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"FOUR MEDFOBD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, February 4. 1958 B Medfo: BUNE "Tver? one in Southern Oregon Published Daily except Saturday by - 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP.2-6141 ROBERT W. RUHL. Editor JTERB GREY. Advertising Managi GERALD LATHAM. Business Ms 1RIC ALLEN, JR. Managing Editor J0ARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg. Editor -SICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor tJLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor XALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. . . An Independent Newspaper Zntered as second class matter at Medford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Copy 10c Daily and Sunday 1 year $15 00 Daily and Sunday 8 mos. 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 425 - Sunday Only One year $4.20 Br Carrier In Advance Medford .Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Oold HiJi, Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv r. Talent, and on motor routes paily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 ,-Daily and Sunday l mo. 1.50 Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of City of Medford omclal Paper ol Jacicson county "United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU - OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. INC Of- .wfires in New York, Chicago. De ""Jyoit. San Francisco. Los Angeles. -Seattle. Portland. St. Louis. At- tanta. Vancouver. B. C. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL Assodi-ATcaN 5 J u Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History fromQhe files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Politics IS Funny Yes, politics is funny. A few months ago the world was thrilled or shocked depending upon the attitude of the nation toward Russia by the first launching of a Soviet satellite from the earth into orbit. It is generally admitted now that the present administration was shocked. But for obvious po litical reasons "a state of shock" was not admitted. President Eisenhower, at a "Sputnik" press conference declared emphatically the Russian achievement did not disturb him and should not disturb the country "one iota." THE President's "alter ego," Sherman Adams, went even further. He said in effect: if the Russians wished to play a game of interstellar basketball that was their affair, but as iar as the great American republic was concerned, it was . -m . . 111 1 believed the tax-payers money could oe spent m more profitable directions. XkTE can't recall whether it was a -General m the army, or an Admiral in the navy, but one or the other declared about the same time that the USA could have launched such a satellite before "Sputnik" if someone, not named, had not can celled the contract for reasons of economy. It was also stated that it was planned to launch such a satellite into orbit in February, and there was no reason to doubt, this would be done. "S 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 4. 1948 (Wednesday) Encouragement over Camp White hospital project ex pressed by O. H. Bengtson, Medford attorney, now in Washington, D.C. City councilmen declared it a matter of general policy not to consider any applica tion of a district for annexa tion io the city unless the dis trict has water, sewer and other improvements. 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 4. 1938 (Friday) Interstate commerce com mission officials say they had no authority to interfere with Southern Pacific's scheduled discontinuance of daylight train service between Grants Pass and Portland. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: "Upstat- farmers won an argument with labor union regulations In Portland with pitchforks If farmers continue to act like this, they will not be allowed to vote for candidates picked out for them by Grange and labor leaders." 30 YEARS AGO Fb. 4, 1928 (Saturday) Going on more than a 20- mile hiking jaunt was the boast of three ambitious local girls yesterday. 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 4. 1918 (Monday) A Gold Hill resident says the weather was so cold in Indiana that cows shivered so at milking time that streams of milk couldn't hit the buckets. From local and personal 'At a recent meeting of the hnarri of surjervisors of the Siskiyou county, Calif., Dis trict Attorney Allen served notice on the sheepmen from Oregon to move sheep off the private land in Butte valley or they would be prosecuted." What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or sis is good. 1. The capital city of the Irish Free States is Belfast, Cork, or Dublin? 2. Bible: The phrase, "My cup runneth, over" occurs in which Psalm? 3. A nasologist would spe cialize in what part of the human body? , 4. Are gargoyles a sort .of eyeglass or plural for a mouth wash? 5. What does a seismograph measure? 6. Is the Associated Press over 50, 75, or 100 years old? 7. How much is one-half plus one-half times one-half? 8. On the map. does the toe or the heel in the "boot" of Italy nearly touch Sicily? 9. "Caveat emptor" means "Look before you leap," "Let the buyer beware," or "Be fore you invest investigate"? 10. Is the hollyhock plant an annual or perennial flower ing plant? Answers: 1. Dublin. 2. Twenly-third psalm. 3. The nose. 4. Neither (Grotesque waterspouts on buildings). 5. The shocks and undulaiory a; - x . l T. n e Over 100 (109) years old. 7. this is, a catch question. Either one-half or three-quarters is correct, depending on the way x the question is read. 8. The toe. 9. "Let the buyer b ware." 10. Perennial flower ing plant. 1 "1XELL, this gentlemen, whose political affilia- And as everyone now knows a US army satel lite was launched successfully last Friday and al though it is too small to be seen even by field glasses as it shoots 200 miles above the earth at approximately 18,000 miles an. hour, its "beep" is plainly heard and that is enough to satisfy the scientists and should be enough to satisfy the Republicans. DUT apparently it isn't. At least, Senator Dirksen of Illinois (who in the opinion of this department is an unctious and pious fraud, but a pretty slick politician,) assured "Youth Wants to Know" on Sunday that this great US achievement' in outer space not only equals the two Sputniks of "atheistic" Russia, but promises to greatly surpass them. There will be a second launching in a month or so he declared and the implication was, that thanks to the pres ent highly efficient and resourceful Republican administration, before election day comes around there will be so many US G.O.P. "moons" in the air, that the claim that the present administra tion was caught off-base by the Soviets in this and the "ICBM" department, will be shot into smithereens like so much inorganic atomic dust! AS this is .written neither the President nor CVity-iovi Arloma Tio-iro pnmmontofl nnnn this kJUCl mail XiVAO-iiio ixavu ,uuuuviiift.u victory, but undoubtedly they will although it is equally certain they will not dismiss the achieve ment as they did "Sputnik No. 1". ' ALSO, as of now, we have heard none of the riomncvatiV IparJprs nlnv rlnwn t.hp. itnnnil. ance of the Army's spectacular solar achievement. And we hope they don t. For it IS a REAL achieve'ment. It does change the international situation materially, and the ad ministration should be given the credit just as when Russia won out with the first Sputnik, the administration should have been and was discredited. " DUT it is better late than never. And while according to Dr. Wemher von Braun who was responsible for the "Explorer" (and therefore should know SOMETHING about it!) this rocket does not equal even Russia's first Sputnik, also Russia s progress in this field is still "frightening . The fact remains that the position the United States occupies as of now, and the position it occupied that last day of January, 1958, are as different as day and night. It is like a man feanng he might be forced to file a petition in bankruptcy any moment getting an unexpected legacy which put him on Easy Street or at least out of insolvency for an in definite time. The United States undoubtedly has not caught up with communist Russia in the field of guided missiles or the conquest of outer space; but at least it is no longer OUTCLASSED; it is now in there pitching, and with its potentials m the field of science, what they are, there is reason to believe it will catch up with Russia m a few years, and might with a break or two even surpass it. SO everyone should be breathing easier Demo ni'off net 1T-ll 1 OC T?OTMlKll10Tie But it is a fairly safe prediction that before the 1958 campaign is over the "Sputnik-Explorer" enterprises and their implications will become one of the material issues, and that old well-worn pattern "Pointing with Pride" and "Viewing with Alarm" will be brushed off and given its usual campaign launching in the perennial scramble of he Outs ' to get in and the Ins to stay there. BASICALLY it will be a "sham battle" but "r-V,," : 4. n a : wiaiu ij iiin.iuLuiid.iiy a ra.ii ui uiu auiw lean political campaigns, which makes them so often amusing, and yet, now and then, extremely depressing. R.W.R. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Well! Well! We finally have a satellite in the air. Maybe we can now quit blushing and beating our breasts in humiliation and get to work on a sound military defense program while at the same time giving intelligent thought to keeping our econ omy solvent. Germany Forges Ahead in Use Of Atoms for Peaceful Work 'CM N0TS6U.N(3SUlTC45ES.SONNy. I'M SELUMG . VOHTSHUT THE 0O0R,W0! md ?. . . Matter of Fact IKE TO THE U.N. Washington The launch ing ol tne Iirsi American earth satellite is likely to be the signal for a d r a m a tic g e s t ure by President Ei senhower. It is a good bet that a special session of the U n i ted Na tions General Assembly will Stewart Alsop e cuiiveiieu to hear an earnest appeal by the President for international control of the ballistic mis siles and other space weapons The idea of convening a special session of the U.N. for this purpose started as a bright notion tossed out some time ago by some middle level official. It began to be seriously considered a couple of v weeks ago, when Senate Majority L e a d er Lyndon Johnson promised "undivided sunnort" for the President if he would thus "demonstrate initiative before the United Nations." Now that the American satellite has been launched. the idea of calling a special session of the U.N. is very high on the list of things to be considered by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The idea is tempting for a number of reasons. As he demonstrated in his, famous Atoms-for-Peace" speech to the U.N. in 1953, a high level appeal to the representatives of the assembled nations is the sort of thing the President does best. rpHERE are all sorts of other reasons, some of them ex tremely practical, why the idea is tempting. On the most practical level, such a Presi dential initiative would cer tainly be good domestic politics. It would tend to re create the image of the Presi dent as the great father-leader which has been so badly mar red by the Soviet satellites and other events of the last months. That image has been the central Republican asset in the last five years. The Re publicans are badly in need of assets in this election year. And since the idea of a Presi dential "initiative before the United Nations" to control the space weapons was first put forward by Lyndon John son, the Democrats would be in no position to attack that initiative as a grandstand Play. The idea is tempting for in ternational reasons as well. For the Eisenhower image has of course also been badly mar red in the NATO nations and among the neutrals, and the plan would provide an op portunity for the President to regain some of the prestige he has lost. BUT THE most tempting aspect of the idea is the thought that it might at last By Stewart Alsop put the Soviets on the de fensive. It would tend to undercut the Soviet's drive for a summit meeting, which has been gathering force daily. and which has the American government squirming in dis comfort. It would also again put the Soviets in the position of eternal nay-sayers, a position now pre-empted, in the eyes of the world, by Secretary Dulles. Even before Nikita Khrushchev's recent speech at Minsk, there was not much doubt that the Soviets would in fact say nay to any pro posal for control of the space weapons. Now there is vir tually no doubt at all. For Khrushchev placed conditions on control of the ballistic mis siles, like dismantlement of the American forward bases. which he of course knew could not be accepted. And that, oddly enough, is another reason why the plan for a Presidential address to the United Nations is more likely than not to be adopted For before Khrushchev spoke there was at least a small smidgin of hope that the So viets might be ready to talk seriously about control of the missiles. The Soviets, it was argued must know that this country would in time challenge their lead in the ballistic missiles They must know that the mis siles, in their, present crude stage ' of development, are still technically, as Secretary Dulles has said, "readily sub ject to be controlled." npHEY must know that this J- stage will not last long, and that control of the mis siles, as Dulles has also said, will soon become impos sible." Surely, the hopeful argu ment ran, the prospect of world armed with these weapons of total and instant destruction could not be alto gether agreeable to the Rus sians. Thus, it was thought, serious ana secret negotia tion with the Russians might actually produce the basis for an agreement to control the new weapons. The hope that the Soviets might be willing to negotiate seriously was probably. illusory anyway. If the plan for a Presidential address to the United Nations is adopt ed, it can be taken as a signal that the hope has been alto gether abandoned. For what ever its advantages in other ways, such a dramatic gesture is obviously unlikely to pro duce any agreement wnatever, (c) 1958, New York Herald Tribune Inc. fUR artificial moon isn't as heavy as Russia's. For that, we must hang our heads in shame. But it GOES HIGHER That gives us something to brag about. Our moon has no dog inside. But it carries instruments that study and report back to, us by radio such things as cosmic ray intensity (cosmic rays, you know, might KILL the space men we send up later) and space particles (meteors, me teoric dust, etc.) that might play hob with our space ships when we later get that far along. So Everything considered " It looks like we're in a posi tion to claim for propaganda purposes that the satellite race is horse and horse. MISSES STEPS New York (IB Mrs. Fela Topf, overjoyed at receiving U. S. citizenship, dashed out of the courthouse Monday and wound up in the hospital. Mrs. Topf, 29, said later she missed the first few steps of the Courthouse's main front stairs, fell and twisted her ankle. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF fVUR satellite is named 1958 v Alpha. Since Greek hasn't been compulsory in our educational system for a long, long time, maybe we'd better explain that Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. So 1958 Alpha means simply 1958 A. Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet and Gam ma is the third. So, presum ably, our next satellite will be named 195- Beta and the one after that 195- Gamma. It seems reasonable that we will go as far down the alphabet as 19- Delta and 19- Epsilon. . By the time "we get past Epsilon, we may have had the good sense to restore Greek to our school curricula and thus be able to figure out more names for our man-made moons. WHILE we're at it, we'd bet ter take a sharp, realistic look at Russia and Russians. We've been kidding ourselves about them too long. Modern Russians say with in the past century and a half have had GOOD sciehtific and literary minds. Pavlov, with his , conditioned reflex experiments, is probably the most widely known example of the Russian scientific mind. On the literary side, Dostoev- sky, Turgenev and Tolstoi are well known names, even in our not too erudite country. Frankfurt, Germany (IP) West Germany has thrown its scientific ability and pros perity into an all-out atoms for peace program. Banned from all atomic re search until 1955, Germany in two years has put two atomic reactors into opera tion, founded societies for atomic development, and is rapidly catching up on other nations engaged In similar programs for a decade longer. Laws controlling the use of the atom are in the legislative mill, and schools and univer sities the nation over have begun atomic-age education. Government Pessimistic In 1955, the German gov-i ernment predicted ' it would be 15 years before the nation could put the atom to peace ful use. But scientists and industry are well on the way to prov ing the government estima tion wrong. Last September, Germany's first research reactor was put into operation in Munich. The second followed Jan. 16 in Frankfurt. A third reactor in Berlin was scheduled to start this fall. In Stuttgart, the nation's first A-bomb shelter has been constructed. The city of Duesseldorf will have its own reactor some time in 1959. It will be 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 letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 00 words. 'Charily Begins at Home' To the Editor: The social and civic leaders all plea to write 'em and invite 'em ar d give till it hurts. Well, both slogans hurt a lot of people. First of all, we do not have the space and facilities to ac commodate tourists. If they are mor.e important than lo cal people, then quit selling fishing licenses to us. It's not much fun to plan a week end at the lakes, find it overrun with tourists and have to re turn home. Then: "Give till it hurts." How many families in Jack son county are desperate for help but will not get it? 1 know a young family who had the hard luck of going broke because they invested in a logging truck. The man of the house has been in a Portland hospital for treat ment and surgery since No vember. More surgery is needed and God alone knows when he will work again Their oldest son was recently hospitalized with pneumonia. So a young wife and mother with a situation like this can not possibly appreciate our good citizens who diligently work for charity when char ity should begin at home. Jean Stanton Butte Falls DOSTOEVSKY was in fluenced chiefly by his bit ter hatred of Russian despot ism. He had reason to be. He was condemned to death for his liberal views,, and was ac tually standing before the fir ing squad when his sentence was commuted to hard labor for life in the Siberian salt mines. Tolstoi developed a fuzzy belief in an idealistic system of anarchy in which there would be no such thing as governments, churches, and creeds and mankind's affairs would be ruled by simplicity, faith, love and the brother hood of man an admirable philosophy, but certainly not a very practical one.. . Turgenev, novelist and poet, became a proponent of the weird doctrine of nihilism, which aimed at anarchy and the complete overthrow of law, order and ALL existing institutions, with the idea of rebuilding the world spick and span new from the beginning. Expresses Thanks ... To the Editor: May I take this means of thanking all the friends in Medford for their contribution to both the heart fund and memorial library; for their kindness and mes sages of sympathy extended to us during our recent sor row. They were all deeply appreciated. Mrs. Trudy Dispenziere and family Woodbine, Iowa LiLi tnree or tnese men were extremists. Their ex treme views were instigated by their, bitter hatred and utter abhorrence of the ages- old institution of Russian DESPOTISM. Their hatred of despotism warped their views, but it must be recognized that they possessed KEEN minds. They were literary artists of the first magnitude, and their works were read widely all over the world. Their writ ings influenced millions of people. HOME FROM A BANQUET and feeling no pain, Mr. Jones walked straight into the one and only tree on the block. Stunned, he staggered a few steps away, then marched smack into the tree again. Mr. Jones massaged his aching head and sank to the green sward, murmuring helpless ly, "Lost! Lost! In an im penetrable forest!" Fellow rushed into a station try shop and demanded a good, new fountain pen fast. The young lady behind the counter dutifully trotted out the most expensive pen in stock. The fellow grabbed a piece of scratch paper' and scrawled the words "tempus fugit" several times thereon. The young lady, deeply intrigued, handed him another pen, sug gesting, "Maybe you'll like this one better, Mr. Fugit" Manny Harper tells about a billing clerk who had to be put away for mental care. He kept hearing strange invoices! O 1958. by Bennett SeiL Distributed by King Feature Syndicate T ET'S quit fooling ourselves -"about the Russians. They AREN'T all dumb cattle. The tragedy of Russia is that from the beginnings of recorded time it has been RIDDEN BY DESPOTISM. It is still ridden by despotism. But its people, taken as a whole, aren't ignorant, incom petent savages. There are GOOD MINDS among them. We'd better not forget that. What The Bible Says To the Editor: It was most interesting to listen to the opinions of the Medford Min isterial Association in their weekly round table discus sions, on the subject of tithe ing. 2nd Tim. 4:5 reads, "Make full proof of thy min istry." Man's opinion unless substantiated by the word of God is absolutely worthless. The 18th chapter of Numbers makes it very clear just who was to receive tithes, just why -. they were to receive tithes and from whom they were to receive tithes. Man in this age loves to build on insinuations, inun does, wishful thinking, and in just taking things for grant ed. The word clearly states that the land was divided up among the 11 tribes of Isreal the tribe of Levi were told that they would receive no inheritance with the rest of Isreal, but were given a com mand to take tithes of their brethren. The moderator stated that this question had come up a number of times, no wonder. It also makes one wonder just what kind of a brain-washing one has to give themselves to feel that they have been deprived of their inheritance and was therefore placed in the same groove with the sons of Levi. 2nd Tim. 2:15 states, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." It does not say to change it but to just rightly divide it. Christ makes it so clear in Luke 16; 16, when he said, "The law and the prophets were until John." As I under stand the English language, ! the law and the prophets be came null and void after that date. Christ didn't say you can drop of circumcism and the keeping of the Jewish sabath, but if you have an extreme love for money you can hold on to the tithes. Let us read the testimony that the Bible gives of a Holy Ghost minister by the name of Barnabas, the word says he was a good man full of the Roly Ghost and of faith, and many peo ple were added unto the Lord. By the way he belonged to the tribe of Levi who had been given the command to take tithes back in the law. He was filled with the Holy Ghost whose sole purpose was to lead God's people into all truth, Barnabas was not led back into the law where he could take tithes, but the Comforter led him out into the truth where he sold all his land and laid the money at the apostle's feet. Paul one of God's most mighty minis ters spoke much about how needful it was for christians to give to the support of the gospel. Every real christian today has a real burden and a feel ing of responsibility for the spread of the good news. Paul who was a tent maker by trade said he was chargeable to ho man, Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them thaf were with me. Paul never taught tithing for he knew the word too well and he also had the same spirit as Ills Brother Barnabas. This is what the Bible says about it and not man. Frank Howell 205 Laurel st. Medford used to train power station employees and for experi menting with atomic power in industry. Only one years after the ban was lifted, five private concerns founded a society for the development of atom ic energy in Bavaria. A reactor in Karlsruhe is under construction. Atomic Power in Two Years A scientist at the Batelle Institute in Frankfurt pre dicted Germany will be able to use atomic power for in dustry in two years. The in stitute carries out industrial research for private firms. At present, 20 scientists there are occupied in study of ways to prevent and treat ra dioactive mishaps. They were asked to make the expert ments by an industrial firm1 soon to purchase a reactor to supply its own power. The Bavarian government has passed a law forbidding the use of the atom for any but peaceful purposes. In this way, Germany con centrates solely on its atoms for peace program without developing the atom for war time use. Causudenls" To the Editor: In compli ance with your recent request for suggestions of terms to be used in place of "accident." why not replace it with what is, after all, .the real reason back of most? To wit: Negli gence, or "Causudent" being casual as the dictionary says? The extra dollar drivers are being charged this year for licenses to go for driver train ing evidently doesn't pay for that. In any event, I am told there is an amount included in the school budget to cover the cost also. Is this duplicate payment, and if it is a tax item, why single out the driv ers to finance it? Also, I "Ben Told" there is a charge made for this instruction. Yet our youth are said to be to blame for most accidents. We paid our driver's fee two weeks ahead, but the license did not arrive until the day after it expired. E. R. Gilberson, Route 2, Box 525, Medford Editorial Comment PHIL LOWRY GETS BOOST This year Jackson county will elect a full delegation to the state legislature, for the four year term of Sen. Philip B. Lowry ends at the end of this year as do the two-year terms of Reps. Al Littrell and Robert Duncan. Mr. Littrell has already taken himself out of the field by announcing that he will not be a candidate. Rep. Dun can and Sen. Lowry have not arrived at decisions, although both are frank to admit that they would like to return to Salem. Both of them are younger men, both have fam ily responsibilities and serv ice in the legislature means a sacrifice in time as well as finances. It is our hope that Senator Lowry will find it possible to seek reelection. He has served through two regular sessions and the special tax reduction session last fall. Possessed of an analytical mind and blessed with an ability to be nonpartisan, he has estab lished an enviable reputation as a legislator. While Senator Lowry would make an excellent congress man from the fourth district, there is ample opportunity for him to serve" in the legis lature and possibly by contin uing in the legislature he can be of greater service than in Washington. We believe Senator Lowry would have no difficulty in reelection if he decides to make the race and certainly he would enjoy substantial support from the Ashland area. Ashland Tidings. X Keystone j Growth Fund Series K-2 A Mutual Investment Fund i composed of securities se lected for their possibili ties of future GROWTH j and increased income. j The Keystone Company j 50 Confreta Street. Boaton 9, Mail. j Please send trie prospectus aDd dearrip J tive material on the Keystone Growth Fund. I ! A'exme- VSI -State. Special Evangelistic Services February 1st thru 7th-7:45 p.m. Brigadier W. Dewsbury of New York City, New York THE SALVATION ARMY 4rii t BirtUtt Struts Medford Counsel With . . . Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan GROUNDHOG DAY was observed last Sunday. ROADHOG DAY is observed 365 times a year. A ROADHOG is just as unpre dictable as a GROUNDHOG. Our FAMILY AUTO POLICY can't prevent the GROUND-! HOG from seeing his shadow biit it will help you if your shadow gets in front of the ROADHOG. Fred Brennan Or Call Mr. Friendly Bill Fish Phone SP-2-4940 MEDFORD INSURANCE AGENCY 27 NORTH HOLLY ST. -Try, Bill Fish
