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Flight o' Time
Medford ind Jackson County
History from the files of Tht
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and SO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1952 (Friday)
Most of Medford was back
to regular hours on Pacific
standard time today.
Patsy White, with a Spanish
dance number, placed first m
the amateur talent show stag
ed at the Bedford high audi
tnriurn bv the local chapter
of the Marine Corps league, o
20 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1942 (Saturday)
United States yar depart
ment orders construction of
facilities for a military garri
son at Medford municipal air
port. Fro Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "A lo
cal resident reports that a
stranger recently asked him
for a match instead of a dime.
he gloomier finance experts
say this won t last and soon
the request will be for
match and a dime."
30 YEARS AGO
(j-lay 2. 1932 (Monday)
Frank Perl, arandldate for
Jackson count) coroner, cho
sen best looking candidate in
primary election by members
of Enterprise Grange.
foScZTroVe7n .utek
Rufus Holcman, candidate
treasurer, spcks here before
meeting of Medford Realty
board.
40 YEARS AGO
May 1922 (Tuesday)
John W. Opp, new man
ner of Coast railroad, an
nounces start of improvement
on company's tracks ntOr
Jacksonville. o
Oregon secretary of state
reports that "over 100,000"
automobiles are registered to
Oregon residents. o
SO YEARS AGO
May 2. 1912 (Wtdnasday)
Cast of Roosevelt school
play includes Edward Kelly,
Gordon Kershaw, Isobel Stu
art. Archie Pierce and George
Jackson.
Porter J. Neff elected chair
man of Jackson County Dem
ocratic Central committee.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nina or ten correct il superior;
even or eight ii excellent; five ei
tix Is good.
1. Is the earth the second,
third, or fourth planet from
the sun?
2. What is the difference be
twecn a bison and a buffalo?
3. In what harbor is Ft.
Sumter?
4. Nsmc the first American
war veteran tc have his pic
ture depicted on a U.S. post
age stamp.
5. Is the average height of
a new-born baby in the U.S.
12, 20 or 24 inches?
6. Is a truffle a woman's
neckpiece, choice table delica
cy or piece of embroidery?
7. Any member of the arm
ed forces whose last service
terminated honorably is enti
tled to burial in a National
cemetery; true or false?
8. Correct the following:
"He will sure come home."
9. In World War II. was the
Aru.ln beachhead landing ac
complished In Normandy, Sic
ily, or Italy?
10. What have the following
In common: Kickapoo, Dela
ware, Cheyenne?
Answers: 1. Third. 2. None.
3. Charleston, S.C, 4. George
Washington. 5. 20 Inches. I.
Choice table delicacy. 7. True.
8. He will surely ... I. Italy.
10. All Indian tribal names.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 2. 1962
A Fairy Tale
Let us visit, for a
court (which is not a court) of the mythical
county of Noskcaj, in the state of Nogero.
The Shire Reeve (who is charged with law
enforcement and tax collection) is speaking to
the Judge (who judges nothing) and the Com
missioners, who are the Equals of the Judge
but not quite as Equal.
"I need mrye money to hire more men to
collect the taxes, Oh Judge," said the Shire Reeve.
"We cannot afford more money to collect
more taxes," said the Judge and the Equal Com
missioners. CO THE Shire Reeve thought about publishing
a list of those who had not paid their taxes,
and asked for money for the publication. But the
Judge and the Equal Commissioners said they
could not afford that, either. e
Years went by. The uncollected taxes remain
ed uncollected, and finally amounted to a total
of nearly a half-million ducats (which is the odd
currency in this fabled land).
Meanwhile, because these half-million ducats
had not been paid into the coffers of Noskcaj
county, all the other taxpayers had to pay more.
Not a lot more, you understand, but a little more,
Some there were, however, who thought that
the amount was less significant than the fact that
the Judge and the Equal
Shire Reeve had neglected to follow the dictates
of The Law.
J7INALLY a day came when a clerk expert in
the ways of money discovered that The Law
was not being followed, and that the uncollecxed
taxes were not being collected.
Hecalled upon the Judge and the Equal Com
missioners and the Shire
they should collect the uncollected taes, and fol
low The Law1 and ease
burden of taxation on alfthe rest of the citizens.
So the Ainds wen?
Reeve made a list of all
Anc' it was published.
But, alas, it was too
them. For many of those
moved away, or died, or
this burden (though ever so slight! remained on
the people of the county who paid their0taxes6
o
MOW it so0 happened yiat there was in this
' aounty group of citizens who had labored
hard to formulate a kind of government which
wouldoreplac? the Judge (who judged nothing)
and the two Equal Commissioners, with a larger
group of governors, 0vho would manage the af
faire of the county ,lor the
name and with their consent, .o
These citizens thought that the Seire Reeve
should perform his duties under the direction of
the enlarged Board of Commissioners, and be
responsible to them, so th&f he fjpuldno longer
ignore The Law.
And it camg to them the incident of the half
million ducats was a perfect example of hy
the change should be made. Under the system
which thy proposed, it would be difficult nay,
impossible for this added burden0ot taxation
be im'?,d UP .the.
system wouici see 10 it
county performrrjl their
o o
IN DUE time, the citizens of Noskcaj county
were called flpon to goto the polls to decide5
whether the Old System should be continued, or
whether the People and Voters of Noskcaj coun
ty, acting through their Ctynmissioners, would
rule, instead of the Nogero Legislators, who met
every tvo years some hundreds of miles away.
Of its 90 members, only throe came from Noskyij
county, and many and many a time it was diffi
cult, or impossible, for those fhree to pursuade
therjither iff menders to enact laws for the bene
fit of Noskcaj county. Q
But mafly people thought that it was import
ant for them to bg able to ote for the Shire
Reeve, andofor the Keeper of the Ducats, and
for the man who was incharge of Metes and
Bounds, and for the Keeper of thcrJ.ccoids, and
the other technicians and hirelings.
And many others thought that all officials
of the county should bear labels, either Tarcomed
or Nacilbuper (which were the principal political
groups), rather than votintofor the best man.
THE people of Noskcaj county still do not know
whether most of Jjiem want' the new system
(called a Home Rule Charier), which will net:-
mit them to decide for themselves on important
local questions.
Under the Old System, the Judge and Equal
Commissioners cannot ttQ the Shire lvjv (or
any other technicians and hirelings) what U do.
But many people think that the Old SvstenPis sonai property tax upon the
good. When they vote on the Charter, thev vilLdaifl wh,ich !,,,y bccame il,F;
. . ,. J , . i i i i This has been a source of
vote to continue electing technicians and hire-1 embarrassment l0 me, in that
lings, and not for Commissioners who will fol-'u has been nrccssarv for me
low the Will Of the people. ! borrow money from the
. 1 , . , bank, and upon which 1 haw-
T,,,,-, i ip ! had to pnv interest, but mv
HIS never happened, of course, for it is ajlax payments have rn on
Kairv Tale. Nowhere but in a mythical land i tune,
would the peio!e want to elect hirelings and' ,n ,h,e AM6lfo IM;,il,Tri"
. , . . i , , . . a . . bune of AVil 30 I find an
technicians, and not elect a widely . epresentative article in which it states that
Board of Commissioners, who would sunemise "the sheriff tries to. avoid
3the hirelings under a system where a half-million
,i . , I, Ci tt . i
ducats in taxes could noJ-o uncilocted.
Yes, this is a Fairy Tate. And all good Fairv
Tales should have a moral. '
The moral of this Fairy Tale is borrowed from
ueorge .vasninglOll. U
1 lie basis Ol our political systems IS the right
of the neonle to make
l'cl,l"e iu ft
Hons Of government.
moment, with the county
Commissioners and the
Reeve, and told them
uf ever so slightly) the
provided and the Shire
the uncollected taes.
o
late to colftct many ol
who owed taxes had
become bankrupt. So
people, acting in tneir
eens, for the new
mat tne oincers 01 me
lawful duties.
IS mis:
and alter their coiwtitu-
rtiui dun nun loilMllli-,
L. A. I
Dennis the Menace
it iiiiiiiiiiiii i i n . .ii rn
L
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The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Lc'iers submitted for publication must spot 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.
Firearm Registration
To the Editor: The fire
arms registration bill men
tioned In your Sunday edito
rial deserves more clarifica
tion.
0 Thg registration bill to com
bo crime and juvenile dclin
queSly is sponsored by a con
gressman of New York, N.Y.
the city with the strictest
gun laws in the nation and
the highest crime Qite of any
staja? in the unioo.
Tell juveniles to register
homemade zip guns Sure
they will! o
Firearms r e g i s t r ation is
frightening, as this B always
the first step in any nation
bg'ore private ocitizens loose
their weapons.
There yr only one reason
for registration regardless of
intent, to make po:ible the
sofzure of private aiflis when
deemedOdesirable by political
authorities.
If firearms were cjiol easy
to come by, would a critfrinal
not find some other imple
ment to acOimplish his pur
pose? Would not the work ol the
police and F.B.I, be harder,
as the registration of hun
dreds of thousands of private
armjvould mean administra
tive burdens, taxes and con
tacts?
Control a n d regulation
should be aimed at the use of
firearms anrLnot firearm own
ership The second amendment to
the United State. Constitution
is not a safeguard for unreas
onable arms legislation Siough
it was certainly ftitended to
be so.
Statutes, holh Federal and
Stat have been enacterjnd
upheld by the courts which
in their operation tend to de
prive the law-abiding gun-
yiwner ot if guns or tneir use
mroiiKii excessive reHiuauuu,
Amei- gi freedom is a free
dom of individufl men, a free
dom of individual responsibil
ity and individual rights.
America is not so brain-washed
or weakened that the peo
ple must be protect from
themselves.
As it is every Aiv icafP cit
izen's duty ft'hcn called on tu
don a uniform and bear arms
for hisncountry and give up
his life if necessary, ceie1
tahily should 19- his right a.
own
Cf'ms
ithout undue rcstrict
whether ne uses them
ions.
for hunting, target shooting,
collecting home and 'rson
(t) protection or anothcr le
gitimate reason.
No firearm, registered or
nofi will ever commit a crime
by itself, nor Sill Ogislrion
deter ju$'nile Minquency.
Gun owners should protest
dm bui
I m"n' Will
to their congrcss-
liam N.ORedhead
2449 Obispo Dr.
Medford. O
SotOe of Embarrassment
I Tr thi. VHilni" Vnf iha nact
several years I have made a
sincere effort to pay both my
real estate tax and my per-
publu'a,ion lo. voidw0mbar-
rassmeni io tne taxpayers.
;lMv fourtil En(!li5h
teacher taught us to avoid
i,hp usc ot Um '"""' "voids.)
iSVL"
city tax (in some cases) is to
"llow ,or delinquent personal
nro,cr,v Uxcs- 1 ,in(1 in so ;
inR ovrr lax receipts that
my persoVal property tax III
irie)iKiui-- tiuti-ii u uwnln me organized unnerworia
MEDFORD
'OH.We OlDNiTtWwWlti'. W
JlTTSnN'aXTg&tU5,'
roughly 10 per cent as much
as my real estate tax.
This leads me to believe
that I have been paying dou
ble on my personal prope'jjy
tax, so (Jvhcn T'- Common
Market agreement comes in
to being, and I am no longer
able to compete with foieigii
labor in the marketing of my
product, and as a result canrj
not pay my person. proper
ty tax, I can look for my
name on the Who's Who in
Jackson County, and know
that I will not be embarras
sed. Gordon C. Warner
o P.O. Box 695,
Medford.
Firearms Act
To the Editor: One of the
most dangerous - but least
noticed - of the laws which
stretch the meaninj," of "inter
state commerce" into infinity
is the Federal Firearms Act
of 1938.
Thus, the Congress which
enacted it, opened a Pandora's
jx of horrors for all Ameri
cans who love their freedom.
The 1957 Treasury Depart
ment carders (proclaimed un
der the authority of Jhe 1938
Firearms tjlet) were modified
before full implementation;
but if t, lftd been fully en
forced, the Treasury Dep:jt-
wou,d )lave permitted
agents ot the International
Revenue Service, without
warran, to enter and search
the private premises and
property of dealers in fire
arms and ammunition, a cftnr
violation of the Fourth
Amendment to the Costjju
tion, wftch ensures (freedom
tAm unreasonable federal
search and seizure without
a warrant. The regulOion is
a clear infringement of the
right to keep and bear arms
as sifSted in the Second
Amendment to the Constitu-V
tion.
Action 2 of Mr. Anfuso's
bill states that the "unrecordO
ed possession of pistols im
poses a biftden on commerce
K it fcrilitato thP IISP I
f r,iii tn rrv ni rrim
involving goods in com
merce.
Criminals do not now (jnd
will not if rejjr. Anfuso's bill
is passed) legally buy and
dutifully rcgieyrcjheir guns
Weapons used liy hoodlums
are generally stolen. If a fQ
man cannot steal aoweaijyn,
he can make one. O
Congress makes a vague
grant of power to bureaucrats
in the administrative agen
cies, enabling them to make
whatever rule and regulatfuns
they may deem necessary to
carry out the purposes of the
laws 0-hich they are suppos
ed to administer and enforce.
Tlir "administrative" rules
and regulationPhave the force
Oof law; and the bureaucrats
can change the "law' any
time they wish, without con -
sultii anyone.
What happens when a cv.-
izen. or a business firm, runs
afoul of one of these "laws "?
The bureaucrats who made
the "law" are ti ones who
bring tne cnarges. 1 ney in-
rff.es. I
n of
They make determinatio
guilt ot innocence iirequentiy
withiu.r even letting the ac-
cused know j-jiat they have
been accused oil and thev
bitrnrily assess penalties.
The above paragraph. I
just kind of put together for
the O L C C. O
Alfred W. Hanenkrat
TLO. Box 523
Jacksonville, Ore
Investigate It
To the Enitorp The rural
school buriuct is not our big
gest tax expense: but it seems 1
to be one that w e pass auto-;
maticallv because we don't
want to invr.mgate it or don t !
understand it.
With budge
creased $500.00
t that has in-
000 since 1959-
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Some Disturbances Mar San Salvadorian
Election, But Result
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
On some San Salvador
streets, nails are scattered to
puncture automobile tires.
Some names
were missing
from qualified
voter lists.
And signs pro
cl a i m e d El
Salvador's one
man, one-party
e 1 e c t ion
simply waa
boost for
Newiom "military tyr
anny and the Yankee em-
mil the election returning
El Salvador from provisional
to cor.(utional government
went off rather peacefully,
chiefly because the elegion
of former army Lt. Col. Julio
Adalberto Rivera was a force'
gone conclusion. His nation
al conciliation party was the
only one in the race.
AHhot).h it is traditional
in El Salvador, tiniest and
60 (the budget for the year
ending June 30, 190 was
$2,080,844.27; the estimated
expendituresofor the ensuing
fiscal yea- will be $2.53,585.
93), I think it is time to Out
out something, or at least cut
several things down.
Thi.year the budget allows
for salary increase in the
county school superintend
ent s4 office of $13,037 over
last year and for the curricu
lum center of $14,769 over
last year's budget, an overall
salary increase of $27,806.
Specific iO'reascs in salary
allowed are for County School
Superint endent Mekvold,
frn $9,700 to $11,000; for
Assistant S u p e r'i ntendent
.Dealojis Cox from present
$750U to $8500 and for Cur
riculum Center Dirgctor Jinjy
iviuivTMicuu, ciu iiici i-ast: xiuiii
$7200 to $8200. I grant .sal
ary increases are necessary
yo keep efficient hegy, but
mis aocs seem to be a rainer
drastic increase.
Transportation allowan c e s
have also been increased by
$2,785 over last year and a
car and panel truck have been
allowed in addition to mile
age increases forthe depart
ment.
The amount needed to bal
ance the budget this year is
$153,792.93. Last year the
mount needed to balance the
budget was $96,969.40, show
inpoan increase this year of
$56,053.86. o
This increased budget seems
Especially amuzing when, ac
cording to siy-eral reports,
plans are in the air to discon
tinue the office of county
school superintendent. It
sometimes seem impossible
to do away with an office
where there are so matiy
ployees and so much equip
ment. At present, there are
' " """'as
'"i cii i will; cm yiuyws ill
the coOity superintendent's
office and the curri?ulum cen
ter. In the curriculum center,
cthcre is, according to Mr. Cox,
f ru""l--'y J.-OU.UUU worm
b equipment and this years
IsL
p. bungct allows for $5,500 for
repairs to present equip.tVnt
and curriculum and $9,500
for the purchase of new cur
riculum supplies.
I hope0 you willoconsider
these figui-Q and investigate
before you vote on the rural
school biOget on May 7 at
the school eleei?on.
Mrs. Ray Burnette,
Route 1. Box 388,
o Talent, Ore.
A Reply u
To the Editor: After read
ing the letter in the paper
Sunday, and receiving a copy
in the mail "Oughta Son," I
should like lo say, it is the
biggest bunch of unadulter
ated bullfrog Slang I have
ever received
Your big frog in his little
1 green puddle has croaked
too loud once too often.
o You and your letter have
j done more to convince me
j that Mr. Stephens is twice
o e niHn Mr. Ottosen will
! ever be. and he has done no
back stabbing to prove him-
self. I have little respect fij"
a man wno las to run som( , d
)om, cIn, down , ordef (()
mako him,.if r
may attd Mr ottosen hasn't
.M.ucn an me -acts, and I am
aware of tOetn. ii
,t .
iaii we re j
examine your retard
I hi,iiM lit-., ..I. ifi...
,.,., .... (3 ., ' cial figures to show the huge
cImL iZ "l'rC 7 ?TUl1li made by the steel cor
U y Cim 3f "rd ,h,!'porations in 1961 and to the
luxury of a man such as vou !,...-.
rnHnr- A ...... I .
limn null nrt.s mil
made one contribution to his
party, or was even seen at a
committee meeting
unlll ho .
decided to run for sheriff
" here was he the night of
the Roosevelt Memorial Ban-
quet:Hc wasn't rOsscd be-
"iim- .ir. airuncns was there
I w ith
fmile
handshake and a
for everyone. He
most densely populated coun
try in Central America, that
no presidential candidate can
succeed without support of
the military, Rivera had la
bored manfully to remove
himself from the army label.
He campaigned on the slo
gan that a candidate need
only know "the problems of
his people and how to meet
them." o
The single candidacy left
something to be desired in
the way of democratic pro
cessi. Rivera's army rack-
grouna aisiurDea some ana
his announced policies of so
cial reform bothered others,
especially those aligned with
the "14 fgjnilies" who for
generations have held most
of El Salvador's land arvd
practically alLof its power.
But the lack of opposition
could not be laid entirely at
Tivera's door step, and
throughout Latin America the
ejection itself had a signific
ance out of proportion to El
Salvadcfl's size. The issues in
volved precisej yu the require
ments set lortn Dy tne unuea
States for participation in the
Alliance for Progress Pro
gram.
In the last year, and a half,
the tiny coffee countryOhad
seen two bloodless militr.ry
revolts.
The first of these, on Oct.
26, 1960, overthrew Presidftit
Jose Maria Lemus, wtiose po-
repre:4iUs his party.
Sir, C)ou have not only dis
gusted me, but every other
committeeman and woman I
have talked to has feltQthe
same as I.
IfHou had t,yed your head
before3 your mouth, you may
have had a chance. It is with
renewed effort and vigor
thai, we will try to 'defeat
you.
o
Mrs. Ernest Chriss i
Stephens for Sheriff
Committee
2718 Hward
Medford.
p
It Stunkl O
To the Editor: Mrs. Irma
HendersoiCand S;Oa Thorson
in Tuesday's Tribune ex
press our feelings exactly on
Saturday's Blossom Buck
auction.
When I saw some young
fellows with large brief
cases full of BlSssom Bucks,
some of tilery in bunches
neatly stacked, I wSmdeftd
now iney nau cuine uy mew
After the bidding started
and I saw the way things
were going I knew that was
no place for an honest per
son so I left.
If our chamber of com
merce and businessmen try
anything like this again next
year, they are welcjme to go
ahead as far as I am con
cerned, for I will not take
part in any Say In a Pear
Bloftom festivffl. It stunk!
Howard Glascock
233 Beatty st.
Medford
Terrible Farce
To the Editor: Blossom
Bucks FloppoiJ? Bucks!
This was a rrible farce to
pull on the general public. It
seemed there was very little
forethought on the whole pro
gram in general, and if, in
deed, they expect to repeat it
agaig next year there should
be some set rules to make it
fair to fteryone. First, that)
the merchants, their families,
all business personnel, and
anyone c$iecied with the
Blossom Bucks program be
barred from entering in the
auction-jst as any other con
test is handled. And another
rule should be that anyon.
under 18 Wears of age not be
allowed to bidQ
The average amount pf
Bucks honestly gained per
family,I would say. was frem
500 to 1.000, and when two
and three families "pooled"
their Bucks, and were lucky
enough to be near enough to
bid, and still didn't have
enough to even buy one of the
little surprise packages-weli!
What do you think?
JoycCSp?ir.o
P.O. Box 85,
Shady Cove, Ore.
Like Andy Jackson
To the Editor: "Hats off"
to President Kennedy for the
manner in which he handled
the steel dispute? His swift
ness and thoroughness was as
if Andrew Jackson had sud
denly come back to life.
Drjoite the inconsistencies
of the man. one must admit
that in the matterf the steel
ispute he moved like a
champion.
I'm afraid that there are
n,,merous Points concerning
the stel situation that Rob-
1 1 I rttimius litis i.uiiijii-ici;
j
. t r . - i .....i t..i..
1IUM t-ll.
First, there are the finan-
H'1-
Secondly, the Steel Work
ers Union signed a one year
agreement with the corpor-
ation tn work for verv little
or no gain in wages; which
in nsen snouia prove mat me
workers do not have a firm
grip on the industry. It w as .
in the form of a "gentleman s !
agreement." to the effect
that the workers would not
Will Aid 'Alliance1
lice brutality against student
demonstrations had aroused
widespread resentment.
The new rulers prove un
able or unwilling to halt a
drift to the lea and them
selves fell on Jan. 25, 1961.
On Feb. 15, President Ken
nedy announced the new Sal
vador government had de
clared its "determination to
bring about free and demo
cratic elections . and it
seeks solutions foP the eco
nomic and social difficulties
whQh that country has faced
. . . we hope to be able to
assist El Salvador. . . "
Both the United States and
the new government actecd
swiftly. The U.S. set up loans
or credits totalling around
$40 million and sent in ex
perls to aid Salvador's agri
culture. In almost daily de
crees the government set up
jidespreaCrefofrns, including
both tax and land.
"Last December Colonel Riv
era's national conciliation
party won a landslide victory
in elections for a constituent
assembly on a platform which
pledged to continue and re-
ask for a wage boost if the
V diiieiiieiii wuuiu liui ue-
mand a higher price for steel.
Workers would, however, ap
prove of a very slight in
crease, but nothing as ridicu
lous as $6 per ton.
Thirdly, the workers sign
it) aO'no strike" pledge.
' Mr. Famous: Just who is te
intervene in a situation like
this, if it5 not the President?
Again: Just what do you
mean wsn you state that by
letting the steel companies
have Weir own way, "a true
economic balam-e may have
been achieved"?
Is it economic balance to
allow millionaires to make
billionaires out of themselves
'at the expense of our national
strength?
Your que.-on: "Now will
industry have to look with
one eye toward government
when it considers expansion
or price movement?"
The answer could be either
yes or no? depending on the
circumstanOs.
As for expansion, the an
swer is usually no. Also a
liberal tax deduction is of
fered by government to en
courage expansion as long as
expansion is reasonable.
As to Jirico, fixing, the In
dustry has a voice ifi the mat
ter as long as it does not go
completely out of bounds in
monopolistic gractices, to the
extent that it will -weflten
the nation.
If an? s(t3l firm makes
such ridiculous demands .ft
a $6 per ton "price increase
after it has shackled its work
ers, and theif double-crossed
them, then it's pot only the
President's right to intervene,
but U's als. "Everybody's
business."
o Warren E. Wood
P.O. Box 102. .
Shady Cove, Ore.
a
A "Sucker" .peaks
To the ditor: Te Cham
ber of Commerce must still be
laughing at all the local
"suckers' who honestly and
earn9st6' went out of their
way to collect Blossom 8cks
from the merchant who is-
sucO them.
It wiijild have seemed that
anyone with 1,000 to 2.000
Blossom Bucks had a good
char.SL- of getting one of the
nice iten-aaeU the auction. Each
dollar spent was one blossom
iftck. Everi with the frequent
offer of double bucks, one
could hardij' hope collect
more than aouple thousijjid.
Imagi.O the disappointment
and anger felt by 95 per cent
of those present when it was
scn0discovercd a few persons
having anyvAere from 5,020
to 30.000 dollars in BlossoTn
Bucks jjvere walking away
with the action.
It would appear that it was
better to be a good friend of
someone handling the Blos
som Bucks instead of just a
good customer!
0 J. R. B.
(Name on file).
Medford.
Try and Stop
a By BENNETT CERF
"II fRS. GREEN, invited to a Broadway musical, hired a
A new baby-sitter to take care of her obseoerous brood
"I don't care how much they protest." Sirs. Green ijld the
girl. "I want every last
oy of them in bed by
! ten o clock.
O "When she came hnmp.
humming the hit song
from the show she had
seen, she asked the baby
sitter, "Well, did you get
them all tucked in bv
ten?"
"I did," reported the
girl proudly, "but that
oldest boy, the red-headed
one, put up an awful
holler first."
"The red-headed one?"
echoed Mrs. Green. "THAT'S
e3 a
John Drury tells of a south Georgian bov who was taken to
Chicago one January and saw anow for the first time. He stared
in wonder from hi hotel imm u-inHmi.. ,i, ...... v.. j
itreet below and cried to his mother, "Look, m! Grits all over""
O 13. by Bennett Cert Dtatrlbuttd by Kmc raaturea Syndicate
inforce the reforms already
instituted by the revolution
ary junta.
Opposition parties with
drew from this week's elec
tions, resulting in Rivera's
lop-sided victory. For tha
moment at least it also was
a victory for the Alliance for
Progress.
Strietly
Personal
By Sydney i. ffarris
(c Field Enterprisee Inc.
FREEDOM NEEDS A GOAL
p In his new book, "A Search
for Civilization," which l9in
reservedly recommend to all
O ;prinii read.
ers, John U.
Wof lhairman
; of the Com-
i mittee on So-
V cial Thought
at the Tjyiver
sity of Chica
go, makes tha
pungent o b-
servation tjhat
narriP "Freedom c
sists in choosicg the right
slavorv." o
Lik? most genuine para
doxes, th remark contains
a deep and subtle truth. It
reminds us, as we constantly
need reminding, that freedom
for itself is not attainable,
lor even desirable.
iitu. 1 t i :
1IIC IICCUUIU UL LUC I1IU1
vidual is restricted in every
moment of his life," write?
Pressor Nef, "at least by
his physical and psychical con
stitution, by the size of his
income, and even .y his free
dom, if freedom o is offered
him without his knowing
what to do with it.
o
"As as ultimate aim," ha
continues, "the emancipation
of the individual isn't even
a happy dream. It can cor.
demn him to one of the worst
forms of slavery slavery to
himself."
He explains further: "When
a man is left to choose, with
out an ideal beyond himself
to inspire his choice, all tha
values that he needs to
strengthen himself are likely
to drown in the multiplicity
of choices. . . If he lacRs a
hierarchy of values, such a
man is incapable of making
a choice that will satisfy even
him."
"he only true rrjad Jo free
dom, he emphasftes, is tha
road of love-and the o.ly
means of loving is to forget
oneself. "Love is the highest
form of slavery."
All of us are slaves to ca
thing or another-to our ap
petites, our ambitions, our
prejudices, our fcara and fol
lies. The young person who
breaks away from the ties of
home and community to
achieve freedom for its own
sake soon learns that he has
tied himself to other chaiiPs.
All freedom must have a
goal, or it ends in anarchy,
boredom, dissatisfaction, and
the premature death of tha
spirit. o
The fundamentjl quest of
the human bei'!-which par
alle'aj the search for civilization-is
to find a set of va'jes
large enough and firm enough
for him to devote his freedom
to. To be emaoipated from
political and economic bond
agio is not enough, for free
dom is an activity, and not
a state. It consists in uftirking
as a voluntary slave for goals
that e beyond ourselves.
In "A sArch for Civiliza
tion," Professor Nef suggests
what these goals ought tg be.
He forces us to reflect seri
ously on the meaning of ni
em industrialolife, to re-examine
our ideas of science
and religion, art, and excel
lence, wisdii'n and its dang-
ereiis counterfeits.
It is a practical book, be
cause only through such a
search can eve learn what is
worth practicing to ensure tha
survival and growth of our
civilization.
op
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