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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years go.
10 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1952 (Friday)
There were 541 more fe
males than males in Medford
at the time of the 1950
census, according -j statistics
from the federal census
bureau.
About 200 area Democrats
are expected to turn out to
hear David C. Shaw, Gold
Beach attorney, deliver the
principal address at the an
nual Roosevelt Memorial din
ner tomorrow night.
20 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1942 (Saturday)
Forty -one of remaining
CCC trainees at Camp Pres-
cott near Mcdfoid sent to
T iMiiciuna fnr HkrlmrPP.
From Arthur perry's "Ye
SmutiBe Pot" column: "a citi-
zen reports on a trip south
he was served a piece of ham
almost thick enough to see
with the naked eye.
30 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1932 (Monday)
Trade magazine survey
shows Medford residents pur
chase largest amount of furni
ture per capita of any city
In Oregon.
Survey of Medford junior
high school students shows
94.8 per cent believe their
classwork is "not too hard,
not too easy, but about right."
40 YEARS AGO
April 18. 1922 (Tuesday)
Medford city officials slart
canmaign fnr construction of
public children's playground
hcre
Jackson county fair board
of directors announces plan
to construct buildings "of sub
stantial character" at fair
grounds. SO YEARS AGO
April 18. 1912 (Wednesday)
Medford construction com
pany starts grading of West
11th st. in preparation for
scheduled paving later in sum
mer Medford electric company
advises use of electric irons
to avoid excessive heat and
noxious gases:" electric irons
sell at S2 each.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct ii luptrior;
oven or eight il excellent; live Ol
lit ii good.
1 Does Ihe Constitution
give the power of organizing
lesser federal courts to the
Congress or I lie Supreme
Court"
2. Is Kuropp or South
America the larger continent''
3 In what ocean is the is
land of Iwo Jima?
4. 1: a double eagle gold
piece of the denomination of
$5. $10. or sno?
5. Dues a tricennial denote
a period of 3. 30 or 3(10 years?
fi Who presided over the
Constitutional Con entlon in
Philadelphia, which wrole the
U. S. Consl Million?
7 What is a farrier?
8 Tlic people of what coun
try presented the Statue of
Liberty to Ihe U. S ?
0 Do any trees grow in
Iceland-'
10. What holiday always
falls on the first day of the
month''
Answers: 1, Congress. 2.
South America. 3. Pacific. 4.
S20. 5. 30 years. E. George
Wnshinglon. 7. One who shoes
horses. 8. France. 9. No, 10.
New Year's day.
WEDNESDAY, APHiL 18, 1962
Seattle World's Fair
Much has been written about the Century 21
World's Fair which will open in Seattle this week
end.
Despite all we had read and seen about it, we
really had no conception of the dimensions of the
event. It's going to be a "reely, reely beeg shoe,"
as Ed Sullivan might say.
We were treated to a tour of the grounds last
Saturday, and aside from the usual sore feet and
aching back afterward, we found much to admire.
rT,HE two most talked about features of the fair
are the Monorail and the Space Needle. Both
have been open to the public for several weeks
(although they are closed now until the fair
opens), and have been drawing huge crowds.
A casual inspection would lead one to con
clude that the fair will not be ready to open on
Saturday, but a closer look at how fast prepara
tions are moving forward is a hint that it will
be ready or pretty close to it.
Workmen are paving and painting, planting
and scraping, pounding and hammering, like
mad. A few details may have to be attended to
after the opening (when crowds will slow the
work down), but it will be 99 per cent complete.
XE LEFT the Space Needle and Monorail to
to others, and concentrated our attention on
other features. One of the most impressive is the
huge coliseum which the state of Washington
has constructed. It is a squatty-appearing build
ing, the true dimensions of which only become
apparent on close inspection. Its four acres, how
ever, will seat some 18,000 people after the fair.
Ihe science pavilion
ernment is another impressive and attractive
building, with airy grace and soaring modern
gothic style.
OF ESPECIAL interest
Armin Richter, both of
information division of
partment.
It is small, but it will
warmth of brown wood
cool water fountains and
It will, we believe, be a
was working hard as we
exhibit would be completed by the middle of the
week. Totem sculptures by Gene Bennett, another
Medford artist, are among the exterior features.
COR those planning to attend the fair, we have
a few words of advice. The most important
concerns transportation, and we would suggest
that they use public transportation if possible,
rather than driving their
to Seattle and after arrival.
1 raf f lc congestion in
too, is iroing to be fantastically bad
The hichwav from
excellent in some places, and passable every
where. But the freeway
from there clear into Seattle, driving will be plain
murder if only half of the 10 million visitors ex
pected this summer show up.
In Seattle itself, the street layout and traffic
control is worse than in any large city with which
we are familiar. '
So we suggest plane
there, and cab or bus or
city itself. An additional
the parking problem, which is going to be next
to impossible around the fairgrounds.
""THE fair is going to have a tremendous impact
on Seattle, in particular, and on the entire
Pacific Northwest in general. I he publicity on the
fair, both in nationally-circulated publications
and in local ones, has been tremendous..
The advance ticket sale last week end passed
3'.'. million something
shows of this kind and
to tremendous attendance
world.
The bulk of those attending, however, will
be from Washington, Oregon and California.
And a large percentage of the Californians will
be passing through Medford. It is eoinir to have
a marked effect on us during the coming months,
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A LL IN ALL, it's going to be quite a summer
for the Pacific Northwest.
Those going to the fair should be prepared
for bad traffic and crowds, but they are almost
bound to enjoy themselves if they find fairs and
expositions interesting and fun in any degree.
Century 21 has some shoddy aspects, but the
good will outweigh those, ten to one. K.A.
Is Justice Blind?
An Army reserve private, court-martialed for
disrespectful marks about a superior officer, gets!
six months at hard labor.
An Army major general, who imputed a va-'
riety of sins up to and including treason to many
high-ranking officials, including past and pres
ent commanders in chief, is repremanded. trans
ferred, and allowed to resign.
Justice, they say, is blind. Hut perhaps not
to rank. H. A.
As many readers of the Mail Tribune are
aware, our newsroom is in process of bei.ig re
modelled. That is one reason that some who "have
telephoned the newsroom have been unable to
hear the conversation at this end. and vice versa,
because (if the hammering and clattering. This
shouldn't last too much longer, however, and in
terms of space and efficiency, the result will be
a vast improvement. Or so w'e all hope. K.A.
built by the lederal gov
was the Oregon exhibit,
Medford, for the travel
the state highway de
be beautiful, with the
and green foliage, with
comfortable benches.
credit to the state. Bob
peeked in, and said the
own car, both enroute
Seattle, and on the way,
Vancouver to Tacoma is
stops at Tacoma, and
or train or bus to get
monorail for use in the
reason for the latter is
almost unheard-of in
every indication points
from all parts of the
Dennis the Menace
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contrary is often the case.
Who Will?
To the Editor: Here is a
poem I wrote for your column:
YOU CAN . . .
You can be anything you want
to be.
Do anything you desire.
You can climb the highest
mountain peak,
You can measure the small
est star.
You can play ball, If you will,
Or crochet in the park.
You can move a small hill
Or cause a dog to bark.
You can help those who are ill,
Advise those who are not.
You can overcome every fear.
You can master every thought;
You can be on top, but hum
ble must you feel.
And never say, "I can't," for
if you don t,
Who will?
Lorna Fowler
Route 1. Box 332 .
Talent, Ore.
Barn Cats
To the Editor: Today a ditch
rider told us that he and an
other man saw a gunny sack
moving along the road. They
untied it and let out a half
grown cat.
A couple or years ago a
milk truck driver had- the
same experience. Only this
time it was a mother cat and
kittens.
One year that the farmers
complained the rats and mice
were very bad we happened
to have several cats and also
some that someone thought
this was a good place to dump
them.
I advertised barn cats to
give away - barn cats, .be
cause they didn't like to be
held and were afraid to come
In the house. v- ,
People came after them and
could have . given away
more, strays and all. '
Mary E. Atkins
1634 Orchard Home dr.
Medford.
Dan Smoot and Home Rule
To the Editor: The voters
in Jackson county will soon
vole on a document called
the Home Rule Charter. A
voter to vote intcllgicntly on
any issue must understand the
issue. How many of the 35,741
voters in Jackson county have
read the Home Rule Charter
and how many understand it?
It is written In legal terms.
Attorneys are educated to un
derstand legal terms, most of
the voters are not.
Would you like to know
what Home Rule, as it is pre
sented to us, really means?
Would you like to know,
when, where, how and by
whom Home Rule started and
how it is working where il
has been voted In by unin
formed and misinformed vot
ers? Would you like to know
about 1313 East 6th st. where
the head of this monster lives
whose tentacles are reaching
into every state, county and
town in the U.S.?
This information can be oh-
taincd in two documented Dun i
Smoot Reports. No. l.V April
13. 1959. Metropolitan Government-Purl
One. and No.
16. April 20. 1959. Metropoli
tan Go ernment-Part Two.
Price. 25 cents each. Address
The Dan Smoot Report, P.O.
Ilox 9538. l.akewood Stntion,
Dallas. 14. Tesas
These reports are not writ
len in legal terms, they are
written in language thai any
one with average intelligence
can understand, so is the
sinution ol the United Slates.
Read the reports and go into
the voting booth with a clear
conscience and you wont
vote wrong
San Antonio. Texas adopt
ed 'Metro Go eminent ' (an
other name for Home Rule
Jan, 1. l!ir2 In seven e.trs
of operation San Antonio s
Metro cm eminent handled
f.'L'.YOim.llUil of public funds
and raised Ihe cost of ' hail
MEDFORD MAIL
HANDS EVER. TWO SECOND?,
dling" it from $21 to $48 per
capita. Taxes were increased
233 per cent. (Capsule News,
Oct. 31, 1959.)
Oh, yes! San Antonians
have initiative and referen
dum. We're hearing those
words a lot just now. San
Antonians tried it and they
learned that "big money"
buys elections.'
The truth will make and
keep you free.
Mrs. Alice I. Black,
812 Newtown St.,
Medford
Save the Constitution
To the Editor: We are farm
ers much concerned with the
favoritism, corruption, lack of
principle and added burden
to the taxpayer that has al
ways been prevalent in the
farm programs. Billions wast
ed each year!
I believe the first con
trolled production was in 1933
when the government bought
feeder pigs for slaughter.
Some were bootlegged back
to the farms. This is when
the corruption started.
We can cite many cases in
all branches of the program,
for the whole thirty years,
where corruption - has been
prevalent. Favoritism has
been shown among the local
committeemen and local and
state offices. It demonstrates
the truth that "Power tends
to corrupt and absolute power
corrupts absolutely."
We have traveled extensive
ly during the past five years,
studying the farm program, I
suggest transferring local and
state ASC managers every
year.
Farmers do not want to he
heavily policed. Nor do the
taxpayers want to pay for the
policing.
Congress should thoroughly
investigate and ecpnomize the
whole program.
The Soil Bank and storage
oCenormous amounts of grain
was very unfair to the tax
payer. The grain should have
been fed long ago It could
have produced real meat
whereas millions' of tons of
imitation meat is being sold.
We have farmed for. forty
years, but this waste is a dis
grace to everyone concerned.
Let lis save our Constitu
tion! .
Lloyd H. Elliott,
RFD 3.
Lake Providence, La.
Flyway Threat
To Ihe Editor: Ducks and
geese of Pacific Flyway need
your help.
S. 1KH, a bill which would
stabilize the boundaries of the
Tule Lake. Lower Klamath,
and Upper Klamath National
Wildlife Refuges of Oregon
and California and assure
their continued development
and operation, is stil
Senate Interior and
Affairs Committee.
I in the
Insular
Those opposing S. 1988 are
connected with local irrip.-i.
lion and reclamation kwu.
lions. They are supported bv
tne tnree local county govern
ments and wealthy landown
ers of the basin. This group
has skillfully proposed Basin
Bill S. 1 !K8. which would put
much of the best crop land in
private land use
Their agruniems aboul the
illegality of S. 1988 were re
jected by an opinion of the
Interior Department solicitor.
They stale that substitute
Con-(wildlife land could be devrloo
ed. Wildlife spokesmen have
proven that there Is no sub
stitute All of these lands are es
sential in the proper manage
ment or the refuges Further
ree.ucuons in aieas are unac
ceptable because more than
8il per cent of the Pacific Kiy
a s waterfowl ue them for
nesting. rc:nii; and leedinc.
They aio prn nte the nation s
best public huntin: grounds
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Possibility
In Red China Suggested in Dispatches
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
A new purge may be under
way in Red China.
The possibility is suggested
in broadcast' P e i p 1 n g dis
patches seek
ing a t c a p e-
goat for the
three disas
trous years in
Red Cninese
and in
much that is
left unsaid in
the communi-
LRU
N.wion. que which fol
lowed the secret three-week
meeting of the Red Chinese
people's congress.
The communique made no
bones about the "natural ca
lamities and economic diffi
culties" which had befallen
Red China.
But as a cure it suggested
only greater hardships for
China's 650 million people al
ready suffering the effects of
forced labor, malnutrition and
deprivation.
All the help you can muster
is urgently needed, first to get
this bill out of committee,
then passed by the Senate,
and finally through the House.
Be sure that you support S.
1988 and not Basin Bill-S.
1988.
William Jackson Young
Route 3, Box 163
Medford.
Park Birding
To the Editor: From South
America arrive plans, in Span
ish, for a proposed Lake of
the Flamingos National Park.
The material is in scholarly
style. It credits U.S.A. with
the original concept. It lists
other noted National Parks:
Transvaal's Krueger, Baminge
in French Africa, Belgian Con
go's Prince Albert. It empha
sizes that Japan now has a
chain of 27. It reminds
Peruvians they trail the Ar
gentine herein.
The article is well illustrat
ed. The opening sketch of the
flamingos is especially appeal
ing. This writer can testify
that, in birding from the
Polar Ice Barriers Auks, far
North of Spitzbergen, to the
Antaractic's penguins he re
calls no thrill more dramatic
than on Amazon headwaters.
We there once saw a flock
alighting of perhaps 100 fla
mingos. The lake was verit
able sapphire - colored. The
birds were in full nuptial
pink.
All Latin American Nation
al Parks help Saxon American
conservationists. This, because
many of our birds migrate to
Peru. One is the olive-sided
flycatcher. Others go as far
as Paraguay.
C. M. Goethe
3731 Tea st.
Sacramento, Calif.
Not A Total Lois
To the Editor: I'd like to
express one man's opinion
about the fiasco which took
place last Tuesday night at
Kim's restaurant in Medford
It had been announced that'
there would be a dinner, fol
lowed by an open-to-the-pub-lic
meeting to discuss the
Home Rule Charter.
As an interested voter, I
wanted to hear more about
this controversial issue. I
skipped the dinner, furnish-
ed by Mr. Wernmark, but got
there in time for the meeting.
This is what I witnessed:
As host at the dinner and
master of ceremonies at the
meeting, Mr. Wernmark, also
in search of public office,
made the most of both func
lions by wading into a lengthy
campaign speech to gel the
ball rolling . . . rolling for
Swede Wernmark, that is. Ap
parenlly. no one told him
there is a lime and place for
j everything.
The speech not only took
pot shots at other candidates
who were absent, but painted
Wernmark as the only man
around who could get Jack
son county out of the woods.
He didn't sell me on it and,
I suspect, not a few of the
Sst
others, either. j
After this liberal dose of like an excuse to grind his
folderol. William Deatheridge own political axe. Passing the
was given a chance to talk 1 hat only added insult to in
aboul Ihe Home Rule issue, 'jury.
wnich Is what everybody was!
supposed to be there for. It
turned out (o be the only ed to see the results of this
bright spot in an otherwise maneuver. I was gratified to
dull evening. see that the returns were
Mr. Deatheridge presented meager. Quite a few sat still
a good case against the Char-1 on their money,
ter. but treated the subject I took it as a glaring ex
fairly and open-mindedly. We i ample of poor taste and faultv
could use more of that. ! judgment. My feeling is tha't
Then our luck ran out and nobodv in public office should
-
we got Dam to Mr. Wern-
mark, via his campaign man-
amr. .Aiier a lew more glow-
ins remarks for Swede, the
hat was passed for campaign
contributions That struck me
as the low point of the whole'
evening The meeting start-
ed to look mote and more'
That New
As a document it was inter
esting chiefly as a study in
Communist gymnastics with
words. Even those could not
disguise the atmosphere of
general gloom.
The mere fact that for three
weeks the Red Chinese lead
ership permitted no word of
the congress proceedings to
reach the outside world sug
gests they felt there was much
to explain.
Other publications and
broadcasts have been more
outspoken.
Among them was- the theo
retical journal Red Flag,
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
(ci Generil reeturei Corp.
AUDIENCES LOVE A
FAILURE
At the circus last week, the
children were beguiled most
by the baby elephant doing
tne Twit t.
(t2 'fcT""! Rut the adults
responded
most enthusi
astically to an
aerialist who
almost fell
from his
norrh In n
raM I m o c k acci-
. .... den( The cry
Harm that went up
from the crowd was composed
of shock, horror-and deep
pleasure. Unconsciously,' they
wanted to witness a fatality.
And ail performers know this.
Oscar Hammerstein II used
to call the audience "the big
black beast." It hovers there
in the dark auditorium, wait
ing for the entertainer to
falter and fail. Every profes
sional performer feels at
heart that the audience is his
enemy-this is why adulation
from the crowd does nof real
ly satisfy him or bring him
any sense of security.
The blood-lust of a primi
tive tribe has been varnished
over in civilization; it has n-Jt
been eradicated. The mobs
that used to attend public
hangings of pickpockets in the
seventeenth century were
much like the mobs that flock
ed to see Christians thrown
to the lions in the first cen
tury. Another man's death
may diminish us but It also
gratifies us.
We can feel it most keenly
while watching stunt fliers
or aerialists, but the sharp
antagonism of the mass is pal
pable even to a perfor ler In
the more polished ar At
the height of his fame and
acclaim, Caruso confided to
his wife, "Each time I sing,
I feel there is someone Wait
ing to destroy me, an I I must
fight like a bull to hold my
own."
All ma-ss movements, what
ever their political slogans,
are based on blood-letting; all
groups tend to be worse than
the individuals who compose
them. The best argument for
individualism Is that no man
would dare to do alone what
he would do witl a crowd;
this is why weak boys form
gangs.
And even an audience,
which has presumably gather
ed together for entertainment
and relaxation, takes on some
of the aspects of a primitive
mob. Let the singer crack on
j high note, or the actor flub
line, and the animal out
there is ready to leap on his
back. A baseball hero in a
slump quickly learns how the
crowd turns against him
angrily.
For society Is always look
ing for both heroes and for
victims. We inflate our heroes
beyond human dimensions,
and then we enjoy pricking
them to see if they will burst.
We yearn for a display of
superiority, but we also yearn
to see that superiority re
duced to humiliation and fail
ure. The cry that went up
from the crowd at the circus
v s a cry of human fear-and
of subhuman jubilation. Who
ever denies this cannot under-
,Und mankind, or himself.
I might have walked out
then, as some did. but I want-
stoop to conquer.
Still the evening wasn't a
total loss. I learned more
about the Charter, saved a
little money, and found out
where to put my vote,
Charles Jackson
35 Second st.
Ashland, Ore.
Purge Under Way
which was among the first
Red Chinese publications to
air Mao Tse-tung's dispute
with Nikita Khrushchev and
is among the most authorita
tive of Red Chinese publica
tions. The latest issue ol Red Flag
exonerated both the people
and the top leadership for Red
In the Day's News
By FRANK
Hong Kong is one of the
world's most interesting spots.
Its population is officially re
ported to be 99.1 per cent Chi
nese. Which means that out of
each 100 of its permanent pop
ulation (tourists excluded) 99
are Chinamen.
And yet
Hong Kong is practically
100 per cent free enterprise.
Of its thousands of little
shops, practically all are pri
vately owned and privately
operated. The same is true of
its industries - from little one
room workshops to its rela
tively few large factories.
There is no communist indus
try in Hong Kong.
DOES that mean that t h e
Chinese people are funda
mentally anti-communist?
Not necessarily.
The greater part of these
Hong Kong Chinese are recent
comers. At least three-fourths
of them have come in the last
few years the years since
communism swept the Chi
nese mainland. The Hong
Kong Chinese are of two
kinds - the rich and the poor.
The rich saw communism
coming and got out of China
early, bringing their wealth
with them. A lot of the poor
are still coming, crossing the
Bamboo Curtain as refugees
whenever the opportunity pre
sents itself.
CJO WHAT has been happen-
ing in Hong Kong could
mean that the Chinese who
can't take communism, who
are willing to risk their lives
to get away . from it, are
GETTING OUT while those
willing to take whatever
comes, including communism.
are remaining in China. Time
will tell.
The big mystery is why
Red China permits this 100
per cent free enterprise pin
point on the may of Southeast
Asia to go on flourishing.
Hc
OW are WE doing in South
east Asia?
How are our foreign aid
policies working out?
Are we gaining or losing?
JOHNNY-come-lately -
and especially no casual
tourist-can be expected to
know. But one meets interest
ing people. One such is an
American officer who has
been working with our for
eign aid people for the past
two and a half years. He isn't
too optimistic.
Thailand, he says, is our
only ally in Southeast Asia.
It has a tough, competent gov-ernment-a
benevolent despot
ism that knows its people
aren't ready yet for self gov
ernment, and meanwhile is
giving them what they need.
Thailand, he adds, wants no
truck with communism, and
will fight at the drop of a hat
to retain its 'freedorm
f AOS, he thinks, is gone.
" Vietnam, the present hot
spot, is probably gone. The
heck of it, he says, is that
neither cares a hoot what hap
pens. All they want is to be
ieft In their house by the
side of the road to watch the
world go by. They accept
American foreign aid and
they accept Russian foreign
aid-and don't care whose aid
it is.
But, he adds, if we get out,
the communists will move in
and take over ALL of South
east Asia. So, he supposes,
we'll have to hang on.
SANITATION, he thinks, is
the big problem down in
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
A MAGNIFICENTLY attired couple sa, tovmg w,h their
V Vlcl,ua' the town's most expensive re.tauran when
.man at the next table ordered a bottle of rare? colv wine
The magnificently at- - ne-
tired female watched the
waiter pour same, then
sighed to her companion,
"Look, darling. They're
pouring our year."
A gloomy looking party
forked over sfx bucki for a
book called "Prayer Can
Change Your Life," but
was back for a cash refund
an hour later. "My pur
chase w a terrible mis
take." he explained "I
thought the title wu 'Pray
er Can ChajiM Yotir
WIFE.' "
Bob Hope overhwird two sun-baked old bl,)i ,i
teenth holt discourse as follows. "Your husband ffrrs
mg better now that he has a new stance "
"That's not a new stance. That's a nrw lii.sband,"
C Wti. by tVnaett Cert Distribute by K:nf r.tur SyMi-r.
China's agricultural failures.
Instead, it placed the blame
on provincial and low-level
leadership which it said be
came "infected" with bureau
crats who "estranged them
selves from the masses," and
who showed themselves to be
irresponsible to the party and
the people."
JENKINS
these parts-and little wonder,
he adds. The rivers are vast
sewers. They are used as
washtubs, as bathtubs, as pub
lic toilets-AND as reservoirs
for domestic water supply.
including drinking water and
water for cooking.
As a result of this total lack
of sanitation 19 out of each
25 babies born DIE before
reaching the age of five. With
proper sanitation, he says, 20
out of 25 of them could
LIVE.
But, he goes on, our idea of
aiding these people is to build
modern paved highways, pow
er dams and such-all of
which the people of South
east Asia are not yet ready
for.
A ND-
r. i
He says with a shrug-
The Russians put it all over
us as propagandists. We spray
the jungie roads with weed
killers to open them up so
we can't be ambushed so
readily, and the communists
spread the word that we are
killing off all the vegetation
so that the people will starve.
When there is too much rain
or too little of it, the com
mies spread the tale that
American nuclear testing is
causing it. We send a heli
copter into the jungle to bring
out some poor devil to the
hospital, and the commies tell
the natives we are taking him
away for torture.
And so on. The dickens of
it, he says, is that the people
BELIEVE IT.
rpHIS MAN isn't a cynic. Ha
isn't a disgruntled worker
who is peeved with his job.
He concedes that we probably
have a bear by the tail in
Southeast Asia and must hang
on or the consequences will
be serious.
But he isn't very happy
over the way things are go
ing. One meets many others
like him down in this part
of the world.
Johnson to Lecture
for Certificate Class
Ragnor O. Johnson, former
real estate commissione ', will
conduct the lecture for Ihe
certificate class for real estate
brokers and salesmen from
Jackson county at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Apri' 26, at Hed
rick Junior high school.
His topic will be "Mortgage
Guaranty Financing." The
lectures are sponsored by the
O.egon real estate depart
ment, and lead lo an award
of a certificate in real estate
and an invitation lo member
ship in Rho Epsilon Kappa,
a professional honorary so
ciety. Yakima Man Killed
In Helicopter Crash
Wapato, Wash. - HTP - Ncl.t
Larson, 37, Yakima, was killed
Tuesday when the helicopter
he was using to spray an ap
ple orchard near here hit a
powerline and crashed into
the orchard.
Child Support Funds
Collected in Oregon
Salem - OTI - The Oreson
Justice Department collected
$38,654 in March in child sup.
port and welfare fraud cases,
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn
ton said Tuesday.
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