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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1960 "Everyone In Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by 33 North Fir St.. Ph. BP 3-6141 ROBERT W. HUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising Managi r.tBAr,n t Latham. Bus. Mer. ERIC W. ALLEN JR., Mne. Editor EARL H. ADAMS, City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telee. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON, Circulation Mgr. An Indenendent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act oi March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance. Copy 10c Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday 6 mos. 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 Sundav Onlv One year S4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Riv. r Talent and on motor routes, Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1.50 Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paper or Jacmon lonmy United Press International Full Leased Wire UP J. Telephoto Newspictures MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULAR -loa OTT-T TT"T TTt A V CC . INC. Of" flees in New York. Chicago, De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles, 1 Seattle. Portland. St. Louis. At- . lanta. Vancouver, NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAI WT' rT?" It. JAIIAI IU Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 24. 1950 (Friday) , The Jackson county assess or's office said several persons have been visiting homes in the county recently and false ly representing themselves as appraisers for the county. I. A Klamath Falls Negro killed himself yesterday after a gun battle with K. Falls po lice who sought him for a re cent knifing incident. .20 YEARS AGO Feb. 24, 1940 (Saturday) Hitler proclaimed in a Mu nich beer hall yesterday that Germany is fighting against "the idea that one or two peo ples of the earth should have everything." From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The state line near Ashland was 121 years old Thursday and reports it feels as young as it ever did." 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 24, 1930 (Monday) It was announced that the Holly Theater, now under construction, will hold its grand opening in April. Petitions are being circu lated here asking repeal of the "dry law." 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 24. 1920 (Wednesday) Ashland civic leaders say that the major need of that city now is water. . A brewer's convention at Atlantic City came to the con clusion that majority of peo ple are opposed to prohibi tion!. 50 YEARS AGO Feb. 24, 1910 (Thursday) Southern Pacific executive predicts "tremendous growth" for Medford; says new $50. 000 passenger depot is invest ment in future here. Central Point Ladies Im provement society had a "tag day" sale yesterday, selling tags to all the men they could find. What's Your I.Q.? Nine er ten correct it superior; seven er eight is excellent; five er six is good. 1. Is the alcoholic content of beverages greater when ex pressed by weight or by vol ume? 2. By what action did the U.S. increase the area of its territory nearly 100 per cent? 3. Does the Lincoln Me morial building in Washing ton contain the tomb of Lin coln? 4. What is the capital of Virginia? 5. Who composed "the Moonlight Sonata"? 6. Do deisel engines have spark plugs? 7. Did the League of" Na tions ever expel the Soviet Union? 8. Do horses pull most with their front, or their hind legs? 9. Ice melts because is ab sorbs heat; true or false? . ' - 10. Name the three islands closely associated with the life of Napoleon. Answers: 1. Volume. 2. Louisiana purchase. 3. 'fro. 4. Richmond. 5. Beethoven. 6. No. 7. Yes (1939. for Fin land aggression). 8. Hind legs 9. Ttue. 10. Corsica (born)t Elba (exiled); Helena (exiled and died). 4. Who To The man in the TV commercial the' one who "thinks for himself makes a great point of how he investigated the conflicting claims for cigarette filters. How, we often wondered, did he go about making this "investigation." Did he set up his own laboratory facilities, and test the brands? (Remember this is the milk route driver, or grocer, or symphony conductor, we're talking about.) Did he read the conflicting claims, and on the basis of this "investigation" decide which one was best for him? (If he did, he's either a lot smarter, or a lot dumber, than most people.) fR. IN making his "investigation " did he go to someone who might be in a position to know, ask mm, and taKe Our conclusion is that merftial is a uhonev. For layman ta make a meaningful investigation of a. y i- -ex. 1 II his own (as claimed) in ticallv nil. Either (A) he didn't tion at all, or p) ne depended on tne wora oi others. - IIHICH brings us to T" lieve. most of what ter, depends on the words of others. None of that which is read in a book or maga zine or newspaper, or that which is seen on TV or heard on radio, is first-hand, personally-ex perienced knowledge or information. In schools, students are "taught," and in some few cases learn what they know by doing experi ments. But by far the i Ti lor granted tne, experiments, ana resulting ac counts, of others. THE time of life when human beings leam the most on their own, and not second- or third or fourth-hand from others, is in the first year or so of life. At, this period, before a child understands language, he learns that that something pulls him to the floor when he stumbles, and a great many other basic pieces of information that remain partly instinctive, the rest ; But from there on, what he learns comes from others. And much of this they, in turn, have SO THIS leads to the As a matter of fact, in this funny, complicated and confusing society of ours, a great deal of our time is spent in deciding This is true, for instance, in politics. Do we believe Eisenhower when tary strength is adequate? Or do we believe the generals and politicians it. isn't? And, in making this preconceptions which have, in turn, come from other people. IN DECIDING how to It is beyond the capability of most of us to make an on-the-spot evaluation of the school dis trict's needs. So, in deciding how to vote, we must ueciue wno to Deneve. Shall it be the members of the unpaid, elected school board, who spend many hours eveiy month working with the. district's problems? Shall it be the paid administrators, who deal with them daily bhall it be those taxes are too high"? Or because they disapprove of part of the curriculum? Or because "teachers are overpaid"? Whatever the decision of most of us, it will depend in large part, if not wholly, on who we believe-E.A. We'd Victor David, of the Medford state athletic Commission, reported that this commission, charged with supervising ouu uuAiiig iiiaivncj, iiaoii t tx tiling mj uu U1CSC days. Why not? No professional boxing and wrest ling. , Why not? No place to hold them. Why not the Medford armory, as (in effect) was promised at the time the state and county put many thousands of dollars into its construc tion? Because the state armory to a pomt where . THE Police Athletic v.Q "'DAT. rnVk uitc J. kjiixki, ia CI 11 ulgaillclblUll UJ. VUUUlg- sters, sponsored and supervised by police officers and other Volunteers,- who make sports, chiefly boxing, the chief recreation. . It has been inactive recently. The principal reason? No place to hold its matches. Why not? The armory isn't available for the same reasons as above. ; The way we look at city too) has been gypped by the state on a bar gain it "made at the tune the agreement "to build the armory as a multi-purpose facility was made. And if we were a city or a eountv official. we'd make life miserable GUard until something Believe tne answer as vancu this narticular TV com the nossibilitv for any sucn a matter is prac make any real investiga- - . ' this: Most of what we be we "know" for that mat greater portion is taking i " I liJ food satisfies hunger, with him, partly learned, of his life. in increasing measure. learned from still others. conclusion that we must who to believe. he says America's mili and columnists who aver decision, we use many vote on a school bond who oppose because Yell professional wrestling has never finished the it can be used. League, better known as , t it, this county (and the for the state National is done about it.--E.A., Dennis the 'THATS FUNNY' EVERY" RXrVl BUT 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- To Clarify Issues To the Editor: Your editor ial of February 19th entitled "The Wrong Issue" will serve a very useful purpose if it assists in development of con sideration of the real issue involved in federal aid to edu cation. You state that the National Education Association takes the position that federal aid to education is already an ac complished fact and that the real issue, therefore, is "how can we provide adequate fed eral support for schools quick ly, efficiently and with the fullest possible assurance that the funds will be permitted to be used to fill the areas of greatest need." By the same process of logic, we could say that the question of whether or not the Russians had a place in Berlin had already been an swered in the affirmative and that the real issue in our for eign policy thus was how could we quickly, efficiently and with the fullest possible assurance that their control would be complete, abandon Berlin to the Russians. Many of us reject the same kind of reasoning with respect to fed eral aid to education. Perhaps it would be well to recognize that the nation's education needs and the na tion's education inequalities are two entirely separate problems. There is only one way to North American Dog Scene of Excitement By Our ALASKAN CORRESPONDENT Fairbanks-The time for the North American champion ship dog races has arrived. Excitement fills the air as the finest dog teams in the country compete in prelimin ary events. Each Sunday aft ernoon, if the temperature is ahove 10 below zero, dog racing enthusiasts gather to watch. The activity on the pad docks area, where the "mush ers" struggle to get the dogs into their traces, is often as interesting and exciting as the race itself. Sometimes 150 dogs are on the paddocks at one time. Each does his best to tangle his traces by rolling in the snow, twisting, and jumping over one . an other. K 3f - & Mm SR. lliilfci -:, 3 7 la k lift ALASKA DOO RACES The North Amer- color and excitment of these races is describ ican championship dog races are hovf Urtdef ed in the accompany article, way near Fairbanks, Alaska. Some of thfe Menace THIS ONE IS LOCKED'' satisfy the nation's education needs and that is with money, tax money. The real question is whether we want to use local tax money locally ad ministered for local needs, or whether we want to use local tax money federally adminis tered and worn away by the round trip to Washington. Let Congress divide the na tion's districts into the "have hots" and the "haves." Then let the Congress determine how much money under what conditions for what purposes should be distributed to the "have not" districts and let the people in those districts vote on the question of wheth er they do or do not wish to accept federal funds under the conditions attached to them. Once this issue has been settled let the "have" districts vote on whether they wish to pay an increase special tax to be used for the purpose of correcting educational defici encies in the "have not" dis tricts. We would then find put whether the inequalities in education are a matter of ser ious concern to the people of this nation and the issue would not be obscured by those who were voting with the hope that they might get more in benefits than they were paying in taxes. It is important that the real issues be clarified and set The mushers are kept run ning up and down the teams, trying in vain- to straighten out the lines. Added to this confusion are the shouts and curses of -men, the crying of little Indian children in fur parkas, the howling, whining, and barking of a hundred dogs, and the blast of the loud speaker. The sound and ac tion creates a scene of chaotic excitement. The teams race against time, starting at three-minute intervals. The ' course varies from 8 to 20 miles long. J As the first sled comes to the starting end of the 300 yard straightaway, the crowd rushes to the track to watch the start. The dogs are still twisting and rolling, and the musher tries desperately to untangle them. As the Count down is started, the driver calls to the lead dog, and the ju t UWm -t:MMmmr - 5 I Terrible-Tempered Mr. K Making Less Than Tremendous Success of Asian Tour forth in simple terms so that the true will of , the people may be determined. Richard J. House 113 East Eighth st. Medford. Tragedy of Home Fires To the Editor: Recent news paper columns have depicted several instances of homes burning, and the horrible death of the occupants. Most of these tragedies (and future ones like them) could have been prevented by a common sense plan of regular inspec tions by competent men such as members of our city fire departments. It is my suggestion that each city government pass an ordinance providing for free inspections, and also provid ing for adequate penalties for those who choose to ignore the advice of the inspector. Only by so doing can we stop this needless waste of proper ty and human lives. Only by providing for the enforcement of the necessary repairs, suggested by a com petent inspector, can we be sure of protecting folks who live in rented homes (or apart ments) from the danger of fire, due to faulty installa tions of various heating equip ment. During my 15 years exper ience in business, I have seen dozens of instances in peoples homes of hazardous conditions . always the tenants seem completely unaware of these hazards. Where I have seen dozens, I know there are hundreds of fire hazards that could be easily eliminated. How about it folks? Philip L. Burns 121 Bush st. Ashland, Ore. It's Not Practical To the Editor: "Great Con troversy" over complexions, and artificial ones at that! Mrs. (Name on file) says it's privacy. We thought privacy meant seclusion. Between us, Mr. Editor, if she has been around as much as we, she has seen the appli cation of "lipstick," "just a touch," in the corner of a restaurant, in a store aisle, or telephone booth, even out "in broad daylight" at the door of a car "to keep up appear ances" when she is to make an appearance amongst fellow ladies and others. The young man said, "Why not leave women and girls alone for a change?" Impos sible! They play too important a role in our lives. We cannot leave them alone.' Just what would poor men do without them? God knew that when He made them helps-meet for us. For a brief moment enumerate the helps they ren der: At home, cooks, nurses, Race Championships in Sub-Zero Weather entire team is suddenly serene. They strain against the traces, alert and eager. When the timer says "GO," the brake is released, and the cry from the musher sends the team dashing toward the first turn. In two minutes they are out of sight as the trail winds into the brush. When all the sleds are out of sight; ' the crowd slowly migrates to a little quonset hut. The interior is dark, with metal walls and a plank floor. It once was used as a theater. The center of interest is a tre mendous stove made of two oil drums welded together at the ends. It rests on a metal stand in the center of the hut, and contains a roaring fire. The people press close, try ing to warm their hands and feet. Native Eskimos and In dians in fur parkas and moose advisors. As to this latter, one man said, "My wife is my mind, memory, and common sense." Another said, "A good wife backs up her husband when he's right, and helps him back down when he's wrong." Then, "What is home without a mother?" Did you also mention office girls, waitresses, clerks, stenographers, stewardess e s on planes, women mission aries, and white-capped, ten der nurses in our hospitals? They are all indispensable. Shows how immature the question, "Why not leave them alone?" If we did we'd be decidedly alone! "Women critic?" "Picking on the female sex?" Sure we do, for every man picks one - the best he can get - to be his "mind, memory, and common sense," his wife, his children's mother, his nurse when he is ill! What would poor heathen man do at home or abroad -without the soft touch of a woman's hand to soothe him, and point him upward by a wave of her hand? My mother was the first to point me to "the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." My wife has con tinued the good work by her life and words m reminding me that an allseeing Eye watches over us, and is min utely interested in us in all of life. "Leave women and girls alone for a change? The change would be too drastic! Ask something practical. H. R. Bullman Route 4, Box 316 A Medford. How They Happened To the Editor: With your permission I would like to tell Jerry ust how these near ac cidents happened so he will see and understand that it was not my fault. First of all I d like to in form him that my husband also was the one who taught me how to drive, but I was 21 years old, not 18. I was driving west on Fourth st., this man was going south on Bartlett (at Salvation Army corner) but did he stop at that stop sign? "No!" So was that my fault? The other one happened at Front and Sixth. I came to the stop light (in the through lane), he was in the left hand lane, but did he turn lenr "No." He went straight on through. My fault? The third incident haDDened at Fifth and Holly. I was going north on Holly this man was going west on Fifth (a blind, corner I might add, as there are al ways cars narked there), so 1 slowed down, I didn't see any thing coming, shifted to sec ond and proceeded on, then here comes this car, never slowed down even when I put on the brakes. He didn't even hide mukluks crowd around the glowing fire. Old sour doughs with grizzly beards and weathered, wrinkled faces stand together in one corner talking- about old times. The whole scene is one of merriment and friendship. Hot coffee is served and the air is filled with fragrant smoke. Stories are swapped and jokes told, and once in a while a group breaks into rau cous laughter. When the loud speaker an nounces that a team is in sight, everyone rushes out into the cold, and only a few chil dren and elderly women are left in the little hut. As the sleds come across the finish line, one by one, they are cheered by the fans. The dogs are unharnessed, and the mushers are slapped on the back and congratu lated as they make a rush for the warm hut. The races are not always without peril. In one, where the sled must carry a Fair banks businessman, one team came across the finish line without a driver or a pas senger. The sled had flipped, and left the two men five miles out in he brush in sub zero weatner. On especially chilly days, the dogs' faces are encrusted with a white frost caused by the condensation of their breath. " -' - It is not always the race alone that people, go to see, but the little unexpected in cidents that make the races such enjoyable spectacles to watch. , : Dog racing can be called Alaska's own sport, ' but in some remote places in the state the dog and sled are still the major mode of transpor tation. As long as Alaska possesses its great expanses of wilderness, the Husky will have an important role to play in the lives of the trap pers and hunters, and the In dians and Eskimos of the north. turn around and look and the woman on the sidewalk just shook her head. Now you tell me. Do you think those were my fault? I don't claim to be a perfect driver, but I do know when I'm in the right. As for us women staying at home, how about the ones who work? Are we supposed to walk four miles every day? Does your mother walk? "No." Neither do you, to school, do you? So Jerry, if I were you I'd forget about run ning women drivers down, or else when and if you get a wife, don't let her learn how to drive, then you won't have any kicks coming for she will be a "woman" you know. Mrs. Thelma Smith P. O. Box 725 Medford. Let "Daddy" Do it To the Editor: I never thought when Mr. Khru shchev visited this tax-burdened country of ours that he would make such fools of our government officials. But after what I heard and saw on TV my suggestion would have been to keep Mr. Khrushchev here and send tggnead warbucks over there, and he could have made Orphan Annies out of them over in Russia like he has us over here. (Name on file.) Eagle Point, Ore. Whai-You-May-CaH-It To the Editor: The follow ing what-you-may-cail-it was written at the request of the St. Luke's Methodist church for a party given in honor of Weatherman Ralph Cutshall who is transferring to Mary land. The Weatherman Oh the weatherman is a right jolly fellow; ' When the wintry winds begin ' to bellow, He says,' "Never mind; just don't do a thing c But stoke up the fire, it will soon be spring." Then before you know if It is spring or not, You are cussin' the weather man because it is hot. And next, ere you hear the pheasant's wild call, - The weatherman says, "We will have early fall." And so round and round the weatherman goes, Wearing T shirt and slacks, . . :' and a frost bitten nose. If he knows weather, why go back East, Where even- the groundhog must be a beast To give folks what they call weather back there And leave a place like Rogue Valley so fair? Just the same, we wish you and your the best, . And if ever your hearts yearn for the West And you decide once more to roam, We'll be glad to welcome you all back home. L. G. Weaver 301 Haven st. Medford. Out of the Way, Jerry To the Editor (and all wom en who have been annoyed with Jerry Anderson and his observations): The fact that he is making an issue over something that is here to stay shows that he is still a young boy with very much to learn. "Us old folks" know that religion, politics, and driving ability of each sex are sub jects that will never be set tled. Jerry has no need to write to the people who agree with him. and those who don't can not be convinced at any cost. And me? I'm getting too oia for a bicycle. Besides there isn't room for me and my tribe on one. So Jerry will just have to pull over out of the wav when he sees me heading to town in my jalopy. Mrs. Robert Wobbe 3476 Hollywood ave. Medford. OUR NEW . " FUNERAL HOME All facilities located in one beautiful yet unpretentious building"." We are able to serve you better thart ever before, at no added cost to ,our patrons. . LITWILLER ; FUNERAL HOME . Highway 66 at Normal'Ave. Ashland Dial MU 5-4541 Only local member of Oregon & By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor The terrible - tempered Ni- k i t a Khrushchev's iwnb buckling tour of Southern afflk I Asia has not gone always to his liking or his plan. In fact, there is reason M to ask wheth er he may not have done himself more harm than puiTKewsom good in India. Burma and Indonesia on a tour originally designed to offset President Elsenhower's Asia successes and to cement support behind the Soviet Union in this spring's forth coming summit meeting. Indian reporters who wit- n e s s e d Khrushchev's hizh good humor and his public clowning during his 1955 visit, noted especially this time that he frequently seem ed glum and tired. When he did rouse himself his words often were critical. There was speculation that he was showing the strain of his heavy travel and diplo matic schedule. Derides Macaroni If so, it began to show even before he left Moscow on his current tour. There, in a bit of heavy- handed humor during a visit by Italian President Giovanni Gronchi, he derided Italian macaroni and recommended instead that Gronchi try some Russian kvas, a malt drink similar to beer. The Italian press took it up as a national insult. In India, he criticized the Indians for lack of sufficient animosity toward the former colonial powers and he extoll ed the blessings of the Com munist one-party system. Indians regarded this latter point as a serious Khrushchev error. Warned By Papers Nor was he more successful in Burma where newspapers warned him to keep a "civil tongue" in his head and a meeting with Premier Ne Win was reported cool if not down right hostile. In Indonesia, he criticized a stadium being built with Rus sian aid, noticeably upsetting his host President Sukarno. He capped that by refusing a gift of native artwork in cloth of silver on grounds that they represented a "bygone day." None of these would seem to bear the stamp of a man on a goodwill tour. CHARGE PLATE STORE MEMBER Use your Medford Charge Plate for a complete medical record for tax purposes. WE FILL ALL PRESCRIPTIONS with unfailing accuracy from fresh stocks of puie, potent drugs. Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily CLOSED SUNDAYS dfcY Green Stamps Main and Central FREE DELIVERY More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH Rare Is pleasant way to overcome loose plate discomfort. 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