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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MEDFOI . "Everybody to Southern Orel oo Reada The Mall Tribune" fubllahed Dally Except Saturday bl MEDFORD PRIKTIWO CO. 17- North Fir 8t Phone ROBERT W. BUHU Editor HERB GREY. Advertlitnf Manager X C. FERGUSON, Managlne; Editor inln a 1 .1 Whl jn rltv Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Telefraph Edit S CHARD JEWETT. Bporta Editor LIVE STARCHER. Society EiltOT JACK JACKSON. Sunday Editor . GERALD LATHAM. Circulation MP An Independent Newapapar ' Entered ai second cJaM matter at Uodiord. Oregon, undaz Act ox ' ' March 8. 1897 ' SUBSCRIPTION BATES , . By MaU In Advance: Per copy 10;. DaUjr and Sunday One year S13J0 i Dally and Sunday Sla montha JJ10 : Dally and Sunday Three moe 140 Dally and Sunday One montfe 1 3a Sunday Only One year SO aty Carrier in Advance Medford. Aihland. Central Point. Eafle Pol-t JaekaooTille, Gold Hill. Phoenix ' Shady Cove. Rogue River, . Talent and on motor route: Dally and Sunday One year (ISM Daily end Sunday One month I Carrier and Dealer 60 per copy All Terma Caah In Advance Official Paper ol the City ofTtedforf Official Paper of JacHep Cenaty '"United Preaa Full Leated Wire'; MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU UF UHLULATiyn WEST-HOlJ.fOA COSIPATlf. INC. Of fleet In New York Caaaairo, Da trilV fcn Francisco, toe Arufelea Seattle, Portland. Si Loula. Atlanta Vancouver BC ; - NATIONAL EOITOIIAL g MIWffAfll rUIHSHIK ASSOCIATION Flight 0' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the (Ilea ot The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 80 and 10 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Oct. 31. 1944 v (It wa Wednesday) Coach Al Simpson report un beaten Medford high school foot ball team came through without injuries in 40 to 0 victory over Grants Pass; team to play Bend next week. , From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: The Hal loween havoc wreaked so far on the community lacks rip and zest. However, soap marks on business district windows will be ' removed promptly and not lest up . longer than a ' circus poster. r. .. 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1934 ''v''.,.' " Civilian Conservation Corps . enrollees from Chicago arrive In Medford by special train. : Bids for construction ot new Siskiyou section of Pacific high way submitted to Oregon State Highway commission. 30 YEARS AOO Oct. 31, 1924 B. B. Beekman returns to Port land after spending a few days visiting in Jacksonville. Returns of Tuesday's general election to be broadcast by The Mail Tribune. . 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 31. 1914 Candidates for political office who advertise in The Mall Trib une - include Chauncey Florey, " 25, of Eagle Point, seeking elec tion as county recorder: J. F. - Hittson, seeking election as sher iff; W. H. Singler, seeking elec tion as sheriff after serving by appointment, .and Fred Colvlg, seeking election as county treas- . urer. , . From the Local and Personal column: Wanderers began to col lect In this city this morning for the crowds attending the AU Star baseball game Monday, The police opened fire, and drove the strangers to the south and What's the Answer? (Can You Get 4 of the 7T) Cepr. 114. Editorial autarch Report 1. Mllford, recently in the news over admission of Negroes to its high school, is in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland or r-ennsylvanla? . 2. The U.S. is or isn't support ing the demand of Greece in the UN to get the island of Cyprus from Britain? - 3. Are. more or less than half of the cars on the roads under five years oldf 4. -The Charge of the Light Brigade, Just 100 years ago, oc curred on British, Greek, Pales tinian, Russian or Turkish soil? 8. The 1954 session of Con grens did or didn't raise Con gressional salaries? 6. All big AFL and CIO un ions have ratified an agreement not to raid the rival union for members; right or wrong? 7. Dr. S. A. Waksman won a Nobel Prize for his work on streptomycin, for peace, In lit erature, on atomic fission, or on jet airplanes? The Anawerii 1, Delaware, i. Isn't 3. Mora than half. 4. Rus sians' (in the Crimea). 5. Didn't. 3. Wrong, stveral large unions won't ratify It. 7. Oa discovery of stref iomjcln. j MAIL TRIBUNE Recommendations on Candidates . For U. S. Senator Richard Neuberger For House of Representatives Charles 0. Porter . For Governor Joe Carson . .. For Mayor of Medford Earl Miller - 'Its Up To The Voters The Mail Tribune has spent most of its editorial space and time this campaign on the race for the US Senate between Cordon and Neuberger. The reason for this has been because it seemed to this department, the only contest of real state wide national, and even international, significance. . a . . ..- : To return Guy Cordon to the Senate for six more years would be to oppose the program of President Eisenhower regarding isolationism, foreign policy, aid to Europe, his efforts to liberalize the Republican party regarding the tariff, social progress and gen eral political enlightenment. It would also just add an other vote in the Senate to the bitter anti-Ike segment of the GOP, which is so reactionary that it would, if given power, turn the clock' of national and world progress back half a century. , . a a ... a a t , W E DON'T want Oregon of blind and thoroughly discredited statesman- ship. So we have done what Cordon's defeat and a Neuberger victory. Jn doing so we have dealt in no recriminations, nor in personalities. We have attacked Cordon solely on his RECORD. AND there is this striking fact, which we believe airan tlia mnof i-ahirl nnnnnonf rf t.hfa nnner'a policy would not deny. ' No defense of that Cordon record as it relates to a dozen vital Eisenhower issues has been even at tempted 1 ; -'Hv:.; There have been loud cries of "misrepresentation, and abuse," when the record has been cited but when it comes to defending in public debate, or in the columns of the press, or anywhere else, no defense has been offered. -Why? . Undoubtedly because no defense can be unless one believes that this country should not assume the world-leadership that circumstances has placed upon it. . ;. -:. V , That as we view it is the predominant issue in this campaign. And why, as stated, we have spent so much time and space on it. r HAT applies to Senator Cordon also applies to Congressman Ellsworth only in a less vital fash- But they both admit this election is a contest be- l j 1 1 J. 15i 1 xl 1. J. tween two opposing scnoois oi poiiucai inougni. And, as so often stated in this column, they are both 100 right. . y ; It is the time-honored conflict between this coun try going ahead and assuming its proper social and international obligations, or going backward, or trying to to "the good old . . v a a a "N ANOTHER important issue they both agree, at least the Mail Tribune regards it as of great importance, but we must admit it has not figured noticeably in this campaign. That is the issue of Mc Carthy and McCarthyism. Both of Oregon's GOP ington not only know McCarthy but have been in a position to observe his methods and perceive' its dan gers to ,this democracy, ever since the "Wisconsin demogogue" entered the several years. J ' Yet they have NEVER raised a hand or a voice to protest against him or his methods, nor as far as the record shows have they had the courage to come out publicly FOR him. They have both stood silently on the sidelines, and given tacit approval, by their eloquent silence. We don't like that. The Mail Tribune doesn't want this state repre sented by that type of political and moral astigmatism either., . v So that's that as far as" the congressional contest is concerned. ' The verdict is as usual up to the voters 1 r ; ;: . . - - :' - : R.W.R. The Local Election As far as the other candidates this year are con cerned the Mail Tribune usual, that no vital issues are involved. On the state and local tickets particularly this is true two op posing parties are fighting it out but in most cases,' it is largely as William Allen White remarked, a mat ter of 3 C's "courage, courtesy, and competence." rather than any national issues. 'HERE is the matter of a Mayor for Medford and the adoption or rejection of the Citv Manacrcr plan both important to ihe Mail Tribune is for a step in the right direction, We have in one sense a "city manager' now, and a good one. but he works under many handicaps under the present charter, which would be largely removed by the proposed amendment. So we recommend 51 "Yes". As for the candidates for Mavnr we are in n sense for all three of them ! We think Medford Is fortunate indeed in having. Sunday. Oetobr 91. 1154 represented by that type we could to bring about these items, point by point days." , representatives in Wash Upper House, that is for feels more stronely than the people of Medford. the city manaeer clan as Matter of Fdci" IN THE LAST DITCH Washington Predicting the outcome of this election is be coming even riskier than usual. lor recently the whole course of the election changed, when the Republi can high com mand sudden ly and belated ly realized that the party was in des perately seri o u s trouble. .r.i ,m j Joseph Alsop Since then, every Republican from the President on down has been engaged In a violent, al most convulsive effort to reverse the Democratic trend. What makes ,the election so tricky is that there is some Indi cation that this -effort might suc ceed. Take, for example, the case of New York State. Sur prise polls there have shown W. Averell Harriman leading Re publican Sen. Irving Ives in the crucial race for the Governor ship by a healthy 8 per cent margin. These polls, coming on top of the Maine and Alaska vote, were what really fright ened the Republican high com mand and changed the nature of tbis election.' ZOO PARADE San Diego, Calif. U.R) Of ficials report that the San Diego zoo was more popular with adults than with children in 1953. Attendance during the last 12 months totaled 1,129,807, including 479,848 children. such worthy and worthwhile citizens offer their serv-ices-for-free for chief burgomaster when if elected they would get practically nothing for their public spirited action but a series of headaches. However as only one can. be selected, we recom mend Councilman Earl Miller as our preference. As has been stated so many this is no reflection upon the other two, but principally on the grounds of those 3 C's above mentioned, and his greater experience in city affairs, we put Miller in the No. 1 spot. a a a a i- ... , VS TO the other contests locally and in the county " it's largely a tweedle-dum tweedle-dee proposi tion. The candidates carry different political labels, but what have national issues, which determine those labels got to do with local offices? The answer is nothing. Moreover there are only three or four con tests on the entire ticket. So. we are content in this election to leave it up to the people. There are as far as can be determined no horse thieves or second-atorv operators amoner anv of them nor even a suspected Communist, which must be a national record of some sort. So let the voters decide and this paper will abide cheerfully by the result, as we know the people will. :: : , . : ' . R.W.R. The Democrats Are to Blame Before signing off we wish to say a word about the "one-party issue,". Oregon being almost as 100 per cent Republican year after year as Alabama is 100 per cent Democratic. As President Eisenhower said, quote: , "Political health is endangered if one party by what ever means, becomes permanently, or too long, entrenched ' in power. , . We have been asked several times in fact in this campaign to urge a "protest vote" against such a sit uation, by advocating "vote 'er straight" for the Democrats regardless. The Mail Tribune, of course, couldn't do that. a .a a a . But we are opposed to a one-party state, and agree entirely with Dick Neuberger when he said, quote: "Clean and hard-fought rivalry is essential to political vitality." . ' . v . UOWEVER that such a condition exists here and even more noticeably in California, is, we be lieve, not so much the fault of the Republicans as the Democrats. ' In California, for example, the Democrats actually outnumber the Republicans in some districts nearly two to one. Yet the Republicans win year after year. In Oregon the Republican registration exceeds the Democratic by only a very few, thousand, and this difference has recently been decreasing. Yet the Re publicans almost always win here also. Why shouldn't the Democrats at least elect some of their candidates each year? The only answer we can see is, they JUST DON'T GO TO THE POLLS. a a a a a So it comes down pretty much, we believe, to Ben Franklin's wise saying that "God helps those who help themselves." Let the registered Democrats get out on Tuesday and every other national election and vote! This should be true this year particularly, for the Demo crats have more candidates than usual and they are all, as far as we can determine, as well or better Quali fied for the positions they The point we wish to emphasize is not the idea of electing all Democrats anvwav. it couldn't be done. but the importance of oi mat party support sufficient to justify its exis tence, and make Oregon a real two party state. uniy tne Democrats can If they refuse to vote in tion after election then of erally a 100 per cent one-Dartv state, can't be avoided eventually, R.W.R. ai Understandably, the polls were a particularly nasty shock to Ives and bis chief backer, Gov. Thomas E.Dewey. The New York State election had previous ly been a rath u er pallid af fair. Now Ives and Dewey have made a series ot. bit ter personal attacks on V sWniaAe.' I Harrison. Stewart Alsop These attacks are a part of a shrewd strategy carefully de signed to overcome Harriman's lead. And even some Harriman men pivately concede that the strategy might work. . The idea Is simple enough, Registration in New York City, already complete, puts an abso lute ceiling on the city vote. There is no such ceUing on the upstate vote. The polls suggest that Harriman should have a majority of 650,000 to 750,000 in the city. If the upstate vote is 3,000,000 or less, Ives, with a lead ot about 18 per cent up state, should have a majority of less than 550,000 upstate not good enough. . But if the upstate vote is pushed well over 3,000,000, Ives' upstate lead, may be enough to kill off Harriman. The bitter attacks on Harriman are thus designed, not so much to change the voters' minds, as1 to stir them up and get them In terested in the election, thus shoving the elastic upstate vote times dunng all the years. the deserving qualities of seek than the Republicans. giving the -candidates do it. . sufficient numbers elec course making Oregon lit over the 3,000,000 mark. a . a a AT the same time, the Repub licans are now uilntf everv nnseihlA ntliAi- mnAnna in tint nut the upstate vote. And the Dcm- Ami. nilmll nWuttidlv .Vi o f tlio Ives-Dewey strategy, however quesionaoie in otner ways, is politically effective. Add that ing a narrowing in the spread oeiween narriman ana ives, ana it is clear why it is unsafe to AU over the country, in fact, ine Republicans last cutcn euon Is beginning to worry the prev iously jubilant Democrats. -. Yflt then afa nlan anme euri- ous and significant sidelights on tne new xork election, wnicn seems clearly to favor the Dem ocrats.' At first, for example, it was thought that the below- Mrmal V.w Vnrlr Pitv rptflatra- tion was a very bad sign for Harriman. Closer examination showed a curious pattern. Regis tration is normal or Deuer m the Jewish and Negro districts, whlln It rinwn 12 Der cent in the German districts, and a Whopping 18 per cent to 20 per cent in the predominantly Irish districts. Jewish and Negro voters are by and large far more depend ably Democratic man voters in P...m.n on1 Irish rilfitrlcta. Thus this curious pattern is taken to mean that the drop in registra- inn Vina hurt the ReoublicanS ct ohnnt n hnrilv as the Dem ocrats. And the further fact that there was a drop of about 8 per cent in registration in silk-stock-inu Rpnnhlii-an areas, seems to confirm this interpretation. Another curious pnenomenon is the sentiment in the suburbs, as reflected in the polls. The great exodus from the big cities to the vast suburban develop ments has been a tremendous as set to the Republicans. In 1952, n, avamnla Kisenhower took the . New York suburbs by an astonishing margin ol nearly 400,000 votes. This year the nniia .iimu that, the Rerjublicans have suddenly lost ground in the suburbs. mni ' eatohlleherl commuting A areas, where the Democratic immigrants from the city are ai..n. tntn an nverwhelm- QlMlumu ...ww - - - - - inaitf naniihilran community, re main heavily Republican. But the vast impersonal develop ments, which are less like ordin- .,,hrha than hucfi horizon tal" apartment houses, are rapld- . iri .U a ly going uemocrauc. nutre .k..-h. ,iH in an Reoubllcan 2 to 1, the margin this year looks like being reduced to 3 to 2. .... This shift alone. should neip u.nimaii ; immenselv. Indeed, with Harriman so far ahead in the polls, there should De no worries in Harriman's camp. But there are. One of the shrewdest UcOTlman mon hnrl -this to Say about the election! "I think we'll win. But I tninic it win oe close. We reached our high ..VuM.t Ion Hava aeo. but now the KepuDiicana arc uuuu Ing. That's true not only here in New York, but everywhere. I can't wait for Nov. a. (Copyright, 1954, New Yotk Herald Tribune Inc.) Pot luck By M-T Staff and Contributor! A headline in The Mail Trib une last week announced, "Sim ple Lions Meeting Now Political Event." ' ' It seems, however, that mem bers of the "two Lions clubs In town took exception to the head line. Some of the objectors resented being caUed "Simple Lions." Others claimed that no meet ina of a Lions club particular ly a Joint meeting is ever sim ple. Staff member reports that, during a telephone converse- tion last week with a woman, she heard the woman say o her husband, who was al home too, "There's a pheasant right out there by the fence." The telephone conversation continued for a while. Then a loud "bang" was heard, and the family had the luck to have a bird for ihe pot. Potluck! Here's another pheasant story: A big China pheasant rooster, apparently barraged,' bothered and bewildered by hunters, came to town last week seeking a hid ing place. The brilllantly-hued bird found sanctuary for a time under shrubbery in the Evelyn apartments courtyard on North Ivy st Later he sallied forth on the lawn, and when approached by a passerby, flew to the root of the Ralph Green confectionery across the street. Here's a brain-teaser from the current issue of "Domin ews," the monthly publication at ihe Camp White Veterans Administration Demi ciliary center! A man has 11.15 in modern U. S. currency. However, he cannot make change for any standard coin up to and in cluding a dollar. He has neither a dollar bill nor a silver dollar. What coins has her MaU Tribune staff members think they've got it figured out. How about you? Recommendation on Measures '' ' No. 1 Raise Pay for Legislators ............ -....Yes No. 2 County Subdivisions ;.U.........'.Yes N0 3Portland Mental Hospital ..;......,.';..Ye8 No. 4 Raising Initiative Signatures .. ..No No. 6 Changing Property Tax ... .............No No. 6 Daylight Saving No Recommendation No. 7Prohibiting Commercial Fishing ........Yes No. 8 Repealing Mirk Control Bill No No. 9 County Juvenile Farm ........................Yes No. 10 Stray Dog Regulation ...No Our favorite' slogan for election measures "When In doubt; Vote No" has more application than usual this year.. : , ' For there isn't a proposition before the people which couldn't be defeated without the Heavens Falling or probably any serious damage done. r ... . .' . . ; However, as usual there are une favors and opposes, and we No. 1: SALARIES OF STATE LEGISLATORS: We don't '. know how many times the Mail "living wage", for members of the affirmative results. Perhaps this year will prove an exception. . At any rate the present $600 remuneration with travel expenses to and fro is ridiculous, few members can get along on such a sum at present cost-of-living prices, without going into debt or drawing on their other Income. This reduces membership to those -who' can afford it financially, 'and eliminates those who can't. . There should be no such handicap to able men without oxtra financial resources, taking an active part in public life, particu- i larly in the administration of their state government, as members of the Legislature. Vote yes. ' - ; No. 2? RtmnivmiNn counties for electing STATE LEGISLATURE. This is merely permissive. It allows Multnomah "j County ror example, to have its delegation in Salem" representative of all sections of the county instead of mostly PorUand, which ! would be a desirable change. There would prooably De no dis- position in Jackson County to take similar action, but if there i were, the same could be accomplished only by special legislation. Vote yes. .. ,j. j No. 3: MENTAL HOSPITAL IN THE PORTLAND AREA. j The people voted for such a hospital at the last election but the Legislature disregarded it, presumably in part because it ' would not be located in Salem, but more important, only elderly people would be admitted. The need is so great for BOTH old and young, the desirability of its location in the metropolis of the j state so apparent, that it is to be hoped the measure will pass and j be carried out this time.-Vote yes. No. 4: HOW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS MAY BE PROPOSED BY THE PEOPLE. This merely changes the percent age .required on an initiative petition from .8 to 10 per cent. It should be noted this restricts the OFFERING of an amendment : to the pedple only, it would then be up to a vote of the people whether, or not they would give their ok to such a constitutional change. This department believes there should be no increased : restrictions on offering any amendments 8 per cent of the voters should desire. More important is proper discrimination and wis dom of the voters, to vote down any proposal that may not by . right belong in- our fundamental law. This measure would con tribute nothing in this direotlon. We recommend "No." No. 8: STATE PROPERTY TAX CHANGE: This Is another con- ; stitutional amendment, replaces the 6 per cent limitation with a 6-mill limitation, except of course as to the interest charges on -the state debt, and also unless a greater amount is sanctioned by vote of the people. This is a very, complicated subject, and the entire question, in this paper's view, should be decided by a committee of competent tax experts, and then acted upon by the state legislature subject only to a popular referendum,- if one should be desired. However here is the proposal and the people must decide. On the general proposition of "when in doubt vote "no" that is our recommendation so it's "No." ; ; r - No. 8: DAYLIGHT SAVING. The Mall Tribune fought local op-;r tlon on daylight saving because it made such a mess. The im- . portant point, as stated then, was to have a system that was ' uniform throughout the state instead of a hodge-podge with' Med ford on one time and Central Point on another, or vice versa. The change was made and the people voted for standard time. Now there is a demand to change to daylight saving because-, both California and Washington have it, and some confusion and inconvenience result. Well as far as this paper is concerned we believe the people should decide which they want and we will ingly leave the decision to them without recommendation one way or the other. As long as the state has one type of time for , all, the Mail Tribune will have no serious complaint, whether it i saves daylight or doesn't No. 7: PROHIBITING CERTAIN FISHING IN COASTAL : STREAMS: - - - s Men may come and men may go, but fish-bills go on for-, ever. And milk bills promise to follow the same endless trail, Judging by this year's ballot. As to the fish bill there is unfor tunately no supreme court, no final authority. There are as many ; convincing arguments to the average layman AGAINST this meas- . ure as FOR it. Incidentally this will not affect Rogue River as it has already been closed to commercial fishing. But if this action has helped trout fishing in the Rogue as many local sportsmen ' claim, then we see no reason why rivers to the north should not ' be similarly benefited. This much is certain, good trout and ; salmon fishing via rod and line is of far greater benefit to the ' state in the direction of a profitable tourist crop than the com- ' paratively small amount of commercial fishing now in operation. 1 No one can blame the commercial fishing industry for opposing ' the measure but in this as in everything else what is best for the ! GREATEST number should prevail. The Mail Tribune recom mends "Yes." No. 8: HERE IS THE MILK-CONTROL BILL AGAIN' : This effort to repeal the present law and its controls has been . tried 3 times and failed. Like the fish bill there are strong argu- . ments on both sides, and the Mail Tribune once in the past, favored ( a repeal principally on the ground a better control measure might ; be devised to replace it. But there is another factor. We think , under the Oregon system when the electorate has taken a strong negative action on ANY proposal over a long period, that there, should be at least a decent breathing spell instead of having the , same measure come up at the next election and every one there- , after. Let's have such a breathing spell on milk controls.. The . only way to get it is to keep our present system a it Is, and , leaving the matter of improvements up to the next Legislature. We recommend voting "No." Referred to People of Jackson County ' No. 0: AN ACT FOR A JUVENILE HOME: The demand for such a home is locally widespread and strong, on the theory that it will decrease Juvenile delinquency : in this county, which is increasing so alarmingly and not only here but throughout the county. The Mall Tribune doubts If it will be as effective as the orononenta thlnV nri it i. oi.. n,,htftil if the funds provided wUl prove adequate. However the practice of throwing juveniles into jail with other criminals is undesirable ' also, bo on the ground that any step in the direction of solving or reducing the dangers of Juvenile delinquency is all to the good ' and also the fact that the cost will be slight, considering Jackson COUnty S financial POSitlOn. We favnr aimnnrt V.. nmnnnl. I Vote yes. No. 10. THIS TW! TJIT T Vl.11.. it ' .. . .j - ; kiu j.. a. . xumiiy were is a proposal to pr hlblt dogs from running at large through the city. This might go oyer big because of the title for even the most -J?i'ove5 would not favor an army of pooches running at large night and day over the town site. .H!wfvJr ccordln8. th best information available, this , """"" j"wn woma prooimt i- iI-.V, n "t'"u"r appear i. , !.. . " ' T citv. is that one ran tint .i. u in . : . ao3 out me aog can ieu ; something like a natural and happy life, with at lt nme out door freedom. fin M.nn ,iii.J.tl.. 1 .vU...,c,,uawu any dogs to run at large, but Imnosed are far inn vt-m- .Ilu it wnillrl n.i.OP hn a.f....J ,t ir-:.i i .i rr f;' baked legislation and should not proposals which The. Mall Trib are so recommending: Tribune has recommended a Legislature and always without " , a family pet from crossing the j down town without being hem , lown BS contrasted wnn a large . ...... j . ... . . ' " u ... no - on mis, not because we wani because we think the restrictions , it .i . . 1 lL ule -measure passed proDBDiy . . .. v r . . . . . ,usl "notner example of naii be passed. Vote Ncv-B.W.R.