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... Communications ... r.Vtai'n m h Edilor mu bear the name ind address of the writer, although under Th. . m. ""u.,,,ne" he us of a pen nam or initial lor publication is permissible. ' 1 rlfa,une srve the right to edit all letters with iew to clarification and nri. h .'u " ,ubmi"d for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters SJ! 7 cflumn do not necessarily represent the riews of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Most Offensive To the Editor: The "Oregon Statesman" h a s reprinted your article about the "Twen ty Miracle Miles" along the coast and 1 cannot refrain from telling you how delight ed I was to read it. For many years I have watched the destruction of trees and land clearance along the Pacific driveway and the erection ot shacks, hot dog stands and ugly houses and have lamented over the sit uation and have discussed the condition with many friends and acquaintances. Man and bulldozer have utterly ruined the roadside and 1 do not see how it ever can be restored As my beach home is below Newport I must take this highway many times a year and instead of seeing improve ment it seems to me the con dition becomes worse. I have had friends out of state tell me they can hardly stand the Miracle Miles, and their main thought is to drive as fast as possible to get out of this sec tion along the coast. Unfor tunately, everybody drives at snail's pace and it is about the slowest part of the high way. I have been a summer resi dent of the Oregon coast since 1894 and have experienced all the types of travel and have seen the entire coast highway built from one end to the other but I consider this area about the most of fensive. Thank you for your straightforward article. Elizabeth Long 545 Mission st. Salem, Ore. None Righteous To the Editor: In regard to editorial, "What It Will Take," in March 27 paper, morality is an individual thing. Only when tlic individual is free to rise above the masses is progress made. The so-called social prog ress we have made in the past 30 years is the cause of the decrease in patents. Small business has died and small farms have perished because of the social pattern. If gov ernment would give back to tlie people all freedom except the basic protection against thieves and violence and the guarantee of property rights, small business would prosper again and American ingenu ity would again take its place as foremost in inventions. If Ford and Edison and others had not been free to acquire capital and to use the other fellow's savings, (which is capital) we perhaps would not have had the cars and electrical products we enjoy today. As to the "cooperative en deavor for the greatest good for all men," let's be practi cal. About one-third of our marriages end in divorce. If we find one-third of our na tion not being able to live together and work for the benefit and the greatest good of their own children, how can we expect everyone to work together for the good of all? Men need a change of heart, not a moral program for the greatest good of all men. "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one." Romans 3:10. Carroll Powell Box 621. Central Point, Ore. of a ready Cost Too High To the Editor: I've been watching the controversy over signs adjacent to the freeway with mild interest, thinking the anti-sign element would desist in the light of the tre mendous financial importance of signs as they directly affect so many people here. I am writing because I have been told that the anti-sign element is making the most headway. If the city council of Med ford enacts, in a fit of aes thetic anti-commercialism, any ordinance that would keep one family a week from stopping overnight here, they will be doing the community a great dis-service. Passers-through spend mon ey that finds its way into ev ery pocket. Some airplanes fly slower than the legal freeway speed limit. So to many mo torists, a lack of signs might act as an invitation to sizzle on up the road. Signs that might be objectionable to a few would probably appeal to a vast majority as snappy, up-to-snuff indicators stopping place that's and eager to please. Travelers from the south have come through the scen ery of Shasta and the glorious Siskiyous, and may not have stopped to admire the view. When they get to Medford they should be arrested in their more than mile a min ute flight by colorful, imagi native signs and posters ex tolling the warm rooms and soft beds, hot food and cold drinks, gas and oil, dres. shops and sporting goods and every other thing for sale or for rent that the citizens around here want to adver Use. People from the north have come along the incomparable Rogue river and are aware of it, but not wanting to nestle down on its rocky bank, are looking tor a town with a mo tel in it with soft beds, and sub-consciously are looking for a motel owner with gump lion enougn to put up a sign bragging about the luxury of his inn and the ecstasy of his hot-cakes. If the most effective place for these inducers is out of town to the north and the south, then demand will put them there. But if the most effective place should turn out to be in town, along the raised portion of the freeway men so be it. That s where they should be erected. If manipulation of adver tising freedom deprives one motel chamber-maid of a day's work or keeps one res taurant waitress from one 10 cent tip, then the cost is too high, Sam T. Richardson, 1609 Stratford way, Medford Program Planned By Medical Society The Jackson County Medi cal society has chosen April to introduce the program "More Doctors for the Rogue Valley," into the schools and homes. The program has been de veloped due to the develop ing need for more doctor and health service personnel in coming year3, it was stated. During April personal talks by physicians in schools, stu dent attendance at hospital staff meetings and tours of "A Day in a Doctor's Life" will be offered interested high school students. MONDAY. APRIL 1, IMS SHOPPER'S LOANS for the wishes that bloom in the Spring Shop now for all the special needs that Springtime brings-with a Shopper's Loan from Household Finance. Buy new clothes to outfit the whole family, shop for a better car, buy things for the house. With cash, you shop for Spring bargains at any store . . . pay on the spot and avoid a lot of bills later on. Trust America's oldest and largest company of its kind to help you meet the season's extra money needs. Ask about Credit Life Insurance on loans at group rate bih I MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS YaoOM u M 12 1 Jbivntl ptymli ptf"ti P22L $10 5 5.90 S 6.72 $10.05 518.46 m 11.81 13.44 20.09 36.93 300 17.71 20.16 30.14 55.38 500 28.86 32.97 49.64 91.66 1000 53.89 62.21 95.64 1.9.56 MO 77.87 908 140.57 1266.36 He- -. -.fs chart that P'irt 04 balan . t ;nn hut not tkat fart cj rautnM --- tu44tt MOO. nd ? nmmmm HOUSEHOI FINANCEi 128 Eatl Main St., 2nd Floor-Phone: 773-5301 Hoars: KM thru Thur. 10 le 530 fri. 10 t 7 f. H. To the Editor: I was out for a drive on Interstate Five highway and an 80 mph wind came up and blew the paint off my Hudson. I took after it and raced my car up to 100 mph to catch my paint. I raced my car for 2V hours. I finally caught my paint in Portland. A state cop stopped me for speeding. I tried to tell him the wind blew the paint off my car and that's the reason I was driving so fast. I don t know what this world is coming to. He didn't believe me. David J. Sletten 121 Reager st. Medford. 205TH JAIL TERM Gulfport, Miss. -lUPII-Jordan Archie is serving his 205th jail term. Archie's current 36 day sentence like all the oth ers, is for drunkenness. He said he was first jailed 17 years ago. Since then he has served terms ranging from one day to three months. Youngster Mistakes Marine for Squirrel Perris, Calif. - (UPD - Some thing moved between rocks, so a 13-ycar-old boy raised, aimed and fired his 22-ealiber rifle. He thought it was a squirrel. But his accurate marksman ship felled a Marine reservist out on a hunting trip. Sheriff's deputies said James Clair Davis, 19, Lyn wood, Calif., died on the spot of a gunshot wound in the head. Davis and two com panions were hunting in the rocky Gavilan Hills Sunday. Deputies said the 13-ycar-old Westminster, Calif., youth told them he aimed at what he thought was a squirrel. The youth's name was withheld. Earthquakes Cause Damage in Iran Tehran, Iran - IUP1I - Two earthquakes have struck re mote parts of Iran in the past two days, causing several deaths and widespread de struction, it was reported to day. The Red Lion and Sun So ciety, a relief organization on the order of the Red Cross, said one quake hit the village of Hendojan in northeastern Iran Sunday morning. The society said first unof ficial reports from Hendojan indicated at least four persons were killed, two others were injured and more than 100 houses were destroyed. Radio Tehran said a new earthquake shook the Esfar ayen region in northern Iran this moining. There were no details. Tool Sheds Entered At Freeway Site Three tool sheds along In terstate 5 freeway construc tion site, three miles north of Ashland, were broken into Friday night and tools and gas were taken, according to the Jackson county sheriff's office. Entered were small build ings owned by M. C. Lininger and Sons, Central Point; Rogue River Paving company, and Slate-Hall company, Portland. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF PHILIP THOMAS identifies Hawaii as "the place where men make passes at girls who wear grasses." He also claims that what Sir Lancelot REALLY asked Lady Guine vere was, "Who was that last knight I saw you out with, Lady?" a It was the great come dian Bert Williams who first told the story of his hike along a hazardous moun tain tray : "here I was mooching along a path only four inches wide with a solid cliff on the left and a 6000-foot drop on the right. Suddenly I wheels around and sees this here lion chasing me, I begin to run like rnad. Then I comes to a turn in the path and what's confronting me but a great big tiger growling and lash ing his tail." "Holy smokes!" gasped the straight man. "What did you do?" "What could I do?" mourned Bert Williams. "The lion ate me. Jack Leonard is responsible for the sad bit about the insom niac who finally fell asleep and then dreamed he was awake! i& 1963, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Features Syndicate WHO ARE THESE UNITARIANS? HEAR DR. HARRY B. SCHOIEFIEID OF SAN FRANCISCO THURSDAY April 4th 7:45 p.m. Lecture Room-Rogue Valley Manor TOPIC: One Man's Quest "Why I Am a Religioui liberal" Sponsored by Rogue Valley Unitarian Fellowship ICE CREAM TOMATO JUICE NAPKINS CORN Arden's All Flavors. half gal. 69 46-oz. Golden Poppy 349 Silk White 60 Count Pkg Payette Valley Cream or Whole Kernel No. 303 tin 5 10 OREGON MJK FOOD'S 4 -J VARIETY ladies Deodorant (Ig. 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