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I I Thursday, January 15, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Medford4&Tbibuwb "Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP 2-6141 ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM, Business Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Managing Editor EARL H. ADAMS. Citv Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1397 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mai 1 In Advance, Copy 10c. Dail- and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday mos. 8.00 uaiiy ana Sunday 3 mos. -4o Sunday Only One year 1450 By Carrier In Advance Medford. Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv er. Talent and on motor routes. Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Dally and Suny l mo. Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson Comity United Press International Full Leased Wire - MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. INC. Of fices in New York. Chicago. De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle. Portland. St. Louis, At lanta, Vancouver B.C. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASfebcfATnS Flight ro Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and 40 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Jan. 15, 1949 (Saturday) The Philharmonic Society of Southern Oregon is to pre sent the Biblical oratio, "Eli jah," in Ashland. Installation of a new traffic light system in downtown Medford is announced. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 15, 1939 (Sunday) The Medford post office re ports finally delivering the last Christmas package of the year to its rightful recipient. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "While waiting for spring work to open up, the farmers are busy watching the legislature, for all the good it will do them." 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 15. 1929 (Tuesday) Chief of Police McCredie and Fire Chief Elliott are re appointed. The state legislature plans to reduce auto license fees. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 15, 1919 (Wednesday) The war department orders immediate demobilization of all Army units in America. National prohibition gains ratification from Nebraska, the 36th state, and the nation is to became "dry" within a year. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct it superior; seven or eight it excellent; five or six is good. 1. What was called the "Mad Monk?" 2. Who said: "Never have so many owed so much to so few"? 3. What strait separates the lower tip of South Amer ica and Tierra del Fuego? . 4. Name the famous one- legged Dutch Governor of New Netherland, ' who sur rendered the colony to the British in 1664. 5. To which of these ani mals does the word "lupine" refer: lion, wolf, walrus, dog? 6. Name the dog in the comic strip "Orphan Annie." 7. Firecrackers are be lieved to have originated in what country? . 8. Taurus, one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, is rep resented by which of these: man, fish, bull, dog, cat, crab? 9. For what is Steve Brodie noted? 10. Who sang for his sup per? Answers: 1. Rasputin. 2. Winston Churchill. 3. Strait of Magellan. 4. Peter Starves ant. 5. Wolf. 6. "Sandy." 7. China. 8. Bull. 9. His jump from Brooklyn bridge. 10 Little Tommy Tucker. Cave Junction' City Officials Take Oath Cave Junction Carroll Banks was sworn in this week by Larry Cushing, city attor ney, for his second term as mayor of Cave Junction. William Howland and Jew ell Bunch, were sworn in as councilmen. Howland has been serving on the council by appointment for several weeks following the resigna tion of Wes Peters. Banks, Howland and Bunch were elected to office in No vember. Holdover councilmen are Les Henry and Mrs. Viv ian Deaton. . r New York City vs. Oregon The Oregon legislature, within the next three months or so, must decide whether to raise new tax.es, or to cut down on state government. Talk revolves about the possibility of a cigarette tax, and the revision of the income tax structure. This is a headachey problem, all right. But consider the plight of the board of esti mate in New York City, where it is figured that some $145 million in NEW taxes must be found to balance a budget which is expected to go well above $2 billion dollars. MEW YORKERS already are among the most heavily-taxed citizens in the United States, for not only do they have to pay the usual fed eral and state levies, but they also are taxed by the city of New York in a multitude of ways. New York City is big business, as the budget estimate of more than $2 billion indicates. It takes a lot of dough to run the most complex city in the world. And to raise the money, the city's board of estimate now has under active consideration the possibility of levying one or more of SIXTEEN Eossible new taxes. Some of them the city already as authority to impose; some of them would require legislative approval.' P0R THE information of those who think Med- ford residents are over-taxed, listen to this list of the 16 possible new taxes, as reported by the New York Times: -A tax of one-half of 1 per cent on payrolls. A tax on liquor licenses. j -A tax on vending machines. -A tax on draft beer. -A tax of $5 per month on overnight parking on city streets. -An auto use tax. -An increase in the sales tax, from 3 to 4 per cent. -Extension of the sales tax to items purchased in the city for delivery outside. -A doubling of the tax on electric and telephone bills, from 1 to 2 per cent. -An increase from 1 to 2 per cent of the city's share of the state's gross receipts tax on utilities. -A tax on bank checks of 1, 2, or 3 cents each. A tax of 5 or 10 cents on taxicab fares. -An increase in the present 3 cent tax on cigar rettes, of which the city now receives 1 cent. -Application of the sales tax to retail sales of to bacco and cigars. -A 10-cent toll on East River bridges. -A levy on off-track horserace betting. MOTE that all these are CITY taxes except a few which are state taxes in which the city shares. All state and federal taxes are extra to say nothing of property taxes. And also note that quite a few of these are additions to existing, taxes, and are not brand new an indication of the load already carried by the residents of New York City. Of course not all of these will be adopted, but the picture is gloomy enough to make one almost believe that Oregon isn't in such a pitiful state of over-taxation after all. o "PHE only major changes in state taxation at present under active consideration in Oregon are a cigarette tax, and some revision of the in come and capital gains tax law. But Dr. John Sly, the Princeton tax expert whose report on the Oregon tax situation is al most universally hailed by all informed parties as a factual and informative job, says Oregon is going to have to choose not necessarily this year, but soon between remaining a "high ser vice" and "high tax" state, or cutting down on state services. It's a dilemma for the legislature, all right. But we suspect that most of its members would rather belong to that body this year than to the board of estimate of New York City. E.A. Hoffa and the Monitors The signs are mounting that Jimmy Hof fa, the powerful, cocky and gangster-affiliated boss of the Teamsters union, may finally have run out of gas in his efforts to perpetuate him self in that office. Following a recent change in membership of the three-man board of monitors, appointed by the court to oversee the operations of the Team sters, the majority of monitors are showing a re freshing willingness, not only to offer advice for a clean-up, but to insist on it with the' backing of the federal court. A CCORDING to Victor Riesel, a labor column ist, the monitors' orders constitute a 75-page document, now being studied by Federal Judge F. Dickinson Letts, which lists in detail such things as these : "... Statements that nothing has been done about forged checks, illegal voting, bribery, faulty financial auditing and the firing of friends with criminal records just to mention the casual de tails." ..... ' THE court has ruled that the monitors' orders are to be followed, or else. The "or else" can be a federal citation for contempt of court a powerful weapon, in turn backed up by fines and imprisonment. It will be the biggest favor the monitors can do to the nation, as well as to the cause of decent, law-abiding and responsible unionism, to insist that the Teamsters be made over into a demo cratically run, honest labor union not a haven for crooks, hoodlums and grafters. E.A, Dennis the I 0I0NY REALLY HIT THE MQ0H ,6UT I'll BET 1 cams aosER'N smsow&str Matter of Fact THE REAR GUARD ACTION Washington-At the moment of his first and greatest vic tory over the Senate liberal mmi bloc. Senate Majority Lead er Lyndon Baines John son did noth i n g common place, such as looking like a cat that had s w a llowed a canary. He Kmpb Alsop positive Ijr managed to look like a tiger that had swallowed a peacock. Johnson had a right to be triumphant, too. The row about the Senate's rule, born of the cruel civil rights prob lem, could quite easily have got completely out of control. By craft and prescience, by persuasiveness and brutality, by rewards and punishments, and above all by unending, indefatigable hard work, Lyn don Johnson got the row un der control at the very out set. He then kept it under con trol to the final vote. The Senate chamber con tains four more or less openly avowed Presidential hopefuls, Vice President Richard Nixon on the Republican side, and Sens. John Kennedy of Massa chusetts, Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, and Stuart Symington of Missouri, on the Democratic side. Nixon ruled against Johnson. The three Senators all voted against him. V'l'd get your vote if youweren't running so damn hard," , he told one of them, with a broad grin; and he was quite right,, too.) THE unanimity of the Presi dential hopefuls was proof enough that the political odds against Johnson were pretty heavy. The efficiency, and just possibly the toughness, of the Johnson methods of beat ing the odds were revealed by some other peculiarities of the voting pattern. Some how or other, for instance, he won the support of the new Senator from Indiana, Van Hartke, who has a huge bloc of Negro voters in his state. Again, the two new Alaska Senators, Gruening and Bart lett, gave their .votes to John son, although their own entry into the Senate had long been delayed by Southern opposi tion to Alaskan statehood. In their usual way, the Sen ators of the liberal bloc also helped Johnson to beat the odds, by taking their first stand on the proposition that the Senate is not a continuing body. A vote against the con tinuity of the Senate is almost a vote against the Senate it self. Most Senators, whether liberal or conservative, would rather vote against Mother than vote against the Senate. THE most practical legisla tive strategists among the liberals, Sen. Humphrey, ad Try and -By BENNETT CERF- ON A SAFARI in the African jungle, a famous sportsman and his wife were the guests one night of a Zulu tribe. The chiefs favorite served an exotic and not unappetizing hors d'oeuvre. Pressed for the recipeshe disclosed that the main ingredients were roasted gnats, antelope's eyes, giraffe tails, and a dash of poison ivy. "How do you usually serve this delightful dish?" asked the sportsman's wife. The chiefs faverite answered simply, "Like now, of course. On Melba toast" The daughter of a uioua American artist has a passion for flitting about barefoot, but her mother frowned on the practice. "You're getting to be a grown-up young lady now," she pointed out, "and I insist that you wear shoes." One morning the daughter ignored the "Keep Out" sign on the door of her father's studio, and came upon him painting a model in the nude. She raced right to her mother, and announced triumphant ly, "You see, mama? She's allowed to go barefoot!" 0 1353, fcjr Beaaett Cerd Distributed by King Futures SyodicaU. Menace By Joseph Alsop vocated a straight fight for a better rule on cloture. But Sens. Paul Douglas of Illinois and Jacob Javits of New York insisted that .the non-continuity of the Senate was a mat ter of principle; and Douglas and Javits won the argument. When ever any Congressional liberal takes . an extreme stand, all the other liberals always feel compelled to cry, "You can't out-liberal us." Just this, rather than disunity or parliamentary incompe tence, is the real vice of the liberals. Yet it is still misleading to talk, as everyone is now talk ing, about the route of the liberals and the brilliance of Johnson's victory. With a bet ter plan of action, and with out Johnson to lead the other camp, the liberals might have achieved "a more drastic change in the Senate rules. The change that was finally made was very far from radi cal. But the fact remains that Lyndon Johnson was only fighting a rear-guard action. His victory slowed down the retreat. But the retreat will continue nonetheless. THE resigned expectation of continuing retreat was im plied by the Southern Sena tors' decision to accept a change in the Senate rule, just as it was implied by their failure to filibuster the 1957 civil rights bill. When and if the Eisenhower administra tion presents ' another civil rights bill, the South will re treat again. It will retreat as little as possible and with great reluctance, but it will still retreat. One can offer this predic tion with greater confidence because the new bill, if. offer ed, seems likely to be mod erate. Vice President Nixon would like a strong bill. Presi dential Chief of Staff Wilton B. Persons would like no bill at all. Thus the chances are good for the compromise plan of Attorney General William Rogers. He is reported to want a bill that will merely give the Attorney General the pow er to take state officials into court when they have active ly and positively denied the civil rights of any citizen. Both sides in the civil rights fight will be automatically outraged by such a bill, the South because it is a civil rights bill and the strong civil rights advocates because of the bill's moderation. But there is still a strong case for making great changes in al gradual manner. Copyright 1959, New York Herald Tribune Inc. CLAMOR FOR JOBS Naples, Italy (UPD Police used nightsticks to disperse 200 men clamoring for jobs on a school construction pro ject Wednesday. Two job ap plicants were injured and 10 were arrested. Stop Me 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 necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Wheat or Chaff? To the Editor: After read ing Mr. Parker Bailey's com munication, I couldn't help but wish to add to the truths that he has written about. I particularly noted that Lenin had set a schedule for world wide conquest of communism in 1917, for that was the same year that the Lady of Fatima appeared to the three little girls a number of times. And in one of these appearances she told them that World War I would soon be oyer, but if men did not change their ways that another world war would come that would last longer and be much worse than the first (which was World War II). And she left with them a message that was not to be revealed until after their deaths, or 1960. One of the three, is still alive, so next year the message will be re vealed to the world, which will be another warning to men to change their ways, that World War III might not be. But I fear that the heart of man is more in accord with Marx and Lenin, and the mes sage will be void. But he that holds fast to his faith in Christ to the end of his days shall be saved, and not one hair of his head shall perish, these are the words of the Lord. In 1917 two prophecies, one of the Lord, one of the Devil, were given for the time which is nearly at hand, the time when Satan will seek out his chaff, and the Lord His wheat. What shall you be, wheat or chaff? The choice is yours to make. Seek you out the book of the Lord and learn of him, that you might not be deceived by the chaff of the earth. The Lord will strength en all that seek him. T. M. S., (Name on file) Central Point. What's the Matter? To the Editor: As a mem ber of a family with three Oregon-born generations liv ing in our state currently, I never thought I'd ever say I'm ashamed of the people of Oregon. But I AM saying it, and am even putting it in writing. What is the matter with us? We have a once-in-a-century chance r,eally to show the na tion that we are Oregonians and are proud of it; to show the world that we are good, solid citizens of the United States, and are grateful for and proud of the pioneers who overcame countless obstacles to make us a part of the Un ion; most of all, to prove to ourselves that we haven't lost the spirit, loyalty and pride our ancestors desired to pass along to us, that we haven't lost the capacity for enjoying simple, wholesome fun and frolic with friends, neighbors and fellow-Oregonians. Why are we so reluctant, so slow in making plans for a reaUy "whopping" celebra tion of Oregon's Centennial? Its been known for a century that, God willing, our state would be 100 years old on Feb. 14, 1959. Skimpy budgets may be a handicap, but not enough rea son for failure. There's vir tually no expense to growing a beard, a la great-grandpa, or wearing a longer skirt in the simple style of great grandma's. Joining in a hoe down or community sing need cost little, if anything at all. . Is it that we have become so profit-minded that we have become bogged down in plans for making the Centennial merely a money-maker? Is it that we have become so organization-conscious that we have no independent spirit left, and don't know how to do anything anymore unless someone lays a detailed out line in our laps? Or could it be that we have taken so many courses in pub lic relations and social accept ability that we've forgotten all about simplicity, trust, wonder and make-believe? If we can't admit a real en thusiasm for entering into the Centennial spirit, isn't it pos sible that we're guilty of de nying our youngsters their RIGHT to the opportunity of doing so? It IS our duty to provide them with the means of developing character and citizenship! How can we complain about delinquency, or be surprised when communism overtakes us, if in our lethargy and self centeredness we neglect our youth at times like these? Mrs. John L. Hochstatter, 924 Jasper st., Medford. BUY JET AIRLINERS Atlanta -UPD-Delta Airlines announced Wednesday night it will borrow $60 million to purchase 18 jet airliners. Peace Dream To the Editor: According to a late news item, Eleanor Roosevelt's views are in con flict with a demonstration that a certain important visit or to this country had re ceived. She had desired to im press all other countries by proving how advantageous peaceful cooperation would be to all humanity, but evidently she felt the wrong impression had been made and it was futile for her to try to patch up the damage by showing America's good points at this time. Since the survival of the world is at stake, even a fan tastic idea is seemingly worthy of mention even though it comes from a very unimportant person. Theo retically it could start with tea for two, a Mamie and Eleanor get-together, and while sipping their, tea they could plan a peace demon stration tour together, also in cluding the three Trumans and the Hoovers, Mamie's beautiful hats could be packed in Eleanor's famous luggage just for close friendship sake. While touring foreign coun tries, Harry and Herbert could hold up Old Glory, while the former Margaret Truman sang "The Star Spangled" to the top of her voice. Then they could all sing in one voice, America is for peace this fact you can't deny. They would then be practic ing what America preaches, and proving that two first ladies were big enough and strong enough to start the peace ball a rolling to save the entire world by a demon stration that there was not only a Union of States but also a union of hearts in America. And then as "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" rang out from all parts of the world, America would know that the souls of George Washington and all the others including Eleanor's Franklin, would be marching on, all because some of America's most honored citizens had swallowed their pride to save the world. Ike's part would be his loyalty to his job at home and the peo ple's job could be a bombard ment of requests to make a fantastic dream come true. Emma Lou Carpenter, 811 Sherman st., Medford. . Exchange Plan Topic for Meeting The American Field Service student exchange program will be discussed before the Medford Rotary club next Tuesday, according to Mrs. Holger Christensen, chairman of Medford's AFS committee. Miss Sissel Frogner, from Norway, and Tom Tittel, from Portugal, will describe the' world-wide program and pre sent highlights of life in their respective countries. Both stu dents attend Medfoi'd High school under AFS auspices. Miss Frogner is sponsored by the Rotary club and lives with Dr. and Mrs. Brandt Bartels. Tom Tittel is spon sored by the Crater Lions club and lives with Mr. and Mrs. William J. Williams. Dale Forsee, student repre sentative to the Rotary club and a member of the AFS committee, will be in charge of arrangement for the pro gram. He will introduce Ro berta Sleeter, who spent last summer in Oslo, Norway, un der auspices. Other guests will include Lucille Lowry, Elaine Jen nings and Carolyn Mencke, Medford High school students who are candidates for the 1959 summer exchange pro gram. The name of the one selected will be announced by the New York office of AFS. in early spring. Service clubs and other community groups interested in learning more about spon sorship of students from other countries are requested to contact Mrs. Christensen. TODAY In Oregon History (A Centennial Feature) January IS, 1919 House of Representatives of the Oregon Legislature this afternoon formally ratified the 18th amend ment (prohibition) to i h federal cosiituiion by a vote of 53 to 3, Representa tives Kubli, Lewis and Mc Farland of Multnomah County cast the dissenting votes. Oregon was the 30th slat to ratify. Today fir Tomorrow By Walter THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Granted that the Presi dent's first message to Con gress is bound to be rather general in c h a r a c t er, what the Pres ident had to say on Friday throws very little light in deed on the state of the union. He said in effect that we are "cease- Walter Lippmann lessly challenged,'.' and that in meeting this challenge all that we can afford to do, without raising taxes, is all that we need to do. This is a remarkable co incidence that we are able to meet so great a challenge without any additional effort and sacrifice during the com ing fiscal year, and that in the following year we may be able to relax and to reduce taxes. We are confronted, said Mr. Eisenhower, with a question which is "as bid as history," whether a govern ment based upon liberty can endure when it is ceaselessly challenged by a dictatorship In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The political situation-boiled down to essentials: The congress is assembling and getting down to business. The Oregon legislature is assembling and getting down to business. The California legislature is assembling and getting down to business. The Washington legislature is assembling and getting down to business. They all need MORE MONEY. AT THE same time It can be stated on rea sonably good authority that the average taxpayer could use a little more money. WHAT'S the prospect? It seems likely that some compromises' are in order. A THOUGHT in conclusion: Every dollar that is tak en out of the taxpayer's pocket in the form of taxes is a dollar he doesn't have left to spend. -' GETTING farther from home? - What of the Cuban revolu tion? A lot of people have been shot against walls. As this is written, the dispatches indi cate that a lot more people will be shot against walls be fore everything settles down. History tells us that is bad business. THERE is the French revolu tion and the terror that followed it. Heads rolled in the streets of Paris. The French Revolution, with its heads rolling . in the streets, with its aftermath of Napoleon and its final debacle in the Congress of Vienna, which could think of nothing to do after all the head-rolling and all the blood-baths than to bring back the Bourbon kings whose abuses had brought it all about, set France back a century. It would be a pity if that happened in Cuba. U.S. AIDS MALARIA FUND Geneva -UPD- The United States has contributed $3 million to the world malaria fund of the World Health Organization. IT'S THE whahU JPLoduavu Aaou ire tlx Courltiaui FRANK MORGAN - HMCH.D SNODGRASS, FUNERAL DIKCTORS "DAY OR NJGHr Lippmann with growing economic and military power. And what is the answer to this question which is as old as history? It is that we can indeed endure by doing no more than we are doing now. DUT JUST what is the use of asking this tremendous question about whether wa can endure if the answer is that we are already doing all that is necessary? The ex planation, I am afraid, is that the President is trying to rido two horses at once - to ba hard when he talks to Mos cow and soft when he talks to our own people. We are to defy the challenge abroad and are to reduce taxes at home. This does not sound as if the President expected tha nation to take the ceaseless challenge very seriouslv. For if it is true, as in fact it is, that tne Soviet Union is chalene- ing us with "an economic and military power of great and growing strength." how is it conceivable that we can look forward to a tax reduction just before the coming na tional Presidential election? This is the kind of softness and self-indulgence which is as old as history," and again and again in history has meant the ruin of great states. rpO BE HARD on the out side and soft on the inside is to invite trouble. For this is a changing world in which the power and the influence of the challenger are growing. We cannot long hope to suc ceed in meeting this challenge by a policy of standing pat in all things - on all of our posi tions abroad and on our ef forts at home. The right position is that of Churchill when he said, "We arm to parley." We should arm more strongly and we should negotiate mora readily. We should be not in flexible but we should be tough, remembering that what is inflexible is usually brittle. 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