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Welch Defends Controversial Birch Society Hollywood - (DPI) - Robert Welch, founder and leader of the John Birch Society, spoke out in defense of the contro versial group Sunday night by saying its long term aim . was to halt the "disease of collectivism and the flight tq amorality." Welch, 61, retired candy magnate from Belmont, Mass., specifically denied he was a Nazi or had complete control over the members of the na tional group. , Welch announced the soci ety's primary effort this year was to stop the Communist conspiracy and "educate as many of our neighbors as pos sible as to what's happening and why it's happening." Warren Target Another aim is to impeach Chief Justice Earl Warren, he said. Welch denied the group was secret or even semlsecret, say ing, "all our beliefs are in our publications." , - He declined, however, to make public the 'number of . the society's members or their .identities. r- - But Welch promised that none of the members would decline to testify by pleading the Fifth Amendment if they were called before a govern ment investigating committee. JHe said he -would welcome such an investigation. J6w Red Hands "I was born a conserva tive," Welch said. "I got into , the fight after World War II MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. THIEVES GET JEWELS New York-(UPD-More than $30,000 in jewelry was stol en Sunday night from the home of composer Oscar Ham merstein's widow, Dorothy. Mrs. Hammersteln was not at home, but an automatic bur glar alarm in the six-story town house alerted police. MONDAY, APHIL 10, 19B1 Woman Missing As Boat Overturns Astoria OJPB - A Coast Guard search was under way for Mrs. Edna Krippendorf, Warrenton, who disappeared when a 19-foot cabin cruiser carrying five persons tipped over Sunday night in the Co lumbia river near the Astoria Port Dock. The other four occupants of the craft wurp rpRpnpri Thou are Arnold Krippendorf and mr. ana Mrs. Dallas Alsman, all of Warrenton, and Gerald Johansen, Astoria. The fishing vesse.1 "Jimmy Boy" rescued two of the per sons while an unidentified craft picked up the other two wno were washed into the river. . ABOUT COUNTY HOME RULE A 5 Committee Members Give Reasons for Their Vote 1 (Editor's not: This is the second in a series of statements by members of the Jackson county home rule study commitee. Today's statements are those of W. E. Davis, Eagle Point, and Earl Day, Medford. (The committee recently voted to draw up a proposed home rule charter for the county for submission to the voters.) . . . I began to find Commu nist conspiratorial hands un der . . . socialism. The more I studied, the more I saw these hands. "I gave up my job . . . I was forming my thoughts and the conceptions of the John Birch Society came to my mind. I worked for several months on it and held a meet ing in 19B8, inviting n peo- pie. At the end of the day they agreed with me and we formed the John Birch Socie ty." .; Mortgage LOAMS for Looking for money to borrow? Commonwealth offers mortgage loans on homes, commercial and industrial property, apartments and projects for senior citizens. We represent 17 life insurance companies, eastern sav ings banks and pension funds. We have the money, terms i and rates to meet your requirements; Quick, efficient, ' courteous service. Contact our nearest office: Commonwealth, I nc, . 300 Ea.ull.bl. BulMIng, Ml S. W. 4th Av.., Portland , 18 llbtrty Strati, S. E., S.l.m lilt Vltta Annua, Balia, Idahe aaaaaaaawfc fa an-.faftstnt v;a!ti EARL DAY ' "My reasons for favoring a home rule charter for Jackson county result from my person al experiences as county judge from 1933 to 1940, and from my belief that it would be helpful in solving problems arising from rapidly changing situations which are totally different from many other counties," County Home Rule Committee Member Earl Day, Medford, explained. "When I was appointed county judge I found the coun ty finances and the county budget in such bad shape that neither the district attorney nor the attorney general could give any helpful suggestions. The county court therefore had to operate in spite of state laws, and wait until the next legislative session to confirm our actions," Day pointed out. "We had serious trouble with three of the most impor tant county offices," Day re lated. "We could get no com prehensive and regular state ments from the treasurer as to county finances; the sheriff wrecked the budget of the tax collecting department by hir ing inefficient help; and on account of a lack of coopera tion by the county clerk, we had to set up a real estate operation in our own offices to handle the many sales of county-owned lands that had reverted to the county through tax delinquency. "All of these matters, I be lieve, would have been ad justed quickly if- the county court had had the authority given by a home rule charter. "Our county is a fast grow ing community which de serves and could well use a more business-like administra tion of our county business," the ex-county judge stated, i If and when Jackson county should lose the $2 million plus dollars from. O and C and forestry receipts it will have to move fast in making drastic readjustments to avoid a ruinous increased tax levy, Day pointed out. "We cannot look for any help from a sympathetic legis lature which might meet in a year or two because three fourths of those legislators will be from counties that get little or no O and C money, and are the ones that are now actively trying to get us to di vide with them;" ' "I, have no Illusions about this being an easy and smooth V lmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmm'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm W. E. DAVIES . W. E. Davles, county home rule committee member from Eagle Point, favored drafting a charter proposal during the committee vote, but said he couldn't answer if Jackson county should have a charter by a simple yes or no. The term "charter"- could mean so many different things to different people, he pointed out, that it needs definition. "This charter committee must choose between five dif ferent kinds of county govern ment organization, three of them under a charter and two under general law. Each of these different kinds of or ganization is capable of great variation in detail," Davies explained. "They aren't equal ly desirable hence it becomes a matter of which if any of these five options we want." - Continuing the present sta- transitlon from the present operation of our: county, but I believe it is worth a try," Day concluded. - tus quo Ignores the fact that county government should be more amenable to the will of the people. Decisions On local matters should be made by a governing body here rather than a state wide legislature in Salem. The state legisla ture is too slow and unresponsive. Operating under "general law" would mean the county would still lack the power to make organizational changes in Jackson county govern ment or to operate fully In the public utility field. This proposal would allow the county to operate under state law, but additional pow ers would be requested from the legislature to allow Jack son county to- operate effect ively as a county. Davies recommended the council-administrator form of charter with modifications to fit Jackson county conditions, and rejected the council-man ager form. Davies . listed these advan- Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins (BasUtar and Tribune Syndicate 181 Robins Had Rough Home Life With Meat of Iron The old neighborhood had drastically changed during the four years Mrs. Robin had lived in the vicinity. She had been born here in a soft, grass-1 i n e d, mud-plastered nest in a plum tree. The tree had been cut down, the en-ti-e landscape altered, and a factory built. A noisy factory that roared and often shook the entire area. But it was still - home ground to Mrs. Robin. And, too, there happened to be a suitable location, a crevice in a building, a secure place to hold a nest. But there was a terrible shortage of , nesting materials. With typical male ego, Mr. Robin brought a long strand of steel shaving to the select ed nest sight. Mrs. Robin looked at It with trepidation if not actual disgust. Prob ably the only reason she ac cepted it and gathered more by herself was only because her stupid husband insisted. She allowed him the satis faction of thinking he was a man of some judgment. Some of the steel shavings were bright and shiny; some were red with rust. The rob ins, by mutual consent, se lected only the bright curls. Mrs. Robin wove the springy stuff into a nest-a fuzzy look ing job, but a reasonably good imitation of what her ancestors had alwys iconsid ered a suitable nursery for baby robins. . Appeared .Proud When the job was finished, Mr. Robin appeared proud of the work, especially of the material used. It reflected his judgment and wise selection, so he strutted and blustered. Long before the eggs hatch. ed, Mrs. Robin, in despera tion, lined the bottom of the nest with a few shreds of dried grass. But the entire circumference of the inner surface was just as rough and prickly as ever. In fact It was worse than ever, for the shav ings had turned red with rust, and they were very brit tle. Pieces kept breaking off and pricking her in the most unexpected places. Silent Suffering The baby robins, never hav ing known any different con dition, suffered in silence. They accepted their lot with resignation, They were phi losophical. Never having rest ed tneir naked bodies on any thing - softer, the accepted their bed of pain, but they were anxious and willing to leave the parental nest early NOTHING! TO IT , Pittsburgh - IUPD - Catching a burglar is as easy as board ing a streetcar for Patrolman John McMahon. McMahon got a tip Sunday from a passerby that a man with a bundle of stolen clothes from a nearby store had just got on a trolley. McMahon ran to the next trol ley stop, boarded the street car, and arrested Joseph Hut chison, 33, who was carrying merchandise from the clothing store. in life. They were almost eager to face the world which could not possibly be as painful as their early baby hood. Mn. Robin was justifiably angry. She had every right to be. She had Jreeiv over t n f 1 u e n ced. Improvaatlon and imitation had just about punctured her ego. She had been trapped into building a nest of iron shavings. What made her furious was that she had listened to her dumb husband who, with typical male conceit and know-it-all attitude, displayed once again that his judgment was badly warped. tages over general law!--. It can change the manner of selecting key officials as clerk, assessor, treasurer and sheriff. It can provide for the interchange or . consolidation of departments which general law wouldn't allow. It would make possible the transfer of administrative power to - a county administrative officer. A reserve or sinking fund could be used for long term Dlannlng and development ol programs with accompanying financial programs protected against diversion of capital funds to the operating -budg et. And counties can act in I areas of local control where I general law falls to act. TRADITION Today, as from the very begin ning, we devote ourselves to maintaining the highest stand ards in every funeral which we conduct. The responsibility for final arrangements is one that we honor as a most sacred trust. PERL FUNERAL HOME CORNER SIXTH AND OAKDAIE , ) Spacious Parking let MEMBER Vt INVITATION 7&k &rdr of (Sht (fcaforu Rule THE NEW rrr n n n Corner of Jacksonville Hi way and Lozier Lane Tender Young Steer Beef Fresh Sliced lb. 1 hunderbird creamy or crimen Blue arar rresn rrozen ax Peanut Butler 33 c Meaf Piesx bs83 Blue Star Fresh Frozen ICE BLUE . 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