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o MONDAY. MEDFORDt&TRIBUNS "Everyone in Southern Oregon ' Readi The Mall Tribune" Published Dally except SaturdiTb MKDFORD PRINTINO CO 33 North fir St. Ph 8P 2-0141 nonuRT "w RtJHL. Erfitor HERB GREY Advertiilm Manager GEKALU T LATHAM QUI mir ERIC W ALLEN JR. Mn Edltoi EARL H ADAMS City Editor n n U mllDUlU 11.. RrittnT nirumn lv.wr.TT Snorui Editor OLIVE STARCHER Women'i Editor DALE ERICKSON, Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered ai second class matter. at Medford, Oregon, under Act or March 3, 1807 mmsrn!PTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year SIS 00 Dally and Sunday moa. B.on Dally and Sunday 3 moa. 4.33 Sunday Only One year M SO By Carrier In Advance Medford Aihland. Central Point Eagle Pnim J.c-luonvllle. 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Reactivation of the Medford unit of the air and airways communications service was confirmed today by AACS headquarters, Hamilton field, California. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. IB, 1941 (Thursday) Mayor H. S. Deuel and the members of city council last night formally endorsed the ' $60,000 airport Improvement bond Issue on which Medford voters will vote tomorrow. ' " From. Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The Greeks continue their mal treatment 0 Mussolini's ToZeTJ, out of and wind." 30 YEARS AGO Jan. IB, 1931 (Friday) The state legislature has scheduled a hearing on the controversial Rogue river fish bill next Wednesday Only 42 dog licenses have been issued by the Jackson county clerk so far this year. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 18, 1921 (Sunday) ' A rich strike of gold has been reported from the Gold Ridge mine near Gold Hill. The city of Roseburg is op posed to a proposed extension of Crater Lake park to in chide Diamond lake. SO YEARS AGO Jan. 16, 1911 (Monday) A carload of tics arrived here Saturday for use in con struction of the Rogue River valley Interurban trolley line, construction ot which is scheduled to start soon. Whether Grants Pass will be wet or dry for the next two years will be decided by the courts; the citizens voted at the last election to make the city dry, but the home rule Irw, under which the election was held, Is being questioned in the courts. What's Your I.Q.7 Nine or ten correct is superior: seven or eight is eicetlenr; five e la is good. 1. The Presidential Inau- Rural parade Is paid for by lonurcsslonil appropriation true or false? 2. "Treasure Island," "Dr. Jckyll and Mr. Hyde," and "Klrinnpped" were written by wnom? 3. Who are the only two living former Presidents of the U. S.? 4. Who originated the com ic strip, "Mutt and Jeff? 5. Alligators arc hatched from eggs; true or false? 6. A line has how many di mensions? . 7. Who were the first two children of Adam and Eve? 8. How many stars did the first American Flag have? 0. Is the Stale ot Kansas the greatest producer of rye, wheat, oats, or corn? 10. Where Is Corregldor Is land? Answers! 1. False. (By the elected party.) 2. Robert Louis Sttvenion. 3. Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman. 4. Bud Fisher. S. True. 6. One (length). 7. Cain and Abel. 8. Thirteen. 9. Wheat. 10. At entranct to Manila Bay, P.I. JANUARY 16, 1961 Is Your Purse The newly convening Legislative Assembly was treated to a picture of a thriving economy and of a state government which has been ad ministered so capably that it has increased or at least maintained state services, wnne cutting costs and leaving a budget surplus that forestalls any need tor a tax increase. The nainter of this Mark Hatfield, who, in his annual legislative message, managed to leave the impression that all these good things came from him. One could make a pretty strong argument that some sectors of the Oregon economy aren t reany thriving at all. The state's No. 1 and 2 industries, lumber and agriculture, would do for an example. But since it is the national economy ana tne iea eral government that really influence the Oregon economy, the whole point is moot as a reflection of what Mr. Hatrield nas ONE could also argue with considerable force that the budget surplus which Mr. Hatfield nroudlv waves is reallv damnintr evidence of his administration's gross miscalculations in 1959 of the 1959-61 revenue the surnlus. But here again, while field is claiming credit where it is not due, we do not hold that he should instead be blamed. It is too much to expect his to be able to predict revenue accurately two years in advance, especially when it must avoid guess- i-- i , -i ...il-l. - j;:i. ing coo nign ana winuing up wiui a ueiicn,. It is the Question whether Mr. Hatfield's ad ministration has offered as great or greater serv ices to the public, at a lower cost, that offers itself for constructive debate. "NE of Governor Hatfield's economies has been to hold down on numbers of personnel. This is why he has not put fulltime attorneys into such important agencies as the State Land Board and the Insurance Department. Yet for lack of leeal Board, other than that supplied by Shell Oil Co., Governor Hatfield and the other two members of the board got drawn into negotiating naively to ward an oil and o-as lease turning 940 sauare miles of the state's offshore lands over to Shell for a pittance, thus jeopardizing the taxpayers' chance at potential millions of dollars in royalties for schools to relieve property taxes. Fortunately. Attorney Thornton squelched this Board lacked legal authority to lease onsnore lands; and the Capital negotiations helped to I .1 llT'll I I against tnem. witnout could well have been signed, sealed and delivered to biieJJ by now. THE same penny-wise, toward legal staffs has caused the Insurance Department to overlook another potential source of vast revenue in retaliatory fees clue to Oregon, but unpaid for decades, from out-of-state insur ance companies operating It took a legislative interim committee to dis cover this oversight an oversight which a full- time attorney would likely have found during the routine of studying insurance laws to familarize himself .with the department. At least hundreds of thousands of dollars, went uncollected because These are only two ticularly in legal and auditing functions-where penurious refusal to hire adequate numbers of personnel costs the state . DUT as costly as the Hatfield Administration's u poor judgment has been, even more costly has been its concept of "government as an aid to reg ulated business groups (who are political con tributors), or at best as a disinterested referee rather than as an aggressive guardian of the public interest. . It was this attitude, along with eagerness to bring a new industry into the state (and issue a grand press release about.it) that led the State Land Board to ignore its primary role as trustee over the common school a welcome mat for Shell. It was this attitude which led Governor Hat field's Public Utility Commissioner to hand Pa cific Power ii Light, Portland General Electric and California Oregon lars in unjustified power rate increases; to fire his most public-conscious administrator, rails chief Cliff Ferguson, who had incurred Southern Pacific s wrath; to allow even eliminate its public services; and in gen eral to leave the public unarmed before the cor porate utility giants while the PUC nulled its judicial roues more tigiuiv around usen. IT WAS this attitude field's Insurance Department to grant rate in crease upon increase to and which led Governor for a new insurance law (passed by an industry packed 1959 Legislature) that incredibly requires tne sm per cent ot responsible, liability-insured drivers to pay extra millions of dollars which the 7 per cent ot irresponsible uninsured drivers are allowed not to pay. Compared with this kind of drain upon the public purse, increased income taxes would be a blessing. At least they have the virtue of being scaled to one's ability to pay, while the Hatfield Administration s type of among the common people and winds up 111 th hands of those who have. Consider again Governor Hatfield's claim of greater service at a lower Really Fat? rosy picture was Gov or nasn't clone. real substance oi tne asserting that Mr. Hat State Tax Commission advice in the State Land General Robert Y. ruling that the Land Press s exposure ot the arouse public opinion 1 ll 11- . 1 tnese actions, uie lease pound-foolish attitude in Oregon. and possibly millions, of this. of many instances par more than is saved. fund and turn itself into Power millions of dol the SP to decrease and which led Governor Hat the insurance industry, Hatfield himself to press extraction cuts deepest cost. Is your purse really Dennis the Menace ' OH. 1 WAS JUST TMH' A COUPLE O' SNFW Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or iniial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with view to clarification and condensaton. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words .The letters printed in his column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; In fact the contrary is often the case. Comments on Recreation To the Editor: Congratula tions, County Court, on final ly standing up and telling socialist E. A. where to get off. He has needed that, and more, for a long time. If E. A. were running the county he would, no doubt, have a few dozen county em ployees arm-;d with towelr, standing around Howard Prairie Reservoir ready at the drop of a drip to wipe any noses needing it. As Judge Miller points out he has received no com plaints regarding the lake ex cept the customary bugling from the editorial column. E. A. doesn't seem to real ize, or simply refuses to be lieve, that the great majority of people still relish freedom and the right of choice and chance. If a few people had a bit of trouble driving up from the lake, they didn't damn the county court for not having a towline and tractor ready to pull them out, or a few dozen men with loaded gravel trucks to build them a firm road for their cars. These people were out for a Sunday drive, fresh air and exercise and were not crying for dia per service from the county. Taxpayers realize that all un called for services only pyrl- mid an already burdensome tax load. One question persists in many minds regarding this recreation controversy that maybe someone in the county could answer. What is wrong with the free enterprise Idea of running these lakes? What is wrong with the way Dia mond Lake, Fish Lake, Four Mile Lake, Lake of the Woods and others are run? Give an enterprising individual a year lease and let hm go ahead and build the needed facilities. There is no expense to the county involved and In fact the county gains through taxation. No E. A., if you can't stand the stress, strain and hardship of present day recreation we suggest you check in at the Conrad Hilton say in Ha vana, very few guests these days, so consequently, lots of help to watt on you hand and foot. W. J. Olscn Route 4, Box 325 Medford. Attorneys To the Editor: I listened to young Robert Kennedy being interviewed on the Douglas Edwards program. Mr. Kennedy admitted not having too much experience at being an attorney general. But as far as I am concern ed I think he will be all right Of course, when It comes to myself doing any thinking, am probably working with out tools. . Anyway, he can't be any worse than some U. S. district attorneys that I know, which were so crooked they had to screw their socks off and on Leo J. Townsend P. O. Box 620 Eagle Point, Ore. Dragonflles tt Watertlgeri To the Editor: If one studies the aerial movements of drag onlllcs, one is Impressed with the fact that their food-getting strategy parallels that of the swallows. Both gain their food by speed In running down their prey. One entomologist even ventures to describe the drag onfly as the "swiftest of wtng e d creatures." Rushing through the air at high speed with open mouth, it collects necessary nourishment. Right now Is a wonderful lime for the kiddles to start home aquariums. Any county librarian will suggest books about the "Know How." young collector may also learn quite a lesson it ho happens ib9 Mm A) bVJrUbVmbbjW JkpafJ KbWbJ( MEDFORD wake up some morning and find the rest of his aquatic circus is inside the watertiger. There was an old limerick about the Young Lady of Ni ger. She took a ride on the back of a tiger. The way she returned is what can happen to an aquarium, with even one very hungry watertiger. C. M. Goethe 3731 Tea st. Whit City To the Editor: We are referred to as "White City." That is, officially,! mean. Unofficially of course We are called many things worse, Things that should never be. seen. When we were just plain old 'Camp White,' Things were not really so bad. So let's not pretend in a letter To be a heck of a lot better, When we write to our mother and dad. Just leave it to the powers that be. That is, the officials, you see. We could always feel re morse, And be persuaded to eat horse, Yeah! Persuaded; officially. I promised our postmaster this verse I am sure I've composed many worse. I may get bawled out or throwed out, Quite conceivably rowed out, But I can always come back in a hearse. Malcmute Slim White City, Ore. Reminiscences To the Editor: I was just sitting here thinking about the time when I sold wheat for 14 cents a bushel, and now I am paying 23 cents for a small loaf of bread, and it sure doesn't come up to what my mother used to make. Another thing, if you print this, these young snipper- snappers thaj, we have today wouia set me aown as a dig liar, but remember, I am now going on 90 years old and I first crossed over the Santlam mountains into Oregon when I was ten years old. Was born in a log cabin with a dirt floor and dirt roof and I m not ly ing, cither. 1 don't say that I never did tell a little fib; we used to trade horses, and show me an old timer that hasn't told a fib. Please don't get the idea that I am carrying any grudge around In my craw, for I am not, but I will admit when it comes taxpaying time and I have to dig in and pay more and more every year, I feel sort of sick around the gills. G. S. Elder 3579 Table Rock rd. Medford Another Lettei To the Editor: Well here's another letter from the "cxhi bitionist'' that "enjoys seeing your name in print." At least one of your renders is of that opinion. He ctictn t say any thing of course about his writ ing a double volley ot letters, some under his real name and the others signed "Amos Keeto." My policy from here on will be to ignore some ot the de faming correspondence that has come my way. Why get stirred up over It? If I keep calm perhaps the ones who have even sent me unsigned correspondence will cool down. At any rate I've tried to write nothing I'd be ashamed to sign my name to. Some I realize try to hlde.hcmselves like the ostrich. He sticks his haVtCa i Mi SAlul VUlt (WW MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Union Minority Group's Complaint Due For Argument Before U.S. Supreme Court By LYLE C. WILSON Washington - IUPD - Another minority group will be argu ing before the U.S. Supreme Court this week that it needs protec tion under the U.S. Constitu te n against an oppressive majority. This minor ity g r 0 u p is not likely to obtain the pro WiUon tection for which it prays. These minority citizens 'are members of a labor union Foreign News Desk: AtomicCooperation; Neutralist By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst From the foreign news ca bles: Atomic Watch for a sudden turn in French atomic developments, probably after British Prime Minister Har-i old Macmillan visits Presi dent Charles de Gaulle at the end of the . m month. A1- mougn tneir talks are pri vate and have been describ- Nwiom ea as general. it is known that one of the subjects both want to discuss is joint work on missiles. The British in return for French cooperation in this field may be willing to help France out with some atomic facilities. One of the ideas suggested is that France may be able to scrap further atomic testing in the Sahara which has brought sharp criticism from African countries. The idea would be that France could transfer her tests to some part of British territory, possibly Australia. Easier Said Expect the African neutral b i In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS From Washington: Preparing for his inaugura tion Friday and wanting to ayoid possible conflict of in terest, President - elect Ken nedy, although not required by law to do so, recently dis posed of all his stock holdings and reinvested the proceeds in government bonds - fed eral, state and municipal. This disclosure was made to newsmen by Pierre Salinger, the President-elect s news sec retary. Salinger added: "The only holdings he has today are bonds and real estate. His direct real estate holdings consist of his homes in Wash ington and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts." QUESTIONED by the news-men-who pull no punches when a good story is in the wind - Salinger went on to disclose that President elect Kennedy's TOTAL holdings 95 per cent of the rest of his anatomy is showing. This also reminds me of an experience less than a week old. That ever so revealing fac tual film "One in 20,000" was scheduled to be shown to a group in a neighboring city. This film, a 35 minute action packed color and sound pre sentation, shows an actual lung cancer surgery. Natural ly the tobacco interests are not too happy with it. The truth docs hurt and the facts and figures presented cannot be denied. At any rate in two consecutive free showings in the same place but to differ ent groups we found a lot of ostriches burying their heads I am thankful that the few who were "brave" saw and learned some things they'll never forget. Yet I am sorry for those who by their apathy and disinterest avoided the truth. In fact some of them right while the film was being shown had not only their "head In the sand" but were continuing a practice which the film showed to be the big gest cause of the increase in lung cancer. I would like to take this means of thanking the pastor of the Hills, Calif., Commu nity church and others respon sible for the good attendance and interest when this film was shown there. I had one lady there tell me, "I'm quit ting cigarettes tonight." What a tragedy that so many take better care of their cars than their own bodies. The improper fuel in your auto's gas tank would soon spell trouble. Think of the disaster that awaits those who willfully continue putting the wrong things Into their bodies. Henry Johnson Jr. 2513 Highway 66 tililinrt, OREGON which embrances employees of the Southern Railway un der terms of a union shop con tract. They must belong to the union to hold their jobs. The legal action is known as the Looper Case, taking its name from Nancy M. Looper. Miss Looper is one of a minor ity group of union members who brought suit in 1958 for relief. They complained that the leaders of their union were using dues and assess ment funds to support political 0 b j e c tives and politicians which and whom these minor ity members opposed. Superior Court Judge O. L. Bloc ist bloc, which wound up its meeting in Casablanca last week end, to run into trouble when it begins to translate into practice sweeping decis ions for an African political and military alignment. Personal rivalries among various leaders and technical and financial difficulties are expected to slow down the consolidation of the neutralist bloc which was approved in principle by Morroco, the U.A.R., Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Libya, with an assist from Ceylon and the rebel Al gerian provisional govern ment. Both the U.A.R. and Ghana want a joint African military command but some African experts say the Casa blanca alignment still is far from reality. Tie That Binds ' East Berlin diplomats see signs the Soviets are becoming dissatisfied with pro-Western policies of Polish Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka. They say there is growing criticism of Gomulka's ef forts to establish economic re lations with Western nations, One reason for Gomulka's ef forts: Poland is short of food and has been forced to look to the West for help. now consist of such bonds, plus the houses he owns in Washington and Hyannis Port, and three trust funds set up for him and his broth ers and sisters by their father, Joseph P. Kennedy. He added: "The President-elect's net income from these trusts -set up in 1926, 1936 and 1949 - amounts to about $100,000 annually, AFTER taxes." The income BEFORE taxes, re portedly, is about $500,000 a year. Even the President of the United States, you see, feels thfr bite of the tax collector. FHE President is exempt from the federal law deal ing with conflict of interest which is as it should be. Some 20 centuries ago, Caesar said: 'Caesar's wife ought to be above suspicion." The same principle holds in the case of the President of the United States. If the time ever comes when we feel we must pass a law requiring the President to divest himself of all property that might be enhanced in value by his decisions in mat ters of public policy, we will be in a bad way. 'THIS conflict of interest law hits other federal officials in the pocketbook. Under its provisions, Sec retary of Defense designate Robert S. McNamara had to get rid of his stock in the Ford Motor ' Company, of which he was president. He said the transaction would represent a potential personal loss to him of between two million and three million dol lars over a period of years. One of his predecessors as secretary of defense, Charles S. Wilson, was caught in the same predicament. In order to serve his country in a post involving heavy responsibili ty and paying a salary of $25.- 000 a year, he had to dispose ot 111s holdings in General Mo tors at a heavy personal sac rifice. riMUS is the problem. The government of the United Slates is the biggest business in the world. To handle it properly, we need men who have carried heavy responsibility, who know by experience how to handle the problems Involved in BIG NESS. Should we make it so COSTLY for people of that type to serve their country that they will come to feel that they CAN'T AFFORD IT? That's a question that de serves a lot of careful Long of Bibb county, Georgia, found tor the minority plain tiffs In 1858. In his opinion, Judge Long said: "I find that a part 01 me (union) dues and assessments are used for the support of political organizations work ing in support of candidates for state and federal offices, and also for principles and doctrines the plaintiffs and the class they represent do not care to support." Judge Long, therefore, found unconstitutional that section of the Railway Labor Act which authorizes the union shop and held to be invalid the Southern Rail way's union shop agreement with the railway union. The Georgia Supreme Court sus tained Judge Long. Up Again The Looper Case was argued before the Supreme Court last year but was scheduled for re argument, probably to come Tuesday. The U.S. government has intervened in the case with a brief filed by the De partment of Justice. The gov ernment's brief argues that the Georgia courts were wrong in holding a section of the Railway Labor Act to be unconstitutional and, also, wrong in invalidating the Southern's union shop con tract. The government proposed that the U.S. Supreme Court reverse the Georgia courts. Washington Report By WILLIAM Washington - One of Wash ington's most frequent ques tions - how would the quiet, leather - thin and usually gentle Mike Mansfield of Montana fare as the new Senate Demo cratic leader? - is a question no longer. Within two waita weeKs ot com ing to the. leadership long held by Vice-President-elect Lyn don Johnson, Mansfield has already been to the wars and returned in triumph. The only senator who has served in all three fighting services - Army, Navy, Ma rines - he has now proved equally combat-worthy in the cockpit of the Senate. He has had to meet head-on, at the very moment of his pro motion to the leadership,, the nastiest of all possible Senate fights, a fight over the fili buster rule. A new captain confronting an old source of trouble within Senate ranks, he has now in astute patience led the Senate to the only re sponsible solution. THE issue has been referred to the Rules ("Vtmmlftep where it belongs. That com mittee will make an unemo tional and orderly examina tion of an immensely compli cated business. In due time there will be a recommenda tion back to the Senate for moderate and reasonable re forms to preserve the ancient tradition of free debate but to erect safeguards against its abuse. The senior Republicans, Dirksen of Illinois, Bridges of New Hampshire and Salton stall of Massachusetts among them, have rightly and coura geously assisted Mansfield in the victory he has won. It is a victory of many sides - for Mansfield himself; for the Senate as an institution; for a basic right of dissent going infinitely beyond the civil rights issue which so pre occupies the ultra-liberals. The job has been a thank less one. For men who stand for calm reason amidst ex tremisms are rarely saluted for their plans. The ultra-liberals, led by Democratic Sena tors Douglas of Illinois and Try and -By BENNETT CERF- PORTHRIGHT, at least, is one Colonel J. Carreras, who A specializes in making horror films. The Colonel told ai reporter from the London Standard, "I am a millionaire. uu nut a uouar million aire. Strictly sterling. My pictures make money all of them. Horror paya off. The public wants horror, sex, brutal ity, violence. I give It to them." There's a very clear moral in this: so long as there is a public demand for swill be It in films, books, newspapers, or tel. e vision somebody Will always be on hand provide It! to .J! PO"ed oy Joe Warehim! "Wanted: garbage; '60 1 WM "1 all you want to tat" For some reaaon, adds wireham, this advertisement reminds htm of an old hit. parade long: -Twaj on the lile of Debris That I Found Her." C IM. bj Beuttt Cert Diitrlbvttd by Klag reetures Syndicate- The government said the pro testing minority citizen-union members then could try again if they so desired. If they do try again, after the present three years of trying, tha prayerful minority, the U.S. government argued, should present and Georgia courts should consider specific union e x p e n ditures to determine whether they were improper. Long's Opinion Judge Long's opinion said on this point: "I see no way to determine what part of tha union dues, initiation fees and assessments are used for col lective bargaining and what part are used for purposes not germane thereto." Tha judge stated with emphasis, however, that a substantial part of such union funds wera used for political purposes. The minority rights of these complaining union members are not likely to make a great impression on the U.S. Su preme Court. On a similar question, three U.S. Supreme Court justices held that if minority rights were involved at all, this simply was the concern of internal union management. This', despite the fact that the notable trend of the modern court has been to determine such issues in favor of the minority or of the individual. There are, a layman might think, minorities and minor ities. S. WHITE Clark of Pennsylvania and Republican Senator Javits of New York, had returned here demanding restrictions on de bate so extreme as to end two centuries of the Senate's dis tinction as the world's great est and only truly deliberative body. NOT again, under the gag on debate by a majority-of-one which the ultra-liberals were demanding, could the Senate have been certain to stand long against the pas sions of momentarily inflamed majorities. Not again, for il lustration, could it have been depended on to halt an angry plan to pack the Supreme Court, as it did under Frank lin Roosevelt, or to draft strik ing railroad workers, as it did under Harry Truman. And the job has been a hard one. For Mansfield had to confront the easy argument of eager reformers - very similar in philosophy to that of the Prohibitionists - that because some filibusters wera bad all filibusters should be abolished. And he had to confront the superficial but attractive argu ment that since a simple ma jority is "good enough" to elect a president is is good enough to halt all Senate de bate. (Of course that argu ment forgets that a president does not make the law, as the Senate does; that certain basic rights, including free speech, are beyond the reach of any mere majority; and that the Senate itself cannot impeach a president or con firm a treaty except by two thirds vote.) t)UT, and this is the main " point, Mansfield has come through it all - and come through it alone. He never appealed to Vice President - elect Johnson, his old chief in the Senate, or to President-elect Kennedy for help. He asked them, on the contrary, to stay strictly out of the fight. So to those who said ha might be "only Lyndon's man," he has shown that he is, instead, Mansfield's man. He has won the right to lead ership, in his own person and on his own efforts. (Copyright, 1961, by United - Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Stop Me "'""gr J o
