SUNDAY, AUGUST 21. I960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE,
Communications
I.altert io 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
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clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub
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this column do not necessarily represent the views of themon for city aml scno1 dis-
papsri m ibci me contrary u otien the case.
of Aug. 16, stated that he
bought his property in Med
ford and took it for granted
his children would attend
Medford schools. Mr. Calison
should have checked on the
school district before he
bought. He was assuming too
much. It isn't at all uncom-
Saboiage" Deplored
To the Editor: The efforts
of those attempting to con
trol the Democratic party, to
sabotage the effort being
made to streamline our coun.
ty government, is being de
plored by responsible Demo,
erats and Republicans alike.
The job of designing i
workable plan for the admin
istration of county govern
ment, which will be respon
sive to the needs of this com
munity, today and in the fu.
ture, is an arduous one and
will require the dedicated ef
forts of our most capable cit
izens. Certainly ability should
be the first and foremost cri
terion in selecting the mem
bers of the committee charg
ed wun this responsibility.
In making our appoint
ments, Senator Durno and I
were not concerned whether
we named one, two, three or
four Democrats. We did de
fer to Representative Dun
can's request that we divide
our appointments and name
two people who are registered
as Democrats and two as Re
publicans. However, we se
lected people who have not
been active in partisan poli
tics and who, besides being
outstanding in ability, would,
we knew, approach this job
In a completely unbiased and
intelligent manner. We are
all highly satisfied with our
appointments.
I have heard a number of
Democrats express disgust
with the present political fu
ror being raised over a mat
ter which is in no wise po
litical, and several of those
appointed to the committee
have stated that they will be
unwilling to serve if the pres
ent attacks continue.
It seems apparent that it
Is high time that the respon
sible Democrats in Jackson
county regain the control of
their party if it is to play
the part ol which it is capa
ble in this community.
Evelyn Nye
State Representative for
Jackson county,
Medford.
Too Personal
To the Editor: Mr., Mrs., or
Miss (Name On File) is a little
rough on Cartoonist Herblock
and the Editor. But that is
what we expect and desire of
a file. There seems to be some
objection to Herblock being
on the front page. But this
File person confesses that not
being a psychologist ... is at
a loss as to the reason. As an
erstwhile newspaperman we
would be in a position to shed
a little light on the scene or
picture.
There are various reasons
why an editor designs his
makeup the way he does, the
main reason is a personal pref
erence, due to whim or ca
price. This writer, if we were
editor, would o.k. Herblock
on the front page to induce the
purchaser to buy the paper.
Herblock does not, as some
seem to think, ballyhoo any
, particular philosophy, politics
or dogma, but rather is a cru
sader for justice. It is the pur
pose of a thematic cartoonist
. such as Herblock to make
people think on very import
ant matters. Being a senile
senior citizen, we note one of
Herblock's cartoons that we
shall never forget. It was the
president receiving a report
of his physical checkup from
the Walter Reed hospital with
smiling approval while he ve
toed a bill for health insur
ance for the aged.
Readers will note that Her
block points up timely topics
In the news of the day. It was
suggested in one letter to the
editor that Dennis change
places with Herblock. That
would not do because Dennis
is employed to call attention
to letters to the Editor. There
is such a close relationship be
tween the two that they har
monize and give balance to
the editorial page.
As for people climbing the
Editor's frame , it must be
realized that an editor writes
to be damned and not praised.
In our complex society an
editor is bound to bump some
one's corns. He can't be all
Pollyanna or everything to all
men. There is always some
on to infer that he is "too
darn personal."
(Name on file)
Galice, Ore.
Medford, not Phoenix. This is
a ridiculous distinction, since,
as they have no children who
will attend either grade or
high school, they will be liv
ing in Medford for every other
purpose.
Mr. Higgins further stated
that some of them may wish
to take adult education or ex
tension courses as offered by
me Meaiord school system,
and that Phoenix does not of
fer such courses. We are in
formed by Mr. Lindsey Vin
sel, director of the adult edu
cation program in Medford,
that these classes are open to
reisdents of the whole county
without distinction.
Members of the Medford
school board have stated they
are not interested in annex
ing this property unless they
receive the Manor and the
taxes therefrom. Hr. Higgins
stated that the issue of taxa
bility of the Manor is not de
cided yet, that they have the
case -pending in the Supreme
Court, and implied that there
could easily be no taxes from
the Manor. The Phoenix-Talent
School board has stated
that they wish to keep this
property and children, as be
fore, whether the Manor is
taxable or not.
It is evident, that until the
Supreme Court has made its
decision, it would be hasty, to
say the least, to transfer this
property to the Medford
School District. However, the
Manor is not the main issue;
which is: Is it fair to injure
the Phoenix-Talent School
district and all the children in
it by removing needed prop
erty and students because a
few people feel they made a
mistake in buying property
within this district?
People all over the county
are interested since your de
cision will establish a prece
dent which vitally affects the
welfare of all the smaller dist
ricts under reorganization.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Foster
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Long
Route 3, Box 239, Medford.
Hyatt Action Planned
To the Editor: I wish to
congratulate you on your
timely editorial of Aug. 16
regarding Hyatt Lake.
As chairman of the Jackson
County Parks and Recreation
commission, I have discussed
this matter with our director,
Mr. Haworth, and we are ar
ranging for all members of
the commission to visit the
site next Wednesday to fa
miliarize ourselves with the
situation. We will then rec
ommend to the County Court
that appropriate action be
taken to improve this situa
tion.
R. J. Keeney, A.I.A.
310 Medical Center Bldg.,
Medford.
tricts to cross lines, particu
larly , in metropolitan areas.
"Caveat Emptor" - Let the
buyer beware!
Margaret G. Wilcox
Route 4, Box 441 A
Medford.
Esther Smith
Route 4, Box 454
Medford.
More Boundary Arguments
To the Editor: Following is
a copy of a letter sent to the
Boundary Board, which we
would appreciate your putting
In the communications
column.
Dear Sirs:
At the hearing August 11
concerning the transfer of
children and property from
the Phoenix-Talent consolidat
ed district to the Medford
School district, Mr. Higgins,
executive director of the
Rogue - Valley Manor, made
the statement that the people
bought their apartments in the
Manor expecting to live in
Caveat Emptor
To the Editor: The people
south of Barnett Road have
asked the people of Medford
to help them get out of the
Phoenix School district by at
tempting to make it appear
that Medford taxpayers have
some interests to protect.
In their letter of Aug. 14,
thev asked the Medford tax
payers to help them "hold
the Manor in Medford," and
inquired whether Medford
people wanted the tax on the
Manor to help their tax bur
den or whether they were
willing to let Phoenix keep
it. The letter is a blatant at
tempt to enlist the vocal sup
port of a portion of the pub
lic who are not involved. This
could only pressure those
elected officials whose re
sponsibility it is to decide the
matter.
The police, fire, water and
sewer services which Medford
will provide the Manor will
be covered by a city of Med
ford tax levy, separate and
apart from the school levy.
By their reasoning, if a
group of Medford business
men decided to construct a
project in the Central Point
School district, the Medford
School district could claim
the area inasmuch as Central
Point people "put no effort
or money into it."
The purpose of school re
organization was supposedly
to give better education to
all the children in Oregon.
How can this be accomplish
ed if the larger, wealthier
school districts are urged and
permitted to chip away at the
smaller ones?
Mr. Calison, in his letter
Keep off the Grass
To the Editor: Your recent
editorial on Hyatt Lake was
a minority report of at least
one, but' it failed to take into
consideration the wishes of
the majority.
Some two years ago the
Fish and Game commission
circulated a rumor that they
were planning to poison Hy
att Lake and restock it with
trout. They really stirred up
a hornet's nest because with
in a few weeks almost 3,000
people had signed a petition
demanding that the commis
sion leave the lake alone. In
view of such opposition, I
doubt that the commission
would be stupid enough to go
ahead with their poisoning
plans. Many of us would like
to see a trial planting of wall
eyes, blue gills and northern
pike in Hyatt. We hope the
Fish and Game commission
gives it a try soon.
Regarding your request
that the snags and logs be
cleaned out of the lake - I,
and 3,000 others, say NO!
Leave it alone. The logs, roots,
etc., make excellent feeding,
breeding and fishing spots. It
is the only lake remaining
where kids, unschooled in the
more difficult art of trout
fishing, can go fishing and
have a ball. I have taken
four or five of my kids up
there and after tying up to
a snag and having fun fish
ing for an hour -or two, we
would drift slowly into an
inlet and observe among the
rocks, weeds, and sunken,
logs the myriad underwater
marvels of nature. Quite a
profitable nature study for
kids. If a few snags and logs
hurt your eyes I would sug
gest that you go fishing at
any of the other clean, neat
lakes where you can catch ex
pensive, large fat and lazy
hatchery-reared 8-inch trout.
However, I believe I can
see the handwriting on the
wall. You and a few others
in a like position, will keep
hammering-away at what you
call "progress," and in the
forseeable future, I can see
each of our lakes clean and
neat with a 200-yard wide
band of beautifully mani
cured lawns and flower beds
surrounding them (at taxpay
ers expense, of course) and
every 10 yards or so will be
an exquisite and expensive
gold leaf sign stating "KEEP
OFF THE GRASS."
M. J. Olsen
Route 4, Box 325
Medford:
What We Need .
To the Editor: We are enter
ing the space age, and what
we need in America is a
quickie electric razor with
the speed of a gasoline lawn
mower. Everett Acklin,
' Ashland, Ore.
Republicans Plan
To Attend Picnic
A charter bus service will
be arranged for Jackson Coun
ty residents who plan to at
tend the mammoth Republic
an picnic at Portland slated
for 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28,
it was announced by Jackson
County Republican Central
Committee Chairman Joseph
D. Walsh.
T w e n t y-thousand persons,
are expected to attend the af
fair. A free barbequed beef
dinner will be served.
Nationally prominent speak
ers will include Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Gov. Mark Hat
field', ex-Gov. Elmo Smith,
candidate for the U.S. senate,
and State Sen. Edwin R. Dur'
no, candidate for the 4th con
gressional district. Among
Hollywood personalities who
will take part in the event
are George Murphy, Edgar
Bergen and Irene Dunne.
Confirmation on a possible ap
pearance by Vice President
Richard M. Nixon Is being
awaited by picnic officials.
Reservations for charter
bus service can be made by
calling Republican headquar
ters, SPring 3-7561.
Kg
Herb Hunter
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