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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and
40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 15, 1944 - '
Nine newly elected directors
of Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce include Seth Bullis,
A. M. Cannon, D. L. Flynn, Herb
Grey, E. H. Hedrick, John P.
Moffat, B. L. Nutting, M. T.
Wray, and H. S. DeueL
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot colum: A number
of goose hunters threaten to
talk turkey with the bureau
crats on the shotgun shell situa
tion. 20 YEARS AGO
Dec. 15. 1934
(It was Saturday)
County officials including
Treasurer A. C. Walker, Clerk
Geitge Carter, Judge Earl B.
Dq Commissioners Ralph Bill
ings and Emmett Nealon, and
Engineer Paul Rynning leave for
Portland, to attend state meet
ing. University of Hawaii football
team, coached by Blaine Klum,
former Medford High school
coach, defeats Denver univer
sity before largest football
crowd in Hawaii's history.
30 YEARS AGO
Dec. 15, 1924
(It was Monday)
Medford city council approves
use of $13,500 for purchase of
new pumper truck fire, depart
ment. Carcasses of 15 reindeer ar
rive from Alaska and go on
sale in Medford meat markets.
40 YEARS AGO
Dec. 15. 1914
(It was Tuesday)
Members of Medford fire de
partment weaving a shawl, to be
presented as a Christmas gift to
Miss Clara Woods of the Med
ford National bank.
From the Local and Personal
column: All high school dances
have been called off until fur
ther notice as a result of a re
cent rumpus at a dance held in
the hall over Daniels for Duds.
The trouble followed the inva
sion of a freshman dance Dy up
per classmen. The local lodge oc
cupying the hall seeks damage
for a number of spears broken
during the disturbance.
What's the Answer?
(Can You Get 4 of Iht 7?)
Copr. 1954. Editorial Research Report
1. More Americans will die in
1955 .from cancer, polio, " tuber
culosis or auto accident?
2. About five, ten, 15 or 20
per cent of all new cars sold
are station wagons?
3. Jesus of Nazareth was prob
ably born in what is now B.C.
or A.D., or on the dividing line
B.C. or A.D.?
4. Isaak Walton was a famous
physicist, jockey, fisherman,
character in i novel, or rabbi?
5. About 10,' 20, 30, 40, or 50
per cent of all children in public
schools get there by bus?
6. The enormous Pentagon
Building of the Defense Depart
ment has four, five, six, seven
or eight sides?
7. A prestidigitator picks pock
ets, does tricks with his- hands,
forges signatures, puts creases in
clothes, or runs a printing press?
1. Auto accidents. 2. About
five per cent (last year). 3.' B.C.
4. Fisherman. 5. About 30 per
cent. 6, Five. 7. Does tricks with
his hands.
N ATI O N A
MAIL TRIBUNE
A Needed Object Lesson
It will be interesting to
motorists and pedestrians
hower's plea that today.be
uay. ah agencies tnrougnout the country which re
ceive accident reports will send, them in to central
stations for tabulation
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tonignc.
In Oregon the county
and state police will forward accident reports to the
secretary of state's office in Salem at stated intervals
during the 24-hour period.
The totals will be released to newspapers and
j."
pleted.
DEGARDLESS of what
omer news meaia as. soon
V hecrnnrl nr harlTWeTYilW ic a nan-imlo-rlv
black month in the country's traffic record books and
one m which more than the
December of last year led
accident fatality total or
states showed thafin annroximatelv one out of cverv
four accidents, either the
mvOlVea haa Deen armKing.
But there will be other
01 WhlCh It Will De JUSt as
i t . -a
nreidents as at. this timp .Artnallv. t.hp. lmnnrtanep. of
caution in traffic becomes
because of the increasing
on the roads and highways.
Oregon, for instance
registered and it is estimated that by 1975 there will
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cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles is forecast. -
SAFE-Driving Day was proclaimed for the purpose sLnr? dese
. , . j t v abUlty to rule, troops and police
- ui oiiuvvuiK ucuuic uiaii awiutuu iai& tuu i nave lougni eacn otner. an
reduced. Let's hope the effort brings results, not only
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n mc wajr ui "vm auxx fiufwy coysu.iuuoj, wwo
an ooject lesson wnicn win oe lasting. Ti.u.r.
Milk Controls
The coming legislature
rlir nf inilV voomlafinn Tvnrnsn1s fnr 4ra pnnsirlpratinn
judging by the number of
vi gumuuwviiu uuu . aummu; aummmw. , i
result of the confabs, since the state control law was
voted out in November, resolutions and recommenda-
tions have been piling up rapidly and there is time
for drafting still more before the lawmakers convene
Tonnnnr 1ft '
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. At a recent meeting m
gon Dairymen's association,
miun' onnw.no Avnnnn. V.am mora nmnned b In Hon
given oivyoj. xivxS vxiii KysicpwBw w
B and C grade milk from the fluid market, to make it
unlawful to add water to milk, giving the agricultural
department authority to condemn unfit equipment,
authority to stop continued
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dairy plant laws pending a court decision on an ap-
neal, increasing price differentials between grades,
and permitting one-cow owners to sell surplus milk Qhucks! The entertainments
to neighbors without meeting Grade A regulations. F?mXV
' ' what a do-gooder will take a
WHILE some segments of the dairy industry may notion to do. -rtolintrt
rnononfmntlf rcf vavinns rPOnlfltinTlS Tld w.rTn
, w liiu t v."Mwiiiiv vr, ,mwv- ve -- r FLt teletype, goes on; .-
controls, to apply in. addition to existing sanitary 1 in charlotte, n.c, last night
laws, is advisable, those who have surveyed the sit- a ywcA group singing Christ-
.. 7 i i -i ii,i mas carols in the streets noticed
uation on the national level are of the opinion that something slightly off in the
freer and more flexible milk marketing would bring performance, a little investiga
lower prices to the consumer, would increase milk tion disclosed that one giri,; per-
dnnkmg, and also do much
the entire nation. v
An article in a recent
says investigation in 16 milk-pfoducing areas across
the country has shown that even though the U.b. ex-
pects a 5.5 billion pound milk surplus this year, Amer-
icans, by and, large, do not drink all the milk they
j mil ; 1- rp; unt iiu
neea. lfle mam leaauu, eavo j.iuic,
kets all over the nation have been- saddled with con-
trols that create artificially
SUmptlOn.
Time found that state
more restrictive than the federal system, are a patch-
WOrk Of. politics and protection for local milk pro-
UUCclo.
Wisconsin IS cited as
highly efficient mass production and distribution
methods, could deliver fresh milk in Manhattan for
11.2 cents a QUart Wholesale (almost One Cent less
fV, xw V.l- nmVa
wiion mc icw xwix pi. t two. Israeli fighters over a for
keeps all Wisconsin milk OUt. , ; bidden zone of the Israeli coast.
The Time article points
American families must buy milk, ; whatever , the
price. But consumers have demonstrated that - they
buy more milk when the price goes down. And that
when the price dropped as much as three cents a quart
in Kansas City, Mo., last year, sales of milk promptly
.noQ 7 A .arif - .
rose i.k per cent. , . , m . ; -7V: . - ,
' ' ''
, UNIVERSITY of Illinois agricultuial economist
"who surveyed milk-nriciner in fifty cities last. year.
found that prices were invariably, higher where state
Controls existed. . ,
Washington State's agriculture director, Hlong
with some other milk experts, advocates more use
of the federal marketing law
faimer, but allows efficient
SavmgS On to housewives.
' .
AS a writer in the Farm Journal summed up the
situation: All the milk now being produced can
be sold to consumers if the artificial obstacles are
removed. ; v .
This evidence' should be
tiori when the legislators start mulling over the flood r
. of. milk bills now being drafted for Oregon. E.C.F.
, Wednesday, Deeeafctr 13, 1834
learn how mud! attention
paid -to President Eisen
observed as Safe-Driving:
and the results should be
nf - to hnnVc of -rYii1
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sheriffs, chiefs of police
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as laouiauons are com
today's accident record may
usual caution is necessary,
all other months with an
9,400. Reports from 21
motorist or the pedestrian
months and days, in each
important to guard against
, ., i .1
more evident e-toyr,
number of motor vehicles
-
now has 750,000 .vehicles
i-,y.QvfiT ooiml fr,1o-.r Knf 9C
will have a plentiful sup
meetings being held by
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Salem, called by the Ore-
a number of bills were
breaking of fluid milk or
J I
to improve the health oi
issue , of Time magazine
high prices and cut con-
x
controls, "which are far
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a . State which, because Of
"Rtif Mom VnrV cfofo lo-nr
out that for health's sake,
which protects the dairy
distributors to. pass their
,
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given careful cohsidera- M-
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v ier warn
Unless French Go
All Out To
By CHARLES' M. McCANN
United Press- Foreign Analyst
That was a grim prediction
which the incomins chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Com-
' mittee made
on his return
from Indo
china. "It is my
personal opin-
ion that Viet
Nam is lost un
less the French
get out 100 per
cent political
ly, economical
ly . and mili
Charles Mctann
tarily," Rep.
James P. Richards said
LroUoSg1 devI!opmIntsWS
indochma would be inclined to
,e'veiy confidently against
viet Nam, one of the three
states of Indochina, was parti-
l--
The Communist rebels got the
Viet Nam government and the
H..M wwuwviiiuv
French.
Viet Nam has been getting pro-
gressiveiy worse.
chaos, it is involved in a crisis
which involves the government,
e. Army and the powerful re-
Migious Sects. '
while Emperor Bao Dai basks
on me rrencn Kiviera. anH
army
battaiiion has rebelled and
seizea a town ana irench armor-
ed trains have been held
ud bv
dissident army elements.
At the same .time northern
Viet Nam, under Communist
leader Ho Chi Minh, is being
converted into a Ked stronghold.
with a firm government and a
powerful army.
f Tfg Dciv's
By FRANK JENKINS
Let's start off on the frivo
lous side this morning
tn England, the inmates of
A the grim old prison at Maid-
stone are oeing treated to a se-
ries of holiday season entertain-
ments. considering ail the cir-
cumstances, the choice of sub-
M ;o - " '"c uuix oxue.
The prisons saw a profes
sional strong woman give a dem-
"atBA1Rn HOW TO BEND
is to be a lecture by a society
Vincoce on Vi5c thorn.- "OTTT
hostess on this theme: 'ut
about in London.
south than charlotte, was add-
ing a word to the opening line
P2V - oh - iiv v town
0f Bethlehem."
mHArs an right, honey chile,
1 Singin' it "Lir or town of
Bethlehem" makes what hap-
pened in the manger at Bethle-
hem seem more real and living
to you, i reckon the angels that
are hstemn win understand.
VTOW let's get serious. .
pilot and four out of nine Arabs
being detained after their Syrian
airliner was forced down by Is-
raplt . fiVhtpr nlanps nar Te
Aviv. The dispatch does'nt ex-
g five of the Arabs we
An Israeli spokesman says the
Plane, on its way from Damascus
to i taiTo, was mtercepted by
Tfe pane's c?Ptain mes tn
StiSS
the night.
T supposf. vou must havi. no.
ticed that in this controver-
s5a modem world whenever
somebody on one side makes a
statement somebody on the oth-
tT sidp rlpnips it and save that it
didn't happen that way.
; in ihes d of fa
i0us communications there is1
worldwide forum, provided by
TFt'flVf
ing public opinion is com-
Ung to be recognized by every-
Jll
. Whenever anybody on one
side makes a statementon a con-
troversiai subject somebody on
fndeSe
facts were otherwise.
tion: '
How, are the, coinmon
ZSils
m' V ' . ' 1
seen Lost
Save It
Ho's agents are . spreading
throughout Indochina, trying to
undermine the governments of
southern Viet Nam, Laos and
Cambodia.
France retains its hold in Laos
and Cambodia for the present
but its hold on southern Viet
Nam is weakening.
France has recognized Viet
Nam as a fully independent and
sovereign state Inside the French
Union, which is modeled after
the British Commonwealth of
Nations.
Under the Geneva agreement.
elections are to be held in the
summer of 1956 in both northern
and southern Viet Nam. They
are to determine the future gov
ernments of the Communist and
non-Communist states.
Many Things Can Happen
But it is only too evident that
many things can happen in south
ern Vie Nam before that.
The Viet Nam government in
formed the United States in Sep
tember that it wants the entire
French expeditionary force to
get out by March, .1956. The
Vietnamese want to put their de
fense in the hands of their own
army. .
, President Eisenhower sent
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army
chief of staff, to Indochina to
Indochina to survey , the situa
tion. It is expected that Adm.
Arthur W. Radford, chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will go
there soon to join CoUins.
Under present plans, the Unit
ed. States is preparing to under
take the training of the Viet
Nam army.
France, naturally, is not too
enthusiastic over that prospect,
even though it probably will
have to go along with it. Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
will talk over the situation with
Premier Pierre Mendes-France.
during the North Atlantic Treaty
conference in Paris this week.
But unless things change, Ho
Chi Minh may decide Vit Nam's
future. -
NgWS
T THINK perhaps we'U aU have
to think of ourselves as
jurors. )
In a trial, you know, the prose
cution alleges that the defendant
is guilty and summons witnesses
to prove its contention. The de
fense aUeges that the defendant
ISN'T guilty and summons wit
nesses to prove ITS contention,
f The jurors have to consider
both sides and decide which set
of alleged facts is true and which
set isn't true. A good juror uses
COMMON SENSE in arriving at
his decision.
J THINK in this controversial
modern world if we are to
avoid complete confusion we'll
have to listen increasingly , to
both sides and then use our own
common sense in arriving at an
idea of what is true and what is
mere smoke screen.
I THINK that is especially true
in the case of politics where
the ins contend that they ought
to be KEPT IN and the outs con
tend that they should be PUT
IN.
4Ms .
fS?oS oq VJo w o roS )
EVERETT McGEE - LEE SHAEFER -
FEATURING
MOVING
Taken
Trip
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Loved and Lost
To the Editor: Penelope (Pen
nie) Beatrice, died this morning.
Someone said she was just a dog.
Maybe so, but only ! those who
have loved and been loved by a
dog, with its particular kind of
unquestioning, unwavering de
votion could understand our
loss. :
In the years we've had this
golden cocker, "our little red
head," we called her, she has
been a hunting partner and
thank you, Pennie, for all the
birds we'd not have had except
for your cooperation a com
panion and a friend to us, a play
mate, baby sitter and confidante
to the children, who younger
than she have never known a
time when we "were Pennie-less.
Her - good-neighbor policy of
learning the boundaries of our
property and staying within
their limits, in the three places
we've lived during her lifetime,
has won. her many friends and
caused no friction in our neigh
bored friendships. She'd have
been 15 years old in May, and I
understand we're lucky, that 14
years plus, with one dog is quite
a while, Though they've sped by
they're packed with memories,
comical, happy and sad in these
last days when we knew the
time had come to say goodbye.
An acquaintance says, "don't
get attached to another one, it's
just too hard to see them go."
The happiness, fun and joy we
got from Pennie outweighs the
rest and I think it proves the
old quotation, '"Tis better to
have loved and lost, than neVer
to have loved at all," even ap
plies to "just a dog," anyway if
it's your own particular dog.
Ernestyn Charley,
Rt. 2, Box 388D
Medford, Ore.
Communist Issue
Claimed Exploited
Washington J(U.R The , staff
of the House Un-American Acti
vities committee has prepared a
report charging that right-wing
"hate groups" are exploiting the
Communist issue "to promote
other activities equaUy subver
sive and equally un-American."
The report, which still is
awaiting committee , approval
urges the Justice Department to
prosecute one of these groups
under the. Smith Act forbidding
any conspiracy to overthrow the
government by force.
If said subversion cannot be
combated by subversion, and
that advocates vof Fascism, as
well as of Communism, are of
"grave" concern to the com
mittee. COMMUNIST MOVIE ; .
. London U.R) Moscow Radio
announced yesterday the Soviet
Ministry of Culture will launch
its second festival of Chinese
Communist movies in Moscow
Dec. 20 with a showing of the
latest feature in from Shanghai
entitled, "Hack off the Paws of
The Devil." . .1
LARRY
no n m dd'
Just Returned from Jamaica
AT THE
CHURCH of CHRIST
PHOENIX, OREGON
' BEGINNING " '
DEC. 13 at 7:30 P.M.
PICTURES of JAMAICA
by LARRY BAIRD on Recent.
to This Mission Field
Is That So?
, Many popular superstitions
are based upon animals.
For example, a rabbit's foot is
supposed to bring good luck.
This belief harkens back to an
cient days when the rabbit was
recognized as an emblem of fer
tility, with procreative powers
vastiy superior to aU other ani
mals of its size. - Naturally the
foot, which came in touch with
Mother Earth, supposedly the
giver of aU life, was the rabbit's
most sacred part, .
Cats of old, worshipped by
Egyptians, wore jeweled decora
tions . on their ears and were
accorded the rank of human
members of the family. Upon
death, their eyebrows were
shaved, they were embalmed,
given elegant funerals, and laid
to rest in a cat mortuary one of
which, recently excavated, con
tained 180,000 feline mummies.
But the belief graduaUy grew
that among cats the black ones
stood for evil. The pre-potent
master of eviL Satan, was said to
go about frequentty disguised as
a cat.' Hence, need I add, to have
a black cat cross one's path au
tomatically consigned him t&
misfortune unless he sensibly
changed his direction so as not
to cross the path the cat made.
The belief that babies are
brought by the stork originated
perhaps in northwestern Europe
where the stork is revered as an
omen of sood. although even
aerlier, in Roman mythology, the
stork was sacred to Venus god
dess of love, and whenever a pair
of these birds built their nest
atop a house it bespoke Venus'
blessing. : ;
GraduaUy in the Netherlands
the belief grew that a stork al
ways flew over a house where
birth was about to take place.
Hence the legend that the stork
brought the baby probably grew
out of this superstition.
Lucky Hortftho .
Then there's the lucky horse
shoe. Its power for good may
have come from one or two ori
gins: First, The shoe, which re
sembled a crescent moon, was in
itself a bringer of good fortune;
Second, St. Dunstan, a monk
who shod horses, recognized the
devil who had taken the form of
a horse and in shoeing it extract
ed a promise from the devil that
he would never enter or disturb
a building on which the horse
shoe had been hung. . , ..'
Whatever luck the shoe may
carry, it is courting bad luck to
HILTON GRAVELY ILL -
Lone Beach. Calif. U.R) -
English-born author James Hi!
ton, ! under : treatment for a
"type" of general infection,"
was reported in - -extremely
grave" condition today at Sea
side hospital. . - -'-
MIKISTERS
By Eugtnt Bbmt
Ranger-Naturalist
approach a horse rjuickly from
the rear without talking gently.
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