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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Jan, 30. 1951 (Tuesday)
. The civil aeronautics board
yesterday denied petitions
from West Coast Chambers of
Commerce, including Med
lord's, to drop its case seeking
a hike in commercial airline
rates on the coast.
Two youths in a stolen taxi
cab surrendered to Medford
police last night after an
officer fired two warning
shots at them.
20 YEARS AGO
Jan. 30, 1941 (Friday)
Approximately. 250 couples
danced to the music of Steve
Whipple's orchestra last night
at the President's bnll, held in
the Oriental Gardens here.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "There
was a beautiful sunrise this
niornliiK. Unfortunately, It oc
curred while a goodly portion
of the population were still In
bed. so only a small crowd
was on hand to see it."
30 YEARS AGO
Jan. 30, 1931 (Saturday)
A total of seven feet of
snow now lies on the ground
at Crater Lake National park.
The Jackson county grand
Jury begun taking evidence to
day in the case of a man who
is aecurid of murdering an
Ashland city policeman.
40 YEARS AGO
Jan. 30. 1921 (Tuesday)
The mayor of Gold Hill has
promised a "moral cleanup"
'after an Illicit still was found
in that city near the Rogue
river.
The Greater Medford club,
a women's service organiza
tion here, is planning a grand
bnll in February.
SO YEARS AGO
Jan. 30. 1911 (Monday)
A $100,000 appropriation
for construction of Ihc pro
posed Crater Lake highway
lies Idle In the offices of the
slate treasurer, and will soon
revert lo the state unless a
highway bill can be agreed
upon thai will be acceptable
to the U.S. Supreme court.
The state legislature is now
considering a bill that would
create a stale forestry bureau
and a forest fire patrol sys
tem. Whal's Your I.Q.7
Nine or ten correct Is superior:
liven or eight is excellent; five e
tlx It good.
1. The ports of Colombo
and Trlncomalec are on which
Island In the Indian Ocean?
2. Complete the proverb,
"Beware Ihe fury of a
man."
3. Does the phrase "bib and
tucker" refer lo the rigging of
a yacht, species of fish,
clothing, or a kind of mental
condition?
4. Name Ihe new Secretary
of the Air Force.
5. How many legs do house
centipedes have?
6. From where did the
Moor emigrate . to Spain?
7. Paganinl was a composer
of opera, a famous violinist,
or an orchestra conductor?
8. Which of these does not
grow on bush or tree: wal
n ti t, butternut, doughnut,
hazelnut?
. B. The Armed Forces have
denial charts of every person
in the services; true or false?
10. In which field of art
was Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney notable?
Answers: 1, Ceylon. 2. Pa
tient. 3. Clothing. 4. Eugene
Zuckert. S. IS pair. 8. North
Africa. 7. Violinist. I. Dough
nut. 9. True. 10. Sculpture.
Pull
man
If the possible consequences weren't so seri
ous, the hassle between Gov. Mark Hatfield and
the State Public Welfare Commission might al
most be classed as comic opera.
But, in the exchange of unpleasantries, one
aspect has been largely ignored that of the
career people who do the real work.
Jim Pullman, administrator of the Jackson
County Public Welfare Commission, last week
stuck his neck out and wrote to the Governor. It
took courage for him to do this. Because of the
forthright nature of the letter, and the interest
the situation has generated, Pullman's letter is
printed almost in full:
Dear Governor Hatfield:
It is will) great discouragement that I read of the plan
to eliminate the Public Welfare Commission as the admin
istrative welfare agency in Oregon. The Commission, with
a sincere interest in the needs of indigent persons, has estab
lished one of the most stable, realistic, fiscally responsible
and humane programs in the
sion has effectively carried out the intent of the stale and
federal laws within the funds available, although sometimes
limited by lack of skilled staff. It is my opinion that politics
has no place in a public welfare program except to establish
laws, establish broad rules and policies which can be carried
out fairly and uniformly, and to require accountability that
these are carried out. If we assume the goal of the public
welfare program is to provide financial assistance to those
who apply and are eligible and that we also have a respon
sibility to encourage self-help and rehabilitation, .we will
need money, a skilled staff, adequate staff, and an attitude
by the administration, legislature and commission that these
are desirable and necessary.
I am deeply concerned regarding the civil service plan
as It relates to caseworker positions and casework super
visor positions. The recommended salaries by the Civil Serv
ice Commission arc not adequate nor do they compare fairly
with similar jobs and responsibilities in stale employment.
I am even more concerned
allocated by the Department
The caseload of 150 that they
worker is unrealistic and unreasonable if the intent of the
legislature is that public welfare carry out an aggressive
program to insure that all applicants and recipients are
eligible and that we offer services that promote rehabilita
tion and self support.
The casework staff of the public welfare agency carry
out the basic tasks of determination of eligibility and pro
viding services. These people are expected to carefully eval
uate and verify resources and give financial aid only to
those eligible. Each worker is responsible for approximately
$120,000.00 of expenditures each year. He is expected lo
contact all legally responsible relatives in the county lo devel
op support. He must report all
trict Altorncy and work closely
port. The caseworker is expected lo answer many requests
from other welfare agencies, Motor Vehicle Accident Fund,
State Mental Hospitals, Slate TB Hospitals, and others. These
usually require interviews, verification of facts, and letters.
We expect the caseworker to have an attitude of disciplined
compassion toward all people. He must give aggressive case
work services to hard core families. .We expect him to
actively help employable men and women find jobs. Case
workers interview an average of seventy persons weekly
in addition to paper work, travel lime, supervisory confer
ences and coffee breaks. They, are busy dedicated people.
In Jackson County we have spent five years lo achieve
Improved flscl responsibility plus improved casework serv
ices. Turmv ' staff has been reduced from 50 per cent
to 15 per c aft hits an average of 3'.t years of experi
ence. Service, mvc improved to the point where we can
show examples of physical rehabilitation and examples of
people, once considered helpless and hopeless, who are earn
ing a living. We have many
all or part of their needs. Support from fat has increased
We can show many happier families. We ? kept families
together by counseling services. We have a consistent medi
cal program and offer better
tight control on hospilal patients and nursing home patients.
We have promoted -"friendly visitors services" in nursing
homes. We helped promote the Rogue Valley Council on
Aging and Ihc Fifty Plus Club. . . .
Our expenditures for General Assistance are consider
ably lower than other counties. We operate an aggressive
system of helping people search for work with exceptional
success. Our ADC expenditures have been reduced consid
erably and are maintained at a lower cosl and a lower
number of cases than counties of similar or smaller popula
tion. We hope that we have helped all those whom the laws
and rules and regulations intended for the agency to help.
We have accomplished this
fiscal responsibility and with
from recipients. It took guts,
cooperation of County, State
nation and experience. We have
public assistance casework supervision and without a badly
needed child welfare supervisor.
We hear and read much
program but we receive very little thanks, remuneration,
help and understanding. Although a basic social work con
cept Is to treat the client with respect and dignity we are
seldom accorded this respect. .
We are not Interested In
need a conviction that Ihe basic needs of Indigent people
need attention. How many material needs can be met de
pends on the legislature and administration. The quantity
and quality of service depends on lite legislature, the ad
ministration, the Department of Finance and. Administration
and the Civil Service Commission. We cannot produce re
sults In rehabilitation, self-help and services, with caseloads
beyond our ability to handle and without adequate salaries
to hire and keep good staff.
We certainly make many
often Inexperienced and unskilled and sometimes not quali
fied for the Job. Our plea is - give us adequate staff and
salaries. We will accept the criticisms and the problems and
continue to care for the needy in a humane way, encourag
ing them to do much more to help themselves, and promote
an active program of rehabilitation. . . .
James I,. Pullman
Administrator
Jackson County Public Welfare Commission
Why Should They Resign?
Oregon's governor, Mark Hatfield, this week
demonstrated one of the mixed up attitudes that
sometimes beset the young in office.
Some members of the state welfare commis
sion disagree with the governor. They are oppos
ing some of his policies! Therefore, Gov. Hatfield
said, "I wish they had the courage of their con
victions to resign."
That seems a peculiar, twisted way to live up
to the courage of one's convictions. By resigning,
these welfare commissioners would leave the road
open for the governor to accomplish things which
the commissioners believe are wrong. Br staving
in office, they can fight for their beliefs, at tlje
nsK oi personal loss and personal criticism.
They are to be commended for having
courage of their convictions.
A major reason for
(commission is to allow it
sure irom an sources. Uov. Hatfield should re
examine his political ideals and personal philos
ophy. Perhaps he chose the wrong profession.
, Portland Reporter
Welfare
on
United Slates. The Commis
about the number of positions
of Finance & Administration
expect us to carry per case
nonsupport cases to the Dis
with that office to obtain sup
ADC molho-- earning cither
services to recipients. We have
by developing an attitude of
a goal of maximum self-help
hard work, a lower case load,
Commission and staff, Imagi
operated without adequate
criticism of the public welfare
. .
creating a bureaucracy but we
mistakes. Casework staff are
aving the
havinir an independent
to resist political pres
Dennis the Menace
"DID VA BUY ANY SLUE THAT FIXES A 6ROKEN LAMP? '
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paper; in fact the contrary is often the case.
Criticism Balanced
To the Editor: In view of
the letter published recently
in your Communications crit
icizing your stand regarding
the Un-American Activities
Committee, I would attempt
to balance such negatives by
a word of appreciation.
You are criticized 'by the
"slatus-quoers" but in my
opinion your positions are us
ually supported by facts and
reason. Also, you have the
courage and the conviction to
support what you believe.
Gerald Q. Gardner.
Star Route, Box 355,
Trail, Ore.
The JG Show
To the Editor; This has
nothing to do with your fine
paper. It's about an experi
ence I had last night that was
so revolting that I have to
uncap my safety valve. What
I did I watched the Jack
ie Gleason Show on TV. When
I want to see a chubby, con
ceited (undoubtedly) guy sit
for that length of time and
prattle and drink coffee (slop
pily) and blow cigarette
smoke in my face, I can go
lo any off-street cafe or bi
stro and see one. One that
might be interesting or amus
ing, evi?n. I'd heard so much
about JG thai instead of go
ing for a drive with my hus
band in the-beautiful night,
(to mail some letters and have
maybe, an ice-cream cone)
I sat through Ihe whole JG
Show growing more dis
gusted by the minute the
ride I gave up for this, and
the ice cream cone!
Was il above my head? Was
he talking to mental giants,
maybe? Or what do TV pro
ducers think the public is
made of? The JG Show is an
insult to normal sensibilities,
and it is not the only one,
unfortunately.
Advertising is fine, it makes
dollar-sales for manufactur
ers. It gives thousands of
people employment and
makes money go round and
round. Some of the nauseat
ing, infantile commercials
make something else go
round and round too, as far
as I'm concerned. I wouldn't
buy some of those products
if they were. Ihc only things
available The cutest guy on
TV sells Bitrgic.
Mrs. John Hall
046 Park Ave.
Medford
Sore Losers and Tax Money
To the Editor: Well, I see
Ihe Republican losers are gel
ting in their licks to the now
administration, l'he Senator
Irom N II. must have been
ricked at some time to say
such things he said in Frida's
paper. It seems awfullv funny
(hat President Kennedy cm
do a couple of things in a few
days, that the Eisenhower ad
ministration and a few of his
so called big shots couldn't do
in eight years.
Where are those Republi
cans thai said Nixon was rob
bed? Oil, what a bunch of sore
tosers. Another thing, how
come Eisenhower gels $25,000
retirement pay and also $50,
000 besides'1 They say the
$50,000 Is (or his staff. I
thought when a person retired
they were on their own. Of
course Ike does need a golf
caddy and a few farm hands,
but all the farmers around
here have to pay their own
hired hands out of Ihe money
their crops produce. Eisen
hower in eight years made
$800,000 and that Is not hay.
Of course the small $68. IS
that the World War 1 veterans
get, and I may say he has to be
very, very sick in order to get
that little pension. It seems
that all the money ihc govern
ment is spending fur foreign
aid and a tew million dollar!
rockets that are blowing up in,
order to get to the moon. Well, I
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE.
the least they could do is to
give these veterans a decent
living pension in their late
years. At least they did give
their lives up to whatever
emergency, for the U.S. flag
and country.
At least 7 out of 10 countries
that have gotten foreign aid
have gone communist. I and
a few thousand other people
are wondering just what are
they going to do when they
get to the moon. From what
I have read in several maga
zines, a human being could
not survive on the moon at all.
So, why waste millions on
rockets in the first place?
B. F. Smith
136 South Holly st.
Medford
Dick: Don't
To the Editor: A word of
caution to Mr. Richard M.
Nixon. Don't plan to run
against President Kennedy in
1064. Nuf ced.
David Frisch
P.O. Box 292
White City, Ore.
The Other Side
To the Editor: During the
last two years, thousands have
read Leon Uris' novel "Ex
odus" and during the coming
years many more will see the
movie version of the same
book.
It is, of course, natural for
Mr. Uris, a Zionist Jew, to
nraise Israel. But his unwar
ranted attack on tie Arabs
and distortion of tacts are un
justifiable. To Uris. the Arabs,
the English and others are all
bad; the Jews all good. This
black-and-white analysis, cow-boy-story-stylc,
has a great ap
peal to those unfamiliar with
the facts and the historical
events.
Of course, there is no room
here to analyze the book and
present the full picture.
Should you be interested in a
critical review of "Exodus" to
show the other side of the
story, you are invited to write
lo the address below.
Mohammed T. Mehdi, Ph.D.
Director
Arab Information Center
World Trade Center
San Francisco 11, Calif.
No More Satire
To the Editor: Some weeks
ago I wrote a letter to the
MT on the subject of Com
munism and the hysterical
response in the Medford area.
It was quite absurd and
through the use of satire 1
hoped to point up the foolish
ness of the reaction - I recom
mended that we abolish
schools, etc.
Since my letter was pub
lished, several letters with the
same viewpoint - and just as
absurd - have been published.
However, these other letters
are evidently intended to be
serious! I'd like to assure my
friends In Medford that mine
wasn't, and that I haven't
gone out of my head, just yet.
The previous letter would
have been clearer if the fol-
lowing quotation marks were
removed: in calling Franco,
Trujillo. and Chiang Kai-shek
"dictators"; in saying lhat our
power supporting these Chris
tian leaders keeps people In
"poverty"; in the sentence de
claiming people who call
HUAAC, ;onator Eastland,
and the McCaiihyites blind,
greedy, proud who call
THEM Un-American by virtue;
of their "intolerance and I
iiicir mo.eiauce I
losed minds ; and in calling I
the John Bii'o' Society "fa-l ' 2. Aff.1 a president who is
natics". Mr- Kennedy by no means : ,,, pa5V with com;ri,ss wjU
If in the future 1 express , Promises to stay out of con-1 kl(, mucll of jl5 TvjtpCQX
mvself in Communications i Sressional disputes which in-j and much of his program -coiumns
I shall try lo be!v,,,, e legislation as distin-; however largelv he mav g am
straightforward and accurate Buished from congressional j jn lts Senuine affection
- although In that area E A ! Thus Mr. Kennedy intends
needs little assistant j Democratic country fallen no "give 'em hell" attitude
The farts show that when j from within. toward congress And equally
Communism has come into ' I've got more on m.Omind he has no ir ntion to lie
country by revolution, lhat il but that's Sll for now. down and let congress walk
has been a revolution against
tyranny and rxploilalion; and
that never has a truly liberal-
President Kennedy's News Conference
Performance Likened To Rooseveli-'s
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington - IIPB - Repub
lican Sen. Styles Bridges of
New Hampshire recognized
the weak spot
in P r e s ident
Kennedy's
first live TV
news confer
ence. This weak-
ness-develop-"?s3
ed near the
wV 1 end o 1 a s 1
gj w e a nesaay s
Wilson coiuerence. ii
was related to the President's
announcement that the Soviet
I Union had released two mem
bers of a U. S. Air torce
RB47.
Subsequent questions and
answers revealed that Kenne
dy had forbidden f u r t h e r I
flights such as that of the U2
ST" I
roreian news: vnmna wost,
Destroyer
By PHIL NEVSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
From the foreign news ca
bles: China Unrest
Leading Japanese experts
on Communist affairs in
China say that secret anti-
Co m m u nisi
o r ganizations
are springing
up on the Red
h e 1 d main
land. The slo
gans used by
these g r o ups
feature refer
ence to "cut
ling hair" or
Newsom 'removing
hair. The Chinese word for
hair is mao. sur-name of
Communist boss Mao Tse
tung. German Destroyers
Despite support from Gen.
Lauris Norstad, the allied su
preme commander in Europe,
West Germany's request for
permission to raise the ton
nage ceiling on its destroyers
from 3,000 tons to 6,000 tons
has been shelved by the West
ern European Union, but it
probably will be resubmitted
under more favorable circum
stances this spring. The Ger
mans appear to have missed
out on their first bid because
they coupled it with a request
for permission lo manufac
ture influence (magnetic or
acoustic) mines. Every other
WEU member opposed the
mi
Washington Report
By WILLIAM
KENNEDY AND CONGRESS
Washington - In his attitude
toward congress. President
Kennedy has takeni up an
early position about midway
between that
j of Franklin D.
j Roosevelt and
j Dwiglit D.
Eisenhower.
He will lead
It""5 Jj but not harsh
ifeApVf l.v drive con-
tmrM Roosevelt. He
U'MSr.f will cooper
wmif ate with con
gress but he will not let con
gress overshadow him, as
oflen it did Eisenhower.
Mr. Roosevelt treated con
gress always as though it
were properly his servant -and
sometimes as though it
were his enemy. Mr. Eisen
hower, at the other extreme,
treated congress most of the
time as his rightful master.
He never used the word
"must," and rarely tried to
lay down just what congress
should do on this or that issue.
Roosevelt never hesitated a
moment to give congress pub
lic instructions to the last
semi-colon.
Kennedy has decided
on what might be called
a cool position of informed
respect
meaning thai he
knows both the strengths and
the weaknesses of thai insti-iwas
tulion - toward congress. He
has committed himself per-
sonally to stay out of all
strictly Internal eongression-
al affairs; for example, the
fight.s over rules and pro
cedures. The outer form of this Ken
nedy policy has superficial
similarity to that of Mr. Eis
enhower. It differs greatly in
substance, however. For Mr.
Eisenhower tended to restrict
himself to the role of outsider
not merelv on internal con-
gressional rows but also on
congressional strucgles deal-1
, it, nili,ij i0'i.i,iin
Truman O Price. Jr.
L'H:l:l !4th avr . West
Seattle 99, Wash. , 1
over Soviet Union territory.
The RB47 was not engaged
in' such an overflight when
the Communists shot it down.
The newsmen returned to
ward the end of the confer
ence to Kennedy's order that
TT9. nvnrflkrKts should not be
resumed. Thev wanted toisvver to that one and, being
know whether that order wrs;a persistent type, he may gel
part of a deal to obl'im re
lease of the two Americais.
Kennedy preferred not to an
swer precisely. The second
of two questions was the most
direct, as follows:
The Questions
Q. "Did they (the Commu
nists) request reassurance of
nn mnrp overflights in
ehanee for release of the
A ..: i,nreiM
"""""'. i-v.-. , ,
A. It is a fact tnai l nave,
1 ordered that the flights be
. r 'I.
Size; Trade Rift
mine plan, and France is
against any increase in me
size of West Germany's war
ships. However, Norstad still
thinks West Germany needs
6,000 tnnners. so eventual ap
proval is likely.
Planned Obsolescence
Students of Soviet affairs
say Russia's race to fulfill its
S3ven-year plan is making it
difficult for the country lo
keep up with technical im
provements in industry. There
have been complaints in the
Soviet press about the fact
that many proposed improve
ments never get off the draw
ing board because the time
necessary to install them
would cut into the required
quotas of factories where
quantity comes before qual
ity. Low-paid workers also ob
ject to plant modernization
because the time required
cuts into their bonuses.
European Rift
Prime Minister Harold Mac
millan may seek the help of
President Kennedy in his ef
forts to bridge the rift created
in Western Europe by the ex
istence of two rival trade
blocs. France has so far block
ed British efforts to achieve
an alignment with the "com
mon market" group, apparent
ly because President Charles
de Gaulle feels it would en
danger his plan to make
France a leading European
power. British ministers are
known lo believe Europe is
too small to be able to afford
5. WHITE
procedures. Thus, he proposes
to be less masterful wilh con
gress than was Roosevelt and
far more masterful than was
Eisenhower.
rpHE new President's choice
-1- of this middle course re
flects the central political
lessons he has learned to date.
As a young member of con
gress first elected in 1046 he
watched from the back bench
es of the House one of the
great, avoidable tragedies of
American politics.
On the one side, a Republi
can congress, in power again
after long years' of frustra
tion, set out to avenge itself
for all the slights, real or
imagined, inflicted on it by
Roosevell.
On the other side, the
Roosevelt successor in the
While House. Harry S. Tru
man, took a line of "give 'em
hell" toward congress, which
would end in the almost-total
repudiation of his very dubi
ous domestic programs and
in grave and largely needless
harm lo his brilliant foreign
programs.
rpiIE consequence was a long
era of bitler partisan clack
and clamor which hurt the
country and benefited nobo; :;.
as lnose who werc ,lu-'rr
observers will now mostlv
! lcslll-v- lr- Kennedy, too, !
"'ere, if as a politician j
rather than an onlooker. And i
ne nas noi lorgouen what tie
saw. At the core of the les- i
sons he learned are these
facts: j
1. A president who is ar-.
rogantly demanding of con-
gross may gain his Immediate
objectives. But he will surely
do so - for a while - only if
he lifts the unique power of a
Franklin Roosevell. And such
a president will build a great
kennel of leashed animosity,
toward himself or his party.
At the instant his hold weak
V nuunas lH
j hostility will leap upon him.
ens the waiting hounds of
over him.
(Coovriaht. 1961. hv tlnit.
Feature Syndicate, Inc
not resumed, which is a eon-i predecessors had made limit
tinuation of the order for sus-j ed. very limited, use of tha
pension given by President news conference technique.
Eisenhower in May." j Harding, publisher of an O'Mo
That is inrV-d a fact. But. j newspaper, brashly :t""o d
what ab-iu: !' l u e s t i o n ! on taking office thai vj-'id
which rUi have been an- hold regular pres." -on -so
swore;! ye or no, but which
Bridges wants an
il, i
The avoidance of direct an-
swers or of any answer at all
lo news conference questions
is a device well established
by custom for the protection
of presidents of the United
States. Some presidents need-
cd protection more than om-
ers. For example, warren ua-
maliel Harding
! Hardinq Weakness
,,.7 ,,mrrJ. ...
ridiums wis u w
i once innovator. His recent.
I S,uw
I rival groupings
within the
Western camp. Macnullan is
expected to use this argument
in seeking U.S. help when he
meets Kennedy this spring.
UN Closeout
Sources in Vientiane say
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold favors "phasing
out" the UN "presence" in
Laos, created lo forestall re
ported threats ;of Communist
invasion in 1953. They say
Edward Zellweger, Hammar
skjold's personal representa
tive in Laos, probably will
not be replaced when he
leaves next month, making
the UN technical aid chief
the world organization's chief
representative in the country.
By FRANK
Andrew G e n z o I i, who
writes an interesting column
that he calls "R F D" in the;
Humboldt Times over in
Eureka, gol off the other day j
on the subject of how travel-'
ing salesmen, in the olden ;
golden days, came to be called
DRUMMERS. He says:
"I. have often wondered i
why old-time 'traveling sales-j
men were called 'drummers.'
I had never thought about
looking it up in a dictionary
because I di:in"l ihink there
would b:- a satisfactory cleli
nition of it Ihe-re.
"But I tried it the other
day. My copy of Thorndykc
Harnhart simply says: '1. A
person wiio plays a eirum. 2.
(Colloquial.) Traveling sales
man.' Webster, however, -iocs
a little beyond this to explain
mat early salesmen some
times attracted attention to
Iheir wares with the beating "' llsed to stay in a hotel at
of a drum." ; Ferndale. For two bucks I
' j got my supper. n-,v all night
TTMMM.MM. overstep and for breakfast
11 Mr. Webscr lived quite the next morning I got (along,
a while ago. One wonders if, probably, wilh ham and eggs,
when he put that definition hot cakes, fried potatoes and
together, he might have been so on) whipping cream in my
thinking of what at one time coffee and on my dessert. Boy,
was quite a sales institution-' how I'd ladle it out."
Ihe old - fashioned medicine
show. 'TWO dollars for supper,
The old medicine shows lodging and breakfast! In
used drums - and how: They'd : "''s clay and asc. two dollars
set up their itinerant riisplavs i W'U Just about pay the tip
and then they'd get out the:'i,r having your bags carried
drum - a good, loud hass. ol1'
drum that could be heard And -over
about a half a township, j Al that -The
people flocked in lo n-e 1 1 'U hot Hie old-timer ate at
the show, and when Ihe show : vvllal VVf,s then called tha
was over the barker would o
into his act. When he had
finished with his soilim; pitch.
Ihe amount of horse liain cut
(good for man or bea-!i that
he had passed out would have
floated a good-sied nmior
boat - if there had been any
motor boats in those days.
1UT thai ri
" satisfaclon!
es'i't explain
' 'he old
' ' ! s- U snian
! . drummer,
interesiin- to
came ;
1' -
iry car
5y BENNETT CEPvF'
4 HOPEFUL SPECULATOR bought a champion bull for"
$25,000. bin s-.-m discovered the bull had no interest
whatever in cows. To realize even a token return on his in
vestment, ne wasii-.iucca
to exhibiting the hull at
state fairs, chargiiu; a
quarter for admission.
In Utah, one prospec
live customer boa ;u d to
the hull's owner, "I've
got more wives and more
children than any man
alive in this state."
"How many child; en?"
asked the ov.no"
"Ninety-;:-;' ..iM ;he
man.
trn:o in ard h
look at n-v lis
bull." rccc-d -he o-
:;ve a
care whether c
see you!"
A t!:.!A-.r
l'..u?y to ::.-
mai-a it weak ;
o
r. t
ences and answer u- to oral
questions. He didn't lssl long.
A question relating to Pa
cilic area and Asian matters
i came up in an early Harding
j conference. The President
i glibly. gave the wrong answer
j and (bore was instant troub'e
in interested capitals, notab'y
Tokyo and London. Charles
Evans Hurdles was secretary
nf state. Hughes forbade fur-
!her oral questioning. T h a
device of the written news
conference question then was
born.
, t,0onage rix
Calvin Coolidge made the
written question stick. He
would stand before us in his
office sometimes, with our
written questions in his hand,
some of them identifiable io
ns by potior color or the man
ner in which the paper had
been folded or torn. Coolidge
would examine Ihe questions.
If he didn't care to answer
any he would remark that "I
have no questions today," and
we would file out of his of
fice. Herbert Hoover also was a
written question president.
When FDR came along he an
nounced that reporters could
fire at will, orally, Roosevelt
almost always knew what ho
was talking about. He enjoyed
Ihe sworelplay with the news
men and almost always licked
'em.
Kennedy is more in the
j Roosevelt pattern than in that
i of Coolidge or Hoover. He is
j not at all like Harding, who
I didn'l know much.
JENKINS
! Can anybody tell us?
milE nlft-time drummer had
i ,,is ,roublcs. Columnist
Genzoii, quoting an old-timer
in the business, tells about
them. He says: "Back in 1913,
I had a good customer in
Bandon. I needed to call on
him. Bui 1 also had a good
customer in Marshfield . . .
and the only way to get lo
Bandon from Marshfield in
those days was by the Steam-
; cr Elizabeth. It look me all
day to get through with my
Marshfield customer, and by
that time the boat had left.
The next boat left FIVE DAYS
LATER."
They had their problems in
those days.
TtL'T-
Tiler.-- were compensa
tions. Mr. Geiizoli's old-timer
tells about them. He says:
'commercial table." The com
mercial table had a while
elotJi. whereas the other tables
normally had red-and-wlve
checked cloths. Otherwise it
w,ls lo he U 'he same.
Bui
At the commercial table the
fond ,-ost just TWICE AS
MUCH - which was apt to ba
four nils inslea:! of two bits
to the home folks when they
ot extravagant and came
down to the hotel lor a niaht
on:.
Ah: Those were the days!
i,,-.-n ,.
tr.?' ;
f fJ0MErV-
: -.-'s n- e!i:.:ze. I really don't
.' c.d'. I wuiit my bull to
ir'n r Ivr air! w:vtr(T"l
a il.viKc n.aitim, oH man, but
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