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40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec 22, 1947 (Sunday)
Medford Safety council to ap
point committees to study rail
crossings in Medford and make
recommendations cone e r n i n g
stop signs and warnings, a
spokesman says.
From Arthur i Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot column: "The brains
and beauty of the valley started
draining back from the institu
tions of learning, to spend the
Yuletide at home, and get out of
the rain."
20 YEARS AGO
Dec. XX. 1937 (Tuesday)
Medford schools and St.
Mary's academy close for the an
nual Christmas holidays.
Enthusiastic encouragement to
proposed project for the develop
ment of recreation and health
resort resources in Ashland giv
en city officials by E. J. Griffith,
WF-A administrator.
30 YEARS AGO
Dc. 22. 1927 (Tuesday)
Large Christmas tree on Main
St., donated by tht 40 t 8's, be
comes gathering point for Med
ford children.
More than 400 sacks of parcels
and six pouches of first - class
I letter mail arrive by special
train from Portland.
40 YEARS AGO .
Dec. 22. 1917 (Saturdy)
Jackson and Josephine coun
ties fill quotas of required enlist
ments before the draft was made,
according to an article quoted
from the Oregon Farmer.
From local and personal col
umn: "Medford will enjoy the
novelty of a regular mail de
livery on Christmas mormng.
Postmaster Mims announced this
noon, because of delayed mails,
the special delivery will be nec
essary. '
What's Your I.Q.7
Nine or ten correct Is superior;
seven or el;bt Is excellent; five or
six is good.
1. Correct the following: "The
lieutenant ordered him and I
to start on a patrol."
2. Bible: "Lay up yourselves
treasures in" where?
3. In what city are the head
quarters of the National Geo
graphic Society?
4. What type of composition is
the original music of "The Beau
tiful LBlue Danube"?
5 What su-pptpnin? aspnt is
used by diabetics, who cannot
use sugar?
6. One, two or three solar
eclipses is the least number that
can occur in a year?
7. What remained in the myth
ical Pandora's box when it was
opened?
8. What American war was
called the "Terrapin War"?
9. The Bureau of the Census
is in which federal government
department?
10. Who has been called the
"George Washington of Italy"?
Answers: 1. "The lieutenant
ordered him and me to start on a
patrol." 2. "heaven." 3. Wash
ington, D. C. 4. Waltz. 5. Saccha
rin. 6. Two. 7. Hope. I. The War
of 1812. 9. Department ef Com
merce. 10. Garibaldi. -
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MAIL TRIBUNE
What Happened at Paris?
It is too early to try to determine what the net
result of the Paris conference was.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles are
scheduled to speak tomorrow night and give their
views.
Naturally they will make the best case, from the
American standpoint, they can.
Just as naturally, when congress convenes, the
Democrats will voice the opposite view.
As usual, the truth will probably lie somewhere
in between. Meanwhile, as far as this department is
concerned, we shall reserve final judgment until more
of the facts are known, and the general picture comes
into clearer focus.
"THERE are some facts, however, which appear with
reasonable clarity at the present time.
First and foremost, President Eisenhower went
through the ordeal and most international confer
ences are ordeals mentally and physically with colors
flying. Contrary to many predictions, he was relaxed,
good-humored and effective. The high regard and
affection, from a purely PERSONAL standpoint, in
which he is held in Europe, was apparent from the
outset. This department's opinion that no one else
available could have done the job as WELL was
sustained.
A NOTHER fear one shared by this column
proved to be unwarranted. Soviet Russia, in spite
of its efforts, did not score another diplomatic victory
nor visibly weaken the ties that bind the members of
NATO together.
Some very good work must have been done by
the American delegation to prevent a Soviet victoiy.
At one time the cards appeared heavily stacked
against it.
Just how it was done what went on those 4
days behind the scenes is not clear.
IT IS reasonably clear, however, what the Kremlin
will do now.
It undoubtedly will repeat its threats that any
member of the NATO group that allows this country
to have bases for the firing of guided missiles, will,
in case the cold war becomes hot, -promptly be liqui
dated. And the worst of it is this threat, as all the NATO
members know, is no idle one. This does not mean
Soviet Russia will necessarily ever cany it out, it
does mean that if the Kremlin should give the signal
it COULD do so.
In other words, as of today Russia is leading
from strength, and also as of today, the United States
isn't. This makes the escape from a diplomatic de
feat at Paris for the U.S.A., all the more remarkable.
"FHE real test, of course, will come later. It will be
a year at least before this country can supply any
missiles to western Europe. When that time comes,
how many members of NATO will accept them?
If no Russian - American agreement is reached
meanwhile and if a year
"balance of power," then there promises to be another
crisis far more serious than
Our guess, as things
only England and Turkey could be depended upon
to stick by their guns. Holland and France might,
but both those countries are having such serious in
ternal and foreign difficulties that where any future
calculations are concerned, they are very poor risks.
As for Denmark, Norway and West Germany, only
the latter, as of today, could in any sense be depended
upon, and the final decision there would, as of now,
be doubtful.
THE first announcement from Paris claimed the
A decision to supply missile bases to the USA was
unanimous. Later it was amended to a unanimous
decision "in PRINCIPLE."
Just what does that mean?
Practically nothing, at least as far as any binding
commitment is concerned. For to agree in principle
diplomatically speaking, is to ok an effort, for others
BUT not for the nation itself. In other words, such
an agreement, as far as guaranteeing future action is
concerned is not worth the paper it was written on.
But it listens well, and of course, is better than dis
agreement. A CCORDING to the grape-vine, the United States
backed down on Dulles' stern refusal to even
consider any talks with Russia or recognize the Bul
ganin note in order to secure the approval (in PRIN
CIPLE) of the missile program.
Well, it is doubtful if another "summit confer
ence" would amount to much, but we agree with Pre
mier McMillan of England, that to adopt the Dulles
haughty refusal even to talk, would be worse.
CO "that is the way it looks from here" with what
information has been offered.
As noted, it will take time to determine the exact
place if any this Paris conference will occupy in
history, but as of today, it appears to be chiefly of
importance in a negative sense. That is important,
not so much as to what it did, as what it DIDN'T do.
It didn't break up, it didn't yield to Russian threats
or pressures, it didn't listen to the siren song of "ap
peasement," it gave the appearance at least of anti
Russian unanimity.
So, while it is hard to see where it put war much
further away or world peace much nearer, it did not
do the reverse.
In short, our verdict as of here and now would be,
it didn't do much good, but it didn't do any harm,
either. R.W.R.
Sunday, December 22. 1957
hence Russia still holds the
this one.
now stand, would be that
I WANT A GREAT 010 HOSSg LIKE 110 S.'LVgS1
OH.YEAH AN' A STPLADD3. '
Matter of Fact
DECLINE OF THE DETERRENT
Paris The grandiose NATO
conference of chiefs of state was
both caused and dominated by
a single phenomenon, which may
be described as "the decline of
the deterrent." The conference
proved, moreover, that the lead
ers of the West have no practical
ideas as yet about halting the
deterrent's decline.
This decline of the deterrent
is the central feature of the new
and immensely more dangerous
world situation that now con
fronts us. So it is a good idea
to try to be as precise as possible
about the exact charcter of this
widely misunderstood phenome
non. In brief, the whole strategy of
the West since the end of the
second World War has rested
upon the deterrent power of the
terrible combination first de
veloped in the United States
the combination of nuclear
weapons plus the means of de
livering those weapons to very
distant targets.
mHE idea has been that our
Dossession of this awe-insDir-
ing striking power would deter
the Kremlin from carrying its
aggressive and expansionist de
signs beyond a certain point.
This was, of course, the point
where the United States might
be expected to be provoked into
using its nuclear striking power
against the Soviet Union.
Because of the confidence in
spired by this idea, Western in
vestments in conventional arms
have been skimped and insuf
ficient at all times, even at the
time when NATO was originally
organized. On the whole, more
over, the greatest deterrent has
Derformed its allotted task ex
cept in one major case, the
Korean War invited by the
American disarmament of 1949-
50.
In the last five years, how
ever, investments in the deter
rent itself have also been con
tinuously skimped by the Eisen
hower administration. The Stra
tegic Air Command has been de
nied an adequate component of
very long range groups, capable
of hitting the Soviet Union from
American bases. Worse still, mis
sile development has been car
ried on with no sense of urgency
whatever, with overtime on the
great missile projects even for
bidden to save a few pennies.
In this same period and with
brilliant success, the Kremlin
has pressed on with its own pro
gram to develop the combination
of nuclear weapons plus means
of long range delivery. In addi
tion to a large strategic air com
mand of its own, with a consid
erable very long range compon
ent, the Kremlin has therefore
acquired a big stock of medium
range missiles capable of rapidly
destroying American overseas
bases; and the Kremlin is now
building further stock of long
range missiles capable of hitting
targets in America itself.
THE practical result of these
developments has been to
move to the point where the
United States can't conceivably
be provoked into using its nu
clear striking power. The reason
for this is simple. Our deterrent
has virtually lost its offensive
capability.
Nuclear striking power cannot
be used against another nation
possessing nuclear striking pow
er unless the attacker has enough
power to be confident of destroy
ing the enmy's airbases and mis
sile launching sites with a single
massive blow. For an offensive
operation, these are the targets
of firrst priority. It is necessary
to be able to destroy them in
toto and in one blow. Otherwise
the attacker will have to pay
for his attack with the destruc
tion of his great cities by the
enemy's riposte.
This inescapable necessity, for
the attacker to destroy all his
enemy's airbases and missile
launching sites in one massive
blow, in turn requires striking
power on a vast scale. Very
large numbers of nucle'ar weap
ons need to be laid down with
great precision on very large
numbers of targets, if all the
enemy airbases and launching
sites are to be destroyed at once.
By Joseph Alsop
rpHE Western nations no longer
have nuclear sriking power
on this scale. The task of the
Strategic Air Command has
been rendered Immeasurably
more difficult by the need to
take out Soviet missile launch
ing sites as well as the Soviet
airbases. At the same time, the
Stratgeic Air Command cannot
any longer hope to use its over
seas airbases offensively. Be
cause of the Soviet missiles, none
of the nations that own those
airbases will even think of per
mitting airbases on its soil to
be used offensively unless that
nation is itself directly threaten
ed with immediate Soviet at
tack. The attempt to place short
range guided missiles on the ter
ritory of our allies on this side
of theAtdantic was really an at
tempt to regain the lost offensive
capability of the West. It has
not worked, because our allies
have made it very clear that
they would not let the short
range missiles be used for of
fensive purposes either.
In these critically important
ways, in sum, our deterrent has
been gravely weakened. It has
not been absolutely destroyed,
of course. The Soviets, too. can
not consider launching a direct
nuclear strike unless they can
be confident of nreventinff the
destruction of their own great
cities by the Western riposte. To
this exent, the deterrent stills
works. To keep it working,
planes of the Strategic Air Com
mand are now always in the air
with bombs on board ready to
make the riposte if need be.
But everyone, including the
Kremlin above all, knows that
these planes will not be used
against the Soviet Union unless
the Soviets directly attack the
United States or one of the
NATO allies. Thus the deterrent
does not work at all beyond the
narrow limits of the NATO coun
tries. In all the other vast and
vital areas of the world, the
famous deterrent instills no cau
tion in the Kremlin any longer.
And that is why the danger to
the West lies in these troubled
regions which are the real flanks
of the Western posistion.
Copyright 1957 New York
Herald Tribune Inc.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
What of the NATO meeting?
Did it do any good?
PERSONALLY, I-doubt if
much was accomplished.
But
At least
It didn't break up in a row.
If it had broken up in a row, the
Kremlin would have been as
pleased as a kitten with a saucer
of fresh cream.
A good rule is to refrain, if
possible, from doing things that
please your enemy.
lyHAT America needs above
everything else at this mo
ment in history is realistic think
ing. So
Let's take a realistic look at
this European base business
around which the NATO meet
ing in Paris revolved. Presently
WE need European bases. At the
moment, we need them for
bombers that can smash Russia
quickly, without having to fly
half around the world to get
there, if Russia "starts a war.
For several years, we're going
to need them for, intermediate
range, missiles because so far we
haven't got a missile that will
reach from here to Russia.
That's OUR interest and we
must look out for our own in
terests first.
IT WAS made perfectly plain
in Paris that a considerable
number of our European allies
DON'T WANT American missiles
on their soil. They're afraid such
bases will provoke a Russian at
tack on them. Speaking with
brutal frankness, it has been ap
parent for some time that our
European allies want us to PAY
THEM FOR THE PRIVILEGE
OF DEFENDING THEM.
That we mustn't go for.
If our European allies aren't
willing to help defend them
selves, we'd better go it alone.
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Alarmed By Law Laxity
To the Editor: It's near Christ
mas and too bad to be disturbed
as I am over two news items in
your Wednesday's issue.
One was the account of the v-
tensive damage done in the coun
ty by a group of local juveniles;
on another vaze the item nf tvP
confession of Joe and Delores
bmith for furnishing alcohol to
minors in their home and as
sessed a fine of $25. Think of
mis, taxpayers!
I suppose if the offenders had
put a eun in the hands of pach
minor they would have been as
sessed possibly $50.
A minor driving a car under
the influence of alcohol is fined
$100 or more, while the one con-
iriDuung is assessed or less
that amount. We've just com
pleted one detention home and
we'd better be looking fnr a lo
cation for another, and another,
ana anotner, if this condition is
allowed to prevail in our county.
While the dope peddlers and
booze distributors get off as easy
as they do, we'll never get any
place working against juvenile
delinquency.
We can count on the coopera
tion of the insurance companies.
Do you readers realize why our
insurance rates increase?
It's time to look for Sput
nicks in our door yards.
Mrs. O. T. Wilson,
P. O. Box 858,
Central Point, Ore.
No More Rock-a-bys
To the Editor: Santa Claus
better know this. His popularity
is on the wane, as far as one
young Medford gentleman is
concerned, 5 years old, very
blond, very handsome, and very
intrepid. He's not expecting
Santa, because he claims he has
been very tough in 1957. By the
expression on his face, it's far
more important to him to be
considered a he-man than all the
toys Santa could ring.
A few months ago, he tried to
get an antiquated woman to take
notice of his intrepidity by
swiftly backing out in the street
on a trike. When informed of
the danger, he said with extreme
disgust, "Which can go faster
a car or a jet?" When told, "A
jet, of course," his face lit up,
and he slapped his trike and
said with gusto, "Well, then, this
is a jet." That was its name, all
right.
Oldsters better not rock-a-bye
their minds and day-dream of
the so-called good, old days, if
we want to even understand the
youngsters.
Emma Lou Carpenter
811 Sherman st.
Medford, Ore.
Greetings From Police Chief
To the Editor: In viewing the
activities of this department for
the year 1957 it becomes ap
parent that we owe your or
ganization a real debt of grati
tude for your many courtesies.
We have enjoyed excellent co
operation from all of the mem
bers of your news staff. Eric has
assisted me several times in sit
uations where I needed advice
and I very much appreciate this.
The members of this depart
ment join me in extending "Best
Wishes" to you and your staff.
Charles P. Champlin
Chief of Police
Deplores Cut in Pensions
To the Editor: I have just read
in the paper that our great Pres
ident is going to cut the Veterans
pensions. But he says nothing of
not giving aid to the foreign
countries. Of course what he
gives to those countries will
never be given back and espec
ially those lousy Limeys. At least
the Veterans will circulate it
here in this country. And there
is the case of Mammie going to
the Walter Reed Hospital and
that of course was free. What
has Mammie got that we Vet
eran's wives haven't got? A good
income and a President for a
husband. I always thought Chari
ty started at home. Who paid for
Mammie's hospital bill? Why of
course Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer.
Can a Veteran's wife go to a
V. A. Hospital, of course not,
poor old G.I. Joe and his small
pension has to dig down and pay.
But Mammie, oh no, that is dif
ferent, she is the wife of our
president. Is she any better than
any other Veterans wife or moth
er? It is funny that they gave all
the Senators & Congressman a
raise, and what have they done
outside of spent the taxpayers
money. They have not passed a
bill since Ike has been reelected
that would benefit the people.
Why not cut they're salary, if
they did they couldn't entertain
or take expensive trips, but
the poor Veteran has to take it
on the chin as he has always
done.
We worked for our Social
Security and now since we are
able to keep our head above wa
ter and have a few extra pen
nies to spend, the President and
a few of those so called Big
Shots want to take what little we
get, away from us.
Our Senators & Congressmen
tell us about all the great things
they are going to do for us, if
we vote for them, but Oh Broth-
POTLUCK.
(By M-T Staff and Contribkitioa)
MORE and more, people are
buying their Christmas
trees, rather than venturing
forth into the woods to secure
them, these days. There are a
number of reasons for this. Per
mits are needed to cut trees on
federal land, and permission
should be obtained to cut them
from private land.- As a result,
a lot of people feel it just isn't
worth the trouble, especially
when there are so many handy
lots at this time of year.
EVEN so, some of the fondest
memories of our childhood
are of the annual trek into the
woods to select a tree for the
living room. But that was in the
days when the woods were close
to town, and trees were so plen
tiful and people sufficiently few
that nobody minded if the little
trees were taken.
"DECENTLY, though, we noted
in our correspondence from
Butte Falls that the good people
there still believe in the tradi
tional custom of finding and cut
ting their own trees. It's easy
there, the reporter said, for the
woods are close, and the people
not too numerous. It made us
just a wee bit nostalgic for the
"old" days.
"DEPORTS from the city hall
indicate that one day last
week most of the women em
ployed there were busy hanging
mistletoe over all the doors,
files, and other convenient
places, the male employees, we
are told had no immediate com
ment to m?ke.
YULETIDE stories are pleas
ant, usually. One of the pleas
antest we have heard is from the
police department, which not
long ago received a Christmas
card from a man who told them
that during the depression years,
1933 to 1937, he was "on the
road" as a hobo. But he has
never forgotten how kind the
police were to him, and he said,
"I want to send my everlasting
thanks." Things are better now,
he said. He's been driving a taxi
for the past 20 years, and is a
Scoutmaster for 29 boys. He says
he often tells them of the time
he was on the road, as they sit
around the campfire.
er when they get In and you
write them they forget all the
promises they made. Just like
Senator Morse was going to do,
well he sure let the people of
Oregon down plenty. So come
on all Veterans, lets write to
our Senator or Congressman and
see 'just what he is going to do
about this cut in our pensions,
and while we are doing that,
why not drop a few nice lines
to Ike.
- They're are plenty poor folks
here, who need food and shelter.
B. F. Smith
P.O. Box 1081
Medford, Ore.
UMC Success
To the Editor: The 1957-58
United Medford Crusade fund
drive is complete, and the excel
lent response and cooperation of
Medford citizens has made this
year's drive not only a success,
but also a record-setter.
For the fifth consecutive year
the United Medford Crusade
has been successful. The con
gratulations for this record are
due to the many people, like
yourself, who gave willingly of
their time and efforts.
As newspaper publicity chair
man I am especially apprecia
tive of the efforts you made on
the Crusade's behalf. This year's
publicity not only created great
er interest; but, moreover,
was instrumental in interpreting
U.M.C. benefits to the contribu
tors. Many families, individuals
and children will be aided by
the monies collected. From them
and myself let me say "thanks"
for your part in the campaign.
I know that the United Med
ford Crusade can look forward
to your cooperation in next
year's campaign. I am looking
forward to working with you
again.
Herb Partridge,
Youth Work Secretary,
Y.M.C.A., Medford
Thanks From Grange
To the Editor: A note of thanks
from the members of the Upper
Applegate Grange, for the space
given in the Mail Tribune for
the news of the Grange.
Also for the promptness of
putting the news in the paper
upon receipt from the publicity
chairman, Mrs. Grace Pearson.
Irene, E. Culy, Sec.
Upper Applegate
Grange No. 839
P.O. Box 679
Jacksonville, Ore.
He is for Socialism
To the Editor: Merry Christ
mas! How wonderful it would be
if we could exchange this old
Yuletide greeting in a world
where blessed peace and con
cord reigned. There would be a
real cause for celebration then.
The biblical verse, "Peace on
earth; goodwill to men," would
express a truth in which all man
kind could rejoice and not, as it
usually does today, mere cant
and commercialism.
Fear of annihilation in a ther
monuclear war, which now
weighs like an Alp on the spirit
of all sentient beings, would van-
OMING back from hi morn-
ing beat, one of our report
ers (young, male, single and a
member of the National Guard)
found a note on his typewriter,
telling him the draft board
wanted to talk to him. It turned
out that they had a story for
him to pick up, but all the way
down to the Federal building he
said he had "a feeling of doom,"
worrying that something had
gone wrong with his draft
exempt status.
TJOPING to find a present for
H his wife, a staff member was
wandering through a store a
week or so ago, and bumped
into His Honor, the mayor. They
started chatting, and the conver
sation turned, of course, to the
fog. Our man told the mayor
that many people were expect- O
ing him to do something about
it, but His Honor confessed that
there wasn't much he could do.
But, he added, there WAS
something he'd done for thJ peo
ple, and explained, "I did avert
a subway strike in Medford." O
RIGHT before Christmas is the
time one finance company
picks for an advertising gimmick
which a staff member thinks is
a dirty trick. It mails out a leaf
let, the first page of which looks
like a cashier's check for $100.
But after you open the letter,
you read, "Need Christmas
money?" Silly question. 0
m m m
IT SO happens that a couple
recentlv moved from one side
of town to the other, into a
pleasant neighborhood. Their
mail box is just across the street
from their new home, and one
day the wife went across to get
the mail. En route back, she was
met by two determined Boxer
dogs, who blocked her- path.
Nervously she tried to get past
them, but they wouldn't let her
go and held her at bay, until a
neighbor came by and called
them off. She hopes they'll let
her pass after they get better
acquainted.
SOMEWHERE around two
weeks ago, the word
"STEAL" was painted in large
letters on the windshield of a
car in the used car lot across the
street. But no one has accepted
the invitation yet.
THE problems of juveniles wer
discussed at length last Sun
day at the dedication of the new
detention home, but overlooked
was the . juvenile problem of
a ' visiting . official, who had
brought his two small sons who
insisted on going to sleep during
one of the main speeches.
,
MOST dogs used to go wili In
the days when the Fourth of
July was a fireworks holiday,
but Christmases these days r
getting to be almost as bad. Th
dog of a family we know w
gently nosing at a gay-colorS
box last week when it poppi
open and a weird figure popp4
out at him. He jumped back antl
whirled away, just in time to
find a tiny, tin, toy robot toy
advancing on him. A dog's life!
A LOCAL fruit grower re
ceived what our farm editor
says is an appropriate gift last
week. It is a plastic apple. When
you press it, a worm pops out of o
the side.
SOME people delight in buying
youngsters Christmas presents
which, to say the least, are un- 0
appreciated by the families of
the youngsters involved. One
woman we heard about, a moth
er who for years has been tact
fully removing dangerous or
noisy toys from her own chil
dren, takes a sort of poetic de
light, now that some of her rel
atives have children of their
own, in sending them big bass
drums, cymbals and air rifles.
ish. And all the labor and all
the scientific genius now wasted
on preparations for war would
be spent on tasks that enhance
life, multiply knowledge and ex
tend creature comforts.
Now we know that such
world cannot coexist with capi
talism. We know that capitalism
means war and discord. We know
that there can be no real peace
without Socialism. And in the
forefront of the battle for peace
stands the Socialist Labor Party,
the instrumentality of genuine
Socialism in America.
Henry R. Korman
2640 Garfield st
Longview, Wash.
Wanted Commemorative Stamps
To the Editor; We are collect
ing stamps in our school room.
After vacation we are going to
United Church Overseas Relief
2005 5th Ave., Seattle.cThey have
a cash market for used stamps,
and with the money are sending
powdered milk for distribution
to Refugee Camps abroad and
any place where hungry chil
dren need milk. Each stamp will
buy five cups of milk. Any
stamp except common 3c or 6c
airmal stamps are acceptable
if left attached to the paper on
the envelope.
We are sending this letter so
other people will know the add- O
ress in case they wish to con
tribute stamps to the cause.
F. Murray,
Fourth Grade,
Howard School.
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