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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) (EDFORDviTRISUKE "Everybody In Southern Oregon Beads roe Mail XTiDune- Publiihed Daily Except Saturday by ui.ui UH.u rum iini -u. rr-29 North Fir St. Phone 2-611 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GREY. Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM. Business Manager ERIC ALLEN JR. Managing fcditor EARL H. ADAMS. Citv Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sports tailor OLIVE ST ARCHER Society Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Zntered as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act oi March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES n J1 T A .4 .... n Omr frTfW T A. Dally and Sunday-lone year $12.00 Daily and Sunday Three mos. SJ50 Sunday Only one year jju. Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue River. Talent, and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday One year $15.00 Daily and Sunday One month 1.25 Carrier and Dealers 5c per copy All Terms cam in vavance Official Paper of the City of Medtord Official Paper of Jaekion County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION 1 Juit OanrMantaflv, WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY INC. Offices In New York. Chicago. De- Seattle. Portland, fit. Louis. Atlanta. Vancouver. B.C NATIONAL EDITORIAL K0CST$N gTnTTTm TTaTTTTsl NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30 and 10 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO May 15. 1946 (It was Wednesday) Earl Parsons has arrived In Medford to take up his duties as a soils scientist with the Bu reau of Reclamation in Medford. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: Dock J. Cresap Hayes is moving to the country. It will be early faU before he comes to town to de mand rain, and another year be fore he gets the best hunks of fried chicken at a Grange din ner. 20 YEARS AGO May 15, 1936 Ben E. Harder was today chosen to represent the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce as councillor of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Light voting marked the morn ing hours at the polls of Jack son county today, with a heavier balloting this afternoon ex pected. 30 YEARS AGO May 15, 1926 (It was Saturday) The children's bicycle parade from Scott's bicycle store to Abner K. Kline's shows, led by the fire department, was a big success last night. From Local and Personal col umn: Motorists are warned not to load protruding objects on the left side of cars so as to serve as obstructions "to passing automobiles. 40 YEARS AGO May 15. 1916 (It was Monday) More than forty automobiles carried 253 excursionists to the Blue lodge mining district yes terday. wnm Ticai and Personal col umn: The W.S.M. Sewing club wiU entertain the ladies of the Baptist church at the home of Mrs. Beauchamp Tuesday after noon. Whai's the Answer? Can You Get 4 of the 7T Cope. 1955. Editorial Research Report 1. Which Democrat now men tioned for the presidential nom ination is married to the daugh ter of a former Republican sen ator? 2. Cancers in children are common or rare? 3. Did the Socialist or the Prohibitionist candidate for President in 1952 poll more votes, or did they get about the same? 4. The great Carlsbad Cav erns are in New Mexico, Ari zona. Kentucky, Texas, Virginia or Utah? 5. Dr. Salk, perfecter of anti polio vaccine, says it now can protect against paralyzing polio for a few years, a long time, or entire lifetime? 6. Which South American country was ruled by an em peror until less than 100 years ago? 7. The late Harold L. Ickes was for 13 years secretary of commerce, the interior, labor, the treasury or war? The Answers: 1-. Sea. Syming ton (wife is daughter of ex-Sen. Wadsworth of N. Y.). 2. Rare. 3. Prohibitionist got many more. 4. New Mexico. 5. Entire life time. 6. Braxil. 7. Secretary of the interior. 3y MAIL TRIBUNE Don't Forget We thought through the years, we had made this paper's high regard for Adlai Stevenson sufficiently plain to remove any doubt as to whom we would sup port m the write-in contest between him and Sen ator Kefauver for the presidential nomination. But apparently not. For we have received a num ber of inquiries as to how this competition between men. MEEDLESS to say our preference is Stevenson. And 1 as before stated because we believe he is the best qualified man in the Democratic party for the job. This is not to deny Senator Kefauver's superior abilities as a political campaigner, his pleasing: ter- sonality, or his genuineness as a liberal of principle and courage. T Trr, ai i . j ii uui me piain crutn he has little if any chance of getting the OK of the Chicago convention and he of the bond bouth, a majority of the party leaders, and could never do what Adlai Stevenson if nominated COULD do, unite the Democratic party. And without unity what chance would the Demo crats have of getting to first base, not to mention, around to the home-plate ! So we urge the Democrats to not forget the write- in" and to write in the name of their 1952 candidate. R.W.R. A Call For Senator Morse Senator Wayne Morse better come home. The longer he stays away the more violent his chief opponent Douglas McKay becomes. And the more distant his "Enemy No. 1" is the more abusive McKay's remarks. IN ONE of his latest tirades ex-Governor McKay nnnfoc! txri f arf lmcioef " n nni'ATro 1 f Vi a rV o rrrr fin of our senior Senator is a "plain unadulterated liar" as is anyone who claims there was anything "shady" in the Al Sarena deal and on the same basis he side steps the challenge to make his charges against Wayne Morse in public debate here in Oregon instead of among his cheering partisans. e MOT that our ex-Secretary of the Interior comes out flatly and frankly against such a debate. He falls back on his favorite "escape" namely "double talk." For example, quote : "If he (Morse) wants to debate let's hold it in the Port land public auditorium. Let's carry it to the people of the state by radio and television. But I shaU insist that in what may develop into a series of debates we start with the biggest of his falsehoods and then progress through the Al Sarena case and other of his misrepresentations. The questions of the first debate must contain the exact words Wayne Morse used in his article in the New Republic," etc., etc. - After thus fixing terms of the debate exactly as he wants them, our belligerent aspirant for high office and six more years in Washington, D. C, returns to his original declaration, quote: "Before I debate the serious issues of this campaign with Wayne Morse it must first be settled whether Morse is honest and truthful " , Who might one ask is going to determine that important fact BEFORE the McKay or the Republican state central committee? "IX7E HAVE heard many political debates and we have read many more, but this is the first time in our experience, that an office seeker challenged to debate has called his proposed opponent a liar in ad vance, and then refused to be a party to foresaid de bate until the truth or falsity of his charge has been established! That is surely something new under the sun. TTHIS may be good politics, but it certainly isn't good sense or any sense at all. The main purpose of a political debate is to de termine the facts clarify the issues. From the same set of f acts the two contestants many not agree as to their significance but that does not necessarily mean one is telling the truth and the other is not. In the most memorable debate in American his tory the Lincoln-Douglas series, the two men drew absolutely conflicting conclusions from the same set of facts, but" that did not impel either of them to resort to the McKay brass knuckle and gutter type of discussion, and call each other liars. The only conclusion most people will draw is that Mr. McKay has allowed his hatred of Senator Morse, to destroy his judgment. He doesn't want anyone to think he is afraid to meet Morse in open debate so he in back handed fash ion accepts the challenge, but at the same time makes his own conditions which he realizes neither Senator Morse or any self-respecting opponent COULD ac cept Asa matter of fact if Senator Morse were the "un " adulterated liar," double crosser and all-around reprobate Secretary McKay claims, McKay would not only not try to dodge the challenge but quickly accept it and let any proper bi-partisan committee determine the rules under which the discussion should be held, instead of making them arbitrarily himself. For what better place to show up such a despicable character than on the public platform, in open debate, where each falsehood and misrepresentation could be nailed to the post on the spot exposed to public view, and the defeat of the liar for no one wants an unadulterated liar or any other kind in any public off fee assured? N OT very difficult to find Tuesday, May 15, 1956 The "Write-in the Mail Tribune stands in these two estimable gentle it i .. at least as we view it is would have the opposition debate former Governor the answer. R.W.R. Matter of Fact By JOSEPH ALSOP SHEIK AHMED'S CAMP On the Syrian-Turkish-Iraq Border In this place Iraq ends in a preen sea of winter wheat extending, as though to high seacoasts, as fast as the pur ple mountains where Syria and Turkey begin. The green sea is bright under the spring sun, sepn Aisop wave xossea by light winds, and dotted with countless little island - like mounds. - The mounds are sites of im memorially ancient villages that raised themselves from the sur rounding plain, on their own debris and over a period of many centuries until some acci dent of history or climate wiped out all their people. Now there is little sign of human habitation except on a single mound where stands a cluster of tents. Here is the spring camp of Ahmed bin Ajil Alyawr Almu hammad, Sheik of the 60,000 Bedouin of the Shammar tribe who have their black tents an pasture their million or more camels, sheep and goats in the wide deserts of central Iraq. , THE place is a dream of spring time beauty, for Sheik Ahmed has forbidden the ploughs to touch an area of al most a square mile around his camping place. And so, in this protected space, the rich spring grass is still ablaze with all the flowers of spring red poppies, daisies brilliantly white, devils' paint brush, golden mustard and blue bellflower. And just above the flowers swoop and volplane innumerable birds little horned larks, singing their hearts out; big blue rollers; superb bee eaters, all bright blue-green and orange buff, and twittering flocks of hundreds of gold finches. Sheik Ahmed's camp, with its huge living tent with gilded pole tops and its dining tent that can seat thirty people, is the scene of a continuous house party. The hosts are Sheik Ahmed and his brothers, tall men, and fine looking in their flowing Arab robes and head clothes. For guests there are the In dian Ambassadress, a brisk Ger man lady who descants on neu tralism while the American Am bassador listen s amiably; the Rabiya Emirs, great tribal lead ers and landholders of the South; and a whole floating population of notables of the province who seem to turn up and go away as they please. One of them is the aged, white-bearded Sheik Kha- laf Anlasr of the Yezidis, an odd but ancient local minority who worship the devil under the name of the "Peacock Angel," abhor the color blue, and hold lettuce eating a mortal sin. SHEIK Khalaf has come to con sult Sheik Ahmed about the novel problems of mechanized agriculture; but at lunchtime it becomes clear that- the cus tomary luncheon dish at Sheik Ahmed's camp is at least a sec ondary consideration in Sheik Khalaf's long journey. And no wonder, for this is an imperial "kousy" a dish larger, than most table tops, filled with a mountain of rice and topped with two whole roast young lambs, meltingly tender under the fingers, with their rich stuff ing of spiced rice and raisins and almonds and bits of liver lyinv" all about them. Yet the' mechanized farming which Sheik Ahmed patiently explains to Sheik Khalaf stiU provides the real drama of this strange encampment. And there by hangs a tale, which Sheik Ahmed tells, not without humor and self-depreciation, in the in tervals of the long bright lazy day. In the years after the first war, when Iraq was made a na tion, one of its great men was Sheik. Ajil, father of Sheik Ahmed. Battle-scarred veteran of half a dozen tribal wars and of Bedouin raids past counting, Sheik Ajil yet persuaded the wild Shammar to accept the new order. He was the friend of King Feisal I, and the King rewarded him with aU the wide lands hereabouts, where the House of Alyawr Almuhammad still holds something like half a million acres. Here Sheik Ajil pastured his vast flocks, and his dining tent held, not 30, but 300 of his tribespeople. e DURING the Second World War, when Sheik Ahmed was only 17, the great Sheik Ajil died suddenly; and the Sheik dom of the Shammar passed to his eldest son. But the new Sheik was bored by his authority and unthrifty in his affairs, and so he drifted until the final crisis came and he laid down his Sheikdom. As his successor, the government nominated the head of another branch of the Alyawr House. But the Shammar would have none of the government's nominee, and in three months the Sheikdom passed on again, this time to Sheik Ahmed. It was a poor inheritance, for Sheiks need to be rich, and Sheik Ahmed and his brothers were by now close to bankruptcy. Sheik Ahmed sold his car to buy seed. He borrowed from the bank to get his first tractor and combine. And he planted the Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name end address 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. not exceed 400 words. Won't Fool People To the Editor: I have lived In Jackson county for more than 33 years, and during that time have been acquainted in one way or another with many of our public officials. None have impressed me more favorably than has our present district attorney, Walter D. Nun ley. It is my opinion that Mr. Nunley"s administration of the district attorney's office has re flected his courage, his Chris tian integrity, and his adminis trative and legal ability. I read with a great deal of in terest a recent letter to the edi tor from Dr. Gerhard B. Hau gen, a Portland psychiatrist, who is well known throughout the state of Oregon as an expert in the field of forensic psychia try, and who has, in that capa city, appeared in the courts throughout the state. Dr. Hau gen was of the opinion that Wal ter Nunley is one of the best district attorneys in this state, and Dr. Haugen is certainly in a position to know. Is it any wonder that we have such difficulty in getting capa ble men to run for public office when their honesty, integrity and ability are attacked without basis in an effort to achieve per sonal or political gain? I do not think the people of Jackson county will be fooled but will hang on to a good thing while they have it, and will ask Mr. Nunley to stay on as our district attorney. Dr. Jouett P. Bray Lozier Lane Medford, Ore. Why Not West Side? To the Editor: Much has been printed about the by-pass for Medford when the new highway is built. There has been much discussion about the two routes to the east of town as to compar ative costs, etc. However, the question of a route to the west of town has been dismissed with out any explanation as to why such route would not be feasible. The taxpayers are entitled to all information possible on all of the proposed routes for, after all, it is the taxpayers who foot the bills. As one of these taxpay ers it seems to me that the State Highway commission is obligat ed to furnish us information con cerning all proposed routes so that we, the taxpayers, may form an intelligent opinion as to the merits in each case, such as: What is the comparative cost of the proposed routes east of town, as compared to the cost of a route to the west of town? Would a route to the west of town be more economical than either of the two routes to the east of town, taking into consid eration all of the residential property that would have to be condemned and the numerous underpasses or overpasses that would be required on either of the two routes to the east of town? Would not a route to the west of town be more economical from an engineering standpoint than either of the two routes to the east of town? It does not appear that it would make any difference inso far as business establishments are concerned, as access roads would be available from either side. What we want most is a com plete listing of all facts concern ing all routes, both east and west of town, so that an intelligent opinion may be formed. We are not satisfied with the simple statement that a route west of town is not feasible. What we want to know is why? A. J. Curry, 906 West Main st., Medford, Ore. first wheat in this land that had always been pasture. ' THE year was good. The yield was rich. Since then, Sheik Ahmed has continuously ex panded his farming operation until he and his brothers today have over 90,000 acres in wheat and barley, with 18 tractors and as many American combines in their shops, five irrigation pumps to put water on their other lands along the Tigris to the south of here, and a whole agricultural empire to rule over. And all this has been accom plished in less than eight years. Sheik Ahmed still spends most of his summers in the black tents of the Shammar in the desert. Then, nothing seems very different from the old days. Yet underneath, everything is as dif ferent as possible. By revolu tionizing the whole relationships: the very brilliance of Sheik Ahmed's success, the good re sults of his wisdom and energy, have created a long range of knotty, novel problems for the Shammar and for him. So the moral of this tale of Sheik Ahmed is that the pat Western formulas do not apply in a country like Iraq. (Copyright 1956, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) A human stomach, fully dis tended, is about the size of a football. When completely empty it sometimes shrinks tothe size of a finger. Letters submitted for publication must Larue Replies To the Editor: In the May 13 Medford Mail Tribune, under the heading "Figures Given", George L. Stacy, auditor for the people of Jackson county says, "In recent days it has been our unfortunate experience to read some statements made by a po litical candidate which are wholly without foundation, in our opinion." After relating the amount in the 1955-56 budget for the Court house Building- fund, he goes on to itemize by years the total amount expended on Courthouse Building and Improvements, a total of $545,474.59. Recently a press release ' by the County Court stated that $418,000 had been expended on the Court house construction and $50,000 would be needed for completion, a total of $468,000. l have stated that $100,000 has been wasted on the Courthouse. The auditor now admits that not $468,000 but $545,474.59 has been spent; and adds that when the building is completed, any money left out of the sinking fund will be returned to the general fund. I ask the tax pay ers of Jackson county, Is the statement made by me that One Hundred Thousand Dollars has been wasted 'w holly un founded?" If anything, it is un derestimated. When is the reck less expenditure of tax dollars going to stop? The auditor for the people of Jackson county also states, "The Courthouse Building and Im provement fund at April 30, 1956 is $154,241.55." I have before me the Treasurer's report as of April 30, certified to be correct; and that printed statement iden tifies the Courthouse Building and Improvement fund at $159,- 088.22. How does it happen that the county records show $4 846.67 more on hand on the same date than the Auditor for the people of Jackson county? Is it possible that the Auditor does not know what the accurate condition of the finances of Jackson county are? Is it possible that this is a statement "whoUy without foundation" purely to influence the voters of Jackson county by misleading them? am satisfied to let the people of Jackson county judge for them selves. Melvin J. Lattie, Canditate for County Commissioner on the Republican Ticket Morse Effective To the Editor: Several times lately I have read statements by Douglas McKay to the effect that only three of Sen. Wayne Morse's bills became law in one session of the congress. It should be interesting to Ore gon voters that McKay picked the year 1953 to make his com parison, and that was -the first year of the Republican control led 83rd congress. Senator Morse interests himself in leg islation that is good for the com mon welfare, the common man, with emphasis on conservation of our natural resources. Is it any wonder that Senator Morse was able to win approval of only three pieces of legisla tion? The wonder is that the Republican controlled" congress passed any of it, since that con gress was bent on turning our natural resources over to private individuals for exploitation. It is also interesting to note that in the year 1953 the con g r e s s enacted only 288 public laws, or less than one law per congressman, since there are 531 represntatives and senators. If Senator Morse was able to bring about enactment of three of his, in the face of solid Rep ublican opposition, he ' did far better than the average. As a matter of fact, the McKay charge that Senator Morse is in effective is completely false, and is proved false by McKay's own figures. J. M. Dodge 519 King st. Medford, Ore. Mone for V. P. To the Editor: This week end the students at the University of Wisconsin held a Model Dem ocratic National convention. Some of the students from Ore gon suggested that the results would be of interest to you. AU the major candidates were in the field at the beginning of the first ballot for the presiden tial nomination, but at the end of this first ballot and before the result was to be announced, state after state swung over to Adlai Stevenson. A resolution to make the nomination of Steven son unanimous was passed. Then the Stevenson group spearheaded a move to name Oregon's Sen. Wayne Morse the Vice Presidential nominee and on the second ballot after a stiff fight, Senator Morse was nom inated. As you know, Senator Morse was a graduate of our University, and we hope the people of Ore gon will be pleased to know that his name and policies are stiU very much a part of the Wisconsin tradition. Dick Patten 713 West Dayton tt., . Madison, Wis. In The Day's By FRANK JENKINS A very favorable doctors re port on President Eisenhower's physical condition was issued on the basis of his examination in Walter Reed hospital. Shortly after the President left the hospital and went golf ing his personal physician and the hospital commander (Walter Reed hospital is a military hos pital) issued a statement sum marizing Ike's health in these words: His general condition contin ues good. He is physically active and mentally alert. His appear ance, appetite and digestion are exceUent." . THE doctors went on to say the rhprlrim rpveals that the President has shown good toler ance to increasing physical activ ity since leaving the hospital in Denver after his heart attack. They note that his heart action is normal, that his heart is well healed, that the scar from the attack shows no sign of enlarg ing and that his blood pressure is normal. The doctors' detailed clinical report adds that Ike's lungs are clear and normal; that his teeth and gums are in excellent condi tion, that his muscle tone is good, that the nerve reflexes and blood chemistry are those of a normal individual and that nothing abnormal was found in an eye, ear, nose and throat ex amination. SOUNDS like we were buying a horse, doesn't it? But It gives us confidence that we are getting the whole truth. That builds confidence in our leader ship. As every GI who ever crawled out of a foxhole and went into battle knows, NOTH ING is more important than con fidence in our leaders. VTOTHTNG builds public confi ' dence like telling the people the truth. Although it does sound like a veterinarian giving a re port on a saddle horse that is up for sale, the doctors' report leads us to believe that we are getting the whole truth about Ike's phys ical condition. TKE, the news dispatches in .form us, went from the hospi tal to the golf course. That wiU draw carefully guarded cynical cracks from the opposition de signed to plant the idea in peo ple's minds that the President is Communications Gondwana Land To the Editor: In New Zea land, after World War I, we were botanizing in South Island. Wri ter considered himself a judge of furniture hardwoods.' He was puzzled about a beautifully- grained table in the guest room. Our host said. "Tree fuschia wood." We objected that fuschia was an Andean genus. He coun tered with "Gondwana Land . He seeked to think that there might have persisted a land- bridge from South America to New Zealand and the Antarctic. With U.S.A.'s acceleration of Antarctic research one recalls above Gondwana Land of the geologists. On this desk is a map of this ancient land mass. One evidently could walk on dry land from the South Pole, via Patagonia, to Panama. Thence eastward it still was land across what now is the Atlantic, Africa, Arabia to Hindustan. Continu ing one could tramp Southward through Austrialia back to the South Pole. Whatever the connection, our Anzac scientist showed us fu schia trees, large enough to make furniture, with flowers as much "fuschia" as any we had col lected in Peru or Chile. C. M. Goethe Seventh and J Sts. ( Sacramento 14, Calif. Asks Question To the Editor: To rebut the glowing tribute to District At torney Nunley by Dan F. Krotz II, may I submit the following question: Why was it necessary to spend the taxpayers money to import a competent attorney to prose cute a confessed murderer? I re fer to the Hile case. W. A. Black 17 Newtown st. Medford, Ore. MR. INSURANCE FRED BRENNAN We were looking at new homes. I was amazed at the high prices. A home like ours would cost $5000 more than our fire insurance to re build it. Could we insure to full value for only about $9 more per year? CALL MEDFORD' INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 2-4940 News neglecting his job and frittering away his time. Let's be sensible about that, The President of the United States doesn't work by the hour. He doesn't pound a typewriter. He doesn't use a pick and shovel. He doesn't drive a truck or a tractor or a bulldozer. His job is to MAKE DECI SIONS. Anyone who has to make decisions knows that a bet ter decision can often be made out on a golf course or a trout stream or a duck swamp than in an office that is besieged by peo ple. Human minds work that way. If the President s decisions ara RIGHT often enough, our coun try won't have much to fear. 0 iUR political system, of course, dence in our leaders because arousing fear and distrust of the INS is the only way for the outs to GET IN. And we can't keep the INS in forever. That leads to too much power held in too few hands too long which is dan gerous. WHAT shall we do about that? Tn an effort to answer that question, I'd like to tell briefly the story of Ewing Young one of early Oregon s able and dis tinguished citizens. He got cross wise with McLoughlin, chief fac tor of the powerful Hudson s Bay company at Fort Vancouver. He got crosswise with Jason Le, the leader of the missionary community at what is now Salem. So, in an effort to find a prod uct for which there was a mar ket elsewhere than at Ft. Van couver or Salem, he built him self a moonshine still. Lee, great ly disturbed, went to Youngs farm to discuss the situation. He spoke only of the good of the youthful territory of Oregon. He pictured the scattering settle ments surrounded by Indians. Liquor, he said, was bad medi cine for Indians. Young listened. Being a sensi ble man and a patriot, he saw AND ADMITTED Lee's point. He finally said: "I have to agree you're right, Mr. Lee." So he went out and destroyed his stiU. THAT is to say: For the GOOD OF HIS COUNTRY, he gave up his own private, personal interest, sub ordinating his own welfare to the welfare of the community of which he was a part. If we are to get rid of some of the obvious defects of our American politi cal system, we need more Ewing Youngs. I'm happy to say that Young came out of it all right. Both McLoughlin and Lee were so im pressed by his broad-minded de cision that they settled their quarrel with him and threw some very nice business oppor tunities his way. Do You Like To Pay Taxes In Advance? That Is what citizens of Jackson County have been doing paying taxes In advance! '. While our county taxes were el most DOUBLED in one yaar, hun dreds of thousands of your tax dollars lay in so-called "SINKING FUNDS" funds established for no pre-determined need? . A spokesman for my opponent says he shouldn't be criticized for "saving" this money. Of course not. But I'd rather save my own hadn't you? If I am elected, I pledge every citizen of Jackson county ECON OMY, EFFICIENCY and INTEG RITY in office. MELVIN LATTIE Republican, for Jackson County COMMISSIONER See Melvin Lattie on KBES-TV TONIGHT at 5:55 and 10:30 Paid Pol. Adv.