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4 MJar, May 9, 195S MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, 0R1 "Everyone 4a South era Vreron n j t"i " i wwi.....aH . Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRUfTINCi CO S3 North Fir St Ph. SP.M141 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor HERB GREY Advertising Haiura GERALD LATHAM. Bunneu Mgr. ERIC ALLEN. JR. Managing Editor I.AHL a AUAM3, Vlty LQlwr HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER. Society Editor DALE ERICKSON, Circulation Mgr. An Indeoendent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1891 SUBSCRIPTION RATES F7 Mail In Advance: Copy 10c Daily and Sunday 1 year 915.00 Daily and Sunday mot. 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.23 Sunday only one year 4.zo By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point. Eagle xuifc, rfBcjuonvine, voia nui. Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv er Talent, and on motor routes: Dally and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1.50 Carrier and Dealers copy 10c vu lerms ;asn in Advance Official Paper of CICy of Medforl Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative: WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. INC Of. fices In New York. Chicago. De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle. Portland. St Louis, At lanta, Vancouver, a c NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL IasTocITatiQn 7 U KJ rr;rii:g.'.iTTTra 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 Mar 9. 1948 (Sunday) A Rogue Valley Hoo-Hoo club, lumbermen's service or ganization, was formed re cently at a dinner of the Rogue Valley Country club., A state-wide campaign to raise voluntary funds for the Stassen - for - President cam paign is under way under the chairmanship of M. D. Tuck er, Portland. ; 20 YEARS AGO May 9, 1938 (Monday) The Jackson County Teach ers' chorus will present its annual spring concert at 8:15 pjn. today at Medford High school. eFrom Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: "The graduating class of a Mon tana High school has adopted a its motto: WPA here we come.' 30 YEARS AGO May 9. 1928 (Wednesday) The first strawberries in the Rogue valley have been picked. , . From local and personal column: "The cement plant at Gold Hill is reported to be closing down for some time." 40 YEARS AGO May 9. 1918 (Thursday) Farmers and orchardists of veiley rejoice over today's steady rain. From local and personal column: "The home guard company members were meas ured for their uniforms and later drilled on the streets." Yhal's Your I.Q.? Nina or ten correct is superior; seven or eight ia excellent; five or tix is good. . , 1. Which U.S. president was nicknamed "the rail-splitter." 2. Bible: How old was Moses when he died? 3. Royalty, the press, or the legal profession, is called the "Fourth Estate'?? 4. Did the U.S. acquire the Virgin Islands from Denmark, Norway, or Sweden? 5. Name the author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." 6. Are the Hawaiian islands north, or south, of the Equa tor? 7. Name the American na val hero who is famous for the saying. "I have just be gun to fight." 8. What is a somnambulist? 9. Albany is the capital of which state? 10. Which King sent the Spanish armada against Eng land in 1588? Answers: 1. Abraham Lin coln. 2. 120. 3. The press. 4 Denmark. 5. Washington Irr ing. 6 North. 7. John Paul Jones. 8. Sleep-walker. 9. New York. 10. Philip II of Spain. Short Story Yriter ' To Attend Discussion Ashland W. Verne Athan as, resident of Ashland and nationally known short story writer, will be on the South ern Oregon college - campus May 19 to serve as focus for discussion of short story writ ing. According to Walter J. Arron, SOC instructor in Eng lish, the meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Britt Stu dent center and Is open to the public. losses Convincing Examples ; On occasion, we get depressed over the cruel facts of juvenile delinquency (or,,as some eastern newspapers have taken to referring to it m head lines, "JD"). ' . But if one needs to have his faith in the talents land abilities, and the essential decency, of the majority of young people renewed, he has only to see examples of the work they are doing in a dozen fields. ,We have had chances to do this twice in re cent days once at the art display put on by stu dents in all Medford schools, and once when we had a chance to watch and listen as the High School Choir performed at a banquet. THE artistic talent displayed by the youngsters would have to be seen to be appreciated. The art show covered a wide range of media, of sub ject matter, and of approaches and techniques, and it showed that Medf ord's teachers have been able to inculcate not only skill, but also sensitivity and a willingness to experiment. ' The objects on display included paintings and drawings in a number of different media, sculp ture in wood, stone, cast stone and plaster, and in addition there were experimental pieces which defy definition in conventional terms, but which were highly interesting exercises in two and three dimensional design. THE choir, too, is an expert group of artists. - They demonstrate not only the accomplished training and directing of Lynn Sjolund, but also the results of training through all their years in school training not only inihe mechanics of mu sic, but in its appreciation, which in the long run is probably equally or more important to the in dividual. The group, clad in black gowns with red fac ings, sang a religious number by Beethoven with great feeling, then swung into a rollicking Ste phen Foster humorous piece, and concluded with the too-little-heard state song, "Oregon, My Ore gon," also known as "Land of the Empire Build ers." - ' THESE two examples and there are others are convincing proof that the Medf ord school system is providing young people with many, of the things they need for a well-rounded life. ' Not all students, of course, are equipped to take advantage bf some of these opportunities, but many are, and they will stand them in good stead the rest of their lives. Science, mathematics. English, history and the other "solid" subjects are important, too, im mensely important. But in this post-Sputnik era it would be too easy to overemphasize them to the detriment of a well-rounded educational op portunity for the citizens of tomorrow; E.A. Carrier While we're on the ing good things (and it's jects), we could mention they show up well. We refer, to the newspaper earner boys the "little merchants" who are in business for them selves, serving the public. Those of us at the Mail Tribune are particu larly aware of the good as a result of the Carrier Boy of- the Month contest which the paper is sponsoring. THE response of people dci itco ui uicii tame; . uuB, wnu aic ap preciative of it, and who take the time and effort to cast their vote for the boy on their route, has been heart-warming. . ; T " Courtesy, promptness and . the. care to place the paper on the porch and out of the rain appear to be the things people most appreciate in the youngsters who bring them their papers each!' day. . ' Time after time, the letters, notes and 'phone calls mention these things, and praise the boys in glowing terms. One recent note, typical of many, said : ". . . He is always, on time, the paper is neat and dry, he leaves it in a dry . place, and always with a smile." , . ' .'; THE training which these boys receive is some- thing which cannot be purchased, or learned in school. They learn, through, experience, how to get along with people, how to meet them and how to use the important social skills of courtesy, ef ficiency and cheerfulness. They leam how to handle money, and the value of it, keeping their own accounts and rec ords, and collecting, in many cases, in cash for their services. They learn the lessons of competition, and the fact that one has to be competent in his own job to earn the respect and confidence of superiors and the public he serves. ' ' 1WIANY noted men earned their first money as carrier boys, and they are unanimous in de claring that it was experience which has stood them in good stead throughout their lives. Not least, records will show that boys who are busy, who arc learning the lessons of work and thrift and getting along with people, are not likely candidates ' for juvenile court. They have, little time or patience for the stupidities which lead some youngsters into difficulty. The record of newspaper carrier boys lends support to the growing belief that, in our reaction against the terrible "child labor" conditions of earlier days, we may. have, gone too. far in hot auuwmg youngsters u)1 ODiain me Denenis 01 doing a difficult job well. E.A. Boys subject of youngsters do one of our favorite sub another area, in which ' jobs these boys are doing who are aware of the Dennis the Menace 'See ma happens vwetiou Washington Report By William S. Whit ' THE GOP "TEAM". ' Washington In politics, cliches may be tricky things. Take "the- team." The.Re- "? publicans for - five years have usedthis term to . sug gest a massive unity amongst t h e m s e 1 ves that never ex isted. The Demo crats all this Willam S. White lime nave been ridiculing the slogan. They have been calling it an advertising man's happy dream and presenting them selves as above such trade marking. But what is the situation, in fact, in mid-1958? There is no Republican "team." There is no high degree of all-party strength, common party identi fication or common party pur pose. And the Dem6crats will win the Congressional elections this fall partly because they are no less than a team. For five years they have muted their differences and accentu ated the positive. In eliminating the negative in filing away the sharp edges of intra-party dispute they have promoted the party as a whole. But they have cre ated no great individual with in it. . r - AND the 'paradox goes fur- - w w m . . . O J "team" the Republican party is for the purposes of the 196Q Presidential campaign actually dominated by a single star player. , .... There is only one real prob ability for1 the Republican Presidential nomination, Vice President Richard M. Nixori. He is line coach, backfield coach, running back, blocking back the whole "team." ... But the Democrats, who his torically have . raised their combat morale but weakened their fighting strength by hell raising within their own out fit, are now bound together in a corporate, team-like em brace. The only national leadership they have had since 1952 has been the Democratic Congres sional leadership. This Texan hierarchy Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker Sam Rayburn has stoically and continually turned the party toward compromise and make do rather than inner debates and diversions. 1 - THE results have been sev eral: 1. There are no Democratic prima donnas any more cer Try and -By BEtyNETT CERFr ONE O? THE DARNDEST baseball yarns I ever heard was told by my Mt Kiseo neighbor, H. Allen Smith. In June, 1911, a man sat in the death house of the Nevada State peni tentiary awaiting execution for murder.' His name .was. Pat Casey, - and in . better days he had been a profes sional baseball umpire. His last request?" He had one, all right He wanted to umpire one more ball game. So the game was ar ranged and ' played the afternoon before Casey marched to his death. Pat called balls and strikes for nine innings and not one did a convict player dis pute a decision. Two ladies in a backwoods town were comparing note about their husbands. "Which one f them ornery critters," demanded one, "would you say was the laziest?" -Tm not fuesin." declared the ether firmly. "Things is baa enough without iterting contests." , 1 O 195S." by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by Kin Feature Syndicate. - Hit we cookie jr ? tainly not in ' Congress. And even the less-disciplined Dem ocratic Governors have not between them made anything like the' splash that a single Democratic Governor say Franklin Roosevelt or'Adlai Stevenson made easily in for mer days of Republican con trol of the White House. 2. The Rayburn -Johnson leadership has made this the most responsible opposition Congress in recent history. But it is not a Congress to create and illuminate sharp national issues or to raise clear-cut partisan images. The political middle has be come so very large that there is little room any more for the fringe groups on the right and the. left. Whether all this is good or bad is a vastly com plicated question. . 3. Accordingly, the Repub licans and Democrats, as they begin to confront the supreme test of I960, are in situations as different -as night is from day. The Republican problem is that the party has only one real possibility, Vice-President Nixon. "PHE Democratic problem is that the party has alto gether too many possibilities and that none of them has been, able to thrust his head up high enough and long enough to become an instantly recognizable national figure. " This is true of the Demo cratic. Governors Robert B. Meyner of New Jersey, George M. Leader of Pennsylvania, G. Mennen Williams of Michigan, and so on. It is even more true of six urgent young 'men of the Senate who are in the reckoning for the Democratic Presidential nomination. All are wrapped in the com parative anonymity of their party. Each, compared to Nix on, is the man nobody knows. This correspondent intends to deal candidly with these six, one at a time and once a week, until all have been briefly de scribed. The first to be reported on in a column to appear within a couple of days, is because he. is the most urgent of all, the Golden Boy of politics Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. (Copyright, 1958, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) - Geneva, Switzerland (IB Marcus Daly, an American in vestment executive, has been installed as new director-general of ' the 27 ' nation Inter Governmental Committee for European Migration. He re places American Harold H. Tittmanri who announced last autumn that he wished to re tire. Stop Me r Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name end address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use bf 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 submirted'-for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not Necessarily represent the views of the oaper; in fact the contrary is often thejaif She Wants a Chang To the Editor: It seems to me that when a man comes forth with a constructive, in telligent program which will be for the best interests of our county, the people should back him 100 per cent. The future of Jackson county is important . to . all of us and any progressive step that Has been proved successful should be adopted. No one is going to help us but ourselves. We must take all these, things into consideration when we go to the polls to vote May 16th. I speak, of sound platforms offered by those running for Governor, to those seeking the office of County Coroner. I feel that any office . is im portant. The platform offered to us by Frank Perl is good. I am fully aware how hard he worked two years ago to have the biU passed - that would qualify Coroners. It passed three to one in the State. Due to . great opposi tion from those who profit from the office, the. Legisla ture decided to put the whole matter into the hands of a legislative interim committee for further study. They hope, and I quote from the Ore gonian of May 4th, to qualify Coroners by. appointing Medi cal Examiners or Trained In vestigators, thus taking the whole thing' out of politics. All mortuaries will then have consideration instead of only a few.' I understand that Klamath county adopted this way and the people are high ly pleased with the results. Mr. Perl is offering us the only solution to this problem, until such a time as. this bill becomes a law. His is one of fairness to all five mortuaries and not just one. His plat form has not onlv been" prov ed workable but is sound and just. Knowing Mr. Perl to be a man of honesty; integrity and above all else, charitable. I . sincerely hope; the people of Jackson county stand be hind him on May ,16th. As a resident of Medford for some 50. years, the progress of our county has always been an important issue with me. AFTER THE OFFICE HAS BEEN IN ONE LOCAL FIRM FOR THE PAST -16 YEARS, IT : CERTAINLY - IS TIME FOR . A CHANGE. , .. Mrs. Mary E. Jacobs, 604 PiAe st., " ; Medford " The Weighmaiter : Record To the Editor: After reading Alan B. Holmes open letter to Candidate for Sheriff Vern Smith, published in your pa per of. May 5, 1 would like to clarify ,' the record of Vern Smith during his position of Weighmaster under my super vision. W Vera' Smith was employed July 1, 1946 and resigned April 20, 1949 to accept anoth er position. Al during; this time Mr. Smith was in com plete charge ef the weigh master's department, having supervision over all other weighmasters and. deputy weighmasters. He returned to' the position of weighmaster April 1, 1955, at which1 time Robert Flagg was chief weighmaster. Mr. Flagg was very anxious to re sign from the position' of weighmaster and obtain other work with the County where he would have regular hours. He asked me to designate Mr. Smith ! as chief weighmaster, and he would be willing to work under him until, such time as I could find him a po sition other than weighmaster. Mr. Smith refused to accept the title of chief weighmaster at that time, "but did assume complete supervision oyer Mr, Flagg and other weighmasters. It was not until Mr. Flagg was transferred to another po sition that I gave the title of chief , weighmaster to Mr. Smithy and he has been occu pying the same position up to this, time. . During both periods of em ployment of weighmaster, Mr. Smith was considered the head weighmaster, chief weighmaster, or whatever oth er title he may have been giv en, and he was drawing chief weighmaster's pay during that time. Paul B. Rynning, County Engineer. East Main St. DAIRY - WANTED! Midget tight rope walker to walk $ix foot span in our small carnival of values. Fears a Wooden Gallows To the Editor. I'm amused by- the effrontery with which some claim that Judge Ed ward C. Kelly can't be objec tive in criminal cases because in past years he had consid erable criminal trial experi ence. The illogic of this shoddy "pitch"- is sharply focused by their claim that the candidate they favor can be objective because he enjoyed a brief period of experience . as a prosecutor. - - , This illogic is further point ed up by the frequent refer ences and quotations Mr. Nunley makes to and from Judge Samuel Liebowitz, whom Nunley considers to be a great jurist. Before his ap pointment to the bench, Judge Liebowitz was outstanding and nationally famous for. his brilliant and conscientious de fense of unpopular criminal cases. .' v':" Seemingly", the 'only criti cism his opposition has of Judge Kelly is thatas an at torney he was honest and de terminedly insisted that his clients have their constitution al rights.-1 personally prefer a man who has demonstrated his honest belief in omf con stitutional form of . govern ment 'to one who campaigns on the implied promise that he will, if elected, violate constitutional liberties. ' r : Stripped of its demagoguery, Judge Kelly's opposition says nothing more than "Elect Nunley and make our lumber industry prosper with a wood en gallows on every corner." Hugh B. Collins, 10T East Main St., Medford , Water Spotted Windows To the Editor: As a profes sional window cleaner of .11 years experience, . I am con stantly confronted with alkali water spots on . windows of most homes. J could safely say the number of homes hav ing alkali is about 70 per eent This trouble is caused by letting water from ,hydrants reach windows, causing" a gray spotted film. Unfortun ately, to -my present knowl edge, there is nothing on the market tcf remove this. ' I do however have my own chemical formula for remov ing same. This is an added expense, and can be, avoided Keep hydrant,- water front reaching windows. However, if you wish to turn hose on windows to wash off dirt, this can be done with no risk of alkali providing all water is remoyed. from glass at once, and jlot left to dry;'" Please teU this to all your neighbors and friends. I will gladly, give any further infor mation if desired. V Dale C. Eldred, 1840 Barnett rd., Medford. A Morris Fan Writes Tp the Editor:-1, agree with Mrs. Priscoll and Mrs. Sted man about the coroner's of fice. Why should we change the office just to be changing t when the man in office now has done such a fine job. If we keep this type of man in office Jackson county will not have to worry about how the offices are being conducted. In all my contact with him I have never heard him say one word about his. competitors, on the contrary I .have often heard him say nice things about them. ; ' -. ' . For . my money, and vote, Carlos Morris is the best cor oner Jackson county has ever had and I only hope all the voters feel the same when they. go to vote. Thanks for publishing this communication for -me. Mrs. LaVelle Ricks, 3306 New Ray rd., Central Point. Prophecy is the Answer To the Editor: Answering Mr. Krauss, in World War I, I was of the same belief. Studying Bible prophecy and anatomy, I find the Bible re veals many facts, which the world has only learned lately. Bible prophecy revealed the village, the year, the day and hour, how and why Christ was born, the one that would be tray Him, the exact price paid. What the money would be used - for, His death, burial and resurrection, was foretold SMITH at G it essce Babson Predicts No Strike in '58 By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass. It is not my custon to discuss strikes. Now, however, Mr. Reuther's ask ing that the n e g o tiations be postponed until the tool ing time comes truly arouses o n e's anger. This is a So viet - type threat. Every- Rorer w. Babson one should rise up against iUIri this year of poor sales and profits ' in the auto industry, the.. UAW is boldly asking for a general wage increase, equivalent to about ' HCn hour. It also seeks a considerable broad ening of tne present pension plan, expanded hospitalization and insurance benefits; as well as more money for skill ed workers. In addition to all these requests, the Union is ' de manding that the Big Three General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler adopt a new type of profit-sharing plan. This seems to me a very poor time' to make such an expensive and far-reaching demand, and I predict that the auto mak- in detail 500-to 1400 years be fore taking place. , Zachariah-' 12:10 said He would be crucified. Psalm 22:16, they would pierce His hands and feet. Isaiah 53:12, would be crucified with crim inals. Psalm 11:1, tells the words He would say on the cross; 69:21 they would give Him vinegar to drink. Isaiah 53:9 would be buried in a rich man's grave. Bible prophecy gives a pic ture of world kingdoms from 600 B.C. until now. History proves the prophecies correct, only God could foretell his tory so far in advance. Why did the world lie dormant for hundreds of years, then make such gains in knowledge, in such short time? Prophecy foretells this; 2500 years later we know it is fact. Christ said: These things are written, that ye might be lieve, and believing ye might have life through His name. Christ believed, and taught the prophecies, said He: "All things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me," Luke 24:44. A local print shop has com pleted a 22 page paper for me, I use hundreds of Scrip tures Showing the prophecies of the old .Testament, and their fulfillment in the New Testament. This paper should prove to the most doubtful, that Christ was and is the Son of God, and that the Bible is . the immutable Word of God. This paper will be mail ed free to any address. -F. E. Beverly, 634 Crater Lake ave., Medford. Sugar Industry Rejects Pay Demand Honolulu OPi The Interna tional . Longshoremen's ' and Warehousemen's Union's de mand for a two-year contract containing' a 25-cent hourly pay raise has been flatly re jected by the. Hawaiian sugar plantation companies' negoti-ation,-committee.. " The action marked another deadlock in the strike that has tied up the island sugar i n d u s t ry for over three months. . The union demand, which was-rejected Thursday, call ed for . a 16-cent hourly in crease effective immediately, with a 7-cent hourly increase to follow next Feb. 1. Philip P. Maxwell, chair man of management's negoti ation committee, warned that if its "final" 15-cent, two-year offer presented to the union on April 22 was not accepted soon, it. would be withdrawn. fT"-". Tit si A Hp Yip -MJ For State Representative J Bengtton for Representative Caamitt, George Tucker. Chairman, Pd. Pel. Alv. 525 North Riverside. ers will refuse to go along with it.. Likelihood of a Strike Many observers believe that the current negotiations will " result in a stalemate and finally in a. strike. They con tend that automobile indus try managements are in a bet ter position to stand, firm against -tne more unreason able demands of labor than i they have been in recent U1AUT fihnilt .t.l lr a r .. . r : length, and here is why: . " The UAW treasiirv ha ready been hard hit because : so many members are work ing only-part time or are not working at all because of plant slowdowns and shut downs.- Only recently the UAyyr m order to ease its financial position was oblig ed to cut salaries of some ' employees. Although so far as is known, Mr. Reuther has not yet backed down on any of his 1958 demands, I fore cast that in the end he will feel obliged to compromise and a strike should be avert ed. But if by chance a strike should be called, I believe it will be a short one. What Workers May Get It is interesting to note that the Supplementary Unem ployment Benefits plan now in force in the auto industry and which the Union seeks to expand was originated by management (Ford) and not by labor. I expect that bene fits under this SUB plan will be increased as a result, of the present negotiations. Other so-called "fringe" . benefits may also be increased, but only fractionally.. Provision for a wage in crease of the size asked for by labor now., seems impos sible. Perhaps management' and labor-will reach a satis factory compromise on this is sue. Possibly this will take the form of a sliding-scale in crease or decrease tied up with sales volume or profits. Labor-Saving Machinery In all this discussion of ne gotiations between manage ment and workers in this vital I i t r j . uiausiry, x am airaia we are losing sight of one important fact: Labor's fortunes are still dependent on supply and de mand. In recent years, man agement has shown more re spect for the workingman and his place in our economy. As a result there is usually less wrangling in labor negotia tions than was the case some years back. But management will not sit idly by forever and make concession after concession to labor, if labor does not do its part by boost ing productivity and upgrad ing quality. ' Unwise acts by labor unions tend only to stiffen the atti tude of management and to hasten and increase demand for labor-saving 'devices. Au tomation will become more universal during the next ten years. There will be vast changes in our labor situation during the next generation or two, changes calling for a se ries of adjustments on the part of both management and workers. j What Management Can Do The agreements f i n a 1 1 v reached by the UAW and the large auto companies will un doubtedly have . an eventual impact on other industries. What can management do to ' protect itself from the pitfalls that lie ahead? First of. all, it must do more than simply give in to labor's every de mand. Management needs more in- - tensive training in labor rela tions for it will still be quite dependent on labor even when automation becomes more widespread than it is now. If we are to avoid so cialism in this country, man agement must have the ca pacity to look ahead and lead I.L.. 4 X 11 1 11 things. Such negotiations, however, must be carried on in mutually Christian spirit and without either side using Russian-type threats or sharp maneuvers. THE MAN who is qualified through the EXPERIENCE of 2 term and will us his Training and Ability to gtt RESULTS. Study His Record in Public Srvic. Vote for 0. II. BEHGTSOn
