Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 24, 1950, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) jtoroRiv&TRaimi Dally boql Saturday Publiaha b MIDFORD PRINTtNO CO. 17-29 Norlb fir it Pttona S-U1 ROBIKT W KUHU Wlter CRNIST R- OILITBAP. aianafaa HERB ORBY, Adiartialnl B. C FEIlOUSdrJ, Manasln tAiUt HIIC ALLEN iB., Clt Idttor HARRY CHIP MAN, Talajrapn Jailof HENRY L. GREEN. tundn Mltar OUVE STARCH ioalaty U" OERALD LATHAM. CiraukttoaUr Aa Inalapmalanl (lawapapa Intarad u ootid elaja nuttar M Itadford. Oraaon. undar Aai a March 1, 117 UBSCHIPTIOM RATE 7 Mall In Advanoa: Dalljr and updajr- tt...MM Dally and Sunday-ai aaontha 4.1 Dally and Sunday tara orna ISO Dally and Sunday ona month I AO y Carrlar - In Advanaa - fttat6 AaKland. Cantral Point. JaekaonvUla Gold Bill. Phoaala. Talent ana motor routaa: Dally and Sunday ona yau.4U.V0 Dally and Sunday ona month 140 All Tarma Caaa la Advanaa Olftdal Papar al tha City ol Madfard Olllala) Papar af Jaakaua caaaty Unitad Praaa full Laaiad Wire MEMBER OF AUDI! BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS advertising Rapraaantative; WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY INC Ofdcea In Naw York Chicago Da troit, San rranelico Lot Angelaa Seattla. PorUand. St Loula AtlanU Vancouver. B C. Flight o' Time Madfard and Jacks Cauniy Hil lary (ram tha filai Hia MaH Triburw 10, 20 and 14 raara as 10 YEARS AGO TODAY April 24, 1140 (It wai Wednesday) Letter Wilson, instructor and sthletic coach t Prospect high, named superintendent Oatton Union high school snd grades. Merrill A. Beneka Installed commander of Crater Lake post, VFW, and Clarissa M. Beneka president of auxiliary. Active club team wing Classic Bowling league title. Jackson County Teed company rectlni new warehouse at rear of 21S North Darnell street. Nearly 250 Negroes die in Mississippi dance nan lire. 10 YEARS AGO TODAY AprU 24. 1030 (It was Thursday) Btautiflcatlon program Blanned for highways in area oy scouts and Garden club in charge. Bank deposits here total IS, 487,885 on March 27 to rank sixth in Oregon, Efforts underway to limit catch of fish at Fish lake. Mrs. R. V. Williams, Medford, nominated for president of First Federation of Women's clubs. 14 YEARS AGO TODAY April 24, 1918 (It was Monday) Community day at Eagle Point to be celebrated April 27. Miss Bessie Simpson of Chap paral school wins spelling match and selected for championship match at county fair. Social service exposition opens at Natatoritim tonight. The Grange Gold Hill Grange At the regular meeting of Gold Hill Grange on April 20, with Master John Gray presiding, Wallace McCloy, president of the Rogue Rivrr Berry associa tion, announced a meeting of the association will be held May 3 at 8 p.m., In Gold Hill Grange hall. A demonstration of bundle tying will be given. The lecturer announced that the Dramatics club meeting was entertained by Mesdames Shaw and Ganong on April 13. Hal Bishop was elected director coach; Charles Foote, secretary treasurer: Willie McLean, mana ger; Glenn Miller and Reid Mc Kay, property managers. After rehearsal, refreshments were served by the hostess, Next meeting will be at the home of Hal Bishop on April 27 at 8 p.m. Grange literary program In cluded a skit by the H.F..C. and two skits in pantomime by Miss Ruby Twiest. The agriculture committee will preside at the next meeting. Refreshment commltte, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cameron. Mrs. Reel, Mrs. E. Edwards and Mrs. Nina Dusenberry, served after close of the meeting. Next serving com mittee Includes Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lester, Mr. and Mrs, Dan Morrow. Next meeting will atart on the new time, 8:30 p.m. Sams Vallay Grange Next meeting of Sams Valley Grange H.E.C. will be held at the home of Mrs. Wes MrUon ough on April 28. At the March 24 meeting at the home of Mrs. Harold Palmer, an advertise ment identification contest was enjoyed. EnUrprls Grange At the last meeting of Enter prise Grange It was voted to dis pense with the business meeting April 25 and have an open meeting In order to givs the com- iKrtf PUilllHIlt V-ASSOCIATION NATIONAL f 01 T OR I AL lc5TQ" MAIL TRIBUNE Know Your Rogue Valley President Lyn Newbry of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, speaking at a meeting of that organiza tion a few days, ago, urged that all residents of the city prepare themselves to give such information as maybe sought by tourists visiting the area. PRESIDENT NEWBRY'S proposal may be a bit too wide in scope, but it is a fact that residents of all the towns in this region who, in the course of their daily business, come in contact with tourists, should be better prepared to answer questions regarding our attractions. Only a short time ago a carload of tourists from the middle-west stopped at a downtown service sta tion for gas and the driver asked the attendant if Crater Lake park was open to visitors. The attendant was heard to say that the park was not open because of heavy snow. (F COURSE, the fact is that Crater Lake National park has been open throughout the winter. The park service goes to considerable labor and expense to keep it so for the benefit of snow sport enthusiasts and such others as may wish to view the scenic won der in its winter garb. Many believe the park is more beautiful in winter than at any other season. ' I7ROM time to time tourist host schools have been 1 held here and at other they have done much good those who contact tourists what to see. Our only criticism of the tourist host schools would be on their infrequency and the some what limited number attending. DERHAPS it might help if chambers of commerce would prepare small, inexpensive and greatly con densed booklets setting forth the Rogue valley's scenic and recreational attractions. These could be made available at small cost to hotels, motels, service stations, restaurants and other places frequented by tourists. Space on the booklet cover could be pro vided for such places to print or stamp advertising concerning their own business. E.C.F. Can't Keep 'Em Down on the Farm Some years ago there was much high-level worrying about the heavy movement of young people from farms and smaller towns to the cities. More attractive working conditions, better opportunity for social and recreational enjoyment were generally ac cepted as principal reasons for the migration. X7ITH the coming of war the cityward trend was ' slowed to some extent but it has again assumed alarming volume, according to the United States Cen sus Bureau. A recent survey by the bureau shows that only 87 persons under 25 years of age are living on farms for every 100 under 25 living on farms in 1940, date of the last complete census. ACTUAL drop in farm population from 1940 was 2,290,000 by the latest count, but of that de crease 90 per cent was in the group under 25 years of age. In 1949, total United States farm population was 28,258,000: it was 30,548,000 in April, 1940. During that span, the number of people aged 45 or over in rural areas remained The Census Bureau fai -m population from 1940 to 1949 is all the more striking in view of the marked increase in population or the country as a whole, 000,000 during that period, passed lou.uuu.uuu last November. rESPITE the heavy movement away from the soil, the increase in farm productivity and the amount produced per worker has more than kept pace with the loss of manpower. Another factor which production up while farm been the number of people bit of farming and commuting to city jobs. This seg ment of the population, while not large, has neverthe less played a part in producing some of the basic needs such as vegetables, eggs, butter and milk. JMANY of the commuter-type fanners have been 1TA forced to the country by the absence of accept able apartments and other housing units in cities, i m,Vith the sininrT of the $3,500,000,000 housing' bill Thursday by President Truman it may be reason ably expected that there will be further ioss of farm and rural population. The measure is expected to provide a slew of rental dwellings for lower and mod erate families in the urban sections.- E.C.F. munlly of Wimer opportunity to see the movie "All Flesh la Grass." All Grange ladies are asked to bring a dozen cup cakes or doughnuts so that re freshment may be served free of charge. A few members responded to a request for help from the building committee and are spending much time at the Grange hall Installing a new sink, drainbnarri and hot water heater in order to have them completed in time for the ham dinner to be served to the public Saturday evening, April 29. Eagle Point Grange Kagle Point Grange opened with seating drill Tuesday eve ning with Master Paul Force in the chair. Visitors were Master Dee Hendrirkson and Mrs. Hrn drirkson of Phoenix Grange. First and second degree obli gations were given D. W. Penre. Mrs, Stella Butler and Mrs. Ka-1 tie Flsk. Mrs. Paul Force. Mr. Dumford and Harold Clark were reported 111 but improving. H E C. chairman reported the next meeting. April 28. would be at tha home of Mrs. John Clark, Monday. April 14. 1850 points. Unquestionably in the way of acquainting with "where to go and about the same. states that the decline in which rose bv about 17.- and was reported to have has helped to keep food manpower dwindled has livintr on farms rloimr n Mrs. Vernie Mathews assisting. Lew Graves of Shady Cove gave a 10 minute talk during lecture hour. Among other num bers was a humorous .-kit bv Mr. and Mrs. Redding and Mrs. Werts. Vern Mathews was given a vole of thanks for cultivating the lot with the trees beside the hall. The Phoenix visitors an nounced that thev are putting on a play at their hall, April 27-28. entitled "Transcontinen tal Bus." Everyone Is Invited. At the May 2 meeting the pro gram will be from 8 to D p.m. and the county candidates are to give short talks. Serving for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Carrol and Mr. and Mrs. Rov Swan. Film Morals Prober Out of Informants Hollywood, Apr. 24 (U.R A senate Investigator satd today he had run out o( people to tell 'him about passion under the palm trees, Crosstown "That radio guy is right. These On the Side fiy v Dur,,no (Distribute1 by King Natural Syndicate, Inc.) The organizations contracting to take care of lawns in that part of Florida whore we are staying, really go at the job in a large way. The house we rent ed is Just a small place with an average sized lawn. This morn ing two trucks arrived on which were four colored men and a white foreman. Each colored man had a lownmower and some gardening implements. They all went to work and fixed that lawn and garden up in very speedv fashion. Protest Now I have a reader in Cork, Ireland. He writes to protest a statement made by the city health officer of San Francisco. It seems a 15-pound piece of the blarney stone was shipped to San Francisco for a church fes tival. Those attending the festi val were to be charged a small sum for the privilege of kissing the Blarney Stone. The San Fran cisco city health officer exam ined the 15-pound piece of the celebrated stone and said it was covered with germs and, there fore, dangerous to kiss. "What nonsense," says my Cork reader. "People hare bean kissing the Blarney Stone for nearly 350 years and there is no record that this ever mad anybody sick." Briefly The state of Israel adheres to Us ancient system of coinage; same as used 2,000 years ago, that is, shekels, prutoths and gerahs. . . . Have a reader in HoDDington. Mass. That's where the Boston A. A. marathon race: starts. Tells us quick as nan a Ashland School Fund To Get Vote Tuesday Aclilnnrf Anr 24 The budcet for the 1950-51 year of school district 5, Ashland, amounting to nearly half- a million dollars, ti.lll h mtiri nn hv residents of the district at a special election trom z to i p. m. lomunuw. bi. cordlng to Leland P. Linn, super- mtnnrtpm nr srnnnis. Tha hurloot tntnls $480,470. ! with estimated receipts oi io.i, 900. leaving a total of S321.570 In ha ruicorl hv tnVPt Of the tUX amount, $154,573 is inside the six per cent constitutional lim itation, and $166,996 outside. VnlinA mialifirntinnc include being registered to vote for at least 30 days, and residence in the district for six months. U.S. Threatens Force In Berlin Territory WadiiiiDtnn. Anr. 24 iU.R) A top government official said tonight that the unueo. oiaies will use force ff necessary to nmlnrt Hip allied zone of Berlin against communist demonstra tions. Tho nfficinl who declined to i be quoted by name, sain nussmn forces in the eastern secior oi the former German capital are eager to "drive us out of the western section of the city." "It will be a very serious sit uation if they try to do so," he added. "This will be resisted by peaceful means, but if necessary the very stern resistance of ma chinegun fire and other mea sures w ill be resorted to." Judge Stephen Jackson said he has no appointments lined up now In his investigation of Hollywood's supposed exploita tion of movieland scandals. Whether he's found out any thing on the subject so far he wouldn't say. The only filmster he's talked to so far is Dore Srhary, MOM production chief, but he said "the people" have offered assistance and Informa tion. Dtad lint on Clttstflfrt Adit 5 10 p n I for follmvtnir rtv 10 m Mnnri for MantUy; noon Saturday for Sunday m. SO EASY FOR MOTHER TO GIVE FOR CHILD TO TAKE The 1 araln tablala tmm allmlnata nd (or cut- I ST JIKliu 1 lln aatura accurate I . iti,:,. I doie. Orange flavor I 5UH 1 makra It fi.T to lata I ft! Clltllll I any way It given. Wc. J by Roland Cot y p 'A v blades really give a closer shave!" OlMIIIMtlllMIHII.IIIK.I flash the distance of this cele brated running race or cease calling yorself a well informed sports fan. Argument A couple of Baltimoreans have been arguing as to how the presi dent's residence happened to be called tho White House. The name was inspired by the white coat of paint given it after it had been set on fire by the Brit ish in the War of 1812. Incident ally, residents of Baltimore do more arguing than any other city 1 have ever been in. What's more, they usually back their opinions with a bit of a wager. Female Boxers Women boxers cannot be list ed under the heading of some thing new. There were active professional ringwonien over 40 years ago. The greatest of fe male boxers was Polly Fair clought. Polly knocked out many a male boxer. One fellow she floored in the ring was her hus band, Bobby Burns, then light weight champion of Ireland. Polly boxed exhibition bouts with many celebrated male fight ers. One of these was Jack John son. Mules li Men Add "How to Get a Husband" dala. Twenty-four year old Mar garet Jarrct. of Kent, England, not being able to find the right man for a husband in her home town or in any place in England she visited, wrote to the mayor of Sydney Australia, asking him to help her find a husband. The kindly mayor gave the request publicity. As a result Margaret received 817 proposals of mar riage and is now in Australia looking over the prospects. So, voting woman, if you can't get the kind of husband you want in your town why not start writ ing' letters to mayors of other cities asking for aid? Asides Cigar smokers among film stars are rare, but Joel McCrca is said to smoke 20 cigars a day. That's quite a day's smoking. Six is my limit. General opinion of experts on the subject Is that Japanese is the hardest language to master. Still the Urdu language, spoken in India, must be a tough one to learn. In Urdu the word "Vidhy u d wanekshepakanograkayanta" means radio. Invitation Have Just received the follow ing interesting invitation from the Rocket club of Chicago: "You are cordially invited to at tend our Monday night jam ses sions, 9:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Fea tured are Ed Jordan on the 88s. Ronnie Walters on bongos and drums, Keith Sylvester on vibs, clarinet and sax." My knowledge of jazz music language is very limited. I don't even know what an "eighty-eight" or a "vib" is. Bachelorettea Are you a bachelorette? Which of your dreams repeats itself the most? It is said the most com mon nightmare the average bach elorette has is to find herself, married to the wrong man. That is, after she has said "I do" she looks into the face of the last man In the world she would care to marry. MABEL CARLOS CONGER-MORRIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE The "Black and White" Ambulance. "Preferred by so many" W. Main at 6th Phon. 3-1051 In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Our relations with Russia have j entered a new phase. Our state; department is exchanging stem ' notes with the Kremlin, Tho; of us who are old enough to r j member our note-xehanging in terlude with imperial Germany that preceded World War 1 ar hoping for the best and keeping our fingers crossed. THE LATEST Russian note bluntly rejects our version ot the plane-shooting incident In the Baltic area. It reasserts the Kremlin's claim that on April t an American B-29 flew over So viet Latvia, opened fir on Rus sian fighter planes, which fired back, after which the American plane turned tail and ran. YOU DON'T believe that. I don't believe it. What is more to the point, members of; congress don't believe it. Some of them are getting hoti under the collar. House Demo-; cratic Leader McCormackt from ' Massachusetts) says the Russian ; attitude is "insulting." i Representative Vinson, of Georgia, chairman -of the house; armed services committee, calls j the destruction of the American ; plane and its crew "cold-blooded : murder of Americans by a for- eign power." He adds that what ' the United States needs is armed forces "strong enough to insure ; Russian respect." i ON THE civilian side, collars j are getting even hotter. Tn Dhi1,4lrMa Hon WHlinm J. (nickname Wild Bill) Dono-; van. who during the war was ; head of our office of strategic ; services and is now national j chairman of the Red Cross drive, j tells reporters: I The United States should seize and hold 10 Russian sol-' diers and sailors now in this : country as HOSTAGES for thei 10 Americans who were in the navy plane that was shot down by 'the Russians. These 10 Rus sians should be held until in demnity which the United States has asked is paid or until the Americans are returned safe and sound and the possibility that they are prisoners of the Russians should not be ex cluded." IT SO HAPPENED that I was in Europe when the war end ed. I saw the swift breaking up of the finest fighting force tht ever existed since the war be gan ours and Britain's. We know now that the Russians were bled pretty near white then. We also know they have been using the intervening five years to make themselves strong again. In the clear light of hindsight, we can see that the face of the world would have been different If we and the British hadn't been In such a hurry to throw our guns away and get back to the pleasant tasks of peace. Inevita bly, we are reminded of these lines from Maud Muller: "Of all sad words "Of tongue or pen. "The saddest are these: "It might have been." WELL, WE CAN'T go back to those days. What has hap pened since then is water over the dam. The thing for us to do now is to keep our shirts on, keep a tight rein on our tempers and get as strong as we can as fast as we can without disrupt ing our economy in the process. Young Democrats Plan Revival Meet Determined to play a vital part in local party affairs and to make their strength felt in the 1950 campaign, Jackson County Young Democrats will meet and reorganize at the Medford hotel Wednesday, April 26, with James J. Boyle acting as tempo rary chairman. The meeting, beginning at 7:30 p.m., will be on the mezza nine 'floor. All democrats from 14 to 40 years of age, said Boyle, are cordially invited to attend and help form the new organiza tion. He extended a special in vitation to democratic veterans and their wives. Assisting Boyle on the reor ganization committee, appointed by the Jackson county demo cratic central committee at its April 1 meeting, are Mr. and Mrs. Delroy Aldershof, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rader, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Corliss and Mrs. Boyle. Dead line on cin'.lfltd Ads: S-3U p m for (ollowlnt day: 10 a.m. Mon day noon Saturday (or Sunday ajn Medford People Attend Anniversary 'Observance for William Shakespeare Ashland. Apr. 24 A number f Mftitvird people were among the ItH) guests who attended a re-ptuM given Sunday after noon at the Ashland Elks club honoring the 3R6th birthday of William Shakespeare. The occa sion officially launched the SOC Professor To Address Health Association Here Dr. Rav Hawk, of Southern Oregon college, will be principal speaker at the annual luncheon meeting of the Jackson County Public Health association Satur day at 12:30 p.m. at the Presby terian church in Medford. He is fast becoming known as a an interesting and informative speaker, according to Mrs. Glenn Gibbons, vice-president of the association and in charge of the program. Dr. Hawk, director of super vised teaching at SOC, has chosen as his topic "Fostering Mental Health in the School." He has a background of work with children, and was an ele mentary teacher and assistant dean of men at tho University of Oregon. He received his educa tion in tho schools of Medford and Ashland, at Southern Ore gon college and University of Oregon, with additional wortc at the University of Wisconsin and Washington and Lee university. His doctorate was completed at the University of Oregon. Army Service Dr. Hawk has traveled exten sively, and during the war was a director of physical education and personnel service officer with the army air corps with the rank of major. With his wife and two sons he now lives in Ash land. In addition to Dr. Hawk's ad dress, the mer'y g will include election of officers and reports of the past year's activities by chairmen for the sale of Christ mas seals, the chest x-ray survey, health education and social hy giene. Reports will also be given by delegates to the Governor's Conference on Children and Youth held in Salem recently. There is no charge for the lun cheon but those attending are re quested to bring a half dozen sandwiches. Anyone' interested Is cordially Invited to attend, ac cording to Mrs. Dwlght Findley, president of the association. New Atomic Weapons Washington, Apr. 24 U.R Defense Secretary Louis Johnson disclosed tonight that U. S. mili tary scientists are working on a "variety'' of new and more powerful atomic weapons for both strategic and tactical use. Johnson also expressed this nation's determination to stay ahead in atomic warfare until Russia agrees to let the United Nations control atomic weapons. The defense secretary made these statements in a semiannual report covering activities of the entire military establishment for the last half of 1949. Phone For ... he will call for your furs at your convenience, bring them to our underground vaults, return them to you in the fall clean and revitalized. MEDFORD CLEANERS 22 S. Central AS SEEN IN HOUSE & GARDEN !' "JV-i'"y-if -.-r f: IT HI PI 111 if W Wakefield Drapery 2nd Floor Medford Furniture, 6th & Bartlert, Phone 2-6010 . 9. a, 10th annual season of the Ash land drama program. Mrs. I. E. Schulcr, Medford, a member of the board of direc tors of the Oregon Shakespear ean Festival association, spoke briefly during the commemora Hon program. Pouring at the coffee table were Mrs. L. D. Inskeep, Medford, and Mrs. A. C. Allen Jr., Central Point, wife of a board member. Proclamation Read Board Member Harry A. Skerry Jr., representing Mayor Thomas S. Williams, presented a procla mation setting aside the day in honor of the famous dramatist and urging every effort be made to make the 10th anniver sary the most successful in the history of the association. Presi dent John Cotton briefly told plans for the annual drama pro gram which will be presented on Ashland's outdoor Elizabethan stage from August 2 to 24. Robert E. Dodge, past presi dent and member of the board since the festival's inauguration In 1935, expressed appreciation for the interest of those attend ing and predicted a fine season. Angus L. Bowmer, founder and producing director, described the Importance of Shakespeare's works. Doyle Scely acted as mas ter of ceremonies. View "Hamlet" The group retired to the Var sity theater for the first Ashland showing of Sir Laurence Ollvl er's motion picture, "Hamlet." Bowmer has played the role of the Dane in the Ashland pre sentation of the play in 1938 and 1939 and took a minor role dur ing the 1947 revival season. Members of the Ashland So roptimist club attended the re ception dressed in Elizabethan costume and theater attendants also appeared in period dress. In England, the birthday of Shakspeare was observed when members of the royal family made a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon, home of the Bard. REVIVAL EVERY NIGHT Rev. Clyde Perdue, Lakeview, Ore. Evangelist A Latter Rain Minister Wayside Chapel Buckshot Road Rev. K. H. Miser "Your Office Boy" Since 1927 SALES SERVICE Royal Typewriters, Victor Adding Machines, G. F. Desks, Chairs, Files Across from the Rialto Theatre A Messenger 34 N. Holly tt The Magic Marquisettes . . . Because fiberglas marqui sette curtains need n iron ing! 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