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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
Feb. 21945
(It was Friday)
Machinery for extending' as
sistance to returning veterans
under G.I. Bill of Rights ex
plained to Medford Rotary club
by Ernest L. Scott, chairman of
Of Selective Service Board No. 2.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: Orchardists
are praying for snow in the high
hills to provide .irrigation next
summer, and are having no bet
ter luck than Older Girls in the
supplications for a White Christ
mas. ". '
20 YEARS AGO '
Feb. 2. 1935
(It was Saturday)
i George Baker trophy for best
newspaper cooperation in state
wide "Buy Oregon" campaign
awarded to The Mail Tribune. -
) Cleo Brenner, Medford, pur
chases Helms building in Grants
Pass in one of largest southern
Oregon real estate transactions
in several months.,
30 YEARS AGO
Feb. 2. 1925
I (It was Monday)
George A. Hunt, manager of
Craterian theater, able to walk
without crutch for first time
since breaking his ankle on New
Year's day.
Floyd Hart, speaking before
Medford Kiwanis club, predicts
"the airplane someday will, be
as popular as the auto.'
40 YEARS AGO, . ,
Feb. 2. 1915.
? (It was Tuesday)
- Work on new federal building
t Sixth and Holly sts. sched
uled to get . underway in. near
future. "
: "Time's Blasted Romance" at
Page theater; "The Adventures
of Elaine" at the Star, and "Lips
That Touch Liquor Shall Never
Touch Mine" showing at the It.
What's the Answer?
(Can You Get 4 of the 7?)
Cepr. 1955, Editorial Research Report
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt's pa
ternal ancestors came from Eng-
land, Holland, Ireland, . Poland,
Scotland, or Switzerland?
A The so-called Hall of Fame
is in the Capitol at Washington,
D. C; Cooperstown, N. Y.; the
Louvre Museum in Paris; New
York University; or the Vatican
in Rome?
3. The religious body identi
fied by the letters "S. J." is
Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic,
Episcopalian, Jewish or non-sec
tarian? "
4. The "E." in Robert E. Lee's
name stood for Edgar, Edmund,
Edward, Elwell, Essex, Eugene
or Ewing? ,
5. Most new houses built these
days have more or less total
floor space than most built three
years ago?
i 6. Tod Sloan was a famous
American pugilist, basebaU play
er, football coach, jockey, bil
liards player," or actor?
7. The "Eternal City" is Paris,
Hollywood, London, Berlin, New
York, Rome, Vienna, or Wash
ington? The Answers: 1. Holland. 2.
New York University. 3. Roman
Catholic; it's the Society of
Jesus (Jesuits). 4. Edward. 5.
More floor space. 6. Jockey. 7.
Rome. : . .
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MAIL TRIBUNE
Not all auditoriums, coliseums or other large struc
tures designed to accommodate public gatherings, en
tertainments, sports, etc., make a box Office profit. In
fact, the record is generally poor in that respect. But
there' are other considerations which 'make such con
struction not" only worth while but' a real dollar pro
ducer for the communities in which they are located.
1X7HILE Spokane's municipal auditorium which was
Y dedicated only a couple, of months ago is'; very
much larger-than: the "$330,000 armory-auditorium
which is to be built here, the Inland Empire city's ex
perience is of interest locally for it shows not only
what can be expected in the way of community -income
but what can be accomplished box-off icewise
with "proper management
-; It took. Spokane nearly 30 years to realize its aud
itorium dream. Several bond issue proposals were de
feated, there was disagreement as to size and type
of building, arid difficulties in site selection, and, it
.wasn't until the fall of 1953 that construction actual
ly got under way. ... . .
DEFORE the doors had been formally opened the
National Grange met there the 8,000 persons at
tending leaving an estimated $250,000 in the com
munity. , ..... . "
Since the' coliseum 'opened there has been a con
sant stream of attractions.. The London Festival Bal
let played to 11,000 persons- in matinee and evening
performances ; 7,500. saw; the ; Washington State college-Utah
State . basketball game, and there have
been many other gatherings nearly as" large. Auto
parking at 25 cents per car provides a-considerable
revenue also. -v
Those who helped to promote- the Spokane pro
ject are confident that in terms of money the. coliseum
brings in from the conventions and attractions it
makes possible, the cost will be amortized within five
years. E.C.F. ' ;-v ".: - '.u.
This Is "Y" Week
The review of the past year's activities, accomp
lishments arid general progress presented at the recent
annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian assoc
iation of Medford must have been- highly gratifying
to the leaders and all others interested in the' organ
ization. - " ' " - - - '
... .
THE report noted, among
l'niinnon in tvinwiVlOVenin
margin of income over expenditures, and probably
, . i it i ii i j i.
more important man anytnmg eise tne Keen interest
ana aevouon oi me many
thought and financial aid
The interest of leaders and members must be rat
ed as a distinct asset for the local YMCA. like those
in other cities of Oreeron.
before with the need for progressive and enthusias
tic sutroort. ' The reason for this need is the rapid
growth of population and the large number of chil
dren, and adults as well, desiring and needing the
services and facilities which only the YMCA ;pro-
VlUeS. :,;V"
That other YMCA's of
challenge is indicated bv the
to meet it. In Portland, the Young Men's Christian
- . . i A Art
association is sponsoring a campaign to raise ,uuu,
000 for construction of long-needed new buildings.
The Salem association is nearing completion of a
$450,000 campaign, ' and Eugene is reported to have
already raised $300,000 toward a $400,000 fund
which will provide for a new building to house both
the. YMCA and YWCA. .
M1
EDFOKDs)f6rtunate:m Having a comparatively
1 new; arid excellent YMCA building, adequate
fnr snme vears to coriie:
ship of the fine Diamond
boys are able to enjoy a summer outmg witn neaitniui
recreation and: physical , education activities. '
The Medford "Y" has no great need for additional
facilities at-this time what it does need, and what it
is now seeking is additional: members,- to.the end that
more youngsters and more families, too, may receive
the benefits of its various programs of health and
physical education, social activities, sports, hobby and
craft classes, and. the Christian fellowship which is
such an important phase of "Y" membership:
. . -
THIS is enrollment week for the YMCA and all in
terested are invited to avail themselves of the
special invitation to call at the T" and discuss with
the secretary the various classifications of member
ship of which there are several and the particular
activities in which they may wish to take part.
- E.C.F.
Government To Keep
Land at Camp Adair
; CorvaUis (U.P.) The fed
eral government has no im
r:ediate plans to relinquish use
of land it holds at Camp Adair
near here, Corvallis Mayor Carl
Williams has been informed. :
A letter from O, C. Dradeen,
regional director of the General
Services Administration, de
clared, the federal government
had "no "immediate plans to re
linquish use or jurisdiction of
this property."'
Officials of Corvallis, ; Albany,
Dallas, Monmouth and Inde
pendence had sought to have the
sale of buildings and 88 acres of
land be made in one piece for
development as a "much needed
industrial site." - - - -
Wednesday, February 2. 1955 f
oriums
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other important items, an
o CTVo11 Vtlf flTIPnlirdtmlO1
wiiu are giving uiuc, cnun,
to the "Y." - I
is confronted now as never
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the state are aware of the
preparations being made
fortunate too. . in its owner
Lake camp -where so many
Scouts Planning Snow
Trip Over Week End
Members of Boy Scout Troop
2, sponsored by the Medford
Kiwanis club, will take part In
a snow trip, scheduled for Sat
urday and Sunday, in the Green
Springs area. '
Accompanied by four adults,
some 10 to 15 boys will hike in
about seven miles to a Califor
nia Oregon Power company line
cabin, where they wiU spend the
two days. . . . v ?
. The group will leave Medford
Saturday morning, and will re
turn here Sunday evening. Ac
companying the boys : wiU be
Glenn Fabrick, scoutmaster;
Dick Swan, assistant 'scoutmas
tre; Dr. Edward W. Sickles, and
Dick Knight. -
V VOly v cunt
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The Judgeship Fuss
To the Editor: This fuss over
the naming of a Federal District
Judge for Oregon to succeed
Judge James A. Fee is a lot of
bunk to say the least it is
funny.
In the first place, Guy Cordon
should long ago have named
this man, or requested President
Eisenhower to name his choice.
As a member of the Jackson
County Republican Central Com
mittee my first choice is Wil
liam M. McAllister of Medford
who is 50 years old, an eminent
lawyer well qualified, who lives
in the extreme end of the 4th
Congressional district.
: Claude McCulloch ; appointed
August 20, 1937 from Klamath
Falls in the 2nd congressional
district, and Gus J. Soloman ap
pointed November 14, 1949 from
Portland in the 3rd Congres
sional district leaves the. selec
tion of this judgeship vacancy-7-by
all the rules of . the game to
either the 1st or the 4th congres
sidnal districts of Oregon. Judges
McCulloch :: and Soloman were
selected by two former Demo
cratic presidents. , ;:;
t The Bar association vote was
close: as between Ralph M. Hol
mari and William M. McAllister.
But if Ed Boehnke, Jess Card
and Mrs. "Marshall Cornett don't
want Holman or McAllister they
could name any one of several
men in either the 1st or 4th con
gressional districtswho are, in
my opinion, well "qualified for
the Judgeship. .
' Namel y-John Allen or
Wallace Carson of Salem also
Judges Joseph B. Feiton or Val
D. Sloper of Marion county.
Frank B. Re. id of Eugene or Dal
M. King of Coos. Bay would be
good selections. Philip B. Lowry
or NeU Allen of southern Oregon
would also make good judges.
There are many weU qualified
men in the two large congres
sional districts.
- Wayne Morse indicated to me
not so long ago that If he had the
opportunity he would vote for
BUI McAUister upon confirma
tion in the Senate, to be federal
district judge for Oregon.
Linn W. Nesmith
V Camp White,. Oregon
VFW Appreciative
To the Editor: We thank the
generous people of this area for
making our January 28 March
of Dimes dance a success.
.Through your donations at this
event you have ' helped, in an
amount exceeding $120, the
fight against crippling polio.
We also thank SaUy Stelle,
Les Gibson, Floyd Walden, and
Bob Smith, of the Medford
Musicians' local; for providing
excellent dance music. It was
only through the medium of
their efforts which they gave
freely and we do mean freely
that we were able to raise the
above fund.
Our thanks also go to the Mail
Tribune, radio stations and tele
vision station, aU of whom fur
nished advertising time or space
without charge.
Your contribution to our
dance, whether of professional
skiU or of money, wiU help some
child live a normal life and as
sist in the search for preventive
measures against polio.
Again, Steelhead Post and our
Ladies Auxiliary thanks you. .
Dan F. Krotz II, Comdr.,
Steelhead Post No. 6881 VFW.
Shady Cove, Ore.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California: Mostly
fair; little change in tempera-
ture. i "
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Something To Shoot
8s That So?
Because so many beliefs have
grown up around thunder and
lightning, here's a dish of facts
vs. fallacies on the subject. .
Fallacy: Thunderstorms cause
fresh milk to turn sour.
.-. Fast: The souring of milk is
caused by the growth of bac
teria and quite likely ligntnirig
and thunder have little t6 do
with the souring. Overlooked,
perhaps,, is the fact that, thunder
storms frequently occur, toward
the end of hot summer days
days which are conducive " to
souring milk.: " ... :..
Fallacy: Thunder frequently
prevents incubated eggs from
hatching.
Fact: Unless lightning actual
ly strikes in the near vicinity of
eggs that are being incubated,
there is no apparent reason why
thunder should prevent . fertile
and properly incubated eggs
from- hatching, although there.
are several poultry experts on
record "supporting the common
belief that it does.
Fallacy: A loud thunderstorm
28 School Officials
Hold Ashland Meeting
Ashland Some 28 school su
perintendentg, " principals a n d
School representatives attended
the "annual- senior ' banquet
Southern- Oregon college last
week, according- to ithe i director
of student' teaching . And teacher
placement, Dr. Bill 'A. Sampson.
Among those from - southern
Oregon who attended the. meet
ing were Zelda Van- Valzah, ele
mentary teacher, Howard.- ele
mentary : school; . Alf Mekvold,
county ' school superintendent,
Jackson county, . Medford; j Una
B. Inch, Jackson ; county super
visor; Lois Webb, Jackson coun
ty elementary supervisor; : Le
land P. Linn, superintendent of
schools, Ashland; Myrna Frin
principal, Griffin Creek school;
Clyde Sutherland superintend
ent, Jacksonville; Vincent Be
vis, principal, Lincoln school,
Medford; and Cecil Roberts,
principal,, R edwood school.
Grants Pass, Ore. ,
CIO Loggers Reject
Wage Increase Offer
Bend 0J.R) Some 600 CIO
loggers employed at the Brooks
Scanlon pine plant here have re
jected a 7Vfc-cent hourly increase
offered by the firm..
Only two of the 200 members
of Bend local 6-7 of, the Inter
national Woodworkers of Amer
ica voting on the proposal favor
ed accepting the pay hike;
Workers said they opposed the
offer because it did not include
the 20 men employed in the
Brooks-Scanlon box factory
here. The omission .was '. - in
terpreted as ah attempt to "split
the ' union," according to local
secretary Jack E. Chambers.
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By Eugene Burns
Ranger-Naturalist
will cause young buds on trees
to grow so rapidly that the dif
ference, in the rate of growth is
noticeable even to. a casual ob
server. ' '
Shower Induces Growth
Fact: Thunderstorms are usu
ally accompanied by rain and if
the buds come out more rapidly
after a " thunderstorm the in
creased growth is due perhaps to
the shower that accompanies the
storm.- : '--! ' : Ji Z
Fallacy: Lightning never
strikes twice in the same place..
Fact: Lightning is .far more
likely ' to strike twice in ..the
same . place than . not.! In, the
Rockies I have seen the same
trees or the same rock hit re
peatedly.
Fallacy: The duration of the
roll of thunder indicates the ih'
tensity of the lightning;. i :
Fact:: When thunder is of long
duration, it is often due to dif
ferent parts of ithe streaks of
lightning being at different dis
tances from the listener.Or the
prolonged majestic roll may be
caused . by echoes that are re
flected from . the surfaces of
clouds or back and forth be
tween the clouds and the earth,
or canyon walls. Occasionally,
the impressive roll may be due
to the twisting of the sound
waves as they pass through lay
ers of atmosphere of different
temperatures. ; v;:
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First.
Rambunctious China
Possible Source of
Headache7 for Russia
- Br K. C. THALER
United Press Correspondent
London-MU.R)- There are very
strong indications that Moscow
has a bear by the tail, in her re;
lations with Red China.
Diplomatic sources : here say
they have collected considerable
evidence that the Soviets are
finding it difficult to keep their
Communist Chinese allies from
getting out of line. This is par
ticularly true, these sources said
today, in the Formosan crisis. -
Russia, these sources believe,
has no stomach for a head-on
collision with the United States
in the Far East. But the Kremlin
is encountering difficulties with
a rambunctious Peiping regime
Which feels it has an advantage
and wants to press it to the
limit. :
False Impression
The .trouble stems from the
fact that Peiping apparently has
overestimated the implications
of its recent success in storming
an dseizing Yikiangshan island,
in the Formosan Strait. "J V
Ever since that relatively
modest military success, diplo
mats here report, Red China has
been kicking at the traces.
Russia, these sources say, is
frankly worried lest an uninhib
ited China drag the Soviets into
a full scale war over Peiping's
desires to make good its boast
that it will capture Formosa.
Tied by Treaty
Russia is tied to Red China by
a mutual assistance treaty. But
it is believed here that Moscow
has inserted a secret clause in
the treaty .which will enable the
Soviets to duck out or put the
brakes on the Chinese Commu
nists if they get out of hand.
The gimmick in this secret
agreement, is believed to be Red
China's military dependence on
Russia's assistance. Russia is the
source of China's supply of jet
planes,' radar, tanks and 'most
- Unconfirmed reports received
here say the 1950 Sino-Russian
mutual ; assistance treaty has
been watered down to "permit
Russia to limit such logistical
support if she deems it -wise to
curb Chinese military action
Tricky Clause
Diplomats who have? received
these reports say the clause was
inserted to lessen the risk of
ire
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Probe Ordered
Amsterdam, N.Y.U.R) -State
Safety Director Michael H Pen-
dergast began an investigation
today : of the spectacular, flash
fire that killed 12 persons, in
cluding 11 children, in a 10-fam
ily tenement. v
Gov.- Averett Harriman,: in a
telephone : interview broadcast
by a local radio station, said he
ordered Pendergast to make the
investigation; -
The fire broke out Tuesday
when an overflowing oil stove
in one of the apartments ignited
and touched off an explosion in
the fuel tank. - i -
Within minutes the building
was engulfed in flames and fire
men were unable to enter the
apartment house to fight the
blaze and rescue trapped cccu
pants. . . .-: .
The dead included the father
and five children of one family
and the six children of two other
families. The children ranged in
f age from six months to 14 years.
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" Russian involvement in a war
arising from some Chinese ac
tion. ... s
- The same sources stress that
they expect Russia to back Red
China's Formosan demands to
the limit short of war. , ,.
They point out that Russia is
aware that Red China is a touchy
ally and are dealing with her
with utmost diplomatic caution
to prevent irritation developing
in their relations.
Policy of Respect
" The Kremlin's policy toward
Red China is described as "one
of respect.". They pointed out
that in Soviet Foreign Minister
V. M. Molotov's conversations
with' British Ambassador Sir
William Hayter on Jan. 28 and
Jan.; 31, Molotov was at pains
to make it clear he cannot Speak
for and certainly cannot commit
Red China. f
But diplomats here believe
Russia .is being equally cautious
of being put in, a position where"
she can be committed to action
by. her Chinese ally.
Iwo Hero
Near Memorial
Washington - U.R) Ira H.
Hayes, tragic Indian hero of the
Iwo Jima flag raising, was bur
ied today in Arlington National
cemetery near the massive Ma
rine War memorial that immor
talizes his hour of glory.
Cabinet officer, general and
private alike paid homage, and
a Marine firing squad sounded a
final salute to the famed World
War II corporal who was found
dead near his Bapchule, Ariz.,'
home on the ancestral reserva
tion Jan. 24.
Hayes braved murderous Jap
anese fire in Pacific fights and
made history with four Marine
buddies' and Navy man when
they planted the Amer:'an flag
firmly atop Iwo's Mt. Suribacbi
10 years ago this month. .
At 32, he died from excessive
drinking and overexposure in -freezing
weather. " !.
FORM NEW GROUP
Ashland Organizational
plans for a chapter of Gamma
Theta : Upsilon, national profes
sional geography fraternity,
have been announced at South-;
ern Oregon college by Dr. Roy
M. McNeal, professor of . geo
graphy. ;. '-'-"'
Student .faders in the forma
tion of the new group are Mrs.
Marjorie Purdin. Ashland, and
Gene Flory, Medford.
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