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fSuggasti Fifth Route
I To the Editor: The highway
I commission meeting at the Cra
I lerian Theater heard assorted
I testimony from people who did
I net want the proposed super
I highway going near them, and
I a few persons who expected
I 1? benefit from its staying in
i town.
it is my impression mat ine
original survey wad the route
jp Xancs creek through the Ap
plegate, down past the Griffin
Creek Grange, through Dark
Hollow to Talent. If it didn't,
that seems a route that would
cause the least disturbance of
valuable agricultural land and
annoyance to the people living
in Medford, who don't like noise
and fumes.
In Salem I was told that the
merchants expected to lose trade
from the town's being bypassed
but contrary to their expecta
tions trade improved because
1-eople would come into town
to shop who didn't like to buck
traffic while through traffic was
going through town.
From my own experience I
know that when one needs gas.
food or a place to sleep it is easy
enough to get off superhighways
and get what one wants. I and
many others prefer to find a
niuiel that is away from the
noise of traffic.
This route goes through un
developed country where right
of way could probably be ac
quired cheaply.
Mrs. George B. Dean
265 Janney lane,
Medford, Ore.
Tiller-Trail RouteT
To the Editor: Now that all
th pressure groups and per
sonal interests have had their
say regarding the location of the
proposed new Highway 99, it Is
evident that none of the routes
proposed will get a majority
, vote.
In the final analysis. Uncle
Sugar the Federal government
and the State Highway people
will go ahead with their own
plan that of routing the Thru
way from a point south of Myr
tle Creek, via the South Ump
qua. Tiller, Trail, Eagle Point
and south to a point southeast
of Ashland, saving 40 miles or
more, and maintaining an alter
nate 99 via Medford, Grants
Pass and 199.
Well, why not? Long line
trucks and hot foot tourists are
no help to us and they can speed
their way. The rest of the traf
fic passing more leisurely
through the valley may enjoy
our hospitality, comfort and
scenery. Genessee, Bear Creek
Hillcrest and the West Side will
still be ours.
D. W. Robertjon,
623 Dakota ave..
Letters submitted for publication must
Democratic Brain Washing
To the Editor: Brainwashing
is not confined to Eastern Eu
rope although it is done more
subtly in this country. Let's take
this business of trying to per
suade the gullible that the Re
publican is the party of cash and
corporations.
Who is probably the richest
man in active politics today?
Averell Harriman, heir to a not-so-clean
rail fortune, Democrat
governor of ' New York, and
nearly their candidate for presi
dent. Where have the Republi
cans a governor with the in
herited wealth of Mennen Wil
liams, Democrat governor of
Michigan? Where is. there a Re
publican senator with the oil
wealth of Democrat Kerr of Ok
lahoma? Did the Republicans
pick a presidential candidate
born with a silver spoon in his
mouth, who wouldn't under
stand problem of the average
man? No, they picked a man
who, by his talents alone, rose
from a poor boy in a small town
to inspired leadership in this
country and the world. Did the
Democrats pick a man whose
background would give bim un
derstanding of our problems?
No, they picked a man of in
herited wealth with assets in
1952 of at least three-quarters
of a million; a man who certain
ly has had to depend on divi
dends from corporation stocks
In his inheritance to live as he
has lived.
Here in Oregon we have an
other example. Lately I saw a
snide remark about Doug Mc
Kay dealing in Cadillacs. Ap
parently they thought that this
would damn him with those of
us who ride in Fords, Chevro
leti and Plymouths. What is the
truth? The truth is that Doug
McKay fought his way up from a
poor boy Xo a successful small
businessman principally by sell
ing Chevrolets; if he sold Cadil
lacs, it was incidental. Was the
remark the truth? Partly, per
haps. Was it the whole truth?
Certainly not. Was it made with
intent to deceive? Of course it
was.
Locally, who's for the corpor
ations? Let's look. While Phil
Lowry, our popular Republican
state senator, is spending much
of his time working for us to
get Southern Pacific passenger
trains restored, who is head of
the law firm representing the
Southern Pacific? None other
than one of the candidates that
the Democratic party offers us
for representative in the legisla
ture.
The above are facts, easily
checked. Look for more of them
covered up by Democratic fic
tion. D. H. Barber,
Star Route,
Trail, Ore.
We Believe
MEASURE No. 4
Should Be Approved!
The following is reprint of an editorial published
in the Oregonian, Saturday, Oct. 6, 1956:
Whither Coroners, Surveyors'
Measure No. 4 on the state ballot, which would remove
county- surveyor and county coroner from the list of elec
tive county officers prescribed by the state constitution, is
the outgrowth of a 1953 state Supreme Court decision.
The high court ruled that the legislature was powerless to
establish qualifications for the constitutional county offices
(clerk, treasurer, sheriff, coroner and surveyor) other than
the single qualification noted in the constitution: That the
officer be an elector of the county.
The case had come to the high court on the appeal of
Peter W. Welch, whose election as Multnomah county sur
vevor had been invalidated in circuit court on the basis of
a 1949 statute (ORS 204.015), which read: "A person is not
eligible to hold the office of county surveyor unless he is
registered under the laws of this state as a registered pro
fessional engineer or a registered professional land sur
. veyor."
"The law is well established that, where a state con
stitution provides for certain officials and names the
qualifications for such officers, the legislature is without
authority to prescribe additional qualifications," the court
ruled. Mr. Welch was confirmed in the office he still holds.
The argument of the proponents of Measure No. 4 is
that the duties of both offices require a technical compe
' tence which can be assured only by the statutory require
ment, of qualifications for office. But it should be noted
that the amendment does not provide for such qualifica
tions. It merely eliminates the constitutional status of the
offices of county co.-oner and county surveyor and leaves
the specification of qualifications, if any, to the legislature.
This is probably a good idea, whatever one thinks
about the need for qualifications. Both offices are in a
sense outmoded, and in many states their duties are per
formed quite adequately by administrative technical per
sonnel. There is no good reason why they should be
elective, and the passage of Measure No. 4 could be the
first step in removing them from the ballot. Should that
be done, the question of professional qualification for office
would be settled. That would be the responsibility of the
appointing authority.
No one suggests, for example, that the office of county
road master a much more exacting one than that of
either the coroner or the surveyor be elective. Nor would
we expect it to be occupied by any but an experienced
engineer.
Measure No. 4 should be approved.
Vote X 4-Yes!
FRANK & BILL PERL
FUNERAL HOME
Fd. Political Adv.
Against McKay
To the Editor: I have been
watching TV for the last few
weeks and have been astounded
by the false statements and per
fidy that are used by the GOP
speakers, especially when at
tacking Senator Morse.
According to their say-so, the
Senator has been extremely neg
lectful of his duty in the Sen
ate He is accused of absentee
ism, opposing the President and
well; just about all the crimes in
the calendar. He is accused of
lying, mis-representing facts.
trading votes and the Lord
knows what all.
It is too bad that the general
public does not know or is too
lazy to send to the U. S. Printing
Office in Washington and ask
for a copy of the Congressional
Record. If people would do this
simple little thing they could
find the truth for themselves
and not be fooled by lying state
ments, of cheapest kind of cheap
politicians who are in desperate
need of feathering their own
nests and arc stooping to be
smirch one who is so far above
them that there is no compari
son.
His principal opponent is
known by his record, and it
smells to high Heaven.
He is known to be liquidating
the Indians by doing away with
Reservations, selling their tim
ber for a great deal less than
it is worth, some of which is
even now being taken by the big
timber outfits. He has turned
over to the oil interests the Na
tional Parks and Game Refuges
to be mulcted of all value or
potential value, so there can be
no great desire to visit such
places.
He has been hand in glove
with the power interests, furth
ering their desires in every way
he can, and while doing so lay
ing a heavier burden upon the
foolish taxpayer who gladly
swallow his vituperations as tho
they were Gospel; which they
are by GOP interpretation. But
not by the understanding of the
intelligent ones who have the
common sense to vote in their
owti interests.
Only a complete ouster of all
GOP members can do the trick.
Vote for Morse, who has stated
time and again that he will go
along and all the way with us
who pay all the bills. Veterans,
take heed; Morse is with us, as is
Neuberger.
They will not let us down.
A. L. Unger,
635 Pennsylvania ave.,
Medford, Ore.
Tha S.P. As An Issue.
To the Editor: Public senti
ment in Jackson county, as ex
pressed both by a series of ex
cellent editorials and by the
comments of the people in gener
al, is solidly against the policy
of exploitation and isolation
that Southern Pacific Company
has consistently applied against
the people of Southern Oregon.
It is a matter of public record
that in the area affected by this
discriminatory policy of S.P., the
people who have taken posi
tive action in the recent hearings
before the Public Utilities exam
iner were our Republican legis
lators. It is a matter of public record
that Representatives Mann and
Littrell appeared at these hear
ings and testified as witnesses
on behalf of the public and
against S.P.
It is a matter of public record
that Robert B. Duncan and Rob
ert A. Boyer, both Democratic
candidates for the House of
Representatives, did not appear
and testify at these hearings as
witnesses for the public.
It is a matter of public record
that Robert B. Duncan is em
ployed by S.P. to serve its in
terests as an attorney, and I am
sure Mr. Duncan would not pub
licly deny that he has had a
pass that entitled himself and
members of his family to free
transportation on S.P. trains.
The Oregon Railroads Assoc
iation (of which SP is a mem
ber) has a powerful lobby at
tempting to influence the votes
of the legislators. We need men
in the legislature who can with
stand this pressure, and Rep
resentatives Mann and Littrell
by their public actions have
lax Questions
To the Editor: Here are a cou
ple of questions that I and oth
ers have been getting the run
around on.
Can you help us out through
your paper, which will also per
npps help out others to under
stand just what Measure No. 1
means on the ballot?
1. Under Measure No. 1 could
tax legislation become law with
out the vote of the people'
2. If this measure is passed
does it mean that a Sales Tax
could be passed without the vote
of the people, and without stat-
.'ng just how the money so col
lected is to be expended.
There have been rumors that
IF a Sales Tax was passed that
it might be used to offset prop
erty taxes and income taxes, or
at least applied to them.
Robert H. Worrall,
Route 1, Box 265-A,
Rogue River, Ore.
Editor's note: Question No. 1:
Yes.
At present, acts passed by the
legislature become law 90 days
after the legislature adjourns,
unless (1) they are referred to
a vote of the people (either by
the legislature itself or by peti
tion), or unless (2) they have the
"emergency clause," in which
ccse they become effective im
mediately. The constitution now
prohibits the emergency clause
on tax legislation. If Proposition
1 is passed, this constitutional
ban would be repealed the
emergency clause could be
placed on tax legislation, and
it would become effective imme
diately. It could be referred to
a vote of the people, but not for
about two years, and it would
be in effect in the meantime.
Question No. 2: Yes and no.
However, Gov. Elmo Smith,
the Republican candidate to suc
ceed himself, has stated he
would veto any sales tax bill
unless it is referred to a vote
of the people, and Robert
Holmes, Democratic candidate,
has stated he would veto a sales
tax. Therefore it is unlikely any
rales tax could be placed in
eifect for at least four years
unless given the people's ap
proval at an election.
If the legislature does pass
a tales tax (either with or with
out a referendum provision), it
would be up to it to decide any
details of the tax, including
ine percentage, any exemotions
(such as food and housing), how
it would be collected and spent,
and whether or not it would be
used as general fund revenue,
as an offset to income or prop
erty taxes, or as "earmarked"
income for a particular purpose.
These details would be contain
pa in the tax measure itself. But
rumors about what the legisla
ture might or might not do are
purely speculation.
Monday, October 29, 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBTJrTE nTat
New Concept Makes Big Roof Possible
Chicago U.R) A simple but
radically new engineering con
cept has enabled a Chicago firm
to build the world's largest
trussless steel roof over the new
Phoenix (Ariz.) Coliseum.
The huge roof, a clear span
120 feet wide by 260 feet long,
was erected by the Wonder
Building Corporation in 7Vi
days.
The firm said the roof is the
first in a new line of low-cost,
long-span roof decks being mar
keted for convention halls, are
nas, school gymnasiums, super
markets, hangars and similar
buildings. Costs were said to be
about a third less than conven
tional roof structures.
The Phoenix Coliseum roof
will make possible an un
proved that they are immune
from S. P. influence.
Could Duncan and Boyer
withstand this influence? One of
them is already on the S. P.
payroll, neither of them came
forward to oppose S.P.'s dis
criminatory policies, and both of
them seem to have plenty of
money behind them to pay for
signboards and advertising.
The issue in the campaign by
Duncan and Boyer to get Mann
and Littrell out of the legisla
ture is simply this: Do the peo
ple of Jackson county want to
make it easier for S.P. to steam
roller us, or do we want to re
elect two men who have al-
I ready proven their willingness
to stand up and fight S.P. on
our behalf?
Jerry A. McGee,
1127 West 10th st.,
Medford, Ore.
obstructed view of the floor
from any of 5.000 permanent
seats. There are no posts, pil
lars, trusses or supports of any
kind.
The roof consists of curved,
galvanized and corrugated steel
sheets, two feet wide and from
six to 10 feet long, fastened to
gether by nuts and bolts to form
self-supporting arches.
Although it is less than 116
of an inch thick, the steel roof
is designed to withstand hurricane-force
winds of more than
113 miles per hour, and to sup
port loads of 42 pounds per
sauare foot, equivalent to
feet of snow.
such collisions involving the
darkened sections of trains be
hind the locomotives was about
eight times higher at night than
in daylight.
Reflective material being used
by the railroads reflects the
headlights of approaching "cars
and can be seen more than 1,500
feet.
Oi 10 railroads using such
measures, the Great Northern
has the most extensive program.
It has reflectorized 5.000 box
cars, numerous warning signs
and all new passenger trains.
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Railroads Work To
Cut Auto Collisions
Chicago U.R) Railroads are
making their equipment easier
to see at night as part of a pro
gram to reduce collisions with
automobiles.
Western and midwestern rail
roads, guided by a study at Iowa
State College, have been put
ting large reflective emblems
and letters on their cars and
crossing signs.
Railroads participating in the
program include the Great
Northern. Union Pacific, Chi
cago and North Western and the
Burlington.
According to the National
Safety Council, more than 1,200
motorists were killed last year
in crossing collisions.
A study by Iowa State Col
lege's driver training laboratory
showed that the incidence of
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