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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MedfordvSWTribunx Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads Tile Mail Tribune Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 27-29 North Fir St. Phone 2-B141 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor ERNEST R. GILSTRAP. Manager HERB GREY. Advertising Manager E. C. FERGUSON Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: ., Daily and Sunday one. year 12 00 Daily and Sunday six months 6.50 Daily and Sunday three mos. 3 o0 Daily and Sunday one month lis By Carrier In A d v a n c e Medford Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix Shady Cove. Rogue River. Talent and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday one year $15 .00 Dailv and Sunday one month 1-25 All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF ClKKULanua WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Offices in New York. Chicago. De. troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles Seattle. Portland. St Louis. Atlanta Vanouver, B C. NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION C PUIUSHf RS ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County His tory from the riles of The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30 and 40 yean ago. 10 YEARS AGO August 14, 1942 (It was Friday) "Water Superintendent Robert Duff announces approval by the Federal Works agency of the erection of a $4,000 chlorination house for the Medford water system. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: A wing of Congress feels the Flying Cargo carriers proposed by Shipbuild er Kaiser won't work. It's a safe bet they will turn out to be snore of a success than Congress. 20 YEARS AGO August 14, 1932 (It was Sunday) Wave of petty racketeering continues as racketeers work in pairs, one occupying housewife with hardluck story and begging handout while partner goes through back door to ransack house. Recall petitions against Cir cuit Judge H. D. Norton are met with general disfavor as many people refuse to sign them. 30 YEARS AGO August 14, 1922 (It was Monday) Mail Tribune, correspondent Arthur Perry visits Los Angeles r rlpscribe trial of Ku Klux trianmipn- tells of former kleagle fainting when high school girl describes outrages of KKK. A aTnV.-3T-irr i TllaCed On IL cuiwo & . Southern Pacific shipping of perishable goods by striking workers; California and Oregon fruitgrowers fear losses may total several million dollars. 40 YEARS AGO August 14, 1912 (It was Wednesday) A burglar enters the home of Mrs. Walter Eskine, West Clark street, in a daylight raid and steals a gold watch, a chain, two rings and a bracelet. Late word on the Rev. John Howard, pastor of the Glendale Presbyterian church, is that he will survive a bullet wound re ceived on a recent hunting trip. Reese Creek Reese Creek Reese Creek community is having a social on Saturday, August 16 from 8:30 to 12 p.m. at the old school house. Any one wanting to come and bring their children will be welcome. There will be games and eats. Ladies are to bring cake.' Mr. and Mrs. W. Hughes enter tained Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cran dell and Mr. and Mrs. B. Gard ener at a picnic supper Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Hal Grow spent a few days at Four Mile lake, fishing recently. Miss Mattie McKenzie from Tiller was a recent guest of the Grows. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Connor and son were guests of Gardeners for ice cream Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark have sold their ranch, and plan to move to Arizona next week. Reese Creek Extension unit is giving Mrs. Clark a farewell party Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grow and daughter from Iowa have been visiting his father Jack Grow in Eagle Point for a month. They G;3J I MAIL TRIBUNE Crater Park Air Strip The recently announced plan of the State Board of Aeronautics to work for a landing strip in Crater Lake National Park should' have the backing of every city within a 300-mile radius" of the natural wonder. DEVELOPMENT of transportation in such wild areas as the park comes slowly, and in most re spects it is well that such is the case. Primitive land scape should to as great an extent as possible be left undefaced by man. That has been the thought of the National Park Service through the years and it is an understandable and laudable policy. But' growth of population and development of modern travel methods have forced certain conces sions. Today one can drive an automobile the 80 miles from Medford to the lake's rim in reasonable time and comfort. The trip hasn't always been so easy for only a comparatively few years ago the road wound this way and that through the trees, mile after mile, and the dust was so thick in places that it was impossi ble to see the radiator cap for some timesafter passing another car. Then came straightening, widening and hard-surfacing, trees and foliage along the route lost their heavy and disfiguring coat of dust and the 2i-hour journey (for the more circumspect drivers, that is) became a real pleasure. MOW the airplanea new and even faster mode of travel is coming into more and more general use and there is no weighty reason why "Crater Lake should not be as easily accessible by air as it has been in later years by auto. As the director of the state aeronautics board points out, the National Park Service's regulation for bidding the landing of aircraft within park boun daries is a "relic of the horse and buggy days." TT IS true that the beauty of Crater Lake should be approached in leisurely and contemplative fash ion one cannot fully enjoy the grandeur of the blue waters and the. vividly colored crater walls in any hop-skip-and-jump visit. for the long trip by auto, or bus and there are many go more often if it were possible to fly to the lake in a matter of minutes. According, to the aeronautics board director, an ideal site for a landing field has been noted within walking distance of the lodge. It is probable that no elaborate effort would be required to make the strip usable. "1X7 ITH completion of the new terminal building at " Medford's municipal airport the local field may be expected to assume even greater importance for air .travelers. Besides being a scheduled stop for United Air Lines the port is the terminus for two feeder lines1 West Coast Airlines and Southwest Airways and is a favorite stopping place for mili tary and private fliers going up and down the coast. In line with this air activity it would seem entirely fitting to add another service, an arrangement where by regular pr chartered flights might be made to Crater Lake during the season to accommodate air travelers and any others who might wish to pay the lake a quick visit. . TN ADDITION to increasing Crater Lake Park's summer visitation the establishment of an air strip should bring a tremendous influx of winter sports en thusiasts provided, of course, the strip, could be kept clear of snow. Although quite-a few skiers now brave icy and oftentimes dangerous roads to enjoy the park's slopes, think how many more wrould be going there' if the trip required only a brief flight.; E.C.F. The Farmer Takes the Risks Farming is not listed as a hazardous occupation so far as peril to life and limb is concerned, but there are many and varied hazards for the farmer's pocket book. TTHE chief source of danger lies in the weather, with - extremes of heat or cold, rain or sunshine capable of causing great loss. Then there are bugs of all sorts and descriptions, worms, blights and many other pests and diseases to attack growing things and leave var ious degrees of damage. ' Most of the hazards are of a routine nature and farmers can take proper precautions, or, after trouble develops, they know what to do to restore normalcy. IN SOME cases, howrever, such as the drought which is currently searing . New England and southern states, there doesn't seem to be any man-made reme dy. The unfortunate growers can only total up their losses, wait for another season, and try again. "' For closer home disaster examples we have only to consider the recent unusual hail storm which nicked fruit growers for around a quarter million dollars, or the Grants Pass hoDvards where 87 acres of heavily laden supporting wires and poles have crashed: to the ground in recent days leaving . a tangled : mass which cannot be harvested. ' ' The businessman may think he is beset by eco nomic hazards, but the farmer is' in a class by him self when it comes to risk taking. E.C.F. were guests of Hal Grow Mon day afternoon, as they were de parting for their home in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Grow of Shady Cove took the BUI Grows to Four Mile lake on a fishing trip. Eldon and Hal are. half brothers of Bill. It was the first visit of Bill and family out here. Thursday. August 14, 19S2 But not everyone has time some tourists come by train local people who would MINING MAN DIES Reno (U.R) Funeral services were held Wednesday for Lon don Lee Noonchester, 68-year-old retired fur merchant and mining man who. died earlier this week of a heart ailment in a Reno hospital. Crosstown mm. WO? "Ht'i not as good a painter as old-man Blanchard old man Blanchard can also hang wallpaper." Matter of Fact AFTER MOSSADEGH THE DELUGE ... Washington The danger in Iran is now rated "desperate" by the State Department. The dan ger is, of course, the capture of Iran by Iran's Communist con trolled Tudeh party, which would drastically alter the world balance of power in favor of the Soviet Union. The problem of dealing effectively with this dan ger is so immensely difficult that it has already split the Ameri can government from top to bot tom, and threatens to cause an open break on Middle Eastern policy between this country and Great Britain. In order to deal with the dan ger, the State Department has actually proposed Anglo-American economic support for the regime of Iranian Prime Minis ter, Mohammed Mossadegh, to the British Foreign Office. The British Cabinet is now anxious ly discussing this American pro posal. It goes without saying that the notion of supporting Mos sadegh, the very symbol of Middle Eastern nationalism and hatred of Britain, is hardly wel come to the British. But what has happened very recently in Iran explains why the American proposal has been made. Since the ignominious collapse of the short-lived regime of former Premier Ahmed Qavam a few weeks ago, the only remaining visible alternative to Mossadegh in Iran is a wrinkled old man with a long beard and a perma nent grin, the Mullah Kashani. Kashani wants to turn the Iran ian clock back all the way to the 15th century, transforming Iran into a Moslem theocracy ruled'- by the Mullah Kashani. His chief instrument to this end is the Felayan Islam, a "Murder Inc." consisting of the slum dwelling bully-boys and priestly assassins. But in order to gain power, Kahani is perfectly will ing to ally himself with the Com munist Tudeh party. He did just this when the Fedayan Islam and the Tudeh together rioted bloodily in the streets to force Qavam out of power. QAVAM went to the palace to plead with the Shah to call out the army. The Shah was afraid to do so one exasperated diplomat in Tehran was heard to observe "when they took out the Shah's appendix a few month's' back they must have taken out his guts with it." After four days in power, Qavam fled for his life, and Mossadegh came back. Instantly, Kashani took full credit for this outcome. He dictated his own election as President of the Iranian Parlia-. ment, and he is so powerful that Mossadegh is now in danger of becoming a mere captive of this ignorant and bloodthirsty old man. . This is the real reason for Mossadegh's demand for dicta torial powers and martial law. Mossadegh and Kahani have long been joined in an uneasy alliance, because, Kashani's thugs have been useful in put ting the fear of God into Mossa degh's opponents. But Mossa degh has long suspected Kash ani's real purpose about four months ago he even promised the Shah to kick Kashani out of the country. And now Mossadegh badly needs the means to con trol Kashani and Kashani's Communist allies. Kashani pro fesses to be anti-Communist, but he often talks something very close to' the straight Moscow line, as he did to one of these reporters in Iran last autumn. He says . airily of the Commu nists, "I will chew them up and then swallow them and spit out the parts I don't want." Observ ers on the spot have no doubt; at all that the Communists would ultimately do the swal Or Robert L. Stephens, Optometrist formerly located at 213 East Main Street in Medford, has opened his new office at 430 S. W. 6th Street In Grants Pats. 8 Roland Coe nd By Joseph and Stewart Alsop lowing. Meanwhile, Kashani and his fanatical Moslem followers are preparing the way for the Communists, busily stirring the peasants and the slum-dwellers to a mood of revolt. Kashani is, in brief, the very prototype of a Middle East Kerensky. VET Mossadegh's regime is in immediate danger of eco nomic chaos and disintegration. If it collapses, the way will be open for Kashani and Kash ani's unswallowable allies. This prospect., recently caused the State Department policy mak-- ers to study carefully the prob able consequences of a Commu nist capture of Iran. They de cided that it could not be 'tol erated," Communist control of Iran would make up the Soviet oil deficits and give the Soviets an almost unchallengable posi tion in the strategically vital Middle East. At the same time the Joint Chiefs of Staff also considered Iran. They had a good look at American world commitments and they ruled that no American forces could be spared to pre vent an internal Communist seizure of Iran. This left the American government saying that a Communist capture of Iran could not be tolerated, but that nothing much would be done to prevent it. The planners were reduced, to considering such hopeless expedients as covert support of the Iranian tribesmen, in case the Commu nists' took power. The conclusion was obvious. The total econom ic collapse of the Mossadegh regime cannot be allowed to happen, simply because the alter native would almost certainly be a great deal worse than Mos sadegh. Hence the proposal to the British. The probable British reaction may be judged from the fact that British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden recently protested angrily to Secretary of State Dean Acheson against the Amer ican Point 4 program in Iran, on the grounds that the program strengthened the villainous Mos sadegh. Moreover, the British have perfectly solid ground for complaint against past Ameri can policy in Iran. But as things stand, there is surely logic in the American view that it is more important to keep Iran out of Soviet hands than to pay off old scores against Mossadegh. (Copyright, 1952, New York ' Herald Tribune Inc.) Typhoid Protection ft Urged for Children Chicago (U.R) A health officer urges parents to have their children protected against typhoid, paratyphoid and tetanus before leaving for camp, or on any vacation trip. Dr. John B. Hall Jr., Cook county health di rector, reminded parents that though any physician could give the vaccinations, the county health department would admin ister them free of charge to any one unable to afford private medical care. . Chapel Mortuary Across from the Courthouse Frank Morgan - Harold Snodgrass FUNERAL DIRECTORS Phone In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS From Korea: "U. S. Marines today beat back 400 CHINESE Reds charg ing Bunker Ridge, which had been won earlier by the Leather necks ... A U.S. Eighth army staff officer said the Chinese suf fered -heavy casualties in their attack- on the entranched ma rines." TEFORE today's attack on W Bunker Hill began, the ma rines estimated they had killed or wounded 553 Reds in the Bunker Ridge sector since bit ter fighting erupted there last Saturday. YOU WELL note, of course, that in these bloody ruckuses we enumerate the scalps of our fallen foes (back in the early days of the West, the Mountain Men called it "counting coos") with meticulous accuracy, but mention our own losses only in weekly casualty lists. . Still, it is obvious, even on this basis of comparison, that in the Korean fighting enemy losses outnumber our own many, many times over. That leads to these questions: . What are the Reds up to? Why do they go on taking these heavy losses month in and month out and year in and year out? Why have they stalled along for a year on truce negotiations when they apparently have no intention to agree to a truce? What is their overall STRAT EGY in Korea, anyway? DO YOU remember the old, old story (which I've told many times in these chronicles) about the Chinese when they were fighting the Japs? It goes something like this: "Chinese and Japs fight bat tle. Japs lose 1000 men. Chinese lose 50,000 men. Chinese and Japs fight again. Japs lose 2000. Chinese lose 100,000. "Plitty soon no more Japs." T WONDER if the same strate- gic objective isn't ruling the thinking of the Chinese Reds in Korea who in every battle lose many times over as many men as we lose. They may be saying to themselves confidently: "Plitty soon no more Amen- 17CONOMIC Stabilizer Roger Putnam doesn't think much of General Ike's statement in Los Angeles to the general ef fect that we can eliminate price controls and at the same time ultimately bring about lower prices. Addressing the annual convention of the Massachusetts Federation of Labor in Boston, Putnam says: . "It's, going, to be somewhat of a feat to lower prices and end controls at one and the same time even if the gentle man in question (meaning .Ike) exchanges the swagger stick of a general for the ' wand of a magician." VfO, Roger, it wouldn't be too A much of a job. Just get everybody to working and producing. Make the federal government quit spending more than it takes in and paying the difference in funny money. Cut off as many as possible of the millions of non-productive fed eral employees and start THEM to producing. If that were done, wisely and courageously, prices would come down in response to the working of the law of supply and de mand. In that event, we wouldn't NEED any controls. HERE'S the trouble with your thinking, Roger: You and buddies have figured it out that if you are to stay in power you must convince the public that aU good things FLOW FROM THE GOVERN MENT ALONE. Your story is that the government imposes price controls, and therefore it is the benef icient government ALONE that keeps prices from running away and ruining everybody. Ike's idea is different. He thinks the price problem will solve itself if the government will quit spending the people's subtance in riotous living, thus debasing the .value of the peo ple's money and making it pur chase less and less all the time. Personally, Roger, I prefer Ike's formula to yours. I'm get ting tired of the government 2-8030 RUNNING EVERYTHING. It's fine for you and your crowd, who ARE THE GOVERNMENT. But I don't think it's very good for me. Rogue River Rogue River A farewell party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rose, was held at Live Oak Grange hall Saturday eve rting. The Roses plan to live in California. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brooks ar rived ' Saturday from Long Beach, Calif. They have pur chased Rose Acres. Mr. and Mrs. J. Deuling and two children of Los Angeles were guests last week at the homes of Mrs. Deuling's aunts and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Stocking and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. White of West Evans road. They were enroute to Portland and expect to visit here on the return trip. Caroline Box, Bellflower, Calif., arrived Thursday to be a guest of Phyllis Tenney at the Tenney ranch on Wards creek. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stearns and two children arrived Sun day to visit Mrs. Stearn's father, Arden Tyrrell. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Plank and two boys of Klamath Falls spent last week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Plank. Mr. and Mrs. G. Parker and sons of Redwood highway called at the Plank home on West Evans road one day last week. The Parkers and Planks were former neighbors at Malin, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Green- baum of Los Angeles visited Greenbaum's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sheehan the past week. They planned to re turn home by way of Reno and Las Vegas. Sgt. and Mrs. LaVern Lender- man from Parks Airforce base left August 8, after a visit here at the home of his father, Ed Lenderman. They returned by the coast route to visis a sister, Mrs. Herb Hoxie, and a brother, Orville Lenderman, who reside at Carpenterville. Following a trip to the coast where they were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lenderman and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lend erman of Medford, the Robert Lenderman family left for their home at Meekes, Colo., after a two weeks visit here.- Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Oliver and four children from Tehachapi, Calif., arrived Friday for a short visit with Mrs. Oliver s grand father, Ed Lenderman. They also visited at Prospect and planned to return home by the coast route to visit other relatives. The Olivers reported their home was badly damaged by the earth quake. Joe Bullock and his two sisters from Pomona, Calif., stopped en route to British Columbia, one day last week and called on Mr. and Mrs. Burton Stocking and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. White. They plan to visit the two families on their return trip. Two boys, Charles Davis, of Foots creek and Loyd Morrow, worked all day Tuesday with the group who completed re modeling of the sanctuary of Hope Presbyterian church. Fir- tex was nailed to the walls and the new hardwood flooring was sanded and a filler applied. It is expected the floor finish will be dry and the pews replaced Fri day evening. The Women's Association of Hope Presbyterian church will hold an ice cream social Friday, August 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Marion Lance, Medford, spent Monday here, inspecting her property on Main street. Fragrant Insecticides Not Unknown to Settlers Trenton, N. J. (U.R) Chloro phyll air sweeteners and insecti cide bombs are considered nec essary to comfortable living by many modern housewives, but such luxuries were not unknown to the early settlers. The Swedes, who settled New Jersey in the early 1600's, used the fra: grant smoke of bayberry can dles to sweeten the air in build ings and beds were made of sassafras wood to keep out the insects. 'He'll hit anything yon pitch ho just had a glass of Jorgensen's Homogenized MuW-Yitamin, Multi-Mineral MilkJ" Congressional Quiz Questions and Answers on What Goes on at the Capital Furnished by Congressional Quarterly News Features. Q. What would happen if on of the Presidential or Vice Pres idential nominees should die be fore the election? A. Filline such a vacancv would be in the hands of the Democratic or Republican Na tional committee. The Democra tic erouD would decide accord. ing to the vote of a majority of its 106 members (two from each state, plus eight from terri tories). The 138-member Reoub- lican committee, in voting on a successor, would allow each state as many votes as it had delegates at the nominating convention (1206 total). The GOP unit could use another method: It could call another convention. Q- Do Congressmen pay much attention lo requests for information? A. They consider answering questions of their constituents one of their most important jobs. For example, Rep. William G. Bray, (R-Ind.), said in a weekly news release, "It is next to im possible for our people in In diana to merely write a letter .to Washington and get a prompt and satisfactory reply." So he and his staff have "worked to establish connections" in the government to find answers quickly. The same is true of other lawmakers, in both the House and Senate. Q. I notice that for several years the platforms of both par ties included planks opposing racial and religious discrimina tion in employment. Has Cong ress ever passed a "fair em ployment" bill? No, although a Fair Employ ment Practices commission with out enforcement powers was in effect during World War II, by executive order. In 1946 and 1950, bills to put FEPC on the statutes failed to pass both cham bers. In 1952 the Senate Labor committee July 3 approved a bill making job discrimination un lawful and setting up an Equal ity of Opportunity in Employ ment commission. The measure died when Congress adjourned. A committee to see that non-discrimination clauses , in govern ment contracts are enforced was set up by executive order in 1951. Q. How many laws did this Congress make? A. The 82nd Congress enact ed 594 public laws; 399 of them this year, 255 last year. It pass ed 1,023 private laws: 612 this year, 411 in 1951. Three public bills this year and last became law when Congress overrode Presidential vetoes. Q.What is the difference be tween public and private bills? A. The one deals with publia matters, ranging from major legislation like the Defense Pro duction Act, to minor and techni cal bills, such as ones authoriz ing a loan fund for an Indian tribe and changing the name of a local lake. Private bills deal with individual matters, such as claims against the government and immigration and naturaliza tion cases. (Copyright 1952, Congression al Quarterly). The prevent vases, flower pots and candle holders from scratch ing furniture, dip the bottom in melted paraffin. LdDtfDK ON IPage 3 SECTION TWO TODAY FOR GROCETERIA SAVING'S! ' '
