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14 MAIL TRIBUNE. MedforJ, Oregon, Frid.y, October 17, 1938 Candidate Parade (Editor's note: This is one of a series of articles con cerning candidates for stale, federal and county office, up for election at the November general election. They were prepared by the candidates themselves, or on their behalf, at the invitation of the Mail Tribune.) ll ; l EDWIN R. DURNO GORDON HUDSON (Democratic candidate for the State Senate, Fifth Dis trict, Jackson county. Age 37; married and father of two boys). I have lived in Oregon all my life and in Jackson county for the last ten years. I have been in business for myself for the last nine years, owning and operating three drug stores. The major problem before the people of Jackson county and the state of Oregon at this time is our economy. Due to the nature of our main in dustry, lumber, each year for a few months we have a sea sonal slump, resulting in un due hardships on many indi duals and businesses. It also places a great burden on some of our state agencies. Since most of our timber in this county is owned or con trolled by the federal govern ment, it makes it difficult for the state to overcome any of these problems. However, we can, at .the state level, pre sent our problems to the fed eral government in a more vigorous manner, hoping this would bring about a greater allowable cut of federal tim ber and the building of more access and all-weather roads. We need more industry in the state of Oregon; however, here in Jackson county, I be lieve, we should not devote our , efforts to bringing in large industries. Our location in' the state will always pre sent to most industry a trans portation problem. Our val ley is only so large and any great increase of population would present local prob lems and result in our Rogue River valley's not being the most desirable place in the state to live. I would like to see small businesses encour aged to come to Jackson coun ty. These small businesses have less seasonal unemploy ment and any adverse condi tions suffered by a small in dustry or business would not be noticeably felt by our whole community. The abolishment of our personal property tax would be a great step in inducing more industry to come to Oregon. This tax is unfair and impossible to collect in the manner it was intended. With our ever-growing population and greater de mand for recreational facili ties and the competition of our neighboring states for the tourist business, we must act now to provide these needed facilities. This should begin with the city and county gov 't ernments and continue with the state and federal govern ments, with all doing their share. Tourist business is big business in our state ($300. 000,000). We have the nat ural resources; now let us use them. Another major problem fac ing us now, and it will con tinue to become larger in the future, is education. I am not so concerned about the physi cal problems. This can be readily determined and a new school built to meet the im mediate demand. I am con cerned with' the teaching per sonnel to staff , these new schools. To obtain the quan tity and quality of personnel, we will have to recognize the education profession as a pro fession and show thes indi viduals a greater incentive ior continuing in the educa tional field and to interest new personnel in the field. We must start now as it takes time to train the members of this profession. Our grade schools and high schools now are overcrowded and this de mand is already carrying over into our colleges. WAITING ROOM Sturbridge. Mass.-dTD-Old Sturbridge Village, the re created New England country town of the early 1800"s, has a suggestion box in which was fcjund this note in a childish scrawl: "Put a television room in so the children can weight for their parents." I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity to present my credentials to the voters of Jackson county. This can best be done by answering two questions that are in the minds of many. The first: Why is Dr. Dur no running for public office? My answer: My entire pro ductive adult life has been spent in pleasant and intimate association with the people of Jackson county. I owe a debt of gratitude that I would like to repay. The second: Why should I vote for Durno? My nswer: 1. As a student, teacher, coach and physician I have acquired a basic fundamental knowledge of the social and economic problems of our people. 2. Entirely self-supported, I worked my way through col lege and medical school. Such training and self discipline gives one a keener apprecia tion of education and its im portance to coming genera tions. 3. As a veteran of two wars, an enlisted man in World War I, and a Major, Medical corps, two years overseas, three campaigns. Purple Heart, Bat tle of the Bulge in World War II, I understand the problems of our Veterans. 4. Having practiced medi cine for 30 years in the valley, I am an original incorporator of Oregon Heart, Rogue Valley Physicians Service, Oregon Physicians' Service, a member of the building committee, and helped design the new Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital. I am president of the medical staff. 5. I am in my 11th year as a member and am past presi dent of the State Board of Medical Examiners, which is a non-politial state agency. I have served under four gover nors, by appointment. 6. As a taxpayer and admin istrator of diversified business and farm properties, I am vit ally interested in our growing tax problem. 7. A life long sportsman, I am qualified to assist in the protection of our wild life, out natural play grounds, and our resources of timber and water. The orderly develop ment of the Rogue River ba sin is of utmost importance to all of Southern Oregon. 8. As one who worked with his hands in his youth, and as a physician in later life, I can better understand the prob lems of labor, of the State In dustrial Accident Commission, of Unemployment Compensa tion, of Public Welfare and Public Health. 9. 1 am keenly aware of the problems of ' the aging, and the growing need for suitable homes or hospitals where the elderly can be cared for much cheaper and more satisfactor ily than in our expensive mod ern hospitals. 10. And finally, because I am close to the problems of government and health, and can speak with authority and experience, I feel that I can be of great value and service to the legislature. I am the only nominee seeking office professionally qualified to do so. Those are the reasons why I think you should vote for Durno. I will represent all of the people of Jackson county. I will make no political prom ises. I will be honest, logical, and realistic. I offer you my services free of alliances, com mitments, or support of spe cial interests. If you feel that I am qauli fied to represent you, I would appreciate your active sup port. You the voters are my campaign committee. Edwin R. Durno. ' Republican Candidate for State Senator Paw Paw. Ind.-OJPD-William Summit, 19, was jailed for. letting his sympathies get out of hand. He told police he handed a hacksaw through a barred window of the county jail because he "felt sorry for" Ralph Williams, 18, an inmate. Reprasenfafive Fined in Court Woodburh -OB- State- Rep. Richard E. Groener, Milwau kie, was fined S25 and costs in Justice court here Thurs day afternoon for violation of the basic rule. The Democratic representa tive was convicted and fined by Justice of the Peace Irving Brown after State Patrolman H. H. Hepler testified that Groener ' traveled through Brooks at 65 miles per hour on Sept. 20. Oregon City Attorney John Sheldahl, who represented Groener, said the legislator was being persecuted because of a dispute with State Police Supt. H. G. Maison. Groener had earlier accused Maison of creating a "quota system" on traffic arrests. Attorney George Gross of Marion county prosecuted for the state during the 90-min-ute trial. Sheldahl said he will ap peal the speeding conviction to Marion county Circuit court. Hepler said he did not know Groener's car and was unaware of his identity until he produced his driver's li cense. Coffee Break Issue Goes Unsettled Sioux City, Ia.-fUPD-Work- ers at the Swift and company packing plant had 10 minutes to sing the java blues today, hoping it may soon turn into a 15-minute java jive. Company and union offi cials still were split on the issue of coffee breaks. Local 711 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (((AFL-CIO) decided Thursday to go back to work, even though the company re fused to grant them 15 min utes to sip coffee and puff cigarettes. John Davidcheck, field rep resentative for the union, said further talks on the union's demand for five minutes more on the "relief' breaks would be held if the workers returned after a week-long strike. The coffee break issue, he said, was only one of a num ber of grievances that brought on the strike, although it was the one "that broke the cam el's back." Probe of Bombing Reaches Standstill Peoria, 111.- (UPD- Investiga tion into the bombing of a Jewish synagogue was report ed at a standstill today and authorities began a search for a youthful prankster respon sible for two phony bomb re ports. Some 1,900 students at Pe oria's Central High ' school and junior high school were evacuated Thursday after noon after a call from a pub lic telephone booth five blocks from the high school. Police searched both build ings but found no bombs. " Detective Capt. George Johnson -reported a "stand still" in his probe of the syna gogue bombing, although his men were "running every lead we get." No suspects were brought in for questioning Thursday and Johnson reported no sol id leads to a solution in the blast that blew out windows and wrought damage inside the Ansahai Emeth Temple early Tuesday. EARLY START Wheeling, W. Va.-(UPD-The stress of becoming a human being apparently was just too much for an infant who be came violently ill shortly after birth in a hospital here rec ently. The doctors x-rayed his stomach and saw to their amazement an active .ulcer. It is believed to be the first documented report of an ul cer in a one-day-old baby. f MARKET I Horns of SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS I OPEN 8:00 A.M. UNTIL I MIDNIGHT , 7 DAYS A WEEK I j EASY PARKING A X. EASY SHOPPING y 1202 NORTH RIVERSIDE AVENUE Service Off icer Favors November Ballot Measure Jerry Bianconi, Jackson: county veterans' service offi cer, today recommended pas sage of Measure No. 2, "In creasing funds for war veter ans loans," on the November ballot. Bianconi said voters should be aware of the fact that Measure No. 2 is not a tax measure, because, he said, the Oregon Veterans' farm and home loan program "is a self sustaining operation." "Measure No. 2," he said, "would merely authorize the state Department of Veterans' BOMBING SUSPECT Atlanta police have arrested Wallace H. Allen, 32, on sus picion of having bombed a Jewish temple there. Police say they found anti-Semitic literature and penciled drawings of the Nazi swas tika in Allen's home. If con victed on the bombing charge, Allen could face death penalty. Alter Game Dance Set for YMCA A dance will be sponsored by the Young Men's after the Klamath Falls-Medford foot ball game Friday, Oct. 17, ac cording to Herb Partridge, youth director. The dance will be held im mediately after the football game in the YMCA hall, Part ridge said. Dim Doyle is dance chairman. Others on the com mittee include Curt Salt marsh, Ron Miller, Terry Ry an, Danny Gilman and Dale Foresee. Howard Lage is adult adviser. Sponsoring group for the dance is the YMCA Youth Council. Through this organi zatio nstudents in the high school and junior high schools plan, promote and administer dances at the YMCA, Part ridge explained. Jacksonville Man Arrested by Police Medf ord police arrested Raymond Leslie McVay, route 1, box 16B, Jacksonville, Wed nesday on a district court war r a n t charging "furnishing liquor to a minor." McVay, arrested by Med ford police officers and a county sheriff's deputy in the Forrest creek area, allegedly provided liquor Oct. 4 to Lois Charlotte Partridge, 18. She was subsequently arrested and convicted for driving under the influence of liquor, police said. In Cars it's Cadillac In Vitamins it's . . FILAXIS with B.I 2 The Moit - Complete Vitamin and Mineral Formula AT ANY PRICE. No Vitamin Upset THREE MONTHS $ I 095 SUPPLY.. IW Available at Your Drug Store 8 Affairs to issue more bonds in order to obtain funds for farm and home loans to Oregon's World War II and Korean vet erans." . . The state veterans' depart ment is paying interest on its bonds at the present time at the rate of 2.66 per cent, Bian coni explained. At the same time, he said it is lending this money out to veterans at the rate of 4 per cent,' thus pro viding a cushion "which is more than sufficient" to pay for administering the program and to pay other costs of the state Veterans' Department. "By voting for Measure No. 2," Bianconi said, "the people can help assure the continued operation of this program, which is not only benefiting the veterans but is aiding Ore gon's lumber industry and other segments of our econ omy." In 1957, the state veterans' department made 4,170 home and farm loans statewide in the amount of $37,587,250, with Jackson county account ing for 170 of these loans amounting to $1,579,800. ELECTRIC DISHWASHER Independent laboratory tests have shown that bacteria count on hand-washed dishes was as high as 390 . . . On dishes washed in an electric dishwasher less than 1! Your Dishes, Washed Electrically, Are Almost 400 TIMES CLEANER! (And you'll save 400 hours of messy, lhankJess work every year with a dishwasher, too!) Put dirty dishes, silver, and utensils in an Electric Dishwasher... press a button and relax and enjoy your family! DON'T f LIVE BETTER Tin 9 r vvj'wr r ON TOUR Rome - UPD - Cmdr. William R. 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Pfa Tests This Week End detonated Dona Ana, a rela- tive small device from a bal loon anchored 500 feet above the desert floor. The shot, which re:easec a cnaracteris tic mushroom cloud that drift CLEA AS A washed by . . . BUY ed 11,000 feet ever Yucca Flats,' followed an under ground detonation nic'knamed Logan by about eight houri and the tower shot, Hamilton, by 22 hours. N H an ONE! 4
