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MEDFORD (OHEQOW) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN IHleires Whcoti fthe - Mayors Say.. The Mayors of Each Incorporated City in Jackson County Central Point, Jackson ville, Gold Hill, Rogue River, Eagle Point, Butte Falls, Phoenix, Ashland and Medford Thursday, Mr 1151 were Med Thesis THREE QUEST IMS An Outside Expert's View! Sgt. William P. Beall, expert consultant of the noted' Berkeley, California Po lice Department, ha the following to fay as a result of his survey in Medford and Southern Oregon. Sgt. Beall' findings are based on his initial survey in August of 1951 and his return visit less than a month ago: "I can assure you that there was no evidence developed at that time which would indicate the existence of commercialized crime within the City of Medford, nor was there any indication that the police de partment has been lax in its enforcement of the state and local laws." 2 Has your City dealt in accordance with our laws with all re ported vice matters in your jurisdiction? Are there any vice problems, including gambling, within your jurisdiction of such a scope that they require the as sistance of County or State Officials? Do you know of the existence of any organized gambling, or racketeers, within your jurisdiction? HERE ARE THEIR ANSWERS! The following Is reprinted from the editorial page of the May 12, 1952, edition of the "Grants Pass Daily Courier" and represents a reasonable and realistic approach to prob lem facing every community. A DAI J4S a r -i PASS IER PUBLISHED Y COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY ttofetlhW w April I, 1885 Published Dolly Except Sunday mni Holiday! Gambling Laws Need Revising Jackson county has a district attorney bat tle on its hands this year which could be dup licated in almost any county of the state. The issue is "gambling." . A young attorney over at Medford Is going after the incumbent district attorney hammer and tongs, charging him with "indulgence of many of our most reputable and respected citizens." The Medford Mall-Tribune, while not edi torially supporting the attack, has been de voting column after column to voicing the candidate's charges. The argument is ever slot machines, pri marily. It makes a good campaign issue. It is illegal to operate slot machines in Oregon, as well as punch boards and other gambling devices, except pari-mutuel betting at race tracks. The trouble is that the law prohibits gambling but a vast majority of the popula tion gamble law or no law. In the center of such a muddled situation sits a district attorney. It's his business to eliminate slot machines, punch boards, church raffles, drawings for door prizes and pools on football games pr world series' baseball contests, etc. ; ,In theory, every one of these offenders, should be prosecuted. As a practical matter,) however, any person arrested can demand a-; jury trial. The chances of getting a jury! which will convict is nil. Too many of the1 jurymen know they are like offenders just not yet nabbed. j What the state needs is a revision of its' gambling laws to cover professional opera tors. Then, district attorneys could prosecute, offenders and be sure of public support. i We haven't first-hand information avall- able as to the exact situation in Jackson county but, merely reading the type of at tack being made by the young aspirant for the district attorney's office in Jackson; county, we would be inclined to vote against him if a voter in that county. "Methinks he professeth too much." FS Mayor Harold W. Strauss Talent, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. Absolutely No Question 3. No Acting Mayor Paul J. Selby Medford, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No Mayor P. H. Stansbury Ashland, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No Mayor Donald E. Burelson Central Point, Oregon Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Mayor Albert Hackert Jacksonville, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. Not to My Knowledge Question 3. No Mayor 0. W. Newland Gold Hill, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No Mayor Fred J. Dengler Rogue River, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. I Do Not Know of Any Mayor Fred M. Bruegger Eagle Point, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No City Councilman Keith Scott Butte Falls, Oregon Question 1. Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No Mayor E. R. Clafin Phoenix, Oregon Question 1. Definitely Yes Question 2. No Question 3. No Without a Single Exception the Mayors of Jackson County Cities Do NOT Know of the Existence of ANY ORGANIZED GAMBLING or RACKETEERS Within Their Communities! HE ARE VOTING for PAUL HAVILAHD for DISTRICT ATTORNEY APPLEGATE ED KUBLI Rancher MRS. LEE PORT LESLIE JACOBSON Farmer DOROTHY JACOBSON LANCE OFFENBACKER STELLA OFFENBACKER J. A. "JIM" O'BRIEN JOHN O'BRIEN HARRIET O'BRIEN ASHLAND JIM BUSCH Auto Dealer ED SINGMASTER Insurance BEN T. LOMBARD Lawyer JESSE LOMBARD HARRY A. SKERRY, JR. Lawyer MARGARET SKERRY PHIL STANSBURY Insurance MARSHA STANSBURY WILLIAM BRIGGS Lawyer DOROTHY BRIGGS JOHN COTTON Lumberman GEORGE SENNATT Lawyer LINN HOWARD Finance LYNDEL NEWBRY Orchardist CENTRAL POINT GUY TEX Insurance EAGLE POINT GEORGE BOWERS Farmer HARVEY BOWERS Farmer FRED LUY Cattleman TOM SHEARIN Banking Business DOROTHY SHEARIN WILTON WHITE Rancher ROY ASHPOLE Merchant MRS. ROY ASHPOLE EVAN L. MOORE Dairy Farmer HAZEL MOORE HAL GROW Grocer JACKSONVILLE JOHN NIEDERMEYER Farmer MEDFORD DICK WOODCOCK NINA CHURCH T. J. HIGHT ROBERT W. SLEETER M.D. JIM MILLER Stockman PHILIP B. LOWRY Lawyer ED C. NILES Retail Lumberman CURT HOPKINS Insurance BERT ROBERTS Office Manager FRANK APPLEGATE Carpenter GEORGE W. PORTER Lumber Sale PAUL WALKER D.D.S. PAUL SELBY Business Man SHADEY WAKEFIELD Draperies MRS. G. Q. D'ALBINI RAY L. CASTERLINE M.D. NAOMI H. VANDYKE WILLIAM A. SABEL Adjuster JACK WALKER Auto Dealer GENE ORR Furniture Man ROBERT FRAME Trucking COLE HOLMES Insurance W. J. WARNER Retired TUNY BULLIS Trucker CLAUDE HOLMES Oil Distributor BOB RECTOR Furniture Dealer HAROLD HOLMES Fruit Packer GEORGE M. ROBERTS Lawyer FRANK HUMPHREY Auto Dealer ROBERT AGARD Merchant MARGARET FABRICK ADRA WALKER LUCILLE M. RICE EDWARD J. FELDMAN Merchant E. RON RICE Business A. A. LAUSMANN Lumber JIM ROOTS Auto Dealer BRUCE STANLEY Dentist PAUL MEYERS Accountant JOHN C. BOYLE Engineer NINA BOYLE STANLEY C. JONES, JR. Lawyer EDWIN R. DURNO M.D. RUSSELL G. BARNES M.D. G. W. KELLINGTON Lawyer EDWARD BRANCHFIELD Lawyer OTTO J. FROHNMAYER Lawyer MARABEL FROHNMAYER WARREN G. LESSEG Lawyer HUGH B. COLLINS Lawyer RICHARD L. SLEETER M.D. LAWRENCE W. BUONOCORE, M.D. TONY MANNO Merchant LEE MELLISH Dentist JOE NAUMES Orchardist ALLEN R. SMITH Retail Lumber A. NORTON SMITH Retail Lumber MORRIS B. LEONARD, SR. Mer FLORENCE LEONARD cha it MORRIS B. LEONARD, JR. Mer JOAN LEONARD chant FRANK J. VANDYKE Lawyer MIKE BECK Baker EMIL MOHR Merchant STAN PHILLIPS Veterinarian GORDON HUDSON Pharmacist NINA McINTOSH Orchardist. ROBERT E. McINTYRE Real Estate BOB KENNEDY Furniture PAUL ANTONY Contractor MYRON ANDREWS Real Estate LLOYD WHITESIDE Contractor JOHN HARBISON Insurance JOE McDUFFIE, JR. Restaurant RALPH SEELY PORTER J. NEFF Lawyer BOB LUCAS Lumber RAYMOND A. MIKSCHKE, Merchant J. W. McDUFFIE, SR. Restaurant L. A. McCORMICK Grocer ROBERT W. SHEPHARD Insurance LOLETA J. SHEPHERD JOSEPH F. FLIEGEL Lawyer PAGE STAUFFER Truck Driver ED CHESNEY Grocery Employee MARGARET CHESNEY JAMES DeCOURCEY LOIS DeCOURCEY BURDETTE DODGE Orchardist PHOENIX DAVID LOWRY Orchardist MARY LOWRY BERT B. LOWRY Orchardist PROSPECT BRUCE GRIEVE Cattleman ROSCOE LARSON Grocer DEWEY HILL MARY GRIEVE Resort Operator AL SELBY Grocer HARRY HART Grocer SAMS VALLEY C. W. "BILL" DUGGAN Rancher SHADY COVE ERNIE SEGESSENMAN Sawmill EVE SEGESSENMAN Operator TALENT L. S. TIEGS Farm Bureau TRAIL CLAUDE CLOSE W. D. WERT Grocer PAID AOV. HAVILAND FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY COMMITTII
