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; "I d Kope Uie fi'fRftn in tpacc hat bit of th port m bins." v . Poets Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny Editor's note: Arnold Eu gene Jenny, who today in augurates the first issue of the Mail Tribune's new "Poet's Corner," is a "re tired" YMCA official. The quotation marks are used deliberately, for though he is technically retired, he has already become active in a half-dozen activities in his brief residence in Medford. He takes up residence at Rogue Valley Manor in about two weeks. A native of Switzerland, and a U.S. citizen since 1911, he has travelled wide ; ly, in 46 of the United States, and in 45 countries on five continents, in the course of 39 years with the .YMCA in many different - capacities. His list of activities is far loo long for reproduction here, but he has been execu t i v e, lecturer, historian, business manager, author, editor, educator, interpre ter, librarian, purchasing agent, school registrar, teacher, tour organiser, and so on and on. v He has been active in Methodist church affairs, both on a local and national level, and has received a number of awards from re lief organizations, PTAs, and other groups. An outline of plans for this feature appear in the editorial column. Today's "corner" includes some in troductory material pro posed by Mr. Jenney, and, own. O WHAT IS A POET? "What is a poet? To whom does he address himself? And what language is to be expect ed from him? "Not that I always begin to write with a distinct purpose: all good poetry is the spon taneous overflow of powerful feelings. Yet poems to which any value can be attached were never produced by a man who, being possessed of more than usual organic sensibility, had not also thought long and deeply. Poetry takes its origin from emotion recollected in tran quility. The emotion is con templated till, by a species of reaction, the tranquility grad ually disappears, and an emo tion, kindred to that which was before the subject of con templation, is gradually pro duced, and does itself actually exist in the mind." -William Wordsworth o ". . . You will be saying . . . that poetry is about as re mote from the urgent con 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 iniia) for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribuno reserves the right to edit all letters with a 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. A REMINDER Editor's note: No com munications will be consid ered for publication unless they bear the full and cor rect name AND correct ad dress of the writer. We have received several excellent letters in recent weeks which have gone into the wastebasket because no ad dress was given, or the full name and signature were lacking. -O-Rally 'Roundl ,. To the Editor: Class of '46, rally 'round! Three cheers for Medford Hi! Let's have a big reunion this year! : Start the ball rolling by coming to the meeting next Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. in the Fireplace room, First Methodist church, Medford, Ore. Bring pencil, paper, and any addresses you may know. Anyone (mem bers, relatives, friends, ene mies) with addresses but un able to attend the meeting please call me at SP 3-5498. Charmaine (Brault) Hawkins 208 Summit Medford V 'J'V cerns of our generation as anything could well be. "The fact, however, is oth erwise. The fact is that noth ing is as close as poetry, as the poet's vision, to the tragic dilemma in which we live . . . "The end and aim of any true work of art is precisely the achievement of the rela tionship we have lost - the relationships between man and world - between man and man's experience in the world "Rightly read, any poem is a recreation of common ex perience, the effect and action of which is an uncommon un derstanding of that experi ence. Rightly perceived, the power of poetry is the power to make the truth 'come true' - to give it the form which will endow it with the moan ing which will make it true, and true not only for our minds but for ourselves as men." Archibal MacLeish O To Eugene E. Barnett Around the world with utmost speed You flew to succor men in need, To heal the wounds of war and strife And offer youth new hope and life; Gave of yourself without re ' serve Thought only how you best might serve The cause we love, how to empow'r , Its leaders for this greatest hour Of opportunity that calls Us ev'rywhere to break down walls Of ignorance, distrust and fear And in their stead to plan and rear New centers of good will, fair play, Thus help to usher in the day When each man seeks the oth er's good In proof of his true brother hood. Your embassy for Christ-and us Proved true and most illus trious. All honor, praise and hearty thanks: We're glad you're back among our ranks. So, welcome home, good com rade, friend, As now you've come to jour ney's end. Arnold Eugene Jenny (Written to Mr. Burnclt, Execu tlve Secretary, International Committee of YMCAs. upon his return from a world - circling mission of reconciliation and rehabilitation of YMCA move ments fnllowinc World War II, New York, Nov. 21, 1947.) Instant Homesickness To the Editor: Believe it or not, folks, our Gold Hill IS an attractive place! Homesick Quick! We been away for three- four day; Each day bringed fresh remorses And when we headed Gold Hill way. You know whut the dri ver heerd us say? "Home James! An' DON'T spare the horses!" horses!" "Gold Hill Billy" Gold Hill, Ore. Hospital Grateful To the Editor: We at Sac red Heart are extremely ap preciative of the extensive space you have given the Cra ter Lions Auction on behalf of the hospital. If everyone in the valley responds to this appeal with as much enthusiasm, we feel confident that the building fund will continue prog ressing. Sister Luke of the Savior Administrator Sacred Heart Hospital Medford. MEDFORD el - ", V-l (Reprinted from New York Times) Offer Answers To the Editor: As I read communications Wednesday night, I find that Walter Reece has attempted to an swer some questions. Since I do not think that he did a very good job, I would like to try. The first question was: Why should a pay raise for organ ized labor be considered in the face of an economic nose dive? When people have more to spend they spend it. This puts money into circulation. This increases business. This raises profits, in turn raising the stock market. Contrary to what Mr. Reece would have us believe, we do have free enterprise. That is one reason for our revolu tion. We did not like British interference in our business. I have a feeling that what Mr. Reece means is that all people do not have the capital to start a new business. How ever, if you can convince peo ple that it is a money mak ing proposition, they will be willing to invest in it. After you have the business going, stocks and bonds, plus profits, can keep it going. The second question was: Why should organized labor get an annual raise in pay in view of our economic crises with general hardships? There are two angles from which we can view the recession. Former President Eisenhower refused to admit that a re cession existed. A more real istic view is that it does exist, and is pretty bad. We must. then, realize that if wages are raised for millions of un ion members, they will buy more. This money will go to both factories and farms Raised wages for union mem bers must not be too exten sive, so as not to be infla tionary, but the economy needs a shot in the arm. The last question was: Please justify the farmer putting in 12 to 16 hours a day to save his home and business from sheriff sale, and organized labor asking for a six-hour day? The an swer to this is very simple. The farmer owns a home and farm. Why work all hours of the day for somebody else's business? The farmer is work ing for his own gain, with nothing else in mind. The working man must provide gain for other people, too. Is a man going to work so hard for other people's gain as for himself? Why should he? As to the rather derogatory remarks of Mr. Reece about democracy, we have used the democratic system to great gain for the farmer. As for instance, take price supports The total price supports of fis cal year 1959 was $2,448,512,- 160, and much more went to the farmer as loans ($3,524 514,079). We must not make the mis take, of thinking that our economics is an end in itself. Our greatest treasure is our democracy. It is worth all the gold or jobs that Communists, Fascists, or others may offer. Richard Coulter, 900 Murphy rd., Medford What Is "News"? To the Edior: I was at some friends' home last night and they showed me a paper that was mailed to them from Kansas. This Hollow Tree article was on the front page. I would like to know why it is that the Medford Mail Tribune did not have it? Is it that it was not an unusual sight in southern Oregon or did the paper feel that we Oregon residents should not know of such things? I am ashamed of our own local paper. I will expect a better job in the future. Paul B. Wilson Route 11, Box 457E, Medford. O Editor's note: Don't be silly. You can see hollow logs every day on the log trucks going along Front street. A hollow log may be news in Kansas, but hardly in Med ford. Why print that picture out of the 100 or so we re ceive each day? Costly Civil Defense To the Editor: In a few days the Oregon legislature will determine how much of our tax dollar will go for Civil Defense. The proposed $288, 380 for the biennium is staggering sum of money to MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, be spent for a program that offers no guarantees for sur vival. Civil Defense is, as Governor Meyner of New Jer sey states, "a cruel deception" since it seems to offer hope for survival when, in truth, there is no real defense against an all-out thermo nuclear attack. Anyone who doubts this should start read ing the abundant literature on the subject. (Contact me for reading list pro and con.) But is there no effective alternative to civil defense? Yes, difficult as it may be to attain, controlled disarma ment under international law would seem to offer the only stable solution to the arms race. It is folly to assume that our society will survive in anything like its present form if subject to an all-out ther monuclear attack even with the most elaborate civil de fense preparations. The ap peal of civil defense is large ly emotional and illusory. Each individual imagines that he and his loved ones will be fortunate enough to survive the holocaust. If you think civil defense is a waste of money, write your state legislator soon to let him know your feelings. Mrs. Myrna S. Martin 235 Cal Young rd. Eugene, Ore. Criminals Defended To the Editor: More and more the stink arises from the recent district court rul ing that sent some 30 electri cal executives to jail, one put in a cell with a prisoner await ing execution, others tailed as common criminals, some out on parole subject to good behavior (whatever that means), . all heavily fined, garnished with a court tongue lashing. But this is not ail. Thursdays Mail Tribune ran a news story telling how these business men, some well known in cooperative civic betterment, who came to serve out their jail sen tences, but first, had to be properly handcuffed like some desperate criminal. This, I, F. J. Clifford, do protest as being totally unfair, un called for, and to my way of thinking, vindictive, until positive evidence proves it otherwise. Of course, this stench will be sweetest aroma to the snickering Hoffas, Bridges, jailed reds released on court order by technical error, law- loophole, etc., as well as the anti-W a 1 1-Streeters, - anti-big businessers, anti-most every thing that makes it possible for the rank and file of Amer ica to ride around in new shiny cars and enjoying a standard of living next to no other nation. What was the "sin" of these electrical companies? Collec tive bargaining. Agreement as to how high a bidder on gov ernment contracts can go with risk of union-labor strikes, court ruling in damage suits that makes a mockery of to day's insurance, etc., etc. All this takes me back to Spokane, Wash., when the highly renowned Judge Stan ley Webster in instructing us federal grand jurymen, said in part: "Although you citi zens sitting in judgement here must listen well to the testi mony offered as well as evi dence submitted, in making your rendering a true or not true bill, you must ever keep in mind the intent of the accused." We wonder if our new At torney General had this in mind when he reportedly re marked that the sentences on the electrical executives were not heavy enough, also, what it anything he had to do with handcuffing those electrical industrialists appearing to serve out tneir jail sentences? F. J. Clifford, Route 2, Box 200F, Central Point, Ore, No Pioneer To the Editor: It urn beautiful summer's day when I left Ashland in a one cylin der Brush car and headed for the summit of the Risklvnuc There wuzn't anything wrong wnn tne weather when reached the summit enmn years later. It wuz a lot later tnan you would think. There wuzn't nothing wrong with me summit, pwpnt apta there. I could have mnrlp it the top in two days with my old streamlined wheelbarrow lull of rocks, but I traded for the Brush. I finally reached the sum mit in a Keo. It hnrl nno pvtro seat and three more cvlinrlorn There wuzn t any accesso ries on the Brush. There wuzn't anyplace to put acces sories, there wuzn't anyplace to put necessities. We didn't need a baggage rack for a suitcase, we never got far enough away from home to need one. I never arrived In Oregon soon enough to be called a "pioneer." I didn't even get here in time to get a free fishing license, just barely made it in time to start pay ing taxes. Everett Acklin Ashland, Ore. Fruit Workers To the Editor: Has Mil dred Engman ever tried to hire these poor out-of-work men? They give you a blank stare and continue to hold up the building on which they lean. The orchards tor which we ORE. have worked for 27 years and where I spent a good many years as a picking boss, does not hire Mexican labor but it is certainly a temptation when you are begging for help and these good Americans refuse. Wages have always been tops in the Rogue valley, so I don't see how a union can hope to improve it, but Mil dred sounds like a hired agi tator for a union which is threatening the peace of this valley. Americans can also fill boxes with dirt, pick pears up off the ground, steal his neigh bor's boxes and leave a few empty boxes on the bottom. I am talking from hard exper ience. These men who draw $40 a week unemployment would laugh if you offered them a job that would interfere with their paid vacation. Who will work when they raise it to $90? If the real truth were known in California, the Americans wouldn't work at any price. As it is now we have very few local folks, outside the school boys. Most of the labor comes from out of state peple who do nothing else but fol low the fruit harvest and like it that way. Most of the "local" help only work long enough to af ford a bottle. Even when transportation both ways is offered they refuse. The neighboring orchard docs fire one crew of Mexi cans who receive the same treatment as Americans but with far better results, because the Americans are off smok ing, gabbing or lazying on a Union job they can't be fired from. The Mexican laborer is steady and does a very good job at anything he is put to. If the pear decline keeps up the orchardisls may pull out all the trees and go into cattle where one or two men can handle a large outfit. Then what would happen to the pickers, swampers, packing house crews, truckers and many more who now derive a livlihood from the fruit? As for our local out-of-state workers, I can't feel sorry. Mrs. Ray Doran, Route 2, Box 257, Central Point, Ore. Not the FBI To the Editor: You stated in your editorial of Feb. 19 that the Un-American Activi ties Committee provided docu ments for a private firm to produce a defensive and twisted film called Operation Abolition. We take it that you are referring to the FBI and its Director, J. Edgar Hoover, who we all know are defend ers of our democracy. , Is it any wonder that the Commu nists have launched on an all out attack against the organ ization in an attempt to weak en the Federal Bureau of In vestigation and to discredit its great Director, J. Edgar Hoover, and render sterile the security laws of our govern ment? This private company (F.B.I.) has sold numerous copies to the Defensive De partment, another branch of our government. It occurs to us that no better backing of the movie Operation Aboli tion could be enforced than that of our own government. The United States Govern ment being the basis of our democracy would certainly not endorse any activity that would not be to the better ment of its people. In reference to your ques tion on what is the purpose of the Un-American Activi ties Committee doing, we would like to refer you to a letter written by Mr. L. C. Powell. We think that no bet ter answer could be given to this question. As he has stated this com mittee is a bulwark against Communism. Could you ask for a better explanation? It seems to us that it would be more beneficial to our de mocracy to improve this Un American Activities rather than to abolish ,it completely. In closing we would like to state emphatically that we take exception to the endorse- "The fellow who1 is up and doing is never down and out." DON'T MISS IT! March 8, 9,10,11 Four BIG DAYS of Fun and Laughter. Medford Senior High School. Proceeds to Dental Clinic. Join the FUNI Tickets avail able from any Kiwanian with the SCHMOO in his pocket. c c ment of this St. Louis Dis patch Editorial that casts a slur on this authenticated ex posure of Communism. Mary Jo batzur, 933 South Holly st., Dolores Cooper, 125 While Oak dr., Both Medford o Editor's note: The FBI has nothing to do with this. We quote from the Feb. 15 issue of the Christian Science Monitor: "TV newsreel movies of the city hall rioting were sub poenaed by Rep. Francis Wal ter (D) of the House Commit tee on Un-American Activi ties, and turned over to a private studio in Washington (Washington Video Producers, Inc.). "The studio then pieced to gether 'Operation Abolition and reputedly has sold some $200,000 worth of prints at $100 each . . ." What Should He Do? To the Editor: Regarding: "Maybe They Have a Point" in the editorial column of SEARS -7ft DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR T nr mm 52 Gal. 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Mrs. Dorothy Winchester, 111 King St., Medford -O- Editor's note: We propose no solution for Peter; we were just expressing mild dismay at actions which, to us, seem to reflect on the dignity and prestige of the office of President. Officer Criticized To the Editor: A few days ago four youths were charged with vagrancy and put in jail. Had it not been for this one certain police officer this would never have happened. It seems that they were sup- j- -f 4 Jubilee Plus $15 Copco Allowance You Pay Only . , SAVE 25.07 ' 'I . g , i U 4 Mf- - ; SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1961 posed to have been following his patrol car around town, and in view of the fact that they pleaded innocent to that charge, his word was taken and they were put in the city jail. The boys said they were not following his patrol car and were perfectly willing to go on home for the night where they were heading when they were stopped. 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