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o ,"1 "f I V2 0 o oO o CDC CD g: O o oooo, Cf CO C ca --"wwv w v. . (J O 0 o o O . o O COo o -O (!) O 0g(1c Meiers', Or. 'T ' Wenday, M.y 2, 1960 postal Fac& p.nni, tt,. M.n,c. AmhiMnn To Become Teen Agor Revealed o o 0 'fryone !n Southern Oreion Reads The Rlj!jrribune (ftibl'Un'ed DaityVxcept Saturday by MEOFORD PRINTING CO SSNorth Fir St., Ph JP2-4jj HOBFRTOV RITHL, rditor ftfB GREY dverttflnK ManaftW (;MUD T LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. K!C W A LI. FN JR - Mnn Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor ( HARRY C1HPMAN Trie. Editor RICHARD JEWFTT. Sport Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women'i Editor PALE ERICKSON'Cirrulation Mjrr An Independent Newspaper tered as seeond rla mailer at Medford. Oreeon. under Act ot Mnrfh n 1B7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES v Mail In Advance Copy 10r Dally and Sunday 1 year 41.1 W Daily and Sunday mm Bift Dailv and Sundav 3 mo 4.25 Sunday Onl , One year S 1 2o v Carrier In Advance Medford Aihland. Central Point E i jr I Point. Jacksonville. Cold Hill Phoenix. Sharlv Cove. Rogu Riv r. Talent and on motor muef, Dailv and Sunday I vear $18 10 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1 M Carrier and Dealers copv 10c AUTerms Cah in Advance "flfflclarPape.r nflty of Mertfor Official Paper of Jackson Conty United Preaa International Full Leased Wire V 1. Telephoto Newptcturei MBMRFR-OF AUDIT Bt'RF.AU" orClBCirLATIONS A"d'ertlsine Ranfrntailvf WTST HOLIDAY CO. INC Of. ftcts in New York ChioafO Dt troit. San Francisco Ln Anfelan. Seattle. Portland St. Louis. At lanta, Vancouver. BO. j0 NIWSFAPEI vp( PUBLISH I IS AS S O C I A T I O M NATION A I EDITOR) AI It IlillHIMAII'J IU Flight or Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files ot The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and SO v' s- 10 YEARS AGO Mar 2, 1950 (Tuesday) May building permiti Issued by tht city building depart ment already total $1 19,620 month may be a record. Lake of the Wood resort will be open for business this week end although there are still three inches of ice on the lake. 20 YEARS AGO May 2, 1940 (Thunder) First Oregon State league baseball game ever played in southern Oregon is scheduled for the fairgrounds Saturday night when the Jack and Jill tavern team ot Portland meets the local Craters squad. From Arthur Perry's "Yt Smudge Pot" column: "The $1 million reward offered for the capture Intact of Herr Hit ler is not enough to tempt the gent to catch himself." SO YEARS AGO May 2. 1930 (Friday) City planning commission recommends present Washing ton school site as location for new courthouse. A parade of school children who have received health awards was cancelled here to day because of rain. 40 YEARS AGO May 2, 1920 (Sunday) Jackson county WCTU adopts resolution condemning cigarettes and the movies. Work on county ronds here is now in full swing us weath er brightens. 10 YEARS AGO May 2, 1910 (Monday) Specifications and survey ing for Crater Lake road near Pumice hill is nearly complet ed and bids should be called soon. Professor In London says tail of Haley's comet is only 4 million miles long and will not i n i u r a earth when it passes. What's Your I.Q.T Nine er ten correct it luperlar; even or eight it excellent; five er is it goo'. 1. What la the proper name ; for quicksilver? 2. Did Pocahontas marry , Captain John Smith! 3. What is the date of Ides of March? 4. Is tht capital of Ohio Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland? 5. Which New Kngland I state lias no seacoast" 8. On which cuntincnl is the Zambezi river? 7. "Baby Stuart'' was paint ed by Va- D c? 8. Name the title of the book in the New Testament o containing a history of the acts of the apostles. 9. What is meant by the phrase "to die intestate"? 10. Has the bloodhound or an ant Oirj kerner sense of mrOI? Aniwen: 1. Merlury. 2. No. . March IS, 4. Columbus. 5. Vermont. 6. Alrica. 7. Van Itfti. Acts. 9. Die without ' triM will. 10. Ant. Washington-rtiPD - A severe (ft'omagnetic stornO plagued world communications Sntur O day. Edward Wiewara, a fore- - caster with the North Atlantic Radto) Warning Service at ' nearby Fort flelvolr, Va., said . tht storm would not (bate un- - til Monday. :o 'Piiid 8iH : CkwihowcrV special message to Congress urging another postal rate increase pre sents one of those seemingly plausible arguments whicl) is easily demolished by fats.) Let's con sider the facts. n In essence the President says the1 Post Office is losing a lot of money. Therefore mail rates i should be raised to wipe out the low, or at least come close. This position, which apparently came to the President special delivery from Postmaster Gen eral Summerfield is based on a fallacy. It is the error of assuming the Post Office is a business. In reality, in historical precedent, and in every day fact, it is a public service. It cannot possibly be conducted as both. IT IS true it costs laxpayei-s money to run the Post Office Department. It also costs taxpayers money to ran the White House, the Commerce Department, the Federal 1-131 almost every federal activity. The costs of such public services are taken for granted. But the costs of the postal services are labeled "deficit" and become issue. Why? The answer is that the Post Office takes in a great deal of money, about $2VL billion a year. No other Government department pro duces anywhere near as much revenue. But be cause the postal establishment costs more to oper ate than it takes in, and because a law requires annual reports comparing Post Office is singled out erating at a deficit. Postal rates actually Post Office does not keep the money it gets for selling stamps, but turns it into the Treasury. Thus, in urging a postal istration is seeking an FINALLY, the theory business doesn t make sense. Would a busr ness charge the same fee to deliver a message across the street as it from Florida to Alaska? ate a branch ofnee in every hamlet in the Na tion, most of them losing money because of slight i n it t ii i . patronage.' wouia a Dusmess lane on siueune jobs without remuneration, like selling duck stamps or registering aliens" The Post Office is an worth what it costs to operate. We suggest Summerneld ought to stop pro claiming (and complaining) how much his De partment has lost and concentrate on getting tne mails delivered as speedily and economically as possible. And Congress ought to ignore the request for another boost in rates. Milwaukee (Wis.) Sentinel. The Brazen Matron We are all familiar with the figure of the young matron who suddenly sees a great though illicit hauniness within her grasp: and who seizes it, thus defying society and relinquishing the trust of her friends. She usually is found in consists of living with a man to whom she is not married, or spending a year in Paris. We know of just such a woman, living in Salem, who is about . . t . i 1.1 to taKe sucn a step Knowing once it is ctone mere is no turning back. We talked to her and this is what she said : "I am taking my happiness where I find it and society can go hang! in spite of what my friends say, I am going to spend this coming year at home with out any outside commitments. "1 am exchanging my civic duties for the selfish pleasures of keeping my house clean, digging in my flowers, and sewing coals for my children. While oiher women command the respect that comes with organizing school carnivals and leading Brownie troops, 1 shall exult In such secret sensations as fresh flowers In vases, clotjis full of clean white shirts, and cakes where you begin by creaming the shortening and sugar. "I know that I will be a Pariah and where women meet I will be whispered about as one now outside Hie Slsterhocxl, but 1 will not care a fig for their whisperings." We took our leave sadly, our heart heavy with regret for one who flaunts society so brazen ly. Capital Journal, Salem. Fair Warning We're not New York and thank Heaven for that. But we can take warning from Governor Rockefeller's recent message to that state's Leg islature. He wants a $75 million bond issue for the Hcauisition of nark lands, in and out of cities. Of the $75 million, $00 million would go for camping sites, fishing spots, boating areas, ski slopes and woods for weekend woodsmen. California, too, is now spending a lot of money to buy back from private owners land needed for the common good. And what are we doing here in Oregon? We're having a hard time holding on to the areas that we know, positively know, will be in great demand in a few years as recreational sites. Eugthe Regi9ter-Guai Womin Miffed by Nihltim Caller Salem il'PD - MrAJArthur L. Burns had company here Saturday. A Portland Wn - and his car - dropped In for visit. The man, Leon E. Ira, 40, told state police that the bright lights(e( an oncoming car blinded nim. Ills car hurtled off iff ate highway 219, crashed through ayia)te glass judiciary system, the receipts with costs, the and charged with op are a form of taxes, the rate increase, the admin indirect tax increase. that the Post Office is a does to handle a letter Would a business oper essential public service, fiction and her ecstasy O window and came to rest In the middle of Mrs. Burns' liv ing room. Ira suffered face cuts and shock and was hosptlaHwd for observarirvCA Mrs. Burns.Vho was sitting In the lit iiw room when her guest "dtapped in" was not hurv THlrJt'C T ACMNTArjES.Auce. PM AHDMW Wots HE GOT Communications Letters to th Editor must bear the name and address of tht writtr, although under ctrtain circumstances the use of a pen ntme 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 of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Draft Stevenson To the Editor: I dislike hav ing my personal opinions de cided for me by hucksters, pollsters, analysts, commenta tors, psychologists and biased party politicians, all of whom place their own existence be fore the well being of the na tion. As an individual I am ap palled by the manner in which the organization man has, by osmosis, by innuendo. by heavy ad and public rela- tlons campaigns, literally steam-rollered tht public intd buying everything from new laundry soaps to new Presi dents. I want to choose my President, not bt pressured into accepting just another candidate. I am going to do what I can to see that tht of fice of President of the U. S. is tile lengthened shadow of all menl Adlai Stevenson is tht man that I feel would make the best candidate and the best President. The professional politicians have writen off this great American with the trite observation that "a two- timt loser has never won" fol lowing his losses in 1952 and 1958. This meaningless state ment fails to consider that probably no candidate could have beaten President Eisen hower In either campaign be cause of his peculiar popular appeal. In Governor Stevenson's ev ery statement and every writ ing there appears greater un derstanding of the problems lacing the U. S. than is evi dent In the collective opinions of all the announced candi dates. Our lowering moral standards, our drifting Inter national policies, our falter ing educational goals, have all been clearly outlined in the Stevenson statements of poll' cy. His proposal to ban nu clear testing, ridiculed by his Republican rivals in 1956, has since become tht official Re publican policy. Some politicians have de cided that we don't need Ad lai. 1 think we do and n lot of other people think so, too. The move to draft Gover nor Stevenson can only take place at the convention. Convention delegates who have been touched by a ground swell of public opin ion could well be the means of reaffirming the importance of the individual voter. If you think that Governor Stevenson should be our next President, write to one or more of the delegates from Oregon to the Democratic Na tional Convention. Write to them well in advance of the convention which will be held early in July. Let them know that the individual vot er still has a viice in electing a man to our highest office. If you don't think that your letter will reach the right per son, send It to me and 1 will forward it to the delegates from Oregon. Mrs. Betty Campbell 43 Sunset dr. Summit, N. J. Food and Arthritis O To the Editor: While a i newspaper column is not a place to discuss medicine, it is necessary to clarify one of the statements made by John Tel ford in his letter published ADril 20.(ili regnrdoto arthritis resulting fflrm "corjevd Llapds." U Is true that various iQwflcienfcy diseases, soitx of I which resemble arthritiscan I k. nfAy4f-r1 In animals hv iWHinsr restricted diets. This can be accomplWied with et tlier cooked or raw foods. I Exuimental arthritis in VVE COU 1-0 SEND DtVJNlS OuTp 800 " animals is difficult to produce and maintain. It can occur with certain infections, after injection of certain foreign substances, or as a result of artificially induced muscle spasm. Anyone suffering with arthritis is urged to consult his physician rather than sub mit to an uncooked diet as a form of treatment. R. E. Rinehart, M.D. Medical Director Oregon Arthritis and -Rheumatism Foundation 1818 S. E. Division at. Portland 2, Ore. M.C.C. Hit Aftia To the Editor: I believe that Wednesday's paper Just about proved the extent to which the National Council of Churches has been infiltrated by Communism but of equal importance is the considera tion of just how important this is and what effect it can have on our churches and na tion. Listed In a six page pamph let entitled "How Red is the National Council of Church es?" published by the Ameri can Council of Christian Lay men, 122 West Washington avc, Madison 1, Wise, (2 for 25c) are the names of 47 of the hundreds of former offi cers of the N.C.C. These men have been, or are still, mem bers of from 2 to 27 Com munist front organizations. Two of tht men on that list are authors ot books that I used as text books in a rather conservative Christian col lege. I found the books of two others In my library and have read some of the writing of various others. Most of them are on committees of social action of various liberal denominations and have great influence among young people in camps and convocations. J. Edgar Hoover stated, "I confess to a real apprehen sion, so long as communists are able to secure ministers of the Gospel to promote their evil work." Howard Kershner in "Christian Economics" in an editorial concerning the ruling that our stnte depart ment can no longer refuse visas to American Commu nists and others, who wish to go to Moscow for a period of training before returning to our country to carry on propa ganda and espionage, said, "Most of the Americans who further the Communist cause arc not Communists and for that very reason they are even more effective protagonists for Marxism. There are many of these people well infiltra ted throughout our American institutions. U n f 0 r tunately, those who would identify them, make them known to us and so limit their capacity for harmful action have been largely howled down and hounded from positions of influence." Another sphere of Influence wielded by the N.C.C. is In the area of church work in the armed services. To be ac cepted as a chaplain a man must be sponsored by one of the churches listed In the Year Book of American Churches" published by the N.C.C. Naturally, all these churches do not follow the line of the N.C.C. Evangeliz ing on military establishments is also under the control of the Council. The influence Is undoubted lv great. Dorian F. Woods u Christian minister rStar Route, Box 191 p q Prospect, OreQ WhY. Charlie? To the Editor: In regard to tJW article on page 1J? of your paper of Apn(j)8,(lW60, py rresr; By DICK WEST Washington - lilt1- In thewasting my time trying to ca ncxt day or so, I hope to findler to adults, a publisher for a book I am It is not that I have any- Ager." jT j your Holly-a ft wood produc-h 1 ers are inter-a cm csti'd i n t a i n Ing the movie rights, tirk Wett you t d n seeieeii-HHci s, aim is juu iicve me after the sock hop. any lingering doubts on this I decided to write the book score I refer you to the testi because it suddenly became mony ot television disc jockey Foreign Notebook: Berlin Troubles; African Race Issue By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor From the foreign editor's notebook: Telegraphing a Punch East German Communists are "leaking" reports that West Berlin will face trouble after the sum s' mit meeting. no matter what decisions reached President e nhower, lme Minis ter Macmillan, President de 5tV?i Gaulle and "hii Neivsom Premier Khru shchev. All of West Berlin's supply routes lie through or over East Germany territory, I, as a resident of the Second Congressional District of Ore gon, would like to voice my opinion. I think that Mr. Porter has "stepped out of bounds" in his attempt to further commercia lize Crater Lake National Park, which is not even in his district, but which Is In the Second District. You have stated that the poll showed that a majority of readers of the Mall Tribune are against the proposed lift that Mr. Por ter advocates. If such a poll were taken in the Second Dist rict, it is highly probably that not only a majority would voice their opinions against this proposal, but that there would be an overwhelming landslide of opinion against it. Our representative, Mr. AI Ullman, has already stated his dislike of Mr. Porter's pro posal, and since Mr. Ullman is on the House Interior Commit tee, to which all House legis lation concerning the National Park System is preferred, it appears fairly obvious that Mr. Porter hasn't much of a chance with his bill. Crater Lake Park Is already over- commercialized. Why, then, does Mr. Porter wish to step out of his district and at tempt to ruin something he has no business meddling with? Doug Thompson Siskiyou Hall Southern Oregon college Ashland, Ore. Amusement Center? To the Editor: Do we need a stadium? Well, maybe. But I feel that there Is a greater need for an amusement cen ter for the youngsters of the valley, one in which there is a roller skating rink, a "fun house," club rooms, "juke box" dance floor, fountain, swimming pool, magazine reading room and TV rooms. Mrs. Maxine Johnson Route 1, Box 270AA Central Point, Ore. An Atheist's View To the Editor: Now this ar ticle is going to be not only controversial, but will be like a bomb thrown in amongst a world of "dumb-heads," and if you and I don't want to be come dead martyrs, don't pub lish this. Well, to begin with. I state that all religions are a fraud. I don't intend to insult the many good people that claim they are religious. But reli gion is a growth or an inven tion of the human race in dif erent forms: and is not the word of "A" God or one God or a "true" God as Spinoza declares. In fact, there Is no God." The Bible starts out with unbelievable fables when it states right In the start that he made Adam out of the dust of the earth, and commanded Adam and Eve to not eat of the tree of knowl edge, under the pain of death. What? Did he want the hu man race to be all "dumb heads?" Who made God any how, if He made Adam oitDof dust and Eve out of one of his Stna-Mesrt Gas 3 Times Faftar CnlinlMMialolnll stm SELL- tit ktl Mirlrtlllf 3 tlltVAl Klt ItOKKlt KMItf Mi MM Minulf It ManMdioa Cittlnc USI'tl. Ctl StU.'IS IMi. ro. tut rntnt tnoaa rtiirr. JS it i-.ii m A"l ravxi tiuStll. . t.Mitii. fe;iikM(gtii. VI ' ika Pr (AT! XT v - iarK s testimony mrngumg clear to me that I have been writing calledthing against adults, per se. 1 "I Was a 39-used to be an adult myself be-Year-old Teen-fore I became a teen-ager. What I mean is, there are two things wrong with the -adult market: Adults don't have much money and they are choosy about how they ob-spend it. Refers to Clark This is not the case with and the Communists now are promising a "very hard" line. South African Segregation The South African race is sue will be one of the most controversial questions before the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference in Lon don this week but only be hind the scenes. Britain, Can ada, Australia and New Zea land will veto any attempt to make it a formal subject of discussion. However, they will be unable to prevent private discussions among others who feel strongly on the subject, such as Malaya, Ghana, Pak istan and India. Some of the latter would like to see South Africa ousted from the Com monwealth. However, there is no such machinery for such action. American Symbol At the peak of anti-grovern- mcnt rioting in Korea last week, a wreath and banner appeared on the statue of Gen. Dogulas MacArthur which stands in front of what was the government anti-Communist center. Student rioters burned the center but the statue was undamaged. Who placed the wreath and banner on the statue is not known, but it was taken as proof that the rioters were not anti American. American officials in Seoul privately fear that the resig nation of President Syngman Rhee, who had ruled since its formation, will leave a power vacuum in Korea. Their fear Is based on the shortage in Korea of men with real tal ent for leadership. However, they believe acting President Huh Chung is capable of hold ing the line temporarily. ribs? Where did he himself become into existence? No, the Bible is not the word of a god but was made up of a certain class of scoun drels and "smartaiecs" so as to confuse the common ignor ant people into a rule of the powerful class and their sub mission. They invented "hell" as a punishment for disobedi ance, an imaginary heaven falsely promised for a reward, invented sin and disbelief as a crime punishable in "hell" everlasting. All this teaching has nearly always been sup ported by all creeds and de nominations of the churches that are at variance and quar reling with one another over their mere policy. One has only to read the history of the middle ages, of the savage torture of the dis believer, just for the simple "crime" of disbelief. This rec ord of crimes of torture, which even fringed into the earlier settlers of the U. S and the punishment of witch craft, and other foolish laws which were enforced and which were put on our statute books, some of which still re main. All this record by the churches and priests of all de nominations, who stood and approved this in the name of God has impressed me with a burning hate of the churches and a God that was supposed to be all-powerful, and at the same time be a Kind Father of all Humanity, stood idly by with his approval. Don't talk to me about God and religion, I'm just sensi tive enough to hear the vic tims of this ignorant delusion screaming in that Imaginary "hell." Think of this, good people. Even thousands, some say millions, were slaugh tered under Hitler, the war was caused by a false precept of Ckid and religion. There is a remedy for this, but it is not by faith or religion.0 J. P. Wirth 120 Laurel st. Qtledford. New Many We FALSE TEETH With LlttJLWrry Eat talk. Iiugh or MiVu without ftar of losomra f aIm tevth dropping lipping ft woo blind. FASTEETH holds DliSn timer tod mors Art. forublr, Thu plMnt povdr 1 lummy. rr. ptwtfcst or feeiinit. Doesn't Was iumhP' t- alkaline Dick Clark at the House pay ola hearings. At one' time, Clark had an interest in 33 firms, most of wlijch apparently were found ed on the principal that a teen-ager and his allowance are soon parted. Subsequently the American Broadcasting Co. decided that Clark and some of the com panies should be parted. But the soundness of the principle can be seen in the fact that in two years time he turned S53, 773 in investments into S286, 804 in income from salaries. stock profits and sales of as sets. Clark credited his success partly to his ability to under stand teen-agers. I am not cer tain I understand teen-agers but I do understand $286,604, which is why I decided to join them. Doesn't Understand System Something I do not under In the Day's News By FRANK Law enforcement notes from Washington: The federal government's biggest crackdown on gamb ling and racketeers continues, with Treasury agents hunting down bookies who escaped the first coast-to-coast series of raids. An estimated 250 intelli gence agents, assisted by state and local police, took part in one of the largest dragnet operations in recent history. Simultaneous raids in 35 cities across the country brought at least 72 arrests in one day of bookmakers, numbers writers and lottery operators. IniE ARREST total was ex pected to mount as agents flushed out suspects for whom they were carrying warrants. Some 51 cities in 23 states were on the raid list. Treasury sources said fur ther enforcement drives are coming to nail gamblers and other racketeers. WHAT'S UP? Has our good old Uncle decided to make the United States of America a place where lawbreakers will no longer dare to ply their ne farious trades? Nope! He just needs money. He's OUT AFTER IT. THESE NATIONWIDE raids are nlniRri nt tfnmhlprs WHO FAILED TO PAY THEIR FEDERAL TAXES. Federal law doesn't forbid gambling. It just requires gamblers to buy a S50 tax stamp eac'.i year and to pay as taxes 10 per cent of their gross gambling income. Those arrested, if convicted, can be punished by up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. IF, that is, they failed to buy their $50 stamp and pungle up the required ten per cent of their winnings. TJMMMMMMM. ''It almost sounds like Uncle was declaring himself in' on the racket, doesn t it? CJTILL We mustn't be too hard on our good old uncle. He's up against a tough, problem. The cradle - to - the-grave welfare state costs a lot of money, Big - government - do - every thing calls for a lot of money Boondoggling costs a lot of Planned with devoted care even modestly priced services ere brought to a single impression of reverent beauty. o PE$L Funeral H ome ISP-ACIOUS PARKING LOT Q . O 0 stand is the system that Clark used to name his companies. In June he formed the Janu ary Music Corp. and in July he organized the February Corp. The March Productions Corp. also was formed in July whereas the Wallinglord Real ty Corp., named after his home town In Pennsylvania, was formed to buy property in Delaware. While Cla. k was explaining all of this, I sat at the press table pretending to take notes, but what I really was doing was trying to catch his eye. I was hoping he might spot me as a talent find and sign me up for his "American Band stand" show. As a teen-age recording star, I think I have all the qualifications to turn out a hit record. I mean I can't sing very well and when it comes to playing the guitar I am as inept as the best of them. JENKINS money. Pork barrel legisla tion costs a lot of money. Grants-in-aid to states and towns costs a lot of money. And so on. The list is endless. UNCLE has to get the money. In order to get it, he has to get tough about it. If, in order to get money from the gamb ling racketeers, he has to put himself in the position of seeming to LICENSE GAMB LERS TO GO OUT AND TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM PEOPLE, he just has to shrug his shoulders and go ahead with it. His nieces and nephews are yammering at him all the time for MONEY . . . and still more money. If he doesn't get it for them, they'll turn against him Poor old Uncle. Let's shed a tear of Ditv for him. Salem-fflPD-A gas conmanv crew accidentally severed an underground cable at a con struction project temporarily cutting off telephone service to about 1,000 East Salem homes Friday. Let her know you care! N NORCROSS. i CARDS o 0 0 O & 0 o to) o
