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Minimum Wage
To the Editor: There has
been a good deal of comment
on the one dollar minimum
wage bill this election year.
I certainly feel we should en
force this law the way it was
intended, or take it from ex
istence. As it is, many res
taurants, hotels, clerking jobs,
and no doubt countless others,
are paying their help below
the minimum wage law.
The way understand it,
the mentioned establishments
can "get around" this law
and need not be included in
it. If some of our candidates
would work to include these
forgotten wage earners in the
minimum wage law they
would surely get my vote,
and I'm sure many more.
A dollar is certainly little
enough to pay our hard work
ing women. Besides many of
our girls working in restau
rants, ice cream establish
ments, etc., are compelled to
stay after hours on their own
time to help clean up, often
an hour or more. Sure, she
could quit, but if she needs
a job she won't.
With our big man shortage,
more and more women are
forced into jobs. I'm convinc
ed it is past time we did some
thing congressionally to pro
tect our widows and other un
fortunate working women.
Grace La Fever
. 665 Midway rd.
- Medford.
Dan Smoot for President
To the Editor: The true
prophets of old were an un
popular bunch; the false
prophets were "good fellows",
and would have won in a
popular election. Why? Be
cause they prophesied "sweet
things", what the people want
ed to hear, even though they
were false promises.
What are the false prophets
of today promising? In Ore
gon - aid to the lumber man,
in Texas - aid to the oil man,
in New York - aid to the shirt
maker, to all of us Federal
aid for 'most everything, low
er taxes, world peace. Yes,
these are promises that sound
tweet to our ears, but what
about the truth?
Even in this day of ad
vanced technology, the old
fashioned truth that 2 plus 2
equals 4 still holds. When Ore
gon sends $2 plus $2 to Wash
ington, D.C., it does, not come
back $6, even though the poli
ticians would like for us to be
lieve that. The truth is that
anything the Federal govern
ment does for us, we can do
cheaper for ourselves. Of our
2 plus 2 tax dollars, we are
lucky if we get back $2 in that
beautifully-wrapped package
labeled "Federal Aid, a gift
from your loving Uncle Sam."
Is there a true prophet
among us? There is - at least
one. His name is Dan Smoot.
He prophesies truths that are
not easy to take, e.g. in the
last few decades our politi
cians have led us far, far from
our Constitution and are en
gaging in many practices
which are absolutely uncon
stitutional. A quote from one of Mr.
Smoot's writings says, "The
only valid function of govern
ment is the use of minimum
force to keep people from
harming each other, to com
pel people to keep their legiti
mate contractual agreements
with each other, and to protect
them against possible aggres
sion from a foreign power."
Dan Smoot measures gov
ernment activities with our
God - given yardstick, the
American Constitution. I, for
one, appreciate honest measur
ing. I would rather hear truths
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A Service of Eloquent
Beauty and Dignity
We share with every family we serve the
steadfast purpose that the funeral shall
be a beautiful and reverent expression of
their deepest love and respect.
m
coated
What's my point? I intend
to write in on my ballot the
name of Dan Smoot for Presi
dent, proving that I do not AS
YET have to vote for one of
the two politicians handed to
us by a couple of rigged con'
ventions.
Mrs. Milton Scank
Route 2, Box 450
Gold Hill, Ore.
Civilization on the March
To the Editor: With all the
world focusing its attention on
the American presidential
election, it is within the pow
er of the vote s to do more to
boost the morale of peoples
everywhere, and United States
prestige, also, than in any pre
vious election in our history.
It is not the man, Kennedy,
whose election would bring
about a universal sigh of re
lief. Rather it would be the
higher esteem with which the
American people would be
regarded for rising above
prejudice. Kennedy's election
would indeed prove that
civilization truly is on the
march.
David Frisch
P.O. Box 292
White City, Ore.
Awake, America!
To the Editor: "America,
Wake Up!" The title of an ar
ticle in Reader's Digest, No
vember issue, directed to
wards the apathetic or ex
pedient attitude, or lethargic
mental state, that seems to
prevail in America. Written
by General Carlos Romulo,
soldier and statesman of the
Philippine Islands, and ambas
sador to the United States.
The threat of Communistic
expansion and eventual en
slavement continues to be
come more alarming! Gener
al Romulo says it is later than
we think. The Communists
can win with no change of
tactics, while it is impossible
for us to win unless we do
change ours.
He says that we in this
country have not awakened
to the fact that conditions of
war prevail, that we do not
seem to understand that the
cold war is a very real war.
He appeals to us urgently and
states that we must assume
the offensive, for to stand
still is only to keep losing
ground.
This is no fallacy and no
American can afford to ig
nore these statements.
I hear people say, "God
is surely on our side. Some
miracle will happen in our
favor."
Life is not like this. A just
God could have no favorites.
A man or a nation must face
the actuality of his or its
circumstances. Dangerous sit
uations must be recognized
for what they are and con
crete measures taken to re
lieve or modify them.
Ours is a nation of re
sourceful thinkers and doers,
a nation of strategic planners
and crusaders. But we are in
curable dreamers, and tend
to overconfidence concern
ing our dreams. We turn our
backs on tailure. Deny, u.
Accept any compromise.
Face it. There will be no
compromise with Commu
nism. Because of the very nature
of this disease and the meth
od of its stealthy but deter
mined infiltration, highly in
tricate and diplomatic meas
ures must be taken to over
come it. Our enemy is so, by
his own choice. And he has
chosen his manner of war
fare. This means that in or
der to win we must use sim
ilar weapons. The strategy
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than swallow sugar
lies.
PERL
Funeral Home
SPACIOUS PARKING LOT
i employed must be the high
est of which our nation can
conceive. The methods, secret,
and above all extremely sub
tle. To lose sight of this fact,
in our complex era, is to fail,
Let us face facts and de
cide.
On Nov. 8 we can reveal
our decisions by our thought
ful selections.
Vote for the party and the
candidate who will most ef
fectively carry out your plans.
wno will best be suited to em-
ploy the tactics you deem nec
essary to maintain freedom.
The voice that will decide
our destiny, may be yours.
Thelma Carson
Star Roust Box 60,
Prospect, Ore.
Oh, the Scenery
To the Editor, and those vot
ing "yes on measure 15:
This is a step in the right
direction. Who cares about
those it will leave jobless, ex
cept those left jobless? Maybe
you will take up a collection
for them to ease your con
science. Yes, this is a step in
the right direction. Next elec
tion let's put a measure on
the ballot that will outlaw
smudge pots. Why wait around
for the orchard people to get
return stack heaters. We all
know what a mess the smudge
causes. Let's just vote them
out completely. Let's vote out
the sawmills too. They smoke
up the valley so you can't see
anything. So, outlaw these
smoke belchers and we can
all sit around and admire our
scenery.
No jobs, but oh, what scen
ery! !
Let's vote against all ad
vertising. It clutters every
thing up. Think how much
more attractive your newspa
per would be without all that
messy advertising.
C. M. Martin '
708 North Mountain st.
Ashland
Flim-Flam
To the Editor: Who is Un
cle Sam?
I say he is you and I, our
families and friends, big peo
ple and little people, young
and old, the rich and the poor,
"We the people" of the Unit
ed States of America collec
lively make up the tall gen
tleman in the high hat and
striped trousers.
I know there are those who
won't agree with me. If these
folk believed as I do, sure
ly they wouldn't shrug off
their responsibilities so east
ly. Nearly every day I hear
someone saying, "Let Uncle
Sam pay for it," "it" meaning
everything and anything.
They never seem to realize
that "Uncle Sugar" foots those
bills from the taxpayers'
pockets in one way or anoth
er. Thus they are still pay
ing, plus additional costs.
As long as such people do
exist I suppose the voters can
keep on expecting such flim
flam as Measure 14 to be pre
sented on their ballots with
out much, if any publicity. I
quote from my voters pam
phlet; "Ballot Title - Person
al Income Tax Bill - Pur
pose: To increase state rev
enues. Lowers personal in
come tax rates. Abolishes fed
eral tax deduction. Etc."
I would certainly like an
explanation as to how state
revenues can go up when the
income rate is lowered. When
I was taught arithmetic in
school and in the years that
have followed; 2 plus 2 has
equaled 4; and 4 minus 1
leave 3; now if I am to be
lieve that Measure 14 will
make money for the state I
would have to believe that $4
less $1 would bring in $5 for
state revenue. I for one shall
vote NO on Measure 14.
Vera M. Jones
920 South Holly St.,
Medford.
He Switched
To the Editor: Well, I have
been reading all this so-called
mud throwing on both sides,
so I thought I would get in my
bit.
. I heard our president speak
tonight on television, and I
will say that he sure is feath
ering his nest for a job, not
that he needs it. I guess little
Dickie will need a lending
hand as he sure can't get by
on his own. I am sure Ike
will need a caddy for his play
ing golf and who could be a
better Yes man than little
Richard.
I am sure all of us have
heard the song, "Open the
Door Richard." Well, if little
Richard and a few of his well
chosen friends get in, we, or
most of us, will see him close
de door on us.
As for the Republican ad
ministration doing better,
wasn't there a slogan floating
around during the Hoover ad
ministration which went "A
chicken in every pot"? Look
at the soup lines there were
and look at your unemploy
ment today. And Nixon says,
there are no people going
hungry in their own United
Slates.
In this city of just 25,000,
there are plenty who are hun
gry. I have had people come
to my door and ask for a little
work so they could get some
thing to eat. The United
States is supposed to be the
land of plenty. I am sure it is,
but why are so many people
out of work and hungry?
I don't see any purple
hearts on Eisenhower's chest,
or Nixon's either. How about
giving a decent living wage to
the forgotten veterans of
World War I? Can veterans or
their widows get along on
their small pensions now? No.
But Ike puts in eight years
as President of the United
States and can retire on $25,-
000 a year. He has been in
for eight years on a salary of
$100,000 a year and for eight
years that is $800,000, if my
figuring is correct and I think
it is correct. And besides, he
gets several thousand for just
expenses. Oh, Brother, he sure
has it made. Besides that, he
gets his general s pension. I
guess that isn't a small
amount. And he needs a job
I was a Republican, but 1
changed over to the Demo
cratic party quick.
Blaine F. Smith
136 South Holly st.
Medford
Climb the Furniture
To the Editor: Ladies, a
headline inspired this verse,
so please don't blame me. It
said: For Beauty and Slim
ness, Climb the Furniture."
Occasionally, my wife moves
Our furniture around.
The change is so complete,
Notmng can be found.
I'm slightly physically handi
capped,
But, even if I was able,
The only thing I'd BET I'd
find,
Is the dining-room table.
The T.V. now sits in one of the
Other spare rooms.
There is no longer such a place
As a closet for brooms.
Even the dishes, bowls, pots
And other pans,
Show a Woman's touch,
Surely not a man's.
There is no use to complain
And say that I Hate it.
It is best just to grin
And to tolerate it.
She'll soon get a hunch,
And no telling WHEN;
She'll move the whole she
bang -
Back where it was again.
Malemute Slim,
White City, Ore.
Who Would You Serve?
To the Editor: Referring to
a recent speech by one of Dr.
Durno s hatchet men, concern
Ing Oregon's plywood indus
try, I wonder if the doctor re
ally thinks the people are stu
pid enough to fall for these
kinds of false insinuations.
From the speech it was re
vealed that a multi-million
dollar banking firm in Eugene
was using foreign import ply
wood for cement forms in the
construction of . their new
building, the same bank, hop
ing to do business with local
loggers and plywood interests
upon completion of their
buildings. '
Dr. Durno, is It really Por
ter that is destroying Oregon's
economy, or is it the bank?
Is Porter supposed to run
the tariff commission?
Are you the incumbent as
your boosters insinuate for the
benefit of some of the more
recent Oregon residents?
If you were a Congressman
would you assume the right
to receive part of a cargo of
foreign plywood, such as raw
veneer, and reject the other
half of the cargo, because it
was the finished product?
For your information Mr.
Durno, foreign shipment and
tariff for government revenue
as applies to your argument,
is an issue that is partially
tied into a foreign aid pro
gram and a policy instigated
and approved by an adminis
tration of your own party.
Charles Porter has served
all the people of Oregon faith
fully for eight years.
If you were a Congressman,
who would you serve?
Mrs. Josephine Wood
P.O. Box 102
Shady Cove, Ore.
Hat His Cake
To the Editor: When voic
ing his unproven claim of 17,
000 (or was it 17,000,000?)
that John Kennedy emotion
ed of going hungry abed,
some time ago, he might have
used the well known petulent
reply of the French queen
when warned of her hungry
subjects without brcaii. "Why
don't they eat cake?" Of
course, Kennedy, not having
much knowhow of hunger as
a son of a multi-millioncd fa
ther, would have not the faint
est idea of where the cake
would come from, than he has
from his hedging answers as
just where the money is com
ing from other than a raise
in taxes, to bolster the up-
with-Jones level he so glow
ingly promises for all, if he
is elected.
However, "Jack" Kennedy,
as HST promoted to give his
suddenly and strangely ac
quired protege more adult
sounding status, does have his
cake. Like the well remem
bered little Jack Horner who
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Applegate Woman Has Experienced Settlement
Of Far West
Applegate Valley - Nellie
Rose, a woman who has seen
and experienced firsthand all
aspects of the development of
the West, finally has a tele
phone. The phone was a gift
from friends on Nellie's 75th
birthday recently. It is some
thing she has wanted for a
long time.
Nellie arrived in this area
with her husband Bob in 1920.
They homesteaded a site in
the wilderness eight miles
west of Butte Falls on Round
Top mountain. Their first
home was a one room cabin
constructed hurriedly of un
peeled logs.
Casanova To Speak
At Football Banquet
Gold Hill - Len Casanova,
University of Oregon football
coach will be guest speaker at
the annual Crater High school
football banquet slated for
Wednesday evening, Nov. 30
in the cafetorium at Crater.
The event is sponsored each
year by the Gold Hill and
Central Point Lions clubs.
Charles A. Meyer, superin
tendent of District 6 schools
will be master of ceremonies
for the banquet.
Tickets will be sold in ad
vance at most business places
in Gold Hill and Central
Point.
Christmas Projects
Topic of Meeting
Illinois Valley-A projected
toy drive and toy repair for
Christmas gifts was the main
topic at the Illinois Valley
Lions club meeting Oct. 25.
Thirty members attended the
meeting.
Other features of the meet
ing included a discussion by
Wes Peters on ballot measures
in the coming election, and a
discussion of the tax base
given by Mrs. Florence Note
bloom, a member of the Jose
phine County School board.
Cub Scouts
Yreka - Cub Scout pack 62
held a pack meeting at the
Vet's hall in Yreka Friday,
Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. Parents
were invited to witness the
presentation of pins and enjoy
a program prepared by the
leaders and scouts.
Charles Ling, a member of
the Yreka fire department,
gave a talk on the prevention
of fire. There was a playlet
participated in by Cub Scouts
from all dens and narrated by
Cub Scoutmaster Louie
Choate.
Choate made the presenta
tion of pins first to the parent
who stood with his little scout
and in turn pinned it on the
Cub Scout. Those receiving
pins were:
Den 1, Gregory Choate,
gold arrow; John Dexter, bob
cat; Den 2, Kenneth Leal, gold
arrow; Den 3, Steven Frost,
non, gold and silver arrow;
Ray Singleton, lion, gold ar
row; David Rawlings, lion:
Danny Jennott, denner, and
John Jones, assistant denner;
Den 4, Kenneth Fleisch, one
year pin; Michael Henncssy,
one year pin; Jack Holt, one
year pin; Richard Robinson,
one year pin; Den 5, Billy Gor
don, bob cat; Ray Singleton,
Webelos; Chris Reed, Webe-
los; Den 6, Mike Silva. silver:
Floyd Freeman, silver; Paul
Boothman, silver, and Bill
Milne, gold.
Mrs. Robert Gordon was In
troduced as a new assistant
den mother. At the close of
the meeting the den mothers
served cookies, punch and cof
fee. stuck in his thumb and pull
ed out a plum and shouted.
"What a great boy am I?" so
does this modern "little Jack
Horner" stick his thumb into
the ever ready "cake" his
well - heeled and political
wise team of speech writers
prepares for him in his cam
paign and debate orations.
However, let me say this in
my last letter ore we mark
the all important ballot. Let
us one and all discard that
meaningless: "I just don't
like that so-and-so who is not
going to get my vote." Look
up the so-and-so's record and
be guided by that. The good
work of Richard Nixon that
is on record, as well as the
hard - to understand record
of John Kennedy as mcntlon-
crl above, ano his many starry-eyed
promises, some which
are on record, proven un
workable in the FDR and HST
administrations.
Bear all this in mind as
you mark your ballot, that is
vital factor in our loved
America continuing to be a
nation of free men, free to
meet In assembly, free to
speak out with no fear of
retaliation, freedom of wor
ship or not to worship at all.
Consider all this as you val
ue your long established free
way of life, your very own
life and happiness.
F. J. Clifford
Rout 2, Box 200K
Central Point, Ore.
by Unusual
However, Nellie's pioneer
ing experiences started much
earlier than 1920. For she and
her husband traveled to Ore
gon from Kansas in a covered
wagon. And herein lies an in
teresting and unusual story.
For Nellie chose a way of life
that was challenging and cou
rageous. Few today would
make the choice she did.
Leaves Easy Lite
She was born in Cloud
county, Kansas, Oct. 15, 1885.
Nellie left a life of compara
tive ease and luxury for the
rugged life with her Missouri
an husband. She and Bob were
married in 1912. She was the
daughter of a wealthy Kansas
doctor and could have enjoyed
all the comforts that money
brought in those days.
However, she and Bob start
ed out for Arkansas by cov
ered wagon shortly after their
marriage. They lived one win
ter in the Ozark mountains
where Bob hunted and
trapped wild game.
Grange News
Upper Rogue
Upper Rogue Grange met
Thursday, Nov. 3, with Master
Eda Torrance presiding.
Legislative Chairman Har
old Barber discussed state and
county measures to be voted
on Nov. 8. The amendment to
increase the membership dues
of the Grange was voted on
and defeated.
Home Economics Chairman
Gay Chamberlain announced
that the next club meeting
will be held on Thursday,
Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Har
old Barber home. Co-hostess
will be Mrs. Dorothy Tock
stein. Nomination and election of
,icw officers was held. Elected
were Howard Bishop, master;
Eda Torrance, overseer; May
Eastman, lecturer; Roy
Vaughn, steward; Ray Gilles
pie, assistant steward; Rudella
Myklebye, chaplain; Dorothy
Tockstein, treasurer; George
Moore, secretary; Clinton
Snodgrass, gatekeeper; Helen
Gumberl, Ceres; Bessie Snod-
grass, Pomona; Trcssie
Vaughn, Flora; G e o r g i e
Grieve, lady assistant steward;
and Bob Chamberlain, Paul
Torrance, and Carl Richard
son, executive committee.
At the close of the meeting
refreshments were served by
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brugger
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gilles
pie.
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Pioneering Journey
Then they returned to Kan
sas and ranched. In 1917 Nel
lie was advised by doctors that
she should live in mountains
because of her health. So they
headed west, again traveling
by covered wagon. They spent
two years in Colorado, Bob
working on farms and in log
ging camps.
Drives Buggy
In 1919 they started for Cal
ifornia. Bob drove a one-horse
lumber wagon and Nellie
drove a remodeled buggy.
Their trip was interrupted by
Bob's working on the Lincoln
highway in western Utah.
After Nellie suffered an ap
pendicitis attack on the Great
Salt Lake desert, they arrived
in Susanville, Calif., In 1919.
Bob trapped and worked in a
box factory in Susanville.
The following spring, they
headed north with Gold Beach
in mind. One of their reasons
for coming to the Pacific coast
was to fulfill Nellie's desire to
see the ocean. These plans
were abandoned, however,
when they reached Rogue Riv
er and encountered an "out
fit" coming from the coast
who said there was no feed
for stock enroute.
Bob and Nellie next set
Klamath Falls as their goal,
but were sidetracked again in
the area of Dodge bridge on
the Rogue river. Here they
met a man who had worked
for them in Kansas. He re
ferred them to a 40-acre home
stead site on Rount Top moun
tain. They arrived there in
July. 1920.
Life was good there, and in
a few years they were able to
built a home improved over
the original cabin. They rais
ed garden produce. In the four
years before buying a truck,
Bob transported the cabbage
and beans 24 miles to Medford
by wagon and burros.
War Comet
Many years went by. and
then came the war. The 91st
division, stationed at Camp
White, held field maneuvers
a half mile east of their home.
Nellie tells many tales of ex
citement during Hint time. In
mock battles, she and Bob lin
ed up too. They were always
included on one of the sides
in the battle. They provided
valuable information to the
troops concerning terrain in
the area.
1 he Roses made many
mends among the soldiers,
They invited boys for meals
and corresponded with several
in later years.
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In 1944 they sold their
mountain home and moved to
the Applegate area, locating
in a wooded spot -below Me
Koe bridge on East Side rd.
Nellie lives here today. Bob
died 13 years ago. She splits
much of her own wood and
brings water from a pitcher
pump. Within the last year
she has enjoyed electricity.
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self-reliant citizons ... for our homes and the
family happiness they bring ... for the challenge
of the unlimited opportunities which lie ahead.
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Gold panning and needlework
have served as hobbles. She
supplies many needlework
gifts to friends. The Bible and
religious programs on the ra.
dlo fill her religious needs.
Fulfilla Dream
Incidentally, it was only a
few years ago that Nellie ful
filled her dream of seeing tha
ocean. Friends look her to
Crescent City.
She has a broad knowledga
of world affairs. Two dogs,
Sklppy and Star, keep her
company.
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