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FRIDAY. "Evaryone in Southern Oregon Rendi Tne Mail Tribune" Published Dally except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 NnrthJfir SI, L Ph.77a.S14l ROBERT W RUIU.. Editor HERB CREV Adverl, Inl Manaief GERALD T LATHAM. Bu Mgr ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mne Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor HARRY CH1PMAN. Teleg Editor RICHARD JEWETT. bporu "tor OLIVE STARCHER Woinen'a Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newapaper Entered tecond claaa matter el Medford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance Dally and Sunday 1 year (IS 00 Daily and Sunday a nios 1000 Dallv and Sunday 3 mot S.00 Sunday Only One year S5-00 Single Copy (Malledl JOe By Carnei And Motor Ho"'-, Dally and Sunday 1 year WJ-W Dally and Sunday 1 mo. L7 Sunday Only 1 mo. Carrl and Venduri opy 10c Official Paper of City of Medford official l'per of Jackwn county United PreaaTnternatlonal run Leaaeo vvue O. P 1 Telephoto Newplcturea "MEMBER OK AUDIT BUREAU o" CIRCULATIONS Adverting RfPr.t'"u'lv?:s!, NEfcSOi? ROBERTS g. ASSOC ; cgo Detroit. San rrancUco. Lot Deiver. NATIONAL EDITORIAL NEWSPAMt PUILISHERS ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tht files of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and SO years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. IS, 1953 (Fridiy) : Protection offered by the new Medford rural fire dis trict will soon mean a reduc tion In fire insurance rates for most residents of the district. . A group of bureau of recla mation officials Is in the Rogue valley this week, mak ing investigations on several pending projects in the area. 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 15, 1943 (Wednesday) Ivan Jacobson, escapee from Nazi prison in Norway, scheduled to speak In Med ford. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "There will be an eclipse of the moon at 0:03 p.m. tonight. Unlike the southbound passenger train, it won't be late." 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 15, 1933 (Friday) Washington sources "in close touch with the Soviets," predict overthrow of Stalin "in the near future."- Work scheduled to start soon on construction of new section of highway north of Ashland. 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 15, 1923 (Saturday) Circuit court convenes; first "nighttiding case" scheduled to go to trial next week. Unknown person grounds experimental Medford "radio phone" set to telephone lines; operators of set can hear all telephone conversations In 50 YEARS AGO vFeb. IS, 1913 (Monday) Medford city council passes ordinance placing a speed limit of 10 miles an hour on all bridges. Representative Wcsterlund, in Salem, reports proposed Medford armory building will probably cost $50,000, instead of previously announced $85,' 000; halt of cost, or about $25,000, to be raised by city of Medford. What's Your I.Q.? KJ i n . ... ......I 1. ma..!.. ' seven or eight li excellent; five er six is good. 1. Which President of the U.S. made the shortest inau Rural address? 2. Which is the smallest of the citrus fruit?? 3. Do bats have feathers? 4. Arc there any legal re quirements In the U.S. which require that articles made in foreign countries be clearly labeled as such? 3. What is the difference in the course travelled by television and radio waves? 6. Is the "labor vote" gen erally centered around large metropolitan areas or emi rural areas-? 7. From what is dry ice made? 8. In what European coun try was Adnlph Hitler born? 9. In the early days of America l he famed twenty mule teams were principally used to haul what across the desert? 10 Are there any locks In the Sue. Canal? Answers: 1. Martin Van Buren, 2. Kumqual. 3. No. 4. Yes. 5. T.V. are flati radio up and down. 6. Metropolitan 7. Carbon dioxide in solid form. g. Austria. 9. Borax er borate ores. 10. No. It FEBRUARY II. 111 About 'Communications' All those benighted individuals who supervise editorial pages of daily newspapers know full well that, just before election, an upsurge can be expected in the numbers of letters to the editor received. There are some other occasions when the number goes sky high, too, and the reasons are not always immediately evident. This is one such time, at least as far as the Mail Tribune is concerned. We have been receiv. ing letters for our "Communications" column in greater volume than at any other non-election period in recent memory. XE ARE, of course, delighted. For we feel that " the column is one of the best-read in the paper, and that it offers a "safety valve" for many people to get opinions off their chest. It poses problems, too, however. For we sim- Cly haven't had the space to print all that we ave received in the past several weeks. We have a bulky file-folder full of letters. One individual has four letters there awaiting publication, anoth er three, and several others two. During this period of more letters than we can print, we have given preference to those from people who have not written to the column be fore at all, followed by so recently. As space all, or most, of the ones this moment cannot be sure we 11 be able to do so. THE letters column has come in for some criti Al'cm ffftm fl-VIA flmA l,VlinVl nnt-f.illi, nil I..?.., iwiu wine wine, wmii i ia iJCi xciaUV an .-I L i. 111. . Tl 1 il i- 1 - i njfiii wiwi us. it, is a criticism. Some feel that we letters concerning religion. Others object to the occasional bits of verse that creen in. Others ob ject to individuals riding projects in letter alter letter. One friendly critic had this to say : "For some time I have tried to understand just what it is I do NOT like about the "Communications" section . . . "(Many of) the letters are so unpleasant, argumen tative, combative and stubborn. No one ever says T wonder' or 'I've often thought . . ." or 'I just realized . . .' or 'I would like to know . . ." "Somehow the grand privilege of blowing off steam hag been refined into the fine art of blowing off an opponents head. There is no interest in new knowl edge. Table-thumping seems to have taken over. And mean table thumping, I might add. "Most of the letters have an educational 'style' usually associated with spitting five-year-olds or bar room drunks. "These people abuse your kindness. And they have no kindness . . . "I realize the dilemma: people who are kind, anxious to learn, compassionate, tolerant of and with their fellow-men, do not write letters to the editor! And so, because of their absence, this section docs not fully reflect the community. And because something is out of balance, It has become something of a bore. "My act of kindness is to tell you I feel awfully sorry for you having to receive this barrage (this in cluded) of letters every day ..." . OUR friend need not feci so concerned. It is roif fVi inl-. Av.,-1 ..... it fnm vi lug juu. i-vuu a Jat u null, we UIUI- oughly enjoy, as a matter of fact. Even the let ters which take us to task ("ultra-liberal," "asin ine," "stupid," and a few even less complimen tary) are m the grand old American tradition of writintr to the editor "Drmr Sir vnn nm-. Still, our friend flora feuding in the column tnough the multitude may read and cheer on its favorites. Long lists of Biblical citations take up a lot of space, and we have endeavored to cut down on these in the past. Ana acrimony tlocsn t take the place of reas oned argument. WE DO not propose letters. This has been : We will print all letters received, as space permits, so long as they arc no longer than 400 words, legible, within the limits of good taste (this one has been bent a bit on occasion), and, in our opinion, not libelous. Obviously, we shall sume tun responsibility prnueci or not printed. to say, "The buck stops "THE Mail Tribune has, mm:, jniiiii-u idi mine ii'iii'ra man pi actually any other paper in the state, and far more than nnj ll juujjvu Ull a yci lcljllit Ul 111 l UlcUlUU UHMS We should like to continue doing so. Moreover, we would welcome letters from thouchtful people who have not written in the column before. We would welcome new and in teresting subjects. We would welcome fresh ideas, and fresh controversies. Our column is called siniplv "Communica tions." Other papers have such titles as "Editor's Mail Bag," "The Safety Valve," "The People Speak," and so on. Aii of these are descriptive of what we would like to see continue. We arc convinced it fulfils a real and valu able need in the community. We hope a majority of our readers agree. E. A. A A those who have not done permits, we hope to get on hand in type, but at legiumaie suDjeci ior shouldn't print so manv their pet peeves or pet have a nnint Pprsnnnl is questionable, even to make any immediate have to continue to as for the Iettei-s which are As Harry Truman used here." over a long period of MEDFORD "Whiff Thu Talk About A Fitne.s Program?" Communications Letters io the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted 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. Labor's Role To the Editor: In reply to your editorial of 2663, "Strikes, Courts and Automa tion," I fully agree with most of your conclusions, yet there are some phases of battle be tween labor and capital that were not brought out. You are right that unions have done much to elevate standards of the general pub lic, but 1 think it proper that your readers know that if it were not for efforts of or ganized labor men would no doubt be still working for $1 to $1.50 per day, the day consisting of 10 to 12 hours yes, I have worked these hours for such pay. I had my first experience with labor unions when I helped to organize the Port land, Me., local of the Broth erhood of Railway Clerks in 1908. Sure I was very young and my part was small, but in the years since I have held some quite good positions in labor, in this time I have seen labor come up from the under dog to a colossal giant in its own right, in spite of its natural enemy. Speaking of giants of labor vs. capital, some of our greatest hassles we have ever had in the so- called labor field have been capital vs. capital. This means that some where along the line some with money have bought voles, backing and positions of Influence in unions until we now have big business vs. big business, yet labor gets the blame. We read much of the depre dations of labor, but the gen eral public hears little about the underhanded schemes, of closed door sessions, collu sions, gentlemen's agreements lawful or otherwise. Why have we so little about "busi ness" failing to negotiate in good faith? Why so much lament about high wages and no mention about high inter est rates'.' Labor Is the life blood of the nation, it creates wealth and a majority of the small businesses across the land find their survival hinged upon the paycheck. To install automation and curtail the paycheck of any locality is not in the best interests of the economy. Remove the lumber industry and the fruit, with their payrolls, and we would have another ghost town, sev eral of them, with gophers in the park and bats in city hall. The time is near when labor should be accorded its rightful place as one of scg ments of economy and march side by side with producers, transportation, merchandising and the rest that go to make mini1 1 III t X-r- I 1 . i i I I mm ammm mUwm "Oh! Ohl Looks like he's really going to blast the administration! foreign policy!" MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON up our way of life, and must receive its rightful share of the production. C. R. Burrill 834 ',i Cherry si. Central Point, Ore. Pity Them To the Editor: I would shudder to think of the con sequences were everyone to think as do some people. Where would we be if it were not for the imaginations of the great thinkers in history, those who were not content to sit and tend violets or to just exist, but wanted to find out more about the universe and its secrets. We have them to thank for many of the com forts we enjoy today, as well as a place to live in which to enjoy them. The trouble with some peo ple is it is too big an effort for them to try to think any thing out; they prefer to sit back and pass judgment on others who do think, or make fun of them. It seems to give them a great delight to ex ploit their ignorance for all to see, and to make them selves just as revolting as they can, and with these folk no amount of shaming or reasoning will help. But it is nice to know that they are in the minority. It is ridiculous to even think that Ihcse men of sci ence witli high intelligence would go about thinking up stories to tell for pastime and want of something better to do, and the fact that U.F.O. have been seen by so many of high intelligence in such widespread places would in dicate that there is something to the stories and not figments of wild imaginations. 1 think the day will come when it will be proven to all that these things do exist and their purpose for being here, and the men like Mr. Fry can Inke the credit for our enlighten ment. Meanwhile wc will have lo tolerate the inane ramhlings and jokes that ire an insult to the human in telligence. We can pity these people, they need it badly. (Name on File) Eagle Point, Ore. Be On Guard To the Editor: Recently I submitted an article re the U.F.O. and White Sands inci dent which suggested that if these .supernatural tilings hap pened t ho cause could be de monic forces, as the Bible savs Satan will "work miracles" (Rev. 16:14) when that serves his purpose. I was taken to task by a gentleman who de plored my calling devil, devil and suggested 1 read the New . Hi' I t MM Kennedy Can Apply Khrushchev Saying to Cuban Situation A Bone in His Throat BY PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst For much the same reasons that Nikita Khrushchev de scribed West Berlin as a bone in his throat, President Kennedy can apply the same descrip tion to Cuba. Viewed in this I I light, Cuba vs. I JaI I Berlin, Soviet I laTl strategy be- .. comes clearer and Cuba takes a natural place on the cold war chess board. In this light, the actual num ber of Soviet troops in Cuba takes on lesser significance, whether it be 5,000 or 20,000. It is the Soviet "presence" that counts. A handful of 10.000 or so Allied troops in West Berlin could not hope to stem the Soviet tide were it to be un leashed. One reason that it is not unleashed lies not in the Testament and learn of Christ's superior power. Fearing I have been misun derstood, I would like to state that I have no misgivings as to what Power will triumph in the great controversy be tween good and evil, believing as 1 do in God's omnipotence and mercy toward His earth born children. More recently an Eagle Point lady suggested that one should really be acquaint ed with the man who claims to have had this experience before challenging its having happened under the auspices of the forces of good. How ever it is possible to be sin cere and still be deceived, especially in view of the fact that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark ness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph. 8:12). So may we all be on our guard remembering that "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." (1 John 5:12). Harold J. Reith, Briggs Bldg., Shady Cove, Ore. Offers Proposal To the Editor: Since the paramount issue before the American people today is tax ation, which, be it remem bered, was the spark that set off the revolution in 1776. it is interesting to note how the government evaluates its in come and expenditures. The graph published not long ago, analyzing the budget dollar coming from the execu tive office of the President, lacks, in my opinion, any sem blance of relationship lo po litical economy. Granted that half of the tax money must be spent as a "war debt," 1 offer in a purely academic sense, a breakdown which 1 feci is more consistent with needs and purposes. I suggest 25 per cent allo cation to defense, 12 5 per rent lo foreign aid, and 12.5 per cent to veterans aid, which is sorely needed. I note tliis amount 'low is small i5 per cent). A clear look at this evaluation would relieve the headache caused when we think of half the income go ing down the drain. Sid Hollingsworth. VA Domiciliary, White City. Ore. Giving Blood To the Editor: Today. I did something I have done several times before-I gave a pint of blood to the American Red Cross Bloodmobile unit visit ing our town. I'm in good health, as is the majority of our population, but I failed lo sec the majority of the pop ulation there at the Red Cross building. Yes. 1 have been helped to a cot a time or two after giv ing "my pint." with a light feeling to my head and my knees a little wobbly, but with no more of a dizzy feel ing than I have had from raising up too fast after bend ing over to clean up spilled milk. I'm not any more a humani tarian than most people, so I must bo selfish to feel such a satisfaction in donating blood. Wc know that our healthy bodies quickly replace a small amount of blond land the ARC takes every care to see that potential donors arc healthy). I hac a small child and am what I would call a busy mother and wite. but when iransiHirtation and babysitting problems are taken care of by the ARC. what other excuses keep people away? Jobs? When 1 was employed our business gave us time off lo donate. Previous diseases.' number but in the Allied "presence" which would guarantee a world war In case of Soviet attack. When the world receded Washington Report By William (c) United feature Syndicate PARTISANSHIP It SAFETY Washington For the first time since he entered the White House two winters ago President Kennedy has been thrown upon the de fen s i v e by h i s Republi can oppoisi tion. He is now feeling two things which, as WtalU presiuem, lie had never known before the awareness of having lost political initiative to his crit ics and the blasts of a planned and all-Republican attack up on his leadership. The inner realities of the whole national political posi tion have been turned upside down within recent weeks, even though such fragmen tary evidence as is available here gives no indication that the president's popularity in the country itself has sunk in any large way. WHAT had been an extra ordinarily strong con gressional bipartisan backing for the President in foreign policy is being heavily shaken. What had actually been a good Kennedy rela tionship with Congress on the vital domestic issues such as taxes and economic policy excluding those secondary welfarist issues on which he never has had a favorable congressional consensus is being eroded. His tax reduction-tax reform bill, for one sharp illustration, is daily getting into deeper water. As to foreign affairs, there is profound significance in the circumstances that Repub lican assaults upon the Presi dent have been immeasurably broadened. For two years, the only real G.O.P. challenge in this field had come from a small right wing group headed by Sen ator Goldwater of Arizona. Now, challenge is coming from the moderate and even the liberal wings, from such moderates as Senators Dirk sen of Illinois and Saltonstall of Massachusetts and from such liberals as Senators Kucliel of California and Cooper of Kentucky. WHEN, the other day, the 11 top G.O.P. leaders in both houses of Congress joined in a formal statement accusing President Kennedy of not providing "the kind of leadership so vital to keeping the free peoples united," they signaled nothing less than the end of a long armistice in world affairs. Their critique went far be yond Cuba. In words striking ly similar to those use previ ously by the leading G.O.P. presidential aspirant. Gover nor Rockefeller of New York, they charged the President with having made unneces sary trouble for us with the British, the French and the Canadians, among others. That their manifesto had some shortcomings, if looked at impartially, is obvious. The President did not provoke our recent spats with these three countries. And the in sistent hunch of this column ist is that the people are far less likely to be angry at Mr. Kennedy for speaking out at last against Allied foot-dragging and irrationality than they are to be dipleased with him for not having done so much earlier. BUT ON Cuba the G.O.P. has plainly got something. The President's determined stance against the Soviet mis siles of last October will not save him from coming to grips with the undeniably large Soviet military estab lishment whatever may be its ultimate purpose that yet remains in Castro Cuba. Infinitely more important Maybe since your doctor told you not to give blood, you have been cured or a new way has been found to use properties from your blood. Time difficulties? Every couple of months the mobile unit spends several days at the Red Cross building in Medford and then travels to nearby communities. Sure, you can frighten up donors by saying. "You'll never know when ou might need it yourself." (which i true) but. why not donate it because it gives you some thing. Mrs. Elice Skirvin. 1002 West Fourth st . Medford. flu from the brink of nuclear war last October with Khrush chev's promise to remove his offensive rockets, it naturally was assumed that he now S. Whit than any and all of this, how ever, is the towering fact that the foreign policy armistice, as well as the old half-armistice on the more important domestic affairs, has come to a close. The Republicans are en titled to exploit the new situa tion and Die administration to defend itself. But the line de fining legitimate attack and counterattack in the cold war area is thin and wavering. If the Republicans cross it by ex tremist assaults on the Presi dent they will endanger this nation. If the President cross es it by extremist counter assaults he will endanger this nation. We enter now the most del icate problem for a free country facing foreign perils: how to balance the just but limited rights and duties of political partisanship against the imperative demands of na tional safety. Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (ci Field Enterprises, Inc. HYPOCRISY & LANGUAGE "Hypocrisy," said La Roch efoucauld a long time ago, "is the homage that vice pays to virtu e. And so it is with language -for those groups which are the most ruthless in their acts are also the most devious in their speech. Harris Totalitarian governments do not "kill" dis senters and heretics: they "liquidate" them. Goering did not speak of "gassing" the German Jews; he spoke of "the final solution" to the Jewish problem. The fine art of double-talk has been raised to the ulti mate degree by modern com munist and fascist govern ments; and the more vicious their policies, the more they seem to feel the need to use the soft word. If one carefully examines a speech by a totalitarian official, it will be filled with words like "truth," "peace," "liberty," and "the will of the people." And all these words, on furinet examination, turn out to mean something quite dif ferent, and much uglier, than their accepted defini tions. "Truth" means the dog ma of the ruling clique; "peace" means acquies cence in the party line; "liberty" means the right to stir up sedition; "the will of the people" means ex actly nothing. In a sense, such euphem isms ars customary in all diplomatic and political ex pressions: but t;ie uncon scious sense of guilt that seems to haunt the iotali tarians compels them ts find the most tortuous and abstract phrasing to con ceal their grim and single minded intent. We find this same psy chological tendency among criminals: the more hein ous the crime, the more re luctant they are to call it by its proper name. A thief will cheerfully admit he is a thief - a burglar, a pick pocket, a safe-cracker. But a killer is never called a killer, by himself or by his confederates. There are a doz en euphemisms for this, the currently most popular being "hit." A man who is murder ed is "hit" by a "hitter." Some nagging vestigial con science prevents even the professional murderer from uttering the true name of his occupation. The worse the deed, the more the need to dress it in taffeta phrases. An aggressor never goes to "war"; he "de fends the boundaries of the fatherland." or he "takes pre ventive action." Likewise, it is the awful enemy who "brainwash" our soldiers; what we do is "indoctrinate" theirs. The more a person has to conceal and the more he is ashamed of - whether he is aware of his shame or not -the more pressing becomes his need to find another word (or the right one, the plain one, the true one. Simplicity of speech is always the ene my of injustice. , would look elsewhere for a means to re-establish damaged prestige and to recapture the initiative. One of these assumptions took in the possibility of new Soviet pressure on Berlin. Instead, he has reversed his field, facing the United States in Cuba with exactly the same risks he would face in an attack upon Berlin. There are other stnkintf similarities. Just as West Berlin is a foothold within Communist territory, so Cuba now is a foothold in a traditionally U. S. sphere of influence. Copycat Method Just as the Western powers have been willing to pour rniU lions of dollars into West Ber lin to help maintain it as a free world symbol, so Khrush chev apparently is willing to pour millions into Cuba to maintain it as a beacon for Communist sub version throughout Latin America. Khrushchev could take other pages from the book of Allied experience in Berlin. The allied airlift broke the back of the 1948 Communist blockade of Berlin and demon strated the futility of trying to starve out even an isolated city without measures sterner than the Communists were willing to undertake. A Communist sealift can continue to supply Cuba, al though at enormous expense, unless the United States is willing to take similar stern measures. In the Day's News ly FRANK JENKINS Hats off to the nation's lat est fad-this marathon walk ing craze. If enough people will do enough ' marathon walking, there won't be time enough left for so much hcll-raising-which is responsible for a lot of our modern troubles. QUICK recall test: Right off the bat Without looking it up Whence came this word MARATHON, as applied to long distance walking or run ning feats? IT DERIVES from the plain of Marathon, about 20 miles from Athens, where in 490 B.C. the Athenian general Miltiadcs defeated the mighty army of Darius the Persian, who was bent upon the con quest of Greece. When the two armies came to grips, the superior weapons and bodily strength of the Greeks were decisive, although they were greatly out-numbered. The Persians lost 6,400 men, whilu the army of Miltiades lost only 192. Miltiades chose his swiftest tunner, Pheidippides, to carry the news of the victory to Athens, 20 miles away. He raced the 20 miles and reach ed the city stumbling and ex hausted. He gasped out "Re joice, we conquer," and fell dead. COMEHOW or other - al & though we still call it a marathon-we've raised the distance from twenty miles to FIFTY-which is probably a bit cocky on our part. It just might be, if you're thinking of tackling one of these marathons that seem to be so popular, you'd better cut the 50 miles to 50 yards -at least for the first try. lOOK review note: u In Washington, the latest edition of the Report of the Secretary of the Senate, a 960-page volume listing the expenses of the United Rtatea Senate, is just off the presses. It's quite a book-as you can Judge for yourself from the fact that its compilers spent $3,411,197.44 (note the 44 cents, which is an example of the meticulous accuracy with which its authors work ed in their labors of compila tion). Every item of Senate expenditure during the year is lisied-including a ten-cent phone call to New York by one of the Investigators. A LL in all- The book reports The U. S. Senate spent $27,346,411.11 (note the 11 cents) in the 1962 fiscal year. The total was UP $158,233 from 1961. in spite of the ef forts of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Non-Essential Federal Expenditures, which spent $26,967.52 in its patriotic efforts to hold down non-essential spending. IV'HAT to say in reviewing ' the book? Let's put it this way: There arc 100 members of this exclusive club that is known as the U. S. Senate two members from each ot our 50 states. If you will get out your pen cil and paper and divide the Senate expenditures of S27, 346,411.11 by 100 (the num ber of members of the Sen ate), you will discover that the COST PER SENATOR came to the rather consider able figure of $273,464 1!. It's little wonder that taxel re high.
