MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfonl, Or.
Sunday, Dec 20. 1959
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History from the filet of- Thf
Mail Tribune 10. 20. 30, 40
nd 50 years ago. '
10 YEARS AGO
Sac. 20, 1949 (Tuesday) '
Two suspects held in county
Jail here in connection with
burglary of Swan's Book and
Gift shop.
Premier Josef Stalin of Rus
sia will celebrate his 70th
birthday tomorrow.
20 YEARS AGO :
Dee. 20. 1939 (Wednesday)
The killing of a 71-year-old
Lake Creek man by two state
police officers is termed justi
fiable homicide.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
secret service reports there
Is less counterfeit money in
the county now than 10 years
go. There is also less genuine
money, many report." ,
30 YEARS AGO
See. 20, 1929 (Friday) .
Radio beacon to be instal
led at airport soon.
Mayor Pipes issues letter
urging parents to instruct
Ihlldren to obey the curfew
few.
40 YEARS AGO
Sec 20, 1919 (Sunday)
Oil tanker, J. A. Chanslor,
strikes a reef near Bandon,
Ore. and 47 aboard perish.
Snow melts here before cit
izens can obey Mayor Gates'
warning to shovel sidewalks.
B0 YEARS AGO .
Sec 20, 1909 (Monday)
School board purchases
land in Queen Anne addition
for first school in East Med
ford. Medford milk supply is be
ing examined by state- dairy
and food commission for pos
sible violations of law; . " . ,
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct is superior;
sevea er eight is excellent; five
lis. is feed.
1. Did Pocohontas marry
John Smith, John Rolfe, or
John Cabot?
2. Which is greater: the air
line distance from Honolulu to
Tokyo, or that from New York
to Paris? -
' 3. Pizzaro was the Spanish
conquerer of which - South
American country? : " .. ;
4. How many pieces of sQ
. ver did Judas receive for be
traying Jesus?
5. Was Benjamin Franklin
ever a Vice President of .the
United States? ,
6. How many baseball
teams are there in each major
league?
7. Of which state is Little
Rock the capital?
8. Complete the title of this
book: "A Bell for
9. Which is the second larg
est planet of the solar system?
10. The parallel of latitude
that passes through San Fran
cisco, passes through which
Atlantic coast State?
Answers: 1. John Rolfe. 2.
Honolulu to Tokyo. 3. Peru. 4.
Thirty. 5. No. 6. Eight. 7. Ar
kansas. 8. Adano. 9. Saturn.
10 Virginia. " ;
TAXES ON TRAILERS
Salem - (nPD - Owners of
house trailers parked in Ore
gon on Jan. 1, and later
moved to another state, must
pay Oregon personal prop
erty taxes on the trailer on
Jan. 1.
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There Was- Music
t It is perhaps too easy for avid sports fans to
think of extra-curricular activities in the Med
ford school system largely in terms of football,
basketball, baseball, and the "lesser" sports.
Equally important are those other activities
which may be less-publicized (lacking, as they
do, tne dramatic element of competition and
championship possibilities), but which may be
of far greater long-range significance and satis
faction to the students involved.
Notable among these is the music program
in the Medford school system.
e . e e
A NOTHER
Ihursday nights performance of some 740
Medford students in their annual Christmas mu
sic program, recalled that when he was in Med
ford High, a small group would gather in the
Eark, sing a few Christmas carols, and that would
e it
The contrast between that and the perform
ance Thursday night is startling.
The estimated 3,000 - plus spectators that
jammed the fledrick Junior High school audi
torium to the rafters heard a smooth and compe
tent performance, which would have been of
almost professional character if it were not for
the - freshness, vitality arid spontaneity of the
youngsters' voices and performances.
ATTEMPTING to describe the music in words
is bootless.
But the music, both orchestral and vocal,
both religious and secular in origin, and all re
lated to the Christmas theme, was thrilling to par
ents and non-parents alike.
This is training which
1- - 3 -I Jl Al
peupie in gooa sieaa mrougnouc tneir lives, en
riching them with love and appreciation and un
derstanding of. music, which is one of those "un
practical" Qiings which make life so much worth
living. - . . . .. , . - .
Our compliments to all involved. E. A.
Corrective
The comedy of errors involving the city and
the Siskiyou Memorial Park's new mortuary has
come to what appears to be a satisfactory con
clusion.
.: At Thursday's council
al was given to a measure which will permit the
firm to operate.
The whole thiner points up what seems to be
a basic 6rganizational defect in the city admin
istration something which can and should be
corrected.
In following the affair rather closelv. we
have come to the conclusion that no individual
was to blame, but that a revision of city proced
ures is necessary to prevent something similar
from recurring.
IJERE IS a brief chronology of what happened.
Back in June of this vear. the cemeterv
firm obtained a city building permit for construc
tion ot a "chapel.
In August, it obtained
to operate a mortuary in
' T n i 1 ,
in aepiemDer, it announced lis plans ior tne
operation of a mortuary at the cemetery, both
through advertising and a news story. As nearly
as can be determined, it never did make any at
tempt to conceal the nature of the building.
IN LATE October, however, it was told by the
1 building department it could not operate the
mortuary, then almost complete, because of zon
ing restrictions.
This decision was appealed to the planning
commission, which' thereupon recommended a
variance to the ordinance to permit operation of
a mortuary, but only under conditions which
would have been difficult, if not impossible, to
fulfill. (One of them, incidentally, eliminated a
new ; automobile entrance to the cemetery an
entrance which the city itself constructed at a
cost to the cemeteiy firm of $45.)
The planning commission's recommendations
went before the council last week. The council
granted the variance, including three reasonable
conditions, and after eliminating the conditions
which would have crippled or made impossible
operation of the mortuary.
yHE FAULT, it appears, lies not with any in
1 dividual, but there does seem to be a woeful
lack of coordination between city departments,
with the left hand not knowing what the right
hand is doing.
Shouldn't the building department know
what kind of business licenses are issued to firms
to which it has issued building permits?
Shouldn't the city hold up construction of an
access road entrance if it is to be later subject
to possible planning commission disapproval?
Shouldn t the planning commission be aware
of building projects which, started in good faith,
may run into conflict with zoning regulations?
- e e
DERHAPS the solution lies in some sort of re-
organization of existing; departments so that
there will be a central clearing house for city ac
tivities which may later impinge on one another.
This is not the first embarrassing incident
brought about by a lack of coordination in city
departments dealing with licensing, land use and
zoning.
Let us re-emphasize that no individual is to
blame. But it does seem that Medford residents
are entitled to less confusion and better service
and coordination from the city which in other
respects serves us so well. E.A.
father-of-daughters, after watching
will stand these young
1 , il !
is Needed
meetintr, final approv
a city busmess license
the building. ,
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Dennis the Menace
UK A TO SHMYAHMTD BREAK. IT?
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printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the
paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Christinas Favorites
To the Editor: This lovely
legend and poem, which are so
appropriate for this time of
the year, have been my favo
rites over all other Christmas
stories.
Therefore, I would like to
share them with everyone. Do
you suppose you could find
room in your paper for them?
Thank you and best wishes
for the Holiday Season.
Margaret Davis
P.O. Box 195
Eagle Point, Ore.
Legend
When the animals came to
render their homage to the
Christ Child lying in the
manger, there came with
them, , also, a litle striped cat
which sat shyly in a dusty cor
ner of the stable.
The Christ Child smiled on
all the animals, but they in
terested Him so much, that
when His sweet Mother told
him He must sleep. He could
not compose Himself. '
The Mother called on the
kind placid ox, the gentle
donkey, and the faithful shep
herd dog to help her put her
child to sleep but He re
mained wakeful. Then, the
little tiger cat, dirty and
dusty, crept from her corner.
First, she washed herself from
the black tip of her tail to
the pink tip of her nose.
When she was clean, she
jumped lightly into the
manger and curling up beside
the Babe, she purred softly.
Soon the Christ Child slept,
and ever since, all tiger cats
have carried the grateful
mark of the Madonna an M
in the middle of their fore
heads. School Nativity Scene .
There will be a tinsel star
Above a straw-filled Manger;
There will good St. Joseph
. stand.
Firm against all danger;
Mary, blue-gowned, sweet,
will hold
The litUe Infant Jesus; .
Angels, rosy-cheeked and
small,
Will sing their songs to
- please us.
You will look on smilingly,
Nodding side to side;
I shall need a kerchief
To catch a tear of pride;
And the miracle of Christ
mas Will be for us each minute
The little donkey stands
: serene,
With our son Jimmy in it.
Accident Hazards
To the Editor: Since the
accident at the Tolo overpass
some time ago, I have been
waiting expectantly for some
one to write an article or a
letter in your Correspondence
column regarding the acci
dent, its causes, and possibly
some measures that can and
should be tak.en to try to see
that this type of incident does
not happen again. Perhaps I
missed seeing such an article
because I don't get to see
every issue of the Mail Tri
bune. It seems to me that this ac
cident could have been avoid
ed by the simple application
of sand by the proper authori
ties. I don't have any way of
knowing how much money
was spent as a result of what
happened but with costs be
ing what they are nowadays,
I feel sure that it was consid
erable. Fortunately, no . one
was seriously injured but as
was witnessed in an accident
of the very same nature a
short time later north of
Yreka, it was certainly pos
sible.
This day and' time, just
about every motorist has two
strikes against him when he
ventures out on the highway
with the hazards that are what
you might refer to as normal.
to say nothing of unexpected
conditions such as were re
sponsible for the Tolo deal.
Incidentally, this particular
area at the Tolo overpass and
for some distance to the south
is dangerously slippery when
it is wet from rain or. fog. It
doesn't have to be icy. I don't
intend to try to set myself up
as an authority or even as an
example but I have been driv
ing for about 30 years and I
do think that this qualifies me
to see and know what is safe
and what is unsafe.
This area I have mentioned
is not the only one that is ex
tremely hazardous; others are
Highway 99 from the top of
Rice Hill, between Oakland
and Yoncalla, and also be
tween Cottage Grove and Go
shen Junction. The Baldock
Freeway is another. As a mat
ter of fact, here some time
back, the county or state had
equipment on, the freeway,
burning it off to make it safer.
" I realize that I am way out
on the proverbial limb, but as
one of your correspondents so
aptly put it the other day,
that's where the fruit Is. I
don't care how much criticism
comes my way if something
can be done to remedy a de
plorable condition.' .-
There are several ways that
this condition could be alle
viated, but before I stick my
neck out any further, I would
like to see some comment by
other people that must be con
cerned and who are no doubt
better qualified to discuss the
issue.
Lionel H. Guy
314 Laurel st..
Medford
Pot of Gold
To the Editor: I realize this
will not solve the problem but
maybe it will help some one
to face it.
MY POT OF GOLD
I'm tired of fog and smoke
and dust
That compass me round
about;
I want some air a man can
breathe,
Then kick up his heels
and shout.
And so, heigh ho, away I go,
Like a buccaneer of old;
On land or sea, what's that
to me?
I'm seeking my pot of
gold.
Firm sod beneath, clear
skies above,
I'm leaving my cares be
hind; Tramping forth on the quest
I love .
Till my pot of gold I find.
I'll sleep by night and tramp
by day,
If there aren't too many
showers;
My pot of gold - not a rain
bow's end,
But lovely wayside flow
ers. Pure air to breathe, I'll take
my leave,
And tramp like a warrior
bold;
Till tired and worn. I'll
sleep and dream
Beside my pot of gold.
L. G. Weaver
301 Haven st.
Medford . .
P.S.-A man can dream even
if his dream is foggy.
Filtration Plant
To the Editor: After the
Dec. 7 meeting of the Gold
Hill city council I believe
Mayor Milton Steinmetz and
some of the council are deter
mined to put over this propos
ed water filtration measure by
concealing the real costs from
the voters.
They can't conceal that it
would cost $13,000 or more
each year to pay principal and
interest "on the $120,000 bond
issue and to operate the filtra
tion plant, in addition to what
we pay now.
At the meeting I challenged
them to prove the figures I
used in my previous letter to
the editor were wrong. Each
denied making any such state
ment. Mayor Steinmetz stated
that the figures given by En-
Matter ot Fact
THE JOB TO BB DONE
Paris The inner history of
a recent moment of tension in
the Atlantic Alliance, which
has never been told quite cor
rectly, is worth telling now
IT 1 ' for the lieht
it sheds on the
West's current
frictions.
In brief, the
able Secre-'
tary General
I V-jTr 4 o f NATO,
Yr, I Paul - Henri
X"- ISpaak, not
W I long ago made
joseph alsop a trip to Wash
ington, where he heard about
the Treasury - Budget Bureau
drive to recall two American
divisions from Europe. On his
return to Paris, Spaak passed
the word among the NATO
allies that they had better
meet their NATO , pledges
more faithfully, lest the Amer
ican departure from Europe
begin. He cited as evidence
the serious argument then
going on in Washington about
the two divisions.
A little later, German Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer came
to Paris, to visit his old friend
Gen. de Gaulle. He was first
received by the French Prime
Minister, Michel Debre. In his
talk with Adenauer, Debre
mentioned Spaak's warning,
but not as proof of the need to
meet all NATO pledges. He
used it, rather, as proof that
the European nations had bet
ter begin planning how to de
fend themselves when and if
the Americans should have
departed. Adenauer did not
take it in a matter .of fact
spirit, however.
THE Chancellor was both
horrified by the mere
mention of the possibility of
American withdrawal and en
raged because Debre did not
appear to be equally horri
fied. In the sequel, Adenauer
Was reassured by Gen. de
Gaulle. The French President
both -declared his absolute
loyalty to the Atlantic Alli
ance, and assured Adenauer
that he too would regard an
American withdrawal from
Europe as a real catastrophe.
Yet the incident stiU left a
small residue of disquiet in
the minds of the Germans.
This fragment of inner his
tory is so interesting because
it says much about two quite
different sets of problems -those
confronting Gen. de
Gaulle and those confronting
President Eisenhower. For de
Gaulle, in brief, the Ade-nauer-Debre
incident implied
the existence of certain limits
beyond which French policy
cannot safely go.
In theory, of course, de
Gaulle can engineer a classic
"reversal of alliances," by
reviving the Franco-Russian
pact of the past In practice, as
he indicated to Adenauer,
nothing could be further from
gineer Archie Rice were his
own, not the council's.
Well, the council hired him
At least 60 persons attended
a special meeting and heard
the figures of $10,000 a year
for 20 years for bonds and in
terest, or a total of $200,000,
plus an additional $3,808 a
year to operate the filter
plant..
On Dec. 7, several eoun
cilmen tried to convince me
that the only extra cost would
be an additional $1.75 a month
on their water bills. Since this
would raise less than $5,000 a
year in extra revenue, it
would not pay the extra $13,
000 or so a year needed.
The real truth came out a
little later. The council plans
to add $6,000 to our city tax
es, to partially replace the
money they now get from the
present Water bills of $3 a
month. The present water rev
enue is used for general city
expenses and would have to
be replaced if all future water
revenue is to be used to pay
for the filtration plant.
The proposed increase of
$6,000 would be approximate
ly 52 per cent. Jt would add
about 12 mills and make our
tax millage the highest in
Jackson county. .
Why says we need this fil
tration plant, anyhow? Our
water is tested at least twice
a month and the tests have
shown it is safe. Do we believe
the health department, or per
sons who make money out of
building filtration plants?
Our water is now treated
with chlorine .to kill bacteria.
If we build a filtration plant,
the water will still be treated
with just as much chlorine. Is
is worth $200,000 to have the
mud removed?
Vera Stewart
619 FifflPave.
Gold Hill
Early Transmission v'
To the Editor: Now that the
Medford Mail Tribune is using
the latest equipment for the
transmission of radio pic
tures for publication, a little
personal sidelight on this de
velopment in communications
may be of interest.
About 30 years ago the
writer, on visiting RCA lab
oratories in New York, was
privileged to view the earliest
feeble effort to transmit "pic
tures" by radio from abroad.
The print received was
made up of dots and dashes
Bv Joseph Alsop
de Gaulle's thoughts. But if
he does not wish to reverse
his alliances, de Gaulle can
not go too far in the direction
of the old fashioned, freely
maneuvering, purely national
diplomacy which is natural to
him. If he seems to attack the
unity of the West or the work
ability of NATO, de Gaulle
will face a solid, angry united
front of all the other Western
powers, headed by his own
particular friend, the German
Chancellor.
.
FOR President Eisenhower,
' meanwhile, the Adenauer
Debre incident also had cer
tain unpalatable implications.
In Europe generally, and here
in France particularly, there
are growing doubts about the
firmness of American leader
ship of the West and about the
finality of America's position
as a partner in Europe. The
twist Premier Debre gave to
Secretary Spaak's warning
plainly suggests how easily
these doubts- can be aroused
and how strong they can be
come.
Since arriving here, Secre
tary of State Christian A.
Herter has been working hard
and well to still these doubts.
Having taken ' the lead in
blocking the Treasury-Budget
Bureau drive to recall the two
divisions, Herter is now man
fully seeking to tidy up that
drive's unfortunate- after-effects
but it would surely have
been better if the President
had told the Treasury and
Budget Bureau at the outset
that the subject could not even
be discussed at this time. Then
Secretary Herter would : not
need to keep assuring the
Europeans we are here to
stay, while he quite properly
urges them to bear , their own
share of the burden of west
ern defense.
But the job to be done can
not be entirely done by Sec
retary Herter. The President
himself wiU have to finish the
job when be arrives here. In
formed quarters suggest that
the meeting between the
French and American Presi
dents will begin with a pretty
bad quarter of an hour, be
cause of the American vote
in the U. N. on the Algerian
question and for other rea
sons, too. President Eisen
hower, with his charm and his
good will, ought to be able to
get over these Initial huraies,
After that, however, Eisen
hower must also reach agree
ment with de Gaulle on the
right ways to tidy up the
present disarray of the West
in preparation for the summit
meeting with Khrushchev,
The first requirement for
tidying up this Western dis
array is to leave no room for
any question about the per
manency of the American
commitment of the defense of
the West. .
(e) 1959 New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
like Morse code in telegraphy,
or nerhaos more familiar, like
some of the "art work" ac
complished with a typewriter.
At that time the only use
for tile instrument was in the
instantaneous transmission of
what looked like photostatic
copies ox documents.
Sid Hollingsworth
Camp White, Ore.
No Lake There
To the Editor: After reading
Ihe "Name on file" letter
knocking the proposed sta
dium suggested at the Fair
ground site, I feel compelled
to show my interest in this
matter. '
. First this letter would lead
us to believe that the seating
capacity Of a stadium must be
limited to a few. Conversely,
the information I have is that
the capacity would be no less
than 7500 persons. That
amounts to 10 per cent of the
population of Jackson county,
more people than all the boats
on Diamond lake carry on
opening day of trout season.
Secondly, it was implied
that stadiums are for baseball
fans only. This is not so, as
even the dullest spectator who
has traveled to other cities,
including those mentioned,
will agree that stadiums can
be and are used and enjoyed
by all kinds of spectator sports
events, public functions, festi
vals, fairs, rodeos, various dis
play type shows of livestock,
autos, fireworks, racing, con
ventions, flower shows, art ex
hibits, concerts, and is only
limited by the desires and
tastes of the people in this
area.
Thirdly, this letter mentions
the large sums of money in
volved in constructing a sta
dium as compared to the cost
of a lake. Surely he is not in
formed on the maintenance of
a park type lake that collects
all types of debris, trash and
occasionally a person's life,
usually a child; and that
breeds mosquitoes by the
clouds-full. In the towns he
mentioned, did he not notice
the overgrowth of a"quatic
plants that choke out even a
path for a rowboat unless con
tinually cut and maintained at
great cost?
If he is genuinely sincere
about a lake for the immedi
ate Medford area, then he
should investigate the plans
proposed by interested groups
for lakes to be developed at
(By M-T Staff
MONDAY last (or was it
Tuesday?) we heard a
weather man at the weather
bureau utter a profound
truth, something we hardly
expected to hear, when he
said plaintively (and these are
his exact words): "The weath
er isn't behaving properly."
.
EVERYONE was talking
'about the fog last week.
Cars moved slowly, lights on,
day and night. And many was
the un-garaged car which suf
fered a . double handicap in
the morning both the fog,
and ice . on all the windows
and windshields.
RESOURCEFULNESS Is the
key-note of such situa
tions, however, and they
ranged from newspapers over
the windshield at night (see -there's
something ELSE to
use them for?) to a variety of
scrapers and sloshers to keep
visibility at a poor maxi
mum.: REALLY, though, the best
fog story we heard last
week wasn't about a motorist
at all, but about a pheasant
rooster, seen by one Medford
resident on Barneburg rd.,
flying along a few feet above
the pavement, very evidently
following the yellow center
stripe. Smart bird!
YOU probably have receiv
ed a parking ticket at one
time or another, so it may be
some consolation to know
that the city fathers are not
immune. During a special
meeting of the council recent
ly, Councilmen Bob van
Sickle and Bob Baccus each
received the little slips, and
came ' roaring in to complain
about the injustice of it all to
Mayor John Snider (himself
no stranger to a parking tick
et). He had mercy on them.
He assured them that, instead
of having to rav the usual
penalty of 50 cents each, he
would use his influence with
city hall to see they received
a special rate of $6 per doz
en. several ideal locations. The
proposed stadium site is not
one. We now have problems
with Bear creek and a lake
using this same water would
increase and compound this
hazard. .
Do not misunderstand me.
I am not against lakes, but
let's not sacrifice a stadium
for the sake of a few water-
lillies and a rowboat.
Harry Adams
1090 Ellendale dr.
Medford.
On Freedom to Differ
To the Editor: Not long ago
one of our friends approached
a prospective customer. He
was engaged in religious sales
work. The door opened with a
screen between. On the other
side stood his prospect with a
glass of milk in her hand. She
quickly inquired as to his re
ligious connections. Before he
could turn, he had the milk In
his face and all over his suit.
I'm afraid that if it had
been me, the next part of the
story might be well to leave
out. Our friend smiled and
said "Lady, that was good
sweet milk.' Could I have
some more?"
Naturally she was taken
aback a bit. She opened the
screen, invited the salesman
in and proceeded to help him
mop up with the aid of a damp
cloth.
Within a year's time she and
her entire family were mem
bers of the organization which
he represented.
The point is this. I may not
agree with everyone else's'
ideas. How could I? There are
too many. It would be rather
hard to be a Democrat and
Republican at the same time.
Or a Christian and a Budd
hist. We don't all believe alike
and never will in this world
as it is now. I thank God that
we live in a land where we
Try and
-By BENNETT CERF-
DR. JOHN ERSKINE, savant and author, wrote: "At tho
end of my university studies, when I was leaving for
my first professional job, I went to say goodbye to my old
teacher, William Trent,
who said, 'I can give you
no theoretical advice in
pedagogy, but Til tell you
one thing from experi
ence. It will frequently
happen when you are
holding forth that some
boy in the class will dis
agree. He will probably
shake his head violently:
You will be tempted to
go after him and convert
him then and there. Don't
do it He is probably the
enly one who is listening."
A medical major, Inspecting an fastallationa water supply,
asked what was being done to avoid contamination. "Well, sir,
explained a sergeant, "we boll it first, and then we filter if
"Good enough," approved the major. "An" then," coatiaue4 Ukt
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and Contributors)
CHRISTMAS time seems to
bring out the worst in
some columnists, and this af
fliction has smitten one of
our favorites, Vic Fryer of
the Salem Capital Journal.
He devoted one of his col
umns last week to providing
"definitions" of words and
phrases heard at this time of
the year. We take the liberty
of swiping a few:
HE SAYS, for instance, that
a Charge Account is
system of buying gifts by
Charging them on Account of
you don't have the cash.
REGARDING "Greetings,
he explains that it Is a
form of message usually ac
ceptable in late December
so long as it doesn't com
from the local draft board. .
FUSING the phrase "Lay
Away," he explains, on
means that it refers to a plan
of action maintained by chil
dren throughout the holiday
season that leaves the par
ents ready to be laid away
before New Year's arrives.
SLEIGH, he adds, used to
mean the vehicle in
which Santa arrived (now
generally superseded by a
helicopter), but now-days it
is a term popular with wives,
as "If you don't buy me that
fur coat, dear, I'll Sleigh
you."
THAT'S enough of his defin
itions - except, perhaps,
the one for "Money," which
Vic explains is a word he
doesn't seem to recognize
right now. ,
MAYBE it's an old one, but
we liked it. It seem
when Antony first saw Cleo
patra, he exclaimed, "Wow'
A perfect XXXVIII, XXII,
XXXVI!"
A FOOL and his money are
soon parted, according to
old maxim. And at this see
son of the year, a friend re
marks, you don't even have to
be a fool.
SO Christmas is next Friday,
and a New Year begins a
week later. It's been a good
year for those of us on the
Mail Tribune staff, and w
are more grateful, than we
can say to all those of our
contributors who have been
so friendly and helpful. We
extend our thanks to them
all, and to men and women
of good will everywhere.
f f !
can believe and worship ac
cording to the dictates of our
conscience. There are forces
at work that would prohibit
this liberty. ,
I understand that in recent
weeks some have felt that
lines appearing in these col
umes under my name were not
to their liking. That's fine. I
was pretty sure right along
everyone was not of the same
opinion, else I wouldn't have
written. However, I have not
meant to hurt anyone and
freely apologize to any who
have felt thus.
We have a phone and if
you want to let me have your
opinions, I'd welcome them. I
make mistakes and stand to be
corrected. Yet as I told one
friend recently, if one stands
where the shots are flying he
may get hit.
Actually, I m not trying to
shoot" at anyone. We can be
thankful for freedom of the
press. This is not so in many
lands. As freedom loving
Americans we should stand
awake to the dangers that
threaten.
Communism is not the only
threat to our liberties. Forces
far more sinister can be lurk
ing at our doorstep and we be
asleep.
HenryJohnson Jr.
2400 Highway 66
Ashhland, Ore.
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