TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
WdnldT- Mir 10. 1950
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10, 1940
(It Was Friday)
Hitler loosens blitzkrieg
gainst Netherlands, Belgium
and Luxembourg: Winston
Churchill succeed! Neville
Chamberlain,
Harry Thurman first, Ned
Niebman second and Gail Thorn
san third in oratory contest con
ducted by local Elks lodge.
Junior-senior prom
ed tomorrow night
school.
schedul
ed high
About 18 cars ot pear and 10
of apples reported in storage In
Medford.
Reese Creek WCTU institute
to hear Mrs. Minnie Bryant,
Medford, as speaker.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
Mar 10. 1930
(It Was Saturday)
Willamette Art Tile company
to move plant to Medford,
A. E. Elder named timber
cruiser by county court; to se
lect three crews for work.
Local Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs to hear the Rev. W. H.
Eaton of Baptist church in
Mother's day sermon.
MacMarr's stove to close Mon
day for remodelling and en
largement of quarters.
84 YEARS AGO TODAY
May 10, 1918
(It Was Wednesday)
William H. Canon, Medford,
nominated by President Wilson
as register of land office at
Roseburg.
Board of education calls for
election to vote $8,000 on re
pairs and improvements at
Washington school.
Dr. George E. Jnrvis, Ashland
reads paper at Southern Oregon
Medical association meeting at
Roseburg.
Awards Announced by
Journalist Fraternity
Chicago, May 10 j(U.RV Sig
ma Delia Chi, professional Jour
nnlistlc fraternity, today an
nounced it nnniinl awards for
distinguished service In Ameri
can journalism.
Honored for work performed
In 1049 were:
General reporting Tlob Con-
sldlne, international news ser
vice; editorial writing John
Crider, Boston Herald; editorial
cartooning Herbert L. Block,
Washington Tost; Washington
correspondence Jack Steele,
New York Herald-Tribune; for
eign correspondence K I n g s
bury Smith, International News
Service; news pictures The
Chicago Daily News; newspaper
cartooning Milton Caniff: ra
dio newswriting B'.lmer Davis,
American Broadcasting Com
pany; radio reporting Sid
Pietzsch, WFAA, Dallas. Tex.;
Public service in radio journal
ism station WTTS, Blooming
ton, Ind.: Magazine reporting
Lester Vlie, Collier's; research
about Journalism Kdwin Em
ery, University of Minnesota.
The awards, consisting of
bronze medallions and certifi
cates, were determined by
groups of newspaper editors, ra
dio news executives. Journalism
school deans and public officials.
NO CENSUS TO SPARE
Ada. Okla. U.R) Paul Hen
derson, district census supervis
or, reported one of his workers
called at a local home but was
turned away by the resident who
said. "Get out of here now, I got
no census to spare."
New York City, N. Y., May 6 This promises to be a perfectly
cock-eyed campaign. Perhaps not materially worse than others in
some aireciions. DUl cenuiiiiy mure cuiiiusiiib ui uiict.i.ii,
namely:
Not only do the two major parties promise to stage the usual
sham-battle of nonsense, but they promise to fight or at least
refuse to agree among themselves.
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As President Truman, for example, starts on his "whistle
stop" campaign across the country, he maintains the danger of
war with Russia is less than it was a year or two ago. and con
sequently less will be spent next year than this, on defense.
Very comforting!
nut nnt onlv the President's Chief-of-Staff General Bradley.
hut one of his most loval nartv sUDDOrters Senator Tydings of
lvTnrvlnnH. tak nrpriselv the ODDOsite view and at the same time.
General Bradley maintains conaiuons are worse man uiey
were a year ago, relations wun nussm me ueiciumnj, u ue
pleads for a continuation of the draft, and a general increase of
preparedness, ana national awareness.
Senator Tvriinss is so discouraged bv the outlook that he
publicly declares war wun soviet, nussia may orean uuv rut i
nAV
And to make the split between the President and leaders of
his party on this vital issue even more pronounced a. a. nene jr.,
former Democratic Under-Secretary of State, declares over the air,
Juote: , , i- .u- -a
ine nour is very late, vre are pusauiK me ijuuii. ui uu
return.' America must reckon on possible war within three
years. That is the terrible fact which most American poli
ticians either do not realize or are afraid to mention."
ft coomi fair tn asstim the eentleman so Drominent in the
Democratic state department during the Roosevelt administration,
classifies the present leader of his party as "one of the American
politicians" who either does not realize the seriousness of the
present international situation or is afraid to mention the fact.
This conflict of opinion within the party is, however, not con
fined to the Democrats.
Within the nast few weeks the record shows outstanding and
highly respected Republicans like Vandenburg of Michigan, Stim
son of New York, and Flanders of Vermont, outraged by the irre
sponsible tactics of Senator McCarthy and scathingly condemn
them: while eauallv Drominent members of the party like Taft of
Ohio, Dulles of New York, and Wherry of Nebraska uphold the
Wisconsin tub-thumper as a hero fighting against heavy odds to
purge this fair land of espionage agents and foreign spies within
the Truman administration.
Alone the same line the present titular leader of the GOP,
Governor Dewey of New York, gave the chief $100 a plate -address
here in Manhattan Fridav. onlv a short time after the chairman
of the Republican National committee returned from a swing-around-the-circle
in his party's interest.
A man from Mars reading the reports from these two prom
inent Republicans would assume they were not only NOT mem
berg of the same political organization but were bitter opponents,
for:
Chairman Gabrielson insisted his party is enthusiastically
united against the "welfare state" which is leading the country to
ward socialism and the destruction of American liberty, whereas
The Governor of New York devoted practically his entire speech
to pointing with pride to the high type of "welfare state" he has
created here in New York unemployment insurance, rent control,
medical aid, housing, old-age assistance, public power and state
highway projects, etc., etc., and over Democratic opposition.
In other words the leader of the Republican party favors the
principles of the "welfare state" and puts them into practice, in
New York, while his party chairman opposes them when identical
principles are supported and advanced by the Democratic party in
Washington!
Or to express the same idea in a third- way:
The Democrats are wrong when they OPPOSE the principles
of the "welfare state" in New York, and also wrong when they
FAVOR them in Washington, D. C. This used to be known as "tails
we win, heads you lose!"
It is difficult enough for the "man in the street" to make head
or tail out of a political campaign when the two major parties are
united and clearly opposed on, definite issues: but what is the poor
helpless pedestrian to do this year, when there is no agreement
not only BETWEEN the parties but WITHIN them?
At last a little rav of sunshine amid the encircling gloom.
After four days of rain it did not rain today nor did it clear
but the Yankees and the Cleveland Indians played a double- header
in a fog up at the Yankee stadium, and your correspondent was
able to get there while the national anthem was being sung, and
before the Yankees took the field.
There was what Los Angleans used to call a "high fog" but
what New Yorkers term a "mist" very unusual for this time of
year. (According to the Weather Man, the Harvard rain-maker is
not to blame, but the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Stream al
though we have not been able to determine the exact meteor
ological contributions made by each.)
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At any rate we had the pleasure of seeing our old pal of San
Diego, Luke Easter, hit two home runs with that easy swing and
beautifully smooth follow-through of his, thus winning the first
game for Cleveland S to 4. As usual, the Yankees scared the In
dians to death, coming within 1 run of tieing the score in the last
half of the ninth, but the fire was finally put out when we left at
8:30 p. m. (these Big League games take a terribly long time) the
score was 5 to 4 in favor of the Yanks. We have no doubt they
won. But the Indians are probably content to split even with the
Yankees, and tomorrow the Detroit leaders will be here and we
have hopes of seeing the New York world champs taken to the
cleaners acain.
Luke Easter is a negro a huge barn-door of a man who
swings the hickory stick as if it were a hoe handle in his tremend
ous arms and hands. The crowd, naturally pro-Yank, gave him a
great reception after he hit two homers and a double.
At San Diego he played first base, but with the Indians he
plays right field. He played the position well, too, and at one
point nearlv gained baseball Immortality by tabbing a home-run
clout Into the bull pen, but failing to hold it as he fell over the
gate. He tried to vault the gate on his return and again failed to
make it, his colored co-partner the Cleveland center-fielder, help
ing him to his feet, and over.
Incidentally the great Joe DIMnggio had an off-day, failing
(while we were there) to get a hit and for the first time we heard
him get boos instead of cheers. Easter was the hero of the day.
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Later: Correct: The Yanks won as usual. But they had to
bring in their star fireman Joe Page who made monkeys out of
the Dodgers at last year's World series, to do it final score 7 to 4.
e
At last a clear morning, the first one In a week or ten days.
A temperature close to 80 Is predicted this afternoon. With the
humidity around 100 as usual that will be toiiRh on the Pacific
Coast brood, but by this time some of them should be acclimated,
e
EGB might be pleased to know that the Cantabs won on the
Severen yesterday against Penn and the Navy, making better time
than the Elis at the same distance. So it might be worth a trip to
New London next month.
Another black mark for the Youth of Greater New York.
A soccer team of kids from Germany, no more Nazis than Luchows
down on 14th street, were pelted with tomatoes and apples when
they were greeted at City Hall by Acting Mayor Impeiletarl. The
pelterers were members of the Jerusalem Youth brigade, alleged
defenders of racial quality!
Tolerance like other things depends upon whose ox Is gored.
R.W.R.
Crosstown
By Roland Coe
SOC Places 14 in Schools of County
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rent iinimifrftmmt "J-Je,
"No, I do NOT think your violin needs an air-cooling system!"
In the Day's News
Central Point Council
Sees Crossing Danger
Central Point. May 10 A
complaint claiming that the rail- i
road crossing on Pine street here I
is dangerous is being prepared j
by City Attorney O. H. Bengt- j
son on instruction of the city i
council. It will be submitted to j
the Oregon public utilities com
mission, city officials said. i
The complaint will demand
that Southern Pacific company
be required to install adequate
warning signals at the crossing. ;
In other recent action the !
council passed an ordinance pro- '
hlbiting burning ot garbage any- i
where within the city and for
bidding the burning of rubbish :
in a new fire district excent in
Incinerator approved hv the
fire chief. The district Includes
the property from First street to
the railroad through the city and
a strip between Oak and Man
zanlta streets from Front to
Fifth streets through the busi
ness section.
You are paying out of your
pay check for government
wast. Let's increase your pay
by stopping unnecessary gov
ernment xpns.
WAYNE MORSE HASNT
DONE IT. LOOK AT THE
RECORD.
VOTE DAVE
HOOVER
FOR
U.S. SENATOR
Urn Slsfferit. Chairman O t .
Ovumifr, flprrslarv - Trr-astirrr
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Krnalur rontmlllr tl'ald Adv.)
BY FRANK JENKINS
I was rolling down the high
way the other day at a flat 55,
right on the nose of the Calif
ornia limit, when I passed a
cop. So far as I know, down here
on the flat valley roads they
don't bother you at a few miles
over the limit if you are paying
attention to your knitting and
doing a good job, but you know
how it is when you pass a cop.
It's like it used to be when you
were a child, playing happily
with other children. Maybe you
were being an angel, but when
an ADULT came on the scene
you had a little twinge of guilt
and went a bit tense until you
saw how the adult was going to
react to the situation, ihats
what the presence of AUTHOR
ITY does to us.
At tht precise moment. I not
ed that the car just ahead was
white-license GOVEKNMENJ.
car and the thought struck me
that if the cop nails me he 11
have to nail this government
guy too. The thought was so
pleasing that I relaxed and be
came my natural self again.
MOW isn't that a heck of a
1 1 note?
I don't doubt that the govern
ment employee driving the car
with the white license was
most estimable person. Most of
them are. I suspect that if we
had stopped for a refreshing cup
of tea or even a bottle of beer
to break the monotony of the
long road we might have fal
len easily into conversation and
out of the incident might have
grown a lasting friendship.
Still, there was that little in
stinctive edge of animosity to
ward the white license that
spotted the car as a government
car and at the same time spot
ted its driver as a government
man. I'll bet you've felt the same
twinge. It must be some atavistic
hangover from the long centur
ies when government was the
universal oppressor of the com
mon man.
Anyway, there was a fleeting
moment when I would have
been almost willing to be arrest
ed myself in order to see the
government man arrested too.
It passed in a flash, and I was
properly ashamed of the un
worthy thought.
Aren't human reactions funny?
THE cop paid us no heed as we
slid past him. Why should
he? We were going about our
lawful business in a perfectly
lawful way. COPS TOO are hu
man beings. And, as human be
ings, they're at least 98 per cent
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on the strictly decent side. If
you treat them right, they'll
treat you right nearly every
time. If you'll track back HON
ESTLY AND ACCURATELY
through the record of your ex
periences with cops you'll find,
I think, that nearly every time
a cop has treated you snootily
it has been because you were a
trifle snooty with him first.
UHILE we're on this subject,
let's squeeze it dry.
I have a notion that if both
the government man and I had
Ashland, May 10 Southern
Oregon college placement bureau
has gained 14 teaching positions
for Its graduates in schools of
Jackson county for next year.
The bureau reported that 40
teachers had been placed already
in Oregon and northern Califor
nia. Credentials of other students
have been sent to schools re
questing teachers.
Mrs. Mabel Winston, registrar,
stated that all graduates will be
placed by June. While difficul
ties are being encountered by
graduates of other schools, em
ployment of Southern Oregon
college students is exceptionally
good this year.
Teachers placed in Jackson
county are Barney Riggs and
Francis Farthing at Talent; Rich
ard Schuchard, Lone Pine; Flor
ence Bailey, Beulah Jensen and
John E. Myers at Phoenix: Fran
cis Guidry and Lorna Jage at
Jacksonville; Karl Hayes at Oak
Grove; Laura Phillips, Griffin
Creek; Fred Taylor and Gwen
Somers, Eagle Point, and Wil
liam Ruch and Wallace Turn-
idge. Central Point.
FIRST RUN HERE SUNDAY
Valley Drive-In
vu am
been offside, the state cop might
even have arrested the govern
ment man first. State cops, un
der their uniforms, are just peo
ple. As such, they have the same
atavistic hangovers as you and I.
Just as yours and mine, their
ancestry goes back through the
long centuries to that dim and
distant time when GOVERN
MENT was almost invariably an
OPPRESSOR. In his blood,
doubtless, are the same dregs of
resentment from that period
when government gave to the
privileged few the right to abuse
and exploit the unprivileged
many.
in a given set of circumstanc
es, we human beings all tend to
act in a given way.
I think I'd like to end this phil-;
osoDhical niece with th hnnp -
that the time NEVER COMES
in America when we lose this
faint trace of resentment to
ward BIG government. !
It traces back. I think, to the
barons at Runnymede and to un
washed, smelling-of-sweat Wat
Tyler and his rebellion. It was
out of things like this that our i
Bill of Rights came, and our Bill
of Rights is the most precious
possession we have. If we ever
get careless and let ourselves
lose it we'll be gone goslings, our
liberties will be up the creek
and government will have us by '
the throat again. !
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