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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
March 1, IS 50 (Wednesday)
FHA approves $376,400
commitment for construction
of proposed seven-story, 50-
' apartment house at 10th st.
and Oakdale ave.
Chet Hubbard, president of
,.the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce is in Salem to
day to present Chamber's view
-at CAB hearing on proposed
"renewal of West Coast air
lines' operating franchise in
northwest.
20 YEARS AGO
March 1. 1940 (Friday)
Well-known Medford at
torney sentenced to state pris
on for term not to exceed two
years after being found guilty
of obtaining money by false
pretenses.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
state was drenched by rains,
that fell as copiously as prom
ises of candidates to save the
taxpayer's money."
30 YEARS AGO
March 1. 1330 (Saturday)
Local gasoline price war is
averted with assurance that
gas will remain' at 26 c,ents
per gallon.
Jackson county has 11,411
registered voters for next
May's primary.
40 YEARS AGO
March 1. 1920 (Monday)
City police raid dwelling in
west Medford and find moon
shine. Local group formed to back
McAdoo for President.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1. 1910 (Tuesday)
City plays to beautify Sev
enth st. park on West Main
st., and construct a new band
stand and a lily pond there.
Mayor Canon announces
that he will advocate the use
of a new kind of pavement on
Medford streets which is be
ing used by many other cities
on coast.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct i superior;
seven or eight is excellent; five or
six is good
1. What does the seventeen
th Amendment to the Consti
tution provide?
2. When does the federal
government's fiscal year be
gin? 3. What Queen was mar
ried to Francis II of France,
Lord Darnley, and the "Earl
of Bothwell?
4. After Joan of Arc led
the French to victory, -who
was made king of France?
5. Who could not buy a pie
because he had no penny?
6. Are earthquake disturb
ances measured by a baro
graph, seismograph, or a hy
drograph? 7. The President of the U.S.
may declare a national holi
day which must be observed
by all States; true or false?
8. Who was the only U.S.
Vice President ever to resign
his office? '
9. What is a wake?
10 Would you expect to
find penguins at the Arctic or
Antarctic? . . -
Answers: ; 1. Direct election
of TJ.S. Senators by; popular
Tote. 2. July 1. 3. Mary.
Queen of Scots. 4. Charles
VII. 5. Simple Simon. 6. Seis
mograph. 7. False. 8. John
C. Calhoun. 9. A Tigil with
corpse. 10. Antarctic
The State Is Welshing
Elsewhere on this page is a letter from Sebas
tiano J. Fagone better-known as "Bennv"
which deals with the
tional Lruard armory on
oi town. .
Benny, a former, long-time
ncer, reiers to a couple
expressed resentment that the state hasn't ful-
mied its part of the bargain to build a true, mult
purpose facility. He
ijuaras Dack, and take
longs."
For Friend Benny's
on tne uuard s back"
tnat we were kicking about
XS a matter of fact, we have reason to know
that members of the National Guard units
in Medford also feel the state hasn't kept faith
with this area although, understandably, they
don t ieel tree to say so
We appreciate Benny's letter, for it motivated
us to dig back through
une to see what was said
1956 when the armory
On June 18, 1954,
voted for a $40,000 bond issue for the armory.
This money, together
county, was to be used
funds to build a
ium. The voters of Medford, and the county
court, were sold on this
out this local participation, the structure would
be "just an armory," with no multi-purpose fa
cilities. THOSE supporting the project locally, working
closely with the state National Guard head
quarters, said, prior to the election:
"Farm machinery displays, county gatherings, im
portant trade shows, large conventions, national en
tertainment features, and athletic events, will be pos
sible if by your vote is provided the facilities, which
. may be used by all organizations such as veterans
groups, civic clubs, etc."
A letter from A. A. Lausmann, an armory
supporter, replied to another letter expressing
doubts about the armory. He said:
"True, the State of Oregon will build an armory
whether or not the city and county participate, but
the building will be only an armory-not the combined
armory-auditorium which we taxpaying citizens of
Medford and Jackson county have a chance to obtain
at tremendous prospective savings and advantage to
ourselves."
Ts a hnndino -nrit.lirviir. ndprmat.p seat.inc an
auditorium? Of course
MEDFORD citizens passed the bond issue by
Vmffoy f-Via-n 1ft 4- 1
The bonds were sold June 1, 1956. Medford
taxpayers are now paying them off at the rate
of $4,000 per year. The issue will not be fully
retired until 1967.
Benny is correct in saying that plans were
revised, after the first bids were about $60,000
too high. On Nov. 30, a Mail Tribune story re
ported that a basement, including shower and
team rooms, and some small meeting rooms, had
been deleted from the plans. To be retained were
the large assembly area, kitchen, toilets, locker
rooms for the National Guard, storage rooms,
ordnance vaults, offices, a class room, rifle range,
boiler room and check rooms.
FTER several conferences and meetings, the
revised plans were
Guard bureau and the federal bureau of the bud
get, and were announced late in February of
1956. They called for "a $348,000 two-unit build
ing to be erected on the fairgrounds."
The M-T story said:
"The new plan will provide approximately the same
floor space on the main floor as in the first plan . . .
but will eliminate a basement, reduce the air condi
tioning system, simplify the heating system, and elim
inate a substantial portion of the plumbing . . ."
Be it noted that at no time did the state re
fute the statements that
purpose building with facilities for large gather-
mgs. At no time did tne revised pians, as an
nounced, contemplate , any deletion of such nec
essary facilities. In June of 1956, after the bids
were let, the City of Medford expected seating
to be provided. The city ordinance which au
thorized the bond issue said so.
THERE are two main defects with the build-
ing as it now stands.
(1) There is inadequate seating. A few hun
dred portable, folding chairs are available. And
that's all. It's a far cry from the promises of "seat
ing for up to 4,000 people" made when the ar
mory was under contemplation.
(2) The acoustics are lousy. No one is particul
arly to blame for this, for acoustics planning
is a highly inexact "science," and one can never
be sure whether they'll be good or bad until a
structure is finished.
DUT acoustics can be corrected, and seating
can be provided.
And it certainly seems to us, taking every
thing into consideration, that it is the obligation
of the state to do it. County Judge Earl Miller
has indicated the county would be willing to co
operate in this. j .
But unless and until such improvements are
made, the Armory's usefulness is strictly limited.
'"" K simply isn't the multi-purpose "auditorium
armory" which we were promised, and for which
we are paying.
Until it becomes one, the state is welshing on
a deal E. A.
incomplete Medford Na
the Fairgrounds south
National Guard of-
of recent editorials which
tells us to "get off the
it upstairs where it be
information, we aren't
here, and it is "upstairs"
publicly. ,
the files of the Mail Tnb
back in 1954, 1955 and
question was decided.
the people of Medford
with $60,000 from the
with state and federal
multi-purpose armory-auditor
on the basis that, with
not.
approved by the National
it would be a multi
Dennis the
"NOW ALL WE GOTTA DO IS FND SOME DUMB KID7HAT
WANTS TO OUY fiYfe FOUNDS Or
Communications
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for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to
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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-
Armory Responsibility
To the Editor: The armory
was built as a multi-purpose
building, and like all other
partnership projects things
come up that are least ex
pected. First off, may I point
out that the first bid let out
was $75,000 to $100,000 too
much. In order to construct
it within the limits of the
amount alloted three impor
tant items had to be cut out.
(1) The rifle range was
brought up on the main floor
instead of a basement.
(2) By so doing it elimi
nated three classrooms badly
needed by the unit.
(3) The all-important roll-
a-way bleachers.
The total amount was about
$75,000.
The federal-state-county-city
officials knew this and ap
proved the changes, so the
armory bid was accepted with
these changes. My point is
that the officials knew it.
Whether the public was noti
fied through the newspaper is
another thing. So nobody
promised anything that they
couldn't fulfill.
As for the building not be
ing used for different type of
events, the price is too high.
Who sets the price? The arm
ory board and the civilian
advisory . board consisting of
represent atives from the
guard, county, and city. Since
they set a reasonable rate for
the use of the armoryt why
does everyone go to the Hed
rick Junior High school gym?
It's much cheaper and has bet
ter facilities along with seats.
. When I was armory board
president we tried everything
we knew to accommodate the
people interested in rental of
the armory. No thank you too
much. As for the PAL club,
they used the old armory at
no charge at all and we did
everything possible in pro
moting the welfare of the Po-
ice Athletic League. In fact I
think the National Guard was
instrumental in starting the
PAL club in putting on its
shows until the time the old
building burned down.
I don't feel that the local
unit of the National Guard is
responsible for what is hap
pening. The funds for any
additional alterations or ad
dition, such as seats, must be
provided by the legislative
body and the military depart
ment of the state, of Oregon
and not the National Guard
unit here.
' The local armory board is
only responsible for the rental
and administration of the
building. Believe me, I know
they would like nothing bet
ter than to be able to accom
modate everyone who would
like to rent the armory, with
or without seats. This is a
community and state prob
lem, so why not go to the right
people with it? I suggest the
Oregon state military depart
ment in Salem and the repre
sentatives we sent to Salem -make
your wishes know. Give
the public the facts.
I don't believe the state,
county, or city, promised any
one seats in the armory as
you stated in your editorial.
It is a multi-purpose building
as originally planned and ac
cepted by all concerned, so
let's get off the Guard's back
and take it upstairs where it
belongs."
Sebastian J. Fagone
(A Private Citizen)
629 Pine st.
Medford.
He's Bugged
To the Editor: This furor
about sterilizing unwed moth
ers really bugs me.
Let's spay all the female
dogs and sterilize all the wom
en and then all we will have
to do is call "Here Rover"
Menace
SUGAR, CMEAPl''
and every man and his dog
will be right there, "red-eyed
and willin'."
By all means let's cut off
production and make our
bodies just an instrument for
pleasure. We just "gotta"
have fun.
God might send a solution.
He could make all men im
potent. E. M. Johnson
Box 11B
Talent, Ore.
Leader Praised
To the Editor: This is about
Mrs. Marion Gilbert, chair
man of the Jackson County
Chapter of the National
Foundation.
Many thanks go to Mrs. Gil
bert, for without her help and
inspiration the 1960 March of
Dimes could not have succeed
ed. We consider Mrs. Gilbert
to be one of the most compe
tent, efficient and outstanding
workers of Jackson county.
We,, of the Medford 20-30
Club, feel that it has been an
honor to have worked with
Mrs. Gilbert in the I960
March of Dimes campaign.
Her guidance and inexhaust
ible energy has led this cam
paign to a success in the City
of Medford. Sincerely to Mrs.
Marion Gilbert from all of the
20-30 members.
Bert Rostel, Co-chairman
Frank Morris, Co-chairman
The 20-30 Club of Medford
Approves Sterilization
To the Editor: All praise to
Mrs. Doran of Central Point
for her courageous and well
written letter supportmg Gov.
Hatfield s sterilization pro
gram proposal!
The newspapers make quite
a to-do about Oregon's ad
vanced legislation. Now let
them get behind a program
that win control breeding of
un-wanted, under - privileged
offspring of habitual sex of
fenders and other criminals,
and particularly of the pro
lific breeding of sub-normal
women who burden our relief
and welfare rolls.
Our big hearted unemploy
ment compensation commis
sion pays them during preg
nancy, then the welfare takes
over! Talk about a welfare
state we have it in Oregon.
Let's all work together to
make Oregon green, and pro
ductiveof better Oregonians,
by parents of responsibility,
both moral and financial.
D. W. Robertson
1020 West 11th st.
Medford.
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
"TiHE REASON it's so hard to win an argument with
A Sam Goldwyn," explains Ben Hecht, "is that he thinks
of himself as a nation. His treatment of writers sometime!
reminds me of the be
havior of an irritated
man shaking a slot ma
chine." Mrs. Goldwyn, how
ever, takes her husband's
tirades in stride. "With
Sam," she says, "every
thing is a big flourish of
tomato cans."
Athens is the seat of the
University of Georgiaj and
Dean John Drewry assures
us that only three real
troubles plague the good
citizens there. For the
undergraduates, it's sex. For the graduates, it's athletics. And
for the factulty, if s parking! .
.
"Who says Vol growing old?" demands Red Skelton. "I stfll
chase pretty young girls! The only difference is that now when
I chase them, I can't remember why I started chasing them!'
0136 hy Seaaett CfL Patributed by Sing F6ftturi foadicaU
Washington Writer's Ears Ring After
Session of Senate Filibuster Watching
By DICK WEST
Washington -UPD- Now that
my ears have quit ringing, I
can teU you what I've Teen
doing. I've
been filibus
ter watching
in the Senate.
Watching a
filibuster is
something
like watching
an ice berg.
Its movement
is impercepti
ble and 90
is below the
4AJ
uicK west
per cent of it
surface.
LI
Matter of Fact
BERLIN: A GRAVE TEST
Washington - A grave test
of will already seems to be
building up at Berlin, two
months and a
half before
the scheduled
discussion of
Nikita S.
K h r uschev's
Berlin de
mands at the
summit con
ference. The
test has two
jESaESop mair ele-
menis.
First, the Western Allies
have now decided to resume
air supply flights to Berlin
above the 10,000-foot level at
an early date. With the Presi
dent's approval, the Soviets
have been given advance no
tice. The decision's great im
portance is indicated by its
background.
In brief, modern cargo air
craft (such as the West will
use for massive air supply of
Berlin) need to fly above
10,000 feet for reasonable ef
ficiency. There is no altitude
limitation, either, on the So
viet - guaranteed Western
rights on Berlin's air ap
proaches. But when high
altitude flights to Berlin were
previous attempted, in the
early stages of the present
crisis, the Soviets violently
charged that East Germany's
air space was being trespassed
upon.
- .
AT THAT TIME, the Soviets
fairly crudely hinted they
would use force, if need be,
to put a stop to such flights.
Soviet fighter planes also
made threatening passes at
the Western supply aircraft.
The Western Allies flatly re
jected the Soviet charge of
air-trespass; and they strong
ly insisted on their unlimited
rights. But at that time, the
high-altitude flights were also
stopped.
Hence there is no sure way
to predict the Soviet reaction
to the message that high-altitude
flights will shortly be
resumed. However, the bet
ting favors an extremely
sharp response.
The second and less vital
element in the Berlin, test of
will derives from the affair
of the Potsdam passes. This
affair began some weeks ago,
when the Soviets slyly chang
ed the wording of the official
passes of the Western military
liaison group at the Soviet
High Command's headquar
ters in Potsdam, beyond Free
Berlin's borders.
PREVIOUSLY, these passes
were simple, unadorned
Soviet military documents.
The new passes, which have
now replaced the old, conspic
uously refer to the "territory"
of the East German Republic.
They also carry the note that
they have been "registered"
with the Ministry of the In
terior of the Kremlin's East
German puppets.
The new passes, in. short,
are obviously designed as first
steps toward Western de facto
recognition on the East Ger
man government. This the
Kremlin iriuch desires. Hence
the wording of the passes was
angrily protested by the West-
The great civil rights de
bate of 1960 was barely get
ting under way when I ar
rived in the Senate press gal
lery. People were scurrying
about as in preparation for a
siege.
Southerners had been pic
tured as standing at a "new
Appomattox" in the struggle
But for the moment, at least,
it seemed more like Bull Run.
Keeps Log
Following is the log I kept
during the early hours of
what might be described as
the "Olympics of the Lar-nyx":
Joseph Alsop
ern Allies. Members of the
Western liaison group at Pots
dam were immured in their
quarters there. All use of the
new passes were forbidden,
except by vehicles needed to
supply the liaison group from
West Berlin. Nonetheless, no
satisfactory answer to the
Western protests has been re
ceived from the Soviets.
In these circumstances, an
order was very nearly issued
this week end, confining to
their quarters all members of
the Soviet military liaison
group in Western Germany.
This is the opposite number of
the Western group at Pots
dam; and the purpose of the
order was to put the Soviet
officers in the same situation
as the Western officers.
THE REPRISAL against the
Soviet liaison group in
Western Germany would be
in force already, in fact, if the
American, French and Ger
many policy-makers had had
their way. The order of con
finement to quarters was de
ferred for one week, only in
deference to the views of the
British. But if the Soviets
continue to refuse satisfaction
in the matter of the passes,
positive Western action will
soon ensue.
The role of the British in
the matter of the passes de
serves a special note. It re
veals a British attitude which
is almost certain to become
the subject of controversy in
the test of will that seems to
lie ahead. To, speak bluntly,
the British have repeatedly
pleaded for a do - nothing
policy, at turn after turn of
the unfolding Berlin crisis.
For instance, when the first
high-altitude flights to Berlin
were ordered many months
ago, the British government
opposed and condemned this
assertion of undoubted West
ern rights on the air approach
es. The British press gave
vent to extreme indignation
because the American govern
ment had asserted this West
ern right, and showed little
indignation over the Soviet
government's swashbuckl i n g
denial of the same right. The
decision to halt the first series
of high-altitude tests was also
taken, in large part, in defer
ence to the British.
Again, the British govern
ment urged the other Western
Allies to take no notice what
ever, when the new Potsdam
passes were first issued some
weeks ago. The stated ground
to British objection to protest
against the new passes was the
argument that this measure
must lead, in the end, to with
drawal of the Western mili
tary liaison group.
'I'HE LIAISON group : un-
deniably has some value
as an observation post. Yet it
was widely suspected that the
real ground of the British ob
jection to the protest was a
strong inclination towards de
facto recognition of East Ger
many. Having this inclination,
the British no doubt felt little
distaste for the thin end of
the wedge. .
In the end, British agree
ment to the protest against
the new passes was secured
by a united Franco-German-American
front. But the sub
sequent British objection to
any follow-up of the protest
still indicates an unchanged
underlying attitude in Lon
don. The same attitude was
evinced in the strong British
opposition to the far more
serious decision to resume
high - altitude flights. Once
more, in this latter case, the
British yielded to a unified
front of the other allies, but
they only yielded with great
reluctance.
For the present, therefore,
it must be assumed that the
unity of the West is more ap
parent than real. This is a
disturbing assumption to have
to make, as the preliminary
test of will at Berlin gets un
derway. There is no reason to sup
pose that this test, though pre
liminary, will be mild or picnic-like.
Unless President Eis
enhower leads a retreat from
the positions he has taken,
this test can be very unpleas
ant indeed. And if the un
pleasantness shatters the unity
of the West, there will be a
strong feedback effect; the
unpleasantness will thereby
be triply compounded,
(c) 1960, New York Herald
Tribuna Inc.
5:18 p.m.-Made first de
scent into cave of the winds.
Sen. A. Willis Robertson (D
Va.) holding forth for South.
Sen. Spessard Holland (D
Fla.) guarding flanks. Both in
good voice.
5:20 p.m.-Spotted Sen. John
F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) at desk
in rear row, reading newspa
per. Has dreamy look. Could
he be reading about his fa
vorite presidential candidate?
5:28 pjn.-Southerners send
in Sen. Russell B. Long (D
La.) to ask Robertson ques
tions. This gives Robertson's
vocal cords a rest, makes
speech last longer.
6:22 p.m.-Long still ques
tioning Robertson. Crowd in
gallery thinning out. For
some reason I began thinking
about a television program
called "Keep Talking."
7:30 p.m.-Time out for din
ner (See footnote).
8:10 p.m. Return to Senate
chamber. Galleries filling up
again. More senators drifting
in.
Washington Report
By WILLIAM
TARNISHED SHIELD
Washington It seems al
most that a blind and evil
fate has decreed that the West
itself must
destroy its
own one true
military
shield the
IS North Atlan
tic Treaty or
ganization.
Blow after
blow at this
shield has
been deliver
ed from among the very na
tions it is intended to protect,
The latest thrust against it is
from that member of the alli
ance which is as ham-handed
in international politics as it
is fearfully able in warfare,
West Germany. :- ? -
In NATO, 15 nations head
ed by the United States are
banded together ail for one
and one for . all against im
perialist Communist aggres
sion. This treaty is the one
expression of free-world pow
er and realism, as distinguish
ed from vague free-world
hopes and slogans, to rise in
13 years of cold war.
-
BOLD and honest in concept,
it was raised . to provide
real western troops to main
tain the peace - not merely
western talky-talk. But long
ago the British ceased to make
effective contributions to
NATO. France did likewise
only more so-if mainly be
cause she had to divert mili
tary strength to Algeria
against a chronic Arab revolt.
The United States, as its
actual founder, has remained
formally faithful to NATO
But we, too, cannot serious
ly claim that we have not al
lowed the shield to tarnish, if
not to buckle.
The American - British de
cision of last year to nego
tiate the cold war with Nikita
Khrushchev of the Soviet Un
ion has undeniably made
NATO seem less and less im
portant and all obligations
to NATO less and less bind
ing.
For a long time, indeed, the
only NATO members who
have stood four-square with
it have been the smaller pow
ers, notably Italy Turkey and
Norway. They could have had
little heart to do so. For it is
plain that these smaller mem
bers of the alliance are not
going to have much to say
about' whatever arrange
ments, good or bad, the
United States and Britain Will
eventually make with Khrush
chev.
Ml
William S.
White
Counsel With .
Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan
Fred Brennan
or call
Mr. Friendly
Bill Fish
Phone SP 3-7343
.
MEDFORD
INSURANCE
AGENCY
27 NORTH HOLLY ST.
8:15 p.m.-Sen. Lister
(D-Ala.) comes to aid of Eoo
ertson. Asks if it not true
that "George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison and Patrick Henry
were Virginians? Robertson
confirms.
8:31 pjn.-Sen. Albert Gore
(D-Tenn.) asks why Hill left
John Smith and Pocahontas
out of list of famous Virgini
ans. Hill says if he named
them all he might be accused
of filibustering.
8:44 p.m. -Robertson, who
has been talking 270 minutes,
yields floor. Sen. Thomas H.
Kuchel (R-Calif.) calls for
vote. Everyone gives hollow
laugh.
11:05 p.m.-Kennedy gets
floor, giving Southerns a
respite. I decide I also need
a respite and retire from the
field of battle.
Footnote-The menu at the
place where I had dinner list
ed one dish-I swear this is
true called "integrated
chicken."
S. WHITE
NOW, the West Germans -who
at least really want
to make an effective shield of
NATO - have blundered be
yond repair. First, it leaked
out and later it was grudging
ly confirmed: They went to
Franco Spain, without con
sulting the other members of
NATO, to negotiate for the
establishment in Spam of
military depots and air train
ing facilities. Belatedly they
deny they failed to consult
in advance; but all the facts
are simply against them.
The Germans' purpose in
all this was militarily ob
vious, and obviously militari
ly sound. They wanted the as
surance of surviving bases in
Spain from which to fight on
if West Germany itself should
be overrun by the Soviet Un
ion in any great war.
But they acted, politically,
with the characteristic lack
of even elementary wisdom
and sensitivity. Not only did
they omit to clear their plan
with the rest of NATO; they
also went to a power, Franco
Spain, which is distrusted
and hated by nearly all of
the NATO alliance.
TlfUCH of the old world still
remembers what the new
world may largely have for
gotten: In the Spanish Civil
war of the late '30s, which
was the savage prelude to
World War II, Hitler's Ger
many intervened on Franco's
side, just as international
Communism intervened on the
other side.
Any suggestion now of any
kind of military association
between the new Germany
and Franco's people raises a
sinister specter all through
Europe, not excluding Britain
and France.
Now, the Germans have
promised they will conclude
no military arrangements
with Spain without the ap
proval of NATO. But the dam
age has been done. West Ger
many's position in NATO has
never been popular; but for
the United States, she never
would have been admitted.
That position will now be
far weaker than before. And
in military terms, West Ger
many is the absolute heart of
the alliance.
(Copyrrght, 1960, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.).
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