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fOUHTKW MEDFORD (ORECOW) MAIL TRIBUNB Sunday. Mr 11. MM Everyone In Southern Oregon Readi Tne Mail Tribune PublUhed DaUy Eicept Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. J7-J9 North Fir St. Phone J-B14I ROBERT W RUHL. Editor ERNEST R GILS TRAP, Manager HERB GREY, Advertising Manager E C FERGUSON. Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEV7ETT. Sporta Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newipaper Entered as lecond class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance: .,- Dally and Sunday one year 112 00 Dally and Sunday alx months 6 50 Dally and Sunday three moa. 3 30 Daily and Sunday one month 155 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 . Dally and Sunday one year tl J 00 Dally ana sunany one munm All Terma Cash In Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackipn County United Preaa Full Leaaed Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Repreaentatlve: WEST-HOLLlDAY COMPANY, INC Offices In New York, Chicago, De. trott. San Francisco, Loa Angelea Seattle. Portland. St Louis. Atlanta Vancouvfr. B C. EDITORIAL UlTinNlL NIWtPAMt rututHits ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford Hid Jackson County His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10, 20. 10 and 40 years 0. 10 YEARS AGO May 11. 1942 (It was Monday) Medford Mayor H. 8. Deuel proclaim! Army and Navy Re lief Campaign week here. From Arthur Perry'i Ye Smudge Pot column: The Older Girlg are riding bicycles to gave tires and gas and to reduce. In heavy traffic they even saw a nine-year-old boy riding a bike with his seven-year-old sister on the handlebars. 20 YEARS AGO May 11. 1932 (It was Wednesday) More than 300 guests attend fifth annual Oregon Products banquet here; importance of de velopment of tomato industry in Rogue valley stressed. Installation o f "accousllcal plaster" in courtroom of new county courthouse will enable every Spectator to "hear a pin drop or a lawyer shout from the furthest corner." 80 YEARS AGO May 11. 1922 (It was Thursday) J. C. Ottinger, Medford, leases Jackson hot springs near Ash land; plans to build swimming pool, pavilion and auto camp ground. Large amount of new machin ery installed in Rogue valley mines; one company reports having a dump containing 9,000 tons of ore assaying $7.50 a ton. 40 YEARS AGO May 11. 1912 (It was Saturday) Rogue valley rancher ships 45 boxes of bosc pears ordpred for personal use of King George V of England. Rogue valley ranchers agree to spend $1,500,000 for exten sion of irrigation canals in this area during next two years. Meetings for Loggers And Millmen Slated Three meetings for loggers and sawmill operators in Jackson and Josephine counties on fire sea son operation will be conducted by the state forest pntrol this month, according to District Warden Ted Maul. The evening meetings will be on Wednesday, May 14, at the forest patrol headquarters on Table Rock road, on May 15 in the American Legion building at Cave Junction, and on May 23 In conjunction with the South ern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association meeting at Grants Pass. Regulations, operating areas, operator's responsibility and closures will be discussed. DRAWS LIGHTNING Fort Worth, Tex. (U.PJ Lightning hasn't struck twice In the same place for Mrs. Sam H. Royal but it's been following her around. Several years ago, when she lived in Kansas City, it struck her kitchen window, knocking her to the floor. Now, at her Fort Worth home. It struck her kitchen window, knocking her to the floor. Now. at her Fort Worth home. It struck her kitchen window, hit ting a radio two feet from her. Important Issue No. I A week ago the Mail Tribune stated the basic issue in the District Attorney race was between law enforcement and non-law enforcement it was just as simple and clear-cut as that. At the same time communications were invited from anyone who did not agree with this diagnosis. To date none has been received. We are quite sure none will be disputing the truth of that charge. In fact, during the interim we have heard from at least half a dozen prominent citizens, who vigorously op nose this paper's stand, yet frankly admit that the basic issue is exactly as The Mail Tribune stated "a government of laws not men vs. a government of men NOT laws." How come? Why should there be so many citizens in Med' ford and cood ones who are opposed to law-en forcement particularly as far as the gambling laws are concerned! , Well the answer to that is the same answer that recently has been heard in Washington, D. C, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,- rortland and way sta tions PROFITS! Now there is nothing wrong in profits big or little but there IS something wrong or should be in profits, obtained by law-breaking. Yes. organized gambling is extremely profitable to the operator or operators. It is extremely UN profitable to the patron especially the man, or wom an, who tries to make a living at it and it is always amazing to this department to find out how many misguided people do try the poor saps I . So there is the situation, and there it promises to remain, until the election on Friday of this week THE members of the Republican party of Medford aim V nnoun anvuiu. rr s -av ltmuuv v. moment, get into a huddle and decide whether they want to go on record in favor of law-enforcement, or against it. To some this may seem an unpleasant duty, but it is one that can no longer be side-stepped, or shirked It 8 here it has to be met it must be voted up or down. The reelection of District Attorney Haviland will, of course, mean the endorsement of his policies and their continuation. The election of his' opponent Nun- ley will mean, that those policies and practices will be abandoned, and there will be a new District At torney who will, we believe, regard his oath to en force ALL laws as long as they are on the statute books, without fear or favor, as a pledge to be KEPT, not broken. THERE was a time many years ago, when the Amer- istnr. nannlA HatsavisAs lavcrnlir iirirtn than t atua. iv,aii lytuuic ucucuucu iaiKciv uuun viivii iiv-tio papers to tell them HOW to vote. "Them days has gone forever and a good thing they have. But the people do depend and they SHOULD upon the "newspapers to give them the FACTS the truth as the newspapers see the truth so the people may vote intelligently. So they may KNOW what their vote will MEAN. As far as this District Attorney race is concern ed that has been done by this newspaper. As far as the outcome is concerned that must be left to the members of the Republican party, when they go to the polls on Friday the 16th. That decision may affect the Republican party in Southern Oregon and in the state far more than some of its most prominent members now seem to believe! K.W.K. Important Issue No. II The only other important issue in this coming Pri mary, as we see it, is also for the members of the Republican party to decide. Whom 'do they want to lead their party in the coming election? Upon this choice in the nation the Mail Iribune believes the ultimate fate of the Re publican party may well depend perhaps that of the country. A S OUR readers know or should the Mail Trib im a Vina J rrr't lal if - - - r o - rl Cnn o -. o f f rt a a candidate for the presidential nomination ever since he entered the race. And with good reason. For it is our considered judgment that with Taft as a leader, practically every thing political in which this paper believes, would be repudiated, and the bth straight defeat of the Re publican party would be certain. CO THE issue as we saw it came down to the can didate best qualified to beat Taft in the Republi can convention. There is only one answer to that General Eisen hower. The larger the vote for the General in Oregon this coming Friday the more certain it will be that he will be the choice of the Chicago convention and Senator 1 aft will NUT be. XE HAVE a very high opinion of Governor War ' T ren, and if General Eisenhower should fail, our second choice would be the California chief execu live. Rut as matters stand a vote for Warren would not only reduce Eisenhower's plurality but would, as a practical matter, be a vote thrown away. So it is our hope the voters in Jackson County will disregard ALL the other candidates named with the exception of Stassen they don't want th job anyway and concentrate 100 per cent on the General. R.W.R. How About Delegates? Feeling as we do about the vital importance of nominating General Eisenhower, we naturally refuse endorse any delegate to the convention about whom there is any doubt. Not only that but we want to KNOW they will not only vote lor the nomination ot the candidate the members of the party in Oregon endorse, but will FIGHT for him. (As we see it there is no reasonable doubt of Eisenhower's victory, the only question being his plurality.) So the Mail Tribune has gone into this matter very carefully. We have disregarded personal ac quaintance, local pride, or anything but the unques tioned and unqualified devotion of the delegate to the Eisenhower cause. Here is the result of that research, In the order of this paper's preferences: NO. 1. WILLIAM M. MCALLISTER. NO. 2. SENATOR WAYNE MORSE. NO. 3. GOVERNOR McKAY. NO. 4. ROBERT A. ELLIOTT. NO. 5. HOWARD C. BELTON. NO. 8. SAMUEL H. MARTIN. NO. 7. H. CLAY MEYERS 'JR. NO. 8. MARK O. HATFIELD. NO. 9. LAMAR TOOZE. NO. 10. FRANK E. FOWLER. That group will not only be 100 per cent for Gen eral Eisenhower but will be, as a whole, representa tive of the best citizenship in the state. This list also eceived the OK of the state Eisenhower committee , S ALTERNATES to the- above the Mail Tribune would choose the following: CATHERINE HOLTZ, JACKSON COUNTY GORDON ORPUT, MULTNOMAH J O. JOHNSON, WASHINGTON COUNTY. MRS. C. E. MILLER, CLATSOP COUNTY. e o e e e Following the same principle of selection the degree of Eisenhower support the Mail Tnbune endorses for District delegates the following: MRS. C. L. HOPKINS OF JACKSON COUNTY. G. R. BRANTLEY, JACKSON COUNTY. The state Eisenhower committee refused to take any action whatever regarding any of the District delegates. The Mail Tnbune has definite assurance however, that if Oregon Republicans endorse General Eisenhower, Mrs. Hopkins and Brantley will do every thing possible to secure his nomination. There are over 60 Oregon candidates for the Republican convention a record-breaking number so naturally there has been considerable doubt among voters as to how they rate, in their presidential prefer ences and in general capabilities. The Mail Tribune has learned something about each candidate and we definitely would NOT recom mend ANY of the others, on the basis of the require ments outlined above. K.W.K. Don 't Let Them Fool You As Governor McKay pointed out in a radio speech the other night, there is danger in Friday's election, of scuttling Oregon s Direct Primary. The slick scheme was hatched by Senator Taft's manager in Oregon, Lowell Paget, who should have known better. The people of Oregon, regardless of party, are devoted to their own "Oregon System" and woe be to the slick chicks who try to undermine it! e e e e DUT the 100 Taft zealots, following the recent moral decline of their "Big Chief" (any means justifies the end) decided they could get away with nurder before anyone could get wise to it. So they resurrected a forgotten law of 1905, and filed under that instead of the Primary Law of 1915 thus escaping the obligation of voting for the can didate chosen by the people. In this way they planned to spring a big surprise at the Chicago convention by voting on the first bal lot for Taft instead of for the candidate almost cer tain to win General Eisenhower. The names of these conspirators are as follows Lowell C. Paget, Robert A. Bennett, John.R. Lotaurettt Jr., Phil Metschan (not the late and beloved Phil Metchan of the Imperial Hotel) and Irving Rand all of Multnomah. The other two are U.S. Balentine of Klamath and Ernest G. Swigart of Portland, but they are District candidates, there fore not appearing on the Jackson County ballot. The second item on the agenda was for these eight to club together and campaign on the basis of getting the united Taft support, and with the rest of the Republican votes divided among the 60 odd aspir ants get their free round trip tickets to the convention Not So Important, Next on the Republican ballot comes that hardy perrennial Congressman Harris Ellsworth who is op posed by Barbara S. Draper of Linn County, who ac cording to her slogan on the ballot opposes "universal military training and misleading interstate advertise ments of alcoholic beverages." The Mail Tribune opposes "misleading advertis ing" of ANY kind, but we strongly favor Universal Military Training under present disturbing world con ditions, so we can t conscientiously endorse Mrs, Draper. In fact we shall make no recommendations In this race, our sentiments regarding Congressman Ells worth, ardent advocate of McCarthyism and leader of the "Lynching party" against the President, being too well known, to require repetition. STATE TREASURER As above stated, we are not endorsing candidates simply because they happen to be residents of this county regardless of their capabilities. But where in other directions there is approximate equality, our choice would naturally be the "home-product." The two outstanding requirements in this job of state treasurer are honesty and business ability, and from everything we have been able to learn ired Robinson, well known Medford business man, com pares favorably with his opponents, and in one direc tion is superior to at least one of them. So we recon.' mend Robinson. 1 ATTORNEY GENERAL I TNFORTUNATELY George Neuner is not a can. didate for reelection as Attorney General, a very important office, particularly under prevailing con ditions. We have done considerable research inclu ding a trip to Salem, and while none of the candidates is outstanding, Leonard I. Lindas of Clackamas is all in all, clearly the MOST promising, and therefore gets this paper's endorsement entirely unsolicited by the way. Our alternate choice would be John B. McCourt of Multnomah. AS TO the remaining contests on the Republican " ticket we are sure the Republican voters can be depended upon to make wise selections without any advice from this department. We would, however, like to mention Bob Fowler who is a candidate for the County Assessor job so competently and conscien tiously filled by C. A. Myers the past 12 years and as deputy for 15 before that. We can think of no one who would be a more worthy successor! K.W.K. The Democratic Primary As far as the Democratic Primary is concerned there is no issue involved except in the presidential vace. That issue is one we have commented upon be fore, namely : the inability of a presidential candidate to have his name removed from the ballot if he so desires and directs. The Oregon theory is: not the candidate, but the people should decide such matters. But that, we be lieve, is carrying the "vox populi, vox Dei principle too far. And as a practical matter, such a lack of re striction might well lead at times to defeating the popular will, by dividing the popular vote among an army of unknown stooges. THERE are three candidates on the ballot : William Stevenson all fine men but only Kefauver wanted to file; Douglas and Stevenson didn t, and, like Wayne Morse in the Republican primary, asked their friends as a favor not to vote for tnem. It seems discourteous as well as silly not to grant their requests. So the Mail Tribune recommends Kefauver and leaving the Douglas-Stevenson candidacies to some other, and better, day. - The other primary selections come under the heading of "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dun" as far as the Mail Tnbune is concerned, except in two nv stances: It would be too bad if the Democrats should fail to choose Monroe Sweetland over Mike De Qicco for the important post of National Committeeman; and equally unfortunate if they failed to choose Nancy Honeyman Robinson of Portland to be one of the four delegates to the Chicago convention. We don't believe they will ! R.W.R. In the Day's News Br FRANK JENKINS From Munsan, Korea: . "The communists today ac cused the United Nations com mand of delaying a truce in Korea by refusing to negotiate further on prisoner exchange. North Korean General Nam 11 asserted this morning: 'Your so called screening of our captured personnel is absurd." " WHEN you're dealing with crooks, you have to expect either a crooked deal OR A FIGHT. That's about the long and the short of the Korean truce busi ness. UST reminder: If we send these tens Upon tens of thousanSs of prisoner back to the commies, we 11 be sending the bulk of them to fir ing squads, slave labor camps and various other grisly devices the communists use to get rid of non-communists. I don't think America has sunk that low. iROM Washington: "Clashing testimony AL LEGING and DENYING wide scale graft and malpractice at huge U. S. airbases in French Morocco was marked today for justice department investigation. Senator Johnson (Democrat, Texas) said his senate prepared ness subcommittee will hand a transcript of the testimony to the department of justice for 'appro priate action.' " XfELL nice work if you can get it!" But unless the Republican voters of the state have gone completely to sleep they will never get it So if you WANT EISENHOWER to lead the Re publican ticket, and you DON'T want the Direct Pri mary destroyed, whatever else you do on Friday DON'T vote for any of those six above enumerated. R.W.R. Vote For Jesse Gard FINALLY, Mr. Lowell Paget is a candidate for the National Committee (Republican) a very de sirable and, in the party, a very important post His principal opponent is Jesse Gard of Multno mah County. If you don't want the leader of the anti Primary conspiracy to represent your party in natioml councils, then vote for Gard, and get your family and : friends to do so also. Voting for any of the other candidates will run the risk of so splitting the opposition that the leader of the slick plot to defeat the will of the people might slip in. R.W.R. The Mail Tribune Recommendations for May Primary "APPROPRIATE action" would be trial on perjury charges in a lot of these cases and in these days of smears and counter -smears, charges and counter-charges, lies and counter lies I think we need a whale of a lot of perjury trials. How are you going Jo have good govern ment if people can't be mad to tell the truth? BUT what about the depart-- ment of justice in Washington? It has been mixed up in so much smearing and counter smearing that I wouldn't have any faith in it if it DID bring perjury charges. I'd feel instinc tively that it was just attacking its enemies and covering up its friends. Isn't that an awful way to feel about your government? T'M NOT the only one who feels that way about it. Speaking in Albany last night. Governor Warren of California said: "The administration ( in Wash ington) is worn out, old and has lost its vision and its sense of financial responsibility. Instead' of solving problems, the admin istration Is standing them on end for someone else to solve, which means they are leaving them for our children." That's putting it mildlv but ACCURATELY. GOVERNOR Warren, of course, is a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for President. BUT He is the kind of man who wouldn't say as a candidate what he wouldn t say as a private citizen. What he says as a candidate or as a private citizen ha MEANS. 'M FOR Eisenhower who, I feel has the world-wide ranee of experience and knowlerie gained at first hand that we need now as we never needed it be- lore. But if there should be a deadlock in the convention and uovernor Warren should emerge as the Republican candidate I'd certainly feel that our leader ship is in good hands honest, sincere, capable hands. For President: REPUBLICAN Dwighr D, Eisenhower. Republican National Committeeman: Jesse Gard, Multnomah, No. 12. Delegates to National Convention: Wis, McAllister, No. 47 Senator Wayna Morse, No. S3 Governor Douglas McKay, No. 48 Howard Belton, No. 17 H. Clay Myers, No. 54 Lamar Tooia, No. 65 Robert Elliott, No. 25 Frank E. Fowler, No. 29 Mark Hatfield, No. 35 Samuel H. Martin, No. 45 Stat Treasurer: Fred E. Robinson. Attorney General: Leonard I, Lindas. District Attorney: Walter D. Nunley County Assessor: Robert (Bob) Fowler. For President: DEMOCRATIC Estes Kefauver. National Committeman: Monro Sweetland. Delegate to Convention: Nancy Honeyman Robinson. Safety Council Hears Traffic Man The monthly luncheon meet ing of the Medford Safety coun cil was held Friday at the Pio neer room of the Jackson hotel. Guest speaker for the meeting was F. D. Crandall, traffic engi neer of the Highway Depart ment for the state of Oregon. Crandall stressed the difference between the duties of the traf fic engineer and the traffic safety engineer. One of the highlights of his speech was that most of the fatal accidents occur due to the fault of the "nut behind the wheel," not the failure of the vehicle to perform. Crandall also approved highly of the overhead signals and di rectional signs such as Medford has located at many of its main Intersect' is. Dr. William ThomDson. nresl- dent, called the meeting to order and read an item from a Port land Teamsters Union paper in regard to teaching children safe ty while playing. Vic Milnes reported on the radio programs i over the local radio stations be- ing presented by the Medford ! Safety council. Mrs. James Rose I reported on the progress of the I newspaper publicity on which j she and Miss Blllie Curtner are . working. Elliott Becken re j ported on the Safety Patrol Ban quet to be given for the Safety Patrols of the schools in Med ford. which will be held at the Pioneer room of the Jackson ihotel. May 16 at 6:30 in the I evening. f
