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- MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON MONDAY. APRIL 23, 1962 ... Communications ... Letters to th Editor muii bu the nam and iddrtu of ih writer, although undtr ctrtain eireumitincet th u of i pn nam or initial for publication it permissible. Th Mail Tribune rsarvs ih right to adit all lttr with a viw to clarification and condensation. Litri lubmittad for publication must not exceed 400 words. Th letters printed in thli column do not necessarily represent th riewa of th papari in fact ih contrary is often th cas. The Scars Remain To the Editor: It is beyond my capabilities to ever thor oughly explain exactly why all people have so much hat red and deceit in their hearts, for there is a price that at one time must be paid, if only by descendants. Fifty years ago in our little town a Fourth of July parade was held, in which an armed patriotic group marched as a portion of the festivities. The parade ended at the union hall and an armed attack was made in which many were in jured and several hung by the neck from a railroad bridge. Many of the old brick build ings still have bullet holes in them and the incident is still an explosive calm among the descendants of both par ties today in that town. So the scars remain, as in all of the world: Miriam was cursed with leprosy because of color prejudice. Archie Gilman 217 South Riverside Medford. Charlie's Record To the Editor: For five years I have been carrying on a campaign of petitions and letter-writing to require that shoes be labeled. I am a shoe repairman and I know that many buyers don't get what they need or what they pay for. Now the Federal Trade commission will soon estab lish regulations for shoe-labeling. It was a long, hard fight, one I couldn't have won with out the help of Charles O. Porter, who was my Congress man and who will be again, I sincerely hope. I am glad to serve as his campaign chair man in Jackson county. Congressman Porter kept me informed throughout this battle and made it possible for me to work with others who realized people needed to know about the shoes they bought. The shoe manufactur ers lobbied against both Charlie and myself. I wish you could see the pile of letters and books that represents what my friend and Congressman Charlie Porter did for me and my cru sade when he was in office. It was Charlie's work in Washington that set off the longest and 'argest investiga tion into the shoe industry in history, and this led to the regulations soon to be in ef fect. If you are happy over the success of my fight for bring ing you the means of buying better shoes, please do not forget, vote for Charlie Por ter on May 18. Two more points I would like to make: one, all the groundwork for the new post office soon to come to Med ford was. done by Charlie Por ter when he was in Congress and, two, Congressman Porter was the man who revived the $100 million Rogue Basin project which can riean so much for jobs and prosperity in our area. These are just three of the things that Char lie Porter has done for this area and the 4th district'. A record like Charlie's is better than a lot of promises Wilbur L. Gardner Chairman, Jackson County Reelect Porter to Congress Committee Medford act on their own and try cramming the proceeds down our throats, bring it to the people, and let them decide if they want to jeopardize the freedom that they have. Take away a man's guns, you take away his will to fight, and when we lose our will to fight we will no long er be a free America. I am asking you, Mr. Bat- tin, to enlist the aid of Sen. Mike Mansfield, Rep. Metcalf and Congressman Arnold Ol sen of Montana and all others that want to be fair to us, the citizens. Just give us a chance to have our say, by a vote. C. E. Savage Klamath River, Calif. He's for Swede To the Editor: In reply to Charles Jackson's letter of the 18th where he so generously took pot shots at K. C. Swede Wernmark, one of the leading Democratic candidates for county judge in the coming primary election, I have this to say: "the tongue in cheek" letter submitted to the letters to the editor column shows an obvious intent to discredit Mr porting incidents and discu sion, and by unfairly criticiz ing a few small procedures forgetting in their entirety the issues involved in the present campaign. As chairman of this event and also chairman of the "Wernmark for County Judge Committee," I wish to state so that all may know that the meeting was conducted in proper order, The kickoff meeting for Swede Wernmark started at 6:15 to an invited group of 45 campaign workers especial ly invited by the committee to attend. At the conclusion of this dinner, the meeting was made public to hear the first open discussion of why the people of Jackson county should vote down the pro posed charter. This point the verbose Mr. Jackson missed altogether. He also missed the point that about 65 people, including some seven candi dates, even Republicans, came and spoke against the charter. These in addition to the 45 dinner guests. I am very sorry that one person took It wrong about asking for contributions from the assembled campaign work- Watch Out To the Editor: Rather un fortunately, those who white wash themselves of being Wernmark by incorrectly re- ers and supporters, but this is trespassers into human rights a usual and customary proce dure in any campaign. Wit ness the many silver teas, no host luncheons and other fund raising activities held in be half of the candidates. Even the Roosevelt Memorial Din ner held annually by the Dem ocrats is a fund raising event put on by the Democratic par ty of Jackson county, and, may I say, a good one. I do not believe that the writer, Mr. Jackson, came to the meeting to sincerely con sider the issues involved but came to deliberately seek some small thing or things to use in an eftort to try to discredit a leading candidate for county judge. I can see no other reason. Swede Wernmark has the training, know-how, education and judgment to administer the affairs connected with this position and I know that he would give the county an active, action filled, progres sive program for its develop ment and growth. I wish to state further that I am for the Swede all the way, and that his efforts to convince the voters of Jack son county that the proposed charter and Home Rule should not be adopted meets with entire approval. Vic David, Chairman Wernmark for County Judge Committee Medford. my and freedoms are often the worst offenders. The major ity of the members of our com munity who have taken the time to explore the field of communication with the edi tor of this paper have attempt ed to slander and often ac cuse their fellow citizens of lying, cheating, and many other venial sins of sorts. The case of many becomes one of the pot calling the ket tle black. In attempting to "correct" their foes these same contributors have used many of the same techniques which they themselves have so harsh ly repudiated as being bad. Referring to the Bible as his text, the average Communica tor has made his own argu ment seemingly (in his own mind, at least) invulnerable. A reader of this column on any average day could find an assortment of sundry ar guments raging, carried on by such authorities as L. G. Weaver, Alice I. Black, Wal ter Reece, L. C. Powell, and others all directed against the Communists or any other branded 'pink' organizations in the United States. Unfor tunately these people fail to realize that they, having nev er either experienced Com munism or seen first hand its affects, are standing on very thin ground. They are actual ly very limited in their knowl edge of the broad field in which they are attempting to endeavor. To a person who, on the oth er hand, attempts to suggest some concrete steps (i, e. the U. N.) and further that we, as Americans, should be intel lectually armed to fight the enemy, this same group re lentlessly throws libelous cal umnies and accuses him of actually being one himself (Communist). Although this person has seen what similar scare techniques can do to a nation, the perfect Deity of bigoted authorities continue to drop back onto their never ending witicisms and hand slapping. The Birch Society, the D.A.R., and other such dog matic organizations have con tinually insisted that anyone or any organization which at tempts to solve the world problems through bargaining, rather than name calling, is nothing less than a Commu nist inspired organization it self. Incidently, it might be noted by all readers that the United States Supreme Court, the United States Congress, the President of the United States, and nearly every other official of our government are all disreputable, heathen, un. speakably bad Communists. (This is a weak attempt at sa tire.) Needless to say, the "Bible thumping" authorities who daily grace this page should examine their own methods and see how closely they re semble those who they claim to be fighting. One word of warning, however ........ watch out your neigh bor might be a Communist spy who Is out to get you. John Gutisten Route 2, Box 736 Medford. Seattle Fair Honors Wisconsin lilissgJ Seattle - 0JP1I - The Seattle World's Fair began its special states' days today by honornig Wisconsin. The 13.000 men and officers of Wisconsin's 32nd Division stationed at nearby Ft. Lewis were given the day off to help whoop it up and swell attend ance figures at the fair. Wisconsin's Gov. Gaylord A. Nelson was here to per sonally greet the men of the 32nd and their families in a special program at the fair's plaza of the States. The other 49 states will have their day at the fair later. X HARRY E. HAWK Republicin Candidate for COUNTY JUDGE Decisive Progressive Pd. Pol. 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