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i .The Grange . ffagle Point Grange ! At the May 8 meeting of Eagle Point Grange an open lec turers hour preceded the ses , ion. County candidates were Introduced during thil time. Ways and means committee announced a square dance for May 17. Clarence Davis spoke on con solidation of schools "how our schools have progressed and how consolidation affects us." Gertrude Stanley , told of her trip through southern United ' States and to Cuba and at next meeting will tell of her return trip. H.E.C. Chairman, Kay Kettle well announced that Sams Val ley Grange will put on the lec , turer's program at the next : meeting, May 20, and all ladles ; are to bring sandwiches. Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. ; L. G. Morthland of Roxy Ann Grange. Eagle Point Grange -voted to sponsor two 4-H scholarships to j summer school. . j Early European explorers of i the western hemisphere first I found sweet potatoes, then wide- ( ly cultivated by the Indians. DRIVE-IN theatre TONITE MON. WlMR Baotr AAllftC V iT.1 JUNSHINEV NELSON , Ohio sums KS XSZSSSS' "- V PLUS NEWS - CARTOONS Gates Open 6:30 - lit Show, Dusk ; iii - i. u.i .ii m VJl n n ri II Give Her the Finest DINING INN Open Mother's Day 3 p.m. The DARDANELLE Open 1 :00 p.m. Mother's Day Opposite Gold Hill an Old State Road Closed Wednesdays. Open Sundays and Holidays at 1 p.m. Open Week Days at 5 p.m. WE SPECIALIZE IN SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN Virginia Baked Ham - Steaks Trout 'OR RESERVATIONS PHONI GOLD HILL 1-V230 RUBY QUACKENBUSH THE DANCE OF THE YEAR MEDFORD MUSICIAN'S ANNUAL,' BENEFIT DANCE Several Bands Will Play For Your Dancing 'Pleasure . . . BELLE VAN DYKE . JERRY'S OREGONIANS CHARLIE SUTHERLAND RHYTHM KINGS And Others MEDFORD FAIRGROUNDS ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM Tuesday, May 139 to 1 COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. EDITOR'S NOTE We have received a number of com munications directly endors ing candidates in the Primary from residents who will not allow thair names or ad dresses to ba used, but ask to have tham placed on file. Although this permission has bean granted under nor mal conditions, as noted above! It has not been grant ed in any hotly contested po litical campaign, and can't be In this one. In other words communica tions of a highly personal and controversial nature partic ularly of a political type must include Mhe writer's name, and. proper identification of same. A Rotten Odor To the Editor: When P.M. of Jacksonville (May 8) says there Is a war going on in Ko rea, he means of course, the so called "police action," as war has never been declared. The bone of contention la that we, the public believe it is war when American GI's are being slaughtered. On the other hand, a group we call the administra tion was pleased to call it "po lice action" and It was forced upon us in a high-handed man ner. . So, R.M. it's the same, when a small group defies the protests of other interests in Instigating such as the weather control which dried up our forests and farms the past two summers. If freedom is claimed only for these groups who try to domi nate, it's high time our noses do begin, by detecting a rotten odor and start to protect our own Interests. Freedom does not lie in group selfishness so God bless all the noses-that have smelled out the rotten spots for all to recognize and find appropriate cures. MRS. ZELLA TULLIS, Trail, Ore. Should Hang Their Heads To the Editor: The city coun cil of Medford should hang their heads in shame when they let democracy die at the hands of the D.S.T. pressure group. So Don Younger and Bob Coverstone along with thou sands' of others died in vain. They fought so democracy could live and yet their own city coun- ell killed It Thursday when they defied their Gov. McKay's de cree and their own county law. would recommend to the city council that they get a diction ary and study the word democ racy, also the pressure group. And yet the managers of the radio station and stores still hear the news each day that our local boys are dying on Korean battle fronts so that democracy might live. Where? Not here, just selfishness lives In Jackson county where democracy lived and died when pressure groups moved In. Mrs. Gladys Hamilton Route 2 Box 488. He Favors Daylight Saving To the Editor: Every contro versy should have two sides; and as most of the letters to this newspaper have been against D.S.T. here's a line from the other side. A large majority of the work ers of Medford who are on a fixed schedule, at least the ones I've talked to, would like to have that extra hour In the eve ning to work in their gardens, mow the lawn, etc. Mr. Foose, as an employe of the S. P., cannot have his hours changed, so his bitter letter charging the businessmen of Medford wtih selfishness. Sour grapes? Could be. A lot of the farmers don't want D.S.T. but as this action is one taken by the Medford city council, why the fuss? One dairyman told me his ob jection to it was that "it upsets my cows." Surely we citizens of our lair city don't have to be ruled by a bunch of cows. FRANK H. GASTER, 307 Jeanette, Medford. Another Job for Wayne Mors To the Editor: The rumpus caused by "who threw the over alls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder" hasn't a thing on our time situa tion and it seems to be getting worse every year. Pretty soon some Wolloper will come out with a Calendar showing that Saturday is Friday. I once had a renter who was getting in a bad way because she wouldn't answer her door, but when I dropped in she opened the door and was all smiles as she In formed, me that this was her Sabbath so she couldn't pay any rent, and I'll be Doggoned if I didn't have to wait until after sundown and sneak around in the dark to get my rent. It strikes me If we had a man like Wayne Morse at the Helm, he would straighten out a lot of these Political Footballs that have been in our hair for ages. Come on you Republican 'Hot Shots and give us a man that even us registered Democrats can vote for Sharley. Carl D. Carman, Jacksonville, Ore. What Is the Use? To the Editor: Will you tell me what good it does for me to take time to go down and vote (the only privilege we have left), when after the people of Jackson county voted over eleven thou sand for standard time, against a little over six thousand for this would be daylight saving time, only to have our worthy City Council set bur mandates aside and say we will set our clocks ahead an hour regardless. In this land of by the people, for the people, etc. Harold E. Gist, 859 Haven St. Editorial la Commanded To the Editor: I've Just read your editorial "He Can Do Noth ing: Right" from the April 29 Mail Tribune. I happened to be at the press conference in which Mr.' Tru man made his remarks so I read it with special interest. I think you did an excellent summation on the thing. Some of our U.S. editor! whopped It up beyond all reason in their discussion of what the president said about taking over news paper! and radio. David W. Eyre, Managing Editor, Portland Oregon Journal. How About the People It Police? To the Editor: The public ought not to lose sight of the fact that all the instigators of the recent complaints about law enforcement in Jackson County are on the opposite side from Mr. Haviland in a factional po litical controversy, and that the Admission Man $1.00 idiei & Children FREE Rrtng the Family Inlay an Ivaninf of Variety motlvei of some, at least,' wtio have backed the other candi date in his charges were more probably inspired by a desire for factional success than for civic reform. The irresponsible charges that have been made by these heed less persons are more an unjust reflection on the general public and the police organizations maintained by the community than they are a reflection upon the district attorney. Such charges amount to a claim that the State and City police and the sheriff and his deputies are mak ing no attempt to do- heir Job. These few political partisans who claim special knowledge of the commission of specific crimes seem most anxious that such crimes, if any, go unpunished that our self appointed saviours can publicly complain that the district attorney does not readily come at the call of these crack pots to their places of business and waste the county's ' time begging them to open his eyes and their mouths. If what these people have said were true their conduct in connection with their charges - would amount to a charge by them against them selves that they are failing to perform the duties of an ordin ary citizen in reporting known crimes to the authorities. This amounts to sanctioning such crimes. It is not possible that the dis trict attorney alone can either enforce the law or be responsi ble for any supposed breakdown in its enforcement. Unless the persons who have made these charges In connection with this political campaign are prepared to accuse the police organiza tions of this community, and the Mayor and Council of Medford who are directly responsible for the operation of the City police, with being delinquent in their official duties, and unless these irresponsible persons can point to specific violations of specific laws at known times by identi fied persons at stated places, any citizen who gives the matter any thought at all is forced to con clude that the persons who have made these charges are absolute ly insincere and are deliberately placing their own hunger for public office above the commun ity's welfare. Hugh B. Collins, ' Goldy Bldg., Medford, Oregon. Cribbage In the Basement To the Editor: You may feel you are doing a public service by printing Nunley's charges about gambling in Jackson coun ty, but how do you think his neighbors would feel if they had to start playing cribbage in the basement by candlelight and with a blanket nailed over the coal chute? Regular Subscriber (Name on file) For What Reason? To the Editor: For what Ob vious reason would a busy ex pert physician and surgeon want to be a county coroner? True, he knows anatomy and Is quali fied to do an autopsy to find the cause of death. For that he is trained; however, a coroner's Job calls for a different training altogether. He must, through in vestigation and inquest, find out by what manner a person came to their death, in a coroner case, whether homicide or suicide. A doctor can treat a person for a poison . If he knows the kind of poison. Only a toxlcolo- gist is trained to determine the kind of poison used in a case of death by that means. In a recent "coroner case our present coroner was called upon to prove his decision. This he gladly did; however, there were parties Involved who said the decision was obviously wrong and was a miscarriage of Justice. Finally, at the expense of the taxpayers, a Portland criminolo gist was flown in. After his ex amination, in the presence of local officials, hla decision and explanation of the case was ex actly that of our local coroner suicide or accidental. An individual so in demand as a doctor and with such a Lhigh calling as a physician and surgeon would not like to testify against anyone in an inquest and Jeopardize his business, nor wouid he likely be searching for a body In a river, etc., when his office was full of people who really needed his medical at-. tentlon more than the dead. He cannot help the dead. So let's elect an experienced, ambltioui funeral director who fight! hli own political battles Mr. Morris. If we change the coronor of fice let's change it to. someone who Is a criminologist and raise the position's standards. A doc tor is for the living, not the dead. A funeral director, so equipped and whose business Is so staffed as to be invited to be a member of the National Se lected Morticians, an association which is the highest in the mor ticians' field, Is good enough for me. Carlos W. Morris has experi ence in the office, is equipped better than anyone in the county for the Job and his staff and the ethics of hii funeral home are above reproach. W. D. STEADMAN, Box 97, Phoenix, Ore. Mas! Insanity To the Editor: "A city council is a group of the unfit selected by the unwilling to do the un Crosstown "I gueis I was bulldln' something with 'em out here last fall. Pop. I can't exactly remember, but I think It was either a bear trap or a tool chest." necessary." It took the human race ages to compute the calen dar and the clock. Having suc ceeded at last in solving the problem of the earth revolving around the sun, the rotation of the earth upon its axis, and in venting time, giving us . poor humans a 365 day year, plus a little over, a 24 hour day, with the sun mostly at its zenith at noon, having these matters of time simplified and efficient, we now let a few people act like inhuman beings and plunge us into chaos twice a year. Those persons who wish to start work an hour earlier and stop work an hour earlier and so enjoy the sunshine of the longer days are welcome to do so but when man monkics with the clock he really makes a monkey of him self. We now have the state of Ore gon on standard time, Jackson county on standard time, Med ford on daylight saving time,' merchants on daylight saving time, schools on standard time, trains on standard time, busses not, running (Greyhound), the courthouse on standard time, and the rest of us crazy. A while back Jackson county voted to stay on standard time. Half the states are on standard time, half on daylight saving time. We smudge out the sun when it dares to shine, seed the clouds so it won't rain on the range where the cattle feed, and have a war that isn't a war in Korea. Maybe the human race will ex terminate itself in mass insanity. Thank goodness, John Snider, who is clever enough and humor ous enough to write "Little Daisy," abstained from voting and Stanley Jones and Elmer Childers tried to stem the mass insanity that seems bound to overtake us twice a year. Edith Ingle 338 Bessie street Dead Una Sunday CUuifleda ta at noorf Saturday GT'TTQ now! M-G-M's TECHNICOLOR SPECTACLE ROBERT TAYLOR DEBORAH KERR Cllt If QU01BIS TkoKSaiuUl CONTINUOUS TODAY DOORS OPEN 11:30 A.M. Show Starts 122:506:009:20 P.M. 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The campus couple will have seats of honor In the parade which will move through down town Ashland Wednesday noon and will be presented officially at the all-college picnic to be held at Jackson Hot Springs. Both Miss Wikstrom and Ver ley are freshmen. The Medford girl was one of six candidates for the queen of Hearts title during the mid-winter Sweet hearts ball. Verley was elected King of Hearts at that time. Others Acclaimed Other couples who received popular acclaim Included Nancy Hunter and Frank Koch, both TODAY! AMD SHiMiGiEG R I ALTO . tT K n PI ...BRINGING FUN FOR : 15 STARS! everyone ,. : i I,. i i r -...:; SfT ifsAlBISbbuiifrnr II 'iltt I fm -M. I ' IS aaaaalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal H I PLUS J C TOTTER Pauia RMHGHB Central Point; June Lee Smith, Lakeview, and Ken Humphreys, Eastside; Mary Swart, Portland, and Neal Davis, Cheshire; Phyl lis Sabin, Springfield, and Dale Carr, Klamath Falls; Carrol Sheehan, Portland, and Lou Maurer, Cave Junction. Barbara Conway, Eagle Point, and Dick Reedy, Ashland; Don na McCullough and Bob DeVoe, both Medford; Janet Russell, Klamath Falls, and Herb Wing, Medford; Gloria Robinette, San Jose, and Keith Johnson, Co- quille; Lois Ann Wright, Yon calla, and Morris Jiminez, Klam ath Falls; and Marjorle Englea by, Portland, and Waken Red bird, Ashland. Dead line Sunday Clanlfieda as at norm Saturday!. ASHLAND ABBOTT and rl iTm tllMMItl- ANOTHER GREAT FIRST RUN SHOW! -iSaar
