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A Republican in Doubt
To the Editor: I have been a
registered Republican for a long
time. However, this year I find
myself unable to agree with
hardly anything they are say
ing. My reactions have made me
curious to find out how many
Republicans might agree with
me. The following is a summary
of some of the issues and my
criticism:
Protperity:
They repeatedly claim honor
for our prosperity. I think it is
an aftermath of the war based
upon supply and demand and
neither party had anything to do
with it.
Big Business:
It is very necessary to our
economy up to a certain point.
However, the mergers and ac
quisitions that have been increas
ing daily make me stop and
think. For instance, an eastern
plywood and lumber company
is increasing its holdings in Ore
gon by leaps and bounds. Only
yesterday they made another
large acquisition in Northern
California. A few weeks ago
they arbitrarily set their price
on plywood at $5 below the then
market value. Is this possible
because of a new method of
manufacture or distribution, or
is it a means of gaining control
of the plywood industry? Per
sonally, I go along with the lat
ter. Peace:
What exactly did Mr. Eisen
hower do to establish peace in
Korea? Vhen he went to Korea
did he cry, "Cease and Desist!
I am now President!"? Or and
I think this is what happened
the Reds agreed to exchange
prisoners, probably without
knowing or caring about our
newly elected president.
Public ts. Private Power
They claim the private power
companies are in constant com
petition. If our local power com
pany has any competition it
must be the kerosene lamp I
saw burning in the window of a
farm home on the upper Apple
gate. They emphasize- that private
power companies are owned by
the public. True, but that same
stock-owning public wouldn't
care if power was produced us
ing Chinese Coolies on a tread
mill if it increased their quar
terly dividends.
They ridicule TVA. If it is
such a farce, why are so many
major companies establishing
plants in the TVA area? Why
has there been a 16 per cent in
crease in personal incomes for
people working and residing in
that area and only 4 per cent
increase for people in Oregon
from 1952 to 1956?
George Gannon,
323 Mae St.,
Medford. Ore.
Misleading?
To the Editor: In Sunday's
morning Mail Tribune of Octo
ber 21, appeared a profluorida
tion advertisement stating that
fluoridation was low in cost.
Then it states. "The Medford
Water Commission estimates the
cost of installing equipment plus
the annual maintenance costs to
be under 10 cents per water serv
ice per month."
This is a misleading state
ment. Only last week Mr. Robert
Lee. superintendent of the Med
ford Water Department, stated
that the Medford Water Commis
sion had estimated that the cost
of installing the equipment to
feed sodium fluorides into the
water system would be S29.820.
plus a water service charge of
10 cents per month for main
tenance. It seems me that the Better
Health Committee headed by
Mrs. E. W. Sickles, president,
and Mr. Dewey Wilson, vice
president, should be a little more
careful and not try to mislead
people by misstating facts.
Louis N. Centner
207 South Orange st.
Medford, Ore.
Sayi It'i Unfair
To the Editor: I am writing
about a matter which I think is
unjust to the users of city water
who do not live within the city
limits of Medford.
I learned, while talking with
some friends, that only the ac
tual residents of the City of
Medford are to be allowed to
vote on the fluoridation of the
water supply. Since there are
hundreds of people who pay for
city water the same as do the
actual Medford residents, it
seems most unfair that they
should not be given a chance to
voice their wishes in regard to
the fluoridation of the water
they use and pay for.
Mrs. Tom Robnett
2350 Meadows lane
Medford, Ore.
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Why Cut tho Timber?
To the Editor: There have
been numerous editorials and
political speeches about the Al
Sarena Mine, better know to the
old settlers of Jackson and Jose
phine counties as the Old Buz
zard Mine.
Here are some of the facts
about this mine. I and my part
ner in the mining game for
years, know of the ore in this
mine. In the "Medford Mail Tri
bune" Senators Morse and Neu
berger. and hopeful candidate
C. O. Porter, intimate there are
no metals of value in this old
mine. They either know nothing
about ore or mining, or they are
not seeking for facts.
I have been at this mine sev
eral times and my partner, John
T. Breeding, worked in the mine
in 1943 for Mr. Blair and one of
the McDonald brothers. The Gov
ernment let them operate the
mine for the zinc that was in
the ore, that was badly needed
for the World War II effort. Mr.
Breeding worked in the mine
stoping ore out of the ledge.
This ore was not sorted or cob
bed. One carload of the ore, 30
or 40 tons, shipped to Tacoma
smelter returned some S32 per
ton of gold, silver, lead and
zinc. So I know the mine carries
value, and any sample out of
the vein would assay. We have
a piece of ore from the far end
of the 2.000 foot tunnel that will
assay S300 or S400 per ton in
gold, silver, lead and zinc. Can
show it to anyone who wishes
to see it. It is very high grade
specimen.
The development work at this
old mine, the now Al Sarena.
would cost over ' million dol
lars. One tunnel is 2.000 feet
into the mountain. Neuberger,
Morse, and Porter shout "poor
man's friend." The McDonalds
are just common folks, not rich,
and have put all they have ever
had into this mine.
Jim Whipple
P. O. Box 255
, , Rogue River, Ore.
Would Make Great President
To the Editor: Some serious
charges have been leveled at
Adlai Stevenson during this cam
paign, the one used most fre
quently being that he is "irre
sponsible." I believe this charge
to be unwarranted and indicates
incredible irresponsibility on the
part of his opponents.
A close scrutiny of his pro
posals will prove that he has a
greater understanding of inter
national and domestic problems
and a more sincere desire for
peace than any other man of our
time.
Control of fhe hydrogen bomb
tests is vital if civilization as we
know it is to survive, according
to top scientists. The curt dis
missal of Mr. Stevenson's plan
indicates gross insensitivity to
the inevitable consequences of
further indiscriminate testing.
Survival is not a matter to be
treated lightly.
Adlai Stevenson makes no
wild promises: he backs up each
of his proposals with concrete,
practical plans. His unusually
brilliant mind enables him to
grasp the problems confronting
the nation, and to provide the
answers, with insight and clar
ity of thought.
He has frequently been ac
cused of being "too intellectual"
and of "speaking over the heads
of the people," although most of
us are taught that a high intel
lect is one of the greatest person
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al assets. What, then, are the
necessary qualifications for a
Presidential candidate? Are they
"folksiness" and a pleasant
smile? Is a man to be denied the
leadership of this country
cause of his command of the
English language?
My reasons for supporting Mr.
Stevenson are many, but chief
among them is my respect fpr
his intelligence and his ability
to think, both important assets
in a national leader. He will do
much to regain for this country
the lost confidence of our neigh
bors overseas and his personal
dignity, broad background and
ready wit will win the affection
of his countrymen and people
the world over.
Adlai Stevenson has the cour
age of his convictions, illustrated
by his refusal to be dictated to
by party-bosses at the Demo
cratic convention. As president,
he would be a true leader in
stead of a figurehead.
He has the stature, the wis
dom, the background and the
courage to make the greatest
President in history. We must
not lose this opportunity to re
gain world leadership.
Marjory E. Madden
P.O. Box 476
Phoenix, Ore.
A Broken Heart
To the Editor: The truth about
Carl Wiemer is that he died of
a broken heart. I know because
he had been a personal friend
of mine, having stayed at my
home on many occasions. He had
worked hard and faithfully as
captain and leader of Company
A for very small pay; he did
not receive any pension.
He was kicked out of there
on a deal that he had no control
over. If the officers of Camp
White are so anxious to help
others in the same fix as Carl
they can come down to Front st.
and I will point them out to
them.
I did not think our district
attorney would make such a
statement as he did, concerning
this tragic incident. Some peo
ple will do anything to further
their political ambitions.
Lloyd Keller, owner.
The Tavern
43 South Front st.
Medford, Ore.
Hillcrest Best
To the Editor: I for one feel
you are 100 per cent right about
having the new highway by
pass Medford. It seems a pity
to clutter up a lovely city and
cut it up by having a highway
through it. It may be bad to
use orchard or farm land but
it is worse for people who have
to give up their homes, (no mat
ter how humble).
Bear Creek highway looks
like shortsightedness to me and
many friends agree with you,
and have made very favorable
comments on your editorial in
Monday's paper.
It seems to me Hillcrest would
be the best. .
Mrs. N. F. Crowell
46 South Groveland ave.
Medford, Ore.
Scott for Treasurer
To the Editor: There has been
some question as to the quali
fications of Anna Scott for Treas
urer. I have known Anna Scott since
1921, when I lived neighbor to
her in Hood River, Ore., and we
have been close friends ever
since.
It is a privilege to say that
she has understated her qual
ifications for the office. It may
be unusual for a Democrat to
support a Republican, but I feel
that we would be getting the
best available talent if she were
elected County Treasurer.
Frank Root,
323 Chestnut st,
Medford, Ore.
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They Are for Mors i
To the Editor: Enclosed you !
wiu filld an article j would like
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be-jpaper if you can and would,
. Have been a subscriber for
years to your paper, have a copy j
of a Tribune published in 1912 ;
that belonged to my mother. j
Mrs. Ethel Haselton, j
Rout 2, Box 83 j
Central Point, Ore.
The article, in part, follows:
My name is Frank Chamber
lain. I am 37 years old. I'm a
member of the Machinists' Un
ion, Local 1506 of Salem, Ore.
I'd like to tell you the story
of our union's strike at the Doug
las McKay Chevrolet-Cadillac
agency in Salem. You might call
it a picket's eye view of the
strike.
I've been supporting my fam
ily (my wife Elise and our four
sons, Frank, 10 years old;
Michael, 8; Richard, 4, and John, :
1) on union strike benefits for
all of those 14 months. '
Strike benefits have averaged j
S60 a week. We wouldn't have
been able to live on this, except i
for the fact that I also receive
a small disability pension from
wounds received during Army
combat service in World War II.
Our union opened negotiations
for a new contract with the
Douglas McKay company in !
March of 1954. What were we
asking for? We were only asking
for wages, hours and conditions
of work which were already in
effect in union auto dealers'
shops in Portland.
What did the Douglas McKay
company do? Instead of negotiat-,
ing in the American spirit of
give-and-take, the Douglas Mc
Kay company flatly refused our j
requests and demanded that we j
give up our union shop, our sen- i
iority rights, our established j
overtime rules, our 40-hour work
guarantee, three paid holidays, i
laundry for our coveralls and
other standard benefits which
had been an accepted part of our
union contract for a long time.
All in all, the McKay demands
were equal to a cut in pay of
about 25 cents an hour. But the
thing we resented most was the
McKay demand that we give up
the union shop.
We believed this was a delib
erate plan to cripple or destroy
the union that had given us
some measure of security. The
suffering of the past two years
has proved that we were right.
Wit as a Weapon
To the Editor: I keep reading
a lot of Republican rubbish to
the effect that Adlai Stevenson
did not do a good job as Gover
nor of Illinois, and therefore he
wouldn't be a capable President.
I admit that Mr. Stevenson's
accomplishments as Governor
were not outstanding, but a man
of his mental powers needs a
larger stage than that afforded
by a single state. As President,
especially with Senators like
Wayne Morse to assist ihim, Ad
lai Stevenson will surely prove
one of the greatest Presidents
of all time. He is the wittiest
man in American public life,
and since ridicule is, as every
body knows, the greatest of
weapons, I predict that his jokes
and witty remarks will, when he
is President, make complete fools
of fellows like Nasser and Bul
anin. We have tried long-faced
diplomacy on the Reds, now let
us bring up our Secret Weapon;
namely, Adlai's sharp and clever
tongue. He will make the Reds
run for cover and hide their
heads, mark my word.
. E. V. George,
East Highway 66, "
Ashland, Ore.
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