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Newspaper Page Text4 A Medford&,Tribuni -Everyone in SouUiern Oregon Readi Tho Mall Tribune" FuEtlihed Daily except Saturday by UEuru tu rami w 33 North Fix 8U Ph SP i-14 " nnmnT w RUHL Editor HERB GREY Advel-Uilni Manuel UKAUJ 1 LAinnn nu u.. ERIC W ALLEN IK Mns Edltol EARL H ADAMS. City Editor uAonv rUIDU A N Tftlfte Editor nrruAiin jRWr.TT Soorta Editor OLIVE ST ARC HER Women's Editor ' DALE uircuiBuuu . ' fnrfananilent KeWIDBDer Entered aa .econd elaai matter at March 3. 1B97 anRSPDIPTtnN RATEB By Mall - In Advance Copy 10c Dally -nd Sunday 1 vear 11S00 Dally and Sunday moa Daily and Sundav 3 moa 4. 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A 45-year-old Ashland log ger was killed Instantly yes terday when a tree that he was helping to cut down fell on him. 20 YEARS AGO March 28, 1941 (Friday) The Medford district of the Civilian Conservation corps will hold Its first boxing tour nament tonight. - From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Tues day is all fooled day. As ev , erybody already is, no formal observance is planned." 30 YEARS AGO March 28. 1931 (Saturday) : An editorial in the Ashland Tidings calls upon Medford to furnish a site for the new courthouse, as promised be fore the election which moved the county seat from Jackson ville to Medford. ; The city budget committee has recommended that prop erty owners be permitted to pay sidewalk Hens in monthly Installments. 40 YEARS AGO March 28. 1921 (Monday) A series of trials in connec tion with the failure of the Bank of Jacksonville are in progress here. The Medford police force all three members-blossomed out in new uniform caps to day. SO YEARS AGO March 28. 1911 (Tuesday) The Medford Realty asso ciation has sent agents to Portland to encourage eastern "colonists" to settle In south ern Oregon. The first smudging of the season was light here last night. What's Your I.Q.? Nina or fen correct Is superior; seven or eight la excellent! five or six It good. -, 1. The vlbrlssae of a cnt would be its feet, meows, or whiskers? 2. In labor relations par lance, forcing an employer to hire and pay more men than he needs is called what? 3. Elephants can, or cannot, swim? 4. Drake is the name of the male of which swimming bird? 3, Madame Marie Curie was the co-dlacoverer of what? ' 6. How many innings in a regulation Softball game? 7. Name the smallest Cen tral American republic. 8. Nov. 3 Is the anniversary of the discovery of the Guy Fawkes' gunpowder plot to blow up which government bu'ldlng in London, England' 9. When an auto Is travel ing forward, do the passen gers lunge forward, or back ward, when the brakes are applied suddenly? 10. Acorns are the fruit of which tree? Answersi 1, Whiskers. 2. Fealherbeddlng. 3. Can. 4. Duck. 8. Radium. 6. Seven. 7. El Salvador. B. Parliament. 8, Forward. 10, Oak. Stockton, Calif. (UPD For mer Republican Congressman J. Leroy Johnson, 72, who represented the 11th Califor nia District from 1042 until his defeat In 1936, died Monday TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 1961 Transcontinental Notes-VII Senatorial debate is like nothing else on earth. After her first exposure to it, the family sec retary of health, education and welfare learned over and whispered in our ear: "This is a heck of a way to run a country." Maybe so, maybe so. But the virtually unlimited debate in the Sen ate, the histrionics, the grandstand plays and the parliamentary maneuvering, the gross insults accompanied by the most flowery expressions of high esteem these are all part of the American system of representative racy in a republic. And main mat a Deuer syscem nas yei 10 De invenieu THE Senate chamber far more homey" and intimate and informal than we had expected. around the beautifully they make their speeches. Some move over to visit with another senator, And it is rare, except portant matter is pending bers are present at one or tour are physically The others are occupied ings or other duties. But to the floor for a crucial While unlimited debate makes for a lot of of what the New Yorker on Capitol Hill," it also thorough scrutiny of pending legislation usual ly, anyway. DEFORE leaving Capitol Hill we .called on Sen - ator Maurine Neuberger, chatted briefly with Congressman Walter Norblad of Oregon's First District, an old acquantance, saw Congressman Edwin Durno seated on the floor of the House, were introduced to Alan and Consent" who is book, and felt a start of up and recognized, peering over our shoulder down toward the Senate floor, the features of William S. White, author of "The Citadel," a book about the Senate, who now writes for Harp er s and newspapers, including- the M-T. In this one day, we had seen more lar-lamed people than in many years of newspaper work. We had what may be an add reaction to this, which was that, when read about at a distance and seen only via television or magazine or news- naner nictures. one tends to think of them as just a little more than closely, they show up human people. 1VIEANWHILE, the other Medfordite had vis- ited the Smithsonian Institute, that vast re pository of objects of interest, ranging from air planes to the inaugural wives, had done some shopping, and some lurther sight-seeing. We met in late afternoon, in time for a bnet rest before taxiing through Reck Creek Park to Chevy Chase, where we were dinner guests of Mr. and and Mrs. A. Robert Smith, the gracious couple who, . professionally, correspond for a number of Orecon papers. Other guests included per couple who represent JNewsday in the capital, Wally Turner, the Pulitzer prizewinning former Oreeonian reporter now ment of Health, Education and weiiare, and Congresswoman Edith Green, Portland. . i IT WAS an evening of exceedingly interesting rlianiiacinna onma nnliMpnl nthpra nnr. Mrs. Green, whom we eral of her visits to Medford, is a charming, high. ly intelligent, and exceedingly courageous wo man. She is acKnowiedged as one 01 tne most effective members of the lower House of Con gress, and, due to her early and strong support of John F. Kennedy in the Oregon primary and general elections, is reported to have a great deal of influence with the administration. ' Therefore her views subjects were of considerable interest, although since this was a social occasion, the discussion was "off the record." THE highlights of the merous, for the family HEW secretary toured the White House, and the "editorial we" attend ed President Kennedy's press conference. This was the one of which Time in last week's issue said : "Last week, as ho had on six previous occasions, John F. Kennedy displayed Hoar-flawless skills at a press conference. He arrived well briefed on ques tions he was likely to be asked. He adroitly parried embarrassing queries, and he projected an image as a crisp and incisive leader, indeed, most veteran Washington newsmen agree that in his press confer ence techniques Kennedy has never had a presidential cqunl . , ." This strikes us as a good summary of the Kennedy performance, and, despite some qualms by TV viewers and newsmen themselves about the conferences, and Walter Lippmann's conclu sion that the President "is not yet in full effective communication with the people," we believe he soon will be. The conrerences, so far, have been somewhat experimental. 1XE ALMOST became lost in the huge new " State Department building where the con ference was held, when the cab deposited us at the wrong entrance, but after walking like what seemed several blocks, we got to the right spot. And we confess we were almost as interested in some of the Washington writers -big names in our profession as we were in the President. After the traditional "Thank you, Mr. Presi dent," we returned for another look at that fas- p.inti'nc ulace, Capitol government, a democ men far wiserthan we is somewhat smaller, and The members wander ai appointed chamber as when a vote on an im- - , that the full 100 mem. time. Often only three present in the chamber, with committee meet all can be summoned vote. magazine calls "wind makes for an extremely Drury, author of "Advice now woking on a new surprise as we looked life - sized, whereas, seen as standard-sized, very costumes ot Presidents another young newspa working for the Depart had met briefly on sev- on a number of crucial following day were nu- UilL HA. Dennis the Menace iftV9ai.Twe 'Margaret mm in the RED HfsADED GIPLS OF Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the nam and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent '.ie views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Mor Like Him To the Editor: In reply to Rev. Laurence Roy of Pros pect, Ore., we would be proud to have a man like Harry Shuster in our organization That man has courage and a true love for the Lord or he wouldn't be out traveling in those circumstances. rne trouble with some evangelists today, they need a Cadillac, a large flashy ring and a diamond tie pin. Then when they get to their destin ation, they hold an auction for money. I read in St. Luke 10:7 in part: "For the labourer is worthy of his hire." I believe many today take advantage of that scripture, for their own personal gain. They get so used to the comforts of civili zation they're reluctant to do without them. I am talking about myself also, when I say that. I want, though, God s will be done. My husband works for our living and we both pastor our church. (We are on vacation for awhile.) I pray God there would be more men like Harry Shuster. Mrs. Delbert Casey, Route 1, Box 358, Central Point, Ore. How Does He Sleep? To the Editor: I wonder if Dr. Durno's sleep has suffered any since he voted against a minimum wage of $1.25 an hour? The bill was defeated by one vote: Dr. Durno's. M. E. Norton, P.O. Box 85, Phoenix, Ore. Poetry Workshop To the Editor: The Adult Education Division of the Medford Public Schools has added a new course offering this quarter: Poetry Work shop. As the Medford Mail Tri bune has so recently intro duced its Poets' Corner and as contributors to the Com munications column have so regularly been submitting verses, we felt that readers might be interested in our new program. The workshop will provide an opportunity for members to share their poems and verses with others, receive friendly evaluations, explore sales possibilities, and Investi gate techniques of versifica tion. Our first meeting Is Thurs day, March 30, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., room 209, Medford High school. Tuition is $8 for a 10 week session. All poets and versifiers are cordially in vited. Helene D. Hutchinson, Instructor, Medford. Rummage, M.D.'s, and Glasses To the Editor: My gripe is about rummage sales. Like hundreds of people around the illcy I depond on rummage sales for part of our clothing, as it would be impossible to pay the prices for new things. Even at that, I can't afford to buy anything really good because the spon sors of the sales asked such high prices. I've heard the same complaint from lots of people as I've milled around in the crowds. I've seen peo ple take their chosen gar- ments and lay them down when they find out what the prices arc. Since everything is donated in the first place and the idea of the sale is to raise some fast money, I don't see why they can't put the prices down so they ran get rid of every-1 thing and people can buy the ! that the federal government ; feasible, constitute the weak things they want. Four or Islands back of but what has ening feature of the amend five dollars Is a lot of money prison strings attached? Iment. The word "reasonable" W tutua ai us, and after buy-1 1 think federal aid to tdu- gives industry and municipal- hosb mgt'cwsbi said SHOKT TEMrfcra'' ing the bare necessities in groceries we don't have much left for rummage sales or any thing else. While I'm at it I'd like to ask if anyone knows of doctor who won't give me worthless treatment, charge six dollars and tell me to come back about every four days till I lose all my pa tience! Can you Imagine how wrathy we'd become if we had to take our car to the garage five or six times, at six or more dollars a trip, to find out what is wrong with it, and then be told it is suf fering from "nervous ten sion"? I could gripe about the high cost of glasses and the fact that I've had three pairs in the past three years and still my eyes bother me. I've about given up on that, too. There's not a thing wrong with my eyes, according to the doctors, but they hurt anyway so maybe it's all my imagination. Probably Just nervous ten sion," whatever that may be I do have one cherry note this morning I think Gold Hill is a nice little town to live in. There's still room for more people. Edna .Tracy Box 232 Gold Hill, Ore, Lion's Scream To the Editor: Now another proof that the mountain lion of the Pacific coast regions does make terrifying screams has been told this writer by Mr. Ed F. Wolter of Medford. As Mr. Wolter related to me, when a boy some 60 years ago while visiting rel atives in the rural vicinity of Mt. Shasta, in Siskiyou county, California, he was playing out in the nearby wilderness when he heard an eerie scream made by a moun tain lion. He literally felt the hair on his head raising and it sent him running all the way to the house where he quickly closed the door be hind him. Bert Kissinger 520 Boardman St. Medford. Economics and Birth Control To the Editor: Since the idealislic wishes of Mr. Wirth of Klamath Falls, for a per fect world are out of reach ever, I would like to say that I see several reasons why it is hard to raise a family the way things are today. To put the whole thing in a nutshell, you can blame mostly capital and labor. Every time labor asks for more pay for the high cost of living, capital hikes the price again. It is like walk ing in deep fine sand - one step foward, you slip back two. How do you think such a country as our America was ever developed without large families? In the earlier day a man and his sons worked hard on their farms and increased the richness of their lands with much stock until they could give their sons a start when they married. They in turn did the same, from genera tion to generation, all the time reaching farther west, until we can't now go any farther west. Neither in those days did the government tell you what nor how much of anything to raise. Now you can go to pri son of you don't do as they soy Yet there are those who would have farther aid from the federal government. And that means less and less of the freedoms that America is noted for Can you think of anything I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE Anti-Americanism in Many Complex Factors in Complex Land By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Mexico City - (UPD - Antl Amerlcanism lies close to the surface in Mexico. Yet it is not an anti-Ameri canism easily reduced to terms of black and white, just as it is not easy to re duce to simple terms the complex emo tional, eco nomic and po- Newiam Iitical struc ture of Mexico. Part of it is in the history books, the history of U. S. Intervention in hemispheric affairs in the past and the suspicion it will do so again; the memory of U. S. Marine landings at. Vera Cruz and the boycott which followed expropriation of U.S. -owned oil fields. It is fanned by Mexico's cation opens the last door to communism. The first thing we ever had to be controlled by the government is our mail delivery system and you can't now put your mail box where you want it. America has always claimed she could feed the whole world without any country raising anything. Surely not now with restrictions on crops. Another thing, our land is being converted to the use of fine dwelling houses, and many that have bought those houses have a hard time to get their food for trying to pay for them. So for myself I would rather work to raise a family rather than fine things out of reach. There is nothing dearer than bah ' smiles and little soft arms around your neck. Depends o course what one wants out of life. Just one more remark when he have controlled the cats and dogs, which concern us exceedingly today, then we will talk about people. ' Mary E. Atkins 1634 Orchard Home dr. , Medford. They're Confused To the Editor: This is to the lady who withheld her name in the letter of March 24 con cerning "The Medical Big Lie." Three of us WW II veter ans were interested in your story, but were confused about some parts of it. If your husband had epilep tic seizures, how could he have been in two wars, anyway, as most of the doctors will tell you that you have them from your childhood? If it did oc cur during his Army service, and if he is totally disabled, he is entitled to a form of penson. He doesn't have to be on relief. He can go to any Veterans domiciliary he is entitled to do. If you have been reading the papers lately you would find out that the Medical asso ciation and Veterans adminis tration are fighting like cats and dogs because the doctors want some of that penson money the veterans get. When we were discharged, we received nearly $300 in terminal leave pay. Why didn't your husband get that it ne was a veteran of two wars? We are just curious, and could not understand the let ter. We do wish him the best of luck. Oliver Lankford, White City, Ore. Pollution Bill To the Editor: Since 1938 the Sanitary Authority of the State of Oregon has been at tempting to carry out the in tent of the statute which or iginated it. For the past sev eral years the people have come to realize that the per missive features of the laws hampered the agency in its efforts to prevent and con trol pollution of the waters. Senate Bill 36, now in the House Committee on Natural Resources, was introduced in the Legislature In order to revise the existing statutes so as to better carry out the Intent of the voters. This bill has been amended in the Sen ate to the extent that it weak ens the existing law. The crippling amendment empowers the Sanitary Au thority to. "require the use of all available .and reasonable methods in so far as said methods are technically prac ticable, economically feasible, and necessary . . ." The four words, "technical- ly practicable, economically small but vocal communist and communist-affiliated par ties and by the large Soviet embassy which distributes from its Mexico City head quarters tons of anti-American literature throughout La tin America. Any Slight It can arise from any slight, real or fancied, to the 400,000 "braceros" who pour across the border annually for trans ient work in U.S. agriculture. Or it can arise from an in cident such as occurred last year. A Mexican congressman as- ities the protection they need. If a method were not technically n r a c ticable 1 1 would not be reasonable. The words "econ imically feasible are evasive in that they can be used to effectively delay enforcement. A city or indus try could continue to pollute waters while arguing that there is no money available to do otherwise. Or an of fender could argue Indefinite ly that a certain method of pollution abatement is not economically feasible in his case. It is our feeling that these four words should be deleted from amended bill in order that the people's desire for clean water may be realized. We feel the bill should be passed without these words, if at all possible. We urge those concerned to make all the contacts they can to achieve this end. Jackson County Chapter Izaak Walton League Jack Hanel, President 200 Erie St. I Medford. Thanks Governor To the Editor: I would like to take advantage of your Communications column to publicly thank the wonder ful governor of our State of Oregon, a man who, in my humble opinion, is worthy of, and will some day soon be, President of these United States, to thank him for his time and human understand ing of my plsa to him for help in getting my wife out of prison and into a hospital. He is truly a governor that the little people of Oregon can be proud of. My letter to Gov. Mark O. Hatfield about her and her condition is too long to pub lish here. But will quote the last few paragraphs and his answer. Quote-"My point in writ ing to you is to place before you the facts of this injustice that I think is being perpe trated on this mentally ill person. (She can't help being mentally ill any more than any other person can help having cancer or heart trou ble). I don't think she should be punished for that. Just be ing mentally 111 (which she realizes) is damnation enough. "We, in our advanced civil ization, should by now real ize this and try and help these unfortunate persons rather than condemn them. "I beg of you, as a God fearing human being, to inter cede in this matter if it is in your power, and get this woman where she can best be brought back to health and to a useful life as wife, grand mother, and citizen, for the sake of justice and three little boys who do so badly need a grandma. "May God bless you and reward you a thousand fold in health and happiness to you and yours. This is his reply: "Dear Mr. Goodlett: Thank you for your moving letter . . . about your wife, Mrs, Frances Goodlett. As you probably know by now, Mrs. Goodlett was transferred to Oregon State Hospital ... for examination and treatment. Dr. Hollingsworth is treating your wife and hopes to be of help to her. I hope he will be successful. Perhaps through the doctor's efforts and your cooperation Mrs. Goodlett's condition can be improved. . . "Mark O. Hatfield, Gover nor." I was a Democrat, but . . .? Clifford O. Goodlett 4171 South Pacific Hwy. Medford. Friendly Debate To the Editor: An open let ter to my friend Pearl Spak man: Thanks, pal, for backing me up in your letter to "Be In formed" regarding the Mexi can labor problem. I, too, never write for a fact things I do not personally know to be facts. However, the follow ing things I am about to say represent only my opinion on the subject, and I feel certain that we can both hold opposite views on a subject and still continue to be good friends. I'd much rather argue out on differences of opinion via the Mail Tribune and thus save the precious moments of our being together for more enjoyable things such as ca nasta or listening to you play the drums, dancing or Just plain gabbing. Now for the bone of con tention. It is the matter ot Mexico1 Result of serted that in any conflict of interests between the United States and Cuba, Mexico's sympathies must lie with Cuba. U.S. Ambassador Robert Hill asked if this represented the government view, and Red-led students poured into the streets to protest U.S. "in terference" in Mexico's in ternal affairs. As do other Latin Ameri cans, Mexicans resent what they believe is the United States' failure properly to un derstand their search for a better way of life in their own way. The proudly nationalistic Mexicans have refused U.S. money grants, preferring loans which are paid on the dot. Investors Alarmed Last year, American invest ors were alarmed when Presi dent Adolfo Lopez Mateos described his government as "far left within the frame work of the Constitution." religion in the public schools. If one truly believes in the principle of the separation of church and state then one can not believe in putting religion in the public schools, for the public schools certainly repre sent the state, as they are supported by the state's school tax which everyone pays in one form or another. Next, if one insists on putting religion into the pub lic schools, the next question is "what religion" or "whose religion?" If one could be sure that an entire commu nity would be Catholic or Seventh Day Adventists or Baptists or Moslems or Jews or Budhists or Confucianists or Mohamadans, it might be a safe thing to try. But sup pose a Budhist family moved into a Methodist community and bought property and were compelled by state law to send their children to public school -then they would have an alien religion forced down the necks of their children, wheth er they wanted it so or not. That was not the spirit of the founders of America. I believe, our forefathers came to this country to find a place where they could worship God as they pleased - in their churches but not in their pub lic schools. As soon as you'd put religion-anybody's religion-i n t o the public schools, you'd find you had the biggest religious war going on inside the school that you could ever imagine and that would not be good for anybody's religion. The public schools have enough problems of their own with out that. As I understam the pub lic schools were established to first teach read in', ritin' 'n' 'rithmetic, and after that they added the cultural subjects of history, geography, health care, etc., and some schools added vocational subjects of cooking, sewing, wood-working, etc., and the California schools added the most im portant subject of all, which they called character build ing and which was taught through biographies,, stories, pictures, sports, etc. In my daddy's day, I believe they called It deportment; and I understand that more chil dren fail to make their grades because of poor deportment than because of poor intelli gence. Then there is the first amendment that says "Con gress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"; and there would be the problem of selecting teachers of the approved religion and that would involve the matter of a religious test being required of persons holding public office. Mildred Engman, 1847 Stewart ave., Medford One Sourdough to Another To the Editor: Far be It from old Malcmute Slim to get himself drawn into a seri ous debate with our enterpris ing Speaker of the House of Representatives. I am afraid that he is too smart for me, especially since learning that he undobutedly IS a Sour dough! He proved that to me by simply knowing that there is more than one definition, and because of his stand on Capital punishment I know he did not "shoot the squaw." Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for acknowledging my letter. I shall be proud to meet you. Malemute Slim, White City, Ore. Leo's Put Out To the Editor: I received an acknowledgement of a letter I have written to the Presi dent. I never heard of the per son who signed for it. But as long as the President didn't sign for it personally, it might just as well have been signed by Nick Calclmineus as far as I am concerned. 1 am a little put out (Jack) about you not signing it per sonally. But I am still with you Just the same. Leo J. Townsend Route 1. Box 620 Eagle Point, Ore. Mexicans say that only his words "far left" drew any attention. Ignored was his con tinuing phrase "within the framework of the Constitu tion," which is based on pri vate ownership. Mexico sees no contradic tion in the fact that its gov ernment is socialistic and at the same time anti-Communist. Politically, it sees no con tradiction in the fact that it can and does maintain cordial relations both with Commu nist Cuba and the capitalist United States. Economically, Mexico has ordered "Mexicanization" of its mining industry, requiring 51 per cent Mexican owner ship to be accomplished over a period of years. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS In Salem recently, Governor Hatfield found occasion to re mark that it might be a good idea to reduce the number of Oregon's counties. The remark was made in the course of a discussion ot the problem of reapportioning the legislature as a result of the changes called for by the last census. He didn't offer an opinion as to how many counties the state should have in such an event, but he pointed out that the late Senator Richard Neu berger once proposed that the number be reduced from the present 36 to about 15. WHY the number 15? It is at least interesting to note that back in 1854, when the question of state hood for Oregon Territory was first voted on, there were 15 counties in the territory. These 15 counties, incidentally, vot ed rather decisively against statehood. HOW did the number of Ore gon counties get from 15 to 38? It's a long story-too long to be gone into in detail here. In part, it arose out of the growing volume of county business and the accompany ing need, in those days of slow transportation, to reduce the distance to the county seat. In other part, it arose out of the ambition of growing towns to become county seats. There was quite a period in Oregon's history when coun ty division was an issue that generated a lot of heat. Out -of these division pro posals came a lot of new coun ties, eventually raising the total to the present 36. QUESTION: Would it be feasible to REDUCE the number of Ore gon counties-say to the 15 that existed back in 1884? One doubts it. A lot of heat was generated by the propos als to increase the number of Oregon counties by the proc ess of division. An equal amount of heat would prob ably be generated by propos als to. decrease the number by the process of consolidation. 'THERE was a time when all -- of Oregon east of the Cas cades was just ONE county- huge Wasco. It was created on Jan. 11, 1854, and includ ed all the area of Oregon Ter ritory between the Cascade Range and the Rockies. In those days, a trip to the coun ty seat was quite a trip for the people of Wasco county. Down this way, Jackson was once a huge county. The discovery of gold In Southern Oregon made it desirable to provide a county government in this area, and so on Jan. 12, 1852, Jackson county was created, and named for Presi dent Andrew Jackson. As then constituted, Jackson county included all of Oregon west of the Cascades and between the south boundary of Ump qua county (now Douglas) and the northern boundary of California. Both Curry and Josephine counties have been carved out of the original Jackson county. TN I to 1851, the Oregon terri- Umpqua county and named it for the Umpqua river. On Jan, 7, 1852, less than a year later, the territorial legislature cre ated Douglas county and nam ed it for Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas county remains at about its original size. Lake county was created by the Oregon legislature on Oc tober 24, 1874. It then Includ ed all of what is now Klamath county, and received its name because of the number of larga lakes within Its borders. Klamath county was formed out of the western part of Lake county In 1882. thus re moving a number of the lakes from which Lake county took its name. T SHOULD be mentioned A here that for a considerable length of time the far north western corner of California, included in the area of the Klamath Mountains and drain ed by the Klamath river, was named Klamath county. So. when Lake county was divided, Klamath was a logi cal name for the new county created by the division.