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History from the film of The
Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 yean ays.
10 YEARS AdO
April 11. 1950 (Tuesday)
Acting Postmaster Moore
Hamilton today told Medford
citizens that to participate in
the mailing of chain letters
which are now circulating in
thls..city, is illegal. .
Kogap Lumber company
withdraws request for pre
liminary injunction against
the Medford Building and
Construction' Trades council
to piuvent latter'i picketing
ot their plant.
20 YEARS AGO
April 11. 1940 (.Thursday)
Public utilities commission
will conduct hearing In Med
ford tomorrow on application
of Crater Lake national parK
comuany to discontinue its
bus service between Medford
and Crater Lake.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Owing
to the Elk's tom-cat being
busy elsewhere, mousetraps
have been distributed through
tlie Temple. The first victim
was the tom-cat."
SO YEARS AOO
April 11. 1930 (Friday)
World traveler writes that
ht ate a Rogue River valley
ppll in Calcutta.
Epidemic of checker play
ing hits city.
40 YEARS AGO
April 11, 1920 (Sunday)
Roscburg businessmen agree
to wear overalls as a protest
gainst high cost of living,
Hoover campaign for presi
dent opens in Oregon.
10 YEARS AGO-
April 11. 1910 (Monday)
Reliable sources say South
ern Pacific will extend rail
road throuxh the Applegate to
Crescent City,
Pacific and Eastern railroad
has been awarded a contract
to carry mail between Med
ford and Eagle Point.
Whal's Your I.Q.?
Nina or ten earner it superlofi
eevee o alKt la eacellenti tin w
ll Is goo4.
1. Are there Phi Beta Kip
pa chapter at all colleges and
universities in the U. S.?
2. Member of the D. A. R.
re descended from those who
participated in the French
Revolution; true or false?
3. Is Ireland (Eire) a mem
ber of th British Common
wealth ot Nations?
4. When do recess appoint
ments mad by the president
expire?
5. Ophelia It a character In
which of Shakespeare's plays?
6. What former American
public official is called "Cac
tus Jack"!
7. Which of Hi planets Is
nearest the sun?
8. What Is the capitol of
Oregon?
8. At how many points docs
tangent touch a circle?
10. In mythology, was Ar
(in famous for his eyes, ears,
or nose?
Answcrsi 1. No. 2. False)
American Revolution, 3. No.
4. On lh last day of th sue
ding session of the Sen
I. if not confirmed. S. "Ham
let." . Former V. P. John
Nine Garner. 7. Mercury. I.
lam. . On. 10. Eyas.
NATIONAL
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carat)
Social Workers Talk Back
Smarting under recent attacks on various
phases of the public welfare program, spokesmen
for an estimated 700 Bocial workers of the state
did some talking back before the Legislative In
terim Committee on Public Welfare last week.
In a voluminous report prepared by the Ore
gon chapter of the National Association of Social
Workers, they not only struck out at "unjustified
criticisms" and "misrepresentations" of the aid to
dependent children program. They also brought
out a far-reaching set of recommendations for
improving various welfare programs.
e a e
M AJOR recommendations are :
Elimination of residence requirements in the
ADC and old-age assistance program, and re
tention of ADC children under 14 on ADC rolls
during summer months.
More and better trained welfare commission
employes to do a better job of screening and more
thorough eligibility studies.
Elminination of discrepancies in allowances
made to general assistance recipients, as com
pared with ADC, old-age assistance and other
programs.
Better medical care for old-age assistance
recipients, including support of the Forand bill
(now shelved) in the Congress.
A single federal grant to states for ADC and
better food standards for ADC families.
More research into the causes of dependency
and disability.
Repeal of the relative responsibility law,
which, the report charged, is costly, hard to aa
minister and "fosters destructive family relation'
ships."
Higher salaries to attract and keep experi
enced people and to cut
annual turnover of state welfare employes.
And a citizens advisory committee to conduct
studies and develop sound
e e e
THIS is a drastic program altogether, involving
anma ViirrVilir fnrrnvp.re.inl rp-mprlif-s fnr ihfi
omplex welfare problems. But it is a compre
hensive, professional report which deserves
thoughtful consideration by the interim commit
tee and the 1961 legislature.
It is becoming obvious
care must be provided for
of elderly people who require more comprenen
sive medical care at the very time incomes are
at their lowest ebb.
AND it is equally obvious, at the opposite end
of the life cycle, that our dependent children
must not be neglected, regardless ot unwed moms
and abBcondine tjatmies.
If, bv spending a little more money now to
cope with current welfare problems, we can
"help people Decome ineiigiDie ior weirare as
sistance," as the chairman of the social policy
and action committee of NASW contends, it will
be a good investment.
On that Ave can agree. Oregon Journal.
Labor Law Report
Secretary of Labor Mitchell's report last week
of the first six month's operation of the Landrum-
Griffin Law gives striking
ed in statistics, of two outstanding leatures : tne
staggering size of the job still to be done as well
as progress already made by the new Bureau
of Labor-Management Reports.
And, during the first few months, the Depart
ment of Labor's task has been a double-headed
one : to set up the necessary organizational ma
chinery and then to put it into nigh-gear opera
tion. The selection of the commissioner in charge,
John L. Holcombe, has fulfilled the first require
ment for success a talented executive. His chief
associates Frank M. Kleiler, Deputy Commis
sioner, and Assistant Commissioners Daniel L.
O'Conner and Morris Weisz complete an excep
tionally strong and even-handed directing team.
rTHEY and their staff of over 300, working
through twenty-two offices in all parts of the
country, nave already processed some 60,000 re
ports and have investigated over 800 complaints
of violations. They have also carried on a cam
paign of information, including the preparation
and distribution of more than a million and a half
pieces of educational material.
All this is not surprising, considering that
some seventeen million union members and half
a million officers are directly affected by the act.
And the peak of the staff's work-loads has yet
to be reached. Half of the 50,000 reports of union
financial operations only were due on April 1,
with the balance not called for until the end of
August.
fN THE whole, Secretary Mitchell reports,
union officials, employers and the public have
been cooperative. But "the corrupt elements in
labor and management," whose conduct resulted
in the act, have done everything they could to
hamper the bureau's work, including attempts to
bring about cuts in its operating funds.
It is too early to attempt any over-all appraisal
of the effects of the Landrum-Griffin Law. But
the bureau says that the reports it gets indicate
that union members are speaking out more freely
at meetings, that union constitutions are being
revised along mole democratic lines and that
unionists are taking a
tions.
So far, so good, though there is still a long
... v v..i. t:
way iw jju. new iuia
down the 34 per cent
public relationships.
e a
to everyone that better
the ever-growing group
evidence, firmly root
greater interest in elec
iihk'?.
Dennis the
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MAyee i never really punched amy cattle, but I
STUCK OUT AW TONSUE AT THE WIXMAN OHCSI
Communications
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the writer, although under certain circumstances the use
of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The
Mail Tribune reserves the riqht 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,
Indignation and Sorrow
To the Editor: It was with
extreme indignation and pro
found sadness that I read the
conglomeration of misinfor
mation re the Camp White
derelict in your paper. In
dignation due to the slur cast
upon an institution that has
gone broke because of its
charities - a slur so terribly
unfounded and unjust. And
sorrow for the irreparable
harm done just when help ia
so badly needed.
Your editorial did little to
correct the grave injustice.
The tragedy is that an article
of that sort has the same effect
as malicious gossip - people
feed on the sensationalism and
never bother to look for the
grain of truth.
You probably do not have
time to censor every article
before publication but you
certainly could have offered
public apology. I am sure that
by now you have been fuUy
informed of the true facts and
I hope that you will do all in
your power to undo the dam
age. The sad fact Is that peo
ple pay alight attention to re
tractions. May I again state that I am
not a Catholic but I did work
at Sacred Heart for several
years and know well the de
votion, tne tireless service
and endless charities given
by the Sisters to an apparent
ly undeserving community.
The very least you can do to
right a wrong is to beg their
humble pardon.
Nell E. von der Hellen
(Mrs. Carl)
Eagle Point, Ore.
Editor' note: We have oeen
given to understand that the
administration of Sacred
Heart hospital is investigat
ing the circumstances of the
case. If and when they wish to
make their findings known,
the Mail Tribune will be de
lighted to publish them. The
tory came from a reliable
source, and was carefully
checked before publication.
If it is shown to be incorrect,
the Mnll Tribune will certain
ly apologize and do every
thing It can to set the record
straight, our position re
mains as staled in our edi
torial of Thursday, namely
that facilities for the treat
ment of indigents need im
provement, and that the en
lire community is to blame
for this by continuing to make
It necessary for the hospitals
to use their limited resources
for charity cases, which logi
cally and morally should be
public obligation. We don t
know whether the patient In
thi case was, or wasn't a
"Camp White derelict." We do
know, however, that he was
a human being.
Long-Dead Mosquito
To the Editor: Aye sure
seen der news In der paper
yesterday, about drr mosqui
toes in der Rogue River Val
ley. It' funny ting, Aye
fished In all der creeks und
river uf der Rogue River
Valley for SO years. I ain't
never seen but vim mosquito,
und he vas in der Ashland
Park in der spring uf 1914.
He vasn't In der Park for
long, he vas reported, und der
Park Commission shot him,
Ve do have a few hungry
yellowyackets in der Park,
but you might as veil eat der
picnic lunch at home, if you
ain't got der yellowyackets.
Everett Ackiln
Ashland, Ore.
River Dam Needed
To the Editor: Our gover
nor, Mark Hatfield, our am
bassador nf good will and In
terest of Oreaon at heart, has
been out trying to Interest
outside Industry. That is fine.
W have an abundance of
Menace
soil, clay, pumice, fancy rocks,
and all kinds of trees. ' We
also have plenty of persons
to do any kind of labor.
We need electricity for these
invited industries, we need
recreation for our inhabitants,
we need water for those who
want to till the soil, we need
our low lands and homes
along Rogue River protected
from floods, and of course
some place with a lot of fish
for the fisherman.
With a high dam on Rogue
River, big power plant could
be run, a huge lake would be
formed to contain lots of fish,
long enough for boat races,
there would be plenty of
water for the farmer and our
river bottom lands and homes
protected.
If we provide the power
and the water, real progress
for southern Oregon will
come. Probably new Indus
tries we have never heard of.
In Thursday' April 7 Mail
Tribune, here is a story, Bud
get Group Asked Not to Spend
$1800. Why?
I that to delay a dam on
Rogue River? Medford and
Talent have their irrigation.
Medford Chamber of Com
merce better get interested in
the whole county.
By the way, pray tell us
where we can find this said
Agate Project.
As for the letters to Con
gressman Porter, no doubt
they were all from Grangers
or at least most of them.
Grange dues are small so
there is not a great deal of
money in a Grange, but they
do have members and they
can use the malls.
Delia A. Llttlefield
Lecturer,
. Shady Cove Grange
Shady Cove, Ore.
How Many Deductions
To the Editor: I have a
question for Mr. Claude M.
Hall, who is an advocate of
the bill providing hospitaliza
tion for Society Security re
tirees. Just how many of these so
called "fractional" deductions
do you think we working peo
ple can stand? Another "frac
tional" whack at our salaries
and some of us who are
earnestly trying to make a
living for our families may as
well give it up. It is too dis
couraging. I f nil to understand how
Mr. Hall, and others like him,
can expect the employer to
stay In business, or the em
ployee to continue working,
when this something for
nothing system continues to
penalize us for our efforts.
Add up the "fractional" in
creases sometime, and figure
out how much we have left
to live on.
B. Greer
244 North Oakdal ave.
Medford.
Seeks More Answers
To the Editor: Your editori
al In the Thursday, April 7,
paper regarding th convul
sive patient who received so
much shoddy treatment
doesn't answer two questions
which appear to b quite im
portant In eliminating a quick
ly drawn bias.
(1.) Was the hospital staff
consulted regarding the man's
admittance, or was it Just a
case of the night shift having
to make a decision? I find that
his non-admittance to the hos
pital is not consistent with
your statement ".... long
record ot selfless, humanitari
an service . . ." Knowing some
of the people on the staff,
1 am of the opinion that if
they had been consulted the
man would have been ad
mitted In spite of his liability.
The Sister Superior is very
strong believer In "God will
provide" and rightly so. It is
Foreign Notebook:
Pre-Summit Session;
West Germans1 Bid
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
From the Foreign Editor
notebook:
Adenr uer-Khrushche v
Look for a hastily arranged
meeting between Soviet Pre-
m 1 e r Niklta
Khrushc h e
and West Ger
man Chancel
lor Konra
Aden a u e r
possibly jus
before the
tart of the
Pari E a
West summit
meeting in
May. Diplomat say Khru
shchev is favorably inclined
toward a conference with
reasonably well known that
admittance to Sacred Heart
Hospital is far more probable,
in the case of charity patients,
than at other institutions here.
(2) What was the doctor's
opinion of whether the man
had received proper medical
aid, aside from the question
of a place to rest? Wasn t he
given an injection of pheno-
barbita! shortly after his ar
rival? We all know, that even
with proper medication, the
common cold isn't cured over
night.
Would appreciate your an
swering these questions: be
cause with others here, I too
am alarmed by the article
and certainly concur that more
provisions for emergency care
are needed. Your editorials
while I do not agree with all
of them, are usually well writ
ten and fair, and am sure you
will follow up with more
clarity in this situation.
Wallace W. Nelson,
318 Newtown,
Medford, Ore.
". . . Also Unto Me"
To the Editor: The arucle
in Wednesday night' Mail
Tribune concerning the man
who did not receive adequate
care for 2V4 hours shocked me
and I hope it did the game
to those who read it. I asked
myself, "Where have our
Christian principle gone?"
Why should a hospital
founded by a religious order
refuse to take a person des
perately in need of help be
cause he apparently had no
money to pay for his care?
How could a nurse who should
be dedicated to help the ill
make a comment to the effect
as to the man being a "liabil
ity"? Would she have done
so If he had been one of her
loved ones? And the ambu
lance driver-did dollars and
cents mean more than a hu
man life?
This man-a veteran-may
have fought for his country
and received his disability de
fending the very people who
refused to help him. How
quickly we forget these men
who have sacrificed so much
for our democratic way of
life.
I do think the doctor and
the policeman are to be com
mended. At least they stood
by him until he was given
proper care.
Perhaps he was a transient
but he also Is a human being.
"This I say unto you, even
as you do unto the least of
these, do you also unto Me."
Mrs. Karen Fletcher,
819 Garden Way, .
Ashland, Ore.
Good For Th Dads
To the Editor: We, the stu
dents of West Side School,
would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank the Dads and
Do-Dads of our school.
On Tuesday evening, April
S, these men sponsored a
variety show tor the benefit
of our Student Body fund.
This show was a huge succej?
only because of the unceasing
work of the group.
We have baseball shirts or
dered for the boy on our
team and have already pur
chased two new mitts for them
to use with the money re
ceived from the show.
Again, we want to express
our thanks and appreciation
to our Dads.
The Students of
West Side School
Medford.
Much Still To Do
To the Editor: I have read
and been deeply moved by,
your superb editorial on the
race question. I am never in
sympathy with my Southern
colleagues on civil rights legis
lation, and seldom In sympa
thy with them In the points
they raise In debate. But they
do raise one point which can
not be overlooked. That I the
argument that the North Is no
paradise for Americans of
dark complexions, either.
Certainly we In the North
ern and Western States have
much to do in the civil right
field. But we have much of
which we can be proud of.
One of the things of which
we can be proudest Is the
spirit shown In your outstand
ing editorials.
Edith Green
Member of Congress
Washington, D. C.
Chil KiuMin
Adenauer, the only major
Western leader who has not
huddled with the Kremlin
boss in preparation for the
summit.
Philippine-West German
West Germany is making a
quiet, effective play for ex
panded business in the Philip
pines - mostly at the expense
of American firms. And the
outlook seems very encourag
ing for the Germans. The cur
rent tug-of-war Is for estab
lishment of a steel mill in the
Philippines. There is little
doubt that the Germans will
underbid the United States,
Ironically, most of the dol
lars to pay for it come from
the United States.
De Gaulle Remains Firm
French President Charles
de Gaulle can be expected to
make a strong pitch against
any weakening of the Western
stand on Europe in general
and Germany in particular
during his forthcoming visit
to the United States. Reports
from Washington that the
West might agree to sign a
separate peace treaty with
East Germany if the East Ger
mans vote In favor of it caused
major alarm in French offi
cial circles.
Freedom Slipping Away
To the Editor: While aware
that newcomers should be
seen and not heard - especial
ly in matters pertaining to
children, flowers, and dogs -I
cannot, in good conscience,
keep my big mouth shut.
The disturbing truth is that
dog control ordinances, like
many legislative panaceas,
carry consequences reaching
far beyond the tangible. First,
it should be remembered that
these ordinances are restric
tive, and each restrictive law
is another nibble at our
shrinking freedom. We can no
longer afford the luxury of
voting away Individual liber
ty - not even the other fel
low's. This 1 not to suggest that
we stop passing laws; as our
national population expands,
more and more rules will be
come necessary. But each
should be weighed carefully
to determine its necessity. We
must ask ourselves whether or
not it is a just law; a law de
signed to restrain and punish
the guilty - or if it is merely
another expediency aimed at
the masses.
For as we Americans grow
softer and fatter and lazier,
we turn more and more to
the comfort of expediency. For
example: isn't it easier to ban
all teen-agers from an estab
lishment than to identify and
eject the troublemakers? Isn't
it easier to post our lands
against all men, than to de
tect and punish the inconsid
erate? Isn't it, by the same
token, easier to chain all dogs,
than to isolate and dispense
with the marauders?
At this point the property
owner will ask, how about
us? Haven't we the moral
right to demand that dogs be
kept from our premises? To
which I can only answer that
I do not know. I do know
that a multitude of questions
arise io confront the affirma
tive. Here, for example, are a
few of those questions: Are
undisturbed flower beds
worth the character-building
advantage neighborhood chil
dren could have gained from
the responsibility of caring for
and disciplining their pets? I
refer to companionable pets,
of course, and not untrust
worthy beasts restrained by
chain or cage. Is the serenity
of our garbage cans worth the
fences that will consequently
spring up between neighbors,
or the petty grievances that
wallow, always, in the wake
of these fences? In short, are
immaculate flower beds, un
molested garbage cam, and
crewcut lawn worth a way
of life?
Fortunately, most of you
will be permitted to decide
this issue from the traditional
privacy of an election booth.
Unfortunately, some of us
may be denied this privilege,
so quietly does freedom slip
away.
C. W. Patterson
P. O. Box 452
Jacksonville, Ore.
New York -1UPD- Friends of
department store executive
Bernard F. Glmbel celebrated
his 75th birthday over the
week end in a hotel' turkish
baths decorated In Roman
fashion.
false: teeth
That Loosen
Need Not Embarrass
Mane weerere of falsa taath haT
Buffered real embarrassment because
tftetr Plata aroppea. suppea or woo
blfd at Just the wrong time. Do not
tire in fear of thta happening to you.
Juht sprinkle a IHUe FA8TEKTH. the
alkaline (non-acid) powder, on your
platea. Hold falae teeth mora Annie,
so they feel more comfortable Doee
toot sour. Checks 'plate odor" Iden.
tura breath). Get FA8TUTH at an
tru counter.
Washington Report
By WILLIAM $. WHITE
KENNEDY PROBLEMS
Washington - The Demo
crats are in danger of carry
ing off all the springtime
lor
d
the
identlal
in
November.
T-h e spec
tacular con
test run be
tween presi
dential aspir
ants John F.
Kennedy and Hubert H. Hum
phrey in Wisconsin is now
to be followed by another
knock-down-drag-out in West
Virginia. That small state's
convention delegation is not
half worth the risk to front
runner Kennedy. And it
would actually mean much to
Humphrey even If he should
carry it.
Nevertheless, the battle is
fated to be fought to the fin
ish. Senator Kennedy must go
on because no matter when
and where be wins, to date,
a large section of the political
community only replies: "Yes
-but."
In plain fact, and all fine
spun analysis to the contrary,
he won a clear victory in
Wisconsin, On the big score-board-the
number of conven
tion delegates nailed down
he beat Senator Humphrey by
a margin of 2 to 1. In the pop
ular vote he received 58 per
cent-which is better than the
55.2 per cent given to Dwight
Eisenjiower in his 1952 pres
idential landslide.
e
ALL this would seem, on
nnv nrHinarv mpasnrp-
ment, to be quite enough. But
special standards are being
applied to Kennedy. This is
practically - undcrstanda b 1 e
even though ethically not fair.
The professional politicians
(including the Catholic pros
themselves) have always
reckoned that to be a Catho
lic is a heavy handicap in
running for president.
So Kennedy has got to con
vince his party, and then re
convince it and reconvince it
yet again, that his popularity
can overcome any handicap
that may exist.
Humphrey has got to go
into West Virginia because
he had pledged to do so. There
is also the important fact
that while his chances for the
Try and
irP"plH drama, an
.11 p r e siden
JL-aCfc. J e 1 e c tion
Whlta
By BENNETT CERF-
W'AITERS at the diner outside the Laramie, Wyo., airport
V still talk about the customer who ordered a cup ot
coffee, then poured pepper, salt and a dash of catsup into it
"Hey," he remonstrated,
"this coffee tastes ter
rible." "What did you ex
pect?" asked the waiter.
"There's not much else
in that cup besides pep
per, salt and catsup.
"Maybe you're right," 'l.
allowed the customer.
"Pass the mustard."
a '
' Charley Weaver nomln-
ntes Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Swine aa the flghtlngest
married couple in ML Idy.
"Trouble is," expiains Char- '
ley, "Wally won't give her an Owl for her birthday, 99 Ji vmft
mend his socks. She told me, 'If he don't give hoot, I don't
give a dam'."
. . e
"Promises," declares Norman Vincent Peale, "are like crying
Jjables In the theater: they should bo carried out at once."
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nomination are one In ten
they would be nonexistent if
he cried quit now.
There is much nonsense in
presidential primaries. But
the Democrats are involved
in them all the same.
A great, unexplored bomb
lies under the whole situation
for the Demlcrats. Kennedy'
Wisconsin triumph Is widely
attributed-although there Is
much objective to doubt that
this is the decisive explana-ion-to
"the Catholic vote."
The more his success 1 ex
plained away on that ground
the greater the danger to
the Democratic party for November-no
matter who is at
length nominated.
FIR IF the anti-Kennedyites
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Democratic party that his is
only or mainly a "Catholic
candidacy" they are surelv
going to convince the major
ity protestant voters and the
minority Catholic voters in
this whole country on the
same thing. If massive num
bers of Catholics really are
for Kennedy simply because
he is a Catholic, these people
are not going to like it if
he is dumped by the Demo
cratic convention in circum
stances suggesting that the
only real reason was his re
ligion. And if the stop Kennedy"
movement is going to be put
on the basis of his religion
and he still isn't stopped, the
Democrats themselves will
have given the Republicans a
powerful weapon with which
to beat him In the campaign
by exploiting the so-called
'protestant ' vote.
So the more the Democrat
talk about "the Catholic is
sue" the more harm they art
going to do their own party
and their own ultimate candi
date, regardless of his iden
tity. Their problem thu is
great. If they are going to
"stop Kennedy" they had bet
ter do it on impersonal and
non-religious issues.
If they can't stop him that
way they will be far better
off not to stop him at all. All
Democratic candidate or fac
tions even uttering the words
"Catholic vote" from now on
will use them at their own
peril and to the peril of their
common party.
(Copyright, 1960, By United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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