MEDFORD 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-
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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,
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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-
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"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. It deals with all
the things we didn't expect
a new President to say, and
with almost none of the plati
tudes with which incoming
Presidents usually choose to
deal.
It's worth reading. '
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