Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 01, 1961, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MGDFORD, OHE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1961 A 5 'State of City' Message Given By Medford C of C President Bob Taylor, 1961 president of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, said Monday, In what might be called his "state of the city" message that "we should be darn opti mistic" . about Medford's fu ture. Taylor was addressing his remarks to the Chamber roundtable luncheon. His ex pression of complete confi dence in the city's future came just a few short hours after President John Kennedy, in his state of the union mes sage, said "the American econ omy is in trouble." Taylor listed several new industries in the city which have added, or soon will add, more than 500 jobs to the local economy. He also took several swipes at the Medford city council, which he said doesn't adequately represent the business interests of the city, and came out in opposi tion to the multi-purpose sta dium proposal "at this time. Those industries which will add a total of more than 500 jobs to the city when com pleted, according to Taylor, are, the Medford Corporation expansion; the Rogue Valley Manor; four new motels, in cluding the Alpine village de velopment in downtown Med ford; and the new freeway construction. Aria's New Businesses Other new businesses now in Medford, or soon to come, he said, are the Thunderbird shopping center, the Westgate shopping center, the Rogue Valley hospital addition, and the Harry and David fiber glass trailer house business. This latter development, he predicted, "will be the begin ning of the fiber-glass indus try in Medford. Taylor also forecast an equally good business growth lor the city during 1D61. He indicated that there are a number of new business pros- A Knit Hit Gather diamonds by the doz ens for this brilliant, beautiful afghan your family will cher ish. JIFFY-KNIT scrap afghan make each 5x6-inch diamond a different color for gay ef fect. Use large needles, knit ting worsted. Pattern 7174: directions. Send THIRTY -FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern-add 10 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Med ford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM BER. JUST OUT! Our 1961 Nee dlecraft Book. Over 125 de signs for home furnishings, for fashions-knit crochet, em broider, weave, sew, quilt toys, gifts, bazaar items. FREE six designs for popular veil caps. Quick-send 25 cents TODAY. pects, but declined to mention them. He did suggest, how ever, that the Veterans Ad ministration Domiciliary is go ing to be expanded. Taylor saw the Manor an asset to the city from sev eral angles. Not only will it bring people here, resulting in increased retail trade, but it will bring their money which can be invested in this area. And, he said, the manor will attract friends and rela tives of the people staying tnere to this area. Major Industry Forecast He predicted too, that with in 5-10 years an industry of major categary" .will come here. But, population and smaller businesses are needed first, he said. Taylor took note of the in creasing recreation potential of the valley, and indicated that this too, will have its effect on the local economy He mentioned such things as the renovation of Jackson ville; the development of dude ranch; new lakes, such as Howard Prairie; a high dam on the upper Rogue river, which will improve the fish ing; and the proposed Ashland ski development. Because of the anticipated growth in the area, Taylor called for city and county planning commissions that "will have a lot of teeth" in their decisions. Such things as junkyards on Medford s main streets should be kept out, he said. Avtnu a Disgrace Taylor called Riverside ave. through the city "a disgrace, and said he hoped the addi tion of new motels along that thoroughfare will increase taxes and drive the undesir able businesses out, Regarding the proposed multi-purpose stadium along Highway 99 on fairgrounds property, Taylor said "the timing is off." He noted that the stadium proponents are asking for a decision from the city council and county court within two weeks, but saia that is not enough time for them to make up their minds. Taylor did say- that he fa vored a stadium and that the county -would need one in 5-10 years. But, he said, one could be financed without floating a county-wide bond issue. This could.be done, he said if the county would "clean iid" its nroDerty along High way 99 south of the city and develop it for commercial use. The rent from commercial use, according to Taylor, could oossiblv timount to $140,000 over the next 10 years, and this money could be used for a stadium. Businus Participation Taylor also called for more business participation in mu niciDle government. He said: We as business people are negligent in getting out and seetnff how taxes, our money, is spent." He said most members of the Medford city council do not have as much investment in the community as business men have,. and added: "I don't think we have the caliber ol nponle on the council to repre sent business that business is entitled to." In a remark addressed to all businessmen of tne area, 4-H NEWS Have Needle Six members attended the second meeting of the Have Needle Will Sew club which was held Thursday, Jan. 26, at the home of the leader, Mrs. Chester Ashton. She dis tributed the project books and enrollment cards. Most of the business was de voted to planning the year's program. Bonnie Knapp, junior lead , told of the coming events tha lTmniro RutlHpr Aftpr. ward we spent our time look- g at pattern books and de ding on our projects. Carolyn Gandt served re freshments. Georgia Mitchel, Reporter Taylor said: "We (the Cham ber) are your representatives and as your representatives . . I think we should go to the city council and tell them how we feel . . . and they'll listen Taylor also emphasized that Chamber committees will study the mutual problems facing businessmen during the coming years, and "the Cham ber will stand on what is best for the area. . . " Archie Fries, new president of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, was at the round table meeting, and said he "heartily endorses" what Tay lor said. Regarding the two Cham bers, Fries said: "Our inter ests, our goals, our purposes are parallel, if not Identical, and we should work to gether. Try and Stop Me Iy BENNETT CERF FROM THE MAXIMS of Herb Stein: "To err is human, but when the eraser wears out before the pencil, you're overdoing; it" "It's the good little girls who keep diaries; the bad little girls don't have the time." "A wom an who won't take you for what you are is like ly to take you for what you have." "Despite what you may have heard, Al catraz is still the only pen with a lifetime guar antee." A gueat at in old Eng lish manor house woka up his hoat in the middle of the night "I just encount ered your family ghost up stairs!" he gasped. J. Ok The hoat not too surprised, chuckled, "Did It give you astart" "Frankly," aald the guest, "I didn't seed one." An honest young coed tossed her buzzing' alarm clock angrily across the bedroom. "Confound the speed of light," she muttered to her roommate. "It gets here too early in the morning-." C 1961, by Bennett Cert, Distributed by Klnf IVttures Syadicit In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS We listened Monday morn ing to a grim young President whose first State of the Union message sounded much more like Winston Churchill's im mortal "blood, sweat and tears" speech than the normal first policy message of a President whose party has just returned to power. We heard him confess that he has been STAGGERED in the ten days since his inaugu ration by the "harsh enormity of the trials through which we must pass in the next four years." We heard him say: "Each day we draw nearer the hour of maximum danger." We heard him add: "I speak today in an hour of national peril and national emergency. Before my term is ended, we shall have to test anew whether a nation gov erned and organized such as ours CAN ENDURE. The out come is by no means certain. The answers are by no means clear." WHAT must we do first? PrpsiHpnf TCpnnpH., mM- . j "We must re-examine and revise our whole arsenal of tools for dealing with the threat to the free world . . . We are moving into a period of uncertain risk in which both the military and diplo matic possibilities requre a free world force SO POWER FUL AS TO MAKE ANY AGGRESSION C L E A RLY FUTILE." He proposed an immediate upping of the Polaris missile pro gram, strengthening of our whole missile program of all kinds, and an, overhaul of our facilities for moving troops and equipment swiftly into any "brush war" type of trouble that may arise. That is to say: We must be ready to fight at the drop of a hat if we have to. TTE ADDS: 11 In the field of economic aid abroad, the problems are towering and unprecedented. The response must be tower ing and unprecedented as well - much as lend lease in World War II and the Marshall Plan of the post war years were." Which is to say: There must be MORE rather than less foreign aid. He indicated that the communist threat in Cuba must be met firmly. He add ed that there must be special aid for Latin-American countries. ATA TIME when Incoming Presidents normally prom ise that great days and happy days lie ahead, with fewer problems and more satisfac tions than ever before, Presi dent Kennedy chooses to tell us that these are grave days and that even graver days lie ahead that for the first time in our existence our nation and our way of life are threat ened. He chooses to tell us that the easy days are PAST and the HARD days lie ahead. CAN he carry the people with him? Can he convince us that now is the time when we must GIVE UP EASY LIVING, the chase for the quick buck and- all that goes with it and inspire us with his own conviction, as expressed in his message, that we must learn to live "fe the hard way in order to toughen our economy to the point where we will be able to resist a powerful enemy who is bent on our destruction and our enslavement? Let's hope he can - for In that way lies freedom. IT IS a powerful and striking message. 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