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Flight o' Time
Medtetd and Jackse County His
tory from the files et the Mail
TOum 10. 20. 30 sad 40 ran
Iff YEARS AGO ,
March 28. 1942
at was Saturday)
Oregon State Highway Com
mission asks for bids on con
struction of acoess roads at
Camp White.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: There was
a flurry of snow Tuesday morn
ing causing Californians here to
yell "Hooray! Just like Los
Angeles."
20 YEARS AGO
March 28, 1932'
(It was Monday)
- Democratic registration in
Jackson county shows one-third
increase as great interest is
shown in party's primary race
for sheriff.
Portland engineer meets wkh
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce regarding construc
tion of dry ice plant here.
30. YEARS AGO
March 28. 1922
(It was Tuesday)
Director of Oregon bureau of
mines and geology reports here
that mineral wealth of Jackson
county is unlimited.
Medford Postmaster William
Warner opens "campaign" to
have complete addresses, includ
ing street numbers, placed on all
local mail.
40 YEARS AGO
March 28. 1912
(It was Thursday)
Rogue valley orchardists
doubt necessity of smudging
during 1912 because of un
usually mild weather.
Group of Medford women an
nounce plans to replant trees on
railroad right of way along
South Front street after few
trees from 1911 planting found
to be dead.
Oregon Corn Crop .
Sets Hew Record
Portland (U.PJ Oregon farm
ers last year boosted their pro
duction of sweet corn to a record
of 108,000,000 pounds, according
to the U. S. Department of Agri
culture. The state's average yield per
acre was four tons in 1951, com
pared to a 10-year average of 3.6
tons.
. E. C. Gross, Oregon representa
tive of the American Can com
pany, said virtually the entire
Oregon sweet corn production
was sold to canners and freezers
last year.
Court Records
POLICE COURT
Henry W. LindvaU, violation of
basic rule. $10.
DISTRICT COl'RT
Burrell A. Powell, no license plate
light. S10.
Robert J. Allen, passing with insuf
ficient . clearance. $10.
Geo.ge E. M. Saper. no motor ve
hicle license. $6.
Lester A. Winters, failure to display
PUC permit. $15.
R. L. Thurman. assault and bat
tery. $10.
Roger L. Weiss, failure to stop at
stop sign. $10.
Warrent P. Andrews, failure to stop
at stop sign, $10. ,
Lawrence R. Linebaugh. violation of
basic rule. $0.
CIRCUIT COURT
William Arthur Gidney vs. Betty
Ruth Gidney. divorce complaint. .
Probate Department
Estate of Halstead Desman, petition.
Dead line Sunday
at
"Pop"
Civic and public service
ly the personal satisfaction in earnest effort to get
things done for the common good, to be of help to
one's fellow men, is about all that can be toted up on
the credit side when life s
There was more than
E. Gates when there came the final balancing of the
book. For Pop, as he was known from one end of Ore
gon to the other, left not only a long and impressive
record of endeavor in behalf of his city and state but
tangible evidence of accomplishment as well.
TT WAS during his time as mayor of Medford that
the city put into use a new water supply, substitut
ing the pure and cold flow from Big Butte Springs
which gushes forth at the foot of Mt McLaughlin, for
the contaminated and insufficient water from Fish
Lake. " t
This major project sounds easy of accomplish
ment as it is told now; but there was a long and bitter
legal battle for the right to use of the springs, there
was the campaign for sale of $1,000,000 in bonds to
finance the vine line, and there were other vexine mat
ters which required vision
resolve. Pop Gates worked hard for this project and
Medford's present unsurpassed water system is one of
the things for which our residents will always revere
his memory.
The work of straightening out the city's depres
sion-snarled finances was another major accomplish
ment recorded during his administration as mayor.
L.IIS efforts in behalf of good roads brought appoint-
ment as a state highway commissioner and as a
director of the Oregon State Motor association, in
which capacities he was able to render service to the
entire state.
Pop's ability and capacity for leadership were
also recognized by his election to highest office in the
civic and fraternal organizations with which he affiliated.
With his passing Medford loses a link with one
of the most trouble-beset yet most progressive and
interesting periods in its history. E.C.F.
Warm Welcome
Jack Frost, perennial enemy of Pacific coast fruit
growers, will be in for a warmer reception than usual
this spring for orchard heating is to be tried on a
larger scale in some regions and in others there will
be experiments in a change, of defense tactics.
e a e
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P IN Oregon's Wasco
mindful of the freeze
of last year's crop are buying ud old automobile tires
and otherwise preparing to defend their trees. Should
weather conditions require setting the tires afire, it
will be the first time that such general heating has
been adopted.
The Dalles Chronicle in telling of the preparations
this year explains that the severe loss in 1951 con
vinced growers that some precaution in the way of
frost warning service and, heat production should be
undertaken.
A factor which has worked against earlier adop
tion of smudging in The Dalles region is the uneven
terrain. Temperatures do not remain the same in all
parts of orchards growing on hillsides. Sinjce smoke
tends to drift downhill it usually leaves unprotected
the parts of the orchards which are normally the
coldest.
LJERE in the Rogue valley there has been a gradual
change from the old open top oil pot, which
produces a heavy smudge, to a type which gives bet
ter combustion with less smoke and more heat And
now there is prospect of still another improvement.
It is understood that two or three orchards are plan
ning to try out huge specially made fans, with or
without heaters, designed to keep air circulating
through the trees and prevent frost damage.
The fan system has been in operation in some
California citrus areas for considerable time. Around
Yakima in Washington state, where it has been used
for the past ten years it .has been found that a con
trol range of four degrees is possible with non-heater
fans, and seven degrees with heated fans.
-
THE fan experiments, here will be watched with in-
terest for general, of even partial supplanting of
smudge pots by fans would bring much welcome re
lief for those who suffer from the hitherto neces
sary but annoying smoke pall which accompanies
the spring frost season. E.C.F.
Chrome Miners Asked
The Oregon state department
of geology and mineral indus
tries today requested Oregon and
California chrome miners to
answer three questions regard
ing chrome production.
The questions are:
How much chrome can -you
reasonably . expect to . produce
this year and over the next three
years? What would be the result
if total purchase of chrome was
raised from 200,000 tons to 500,
000 tons? What would he the ef
fect if each individual quota was
raised from 2,000 tons to 5,000
tons maximum per year?
A survey of the answers will
be forwarded to federal officials
in Washington. D. C, representa
tives of the state department
RAT SNATCHES TEETH v
Memphis, Term. (U.R) Irby
Shelton is out to get a certain
field rat The rat stole Shelton's
false teeth when he left the plate
Friday Much St. 1SS2
Gates
hold few rewards. Usual
ledger is closed.
that, however, for Charles
and leadership to finally
for Jack Frost
county, the cherry growers,
which ruined a large part
To Answer Questions
stated. It is requested that ans
wers be sent to the State Depart
ment of Geology and Mineral In
dustries, 1069 State Office Build
ing, Portland, or to the Grants
Pass field office.
Building Auctioned
For Government Tax
. Portland U.B A building
here valued at between $20,000
and $25,000 was sold at govern
ment 'auction Thursday to help
pay off a tax lien against two for
mer Portland slot machine kings.
. The building was formerly
owned by Robert B. Allan. 48.
and Lester T. Beckman. .42,
who are now serving four-and-a-half
year terms in federal prison
for income tax fraud. Liens to
talling nearly $1,000,000 are on
file against the two men.
The building was purchased by
Sam ZidelL Portland, on a bid of
Crosstovn
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Tn decided to keep on with my violin lessons. Mama,
only 111 strum it and sing cowboy songs."
Babson-- Consumer Buying
Br Roger W. Babson
Babson Park, Mass., March 28,
(Special to Mail Tribune) I
hammered away at inflation,
urging readers
against panic
buying which
was one of the
immediate
causes of infla
tion. If any
medals are to
be awarded to
the men of the
year who help
ed curb infla-
. tion, they don't
go to Truman
or DiSalle. During 1951, manu
facturers were urging the public
to buy or else be sorry! Television
was an especially good example.
What happened? Many manu
facturers, unable to find dynamic
leadership in Washington with
an intelligent plan for Korea,
planned for the worst a long
war and critical shortages. They
made so much at such a pace
and at such high prices that
shelves and warehouses became
loaded.
At first, the gullible were
panicked into buying. Again,
televisions are a good example.
The more thoughtful waited.
Shortages failed to materialize.
Buyer psychology changed. Con
sumers stopped listening to ad
vertisements and stopped buying.
Consumers did what the Presi
dent and DiSalle and all the
rest of the governmental hier
archy couldn't do halted the
price rise and the inflationary
spiral! .
Buyer Resistance
Curtails Production
One of the greatest periods in
our production history was 1950
51. We made annually over $3
billions worth of goods and serv
ices. Even when taking into ac
count inflated prices, this figure
represents the greatest physical
volume ever produced by our
country, topping even the war
years of 1942-43. But people fail
ed to buy these goods, although
they were financially able to do
so. Sales resistance developed
sharply in textiles and most con
sumer durables, in radio and
television, major appliances,
furniture, carpets, household
goods, and automobiles.
Because of this sales resistance,
for example, 50 per cent fewer
radio and television sets were
produced in the last half of '51
as in the same period' in '50;
less than 40 per cent as many
major appliances; 20 .per cent
less furniture; and 50 per cent
fewer carpets, even although the
carpet industry is not primarily
affected by limitations of materi
al. Here, then, is a simple lesson
of action and reaction which ' I
have been preaching for years.
Truce Talks Encourage -Conservative
Buying
A review of the' 1951 price
trends will help to make clear
the trends for 1952. The Bureau
of Labor Statistics "Composite
Wholesale Index" at the end of
1951 was but a fraction higher
than at the end of 1950. The
first quarter of 1951 saw an ad
vance in prices of 4.1 per cent
to an all-time high in March.
This was followed by a 3.9 per
cent decline. This pattern has
thus far continued through 1952.
No doubt the Korean truce
talks have encouraged conserva
tive buying. The administration
must, however, because of the
coming elections, continue to
stimulate business even if arti
ficially. The Democrates cannot
afford any letdown in the de
mands for materials, merchan
dise, or labor; so don't be fright
ft)0
if
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RUBY QUAKENBUSH
By Roland Cot
ened by any nonsense out of
Washington. I look for no more
panicky buying ahead. The urge
to save will increase and the
urge to buy will decrease. This
should help make your 53-cent
dollar go a little further. When
shopping in 1952, shop for value.
In areas of oversupply, bargain.
Patronise Honest
Local Merchants
The stability of the past few
months is undoubtedly due to
many causes, primarily to the
fact that the people have at last
developed intelligent buying
habits. Don't let anybody panic
you into buying because they
say the article they sell will soon
come into short supply. The
chances are this wiu not be so,
Buy from reputable local mer
chants whom you know and
trust Any sales organization
which resorts to scare selling is
encouraging inflation, and infla
tion may become a more deadly
enemy than Soviet Russia. Also,
remember that wholesale prices
nave declined considerably the
past few weeks and this should
ultimately help consumers.
Politicians Wait
Jackson-Jefferson
Dinner Saturday
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington (U.PJ Gov. Ad
lai E. Stevenson of Illinois will
be guest star of the Jefferson
Jackson dinner at which Demo
cratic leaders and others will
$100 to spare will gather here
Saturday night
Other governors will be pres
ent Mere table dressing. The
diners will want a look at the
man who has figured this week
in an explosion of publicity
tabbing him as President Tru
man's choice for next president
Truman Refuses Comment
Stevenson will be introduced
and all of those present or tuned
in will gauge his applause and
listen for those telltale Southern
rebl yells of which not many
are likely to be heard.
Back from Florida, Mr. Tru
man refused to comment on
published reports that he had
picked Stevenson to run this
year. Stevenson said with great
emphasis that he could not and
would not seek the nomination.
Politicians will not be im
pressed by the governor's em
phasis. They will examine his
language. Ig Stevenson had de
sired to eliminate himself from
consideration by the Democratic
national convention he could
have followed the historical
precedent of Gen. William Te-
cumseh Sherman. ,
Door Closed Half Wry
Sherman said: If nominated, I
will not run; if elected I will
not serve. Stevenson's statement
that he would not seek the nomi
nation does not foreclose the
possibility that the nomination
might seek him. He closed the
door half way.
Mr. Truman will make the
principal Jefferson-Jackson din
ner address. If he disclosed then
his own intentions regarding the
Democratic nomination, Wash
ington wiU be surprised. If he
fails to make a blistering, polit
ical attack on the Republican
party,- Washington will be even
more surprised.
Four years ago, a few months
before tbe 1948 presidential
conventions, Mr. Truman began
before Jefferson -Jackson day
dinners his all-out attack on the
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Swallows Have Arrived
To the Editor This morning I
was awakened by the chatter of
swallows outside my window. In
vestigating I found two couples
interested in the same house; a
favorite of theirs for years.
Whether it is the parents of
last year discussing priority with
their young I cannot say. How
ever, one pair was ably defend
ing their choice of home.
To hear and see our little
feathered friends again gives
anyone who enjoys our 6ong
birdsathrilL
The first appearance of the
swallows in our garden this year
was Saturday, March 22, a week
later than last year.
We have enjoyed the antics of
other birds on their way north.
The cedar waxwing spent quite
some time with us. During their
stay I fed them cull pears. They
would gather around, a dozen or
more to a pear, and the pear
would disappear in a few min
utes. For several weeks now the
gross beaks have been with us.
They are hunting for seeds, nut
meats, insects and sometimes a
bite or two of pear.
One warm sunny day we ob
served the gross beaks' peculiar
actions. They flew at the window
screens and lit on the window
sills and the side of the house as
if trying to perch on the walls
of the building. Now and then
one would take after an insect
in the air. I discovered that they
were catching the maple bugs
that were coming out of the
cracks in the building or wher
ever they had hibernated during
tbe winter.
Later I noticed the gross beaks
gathering maple bugs from the
cracks, in power poles.
Every morning several gross
beaks come to the feeders search
ing for walnut meats.
I see the pesky English spar
row has not had a change of
heart, but still pesters the birds
in the garden. Mr. Sparrow and
his mate fly from house to house
trying to discourage any bird
from trying to nest there. All
birds near his size or smaller
have a bad time until I can put
an end to his dog-in-the-manger
spirit
In town where the sparrows
are found by the hundreds in a
block or two no song bird would
ever think of risking his life in
an attempt to build his nest He
is beaten before he begins.
Because of this very few of
our more timid and . valuable
birds can be enjoyed by those
who find the bird population in
their gardens mainly English
sparrows. The little Junco is stiU with
us and wiU not leave for the
hills until the weather is fairly
settled.
Mrs. Robert E. Welch,
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Republican 80th Congress. Per
sistence won the presidential
election for him and the Con
gress for the Democratic party.
Saturday night he again will
set the tempo for somebody's
Democratic presidential cam
paign. There will be only one
avowed candidate in his dinner
audience. Sen. Richard B. Rus
seL. D-Ga., who heads the South
ern stop-Truman movement
Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn.,
and Sen. Robert S, Kerr, D-Okla.,
will be off campaigning. A
bookie might figure the odds
whether the next Democratic
nominee is in the Jefferson
Jackson audience, or elsewhere.
The Portugese explorer, Juan
Rodrigues Cabrillo, discovered
the Farallon Islands on Nov. 16,
1542.
ipin) Tk ir - Blchard
Will Be Back in Town
Friday Night, March 28
on
Jack McVea and his All Stars are well known in Rogue
River Valley. We enthusiastically assure our friends and
patrons the best in top entertainment when these five
musicians and showman hit the bandstand.
Handling of Tunisia
Situation Will Have
Widespread Effects
Bt PHIL NEWSOM
U. P. Foreign News Editor
An already bad situation in
Tunisia has become worse.
Lnfortunately, it involves
more than just
a dispute be
tween the
French and Tu
nisian national
ists demanding
a greater de
gree of home
rule.
How it is
handled will
have an effect
on relations be
tween the Arab
. I'hil Newsom
nations and the entire Western
world. It could even upset West
ern hopes for Arab cooperation
in a Middie-tast defense pact
The French aoriarentlv de
cided on Wednesday that soft
words in dealing with the Tu
nisians were getting them no-
wnere.
Thev arrested the Tunisian
premier, Mohammed Chenik, and
two oi nis ministers as well
as a number of extremist lpnH.
ers, and asked the Country's
nominal ruler, Mohammed Al
Amin Pasha, Bey of Tunis, to
appoint another premier.
Climax To Bickering
It was a climax to more than
three months of hirkfrini tftm
accompanied by bloodshed.
ine lunisian situation is
unique in that the Tunisian Des
tour and neo-Destour homo nils
parties are not demanding com
plete severance from France. In
fact, thev have been willing i
far that France should handle
their foreign affairs and would
like to operate inside the French
union.
But thev want complete nntn.
nomy at home, including control
of the courts and finances.
Settlement Difficult
As usual in such Hisnutpc
settlement has been made diffi
cult by the unvieldine stands
of both sides. The French have
said that home rule is desirable
tor the Tunisians but should
be accomplished gradually and
could not even be discussed so
lone as the countrv was torn
by outbreaks and unrest.
I ne Tunisians replied that the
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A MEAL YOU'LL REMEMBER
Drive one mile Wert ef Cold Hill en Hwy. 99, turn North on hard
surfaced Sardine Creek read (often referred to as the Mystery House
Road) about 1 mile beyond the Old Oregon Museum.
Make It a Date for the Gala
Smorgasbord Dinner and Square Dance
YMCA, Saturday, March 29
Dinner 6:30 to 9:00 P.M.
Turkey, Ham, Salmon, Swedish Meat Loaf, Baked Beans,
Salads, Hors d'oeuvres, Pies, Cako
Dancing Starts :00 P.M. in Big Gym
Gordon Kershaw, Master of Ceremonies
SQUARE DANCE CALLERS Benny Parkhurrt, Sam Conner, Jack
Walker, Geary Conrad, John Niedermeyer, Jack Crump, Norm
Hillyer, Dan Neill, Leo Ragsdalo.
COME EVERYONE TO EAT, DANCE. OR WATCH
$1.50 Plato $1.00 Couple,
75c Children Dancing Only
Benefit World Service Fund to maintain YMCA orphanage and school
throughout the World
at
mum
FOR TWO WEEKS
outbreaks would cease when
their demands were met and
irritated the French further hv
moving to get their demands be-
tore me united Nations Security
Council with the support of an
Afro-Asian bloc of some 15 na
tions. . :
No Formal Charges .
No formal charges have been
placed before the Security Coun
cil yet, but Prot Ahmed S. Bok
hari, Pakistani leader of the 15
nation bloc, said in New York
Wednesday that the French ac
tion undouDtediy would hasten
their plans.
The French resist the move to
get the dispute before the UN,
on the grounds that it is strictly
an internal affair, and they prob
ably have the support to prevent
any full-dress debate on it 1
Hopes ef Bey of Tunis
Meanwhile, they have pinned
their hopes on the Bey of Tunis,
and have selected Premier
Chenik as the culprit blocking
agreement: His arrest followed
repeated attempts by the French
resident-general to have a pri
vate audience with the Bey
attempts frustrated by Chenik
who always managed to be
present.
Paris reports say it is unlikely
that the French also would con
sider removing the Bey. They
deposed his predecessor in 1943
with repercussions which still
are being heard in the Arab
world.
A band concert is presented in
San Francisco's Golden Gate
Park Music Concourse every
Sunday in the year, weather
permitting.
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