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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1954)
FOOT MEDFORD (OREGON) "verybody U Southern Oreion RMrii Th MaU Trlbuna'r 1 Fubllihed Daily Except Saturday U MEDFORD pwiftma CO. J7-2S Norfi Fir St. Phono 1-SU1 JflCRB CKEY. Adver-tiita! Manamr X C. FERGUSON, Managlni Editor ERIC ALLEN JB., City Editor HARRY CH1PMAN. Telegraph EdltOI RICHARD JEWET1, 8 porta Editor OUVI STARCH1CR. Society Editor ; JACK JACKSON. Sunday Editor GERALD LATHAM, Circulation Mgr. Entered aa iecond daw mattar at Medford. Oregon, under 1 it..ak 4 i ao SUBSCRIPTION RATES By MaU In Advance: Per copy, JOo. Dally and Sunday Ona year IJ,00 Dally and Sunday Six montha 6 JO Dally and Sunday Three moe S.SO Dally and Sunday One month 1 M Sunday Only One year SJO By Carrier In Advance Medford Aahland. Central Point. Eagle Point Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove. 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All the woe In the world was caused by Eve eating an apple, instead of voting for Hoover In 1928, as New Dealers would have the people believe. 20 YEARS AGO.1. ; Oci. 28, 1834 1 (It Was Sunday) George A. Codding Issues statement for Jackson County '; Democratic Central committee, urging support for. Martin for governor. : f Medford city budget to ' be 8186,203 for coming fiscal year if approval voted at next coun cil meeting. 30 YEARS AGO Oct 28. 1924 (It was Tuesday) Pioneer museum -at Jackson ville to be opened to public for three days each week. " . Jackson county voter registra tion reaches total of almost 12,090. '' 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 28, 1914 (It was Wednesday) : Capt. Artemas W. Deane re signs aa commanding officer of Company 7, CAC; those in line to succeed him include Elmer Foss and R. N. Foster. From the Local and Personal column: Complaint was made to the police Tuesday night of loud singing and yelling on Main st. by a gang of young men. The . complainant said he could not sleep on account of the noise. The police dispersed the merry makers. - What's the Answer? (Can You Get 4 of the 7T) Copr. 1111. Editorial eiearek Report 1. The Sale of hard liquor Is Illegal in many more than half, about half, or many fewer than half the countries in the 16 South Atlantic and South Central suites? 2. Which of these nations are not members of U.N.: Italy,' Japan, Switzerland? ' 3. F. D. Roosevelt Jr. is run ning for governor of N. Y may or of New York City, the U. S. Senate, the House of Representa tives, or Attorney General of N. Y.? . 4. The averag.i benefit paid by states for unemployment com pensation is now much more or much less than $28 a week, or about $25? 8. Jews do or don't hold many of the highest posts in the gov ernment of the Soviet Union? 6. Prof. Owen Lattlmore did or didn't, refuse to answer ques tions of a Congressional commit tee by relying on the fifth Amendment? .'..)., 7. Which one of these states usually gets the most rain dur ing the year:' Florida, Illinois,' Louisiana, New Jersey; Ohio, Oregon? , , The Answers! 1. In many more than half; 2. All threat 3. Atior ntj General of N. Y. slate) 4. About $25 a week) 3. Don'li 8. Didn't refusal 7. Louisiana. NATION At EOITORIAI jgggil lAc5Tfr T-X&C hTJ81-H''ffll at HAIL TRIBUNE Why the Wailing Wall? If Senator Cordon should be beaten and he may be--we don't know what will happen to some of our Republican friends upstate. By "friends" we refer particularly to the news paper boys of the "vote 'er straight Republican press." They have already reached the "crying-towel" stage. In their best sob-story Btyle they ring all the changes on the abuse their candidate for the Senate, Guy Cordon, has suffered from an unprincipled op position. ' . , ' " .... e - e e e e THE MAIL Tribune has asked several times for some evidence of this. Just as we have asked for a public debate between the chief contestants on this issue and all the others. Neither has been forthcoming. And probably neither will. : .'Why? ' ; Because number 1 there is no such evidence. AND number 2, the last thing Senator Cordon wants and Congressman Ellsworth also is a public debate, where they would have to defend their voting records, against any opponent who knows the records, has the answers, supported by the facts. ' There are only three or four daily papers in the state that have dared to come out for the two Demo cratic candidates for the U.S. Congress. In other words the GOP has practically all the press, most of the money, the power and prestige that goes with seniority in both Houses behind them, not to mention the coat-tails of an extremely popular and now active partisan President.' . i s, . And yet they seem to ing jor sympainy an ine time, now come ; . ll 11 1 1 AS FAR as "abuse" is concerned all the abuse as "before stated has been on the other side, and any. impartial survey of the campaign .record will prove it.' 1 Senator Wayne Morse explained this in his speech here Sunday, when he said what Senator Cordon and his supporters called "abuse," was simply reciting Senator Cordon's voting friends wanted that, nor want it now. In fact one of the most amusing features of this campaign, has been Senator Cordon's desperate effort, since the campaign started, to skip his voting record. , D or example, until the was no doubt, whatever that stood with the leader of his supporter .secretary oi ine any more public power projects tor the near future at least. But since then he has tried to convince the voters he was one of the original supporters of a high dam on the Snake, and would be one NOW if he knew where he could get the money l . ; Once more, let's look, at the record. The record shows out of 35 roll (falls in the past 10 years, Cordon has voted 27 times against the principle of public power and for private power. He also voted for the Dixon-Yates deal for private power without competi tive bids at a fixed prof it. No wonder he doesn't like calling up that record by his opponents, and his apologists try to dismiss it by claiming "misrepresentation and abuse 1" : . . . R.W.R. They Miss the Point . The interesting fact about our lachrymose con temporaries is they miss the point. Senator Cordon has brought it out several times but they have paid no attention to it. Only yesterday he again stated this senatorial con test is one between two different schools of thought. It IS! ' And the Cordon School is the time-honored school of "the good old days" of Wm, McKinley, Mark Han na, Boise Penrose, so well expressed by Secretary of Defense Wilson when he said what is good for Gen eral Motors is good for the country, and vice versa. e e e e AS HAS been repeatedly stated in this department that philosophy is no crime. It is a view held by millions of entirely respectable VERY in fact citi zens particularly by those who have profited most by it , "'"'-."',' And they should, and undoubtedly will; vote for Cordon and Ellsworth. On the other hand those who believe in the doc trine that there should be a fairer distribution of wealth to all, rather than an increased concentration of it, to a few, will vote for Neuberger and Porter. ,' eeee.e THAT IS the essence of the campaign issue in a nut shell. And as we stated at the outset, there is no reason to get mad about it, tell lies or call names, or make false charges it isn't a question of morals but a question of BELIEF. , Theodore Roosevelt Baid the Hanna doctrine carried to its logical conclusion would result in a "plutocratic autocracy" which would destroy our gov ernment of the people. His view as we see it, is as correct today, fundamentally, as it was 40 or 50 years ago. But the Cordon School denies this. They therefore resent that term of "give away" for example when billions of dollars worth o oil in which the U.S. Su preme Court, held the people of the country had the paramount interest, are given to three or four states, py special legislation, and subsequently handed over at a minimum price as in the case of Texas, to a few private oil companies and operators. The same with forest land in the national reserves, handed over to a private company on the ground of mineral rights. The private company paid $2375 for timber worth over $100,000 ! That is not "a give away," says Messers Cordon Thursdsr, October it. IBM feel abused and to be ask- tt . . n record. Neither he nor his amazing and somewhat campaign 'opened there Oregon's senior Senator party and his friend and interior ivicivay opposing COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstance! the use of a pen name or Initial tor publication is permissible. The Mall Tribune reserves the rlflht to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Why Afraid To Debate To the Editor: The end of the present political campaign is nearing and we will goon go to the polls and make our choice known. There are several things to consider however, before we can make any intelligent choice. The first, in my opinion, is the fact that neither Guy Cor don, or Harris Ellsworth, the Senatorial ami Congressional in cumbents respectively, have yt to accept the numerous chal lenges to public debate offered by their Democratic opponents. Why is this? Are they so con vinced that they cannot defend their records? Are they afraid to expose themselves to the time honored American system of de bate? I don't think there is any question about this. It is quite obvious , to me that they are afraid, and that they doubt their own ability to defend their po sitions. ' " If they are not they still! have ample time to schedule a debate and have it broadcast over radio and TV to the people of Oregon, In the case of Cor don, and to the people of the 4th Congressional District, . in the case of Ellsworth. " They can do this or admit to all of us, that they are afraid to do sol Another thing. I don't' like candidates who don't stick as close to the truth as memory permits. Why does Senator Cor don advertise to all and sundry "Support Ike, Re-elect Cordon"? Didn't he vote against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, didn't he also vote against ex tension of the reciprocal trade agreements, both of which were administration sponsored bills. To blatantly proclaim, as the Senator has done, that he has supported , Ike, and to ask for re-election on that basis, just does not square with the facts. His vote on NATO was a wel come sign to the Kremlin that the Isolationists are riding high again, as in the 1928-32 era. Cordon should take, a ride in a heavy bomber as many of our young men have done lust to see how small this world Is. Yes good gullible' people vote for Cordon the isolationist, cut us off from our allies and insure an early beginning for World War Three! I'm voting for Richard L. Neu berger, a man who- is tied to no man's kite, who'll vote the issues and not be afraid to stand up and be counted. Mildred E. Dunford, P. O. Box 746, Eagle Point, Ore. Repeal Milk Controls To the Editor: Again, as in 1952, voters have opportunity to abolish the state controlled mon opoly on - production of milk. The only ones that benefit from this monopoly, the Inefficient producers, are spreading the big gest bunch of falsehoods they can think of to keep their gravy train from being derailed. Let's look at some of these falsehoods and compare them to facts. Falsehood No. 1. The present law assures the people a steady milk supply. ' Facts: 44,000 fewer dairy cows in 1950 than in 1935; 76 million pounds of milk less in 1950 than in 1935; within sixty days of the election in 1952 when this same falsehood was and Ellsworth. Nothing illegal about IT. It's just GOOD business! But IS it for this country and ALL the people in it? One side says "yes," their opponents say "no." WHICH do you believe Mr. and Mrs. Voter? That is the question to be decided on Tuesday next R.W.R. SLICED fo) A 12). mi CUBE or MEAL ra o 5 lbs. .10 lbs spread, 400,000 pounds of milk was imported into the Portland milk shed from out of state. Falsehood No. 2. If producers do not receive a price fixed by law, consumers will have to use milk of inferior quality because producers will not be able to af ford proper sanitation measures. Facts: The U. S. Department of Agriculture has released findings showing that the aver age dairyman can cut his build ing costs in half and still pro duce good sanitary milk. The laws governing milk san itation are not in question and their continued enforcement will assure a safe product. Falsehood No. 3. If producers don't get a price fixed by law for their milk, they won't be' able to afford good feed for their cows and the cows won't give such good milk. ' ' Facts: Vitamins "A" and "D" are the only constituents of milk that can be altered readily through feeding without affect ing the yield. Falsehood No. 4. The Milk Marketing Act has served Ore gon well for over twenty years, according to the producers. Facte; The Milk Marketing Act is an emergency act accord- ing to its own words. So far as I can determine, the law was passed because it vr impossi ble to police the then large dairy industry and therefore it was imDossible to keen sub-standard milk 'from being dumped into a diminishing grade "A" mark et. .The law was not repealed when it should have been. . It has been repeatedly stated by responsible people who fa vor certain provisions of . the Act that it should be amended. There has been ample opportun ity to amend the act, but those who could agitate such legisla tion have been adamant in their refusal to do so. The only alter native left is to vote 8 "yes" and make Oregon's dairy industry once again a free competitive enterprise. . James W. Tillery, 1045 W. 13th St., Medford, Ore. , Supports Jim Perry - To the Editor: I moved to Med ford about eight years ago and one of the very first friends that I made was Jim Perry, the man who is now a candidate for sher iff of Jackson county, I want to go on record as a staunch sup porter of this man. In all my dealings with Jim whether working, playing or helping someone else,' Jim al ways gives his all and endeavors to take the lead. If good heart, willingness, fair ness, and experience are what it takes to make a good sheriff, Jim Perry will be one of the best that Jackson county will ever have. To those of vour reader that have not met Jim personally I wani 10 mane wiis statement, Jim is a good friend, a real man's man, a good family man, a sincere civic and youth worker. If only this man can be nlareri in a position to do for the youth of this county what he has done for the youth in his own com munity around Phoenix, it is we the voters who-will benefit and your vote and mine will be well placed. , Johnny Miller, 109 E. McAndrews, Medford Eastern Cured iRfn 65c $1.27 Record High Assets Boston (U.R) The iord Mo tor Co. today reported record high assets of $1,895,134,000 in its annual financial statement of 1953. The assets, over the billion dollar mark for the seventh con secutive year, compared with $1,757,750,000 for 1952 and $1, 584,172,000 for 1951. Dogs Versus Composure To the Editor: It might help in this dog-at-large issue If two things were shown: . ' The owner having dog as pet, "burglar chaser," showdog, or field hound is HIS PROP ERTY. ' A. dog is a specific type of pet which beligerently creates a COMMOTION. Put the one and one together and livestock or no, you have a good reason for a strict dog law in Medford in the city. In view of the composure nec essary for responsible citizens in the world-conflicts today, do you think this even meets the first step toward, self-control over ones impulses and impositions when an owner allows his prop erty to range far and wide dis turbing all others around and in his environment? Dogs in the street, swerved around by cars, dogs in obnox ious droves, dogs blistering at visitors in the neighborhood, dogs, 'dogs, dogs' Littered up streets and premises of this type are indicative of flimsy living. Or take the noise. Does the owner ever consider that noise is a violation of property rights? Would you tolerate, say, a mon otonous trombone solo by your neighbor next door any hour, day or night? Would you like it if - the fellow next door built on a wing of his house that ex tended over your side of the yard? This invasion of rights is visible to the eye. The noise is audible, it is irritating to the ear. It is an object of "rights" just like any other offense. So many, owners blind and oblivious to the right of others, what happens to offend them so badly when you accidentally rep rimand the roving object of their affection? While every force at our com mand is being used to strive for dignity of the human person and for peace to public property, it shows the common dog owner how he is out of line. I don't believe the citizens voting November 2. in Medford on this issue will be so spine less that they can't hint that there's so much offense that needs correction that 'this time is the orderly way to subdue countless animosities built up with personal face-to-face argu ments over every separate ac tivlty thblr animal trespasses in There's a proof that it's this inherent lack of self discipline, lack of neighborliness that's bas ic at the back of this Issue, be cause the first reaction will be a retort just you watch1, (Name on File) It is YOU who determines the cost of our services . . .by the Casket you select. CHAPEL MORTUARY Frank Morgan . . Harold Snodgrass ' Funeral Directors Office of Deputy L9-Size Week End Specials 4th and Front, Medford Cordon Opposes Filibuster Curb ' up) Sen. Guy 1-UllUlIlU . n . uA ib nnl 1n favor loraun eaya ' of a bill in Congress designed to curb filibustering because it would "muzzle minorities but he thinks there should be some kind of control. Cordon appeared at Portland University yesterday and was asked by a student about his views on the filibuster bill now in Congress. He saia no wa nv. in favor of it because "it would endanger the stabilizing func tion in government of the Sen ate by muzzling the voices of minorities in we Dermic He suggested some kind of com promise between the present ex tremes and the proposed bill. He Feats Socialism t h Friltnr: The common man has always had to fight for freedom. Our greatest gain since the Magna Carta in 1215 was our own Declaration of Inde pendence in 1776. At once mere was such a burst of creative energy that this country has produced more wealth than per haps in all time before. But it is a constant fight to retain that freedom. We have to have a government to act as umpire and to check the thieves and other criminals. But we also have to restrain the men who hold the power of govern ment, as they always want more and more power, and more con trol over own private affairs. Altho they may claim, that this is "for our own good," past rec ords do not show this to be true. Look at the mess the govern ment made when they tried to operate all the railroads during the first world war, and consid er what a poor condition Eng land has been in recent years with her welfare state. And yet some claim it is "progress" for the government to own and operate great power projects or other means of creat ing and distributing wealth. But politicians have long since prov ed that they ..don't have the ability , (or character) to run everything. Old Thomas Jeffer son was very wise to fear big government. So let's have no more socialism than absolutely necessary. Free competition makes for low prices; and free bargaining by the labor unions makes for high wages. If any one combination be comes oppressive, we, the peo ple by our votes can remedy it. I thank God for the refendum in Oregon. When the legislature gets too big for its britches, it is a pleasure to knock their ears down. Let's support the Presi dent in his middle of the road policies let's throw out the milk board, and let's keep stand ard railroad time. We can still get up as early as we wish, but Why kid ourselves by monkey ing with the clock? Horace W. Thompson, 3642 Hilsinger rd,, . Medford, Ore. Coroner . . . Phone 2-8030 Corn Flakes CARNATION FINE for SWISSING Round A 7 J.fl i. J ACCUSED of accepting bribes. Mayor Thomas Flately, Eriej Pa.. Is arrested in cleamm alleged wide open gambling sit uation. (InternaUtmnl) Case of Whiskey Costly for Sailor San Francisco (U.R) Herbert L. Engstrom, 65, marine en gineer on the freighter Hawaiian Fiirmer, bought a case, of tax free whiskey for $23 in a foreign port and tried to bring it into the United States. A federal Court Wednesday assessed ,the . following leviei after Engstrom was caught: $16.38 tax on the whiskey, $16.38 in penalties, $50 fine. $104.40 fine for the ship's cap.! tain for permitting Engstrom toj bring the1 whiskey ashore, $300 for the return of Engstrom's con-! fiscated auto. Total $501.16 plus: lawyer s tecs. I Engstrom didn't even get to! keep the whiskey. ; ELECT EARL MILLER President of the Medford , City Council Councilman Earl Miller has urned th respect of fellow councilman, city employeei.and citiiani for hit ability to bo fair and deciilra. Madtord naads then cjualitleil 122 X MILLER for MAYOR Miller for Meyor Committee, Linn Mills, Chairman. BRAND Steak
