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I MAH. TRIBUNK, MtdrW, Or. A Thunday, April 14, If 60 Medford4Wtribuiib Everyone in Southern Oregon Readi The Mall Tribune" Published Dally exrept Saturday By . MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 38 North FirJ3t PhSP218141 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor" HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD T LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. ERIC W. ALLEN JR.. Mng Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Soortl Editor OLT'E ST ARC HER, Women'i Editor DALE ERJCJONClrculaUon Mfr An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act ol March 3. 1807 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance, Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year $19 00 Dally and Sunday fl mos. B00 Dallv and Sunday 3 mos. 4JS5 ; Sunday Only One year $4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point, Jacksonville, Gold HIM Phoenix, Shady Cove, Rogue Riv er. 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Bedford's city parks advis ory committee plans final Judging on suggested names for the city's new park at Jackson st. and Bear creek. 20 YEARS AGO April 14, 1940 (Sunday) With the cooperation of the forest service and Crater Lake National park, the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce Is sponsoring a scries of suggested trips through the "Rogue Wonderland." From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The fishing season opened Satur day and Sunday and as a re sult of many uncaught ftsti, there were many empty fry ing pans," . 30 YEARS AGO April 14, 1930 (Monday) ' Mcdford's planning commis sion is studying ways of re lieving traffic congestion on and near the Bear creek bridge. " " ' Street Improvement bonds here, totalling $30,000, sell at a premium. 40 YEARS AGO April 14, 1920 (Wednesday) Motorcycle riders of the Rogue valley are planning or ganized "runs" to such places as' Crater Lake, Yrcka and Oregon Caves. A Klamath Falls box fae tory has been forced to close because of the prolonged, nation-wide sporadic railroad strike. 50' YEARS AGO April 14, 1910 (Thursday) ' Forestry bureau engineer says Rogue river rapids near Prospect is most Ideal water power site in Oregon. What's Your 1 0.7 Nine 01 ten correct is superieri seven or eight Is eacellent; five til It good. 1. How many half-pints are there in a gallon? 2. In what sort of work do longshoremen engage? 3. What country of Europe occupies the western part of the Iberian Peninsula? 4. Complete the quotation from Alexander Pope, "To err is human, . 5. Who wrote "Crusade In Europe"? 6. Is a procrastinator i baby carriage, one whose mot to is manana, or person who has a large family? 1. Does (he crescent of the moon always face the same wy7 8. Early In the century what was a Stanley Steamer? 0. In some leap years, August has 31 days; true or false? 10. Is the speed of sound waves constant, or does it vary with the medium? Antwert: 1, Sixteen. I Loading and unloading yes sets at docks. 3. Portugal. 4 ". . . io forgive, divine," 5 Dwlght V. Eisenhower, t, One whose motto Is mananai one who putt off things. 7. No. 8. Automobile. 9. True (and in ell other years.) 10, Varies with medium. , Questionnaire Congressman Walter sented Oregon's First District for many years, has sent us a copy of the results of a questionnaire he took in his district recently. It has a number of items of considerable inter est. First of all, though, it should be noted that such questionnaires are not conclusive ; that they do not represent an accurate "sampling" of the population of the district; and as a result do not afford a realistic view of majority opinion in the district. rTHE FIRST District (which includes the north west part of the state, from Corvallis and Salem to Astoria) is preponderantly Republican, and Norblad, as a Republican, is apt to have pro portionately more Republicans than Democrats on his mailing list. t Also, he is apt to receive more replies from Republicans on the list than from Democrats. So, while one may discount the results of the questionnaire on that basis, it does offer some in teresting results when viewed as a sampling of predominantly Republican voter thought. LISTED below are the until fVio Voa "Mr, " centages of the replies: 1. Should labor unions be under anti-trust laws? . . 87 9 4 2. In an effort to combat' juvenile delinquency, should the Federal Government at taxpayers ex pense establish a Youth Conser- vation Corps for boys 16 to 21 to work on reforestation and other conservation projects on publicly owned lands? 60 35 5 3. Do you favor diplomatic recog nition of Communist China? .... 20 ' 89 117' 4. At present, persons drawing Social Security Benefits are penalized if they earn more than $1200 a year. Do you be lieve they should be permitted to earn a greater amount with- penalty?.: 76 18 6 5. Do you favor continuing agri culture price supports? 20 74 6 (Those giving their occupations as farmers, on this voted as fol lows): 31 65 4 i 6. Do you believe the Federal Government should have more authority to regulate radio and TV programs? 38 56 6 7. In some areas In the South, cer- tain people because of their race are reportedly not permit-. ted to register to vote. Where this happens, should the Feder al Government provide Federal Registrars on a temporary basis? 70 21 87 8. Do you favor legislation to pro vide Federal Aid for school construction? , 41 50 9 P. Should we make an all out ef fort to surpass Russia in the ex ploration of outer space, regard less of cost? 26 69 5 10. Should Congress Increase postal rates to help meet postal defi cits? 50 47 3 11. Would you favor Federal Aid to to raise teachers salaries? 217c 74 57 (Those giving' their occupation as teachers on this voted as follows): 23 7e 74 3 12. Do you favor the proposed Summit Conference between the Free World and the Soviets? 84 10 6 13. Would you favor giving the Federal Government greater power to arbitrate and enforce . , agreements between labor and management when disputes1 . . ' such as In the recent steel strike, affect a major sector of the national economy andor national defense? 83 7o 14 37o 14. Do you believe merging our , Army, Navy, and Air Force into a single Military Service vwould Increase efficiency, re duce waste and duplication of effort and materiel, and remove inter-service rivalry? 77 187o 8 COME of the replies are a bit surprising, to us ""J cv. nnvtl.nir The CO per cent of the respondents, for one example, who approve the establishment of a Youth Conservation Corps. For another, the 31 per cent almost one third who either approve, or are undecided about, the question of diplomatic recognition of Red China. . And still another, the 7(5 per cent who favor liberalization of the amount of money Social Security recipients may earn without jeopard izing their benefits. THE most overwhelming response was the 87 per cent who believe that unions should be made subject to anti-trust laws. Next was the 84 per cent who favor a summit conference. And third is the 83 per cent who favor giving the government a stronger say in settlement of labor disputes involving the national economy or de fense. The next three most decisive answers are the 77 per cent who approve unification of the armed forces, the 76 per cent favoring liberalizing Social Security, and the 70 per cent who favor federal registrars to insure voting rights for minority groups. Some of these answers support traditional Republican positions. Others, however, decidedly do not. E.A. Did anyone else feel irony on last Friday's Page 1, where, in one col umn, was recorded approval of $l,000-per-year raises for elected county officials, and in another, comment from the county judge to the effect that the county has paid all it can to the hos pitals for the care of indigent patients? E.A, Norblad, who has repre 14 questions, together anA T Tv.,-1 nni'Wl Unde cided Yes No brought that there was a sort of Dennis the V0U BETTER BE GLAD TO SEE Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views or the paper; in tact the Man's Best Friend To the Editor: It seems to me that a law making it man datory to keep a dog confined or tied the year round is the ultimate example of man's cruelty to defenseless animals. Did you ever notice the hurt bewildered look In a dog's eyes when you hold a chain or leash up and say, "Come on boy, come and be tied"? A dog has always been and always will be man's best friend and what a beautiful devotion exists between a small boy and his dog. Is this cruel and unjust law then to be our repayment to this kind ly, loyal animal? I will agree that dogs do some small amount of damage, but on the other hand, this world wasn't meant to be an Utopia and if we passed or dinances and laws to prevent every small problem we would be so restricted we would hardly dare breathe! I feel that if nobody has a bigger problem than a dog tresspassing on their proper ty they are very fortunate in deed. Let's not punish the whole dog population for the misde meanors of a few. Let's keep our dogs free to play with our children. Lets treat our pets with humane consideration and thoughtfulness. Let's unite, friends and neighbors of Jacksonville, lets unite and demand that this measure be put on the ballot of the September election, so that a majority can decide on this important Issue. Let's not accept the dic tates of a very, very small minority. Neva I. Clarke, P.O. Box 144, Jacksonville, Ore. Editor's note: A dog con trol measure is now in effect in Jacksonville, by action of the city council. The entire county, as well as Medford, Rogue River, and other areas, will vote on dog control May 20. Not "Just Another Person" To the Editor: The story about the man they wouldn't admit to the hospital makes me think of this time two years ago, when our little girl was burned. She had first, second and third degree burns from the middle of her stomach around to the middle of her back. We had already seen a doe- tor at Trail, and he told us to take her directly to the hospital. When we got to the hospital we were asked to wait In the waiting room be cause they couldn't get in touch with our doctor. We sat in the waiting room for a good three hours or more. The hospital wouldn't admit her unless the doctor would take her as his patient. By the way, this hospital was the Rogue Valley Memorial. For the people who hate to believe such stories, did you ever try to hold a 4-year-old child In your arms for 3 hours without being burned? I think we would have felt much better U we could have layed her down in the emer gency room or somewhere. Those people who hate to look at the truth should just stop and think someday this might be you instead of just another person. Mrs. Howard Bishop, Star Route, Box 98. Prospect, Ore. Human Needs To the Editor: la reading the article by Ann Sullivan on the Governor's Committee on Children and Youth, 1 ccr- Menace US' I HADDA TAKE A 0AT' contrary is often the case. tainly agree that there is a real need for the churches to take a really active part. A suggestion: nature hikes or short mountain trips on Sunday afternoons for chil dren in neighborhood groups who show a "ticket" for that morning's attendance at any church Sunday school. The Council of Churches of the Rogue valley could start the "ball rolling." Religious truths bring high er moral standards, fewer illegitimate children for "so cial workers" to feed is a good reason for sterilization of the mothers-to aid in mak ing a more "loose" woman of a wayward girl. It would be an idea if these people who believe they are the only ones to pay taxes would devote some of their half or whole days leisure to bending so low as to make simple dresses and shirts for foster children, and to give help to those people like the Eldred Charleys of Central Point to aid in making ends meet and to keep the children In loving and wholesome at mospheres. I cut boys' hair quite well. Our hospital situation is a reflection of the lack of brotherly love-to let another help the man who has fallen or is in need. How many ppo ple would have taken him into their homes, then called the ' doctor? Mrs. Maxine Johnson, Route 1, Box 270AA Central Point, Ore. A.D.C. Problems To the Editor: I've wanted to write a letter for so long for us A.D.C. cases. There may be cases where steril iziation is the answer and I can see a few, but oh, how in God's name are the Wel fare Commissioners going to judge such? One mistake God will surely forget, maybe more, as we are not to judge his way on earth. But very few make the same mistake over. I know there may be a few A.D.C. cases where money is spent wrong, but most of us worry from month to next, figure every penny, and I will go hungry before my children go to school shabby. 1 still have four In school, one little one at home, and, yes, those teen agers cat more than we are allowed for the rest to gether. Summer is coming. My teen agers will be cut off completely and they still eat -so the rest of us will be cut off too. Who will hire a 14-year-old boy, or 15-year-old girl, when men are out of work? I know I wouldn't if I was In a position to hire. Would you? At Christmas I was lucky, very lucky, so many people gave me food for holidays. I wonder If they knew how much they help"d me. I know they couldn't possibly know. Yet I felt little, very little, taking stuff that people work for, for the isclvcs. But deep down I knew how It would help me when summer came. I spent $1.50 a month on the paper, I must cut it off for three summer months but I enjoy It, so do the kids, as thank God my children love to read. I'd love to have some clean papers for my walls, but I can't go beg for It. If I offered to work to pay for it, I sup pose I'd be getting paid. It would be cut off my check, but even though we are poor we still like a clean house. Oh yes, buying stuff on credit - well, maybe. My medicine costs S4 80. Who pays for It? Well I do. I owe India, China Trade Accusations o f Liar Over Border Dispute; By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor In thinly dtsguished diplo matic language Indian and Red China have been calling each other liars since last fall. The dispute 1 Red China's suddenly pro c 1 a imed de- il m a n d I on -i about 50,000 miles of ter- hii Newsnm ritory ruled cither by treaty or tradition by India. The debate resumes this my doctor $13. I've got to pay for it some way. Well, thanks for letting me blow off steam. (Name on File) Central Point, Ore. Park Questionnaire To the Editor: I want to give you the results of the questionnaire I mailed March 8 to all owners of property within the boundaries of the proposed Neuberger National Seashore. The questionnaire went to 398 persons, the names of whom were sup plied by the National Park Service. Anyone who owns property in the proposed area and didn't get one should let me know. As I write this I have re ceived 132 replies (33.2 per cent) from the property own. ers. Of those, 85, or 64.4 per cent of those replying, said they did not favor the pro posed recreation area. Eleven (8.3 per cent of those reply. lng) said they did not favor It, but were not opposed to it under any conditions Twenty-eight people (21.2 per cent of those replying) favored the park under any conditions and eight more (6.1 per cent of those reply ing) favored the park under certain conditions. A further analysis of the returns provides this break down: Of the 132 replies, 85 (64.5 per cent) oppose the park while 47 (35.6 per cent) favor a park. Of this last group 11 (8.3 per cent) have certain reservations. Those who actively oppose a park under any conditions feel strongly and have taken the time to let me know. It seems apparent , that two thirds have no strong feelings about the park either pro or con. I found in going over the questionnaires that many who opposed the park listed what they felt were needed changes in the bill, such as "ample money appropriated to pur chase all private property re' quired for the area and a new formula for life tenure." I welcomed these ideas. Many opposing the park as now proposed said they would withdraw their opposition if the park boundaries would include only the sand dunes west of Highway 101, exclud ing homesites and farm tanas as now proposed. The replies contained many good suggestions. Land tenure will be spelled out clearly. I have inquired to see what will be done if houses are huilt or enlarged or busi nesses erected after the date of enactment. The primary objection to the park as proposed seems to center around the feeling of some property owners that they would not receive fair consideration. I don't think this will prove to be so think we can enact a piece nf nnrk legislation which will be ecnerally acceptable and advantageous lor years io come to the majority-both in side and outside the proposed park area. Charles O. Porter, Member of Congress Washington, D.C. Sports Car Club To the Editor: We sports car enthusiasts select our cars with a view of maneuver ability (which is extraordt nary), steering (which is ac curate), and roadibility (which is suporb). Moreover, we are ready to convince anyone who will listen, that the size of our car, be it Sprite, TR3 or Jaguar Mark JX, is the only correct size. We argue long and loud on the merits of our cars, but essentially we apprecite all automobiles that are well engineered and can be driven purely for the fun of it. We realize t h a t a razor blade was not designed for wood carving, and thus, that the machinery we drive de mands to be driven, not mere ly aimed. The skill and pre cision we achieve learning to become a part of our cars requires testing, and thus we have sports car clubs, uuos, as well as true enthusiasts do not sanction hot roddlng etc., on the public roads and highways. We do, however, race, rally, and otherwise compete in carefully thought-out and month In a face-to-face meet ing at New Delhi between Indian Preimer Jawharlal Nehru and Red Chinese Pre mier Chou En-Lai. Preceding the meeting was Matter of Fact By j0Ph auop. THE KHRUSHCHEV ENIGMA Washington - The Western Foreign Ministers have now assembled in Washington to prepare for the summit meet ing in May. Time is getting short. They must agree on the summit positions to be taken by the Western Al lies, either here, or at the later NATO meeting in Is tanbul, or at EPH ju!sflp their final rally in Paris just before the summit conference Itself. By now these Western meetings that fumble toward unity, and the long-endured lack of Western unity which they reveal, are both almost tiresomely familiar. But the Western meeting has a new feature. It is obsessed, it is all but dominated, by the enigma of Nikita S. Khrush chev. The signs of this mounting obsession are plain to be seen. The American Ambas sador to Moscow, Lewellyn Thompson, Jean Lalols of the French Foreign Office, and all the other Western experts on Soviet affairs have gather ed here fo demonological de bates that will greatly influ ence the Foreign Ministers. After the present meeting, too, the senior American demon- ologist, Charles E. Bohlen, will pass ten days in Moscow n search of new clues and fresh impressions. ALL THIS is because Soviet behavior, so Dredictable In the simple, rigid years of Josef Stalin, has come to seem more and more enigmatic. On the eve of the summit, when there is such need for clear understanding of Khrush chev's aims, the demonologists are only sure that "the puzzle has a missing piece some- where"-as one of them put it. As new evidence accum ulates, it merely complicates the puzzle's pattern, instead of clarifying it. Much was hoped, for instance, from Khrushchev's long and Inti mate talks with Gen. Charles de Gaulle. Here, it was said, was the preliminary contact that would tell the west what Khrushchev, would do at the summit. The de Gaulle-Khrushchev talks took place in total iso. lation. Gen. de Gaulle even chose to use an interpreter from his own staff, instead of a foreign service, officer. Thus it is not quite certain that even the atmosphere of these encounters is fully understood here. But if the atmosphere and course of the talks have been correctly represented to the American government, they were encouraging. Or at any rate, they were encourag ing as far as they went. ON THE Berlin. key question of Khrushchev did thoroughly safe and sane events. These events are clean fun for the entire fam ily. Ours is the Siskiyou Sports Car Club and we are head quartered here in Medford. Our club comprises a wide variety of persons, people from every walk of life. We encourage safe and sane dnv lng on the highways. Busi ness meetings are held on the first Fridays of each month at KMED, usually getting un derway about 8, and high lighting major racing films, These meetings, as well as all our events arc announced over KMED, and on the Mail Tribune sports page. We are sponsored by KMED, Steven's Auto Sales, and Keith Schulz' Garage. The next event of Siskiyou Sports Car club will be Gymkhana, Easter Sunday af ternoon, April 17. Registra tion will take place at Cubby's drivein at 1, with the event getting underway at Camp White at about 1:30. A trophy will be awarded for most overall points, with dash plaques for the top three places in three classes. En trance fees for non-club mem. bers Is S2.50. All are invited no spectator charge. gymkhana is a series of driv ing skill tests. This Sunday's event should prove a lot of fun both for entrants and spectators. Cold soft drinks will be sold at the scene, but everyone should bring his own potluck picnic for the get-together at TouVellc state park, following the event, at which the awards and presen tations will be made. Bud K. Gercn. 524 South Ivy st., Medford mm Chou Due for Visit Chinese note delivered to New Delhi April 3 in which the Chinese stayed with their previous demands but noted that "thanks to the efforts of the Chinese and Indian gov- not yield any substantive point. But he discussed the Berlin question In a manner that did not indicate the slightest intention to press his demands to a stpge of ultimate crisis. The Impression was conveyed that he would not change his Berlin aims, but would not risk war to attain them, either. He even seemed to envision more than one summit meeting; and this would at least mean no great storm over Berline this year. But if this is Khrushchev s real approach to the Berlin question then why has he so often given vent to roars of naked menace about Berlin? Why was he so mildly polite to France's President de Gaulle, when he was so brutally rude to Italy's Pres ident Gronchl? Was Khrush-chev-with-Gronchi or Khrush-chev-with-de Gaulle the true, basic, inner Khrushchev? The Soviet experts' study of these riddles is further complicated by other riddles of a more basic character. For example, Khrushchev has passed an astonishing amount of time abroad in the last year. In the last two months, he has hardly more than touched base in the Soviet Union. According to a compu tation prepared by order of Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, Khrushchev has also made several scores of speeches in the last 60 days, almost all of them dealing with foceign affairs. Mean while, no other, Soviet leader has said a word in public about foreign policy. But does this mean that Khrushchev is so sure of his own position that he can leave domestic problems to his lieutenants, while he devotes himself almost exclusively to world problems? The experts are far from sure. ,' . rPHE GREAT exile among the American demonolo gists, George F. Kennan.has even gathered interesting evi dence that Khrushchev's per sonal authority ; has lately been declining in tne Kremlin. Last autumn Alexel Kirichen- ko, who used to be regarded as one of the two strongest younger men In the Soviet Presidium, was suddenly ban ished to the provinces. This clearly Implied the existence of some sort of political fer ment on the very highest Kremlin levels. But was the ferment halted by Kirichen ko s banishment, or does it continue, as Kennan, for one, believes? Then again, are the British demonologists correct in argu ing that the West ought to deal especially generously with Khrushchev now, . be cause we shall have someone far worse to deal with later on? Or are the American and French experts on the Soviet Union correct in making the contrary assumption? Normally, such a list of questions is hardly news. But since -the list reveals funda mental uncertainty on points of fundamental importance it has major significance.- (c) 1960 New York Herald Tribune Inc. ' ' ' nUK MOeO AN - HAH DAY C MGHT &ft rvr rr ernments and peoples, the once-strained relations be tween China and India have . been improved." Any improvement which the Chinese profess to note Is invisible to the Indians. Expects Politeness Nehru has said that Chou's reception would be polite, but at the same time he has cauUoned the Indian people about their behavior toward their guest. The route Chou takes from the airport into New Delhi will be closely guarded and will avoid areas where violence might erupt. In its April 3 note, Red China expressly denied that the Simla Convention of 1913 14 discussed the boundary question between Indian and China That convention, held In Simla In the Punjab, north of New Delhi, set up the Mc Mahon line which India claims is the Sino-Indian border. In 1914 and 1919, the Chinese repudiated their spokesman's signature on the Simla Con vention, but it is the Indian contention that the repudia tion dealt only with the boundary between Tibet and China and not the boundary . between India and Tibet. Since Red China has taken over Tibet, it is that boun dary which is one of those in dispute. The boundary between In dia and China runs some 2,200 ' miles and follows the line of mountains and watersheds drawn at the Simla Confer ence by Britain's plenipoten tiary, Henry McMahon. In some areas the border runs through land totally un inhabited. In others, there are primitive tribes. India's Ministry of External Affairs has published a pam phlet tracing the history of agreements peeceding the border dispute, along with a map of the disputed area. It shows that China recog nized existing borders by treaty or other documents go ing back as far as 1842, con tinuing well into the 1950's. It was in 1951, however, that Chinese maps began including territory traditionally consid ered Indian and setting the stage for the present dispute. Eugene Man Again Heads Forest Group San Francisco - HIPP - The Western Forest Industries As sociation reelected Aaron Jones, Eugene, Ore., as presi dent at the close of the group's four-day annual convention Wednesday. , Reelected vice president was Fred Sohn, Roseburg, Ore. Don Johnson, Riddle, Ore., was elected secretary- treasurer and Joseph Mc Cracken, Portland, was re named executive vice presi dent. APPROVE PENSION HIKES Washington-IUPD-The House Armed Service Committee unanimously approved legis lation Wednesday to give 118, 000 retired servicement pay boosts ranging from $4 a year for former privates to $4,586 for former chiefs of staff. GOODNIGHT, ALLKNIGHT New Orleans-filPD-New Or leans radio station WJBW to day was reported contemplat ing promoting its all - night disc jockey to days. The all night disc jockey is David Allknlght. 010 SNOMtASS, FUNHAl OMCTOtJ JSi WONf S i-MSO
