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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
March 16, 1950 (Thursday)
Couple gives 11 -year -old
Duane Denny a small toy ter
rier to replace the one killed
In a drowning accident here
last week.
- Mercy Flights ambulance
plane "Rogue's Wings O
Mercy" made its second emer
gency flight yesterday from
North Bend to Portland.
20 YEARS AGO
March 18. 1940 (Saturday)
The Medford Wooden Box
committee from Timber Prod
, ucts and Medford corporation
met yesterday to formulate
plans for wooden, box promo
tion.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
North Central Speed Idiot as
sociation, several of whom
think they are comets, have
challenged any hellbent ave
nue in town for a breakneck
contest, any time."
31 YEARS AGO
Marc 16. 1930 (Monday)
Local women organize com
mittee to push for ?reform"
of prohibition.
Jury selected, today for
criminal libel suit against
publisher of local weekly.
40 YEARS AGO
March 16, 1920 (Wednesday)
Trigonia oil well driU hits
first rock strata in Fern val
ley. Prediction says the number
of Crater Lake tourists will
double this summer.
50 YEARS AGO
March 16. 1910 (Thursday)
More than 50 members
show up at meeting of Jack
son County Bankers' associa-
-tion conference here.
City council calls for bids
on storm sewer to be con
structed along Riverside ave.;
sewer on Main st. just completed.
WAal's Your I.Q.?
Nina m ton amct ia auoariar;
even or tight is excellent; five er
, six is good.
1. What ex-President of the
U.S. later became Chief Jus
tice of the U.S.?
, 2. Who wrote the novel
"Les Miserables"-
3. In what state of the Con
federacy was the last battle
of the War Between the States
fought?
4. Are there any red-haired
races of people? .
. 5. Which U.S. President is
sued the Emancipation Proc
lamation?
6. What is the ininimum
age required by the Constitu
tion for the Presidency oi the
U.S.?
7. Is pure water hard water,
or soft water?
8. In what city is there a
famous street - called -The
Strand?
9. Who made famous the
words, - "Blood, Sweat and
Tears"? ,
10. Who wrote the novel
"Oliver Twist"?
Answers: 1. William How
rd Taft. 2. Victor Hugo. 3.
Texas on May 13. 1865. 4. No
5. Abraham Lincoln. B. 35
years. 7. Soft water. 8. Lon
don. England. 9. Winston
Churchill. 10. Charles Dick-ns.
Mark's Way Out
Gov. Mark Hatfield
difficult situation with
and a minimum of political fol-de-rol.
He was under extreme pressures on tne sena
torial aDDointment which yesterday, went to Hall
S. Lusk, distinguished Oregon jurist. - 1
If he had appointed a Kepupncan, ne wouia
have been open to severe criticism for violating
a law. which, while of doubtful constitutionality.
he himself voted for. Yet
some of it Irom outside
I
F HE had appointed -Mrs. Neuberger, he would
have upset (and that
Republican party. (The leading Republican can
didate, Elmo Smith, is a political crony of Hat
field's.) Yet he was under strong pressure to do
just that '
One after another, other leading Democrats
were ruled out for one reason or another.
And, in selecting Justice Lusk, it seems to us
Hatfield has hit upon as happy a compromise as
he could have found.
fUR own personal preference would have been
for him to name Mrs. Neuberger, as a logical
successor to her husband, as one who would take
up no time in adjusting to the job, as one who
knows the ropes and has, already, the unanimous
respect of other members of the Senate.
But, as remarked, politics is politics.
And Mrs. Neuberger herself, with her usual
good sense, remarked:.
"The governor had an obligation to his party . . .
My husband would have been the first to appreciate
this aspect of practical politics."
All in all, it's a good appointment. E. A.
Few Candidates
"What a scramble for the office of county com
missioner, not only here but in a number of other
counties. Must be because the pay is good, the work
light and no special qualifications are required."
Oregon Statesman, Salem.
Jackson county, apparently, doesn't attract
candidates as some other counties do, or did this
year, anyway.
And we're inclined to disagree with the States
man that "the pay is good, the work light." From
what we've seen of county government, the pay
isn't of the best, and the work, while it isn't oner
ous, does involve making a lot of rather difficult
decisions, and idealy should require a consider
able background knowledge about the county.
There is one commissioner's post coming vac
ant at the end of the year, and only three candi
dates for it one Republican and two Democrats.
JLTHAT is true in this race is also true in others.
As a matter of fact, in only three of the
non-judicial races is there a primary contest f or
the Republican nomination for state representa
tive; for the Democratic
commissioner, and for the
for county surveyor.
In all other nine ballot spots, there is no con
test for nomination. (The two justice of the peace
positions coming up, in Ashland and Gold Hill,
each have two seeking
. Why are there so few candidates this year
Is it lack of interest in local and state gov
ernment? Is it because
campaigning, and the relatively low financial re
wards (particularly in the legislature) ?
Or is it the ancient habit of Americans to "Let
vjreuige uu it in guvciiuncui aiiu puiiwco.
Fortunately for the democratic process, there
will be a contest for all offices at the general
election in November. E.A.
Winter's Last Week
This, friends, is the last week of winter. Spring
begins early next Sunday morning.
We ve had a few spnng-like days, but it
hasn't hit us with its full impact yet. The grass
is growing, and will need. mowing soon.
A few early flowers are blooming. And a few
trees are beginning to show buds. Pussy willows
have been in bloom for
According to the old
but discredited by others, the swallows will re
turn to ban Juan Capistrano mission next Satur
day, St. Joseph's day.
DUT, presumably because of another old legend
(again believed by some, not by others), we
seem to have had the full winter treatment for
the six weeks since Groundhog. day.
And," as a result, we haven't felt the vernal
lethargy which some call spring fever. .
However, it is making itself known among
those who catch the malady earliest, have it worst,
and shake it off last high school students.
Our authority for this is the newspaper, Cra
ter Comments, published at Crater High school in
Central Point :
ND editorialist on that paper declares:
"This litUe devil (spring fever) plays all kinds of
tricks. One of his favorities is 'drowsiness' in class,
with the urge to be outside in the sunshine and fresh
air." -
The time is'coming, and soon, when, even the
"grown-ups" will feel this same vernal urge.
The malady is universal, though seldom fatal.
And, as the Crater Comments editorial reminds
us, "Spring comes once a year, and EVERY
year." E.A.
extracted himself from a
a maximum of dignity
he was under pressure
uregon to ao just tnat.
.
s a mild word) his own
nomination for county
Republican nomination
election.
of the time required for
some time now.
legend, believed by some
Dennis the
1T WASMT OUR FULT'. We STOPPED WHEN WE VRB
10OKIN ATA LADY WITH A CRAZY
Communications
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of
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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.
Duty Assignment
To the Editor: While read
ing your editorial about our
new black neighbors, we
glimpsed your latent talent
for solving racial problems.
We feel that it is your moral
and patriotic duty to move to
an area in which this talent
can be put to better use.
J. O. Rector
214 West Jackson st.
Medford!
Human Rights Council
To the Editor: The Medford
Human Rights Council was
formed several years ago to
serve a dual purpose: first, to
assist in the application of
Oregon's civil rights laws;
and second, to help to make
our community more truly
democratic. To this end, we
stand ready to assist those in
need of assistance, particular
ly in cases of discrimination
on account of race, creed,
color, or national origin.
Such councils as ours are
provided for by Oregon law
(ORS 659.115) and are under
the auspices of the Civil
Rights Division, Oregon Bu
reau of Labor.
Besides our active member
ship, we have asked for and
received pledges of support
from church groups, service
clubs, and other interested or
ganizations in the valley. We
welcome such expressions of
moral support from indi
viduals also.
We realize that our com
munity cannot and should not
exist as an isolated area of
discrimination in Oregon.
Our state is noted for its lead
ership in i the field of civil
rights. - Shall Medford be
found wanting in this respect?
We hope not.
We believe that themajor
ity of people in this valley
will want to be fair and kind
and Christian when given the
opportunity to choose between
this behavior and unkind dis
crimination. The Medford Human Rights
Council will meet at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 17, in the
First Methodist church, Main
and Laurel sts. AU interested
persons are invited to attend.
Mrs. Robert B. Duncan,
Secretary
1500 Terrace dr.
Medford.
Children of God
To the Editor: The advo
cates of sterilization of unwed
mothers in recent letters to
the editor ignore completely
the supreme dominion of God
over His creatures and the in
herent dignity of a human
being. Motivated by a mater
ialistic philosophy, they en
deavor to transfer selective
breeding from the animal to
the human level. Their inter
ests are completely centered
around material and temporal
objectives, such as a physical
ly better race or a society
with fewer problems. They
see no value in an unwed
mother; they have no appreci
ation of the fact that such a
person has an excellent chance
of attaining happiness in wed
ded life under proper direc
tion. Once it is conceded that a
state may sterilize a person
at the discretion of civil au
thorities, it can logically be
maintained that persons could
be put to death by the state
if their physical and emotion
al conditions rendered them
helpless burdens upon society.
Many of the reasons that are
adduced in favor of steriliza
tion could be used to extend
the power of the state to the
infliction of death of such per
sons as would be regarded as
a burden to themselves and
the community; for example,
the aged, the insane, the deaf
and dumb, and the blind.
Menace
Sterilization at the discre
tion of state officials is an
enroachment on the rights of
the individual citizen, and as
such, is an approach to totali
tarianism. The principle un
derlying any sterilization law
is that there are no inalien
able personal rights on the
part of the individual citizen;
hence civil authorities may
treat their subjects in a way
which lightens the burden and
the responsibilities of the
state. ..
Sterilization would result
in an increase in immorality
and social disease. These girls
would be victimized by ruth
less and unscrupulous mem
bers of society. Unfortunately,
there are many persons in so
ciety who would unhesitating
ly take advantage of a weak
girl whom they knew to be
sterile.
The dollars spent on them
and their offspring are well
spent. The federal and state
government spend billions of
dollars on projects which
range from parks to missiles,
from scientific research work
to super-highways. These ma
terial necessities and luxuries
of life are appreciated. But
anyone who believes in the
spiritual nature of man and
the inherent dignity of a hu
man being will not begrudge
the comparatively little that
is spent to care for these un
fortunate children of God who
can become responsible citi
zens through a proper pro
gram of re-education.
Gerald Byrd
2265 Siskiyou blvd
Medford
It's the Owners
To the Editor: As to Mr,
HoweU's article on dog con
trol, I'm all for it but I do
think the owners Instead of
the dogs should be punished,
as the dogs have no under
standing of law and have to
depends on their owners for
this and for food and care
which arlot of them do not
have.
I have seen many dogs that
have been kicked and beaten
around and nearly starved,
and heard people say, "Oh,
they are just a dog." But after
all they are alive and have
feelings and have pain and
hunger the same as man. I'm
sure if a lot of these owners
were put in the same position
they would do the same as the
poor dog.
Try to find food to sustain
life, which is -predominant in
man and animal alike, only
the dog - cannot reason like
man. If people do not intend
to give a dog decent care and
food, they should not get one.
I know there are many people
that do care for their dogs
properly . and treat them as
they should be.
I have three of my own, one
that is 18 years old, and I
have never let my dogs run.
They are weU fed, and taken
care of when ill and many
dog owners are the same way
with their dogs. But I'm talk
ing of the ones that don't do
these things. There should be
punishment for them instead
of the dogs.
As for the licensed dogs, if
the owners really think a lot
of them they would keep the
dogs tied up for the dog's pro
tection and consideration of
neighbors and others. I think
our Humane Society has done
a very humane thing in find
ing homes for as many dogs
as they have through adver
tising and through TV pro
grams. I don t blame the dogs
but rather the owners that
don't take care of them or
abandon the poor , things to
their fate whatever it is, star
vation included. There should
be some law which could pun
Summit Season Here; Nations
Jockevina for Best Position
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor . v
In the next two months, no
major power will be able to
make any" major move with
out its being
r $t interpreted in
some way as
being related
to the sum
mit. For this is
the summit
season which
on May 16
will reach its
climax- -nrhnn
.Ml
Phil Newsom
President Charles de Gaulle
of France, Prime -Minister
Harold Macmillan of Great
Britain and President Eisen
hower met in Paris with So
viet Premier Nikita Khrush
chev. Jockeying for position be
gan last fall when Eisenhower
finally gave the go-ahead for
summit plans after his famous
Camp David" meeting with
Khrushchev.
Pace Quickens
Now the pace has quicken
ed. Chancellor Konrad Ade
nauer of West. Germany is in
the United States hoping for
unqualified backing of his
hard line against the Com
munists in Berlin.
De Gaulle and Macmillan
have had one meeting outside
Paris and will have another
in London. De Gaulle wiU
visit Washington after play
ing host to Khrushchev on a
pre-summit visit to Paris.
ish owners instead of dogs,
wno cannot reason as man
can and do not know laws. I
know many more people must
ieei as 1 do.
We live in the country
where dogs do have more free
dom but we have lived in
town also, with just as many
dogs as we have now and had
no trouble with them. It just
takes a little care and per
haps a little work to have a
place for a dog to run, even if
it's only a long leash snagged
over a clothesline wire so the
dog can run and exercise in
the back yard.
(Name on File)
Central Point, Ore,
He's at a Lou
To the Editor: Re "Common
Law Justice" communication
March 14.
no recognized common law,
and if there were one's writ
ing, nor any other single me
dium could reflect man in such
a way that all viewers would
be impressed in a like man
ner. Second, why be impressed
by a reflection, when the ob
ject reflected stands nearer,
and can be seen clearly with
out distortion. -
And thirdly, why does one
attempt to explain with ab
stract citations, observances
already distorted by question
able reflections.
I believe, and try to prac
tice, Christian charity.
But I feel we should not
waste it by bestowing it on
Truth and Virtue.
I am still at a loss to un
derstand the direction of the
thinking back of this com
ment.
J. D. Bowdish,
1016 Reddy ave.
Medford.
It's Faiier
To the Editor: Mr. H. J. J.
evidently recovered from the
poison oak he received from
Mr. Bulman's place, or he
would never have written
that lengthy letter to the M.T.
Mr. H. J. J. is wrong in one
instance that I know.
He said, and I quote, that
"rock and roll is not what
thinking teen-agers want or
need."
One teen-ager I know wants
the wedding march played
rock and roll at her wedding.
She may - not ' particularly
care for rock and roll, but as
she said,- it would speed up
the wedding march and the
people wouldn't be staring at
her so long.
,Mrs. Delbert Casey,
Route 1, Box 358,
Central Point, Ore.
Not Just "Nordics"
To the Editor: Since my
name and cnurcn were not
mentioned in connection with
your, article on racial preju
dice, in Sunday s edition oi
the Mail Tribune please be
advised that our local stand
is the same as that of our
denomination, "The Church of
the Lutheran Hour." We be
lieve that race or color makes
no difference whatsoever.
And since God is not a re
specter of persons, neither
should we be.
No matter what nationality
or ethnic background a per
son may claim, he is welcome
at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church. And he will be ac
cepted into membership on
the very same basis on which
any 100 per cent "Nordic" is
accepted.
The Rev. John E. Simon,"
Pastor, St. Peter's
Lutheran Church,
1020 East Main st.,
Medford.
Officially unrelated but
having an impact upon the
summit are other events.
The 10-nation disarmament
meeting in Geneva will signal
in advance Khrushchev's atti
tude toward disarmament '
whether he will go along with
Western insistence on ade
quate inspection controls be
fore the nuclear warheads are
dismantled or will insist on
his own less-well defined pro
posal for world disarmament
in four years.
Must Await Decisions
The disarmament conferees
will release millions of words
upon the weary ears of the
world public between now
and May 16 but must of neces
Try and
-By BENNETT CERF-
T?"AY FRASER, Toronto socialite and beauty queen, tells of
a Canadian prep school whose band failed to satisfy the
trustees. So they hired a formidable band master from Lon-
uuii, wnose miliary bear
ing and bristling mus
tache promptly scared
the bejabers out of the
thirty-four lads in the
band.
Came the day of the
first home football game,
and the bandmaster was
still totally dissatisfied
with the progress or
lack of same his charges
had made. Before they
inarched out on the field,
he gave them a final ad
monition. "Men," he
barked, "remember there
are thirty-four of you. So when I give the signal, if you're
not sure you can play the piece, fake it. The others will cover
The band struggled onto the field. Thirty-four musicians
raised their instruments. The band leader blew his whistle
ana not one sound was heard!
mfv1 ften Behan 'M k what reform he'd
institute first if he found himself president of the world. Unhesi
tatingly, he replied, Td reduce the price of good liquor!"
1960. by Bennett Cert Distributed by Kin Features Syndicate
Ping Pong Tourney
Finds Writer West
Plain Unenthusiastic
By DICK WEST
Washington-rflJPB-If someone
had asked me to name the
last place I wanted to go, the
first place I
would have
named would
have been a
ping-pong
tournament.
I mean
have always
felt about
ping-pong
t o u rnaments
Dick west i"e way l ieei
about mandolin recitals. It's
okay if they want to do it as
long as they don't ' do it
around me.
But there is. this lady pub
licity agent I know who can
make a ping-pong tournament
sound like the World Series,
the Kentucky Derby and the
Army-Navy game all rolled
into one.
I wouldn't want to leave
the impression that I am an
easy mark for lady publicity
agents. But if I were forced
to identify a certain sheepish
looking reporter who turned
up at the U.S. Table Tennis
Tournament here, I would
have to admit that he bore a
striking resemblance to your
humble correspondent.
Singles Out Champ
Attending a ping-pong tour
nament is something like
being inside a kettle drum
during a performance of the
"1812 Overture." Twelve
tables were set up in a big
hotel exhibition hall and the
air was full of little white
balls, clicking like castanets.
When my eyeballs quit
oscillating and my ears be
came accustomed to the din, I
sought out Bob Gusikoff of
New York, defending men's
singles champ, and asked him
to fill me in on the fine
points.
More than 300 players,
ranging in age from 8 to 78,
had assembled from 30 states
to have a go at the 1960 cham
pionships. I thought this was
a remarkable turnout and
asked Gusikoff if the winners
received anything besides
glory such as money.
Naw," he said. "Nobody
knows we're alive."
Ping-pongly speaking, the
United States is a have-not na
tion. Japan, with 400,000 reg
istered players, holds most of
the international titles. But
Red China is coming up fast.
Take Game Seriously
Even though . the game is
not overwhelmingly popular
here, I could see that dedicat
ed U.S. ping-pongists take it,
and themselves, seriously.
This year they were having a
big flap over the use of sponge
rubber rackets. : -
Gusikoff, a singer and drum
player by profession, was all
in favor of this innovation.
He said the sponge racket per
mits better ball control and
sity wait upon the summit for
major decisions.
Khrushchev's visit to Paris
may disclose the order in
which he will insist that
world problems be discussed
Germany first, or world dis
armament first -and at the
same time establish the rela
tive importance he attaches to
each.
As the West moves toward
the summit date, it suffers the
disadvantage inherent to any
negotiations among free na-tions-the
right to disagree.
Among the Communists,
there can be no disagreement
with Moscow, so Khrushchev
can operate with a freer hand
than can the Western allies.
Stop Me
puts more spin on the ball.
Then I had a talk with
Marty Tteisman, a former
champion from New York,
who said it was "destroying
the game." He said he had re
luctantly switched to sponge
only three days before in self-
defense.
. As it turned out, Gusikoff
and Reisman met in the finals
later and Reisman won.
dont know how they feel
about sponge rackets now.
Neither do I know exactly
how I feel about ping-pong
now, but of this I am sure:
will continue to draw the line
at attending mandolin
citals. -
re-
Probers Accused of
Misrepresentation
Washington-OJPD-Senate in
vestigators inquiring into al
legedly excessive high drug
prices and profits have been
accused of "gross, misrepre
sentation of the truth." '
The accusation was made
by Joseph B. Sprowls, dean
of Temple University's School
of Pharmacy in a letter to
Senate Republican leader Ev
erett M. Dirksen (111.). Dirk-
sen inserted it in the Con
gressional Record Tuesday.
Sprowls said "attemDts to
demonstrate excessive Drofits
oy tne use of caluclations in
volving only the basic cost of
ingredients and ultimate sel
ling price are unfair and
none but the most naive will
be mislead by such tactics."
Dirksen has been a critic of
the investigation being con
ducted by Sen. Estes Kefauv
er's Anti-trust and Monopoly
Subcommittee.
Located ,
Advantageously...
Near the' final resting place in
Mountain View Cemetery. Ade
quate off-street parking.
Eliminates processions through
congested streets.
LITWILLER
' FUNERAL HOME
Highway 66 at Normal Ave.
Ashland Dial MU 5-4541
Only local member of Oregon &
ln the Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
From Washington:
The United States moves a
large military force into the
Caribbean area in a training
exercise. The Air Force and
Army joined forces in hauling
18,000 troops from through
out the U.S. to Puerto Rico in
a few hours.
The defense department
says the exercise was design
ed to test the mobility of the
Strategic Army Corps, our
combat force maintained "at
the ready" for sudden need.
It was. also a test of our mili
tary service to airlift troops
and equipment on a large
scale to an overseas area. :
ALSO-
"It just could be a demon
stration of the power of the
United States to STRIKE
QUICKLY anywhere in the
world if it HAS to.
In the rough, wild days of
the Old Wild West, the man
who was known to be able to
get in the FIRST SHOT in the
pinches was pretty generally
respected.
In these rough, wild days
of cold war throughout the
world, that same principle
could hold good for nations.
FROM Moscow:
that Premier Nikita Khrush
chev (generally touted as an
iron man) is ILL WITH THE
FLU-or "grippe." as the Rus
sians call it. The brief an
nouncement said only that he
is under the care of doctors
and will be "laid up" for seven
to ten days.
Most diplomats in the So
viet capital saw it as a case
of a seemingly tireless leader
finally being felled, like any
other 65-year-old, by the fa
tigue of overwork and travel.
That is to say: -Mr.
K ISN'T a superman.
COMPARISONS are odious,
but let's make one:
Ike has been traveling over
the world, making friends
and influencing people. He
has been doing such a good
job that Mr. K decided he'd
better hit the trail also, ao he
packed his grip and took off.
After traveling about half as
far and seeing less than hay!
as many people, Mr. Kroosh,
the highly touted iron man,
had to take to his bed. .
Ike is still , going strong.
ASCAP Suggests
Payola Penalty
" Washington-flJPD-The Amer
ican Society of Composers, c
Authors and Publishers says
that at least 53 per cent of
the top hit records last year
were released by companies
involved in payola.
ASCAP made the estimate
Tuesday in asking the Federal
Communications commission
to outlaw payola a slang
term for under the table pay
ments to broadcasters. It pro
posed a federal law to pro
vide criminal penalties of up
to a year in prison and &
$1,000 fine for giving or tak
ing payola.
The society also asked the
FCC to bar broadcasters frjm
combining in ownership or
control of an organization
"primairly engaged in the
licensing of performance
rights in musical works." This
would do away with ASCAP'i
rival, Broadcast Music Inc.
EXPOSED TO RADIATION
Paris-IUPD - Two employees
of the French atomic center
at nearby Saclay were treat
ed for an overdose of radia
tion Tuesday in the first acci
dent since the center opened.
Swem's 2,LE;,Sta
.Mrs. Litwiller
National Funeral Directors Ass'n
C. M. Litwiller
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