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Newspaper Page Text4 Wednesday, April 2, 158 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE MEDF0RD,5TRIBUKE - "Everyone 5a Southern 'Oregon Read The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by ..LLDt UKJJ f KJJNTLNG CO - 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP.2-6141 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM. Business Mgr. ERIC ALLEN. JR. Managing Editor a AUAMb. city Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Societv Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newioaoer ; Entered as second class matter at 1 Medford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1891 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Py Mail In Advance: Copy 10c. Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday 6 mos. 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 Sunday Only One year $420 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point. Eagle - Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. ; .Phoenix. hady cove. Rogue Kiv '. er. Talent, and on motor routes Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1.50 - Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of CICy of Medford urriciai rapcr or jacKson county United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. INC, Of fices in Iew York. Chicago. De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle. Portland, St. Louis. At lanta. Vancouver. B. C. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL I asTocPat rrgN Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and 40 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO April 2, 1948 (Friday) Blister mites threaten to become serious problem, ac cording to C. B. Cordy, coun ty horticultural agent Law enforcement officers search for the man who robbed the Holly theater box office. 20 YEARS AGO April 2, 1938 (Sunday) D. C. (Jerry) Jerome files declaration to seek Republi can nomination for justice of - the peace in the Medford dis trict. ; From Arthur Perry's Ye .'Smudge Pot column: "Lady "wrestlers will adorn the ar mory ring again tomorrow : night, and the hairpins are : expected to fly." ;30 YEARS AGO : April 2, 1928 (Monday) I The world shortage due to unfavorable weather condi tions, and subsequent increase -in prices of citrus fruits, will : favorably affect the market ability of Rogue River valley Spears, according to Floyd ; Young, frost expert. ; From local and personal ; column: "With the downpour rof rain continuing today and : indications that more is still :to come, trout fishermen are "beginning to evidence some ; uneasiness about the opening -of the season." : 40 YEARS AGO April 2. 1918 (Tuesday) ; In spite of threats of var ious kinds from those op : posed to health inspection in Ithe schools, City Health Of - f icer Dr. S. A. Lockwood and I Miss Allen, visiting nurse, ex amined 150 children at the ; Washington school. ; From local and personal : column: "Flower girls in cos- tume will sell nosegays and "candies during intermissions ;at the Greater Medford club play and entertainment at the Page theater Wednesday : night." What's Your I.Q.? Nine er ten correct is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or six is good. 1. A hurdy-gurdy is a kind of riot, true or false? 2. Bible: In Biblical times where were the money chang ers usually found? 3. Which President of the U.S. died 31 days after his in auguration? 4. Which weighs more, a bantamweight or a feather weight boxer? 5. Icebergs are composed of frozen salt water; true or false? 6. Of what is paleozoic the name? 7. During World War il American airmen bombed the Ploesti oil fields. Where are these oil fields? 8. Was the legendary Wil liam Tel' a German, Austrian' or Swiss? S. What is the name of the great mountain range of west ern South America? 10. Babe Ruth hit the long est home run on record; was it 487, 587 or 687 feet? Answers: False (It is a ! street organ. 2. In the tem :ples. 3. William Henry Har rison. 4. Featherweight. 5. False (fresh water). 6. A geol ; ogic era. 7. Rumania. 8. Swiss. I 9. Andes. 587 feel. Cars and 1 6-Year-Olds The automobile, probably more than any modem invention including the telephone or tele vision, has changed the way-of-life of most Americans. It has gone far to destroy the barriers of time and space, which once held people within fairly small circles of activity. Within the memory of many people is the time when a jaunt across town was a time-consuming project, and a visit to a nearby city was an all-day affair. A visit to another part of the state was a real journey, instead of a matter of a few hours, driving in upholstered comfort over smooth highways. t "THE automobile has given Americans mobility undreamed of only a few short decades ago. More than that, it has given car-owning families travelling a "home away from home," and a free dom to live at a distance from their work. It has' changed the face of the cities and the country side. And one of the greatest changes it has created is in the life of the adolescent the high school and college student for whom this mobility, this new freedom, has provided a privacy and a lack of restraint and guidance unparalleled in times past. Many of the young to handle this new responsibility with intelligence and sense. But some of is these abuses that have brought about some sober second-thoughts lowing 16- and 17-year-olds ing automobile's. THE Eugene Register - l.xiicu. iui a ia w laioiiig cue age aii vvnin ujic can obtain a driver's license from 16 to 18. The Salem Capital Journal and other newspapers Up in Walla Walla, Washington, Whitman college has announced a new ruling regarding cars for students. They will not be banned, but no scholarship assistance will be provided for students who can afford automobile at school. Some observers believe that the pattern of teen-age behavior, particularly boys, is changed by car ownership in other ways. Boys who have cars have continuing expenses, and many are working nights and week ends to earn the money thus cutting m to the time valuable ipr study ing, or for worthwhile extra-curricular activities, ARE all these valid reasons to deprive young The Register-Guard thinks so. It says: ' "If the age were raised to 18 for acquiring a driver's license, some high school seniors would still be able to drive. But the emphasis placed, on the car would be eliminated. The argument that teen-agers need a car for work is a weak one. Methods would be found to get and from a job. And the argument put up by high schoolers that you are legislating against the many for the 'few bad apples' grows weaker by attrition. v "If Mom and Pop had to do some ferrying of the teen-age son or daughter in the family car, better par ental control would be automatic ... "We don't intend to be harsh with high schoolers. Today, they are generally a more intelligent and well adjusted group than they were in our days as a teen ager. But if the car were removed as an implement for the teen-ager it would deprive him of very little in the way of enjoyment. Different standards of being 'in-the-swim' would evolve almost immediately. ". . . If the next Oregon legislature raised the age - for driver's licenses to 18, it is our belief that 80 per cent of that overworked phrase, "juvenile delinquen cy,' would be erased. And the high schooler would find that life would be just as much fun, without the car being a badge of stature among his fellows." WE'RE not sure that But it must be acknowledged that the auto' mobile does create difficulties ask any police' man ! and increases other types of problems. This sort of "chop - may not be the answer even though the Capital Journal points out that voting, getting married without permission, buying cigarettes and liquor, and serving in the armed forces, are reserved for boys and girls either two or five years older than the present age limit for drivers; IT IS an interesting proposal, and will be much debated during the next year. We would be glad to receive and print opinions of our readers on the idea, particularly from those who are in the age-group involved, the 16 to 18-year-olds. Is a car a necessity? Is it, as the R-G says, a "badge of stature"? Would raising the driver's license age to 18 really solve the problems which unquestionably do arise when young people and automobiles get together? We'd like to know. E.A. On Sunday Closings Medford grocers are working on a voluntary plan so that they can all close their doors on Sundays, thus eliminating the high costs of doing business on that day, and allowing their em ployees to spend the day in worship or with their families. No one can have any serious objections to such an agreement so long as it is TRULY voluntary. But as soon as any element of coercion appears, then we would have to object, and strongly. If a man wants to operate a .store or buy his groceries on Sunday, is a matter for him and his own conscience, and is nobody else's business. E. A. people have been able them have abused it. I about the wisdom of al the privilege of driv Guard, for example, has seconded the proposal have shown an interest, to own and operate an we go along with this off - his - head" approach Dennis the Menace ITS 60MNA SB A UOHS VOti OUGHfA SSS ALL THE Engineer, Veteran Sees Military Pay Raise Plan 'Joke' (Editor's note: Robert B Pechner, whose permanent address is Box 25, Butte Falls, is an engineer now working in Turkey. In the followina aricle. he discuss es his viewpoint of the Cor-v diner plan, a proposal to increase the pay-status of members of the Armed Forces). We have been reading great deal in regard to the clamor for pay raises for the Armed Forces. I for one most heartily op pose any and all increases, for whatever purpose the Gener als, with their propaganda machinations, indicate to the tax-payers is most needed The latest gimmick is the Cordiner Plan. The purpose is to pay more money to the so called genius, but leave the "Sad SackT status quo. They say it will cost more tor few years, but eventually it will taper off, and then be cheaper. This is a joke. Soon there would be no "Sad Sack' type, but we would have 3,- 000,000 geniuses . all quali fying for the high pay and all essential for the defense of the nation. 'Country Club' It is time the people of the country took a good hard look at the "Country Club Mili tary" we have operating to day. No one denies the fact that we must have a modern, well equipped military, and one that can protect us against any and all emer gencies. My point is' that pay raises, pay raises, pay raises, fall into -the category of criminal waste. I was a member of the peace time Army and a Vet eran of World War II. l am Civil Engineer, and have lived and worked abroad for years. I have observed and talked to members of our Armed Services in Europe and Asia. Believe me, we have in the Military Service one huge Social Club that extends from the northernmost tip of Eur ope all the way through the Mediterranean and into Asia (this is my personal know ledge and I see no reason to believe that it stops there), Anyone, regardless of rank, haj his car, servants, families, in-laws and their families, PXs, movies, commissaries hospitals, bowling alleys, of ficer's clubs, etc. All at the taxpayers' expense. If you are in the higher echelons, you even have airplanes at your disposal, also at Government expense. Observe the Officers Clubs, and in some cities, one is not enough they have two or three. More Than Base Pay Whenever you hear the pitch for more money, you only are told the base pay. Never do you hear anyone say what the pay and allow ances are. No one tells you that a corporal living in a city without quarters is paid proximately $200 per Sath extra. Does anyone ever mention so-called haz ardous pay? Do they mention in addition, medical and den tal care (all free), retirement, and various and sundry other extras? As a veteran I can say that, my opinion, the military in peace time are Treasury Parasites." This may sound strong, but if it is considered must be admitted to be true. They produce nothing. Their only function is one of insurance. If you buy insur ance on your life, or your house, you look it over care fully. You get the most for your money. If the company loosely run, extravagant and inefficient you go to an other company. We cannot do that with the Armed Forces but the people can demand TIME mOZZ WE EXT. DIRTY OlSfiESj ' . an end to millions of dollars for unessential expenditures Overseas we should have striking force. We have been going from crisis to crisis for the past 12 years. If suddenly we should become engaged in an all-out attack, we want to be able to go into action. Our forces cannot do that with families, averaging three small children, as well as wives, uncles, aunts, etc., all clamoring to get out. In Egypt when the French and British attacked, the waterfront and airports were loaded with American dependents, and we had no troops, as such, assign ed there at all. What would it be in Germany for in stance. Challenges Assumption The whole point is, the military say if they are not paid more, they will lose all their well trained technicians and top people. This is not true. If they have a real genius, no matter what they pay they will lose him. As far as the run of the mill tech nicians go, they are not leav ing because, by their own statement, in many cases they've never had it so good in addition, with economic conditions as they are now how can private industrv absorb the million or so the services are talking about losing? In the face of rising unem ployment, inflation, high taxes, and a rising national debt, how can a loyal Ameri can in the government advo cate raising the pay of any department, especially one that is now spending nearly $50 billions. I say, let's cut the appropriation. Only in that manner can taxes begin to come down. If the present military leaders cannot give us the protection we need by spending less money, m cut ting out the fol-de-rol, let's get some others in there who will. I think it is time the military concern themselves with military matters, and leave the policy setting to the people. I am sending copies of this letter to Senators Neuberger and Morse. It is my suggest ion others do the same. It is time a sweeping investigation of military spending, especi ally overseas, be most" dili gently and militantly pur sued. Unless spending is curbed, not only in the mili tary services but other phases of government as well, it is not unreasonable to assume that the economic stability that made this country great and powerful in the past, will rapidly disintegrate. Robert B. Pechner. AA Representative To See Applicants A representative of the Civil Aeronautics administra tion will interview airways operation specialists, engi neers and architects Thurs day, April 3, at the Medford office of the state employ ment service, 119 North Oak dale ave. The positions are in Alaska. Applicants for airways operation specialist must have experience in air traffic con trol . or communications or certification as private or military pilots. A bachelor's degree or four years profes sional experience or a combi nation of college training and experience will qualify for en gineers. Architects must have three years experience in ad dition to a degree. In addition to regular sal ary, there is a 25 per cent tax- free cost of living allowance, officials said. Soviets Launch Savage Attack On Germany Over Arms Policy By CHARLES M. McCANN United Press Correspondent Soviet Russia has launched a savage attack against West Germany as part of its at- tempt to force Allied suspen sion of nucle ar weapons tests. The attack was made by Soviet For eign Minister Andrei A. Gro myko in his speech to Par- Charles M. McCann liament Monday announcing Things Looking Up For Stassen; GOP 'Regulars' By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (IPI The word in Washington today is bad news for Republican Party r e g u lars in the state of P e nnsylvania and from coast to coast. The word is that Harold E. Stassen has a good chance in Pen nsyl vania to make Lyle C. Wilson a big and astonishing political come back. Every Republican coun ty chairman in the state op posed Stassen's desire for the party's governorship nomina tion. Primary day is May 20 Stassen's chances of winning have been improving hour by hour. Like Minnesota, his na tive state, Pennsylvania will not be big enough for Stassen if he is nominated and elected governor this year. Stassen's ambition has been for years to be nominated and elected president of the United States As the Republican govern or of big Pennsylvania, Stas sen would be entitled to an other try for the presidential nomination in 1960. Few who have observed his political career doubt that he has that in mind and, if not in 1960 then, in 1964. Bad News lor Nixon All of this is bad news for Vice President Richard M Nixon. Stassen spent himself and considerable mysteriously contributed money in 1956 to prevent Nixon's renomination for a second term. He argued that Nixon's name on the ticket would cost President Eisenhower millions of votes and, probably, obtain the election of the Democratic presidential nominee. So. as governor of Penn sylvania. Stassen would be counted among the biggest ob stacles to the Republican nom ination of Nixon in 1960 for nresident. Pennsylvania is tied with California for the second largest delegation to Republican national conven tions. The Republican govern or of Pennsylvania would con trol that big delegation and Stassen would be expected to use that control to beat Nixon and, if possible, to obtain the residential nomination for r - himself. All of this is causing regu lar Republicans in and out of Pennsylvania to He awaice at night and toss in their bdds. The opposition of the organi zation regulars in fennsyi- vania, such as an oi me coun ty chairmen, njay be more of help than a ninarauue . iu Stassen m his campaign ioi the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Stassen is Dia- ding for the maverick vote. Aa "Old Pro" Republican State Chairman George I. Bloom warnea party regulars the other day against taking stassen iignuy. Bloom caned him an "old pro" and Stassen is all of that. He is raking tne grass roots in search of independent votes and he is turning them UP- .. Stassen was tnree times elected governor of Minne sota before his home state po litical chores were interrupted by wartime naval service. Seeking a more important po litical background for his am bitions, Stassen moved to Pennsylvania in 1948 to be come president of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania. Thence he came into government service in Washington and achieved cabinet rank as the 1 I 1 Hia vrfTrr 1 1 East Main St. DAIRY'SMITH Genesset Hot Cross Buns and Real Butter i 1 . . Russia s own decision to sus pend such tests. Gromyko asserted that in deciding to accept American tactical atomic weapons, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer ana nis teuow leaders were "steering the country down the same fateful road which was once traveled by Hitler Germany." Says Nazis Wield Influence He charged that Nazis "wield great influence in the top political and military cir cles of Western Germany" and that Adenauer's policy consti tutes a threat not only to Rus- Unhappy President's special assistant on disarmament. Secretary of State . John Foster Dulles finally pried Stassen out of that job. He has been called the first and only victim of Dulles' policy of "massive retaliation." Stassen is well fitted to be a politician. He does not wound easily and he doesn't bruise at all. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under cer tain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publica tion is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with an eye to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publica tion must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this :olumn do not necessarily repre sent the views of the paper, in fact the contrary is often the case. For Free Gold To the Editor: In all five western early gold producing states, the gold and silver dis coveries were the real begin ning of settlement. The state of California has and always will be a top producer of gold. The state of Nevada's 17 counties all are mineralized and produce a great variety of metals. We recently heard the statement made, which we have no reason to doubt that there is enough rare met als yet in the five .western states to absorb the national debt, providing some the erst while - war restrictions were lifted so new mined gold could be sold on an open com petitive world free market As long as the so-called pa per money inflation con tinues, the fact remains, that the cost of production at pres ent is prohibitive to mme gold. This is the predicament the gold miners are beset with. ' Bert Kissinger, 520 Boardman st. Medford. Missionary Movement To the Editor: The question has been asked: "What is the Laymen's Home Missionary Movement?" May I, therefore present the following? The Laymen s Home Mis sionarv Movement is an un incorporated, interdenomina tional, non-profit-making re ligious movement, in which Christian people from various denominations and walks of life voluntarily co-operate in seeking to further its ' pur poses. It i sfinanced by volun tary contributions. Its pur poses. It is financed by volun- pel, to spread Bible know ledge (particularly as it per tains to our times), and to further a greater interest in group and personal Bible study along undenominational lines, especially among lay men. It is not affiliated with any other group, or with any denomination. Its work is international in scope; there are many local chapters in this and foreign countries. It seeks to accomp lish its purposes through pub lishing and circulating books, booklets, tracts and other lit erature (including the Bible Standard) in various languages. Also, it has a staff of qualified speakers. Among other services, it furnishes Bible film and filmstrip pro grams, complete with speak ers, for use in churches, young people's groups, etc. It arranges for and finances in the public interest many such programs in Y. M. C. A.'s and Y. W. C. A.'s and other public places. The Movement was founded by the late Prof. Paul S. L. sia but to Germany's neigh bors. The attack was overshad owed by the melodramatic announcement of the decision to suspend nuclear weapons tests. But it was perhaps the most ferocious attack that the Soviet government has made to date on Adenauer and his policy of cooperation with the other Western Allies in arm ing against the threat of Rus sian Communist aggression. Following u p Gromyko's speech, the Soviet Parliament sent a strong message to the West German Parliament warning that it was "suicidal" to accept American atomic weapons; It also ordered the chair men of its two houses to send messages to the governments of all countries that fought against Germany in World War II, asking them to support Russia s position. Thus Gromyko's blast ap parently was merely the first move in a new campaign de signed to rouse fear and sus picion of Germany in those countries, like France, which Hitler's armies invaded. Despite the fact that Ade nauer was an open enemy of Nazism in Hitler's day, Gro myko said that the tactical atomic weapons "are being made available to the forces that unleashed the second world war, which took the lives of tens of millions." He insinuated that though supposedly any atomic weap ons supplied to West Germany will be used only by authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Command, the day might come when Germany would use them for its own pur poses. Johnson, who served as its Executive Trustee and Direc tor until his death in 1950 From 1920 onward he served also as the Editor of its mag azine, The Herald of the Epiphany, now called The Bible Standard. Since 1950 Prof. R. G. Jolly serves as the Movement's Executive Trustee and Director, and as Editor of The Bible Standard. The Laymen's Home Missionary Movement, By Mrs. Irene Moreland, Secretary, local chapter, 3146 Hanley rd., Medford. . Drivers for Safely lo the Editor: We are a group of profession?! drivers, who feeling our combined years of experience in driving the streets and highways of the state should be of great value in combatting the ris ing toll of traffic accidents have banded together in order to better make our voices heard. We feel that we, whose worK lorces us to be con stantly on the road, are in the best position to recognize hazardous conditions and practices which should be brought to the attention of appropriate authorities. In this we have had excellent co operation from the Oregon State Highway Department, and traffic safety commis sions. We organized in January 1957 with nine men, and now have a membership of over a hundred. Inquiries have been received from several other communities about forming chapters in their areas. We feel, in time, this movement will be nation wide. The only requisites for membership are three years experience as a professional driver and a gen uine interest in the promotion of traffic safety. We are spon sored by neither union or management. A number of us have taken first aid course as truck drivers are quite often first at the scene of an accident. I have written a letter to the Medford hospitals advis ing them of our blood bank for victims of traffic acci dents. We would appreciate any coverage you could give, in order that the general pub lic be acquainted with this program. R. E. Harding Professional Drivers Safety Council of Oregon, Inc. P. O. Box 7516 Portland, Ore. Concerning We favor the Rotation Plan Perl, as the only fair method proposed. To all our many friends, we him and solicit your enthusiastic support at the Polls in the May Primaries. Thank you, C. M. Litwiller Paid Political Adv. by . LITWILLER Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel Hwy. 66 at Normal Office 88 N. Main ASHLAND C. M. Litwiller We Never Close In the Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS The Soviet Union announc es it is HALTING ALL TESTS OF NUCLEAR WEAP ONS -WITHOUT WAITING FOR SIMILAR AGREEMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN. WHAT is it? ' " A bold move on Russia's part to break the deadlock and save the world from de struction in a nuclear war? Not quite. There's a catch to it. This is the catch: TN ANNOUNCING the deci - sion, Russian Foreign Min ister Gromyko said if the United States, Britain and other nuclear powers FAIL TO TAKE SIMILAR STEPS the Kremlin "naturallv" will have to reconsider its action in the interests of its own security." TMAT tabs it. -1 It's a propaganda move and a VERY smart one. It puts on us the onus of refus ing to go along with Russia in ending nuclear warfare. We HAVE to refuse. We have to refuse because we know Russia can't be trusted. The Russians KNOW we know they can't be trusted so they are aware that in of fering to put a stop to the testing of all forms of nuclear weapons they are taking no chances. From their standpoint, it's a case of ' heads I win, tails you lose." T ETS not fool ourselves. Russia's proposal is a fab ulously effective propaganda move. The world wants peace. A lot of the world wants peace at ANY price. In the eyes of all such peo ple in Europe, in Asia, in Africa, even in the United States of America Russia's proposal to end testing of nu clear weapons identifies her as the friend of peace and identifies us as a warmonger. In a debate, a liar always has a tremendous advantage over a truthful man. He can make any kind of wild state ment he chooses. The truthful man is hobbled and limited by FACTS. The liar is ham pered by no such limitations. The cynical Russian com munists know that and take full advantage of it. ALL this doesn't necessarily mean that President Ei senhower and Stale Secretary Dulles are bungling workmen, whose fingers are all thumbs. It merely dramatizes the han dicap that truthful men must suffer when dealing with un principled liars. Their hope must be that in the long run the truth will prevail over clever and un principled falsehoods. California, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho are leaders among the , states in the production of mercury. 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