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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny SUNDAY, APRIL IS, 1961 To divert Interest from noet to boetrv is a lanrlahlo aim' . for it would conduce to a juster examination of actual poetry, good and bad. There are many people who appreciate the . expression of sincere emotion in verse, and there is a smaller . numner o: people who can appreciate technical excellence But very few know when there is expression of SIGNIFI ,. CANT emotion, emotion which has its life in the poem and not in the history of the poet. The emotion of art is imper sonal. And the poet cannot reach this impersonality without surrending himself wholly to the work to be done. And he is not likely to know what is to be done unless he lives what is not merely the present," but the present moment of . the past, unless he Is conscious, not of what is dead, but of wnai is mreHay living. T. S. Eliot in "The Sacred Wood" (Barnes & Noble) ' O The Living Need the Flowers The living need the flowers that we strew- UDon the dead. The flowers of human comfort, the kind words to be said; The hand-clasp given in silence, the touch upon the brow; ' ' These priceless human blossoms, the living need them now. TTrtur nftan 4hnen ma nl.awtr.li.. .3 T : I il 1 1- a. . Decked with those floral emblems which, oh, so quickly WUG, Who, while we had them with us longed, had we only known, . For more of the fadeless blossoms in God's garden grown. The living need them daily, all through their years of life, To ease the bitter heartache, to soothe amid the strife. we may nonor tne lifeless body as we lay it on the sod. But it's what we owe the living that we answer for to God. La Verna Flowers (Submitted by Rose Willems, Medford, in memory of her iiiumer. God's Symphony t Oh, what it life and what is love, , And what, pray tell, is ecstasy? , 1 They have their home within the heart ' And flow on through eternity. - They're found within the gorgeous dawn Whose colors tint the pearl of dew ' Within the chalice of each flower, c ,. ' Reflecting shades Of every hue. All nature speaks of life of love: -' The trees, the -mountains and the streams; The star-strewn dome of heav'n at eve, v -. The moon, who sends her silv'ry beams. Oh, what is life and what is love, And what, pray tell, is ecstasy? Within each heart they ALL express The music of God's Symphony! ' Lila Curtis Bates, Eagle Point, Oregon ' ' i ' His Prayer "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep," t A tired and sleepy little boy, . . -. ' , ... ' Who was his mother's pride and joy. Murmured the words that she had said, . I Her loving hand upon his head. "What is my soul that He must keep?" Ere she could answer he was asleep. The years passed by as years will do; The lad to sturdy manhood grew. 1 He kept the faith of childhood pure And served the Lord with strength more sure; The prayer he prayed not just the same, ' But always in the Master's name. ! Last night beside his humble bed b(. .. Softly the childhood prayer he said, ''" "v ' "If I should die .before I wake,. 0 I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take," .'And then in peaceful sleep he lay Till wakened to eternal day. . j L. G. Weaver, . i Medford O i . Goofus Birds Once I saw a work-bench well covered with things: i There were boxes and cans of twigs, buttons and strings; . There were pebbles, horse-chestnuts, wishbones and driftwood; Colored glass, tinfoil and feathers that you'd think were no good. There were cardboard, clay, bright chenille and paint; . Brown acorns, pine cones, other odds very quaint; Glue, varnish and sea-shells too many for words: From these, a smiling, smocked artist fashioned wild goofus birds; An oak gall for a body, crab claw for a head; Two seeds for its eyes, a paint splash of red, Pipe-stem cleaners for legs, twigs and tail feathers, matched Wire made good understanding: another goofus bird hatched. Pearl Spackman, Jacksonville, Ore. Man In Space . To the Editor: In the April Issue of the Oregon Legion naire the two following news items are given under the heading: "Half of Mankind Hungry." "U.N. experts have esti mated that half of mankind is permanently hungry and that two-thirds of the world popu lation is illiterate, miserably poor and has a life expectancy of under 30 years." "It is estimated that the current cost of world arma ments is $320 million a day AAUN." And now Russia has beaten us to the draw with a man in space while our scientists are frantically trying to catch up. Really now, will the orbit ing of men around our planet help to fill the empty stom achs, train the illiterate and raise the life expectancy of the world's population? . I do not mean to minimize the startling announcement of the great event. Yet some of . us wonder what the ultimate objectives of our scientists are. The solemn thought that has come to me is this: How many who read these lines are . getting ready to meet the real man in space? 'Some 1900 years ago the i religious leaders of the day crucified the Son of God. He was buried but arose and as- . cended to Heaven. But before He went He promised that He would re turn. God's word as given by .Holy Scripture tells us the same Jesus who ascended in a cloud will come again in the clouds of heaven. This time when He comes veryone will recognize Him as the only one who can heal this world'j ills. Yet the terri- ble truth is that the majority of earth's inhabitants will not be ready to meet their Re deemer. It's high time for all of us to quit worrying about what the Russians are doing and get down to the facts. Are we doing all we can to see that our own hearts are right? Then when the real space man comes we'll be ready to meet Him with outstretched arms and ready hearts. I firmly believe we are liv ing in an age of marvels. Yet I do not for a moment see sinful man as he is now, going out to unfallen .worlds and spreading the deadly cancer of sin. The God of Heaven will soon set up His Kingdom which shall never pass away. Henry Johnson Jr., 2315 Highway 66, Ashland, Ore. No Such Word? To the Editor: "Preventa tive" (in a recent Mail Trib une story): My teacher says there is no such word. I think she should be fired cause every body knows the Mail Tribune can't be wrong, can it? LUy Bergman Age 11. P.S. My mother says not to put my address cause she does not want our name in your ignorant paper. O Editor's note: Dear Lily: We're happy to acknowl edge errors we DO make, but let's be fair. You tell that smart teacher of yours to look in Webster's New World Dic tionary, Encyclopedic Edition (on Page 1152 in the 19S1 issue). Or, if she doesn't want that one, tell her to try Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Communications Letters to the Editor mutt bear the name 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 the views of the paper, in fact the contrary is often the case. April, Dollars, Faith, Reason To the Editor: Am I getting addlepated? It is way into April and I forgot to aprilfool anybody. That never happen ed before. Yeh, I know that little jingle that rhymes with past. Don t tell me. I shall takemy forgettery right down to the Drama Group that the Fifty Plus club has organized and see what o"r fine director, Thayer Tar vin, can do about helping me to memorize. Anyone over 50 Anay join free of cost. We meet WedneS' days at 3 p.m., 601 E. Jackson St., Senior Center. Isn't it awful, Mabel, that just when we get to cutting paper dolls, we jump up and pour our coffee into the sugar bowl? Everett, I know you must have had reason for sitting on the cash register, but still, I can't figure why you-couldn't sit on a dollar bill. I could If I had one, but unless I'd go on a 'heap' big diet, I'd lap over the sides. Mentioning 'Reason': Thanks for the card, Mrs. C.R.S., informing me that somebody, somewhere took the word 'Reason' down and replaced it with the word "Faith" because nothing could be proved or disproved. God gives me all the rea sons" and "proof" I need, and Faith" I learned In the school rooms of three-fourths of a century past. - I agree that we can't see God, but if you can't see His works, you've missed a heap o' living. I could never see the mind, either, but it works-"terrible" at times! I've seen Its debris scattered for miles. One seldom sees "Christian ity" out of place, but comes to mind an inebriate who I saw staggering out of a saloon last Christmas, who was trying to whistle the tune of a fine old Christmas carol that was blar ing, loud enough to wake the dead, and it came from the same room he did. Did it set anyone to think ing? I do a lot of wondering as I look at our world of to day, but my prayers are an swered, and if there's no God, who answers them so prompt ly? Believe me, there is: Like some of you who write me, these beautiful wild flowers do not know Him either, but the Heavenly Father gives them their chance to live, just the same. Pearl Spackman, P. O. Box 33, Jacksonville, Ore. Gateway To the Editor: Another wrecking yard in Talent? This being my first experi ence at this sort of thing I call on the people in this community of Talent, espe cially property owners, to come to the front and help fight against this nine acre wrecking yard being permit ted to go in. Although we re just a small Motel operator, our business is our only livelihood. If this wrecking yard goes in it will be within six feet of our motel, also right up to several owners' back doors. I strong ly feel that we will be put out of business. The health department in sists that our place of busi ness be kept in the best sani tary condition possible in or der to deal with the public. We are well aware of the fact that' a wrecking yard sooner or later becomes in fested with rats and has odors that are very unpleasant. - I think the people of Talent have always been very proud that we aren't bothered with the smudge problem, but what about our future with a nine acre yard burning car bodies, tires, etc., making bil lows of black smoke day af ter day? Also the pounding and grinding of iron all day. Is this being fair to our community, to let some one come in and establish the sort of business that will be a nuisance and also depreciate all our property? So people of Talent and the valley, come one, come ail, and help beat this problem. Tomorrow will be too late. Mrs. Carmichail Resmore Motel Talent, Ore. P.S.-Ashland advertises the Gateway to beautiful Oregon, they'll have to change their slogan to the Gateway to the wrecking yards. Humility To the ' Editor: One of the reasons given by responsible men in the United States' for Russia's achievement in being first to put a man into space, is the simple fact that she had an earlier start. Now I would like to ask a question. Inasmuch as the American educational system preceded Red Russia's by over a cen tury, why has it been possible for that country to forge ahead of our own in scientific accomplishments? The Czars had kept their people in virtual enslavement and ignorance. Americans have always been too boast ful. A little humiliation might add to our humility and spur us on to our fullest capabil ities. Watch the United States from now on. Uncle Sam is going to wear a more serious expression. David Frisch, P. O. Box 292, White City, Ore. What Fools ..." To the Editor: It is disturb ing, to the frightening level, the way our news services ballyhoo the Russian an nouncement of the first man in space. The TV and radio nets are the worst offenders, blasting it at us from break fast to bedtime in a "me-to-ism" that approaches the vi cious. For it plays right into the enemy's hands in the fatal Trojan-horse lowering down of our oldtime proven protect ing drawbridges,, of this in creasingly dangerous propa ganda or test we are emeshed in, this world-space war, just short of the shooting. We must ever be suspect of the bear that walks like a man. For he is a proven liar and double-crosser by nis broken promises, almost with out exception,, both oral and signed. Why will our leaders sit down to parley with this beast in human form who speaks with the forked tongue? Prating peace and cease-fire, at the very same time rushing guns and ammu nition to continue fighting in little Laos. But where and when was the beginning, the inception of man into space flight by balloon-soaring, propeller, jet and rocket-wing power? It is in a fragile yellowed news release from one of my wife's many scrapbooks she has cher ished and guarded through the years. It's from a Sunday Jan. 1, issue of the Medford Mail Tribune of 1911, carry ing a dateline, Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 31, 1910. TAKES PHOTO FROM MOVING AIRPLANE "It is conceded today by military and naval experts here that a startling prophecy is involved in the remarkable performance yesterday of Roy K..abenshue, representing the Wright brothers, at Domin guez aviation field, who, while flying at a height of 500 feet took a snapshot of Do minguez field. The feat is considered noteworthy be cause Knabenshue was travel ing 40 miles an hour when he took the photograph, which, when the film was developed, Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF THE WIFE OF a rather stingy manufacturer was con stantly griping about her ailments, so when a famous French physician came to America for a visit, the manu facturer reluctantly al- , lowed her to put herself tinder the Frenchman's care. He cured her, too or at least so she claimed but then he rendered a bill that sent the manu facturer howling piteous ly into the night. "This bill," he accused the phy sician, "is bigger than the . total cost of D-Day!" showed a picture true to de tail. Army experts say that Knabenshue has demonstrat ed that in time of war forti fications and armies in the field could be photographed from flying machines." This pitifully small begin ning was nursed along by USA ipitiative, USA Industry, USA big business and little business at great cost, that included the lives of its citi zens, to what space travel is today. Doing this while the content i Russian was riding his horse-drawn droshky and cart in the black mud roads of his country. But the Amer ican trained Trotsky, the Len ins and Stalins got hold of his mind, muscle and time and via gullibles Hiss, Fuchs, Ros enbergs and others, bought our hard-won space-age know how, blackmlled more from sex-unfortunates whb had ac cess tq top government files, and now, heavy hearted and worried, trying to find of frost damages, we are bom barded . by TV, radio and much of the printed page of the world shaking accomplish ments of the bear that walks like a man. Reminding us that Shakespeare remarked something about "What fools ye mortals be." F. J. Clifford, ' Route 2, Box 200F, Central Point, Ore. and colors. All the people I knew tended to his or her own business. True, some folks tried hard to make an issue of the col ored question, still do from time to time, but that too is the same all over. The people themselves created the prob lem, and now we must help solve it. We all have a lot to ask ourselves, would we have been as capable and able to cope with the situation, if We had been in Harold Smith's place? Put yourself in his place. For myself I wonder if I could. Mary Alice Brusha 467 Hopkins rd. Central Point, Ore. Change in Africa To the Editor: A canal boat trip In Holland was taken a half-century ago by us two. IU speed was such we could get off and walk between locks. Thus, rare glimpses. On one brlckpaved dike, we were mobbed. Children ap peared from everywhere when we had given a few some candy. We also saw children drinking at a faucet. One small kiddie could not hold his mouth up to it. Sister took off wooden shoe. It made a goblet. Trip gave insight Into Dutch bulb breeders' rare ability. Polders were colorful with ribbons of blooming narcissus tulips. They held world mar kets because they translated into action their de Vries' mu tations theories. Above is recalled with news from writer's South African friends. In that Dominion are as many of Boer ancestry as of British. This very month they change from' pounds, shillings and pence to U.S.A.'s decimal system. Today's mall brings the new stamps. Their radios boom nightly the story of "Decimal Dick." This is educating Bantu workers as to above change. Meanwniie, U.S.A. lacks courage to at tempt the metric system. We still use feet, yards, ounces and pounds. South Africa is booming economically. They envision, however, even greater in comes. Today's mall tells of plans to utilize Holland knowledge in bulb breeding. They institute research to de velop superstralns of native South Africa plants, Gladi olus, Freesia, Watsonia, Aga panthus Belladonna "lily." Fi nancial results seem probable. Note what we have done breeding from racehorses to roses, cows to carnations. C. M. Goethe, 3731 Tea st Sacramento 16, Calif. "A Lesson" To the Editor: You are to be admired and I want to thank you for your article, "A Lesson." I hope your faith in humanity will be ful filled. Seems like others could be as liberal and honest in their opinions. So many resort to dishonest means to express themselves, such as sneak threats, anonymous phone calls, even hoods cowardly ways that not only destroy themselves but in the same instance breed hate among the ones they associate with. It really Isn't Important, who our neighbors are or how they live, but it is important the lives we lead. I was born and raised in the deep south (Florida). Not all the hate and discrimina tion is found there. I never was taught to hate anyone because of his color, I attend ed church, union meetings and many other functions there with all races, creeds Supermarket To the Editor: The follow ing letter has been sent to the Gold Hill Cily Council: Gentlemen: It has been brought to the attention of the housewives in this area that there is some opposition to the proposed super market and shopping center to be erected in our city. We are all for this shopping center for several reasons: The most important being the appearance of a growing city instead of a dying one. Anoth er point to keep in mind is the fact that a super market of this type with competitive prices would encourage more business in Gold Hill. All of Gold Hill needs a face lifting. A good example of this redecorating is Mor row's Hardware Store. We hope other businesses will be encouraged by this moderni zation. Mrs. Jerry L. Bowen Mrs. R. M. Gray , Gold Hill, Ore. Stockmen Set Two Meetings In Week Jackson county cattlemen will hold two meetings this week. The Cal - Oregon Hereford Breeders will meet at North's Chuck Wagon for a no-host dinner at 7 p.m. Monday. The program will include plans for the fall range ready bull sale and the spring tour. This year the tour will include Rogue River, Grants Pass, Ap plegate and Central Point. A short film on handling live stock will be shown. Jackson county stockmen will meet at Central Point Grange for their annual spring potluck at 7 p.m. Thursday. Eddie Meeker is program chairman. Included in the program will be a dis cussion of beef cattle improve ment and i discussion of safe ty on tha highway. He Quits ' To the Editor: On Tuesday, April 11, Circuit Judge James M. Main must have been in a very lenient mood. He has practically Invited all the burglars and rapists in the country to come to Jackson county. His Honor saw fit to sentence a confessed guilty burglar from Jacksonville and one from Medford to 5 year suspended sentences! Self confessed and a suspend ed sentencel "Let's all go to Jackson county, boys! We have a buddy on the bench." Now hold your hat! If you don't have one, go and get one so that you can hold it. Judge Main also sentenced a man from Prospect to 5 years, suspended sentence, for rapel He had also pleaded guilty. He admitted raping a 13 year o t girl. At this rate, that bloke from N.Y. City who raped and killed a little four year old child might have received 30 days' and a ticket to the theater when he got out, "Who do you give up to, and where do you give up?" I quit. Malemute Slim White City, Ore. More Cougar Reports To the Editor: A former Gold Hill resident and long time friend of the writer is Mr. Frank Childers, who ex perienced many years ago the most eerie scream, five or six times, of a mountain lion, low down on the foot of the moun tain one evening just back of town. The big cat was travel ing west toward Sardine creek at a rapid pace and letting out spine-tingling, screams until well out of reach of human hearing. Mr. Childers relates that there is no other animal, wild or domestic, that can make as gruesome a sound that really sends a creeping feeling of distress. I am most apprecia tive to Mr. Childers' generos ity in giving me the same facts and recognized evidence that cougars do scream as has been reported by an increas ing number of valley people in the recent past of long years residence. Bert Kissinger 520 Boardman st. Medford. A 5 Russia Prodded for Cease Fire Reply Washington -flJPD- The State department publicly prodded Russia today to reply to the U.S.-backed British cease-fire plan for Laos. "What we think is needed and needed quickly is a reply on the cease-fire proposal so that a conference can be held to settle the problem in Laos," Department spokesman Jo seph W. Reap told a news conference. President Kennedy said Wednesday he expected a So viet reply this week. Reap re fused to say whether the statement implied a deadline. 1ST IN SALES! Mor Peopla Buy WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIAS Than Any Other Encyclopedia Phona MUrdock 5-4771 PAINT-UP SPECIALS! from Medford's New Paint Store JOHNSON PAINT CENTER Headquarters for Benjamin Moore Paints PAINT THINNER (In your container) Gal. 7" ROLLER & PAN SET ONLY t PIIIDII Plastic Drop Cloths l(o 9 x 12 Size ...J nU Watch for Our Grand Opening Soon 400 E. Main at Riverside SP 3-3512 Object io Wrecking Yard I Tn thp Editor: T have never written to you before but I am rnminff to vou now. for things really need air. We, my nusoana ana i, were at a meeting of the planning commissioners at the courthouse about a wreck ing yard they are trying to put right in the center of our lnvolv little community about a half mile out of Talent. There are a lot of nice nomes out here and people have worked hard to make them so. We have to thank David Lowery for notifying us that the meeting was to be held that night. No one had both ered to come and see our nice little homes. What is a planning commission for but to look into what is best for the most? ' They said that Talent was for it, and cited a paper they had with 78 names on It. They did not mention 8 were from Ashland. That is a mystery and we are pretty curious how so many people in Talent could dirty their own yard. We could have gone farther but we didn't know Talent would sell us out for one big smudge pot at their gate. i We had a paper too and every one signed against it in the whole community. It's true we didn't have as many names, we are a rural com munity, not a town, but every single one of us are proud of It and want to keep it that way. Mrs. Harry Flynn Route 1, Box 56 Talent, Ore. i uifhi jmii "-'"'jrnr ri hii Mi f'riiii'eMMiinri ' " ' . The Frenchman shrug ged his shoulders. "I can do nothing about it," he declared. "Cert la fee." e Sounds as though Brlgitte Bardot's new press agent is the same smart hombre who wrote copy for La Monroe back in the good old calendar days. A 'reporter asked Brlgitte "When it comes to romance, what's the difference between an American's technique and a Frenchman's?" 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