MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1960
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History from the files ot The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30 40
and 50 yearn ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Nov. 24. 19S0 (Friday)
Lewis and Clark college,
Portland, trounced San Fran
cisco State college 61 to 7
yesterday in the fifth annual
Pear bowl game here. I
A movement to ban the sale
of what they claim Is im
moral and obscene literature
on Ashland's newstands has
been launched by a citizens
group including a Baptist
minister and the chief of po
lice 20 YEARS AGO . ,
Nov. 24, 1940 (Sunday)
A Portland man told city
police here today that a man
and a woman slugged and
robbed him while he was
sleeping in his car near Rose-
burg, then drove both he and
the car to Mcdford before
escaping.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
SmudEo Pot" column: "The
largest bomber In the world
under construction for the
U.S. army, is nearlng com
pletion. It will be ready for
test flights in six weeks, un
less saboteurs saw off a wing
in a mysterious manner."
30 YEARS AGO
Nov. 24, 1930 (Tuesday)
A circuit court jury here
yesterday found a California
mm pniltv of the armed rob
bery of a Central Point bank
two months ago.
A scheduled recount of the
city vole for mayor has been
cancelled and the final count
gives E. M. Wilson a 14-vote
margin.
40 YEARSAGO
Nov. 24. 1920 (Thursday)
Mcdford defeated Ashland
22 to 0 In the annual Turkey
game today.
The chamber of commerce
booklet is almost ready for
printing.
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 24. 1910 (Thursday)
Today is Thanksgiving and
the Mail Tribune is moving
Into a new building at the
comer of Fir and Sixth sts.,
so there Is no paper.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct ll superior:
liven ot eight li excellent) five
lis ii good.
1. What are the two poles
of the horizon called?
2. Do mulberries grow on
bushes or on trees?
3. What is the name of the
chief mountain range of Mex
ico? 4. Whut was the relation
ship between Louis Fourteen
th and Louis Fifteenth?
5. What letter represents
one thousand In Roman nu
merals? 8. What climatic zone lies
between the Tropic of Cancer
and the Tropic of Capricorn?
7. Who in England is com
parable to the United Stales
"Uncle Sain"?
8. What Is the chief river
In Russia?
9. Solomon Grundy was
born on Monday; on what day
did he die according to the
nursery tale?
10. In the event neither
candidate In a Presidential
election receives a majority
of the electoral vote, how is
the President chosen?
Answers: 1. Zenith and
nadir. 2. On trees. 3, Sierra
Madre. 4. Grandfather and
grandson. S. "M." 6. Torrid
tone. 7. John Bull. 8. Volga.
9. Sunday. 10. By the House
of Representatives.
Thanks
"We have vainly Imagined In the dcceltfulness of
preserved us In peace and multiplied and enriched
and strengthened us.
"We have vainly Imagined in the decitfulness o
our hearts that all these blessings were produced by
some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.
"Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have be
come loo self-sufficient to feel the necessity of re
deeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to
the God that made us."
"THESE words of Abraham Lincoln's, quoted
by UPI's Louis Cassels and printed in last
Sunday's Potpourri column, are of particular im
portance and significance today, Thanksgiving
day.
And, as Cassels remarked, this day has lost,
to too many, the meaning it once had.
Too often, in our pride and affluence, we
think too little of those who have gone before,
who have made possible the good life we lead,
whose hard work and courage and faith in Some
thing or Someone beyond ourselves has created
the basis for those good things we enjoy.
A ND, on this Thanksgiving day, it seems par
"tieularly appropriate to offer thanks that the
good Sisters of Charity of Providence have found
it possible to keep their hospital open.
The hurt, repentant, anguished outcry of
many who had a real and personal feeling for
the Sisters and their hospital, when they an
nounced regretfully it would have to close, was
a reflection of the thinking of nearly everyone in
this community.
Perhaps, in some way we can never know,
those who did "feel the necessity of redeeming
and preserving grace," and who were not "too
proud to pray to the Cod
the welcome announcement possible. E.A.
Art Aspect of Freedom
The Protestant ministers of this area, if they
want to, are perfectly free to call upon their flocks
to make purchases on days other than Sunday.
It's their privilege.
It their llocks (and
ignore that advice, on the premise that it's none
of the ministers' business, that's their privilege.
If the stores want to
their privilege. And if they want to. remain open
to serve the people who like the convenience of
Sunday shopping, that's their privilege, too.
IT'S a free country so far.
And if we were to stick our neck out and
make a prediction, it would be that a good-sized
majority of those people who like to buy their
groceries on Sunday will go right ahead and buy
their groceries on Sunday, mentally suggesting
that their ministers stick to their own business.
Some people, obviously, have conscientious
scruples about doing business on Sunday. And
that's their privilege. We honor them for it.
But for ministers, on an organized basis, to
attempt to substitute their advice for the indi
vidual consciences of their congregations is, just
a tiny bit, reminiscent of those political pastors
who tried to tell people how to vote earlier this
month both here and in Puerto Rico. '
IE MUST grant that, if they want to work for
Y Sunday closing, they've chose the best
really the only way to go about it. They are
open and aboveboard about it, plan no economic
"sanctions" against any merchant choosing to re
main open, and are not asking for legislation to
close stores on Sunday, in outright violation of
that freedom of religion for which we are .all
Thankful, today and every day.
Almost two years ago, for instance, the banks
of the state were engaged in a fight, some trying
tc force all banks to close on Saturday, others
attempting to forestall such a law.
The legislature, encouraged by most news
papers in the state, refused to make Saturday
bank closing a legal requirement.
Since that time, changes in top personnel have
made it possible for the banks to get together, and
just this week they announced that they would all
close on Saturdays on a voluntary basis.
NE may criticize the banks for this decision.
(The Coos Bay World, for one, does so. It says:
("Banks hold a whip-hand over business and peo
ple in most cases. In many states they've used this
whip-hand to set their hours of business at a minimum
and their days of closing at a maximum. We are now
on that road in Oregon.
("Many bankers will no doubt not agree, but bank
ing should be a service to the public instead of a
favor doled out to a dutiful and undeserving public
at the will of the bankers.
("Are Oregon banks in the business of serving the
public? Not on the record of their banning Saturday
banking service.")
However one feels about the banks' action
(and it will certainly cause some inconvenience
for those who find it difficult to bank on days
other than Saturday), they went about it in the
proper manner.
EGISLATION to force banks to close Satur--
day (or stores to close on Sunday) is abhor
rent in a free country.
Special legislation, providing that no em
ployee shall be forced to work seven days a week,
is entirely appropriate.
But to name a particular day, to the possible
violation of the religious convictions of some
citizens, is in out-and-out conflict with the Consti
tutional guarantee that "Congress shall pass no
law respecting the establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Mandatory closure ib a limitation of freedom ;
voluntary closure is an exercise of freedom. E.A.
that made us, made
everyone else) want to
close on bundays, that s
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Matter of Fact bv Joseph auop
THE HERITAGE
Washington - These words
are written In an interval of
packing before a flight to
Berlin, that
place of sa
cred Western
trust which is
still directly
d continu-
Ux Jul o u
s 1 y men
aced by the
Soviets and
their East
German pup
pets.
JOSKPH Al
When this
journey ends,
the new American Adminis
tration, will be largely form
ed, and the old adminis
tration will be waiting, with
increasing impatience, for its
cue to depart from Wash
ington. It seems a good time
to try to estimate the nature
of the heritage, the condition
of the estate, which Dwight
D. Eisenhower will transmit
to John F. Kennedy
President Eisenhower's own
estimate of his stewardship
is well known from persons
who have seen him recently.
He Is bitterly indignant, to
the point of frequent out
bursts of barrack-room lan
guage, about the outcome of
the election. He thinks his
record ought to have been
overwhelmingly endorsed by
a big vote for Vice President
Nixon. He genuinely believes
that he is leaving the nation's
affairs in far better shape.
rpHE country as a whole
- quite clearly does not
share this hopeful Presiden
tial estimate. A growing un
easiness grips a substantial
majority, including large
numbers of Rockefeller-style
Republicans who voted for
Nixon. The ferment -tartcd
with the brutal disillusion
ment of the first Soviet satel
lite launching. By now, the
feeling that all is somehow
not as it ought to be has
penetrated almost every
where, except perhaps to such
retreats as the locker-room of
the Augusta National
Meanwhile, the harsh facts
indicate that the national sit
uation is very much worse
than the uneasy members of
the general public suppose.
The threat to Berlin is only
the culminating symbol of
what has happened to the
American and Western pos
ture in the world since No
vember, 1952
In those years, most of
them easy-g o i n g here in
America, the Soviets have
made Important gains In the
Middle East. They have made
Immense gains In chaotic Af
rica. They have maintained
unrelenting pressure on
Southeast Asia. And even in
Latin America, they have
now established a major po
litical base in Fidel Castro's
Cuba.
a
IjMGHT years ago, anyone
J gloomy enough to predict
these developments would
have been handed over to a
psychiatrist. But today, the
Kremlin's Influence Is power
fully felt, not just along the
borders of the Communist
empire as In 1952, but up to
90 miles from the shores of
the United States and in ev
ery other strategically vital
area of the globe.
Nor is that the end of the
story. Neutralism is growing
in the bosom of the Western
alliance itself, and especially
in Britain, the second of the
Western allies. With Berlin
under threat, NATO is in
deep disorder. Despite the
smug proclamations of the
Pentagon, the world balance
of power is still deteriorating.
And after eight years of na
tional policy-making wholly
dominated by the idea of a
"sound dollar," the dollar is
alarmingly weak on the inter
national exchanges, and the
American economy itself is
stagnant or worse.
In sum, the estate that
Kennedy will Inherit shows a
somber balance sheet. Fur
thermore, the fault does not
lie with Ambassador A's fol
Menace
CATSUP OH MV TURKEY ?'
lies in country B; the balance
is not so bad because Secre
tary X unwisely insisted on
policy Y. The trouble goes
deeper than that.
'
THE trouble is that the
vast struggle for the world
continuously demands the ut
most in American vigor and
imagination and national
power. We cannot duck out
of or elude that struggle, any
more than Britain was able
to duck out of or elude the
struggle with Hitler in the
thirties.
The struggle is not of our
making; it is inescapable and
survival depends upon the
outcome. And we have lost
so much ground in this strug
gle in these last years be
cause we have been comfort
able rather than vigorous,
conservative rather than
imaginative, and because
these attitudes have led to
grave neglect of the world
power balance.
The progressive, general
ized loss of ground has not
yet reached the kind of point-of-no-rcturn
that was reach
ed, in the thirties, at Munich.
By a great effort, which may
demand considerable sacrifice,
much' of the lost ground may
yet be regained. It is clear
that Kennedy senses the need
for such an effort. It was the
whole theme of his campaign.
But Kennedy's specific
Ideas of how the effort ought
to be made have not yet been
revealed. And above all, it
remains to be seen how the
country will respond, hen
suddenly acquainted with the
true state of the national bal
ance sheet,
(c) 1960 New York Herald
Tribune Inc.
Inventory of City
Property Half Done
Purchasing Agent Norman
Croy said Wednesday that an
inventory of all personal
property owned by the city
of Mcdford is now just half
complete.
Croy has been working on
the inventory most of the lime
since he was hired by the
city two months ago. Croy
said it is probably the first
complete inventory of city
personal property to be taken
in many years. It is sched
uled to be completed in about
another month.
Croy and City Manager
Robert Duff said an Inventory
of city real property (land
and buildings) will be made
following completion of the
personal property inventory.
When Croy has finished
with the inventory, all city
property valued at $5 or
more will be listed on a mas
ter file so the city will at
all times know just where
a given item is.
Croy is also attempting to
establish the value of each
piece of personal property
owned by the city. The real
property inventory also would
attempt to set a value for
each building and piece of
land owned by the city,
Support Lacking
At Cannon Beach
Astoria - tl'PD - The pro
posal before the state high
way commission to close a
portion of the beach at Can
non Beach to vehicular traf
fic during the summer months
received no support at a hear
ing held at the Cannon Beach
city hall Tuesday night.
Victor D. Wolfe, adminis
trative assistant for the high
way commission, conducted
the brief meeting. The small
group that attended included
members ot the Cannon Beach
city council and planning
commission, Clatsop County
Judge Guy Boyington and
County Commissioner Verne
Stratton.
... Communications ...
Letters to the Editor must beai the name and sddress of the writer, although under
certain circumstances the use of a pen nam or initial for publication is permissible.
The Mail Tribune reserves 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 often tnt case,
All the Answers
To the Editor: If any of
your readers would care to
know what the situation will
be in this country six months
after the new administration
takes office, a card to me at
this address will bring that
information promptly.
We have over 950 political
commentators at our domicili
ary, who know exactly what
the situation is at all times.
They know what the new
President will do and what
are his plans.
If you have any doubts on
any subject, let me contact
one of our wizards and send
you the solution to the prob
lem. Nothing too large or too
small. Knowing just what is
in the soup Jeaves little to
the imagination and slightly
spoils the taste, but on the
contrary, this knowledge tells
me whether or not to send
out my laundry!
You are very welcome.
Malemute Slim
White City, Ore.
Music and Rummage
To the Editor: All right,
girls, I'll dig out that pen
again, but I warn you that
I'm too sleepy to "think fun
ny." We, the Senior Citizen's Or
chestra, played at the Girls'
Community club Monday,
Nov. 21, to help greet new
comers'. Met many very nice
people.
Also, we made a big noise
in the Armistice parade, we
thought - but woe is me:
Those two carpet - cr - I
mean "street sweepers," right
behind us made such a racket
that nobody could hear us
at all.
Oh well, riding high up on
that big truck was fun and
better than being shelved as
oldsters used to be before the
Fifty Plus Club turned time
back for us.
We are going to stage a
rummage sale in a few days
and we'll be glad to make
music for your gatherings if
you'll rustle up your white
elephants for us. Just call our
leader, Edward Root, SPring
3-2623, and he can tell you
who will pick up your ele
phants and herd era to our
hideout. Watch for our ad
vertisement in the Tribune,
and help us out, will you,
huh?
Yesterday, I saw two pups
wrestling like school boys. A
door opened, somewhere, and
one ran north and the other
south real fast. Those purps
thought they were people, and
they looked so innocent that
a dog catcher wouldn't have
believed they'd ever left
their own yards.
Aren't puppies cunning?
Pcari Spackman
Jacksonville, Ore.
Domiciliary Hygiene
To the Editor: Business mat
ters recently brought me to
Mcdford and 1 took advan
tage of this to pay a long
over-due call on a few long
time friends now living at
Camp White.
I was shown the grounds
and found them very fine In
deed. There is however at least
one condition existing inside
the building that should have
immediate attention. The
width of a hallway, approxi
mately four feet, is all that
separates the main dining
room and kitchen from a large
and well patronized men's
lavatory. Immediately adjoin
ing this lavatory is a smaller
private dining room for the
use of certain staff members
including a few doctors, nurs
es, etc.
Food, some 3,000 meals per
day, is served cafeteria style,
and to either enter or leave
the lavatory each user must
perforce break through the
slowly moving line of men
awaiting their turn to enter
the dining room.
This placing a lavatory in
such close proximity to both
kitchen and dining rooms is
a shocking violation of every
fundamental or basic rule of
sanitation or hygiene.
How it can be that the man
agement and medical staff
members cither ignore or tol
erate such a condition is be
yond my understanding.
I spoke of this to one friend
and asked if he had ever made
mention of this situation to
the management and he an
swered, "Buddy mine, I live
here . . . and I never did
know of a junior in either
private business, or the mill
tary, that ever endeared him
self to his seniors by inti
mating they didn t know how
to run their jobs, or simply
didn't care."
1 asked him what he thought
the net result would be if he
had anything to do with the
operation of an Army encamp
ment and a wandering inspec
tor found a set-up where a
lavatory, while not actually
in the mess hall, was as close
as this one. He replied that
he would probably be given
a short but effective brushlng
up course on camp hygiene,
and then would probably be
given a spot promotion and
re-asslgned to some fascinat
ing duty such as opening and
operating a one man recruit
ing office in Aitu or Adak.
I learned later that the po
licing of the lavatory was ap
parently a part time function
of at least one member on
detail as a 'Food Service
Worker.'
With the 'Staph bug' on the
rampage throughout our coun
try, the ever-present risk of
serious contamination Is too
great to ignore.
T. B. Wilcox Jr.
2728 S.W. Greenway avc.
Portland, Ore.
The Promise
To the Editor: Thanksgiv
ing is here. For many, this
joyful day brings thoughts of
the bounty-laden table. I fear
many of us realize too late,
after the dinner, that less
could have been eaten. As
grand as the feast is and as
joyful as the meeting of
friends, do we, I wonder,
really realize how thankful
we should be?
The other day I chatted
with a young mother, their
first baby was only a few
weeks old. Her husband lay
on his sickbed in a local hos
pital. As I understand it, un
less God intervenes there is
no hope. All around us we see
sickness and death. Yet amid
it all, surely we must find
something for which to be
thankful.
Just last week I stood be
side a fresh mound in a palm
fringed cemetery in the Sac
ramento valley. One of our
loved ones had met an un
timely death. A wife and three
children were left. The young
est, an active little chap of
only 5, especially caught my
heart's attention. The cry goes
up everywhere from human
hearts, why? Yes why? Some
question God's mercy.
As I stood beside that fresh
mound my mind went ahead
to that glad reunion day com
ing soon. Our Lord's unfailing
promises will soon reach their
consummation.
It is written in Holy Writ
that a grand day is soon to
come. Let us take His word
and truly be thankful. These
promises to all mankind are
no fantastic day-dream, but
the world's one a n d only
hope. Don't take man's ideas
but study and learn from the
Holy Scriptures what is In
store for all who love our
Blessed Lord. Let's really be
thankful as we keep looking
up and beyond this vale of
tears. .
-Henry Johnson Jr.
2400 Highway 68
Ashland, Ore.
Mrs. Nye Criticised
To the Editor: Regardless
oi tne criticism that I may
receive for Writing this let
ter, I feel it is more impor
tant, that the people of this
county know how some of us
feel about the new prospec
tive replacement of the state
senate.
She has placed her mis
fortune of the last election
to what she refers to "the
hatchet man." Of course her
past record had nothing to
ao witn ner defeat!
I would further like to en
lighten some of you who may
not know of her keen abilities
in using her own hatchet. She
has made questionable state
ments which reflected upon
the integrity and abilities of
professional (Republicans and
Democrats) business men. She
admitted to me personally
that she did pull such
blunders and that 11 was based
only on a rumor, yet her
memory was so short that she
could not even remember the
source of such a rumor.
I sincerely feel there are
many good qualified Republi
cans who can serve and rep
resent the people of this
county with dignity and re
spect then the present nom
inee who draws her conclu
sions from gossip and rum
ors.
Edward M. McGii'.'.y
103 King st.
Medford.
Editor's note: Writer of this
letter was the unsuccessful
Democratic c a n d i d a t e for
county surveyor.
Primaries
To the Editor: Subject,
Presidential primaries.
For the past SO years I
have watched the farce of se
lecting our presidential n
didate in a convention where
about 10 or 15 so called boss
politicians tell 180 million
people whom their candidate
is going to be whether the
people like it or not.
Now when the voters know
a year ahead as they did this
year whom their nominees
are going to be, we cease to
have free elections. True they
have picked two very good
men this year but the voters
are lucky when they do.
There is no reason why the
president and vice-presiHent
cannot be selected in the pri
maries the same as our sena
tors and congressmen. Per-
haps it would take a little
space on the ballot, but then
everyone would participate as
Americans in the selection of
their leader for the coming
4 years.
I have spoken to many po
litically active persons here
and about my home town on
this subject and find very
much support.
I am writing this letter hop
ing that it will help to arouse
the voting public to this press
ing problem.
Charles A. Robinson
429 Tuxedo Blvd.
Webster Groves 19, Mo.
Censorship
To the Editor: Frank Jen
kin's column was good, plain
and honest. Personally know
ing some of the said censor
board, I made it an urgent
means to appear and have a
few words. Not that it is in
my interest to uphold any
lewd books or magazines,
they are cold, lifeless words
and pictures, not forced upon
anyone decent, but, some of
your sons and daughters are
real live flesh and hot blood
that are not put away on
shelves.
On beaches, in parks or
ever so many places they go
through acts and motions that
will outdo any of these books
or magazines in suggestive
lust and lewdness, such as
your dogs' can be carted to
the pound and put to death
for, because of doing such
things before the public's
eyes.
Oh yes, there is much in
the Douay, Rheims, Vulgate
and King James versions of
the Holy Scriptures that
could not be copied and sent
through our mails legally.
I much doubt if the Wy
cliffe translation of the
Johann Gutenberg , Bible
could so be sent by mail as is.
The Rev. A. Gilman
322 South Riverside
ave.
Medford.
Gifts for Christmas
To the Editor: The Jackson
county chapter of the Oregon
State Mental Health associa
tion is having the annual
Christmas Gift Drive for 6,000
children and adult patients of
the state hospitals for the men
tally ill and emotionally dis
turbed. This year gifts on the
"wanted list" Include musical
Instruments, new clothing for
all ages, cigarettes, games and
cards, craft supplies, toilet
ries and cosmetics, costume
jewelry, and all kinds of pack
age mixes.
Donors are requested not
to wrap gifts, but Christmas
wrapping materials are need
ed so the patients may partici
pate In this Christmas activi
ty. If donation is preferred,
please make remittance pay
able to the Mental Health As
sociation of Oregon and send
to me at the address below.
The gift collection depot is
Room 2 of the Medford High
school, 815 South Oakdale
ave., and if you would like
to have the gifts picked up,
call SPring 3-2360.
Your participation in this
worthwhile project will be
greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Harry Watson
Christmas Gift Chairman
Mental Health
Association of Oregon
2715 S. Pacific Hwy.
Medford.
"Stone's Review"
To the Editor: Reading your
paper and column, there are
some things I haven't found
there, one the "Stone's Re
view," a segment of our gov
ernment set up to disqualify
as many of our boys (veter
ans) as possible. Reason: ob
viously - money.
We are so poor, we can do
so little for our aged, the
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
A PARK AVENUE psychoanalyst was driving peacefully
- on the N. Y. Thruway when a speed maniac rammed
him from behind. The analyst leapt from his car waving
nis iisi ana screaming,
"You idiot! You numb
skull! You rat!" Then,
suddenly, he remembered
his profession, and added,
"Now tell me why you
hate your mother."
There is no reason for a
banquet chairman to writhe
when a speaker pulls a
boner or says something
way out of line. As the
late William Collier used to
point out when he was act
ing as toastmaster, "It's
my job only to introduce
the speakers: not guarantee them!"
A big movie star, handsome, dashing and dumb, was accorded
a reception in Japan. Suddenly called upon to speak, with not
a ghost writer within hailing distance, the big star floundered,
"Er, hello out there! Er I want to tell you that your flu haj
caught on real big in the U.S.A.!"
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next step down would be cut
off the veterans.
Dear Mom; I wondered it
you knew, your boy could die
in the Stones Review."
Cause Uncle Sam needs mon
ey to put a man into space,
lor foreign aid and the missile
race. So if your boy's blood
wasn't shed overseas or on
the ocean blue, It may )e
shed now in the "Stone's 'Aa
view." It all adds ui n
the course of time, seems
men's lives aren't worth a
dime. They can be shot down
on a foreign sod, to be re
membered by their own and
God, or they can cut their
throat by a slick cue, and it's
going on now in the "Stone's
Review." Cause Uncle Sam
needs money to put a man
into space, for foreign aid,
and the missile race. So Mom,
I wondered If you knew -your
boy may die in the
"Stone's Review."
It is true, Mr. C. A. Kel
schmer, (letter Nov. 9) World
War I veteran. The boys
marched to Washington, D.C.,
and one was shot and blood
was shed, because men were
hungry. There was a depres
sion, but we had no work
men! compensation. Now we
have workmens compensa
tion and a recession, both
came under a Republican ad
ministration. Things look brighter now
with a Democratic president.
I believe a president, while
in office, should have all the
necessary means, of money
and equipment, to execute his
duties, but when retired, he
too, should be cut off like
"veterans who escaped un
scathed" from their battle of
nerves. Many veterans return
ed "unscathed" with a bad
heart condition, and greater
nervous irritably, unable to
work. And being cut off
means starvation.
Ex-presidents have money
and do not have to worry
about starving.
A lot of people made more
money at home during the
.war than veterans, and were
quite happy to be 4F. A lot
were very happy because
their job was such they were
not "compelled" to leave
home.
Personally, I do not believe
any veteran returned "un
scathed."
Thelma Glad,
1427 Lawnridge,
Medford
Good Boys
To the Editor: May I ex
press my sincere appreciation
to Mary Shaw for her thought
ful, understanding letter re
garding the Medford High
school football team. Dick
Jewett also painted the pic-,
ture very clearly in his Fan
fare column (Nov. 22), re
quired reading for those who
speak of overconfidence!!
In view of publicity during
the season, it has been some
times difficult to remember,
that our "football machine"
was composed of hardwork
ing, conscientious boys who
were deeply concerned about
ever "letting Medford down."
Strange as it may seem, this
old machine was nibbled by
assorted flu bugs, developed
mud in its gears and resisted
heavy pressure from all an
gles. In previous years several
service clubs and interested
groups have arranged post
season parties for the teams
who went to state play-offs.
This season they are showing
their appreciation in the same
manner and the boys are
pleasantly surprised. Perhaps
a game was lost but they have
won the knowledge that loyal
friends are always ready to
reward outstanding efforts.
Lillian Connolly
523 Newtown st.
Medford.
A WEIGH WITH BIRDS
New York - IUPII - A group
of 35 New York butchers will
be doing the Thanksgiving
turkey trot soon - right into
markets department or magis
trates court hearings. The
butchers were charged with
short-weighing their birds in
incognito purchases by a team
of 40 markets department in
spectors Wednesday.
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