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4 Wednesday, May 7, 1938 I ki A TT TDiBiikir urnMBK , I MedfordTribune I 'Everyone in Southern !recon Reads The Mail Tribune Fublish ublished Daily except Saturday by 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP.2-6141 RORFBT W TjrTTTT VslltnT HERB GREY Advertising Managei GERALD LATHAM Ri.rTr.. MIC ALLEN. JR. Managing Editor -"w i y bailor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg. Editor JtlCHARD JEWETT. Sport Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Society Editor PALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Indfnenfnt ATitrriaur r Entered as second class matter at J Medford Oregon under Act of marcn d, lay t Z STJBSCRIPTION RATES Mai 1 1 n AitvsnM J Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 , Daily and Sunday 6 mot. 8.00 - Jjaiiy and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 - Sunday Only One year $420 By Carrier In Advance Medford i Ashland. Central Point, Eagle m Voint. Jnr1rnnvilli Clnl A nm hoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv- L z!r u on motor rouies: jjaiiy ana Buna ay l year 918.00 .. Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1J0 Carrier- and Dealers cony 10c Ail Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of City of Medford -vmicwu i-aper or jacKson County , United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising RpnrMpntativa WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. IXC, Of- iices in New Yorlc. Chicago. De- troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles. t. Seattle, Portland. St. Louis. At- - lania. Vancouver. B. C. JV NEWSPAPER k PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL 1 lASg0C5Tw Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 and 40 asars ago. II KARS AGO f. 1948 (Friday) Jl total of $261.25 has been contributed to the fund to send ift Aigh school band to the Portland Rose festival. Go. Thomas E. Dewey. Re publican candidate for presi dent, carries his campaign to southern Oregon; addresses a public rally at the Medford armor?. 80 T2 AGO Mag S. 1938 (Sunday) i . Baird, credited with sWUishing the first electric 14& plant in Medford, died gtovaly in Long Beach, Calif. ; Xxtm Arthur Perry's Ye Smuefce Pot column: "The oourthouse lawn robins have bee Sying to the country, to follow the olow and eat fish- worms as the furrows unfold.". l . 30 YEARS AGO . May f . 1928 (Monday) 7 Tha strength of all Nation al Guard units in Oregon have bee reduced to meet the re duction in federal appropria tions, according to an an nutment here. - aTvom local and personal pfcw: "The United States fyvvev service announces a . champaign against unnecessary destruction of corners and wit ness trees." 40 YEARS AGO May 7, 1918 (Tuesday) i Southern Pacific's commis sary department announces A.of tiins 13 and 54 will soon commence to serve regular jrieais in iucu u"""6 see. a rvnm inral and personal column: "A letter received from Major Kelly, with the advanced section of Pershing's dated April 24. ttated that he was well ana jveryxmng a- me goofl. shape. ..,,..,-,,,MBMaaaaBaa lUhai's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct h sopeKor; seven or eight is excellent; five e six is good. 1. Which is the larger in total area: the United States or the Dominion of Canada? !2. Bible: How old was Jo seph when he was made ruler of Egypt? 3. What Is Celtuce? J 4. Who wrote "The Robe"? 5. Skewers are used by dentists, druggists, butchers, or machinists? 6. The chief religion in Burma is Buddhism, Moham medanism, Christianity, or Shintoism? 7. Is the Klondike in Alaska or Canada? a. Who organized "and be came the first Colonel of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War? 9. Which is the largest racial group in the popula tion of the Hawaiian Islands? 10. The kernels of corn are always odd, or even num bered on the ear? Answers: 1. Canada. 2. Thir ty. 3. Vegetable. 4. Lloyd C. Douglas. 5. Butchers. 6. Budd hism. 7. Canada. 8. Leonard Wood. 9. Japanese. 10. Evan. Voters9 Job Three "sample" ballots were published in the Mail Tribune yesterday, in much the same form voters will see when they go to the polls May 16. They are both Republican and Democratic ballots for the primary or "nominating" election, and the non-partisan ballot, which contains the names of the, candidates for five judicial offices, and the one county-wide measure up for approval of the people. These are the two ballots which most voters will receive: either the Democratic or Republi can, according to party affiliation, and the non partisan ballot. VOTERS who are not party members will re- In addition, voters of the city of Medford will receive a city ballot, asking approval of two annexation proposals, to bring into the city prop er two areas now surrounded by the city, but not part of it, sort of "islands" in county territory in the city. Details of these proposals also are being pub lished in full, although in "legal" form, rather than ballot form. Therefore, a registered voter of either of the two main parties, who lives in Medford, will re ceive three ballots. THIS may seem a bit complicated, but consider, 1 in contrast, the Portland voter. He will receive his party nominating ballot, a non-partisan judicial ballot, a rural school board ballot (which election was held in Jackson county Monday, but is held in Multnomah county May lb, the non-partisan regular municipal bal lot for officials and five proposed charter am endments, and a special municipal ballot, for a charter amendment study and five proposed an nexations. This Portland voter then will be handed a total of five ballots, all cated, all of them important, and several of them likely to cost him money, one way or another. It is a real job to be But, this month, anyway, it will be more of a job in Portland than it is in Jackson county. E. A. Two Annexations The two annexation proposals mentioned above if approved would bring about 295 more acres into the city limits. . One of the two areas is the old Phipps ranch, a 150-acre area east of Bear creek, south of Mc Andrews road, west of Crater Lake avenue and north of what would be projected westward. ; The other is a plot totaling 145 acres east of South Riverside avenue, north of Stewart avenue and an easterly, projection of the line of that street (except federal and county property), and south and west of Larhart street and Bear creek. THE inclusion of these this time, than is the usual areas surrounded by the The main reason for lem of sanitation. In the area to the south, for instance, there are a number of septic tanks and cess pools, which constitute a hazard to the entire city, and which should be .served by the city's sewer system as rapidly as possible. That one reason alone is more than sufficient to cause city voters to vote "yes" at the election. There are other reasons," too the extension of police and fire protection, the effectiveness of zoning laws, and so on. TTHE other area, the Phipps - ranch, likewise should be brought in for these reasons, and for others perhaps, even more impelling. In the first place, it small plots to a truck Eagles lodge, and so on important . for that area development elsewhere And, probably-more big sewer system, to serve the Kenwood, Grand view and Laurelhurst sections of the city, is now in the process of being And, for it to be connected with the trunk sewer to the disposal plant, it is necessary to run a line across the area up for annexation something which has not been possible to do up to now. . THIS sewer system,' which has long had a high iiuiibjr J.ui V.UUOUUV.UU11, lids uccil liciu up tuu long. When completed, it will solve one of the worst sanitary conditions only providing sewage disposal facilities (and eliminating cess pools and septic tanks) for the big Grandview-Kenwood long-established parts of elhurst. (Incidentally, until came into the city with its added valuation, con struction of the sewer system would have been prohibitively expensive for residents of the area served which is the principal reason it has been so long delayed.) ' ' And finally, when brought into the city, it will be served by the same sewer connection, and assessed therefore, thus making the sewer assessment burden less for the others m the area, and more equally spreading the cost, as well as extending the service. A 11 1 11 a! . , . . . . ui an, me annexations maKe considerable sense. E.A. of them fairly compli a well-informed voter; Saling street if it were two county "islands" wi rvrt i Tv -r rr our annexation of "island" city. this is a growing prob is now being sold off in freight company, to the and zoning is highly if it is to conform to in the city. important than that, a planned or constructed. in the entire city not area, but also for other the city, including Laur Grandview - Kenwood the PhiDDS Dronertv is Dennis the Menace 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 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the saper; in fact the contrary is often the fase He Is For Gill To the Editor: On May 3 at Talent,- Elmo Smith, who is the state campaign chairman for Mark Hatfield, gave a talk regarding Hatfield's tax posi tion which was reported in your issue of May 4. Presum ably, Mr. Smith, because of his position, can speak for Mr. Hatfield. While I did not hear the speech, I think it is reas onable to believe that your re port was accurate. Mr. Smith states that the sales tax should be rejected because it is burdensome to low income families and that Oregon's need for revenue should be met by broadening the income tax base. There are two . ways to broaden the income, tax base. One is to slash personal ex emptions so as to bring more people into the tax-paying category. The other is to tax organizations and institutions that are not now subject to income tax. Why cannot Mr. Smith state clearly what he means? . "Broadening the tax base" is a weasel phrase that must mean either an increased bur den on low income families as well as moderate-and higher income families or taxation of churches, hospitals and charit able institutions that are now income tax exempt. Which of these alternatives does - Mr. Smith favor? Warren Gill, who is also a candidate for Republican nomination for governor, states his tax position clearly and simply. One, he will sup port a 3 .per cent sales tax (food, medicine, seed and fer tilizer to be free of tax); all of the revenue to be used to re-4 duce local real and personal property tax. Two, he'll veto any increase in income taxes. Three, he will veto any state property . tax. Four, he will propose a homestead exemp tion from property tax for citi zens over the age of 65 who have less than $150 a month income. A vote for Warren Gill, is a vote for a definite understandable tax position. 1 Neil M. Arant 319 Fluhrer Bldg. ' Medford ' Stands Up for Porter To the Editor: Mr.. John Hale Foster, whose letter ap peared in Sunday's paper, read in a metropolitan news paper about- Representative Charles Porter's journey to the Pacific to observe the nu clear testing but says he was unable to discover on whose authority the trip was made1.' If Mr. Foster had read the account of this event in the Mail Tribune, he would have seen that Mr. Porter was in vited to attend by the chair man of the joint Congressional sub-Committee' on Atomic Energy, who evidenUy has more respect for our Congress man's opinion and reputation than Mr. Foster. As for the planting of the Douglas fir in Times Square, what better way to help ad vertise Oregon and its coming Centennial celebration? I am proud of our freshman Congressman from the Fourth District of Oregon: he is giv ing outstanding service to his District, his State and to the United States. As a taxpayer, I would be deeply dissatisfied with a Representative who sat back and did nothing,- as Mr. Foster seems to think should be the case. Instead of carpingly trying to belittle a man of Charles Porter's stature, Mr. Foster would do well to spend more time acquainting himself with the facts. Mrs. Marjorie E. Madden P. O. Box 476 , Phoenix 'Leave itlonei4 From a Partisan of Perl To the Editor: Mrs. Driscoll states in -her communication of May 5 that she is confused as to why some of the funeral directors of Jackson county worked in '56 to have a bill passed which would qualify coroners. The reason was that the funeral directors in ques tion sincerely felt that if each county had a qualified coroner such as a medical examiner or a trained investigator, it would be compulsory to have the "Fair Rotation Plan" as proposed by Mr. Frank Perl.' The Rotation Plan is suc cessfully in effect today in Washington,, California, Ne vada, Arizona and many other states, along with our neigh bor, Klamath county. This con cerns only such cases coming under the jurisdiction of the county coroner when there is no family preference. I understand that Mrs. Dris coll's son is employed by Mr. Morris, so I can appreciate why she is biased. Mr. Perl has stated that he wiU work for the combined interests of the-people of Jackson county and for the best interests of the five mortuaries. Since Mr. Perl is as well qualified as any other funeral director, he deserves our wholehearted support in the primaries, May 16, for taking this forward step in bringing Jackson coun ty up to date. Sixteen years is long enough for one local firm to have the advantages of the coroner's office. It is time for a change! C. G. Shouts, 633 Pennsylvania ave-." Medford. Jaycees Commended To the Editor: May I, through the courtesy of your correspondence column, pay heart-felt tribute to the com mittee responsible for the drawing up of the program for the recent Jaycees : con vention. Included in the agen da was the service held at the Holly Theater on Sunday at 9:30 a.m., attended by over 100 delegates and at which the Rev. G. R. V. Bolster, rec tor of St. Mark's Episcopal church, gave a very impres sive address. In planning this service the program committee has, per haps, given a lead for other week end conventions to fol low, wherever in Oregon they may be held, for as far as my knowledge goes it is not, not has it been, the custom to in clude in the activities of such conventions a divine service. I am sure I am expressing the appreciation of very many in commending the Jaycees' committee for its action 'in giving this lead. Eric O. Robathan 236 Ivy St., Medford "Coming-Out Gowns' , Answered To1 the Editor: In answer to "Coming-Out Gowns" of Sun day's edition: I have a nice tan despite our cool and late spring. In order to acquire such a tan, it is necessary to "uncover flesh" and expose it to the wonderful relaxing and healthy rays of the sun. I am also a mother. My chil dren and husband are fortu nate too, in being able to en joy every minute possible in the sunshine. We swim, we camp, we picnic and we love to "live and let live." My children will learn, as I learned, not necessarily from my mother, but from observa tion and experience with fel low human beings, that there are man;- things worse than physical exposure; one of which could easily be uncov ering a naked mind. Some ac tions are not "shameful" until.; Confused May Be Due for Clarification By CHARLES M. McCANN United Press Correspondent The confused and compli cated 'Summit conference sit uation may be cleared up soon. It looks at the moment as if serious ne gotiations for the meeting will be started within the TlOvt xroolr ry Mccann so between the United States, British and French ambassadors in Mos cow and Soviet Foreign Min ister Andrei A. Gromyko. At Gromyko's insistance, he will negotiate separately with the three envoys instead Wilson Discounts 'Talky-Talk' About Ike's Resignation By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (IP) Chair man Paul M. Butler of the Democratic National commit tee has heard a lot of talk- talk among the Washing ton newsmen that your correspondent somehow has missed. That would seem unlikely on the face of it, but it could tvie c. wuson be true: Who heard what wouldn't make much difference, anyway, but for the fact that Butler re ports the newsmen's grape vine to be twanging with re ports that there is a deal for President Eisenhower to re sign. Butler told a questioning panel on MBS' Reporters Roundup that he ' thought a deal had been made between the President and Vice Presi dent and Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon for the former to quit after this year's con gressional elections. "This is something that is very difficult to prove," But ler said, "But certainly there has been so much talk and conversation about it in of ficial circles and particularly among the Washington press corps that it would appear that there is some basis for it." Not From Press Pundits It is true that there was a deal, announced by the Pres ident some, weeks ago. It was . an agreement as to the circumstances and method by which Nixon would take over as acting president if the boss were incapacitated. This was no such deal as Butler sug gested, however. Neither is any deal by dwelled upon by "indecent" thoughts. As Icing as I can open my eye's wide enough, I feel sure I'll be capable of opening my mind so that it too! can be cleansed by the fresh air and made flexible in the warmth of the sun. All homes are equipped with shades, sir, as is yours no doubt, but I have no qualms about raising mine to their height, with the fullest of "dignity" and pride. Mrs. Gig Farfan ' 1 ' 723 South Newtown st. Medford. Look Carefully Before You Vote To the Editor: I agree with Mr. Logan that many lawyers become demagogues, and I have noticed also that there are many that are unsuccess ful and mediocre, and so go into public office to obtain prestige and experience at the taxpayers' expense, which will enable them to make a better living in private practice. The only solution I can see is to raise the salaries of our public offices , so we can at tract the best qualified mate rial. We must also study the background of every aspirant for public office very closely. Do not go alone by the few paragraphs in the Voters Pam phlet or the claims of their campaign managers. Ask ques tions of people that know them personally who can give you true unbiased informa tion. Jesus said: ."Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places, and the best seats in the syna gogues, and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows houses and for a pretense make long pray ers. They wUl receive the greater condemnation." Luke 20 ch. 45-47 v. I am also aware of those who . do. not bother to recog nize me on the street until they decide to run for public office and want my vote. Leila A. Morrow, ' 531 North Bartlett st. Medford. Situation on Summit of receiving them together. This is a clumsy procedure, in which Gromyko may be ex pected to do all he can to divide the three Western allies and thus strengthen Russia's position. But once the talks get real ly started, the way may be cleared for a meeting of for eign ministers which in turn would lead to the long-dis-cussed summit meeting of heads of government. Meeting Not Certain There still is no certainty that a summit conference will be held, of course. The bicker ing over preparatory negotia tions and the complete ab sence of any apparent basis for agreement between East and West on means of redue- which the President would re sign soon or ever much dis cussed or given credance at the grill tables or at t he bar of the National Press Club where Washington, newsmen gossip most often and most freely. One day you can set a bet that the President will not live out his second term. Anr other day you can eet a bet that he will. Bets that he will up and quit in any deal to put Nixon in the White House, however, are few, if any, although they might be had at the right odds. Butler, however, may have heard a garbled version of something which occasionally can be heard where newsmen gather to talk sIiod. This would be the judgment some times expressed by reporters who claim some knowledge of politics that it would be good for the Republican party if President Eisenhower stepped down soon. Would Improve-1960 Chancei Whatever might be the cir cumstances of his retirement certain political events would follow. The chief of these would be that Nixon would become President and the practically unchallenged Doli tical leader of the Republican party, and that he would be nominated for President in I960 by a substantially har monious Republican National Convention. . Those events would add up to this fact:' Nixon's or any Republican's chances of get ting elected under such cir- In the Day's N By FRANK - Foreign affairs: The foreign ministers of NATO '(North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is OUR side) are meeting in Copen hagen, Denmark's capital. Danish Premier and Foreign Minister Hansen he holds both jobs tells the 14 other NATO foreign ministers that an East-West settlement must be reached If war is to- be averted. He calls for renewed - ef forts toward a summit con ference, and toward reaching a disarmament agreement. 1ITE must always be willing to talk, of course, and pur talks with the other side must include ways to settle our disagreements by peaceful ne gotiation instead of shooting it out. But this we mustn't forget: When Alexander was mak ing his preparations to con quer the world (some 20 cen turies , ago) there was only one thing that could have stopped him: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPPOSING MILITARY POWER THAT WAS TOO TOUGH FOR HIM TO TACKLE. THAT doesn't mean that war is inevitable. It DOES mean that we must stay so strong it won't be safe for Russia to tackle us. There is a good time to re member the old rule for handling a menacing dog: Mother-Daughter Tea Held at RRHS Rogue River A mother- daughter's tea was held at Rogue River High school Tuesday afternoon. Officials estimated more than 100 mothers were present. . Main feature of the event was a fashion show by Future Homemakers of America girls. The girls taking part in the show wore dresses they made in school classes. - Officers for the ' 1958-59 school year were installed at the tea by the Grants Pass chapter of the FHA. ing world tension seems to offer no solid ground for hope that a summit conference can accomplish anything. However, the feeling seems to he strong among most of the members of the North At lantic Treaty Organization that however pessimistic the atmosphere, the conference should be held. It has now been nearly five months since the Russians started clamoring for a con ference. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who has never been enthusiastic over the idea, now has some doubt that Russia really wants a confer ence. Meet In Denmark The foreign ministers 0$ the 15 NATO countries are meet ing now in Copenhagen, Den mark. Dispatches say that British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, French Foreign Min ister Christian Pineau and West German Foreign Min ister Heinrich von Brentano share Dulles' doubt about the sincerity of Russia's expressed desire for the summit confer ence. On the other hand, one Cop enhagen dispatch says that word is being circulated there that Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev not only wants a summit conference but needs one to maintain his position in the Kremlin leadership. ThisreDort is being soread by Eastern . European diplo mats. The idea is that Khrush chev needs the conference to maintain his prestige against the opposition of fellow-leaders who favor a return to old fashioned harsh Stalinist (dic tatorship. The dispatch points out that this may be a bit of Soviet propaganda, intended to per suade the Western allies that they had better hold a con ference on Khrushchev's terms or see an intensification of the cold war. At least the report would indicate that Khrush chev does want a conference. cumstances and his chance of getting a Republican congress into office with him would be much improved. So, much im proved, in fact, that if it does not work out that way it seems reasonable to expect that the Democrats in 1960 will elect a President and a U. S. Congress. Perhaps Butler figures it that way, too. Asked by; the panel whether he would like to see the President resign and Nixon take over, the chairman answer: "No. I would NOT" JENKINS Look him fearlessly in the eye. " If he sizes you up as tough and unafraid, he may wag his tail and make friends with you. But if he senses that you're SCARED he'll be apt to tackle you. MORE foreign affairs: . . .ww V J. . 1AU11 who is on a good will tour in South America, has been visit ing in Paraguay. While there, he conferred with the Para guayan government on the country's economic needs. In Asuncion, the capital, he was given the warmest welcome he has received so far in South America, thousands of Para guayans turning out to cheer him and wave Paraguayan and American flags. f ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, there is an interest ing suggestion that Paraguay WANTS THE MONEY with which to build a highway to Brazil, which adjoins her on the north and the east and is her largest prospective cus tomer. How about it? Let's put it this way: If we're going to LAVISH MONEY on other countries, maybe we'd better lavish it in the Western Hemisphere. Concerning CORONER We are FOR the Rotation Plan and Freedom, of Families for choice of their own funeral director. We are AGAINST the present coroner's Funeral Director's Firm hqlding Office for 1 6 out of the last 18 years. Vote 29X Frank Perl C. M. Litwiller G. W. Drew Chapel Mortuary. Paid Political Adv. by . . LITWILLER Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel Hwy. 66 at Normal Office 88 N. Main ASHLAND C M. Litwiller Editorial Comment LAWYER POLLS ' The ones best acquainted with the qualifications of those aspiring to judicial posi tions are the attorneys. They meet with fellow attorneys in the dispatch of legal business, both in offices and in court rooms. Even when there may be no personal acquaintance ship they learn about other attorneys, especially when they aspire to sit on the bench, from persons in whom they have trust. Hence the poll of lawyer preference on choices for judicial positions is en titled to great weight. - The poll of the state bar showed the following with re spect to the two positions on the Supreme Court to be voted on in the May primar ies. Justice George Rossman, for position No. 7, which he holds, 1,523 votes; for his op ponent, Jason Lee of Salem, 183 votes. For Justice Gordon Sloan for position No. 3, which he holds, 1,083 votes; for Boyd Overhulse of Madras, 329; for Sam Bowe of Grants Pass, 290 votes. This evidence should be ad mitted "for what it is worth" as the judges frequently re mark in the trial of cases. The Statesman thinks it is worth a great deal. It indicates over whelming preference for the incumbents, Justices Rossman and Sloan. Oregon States-, man, Salem. VOTE FOR Republican For State Representative Eve Nye Believes: 1. Thai Oregon's growth is handi capped by it tax structure. 2. That Oregon needs NOT mere taxes but a program which spreads the burden fairly en all. 3. That a sales tax, carefully drawn with exemptions to pro tect low-income families and farmers, and with specific off set provisions against existing taxes, should be given full con sideration. 4. That our tax structure must make Oregon attractive to new industry, thereby creating new jobs and more tax. payers. EVE NYE WILL WORK FOR THIS TYPE OF TAX PROGRAM FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF OREGON! Paid Adv. Eve Nye for ' Slate Representative Com- . mittee, Eugene, Thorn- . dike. Chairman, 55 South . Berkeley Way, Medford. ' Mrs. Litwiller Ml
