FOUR WEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday. Mr 4. 1935
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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30 and
fO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Mar 4, 1945
(It was Friday)
Medford Board . of Christian
Education organized to hire in
terdenominational religious
teacher for four grammar
schools.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: It was 91
degrees two days in a row this
week. The heat reddened up a
v few bald heads growing hair by
wearing no hat, and put a beau
tiful drugstore tan on any num
ber of female shanks.
tO YEARS AGO
May 4, 1935
(It was Saturday)
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce endorses 1935 cam
paign by Oregon Manufacturer's
association to sell Oregon to
Oregonians.
Fairgrounds Cleanup Started
Removal of .the outside wings of the building
being used by the Footlighters, little theater group, at
the Jackson county fairgrounds constitutes at least a
start on a cleanup program which will be carried out
as part of the preparation for construction of a fine
new armory-auditorium building on the fairgrounds.
The Footlighters theater will be cut down to one
story and moved to a new site around 500 yards east
of the present location.
Another small structure on the armory site has
already been torn down and plans call for removal or
razing of several other buildings in the vicinity.
a
OLDTIMERS viewing the changes at the fair-
grounds are reminded of the days back in 1922-24
when Jackson county people were so enthused over
establishment of the new fairgrounds and how erec
tion of the buildings and the grandstand, the laying
out of the racetrack and work on other details was
watched with keen interest and anticipation.
THE LAYOUT, once completed, proved as big an
attraction as had been hoped for. For several
years the Jackson county fairs staged in the new
setting drew thousands of people from throughout
southern Oregon and northern California
Time after time farm leaders and the city's
business men fairly knocked themselves out trying
to put on bigger and better fairs. Finally, however, the
conviction began to dawn on them that the net results
were just not worth the expense, work, worry and
effort.
ZNCE that feeling set in, the Jackson county fair
v enthusiasts found hard sledding m enlisting sup
port and interest and it wasn't long before exhibitors,
visitors and people - in general decided they would
rather go fishing or spend their time m ways more
pleasant than traipsing around a hot, dusty and noisy
fairground.
Alone; about that period the Civilian Conservation
Corps began establishing camps throughout South
ern uregon ana use oi tne jacnson county iair
grounds was sought for headquarters and storage
purposes.
The CCC took over the fairgrounds in 1933 and
remained in possession for around fourteen years
Once the fairs were discontinued deterioration
of the buildings was fast. Occasional fires destroyed
some of the more important structures and with the
loss of these there was little sentiment for attempting
to revive the county fair extravaganzas once so
popular.
German Sovereignty
Opens New Period in
History of Europe
I
CCC officials announce land
grand camp here to work on
Prescott Memorial park on Roxy
Ann.
tO YEARS AGO
May 4. 1929
A large vote expected tomor
row on school bond election to
construct new building costing
$185,000.
Local and state officials cam
paign to stop speeding on North
Central ave.
40 YEARS AGO ,
May 4, 1915
Crater Lake park officials re
port four feet of snow and good
road conditions, considering the
eason. v
Ashland voters amend city
charter to describe duties and
powers of Springs water commission.
What's the Answer?
(Can You Get 4 of the 7?)
Cos. 1955. Editorial Research Rtpert
lJMay 1 was Loyalty day, May
day or the great Russian nation
al holiday?
2. Which two 20th . century
Presidents had wives named
Edith?
3. Income tax returns are
checked by more or fewer Treas
ury agents n ow than several
years ago?
4. New York City has almost
as many Catholics as Protestants
and Jews combined; right or
wrong?
5. About one in every two,
three, four, or five wage-earners
in Jbis country is a woman?
6. A chess set is made up of
six, seven, eight, nine or ten dif
ferent kinds of pieces?
7. A ramp is a kind of super
garlic, a sloping passageway, or
an animal's stance with forelegs
extended?
The Answers: 1. All three; 2.
Theodore Roosevelt and Wood
row Wilson. 3. By several thous
and more. 4. Right 5. About one
in every three. 6. Six. 7. All
three.
WATER PISTOLS STOLEN
Cincinnati, O. (U.PJ A thief
broke into a storeroom of the
Sherman Elementary School and
took 15 plastic water pistols that
had been checked for youngsters
who brought them to school.
REASONABLE SUGGESTION
Tokyo (U.R) The U. S.
Army's Far East radio network
came up today with this bit of
advice for thousands of Ameri
can servicemen. . "If you need
legal assistance, see your legal
assistance officer."
N LATER years the 4-H fairs have grown in import-
ance and community interest. Drovidine as thev do
an opportunity for display of agricultural products
i il 1 i. 1 , ,' 3 .-14-. V. ,1
top-etner wiin nvestucK. swine ana uuuiu v. uauuiwuin.
and other evidence of the youngsters skills on the
farm and in the home.
FTER the large new armory and auditorium are in
place it is to be hoped that the entire fairgrounds
area will be cleaned up and landscaped to at great an
extent as funds will permit.
The site, located as it is on the southern approach
to the city, is viewed by the thousands who use the
Pacific highway and should present a more inviting
appearance than has been offered for several years
past. E.C.F. .:
How To Avoid Sucker Bait
The number of schemes which the dishonest and
the unscrupulous can dream up for bilking their fel
low men are unbelievably many and varied. Persual
of the latest monthly bulletin of the Portland Better
Business Bureau shows listed, among others the ad
vertising for sale of "distributorships" for a battery
rejuvenating dope through which up. -to $900 per.
month could be earned; offers of "bargain" paint al
legedly made from salvage materials; a Bible sales
man falsely representing himself as. authorized to col
lect for Bibles snipped to customers; a baby shoe
bronzing salesman who takes orders and then van
ishes, shoes, money and all; a New York couple who
mail out nationwide appeals for funds to maintain
recreational centers for children, a major portion of
the receipts going to pay fat salaries to the solicitors.
CUCH lists are almost endless, but people in general
could not only save the time required to read them,
but also any dollars they might feel inclined to en
trust to the sharpers, simply by patronizing establish
ed home business concerns or consulting the Cham
ber of Commerce avoiding sucker bait is as easy
as that. E. C. F.
Judge Delays Ruling
On Shepard Retrial
Cleveland, O. (U.R) Cuy
ahoga County Common Pleas
Judge Edward BIythin said to
day that he had "no idea" when
he will rule on a possible new
trial for convicted wife-slayer
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard.
State and defense attorneys
will present oral arguments to
day supporting their motions
against and for a retrial of the
osteopath, convicted of the blud
geon murder of his pretty wife
Marilyn last July 4 in her bed.
"I'll be there only to listen,"
the judge said. He conducted a
nine-week trial which ended in
the brain surgeon's conviction
of second degree murder and
passed a life sentence on Dr.
Sheppard.
Miss Marlowe Weds
Ex-Godfrey Director
New York (U.R) Singing
Star Marion Marlowe and tele
vision producer Larry Puck,
both fired by television star Ar
thur Godfrey, will be married in
St. Louis Friday.
Their courtship cost Puck his
job with Godfrey. He was fired
as one of Godfrey's directors
immediately after he and Miss
Marlowe announced their en
gagement. Miss Marlowe was one of six
entertainers fired by Godfrey
last month. .
The couple plans a two-week
Bermuda honeymoon following
the ceremony. ,
By CHARLES M. McCANN
United Press Foreign Analyst
A new period in European his
tory will open tomorrow when
the Federal Republic of Ger
many becomes
a sover el g n
nation.
West Ger
many, as it is
called, will be
come an ally
of the United
States and the
other mem
bers of the
North Atlantic
Treaty Organ-
1 !
Charles McCann izauon,
It will start to raise an army
of 400,000 men, an air force of
80,000 men and a navy of 20,000
men.
Russia will have suffered a
momentous defeat in the cold
war.
At the same time, West Ger
many's allies will be faced with
some new problems,
One will be to make sure that
Russia does not succeed in the
desperate attempt it is sure to
make to keep German rearma
ment from becoming a reality.
Watch' Germany
Another will be to keep Ger
many, with its militaristic tra
dition, from becoming a danger
instead of a safeguard to democ
racy.
The new German army the
"Streitkraefte" of fighting
Is That So?
By Eugene Burnt
Ranger-Naturalist
It's an amazing world . . . The
biggest baby in the world nat
uraUy, the sulphur - bottom
whale's is larger than a ma
ture elephant. It may be 27 feet
long and weigh 16,000 pounds at
birth.
Despite its great size, the
mother carries it a comparative
ly short time around 11
months, the average being less
than that of the little fisher.
To make matters slightly eas
ier for the mother whale, twins
are extremely rare, and the
young is born at two-year inter
The calf which is born in the
water is able to swim at birth.
Like warm-blooded human
babies, it too must be kept warm
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5-4-55
in the cold water: appropriately
it is born with a coat of
blubber a heavy layer of fat
insulation between the skin and
flesh.
Even discounting the tremen
dous bulk of the mother, the
youngster is huge by any stand
ards. An 80-foot sulphur-bottom
mother gave birth to a 25-foot
long baby; a 65-foot finback to
a 22-foot baby; a 32-foot sperm
contained an 14-foot 8-inch
foetus.
The growth rate of a baby
whale is nothing short of fan
tasetic; the baby blue whale
doubles its birth length of 24
feet within seven months; the
gray whale will do so within 11;
as for the humpback it will be
more than twice as long by the
end of the first year, and at the
end of the second, it is able to
have its own young.
Rich Milk Credited
The rich whale milk has much
to do with this growth. As com
pared to a cow's, it contains four
times as much protein, around
six times as much mineral mat
ter, and up to ten times as much
fat. Like cow's milk, it is white.
The mother's mammary glands
are carried in recesses in her
body, far back. In nursing, she
rolls on her side, lifts her hind
quarters clear , of thewater, so
that the young can suckle with
its nostrils above water.
Suckling is brief. Once the
young noses the mother's flanks
and connects with the protruded
breast, the mother uses her spe
cial pumping muscle which
forces milk into the mouth of
her baby. Should it come too
fast, it will spill into the ocean
clouding the water for ' yards
around.
Although weaned in about
five months, young will atay
with mother into the second year.
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forces will be strictly limited
by treaty.
But so was the Wehrmacht of
the years between the two
world wars. Adolf Hitler just
tore up the treaty.
For the present, however, and
for the foreseeable future, So
viet Russia is the threat.
Every step which West Ger
many takes In the process of re
armament will make the danger
of a third world war more re
mote. Russia. has shown how deeply
it fears West German rearma
ment. It fought every step of the
long, painful process of writing
and ratifying the rearmament
and accompanying treaties.
Denounced Treaties
It has denounced its treaties
of alliance with Great Britain
and France. . ;
It is about to form a joint mil
itary command with , its Euro
pean satellites as a retort to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion. At the same time, the Krem
lin is now trying a new tack
the treaty to restore to Austria
the sovereignty it lost when Hit
ler seized it in 1938.
Russia's sole reason for even
thinking of concluding an Aus
trian treaty is the hope that it
will sabotage German re
armament. - If an Austrian treaty is signed,
Russian occupation troops will
leave. The Kremlin's idea would
be to use the treaty as bait, tell
ing West Germans that the Red
army 'would leave East Ger
many,' and he country could be
unified, if only the federal re
public turned its back on the
West.
By FRANK JENKINS
Important-r-if true:
Deputy Undersecretary of
State. Robert Murphy (who, by
the way, is an able and hard
headed diplomat) says in a pre
pared address in Washington
that the Communist nations may
be changing their tactics.
Pointing to Soviet moves to
ward an Austrian peace treaty
and Red China's offer to negoti
ate on the Formosa issue, he told
his hearers:
"Although our experience in-
Lduces caution with respect to
these developments, the stakes
are so high that national inte
rest demands that we explore
ANY avenue which might lead
to an easing of international
tension."
Communications
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although under certain circum
stances the use of a pen name or
initial for publication is permis
sible. The Mail Tribune reserves
the right to edit all letters with an
eye to clarification and condensa
tion Letters submitted for publica
tion must not exceed 400 worda.
Annexation Opposed
To the Editor: Anent the City
of Medford's plan to annex 3,000
acres south of the city, it seems
to me the residents of the area
should be consulted on whether
or not they wish to become a
part of Medford. It appears that
Medford is going to take advan
tage of an obscure law to force
annexation on us. willy-nilly.
I This arbitrary action certain
ly -is not democratic. I feel it is
safe to say most of the residents
of this area prefer to remain
apart, from Medford and if they
wished for annexation, would
have advanced the idea to the
Medford city council before now.
Heretofore Medford would not
annex a subdivision until all fa
cilities were in, such as water,
sewer, paving, etc. Suddenly
we are confronted with the men
ace of Medford extending
greedy fingers to rake in this
3,000 acre area. Why? Is there
an ulterior motive behind it all?
There is no real need for Med
ford to become any bigger than
it is and it would be good if Med
ford would confine its activities
to matters within its own boun
daries.
The residents of this area pre
fer the status quo but if Med
ford is going to try to annex us,
we may as well incorporate into
a new community. It would be
cheaper- than to pay the high
taxes that would result from an
nexation to Medford. As it is
now, we don't have to pay $2
and more to erect a TV antenna,
pay for a license to do business
or obtain a building permit. We
like it that way.
Medford can give us nothing
that we can't give ourselves if
we set our minds to it. We can
take care of our own sewage
problems without the aid of
Medford. Perhaps Medford is
afraid it would lose control of
its sewage system if a metropoli
tan district is organized.
And what about the recently
enacted law that gives Medford
the right to acquire and main
tain streets outside of its boun
daries? How greedy can they
get? Before we are completely
engulfed by Medford, I suggest
the residents of the area call a
meeting to discuss the matter
and formulate a plan of action.
We , certainly should explore
every possibility. It may be too
late for the legislature to help
us but legal talent may find a
way. We could incorporate.
Jerold W. Swanson
798 Garfield Street
. Medford, Oregon.
(Editor's note: Before the areas
proposed for annexation join the
city, a majority of the residents
must approve the action at an
election. The city cannnot force
any area to join it) ' . ;
In The Day's News
rpHAT IS to say:
Talk is cheaper than shoot
ing. So
As long as possible
LET'S KEEP ON TALKING..
MEANWHILE, OF course,
KEEPING OUR GUNS
LOOSE IN THEIR HOLSTERS.
rpHERE'S - ALWAYS - some-thing-to-worry
about note:
A Canadian scientist Dr.
Wildred Shute. chief cardiolo
gist and co-director of the Shute
Institute, of London, Ontarion
tells a convention of the Ameri
can Academy of Nutrition in
Los Angeles that modern mill
ing methods are removing Vita
min E from flour, thus contribut
ing to a rise in coronary blood
clotting. 1
He says Vitamin E is found
in wheat germ, but is LOST in
the milling process. He says this
loss in the modern human diet
has caused an increase in the in
cidence of blood clotting in the
past 50 years.
D'YA MEAN, sir, that every
time we eat a slice of bread
we're going to have to go
through all the .worries we go
through every time we smoke a
cigarette?
If so, let's all join with Lady
Macbeth in chanting:
5 "Double, double toil and trouble:
"Fire burn and cauldron bub
ble."
be 221,000,000 people In this
country.
He concluded:
"The United States will have'
to solve increasingly severe de
mands on water resources if it
wants to KEEP ENOUGH FOOD
ON THE TABLE."
TEACHERS VISIT
Portland U.R) Portland pub
lic school children had the day
off today while some 2400 ele
mentary and high school teach
ers spent the day visiting the
city's business and industrial
firms.
Editorial Comment -
The Medford Mail Tribune
credits the owner of the House
of Mystery, the attraction . just
off Highway 99, with an idea
for making it clear to tourists
that Oregon is on standard
time. We can't understand why
the House of Mystery man
should be concerned. His busin
ess thrives on the. mental confu
sion of his patrons. Oregon
(Salem) Statesman.
Norway has 4,062 Sunday
schools with an enrollment of
249,915 children.
A 1
r Adne
CONSOLATORY NOTE to the
bakers:
We'll go right on eating bread,
just as we go right on smoking
cigarettes.
CHAIRMAN OF the Board
Ben Fairless tells U, S. Steel
Company stockholders that pres
ent prospects for their company
are the BRIGHTEST IN ITS HIS
TORY. He adds:
"Last year, U. S. Steel had
substantial reserve capacity for
future demands (which is 'care
fully chosen . language meaning
that a year ago Big Steel had
the capacity to PRODUCE a lot
more than it was able to SELL).
"But NOW it is evident that
a further expansion of facilities
will be imperative if present de
mand continues."
rTHAT BRINGS up the plight of
the American farmer who
is now in the position Big Steel
was in ,a year ago .That is to say,
he is able to produce a lot more
than he can sell at fair prices.
But
At the big land and water
symposium in Albuquerque last
week the reclamation bureau's
chief engineer, Leslie McClellan,
told the assembled experts that
a SOARING population will soon
use ALL of America's Jiow sur
plus food.
He added: j
. f'Present food surpluses In the
United States will disappear be
fore 1975, for the census bureau
estimates that by then there will
UNLIKELY STORY
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Lopez $50 Tuesday despite his
story about why he marred the
door of a car with a knife and
let the air out of the tires. "I
thought it was my own car," Lo
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