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Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson County
History from tha files of The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 vears agay, ,t . .,
10 YEARS AGO
Winds up to 60 miles an
hour lashed the Rogue valley
lnnt niBht and were respon-
ilble tor the death of at least
one man: reports ol minor
damage were coming in from
11 areas of the valley.
An agreement between the
Far Western and Northwest
fnntball conferences was
reached today to stage an an
nual "Pear bowl" game In
Medford. ' ,
20 YEARS AGO
Two automobiles and a
horse-drawn hay wagon col
lided this morning on North
Riverside ave., causing con
siderable damage to. the ve
hicles but no injuries to the
occupants.
Prnm Arthur, Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column:: "Jo
sephine county will vote on
local option Nov. 5. If it wins,
citizens will have the option
of going three different di
rections for their cooking
liquor. This will also improve
traffic conditions on the high
ways Saturday night.". . .-,
30 YEARS AGO .
The local Chamber of Com
merce has launched a "go to
the noils" drive.
.The Farmers', and , Fruit-
Erowers' bank robber will
face trial soon,
40 YEARS AGO . . .
Oct. 27. 1920 (Wednesday)
Leading businessmen of the
city endorse C. E. (Pop) Gates
for mayor. r '' ' V
Three persons indicted, in
Jacksonville bank fauurei
SO YEARS AGO
Oct. 27. 1910 (Thursday)
Several Jacksonville resi
dents captured a "wild-man"
vesterday who had been ter-
rorlzlnE the area west of
Jacksonville for the , past
month.
Track for the Pacifio and
Eastern railroad has been laid
to a point within four miles
of Butte Falls where it is
again halted by bridge work.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nina ot Ian correct Is tuparlori
seven er eight la ecellent five at
six Is lead.
' 1, Which President of the
United States made the short
est inaugural address?
- 2. Which is the smallest of
the citrus fruits?
3. Do bats have feathers?
i 4.: Are there any legal re
quirements in the United
States which require that
articles made in foreign coun-
tries be clearly labeled as
auch?
S. What is the difference in
the course travelled by tele
vision waves and radio
waves?
6. Is ' the "labor vote,"
eagerly sought by candidates
for public office,1 centered
principally In the large me
tropolitan areas or in scmi
rural areas?
7. From what is dry ice
. made? ;
8. In what European coun
try was Adglph Hitler born?
9 Did Senator Kennedy,
or did he not, agree with
President Elsenhower's refu
sal to . meet ; with Niklta
Khrushchev recently? '
i' 10. Are there any locks In
the Suez Canal?
Answers: 1. Martin Van
Buran. 2. Kumquat. 3. No. 4.
Yet. 6. T.V. are flati radio up
and down. 6. Metropolitan
araas. 7V Carbon dioxide. I.
Austria, t. He did. 10. No.
Two for
Jackson county has
of representatives of the Oregon legislature.
There are four candidates for the two seats, two
Republicans and two
Of the candidates,
ified; two are far above
not, in our view,: possess the qualifications we
would like to see in a member of the legislature.
Of the four, Bob Duncan, a Democrat, now
completing his second term, is without question
the ablest, most widely experienced and broadly
qualified. , , - , ,
DUNCAN was elected speaker of the house in
. liio a an tin A -faim rf r fft n a on rninvflftflfltitflrl
honor and indication of respect from his house
colleagues. If he is reelected, there is a g o o d
chance he would again become speaker.
" On the last night of the last session of the
legislature, the leaders of both party organiza
tions in the. house arose to give him unexpected,
but heart-felt, praise for a job well and impar
tially done. .
As a veteran of the important ways and means
committee, and as speaker of the house, Duncan
has had experience in state government which
seldom comes to one under 40. He is in a unique
position to give valuable service to Jackson coun
ty and the state.
THE CHOICE for the
this county is between
Dellenback. .Both are Republicans.
Mrs. Nye is now a member of the house, seek
ing reelection. Her specialty has been education,
a pursuit for which she is particularly qualified,
both by long thought and study, and by experi
ence on the Medford school board and the state
school boards association.
She also is interested
and : is knowledgeable
state government.
.', Dellenback, a lawyer,
for the first time. He is a highly intelligent; artic
ulate young man, and probably would learn to
become aneffective legislator, given time and an
acquaintance with the
He has, however, in
let himself be led into
statements which, if not
bespeak an adequate sense of political propriety
and responsibility.
J) or our second choice,
Nye. . . .
THE THIRD candidate is John Gregory, Dem
tnva a-i-P fV a Coma VallaUT qvaq " i
He is smart and voluble, but portions of his
efcislatiye "program" are both unrealistic and
bordering on the demagogic. ' X
He was, if our information is correct, a politi
cal independent in California before moving here
some three years aeo, and did not register as a
voter (Democrat) until
bemg.named a candidate by the Democratic cen
tral committee.
There's nothing wrong in this, surely. But it
is hot an indication of party responsibility nor po
litical stability, nor is it a recommendation for
political office.
For representative in the legislature, we rec
ommend Duncan and Mrs. Nye. E.A.
"No" on Tax Increase
.Measure No. 14 on the
is an income tax bill.
It was passed by the 1959 session of the legis
lature, but was upheld by a referendum petition
which put it on the fall s ballot.
It would increase the taxes of most taxpayers.
And, despite the fact that it was held up for a
year and a half, greater-than-expected state rev
enues have resulted in a situation where some
what more than $80,000,000 will be in the state's
coffers at the end of the biennium.
AS A RESULT of these facts, Measure No. 14
will undoubtedly be defeated, and probably
should be not because more state revenue won't
be needed in the years to come (it will, if the
state is to take care of its obligations), but be
cause, under the present circumstances, it is the
wrong way to go about it. ,
The legislative interim committee on taxation
is now completing an extensive study of Oreeron
in i .' .1 '11
irtAciuun, aim win propose some major cnanges
to tne next legislature, which meets in January.
That, we believe, is the proper approach, tak
ing a variety of factors into consideration, includ
ing the financial position
today, not as it was 18 months ago. '
We recommend a "no" vote on Measure No.
14. E.A. .
Cussing and
"And now he (Vice President Nixon) has raised the
question of 'personal standards.'
I'This Is an odd issue for Mr. Nixon to emphasize.
Everybody Is bored with the Democratic cries about
'the old Nixon and Helen Galiagan Douglas and Jerry
Vorhees and Joe McCarthy,' but the standards of the
present are something else again.
"What kind of standard is It to base a campaign
for the Presidency at this time on the theory that our
Influence in the world has not slipped? Nobody knows
better than the Vice President that this simply Is not
true ...
"What kind of standard Is It to go beyond President
Elsenhower's policy on Quemoy and Matsu and then
try to give the impression that this is virtually the same
policy as the President's?
v "Maybe we're wrong, but jusslng seems innocent
compared to this." James Beston in tha New York
Times.
i ., "
K V IV
the House
two seats in the house
Democrats.
one is outstandingly Qual
average; the other does
.
second house seat from
Mrs. Eve Nye and John
in property tax relief,
in many other areas' of
is seeking public office
responsibilities entailed.
the heat of the campaign,
making allegations and
exactly reckless, do not
we shall vote tor Mrs.
. .
just a few days before
general election ballot
' 1
of the state as it is
Standards
Dennis the Menace
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.. . Communications ...
Letters lo Iha Editor must
certain circumstances the us of a pan name or initial for publication is permissible.
The Mail Tribune reserve, the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication 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 ottan ma ease.
Ha HAS Voted
To the Editor: With the
New York Times as my chief
source of daily news and com.
ment for decades past, 1 usual
ly have found press services
awfully inadequate w h e
away from New York. Now
that I have moved to Medford
to make my home at Rogue
Valley Manor (here only two
weeks and at the Medford Ho
tel until the Manor in ready
for occupancy), I was pleased
to find the Times available
here, even though a few days
late.
However, let me hasten to
add that already I have be
come an avid and appreciative
reader of the Medford Mail
Tribune. I have been delight
ed, to find its coverage of na,
tional and world news excep.
tlonal for ,a city this size. By
wav of orientation in local
and state affairs I have found
it most helpful, in its "ads"
as well as the news.' But par
ticularly gratifying to me is
vour paper's able, indepen
dent and fortnrignt editorial
comment and its judicious use
of quotes from such outstand
ing writers as waiter L,ipp
man. "Scotty" Heston and
others.
It la therefore not surprls-
Ine to me, and no less gratify-
ine. to read your discerning
and eminently fair eanoriai
comment on. and support of,
such candidates for elective
office as Senators Kennedy
and Johnson, Mrs. Neuberger
and Representative Porter.
Not only Oregon, but the
whole nation, needs the kind
of courageous and progressive
leadership and statesmanship
we have learned 'to expect
from them.
As for other state and coun
ty candidates, I of course am
not yet Qualified to express
opinions except to say that at
the meeting at Hedrick junior
High school a few nights ago,
sponsored by the League of
Women Voters (a fine public
service), I felt that the Demo
cratic candidates made by far
the most persuasive case as to
their qualifications. I say this
as an independent voter, be
ing affiliated with neither of
the major parties (in New
York, with the Liberal party).
Unfortunately, because of
mv brief residence in Med
ford, I do not yet qualify as
a voter here. But I have one
advantage over Oregonians
who already are registered
voters: I already have cast my
vote (for Kennedy and John
son, of course!) lor .rresiaeni
and Vice President, by ab
sentee ballot returned to New
York where I still have my
legal residence.
You doubtless will be hear
ing from me further from time
to time.
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Rogue Valley Manor
. ; Medford
Skating Complaint
To the Editor: I would like
to complain about the new
skating rink and how it's be-
ins run.
The people in Medford have
been waiting for five years
for a skating rink and now
that we have one, most of us
kids can't afford going be
cause of the ridiculous prices
you have to pay to get in.
You have to pay $1.10 for
three hours if you don't have
your own skates, and, 25 cents
for another three hours. In
"Ashland and Grants Pass It's
a lot cheaper.
Why so much?
These people running the
rink say boys can't wear
jeans and most of the boys
are on the floor half of the
time and they're not about to
wear good pants. They could
n't have a good time, they'd
be afraid of falling down.
After waiting five years for
this skating rink, for soma
'it
HAPPY
NAVY PAY !
A BUNCH OP
bear lha name and address of
kind of recreation for the
kids, why can't the people
running it be reasonable
about the whole thing?
They're losing business be
cause of asking such ridicu
lous prices.
They're hurting themselves
and everybody in Medford
who likes to skate and can't
afford their neat prices.
(Name on file)
Medford.
Nixon, Kennedy and Old Age
To the Editor: Numerous
letters have been published
in Communications depart
ment . of your paper, some
id favor of V.P. Nixon and
some for Sen. Kennedy. Some
have had merit and some are
somewhat, on the abusive side,
which offends common sense
of many of your readers,
Mr. Kennedy has tried,
witting or unwittingly, to
make us believe our U.S. has
slid into a pool or a morass
of inefficiency, at home and
abroad. This does not please
us, whose family lines go be-
yuua me jooston xea i-ariy
and have had family blood
spilt in every war since, that
the U.S. has been forced to
enter.
For your information. Mr.
Editor and others who hold
Mr. Kennedy's views, I would
suggest for your own informa
tion and knowledge that vou
read the first article published
in tne Uctober Reader s Di
gest, taken from the Yale Re
view. Also the Oct. 25 edi
torial in the Oregonian.
I think a policy worth pur
suing is that If a town, city
or state, or country does not
suit a man s idea, that, if the
aooved named is not ruled by
vicious power, that he not
knock it everywhere he goes.
but leave and move to another
town, city, state or country.
In plain language, "stop biting
ine nana mat feeds you.'
(Jan you and others feel
with all conscieniousness that
a man who has worked manu
ally and mentally, with hon
esty, rubbing shoulders with
wdrking men, does not know
the problem of America better
than a man, born not of hon
est and humble status, better
tnan a man fed with a golden
spoon?
Mr. Kennedy's stand on old
age insurance is one that
should protect Social Security,
ratner tnan place a burden
on it. The funds allotted to
the benefactor by Social Se
curity not enough for the
old aged, and to nut an add I.
tlonal burden on the DrosDec-
tlve benefactor from this fund
is unthinkable.
I would suggest that who
ever is elected President,
tax of SI per year on TV
sets lor incomes over $6,000
also return the tax on profes
sional baseball, football, bas
ketball, and theater' ticket
let's say 10 per cent. This tax
alone would boost Social Se
curity to a livable standard,
Jouett P. Bray,
317 Lozier Lane,
Medford
Dear Sistari
To the Editor: This Is An
Open Letter to Sister Mary
women:
There are many who know
you better, and there are
many others who have known
you much longer than I, dear
Sister, but there are few who
will treasure more affection
ate or appreciative-memories
of you throughout the years.
Lola hands may be a slsn
of a warm heart, as the old
saying goes, but at no time
during these now-at-middle-
age years of mine can I re
member that cold feet did
anything good for the heart.
And Sister, my heart was
warmed a number of times
when you were concerned
enough about my comfort to
place a hot-water bottle at a
Macmillan
To Efforts
Br PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
British Prime Minister Har
old Macmillan is running into
strong Western opposition in
his latest ef
forts to pro
mote a sum
mit confer
ence with Pre
mier Nikita S.
Khrushchev.
He also is
running into
growing evi
dence Khru
shchev has lit
tle or no intention of easing
any of his cold war demands,
from neutralizing West Ber
lin to "instant" disarmament.
West German Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer was report
ed so alarmed by Macmilian's
persistent efforts to organize
a new East-West meeting he
is flying to London next
month to do what he can to
stop it.
. Adenauer has insisted from
the beginning that only a firm
iha writer, although under
pair of naggingly cold feet,
A small thing it was, yes, but
it was voluntary on your part,
and so welcome on my part,
but above all, so typical of
your ever present and loving
concern for God's children in
their discomfort;
Then there was that long,
dark night which would have
seemed unbearable had you
not stayed near to give me
the explanations no nurse can
spare the time for.
And there was humor, too
like the night you were the
only one who remained calm
and unruffled in all the hub
bub when our third-born set
out to prove that neither na
ture, nurse nor doctor should
predict her precise arrival
time. Confusion gave way to
order as you took over.
Ihere Ian t room here to
enumerate adequately, Sister
Norbert, the countless won
derful thoughts so many will
retain of you. But I wonder,
Sister; -what thoughts of us
you will take away with you
when you finally must leave
us- Which of us have been
blindly indifferent to the
needs of Sacred Heart? How
many of us have taken all you
have ofefred and have given
nothing in return? Who have
not even bothered to pay their
debts? Which of us are guilty
oi spreading error and mis
conceptions about the hospi
tal closure? Will you feel sad
about some us, Sister, because
w- could have helned hut
didn't? Or because someone
CAN help, but DOESN'T?
Aiier an tnese years von
surely will go away with
many things locked in vnnr
heart, Sister Norbert, but it
isn't likely you'll ever let
them out, unless they are
good, for that would be con.
trary to everything vou stand
and pray and work for.
So we will continue to re
member you with love and
gratitude, and gnawing con
sciences, aister, and go' on
wondering about the memo
ries which are yours.
Marjone M. Hochstatter
924 Jasper st.
Medford.
Booat From "Bill"
To the Editor: . Having
grown up in Medford and hav
ing started my teaching career
with some of the finest people
that anyone could know, I
will probably always consider
Medford my home. As a past
president of the Medford
Teachers association, and as
one of the several coaches
who were fortunte enough to
work in. that wonderful com
munity, I want to say a word
for a fellow teacher who has
served his community and
state with distinction in manv
fields.
Eddie Durno first received
recognition as an All-Coast
basketball player, playing in
the original Pacific Coast con
ference. I first knew him when he
was a teacher in the Medford
school system. I was one of a
host 6f youngsters of nre-hieh
school age who was inspired
by tnis coach of champions
who were taught sound tactics
and good sportsmanship. He
was not only , an outstanding
coacn, oat. he was recognized
by his fellow teachers for his
consideration of their aca
demic problems and his gen
eral interest in the entire edu
cational program.
Having completed his pre-
medical requirements, he
went on to Harvard School of
Medicine and returned to
Medford as a distinguished
practitioner as well as a lead
er in medicine, and to give
continued service and leader
ship to his community. Most
recently, his service to our
state has been In the Oregon
Legislature. I am told by his
Meeting Increased Opposition
To Promote New Summit Meet
stand against the Soviets can
save West Berlin, and he Is
said to believe that a summit
conference on Berlin and Ger
many alone would only wors
en tne situation.
Favored by Rads
Adenauer got a strong boost
in his belief when Paul Ver
ner, first secretary of the Ber
lin Branch of the Communist
party, came out strongly for
a new summit conference.
Verner told an East' Berlin
meeting there should be an
East-West meeting soon after
the new American president
takes office. The object of
such a meeting, he said, would
be to rubber-stamp the Berlin
decisions already taken by the
aoviet union.
If the West does not agree,
Verner said, the Soviet Union
will go ahead and sign
separate peace treaty with
East Germany and end -for
mally the Western rights in
Berlin. ,
French President Charles
de Gaulle was reported almost
as opposed to a new East-West
meeting as Adenauer.
When Khrushchev issued
his appeal for a summit meet
ing of all the United Nations
members in New York for the
current assembly , De Gaulle
simply Ignored the invitation
He stayed home even though
legislative associates that his
work there was of the same
high' order, that one knows
this man will give. .
It is dificult for me to lmag
me a person who has contrib
uted more to a community
and to his state. He offers a
calm leadership and brings to
all tasks a scientific approach
that is neither hurried, fren
zied, nor delayed. Here is
man of courage, reason and
sincerity.
I win cast my vote for Dr.
Edwin Durno in the firm be
lief that the same outstand
ing leadership' and under
standing that he has given to
au of us through the years
will be ours in the United
States Legislature.
W, J. "Bill" Bowerman
; ;, Track Coach ; .
' Assistant Professor,
; Physical Education .
University of Oregon
Eugene, Ore.
Kaap Our Monay
To the Editor: I suppose I'll
start a bon-fire or -haver some
pretty rough comments shot
back at me, but after reading
Mr. Frank Jenkins' remarks
about Reno' and gambling
am going to state my opinion
tool , '
Gambling, liquor, cigar
ettes, etc., andor anything
tne individual considers sin
ful," is here to stay. .
You can turn your head,
hide your head, or bury
like an ostrich, and it'll still
be there when you "look
again. (If you lookl)
Let's all stay happy and let
tnose that want it. have itl
You probably have heard it
before but I surely think it's
true that anything I ore we
like is either illegal, immoral
or fattening.
The beautiful part, is we DO
have a choice. . ;
We don't HAVE to do or in
dulge in any of these things
unless we want to. No one is
standing behind us prodding
us with a pitchfork, or
(poker).
I think everyone would be
a whole lot happier if every
one would worry about their
own souls and be more kind
or forgiving or tolerant of
others' likes or dislikes
faults.
Usually, if a person tries.
he can find a good side to
anyone. , ,
The so-called righteous nar
row people that "hate" this or
'hate" that usually "hate" all
the way.
If you are a Republican or
Democrat or Baptist or Catho
lic, you just can't please
bigot or narrow-minded do-
gooder.
I am not recommending
everyone become drunkards
or gamblers but I say thi:
It's here, so why not legalize
it?
"They" didn't stop drinking
with prohibition and they
can t stop gambling either!
If Oregon would legalize
gambling, Oregonians then
could or would stop driving
to Reno or Nevada to toss
their money away.
I say let's keep our money
here in Oregon!! ,
(Name on File)
Central Point, Ore.
Billboards
To the Editor: The fact that
the billboard companies are
alarmed at the effectiveness
of the anti-billboard campaign
is indicated in their spending
thousands of dollars for news
paper, radio, and TV adver
tising to counteract it.
They also are using hun
dreds of their choice billboard
locations in the state for pro-
billboard propaganda.
The billboard and sign com
panies are responsible for the
current anti-billboard aentl-
Macmillan decided at the last
minute to go himself.
Same Theme Stressed
The stream of Communist
satellite pronouncements - all
backing Khrushchev - and
Khrushchev's own statements
in various speeches were ex
pected to harden ' Adenauer's
and De Gaulle's position.
The United States position
toward a summit has been
lukewarm, with President Eis
enhower so angry at Khru
shchev's insults and his break
up of the Paris conference
Matter of Fact By Joseph Alsop
THE RELIGIOUS ISSUE
Washington The Chair-
man of the Republican Na
tional Committee,. Sen
T h r u s t o
Morton, h a
accused t h
opposition of
"bigotry-in-re-
verse," which
seems to mean
undue preju
dice against
relig i o u s 1
p r e j u d iced
JOSEPH
voting
. Senator, Kennedy's brother
and campaign manager, Rob
ert Kennedy, has p u b 1 i c 1
charged that certain, Republi
can headquarters, in Pennsyl
vania and California; for in
stance, are openly circulating
anti-Catholic literature. The
Republicans have indignantly
denied the charge,
"Reformation Sunday,'
which is 11 days before elec
tion, is to be celebrated this
year by an extraordinary out
pouring of anti-Catholic lit
erature. S o 1) e r newspaper
stories have already reported
the preparations for this spe
cial effort to promote preju
dice. The nature of the fi
nancing is suggested by the
recent revelation that the
Texas oil millionaire, H.
Hunt, has been paying
anti-CaUiolic mailings.
for
HPHE foregoing items ara no
-- mora than surface svmn.
toms of what is probably the
biggest underground fact in
this election. It is a melancholy-
and unpleasant fact,
ment through their own neg
ligence in self regulation;
Tha highway between Ash-
land and Medford Is an ex
cellent example of creeping
billboard blight.
There, are over 150 bill
boards and signs in this 11
mile section of highway with
more being added each month,
This does not include those
signs advertising roadside
business!
The highway commission
plans to construct a fine land
scaped freeway between Ash
land and Medford, offering
many fine views of our beau
tiful valley.
Do the citizens of the Rogue
valley want the above men
tioned 150 signs moved over
to the scenic freeway?
Jf,the voters of Oregon on
Nov. 8 fail to vote ior bill
board control on our new
freeways, then I predict that
the new Rogue Valley free
way will be the most sign
blighted section of highway
in our state.
Janet Branson ,
. 11 Renault ave.
Medford.
Contrasting Appearances
To the Editor: We too no
ticed the contrasting appear
ances (Mail Tribune editorial
10-24-60) of Elmo Smith and
Maurine Neuberger at - the
candidates' Fair last Thurs
day; but outside of these ex
ternal differences, there was
a great degree of variation in
the ' subs tance of their
thoughts.
Yes, Mrs. Neuberger "was
calm and (collectivist?) collect
ed," and while M. Neuberger
called for "courage, coolness
and determination in the so
lution of the problems which
face us, the nature of her so
lutions caused us then to pray,
and now we plead for the
Neuberger camp to give us
silence!
We do disagree with your
recommendation of Mrs. Neu
berger for a seat in the U. S,
Senate, for any length of time,
Now, while you ' have al
ready written of your endorse
ment of Mr. Porter, we do
recognize your silence on Por
ter since the Candidates' Fair
as being most prudent. Mr.
Porter last Thursday evening
met with the vibrant reaction
of true Americanist feeling
which necessarily opposes
the views nurtured by him.
In Congressman Porter we
have the epitome of a politi
cal, social, economic, in short,
National liability. Reason
demands we rid ourselves of
such an unjitified risk. The
alternative is Dr. Durno, and
our community, our state, and
our Nation will welcome his
activities in the U.S. Senate
as a needed asset.
Robert J. Howard,
828 B West 14th St..
Medford. - ?
ALSOP
last April he maintained an
icy aloofness when Khfu
shchev was in New York. Eis
enhower rejected appeals by
five neutral nations for a face-to-face
meeting.
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon and Sen. John F. Ken
nedy have indicated they
might attend a summit con
ference as president. But they
were both reluctant and made
it clear they would not go
unless pre-summit meetings
assured a summit of soma
success. -
But no one who has gone out
into the highways and by
ways, ringing voters' door
bells, can doubt that it is fact.
The fact is that more votes
are probably being influ
enced by the so-called reli
gious Issue than by any of tha
real issues confronting tha
country in this year of na
tional peril.
' The' hope was that the re
ligious issue had come to a .
head and begun to subside
early in the campaign. After
the anti-Catholic foray and
subsequent retreat , of tha
Rev. Norman Vincent Peale,
and more especially after
Senator Kennedy's meeting
with the Protestant clergy
men in Texas, there wera
many who believed that tha
issue had been dealt with,
and could now be expected
to wither and die away. '
But this reporter's . just
completed foray into Minne
sota showed that the con
trary was the case. In a farm
country, fear of Senator Ken
nedy's Catholic faith loomed
just as large as the farmers'
bitter discontent with tha
present conditions. In Minne
apolis, - anti - Catholic , senti
ment held the polls for Sena
tor Kennedy a good ten
points below the poll for Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey. Only
in Duluth, where economic, is-'
sues are acute, was the reli
gious issue truly over
shadowed. ' '
V"OR are this reporter's Min
" nesota findings by any
means isolated phenomena.
Another doorbell ringing
foray into Ohio revealed tha
same pattern, especially I in
Akron. The influence of anti
Catholic feeling in the South
is still being reported by jail
qualified observers. There: is
no part of the country, in
truth, where anti-Catholicism
is not deciding countless
votes, except perhaps in the
northeast and in the state-of
California. I
The issue cuts, both ways,
of course. A majority of the
Catholic hierarchy is prelty
well known to favor Vlca
President Nixon. But great
numbers of lay Catholics un
doubtedly look with extra Sa
vor on Senator Kennedy, be-
cause they quite properly ob
ject to the unwritten rule ex
cluding Catholics from tha
Presidency. ;
But the surprise, to this re
porter at any rate, is the pre
valence of strong anti-Catholic
feeling, not just in what
H. L. Mencken used to call
the "Bible Belt," but especial
ly among normally Demo
cratic, Protestant working
people in tne large cities.
These people feel so strongly,
moreover, not because they
hate Catholics, but because
they are honestly concerned
about the separations!
church and state. And th'ey
are wholly unaware of the
strong, unequivocal stand
Senator Kennedy has talcen
on absolute separation. :
rpHE Democratic . National
Committee has attempted
to solve this problem by tak
ing television time to show, a
film of Kennedy's Question.
and-answer session with ha
Texas clergymen. The Repub
licans have self-righteously
charged that showing this
film "stirs up" the reiigidus
issue. But if large numbers
of voters have nuite sincero
and wholly groundless doubts
about the political indepen
dence of their Presidential
candidate, an effort to dispel
those doubts is surely justifi
able and proper.
The truth is that the pffAi.
has been inadequate. Wlen
Kennedy really gets his be
liefs across to a section of ma
electorate, as he did in West
Virginia, the concern about
separation of church and
state ceases to be felt. But
his beliefs have not been got
across to the numerous anti
Catholic voters this reporter
found In Minnesota and m
other "reporters and pollers
have found in other states
r urtnermore. the onw,
these groundless doubts in
this election is an unhealthv
and ugly phenomenon. It will
clear the air if Kennedy uses
his West Virginia recipe on
a national scale if he takes
nationwide television time
he took statewide time in the
nesi Virginia primary. In
order to answer questions
about the religious Imh.
fully, freely, and frankly.
Id 136U new York Herald
irisuna Ins. .
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