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Jungle of Ugliness f capitalism rules the roost. The I over you aren't needed any
To the Editor: After read- successful businessman lives ' longer.""
in a wona ot nis own. it lie
SUNDAY. APRIL 7. 1(63
lug Mr. Richardson's letter
tcvcral limes, 1 presume he is
not being satirical, but I can
hardiy believe anyone could
be that insensitive. After pic
turing the grandeur of our
surrounding natural beauty 1 line of business he is in, but
he asks us to create a jungle also in politics and lawmak
er ugliness which he de-1 ing, as it may concern his
scribes as "snappy". I must be , rights to do business,
naive but I thought that sort ' The socialists, being more
of thinking was a relic of I or less a thorn in the flesh
' Main Street." to the businessman do have a
Even the "colorful and ! master plan, on paper, on how
Imaginative" signs Mr. Rich-1 to change over from the old
All the workers make that
is a millionnaire he is either : same statement and the fac
tory wheels keep turning,
the typewriters keep click
ing, just as if nothing had hap
pened. John E. Ring
1049 West 11th st.
Medford
a playboy or occupied in a di
rectory capacity, maybe part
ly in both.
A businessman in general
is occupied not only with the
ardson pictures become a gar
rish, chaotic ghetto when in
creased ten times over. Sure
ly the contrast between this
horror he would create and
the beauty of our surrounding
areas should be obvious even
to Mr. Richardson.
No one wants lo cheat a
worker out of a 10-cent tip
but il hardly seems conceiv
able that a tourist is going to
be drawn to Medford because
of our beautiful signs. Tour
ism is one of Oregon's lead
ing industries but 1 know of
no one who has come here to
look at our billboards. People
stop to eat when they are
hungry; they get gas when
their tank is empty; they
spend the night when they
are tired or a scenic attrac
tion lures them. Their phy
sical needs are not dictated to
by outdoor advertising.
It is rather tragic that a
person can live in an area of
unsurpassed beauty and be so
untouched by it that he will
forcsakc his heritage for a
10-cent tip. Because we have
magniflcance in nature it
does not follow that we must
have wretchedness in our
cities.
Celia Dunford
1709 Oregon ave.
Medford
law of nature way, to the
idealistic cooperative com
mon wealth where everybody
will be happy.
The S.L.P. in its "Weekly
People" pictures this pro
posed change in its literature,
how easily it can be done, just
by the individual worker,
when he arrives at his job
in the morning, saying to the
boss;
"Boss from now on I take
Express Thanks
To the Editor: On behalf of
the officers and members of
the Tudor Guild, and the Fair
committee particularly,
I wish to thank you and your
staff for your generous pub
licity that made the Tudor
Guild Book Fair a success.
We are also grateful to the
people of the Medford area
who donated books, to the ra
dio and television stations for
their assistance, and the mer
chants of Medford for their
cooperation.
The Fair realized a sub
stantial share of a Shakes
pearean Festival acting scnol-
arship, and we feel that we
owe a very large measure of
its success to the kindness of
those mentioned above, and
to the many others who
helped us.
Ruth E. King
Corresponding Sec.
Tudor Guild
Ashland, Ore.
Poets' Corner
Conducted by
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Supports Investigation
To Ihc Editor: Thank God
for people like Ella Powell,
Alice Black, Frank Koch and
L. C. Powell who have the
courage to bring out the
truth. Oh yes! and Everett
Acklin's of March 23, was
super. Also our commentators
such as Fulton Lewis and
Paul Harvey.
This administration said
they have the right to lie.
The quickest way for a gov
ernment lo lose the confi
dence of the people and de
feat itself, is to deceive its
citizens. The coverup of the
Soviet buildup in Cuba is an
example of this policy of de
ception. Many are becoming
highly skeptical of the gov
ernment's sincerely, as the
truth finally becomes known.
When a real crisis comes,
people will be completely in
different unless there is a
move made to restore confi
dence of the people; "and ye
shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free."
Jn. 8:32.
We should be thankful we
have a few in the Capital
building who are demanding
the truth as in the Cuban
Crisis. NOV. ZD, IDOi. o.l.uve-
port Times states, that the
Mnnrnc Doctrine today is
tattered and torn by action
nnd inaction of the President
of the U.S. In its place is an
nlien, a foreign doctrine
(Khrushchev Doctrine). Start
ing with Monroe and on
through Eisenhower, no Presi
dent of the U.S. ever let a
foreign ruler commit an overt
act against the principles of
the Monroe Doctrine until
now.
If ever the Stale Depart
ment needed to be investi
gated it is now, knowing
those Russian Secret Police
ngents were coming here in
the disguise of clergymen and
yet welcomed them. There
are those who say they don't
believe it. How can they not
believe, when one of them
admitted it himself?
Of course many people
won't try to look for the
truth, biit would rather just
sleep on. "loving darkness
rather than light." Those who
will not sec are in the class
with those who will not hear.
When they are awakened, it
w ill he too late.
Paul Voronacff (whose
mother returned last year af
ter being a prisoner in Russia
for 20 years) says people say
they don't want Communism,
bul won't do anything con
crete in fighting it. All loyal
Americans should rise up and
demand an investigation of
the Stale Depjrtment Either
be black or white, not just a
dull gray.
A man who will not use his
freedom to defend his free
dom does not deserve his
freedom.
Mrs Ernest Santo
204 Lozier lane
Medford
When April Comes
When April comes, and on the air
Is wafted forth an incense rare.
Which tells of gardens lately blown.
Of orchard trees with beauty strown,
The pink of apple, peach and pear
Then earth becomes a place so fair
That men forget their weight of care;
For who would nurse a heart of stone,
When April comes.
Then happiness is everywhere,
Our very breathing kills despair;
Although we know some glad hopes sown
Shall still be hopes, with summer flown,
Yet smiles and posies shall we wear,
When April comes?
Thomas Curtis Clark
O
Deserted Spring
There is a wilderness of rock and sand.
No trees in all the treeless land,
Only a wide expense of light.
Yet there is spring, year after year,
Recurrent miracles appear:
Blossoms! Multiple and bright!
Elizabeth Olsen
Portland, Ore.
O
April Days
A dash of rain, a burst of golden sun.
A noisy brawl of new-born rills across the field of dun;
A frowning, wind-torn cloud by glorious aky shot
through:
I love this sweet, impulsive day: 'tis oh, so much
like you!
- Jack Finel
Central Point, Ore.
O
The Two ef Me
I live alone and I talk to myself
as most lonely people do;
I know there's just one of me know it well,
but something says "there are two."
My day is laid out, my plan is complete,
the motif is work, not play;
But the sun is shinning and Spring is here
plans all end up in delay.
Sometimes the two of me seem to agree,
harmony sets me aglow;
Then one or the other poses an "if"
and agreement ends in a "no."
The endless debates and arguments go on
without reason or rime,
And the worst of me gets the best of me
About every single time.
Blanche Ellis Norvcll
The Manor, Medford
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How Many Have I Known?
How many springs have I known the fragrance
of lilacs in the rain?
Pearled, the purple plumes rise above verdant
branches;
and drunk with the scent, I am stayed
on newly spun grass,
watching the heavy spires sway
against the tall sky.
How many summers have I known the waking
roses at night's end;
and endlessly observed uncurling petals,
brightened with dew,
thrust their flame to the saffron sun
arcing the hill.
How many times have I known such fragrance
in the rain?
Mystery Alires
Portland, Ore.
To the Editor:
Oh to be tn Medford
Now that April's there;
With all the little smudge
pots Spewing soot into the air.
Though we swear and
cough and sputter.
Underneath we know it's
true
There's no use to growl and
mutter;
In this valley smudging's
due.
tional Park Service on one
hand and the U. S. forest serv
ice and state parks on the
, .J , "if ,wo "Hr M1 "" from Portland
whereas the National Park , ... .tu.ul
Mail Trucks Arriving Earlier
Service locks it up.
Jack Parker
Box 1033
Florence, Ore.
30 or 40 minutes earlier or
i about 6:30 a.m., J. A. Eids
i wick, acting postmaster, has
! announced.
This change in schedule,
the Medford post
A Shot Is Fired
To the Editor: In the east i sought by
city limits of Jacksonville I office tor some time, enables
south of California St. short- j carriers to start their rounds
ly after 1 p.m. on April 1. a at 9:30 a.m. instead of 10 a.m.,
shot was fired that shattered Eidswick said, and the plan
the shoulder and front leg of 1 has already been greeted with
a small pet animal that never enthusiasm by a number of
hated anybody, was only out Medford down town patrons.
io v.ijuy me picdsaiu anei- f Other
v., " service
...Bm Lu..,..ig o uiro .egs ! through audil;on 0f courtesy
, . """j boxes and the planned relo-
gotten, so , you see someone , , 0u,ers One was lo
who fired that shot, which!- . " . ,, ,.ri
improvements in
are being made
Nothing lasts forever:
This too, we know shall I was heard by several people
cease.
Rogue Valley's main endeavor-Keep
enthroned Good King
Cornice!
Helen M. Ashley
851 Wabash ave.
Medford.
Quality Concert
To the Editor: A concert
of excellent quality and fine
taste was presented to the
Crater High school student
body April 3. Now the rea
son that this is of consider
able significance is because
each year hundreds of poten
sial college musicians are
graduating from high school
in this area, and now, here is
a fine opportunity for them
to continue.
There is an enrichment of
our local cultural status that
exceeds the Immediate public
relations value of this spring
tour.
We all feel finer and purer
and more fulfilled when we
see and hear our young peo
ple participating in the fine
arts on into adulthood.
Dr. Cecil and T)r. Steven
son are to be thanked and
commended in their decision
to bring instrumental music
to the fore at the college level
here in our own area.
Norman Carothers
Director of Music
Crater High
Central Point, Ore.
far too close for safety. Pco
pie with kindness and consid
eration are sacrificing to pay
taxes that lives like that are
protected.
(Name on File)
Jacksonville, Ore.
P.S.: The city of Jackson
ville has a good city police,
but he cannot be on all cor
ners at the same time.
About the Dunes Area
To the Editor: Two state
ments by Secretary Udall of
the Interior Department fol
lowing a 40-minute "survey"
of the area proposed for a
national park south of Flor
ence wiped out any gains he
might have made by his re
cent publicity trip, complete
with TV coverage by a Port
land advertising man.
(1) When asked if the park
service would provide over
night facilities within the
park area, Secretary Udall's
immediate reply was No.
These would be left to private
operators outside the sea
shore, he explained.
This would mean that the
245 family campsites now
maintained by the U. S. forest
service and similar facilities
in the Umpqua Lighthouse
State park would be elim
inated although they are ex
tremely popular with the pub
lic. The forest service has
plans for some 2000 more
family units. These families,
most of whom cannot afford
to stop at motels, would come
here, take one look and drive
on. As it is they often spend
several days enjoying the
dunes, the beaches, the lakes,
the woods and camping out.
(2) When asked if he agreed
with the statement by Conrad
L. Wirth, director of the park
service, that the proposed
area which includes many
year-around homes, should be
returned to a wilderness state.
Udall said it was the aim of
the park service to return
such places to a "primitive
state."
People who live here know
that before long the area
would become an impene
trable jungle so fast does un
derbrush grow in this humid
climate.
These policies illustrate the
difference between the Na-
On Library Budget
To the Editor: Enclosed
herewith is a copy of a letter
mailed today to the members
of the Jackson county court
to urge re-consideration of
their decision to grant no in
crease in funds to the Public
Library of Medford and Jack
son County.
The greatly expanded use
of the facilities clearly shows
the need for augmenting fur
ther. Lee E. Carson
Star Route, Box 60
Prospect, Ore.
o
Gentlemen: I am dismayed
by the decision of the court
against granting any increase
to the requested budget of the
Public Library -of Medford
and Jackson County.
At a time wh"" an mn.-h
concern is voiced over the in
adequacy of today's education
it would seem imperative to
expand this most useful ad
junct to our educational sys
tem. School libraries are no
toriously lacking in facilities
lor extracurricular study. The
increase of 310 per cent in
shipment of school classroom
book collections, of school
class visits increased by 85
per cent, and branch library
requests for information by
40 per cent clearly shows the
need for and the use of this
vital service.
It .should be the special con
cern of every educator and
adult interested in education
to request a careful reconsid
eration of the needs of this
very important agency.
another on Court St. at Ed
wards St., and plans call for
location of a "long needed"
courtesy box on Eighth st.
This will be established as
soon as space is provided by
the city, Eidswick said, and
will do much to lessen the con
gestion which occurs in front
of the main post office daily.
The box will be between Bart
lett st. and Riverside ave. and
will care for much of the east
side population, returning
Siskiyou Band Camp
Scheduled in July
Ashland - The seventh an
nual Siskiyou Band Camp,
sponsored by the music de
partment of Southern Oregon
college, will be held on the
college campus July 14-26, Dr.
Herbert Cecil, head of the mu
sic department has an
nounced. Clarence Sawhill. director
of bands at the University of
California at Los Angeles, will
make his sixth appearance as
guest director.
Founder-coordinator of the
Camn is Glenn Matthews
and camp secretary is Dr.
Cecil. Anyone wishing infor
mation concerning the Band
Camn is invited to write Sis
kiyou Band Camp, boutnern
Oregon college, Ashland.
home from down town each
evening.
The courtesy box directly
in front of Sears store in the
shopping center area, which
has been creating a traffic
hazard, will be moved into a
central section of the shopping
ceViter. Another courtesy type
box will be placed one-half
block west of Crater Lake ave.
on Jackson st.
The courtesy boxes in front
of the main post office and on
Holly st. between Sixth and
Fifth sts. and the one on West
Main st. near the library will
continue in operation.
Three new parcel post
trucks have replaced old ones
at the post office and there
will be more replacements of
the smaller models in the near
future, Eidswick said.
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Central Point Girls
Held for Shoplifting
Two teenage Central Point
girls were lodged in juvenile
detention home Thursday af
ter thev were caught attempt
ing to shoplift several articles
of clothing tn a downtown
Medford store.
Under Questioning, the
girls, aged 16 and 17, admit
ted to officers they took 17
different items from seven
stores in the Medford area
since Monday.
Take the family out
to dinner
Eating out is a specie' treat for
every member of the family.
We take particular pleasure
in serving family groups, so
make it a custom to dine here
frequently. Special portions
served for the children.
Ro.it Prime Rib ef B.tf
Deep Fried Fillet ef Sele
Southern Fried Chicken
Eiquiiite Tender Steak.
"A GOOD PLACE TO EAT"
OPEN DAILY 6 A.M.
Social Hour Nightly 5 lo 7
510 North Riverside
The Take-Over
To the Editor: "For they
hall lake who have the
power, and they shall keep
Who can." This is an old
slogan, emphasizing the law j
of nature. And nature knows
no pity.
It is a cruel master, both in j
the wilderness and in our
present day civilization Here I
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