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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1960)
Wilson Recalls Reporting Job By the Late Frederick Oth man By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International W.-shington - (EPD - Freder ick C. Othman died 14 months ago, and the world was the worse off for that. Worse off, too were the na tion's newspa p e r s and n e w s p aper readers. Freddy wrote a light- hearted amus- c wiison i n e column out of Washington. He served two tours in Washington with an intervening few years in Hollywood where he inter viewed the beauties, male and female. Fred gently spoofed them one and all, and among them he made fast friends who mourned him when he died. He was a reporter and a funnyman columnist second which is the reason this piece on Washington s birthday is about our Freddy. Only once did he cross George Washing ton's path and when he did cross it, Freddy had his re porter's tools in his pocket, paper and pencil. The occasion was in late February many years ago when a national society with headquarters in Washington informed United Press of an event to take place on the morning of Feb. 22 on the grounds of Mt. Vernon, Wash ington's Potomac Shore es tate. Fred was urged to at tend. Would Collect Acorns Great oaks grow tall on Mt Vernon's acres. The national society was composed of tree lovers. It was dedicated to the shade tree and, especially, to the mighty oak. The national society had made a deal with the local high command of the Bov Scouts of America. Their project was to assem 's.4 $ i " , For safe, sure, warm, comfortable and eco nomical travel... on the Domeliner "CITYof PORTLAND" Call your Union Pacific Travel Agent for infor mation and reservations. L. J. Ziesmer General Traffic Agent 207 Medical Center Bldg. Medford, Ore. SP 3-5388 mm I X I w '- r . a WJLL THE HONEYMOON EW ? WILL THE ATTENTION YOU RECEIVE BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR INSUR ANCE BE THERE AFTERWARDS? IT WILL IF YOU BUY THROUGH DON STATHOS, insuror. Because he represents not one, but several companies, he can select the company and policy that will provide the kind and amount of coverage you need. Because he is independent, HE CAN PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS help you file and pursue your claim. Don Stathos, insuror 1005 East Main Medford ble at Mt. Vernon on Washing ton's birthday several platoons of scouts. On signal, tne scouts would police the stately grounds of Mt. Vernon, pick ing from the ground the acorns from the oaks. That was but the beginning. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow, said the ample publicity which the national society provided. The mighti est oaks and the oaks with the maximum sentimental and historical potential, naturally, would grow not from any acorn, but from acorns which had budded and fallen on hal lowed ground. Towns and cities all over the United States would be given these seeds of trees and, in time, descendants of Mt. Vernon's oak trees would be casting pleasant shade throughout the land. There would be secondary advan tages. Love of country, respect for the truth and hatred of the lie would be implanted in whose school yard was shaded by a Mt. Vernon oak. Arrived Beforehand All of this Fred considered. He reported that he was eager to be on hand at the acorn picking and to write a piece about it. He thought his piece, widely printed in many news papers, would help buck up love of country in the young idea and make a lot of hay for truth. The acorn picking was set for 10:30 a.m. Freddy was always fore handed. He was the kind who Some Signatures Not Acceptable &aiem -luru-ine aiaie ,iec- . . . . - , tions Division said late Fri- tions submitted putting the name of sen. wayne morse q . T "II-(D-Ore.) on the Oregon presi- j DCllinCl llUJII'O , . - , : . 1 1 Ii .linnf. I ed that 281 of the signatures were "not acceptable." Jack Thompson, head of the division, said it appeared the 9l signatures had not been submitted to counties for ver ification. Thus they are in valid, he said. However, the number of valid signatures submitted to taled 5,146, more than five times the number needed to put the Senator's name on the ballot. Onlv 1.000 sienatures are required to put the name of a presidential candidate on the May 20 ballot. Distributing Firm Appoints Manager Hilton Griffiths, 1432 Whit man ave., has been appointed district manager for the Fowl er Distributing company, Port land, it has been announced. Griffiths will serve the five southern Oregon counties. He was formerly employed by Sears Roebuck and company here. The Fowler Distribut ing company is the wholesale distributor for Hoffman Gib son, Speed Queen and Fowler electrical products. Griffiths has been a resident of Medford for four years. He is married and has three children. would eo to a circus lot not just in time to see the after noon or evening performance. Freddy would be early on the lot to see the animals fed and, likely, in time to talk to the performers and lunch with the clrtumc So it was that Freddy reach ed Mt. Vernon before 9 a.m. on the appointed day. The Boy Scouts had arrived. And before their young eyes the troB npnnlp were salting the mine. Phoney acorns. The Mt Vernon crop was short. The tree people were scattering stnrp houeht acorns for the scouts to retrieve. So much for history, truth and I-cannot- tell-a-lie. Freddy wrote a real good piece about that. It made the tree people pretty mad. Damages Asked Following Accident Alice Brusha, Medford, is seeking $35,000 in general damages and S2.333.82 in spe cial damages from Patricia Childers, Medford, as a result of an auto accident Sept. 14, 1959, at Highway 99 and How ard ave. Alice Brusha charges in the complaint filed by Robert Boyer, Medford attorney, in circuit court that she received serious and permanent in juries as a result of the auto accident. Medical expenses total $1, 033.82, according to the com plaint filed by Boyer. Because of her injuries she was un able to work, and lost $1,300 in earnings, she said. Addi tional medical care and ex penses may be necessary, ac- i - ", , . r . cording to the complaint, j Dominicans Rally Ciudad Truiillo, Dominican Republic- (UPD -Half a million persons demonstrated Sunday to persuade Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo to take over the presidency from his broth er Hector in 1962. Official spokesmen said the rally was the largest ever held in the Dominican Republic. About 300,000 peasants flocked to the capital from throughout the country to take part in the demonstra tions, a six-hour march down George Washington ave. The demonstrators carried thousands of signs calling on the generalissimo to become the "sole candidate" for presi dent in the 1962 voting. Ingrid Bergman Denies Rumors London 0IPP Friends of In grid Bergman in London to day quoted the Swedish-born star as denying reports that she is expecting a child. Friends who spoke with Miss Bergman by telephone Sunday, said she told them she had heard the reports that she was pregnant, but that they were not true. Miss Bergman has commit ted herself to appearing in a stage play and one or more movies within the next year, these friends said. Visitors To Morse Campaign Quarters m mm m Given Reason By YVONNE FRANKLIN Mail Tribune Washington Bureau Washington-The poor man's candidate has hung up a neon Mnrsp for President sign here, just around the corner from Washington's "Coffee 'N Con fusion Club," the local beat nik hangout. While other presidential candidates bemoan the confu sion caused by Morse's can didacy, visitors to his cam paign headquarters are offer ed coffee and absolutely no confusion whatsoever about their leader. "Wayne Morse is a man who can be our Great Lead er," said bubbling C. Y. Mes sitte, a volunteer worker who hands everyone a few hun dred exuberant words as to why he's for Morse for presi dent. Feet Said on Ground "He places humanism above materialism, but at the same time he has his feet on the ground. I see him as a leader on a white horse. He has cour age, and he is a man of deci sion," continued Messitte, a businessman who does not know Morse personally, al though he has followed his career as a liberal, particular ly as it applied to local issues. Gilbert Suser, another busi nessman who is taking time off to run the local headquar ters, is the only paid employ ee. He said they hope to re cruit 100 volunteers. One volunteer, a bearded youth, soft brown eyes glow ing as he manned a telephone, was heard persuading a pros pective volunteer. Naturally, in the day of conformity, one asks whether he's a beatnik. "No," said Messitte, "but he's a little odd." Quarters Donated In gratitude for Morse's in terest in preventing a fair trade law for the District of Columbia, a local businessman donated the campaign head quarters rent free, until May 3, the date of the local pri mary. Suser hopes to persuade other local people to lend simi lar stores in other areas of the city. The headquarters is strictly local, and does not cover Morse's national cam paign. "I fully expect Morse to get close to 100 of the vote here," said Messitte. Morse's opposition is Sen. Hubert Humphrey. The Democratic Party here is divided over the candidacy of the two liberals. THIS WEEK ONLY FAMOUS MORSE reg. $129.50 value HO' Accessories included Large bobbin Sews over pins Forward and reverse stitches m We Give PORTABLE Ol 50 It's JUST WHITE OR PHONE FOR A FREJ HOME Behind Victor Belief According to A. L. Wheel-1 er. chairman of tne demo cratic Central Committee, Morse has considerable sup port from former Stevenson backers. Five of 12 local civic leaders who were pledged to Stevenson in 1956 now sup port Morse according to Wheeler; of the 7 remaining 3 are for Humphrey, 1 still clings to Adlai and 3 cannot make up their minds. Signboard on Building Beneath a large picture of Morse in the store window is a blue neon "Vote for Morse May 3"; a huge "Morse for President ' signboard graces the top of the building. During the conversation three people came in - two more volunteers and a sweet faced silver-haired lady who announced herself as Agnes Waters, the only woman presi dential candidate. She was slightly insane. After finding out from the tactful gentle men how she went about fil ing for president, she began spouting bigotry. Messetti thereupon gently escorted her to the door. Wheeler, in a statement of why he supports Morse, said: "We support Wayne Morse for president because he has the moral and physical stam ina to stand alone for fair play, despite the enormous pressures exerted by the vest ed interests through their journalistic trained seals, and their radio and TV stooges." Pitch for Senior Votes Suser and company are making a pitch for the senior citizens' vote, and they ex pect to reap most of the la bor vote as well as that of minority groups. He and MesselU were call ing on various homes for the aged, trying to arrange to transport the oldsters to be registered. They also expect ed to line up volunteer pre cinct captains to get out the vote. There was little slick cam paign literature available; no buttons or stickers. Mimeo graphed sheets, giving Morse's voting record and concern about local issues were avail able. Morse is well known in the District because of his service on the Senate District Committee. He was instru mental in prodding officials to set up a free lunch program to feed several thousand hun gry district children. He has championed home rule for the District, while other congress men responsible for ruling the mm pECORATOR MODEL CONSOLE 5 speed control Automatic bobbin winder 10 yr. parts guarantee Liberal trade-in allowance 37 mite AUTOMATIC BUTTON HOLER Sew Buttonholes Automatically Fnr trince who rirefer the ; W DEMONSTRATION. NO OBLIGATION, OF COURSE. 219 S. Central Phone SP 2-2739 federal city ignore local prob- lems. The formal opening of the headquarters is Tuesday, Feb. 23. The occupants of the four desks at the Morse headquar ters were hard at work drum ming up support for their man. 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