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Newspaper Page Text4 Wednesday, January 28, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORS. MEDFORDtrTBIBUNB "Xveryone lis Southern Oregon tvi Mail Tribune Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP 2-6141 " ROEERT W RUHL. Editor KERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM. Business Mgr. XRIC W ALLEN JR, Managing Editor EARL H. ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DAI .E ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Mediord Oregon under Act oI March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ev Mill In Adrance. Copy 10c. naii nnri Snnrfav 1 vear S15.00 Dailv and Sunday 6 mos. 8.00 Dailv and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford, Ashland. Central Point. Eagle CaiM :iarlrsniri11 Hold Hill. Phoenix, Shady Cove. Rogue Riv er. Talent and on motor routes. Daily and Sunday 1 year (18.00 uaiiy ana &umy i mo- i-nj Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms tasn in Aovancg Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paper or JacKion lonmy United Press International Full Leased wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF ClKCUlrV.tlUi wTCT.nni miV rn INC. Of. flees In New York. Chicago. De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle. Portland. St. Louis, At lanta, Vancouver B.C. Cr" NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION WATIONAt EDITORIAL cafe! lfoy Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Jan. 28, 1949 (Friday) rnn Lane, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, is named junior first citizen of the county by the Medford Junior Chamber. Freezing fog with a mini mum temperature of 22 de grees above zero hits valley for 33rd day of continuous minim urns of freezing and be low. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 28, 1939 (Saturday) Persons unknown during the Tiger-Grizzly basketball game in Ashland, defaced the rear of the Ashland High school building by painting "MED" and five big "M's" on a stucco wall. From Arthur Perrys Ye Smudge Pot column: "Lovers of the outdoors, continue to hie to slick hillsides and ponds to cavort on skis and skates." 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 28. 1929 (Friday) The President's ball at Ori ental Gardens Friday night was described as one of the most successful. The .forest service showboat left yesterday for Roseburg after touring in Jafckson county for a week. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 28. 1919 (Sunday) There's more than a hint of mother's corset of 50 years ago in thet design of new spring evening girdles made for her dancing daughter. Fashion Notes. Two Medford youngsters, 14 and 15 years old, appear ing in juvenile court Friday afternoon on auto theft charg es, were paroled to persons outside their families. 50 YEARS AGO Jan. 28, 1909 (Thursday) The resolution of Represen tative Miller of Jackson coun ty to submit to a vote of the people the removal of the state capital to Medford was referred to the committee on resolutions. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five or six is good. , 1. Who was called the Sage of Monticello? 2. Do naval oranges have seeds? 3. Who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I? 4. How many ounces are in a gallon? 5. A house centipede has how many pairs of legs? 6. The Constitution of the United States prohibits any woman from being elected to the Presidency of the United States; true or false? 7. The U.S. Secret Service is a division of the Dept. of Justice. True or false? 8. How did the London po lice get the nickname "Bob bies"? 9. Is a Portuguese man-of-war a kind of ship? 10. Is coal oil extracted from coal? Answers: 1. Thomas Jeffer son. 2. No. 3. General John J. Pershing. 4. 128 ounces. 5. 15 pair. 6. False. 7. False. 8. From Sir Robert Peel the founder. 9. No. (Sea animal.) 10. No. F.D.I.C. Anniversary They said 25 years ago that if the federal government undertook to guarantee deposits in the nation's banks, the inevitable result would be complete government control of banking. They said that to insure deposits the government would have to assume an unconscionable degree of con trol over banking loans and investments, having the effectual result of underwriting those banking functions too. These fears and alarums are only faint echoes of the past as the Federal Deposit Insurance cor poration celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. In retrospect its creation now appears a major banking reform. In the two years prior to' its authorization by the Banking Act of June 16, 1933 the so-called Glass-Steagall act 3,643 banks in the United States had failed. Estimates of losses to depositors some eventually to be re couped, of course ranged from three-quarters of a billion dollars to as much as a billion and a quarter'. These failures had in turn created a peculiar barrier to recovery from the Depression in the form of hoarding of currency. Early in 1933 it was estimated that as much as $1 billion was being withheld from its normal use as a basis of credit. THE ORIGINAL PLAN was to provide insur ance for deposits beginning July 1, 1934. At the insistence of the late Sen. Arthur H. Vanden berg (R-Mich.), the date vas pushed up to Jan. 1, 1934, with temporary insurance provided for the first $2,500 for each depositor. The limit was raised to $5,000 on the follow ing July 1 ; on Sept. 21, 1950 it was increased to $10,000 per depositor. Inasmuch as about 98 per cent of all deposit accounts have balances of less than $10,000, substantially all of such deposits are now insured. Of the nation's 14,095 commercial and mu tual savings banks, 13,383 now qualify for the federal insurance. Some of the relatively few banks outside the system take the position that they have sufficient capital, that they don't need the insurance, or that it is too costly. Others for one reason or another can't qualify. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT of F.D.I.C. paid-in capital was $289 million. Federal Reserve banks provided $139 million; the U.S. Treasury, $150 million. Congress has never made an appro priation to the corporation. The original capital has been repaid with in terest from surplus accumulated from F.D.I.C.'s assessments on insured banks at the annual rate of 112 of 1 per cent of their total deposits, less authorized deductions, and income from invest ments. Since 1950, F.D.I.C. has been returning to insured banks 60 per cent of their annual pay ments. Some V2 million depositors in 438 sick banks have received payments from F.D.I.C. insurance in the corporation's 25-year lifetime. More than $343 million has been paid out. THE rate of bank failures now has dwindled 1 almost to a standstill. In 1957 the F.D.I.C. had to shell out to depositors of only one bank. Meantime, over the years, the banking busi ness has prospered, though consolidations have reduced the total number of banks. But this trend is being offset by the mushrooming of branches. And the fear that federal insurance for de posits would encourage recklessness on the part of bankers was replaced long ago by a feeling of confidence in the banking system almost incon ceivable in those shaky days of the great De pression. E.R.R. To Raise Language Skill? We are told by Adlai E. Stevenson that we, the American people, have become "fat, dumb, complacent," have drifted into aimlessness, have lost much of the inspiration that guided us in earlier years. Milder by comparison, and easier to take, is the charge by Milton Eisenhower, president of the Johns Hopkins University, that Americans are "the world's poorest linguists." Educators freely acknowledge that study of foreign languages has long been neglected in our public schools. Now, under the 1958 National Defense Education Act, the federal government is offering grants to encourage foreign language teaching. Together with state and local funds, they are expected within ten years to provide us with a sizable crop of high school and college graduates who can speak and understand the most" widely used tongues. TR. Eisenhower thinks that we need to give attention to the poverty of language skills among adults as well as among younger people. This too something is being done about. Not only are classes in Russian, for example, being widely instituted in secondary schools but experimental instruction in that language over TV is in its be ginning stages. Starting Feb. 2, a course with the title "Class room 9: Beginning Russian" will be broadcast three times a week from one of the most powerful television stations in the East. Forty-five lessons of 30 minutes each are to be given by Vladimir Tolstoy, a descendant of the Russian novelist. The National Citizens Committee for Education al Television, financed in part by grants from the Ford Fund for" Adult Education, is seeking to get similar TV courses under way in other parts of the country. E.R.& Dennis the fblA THE HECK DID I KNOW YOUR OL' SUSPENDERS WOUION'T BVBH PULL A WASON9 Tribute to Organized By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International Washington (UPD A real solid tribute to the political power of organized labor is this fact: If any legis lation is en acted at this session of Con gress to pen a 1 i z e bomb' violence in la ta o r disputes it p r o b a bly must come "'.yie c. uiison aoout by indi rection, and, almost by chance. President Eisenhower's forthcoming 1959 labor re form biU could and may change that. As of now, how ever, bomb violence in labor disputes will become subject to federal penalties only be cause Congress is moving to ward a crackdown on anoth er type of bomb outrage. This other type is the hate bombing of schools, churches and synagogues, the homes and property of persons be longing to racial minorities. Bills against such hate bombings are accumulating in Congress. All of them would make bombing and arson a federal crime under most cir cumstances. These civil rights bills , are more than broad enough to cover violence in labor disputes. The civil rights TODAY In Oregon History '(A Centennial Feature) JANUARY 28. 1852 This; day the steamer General Warren was driven aground on Clatsop Spit and broke up with a loss of 42 lives. The Warren crossed the bar outbound in the early afternoon but was forced to attempt to reenter the river by the onset of a heavy gale. Heroic efforts by Astoria pilot Captain George Flavel to bring back help i from Astoria failed, and when the rescue party arrived the steamer was ut terly destroyed. JANUARY 28. 1851 Lane county, named for Territorial Governor Joseph Lane, today was created by the territorial legislature. It is to include all that portion of the territory south of Un ion county and south of so much of Benton county as is east of Umpqua county, running from this line io the- Divide of the Rocky Mountains. It's county seat has not been chosen but will probably be Eugene City. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CER? PIOM THE NOTEBOOK of Rolfe Peterson, oracle of Salt Lake City: "When you think you're going down for the third time just remember: you may have counted wrong." "Build a better mousetrap and maybe the only result will be that you'll catch a higher type of mice.'' "If you're waked up in the morning feeling groggy and listless, just remember you're ahead of the game if you wake up at all!" A tramp knocked warily on the door of a moderately large residence, and bowed meekly when a powerful lady an ewered the summons. "Sure and what does a miserable runt like you be comin round to bother me about?" she demanded with an obvious Harvard accent. "If you'd be so kind," said the tramp humbly, exhibiting a small object in the palm of his hand, 'Td like to get a coat sewed on to this button." ,C 1859. by Eeanatt Cert Distributed by King Tttbmt SynlicaU. Menace Political Power of Labor Seen in Bills bill of 1959 introduced by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D. Tex.) is drawn so tightly that the FBI could be ordered out to track down the bombers of a skunk farm. Death Sentence Possible Another is the civil rights bill introduced by Sen. Ken neth B. Keating (R.-N.Y.) on behalf of himself and 14 oth ers representing both parties. Both bills would invoke a death sentence against a bomb thrower whose act cost hu man life. ' Mere threats to toss a bomb or, more accurately, the utter ing of a false statement that any premises would be bomber, could be punished by a year in jail, a $1,000 fine or both. These penalties are prescribed primarily to pro tect religious and educational property against hate bomb ers. The Johnson bill and oth ers, however, would apply equally in labor disputes or any bomb violence whatever, although that is not the prime purpose of any of the bills. The mere transport of an ex plosive within the United States for certain specified purposes would be a violation of the proposed laws. Protected by the Johnson bill and others would be any building or other real or per sonal property if the violence were for the prupose of inter fering with its use for busi ness, educational, religious, charitable or civic objectives. The bomb technique for the purpose of intimidating any person pursuing such objec tives also would be forbidden by federal law. That language effectively covers the labor-business front as weU as the hate-bombing fronts. The Johnson bill spells out two methods by which the FBI would become involved in enforcement: , Brown Discussed As Demo Candidate Sacramento - (UPD - Cali fornia's Gov. Edmund G. Brown's name has come up frequently among Democratic leaders as a presidential candi date in 1960, according to Adlai Stevenson. The former Illinois govern or; who was twice the Demo cratic presidential candidate, conferred with Brown Tues day. "It's the first I've heard of it," Brown said "and it'll take some time to get used to it." Stevenson replied, "I' don't think it will be hard to take, Pat. It's a reflection of the esteem in which you are held by Democrats across the country." Mikoyan's Visit Had Expansion Of Trade As First Objective By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Editor Anastas Mikoyan, a Russian deputy premier and one of te Kremlin's top salesmen, arrived back in Moscow this week in time for the 21st special congress of the Soviet Communist Party. He was re turning from a visit to the United States, during which he: Commented favorably on Americans' ability to drink vodka. Commented unfavorably on U. S. foreign policy, par ticularly as regards Berlin and the U. S. ban on shipment of strategic goods to the So viet Union. Reacted with consider able irritation when prevent ed from placing U.S. troop landings in Lebanon in the same category with Soviet de- -The attorney general could assign the FBI to a bomb or arson incident if he had rea sonable cause to believe that the bombers violated the pro visions of the law against the importation or transport of explosives. -The attorney general also could assign the FBI on the request of the governor of a state or the request of a chief executive officer or govern ing body of a political subdi vision in which an incident took place. That would put it up to the mayors and boards of county commissioners to call for FBI help against labor - manage ment war as well as against race and religious war. Editorial . Comment About Gold Mine To the Editor: Around 50 years ago two young miners living near Woodville, at low water mark in Rogue river, about one mile below the old steel bridge on the south side at a bend called "turtle bay," used a light raft to dive into 10 to 12 feet of water to fill a gold pan of gravel which yielded them $15 dollars in gold nuggets. Near the same spot, a small wet weather gully about op- posite the "North Pole" quartz mine furnished the younger prospectors ample gold dust to buy their dance tickets and treats over a per iod of years. The supposition was that the source was from the west ern side of the "North Pole' mountain that breaks off ab ruptly forming an almost per pendicular ledge of solid rock formation. That reason alone, is the real answer why a more thorough investigation has never been made to trace up the steep incline. Now that more modern equipment is available, some mountain climber may find "a pocket" by sheer luck or plenty of perseverance and time. Bert Kissinger 520 Boardman Medford, Ore. Ike Considering Trip To Mexico Washington (UPD - President Eisenhower is considering a trip to Mexico in the relative ly near future. ' Both the President and the State department are giving serious thought to a presiden tial visit, which probably would be an informal week end trip late this winter rath er than a full-fledged state visit. Discussions also were being held by the U.S. and Mexican governments on the trip. Informed sources said the President was more likely to visit a low-lying city, such as the seaside resort of Acapul co, than Mexico City. The Mexican capital is on pla teau 7,200 feet above sea lev el, a height probably prohibi tive to persons with a history of heart trouble. Timber Owners Bill OK'd by Committee . Salem-(UPD -Timber owners in Oregon who fail to pay tim ber yield taxes within 10 days after receipt of notification would have their operations closed down by the state for ester under terms of an amended bill approved by the Senate Tax Committee Tues day. Heretofore, such action was authorized for failure to pay other taxes, but the Tax Com mission asked that the law also include payment of the yield tax. 'J Fhil Newsom Mill Mill 1 .JUIW ceit and butchery in crushing the revolution in Hungary. The first and third points were incidental to the main purposes of his visit, which probably were two. Trade First Objective Mikoyan, as the Kremlin's foremost expert on merchan dising, probably had an ex pansion of trade as his first objective. One of the projects which the party congress will be asked to rubber stamp is Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev's am bitious seven-year plan for the economic development of the Soviet Union. The announced purpose of the plan is ultimately to make the Soviet Union superior to the United States in every thing from production of milk to steel. Thus Mikoyan was in the market here for a wide vari ety of products ranging from entire chemical plants, to pipelines to credits. And . thus, too, his sour re action when the State Depart ment blocked his project. The cold war in the State Department is continuing," he said. To which the State De partment replied: "Fatuous." Mikoyan s second purpose here is more conjectural but may have met with greater success. Force Summit Meeting A diplomatic view of the sudden pressure applied by the Soviet Union two months ago to the Berlin problem is that the Soviets were acting with an ultimate view to forc ing another meeting at the summit. There is no belief that the Communists deliberately were inviting a war when they an nounced that in six months they would turn air, land and sea controls of East Germany over to the. East Germans. But neither there is any confidence that 'a war could not break out over the Berlin issue. Citrus Retail -Price Drop Seen Washington -(UPD-The Agri culture Department today forecast some reduction in re tail prices of citrus fruits and products from their high levels of a year ago and ear lier this season. The department said retail price reductions can be ex pected as processing expands and supplies of canned and frozen items become more plentiful. The larger Valencia orange crops in both Florida and California should mean larger supplies of fresh oranges at lower prices in spring and summer rather than the unusually high prices in this period of 1958, the depart ment said in its publication, "The Fruit Situation." Import of Tuna Increases Sharply Washington (UPD The government reported today that U.S. imports of tuna, largely from Japan, increased sharply in 1958. The total American tuna pack, including both Ameri can-caught and imported tuna increased from 11,900,000 cases in 1957 to an estimated 14,300,000 cases last year. Imports of canned tuna also reached a new record, at 2,300,000 cases. Imports were not broken down by country of origin, but the Bureau of Commer cial Fisheries said they came primarily from Japan. The U.S. catch increased by about 5 per cent, to 314 million pounds, while imports of frozen (uncalled) tuna in creased radically. Figures through the first 10 months of the year showed imports of 162 million pounds com pared with 139 million pounds for al lof 1957. HIGHER TRADE IN Clanton, Ala. - (UPD - A thief apparently . did not like the 1954 Oldsmobile he stole from a local dealer. Police, said he abandoned it two blocks from the used car lot, returned and took a 1956 Oldsmobile, which is still missing. MIXED UP LEGEND Nottingham, England - (UPD -Legend got all mixed up in Nottingham today. Someone stole Robin Hood's bow and the sheriff of Nottingham is trying to get it back for him. Robin Hood's bowless statue stands outside Nottingham Castle. Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat, talk, laugh or sneeze without fear of Insecure false teeth dropping, slipping or wobbling. FASTEETH holds plates firmer and more com fortably. This pleasant powder has no gummy gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Doesn't cause nausea. It's alkaline (non-acid). Checks "plate odor" (denture breath) . Get FASTEETH at ny drug counter. The West is determined that West Berlin remain free and that Allied forces retain their rights to remain and be supplied there. Danger Remains But there remains the dan ger that even after his visit to the United States, Mikoyan and other Kremlin leaders remain unconvinced of this determination. A view held by many Eu ropean diplomats is that the United States refuses to rec ognize history. They believe the Soviet Union waited to take action in Hungary until after it was convinced the United States would not take sides. Thus, they argue, by doing nothing, we placed Hungary in the Soviet bloc for all time to come. They believe the same ar gument may apply to Berlin. Again the Soviets may. be waiting. When they see no visible signs of action, they may believe the time is right to move again. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under cer tain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publica tion is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with an eye to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publica tion must not exceed 400 words. Preachers and Ministers To the Editor: You ask for suggestions. Why do the min isters of churches fail to teach the Bible in answer to di vorce? Many preachers are "hirelings" as is written in St. John (10:12). It is said that the hirelings have no care for the sheep, but the Good Shepherd really cares. There is a big difference in being a Christian than a mem ber of some church also a man-made preacher and a God-called minister. If there is a doubt about a matter, I'll ask Jesus in His written word. An Old Timer, - Winton Meadows, 250 Lozier Lane, - Medford. Advertising Agents Attend Meeting Here Milton A. Foland, vice president and manager of Pa cific National Advertising Agency, and Richard H. Syr ing, public relations director, were guests of the Medford Pear Shippers association at a recent meeting here. The advertising men were in this area to confer with pear growers and shippers re garding the promotion and marketing program which their firm conducts on behalf of the Oregon-Washington- California Pear bureau. Foland stated that Pacific National plans to expand the public information program of the Pear bureau to include news reports on current pro motion programs underway in the major winter pear market ing areas. Sentry Shoots Two Korean Civilians Seoul - (UPD - An American Army sentry shot and serious ly wounded two Korean civil ians today when they ignored his orders to halt. The U. S. Army said Pvt Carl B. Mick, 19, of Clen- denin, W. Va., challenged the two men when he saw them trying to leave the compound of an artillery unit attached to the 1st Cavalry division. Mick ordered the men to halt in both Korean and Eng lish, the Army said, and fired a round into the air when that didn't stop them. Mick then fired two rounds at the men, hitting 18-year-old Kim Tak Nae in the stom ach and an unidentified Ko rean in the head. Jim Was in serious condition at the 44th Mobile Army Surgical hos pital and the other man in critical condition at the 121st Evacuation hospital in Ascom City. WEDDING CHAPEL c. M. Litwiller For that happy occasion, we offer you beautiful Mountain Chapel. Adequate for your fondest dreams. An ever growing clientele . . . and prices are very moderate. LITWILLER Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel Hwy. 66 at Normal Office 88 N. Main ASHLAND We Never Close In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Adlai Stevenson, who is a philosophical thinker we could ill afford to get along without, touched on an inter esting problem in San Fran cisco. He told the 19th annual convention of the National School Boards association he doubts if the United States will EVER AGAIN have enough teachers, let alone GOOD ones. He added: "In an effort to make the supply of GOOD teachers go around, I think it will be nec essary to turn to the new techniques of teaching by film and television." TTE WENT on to say he ex pects that all teachers have vague fears of technol ogical unemployment - mean ing, by that term, unemploy ment brought about by tech nological advances enabling fewer people to ACCOM PLISH MORE. But- He said- "The facts are that these new techniques could be used in every course in the United States without throwing a SINGLE TEACHER out of work." TTE concluded: " "I wonder if the intro duction of the BOOK seemed to the teachers of those days to threaten them with tech nological unemployment. AC TUALLY the book, by help ing to make possible the rapid spread of education, GREATLY INCREASED the demand for teachers. "The educational demands of the present time can not possibly be met without re sorting to technology, as we have in every other field when manpower was short." T ET'S take a look at one of these fields that Mr. Stev enson mentions. It was learned early in co lonial days that cotton could be grown in America. The GROWING of it was simple enough. The rub came in the separation of the seeds from the cotton fiber. That was slow and tedious. It took a LOT of labor. There wasn't labor enough to go around. The problem was solved by Eli Whitney, the college-educated son of a New England farmer who came to Georgia as a teacher. He had a me chanically bent, and he in vented the cotton "gin," which -did profitably by machinery what could not profitably be done by hand methods. The cotton gin, by provid ing technological advance ment, did for cotton growing what the BOOK, as Mr. Stev enson suggests, did in earlier centuries for education. IN OUR day, the idea of us ing pictures, both static and moving, to SPREAD KNOWL EDGE, is a radical one. The idea of sending these pictures THROUGH THE AIR by tele vision is perhaps even more radical. But- As Mr. Stevenson suggests- Is it any more radical than BOOKS at the time when books first came into use as a means of spreading knowl edge? I doubt it. At any rate, let's not clos our minds to the idea of spreading knowledge by means of pictures and televi sion. CLOSED minds stop progress. OPEN minds pro mote progress. Let's not close our minds to progress. Hawaii Statehood Approval Expected Washington - (UPD - Rep. Leo W. O'Brien D-N.Y.), predicted today that the House Interior Committee would overwhelm ingly approve the Hawaiian statehood bill next Wednes day. Statehood backers rested their case today at the House committee's hearings. No op position witnesses were in sight. Mrs. Litwiller -- " 'It is better to know us and not need us, than to need us and not know us."