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Newspaper Page TextC3 0 MAN. TRIBUNI, Madford, i. A Thursday, June 2, 19M "Everyone In Southern Oregon Read! The Mall Tribune71 ubiifhttTbaily except Saturday by MEDrORO PKINTINU LU. 13 North rir St., Ph SP 3-6141 ROBERT W RU11L. Editor HTRB GREY Advertiilng Manager GERALD T LATHAM, But Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mng FJltor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teles Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sport! Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Womtn'l Editor PALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newipaper Entered as second clan mattrn, Medford. Oregon, under AcKoi March 3, 1B97 RIlBSCniPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy 10c ' Daily and Sunday 1 year 119 00 Dally and Sunday 6 moi 8 00 Daliv and Sunday 3 mo 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4.20 iv f!rrlir In Advance Med ford Ashland. Centrnl Point Eat? It . Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix. Shadv Cove. Rogue Riv- mr. Tlnt anri nn motor rnutei Dally and Sunday 1 year $18 00 Dally and Sunday 1 mo I .SO . Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of Clty'of Medforf Official papar or jacanon vvymy United Press" International Pull Leased Wire O.P.I Telephoto Newiplfflrea MEMBFR Or AUDI T ISUHCAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative: WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC Of 4ir.m. In Mu Vnrk (Thtcavo De. trrtlt Sin Franrluco. Loa Angeles, SeatUe. Portland St. Louis. At lanta. Vancouver, bu. r" NEWSPAPft BLISHEtS SOCIATION EDITORIAt TITMKH.'JH1 Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the flies of The Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30. 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO . June 2. 1950 (Friday) Hollywood radio personal ities and some of states best aquatic talent will take part in dedication of city's new Hawthorne park swimming pool on June 4. Lawn and garden Irrigation restrictions yesterday brought city reservoir levels back to normal according to City Wa ter Superintendent' Robert Duff. 20 YEARS AGO "June 2, 1940 (Sunday) Medford police arrested a 49-year-old hobo yesterday af ter he allegedly took two cases of baby's milk from a South- em Pacific railroad refriger ator car. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "This Is June, the month of June brides and June grooms, Wlicu oiiivcwc .ww." '. the latter put hla pants on backwards and then half kin him In good clean fun NATIONAL : SO YEARS AGO , ' '.June 2. 1930 (Monday) President Herbert Hoover has announced he plans to 1 visit Crater Lake this sum mer. C. E. Gates is named presi dent of the Jackson County . Fuir association for the com ing year. 40 YEARS AGO June 2. 1920 (Wdnfday) Ten tourist 'Janiilles stop at city of Medford's free auto camp. Former U. S. ambassador to Germany may speak at Ash land's Fourth of July celebra tion. SO YEARS AGO June 2. 1910 (Thursday) Judge E. E. Kelly accompa nied one of aviators here for air show on a flight yesterday and became Medford's first cltlren evr to fly in an air plane. The Medford Commercial club has voted to advertise valley's products at U.S. Land and Irrigation exposition in Chicago this fall. WhaJ's YCuJ ItQ.? Nine er tan correct la luparler, even er eight la eicallent; five et Hi la food. 1. Who was known as the "Swedish Nlghjtrjgale"? : 2. Which U.S. President first visited a foreign country . while In office? 3. By what authority did the U.S. exist before the adop tion of the coaititution? . 4. Is the planet Neptune larger than the earth? 5. Which actor was called . "The Great Profile"? 6. Do all bees work to gath er honey? 7. Ia the Island of Guam east or west of the Philip pines? 8. What la meant by "per diem"? 9. When President Johnson was Impeached was he de prived of h office? 10. How mi-y cards are in a brldgc'jeck? Answers! I. Jenny Llnd. 2. Theodora Rooaevell. 3. The Articles of Confederation. 4. Yea. 5. John Barrymore. 6. No, 7. East. I. By the day. (. No, he was acquitted. 10. Fifty-two. Sensible Basic Rule A lot of people who should know what they're talking about are working vigorously for a change in Oreron's basic rule soeed law. This rule, as phrased Safety (jorramission tne otger aay, is mis: "Oregon's speed law, the basic rule, makes It a violation to drive at an unsafe speed at any time. Variable conditions of road, weather, physical effici ency of vehicle and driver, make it impossible to legislate set limits that will result In safe speeds at all times. "The key to proper speed is simple vehicular control. The law says you must have your car under complete control whenever you drive ... As a driver you are charged with full respong)ility for safe travel by this law." IT'S a good law. 1 Those who want it changed recognize that it is a sensible rule, and their efforts are aimed at sunerimnosincr a flat maximum speed limit on the basic rule. There tions. What these nronosals do not fullv take into consideration! is that the fic situations: a maximum speed limit does not, Seventy miles an hour, in a good car vljith an alert driver, on a well-engineered highway, in good weather, may be a ly isn t, however, on the (Jrater Lake nignway Detween iran ana oascaae uorge, ior instance, m i m ! i -I TPHE effort for a maximum speed limit, it ap- pears, is more as an assist in law enforcement than it is in actually improving the law itseii, m, , , it , , , jiitanon iiiusi uui Hx.vm .uvjwuiui, ins leuers prinzea in xne Dasic rule is, admittedly, not too easy tcnlni, column do not necQsarily represent the views of the enforce, for the burden of proof is upon the police officer to show that a speeding car was actually operating at an unsaie speea, tatting an condi tions inty consideration. (Many police officers will admit that the drive 1 1 i for a speed limit is due, at least in part, to the reluctance of too many judges to find drivers guilty of basic rule violation, or to impose suf ficiently stiffqpenalties when they do.) The "designated" speeds in Oregon are euides. not flat rules, and troinp- faster than they say is only prir$a facie the basic rule, not a violation m itseii. flat maximum, on the other handQwould only require the officer to show the suspect ex ceeded a certain stated speed. BUT (as a glance at We hold the belief that gains in traffic safety lie in the direction of better driver education, a wider application Q)f the "repeat ' violators, and better engineering. As roads improve, as consistent violators are removed from the highways, and as the caliber of drivers lmprows (and ing), the highways will not only become sater, but the basic rule will become better understood and better obeyed. The basic rule, tor fjous drivers, makes sense. A flat maximum speed .nsJsite fnntr'o nrtn UJIlila UliUCI IvUlia.y O tUlIUlUUilD. UUt-ClI iy, U.il "Probable Another proposed change in the Oregon law designed to improve traffic safety makes more sense, to us, than amendment of the basic rule. This proposal would permit officers to make arrest for "probable cause" when a driver (is suspected of driving while under the mtluence of intoxicants. At present, officers can ed suspicion in the case of tions, but in the case of drunk driving, the oiticer has to witness it, personally. THIS resitts in some ridiculous situations. A 1iiifAi o Vinrn ni'noViorl infrt a t van few a n rf Vi uimvi vein iiiivc vitinwv. u iivi ti n-t, ji uuuiii er innocent driver's car), can be dead drunk, and yet the best the officer can do is to cite him for drunkenness on a public We do not see that anyoig s rights to a fan trial would be taken away by a "probable cause" provision lrrthe case of in iai'i, uring me provisions oi mis law more into conformity with other standard criminal practice. And driving while unable tft, drive properly, due to alcohol, is a crime. E.A. And "Implitd Consent" A third traffic-safety of implied consent, is lhis is the proposal enrivetgi, as a condition to .. ense. to irive their consent tion, to the taking of a blood-alcohol test if ever aw-ested on suspicion of drunken driving. The constitutionality such a measure has been questioned by some, the proprie' by others. YkTttUi leave the constitutionality debate to the " lawyers and legislators. As to the propriety of the matter, we see no It is well established ing is a privilege, not an inherent right. If that is so, one obtaining a permit to take advantage of that privilege is in a position to ge up just Vgt much of his own autonomy to secure that privilege. OAnd. traffic safety tests are about the best nocence of drunk established. QED. E.A. by the Portland Traffrf are some proposed varia basic rule covers all traf safe maximum. It certain t f j l ! A I 1 1 1 evidence of golation of the court records will selective handling of it is gradually improv intelligent and conscien- Win AHo Hnnpn'r Id fl Cause arrest on well-ground many serious law viola highway. drunk driving. It would, proposal, the doctrine also suggested. which would reauire .. . . .... receiving a driver s lie in advance, bv lmnlica' objections. in Oreuon law that driv authorities tell us, blood way'iliafuilt OR in driving charges can be Dennis the Ml n i euy Me. Wilson a Get Well card? HE JUST FEU OVER A ROLLER SKATg . Q Communications Letters to the Editormuit bear writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial ior publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. paper; in fact the contrary is I.Q.s Needed To the Editor: Your edi torial concerning property taxes is thought provoking, and Jpse with eyes and a bit of education in the social sciences can only conclude the following: A people which votes for free public schools, roads, civic provisions for law en forcement, sewer, running water, and other such tax- supported services, is a peo- e voting for socialn; A people which votes against public schools, and all the above 'free' tax-supported services is a people ting for capuansm; A majority, the lower-half in income bracket, voting for free services to be paid for by a minority, those in top half income bracket, is a peo ple voting for communism in that they, by their request, delegate great powers to the hands of a very 'few persons (legislators), to determine who must pay and how much he must pay, ascertaining the majority, or lower salaried person that he will pay the least. A people who will delegate sucn great powers to a small group (legislators), and de mand free services without a burden to themselves, but who will then refuse to pay those legislators a salary approach ing the level of theJ lowest paid group in the scale, is a people claiming capitalism, leaning toward socialism, liv ing under communism and blindly slipping into a dic tatorship ' where the fellow who can afford It is the fellow who will have the final to talitarian rule by process of eliminating those who are less wealthy than he. Intelligence enters the af fairs of our city, county, state, and government Ions and less, twhile money grad ually buys support for candi dates, policies, platforms, and nations. I would like to see every candidate for election tested by accepted comprehensive tests for their QnlelliRence quotient, and those results published for every voter to sec. With intelligence, an elected official will be loo smart to want to be a suprerg ruler, but he may have the answers to many questions which face us now which don't begin to represent the problems we have forthcom ing. Virginia D. Card P.O. Box 145 Medford g World Without End To the Editor; Of all the theories expounded, wc have failed to lcarrof the real cause In the conception of our ever expanding and pro gressive universe. Like magnetism, and elec tricity, nature has many and inevitable laws. Without the three elements - water, fire and (ijjiscous substance - there would be iro forms In the void, "all ould be at rest." No wonder eHy race of humans on earth in the early beginnings had fire gods, water nymphs and celestial angels. Cosmology Oa great study, and the human race has steadily advanced In terms of UiiCSinK since the written word. "The Divine Trinlty'Wvas Inspired as In finite Unity, Divine Harmony, Manifested in an Indofinitef,i, ,ii, i..:.,- n n, Variety. Change is all, God Is all. Worlds without end! Bert Kissinger 320 Boardman st Medford Menace the name and address of the Letters submitted for pub' often the case. Up and Doing To the Editor: Are missiles, intercontinental or any kind, tnc "bonanza" they are pres ently inougM to be? How can the administrative body ofQ Nation know how the scien tific body has aimed those missiles? Suppose the scien tific body isn t happy with its enforced environment. Sup pose it doesn't approve of the administrative body. Wouldn't it likely aim those missiles to rid the world of the distaste ful administration and any Nation it thought might be a future menace? If Khrush chev starts a war he will die by his own bombs made by those he made slaves. Peking will also be destroyed at the same time. Men who have known freem and justice will not use their knowledge to preserve tyrants. History and the Bible both confirm this. American families should discuss what they would do in the event of a real alert so all will have some idea how to act intelligently and not pan ic. Panic could kill more than the bombs which may or not be harmful. Our big battle with the Communists is on the econ omic and educational front. They are making faster gains there than we realize for we refuse to see their inroads. We choose to sleep on, while they do their mischief) They are working constantly. We are playing. Let's be up and doing, America. Khrushchev showed us we have a job to do. Frances Ray Ralston, Wash. Elks and Log Trucks To the Editor: Hi, Every body. Did you see that Elks' parade? I thought it was great, mostly, and I began to feel cheerful, but alas-thcre'g an end to everyQing. It made me so sad that I'm still blue, about when those poor beasties-I mean "Elks" came clear down to Medford only to come down with brights disease. I do hope the poor souls got home safely. They must have got a whiff of orchard spray, for I am sure Medford water wouldn't have caused that condition. And that next vehicle, too -Whv the verv sicht of Med ford gave him the-Oh nff) goodness, I forgot my main reason for writing! I ve a message for some log haul ers. Durn your ornery hides, when you come through this way next time, or any time do NOT pass small cars on curves! When you tried to keep up uJ3)h that first load of logs, your tail end took the curve on the wrong side of the road, and the suction of your blamed speed almost drew our little Rambler into it. Our two outside wheels were on the brink of a small ditch, and for a minute it was like being in a whirlwind. I got .our license number alright, but I was in a hurry to get to the Fifty Plus club so 1 sort of forgot. Next morn ing my heart had slumped back down outta my throat and I wasn't mad any more. so 1 dldn t turn you In. But I'm doing some wistful think ing, 1 bet yuh. I've been wanting A real small car, but somebody just lost sale. I warn you, though, that 1 1 1 .In nn. ... t n W i n n highway s middle. 1 11 tell Frank Carter on you-passing on curves at high speed! Huh!! T .... r. k. lnn ,l(h.l,t tver trying. Friday. May 13th Turkish, Korean Explosions Cause U.S. Some Worries About -y PHILIEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor The explosions of popular unrest which toppled the gov ernments of two valued allies in the last few weeks have led the United States to take another look at its position in South Viet Nam. South Viet Nam, like Turkey and South Korea, borders on a Communist state. As were Turkey and South West Cocks Eye at Benson's Role as Producer of Movies By DICK WEST Washington IUPD I have a rather elastic imagination which usually stretches far enough to take in any- thing that might hap pen along Independence Avenue. But for some reason, the vision of Ezra Taft Ben son as a mo tion picture producer fails to come through to me. Try as I might, I am un- was a friend's birthday. I re minded her how unlucky that was, then wished her many returns. Thoughtless, eh? Be cheerful, folks, 'til the next parade comes tooting aiong. Pearl Spackman, Jacksonville, Ore, New Hospital To the Editor: May 22 was the grand opening ofHhe new Crater Osteopathic hospital in Central Point. It was in deed a privilege and honor to be a participant. As I'd been in the old hospital as a pa tient 19 days, Dr. Rutter (bless him!) had my daughter wheel me through the place in a wheel chair. Also in a wheel chair was another pa- tient, Mr. Thompson. He had We same nonor of seeing 4,000 wuimenui, appreciative peo ple in the audience. A fine institution run by very competent, courteous and fine personnel. I've been in Barnes hospital in St. Louis, and both Hunnibal hospitals, and never have I received such splendid service. Thank you Dr. Paul Rutter, Sam Zier, many others, nurses bless 'em! I really realized how many steps the dear girls take to give aid and comfort to the 111. And believe me, their service isn't like a bed of roses. I know. Because she's salaried, doesn't mean she's entitled to listen to your life's history, moan and make un necessary steps. Be coopera tive, give he- a smile, a thank you! Makes her work easier. When I came out here from Hannibal for a reunion, I had n't planned being in a car wreck, but I'm grateful it wasn't any worse. We all love Oregon, have my daughter Mary here and her children, but when I return home I'll sing Oregon's praises. Thank you all! Mrs. Robert (Millie) Person 847 'i South Riverside ave. Medford. Slide and Fish To the Editor: I would like to know if our fish biologist is aware of the removal of the land slide on the Diamond lake road? The biggest part of it has been pushed in the north forlt of our Rogue river in the pa two weeks, and it has been a mass of mudj We sincerely believe this to be detrimental to our fish. Snook Sporting Goods Shady Cove,M3re. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF A BRAND NEW FATHER was vitally concerned with every minute detail regarding his Infant prodigy. One morning his wife called up to report, "Baby's got something; in his mouth and I can't see what it is. Would it be okay for me to put my finger in to find out?" After grave considera tion, the new papa ans wered dubiously, "I guess it won't hurt but dar ling, be sure: boii the fmger first!" A columnist describes S3 rather novel approach made by a notorious grafter to an easy touch at the Lambs' Club. "Symle," whined the rrafti "I m not seeking to borrow money from you again this time. But I'm writing1 home to my poor old mother and I thought you could tell ma how to spell 'malnutrition.' " Moat memorable of the eulogies deliverer at the funeral of Mark Twain consisted of a single sentence: "This is the first day you have made us sad." O IN b Steoett Cart, SlitrleuteA hi JUag rattum Syadfcal Korea it Is governed by a strongman head of state whose this-is-for-your - own good type of rule Inevitably has aroused resentment among segments of the population. Opposition Not Needed And as was the case with Turkey's ousjgd Premier Ad nan Menderes and South Korea's President Syngman Rhee, Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, while a be liever in eventual democracy for Viet Nam, also believes that now is not the time to permit any real political op position to his regime. Neither Turkey nor the able to connect our good, grey agriculture secretary with anything as frivolous as the cinematographic arts. Yet I have before me con crete evidence that Benson's department is In the movie business in a big, big way. The indications are that it outproduces most Hollywood studios and that Benson could be ranked as the Cecil B. De Mille, or at least the Walt Disney, of the Cabinet. The department's activities in this field are set forth in Agriculture Handbook No. 14, a lavender colored document titled "motion pictures." It lists 268 films that the depart ment has produced for the edification and enlighten ment of the public. In line with the Hollywood formula of offering something for everybody, the films range from simple animated cartoons, such as "Adven tures of Junior Raindrop," to sweeping dramas, such as "The Rise and Fall of the Medfly." The latter is described in In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Big modern problem: Juvenile delinquency. Big modern question: What to do about it? THIS much-discussed prob lem came before the West ern Governors Conference in Seattle recently and Governor Pat Brown of California of fered a solution that is quite interesting in these modem days. He told his fellow gov ernors: "The best way to keep teen agers out of trouble is to LET THEM HAVE JOBS. Even good boys get Into trouble when they do not have any thing to do. We should modify our laws so as to make it EASY for (Children to get jobs instead of making it difficult for giem to find employ ment." He added: "The trouble is that on one hand we hear the argument that work is hard on children and on the other hand we hear objections from the la bor people who argue that if children are permitted to work it will reduce employ ment opportunities for older people. Personally, 1 feel that these objections, on both sides, can be met if we will stand firmly together as gover nors." IT'S a problem. There can be not doubt of that. It's tr MODERN problem because in this fabulous mod ern world EVERY HOUSE HOLD HAS ITS FULL QUOTA OF SERVANTS. In a household full of serv ants, it has always been dif- dicult to find work enough for the children to do to keep them out of mischief. HOW'S that, you say? You may add: "I can't afford Viet Nam Republic of Korea suffered from Internal Communist pressures comparable to those in South Viet Nam. From Communist North Viet Nam and through neu tralist Cambodia and Laos, Communist infiltrators seep in a steady stream to South Viet Nam in a terrorist cam paign which renders roads and waterways unsafe at night and keeps villages in a constant state of unrest and fear. These present both a dan ger to the DiOi government and his reason for firmly squashing any opposition. the handbook as "a dramatic presentation of a successful all-out campaign to eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly, the world's worst pest of citrus." Available to Public For movie-goers who like the stark, realistic approach I would recommend "Fungi Snare and Destroy Nema todes" which "demonstrates under the microscope how certain fungi catch and de vour nematodes. ' For sports fans, the depart ment offers "Block That Ter mite" and for those seeking sex thrills It has "Transplant ing Hen's Ova" and "Realm of the Honeybees." All the films are available for private screenings and at the first opportunity I plan to invite a group of my friends in for a home showing of "Stubble Mulch Farming' and "Hay is What You Make It." It ought to be an enchant ing evening. I wouldn't be surprised If Benson wins next year's academy award. servants. Very few people in these days can afford serv ants. The cost of living is mucn too high for anything of that sort. Servants in this modern world are only for the filthy rich." WAIT a minute: " When you need water, what do you do? Do you send the children to the well for a bucketful of it? Of course not. You call on a modern servant and turn the tap. When you want a fire to cook a meal, do you send the children out to split kindling and chop wood? Certainly not. You turn a switch, or twist a valve, and a modern servant "elec tricity or gas) builds the fire and supplies the fuel. And so on. Our modern servants do most of the work and leave little for the chil dren to do. THERE'S your problem. What In dn uhnnt 111 Well, as Governor Pat says, we shouldn't put obstacles in the way of children who want to work and are willing to work and who, as he suggests, will be far better off In every way if they are permitted to work. Isaac Watts, some two centuries ago, put it flatly and plainly when he wrote in his Divine Songs: "For Satan finds some mis chief still for idle hands to do." O ,!Sr, JBL- fvT f-i j fiiii m RAM MOROAN . MMOID INOOOS, ruNHAl DIISCTOM DaOOH NIGHT Jlgg( PHONE JP 2-80W Ask us about the OREGON FUNERAL INSURANCE PLAN wWchwe heartily recommend and endorse. Stability United States aid to Sty-ib. Viet Nam amounts to aBrrtit $164 million annually, sec ond only to that given the Re- ( public of Korea. The U.S. is firmly commit ted to come to the aid of South Viet Nam in the event of aggression from the out-O side. But it cannot guarantee against internal change. So it is with the lessons of Turkey and Korea in mind, that diplomats watch care fully the march of events in South Viet Nam. As president, Diem ins powers which exceed in ;jis oCh country those wielded oy President Eisenhower in his. Internal Tensions Dangerous U. S. diplomats in Soiitli Viet Nam cannot tell DrtsA how to run his business. They can only advise. In the light of the country's multiple problems and the amount of annual U.S. aid, there is a feeling among some that their advice too frequent ly is ignored. But the events in Korea and Turkey have strengthen ed the hand of those who counsel Diem toward modera tion and toleration of at least a token organized political opposition. The unremitting efforts of the Communists make the de velopment of internal ten sions doubly dangerous since a long period of stability .3 necessary if the country is to ' develop its agricultural and light industrial programs and reduce its trade deficit. Some of Diem's associates are said to favor constructive opposition to act as a national safety valve. Diem himself q has said South Viet Nam is not ready for Western - style Democracy. Man Drowns in Clackamas River Gladstone-IUPB - A young Portland man drowned in the i Clackamas river at High Rock near here Wednesday despite ) efforts of two other young ! men to save him. i The victim was James Chan cey, 23. Police said Chaluffey got in trouble while swimming alone. Two young men, John Dennis Freeman, Gladstone, and Horace H. Person, Ore gon City jumped in and tried , to save him. ' Officers said Chancey strug- ! gled and his would-be rescu ers lost hold of him. Sgri divers and Sheriff's ' officers were unable to locato the body immediately. SPOOKY LOCALE Garden Grove, Calif.-IUPD-The Garden Grover Writers' Club has announced that a "prominent" mystery wriler would speak at the club's Aug. meeting. The mystery writer was not identified. The meeting will be held at the Peek family mortuary in nearby Midway City. HELP We need clothing, ihoci, dishes furniture, and bedding. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 THE foundation OF A MjCtfi Regardless of your Religious belief o oco o G o o o r, occr?