4 Wednesday. October 29, 1958
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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files ot The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and
40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Oct. 29. 1948 (Friday)
Red Feather campaigners
hope to raise the entire Jack
son County Community Chest
zoal sum in one day.
An election eve parade here
is planned by jacKson coun
ty's young Republicans.
20 YEARS AGO
Oct. 29. 1938 (Saturday)
Ashland may receive dial
teleDhones next spring.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudee Pot" column: "Nim-
rods are going over to Klam
ath county to lay in a mud
puddle all day, and shoot a
goose."
30 YEARS AGO
Oct. 29. 1928 (Monday)
The drinking fountain op
posite the Craterian theater
has been removed temporarily
while repairs are made to wa
ter pipes.
Pheasant, recovering from
their initial shock at the
hordes of hunters, have taken
to hiding, much to the later's
consternation.
40 YEARS AGO
Ot. 29. 1918 (Tuesday)
A heavy influenza outbreak
at Hilt has prompted Mayor
Gates to ask the railroad not
to issue tickets in northern
California to flu victims
planning to travel here.
Kerby S. Miller, Medford
student, has left for West
Point, where he will enter the
U. S. Military academy.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nina r ten correct is serier;
even or eight is excellent; fiva ai
an is good.
1. The "Teddy Bear" doll
originated during which U.S.
President's administration?
2. What are "smoke jump
ers"? 3. Sending postal matter
is call fr--k--g?
4. The extinct mammoth re
sembled which present day
mammal?
5. Would . a herpetologist
most likely specialize in the
study of reptiles, insects, or
mammals?
6. Name the. German who
is credited with having invent
ed movable type, about 300
years ago.
7. The earth's surface is ap
proximately one-third, one
half, or three-fifths, covered
by water? i
8. In the American notation
system, a trillion is a number
followed by 9, 12, or 15 ze
roes. 9. What world power is the
largest in area?
10. Article I of the U.S. Con
stitution deals with what?
Answers: 1. Thsodoti
Roosevelt's. 2. Forest Service
forest - fire fighters who use
parachutes to get to firts. 3.
Franking. 4. Elephant. 5. Rep
tiles. 6. Johannes Gutenberg.
7 Three - fifths. 8. 12. 9.
U.S.S.R. 10. Th. legislative
branch.
Measure Recommendations
No. 1: Vote 'Tes."
No. 2: Vote "Yes."
No. 3: Vote "Yes."
No. 4: Vote "Yes."
No. 5: Vote "Yes."
No. 6: Vote "Yes."
No. 7: Vote "Yes."
No. 8: Vote "Yes."
No. 9: Vote "Yes."
No. 10: Vote "No."
No. 11: Vote "Yes."
No. 12: Vote "No."
No. 13 : Vote "No."
Medford sidewalk
"No."
Ballot Measures
Here are the Mail Tribune's recommendations
on the last six measures (five state and one city
of Medford) which will appear on the Nov. 4
ballot. The first eight were discussed previously.
Ballot item No. 9, "Temporary Appointment
and Assignment of Judges," wTould allow the
Supreme Court to appoint temporary judges in
cases where dockets are overcrowded, or to speed
justice in areas where circumstances have pre
vented speedy dispatch of court business. We
see no objection to this procedure, and consid
erable merit. Vote No. 9 "Yes."
B
ALLOT item No. 10, "State Power Develop
ment." would ostensiblv allow the state to
enter the hydroeltric and nuclear energy field,
both for the generation of power, -and as a "pref
erence customer" of federal powrer plants, which
could then resell power wholesale. The first au
thority it already has under the constitution, but
has never exercised it. The second power was the
real purpose of the amendment. But it has lost
much support since passed by the legislature, and
there is a real question as to whether the state
could qualify as a "preference customer" under
the federal laws governing the operation of the
Bonneville Power administration. Since power
generating authority is already in the constitu
riAn nrifi since, t.herp is a material Question as
to whether it could accomplish its ostensible aims,
we would prefer not to see anotner amendment
uAApA to the constitution, particularly since it
is of doubtful value, vote
Ballot item No. 11.
amendment," is one which has been dealt with
at lencrth and repeatedly in this space. We con
sider it the most important ballot measure in this
election, as a first step, toward improvement of
county government throughout the state, making
it more modem, efficient and responsive to the
needs of growing counties. It would not change
rnimtv p-nvemment. hut it would make it possible
to do so in the future, although only if a majority
of the voters in a county
x eo.
D ALLOT item No. 12, "Authorizes Discontinu-
ing Certain State Tuberculosis hospitals,"
would do just what the title implies. Better treat
ment may make some
state no longer needed, and this would permit
the board of 'control to assign them to other,
more needed purposes. However, much the same
effect, only with the legislature, rather than
the board of control, deciding, would be accom
plished by ballot item No. 8. We would prefer
to see this power vested in the 90-member legis
lature than in the three-man board of control. We
therefore support No. 8 and oppose No. 12. Vote
No. 12 "No." - 1
Ballot item No. 13, "Persons Eligible to Serve
in Legislature," would make it possible for em
ployees of the state system of higher education,
and members or employees of school boards, to
serve as members of the
signing their regular jobs. The measure leaves
several questions unanswered, including whether
or not teachers would be paid both as legislators
and as teachers under contract. We favor a clari
fication of this, and other questions, and when
such a clarification is made, legislation enabling
teachers to serve in the legislature. For these
reasons, and because we would hesitate a long
time before breaching, without explicit qualifica
tions, the constitutional separation of powers and
prohibition of persons serving in more than one
lucrative public office at once, we reluctantly
advise against passage of this measure, while
hoping that better-drawn and more detailed leg
islation can be presented in the future. Vote
No. 13 "No."
DALLOT item No. 51 (City of Medford only),
"Exclude Sidewalk Assessments from Peti
tion Requirement," was placed on the ballot by
the city council, which did so without register
ing either approval or disapproval of the pro
posal. If enacted, it would mean the city could
build sidewalks where needed, then bill the own
ers of abutting property. It fails to spell out pro
cedures, as is done for streets ; allows no method
for remonstrances, and does not even call for
public hearings. For these reasons we oppose it,
while at the same time recognizing the. need for
increased city authority over sidewalk construc
tion.' We feel this should be done in a more
comprehensive manner through a special charter
provision. Vote No. 15 "No."
E.A.
measure, No. 51. Vote
xso. iu io.
"County Home Rule
approved, vote jno. ii
of the hospitals in the
legislature without re
Dennis the Menace
m i i
'to ! If JOO THINK YOllWVSm
Matter of Fact By Joseph Altop
It DID'T COME
NATURALLY
Washington Before he
went off on his recent cam
paign trip, President Eisen
hower philos
ophized a bit
about his job
with an old,
close private
friend.
"The most
d i s t a s tef ul
part of the
job," said the
President, "is
-losopti Also poiuicai
campaigning that I have to
do."
Since very few men do
things they find "distasteful,1
this melancholy Eisenhower
remark is the best explana
tion of the extraordinary
Eisenhower record in this
campaign. The items in the
record are mostly known to
the world; but they are worth
putting together because they
form such a striking pattern
The record really begins
with the White House rally
of Republican politicians,
which produced the famous
statement charging the Dem-
crats with a frantic, irrespres-
sible tendency to Social
ism." In his engagingly frank
way, the President later con
fided to his press conference
that this "was not my state
ment . . . and I do not think
politicians love to make
things very positive."
rpHE next episode was the
astonishing, three-corner
ed hassle between Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles,
Vice President Richard Nix
on and the President about
the role of foreign policy de
bate in the campaign. The
President began by making
It quite clear .that he warmly
sympathized with his Secre
tary of State's view (obvious
ly influenced by thoughts of
the next Congress) that for
eign policy ought not to be
a partisan issue. But the Vice
President was firm, and the
President and his Secretary
of State beat a hasty retreat,
leaving the field to Nixon
and partisanship.
After that came the Presi
dent's cross-country journey,
during which he was fairly
willing to allow local Repub
lican candidates to have their
photographs taken with the
great white father. This
caused the Eisenhower ad
ministration's national house
organ to remark bitterly that
the President had "missed
many a chance to win votes
for his party in three key
states." As this reporter's
brother suggested in another
context, an attack on Eisen
hower from this source is a
bit like an attack on the
Papacy by the "Osservatore
Romano."
THERE followed the Cali
fornia tour, which so con
spicuously failed to achieve
party unity in that dispute
riven state; and the Chicago
visit and speech, with its long
lists, like laundry lists, of
claimed Republican achieve
ments and Democratic crimes.
Particularly in California,
where the President demand
ed "fumigation" of tha labor
unions, the Eisenhower tone
was very positive indeed. It
seemed pretty obvious, in
fact, that some Republican
politicians had been indulg
ing their love for "making
things seem very positive,"
and - then persuading the
President to declaim the re
sults. Impartial observers on the
scene report that the Pres
ident's California appearance
did no special good and may
have done some harm, by
causing Gov. Goodwin Knight
to lose part of his labor sup
port. In Chicago, the Presi
dent, at least won over some
restive big contributors an
aim which has a good deal to
do with the "positiveness" of
much Republican . campaign
oratory. But once again, no
N SOME SEEP MO HOMES.'
known analyst in the mid
Western states seems to think
that the President won over
many intending Democratic
voters.
IN view of the warm affec
tion that the great mass of
voters still feel for the Pres
ident, it would never have
happened this way if Dwlght
D. Eisenhower had been do
ing what came naturally to
him. Only the tiniest minor
ity of voters have the slight
est doubt about Eisenhower's
goodness of heart and pur
pose. A great many of them
have very serious doubts
about the Republican party's
goodness of heart and pur
pose. No President can di
rectly win many votes at the
last minute for his party's lo
cal candidates. But a strong
President who is also a
strong political leader can
persuade the voters to see his
party in his own image.
Unfortunately, the voters'
image , of the Republican
party is altogether different
from their image of Eisen
hower. There is harly any
overlap, primarily because
the President has never been
and ha never even wanted
to be a strong political leader.
This in turn offers a clew
to the biggest apparent mys
tery of this campaign the
fact that the most seemingly
successful Republican candi
dates are the ones who are
really not running as Repub
licans. Some are far to the
left of the, party line, like
Nelson Rockefeller in New
York. Others, like Sen. Ma
lone in Nevada, are far to the
right. You might almost say
of both that they are bucking
the tide by running against
their own party.
(c) lilt, NeW York Her
ald Trlbun Inc.
(n the Day's Hews
Br FRANK JENKINS
Foreign affairs:
Red China has just announ
ced a policy maybe pro
gram would be a better word
that is unprecedented in
the history of warfare. This
is the meat of it, as it comes
from Peiping:
Oh the odd-numbered days,
the communists will shoot at
the Quemoy islands that lie
off the shore of the Chinese
mainland.
On the even numbered
days, they'll LAY OFF.
THERE'S even more to it.
On the days when they
shoot, the commies will AIM
AWAY from the areas where
the Nationalist Chinese land
their supplies.
On the non-Shooting days,
the Nationalist Chinese will
be allowed to build up their
supplies, including food, to
bring in more ammunition,
more guns, hew guns to re
place those whose barrels are
worn out anything, appar
ently, the Nationalists desire.
It sounds improbable, but
that's the way the dispatches
from Peiping read.
SCREWBALL?
It's UTTERLY so.
But then communism itself
the basie doctrine of com
munism is scerwball. It
pretends to be based upon the
welfare of ALL the people.
Instead, in practice, it reserves
all the good things of life
for a little group of big shots
at the top.
It pretends to be pure de
mocracy. In practice, it
amounts to unlimited despo
tism. Communism is every
thing it pretends not to be.
THE BIG question:
What shall we do about
it?
HERE'S a thought:
We must never permit
ourselves to believe what the
communists say. A basic tenet
of communism is to say .what
at the moment seems most
Survival as Monarchy for Libya Seen
Difficult; East, West in Competition
T 117TT VTTD if T IViMlPV ....
Br WILBUR G. LANDREY
UPI Correspondent
Benghazi, Libya -WD-King
Idris I is trying to guarantee
Libya's survival as an inde
pendent state and monarchy
after his death. Diplomats
agree it will be a tough job.
The question of what comes
after the 68-year-old monarch,
first king of a new country,
Communications
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Beautify. Purify
To the Editor: Last week a
Medford citizen addressed a
letter to you warning the peo
ple of Medford to consider the
dangers of air pollution. It
was rightly suggested that
Medford should be forewarned
about a growing problem that
might grow to one like Los
Angeles is faced with. . .Heav
en help us!
Here's one possible part-solution
to air pollution: plant
trees.
Medford is fortunate to
have a group of volunteers
working on a master tree
planting program for our
streets. Believe it or not trees
can help prevent contamina
tion of our air! Charles A.
Young, Park Forester for Bal
timore, Md., says: ". . .increas
ing production of carbon di
oxide from. . .engines makes
the physiological functions of
trees vital and important,
Trees by absorbing and re
moving part of the carbon di
oxide. . .and then releasing
oxygen. . .serves an air puri
fying role in our urban cen
ters." We of the tree committee
hope that when the neighbor
hood volunteers call on house
holders that they will find a
spirit ef cooperation. Trees
can "purify" at well as "beau
tify" our City.
The Tree Committee,
John F, Williams Jr.,
. Publicity Chairman.
An Indictment
To the Editor: Here we are,
one of the most enlightened
states in the Union, with an
educational system that richer
states cannot match, with a
record on civil rights legisla
tion that stands as an example
to other states, with a history
of state government untarn
ished by scandal or corrup
tion we are, indeed, a peo
ple who might be expected to
continue our. exemplary con
duct into tne field of politics.
There is such a thing as a
high-level, hard-hitting politi
cal campaign; . Adlai Steven
son demonstrated this, and in
so doing, raised, the standard
of political combat all. over
the country. We so-called
"Stevenson Democrats" will
be forever proud of-the way
he bore our banner in two
heart-breaking (for him, and
for us) campaigns.
All this makes it doubly
hard to accept, much less
condone, the low-level, mud
slinging now going on in our
own Fourth District-indeed,
right here in our own county.
When pictures of a leering
Khrushchev are boldly em
blazoned on an ad attacking
our Congressman and the
truly debatable (nor has it
been a partisan debate, as
anyone who participated in
the Great Decisions program
last year will testify) ques
tion of recognition of Red
China is twisted into a smear;
when another Democratic in
cumbent is attacked with half-
truths and distortions, based
on a record that was com
piled with the best interests
of his county and state for
ever in mind regardless of
political consequences-when
people will stoop so low just
to win an election and regain
lost ground then I say this
is an indictment not only of
those who openly say and do
these things, but also of those
who tacitly approve.
Marijane B. Duncan,
1500 Terrace dr.,
Medford.
likely to advance the inter
ests of communism and to
ACT at any moment in what
ever manner seems most like
ly to benefit communism.
.We 'must keep so strong
that at any moment we can
destroy red China or red Rus
sia if we have to.. Superior
force is the only thing that
communists respect.
But
We mustn't be too picayun
ish about details. We musn't
give the impression that our
No. 1 objective is to destroy
communism at whatever
cost. We must learn to live
with communism if commu
nism turns out to be some
thing that can be lived with.
We must always be willing
to talk, but we must be ready
to SHOOT if and when shoot
ing is the only way out.
Above : all : else, we must.
STAY STRONG.
is central in Libyan politics,
As one Western diplomat
said:
"The king is the last of the
great unworldly Islamic lead
ers who combines religious
and political power. When he
died, it is doubtful If he will
be succeeded by a monarchy.
"Our enemies would wel
come a violent transition and
tha case.
Supports Porter
To the Editor: When a fel
low knows how conscientious
Charles O. Porter is about his
constituents, through actual
dealings with him, and having
received valuable aid from
him, it Is hard for one to sit
back and listen to a few crack
pots making remarks about
him, without coming to his de
fence, by presenting the ac
tual facts.
I am a small mine owner. I
had some trouble with the
B.L.M. as some authority
tried, to run over me, rough
shod, over an access road,
which greatly depreciated my
mining ground. I was not giv
en a fair test of the ground.
I lost the case at a hearing at
Medford. I contacted Con
gressman Porter before his
chair seat got warm in Wash
ington, as he wanted to know
the truth. He had the case ap
pealed. The appeal was in my
favor. So now I will get a fair
and proper test that will prove
I am right. (This is no reflec
tion on the entire staff of the
B.L.M.)
Being a v lawyer, Congress
man knows the rights of the
people, and he is going to see
that they have their rights.
The people do not realize
how vast this Government is.
It takes the know-how to get
things accomplished. He sent
me It letters letters that he
wrote and received from other
officials, so I could know the
progress that was being made
in my case. t
In order to prove that
Charles Porter is as interested
in the little miner and smaU
people, as well as good Gov
ernment, these letters will be
available at my home any
time . anyone wants to see
them.
Abraham Lincoln once said
that this country will die from
internal rot if we are not
more particular who we put
in office. Abe ought to know
as his own party was so rotten
it stunk to high heaven. (They
finally killed him.) So we had
better take Abe's word and
keep alert men in office like
Charles O. Porter, to protect
the people and the country.
Speaking of internal rot, we
have a comic sheet published
here in Rogue River, that
smells of the same rot Lin
coln mentioned. It has Con
gressman Porter for its target.
By the method it picks its
candidates, I don't think it is
going to influence any one. To
show how juvenile his think
ing is I'll quote him, "We are
afraid he is being too Medf ord-
ish." As if a Medfordite could
not be honest in his opinion.
As for his opinion of Larry
Sheehan, I think Larry's I.Q.
is much higher than his. So I
don't think the opinions of the
editor are worth discussing.
Don't be misled by sour
grapes. Check" and get the
true facts on Congressman
Porter and the rest of the
candidates.
Samuel L. Dickey
Route 1, Box 271
Rogue River, Ore.
Sara Chant Needed
To the Editor: In the candi
date parade that ran in the
Mail Tribune, the committee
that wrote Mr. Wendt's piece
stated that in his quiet unas
suming way he got a lot of
things done which were to his
benefit and that he had grown
in stature. But since when
has he grown so high and
mighty that he can close a
county road without a vote
of the people concerned? This
is what happened to the road
that ran past the Beebee
Farms. ....... .
It also stated that Mr.
Wendt was superintendent of
the courthouse and grounds.
Then why has not the fire
hazard that exists on the top
floor been taken care of? The
state fire marshal has been
trying for three years to get
this done and the hot water
is still running out the cold
water tap. And why did it
take a year to get a toilet
and wash basin put back that
had been torn out in the jail?
- Now let's take a look at the
detention home. This is Mr.
Wendt's pet project. It looks
like a dog kennel yet it costs
the taxpayers over a $100,000,
but that doesn't keep the
floors from cracking. It takes
five -employees to take -care
of 12 kids and this cost of I
break with the West, whereas
the West wants the transition
to be peaceful."
As elsewhere in the Middle
East, Nasserism, or the brand
of Arab nationalism symbol
ized by United Arab Republic
President Gamal Abdel Nas
ser, is the main force oppos
ing Libya's Western ties.
Cairo's powerful voice of
the Arabs radio is widely
heard here. Nasser and his
Arab nationalism are popular
among the younger govern
ment officials and especially
among the youth.
Most of the 350 Egyptian
school teachers here work for
Nasser's cause, according to
Western diplomats. Some fig
ures high in. public life are
believed to favor Nasser and
his UAR also.
Except for lately offering
aid, the Soviets have been
relatively quiet But their
short run aim appears to agree
with that of the UAR - to
get rid of Western bases and
influence.
The king and his' govern
ment made and support the
upkeep is almost , twice what
was budgeted for in the first
place. There could have been
a big saving here if this had
been incorporated in the an
nex, which is a very sore spot
to mention.
It would seem that all Mr.
Wendt's decisions have been
made for him by Mr. Keat-ing-therefore,
I think it is
time we had a man in there
that can stand on his own
two feet instead of someone
who always takes the path
of least resistance, and per
haps we can have county
management where we will
get full value for expenses
incurred. We-all realize that
we have to be progressive in
order to keep pace with other
counties in the state, so again
I say we need a change.
R. H. Southard,
228 South Ivy St.,
Medford
Herblock Hit Afaln
To the Editor: From the let
ters in your ' "Communica
tions" I see that I am not the
only reader who hat a low
opinion ef Herblock's car
toons. They remind me of the
coarse, vulgar pictures that as
a boy I used to see in Hearst's
Chicago American.
E. A. writes some fine edi
torials, to why mets up the
paper with these cartoons? I
can only hope that his con
tract will some day expire
and stay that way.
Horace W. Thompson,
3642 Hilsinger Road,
Medford.
Likes Pamphlet
To the Editor: It was with
great pleasure that I opened
my Voter's Pamphlet with my
precinct number and party
designation following the ad
dress on the envelope, to find
so neatly packaged within the
pamphlet the facsimile sam
pie ballot and the list of num
bered and located polling
place.
This It a new and thought
ful innovation of our county
clerk, and has never been
done before in this county,
and is possible because the
Voters' Pamphlets are now
mailed from the clerk's of
fice Instead of from the office
of the secretary of state.
With the number of his pre
cinct on the envelope and the
list of numbered and located
polling places to refer to, any
voter can. do a quick "do it
yourself job" of determining
where to go to vote, thus sav
ing numerous telephone calls.
The facsimile sample ballot
it a convenience which will
reach every legally registered
voter in every part of the
county, and will give each
one a chance to study and
decide on the offices and
measure and be prepared to
mark hit ballot with dispatch
on election day. It hat not al
ways been convenient for
everyone to get a sample bal
lot ahead of time.
I am sure many will join
me in saying, -mans: you,
Mr. Hopkins."
M. N. Florey,
P.O. Box 175,
Medford
A Home
Atmosphere
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agreements with the West.
There are about 12,000 Amer
ican and British troops here
and a major U. S. air base at
Wheelus Field near Tripoli.
In tacit exchange for this
mutual defense, Libya gets
Western aid for her develop
ment. It is no secret that she
believes she should get more.
Artificiality Explained
Tlie question of what comes
next in Libya is complicated
by the fact that it is an arti
ficial state. The first to ad--minister
it as a single country
were the Italians a few years
before World War II.
Before the Arab conquest,
the colonization of Tripoli
tania, the western half, was
by the Phoenicians, while
Cyrenaica, the eastern half,
was dominated by Greeks..
Differences persisted
through the centuries. Today
Tripolitania is more European,
ized, while tribal customs hold
more sway in Cyrenaica.
Between the two is the Gulf
of Sirte and then a sea of
sand which together form ona
of the greatest natural bar
riers in the world.
Although 69 per cent of the
population is in Tripolitania,
Mohamed Idris el Senussi, the
king, is a Cyrenaican. He is
the leader of the Senussi fra
ternity within the Sunni
branch of the Moslem religion
which is powerful throughout
the country. He was the Cy
renaican leader of the revolts
against the Italians before
World War II.
Was Proclaimed Monarchy
Idris was accepted as king
by both Tripolitania and Cy
renaica after the war and
Libya was proclaimed a
hereditary monarchy at the
end of 1951.
But the differences still per
sist. The provincial govern
ments have more functions
than does the overall federal
government. Passports and
identity cards must be pro
duced to travel from one prov
ince to the other.'
Observers here believe the -critical
period will come in
the .two weeks which follow
the king's death. It is expect
ed to determine whether
Libya remains a united state,
whether it remains a mon
archy, and whether it main
tains itt ties with the West.
Prince Philip
Arrives in Canada
Ottawa (DPD Prince Philip
flew to Canada on a record
breaking Comet IV jet flight
Tuesday night to begin a
three-day stay here.'
The Prince was to delivef
today the first of two.speeche
during his stay. He was to
speak to the English speaking
Union, of which he is presi
dent, on "the contribution of
English-speaking people in a
changing world."
The Queen's husband
reached Uplands Airport at
9:05 p.m. Tuesday. The sleek
British Overseas Airway
Corp. Comet IV covered the
3,320 miles from London in a
record time for westbound
commercial aircraft of 8
hours, 31 minutes, at an aver
age ground speed of 420 m.p.h.
DA's Office Gets Two
Electric Typewriters
Two new electric type
writers have been purchased
by the district attorney's of
fice from liquor law enforce
ment funds, according to Dis
trict Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder today.
Estimated cost of the two
new machines is $450 each,
plus the trade-in allowance.
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