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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. MONDAY, JUl Y 4. 1U 4 A ' "Everyone In Southern Onto Reada The Mll Tribune" tubllitifd Dally except Saturday by ": MEDFORD PRINTING CO. '.' S3 North JPlr8t.. Ph SP2-U1 """ROBERT W RTJftC"l!lltor HERB GREY Advertiilni Manager CEI1ALD T LATHAM Bua Mar. KRIC W. ALLEN JR., Mni Editor KARL H. ADAMS. CiU Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, THeg Editor RICHARD JEWETT, Sports Editor OLIVE STARCBER. Women'e Editor pALE ERICKSON, Circulation Mar An Independent Newspaper Sntered aa aecond class matter at .Medford. Oregon, under Aot of . March 3, 1887 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy lOo .Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 - Dally and Sunday moa 8 00 : 'Daily and Sunday 9 mot. 4.39 v Sunday Only One year 14.30 By Carrier In Advance Medford Aihland. Central Point Easla Point, Jacksonville, Gold Hill. ; Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue Rlv-i-er. Talent and on motor routee. ,. Dally and Sunday 1 year 318.00 Dally and Sunday 1 mo 1.90 Carrier and Dealer copy lOo ' All Terma Caah in Advance "Official Paper of City of MedforT Official Papar of Jackson ConntT ; United PresiTlnternational Full Lcaied Wire .. U.P.I. Tclephoto Newaplcturea TSiEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS ' Advertising Representative:"" WEST HOLIDAY CO, INC Of fices In New York. Chicago. De- ' trolt, San Franclsco. Lot Angelei. Seattle. Portland St. Louie. At lanta, Vancouver. B.C NEWS PA Pit PUBllSHEkS J ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAI Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40 and SO years age. 10 YEARS AGO July 4, 1950 (Tuesday) 1 A local firm has announced a development program to turn the Camp White area In to a flourishing city within 10 years. ' Nearly 9,000 persons used the new Hawthorne park swimming pool during its first month of operation. 20 YEARS AGO Julr 4. 1940 (Thursday) Central Point residents ap proved by a vote of 70-39 yes terday a $20,000 bond issue to finance construction of a new gymnasium at the high school. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" clumn: "Dt. J. F. Reddy's six-cylinder Ford won the auto race from Med ford to Central Point, by way of Hanley hill, up the Jack sonville road, with the finish at the First National bank. The time was 33 minutes." 30 YEARS AGO " July 4, 1930 (Friday) Medford residents are flock ing to Ashland, Diamond lake, Prospect and the coast to cele brate the Fourth of July. A record-breaking crop of huckleberries is reported in the mountain areas surround ing the Rogue valley. 40 YEARS AGO July 4, 1920 (Sunday) A light airplane yesterday struck a telephone pole be tween Medford and Central Point and crashed and burned. The Rogue river is' at its lowest stage of the year and so is the fishing. 50 YEARS AGO July 4, 1910 (Monday) ' The Mail Tribune . publish ed an "extra today which was devoted entirely to the Jack J o h n s o n-Jim Jeffries h e a v yweight championship fight in Reno, Nev., which Johnson won by a knockout in the 15th round. Many Medford residents and a Mail Tribune reporter were in Reno to watch what is called, "the fight of the century- What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ftn cornet is luaerier; tevtn or eight is eicallenf; fire er six Is good. 1. Before 1812 was anthra cite or bituminous coal chief ly in use? 2. When J. Ramsey Mac ponald served as Prime Min ister of Great Britain, what party did he represent? , 3, Before the advent of Je sus had Greek dress and the Greek way of life penetrated into Jewish communities? 4. What research did the TJr.zl Government carry on at JF.enemuendc? ... 5. Who wrote "Plppa Pass es"? ' 6. The present calendar was first promulgated by Pope G y? 7, Cygnet Is the name for a kind of ring, a young swan, or the seal on a deed to lands? , Bi Who was the composer of the song VAfter the Ball"7 9. "Help but" and "choose but" mean avoid; true or false? 10. Was the first success ful daguereotype portrait jnade in New York or Paris? Answerst 1. Bituminous, 2. The Labour Party, 3, Yes. 4, Vrocket research. 5. Robert Browning. I. Gregory. 7. Young swan. I. Charles K. Harris. 9. True. 10. Mew York. (Dr. Draper, 1140). Km i A Yen For State Sen. Edwin Durno, of Medford, Re publican candidate for congressional representa tive from the Fourth District of Oregon, has is sued a statement of principles. It is pubished in today's World (Page 4 Mail Tribune). The statement seems sincere and carefully considered. , Apparently it expresses Sen. Dumo's political, social and economic philosophy. It would be pleasant, from a tax standpoint, to be able to agree with it. For its main tenet seems to be to eliminate any factors that might tend to increase taxes. A ND there is a nostalgic quality about its aims that is strongly reminiscent of pre-World War I days and the pastoral life of those years. But it is these very qualities that have led political scientists to predict the end of the Re publican Party as it is today constituted. For today is not 1776 It is 1960. And we cannot stand still or go backwards any more than the rest of the world is hanging back, longing for the and its concepts. Those days were idyllic for certain groups But, for most others, they were plain hell. And we have learned that man has a social responsibility to others be yond giving them employment at starvation wages. ; IUST as the science of " (Senator Durno has doctor) so nave other And other people in ing about these improvements. Some nations have already passed us in their progress toward a better the real purpose of government. The Soviets, still behind us in many material aspects, and apparently not understanding of some advantages of western individualism, are reportedly doing a better job of providing a physicial environment for the future welfare of individuals. And they are telling- other peonies about them. . Their competition in in science, makes such platforms as Senator Dur no's obsolete in many of its phases, even if one ignores our responsibilities in terms of human values. Senator Dumo, posea to lederai aid to education. THHIS, and many of his other counter-proposals to present trends would be justifiable if local agencies would assume their responsibility and all school districts were financially able to pro vide adequate education for their people. But many will not assume their responsibili ies, and many others are not able. And the question arises here as elsewhere in contemplating the kind of representation the Fourth District would get if Senator Durno is elected in November over Democratic Charles O. Porter. -, Can we really afford not to utilize the les sons we have learned in advancing human pro gress? Can we afford to lose the services of the sci entific genius who remains a farm hand because his school district could not afford to provide educational facilities for him? ' Can we afford the slums that are being elim inated in other states and nations through urban renewal slums that are rotting our cities at their cores and making them a tax liability instead of an asset? Can we afford to have a nation of people whose health is so poor under our present medical system that almost one third of our young- men were rejected during World War II because of physical unfitness.' Can we afford to continue to pretend that this is the year 1901 instead of the year 19b0 a 17E CAN sympathize with Senator Durno and '' others who are nostalgic for yesteryears. But change is inevitable. We may not like some of the changes others are advocating. ;.But the only way we - .I. 1 1 ine same pain as oiners who are looKing ior new answers is to come up with some new answers ourselves and some better ones. It is to be hoped that Senator Durno has some better answers and plans than an appeal to the long ago past which any realist knows, can never be recaptured. World. Gnashing No less authority than tannica reports "The use of chewing gum rises during periods of social tension." A marked increase was noted during and after Wond Wars I and II. The New York Times reports per capita consumption rose from 39 sticks per year in 1914 to 89 in 1924 and from 98 in 1939 to 165 in 1953. With consumntion last vear climbinp- to 184 sticks per American, it times ahead. Uregon Yesteryears or 1901. Mckinley administration in the intervening years , medicine has improved spent his life as a medical pursuits -of mankind. other countries are learn life for their neoDle - ' these areas, as well as for. instance, seems op- can avoid going along t. i . R.W.L. in Coos Bay Ahead the Encyclopedia Bri looks like teeth-gnashing Statesman, Salem. Dennis the '1M&TR0U8LE IS, MmfU WAT Communications I, attars to the Editor must bear tht nam and address oi the writer, although under certain circumstances the use oi a pen name or initial tor publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necossarily represent the views oi the paper; in iact the contrary is oilen the case. Favoritism? To the Editor: I was aston ished to read in Thursday's Mail Tribune that two men had chased live teen-age boys in a car and after several blocks had finally caught them and turned them over to police because they had shot grapes at them. The police promptly arrested one of them and placed the other four in the juvenile detention home. ' It seems only right that a person have some means oi protecting himself and his property. The reason ior my astonishment is that a - few months ago, two teen-age boys, who were out driving and drinking, stopped by a mailbox and started banging on it with beer botles causing damage and a terrific commo tion late at night. The occu pant oi the residence yelled at them and when they drove off, he got in his car and fol lowed, because he was tired of having his mailbox repeat edly damaged. He caught up with them and called the po lice. The police came and iound out one oi the boys was from a prominent family with a very influential relative and the outcome was that the po lice told the resident he could not legally give chase because the boys were teen-agers, and to emphasize the point they charged him with reckless driving. Maybe the laws have chang ed in the last iew months, or again maybe the grape throw ing youths just weren't lucky enough to have a very influ ential relative to throw his weight in favor oi drunken and disorderly conduct against a law-abiding citizen weary of having his property damaged. (Name on flic) Medford Good Guide To the Editor: In the July Reader's Digest there is a one page article entitled "Do you act-or react?" The gist of the article is, do you let someone else's ill-temper guide you to react towards him with the same attitude, or do you act towards him with courtesy and friendliness despite his treatment oi you? During this time of unrest with Japan, we Americans could well use this way oi thinking. Instead of reacting with bitterness to their un friendliness, we should act with courtesy and friendliness toward them. It is also a good guide in our everyday lives. Mrs. R. Ward, 1294 Kings Highway Medford. Aleutian Island Quake Reported Mobile, Ala. - (UPI) - A "de structive earthquake" in the outer Aleutian Islands was re corded Sunday at seismograph stations at Spring Hill College here, Weston, Mass. College and the University at Berke ley, The quake registered 7 on the Rlchtcr scale at Spring Hill, according to the Rev. Louis J. Eisele, S. J., seismol ogist. At Berkeley, Dr. Don Tocher, head of the seismo graph lab, said the quake had a Richtcr magnitude oi 6.75 and was centered 2,800 miles northwest oi Berkeley. Both said it lasted two hours. Weston officials reported the quake was 4,625 miles northwest oi Boston between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Aleutians northeast oi Japan. A spokesman said if the quake was on land It "would be very destructive," Men-ace " WATER IS OYESW HEAD" - Billboard Bill To the Editor: The anti outdoor advertising initiative petition which is being circu lated is sufficiently important to everyone in Oregon to de serve more clarification than it is receiving. The bill seems worthy enough by its title - "An act relating to the .regulation of advertising signs along inter state highways and through ways." But the title is vilely deceptive, ior, far Irom iairly regulating outdoor advertis ing, it virtually prohibits al most all outdoor advertising along all Oregon's major high ways except in cities. li passed, the bill would require that all advertising along approximately 20 Ore gon irceways and through ways (which comprise nil the state's important highways) come down forever. The only signs permitted would be those very few smaller signs placed within iive miles of the actual roadside they ad vertise, and even those would not be allowed on U. S. high ways 30 and 99. Ii all this bill did was put nearly 800 Oregon workers in the outdoor advertising in dustry out oi jobs it would be bad enough. But, incredible as it may seem, this bill actu ally singles out Oregon's multi-million dollar tourist indus try (third largest industry in Oregon) to be hardest hit. The most important single means our resort areas, chambers oi commerce, tourist attractions, scenic area associations, ho tels, motels and restaurants have oi stopping the tourist on his way from California to Washington or Canada is to tell him oi the things he can sec and do here, and oi the wonderful tourist facilities we have. You can rest assured that California and Washington tourist facilities hope this bill will pass, ior it means they can step up their campaign to tourists while we are forced to shut ours down. The bill provides that, after all taxpaying, regulated free enterprise firms have torn down their signs, the state shall turn around and build an Indeterminate number of "Information Sites" costing an estimated $50,000 each oi tax payers' money. These sites would require the tourist to pull off the road, stop his car and carefully scrutinize a hodgepodge of at least 24 small advertisements crowded together on a single billboard. The state would build the boards, set the advertising rates, and decide who shall be allowed to advertise. This would mark the first time the state has grabbed and completely monopolized one channel oi free commu nication. Outdoor advertising is so important to state's economy that it should be regulated, but certainly not outlawed. Mrs. Walter A. Clurk 2847 Seventh st. Baker, Ore. YOUNGSTERS HURT Buxley, Ga.-(UPD-A small tornado whipped through a recreational area here yester day, blowing over a shed and seriously injuring two teen agers. The youths were iden tified as Jackie Dean, 13-year-old slate water ski cham pion, and Danny Scllars, 16, both of Baxlcy. TRAITOR TO THE CAUSE London-flJPIl- Actor Michncl Mcdwin formed the British Bachelors' association four months ago, then resigned as Its president Saturday. He has become engaged to be married. Washington Report By WILLIAM S. WHITE STRUGGLE AHEAD Washington - Sen. Lyndon 13. Johnson Is now going nil the way for the Democratic his chief riv al, Sen. John F. Kennedy, will break out within days. So long as there was some chance of fin ishing the heavy docket of congressional business before the important preliminaries of the Democratic National Convention-now almost at i iwuiu-uuiuison was not willing ! to throw his campaign into urgent activity. He felt that as the Senate Democratic Leader he must put the leg islative program first-in his own interest and in the inter est of his parly generally. In the meantime, however, it became obvious that Con gress could not possibly finish before the convention, which formally opens July 11, with out the loss of important bills in the rush. This is why he moved to recess Congress and have it come back after the convention. T h e curiously mixed resistance to this-some from pro-Kennedy Democrats and some from Republicans told its own story. Its effevi was to seek to tie Johnson to his job while Kennedy contin ued to run away with the pre convention headlines, JOHNSON, however, will in " any event no longer be so tied. The first Johnson cannonad ing started Saturday by way of charges-which Former President Truman publicly hurled-that Kennedy's back ers have "rigged" the coming Democratic Convention in his favor. This complaint is di rected especially at a Ken nedy partisan who controls the convention arrangements, Democratic National Chair man Paul Butler. A second charge will dis close an effort to set up a Johnson presidential ticket on which the vice-presidential nominee would be a Catholic, Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota. This would be de signed to break into the heavy support of Catholic Demo cratic politicians for Kennedy, who is himself a Catholic. It also would be Intended to secure backing ior John son irom McCarthy's tellow Mlnnesotan, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. Humphrey until his defeat In the primaries was himself a presidential as pirant. He has great influence over some 60 convention dele gate vote s-a bloc which could become very import ant even though 761 arc re quired to nominate. FOR two years the Kennedy Johnson contest has pro ceeded in an atmosphere where Kennedy was cease lessly on the move and John son hardly visibly moving at all. It is now to become a hotly spotlighted contest - on both sides - of an acute and brilliant professionalism not seen in this generation. The rosters of both forces arc studded with seasoned pros, Each candidate is him self a master politician in his own way. Kennedy operates scientifically at every stage -"from a slide rule," as the politicians put it. Johnson operates with what seems to be by guess and by hunch, with a sprawling outward casualness that hides a de termination and care no less cool than that of his younger antagonist. Kennedy's weapons arc many: his long head start In the race; his greater accept ability to the liberal forces which will control at least the mechanisms oi the con vention; his position as the front-runner, Johnson's own guns, how ever, though lower in number, arc hardly less formidable in total firepower. His position in the party structure is far higher. His experience is far greater. And those delegates pledged to him, though fewer than those pledged to Ken nedy, are on the whole more unshakably committed, NOBODY questions that Kennedy Is ahead as of now. But even politicians leaning to Kennedy are re serving their freedom oi movement. For one thing, any possibility of a serious run for a third contender, Sen. Stuart Symington oi Mis souri, is now regarded as all but nonexistent. This being so, the presently pro-Symington votes must go somewhere. Whore they will go is only one oi a dozen great questions now hanging over the scene. One point, however, is alto gether certain. Though il may or may not P residential fV 11 0 1,1 'n""im' j '".jv. J. A struggle ol lfl- 9 rarely match- iVfCbi it c l1 p u 1 " k'" 1 !f 'ft (I ram n with William' 8. White help on election day In No vember, thu Democratic con vention show of July will surely blanket that of the Re publican convention w h I c It nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. (Copyright. 1960, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) In the Days News By FRANK JENKINS From Tokyo: Japan handed Russia a bris tling note which bluntly inld the Soviet Union to keep Its nose out of Japan's affairs. It flatly rejected Russia's pre vious three protests against the new U.S.-Japan security treaty and the stationing of U-2 (spy) planes here. It told Russia that it is JAPAN business whether It should ac cept the word of the U.S. that the planes were not used to spy on Russia ami Communist China. Russia's protest, the note said, Is nollitng but undue In terference In the affairs of Ja pan . . . The note was dra ma lie reaffirmation that Jn pan, regardless of loftiest In- flue'ices in the nation, Is still firmly on the side of the Unll id Slates, 'J 'HOSE are strong words. They are blunt words. They constitute an unusu al exhibition of diplomatic an ger on the part of the Japa nese, whose traditional polite ness usually carries over Into international affairs. Because of what has hap pened In the immediate past, these blunt words fall pleas ingly on our ears. UT- We must remember that this unusually biting response to Russia's recent threats of what might happen to Japan if she persists in her adher ence to her alliance with the United States Is written by a government that Is presumed to be about to resign and call for new elections. . These new elections will tell the tale. Until we know the outcome of them (which will probably be some time this coming fall) we won't know how deeply the Japa nese people have been bitten by the bug of neutralism, THE code of the neutralists was put pretty well by Sam Walter Foss, an Ameri can editor and humorist ami a writer of light verse, when he said in one of his Jingles: "Let me live In my house by the side of the road "And be a friend of man." That is an enticing desire, Poet's Corner: West Allocates Space For Democrat Poesy By DICK WEST Washington - (UPI) - I guess the Intersection oi Fourth and July Is as good a place as any to set up a poet's corner. So ii you Rep ubllcans will kindly stop popping those fire crack crs, I will turn the platform over to some cul tural - minded Democrats who desire to re cite a few Btanzas of political verse. I hadn't really Intended to become a moderator for par tisan poetry forums, but last month, when my resistance was low, I quoted some election-year limericks composed by the Republican Congress ional Campaign committee. Since the GOP rhymes tended to list heavily in Nixon's direction, I deemed II only fair that I should Invite contributions from ba-ds oi the ballot box on the other side, I now have enough Demo cratic doggerel on hand to open a couplet kennel. Some oi the less libelous specimens arc presented below. A little organ music, proicssor, li you please. There was a young fellow from Ripping, Who said, "This country is slipping. "All that's needed is Jack, "Not the dough, but the knack "Of keeping those Com munists ylpping," South America caught on to Dick's tricks, And Japan and Ike didn't mix. So our only salvation Is Democratization, Which I think thai Adlal can fix. Lily white Dick looks pret ty slick Congress Candidate Tells Principles For Election Race A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLE By Edwin R, Durno (Republican Candidate for Congress, Fourth District, Oregon) My philosophy uf govern nient has already been ox pressed far bettor than I cim say It by Thomas Jefferson the writer of America's Dec laration of Freedom and In dependence, nnd tho third president of the United States, who said: "I place economy among the first and most Im portant virtues, and public debt us tho greatest danger to be feared. To preserve our Independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must ""kc our choice between economy and liberty, or pro fusion and servitude. -If wc can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of curing for them, they will be happy.' Never In the history of our country has it been more Im portant for our defenses to remain strong, our people uni fied In a posltivo foreign pol icy. Bi-Partlianship Our International relations should be an All-Atnoiican bi-partisan effort, arrived at by cumblnlng the skills, wis dom, experience and Judg ment of the Executive branch of Government and Stale De partment In consultation with the appropriate committees of tho Congress. Nationally, we should Join In working for the diminu tion of the Super-State and its centralization of power In Washington. Wc must Intensify our struggle to preserve local au tonomy, our stale rights, the dignity and freedom of the Individual and the integrity of the family as the basic po litical unit. Inflation must be control led. Every effort should be mudc to balance the budget: This can best be done by: The elimination from the Congress of tho high spenders, the socialistic experimenters. No Federal School Aid Specifically, further Feder al aid to education in our ele mentary and secondary schools must be discouraged. Farm subsidies and support but It Is pretty hard to attain In this world if you have any thing worth taking. Ii we all followed the neutralists' codo, the world would very soon Indeed fall Into the hands of the Communists. Wearing his shiny new face. But the mask we know best Out here In the West Will knock him right out oi the race. Some Democrats bound for L.A. Think Jack would be qulle O.K. But they also like Stu And Adlul, too, So they mny vole tor L.B.J. Sing a song of Kennedy, Pockets full of Jack. If Nixon tries to steal vote, He enn buy it back. Every Need I IIHII III Every Wish Observed Every detail of a funeral sorvlcs can be left In our hands with tht comforting knowledge thai all will be attended to with quiet com petence and thoughtful understanding. programs should be, In most instances, eliminated, It will be an evil ami ex pensive day If medium' Is so cialized In America. T Ii u eventual cost will be stagger ing, even to the spender, As u physician, I speak from per sonal experience In Knglmid mid In New Zealand. Urban Renewal ami oilier largo building programs aro unnecessary and undesirable in our State, There are many other ad ventures in loose government that shoud bo removed from the political scene. liouudng gllng subsidy schemes are Ihu things 1 refer to. Cooperative Effort In tho field of natural re sources, including power de velopment, I believe In the cooperative effort of public and private agencies. Thu proper agency , , . public or private, should take thu lead ership as each specific prob lem requires. In social reform, Govern ment, representing thu con science of the people It serves, has an Interest In welfare, In the problems of tho uging, und In tho care of service connected disabilities of the veteran. With respect to Labor and Management, It was Karl Marx who first said, and con vinced so many people, that Labor and Management lire enemies. Anyone who con. tlnues t o express I h u t thought is helping to further the Communist program, be cause Labor und Management are the Inevitable partners III the creation of America's high standard of living. Here in the 4th District: Working for the full devel opment and orderly utiliza tion of our Natural Resources Is the most Important contri bution that I can iniiko to you as your Congressman, Water, Recreation, Grazing, Fish and Wild-life . . . nil must be included in the multiple use concept of Conservation, Economic Basis Timber is the greatest of all resources crops In our State. Processing of forest products is our first Indus try. The management of this renewable resourco should be on an economic and not on a political basis. Development ol harbors, Jet- tics, port facilities, and ac cess roads to our Coastal Communities hos been sadly neglected. I promlso the con tinued effort that I have al ready Inaugurated In their be half. Finally, I promise to devote my full lime to the activities of Government as It affects you. I promlso that I will faithfully carry out my as signed duties, and that I will not, except as an authorized member of a Congressional Committee, meddle In Iho af fairs of Foreign Countries. (See comment in editorial columns.) SOLE-MATE SOUGHT Sheffield, England - lUPD - Margaret Braclwell, 16, and Patricia Padlcy 17, met Sat urday and bought shoes to gether nfter Margarel ran tno following advertisement In a local newspaper: "Teen-ager with size flvo left foot and size four right foot wishes to meet girl In opposite predicament." PSYCHIATRIST DIES Now York-(UPII-Dr. Sol W. Glnsburg, 00, psychiatrist and consultant to tho conservation of human resources project at Columbia university, died Saturday. Anticipated,1 PERL Funeral Home SPACIOUS PARKING LOT (