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History from tho files of Tho
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and SO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
March 28. 1951 (Wednesday)
- George Gates, well known
Medford furniture man, was
elected president of the Med
ford Rotary club Tuesday; he
will succeed Jimmy Dunlevy.
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-
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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.