Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1950, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextIX MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wedne.eUy. March 29. 1930 MEDFORDvWTRIBUNE "Everyone In Southern Oregon" Roads The Mall Tribune" Dally Except Saturday Published by MF.DITORD PRINTING CO. I7-S8 North Fir St Phona 2-8141 ROBERT W BUHL, Editor ERNEST R GILSTRAP Manafar HERB GREY Advertlelni MBr E. C FERGUSON, Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor HARRY CIUI'MAN. Teltgrapn Kditoi HENRY L GREEN. Sunday Editor OLIVE STAHCHER Society Editor GERALD LATHAM Circulation Mg An Independent Newspaper Entered aa second class matter at Medford Oregon, under Act of Marcb 3 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Bv Mail In Advance: Dally and Sunday one year.... $9 00 nflv anrf Hunilav ai months 4.73 Dally and Sunday three moe il.ou Dally and Sundayone month 100 By Carrier In Advance Medlord Ashland Central Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill. Phoenix Talent and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year $12.00 Dally and Sunday one month 1.00 All Terms Cash In Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jacksun County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative; W EST-HOLLI DA Y COMPANY INL Offices In New York Chicago De troit, Sap Francisco Los Angeles Seattle. Portland. St Loula Atlanta Vancouver f C NEWS PA MR PUBlleHIRl j ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County His. rory from the files of the Mall Trlbuna 10. 20 and 34 years ago 10 YEARS AGO TODAY March 29. 1940 (It Wns Friday) Roscoe L. Larson announces candidacy for county achool su perintendent post. ."Coffee Pot" drive-in restau rant to reopen for season Satur day, Proprietor Carl Wiltcrmood announces. Snider Dairy and Produce company observes 35th anniver sary of founding with dinner for 30 employees and Mrs. Maude Snider, president. Lee Merriman accepts position Prospect school teacher. Leighton ball coach school. Blake named at Ashland foot-high 20 YEARS AGO TODAY March 29. 1930 (It Was Saturday) Oregon basks in bright sun shine while winter rages in mid dle west and east. About 200 Medford residents cited by state and city police for faulty headliRhts on vehicles. John J. Raskob, democratic national chairman, sought for itatement on prohibition. Elton Watkins, democrat of Portland, announces candidacy for governorship. 84 YEARS AGO TODAY March 29, 1916 (It Was Wednesday) Prlnevllle votes $100,000 In bonds to build municipal rail road to connect town with Hed mond on Oregon Trunk line. Howard Hill and John Good rich are in charge of hike Griz zlies will take to Table Rock on Sunday. Pell Oro plnrer mine on Ap plegate river sold to C. L. Knlz and J. M. Pitts. The Grange Egle Point Grange First nnd second decree team of Eanle Point Grange put on the work Tuesday evening taking in seven new members. Klmer McClurc, overseer of Oregon State Grange, was a visi tor; also Brother Ralph James, master of Sams Valley Grange. H. E. Chairman report. 'd $25.50 taken in from the dame supper which is to go toward buying the new tablecloths. Next meeting of 11. E. C. is to be March "!l at the home of Mrs. Roy Stanley with Mrs. Redding co-hostess. Education Chnirman Mrs. Sinn ley gave a brief resume of "The Foreign Policy," taken from Lite magazine. Sister Hook. Dr. Hays and Sain Coy were reported ill. Lecturer Mrs. Lester Werts gave a short report on her trip to lecturers' school at Corvallis. Brother McClurc spoke on "ag riculture, the base of democracy." Third and fourth degree team will practice Sundav afternoon. April 2. All enjoyed refreshments served by Brother and Sister Ray Palm and Brother and Sister J. Whipple. March 25 a covered dish din ner was enjoyed by many Grang ers anil friends, the date being the 2Mb anniversary of the Grange here. Charier members receiving 2!i-year pins were H. W. Ward. I. R. Kline, Ray B. Hiir nlsh, LeRoy Smith, Mrs. Ger trude Hank. Charley Given, Tommy Given, Edith Weldman and Mr. and Mrs. Erunk Dil.--worth, who are now members of Upper Rogue Grange. Hells canyon on the Snake river In Idaho is deeper than the Grand canyon of the Colorado. Why Not Vote on DST? In another column on this paee is a letter from Mr. R. F. Vinson in opposition to the adoption of day light saving time and urging that the matter be de cided by a vote of the people. e a MOTHING can be said regarding the annual tinker- ing with time which will please everyone. While the major difference in opinion appears to be between rural dwellers on one hand and city folk on the other, even these two general groups do not see eye to eye among themselves. For this reason, Mr. Vinson's argument for a vote on the matter appears to have merit. Decision to institute DST in Medford was reach ed by the city council only after it was learned that most of the major population centers of Oregon and Washington would change over on April 30. and that the change would be state wide in California and Nevada. In British Columbia the switch to earner time will be province wide. ALTHOUGH the earlier rising hour will work a ViowlcViin nn enmo an svnii o-rontar numViov would be under a distinct handicap and confusion if standard time were retained here while neighboring ities and indeed all the surrounding states used day light saving time. fREGON and other western states have gone through the daylight time squabble for several years now and it does seem that the matter should be settled mice and for all in the nnlv democratic wav by a vote of all the people. E.C.F. Home Building Boom I hose who are contemplating building a new home, or buying one recently built, will be interested in the views of spokesmen for some of the larger home constructing firms of the country. House prices, say these authorities, are on their way up. Some builders have begun to wonder how much farther costs can increase without arousing definite buyer resistance. "NE principal builder in the Pittsburgh area ex- plains that although he has put up 40 homes so far tnis year at prices approximating those of places he built last year, his next group of dwellings will have to bring more money. Higher materials will push his costs up about seven per cent, he estimates. A Los Angeles builder who has been offering places with 1000 feet of floor space for $9000 is about to hike the cjuotation by $250, principally because lumber and steel have moved up. A Portland builder cites the rapid cost increases in a couple of items plywood and nails as ex amples. A year ago the mill juice on three-quarter inch plywood was $142 per thousand feet while today it is up to $176.65. Nails which are currently bringing $9.06 a keg, were selling for $8.75 last spring. JVOST of those interviewed around the country point to the current building boom with its heavy demand for materials and labor as causing the upturn in costs. Winter construction set a new record, with some 240,000 units begun in the past three months. Demand for new homes is continuing strong and orders have even increased in recent weeks. As one construction firm spokesman put it: "Its a definite sellers' market. The demand is terrific." E.C.F. Crosstown by Roland Cos wAA Wv frxgX X AAA, "I'D get a good spanking if you caught ME with that much mud on my face I" In the Day's News pROM Washington: Editorial Comment Death of David Holme. A brief dispatch from Wood land, Cal., the other day told of, the death in an automobile acci- dent of David Holmes of Med-j ford. The team of "Harry and J David'' that brought the mail order and "Book of the Month club" techniques to the Oregon fruit Industry, thereby saving the orchards and the livelihood of many growers and establish ing a $5,000,000 annual business, has been broken. Harry and David Holmes of Medford s far-famed Bear Creek orchards founded their gift-nark- age business in fine fruits in the depression thirties. It has devel oped into a twelve-month opera tion with a $1,000,000 payroll which can take care of 25.000 orders for Rogue River valley pears and other top-grade fruits, in Christmas and "Fruit of the Month" packages, in a single day. David Holmes was the Idea man of the team, a thin, alert and enthusiastic man who be came an expert on sales and packaging, while Brother Harry concentrated on production effi ciency and searching Oregon and tne west tor top-grade fruits and Dernes. ineir vast success at Bear Creek led many others into the packaged fruit industry. and spread the fame of Oregon fruits throughout the hemi sphere. The Oregonian. COMMUNICATIONS Letter! to the Editor mult bear the name and arjdresse of the writer although under certain ctrcunv ktances the use of a pen name ot Initial for publication tl permis sible. The Mail Tribune reserves the Hint to edit all letter! with a view to clarification and conden eatlon. Letter! aubmitted for pub Hratlon must not exceed 4no wordi The General Sherman tree ln Sequoia National park is estimat ed to be 3,500 years old. DST and Democracy To the Editor: I hear a lot about democracy the last few years, but I fail to see it In action on some things that belong to the people. One of them is this day light saving time. It has been kicked about ever since the war. Why are the big shots afraid to let the people vote whether we want this so-called saving of time? It does not hurt the stores and business over town. They do not open before 6 a. m., but the working men and women have to get up now at 5:30 a. m., in order to get to work. Why should I have to get up at 4:30 a. m. to satisfy a few people who seem to have taken this on themselves? Have we lost our right to vole on this, if so where has our democracy gone to? I say if some people want to go to work an hour earlier, let them do so. but leave the time alone, for that is my time as well as others, unless changed by vole. After all, what does daylight saving time save? nothing. R. F. Vinson. Letter From Washington By HARRIS ELLSWORTH Member ot Congraia From Oregon Two weeks after this session of congress opened, in my week ly letter for January 18, 1 re ported the rumor regarding the new and streamlined way of handling the annual appropria tions bills. The rumor speedily became iact. 1 also pointed out that the ordinary functioning of the independent sub-committees would be watered down by the final review by an administration-controlled super "screening'' committee. Tlie big "one -package" bill which came out was prepared with great speed. All hearings were held behind closed doors. The deliberations of the sub com mitters were kept secret irom the other member, of congress and the public. The huge bill containing 431 printed pages re ceived only a few minutes over three hours of filial considera tion by tin1 complete appropria tions connniUee. This bill provides for the ex penditure o( a total of 27 and one-quarter billions of dollars, but only a handful of experts nnd the executive agencies con cerned know very much about what is in it. In my opinion, this is no way to legislate on spend ing money when our government is In such desperately bad fi nancial condition. Next year it will be necessary to appropriate nn additional S 1 Sit, 011(1. 1100 labout Miiimhhi prr day! just to pay the interest on the deficit created tins year! The administration members have done some bragging (know ing public desire for economy) about cutting more Hum a billion off the budget retpiest but there is a big catch in that econ omy claim. Economy should be made in government operation The hill makes insignificant cuts in administrative and operating departments but extremely heavy ent.s on items involving permanent investment on ini-1 provement projects now under construction. Here Is the record: t uts In eight of the regular de partments average around five per cent. The cut of the budget i for river and harbor and flood control work was 25 per rent The economy budget slashing claim is a complete phony and the last two sentences prove it. THE CHARGES made by Sen ator McCarthy that communist sympathizers are employed in the Li. S. State department, some of them in high places, caused great excitement here. So far as 1 am concerned I would like to believe that the slate department is practically pure and that the charges consti tute merely a partisan outburst without much basis in fact. Un fortunately, the attitude of the president and state department officials has convinced me that there must be a great deal of very damaging truth in what Senator McCarthy has said. If there is nothing to hide, if there is nothing to be ashamed of, or if there is nothing dangerous to our security in the records of anybody employed by our gov ernment, let the president and the department come clean on the whole thing and allow the senate committee to have access to all information on this sub ject. As this is written they are looking as guilty as the boy with his lace covered with jam. I e WHICH REMINDS me to re-i late the little yam that people are laughing over around here, now. It goes something like this:) A motorist in downtown Wash-1 ingten stopped a pcdcsliirin and' asked this question: "How do you get to the state department" " j The pedestrian replied "You I go to Harvard law school, then turn left." , By FRANK JENKINS Izvestia, the ,kept newspaper of the communist Soviet govern ment, commenting on the U. S. senate subcommittee investiga tion of Senator McCarthy's charges that the state depart ment is infested by communists, says: "Clowns from the senate are making themselves the laughing stock of the world ... the in vestigation is a cross between a group performance by circus clowns and amateur nigni in an insane asylum" I'M afraid that for once in its career as a journalistic kept woman Izvestia is about half right The McCarthy ruckus isn't an edifying one "N the other hand, Izvestia's -J poisonous side-swipe at Sen ator McCarthy makes us wonder. Afte rail, being attacked by a communist newspaper is a high honor. It's a screwball world, mates. The government's director of civilian mobilization, Dr. Paul J. Larsen, says: "Ten years and 300 BILLION DOLLARS would probably be needed to make the United States as nearly safe as possible from atomic attack." He adds: "And in the end we5d wind up with a GARRISON state." D ISPATCH from Hong Kong: "Hunger - mad peasants in China's great famine area (now bossed by the communists) are resorting to cannibalism, recent arrivals in Hong Kong asserted today . . . Starving peasant bands in North Central China are re ported luring children into the hills to be eaten." D 0 you believe it? Probably not. Personally, I think it is possible but doubt if it is actually happening. There's SO MUCH propaganda in this world. THAT brings us something else: How much of the political stuff we get from Washington every day do you believe? Again. I imagine, the answer is "not much." times as critical as these, we ought to be able to believe ev erything our leaders tell us. At the very least, we ought to be able to believe thev are SIN CERE in what thev tell us. I7RANCE turned to that kind 1 of thinking before the last war and bled herself white with taxes to build the fantastic un derground Maginot line. When the pinch came, the Maginot line bothered the invading Ger-j mans about as much as one fly bothers an elephant. J ONE scheme that has been pro-' posed is to move the federal government into Mammoth cave, in Kentucky, and put most of ; our war industries underground. As for me. if trouble comes, 1 don't think I wan to hole up in a damp and gloomy cave for the rest of my life. After all, one can die only once. GIRL GETS HAND Boston IU.R) Gladys Denny Schultz whose book "our Baby" has sold nearly 1,000,000 copies, considers the modern girl "the i best mother America has yet , produced." 1 Oregon Finance Co. MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING When You Borrow Here! Money talks but the many little things that add up to a friendly, pleasant business transaction are important, too! We place a special mphasis on convenience, courtesy, privacy! We say 'yes' to 4 out of 5 loan applications for: Medical or hospital expenses; Payment of overdue bills; Home repairs and decorat ing; ft income or property taxes. If you want cash for any purpose, feel free to discuss your problem with our "YES MAN". Oregon Finance Co. Phone 2-4433 Craterian Bldg. 45 S. Central Lie S-211 M-217 MAW! ami How ' tn hcrnni a perfect BRIDE It's easy with our Bridal counselor to guide every step of the way. She'll see to it that you are gowned in traditional beauty . . , veiled in loveliness and serene in the thought that even the minutest detail is smoothly arranged on your wedding day. Complete line of wedding dresses from $29.98 to 585.00. Attendants Dresses priced from $19.98 to $35.00 Adrienne's 214 E. Main Phone 2-7169 RENT A CAR Daily's U-Drive and BODY and PAINT SHOP Southern Oregon's Oldest and Finest 29 So. BartleH Medford Fisherman's Dream Juif wenty minures to make a catch like thii that's any fiihorman's dream. But more than that .these fish were caught in hi) bare hindi. They're silver grunion, a small membe. of tha imclt family, which coma up on dry land to lay their eggs. The l.tnMitic story of the grunion, plus other unuiual facts of nature, are portrayed in MffilliDir MlMfl THA" ANY OTHER CAR- I .11. 3 a 3 If another extra value u mi i m i i in"T,,eNew i uvuiyjuiiiii uiiiyiiyjuiii step-Down Ride" I LEADERS IN RESALE VALUE ... "step-down" designed Hudson, lend la resale value, coast to coast, according to Official Used Car Guide Books. IT WORKS Huston. UP! An artificiiil kidncv dr-vplnpiM nt IVtor Hi-nt HriKham hospital lias 'dramal-ir-ally imnritYtvl" thr- nmriitinn of certain patients with heart riisensr train! to kidnrv ailment I doctors report. OH JACK BIERMA TYPIWRITIR RtPAIRING Underwood Sumtrind Typewriters t Adding Machines Corona Portables PHONI 2-4100 41 S. Grap. DUST or DESTINY Scitntific film to b shown in a city wide showing jt tha Medford High School AUDITORIUM THURSDAY March 30 - 7:45 P.M. This showing I. sponsored by ) Medford Ministerial Asiociation, with 14 churches co-operating. Room! Glorious Room! Afore room and comfort than in any other car at any price! That's just one of the wonderful advantages awaiting you in the new Hudsons for 1950! Your first look inside these beautiful new cars reveals seat cushions in all models, including the lower-priced Pace maker, that are up to 12 inches u irfcr than in cars of greater outside dimensions and more head room than m any mass-produced automobile built today! Door and window controls are nested in recessed panels to give you even greater elbow room! Hudson's all-around roominess Li the result of exclusive "step-down" design with recessed floor. Through this unique design, space wasted under the floor and between frame members in all other cars is brought into Hudson's passenger compartment and skillfully utilized for your comfort. Your own experience tells you that Hudson's fabuloua roominess means greater driving and riding comfort than you've ever known before comfort in which to loll awav the milea comfort that permits you to drive safely and easily at all times! You are cordially invited to see these great new cars to enjoy "The New Step-Down Ride" and discover how Hudson's amazing roominess is combined with gorgeous new interiors Hudson's new. no-shift Super-mat ic Drivef and scores of other fine-car features that add up to extra value right down the line. Won't you come in soon? tOprwA.1 at ..tre ml. If you're going to buy a car in the low-price field, s tht New, Lower-Priced Pacemaker that, for ust a fw dollar, more, bring, you all of Hud.on'i exclu.lv advantage.. u 111 nil NOW... 3 GREAT SERIES lOWIP.-Pe.ICID PACIMAKIP. FAMOUS iUPIt CUSTOM COMMODOM Available with Hudson's exclusive Super-matic Drivel HERE'S WHERE TO SEE AND DRIVE AMERICA'S ROOMIEST CARS 1006 N. Riverside M. M. HUDSON CO. AUTHORIZED HUDSON DEALER Sam Mete and - Tony Mete Phone 2-6281 4 Li r