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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
April 27, 1950 (Thursday)
United Airlines will start
using the new four-engine
DC-4 here on a regularly
scheduled basis next Sunday.
Motor vehicle registration
office located at the south
city limits of Medford, will
open for business at the end
of May.
20 YEARS AGO
April 27. 1940 (Saturday)
Stan : Laurel and Oliver
Hardy star in their latest show
"A Chump at Oxford" at the
Rialto starting today.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Wild
flowers are now more plenti
ful along the highways, than
wild drivers upon them."
30 YEARS AGO
April 27, 1930 (Sunday)
Medford was darkened for
I few minutes yesterday dur
ing an eclipse of the sun.
Registration figures show
there are 62,102 more Repub
licans than Democrats in the
date.
40 YEARS AGO
April 27, 1920 (Tuesday)
The mercury rose to 81 de
grees In Medford yesterday,
the hottest day of the year.
Chamber of commerce re
veals plans for extensive re
modeling of its building.
SO YEARS AGO
April 27. 1910 (Wednesday)
Jacksonville wants a rail
road to the Blue Ledge cop
per district so much that citi
zens themselves are acquiring
the right of way.
Work will start on a $100,-
000 gas plant here as soon as
materials arrive from the east,
contractor says.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct Is superler;
seven or eight Is eicellent; five e
sli (s good.
1. Which U.S. President ex
plored an area In South Amer
. ica?
2. Opium Is extracted from
what plant?
3. Is the Leaning Tower of
Pisa in France, Italy, or
Greece?
4. The pituitary gland Is lo
: catcd In what part of the ha
'. man body?
' 8. "In the beginning" are
. the opening words In what
great and Important book?
6. Can a rocket ship travel
, In a vacuum?
. 7. In what stale Is Sun Val
ley?
8. For what purpose is a
corneal transplant attempted
t In surgery?
1 . 9. Senator McClcllan, Dcm
ocrat, represents which State
; in the U.S. Senate?
10. Of which South Ameri-
can country is Caracas the
caDital?
Answer si 1. Theodore
4.
jSSOCIAIION
NATIONAL EDITORIAI
; Roosevelt. 2. White poppy. 3.
Italy. 4. Base of the brain. 5.
Bible. 6. Yea. 7. Idaho. I.
' Restoration of sight. 9. Ar
kansas. 10. Venezuela.
. Retired Professor
'.At Oregon State Diet
Corvallis-OIPD - Roger Wil
liam Morse, 69, retired pro
fessor of dairy husbandry at
Oregon State College, died
'Tuesday. He was associated
with Oregon State College for
SO yean.
Democrats Ahead
What is the significance, if any, in the fact
that Democratic registration in Jackson county
exceeds Republican, for the first time since the
mind of man runneth not to the contrary?
Maybe there isn't much. Maybe there is a lot.
It reflects, for one thing, a more active "reg
ister to vote" campaign
officials than that put on
That alone could account
which at this writing is
DUT, since Jackson county has long been in the
Republican column, by a margin of a few
hundred to several thousand, it also reflects a
basic change in the electorate.
There are probably
change. First among them, we believe, is the in
flux of new residents,
dominantly Democratic
tration is probably as
a matter ot political philosophy.
But many of them, undoubtedly, are also con
vinced Democrats, and
Finally, we suspect
the registrars strengthen
a few people who have long been registered, nom
inally, as Republicans,
istration.
IT WILL be interesting
wide registration figures tell when they are all
in and totaled. Oregon has been a "Democratic"
state only a few years,
a Republican majority.
Whether this trend
weakened remains to be seen. But on the basis
of what has happened in Jackson county, so long
staunchly Republcian, and on what is reported
to be happening in Josephine county, even more
dominantly G.O.P. than Jackson, gives a hint of
a statewide shift.
We will be much surprised if the Democrats
do not lengthen their lead over the Grand Old
rarty when the final count is in. fc.A.
Poll Results
A similar message can be read in to the re
sults, announced today, of the poll received from
more than 20,000 constituents by Congressman
Charles O. Porter.
On airain. as was the case with the Ques
tionnaire sent out by Congressman Walter Nor
blad( reported here recently, the results should
be viewed with caution.
The fourth district has a majority of Demo
cratic voters, and Porter, as a Democrat, is apt
to receive more replies from Democrats than from
ReDublicans.
So the poll results cannot be taken as an an
accurate sampling of opinion, within the district.
DUT the results are, nonetheless, interesting
particularly in view of the increasing Demo
cratic registration totals.
For instance, of those
support legislation such as the Forand bill, pro
viding medical care for social security retirees.
This is a position more often favored by Demo
cratic candidates than by Republcian ones.
Again, federal financial aid for public schools,
so long as there is no lessening of state and local
control, is favored by 5b per cent.
(In Jackson county along, the figures on these
two questions were 70 to 30 per cent on the first,
and 53 to 47 per cent on the second.
IN THE preference for the Presidency, those
responding to the poll voted similarly to those
in the whole fourth district.
Here is how the respondents in the district,
and Jackson county, gave their preferences for
President:
Candidate 4th District Jackson County
Humphrey 7 6
Johnson 8 6
Kennedy 14 14
Morse 17 12
Stevenson 9 12
Symington 4 8
Nixon 33 ' 38
Rockefeller 8 11
AS INDICATED, there can be as many different
interpretations of the results of the poll as
there are those who read them.
But, as a source of political speculation al
ways fascinating they are interesting.
Here are a few points to ponder:
In the district Morse leads Kennedy; in Jack
son county, Kennedy leads, and Stevenson moves
up to tie with Morse among the Democrats.
Rockefeller is stronger in Jackson county
than in the district generally but so is Nixon.
What does it all mean? We'll have to wait
until May 21, and Nov. 9 to find out. E.A.
Proofreader Needed
Howell Appling Jr., Oregon's Secretary of
State, needs a proofreader.
Being somewhat vulnerable on the subject of
proofreading, (as is any newspaper,) we simply
point out that two boo-boos have been made in
the preparation of ballots in Appling's elections
division. And on Page 125 of the 1959-60 election
laws, put out by the division, we find the word
"chusing," rather than "choosing."
They're simple errors, and could happen to
anyone. But we are more used to seeing "typos"
fours and others) in daily newspapers than in
official state documents.
on the part of Democratic
by the u.U.r. ofhcials,
for much of the margin
only about yu votes,
several reasons for the
many of them from pre-
areas, and whose regis
much traditional as it is
will vote their convictions.
(and talks with some of
this suspicion) that quite
have changed their reg
to see the story the state-
after decades of having
will be strengthened or
replying, 73 per cent
E.A.
Dennis the
'Wm,m.lAcizii. Dennis asked
Communications
Letters to the Editor must
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
views ot the paper; in tact
Communism In The Churches
To the Editor: Your editor
ial entitled "Cheap, Silly, Ir
religious" surely reveals how
little you have studied the
subject which you judge with
such authority.
Recently a minister wrote
to the Department of Defense
asking for official comment
on this matter of Communism
within the National Council
of Churches. Wint Smith,
House of Representatives, an
swered the letter with this
quotation: "Seven hundred
and nineteen (719) of the offi
cers whose names appear on
the roles of the National
Council of Churches have rec
ords of Communist affilia
tion." Anyone who understands
the alms of Communism
would realize that the very
most logical place to plant her
agents would be within our
churches where well meaning
persons such as yourself will
publicly shield her as she
subtly and stealthily progress
es toward her goal of destroy
ing the church, eventually,
and all that it represents.
Don't forget that when and if
Russia succeeds in overthrow
ing this country, the Chris
tians will be the first on the
list for liquidation.
The Bible says, "For we
wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against principali
ties, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God that ye
may be able to withstand In
the evil day, and having done
all, to stand." (Ephesians 6:12,
13).
Mrs. F. M. Patterson
Route 1, Box 161
Rogue River, Ore.
Dog Eulogy
To the Editor: With all the
discussion now going on in
this county about the pro
posed dog leash law it may be
well for all of us to review
Senator Vest's "Eulogy Of
The Dog."
"Gentlemen of the Jury:
The best friend a man has in
this world may turn against
him and become his enemy.
His son or daughter that he
has reared with loving care
may prove ungrateful. Those
who are nearest and dearest
to us, those whom we trust
with our happiness and our
good name, may become trait
ors to their faith. The money
that a man has he may lose.
It flies away from him per
haps when he needs it most.
A man's reputation may be
sacrificed In a moment of ill
considered action. The people
who are prone to fall on their
knees to do us honor when
success is with us, may be the
first to throw stones of mal
ice when failure settles its
cloud upon our heads. The
one absolutely unselfish
friend that a man can have In
this selfish world, the one
that never deserts him, the
one that never proves un
grateful or treacherous, is his
dog.
"Gentlemen of the Jury, a
man's dog stands by him In
prosperity and In poverty, In
health and In sickness. He
will sleep on the cold ground
where the wintry winds blow
and the snow drives fierce, If
only he mny be near his mas
ter's side. He will kiss the
hand that has no food to offer;
he will lick the wounds and
sores that come from encount
er with the roughness of the
world. He guards the sleep of
his pauper master as if he
were a prince. When all other
friends desert, he remains.
When riches take wing and
reputation falls to pieces, he
is constant In his love as the
Menace
us fWNaou this saw.
bear the name and address of
not necessarily represent the
the contrary is often the case.
sun In its Journey through the
heavens,
"If fortune drives the mas
ter forth an outcast In the
world, friendless and home
less, the faithful dog asks no
higher privilege than that of
his company to guard against
danger, to fight against his
enemies. And when the body
is laid away in the cold
ground, no matter If all other
friends pursue their way,
there by his graveside wili
the noble dog be found, his
head between his paws, his
eyes sad but open in alert
watchfulness, f a 1 1 h ful and
true even In death."
Henry Corbin,
Box 623
Rogue River, Ore.
State Not Clean
To the Editor: This Is the
first letter I have ever writ
ten to a newspaper. However,
your editorial concerning the
N.C.C. deserves recognition.
It is a great blow to my poor
ego, though, to realize that I
must henceforth be known as
'stupid and irreligious' be
cause I do not share your un
biased views.
The Bible, which should
have been a little more in evi
dence In your editorial, does
not promise a religious group
immunity from false prophets.
Instead, the Christians are
warned to be ever watchful
for these people who will
creep in and lead the sheep
astray as wolves In sheep's
clothing.
A church organization does
not automatically become
holy just because it is a church
organization, and the individ
ual does not attain salvation
solely because he belongs to
a church group. The salvation
Christ offered on the cross
was offered for each individ
ual to consider, then accept or
reject.
When Paul preached to the
Bereans, he commended them
for their wisdom in not just
believing him in everything
he said, but '-they searched
the scriptures daily, whether
those things were so. (Acts
17:11). Shouldn't we, in a mat
ter so important to us In this
life and after, search the facts
to see if those things be so?
Is it so hard to believe that
great satanic force which
has come to control so much
of the world In just 40 years
would not be so gallant as to
leave our spiritual programs
alone while undermining us
on every other side? If labor
unions can be Infiltrated, the
Manhattan project betrayed,
and police departments cor
rupted, where is the blas
phemy in believing that Com
munists may and do infiltrate
our churches? What better
place could an enemy find to
work unmolested than in our
churches where they are pro
tected by well meaning peo
ple? I noticed tltat other letters
have mentioned J. Edgar
Hoover's book, "Masters ot
Deceit" and Edgar C. Bundy't
Collectivism in the Church
es. The congressional nee
ord of the hearings of the
House Committee on Un
American Activities would
also make good reading tor
anyone who would honestly
consider the facts.
I feel your defense of the
N.C.C. is not based on any
thing factual. A screaming,
lashing denial of guilt, even
by editors, does not wipe the
slate clean.
Fred Buchling,
Box 353.
Jacksonville, Ore.
The School Budget
To the Editor: On Monday,
May 2, 1960, we are asked to
pass the proposed school budg
et tor 1960-61.
Glue-Like
Attempts;
.1 1 . 1 I .
Washington - IUPD - If we
could figure out a way to bot
tle the adhesive qualities of
Ezra T. Ben-
son, we prob
ably could
make a for
tune in t h
glue business.
More than
seven years
have passed
since the call
went out to
Salt Lake
City beckoning Benson to
Today & Tomorrow
By Walter
NEW LEADERSHIP
After his visit to Washing
ton, it can be said that on the
German question Gen. de
Gaulle is now
the leader and
the chief
spokesman of
the West
ern alliance
It was high
time for a
change. For
until recently
we have had
no German
policy. We have had only a
tangle of slogans and fictions
about reunification which
could lead to no solution and
settlement of the German
The Medford School Board,
Budget and Advisory Commit
tee, prepared a 15-page book
let explaining this budget,
and meetings have been held
to help familiarize the public
with the budget.
This proposed budget is $4-
409,756.46, of which $1,978,-
404.99 is outside tne 6 per
cent limitation and must be
approved by the voters.
To advocate a lesser-sum of
money for the education of
our children is to be classed
with the undemocratic and
unresponsible citizens.
Must we never-the-less call
a halt? Dare we continue year
after year exceeding our 6
per cent limitations? Will this
pattern that we have set
jeopardize Medford School
Districts' credit?
When we over-extend our
selves to provide for public
education, are we not then en.
dangering our very ability to
educate?
We must, of course, main
tain a school system that
meets the standards required
for the basic school fund; and
that permits our graduating
high school seniors to enter
our state universities.
What has happened to that
fine old Yankee tradition of
economy?
The "Facts and Informa
tion" booklet put out by the
School Board has made sug
gestions concerning what it
may be necessary to do if the
budget does not pass.
I would like to see an aus
terity budget proposed which
would include the 5 per cent
increase for teachers' salaries,
but that did not exceed our
6 per cent limitation.
Vivian S. Collins,
40 Glen Oak Court,
Medford.
Nothing's Done Right
To the Editor: We, the peo
ple (?) of Medford, have hired
a recreation superintendent,
according to a story in your
paper. As usual, a man from
out of the state. We are to
keep the present parks and
recreation driector on the Job
too. Are we to build shelters
there for the old folks on
Social Security who are being
taxed beyond their ability to
pay on their homes?
I have noticed now many
that are hired by the city are
from out of the state. Yet
every few days we are told
through your paper about ine
wonderful schools Medford
has and how much higher
Oregon schools rate than the
other states. I would ask for
an explanation, but like so
much that goes on in the city
there is no explanation.
Now, I would go along with
hiring outside help if neces
sary (and it seems to be) to
find out why Medford's water
system Is a non profit making
business. Other cities find
their water and garbage dis
posal helps carry the taxpay
ers' load. Not Medford. We
sell more and more water, at
a high rate, and hear that we
may have a shortage of water
for Medford. We are selling
something that we will need
at no profit. Now what kind
of business is that? Our city
charter says they may sell the
surplus, but must reserve suf
ficient for the city.
We might go out of the state
for budget committees. They
might ask why, although Med
ford has doubled its popula
tion, we need several times
the number of employees. For
instance they might check the
engineering department and
ask why so many have been
hired, and they have to build
a bridge, and direct traffic
Welter
LlQeminn
Benson Resists All
West Sees Farewell
... .....
Washington to become Presi
dent Eisenhower's first secre
tary of agriculture,
The way Benson heard it.
the call beckoned him to be
come Eisenhower's first and
only agriculture secretary,
As subsequent events were
to prove, when Benson gets
cali he is a hard man to dis
connect. Such grey-beards as
can remember Benson s ar
rival here say that even then
he had a settled look about
him, as though he Intended to
stay a long, long time.
Lippmann
problem, and were not seri
ously meant to do so.
Gen. de Gaulle has assumed
the leadership of the alliance
by sweeping aside the hack
neyed slogans and the equivo
cal fictions. He has given tne
alliance a new lead in how to
think and how to talk about
the cold war and about Ger
many. Let us hope that the speech
writers in the Pentagon and
the State Department will
give close attention to the
change in style, which was
demonstrated in the press con
ference on Saturday and the
address to Congress on Mon
day. PERHAPS the greatest dif
ference between Gen. de
Gaulle's way of thinking and
the conventional thinking of
the day is that he sees and
treats the Soviet Union as pri
marily a European great
power, and only incidentally
as the headquarters of world
Communism. For him Russia
existed long before Lenin and
will exist long after Khru
shchev. Russia is a European
nation with national interests
in Europe and the central clue
to policy in dealing with Rus
sia is to be found not in the
writings of Marx and Lenin
but in the history of Russia.
This does not mean that
Communism, which is a secu
lar religion, does not play a
great role in the Soviet
Union and in its relations with
the rest of the world. What it
does mean is that in negotiat
ing with the Soviet Union, the
statesman should fix his eyes
on the Russian national inter
est, not let himself be razzle
dazzled by the ideology.
Having fixed his eye on the
Russian national interest, on
what ANY Russian govern
ment would protect or aim at,
the statesman can know
where lies the true area of
negotiation. When he stands
"firm," as the saying goes, he
knows concretely where to
stand firm, where is the point
at which Russia's national in
terests and ours should be ac
commodated. GEN. DE GAULLB is 0 n e
whom not the most fool
ish among us would call soft
on Communism. And yet,
when he speaks of the Soviet
Union, he does it with cool
and Impeccable courtesy. He
does not stoop to the vulgar
epithets which the ghost writ
ers feel they must sprinkle
through almost every official
utterance. This courtesy
comes from the fact that Gen.
de Gaulle sees France and he
sees Russia as perennial na
1 1 o n s within a European
society.
This style and tone does not
mean, as some may think, that
Gen. de Gaulle Is a lordly
figure left over from another
age. There is much reason to
think that in talking with Mr.
K. -as the head of one Euro
pean power to the head of
another European power, he
holds the key which can un
lock the door to a detente,
that is, to a relaxation of ten
sion.
The key to the door is that
the national interest of France
demands that there shall be
no revival of pan-Germanism,
and that even a political union
of the two contemporary Ger
manys should be put off for a
long time. This is also Russia s
national interest. Communist
Ideology no doubt demands
over it, to see that they have
created a bottleneck.
They also might check on
the wide scale difference.
Some of the men taking the
orders from city hall are very
much overpaid while some of
the men who carry out the
orders and do the work are
paid starvation wages.
I hope the people do not
wake up too late.
Mrs. Edward U. Canoose, Jr.
55 Ross Court
Medford
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Since that fateful day,
host of congressional Demo
crats, plus a goodly number
of Republicans, have used
everything but a shoehorn to
try to pry Benson out of his
cabinet seat. When last seen
they were shopping for a shot-
horn
But even his most die-hard
critics finally came to realize
that trying to "dump Benson"
was about like trying to skin
dive in the Great Salt Lake.
Nevertheless, time is at last
running out on the tenure of
the undumpable secretary,
Under the 22nd Amendment,
Eisenhower can't seek reelec
tion and not even Benson ex
pects to stay on board after
the new president is inaugur
ated next January.
So when I heard that Ben
son was going to testify before
the Senate Agriculture Ap
propriations sub committee,
the thought struck me that it
might be my last chance to
see him confront his critics.
When I arrived at the Sen
ate Office Building, Benson
already was ensconced in the
witness chair and was express
ing "deep appreciation" to the
subcommittee for the "cooper
ation" it had given him over
the years.
If what Benson received
from any congressional group
was "cooperation," then he
and I have different defini
tions of the word. I figured
he either had a short memory
or was tendering an olive
branch, garnished with by
gones.
As it turned out, the sub
committee members also were
in an Auld Lang Syne mood.
It is true they made some
rather pointed comments
about Benson's programs. But
nobody read aloud the airline
schedules to Salt Lake City or
anything like that.
When the hearing was over,
I went to the Senate library
and looked up the testimony
that Benson gave the first
time he appeared before the
subcommittee on April 13,
1953.
"The time has come," he
said then, "when we must face
the hard facts of squaring our
spending with our income."
Then I noted that since
the unification of all the Ger
mans under a Communist
state. But the national Interest
of Russia is different from
that. The Russian national in
terest is to prevent the rise of
so formidable a competitive
power in Europe as all the
Germanys would make. Rus
sia has quite enough competi
tion of that sort in China and
the rest of Asia.
e
rpHIS is the reason why the
Khrushchev-de Gaulle talks
have been followed by such
an improvement in the cli
mate. Undoubtedly Gen. de
Gaulle made it clear to Khru
shchev what Is the French In
terest in relation to the Ger
man question, and that at bot
tom it is not radically differ
ent from the Russian national
interest. Since then, Mr. K.
has known that if he wants to
protect the national interests
of Russia in Germany and in
Eastern Europe, an under
standing is possible. But if he
wants to expand Communism
instead of protecting Russia,
he will run into a stone wall.
The leader must remember
that statesmen cannot say
these things in so many words.
What Is happening cannot be
openly avowed officially or
legalized In formal documents.
Many faces will have to be
saved. There are critical elec
tions here this year and in
Germany next year. For some
time to come we shall con
tinue to hear the old slogans
and fictions about reunifying
Germany within the NATO
alliance but nevertheless, no
matter what we hear, if this
was ever a German policy, it
has been dead for years. It has
been dead not only because
the Russians would have none
of it but because so many in
the West never wanted it at
all.
(c) 1960 New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
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1953, the Agriculture Depart.
ment budget has risen from
$2,917,000,000 to (6,201,000,.
000. The times apparently
changed even if the secretary
didn't.
In the Days News
.By FRANK JENKINS
From Washington:
President Eisenhower and
French President Charles de
Gaulle concluded their ore.
summit talks in general agree
ment on grand strategy for
next month's Paris meeting
with Soviet Premier Khrush
chev. After a top-secret ses
sion yesterday at Camp David,
tney announced that thev
were in accord on "how w.
shall proceed at the summit."
president de Gaulle's H.
dress to a joint session of the
congress, the correspondents
report, evoked "ringing recol
lections of the 182-year-old
alliance between the turn
countries."
FIRST, I think we should
takp n niraiaht InnU ..j- ,ui.
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alliance"-asainst which Pr..
ident Washington snoke in hia
Farewell Address, when he
warned his countrymen
against PERMANENT alii
ances. It has been INDivrniTAT.
Frenchmen, rather than
French governments, which
have been uniformly bad or
at least weak, that have led
to our reeling oi friendship
with France.
-THAT is true now.
1 It is DE GAULLE, rath-
er than France, to whom we
iook. Ana, in De Gaulle's case,
this is the big question:
Can he, or can't he, bring
France back into the com.
pany of the great nations?
rVHE answer, I think, it that
only time can tell.
The French have a stranm
background. Basically a great
people, a likeable people, they
have been stymied and frus
trated and maybe wrecked by
a centuries-long sequence of
bad governments.
'TWERE was Louis XIV, the
fabulous spender who set
the all-time pattern for reck
less government spending and
in the process brought France
and its people to the point of
desperation that resulted in
the bloody French Revolution
and finally led to the coup
d'etat that put Napoleon in
power.
After Napoleon wti all
through, after he had strewn
all Europe with the bones of
Frenchmen, after he had soak
ed the soil of Europe with
the blood of Frenchmen, all
that France could think of
was to put the Bourbons back
on the throne again-the Bour
bon kings of whom it is said
by the historians and the phi
losophers that "they learned
nothing and forgot nothing."
It must be said, in sor
row and not in anger, that in
this present case it is De
Gaulle in whom we must put
our trust rather than In any
confidence arising out of
France itself. The French are
wonderful people, but over
the long swings of history
they have shown little talent
for good government.
Let s wish him luck.
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