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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.
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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
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". . . 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
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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
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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
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(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.
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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
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Laughter. Medford Senior
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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
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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
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vise this particular "brother-in-law
of the President of the
United States" do?
Now that he is a member
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sion of motion picture actor
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and, following the example
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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-
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Medford.
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