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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, SO, 40
and 50 years ago..
10 YEARS AGOo . .
Dec. 28. 194 (Thursday)
Cold, murkey weather dis
courages most outside activity
and most people of iftis area
sprd quiet holiday at home.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
SmudgPot column: A lady eti
quette expert comes out nd dis
approveg of "many men not
we.g neckties." Such male
nudity should not be tolerated,
as they gf9 trying to ape wom
en avho wear no stockings,
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20 YgeVRS ASO
0 DIK. 28. 1936 (Saturday)
5veV 400 needy families of
Jackson eunt had Christmas
dinners throtieh distributions
fronf the Salvation Army, Med
ford ajlks and Sagles loeige. .
Checkup shows that Lady
Lions took part in giving a mar
ry Christm; to 800 children;
donating about 200 dolls and 1D0
toys ijSpy purchased, along with
repaired toys. e
30 YEA 3 AGO
Dee. 26. 1926 ISunday)
The Mail Tribune - Virgin
broadcasting station. KMED,
goes on a yesterday afternoon
in a test? e
Pacific Air Transport plans
Immediate expansion to meet the
Increasing demand for both mail
and?esenger tra,port over the
olidays.
We view with oddly mixed feelings the somewhat
grandiose plans of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
association for what amounts to a new physical plant
for the annual event.
The feelings are compounded of pleasure, skepti
cism and hope.
The pleasure is for the design itself, which is
tasteful, appropriate, decorative, attractive and emin
ently suited to the purpose.
The skepticism is about the possibilities of raising
a half -million dollars to complete the construction.
The hope is for the chance of accomplishing a con
siderable portion of the job the association believes
needs to be done.
DILL Patton, the efficient young manager of the as
sociation, declares there is a very real possibility
that a substantial grant may come to the group from
one of the big foundations, possibly on a "matching"
basis. But this would leave a sizeable amount of funds
to be raised elsewhere and presumably much of it
here in the valley.
The project probably would not have been -worked
out in its present form except for the fact that the
stage and stage house are deteriorating badly, and
cannot much longer be used with safety. Not only is
there a fire hazard, but the actual physical underpin
nings of the structure are weak.
Combining the need for a new structure with plans
for present and future needs, the association has come
up with a design for a fairly elaborate and compre
hensive "campus," centered around the present am
phitheater. "VVER the years, a number of sideline activities
have grown up around the festival itself, although
the latter of course remains the heart of the program.
There is the Institute for Renaissance Studies, for
example, which drawrs interested students from all
parts of the nation during the summer months when
the festival is m rehearsal and production.
There is the scholarship program, which assists
students of the theater, both in acting and production,
during their summer sojourn in Ashland. This is large-
y a product of the Tudor Guild, itself an organization
auxiliary to the festival association.
THESE activities, entirely aside from the festival it-
ity. they add to the festival, and have had a major
role in bringing the annual event international recog
nition.
The Oregon festival is unique among Shakespear
ean repertory theaters in this country in that it has
always been self-supporting financially, whereas oth-
'ers have had a greater or lesser amount of assistance
from a variety of sources.
This has been possible because local people have
bejen willing to give their time, talent and interest to
provide the things which other festivals have had to
purchase. As a result, gate receipts have been suffic
ient to keep the festival in the black.
THE SEVEN-ROAD
CROSSROAD
Washington Sir Winston
Churchill once privately re
marked that the whole Western
World would be "as defenseless
as a girls' boarding school," if
the United Sstates ever lost the
capacity to retaliate overwhelm
ingly against Soviet attack.
Whether the West is to find it
self in that unhappy situation
some years from now wiU de-
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wrong effort or too small an ef
fort, we shall ultimately be left
as defenseless as a girls' school."
Thus the decision which are now
being' taken, and which will be
further examined in this space,
concern nothing less than na
tional survival.
(C) 1956. New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
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Dec. 26. 116 (Tuesday)
Election to determiiae whrth
er or not proposed irrigation
listrict shall be formed will be
iild Wednesiay.
Central powers. Germany. Au-
etria-Hnncarv. Bulgaria and
Turkey replv favorably to Prs-
ident Wilsvs note requesting
pe;e conference.
Wha! Yoar I.Q.?
Nirva or ten correct J superior: ie.
en -Or iht ts excellest; five 01
w I iod. .
1. In Stevenson's "Treasure Is
land" what was the surname of
(Long JohrC
2. Hnw i$any States of the U.S
bi.n with the letter A7-
S? The Biblical rebellion
ain Caldea rsulted in the
downfall of vhich king?
fe, Wi was President pf the
U. 5. Jafl. 20, 1933?
5. Who was the German Chan-
celloi laicinamed "The Iron
ChanuaVior?"
ss6. Does the Hatch Act pro-
nibiP political activities Of Fed-
eralemployeas?
7. Is ne of the shells of the
pvster flatter than th other?"
q8. It either Princeton or Har
vard university in -New riaven
Ccf.n.?
t. ine is.urne isisna extena
north f the 'main Japanese is-
iJ0. "Age catiaot wither her
nor cvaftom stale her infinite
variety." Shalfespeare. Is "her'
Juht?
wt5: 1. Silver. 2. Three,
3. Jchoaikim. 4. Herbert C. Hoo-
n Ter.5. Bismartk. 6. -Yes. 7. Y
8. o. Yale is. 9. True. 10. No.
BIGJBl3DS A BARGAIN
i ".'ashington (U.R) The De-
partment of Sericulture said the
big t'jrkey is the Jbargain in the
marks this holidav season. The
big bda 15 pounds and .over
s neav' supply. In, price per
S9ouftd, ajaji in proportion of meat
m to bone, they have tWe advantage
over the smaller turicys, he de-
JukeDh Alsop Stewart Alxop
pend squarely on decisions taken
by the American Government to
day. The problem of maintaining
the capacity to retaliate is not a
matter of bombs we have nu
clear bombs "coming out of our
ears" in the words of one in a
position to know. It is a matter
of getting the bombs to target.
The Air Force now has four
ways of getting the bombs to
target. But, because the ways
will surely become obsolete, it
is working on no less than seven
alternative ways. The means of
delivery now available are:
THE B-36. This huge plane is
alreadv ohsolete it is to the
existing Soviet air defense as
a fat sparrow to .a hawk. Yet
all but two of the Strategic Air
Command's heavy bomber wings
are equipped with B-36s.
The B-47. This medium bomb
er is a fine plane, but its limited
range makes it dangerously de
pendent on air refueling in for
eign bases.
The B-52. This is an even finer
plane, and its range is greater.
But it too can only be operated
effifiently from foreign bases.
Moreover, although B-52s are
beginning to come into SAC in
quantity (there are two B-52
wings and soon there will be
more) the time is already coming
when the B-52 will be obsolete
in its turn. Already, existing So
viet fighter aircraft can fly a lot
faster and a lot higher than the
B-52.
The Snark. This long-range
missile has frequently been
tested one recently got loose
and disappeared somewhere in
Brazil. It will soon be operation
al. But the Snark is sub-sonic
and very vulnerable to intercep
tion. Some experts therefore
consider it militarily valueless.
Communications
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and 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 betters with a
view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must
not exceed 400 words.
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of
DUT if it is to continue and expand,- the time has
come when a new approach is necessaiy, the fest
ival board believes. The immediate need is for a new
stage, but administrative space, dressing rooms, re
hearsal areas, and storage vaults are also necessaiy
to the functions of the festival.
These alone will require a large investment, far
beyond the unaided resources of the association as it
is today. Funds will be sought from interested indi
viduals and corporations, as well as from foundations.
The project is so designed that it can be stretch
ed over a period of years, with the most important
phases coming first, the desirable but secondaiy por
tions later as funds permit.
AS the festival has grown and developed over 1
last 20 years, it has become an important part
the summertime picture in the Rogue valley not
only as a tourist attraction (which it is, and a major
one), but also as an event looked forward to by many
of the valley's permanent residents.
Along with the "Footlighters," it furnishes an out
let for those who are theater-minded, and a source of
pleasure for those who like Shakespeare as a play
wright and those who enjoy the Elizabethan pageant
ry which is part of the attraction of the festival.
We wish the festival association well in its pro
ject. With the moral support of this area, it stands
a good chance, we believe, of accomplishing much of
its ambition to make the festival's Tudor campus a
show place of southern Oregon. E. A.
Skilled Hungarian Refugees
Fortunately for the United States, a considerable
number of the Hungarian refugees being brought here
seem to be skilled or at least semi-skilled workers.
Many of our older immigrants fell in this category,
but relatively few of them after World War I.
The McCarran-Walter immigration act does pre
scribe that half of each nation's quota be reserved for
those whose :'high education, technical training, spec
ialized experience, or exceptional ability" would par
ticularly benefit this country. However, this prescrip
tion has had little practical effect, says the National
Manpower council, as the quota system has operated.
The scientific planner can be stymied without a
skilled work force to put his plans into effect. His
talents are used to best advantage if he is freed from
routine tasks that could be perf ormed by well trained
craftsmen. And all the evidence indicates that the
Soviet Union is expanding its supply of craftsmen as
well as of top-flight scientists. E.R.R.
AMONG the seven alternative
ways of getting the bombs on
target, the Air Force is working
on four missiles:
Atlas I and Atlas II, two dif
ferent designs for the terrible in
tercontinental ballistic missile
which cannot be intercepted by
any known means. An I.C.B.M.
will probably be tested in pro
totype form within 18 months or
so. But it is a very long way
from a prototype to an opera
tional weapons system.
Navaho, an intercontinental
ramjet designed to fly about
three times the speed of sound,
which may have its first test in
a year. The central problem here
is guidance, which may not be
solved for years.
The intermediate missile
with a range of 1,500 miles or
so, it is wholly dependent on i
foreign bases.
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THEN there are three manned
aircraft: The B-58, recently
tested in prototype. This is a
marvelous aircraft, flying well
over the speed of sound, and
capable of thumbing its nose at
any known Soviet interceptor.
But alas, its range is comparable
to that of the B-47, and it is thus
equally dependent on air-refueling
and foreign bases.
The "Follow -On Chemical
Bomber." This is a dream plane,
with all the characteristics of the
B-58 and more, plus range it
would be fueled by such "exotic
fuels" as boron hydride and hy
drogen derivatives. But the Follow-On
Chemical Bomber is still
very much a dream.
The atomic -fueled bomber.
This would have literally unlim
ited range, and a concentrated i
effort might get one into the
air in a year or so. The trouble
is that it would be a big, slow,
lumbering thing, completely
vulnerable to the Soviet air de
fense, and in the present state of
the art the technicians see no
way of making it anything else.
CONSIDER this long list, and
it becomes obvious that the
planners are confronted with
hideously difficult decisions. We
are not at the simple, traditional
cross-roads. We are at a place
where seven different roads (and
more, if one adds the Navy's ac
tual and potential means for de
livering bombs) lead away over
the horizon.
No one can discern just where
all these roads may lead. No one
can predict, for example, when
Atlas will become an operational
weapon, or whether Navaho can.
be made operational before At
las. Again, no one can predict
whether the foreign bases
above all the British bases
which the B-58, like the B-47
and the B-52, must have to oper
ate effectively, will always or
for long be available.
Only one thing is sure. If we
guess wrong now, if we take the
wrong roads, if we make the
Slow Progress Seen
In Desegregation
During Coming Year
BY HODDING CARTER
Publisher, The Greenville. Miss.,
Delta Democrat-Times
Written For United Press
The third anniversary of the
Supreme Court's school integra
tion decision is less than six
months away, but any meaning
ful implementation of the deci
sion in the Deep South appears
at least as distant today as it did
in May, 1954.
Most advocates of compulsory
desegration, and some opponets,
generally believed two and a
half years ago that the decision
meant virtually the end of a
long ideological war.
Victory, Not Triumph
What most extremists on both
sides, as well as more moderate
observers, agree upon now is
that the decision represented a
major victory but no ultimate
triumph. Ahead lies many a year
of antiintegration legai camp
aigns and extra-legal resistance
on state and community levels.
There is little likelihood that
1957 will witness any real in
tegration in the states which
would be most affected in terms
of numerical ratios. Those states
are Mississippi, Alabama, Virg
inia, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Louisiana and
Flordia.
Here and there a few Negro
children may gain entry through
court action. They will have had
to make their way through a
maze of legal obstructions, creat
ed by legislative action, and such
other and no less effective bar
riers as economic pressures or
intimidation by organized or
spontanteous white groups.
Votes Best Weapon
Confronted with this resist
ance, the Negro of Deep South
will probably again concern
themselves primarily with get
ting Negro voters on the rolls as
their best weapon in the quest
for equal civil rights.
And the White House can be
expected to push ahead with
school equalization programs
which in the long run may be
more effective than legal or il
legal delaying tactics as a means
of keeping white and Negro
school children separated.
Blinfolded Justice?
To the Editor: I am pleased to
note that this holiday season will
be different, or so says the state
patrol. It is the plan to imprison,
fine and suspend driver's license
for anyone caught driving drunk.
This is as it should be. However,
we must remind the state patrol
that they are powerless to do
these things without the help of
the courts of the state. It is
doubtful that the judges of this
state will rise as a group to sen
tence offenders. They never have
and there is no reason to assume
they will now.
Until the day that the courts
decide to follow to the letter and
to the limit of the law the oaths
and responsibility pf their office
the law enforcement officers are
powerless to do anything of a
constructive nature.
When the day comes, if it ever
does, that the spirit of Christmas
is something more than a word,
we may expect a strange spirit
over the land. It will be the true
spirit of Christmas and it is a
stranger.
Merchants on the avenues of a
thousand thieves peddle their
shoddy merchandise as bargains
and perfect gifts for dear old
dad, mother, little brother or
uncle Si. They wish you merry
Christmas without even bother
ing to find out what it means.
Their idea of a merry Christmas
is a bulging cash register. They
try not to see the youngster with
his face pressed against the glass
outside, looking at something he
cannot have. Small matter, his
parents are nobody and won't be
at Church anyway. They should
remember that the youngster's
God will be there!
It is a strange thing that on
the birthday of the Prince of
Peace that people should grab a
steering wheel and engage in a
war of horsepower to see who
can get a coffin for Christmas.
If they didn't make it by Christ
mas there is the new year, just a
few days away. Rush to the
liquor stores and get a gallon.
The way to meet the new year
is with a jug in your whisky
soaked fist. Look at it through
eyes that are bloodshot and
glazed. That's the way to meet
the happy new year. Maybe some
idiot will suggest that the police
give you coffee and drive you
home to your pigsty.
Verily it is time to rip the
blindfold from the eyes of jus
tice . . . that she may see her
servants and subjects.
Pete Logan
Dark Hollow rd.
Medford, Ore.
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More On Parking
To the Editor: Will you pub
lish the following letter, which
I have mailed to Mr. Horace
W. Thompson, in reply to his
which you recenUy printed?
Dear Mr. Thompson:
As chairman of the Retail
Merchants Committee of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, I feel it is my. re
sponsibility to answer your com
munication of Dec. 4, . 1956, a
copy of which appeared in the
Medford Mail Tribune on Dec. 6.
Your indignation in regard to
a S2.50 fine for "feeding the
meter" is understandable, and
the writer and most other busi
ness people consider the . en
forcement of the ordinance re
grettable without an educational
program prior to its enforce
ment. The ordinance, as passed,
was intended to force downtown
business people and employees
to park their cars somewhere
else than on the city streets, so
as to leave the' street parking
spaces available for patrons of
business and professional estab
lishments. I do not believe that
the city fathers, or the city po
lice department wishes .to purf
ish people who for some goo'd
and sufficient reason ha.ve park
ed overtime, or who may simply
have forgotten their cars for an
overtime period. It is the chron
ic violator who knows pf the
shortage of parking spaces in
Medford, but who, for purely
selfish or thoughtless reasons,
leaves his car on the streets all
Editorial Cciftnesl
FREIGHT HATES O
The new freight rate increai q
grauiea io raiiruaus u uie jinc-?-state
commerce commission is
goingf to hurt the economy of
Oregon, for essentially we are
a state which "exports" its ngjor
products lumberoand wheat. o
The rate increase corses at a
particularly inoppoturie tiie
for the lumber jnojustry, whicX
now is suffering from a vdak Q
market and the added freight
costs will he a further tenj-u
ency ta restrict o Duuaing ui
homes and business structures. O O
In some ca&s, the higher cL
which the freight Jticrease wilr
add to lumber may force build
ers to use substitute maiiais u
whereever possible. 0 o r
With the high priiw of cstump- o
agean3 now this additional cost) O
in freight, the luraber oindustry q
will be seeding, more tisan eer,
fUrtber utilization f thelS.s.
Some plants are now versatile j
enough so that they process and '
use everything tout the whine ;
of the save, but. smaldr mills i
still are oie product plants Q
lumber. Grata- stability and '
steadied profits could be achiev- i
ed if mSre ofc the present pro- :
duct were turned ointo usable
lmatrial. o o Oq
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Wfiile sflialler opcaraOjrs can
not finance pulp ptants, a roup
of theki might be able to gu-an- o
tee sufficient chips that an
area pulp plagt cnuld be success-
fi.l SchlanI T.flinni
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sponsored by tl Mayor, Pn e
City Manager, the gity Council,
after thorougS study and rec
ommendation of the Council
Financa Committee. If it had
passed it would have benefited
you asd every other citizen of
Medford. with the nossihle ex-
day, or for several hours, by feed-1 ception of operators, of present
iip thA motor Trioco nortlol i: i i t-i P i
ng the meter. These people
should be fined, and heavily
As to your suggestions for im-
mediate application and com
plete solution, believe me, they
have all been considered! The
Merchants committee has al
ready requested, and the city
police department has agreed,
that enforcement of this ordi
nance will not be made until a
thorough education program has
been carried out, so that people
will not be unduly penalizad'for
overparking. As to having em
ployers instruct their employ
ees to walk to work if they live
within a mile of their work, it's
a good idea, but a.i employer's
authority covers only his place
of business and cannot infringe
upon an employee's rights out-0
side of his business. As to form
ing a corporation and building
a parking lot, this is just not
practical. ,
And I would like to empha
size the fact that the public was
not asked to pay for any park
ing facilities through taxation.
The program presented to the
voters of the City of Medford
orr Nov. 6 was a elf-liquidating
and self-supporting p r o g r,a m
parking lots. Revenues pledged
By the Councg from parking
meter income and assessments
against downtown property di- .
reqtly affectpd would have made
it a very remote possibility of
ever appearing as a tax against
property in general. The pro
gram was defeated through mis
representation by certain selfish
interests and by a general mis
understanding on the pirt of t4e
voters.
The City of Medford still needs
additional (parking facilities, and
he need will become greater.
until the citizens of Medford do
something constrU&ive about
providing them.
The writer will welcome a
personal visit from you, or other
interested persons, to acquaint
you with the real facts in the
problem.
Retail Merchants' Committee
t, O. Lovejy, Chairman
Bozeman, Mont. (U.R) Offic
ials at Montana SfiUe College
make no secret of the fact they
wish more women students
would enroll. Registration for
the fall quarter showed 2,198
men, to 861 women.
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