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Opposes Tax Base Now
To the Editor: The recent
Jtory about the tax base
Vhich appeared on your front
age quoting the county as-
fEssor as favoring the pro
posed permanent tax base
leads the reader to think that
e tax base is a necessity and
that we must have one in or
tjer to obtain money with
which to operate the county
government.
. The opening paragraph,
&rd the second from the last
(paragraph imply that if the
to base proposal is voted
0vn, we will not have suffi
fiewt funds to operate the
fsamty government.
This implication is given by
statement in next to the
Met paragraph: "If the meas
uwa passes the county will
hve sufficient funds on hand
to pay for its operations with
out levying any taxes, but at
the same time a realistic tax
base will be preserved if it is
needed, due to declining fed
eral forest revenues."
; The county treasurer re
ports as quoted in a recent
news article that as of today,
May 13, 1958, we have in the
county treasury $950,000
cash on hand with which to
start the new fiscal year,
with also an anticipated mini
mum of all receipts from oth
er sources as of 1956, 1957,
of $2,901,959. Adding these
two sums this will give us
$$,851,959 to operate the
county government.
Our budget last year was
RAY R.
KOCH
DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE-FOR
SHERIFF
IP YOU WANT
"A Fighting Sheriff for Law,
0der, and Fair Play for
' ALL CITIZENS" .
Read This and Study it Care
fully Before You Vote.
The Primary Election, May 1 6, 1958, is very close. This is a re
minder to the citizens before you go to the polls, and for those
who did not hear me speak on the radio and at various meetings
where I voiced FACTS not RUMORS.
The voters pamphlets are out and you have had the opportunity
to read my list of qualifications which did not state that I have
studied law the "hard way" since childhood. I did not attend law
school, but my cousin, who was one of the better known attorneys
in the State of Ohio, assisted me and his teachings , helped me de
cide on the career of a "private investigator" so I could be of
greater service to others. This work requires a good knowledge of
law, which I have read and studied sice childhood, and am of neces
sity, still doing.
I have made the statement that "no one is financing me in the
'primary.' " This way I will not be obligated to any faction or group
because I feel that everyone should be treated alike. All of us
should think about the committees - backing candidates and about
the amount of money they are spending on advertising and their
reasons for so doing. Who is making a goat out of whom?
In speaking of economy, do you call it economizing the way some
candidates-are making expenditures for advertising? If so, do you
think they will spend less money after taking office and they have
the taxpayers' money to work with? We need all . of this tax money
for law enforcement to protect our citizens. This is one reason why
I am seeking election to the office of Sheriff.
I am qualified for the office of Sheriff due to experience 1 have
had as a Private Ipvesf&ator in Civil, Criminal, Domestic, and In
diqttrial investigations. Business experience and the supervision of
a staff requires more than sitting in an office and just signing
your name. ' -
As one American to another, whose votes are stronger, those of
private citizens, or those of the Attorneys who belong to the Bar
Association? Why should certain attorneys finance some candidates
when private citizens cannot finance the candidates who will do
the most for them? This also refers to several public offices, the
expense of which is the taxpayers, yet he cannot assist his candidate
financially. Think before you vote. There are some attorneys who
are for you and some who are not. Be sure, in your own mind, who
is for you and not iuit their own interests.
I believe in protection under our constitutional rights and we need
that in this COUNTY and I will work with any attorneys if it is
for equality and justice. It is impossible, in a county as large as
Jackson County, to protect our citizens and to reduce crime with
only a small percentage of deputies on parrot duty at night when
you are asleep and should be getting protection. ,! say you are
not. On the present staff there is an inadequate number of depu
ties on duty, but only in the daytime, as you can see them around
the courthouse at any time. We all know that it is more difficult
to solve a crime than it is to prevent one. The right supervision
would make a proper allocation of deputies over a 24 hour period.
A Sheriff should work with his men in the field and not just sit be
hind his desk.. He should see that his deputies do enforce the law
and give protection, that they are courteous to all and that they
work closely with other law enforcement agencies, the District AN
torney, the Judiciary, and others in office who are interested in
crime prevention, reducing Juvenile Delinquency, and in the pro
tection of all under their constitutional rights. This, I will do, as
long as it is for the best interest of all concerned.
These are some of the things for you to take into consideration, to
study over carefully before you cast your vote. To be a good sheriff
requires more than just giving a man the name, it is a full-time
job that requires experience, ability, and integrity.
I do not hold any personal grudge against any of the Candidates for
the office of Sheriff. Due to their experience and jobs done, I am
sure that they have done their work to the best of their ability and
in the manner in which they were told to do it. Modernization of
the Sheriff's Office should be accomplished here in Jackson Coun
ty, but due to the difference in size and population, it cannot be
done on the same scale as it is in Los Angeles County.
I am presenting facts so that you will be able to decide for yourself,
who is capable, and who is willing to do the best job for you. In
order to do the best possible job for you a future sheriff should
know the various attorneys, judges, deputies, city police, and most
of all, he should understand the problems which confront us as citi
zens, as businessmen, working men, farmers, teenagers, and others,
in our everyday life. You have to be able to understand a man and
his problems, that sometimes he will do or say things without in
tending harm to others, if so he should be forgiven. There are those
who will attempt to harm another for self-gain or profit and these
people are the ones from whom you require protection, adequate
protection.
In order for us all to help those who need it, vote for and elect one
to the office of Sheriff who does understand. Remember there is both
GOD'S LAW and MAN'S LAW with which we have to live by as
well as wyth ourselves. Do not cause to be printed or speak of any
rumors. Use only the TRUTH and HONESTY as I have done as
ACTIONS speak louder than words. I, also, believe in freedom of
peech and I know there are many more who feel the same as I do.
I want to help you, but I DO NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND VOTE.
If you want a Sheriff that will fight for Law, Equality, Justice, and
-$ the necessary know-how to be Sheriff and an understanding of
?r. our problems VOTE MAY 16, 1958. Mark X for Ray R. Koch,
No. 28, on your ballot. '
Pd. Pol. Adv. Ray R. Koch for Sheriff, P.O. Box 425, Medford
$3,112,695.77, so we can see
that at the end of the coming
year we will have almost
$750,000 cash surplus again.
So, if we can operate like
this, why do we need a tax
base now? Our County Treas
urer assures me that we have
sufficient funds in sight to
operate on for the next two
years, so let's wait until then
to see if it is necessary to
have a tax base.
We all know we can vote a
tax base any time we wish.
Frank Christian
Mayor
Talent, Ore.
Keating' Record Cited
To the Editor: Keating's
platform his record in of
fice: (1) 1954. He opposed the
ballot measure for, construc
tion of the juvenile detention
home, and continued to drag
his feet on the actual con
struction for two years after
the voters approved it.
(2) 1954. He approved
dance hall on Merriman Road
in residential area across
from Friends Church, discon
tinued after residents hired
attorney and took matter' to
civil court at considerable
personal expense.
(3) 1954. He recommended
to the State Department of
Motor Vehicles the first li
censing of wrecking yard in
residential area on Hilton
road, without consent of two
commissioners.
Prior to Keating's appoint
ment, residents filed three
if m jC:i rvl ill
p)f
separate petitions with county
court protesting licensing of
the wrecking yard, and had
been assured by Judge Cole
man and commissioners that
court would not approve.
(4) 1954, August. Residents
noticed wrecking yard in op
eration and inquired by tele
phone if license had been
recommended. Informed no
information could be given
unless call made in person to
talk to Keating. Called in
person, and Keating said he
could give no information un
less three or four from area
made appointment with court
and came in group. At hour
and on day specified, eight
representatives went to
courtroom. Though the secre
tary said there were no prior
appointments, group waited
45 minutes. No seats in wait
ing room, and four ladies in
group. Meanwhile, Keating
visited with a friend Finally
admitted to courtroom, Keat
ing said application for li
cense had been approved.
When group inquired dispo
sition of petitions opposing
wrecking yard on file with
court, Keating disclaimed
knowledge of them and fur
ther stated, in essence, that
with his appointment, this
court became a new court and
that it held no responsibility
to prior court.
(5) 1957. Complete check of
County Commissioners Jour
al failed to show that county
court had considered license
application for this 'wrecking
yard in 1954 (twice), in 1955
and in 1956. Also, failed to
show any record of hearings
held on matter in July, 1955
and in December 1956. In
fact, the commissioners jour
nal, where complete records
of court actions are presum
ably kept, show little except
weight limits on roads, ex
penses at county farm home,
and presence of court mem
bers. Anyone interested in his
record of economy can de
termine it by his travel ex
penses. How much has it cost
us for him to drive a county
car 21 miles daily to his home
for the past three or four
years?
Keating's record speaks for
itself.
John Benson,
Box 1175, ,
Medford
"Good OLD Ed" J
To the Editor: We would
like a little space to comment
on some of the propaganda
going the rounds relative to
the office of circuit judge, to
be voted on next Friday. It
seems that some are hard put
to find qualifications for some
candidates and objections to
others. For instance, the in
sinuation that if . Ed Kelly
was elected judge, juvenile
delinquents would be encour
aged in their delinquency.
If Judge Kelly, because at
times having been a defense
attorney, working on the de
fense, would turn law viola
tors loose, then by the same
token, Nunley, having been
a prosecutor, would try to
hang all indicted persons
coming before his court. One
makes as much sense as the
other.
To those who know the
Kelly kids, two of them judg
es of courts in local cities, do
they look, or act like, they
had , been brought up in a
home where the parents ca
tered to lawlessness? Some
have discounted the Bar As
sociation's ' recommendation,
but if they wouldn't know an
attorney's qualifications, who
would? We wouldn't ask a
watchmaker or druggist to
recommend some one to run
our farm, we would go to
some good farmer, like Otto
Bohnert.
We have known the Kelly
family for a long time, dating
back some 50 years, when
Col. Kelly, Ed's father, was
district attorney. Ed was not
born with a silver spoon in
his mouth. What he is, and
his reputation :as a lawyer,
was attained by hard work,
and a desire to become an
honest and efficient jurist.
During his hitch with
Uncle Sam, ' during World
War II, he served as defense
attorney, prosecutor and
judge. He has represented
the Government in civil and
other suits, has brought suits
against the Government, as
he did here for farmers when
they were not paid enough
for their farm lands.
He has represented persons
under indictment, , where in
our system of government
they have a right to counsel
and a man is innocent until
Senator Morse
Backs Jason Lee
Jason Lee received the support
of his former law school dean and
instructor. Senator Wayne l
Morse, at the Roosevelt Dinner
held in Medford, May 3.
Senator Morse stated, "Jason
Lee is running for a position on
the Oregon Supreme Court against
an incumbent who has passed a
reasonable retirement age. I hope
Joson Lee wins." .
"We need to increase the num
ber of younger men not only on
our State Supreme Court, but on
some of our other courts as well,"
Senator Morse said.
Pd. Adv. Rev. James Matthew Alley
293 State St, Salem, Ore.
proven guilty. He was the
attorney for hundreds of us
who counted on him to keep
our legal matters straight.
Judge Kelly's qualifications
in the field of law are so
many that space will allow
only a few of them here. As
a former Texan remarked,
You could search the State
over without finding anyone
better qualified for this posi
tion than little old Ed Kelly,
raised right here in little old
Jackson county."
When voting on this impor
tant office, one should re
member that a competent
judge should know more
about law than the prosecu
tor or defender.
In a ball game, both teams
insist on having good um
pires; not merely a nice fel
low, but one that can tell a
strike from a ball, or a foul
from a base hit.
R. E. Nealon,
Route 2, Box 275,
Central Point
Ashland Query Answered '
To the Editor: In response
to the recent letter of Mr. Tod
V. Gandee of Ashland asking
for clarification of back
ground concerning Republi
can candidate for Sheriff Joe
Walsh, the following:
At the age of 15 in 1942,
Joe quit high school in Con
necticut and enlisted in the
United States Navy, being
honorably discharged after
the war in 1946.
The same year, Joe returned
to complete his high school
education and received his di
ploma. From there, Joe en
tered dental school and left in
1949 to enter the Bridgeport
Police Academy. Having been
graduated with top honors in
a class of over 200 applicants,
Joe was appointed to the
Bridgeport Police Department
where he served with distinc
tion until his appointment as
special agent for Prudential
Insurance company. For the
past five years, Joe has served
the people of Jackson county
as a city patrolman and in the
sheriff s office where he is
the present chief criminal
deputy. y
His plans, Mr. Gandee, are
concise and to the point: (1)
No sweeping and costly revi
sion of present personnel;
some change in assignment;
(2) Adequate office represen
tation in outlying communi
ties not presently receiving
their fair share of enforce
ment and protection; (3)
Plainly marked cars on pa
trol; (4) Development and
training of volunteer civic
groups to aid and assist the
office in local emergency;
(5) Close cooperation with
present, existing law enforce
ment agencies and civic asso
ciations. The position demands time
and ability, Mr. Gandee. Joe
Walsh has demonstrated that
he is willing to devote more
than the necessary time and
has served us in the past with
more than the necessary abil
ity. Thanking you again for
your support and letter.
Alan B. Holmes .
649 J st.
Medford
Rotation Plan Approved
To the Editor: There are a
few points which need clarifi
cation before Friday concern
ing the race for coroner.
Mr. Perl, who is asking for
this office on the "Fair Rota
tion Plan," is an experienced
man of many years standing,
having served two terms
some 20 years ago, and fami
liar with details of the office
most of his life.
The incumbent, or his firm
who has held this office for
16 years out of the last 18,
would have you believe that
if Mr. Perl is elected, the
coroner would be rotated
L i iJ
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Jackson County Republican
All around the County, people are saying: "We need a
change in the County Clerk's Office." Cast your vote for
Anna Scott for County Cleric of Jackson County May 16th.
Anna Scott has had wide experience in County Govern
ment and Private Enterprises. Let her bring some real
SCOTT-ish economy into this mportant office, together
with courtesy, efficiency and a spirit of cooperation.
Anna
Pd. Adv.
Elect ANNA SCOTT
County Clerk of Jackson County
monthly and records scat
tered in five locations. This is
absolutely not the case. Only
a deputy in each of the fu
neral homes would assist in
the duties of the office as
need requires. They would
keep duplicate records, of
course. The original report
filed with the coroner who
has thorough knowledge of
all transactions, makes his re
port to the ' district attorney.
A much bettei; method than
keeping records in only one
place, as in case of fire, etc.
Duties of coroner .are
simple and detailed. He is
sworn to uphold the law and
fulfill the duties to the best of
his ability. ' :
The very nature of the of
fice provides the coroner with
great advantage to his private
business when he is a funeral
director. This applies when
there is no family or when
they have no particular pref
erence to handle funeral ar
rangements. Up to 50 per cent
of the cases fall into this cate
gory. It is this percentage that
Mr. Perl proposes to rotate,
and this only. Family prefer
ence would always be respect
ed and honored. We wouldn't
want it otherwise.
Counties far and wide are
changing to this "Rotation
Plan" as the only fair and ef
ficient method of operation of
the coroner's office. This plan
does not increase costs one
cent to the taxpayer. It does
remove the pplitical plum
from one man's operation and
brings harmony and good-will
to participating members.
Col. H. R. Jordan
558 Holly st.
Ashland
Cites Coroner Experience
To the Editor: During the
past year it was my misfor
tune to have had need of the
coroner's office in the death of
a member of my family.
I was notified by a deputy
coroner, and very nicely was
told about the death of my
loved one, and what had hap
pened. I then was told that I
had complete freedom of
choice of funeral homes and
that I could notify the funeral
home of my choice, after I had
given this some thought, or
that the deputy would do this
for me and deliver the re
mains to my funeral director.
The deputy coroner left my
house and I made a selection
of a funeral home.
I have been watching these
ads in regards to the coroner's
race in the county, as well as
the information about the
elections to all offices. My
reason for writing this letter
is that I feel -the office of cor
oner is being conducted in an
excellent manner, and that as
far as being fair to each of
his competitors, no one could
operate the office in a better
manner than Carlos Morris. I
recently read in your paper
that the funeral directors in
the area had elected him as
their president for the follow
ing year. They must respect
his leadership or they would
have never elected him to this
office
I feel that I know more
about this corroner business
than the average person does,
having had to go through the
actual experience.
I further feel that the peo
ple of Jackson county not only
should vote for Carlos Morris
but really owe him their vote
for the excellent job he does
in every venture he engages
in.
Mrs. Jean Barker,
722 Broad St.,
Medford.
P.S. From 1952 to 1954 a
doctor, was coroner. Carlos
has only been coroner for
four years. He was not a can
didate but was elected by a
write-in vote in the last elec
tion.' VOTE FOB
0
For
wuuiiiy viciiv
Scott for County Clerk Committe
Marion Beeton, Chairma
Talent, Oregon
A Boost for Larson
To the Editor: Of our three
Republican candidates for
sheriff, the one who seems to
me to be the best qualified
and most capable of giving
Jackson county progressive
leadership is Ralph A. Larson.
He has behind him more years
of actual experience in sher
iff's work than either of the
other two candidates, having
served for 10 years ,in Los
Angeles county's sheriff's of
fice, so that he also hasthe
benefit of the more varied ex
periences in a larger place.
His platform is well thought
out and contains many new
and interesting ideas and pro
grams which would surely
benefit us in many ways. He
is older enough than Joe
Walsh to have had much more
experience, but not so old as
to have gotten into a rut. He
could bring an entirely fresh
administration instead of
merely shifting around in the
old political game of musical
chairs. '
While I don't want to dis
parage either of the other
two candidates, who have
both given the public years of
service, it does seem, from a
study of the voter's pamphlet
that they have somewhat ex
aggerated their years of ex
perience and various details
of their backgrounds, as has
in fact been pointed out by
several other letters to the
Medford Mail Tribune recent
ly. Let's vote for Ralph A. Lar
son and give Jackson county
a chance at the very best lead
ership available., Why take
second best when the very
best is available to us?
Sam F. Coy,
321 Effie St.,
Medford.
Lawyers Playing Footsie ,
To the Editor: I believe Mr.
Nunley to be an honest man
who will be a good conscien
tious judge. The very .-fact
that the majority of lawyers
are for Mr. Kelly is proof of
this. They want some one they
can play footsy with behind
the scenes. There is altogether
too much of this manipulation
in the county. A'few men not
in government pull the strings
and most of the ones in public
office jump like puppets. And
they jump the wrong way for
our general welfare.
For instance a few orchard
ists, businessmen and Med
ford Chamber of Commerce
decided the highway should
pass through Hawthorne Park,
destroying thj use of it to the
people. How come there are
more delinquents in Jackson
county than in other parts of
the state? We even have our
own penal institution for
teen-agers.
Let us clean house in the
ELECT
WALTER D.
Circuit Judge
Position No. 3 -
". . . AN HONEST, HIGHMINDED, ABLE AND FEARLESS
JUDGE IS THE MOST VALUABLE SERVANT OF DEMO
CRACY . . ."
' Charles Evans Hughes
Eleventh Chief Justice
U. S. Supreme Court
HE WILL BE FAIR WITH EVERY MAN WITHOUT REGARD TO MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZED
GROUPS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONSIDERATION NOT AFFECTING THE JUSTICE AND
MERITS OF THE CASE.
HE WILL IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE MATTERS, BY DEAL
ING WITH THEM REALISTICALLY AND OBJECTIVELY.
HE WILL IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL MATTERS BY ELIMINATING LEGAL TACTICS
WHICH DELAY AND INCREASE THE COST OF LITIGATION, AND WHICH INTERFERE WITH
ORDERLY PROCEDURE.
HE WILL KEEP THE CIRCUIT COURT OUT OF PARTISAN POLITICS.
DON'T LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR COURT
Improvements in the administration of justice do not assist one lawyer in competition with others
. . . they usually come from judges and lawyers only in response to unusual public pressure.
Sam B. Warner & Henry B. Cabot
50 Harvard Law Review
Improvements in the administration of justice, have been accomplished usually by young lawyers,
not the veteran leaders of the Bar. Dean Roscoe Pound, 'The Legal Profession and the Law."
The general professional reaction is, quite naturally, against change. A reform of procedure which
merely adjusts itself to the majority view of the Bar can be only a minor readjustment, perhaps even
harmful . . . Leadership can properly be expected only from the minority and from individuals, it
is not a criticism of our profession if we recognize these actualities. Charles E. Clark & James W.
Moore ... . 44 Yale Law Journal.
Nunley for Circuit Judge Committee, Granvil Brittsan, John Von Kuhlbann,
CcChairrnan, 8A, Go!dy Building. Pd. Pol. Ad.
courthouse and elect honest
people who will have the in
terests of all our citizens at
heart and not, to be tools for
the selfish interest groups and
dictators now controlling our
county.
E. B. CrowelL,
Crater Lake Hy.,
. Shady Cove.
Strong For Nunley
To the Editor: Please print
this in your paper, as I
want the people of our com
munity to know how I . feel
about the attack which the
Kelly-for-Judge sympathizers
are waging against Mr. Walt
er Nunley for the stand he
takes against soft justice, and
what he means when he says
that a judge must be objec
tive. On Tuesday, March 18,
1958, my husband, Wayne
Dailey, was murdered and
robbed in cold blood by Rob
ert Lee Ayers. After Ayers
confession, he was given life
imprisonment on a second de
gree indictment. I doubt very
much if any judge or district
attorney in this county would
have any reason to believe
that it was not first-degree
murder, yet District "Attorney
Reeder and Judge Kelly let
this murderer get away, with
an opportunity to get out of
prison in less than 10 years,
to perhaps repeat his murder
ous actions. Does anyone
think Judge Kelly was fair
and objective'in this case?
This is the type of thing
Mr. Nunlejrneans when he
says that he is against soft
justice and that a judge
should be objective. I also
feel , that the attorneys are
being very unfair in ganging
up on Mr. Nunley for saying
and standing up for what he
believes to be the best for the
law-abiding people of: our
community. I am going to
vote for Mr. Nunley for Cir
cuit Judge, position No. 3,
and I am asking the people
who think I am right to do
the same.
Corabelle Dailey,
Ashland, Ore.
Whose Recommendation
To the Editor: For many
years, I have been in business
here in Medford. Until recent
ly, I owned and operated a
sporting goods store with my
brother. I know a great many
professional law enforcement
officers in southern Oregon,
especially in Jackson county.
I like and respect these men.
I am also acquainted with a
number of lawyers in our
community. The lawyers have
had their poll, and have in
structed us as to who they-
want for circuit judge.
The police officers are pre
vented by law from partici
pating in politics, as I under-
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, May 14, 1958 S
stand it, a law probably. put
through by the lawyers.
Anyway, they can't conduct
a poll and publish the results.
So far, we don't have any law
against people saying what
they think to their friends. I
know that 99 ner cent of the
police officers are for Walter
D. Nunley for circuit judge.
I would rather take the recom
mendation of the law enforce
ment people than the recom
mendation of the lawyers, if
I wasn't going to do my own
thinking.
L. C. Cass,
1232 Winchester ave.,
Medford.
Vote ffor
RODNEY
REPUBLICAN
FOR
COUOTY JUB6E
Jackson County Needs an Experienced
Man in This Office
No other candidate has had 4 years experience in
County Government.
No other candidate is as familiar with the County
Road Program.
No other candidate has served on the O & C Coun
ty Association Committees which guard this source
of revenue.
No other candidate has served on the Jackson County
Welfare Board for eleven years.
Vote for the Man with EXPERIENCE
30 (X) Rodney Keating
E. H.
Keating
P.O.
N. Adv.
WALTER
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OsL.
Coos Bay Youth
Gets 5-Year Term
Portland (IP) Clarence R.
McGregor, 18, Coos Bay, Tues-'
day was sentenced to a five
year term in the state peni
tentiary after pleading guilty
to an armed robbery charge.
McGregor had been indicted
f o rthe robbery of a Rose City
Transit Co. bus driver April
18. Also accused were Albert
Bradley, 18, and a 16-year-old
boy who was turned over to
juvenile authorities.
1
INCUMBENT
J
Singmaster, Chairman,
for County Judge Committee,
Box 226, Ashland, Oregon
D NUNLEY