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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1962 ... Communications ... I.efleri to th Editor must bear the nam and addres? ol the writar. although undar certain circumstances tha use of a pan na.ua or initial for publication ii permissible Tha Mail Tribuna reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Tha letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views oi the paper! in fact the contrary is often th case. Peace Plan To the Editor: It is possible (hat the world may now ex pect the United Slates to make some conciliatory move in the matter of East West re lationship to match the Rus sian "back down" over Cuba. This can be accomplished and at the same time we can vastly improve our relative position of strength with the Communist world. We should immediately of fer both Russia and Red Chi na some "Point Four" techni cal assistance. Nothing could be more logical than that we offer this service in a field which is of great importance to Communistic countries, the field of government services and regulations. It should be readily apparent of what the effect would be in a country where the government does everything to have that gov ernment adopt the methods whereby our own government operates. For a starter we must con vince these people that no law is satisfactory if it is either equitable or intended to ap ply alike to all people coming under its provisions. In seek ing personnel to put across this idea we could recruit among those people including Congressman who actually be lieve that the "Self-Employed Individuals Tax Retirement Act" (P. L. 87-792) does any thing toward equalizing spec ial privileges in the field of tax free income on a selective basis. For actual composition of law and regulations in these countries we have ample tal ent, but to be sure of perfec tion, why not select the of ficials who wrote the excess profit tax law and regulations in effect during World War II. That compilation has been described by an outstanding tax economist as "The most incomprehensible document ever devised by the mind of man." In this respect we could use on our supporting staff the people who devised our depreciation laws and regula tions including the revisions of 1982. It should be readily appar ent that once we get these ideas and governmental pro cedures inplcmcnted in any country where the govern ment is everything, we would no longer have to worry about that country's military or eco nomic effort. Write your Congressman at once to get behind this blood less revolution in the camp of our enemies. Karl Glidewell Hermiston, Ore. Today I take pleasure in sharing with readers a com munication received a few days ago from Dr. W. Arthur Boggs, Associate Professor of English at Portland Slate Col lege, contributor to the Mail Tribune's "Poets' Corner," and currently President of the Oregon Stale Poetry As sociation: "I cannot refrain from pass ing on the following to you which I have repeated fre quently to friends. "My family and I shall al- Good Town To the Editor: It is always pleasant to be able to pay anyone a well-deserved com pliment, or to pass along one coming from another source. I have had occasion before to express my appreciation in these columns of the friendli ness of merchants and other members of the business com munity and citizens generally liere in Medford. Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny A Poem: A Miracle We are fortunate to live in an age that produces so many craftsmen in poetry. From master craftsmen, apprentices can learn most readily this passionate and stringent art. Yet the post, when inspired, exceeds mere craftsmanship. With his audience, he, himself, may wonder at the sheer miracle he has wrought. - James H. Koch, poet and critic, New York Times, 9962 O The Eternal Word In the beginning was the Word; Athwart the Chaos, night: It gleamed with quick creative power And ther was life and light. Thy Word, O God, is living yet Amid earth's restless strife, New harmony creating still And there was life and light. Word that broke the stillness first, Sound on, and never cease Till all earth's darkness be made light, And all her discord peace. Till selfish passion, strife and wrong. Thy summons shall have heard, And Thy creation be complete, O Thou Eternal Word. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow O Estes Park The ptarmigan's white in the deep mountain snow, A five-pointed elk stalks the valley below, The horns of the buck are coated with fur, While frozen hands fumble with line and with lure. Warm air may flow on the wide plains below, But the mountains are cloaked with mid-winter snow. The rivers are swollen, the trees are bright green, Trail Ridge resists both man and machine. Our cabin is rustic, the wind whistles by, The stars, like snow crystals, dance in the sky. The log on the fire and bright coals that glow Would make us feel cozy at twenty below. But more than the flames that creep ever higher, Bathing us all in the heal of the fire, Is warmth from the heart of colleague and friend That flows through the letters and greetings they send. We left a wide land and warm-hearted neighbors To try a new hand at uncharted labors. We know that the third dimension of heaven Is found in the love that our friends have given. - D. Ned Linegar YMCA Camp at Estes Park, Colo., year-round camping and conference grounds adjoining Rocky Mountain National Park. O Listening So much assails Ihe ear that is but sound: II lakes no form: its meaning is obscure, From dawn until the night, one endless round Of senseless, changing din we must endure. And yet from this confusion we may choose The notes and key and chords to make a song, And in this happy choosing we shall lose The discord vaguely haunting us so long. The heart's sincere desires unfailing make Selection; all in keeping with the thought, Attuned to concord, listening, awake, A symphony of beauty may be wrought. Eternal harmony is running low but clear Beneath the noise. Just listen! You will hear. - Blanche Ellis Norvell The Manor, Medford ways have a soft spot in our hearts for Medford, Oregon. During the summer of 1951 when our eldest boy was five and our youngest three, we left Crater Lake National Park with a week's accumula tion of dirty laundry, a bad front end of the car, and my wife's broken glasses. "In Medford about 10:30 we asked laundromat people if they could get our laundry done rapidly, and we were promised the fastest service they could give. Next we went to an optometrist who said he would see what he could do. Then we were off to a garage where the fore man said he would do his best. After that we ate lunch and bought some groceries in order to continue our camp ing trip at the Oregon Caves. "Well, the short of the story is that three hours after we had arrived in town, we pick ed up the car, picked up the glasses, picked up the laundry and were on our way to the caves. Not once did we hear, 'It can't be done' or 'Who do you think you are, anyway?' " Medford IS a good town to visit, and an even better one to live in! Arnold Eugene Jenny Rogue Valley Manor Medford Don't Be Lot's Wife To the Editor: We are again at the season when the eyes of the world are turned toward the birth of our Blessed Savior. But one won ders how many are really looking and longing for his soon return? Does the thought put fear or joy into all of our hearts? There are discouraging mo ments in all of our lives. The apathy and apparent disinter est, even in fellow church members' part, to my two re cent appeals through these columns, makes one ponder. Yet I cannot become discou raged. 1 am told that discou rangement is the devil's anes thetic that he puts one to sleep with just before he cuts their heart out. The gospel radio program which needed (and still docs) your support will go on the air over a second valley sta tion anyway. One dear soul with sickness in the home called to say she'd give $12 per year. "How can you do it," I asked. She an swered that she was quitting her newspaper subscription as there wasn't much in it anyway. She did not refer to the Tribune. We better not go further on this point as she does live in this valley. Then another person, only new in his Christian experi ence, indicated his willing ness to help. As I was chat ting with him two persons from out of state overheard. "We'll help," the lady said. Then last week from an un expected source over K. Falls way, a letter: "If you can't get the needed help in the Rogue valley I'll solicit it over here," he wrote. Actually, I've had only one call as a result of my two let ters. I am reminded how ever of our Saviour's words, of how he said if certain ones held their peace, even the stones would cry out. Every time I tune in to the Quiet Hour on KRVC on Sun day at 9 a.m. I am reminded that it too is on the air be cause of the willingness of a few. The only objective of these wonderful programs is to help us be ready to meet our soon coming Saviour. Some may wonder why, with the Voice of Phophecy on one station already, 1 have made these appeals. Space does not permit a detailed answer. If you really want to know just call me up and I'll be happy to explain. The writer only hopes that some will not repeat the ex perience of Lot's wife. Her heart was in her treasures in Sodom. The only real secur ity is to lay up treasures where "moth and rust doth not corrupt." Henry Johnson Jr. 2315 Hwy. 66 . Ashland. Ore. Capital Punishment To the Editor: Well here Is old Floyd "Heap big pow wow" McCabe again, on the subject of capital punishment. I asked a preacher, a little while back, how he stood on the subject, and he told me he approved of it. I then ask ed him if he had any way to insure that only the guilty would be executed, and he said it didn't make any dif ference. Now I find it very difficult indeed to consider that as a Christian altitude, in fact, it indicates an idea that if murder is committed in a state gas chamber, elec tric chair, on the gallows, or in front of a firing squad and is OK'd by Ihe majority of the residents of a stale, then it is automatically legally and morally right. That is the theory behind a mob storming a jail and taking a prisoner out to hang him to an oak tree in the park. 1 cannot consider attending a church that advocates capi tal punishment regardless of guilt. They are no better than the "murderer" they say they wish to punish. There are those who argue that the "law," meaning Moses' law, is no longer in effect, yet they give lip serv ice to it. I have been able to find one and only one place which says (in the King James ver sion of the Bible) anything whatsoever in support of capital punishment, Genesis 9:6: "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man." This says not one word supporting the execution of a man regard less of guilt. Floyd R. McCabe, Ml. Pilt Star rt., Butle Falls, Ore. The mother of this man lives in Oklahoma and is seri ouly ill with incurable cancer and only has a very short time left. She begs constantly to see her son. Because this man barely makes living expenses, and has two small children, it is impossible for him to go un less he has some help. So won't you please print this letter asking all the won derful people of our valley to help make this old mother's last Christmas a happy one. Any one interested, please write to P.O. Box 129, Talent, Ore. For personal reasons I would rather not sign my name. Thanking you, Sincerely, (Name Withheld) Place Names To the Editor: Place names have played a big role in many local geographic features in southern Oregon. For in stance, Schieffelin gulch that meets the Rogue river In Sec tion 21, Township 36 South, Range 4 West, formerly went under two nick-names. In early days after Big Ed Schieffelin had left the old donation land claim near Rosue River, the surrounding hills were filled with gold prospectors, in fact, legend says the same gulch once boasted seven fiddlers, there fore was called "Fiddler's gulch." Later on a deer hunt er that had gone all the way to the head of Schieffelin gulch in Section 33, stood on top of the mountain saddle or ridge and counted seven does. 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