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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mali Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and SO yean ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 1, 1950 (Saturday)
State Rep. Ben Day, Gold
Hill, left Xor Portland today
where he will attend meet
ings ot the state legislative
interim committee on natural
resources.
Lee Strotheri was only
Medford High school student
to place at the speech tourna
ment at Eugene yesterday; he
took first in panel discussion.
20 YEARS AGO
April 1, 1940 (Monday)
Jackson county voters, out
side of Ashland, will vote to
morrow on the County School
Law.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "This
is April Fools day. All will
live through it, without get
ting fooled any more than
usual."
30 YEARS AGO
April 1, 1930 (Tuesday)
Petition filed with county
court urging site on North
Central ave. for new county
courthouse.
Local barbers ask for 8
o'clock closing law.
40 YEARS AGO
April 1, 1920 (Thursday)
Tomlin box factory In
creases its capacity here with
installation of a band mill.
Fishing season opened In
Oregon today and many local
businessmen take day off.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1, 1910 (Friday)
Rumor circulating that
Southern Pacific railroad will
build a line to Crater Lake
and is planning a large pro
motion campaign to advertise
lake across the country.
A number of Medford per-
sons reported today they saw
Haley's long expected comet,
but might be April Fool's
Joke.
Whal's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct It luparleri
even or eight Ii eicallenti five er
tli Ii good.
1. U.S. Senators are elected
for terms of how many
years?
2. In bowling are the pins
. set In the form of a triangle,
or a square?
3. Who administers the
OBih of office to newly-elected
members of the U.S
House of Representatives?
4. What three things do the
most to help a man get up
in the world?
5. Some of the Slates do
not impose capital punish
ment for any crime; true or
false?
6. Inpoker, which hand Is
hiaher-a flush, or a full
house?
7. How may sea water be
made drinkable?
8. Who commanded a fleet
KSgK NIWSPAflR
WW tV ta J
' of vessels whoso names were
Nina, Plnta and Santa Maria?
9. What government ag
' ency controls the Issuance of
radio and television station
licenses In the U.S.?
10. What two National
Parks are located In the State
of Washington?
Answorsi I. Six years. 2.
Triangle. 3. Speaker of the
House. 4. Clocks, elevators,
and aircraft. 3. True. 6. Full
bouse. 7. By distillation. 8.
Christopher Colu m b u s. 9.
Federal Communications
Commission.: 10. Mb Rainier
nd Olympic . i
Why Not
In a news letter from Tucson, Arizona, we
noted with some surprise that Arizona has a
total of 17 national monuments within its borders
Oregon has only two,
Ulatson, the brand-new
ing the end of the Lewis and Clark journey across
the nation. Oregon also has one national park,
Crater Lake.
We have nothing aeainst Arizona, and nre
sume that all of its 17
to mention Grand Canyon National Park and
Lake Mead National Recreation area) are well
deserved.
But we're a bit jealous.
e
TE BELIEVE that Oregon has just as beauti
'r ful scenery, and, except for Indian pueblo
rums, lust as interesting
Oregon has been slighted in the national park
and national monument department.
We'd like to see Oregon recognized a bit
more equitably.
The first step should be the creation of a
national seashore in the Oregon Dunes area
a project on which the late Sen. Richard L. Neu
berger was working at the time of his death.
A bill to create such an area, and to name if for
Senator Neuberger, has been introduced in the
House by Congressman Porter, and in the Senate
by benators Mansfield and Kuchel. It has an
excellent chance of passing, now that it has the
support of most agencies and individuals in
volved.
PUT that shouldn't be
" for areas of national
For instance, in the
number of areas with every bit as much attrac
tion as areas which have been honored with
federal designation and protection.
First on the list, we
Sisters area, including
ful and fascinating lava
The Mt. Jefterson
"wilderness" area, mav
lar as, say, Glacier or Mt.
National Parks. But it is
and significant as, for instance, Great Smokies
National Park, and others.
e e e a
THERE are areas in the Wallowa Mountains
TirVilori wo wnnlrl pnmnnro with nnv mnnntiiin
scenery anywhere in the
And, though it mignt strike some as iancnui,
there are parts of the "high desert" in central
and eastern Oregon which should, we believe, be
set aside and enjoyed as samples of unique west-
ern terrain DieaK ana Dare dui, in lis way, oeau
tiful and attractive.
And what about the
Snake deepest canyon
Perhaps we need a few more people like Will
Steele, who almost single-handed earned on the
battle which created Crater Lake National Park,
and like Dick Neuberger, who knew the beauties
and benefits of the out-pf-doors, and fought to
preserve them. E.A.
Legislative Pay
Most of the measures on which Oregon's vot
ers will pass judgment this year will be on the
November election ballot.
There's one exception, a measure which will
be on the May primary election ballot.
This proposal would raise the pay of members
of the legislature from the equivalent of $50 per
month to $175 per month.
The measure should pass. About the only
question is whether the increase is really enough.
e
THERE are many reasons why legislators should
be paid more than they are.
Most important is the fact that with legisla
tive pay only $600 per year, the number of people
who can run for the legislature is limited to
those who are wealthy enough so they don't have
to worry, those who are "subsidized" by some
special-interest group, or those who are willing
to make a considerable financial sacrifice.
As a result many potentially top-flight legis
lators never even run for that office. They can't
afford to.
THE "Bi-Partisan Committee for Fair Legisla
1 tive Salaries" has been formed to work for
passage of the pay-increase measure. It reports
that Oregon's legislators are among the worst
paid in the nation.
Just to the south of us, California pays its leg
islators $6,000 a year. Washington pays $1,200
per year, plus $15 per day during legislative ses
sions. Alaska pays $3,000 per year, plus $40 per
day for expenses during sessions.
In Oregon the pay is $600 per year, pins 10
cents per mile for oiilv one trip betweem home
and Salem, plus stationery and postage. And
that's all.
TOR this amount, they must attend the regular
sessions every other year (plus whatever spe
cial sessions may be called), and in addition de
vote a great deal of time between sessions to leg
islative committee work and other duties.
Since regular sessions in recent years have
been lasting about 100 days, it works out to about
$12 for each day of the session, far less than the
cost of living in Salem, to say nothing of lost
income, travel expenses, the necessity to main
tain two homes, and so on.
No one should have to pay out several thou
sand dollars for the privilege of servintr his state
as a member of its lawmaking body. E.A.
Oregon?
Oregon Caves, and Ft.
one near Astoria, mark
national monuments (not
attractions, as Arizona,
the limit of our amBitions
stature.
Cascades there are a
believe, is the Three
some of the most beauti
beds anywhere. ,
area, including a large
not be quite as spectacu
Ranier or Yellowstone
every bit as beautiful
world.
Grand Canyon of the
in North America
Dennis the
'towoy Youasuf, srmGBK..m)i sure wswoomrbokzi'
Washington Report
By WILLIAM
THE WOMEN'S VOTE
Washington (UPD Two very
large American groups lyive
great if entirely dinerent
Treasons to
fear "the
women's
vote" in this
ty e a r's presi
dential elec-
t i o n. These
are the male
sex and the
Demo cratic
party.
The concern
of the men in this 40th an
niversary year of woman's
suffrage can be simply stated.
Let's face It: there is a strong
probability that for the first
time in history more female
than male votes will be cast
and that women will begin to
control our politics - in both
parties - even more than they
have been doing.
This is a threJt to tradition
which all men can properly
fear, whether they be Demo
crats, Republicans, indepen
dents or whatnot. You don't
need to be a partisan - except
a pro-male partisan - to look
with less than satisfaction on
this prospect. You only need
to be a member of that large
band, the highly un-exclusive
American male ciuo.
WOMEN long since have
been spending most of the
money earned In the United
States, even though most of it
is earned by men. Now they
are on the verge of doing most
of the electing, too.
The Democratic party's anx
iety, on the other hand, is
strictly partisan - and strictly
business. For the Democrats
certain unpleasant facts are
all too clear:
For many years each suc
cessive presidential election
has seen more and more wom
en voting. For example, 39
per cent more women voted
in 1952 than in 1948, as
against only 16 per cent more
men. In 1948 women made up
46 per cent of the Republican
vote: In 1952 they made up 52
per cent; in 1956 they made
up 52.5 per cent.
Already, therefore, Repub
lican women have been out
voting Republican men in that
party.
Moreover, In all recent his
tory the "women's vote" has
been more and more Republi
can. In 1952, according to
figures based on surveys by
the nonpartisan A m e r 1 can
Heritage Foundation, women
represented 46.5 per cent of
the total vote cast for Demo
cratic candidate Adlai E.
Stevenson and 51.9 per cent
of the total vole cast for Re
publican Dwight D. Eisenhow
er. In 1956 women represent
ed 48.2 per cent of the Steven
son vote and 52.5 per cent of
the Eisenhower vote.
IK) PUT IT another way, an
estimated 12,700.000 wom
en voted for Stevenson In
1952 against 17.BOO.000 for
Eisenhower. In 1956 the total
women's vote for Stevenson
dropped to 12.000,000 while
that for Eisenhower rose to
18.700,000. And in 1956 wom
en came within an Inch of
casting as large i grand total
vote - that Is, in both parties -as
the men. The grand total
female vote was estimated by
the Gallup at 30,700.000; the
male vote at 30,900,000.
Now, the latest census fig
ures put the adult female
population for this year at
55.6fil.000 against a male
population of 52,378.000. And
the future gels tougher for
man the farther the census
bureau looks into it. In 1970
adult females will outnumber
males by 4,668,000; in 1980 by
5,454.000.
Women thus could be do
scribed as the most profound
ly u n s e e r e t (and unquiet)
weapon of the G.O.P. for this
November - and for later. To
sharpen up this already sharp
William (.
wnlte
Menace
S. WHITE
weapon is the purpose of Mrs.
Clare B. Williams, the Repub
lican national committee's fe
male chief, In the eighth an
nual Republican women's con
ference which brings 2,000
G.O.P. women here for parti
san basic training April 2 to
April 5.
THE DEMOCRATS have a
very savvy ladies' chair
man, too, in Mrs. Katie Louch
heim. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the fundamental
Democratic problem today is
to find a way to appeal to
more women - who on the
whole seem to prefer the
more-or-less conservatism of
the Republicans to the more-or-less
liberalism of the Demo
crats. Maybe there Is one other
point, too. This correspondent
has long suspected - and never
proved - that the fact the
G.O.P. Is usually considered
more desirable socially has
not done the G.O.P. any harm
with the ladies.
(Copyright, I960, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
In the Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
From the Middle West:
Floods, triggered by a
spring thaw which melted
heavy snows claimed seven
lives-four in Missouri, two in
Nebraska and one in Kansas.
More than two thousand per
sons who fled their homes at
Sioux City, Iowa, jammed the
city auditorium and private
homes. . . . The worst floods
In half a century submerged
whole communities in south
east Nebraska, where the
rampaging Platte river
surged over hundreds of
square miles. . . . Tornadoes
accompanying the storm cut a
six-mile-wide swath through
Iowa.
Hail Uie SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS added to the misery
in the flood belt. So much
hail fell at Luray, Missouri,
that snow plows had to be
used to clear highways of the
accumulated ice.
And so on.
REMEMBER the Pharisee?
Gazing upon others, less
fortunate than he, he said
smugly:
"I thank thee. Oh Lord,
that I am not as these oth
ers." Let's not be like that. Let's
put it this way:
"We thank thee. Oh Lord,
that we live where we do."
FROM Washington:
Space science groups rec
ommend that microphones be
landed on Mars and Venus to
LISTEN FOR SIGNS OF
LIFE.
MORE from Washington,
along the same line, but
even more fantastic:
Representative James G.
Fulton of Pennsylvania pro
posed today that a GIANT
HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL
CENTER BE LAUNCHED TO
ORBIT AROUND THE
EARTH.
Congressman Fulton, a
member of the house space
committee, said the radiation
in space might aid cancer
victims and the weightless
ness would be beneficial to
old folks and persons suffer
ing from heart ailments.
HMMMMMMMM.
Do vou reckon we lust
MIGHT be going off the deep
end in this space business?
PERSONALLY. 1 have a no
tion that before we start
launching hi.pitnls and giant
medical centers off into the
wild blue yonder we'd beller
get more of them financed
and built and functioning
here on old Mother Earth.
Wilson Compares Federal Spending To
Old-Time Tree1 Lunch; Costs Hidden
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington -(UPD- This lr
the month of the day of reck
oning. The day is April 15.
That is in
come tax day,
the day on
which the vot
ter - taxpayers
make a down
pay ment on
on what the
pol 1 1 i c i a n s
promise to
give them if
the politicians
slt C. ivilkon
are elected next November.
This payment will be no
more than a down payment,
however. The voter-taxpayers
are a gullible lot. On the rec
ord, as it stands, the voter-taxpayers
will believe almost
anything. They believe, even,
in free lunch.
Free lunch was an institu
tion of the old time beer sa-
si
South African Leader Shows
No Weakening in 'Apartheid'
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
The man - of - the - week:
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
(pronounced Fair - voot'),
prime minister of the Union
of South Africa.
The place: Capetown.
The quote: "If natives got
a vote they would rule be
cause of their numbers. The
white man must be para
mount. Only jfti'ie people
who represent whiles
shouLd rule."
Troubles mounted this week
for the grey-eyed, grey-haired
prime minister whose poffli-
cal career has
been based on
e x t r e mism
and who is. re
garded as one
of the chief
architects of
Soutli Africa's
apartheid
A. JMLmJ aey laws-
ciiii Newborn dui as un
rest mounted among the
union's black population and
as protest marches carried
into the heart of Capetown,
the stern, Bible-quoting Ver
woerd showed no signs of
easing me Donas which re
strict Negroes, mixed bloods
and Asians to the areas and
conditions in which they may
live, worship and work.
This week in Parliament he
reiterated a warning to the
Negroes that his government
would use "adequate force" to
enforce its white supremacy
laws.
More than 70 Negroes, In
cluding women and children,
already had died in the past
week and a half and hundreds
' 1
Relaxed, Alert is
West's Impression
Of Lyndon
M
By DICK WEST
Washington -fUPD Since the
opening of the 1960 presiden
tial season, I have taken poll-
rv leek. i1 cat soundings
It at the cam-
p a 1 g n head
er ters of Ken
nedy, Humph
rey, Syming
ton, Morse
and Nixon.
As might
be e x p ected,
this led to de
mands that I
give equal time to Sen. Lyn
don B. Johnson, who also has
been casting sheep's eyes at
the electorate.
The funny thing is the de
mands came from supporters
Salem Newspaper
Expands Service
Sale m (UPD The Capital
Journal: Salem afternoon
newspaper, announced today
It has expanded its home de
livery service to the Oregon
coast and the McMinnvtlle
area.
In a front page announce
ment, Publisher E. A. Brown
said the move expands the
paper's home delivery service
area to eight western Oregon
counties.
Brown said establishment
of carrier routes would be
completed within a few
weeks.
In addition to several new
carrier routes already set up,
the Increased service will take
in all of the McMinnville fcrea
and Lafayette and the coastal
communities of Roads End,
Oceanlake. Delake, Nclscott,
Taft and Cutler City.
HENRY FRICK DIES
Montclair, N.J.- (VPD -Henry
Edgcworth Frick, 85, cnlef of
U. S. maritime construction in
World War II, died Thursday.
Frick was a former vice presi
dent of American President
Lines and of the Export
Steamship Co.
loon. The old time beer sa
loon, itself, was an institutiflh
and it, too, is gone along with
free lunch, perpetual motion,
and, maybe, the pioneer spirit
of the USA.
Free lunch varied from sa
loon to saloon. At most it was
hot, thickly-sliced ripe ham,
with gravy, vegetables and
such, or a big roast of beef
with all the trimmings. At the
least it was of sandwiches and
pickles, tomatoes, perhaps,
and all the mustard or ketch
up you cbuid spread.
This free lunch was for the
customers and there was no
direct charge. In that sense,
only, this lunch was free. With
a nickel beer, a customer
could browse the free lunch
counter from end to end and
hack again, forking up eata
bles which would cost, maybe,
85 cents to one dollar in a
I restaurant nearby.
had been wounded in clashes
with South African police.
Verwoerd's warning meant
that more could die unless
they returned to their allot
ted place.
Shows Attitude Early
Verwoerd is a proiessor of
psychology turned politician
whose racist attitudes became
apparent early.
In 1936, he was prominent
in a public protest against
plans for South Africa to pro
vide a haven for a shipload
of Jewish refugees from Nazi
Germany.
In the last 10 years, he has
authored some of South
Africa's most repressive race
laws.
Ironically, at the same time
he has been instrumental in
building schools, hospitals and
housing developments for
Negroes. But their numbers
have been insufficient to make
more than a minor dent in
slums, illness and ignorance
among Africans.
Born in Netherlands
Verwoerd was born In the
Netherlands in 1901 but
moved with his parents to
Africa when he was two.
Before becoming professor
of applied psychology at the
University of Stellenbosch,
cultural center of Afrikaaner
nationalism, he studied in
Germany at the universities
of Hamburg, Leipzig and Ber
lin. He Is a tall, handsome man
with an athletic figure who
boasts that not one of his
seven children ever has been
bathed or put to bed by a
Negro servant.
His Nationalist Party draws
its support from the 1,600,-
Johnson
of Kennnedy, Humphrey, Sy
mington, Morse and Nixon.
Well. I want to be fair
about this thing but I have
encountered difficulties. I was
told upon telephoning his of
fice that Johnson has no cam
paign headquarters here.
Visits Senate
That being the case, I de
cided to do the next best thing
and beard the candidate in his
own den. So I headed for the
U.S. Senate, where Johnson
serves as resident miracle
worker and leader of the
Democratic majority.
Johnson strides up to his
chair, sits down on the back
of his neck and coils his long
legs around each other. Then
he opens a manila portfolio
marked "floor folder" and
outlines the day'i senatorial
business.
There is a saying that only
God knows what the U.S. Sen
ate will do, but it is generally
recognized that Johnson
makes a reasonably reliable
prophet.
Appears Relaxed
Currently, his powers of
clairvoyance, as well as his
reputation as a prime mover
of legislation, are being sore
ly tested by the civil rights
fandango. But n o n c h a ntly
slouched there behind his
desk, alertly relaxed under a
cross-fire of questions, he
gives the impression of hav
ing the situation well In hand.
Thus far, Johnson has been
running for president mainly
in Texas. Some observers
think he will need sonic help
from the other 49 states, but
nobody ever got rich under
estimating LBJ.
According to some dope
stories I have seen recently,
Johnson has been gradually
moving Texas out of the
South and into the West in
order to broaden his political
footing.
From what I know of John
son, I wouldn't be surprised if
he tried to move It north and
east, too, and perhaps even
take in parti of Canada,
A bum minus a nickel for
beer might dart in and out
clutching In one hand a stolen
sandwich and clutching the
seat of his pants with the
other. The store keepers did
not encourage bums minus
nickels to browse the lunch
counter. A kick in the pants
sped such moochers on their
way.
Built In Prices
The honored guests were
the beer and whisky drink
ers, the rummier the better.
Built into the prices of their
beer and whisky was a fat and
ample margin of profit. This
margin more than paid for
the liquor consumed. It paid,
also, for the so-called free
lunch. It had left over enough
pennies per drink to swell the
storekeeper's bank account, to
send his kids to college and
the like.
No one ever claimed that
000 South Africans of Dutch
ancestry who call themselves
Afrikaaners. His party sees
a spiritual justification for
keeping the races apart and
Verwoerd uses Old Testament
references to support his arguments.
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printed in this rJblumn do not necessarily represent the
views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Wood on the Ground
To theEditor: I am of the
opinion that there should be
steps taken in the legislature
to prohibit leaving portions of
trees in the woods, after log
ging, which can be sold for
any purpose, to require that
such useful portions of trees
be sold or otherwise be dis
posed of in a manner which
will benefit the people and
not left on the ground to rot
or be unnecessarily burned.
The time is sure to come
when our virgin timber will
all be gone, much of which
has been left in the woods to
rot and of which a goodly per
centage is still useable for
many purposes. ,
One firm of my acquaint
ance has many thousands of
acres of logged over territory,
which has a terrific volume of
useful material left on the
ground to rot. They evidently
are not interested in selling or
giving away this material,
much of which is quite valu
able for some purposes, split
shakes, shingles, fence posts,
grape stakes, mine props,
fence rails, (believe it or not,
there is a market for them)
poles for construction, etc. In
fact, the firm referred to
above has an attitude some
what like a dog with a bone.
Something should be done.
Floyd R- McCabe
Mt. Pitt Star route
Butte Falls, Ore.
Box-Cars)
To the Editor: Who's got all
der box-cars? Ve have appoint
ed 20 Committees to find out.
Der Republicans tink der
Democrats lost all dere box
cars. Dey should, dey vas in
der Vitehouse long enough.
Der Democrats tink der Re
publicans lost all dere marbles.
Dey should, dey vas trying to
get Into der Vitehouse for 16
years. Aye don't know who
lost der box-cars, but der tax
payer lost der shirt.
For 40 years, Aye dodge all
passenger trains of der South
ern Pacific, der Yacksonvillc
Limited, der Eagle Point Ex
press, und den Aye almost got
hit with vun Atchison Topeka
und Sante-Fe box-car on der
railroad crossing in Medford,
Ve can't get hit no more by
der passenger trains, but Ve
is lucky, Ve can still get hit
by der box-cars.
Ve could get hit with vun
1902 Brush automobile on top
of der Siskiyous, easier than
Ve could get hit with vun pas
senger train in der Rogue Riv
er Valley.
The other day, I got a very
short letter from a lady in
northern California. It said:
"Are you a people eater?"
"Vas you ever kicked in der
head by der horse?"
Pleeze Ladyl Vatch it. Der
vord is HAID.
Everett Acklln
Ashland, Ore.
PUFF OF LOOT
Courtrai, Belgium - HW -Andre
Houtiekier was very
pleased when a stranger In a
cafe offered htm a cigar. It
was Houttiekier'i own ex
pensive brand. Feeling that
all was well with the world
Houttieker walked the few
blocks to hia home only to
discover that the place had
been burglarized. Among the
items missing was his humi-
I dor of cigars.
the free lunch was not good.
But it was not fres. The cus
tomers were picking up their
part of the tab each time their
elbows bent. The cost was con
cealed, however, and the
storekeeper got away with
claiming that his forage was
free lunch.
The customers never chal
lenged this claim any more
than the voter-taxpayer seems
to challenge the claim of the
politicians that he can give
them something for nothing
simply by tapping thn U.S.
Treasury till. These promises
of the politicians are begin
ning to resound through the
land this year. If the record
proves anything, it probably
is that the voter-taxpayer is
likely to buy the promises of
the loudest promiser who
promises the most.
Promises Cost
The idea that these prom
ises will cost money and that
someone will have to pay
seems not to be raised in the
voter-taxpayer's mind. Per
haps that is because the prom
ising politicians have im
proved on the strategy of the
saloon free lunch. Saloon free
lunch paid its way over the
bar as drinks were bought.
Political free lunch is part
ly on the cuff. The voter-taxpayer
Is required merely to
make a down payment. He
leaves it to his kids and theirs
to pay the rest.
Likes Articles
To the Editor: I want you
to know how very much-1 ap
preciate the articles, "New
Frontiers in Living" by How
ard Whitman. I find them in
teresting and extremely re
freshing, and most of all, com
ing right to conclusions that
are basic and sound in every
way.
Please give us more of such
reading in the future.
Ivy R. Doherly
Route 1, Box 17
Gold Hill, Ore.
Backyard Burners
Heavy Contributor
To Air Pollution
Ashland - Back yard rub
bish burners are among the
heaviest contributors to air
pollution and smog, Meteor
ologist William Rogers told
the Ashland Chamber of Conv
merce this week.
Rogers is an employee of
the U. S. weather bureau, and
is in charge of the annual
frost warning program for
orchardists.
He praised local fruit grow
ers for their voluntary efforts
to control air pollution from
ochard heating and said that
"within five years all orchard
heaters in the valley will be
of an approved type." He esti
mated that full conversion
should cut down smoke by 60
per cent.
"The people of the valley
who are shouting the loudest
are the back yard burners and
I understand nothing can be
done about them because they
won't stand for it," Rogers
declared. Year - around trash
burning in one back yard
would be about equal to one
day of orchard heating, he
said.
Too restrictive measures
would greatly damage the
valley's fruit industry, accord
ing to the meteorologist. He
added that sawmill operators,
too, are trying to cooperate in
smog prevention.
Describing Medford as a
"very bad smog area," he ex
plained that the bad inversion
situation is created by a lack
of wind and by cold air below
upper warm air.
REJECT FISH PLAN
Moscow (UPF- Japan Thurs
day turned down a Soviet
plan for slashing the red sal
mon catch and claimed it was
technically impractical to sort
red salmon from other types of
fish. The move came at a
three -hour session of the
Soviet-Japanese fishing nego
tiations, the Soviet news agen
cy Tass said Thursday night.
CLOGSTON'S
Metal
Weather Stripping
and Screens
IiHmatet Gladly
Phone SP 1-1014 Evenings
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