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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1960)
Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the .right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. X Purpose in Lif " To the Editor: What has happened to Christianity in the home? In Christian homes where love and appreciation for all of mankind is taught and exercised constantly by the' household, higher living standards and a more com plete understanding of the world we live in is possessed by each member of the house hold. In today's world of constant turmoil we need to have a definite purpose in life, some thing to live by. The answer to this need is God. If each and everyone of us would live by His way and His way alone, we would soon see life unfold before us in a much clearer and definite form. We would know what we want out of life and how to go about getting it, through the practice of prayer, talking with God in groups or indi vidually. You will never know how important your faith in God is until you develop this faith Jay Taylor 120 Newtown st. Medford Telephone Discourtesy To the Editor: Last Tues day evening, out here on this 10-party rural line, the only available telephones we can get, we had an experience that is becoming a real "head ache" for the other nine sub scribers. Quite frequently of late we can't make or receive a call , for hours, because some in different party has left the receiver off the hook. Tues day it was 4V2 hours. All the time we could hear their TV going and little children play ing in the room. So we sur mise it either ij a mother too interested in TV to care, or else she employed a baby sitter that allows the child to play with the phone. If the guilty party reads this letter, would she please, please watch this, and put the phone up out of the child ren's reach, and see that the receiver is replaced? It isn't the first time; it happens often, and we be lieve it is the same party. So if she will remember we too pay for phone service, and occasionally we need to place r receive calls, and .to use .little human consideration. .We have a few on this line that think nothing of calling a neighbor a block away and talking by the hour, indif ferent to the others who may badly need to call. And that's aggravating enough, but to allow children to play with the phone is much too much, it's an in tolerable situation, and we are so helpless to do anything about it except hope and pray the decency in most human beings will eventually tell them of their unfairness. Appeals to the company ac complish us nothing. All we get is the same old answer, "If we can find out who it is, and report them, they can act." We heard that for 2Vi years. It's not our business to "find out," who it is, and we have no way of doing so. But I think perhaps if those persons who feel guilty for mistreating the use of a whole line read this appeal and use some consideration hereafter. Mary A. Williams, Orr Dr. Central Point. Car Insurance Again To the Editor: I am the owner of the car that hit a car owned by Mrs. Mayfield of Central Point while parked on a Medford street. I bought insurance in 1957. I had complete coverage and paid and paid and paid. My daughter loaned the car to a friend who blacked out and hit four other cars. The insurance company has found that inevitable loophole and wormed out. They have not, and have said they will not, pay any of the repair bills, not even the re pairs on my car which should be covered under collision, S100 deductible. Yes, Mrs. Mayfield, I'm with you-let's all become un insured drivers and let some one else pay for awhile. Mary R. Bradley P.O. Box 186 Phoenix, Ore. Ultrasonic Cleaning School Questions To the Editor: From big "headlines" in the paper I note the big build up for an other "bond issue for local schools." It seems that a bond issue is the best way to get added money without exceeding the 6 per cent limitation. In .this manner . the full increased cost in millage tax will not be shown to the voters in one expected vote . for a budget that will exceed the 6 per cent limitation. It is easier to get. two approvals on two measures where money is concerned than it is by lump ing them together. The need for added school rooms has been made an im mediate need,, for what rea son? True we are aware of the need for more space in the future, but why right now when we already have a large tax for schools due to the school consolidation? In my opinion, it is all caused by centralizing the schools and transporting most of the chil dren to but a few schools where there is not enough room and leaving outlying schools with small enroll ments. ' Also noted that renovation and completion of the old dis trict shop into a boy's man ual arts class would be fi nanced by this new bond is sue. If I recall correctly the cost for this improvement has already been approved by the voters. If the money was not used for that purpose. I think an explanation is due the voters. In conclusion I would like to advance a thought-Due to consolidation in the county we now have but two small segments of the rural school district left. Last year, re gardless of the decrease, the rural district budget was as large as the year before and included a 6 per cent increase. Why? Let s portion out this expense to the existing school districts and no increase in taxes will be needed. When are the voters go ing to vote on a new tax base for the Medford District? By law I believe this is necessary as from my understanding of the state tax laws the last year s school tax was an il legal one. By definitions in the law we formed a- "new district." Let's get our school admin istration in order so that we will all know what it is about. Ray O. DeMarrs, . 708 West Second st. Medford. Editor's note: We admire Mr. DeMarrs' interest in pub lic affairs, but wish he'd get his facts straight first. None of the outlying schools have any classroom space going to waste.' In the two where present enrollment does not take up all the rooms (Lone Pine and Jacksonville), they are used for the county's special education program. Mr. DeMarrs is confusing the manual training rooms at McLoughlin Junior High school and at Medford High school. The latter was author ized under the bond issue ap proved by the voters several years ago, and since has been built. The program to change the district shop at McLough lin into a boy's shop class (plus two other classrooms) is part of the current building proposal. The rural school levy is county-wide, and is appor tioned to each school district in the county on an equaliz ing basis. So, what Mr. De Marrs suggests is, in effect, already being done. Any taxing body can seek voter approval of a new tax base. It is permissive; not mandatory. The Medford school dstrict is not a "new" district, despite recent con solidations. It has never asked the voters for a new tax base for two principal reasons, (1) Because a review of the dis trict's operations by the yot ers prior to an annual budget election has seemed to the board of eduction to be a wise thing, and (2) annual growth is at a rate far in excess of 6 per cent, so even with new tax base, the district would have to go back to annual budgets within a few years anyway. We suggest Mr.. DeMarrs make sure of his facts before accusing school officials of illegal actions. Geo. Grabow 1365 Kings Highway, Medford Phone SP 2-8560 Electronic .Timing An Ansirei To the Editor: Not to an swer could be losing an op portunity. Denying .Mr. Veach's alle gations that my present con dition is that of "a poor, bit ter, deluded man," let me say he is right in saying that a repetition of the years of life would find me in as strong, if not stronger, opposition to the vain customs and . "vain philosophies" of life. The song says, "Something happened to me." It . hap pened to me in. early age. Paul's words were definitely verified in my. case: "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; .behold all things are become, new. And all things are of God." . Changed like Paul, I began to listen to the divine word, to the discard of vain philoso phies. Since then "Thus saith the Lord" is the important ad vice. Any counsel to ignore "Human and Divine," and to seek consolation in wine, was and is a foreign voice since "Something happened to me. Experience and observation have convinced me that the early choice "anchored my soul in the haven of rest Contrary to your suggestion, and Mrs. Casey's repose in "If Omar said it, it's good enough for me," my course is being charted by "Thus saith the Lord." . Omar : Khayyam was a de luded pantheist. Pantheism says, "There is no God but the forces of nature." The Psalmist said, "The fool hath said in his heart, 'There is no God.' " Mr. Veach said, Why not take Omar s ad vice?" Mrs. Casey said, "If Omar said it, it's good enough for me." Mrs. Casey also said, "I'm getting madder than a March Hatter." Methinks Mr. Veach has Mrs. Casey con fused; or could the old words, "Any port in a storm," be ap plicable to both? If God said it, it's good enough for me. My thanks to the editor for the privilege of saying this publicly. A good hymn well expresses my clos ing desire: "I hope, to meet you all in glory, When my work on earth is o'er, , I hope to clasp your hands rejoicing, On the bright eternal shore. On the shining shore,. On the golden strand, In our Father's home, In the happy land: I hope to meet you there, I hope to meet you there,- A crown of vict'ry wear, In glory." H. R. Bulman, -Route 4, Box 316A Medford Hospital Praised To the Editor: ' Following recent - hospitalization, I would like to take advantage of this column to publicly thank the management and staff of . the Rogue Valley Memorial' hospital. The friendliness of those of the nursing staff, who were ever present to care for my needs. The most modern facilities and equipment combined with efficient personnel . and at tractive surroundings, all go toward making the Rogue Valley Memorial a fine hos pital of which this commun ity should be proud. . A newcomer to the valley (Name on file) . Medford Where's the Operator? To the Editor: Have you ever had to. place an import ant phone call and misplaced your telephone book and had to call either information or the' operator? ;.: If so, you know how the phone rings and rings and it seems forever before anyone will answer, and you to start to wonder if any one is even on the switch board or if they are all out for coffee. Today this happened to my next door neighbor. When she discovered her house was on fire her first thought was to dial the operator rather than spend time looking for . her telephone book. She let the phone ring and ring until the flames finally engulfed , the telephone lines and discon nected her phone. She then called me to see if I couldn't get through to get some help. while she con nected her garden hose to see if she couldn't help control the - flames herself. A good five minutes elapsed trying to get help, and a fire out of control can do a great deal of damage in five minutes. Patience may be golden but a line must be drawn some place. Mrs. C. Maness, 1217 Fortune Dr. Medford. Waste ef Resources ; To the Editor: A short time ! ago Willis E. Stone addressed ' a gathering in -Medford High school at which he cam paigned in favor jf the 23rd Amendment to the Constitu tion of the United States. This amendment .would prohibit the Government from engag ing in any business or enter prise "not specifically permit tedby the Constitution. - Mr. Stone has. : compiled, edited, and published -num- ber of 'Tact Sheets. Each one' gives information regard ing some business venture or enterprise in which the gov ernment is engaged or in which it has engaged until re cently. In these "Fact Sheets" Mr. Stone has many quotations from the "Hoover Reports" as fact. At ' the same time he mixes in a liberal amount of opinion. I think the "Fact Sheets" could well be studied by' every one. They seem to expose a great deal of waste of money and effort by gov ernment agencies. These agencies may have had a good reason for existence at one time but they continue to function long after the need has disappeared. It has often been said in various ways that, when free dom is once won, we must continue to fight for it. Every generation raises up within itself the forces which would destroy it if they are allowed to operate unchecked. Certainly at a time like this, when pur national debt is at the point where it is menacing our national secur ity, individuals, corporations, and government bureaus which waste our money on useless projects belong to those forces of destruction. I do not favor the 23rd Amendment. I think it would be something like cutting off a leg to treat a broken bone. However, the waste of our re sources must be stopped and if our democratic society cannot find the men and the means to do so, it will soon cease to exist. Clarence L. Miller ' 2200 Ruhl Way Medford. On Waking Up To the Editor: Here is a short poem that might help to wake up a few people around here. Blazing, searing, blinding light Fills the vastness of the night As atoms split asunder. Burning, charring man and beast, The starving atom has its feast. And men cry out in won der. Crushing, roaring, rolling sound, Gutted' buildings on the ground, An anguished, t o r t u r ed earth. The shocked, the burned, the broken men Who'll never walk erect again; The men who, rue their birth. And then the bell, the blessed bell, That breaks this horror laden spell, And stills an anguished scream,; That says the world is whole, to see, No mass disaster caused by apathy. - Thank God it was only a dream. ' John Paul Hohensee (Honorary Life Mem ber USAF Air Defense Team) . 801 Newtown st. . Medford Wants More Fish To the Editor: Just a sug gestion to the Waltonians and sportsmen over the valley: Why not put pressure on our game commission to put some fish in the river, instead of closing it or most of it to angling? Put fish in there to catch so it is not necessary to close it at all. The game commission was on the right track about two years ago when they ' pro posed to raise fish in artifi cial lakes and release them all at a time. Something hap pened to that idea. That is by far the cheapest and the only way, where the runs can be maintained, so that a large amount of them will get to salt water and return in large numbers. The pressure of sport fish ing has very little to do with the runs of fish coming back from the ocean, as long as our game commission has been raising fish and the returns seem smaller as time goes on. Its high time someone told them they don't know how to raise them and get the return Central Point, Ore. TABLE ItOCK RO. sHj0RrlAMENTAL NURSERY Hr I run back. Plenty of records show that, also many empty creels. Now why don't some of you guys in the club or out, with a little push, just casually suggest they try a different method? Books and literature are alright but it also takes some real experience to be successful. Bet you' a dollar to a plugged -nickel it can be done. Robert Humphrey Route 2, Box 583 H Central Point, Ore. We Get Some Advice To the Editor: A copy of an editorial from the Medford Mail ..Tribune has recently fallen into my possession. : It was' written last month and dealt with the supposed harms that would result from repeal -of the 16th Amend ment of the Constitution of the U.S.A. The fuse which brought this forth was the lecture by Willis E. Stone of Los Angeles exposing the evils of unlimited power to tax by the federal govern ment. Let us review briefly the basic laws of economics. They are fixed and immutable. 1. The government has nothing but what it first exacts from the citizens. 2. The idea that one can get "something for nothing" is a delusion. 3. Without expenditure of labor, there is no income. 4. Human beings are inher ently individualistic and any coercion that diminishes this trait is harmful to society as a whole. ' 5. Taxes is one of the great est powers to coerce in a non violent way, and its abuse has been perhaps the greatest hindrance to man's welfare throughout history. 6. Men of honor, in govern mental roles are few. 7. Hence, corruption is in evitable. Graft, waste, and in efficiency follow, and result ant discontent and the loss of hope and a defeatist attitude come upon people in varying degrees. 8. Only when the populace is set free from the heavy hand of the tax collector is vi tality and a willingness to work with hilarity (sic) re stored. 9. "Planned economy" has been tried over the ages and has failed every time. And it is failing in America. . 10. Risks are a necessary part of our everyday living. Sometimes they fail, but more often they are a success. When a bureaucrat in Washington, Salem, or Med ford dictates how much wheat you may plant, where you may build your house, or any other like incident, he, as a hireling of the impersonal government, is infring ing upon your God given rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." . I surmise from your edi torial that you may be a rela tively young man, a graduate of some large - university where unsound theories are taught, and that you have been brainwashed and lulled into a false sense of wisdom and knowledge of just how the rudiments of economics work. I would advis e you to acquaint yourself with sinis ter ways of unscrupulous gov ernment by giving some time to serious study of history and the simple facts of sound business. Dwight Gifford Route 2, Box 929 Creswell, Ore. Her Favorite Reading To the Editor: Now and then I hear someone say, "the trouble with people now-days, is, they don't devote enough time to reading." I always laugh to myself, and think that kind of criticism doesn't apply to me. Actually, I'm what you'd call an addict. I read anything and everything. But like most people, I have my favorites. We get our paper about 5:30 p.m. Our 15-year-old son latches on to the sports page, Barbara, our 16 -year -old daughter, chooses the Wom en's News and Social Events. Father has to see the market report. But bless their hearts, they always save the best for mother, and that's Dennis the Trees and Shrubbery Quality Quantity Variety WE HAVE THEM ALL! ROSES-We Have Hundreds Ornamental Nursery Set Map Below for Directions. Phone HO 4-1703 Menace and H. H. Bulman's letters under communications. And what a disappointment when H.R.B. doesn't have one of his hilarious letters for me to read. I told you I was an addict and read anything and everything, even if it isn't worth reading, and I read every word . H.R.B. writes. And then I think what a ter rible person I really am. At the first sign of spring, I kick off my shoes, put on my shorts and then brazenly go out and work in my yard, and in broad daylight mind you. Sure burns me up when old mother nature pulls one of her tricks and sends me scurrying for my red flannels, after I've packed them away in mothballs. And if wearing shorts isn't bad enough I even have the audacity to wear that nasty lipstick. So you see I read and read some more, but I never profit from it. I've read every letter Mr. H.R.B. ever wrote and I still haven't learn ed anything.. But PLEASE don't quit writing your mas terpieces or I'll simply die of boredom without the good laughs I always get from them. Just keep giving us women the devil to your heart's content. We can take it, but we can also dish it out. I once heard an old gentle man say that paint made wom en look wild, and if that's true you have some wild wom en to cope with in this great country. Evelyn J. Gysin, Route 3, Box 198, Medford Likes and Dislikes To the Editor: We are re ceiving your paper as a Christmas present and like it, but we feel that ads such as the one in the Feb. 10 issue, that connect sports, youth, healthful o u t d o or exercise, pure mountain streams and scenery with the drinking of alcoholic beverages are very detrimental and lead to moral delinquency of young and old. If it becomes your policy to accept this type of adver tising we feel that our home will be better off without your paper. We appreciate your coop eration in road safety cam paigns. You have faithfully YOIUR L1C) RAGE I WORTM 920. during "Roddy's" Bonus Bonanza when you trade it in on a new Electric Range Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back reported the pleas of Gover nor Hatfield, President Eisen hower, Senator Neuberger and others, and your editorials are good. We like your policy of publishing letters of in terest. But all these good things are offset by dishonest and m i s 1 e a ding advertisements that cause youth to think that drink must accompany good times and success. Hope Hedgpeth, (Mrs. Dee Hedgpeth) Star Route, Box 165, Prospect, Ore. , . P.S. We liked Bud Conger on burning slash. "Picnie" Hams To the Editor: This little ham is wide awake, This one's not too keen. The first little ham ate a steak And the second, poor guy, a bean. Some hams are giving a "Picnic" For all to come and see. Of course, we'll need a ticket Everyone else and me. So we dreamed up a fun kind of method To share with one and all That would guarantee you in Medford This "Picnic" will be quite a ball! If this little verse should confuse you. Make you think "This gal's way out!" Turn to today's Women's Section To read what it's all about. Mrs. Jack Ruch, 30 Hawthorne st., Medford Time Foretold To the Editor: The follow ing is from the Feb. 9 Ore gonian: "New York-flJM-The Cun ard liner Caronia sailed on its annual world cruise, with 512 persons and 65,000 bot tles of whiskey, wine and beer aboard. "The 95-day cruise will take the pale green liner to OPEN MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS TILL 9 P.M. Kenmore All Fabric Washer WITH 4 GREAT FEATHJ1R1ES Electric Range Kenmore 30-in. Fattttt broil unit, tea unit ana' erohaat known.; Lsriott, - avsii of any 30-in. No-one 000k toe. $20. trade-in allowance Less By COPCO Pay $5.00 Down Delivers 14 nations. Rates for the trip range up to 528,000. "The supplies included 3, 400,000 cigarettes, 18,000 cigars, 156 pounds of caviar at S52 a pound, 89 pounds of pate de fois gras (what's that?) and 761 pounds of canned crab." "Liquid refreshments in cluded 5,000 bottles of cham pagne and 7.400- bottles of other rare wines; 8,000 bot tles of Scotch, bourbon, rye and gin; 44.000 bottles of beer; 25.400 gallons of draft beer and 684 bottles of liqueurs." The United Press report then told of the stops to be made. The cruise will end May 10. I might add it could end before that date. I did a little figuring. The 65,000 bottles of whiskey, wine and beer does hot in clude the 25,400 gallons of draft beer. Dividing that amount into generous quarts we'd have 101,600 quarts or rounhly, if all was put in bottles, at least 166,600 bot tle of refreshments. Let's figure a little farther; 166,600 bottles of drinks for 512 persons ' for 95 days. Sounds interesting, doesn't it? My figures come out at around 3Vi bottles apiece for each person per day. Let's be conservative and say only fffl i in u j j.'.i-j ii NO SPARKS! NO SMOKE! M FlOOt DRAFTS! LOWERS ( Umt r mm. hmJmi Ym ii mil km mmm wit mmtr. r Phone SP 2-7166 Smith-Dynge Lmbr. Co. Corner of S C"7 Jr V jC Two automatic Hot, warm, cold water wash tempera tures. Built-in filter Fully automatic. S3 Bown 24-Inch Kenmore Dries any Fabric 8 lbs. capacity Space sav ing electric has 6 cycles for any fabric; even wash n wear! High-speed n up to 28 minutest SEARS MAIL TRIBUNE, MsaW, Or. C Sunday, Feb. 14, 190 A" three bottles. Some of .course might not use that much. ' Frankly, now, I really won der what kind of a cruise those people are having, right now while you, read these ttnes? They have 71 cigarettes apiece for each day but are short of cigars. I fear if I were along I would have to stay out on the deck so I could breathe. In the Dec. 20 Tribune, Chief of Police Champlin pointed out that two cocktails can impair one's vision as much as putting on dark glasses at night. Really now what's the ob ject of this $28,000 cruise? What's to be gained if your vision is so obscured? Frankly, friends, I'm fully convinced that we are living in the time foretold .by your Bible in Matt. 24. Read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. Henry Johnson Jr. 2400 Highway 68 Ashland, Ore. Editor's note: Pate de fois gras is a paste of fattened goose liver and truffles. jaaron km uw FUEL BUS! f- Urn f item t Easy Terms 8th and Fir nfc1i.ftrt tax Yaiip Maim Normal Installation 1-Year Service (Parts, Labor) cycles for all fabric safety. iMkM ram for lint-free washing. You set it and forget it. Delivers en Seers Easy Payment Plan! $ 188 00 dries Kenmore 7-heal Pushbutton Range Clock rurat avon ar appliance! eurier an and off as re-oet.l Kentimer, times ceekinf p tol 1-hour. Fastest even prahoatj broil unit A toe unit known. 228.0 C9f trade-in -pfcUi Uowanc By COPCOL You Pay SOS 00 $!0 Down Delivers S01 L Jacksea St. in Moo1 fare1 Monday Friday Till 9 P.M. rtv$P Free Parking
