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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and
40 years ago.
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10 YEARS AGO
Not. 17. 1944
(It was Friday)
Sgt. Kenneth Black and Sgt.
Bill Black, both in the armed
, forces for more than 30 months,
' return to Medford to visit their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
M. Black.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column! The Hun
garian bastion of Jaszereny, one
of the "vital railroad keys," has
fallen. In vain we have looked
through1 40 exchanges in search
of a typographical miscue list
ing it as Raspberry.
SO YEARS AGO :
Nov. 17, 1934
(It was Saturday) v v
Klamath Falls state policeman
takes off his clothes and dives
into icy waters in attempt to
rescue victims of automobile
crash, and then is forced to
stand around without clothing
In freezing weather when car
taking survivors to Klamath
Falls takes his clothing, too.
Olaf Sieverson and Bob Smith
star for Medford High school
football team in 48 to 0 victory
over Grants Pass.
SO YEARS AGO
Nov. 17, 1924
(It was Monday)
In observance of American
Patriotism day, Medford resi
dents are urged "to consider
education, the foundation of pa
triotism; reverence for law and
good citizenship, and the ballot
box."
Barnard Joy, Ashland, wins
first prize of $50 in national
junior gardener contest.
40 YEARS AGO
Nov. 17. 1914
(It was Tuesday)
Chemical tank installed on
Medford's auxiliary fire truck,
and vehicle painted red to con
form with official colors.
From the Local and Personal
column: It is exnected that Gov
ernor-Elect Withycombe will
give some Jackson county Re
publicans a state 30b as a re
ward for honest, but not very
productive service during the
last campaign.
What's the Answer?
(Can You Get 4 of the 7?)
Copr. 1954. Editorial Research Report
1. If the President and Vice
President die, which of these be
comes President: Chief Justice,
Secretary of State, Speaker of
the House, President pro tem. of
the Senate? '
2. The Y.W.C.A. was founded
earlier or later than the
Y.M.C.A., or in the same year?
3. Most of the sugar eaten
throughout the world today
comes from cane or from beets?
4. Of all used cars sold during
a year, about one-half are less
than five years old; tight or
wrong?
5. The Chief Justice of the
highest court in N. Y. state gets
a higher or lower salary than
the Chief Justice of the U.S., or
the same?
6. All of the 48 states do or
don't grant divorce for adultery?
7. President Eisenhower does
or doesn't hold an official award
from the Soviet government?
The Answers: 1. Speaker of
the House. 2. Some years later.
3. Cane. 4. Right. 5. Consider
ably higher. 6. All do, 7. Does (a
military order awarded in 1945.)
MAIL TRIBUNE
Welcome
Farmers and farmer family members from
throughout the state are in Medford this week at
tending the twenty-third annual meeting of the Ore
gon Farm Bureau Federation. The delegates will
discuss issues, ideals and problems concerning agri
culture, will hear talks by Farm Bureau officials and
others and will determine policies of the organization
for the coming year.
Although the delegates face a heavy business
schedule, provision has also been made for several
special entertainment and social features arranged
by the Jackson and Josephine County Farm Bureaus
which are acting as hosts for the convention. These
include visits to historic Jacksonville and the Jack
sonville Museum and to the famous Mystery House
near Gold Hill.'
THE Oregon Farm Bureau Federation with its 7,036
family memberships has become a strong force in
the public affairs of the state, just as the American
Farm Bureau Federation, of which it is an integral
part, is influential in the nation. This strength is em
phasized largely by the huge membership. When
the A.F.B. speaks it combines the voices of 1,591,777
members located in each of the 48 states and Puerto
Rico. ' -
Actually, its voice is much greater than that for
each membership in the organization includes all
the members of the farmer's family and on this basis
the membership total is multiplied three or four times.
THE processes by which Farm Bureau policies are
formulated and carried out are of interest not only
to the organization's members but to the public in
general for they represent a completely democratic
approach, starting at the grass roots. These pro
cesses may be divided into two phases: Policy formu
lation, whereby the best thinking of the members,
in regard to public policy issues is expressed through
the resolutions process; and, policy execution, which
includes action through legislative and other com
mittees at the local level in support of the policies so
developed. .
The policies of the Farm Bureau for 1954 have
been developed through the
thorough discussion at local, county and state Farm
Bureau meetings. They have been considered by the
national resolutions committee, made up of repre
sentatives from every State Farm Bureau. They, have
been considered, amended, and adopted by elected
voting delegates of member State Farm Bureaus at
the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau
Federation and thus become the policies of the mem
ber State Farm Bureaus until changed by the voting
delegate body.
From such conventions as the one now in progress
here will come the resolutions and recommendations
which will be considered at
of the A.F.B.F., to be held
York City.
THE first job undertaken by the Farm Bureau after
its organization back jn 1914 consisted of carrying
the latest scientific information to the people, but
over the years as the organization developed, the pro
gram became as broad as
Cooperating with the Extension Service, the Land
Grant colleges, the Experiment Stations, the Voca
tional Teachers, and the
of Agriculture, it has proved to be a great boon to
the individual farmer and to agricultural interests as
a whole. In addition the
strumental in the, development of thousands of strong,
unselfish agricultural leaders, imbued with the spirit
of humanitanamsm and possessed of a great vision
of faith in the fundamentals of democracy.
TVIEDFORD is happy to have been chosen as host
" city for the Farm Bureau convocation. It is our
hope that all those attending will find their time here
well spent and enjoyable, not only in the carrying
on of their organization's business, but in the oppor
tunity for sightseeing and social events which have
been arranged. E.C.F. : :
Passing of, The Pastures
An advertisement inserted recently by the South
ern Pacific Company in the Wall Street Journal and
a couple of nationally circulated magazines-calls at-,
tention to the industrial development which is tak
ing place in the eight states of the "Golden Empire,"
including Oregon. The company points out that last
year it hauled 29 per cent more lumber and other
manufactured products of the forests than it did when
sawmills first began to supplant pastureland. In
Oregon there was a 38 per cent increase.
.
TWO pictures show the transformation of a large
1 area near Springfield. In one, taken in 1946,
the land is shown covered only by grass and a few
farm buildings here and there. The other, taken
eight years later, shows the terrain covered by. a
huge and sprawling wood-processing plant complete
with log pond, smoke-belching stacks and all the
other appurtenances of such an installation.
There can be no quarrel with the changes such
as that depicted for the industrial plants are bring
ing many substantial and needed payrolls to our
state. But Oregonians cannot be blamed for at least
a sigh of regret that the changes have to come at the
expense of such long familiar and delightful pastoral
scenes. E.C.F. : V
NURSERY DIRECTOR
Spokaner-U.R) Robert J. Ol
son, Elgin, Ore., has been named
director of the soil conservation
nursery at Pullman, State Con
servationist Paul McGre said
today. ... ;, .,
Wednesday, November 17, 1954 I
O.EB.F.
resolutions process after
the 36th annual meeting
December 12 to 16 in New
agriculture itself.
United States Department
Farm Bureau has been in
WEATHER
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Northern California: General
ly fair; a little rain near Ore
gon .border; patches of morning
fog; little change in : temperature.
Visits by Foreign
Notables Testify To
US World Position
By CHARLES -M. McCANN
United Press Correspondent
Foreign notables are visiting
the United States in almost
parade strength.
Premier
Shigeru Yoshi
da of Japan
and President
William V. S.
Tubman of the
African Negro
Republic of
Liberia have
just left.
Queen Moth
er Elizabeth of
Great Britain
Cnaries Mccano is sailing for
home Thursday after her visit
to the United States and Canada.
October visitors included
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of
the West German Federal Re
public and Premier Mohammed
Ali of Pakistan.
Premier Pierre Mendes-France
of France is due today.
Premier Sir John Kotelawala
of Ceylon is coming Nov. 28 for
a nationwide tour.
And now comes word that
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
of Iran and his beautiful Queen
Soraya are expected to arrive in
December.
Earlier this year, visitors of
note included Emperor Haile
Selassie of Ethiopia. President
Syngman Rnee of South Ko
rea and President Celal Bayar
and Premier Adnan Menderes
of Turkey. T -:'
Strengthens Anglo- ,- '
AmericanTies
Queen ."Elizabeth's visit was
purely social, though it served
to strengthen the close ties be
tween trie united States and
Britain.
AU the others may be classed
as purely political. They are a
In the Day's
By FRANK JENKINS
Far-from-home news which in
the. modern world can be even
more important to EVERYBODY
than our own Main Street news:
Britain's Foreign Secretary
Eden says that his country will
PUSH FOR RATIFICATION of
the agreements to rearm West
ern Germany.
- He adds:
"Russia's latest proposal for a
European conference on collec
tive security is directed against
ratification, but Britain will
NOT be misled
WHAT does it mean? ,'
It means (along with other
developments), that Britain has
decided to be more active than in
the past in pushing collective de
fense of Western Europe against
Communist encroachment
That is a hopeful sign.
; Western Europe can't'possibly
hope to defend itself against
Communist expansion, without
Britain's active and vigorous co
operation. NOTHER straw in the wind:
A London newspaper the
Daily. Express says Britain is
looking for a remote Pacific area
in which to test what is called a
"novel type' of thermonuclear
weapon." The Express describes
the weapon as operating on the
same general principles as the
H-bomb.
'THAT is interesting for two
reasons:
1. It means that Britain, in
stead of joining with Russia in
DtfLiUKiiNCi America s prepara
tion for atomic warfare if atomic
warfare has to come, is joining
with America to make atomic
armament more effective if
atomic warfare against Commun
ism HAS to come.
2. Britain i3 willing to SHARE
WITH AMERICA regardless of
Communist propaganda the re
sponsibility for testing out and
getting ready for use such weap
ons as the A-bomb and the H
bomb if they have to be used.
"DOTH developments are inter--'
esting and significant
, If we HAVE to fight Russia
(which is the spider at the cen
ter of the Communist web) we'll
be far more certain of victory
with Britain as a grim and de
termined ally as she has been
in the last two world wars.
Up to now, Britain 'has been
wobbly as an ally. If is begin
ning to look as if her back is
stiffening. That is all to the good,
so far as we are concerned.
TJERE.is a new pitch:
" Radio Moscow has called for
renewal of old trade ties between
the United States and the Soviet
Union. A Russian commentator
in an English-language broad
cast beamed to North America
says: "The U.S.A. and Russia
have long standing traditions of
mutually advantageous commerce.'-
WHAT does that mean?
" I don't know.
One has to assume that the
proposal isn't made in good faith.
If one is even rudimentarily in
telligent, one judges good faith
by DEEDS, not words. Commun
ist Russia's deeds have not been
friendly. .
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testimony to the enormous
wealth and prestige of the Uni
ted States and to the amazing
system of alliances this country
has built up to meet the menace
of Communist aggression.
The visitors have discussed
trade and aid. They have dis
cussed the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, including the arm
ament of Western Germany; the
Southeast Asia Defense Treaty;
and the interlocking accords
which reach from Arctic Nor
way through Europe and the
Mediterranean to Pakistan in the
Himalayas and on to Southeast
Asia.
Premier Kotelawala and Shah
Mohammed are in the top flight
insofar as political importance is
concerned.
Ruler Anti-Communist
. Ceylon is a unit of the British
Common wealth. Koltelawala, ,
educated at Cambridge Univer
sity, is decidedly pro-British and
he is as bitter an anti-Communist
as can be found anywhere.
But his country is one of those
which has held back from join
ing the anti-Communist defense
system in East Asia. It may not
be too much to hope that Kotela
wala's visit to his country and
to Britain, on his way here
could result in closer coopera
tion against Red aggression.
Iran, too, is a missing link in
the defense system. It lies be
tween Turkey and Pakistan, both
irrJportant members of the al
liance of free countries. Iran's
relations with the West were
embittered for a long time by
the Iranian Oil Co. nationaliza
tion dispute. That issue has been
disposed of. There has been in
creasing speculation that Iran,
in one way or another, may link
itself to the grand alliance. The
Shah's expected visit may mark
a step in that direction.
News
It is a safe assumption that
no good for us is intended by
this trade proposal,
TUT I can't help feeling that
we'd better look at this one.
I certainly wouldn't seU the Rus
sians guns and tanks and planes
and ammunition. I wouldn't sell
them machine tools to make guns
and tanks and planes and am
munition. But I'd be realistic.
It's always easier to get along
with somebody you're doing busi
ness with than with somebody
you've blacklisted-r who has
blacklisted you. If we're going to
HAVE A WORLD it's just that
serious we must find some way
to get along in the same world
with Russia, on some kind of
basis.
rVUR job in the foreseeable
future is to speak softly and
carry a big stick. Mutual trade
of some sort offers opportuni
ties to speak softly.
MONEY HELPS
. South Portland, . Me. (U.R)
Wendall F. Holmes was feeling
mighty low. He had been, hos
pitalized twice this year and
away from work four months.
He risked a ' small bet on the
daily double at a racetrack, play
ing horses with numbers of his
age (31) and his address (69).
The combination paid $1,000 and
Holmes perked up considerably.
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Courtesy Appreciated
To -the Editor: A splendid
courtesy was extended to Jack
son County Chapter No. 8 Dis
abled American Veterans on
Veterans Day, by R. E. Heysell,
manager of Courtesy Chevrolet
comnanv. when he loaned us a
flat rack truck, for use as a float
in the parade.
The float was dreamed up as
a way of advertising the Blood
Donor program, which needs
needling now, smce the public
seems to think the need of blood
donations has stopped since the
cease fire in Korea.
The managemement of the
Blood Donor program section of
the local Red Cross Chapter,
joins Jackson Co. No. 8 DAV, in
thanking Mr. Heysell for the use
of the truck, and especially Mr.
Lester, the driver, who was off
duty that day, and came from
his home at Brownsboro, to
drive the truck for us without
pay-:
Lester Moser Commander
Pat Graham, Adj. and Serv
ice Officer DAV No. 8.
Baruch Calls for
Enlargement of
Security Council
New York (U.R) Bernard M.
Baruch caUed last night for en
largement of the National Se
curity. Council on a nonpartisan
basis and a standby mobilization
program.
"The course we would pursue
in peace wUl not do now," he
said. "Nor will the course which
war dictates. We need fresh
thinking."
Many Problems Remain
The elder statesman said many
problems are still to be thought
through. He listed these as: An
economic policy toward our an
tagonists, our .allies and the
neutralists; a globel strategy to
replace the "disjointed and piece
meal responses" with which we
met the Soviet challenge; condi
tions, upon which we are willing
to reach an agreement with the
Soviets; a catalogue of our
strength and weakness, and cor
rection of the weakness.
Baruch spoke at the annual
dinner of the Wings Club, an
organization of members of the
aviation industry.
Clackamas County
Dogs Killing Sheep
: Oregon City (Uip-Some 11
sheep were killed in Clackamas
county last week end "by two
dogs in one of the county's most
destructive raids, according to
the. dog control board. ;
The . raid took place on , the
Melvin Mitts farm near Colton,
the board reported yesterday.
In addition to the 11 sheep
killed, two others were mangled
so badly they had to be de
stroyed.. An unknown number of
animals in the 85-sheep herd
were injured.
Eight goats were killed on the
Highland area farm of Guy
Moenhke in the same vicinity
recently, the board said, and four
other goats were reported miss
ing. Lionel Before
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Editorial Comment
Give The Man a Chance '
This newspaper has disagreed
on some matters in the past with
Richard L. Neuberger, United
States Senator-elect from Ore
gon, notably on his power pol
icies. At the same time we have
agreed with him on some things,
particularly his foreign views,
and we have liked much of what
we have seen to date of his de
veloping farm policy ideas. -
As noted above, we have dis
agreed with him on some things,
agreed with him on others. We
expect to do so in the. future,
since it is highly unlikely that
we will see eye-to-eye with any
one on everything.
Now, however, we are getting
more than a little bit disgusted
with those who refuse to give
Neuberger a chance in his new
job, with those who constantly
carp and rail at him because of
past disagreements. - " '
Neuberger is a smart man,
make no mistake about that. His
last campaign, although, we did
not like certain features of it,
proved his intelligence if,
indeed, any proof had been need
ed, which we doubt -
He has shown the ability to
grow mentally to meet new chal
lenges in the past It would be
presumptuous and extremeiy
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stupid to believe he is incapable
of further growth to meet the
new challenge which faces him
now.
As a Senator, Neuberger can
be a great asset to the people
of Oregon, as much of an asset as
his predecessors have been in
the past. We don't feel it's ask
ing too much to give him ' a
chance to become that asset
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