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
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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."
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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.
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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