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lo YEARS AGO
Mar 20. 1942
(It wag Friday)
Alterations and repair g under
way on new United Servica Or
ganizations (USO) building at
Main and Bartlett streets.
From Arthur Perry'i Ye
Smudge Pot column: Prices of
women's dresses hava been
"frozen" at the fall prices of
1941. This leaves the garment
and the wearer In approximately
the same fix.
10 YEARS AGO
May 29, 1932
(It wag Sunday)
Cooperative logging plan
tarts in Butta Falls area; work
era to receive 60 per cent of
maximum wage scale plug 50
per cent of all proceeds above
that.
Eugene contractors lease 30
acres near Ruch for mining ven
ture to be operated on royalty
basis.
30 YEARS AGO
May 29, 1922
(It wag Monday)
Medford men over IT years of
age urged to Join the National
Guard so they can get "a free
vacation" to citizen's training
camp at Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Bill Kamm, San Francisco
third baseman, gold to Chicago
White Sox for $125,000 in "big
gest deal in history of organized
baseball."
40 YEARS AGO
May 29, 1912
(It was Wednesday)
Rogue valley fishermen pro
test against decision by Oregon
attorney general which allows
the sale of salmon caught with
rod and reel,
Medford residents approve
bond issue to pay for construc
tion of bridge on East Main
street by margin of 416 to 81.
Convention Trip
Offered Young GOP!
An opportunity for gome
young non-voter In Oregon to
attend the Republican national
convention in Chicago In July
Is being offered by the Young
Republican Federation of Ore
gon, it was announced today.
The plan will memorialize the
late Bill Duffy, a young Repub
lican who was killed in Korea
before he became old enough to
vote. Some young Republican
will be gent to the convention
"In his name and in his stead."
Those applying for the chance
must be under 21 years of age
on July 7, and should write a
letter of not more than 1,000
words "telling why you are go
ing to register as a Republican
when you become 21 years old."
Letters may be addressed to
the Duffy Memoriol Fund, care
Donald C. Walker, Equitable
minding, Portland 4, Oregon.
They must be postmarked before
June 15, 1952, and Include the
names of two references who
know the applicant personally.
Spokane (U.R) Arthur L.
True, 77, former state legisla
tor and co-founder of True's Oil
Co., suffered a fatal heart at
tack at his home her Tuesday
night.
MAIL TBIBUNE
Editorial Correspondence
San Francisco, May 27
"LEST WE FORGET!"
Not very long ago a hearing
Public Utilities Commission in
tion oi an s.r passenger traffic
California, to and from.
We have forgotten the exact
peris, dui tney were so impressive one of Medford s leading finan
ciers informed the writer he did not blame that "billion-dollar
railroad" for stopping the trains and substituting busses "seeing
as how" they were losing so much money on this 100-mile ODeratlon.
It was stated in this department
service AS A WHOLE (the Shasta Daylight service to and from
S.F.), was EXTREMELY profitable, that the Mcdford-Dunsmuir
portion wag merely a "small feeder" to same, that It was as silly
to base rail service on the profits of this single link In the chain
as it would be to base interstate service on the Overland route
upon the profits of that short portion of the S.P. between Indio,
California, and Yuma, Arizona.
In short, it was all nuts, a phoney and a hold-up!
But no one paid much attention to this protest least of all the
S.P. and the PUC of California.
But what do we see now, boys and girls?
The S. P. has so much surplus cash-money on hand, there Is
to be a fat two for one stock-split, the regular dividend is to be
raised, and the stock that was quoted at 8, not so very long ago,
has now passed $75 and is approaching $100.
That is nice news for the stockholders, of course!
But how about the poor devils, who when they travel to Cali
fornia, have to take a bus, that loosens their bridge work if they
have any dislocates their recently adjusted spine, and around
the curves Induces a mal-de-mer that spoils their appetite for
dinner?
Well, It's a sad story, mates, but they the poor passengers
Just don't count!
We have never met the new President of the S.P. but have
a certain pride In the fact he is an ex-Jncksonville boy. He rose
from brakeman, or newsboy, or was it fireman? on the J-Villc
"Cannon ball," to be President of the Southern Pacific. That
places him above the class of Abraham Lincoln, who only rose
from a log cabin In the foothills of Kaintucky to the White House!
We have met his Vice-President, Claude Peterson, and we wager
they would both agree one of the great dangers to the future of
this country is INFLATION!!
Gladly we OK that. BUT
Might we Inquire what COULD
than for one of the largest corporations In the country, instead
of reducing passenger and freight rates when profits soar to un
precedented heights, asking for a raise in those profits from the
ICC getting the raise! and as the money pours in and in -discontinuing
a needed public service to Southern Oregon to slight
ly Increase that golden stream, so dividends may be boosted higher
und higher, and the stock structure, ditto!
We would like to have Messcrs Russel and Peterson answer
that one, but doubt if they ever
We don't like that Koje prison situation a little bit. Not so
much because It indicates a woeful lack of power and discipline
on the part of the U.S. army prison system which it does but
because It indicates a spirit of fanatical devotion to communism,
on the part of a vast majority of the prisoners. When men of
any race, color or breed, are willing to fight with their bare-
hands against control by any armed authority, there is a spirit
that Is inspiring in a good cause,
Averlll Harriman, candidate for President, arrived in S. F. last
night and will start his campaign today with a speech before
the Commonwealth Club. He is supposed to be President Tru
man's candidate and an effort will be made to beat Kefauver In
the primary. About as much chance, wo would say, as the Taft
delegates have of beating Governor Warren's delegation, to the
Chicago convention.
The anti-Warren Republicans have headquarters across the
street and many pictures of their leader, Congressman Werdel
pasted up, which won't win many, votes on looks about as pre
posgegsing ag the Rogues Gallery exhibit down at the 7th street
postofflce.
Last night movie-veteran Adolphe Menjou opened the radio
campaign here with a blast a t Warren, playing the same squeeky
record used in the gubernatorial contest led by Jimmy Roosevelt
two years ago. Perhaps Werdel will do better than Jimmy, but we
doubt It he could hardly do worse. Because Governor Warren
believes In social progress, he is called a socialist; because he fa
vors federal aid in the matter of health, he Is for socialized medi
cine; because he supports General Eisenhower, he Is a militarist,
etc etc, ad nauseam. Menjou has a good voice and forceful de
livery, so will probably have a Job throughout the campaign
which Is something but we don't believe he will ever be named
GOP ambassador to France, as he hopes!
Took in a doubleheader across
San Diego which the Padres won hands down, much to Mel Ott's
disgust. We can't qualify as a baseball FANatic, but a few years
ago we did predict a giant first baseman on the San Diego team,
by the name of Luke Easter would not slay In San Diego long,
but would soon be in the "Big Time." He was, the next year, and
now is a star on the league leading Cleveland Indians.
Now we predict a giant catcher
name of Lonnie Summers will soon follow Easter's example. Sum
mers knocked a homer over the left field fence with the same
ease and smooth-swing exhibited by Easier, only the latter pre
ferred right field. Both men are
when It comes to baseball STARS,
or close to it. For example, look
Incldently, Eisenhower is not
mary, but there are plenty of Eisenhower buttons about. A vote
for Warren will be a vote for Eisenhower in reality, for while
the Governor has refused to come out publicly for the General,
it is known, his delegation when released (unlnstructcd), will at
once move over into the Elsenhower camp.
Feels like old times once more the morning and evening fogs
have come back! R.W.R.
Food Price Indexes Differ
On Fluctuation of Costs
By UNITED PRESS
A market reporting firm said
wholesale food prices have drop
ped for the first time In a month
but another Index said overall
consumer prices were nearing
the all-time high of January,
1952.
The Dun and Bradstreet
wholesale price index dropped
three cents this week to $8.45
from $8.48 last week. It stood at
$7.16 last year.
Houtwlrs Warned
However, the National Indus
trial Conference board's index
rose one per cent to move within
0.2 per cent of the January rec
ord. Housewives were warned,
meanwhile, that higher prices
on frozen foods and many can
ned goods will go Into effect
next week upon authorization
by the Office of Price Adminis
tration. Four food distribution groups
said the Increases will have lit
tle effect on the total cost of a
family's weekly market basket.
They said OPS was using
"scarce tactics."
Potato retailers complained
May l. IIS
was held before the California
Dunsmulr regarding the elimina
between Southern Oregon and
figures quoted by. the S.P. ex-
at the time that this passenger
stimulate U.S. Inflation MORE,
will!
but very ominous in a bad one.
the bay between Oakland and
on the San Diego team by the
colored in fact, we have a hunch
the Caucasians are In a minority
at the Giants and Brooklyn.
entered in the California pri
they can't buy at celling prices
because wholesalers are de
manding up to $12 a bag for
spuds. Government officials said
some retailers were going di
rectly to farmers for potatoes at
normal prices.
Three complaints were filed
In the federal court at St. Paul,
Minn., charging violations of po
tato price ceilings. More com
plaints were expected.
OPS officials also began In
vestigating reports of a black
market In potatoes In northern
lllinios. Activities in 34 coun
ties were under scrutiny.
Man Asks Voters To
Follow God's Knowledge
Des Moines, la. (U.R) Her
schel Loveless, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, cut his speech to the state
convention Wednesday to only
one sentence.
"When you enter the voting
booth next Monday, the only
ones there will be you and Cod."
he said, "and God knows I need
your vote."
Crosstown
"You've mowed their lawn twice this week don't you think
she d be Just as aware of you if you were on this side of
the fence mowing your OWN lawn?"
Matter of Fact
THE DESPERATE ACT
Mineral Wells, Texas An im
portant Republican gathering in
Texas used to seem about as
f f"yg likely an event
I f ft by the ancient
1U1G9 ui muct-
po li
as a synod
atheists in
St. Peter's Ca
thedral. Y e t
the Republican
State Conven
tion held here
In this rather
Joseph Alsop bleak, little re-
- sort town in
Texas hill country can quite
easily turn out to be a major
turning point In the party's
history .
There has been more here
than a bitter and crucial con
test between the supporters of
Sen. Robert Taft and General
of the Army Dwight D. Eisen
hower. Behind the usual facade
of wilted delegates, usually ban
ners of party managers exud
ing false self-confidence, people
here have been arguing bitterly
about what sort of party the
Republican party ought to be.
The simplest way to describe
the concept of the Taft faction
is to say they appear to believe
that Republicanism is almost
like the British peerage, a rare,
hereditary privilege. The best
symbol of this viewpoint is
National Committeeman Henry
Zweifel, who has driven the Taft
steamroller here.
Zweifel is a graying, aging
Fort Worth lawyer-business-man
who was a United States Attor
ney in the happy Republican
years of the '20s. He took the
lead In the campaign of naked
religious prejudice that won
this state for Herbert Hoover on
the only occasion when Texas
has gone Republican. He in
herited the state leadership from
the late Col. R. B. Creager.
whose name carries the tradition
back to another big Taft conven
tion, 1912, when the word
"steamroller" was added to the
American political vocabulary,
see
fPHE Zweifel political approach
is disclosed by his public dec
laration that he would rather
"lose with Sen. Taft" than sin
fully compromise with Republi
can principles by nominating
General Eisenhower. Like Crea
ger before him, Zweifel has run
the Texas Republican Party like
a small private club.
Like Creager, to be sure, he
has also issued pious statements,
before each national election,
that now was the time for a two
party system to develop in Tex
as. But in fact, the emergence
of a two-party system in Texas
Is the last thing Zweifel wants.
His sole distinction, the only
thing that sets him apart from
Texans, is his post as National
Committeeman. And If the Tex
as Republican Party here were
anything but a small private
club, the competition would be
too stiff gor Henry Zweifel.
Senator Taft long ago sewed
up Zweifel and the other South
ern leaders like him, whose sup
port In fact was classed as a
prime asset In the original Taft
plan for victory. It cannot be
imagined, then, with what hor
ror Zweifel and most of the oth
er Republican club members
heard the sudden knocking of
uncontrollable masses of Texas
voters on the club doors.
This was t h e Eisenhower
surge In Texas. Certain Repub
licans. I ke the former candi
date for Governor, Alvin Lane
participated in the movement.
The great mass of the Eisenhow
er rooters was composed, how
ever, of former Democrats, or
independents, or of younger men
and women who had never
troubled to vote. They had two
things in common. They wished
to get rid of the Democratic Na
tional Administration. And
they saw in CciuthI Eisenhower
a Republican candidate they
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by Joseph Alsop
could vote for with enthusiasm,
a man offering them final escape
from the one party prison in
this state.
AS THE law here requires,
these Eisenhower enthusiasts
paid their poll taxes; they signed
the necessary pledge of Repub
lican allegiance; and they flock
ed into the Republican precinct
meetings. In the majority of
counties, they overwhelmed the
Zweifel organization by sheer
weight of numbers. In big Dal
las county, for example, attend
ance at Republican precinct
meetings actually ran higher
than attendance at the Demo
cratic gatherings; and the Eisen
hower enthusiasts polled close to
80 per cent of the Dallas county
Republican votes.
The riposte of the Zweifel or
ganization has been, very simp
ly, to Ignore the majority against
It. The State Executive Com
mittee has seated pro-Taft dele
gations. Those delegations chos-
National Convention will hard
ly represent-more than a third
of the people . who have sig
nified their wish to vote Re
publican by signing up and go
ing to the precinct meetings,
The pro-Eisenhower contesting
delegation will represent the
other two-thirds.
The Zweifel tactics have been
countenanced and and approved
by Senator Taft's personal rep
resentatives on the spot, David
Sinton Ingalls and Brazilla Car
roll Reece. They too have said
that the pro-Eisenhower people
wer "not read Republicans" and
could thus be ignored. But it
is pretty hard to see how the
Republican Party is ever to
amount to amount to anything
In Texas, or carry the country in
a national election, for that mat
ter, if this kind of excluslveness
is to be practiced. And it is
pretty hard not to feel that this
sort of defiance of majority
will is anything but a genuinely
desperate political act.
(Copyright, 1952, New York
Herald Tribune Inc.)
Congress Informed
Most Potent Bomb
To Be Ready Soon
Washington (U.R) Air Force
magazine said Wednesday con
gress has been told there "soon"
will be a single bomb with ex
plosive power exceeding that of
all the bombs dropped in World
war II.
Only one weapon could fit
that description the H-bomb.
The U. S. air force alone drop
ped more than 2.500,000 tons of
bombs in World war II.
Reported by Authority
The magazine, published by
the Air Force association, a vet
erans organization, said the re
port was given to a congression
al commttce by "an eminent au
thority," but was censored from
published records of the com
mittee's closed- door hearings.
This quotation was attributed to
the authority: "Soon a few men
In one airplane, flying at sonic
speeds and never seeing the
ground, will be able to drop
anywhere on the face of the
earth a single bomb containing j
an explosive power tar greater
than the total dropped during
World war II."
Superior to A-Bombs
Such a bomb would be equal
or superior In destructive power
of 100 atomic bombs, the maga
zine said.
The magazine said "It's a good
guess" that the United States is
"not too far away" from its H
bomb goal. But it said there is
Increasing evidence that Russia
"is as near or nearer."
Dead line Suml.- t'ni'ifleds Is at
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Monday for Monday; noon Saturda)
lor Sun da a.m.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
The news as this is written is
mixed bad and worse. Not
much this is good.
IN KOREA, we've been mark
ing time for the better part of
a year, trying to get a truce.
The net result of it, General
Ridgeway told us a few days ago,
is that the communists we're
fighting there have GREATLY
INCREASED their military
strength.
We can't hope now to drive
them out of Korea. The best we
can expect is to hold our lines
if they attack us.
pENERAL RIDGWAY arrives
" in Paris to take command of
NATO military forces which
haven't been created yet. The
purpose of these forces is to de
fend Western Europe against
Russian aggression. He signifies,
as General Eisenhower has, the
protective might of America,
which is accepting the role of
leader in the battle to save
Western civilization. j
When he lands at -Orly air
port, the field is black with
French police assembled there
to snuff out any communist
demonstration. Twenty thous
and more police are massed
along the route from Orly to
Paris to prevent communist
deviltry.
That gives an idea of the prob
lems we face over there.
rpHE tragedy of it is, as you
- must have gathered from
your reading, that instead of
welcoming us as deliverers the
Europeans are AFRAID OF US.
They fear we're going to start a
war with Russia. They don't
want war with Russia or any
body else. They are sick of war.
TN WASHINGTON, the house
A of representatives cuts foreign
aid spending and draws a blast
from President Truman who
says:
"This was a foolish, reckless
act. It jeopardizes our defense
build-up. It may require us In
this hour of peril to demobilize
a substantial part of our armed
forces."
He than adds:
"There are some people who
would rather play politics than
to give us strong defenses. They
would rather embarrass the
White House than to checkmate
the Kremlin."
TpHOSE are strong words from
a president whose adminis
tration refuses to cut political
spending in order to increase
the amount available for defense
spending. One's impulse is to
rush to the defense of congress.
BUT
It is hard to forget that the
house of representatives voted
a week or so ago to give itself
a raise in pay in the form of a
stiff exemption from taxes.
If we charge the president
with reckless spending, we have
to remember that before the
president can spend It congress
must APPROPRIATE It.
rpHAT raises this question:
Who is playing politics?
About the only answer that
seems reasonable to us is that
EVERYBODY IN WASHING
TON is playing politics.
That answer shakes our faith
in our country and leaves us
feeling scared and helpless.
w
HAT shall we do about it?
I think I can answer that ques
tion best by relating here a little
tale that has just come over the
wires from Durham, N.H.
At the University of New
Hampshire, located In Durham,
the male students had just start
ed another of these fool lingerie
raids on girls' dormitories. Rob
ert N. Merchant, retiring presi
dent of the student government
at the university, acted prompt
ly and decisively.
Climbing up on an automo
bile, he gave the milling throng
of male raiders a tongue-lashing
of sorts. "GROW UP AND STOP
WASTING YOUR TIME," he
told them.
The crowd of panty-snatching
students DISPERSED!
-THAT was LEADERSHIP.
Sound, practical leadership.
It brought those who heard him
to their senses.
Sound, practical, courageous
leadership can bring US to our
senses and can stop the foolish
ness that is sapping our national
strength in the face of the grav
est emergency we have ever
faced.
Court Records
poi trr roritT
Lillian Lowry, expired mote, ve
hicle license. $5.
William I.. Stark, failure to atop al
ston slen. $5.
Fdward C Biackwell. violation oi
basic rule. 110.
nisTRirT roi RT
Albert I.ee Wilcox. PMilnf with In
ittfficient clearance, ft 50.
Walter Allen Buckncr, overwidth.
Norman Bernard Garren, viola tier
of hnic ml, 17 50.
John Alvin Curtis, no operator'?
Hoe tine, W.
Bemtce W Van Gruthuvaen. im
proper license. 15
Rav Woodrow TumiR nvttrlnarf a
Marvin R. Hogua. improper muffler,
cmrriT rni-KT.
Jcsve la Myeri v Kennct O Mfv.
tri riivrc-e complaint.
Far) Sifphomon v Dorothy 9teph-,
tnaoo. 4Jvorc complaint I
Another Break Due
In Korean Situation
Br PHIL NEWSOM
United Pris Foreign Analyst
Another break is about due in
Korea.
It cannot be expected that the
United Nations .will stand indefi
nitely the Communists' cam
paign of villification and abuse
at Panmunjom, or permit them
continued use of the truce table
as a sounding board to exploit
further the unfortunate events
at Koje Island prison camp.
The real tragedy of the Koje
Island incident is just becoming
apparent.
It threw the United Nations
truce negotiating team on the de
fensive just when it seemed suc
cess migh be in Its grasp.
It gave the Communists a rich
new propaganda source against
the Allies, and it brings to the
fore again the fact that in Korea
political rather than military
considerations often are the de
ciding factors.
Political Question
Thus, while the question of
guarding Communist war prison
ers is a military one, the matter
of their voluntary or involun
tary return to North Korean or
Chinese hands is a political one,
decided by the member nations
of the U. N. force involved.
So, too, while Gen. James A.
Van Fleet commands Allied
forces in Korea, it is not always
his to decide how his troops will
be utilized. For example, Can
ada s request that its Korean
forces remain together as a unit,
instead of a portion being used
as Koje guards.
From the U. N. standpoint,
any early move in Korea also
must be political.
Possibility Discussed
One possibility, already being
discussed, is to put the whole
question before a general U. N,
assembly, including the prisoner
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Garden Show A Treat
To the Editor: To those for
tunate enough to view the gar
den show, held last week in
Jacksonville, it was an eyeopen
er. Primarily It was an iris
show so one side of the long hall
was given over to prize blooms
so artistically arranged that the
all over effect was breath tak
ing. In addition there were
scores of flower arrangements
from huge baskets to corsages.
Wild flowers were also featured.
A doll collection was outstand
ing, treasures from pioneer days
in the original costumes, min
iature furniture, a display of
dolls made from dried pears, bea
utifully dressed.
As one onlooker said, "If only
the schools could bring the chil
dren to see this, what a lesson
in pioneer history."
Among other displays was one
labeled Animal Fair. Scores of
pottery figures, many containing
growing plants, and arranged in
a charming manner. As organi
zations go, this club, which is
made up of Jacksonville and
Applegate women, is small in
numbers but certainly high In
quality. The team work was ev
ident and it was all under the
skillful leadership of Mrs. Rob
ert Nichol.
This is an annual affair and
I suggest that next year it is a
"must" on the list of flower
lovers of the valley.
Marguerita Burch,
Jacksonville.
Rifle Practice Periled
To the Editor: On April 9,
1952, the House of Representa
tives passed H.R. 7391, the De
partment of Defense Appropria
tion Bill for the fiscal year 1952
(July 1, '52 to June 30, '53), and
sent it to the Senate. As the bill
now stands it contains no funds
whatsoever for the maintenance
of the National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice.
If the action of the House is
sustained in the Senate, the Na
tional Board and the office of
the Director of Civilian Marks
manship will cease to exist as of
June 30, 1952. In other words,
Congress, by the mere failure to
appropriate any money at all
for it, can destroy the only
agency of the government that is
directly charged with the re
sponsibility of training those cit
izens who may, be called upon to
serve in time of war in the use
Chapel Mortuary
Across from the Courthouse
Frank Morgan - Harold Snodgrass
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Phone
Another, but very unlikely
one, would be a decision by all
the nations involved to resume
all-out warfare. It would be a
decision which very easily could
lead to World War III.
When Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way denied that he told a Senate
committee he had a plan for
winning the Korean war, he did
not mean there was no such plan.
He simply was underlining a be
lief that far-reaching political
decisions must come first.
There Is a Plan
But there is a plan. That's
what our chiefs of staff and mili
tary planners are for, whether
it s a war in Korea or anywhere
else in the world.
Some of the conditions to win
ning have been widely discussed.
First, we would need a force
approximately twice the size we
have there now, with an accom
panying doubling or tripling of
our fire power.
Second, we would have to
make up our minds to wiping out
the enemy's Manchurian bases.
Conceivably such a move would
include use of some kind of
atomic weapon.
China Strangulation Necessary
Third, the necessity for stran
gulation of China, presumably
by naval blockade which might
also Include Russia's Port
Arthur.
Fourth, a willingness to ac
cept enormous casualties when
our troops hit Communist de
fenses, which have been strong
ly reinforced in depth and fire
power in the last year.
It is unlikely we would be
willing to accept either the risk
or responsibility for such a de
velopment. It appears we will continue to
work for peace by peaceful
means and that if a world war
is to start, the Reds will have
to start it.
of the basic arm of the soldier.
The failure of Congress to pro
vide any funds will mean the dis
continuance of the issues of
rifles, ammunition, targets, and
other accessories for marksman
ship practice to the 3200 junior
and senior civilian rifle clubs
and the 34 secondary schools
now enrolled in the program and
the return of all ordnance equip
ment issued by the government
to clubs on loan, and secured by
bonds executed by the clubs.
It will close more than 800
thirty-caliber rifle ranges which
are now equipped with this ma
terial and thus further discour
age the promotion of rifle prac
tice at a time when it should be
a recognized asset in national
defense.
It is estimated that it will cost
the Department of the Army at
least $500,000 to recover this
equipment, almost four times
the amount of funds recommend''
ed by the Bureau of the Budget
for appropriation.
The loss of this protection that
the civilian shooters give us at
a time when preparedness and
defense is the keynote of the ad
ministration and there is pres
ent the threat of a possible in
vasion, seems to me to be stupid
and absurd. We can ill afford to
lose this protection which costs
us so little.
The minimum appropriation
should be not less than $180,000
for the fiscal year and more
could be used and well spent.
Each citizen who can do so
should write a letter of protest
immediately to Oregon Senators
Wayne Morse and Guy Cordon.
E. G. Henselman,
1946 Stewart Ave.,
Medford, Oregon.
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