TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday. May IS, 1951
Wind Machines Fail
In Frost Protection,
Fruit Growers Report
Results of experiments this
year with wind machines to pro
tect pear crops from damaging
frost have been "very disap
pointing," it was reported today
by members of the Jackson
County Fruit Growers league.
In assessing the value of the
machines, which have been
used on an experimental basis
in previous years and this year
by the league and by individual
growers, the league said the ma
chines "do not give adequate
protection from frost In this val
ley." They were tried again this
year despite "unsuccessful trials
In previous years."
Higher Air Layer
The league's report said the
reason for the failure of the ma
chines here is the temperature
of the air 30 to 40 feet above
the ground. In southern Cali
fornia, where they have been
used successfully, the daytime
temperatures warm the air suf
ficiently to provide a warm lay-
Parade, Program
For Memorial Day
Plans for the annual obserV'
ance of Memorial day in Mcd-
ford including a parade and
program, were announced to
day, following a meeting of
representatives of veteran and
patriotic organizations Tuesday
evening.
The program will be similar
to those of recent years, the an
nouncement said. A patriotic pa
rade will leave the Old City
park at 10 a.m., and will go
east on Main street to the bridge
across Bear creek, where there
will be a short ceremony. The
parade will conclude at Haw
thorne park with a program.
All fraternal, social and civic
betterment organizations of Med
ford and neighboring communi
ties have been invited to take
part in the parade, and the pub
lic has also been invited and
urged to attend the program in
the park.
er of air at that height, and it
remains through the night. The
machines then stir the air, bring
ing enough of the warmed air
down to ground level to provide
protection. Increases in ground
level temperatures of as much
as six degrees are not uncommoo
there.
However, in the cooler tem
perature of the Rogue valley,
the league's estatement continue,
the air layer above the ground
is not sufficiently warmer than
that at ground level to bring
up the temperature more than
two degrees, and that for only
limited time and areas.
The statement concluded that
this is not adequate protection
for the $10,000,000 fruit crop
of the valley from the spring's
damaging frosts.
DAV Chapter Here
Buys Property
Jackson county chapter No. 8,
Disabled American Veteran's,
voted to purchase the property
at 1515 North Riverside avenue,
at a meeting Tuesday evening.
The properly was purchased
from Mrs. Anna Great through
the real estate firm of Harry
Long. The lot extends from Riv
erside to Beatty street, and has
on it houses facing each street.
The DAV plans to occupy one
building, after some enlarge
ment, and to rent the other.
Delegates from the chapter to
the annual state convention of
the DAV were elected at the
Tuesday meeting, which was
held in the courthouse auditori
um. Those named include E. R.
Rice, commander; Cloyde A.
Golden, senior vice-commander;
James R. Lillie, chaplain; George
W. Simmons, junior past com
mander; Lester P. Mathes, ex
ecutive committeeman; Paul G.
Olsen, state executive commit
teeman, and Pat Graham, adju
tant, service officer and state
publicity chairman.
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ATTENTION DEMOCRATS!
Vote, by Write-in, for
LULA G. WATSON
DEMOCRAT FOR COUNTY CLERK
May 16
Writ in the nemo Luis G. Watson on your billot
in tht space entitled County Clerk thus:
X Lull G. Watson (Ba lure to put cron
before name)
She li efficient, experienced, fair.
ELSII WERNER, S.cy.
Luis 0. Watson for County Clerk Committee
Pd. Pol. Adv.
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VISITING AT HYDE PARK after being named "Mother of World"
for 1952, Senora Rosa Markmann de Gonzales Vldela, wife of Chile's
President, chats with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (left) at Val Kill
cottage after laying wreath on late President's grave. (International)
In the Day's News
BY FRANK JENKINS
From Salem:
"Genual Dwight Eisenhower
and Senator Estes Kefauver will
win Oregon's May 16 Presiden
tial primary by clear majorities,
in the collective opinion of Ore
gon newsmen (as expressed in
a poll taken last week)."
I THINK that is probably true.
At least, it is the general ex
pectation in these final few days
preceding the Oregon primary.
But heie is something that isn't
so generally understood. Let me
put it in the words of Charles
A. Sprague, the clear-thinking,
well-informed editor of the Sa
lem Statesman. He says in his
column "It Seems to Me:"
"Oregon Republicans may give
a big majority to General Eisen
hower in expressing their Presi
dential preference at the pri
maries on May 18 and yet Sen
ator Taft might get eight of the
18 delegates who are being chos
en at that time.
"The 1915 law setting up the
Presidential preference primary
requires candidates for delegate
to the national convention who
file under this law to take a
pledge to 'use his best efforts
to obtain the nomination of the
candidates for President and
vice-president who get the high
est number of votes in the party
primary An older law however,
permits candidates for delegate
to file by petition. If they do
this, they are not required to
sign this pledge. In other words,
they are free agents.
"Without doubt, this circum
vents the 1915 law which tried
to bind delegates to the popular
choice."
THESE candidates for delegate
to the Republican national
convention (there are eight of
them) who have filed by peti
tion In order to be free to sup
port whomever they please, re-
I gardless of the popular vote in
the preference primary, are:
For delegate-at-large: Lowell
C. Paget, Mrs. Irene Gerlinger,
; John R. Latourette Jr., Irving
i Rand, Robert A. Bennett and
Phil Melschan (nephew of the
Inle Phil Metschan.) For dele
gate from the second district; U.
j S. Bnlentinc. For delegate from
the fourth district, Ernest G.
Swigert.
T HAVE no objection to anyone
being for Taft for President.
Choosing your candidate and do-
VOTE FOR
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REPUBLICAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Morality and Dignity in Government
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RE-ELECT
L. G. "SHY"
MORTHLAND
A BUSINESSMAN FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Ably, Efficiently and Conscientiously
Fulfilling the Duties of County Commissioner
LET'S KEEP "SHY" ON THE JOB
Vote 113-X For
L. G. "SHY" MORTHLAND
Pd. Adv. MonaUitd for Co. Comm. Committee
ing everything you can within
the limits of good sportsmanship
and good citizenship to get him
elected is about as fundamental
in our system as anything could
be. And as Sprague says, it can
hardly be labeled as a political
trick because the significance of
this way of becoming a candi
date for delegate has beenwell
publicised.
But I think it would have been
much OPENER if these candi
dates had announced flatly that
if they are elected they will sup
port Mr. Taft, regardless of the
outcome of the preference oi tne
voters as expressed at the pri
mary. It would have been even
better if they had explained that
they filed by petition in order
to be free to vote for Mr. Taft
and had added that they filed
that way specifically in order to
get, if possible, some Oregon
delegates for Taft even though
he had not chosen to submit his
name at the Oregon primary.
For that matter I think It
would have been belter still if
they had circulated petitions and
had filed Mr. Taft s name as
regular candidate, whether he
wanted to come into the pri
mary or not. If we're going to
have "preference" primaries,
how are the voters to express t
real preference if the names of
the candidates are not on the
primary ballot?
i NYWAY, I shall take care
not to vote for any of these
candidates at the primary elec
tion on Friday. I am for Eisen
hower. I'm not ashamed of it,
So I don't want to vote for any
one who would thwart my de
sire to see Ike get ALL the Re
publican delegates from Oregon
On the other hand, I wouldn't
want to discourage any Taft
voter from writing in Mr. Taft's
name on the ballot. I think all
elections. Including primaries,
should be completely free and
open. Even if Mr. Taft didn't
choose to tile as a candidate in
Oregon, there is no reason why
his supporters should not write
in his name.
Fort Worth, Tex. U.R Mrs.
F. H. Wilson, a retired school
teacher, charged Thursday that
wearing shorts is "Just an adver
tisement for adultery." She ask
ed the City Council to make it
against the law to wear them in
public.
Charles A. Spraguo's OREGON
STATESMAN rocommandi Paget
"Paget't pedigrat of party loy
alty and activity it commanding .
Paget may bo depended on to
work faithfully for the party inter
est regardless of who the candi
dates are. Paget has earned the
job if National Committeeman for
Oregon and lo (we) recommend
him."
C. C. Chapman's OREGON VOTER
endorses Paget!
"Our preference Is for Lowed
Paget because of his lifelong con
sistent record of work in and for
the Republican Party, his previous
experience as national convention
delegate and chairman of national
committee subcommittees, as chair
man of Oregon party organisations,
and his character, skill and profi
ciency. OREGON VOTER MAY 10, 1952
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Climax Said Nearing
On Germany Situation
By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press Foreign Analyst
We're near a showdown on
Germany.
Tuesday's reply to the United
States, Britain
and France to
the Russian
peace propos
als kept the
door open for
f u r t h e r ex
c h a n ges and
that's about
The Russians
probably won't
like the sug
gestion that a
i
I
1'hil Nevsons
neutral commission Investigate
the possibility of free German
elections any better than they
liked a proposal that a U. N.
commission undertake a similar
job.
The U. N. commission hung
around Germany for weeks and
didn't even rate the courtosy of
a reply to their request that they
be permitted to enter East Ger
many. Russians Adamant
Similarly, the Russions so far
have been adamant in their re
fusal to reconsider the so-called
Oder-Niesse boundary line
which turned over about 45,000
square miles of East Germany
to Poland.
In effect, we have been trying
to carry water on both shoulders.
We have not wanted, or dared,
to slam the door on the Russian
proposal for an over-all German
peac treaty and a unified Ger
many. Neither have we dared al
low It to interfere with our own
plans for a sovereign West Ger
many and eventual German par
ticipation in a European army.
But now the chips are down.
Treaty To Bo Signed
Toward the end of this month
the Big Three foreign ministers
will sign the treaty which grants
virtual autonomy to West Ger
many. The Red strategy already Is
Obvious.
What they can't get with prom
ises, they'll attempt to obtain by
threats.
Thus the threat of a renewed
Berlin blockade.
Reprisals Threatened
And the threat by East Ger-
DRUNK. NOT INTOXICATED
New York (U.R) A chauf
feur, accused of driving while
under the influence of alcohol,
admitted in Auto Court Wednes
day he had been a drunk all his
life but said he never had been
intoxicated. Joseph Drunk, 40
was ordered held in $300 ball
for trial June 3.
many's "strong man" Walter Ul
brlcht that the Reds will take
Immediate reprisals against West
Berlin when the peace contract
with the Western Allies is sign
ed. Finally there is the probability
that ' Allied plans to form 12
West German divisions will be
met by Russian moves to set up
25 German divisionn in the East.
The nucleus of these divisions
already is there in the so-called
people's police which has some
54,000 tough and well-trained
officers and men.
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A JACKSON
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Jackson County Robinson for Treasurer Committee
A. A. LAUSMANN
HUGH COLEMAN
LARRY BARNES
STANLEY C. JONES
JOHNNIE WALKER
OTTO EWALDSEN
REESE ALEXANDER
WALTER LEVERETTE
DICK HOUSE
GEORGE POTUCEK
BILL BRIGGS
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