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(or publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to
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saper; in fact the contrary i oftsrt !he case.
Editor's note: Several
last-minute communications
dealing with political sub
jects could not be printed.
Two lacked proper signa
tures and addresses, and
others arrived loo late to be
included with those which
arrived before deadline
time. No letters of a politi
cal nature will be pub
is h e d tomorrow, election
day.
For Mrs. Nye
To the Editor: The basic
concept of the legislative
branch of both our state and
federal government is that the
house of representatives shall
give the broadest form of rep
resentation possible to the
people of our state and na
tion. All walks of life are en
titled to representation. The
framers of our government
did not intend that the legis
lators should be all business
men, all farmers, all working
men, all professional men or
all of any single segment of
our community.
' Tested by this principle, in
my opinion, it is not intended
that two of the same family
should be the sole representa
tives of a diversified county
Such as Jackson county. The
prime object of our represen
tative form of government
would be lost by such repre
sentation.
For a number of years
had the opportunity of serv
ing on the Medford school
board with Eve Nye. In my
opinion she is one of the fin
est and most intelligent board
members that I have known
She knows the problems of
state government and, if elect
ed, will give this county able,
forthright and independent
representation.
Otto J. Frohnmayer,
1656 Spring St.,
Medford
Elect Mr. Larry Sheehan to
the sheriffs office of Jackson
county on Nov. 4.
C. J. Babb
Box 224
Rogue River, Ore.
Likes Sheehan
To the Editor: 1 have known
Larry, Sheehan for 10 years
and have found him to be
.very honest and sincere in all
things. He is very progressive
and has a very good idea and
opinion oi what the county
sheriff should do and be of
traffic and saves, a five mile
benefit to the people of Jack
son county. If you desire these
things don't be misled by
those who say differently.
In the Day's Hews
By FRANK JENKINS
Here's an intriguing little
item from San Francisco:
The Grand National, Live
stock Exhibition, Horse Show
and Rodeo opens a ten-day
run at the Cow Palace.
Exhibits opened at noon and
a COW MILKING DEMON
STRATION was scheduled for
5 p.m.
WHY is that intriguing?
For a possible answer,
let s turn to a lime squiD in
the news from San Rafael, in
Marin county, across the Bay
from San Mateo county, in
Ihe edge of which, by nar
row squeak, the Cow Palace
Is located. The item reads:
Municipal Judge Harold
Haley took strong action
Tuesday against two teen
agers who DROVE AN AUTO
OVER THE FRONT LAWNS
OF- 25 MARIN COUNTY
HOMES because they thought
it would be FUN.
The driver of the car was
sentenced to 10 days in jail,
fined S75, given three years
probation and ordered not to
drive for 90 days. His com
panion was sentenced to five
days in jail, fined S25, placed
on three years probation and
ordered not to drive for 30
days.
' Damage to the 25 lawns
was estimated at about SI, 000.
Runs On Record
To the Editor: My record
has been sent to you- in parts
throughout the year and in
summary in various forms
more recently. Naturally, as
an incumbent, I run on my
record.
It irks me, 1 11 admit, to
have that record distorted
and to have distortions step
ped up in the closing days of
the campaign; Of course
can't answer all the charges
nor do I believe it necessary,
It amazes me to find that
I am "soft" on Communists,
uncaring about plywood
iworkers, and a Congressman
fho votes to raise bread pric
es. The facts are otherwise. I
have never advocated softness
with respect to Communists.
I have done much research
about the plywood market-
and every newspaper com
menting on the debate con
cerning a hardwood quota
concluded that I was right,
namely, that our softwood in
dustry would not be helped
by a quota on Japanese hard
wood plywood.
My Republican opponent in
sists that because I voted to
have the House consider the
Ombnibus Farm bill I must
have been in favor of the
bill. This is not true and I
have personally explained to
him that I always vote to con
sider bills reported out of
committee. I don't believe in
killing committee - approved
legislation without a hearing
For a while my opponent
was accusing me of losing
"important Central American
bases." I asked him about this.
He told me he read in the
newspaper that some bases
had been lost. He couldn't re
member which paper or
when. "Well, all right," I said,
"but how come you keep say
ing I lost them?" "You were
down there, weren't you?"
was - his reply.
Well, enough of that. You're
not interested in charge and
countercharge at this point.
All I wanted to do was call
the above matters to your at
tention, and so repeat my
willingness to furnish any in
formation you may want
about my record or other
qualifications.
Charles O. Porter,
Member of Congress
IVHAT'S the connection be
tween that escapade and
the milking "demonstration
at the Cow Palace?
Let's put it this way:
Two or three generations
ago in our America, more or
less every family kept a cow.
Taking care of the cow, in
cluding milking it night and
morning, was a part of the
daily life of the teen-agers
of that generation. That and
the other chores so vitally
necessary in the economic life
of that day - such as buck
sawing wood for the kitchen
stove and splitting kindling
to get the fire going in the
morning.
These and a multitude of
other tasks kept the young
sters OI tnai aay ana se ju
busy they had little time left
for pure deviltry such as driv
ing a car across 25 beautiful
lawns just to see what would
happen.
ABOUT a century and a half
ago, Isaac Watts wrote in
his Divine Songs: "For Satan
finds some mischief still for
IDLE hands to do."
. 1 suspect that is still true.
Rejects "Crude Appeal"
To the Editor: The story in
your paper yesterday about
Senator Morse's charges
against Secretary ' Hatfield,
concerning the tragic accident
18 years ago, recalled to my
mind something very similar
that nearly happened to me
several years ago.
As I was driving west on
the Jacksonville - Phoenix
highway, along a straight sec
tion in broad daylight, a little
girl 4 or 5 years vold sudden
ly rose from a stretch of grass
and weeds bordering the'
highway and darted across in
front of the vehicle I was
driving. Having rounded a
curve shortly before this, I
was fortunately driving fair
ly slowly, and I saw her in
time to apply the brakes and
avoid hitting her, for which I
shall always be thankful.
When I looked at the weeds,
and grass along the highway,
I was amazed that they could
have concealed even a small
girl, for they didn't seem tall
enough. But since" she had
risen from a prone or crouch
ing position before she ran
across the highway, she had
been completely hidden un
til the moment she stood up.
It is certainly a tragic thing
to hit a child, whether the
child is concealed by grass,
obscured by dark clothing in
the dark or in a fog, whether
on foot or on a bicycle. Their
actions on roads are so quick
and unpredictable -when they
are very young, that they rep
resent a traffic hazard that
worries me constantly.
But I cannot help wonder
ing if Mr. Hatfield may have
been confronted with the
same sitation I saw, namely,
that of a child being conceal
ed in grass not tall enough
to hide a standing child, but
quite tall enough to hide a
child crouched or lying on the
ground. This could have hap
pened in his accident, in
which case his testimony that
he could not see through or
over the grass would have
been quite true.
In any event, Mr. Morse has
used deplorable last-minute
campaign tactics in bringing
up a tragic personal incident
many years old. He is attempt
ing to sway the emotions of
voters, rather than their rea
sonable thinking. We 'must
surely feel anger against Mr.
Morse and sympathy for Mr.
Hatfield, but in any case, we
should not allow this crude
appeal to our emotions cloud
the political issues in this
election. Whichever way we
vote, let it be solely on the
basis of our candidates' rec
ords as public servants, not
on a personal smear. .
Rhoda M. Williams,
1975 Houston rd.,
Medford.
From Lyle Paull
To the Editor: You know,
folks, it is too bad that a
person gets mixed up in the
affairs of a city when his only
aim is to attempt to promote
himself.
A person of such character
doesn't take the time or make
an effort to find out the truth
or state it. Mr. Wernmark told
the people of the city of Cen
tral Point how their planning
commission was pulling some
thing under the table to help
Mr. John Cupp with a sub
division that is outside the
city.
The truth is folks, that the
planning commission of any
city inspects and approves or
disapproves the plans of any
subdivision with a six mile
radius. Mr. John Day submit
ted plans for his subdivision
in the Table Rock area, Mr.
Hoover submitted his plans
for the subdivision south of
Crater Lake highway near
Camp White. Mr. Newt Mead
submitted plans for a sub
division South of Beall Lane
and West of the Central Point,
Jacksonville highway. So you
see it is not unusual for plans
of a subdivision to be sub
mitted to a planning commis
sion. Unless the owner of a sub
division is seeking to annex
and become a part of the city,
the plans are never presented
to the City Council and at no
time are there any public
hearings unless the property
is being annexed.
So you see, Mr. Freeman
Mason and - Mr. Bill Colley
and the rest of your very able
planning commission have not
betrayed you as Mr. Wen
mark suggests.
Lyle Paull,
City Recorder,
Central Point.
Seek Court Hearing
To the Editor: We are tak
ing the liberty of writing a
letter to every newspaper in
the state, hoping that it might
be regarded of interest to
their subscribers to learn that
an open committee has been
formed to assist Officer Rob
ert Wampler, formerly of the
Oregon State Police. We hope
to raise, by contribution, suf
ficient funds to pay for a
transcript of the proceedings
of his trial in Salem Oct. 14
and 15, 1958, so that he might
appeal to the circuit court.
If you will recall- he was
the state police . officer that
was tried by the department
on charges initiated by the
superintendent dealing, gen
erally, with failure to observe
departmental rules regarding
the discussion of departmental
affairs with other than super
ior officers. Considering the
nature of the hearing given it
is not surprising that he was
found guilty, and as a conse
quence we, as a . committee,
feel that his case should be
reviewed by a fair and impartial-
circuit court. We be
lieve that justice can not be
truly done until Mr. Wampler
is afforded such a hearing. We
of the committee, seriously
doubt the fairness of the de
partmental hearing, in view
of the superintendent's admin
istrative ruling denying the
accused the right to legal
counsel, the composition of
the trial board, and what ap
pear to be the apparent po
litical motivations involved.
The committee does not in
tend to become ' involved in
any political maneuvering,
but merely wish to see that
Officer Wampler has his day
in court. He is a family man
with 18 years of service in the
state police department, and
we feel that he has certainly
earned this right to fairness
and justice.
Contributions may be made
to the Justice for Wampler
committee, care of Harry A.
Harris, chairman, 101 Hogg
building, Oregon City, Ore.
The names of contributors
will remain anonymous if so
desired.
Laurence N. Kezar,
Secretary, Justice for
Wampler Committee,
Oregon City
Reg. 4.45 FIREPLACE GRATE
Hoover Replies
To the Editor: In reply "to
Mr. Bert Smith and his re
marks on Corey road, about
Mr. Wendt and myself.
For Mr. Smith's informa
tion: Corey Road was deeded
to Jackson county on Aug. 3,
1956. The right of way was
sought by the neighborhood
and "county for several years,
as it takes care of a heavy
trip around the old system.
Also for Mr. Smith's infor
mation: We only own two lots
on Corey Road; the land we
have been subdividing this
year lies from half to two
miles from the Corey Road.
Mr. Smith is right on one
count. I am for Chester
Wendt for commissioner, be
cause he has been one of our
outstanding commissioners.
C. C. Hoover
2095 Gregory Rd.
Medford
Two "No" Votes
To the Editor: I would like
to comment on a couple meas
ures. No. 3 sounded all right till
the voters pamphlet informed
me that the legislators will
also have the power to vote
"allowing themselves pay
ment for daily expenses." My
decision is NO for No. 3.
No. 4-Capital Punishment.
Who can say how many are
deterred from killing because
their own life is in jeopardy?
We might get some light on
the subject from the prison it
self where the. inmates "talk
shop." Fear has always been
the big deterrent from crime.
Dr. Alvarez, who is a mod
ern thinker if anyone is, had
this much to say on the sub
ject several months 'ago.
"Anyone who is against capi
tal punishment should live in
the lifer section for a while.
These men are killers. Guards
don't go there except by 2, 4
or 6 strong. Anyone who
comes near them is in danger.
All they want is to get free to
kill some one else." He went
on to say they were just like
mad dogs.
Why should murder be put
in the same class as robbery?
The fact that the rich escape
the penalty has nothing to do
with abolishing capital pun
ishment. That just means
simply, plainly and terribly
that a crooked lawyer or
judge or combination of both
has been a traitor to the law
he promised to uphold.
-Do we abolish all laws -because
crime can't be stopped?
Should the law against bank
robbery be set aside because
some robbers are never
caught?
A governor took the law in
his own hands and so justice
has been thwarted in our own
county. Now in Oakridge a
man has been killed.. Shot in
the back first, then, as ' the
poor fellow tried to crawl
away shot three more times.
Is that crime no more than
armed robbery? A case in
northern California was a 7-year-old
boy. When the mur
derer was caught he said
"You should have heard him
scream." Yes, just a sadistic
sex fiend. My vote is a decided
NO on No. 4.
Note: I didn't say all law
yers were crooked. I said "a"
crooked Jawyer.
Ella Powell
162 North Front st.
Central Point, Ore.
Death and Beauty
To the Editor: In regard to
the 'communication' in the
Tribune" for Oct. 31 of Dan F.
Krotz II of Eagle Point on
Capital' Punishment, I say he
is very ignorant and perhaps
is unaware of the fact that in
nocent persons have been
executed in the past for
crimes which it was proven
at a later date to have been
done by some other person, or
perhaps that would be un
important to him.
There has been evidence in
troduced which indicates that
no person convicted of mur
der in Oregon and subsequent
ly released has ever again
been guilty of murder.
In regard to the campaign
to "Make Medford Beautiful",
it is obvious that the Editor
of the Mail Tribune has failed
to consider that there are two
sides to the question. Perhaps
the esteemed editorial staff of
the Medford Mail Tribune
could get out of their foam
rubber lined chairs and con
tribute some good honest la
bor and possibly some expense
money if they wish to "Make
Medford Beautiful." I fully
agree with Mr. Arthur H.
Peterson of Port Orford, Ore.,
in this evening's paper in re
gard to the above subject.
Personally, I only stay in
Medford long enough to make
necessary purchases. Perhaps
our esteemed (????) editor of
The Medford Mail Tribune.
I. myself, wouldn't live in
Medford if I was to be given
the place.
Floyd R. McCabe
Mt. Pitt Star Rt, Box 80
Butte Falls, Ore.
Individual Opportunity
To the Editor: Tomorrow is
a day few people in the world
have the freedom to enjoy.
Regardless of one's political
affiliation or the particular
candidates one favors, this
day gives each individual an An electronic counting sys-
opportunity to in some de
gree insure that this freedom
will continue.
See you at the polls,
Donald L. Stathos,
Chairman, Jackson
y County Republican
Central Committee
From Bob Root
To the Editor: Representing
Jackson county for two terms
in the state legislature taught
me one important political
fact. This is that the most
effective members of the
house or the senate are those
who show true independence
of action in their voting. Little
attention is paid and little
consideration given to a mem
ber of the legislature who,
right or wrong, follows a
course outlined for him by
others.
For this reason after care
ful consideration of the can
didates and issues involved I
am voting for Eve Nye and
Mel Lattie.
Bob Root,
', 229 Bradford Way, .
Medford.
Duncan's Advice
To the Editor: Newspaper
advertising appearing in the
closing days of this campaign
posed a large number of ques
tions for me to answer.
Throughout the campaign, as
interest has been shown in my
record and questions asked, I
have answered all questions
either on the radio, television
or in the paper. At this late
stage I cannot afford the space
or time necessary to state my
position on all of these ques
tions. I am able to and most
willing to do so, and would
urge anyone who is really in
terested in the answers to
phone me or call on me and I
will be happy to discuss them
all. -
A newspaper known as
"The Republican Call," dedi
cated to advancing the cause
of the Republican Party, ap
peared on my desk recently.
James Short, the Republican
chairman, warned all Oregon
voters that they should guard
against., "last-minute smear
campaigns designed to mis
lead the voters and unfairly
discredit Republican candi
dates." . He stated tha "it is
reasonable to question state
ments and accusations lodged
at the last moment . . ." Short
also said that he believed that
"candidates who are not con
trolled by special interest
groups are those-most gener
ally subject to these tactics."
While Mr. Short's remarks
were not issued in my defense,
I suggest that they are most
appropriate, and would urge
the voters to heed them well
regardless of the party to
which the victim of this tech
nique may belong and regard
less of the office for which he
may be running.
Thank you for this space.
May I urge everyone in both
parties to be sure to vote for
the one whom they think will
do the best job, regardless of
party.
Robert B. Duncan
State representative
Medford
tern can total simultaneously
the output of 40 production
or processing operations.
Watermelons were
grown in Africa.
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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, November S, 1958 5
Nova Scotia has some of the
highest tides in the word.
The highest tide recorded
was 104 feet in 1869 at Burnt
coat Head, Nova Scotia.
There are five languages in
official use at the United Na
t i o n s conferences English,
French, Spanish, Russian and
Chinese.
Smart If X$
Ueal, 4 3v .
Dad! MvvsrvpJ
"My daddy is smart! He has a life insurance program
which includes plans for me and mommy and my brothers
and sisters."
This little boy is saying that his daddy has a plan that
will pay him or his family more than he's put in no matter
what happens, so long as he keeps it going. That's getting
life insurance protection and saving money at the same time.
He's doing it with the BMA Preferred 3G-Pay Life Plan.
Here's how it works. At his age of 25, he deposits $171.70 a
year. In the next 30 years, he puts in $5,151.00. During all
that time, he has $10,000 life insurance constantly protecting
his family. In 30 years, the cash value of his policy will be
$5,821.20 which is $670.20 more than his premium deposits.
How's that for making the dollar do double duty? Pro
tection for today. Money for retirement tomorrow. This is
the plan for you! . '
Here's how much you save
(based on $10,000 contracts)
Policy Issued Annual Cash Valu Gain Ovr Total
At Ag Deposit In 30 Years . Annual Deposit.
7S I $171.70 I $5,821.20 1 $670.20
30 194.80 6,402.00 558.00
35 224.00 6,971.90 251.90
Educational funds, additional retirement income, accident
and health benefits can be included in your BMA 30-Pay
Life Plan. Ask your BMA representative.
Business JYIejv's Assur.nce
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S.M.A. Representatives In Your Area:
Homer J. Bringje Clifford W. Curl,
204 W. Main Sr., Medford, Ore. t P. O. Box 783, Medford, Ore.
Phone SP 2-8696 Phone SP 2-8943
Harley D. McMaster,
204 W. Main St., Medford, Ore.
Phone SP 2-8696
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DEMOCRAT
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My Record
J) ECONOMY
a) Ranking Democrat on Ways and Means.
b) Voted "no" on more budgets than any other member c
W. &M.
c) Action not talk in cutting spending.
d) Member of Emergency Board.
2) EDUCATION
a) Supported increased Basic School Support.
b) Supported increased funds for Jackson County
c) Supported S.O.C.E. Building Program.
d) Served on Interim Education Com.
e) Kept top professors in Oregon with higher salaries
3) TAXATION
a) Supported special session which reduced taxes below '55 level.
b) Supported increased Basic School Support to reduce property tax.
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cj ciiminaie uouoie Assessments in rvinys ngw. iiuiei iiai.
4) INDUSTRY
a) Supported loss carry forward and accelerated depreciation to improve tax structure.
b) Opposed extension of governmental controls.
c) Supported new Department of Development and Planning.
d) Worked for better passenger service and lower freight rates.
e) Arranged for state backing for Federal Minerals Bill.
5) LABOR
o) Supported State Conciliation Service.
by Supported Apprenticeship' program.
c) Worked for improvements in Workman's Comp. & Unempolyment Compensation.
6) CIVIL RIGHTS
a) Supported Civil Rights legislation.
b) Sponsored measures opposing capital punishment.
c) Worked to improve administration of justice and for new judges.
d) Opposed extension of bureaucratic powers. "
e) Chairman of Judiciary Com. member Legislative Counsel Committee.
GWATOVI
My Beliefs
1) That the general welfare comes before partisan politics.
'
2) That.government should represent all and be dominated
by none.
3) That we should pay for government according to our
ability. -
4) That labor and management should work together for
welfare of each.
My Aims
1) Economical progressive government
2) Fair distribution of Tax burden
3) Improved and speedy administration of just'e
4) Improved adoption and juvenile laws.
5) Fair distribtuion of Basic School Support
6) Community or Regional Post High School Training
7) Preservation of National Resources
8) More industry and more jobs for Oregon, "
9) New techniques to meet problems of education.
Vote 00 -ROBERT DUNCAN ffor REPRESENTATIVE
Duncan for Leg. Comm., Ward Spatz, Chmn., Medford, Ore.