4 Sunday, OcfeWf 12, 1951
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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune JO. 20. 30 and
40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
October 12, 1948 (Tuesday)
Medford's city council last
night called for bids for con
struction of the Camp White
trunk sewer line.
A half dozen chinchillas,
considered "Very Important
Passengers' arrived at muni
cipal airport this morning.
20 YEARS AGO
October 12. 1938 (Wednesday)
Capt. Oliver Cromwell Ap
plegate, most famed pioneer
and Indian lighter in southern
Oregon, dies at 92 in Klamath
Falls.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "It is
now conteded by editorial
writers the New York Yank
ees of the American league
'are too good, and should have
their strength reduced by sell
ing some of their stars.' "
30 YEARS AGO '
October 12, 1928 (Friday)
Twenty-two Jackson coun
ty residents are eligible for
a "bootleggers' ' convention"
to be held here thjs winter
by federal authorities anxious
to collect back taxes on liquor
manufacture. : '
Work crews are cutting tim
ber and grading for the new
road from Fish lake to Lake of
the Woods.
40 YEARS AGO
October 12. 1918 (Saturday)
Mayor Gates has banned all
public meetings in an effort to
check the inroads of Spanish
influenza.
Knox Price, 6-year-old
"wonder orator," stirred audi
ences at the Rialto and Page
theatres last night with a pa
triotic address on buying lib
erty bonds in which "he look
ed too cute for anything."
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct is superior;
seven or eight is excellent; five et
six is good.
1.- Which of these movie
actors was born in Pittsburg
Bob Hope, Adolphe Men-
jou, Bing Crosby?
2. In which California city
is the annual Rose Bowl foot
ball classic played on New
Years's. Day? . .
3. Leaves turn red . and
yellow in the fall because of
frost; true or false? -
4. Among Jesus' -disciples,
there were two sets of broth
ers; James and John were one
set; who comprised the other?
5. Which supplies more
calories-a pound of avocados
or bananas? -
6. Death Valley is in Ari
zona, California, or Washing
ton? 7. "Trigger" is the name of
a horse used by which movie
actor? ' .
8. The Pilgrims landed on
Plymouth Rock on December
21; was it in 1618, 1620, or
1621?
9. How many mills are
there in a cent?
" 10. Who is presently Chief
Justice of the United States?
" Answers: lJVdolphe Men
iou. 2. Pasadena. 3. False.
4. Peter and Andrew. 5. Avo
cados. 6. California. 7. Roy
Rogers. 8. 1620. 9. Ten mills.
10. Earl Warren.
Protecting a Source
A reporter, it has often been said, is as good
as his "contacts."
Some "of his stories are gleaned from public
records. Many are based on events be they
debates or disasters that he observes.
But other stories, often the most important
ones, he must get "the hard way," relying on
people whom he trusts and who trust him.
A CITY official covers up misuse of funds.
The Governor plans a "surprise" visit.
The State Department studies a .change of
policy.
To get wind of such stories, a reporter needs
"contacts," people who give him valuable tips
but hastily add, "Don't quote me."
The good reporter gives them his word. As
he seeks confirmation of what he's been told else
where, he simply explains that "someone" fir
mentioned it or "there's a rumor floating around
When the story is published, the facts are at
tributed to "informed sources" or "spokesmen."
Knowing their names
and hence their jobs
are not endangered the contacts will be
ready to' help again.
TTHIS mutual trust is basic to the ethics and
1 practice of journalism. Without it, reporters
and the public could remain dangerously
uninformed.
Marie-Torre, television columnist for the New
York Herald Tribune, was sentenced last Novem
ber to 10 days in jail for protecting this trust.
In her column for Jan. 10, 1957 she attributed
to, a "network executive" at CBS certain state
ments concerning the character of Judy Garland,
actress and singer. Miss Garland as a result sued
CBS for defamation and breach of contract.
The court asked Miss Torre to name the "exec
utive." Miss Torre declined to do so. She was
convicted of criminal contempt.
LIER case was appealed on two counts. First,
that freedom of the press was threatened.
Second, that forcing a reporter to name a news
source would result in the loss of "contacts" and
thus cause "occupational damage."
Recently a UT S. Court of Appeals, admitting
its decision was "delicate" if not "difficult," de
nied the appeal.
It ruled that "a paramount public interest in
the fair administration of justice" takes prece
dence over freedom of the press.
Ogden R. Reid, editor and president of the
Herald Tribune, has announced the case will be
taken to the U. S. Supreme Court "since this is
the first time a federal appellate court has dealt
with the broad question of the proper protection
of a reporter's confidential sources."
.
THE case may well set a crucial precedent.
Miss Torre has asserted what responsible
journalists consider fundamental to their pro
fessional ethics, the right to protect "contacts' in
the interest of getting news. The recent opinion
of the appeals court over-rules this right.
Incidentally, the opinion's author is Judge Pot
ter Stewart, just appointed to the Supreme Court.
We trust he will disqualify himself if and when
Miss Torre's case comes before it.
CHOULD the Supreme Court-uphold her con
eviction, or decline to review the case, the Amer
ican press will face a two-fold threat.
First, other cases in which reporters protect
their sources, who may well be public servants
rather than "network executives," will be decid
ed on this precedent.
Second, and more formidable, many vital
"contacts," fearing possible court-room disclo
sures, will decide that while they can trust the
reporter they dare not take a chance with the law.
The more important or controversial the story,
the greater this danger.
' One less "informed source" equals that much
less news. And what of the public's "right to
know?" E. W. ,
Work Starting
The picture in the Mail Tribune Friday, showr
ing that construction is finally getting underlay
on the big new shopping center along Jackson
street, was welcome news.
Quite frequently, during the summer, this of
fice would receive telephone calls asking when
the work was going to start. All we knew was
that it was scheduled to get'going about the first
of September.. . .
THERE were delays, but these were overcome,
and now the work begins. It will include a
Sears, Roebuck company store, a Safeway store,
and several others. There will be ample parking.
We do not believe this center, only a few
blocks from the downtown area, will detract from
the city's core, and may, indeed, serve as a busi
ness stimulant there.
In any event, the shopping area will be a wel
come addition to the economy of Medford and
Jackson county. E.A,
Sobering Thought
"The recognition that there are logical altern
atives even to our most cherished beliefs is a so
bering thought. But is is also an idea that can em
ancipate men from intolerant dogma and illiberal
provincialism."
(From a book review in the Scientific Ameri
can, by Ernest NageL)
are not to be published
or other relationships
Matter of Fact
THE SHAMBLES .
San Francisco - Will Gov.
Goodwin Knight climb into
the U. S. Senate over the pros-
3 trate body of
retiring Sen.
Will i a m
Knowland, or
wiU he trip
oh the corpse
and end in the
same grave?
That seems
to be the
shortest sum-
Jof.ph Alsop mary, mine
grisly soap opera styie, of the
present situation in the Cali
fornia elections. Maybe this
reporter has been grossly mis
informed. If so, his informants
have been, leading Republi
cans. . The Democrats think
they are going to win both
the Governorship and the Sen
ate seat. Some Republicans
think that they can save the
Senate seat, though not the
Governorship.
But the indomitable Bill
Knowland and his hardwork
ing wife seem to be just about
the only people in California
who do not already concede
Knowland's defeat by Demo
cratic Attorney General Pat
Brown. And a great many peo
ple in Knowland's own party
expect such a big victory for
Brown that Knight will lose
too; and the Democrats will
also capture the traditional
Republican command post in
this state, control of the State
Legislature.
pOV. Knight himself quite
plainly sees the California
picture in the terms of the
foregoing summary. He want
ed, of course, to run for re
election to the Governorship.
He is still boiling with resent
ment, of course, because he
was fairly brutally side-track
ed into the Senate race by
Bll Knowland and his local
allies. Emotion no doubt in
fluences Knicht's iudsment
of his problem.
All the same. Knieht is an
experienced political opera
tor. However much he wanted
to be Governor again he
would not knowingly allow
his emotions to imDeril his
chance to win the Senate seat.
Yet to all intents and pur
poses, he is running against
Knowland, his own party's
candidate for the Governor
ship, just as hard as he is
running against his opponent
in the Senate race, Democrat
ic Rep. Clair Engle. .
The Knight speeches are
peppered with hints that he is
a folksier, nicer, friendlier,
better man than Knowland;
and the other day Knight
went so far as to admit, for
the record, that he was far
from sure whether he could
even bring himself to vote for
Knowland. The greater diffi
culty of Knowland's situation
can be gauged from the fact
that this proud and rather
rigid man somewhat patheti
cally reminds all comers that
he and Knight have appeared
Today & Tomorrow
By Walter lippmann
THE GOLDEN BRIDGE
According to Gen. Laurence
Kuter, speaking in an inter
view at Tokyo where he is
Air Command
er in the Pa
cific, the rea
son why Pei
ping has insti
tuted a seven
day cease-fire
is "failure of
the announced
and boasted
- Walter . . . . .
Lippmann munist intent
to take. the offshore islands."
This . is not a convincing
contribution to a difficult sit
uation, and the General, if he
feels that it is proper for Gen
erals to make political state
ments, should at least not
count the chickens until some
of them are hatched. For if, it
By Joseph Alsop
together on the same plat
form. "You see," he all but says,
"we are united." .
.
IT'NIGHT - Knowland unity
has by no means been
achieved, however, by these
rare joint appearances, al
ways arranged with elabor
ate diplomacy. The central
difference between them
arises from the fact that
Knowland sees himself as an
other Robert A. Taft, where
as Knight sees himself as
another Earl Warren. Taking
the Taft line, Knowland com
mitted himself to all-out sup
port of the so-called right-to-work
law. Knight, who .has
much labor support, is equally
all-out against right-to-work.
Judging : by appearances,
Knowland's campaign strate
gy was sadly ill-conceived. In
the famous 1950 Ohio cam
paign, Sen. Taft began with
rock - solid support from the
farmers, from the middle in
come groups and above all,
from the entire business com
munity. The Taft business
support was not just solid in
Ohio. It came "from all over
the country. Taft, the con
servative symbol, attracted
campaign contributions on
such a lavish scale that the
Ohio Republicans were able
to spend close to $3,000,000
that year - an all-time record
for such a contest.
j
ITNOWLAND simply has not
put himself across as a
conservative symbol who
must be saved at all cost.
Possibly this is because Know
land's opponent, the amiable
Brown, looks just about as at
tractive to many California
business men as the rudely in
dependent and frequently un
predictable Knowland. At any
rate, the failing of Knowland
to make a score in the Taft
style is evident,, of only be
cause it is an open secret that
his campaign is suffering from
the most acute financial ane
mia. Even Knight is better off
in this respect, and the Demo
cratic candidates are reputed
to be more amply financed
than either Knight or Know
land. In addition, the presence of
a right-to-work referendum on
the California Ballot has
caused the labor groups to
make an enormous effort to
get out their vote. The latest
registration figures show the
Democrats leading the Repub
licans by 3 to 1 among the
new California voters.
These are the practical rea
sons why Knight is running
against Knowland and taking
his stand as a friend of labor
just as warm as any Demo
crat. Everyone seems to agree
that Knight will therefore get
a lot of votes that Knowland
does not get. But a question
remains; how many votes of
Knowland's enthusiasts will
Knight lose by his remarkable
tactics.
(c) 1958 New. York Herald
Tribune Inc.
is true that the Red Chinese
have failed at Quemoy, why
did they put a time limit of
seven days on the cease-fire?
The time limit implies that
they may renew bombard
ment at the end of the seven
days, and are we to suppose
that this is a bluff, that they
cannot renew the bombard
ment? Conceivably it may be a
bluff and if it is, they are,
considering Chiang's attitude,
taking an enormous risk of
having their bluff called. It
seems unlikely that this is the
explanation. If the Chinese
Communists are. unable to re
new the bombardment, it
would have been so easy and
so much less risky for" them
to have accepted the Dulles
proposal for an unlimited
cease-fire to be followed by a
Communications
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aaper; in fact the contrary is oftsn the case.
Greatest State
.To the Editor: Your "Au
tumn on the Rogue" editorial
was so nicely expressed,
thanks. Am sending my copy
to a distant friend. I trust
others will do likewise. -
We do have so many bless
ings in this wonderful state,
and so much to offer the peo
ple visiting here. But we also
need something else, employ
ment for those who may want
to live here as well.
A . genuine "Matisse" or
"Rembrandt" is largely to
look at, but one can get awful
ly hungry just looking. We
have some good and progressive-minded
men as candi
dates for office, to help get
our state and, city out of the
"pioneer" state it is in, and
we so badly need some indus
tries and payrolls for those
who are already here, and for
the generations yet planning
to buy homes here.
I'd make two good and real
istic suggestions:
Get out and vote these peo
ple injo office, and get the
"non-progressives" out. And
let's change our slogan from
"Get the tourist doUars" to
one a little less obvious, "Get
the tourists." '
Oregon is spending a great
deal of money and time on
the coming Centennial, and it
will certainly work in reverse
of what we are trying for, if
we present this same old 100-year-old
attitude, which has
been all too prevalent, "Not
the tourist, we don't want
him,-"
True we have no way pro
vided for new people to make
a living here, but that over
sight can be remedied if we
are lucky enough to get an
"entirely new" administration
in our state, county and city
go'ernment. I do trust those
who appreciate this blessed
state of Oregon, and who are
sincerely interested in its fu
ture, will have the foresight
to get to the polls and vote.
. This is no longer a state for
"retirees." Its possiblities are
such that we can improve our
own economy, not "beg" for
the tourists' dollars, which are
made in more progressive ter
ritory.
Autumn, spring or winter
is wonderful in this most
beautiful valley, and as I see
it, a few factories would make
it even lovelier. .
Yours for a government of
men who want to make this
a state of people and payrolls,
to provide lovely homes, to
raise fine families, which,
after all, is the backbone of
a great nation. When we ac
complish that, then only can
we truthfully say, it's the
greatest state in the U. S. A.
Mary Williams
357 Orr dr.
Central Point
"Silly Season" Proof
To the Editor: In answer to
Mr. Schulz' letter to the edi
tor (if it was his), there are
some things all voters -should
know.
First, the "recent commu
nication" on the same subject,
referred to in Schultz' letter,
was supposedly written by a
Julius Davis, who has since
angrily denied writing the
letter.
Further, the proceeding
criticized by Mr. Schulz' ghost
writer is the one prescribed
by law. The Central Commit
tee and both parties have
one in every county are
elected precinct workers: two
from each precinct. I repeat:
The Central Committee is
elected by the people of their
party. -
In the event a vacancy oc
curs after the primary, the
Central Committee is delegat
ed by law to fill that vacancy.
The purpose of this law is as
obvious as it is excellent. The
voters want a choice and not
a default in November.
Get ready for more of the
some, readers, as Walsh's
withdrawal of Nationalist
troops.
THERE are two other im
portant reasons why Gen.
Kuter would have done well
to refrain from claiming vic
tory. The first is that with the
strategic limitations at Que
moy - Chiang being unable to
take the offensive - there can
be no- such thing as a victory.
There can be a pause to bring
up ammunition and guns. The
bombardment can be renewed
whenever the Communists are
ready, and there is nothing
that Chiang can do about it.
The local initiative, provided
they do not invade but only
bombard Quemoy, is with the
Communists.
The other reason why Gen.
Kuter was talking out of turn
is that he has made it more
difficult for this government
to do what it is trying to do
in the offshore islands. What
the government is : trying to
do is to obtain a cease - fire
after" which, our being no
longer at the point, of a gun,
we can bring about a disen
campaign manager tells me
letters are being "inspired"
right now. The "Silly Season"
is indeed upon us.
Jim Redden, Chairman
Democratic Party of
Jackson County
Stop It!!
To the Editor: It has come
to my attention that a tele
phone "committee' has com
menced to operate in this
county in regard to the sher
iffs race. The caller, I under
stand, identifies himself as
one of my supporters and
then engages in a character
assassination of my opponent.
I should like to make it
clear that I regard this as
completely despicable, and
that the charges against my
opponent are false.
This person or "committee"
is either a misguided support
er of mine or of my opponent.
They may think it will help
me, or possibly that is will
backfire on me and help my
opponent. If it is their inten
tion to help me, I don't want
that kind of help?
I have talked to my oppo
nent's campaign manager and
I know he deplores this.
To the misguided individual
or individuals responsible
please stop! No race is that
important.
Larry Sheehan
P. O. Box 555
Rogue River
They Deserve Better
To the Editor: I read the
Editorial "Fairy Tale And
Art Form," in the Mail Trib
une and found it of special
interest.
My Grandmother and
James Butler Hickok, better
known as "Wild Bill Hickok,"
were brother and sister, there
fore I claim, with some pride,
a remote kinship to this fam
ous man. During the time
when the -TV western serial
entitled "Wild Bill Hickok"
was at its best (or worst) I
was often completely dis
gusted with the farce which
claimed to relate some of the
events of his life as a fron
tier marshal.
I've often wondered where
they got the background ma
terial for-the production and
have doubted that they both
ered to look up any facts
Does anyone have the right
to use the names of real peo
ple when producing a Fairy
Tale?
We have no way of knowing
or proving that they were
real heroes or heels. To the
people they helped and de
fended they were heroes, and
to the people they hurt or de
fied they were cowards, bul
lies and gun happy killers.
Many accounts are given and
I for one prefer to believe the
very conservative reports of
our history books.
"; Wild Bill Hickok was a real
person who lived and con
tributed to the history of his
country. He had many adven
tures, some of them bold and
daring. He was skillful with
his gun. I doubt that he
sought the fame which he re
ceived. If he did he was care
less about having it recorded
for future generations. . Gun
fighting was common in his
day, so was killing. The En
cyclopedia Britannica records
several accounts of his service
to his country as marshal and
scout, and describes him as a
man of. great courage and
strength.
TV writers and producers
have taken his name and that
of others like him and have
built stories around them that
you nor nobody else can be
lieve. .
I would like to see his name
and the name of his contem
poraries put back in the his
tory of the West where they
belong and given the respect
and honor you would accord
any other , famous person,
statesman, doctor, explorer,
and all others. Then I would
gagement at Quemoy. Our
own position is that we will
not make our concession while
there is shooting. We should
not overlook the fact that
Peiping will not wish to make
the concession expected if it is
to be proclaimed as a defeat.
It will be the part of wis
dom on both sides to remem
ber "be not rash; a golden
bridge is for a flying enemy."
TH E immediate practical
question is what is to
happen at the end of the seven-day
cease-fire. In trying to
answer this question we can,
to the best of my knowledge,
define the present position as
follows. We have asked for a
general and unlimited cease
fire to be followed by disen
gagement in the offshore is
lands. Peiping has replied by
instituting a limited tease-fire
combined with a proposal for
direct negotiations with Chi
ang about withdrawal from
those islands: Along with this
and, so to speak, parallel with
this, there is reason to believe
pTLUCC'
(By M-T Staff and, Contributors)
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Elliott Becken, the conservative but amenable assistant
superintendent of schools in Medford, is shown above
proving that it is, too, possible for grown-ups to hula a
hoop. (He granted permission for the picture to be pub
lished only on our solemn promise to let it be known that
. it was not at some night club or other, but rather at the
YMCA, where a report meeting for the United Medford '
Crusade was under way. A good cause, Elliott and you
look kinda cute, too.)
October, all you lucky peo
ple, is "Potato Chip Month."
We at the M-T news room
were forcibly apprised of this
fact Friday, when a large box,
addressed to the city editor,
arrived in the mail. It con
tained about 20 small, indi
vidual packets of potato chips,
which were promptly dis
tributed to the personnel, and
which spoiled the lunches of
some of the greedier ones.
Well, not long after that,
two MORE large boxes of
chips arrived, also addressed
to the city editor (who was
beginning to get kind of tired
of potato chips), and these too
were to be distributed.'
It's awfully nice of the po
tato chip people to do this
(presumably in the hope that
some impressionable colum
nist would mention the promo
tion in a weak moment), and
we appreciate it. But we won
der if it isn't a bit self-defeat
ing. We Have a hunch that our
staff wiU be so full of chips
for the next few days that
they won't . go out and buy
any for weeks and weeks.
Our sports - editor ' kept
waiting for his tomatoes to
get ripe this fall, and was
about ready to tear 'them up
insist that all writers of Fairy
Tales create names of their
own around which they can
build any story that comes
to mind.
Mrs. Rex Nicodemus
1122 West Fourth st.
Medford.
Approves Station
To the Editor: I think the
decision of the little Ashland
church to set up a broadcast
ing station for religious pro
grams is an excellent idea.
Most lddges and social or
ganizations try to justify
their existence by doing a
certain amount of . philanth
ropy work.' . V
Youth clubs, etc., are ideal
projects for them. .
But there are many of us
that would like the type of
programs that a station of
that' kind would produce.
(Name on file)
Medford
that Peiping does not regard
the Formosa question as im
mediate and urgent, and that
there is not now or in the im
mediate future a Formosa
crisis.
Presumably, then, the an
swer to the question of wheth
er the cease-fire is to continue
at the end of the seven days is
that it will probably continue
if somehow - perhaps at War
saw, perhaps through inter
mediaries at the United Na
tions or elsewhere - Peiping
is told that a bargain can be
struck about Quemoy.
The possibilities open to us
in this phase of the whole af
fair are disengagement in the
offshore islands and a de facto
standstill in Formosa. This
would not be a lasting settle
ment. But it could be a pro
visional settlement which
lasted for some time. That
would be something. Not much
perhaps but more than can be
achieved by any other method
that anyone has proposed,
(c) 1958 New York
- Herald Tribune Inc.
and throw them away be
cause they just got yellow
instead of red, when he
suddenly discovered he had
unwittingly pur chased a
variety which never does
get red-just yellow.
.
WORLD SERIES
RUMINATION
Batters might come, batters
might go.
Gillette's jaunty parrot
went on with its show.
Haney might stutter,
Stengel might mutter.
The Papermate pen wand
ered on through the butter.
The last Yankee homer has
finally been belted. ? '
The parrot's asleep. The ,
butter has melted.
A woman, an acquaint
ance of a hunter who bag
ged a deer the first day of
the season, couldn't under
stand why her statement
brought howls of laughter
when she announced that
the hunter had brought
down a "two-point doe." "
IN ANSWER TO
"AHHH-CHOOI"
It took a day to write thia
ode,
Between the lines, I blowed
and blowed.
Of all the colds I've ever
had
This Autumn one is twice
as bad.
Ensnared in its - clutches,
deserted I sit,
Swearing and bearing and
sharing it.
Will science rescue this ,
stuffy clan
Of sniffing, coughing and
sneezmg man?
Come soon, come soon, Oh
magic pill
With which to cure this
common ill.
Ahhh-Choo! with the Kleen
ex handy;
Oh happy day1 when you
felt dandy
. But now I wail with
fevered brow
How can I endure this -
How? How? HOW!!!!?
The above offering was
received in the mail from
Jacksonville, written on a
nose - drop - stained sheet of
copy paper, and signed.
''From a miserable corres
pondent, B. Hoskins. This
also explains my short col
umn this week. No ambi
tion.". Gesundheit, Betlel
The famed slogan of the
postal service states that
neither rain nor snow nor
gloom of night shall stay these
couriers from the swift com
pletion . of their appointed
rounds.
To which could be added
the World Series.
Along Stewart avenue last
week a mailman was seen
walking his accustomed route,
with a transistor radio pressed
to his ear.
.
There's more than one
way to get club members to
come to meetings on time.
One 4-H club publication
recently said: "Six coal
black, cute, cuddly kittens
for sale. Each equipped
with melodious meows.
Those members coming to
club members late will get
one free." .
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