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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 24, 1950 (Monday)
California -Pacific Utilities
company announces a 2.2 cent
cut in gas rates here.
Dr. Ralph Thompsen an
nounces opening of his offices
in the Fluhrer building.
20 YEARS AGO
April 24, 1940 (Wednesday)
United Air Lines announces
the addition of one north
bound flight from Medford
bringing the total flights
north to four; the total south
remains at three.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "In the
mountains the dogwood trees
', are now In blossom. They .are
being; picked In wholesale lots
by members of tne fair sex,
who think they look nicer in
a vase in the parlor, than on a
tree in the forest."
30 YEARS AGO
April 24. 1930 (Friday)
William Dougherty Jr., of
Medford High school, wins
state high school oratory
championship.
Census gives Medford a
population of 10,847, and Cen
tral Point 821.
40 YEARS AGO
April 24. 1920 (Sunday)
Local merchant returns
from east and predicts prices
will go higher.
Flour reaches highest price
In history; expected to go up
to $15.50 a barrel here.
SO YEARS AGO
April 24, 1910 (Sunday)
Construction will start soon
on an inter-urban electric trol-
ley line to run from Grants
Pass through valley cities, to
Ashland.
Medford city council gives
Luihbert and Company per
mission to erect a temporary
tent building at Sixth st. and
Central ave., but fire com
pany says no.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nine or ten correct Is superior;
seven or eight Is eicellenti live er
Hi Is flood.
l.In what book would vou
4A
NATIONAL
VV I Ia
. expect to read about "Simon
degree"?
2. Which of t h e s e is the
. most malleable -gold, silver,
; or platinum?
S. How many numbers are
there on American roulette
', wheels?
4. What Is the Interest paid
1 per month on $100, when the
annual rate Is 6 per cent?
5. Which slates of the Union
ire named for Presidents?
6. Complete this adage: "A
...... horse for a race."
7. A small nation wholly
dominated by a large power
ii known as a 1 .... e?
8. What Is the capital of
Brazil?
9. Which of these are not
light wines-champagne, port,
burgundy, muscatel, claret,
sherry?
' 10. What Is always the Inst
unit for a freight train?
Answerw 1. "Unele Tom's
Cabin." 3. Gold. 3. Thirty
eight. 4. Fifty cents. S. Wash
ington is iha only one. . "A
lean horse for a long race." 7.
Satellite. I. Brasilia, t. Mus
cateL port, sherry. 10. Ca-
Committees
"Good Lord." the
mumbled into our left
that all you have to do is appoint another com
mittee and the problem is solved."
He has a point. American society sprouts
committees for this, that and the other thing.
"Refer it to a committee for study" is one of the
most frequently heard
tional work. And anyone
lem is just apt to be named chairman ot yet an
other committee to do something: about it.
But it is also a fact
progress made if there
at all.
IN A democratic nation, practically every
1 thing worth while is done, one way or anoth
er and sooner or later, by the possibilities inher
ent in a blending and mixing of talents, abilities
and skills the committee system.
Even the great "ragged individualists" with
the exception of those engaged in writing or the
arts are in some measure indebted to groups of
people working together: committees.
Men of independent talent or genius will al
wavs be needed. But even
for we live in a society
erative, or it is no society.
IN government itself, committee work is the heart
and soul of progress and accomplishment.
Congress is utterly dependent on committees to
make the detailed studies necessary in working
out acceptable legislation, lhe supreme Court is,
in essence, a committee of judges. And even the
executive department and its departments,
boards, bureaus, divisions and services are run,
to a greater or lesser degree, by the committee
system, whatever it may
The committee system
racv.
The alternatives are
itself is dependent on committees to enact its de
crees) or anarchy and mob rule.
AND so, while it is
nnr nvprnro-anized
liferate, we do not scoff when a problem is re
ferred to a new committee.
It may lav an earg; it may do nothing.
But it may produce
problem; or come up with a significant docu
ment; or create an entire new approach or attl
tude.
The human mind is a
sometimes a group of human minds is better than
one. And once in a while a group of minds will
catch fire and produce a work of genius which
one, alone and unaided,
... .
...To Solve
The committee which
bor's grumbling is one proposed to consider ways
and means of preventing (as opposed to treat
ing) the problems of juvenile delinquency and
crime.
Despite the skepticism rumbling sotto voce
into our ear, we are convinced that study of the
problem is merited. And for these reasons:
1. Juvenile crime and
ing problem ; it is growing not only as the popu
lation grows, but also as moral standards change,
homes break up, and young people find them
selves lacking a sense of
2. Today all our formal, organized etforts are
spent on correction, and they are spent expen
sively, through police departments, jails, deten
tion homes, courts, penitentiaries. Little or no
concerted community effort goes to prevention.
1XHAT can be done about prevention of juve
nile crime and delinquency?
There is no one, no single answer. But during
the course of 2y2 hours the other night, a couple
of dozen people came up with as many, or more,
ideas.
Some might work; some might not; some
might be of some small help and others might be
of great help.
The point, though is this: Without group ef
fort ("committee work") none of these ideas
would be be broached; nothing would be clone;
we would be no closer to a solution.
WITH cooperative endeavor, it is possible that
liitlo nr nnthinrr mow ha rlnna Rut- if 10 olart
' " V. .ww...i all... V MUIIV. U .0 QIOU
possible that a great deal will be done.
Men, working together, have solved tougher
problems than this. Men, grumbling about "too
many committees," have solved darn few com
munity problems.
And the problem posed by the increasing
number of potentially good kids who are getting
off the tracks IS a community problem. If looked
at objectively, analyzed rationally, and ap
proached cooperatively, who says we aren't capa
ble of taking steps which will lead in the direc
tion of a solution?
Our grumbling friend doesn't passively ac
cept the status quo when he diasapproves of it.
And this is an instance where the status quo
leaves much to be desired and to be done. E.A.
We have passed through the stage where
weapons are obsolete after they get into opera
tion. Now we are in the era when weapons be
come obsolete while still being developed. As
taxpayers, we can look forward hopefully to the
stage when the weapons will become obsolete
while they are still on the drawing boards, thus
saving us the tremendous cost of building useless
hardware. Oregon Statesman, Salem. I
CAN Help..,
man sittinsr next to us
ear, "some people think
suggestions in organiza
who dares pose a proo-
there would be darn little
weren't any committees
they depend on others,
which is essentially coop
be called.
is the genius of demoo
authoritarianism (which
undoubtedly true that in
sncifitv committees nro-
a solution to a pressing
magnificent organ. But
never could have done.
Problems
motivated our neigh
delinquency is a grow
direction.
Dennis the
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views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Changes Said True
To the Editor: The expose'
of the National Council of
Churches is a sincere and
timely effort by both the
Daughters and the Sons of
the American Revolution to
stop Communist infiltration
into our churches. It does
exist and it is deadly serious
The proof of it is positive
and undeniable. Any who
doubt the foregoing state
ments please obtain and read
the book ' Masters of Deceit
by J. Edgar Hoover, or "Col
lectivlsm in the Churches" by
Edgar C. Bundy, or request
factual data from The Church
League of America, Wheaton,
Illinois, or from Circuit Rid
ers, Inc., 18 East Fourth St.,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. AH data
and names of personnel in all
the foregoing are verified,
documented, and authenti
cated. As to the editorial attri
buted to The New York
Times, let me say that the
statements on this subject
contained in the recently re
called Air Force Training
Manual have been declared
factual in public statements
by many United States Sen
ators and Congressmen of
both parties. The Manual was
recalled not because of ob
jections to subject matter for
manual use and NOT because
the contents are untrue.
In my opinion "E.A." owes
the D.A.R. a public apology
for this bitter editorial at
tack In the Mail Tribune's
issue of April 21.
Walter H. Jones
1958-59 President, Ore
gon State Society, Sons
of the American Revo
lution. Box 947
Medford.
Editor's note: Opinion
noted.
The Council and the Gospel
To the Editor: Thursday's
defense of the National Coun
cil of Churches borrowed from
the New York Times still is
an attempt to pass off a man-
made substitute for the Chris
tian Gospel.
While a man has a right to
his own religion, he has no
right to corrupt another's faith
by his own views, and call
his correct and best because
he happens to believe them
and say he is right because he
snys he is and has a few de
grees to prove It. Christ never
went to a seminary. Neither
did the Twelve. Paul had to
forget everything he learned
in seminary to serve Christ.
So did Martin Luther. John
Wesley was thrown out of the
Church of England for putting
Christ first. (He never sup
ported or even joined the
church which claims him as
Its founder.)
The Social Gospel Is a man-
made attempt to create heaven
on earth by human effort. It
teaches that man Is Inherently
good, and merely needs to be
taught to find his proper role
in this new society, and all
will be well. Society will en
lighten and educate man to
serve its ends, and bring in
the mtllenlum. This Is the aim
of the National Council of
Churches. Those who oppose
the NCC are called "socio
pathlcs" or even psychotic by
the NCC, the press, the UN.
and all leading communica
tions media today. This is
brainwashing.
The National Council of
Churches considers the per
sonal return of Jesus Christ
a fool's hope. They do not ac
cept the Bible as God's Word.
They do not agree that man
must be born again and that
Christ's death on a Cross can
cover man's sin if he will ac
cept it. This idea is called
"horrible" in their churches.
II I sell oleomargarine lor
Menace
butter, I can find myself In
jail. The National Council of
Churches is putting over a far
greater fraud, and getting a
medal for it from men who
hate the Gospel.
If this Gospel is God's Word,
as true as the law of gravity
these men are not serving God
but instead serve a person
they claim does not exist
Satan. If this be irreligion.
Jesus Christ was the most so-
ciopathic individual who ever
lived, and got what he de
served when Society put Him
away. Personally, I'm with
Him.
Parkey Bailey
542W "A" st.
Ashland, Ore.
Acklln on Politics
To the Editor: Yesterday,
Aye bought a new pair uf
shoes in Medford. It vas easy.
All Aye had to do vas pay for
der shoestrings, und dey let
me bring der shoes home. It
vas different ven der Demo
crats vas in der Vitehouse
Aye had to pay for der shoes,
yust to get der shoestrings
home.
Everett Acklln
Ashland, Ore.
Kidney Fund Drive
To the Editor: I would like
to personally thank all the
merchants in Medford, Cen
tral Point and Gold Hill who
so kindly accepted the can
isters for the National Kidney
Disease Foundation. Also, I
would like to thank all the
fine people who generously
contributed, for without you
the drive could not have been
a success.
The Mail Tribune and the
radio stations were very kind,
too, with the publclty they
gave us.
The communities response
to the canister appeal conduc
ted here for the first time this
year will represent an encour
aging beginning in our fight
against the nation's fourth
ranking killer disease.
. The funds collected locally
will be used to finance re
search currently underway
at 45 medical centers and uni
versities, and a substantial
portion will be used in this
community to supply life-saving
steroid drugs to childhood
victims of nephrosis.
Again, I would like to
thank all of you who drop
ped a coin in our special K
Day canisters. By doing so
you helped provide durgs for
sick children and adults, and
of increasing research in
order to add to lhe store of
medical discoveries already
made.
Mrs. Gordon T. Elliott
1960 Chairman In Med
ford for the National
Kidney Foundation.
1991 West Main St.,
Medford.
Zoning
To the Editor: Something's
rotten in Denmark; smell
rat, smells fishy; and like
sneaky are choice sayings that
revolve around the word, in
trigue. Whatever the phrase
to fit the situation, I wonder
why all of the secrecy about
the proposed zoning of the
area with the boundaries of
Bybee Corner and Jackson
ville to the South, near John's
Peak to the West, Scenic Av
enue to the North and the S.P.
tracks to Central Point and
along the Hanley Hill rd. to
the East.
Petitions are being circu
lated in favor of zoning the
area. However, either the
planning commission has not
defined the terms well or the
whole truth is not being pre
sented to the public.
Of course, should the said
area be zoned, individual
property would fall under
either of two headings, "agri-
cultural" or "Individual dwell
ings." Being interested in
finding out all of the facts
concerning such a petition,
my brother checked with the
office of the Jackson County
Planning Commission where
he discovered, after much
"beating around the bush,"
that in order to be considered
an agricultural establishment
where livestock could be
raised, the property must con
sist of at least 10 acres.
Naturally we talked this
over with our neighbors, and
being rather disturbed about
the welfare of their daughter's
horse and the welfare of oth
er small landowners, a very
civic minded neighbor called
the Commission which, after
much "evasiveness," disclosed
to her that the acreage re
quirement was 5 acres. Final
ly, during the same discussion,
they confided that the de
cisions were to be made dur
ing the planning meeting to
be held the week of May 30.
I would like to know just
what is going on, why de
cisions were made before the
meeting; what day of the week
of the 30th the meeting will
be held; and who will be the
chosen few to make decisions
concerning the issuance of
permits for such structures as
Individual garages, the con
tinuation of already existing
businesses such as the Mt.
Pitt Company and the granite
quarries; and the amount of
livestock, If any, per acre for
each rancher or farmer.
Patricia Lull,
. 3498 Military rd.,
Medford.
Editor's note: The zoning
proposal is still just that a
proposal. If enough signatures
are obtained, a public hearing
will be held, at which the de
tails of the proposal will be
explained. Incidentally, no
zoning law can affect present
land use; It can, however, lm
pose restrictions on future
changes In the use of land.
What Is a "Derelict"?
To the Editor: Well, as they
say, another country heard
from, but I keep thinking
about "The Derelict." You see
my husband too kept drinking
more and more after return
ing from the service and it no
doubt was a factor in his
death.
He often talked of how he
had seen those young boys
when dying, crying for their
mothers. And one especially
was crying and didn't want to
be buried at sea. So he held
him in his arms, and as Bud
had done a lot of diving, he
told him how beautiful it was
and like a garden, and so
calmed a lot of his fears.
And I think of that veteran
at Camp White. He said the
boys seldom came into Med
ford. Why?
Who has more right to walk
the streets of Medford-or any
other city for that matter
than those boys who have
given so much, and I might
add, received so little?
Battle 'board ship can have
its terrors
Burial at sea can have no
charms
A young lad crying for
his mother
Dying in a Bos'n's arms.
Would they know when
all is over
And they're old and worn
and sick
To some who were not In
the battle
They are just a derelict?
But, we know that they
are heroes
And when troubles 'round
them fall
Some will take it in their
stride
Wading deep in alcohol.
So, let's try and help our
brothers.
Pray about what things
are said,
May we guard each word
we utter
And help to save the living
dead.
Thelma Glad
1427 Lawnridge,
Medford.
An Orderly Speaks
To the Editor: It is Inter
esting to note the number of
complaints prompted by your
article on the "controversial
convulsive." This article has
done much harm to our hos
pitals. If one is to form an
opinion, wouldn't it be better
to determine the facts of the
issue first?
Many people are not aware
that no one may be admitted
as a bed patient in either of
our two main hospital unless
so ordered bv a physician on
the staff of that hospital. If
admission IS ordered, neither
hospital can very well refuse,
no matter what the financial
status of the patient.
Since Sacred Heart hospital
denies refusing to admit the
convulsing patient, one can
safely assume that the attend
ing physician did not consider
it necessary to admit the man
to the hospital. Is the police
officer, then, better qualified
to diagnose than the doctor?
The man Is said to be a dia
betic as well as convulsive.
Either disorder is more than
reason enough In itself for
complete abstinence from al
cohol. As if that isn't enough,
he hadn't even bothered to
take the medications pre
scribed to keep him alive and
well. Do these seem to be the
acts of a responsible person?
One asks why he is not eon
fined to an institution?
Now, as for the woman
v.-ho held the burned child
for so long, emergency room
patients are always asked for
their choice of doctor. If there
is a preference, every effort
must be made to summon the
doctor requested. It the pa
tient has no preference, or,
for any reason la unable to
specify a choice, the doctor
"on call" is notified. If this
woman had asked for any
other doctor, or had been will
ing to have the doctor on call
see her child, the child would
have been seen much sooner.
It Is said by some that hos
pital personnel are indiffer
ent to pain and don't really
care. But, have you ever had
to tell the family that has
rushed a heart patient to the
hospital that they didn't start
out soon enough; that their
loved one was dead before
you ever opened the door of
their car? Well, I have, and
it isn't easy. Have you ever
seen nice, healthy teen-agers
come into an emergency room
all smashed up from a car ac
cident? Well I have-and re
cently too. Call us methodi
cal, if you will, or even hard
boiled, but please don't say
that we didn't care.
A Hospital Orderly
(Name on File)
Medford
Think Again
To the Editor: Two para
graphs in your editorial, 'Who
Is Guilty?' in the April 19
edition of the Mail Tribune,
to my mind, make an implica
tion to which I would like to
take exception. These para
graphs state that a child given
proper parental care, love and
guidance will not be harmed
by, "television, bad comic
books, pornographic litera
ture, amoral motion plctures
none of these can penetrate
the essential armor of his
training."
We accept the responsibil
ity of our society to furnish
good roads, police protection,
fire protection, public health
service, and many others
which contribute primarily to
our physical welfare, we nave
failed to realize that our so
ciety also has a grave respon
sibility in helping to provide
and maintain a moral atmo
sphere in which those quali
ties of honesty, morality, in
dustry, and other like attri
butes can flourish. With these
characteristics lacking any
culture and any nation will
soon decay.
The editorial Implies that
all the forces of greed and
degradation can just as well
be loosed upon society and
god home training will pre
vail against them all.
Look around you carefully,
study the records of the Juv
enile courts, and think again.
Clarence L. Miller,
2200 Ruhl Way,
Medford.
Hospitals Need Help
To the Editor: I have been
wanting for some time to ex-
pres in some way my appreci
ation to the Sacred Heart hos
pital and its staff and it looks
like this is an appropriate
time.
I feel that about the most
sensible comment on the
whole problem involving the
poor Camp White veteran,
was made by you, namely, that
it points up the great need
for more assistance to hos
pitals from tax funds for these
welfare" cases. It certainly
seems to come that we cannot
condemn anyone else until we
as taxpayers have insisted to
our government that it use
the proper share of our money
to take care of such unfortun
ate people.
I think we could all profit
by keeping in mind the won
derfully wise remark Jesus
made when people were busily
Try and
-By BENNETT CtRF-
A GREAT BIG HE-MAN from the West wrote a great big
novel which he submitted to a New York publisher with
this note attached: "I don't want any of your typical Eastern
discourtesy and careless
ness. Read this manu- .BEAD THIS
script carefully. It's great. MANUSCRIPT.
And if you're too stupid T5 OSCArf
to appreciate its possibiU
ties, don't send me one of
your insulting printed re
jection forms. I want a
personal letter telling ma
why!"
In due course the West
erner got his manuscript
back with this letter from
the publishing house:
"We are overcome with
the opportunity of cor
responding with a won
derful author of your calibre. Our editorial staff was so
carried away by your novel it took some of them a week to
get back to the office. But what would happen if we pub
lished your masterpieceT We would be establishing a stand
ard we obviously never again could attain. Rather than
reach the pinnacle, therefore, only to plunge later into the
abyss, we are humbly standing aside to let a compeUtof
triumph with your magnificent novel which we are return
ing under separate cover, collect"
C UW by Paa&sU Osrt Platrlbutaa by fim Tttif Pytmn't
POTLUCK
(By M-T Staff and Contributors)
.. MasjBB""ss mlmmllP-fKimm
Let's have an end to all this sports car nonsense which
has been cluttering up the columns of the Mail Tribune for
lo these many weeksl
Before we do call a final halt, .though, we thought our
readers ought to see for themselves a picture of Doll T (above,
rear) and her mistress (above, foreground), both of whom
have been featured in recent column comment.
And that's about the only excuse we can think of at the
moment for printing the picture. Kenny Knackstedt snapped
it, also for no particular reason.
But in a column such as this, which is more than half
nonsense anyway, who needs excuses and reasons?
f -
Living on a budgat is iha
same as living beyond your
means, axcapi thai you have
a record of it.
County Commissioner Ches
ter Wendt may not know for
sure whether or not the new
sheriff's department cars are
all in good working order, but
he can vouch for the sirens.
Wendt was driving a sher
iffs car when he and Sheriff
Joe Walsh were en route to a
1 a w enforcement officers'
meeting in Grants Pass the
other night, when he started
to dim his lights for an on
coming car.
His foot hit the siren button
instead, and, with a very red
face, the commissioner rolled
into Grants Pass with the
siren button screaming, and
cars scattering before him.
One of the more promln-
condemning a poor sinner; Let
he who is without sin among
you cast the first stone. In
stead of casting stones, lets
look deeper for sensible so
lutions. About a year and a half ago
we lost our little two-year-old
girl in an auto accident. She
died at the Sacred Heart hos
pital after living for 24 hours
in more or less of a coma. My
arm was broken in the acci
dent and was in traction so
that I was unable to go to her
or even see her again before
she died. But later I got to
meet some of the nurses who
had been with Coralee when
she died.
One nurse in particular I
shall never forget, Irene Bro
phy. I should like to try to
give her some idea of the com
fort and help she gave me, al
though words are so entirely
inadequate. She told me of
how she had sat with my little
girl her last night on earth a
great deal of the time. She
had held her hand and prayea
for her as hard as she had
ever prayed in her life. She
squeezed her hand every so
often and although Coralee
was not really conscious, she
did show a recognition of this
loving care by squeezing her
hand in return.
Whatever mistakes' our hos
pitals have made, let no one
think they are cold blooded
institutions. We never re
ceived a bill from the hospital
for the prayers those nurses
sent up for our little daugh
ter. Who can put a price on
prayer?
I do hope and pray that the
people of the valley will find
the way to help keep our fine
hospitals financially solvent
and open.
Marie Ottosen,
Route 1, Box 251,
Eagle Point, Ore.
Stop Me
nt legal lights in Medford
(himself a former politician)
dropped in to the Mail Trl
bune news room the other
day, after attending a
speech by a candidate of his
own political adherence.
He remarked that the talk
was mo s t refreshing. It
should have been. He slept
through a good part of it.
According to tradition,
those Martians who visit the
earth in science fiction stor
ies and bad jokes are "little
green men." We wonder if tht
color is wrong, however.
One of our eagle-eyed read
ers spotted a Mail Tribunt
classif ied ad which sought the
return of a "light blue ladies'
billfold."
The horrid suspicion is that
those "light blue ladies"
might be from extra-terrestrial
space. And that billfold
probably contained their plans
for taking over the world.
Bobby Kolksmo, In tht
Haven Herald, writes i
"poem" as follows: , J
"1 had a dog who's namt
was Rover
Who went in the zoad and
got ran over
So I buried him' In the
clover.
The Haven Herald, in addi
tion to everything else, is de
voted to the fine arts, as evi
denced by the above.
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One of our young man
was walking on air, last
week. He'd finally broken
100 in golf. (That's in 18
holes, not 9, he assured ui.)
Anyway in a spirit of brava
do, wrote the following
note, which we found on
our desk early one morning:
"Residents of Ashland (or,
for that mailer, anyone
else wanting a good laugh)
can watch our regional edi
tor play golf at the Oak
Knoll Golf course nearly
very Sunday morning at
11 o'clock."
It may be there will be
reply to this, but if there is
you'll have to look for it In
"Out On a Limb."
A group of county offi
cials were discussing a naw
proposal for group health
insurance for county offi
cers and employees. One
of them said it discriminates
against the elected officials,
because it allows for treat
ment of mental and ner
vous disorders of em
ployees, but doesn't for
elected officials. And just
who needs this coverage the
most? Hmmm? .
The Hoover Hl-Llte, known
to our faithful readers as one
of our favorite publications,
has an item by Kathy Dickey,
In 3R. we Ike. Kathy says:
"The Indians lived In wig
wams and did not go to school
because there were none. In
the night, bears prowled
around. There were no
churches.' There were lots of
trees. There were no streets.'
It sounds pretty good - all
except the bears, anyway.
Eddie Mayer, in JS, writes
interestingly. If a liny bit
confusingly)
"David Dellenback
brought a caterpillar. He
spun a cocoon last autumn,
and stayed all winter.
Without warning he came
out of his cocoon. Now the
room has him in a jar."
Wa w o n d r, Idly, how
David enjoys being in a Jar.
;
On Friday we received a
"news release" from a Port
land radio station, and this
Is what it said, in full:
"To fertilize his new lawn,
KEX deejay Carney Keep
drove out to the Alpenrose
Dairy for a truck load of
manure. When the well known
Portland, Oregon deejay was
recognized, his $1.00 payment
was refused. This has him
wnrrivrl. I a free load of
manure payola?" :