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Why He Hunts Doves
To the Editor: In answer to
the letter in the MT of Aug.
13 without published signa
ture under the caption, "Why
They Hunt Doves," the writer
made very few statements of
his or her own, but relied on
the old subterfuge of, "I have
read," "I have heard" or "I
have been told." I have hesi
tated, entering in any discus
sion relative to dove hunting
but I do not feel that such a
letter should go unanswered.
As one of the many hunters
who enjoy dove season and
the fruits thereof, I offer the
following facts, not hearsay.
1. 1 authored one of the pe
tions mentioned and to my
knowledge no one was high
pressured into signing.
2. Dope season in Jackson
county Is not Sept. 1 through
28, but ends on Sept. 14. This
is sufficient as the cool nights
of September start the migra
tion (doves are a migratory
bird) and numbers of them
have gone by mid-September.
3. The quote from Sports
man magazine relative to the
erratic flight of the dove is
the opinion of the majority of
dove hunters, and the average
hunter who gets his limit (ten
birds) with a box of shells (25)
is considered very good.
4. The expressed idea that
anyone would hunt and shoot
doves as a form of practice to
improve his shooting is highly
improbable and another "I am
told."
5. As to the quantity of edi
ble meat being no more than
a robin; I have never killed
nor eaten a robin, so am not
competent to judge the com
parison. As a gourmet I find
that two or three doves pre
pared Italian style served with
green salad and garlic bread
makes a repast fit for a king.
6. As to the "I am told" re
ports of hunters poaching
pheasant during dove "season,
if the writer of the letter
knows of any case in which
pheasant or any other game
bird or animal was poached,
then it is that person's duty
tc see the violator brought to
justice. I too have heard this
report but upon investigation
it always turns out, as in the
letter, "Someone told some
one," etc. Even if this were
true, it would not justify clos
ing the season for legitimate
hunters because one poacher
killed illegal birds. No more
than the deer, fishing or any
other season should be closed
because of game law viola
tions. 7. As to the extermination
of doves. Reports published in
August "Outdoor Life" indi
cate the dove population has
increased each year, even
though hunters- last year took
- an estimated two and one half
million birds in California
alone.
Floyd M. Pickell
24 Highland dr.
Medford
"Compulsory" Dancing
To the Editor: In less than
five weeks, my two small
boys, ages 7 and 6, will begin
school at Jewett Elementary.
This year they will each take
a note, excusing them from
square dancing.
I took it for granted that
dancing was begun in about
the third grade but my boy
was taught a simplified form
last year in the first grade. I
did not find it out until the
last few weeks of school, but
I would like to see something
done this school year.
I visited our school official.
Here is what I found out:
The school feels that the
majority want their children
taught dancing. Therefore, the
school places social dancing in
the curriculum along with
reading, writing and arithme-v
tic. Your child can be excused
by a note from home, or the
minister. Only two children
were excused last year. (I
wonder if it was because par
ents didn't know a first
grader can't tell you or
many don't like to have their
child hurt by being left out of
the group.)
The State Board of Educa
tion does not require social
dancing. Our school decides
dancing- Our school decides
square dancing is the same as
folk dancing; therefore, it is
required.
Here is what I would like
to see done:
Parents notified that their
child can be excused. A first
grader cannot be relied upon
and probably he was not
told he could be excused. It
should always be made very
clear to parents and child
when there are two alterna
tives. Dancing taken out of the
curriculum and placed with
the other social activities on
a sign-up basis. Parents and
child, with help and guidance
from the school, should be
able to choose the activities
tbey are especially interested
in such as music and sports.
Dancing is not essential to our
social way of life and all
children should not be re
quired to learn. All parents
do not enjoy the same social
activities and we should not
expect our children to.
Personally, I would like to
see dancing taken out of the
school; but if the majority
want it, and are willing to pay
for it, then our children should
have the opportunity to learn.
Barbara E. Scrivner
6295 Ponderosa st.
Central Point
More About Jacksonville
To the Editor: We read with
interest your editorial of Aug.
12 concerning the restoration
of Jacksonville as a tourist at
traction and to develop what
you term a "gold mine" for
business in Medford and the
Rogue River Valley.
Your interest is appreciat
ed and we are in accord with
your feelings about restoring
some of the glamour of the
past and if it means added
business for our friends and
neighbors throughout the area
we will be pleased.
However, at this point we
feel certain you will under
stand if we ask a few ques
tions. Where have you been
during the past weeks when
we have been fighting alone
to keep a garbage dump off
our back door step? Why did
you present a case for the
Medford City Sanitary Serv
ice in your editorial of Aug
3 and not give equal space to
present our side? Why did
you refer to it as being "a
mile or so away" and "hidden
away in a canyon" when this
is not the case? We agree that
tourists may be interested in
visiting our historic spots but
how many do you think will
care to view the odious gar
bage dump now located near
our city limits?
We wonder why we have
not heard from those "organi
zations in Jackson county
which have a stake in pro
moting the tourist trade'" al
though we do note that at a
recent meeting of the Jack
son County Planning Commis
sion, when this matter was
under consideration, that two
business men from Medford
and one from Ashland voted
against zoning to Mop the
dump.
It should be obvious to any
one who takes the time to
acquaint themselves with the
facts that the operation of
this dump will be detriment
to this community and the
surrounding area and that it
will be a definite handicap to
the development of some of
the finest residential sites in
the county. To date, neither
you nor those who stand to
profit most have lifted a hand
to help us in the fight to stop
this from happening to your
I "gold mine". As you point out,
it takes cooperation.
Jacksonville Lions Club
By H. R. Parrott,
Secretary
Editor's note: The dump was
referred to as "a mile or so
away" and "hidden away in
a canyon" because it is. The
writer of the editorial visited
the dump, toured the proper
ty, and discussed its operation
with the firm's proprietors. It
is possible that many Jack
sonville people believe that a
gravel pit on the east slope
of the Daisy creek drainage is
to be used for dumping. Ac
tually, the dump is located on
the other side of the ridge to
the east, completely out of
sight from any building or
road.
The Days of Gold
To the Editor: Wednesday's
editorial on A New-Old Jack
sonville, reminds us what a
recent tourist had to report
after seeing and visiting Jack
sonville and the museum for
the first time.
To quote his own words:
"Here is a sleeping 'gold mine'
only waiting to be publicized
as a tourist attraction like the
ghost towns of Deadwood and
Lead in the Black Hills, of
South Dakota, where "Wild
Bill" Hicock was once city
marshall and peace officer.
Jacksonville seems to be
well supplied with all the old
land marks in the way of the
historic buidings, so there
seems to be nothing really
lacking except the restoration
of the oldtime shops, even if
the old furnishings were
loaned to complete any stores'
Eart Main St.
DAIRY -
"Unless the Lord builds the house, those who
build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches
over the city, the) watchman stays awake in
vain."
-Psalms
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Editorial
Comment
WHERE GOES THE
GARBAGE
Jackson county is currently
grappling with a problem
which should serve as an ob
ject lesson to Douglas county.
It involves, of all things, a
garbage dump. The Medford
garbage disposal company is
quitting the site of the old
dump and is in the process of
starting another.
The present dump is in the
city limits in an area which
is quickly being developed
and the company is attempt
ing to find a more acceptable
site where the reek and un
pleasant appearance will be
removed from population cen
ters and still be within eco
nomical transport distance.
The problem is simple but
its solution is becoming ex,
tremely thorny.
The company finally found
a canyon near Jacksonville,
bought a 360-acre plot of land,
put in roads and otherwise
developed the site. It had rea
son to sit back and beam
happily. The site was hidden
in the canyon, drainage was
away from population centers
and the smells were wafted
far from sensitive noses.
Then, the axe fell. People
! of Jacksonville suddenly de
cided it was time to protest.
They are now thumping the
drum for a spot zoning ord
inance to shut the company
out of the site. That is, they
want to make just the area in
which the dump is to be situ
ated a zone in which a dump
cannot be placed.
Lesson Elicited
The question of which side
is right doesn't affect Douglas
county particularly, but the
lesson it should promote de
serves plenty of county con
sideration. That lesson is that
countywide zoning as part of
an overall planning program
would probably have served
to make such a battle improb
able. The garbage dump could
only have been placed in an
area away from areas of
population if zoning were in
effect. Zones would have been
set up for the very purpose
after long preliminary study
and mapping by the planning
commission. The company
would have known where it
could set up the dump, and
the people would be protected
from the noxious eyesore.
This is a dramatic example
of the need for such zoning.
The same could be applied
to such things as junk yards,
foul-smelling paper mills and
other installations not com
patible to residential areas.
The most prevalent opposi
tion to zoning is that it is
just another way of govern
ment controlling the actions
of the individuals. But con
trols for the general good of
the people become necessary
as populations grow.
The subject is not new to
the county. In recent years
Douglas county voters have
twice soundly defeated ef
forts to establish zoning in
the county. It appeared that
one of the major contributing
reasons for the defeats was
misunderstanding. Many peo
ple got zoning mixed up with
building codes and turned
down the measure on the basis
of a dislike for enforcement
of the code.
Zoning Defeated Twice
Douglas county fs not alone
in its problem of selling zon
ing. Jackson county has also
had the measure defeated
twice in recent years.
The two counties also have
a parallel in that they are
still sparsely enough populat
ed that advance planning will
save them many headaches
such as the location of Med
ford's city dump in the fu
ture. At best, rapid growth of
populations bring about se
vere problems. That's why
any planning that can be done
before dense populations ar
rive will avert many problems
as the growth takes place.
Roseburg News-Review.
Naval Helicopter
Crash Kills Three
Imperial Beach, Calif. IUPD
A naval helicopter crashed
and burned in an open field
yesterday, killing at least
three of the fliers aboard.
that may be in need of any old
time fixtures. Old country
stores and their wares seem
to beckon the average tourist
today.
Bert Kissinger
520 Boardman st.
Medford
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SMITH
at Genessee
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Truman Hopes U.N. Assembly
Will Act Soon on Peace Force
(Continued from Page 1)
I hope that this General
Assembly of the United Na
tions will act speedily to set
up an international peace
force of sufficient strength to
carry out its decisions to main
tain the peace in any area. All
nations ought to make their
contributions to such a force
and help to support it. As I
envisage such a force, I can
see no distinction between so
called neutral nations and
other nations?
We see even more clearly
today that trouble in any
part of the world is trouble
that may engulf every nation
in the world. I have always
felt that military measures,
by themselves, are no solu
tion to the peace and security
of a world where millions of
people still need food, cloth
ing, shelter and, above all
of these, full recognition as
free members of the human
race.
Special Machinery
Therefore, the Assembly
should speed the setting up
of special machinery to deal
with the economic needs and
development in the Middle
East intended to maintain the
independence of the nations
concerned for the benefit of
the people of that area. At
tention should, of course, be
directed against the exploita
tion of any resources of this
area by special interests, of
former imperialist . nations
and by present promoters of
the resources of the area for
outside benefit detrimental to
the local population.
We in this country have
been dealing with this prob
lem to the fullest extent of
our resources since the end of
World War II, and our people
have borne heavy tax burdens
to assist the rehabilitation of
many nations, including even
former enemies. We not only
helped to restore war-shattered
economies, . but we con
tributed heavily to make pos
sible the vitalization of un
derdeveloped countries. This
policy was carried out with
out any hope of financial or
political returns to ourselves
but with a hope for world
peace and happiness to the
people immediately con
cerned. Where in history will there
be found another such un
selfish act by the most pow
erful nation of its time?
Prepared to Sacrifice
I am confident that our
people are prepared to make
yet further sacrifices and con
tributions, and I am certain
that other nations will want
to join with us. This economic
rehabilitation job in the Mid
dle East would best be done
by an agency acting through
the United' Nations. I hope
that such machinery will be
set up at the earliest possible
moment, with the full partici
pation of the nations involved.
I think the Arab nations
ought to be assured that such
machinery or agency would
not be .a self-perpetuating or-
Wtick Way is UP?
As regards the picture, it may
take you a while to decide.
As regards your personal progress, a glance at your
spending and savings habits may be enough. Can you
manage to spend a little less and deposit a little more
regularly in your savings account at our bank?
Then there's no way you can go but op. Do try it I
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ganization,but be limited to
a fixed term of, say three to
five years, and that, at the
end of this period, the condi
tions in the Middle East
would be reviewed by vthe
United Nations to determine
whether a renewal period is
needed or whether what re
mains to be done should be
turned over to the nations
and people concerned.
This is an opportunity for
the Soviet Union to join with
other nations in the interest
of world stability. This is no
time or place for competitive
rivalries, and if the project
is carried out in good faith,
a pattern and precedent will
have been created to solve
the problems of other op
pressed and depressed areas,
particularly in Southeast
Asia,, in Africa and Indonesia.
Standby Committee '
I think the times are such
that when this assembly ad
journs, a special standby com
mittee of the Assembly should
be appointed to function as a
help, to the Secretary General.
This committee could also be
very useful in arranging
meetings to carry out the
will of the United Nations:
I would suggest that this
might well be ' the proper
channel to set up meetings
between the various heads of
state and make it possible to
bring together, let us say,
Khrushchev, Macmillan, de
Gaulle, Adenauer, Nehru, and
perhaps Nasser, and the Presi
dent of the United States with
out stirring up hysteria or a
hornet's nest of speculation.
It would help to establish a
closer working relationship
between the heads of state
and the United Nations, mak
ing it easier to prepare for
the issues to be discussed.
At this time of danger, I
believe it would be desirable
to have a standby committee
of the Congress. Major decis
ions will have to be made and
made promptly, and the
President should have avail
able . to him on short notice
the counsel of congressional
leaders of both parties dur
ing the period of adjournment
of the Congress. ;
Unprecedented Change
The world is in a state of
unprecedented change. We
face either total destruction
or the beginning of the great
est age in the history of man
kind. . .
The United States, born of
revolution in modern times,
understands the meaning of
revolution in terms of free
dom. The American people
are sympathetic to other peo
ples struggling to achieve
freedom for themselves. But
we are not easily fooled by
phony revolutions designed
to serve either power-seeking
rulers or the aims of a new
imperialism.
i We can readily distinguish
between genuine revolutions
generated from within . and
revolutions fomented and
schemed by agents of a for
eign power. A revolution!
Medford
which merely substitutes one
dictatorship for another is
destined to fail, but during its
life the new dictatorship caiHbrought about by outside in-
be more oppressive than the
regime which it overthrew.
Tragic Plights
The tragic plight of Poland
and Hungary, to say nothing
of the other satellite states
of Soviet Russia, should be a
constant reminder to the Mid
dle East how revolutions can
be wrong if they do not have
their origin on their own soil
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China.
A vast majority of the peo
ple of the world want peace
and freedom. This is true not
only in the free nations, but
I am certain that it is true
in Russia and China, and
other countries where dicta
tors are to be found.
But dictators are only tem
porary obstacles in the path
of progress and freedom, and
I hope that Khrushchev and
Mao Tse-Tung soon recognize
the trend of the times and
turn to the ways of peace.
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