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4 Wednesday, January 7, 1959
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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and
40 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Jan. 7. 1949 (Friday)
A heading is scheduled in
Ashland tonight on the sus
pension of city officials by
newly-installed Mayor Tom
Williams.
Glenn Jackson is re-elected
president of the Jackson
County Chamber of Com
merce. 20 YEARS AGO
Jan. 7. 1939 (Saturday)
Arrangements are made for
a "courtesy in traffic" slo
gan contest, sponsored joint
ly by the Mail Tribune and
Rogue River Chevrolet.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Cali
fornia now sports the first
Democratic governor in 45
years. Early signs indicate it
is too soon.
30 YEARS AGO
.Jan. 7, 1929 (Monday)
State dairymen will hold
their annual meeting here
next week.
Kimball Fruit company is
to erect a new packing plant.
40 YEARS AGO
Jan. 7. 1919 (Tuesday)
The public market and the
stores report a shortage of
turnips in the valley.
Victor Bursell, Central
Point, ships two carloads of
hogs to Portland.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct is superior;
seven or eight is excellent; five or
six is good.
1. Fan was the Greek god
of what?
2. What is the literal mean
ing of Rio de Janeiro?
; 3. Complete the following
saying: "Many a true word
is spoken in ?
4. Ml. Vernon, home of
George Washington, fronts on
what river?
5. "Nutmeg State," is one
of the nicknames applied to
which State?
6. When Cortez conquered
Mexico, who was the Mexican
emperor?
7. With what poem by Long
fellow do you associate "the
forest primeval?"
8. Which is farther south,
the tip of Africa, or the tip
of South America?
9. What is the name given
to a line joining two points
on the circumference of a cir
cle? 10. The term 'eagle" is used
in what game?
1. Forests, pastures, flocks
and shepards. 2. "River of
January." 3. "jest." 4. Po
tomac River. 5. Conneticui.
6. Montezuma. 7. Evangeline.
8. South America. 9. Chord.
10. Golf.
Arizona Columnist
Gets Ernie Pye Award
New York-(UPD-The Scripps
Howard Newspapers today
announced that Don Dedera,
29, columnist on the Arizona
Republic in Phoenix, is the
1958 winner of the Ernie Pyle
Memorial award.
Dedera will receive $1,000
and a bronze plaque for writ
ing and reporting "most near
ly exemplifying the stye and
craftsmanship" of the great
World War II reporter and
columnist.
East-West Roads
While new roads generally benefit an area,
some obviously are better than others, and de
serve a higher priority.
Most badly needed new road in this lmmed
diate area is the new route to Klamath Falls, by
way of Lake of the Woods. Work on this will
start this spring, with a $600,000 appropriation,
and it is scheduled for completion in 1960.
Superseding the twisty and steep Green
Springs route, it will provide a far faster and
better connection with Klamath Falls, with re
sulting benefits to both sides of "the hill."
"THE second-greatest road need in the area is
completion of Highway 99 to freeway stan
dards. The third priority probably is the better
ment of the Crater Lake highway.
But somewhere close behind these is a good
road to the coast. Up to this point there has been
more talk than action on such, but there are
several possibilities.
From south to north, they are :
Improvement of Highway 199 between Grants
Pass and Crescent City. Much of this route is of
fairly good standard now, but it still leaves much
to be desired. However, the California depart
ment of highways is now seriously-considering
improving the California part of the route, at
first to high-grade two-lane highway, and later
to freeway standards, at a cost of some $30 mil
lion, including a tunnel under the Hazelview sum
mit of Oregon mountain.
A NEW route to the cea by way of Selma,
"down the Illinois river, and coming out either
at Brookings or Gold Beach. Such a road, of for
est standard, is actively under consideration.
A new route from either Galice or Glendale
through Powers, coming out near Myrtle Point,
thence to Coquille and, Coos Bay along the exist
ing State Highway 42, and U.S. 101.
Improvement of Route 42 itself between Win
ston and Coquille, now one of the worst major
highways in Oregon.
Improvement of the Sutherlin-Elkton section
of State 225, and of State 38 the rest of the way
to Reedsport.
A NY or all of these routes would furnish much
"more direct routes to the sea than are now
available permitting this area to take greater
advantage of low-cost sea transport.
Which of them deserves the support of Jack
son' county is a moot question, involving a multi
tude of factors, both practical and otherwise,
such as which has the greatest chance of early
success, which would provide the best shipping
facilities at the other end, which would be the
most direct and with the lowest gradient, which
would be the least expensive in the long run
and so on.
IT MAY be that California 'will do the job first.
The Grants Pass Courier, reports that the
California highway engineer has recommended
the 199 project to the commission, which is ex-
Eected to accept it as part of the general state
ighwayplan.
If it does so soon, it might well stymie for
years the development of all-Oregon routes, al
though pressure for a good east-west route some
where between Grants Pass and Eugene contin
ues to build up. E.A.
Thank You; Well Done
We have said before, and it bears repeating,
that the life of a public office-holder is no bed
of roses. ,
Most able people could make far more money
in private business or employment that they could
in political office. And they wouldn't have to
take half the "guff," the criticism, the sniping
to which servants of the public are subjected.
(The fact that such criticism is sometimes
deserved doesn't make it any easier for the in
dividual to take.)
1X7HEN a man or woman has held an office,
done his or her level best to do the best
possible job, and then been rejected at the polls
after one or two or more terms, it must have a
pretty bitter taste.
But that, as the saying goes, is politics. And,
in most cases, it is less a rejection of the person
as an individual than it is a change in the opinions
of the voters, or the attraction of a new face, or
changing circumstances which call for new ap
proaches and new blood.
Politics, despite the rewards, from a feeling
of public service, can be a pretty cold-blooded
thing. And voters seldom- are swayed by con
siderations of sentiment or even gratitude.
IT IS for this reason that we would like to make
a small bow today in the direction of those
public officials who left office at the first of
the year either through defeat at the polls,
or because they did not choose to run.
We honestly believe that every one of them
did the best he or she knew how to serve the
public which first placed them in office and
this despite the fact that on some occasions we
have had critical things to say about several.
State Sen. Phil Lowry, State Rep. Al Littrell,
County Judge Rod Keating, County Clerk Bereth
Hopkins, Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna, Sheriff
Howard Gault all of these have earned, at the
very least, a "Thank you, and well done," no
matter what one's political or personal views.
This is little enough, the Good Lord knows, as
a reward for service to the state which has ranged
oyer periods up to nearly 20 years. E. A.
Dennis the
'WAIT A SIC. l WW sqm'N' BACKl'
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Magazine's Offer r
To the Editor: Reference is
made here to my display ad
appearing in Monday's Trib
une where I have attempted
to make public the most gen
erous offer of cooperation Ore
gon has received from Joe A.
Small, publisher of True West
and Frontier Times maga
zines. Inasmuch as I am pass
ing along any commission to
the advertisers, I cannot feel
it wise to place large displays
in the Tribune regularly, as I
should in order to make it
possible for all advertisers to
take advantage of this offer.
Since I have secured the
cooperation of Western Publi
cations in helping us to publi
cize our Centennial plans and
our wonderful state, and since
I have seen no such coopera
tion forthcoming from any
other nationally distributed
magazine, I would appreciate
it if you would help get this
good news out.
Persons whose business is
the lodging, feeding, entertain
ing and otherwise providing
for tourists should by all
means take advantage of this
limited offer, for Oregon ad
vertisers. Absolute deadline
for all copy is Feb. 10 when
a full page ad will again cost
near the thousand dollar mark
rather than the $375 as of
fered, and one column inch
will be 550 rather than $12.50.
In addition, and going ALL
out, Mr. Small has offered to
run, absolutely free, two in
sertions of any ad placed for
three paid insertions, or four
free for six paid! (Limit, six
paid insertions). And an Ore
gon story is promised for each
issue of both True West and
Frontier Times during the en
tire year. Currently the Whit
man Massacre story is in the
latter magazine, and such
quality advertisers as the Olin
Hotel of Denver, Augusta
Military Academy, Caravan
European Tours, and such that
make proud companions to
your ad and which you may
well be sure are free of cheap
sensationalism.
My own lengthy photo
article, "Jacksonville, Living
Ghost Town" will be on stands
in mid-April, (True West
Magazine), and as it amounts
to about 10 pages of free pub
licity for our area, it seems
wise that Jackson county and
all of southern Oregon have
a good representation in this
issue.
I am authorized to accept
any orders for this advertis
ing during the limited offer,
or persons desiring to do so
may call me for particulars,
(phone SP 2-4304) and mail
copy and check direct to the
Try and
By BENNETT CERF-
BEN NOVACK, spectacular impresario of the Fountainbleau
Hotel, Miami Beach, had a grandfather who took it for
granted that his progeny would achieve success. When Novack
was a boy, the grandfather
clutched his arm and de-
manded, "Ben, how old are
you now?", "I'm eleven,"
answered the boy. "Hmph,"
nodded his grandfather.
"When I was your age, I
was already fifteen."
little Janet had never been
on a farm before. Left to her
own devices for a spell, she
came tumbling into the house
in great excitement and cried,
"Come quick, mama! There's
a wonderful big pig lying: on
the ground and seven little
pigs are blowing her up!"
Nominations for outstanding birds of 1959: The No Let t Tern, the
Extra Marital Lark, the Ruffled Spouse, the Base Canard, the Vested
Interest, and the Buff -tinted Due-bill.
1359, by Bennett Cert Distributed by Kin feature Syndicate
Menace
publication. Either way, but
do get your space reserved
and don't miss the Feb. 10
deadline. If the publication
can make so generous an offer
then we should certainly show
our appreciation by respond
ing with our orders. Let's put
Oregon on the U.S. map and
mind in 1959.
Virginia D. Card,'
P.O. Box 145,
Medford.
History Tapes
To the Editor: Shaping up
a New Year's resolution, we
are dedicating some of our
'spare time to tape-record
some Oregon Territory his
tory, especially that portion
that became Oregon, concen
trating on past events of south
ern Oregon. This idea came
a-borning as we read Kath
erine B. Judson's "Early Days
in Old Oregon," one of the
best books we have found.
We have already made a size
able start with several reels
obtained from old-timers in
the valley. But as Author Jud
son goes along in her early
history, with much obtained
from Canada and England's
Hudson Bay records and writ
ings that other historians have
missed, the idea came how in
teresting and informative it
would be to have some of her
book verified or commented
on by those who were here
at the time or handed down
by word of mouth. Of course,
there will be much "No such
a thing, never heard tell of
it," and like contradictions as
well as agreements. In my
past writings, my policy has
been to take a middle of road
course especially where two
or more agree on some event,
all of it subject to good grass
root reasoning.
So, we are inviting old-timers
and the historical minded
to get in touch with us to
work out something that will
not only interest the youthful
mind, but will help us to meet
coming events by knowing
better what has occurred in
the past that constitute a
guide-post for the future. For
all the happenings that sway
mankind to peaceful times or
brinks of war follow a general
pattern that proves history re
peats itself over and over
again.
The F. J. Cliffords,
Route 2, Box 200F,
Central Point, Ore.
The official state flag of
Texas is the Lone Star flag of
the former Republic of Texas.
It is the only state flag that
was originally the flag of an
independent country.
Stop Me
Wilson Terms 'Revolt' of Liberal GOP
Senators a
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington -flJPD- The most
charitable words which can
be used to describe the leader-
s h i p ruckus
among Senate
Repu blicans
in the new
C o ngress be
ginning today
is that it is a
sham battle,
bogus and
phony.
The contest
Lyie c. Wilson has been ad
vertised to newspaper readers
and to radio listeners as beins
between the present so-called
conservative Republican lead
ership and certain rebellious
men of good deeds variouslv
described as modern, liberal
or Eisenhower Republicans.
Some whimsically senti
mental commentators almost
would make of it another
David-and-Goliath contest, or
something on the order of a
TV oat opera battle between
the good guys and the bad
guys. The good guys in this
version of the current row
among Senate Republicans
are, 'naturally, the modern,
liberal or Eisenhower men.
The bad guys are the conser
vatives, personified by Sen.
Everett M. Dirksen, 111., Sen.
Leverett Saltonstall, Mass.,
and Sen. Styles Bridges, N.H.
Knowland is Gone
This contest for leadership
of the Republican minority
comes about because William
Ray burn Takes Over
Speakers Job at 77
By United Press International
Speaker Sam Rayburn is
known in some quarters as
"Mister Democrat" or "Mist
er Sam."
But most of the public
knows Sam Rayburn as speak
er of the U. S. House of Rep
sentatives. He has been given
the job again at the age of
77.
Rayburn has led the Demo
cratic party in the House since
Sept. 16, 1940, but his activv
lues as speantjr arc relative
ly new when placed alongside
his 45years of service in Con
gress. That's quite a record
for a country boy, born in
the hills of Tennessee and
reared on a cotton farm in
Texas.
Politics is Rayburn's life
time work. He campaigned by
horse-back to win election to
the Texas legislature at the
age of 24, Seven years later
in 1913-he came to Congress
and he's been there ever
since.
He spends most of his time
when Congress is not in ses
sion on his 400-acre farm near
Bonham, Tex., not far from
the original 40 - acre family
homestead.
Rayburn's trademark is his
In the Day's News
By FRANK
What of Cuba?
It all depends on this man
Castro and his followers and
his backers who have tossed
out Dictator Batista, and how
well they take over the Cub
an government and run the
country.
Our own Revolution was
the most successful in history.
It was successful because of
the quality of its leaders. Our
Founding Fathers were wise,
able and patriotic men who
commanded the respect of
their followers and of the
world.
WHO is this Castro?
He is the 32-year-old son
of a rich father who died a
couple of years ago and left
his six children a fortune.
Young Fidel and his brother
Raul dedicated their all
to the deposition " of Batista.
Along with a few followers,
they invaded Cuba in 1956
and have been fighting ever
since.
They seem to have won
their battle.
IN SITUATIONS, where all
the facts do not meet the
eye, the French are alleged
to shrug their shoulders and
mutter - cynically "cherchez
la femme" (look for the wom
an). In similar situations in
this troubled period in world
history, we are inclined to
paraphrase the French and
say ' 'cherchez les commun
ists.", What of Fidel Castro? v
Is he a communist?
Is he conmmunist-backed?
HE SAYS he isn't.
He claims to be strongly
opposed to communism.
But his brother Raul, who
is his second-in-command, is
known to have spent two
weeks behind the iron cur
tain attending an internation
al student congress. Move
ments like that are favorite
tools of the communist leaders.
'Pony or
F. .Knowland abandoned the
Senate and the Republican
leadership to run for gover
nor of California. Knowland
got the leadership job when
the late Sen. Robert A. Taft
stepped down, near death,
early in the first Eisenhower
term.
Dirkson was No. 2 in the
echelon of Senate Republican
leadership under Knowland.
His designation was assistant
leader or Republican whip;
his job, to see that the party
was at full strength on the
Senate floor when the votes
were needed. Bridges is chair
man of the Senate Republican
Policy committee. Saltonstall
is chairman of the Republican
conference which means, that
he presides over party meet
ings of all GOP senators.
The program has been to
promote Dirksen to the lead
ership in the new Congress.
Sen. George D. Aiken (Vt.)
bucked that program on Nov.
11 with loud cries of foul and
beware. This was only a few
days after the congressional
elections in which the Repub
lican party had taken a mas
sive beating.
The Warning
Aiken warned that the Re
publicans would lose a lot
more Senate seats in 1960 un
less GOP liberals-modern or
Eisenhower R e p u b 1 i cans
were given a greater voice in
the Senate leadership of their
party. He quickly was backed
in this by Sen. Clifford P.
Case (N.J.). The liberal, mod-
bald head, and his scalp
serves as a political baromet-er-if
flushed, the danger sig
nal is showing.
He displays few of the clas
sic characteristics of his pro
fession as a politician. He is
shy, quiet spoken, but he can
wield a wicked gavel over a
sometimes unruly House
His relaxed leadership is
considered one of the reasons
for his success, because he
does not scatter his shots or
waste his ammunition on min
or matters. When he does
jump into the fray, the cry
goes up through the lobbies
and corridors "Rayburn's up,!
and Democrats and Republi
cans alike hurry into the
chamber to hear him.
Rayburn was married in
his 20's, but the marriage
ended in a divorce after three
months. He never has re-married.
He is one of the few con
gressmen who have the trust
of both the Northern and
Southern wings of the ' party
and his leadership has been
credited with preserving the
party unity in the past.
That talent is expected to
be tested to the full this ses
sion. JENKINS
WHEN young Fidel led his
band of followers from
Mexico into Cuba two years
ago, he was strong for im
mediate nationalization of
Cuban industries which is a
prime tenet of communism.
He has since watered down
his economic program con
siderablypossible in defer
ence to American public opin
ion. He stands now (he says)
for extension of social secur
ity and a broadened program
of industrialization to solve
Cuba's chronic problem of
poverty and unemployment.
He has called for land re
form, limiting the amount of
land any one plantation own
er can hold.
He says he wants to end
government corruption and to
reestablish political freedom
and freedom of the press. If
he is SINCERE in what he
says if he proposes . to be
his own man and not a pup
pet animated by strings pull
ed from Moscow he is head
ed in the right direction and
great good can come of his
leadership. .
But he bears watching.
WHY are we so concerned
about Cuba?
The answer to that ques
tion is self-evident. We got
into one war because of Cuba
and we don't want to get into
another one.
But we can't permit com
munism to establish itself on
our doorstep.
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not Embarrass
Many wearers of false teeth hav
suffered real embarrassment because
their plate dropped, slipped or wob
bled at just the wrong time. Do not
live in fear of this happening to you.
Just sprinkle-a little FASTEETH. the
alkaline (non-acid) powder, on your
plates. Hold false teeth more firmly,
so they feel more comfortable Does
not sour. Checks "plate odor" (den
ture breath) . Get FASTEETH at anf
drug counter.
'Sham Battle'
em or Eisenhower Republi
cans finallv fixed uDon Sen.
John Sherman Cooper (Ky.)
as their leadership candidate.
The odd part about all of it
is this: Of the 10 liberal or
whatever Republican senators
who met soon after Nov. 11 to
plan strategy against Dirksen,
only one had a better record
of support for the Eisenhower
program in the last session
than did Dirksen. That one
was freshman Sen. Kenneth
B. Keating (N.Y.) who made
his record as a member of the
House. The record compari
sons, of course, are unofficial.
Dirksen's 1958 record was
Halleck Has Seen
Fortunes Dip, Rise
By United Press International
Charles A. Halleck has seen
his political fortunes dip and
rise in recent years.
Right now they are going
up again. He outmaneuvered
one of the savviest of old
pros of all-Joseph M. Martin
Jr.-to walk off with the job
of House Republican leader.
But Hallack can look back
on a series of "almosts" dat
ing from 1948 when he believ
ed he had received the nod
as GOP vice presidential can
didate. Then, in a period of
four years, moves to boom
Halleck for House GOP lead
er collapsed twice.
Short, peppery Charlie Hal-leck-politician,
lawyer, sol
dier, fisherman-was born 58
years ago in Jasper County,
Ind.
He married Blanche White
of Indianapolis, Ind., in 1927.
Their twins-Charles and Pat-tricia-were
born two years
later.
He now has seven grand
children.
Special Election
Halleck first ran for Con
gress in 1935 in a special elec
tion. At that time he was the
only Republican congressman
from Indiana. He has been re
elected to every Congress
since then.
House Republicans elected
Aero Engineering
Studied by Youth
Robert D. Hill, son of Wil
liam O. Hill, Daroy, Mont.,
and Mrs. Mildred E. Swan
son, 443 North Second St.,
Central Point, is attending
the Northrop Aeronautical in
stitute, Inglewood, Calif.,
school authorities announced.
Hill is enrolled in the aer
onautical engineering tech
nology course which requires
only 24 months to complete
or he may continue his studies
for another year and earn a
bachelor of science degree.
Hill is a veteran of the Ko
rean war with service in the
United States Air Force. He
is a graduate of Crater high
school. Central Point.
Officers Elected
To RRVID Board
Otto Bohnert, Ce ntral
Point, was re-elected presi
dent of the Rogue River Val
ley irrigation district for the
fourth year during the dis
trict's board meeting on Tues
day, a spokesman said.
Leonard Freeman was re
elected vice president. Gor
don Kershaw was re-elected
to the district board, and Har
old Sexton, secretary-manager,
i -
Eight rehabilitation proj
ects are now underway in the
district, Sexton reported.
These include replacement of
three wood flumes with con
crete and steel. Approximate
ly 5,600 feet of tile line has
been completed and about two
miles of canal bank has been
rehabilitated. All current
projects will be completed be
fore i the irrigation season
starts in early April, Sexton
said. Total costs of the pro
gram is $45,000. Approxi
mately $40,000 worth of ad
ditional rehabilitation work
is scheduled for the 1960 fis
cal year, Sexton said.
WE
NEVER
CLOSE
For nearly 24 years, our
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. C. M. Litwiller
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fully given to' a II, regardless of social position or financial con
dition. To merit your confidence is our aim.
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ASHLAND
We Never Closa
86 per cent in support of Eis- -enhower's
various programs
and 7 per cent against. Bridges
was 68 per cent for, 17
against. Saltonstall was 70
for, 13 against.
Cooper, the leadership can
didate of the liberal, modern
or Eisenhower Republicans
had a record of 70 per cent
for; 27 against. Aiken, who
started it all was 72 per cent
for: 28 against. Keating, in
the House, had an 86 per cent
for; 12 per cent against tally..
Small wonder the President
is keeping hands off this one.
him to their leadership in
1947. But the role actually
meant playing lieutenant to
Joseph W, Martin Jr. of Mass
achusetts who reigned over
both the Republicans and the
House as speaker.
Halleck in 1953 thought the
White House was backing him
to unseat Martin, but he re
ceived no White House sup
port. Again Martin assumed
the top House post as speak
er with Halleck as his lieu
tenant in the role of majority
leader.
Two years ago insurgent
Republicans once more ap
proached Halleck, urging him
to attempt to unseat Martin.
But at the end the support
thinned and Martin was re
elected to the leadership.
And even this year nearly
became arlother "almost" for
Halleck. It took two ballots
for him to defeat Martin by
only a scant majority.
TODAY
In Oregon History
(A Centennial Feature)
JAN. 7. 1847
Mrs. N. M. Thornton an
nounces in the pages of tha
"Oregon Spectator" t h
opening of a female school
at Oregon City: "English
education will be taught in
this School, together with
plain and fancy Needle
Work, Drawing and Paint
ing in Mezzotinto and water
colors."
JAN. 7, 1852
The territorial legislature
creates Douglas county out
of the eastern part of Ump
qua county. The county is
named for Stephen A. Doug
las, senator from Illinois,
strong supporter of Oregon,
and candidate for president
when he opposes Lincoln ia
1860.
Neuberger To Be
Lafe for Session
Portland OJPB Sen. Richard
L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) will b
about three weeks late in re
turning t o Washingto, D. C.
for the 86th Congress be
cause of radiation treatment
he is receiving, his office
said today.
Neuberger, who was oper
ated on for a malignancy
cancer last August 29, has
been receiving radiation treat
ments here which have about
three more weeks to run.
His office said that follow
ing completion of treatments,
doctors would release a "com
prehensive medical bulletin
regarding his condition." Neu
berger will hold a press con
ference prior to his departure
for Washington which his of
fice said should take place
about the end of this month.
BAD NEWS
Jackson, Miss (UPD There
was bad news today for
youngsters who received gasoline-powered
midget autos
fcr Christmas.
Police ruled the vehicles
must be furnished with li
cense plates and may only be
operated by licensed drivers
at least 15 years of age.
Mrs. Litwiller
'It is better to know us and not need us.
than to need us and not know us." -
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