many of these
are having children who may
inherit their mental deficiency
and grow up under the care of a
mentally inadequate parent.
Some of these unhappy lives
can be avoided if better use is
made of Oregon's eugenic ster
ilization law. This will protect
the mentally deficient from par
enthood without any change in
sexual characteristics or capa
cities. While I was superinten
dent of the Sonoma State Home
for the feebleminded in Califor
nia more than 5,000 of the pa
tients were thus protected before
discharge. This did not interfere
with fully satisfactory marriage.
Having learned from other pa
tients who had had the opera
tion that no change resulted,
tie when they will need all the
strength they have against the
democrats." Morse thinks the
democrats are going to provide a
hearty battle in connection with
every major office before the
voters this fall.
It is clear, however, thai
Morse is confident that he will
win. But he indicated that he
was not so sure that some of the
other republican office seekers
would be so fortunate if they
weaken his influence with the
independent elements in Oregon
by a primary scrap.
As far as the primary contest
is concerned. Morse added, "If
the conservatives want to make
'BiU Of Rights'
For Children Told
By Army Man Here
Maj. Roderic Durham, divi
sional commander for the Sal
vation Army in Oregon and
southern Idaho, listed a six
point bill of rights for children
in an address to Medford Ki
wanians yesterday noon at
Rogue Valley Country club. It
included:
1. The right to be born into
the world rather than to be
"damned" into the world.
2. The right to a home that is
adequate.
3. The right to a clean, decent
community.
4. The right to an education.
5. The right to leisure time
activity.
6. The right to an adequate in
vestment of time on the part of
a parent or good adult.
Cites Handicaps
Durham, who was at one time
assigned here by the Salvation
Army, spoke of the serious han
dicap faced by illegitimate or un
wanted children.
Mothers of many illegitimate
youngsters are often just children
themselves and are not emotion
ally capable of child care, he re
marked. He pointed out that
many illegitimate children grow
up apart from their own parents
and that adoption of youngsters
without going through proper
agencies often brings "kick
backs" and problems.
Durham told of the tendency
of parents of unwanted children
to push the responsibility for
tneir offspring onto others, sucn
as day care centers and baby
sitters.
Character Important
An adequate home for a child
does not depend on the size of
a bank account, the Salvation
Army man emphasized. It de
pends on the character of parents
and grandparents. He stated that
the home should be a sanctuary
from the world where children
can find love and affection.
In most communities rights of
youngsters are abused in a num
ber of ways, Durham said, and
citizens are complacent or en
courage abuses. "You and I ought
to be concerned about the kind
of community we have. Do you
know what goes on in your own
community?" he asked.
Parents' Role
The parents' role in educating
children should be more than
that of teaching the facts of life,
the speaker said. Parents should
not give children more facts
than they can take and should
not force this education on them,
Durham brought out.
Children have a right to a
place to play and to know how
to use leisure time, he said.
Youngsters who have the atten
tion of parents or some good
adult probably will not get into
trouoie. he said.
Durham was once a member
of the Medford Kiwanis club.
Dead Una on Classifltd 30
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cleaning cook pots, pans,
stove burners, broilers, ovens.
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Washes clothes with less
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Completely soluble, it dis
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many of them would ask me,
"Doctor isn't it about time for
my operation?"
Some of them whom I saw
later would tell me that they had
married and were able to sup
port themselves but couldn't
have done so if there had been
children.
If more people knew, as doc
tors do, that sterilization does
not remove any organ from the
body or interfere with its work
ing, Oregon's law for the pro
tection of the insane and the
feebleminded would be more
widely used.
Fred O. Butler, M.D.
Sonoma, Cal.
a fight Of it. I will welcome it." Noon Salurdaya.
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Helps farmers: cleans milk
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