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o MEDIUMS MAIL TrTfBtTWE. MECFORD, Oftst WEDNESDAY, JUNE I. I960- Medforim52Tribunb "Everyone in Southern Oregon Read a The Moil Tribune" Published Dntly except Saturday by MEDKORD PHINTING CO 33 North Fir St., Ph SP 2-6141 " ROBKRT W RUHL, Editor"" HERB CREV AdviTtUfnK Manager GERA1.D T LATHAM Bus Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR., Miir Editor KARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN Teles Editor RICHARD JEWFTT SporU Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSONCirculaiion Mgr An-Independent Newspaper Entered as second class mutter at Medfcd. Orefion. under Act of Mnrch 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Moil In Advance. Copy 10c JDaily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily ond Sunday 8 mos 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos 4.23 Sunday Only One year S4 20 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland, Central Point Eagle Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove. 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Registrations are now being accepted for swimming in struction at the city's new swimming pool in Hawthorne park. 20 YEARS AGO Juno 8, 1940 (Saiurday) The Rev. L. F. Belknap, Medford, left for Salem yes terday for a class of 1890 reunion at Willamette uni versity. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pol" column: "De- spite the war in Europe and hysterics throughout the land, the meadow-larks still sing: Everything's aii right, every- thing's all right'. 30 YEARS AGO June 8, 1930 (Sunday) Bankers throughout the state will convene here and four local banks will show their prosperity. New black and tan auto licenses will bo ready June 15. 40 YEARS AGO June 8. 1920 (Monday) Construction of Med'ord ir rigation ditches rt rtcd today employing 100 men and teams. , ;Thc county will keep the dusty stretch of road between Flounce Rock and Prospect sprinkled during the summer. SO YEARS AGO June 8, 1910 (Wodnesday) John F. Stevens has been elected president of the Pa cific and Eastern railroad which is now bei ig construct ed from Medford east across the Cascades to a Junction Willi tne uregnn 'i runic. The city council last night ordered an election for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of $20,000 worth of bonds for storm sewer con struction in the western part of the city. Whal's Your I.Q.7 Nine or ten correct is superior: even or eight is exccllcnti five or Iti ! good. 1. Pike's peak is the highest mountain in the U.S.; true or la'se? 2. Is an isotope a chemical clement? 3. What does the "11" In the Ijoys and girls "411'' clubs emblem signify? 4.. When did Henry Ford market his first automobile? 5. In the Italian proverb All roads lead to 8. About 1HI2 John Chap man, of Mass., planted apple seeds from N Y. to Ind. What was this "apple missionary's nickname? 7. In which Book was lhe earliest law of life promul gated? 8. What is the blue streak In Roquefort oheese? 9. "Mary, Mary, quite con trnry," What is the next line of the nursery rhyme? 10. Is "John Bull" carica tured as tall, slender and lanky? Answerer 1. Fein. 2. Yei, 3. Health, hands, heart and head. 4. 1903. S. "Rome." 6. Johnny Appleieed. 7. Generit (ltll). 8. Mole1. 9. "How does Jour garden groyfj" 10. No. Mutual Both the House and Senate have passed the Mutual Security authorization bill, and it has been signed by the President. The House is now considering an appropria tion measure to put Mutual Security into effect for the 1961 fiscal year. The measure carries an appropriation request totaling more than $4 billion the request by President Eisenhower. This is the item which one of our correspond ents this week called Ike's "idiotic foreign aid." Tl'ELL, maybe it is idiotic. " But President Eisenhower doesn't think so. On few other items has he been so insistent that it is vital to the security of this nation. Vice President Nixon doesn't think so. On May 22 he said that recent events had under scored the "absolute need for keeping our mutual security operating at an efficient level," and that cuts of any magnitude "would be an act of ir responsibility . . ." Undersecretary of State Douglas Dillon doesn't think so. On May 23 he said a substantial cut would "immediately" increase the chance of war. "At the very moment when the Soviet lead ers are once again threatening rocket attack," Dillon said, it is no time "to tell our allies that the United States has lost the sistance they need for against Communist aggression. ' VXHO, then, is opposing it? The Democrats? Some of them are, of course. Rep. Otto E. Passman (D. La.), chairman of the House ap- propriations foreign operations subcommittee, is the one chiefly responsible for withholding the measure from the full house. But virtually every responsible Democrat in both houses acknowledges the need for Mutual Security funds. On May 25, a group of 28 liberal House Democrats wrote the President to assure him they would oppose any substantial cuts in the proposed appropriation. While highly critical of some parts of the Administration's foreign policies, they declared that the Mutual Security program is an "in dispensable part of our foreign policy." . WHAT is Mutual Security? What does the $4 Villi! nnrlna rrn fni'? Almost half of it $2 tary assistance to our allies around the world. Without this, our own defense spending would have to be materially increased from the present level of around $40 billions. Another two-thirds of a billon goes to defense SUUnOlt activities. The rest of it goes .P IWumkm uuujei auun, ouier pnases or ine over JVrf UTUAL Security expenditures are not the easiest things to argue for, positively. It is too easy to say "you can't pouring money down a rat hole," or "why should we send money to all those foreign nations?" lhe money comes, which makes it even easier to howl with financial pain. Waste is alleged in some cases with truth, for in a program of this size, a certain amount of waste is, unfortunately, inevitable. However, re ports to Congress this year indicate that inef ficiency and waste are being curtailed in the ad ministration of the program. Despite this, the Mutual Security idea is vul nerable, even though its positive effects have won over the responsible officials of both parties. SO PERHAPS it would 1. 1 VVIYi Where would we be today if we had not forged a military alliance, some of which we pay for, throughout the world? Would the "cold war" now be over, with Communism the victor; What would be the effect if we left the un- derdeveloped nations juice"? Would the name even more of an anathema than it is now ! Would we be alone, without friends, in a hos tile world? IT is far easier for the United States to tell the 1 rest of the world to go hang that we'll make our own sandwiches and let everyone else go hungry. It's easier to wave the flag and declare we can whip the rest of the world with one hand tied behind our back but in a nuclear age it's handy to have friends and allies. It's easier to sit and feel smug in the midst of the highest standard of living the world has ever known and to let someone else worry about starvation and disease in Africa, Asia, and South America. (Besides, what did they ever do for us?) TOUR billions out of a budget of 80 billions that's about one-twentieth, or one nickel i the dollar for world-wide military strength, for a free-world alliance, for help to nations strug gling for self-sufficiency and progress, for al leviation of disease, for the lessening of famine, for the creation of effective international co operation, in and out of the United Nations. That, friends, is a bargain. This won't convince the doubters; the 110 per cent America Firsters; the 23rd amendment supporters; the men who ytfcrn for the days of gunboat diplomacy when the Marines had the situation well in nand. In the day of the H-bomb and a nasty little man named K, ancient attitudes and selfishness aren't good enough. E.A. Security will to provide the as- the common defense billion goes for mili for development loans, . , , ,' Bj - ieciiu aosiouuiue, auu - aii program. buy friends," or "stop of course, from taxes, be better to argue nega- to "stew in their own of the United States be on Dennis the Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of 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. lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necossarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the ease. Her Solution To the Editor: My, my, the "booby traps" for the peo ple of suburban Medford have already started. This time, it is the septic tank sew age problem, in the South West district. If each prop erty owner would do as we did," then it wouldn't be nec essary for the city to politely take us. In 1953, we had Mr. Gust come out and build a 750 gal lon concrete tank and 150 feet of drainage on our prop erty for our 1V4 bathrooms. Then we had Mr. Kenjon, the plumber, connect with the tank. We have never had any trouble with the sewage. Every three years we have Mr. Gust clean out our tank. Now, if every property owner would do as we did, there would be no need for the city to be so anxious to annex us. I know It Is much easier to cut a hole in the septic tank and let it run down the irri gation ditch, as has been done in many instances. But it would be much cheaper for the property own er to do as we did. In other words, treat others as you would like to be treated your self. Mrs. Lillian Green 244 Sunset Court, Medford. Mr. K. & Politics To the Editor: Several months ago our politicians said Mr. K. was a strong lead er, a man of great eloquence and a great orator. I wonder if these politicians who re garded Mr. K. like the White Soul he proclaims he has, have any regrets as to their fitness for public duty. Mr. K's. soul, being white, might belong to a White Rus sian, but not to a red athiest communist. Mr. K. has also turned psychiatrist. He could be his own Guinea pig. If the administration had followed the constitutional amendments handed down by our founding fathers we would not have been insulted as we are today. Both of the Parties are trying to make others perfect without pick ing the mote out of our own eye. Nobody seems to make sense nowdays, but I feel that regardless of party we have a hard battle to be won. This man must have youth, strength and a background of internal fortitude. He must Try and -By BENNETT CERF- JACK BENNY doesn't think his wife, Mnry, appreciates the fur stole he gave her for a birthday present. "It isn't so much that she didn't say 'Thank you'," grieves Jack, "but this morning I found it hanging from my car's radiator ornament.' Minnie Tisshtuck won a big mountain resort contest to select the most useful kitchen gadget She entered her husband. A magazine featured on Its first page this quotation: "One sentence often pro vides as much thought u a complete novel." The mag azine, incidentally, la pub lished by and for the in mates of the Connecticut tate prison. n e e " An Impoverished newspaperman aren't we all? breathed his last and fellow Ink-stained wretches took up a collection to bury the poor fellow. A pollUcal hack was approached with, "Won't you contribute a dollar to bury a reporter?" He pulled out a. five-spot and suggested, "Here bury five of themi" C 1MQ, by Beaaett Cerf. Distributed by Kiuf reabuw SfratiaJt Menace Letters submitted for pub not be led by party qualms, and must never forget the people are the government, regardless of war or peace. Charity, if not given to those who desperately need it, is a waste of human energy. We hear many a rumor as to how our foreign aid is extrav agant and how much is not even appreciated. We should not give to elevate our sta ture. If we do not look, listen and take heed of all our back history, as well as our future, we are lost. A mistake made now can be the last one which will have meaning. I am not afraid of Mr. K. destroying the earth because he is part of the earth, even if he be a worm. God is the master, not Mr. K. Leo A. Rifenbark . 1131 Plnecroft ave. Medford Education Debate To the Editor: Referring to the editorial, page of the Mail Tribune and congressman's mail, the whole debate over Federal aid to education is left prostrate from these sources, it seems to me. the bugaboo, of course, is the mis appropriation of money by the f ederal government that should be going to the States of America. Of course, so long as we allow this unwarranted condition to prevail there is only one thing remaining for us, that is, namely, to rush to the "public pay trough" as Russians do, when they want or need something. That is, we must go where the money i: . which is in the Federal treasury. It seems to me that there is one item, certainly, that is coming our way from the Fed eral government without any need of appeals. That is mag nificent, costly Federal edi fices of administration that are going up in every part of the nation. These will help to spread the control over the lives of the people, with less and less protests from the peo ple, I mean. The editor of the Mail Trib une is sensible in his conten tion for Federal money. So is Congressman Porter. But Uiose who oppose this should make their move, namely, to amend, abolish, or moderate the Federal income tax law. I believe, and in fact, have previously done some work in the field of action for a "Tax Limitation" rider to the Fed-, Stop Me Humphrey Long-Shot By LYLE C. WILSON Washington - (UPD - If you believed Sen. Hubert Horatio Humphrey really benched himself after that presiden t i a 1 primary in West Vir ginia, take an other look. Humph r e y appears still to be running. If so, it is the vice presi- wiisSn aency auei which he is running, not the Democratic presidential nomi nation. The evidence that Humph Veteran Politico, Friend of U.S., Regains Bolivian Power By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor A man who has been ac cused both of being a Nazi and a Communist, but who still has man aged to retain f r i e n ds h 1 p with the Unit ed States, returning president of Bolivia. He is Victor Paz E s tens- soro, for 20 run. NbwsuN years a famil iar figure on Bolivia's turbu lent political scene who will be returning for his second four-year term next August Poverty and instability have not been rare commod ities for Latin American gov ernments. But it was left for Bolivia to be described as "the most isolated, the most for gotten and the most tragic country of the American con tinent". . . Bolivia is an island more completely cut off from the outside world by its mountains and desserts than if it were surrounded by oceans. Many Pure Indians Bolivia is an Indian coun try, the most Indian country of the Americas. More than half of its four million inhab itants are, pure Jndian . . , About 30 per cent of the popu lation are Mestizos (mixed blood). The whites form a mi nority group. . . The revolts of the Indians in Bolivia have been among the bloodiest in South America." As a founder and leader of Bolivia's Movimiento Nacion- alista Eevolucionario (MNR) political party, Paz receives much of the credit for what stability Bolivia has. Even then it is doubtful that any Bolivian regime over the last eight years could have existed without extensive fi nancial help from the United States. That help now is well over 100 million dollars. eral income tax law. Now, I am sure the editor and Mr. Porter will go along with this. Let their antagonists come forward with their as surances. Otherwise, let them lose their battle against Fed eral aid to education. It is as simple as that. Let M. J. Olson, whose where in h , God forbid" letter appeared June 6 in the Communications department, take notice. Fee Clifford Esteb P.O. Box 1022 Medford. Birth Control To the Editor: When I was In England in 1917, I talked with a British soldier who told me that small countries could not last over 30 or 40 years without a war as they would be overcrowded and could not feed their people. So they would start a war and thin them out or kill them off. I believe the Bible printed in 1611 reads, a man is the planter and the woman is the ground or mother of the seed. Plant a kernel of corn in the ground. The earth is the moth er of that seed and if it is fertile there will be a corn stalk growing in time and coming to the light of day. For example, say I have a certain number of acres of land and am raising feed for chickens and I have ail the chickens I can raise feed for, but lots of eggs and each egg is a seed. Do you think, (when I say you, I mean all that read this writing) I should plant the eggs under the hen and when they hatch kill them or let them starve to death, or destroy the eggs which are seeds? If you doubt that can you ever cat an egg again? The Lord God made man and woma matured in the beginning. (See Genesis, chap ter 2 verse 7 and 23 and verse 4 and chapter 12.) I believe most things that are of blood, flesh and one were matured in the beginning and I believe that if the egg is destroyed before it becomes ferfflized, it would not be a sin. Marshall H. Waggoner Box 753 Central Point, Ore. Said Still in Race, But As a Chance for Vice Presidency rey now seeks the vice presi dential nomination is simply this: -He is aggressively ambi tious and has believed for some years that he should be promoted from the Senate. -Humphrey has made a long shot bet on the Demo cratic presidential nomination, so long that it seems to in volve a calculated risk. No one could be more aware than Humphrey that long shots are hazardous. Long shot betting involves taking a long chance. Humph rey's long shot bet is that Adlai E. Stevenson will be nominated for President next month by the Democratic Na Bolivia has the highest il literacy rate in Latin America and, as others among its sis ter republics, has suffered from its dependence on a sin gle commodity. In this case, tin. Attempted Reform Program In his first term, Paz Es lenssoro began strenuous ef forts to shift the country's eco nomic base from tin to oil and agriculture. Under the ambitious pro gram, it was hoped the coun try would be completely self sufficient by 1958. In 1952, Paz nationalized the tin mines and undertook a program of land distribution to peasants. Today & Tomorrow By Walter LISTEN TO DE GAULLE Characteristically, Gen. de Gaulle waited two weeks be fore delivering his views on the fiasco at the sum m i t and on the aft e r m a t h. When, he did speak- last T u e s day, it was with the calm, the fair ness, the ob jectivity, and long - sighted- ness which have earned him the first position in the intel lectual and moral leadership of the West. There being so much news last week, not enough atten tion was paid to this address. To many who now read it, it will come as a surprise both in its tone and in its sub stance. . The greatest surprise will come to those who have been praising Gen. de Gaulle as if he wer a kind of French Barry Goldwater and Everett Dirksen combined. Yet if we are to understand the situation in which we find ourselves today, and how to go on from there, we shall have to learn from Gen. de Gaulle -how to wash out of our minds the stereotypes which cloud our judgment. From him' our leaders will have to learn how detachment can go with determination, and how a long view of his tory can go with strict atten tion to the immediate nation al interest. GEN. de Gaulle began his address by saying that "the division of the peoples that in habit Europe and North Amer ica is the main fact and the worst evil of our time. Two camps are set up, face to face, under conditions such that it depends solely on Moscow or Washington whether or not a large part of humanity is wiped out in a fer hours." What then? "In the face of such a situation, France thinks that there is no territorial disagreement or ideological dispute that has any impor tance in comparison with the necessity of exorcising this monstrous peril." I have emphasized this sen tence because it marks the crucial difference between the conventional thinking of the cold war and the thinking of Gen. de Gaulle. The mon strous peril which must be exorcised, transcending a 1 1 the territorial and ideological disputes, is what? It Is the fact that It depends "solely on Moscow or Washington" whether a great part of the world is devastated. ITOW does Gen. de Gaulle propose to exorcise this monstrous peril? By breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union? Not in the least. Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Mere Comfort FA8TKKTH ft DlMMnt tlkftJIne (non-ftfid) powdrr. holds fftlM teem mort firmly. To nd ulk tn mnrt comfort, uat tprlnkle t tittle FAS TKETH oiTyow pUt. No gummy, gooey, pMty testn or fetMtng. Checks "pint odor I denture brentM Oet rASTESTH it toy drug eounur. Walter Llqpmantl tional Convention. Controls Some Delegates Humphrey is estimated to have more or less control over 50 to 60 delegate votes, al though it is not at all certain that he can deliver them. However that may be, a mere effort to deliver that bloc of votes to the current front runner would assure for Humphrey a star in Sen. John F. Kennedy's record book. Such an effort would be an obvious bet on the favorite. Stevenson, however, is Humphrey's man. The senator last week telegraphed Steven son a cheer for a speech just delivered before the textile workers. The telegram in- Nationalization of the mines did not prove particularly suc cessful, and by the time 1958 rolled around, the country was in just as much economic trouble as before. For part of this, Russia was blamed for having dumped tin on the world market, thus depressing prices. He was once accused of helping Nazi schemers who wanted a Bolivian air base. Much of his political support comes from Communists. But, so far as Paz is con cerned, it generally is agreed he is neither a Nazi nor a Communist, but a Bolivian nationalist. Lippmann By saying that we must never again talk with Mr. Khrushchev? i Not at all. "What was neces sary yesteiday will still be necessary tomorrow . . . We believe that . . . methodical steps of diplomacy are worth more than tumultuous ex changes of public speeches . . . On the bases, which a reason able preparation will enable us perhaps to lay down, France could, when the time comes, consider the reopening of this Paris Conference which we had decided to hold and which could not take place." ' HOW then does Gen. de Gaulle propose to proceed? He proposes to proceed on three lines. The first is to seek a detente, "putting a stop to provocative actions and speeches and increasing trade, cultural exchanges, and the visits of tourists in order that a more peaceful atmosphere might be created; failing this, the dizziness of desperation would afflict discouraged men to such an extent that one day and all of a sudden, for any reason at all, the world would find itself at war, as it was twice in my lifetime, because the Archduke was dead or because someone wanted Danzig-" Gen. de Gaulle's second line is that we should seek "a specific degree of controlled disarmament, preferably aim ed at the devices capable of carrying bombs strategic dis tances, in order that the pos sibility - and at the same time - the temptation suddenly to provoke general destruction might vanish." His third line of action is to begin "organized cooper ation between East and West devoted to the service of man, either by helping in the prog ress of underdeveloped peo ples or by collaborating in the great projects of scientific research, on which depends the future of all." rpHESE are his measures to exorcise wnat he calls the monstrous peril, which lies in the concentration of the ulti mate power SOLELY In Wash ington and Moscow. Until in OUR NEW FUNERAL HOME All facilities located in one beautiful yet unpretentious building. We are able to serve you better than ever before, at no added cost to our patrons. LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME Highway 66 it Normal Ave. Ashland Dial MU 5-4541 Only local member of Oregon & "J eluded this enthusiastic query; When are you going tofi make a direct move for the nomination? Many people are waiting." Stevenson's Chances Fair It will occur to any practi cal politician that Stevenson Is the only person with any chance of being nominated for President who could accept a U.S. senator as his running mate. There is no law for bidding the nomination of a U.S. senator for President and another U.S. senator for vice president. But political cus tom and some realistic noliti- cat factors would be against such a combination So, Humphrey's allegiance goes to Stevenson, the man who might have a place for him on the national ticket. That is a very long shot, in deed. Stevenson's chance of being nominated for President is no better than fair. Huwiph. rey's chance of being nomi. nated for vice president is less than that. Humphrey appeared to be Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's choice until he was kayoed in West Virginia. Mrs. R. seems now to be for Stevenson, She might, of course, hit the con vention with both barrels. Freeway Route Voted in Portland Portland -(UPD-A Clay-Mar- ket routing for the proposed Stadium-Sunset freeway sys tem was favored by the City Planning Commission here Tuesday by a 4-3 vote. The planners were unanim ous in their opinion, however, that the Stadium freeway routing should follow along 15th and 16th sts., rather than further west, even though it may cost $2 million more. The decision will go to the city council and probably also be presented at the Highway Commission public hearing on the freeway routes next Mon day. place of this concentration of power there is achieved "an organized peace," France will remain "an integral part of the Atlantic alliance" and will work to make herself a nu clear power. But Gen. de Gaulle does not stop at that. He will work to organize Western Europe "for action, progress, and defense," for "only in equilibrium th world will find peace. On our old continent, the organiza tion of the Western group, at the very least equivalent to that which exists in the East, may one day, without risk to the independence and the free dom of each nation and tak ing into account the probable evolution of political regimes, establish a European entente from the Atlantic to the Urals. Then Europe, no longer split in two by ambitions and ideo logies that would have be come out of date, would again be the heart of civilization." ONLY a man who believes that the people of the Soviet- Union are more Rus sian than they are Bolshevik, and that they are more Euro pean that they are irrecon cilable, could have said that. It requires a man who is above demagoguery, who is too proud to pander to vulgar prejudice, and who is too great a patriot to be a jingo, (c) 1960 New York Herald Tribune Inc. 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