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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON MONDAY, MAY 14. 1962 ' COMMUNICATIONS oTHl." i! ,h Edi,' muit ,h nm nd address of h ''' yithoogh under certiin circumstances the use ot pen name or initial tor publication is permissible. The Mail Tribun. .. th. r,nht to k ? ie"m i,h view ,0 clarification and condensation. Letters Kjomitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed In this column do not necessarily represent the views of the Paper: in fact the contrary is often the case. ..a. n .... ; To the Editor: A former innsiuiierman aoine some ed itorial research on alcoholism among the veterans domiciled at White City found a vocal majority of them in aggrieved protest over the position of the Evergreen bus-stop in front nf m tavrn In . - Medford. The great majority of veter ans in the White City Domicil iary are serious, sober and tem perate men who are often grievously burdened with the drunkenness and alcoholic an tics of the offending inebriate minority. The present bus-stop has become almost a part of the tavern and nnr tpmnprnt barassed by intoxicated riders climbing in and on and out .and so are the laHio nr tha . VAVS often in transit to their neighborly duties at the Dom . iciliary! We have no "voice" at white City for such worthy protests, aue lo a national Veterans Administration rul ing which will not allow or permit station newspapers sucn as our "Dominews to " participate editorially in con troversial matters such as al- This is most embarrassing .when militant members desiro a crusade for the good of the station and often reminiscent of the way of the ostrich for alcoholism is a (or THE) major problem in all veterans affairs. The City of Medford as signed the tavern area for an Evergreen bus stop when some ' Domiciliary members became a nuisance at Trail ways. The report of the for mer' newspaperman doing the research has been read to, and seriously discussed by, the Domiciliary Group of AIco- I'UMW nuuiljrillUUB. 111V ICgU- lations of A.A. will not allow the group to take up any "cause" either, and the prob lem was transferred to White rilu 13 n... inn L - A . -i lJ Wl lot VJl 11IC A1I1CU- ean Legion. We not only con sidered and debated the pro test and problem at our last Post meeting, but it was or- -1 , . I . : i . i of the Mail Tribune asking ed itorial expression on a proper olution of the problem. White City Post 192, with its 86 memebers, thus repre senting the respectable ma jority of our Domiciliary members, invites the Citv of Medford to move the benches and present Evergreen bus atop from in front of the of fending tavern to an orderly and decent position elsewhere In downtown Medford. Our majority of members will be deeply grateful-even the sane among our inebriates. M. E. Prevost, Commander, White City Post 192, The American Legion, V.A. Domiciliary, White City, Ore. ly what they have gained and I was one of Porter's support- Be Informed To the Editor: Can you af ford annexation into the ctiy? I CAN'T. Your property will be reassessed soon after you are annexed. Naturally your taxes will be considerably in creased as you are not paying any city taxes at the present time. If you do join the city for sewer services, which is the only advantage that most people can see, how do you expect to get that service when some of the previously annexed areas have petition ed for sewer service for from three of five years without any success? Talk to some of the people in the Berrydale District about this prohibitive expense. Be informed. Talk to some of the people in the Lone Pine District about the prices they have been quoted on their petition to get a sewer in their dis trict, and their taxes that have been increased, not only once, but some of them three times. Ask them what they were quoted at the time they were being annexed too. Ask these people about the sewer (?) at the Lone Pine school. Investigate. Know what you will be voting for. Don't forget that all city laws, rules and restrictions, building codes, inspections, li censes, etc., will all apply to you once you join the city. Do you want that? Your insurance rates will not be lowered as some peo ple are inclined to believe. What do you gain by annex ation if you cannot get sewer service? If these people who are already in the city have been unable to get these serv ices, what makes you think that you, coming into the city from three to five years later, will get these services? Will the additional expenses, in cluding taxes, for five or ten years be worth waiting in hopes of getting sewer serv ice? Can you afford it? Is it worth the cost? The county is obliged by state law to help those peo ple in the county who need sewer services. This can be done with, very reasonable and just expense. Read State ORS 451 at your Public Li brary. Be informed. Talk to vari ous people who have been af fected by annexation and find out just exactly how much it has cost them and just exact- hr IfclklaslflaiVllia I 'f M m i mm . A A M. 1 W I -v r y r l p M Chineit irt, you know that Greyhound fares are less than ny other form of public transportation. What you probably don't realize is how much less. For a pleasant surprise, check the money-saving Greyhound fares below. You'll see it a glance why it always pays to insist on exclusive tlnyhound Scenicruiser Service?.. and leave the driving to usl No ether term of public transportation has lares so low. For eiampie: ROUND TRIP PORTLAND $11.20 SACRAMENTO .... $14.70 SIATTll $20.55 10$ ANGELES .. $26.40' VANCOUVER, B.C. $J9.25 PHOENIX, Aril $47.45 SAN FRANCISCO $15.95 21 2 N. Bartlet SP 2-2202 i rimnfultet tt-1 t tttrtC'rH'i eXJOGCT tivtL VAN fit. tvwfi (m rvj tn I what they have lost by being taken into the city. Investi gate. Be informed. THINK. Then go vote!! Marella Luschen 232S Stewart ave. Medford. For the Little Man To the Editor: When a fel low knows how conscientious Charles O. Porter was about his contituents, through ac tual dealings with him, and having received valuable aid from him, it is hard for one to sit back and listen to a few crackpots making remarks bout him, without coming to his defense, by presenting the actual facts. I am a small mine owner. T had some trouble with the B.L.M. over an access road, I was not given a fair test of the ground. I lost the case at hearing at Medford. I con tacted Congressman Porter before his chair seat got warm n Washington, as he wanted to know the truth. The case was appealed. The appeal was in my favor. So I got a fair na proper test. The settle ment was for $5,500. Being an ex-Congressman. Charles O. Porter knows the rights of the people, and he will see to it that they have their rights. The people do not realize how vast this Govern ment is. It takes the know how to get things accom plished. He sent me 20 letters letters that he wrote and re ceived from other officials, so could know the progress that was being made in my case. In order to prove that Charles O. Porter is interested in the little miner and small peo ple, as well as good govern ment, these letters will be available at my home. We need his experience, our interest is his interest, don't be misled. Samuel L. Dickey, Route 1, Box 271, Rogue River, Ore. Festival Bands To the Editor: Though slightly late this year, I wish once more to repeat a loud burst of applause for the won derful school bands of our valley who added their contri bution to the 1962 Pear Blos som Festival Parade. Without them the parade would not be the same. This year's parade was big ger and better than ever and there is every reason to ex pect it to continue to grow as years roll along. Thanks to everyone who participated and in this group are some from outside our immediate vicinity. But very special thanks to the bands and their directors. Bill Dugan 1962 Vice President Rogue Valley Pear Blos som Festival Committee Medford Duncan a Winner To the Editor: Through the hurricane of last minute cam paigning, flying charges and counter charges, hurtling po litical bodies and drifting va pors from confusing issues, there emerges one solid sure footed image of a winner. It is Robert B. Duncan, Jackson county's candidate for the Fourth Congressional District seat. It is easy now to see why Bob Duncan was elected and re-elected for three terms in the state legislature, why he broke Oregon precedent by being twice elected Speaker of the House, why he was re cently appointed by the Pres ident on his advisory commit tee on inter-governmental re lations, and has continued to and in positions of leadership and prestige. A naval aviator during World War II, Bob has the toughness, the stamina, the courage and the know-how to battle his way to victory, not only in a political campaign, but against all odds to win the best for his District and his State. I am proud to vote for Duncan for Congress. Jean A. Mills 924 Alta St., Medford. It seems evident, based on apparently factual newspaper reports of Porter's public statements, one of them a de plorable attack on an ally in a foreign country, that Dr. Dur no in 1960 and Duncan in 1962 were only bringing to the public some important facts they were entitled to, and needed to know. It also seems that Dr. Durno comes out of this "clean as a whistle", as most of us always knew, and that Duncan's shield is tar nished, not by his present charges against Porter, but by his part, or at least acquies cence, in the dishonest attack on Durno in 1960 and ever since then. D. H. Barber Trail, Ore. Think Carefully 10 the Editor: One of the U. S. Senators said, "The American people should be ware of soft spoken Commu nist propaganda." Khrushchev said that if Communists could work into churches, political gatherings and social affairs, and spread Communist propa ganda, world war III would not be necessary. Remembering the above statements, one wonders if. perhaps, unbeknown especial ly to present Home Rule ad vocates, there might have been some Communist influ ence in Home Rule when it first originated back east. It seems so cxeremely un-Amer ican to me to have people ask Americans vote to an nihilate their power to vote for the seven county officials who are to spend the county tax money. I believe they said it was to save money, and get more efficient offi cials. Wouldn't that be like saving grocery money by not eating altogether? It certain ly would save grocery money, but how about the funeral expenses? They said five men, who would receive only $50 per meeting, or $100 per month would be able to scour the country for the very finest brains in the county. Wouldn t they be working pretty hard for $100 per month? Wouldn't there be a powerful influ ence to appoint their friends, regardless of qualifications? For the small sum of $100 per month, not many would run for commissioners. It might be easy for the un scrupulous to enter the race. Remember they have a tre mendous power after election, i.e., appointing seven very im portant county officials. These are the officials who will su perintend the spending of your tax dollars. If unscrupu lous men could get elected, and if they appointed unscru pulous men, couldn t they plunge Jackson county into financial chaos? Wouldn't the taxes' then drive people out of their homes? The Home Rulers say they will cut taxes, but where Home Rule has already been established, taxes have jump ed up from two to three times what they were under pre ceding government. The State Police have said that Home Rule gives too much power to too few peo ple. I think they are not only right, but that they are in a position to know what the dangers are. Voters of Jackson county think carefully before you sign away your American Heritage, namely tne power to vote for county officials. Think very carefully before you vote "yes to an issue which has boosted taxes to the skies in other localities where put into practice. M. F. Robinson Box 18 Talent, Ore. San- Charges? To the Editor: Two years ago, Dr. Durno, in campaign ing against Porter, called at tention to Porter s remarks and actions against National ist China, our ally, and favor ing trade and closer relations with Communist China, our cold-war enemy. For this hon est presentation of facts, he was assailed for "smear tac tics" and "dirty politics" by the Democrat politicians sup porting Porter. Among those supporting Porter was Bob Duncan. Now Duncan repeats these same charges in trying to prove that Porter lies in saying that there are no im portant differences between them. Can it be that Porter has changed since 1960? No, for the dates that are given for the two statements by Porter quoted by Duncan in the Mail Tribune of May 10 are both in 1959, before the Durno-Porter race. It certainly seems either that Duncan is running "dirty, smear campaign" now, or that Durno did not in 1960 and ifche did not in 1960, what of the dishonesty of Porter's supporters in 1960 who tried to smear Durno by claims of Let's Keep Sal To the Editor: An old gen tleman from the mountain hinterland, a Hill Billy, if you please, visited the State Fair. As he roamed about he saw a sign over a door, Woman s Exchange." He entered and saw a bux om blonde sitting behind a desk. "Be this the woman's exchange?" he asked. "Yes, what can I do for you? she said. "Be you the woman?" Yes." The old gent eyed her criti cally for a moment, then said, Well. Sal ain't much tor looks, but she's dependable. I reckon I won't exchange for a while yet." Exit the H.B. That is how I think about the so-called Home Rule. Why trade a system we know, even if it is imperfect, for some thing untested though full of promise? Who and what guar antees those promises? No svstcm is better than the people who serve it. Good men can Improve a poor sys tem, but bad or weak men can ruin a good system. Do we have good men in Jackson county, or must we import experts? One definition of an expert is "an ordinary man away from home. Besides, the charter denotes too much departure from the American constitutional plan of checks and balances in sep- arate legislative, judicial and executive depart ments. It sounds too much like "Dem ocratic Centralism. Let keep Sal till we see assurance CLIP and SAVE THESE VALUABLE COUPONS Good Thru Wed. 516 Fruit Cocktail mmW 355 APRICOTS 699' PEACHES 699' SHORTENING 59' ICE CREAM All Flavors, 'a Gallon . 59c BREAD West9ate iku.u- 499c EGGS 'AA' LG farm fresh doi. 39 BISCUITS BORDEN'S Sweet or Buttermilk 3 TUBES r3U Coupon Good Thru Wed. 5 I o 1 16 ffijS With this Coupon Canned Milk COTTAGE EVAPORATED Tall Tins With this FOR Coupon 8) Coupon Good Thru Wed. 516 MARGARINE NU-MAR Colored Cubes 1 LB. 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Weaver 301 H.cn St. a, Medford. a smear campOgn by him? And remember now, Duncan
