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MAIL TRIBUNE, Mee'fere', Or. Friday, July 3, IfJt -Kcxjone Is Southern Oreron 83 Morth fir St. ra. bi a-om pnm.ST W RUHL. Editor 'EZRA GRZV Advertising Manage! GErALD LATHAM. BuaUMW MaT IBIC W ALLEN JB Maoaclng Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor ' ma now imDUlM Tlc? RHitAP imABR JKWETT SDorta Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER Women" Editor PALE ESUCmHJIt, lrcwaaon mm An Indepcndant Nwppr Zjitared second class matter i Mediorn Oregon under Act of March S. 1887 TIBSCRIPTION RATES a Hf ( I In Advance. Copy lOe DaU- and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Pally and Sunday 6 mos. 8-OC Bail and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 KnnHa Onl-v Ona year $420 Bv Carrier In Advance Medford Actiland Central Point Eld Tnnt Jacksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove Rogue Riv er. Talent and on motor rouUs. Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Dally ana aunoayi mo Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of City f Medford Ornctal paper or jaeasoa wmiy United Press International Full Lea sea wire ' MZMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU Or CIRCULATION A vtHwtw Renresentative: WEST-HOLIDAY CO, INC. Of- in Nra VorkL Chicago. De mit Sn Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle. Portland. St Louis, At lanta. Vancouver B.C. NEWSPAPER i PUBLISHERS "ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 nd 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO . July 3, 1949 (Sunday) jacKSonvnie residents are - asked to take steps to conserve -water. " Work progresses on addi tions to Medford's four ele- mentary schools and the sett lor hiffh school. ' 20 YEARS AGO July 3, 1939 (Monday) The city reservoir area on Capital hill is closed to public disorderly parties. From Arthur Perry's "Ye -Smudge Pot" column: "The secretary of agriculture for "h? it lust what the country aa.4 " 30 YEARS AGO July 3, 1929 (Wednesday) . A group of Midwesterners and Californians organize to operate the Blue Ledge mine. The city council names Charles Austin dairy inspect or. 40 YEARS AGO July 3, 1919 (Thursday) The north fork of the Rogue river is closed to fishing by the state game commission. Court Hall makes arrange ments for a plane to come here to give local residents air rides. SO YEARS AGO July 3, 1909 (Saturday) Applicants are solicited for Medford mail carriers. Afull slate of July 4 activi ties from a parade to races to fireworks to a dance is planned. Vhst's Your I.Q.? Mine or ten correct it superior; even or eight to excellent; five or six is seed. 1. What is the popular same for the first ten Amend ments to the Constitution of the United States? 2. Marks placed on gold or silver articles to indicate the purity of the gold or silver are known as h m s? 3. White objects reflect sun rays to a greater degree than those of any other color; true or false? 4. Senator Humphrey, Democrat, represents which state in the U.S. Senate? 5. Is Afghanistan in Eur ope, Asia, or Africa? 6. Who surrendered to whom at Appomattox Court House? 7. Was Socrates a Greek, Roman, or Egyptian philoso pher? 8. Correct the following; "Mathematics is a difficult course." 9. What rodents sptead bu bonic plague? 10. How many objects make up a brace? . Answers: 1. The Bill of Rights. 2. Hallmarks. 3. True. 3. Minnesota. 5. Asia. 6. Lea surrendered to Grant. 1 O T I. - . uins. vuiini, Rats. 10. Two. TO VISIT TURKEY Rome D?D Italian Premier Antonio Segni and Foreign Minister Giuseppe Pella will visit Turkey in a bid to strengthen links between the two NATO allies in the Medi terranean, official sources said Thursday. Notes VI Oregon's Centennial Show The old Pacific International Livestock Ex- Eosition building and grounds, while not, per aps, perfectly suited to a major display, certainly have been well adapted to their present use, and certainly saved the state much in time and expense in putting the Centennial show together. The exposition is not a World's Fair, nor is it Disneyland, nor yet a borrowed a little from The show has four One is the "Garden of Tomorrow," which houses several displays of a cultural, informative or inspirational nature, all of which are free. Another is the "gay way" type of display, which includes the rides, the pitchmen's booths, and, by extension, the frontier l i il T f ' !! nourij, ine maian village lauuienuc tepees;, small trains winding through the area, and so on. A THIRD component is the nightly arena show. These began with the ice show, continued with "Country America," and later will include such attractions as Roy Rogers and Harry Bela f onte. They have had a major influence on over all attendance. "Country America," has drawn poorly, and attendance has been down. The fourth major segment of the exposition is the "International Trade Fair," where objects manufactured in some eign countries are on display. Display booths bv industrial firms, trade associations, counties and other organizations into this same category. in the huge former livestock pavilion. TTHE Garden of Tomorrow, while it is mis- named, struck us as well conceived and well executed. It takes advantage of a grove of trees; it utilizes paths and benches and various at tractive exhibits and displays, and it does pre sent a beautiful and 'well-arranged collection of flowers and shrubs, now The Garden is one, haste with which the exposition was planned and executed is .evident, however. Instead of lawns, there is sawdust, for instance. And most of the flowers show signs of recent and perhaps hurried planting. Showplace of the Garden is the big open-air pavilion of Oregon's forest industries, with its soaring roof, play-yard for small fry in front, benches .for the foot-weary, illustrated displays of phases of the industry, and the surrounding and nearby sculptures by Oregon artists. rjETRACTING from the Garden, when we were there, was a line of booths selling knick- knacks and souvenirs, which seemed out of place. But generally, we were pleased with the Garden, and believe it will improve as the 100-day event continues toward its September 17 closing. The gay-way is like that it appeared to be a and more poorly patronized than most. The crows seemed more interested in the real at tractions of the show than in throwing balls at milk bottles -in hopes of winning a teddy bear. The Frontier village is fun, if taken in the tongue-in-cheek manner it is intended. It is sort of a burlesque of all television cowtowns. . 1E SAW the Ice Capades in its last peri V ance, and were properly impressed. the gorgeous costuming, the skill of the skaters, and the grace, rhythm arid color of the per fonhance. It was a highly popular attraction. But it remains for the Trade Fair, with its row after row of booths and counters, areas set aside for graceful and attractive displays, to give the show the real tone it needs. The pavilion is a huge building, with and miles of corridors, exotic samples of the and Asia to say nothing can industry, government It is far too vast for detailed description, and suffice it to report here that there is, literally, something of interest to everyone. And be sure to wear comfortable shoes. a a a ANY assessment of the "take into consideration several factors. One is that planning started about two years later than it should. Another is that the early, stages of planning were hampered by misunderstand ings and some bloopers. Still another was a encompass just so much, enough to put into effect bitious hopes of the Centennial commissioners. With these in mind, looms larger on the credit side. It is well worth anyone's time and effort (and money) to visit, and if it is less than perfect, it also is far better than one could have expected six months ago, when some informed people were ready to write me wnoie mmg on as a Dad jod. . THERE are other peripheral attractions, such as helicopter rides, and the "rocket train" which takes customers from the parking area to the exposition grounds. Also there are the celebrated and contro versial murals (which we found unobjectionable, if less than inspired; they were far better than a plain, blank wall). There are a variety of eating (and drinking) establishments, most of them quite good. Too, there is the gay and colorful atmos phere, and the holiday appearance of crowds. One can take mild exception to some details, but overall the Centennial Exposition and Trade Fair is a credit to the state, and, as its billboards say, "jruJN" lor the customer. E. A. . . Trip on a county fair. But it has each 01 these. major components village (gunfights every i.1 J.' i two dozen different for can, loosely, be lumped All but a few are housed at their best. of the places where the most gay-ways, except bit cleaner, less dingy, form- with what seem to be miles each of them lined with wares of Europe, Africa of' displays by Amen and artists. . Centennial show must budget which could only and that far less than some of the more am the Centennial show Dennis the i 'Don't worry. You know how Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a Den name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right tc edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must printed in this 'column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in tact the contrary is often From Mrs. Wheat To the Editor: This is an open letter to the citizens of Medford. I cannot know, nor find you all, $o I am taking this means of contacting you, to try with words to express our heart felt gratitude to you, for the many, many services you have rendered my husband, Frank Wheat, and myself. Frank does not know yet, about these services, of course, but I will see that he does and we shall treasure your response for help in our hour of need, all our lives You have been instrumen tal in saving Frank's life in a very real way, with your donations of blood, and with your prayers for him. The blood bank gave seven pints of blood to start the emergency surgery, and the rest he's had to have has come from you. I cannot express in mere words just how grate ful I am to you for taking the time out of your day, and giv ing of yourselves in this won derful way that you have For those of you who have offered prayer in our behalf, again, my heartfelt gratitude to you. God has spared Frank and we feel it was for His pur poses. We don't know just yet what His will is for us, but sincerely believe that He will show us what it is, and rest assured we shall do it. With out the will of God that he live, this open letter could not be written, nor publish ed. In your prayers again, concerning us, thank Him, be cause Frank will live and am so very grateful. . So many have asked what they can do, now that the initial emergency is past There are only three things, that I know of. All those who donated blood, or even had their biood typed, we'd like a card from you. Just your name and address on a postcard will do We'll treasure them always, and we shall never forget you, and when the mobile unit comes back to town, if you can, donate blood to it. You may do this in Frank's name, if you like. In this way he will be credited with it, and it doesn t have to be a particular type this time. In this way, in case of future ac cidents of a serious nature, the next fellow willl have a chance to live too. This im mediate source is very im portant to these people. In our case, without it, my Frank could not have lived more than just a few hours, as he was in deep shock. To those of you who have been at prayer for us, your church may be different than ours, but our God is the same; and we'd appreciate a , card from you too. Again, if you are busy, just your name and address will do, we shall treasure them always, and we will never forget you. Frank will be confined to a sick bed for a long time, so your continued prayer will be most appreciated. Most of all, we want you to know, each and everyone of you, firemen, nurses, police men, the - Sisters at Sacred Heart, personal friends, and the hospital staff, of this beautiful city, thank you, and may God bless you, for your goodness. Mrs. Frank Wheat, 801 North Central ave. Medford War Unthinkable To the Editor: In recent weeks scientists and defense experts appearing before a congressional Atomic Energy Subcommittee have testified that under present conditions Menace bis people azp ...tups - not exceed 400 words. The letters the cae the human race could survive an all-out nuclear war. Ap parently their testimony is in tended to reassure the public that nuclear war would not be the global catastrophe many have supposed and that, inaeea, lor tne price oi a multi-billion dollar shelter program, even a considerable number of American lives may be preserved. Yet all this would seem of little comfort, for surely the central question it not wheth er mankind can or will sur vive the horrors of nuclear war, but how it will survive, In what condition will such a conflict .leave the world? What will remain of civiliza tion and the American way of life as we know them to day? What of the physical and emotional state of the sur vivors? What manner of men shall walk what is left of the face of the earth? Perhaps the most disturbing question we must face, however, revolves around those hapless heirs of this nightmare world among them the countless deformed and deranged children of gen erations yet unborn. Who among us, unlucky enough to survive, shall know how to answer these innocent victims of nuclear war when, pond ering themselves and their charred inheritance, they ask simply, why? Why indeed?! And if we are to avoid having to answer that question we had better stop worrying about how we are going to win andor survive. The world must know that peace and not survival is our country's foremost concern. Can we not for once seize the initiative in the cold war, declare a unilateral suspen sion of all nuclear weapons tests, invite the U.N. to in spect our self-imposed ban and challenge the Russians before the world to do likewise? Time is running out. Unless some action is taken to halt the arms race East and West alike may find themselves losers at an unexpected Finish Line. And though some may survive to run (or limp) anoth er day, most of modern civil ization will perish in the great est demonstration of man's in human! to man this planet has seen. Let those who would engage themselves and their fellow man in nuclear war consider the source of their authority and let those who conclude that engaging in such a war is "tolerable" consider the authority of their source. Ross Flanagan North Pacific Highway (Box 606) Medford, Oregon. Works of God and Man To the Editor: (Written after driving through Smith River cut-off). It is God's creation, the for est. The green ferns cover the earth. The trees reach upward to the sky. The sun filters through, making a fairy castle out of a fallen log. A fawn pauses to watch the flight of moth, a chipmunk chatters to himself. The forest is peace ful. The trucks come. Busy men rush to and fro. The hum of the saw is heard. The forest is no longer peaceful. Then the men and the trucks leave. The green ferns are bruised and trampled. In their place are dirt and mud. The trees no longer reach upward but lie fallen on the ground. The sound of the living creatures is gone. The glaring sun shines upon destruction. This is man's creation. - Nancy Jane Duncan (14) . 1500 Terrace dr. Medford 'What Is Minister's By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor Man - of - the - week: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel. The place: Jerusalem. The quote: "The only ques tion I ask myself is 'what is good for Is rael'?" It. was a question which the stocky, dy namic premier had been ask ing himself for years. The answers he has come up Phil Newsom With Usually have furthered the welfare of the tiny Jewish state. Washington Report By WILLIAM Washington-The approach ing 183d anniversary of the Declaration of Independence finds the an cient foes, the United States and Britain, still forming t h e ultimate shield of all 1 the free soci ety of men. Much is be-' ing said of na tional inde pendence on this side of the water. But something needs to be said, and felt, on both Atlantic shores of another concept: inter-dependence. The shield is strong; but it will not necessarily remain so forever. It needs a hard, unsentimental examination. For there is no law of life de creeing that the oldest of friends can never, never part. True, the theoretically un shakable alliance is yet the single most important fact of power in the world. Winston Churchill said during World War II that American and British affairs would become so mingled that at last they would flow like the Missis sippi, in a single mighty cur rent. THIS confluence has largely nroiirred. We share nur ul timate atomic secrets only with Britain. Our military chiefs and our intelligence agents-"black chamber" and otherwise - work together under all but interchangeable hats. But if unity is a practi cal fact now, there is no au tomatic assurance that it will go on through the next criti cal decade. For while the two allies have drawn closer together in a sense, there are strong potential divisive forces. And it would do no harm to look at these forces candidly, with the help of highly responsible but necessarily anonymous British and American inform ants.. Where does the alliance really stand, from the Amer ican viewpoint? We on this side are troubled by manifes tations in England which we believe to be latently dan gerous to the common cause. First and foremost, it is wide ly believed here that the Brit ish are "unrealistic" about the problem of dealing with the Russians over Berlin and over the cold war generally. It is felt that British high policy tends to force us into greater concessions to the Soviet Union than we should make. There is, therefore, an American temptation to call names; a sense of frustration with a real friend leaves a bitter taste in the mind and in the mouth. 1ITHERE does the alliance really stand, from the British viewpoint? A British view, which actually could be called authoritative, is this: If anybody is "soft" on the cold war' issue, it is the United States, not Britain. In the British opinion, we Ameri cans tend to refuse either to fish or cut bait. If we really intend not to give an inch over Berlin, say Post Works to Get State Convention Members of Post 15, Amer can Legion, will campaign to obtain the 1960 state depart ment Legion convention in Medford, they reported this week. The 1959 convention will be held July 23 to 25 in Salem and an aggressive program will be conducted at that time to secure next year's meeting here. The state con vention was held in Medford last time in 1928. Posters supporting the cam paign have been printed and will be distributed, and ' the assistance of the chamber of commerce in extending an in vitation also will be sought, . mm .. William 8. White it was stated. Good for Criterion For the good of Isreal, Ben Gurion often has been willing to' fight - against the British, the neighboring Arabs or right wing dissidents within the country. This time, he was fighting against the opposition of two of his coalition government parties who opposed his plan to make and sell 250,000 grenade launchers to West Germany. Desecrate Memory The leftist Ahdut Avoda and Mapam parties charged that the sale of arms' to the Bonn regime desecrated the memory of six million Jews killed in Nazi Germany. But Ben-Gurion rejected this stand on the ground that S. WHITE the British, then we must mean that we are prepared to accept the possibility of atomic-hydrogen war with the destruction of uncounted millions of lives. But, continue the British, if this is what American lead ers really mean, then they ought to be doing what they have never done: enter upon a national all-out mobiliza tion, open joint war planning with Britain and the other Western allies, and tell the people of the West the un varnished story that the apo calypse may be at hand. a TlHE British, moreover, are deeply hurt at suggestions that they-who took much more than their share of the risk and much more than their share of the dying in the last war - are somehow "appeasers" now. They are far less than pleased, too, at innuendos that West Germany which was a part of the Ger many that killed so many Bri tons not long ago, is perhaps a more reliable or wiser part ner than Britain herself. And, for a final point of real but rarely advertised friction: The British are all but aghast at what they con sider to be anti-British Ameri can world trade policies. Bri tain lives at best on the thin nest of economic margins. Britain must have far greater world trade opportunities than American policies now allow if she is to find any kind of permanent stability. These are the sub-surface facts of life about this old al liance. They are far less cheerful than the trans-Atlantic salutes of this season. But they are far more real. (Copyright, 1959, fay United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) SIXTY-THIRD SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDFORD 1 MEDFORD, OREGON JUNE 30, 1959 STATEMENT OF CONDITION First Mortgage Loans Share Loans Real Estate Sold on Contract Investments and Securities ,', Cash on Hand and in Banks Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, Less Depreciation Other Real Estate . , Total Assets Members' Share Accounts Loans in Process Other Liabilities Specific Reserves , General Reserves Undivided Profits Total Liabilities . DIRECTORS Herbert G. Grey John Niedermeyer John E. Myers B. L. Nutting Harry C. Skyrman Robert F. Kyle Israel?' Is Prime for All Actions Israel needed to forget the past and needed friends for the future, friends who would be in a position to give it strength against its enemies. "We cannot restore the six million to life," he said. "But we can prevent a recurrence, not by demagoguery, but by insuring the strength and se curity of Israel." The Knesset - the Israeli parliament - backed him up. And Ben-Gurion had won an other battle-scarred career. This one isn't complete yet, though,, since he still may have to resign and form a new government to sew up his victory. But his action was in the spirit of his entire career. Now in his 74th year, with a halo of white hair that frames his face like an Old Testament prophet, Ben-Gurion still is a doughty fighter. Born in Poland "B.G.," as he is known to the Israelis, was born David Green of Orthodox Jewish parents in Plonsk, Poland, in 1886. His interest in Socialism and Zionism shadowed his orthodoxy. He Hebracized his name to Ben-Gurion, and in 1906, at the age of 20, mi grated to Palestine - which was then under Turkish con trol. , He worked on farms, helped drain marshes, wrote pam phlets and helped establish the Palestine labor party. He struggled through the days of the Zionist movement and served the Jewish Labor Fed eration through the years. He became a member of the executive board of the Jew ish Agency for Palestine, the official body in charge of Jewish immigration, settle ment and welfare there. Issue "White Paper" When the British govern ment issued a "white paper" in 1939, in effect stopping Jewish immigration to Pales tine as World War II loomed, Ben-Gurion said: "We shall fight the war as if there were no white paper, and we shall fight the white paper as if there were no war." He rallied world Jewry to the Allied cause in World War II. And when it was over, he threw all his force into fighting his own war for the Jews. The United Nations voted in November," 1947, to parti tion Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states by Oct. 1, 1948. Britain pulled out sooner, giving up its man date on May 15, 1948. As chairman of the Provisional Government and defense min ister, Ben-Gurion proclaimed the South of Israel on May 14, 1948. When the forces of Jordan, ASSETS LIABILITIES .$278,268.81 . 16,559.79 OFFICERS and STAFF Herbert G. Grey, President John Niedermeyer, Vice President John E. Myers, Secretary-Treasurer Robert P. Kyle, Manager Mary Jane Myers, Assistant Treasurer Jeraldyn Jerome, Cashier Marlys Whillock, Assistant Cashier Current Dividend 3'A per Annum Extra Dividend Vi per Annum AN INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SAVE Lebanon and Egypt invaded Israel, he led the fight against them. Hostilities ended in February, 1949, with an arm istice but not with peace. Becomes Prime Minister Ben-Gurion became first prime minister of his coun try and led it through the task of building up an in hospilable region to make' it the true homeland of the Jews. He complained of "spiritual fatigue" in 1953 and retired to his Kibbutz in Sde Boker settlement in the grim Negev. But his withdrawal was only temporary. By 1955 he was back as premier. In October, 1956, when Britain and France invaded Egypt, Israeli forces overran the Sinai peninsula. But due to intense U.N. and United States pressure, Ben-Gurion was forced to pull back his forces and give up the fruits of victory. It was ona of his darkest moments. But he survived po litically, and continued with his one unerring aim: "What is good for Israel?" Reed College Gets Rockefeller Grant Portland (UPD - Reed Col lege here has received a $250, 000 grant from the Rockefel ler Foundation, one of the largest grants in the history of the school. Richard L. Sullivan, presi dent of Reed, said $180,000 will be used for competition of the biology wing now un der construction, and for re modeling and additions to the chemical building. The balance of the grant will be used over a period of years for biological research. The Rockefeller Foundation has usually focused on gradu ate colleges and health and science research making the large grant to Reed an extra ordinary recognition. A Rock efeller Foundation spokes man in New York Thursday praise Reed's "excellent rec ord" in regard to "production of research scholars." Truck Borrowed Then Returned to Company A pickup truck was stolen sometime Wednesday night from the lot of Dick Knight company, 102-104 South Riv erside ave., Medford police reported. Police said the vehicle was returned to the lot before its loss was discovered. A tire and urfiAol nrnrtVi (OKI ho1 Kaati ve- moved from it, according to the report. .$4,086,810.73 24,877.00 12,417.73 . 443,000.00 . 223,836.6? . 10,984.10 28,000.00 .$4,829,926.25 .$4,175,453.84 . 357,554.36 589.45 1,500.00 294,828.60 .$4,829,926.25
