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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORB. WEDNESDAY. JULY 19, 1960 A I "Iveryone la Southern Oram Reads The UirTrlbuntn eubllihed Daily excel Saturday hs JU North m SL. Pri IPMW "TlOBERf-W" llUml Editor HtHB GREY Advartlilni Manager CERA1.D T LATHAM Bua MT ERIC W ALLEN JR., Mni til CARL H ADAMS. City Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sport! Editor OLIVE STARCHIER. Womm'i Editor PALE erickbdw, circmaiion map An tndanandent Newspaper altered ai aeeond class matter at Madford. Oregon, undar Aot ai Mareh a, IMT atTRMmtPTION RATES 7 Mall In Advance. Copy Ida Daily and Sunday 1 year 119.00 Dally and Sunday moa. I.OS Dally and Sundays moi. 449 Sunday Only one year M10 By Carrier in Advance Medtoral Aahland. Central Point Bail Point. Jacksonville, Gold Rill. Phoenix, Shady Cava, Ron Riv er, Talent and on motor routes. Dally and Sunday I year S1B0O Dally and Sunday I am US Carrier and Dealara copy too Ail Terms taum in Aavanc ofhclal Paper f City af M eaters' i omelet Paper at lactates CaCT United PVeaa tntematlsnaS Pull Leased Wire V.V.I. Telephoto Newsploturee MIMBEH or AUDIT BimEAtf" or umcuLATiuna A..,-H.ln RnlfntftttvJ,! wist nor.mAV CO.. INC Ot flees In New York, CMcais. De troit. San Franeheo. toe Anceles, Seattle. Portland St. beula. AV lar-ta. Vancouver. a.c NIWIPAPII runitHiis ASSOCIATION MAT! ON At EDITORIAI Flight or Time Madford and Jackson County History from the filet of The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40 and 50 run ag. 10 YEARS AGO July 13. 1950 (Thursday) State forest patrolmen are looking for a motorcyclist who is believed to have pur posely started two grass fires along Table Sock rd. near TouVelle Stat park yester day. Two teen-agers, on from New Jersey and the other from New York, were rescued yesterday from a precarious perch on the rim wall in Cra ter Lake park. 20 YEARS AGO July 13. 1(40 (Saturday) Eleven of the Rogue river national forest's most experi enced fire-fighters have been ordered to. stand by for pos sible dispatch to Montana where hundreds of lighten ing caused fires are burning out of control. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" - column: The annual shortage of bay has been reported, and from the number of stacks hiding the foothills, it will b worse than expected." 30 YEARS AGO July 13, 1930 (Sunday) Plant experts and horticul turists from six western states and British Columbia opened a three-day confer ence here today. The city water engineer ays too many people are wasting water and suggests the use of water meters as a possible solution. 40 YEARS AGO Julv 13. 1920 (Tuesday) . A 70 per cent pear crop Is predicted for the valley this year. - Entire staff of Crater Lake lodge quits in protest over a management dispute. SO YEARS AGO July 13, 1910 (Wednesday) Phoenix suffered its worst fire in history yesterday when the Alfred Weeks plan ing mill and a dozen homes burned to the ground. ' Whal's Your I.Q.? Mi-. . aMtaca (a auearlaei serin ar oiaht la eicellenf; five ae - in n sees. 1. In 1820: About this time portable safes, for the first time, were imported from France to New York. Were they fireproof? 2. What does KP stand for In the army? 3. What disease has been called "the great white plague"? 4. What does UAW stand for? 5. Name the author of "The Man Without A Country." 8. Are convenient and com modious synonyms? 7. "Men acquire a particu lar quality by constantly act ing in a particular way." Is this a definition of habit or custom? 8. Did the War of 1812 end in 1812? 9. Name the capital of Por tugal. 10. During W.W. I the "Central Powers' were Ger many,' Austria-Hungary, Bul garia, and what other coun try? Answern I. No - mad of Iron and wood,. 2. Kitchen police. . 3, Tuberculosis, 4, United Automobile Workers. 5. Edward Everett Hal. I. No. 7. Habit, i. Ms. I. Lis I 353T I A T5" bon. 10. Turkey. Hoop-la vs Meat-and-Potatoes . Is the American political convention out of date? Listening with one ear to all the overblown oratory of the opening day in Los Angeles, one is tempted to think maybe it is. . Perhaps CBS Commentator Howard K. Smith is right when he points out that television, by letting the American people witness for them selves the trivialities and boredom of convention sessions, is, at most, writing finish to the conven tion system, or at least, changing both its methods and its appearance. THERE'S no doubt that it's a great show an important show. But it's spotty. That was revealed graphically by the tele vision coverage, which simply acknowledged that there were some things secretary of the national report of the credentials that long, dull document . And as for the music ran a poor second to any show. The mere presence of irank Sinatra on the TV screen no longer produces enchantment. a a a DUT when the cameras swung to the meat-and- J potatoes of the convention Mrs. Roosevelt accepting Governor btevenson s adroit introduc tion and then proceeding to write off Senator Kennedy; Senator Humphrey explaining the in dependence of his own supporters; Governor Freeman trying to be tactful about his own am bitions for the vice presidency when these came on, the convention was dramatic and compelling. The craggy faces of Chester Bowles and John Stennis both wise in the ways of politics and people, and each diametrically opposed to the other's philosophy these gave an insight into the American mixture of confusion and wit and subtlety and principle and courage which is politics. The hoop-la is meaningless and frothy and boring. But watching American politics at work has a fascination nothing else can match. E.A. What is a "Crackpot"? Why print a "letters to the editor" column? Walter Reece thinks that mavbe American society isn't perfect, and are done better in Kussia. Leila Morrow tells nonconformist, and advises readers to pay no attention to him. ' Floyd McCabe takes pot-shots at those who like the sleek new cars, and holds out stoutly for the simple virtues of the Model A. ' CRANK KOCH blasts away at Copco, and its advertising program, and its rates. And Art) Chipman blasts right back again, pointing outi tnat advertising is the catalyst and hub-grease of the American economy. Mrs. Cleo Canoose, the wife of the former Medford fire chief, carries on her grudge-fight against the city administration, and others blast away at the recreation program, at the surfacing of Oie new swimming pool, at what thev call "favoritism" in the police department. And Medford's public servants wince, keep their mouths shut, and strive to do an even better job for their 23,246 bosses. P. J. CLIFFORD pours out his homely remi- niscenses and philosophy, and another old timer, Bert Kissinger, recalls tales of the early mining days and lost gold mines. ; A family which has lost its home to fire ex presses its appreciation to all those known and unknown who have assisted them. M. J. Olsen blasts away at the editorial writer as being too far to the left, and at Congressman Porter for his ventures into the foreign affairs field. Porter replies, saying he's concerned about the possibility of a war of annihilation, and that he'll do whatever he can, in his role as a con gressman, to avert it. DAY DeMARS, William Doernbach, and a few 1V others continue their criticisms of the fiscal policies of school district, county, city and nation, and the editorial writer blows his top at what he considers the essential unworkability and self destroying aspects of the proposed 23rd Amend ment, to outlaw the income tax. Mrs. Delbert Casey drops off a few rough hewn verses of wit comment about this and that. ' And the incorrigible little comments about kwazy monkeys, old auto mobiles, or, dropping into Swedish dialect, the foibles of the Republicans and Democrats. David Frisch writes complainingly of the ad ministration of the VA domiciliary, and glowing ly or senator Morse. a IS THERE anywhere this debate could be Is it not one of the greatest of the benefits of living m this country to be able freely to dis pute, to argue, to criticize, to proselyte or com plain? Would anyone want they really, deep down, whom they disagree? And if (as some proper people maintain) those who write for publication are "crackpots, then thank the good Lord for the "crackpots" who have the courage of their convictions and the will to express them. . Turn up your nose if ioik are examples oi tne action. a. a. more interesting than the committee reading the committee (or. whatever was;. and entertainment, that run-of-the-mill variety that perhaps some things him he's a maladjusted a .... . : I Everett Aklin writes a else in the world where conducted? it any other way? Would seek to silence those with you will, but these good American iraaiuon m Dennis the 'JOEY HASTO WAIT Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the us ol 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. Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the esse. Waverly Baby Home To the Editor: I was one of a group of men from Medford who met in PorUand May 12 for a two-day tour of child care agencies for which a por tion of the money raised by United Medford Crusade is al located. Our trip to and from Port land was paid for individual ly by each of us, and it goes without saying that it certain ly gives you a real sense of enjoyment to see the care given the young folks. Tour Captain Tom Ness asked each man to make a brief report on certain agency. Mine was the Waverly Baby Home, 3550 S.E. Woodward, Port land, Ore. This institution was found ed in 1888 and has given care and a lift towards a happy and useful life to over 7,100 babies since its founding. It has a capacity of 75 children at one time and during the month of April, 1960, it ad mitted 38 and discharged 33, which is a representative fig ure that Mrs. Elsa Hansen, executive secretary, informed me worked out approximately on that basis throughout the year. Its President is Homer D. Angell, former United States Congressman, who works full time on a voluntary basis. It admits all babies in need without regard to race, creed, or color from one day old to five years. They have a round-the-clock spiritual, psychiat ric, medical, dental, and rec reation service. Waverly Baby Home co operates with all the welfare departments of Oregon and its counties, and with all child care agencies and group works for the improvement of child care and the expansion of homemaker service. Wav erly Baby Home maintains an institute which they try to serve on a temporary basis while permanent placements are being arranged, and it does not place itself in the category of an orphanage. The thing that impressed me most was how devoted the employes of this institute were towards these children. It certainly is gratifying to see people who are so dedi cated to helping the unfor tunate. George M. Joyce 1108 Queen Ann Medford Try and -By BENNETT CERF- P INCHED FOR SPEEDING himself behind a bush, summons in her pockelbook sighed to her husband, "Oh, for the good old days when cops didn't hide out, but took their chances in traffic like everybody else!" The New Haven had in stalled a portable bar In one of Its commuter trnlns, but It was not fastened se curely to the floor, and on one sharp curve near Rye, N. Y, It toppled over, spill ing drinks. One evening a regular commuter startled Jcromo Beatty by predict ing, "In precisely two minutes that bar la going to full over!" It did, too, Just as the train hit the curve. Lucille Chase In "Bklrts Aloft" reports the biggest bite ever recorded. An unfortunate passenger reported tho loan of his dentures In flight. Eventually, the upper plate was found In Chicago and the lower In Jacksonville, Florida! A i960, b Bennett Cerf, Distributed by King future Syndicate Men-ace AWHILE. Hf JUST ATE.' Alley To the Editor:' There is an alley between South Central and Riverside, from Tenth to Eleventh, that makes me wonder if there Is a certified health department in Med ford. It could be gotten rid of by presenting it to a few churches, because many re ligions seem to believe the congregations are a group of garbage disposal units, by the way man's doctrine, instead of God's, is shoved in both ears. Rev. A. Gilman 322 South Riverside ave. Medford Likes Travel Letters To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the people re sponsible for the letters of the traveling tourists. I have enjoyed "traveling" with them. Though I haven't really traveled much, I feel I am by reading these letters. I've especially enjoyed the .exchange students letters and will enjoy my "trip" in Ger many this summer with De Anne Taylor. 2311 Military rd. Kathleen Lull Medford Vacation Plaint To the Editor: Summer vacation. Do we all have fun Getting all sunburned Asleep in the sun? A trip to the beach. It's crowlcd, the sea; No enough spaces For hubby and me. We go to the lake And fish from the boat. A hook snagged on rocks It sure gets my goat. To mosquitoes bite; And ants find the food. Campers are noisy, And some of them rude, Come home all weary, The grass needs a trim, The flowers need water, . The garden looks grim. Summer vacation. Who said it was fun? All that's accomplished Is run, run, run, run. Mrs. Delbert Casey Route 1, Box 358 Central Point, Ore. Advertising Defended To the Editor: Normally I read your "Letters to the Edi- Stop Me by a cop who h ' camouflaged Mrs. Kadison angrily put the and later when back home, Stevenson's Appearance Breathes Life Into Stop-Kennedy Campaign, Adds Time By LYLE C. WILSON 'Sports Arena, Los Angeles TO it is no reflection on Adlul E. Stevenson to report f Pff fK3tM that he hits f'alPlpSNJ 1,lklM " 1,ls J JF - TmI fulsn whiskers ii ii d is re vealed as u 1 candidate for tho Demomi 1 1 c prosldon tin I noniliui- tion. Neither Is It any reflection VI i' VYiliiin on Stevenson to report that he made u culculnted entrance to the convention hall Tues day night mid stopped the Lockheed Strike Negotiators Meet Los Angeles WTO - Negotln tors, reporting progress, re turned to the bargaining table today in an effort to end the neurly month-old ma chinists strike nt-alnst Lock heed Missile and Space Di vision. Talks have h. cn underway here since Monday when they were moved from San Fran cisco where bargaining at tempts met Willi repealed failures. Negotiators for the International Association of Machinists and Lockheed said at the end of Tuesday's session that some progress was being made. About 10,500 machinists walked off their Jobs June 15 at the firms plants and facil ities at Sunnyvale. Santa Cruz, Vandcnberg Air Force Base and Van Nuys, Calif. The firm makes the Polaris underwater missile and works on several Important satellite programs. Finch Jury Hears Completion Los Angeles IUPD - Attor neys for the prosecution and defense hope today to com plete selection of a jury to hear the murder retrial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch, 43, and Carole Tregoff, 23. A total of 247 prospective jurors had been questioned by the end of Tuesday's ses sion. A tentative panel of 10 women and 2 men was seated when the session was recess ed. Finch and Miss Tregoff arc accused of the July 18 slay ing of Finch's estranged wife, Barbara Jean, 33. Their first trial ended in a hung Jury March 12. tor" section with Interest but do not contribute thereto. However, Mr. Frank Koch s letter in the July 11 Issue prompts an answer. I cannot enter Into the merits of whether Copco's rates are too high, for I do not have facts enough to dis cuss this. Nevertheless, some of the other statements made by Mr. Koch just are not borne out by research and past experience of practically every major business in the U.S., including power com panies; namely, advertising, which Mr. Koch Implies to be a complete and arbitrary waste of money. Advertising has made this country the production giant it is today by creating product demand. Without the creation of this product demand and therefore mass markets, al most any product or service than can be named would cost considerably more. The Increased overall pow er consumption of any utility company lowers the unit cost thereof and, In turn, brings it to the consumer at a lower cost, The fact thot Copco may be charging more for Its power than some more favor ably located power company, or charging more than it did a few years1 ago, docs not alter the fact that the cost of electricity has risen less in ratio than almost any product or service that Mr. Koch or anyone else can name. Does Mr. Koch possibly be lieve that the Safeway or Big Y Markets could sell grocer ies cheaper if they quit adver tising? Copco, undoubtedly, Is en deavoring to Increase the con sumption of power through Increased usage of electric water healers and other elec tric appliances. It seems to mo that if we arc to have a ratio of lower electrical unit costs, the only way this is to bo achieved is for Copco to increase Its consumer cover age, Good constructive adver tising can do this for Copco, or any other business that caters to the public und Copco, I think, deserves credit for a progressive expansion pro gram, rather than unwarrant ed criticism, I am not an employee of ML I Ml show. The slugc managing could not have been better It n Hollywood showman hnd boon in charge mid perhaps he was, And it does nut reflect on anyone to report, ftirthor, that the stop-Kennedy move ment luis hud ii sniff of oxy gon und Is silting up In bod. A Welcome Break What happened was this; Stevenson entered llie conven tion hall Tuesday night Just as Chester Bowles was crank ing up to road the Democratic presidential plutform- T h e delegutos had been listening to speeches for a long time. It was a moment when any break would be welcome. The appearance of Steven son set off a flicker of demon stration at the doors. This flicker was like a tiny flame Government-by-Riot Familiar; Attempted By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor Govcrnmont-by-rlol has be come a distressingly fnniilinr news headline in recent weeks fMWV! Street mobs It' Vi '"Puled the jfH' l gov ornments oi Korea una Turkey and pre vented President E I senliowcr's visit to Japan. In tho cases of Korea and "mi. Ni.wso.M Turkey It may be argued that the mobs were acting against govern- In the Days News By FRANK JENKINS Shifting sands of politics note: Last night the crystal ball gazers had Kennedy nominat ed with somewhat better than 800 votes on the first ballot roughly 50 more than needed. This morning Iho crystal ball tally gives him 71)4 votes -roughly 50 LESS than needed. MORE crystall ball stuff: As this is written (on Monday), the Broadway (N.Y.) oddsmakers are betting 7-5 that Senator Kennedy will re ceive the Democratic presi dential nomination. At- the same time, they arc belting 7 '4-5 that Vice Presi dent Nixon will be the next President of the United States. Take your choice. OFF-aguin-on-again Flnnc ifan note in the news: A few weeks ago, it was ac cepted as a certainty that when the L.A. convention opened 11ST would be there, with both fists swinging. Then the word was that he wouldn't come. Later it was announced that he'd be there. Then he wouldn't. Senator Symington commented: "Mr. Truman al ways docs what he thinks Is best." ON CBS-TV, Ed Murrow was interviewing the leading candidates. He put to each interviewee this question: "Is the convention system the best possible way to pick party candidates for the of fice of President or tne unuea States?" All were cautious In their answers. Most of them re plied, in effect, that In the year 11)80 it is the only system we have. A T LEAST, Murrow's ques- lion is an Interesting one It must be In the minds of a lot of people. rpiIAT'S enough frivolous s- stuff. Let's be serious for a n mcnt, I SUPPOSE you are follow ing what is going on In the Congo, in Africa. That's TRAGIC. Why is it tragic? It is tragic because these people in the Congo have been given their Independence BE FORE THEY ARE READY FOR IT. Copco but just am getting fed up with these little "digs" that some people keep making at advertising, for without ad verlislng the country's econ omy would really be In a sad stute of affairs, Art Chipman 2251 Ross Luna Medford. FALSE TEETH That Loosen Need Not Embarrass Many wrnrers of false teeth hftvf aunortMl rnal nmhnrrsMmeiit liernme thi'lr plain dropped, support or woh blnd st Just tho wroim time. Do not llvo In (liar or this hppnlnn to you. Just sprinkle a little I'AHTHISTH, the alkaline inon-noldl powder, on your plnlos, Hold fslne tenth more firmly, so they feel more comfortsble Does not sour, aheokn '-piste odor" (den ture brenth). Oat FASTEETK at any arug counter, In forest tinder. 11 spread. Howies quickly got tho word from the rising racket. There would huvo to bo some recog nition of Stevenson before Iho platform rending could go on. In tho wings were Iho Slo vonsim demonstrators, com plete with sign und chants. In the middle, of tho mob scone was Stevenson, smiling, porsplrlng slightly und with moro frlundly elbows Jimmied Into Ills ribs thnn Jammed him during any presidential ciimpnlgii. A Nobl Demonstration Pollco finally hauled him through tho milling Demo crats und to the rostrum where Stevenson took a bow. That put the demonstrators on the road- Slevenson acknowl edged It all with, what else, a . wisecrack about tho con mcnt abuses which could be eliminated In no other way. But is no case can It be argued thut rule of Iho streets represents the orderly, demo cratic way, nor can II be de nied that mob action feeds upon Itself, generating great er abuses than those It seeks to eliminate. Possibly with the successes of Turkey, Korea und Japan In mind, Italian Communists last week tried to shift Italian rule from tho Qulrinul Palace to the streets. Thcro wos historic as well as current precedent for the CoiiinuinLst attempt to topple the pro-Western government of Premier Fernando Tarn broni. Most Unified Parly Next to the bully split Christian D o in o crats, the Communists are tho strongest, and certainly the most uni fied, political force In Italy. In 1048, they unleashed a general strike In which 21 per sons were killed. Also In 11)48, there was real fear among Western nations that West Eyes Vote Shenannigans By DICK WEST Los Angeles ItlPH - I would say that the turning point In the Democratic national con vention came this week when the fol lowing adver t'senieut ap peared in a local paper- "I release all presiden tial delegates pledged lo vote for me." Beneath this startling pro nouncement was the name of Matthew Harrison Brady of Weeping Water, Neb. To say that the ad left this conven tion city gasping with apathy would be exaggerating the sit uation indeed. At the time It was pub lished, favorite son candidates were giving up the ghost with clock-like regularity and re leasing their delegates from whatever chains Hint bound them. "Oops, there goes another favorllo son," someone would say, and the next time you saw him he would be sitting on the Kennedy bandwagon, playing a slide trombone. Few Catch Significance In the midst of alt this backing and filling, only a few observers here caught the significance of Brady's action. I caught it and it splattered all over me. What made Brady's maneu ver so significant was the fuel that nobody knew ho had any delegates to release. As soon as I saw his ad, I contacted the Nebraska delegation and enmo up with some Inside h formation. Not only, I learned, w a r. WE STRIVE TO SERVE . . . With dignity and reverence lo all who call, this firm has served to Iho best of our ability, lor quarter of s century or more. Funeral and Ambulance service, Weddings since 1952. LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME Highway 66 al Normal Ave. Ashland Dial Ml) 5-4541 Only local member of Oregon & vention crowds, lie said ho thought Iho Demner.ils would huvu to nominate I lie lual sur vivor. It was a noble demon strut Ion. T h o maneuver was us simple as thul. 11 served, how ever, to keep ii live or, mora properly to bring to llfo tho dying hopes of Iho stop-Ken. nedy strategists, Uy urguntmit und by devising appeals to Ilia technicalities of convention rules, Ilia stop-K e n n o d y forces labored Tuesday night i lid into today to hold the lino. They uro fighting not so much to prevent Kennedy's nomination us to prevent It on the first ballot; a goal Una Bland. Time Is what Iho stop-' Kennedy forces need Iho most of now, next to delegate votes. Becoming in Italy the Communists would bo able to win Italy's general elections. Aside from precedent, thcro was also the suspicious coinci dence in last week's mob lie linn that Italian Communist Leader Pulmlro Togllattl just had returned from a visit to Moscow, The action suggest ed thai the Italian outbreaks were a calculated pail of Nl kiln Khrushchev's stopped-up cold war throughout lbs world. Caretaker Government Tiimbronl's Is u caretaker government, pledged lo sea the country through the com ing Olympics and budgetary hills necessary to keep tho government running. After that, Tumbroni Ij pledged lo stop down. UPI reporters In Rome say -after thai look for new trou ble. T Ii e Christian Democrats represent the great center of 1 1 ii 1 i u ii voters. But not sine the death of Alolde de Gas perl has a leader emerged who can hold Ihem together. Conclave Brady not a member of the delegation; no delegates that I talked with had ever hoard nf him. Ilnurrl'nr I ua tM ' by recognized authorities that there Is such a place as Ween- ' lug Water, Nob. Armed with this intelli gence, I was able to fit all tho pieces together to form an intriguing conclusion - Brady, by releasing his non-exU-nt , dolt-gates, h a d effectively stopped Ihc "stop Kennedy" move by l.ur Daly. Asks 'Equal Tims' It was Daly, you may re call, who shook the founda tions of the television Indus try earlier this year by de manding "equal time" Willi Kennedy on tho Jack I'uiir show. As the only presidential candidate who campaigns in an "Uncle Sum" still. Duly ' has not exactly been over looked at this convention. But he has been rather over- whelmlngly ignored. Just before the convention opened Monday, Duly made . his big move. He drafted a I telegram to former President Harry S. Truman, the famous , Missouri stay-at-home, passing 1 the word that "I am now only nprufin wlin run ftlnn Konni-rlv nomination." "I ask permission lo occu py your unused rooms Ambassador- hotel here for my plan," Duly wrote. "Can't guarantee payment for rooms now, but will pay charges lo you inter In partial payments If necessary." "I doubt Hint the "stop Ken nedy move will die from luck , of room rent iilono. But when Brady released Ills delegates, (he handwriting was on the xviill. Mrs. Lltwlller National Funeral Directors Asi'n is C. M. Lllwlllcr PIS
