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o FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MEDFORD Tribune ' Everybody in Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 27-29 North Fir St. Phone 2-6141 HERB GREY. Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM. Business Manager ERIC ALLEN JR., Managing Editor EARL H. ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT, Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Mediord. Oregon, under Act of Marcn a. ibi SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Per Copy 10c. Tli!r anri QnnrinV One Vfiaf S12.00 Daily and Sunday Six months 6.50 Daily and sunaay inree mm. au Sunday Only One year $3.50. By Carrier In Advance Medford, Ashland, Central Point. Eagle Point, Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue River, Talent, and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday One year $15.00 Daily and Sunday One month 1.25 Carrier and Dealers 5c per copy. All xerms tasn in navaiiug Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Arivprtisini? ReDresentative: WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY INC. Offices in New York, Chicago, De troit San Francisco. Los Angeles, ' Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Atlanta. Vancouver, B.C. NATIONAL EDITORIAL I AsTbcfATLQN U KJ NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 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 Jan. 17. 1948 (It was Thursday) F. W. Cater of geological sur vey arrives at Crater Lake Na tional park to observe the lake for signs of recurring volcanic activity. ' 20 YEARS AGO . Jan. 17. 1936" (It was Friday) ' Carrold J. Parker, Medford, elected chairman of the Veterans Allied Council of Jackson coun ty. ! Residents of Elk Creek school district to vote on bond issue for $9,000 for building school; PWA to furnish remainder of $12,000. 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 17. 1926 (It was Sunday) . Medford Irrigation district of ficials announce no more water fyailable and set. Feb. 10 as last day on whicn tnose aesiring wa ter for next summer may apply. John Beeson elected tempo rary president of Medford Cen tral Labor council at organiza tional meeting. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 17. 1916 (It was Monday) C. E. Gates, E. T. Gardner, W. C. Fritsche, Ernest Webb of Central Point, C. P. Carpenter, R. A. Miksche and C. A. Myers elected as first board of directors of Southern Oregon Poultry association.- From Local and Personal col umn: A force of men began work this morning closing up the gap between the completed Bullis electric line on the west side with that on the east side of the city. The distance to be covered by this work is about three blocks. When this connection shall have been made, the Jack sonville cars will run to the east end of Main street. What's the Answer? Can You Get 4 of the 7? Copr. 1955. Editorial Research Repcel - o 1. Members of the Church of the New Jerusalem follow the teachings of John Calvin, John Wesley, Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Smith, Emanuel Swed enborg, or Dr. Frank Buchman? 2. Basements are provided in more than half, about half, or less than half of all houses now being built in the U.S.? 3. If a person with income of $4,000 wins $64,000, on a quiz program he or she must pay about half, 65 or 80 of -it in federal income tax? 4. The death rate per miles driven is considerably higher or lower on express highways than on ordinary roads, or about the same? 5. The Poujadists in France demand lower taxes, freedom for Morocco, stronger Army, anti-U.S. foreign policy, or nat ionalization of industry? . 6. Which two of these states lie east of the Mississippi: Min nesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mis souri, Mississippi? 7. The Duches of Windsor was first married to a man named Warfield, Wallis, Simpson, Spen cer or Jones? The Answers: 1. Swedenborg. 2. Less than half. 3. About 65. 4.. Considerable lower. 5. Lower taxes. 6. Wisconsin and Missis sippi. 7. F. W. Spencer. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads MAIL TRIBUNE It's His Policies Not McKay It is somewhat disappointing to find some of our favorite newspapers in Oregon joining the GOP press at the wailing wall over the alleged abuse suitered by Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay. They don't dare attack the popular President, so they pick on poor little "Doug." "Doug," who is new in Washington, didn't realize what a "hot spot" he was getting into when he accepted the Interior job. In fact he should be getting bouquets instead of brick bats, for he is as honest as the day is long, and doing his best to serve the best interests of the administra tion, etc., etc. That is the general line of the defenders of the Interior department. W1 E HAVE heard no one question Secretary Mc- Kav's basic honesty; Nor in previous administration did we hear of any one on the other side of the political fence, question the honesty of two of President Truman's cabinet members, Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes or Sec letary of State Acheson. But there were plenty of brick-bats thrown at both of these controversial figures in the last Democratic administration, and the same were not heaved at the Democratic president. This has been true ever since the Harding admin istration and the reign of Secretary of the Interior Fall, and will undoubtedly be true again, and again. For that is the only sensible procedure, the blame rests if there is blame not with the man who ap pointed the officials, but with the officials them selves, guilty of the misdeeds. So these complaints about "picking on Secretary McKay," instead of President Eisenhower, rather than arousing sympathy for Oregon's former gov ernor are likely to do the reverse. . AS before remarked, it is NOT Douglas McKay's integrity that is at issue. In fact as far as this de partment'is concerned we believe the man is entirely honest and sincere, just as we believe his ideas about democracy, conservation, and public power are honest but entirely WRONG. We doubt if there is anyone m trie present admin istration who believes more thoroughly in Secretary Wilson's dictum and its implications that what is good for General Motors IS best for the people of the coun ty, than Douglas McKay unless it be the Secretary of Defense himself. That is a matter of fact, practical philosophy of accepted GOP doctrine. And thousands in tact abiding American citizens SO GIVING tidelands oil the country as a whole, as the Supreme Court direct ed, was "good politics because it was good BUSINESS-- Handing over the power at Hells Canyon-to the Idaho Power company instead of the government for the benefit of the people was similarly good bus iness. Secretary McKay's most recent "give away" opening of wild-life refuges to mining prospectors and oil company representatives, as well as 252 game refuges is also good business why consider the dumb animals or nature conservation wThen a few smart operators could make more millions out. of the natural resources formerly protected and conserved for fu ture generations ! . TTHE only fly in the ointment, as far as Secretary McKay is concerned and the Republican party for that matter is that entirely honest and law-abiding citizens who do not believe making money is EVERYTHING; who do be lieve that the public welfare should be considered before private profit, and who not only believe in the conservation policites of Theodore Roosevelt and a i .1 ti 1 i1 liittord .Finchot but are willing wnen tne issue arises, to fight for them. In short, the critics of Secretary McKay have no personal grudge against the "little Secretary of the Interior," no desire to "PICK" on him, impugn his motives or question the they JUST DON'T LIKE HIS POLICIES. Tney don't like what he has done since he became head of the important Department of the Interior, and what he promises to do before he gets out. It is no defense to call unless all efforts by individuals to secure a govern ment in whose policies they believe, instead of one in which thev don't believe, is "playing politics." ' We don't believe even Wilson wTould uphold that Treasurer Reports Record Balance The largest balance in the his tory of the Jackson county treas urer's office was recorded yes terday by Treasurer Karl Jan ouch, when total resources reached $5,010,632.56 Resources included time de posits and savings accounts, S2, 497,377.87; county owned securi ties, $32,406.38; securities owned by other units, $19,310.45; and cash in vault, $372.10. The re mainder is on deposit in valley banks and are allocated to va rious funds and political subdi visions. Janouch said the record amount was in part due to larger payments from O and C lands and forest reserves, and from taxes which are coming in rap idly at this time. The earth's orbit is such that the sun is 3,000,000 miles closer in January than in July. If the sun's rays did not strike the nor thern hemisphere more oblique ly then, winter would be warm er than summer. Tuesday, January 17. 1958 the basic, and extremely millions 01 good law- believe it. to a few states and a few there are more millions of- purity of his character this "playing politics" Secretaries McKay and doctrine ! R.W.R. Fuel Truck Drivers Strike in Hew York New York (U.R) Hope of a quick settlement of the New York city fuel truck drivers strike appeared dim today. The mid-winter walkout of some 3,000 fuel truck drivers has cut off 60 per cent of the fuel oil supplies and nearly all coal deliveries in New York city homes, industries and commer-, cial buildings. Negotiations were resumed late yesterday in New York city hall, but the union . is said to have held out for a 40-cent hour ly wage package. Union nego tiators turned down a 20-cent offer from the 350 fuel distrib utors. END OF LINE Augusta, Me. (U.R) The Och manski family has been a fixture in Cony High school. When Bet ty Ochmanski, youngest of a family of 10 children, graduates in 1957 there won't be a Och manski in the school for the first time in 28 years. Matter of Fact THE COMMODORE SYSTEM The remarkably smooth po litical operators who are work ing for the White House can now wm-jVbtv"'Z he credited with their first major success. They have forced Sen. William F. Knowland to change his mind, at least in part which i s something the courageous Joseph Alsop and decidedly obstinate Know- land does rather seldom. Only a very short time ago, the California senator was still de claring that even if President Eisenhower deferred his second term decision, the Knowland name would be entered in all possible primaries. But now the Knowland name will not be en tered, after all. in any primary with a filing date prior to Feb. 15, which is the day set long ago for the doctors' final check-up on the Presi dent's state of health. In other Stewart Alsop woras, o e n a- tor Knowland has now had to accept being quietly closed out of the New Hampshire, Ohio, Il linois and Alaska primaries. Probably the list will also in clude Minnesota, for Feb. 15, the day of the President's expected physical examination, is also the last date for entering the Minne sota primary. The close-out of Knowland is the result of two factors: the President's over-whelming popu larity, and the astute use that is being made of that popularity by the group known as the Commo dore regency. The regents, whom the President has deputed, to handle his political interests this year, are much the same men who used to meet at the Com modore hotel in 1952 to plan the Eisenhower pre-convention and campaign strategy. rriHE principal veterans are Gen. J- Lucius D. Clay, former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Atty. den. Herbert Brownell, Barak T. Mattingly, Sen. James Duff. and Thomas E. Stephens. Two new members of tne etoud are the President's chief of staff, Gov. Sherman Adams, and the chairman of the Republican Na tional Committee. Len Hall. The active oolitical aeents of the regency are Thomas Stephens ana j,en. .iiail. Stephens - return to law practice from a xilace on the White House staff by no means implied a departure from politics. If anything, Stephens has .been even more active than Hall in setting up the Republican convention delegations so that they offer no toe-hold for Sena. tor Knowland or any other po tential candidate lacking the blessing of the White House. ine system used has been sim plicity itself. Powerful and un controllable local interests, like Senator Knowland's friend. Sen. Styles Bridges, of New Hamp- snire, and the old Taft group in Ohio, have been allotted shares in each delegation to keep them quiet. But the shares have been very small indeed so small, in fact, that Senator Bridges threat ened a public fight for more Bridges-owned delegates from his state. ' fpHE Commodore regency has -- been able to be so economical with its sops because of the ma gic of the Eisenhower name. Pro- Eisenhower politicoes, like New Hampshire's Governor Lane Dwinelland the great new power in Ohio Republican politics, Sec retary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey, have taken the lead in organizing the. delega tions m their states. All the delegations - have of course been pledged to Eisen hower if he runs (with the extra consolation for the Taft group in Ohio that the Ohio delegates will make Sen. John Bricker their favorite son if the President does not run). In these circumstances, it would look like fighting Eis enhower to fight the official del egate slates. And the beauty of it is that most of the delegates will follow the commands of the White House even if the Presi dent is not a candidate again. Senator Knowland only wants a chance to test'his own strength if the President is not a candi date. He tried hard to arrange tests in the states filing dates prior to Feb. 15. But even Sena tor Bridges had to warn him out of New Hampshire. Therefore the determined Cali fornia senator is now saying that he will wait until the time when the President's great decision was originally promised. But he : i ' r ! I Keep This NUMBER by the Telephone , If you need a Doctor in an EMERGENCY CALL(3-4587 Doctors' Telephone Exchange Day or Night See Yellow Pages in Telephone Directory under Physicians and Surgeons. I This is a Public Service. .; - . - J By Joe and Stewart Alsop is also saying that there will be great indignation in Republican ranks if the Commodore regency try to make their system go on working indefinitely, by per suading the President to put off his announced decision still fur ther. KNOWLAND may well be con cerned about this since it now seems much more likely that the President's great deci sion will be delayed until March 15. If this happens, and if the system of the Commodore regen cy goes on working as smoothly as ever, Knowland will then be shut out of Wisconsin, New Jer sey, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Flor ida and Massachusetts. All these states have primary filing dates before mid-March. Maryland, In diana, Nebraska, California and the District of Columbia also have filing dates prior to April 15, after that, only.Montana, New York and South Dakota will be left. Altogether, it is quite a sys tem. Knowland is still dead set on bucking the system- some where and somehow. But the de velopments to date show that his task will not be easy. Copyright 1956, New York Herald Tribune, Inc. By FRANK JENKINS Farm problem slants: Republican Sen. Karl Mundt of South Dakota: "Farm prices and farm income should get not one but four or five' shots in the arm from the new admin istration farm program" (which includes the soil bank" idea.) Democratic Sen. Olin John son of South Carolina: "I doubt if the various administration farm proposals (including the soil bank " will work unless we return to 90 per cent of parity supports." II IS a difference of opinion dual, jjxajxco xHJCEj allU. this campaign year of 1956 is a hot political hoss race. AS TO Senator Mundt: .LI tt OllUba in tne aj.ui that the American farmer needs it's getting rid of overproduc tion and getting back to a rea sonably normal balance of sup ply and demand. There have been too many shots in the arm. AS TO Senator Johnston: amount to SUBSIDIZING OVER PRODUCTION. That's What we've been doing for years, and it's responsible for most the mess American ' agriculture is in. "DETWEEN now and next No vember you'll hear a lot of bushwah about the farm prob lem. If you are to keep the situation clear in your mind, you must remember this: Not only is there a farm problem. There is a political problem. The farm problem is to get agriculture back to a sound and normally profitable basis which will take quite a lot of time. The political problem is to GET VOTES RIGHT NOW in 1956. The solution of the farm orob- lem is a job for STATESMEN. The quickie political job calls only for politicians. IN A talk to the Portland City of McMinnville, who was chair man of Oregon's delegation to the White House conference on education, told his hearers that in this opinion this country should be very cautions indeed about entering into any pro gram for federal aid to schools. He told his hearers that he personally opposes the principle of federal aid, but concedes that in view of the heavy increase in the number of school chil dren,, with its accompanying problem of providing enough schools, the national government might have to step in with help for construction of schools in distressed areas. He said that almost all the conference deleg ates who favor federal aid want it without federal control. He himself thinks that federal aid, if granted, should be for only a limited time. But He added "I doubt if this can be done." T SHARE his doubt. Let's put it this way: Suppose you have a hamburg er stand, but haven't money enough to equip in the way you think it ought to be equipped to handle a growing volume of business. Suppose you go around to a better heeled friend and suggest that he dig into his more ample pocket and provide you with the cash you need for expansion. I think you'll find that as long jn the Day's News Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under certain circum stances the use oi a Den 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 Dublica tion must not exceed 400 words. Biological Literacy To the Editor: Imagine a teenage entomologist finding, on a tree trunk, a very rare beetle Then as he moves to capture it with his right hand, he spies another species, equally preci ous. Then up trunk a third, dif ferent from either but also MOST desirable. To secure this third, he excitedly pods No. 1 into his mouth. The coleoptera resents said jailing with an acrid discharge. Our youthful scientist soits out the bitterness. mourns the loss of two of his three prizes. The tale is recorded in that boy's autobibgraphy now re told, almost a century later, by his granddaughter, Lady Nora Barlow. Said young man was Charles Darwin. His enthusiasm, his careful observation attract ed attention, saved him from becoming a square peg in a round hole. He was destined to be neither physician or clergyman. He became the most powerful philosopher in biology since Aristotle, 2,000 years ear lier. The out-of-doors can be so used to educate kiddies that biological illiteracy will be re duced. If once we obtain in America absolute biological lit eracy, as did Iceland with read ing and writing, our country will eventually have lawmakers with clearer vision. We have only had two presidents really educated In biology Jefferson and Theo dore Roosevelt. Writer has had much to do with social service legislation, both at Sacramento and Washington. Lack of srasn of the fundmental principles of biology which affect human life is appalling at both lawmaking centers. C. M. Goethe Seventh and J sts. Sacramento 14, Calif, Why Holler Smear? ' To the Editor: I have been a resident of Medford and Ash land for 29 years. I am reg istered Republican in Jackson county. The Al S a r e n a mine was known to natives of southern Oregon as the Buzzard mine, and I am sure that quite a few na tives know more about the mine than all the politicians do, so why hot investigate this right on the property? The natives, be they Republicans or Demo crats, will tell the truth,, and there are qualified, mining en gineers in this district that can analyze all minerals in this mine ' I have taken the Mail Tribune since 1926. I think the general public should know the truth about this mine. I have . been around and over this mining property. It is located on Elk creek. There are several people along the Rogue and in Prospect know this property. Please print this so the people of Oregon will know the truth, A good investigation of this will put a lot of Republicans and Democrats right. Why holler smear before the investigation has been made? Ray Linn 60 Fifth St. Ashland, Ore. How Stupid? To the Editor: Now that the flood waters have made their annual pilgrimage to the ocean, taking billions of doUars with them in soil erosion, property damage and human lives, I see where the irrigation districts in the vaUey are raising the price of water to the ranchers. This is only adding insult , to injury. as .your friend has his money in the business he'll want quite a little to say about the way it shall be run. It will be the same way with federal aid to the schools. As long as the federal government puts up the money it's going to have a lot to say about the running of the schools. It's easy to talk about federal aid for the schools for a limited time, but I'm pretty sure that once the federal camel gets its nose under the flap of the school tent it will STAY IN. THE TENT. FRED BRENNAN FOR INSURANCE THAT PAYS: During 1955, this Agency re turned to the community in actual loSs and dividend payments the sum of $153,364.06 This represents a real contribution to the economy of the Rogue River Valley. We invite you to share in this fine insurance protection INSUR ANCE THAT PAYS by insur ing with MEDFORD INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 2-4940 ' I MR- '" INSURANCE Jj.J&k Editorial Comment MILITARY SERVICE To the young man graduating from high school the future these days often appears uncertain. What shall he do? Go to work? Go to college? Or should he get his military service out of the way first? From a statistical point of view, it seems that it would be wise to take his tour of military service. Otherwise it quite pos sibly will interrupt whatever he undertakes. Recent reports indicate that before he is 26 years of age he will be called to military service unless he voluntarily enlists in one of the many fields of mili tary activity. Experts in the De fense Department estimate the odds are that 7 out of 9 qualified young men will be put in uni form sometime before they reach their 26th year. , The young man can enlist in any branch of the regular serv ice and complete his military obligation. But the National Guard and Reserve units in his hometown are looking for young men to fill out their comple ment. They are having trouble keeping up to strength because many young men mistakenly be lieve their chances are good of escaping military service. By joining one of these reserve or National Guard units the young man can train for mili tary service while staying at home after a minimum of 6 months active duty. These local units should be quite attractive to the high school graduate. Any way he figures it, he will have at least 5 years' military obliga tion and he should consider it an honor. Eugene Register-Guard. How long are these tillers of the soil going to take this kind of hokum? Billions for defense but not one cent for flood controls, seems to be the battle cry. May be organizing the farmers into one vast union with a man like Walter Reuther at the head may solve the problem. At least it would give the farmers the whip hand at election time, which seems to be the only weapon the politicians understand and re spect. I'll be criticized for writing this, but before you pass judg ment on me, get in your car and take a drive to Yuba City, Calif., or along the Rogue river be tween Medford and Grants Pass, Yes, and go on up north on High way 62 to McLeod. I've seen all these places and believe me it's not a pleasant sight, when it s so needless.. How stupid are people going to get to let these things happen year after year, and then we claim -wejre the richest, strongest and smartest nation in the world I wonder? I don't believe there's any one in Washington sm&rt enough to find the state of Oregon on the map. This includes Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay. Roy N. McKee, 111 Renault ave., Medford, Ore. Salvage Sale For Klamath Timber Set Yreka A total of 14,500 000 board feet of salvage timber in the middle fork of the Hum bug creek area of Klamath Na tional Forest will be offered for sale at an oral auction here at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. It will be the largest sale of salvaged timber ever made by the Klamath National Forest service. The timber is part of about 85,000 acres which burn ed over during Labor Day week fires last September. Appraised value of the timber is $176,625, plus a timber stand deposit for planting new trees of $43,000. Written bids were to have been received by today. Most of us are reluctant to face unpalatable truths. That sensitive spot on our molar is probably just a temporary irri tation; that twinge of pain in the region of the heart will no doubt go away if we give it time. Too many of us put oft seeing our dentist or consulting our physician for a periodic check-up. Similarly, possibility of early death is an unpleasant fact that we try hard not to think about. Yet only two cate gories of people can afford to disregard such a contingency those who have no dependents and those who have made, through life assurance, sufficient provision for their loved ones against the chance of untimely death. If you cannot conscien tiously claim to be in either of these categories drop me a line telephone. CHARLES E. JONES, Local Agent Phone 2-9772 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA Looking Ahead F;jfp th WkM' CHARLES E JPl e: jones . Ifeltluas lehg called upm) to destrvy, miwr t&mfr wJudi rested tfo waids test Jwpejor peace . A great soldier tells the stirring story of his battles ...including one lie lost to Sec'y ot Defense Wilson Now, for the first time in this week's Saturday Evening Post General Matthew B. Ridgway tells ' what really happened in Washington during his two years as head of the ' Army. As Chief of Staff, . Ridgway had to keep si lent on certain matters. But since his recent re tirement he's free to speak as a private citizen. Ridgway tells how he was forced to cut nearly a third of the Army's man power at a critical time. And tells how he was sub jected to pressure when he tried to make a formal protest. He reveals why Presi dent Eisenhower's '54 State of the Union mes sage came as the biggest shock in his life ! He shows why politics, rather than military ne cessity, is shaping the size and strength of our forces. He tells, step by step, how politics and pol iticians are jeopardizing our fighting power. 'He explains why atom bombs and even the latest atomic artillery haven't replaced the foot soldier. And he shows how the present overemphasis on air and sea power is leav ing us wide open for another "Korea." Don't miss Ridgway's side of the story told with great frankness. He ' mentions names and re creates conversations that were held behind closed doors in Washington ! Get your copy of the Post today and read "My Battles in War and Peace" by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. ir The Post salutes its patron, founder and first editor, born 250 years ago this week, with words and pictures in this issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Out today on all newsstands A CUEIIS SAGAS big I
