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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Crosstown
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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