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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.
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