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FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE MSFORSTBIBimS "ZveryDody In Southern Oregon Keacts ine Mau ixiDune Published Dally Except Saturday by MEDFOKD PRINTING CO 27-29 North Fir St- Phone 2-8 HI ROBERT W RUHL. Editor 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 STARCIIER Society Editor DALE ERICKSON Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Mediord Oregon, under Act ol Marah 2, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES n Mail in iftvinp- Per Coot 10c. Dally and Sunday One year (12 00 Daily and Sunday Six months 6.50 Daily and Sunday Three moo. 3-50 Sunday only uns year touu. Ww r-rn,r In Advance Medford, Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix. Shady Cove Rogue Elver. Talent and on motor routes: DftiLy and Sunday One year 813 00 Dally and Sunday One month 1.25 carrier ana ueaiers iwi All Terms cash in Advance Official Paper of the City of Mediord OfTicul Paper oi jacason .wim.j United Press Full Leased Wire" "MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION ...c-t- i iniv rnivrpAW INC Offices in New York Chicago. De troit San Francisco, loo ftngewi. Seattle Portland. St Louis Atlanta Vancouver BC NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCfATLON i J o IMIiUMHrH'lUl NEWSPAPER publishers association Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30 and to years ago. 10 YEARS AGO June 12. 1346 (It was Wednesday Sale of their home at 16 Glefti Oak ct., to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sleeter was announced today by Lt. and Mrs. Arthur M. Cannon. The "Christian Democrats" and the "Christian Republicans" of Italy are battling vigorously. They act more like Democrats and Republicans than Christians. The "Monarchists are more re ligious. They plan to collect funds to keep King Umberto on the throne. 20 YEARS AGO June 12. 1936 (It was Friday) Dr. H. E. Collins of Portland will be chief examiner at the free hernia clinic to be held at the Osteopathic hospital here on June 19. The 51st annual convention of the Women's Relief corps will convene in Medford June-16-18. 30 YEARS AGO June 12. 1926 (It was Saturday) Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sebrean of Central Point, it was announced today, have taken over the Jack son Hot Springs dance pavilion and lunch concession. From Local and Personal col umn: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sether are among local residents spend ing the week end at Crescent City. . iO YEARS .GO June 12. 191 (It v,r.s Monday) A frosr. cn Saturday morning, June 10, nipped a large portion of the tomato acreage contractec, for by the Rogue River Vailey Canning company. Dr. Wymer of Harvard, has purchased the E. H. Cunningham orchard near Talent for $15,000. What's the Answer? 1. Flag day is a legal holiday in one, five, one-fourth, or none of the states? 2. The U. S. last year import ed (a) 500 million, (b) 1 billion, (1) 1.5 billion, or (d) 2.5 billion pounds of coffee? 3. Queen Elizabeth is head of the Church of England; right or wrong? 4. The International Labor Organization has fewer or more members than the U. N., or the same number? 5. Which recent U. S. Presi dent had been secretary of com merce? 6. Most persons newly admit ted to mental hospitals during the year are over 60; right or wrong? 7. The Democratic or the Re publican convention opens on Aug. 13? The answers: 1. One state (Pennsylvania). 2. 2.599,289.406 pound of coffee. 3. Right. 4. 73 countries in I. L. O.. 76 in U. N. 5. Hoover. 6. Wrong. 7. Demo cratic . Norway To Send Air Officers To Moscow Oslo, Norway r (U.R) The Royal Norwegian Air Force has accepted an invitation to send three officers to the Soviet aid show 4n Moscow, the Defense Ministry announced. The air show will be held June 24. Both Britain and the United States also have accepted invitations. fly No "Give That over 500 permits tary of the Interior McKay to various and sundry oil operators on the game preserves of this country na turally doesn't disturb the Grants Pass Courier. The protests of conservation and wildhte leagues all over the country, including dozens of them sent to President Eisenhower, add up to nothing more im portant to the Courier, than what it considers the mouthings of the Isaac Walton League regarding un necessary dams and the destruction of fish resulting. If a fast buck can be made ok go to it! mat is the doctrine of the Grants Pass defender of the two Macs, Joe McCarthy and Douglas McKay. We quote : "Oil is where you find it, and it is important to a lot of people beside the drillers." Surely! The defenders of Teapot dome said much the same thing. If oil is found in a wildlife refuge, ok. ft r,il cVinnlrl ha fni in rl in T?noiip T?ivpr National XX UU CilUUlU ... - w . - . forest tomorrow, not only would the oil companies be able to take over, but if the drive to Crater Lake would then be between miles of oil derricks instead vf otutolir fira anrl nines thp Gvants PflSS naner WOUld V J. XaaU U11U r.s. rejoice for that would be witn egg-neaa lcieansm. Ac WniTPti TInna in t.hp. entitled "Republican Give "Historically the nation's wildlife refuges have been off limits to oil exploitation with two exceptions: in cases where original owners never did surrender their mineral rights to refuge land and in cases where the government entered into cooperative agreements with oil companies which were drilling nearby to prevent them from sucking out ail the oil from underneath the government's own land." But with the advent of Douglas McKay all that was changed. We quote the Harpers article turtner: "Interior now admits it granted some 274 leases between August 1953 when the 'stop-order' began and last Decem ber 2 when it was revoked. Not many more leases have ever been granted in the 34 years of refuge history and these without the protection of 'stop order.' " In other words the McKay regime didn't even obey its own instructions, but leases were granted under non-competitive terms right and left. A subsidiary of Seagrams Distillery, the Frankfort Oil Company of Oklahoma, was one of the cnief beneficiaries and in all these the government did not get a red cent. If that doesn t add up would the Grants Pass paper suggest as the proper term for it? R.W.R. How About Partisanship? Being hard pressed for a defense of the McKay policies the Courier characteristically dismisses all accusations by presenting the familiar "alibi" of par tisanship it's all just another snide attack by the Democratic opposition, etc., etc. The only fly in this ointment is that the criticisms have come almost entirely from Republicans. For example note what the conservation editor of Field & Stream has to say on this score in the issue of April 1956, quote : "Over the years this department has tried to keep away from even the shadow of political bias when discussing pol icies affecting the protection of natural resources, but when the individual is under fire from his own ranks I trust the situation may be reported without laying oneself open to the charge of prejudice ... I refrain from quoting the letters of protest, as a whole, but I do want to hand out the words of one individual. They are from an arch-Republican, a bitter critic of many Democratic policies over the years and a pub lic servant to whom all knowing conservationists have paid the highest respect for almost a quarter of a century. He says, quote: " 'From all that I can learn, the Secretary of the Interior has yanked the reverse lever on every established principle of conservation of natural resources we have been fighting for within my memory. ... If the Republican party bosses think that the aTfection? worship of the Eisenhower per sonality can survive the major ostracism of the vast and thoughtful population of the U.S.A. they have reckoned without the sportsmen, the wildlife adherents, the vast army of garden clubs, the forestry enthusiasts, the land and water management technicians, the generation-old teachings of the Boy Scouts, the Future Farmers of America and the organized conservationist? whose memberships number in the millions.' " The man who said that is, among other notable things, the father of the national wildlife refuge system as we know it today J. N. (Ding) Darling. R.W.R. Statesmanship of Long Ago What we want is an active class who will insist in season and out of season that we shall have a country whose great ness is measured not only by its square miles, its number of yards woven, of hogs packed, or bushels of wheat raised, not only by its skill to feed and clothe the body, but also by its power to feed and clothe the soul; a country which shall be as great morally as it is materially; a country whose very name shall call out all that is best within us. Before the above is dismissed as more claptrap from the Egg-Head Press, let it be stated that it is an extract from a speech given by James Russell Lowell in 1888 68 years ago! We are sure if Mr. Lowell were alive today he would be in the thick of the fight against the present rampant materialism, which has only one end in view "how much money is there in it" not how much pleasure and benefit to the people may be derived from it. Mr. Lowell would, we feel sure, see something in the preservation of wildlife in their native habitat, of fish in our mountain streams, deer grazing in safe re treats far from high-powered rifles, other than feather brained obstacles to money-making how ever legitimate the latter may be when it is subor dinate to, not superior to, promotion of the public welfare. In the same speech Mr.. Lowell had this to say of "true statesmanship," quote : "The statesman is not so much interested in the device Tuesday, June 12, 195S Away? were granted by ex-Secre v J good business and down Harriers article for June Aways" stated : to a give away" what Egypt's Nasser Preparing for Biggest Week Since Revolution By CHARLI'S M. McCANN United Press Correspondent Premier Gar.ial Abdel Nasser of Egypt is preparing for his biggest week since he engineered 1 tho nvprthrnw of King Fa rouk four years ago. Next Mon d a y, Nasser will lead in a mammoth na tional celebra- Cbsxles Hccsnn tlOn Ot me Suez Canal zone by British forces. On the following Saturday, June 23, Nasser will conduct a plebiscite in which his people will vote whether to establish a constitutional republic. It will be a one-day vote. A practically unanimous yes is assured. Then, within the next few months, Nasser will be formally elected president and the people will elect a national assembly According to present- plans Nasser will start his week with a slap at Great Britain. Shepilov To Attend It has been announced that Dmitri T. Shepilov, Soviet Rus sia s new foreign minister, has accepted an invitation to fly to Cairo to join in the Suez Canal celebration. Thi:s invitation is regarded by Britain as a deliberate affront. It caused considerable sur prise in London, because it had been reported from Cairo that Nasser intended to make a long and friendly statement on British-Egyptian relations in his speech at the Suez festivities. With Shepilov sitting on the platform when Nasser speaks, it Matter of Fact By THE PRESIDENT'S ILLNESS Washington It is good to know that the President's opera tion was a brilliant success, that h i s recovery should be com p 1 e t e within six weeks, and that his doc tors agree that his illness need not' bar him from a second term. Even so, there is no Stewart Alsop ducking the fact that the Presi dent and the country are again squarely faced with a familiar question whether a man in his condition should attempt to car ry the crushing burden of the Presidency for four more years. The question can only be intelli gently decided by a frank and careful weighing of the medical factors, and of other, more in tangible, but equally important factors as well. The world's greatest medical authority on the President's dis ease, ileitis, is Dr. Burrill Crohn, who first diagnosed the disease as benign and operable in 1932 before that, the patient usual ly died. Since 1932 Dr. Crohn has treated some 700 cases of the disease. JR. CROHN agrees, on the basis of this experience, thsit the President should have recov ered fully in six weeks. More over, Dr. Crohn DOints out that there is virtually no chance of malignancy developing, since the small intestine is almost im mune to maligancy. It is thus quite reasonable to hope that the President has many years of ac tive and happy life ahead of him. But there is a minus side to the medical picture as well. As Dr. Crohn points out, the Presi dent's operation, involving the elimination of several inches of intestine, is most distinctly a ma jor operaton. Although the heart is not directly involved, the President's heart attack and his age are unquestionably compli cating factors. Finally, based on Dr. Crohn's experience, there is a 35 per cent chance of recur rence of ileitis. There is, of course, a some what similar chance of recur rence of coronary thrombosis. In sum, like his heart attack, the President's operation has been no minor indispostion. Even aft er recovery, Dr. Crohn and oth er doctors consulted agreed, a physically vigorous campaign by the President must be ruled out. SO MUCH for the medical fac tors. The President's person al pres'ige is perhaps the most important of the intangible fac tors to be- weighed. In a speech some days ago, the President said: "Certainly the prestige of by which men may be influenced as how they ought to be influenced, not so much about how men's passions and prejudices may be utilized for a momentary advantage to himself or his party as how they may be hindered from do ing a permanent harm to the commonwealth." As a "permanent harm to the commonwealth" we have no doubt that America's great poet-statesman would have listed opening up wildlife refuges to oil promoters, and he certainly would never have opposed conservation of natural resources as advocated by the Republican party under Teddy Roosevelt. R.W.R. is hardly likely that anything Nasser may say will have much effect on Britain. It happens that Shepilov, be fore he succeeded Vyacheslav M. Molotov as foreign minister on June 1, was a key man in launching Russia's new cam paign of meddling in Middle Eastern affairs. It was Shepilov who went to Egypt to prepare the way for the deal by which Communist Czechoslovakia agreed to sell arms to Egypt. But Nasser has embarked on a policy of "neutralism" by which he hopes to play the Com munist East against the Allied West, and to emerge as the lead er of the Arab world. "-y As part of this policy, he has antagonized France as well as Britain. Boycott French Ships He is openly encouraging the Arab rebellions against France in North Africa. Egyptian steve dores, certainly not without Nasser's approval, have just started a boycott of French ships En The Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The biggest question in the world is this: HOW'S IKE? Here are the latest bulletins as this is written: WHITE House News Secretary James Hagerty reports Pres ident Eisenhower is recovering most satisfactorily from his" ab dominal operation. He quotes physicians as ;ajing the Pres ident's spirits are good and his morale is high. Hagerty added he expects no interruption in the duties of the Presidency. Stewart Alsop the United States since the last world war has never been as high as it in this day." The state ment is open to dispute. But hardly anyone will dispute that the prestige of Dwight D. Eisen hower has never been higher, all over the world. Almost single-handed, the President has removed the false face of the United States as an unstable and warlike power. This has been, perhaps, his sin gle greatest service to his coun try. His second greatest service has been to restore a large meas ure of the national unity which was so sadly lacking only a few years ago. If the President decides to withdraw, the irreplaceable na tional asset of his. world prestige will be lost. A period of ex treme political confusion will also be ushered in, in which the violent partisanship which the President has done so much to still will again be loudly heard VET, as in the case of the med- ical picture, theie is another side of the picture which must also be considered. Ever since his heart attack, there has been a tendency among his subordi nates to shield Mr. Eisenhower from the unpleasant responsibil ities of his office. A case in point was the urgent message on the Middle Eastern crisis from Brit ish Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, which was apparently con cealed from the President. Military leaders, appalled by the accelerating shift in the world power balance to the Com munist bloc, complain that the President is so protected that they have not-been able to make known to him the real case for a sharply stepped up defense ef fort. Again, there is heavy pres sure on the National Security Council to avoid troubling the President with split papers. The result has been largely to trans form the NSC into a mechanism for reading the lowest common denominator of indecision. QINCE the President's latest " trouDie, tne tendency to over protect him is sure to grow. Per haps this is not too great a price to pay for his prestige abroad and his leadership at home. But it is silly to pretend that there is no price to pay; or to disre gard the risks involved in a sec ond term for a man of 65 who has had a coronary thrombosis and a major abdominal opera tion within less than eight months. As before, the final decision will rest with the President him self. But it is not only legitimate, but right and needful, that the matter be fully and frankly de bated by the country. (Copyright 195B, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) in protest against France's anti rebel campaign in Algeria. Nasser has recognized Red China. He has accepted invita tions to visit Red China and Russia. It was announced last week that he will visit President Tito of Communist Yugoslavia soon after Tito returns from his present visit to Russia. Nasser obviously is in firm control in Egypt, and he ob viously means to keep control. Under the plebiscite to be held Saturday week, Egypt's present ruling revolutionary command council, formed at the time of Farouk's overthrow, will be succeeded by a "Su preme Council for National Union." The council "will have the vote power over candidates who run in the election of a na tional assembly. The supreme council will be the controlling committee of a new "National Council," which will be in ef fect a one-party political organi zation. And over everything, will be Nasser as head man. DR. BURILL CROHN, discover er of the ailment affecting the President and probably the best known authority on it, says the President's case is the most common and safest type and the most easily amendable to success ful surgery. He continues: "If the operation was succes sful and I feel sure it was in this case President Eisenhower should be restored to full health, with no diminution of his work ing efficiency." He added that the President probably would be confined to bed for about two weeks and then gradually could resume his regular schedule. All reports have emphasized that the President's heart is not involved in his present illness. CJO MUCH for the medical issue. J T.et's now take a lnnk the POLITICAL issues that art- involved. THIS brief dispatch from Wash ington probably sums up the political situation accurately: "The illness is expected to have a great impact on the Pres ident s political future and his candidacy for reelection. There is no indication on whether he might change his mind regard ing a second term as a result of his second serious illness within a year." I think this should be added The state of President ;Eisen- hower's health is a perfectly legitimate political issue. It in volves problems so grave that they MUST be given careful con sideration. These are critical times in the world. We face a powerful and implacable enemy whose long-term purpose is to destroy us. Suppose our leader should be fatally stricken. It isn't impossible that our enemy might choose that moment to strike. We've already seen how a sudden change in our President's health can upset and disrupt our great securities exchanges upon which so much of our financial stability rests. Can we afford to run the risk of FREQUENT dis ruption of that sort? THAT'S the dark side of tte picture. Let's now take a look at the other side. THERE are many, many able men in BIG industry and busi ness in our country who have to be careful of their health who 1 must constantly face days, even ; weeks, when they must cancel ! their appointments, when they j must even take time out to go j to the hospital for rest and ex- j perts care. - I But their minds are sharp and ! clear. Their decisions are . ac-1 curate and sound. The policies ; they lay down are successful. ; Under their leadership, the in stitutions they manage go for ward and prosper. jx Luusiuci i uaiiuuai.aii.ua- tion that isn't dissimilar to ours that of West Germany and j its great chancellor Konrad Ad-: enauer. j 1- -Crn,. ; J nn4inn1 ..it..-. Adenauer is in his eighties. His health is far from rugged. From time to time he has to go to the hospital for check-up and care. But his leadership is wise and sound. Under it, West Ger many is prospering amazingly. So West Germany unhesitat ingly stakes its future on Ad enauer. IN THE situation in which our country finds itself at this moment, every American must arrive at his own conclusions in his own way. But, personally, I'm ready to put it this way: .Let's make it clear that SUB JECT TO HIS OWN DECISION we want Ike to run. The deci sion, of course, must be uis. His is the life that is at stske. If he licides to run, I'm will ing to take my chances. ' ATTENTION LONE RANGER London U.R)-The Times of London carried the following let ter to the editor Monday: "Sir: A bad man never rides a white horse. Yours faithfully, D. W. Smithers, Ringfield, Knockholt, Kent." Stevenson Now Faces Conclusive Drive for Uncommitted Votes Washington (CQ) Front running Adlai E. Stevenson has started the last part of his drive for the Democratic Presidential nomination cracking the un committed and "favorite son" bloc of 728 convention votes. The former Illinois governor, fresh from the winner-take-all California victory, finished the primary campaign season with 264 Democratic convention votes openly committed to his candi dacy. He doused the hopes of Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.), who like Stevenson trekked hun dreds of thousands of miles in search of votes. But Kefauver remains a factor in the nominating process be cause of the 173 votes he win take into the Aug. 13 conven tion. This is a potent bloc, espe cially in the final bargaining stages when a decisive ballot of the delegates representing 1.37Z votes appears. How Votes Lie With the greatly publicized phase of the vote-seeking out of the way, here is how the Demo cratic Presidential marathon looks, with 686 Vi votes needed to. nominate: Stevenson, 264 votes; Kefau ver 173; Gov. Averell Harriman (N.Y.) 102; Sen. Stuart Syming ton (Mo.) 45; Sen. Lyndon B Johnson (Tex.) 56i; Gov. Frank Lausche (O.) 54; Gov. G. Mennen Williams (Mich.) 44; Gov. Abra ham Ribicoff (Conn.) 20; Rep John W. McCormack (Mass.) 9; former President Harry S. Tru man 1; and a half vote each for Sen. Harry Flood Byrd (Va.) Sen. Wayne Morse (Ore.), Sen Richard B. Russell (Ga.) and Rep. Francis E. Walter (Pa.) - On the Republican side, Presi dent Eisenhower has received assurances of support and pledg ed delegates to assure him norni nation on the first ballot. With 662 votes needed to nominate the President is already assured of a minimum of 718 votes on the first ballot. Uncommitted Delegates One reservoir of so far unconv mitteddelegates is in thosestates where the state conventions have yet to pick delegates States included in this category, the date of the state convention and their convention vote: Arizona, June 30 (16); Arkan sas, date undecided (26); Iowa. July 31 (24); Kentucky, July (30); Mississippi, July 17 (22); Montana, June 25 (16); New Mexico, June 11 (16): Virginia. July 27 (32); Washington, June 3U (26). Stevenson can argue for sup port in states where delegates have been chosen, but have re mained uncommitted awaiting the outcome of the Florida and California primaries on the ba sis of his comeback since his Beaver Boys Hear State Health Officer Corvallis (U.R) The great est resource of the people is health, some 400 youths attend ing Beaver Boys State were told yesterday. Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state health officer, said that many of the diseases which prevail in Europe and Asia do not exist in this country because of better sanitation facilities and control of communicable diseases. Aunt' Sue's Godmother ! ! And Aunt Sue's Grandfather. 'Even Aunt Sue's tuned to the Barker Show on TV Tuesday at 9:30. . CAROL OHMART Co-Snmm "THE SCARLET HOUR" . A Paramount Picture in VtsUViwos y Special Formula BREAD March 20 Minnesota loss to Ke fauver. The states where there are more than 10 uncommitted votes: Alabama (11); Delaware (10); Georgia (32); Idaho (11); Illinois (36); Kansas (16); Louisiana (24); Massachusetts (154); North Car olina (2014); Oklahoma (28); Pennsylvania (18); Rhode Island (16); South Caroline (17V4); and West Virginia (24). Needs Two-thirds Stevenson will have to line up two-thirds about 405 of these votes in order to score an early ballot win. The bulk of Kefau- vers' votes, by law, are bound to him for the first ballot and for as many succeeding ballots where the delegation feels the Tennes- sean "has a reasonable chance of obtaining the nomination." The remainder of Kefauver's votes must stay with him as long as he polls 10 per cent of the total convention vote. Democrats opposed to Steven son's nomination are faced with the problem of holding off Stev enson's fi6t or second ballot win, plus trying to form a coali tion behind another candidate such as Harriman. Kefauver's votes could switch to Harriman in later ballots, if the vote count ing goes that far. Against such indecisiveness. Stevenson supporters can argue, that their candidate has out- polled Kefauver in the primaries and the total Democratic vote has exceeded that given Presi dent Eisenhower in the same states. Popular Vote The breakdown there, al though incomplete and in some cases unofficial, shows: Stevenson, 2,500,263; Kefau ver, 1,852,093; Eisenhower, 4, 131,603. The total Democratic vote: 4,352,356. Some observers persist in be lieving the Democratic conven tion will be a wide-open affair. Others, since the Florida and California victories, see the pen dulum rushing to Stevenson in the convention. Regardless of the interpreta tion, the Democrats are justified in advertising their proceedings as "interesting," Copyright 1956, Congressional Quarterly) Damage to our home from fall ing trees, glass breakage, van dalism, ice or snow, collapse, or water damage from plumbing or heating systems is not covered by the extended coverage of our fire policy. Do you have a new fire endorsement which pays for such losses? CALL MEDFORD INSURANCE AGENCY ' Phone 2-4940 fou'll capitulate! after one taste of this Special Formula Bread! 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