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f OUHTEEH MEDrOHD (ORECON) MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORDvTWBUNB Everyone In Southern Oregon Reads The Mall Tribune Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 27-29 Norlh Fir St Phona St-SMl ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor ERNEST R. GILSTRAP. Manager HERB GREV, Advertising Manager E. C. FERGUSON, Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3, 181)7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance: Daily and Sundny one year 112 00 Daily and Sunday si months 6.50 Daily and Sunday three mos. 3.50 Daily and Sunday one month 1.25 By Carrier In A d v a n c e Medford. Ashland. Central Point, Eagle Point. Jacksonville, Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue River, Talent and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday one year 115 00 Dally and Sunday one month 1.25 All Terms Cash in Advance Otflrlal Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY, INC Offices In New York, Chicago, De. trolt. San Francisco. Los Angeles Seattle Portland. St Louis. Atlanta Vancouver, B.C. NATIONAl EOITOHAI fiNiwtrAM aueilHIi 'ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County His tery from the files ef the Mail Tribune 10. 20. JO and 40 yean age. 10 YEARS AGO April 20. 1942 (It Waa Monday) Army engineers advise land owners in Beagle area they must vacate property by July 1 to al low construction of army can tonment. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: Rationing of sugar will start next month. There will be no reduction of the amount in pears as rumored. 20 YEARS AGO April 20. 1932 (It Was Wednesday) Medford high school Basket ball Coach Darwin K. Burgher awards basketball letters to George Harrington, Bill Knlps, Tommy White, Alton Lindley, Max Gillnsky, Wilton White and Oliver Hughes. SO YEARS AGO April 20. 1922 (It Was Thursday) Federal road bureau awards $75,500 contract for paving of 6.4 miles of road from Prospect to Medford. Boris Karlotf appears as the romantic lead In "The Cave Girl," moving picture at Med ford theater. 40 YEARS AGO April 20, 1912 (It Was Saturday) George M. Dunn, Ashland, de feats F. E. Merrick, Medford, in bitterly contested campaign for Republican nomination as Jack son county Judge; county sup ports Robert M. LaFollette over Theodore Roosevelt by narrow margin as GOP presidential nom inee. White Star Stcampshlp line of ficials state 1,635 persons died following collision of liner Ti tanic and iceberg. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the wrllei althoiish under certain eirrum sisnres the use of a pen nsme or Initial for punllrstlon Is permis sible. The Mall Trlhune reserves the right to edll sll letters with .1 view io rurlflrallon and conden sation. Letters submitted for pub llrallnn must not sxreed 400 words Merchants Praised To the Editor: Since 1946 when I arrived In this city I have noticed the constant changes made on the face of Medford streets. I believe these Improve ments point up the fact that the merchants arc not out for pure profit but for the betterment of the community. I wonder how many people have said, "Thnnk you" for the Improvements made? Probably too many of us take it for grant ed that it is the merchant's duty to fix his store building in Inter est of business; but I believe, to coin a phrase, "that the mer chants of Medford have acted above and beyond the call of duty." Take a walk downtown today and look at the Improvements that have been made, such as the new Allen hotel front, Pen neys, Newberry's, the Medical Center building, Medford Sta tionery store, Mnnn's, and Burel son's, and more that are being made. Speaking for my friends and myself I say, "Thank you for Im proving our community." Mrs. Mnrcla Brown 421 W. 10th St. Medford, Oregon Machine Politics In Oregon Eight candidates for delegates to the Republican National convention in Chicago have refused to ac cept a moral and legal obligation to support in the convention the choice of Oregon voters for president and vice president. The "strategy" utilized by these elgnt candidates has all the earmarks of imported machine politics. The scheme was promoted by Lowell C. Paget, state chairman for Senator Robert A. Taft. Faced with the almost certainty that General Dwight D. Eisenhower would win an overwhelming majority in this state, the Taft forces refused to permit Taft's name to go on the ballot in an open and fair contest but instead devised a "slick strategy" by which they hoped to sneak eight delegates into the Oregon delegation who will be in a position to vote for Taft on the first ballot. e e a AS AN example of the "strategy" employed by this group, there is the well-known name of Phil Met schan who filed by petition. Most people in Oregon will instantly recognize the name as one who had been high in the republican party councils and was a well-known hotel proprietor in Portland for years. But most people may not know that the well-known Phil Metschan died last year, that his widow is an ardent supporter of Eisenhower and the Phil Metschan whose name appears on the Oregon ballot as a candidate for delegate is a nephew of the hotel man. e e e e THESE eight candidates filed for delegates under an obsolete 1905 law which nobody thought to re peal when in 1915 the legislature passed a bill setting up the Oregon presidential primary system whereby the people directly vote their choice for president and vice president and select instructed delegates to carry out their will. No candidate in thirty years has filed under the obsolete 1905 law until the Taft "strategists" dug ud this repudiated method from the political grave. Un der the 1915 law and under which all other candi dates, 77 of them, each candidate must file a declara tion that if elected he will work in the convention for those candidates for president and vice president who receive the largest number of votes in the Oregon pri mary. IN ADDITION to Paget the eight candidates who re fused to pledge support to the choice of the voters are: Robert A. Bennett. Mrs. Irene H. Gerlinger. John R. Latourette Jr. Irving Rand, all candidates for delegate-at-large. U. S. Balentine of Klamath Falls. Ernest G. Swigert of Portland, both district can didates. If Oregon voters are to keep their privilege of participating directly in the nomination of the coun try's two top officials, they should defeat these eight by a majority so overwhelming that no one in the future will attempt to rob them of their voting privi lege in the presidential primary. One of the eight candidates for delegates who filed by petition explained the action by saying that it "was in protest to a small political clique in Ore gon." Perhaps this candidate will find on May 16 that if there is any political clique other than that headed by Paget it will be the "clique" of Oregon voters on May 16. George Putnam, Editor Salem Capital Journal. A Challenge To "Purple Ink" The editorial above should please an anonymous correspondent who always writes in long-hand (with purple ink) usually ending up with "Lay-off-McCar-thy-and-Taft, everybody's sick of it!" or words to that effect. We can't say for sure, as we don't file anonymous communications, but we have a pious idea that the author of the frequent pro-Taft-and-McCarthy con tributions, also sent similar protests when this depart ment was lambasting the Ku Government Congress, two At least there was a then who got awfully tired of our favorite theme- songs, told us time after time to lay-off, that everyone else was fed up, and we did giving the worthy brethren ing." It was ever thus! THE above editorial, however, comes from an en- ii'nltr vtaxtr ofMifrtO or.a-1 ii'ViiIa it nfitulnmno ia TViT,t Wl VI J lltU CIV It l VV CttlU Fadget scheme to defeat so it is a product of the Tribune (and a very able Moreover no one can being a "New Dealer" (but nor a Fair Dealer" (posing as a "Bull Moose ) nor a Dean Acheson "sycophant" a few of the favorite epithets of our unknown But Putnam is an "Independent" or used to be and while "Old-Purple-Ink" doesn't like the breed, he surely can't, in this case, maintain it is only another name tor uommunist. K.W.K. Will Ike FMFor It How can a candidate for president decline, in a press conference, to answer questions clearly and positively about his views on the Taft-Hartley act, civil liberties, farm sup ports, taxes, foreign aid, war In Korea, and all the other lsstits of the times? Portland Oregonian. All the "other issues" of the .times takes in a lot of territory! We can't believe the Oregonian is so naive as not Sunday, April 20. 113 J Klux Klan and the Good or three times a week persistent correspondent more harm than good by so much "free-advertis 11 llilC IV VVMIllVlllllCI WiC -X A V the primary and properly former editor of the Mail one) not the present editor. accuse Editor Putnam of wearing false-whiskers) ; and untiring Nemesis. to Bee the hook in this juicy bait, which was thrown out immediately after General Eisenhower announced his plan to return to this country and by whom? By SENATOR ROBERT ALONZO TAFTI e e e e e a fS IT reasonable to suppose that if such a procedure - were calculated to aid the General politically the one man in the country, who is staying awake nights thinking up ways to defeat him, would be the origi nator, and most vehement' advocate of it? Don't be silly! This sort of demand known shyster lawyer query Have you stopped beating your mother-ln-lawT Answer "yes" or "no." If you answer "yes" you admit, of course, you have been beating her, and not only admit that, but that "Mother-in-law beating" may not be regarded by anyone as an issue in if not it will be a rare exception but don t worry. there will be plenty of Taft newspaper men in these press conferences with similar "poison queries," which if answered "clearly and positively" will not only em barrass the general but lose him votes. AND THEY WILL BE ASKED FOR THAT PURPOSE AND THAT PURPOSE ONLY! TF GENERAL EISENHOWER falls for this sort of A hocus-pocus, he is dumber politically than we have been led to suppose. Not that he should fail vital, fundamental issues perfectly clear, but this does not mean that as a candidate, he is under any obliga tion to take a definite stand on, not only the funda mental issues but "ALL THE OTHERS." "All the others" would any member of his press conference might wish to present as an issue. Such a demand is simply "sucker bait" and "Mr. Republican" knows it, if the leading uepubiican newspaper of DOESN'T! R.W.R. Judge Carey Didn The above reminds the writer of an experience at the Republican convention in Chicago over 30 years ago. A member of the Oregon delegation declared the night before Senator Harding of Ohio was nominated, that he would be, the day following. It had all been rigged up in that much-advertised smoke-filled room. KWK" was pretty young then at anv rate YOUNGER and decidedly believe a word of it. The next day, however, that is what happened and "Ye Editor" was invited to sit in on a meeting of the Oregon delegation to consider subsequent cam- paign poucies at least listen to tnem. e e e JUDGE CAREY of Portland was the chief spokes- mi, iwi mc Uvjvgouyu were yesterday, how in his ers (the hotel room was not mercury registered close to campaign strategy of what should be followed. It went something like this: Don't let anyone persuade Harding to follow the Wilson technique and conduct a crosscountry all-out campaign. That isn't his line. Make him stay at home and conduct a front-porch campaign, but not on the defensive, on the OF FENSIVE with men like Hays and Childs giving him the ammunition." That was done, and needless to sav it succeed ed 100. 'OR VERY DIFFERENT Judge Carey were here lar advice to the Eisenhower supporters, concerninir this business of the proper me nomination. In fact it is our guess yielded to the pressure-demand that the General quit his post in Europe and enter the rough and tumble question-and-answer period here in the U.S.A. as all his opponents have urged. JUDGE CAREY was too smart to fall for that sort u of "ambush." He was a great judge of men and human nature. He would have realized at once that what the Taft forces were so insistent upon, was the one procedure that should, by all means be avoided. We grant he would be in the minority today, but the plain truth is he was in a minority at the close of that Chicago convention. But four months later every one admitted he had been right. Our prediction is political history will repeat itself, in this respect, before the November election, perhaps in less time than that. R.W.R. Small Mt. Vernon Boy Dies Following Blaze John Day, Ore. tU.R) A two-and-a-half-year old boy died Fri day of burns suffered in a fire which destroyed the home of his parents at Mt. Vernon. Ore. The child, Michael Olp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Olp, died while being rushed to Portland by plane. The youngster was brought to John Day hospital where he was given plasma be fore being put aboard the plane for the 300-mile flight to Port land. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan hospital. Three other children and the parents escaped injury In the blaze which broke out about 7 a m. when an oil stove exploded. The house, ownd by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Strwarl of Dayvillc was destroyed. is in line with the well- if you answer "no," you you intend to continue. the forthcoming campaign to make his stand on the undoubtedly include what the .Pacific Northwest unsuspicious. He didn't ctnv v c IclllGlJluet its 11 11 shirt-sleeves and suspend only smoke-filled but the 100) he laid down the REASONS, we believe if today he would trive simi strategy to follow before the Judge would never have Cinder Removal Case Continued by Judge Portland (U.R) Hearing of the government's case to pro hibit removal of cinders from federal lands near Madras has been continued until 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24. The hearing was scheduled to open Friday in U. S. District Judge Gus J. Solomon's court but it was delayed on request of Assistant U. S. District At torney Don McEwen. The government is seeking a pci'manent injunction to prevent Samuel B. Rawson, central Ore gon contractor, from removing the cinders which are used in road construction work. Montana is planning to use p.Tt of its state gasoline fund to advertise for tourists. r Crosstown -5s, - - ! St c ut tUmt rMim 1 tJ I 'Why don't you Invite your mother for a visit the same week you do your housecleanlng instead of after it's all done? Matter of Fact THE HALFWAY MARK Washington With the New Jersey primary, the pre-conven-tion struggle has af least passed the halfway mark a minor blessing to be thankful for. Gen eral of the Army Dwight D. Eis enhower has rounded the turn with a big surge forward, but it is extremely important to note that Sen. Robert A. Taft is still running steadily and still run ning hard. The comparative positions of the two contenders are best judged on the face of the fig ures. Some weeks ago, Taft headquarters admitted a confi dential estimate of the Senator's potential strength at the Repub lican convention. According to this tabulation, it was hoped that the Ohio Senator would go out to Chicago with a minimum of 653 delegates, overt and con cealed. Certain states, like Michigan, were considered too uncertain for inclusion. Nonetheless, 653 votes on the first ballot would surely be enough to give Sen. Taft the quick victory toward which his strategy has always been aimed. In the weeks since this estimate of his strength was made Sen. Taft, however, has run a much slower race than originally forecast. The biggest set-back occurred in Maryland, where Taft forces counted on the support of Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin, who has now announced for Gen. Eisen hower. Despite the grumbling of the Ohio Senator's friends, there is very little doubt indeed that Gov. McKeldin has the power to take his state's twenty four votes into the Eisenhower camp. In other states, Sen. Taft has had some ups, as in Nebras ka and Illinois, and some downs, as in New jersey and New Hampshire. Over all, the best estimate now gives Taft 208 del egates, but if he had done as well as previously expected, he would have slightly over 250. a IT IS bad weakness in any racer to travel about 20 per cent less fast than his planned speed. On the other hand, the senator is still a most formidable con tender. This is best illustrated. curiously enough, by a some what more recent confidential tabulation of Gen. Eisenhower's strength, prepared by the Eisen hower high command. This Eisenhower forecast shows the General with approxi mately 520 delegates on the first ballot, with about 350 for Sen. Taft. These figures reflect con siderable hope, as well as many solid promises. For example, in the always dubious south, the Eisenhower high command claims substantially larger in roads into normal party strength than one could like to bet on at this writing If you adjust the Eisenhower estimate by writing down the more obviously optimistic claims, you reach the conclusion that the General and the Senator are going Into the convention with almost equal blocks of del egates. Each block ought to be between 450 and 500, out of the 1,205 total. To be 'sure, this is only the outlook as of now. Sen. Taft, for example, may benefit unex pectedly by the withdrawal of Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois from the Democratic contest. Stevenson's withdrawal is bound to sow confusion among the Democrats. And the Republican professional politicians, encour aged by the disorders among their enemies, will be more in clined to gamble on naming Sen Taft. a a DY the same token, the whole " picture can be radically al tered if Gov. John S. Fine, of Pennsylvania, decided to declare himself. Fine controls the larg est block of his state's seventy votes, of which Sen. Taft's forces claim forty. If the Pennsylvania Governor plumps for Eisenhow er, he could start a bandwagon rush, which would In turn more than substantiate all the Eisen hower claims in the South. In Pennsylvania, where the voting By Roland Cot By Joph and Stewart Also? balance has changed to favor the Democrats in recent years, most grass-root politicians are report ed to want Eisenhower, because they think he will help their lo cal nominees. Perhaps for this reason, Gov. Fine, while contin uing to make a mystery of his intentions, has recently seemed to incline toward the Eisenhower camp. In summary, there is no doubt at all that the New Jersey out come leaves Gen. Eisenhower in an excellent position to win the Republican nomination. But there is equally no doubt that the Eisenhower leaders are crow ing very prematurely, when they attempt to discount the chances of Sen. Taft. As of today, it seems most likely that these two leading contenders will go into the convention with rather even ly balanced strength. The result will then depend on the secondary strength each candidate can develop, from the following of such lesser con tenders as Gov. Earl Warren of California. Here Gen. Eisen hower has a much better chance than Sen. Taft. Yet there is al ways the possibility that the vision of a deadlocked conven tion and a dark horse nomina tion, which fascinates owners of small groups of delegates, will somehow upset the plans of the Eisenhower camp. (Copyright, 1952. New York Herald Tribune Inc.) 90 Per Cent Parity Approval Expected By Senator Mundt Washington (U.R) Sen. Karl E. Mundt has predicted that Congress will approve the request of Secretary of Agricul ture Charles F. Brannan to fix price supports for basic farm crops at 90 per cent of parity. The South Dakota Republican, a member of the Senate Agri culture Committee, said he be lieved Congress will take steps to "insure" that producers of these crops get "at least" 90 per cent of the parity figure. Brannan asked an Agriculture subcommittee Friday to repeal the sliding scale under which support prices can range from 75 to 90 per cent of parity for the basic crops corn, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts and to bacco. He said supports should be pegged at 90 per cent to insure farmers that they would not suffer losses if they expand pro duction. IN BAD TOO OFTEN Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) Po lice have arrested Gordon Whit sitt 257 times by his own count. The 53-year-old Whitsitt, in city court for the second time in two days, figured up his string of arrests and asked the judge for leniency. He drew the maximum fine. An Everlasting Tribute 7 1- v-" Siskiyou Memorial Mausoleum CREMATORY and URN SPACE Cremation $45.00 Phone J-2344, Siskiyou Memorial PirV Meet the Candidates Editor's notes This Is ona of a series ef statements furnish ed by candidates for local of fice in tha primary election May 16. They ara being pub lished by Tha Mail Tribune, as, a free service to the candi dates, and for tha Information of readers wishing to inform themselves of candidates' po sitions relative to their candi dacy. By G. A. DIERDORFF. D. O. Republican, for State Representative My "hat is in the ring" be cause I believe that a dutiful citizen cannot always "let some body else do it" in promoting the principles , of good govern ment or in protecting the values he holds most worthy. I stand for: The application of Christian principles ..in ..government, be- llms,'WMiwu.JWWsi"s"rjsssB a 'f M S If DR. G. A. DIERDORFF cause I believe that such Is the only completely satisfactory way of establishing equitable and lasting relationships between individuals, communities, and states. A balanced economy require! that we spend no more than we can earn. Tax loopholes need to be plugged; unworkable or un fair taxes to be revised or abol ished; discretion to be maintain ed in spending. Free enterprise without un necessary governmental control Free enterprise and free com petition have accounted for our country's high standards of liv ing, improved methods ot oper ating in every field, and super ior health standards. Why change these for methods that are undemocratic or that have failed? Social Improvement without socialism. Possible only through the awareness of further social needs and ills accompanied by vigorous spirit of self-reliance, pride, and Individual achieve ment. As Lincoln put it, "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for them selves." Your vote appreciated. 4-H Entomology Project Announced Deadline for 4-H enrollment in the new program on entomol ogy is May 1, according to Rufus Cate Jr., county agent In 4-H work. "This Is a new project this yoar," Cate said, "and several valuable awards will be offered winners on the county and state level." The county winner will receive a merit medal, and the state champion will be awarded a 17-jewel wrist watch provided by Hercules Powder company, the agent added. "In the entomology program, 4-H'ers study insect pests," Cate pointed out, "and they learn how to protect against destruc tive insects to insure good crops, keep farm animals productive, and maintain healthy homes and communities." Thousands of prizes are award ed every year to the 6,500 sta tions on British railways for at tractive flower gardens, lawnf and hedges. 2 V
