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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and
to years ago, '
10 YEARS AGO
Oct. 28, 1944
(It was Saturday)
' Paul Selby reports someone
broke Into Selby's market, 107
Crater Lake highway, with noth
ing missing. , . :
- Fro mi Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: Harvesting
of the apple crop of the valley Is
under , way. 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
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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
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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
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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