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History from the files of The
Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30. 40
and SO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 29, 19S0 (Friday)
The two parties of civilian
Army engineers who survey
ed the Camp White wartime
training site here earlier this
month made a report favor
able to the reactivation of the
camp, according to Mayor
Diamond L. Flynn.
The state PUC yesterday
denied a request for a boost
in telephone rates for Pacific
Telephone ,a n d Telegraph
company.
20 YEARS AGO
Dec. 29. 1940 (Sunday)
Three person were Injured,
none of them seriously, when
a motorcycle collided with
car near the Phoenix city
limits yesterday.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
prospects for 1941 are rosy
surveys indicate, and Oregon
will flourish and prosper. As
Toggery Bill Isaacs used to
i philosophize around Decern
ber 30: Boysl She's a great
next year countryl
30 YEARS AGO
Dec. 29. 1930 (Monday)
The state highway commis
sion has announced plans to
widen the Pacific highway
south of Phoenix.
The return of the national
prosperity during 1931 Is fore
cast for both the United States
and the state of Oregon. ,
40 YEARS AGO
Dec. 29, 1920 (Wednesday)
The Gold Hill Boxing asso
ciation will hold a wrestling
and boxing show on New
Year's afternoon.
A plan to establish a high
school in the Table Rock dis
trict was killed yesterday by
voters of that district.
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 29, 1910 (Thursday)
The Union Meat company,
which has more than doubled
Its business here during the
past year, has announced
plans to erect an extensive
division to its existing piani.
The National Packing com
pany, whose southern Oregon
headquarters are now in Asn-
land, is planning to move its
operations to this city in the
near future.
What's Your I.Q.?
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la is good.
1. Name the man appointed
hy Senator Kennedy to be
the Secretary of Labor In the
new administration.
2. What is the last word in
the New Testament?
3. Correct the following
sentence: "I wish one of my
brothers were coming.
4. What is the national
game of Englind?
S. Which two nationally ob
served holidays in the U.S.
always fall on the same day
of the week?
6. In contrast bridge, the
winning of two games by one
side constitutes a ?
7. What does the "A'' stand
for in Thomas A. Edison?
8. The city of Adelaide is
In Austrailia, or New Zca
land?
9. The nickname "The
Voice" has been applied to
which crooner?
10. Is coooer. or silver, the
better conductor of electric
ity?
Answcrst I. Arthur J. Gold
berg. 2. Amen. 3. It is cor
rect (subjunctive mood). 4.
Cricket. 5. Labor Day and
Thanksgiving. 6. Rubber. 7.
Alva. 8. Australia. 9. Frank
Sinatra. 10. Silver.
DECEMBER 29, I960
Nonconformity
The desk dictionary defines nonconformity
as the "neglect, failure, or refusal to conform,
as to a rule or practice . . ."
"Conform" is defined : "To make or be like ;
to bring into, or be or act in, harmony or agree
ment." Nonconformity first came into being as a
word when applied to those who left the Church
of England. Since then, its meaning has broaden
ed to apply to other situations.
IN A free nation, governed by elected represent
atives ruling by the consent of the people,
nonconformity is essential. How are we to find
the right answers unless issues are debated, pro
and con? This is the necessary Great Dialogue
on which "democratic processes are predicated.
If everyone conformed to the same rules and,
practices it would be a deadly-dull world, with ,
no initiative, no debate, no argument, no sense.
of mission or purpose or dedication
Can you imagine everyone wearing only the
same clothes, attending only the same church,
eatincr onlv the same
same books, watching
grams, voicing only the
THUS we conclude that nonconformity is not,
nf ifeolf o had thine
But, like everything
to extremes.
A murderer is a' nonconformist. He refuses
to conform to the rule
A conscientious obiector is a noncontormist,
refusing for reasons of
the rules of selective service.
All criminals are nonconformists in one sense,
by refusing to abide by
are conformists, too, contormmg to tne rules ana
practices of criminal society.
"THUS nonconformity is neither good nor bad,
as such. It depends on which rules and prac
tices and customs and attitudes one rejects.
It is often used as a
brium and of praise and incorrectly in both
instances. It is simply descriptive, and by itself
should not indicate either goodness or badness.
And. of course, an individual can be a con
formist in one field of activity, and a noncon
formist in another. E. A.
Should We Care?
Why should we be concerned about noncon
formity
Well, a lot of people
say there is too much pressure for conformity,
for standardization, and toward a lack of initi
ative and gumption and imagination in the
schools and m society itselt.
A trroup of Roman Catholic prelates the other
day took out after what they call the "cult of
adjustment," remembering that history is not
ordinarily made by "well adjusted" citizens, but
bv the strontr and thoucrhtrul and vierorous and
determined and ambitious in other words, by
nonconformists.
"THE Register-Guard agrees.
Conceding if everyone were "out of adjust
ment" that it would be pretty disorderly, the
Guard goes on to declare:
"But we need a continuing supply ot ine imagin
ative, the cantankerous and the bold. Think of your
epitaph. Do you want chiseled in stone the words
'He was well adjusted'? Or would you rather have
some more authoritative statement?"
A decree of adjustment sufficient to get along
in society is a mighty useful thing to have. But
a degree or adjustment
satisfied with the status
vide leaders, scientists,
very people who are the
complex and problem-ridden world. Ji. A.
. The Pursuit of Happiness
Despite the admitted
formity which are at work in our society today,
we are not too greatly concerned.
Perhaps that is because this is a relatively
small community, with
which encourages individual development along
lines of ability, and with a whole lot or noncon
formists in residence in and around the city.
In our area are many
adjusted" enough to be
plary citizens, and yet
enough to make up their
problems ot the day, and
TTHIS shows up in the Mail Tribune's communi
1 cations column, among other places, which
contains a wide range of lively comment on a
variety ot subjects.
It shows up at election times, when heated
opinions are voiced without inhibitions.
It shows up in the variety of clubs and organi
zations, big and small, representing just about
any interest you can name charitable, cultural,
social, fraternal, occupational and religious, and
for hobbies, sports and outdoor recreation.
THESE, ad the wide
Hviiu ciuvt iivii nciHfluco in una tummy
are what we have in mind wnen we talk about
the ' splendid diversity
Various circumstances, including increasinjr
jjujuiciiiun ctiiu suciai ami lucuuuiogicai complex
ity, may make the "pursuit of happiness" more
difficult today than in times past.
But happiness is still
ways, oy people wno coiuorm only to their own
ideals. E. A.
ioods, reading only the
only the same TV pro
same opinions .'
else, it can be carried
of law against killing.
conscience to abide by
society's rules; but they
word of both oppro
are these days. They
which leaves one totally
quo is not going to pro
thinkers and doers the
greatest need in today's
pressures toward con
a good school system,
people who are "well
looked upon as exem
who are nonconformists
own minds about the
to speak out on them
variety of ethnic and
of America todav.
beimr pursued, in manv
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Communications
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name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail
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this column do not necessarily represent the views of the
paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Church News Policy
To the Editor: We congratu
late the Medford Mail Tribune
in regard to the church news
policy. The service has sur
passed that of any we have
heretofore experienced. Thank
you for your kind considera
tion of our desires and sug
gestions. The printing of our
church programs has been be
yond our expectation.
James R. Hendricks,
Pastor of the Jackson
ville Bible Church,
Jacksonville, Ore.
Fairyland
To the Editor: We are thrill
ed and grateful for being con
sidered and awarded a prize
for our Christmas entrance
display by the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce.
We drove up and down the
streets (between fogs) to ad
mire the lights and displays
but they were few and far
between and we wondered if
folks realized what a glorious
picture of fairyland could be
accomplished if each and
every house had one or two
strings of lights on it. Maybe
fairyland is not typical for
Christmas but what a show-
plaee and delight the whole
town would be, and certainly
put a song in the hearts of
the members of the. Junior
Chamber of Commerce who
are giving of their time to
promote Medford in every
shape and form.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Stcrton,
59 Summit ave.,
Medford
Holidays at the Home
To the Editor: London has
nothing on Medford, that is
when it comes to fog. In fact
it seems as through we have
had a Utile more than our
share of this un-forgivablc
weather, particularly so as it
has hindered many church
organizations and individuals
from visiting us here at the
Jackson County Farm Home
as they have done in past
seasons. Those remaining
away, we all feel it was best,
for to endanger themselves
upon the highways would be
inviting disaster to one's life,
the most cherished asset we
have. It Is to these people
that we wish to say, even in
their absence, "Thank you
anyway."
Prior to the prevailing
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
rym CONTRIBUTOR who submitted the following has
- wisely chosen to remain anonymous.
HE: LOOK, MADEMOISELLE! This is the SEVENTEENth
TIME I've called you
THIS WEEK. Why
haven't you answered
McCALLS?
SHE: Because I've been
writing a PLAY, BOY,
and singing in the Syra
cuse choir. They call it
the S-CHOIR. The con
ductor is a GENT named
Al, and I'd JOIN-AL
right now if it wasn't for
his wife, who sure keeps
HER-EYES-ON me!
HE: Okay, Babe! I'll
waste no more of my
FORTUNE on you. I've got my own LIFE to live. Til keep
my own HOUSE BEAUTIFUL!"
This essay depressed me so, I turned on the old sun lamp
determined to get a COSMOPOLI-TAN.
e
Two Eskimo families long before Alaska achieved statehood
were wont to throw harpoons at each other from morning to
night In fact, they're the folks who actually started the frozen
feud Industry.
Cltbr Beaoett Cert Diltrlbuted If Kin nature Syndicate
MEDFOHD
weather, the monthly visita
tion of the Salvation Army
and other church groups, in
cluding the Young Peoples
Glee Club of the Apostolic
Church, under the leadership
of Mr. Duane Jones, in con
nection with their rituals pre
sented many traditional melo
dies both celcstrial and carols,
to the enjoyment of us all.
Then, as fog again makes its
appearance, Sister Marion
Joseph of St. Mary's school,
somewhat dubious as to ven
turing out in such dismal
weather with her entourage,
managed to "creep through"
into sunlight and bring us
many young ladies and gentle
men presenting a scries of
melodies likewise appreciated
by us all.
In the intermediate periods,
seemingly to be without music
or song, Mr. Lusk of the Lusk
piano company, took pity up
on us and loaned to Mrs. Hoff
man an electronic organ with
its complement of celcstrial
tones simulating those of the
magnificent pipe organs
Cathedrals throughout the
world. Under the very capable
muscianship of Mrs. Delphia
Schmelzer, organist, staff
member of nurses in our dom
ciliary, many pleasing con
temporary melodies were
wonderfully expressed.
Most pleasing was our
"guest artist", Mr. Millard
Hoffman, superintendent,
who, by his extensive study
of the pianoforte, (five les
sons, to be exact, and under
excruciating instruction by
Mr. Howard,) was drawn to
the organ console by some
magnetic force, where; he be
came somewhat perplexed as
to which of his five fingers
he 'should employ in his re
dention of a Christmas carol
. . . becoming further, con
fused ho applied a rather
unique and impromtu inter
lude involving passages from
traditional New Year's Eve
joyful tunes so well known to
all who participate on this oc
casion, ending as a "finale"
with a few strains of Silent
Night.
To those of the past and
present, Mrs. Hoffman wishes
to express her heart-felt grati
tude by wishing you all a
Very Happy New Year.
E. Cozad Howard
5465 South Pacific Hwy.
Medford
MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
Ste?duafissf Soviet
Misleading; Objectives Are Discussed
By RICHARD SPONG
Washington -The new
"heavy" ruble is supposed to
be worth 10 of the old ruble.
It also is supposed to be
worth more than the U.S.
dollar.
Both remain suppositions,
for realistically the ruble is
not convertible in gold either
'Made in the Congo' Label
Pinned on Belgian Problems
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Belgium, creator of an in
dependent Congo, has become
victim of its own offspring.
The seeds of
the violence
which today
threatens to
topple the Bel
gian govern
ment were
sown last Jan.
27 when Bel
gium proposed
that its former
colony become
independent on June 30 and
hopefully believed it had pre
vented another Algeria.
Somehow, Belgium hopes
that an ill-prepared, savage
people could take over their
7w
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Economic note - now that
another Christmas has come
and gone and we face again
the problem of finding the
money with which to pay our
bills:
President-e 1 e c t Kennedy
has chosen as his chief eco
nomic adviser a University of
Minnesota expert who backs
a built-in system of adjusting
taxes to business booms and
slumps.
His name is Walter W. Hel
ler, and he will be the chair
man of the President's Coun
cil of Economic Advisers. He
hopes, he says, to serve Presi
dent Kennedy in "developing
policies that will bring the
economy back on the track of
full employment and satisfac
tory growth."
VHAT is his system?
' Well, he is on record as
favoring a standby program
for lowering the tax rates
when the country is suffering
economic pangs and raising
them when it becomes neces
sary to combat rising infla
tion. His idea is to set up precise
scales of reductions and
creases in the tax rate, to be
written into law in advance
and "triggered" when needed
by putting a simple resolution
through congress.
TTOW would it work?
It would go something
like this:
When business is bad-as he
puts it, "when the country is
suffering pangs" - he would
LOWER taxes. The result of
that would be to LEAVE
MORE MONEY IN THE PEO
PLE'S POCKETS.
With more money in their
pockets, the people would
spend more and thus business
would be stimulated and we
would come out of the slump
When business begins to
get good again (that is to say
TOO good) and prices begin
to rise stiffly and inflation be
gins to bite, he would RAISE
tax rates, thus taking money
OUT OF THE PEOPLE'S
POCKETS. With less -money
in their pockets, the people
would begin to tone down
their buying. That would take
the wind out of inflation's
sails and it would begin to
slow down.
TT SOUNDS wonderful.
- Reading it, one wonders
why somebody didn't think of
it before.
But -
As a matter of fact -
Somebody DID think of it
before. If you will analyze it
carefully, you will find that
Dr. Heller's system involves
almost identically the princi
ples of the subsidy that was
paid to farmers during World
War II. It was then reasoned
(quite correctly) that a world
war would increase immense
ly the demand for food, and
at the same time it would re
duce farm man power by tak
ing the sons of farmers into
the military services.
So, it was decided, the thing
to do was to raise prices of
farm products by means of a
subsidy, thus encouraging the
farmers to PRODUCE MORE
IT WORKED. Encouraged by
guaranteed prices, the
farmers increased their pro
duction to the point where we
were enabled to meet not only
our own demands for food but
the demands of our allies as
well.
While the war lasted, it
worked wonderfully well
But, when the war ended, con
ditions CHANGED. The war
demand for food declined, and
at the same time farm work
ers came back from the war
OREGON
in the Soviet Union or inter
nationally. Indeed the ruble
might be called an entirely
internal currency. The Soviet
Union conducts most of its
foreign trade by barter, the'
remainder in dollars, sterling,
or other international curren
cies. Moreover, Russia has had
own destinies and, in contin
ued close association with Bel
gium, develop peacefully the
rich resources of a land near
ly one-third the size of the
United States.
Never could hopes or plans
have gone more wrong.
Belgian hopes disappeared
in the fury of African nation
alism fanned to white heat by
the rivalries of the cold war
and in the flight of Belgian
men, women and children
fearing the "night of the long
knife."
Cost Was Heavy - -
With the hopes disappeared
also a Belgian stake of more
than $7 billion. ;
From this came a government-decreed
austerity pro-
and went to work again on
the farms. The result was an
increase in farm production.
THEN, if the theory of the
wartime bonus for food
production had been adhered
to, would have been the time
to CUT OFF THE SUBSIDY.
But - the politicians balked.
They were afraid that abolish
ing the farm subsidies would
result in LOSS OF FARM
VOTES.
The chances are that when
the time came under Dr. Hel
ler's system to RAISE TAXES
AGAIN, thus taking more
money out of people's pockets,
the politicians would BALK
AGAIN, thus upsetting his
system.
Rocket Assigned
To Oregon Guard
Portland-(UPII-A rocket with
an atomic warhead has been
assigned to the Oregon Air
National Guard.
Col. Waldo E. Timm, acting
chief of staff, said the MB-1
Genie rocket is capable of de
stroying a formation of bomb
ers. He could not go into detail
about the new weapon, but
the Air Force Blue Book dis
closed that the unguided mis
sile, with a range of 1.5 miles,
can destroy with a near miss
because of the force of explo
sion. New F89Js recently assign
ed to the 123rd Fighter-Interceptor
Squadron at Portland
are capable of carrying the
weapon.
The F102s of the 460th
Fighter-Interceptors- Squadron
here will be armed with GAR
11 nuclear Falcon guided air
rockets when they are avail
able, but no date was dis
closed. The atomic missiles will not
be carried on training flights,
officials said.
New Tax Schedule
Arrives in Area
Local Internal Revenue
service oniciais nave an
nounced that a new tax sched
ule has been received, and the
filing deadline for income tax
returns.
Form 2948, a new tax sched
ule to aid in computing more
liberal medical expense de
ductions for persons over 65,
are now available at the local
federal office building.
According to recent federal
legislation, the deduction for
medical expenses for a de
pendent parent 65 or over will
not be reduced by 3 per cen
as in the past. However, if
either the taxpayer or his
wife has reached age 65 be
fore the close of the tax year,
the medical expenses of both
can be deducted without be
ing subject to reduction by 3
per cent of adjusted gross.
Beginning Jan. 9, the Med
ford tax office will be open
from 8 a.m. until 4:45 p.m.
each Monday through April
17 - tax return deadline. The
office will also be open Tues
day, Jan. 3, to provide infor
mation for taxpayers.
Tax return spokesmen have
asked residents to complete
as much of their returns as
possible before contacting the
IRS. In addition, the taxpayer
is advised to telephone the
office at SPring 2-6730 prior
to visiting the office since
many questions can be an
swered via telephone.
Ruble Declared
multiDle currency system
with a different rate for the
benefit of foreign residents
and tourists, and yet another
rate for ruble notes abroad.
Soviet Finance Minister Vas
ily F. Garbuzov on Nov. 14
announced the abolition on
Jan. 1 of the dual system un
der which an official rate of
gram and an answering strike
by socialist-led unions fearful
of the effect on social bene
fits. Joining the strikers were
Belgium's numerically small
but militant Communists.
Premier Gaston Eyskens,
drawing on Belgium's NATO
troops in Germany to meet the
threat to his government, ac
cused the strikers of acting
in "total ignorance" and of
attempting to settle political
problems by "pressure from
the street, agitation and vio
lence." The strikes had historical
precedent and also a root in
smouldering resentments be
tween the unions and the
Eyskens government.
Unions vs. Premier
In February 1959 the So
cialist trade union federation
backed a strike by 137,000
coal miners against a govern
ment plan to close down un
economic mines. .
The government agreed to
resettle-unemployed workers
and came up with an econom
ic plan to encourage invest
ment and which also promised
a more liberal financial poli
cy, increased public works
and special development
zones.
Last January, Socialist
trade unions called a 24-hour
strike to force the govern
ment to carry out its program
promised nearly a year be
fore. Today's strikes once more
deal with government decis
ion, but with a difference. The
label on these reads:
Made in the Congo." '
Editorial
Comment
END OF FLYING
SAUCER ERA? V-' '
The end of the so-called
flying saucer era is in sight,
according to Lt. Col. .Law
rence J. Tacker, an Air Force
information officer, who is the
author of a new book, "Flying
Saucers and the U.S. Air
Force."
Tacker emphasizes the Air
Force, which investigated
thousands of reports of "flying
saucers," is not withholding
any information on the sub
ject, and states there just is
no evidence that the earth has
been visited by beings from
other planets.
He says the Air Force does
not discount the possibility of
life on other planets nor the
possibility of a visit from
outer space, but adds that the
Air Force has no evidence to
prove anything one way or
the other.
A research report made for
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration recent
ly advised that America
should begin figuring on how
to meet the psychological im
pact of a discovery that in
telligent beings live on other
planets.
If such a discovery is made
within the next 20 years, the
report says, it probably will
be through radio communica
tions with other solar systems.
or possibly the discovery of
artifacts left on the moon or
other planets.
In view of the progress be
ing made in space probes by
satellites and rockets, and the
explorations being made by
"radio telescopes," the "era of
the flying saucer" loses some
of its glamor.
Colonel Tacker believes
that the flying saucer era "is
similar to the great accent on
spiritualism which took place
at the turn of the century."
Certainly there were many
unidentified flying objects
seen in the sky during the
saucer era. Many of them
were identified - weather bal
loons, reflected sun rays, high-
tlying jets and weather phe
nomena. Some were not fully
identified or explained, but
Tacker assures that there is
no evidence at all of manned
"saucers" from outer space.
Most of the sightings were
made in the spring and sum
mertime "when people are
outside and looking up." Un
doubtedly many people, fly
ing saucers or no, learned
new things while looking into
the sky.
We will learn more too as
time goes on, and there seems
to be no end to knowledge if
man can continue to project
puny senses snd keep his in
quiring mind on the mysteries
that unfold further mysteries.
Oregon Journal.
four rubles to a dollar wan
maintained simultan e o u s 1 y
with a tourist premium rate
of ten rubles to the dollar.
Will Exchange Ruble
On the same date the Soviet
people will get one new rubla
for 10 old ones. Also, the
prices of goods will be chang
ed on the same ratio. This is
similar to the trick of
"dropping the zeros" the
French played successfully
last year to restore the sta
bility of the franc, only the
French revaluation waa ten
times more sweeping.
But as the British econo
mist, Paul Einzig, has pointed
out, "This kind of operation
does not improve with repe
tition." This is the second go
round for the Russians. A one-for-ten
exchange was ordered
in December, 1947. The main
purpose then was to destroy
the value of "hot money"
inflationary note hoards. At
present there appears to ba
no such intentioii-though the
value of the small amounts of
rubles which have been smug
gled from the Communist bloo
will probably be wiped out.
The Soviet Union Is at the
same time changing the stated
gold value of its ruble from
.222187 milligrams to .987412
milligrams. This is not so im
pressive as it sounds, for, as
pointed out above, the ruble
is never exchanged for gold.
Dollar Value
Also the dollar will be rated
as worth 90 kopecks (there
are 100 kopecks in the ruble).
Thus the ruble will be worth
SI. 11 as against the old pegged
rate of 25 cents. This may
impress the unsophisticated.
But since ten old rubles have
to be turned in for one new
one, the ruble actually is be
ing devalued. What was worth
$2.50 will now be worth only
$1.11.
The principle of the ruble
revaluation was announced
by Soviet Premier Khru
shchev on the eve of last
May's abortive Paris Summit
conference. It was generally
considered at least partly a
propaganda move to increase
the international prestige of
the Russian currency.
It may also be a part ot
a Russian plan eventually to
make the ruble an interna
tional currency. And it may
be a step toward Russian
membership in the Interna
tional Monetary Fund.
Khrushchev in Paris de
clared: "Gold we have, but
we save it. Why? I don't real
ly know. Lenin said that the
day would come when gold
would serve to coat the walla
and floors of public toilets.
When the Communist society
is built, we must certainly
accomplish Lenin's wish."
A better explanation for
Soviet gold-hoarding would
probably be that the Reds are
amassing reserves toward the
long-term goal of making the
ruble convertible.
Kennedy Carries
Hawaii in Squeak
Honolulu tUPD President
elect John F. Kennedy haa
apparently carried Hawaii by
115 votes.
A complete recount of all
240 precincts gave Kennedy
92,410 votes to 92,295 for
Nixon. The results, however,
will not be official until ac
tion by Congress after it con
venes Jan. 6.
Prior to the recount, Nixon
had been declared the winner
by 141 votes. Both Republican
and Democratic electors cast
their ballots when the Elec
toral College voted. Congress
will rule which ones are to
be accepted.
Circuit Court Judge Ronald
B. Jamieson Wednesday de
nied a move by Republican
elector O. P. Soares to have
the election invalidated be
cause of . possible fraud.
Soares based his request
chiefly on discovery of a
specimen ballot among offi
cial ballots on the Island of
Hawaii. Jamieson ruled that
there was no evidence of
fraud. He said the specimen
ballot might have been de
posited accidentaly by a voter
who had used it for reference,
or because of confusion on the
part of an ignorant voter.
Ex-Medford Man
Named to Position
Edwin O. McKeen, former
Medford resident, was recent
ly named general manager of
the National Hospital associa
tion. A graduate of Oregon State
college, McKeen has been
with NHA since 1946, and has
served on the board of direc
tors since 1954. He began his
career In Medford as district
office manager. Later he was
transfered to the head office
where he has served as man
ager of the individual depart
ment, field director, sales
manager, and underwriter.
McKeen lived in the Med
ford area for more than seven
years.
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