Communications
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer,
although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial
for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to
edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters
submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters
printed in this column do not necessarilv represent the views of the
Mper; in fact the contrary i oftKi th case.
Editor's note: No letters
to the editor on political
subjects will be printed by
the Mail Tribune election
day. To be considered for
publication in Monday's edi
tion, communications must
be received in the news
paper office not later than
9 a.m. Monday.
Plans and Tactics
To the Editor: I am still
waiting for Mf . Geddes to de
velop his theme of returning
southern Oregon resources to
the people by telling the vot
ers just how he proposes to do
this.
Does he intend to abolish
National Forests and the Bu
reau of Land Management? If
so, I am sure he would en
counter some very sturdy op
position both from the people
of southern Oregon and from
the rest of the country as
vell. It has seemed to me dur
ing my six years of residence
in this area that we are al
ready receiving a very fair
return on our resourc-t-s under
federal supervision and I have
no especial yearning for a
change in the present status.
As to the kind of campaign
that is being conducted for
Mr Geddes, I see no cause for
undue concern on the part of
the Democratic opposition, for
"it is precisely these tactics
that result in making good
Democrats out of erstwhile
good Republicans. At least it
did with me, and I am sure
there are others who will
wish to make their personal
protest effective by changing
their registration as soon as
the election is over.
Meanwhile, they can vote
Democratic candidates into of
fice to put an end to this kind
of "Smea r" campaigning.
Such methods only denote
panic and desperation on the
'part of those who use them,
and imply that they have
given up all hope of winning
by honest and fair means.
Grace N. Pearson
Route 2, Box 50
Jacksonville, Ore.
Fears "Democrat" Caucuses
To the Editor: Since mid
March when I accepted an in
vitation to speak before a
group in Medford I have felt
additional interest irr Jackson
county politics and have fol
lowed your local papers
closely.
. As you know, I am a for
mer Democrat and am now a
Republican. After having
been nominated and elected
by both parties as a Democrat,
I changed by registration to
Republican as my protest at
what was happening to the
Democratic party. Many Dem
ocrats like myself were re
pulsed by the caucus tactics
which were directed by the
Multnomah county bosses, but
I am the only one to take
action.
I now fear for all Oregon
ians when the Democratic
party endorses "legislation by
caucus". The Democratic
party of Oregon just will not
tolerate any legislator who
hinks independently or has
an independent idea.
I have watched your own
Rep. Robert Duncan willingly
go along with the Multnomah
Democrat leaders and voting
step by step as directed by the
strategists who evidently say
to him in effect, "... vote as
we say or we will see that you
are on the outside looking in."
He may have privately pro
tested at the domination by
Multnomah county, but he has
never objected publicly or
strenuously.
For confirmation of this
established policy of legisla
tion by caucus contact Demo
cratic Rep. Katherine Musa.
She foug.it the bosses and
with the Republicans tried to
get all Oregon cijizens a 30
: per cent cut in taxes at the
' special session of the Legisla
ture. This courage resulted in
her being held up to public
scorn by her own party. She
was pushed out of their cau
cuses. I know, because I was
in the Legislature at the time.
Ask Democratic Rep. Emil
Stunz. He did the same as
Mrs. Musa He objected to
bossing of the Democrat lead
ers and wa. vilified and then
purged from his party by
members of his own party.
This "conform or be
purged" philosophy is one all
Democratic legislators must
now accept. When a man is
elected by the Democrats he
goes to Salem -to serve the
Democratic party and nobody
FREE
Have Your Roof Checked by an Expert No Cost!
STOP
Unnecessary leaks . . . Portect Your InvestmentI
CALL
ACE ROCrlNG CO.
SP 2-2513 1150 Court Street
else and he must leave his in
dependent thoughts at home.
I have vatched the Jackson
County situation closely and I
feel it my duty as an Oregon
ian to let the people know
what is going on.
Joe Rogers
State Representative
Independence, Ore.
Confusing?
To the Editor: In the Octo
ber 30th edition of your pa
per a Mr. Roy R. Picard ob
jected, in a letter to the editor,
to a statement made by Mr.
Paul Geddes on television
that one bill introduced by his
opponent passed Congress
while his newspaper ads say
two. I believe Mr. Geddes
stated on television, some
time before the newspaper ads
appeared, that one and possi
bly two had passed and that he
was checking on the second
one.'
Apparently your corre
spondent missed two state
ments by Mr. Porter that ap
peared in the Mail Tribune,
the first saying it was "tech
nically true" that only one of
his bills had passed and the
second saying, at the Phoenix
Grange, that two had passed.
It seems to me, that every
one, including Mr. Porter, is
a little confused as to exactly
what Mr. Porter has been
doing for the past two years.
C. B. Foley
, 128 Chestnut st.
Medford
"11th Hour Attack"
To the Editor: I call upon
every decent citiz.n of the
state, without regard to po
litical party, to vote against
any candidate associated with
the vicious . and contemptible
llth-hour attack upon a man
of the caliber and character
of Mark Hatfield.
The tragic accident to which
Wayne Morse refers happened
more than 18 years ago when
Mark Hatfield was a boy of
18 years.' For all these years,
the facts have been known and
a matter of public record.
Nothing has been hidden and
concealed. The facts have been
known in Mark's own com
munity where voters of Mar
ion county have repeatedly
elected him to the legislature
and where they gave him an
overwhelming vote for Secre
tary of .State.
Wayne Morse has waited
until the llth-hour before an
important election for gover
nor, obviously in the hope
that the public.would not have
time to learn all of the facts
with reference to the accident.
It is a sad day in Oregon
politics. Politics in Oregon
have plummeted to a new low
with this degrading last-ditch
effort from the camp of a de
feated candidate. It is unbe
lievable that a man who rep
resents the State of Oregon in
the United States senate
which has heard the voice of
Charles McNary and George
Chamberlain would stoop so
low. Did Governor Holmes not
have the moral courage to
make the attack himself but
chose the vicious tongue of
Wayne Morse?
Since the day of that tragic
accident Mark Hatfield has
served his community, his
state and his country with de
votion and distinction even
while bearing this ' sorrow.
His life has been devoted to
public service. His deep re
ligious faith and Christian
leadership has been an inspir
ation to thousands and partic
ularly to Oregon's young peo
ple. Those who have not had a
tragic occurrence in their
lives and to 'whom fate has
never been unkind may not
understand his feeling about
what happened to Mark Hat
field as a boy. But tens of
thousands of Oregon people
will understand and will look
only to what Mark Hatfield
has done and can do for the
people of this state.
Lamar Tooze,
Chairman, Hatfield for
Governor Committee,
Portland, Ore.
From Porter
To the Editor: A correspond
ent of yours earlier this week
claimed in your letters column
that I supported high price
supports for so-called basic
crops and that I "deliberately"
attempted to misrepresent my
record in this respect.
Yes, I know there is a cam
paign on. However, let me
repeat the facts I have been
repeating for many weeks all
over the fourth district in
answer to the same charges
made by my opponent.
First, I do not support such
legislation. I never have ex
cept for a short period as a
recession measure. I oppose
it. Second, I cannot correct
every misquotation that ap
pears in newspapers. Third,
if, as my opponent has pub
licly stated, I am a "past
master of distortion and de
ception" why would I misrep
resent my position on a mat
ter so easily checked as a
vote -or as here, lack of vote,
on a particular bill?
Perhaps it is too late in this
campaign to meet all the
charges with facts. I only take
time to write this letter in
case some supporters of mine
or fair-minded undecided vot
ers were in doubt as to the
facts.
Charles O. Porter,
Member of Congress.
On "Honor Roll"
To the Editor: I have before
me a pamphlet put out by
the AFL-CIO Committee on
Political Education which
"grades" congressmen and
senators on their voting rec
ords. Congressman Porter of Ore
gon made the honor roll!
According to COPE, he vot
ed right every time!
When you look at the
heavy contributions made to
his campaign by Organized
Labor outside of Oregon, both
in 1956 and again this time,
one begins to wonder if he is
free to serve the best inter
ests of our people in this
area. He cannot be all things
to all people and I am not
convinced that what is good
for Eastern labor bosses is
good for us.
Leila A. Morrow,
531 North Bartlett st.
Medford.
The Kind We Need
To the Editor: I hope from
the bottom of my heart that
Representative Charles Port
er is re-elecled. But win, lose
or draw, Mr. Porter has the
elements of greatness and
statesmanship in taking a
stand for what he believes is
right and letting the chips
fall where they may.
A man who will sacrifice
personal gain and political
advantage for his principles,
whether you agree with him
on every point or not, is the
kind of person whom we need
to represent us, especially in
these critical times.
Edith Y. Ingle
338 Bessie st.
Medford
From Geddes' Manager
To the Editor: I consider the
news story published in the
Mail Tribune Thursday, in
which Mr. Porter claims credit
for 21 pieces of legislation,
gross misrepresentation. At
most, only two of these laws
came from bills bearing his
name. In othtr cases he is tak
ing credit for bills intro
duced and guided through
congress by others. His claim
of having sponsored or co
sponsored these bills is not
factual. He admitted to me on
a television show in Eugene
on Oct. 25 that a member of
the house can neither sponsor
nor co-sponsor a bill. A U.S.
representative either intro
duces a bill or he does not.
We asked in a recent release
that Mr. Porter name the bills
he introduced and the laws
they became. You misquoted
us in your first paragraph by
saying we demanded to know
which bills he had "spon
sored or signed" in congress.
By misuse of our release and
implying that Porter had
answered our question when
he dodged the issue again, I
consider you guilty of, at best,
unethical journalism. If you
will also read the front page
of your own pa'per for Oct. 28,
you will find that the Mail
Tribune quotes Mr. Porter, in
a speech at Phoenix, as admit
ting that only two bills which
he introduced were enacted
into law.
Curtis Beecher,
Campaign Manager
Geddes for Congress
Committee,
Roseburg, Ore.
Editor's note: General
Beecher is quibbling. The
words "introduce, sponsor,
sign, co-sponsor" may be tech
nically different when applied
to legislation, but they are
VOTE
(X) Robert
DUNCAN
(X) Marijane
DUNCAN
DEMOCRATS
for
& t . ir
RE-ELECT BOB
Your Present State
Representative
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Independent thinking and Cooperative
Action Means Good Government!
"GOOD GOVERNMENT IS YOUR BUSINESS"
Pd. Adv. Duncans for Legislature Committee.
Mark Norton, Chairman, Phoenix, Oregon
similar in common usage, and
General Beecher knows it.
The undeniable fact remains
that more than 20 public laws
are now on the books includ
ing legislation "introduced,
signed, sponsored, co -sponsored''
or initiated by Con
gressman Porter, who tells us
he believes that it is the legis
lation itself that is most im
portant, less so whose name
appears on the bill. The total
record of effective legislation
would be higher if the bills
he actively supported were in
cluded in the total.
Wendt Criticized
To the Editor: Our Mr.
Stathos made quite an issue
out of a few pennies Mr. Port
er spent mailing out some
pamphlets. But let's take a
look at how our tax dollars
are being spent. I will enum
erate a few of the projects
and pieces of equipment
where our tax dollars have
been badly spent.
1. How come the county
took over the road now known
as Coorey Road when it was
only outlined and spent so
much of the county monies
when it is little used? We
know the main one to bene
fit was Mr. Hoover as it
makes it more attractive to
sell off lots on both sides. We
need roads, but couldn't this
money have been used a lot
better on, logging roads where
it is as much as your life is
worth to travel when the
trucks are running? It seems
that Mr. Hoover is working
for you, but he is 'not en
titled to this kind of consid
eration. 2. How come, Mr, Wendt,
that the bridge over Bear
Creek at the Kirkland farm
is so low that it will only
carry about one third of the
water and will allow water at
flood stage to flow on. the
ranches and nothing is done
about it. This also applies to
the bridge over Bear Creek
at Valley View near Ash
land, where piling is in the
middle of the creek bed. Per
haps you don't know that we
sometimes have high water.
These are not the only places
where new roads have been
put in and no provision been
made for the water to get
away.
3. And how come, Mr.
Wendt, that so much heavy
equipment is bought when it
is so little used? Take the
carryall sitting around there
that has been used once or
twice and the big shovel in a
gravel pile. These two pieces
cost at least $50,000 and de
preciate rapidly. A little load
er would do the job better.
4 And why aren't the scrap
iron, the junk batteries, and
some other pieces of equip
ment put up for bids before
being disposed of? .
The budget for roads and
maintenance this year was
over one and a half million
dollars and this is a sample
of how the money is being
spent. And don't let's over
look the fact that Mr. Wendt
signed the voucher for a
thousand dollars to save Mr.
Keating's neck. We got rid of
Keating, now let's get rid of
Wendt. It doesn't make any
difference how you look at it,
our tax dollars are being bad
ly spent.
Burt Smith
P. O. Box 523
Central Point
Defends Wendt
To the Editor: I would like
to say a few words in defense
of Chester Wendt, our county
commissioner. It seems he is
being criticized for not doing
his own thinking and for
being a yes-yes man to Mr.
Keating. No one knowing Mr.
Wendt would make this accu
sation, and I am firmly con
vinced, after ten years of
close acquaintanceshop with
Mr. Wendt, that he is a man
of conviction, decision and
very capable of doing his own
thinking - and that his think
ing as a commissioner con
cerns the greatest good that
can be accomplished for the
greatest number of people in
Jackson county.
My business takes me over
every road in the county as I
own and operate two tow
trucks, and I wish to state my
own appreciation for the
many road and bridge im
provements of the past few
years. The many areas of con
struction have eliminated a
number of danger traps and
ELECT MARIJANE
Worked with Bob in
both '57 Sessions
X
the many widened and Im
proved roads are an advance
ment keeping pace with the
ever increasing heavy traffic
of our day. Our commission
ers are doing a good job let's
keep Chet Wendt in office.
Jack R. Sides
926 Murray ave.
Medford
More on CP. Politics
To the Editor: "Politics
makes strange bedfellows,"
but not so strange in the case
of Central Point politics
when we find whose bed is
being feathered.
Friday a "communication"
endorsed certain candidates
for offices in Central Point
over the signature of a man
who two years ago wrote let
ters to the editor, letters nice
ly couched in polite phrases,
which started a scandal which
then defeated the city record
er and put this man's candi
date into office.
The reason behind this was
that the then recorder had re
fused sewer and water lines to
be run into the 40 acres of
farm land for purposes of sub
dividing and building homes,
a subdivision which, if fully
developed, could show a prof
it of a million and a half and
up to the owner. Efforts on
the part of the subdivider
vere made to annex to the city
and were turned down, at
that time the subdivider was
cn the city council.
We property owners in Cen
tral Point now have our sewer
and water systems mostly
paid for, and could see no rea
son for giving such service to
a subdivision and then bond
ing ourselves again to the tune
of half a million dollars for
the expansion of the two sys
tems. On Aug. 18, 1958 the sub
division south of Central
Point was given approval by
the Central Point planning
commission without a by-your-leave
or announcement of a
public hearing. Freeman Ma
son presided and Bill Colley
was a member of this planning
commission. Lyle Paull is and
was city recorder.
All this, it seems to me,
speaks for itself.
As a result many Central
Point property owners are go
ing to vote for sound, open
city government, by casting
our ballots, for Mayor, for
Merv Gleason, Ward 1 coun
cilman, Art Rupp; Ward 2,
Dale Bartley; Ward 3, Cal
Bowers, and. Mrs. Bette Park
er for city recorder.
K. C. (Swede) Wernmark,
Box 421,
Central Point.
It Is There
To the Editor: Facts we can
not ignore are that on 3 mil
lion square miles of this Earth
exists Red China with its
more than 400 million peo
ple. Blustering and fuming
under the might of Commu
nits leadership, they have de
veloped into one of the major
troublespots of the world to
day. Very unpleasant, but,
like a cancer, it is there,
something we must acknowl
edge. Are we to recognize,
ignore or destroy them seems
to be our problem.
We spend millions combat
ing and investigating the
sources of cancer, a disease
we do not ignore, but recog
nize. Heretofore we have not
had the means of negotiating
with Red China because we
have not recognized her exist
ing government. Our Con
gressman, Charlie Porter, has
stated that in order to meet
and confer with the Red Chi
nese Government we first
must acknowledge it. Does
this show a leaning for Com
munism? Absolutely not! We
- -
M 4 SUB TO BT 15 Of Ml HKPUa 0KNIN6S!
from 25' la 28 HIGH and 35' la 41' WIDE
Fro 28' la 31 HIGH and 35'to41'WIOE
From 28" lo 31 HIGH and 29 la 35 WIW
Ftom IS la 28' HIGH and 2V to 35' WIO
CMOS TOUt CUSTOM FIT FI0M MOV! SIZES
SUPER lOXUROLIOmSS M0BH4 Jl
Plenty of FREE Parking
OPEN MONDAY NIGHT!
SPECIALISTS IN
245 S. Central at 10th
I cannot deal with a problem
wnen we retuse to acknowl
edge its existence.
Our government has ac
knowledged the existence of
dictatorial governments by
pouring money into those
countries. We do not believe
in dictators, yet we still give
them financial aid. This Con
gressman Porter has strenu
ously objected to, even when
personal threats were made
against him.
Does it make sense to ig
nore the heaviest populated
area on Earth on one hand be
cause we do not want to ac
knowledge this cancerous
area, and yet, on the other
hand, dole out millions xi dol
lars to dictatorial govern
ments? We do not directly pour
money into Russia, however,
they do benefit by financial
and other aid furnished by us
to dictatorial countries close
ly associated with Commu
nist Russsia. Yet we acknowl
edge Russia's existence.
Red China is not a satellite
shot into outer space. It is
here and now, on this Earth.
We do not abolish it by ignor
ing it. We can deal with Red
China, just as now our sci
entists are dealing with can
cer by acknowledging first
that it is here.
Congressman Porter does
not approve .of Communism
because he believes we should
deal with Red China, just as
he does not approve of our
financial support of dictator
ships. Wilda M. Hegdahl
721 Faith ave.,
Ashland
Home Rule Measure
To the Editor: The county
home rule amendment has
been widely discussed and ap
proved in Jackson county in
the last two months. However,
the writer of a recent com
munication seems to misun
derstand the measure. In or
der to clarify a few points,
may I set forth these facts:
The county home rule am
endment, if passed, will not
in itself change any county
government but will make it
possible to change it if, ?Jter
proper study, a change would
seem to be an improvement.
The necessary steps would be
as follows:
1. The passage of the con
stitutional amendment
(County Home Rule).
2. Passage of enabling leg
islation by the legislature.
3. Selection by local people
of a new statutory form of
government designed to fit lo
cal needs.
4. Approval or rejection of
the suggested change by ma
jority vote of the people of
the county.
This measure merely auth
orizes the legislature to de
vise a system whereby coun
ties may adopt a charter that
will give them authority over
matters of purely local con
cern. The legislature could
then set up a number of sta
tutory, forms of county gov
ernment which would be as
varied as the counties are
varied.
This is not a new and un
tried theory. California has the
longest and most comprehen
sive history of home rule for
counties. Up to 1956, 10 Cali
fornia counties had changed
to county home rule. All of
them have various , elected
county officials, according to
their needs. All of them elect
the district attorney and the
assessor.
Only one, one of the three
having "county manager"
types, elects that few in addi
tion to its board of supervis
ors and its school administra
tor. The rest have from two
to eight more elected offic
ials. I give these details to
FinESCREEH
FIREPLACE GRATES
All Sizes '
To Fit Any Fireplace
HOMEWARESI
Phone SP 2-5201
i
show there is nothing hostile
either to political parties or
to county officials in our
neighboring home rule state.
County home rule will not
do away with service districts.
It would make this difference:
at present when a local ser
vice district needs a change or
enlargement of its powers it
can only be by the authority
of the state legislature; un
der county home rule such a
need could be fulfilled by
local authority.
The passing of this amend
ment just means that we, the
people, go along with the leg
islature in thinking that
county government could be
more efficient and effective,
and that we think it is right
for a county to have author
ity over local matters if the
majority of the voters of that
county think it will mean
better local government.
Mrs. Ben Day,
County Home Rule
Chairman,
Medford League of
Women Voters
Hatfield Supporter
To the Editor: I very .sin
cerely believe that Oregon
industry and business cannot
survive another four years un
der the unfriendly, restrictive
atmosphere created by Gov
ernor Holmes. Under his gov
ernorship new industry will
not come to Oregon and exist
ing business and industry can
not operate, cannot prosper
and cannot expand.
I would suggest that each
voter make a thorough inves
tigation of business conditions
in the state and of the heavy
burdens placed on industry
during the past two years un
der Governor Holmes.
Everyone interested in in
dustrial growth and expan
sion in Oregon, economy in
government, and in a gover
nor free of entangling al
liances should vote for Mark
Hafield next Tuesday.
Wallace G. Iverson
1316 Queen Anne ave.
Medford
Fears Sales Tax
To the Editor. Eve Nye's
answer to the sales tax ques
tion leaves her in the position
where most politicians are be
fore election directly on the
fence. Afraid to make a def
inite statement as to where
they stand on conroversial
subjects.
She seems to favor what she
call 'tax equalization' plus
helping to relieve the tax bur
den on the low income groups,
state supported old age pen
sioners and those with fixed
incomes. While helping these
groups with one hand she
would be taking away from
the with the other via the
sales tax gimmick.
Most of those favoring a
sales tax are people in the
upper income groups and own
ing considerable property.
They are laboring under the
delusion that if only they can
foist the sales tax on the peo
ple of Oregon the revenue
received would lower or elim-
Your new car can cost up to $500 less
...the Insured Savings and Loan way
You can buy your next car for as much as $500 less if you buy it outright with
savings instead of buying it on the installment plan. You save two ways
because your savings earn extra money, and because you eliminate the financ
ing cost Save at our Insured Savings and Loan Association, and here are
four reasons why: (1) Your money earns excellent returnsi
(2) You get back what you have saved-plus earnings.
(3) There are no charges for putting your money in or
taking it out. 4) Your savings are insured up to $10,000
by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
29 North
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, November 2. 1958 S
inate their property taxes.
It sounds good but it does
not work that way. Talk with
people from a sales tax state.
Many veiled promises are
made to them by the greedy
politicians hoping for the ad
ded revenue. Once the tax
is on the books the promises
gradually fall by the wayside
and the only thing the people
have is still another stiff tax
to pay plus the ever-present
possibility of the sales tax be
ing raised again and again
without your' vote, even by
county and city governments
when once legalized in a
state. Note the state of Cali
fornia. You are flirting with sales
tax pressure by voting for
Nye or Durno.
M. J. Olsen
Route 4, Box 325
Medford
Opposes No. 10
To the Editor: The electric
power provisions of the Ore
gon Constitution are the finest
in the nation.
The purpose of ballot meas
ure No. 10 is to cut the heart
out of this basic reservation
of authority for Oregon's peo
ple to take any direct steps sn
electric power supply or rates.
Since many of Oregon's 29
public and cooperative elec
tric power systems are on
record in opposition to ballot
measure No. 10, 1 do not hesi
tate to urge your readers to
vote against this poor pro
posal. This bill, then known as
S.J.R. 40, supped through the
Legislature at the last minute.
There was not even a printed
copy available.
Some Legislators voted for
it when assured falsely that
public power leaders favored
it. Our people not only op
posed it but didn't see the
worst amendments until after
passage. j
The ballot title. is mislead
ing. The measure practically
ties the hands of the Legisla
ture. No investment house
would buy the electric reve
nue bonds under the drastic
restrictions of ballot measure
No. 10, unless they were guar
anteed by means of tax subsi
dies. The many labor, farm and
citizen organizations which
comprise the Oregon Electric
Consumers Council are on
record urging a vote against
No. 10.
Gus Norwood
Executive Secretary
Northwest Public
Power Association
- 212 West 13th St.
Vancouver, Wash.
Support Reasons Told
To the Editor: Shortly, be
fore election day in 1956, I
wrote abetter to you regard
ing my " personal convictions
about Robert Duncan.
I said I was going to vote
for Bob Duncan because: -
1. Of his high personal in
tegrity; 2. From close personal
rind I ftUEKML ggfe
Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford ;il?
Ivy Street Robert F. Kyle,
Convenient Street Parking
friendship and association I
knew he represented no spe
cial interest group or groups;
3. Mr. Duncan would be in
dependent in thinking and ac
tion and that he would vote
on all issues honestly and in
telligently. . .keeping in mind
what would be best for the
state, local constituents and
the nation;
4. I was aware of his su
cere interest in good govern
ment and the continuing suc
cess of the State of Oregon
and its people;
5. In my opinion Mr. Dun
can was the best candidate
running for the office of state
representative.
As a registered Republican,
I wish to strongly reaffirm my
convictions of 1956.- From
Bob's record in office he has
earned your vote again in
1958. On more than one occa
sion he voted for the best in
terests of the state even
though he was in opposition
to his own party, and that it .
was entirely possible the vote
he cast would be politically
unwise, personally; at elec
tion time. i
Again I unequivocally re
affirm my support of Mr. Rob
ert B. Duncan for State Rep
resentative. Dan Hull,
7 Eastwood Dr.,
Medford.
Pope John To
Explore Vatican;
Travel Considered
Vatican City - (DPD - Vatican
sources said Friday that Pope
jonn AAlli plans to explore
every corner of the Vatican
and later may travel abroad.
The sources said the Pope,
who never has lived in the
Vatican,, also wants to meet -
every one of the 1,000 per
sons in . the Holy City and
eventually to get to know all
about them.
He told a former aide that
he hoped to travel to France
next February to attend the
closing of the Lourdes cen
tenary. He said he would like
to stop off in Venice en route
to re-visit his former parish
ioners.
To Depend on Situation
However, Vatican sources
cautioned that much would
depend upon the situation of
the church at the time of the
projected trip. .
The visit of a reigning pope
to any place an appreciable
distance front the Vatican
would be an epoch-making
event. A papal visit to France
would have added signifi
cance in the annals of the
church.
The last pope to, travel out
side Italy was Pius VH, who
went to Paris in 1804, osten
sibly voluntarily, to crown
Napoleon emporor.
Investments mad
by the 10th
of the month
earn dividends
as of the first
Manager