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Medford and Jackson County
Hljtory from tha (Hei ot The
Mail Trlbuna 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Mev 15. 1950 (Monday)
The 1850 tourist season be
gan tn earnest yesterday with
a sudden spurt In attendance
at Crater Lake National park
and the Oregon Vortex.
Medford Rogues baseball
team Is holding onto second
place In the Far West league
after splitting doubleheader
with Willows last night.
20 YEARS AGO
M is. 1940 (Wednesday)
A Medford woman in Ala
meda, Calif., yesterday at
tempted to call a taxi from a
corner phone box, but Instead
of a taxi, two fire engines re-
nnnHprl-wronff box.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pol" column: "Wom
en candidates in Oregon are
smart. In tieir campaign pic
tures, they either wear a hat
that looks like one, or none
at all."
30 YEARS AGO
May 15, 1930 (Thursday)
Eagle Point asks county
court to oil Little Butte road,
and abate the dust nuisance.
Henry Fluhrer buys the
Holly and Sixth st. corner.
40 YEARS AGO
May 15, 1920 (Saturday)
Victor A. Burscll of the
Central Point district and can
didate for county commission
er, announces his stand for
good roads.
Herb Alford's Imperial or
chestra will play at the Nat
dance tonight.
50 YEARS AGO
May 15, 1910 (Sunday)
The ladies of the Greater
Medford club had complete
charge of yesterday's Mall
Tribune and made a $1,000
profit.
Water rights on Little Butte
creek were successfully adju
dicated before the state super
visor of water yesterday and
all parties appear satisfied.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nina Of ten correct It luparior:
laven or light l cictllenti Ova or
is it good.
1. At one time In organized
baseball eight balls entitled a
player to take his base; true
or false?
2. Are there locks In the
Suez Canal?
3. The Vice-President under
Calvin Coolidge was C s G
D-s?
4. In magnetism do like
poles attract or repel each
other?
8. In the "Owl and the
Pussy-Cat," what did they do
by the "light of the moon?"
6. Is a piscator a fisher
man, bullfighter, or head
waiter?
7. The verb crow (as to
crow over a person) is a met
aphor derived from the habit
of what bird?
8. Was President Garfield
shot, stabbed or poisoned?
9. How many feet are there
In a statute mile?
10. Did Abraham Lincoln
or William . McKinley say
"With malice toward none
and charity for all"?
Aaiwars: 1, Trua. 2. Ho. 3
Charles G. Dawas. 4. JU1. 5.
"Thar danced." 6. Fisherman.
7. Booster. 8, Bant. 9. J80.
10. AhvaMM Llaeaha.
Election Next Friday
Oregon's primary election is five days away.
Locally, interest has been somewhat limited,
since there are only three intra-party contests.
They are :
Republican nomination for house of repre
sentatives, where three candidates are vying for
the two nominations.
Republican nomination for county surveyor.
Democratic nomination for county commis
sioner. ")N THE state and national level, things are a
little livelier, but not too much so.
Attention, of course, focuses on the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination, where Senators
Morse and Kennedy are the leading candidates.
Kennedy is seeking another in his string of pri
mary victories to help sew up the nomination at
the convention in Los Angeles, and Morse is seek
ing approval as a "favorite son" candidate.
He declares he is a serious candidate for
either the Presidency or the Vice Presidency, al
though his ambition is being largely discounted.
CENATORS Lyndon Johnson, Stuart Symington
and Hubert H. Humphrey also will appear on
the ballot, but Humphrey has withdrawn from the
race, and neither Johnson nor Symington is ex
pected to attract any major support in (Jregon.
Not on the ballot, but still very definitely in
the race, is Adlai Stevenson. A strong showing of
write-in votes for him in Oregon could strongly
affect his chances as a "compromise" candidate
at the convention.
The Senatorial nominations are generally con
ceeded to Mrs. Maurine Neuberger, seeking to
succeed her late husband, on the Democratic Dal
lot for both short and long terms, and Elmo
Smith, former governor, on the Republican bal
lot for both short and lonpj terms.
Each has some opposition (except that Mrs.
Neuberger is unopposed for the short term nomi
nation only), but it is generally believed their op
ponents don't stand much of a chance for the
party choices for November.
FOR Congress, Charles O. Porter, of Oregon's
fourth district, is unopposed for the Demo
cratic nomination.
Dr. Edwin Durno,
state senator, seems to
publican nomination. His only opponent is
Springfield dairyman Leslie P. Fleming, who is
running on an ultra-far right platform.
For state treasurer, Howard Belton, of Canby,
legislator for 22 years, fanner, businessman, and
acting governor on occasion, is seeking election
to the post to which he was recently appointed.
His opposition is Miss Shirley Field, Portland
lawyer and legislator, whose main campaign tac
tic so far has been to challenge her opponents
to declare they would be full time" officials,
TTHE state treasurer has an undemanding office,
1 and in the past it has been filled, sometimes,
by incumbents who have
days a week to the job.
Belton hasn't replied
lenge," and says he doesn't see why he should.
But he told the Mail Tribune last week that in 22
years in the legislature he has never, to his recol
lection, missed a session, has always given any
job the time it needs, and "I've been giving full
time to the job of treasurer
1 don t see why I should
Ward Look, Portland
the Democratic nomination for treasurer. His op
ponent is Joseph A. Jaross, a "political un
known," as the phrase gdes.
Robert Y. Thornton is unopposed for re-nomination
as Democratic candidate for Attorney
General.
Carl Francis, lawyer and legislator, is again
seeking the Republican nomination. He is op
posed by Merlin Estep, Salem lawyer, who is
making nis first attempt at political office, and
who is waging an aggressive campaign.
t
LJOWELL Appling Jr. is unopposed for the Re
publican nomination for Secretary of State.
Monroe Sweetland, Milwaukie newspaper
man and legislator, is waging a strong campaign
for the Democratic nomination, which he is ex
pected to receive against Vic Davis and Walter
W. Kendrick, neither of whom are well known
throughout the state.
The worst (or best, depending on viewpoint)
of both ballots, but particularly the Democratic
one, is the long, long list of candidates to the two
national conventions. In these contests, the best
known names are apt to be the winners unless
voters pay attention to the often sillv, sometimes
misleading, virtually worthless "ballot slogans"
which Oregon law permits.
I OCALLY, the Republican contest for state rep
" resentative is between Mrs. Eve Nye, an in
cumbent; Lawyer John Dellenback, making his
first try for political office, and E. H. (Ed) Mann,
former representative, a retired businessman.
The candidates for Democratic nomination
for county commissioner are Ralph James, who
now holds the office, and Edwin H. Taylor,
whose business has been making pickles.
The Republican candidates for nomination as
surveyor are Mark Boyden, a young surveyor's
staff member, and Lowell E. Ager, Ashland sur
veyor.
All other candidates
The Mail Tribune seldom maVes recommen
dations for candidates
believing this is properly a party function. It
does make recommendations, on all measures and
candidates, in the general election in the fall,
nd will do so this year.
Medford physician and
be a shoo-in for the Re
devoted two or three
to Miss Field's "chal
since I was appointed;
change.
legislator, is conceded
are unopposed.
in the primary election,
E.A.
Dan nis th
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Food and Conscience
To the Editor: Sure hate to
do this to our good friend,
Humorist Farm Writer Neal-
on, over Sam's Valley way
But, it's being much like wa
termelons that we considered
more or less public property,
providing the lifting is unob
trusively done. Now this
'melon' was snitched right out
of Tablets Nealon's own home
patch, almost in sight of his
well-kept sanctuary that he
keeps that way by working
over tomcats when their nunv
bers get too numerous.
This melon-like incident,
relayed to us by visiting kin-
folk, occurred quite some
time ago. It was at noon meal
time. The son and family were
weekending at the old home
place. The four year old
grandson was taking a second
helping of a favorite dish. His
Pa casually remarked about
not taking too big a second
portion, more than he could
eat, as there were others there
who were to be considered.
The youngster failed to heed
the fatherly advice, for he
confessed later on his inabil
ity to down all he had taken.
"Oh, that's all right," his Pa
remarked. "Grandma will put
it away in the cupboard. You
will finish eating it before
you eat anything else at sup
pertlme." The boy took a long hard
look at the provender. Heaved
a mighty sigh as he manfully
resumed eating it, remarking
dolefully, evidently remem
bering like past experiences,
'I better finish it up 'cause
Grandma might have some
thing for supper I like bet
ter'n this."
All of which not only
shows up some real philoso
phy in one so young, but some
old fashioned child training
that might indicate the old
pendulum of folk custom has
started its return from the
starry-eyed, wishful-thinking
indulgence of children that
has created the need of the
modern youth detention home.
So, with all due apology to
Writer Nealon, we wish to re
mark that we are feeling real
good, though something does
hurt a bit, like Ben Hur Lamp
man of the Oregonian once de
fined conscience.
F. J. Clifford,
Route 2. Box 200F,
Central Point, Ore.
Blast 'Em
To the Editor: Thank you
for your editorial In Friday's
Mail Tribune. It's about time
we quit trying to hide the
faults and misgivings, by ig
noring them, of Eisenhower
and his administration, and
those who surround him.
The plated tin halo he wore
id long is turning green, has
become tarnished, and like
the wearer should be changed
for something else.
And the SPY! Gads and
looks! They didn't even wait
until the poor fellow hit the
ground before cutting his
throat, throwing him to the
dogs, blabbing. It doesn't take
guts to keep quiet, only com
mon sense. PEARL HARBOR!
It shall NEVER happen again!
Look at the-well, listen to 'cm
holler.
BLAST 'em mister.
(Name on file)
Medford.
Brush With Death
To the Editor: Last Monday
our family came so near to
tragedy that I feel moved to
write this letter in the hope
that It might, in some way,
help to avert tragedy for
someone else.
After alighting from a
school bus, our son was struck
by a car and through no fault
of his own came close to being
taken from us forever.
M enact
For 17 years hi father and
I have loved and cared for
him, doing our best to help
him grow up to be a man who
will be a credit to his com
munity and to his country
(And if I may digress - we
think we have done a good
job of it.) However, the point
I want to make is that with
just one thoughtless act, and
in the space of one heart-beat,
this healthy young specimen
and our 17 year "investment
In his upbringing could have
been wiped out!
And what of the man who
struck him? I don't know him;
but I doubt If he is a mean
man. In all probability he is a
hard working, usually law
abiding citizen, who loves HIS
son TOO, if he has one. And
I'm sure he had no Intention
of injuring ours.
Yet what excuse can there
be for a driver of a car to pass
a school bus when it is dis
charging passengers, as this
man did? He skidded 88 ft.
In the gravel on the right
hand shoulder of the road be
fore slamming into our son.
Luckily the boy heard the car
sliding and sheer reflex action
enabled him to leap high in
the air. His athletic training
really stood him in good stead,
as witnesses say that only the
fact that he was struck in mid
air, permitted him to be
thrown back upon the hood of
the car, rather than to be
struck solidly across the back
and jerked under the wheels.
Wouldn't it pay for all of
us to slow down automatically
whenever we see a school bus
ahead?
The bus driver tells us that
it is not at all uncommon for
motorists to Ignore the law
forbidding the passing of
stopped school busses. And it
Is this that frightens me. Of
what importance can the few
minutes that it takes to stop
BE, when weighed against the
anguish of a bereaved mother?
Or for that matter, a lifetime
of regret for the motorist?
This week our son had a
brush with death. Whose turn
will It be next week? And will
the next child be as lucky?
Mrs. Sam Edwards,
Route 2, Box 390-A,
Gold Hill, Ore.
PUD's Rtcord
To the Editor: With Copco
wanting more money, here is
something the people in Med
ford might be interested in
Just maybe.
Ray Prichard,
213 West-Main St.,
Medford.
Editor's note: Mr. Prichard
enclosed a clipping from the
Feb. 21 issue of the combined
Oregonian Oregon Journal
portions of which follow:
Aberdeen, Wash. -(Special)
-The Grays Harbor Public
Utility District rsnie In for
some gratifying national pub
licity in the February bulletin
of John Nuveen and Co., one
of the country's best known
financial houses, which calls
attention to the enviable AA
listing enjoyed by the local
PUD's electric revenue bonds.
One of the reasons many in
vestors prefer the revenue-secured
public bonds to the ob
ligation type is their demon
strated "built-in" capacity to
improve In quality, the bulle
tin says . . .
The bulletin says the dis
trict's remaining debt, $779,-
000. (out of a onetime total of
$5,267,000), showing an 85 per
cent redemption to date, is
slated to mature serially dur
ing the next three years.
The district's 1959 revenues
were 5.2 times the maximum
Interest and principal pay
ments due this year. . . J
"It appears," the bulletin
says, "that tnl utility will be
come tfabt fr in 1993, only
29 ri after it began oper
ation with a debt ratio at III
per cant.
Manager J. J. Stein said tha
PUD's AA rating is the high
est available. This is higher
than tha rating racalvad by
SaattU and Tacoma electrical
utilities.
Call To Arms
To the Editor: Sound the
call to arms. I've had it. My
favorite newspaper ruined by
a single sour note. I'm curious,
art there any other readers
that agree with me?
The sour note is Mr. Hank
De Voss. He is not a reporter.
A professional reporter sticks
to facts and facts only. Not so
Henry. In reality he is writing
editorials containing his own
point of view on items of his
own choosing. He Is a dyed-in-the-wool
"agin'er." He only
writes about things he is
against.
Mr. De Voss leaves out
things that suits his purpose.
He hints, he guesses, he may-
bes, and he Insinuates. He is
a master of that type art. The
column could be cut 80 per
cent if he stuck to interesting
facts and information. He
knows more about the woods,
water, and wildlife subject
than all the concerned agen
cies. I don't know "Hank," I've
never seen the man. I have
formed a picture of him based
on the way he writes. I'll
guess he fits his nickname
"Hank," a tall, slender, overly
serious sort of person. A Izaak
Walton disciple from the word
go. The type person that takes
all other people to be third
graders.
He has picked certain kinds
of things he doesn t like to
pieces, over and over again.
The agency that built Howard
Prairie Dam, snaggers, and
water-skiers in particular. Is
that really his job on my fa
vorite paper? "Hank," please
leave editorials to the Editor.
Mr. De Voss, please defend
yourself. I'm sure you can
write a "duly of an answer,
One that would follow your
usual line of thought. If you
will write only one column on
things that you approve of
and enjoy that different agen
cies have accomplished, I'll be
a little more encouraged to
continue to read your column,
Jack Adams
301 Clark st.
Medford.
Ha Has Nowa for Mr. B.
To the Editor: Re: H. R.
Bulman's criticism of every
thing and everybody.
Following is a dictionary's
definition of the word soul:
1. The principle of life,
feeling, thought and action in
a man.
2. The emotional part of a
man's nature.
3. Noble warmth of feel
ing, spirit or courage, etc.
4. The embodiment o t
some quality.
5. The essential element of
something.
Mr. B., I offer my apologies
because I must admit my
thoughts of you, at the mo
ment, are NOT Christian nor
are they fit for print. On the
other hand, who IS a Chris
tian to you? Someone who
habitually crouches within the
confinements of his own nar
row beliefs? Someone whose
Bible is continually opened
but whose mind is always
closed? Or someone who tip
toes through a sanctimonious
life haranguing and criticiz
ing everything and every
body? Do you honestly imagine
that God is smiling down up
on your bigotry and patting
your upright back?
Brother Bulman, I have
NEWS for you!
Gig Farfan
723 South Newtown st.
Medford
A Word of 'Clarification'
To the Editor: I feel that
the letter written by Chap
lain Henry Anderson deserves
some comment to clarify
things a little.
The statement that the
charge of Communist infiltra
tion into Uie N Monal Council
of Churches is "amusing, if
not utterly ridiculous" is di
rectly at variance with an
UPI article in the Feb. 26
Mail Tribune. The chairman
of Uie house un-American ac
tivities committee, Francis E.
Walter, quoted Air Secretary
Dudley C. Sharp as telling the
house committee that all state
ments in the Air Force man
ual on the subject of Commu
nist infiltration of churches
were true. I think that it is a
sad commentary that the air
secretary apologized to the
NCC and had the objectiona
ble material removed.
As far back as 1935 Uie
United States naval Intelli
gence reported "the Federal
Council of Churches was sub
versive and was one of the
strongest of the organizations
'which while not openly advo
cating the force and violence
principles of the Communist
party give aid and comfort to
the Communist movement and
party.' " (From "How Red Is
the Federal-National CouncU
of Churrl.es, American Coun
cil of Christian Laymen.)
The Federal Council was
the forerunner of the NCC
and still holds its old constitu
Uon. AU they did was include
tAatter of Fact r j- a
ANATOMY Of A fICTOSY
Washiniton-Very obviously.
the West Virginia primary
was a remarkable event,
which puts
Sen. John F.
Kennedy sev-
a r a 1 laps
ahead in the
Democr a t i c
presiden 1 1 a 1
race. Much
less obvious
ly, this event
was also a re
markable and
quite traceable demonstration
of the usually untraceable
process by which voters make
their choices.
For those who are Interest
ed in the "how" of voters'
choices, the West Virginia
story really has to begin with
the poll by the professional
opinion tester, Lou Harris,
which tempted Kennedy into
the West Virginia race. This
poll taken last December
showed Kennedy with a 70-30
lead over his opponent, Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey. It has
been much mocked, yet it was
a wholly accurate poll. Its
fault lay in being wholly un
dependable. It was undependable, simply
because all opinion tests are
undependable which are tak
en before the persons tested
have formed settled opinions.
It was accurate, because it re
flected two factors with great
influence on the final result.
THE final factor was simply
Senator Kennedy's quite
exceptional knack of making
a strong and generally favor
able impression of American
voters. The West Virginians
could not have known much
about him in December, but
what they knew, they remem
bered and liked. The "image,"
as the jargon-makers say, was
already favorable.
The second factor was Sen
ator Humphrey's curious in
ability to "project an image"
to voters outside his own
state. This failure by the vivid,
articulate, and Intelligent
Humphrey is a mystery of po
litical chemistry. But It is
also a political reality. It was
noted by all reporters who
did any legwork in West Vir
ginia, right up to the end of
the hard - fought campaign
here.
At the outset, then, the
West Virginia voters liked
Kennedy, but were at best
neutral towards Humphrey.
The moment when they began
to reflect more deeply on their
c h o lc e undoubtedly came
when they were told they
would have to make a choice.
It came, in short, when both
men announced they would
enter the West Virginia pri
mary. This was during the
previous contest in Wisconsin,
and at the very time when the
widest possible publicity was
being given to the Wisconsin
Catholics' preference for Ken
nedy. TiHIS Wisconsin emphasis on
Kennedy's Catholicism was
quite certainly the influence,
a few more organizations and
change the name.
I Intended no implication of
guilt concerning the chap
lains. All of the active and
out-of-service chaplains I have
personally known are the fin
est people I know and I do not
believe that any of them
would have a thing to do with
the NCC.
Nor was It my intention to
"divide and disrupt Chris
tians." They are already di
vided into nearly 300 groups
and" no one has proved that
denominationallsm Is essential
to our ay of life, and certain
ly not to the furthering of the
Kingdom of Christ. The Bible
gives the answers but few
want them.
My statement about evan
gelism was not clear. The in
cident referred to was one in
which an evangelist (not a
military chaplain) wanted to
hold services on military bases
and had to ge approval from
the NCC. The word "control"
may have been ill-advised.
One of the staunchest sup
porters of the NCC during the
fuss was the Communist pa
per "The Worker." The NCC
and the Communist party
both work for the dissolution
of the un-American activities
committee openly.
Those "disgruntled critics"
are often the most victorious
Christians I know.
Dorian F. Woods, Minister
Star Route, Box 191
Prospect, Ore.
Comedy in Communications
To the Editor: After reading
a letter to the editor by a
party on route 4, which crit
icized the YMCA auction, I
am convinced 1 have been
missing a great source of en
tertainment. That letter reminds me of
the quip by the wild horse
trainer - "Sometimes I get
carried away." Hereafter I'll
be getting more of my comedy
laughs from this page.
Dave Redmond
Route 4. box 393,
Medford.
Is Taar a Hell?
To the Editor: Like Mr.
Wirth, I couldn't harmonize
a God of love with an eternal
ly burning hell. But I made
JOSEPH ALSO
in turn, vhlch violently up-'
sat the Wett Virginia situatioati
portrayed by tha first Harris!
poll. In solidly Protestant j
Wet Virginia, there was a!
sharp flare-up of religious
prejudice. Humphrey gained
heavily by it. Hurphrey also
gained somewhat because of
the stop-Kennedy drive by
supporters of Adlai Stevenson
and other leading Democrats
who were not in the primary.
Thus Kennedy became tha un
derdog. Even as underdog, however,
Kennedy still had two major
assets - the voters' farorable
"image" of himself except on
the religious point, and the
voters' marked lack of posi
tive enthusiasm for Hum
phrey. His first line of attack
was to improve his own "im
age" by all possible means.
He stumped the state wide
ly. He appeared constantly on
television, which is super
effective In the West Virginia
mining camps and hollows,
where there are few other di
versions. He also Imported
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
As a result of the younger
Roosevelt's campaigning, a
surprising number of voters
began to say that "this young
Kennedy could be another
FDR." In West Virginia, this
is equal to saying that a man
may some day deserve to enter
the canon of the saints.
Senator Humphrey, mean
while, was still failing to reg
ister with the voters, despite
a vigorous and often bitter
campaigning effort. Thus, the
semi-final stage of the con
test was marked by a growing
preference for Kennedy on all
grounds but the religious
ground. This growing prefer
ence no doubt begot the sharp
reaction against religiously
prejudiced voting. This anti
prejudice reaction was the
mark of the contest's final
stage.
.
IN the beginning the West
Virginians, including the
pro-Kennedy West Virginians,'
had accepted prejudice-voting
as quite natural and proper.
Now such voting began to be
scornfully denounced by many
people, including some who
were choosing Humphrey for
economic or other non-religious
reasons. At this stage, it
is a good guess that Kennedy
was ahead, but only margin
ally ahead. At any rate, the
wisest West Virginia observ
ers are agreed on the crucial
importance of Kennedy's cli
mactic Sunday night televis
ion broadcast.
In this genuinely stirring
television appearance, Kenne
dy took the oath, so to say, on
his unwavering attachment to
the absolute separation of
church and state. This was of
course the point the West Vir
ginia Protestants had been
worrying about. He therefore
won over the large numbers
of undecided electors that
pollers were still finding just
before the weekend.
All in all, this Kennedy per
formance in West Virginia
can only be described as for
midable. up my mind I would study
this subject for my self, and
since I studied every other
subject with an-open mind, I
would do the same with the
Bible. I will share with you
a few of the many texts of
Scriptures I found on the
subject.
"And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes, and
there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying,
neitner snail there be any
more pain: for the former
things are passed away." (Rev
elation 21:4)
To burn eternally, one must
be Immortal. Is he? Job says
"Shall mortal man be more
just than God? (Job 4:17.)
Paul says, "The wages of sin
Is death." (Romans 6:23.) Not
life in hell.
What becomes of the soul?
"The soul that sinnelh, it shall
die." (Ezekiel 18:4, 20.) Jesus
said, "Rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul
and body in hell." (Matthew
10:28.) Again Paul, "Who shall
be punished with everlasting
destruction." (2 Thessalonians
1:9) Again Jesus, "Except ye
repent, ye shall all likewise
perish." (Luke 13:3.) Now
David, "But the wicked shall
perish . . . they shall con
sume; into smoke shall they
consume away." (Psalms
37:20.)
How much will then be left
of the wicked? "The day that
cometh shall burn them up.
saith the Lord of hosts, that
it shall leave them neither
root nor branch." (Malachl
4:1.) Then, "They shall be as
though they had not been,
(Obadlah 16.) "As the whirl
wind passeth. so is the wicked
no more." (Proverbs 10:25.)
"For yet a little while, and
the wicked shall not be: yea,
thou shal diligently consider
his place, and it shall not be.'
(Psalms 37:10)
Wfnt will they become1
"And ye shall tread down the
wicked; for they shall be ashes
under the soles of your feet,
(Malachl 4:3.) What will be
come of the Devil? "I will
bring forth a fire from the
midst of thee, it shall devour
thee, and I will bring thee to
ashes upon the earth . . . and
POTLUCK
(1 VT SWT aaJ
CaaMbntart)
A ciassifitd ad in the Fri
day Mail Tribune said:
NEW3BDRM. MOUSE
FOR SALE
BY OWNER
Wa rush to call attention
to this marvelous bargain be
fore That Man From Phoenix
writes one of his jocose little
notes pointing it out.
We're too lalo, hewa-ver,
to foreatall him altogthor,
Wa received ona of his
communiques earlier in tha
week, pointing out that '
we'd called Gui Triandot
an "all-itara" catcher for
tha Baltimore Orioloa.
"Wideawake, heads - up .
never takes his eye off the
ball, ah?" was TMFP's com- '.
ment.
Another story ha pointed
out was one In which Ted
Williams was Identified as
a "battling professor," whan
presumably, "batting pro
fessor" was meant. But from
what we hear about Wil
liams' general temperament
maybe tha story wasn't sat
wrong, after all.
Up in Albany there's a man
named Russell Tripp, He's
called Russ for short, of
course.
And the Albany paper re
ports that poor Mr. Tripp is
already feeling the results of
President Elsenhower's pro
jected trip to the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics.
When a headline comes
along which says, for instance.
Ike Raises Doubt About
Russ Trip," Mr. Tripp imme
diately becomes fair game for
all hts friends who fancy
their senses of humor.
And the paper adds there
are tremendous difficulties
ahead for Mr. Russell Tripp,,
unless international relations
calm down a bit.
How would he cope with.
headlines which say "Niklta
Blasts Russ Trip," "Russ Trip
Doomed To Failure," "Russ
Trip Could Avert War," or
"Russ Trip Off"?
Friday was May 13th,
tha traditional bad-luck
day. And it didn't pass with
out incident, either.
The great, big, happy
family In the newsroom had
rather more than its share
i of disagreements, and it was
so exhausting for the Tall
Farmer's Tall Wife (who is .
sitting in while Potpourri
is on vacation) that she .
wound up by sticking tha
brush into her coffee cup
instead of the paste pot.
She shouldn't 1st it make
her feel badly, though. We
know of several newsroom
inhabitants who have dona
exactly the same thing near -the
end of a long hard
week. We've dona it our
self, and narrowly missed -doing
it again not long ago.
Speaking of coffee, for lo
these many years the news
staff has prepared its own
coffee and drunk it at the
various desks, in between
phone calls and sessions at
the typewriter.
The well-known coffee
break, therefore, is not for'
us.
We are, apparently, right
in tune with the wave of the'
future. A clipping from the
New York Times says that
one of the big New York in
surance company offices now
brings coffee and rolls around
to its employees' desks, and
figures only about half as
much time is lost as in the
conventional coffee break.
We could have told 'em
that. Anway, Schrafft's is
making a good thing out of
it, carting around about 31,
600,000 cups of coffee for the
mid-morning breaks.
On Highway 101, right
next to tha Pacific ocean, '
is a motel. In front of it is
a large sign advertising
"World's Largest Pool." '
Can't argue with that.
more." (Ezekiel 28: 18, 19.)
One more, "And fire came
down from God out of heaven,
and devoured them." (Revela
tion 20:9 last part.)
B. F. Blank
1510 Barnett rd.
Medford.
Seores, Yes; Bowling, No
To the Editor: In answer to
your question about box
scores of major league base
ball teams, yes, we want all
the information you can give.
We appreciate the local
news, but the world is a big
place, and many people now
jiving here don't know the
local people.
I am a bowler and would
suggest the bowling scores be
omitted, as the bowlers all
get a sheet each week with '
their team and personal
standings. This is a personal
interest and not to the public.
Larger w r 1 1 e u p s 4bout"
teams and personel would be
appreciated.
Isabel Shaw
Eagle Point, Ore.
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