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printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paperj in fact the
contrary is often the case.
Dangerous Precedent
To the Editor: Conservative
Americans are sick at heart
and infuriated because U
Thant, UN Acting Secretary
General, has, with our Slate
Department's full support,
outlined a program of eco
nomic pressure to help crush
anti-Communist resistance in
Katanga. On the same day
President Kennedy asked the
House to pass the $100 million
UN bond bill - money to be
used to destroy our best anti
Communist friends in Africa.
The United States Govern
ment has already outraged the
entire free world by its vig
orous support of the UN mili
tary operations against the
peaceful people of Katanga.
For this organization, suppos
edly designed for the preser
vation of peace and for the
encouragement of "self de
termination of peoples," sent
its brutal mercenary troops to
subjugate by force, cruelty,
and terror a people whose
only offense was a strong anti
Communist desire to keep
their necks from under the
yoke of Communist tyranny.
The Congo operation is a
deadly and dangerous pre
cedent being established by
the planners in our Govern
ment, and in the UN, with the
objective of the gradual dis
banding of all nationalist mili
tary strength- (as outlined in
our Department of State's
document No. 7277) while
building up the UN forces so
strong that no nation not
even the United States can
stand against them.
Where will that leave Amer
ica? Right where Katanga is
now. And let me warn you
thai the beastliness of the
crimes which the UN mercen
aries committed as part of
(he campaign to subjugate this
little province has never been
surpassed, even by the Com
munists. These crimes have been de
scribed and documented by
48 eye-witness civilian doc
tors in Elisabethvilel, Ka
tanga, in a booklet called "46
ANGRY MEN" ($1.00 at
American Opinion, Belmont
78, Mass.) the most devastat
ing and revealing document
as to the real character and
aims of the United Nations
I have yet seen.
Gentle reader and fellow
taxpayer, it is your money
Poets' Corner
Conducted by
Arnold Eugene Jenny
The Sweetest Joy
If hearts were made to force the blood
Through arteries and veins,
Nor ever feel the heavy weight of care;
If local chords were only made
To echo joyful strains,
And never learn the language of despair;
With naught to vex us or annoy,
With neither pain nor woe,
But life one blissful span of happiness:
We'd never know the sweetest joy
That's given us below
To help n fellow mortal In distress.
Jack Finel
Phoenix, Ore.
..
Cloud Filigree cloud
Bedecked with sunbeam jewels.
Powdered hair upswept and shining,
Portentous and proud.
One touch of wind
Creates a snowy lamb
Drifting through the meadow sky,
Devoid of pretense.
Proud lady
Disdain the swain that counts you.
Hide your heart beneath brocade and lace.
One day,
With just one touch of love,
You, too,
Will be transformed.
JoAnn Johnson
(Senior. Medford Senior High School, '62. Composed this
pnem "during a day outside" as part of an assignment in
creative writing).
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The Golden Hirer
Flowing the gray blackness,
Down the dark hills and the ugly sky.
Running through the eternal night of despair,
Flows a golden river toward a Tyrian sea.
No light pierces the dead and empty soul;
No life runs the veins of the living dead:
No life, no light;
But a river of gold, a stream of priceless gems.
Hate and fear have purged the day;
Despair has clouded the heavens;
The soul of man is dark and emply, empty
Till flows aeam (he golden river:
The golden cataract of hope.
- David Kerr
Gold Hill. Ore
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Generous with money, a miser with time.
Engrossed in vour world, oblivious to mine:
Blind to the special joys that fill the days of a girl.
Untouched bv dimples' flash or the banner of a curl;
Ignoring a waiting heart, open for evermore:
Hurry and enter, my father, lest I gently close the
door.
Suzanne Griffith
Grants Pass. Ore.
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Publishinj Poetry
Publishing a book of poetry costs approximately J3.000.
Sales are considered good if they reach 1.000 copies for
known poets, much less for unknowns. The most successful
ol the unknowns was Jack Hirschman, whose "A Correspond
ence of Americans'' jold 700 copies. . . . Robert Frost's "In
the Clearing" sold some 53.700 copies to dale, still going
strong -New York Times Book Review, 5 27,62.
which is paying for the Congo
i operation and the dangerous
precedent which it establishes.
I Have you written your Con
! gressman, yet, urgently re
j questing him to vote against
the UN bond bill?
L. C. Powell,
316 S.E. Eighth St.,
Grants Pass, Ore.
Gold Find Lost
To the Editor: Back in the
depth of the depression days
of the mid thirties one citizen
I of Ashland, Ore., a monument
stone cut'.er by occupation, on
I days when business was slack
I ofk-n tock a rock sample pack
jsack along with a miner's
prospecting pick and headed
north, in his sedan for Black
well Hill on old Highway 99
where he tramped over open
clearings in search of miner-
I alized quartz or float forma
tions.
Not taking close observa
tion and notes of his samples
he often tossed in the rock
bag caused him some conster
nation when on one trip he
came across what he judged
was an out-crop of hemltite
rusty ore, about the top size
of a cook stove lid. Taking
the handpick and breaking off
some pieces, he threw them
into the rock collection as
usual, not taking observations
as future landmarks.
The only recollection he
had at the time of the discov
ery was that looking in a
north-westerly direction the
town of Gold Hill was in plain
view. To add more confusion
to the location, when he re
turned home, some other
events of the day had directed
his thoughts to more impor
tant affairs. So the samples
were forgotten for awhile, un
til an old sourdough, seeing
the samples one day, took
permission to mortar out the
choice looking rusty samples.
Sure enough, the old min
er's judgement proved to be
correct. After crushing and
panning the pulp a long string
of bright gold showed up in
the pan.
There is only one cause to
regret in searching for the
hidden treasure, and that is,
most of the ground in the area
is patented or otherwise is
held by mineral claims.
Bert Kissinger
322 South Riverside
Medford
Zoning Ordinance
To the Editor: Your Wednes
day editorial on zoning was,
as usual, literate and well
presented, but it left out those
matters which are at the heart
of the current zoning dispute.
First, the law under which
Phoenix was zoned was passed
by the state legislature in
1959 in direct opposition to a
vote of the people three years
previously. If you sincerely
believe this was bad proced
ure in the case of Daylight
Savings Time, how do you
justify it in a case involving
the homes of many voters?
Secondly, there have been I
some strange procedures in
force at the zoning meetings.
The one on July 18, for ex
ample, had a rule that no ob
server could speak or ask
questions unless he was a resi
dent of the proposed area.
Then, when it was time for
the voting, the meeting was
thrown open and everyone in
the hall was allowed to vote.
By a show of hands, no ques
tions asked, it was determined
how Phoenix could use its
land. A man who questioned
the propriety of this type of
vote was ruled out of order.
Third, you speak of zoning
as a necessity to keep out
wrecking yards and slaughter
houses. Have you read the
case? One details what portion
of the kitchen may be used
for making preserves. Another
specifies that a sun canopy
may project no more than 18
inches from the house. There
are 20 pages of these regula
tions and it is these, not a pas
sion for slaughter houses, that
aggravates our neighbors to
the south.
Oregon statutes provide
that after three years of in
terim emergency zoning the
question must be resolved by
an open election of the resi
dents. Interim zoning is not
renewable. Phoenix was so
zoned in August of 1959 by
order of the county court so
one would suppose an election
should now be held. Not so.
The latest bulletin from the
district attorney's office states
that the last three years of
zoning were illegal so three
more years are now in order.
The county judge was appar
ently joking when he placed
"Zoned" signs all around the
area three years ago and the
D.A. has only just now noticed
them.
Finally, why should I, a
Medford resident, resist Phoe
nix zoning? I don't. Phoenix is
entitled to anything it wants.
The point is when our vote
is disregarded and the public
utterances of the officials we
elected seem undependable
and contradictory, everybody
is concerned. It matters not
how good zoning may be . . .
if it is forced in over the will
of the people, Jackson county
loses - and so does democracy.
Jane Gillaspie
636 West Fourth st.
Medford
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Editor's note: The philoso
phy behind zoning Is good, but
not all zoning ordinances are
good, just as the philosophy
of government by law is good,
while not all laws are good.
Zoning and Eyesores
To the Editor: In your edit
orial page Aug. 22 you state
the zoning system is for the
protection of all property
owners and that existing eye
sores date back to pre-zoning
days. Why then, did the city
build a beautiful new school
(Hedrick High) directly across
the street from as bad an eye
sore as could ever exist, with
out removing the eyesore? If
we have a zoning system, why
not enforce the rules to all
property owners alike?
We were fortunate In only
lose material things in the
fire that resulted from this
home. My wife has spent 23
days to date in the hospital
recovering from burns suffer
ed in the fire. I feel her suffer
ing was needless. If someone
would have enforced an exist
ing rule this situation would
never have happened.
W. A. Froeber
Displaced from 1410
East Jackson St.
Medford
Fair Thanks
To the Editor: On behalf of
the 4-H and F.F.A. members
and 4-H leaders and F.F.A.
instructors, I want to thank
the Medford Mail Tribune for
the space given to 4-H and
F.F.A. in advertising the fair
and printing the results from
all classes.
Also our thanks to each and
every radio station and the
T V. stations. It is cooperation
such as this that helps make
our fair a success.
Mrs. Everett Gibson
Publicity Committee
3079 Sunnyvale rd.
Central Point, Ore.
Concerning e Murderer
Tn the Editor: I am writing
this In reference to the Elmer
Jcffers murder case that took
place here in Coos Bay.
First of all, may I assure
you that the only miscarriage
of justice was that he wasn't
held for first degree murder.
Nursery Educators
Plan Meeting Here
The Southern Oregon chap
ter of the Oregon Association
for Nursery Education will
hold its first meeting of the
new school year Monday,
Aug. 27, at 8 p.m., in the
home of Mrs, Lois Barbee, 197
Clover lane.
One of the projects sched
uled for the new season is a
study course on observing and
recording the behaviour of
young children.
The group gives those
working with pre-school chil
dren an opportunity to dis
cuss, learn and observe with
trained people in all related
fields, a spokesman for the
group said. Members of the
southern Oregon chapter also
are members of the state or
ganization and many belong
to the national association
with which the state group is
affiliated.
"This is an organization of
people, professionally and
privately interested in better
ing the standards of kinder
garten, nursery schools and
day care centers in this area,"
chapter representatives ex
plained. Officers for the coming sea
so nare Mrs. Jane Coverstone,
president; Mrs. Doris Burkett,
vice president and program
chairman; and Mrs. Lois Bar-
This man was guilty of first
degree murder if any man
was. He broke open the door,
cut the phone wires and
sneaked into the bedroom
with a hatchet in one hand
and a wrench in the other.
Neither Linda or her mother
had a chance to get out of bed,
before he started beating
them. I heard him say "I've
got to kill you and Lorl and
Mike" (the other two chil
dren). If the police hadn't arrived
quickly, they would have all
been dead. The man had a
restraining order served on
him and his wife had packed
all of his clothes and belong
ings into his car. He had no
reason to come into the house.
May I suggest that if you
want the truth of the matter,
that you have a reporter come
over here and talk to the
friends and neighbors of this
family.
I am requesting any of you
people that are interested in
seeing justice done to please
write to the State Parole
Board, State St.. Salem. Or.
Please request that this man
not be made eligible for pa
role. He is a menace to so
ciety and a definite threat to
our well being. .
For fear of my safety,
please omit my name.
(Name on File)
Coos Bay, Ore.
On Breast-Beating
To the Editor: You refer to
Billy Graham and Jenkin
Lloyd Jones as "moral breast
beaters" (M.T. Aug. 20), What
is wrong with breast-beating
if it Invites man tn a Hncr
relationship with his God, or
encourages man to assume in
dividual resDonsihilitv far lh
moral decadence of our coun
try?
You refused tn run lhA ar
ticle by Mr. Jones "American
Morals" in the Mail Tribune
on the grounds that you don't
agree with all of it, you pre-
ter to do your own editorial
izing, and your "space is at a
Dremium." Ohvinudv
fer the breast-beating of men
like George H. Bell, who suf
fered through McGahuev's n.
ecution, or the "M.T. Staff
Writer" who reviewed t h e
nudists' play at White Oak
Lodge or the Pendleton
East Oregonian's editorial
comment back-slapping suffer
ing editors!
Please don't denv vrmr raH.
ers Mr. Jones' article! The
rest of the country ham hn
greatly inspired and encour
aged by it.
Margaret J. Rowan
828 Minnesota ave.
Medford.
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bee, secretary-treasurer,
Committee chairmen are
Mrs. Audrey Brew, member
ship; Miss Colleen Hope, pub
licity; and Mrs. Fritzi Taylor,
telephone and mailing. Head
ing subcommittees are Mrs.
Ethel Tennant, nursery
schools; Mrs. Taylor, day care
centers; and Mrs. Roberta
Forbes, kindergartens.
Southern Oregon area vice
president for the state asso
ciation is Mrs. Irma Ashby.
Among the projects under
taken by the group last school
year was the April parent
orientation meeting at Hed
rick Junior High school.
Dr. Phyllis Butler, profes
sor of education from South
ern Oregon college, spoke on
the benefits of kindergarten
education and what makes a
good kindergarten.
Dr. Butler emphasized the
trend in pre-school education
is away from the more formal
work books and seat work to
the more creative projects to
stimulate interest, enthusiasm
and curiosity in learning in
the young child, and the tools
with which he may explore,
experience and create.
Two major workshops are
held each season by the Ore
gon association. Those who
represented the southern Ore
gon area at the workshop at
Oregon Slate university were
Dr. Butler, Mrs. Ashby, Mrs.
Coverstone, Miss Hope and
Mrs. Brew. Those ' attending
the two-day spring workshop
in Portland were Dr. Butler.
Miss Hope, Mrs. Ashby and
Mrs. Taylor.
Persons interested in the
association's work may tele
phone Mrs. Erew at 772-8745
White City Radio
Station Planned
White City - Plans for the
establishment of an amateur
radio station for veterans at
the VA Domiciliary have been
set in motion through a dona
tion by the Oregon State Elks
association.
A check for $1,000 to cover
the cost of equipment was pre
sented by Emil K r o e g e r,
VAVS representative of the
BPOE, to Director C. T. Jack
son last week.
Approval by the depart
ment of medicine and surgery
has been granted to "form an
amateur radio society and ob
tain a club license from the
FCC as have other VA sta
tions."
An amateur radio station at
White City would be availa
ble for use in station disaster
calls as well as in times of
national emergency, it was
stated.
A radio club is being or
ganized for informal discus
sions In station to station com
munications, especially among
the various veteran stations.
A class of nine or ten men In
terested In this branch of elec
tronics is now studying the
Morse code used. Supervision
is provided by manual arts
therapy.
Color Film Slated
On Local Television
A color film of Alba, Italy,
narrated by Pino Dutto. Alba
attorney visiting in Medford,
will be shown on KBES-TV
Channel 5 between 6 and 6:30
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28.
Included in the film is a
sequence taken in the office
of Alba Mayor Alberto Cag
nasso at the time of his tcle
nhone conversation via the
Telstar satellite between him
and Medford Mayor John W.
Snider.
Robert Baccus, chairman of
the Medford sister city pro
gram, will appear on the pro
gram with Dutto. The film
is expected to last about 25
minutes.
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An hour-long radio version
of "As You like It" as per
formed by this year's Oregon
Shakespearean Festival com
pany will be played at 8 p.m.
tonight on KBOY-FM.
Besides giving the arm
chair Shakespearean enthus
iast an opportunity to enjoy
one of the Bard's most popu
lar plays, this will be a chance
for playgoers like me who
miss occasional parts of the
speeches to hear the dialogue
more completely.
As for television, this looks
like one of those weeks when
nothing looks particularly out
standing - mostly one repeat
after another.
The Riddle of the Lusi
tania' Monday night at 9 on
KMED-TV should be interest
ing, however, particularly to
viewers who remember World
War I and the impact the
sinking of the Lusitania by a
German U-boat had on the at
titude of the American public
toward entering the war.
The program shows with
film and photographs how the
liner's sinking marked the
end of the romantic concep
tion of war when with great
pageantry armies set forth to
do battle on a field of honor
and glory. The Lusitania dis
aster was the first major inci
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Johnny Hawks leads a wagon
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