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Mcd'o'H and Jackson County
History frrn the file ot Thn
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Aug. 29, 1950 (Tuesday)
An Ashland motorist has
been formally charged with
negligent homicide following
n filial car-pedeslriun accident
Monday.
Oregon's Sen. Wayne Morse
today told the Mail Tribune
that a hearing on the boxcar
shortage in the western slates
will be held in the Senate to
morrow. 20 YEARS AGO
Aug. 29, 1940 (Thursday)
Registration of aliens will
begin tomorrow nt the Med
ford Armory.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Con-
scripts, drafted into the Army
before election, can vole. So
can their mothers."
30 YEARS AGO
Aug. 29. 1930 (Saturday)
. The Holly theater was open
cd last night with every scat
filled during a special mid
night matinee.
Season tickets for the coun
ly fair will go on sale Wednes
day.
40 YEARS AGO
Aug. 29, 1920 (Sunday)
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will
start his campaign tour In
September and will visit Med
ford.
The local American Legion
nost has started an nll-out
drive for a new armory.
SO YEARS AGO
Aug. 29, 1910 (Monday)
The Greatest Show on
Earth, the Barnum and Bailey
circus, paraded through town
this morning and the streets
were jammed with curious on
lookers; the circus will give
a one-night performance to
night.
A heavy fog, amounting to
almost a drizzle, has settled
over the valley and forest
rangers say If it continues lor
24 hours, all the fires in the
county should be brought un
der control.
What's Your 10.?
Nina or ten correct il superior
seven or eight is excellent; five ei
six is good.
1. Is the term "putt" used
in speedboat racing, shot-put
ting or golf?
2. Was Copcnicus an opera
singer, astronomer, or army
general?
'3. Does the U. S. or Colom
bia own the Panama Canal
Zone?
4. It the highest grade of
paper made from woodpulp,
rags, or sugar cane?
5. In which month does
Spring begin in the South
temperate zone''
'6. Was Jackson, Johnson,
or Lincoln nicknamed "Old
Hickory"?
7. In .the Army, which is
the next rank above privates?
8. Steel is an alloy of iron
.and what?
D. What was the name of
the Duchess of Windsor be
fore she married The Duke?
10. Name the oldest of the
following cities: Sanla Kc,
N.M., Plymouth, Mass., James
town, Va., St. Augustine, Fla.
Answers: 1. Golf. 2.
Astronomer. 3 . Neither,
U. S. leases from Republic
of Panama. 4. Rags. S. Sep
tember. 6. Jackson. 7. Pri
vate, first class. 8. Carbon.
9. Mrs. We! lis Warfield
Simpson. 10. St. Augustine.
Rogue River and Nature
Offhand, it would be hard to think of a better
river than the Rogue for preservation in its na
tural state, as proposed by -the National Park
Service.
The agency made the suggestion as a part of
a number of far-reaching suggestions for preser
vation of America's recreational outdoor facili
ties. The NPS is looking toward an anticipated 200
million plus population expected in the next 40
years. It asked that some fundamental policy
decisions be made now to ease the shock of this
population on the outdoors.
ONE of the suggestions was that some streams
be left in their "natural state," to preserve
them from the increasing "water control on
slaught." One of the three excellent examples
used and urged for preservation was Oregon's
Rogue River.
It has been with heavy
incr aloner the Rocrue have
cent stream's level drop each year. It is sad but
true that the water's temperature has climbed
slowly each year, to the detriment of the world-
famous runs ot sporting
Civilization is ranidlv encroaching on the
Rogue wilderness. Even without civilization, the
increasing agricultural use of the Rogue's waters
upstream is changing the character of the river.
So far, use ot Kogue water lor industrial purposes
has been avoided. But each session of the Leg
islature is faced with new
Rogue for this ecological insult too.
Residents along the river have fought to keep
their homes in the natural state. So far the battle
has been far from successful.
WITH the help of Congressman Charles O.
Pnrtpr for instance, a romnlicatecl exchanere
of land was authorized to get most of the river
side from Agness to Gold Beach into public lands,
to protect against cutting of timber. The idea has
not gone far beyond authorization, however, be
ceause funds have not been available for rapid
appraisals of values so that equitable exchanges
can be negotiated.
The National Park Service's suenrestion strikes
us as a good one. We do
reality, though, because it runs against me
growing interest ana pressures iu cajjiuh, mc
Rogue.
Can some portion of
preserved, protected against, tne lhcoouico u m
exploding population? It is this that the National
Park Service hopes to do. Hope that they suc
ceed Coos Bay World.
Women and the Vote
The election this year will be eleventh Presi
dential contest in which the women of the nation
have had a vote as well as a voice. The 19th
Amendment, extending the franchise to women
on a nation-wide basis, was ratified 40 years ago;
on Aug. 26, 1920.
After 40 years of political equality under the
law women today hold only a handful of major
public offices and have not cut appreciably into
male dominance at the centers of political power.
Nor have women to any great extent used their
votes, as expected, to clean up politics, though
feminists advance the dubious argument that the
rise of women in politics has coincided with the
decline of the city political boss. (That most po
litical of American women, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, might enter a demurrer here in re
eard to one Carmine G. De Sapio.)
r , ,
NEVERTHELESS, statistically, women consti
tute a majority of the population of voting
age. Potential female voters outnumber potential
male voters in about two-thirds of the states.
And women are credited, much more than
men, with playing a decisive role in the election
of General Eisenhower in 1952 and in his subse
quent reelection. .
All of which explains, most certainly, why
both Vice President Nixon and Sen. John F. Ken
nedy are taking and making every possible
opportunity to appear in a light trimmed to ap
peal to the woman voter. E.R.R.
Summer's Last Fling
The Labor Day week end is traditionally the
"last fling" of the summer, and it will turn out
to be literally that for at least 500 Americans.
These will be victims of traffic accidents, boat
ing mishaps and drownings.
Because Americans take a peculiar pride in
playing as hard as they work, it is not surprising
that the excesses in fun often lead to accidents.
The American Automobile Association believes
that if motorists would approach the three-day
week end in a spirit of moderation, the anticipat
ed toll could be cut in half.
A TOTAL of 438 persons died on the nation's
highways during the Labor Day week end
last year, another 91 lives were lost in boating
mishaps and drownings, and 84 persons perished
from miscellaneous causes. The toll, however, did
not top the record established in 1951, when acci
dents of all types took G58 lives, including 461
hichwav deaths.
Strong words combined with stiff enforcement
of traffic rules will be necessary to thwart Death,
who with his good companions, Drink and Speed,
will be hard at work as usual on the holiday.
E.R.R.
heart that people liv-
noticed that magnifi
lish.
proposals to open the
not count on it becoming
America wilderness be
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paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Dog Sanctuary
To the Editor: Thirty years
ago I began having a small
but persistent hand in dog af
fairs and, eleven years past,
came to this old hill-farm,
calling: it the Sanctuary for
Homeless Dogs. Here I am
both staff and kennel-keeper.
Perhaps you have seen my
letters asking for help. Per
haps you are one who has
helped us. About once a year,
through the kindness of edi
tors, we are able to make our
needs known.
We can use food of any
sort, old blankets, towels or
pieces. Just about anything
can find application. There
arc fifty dogs here now - the
sick, the lost, the abandoned
and the old.
Will you keep us in mind?
Mrs. Louise Wood
The Sanctuary,
Route 2, box 264,
Martinsville, Ind.
On "Amateur" Preaching
To the Editor: I agree, Mr.
Helphcr, without the Bible
the whole world would be
tongue tied, and helpless.
Fortunately our God supplied
us with authoritative help on
all situations we may have to
face.
You contradict yourself,
when you say "you can't think
for yourself," then you say
let your pastors do the
preaching." Now am I sup
pose to think for myself, or
let some preacher do it for
me? Preaching has been left
to the preachers for hun
dreds of years, and they are
still preaching doctrines the
Bible does not support.
The Bible says any one
who upholds and spreads the
good news of God is recog
nized in his eyes as his min
ister, it doesn't mention vari
ous degrees and awards put
out by man for indoctrinat
ing themselves.
You are also implying the
Editor doesn't know what he
is doing by putting these let
ters into communications in
stead of the church page. I
notice your bit of amateur
preaching reached the right
page.
What harm has been done
bv our amateur preaching?
Evidently Mr. Rcando learn
ed a few things, as he admit
ted he hadn't known Satan
was beautiful, something his
preacher forgot to mention.
Christ and his disciples did
not set themselves up in a
church or synagogue and say
"now come hear me preach."
It's true churches were estab
lished, but it was the duty
of everyone to become a
preacher of the good news.
Instead of criticizing, I sug
gest you pick up your Bible,
and read for yourself, and
see if these things said are
so.
Mrs. E. Wilson
Trail, Ore.
Road Plaint
To the Editor: The new road
past our place near Galice is
an artistic and cultural mon
strosity as well as a classic in
vandalism. The old road that
followed the contour of the
hills and the river was a thing
of beauty and a joy to the
wayfarer and resident alike,
all of which could have been
preserved, had the engineer
had all the qualifications of a
modern engineer or an old
time road boss.
Whoever was responsible
for this engineering abortion
we know not, and care less,
at this time. Suffice to say
that he could be an expert
driving square pegs In round
holes.
The road is about as artistic
at a square wheel or a hexi-
TRIBUNE. MEDTOHB, OIK.
Menace
didnt set aw NEWSPAPER!
gon nut at best. The road lacks
grace or rhythm. It is a con
tinuation of straight lines and
jogs that gives most any view
er or driver the feeling that
there is a loose screw some
where that is hard to locate
And in a recreation area too!
It does not follow the rules
of art or the landscape. Its
lack of harmony with its sur
rounding shows a lack of
rhyme or reason. The best that
can be said of it is that it is
an avenue to go from here
to there.
It indicates a lack of ambi
tion or lack of taste for har
mony. It has the earmarks of
a lazy mind and a careless
nature. Even more it smacks
of an intention to offend.
There is a psychology of shod
dy cheapness the way that
beauty was sacrificed for
false economy. And both
economy and beauty were sac
rificed to whim, that whim
being sired by arrogance, that
urge to feel important.
The nature of the creator
shows in his creation. His
creation remains to plague
him and posterity if it be bad
and to glorify him and exalt
him by contemporaries and
those that follow if it is wor
thy. But when the rules of art
and culture are outraged
there is little promise of re
nown. Vandals are often re
membered but seldom re
vered.
These remarks apply only
to the surveyor or civil engi
neer and the authority that
adopted the plans, and not to
the contractor or supervising
engineer. The latter could
only follow the plans.
Walter Reece
Galice rd.
Merlin, Ore.
Lippmann and Youth
To the Editor: How events
of the day do clamor to be
heard. Like the post-nominat
ing conventions interview
with Walter Lippmann and
TV-aired some time ago, leav
ing us entertained, instructed,
but also, greatly astonished.
Like when he stated so dog
matic like that both nominat
ing conventions marked the
passing of the old guard, the
men whose whitening hair
gave proof of years in harness.
Now Writer Lippmann did
not have to draw on his own
valued and extensive back
ground, the product of years
of close observation of human
affairs. He could easily have
cited- the "need" of young
men taking over the reins of
government by merest men
tion of how the young men,
the upcoming citizens of Ja
pan, took over in mob dem
onstration that cancelled the
good will visit of veteran,
white-haired President Eisen
hower, from their I ngtime
friend, the U.S.A. A loss of
face for highly ethical Japan
they can never undo or for
get.
This can t be waved off by
mention of It happening
in a foreign land. For
it did happen here in
America. A mob demonstra
tion by young men that wreck
ed a meeting in San Fran
cisco that had to do with, of
all things, un-American activ
ities, taking it completely
away from consideration of
such serious study. The mob
action by our future citizen-
ery plainly showed their naive
gullabllity by allowing known
enemies of their country to
brief and direct them on In
such disgraceful demonstra
tions. Of course, Lippmann did
not cite all this in his TV
yuestion and answer interview
of the need of young men to
guard their country's honor
and safety. Writer Lippmann
Foreign Notebook: Norstad Resignation
Rumors; Politics in Asia, East
Br WILLIAM J. FOX
From the foreign editor's
notebook:
Norstad Resignation
Friends close to Gen. Lauris
Norstad expect him to resign
as NATO commander in Eu
rope by the end of this year
or early in 1961, despite re
cent denials from his head
quarters in Paris. Both health
reasons and discouraging
trends within NATO are held
responsible for his planned
resignation, although the gen
eral apparently does not want
to upset the workings of the
Atlantic alliance by prema
ture disclosure of his retire
ment. Gen. Thomas White,
head of the U. S. Air Force,
is being tipped in Paris as
Norstad's likely successor.
The alliance is expected over
Wilson Finds 'Religious Issue'
Still Alive,
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington - IUPD - Any
lingering hope that Sen. John
F. Kennedy's Roman Catholi
cism would
not be a real
issue in. this
pre sidential
campaign
must, by now,
have vanish
ed. That may
prove to be
the most sig
nificant fact
of this cam-
Lye c. Wllsoe, pajgn year.
The religious issue remains
in the news. It seems to be
solidly imbedded in the politi
cal campaign. Since Ken
nedy's nomination for presi
dent by last month's Demo
cratic national convention,
the nation's newspapers have
been freckled with evidence
that his religion is a matter
of much importance to many
voters.
For example:
From Danville, Va., last
did go on to criticize Pres.
Ike for his honesty in stating
the U-2 flight was a state de
partment project and known
and endorsed by him. By re
fusing the usual diplomatic
lying and disowning of U-2
Pilot Powers, Ike upset the
carefully laid plans of the
crafty Khrushchev to
strengthen his denouncing of
the USA at Paris summit
meeting. Little wonder that
the scheming Russian went in
to the crazed tantrum he did.
Can this be why the veteran
writer has not been giving
writing awards?
F. J. Clifford
Route 2, Box 200F
Central Point, Ore.
Political Aid
To the Editor: Recently
there has been much discus
sion in Congress and in the
political debates regarding
American economic aid to the
under-developed areas.
In so far that at least a part
of the proposed aid is intended
for the Arab world, I would
like to take the occasion to
discuss briefly the question of
American economic aid in the
Middle East.
In the Middle East there is
a great need for economic aid
and economic development.
However, the Arab people
have a higher goal, the
achievement of which takes
priority over economic im
provement. The Arabs' first
desire is for political freedom
from foreign rule. According
ly, the Arabs would appreci
ate American political assist
ance to achieve their freedom
even more than American
economic aid to improve their
land.
America cannot win over
the Arab heart by its econom
ic aid alone. If America gives
the Arabs billions of dollars
on the one hand, and supports
on the other hand, French
colonialism in Algeria. Zion
ism in Palestine and British
rule in Aden, suppressing
thereby Arab political free
dom - American economic aid
will be a failure as an instru
ment of American oolicv and
will be unable to win over
Arab support
During the 1956 Suez crisis
American assistance to Egypt
was political, not economic.
That political assistance which
led to the retreat of the Is-
rieli, British and French in
vaders, raised American pres
tige sky high throughout the
Arab land and indeed through
out Asia and Africa, without
costing the American taxpay
er a penny.
The reason is simple: Eco
nomic progress is no substi
tute for political freedom. We
would rather receive political
support than economic aid.
It is our hope that the
American people and govern
ment would support our free
dom in Algeria, Palestine and
Aden in the best Jeffersonian
tradition.
Mohammad T. Mehdi
Director
Arab Information Center
Ferry Bldg.
San Francisco 11, Calif.
whelmingly to accept another
American for the job, even
though there has been specu
lation that President Charles
de Gaulle might hold out for
a Frenchman. The chance of
the latter possibility coming
about is considered near zero,
but De Gaulle is expected to
press for more and higher
NATO posts for French gen
erals - and he may get them.
Political Bedfellows
Political insiders in Manila
say that Philippines President
Carlos P. Garcia may join
forces In next year's general
elections with maverick Sen.
Carlo Recto, the most out
spoken foe of the United
States in the Island republic.
However, these sources say
this doesn't mean that Garcia
is turning against the United
States. It's just a political mar
Mostly in
week came news of a group
of Protestant preachers who
adopted a resolution "oppos
ing the election of a Roman
Catholic to the presidency."
Such groups are active in
many southern communities.
Gov. Luther Hodges of
North Carolina is on record
as believing that Kennedy
would win overwhelmingly in
the South, but for his re
ligion.
John B. McDermotl is the
well informed political edi
tor of the Miami (Fla.) Her
ald, a Knight newspaper. A
fortnight ago, McDermott an
alyzed returns from spot po
litical checks in 12 southern
and border states. McDermott
wrote:
Expect Trouble
The Democrats with their
John Kennedy-Lyndon John
son ticket will have trouble
keeping the once solid South
in line.
"Their religious issue - the
Catholicism of Kennedy -seems
to be the dominant
concern. It apparently is prey
ing even more on the minds
of voters than are civil rights
or the uncertainty of the in
ternational situation, the cold
war.
"The spot check survey in
dicates that religion is almost
as much an issue as it was
in 1928 when Catholic Alfred
E. Smith, Democrat, went
down to defeat to Republican
Herbert Hoover - all of which
adds up to votes for the 1960
Republican ticket."
The Atlanta (Ga.) Journal
and Constitution did a similar
spot check.
Notable in the returns was
this written by contributor
Grover C. Hall Jr., editor of
the Montgomery (Ala.) Ad
vertiser: "The almost unvarying tes
timony (of those questions)
indicated that at this time
Phair Amazed at
Ulltnan Charges
Pendleton -IUPD- Ron Phair,
Republican congressional can
didate in Oregon's second dis
trict, said here Saturday he
was amazed incumbent sec
ond district Congressman Al
Ullman has accused him of
"political opportunism."
Last week at The Dalles,
Phair charged Ullman with
dragging his feet in House
sub-committee action on the
western division of The Dalles
irrigation project.
Phair, a Klamath Falls busi
nessman and farmer, said no
public issue is immune from
the "push and pull of political
action." He added this is the
process through which public
affairs in America are resolv
ed and how legislation is ac
complished.
He said "if my statement
last week at The Dalles has
jolted Al Ullman to the extent
that he obtains favorable com
mittee action on this irriga
tion project so vital to Wasco
county cherry growers, then
I will have accomplished my
aim."
Engineer Gets Lost,
So Does the Train
London - (UPD - The express
from Newcastle arrived 44
minutes late Sunday night be
cause the engineer got lost
and pulled into a siding to
wait for a guide.
Rail officials said it wasn t
the engineer's fault because
his train was rerouted due to
repairs on the regular tracks,
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Ulbricht Ourter
Sentiment is growing In
the top ranks of the East Ger
man Communist party against
party secretary Walter Ul
bricht. Other leaders complain
of his high-handed actions and
the "personality cult" he has
fostered. Reports reaching the
West say Ulbricht could be de
posed if the Soviet Union ever
withdraws its support of him.
Dutch Carrier
The visit of the Dutch air
craft carrier Karel Doorman
to Yokohama in September is
going to become a big issue
between Japan and Indonesia
before it's over. Some well
informed western diplomatic
sources who have just reached
Tokyo from Jakarta say the
Indonesian government is pre-
South
Nixon and Lodge are strong
in Alabama.
"Already preachers in the
pulpit are exhorting congre
gations about the separation
of church and state. The Bap
tist clergy are aflame."
The issue of religion in pol
itics was supposed to have
been buried in the Democrat
ic West Virginia presidential
primary along with Sen. Hu
bert H. Humphrey's dream of
winning the Democratic nom
ination. The politicians and
political writers who believed
the issue was buried must
now reexamine the evidence.
They were mistaken.
West Returns To
Report on
Snakes, Politics
By DICK WEST
Washington -IUPD- If nobody
is using this corner to discuss
the Congolese or the Kenne
dys and the
Nixons I might
as well say a
few words
about Texas.
I have just
spent a pair of
fortnights
back -to -back
sojourning in
the cow coun
try. What I
was doing was taking a vaca
tion, but please don't tell the
Internal Revenue service.
For income tax purposes, I
was sampling grass roots opin
ion. I intend to deduct my trav
el costs as a business expense
because I spent most of my
vacation time making a politi
cal survey. This was not the
way I planned it, but it's the
way things worked out.
At first glance, Texas might
seem like a difficult place in
which to sample grass roots
opinion. There isn't any grass
to speak of and what grass
there is likely has a snake
in it.
Opinion is Plentiful
But if there is a shortage of
grass roots, there is certainly
no shortage of opinion. A visi
tor will find that opinion sam
pling in Texas is not only
easy but unavoidable.
Upon learning that I lived
in Washington, the Texans I
met would invariably ask
what I thought about the po
litical situation. The first cou
ple of times this happened, I
made an honest effort to give
them a fair, frank and in
formed appraisal.
A COMPLETE SERVICE
Every service entrusted to our direction
is a reverent tribute designed to solace
the bereaved. And, regardless of the
selected price range, every service is
complete to the last detail.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 29. I960
Germany
pared to consider drastic ac
tion against Japan. But there
is indecision on just how dras
tic it should be. These sources
say tne Indonesian camnet
seriously' discussed the possi
bility of breaking relations
with Japan - but this was
voted down.
Bonn Denationalisation
The Bonn government Is
expected to start denational
izing another major enterprise
by October at the latest. This
time it wilt De tne united
Tank Depot and Transport
company (VTG), considered to
be Europe's largest tank car
firm. Recently, the state-own
ed Volkswagen plants were
sold to private bidders. The
VTG denationalization is an
other step by the West Ger
man government to transform
as much public property as
possible into privately-owned
hands.
New King
Look for Malaya to get a
new king - or paramount
ruler - regardless of whether
ailing King Hisamuddin Alam
Shah, 62, recovers or not from
his present serious illness,
Best bet for the job is the
31 -year -old Raja of Perlis,
who presently is deputy king
of Malaya and is performing
the duties of the paramount
ruler. Insiders say there's a
chance the ailing King Hisa
muddin will step down before
he is installed officially, a cer
emony set for Sept. 1, but
which has been postponed in
definitely because of his
health. The king of Malaya is
elected by the rulers of Ma
laya's nine royal states and
the youthful Raja of Perlis it
a favorite of many.
Texas
"It looks bad," I would say.
It soon became apparent,
however, that my interroga
tors were not really interested
in hearing my opinion. This
was just a gambit they used
to introduce the subject so
they could tell me their opin
ion. By vacation's end, I had col
lected enough opinion sam
ples to keep the Gallup Poll
running for the next six
months.
Incidentally, when I men
tioned snakes in the grass I
wasn't just using a figure of
speech. Some portions of the
state apparently are having a
reptile population explosion.
Have Quaint Diversion
When the nights turn cool,
rattlesnakes crawl out of the
pastures and curl up along
the asphalt roadways, seeking
warmth. Many townspeople
consider it diverting to drive
out along some rural road in
the early evening and spend a
couple of pleasant hours slay
ing snakes.
I read about one Texas lady
who had killed 166 rattle
snakes since last January.
This has nothing to do with
politics, but I thought I would
throw it in for atmosphere. .'
Politically, Texas is in
state of ferment. Will it go
Republican again this fall? Or
will Lyndon Johnson swing
enough home state votes to
save it for the Democrats? ';
From my involuntary opin
ion sampling, I believe I have
the answer. I would like to
tell you the results but I think
I had better try to sell them
to the highest bidder. I need
to have something in reserve
in case the Revenue Service
doesn't allow that deduction.-
Pi
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Funeral Home
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