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o O MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OUT. arfONDAV. OCTOBER 24, IStfl s'4 ... A "Everyone in Southern Oregon ' Reads The Mail Tribune" " ' Published Dally except Saturday b: MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 North Fir St.. Ph SPWHl . KUBtnl W nunb. Qui HERB GREY Advertising Manager ' GERALD T LATHAM Bus Mgr ,.. ERIC W A1XEN JR. Mng Editor -e HARRY CHIPMAN. Teleg Editor ,v RICHARD JEWETT Sporls Editor v DALE ERICKSONMrculatloii Mgr t ; An Independent Kewapaper Entered m second class matter at Medfod. Oregon under Act of March 3. 1897 By Mai) In Advance Copy 10c ' Dally and Sunday l year no nr Daily ana uunaay - rrnilv and Sunday 3 mos 45 ' " Sunday Only One vear 4 20 Bv Carrier In Advance Medlord Ashland. Central Point HI , Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill ' ;i ,Phoenlx Shady Cove. Rogue Riv ' er Talent and on motor u ui iy ano aunuv J...., Ij i n.niH pnnt 10c - - All terms tun . rt ."TVfflclal Paper of city of Mjdfnrd Official Pap-fT of Jackson Conntv ' United Press International Full Leased Wire 'JPJ'TelephoJu News plctur es " MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU , OF CIRCIJLATipNS " AlfvrtlsTrSeore;entMlve: WEST HOLIDAY CO INC Of fices In New York Chicago pe Seattle, Portland St Louis At- lapta. Vancouver m .. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS j ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIA. AS(S0CfrATl(0 Z) J W Wmiiniw'l.'urj Flight o' Time Medlord and Jackson' County History from the flies ot The Mall Tribune 10. 20. 30. 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Oct. 24, 1950 (Tuesday) Construction of a big new apartment house at the corner of 10th st. and Oakdale ave., costing in excess of a half-million dollars, will begin in November, it wag announced today. The appearance of Sen. Wayne Morse here this eve ning will be the mid-point In a three-day visit to southern Oregon communities. 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 24, 1940 (Thursday) The wind and rain storm last night caused considerable inconvenience around the Rogue valley but did only minor damage. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "A Re ,. publican statesman holds the 'uneven distribution of wealth Is damnable.' It sure. Is, but better than no distribution at all." 30 YEARS AGO Oct. 24. 1930 (Friday) Sentiment for closing the Rogue river to commercial fishing is apparently gaining upstate. A straw vote shows guber natorial candidate Julius Meier is running strong In Jackson county with voters apparently attracted to his "electricity-wlthout-cosl" slo gan. 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 24, 1920 (Sunday) The community house at Rogue River was formally opened last night. A Mcdford High school foot ball player has been ordered suspended as he is over 21; a fMedford win over Klamath Falls is likewise forfeited, SO YEARS AGO Oct. 24. 1910 (Monday) The first actual ground for the new Crater Lake highway was broken this morning when 30 men and 40 horses started leveling right of way near Pumice hill. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist orator and leader, spoke in behalf of the Socialist cam paign to a capacity crowd in the new Natatorium building here yesterday. LVfhaf's Your IQ.7 Nina er ten correct (s superior seven or eight Is excellent; five ei H llx'-la good. 1. In what language was the New Testament written "tjriglnally? , , 2. Name the two govern ment dams lying across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. 3. What living creatures " are used to detect gas in coal t mines? mi. 4. -Whose portrait appears ' on the one dollar bill? 5. Are gorillas herbivorous, carnivorous, or omnivorous? -6. What state touches both : Nebraska and Idaho? ' 7. Who baptized Jesus? 8; Which is . more brittle, cast Iron or wrought iron? 9.. Name five fruits begin ning with the letter "p." ( IV 10., What substance is rub "bed, on violin bows and a boxer's shoes? Answers! 1. : Greek. 2. McNary and Bonneville. 3. i.Ceneries. 4. Washington. 5. ! Herbivorous. 6. Wyoming. " 7. John the BapHii. S. Cast 'iron.' S. Peach, prune, pear, ilplum, pineapple. 10. Rosin. Smith vs. Neuberger "We believe that Mrs. Neuberger , has a wider conception of the responsi bilities of a senator, both on the nation al and international areas, that she is more progressive in her attitude toward solving the problems of our times, and that she has the personal qualifications, poise, intelligence, human understand ing, which go to make an able repre sentative of the people. She has also the advantage of an earned high standing in that very exclusive club, the United , States Senate. Hence, we recommend her election as United States Senator from Oregon." We don't always agree with the writer of the lines quoted above, but we certainly do this time. They are from an editorial written by Charles A. Sprague, editor and publisher of the Oregon Statesman in Salem, and former Republican gov ernor of Oregon. His words have particular interest and im pact when viewed in the light of the contrasting appearances of the two candidates, Mrs. Neu berger and Ex-Gov. Elmo Smith, at the Candi dates' Fair here last Thursday evening. WITHOUT analyzing his exact words, Smith left the very decided impression that Amer ica's recent reverses in importance, that America is, without question, unassailably mighty and strong, and that this business of sitting down with your enemy to try to talk out a modus Vivendi is, somehow, a show ins: of weakness. He was vigorous and that worries about American strength and pres- 1 - HP .J A - nge are, in eiiect,, soil Mrs. Neuberger, on and collected, didn't fall flat-footed allegations of what should or should not be done in a rapidly changing world, and called for courage, coolness and determination in the solution of the problems which face us. . . e . WE GIVE Elmo Smith credit for honesty and TT sincerity; for being waging a hard-hitting and clean campaign. But he is no match for Mrs. Neuberger in the quiet aDpraisal of the nation's needs, and in the ability to choose wisely between courses of ac tion designed to meet them. ' His suggestions tor have been localized and short range, and heavily dependent on the disappointing record of the Republican administration., Mrs. Neuberger. on the other hand, has called repeatedly for programs trol, active forest management for conservation of our major resources, medical aid for the elder ly retired, and many other forward-looking pro grams designed to make America stronger, healthier, more secure. OMITH'S record as state senator and governor was less than inspiring, and much has been done recently either to try to gloss over some of it, or ignore it completely. (For instance, his civil rights voting record was deplored by civil rights groups as backward looking and reaction ary. And yet he recently spoke proudly of being a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. This was a day or two after he applied for membership.) Mrs. Neuberger's record, however, both in the state house of representatives and as the wife of a highly-esteemed senator and part of the husband-and-wife political "team," has received high praise from many quarters. Her nositions are clear and unequivocal. We recommend Mrs. Neuberger for U. S. Sen ator from Oregon; for both the short and long rxl 11 'M ii i! A terms, sne wouict serve witn distinction. a.A. It Isn 't Necessary Measure No. 10 on the general election ballot would permit the legislature to declare an otrice vacant if the incumbent office at mid-term. The motive for the measure arose when,Mark O. Hatfield, then secretary of state, was elected governor, and both he and his predecessor in office, Gov. Bob Holmes, appointed different sec retaries of state to succeed Hatfield. The matter was settled by the supreme court. Thus there is no need for this constitutional amendment. It is politically motivated, unneces sary, and hardly desirable. We recommend a "no" vote on Measure No. 10. E.A. Changes Needed (The foreign policy) more in the last couple question of national concern. It was studied bv at least three Presidential commissions. It was analyzed by the Rockefeller brothers committee. It was subjected to the careful scrutiny of a num ber of Congressional committees, and to the ob jective analysis of teams Columbia, Princeton, Pennsylvania, and various other universities. These a score, yet not a single one of them supported the optimistic analysis now being presented to tne country by Mr. Nixon. Every one of them expressed the most serious anxiety about some aspects of our foreign or de fense policy, and called in tne conduct of our affairs. James Keston in The New York Times. foreign policy are of little emphatic, and alleged 01 unAmencan. the other hand, was calm into the trap of making a' likeable person, for meeting domestic needs of stream pollution con were elected to a higher issue has been studied of years than any other of experts at Harvard. reports numbered over for important changes Dennis the Menace ' He knows a buncu of woros. to scwe OF 'M ABE AKXM SOAPBRS!' ...Communications... Letter! to ihs Editor must ha . , ... . V V V condensation Letter, .ubmitt.d & pubUcalio HTno ' ;:vv.rtnTcd....no, a,c""riiy "p""nt Surveyor's Office To the Editor: I wish to write to all of you people who will be voting on Nov. 8, in re gard to the office of the coun ty surveyor. Mr. Ed McGinty uses as one of his campaign slogans, "Keep Private Business out of the Courthouse!" And as I understand it he is spreading the information that Mark Boyden has income other than that supplied as county sur veyor. ; First, let it be repeated that Mr. Boyden is NOT county surveyor. He is the deputy county surveyor and this is his first attempt to seek the office of the county surveyor, just as it is Mr. McGinty's first effort. However, Mr. Boyden's experience as deputy county survevor will be valuable to him and to the public should he be elected to the office or. the county surveyor. Mr. McGinty is either mis informed as to the office he Is seeking, or he is misrepresent ing the facts to the public. Tne office of the county isurveyor is actually only a part-time job, with the salary of ap proximately $1900 per year reflecting this. I find it diffi cult to believe that Mr.; Mc Ginty - a family man - would seek this office without other income possible also. It is not an office that even a man without dependents would de sire, knowing that he was not entitled to "other income" al so. As I understand this office, it is part of the consideration of the position that the Sur veyor Is supplied with an office from which he may carry on other work. The county work must and does come first, and Mr. Boyden has carried out his duties in this office as deputy surveyor in an honest and upright manner. His equipment is owned by him personally and is not supplied by the county. If Mr. . McGinty truly be lieves that he can fill this po sition with as much integrity as he promises, and at the same time "keep private busi ness out of the Courthouse," I for one, would like to know how he proposes to do It. Mrs. Lee D. Plnkham 2095 South Peach st. . Medford Towniend Clubs . To the Editor: There seems to be a misunderstanding about the Townsend clubs. Recently there has been a person, or persons, of another club of older people who have the Townsend clubs as being a pressure group. They have let It be known that they do not desire any member of the Townsend clubs to join their group. It is true that the Towm send Plan, Inc.. is the only group who have presented a resolution to the U. S. Con gress in order to get the So cial Security laws amended, to give the older folks a more decent retirement, to those who are In need. That takes In nearly everybody at retire ment age. Our amendment resolution provides the way in which the Social Security would be financed, the way it should be collected, and the way It is to be handled. There are many, many peo ple now of retirement age, or who are disabled, that do not and can not, come under the present Social Security pro gram. The Townsend clubs do not have a minimum age require ment, nobody is told he can-, not join, because you belong to this club or that club. We need members to help us to help others. We are not trying to get benefits, just for the Town send club members, but for anyone who is of retiring age, who are in the need of this help. . Anybody can join the Townsend clubs, regardless of age. We wholeheartedly invite the public to our dinners, meetings and entertainment. Come as often as you wish. If the people who visit our club wish to join we will be very delighted to haye them to join us. , Our membership fee is very low, so we have potluck din ners, dances, rummage sales and bazaars to raise' money to help keep our National Headquarters In Washington, D.C., and to edit our own Townsend Courier. We meet every Wednesday, 11 a.m., dinner at 12 noon, followed -by a short business meeting, then entertainment at Dreamland Dance Hall, 417V4 East Main St., Medford. Arthur C. Lewis, Assistant State Director, i, The Townsend Plan, Inc., (111.), Apt. 4, 244 South Central ave., Medford. Christian Purpose To the Editor: I wish to thank the Sisters, nurses and other personnel of the Sacred Heart hospital for the compas sionate care they have given to all my family and friends. How does one say "thank you" for a Sister's merciful and sincere care when they sit with a loved one when death itself is near and watch, comfort and entreat God Him self for the healing that He alone may grant? How does one say "thank you" for the loving prayers, the kind words which help medicine Itself to cure? For my part, "thank you" are most Inadequate words but most necessary ones, for their mission, much like a doctor's to heal sometimes, to relieve often and console al ways with a selfless love, which I find sincere, requires more now than gratitude. It is with this thought in mind and the bigger, broader need which the hospital fulfills, gratitude alone cannot repay. I entreat those who because of their superior skills can help to raise the necessary funds the hospital must have to remain a haven of mercy. I will, although I possess no talents for such a campaign, I nevertheless offer my serv ices in any way I may serve to help them in this task. I have much admired, al though not a Shakespearean fan, the effort their hmd rais ing committee undertook and succeeded with. This indeed shows the potential of the hu man heart and I am sure that if these same people or oth ers like them, would under take and Intercede for these most deserving people that this debt of $285,000 would not be insurmountable at all. The proposed wing for the new hospital, unless it shall contain more operating rooms and surgical space, will still be inadequate where sur geries at present, with both hospitals . in operation are booker months in advance! I ask you consult with your own physician for support of these facts. ( The skilly that the Sisters and their personnel possess cannot be replaced. I can not bear to think of losing these wonderful friends. I ask your support and pledge mine to this truly Christian pur pose. , Mrs. Rosa Lee Young, , (Protestant) Talent, Ore. ' Senator Byrd Deplores Trend of Last 25 Years By LYLE C. WILSON Washington -fflPD- For lack of a friendly word from Sen. Harry F. Byrd, the Kennedy fFff ?S""rjl Johnson tick et probably XI t . will lose in Virginia. B y r d h a s den o u n c e d parts of the Democ r a t i c nresiden t i a 1 I cWy I platform, not IVaU ably the Ljie : wusoe, f " help repeal state right-to-work laws. He has not com mitted himself for or against either presidential candidate. Other top elected officials in Virginia have endorsed Sen. John F. Kennedy for presi dent despite a. distaste for -)Bd DiiBJoouiaa 3tJ jo sijed form. The fact that Byrd's mere silence is believed to be suffi cient to defeat Kennedy in Virginia is a solid tribute to the senator, and for what he xc ed'OOwo0 d . fist Let Freedom Prevail To the Editor: As an old retired progressive Pennsyl vania lawyer, eight years ago I helped induce General Ike Eisenhower, then in Paris, to declare himself Republican candidate for President, and with his knowledge and glad approval worked hard with out pay, nationwide, with my pen to help him and Nixon gain their big first victory. To ray surprise, I got a contemptible, ungrateful double-cross from them both when in office that revealed unprincipled men, undemo cratic, instead of the fine honorable people they falsely pretend to be. Therefore, we need a change in government now. i What about this religious business? Years back I wrote and published a book and pamphlet opposed to the Ro man Catholic church and re ligion. Yet, when Sen. John F. Kennedy, baptized a Ro man Catholic 'Christian, de clares .he stands- for church and state separation, for free dom of government officials from influence by clergy of any religion, and if elected President would loyally sup port our American Constitu tion, he becomes an Ameri can, Democratic Martin Lu ther in the church. We should all support and elect him, instead of throw ing stones of bigotry at him, which is unAmerican. He was good enough to offer his life to his country by war enlist ment and service. He is good enough to be elected President of the united Americans of all religions, races and par ties. Mr. Nixon's boasted "ex perience" sounds like a weak youth seeking a new job. Thieves and burglars too have experience, alas, of the wrong kind. Mr. Nixon's ex perience, is also bad experi ence we don't want. Senator Kennedy has sufficient public experience to be President. Greater still, he has heart, character, vision, justice and democracy needed in a Presi dent. We need a change in gov ernment. Nixon with a Demo cratic congress means discord and bad government. We need to elect by an overwhelming majority vote Kennedy, John son, and a Democratic Senate and House this time for peace, security, abundance, and well being of our workers and re tired 'aged, and for better business and industry under rational guidance. Let our men, women and youth see to it-President Kennedy. Let freedom of discussion prevail without discrimina tion in America's free press for the safety and security of our land. Sam S, Shapira 148 South Figueroa st. Los Angeles, Calif. DST and Noise To the Editor: 1 have a clip ping from the Oregonian of April 19. 1959,- aooui me states that have D.S.T. Less than half of them ever have used it. A few are divided within their own state-for example in Montana, only Butte puts on D.S.T. Can you think of anything sillier? On the longest days of sum mer, daylight begins at 3 in the morning and is still light at 9 p.m. or longer. I have often thought about why employer and employees don't get together on this. If they all agree that they want to get on the job earlier that is their privilege, and no one else bothered by it. Some categories of work, I am sure, would find it accept able. Large dairies wouldn't want in Govern stands for, especially by those who most hate or disapprove of Byrd's political philosophy. This is an unwilling tribute by the Byrd-haters who ac cuse the senator from time to time of almost everything, that Is, except double talk. No Double Talker Byrd doesn't know that language, which is more than can be said of politicians gen erally, especially politicians who are campaigning for high office. For the Committee on Constitutional Government, Byrd has summarized his po litical philosophy in a pub lished statement entitled "Dangerous Trends." Looking back over the past 25 years, Byrd sees little but to and the milkman already comes before we arise at 6. Any one that wants' to get up early, why don't you? Why have such a pea-sized mind that you have to have the peo ple ana the law to tell you when to go to work? If we are so unlucky as to pass this measure, then at least one old one should be re pealed. And that is the one that does not allow the noise of construction before 7 a.m Last year some men were putting on a tar-roof in town during the hottest days. They undertook to start early be fore it got so hot. But some one reported them, that couldn't stand a little noise, Talking about noises, if those kind can be stopped, I wish the kind that roars by at all times of the night when you want to sleep could be stopped. Mary E. Atkins, 1634 Orchard Home Dr., Medford. Precious Right To the .Editor: Recently I had occasion to type a theme paper for a young man who is a Freshman at Southern Ore gon college. His topic was "Voting." ' This young man is not of voting age but his closing statement, quoted below, should make those of us who are lax in our voting habits, sit up and take notice: "If the qualified voters would realize that thousands of Americans have given their lives for this precious right (voting), it might be consid ered a privilege and not a duty." I believe we should all take this statement to heart and use this "precious right" on Nov.' 8. Mrs. E. H. Barry, 1916 Military rd., Medford. Think For Yourselves To the Editor: In 1957 we traveled 13,000 miles, and throughout the whole trip we watched for billboards that in any way obstructed worth while scenery. We found none but often saw tumbled-down shacks, barns rotting and fall ing down, automobile bone yards, trash piles, junk yards. etc., that, if hidden by well painted billboards, the scen ery would improve. I would like any one, in cluding Ginger -Rogers, t o show me one billboard that spoils a scenic view. For each one such I will show them a dozen spots where a good sign could cover ugliness. It has been stated in the M.-T. that the billboards play to a captive audience. Well, we don t have to look at them so how are we captive? But if we want the news we need to read the news paper and there you will find ads; spaced throughout Its pages in such a way that one can hardly avoid them. Turn a page and we are confronted by ads from a few lines to a whole page often a whole page used to blow the paper's own horn. So who is playing to a cap tive audience? Theater ads, lurid and sug gestive illustrations and word ing - some shows prohibited to minors, but that not being enough, our local Footlighters must put on a play, "Tunnel of Love," that youngsters could not see. That kind of good citizen ship makes good juvenile de linquents. Perhaps the minors should not read the papers and so avoid forming opinions of their elders. I can not remember seeing words Minors not Allowed on a billboard theatre adver tisement. The billboard thing is not new. It goes way back to when the newspapers and the magazines discovered that they weren't getting all the advertising money and think ing to do something about it decided to brainwash the citi zens and they are still at it. Don't, be fooled. Think for yourselves. , W. A. McKettrick . 336 Crater Lake ave. Medford. What Are They Up To? To the Editor: Some of the arguments used by the Repub licans in their desperation are indefensible. nient Philosophies accumulating trouble. Here are some of his observations about "Dangerous Trends." "If we undermine our fun damental principles and im pair our fiscal solvency in the next 25 to 30 years as we have in the past quarter of a century, I cannot believe our democracy will survive. "Our strength is being sap ped by the paternalism of fed eral bureaucracy grown too big, usurpation of power by the Supreme Court grown too mighty, and force of labor leaders grown too arrogant. These are undermining our system,'' changing our atti tudes and hobbling our will for freedom. "The value of the 1960 dol lar has been reduced to 47 cents compared with the 1939 dollar. Federal subsidies are going out through all kinds of loans, grants and payments, "There are now federal sub sidies for business, industry, private finance, agriculture, transportation, power, hous- ' This thing of emphasizing Nixon's experience is point less.- The implication is that only those men in office prior to election are qualified by experience to continue to hold office. It is just another way of trying to perpetuate in power the party currently in possession of the presidency It ignores the fact that the president has a cabinet to inform and advise him on all serious, knotty problems. If Kennedy is too young and inexperienced at the age of 43 years to serve as president of the United States, why has there not been a movement to amend the constitution to change the qualifying age for president from 35 years to 45 years? What are these Republicans up to anyway? David Frisch P:0. Box 292 i , White City, Ore Taxes, No; Colleges, YesI To the Editor: There is a measure on November's ballot which, if given a "yes" vote by all of us, will result in NO raise in taxes; actually SAVE tax monies; and enable our state-supported colleges and universities to .construct bad ly NEEDED dormitories and student housing. Such build ings are self-liquidating; that is, they are paid out of stu dent fees, rentals, and gifts - at NO cost to the taxpayer, For some 30 years, dormitor ies, married student housing, student housing. Such build- athletic facllltlves have been paid for in this tax free way, Ballot measure 6 - State Bonds for Higher Educational Facilities - is the measure for which you should vote "YES.1 It is a state constitutional amendment which would raise the ceiling on the amount which the State System of Higher Education may borrow to construct such facilities. From 25,000 students on our campuses this year, the num ber will increase to at least 40,000 by 1970, so you can see that the most critical shortage Is in housing. Passage of Bal lot Measure No. 6 will solve this most urgent problem. : A "YES" note on this measure will enable our col leges and universities to con tinue the orderly, thrifty, sen sible, construction of dormi tories - and prevent a crash building program later on which would result in an in crease of taxes, shoddy con struction, and a closing of the college door to thousands of our boys and girls in the meantime. Would you join with us, the members of the Southern Ore gon College Mother's Club, in promoting this measure? Vote "YES FOR SIX" on Nov. 8! Mrs. Russell Zundel Secretary, Southern Oregon College Mother's club 26 Almond st. Medford. Smith vs. Neuberger To the Editor: I have just received an answer to a "Dean Banion" Congressional Ques tionnaire from Elmo Smith, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator, In which he states the following: 1. "I certainly DO believe it is the first duty of every Senator and Corgressman to protect the Constitutional free dom, the financial solvency. and the National sovereignty and independence of the Uni ted States. 2. "Maintenance of a su perior military striking power is a major plank in my plat form. 3. "Financial s o 1 vency is another plank in m; platform. I believe that reckless federal spending must be curtailed. 4. "I am opposed to mo nopolies of power in govern ment and think labor and business must each accept equal treatment. 5. "I have publicly stated that I support the Connally amendment. (Good boy!) 6. "I am opposed to permit ting the control of tariffs to become an international foot ball. Our tariff and quota system hat to be handled to ing, health, education, states, localities and individuals. Subsidies are under bureau cratic control. To take them means giving up a measure of freedom. Growth Everywhere "In this 25-year period our population has increased about 45 per cent; industrial production has increased 240 per cent; and national income has increased 432 per cent. "In the same period, the number of federal agencies has increased 100 per cent; federal employees have in creased 300 per cent; federal debt has increased 1,700 per cent; federal tax collections have increased 1,800 per cent; federal expenditures have in creased 2,300 per cent. "The total annual cost of the federal government has gone Up nearly $16 billion since the Korean War. This is an increase of nearly 25 per cent. It may surprise you -to know that the great increases in this period were not for mil itary and foreign aid. They were in domestic-civilian pro grams. Federal expenditures for these domestic-civilian programs have increased 88 per cent in seven years." Seven years: That is about the span of the Eisenhower administrations. maintain the s t r e n g t h of American industry." Now, THERE is what I call a MAN! First, he anKwpre mv questionnaire beautifully, and oy return mail. But Mr. Smith lays it right on the line without straddling any fences. I sincerely believe that, if elected, he will make an ACA voting record for Constitutional government of 100 per cent. Maurine Neuberger, if she is elected, will make an ACA voting record near the zero mark. Sen. Richard Neuberg er's ACA record was 4 per cent, whiph mpans thnf voted against Constitutional government 96 per cent of the time. Maurine Neuberger has not seen fit to answer the Con gressional questionnaire I sent her. But she HAS answered one of the questions by pub licly stating that she is for FREE TRADE. This means that she is in favor of the Japanese-manufactured goods which are flooding our coun try with such murderously low prices that American fac tories are shutting down and throwing American people out of work. Mr. Smith has publicly stated that he is AGAINST this disasterous FREE TRADE. For this reason, alone, I urge everybody in Oregon whose bread and but ter depends on factories and mills of any kind, particularly plywood, to vote for him. And if you want to stop our Na tion's suicidal plunge Into So cialism - if you want to keep our precious Connally amend ment and all your rights, lib erties, and freedoms, get your family and all your friends out to vote for him, too. S. C. Powell 316 Southeast Eighth st. . Grants Pass, Ore. Sad Thing To See To the Editor: What has happened to your usually good newspaper? When the funds were being collected for the new hospital that was needed, everyone went all out to help - newspaper, T.V., and radio. I am ashamed of the entire Rogue Valley area for not try ing to get the Sisters to stay. They were asked to found a hospital 50 years ago and have served well. How many places have done such a fine job in this area? Now they find they are no longer wanted or need ed, except to stay until a new wing is built on the new hos pital. Then they are to leave, probably with little thanks! The employees at the hospi tal have been told that it is too late to contribute from our salaries to help. Our very loyal and wonderful Sisters are packing to leave, and it is a very sad thing for us to see. Carrol Costello Route 1, Box 381 , Gold Hill, Ore. Two Sides on Issue To the Editor: Insofar as I can tell, one of the main issues in this presidential campaign is federal aid to education. On the one hand, there are those who advocate federal aid as the only practical solu tion to the insufficient school and inadequate teacher sup ply. They feel that the govern ment, with its access to such an abundant treasury, could more readily furnish required funds than could local or state governments. On the other side of the fence, there exist those who seem to be struck with a hor ror of federal aid. Their main argument is that if the gov ernment contributes to edu cation, either partially or to tally, it would want to dictate school policy, as well as the method an instructor should us in teaching aourse. Anne Biyne Phoenix, Or. .... O IP
