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6 cJtVL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, May 14, 1958
Rep. Porter Mlore Convinced Than Ever
at US. Should IHiallt Nuclear Tests
to Washington from the
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5s A. XOBERT SMITH
Mail Triiune Correspondent
Washington Rep. Charles
O. Porter (D-Ore.) flew back
to Washington from the Paci-
week
con-
t ; evinced than
f 1 , 72 before he
rjt went to the
I T V atomic test
grounds that
the United
I States should
j d i s c o n tinue
'setting off.
nuclear test blasts.
uring a visit to the test
grofts, where he conferred
wih the military officials in
chfrfi of the current Hard
dart series of nuclear tests,
Congressman Porter obtained
f rk information which modi
fiatt some of his previous
(j-?'S. But he returned with
lasic convictions:
. . . that we stop the tests
fe, tear off most of the
9$ey about atomic develop
Jhints, nd face up to the fact
thff stumbling into war is far
morf likely than is deliberate
engagement by any nation's
cStoice. An armaments race, a
tight security program, and a
persistence in denying human
fallibility will, together or
separately,' tend to create the
conditions conducive to the
all-gut thermonuclear war."
Porter sees a stop in tests
as "only a first step toward
effective disarmament and
real peace." By "effective dis
armament," he means arms
control. He believes that since
evasion of disarmament agree
ments would be hard to de
tect, "we must for a long, long
time maintain our capabilities
for all-out and limited nuclear
war. This capability by itself
will not cause war. The lack
of it probably would."
Can Afford to Quit
Since the U.S. already has
a sufficient stockpile of all
out nuclear weapons, Porter
says we can afford to discon
tinue the tests. The current
tests, he reported, are not of
the all-out variety of nuclear
devices. They are of smaller
weapons.
Going to Eniwetok made
Porter recognize the utility
of smaller weapons for use
in limited wars "brushfire
wars" of the type which
would not clearly warrant use
of the most powerful H-bomb.
During the long plane ride
to the Pacific, Porter had
time to read Choice for Sur
vival by Louis Halle, who
points out that the difference
in destructiveness between
previous weapons and the H
bomb is really one of kind
rather than degree.
Series of Aggressions
"For the first time there
is a weapon which, if used,
makes reasonable limitation
impossible," says Halle. He
goes on to point out that the
Russians might commit a
"series of successive aggres
sions, each of which is, in it
self, so limited or ambiguous
that we do not feel ourselves
justified in retaliating with
the nuclear holocaust in
which all would be con
sumed." Military officials claim we
need to develop and test smal
ler and cleaner nuclear weap
ons for use in such engage
ments. This , has not been
spelled out very clearly.
Right after Porter returned
from his trip, he took the
House floor to express his
views and to announce, with
Atomic Energy Commission
sanction, that the tests had
begun. What perplexes Por
ter and newspapermen here is
that he, rather than reporters
who could be on the scene at
Eniwetok, told what is going
on.
At a National Press club
luncheon the next day at
which AEC Chairman Lewis
Strauss was guest speaker,
he was asked whether he
didn't think that if reporters
were allowed to cover the
current tests they could give
an explanation of the tests
which would result in' the
world having a more sympa
thetic view of our continuing
the tests in the face of Russia's
challenge to us to stop them
Two Guest Houses
Strauss' first reaction was
to say that Russia didn't allow
the press to cover its tests.
Then he said they didn't have
facilities for the press. Porter
said they have two guest
houses which could accom
modate at least 30 reporters.
Then Strauss said the press
might bare our secrets to the
Soviets. Yet the press . had
been allowed to cover the
tests in Nevada. -
Porter noted what might
be another reason for barring
the press. He said of the 30
tests, not more than half were
expected to be announced be
cause, according . to Time
magazine, the AEC wanted
to avoid "too much saber
rattling."
"The top scientists at Eni
wetok," said' Porter, "told me
they could see no reason why
the purposes and results of
each test as far as they were
known could not be made
public after each blast."
EXPERIENCED
1 m .
I ' -l r - v
EAftLE E.
FICHTNER
Democratic
Candidate for
Sheriff
of
Jackson County
Experienced and trained in the
Jackson Co. sheriff's office.
Has full knowledge of general
leaal office work H years a
" '4 f j ... j . t-
-:. v j, civil ocpuiy, during rnis Time
worked in all depts. of sheriff s
office.' Criminal investigation
' ' and relief jailer.
f Mrs. J. Hoskins, Chmm. E.
Fitchner for Sheriff, Comm.,
4 619 Alberts Pd. Pol. Adv.
Gill Provides Most
Of Sparks in Bid '
For Governor's Job
Editor's note: This is another in
a series of profiles on the candi
dates for governor in the May pri
mary. Today: Warren Gill.
Portland U Warren Gill,
45-year-old state senator from
Lebanon, has provided most
of the sparks in the campaign
for the Republican nomination
for governor.
Gill has spoken out blunt
ly against his two principal
opponents, State Treasurer
Sig Unander and Secretary of
State Mark Hatfield. He has
advocated a sales tax to re
duce property taxes and bene
fit education. He says he has
campaigned without the finan
cial backing given Unander
and Hatfield and shortly after
his announcement for the post,
said:
"For too long the clique of
money bags in Portland has
been calling the tune in Ore
gon, and it's going to stop."
Legislator 10 Years
When Unander and Hatfield
traded verbal barbs late in the
COM P ARIS
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on of
a
JUDGE EDWARD C. KELLY
and his OPPONENT
If you should ever need to appear in court or have a matter In which you
are concerned determined in court, what would you want in a Judge?
This comparison is presented to you in hopes that it will aid you in voting.
The sponsors are strong supporters of Judge Edward C. Kelly, but have
conscientiously tried to make this comparison accurate and fair.
Judge Edward C. Kelly
AGE: 53
General Legal Experience
30 years as a practicing attorney
Civil Practice
21 years intensive civil practice t
Criminal Law Practice
Prosecution
Served as Prosecuting Attorney in the
War Crime Trials
Defense
Also experience as a Defense Attorney
Juvenile Law Experience
1. Present juvenile court judge
2. Member of Circuit Judge's Committee on
Juvenile Law
3. Has successfully raised three children.
Judicial Experience
1. Present Circuit Court Judge
2. Served as Circuit Judge Pro-tempore prior .
to present appointment
3. Judicial capacity in the U. Sv Military
Government.'
His Opponent
AGE: 38
General Legal Experience
6Vi years as a practicing attorney
Civil Practice
2Vt years civil practice plus any civil work
done while he was District Attorney
Criminal Law Practice
Prosecution
4 years as District Attorney of Jackson
County
Defense
None
Juvenile Law Experience
1. Limited to District Attorney's functions.
2. None
3. A fine beginning with five young children
Judicial Experience
None
a
In addition to these factual matters Judge Edward C. Kelly has a judicial tem
perament, a proper general philosophy, freedom from prejudice and bias and spe
cific ability which are important matters, but cannot be documented.
We hope that the above information will be of assistance to voters and an
explanation of why so many people strongly favor Judge Edward C. Kelly, why
Judge Edward C. Kelly was favored by the Bar Poll 73 to 8 and why it is in the
best interests of the residents of Jackson and Josephine Counties to retain
Judge Edward C. Kelly.
Sincerely,
Edward C. Kelly for Circuit Judge Committee
Pd. Pol. Adv.
Retain Judge Kelly Committee, Otto J. Frohnmayer, Chairman, 1656 Spring St.,- Medford.
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WARREN GILL
Most of the Sparks
campaign, Gill retorted;
"Those two cats have been
sitting on the fence purring at
each other and now they are
squawling." 4
Gill has been in the state
Legislature for 10 years. He
and Democrat Walter Pearson
were the chief rivals for presi
dent of the Senate at the start
of the 1957 Legislature. The
contest lasted two weeks be
fore Boyd Overhulse of Mad
ras got the position as a com
promise candidate.
An attorney and a private
pilot, Gill was born in Leban
on. His ancestors came to Ore
gon by wagon train in 1843.
He worked in a service station
as a "grease monkey" as a
youth, on a railroad section
gang and later went to sea as
an ordinary seaman, finally
becoming a licensed officer in
the Merchant Marine.
Got Navy Cross
He graduated from the Uni
versity of Oregon law school
and later moved to New York
City and practiced law before
entering the Coast Guard as
an . apprentice seaman in
World War II. He participated
in invasions of Sicily and Sa
lerno and was wounded. He
was awarded the Navy Cross
before retiring in 1946 as a
lieutenant commander.
After the war Gill establish
ed law practice in his home
town.
Gill is married and has two
daughters, 12 and 14. His hob
bies, outside . of flying, are
fishing and boating.
His campaign has impressed
the Democrats. Dave Epps,
Democratic state chairman,
said after a four of the state
that "Gill is going like a house
afire."
Is That So?
By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Madrid We flew here
along much of the course of
the Tagus, a river that may
be said to begin at Madrid,
Spain's capital, and end at
Lisbon, Portugal's.
It begins its 565-mile run
to the sea on a' mile-high
mountain slope some 80 miles
north-east of here. Some peo
ple .say the Ebro River, far
th north and flowing into the
Free: By special arrange
ment with the editors of the
Encyclopedia Americana, my
panel of judges will award
each we,ek to the reader who
sends me the best true - life
nature adventure, the best na
ture observation, or the best
1 questions on nature and wild
life, a complete 30-volume set
of this world-famous refer
ence work in a handsome
Sealcraft binding. Each week
new submissions will be con
sidered. Sorry, I simply can't
answer your many friendly
letters. Please address your
letter to: Is That So! care of
Medford Mail Tribune, Box
1069, San Francisco, Calif.
Canasta Credited By
100-Year-Old Woman
Chicago (IP) Canasta' keeps
her young, Mrs. Lotta V. Pola
chek, who turned 100 years
old Tuesday, said.
She said the popular card
game "makes me so peppy and
excited I think I'll go on liv
ing forever." She was Chi
cago's "career girl of the year"
in 1896.
"Puts Mosquitoes
Into A Tailspin"
Said Circle Placer fields miners, 20 year
ago, in voting BUHACH as Science's 2nd
greatest contribution to Miners. Just as
effective today. .
?J& BU II AC II
5af a Easy To Use economical
Mediterranean, is 10 miles
longer, but I don't see how
anyone could say there are
better tasting trout anywhere
than those of the Tegus. We
had some today and they're
as delicious as any I've had
in the states.
The country over which we
flew looks much like that in
our West. The Tragus cuts
through rugged canyons, and
the brown rolling hills and
jagged mountains we saw re
minded us of both California
and Montana.
An even stronger reminder
came today during a drive we
took into the Madrid country
side. . ' -
We stopped at a wild spot
to admire the view. As I look
ed off over a little valley, I
saw a grouse break cover and
wing its way above the tops
of poplars lining a stream.
Something impelled me to
look up. There was a hawk
there, gliding in a circle.
He too, spotted the grouse
and dove on it, as silent as a
bullet and as deadly. He hit
the grouse at the back of the
neck, and the two fell slowly
into a grassy space.
"He's trussing him, our
driver exclaimed. "It's a fal
con." Stuffed Grouse In Coat
As I recalled "trussing" is
what a falcon does when it
brings its prey to earth in its
talons, a man stepped out of
a clump of trees. There was
a heavy leather glove on his
left hand. He picked up his
falcon a peregrine tied
him to his wrist and hooded
him, then stuffed the grouse
in his hunting coat.
We talked to the falconer
it's quite a sport in Spain
and he told us he had had
his hawk for nine years and
expected to hunt with her for
for that many more. The best
falcons are females. They are
larger and more powerful
than the males.
When we said good-bye to
the falconer and got back into
the car, the land and the birds
still reminded me of home.
The difference lay in the way
the Spaniards use their
hawks..
(Released by McClur
Newspaper Syndicate)
VAL
SETZ
"The World's
Funniest
Juggler"
headlines the unique
vareity stage show at the
3rd annual
MEDFORD HOME SHOW
DON'T MISS THIS
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REMARKABLE ACT
ADDED ATTRACTIONS:
Tom Garey and Sherry
with Rex the trained
dog
Sweet . Sue singing
out of this world
Klinker the Klown
and the
Colleen Hope Dancers
TWO BIG STAGE SHOWS'
NIGHTLY
3rd annual
MEDFORD
HOME SHOW
May 15,- 16, 17, 18
Medford Armory
Wafer Prospects
In TID Are Good
Ashland Water prospects
for the coming irrigation sea
son in the Talent Irrigation
district are satisfactory, ac
cording to Walter Hoffbuhr,
manager- of the district.
Hyatt lake, upper reservoir
for the district, is full with
18,000 acre feet. Flash boards
have been installed to increase
Hyatt lake capacity from
16,000 to 18,000 acre feet. ,
Emigrant lake, a few miles
east of Ashland, also is full,
Hoffbuhr reported.
Hoffbuhr said Emigrant
lake will be dry during the
1959 and 1960 seasons be
cause "of the Talent project.
The lake is scheduled for en
largement under the program.
Bids for a hew dam are sched
uled to be opened next month.
Water from the new reser
voir at Howard Prairie will b
used in the 1959 and 1960 sea;
sons, and will bypass Emigranl
lake through a tunnel which
will be completed during th
winter of 1958-59, he said.
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for Justice nf tk
SUPREMO COURT
PO5ITI0N NO. 3
An Experienced lawyer An Able Judge
Pd. Adv. Sloan for Judge Comm. 209 FrallkUlI BIS, Medford, Or
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EARL
MILLER HAS WAT YiU
WAHT IN A COUNTY MM
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O Absolute Honesty
O Proven Ability.
O Business Experience
O Experience In Government
O Fair Deal and Courteous
Treatment For ALL
VOTE for EARL M.
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REPUBLICAN for
COUNTY. JUDG
NEXT FRIDAY-MAY 16th
Paid Adv., Earl Miller for Courtly Judge Committee
Collier Buffington, Chairman, Hillcrest Road, Medford
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Give them a Faith to live by
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Worship with them this week
Naturally you want them to have all the good things in life :
a happy home ... a good education . . . plenty of chances to meet
other nice young people. But be sure to give them the most
precious gift of all . . . Faith.
The wonderful part is. that faith is yours to give ... no
matter who you are, what you do. for a living, how much money
you have in the bank.
Faith is the gift you give a little at a time. Every week you
worship with the children at your church or synagogue. The
youngsters see you . ; . the biggest, smartest, most important
people in their world ... asking God for help, thanking Him for
blessings. Then it's clear to them . . . here they can always .
find the strength they need, always find the happiness they want.
Then you've done the best a parent any parent can do.
Contributed to the Religion In American Life Program by
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