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k FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORDwTRIBUNE Everyone In Southern Oregon RedJ The Mail Tribune" Publisfied Daily Except Saturday br MEDFORD PRINTING CO 27-23 North Fir St Phone 2-6141 ROBERT W RtTHL. Editor HERB GRJCV Advertulnf Manager GERALD LATHAM Busineaa Manage ERIC IXEN JR Managing Editor EARL H ADAMS City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN Teleitraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT Sport Editor OLJVE ST ARC HER Society Editor DALE ERICKSON Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered aa second cla matter at Medford Oregon under Act of Marcn 3. iwji SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance Per Copy 10c Daily and Sunday One year $15 00 Dally and Sunday Six month 8 00 Daily and Sunday Three mos 4.25 Sunday Only One vear $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville Cold Hill Phoenix. Shad v Cove Rogue River. Talent and on motor routes Daily and Sunday One year $18 00 Dally and Sunday One month 1-50 Carrier and Dealers 10c oer copy All Terms Cain in Advance Official Paper of the City ot Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative' WEST-HOLIDAY COMPANY INC Offices in New York Chicago, de troit San Francisco- Los Angeles. Seattle Portland St Louis Atlanta Vancouver BC NATIONAL EDITOKIA,. ASSOCIATION Hn'M.'.n.mi 6 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Flight o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the file of The Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30. 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Jan. IB. 1347 (Thursday) Ralph Billings, Ashland, elect ed to fill unexpired term of C. M. Kidd as director of Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan association. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: Winter weather and spring sunshine are the order of the day in these parts. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 16. 1937 (Saturday) Cash award for the best safety record in the past three months is won by Adelbert Neimoyer, Western Union Telegraph com pany messenger, Medford. First meeting on rural sani tation sponsored by Oregon State college extension service will be held Monday at the Eagle Point Grange. 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 16, 1927 (Monday) Cletus McCredie has been ap pointed new Medford chief of police to succeed Charles Adams. Quicksilver mining at War Eagle mine, in the Beagle dist rict, recently purchased by. a Chicago syndicate, will start this week. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 16. 1917 (Tuesday) Municipal Judge Charles B. Gay, submits his resignation to Mayor-elect Gates. A survey is being made in Medford of retarded and over age pupils in schools, according to superintendent of Medford schools, Hillis. What's Your I.Q.? Ntne or ten correct Is superior; sev en or eight U excellent; five or six Is food. 1. The settlers of Oregon Territory were much disturbed by depredations of the Indians during 1856: true or false? 2. During what war did the British and Free French forces reoccupy Syria? 3. "And smote all . . . the tab ernacles of Ham." New Testa ment. Does Ham refer to the Philistines, Egyptians, or Baby lonians? 4. In 1910 did the "General Slocum" excursion steamer burn in New York's East River or Hudson River? 5. Turpentine is distilled from the sap of which two kinds of trees? 6. What great, event is cele brated in France on July 14; 7. Was the Bastille a famous fortress or a huge penitentiary? 8. Dew falls from the skies; true or false? 9. Is the use of "no" with cer tain comparatives, such as bet ter, worse, etc., admissible, col loquially, in correct speech? 10. "Stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret are pleasant." Is this proverb from Ray or the Old Testament? Answers: 1. True. 2. World War II (1914). 3. Egyptians. 4. East River. 5. Fir and pine. 6. Bastille Day. 7. Fortress. 8. False. 9. Yes. 10. Old Testament (Psalms.) About one-third of the sky visible from the United States has been photographed and re corded out to a distance of ap proximately 350 million light years, It is tiow estimated. Are Beards Coming Back? Commander Whitehead is a real man whose dis tinguished appearance has been utilized by some of Madison avenue's smarter characters to sell a certain brand of mixer. (Reports we have received indicate he's really selling it, too.) Commander Whitehead is featured in a series of ads which are part of a phase the industiy is now going through. Others of the genre are the shirt ads (the good-looking gent with the eye-patch) and the cocktail ads (ill-assorted public figures in surrealistic and colorful backgrounds). What set? Commander Whitehead apart is his magnificent, long, reddish beard. TJE HAS started a pattern within a pattern in adver tising, and other outfits are capitalizing on beards. Will this have an historic significance on the adornment of the average man? In short, are. beards coming back? Art Rubin, editor of a barbers' trade magazine, says they are back in vogue. This may be, but there's little evidence of it or the streets of Medford as yet. Maybe some brave soul will make the first plunge, and maybe other brave souls will follow his lead. If he does, and they do, they will have long, ample and honorable precedent to follow, for beards have been "the thing" about as often in history as have shaven faces. YJUY do men grow beards? It may be simply a sign of non-conformism. Or it may be laziness (self-defeating, for tending of a beard, we are told, is more work than shaving). Or, in a bearded nation, it may be custom men grow beards for the same reason that in this countiy men are mostly clean shaven. One psychiatrist is quoted to the effect that growing a beard represents "modem man's attempt to regain his once-dominant position in society over women." That's as may be, although we have a hunch that if beards ever become truly popular with women, they will show up wilh more frequency on the faces of men, and the total will exceed the 200,000 American men who, the Barber's Journal estimates, now pam per hair on their faces. E.A. In TTie Pocketbook The recent announcement; of increases in auto mobile liability insurance premiums has caused con siderable discussion throughout the state. The Oregonian declared that it is not right to charge careful drivers the same as careless or reck less minors who drive. But an insuranceman we know says that's silly, that to spread the losses of the premiums of the many. He says the Oregonian's mean that people who never have fires should pay less for insurance than those who have had a fire. The result would be that insurance would be prohibitive for some, very little for others. And presumably it would be the most prohibitive for those who need it most badly. TTHE reasons for the ratet uiiu, aiiu liic cclciu iiiouiaiicc iiiiuiuiaiiiuii Service gives them this way:- "The number of traffic accidents on the West Coast has increased every month for the past 18 months; repair and replacement costs have skyrocketed, with fender repairs running up to $100, bumper replacements costing over $60 compared to S5 in 1940, and windshield replacements amounting to as much as $125; medical and hospital costs have gone up with the cost of living; claim settlements for traffic accidents are 41 per cent higher today than they were only five years ago; jury awards in traffic cases have Increased an average of 230 per cent in the past 15 years." That makes out quite a case. A ND it boils down to the fact that a small minority of the drivers are costing all the rest of the driv ers more money. It is an argument aimed at that tender spot, the pocketbook for stiffer licensing regulations, tougher enforcement and penalties,, and increased emphasis on traffic safety. It has been said repeatedly that driving is a privilege and not a right. That was never truer than it is on today's crowded highways. Maybe the rate increase (which was general throughout the state except for a few favored areas with good accident experience, and which was tougher on young, unmarried men than on others) will go further toward accomplishing true traffic safety than the horrible toll of accidents, which has been so widely publicized. E.A. Older Ones, Too Reports of the first two days' success in the medi cal profession's drive to vaccinate against polio all young people in the county are encouraging. There is every reason to hope that the success will continue, for this is the way that polio, the crippler and the killer, will be wiped out perhaps, if we're lucky, this year. But none of us should forget that older people, too, can get polio, and that they can receive the same degree of immunity from the vaccine as can the youngsters. Except for the one - time does not provide complete now probably as sure and safe and effective as any thing of that nature can be. E.A. Wednesday. January 18, 1937 the theory of insurance is unfortunate few over the idea, carried out, would increase are not hard to - in - a - million when vaccine immunity, the procedure is U.N. Algerian Vote Scheduled; May Affect By CHARLES M. McCANN United Press Correspondent France is preparing to put its friendship with the United States and other Western countries to the test in a United Na tions debate on Algeria. The prob lem of Al geria's future has been put on the pro gram of the G e n e ral As sembly for de- Charles McCann bate, against French opposition, at the demand of the "anti-colonial" bloc of Asian and African nations. The Assembly can take no ef fective action on the issue. But to France, a vote in favor of the demand of Algerian nation alists for complete independence would be a defeat of the great est importance. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Washington Secretary of State John Foster Dulles explaining the Eisenhower Doctrine provision for sending U.S. armed forces into any Middle East nation requesting such aid: "I don't think we can act to help protect a country unless it wants to be protected. We can act in our own interest." Garden City, Kan. President E. A. Davis' invitation to come back when conditions gel better during his tour of the drought disaster area: If you ever have any snow rabbits. I used to do that, you know." Chicago The Popcorn institute, popping off at movie producer Mike Todd for condemning popcorn-munching at showings of his film, "Around the World in 80 Days": "Speaking of popcorn in this to salute the American flag! Shame on you!" Hollywood Red Skelton, tearfully thanking thousands of fans who have written him their hopes Richard, 9. doomed with leukemia, after going on with his televi sion show in spite of the tragedy "I would like to lake this opportunity, in behalf of Mrs. Skel ton, little Richard and myself, to thank all you wonderful people for your concern and for your letters and for your prayers." Washington Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) soothing fears that his newly appointed Senate colleague from Texas, Eisenhower Democrat William A. Blakley, would vote with the Republicans to organize the Senate: "Of course he will, vote with cratic organization of the Senate." Educator Says Large Influence Exerted by U.S. in Australia America has long exerted a tremendous influence over the people of Australia, according to Professor Leonard Watts of Melbourne, Australia. In a luncheon address before the Medford Rotary club at the Jackson hotel Tuesday Prof. Watts, currently a member of the faculty of Southern Oregon college, pointed out that his countrymen patterned their gov ernmental system, in a measure, after that of the U.S., and Aus tralia's educational program had felt the "pressure" of American methods of education. "Even the Crosbys and Sina tras have influenced the youth of Australia, and probably by this time the impact of Presley has been felt," Watts said. Greatest Mark The greatest mark of America upon the life of Australia came with World War II, when GIs swarmed to the south Pacific to stem the Japanese invasion. Australians will always . feel a debt of gratitude to the U.S. for turning the Japs away at the very doorstep of their country, Prof. Watts said. Australia is a free country, Prof. Watts emphasized. While tl.e queen of England is the nominal head of the nation, the loyalty is purely symbolic. Eng- Two Medford Firms Bid on River Surveys Portland Duncan. Shaw and Dobyns. Sweet Home, submitted a low bid of $15,480 for furnish two five-man survey parties for approximately 60 working days for surveys on the Rogue, Co- quille and Umpqua rivers, mere were ten bidders, the Portland district, corps of engineers, said. The work includes traverse, profile, cross section and sound ing surveys in connection witn general investigation studies of bank protection and similar lo cal project surveys on the rivers and at other locations in me Portland district. Other bidders were R. H. Gee, Roseburg. $16,320; Gibson, Jack son and Prochnau, Albany, $22,- 128; Aero company, h-ugene, $21,510; V. L. Beavers, Engin eers. San Antonio. Tex, $30,000; E. B. Steele company, Boise, Idaho. $22,440; Vernon B. Tenne- son and associates, The Dalles, S28,000; Hugh C. Ingle, Med ford, $22,500; Karl F. Tuttle Engineering company. Inc., Ar cadia, Calif., $16,674; and Leland P. Loyejoy, Medford, $24,600. U.S.-French Ties Premier Guy Mollet and For eign Minister Christian Pineau are trying to line up all the countries they can, concentrat ing on those of Western Europe and the Western Hemisphere, on France's side. Of all the countries in the U.N., the attitude of the United States is of most importance to France. Relations Already Strained If the United States does not support France, the relations be tween the two traditional allies, severely strained by the Suez Canal dispute, will dive to a new low. Algeria is the most important unit in the French Union the French Empire, it used to be called. It occupies an area of 847,500 square miles in North Africa. Of its population, 8.3 million are Moslems, 1.2 million French. The Algerian issue has been raised repeatedly in the U.N. but Eisenhower answering farmer I'll come out here and hunt jack- manner is tantamount to refusing for the recovery of his only son. at home: the Democrats to continue Demo land has no jurisdiction over the people of Australia or its government. The country also has no racial problem despite the fact that 300,000 aborigines inhabit the north and west areas. Likewise, Australia has no threat of Com munism, and no member of that party has ever held a post in parliament. Sydney, with 2,000,000 popu lation, and Melbourne, with 1,600,000 are the principal cities of the world's largest island and smallest continent. Prof. Watts was introduced by Professor Arthur Taylor of Southern Ore gon college. Constitution To Form New State Set Up Yreka ' An organizational constitution proposing to set up a separate state, Superior Cali fornia, was adopted at a meet ing of northern California citi zens in Dunsmuir Sunday. A united front presented by southern California legislators spurred reactivation and prepa rations for expansion of the pro visional state of Shasta. SuDerior California would its- elude the five northern Cali fornia counties proposed for the state of Shasta as well as the area south to the Tehachapi mountains. Beverly Mason and Pat Han- rattv. orieinal exponents of the state of Shasta, are president and vice president of the five director board promoting the secession movement. The board plans to establish secession chap ters and delegations throughout the area concerned. 27 Cases of Disease Reported Last Week Twentv-seven cases of com municable diseases were report ed to the Jackson county heaitn department for the week ending Jan. 11, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health phy sician. Cases reported were measles 12, Rogue River 10, Ashland and Shady Cove, one; influenza four, Medford three and Gold Hill one; impetigo, one, Medford; nnpiimonia one. Medford: infec tious mononuncleosis one, Eagle Point: chicken nox three. Phoe nix two and Ashland one; infec tious hepatitis three, Ashland. Eagle Point and Central Point, all one; tuberculosis two, Med- I iora. France refuses to recognize the competence of the U.N. even to debate the issue. The reason is that, legally, Al geria is not a colonial possession. It is officially a part of France itself. It is represented in the French Parliament. An Internal Matter France points out that the U.N. charter specifies that none of its provisions "authorize the U.N. to intervene in matters which are essentially within the jurisdiction of any state. The United States government is represented as believing that if it supported France its "moral" position would be weak ened among the "neutralist" countries and in the Middle East. It is said that the American stand against Russian interven tion in Hungary also would be weakened. How the brutal Russian inter vention in a foreign country can be compared to France's position on Algeria it is somewhat diffi cult to see. Whatever the rights or wrongs in the situation may be, how ever, France will regard a vote against it in the U.N. as an un friendly act. Communications Letters to the editor must beat the name and address ol the writer although under certain circura stances the use ot a pen name or initial for publication is permis sible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with an eve to clarificatton and condensa tion Letters submitted for publica tion must not exceed 400 words. - Law Officers Praised To the Editor: Jan. 13 was surely our lucky day, bringing news via the MT that Donald Ambuehl was found guilty and stopped in his possession, han dling and control of narcotics, thanks to the good and vigilant work of former District Attor ney Walter Nunley, Deputy A. Allen Franzke, Police Chief Champlain and his officers, and state police. The way the de fense was being maneuvered had us all worried for fear that Ambuehl might be allowed to go free and continue with his pos session and handling of narcot ics as proven at the trial. There has been considerable in news releases of narcotic ped dling among high school and col lege students. But diligent in quiry here that included mem bers of our own families, has dis closed none at all. But this does not mean that we can sit back and "rest on our oars." Any least bit of tangible in formation should be relayed to our police which might mean the stopping of the evil narcotic traffic before it gets started. The unanimous verdict of the jury is especially heartening. It has long been my belief that goodness of heart reigns in the majority of mankind. It is also my belief, at least my hope, that the same thing holds true in the legal profession. F. J. Clifford 1211 West Main St. Medford, Ore. Accident, Violent Deaths Show Rise Accident and violent deaths, which include suicides and homi cides, increased from 33 in 1955 to 53 in 1956, according to the annual report of the Jackson county health department. Vio lent deaths ranked third in causes of death during the year. Total number of deaths last year was 604, an increase of 35 over 1955. Heart and circulatory condi tions accounted for 332 dea-hs with cancer and tumors ranking second with 90. During the same period 1,453 births were recorded in the county which is 3 more than- in 1955. Of the number, 736 were male and 717 female. The Ash land district registered 221 births. The death rate for 1956 was per 1,900 pepeiation Other causes of deaths includ ed respiratory diseases, 47; early infancy, 24; diseases of the ur inary system, 23; diseases of di gestive system, 10; and natural causes, 8. Also listed were tu mors of the brain, inanition, dis eases of the blood, nervous sys tem, and skin, diabetes, senility, alcohol poisoning, tuberculosis. and one death from unknown causes. There have been no maternal deaths in the county in-more than three years, the report showed. Youth on Probation In Beat-Up Slaying Portland U.R) A suspended one-year sentence has been met ed out against a 19-year-old Portland youth in the beat-up slaying of an elderly man in the city last July 7. Jerry R. Stout was given the sentence and placed on proba tion by Circuit Judge Frank J. Lonergan after original second degree murder charge was re duced to manslaughter. Victim of the beating was John Levorson who died after trying to intercede in a teenage fight on a Portland street. Writers List Budget Background Figures, Position of U.S. Debt By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington U.R) Speaking of the dangers of inflation and the high cost of government, as President E l s enhower was doing today in his budget mes sage, here are some off - beat facts and fig ures: The Tax Foundation, 30 Rockefe Her Center, New Lyle C. Wilson. York, recently calculated that the number of persons on the United States government pay roll exceeds the population of Sweden; 7.4 million and 7.2 mil lion, respectively. On a rough estimate of $3,500 as the average annual cost of a government employee, the fed eral payroll would be about $26 billion. Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D.-Va.) has heckled presidents for years to cut the federal payroll. This is the straightest road to , econ omy, says Byrd. The trend seems, however, to be against him. A news item reported this week that some corridors in the enormous Pentagon building here were being partitioned to make more desk room for more government workers. Deficit Financing Responsible World War II and the Roosevelt-Truman polices of deficit financing substantially increased the public debt during the past quarter century. The annual in terest on the public debt increas ed from $689 million in 1933,, when FDR took over, to $7 bil lion in 1956. The debt has increased from Governors Better Bets as Nominees Than Are Senators Washington (CQ) History may hold the solution to the mystery surrounding the sur prise announcement of Sen. Wil liam F. Knowland (R.-Calif.) that he will quit the Senate when his current term expires in 1958; If, as many suppose, he in tends to run for governor of Cal ifornia that year, he is playing the historic odds on the way to win the Presidency. The odds are roughly 8 to 1 in favor of a governor rather than a senator drawing the Presiden tial nomination. Only One Senator Congressional Quarter ly's check of the records since 1912 shows only one sitting Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio has been tapped by his party for the big prize. Harding was nomi nated by the Republicans and elected in 1920. In that same period, eight gov- e r n o r s received Presidential bids. They are Republicans Charles Evans Hughes (N.Y.), Al fred M. Landon (Kan.) and Tho mas E. Dewey (N.Y.); Democrats Woodrow Wilson (N.J.), James M. Cox (Ohio), Alfred E. Smith (N.Y.), Franklin D. Roosevelt (N.Y.) and Adlai E. Stevenson (111.). Senators, oh the other hand, have a better chance at the Vice Presidential nomination than do governors. Since 1912, eight Sen ators and only five Governors have been named for second place on the GOP or Democratic ticket. Two Become VP One governor, Calvin Cool idge, and one Senator, Harry S. Truman, elected as Vice Presi dents, became Presidents after their running mates Harding and Roosevelt died. Each won a single ieris in his own right. Under the terms of the 22nd amendment, which went Into ef fect in 1951, a Vice President who succeeds to the Presidency in the first half of his term can seek election as President only once. For whatever it may be worth, the survey also show that since 1912 no Vice President has been nominated by his party for the Presidency without first occu pying that office after the death of his predecessor. (Copyright, 1957, Congressional Quarterly) Why "Good-Time Charlie" Suffers Uneasy Bladder Such a common thing- as unwise eatlne er drinking may be m source of mild, but annoying bladder irritations making- yon feel restless, tense, and uncomfortable. And if restless nig-hts, with nagging backache, headache or muscular aches and pains due to over-exertion, strain or emotional upset, are adding to your misery don't wxit try Doan's Pills. Doan'a Fills have three outstanding ad vantagesact in three ways for your speedy return to comfort. 1 They have an easing soothing effect on bladder irritations. 2 A fast pain-relieving action on nagging back ache, headaches, muscular aches and pains. S A wonderfully mild diuretic action thru the kidneys, tending to increase the output of the 15 miles of kidney tubes. So, get the same happy relief millions have enjoyed for over 60 years. Ask for new, large, economy sise and save money. Get Doaa's Pills today 1 r just more than $1 billion as of March, 1917, just before the United States eniered World War I, to nearly $275 billion to day. The interest is a first charge on Treasury revenue each year. wnen the Treasury comes up at fiscal year-end with a surplus, which hasn't been often for many years, the administration must decide whether to cut taxes or nibble at the public debt. It is a hard choice. May Set Record The returns will not be in on President Eisenhower's first four years of tax collecting until the present fiscal year ends on June 30. He is averaging around $70 billion a year, however, which may give him a peacetime rec ord when all the returns are in. Mr. Eisenhower was in the red for a couple of years, but balanced the budget with a sur plus to boot in fiscal 1956. He expects to repeat in the current fiscal year. The public debt has increased about $9 billion since he took over in 1953. From 1933, when FDR enter ed the White House office, to the end of the Truman administra tion, the public debt increased from $22.5 billion to $266 bil lion. In 20 Roosevelt-Truman years, the budget was in balance with a surplus three times and 17 times m the red. World War II was partly responsible for all of this. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Hope of mankind note: The United States was to place its new disarmament proposals before the United Nations Mon day. They were to be presented to the, UN assembly s political committee by Chief U.S. Dele gate Henry Cabot Lodge. TT would be wonderful if all the nations of the earth could agree to lay aside their arms forevermore AND THEN KEEP THE AGREEMENT. But it is at least worth while to remember that 28 years ago on Jan. 15. 1929 the United States senate ratified the Kel-logg-Briand treaty to outlaw war. TT will take more than treaties to stop wars. I'm afraid wars will go on as long as ambitious and unscrupu lous men strive for' power at any cost. ONE more thought: If the United States had disarmed back in 1929 and other nations hadn't, there would now be no United States. SO much for idealistic philos ophyand what comes of it. Let's now take a look at the weather. The coldest weather of the winter is reported in New Eng land, with Caribou, Maine, hold ing the record low 39 below zero. Temperatures all over the state were well below zero. That brings out an interest ing tale. In Maine's largest city, Portland, police report one of the quietest nights in history. Not a single report of crime of any kind was received by the city's police department. If we could put all our crim inals in cold storage, we might have a perfect world. TT doesn't seem to work every- where, however. In Detroit, a citizen by the name of Trimiew was hugging the fire in his living room in an effort to keep warm when he heard a noise at his back door. He hastened out to see what was going on. He arrived just in time to see a thief running down the alley with Trimiew'l back door on his shoulder. CO J I reckon we can't rely on cold weather to stop crime. We'll just have to go on doing our best to put criminally-minded individuals in the jug, thus de priving them at least tempor arily of the opportunity to com mit crimes. 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