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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) 1.edfohdCTribuki 'Everybody in Southern uregao hmu xne hju mtjune Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 7-2? North Fir St Phone 2-6141 ROBERT W. BUHL. Editor HERB GREY, Advertising Manager fc. C. FERGUSON. Managing Editor ZRIC ALLEN JR dtv Editor HARRY CHIP MAN. Telegraph Editof RICHARD JEWETT. S porta editor OLIVE STARCHER- Society Editor JACK JACKSON. Sunday Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr. r An Independent Newspaper Entered aa aecond class matter at MedlOTO. Oregon, unaex ti w jaarcn o, ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Per copy lOe. .00 Daily and Sunday Six month 650 Daily and Sunday One month na4i-v unci aunaiy imct uius, v 123 OUUUa yjmj . w s-.j Tn AlnM Mefaford. AihUnd, Central Pointy Eaf le Point. "... It . .Till jacKsonvuie. ooia mu, fuumu, Shady Cove. Rogue River. Talent Daily and Sunday One year $15.00 Ttaii and Sundav One month 1.25 Carrier and Dealers 5c per copy ail Tmm rnih in Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford "United Press Full Leaaed Wlre MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIHCULATIOW Advertising Representative: mrCTuni i tn a V rflMP A MV rMf? Offices in new xorx. uucago, jl- i.nU Cam VMnAlflftn f.A inWlM Seattle, Portland. St." Louis. Atlanta! Vancouver, B.C. Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from, the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. . 10 YEARS AGO Dec 2. 1S44 Glen Bostwick and Marvin Doty score touchdowns, and Bob ' Watson kicks two extra points, as Medford High school football team defeats La Grande 14 to 0, 'in state championship game at Multnomah stadium in Portland. .. , . - . From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: Only one month is left on the curent calen dars, and citizens have started to wonder, where they will get one for next year. 20 YEARS AGO Pee. 2, 2934 Members of First Christian church of Medford hold mort gage burning at 50th annual meeting; among those taking part is Mrs. Margaret Fisher, only remaining charter mem ber of the church living in Med ford. Cecil A. Poole, Medford, for mer principal of Griffin Creek school, appointed to national lec ture board of Rosecrucian order. SO YEARS AGO Dec. 2, 1924 Jacksonville Postmistress Flo Thompson escapes injuries in automobile accident north of Grants Pass; story says her car suffered "two broken wheels jand minor bruises and lacera tions." 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 2. 1914 (It was Wednesday) Medford city council cuts po lice force to one man; Chief fiittson to be both chief and pa trolman; council names Mrs. jT. A. Howell, W. T. York, and J. H. Bradford to city registra tion board. From the Local and Personal column: Some of the high school vaudeville team returned from Klamath Falls to eat, after ap pearing twice in that city. They will never wander . as far again from their base of supplies. Glenn Laidley, a very prominent young cartoonist, reports that he did not have anything to eat from Sunday noon till Monday night. The privations of Laidley were the worst. The rest were reduced to doughnuts and cof fee. The richest member of the troupe possessed a dollar. The team made $4 apiece the first night, and- a dollar apiece the second night. The gayety of Klamath Falls tempted the boys to spend their subsistance reck lesly. What's the Answer? (Can You Get 4 of the 7?) '-- Copr. 1954. Editorial Research Report 1. Alger Hiss went to-jail for spying for Russia, libeling Whit taker Chambers, committing per jury, or filling the State Depart ment with Reds? 2. The White House in Wash ington is on Capitol st; Pennsyl vania ave New York ave., First St., or Independence ave.? 3. Most cities and states have a constitutional or legal limit on how much debt they may run up, right or wrong? 4. Which of these has the largest permanent seating capa city: Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Polo Grounds, Rose Bowl, Yan kee Stadium? . 5. The most common length in women's shoe is Size 6, 6Vi, 1, IVz, 8 or 8V2 6. The world's largest desert is in north Africa, north Aus tralia, western U.S.A., south China, or northeast Siberia? 7. A stalemate is recognized under that name in the rules of what game? The Answers: 1. Committing perjury. 2. On Pennsylvania ave. (No. 1600). 3. Right. 4. Rote Bowl. 5. IVi. 6. North Africa (the Sahara). 7 Chess ' MAIL TRIBUNE Will Atoms End War? In spite of the tough attitude of the Knowlands and the McCarthys, so long as General Eisenhower is in the White House, there promises to be no Third World War, none at least initiated by the United States. ' ' . And it is doubtful if any will be initiated by Red China, Russia, or any member of the Communist bloc, in the foreseeable future at least Why? THHE chief reason, we believe, is the very human trait that has started so many wars in the past, FEAR. It was essentially the German fear of being denied her "place in the sun," as it was the Japanese fear of being denied expansion living space that brought on World Wars I and II. But with the . advent of the atom and hydrogen bombs, a new world-wide fear has arisen, namely not the fear of what war might do to a nation's enemies, but to the nation ITSELF. TN fact it is highly probable that if atomic weapons of destruction had never been invented a World War III would be raging now. The seeds of war are certainly present. The world is divided between the Communist nations bent, on world domination; and the anti-Communist nations, seeking to prevent such destruction, and thus preserve their independence and their freedoms. I JNDER such conditions war in the past would have been a "natural."' But we are now in the atomic age, and the entire nature of war-f-war on a world-scale at least has changed. ': For the stalemate that Senator Knowland so great ly fears, is already here. The USA may have a slight advantage, but it is too slight to be a decisive factor. Therefore the fact remains that not only is a "pre ventive war" out, but with atomic weapons, any profitable war to victor or vanquished is out also. In other words war has been outlawed by the develop ment of war itself . FORTUNATELY President Eisenhower sees this. So does Winston Churchill. And there is little reason to doubt that the leaders in China and Russia see it also. (If they don't and they start a war, they will soon find it out!) ' SO in this day and age, h wing VU1 VUUUV VTJL aiuvo MVWUIU vuv vuuuv of peace precarious though it may seem at .the moment. This doesn't mean there war. lne world, may blunder into it. JNor does it mean this country can afford to decrease preparations for such a catastrophe. It does mean, that war has been prevented to date, probably will be for some time, not -by any absence of the war-like spirit, but by an appreciation on the part of world leaders, that war is something to avoid in this atomic age, regarding what such a war might do to the other side, but to the nation or AND that, we submit is something to be , thankful frf TVia tinriQ moir nrvma Tnr oorl tttVi ayV lnof on r vf iuii j. nt wuc iiiajf jxii xxiuu. vr iivsii wot&au deploring the invention of these weapons of whole sale frightful destruction, the civilized people of the world, will call the inventors blessed for rendering war ANY-war on a world-wide scale, so destruct f ul to victor and vanquished alike, that by common consent, and plain self-interest, Old Man Mars and all his lethal equipment has to be kicked out of the cosmos onto some interplanetary ash-heap I Certainly a consummation devoutly to be wished; ' . - -. R.W.R. Hats Qff to Watkins I Whatever happens to Joe McCarthy and the cen sure resolutions as this is being written the vote has not been taken, one principal member of the cast, will come out of it, with greatly increased stature and nation-wide respect." - That member is the committee chairman : Senator Watkins of Utah. . When he was chosen he was prac tically, unknown except in his own state, and not widely known there. - Today he is a national figure and one in which not only his constituents, but all good Americans may well take pride. w , For the senator from Utah has shown qualities of moral courage, clear- objective thinking, and a sense of fairness and judicial temper all too rare in the Upper House of the Congress, especially where controversial issues are concerned. r "v ; He demonstrated also a fortitude and self control under unjustified and unwarranted personal attack; which can only be termed truly CHRISTIAN. While he never deviated from the line of duty and con science, he never indulged in personalities, and even went out of his way to give credit to McCarthy for his anti-Red efforts, while deploring and condemning his methods. ; . ;. jv THE MAIL TRIBUNE can only regret there, are not more,of his stalwart Puritan type in the Senate, the need particularly in the present world crisis, is so great. C'K. ' .. . . '. Perhaps there are more", Tjut they never Happened to be placed in the national spot-light, or be subjected to such a revealing character test, before such an audi ence. All Americans who believe in the suDerioritv of democracy over- any other form of government yet devised, certainly hope this proves' to be the case. R.W.R. - Thursday. Dicimbit 2, 1954 ' national fears, instead of r - ' . CAN'T be another world ' not because of any qualms nations, starting it. Matter of Fact THE INNER CRISIS: II Washington A profound cleavage within the Eisenhower administration on basic issues of n ational policy above aU policy , to wards Asia now ungues ti o n ably ex ists. , ; On the one hand there is the powerful group which views Commu nist China Stewart AUop much as Win ston ChurchiU viewed Commu nist Russia in the period after the revolution, when he wanted to "strangle the baby ,in its cradle." This group believes that the consequences wiU be fatal if the Chinese Communist regime is allowed to consolidate it3 power. Most of this group also believes that limited action by the United States can pre vent the consolidation of Chi nese Communist power.' ; This school of thought boasts a three-to-one majority on the Joint Chiefs ' of Staff, at least one influential ally in the State Department, and strong support from the most powerful Repub licans in the Senate. But Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Army Chief of Staff and the lone dissenter among the Joint Chiefs, also has powerful allies apparenUy - in cluding the President of the United States. " President Eisenhower b a s twice supported Gen. Ridgway. The first time was when the ma pority of the Chiefs wanted to commit American air sea power to Indochina. The second time was when the majority wanted to commit American air power to the Chinese mainland, if necessary to hold the Nationalist offshore islands. ; Ridgway opposed both pro posals on much the same grounds. These grounds are re portedly about as follows: He does not believe that limited American action will fatally weaken the Chinese Communist regime. All military history, he believes, flies in the face of the theory of "the immaculate war," a war won by sea and air power alone. . .-- Nor wiU the limited anti-Communist Asiatic ground forces suf fice to challenge Communist China's unlimited manpower. If the challenge is to be made, American ground troops must be ready to back it up. If the chal lenge - is to be made, in short, this country had better prepare to fight a serious war. " GIVEN American commitments in Asia and above all to NATO, the troops to fight this kind of war simply do not exist, Infantry divisions - cannot be whistled up overnight. Thus, if the challenge is to be made, the first step must be the money and time to train at least six ad ditional divisions. Ridgway's is the basic posi tion, but there are many varia tions on the same theme. Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles, for example, is very well aware of the volcanic reaction probable among this country's European allies if the United States block aded China, for example, or in tervened to hold the Nationalist off-shore islands. But he is equal ly aware of the volcanic re action on Capitol Hill if, for ex ample, his able Assistant Secre tary of State, Walter Robertson. resigned in protest against the Administration's Asia policies. Dulles himself, moreover, has had in the past strong sympathy with the views of the Radford- Robertson-Knowland group. The Dulles position, therefore, .... is seemingly betwixt-and-between, despite his strong sounding state ments in his broadcast Monday night :"V":"' :: In point jof fact, the Secretary of the Treasury is probably a more influential figure in this It Pays to Save HUNT'S It Pays OLD FMHiONEb mAMm lb. .33 ' r Y7 n aw conflict than the Secretary of State. Secretary of the Treas ury George Humphrey does not have to be a military expert to know that one way or another, American military intervention in Asia is going to cost money in the long run, probably a great deal of, money ;i . A v - Humphrey: quite sincerely be lieves that "loose spending" at home represents as great a threat to the United States as Commu nist aggression abroad. He has therefore opposed taking any "unnecessary" military risks. Secretary oL Defense Charles Wilson, his alter ego in the Pen tagon, goes along with him. ... .. -- ' . . TTUMPHREY ; also , has, of course, great influence with the President. One high official has remarked that Ridgway, in his conflict with the other chiefs, has had two key assets 'George Humphrey and the hy drogen bomb." As previously re ported here, the terrible special characteristics" of s the hydrogen bomb have deeply influenced the thinking' of President Eisenhow er, just as they have influenced the thinking of ChurchiU. As a result, as he has said, the President is seeking a "modus vivendi" with the Com munist powers. But you can not, after aU, seek a way of living with the Communist world and seek to strangle the Chinese Communist baby in its cradle, all. at one and the same time. And a powerful group within the Administration genuinely be lieves that, if the Chinese baby is allowed to mature, it will strangle the United States in the end. Thus the stage is set for a major internal policy crisis in the Administration. Ordinarily, to be sure, the President's posi tion would determine the out come in advance." But the Chi nese Communists seem determ ined to prove by their behavior that any modus vivendi with communism is inherently impos sible. . (Copyright, 1954, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) Canadian Officials Probe Bank Holdups Vancouver, B. C. (U.R) Po lice Chief Walter Mulligan start ed an investigation today to de termine, if "professional" crimi nals from' the United States and Eastern Cariada staged a $50,000 bank robbery ; yesterday morn ing. y-y; m ; f , -. " Mulligan said after 'an emer- ency police commission meeting last night that there had been a definite influx of professional criminals during the last few months when this qity's crime ratio, reached an all-time high. He said, however, that he wasn't sure if outsiders were responsi ble for the $50,000 job because "any member of local hoodlums could have done the job." The $50,000 robbery was one of two in the city yesterday that netted bandits a total of $51,500. Two hour's after the big robbery, a bandit got away with . $1,500 from the main downtown branch of the same bank. Escapee's Truthfulness Cosf Him His Freedom Castaic, Calif. (U.R) Frank Nemcek hitched a ride with a passing car. :; 7?.:-'V"v. - "You're taking a chance pick ing me : up," Nemcek told the driver, Walter M. Doughty. "I'm running away from the Castaic honor farm." The . mistake was : Nemcek's. He was taken back to the farm by Doughty a guard. First rural free delivery mail routes in the U.S. were placed in operation in West Virginia, Oct. 1,-1896. - Northern Stamps 1 1 2Vz Cans to Save Northern Stamps Y7 ) 7 COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor must bear the name and addres of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Weather Follows Pattern To the Editor: One of the most infallible winter weather prog nosticators is the first three days of December. The first day for tells the general : trend of the winter ahead for the present month. - The second day of December fortells what kind of weather wiU be due for January. The third day of December rules the kind of weather to expect in Feb ruary. ; ;. . -v; This may, seem to-be unscien tific yet tradition will sustain the above results as a general rule. " A note on the calendar for the first three days of December wiU be one way to test the unique method. J Why it has any significanse is one of those old folklore "tales covered with dust of the ages. - Bert Kissinger, s . " 520 Boardman St., ' Medford, Ore. Faith Is Needed To the Editor: The swif'. faU of the slant-edged beheading knife has it's evil effects, even to this day in ' France. During the revolution there, to survive, one had to denounce a neighbor, friend cr family member with deadly regularity. As men and women of goodwill would re fuse such ' villainous practices, they were the ones most de nounced and most apt to fall vie time to guillotine leaving be hind too many of suspicious mind, and lack of faith in their fellow-men. So much so that establishment of a stable French government today is aU but im Pope Finds Ordered Rest Difficult Vatican City U.R) Pone Pius XII, disturbed by hiccups, is having difficulty obtaining the absolute rest ordered by his doctors, Vatican sources said to day. -W.; -. ..... The doctors said the Pope had "some trouble - sleeping" last night. He is still receiving nourishment indirectly and his doctors are maintaining their 24-hour vigil at the papal apart ments in the apostolic palace of the Vatican." The sources emphasized that there is no cause for alarm and that the current disturbance is less serious than that which af flicted him last winter. v ; ; j The sources said the condition of the 7-year-old pontiff was un changed in the past. 24 hours. Yesterday they had .reported a slight improvement, Christinas Opening SALE Of ' . Pnisteii' Fm 111 North Central Medford, Oregon !$f0!0f0$f0f0f0f0f$f9f0f0f0f0!0f0f0f0!0!0?0f0f V.i. i4iniimirw Week; End Specials 4th and Front, Medford :.: possible, thereby an ever un certain quantity for our states men to worry and puzzle over, becoming dangerously more like Russia where - suspicion and be trayal based on the: bald, bare face lie seems the accepted mode. , But the deadly virus has been introduced to our own home land by the Wisconsin senator, McCarthy, who denounces right and left, the high 'and the low, that he may appear the fair- haired boy to protect his "pee- puT! from "evil minded men," meaning those who fail to agree with him. And there's a lot of people who fall for his line, for reasons hard to know. A war veteran's contingent of one re ligious faith pungled up 50,000 signatures indorsing McCarthys practices. Now they're out - to get -10,000,000. This is a real and deadly peril to us as a free, united people. And there was far too much denouncing of one another in the recent election campaign, so much so we here at 1211 West Main passed up most of it Same with too many here who de nounce the mayor and council men as a bunch of so-and-sos when a visit to a council meet ing shows their main, concern is to grant what the people want or really need and still not bank rupt tne city finances, mis na tion was founded on faith in one another. If we are to survive as a free, united people, we must re establish and live up to that heritage so dearly purchased by the sweat tears and blood of our forefathers, and mothers. " , . ' F. J. Clifford 1211 W. Main . , .. Medford, Ore. it is OUR responsibility to relieve yon from the many details involved in ar; ranging for a funeral service. CHAPEL MORTUARY Frank Morgan . . 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