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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1959 "Everyone ie Southern Oregon Read The Mail Tribune" Published Dnily except Saturday by MJ.DFORD PRINTING CO 33 North tii St Ph SP 2-141 ROBl.Hr W RCHU Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM Business Mgr ERIC W ALLEN JR. Managing fcditor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIP MAN Teleg Editor RICHARD JKWETt Sports Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON Circulation Msg " An Independent Newspaper Entered a semnd class matter a1 t Medlar Oregon under Act of March 3 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mai . In Advance Copy 10c. Dall- and Sunday 1 year $15.00 . Daily and Sunday 4J mos. 8 00 , Daily an Sunday 3 mos 4.23 . Sunday Only One year $420 By Carrier' In Advance Med ford, Ashland Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill. Phoenix Shady Cove Rogue Riv , er Talent and on motor routts ; Dail7 and Sunday 1 year $18.00 ' Daily and Sumlay 1 mo. 1 -SO Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Officii! Paper of City f Medford Official Paper of Jackson Connty United Pres International " Full Leased Wire ' MEMBE"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 , Jan's Vancouver BC NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL. EDITORIAL I ZJ kJ Flight fo Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Aug. 12, 1949 (Friday) The Medford police de partment's campaign against jay-walking continues under the direction of Sgt. Clyde Fichtner, with Boy Scouts handing out "invitations to heaven" to those who violate the ordinance. Eugene Bennett, young Medford artist, is to have a one-man, two-day, outdoor showing this week end. 20 YEARS AGO Aug. 12, 1939 (Saturday) . The current heat wave IS the Rogue valley's longest, local weather officials re port. - From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column:: "The governor will appear at the Pendleton Round-Up in cow boy duds it is announced. Well-wishers hope he doesn't look so bad he will be men tioned as a vice-presidential possibility next year." 30 YEARS AGO Aug. 12, 1929 (Monday) . The state horticultural board starts an investigation of the alfalfa weevil in Jack son county, and may impose a quarantine. Bartletts are to start mov ing to east markets about Aug. 21. 40 YEARS AGO Aug. 12. 1919 (Tuesday) The Medford plane flies to Klamath Falls in record time. Sgt. Frank Mason, World War hero, pays Medford a visit. 50 YEARS AGO Aug. 12, 1909 (Thursday) Medford's right-of-way dis pute with M. F. Hanley may be submitted to arbitration in hopes of an out-of-court settlement, with Dr. J. F. Reddy currently acting as peacemaker. "Dirt flies" as construction crews extend the Pacific and Eastern tracks beyond Eagle Point. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct is superior; seven or ekjht is excellent; five ot six is good. . 1. The signers of the Decla ration of Independence num bered 46. 56, or 66? 2. How many men comprise a football team on the field? 3. Pomeranian, Chihuahua, Dalmatian and Schipperke are all names of what kind of animals? 4. Does a lake freeze from the bottom up, or from the top down? 5. Complete the popular ex pression "scarce as hen's ? 6. With what sport do you associate the name Bob Fell er? 7. Who is the president of the United Mine Workers? 8. What does M signify in the system of Roman nota tion? 9. Which bird is often called the "king of birds"? 10. Name the mythological figure in American folklore, who is depicted as a giant lum berjack capable of performing herculean feats. Answers: ,1. Fifty-six. 2. Eleven. 3. Dogs. 4. From the top down. 5. Teeth. 6. Base ball. 7. John L. Lewis. 8. Thousand. 9. Eagle. 10. Paul Bunyaa, New Aerial Warfare The sight of "bombers" is a not unusual one these days. Thev are not the bombers of war (although they once were war planes, most of them). They are the bombers of peace, assigned to fight for est fires. Increasingly, state, federal and private for estry agencies are calling on airplanes to slow the spread of fires, and to make control from the ground easier and surer. . Over the past week end, the "borate bombers" were flying in and out they dumped a load of fire, and returned tor a TTHE planes do not wreak miracles, for up to this point the fighting of forest and range fires is a hot, dirty, exhausting business, and even planes do not make it much less so. . But the use of water from the air, has proven particularly in the case of A load of borate "slurry," or of a compound known as bentonite (a ing characteristics), may not extinguish such a fire. But if dropped accurately it will halt or slow its spread sufficiently to permit ground crews to arrive before the blaze has spread be yond possible control. CUCH use of planes is expensive. h- But foresters calculate that it is well worth the price, for with the price of stumpage today, a few thousands spent on plane rental could well save timber valued in the millions. Two years ago the U.S. forest service in Ore gon and Washington paid out $38,520 to private plane owners for their year this total climbed a survey published m the Wall Street Journal But the value of the incalculable. A DDED research and edly will improve the techniques used and make them more and more effective. But the im portant thing is to note that the forest agencies are awake and alert, and willing to try new meth ods in the never-ending job of forest protection. Planes are used in other ways to save the for ests, too. Smokejumpers, young men who make up to $400'per month each summer, are the paratroop ers of the forests, parachuting from forest service planes into remote areas to check a blaze until a ground crew can arrive. Helicopters have proven invaluable in plot ting operations against fires. And experiments have been made using them to lay lines of hose. IN. the war against insects and disease,, planes have been called in, and in some areas have proven to be the most effective means of killing these dangerous pests, spraying insecticides over wide areas of forest lands. Also, planes are now used on a regular basis to transport fire, crews in particular the skill ed "overhead" or supervisory personnel from one area to another where they are urgently need ed to lead the "troops," the fire crews. The day may come when most of men's efforts against fire on the forests and ranges will be con ducted from the air. Until that time, though, the mainstay will re main the man on the ground, dirty and tired, us ing shovel, ax and hand-pumper. E.A. Labor Bill Nears Short of studying the text of all of the f our proposed labor bills, and sitting in on hearings to discover the implications contained in each, it is impossible for the average person to know exact ly which one he favors, and why, in detail. The bills are fairly long and complicated, written in "legal" language. And, as is the case with much legislation, just the change in a word or phrase here and there can make a considerable difference in a bill's effects. As it is, we have to depend pretty much on the advice of those who have done this studying as to whether a bill is "fair" or "unfair," "mild" or "tough," "pro-labor" or "anti-labor." Even then, it depends on whom one listens to. 17E DO not believe the majority of the Ameri can people would want a bill which cripples the legitimate operation of honest unions. - Birt we do believe that they will support a bill which gives to union members the guarantee of a say in the operation of their own unions, and the reasonable assurance that neither "goons" nor "bosses" in labor will run the show. The evils wrought by men such as Beck and Hoffa, and about which honest Teamster mem bers have litttle or nothing to say, appear too well documented to doubt. AS WE understand the bills, the chief differ ences involve secondary boycotts and "black mail" picketing of non-union shops. All of the bills under consideration contain provisions designed to protect the rights of rank-and-file members, and to combat the union cor ruptions uncovered by the Senate investigation. It appears likely that some sort of labor legis lation will be enacted this session. But how stiff it will be depends on a multitude of factors not the least of which are the crude lobbying tac tics which have been reportedly used both by some unions, on one hand, and by "big business" interests, chiefly the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Com merce, on the other hand. E.A. of the Medford airport as chemicals on the Ashland new load. and chemicals, drooned to be of great help small, isolated blazes. clay with water-retain "bombing" services. Last to $308,000, according to timber saved thereby is more experience undoubt Dennis the Menace 'NOIWIWS WROI CANT A 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 tc 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 cae. A Plea for Modesty To the Editor: It is a mys tery, but let us consider it for a little. Many mothers weep bitter tears after their daughters suf fer an irreparable and dis graceful faU into sin, and not only bring disgrace upon themselves but u p an their family and friends and have all the anguish to meet and endure and suffer because mothers who know human propensities and passions full well allow their daughters to go out into public with naked legs, often showing them as high up as they can! Shame! Shame! Shame! What do such mothers or daughters think the word modesty means? If a male of any capable age feeling his natural propensities-provoked to overdue prominence by such sights as he is compelled to see-is "the cause of my daughter's down- fallen plight, he is just plain nasty, he s a dirty wretch to act that way!" But wait moth er, just who is more blame worthy, he who is caught in the trap or she who sets and is the- trap? "Who makes him self the tmotive for another's fault is guilty of the same." Remember that he who coined those words, "Am I my broth er's keeper?" was a murderer in act before he conceived such a thought or asked the question. Try to visualize, you moth ers who allow your daughters to appear in public divested of covering on their limbs, how much you "increase the transgressors among men," and how many you send on the primrose path to the sen sualist's hell, and, if they are not rescued before they get there, they will weep and gnash their teeth in that hell, and curse those who were re sponsible for their downfall! God pity the boys, the young men, and the older men who see nakedness so brazen ly walking in their midst! God give them discernment to see these traps to unman them and to rob them of their vir tue and honor! God save our generation from the sin of sensuality whieh is fast de stroying it! "Offenses will come, but woe unto that man by whom the offense cometh!" Oh, mothers, will you not listen to the pleas of those who have a right to expect of you a sympathetic interest in their welfare, and in their clean manliness and purity; and array yourselves and your daughters in modest apparel? You will be happier and your Try and By BENNETT CERF- THE PARENTS of two spoiled brats suddenly got sensible and sped off to Florida for a real vacation by themselves. Sunning on the beach, the wife murmured happily, "Isn't it wonderful to get away from the kids for just a few days?" " "Sure is," agreed the hus band, "but just to make me feel at home, darling, would you throw a few handsful of sand in my face?" A palindrome is a sentence, or saying, that -reads the same backwards and forwards. They're hard to construct, hut Tir am & few well-known 81 Madam, I'm Adam. (Adam to Eve). Name no one man. Able was I ere I saw Elba. (Napoleon's lament). ' Snng and raw was I ere I saw wars and guns. Red root put up to order. Lewd did I live, evil I did dweL Draw pupil's lip upward. -Q 1939. by Bennett Cert DuUibuted by King rtttuitM Syndktta. GUY JUST Sr?' daughters safer and the world a cleaner place to live in. H. R. Bulman, Route 4, Box 316A, Medford. How Much Profit? To the Editor: I don't want to be a pest; I am not dement ed. I said give the shebang a rest and I meant it. To the poets and protesters, let's write about something other than our ancestors. For in stance, tragedy in Roseburg, tragedy on the highways, trag edy in the forests. And most of these mishaps are man made and man-preventable. Why can't we learn to avoid making the same old mistakes over and over again? Or do we know better but don't care? Are we fools for gain, or simply fools? A certain business man said to me, "We have to make a profit." As if morals don't count. I wonder. I heard of a Man who asked, "What shall it profit if a man gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" But . then they say He was not a practical business man. He started a business that has lasted near two thousand years and is still going strong. If safeguards interfere with profits, must we forget safe guards? I wonder how much profit there was in Roseburg last rnaay. L. G. Weaver 301 Haven St. Medford. Thanks From Princess To the Editor: This is an open letter to all the kind people who helped me through xneir generosity m being chos en one of the nrinr-esses of the Gold Rush Jubilee. A special thanks to my fine sponsor, Crater Lake aerie, Fraternal Order of Eaeles. the radio stations, and KBES-TV lor their part in my being chosen as a princess. I would also like to thank the mayors and police forces of the towns throush which we passed Aug. 25. Shearon Poole Phoenix. University of Oregon Grant Gets Approval Washington - (DPD - Surgeon General Leroy Burney today announced approval of a $277,641 grant to the Univer sity of Oregon in Eugene for science building expansion for an institute of molecular biol ogy. The grant was approved un der the health research facili ties act. Stop Me Philippine Republic, Despite Faults, Is Most Truly Free Nation in All Asia By ARNOLD DIBBLE Tokyo-flJPD-The Philippines is the only country in Asia built in the American image. Today, many, if not most, Filipinos are hurt, baffled and angry over attacks at the hands of the Americans who brought them into the modern world. The most popular parlor game among many Americans who travel in Asia is attack ing graft, corruption and indo lence in the Philippines. Prominent experts deplore the sad state of these lush islands and magazines and newspapers find themselves denounced for their state ments and dispatches on the Philippines. Without minimizing faults of the Philippines, most "ex perts" on the nation forget, or underplay, one most impor tant factor: The Philippines is the most truly FREE nation in Asia. The press is so free that many newspapermen them selves think some of the stor ies in the newspapers (always the opposition newspaper, of course) go too far. Politicians' private lives make for some lurid reading, for example. Freedom of speech is so un bridled that political cam p a i g n s in the Philippines make a good, old fashioned American name-calling con test appear like an Elks' club testimonial night. With these freedoms, also goes freedom to graft. And grafters there appear to be a-plenty in the Philippines. A recent visitor to Tokyo shows a letter from a customs offi cial who was brazen enough to spell out exactly what he wanted to clear some goods through the pier. During the past 18 months, Asia has seen Pakistan, Bur ma, Thailand and Indonesia take steps toward totalitarian ism or authori tarianism. South Viet Nam, the Repub lic of China, and Korea-all supported by the U.S. -have 'strongman" governments. In that time, there has been scarcely a whisper of any such thing in the Philippines aunougn earner tnis year there were reports of a mili tary plot against President Carlos Garcia. The "plot' came to nothing. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Viewson Mr. K's visit: Herbert Hoover, one of the world's truly greats: "Nikita Khrushchev could bring the greatest, the most generous gift that mankind has received in a thousand, years if he would eliminate all interna' tional demands, all warnings, au tnreats, all conspiracies against free people and agree to peaceful co-existence and INSPECTED disarmament.' Mr. Hoover added: "There is some hope that the visit will lessen some world tensions, but there is little hope that Khrushchev win choose the means I have outlined to win immortality among the leaders of all men." He concluded: "We must be alert and ARMED TO THE TEETH." TtT R. HOOVER'S is the states- LTA man's view. Let's turn for a moment to the business view (the stock market has been slipping for several days). Business Week, one of the nation s important magazines, finds few observers who be lieve the recent decline in prices has been any more than a temporary affair. It quotes one of these observers: The market is just using the peace talk as an excuse. We have been due for a cor rection for some time." rpHAT is to say: ' Snpriilatinn has Vioon pushing security prices high er than the basic business situation warrants, but the re sulting slip in prices won't last long. "MARTIN Gilbert, an analyst A of one of the big Eastern stock brokerage concerns, thinks that the Eisenhower- Khrushchev visits may "damp en the enthusiasm of both in vestors and traders for a while longer, but this factor and any desultory effect on defense issues will soon be discounted." Hmmmm. I suppose that means the speculators think the new turn in world diplo macy ENHANCES THE LIKE LIHOOD OF PEACE and that the likelihood of peace may have an unfavorable effect of the prices of U.S. securities. I'm afraid I can't go along with that one. The likelihood of peace would restore peo ple's confidence as nothing else could. Confidence in the future lies at the root of BET TER business. ONE more thought: If Me. K comes reason ably soon, he will see our im mense steel industry lying IDLE AND UNPRODUCTIVE. That can hardly fail to put ideas into his scheming head. The Philippines is rare in Asia in that it has plenty of land for its population-in fact, it has been estimated that it could accommodate at least twice its population with no trouble. The Filipinos, were Amer ica's staunchest allies during World War II; and despite the Cricket, Eleazer Finds, Isn't Much Like By FRANK ELEAZER Washington- (UPD -The Aus tralian Embassy's notice to sporting editors said play would begin at 11, and to 5 be there at 10:30. I was, and while waiting for the others I was able to read what it said about cricket in Vol- Frank Eleax.r ume O vcuun through deaf) of the super market encyclopedia. By 11, quite a few mem bers of the British Common wealth Cricket Club, or home team, were on hand, wearmg white shirts and pants, tennis Kef auver Now Seen fSSM 1 - a t Among Candidates By WILLIAM THEIS Washington (DPD Where are those 1956 Kefauver dele gates going in 1960? Sen. Estes Kefauver (D Tenn.), who beat Sen. 'John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) for the Democrats' vice presidential nomination three years ago, isn't sure which 1960 Presi dential contender will get the delegates' support. He thinks most of them are "holding off" - waiting to see how the present Kennedy lead stands up, whether twice-defeated Adlai E. Stevenson gets into the race, how Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) fares in the first primary tests. "That's my position, too," Kefauver told this reporter. "I tell friends who ask me for advice to do what they want - that I haven't made up my, own mind about whom to support." Support Is Still Strong It's clear that the coonskin cap candidate, who gave Ste- Editorial Comment GREAT SHOW You've been told that "you haven't lived" until you've seen this or that in Oregon, We must say to you that living in Oregon is not complete un til you have seen the Shake spearean Festival at Ashland Four plays are given each season and you are urged by the Festival directors to stay four nights for four plays. The Shakespearean Festival is much more than most com munities could aspire to do. It would be a great show in any community in the world. It is something that every citi zen of Oregon can be im mensely proud of. You must see it. Then you will want to tell friends, far and near, that you're absolutely certain the state of Oregon has one of the greatest shows they will ever see any place.-Pendlelon East- Oregonian. Press Women Open Convention Portland (DPD The annual convention of the National Federation of Press Women opened here today. The group will elect a new president, a vice president and eight re gional directors. Mrs. C. F. Temby of Ke waunee, Wis., is currently the Federation president. Margaret Magee of the Salem Capital Journal is a delegate and a member of the national board. Other Oregon delegates include Ianthe Smith of the Albany Democrat-Herald; Mrs. Mar garet Thompson Hill of the Pirkrose-East County Enter prise, and Mrs. Frederick Porter of the Roseburg News Review. Alternates are Mrs. George Roe of the Greater Oregon and Benton County Herald; Mrs. Emma McKin ney of the Hillsboro Argus, and . Mrs. Bren Starcher of the Medford Mail Tribune. Oregon Press Wcmen will submit a resolution to the na tional convention which asks that no solicitations be made in the future for major sub sidizing at national conven tions. fact they don't think they have gotten a fair shake of foreign aid (a debatable point) they probably are today. Cer tainly you hear no anti-nuclear talk in the Philippines; President Garcia has wel comed the latest weapons into his country. What particularly bothers Baseball After All shoes, and polite smiles. They ran up the blue and white BCCC pennant, erected the score board, and unfolded the collapsible chairs. At 11:08 a six-man advance party from the Australian Old Collegians cricket team, here on tour in the interests of cricket, hot tea, and inter national friendship, popped out of a blue sedan, just like in the TV commercials only this was a Mercedes-Benz in stead of a Ford. Long Game Dr. Basil de B. Darwent, a chemistry professor at Catho lic University and captain of the BCCC, announced that "cricket is very similar to basebaU." I concluded later he meant that both games are Supporters Split Up venson the shock of his life bv winning the 1956 Minne sota primary, is only seeking reelection to the senate next year. But it's also likely that some staunch Kefauver sup porters in other states still want him for the Presidency. Kefauver s campaign ap proach may have seemed ham handed and inept, but he wound up with 755V& dele gates votes to 589 for Ken nedy on the second ballot for vice president at Chicago on Aug. 17, 1956. The Tennessean topped Kennedy on the first ballot, 483 M to 304. Many of Kefauver's dele gates were the "hard core' type that candidates dream about. He won them with a stumping, hand-pumping cam paign that money couldn't buy. Many of them now are looking elsewhere. Humphrey will inherit Ke fauver support in his home state of Minnesota. He also may get some more in neigh boring Wisconsin. In New Hampshire, which has the nation's first 1960 presidential primary, many former Kefauver delegates will be for Kennedy, Some Midwest Kefauver support has gone to Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo.). California Pictur In delegate-rich California, where Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown is preparing himself for the "favorite son" role, the state's 1960 delegation is expected to be "representa tive" of the liberal field. This means potential votes for Ste venson, Humphrey or Ken nedy, rather than for Sym ington or Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. Kefauver got 33 of Cali fornia's 68 votes on the first ballot last time, to 23 Vi for Humphrey, 10Vi for Kennedy, and 1 for Brown. On the win ning second ballot, Kefauver took 50 of the 68. Some former Kefauver sup porters in California think Estes could "exercise some in fluence in California today if he chose to." They say the same of Stevenson. For the record, Kefauver may have trouble being for anyone but his Tennessee col league, Sen. Albert Gore. The junior senator from Tennes see had 178 votes on that first ballot for vice president in 1956, including all 56 from Texas. Gore is still in the wines But his friends say he has some scattered support out- side of Tennessee. YOU MAYBE ASSURED C M. Lltwiller ... that each individual requirement and need is met when your loved ones are entrusted to our care. The "Better" Service since 1935 LITWILLER Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel Hwy. 66 at Normal Office 88 N. Main ASHLAND We Never Close than to Americans is, of course, that their "baby" is a little less than perfect. But when you take overall stock of the progeny of colonialism in Asia, the American "baby" perhaps doesn't come off too badly. . At least it can wail as loud as it likes. played with two teams and a ball. Unfortunately, Dr. Darwent could not stay to narrate the game, although I had assumed he would simply take the morning off from work. But the first thing to learn about cricket is that a morning isn't enough. Some contests go on for days. By gentleman's agree- . ment, this one was to con clude at 6:45, whether or not anybody had won. The Aus tralians explained that they have only 4V months for their tour. By 12:07 the water was boil ing for tea, the Australians had doffed their navy blue blazers, and both teams pro nounced themselves top hole and ready to start. Acting Capt. Richard Evans, for the home team, and Capt. Jim Court, for the visitors, strode out to the wicket and tossed an American 50-cent piece for first bat. Send Out Batters "Which is heads?" they de bated after the toss. A friend ly native umpired this dilem-. ma, in favor of the Aus tralians, who sent out two bat ters, Capt. Court himself and Les Westaway. The home team meantime fielded a pair of bowlers, Sgt. Peter Fryer of the District Air Force, and H. Mirza of Pakistan, a World Bank employee and son of a former Pakistan president, plus nine fieldsmen who were posted at such strategic points as mid-on and mid-off, short slip and square leg. "Cricket," according to a recent treatise in the New York Times, "is about knock ing down two pieces of wood with a ball." As far as I could tell, this proved to be correct, and by 1:20 p.m. Westaway and Court, batting alternately, had scored 35 runs each in an out standing effort to block at tainment of this goal by bowl ers Fryer and Mirza. An enthusiastic crowd of some 18 persons observed the developments from under the green canvas canopy, several times going so far as to ap plaud. One observer in a re grettable remission . of man ners once raised his voice. Tension Grows I believe what he said was "look out," a cautionary note apparently addressed to the batsman. By the lunch break the Aus tralians had scored 138 runs at a loss of only one wicket. Play was resumed at 2:45. Westaway possibly had eaten too much of the potato salad, swiss cheese, salami, liver- wurst, fruit cup, and buttered rolls, and not enough of the hot tea. He was bowled out almost at once. By now the tension and ex citement were taking their toll on the press. I left regret fully, shortly before the mid afternoon tea break. Acting Capt. Evans phoned me the results about 7 p.m. The Aus tralian Old Collegians had scored 194 runs to the British Commonwealth Club's 114. 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