4 Tuesday, August 12, 1958
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Flight fo Time
Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and
40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Aug. 12. 1948 (Thursday)
Medford parking meters
average a revenue of $7.37
per month eachN
Greta Hansen, "Miss Med
ford of 1948," will appear
in tomorrow's parade open
in the Gladioli Festival in
Grants Pass.
20 YEARS AGO
Aug. 12. 1938 (Friday)
The Medford Gun club has
Invited the public to its
semi-monthly practice shoot.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "An
upstate politician was here
the first of the week. He de
clared he was 'full of the
flaming truth. It is not
known whether lightning or
a carelessly tossed cigarette
set him afire."
30 YEARS AGO
Aug. 12, 1928 (Sunday)
Two moonshiners from Los
Angeles were arrested here
last night for illegal posses
sion. Rumors are circulating that
a 10-story office building will
soon be erected to boost Med
ford's skyline.
40 YEARS AGO
Aug. 12. 1918 (Monday)
More draftees, 500 in all,
will head north this week for
active duty.
A request has been receiv
ed here for victrolas and mu
sical instruments to be sent
to servicemen in California.
What's Your I.Q.?
Miha or ten correct is sunerior
seven or eight is excellent; five or
six is good.
1. Spiders have four, six, or
eight legs?
2. Name the west coast re
public in South America,
astride the equator and bound
ed on the north, east, south,
and west, respectively by Co
lombia, Peru and Pacific
Ocean.
3. What is the zodiacal sign
for persons born between
July 23 and August 23?
4. Which State is nick
named "Cornhusker State"?
5. Which Federal agency is
abbreviated I.C.C.?
6. Are bats blind?
7. Was the Lend Lease Act
enacted by Congress before,
or after, the United States
entered W. W. II?
8. When is Bastille day
celebrated in France?
9. Slitting a crow's tongue
improves its ability to talk;
true or false?
10. A drowning person al
ways rises to the surface three
times before sinking; true or
false?
Answers: 1. Eight legs. 2.
Ecuador. 3. Leo the Lion. 4.
Nebraska 5. Interstate Com
merce Commission. 6. No. 7.
Before (March 11. 1941). 8.
July 14. 9. False. 10. False. ,
An Elizabethan Quibble
It was nice that Henry Hewes, distinguished
drama critic for "The Saturday Review," visited
Ashland to view a couple of the plays during the
current season of the Shakespearean festival.
And it was a fine thing that he was given a
warm welcome, with a large attendance at his
informal discussion of things theatrical in general
and Shakespearean in particular.
Wis report in the magazine, which has an in
ternational circulation among influential people,
vwii, ii iavoraoie, De 01 aeiimte beneiit to the
Festival, both in prestige and in future attend
ance. A DRAMA critic's views, however sound, and
well-informed, are, after all, only the views
of one man. And as such, one can differ with
them.
With all respect to the expert, we do differ
with one of the opinions he offered that in
which he criticized the festival's near-literal re
creation of an Elizabethan stage for the plays.
Our reporter described his vieAvpoint this
way:
"He said (the Ashland theater) was the only reproduc
tion this literal in the United States, that it was nice to
have one such example but that he preferred a more im
aginative setting. He described the effectiveness of a
stage which would appear starkly Elizabethan at the out
set, then gradually depart from it through elaboration
or shifting of the set as the play progressed."
1X7E HAVE seen (and, to a limited extent, par
ticipated in) Shakespearean drama in a
number of different settings. Our conclusion, one
that is shared by people far more experienced
than we in the world of the theater, is that the
Elizabethan stage mostly bare, with a minimum
of "scenery" and background, yet possessing a
tremendous versatility which permits a rapid flow
from one scene into another is ideal for Shake
spearean productions, and that any compromise
wuuiu uebuoy me enecuveness ot the plays to
the degree of compromise.
The Elizabethan stage is indeed stark. It was
stark originally out of necessity, but the gen
ius of the playwright made of it a virtue.
For one thing, it allows the imagination to
etch in the background for each scene, so each
viewer sees the scene within the context of his
own mind's eye.
,
I7QUALLY important, it makes the changing of
scene less disturbing, more natural, and far
faster than the mechanical shifting of flats and
drops, of furniture and other stage properties.
m In addition, particularly in an outdoor setting,
it is subtly disconcerting to. see reproduced the
trappings .of an interior scene, and this detracts
from the concentration and satisfaction of the
viewer.
Finally, from a purely technical, production
aspect, the Tudor stage is far more facile, far
more amenable to directorial . whims, and far
simpler to manage than the vastly complicated
"traditional" stage.
LJEWES should return to Ashland once or twice
to see whether or not his objectives are not
being attained through more effective means than
those he prescribes.
It aDDears to us thai, minnr tJioarvinol molQc
A A
have been achieved by
r esuvai, principally through the use of lighting,
un une nana, ana costuming, on the other to say
nothing of the achievement of the directors and
actors in creating an image.
i he festival m Ashland, in producing Shake
speare, does on stage a little what a "modern"
painter does on canvas. A play is an abstraction
of life to begin with, and the production gives it
me snape ana color ana lite to get across the em
otional or intellectual point of a play.
As a painter starts with a blank canvas, or
a sculptor with a blob of clay or a virgin rock, so
the Festival company starts with a stark stage,
and concludes with a dramatic triumph.
We do not believe that snlittino- hairs atinnt.
the lack of an intermission, or the fact that it is
i . .
nice to have an example" of an Elizabethan
stage, alters the fact that Shakespearean drama,
presented as written, on the kind of stage for
which it was written, with the addition of the latter-day
help of modem lighting, produces an
over-all effect which is unique and wonderful.
; E.A.
Interesting Times
Once: long ago, at
was a "crisis" in student
long series, about which
worked up.
During its height, the student body president
was presented a plaque which said :
"No matter what else mav be said about the
times in which we live,
aren t interesting.
How time that was.
in a larger sense, it is today !
A SUBMARINE cruises beneath the polar ice-
cap, bringing a hint of a future commercial
route thousands of miles shorter than the ones
usable today.
A long tube of metal goes tumbling through
the night skies, visible to all who watch closely for
it at the proper time, reflecting sunlight.
Man prepares his first probe toward the moon.
Scientists use giant magnets in attempts to
bottle up the forces of fusing hydrogen for usable
power.
The times, if a little frightening, ARE inter
esting. E.A.
-""A vx.vuvi AVCii illll aJLCO
the technical staff of the
an Oresron collep-e. there
government one of a
the student body got all
NO ONE can say they
and how much more true
Dennis the Menace
ALWAYS TALKIN' ABOUT TUB'GOCO OC WfS WHEtf
I WASN'T HERg. WELL. JOY ' YOURSELVES
Matter of Fact bv ph aisop
TROUBLE FOR MR. K.?
Washington The Krem-
linologists the practitioners
of the strange art of reading
the s i 2 n s in
I the Kremlin
are currently
excited by
two signs that
seem to indi
cate some sort
of trouble for
Nikita Khrush
chev. One of these
Jos-Dh Alsop signs is quite
simple. In the last two days,
Khrushchev's fallen enemy,
Viacheslav Molotov, has been
seen in Moscow by Western
newspapermen. The return of
Molotov from his exile in
Ulan Bator is something of
an event in itself.
If it were not for still
another sign, the Kremlinolo
gists would still be inclined
to argue that the Soviet Un
ion's Ambassador to Outer
Mongolia was only back in
the capital on normal leave
from his diplomatic post. But
there is also a second import
ant sign that has to be ac
counted for.
THIS second sign is simply
a story sent from Moscow
two days ago by the able As
sociated Press correspondent,
Roy Essoyan. The story des
cribed the move to put the
Middle East crisis into the
U.N. General Assembly as
Khrushchev's "first serious
diplomatic and public set
back." It further noted that
Western diplomatic observers
regarded Khrushchev's aband
onment of his scheme for a
summit meeting within the
U. N. as " major retreat."
Essoyan added that this re
treat might be "a blow to the
personal fortunes of the dyna
mic Soviet leader."
Two attempts were made,
and eight hours passed, before
the Soviet censorship permit
ted Essoyan to send out the
full text of this report. This
was therefore not a report
smuggled past the Soviet cen
sorship; and it is precisely
this aspect of the story which
has so sxcited the Kremlin
ologists. Since Stalin's acces
sion to full power in the twen
ties, the Soviet censors have
never permitted any foreign
correspondent to send out
speculation about the declin
ing fortunes of any Soviet po
litical leader, unless the lead
er's decline of fortune was
already a solid, accomplished
fact.
T OGICALLY, this suggests
-"that the decline in Khrusch
chev's glittering fortunes real
ly is an accomplished fact.
And this hint of trouble for
Khrushchev is virtually being
linked with the wholly un
forseen return to Moscow of
Khrushchev's bitter enemy,
Viacheslav Molotov, whom
Khrushchev - so resoundinly
defeated on his way to the
top.
For these reasons, then,
questions are being asked
about the nature of Khrush
chev's present position. There
are no outward indications
that a major political convul
sion is going on in Moscow,
but at least a certain cloud
of doubt has been cast on the
formerly undoubted suprema
cy of Khrushchev, who so rec
ently seemed to have eliminat
ed every possible rival.
Whatever has happened (if
anything at all has happened)
is plainly connected with the
Peking meeting between
Khrushchev and Mao Tse
tung, after which Khrushchev
renounced the scheme for a
summit meeting within the
U. N. Security Council. It is
also thought to be significant
that Khrushchev went to the
meeting in Peking with no
politically important compan
ion except the Soviet Defense
Minister, Marshal Rodion
Malinovsky.
CONCERNING Malinovsky,
two points are well estab
lished. First, he was the bene-
ficiary, and he was probably
one of the instruments, of
Khrushchev's rapid maneuver
to destroy his former ally and
backer, Marshal Georgyi Zhu-
kov. Second, Molotov, Malen-
kov and the other members
of the "anti-party group" are
known to have looked to this
same Marshal Malinovsky to
give them Army support at
the the time of the famous
June plenum. They were then
disappointed in this hope, and
Khrushcev triumphed with
Zhukov's active aid at this
crucial meeting of the Com
munist Party Central Com
mittee in June, 1956.
There used to be a link,
thefore, between Molotov and
Malinovsky. Cons equently,
the Kremlinologists are ask
ing where Malinovsky, having
served Khrushchev in the de
motion of his rival Zhukov,
may not now have joined with
Molotov to clip Khrushchev's
wings.
Speculation centers upon
Malinovsky for a rather simp
le reason. In all the great con
vulsions at the Kremlin since
the death of Josef Stalin, only
three organs have played a
primary role the Presidium,
the Army and the secret po
lice. After the fall of Lavrenti
Beria, the secret police have
not seemed to figure greatly.
Since then, the primary roles
have been played by the Pres
idium and the Army with
the Central Committee of the
Communist party of course
called in when there was dis
agreement within the Presi
dium, or between the Army
and the Presidium, as in June,
1956.
IN THE game of "nine little
Indians hanging on the
wall" that Khrushchev played
with such success, almost all
those with the stature to argue
with him have been eliminat
ed from the Presidium. The
Communist theorist, Mikhail
Suslov, and the durable old
Anastas Mikoyan have been
the only major figures left
since Khrushchev took over
the Soviet Premiership from
the unhappy Marshal Bulgan
in. But that still left the Army,
headed by Malinovsky, as an
independent center of power.
In addition, since Krushchev
did not imitate Stalin's de
cisive tactic of shooting his
former rivals, the Soviet Un
ion contained "too damned
many people who have been
left un-murdered," in the
words of the greatest of the
Kremlinologists, George P.
Kennan. And the "un-murder-ered"
rather conspicuously in
cluded Molotov.
All the foregoing is typical
Kremlinology, of course, and
there is nothing, solid in it
anywhere except the two
signs the re-appearance of
Molotov, and the censor's per
mission to Essoyan to pass a
story that must surely have
considerable ignificance. May
be these odd signs will short
ly be explained. Futhermore,
Khrushchev has used the
method of mobilizing his own
supporters by giving .indica
tions that he was in danger
in Kremlin dramas of the
past. No one but a fool would
write off Khruschev on the
evidence yet available. But
until some other explanation
of the signs is forthcoming it
has to be presumed that they
mean what they seem to mean
some sort of trouble, big
or little, temporary or endur
ing, for Nikita Khrushchev,
(c) 1958 New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
'CANDIDATE
Caracas (UPD Rear Adm.
Wolfgang Larrazabal, head of
Venezuela's junta govern
ment, has announced he is
available for a draft as a "na
tional union" candidate for
president in the November
election.
Hurricanes have taken an
average of 119 lives annually
in the U. S. over the past 42
years.
De Gaulle
Ex-Colonies, Constitutional Changes
By KINGSBURY SMITH
UPI Correspondent
Paris (UPD French Pre
mier Charles De Gaulle has
promised that France's over
seas territories!, excluding Al
geria, will have the right to
vote for "total independence"
in the forthcoming referen
dum on a new constitution.
Paul Reynaud, chairman of
the Constitutional Consulta
tive Committee, told United
Press International in an ex
clusive interview today that
De Gaulle has made this pro
mise to him personally
"It was my idea," Reynaud
said. "I felt it was of capital
importance to France's inter
national position that the peo
ple of the overseas territories
should be allowed to ask for
total independence when they
vote on the new constitution.
I urged Gen. De Gaulle to
agree. He will do so. He told
me so." ,
No Other Solution
If the inhabitants of French
overseas territories are given
the opportunity to vote in a
national referendum on whe
ther they want complete inde
pendence, it will mark an his
torical milestone in France's
relations with her former col
onies.
Should they vote affirma
tively, it is generally agreed
in Paris that De Gaulle is the
only French political leader
who could get away with the
granting of independence.
If De Gaulle carries out his
promise to Reynaud and the
people of the overseas terri
tories should vote for com
plete independence, those who
know the general are convinc
ed he would grant it. There is
no doubt, however, he would
do so with bitter disappoint
ment. He told the consultative
committee last week he con
ceived of no other solution for
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Jacksonville Mayor Speaks
To the Editor: In reply to
a communication in your pa
per Aug. 8, "Clean Up or Shut
Up", signed Ima Madden, I
can't agree to some of the
statements, especially the in
formation about the city dump
grounds.
People have- been dumping
garbage along the Sterling
creek road for years, and are
still using this area which
is' a violation of the law. The
City of Jacksonville never
had a dumping ground for
garbage until about five years
ago when the county traded
the city 40 acres of land to
use as a dump. This land is
about one quarter of a mile
from the road and out of sight
of any dwelling, and is out of
sight of the road. This dump
is now closed.
I know we could not cover
the dump as it should have
been covered, as it takes
money to hire a bulldozer to
do this work, but this would
have defeated our purpose be
cause the people would not
pay to dump, and would con
tinue to throw the cans and
junk alongside the road. I
hope this answers the ques
tion about the garbage dump.
In regard to a sewer dis
posal, your present city coun
cil and mayor made arrange
ments with the federal gov
ernment for a loan with which
to make the survey and have
plans drawn, with an esti
mated cost of a proposed sew
er disposal. A public hearing
was held and then put to a
vote. This sewer disposal was
defeated by the people "of
Jacksonville. Ima, did you get
on the streets and do your
part to persuade your fellow
citizens to the need of a sew
er disposal? Or Ima, did you
stay home and let some one
else fight for your interest?
I agree, some of the places
in Jacksonville do need clean
ing up. We have a nuisance
ordinance for this purpose. If
you will write a letter or ap
pear before the council with
a complaint, this ordinance
will be enforced. We need less
of the "pass the buck" atti
tude and more direct action
in the charges. We welcome
constructive criticism, and
with this criticism we need
the cooperation of our citi
zens. John F. Keaveny
Mayor
City of Jacksonville
Veteran's Viewpoint
To the Editor: In reference
to an editorial of yours, dated
July 31, I wish to contribute
these few lines in oenau oi
the veterans of our nation's
wars, and especially of world
War One, against whom the
implication is mostly made
that they are seeking some
thing for nothing.
The non-service pension
seems to be the principal tar
get of criticism in the writ
Studies Freedom Vote For
France and what is still left
of its empire than "a form of
association-integration or fed
eration." He said anything
else would mean "secession,
with all the consequences that
it would bring and with the
risks and perils for those who
would choose it."
Pressed for Changes
His promise to Reynaud
would indicate he is prepared
to allow the natives to risk
those perils if they wish.
Reynaud also told this cor
respondent he is confident the
modification which De Gaulle
is accepting in the proposed
constitution will safeguard
democracy in France.
The 79-year-old former pre
mier,' still remarkably ener
getic, is acting as the defender
of French parliamentary dem
ocracy in his role as chairman
of the Constitutional Consult
ative committee.
The father of a 4-year-old
son as well as three other
children, Reynaud paced his
office in the Chamber of Dep
uties with the vigor of a man
at least 20 years younger as
he told of the changes he had
persuaded De Gaulle to ac
cept.
"The original draft of the
constitution contained some
provisions which were danger
ous. We were .particularly
concerned about the famous
Clause Fourteen. That would
give the president of the re
public absolute power in cer
tain circumstances.
Powers Too Broad
"For example, when the re
publican institutions, the na
tion's independence, its terri
torial integrity, or the fulfill
ment of its international
agreements were threatened
in a grave and immediate
manner, the president would
have the right to take any
measures he considered neces
sary, after consultation with
not exceed 400 words. The letters
ings of editors and others
who have plenty to live and
subsist on. Many of you schol
arly opponents of pensions for
war veterans have been in
service yourselves; doing nice
ly financially when you en
tered the service and came
out to the same nice set-up
and have enjoyed the best
ever since.
Pensions are only for those
who need them, and not for
those who have plenty any
way. It is easy to rear back
and say, "You don't see me
askmg Uncle bam for any
help! I did it because it was
my duty, etc.," if you don't
need it.
I don't pretend to uphold
al veterans of World War
One, as a class or group, but
I do contend that as a class
or group, they should not be
the forgotten men of the na
tion, and should have equal
treatment and opportunities
with other groups of U.S. citi
zens, as well as the citizens
of our Foreign Aid benefici
ary nations.
Many veterans, though dis
charged from military serv
ice without accredited ser
v i c e-incurred physical d i s
ability, did come out of serv
ice minus a lot of -their for
mer ability for a livelihood,
and many hidden illnesses
have kept them off the pay
rolls of the late thirties and
the forties, when they would
have been in prime of life
building up social security for
their present age, averaging
about 63 years.
These veterans, I don't
mean those sitting pretty, but
the less fortunate ones, now
face the probability of retire
ment without benefit of maxi
mum social security such as
the hale and hearty members
of our society will enjoy.
S. R. Hale
P. O. Box 135
Jacksonville
'Ima's' Address Asked
To the Editor: The Aug. 8
issue of the Mail Tribune car
ried a communication signed
by 'Ima Madden' Jacksonville,
Oregon.
It would be appreciated if
'Ima' would give her complete
address and tell just where
she lives in Jacksonville. So
far no one has been able to
locate anyone by that name.
If she has lived there for 20
years someone should know
her.
Mrs. J. W. Grigsby,
707 North California st.,
Jacksonville
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the premier and the presi
dents of the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies. i
"I told Gen. De Gaulle I
thought these powers were too
broad. I cited, for example,
the question of France's
scheduled participation in the
European economic commun
ity, or 'common market' the
end of this year. I said: 'Sup
pose France's participation
was postponed, would that
mean that you would assume
all powers?'
"The general replied: 'Of
course not. I intended the as
sumption of these powers by
the president to apply only
when the public institutions
could no longer function'."
Will Ask Safeguards
Reynaud said he told De
Gaulle he was going to put
those assurances into the form
of an amendment that would
make a French president's as
sumption of absolute power
in an emergency dependent
upon the approval of a "con
stitutional court." This court
would determine whether or
not the president's proposed
actions were in accordance
with the constitution
Asked whether the original
draft of the constitution con
tained provisions that would
enable a "bad" president to
create a dictatorship, Reynaud
replied:
"Yes. That is just the point.
It is not Gen. De Gaulle we
are afraid of. He never would,
in my opinion, abuse the pow
ers granted him. But I have
told him we are not making
a constitution fpr one man."
Reynaud revealed he is go
ing to propose to De Gaulle
within the next day or so a
compromise on the question
of the participation of French
senators or deputies in the
government. The draft con
stitution provides a member
of the legislative body must
resign if he enters the gov
ernment. Who Fires Premier? -
"I am going to propose,"
Reynaud said, "that a member
of the legislative body who
enters the government must
take a sort of leave of ab
sence from his parliamentary
duties. He will not be obliged
to resign, but he will not be
allowed ta vote while he holds
a government post."
An important concession
which Reynaud feels he has
secured from De Gaulle con
cerns the question of who
shall have the right to get
rid of a French premier once
he has assumed office. The
original constitutional draft
would have given the presi
dent the right to dismiss the
premier under certain circum
stances. "I told Gen. De Gaulle that
the committee felt that Par
liament only and not the pres
ident of the republic should
have the right to get rid of a
Oregon City Youth
Arrested in East
Washington (UPD Pvt.
Frank L. Wakefield, 21, Ore
gon City, was convicted in mu
nicipal court here today on
two firearm charges and then
turned him over to Army au
thorities who said he was ab
sent without leave from his
Ft. Bragg post.
The Oregon youth was ar
rested at a YMCA here when
a maid found a loaded pistol
under his pillow. Police said
Wakefield also had a loaded
British sub-machine gun in
his possession. He told au
thorities he collected guns.'
Two one -year sentences
were suspended in municipal
court when Wakefield was
turned over to the military.
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premier. The general agreed.
That also is of capital im
portance. It is democracy, not
dictatorship."
Editorial Comment
DEATH PENALTY TREND
Oregon is not alone this
year in its move toward aboli
tion of the death penalty.
Earlier this year, Delaware
became the seventh state to
eliminate capital punishment,
and there are strong move
ments for abolition in New
Jersey, Tennessee and Illinois.
An impelling force in this
trend against the philosophy
of "an eye for an eye" the
first such widespread reaction
since before World War I,
when Oregon temporarily out
lawed the supreme penalty
has been the records of those
states that long ago abandon
ed capital punishment. There
are six: North Dakota, Michi
gan, Minnesota, Rhode Island,
Wisconsin and Maine. Without
exception, they boast homi
cide rates decidedly lower
than the average of five per
100,000 population.
Only one of the noncapital
punishment states, Michigan.
has a rate higher than Ore-'
gon's, which is 2.4 per 100,
000. Michigan's murder rate
is 3.9, two full points below
that of nearby Illinois. Little
wonder that residents of Il
linois are little impressed by
the argument that capital pun
ishment serves as a deterent
to homicide.
And even less is the wonder
that Delaware decided to
abandon the killing of con
victs. With the death penalty
on its books, Delaware's homi
cide rate in the last year of
available record, 1956, was
10.7, five times this : rate. .in
Rhode Island, where life im
prisonment is the most severe
penalty. Portland Oregonian.
FREE ON CONTEMPT
CHARGE
' Arthur Miller, ; playright.
husband of Marilyn Monroe,
was freed from his conviction,
for contempt of Congress by
the Circuit Court of Appeals
in a nine to nothing decision.
Miller had been cited for re
fusing to name the persons
who attended Communist
meetings when he was a party
member. However, the evi
dence showed that when he
asked that the question be de
ferred, Chairman Walter
agreed and the meeting, was
adjourned. Miller was never
recalled and asked to answer
the question. The Appeals
court referred to the ruling of
the Supreme. Court, that a
witness must have it made
clear to him that refusal to
answer a question endangers
him to punishment for con
tempt. :
The case. against Miller was
weak both on legal and faa
tual grounds. It was too bad
he was exposed to the adverse
publicity and cost of defend
ing himself, particularly
when he had been frank in
admitting a brief association
with Communists and his vol
untary ending such contacts.
Thanks to the courts, the Red
hunt is being reduced to more
rational dimensions. Oregon
Statesman, Salem.
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Vacation time means you're on
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