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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files or The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
, 10 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1950 (Thursday)
' Medford has a serious short
age of lumber box cars, which
may force some area mills to
shut down, according to the
public utilities commission.
The population of the
"Greater Medford area" which
Includes all persons within
' a six-mile radius of Medford
has reached 20,244.
20 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1940 (Saturday)
The Medford Craters base
ball team shut out Jack and
Jill Tavern club of Portland
2-0 last night before 1,000
fans at the fairgrounds field.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
t Smudge Pot" column: "John
Moffat was elected school di
rector Monday, by an ava
lanche of votes totaling 34."
30 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1930 (Sunday)
Petitions are being circulat
ed asking that the city keep
open its public market, which
It decided to close last week.
A total of 6,291 persons vis
ited Crater Lake last week, a
new high for the year.
40 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1920 (Tuesday)
. James M. Cox of Ohio looms
as Democratic choice for
President: Oregon and Jack
son county Democrats arc
preparing to flock to the con
vention which starts this
week end In San Francisco.
Fishing has improved con
siderably in the smaller val-
ley streams but still remains
poor in the Rogue river,
50 YEARS AGO
June 22, 1910 (Wednesday)
Rogue river valley patholo
gist P. J. O'Gara returns from
a tour of valley orchards and
predicts that the valley pear
crop this year will be the
largest in history.
A picture company of 25
people arrived in Medford to
day to begin a month of pic
ture taking; the pictures will
be exhibited all over the
world.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nlnt oi fen correct li superior
seven or eight Is eseellcnfj five er
ill is good.
1. Is "Shank's mare" a fil
ly?
2. "Then conquer we must."
Quote the next line in the
"Star Spangled Banner."
3. Which famous baiter in
baseball was nicknamed
"Georgia Peach?"
4. Hurry F. Byrd represents
which slate in the senate?
5. What causes a jumping
bean to Jump?
8. The Brenner Pass con
nects Italy with Switzerland
true or false?
.. 7. Who is known as the
"Father of Baseball?"
8. How many bonks does the
Pentateuch contain?
9. Is geriatrics concerned
with the later years of life,
or mimicry?
10. Which U. S. general
headed the army which in
vaded Austria during World
War II?
Answers! 1. No. A person's
feel. 2, "When our cause it
li just." 3. Tyrui (Ty) Ray
mond Cobb. 4. Virginia. 5.
The larva In It. 6. Falsa.
With Austria. 7. Henry Chad
wick. 8. Five. 9. Later year's
Qf lit. 10, Gen. George S.
Patton (3rd Army).
Subversion and Freedom
"To Insure the continued freedom of expression for
succeeding generations, let us pick up the rein of
responsibility of citizenship and act now to thwart
the activities of subversives within our midst, and
consequently to win out in any race by reason of the
moral truth of our existence."
The above is an excerpt from a recent letter
printed in the communications column.
The question is, what's a subversive?
The desk dictionary
who acts to subvert. And subvert is defined as
"to overturn: overthrow;
mine the morals, allegiance, or faith of; corrupt."
That sounds pretty nasty.
yHE authors of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, by definition, were subversives.
They undermined allegiance to England; the
result was the overthrow of the mother country's
authority in America.
Jesus Christ was probably the greatest "sub
versive in history, if one uses the word accurate
ly. He overthrew and undermined both allegi
ances and faith of existing religious systems, and
the result was a change in the entire history of
western religion and civilization.
Martin Luther was another great "subver
sive." The Reformation which he sparked certain
ly undermined the universal church of the period.
POES subversion look
context?
Doesn't it depend on
whether a subversive action is destructive or con
structive?
And isn't this country
possible Ireedom to the individual commensurate
with the public welfare?
How does our correspondent's commendable
advocacy of freedom of expression for all, and
his concern for our winning by reason of moral
truth, jibe with the suggestion that the activities
of subversives be thwarted?
THERE are, of course, two kinds of subversives :
Those who attempt to subvert by convincing
others they are right in their views, and
Those who attempt to subvert by stealth and
chicanery; by force and
and revolution.
The second variety
world, can best be "thwarted" by the established
agencies for that purpose
which has a good record along this line.
The first variety can best be countered by
a free interplay of public discussion by a full
exposition of all sides of all Questions so that the
public can, ultimately, decide.
'HE theory of freedom
was founded calls for
that he who is wrong and
heard equally.
And, sometimes, those
convince a majority that they are actually "right,"
and thus change the shape of the future. It has
happened. .
At other times, those who are wrong will not
prevail in the public mind, and "right will con
tinue to be "right."
It, however, we thwart anyone by depriving
him of his right to speak, we are subverting our
own ideals. a.A.
Doubly Difficult Task
In a country where there is freedom, the task
of leadership is doubly difficult.
In an authoritarian society, leadership is the
forcible imposition of the leader's ideas upon the
people.
In an open society,
tions: lo chart the course, and then convince the
people to follow, willingly.
If either of these two
the leadership is ineilective.
IN THE case of the present administration, Presi
dent Eisenhower s personal popularity and the
trust of the people m his leadership has been
phenomenal. In that he
leader.
But in charting the
has tailed.
He and his associates have not charted a
course at all; they have merely reacted to each
new wind, each new current, and the resulting
leadership has been more of a sail-trimming ex
ercise than a purposeful national voyage.
If the president, by
tige and popular approval, had laid before the
American people his plans for a bold venture into
the Mih Century, thev would have followed him.
RUT, instead, he chose
" least resistance.
The result has been
American influence
world hasn't been at such a low ebb since long
belore World war 11.
nation have not been met.
And the good will
President radiates, with
match for the wiles and
which we lace across the
Our hopes that, whoever the next President
may be, he will be able to exercise both facets of
leadership necessary in a land where government
is by consent of the governed both the ability
to set goals and work toward them, and the ability
to carry the people along with him. b.A.
defines subversive as one
ruin utterly; to under
a little less nasty in this
what one believes as to
based upon the greatest
violence; by conspiracy
of subversive, in today's
principally the FBI,
on which this republic
freedom of sneech. so
he who is right can be
who are wrong" can
leadership has two func
functions is neglected,
has been a successful
course of this nation, he
mobilizing his vast pres
to follow the course of
catastrophic.
and leadership in the
Ihe public needs of the
and honesty which the
utter sincerity, are no
duplicity of the forces
Iron Lurtain.
Dennis the
I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF VOL) WAS ALL
PISHT. 1 DREAMED I BEAT V UP"
Communications
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writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen
nam or initial for publication if permissible. Th Mail
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clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub
lication must not exceed 400 words. Th letters printed in
this column do not nacossarily represent th viawi of th
paper; in fact th contrary is often th case.
Poor Fellow
To the Editor: People in the
cities feel a need for leash
laws for dogs and other pets.
Some animals take smoothly
enough to these restraints,
others do not.
In the choosing of pets, It
would be a show of wisdom
to select those pets which fit
naturally into the way of
things. Some species of dogs
do, many do not. Even var
ieties of cats take to civilized
manners more than others.
Also, there are birds who do
not mind cages. Others war
constantly against being
caged. The instincts of ani
mals of the same general type
differ greatly as to breeds.
From birds,-canines, felines
and animals in general, to the
human animal, is a long, long
step, where discussion of their
traits are concerned. Yet,
were human beings to be in
carnated into animal or bird
form (God forbid - but follow
my point) they could not be
wiser and more practical than
to take the transfer in their
stride. But to aid them, they
would find themselves with
natural gifts they do not now
possess. I think that people,
whether they own, or do not
own, any sort of pet, fish, or
fowl, or legged animal, can
show intelligence by learning
from these species facts that
can materially benefit them.
And the human animal -
what about him? Well, as to
types he is found to possess
characteristics w h o 1 1 y un
alike, biologically, psycho
logically, i n t e 1 1 ectually. I
think the more advanced hu
mans are, the more the mis
takes made, since, they can
not grasp the nature of the
gulf separating themselves
from those of other char
acters and talents; incipient,
that is, with their existence.
It's a complex arrangement,
with many challenging phases
of mystery, that fills our
world, and it is man, the poor
fellow, who, even after four
score years plus, makes less
out of it - or understands less
his place In it - than any
other.
Fee Clifford Esteb
Box 1022
Medford.
Open Hearts
To the Editor: I have no
ticed some interesting signs
that some home owners adorn
their property with. "Keep
out," "mean dog," "no ped
dlers," and so on.
Not long ago one caught
my attention. It read, "If you
have something to sell we
don't want it." Evidently
someone had been the victim
of high pressure salesmen and
was now barring his premises
to future Intrusions.
As a lad I used to peddle
(and push) my bicycle up the
Slsklyous and then coast
down over the California line
to Hilts. Once I bypassed the
Hilts juitttlon and arrived
tired but alive in Yreka. It
being July It wasn't cool.
Mother and I would bundle
up around 20 dozen gladlolas
which were secured to the
bike's carrier. These were
welcomed by Hilt housewives
for 25 cents a bunch. A bit
of Oregon greenery looked
good In Hilts in July.
On one of these jaunts I
noticed some competition as
far as selling goes. Two In
dustrious looking young men
were engaged In presenting
character building mnlerinl In
the form of good books. They
were students from a Chris
tian college. Their dust-covered
model T Ford reposed
down the street.
When they found my meth
od of transportation they de
cided to set Oregon, at least
Menace
the state line. They loaded
my bike on and up we chug
ged, past the state line to the
summit. Since that day I love
book salesmen, that is, of
course, salesmen of good
books.
It's pathetic how some folks
will go down to a newsstand
and spend money on material
that will only lower one's
ability to cope with life's
problems. Yet let a clean-cut
individual knock on their door
with character building ma
terial and they are ready to
sic the dog or call the police.
Who knows, he may be sell
ing the equivalent of $1,000
bills for $1.
To me the right type of
character building material
for my children is worth that
much in comparison. I've
even heard of people who de
cided against purchasing a
product because it was put
out by an organization that
had beliefs contrary to their
preconceived ideas. I'm using
Japanese made products right
now but I don't go along with
Shintoism.
Let's be logical. If we are
not Mormons, will we spurn
using a Rambler because it is
made by a company whose
president belongs to that
church? Yes, let's love our
neighbor and have open
hearts.
Henry Johnson Jr.
2400 Highway 66
Ashland, Ore.
Zoning Laws
To the Editor: Oregon Re
vised Statutes, 215.130 subsec
tion (1), definitely states "No
ordinance adopted under ORS
215.010 to 215.190 shall regu
late lands used for grazing,
agriculture, horticulture, or
for the growing of timber."
The people living in the
West Side here in Jackson
county opposed zoning their
area for several reasons. The
area has always been, and is
today, an agricultural area.
By acreage, at least 85 per
cent of the occupied and un
occupied land is devoted to
agriculture, and as such, can
not, under the law, be zoned:
and no abnormal growth is
taking place.
Zoning isn't the cure all so
many believe, but is highly
controversial and argumcn
tive. Until the 1959 session of the
legislature, the people held
the authority to grant zoning
power to the countv zovern-
ing bodies. It should be the
nrst order of business at the
next session to return to th
people their right to vote, in
stead of wasting time "devis
ing ways to prevent loopholes
in me zoning statutes." This
is another instance where the
vote of the people is beine re
placed with rule by commis
sions and bureaus. Many ex
perienced legislators at state
and national level, jurists,
Judges, and ordinary citizens
are voicing concern at the
trend.
Better still, it seems it
would be more logical and
economical if the legislature
would repeal the whole zon
ing statute and give assistance
to cities by restoring their
right to control subdivisions
within a reasonable distance
from their corporate limits,
and within the fringe area
developments, by making the
services and powers of the
county sanitarian, public
health department, county
surveyor, and the county en
gineer available to their of
ficials to Insure them that
areas In future annexation
proceedings would fit into
their programs of streets in
renard to grades, water and
sewer connections, and for
storm drainage.
Worldwide Reaction to Summit, Japanese
Blow-Ups Almost Unanimous: U.S. Suffers
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington - (UPD - The big
political news from New York
state is good for the Republi
cans, bad for
the Democrats
and worse for
Adlal E. Stev
enson. The good
Republi can,
bad D e m op
eratic, news is
this: New
York state
narn-.Hn.
Ljls C Wilson
in a bitter, all-out factional
fight.
The worst news for Steven
son is this: His supporters in
New York state are taking a
bad licking, so far.
Reform Supporter!
Stevenson's New York sup-
Hsai .i-.Nf I seal
Demos' New York Battle Bodes
No Good for Stevenson Hopes
By PHIL NEWSOM
. UPI Foreign Editor
As President Eisenhower
concluded his Asian tour this
week, worldwide reaction as
to its results appeared almost
unanimous.
It was. first of alt, personal
sympathy for
the President
who has im-
p r e s sed the
world with
sincere desire
for peace but
who has. twice
in a little
more than a
month suffer-
j'ihl NKU'So.M ed humiliating
setbacks at the hands of the
Communists.
Second, it was agreed that
the leftist forces which forced
cancellation of his visit to
Tokyo, had inflicted a severe
blow to U.S. prestige which
the Communists now could be
expected to exploit vigorously-
Merriman Smith, UPI White
House reporter who has ac
companied Eisenhower on his
globe circling tours, reported
it unlikely that the President
would attempt another trip
during his remaining six
months In ofice.
Hopes Glimmer
Thus with the blow-up of
the Summit Conference in
Paris and the Tokyo incident
had gone glimmering the Pres
ident's hope that to his succes
sor he would leave the herit
age of a firm platform upon
which world peace could be
built. '
Of the President's Asia
tour, UPI President Frank H.
Bartholomew wrote from
Tokyo:
The most that can be said
is that the interests of the
Western world have not been
benefited by the President's
well-intentioned visit.
The Times of London said:
"The cancellation of the
Tokyo visit is the biggest blow
to the prestige of an American
president and the United
States government since the
war."
Man-in-the - street reaction
stories cannot be taken as in
dicative of the feelings of
whole nations, since of nec
essity they cover only small
segments of a population.
But a UPI poll of such re
action in more than a dozen
European nations, reflected a
general theme:
Initiative Lost
A lwaycr in Madrid and a
clerk in Brussels believed the
United States had lost the
cold war initiative.
An airline clerk in Sweden
and a policeman in Zurich be
lieved America should follow
a "tougher" line.
A Frenchman thought the
United States should listen to
advice from President de
Gaulle.
A London store clerk
thought "Ike Is doing the best
job possible." A West German
barber in Frankfurt tempered
The county court, with these
county officers, could plan
better than the present tax
supported, expensive type
planning commissions, and
could adequately control pop
ulation growth for the "public
health, safety, morals, and
general welfare" of all, and
would be more in harmony
with the character and growth
needs of the counties.
Helen Florey
Route 2, Box 441-D
Medford.
V Don't Know
To the Editor: First ve got
easy money, ve spend money
like monkeys, und ve get in
flation. Vcn ve get inflation,
dor Government pulls-tip dor
vallet strings, ve spend money
like Jack Benny on televis
ion, und ve got deflation
Right now, ve got-INDEFLA-
TION. Dot is vot ve got ven
ve don't know vot ve got, und
ve don't know vot ve got
most uf der time since 1932.
Everett Acklln
Ashland, Ore. ,
mm
porters are reformers. Their
leaders are Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt and former Sen.
Herbert H. Lehman. The
Roosevelt - Lehman political
leadership in New York was
absolute over the years of
FDR's magic. After his death,
FDR's widow became an ef
fective leader in her own
right. Two years ago, Mrs.
Roosevelt and Lehman fell
out with Carmine de Sapio,
the boss of Tammany Hall
and of the New York Demo
cratic party.
The Roosevelt-Lehman re
formers e'enounced De Sapio's
boss-rule. They ganged up on,
and defeated, this spring some
of his Tammany primary can
didates. Meantime, they were
maneuvering to try to win the
Democratic presidential nomi
it with: "America is doing a
pretty good job as the leader
although she makes her share
of foolish mistakes."
Recent events have dealt
Eisenhower a bitter personal
blow which history may
show could or could not have
been prevented.
This much is certain. Both
the blow-up at the Summit
and the Tokyo Incident were
West Turns Attention to Lack
Of Action
By DICK WEST
Washington-IUPD-These are
uncertain days in the law
making trade. It's hard for
me to tell
whether Con
gress is racing
toward ad
journment or
dying on its
feet.
However, it
seems fairly
certain the
p r e s ent ses
sion will come
Dick west
to an end, one way or an
other, within the next three
weeks. So I thought this might
be a good time to review the
legislative record to see what
has been accomplished and
what remains to be done,
I might as well begin the
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Well
Japan's Premier Kishi lost
his nerve and cancelled Ike's
visit.
But
He regained it' in time to
sit tight and let the time limit
pass, thus permitting the
treaty to go automatically
into ratification. It is now in
force so far as Japan is con
cerned. WILL the treaty be support
ed by public sentiment
in Japan?
For what it is worth
here
is an opinion:
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(whatever that is) Etsusaburo
Shiina says:
"The treaty is supported by
the overwhelming majority of
the Japanese people . . , The
widely publicized left wing
demonstrations represe n t e d
the opinion only of the minori
ty .. . They were FOMENTED
BY THE COMMUNISTS . . .
The revised treaty is in con
formity with Japan's policy
of co-operating with the free
nations."
SPEAKING of the demonstrations-
Senator Keating of New
York said in Washington Sat
urday morning that he was
told by a highly reliable
source that the communist
"demonstrators" in Tokyo
were PAID SI. 65 PER DAY -which
is very high pay in
Japan. State department
"sources" (meaning somebody
willing to talk but unwilling
to be identified) had said pre
viously they had information
that communist money .had
been sent to Japan to finance
the huge riots that led to can
cellation of Ike's visit.
WHICH is to say:
The communists knew
the Japanese people were not
opposed to Ike's visit. So they
HIRED AGITATORS by the
tens of thousands to MAKE
IT LOOK LIKE the Japanese
were opposed to the visit.
How To Hold
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More Firmly in Place
Do your false teeth annoy and em
bat-rasa by tupping, dropping or wob- i
blind when you eat, Ituich or talk? 1
Just sprinkle a little FASTEKTH on i
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. inu uiurr trKiiiiriaoij. pt'"'j,
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1 breath. Oet PASTKTH today a
I n (1ni cnuntU. I
nation for Stevenson.
Last week the New York
state Democratic committee
met and rejected Lehman as
a delegate-at-large to the Dem
ocratic National Convention
by a vote of 284-to-14. The
committee did not even con
sider Mrs. Roosevelt for mem
bership on the convention
delegation. De Sapio's boss
rule was working well.
This faction fight among
New York Democrats will get
hotter before It cools. All of
this leaves Stevenson and the
Democrats on a tough spot.
The party dispute is the best
promise in sight that the Re
publican presidential nominee
can and will win New York's
45 electoral votes next No
vember. As for Stevenson, two pow-
events deliberately generated
by Communist leadership at
a time when the United States
is preparing for a change in
its own leadership through
general elections.
Thus Eisenhower was the
personal victim of a larger
plan by world Communism to
sow mistrust and unrest at
a time when the United States
is in a period of transition.
on Vital Legislation
review with House Joint Reso
lution 602, which authorized
President Eisenhower to pro
claim the week of May 15
as National Transportation
Week.
This measure was passed
by the House on April 4 and
by the Senate on May 13.
Therefore, I suppose it could
technically be entered on the
plus side of the ledger.
Little Celebration Time
However, by the time the
President signed it on May 20,
only one day of National
Transportation Week was left.
This didn't give us much time
to celebrate.
House resolutions 11600 and
11601 were introduced last
April by Rep. Daniel K.
Inouye of Hawaii, who was
disturbed by the fact that
some of the laws already on
The commies, you see, stop
at nothing.
WHAT of Kishi?
The Associated Press
reports that most observers in
Washington feel that now he
has achieved his goal of bring
ing the new security pact into
force he will step down, dis
solve the Diet (parliament)
and call for new elections.
This belief is confirmed bv
Frank Bartholomew, president
of United Press International,
who is in Tokyo. He says:
"Resignation of Kishi and
dissolution of his cabinet are
expected in Japan now within
a relatively short time. The
fact that he lost control of
the situation briefly (and with
drew the emperor's invitation
to Ike) is believed to have
constituted a loss of face that
he can not survive."
TN THAT event, it will be
A the Japanese elections that
will tell the tale. It will be
safe to bet one's bottom dol
lar that the communists will
STOP AT NOTHING to win
the new parliamentary elec
tions when they come up.
We'll see what we'll see
when that time comes.
HELEN KELLER DAY
New York-fflPD-Mayor Rob
ert F. Wagner today proclaim
ed Sunday, June 26, Helen
Keller Day. Miss Keller will
celebrate her 80th birthday
on Monday.
Located
Advantageously... '
Near the final resting place in
Mountain View Cemetery. Ade
quate off-street parking. Elimin
ates processions through con
gested streets.
LITWILLER
FUNERAL HOME
Highway 66 at Normal Ave.
Ashland Dial M0 5-4541
Only local member of Oregon &
erful politicians - who had
hoped to be on the New York
convention delegation and to
work from there toward
Stevenson's nomination r- will
be on the outside looking in.
Moreover, the alliance of Mrs.
Roosevelt and Lehman, with
Stevenson demands that De
Sapio prevent Stevenson's
nomination.
If he is unable. Lo block
Stevenson, De Sapio might
even consider knifing him in
the November election. ,
Withhold Patronage
If Mrs. R. and Lehman ever
get their own man into the
White House, they would be
well on their way to ousting
De Sapio as Tammany boss.
The method would be by with
holding patronage, a deadly
device: So, with Mrs. R. and
Lehman benched and Da
Sapio confronting a fight for
life against Stevenson, the
latter's chance of a renomina
tion have grown dimmer.
There is good news for Re
publicans from another big
state, California. I have just
returned from California. The
word on Democratic Gov. Ed
mund G. Brown is that he has
had it. That is what the news
men in California report on
Governor Pat. Many of them
assert that, as of now, ha
couldn't he elected dog catch
er. Others, more charitable,
claim that the governor
COULD be elected dog catch
er. the books did not fit the prob
lems of our newest state..
Inouve proposed that the
Federal Flood Insurance Act
of 1956 be expanded to pro
vide flood insurance for vol
canic eruptions, which sound
ed to me like a fair proposi
tion. I can't understand why tha
other lawmakers haven't ap
proved it, even if they don't
have volcanoes in their , own
states. Possibly they were
waiting for Alaska to demand
flood insurance for t ava
lanches. In a companion bill, Inouye
called for an Army engineer
study of the feasibility of
erecting flood control dams
in Hawaii to stem the flow
of lava. I think it should be
enacted, too. ?. ' ' '
Hole in Dike
You remember the -old
story of the plucky Holland
boy who discovered a leak
in the dike and saved his
country by plugging the hole
with his finger. Well, imagine
what would happen if an Ha
waiian youngster tried that
in a lava dike. It could open
a whole new chapter of folk
lore.
There are so many other
worthy measures awaiting ac
tion that only the U.S. gov
ernment can afford to print
the entire list. However, I
would be remiss if I did not
call attention again to the
failure of Congress to choosa
a national flower.
This issue has become so
controversial it may never be
settled, but a joint resolution
introduced May 23 by Rep.
Robert J. Corbett (D-Pa.)
might offer a way out.
It would designate red and
white carnations and the blue
cornflower as the national
floral emblem. Thus, if Con
gress can't agree on 8 single
blossom to represent the coun
try it can at least unite be
hind a national bouquet.
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