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MKDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON
SUNDAY. MAY 13, 1962
Communications
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pper. in hct ine contrary is otter the case.
The Wrong Answers
Home Hula Not "Melro"
Ideep wells art the safest lion of the taxing unit or at , government Under the pro-iTaxei and Politic!
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Jo the Editor: Kenneth A. To the Editor: Your editori. source of water. If bombs are a regular statewide general posed chjrter, we will elect
Poole, whose letter was pub- j al of 4 13 concerning the role ; used, the well water would or primary election." Under eight. u
Parking Protest
To the Editor: This is in
protest of the renewed prac
tice of ticketing cars that have
been parked at one meter
longer than is specified by the
time limit. I think this is un
fair in more than one respect.
First, I feel that as long as
the meter is "fed," so that the
city gets all the revenue that
said meter should produce, it
should make no difference
whether one or more cars
have occupied said space.
Second, why is it that an
overtime ticket should cost
$2.50 while a mere violation
only costs $.50? I was only
one of several persons who
were fined $2.50 for overtime
parking on May 9, 1962, and
in my case, according to the
citation, if I had moved my
car at 3:20 pro. I would not
have been in violation.
At a recent date the time
for paying parking meters has
been changed to 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., which was a good thing,
but, and this is what I am
protesting, if I had allowed
the meter to go on violation it
would have cost me at least
$ 50 but likely no more than
$1 since there was only 1
hour r3 minutes till 5 p.m.
The preceding has not been
practiced for some time, and
as I remember, about three
years ago there was a direc
tive to the effect that meter
feeders should be lined, but
this did not last but a short
time because of unfavorable
public opinion.
Al that time the police de
partment gave adequate
warning through existing
news media, but for some rea
son they failed to do that this
time, why?
I for one am protesting this
action by an overbearing city
council or a very foolish
group of merchants who seem
to be determined to run as
much business out of town as
they possibly can.
I do not feel that a person
should be forced to move his
car every time he wants to
go to a different store. As for
the Park and Shop lots, I
tried to get in one the same
day I received the ticket and
was waved away with the ex
planation, "Sorry, we're full."
I don't know about other peo
ple, but when I go to town,
whether to shoo or window
shop I walk all over town and
I think that Is good exercise
for anyone.
I hoDe this will stir up
storm of protest which I feel 1
is quite justified.
Irate Citizen,
Leonard E. Davis,
1003 Brookdale,
Medford.
either have had to write the
check or resign.
I do not want that kind
of home rule. A man who
wants to do rjght by the tax
payers would either have to
do as the men who appointed
him say, or resign. We need
more men like Mr. Madden in
our government, both city and
county.
Cleo Canoose,
55 Ross Court,
Medford
Home!!
To the Editor: r am re
minded at the present time of
a story that was circulated
during a recent British elec
tion, regarding Lord Home
It seems that the family name
originally was pronounced
Home. It was changed to be
pronounced "Hume" follow
ing the defeat of the Scotch
in one of their engagements
with the invading English
forces.
In the midst of the battle
Lord Home who was com
manding one side or the other,
I forget which, was lost in the
shuffle. Without their com
mander to lead them the
army was disorganized. Then
someone started calling
"Home! Home! Home!" The
men took this literally and
started running lor home.
And so the battle was lost.
We are apparently mistak
ing our signals today in the
confused state of mind we
are in.
Sid Hollingsworth
While City, Ore.
lished in the Mail Tribune on
May 7, should be recognized
for who he is -the legal as
sociate of Charles O. Porter.
Mr. Poole would have been
better advised to have written
on a subject about which he
had some knowledge. He
might have explained to the
readers of the Mail Tribune
the meaning of the statement
made by Mr. Porter at South
ern Oregon College last week,
that the United States had
nothing to fear from Com
munist Cuba. He might fur
ther have explained the re
grettable position Mr. Porter
has taken on the whole Cuban
situation - a position that be
comes more indefensible as
time goes on.
Instead, Mr. Poole chose to
write on a subject of which
he knows little. Mr. Poole
is a candidate for nomination
to the State Senate from Lane
county. The League of Wom
en Voters asked Mr. Poole
this question, "What legisla
tive program would you pro
pose to meet the financial
needs of the state, such as
those of education at all lev
els, state institutions, wel
fare?" Mr. Poole's answer,
published in the Eugene Register-Guard
of May 8, is as
follows: "Information is lack
ing to provide an intelligent
answer to this question at this
time."
Mr. Porter should attend to
his own chores. Mr. Poole, in
stead of trying to belittle Bob
Duncan, should look to his
home work. His remarks
about Mr. Duncan are not cor
rect, and by his own admis
sion, he doesn't know the an
swers. Clarence Barton,
State Representative
Coos County,
Coquille, Ore.
counties should take in ores-1 be safer than canned water present law such a proposal
ent day society was excellent in the "bomb sheter" that j can be submitted at regular
I wish the whole thing could may not be safe at all and if j primary or general elections
be reprinted en toto. : the county will clean out the only.
I have also appreciated the? i road side drain ditches and i The measure also provides
fine writing of Mr. Jenny on !run Irrigation water through . mat u it is cteieaied in the
mem in ary weamer, mere i may primary, inai ine nrsi
won't be hatching places for (Proposal will be resubmitted
anything. I at the general election in No-
The'man at the meeting J vcmber.
said that the city doesn't have I suggest a NO vote for the
to charge interest on a sewer following reasons. Each of
line. Why are the people lied these three changes is of suf-
Poets' Corner
Conducted by
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Charter Views
To the Editor We are to
vote on "Home Rule, a county
constitution for self govern
ment in local matters."
That sounds very fine, but
I sec that two men, Paul Selby
and Earl Miller, former city
councilmcn, are for it. I take
a second look and remember
when the voters listened to
them before.
Mr. Paul Selby says it will
work like the City Charter.
The City Charter works only
as well as the men in power
want it to. When these two
men were councilmen, I com
plained through your paper
several limes that sections 10,
18 and 62 of our city charter
was being ignored.
The city voted $120,000 for
needed fire department im
provements. We were told one
of the Improvements was to be
a $40,000 fire alarm system.
After the council got the mon
ey asked, the city got some
discarded call boxes from
Camp White, and when I com
plained, Robert Duff, city
manager, told me that it did
not matter what we were told,
that the only thing that count
ed was what it said on the
ballot that we voted.
In Sunday's paper Mr. Duff
says City budget increases are
Inevitable in view of more
population (ignoring that the
Increased population is also
paying high taxes). He also
said we must have a improved
fire alarm system. We paid for
a gnnd one. but we did not
get It. How many times must
we pav for It before we get
It?
The people voted for civil
service for the firemen. The
writing of the civil service
law was left ud to the council.
It isn't worth the paper it
was written on. The council
appointed three men to the
civil service commission. Two
of them could change the civil
service rules anytime that
they wanted to.
I do not know Mr. Madden,
county lerk, but I shall vote
for him. for according to an
Hem In vour paper. Mr. Mad
den refused to pay a bill to
the Miller garage for work
done nn a county car. that
rould have been done in the
county hr?s by men already
on the county payroll. If Mr.
Madden had been appointed,
instead of elected, ha would
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Understanding Poetry
Several influences converge nowadays toward the be
lief that to appreciate and enjoy poetry is to explain It,
and that the way to explain it is to explain it awav. To
understand a poem it is first of all necessary to be moved
by It.
T. S. Eliot
O
Tht Mothers of Men
The bravest battle that ever was fought!
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find it not
Tis fought by the mothers of men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nobler pen!
Nay, not with eloquent words or thought
From the mouths of wonderful men.
But deep in a walled-up woman's heart
Of woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently, bore her part
Lo, there is that battlefield!
No marshalling troop, nr bivouac song,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But oh! these battles, they last
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithfully still as a bridge of stars,
She fights In her walled-up town
Fights on and on in endless wars.
Then, silent, unseen, goes down.
Oh, ye with banners and battle shot,
And soldiers lo shout and praise!
I tell you the kinglicst victories fought
Were fought in these silent ways.
Oh, spotless woman in a world of shame;
With splendid and silent scorn.
Go back to God as white as you came
The kinglicst warrior born!
Joaquin Miller
O
The Death of Rain
Tears flow with sparkling magic
And roll from cloudy cheek.
They proclaim a lale most tragic
Of careening flights insane,
To reach the destiny they seek
That spells the death of rain.
And I, with deepest grieving,
Shed tears for fellow men
For the man who, not believing
That the droplet stands lo gain.
Must seek the puddle of the clan
And find the fate of rain.
Carl Washburn
Medford
Senior, Medford High School.
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Tomorrow
He was going to be all he should be tomorrow.
None would be kinder or braver than he tomorrow.
A friend who was troubled and weary, he knew,
Who'd be glad of a lift and needed it, too
On him he would call and see what he could do - - tomorrow.
And thought of the folks he would fill with delight
tomorrow,
When he'd stack up the letters he would write tomorrow.
And hadn't one minute to stop on his way
"More time I'll have to give to others," he'd say, "tomorrow,"
The greatest of workers this man would have been
tomorrow.
The world would have hailed him had ever he'd seen
tomorrow.
But, in fact, he passed on, and faded from view.
And all that he left here when living was through
Was a mountain of things he intended to do Tomorrow.
Anon.
(Submitted by Pearl Riggs Crouch, Ashland, Ore )
matters of government, both
local and national, and re
marks concerning the UN. His
poet's corner has been a wel
come creative addition to the
Mail Tribur" and a great
source of joy to many. Mrs
Black's remarks were not at
all in keeping with the usual
gracious spirit which is gen
erally prevalent in the Rogue
Valley.
It would also be advisable
if Mrs. Black would do some
studying on definitions, lest
her confused ideas on Home
Rule and Metro government
rub off on some equally con
fused persons. These terms are
not to be used interchange
ably or synonymously.
Home Rule simply means
local self-overnment. This
can apply to a city, to a
county, or to an area. (Presi
dent Kennedy has recently
recommended to Congress
that the Virgin Islands be giv
en Home Rule. At present we
still appoint thiMr governor).
On May 18 it is Home Rule
for Jackson County on which
we will decide. The city of
Medford has enjoyed Home
Rule for many years, and by
and large has done a good
job of it. The residents of
any area with Home Rule
could have good or poor gov
ernment, depending on the
caliber of officials elected by
the people. And remember, it
is seven commissioners we
would be electing if the char
ter passes. This should cer
tainly not be misconstrued as
"taking the vote away" as
some are saying.
As lo "Metro'' government:
this is something quite differ
ent and will not be on the
ballot next Friday! Due to
mushroom ing population,
some metropolitan areas have
found that they must provide
services to adjacent areas out
side the old prescribed city
boundary lines. In fact one
city may fuse right into an
other and in strip city areas
it is difficult to tell where
one begins and the other ends.
The demand for efficiency in
providing services such as wa
ter, sewer, police protection.
has led to a type of govern
ment where a coordinating
force is given to answer this
need. It is true that the term
"Metro Home Rule" might
be used in some places
throughout the country, for
even with Metropolitan au
thority, there is still usually
local autonomy on other mat
ters of government. Each area
which has employed a Metro
politan form of government
has, of course, worked out
what it considered the best
arrangement for meeting its
needs.
Helen Thomas,
Route 4, Box 427G,
Medford
to? Six per cent interest, in
deed! The people led to be
lieve that in order to get
ticicnl importance to war
rant separate consideration
and vote. We should not be
merit in the first change but
none whatever in the other
two.
sewage disposal they must 1 required to vote either for or
join the city. Do thev realize i against all three. I see some
that when the city promises
to take care of the 'roads, that
they are speaking of side
walks and paved streets. That
we will be charged for.
Lets write personally and : tax. and collect it. without a
together to the Governor and J vote of those who will be re
to the President for a rural , quired to pay is, in my opln
sewage system so we can have ion. most unfair. There seems
cows, chickens, and so all the i to be no necessity for a law
little girls and boys can have 1 which permits submitting the
He also states, "Farther
analysis shows we now elect
10 officials every two years."
This is an error. The pres
ent nine are all elected for
four year terms. However, the
nine are divided so that five
are elected at one election
and four at the following elec
tion two years later.
Under the proposed char
ter, three commissioners and
a chairman will be elected
for four year terms nt Ihe
first election, and three com
missioners for two year
terms. At the following elec
tion three commissioners
plus the district attorney will
be elected for four year terms.
Thereafter four officials will
Legislation which permits be elected every two years.
any taxing unit to establish a
meir pets, even ponies on
the lawn. In short, let's keep
America free!!!
Harriette Gibbs
1375 South Columbus
ave.
Medford.
Keep America Freel
To the Editor: I've been
trying to call the people of
the annexation area over
Linn's line for two days, but
it seems to be busy. I went
to a meeting against being
"railroaded" into the city. Of
course I don't believe in vot
ing people's homes into com
plete loss and destruction.
How can the city grab prop
erty and levy a debt for city
water, sewer and streets at
a cost no one can meet? I
don't want to be told what to
do.
Presidents are sending
wealth overseas, and for good
intentions, jobs are pretty
scarce, I'm told, so I'm sure
if all the voters say, no, and
vote no to Home Rule, and
being threatened into the city.
that we can sign a mile long
petition to the President and
Governor of Oregon for a
sewer system for rural people
and farmers.
Please, dear people, don't
vote for these disasters, and
I promise with your help to
ask for a government project
se -e: Don't try for pure
Medford water. If they put
fluoride in it you will be
slowly poisoned. The sewer
is all you need, because good
Loosened Purse Strings
To the Editor: Our Found
ing Fathers anticipated that a
monopolistic Government
would get out of hand if pro
vision were not made to hold
that Government within rea
sonable bounds. They provid
ed in the Constitution certain
checks, separations, balances
and judicial reviews and the
veto power.
Their anticipation was justi
fied as the powers of the Gov
ernment have expanded In all
directions until is is very
doubtful that we can still
quote with impunity the im
mortal saying of one of our
greatest and most respected
Presidents, Abraham Lincoln,
who said, "Government of the
people, by the people and for
the people."
Expansion of Government
power usually reduces the lib
erties of the people. The ex
cessive spending by Washing
ton for Foreign Aid and fan
tastic projects at home and
abroad is the main cause of a
30-cent dollar. The elderly
people who started to save
and acquire property 30 to 40
years ago find their accumu-1
lations are worth about 30 1
cents on the dollar.
Many functions of the slates
have been usurped by Wash-
melon. Control of the schools
will strike a blow at the grass
roots of our so-called Democ
racy. Control of the farmer
with farm loans and crop con
trols have aided in underwrit
ing absentee farming by large
corporations and driven the
family sized farmer to the
cities to make a living.
The Committee revamping
the State Constitution have a
proposal to take the voting
privilege from the people and
make all state officials ap
pointive by the Governor. Let
us not make a political foot
ball out of the office of Gov
ernor of the great state of
Oregon! j
In Josephine county, nearly
a half million dollars werettJ
used for additions to the court- j hi
house without a vole of me
people of Ihe county.
The purse strings oi uov-
ernment have been loosened
and escaped entirely from the
hands of the people, causing
taxes out of reason.
Ed Black,
2573 Camp Joy rd.,
Grants Pass, Ore.
question of a new tax base
at elections other than the
regular primary or general.
One is tempted to wonder if
the object is to deliberately
attempt to hold such elec
tions at times when voters are
not likely to turn out in large
numbers.
The net effect of this mea
sure, if passed, will be to take
further control of local bud
gets away from the voters and
tax payers. I believe this to
be a step in the wrong direc
tion. John Nicdermeyer,
1014 Old Stage rd.,
Medford.
Charter Clarified
To the Editor: The com
ments of Mr. George E. Smith
under Communications of 58
reveal that the workings of
county government, either as
they exist or as proposed un
der the Home Rule charter,
are not clear in his mind.
To prevent this type of mis
information from spreading I
shall (as a member of the
committee) undertake a reply.
Mr. Smith stated, "The
charter would abolish 10 elec
tive offices to be replaced by
8 elective offices and numer
ous appointed offices."
At present we elect only
nine officials of our county
i our way of life it is money
To the Editor: We note in that talks, and without a prof.
M.T. May 9 that taxes were,'1 'I1""5, ia no iob- As 8,1
j, j , , , wealth is created by labor,
discussed at a Round Table L ,ollows that wilht
luncheon of the Medford Oregon will get pretty lean.
Chamber of Commerce. This (When that happens both la
writer has always been op-ibor and capital will migrate
posed lo the salea tax on gen-i'0 grcener pasture'
eral principle. However, in L ' "c,r these ,ihou1
. ,u . . . I Oregon in general and Robert
view of Ihe fact that Oregon Duncan in particular to cojii
is sandwiched between two tate and ruminate. There is
"sales tax" states, it seems bi8 Jb t unfinished busi
unrealistic for Oregon not toncja at,Salcm; Charley Porter
,,. , o i . , dld wel1 ln Washington, D.C.
follow suit. Real estate can- Le,., nave more 0,Kthe ,ame.
not stand the burden of high Let's keep it that way.
taxes in Oregon with Income
taxes diminishing. Home own
ers in the lower income
groups are in danger of losing
their homes al present, and
there is nothing gained by the
state for the Welfare Bureau
Mr. Smith's point, of the to pay the taxes on homes of
charier affording only nine the aged.
uses of our vote over a six
year period compared to 30
such uses under the existing
system is entirely wrong. The
difference will be one vote
every four year.
In the final paragraph, Mr.
Smith repeats his misunder
standing of both the existing
and the proposed systems of
county government. The sher
iff is elected for four years
and since some of the publish
ed delinquencies run back for
12 or more years, the house
has not been kept clean for at
least three terms. A possible
reason is that the budgets of
these sheriffs has not been
sufficient to do a forceful col
lection job. Under the propos
ed charter the appointed trea
surer should make regular re
ports to a board of seven
commissioners who wili have
direct control over him. These
wili be in meetings open to
the public, which should cer
tainly reveal the status of un
collected taxes at periodic In
tervals. For further enlightenment
on the executive or adminis
trative head of the county
government under the char-1
tcr, I refer Mr. Smith to Sec-
tion 26 titled "board chair
man" and Section 29 titled j
"Administrative Assistant." 1
It is my belief Jackson ;
county needs and should want '
a Home Rule charter. I
McLeod Maurice I
Gold Hill, Ore.
It is the belief of this writer
that if there was any assur
ance that property taxes
would be cut, the sales tax
would carry in Oregon. But
wUhout that assurance t h e
voters are loath to jump from
the frying pan into the fire.
No sensible person is going
to stick his neck out and ad
vocate a sales tax unless he
has valid reason to hope for
a cut in his property tax. At
the same time there is valid
reason to believe that more
capital would venture Into
Oregon and create more cm
ployment if taxes were not
prohibitive.
The good ship "Oregon" Is
rapidly drifting onto the
rocks. The governor's hoopla
alone will not bring industry
to the great state of Oregon.
We must be realistic and face
conditions as they are and
not as we like to believe. In
Walter Rcece
77 Manzanita st.
Ashland, Ore.
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For
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Outstanding Freshman
Legislator 1961 Session
Pd. Pol. Ad. S. V. McQueen,
2136 Hillcrest
m ' W'l m VOTE and FLEGT
Mi M DONALD E. "DON"
,tfi f) j FABER
' ;JL 1 1 Republican Candidal for
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
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(or Sound, Planned County Gov't
Pd. Pol. Adv. by D. E. Faber
Central Point, Oregon
P AKtC and
SHOP
AWARD W.NNER
J. R. ROBINSON
Park & Shop's Clerk of the Month for March
Suggests NO Vote
To The Editor: Voters
should pay especial allcntion
to ballot measure No. 1 lo be
voted upon May 18 - the 6
per cent limitation amend
ment. Three changes in the pres
ent law will become effective
If this measure is passed. The
first would permit a taxing
district to maintain its tax
base without making a levy
every three year period. The
second would permit a newly
formed taxing district to cs.
tablish a tax base (and col
lect It) without a vote of the
people in such district. The
third would permit taxing
districts to submit proposals
for a new tax base at "either
the regular or periodic elec-
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J, R. Robinson, pictured" here, receive!
check for $25.00 from Mist Suiette Holmes,
secretary for Medford Park & Shop. Mr. Rob
inson is the March "Park & Shop Clerk of the
Month" whose aignature appeared on the
greatest number of validated park and shop
tickets for the period. The contest ii designed
to remind tales people of validation ai cus
tomer courtesy in downtown Medford. Robin
son's signature appeared on 75 validated Park
& Shop tickets.
(REPUBLICAN)
FRED L
WALKER
COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
2J Years Provtn
Business Succen
(X)
Pd. Pel. Ad. Walker
fer County Comm. John
Rets, Chm.. 230 W.
Mam, Medford.
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STEPHENS
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
f r I lilt in ill I n , '-, unfit
lliinrr I wcltukli rwuc
These are Park and Shop
members who make easy
and convenient parking
downtown possible.
ALEXANDER I BROWN
ANOER'S PHOTO SHOP
ANDY'S JEWELRY
BARKER'S
BELL'S GIFTS t, HOMEWARES
BRAINERD'S
'BROPHY BUILDING
BROPHY'S JEWELERS '
BURELSON'S
BURK'S AWNNGS
CARRIAGE HOUSE
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
COAST TO COAST STORES
COLORAMA PAINT CENTER
D'ANJOU PROPERTIES, INC.
BEN DIERKS LUMBER CO.
DEMPSTER FURNTURE
FASHION ETTE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FLUHRER BUILDING
FOSTER'S MEDICAL PHARMACY
GINN'S FLOWERS
M. N. HOGAN
HOME APPLIANCE COMPANY
HUBBARD BROTHERS
JCF SAVINGS k LOAN
. JEWETT OFFICE SUPPLY
JOHNSON t STEWART 0
KARL'S SHOES
LAMPORT'S SPORTINO GOODS
LAWRENCE'S JEWELRY
LEONARD ELECTRIC .
jWai1
8 CONVENIENT
LOT LOCATIONS
LION'S
McLAIN'S DRUG CENTRI
MANN'S
MEDFORD BEAUTY SCHOOL
MEDFORD LABORATORIES
MEDFORD PHARMACY
MEDFORD PLATE GLASS
MEDICAL CENTER BUILDING
MODE 0' DAY
MONARCH SEED t FEED CO.
MONTGOMERY WARD
MORRISON'S MEN'S WEAR
NEWBERRY'S
NOBLE'S SHOI STORI
NORFIELD SHOE CO.
JOHN NUICH JEWELERS
PICARD JEWELERS
PICK'S APPAREL
PURUCKER'S
RATH'S
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
MORE of EVERYTHING
IN
DOWNTOWN MEDFORD
ROBINSON BROTHERS
SWEM'S GIFTS
THE TOY HOUSI
TROWBRIDGE ELECTRIC
VAN LEI'S
WAIHSCOTT'S PHARMACY
WEEKS i ORR FURNITURI
WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY
WIISFIELD'S
WESTERN THRIfT
WOOLWORTH'I
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Pd. Ad. Stephens fer Sheriff Comm., E. Pesten, Chmn.,
96 Letter Lane, Medford
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