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10 YEARS AGO TODAY
Mar IB. 1940
(It Was Saturday)
George W. Nielson leads Jo
seph F. Fliegel for district at
torney; Henry W. Conger leads
ever Frank Perl for coroner.
Medford high band places sec
ond in second division of Class
B bands in competition at Spo
kane). Black Tornado trackmen win
state title with 22'4 points; Bob
Newland takes high jump event.
Proposal to erect gymnasium
at Central Point to go before
voters after bids show probable
cost of building.
Eight schools in Applegate
area take part in program.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
Mar 1930
(It Was Sunday)
County voters favor new court
house 5,209 to 3.19, and Washing
ton school site 3,940 to 1,635 for
armory.
Etta Heckert, Medford, wins
award for best name for movie
about Rogue valley; her choice,
"Blossom Time in a Great
Country."
Douglas county voters ap
prove formation of road district
to construct highway to Diamond
lake along Umpqua river.
Prospectors in county report
fair results In diggings during
past winter.
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
Mar 1". 1916
(It Was Thursday)
Little interest on enthusiasm
shown by voters in primary elec
tion slated tomorrow.
Fourteen to graduate at Cen
tral Point hiRh on Friday.
Author Edison Mnrshnll, Med
ford. has story published in Sat
urday Evening Post.
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No Strings On Moria
To the Editor: It seems quite
evident that certain big indus
tries and groups have poured
unlimited funds Into a scurril
ous advertising campaign aimed
at defeating Sonntor Wayne
Morse and seating a puppet In
his place.
Senator Morse has often de
clared that no special interests
or pressure groups shall dictate
to him, unless he finds their
dictation for the good of the
majority of citizens. Therefore,
these groups must consider It
most important to be able to
pull the strings since besides
their lavish spending in adver
tising they have stooped to out
right false insinuations concern
ing Wayne Morse.
The puppet idea Is certainly
borne out by the remarkable
absence of public appearances
of the highly advertised Dave
Hoover.
Edith W. Rraley.
Election Jitters?
To the editor: Not being a can
didate during an election year
really gives one a grandstand
view of the political antics of the
aspirants, not too different from
the loan pen of old, I imagine.
At first most of the action is
manifest by the newcomers, with
the incumbents showing a grave
tolerance toward the green lads
romping about the country, full
of publla interest and political
Vote for Morse and G.O.P. Victory
Senator Wayne Morse is a striking example of a
very wise and ancient observation namely:
"A prophet Is not without honor save In hii own country
and In his own house."
AT least, according to reports, some of the "Old
Guard" Republicans are not particularly enthusi
astic about their junior Senator. Some of them in fact
even go so far as to favor replacing him on the ticket
with an entirely unknown aspirant from Lane county.
The Lane County candidate not only has had no
experience in public office, but no political experi
ence. WHATiiVJiK! Ana as iar as aeierminea no
qualifications for such a position either.
THESE Republicans must know any such action if
onnnocicfiil nTfMilri niirnmatipn 1 1 v ririnor nhnnf. the
defeat of the Republican party in November.
But if our information is correct, this group or
at least some of the leaders would willingly run such
a risk rather than renominate a man who not only has
had valuable experience in public life, for close to
two decades, but has represented Oregon in the Upper
House at Washington, for over live years with
exceptional ability, courage and distinction.
HE reason generally given is that Senator Morse
has not followed the party line, undeviatingly.
He isn't therefore sufficiently a "KLLrULAK Kepub
lican."
If by "regular" is meant a man who can be
depended upon to blindly "vote the ticket straight,
to place party above principle at ALL TIMES, and
throughout his term pull out his handkerchief every
time the party "boss" sneezes then of course Wayne
Morse ISN'T a "reirular" Republican.
But if by 'regular Republican should be meant a
regular PROGRESSIVE Kepublican a Republican
of the type of Theodore Roosevelt, for example a
Republican who would carefully study each proposal
on its merits, and base his final decision on the WEL
FARE OF HIS STATE AND HIS COUNTRY, rather
than selfish political expediency, then our junior
Senator IS a "regular Republican." (And it might be
added parenthetically that only such a type of
Republican has, under present critical conditions, a
Chinaman's chance of being elected to any important
public office, or if elected, of staying there.)
e e e e e .
THIS is not to say Senator Morse is irregular to the
rinf nf Vminnr oitlior a tnnvprlplr ftr a miirrwiimn.
He sincerely believes in the Republican party. He
has spoken vigorously for it and campaigned for it
also. He has taken the stump for Republican individ
uals and principles, where his own self interest or poli
tical fortunes have not been at stake. He has received
the strong endorsement for reelection by no less
stalwart and orthodox a Republican and veteran
G.O.P. leader than Congressman Joe Martin of
Massachusetts.
And yet there are members of the party in Oregon
who not only proclaim they won't vote for Senator
Morse, but are working night ana aay to persuaae
others to do likewise.
JT is hard to understand.
But an explanation a partial one at least does
go back to that New Testament proverb quoted above,
regarding the prophet in his own country. For there
is no such feeling elsewhere. In the East, in Washing
ton, D.C., or in New York, ask the newspaper men
regarding the junior Senator from Oregon and re
gardless of party they will at once grant ne is among
the first 10 leaders one of the most aggressive,
intelligent and effective members of the United
States congress.
In a country-wide non-partisan poll conducted by
Colliers Weekly Wayne Morse has repeatedly scored
close to the top in the Upper House, for all around
ability, independence and distinguished accomplish
ment. Yet in his state we have members of his own party
today willing to commit party and political hari-kari
for the luxury of marking a ballot against him.
e e e e
gTRANGE, VERY strange!
However, as far as the general result is concerned
we refuse to share the wailing-wall with some of the
Republican faithful.
A strong and mystifying opposition has arisen
against Wayne Morse but we are convinced it won't
prevail. There is every reason to believe the junior
Senator will not only win the nomination but de
feat the Democratic candidate overwhelmingly in
November.
The "primary passions" will then disappear al
most as quickly as tney arose. And the truth of another
old adage will have been verified namely :
"The dogs bark, but the caravan MOVES on!" R.W.R.
Crosstown
By Roland Coe
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i "o Jr U ;
isuimuiu He? emmntmt Mm rwimu ?B I
"It looks kind of peculiar that YOU. of all people, ahsuld
be duitln' and my piggy bank geia broken and it happens
to be two days before payday."
In the Day's News
vigor, but as the deadline grows
closer, the graybenrds get pretty
restive and their shirttnils start
popping in unison.
Most of us appreciate a clean
rut aggressive campaign and we
usually wonder about a candi
date who begs us for our vote.
If he is an Incumbent and has
given satisfactory service, he
shouldn't have to: if lie is a new
candidate in the field, his Job is
to convince us voters of his sin
cerity and ability, and, if he
has done that, he doesn't have to
beg cither.
The ad placed in the May 17
edition of this paper on page 13
might be considered to be an un
lucky page. In my sincere opin
ion It Is Just an unfortunate paid
publication on the part of the
present Incumbents, whose
names appear therein.
Maybe employers have
changed overnight or something
and have to be reminded of an
employees' value, but In the past
if an employee (as mentioned)
has to run a paid ad In the paper
to tall his bou thai he is such a
Br FRANK JENKINS
For three days in Chicago, the
Democratic party has been hold
ing a JEFFERSON JUBILEE
CELEBRATION which brought
to the Windy City all the mem-
Ders ol tne resident s cabinet
along with some 3,000 of the
party s leaders from all over the
country.
It was climaxed by the return
of President Truman from his
wholly non-political, just-visit-1
ing-with-the-folks tour of the
country. The little man from
Missouri made a speech. It
wasn't a political speech. It
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN, for
his tour won't be ended till he
gets back to Washington, and
he has been telling us over and
over that it wasn't a political
tour.
The taxpayers paid for it, and
quite a lot of Republicans are
taxpayers. I can t Deneve our
Harry would be a party to a
sneaking little scheme to call a
nolitical trio a non-political trip
just so its cost could be sad
dled onto the taxpayers as a
whole instead of being paid for
by the Democratic national com
mittee out of funds collected for
political purposes.
I choose to BELIEVE OUR
PRESIDENT when he says the
trip was completely non-polit
ical. So I must regard the Dig
political pow-wow in Chicago,
which he addressed in nis in
imitable manner, as a mere CO
INCIDENCE. It wasn't planned
that way at all. It just HAP
PENED to have been held at
the moment when he was re
turning from his visit among
the folks. Nobody had even
thouaht of the fact that he
would be in Chicago that night.
BUT, of course, since he WAS
IN CHICAGO, he couldn't
have been ignored. It would
have been a discourtesy to the
President of the United States
of America NOT to have asked
him to speak to the faithful who
were assembled there.
That is how it must have hap
pened. 1HAVE another reason for be
lieving it was all on the up
and ud. You must have noticed
that all the way around Our
Harry never once referred to the
Republican party by name.
When he had occasion to men
tion people with whom he is in
disagreement he always spoke
of them as "the opposition.
He did it that way in Chicago
In that rousing, yip-yipping as
semblage of Democrats, he must
have felt the temptation to speak
of the wicked, scheming Re
publicans by name. But he RE
SISTED it. In one of the high
lights of his speech, he put it
this way:
"I wish the OPPOSITION
would come up with something
and be a real opposition. A
great political party cannot sur
vive and BE AGAINST every
thing." HE SPOKE of the Whig and
the Federalist parties, which
vanished, he said, because they
ran out of a program. Without
a program, they Just simply had
no occasion any longer for ex
isting. So they up and died.
, r . . 1. - . . . , .J nnlt
out innfc tne ncpuuiiten ""j
is in much the same position.
He must have wanted to name
names. I would have in his place.
But he choked back the urge to
do so, and contented himself
with the pale, anaemic term "the
opposition."
of Republicans) had paid for his
trip over the country, ending up
in Chicago at the psychological
moment when the big Demo
cratic medicine show was at its
climax, he just couldn't get po
litical and give the nasty Re
publicans what's what by name.
He simply HAD to play fair,
no matter what the cost.
I HAVE just one criticism of
this whole business in Chi
cago. It was put on as a Jeffer
son Jubilee Celebration. Jeffer
son had strong views on govern
ment spending. Since the Chi
cago binge was put on in his
name, I think it would nave
been only fair to have worked
into it somewhere this state
ment which the founder of the
Democratic party undoubtedly
felt strongly about:
"I place economy among the
first and most important vir
tues and public debt as the
GREATEST of dangers to be
feared ... to preserve our inde
pendence, we must not let our
rulers load us with perpetual
debt ... we must make our
choice between economy and
liberty, or profusion and servitude.
"If we run into such debts.
we must be taxed in our meat
and in our drink, in our neces
sities and our comforts, in our
labors and in our amusements
. . . If we can prevent the gov
ernment from WASTING the
labors of the people, under the
PRETENSE of caring for them,
they (the people) will be happy."
Tabs for Cars Issued
i Salem. Ore., May 18 (U.R)
First 1951 renewal tabs for Ore
gon's new permanent auto li
cense plates have been issued in
Salem, Secretary of State Earl
T. Newbry said today.
The tabs, to be attached to
plates expiring in June, vali
date the license until June 30,
1951.
Vehicle licenses now expire
according to the month appear
ing on each plate, under the
"staggered" registration system
authorized by the 1949 legisla
ture. Annual license fees for
passenger cars have been upped
to $10.
Conflict With Russia
Said Not Inevitable
Los Angeles, May 18 (U.R)
Gen. Clifton B. Cates, command
ant of the marine corps, said
today America should not accept
war with Russia as inevitable
but should meet and solve its
national defense problems.
"The military capabilities of
the Soviet Union are not to be
dismissed lightly," Cates told an
Armed Forces day luncheon. "In
the last war they had some 500
divisions while we mustered less
than 100.
"This does not mean that we
should despair," he said, "but it
does mean that we should face
the facts as they are and take a
long critical look at present
world conditions."
Cates said unification was the
most significant change in the
national defense since the war.
The marine corps command
ant said that by reducing over
head in non-combat jobs, the
armv has strengthened its 10
divisions, the air force has bol
stered its 48 groups and the navy
has been able to add one air
craft carrier, one cruiser and a
number of anti-submarine vessels.
UUa.klnrttnn M.ir 19. fl I Pi
The state department announced
today tne temporary appOim-
amhoccadir tn Ninara tttm in V,f
director of President Truman's
point tour program tor aid to
underdeveloped areas of the
world.
Portland, Ore., May 18 flJ.R)
The weather bureau today order
ed small craft warnings hoisted
at 9 a.m. for the inland waters
of Washington.
VOTE FOR
JOE CAVE
if '4 xJv- !
Democratic Candidate for
JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE
MEDFORD DISTRICT
Nothing phoney about Joe Ne rash
promiicl to different group!. Will
perform the dutiei of the office
the irarutes direct, leauned with
common lense.
(Paid Adv.)
BEING the nice guy he Is. you
see, and knowing that the
a lot
valuable man that the bou can't Noon'Saturdays!
afford to do without him well,
he must be expecting the "blue
slip" for some reason.
If the incumbents listed in the ad '""payers (which Include
on page 13 of Wednesday's paper, i
are under the impression that we '
the voters are going to give their
Job to someone else "Recause
the oilier man wants the Job." I ;
will personally take it on my
self to assure the incumbents, on
behalf of the voters of Jackson
county, that this will under no i
circumstances ever happen. j
It will be because we the i
voters want someone else to
have the Job.
Johnnie Walker,
Shady Cove, Oregon.
DYNAMITE TO JAIL
Bartow. Fla. (U.R) James
(Dynamite) Jones, Negro boot
legger, quickly poured 20 gallons
of moonshine into a bathtub
when revenue agents raided his
house. He was caught with the
goods, anyway. Dynamite forgot
to pull the plug.
, Dead line Sunday Claaaltled aa el
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A Tribute to the
United Armed
Forces
T Hi men In the Navy and In
tha Marinas . , , to tht men in
the Army and in tha Air Cerpi . ,
to all who rva their country in
peace, aa in wara united Amer
ica gives a routing talute!
We art proud to help celebrate
tha first, united Armed Forces
Day securo in the knowledge
that in unity, there it strength
and in strength, there it peace.
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS
and LOAN ASSOCIATION
126 AST MAIN
Why Throw Your Vote Away?
That was the question, Mr. Ruhl, that you asked
DAVE HOOVER supporters in your editorial ap
pearing in this paper last Friday, May 12, 1950.
Would you, Mr., Ruhl, vote for a candidate who
has voted in Congress consistently AGAINST
YOUR PRINCIPLES just because you thought his
opponent, although qualified, couldn't win?
We who are DAVE HOOVER supporters have
asked the Republican voters not only to look at the
qualifications and platform of DAVE HOOVER,
but to look at the record compiled by WAYNE
MORSE, WHICH WE DON'T LIKE.
You, Mr. Ruhl, indicate we should DISRE
GARD THE RECORD of WAYNE MORSE and in
doing so DISREGARD OUR PRINCIPLES as well,
so as to keep in Congress a man under the label of
the Republican Party, even though HIS RECORD
DOESN'T WARRANT OUR SUPPORT.
If voting against the record of WAYNE MORSE
is "THROWING AWAY OUR VOTE" then that is
just what we and thousands of others intend to do.
IS IT WRONG, Mr Ruhl, to oppose and vote
against a candidate whose record WE DON'T
LIKE?
LOOK AT THE RECORD.
WAYNE MORSE and CLAUDE PEPPER of
Florida have almost identical voting records on
critical issues. Did the voters in the Democrat Party
of Florida throw away their votes by kicking out
CLAUDE PEPPER in their Primary? NO, Mr.
Ruhl, they did not.because they nominated A BET
TER MAN.
REMEMBER that CLAUDE PEPPER and
WAYNE MORSE were among the few who fa
vored THE CONFIRMATION OF LELAND OLDS.
Your editorial, Mr. Ruhl, indicates a fear on
your part that TOO MANY REPUBLICANS will
"THROW AWAY THEIR VOTES" and DAVE
HOOVER WILL BE NOMINATED.
We, not only as supporters of DAVE HOOVER
but as AMERICANS are most happy that in this
country we can still "THROW AWAY OUR
VOTE" if we so desire. Do you feel that everyone
who votes for a candidate or issue that is defeated
has "THROWN AWAY HIS VOTE"? Millions of
voters in every national election since the first na
tional election have then "THROWN AWAY
THEIR. VOTES."
RUSSIA, Mr. Ruhl, is one place you can't
"THROW AWAY YOUR VOTE." In RUSSIA you
are hot only FORCED TO VOTE but FORCED TO
VOTE FOR A WINNER.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
We will vote as our PRINCIPLES DICTATE in
this Primary Election, and we intend to vote for
DAVE HOOVER, and if that is "THROWING
AWAY OUR VOTES" then we THANK GOD that
we still have that privilege in America.
IS IT WRONG to look at a candidate's past
record?
IS IT WRONG to oppose a candidate who stat
ed "HARRY BRIDGES IS A BETTER CITIZEN
THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO
DEPORT HIM"? WAYNE MORSE made that
statement.
IS IT WRONG to oppose a candidate who sur
ported the confirmation of LELAND OLDS along
with GLENN TAYLOR and CLAUDE PEPPER?
WAYNE MORSE voted for LELAND OLDS.
IS IT WRONG to oppose a candidate who sup
ported HENRY WALLACE? WAYNE MORSE
aid.
IT IS WRONG to oppose a candidate who
worked for the release of the infamous TOM
MOONEY?
IS IT WRONG to oppose a candidate who has
accomplished nothing to stop deficite spending?
But our conclusions, Mr. Ruhl, to vote for
DAVE HOOVER are not based alone on our strong
disapproval of the record compiled by WAYNE
MORSE, but because DAVE HOOVER is better
qualified, and because:
DAVE HOOVER stands for individual free
dom versus a government controlled economy.
DAVE HOOVER has pledged to work for a
balanced budget and the retirement of the public
debt, and to stop deficite spending.
DAVE HOOVER recognizes that the govern
ment has nothing to give the people except that
which it first takes away from the people.
DAVE HOOVER will be guided by the interests
of the people of the State of Oregon and the Unit
ed States and not be dictated to by pressure groups.
DAVE HOOVER favors the protection and
preservation of free enterprise and the rights of all
workers against the encroachment of any kind of
bosses factory, corporation, government or labor
bosses.
DAVE HOOVER will not be a party to the con
firmation of any federal executive who does not
have an unblemished personal and political record.
VOTE FOR
Dave Hoover
THE JACKSON COUNTY DAVE HOOVER
FOR SENATOR COMMITTEE ,
(Paid Adr.)