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10 YEARS AGO
April 16. 1942
(It was Thursday)
Continued growth of Jackson
county trailer camp on Crater
Lake highway reported; 25 trail
ers arrive during week; play
ground being constructed lor 85
children living in camp.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: Buttons on
new clothes will be made of
wood. They won't sound as much
like a quarter when dropped in
the collection plate.
20 YEARS AGO
April 16. 1932
(It was Saturday)
Medford high school band
places seventh in Oregon state
high school competition at Cor-vallis.
Jackson county voter registra
tions for May primary reach
16,305, highest on record here.
SO YEARS AGO
April 16. 1922
(It was Sunday)
Ashland group announces
chalky deposits In cliffs north
east of city will be used In de
velopment of pottery Industry.
Heavy snow storm occurs dur
ing Easter sunrise services on
Pierce hill near Medford.
40 YEARS AGO
April 16, 1912
(It was Tuesday)
Total Jackson county voter
registration for primary election
reaches 5,286; includes 3,375 Re
publicans and 1,335 Democrats.
"Gigantic reception" at Med
ford natatnrlum building plan
ned for arlrval here of Sen. Rob
ert M. LaFollctle, on tour of
state during campaign for Re
publican nomination as president.
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Truman Action Approved
To the Editor: The Orrgonian's
recent editorial condemning
President Truman's forthright
action in preventing a steel pro
duction shut-down contains the
statement, "Everyone recognizes
the Imperative necessity of unin
terrupted producing of steel."
Most certainly everyone should.
However, the willingness of
big steel, as shown by their ac
tion in "cooling the furnaces"
when frustrated In their efforts
to Increase the already too-high
price of steel, Is evidence that
the steel corporations' recogni
tion of "Imperative necessity"
is conditioned by their greed
for more profits.
Perhaps the $2,500,000,000, of
profit they are taking annually
are before taxes, but so arc the
wages of the steelworkcrs, and
they have no relief by subsidy
In the form of tax amortiiatton
gimmicks.
The facts, as reported, are that
whereas the steelworkcrs' wages
have not increased since 1950,
steel profits are up 66 per cent
since 1940. This would indicate
that big steel Is either (1) chisel
ing on the nation's defense ef
fort by not lowering prices or,
"Chip Off TTieOld Block"
A political survey of the past half-century places
William Howard Taft as the most unpopular Presi
dent during that time.
We remember vividly when President Taft visited
Medford that was before the "Friendly S.P." de
prived Oregon of railroad service to and from Cali
fornia. The genial and portly chief-executive gave a short
speech from the rear platform of his special train,
which not only failed to arouse any local enthusiasm,
but brought profane personal insults from one mem
ber of the crowd.
THIS lack of decent behavior was deplored by most
of those present; but the President's popular rat
ing was so low there was, no resentment expressed
in the community toward the offender as there should
have been.
The entire swing-around-the-circle was a depress
ing experience, in fact to Mr. Taft and the faithful
few Republicans who refused to go over to the liberal
wing of the party under former President and Bull
Mooser Theodore Roosevelt.
"THIS department has a strong conviction that Presi-
dent William Howard Taft's son, Senator Robert
Alonzo, will never realize his long cherished and
lavishly-financed ambition to become the 33rd Presi
dent of the United States.
But if the unexpected SHOULD happen, and his
ambition should be realized, we predict, he will be
a close second in unpopularity to his distinguished,
but insulated and inept parent, before his 4 years are
over.
And for essentially the same reason.
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TT WAS Congressmr - Murdock of Kansas, who in
1910 described President ifl as a big body en
tirely surrounded by bigger businessmen, who knew
just what they wanted and got it.
Well, where the Big Interests are concerned "Mr.
Republican" is a chip-off-the-old-block, and if placed
in a position of power will soon demonstrate the fact.
Any number of examples could be cited to sup
port this judgment, but Senator Taft's-vote only a
few days ago on the so-called "Tidelands" oil bill,
is a typical example.
OERE was a clear-cut issue between the selfish in
terests of Big Business and the just and proper
interests of the people.
The Supreme Court has held a number of times
that oil under certain portions of the ocean's surface,
does not belong to the individual states, contiguous
thereto, but to the entire country and all the people
in it. The nation, at least, enjoys paramount rights.
Theso decisions displeased Big Business, particu
larly the large oil companies, who don't want fed
eral control, but prefer state control, for the simple
but logical reason, that states can be "handled," but
Uncle Sam can't be not so readily at least.
So this'Tidelands" bill was introduced to nullify
the Supreme Court decisions, and hand these "ocean
going" oil fields over to the states fortunate enough
to be contiguous to them the lucky states being
Texas, Louisiana and California.
. The late Harold Ickes called this measure the
"Big Oil steal," and that is essentially correct. It isn't
another "Teapot Dome," but it is along the line of
banding over what are national resources to the ex
ploiting and the privileged few.
e
DUSY as Senator Taft has been campaigning for
the presidency and still is he called every
thing off so he could hurry back to Washington to
join 49 of his fellow senators to vote for this bill,
and override 35 members who, like senator Wayne
Morse, opposed the "billion-dollar grab," and upheld
the rights of the people.
Moreover, Senator Taft has no apologies to make,
anymore than he has any apologies to make for em
bracing the unspeakable Senator McCarthy of Wis
consin and chiding his rival Republican candidates
for not following his own high-minded example. Rob
ert Alonzo Taft sincerely BELIEVES in these princi
ples or lack of them that he is sincere doesn't
lessen his guilt or his unfitness to represent the people.
a e e
f RANTING that the reaction against liberalism is
now at full tide, and that the political injury as
a result will not be as serious as it would have been
a few years ago, such an essentially "special interest"
policy over any extended period will be as calamitous
in this day and age. we believe, as it was 40 years
ago when' Senator Taft's father was in the White
House.
And if the country should be so unfortunate as to
have another Taft in the White House, the truth of
this observation will, we predict, be apparent soon :
after his taking office. R.W.R.
Large Machine Built Here Shipped South
A large electrically controlled
sawmill carriage, one of first
ever manufactured In Medford,
was shipped from here Monday
by Pacific Machinery company,
1910 Table Rock road, to East
Fork Lumber company, Happy
Camp, Calif.
(2) are confiscating an unfair
share of the product of the labor
of the sleelworkers.
In any event, national wel
fare In the face of emergency
was the paramount Issue In
volved. This has been decided
In the public interest by the
president's decisive action.
W. W. CAMPBELL,
6424 S. E. 77th avenue.
Portland, Oregon.
The carriage, which was de
signed by L. E. Juniper, owner
of Pacific Machinery, Is designed
to handle a maximum log 60
Inches in diameter and 24 feet
In length. The construction Job
took about six weeks, Juniper
stated.
The carriage Is built largely
of standard parts, according to
the designer. He points out that
this will allow immediate re
pairs or replacement of parts In
most cases.
Juniper has been operating the
Pacific Machinery company here
for about the past two years.
Prior to that time he was en
gaged In construction of logslng
equipment in the Klamath Falls
area,
Crosstown
By Roland Co
...
"We'll have to change the meter. It's giving you too
low a water bill.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Over the weekend, there was
a lot of political chatter to the
effect that when General Eisen
hower gets back to this country
(whenever that may be) he is to
be subjected to a barrage of ques
tioning by the Taft forces.
The drift of the questions, the
chatter indicated, will be:
Just what would you do about
THIS
Just what would you do about
THAT?
Exactly what do you BELIEVE
about this?
Exactly what do you BELIEVE
about that?
AND so on. The purpose of the
heckling (for that is what it
would amount to) would be to
involve the general In the nasty
political mess that has dragged
our country down to its present
low level of political morality.
The cynical idea back of the plan
(if there is such a plan) would
be to get General Eisenhower
into hot water, every time he
opened his mouth, with SOME
SELFISH PRESSURE GROUP
OR OTHER.
AS THE situation now stands,
we have drifted about as far
away from the ideal of the
Founding Fathers as it is pos
sible to get. Instead of ONE NA
TION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL, we have degenerated into
an aggregation of snarling, snap
ping, ferocious factions. Each
faction Is intent upon feathering
its own nest.
About the only vestige of unity
that is left to us lies in the fact
that ALL of these factions fly
the same banner bearing In one
form or another this cynical
motto:
"WE WANT OURS. AND TO
HECK WITH EVERYBODY
ELSE."
If you could call that unity,
we have it.
T DON'T know Just what It is
that animates those of us who
are FOR General Eisenhower In
this perhaps strangest of all
movements since the search for
the Holy Grail.
I know only that we are fired
by an Ideal. I THINK this is the
hope that binds us together:
In these years when our na
tion has been decaying politi
cally, General Eisenhower has
been removed from the roily,
sewage-laden political currents
that have been carrying us away
from what we once were toward
what we are now. In an admir
able sense, he has been a DEDI
CATED man dedicated to the
defense and the WELFARE of
his country. Because of this re
moteness from the leg-biting, ear
chewing struggle for money and
power that has rent us, we HOPE
that he can approach the task
of regeneration with an uncon
tamlnated mind.
That hope, I think, li the ce
ment that holds the Eisenhower
movement together. That Is the
only way I can explain It satis
factorily to myself.
A FTER that somewhat Idealis
tic detour, let's get back to
what started this piece off
the recent chatter about the sup
posed plan on the part of Senator
Taft's supporters to heckle Elsen
hower when he gets home.
I hope It doesn't materialize. I
have always felt that Senator
Taft is a man TOO BIG for nasty
little ward-heeling tactics such
as that. If such a project were
carried out, It would have to be
with his consent.
If he gave his consent to such
a scheme, it would disillusion me
about him. Besides. It would rend
and tear the Republican party.
IF SUCH a thing should de
velop, I would hope that Gen
eral Eisenhower would Ignore it.
I wouldn't want to see him get
Involved in a bar-room brawl of
that sort. But If the provocation
became too great for human
flesh to bear, I think he might
well say something like this:
"Dear Senator Taft: You have
been asking questions of me. Per
haps I might say this to you:
while I hsve been away on our
country's military and diplo
matic business, you have been
at home looking after our coun
try's political and economic busi
ness of price-and wage stabiliza
tion that has brought us to the
impasse of government seizure
of the steel industry,
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
AS A SENATOR to head off this
impasse? You have led no move
ments in the congress in these
recent critical weeks to settle it
wisely and permanently. Instead
you have been away campaign
ing. . "How are the people to know
from your acts and utterances In
this crisis how you would ACT
AS PRESIDENT in a similar
crisis?
Pinay Meets Success
Along Lines Where
Professionals Failed
By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press Foreign Analyst
An obscure leather manufac
turer is succeeding in France
where the professional politic
ians have fail
ed. Premier An
toine Pinay
has rammed an
unpopular
$10,000,000,000
budget through
both French
Houses. And he
forced the fre
nusnllv tin.
governable and Asi-.
bumptious I'h'l N"auis
French General Assembly to ac
cept his program unchanged a
feat accomplished by no other
since the end of the war.
Furthermore, he is forcing a
realignment of French political
parties, and he has a chance to
give France its first stable gov
ernment in many years.
The belief is gaining strength
that Pinay either is a miracle
man or a very lucky one.
Pinay Once Unknown
Pinay had been in public life
for 20 years when he suddenly
was summoned to take over the
French government. Yet so sil
ent had the timid-appearing lit
tle man with the small mustache
been that many of his colleagues
didn't even know who he was.
Pinay knew little of interna
tional problems when he took of
fice. Yet he believed that France
had made firm commitments on
defense and that these must be
kept. He also knew that the
French government was bank
rupt and that mnoey must be
found.
Predecessors Fail
Two of his predecessors had
fallen on the issue of the French
budget and their demand for a
Meet the Candidates
Editor's note: This is one of
a series of italemenii furnish
ed by candidates for local of
fice in the primary election
May 16. They are being pub
lished by. The Mail Tribune
as a free service io th candi
dates, and for the Information
of readers wishing to inform
themselves of candidates' po
sitions relative to their candi
dacy. By ROBERT (BOB) BRANTLEY
Republican, for County Judge
I have filed my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for
County Judge at the urging of
my many friends average citi
zens who feel there is a great
need for new blood in our Coun
ty Government.
The office of County Judge
an administrative office, not a
judicial one needs a man with
business experience and educa
tion. These are rapidly changing
times, and the head of your Coun
ty Government should be a man
who can conduct the business
affairs of the county in light of
these conditions. I am such a
man.
Every citizen of the county is
entitled to equal and fair treat
ment. I will conduct fair hear
ings to all who come before the
Court, largest corporation or the
smallest taxpayer.
As chief administrative offi-
v lit
ROBERT BRANTLEY
Phoenix Budget
Meeting Slated
Phoenix The i ien's budget
committee will meet with the
council on April 22 to consider
department requests for the next
cer of the countv. Dart of his fiscal year, according to Mrs.
duties are to personally super
vise all activities of your County
Government. These activities are
numerous and varied. Only
through personal supervision,
not through a representative, can
a true picture of all activities
be obtained. To do this, In ad
dition to the regular duties of
the County Court, takes a man
of stamina.
I shall faithfully fulfill all the
duties and obligations of the of
fice to the best of my ability.
Marvin C. Fisher, city recorder.
The meeting will open at 7:30
p.m. in the city hall.
Members of the committee in
clude Col. A. H. Dudley, D. H.
Adams, Marie Furry, Bert Stan
cliff, W. D. Stedman and G. G.
Skinner.
"This is the first time that the
citizens' committee has met with
the council this, year," Mrs.
Fisher added, "and they will
give their opinions after reading
the requests."
10 to 15 per cent increase In
taxes.
Another of Pinay's tasks was
to halt the damaging spiral of in
flation which was ruining the
French franc.
Pinay avoided a demand for
new taxes, but campaigned in
stead for collection of taxes lev
ied but uncollected and on
money which had been in hiding
since the days of the German
occupation.
To do this, he proposed to for
give past taxes but to set up
severe penalties for any future
failure to pay.
He proposed an idea revolu
tionary to Frenchmen Jail
terms for tax evasion.
He sought the cooperation of
small businessmen like himself
to hold down prices and he
sought to restore confidence in
the franc.
So far he has been successful
remarkably so.
"Save the Franc" signs plas
ter French shopwindows, and
Pinay, because of his price cut
ting program, is cheered by news
reel audiences. Of course, there
is the suspicion that most price
cuts are bogus and that under
the "Save the Franc" compaign,
shopkeepers are unloading poor
quality or hard-to-sell items.
Food prices are edging up again.
Thus Pinay's work still is cut
out for him. .
Road Projects Due
For Early Finish
Several major Jackson county
road projects are scheduled for
early completion this summer,
according to County Engineer
Paul B. Rynning.
Included are the rebuilding of
1 V4 miles of the East Evans creek
road between Rogue River and
Wimer; rebuilding the Old Stage
road from Willow creek to Gold
Hill, including regrading and
widening; rebuilding the Foot
hill road from the Lone Pine to
the Delta Waters road, widening
and straightening four places on
the Butte Falls-Prospect road,
near Butte Falls, completing the
Modoc road which has been
pending 'the decision to reacti
vate Camp White; and widening
the Pioneer road, west of the
Coleman creek road.
Rynning described these proj
ects as "major" ones to be car
ried out with other work to de
pend on budget allotments. He
added that clearing and "grub
bing out" of the sites is practi
cally complete," and that grading
is ready to begin.
Congressional Quiz
QuetUons and Answers on What
Gots on at the Capital. Furnlshad
by congressional Quarterly Naws
Features.
Q What are the chances for
i recession in 1952?
A Remote, according to the
findings of Commerce Depart
ment economists, who say that
due to the defense program,
1952 will be another year of
peak business activity. Addition
al gains are expected in produc
tion, income and employment.
But "bugs" in the expanding
economy, such as regional un
employment, materials short
ages and cutbacks in some de
fense goods, may put a drag on
the economic gains.
Q How bad .has unemploy
ment been so far this yearT
A Total unemployment hai
been relatively small. From the
nine-year high of 4.7 million
early in 1950, unemployment
slid to 1.8 million during March,
1952 the lowest March level
since World War II. But certain
areas have been hard hit by un
employment, largely due to lags
in the changeover from civilian
to defense production. As a re
sult, the government Feb. 7 an
nounced a policy of trying ta
shift more business to jobless
areas, and Congress has started
two probes of regional unem
ployment. Q Does the federal order to
channel more defense business
io areas where unemployment is
high mean the government will
pay more for military goods?
A Officials say no, since con
tracts still will go to the lowest
bidder. The Office of Defense
Mobilization order Feb. 7 was
intended to help labor surplus
areas by giving manufacture
there a second "crack" at get
ting government contracts. Un
der that policy, contracts ar
awarded on a negotiated bid In
stead of a sealed bid basis and
contractors in unemployment re
gions are given a chance to meet
a better price offered elsewhere.
Q Would the proposed com
mittee io study the federal bud
get actually save the govern
ment any money?
A Sen. John L. McClellan,
(D-Ark.), sponsor of the bill to
create a 14-member joint Con
gressional committee on the bud
get, told the Senate April 7 it
would save $100 for every dollar
It would spend. He said present
money committees lack "ade
quate facilities" to give detailed
analysis to the complicated
spending programs, but his pro
posal would equip Congress
with the tools to probe wasteful
spending. It was passed by th
Senate April 8.
(Copyright 1952, Congressional
Quarterly)
WEATHER
By United Press
North California: Fair
nesday and Thursday.
Wed-
New Fire Hydrant Installed in Phoenix
Phoenix Work was begun
yesterday on the installation of
a new fire hydrant Just west of
the post office on First street.
Watermaster Earl Floyd is in
charge of the Installation which
ran into water difficulties upon
severance of the water main. A
sump pump failed to clear the
water from the excavation and
the volunteer fire department re
sponded with the old Chevrolet
truck which removed the water
with its suction apparatus.
Connection with the main was
expected today.
Washington (U.R The Pub
lic Health Service has reported
that approximately one of every
333 Americans is a patient in a
state mental hospital.
Nominate
CARLOS W.
MORRIS
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE
FOR
JACKSON COUNTY
Coroner
May 16th
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