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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY. JUNE 3. 1962 Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny COMMUNICATIONS Best Wishat May your days be as bright, Your cares be as light And your journey through life be as free As the blossom that rides On the river that glides To its ultimate haven, the sea. May your friendships endure, May your thoughts be as pure As the white cloud that sails in the blue, And when you are old May the record unfold That your favorite dreams all came true. -George McDonald, Dufur, Ore. The Orchard The trees are drenched in smoke; clear runs the stream; The once and lovely blossoms now are fled - But not to ghostly wanderings of the dead, But into loaf that now is living green! Like Plato's cave is life a shadowy scene: Man's mental smudge-pots casting foggy dread O'er ghostly trees, hiding the orchard spread In morning mist that sun will clear and clean. O, man, life's blossoms swiftly fade away! Unlike the trees, you have no rooted crown . . . A fleeting shadow on a fleeting day, Make haste and put your mental smudge-pots down! Before gold blossoms lose their lovely sheen . . . A fading orchard rooted in a dream. -Kenneth F. Osthimer, o Southern Oregon College, Ashland. Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address ot the writer, although under certain circumstances tba use ot a pen name or initial tor publication is permissible The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted tor publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters Dnnted in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper: in tact the contrary is otte- the case. attendance since the Museum was opened. The courteous and exten- sive coverage of our activities in your paper, and the sub- ! Shady Cove Couple Is an aaaay wi i get me con-1 nectinn rtohtlvl nlsn u.n a ! beneficiary of this process. Called to California Indeed, since that letter fol lows so closely the now all- stantial cooperation always i too-familiar and largely spc given us in all areas, are'eious arguments of the AMA At Eve At early dawn I rise, prepared in every way To meet the thousand homely cares that fill the livelong day. At noon' I still plod on but when thiasun is low, The present softly fades away and, by that tender glow, I see a laughing youth, a maid in gingham frock, As arm in arm they stand alone upon a wave-kissed rock. And while they watch that path of gold across the sea, I sigh lo think what might have been, but now-can never be! -Jack Finel Phoenix, Oregon. Fayout The elements are a9cry, and they show Distemper toward man's deeds and beckoning!. For as his deadly atoms fuse and flow, Confusion stultifies his reckonings. He split small slaft to satisfy desire To visit distant worlds that barred his way To friendly realms, where greed would not conspire To disintegrate his brittle feet of clay. . h! would that he could fathom that the spark He recently ignited was God's scheme, To lift him up-to lead him through the dark Strait portals of mail's dream within a dream! -Octavius George Distell Medfora. Time Well spent In the ways of the wise, Dissipated in the deeds of a fool; Most precious to the man who tries, To the idle mag a useless tool. Our microcosm with hope ever lies, Perpetuating the eternal dual: Life and time must fit In the realm of the infinite. -Victor Milhorn Medford. Senior at Medford Senior High School. OnQSmall Town Shipping To the Editor: A rebuttal for the "little" Potpourri ar ticle about "small town shops." I tlfcmght as I read this article in the Medford Mail Tribune how little some peo ple in this town appreciate the conveniences of living in a non-metropolitan area. They were speaking of the incon veniences afforded them such as, 1) not enough salespeople, 2) not enough effort made to serve them, 3) too much ma lingering over proper pricing of articles, 4) not happy over j being directerio(politcly) to the , department they wished and having to go back to the front of the shop to purchase the article they wanted. In answer to 1 If the cus tomers shopped more inotheiri own home town instead of saving for a trip to the city to be worn down by city traf-j fic and tramping lo buy their needs, this village could af forrtonore sales help and more charm. 2 - How many times have ynu heard in answer to "May I help ynu?" "Please don't bother, I'm just looking." 3 - In answer to time wast ed in finding a correct price. Would you like paying more for something to save a little time'' I doubt It. And in answer to 4 I re call you were on your lunch hour at the time, hence the short temper for finding a lack of sales people. Possibly the lunch hour Is also the cause of the lack of help. Those poor unfortunates (whose lunch hours are prob aoiy the same hours as yours) have to have sustenance too and those on duty were prob ably assisting others (custom ers do like personal service requiring salespeople to be in fitting rooms with them). The thought that enters my mind as a sure cure for you who complain so loudly is get nut and help those poor un fortunate shops. Apply for a job as a sales person and see how that half lives. In reference to being di rected to the back of the store for an article. How re warding to have at least found it in the back of the store and not have to go from floor to floor before finding it, which is so oftrn the case in the "big city". In conversation with many other women s well as our personal experience the lack of heip, indifference to cus tomers' requests, the lack of knowledge as to where one may find a certain item,,is experience much more in (he larger cities, downtown as well as shopping centers. Let's get behind our own little town, shop at home, help us to improve our service to you, rather than being so ready to criticize. Diane White 1059 Mtorrow rd. Medford. Good Will Destroyer To the Editor: Robert Louis Stevens once remarked, "The world is so full of a number of things. I am sure we should be as happy as kings." (And some of these "things" are astonishing ) The Medford "downtown" merchants make a great effort in advertising and special sales to gain the good will of the public. And yet I am told that a city ordinance places a S2.50 fine iir feeding a park ing meter past its designated time. A customer making pur chases often requires more time, so in order to avoid breaking the law, he must pull out from the curb (caus ing a traffic hazard) and hunt a new parking spot. It is hard to imagine a condition biller fitted to destroy good will. 1 know of one lady who already has said that she intends to avoid downtown as much as possible.. (Name on File) Medford My Bible , I To the Editor: Perhaps oth- j ers would enjoy this poem as 1 much as I do. It is from Quiet ( Hour Echoes. ; There is a book more precious Than anything on earth. No wealth of gold or jewels Can equal it in worth. I go to it in trouble, And though my heart is sore, I always gives me comfort. I love it more and more. When doubtful what is best for me, I seek its guidance (rue; And if I search with open mind, II tells me what lo do. I lay it on my pillow. Or I clasp it to my breast, When 1 am sad or lonely. It always gives me rest. deeply appreciated. The Jack sonville Museum would not be what it is today without your actives uppnrt. Thank you. Mary L. Hanley, Curator Jacksonville Museum Jacksonville, Ore. Welcomes Support To the Editor: It seems that I am making some progress in my one-man campaign to get a Veterans Administration hospital at White City. How ever. I welcome support. Let ter follows. David Frisch P. O. Box 292 White City, Ore. against medical care for the elderly under the Social Se curity system, the real source of the lad's brief becomes quite apparent. Although I have followed the AMA's propaganda close ly for years, I recently re read ' much of it with sivme care: in newspapers and magazines. in mater'jls sent me by Med ! ford's Dr. Ralph E. Hibbs in response to a MT report of a , talk I gave members of the Eleanor Roosevelt league some time ago, and also in j his letter on the subject in the MT of 5 11. I found most of these writings a ratlur tire 1 some rehash of the same old Shady Cove Dr. and Mrs. Harold Reith, Shady Cove, left Thursday for Visalia, Cal if , after receiving word that their son-in-law, Dr. Robert Leo, of Visalia, drowned while fishing. The Shady Cove couple ex pect to be away from Ihe area for about a week. Miss Shugart Is Named lor Award Miss Sandra Dee Shugart, Medford High school senior, was selected winner of the Ore gon, Nevada, California Fast Freight. Inc., $500 "Step to Knowledge" scholarship, C. C. Proctor, sales represent ative in Medford, has announc ed. Miss Shugart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vance P. Shu- Lawson, University i f 8 " . 4 u" Bar"es avr- was ! Drant on the hnsis nf crhnlas. tie standing, extra curricular activities and educational aptitude. Efryvon Gets Mad To the Editor: My last let ter to the Tribune got on the air at Station K-DOV and they didn't like it. My hobby has been to make people mad. I started making people mad in 1911 with a Brush car. I got so good at it, I kept it up. If people got mad, j'ot do dey link Aye did? I got so mad at der Brush car, Aye write a letter to der Brush Motor Car Company, und Aye said: "Aye yust got thru cranking vun uf your old blunderbuss es for 8 hours und Aye ain't got out uf der voodshed yet. Vot should Aye do, ship der darn yalopi back to Detroit COD. or olow my brains out? My 15 year old burro from Placerville can run up hill, blindfolded und hobbled, faster than vun uf your blun derbusses can run downhill efen if it vas on roller skates." It made der Brush Company mad, und dey qvit making Brushes. Yust the other day, Aye write a letter lo der Tidings, und Aye say: "If der Demo crats don't qvit wrecking der stock market, der next t'ing to fly to der moon von't be a monkey, it vill jsf a don key." Der letter made der Demo crats mad, upset df r monkey und scared hell out uf der donkey. Last Sunday, Aye write a letter to der Tribune, und Aye get into trouble, so Aye vill try a-gain. Here it is: Mr. Carpenter got up vun morn ing before breakfast, made three trips around der vorld. I landed in (cr ocean, got lost, got pickup up by a whirlibird und ate his breakfast on a battle-.hip before he vent to vork. VELL! It made Khru shchev mad. Everelt Acklin Ashland, Ore. I open lo the -pages.---To the Saviour's words in red. I see the blood of Jesus Upon the cross, He shed. He tells me how He loves me And how He makes me whole; How He's prepared a place for me, And how He bought my soul. O- I Dear Mr. Frisch: Thank yon AMA propaganda and utterly very much for your letter of i unconvincing in the light of I May 23 regarding the need my own experience and study for hospital facilities al the in the field of. medical care j I Veterans Administration dom-1 under both private insurance: iciliary at Camp White. companies ano governmental I quite agree with you on agencies in this and other j (he need for Veterans Admin- j countries. istration hospital facilities to It is absurd lo call medi seve the needs r,i the thou- j care under Social Security so sands of veterans who liveicialism or even socialized ELECTED MANAGER Ted E of Kansas junior from Med ford, has been elected produc tion manager of the Universi ty Players at the university. Lawson is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl L. Lawson, 301 Windsor ave., Medford. islation will be needed for persons not covered by Social Security. Arnold Eugene Jenny, Rogue Valley Manor, Medford She has maintained a 4 59 accumulative during her jun-' ior and senior years at the I high school, and plans to at-1 tend the University of Ore-1 gon this fall where she will j major in philosophy. ! The award was one of 38 given to graduating high school seniors through t h e A 5 O.N'C operational areas in Ore gon, Nevada, California and Washington. The program has been offered for four years by the company's schol arship foundation with in creases in the number of grants each year. IS YOUR III MOBILE? Money (or a tunt-up, re pairs, accessories, other ex penses. One-visit service. IQCAL IOAIM 535 i. JACKSON IIVD. Mtrffard Sbptg tmlir Phone: 773-7456 Dick Wibk, Mir. Opt Friday Eviangs 'Til 1 And now He lives within r ic; And I am not alone; And how for my transgressions. None other can alone. I find within its pages o Sweet everlasting life, Where I will dwell with Jesus, And rest from eaPthly strife. in souihern Oregon and north ern California. For many years when my husband was a member of the Senate he sponsored legislation to estab lish at the Camp White fa cility a VA hospital in the unusrd buildings. Unfortu natel? this legislation was not enacted. There was strong support for the proposal in the Medford area and by veterans' groups in Oregon. There is a general need for an increase in veterans' hos pital facilities and moderni zation of existing hospitals. Finally, under theKcnnedy administration, a moderniza tion program at the Portland hnsnilal is progressing. The My Bible is the Written Word;iVeterans Administration hoS' The Living Word, is He, So my Bible and my Saviour Are all the same to me. His Holy Spirit leads me. His Word to understand; So when I hold my Bible, The Saviour holds my hand. Mrs. Amelia Chamierlin 2312 Roberts rd. Medford. From the Museum To the Editor: We - at the Jacksonville Museum were thrilled to see Mr. Grey's beautiful display in the Wednesday Mail Tribuncdi recting the attention of your many readers to "June, Jack sonville Museum Month." We were further gratified at the editorial which appeared") jjA Propaganda nital in Vancouver, Washing ton needs replacing as you probably well know. Improve ments are also needed at the hospital at Roseburg. For too long the American people and Congress have overlooked the need to improve Veterans Ad ministration hospitals. Con certed effort is required In order to bring existing hos pitals up to date and to pro vide new facilities for the in creasing need. Let me a:yure you oi my continuing support for a Vet erans Administration hospital at Camp White. Sincerely, Maurine B. euberger United Stales Senator Washington, D. C, above your signature with flattering description of the exhibits to be seen here, as well as the other attractions of our town. We especially liked the emphasis placed on the fact that the Museum belongs to the PEOPLE of Jftkson county, since it is THEIR historical heritage which is on display here. Their pride and interest in it is the under lying factor in the Miajeum's healthy growth, as shown by our mounting attendance rec ords. The month just past, for instance, shows an increase of more than 700 visitors over the corresponding mttnth last year, and is the largest May medicine. II is nothing of the kind. It is insurance bought and paid for by those eligible and enrolled for it, adminis tered by a government agen cy of proved stability and ef ficiency. It is equally foolish and contrary lo the plain provi sions of the King-Anderson Bill lo argue that it would deny patients free choice of physician or other health per sonnel or facilities. (See S. 909, p. 4. lines 21-25 and p. fl, lines 1-2.) Private hospitalization In surance costs more and Us benefits are reduced at the very time they are needed most, past age 60 - as I have reason to know from sad per sonal experience. Medicare under Social Security is the only adequate alternative now offered, although further leg- ATTEST SON NAME ADDRESS o CITY ! Please Send Me Full Details on the DDATTIf Al ftHIDflM; tfMftfYI I imVMVHI. VllVVk Adult Education Office, Medford Senior High II Phone 773-7220 M To the Editor: It would be nice to think that the letter appearing in the MT on 526 over the signature or jonn Casterline, ninth grader at Hedrick Junior High, were of this young man s own author shir, Hvever, that would prove a bit too severe a strain upon the present wrilO'i credulity. True. Medford's schools are known to maintain high stand ards of excellence and I have had some opportunity to con firm this personally. 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