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Medlord and Jackson County
History from tha files ot The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30 40
and 50 veart ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Jan. 31. 1951 (Wadnatday)
Major lumber producers In
the area believe wav ms.
railroad car shortage, similar
to that which crippled area
rail transportation last year,
nou ripvplnn this year.
Mill whistles will blow and
sirens will scream at 7 p.m.
today as a signal for Mcdford
mothers to go on me nwcir
' a march against polio.
20 YEARS AGO
Jan. 31. 1941 (Friday)
The Medford Black Tornado
" upset a fovored Roseburg High
" school basketball squad 36 to
17 here last night.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
" Smudge Pot" column: "The
:' legislature Is still fooling
along, and not creating as
1 much constructive havoc as
feared, as yet. They say the
' S3 ner dav Day Is a disgrace
separate and apart from all
other disgraces.
30 YEARS AGO
Jan. 31. 1931 (Saturday)
A Jackson county grand
' Jury has indicted a confessed
killer on a charge of first de-
degree murder of an Ashland
city policeman.
Oregon Stale college soil
experts are in the area this
' week to study the valley's
drainage problems. '
40 YEARS AGO
Jan. 31. 1921 (Monday)
Citizens of Phoenix have
launched a community drive
to raise funds for food to save
the starving Armenians.
A bill asking the state to
build a paved highway from
Medford to Crater Lake has
been introduced In the legis
lature. SO YEARS AGO
Jan. 31. 1911 (Tuesday)
An arsonist Is believed re
sponsible for a fire In Talent
last night that destroyed an
office building containing the
offices of four firms and the
State Bank of Talent.
The First Savings and Trust
company has announced plans
to move into remodeled and
enlarged quarters at the cor
ner of Seventh st. and Central
ave.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nina at fert cerract ll luperiefi
seven er eial It eacailenrj rive at
il is good.
1. The ' Oilers" play for
which city In the American
Football league?
2. Who was the first disciple
ftf- Christ?
3. On April 30, 1789, George
-rVaih.-nMn was Inaugurated
! Mt Pflcshtcn M the U S ;
kr wfaioh oky?
4 On-ty one Ksl ban eM
whIVl loerk ttNsfc aarurd;
name it.
5. A blanket of snow .keeps
the soil warm; true of false?
6. Docs saccharin hava any
food value? o
7. Who is known as the
Father of Medicine?
B. Is steeping sickness car
ried by an insect or a virus?
9. What vitamin which
builds healthy gums and keeps
the body's glandular network
functioning is found In citrus
and other frultSf
10. What marshal of France
was generalissimo of the Al
lied Armies in Fra nee In
WWI?
Answers! 1. Houalon, Tax.
2. Paftr. 3. New York Clly.
4. Owl. S. True. 6. No. 7. Hip
pocrates, t Insacl (Isetae fly).
9. Vitamin C. 10. Fardinand
Foch..
JANUARY 31. 19f 1
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lie laid II on the tin tut the? fieonle of lKat
4jfiite4 BJkjri- and tius
&usfe of tn Union ffltt(.
The frt that he has the centrist to do to,
jwrjonal knowledge, in detail, about virtually
very facet of our problems, and the qualities of
leadership to inspire people to follow him, is
enough to send a little tingle along the spine of
any man who puts his
POI1UCS. Eu a.
Ski Area
That was a page of splendid pictures in the
Mail Tribune Sunday, showing the site of the
proposed ski development on Mt. Ashland.
Skiers who have visited the slopes this win
ter are most enthusiastic,
make an excellent area
fall figures compiled by
tend to corroborate this
A private organization stands ready to invest
considerable sums of money in the development.
The Forest Service, anxious to cooperate with
a popular development,
a umber sale road to go
closer access. Money for
isting road, and for its
skiing area, reportedly, is available from recre
ational funds derived from the controverted O&C
lands in cooperation with the counties.
IN short, the picture, as
.Q f or an rrrrA
But another gtouo
no way running down the potential of the Ash
land area, is asking some pointed Questions.
l hey believe that ski
mountain, just a mile or
Woods, offers a more economical potential for
development, and one which has more advan
tages in initial costs, in service to skiers, and in
accessibility and maintenance costs than does
the Mt. Ashland site.
They also claim, on
visits there, it is equal, if
Ashland area for skiing.
POR instance, they cite these things:
1, Brown mountain is less than two miles
from the new Lake of the Woods road, which
will be kept open all winter. Mt. Ashland is
more than a dozen miles
l-Jl "I i - f
nignway. trusts oi construction win run nign
(estimates vary from $150,000 upward), and the
problem of snow removal in the winter will be
considerable, compared to Brown mountain.
2. The Mt. Ashland
from the Rogue, valley
But Brown mountain would not only serve these
on an almost equal basis as far as access is con
cerned, but would also attract sports enthusiasts
from the entire Klamath basin.
3. Snow, both in quantity and quality, and
skiing conditions generally, are superior on
Brown Mountain to Mt.
Point No. 1 is, on the face of it, correct.
Point No. 2 also appears to be factual.
Point No. 3 is in dispute, and is crucial.
The Brown mountain supporters declare that
the Forest Service has not even investigated the
Brown mountain slopes in
the Forest Service concedes.
e
MOW let it be clearly understood that, in rais-
ing these questions, these skiers are as anx
ious as anyone a nearby ski area. So are we.
from this newspapers
support either one (or,
it can be shown clearly
successful, both from a
tional standpoint.
But, before multi-thousands of dollars in pub
ic money are spent, these
answered, and answered explicitly, to offer a firm
foundation for proceeding.
N CONCLUSION, we
would be best. We
does, either. And we think it should be deter
mined by an intensive study of both a study
that would include snow conditions, accessibility,
economic feasibility, maintenance (including
snow removal), and service to the public.
Both sues are on National rorest land, and
the Forest Service owes
it is right before either is
And, as the saying goes, time is of the essence,
so that facts can be determined and a decision
made in time to permit
t-h.i year. M A.
Ami, Not. White Elephant
lf either Mt. Ashland or Brown Mountain is
found suitable, it will be a,Jbig economic (as well
as recreational) boost for this area.
The ski area on Bachelor Butte, near Bond,
has gone great guns, drawing people from as
far away as southern Oregon and Portland. (The
latter, incidentally, drive right by Mt. Hood to
get there.)
Now, we read, an expansion of facilities is
being planned to take care of the demand. We'd
like to see something like that hereabouts. But
let's be sure, and not find ourselves with a costly
white elephant, too late. E.A.
people of the world in bis
patriotism above partisan
- Where?
and confident it would
for a skiintr resort. Snow
the U.S. Forest Service
estimate.
is working on details of
near the area to provide
improvement of the ex
extension to the proposed
painted, is a rosy one
of avid skiers, while in
development of Brown
two from Lake of the
the basis of wintertime
not superior, to the Mt.
away from the nearest
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site would attract skiers
and northern California.
Ashland.
the wintertime which
point of view, we will
in the long run, both) if
that it (or they) will be
patronage and recrea
questions ought to be
don't know which site
don't think anyone else
it to itself to be sure
OK'd.
work to get under way
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printed in this column do not necessarily mpre3eni the views of the paper; in fact the
contrary is otten me case. .
Kindergarten Reply
To the Editor: In regard to
Ihc articles on the front page
of the Mail Tribune last Fri
day and Sunday, we of the
Thurston Dance Studio would
like to answer this charge, as
it was directed to Kindergar
tens which are connected with
dancing.
We maintain the finest of
facilities in our schools and
we would like an eaucauonai
inspector lo see our kindar-
garten and inspect our teach
ing ability. We have good
buses for transportation with
all precautions taken such as
special low ' scats, and carry
heavy insurance. Throughou!
our schools we employ six
people in connection with kin
dergarten service, and we are
qualified to know how and
what to teach. Our curriculum
is drawn up under the super
vision of our head instructor
and used throughout our
schools. Mrs. Thurston, the
Medford teacher, has had 20
years teaching experience in
dancing and music, with three
years college training, major
ing in music and the arts.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Thurston
have had experience leaching
in universities.
It seems unfair that danc
ing schools who employ peo
pie, spend their money in this
city, invest in buildings
equipment and advertising
should be the target for such
a vicious, uncalled for attack
Let us see what the authori
ties of the International Asso
elation for Child Education
say about music dancing and
rhythms: The enjoyment that
conies through musical and
rhythm exercise is invalu
able. The major reasons for
planning these experiences
are sheer enjoyment, relaxa
tion through listening and
through body movement, ex
pression, information, muscu
lar development through
rhythms, skill in perform
ance, and knowledge about in
struments, Games and inter
pretative dnnccs arc of great
importance socially. They help
children learn how to piny
within limits, to take turns, to
share ideas. Creative rhythms
help children to express ideas
through the use of the body.
Some shy children who hesi
tate to stand before a group
and talk can forget themselves
through rhythms, serving as
a release in tension."
We invite anyone interest
ed to visit our studio and see
our kindergarten in operation,
and we are sure that you will
find the Dancing School Kin
dergartens comparable to the
very finest - schools in the
state.
Thurston Dance Studio
2-15 Stewart ave.
Medford.
Whal's "Comforlablo"?
To the Editor: With refer
ence to the news item on page
1, section C, of Jan. 2B. re
garding the cat hitchhiker.
For the sake of accurate re
porting, may I suggest that
your newspaper vi-rify the
"comfortable quarters" men
tioned In the news item. May
be one of your photographers
could get a pu-tiire of tht-in.
Also, perhaps, you could
find oul when their pickup i "ns m'v,'r ni'c" considered
service Is available 1 was told i necessary. We don't under-tlx-v
didn't pick up rats s,i,,ul wl,-v " now becomes
Mrs Margaret McGmtyV" " " '"" w press
03 King si.
Medford. 0
What's Tha Problem?
To the Editor: During the
past campaign, the backers
of Dr. Durno for representa
tive attempted to lead us to
believe that the main reason
(or all the unemployment In
the lumber industry was be
cause Rep. Porter was allow
ing the government lo import
Japanese plywood.
Now I sec In the Mail Tri
bune of Jan, 27 that Dr. Durno
says thai in the past year 17,
(110 Jobs have been lust in
Ihe lumber Industry .due to
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
UNLOVED1
the failure of the U.S. Forest
Service to make realistic ap
praisals of timber values.
This appears to me to be a
shift in the reasons for the
unemployment in the lumber
industry. They never did con
vince me, and apparently il
was not solely Rep. Porter's
fault that the lumber industry
has so much unemployment ai
the present time. '
. I did not vote for Dr. Durno,
but I wish him all the success
possible in curing the ills in
this industry. I realize that
he has inherited many prob
lems, as have all new office
holders.
1 wonder just what the prob
lem here is, anyway?
R. Holmstrom,
2908 Old Stage rd.,
Medford.
Melody in Fszzt
To the Editor:
The cat and the fiddle
of
Fairyland fame,
Left us some very sad
things;
For Ihe fiddles' bass growls,
Re-echo the yowls,
Of the cat who furnished
it's strings.
H. W. Robertson, ,
103 North Central ave.,
Medford.
Stadium Plan Approved
To the Editor: Would you
print this where it will do
the most good and use our
names?
Being cattlemen and dairy
men in Jackson county, and
substantial taxpayers, we
would like to voice our ap
proval of the proposed multi
purpose stadium at the Jack
son County Fair Grounds.
We feel it would be a wise
decision for the Jackson
county court to approve the
construction of the stadium at
this time so that the material
can be excavated and used
on the freeway. This should
be a savings to the contrac
tors as well as the taxpayers
on the freeway construction.
We also understand that from
an engineering standpoint this
type of stadium construction
is so economical that it
brings it within our reach of
financing. Without a doubt the
Jackson county budget com
mittee, given the chance,
could figure oul the method
and source of payment for
this fine utility.
If handled wisely and to
its fullest extent, in time the
stadium should pay back lo
the general fund the total
cost of construction and main
tenance. That would be but
the smallest part of the
economical gain as the people
it would bring to area would
cat beef, eggs, produce and
dairy products from our
farms, in cafes, not to men
tion moneys spent in the mo
tels, gas stations and retail
stores. This could run into
millions of new and extra
dollars.
As ranchers, we realize the
need for recreational facilities
such as fishing camps, water
and wintor ski facilities and
other one-purpose projects.
The aggregate expenditure for
these minor attractions over
a pcrmd of years is consid-
orablc. and a vote of the pciv
ing thai this stadium project
has to be approved by a vote
of the people.
We have needed something
like this for years to replace
what we once had at the Fair
Grounds. We feel a starting
would benefit every one in the
surrounding country in many
ways. Most of us enjoy sports
and lo have pro football and
pro baseball played in a first
class ball park would be real
entertainment for us and our and help us in working to
neighbors. We know there ward getting a new and belter
would be many more uses Q.I i road to Medford. Everyone
everyone should find value re-1 would benefit and they could
ceived for his tax dollars j keep their trucks on the high
We, the following, urge that way, maybe not make so
Various Viewpoints
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of
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Ia a speech in New Delhi
he accused Red China of "be
traying" India's friendship
and said that China's "stupid"
attitude toward its border dis
pute with India cast doubt on
the whole concept of peaceful
coexistence.
His tirade sprang from re
ports that neighboring Pakis
tan and Red China were near
ing agreement on their border
dispute involving Kashmir
the necessary steps be taken
to assure us that this stadium
becomes a reality.
Robert A. Burk
Ken Hamann Jr.
Gertrude Stanley
Otha W. Turner
Mary E. Turner
Ben S. Snuffin -Darold
R. Barritt
Jo Ann Barritt
Leonard A. Mckee
L. W. Howell
Betty Howell
Maurine C. Rossi
Laurence Perry
Mrs. Dorothy M. Perry
Charles Stanley
Gordon Stanley
Mrs. Miriam Stanley
Ira V. Woolfolk
Mrs. Linda K. Woolfolk
Mrs. Helen A. Woolfolk
Dave L. Woolfolk
Mrs. Alberta Hamann
Dan B. Hamann
Mrs. Kathryn L. Burk
John E. Noble
Velma Noble
A. R. McDonald
Lyle E. Greenwood
Lorelei Greenwood
Amon Cothrin
Sybil M. Cothrin
Betty L. Strickland
Ernest C. Strickland
Lois R. Hamann
All of rural routes in
Ihe Eagle Point area.
Aggravated, Agitated
lo ihe Editor: Aggravated.
agilatcd and any other word
meaning "mad have applied
to me since reading the letter
irom Mrs. Clyde Brown, of
Gold Hill recently in your
iciiers to tne Editor.
Having lived in Gold Hill
for ten years, with eight chil
dren ranging from a pre
schooler to high school sen
iors, we have found an abun
dance of activities for all age
groups.
Our local 4-H club, led by
Norman Gail, is one of the
most active in the area. There
are Boy Scouts, Explorer
Scouts, Girl Scouts, and until
just recently a Cub Scout
group. Add to this the church
and school activities.
All of the organizations are
led by capable people, well de
serving of any help and praise
uiey receive.
It has been my personal ex
perience that the adults who
do the most complaining do
me least work and the youne-
sters who bemoan the lack of
various activities fail to par
ticipate in even the ones that
are available.
Any community, large or
small, is as active and friend
ly as the people in it. Let's
pull TOGETHER to make
Gold Hill what we want it
lo be!
Mrs. Don Meister,
P. O. Box 237,
Gold Hill, Ore.
Medco's Truck Road
To the Editor: When Eagle
Point planned to place their
lagoon type sewage disposal
plant across the creek behind
our homes, we didn't fuss, be
cause they didn't have much
alternative. But, when Medco
proposes to put in a log truck
road in front of our new home
were just plain upset. Not
only for ourselves but for our
friends and neighbors near
and along the track who are
going to be hurt.
Is this progress? We don't
think so. Why should Medco
be allowed to operate a pri
vate truck road and not pay
the P.U.C., gastax, etc., while
the other companies pay their
share, and why should private
citizens pay through the nose
for this road in devaluation of
their property, hindrance and
inconvenience for them and
their (arm animals, excessive
noise, dust, and the extra dan
ger factor it carries?
Suppose Medco were to put
their shoulder to the wheel
laje TSWr. o .
I JM flat Ai3 IU.fI ftr
f rjaw SUtsonas'ft Kari&f Mfl
toa rtabsNC eatty ftxi $ trtWW
est lots eMarol c
9ae a Idf
tvr dxn feaa 10 years,
thl UmAs', eWttaAplrdaascidl
lnAim arlth the acid tongue
hc ami a lending gxgonwnt
oi Bd China's nwmhvratup
ia the United Nations and a
le&dinjl apologist for both
Moscow and Peipinsj.
He turned the full force of
his bitter tongue against Great
Britain and France for their
invasion of Suex.
But he called the Hungarian
revolt a civil disturbance and
voted against a U.N. resolu
tion calling for withdrawal
of Soviet forces from Hun
gary. He showed little or no sym
pathy for the plight of Tibet
when it was overrun by the
Red Chinese.
Change ei Heart
He has been a pillar of
righteousness in condemning
the French in Algeria and
Matter of Fact y Joseph m..p
FIRST HURDLE
Washington - Last Friday
evening, the conservative Republican-Southern
Democratic
coalition n a a
an e x p e cted
total of 221
Ig ' JL vatas-or three
votes more
than a b a r e
majority-
a 5SB against the en-
argement of
e House
Rules commil-
Alsop tee.
What the position will be
when these words are pub
lished cannot be accurately
predicted by anyone at all,
including the leaders of this
bitter fight in the House of
Representatives. The House is
not like the Senate, where
hard counters can get a hard
count. In the much larger
house, there are at least 30
members with the approxi
mate characteristics of fronds
of seaweed, bending and
swooping with every current
that presses on them.
When there are 30 seaweed
votes the final result is al
ways unpredictable, if those
who seem to have the lead
can only claim a margin of
four votes. In the present case
the result is extra-unpredictable,
since the currents tossing
the seaweed have the force
that is only generated by the
greatest storms. One current
may be described as the mass
ed, concentrated power of
American ultra-conservatism.
The other current is the full
power of a newly elected Pres
ident. '
'
SUPERFICIALLY, the ques
tions to be decided are
simple enough. Will the vet
eran speaker of the House,
Sam Rayburn of Texas, secure
the enlargement of the Rules
committee which will give
him a majority? Or will en
largement be refused, leaving
control of the committee, and
therefore control of the busi
ness of the House of Repre
sentatives, in the linked hands
of House Minority Leader
Charles Halleck and Rules
Committee Chairman Howard
K. Smith of Virginia?
much more profit but at least
save on law suits ana tneir
public relations.
As for the train, we u miss
it. If we and the neighbors had
minded the railroad we would
not have bought land here.
We wonder if some of those
Medco officials who state "the
truck road will be no nui
sance," would be interested in
buying some of the homes
along it for their own homes?
Doubtful, isn't it?
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Layton,
Nick Young rd.,
Route 1, Box 293,
Eagle Point, Ore.
Likes Fog Idea
To the Editor: I want to
commend Mr. Tucker of Tuck
er Sno-Cat for his fine article
on getting rid of the fog.
It is a splendid idea indeed!
1 also read a comment on It
from another party too. 1 dis
agree with the latter party be
cause I also live in the Gold
Hill area. If there is the least
bit of air pressure it keeps
pushing that fog right on over
the hills and won't give it a
chance to settle in the crevices
or canyons. In mis uau s
Creek canyon, if there's the
least bit of breeze blowing, it
lifts the fog right out of here.
More power and good ideas
to you, Mr. Tucker.
Lorerii Davis, e -
Galls Creek rd.,
Gold Hill, Ore.
Old Christmas Cards
To the Editor: Dear Friends,
if you have any old cards and
you wish to give them away,
send them to this address:
The Christmas Tree Lady,
Pleasant Road,
Grants Pass. Ore.
Or take them to the Grants
Pass post office. Thank you.
Lillian Green.
2411 Sunset Court,
Medford
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darter, a psyrnopotn or emae
And, demonstratlns tnat Ifte
fit oi the shoe depend upxaa.
who ia weariaO it, n
Kashmir which alae touched
off his indignation against Ked
Chi
Moslem Kashmir la claimed
both by Pakistan and India
but is held mostly by India.
In the Sino-Paktetan negotia
tions, India seee another de
liberate insult by the Chineae
Reds.
There is also the fear that
agreement between Pakistan
and Red China would serve
further to isolate India from
the rest of Asia and her own
border dispute with the Com
munist Chinese.
But the Questions to be de
cided are not that simple, if
looked at more closely. For
the Republicans, for instance,
the real question Is pretty se
rious. Will the Republican
party ever carry a national
erection, if it is nationally
represented by an open alli
ance between its own hard
shell rightwingers and the
South's ultra -segregationists.'
Many Republicans give the
answer implied in a remark
attributed to the chairman of
the national committee, Sen
ator Thruston Morton of Ken
tucky. "President Kennedy,"
Morton is reputed to have
said, "has pre-empted the cen
ter." This clearly means that
the Republicans must move, at
least a little, in the direction
pointed by Senator Barry
Goldwater of Arizona. But
there are other Republicans,
like New York's Governor
Nelson Rockefeller, who may
not enjoy the idea of a Hal-leck-Goldwater
party locked
in a permanent embrace with
southerners of the type of
Rules Committee Chairman
Smith.
OR President Kennedy,
A meanwhile, the real ques
tion involved In the Rules
committee fight is not just
serious; it is almost a life-and-death
question. The ques
tion for Kennedy, in fact, is
whether even the bare, pre
viously gnawed bones of the
new administration's domestic
program will have a reason
able chance to become law
this year.
The point is that even in
the last session, measures like
the depressed areas bill and
the school construction bill
commanded a House majority
of only about 20 votes. But
since the last session, the
Democratic majority of t h e
House has dropped by 20
votes. Add a Rules committee
that is still controlled by the
conservative Republlcan
Southern Democratic coali
tion. Add, also, the psychologi
cal shock of a victory for this
combination.
The truth is that the whole
Kennedy program can perhaps
be blocked if the House votes
against enlargement of the
Rules committee. This is, of
course, exactly what Repre
sentatives Halleck and Smith
are aiming for. Since the new
President is entirely aware
of how much is at stake, how
ever, the White House has
moved all its big battalions
into the fight.
e
S THESE words are writ
ten, all the resources of
presidential authority have
been mobilized, in the former
manner of Franklin Roosevelt,
in order to secure a favorable
outcome. As these words are
written, the President himself
has not yet taken to the tele
phone, as the predecessor he
most admires used to do when
the outlook was really bad.
Speaker Rayburn, long used
to doing business in other
ways, has advised against it.
Yet this too many happen be
fore the issue comes to a vote.
Avoidance of a vote is the
natural aim, both of the
Southern Democrats and the
conservative Republicans. The
latter do not wish to drama
tize their alliance. The for
mer do noj wish to be cut off
from all patronage and all the
other prerequisites of mem
bers of the majority party
and the Southern Democrats
know that Kennedy is quite
grim enough to cut them off
without mercy, if it suits him
to do so. Speaker Rayburn
has flirted with compromise
solutions, so a record vote
may perhaps be avoided.
But that seems unlikely,
since the White House wants
a showdown. The President
thinks - not foolishly by all
the signs - that his majority
in the country is greater than
on election day. So he appears
ready and even eager to fight
it out in Congress, which may
be closely balanced now but
will reflect the ptyn,ry in the
end.
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Editorial
Comment
A "NATURAL"
As Oregon Democrats look
over their stable or prospec
tive candidates they inevitab
ly congratulate themselves for
having one of the brightest
proSiecU0in the state. They
raa't feel anything but good
they look at the Speaker
ad taa House of Representa.
ttMBj Xobert Duncan.
Kr. Duncan, a Medford law
, is the first manin the his
tory eai tlea Oregon Legislature
to as elected jo successive
terms as Saiaaker of the House.
Ha is- respected in the House
Iff naaaaaftrs of both parties
ten Us iatelligace, efficiency
and fawnaeE.
Jtamksrs of the Pendleton
Kiwaaus el ale and their guests
got a la eei at Mr. Duncan last
wek when he spoke to them
about the work of the Legis
lature. They must have liked
what they saw and heard. Al.
most everybody who gets a
close look at Bob Duncan and
his thinking likes him.
Wa had an interesting visit
with him when he was in Pen
dleton. He told of the immense
expense of operating the Leg
islature and some of the things
he was trying to do to reduce
the expense. He told of em
ploying efficiency experts
who made recommendations
which reduced personnel, and
procedures which accomplish
ed certain jobs in less time by
cutting wasteful red tape.
He things there is much
more that could be done to
make government more effi
cient and less costly. He isn't
a dreamer. He is a calm man
who quietly thinks problems
out. We expect Robert Dun
can to be elected to positions
from which he can put his
good thinking to work. He is
one of those naturals that we
too seldom see in politics.
-Pendleton East Oregonian.
In the Day's News
ly FRANK JENKINS
What of the two survivors
of the American reconnais
sance plane that was shot
down by the Russians over
the Barents Sea last July l?
Let's be u n q u a lifiedly
happy over their return, ap
parently sound and in good
health, to their families. They
have been fortunate. Not only
did they escape death in tha
crash in which two of their
comrades perished. For what
ever reason, the Soviet gov
ernment released them from
prison and sent them home.
The gods of war, both hot
ana coia, nave smiled
upon
tnem.
TJUT
Let's not jump to con
clusions. Especially, let us not
jump to the conclusion that
tne nard, cold, cruel men who
govern communist R n c . i
have CHANGED and will
hereafter follow the paths that
lead to a reasonable peace.
inat is improbable.
VyHAT'S in the wind?
Here is an interesting
dispatch from Paris:
Prime Minister Macmillan
of Britain and President Dn
Gaulle of France met Satur-
aay for secret talks said to
be inspired by concern over
Russia's persistent "wooing"
of President Kennedy. The
scene of the meeting was Ram-
Douinet castle (pronounced
Rom-boo-YAY) a few miles
west of Paris. The two men
met in such secrecy that even
interpreters were excluded
from their conference. (Pre
mier Macmillan speaks rea
sonably fluent French, and
President De Gaulle can make
himself understood in Fnelish
when he wants to.) So thev
don't have to fear a leak
through the interprettrs.
TUIE dispatch goes on:
Diplomatic observers said
Macmillan and De Gaulle
would pay especial attention
to recent Moscow efforts to
court the new U.S. administra
tion, notably Including this
week's release of thp US.
fliers.
French newspaoers Indicat
ed belief that the two Eu
ropean officials were con
cerned over the possibility
that President Kennedy might
agree to the Big Two approach
long urges! by the Russians-U.S.-Soviet
talks in which
France and Britain would not
be consulted.
THAT is to say:
Tha EVan-h
suspect that the wllv Mr.
kKroosh is revertmg to the
tactic of DIVIDE, AND CON
QUER that.he tried without
success tgn work on President
Eisenhower. His hope was that
if he could entice the Presi
dent of the United States into
Ovo-man summit' -confer
ence he could so miff the other
members of the NATO alli
ance that they would draw
out and the alliance would
fall apart.
It was a crafty scheme, but
President Eisenhower was loo
old a soldier and too clo a
student of military history to
fall for l 1 ,hnk we can
safely assume that Kroosh
will get nir.,f8rr!h'r in that di
rection'"' resident Ken-
neo-p.-..L. rresi-
Eisenhower.
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