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SUNDAY, MAY 5. 1963
Whr Not Ui. TaUnt?
To the Editor: Suppose some
one were to give you a site
able uncut diamond along
with all the necessary tools
used in turning out a beauti
ful finished stone. Would you
plunge ahead - cutting away
realizing that once the cuts
were made the pieces could
not be reassembled for an
other attempt? Probably not.
Would you ask your friends
and neighbors (all equally in
experienced) how to make the
cuts? Probably not.
We have Just such a poten
tial jewel right here in our
midst. To realize this poten
tial we must proceed with the
caution and sureness of a dia
mond cutter.
On the western slopes of
this magnificent valley lies
the town of Jacksonville. It
is the beginning of our history
in southern Oregon. It has
aged and mellowed for more
than 100 years, and cannot be
duplicated in character, his
tory, or setting anywhere else
west of the Rocky Mountains.
Should Jacksonville not be
treasured, preserved and re
stored? This has already been
answered by countless indi
viduals and organizations who
have been and still are work
ing unceasingly to preserve
and restore Jacksonville for
all to behold.
Could you possibly brinr
yourself to mount a bulldozer
and plow a straight, indestruc-
Poets' Corner
Conducted by
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Poetry: Oldest of the Arts
Anyone who studies the history of civilization will find
it difficult to escape the conclusion that poetry has always
held a central position in human culture . . . Poetry, far
from being artificial or unnecessary, appears to be the
oldest and most universal of the arts. - Jacob Korg.
o
Song On May Morning
Now the bright morning star, Day's harbinger,
Comes dancing from' this east, and leads with her
The flowery May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose.
Hail, bounteous May, that dost Inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!
Woods and groves are of thy dressing;
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
John Milton (1608-1674)
Diminuendo
I
have seen
its sparse pale blooms
beside dark tenements,
and felt the plum tree beckon me,
or any other passer-by, to note
that beauty fares as best it can
when unattended in
the crowded worlds
of snared
men.
-Lloyd B. Halverson
Medford.
On the Loss of the Nuclear Submarine "Thresher
With All Hands, Off Cape Cod
Time was when men and lordly ships
Ventured upon the seven seas; -They
signed on for long, two-year trips,.
And hoisted canvas to the breeze
That carried them to the Unknown.
The great sperm-whale and precious seal.
They sought 'midst dangers of the deep;
The currents tugged at steersman's wheel;
The call, "Reef sail!" rang through their sleep
-A sleep above the great Unknown.
The whales are gone, the seals are few,
And ships and men who sought them, too ...
Now we have nuclear "subs" that sweep
Faster than monsters of the deep -To
plough the wastes of the Unknown.
Man, like a fish, swims in the tea,
And, like a bird, glides through the air;
Foredoomed a wanderer to be -To
seek life's mystery everywhere
Throughout vast space of the Unknown. t
In upper space, dark storm-clouds race;
Below, the fierce sea drives in foam;
Below, in depths of watery space,
The "Thresher" finds last resting place.
- A grave within the great Unknown.
Another mystery of the deep;
Another saga of the sea . . .
The sea Its mysteries will keep
Mocking man's plans, or prayers, or plea,
Since it is part of the Unknown I
The "Thresher" lies deep in the sea,
Where square-rigged ships once hailed Cape Cod;
A saga and a mystery
For those who dared the sea and God;
The elemental, vast Unknown . . .
-Kenneth F. Osthimer
Medford, Ore.
tible gash through the middle
of this heritage, and then pour
tons of concrete as a final bar
rier to assure the wound could
never heal?
Our very existence has been
preserved by freedom of ex
pression and informed choice.
Our program of mass educa
tion is unequalled anywhere
on earth and an educated man,
while not "knowing" every
thing, certainly knows (among
other things) how to research
any problem. These basic prin
ciples have not been applied
to the Jacksonville dilemma
of '63.
There are experts who are
trained in engineering a' high
way. We have their valuable
talents at work now. How
ever, there are also experts
in preserving and restoring
the few remaining (intact)
towns on the entire west
coast. They are willing to
help in this dilemma but
have not been invited to offer
this extremely important
point of view. Our future
probably lies mostly as
tourist attraction, which
makes the historical aspect
doubly important to consider.
Why can't we ask for their
valuable opinion and advice?
Surely alternate routes can
be proposed, taking all fac
tors into consideration. In es
sence, this is all I ask or sug
gest.
Eugene Bennett
P. O. Box 328
Jacksonville, Ore.
Nine, No: Budget, Yes
To the Editor: At a meet
ing of the Eagle Point Jay
cees on the evening of May
2, the Jaycees announced that
they will be opposing the bal
lot calling for nine school
board members in the May 6
election, and will be cam
paigning to get the people of
School District 8 to pass the
amended school budget on
May 14.
. Eagle Point Jaycees
Eagle Point, Ore.
eral income tax. He has prov
ed that the government is
wasting over $40 billion
year financing 700 govern
ment owned businesses. Each
of these competes unfairly
with every known phase of
private enterprise because ev
ery one operates tax free, rent
free and overhead free.
Custom duties and a small
federal excise tax equally dis
tributed on all commodities
and services alike would pro
duce all revenue needed to
run our government, and pay
off the national debt.
But there are only sixteen
states so far smart enough
to see this, and that have
formally approved the Liber
ty amendment.
Oregon could be on this
list if people would get in
formed and do something
about It.
The Liberty Amendment,
or House Bill 6, was intro
duced this session in our Ore
gon Legislature and was tab
led by a motion by Mr. James
Redden.
I don't believe that our
legislators are informed on
the Liberty Amendment. Let's
get them informed! Just a
card or letter to Mr. Norman
Howard, chairman of the
State and Federal Affairs
committee, Salem, Oregon,
asking him to have House
Bill 6 withdrawn from the
committee and passed would
get Oregon on that smart list.
Mrs. G. S. Jennings
218 Saginaw dr.
Medford.
Liberty Amendment .
The Editor and to all Ore
gon Taxpayers: Would you
ike to have $50-$70-$90 more
each month to save, invest or
spend as you please?
Would you like to have the
government stop wasting your
tax money on such projects
as:
"Studies of Silent Think
ing," which cost $25,565;
"A stereotactic atlas of the
beagle brain," $9,775;
"Appointment breaking In
a pediatric clinic," $18,000;
"Initiation and support of
a colony of baboons," $61,
885; The study of turtles, $78.-
000. and spending $1,250,000
for a six-year study of the af
fectional relationship of an in
fant monkey and its mother
and many more projects just
as ridiculous?
Tax Freedom Day arrived
at 1:05 p.m. Monday, April
22. Until that time every av
erage American taxpayer
worked full time for the gov
ernment to pay his local, state
and federal taxes.
The amount going to the
federal government from indi
viduals is about $40 billion
a year.
Just think of the good that
you could be doing with that
money that the federal gov
ernment takes from you each
year and wastes. Imagine
what it would do for the econ
omy if all of these billions
of dollars now going into the
Internal Revenue department
could be free to circulate in
the economy.
The Federal government
does not need your personal
income tax money to run the
government. About 17 years
ago, Mr. Willis Stone, a bril
liant engineer, started the
movement to repeal the fed'
You ARE City Hall
To the Editor: If you still
have Thursday's Medford
Mail Tribune around the
house I would invite you to
read or re-read Eric Allen's
editorial concerning the pro
posed new highway through
Jacksonville.
I was equally surprised to
learn that the Jacksonville
city council had reversed
their decision and now ap
proves the new route which
will split tne historic city in
two parts. In some ways this
will be worse than the ab
surdity of Medford's bisection
by the Southern Pacific Rail
road tracts that don't even
serve the travelling public.
As important as they are to
the economy, logging trucks
pounding smack-dab through
Southern Oregon's most im
portant museum-piece of the
old west aren I going to con
tribute anything to the mood
decor nor the tradition which
so many people of Oregon
have tried so hard to pre
serve. When a new highway BY
PASSES a city by going
around or, as in Medford's
case, ABOVE a city, it can
be condoned in the name of
progress, perhaps. But the
only justification I've heard
for the proposed highway
cutting THROUGH our pic
turesque neighboring city is
that the route surveys out
well.
I can't help joining Eric
Allen's wonderment at the
"rush job" this project is get
ting . . , and in the face of
the considerable citizenry's
indignation, I wonder more
at the city council's sudden
acquiescence to the proposal
of the State Highway Com
mission. YOU don't have to worry
about fighting city hall, fel
lows. You ARE city hall.
Win Marks
KBOY
Medford
Not Images
To the Editor: "Charity
unites but doctrines divide."
Emanel Swedenborg.
As long as Christian sects
insist on rigid adherance to
doctrines, the church will be
divided against Itself - and
as long as tne church is divid
ed against Itself the life called
Charity will suffer.
SEPARATION
Come, let us worship God-
Not Images.
Confide to Him, we know
He'll save the day
If we will sense the bond
That is so close
Between Us. Nothing
Standing in the way.
To separate the tie
That is our blessing,
Which in so doing,
Cleaves the hearts of men
And leaves them filled with
Loneliness and longing.
Conducting all-the search
That never ends.
The search for One who has
No earthly equal-
No mundane parts
Nor representatives
Except pulsations soft '
And voices subtle
No channel but the gentle
Heart receives.
Then shal! we find and share
The resurrection
And span the gap that
True communion bridges.
So come, and reunite
The old connection,
And let us worship God -
Not images.
Thelrna Carson
Prospect, Ore.
out of this kind of injustice
and "you'll take this or noth
ing" utimatums from our
highway commissions, etc.,
can make one feel relief that
ve no longer need fear the
coming of Communism.
Let's stand . together and
write or wire our Governor
and fight dictation from commissions.
(Property owner, also not
personally affected by pro
posed highway).
Velva Cosier
Jacksonville, Ore.
Broadcast Liked
To the Editor: Everyone in
this area can now hear just
what we as Americans are
facing by tuning in to KRVC
(Ashland), 1350 KC five times
weekly, or really 10 times
weekly, the same message at
:45 to 8:15 a.m. is re-broad
cast at 6:30 p.m.
Let's rally to this very fine
broadcast.
(Name on file).
Central Point, Ore.
Dictation
To the Editor: I want to
s' y how refreshing it is to
Know that one like yourself,
who Is not personally involved
in the Jacksonville proposed
highway mess, can stand up
for justice when there is so
much at stake for this little
historical town. This is sadly
contrary to what some of our
own local citizens are doing
in putting their own personal
gain before the interests of
the town.
Also, always to hold my
greatest esteem, although 1
do not know him personally
is Mr. Floyd Wyatt of the city
council, who also believes
that a "take it or leave it'
ultimatum is not the answer
and will not be swayed by
such pressure and undemo
cratic procedures.
People are being purposely
misinformed by logging truck
propaganda, and even to the
extent of being told by direct
letter from the highway com
missioner that only two
houses were being affected,
instead of the truth that 14
or more houses and a large
trailer park actually were be
ing affected. And this was no
misinterpretation, for I per
sonally read the letter signed
by Glenn Jackson making this
statement.
Then the fact that upon
finding that the decision was
again being put into the cjty
council's lap by this "either
or" ultimatum, the commun
ity as a whole was not inform
ed, but, instead, a petition was
put into circulation by those
who were for the highway
going as proposed (and most
of them stand to have per
sonal gain), and not one word
was said "out loud" so that
a real, honest poll could be
presented for the council's
consideration.
They say one should always
look for the good in things,
and being a believer in this,
I feel the only good coming
Success
To the Editor: The success
of the observance of National
Library week in Jackson
county, April 21-27, was due,
in no small part, to the won
derful cooperation in publish
ing announcements and news
stories of the various events
by the Medford Mail Tribune.
In this era of constantly
expanding educational horiz
ons, National Library week
affords all the citizens of our
county an opportunity to
learn, as this year's slogan
stated, "Read The fifth free
dom . . . enjoy it!"
Mrs. Jean Deaver
Chairman, National
Library Week and
President, Friends of
The Library
3006 Old Stage rd.
Central Point, Ore.
Pro-Con U.N.
To the Editor: I know (1)
a teacher who, each day, faces
students who suspect that
there may be NO world to
morrow, and that there is
nothing they can do about it,
(2) i parent who secretly
shares his child's suspicions,
(3) a taxpayer who is concern
ed about the effect of world
cooperation on the American
economy, (4) a wage-earner
who is frustrated by the
whole question of world peace
through international cooper
ation, (5) a physician, lawyer,
cleric or businessman who
does not "have time" to be
concerned, (6) student who
hopes for peace in whirt to
live a life.
Some of them once had a
g.-eat faith that the United
Nations would keep the
peace. The conflict and con
troversy about the UN leaves
them discouraged and in
doubt. They ask, "Is the Unit
ed Nations right or wrong?"
They believe the United Na
tions Is in danger from the
far right and the far left
here and abroad. They asked
for help in formulating their
own independent answers.
The tew citizens who be
long to the local United Na
tions Association have made
arrangements at great ex
pense and effort to set up a
one day program for the
Valley. On May 13, they are
bringing Dr. Urban Whitaker,
International Relations Pro
fessor at San Francisco State
university, to Ashland and
Medford.
At the Jackson House in
Medford at luncheon it noon
and at dinner 6:30 p.m.. Dr.
Whitaker will debate or dis
cuss with local and imported
opponents of the UN. Those
wishing to be heard on the
negative side are asked to con
tact the organization in ad
vance by calling Marie Bos
worth, phone 899-1270. Ques
tions will be heard from the
floor if time permits. Mr.
George Bell will moderate
the question period.
Marie Bosworth
Program Chairman,
Oregon United
Nations Assn.
Medford Chapter
Medford.
A 5
Convention of Civil
Service Workers Sef
The Oregon state federation
of chapters, National Associ
ation of Retired Civil Service)
employees, will hold its stats
convention In Portland, May
8 and t.
Keynote speaker will be
Thomas J. McKegney, Wash
ington, D. C, supervisor of
chapters, who will speak at
the Wednesday evening ban
quet, W. M. Houston, Milwaukle,
is state president. There are
13 chapters in Oregon involv
ing about 1,600 members.
Among the other state offi
cers are Earl F. Malbourn,
Medford, first vice-president,
and Edwin Eggefs, Medford,
and Ralph C. King, Grant
Piss, executive committee)
members.
Activities ire planned for
the wives of delegates, it was
stated.
Geo. Grabow
136S Kings Hwy., Medford
Phone 772-8560
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The Colonial House
MEDFORD INSURANCE AGENCY
and
THE R. A. HOLMES AGENCY
Have Moved To
25 West Main
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now 149.00
now 249.00
now 179.00
SOFAS -
88" in natural and brown prinf- was413.00
80" in blues and browns... was 329.50
96" in tweedy brown . was 399.50
' 82" in tweedy yellowbrown.. was 258.00
72" in tweedy brown was 174.00
78" in deep gold and brown was 299.50
72" a beige, brown, yellow print.... was 2 19.00
CHAIRS
quite formal, fireside chairs, quilted, predom. olive, were 145.00
each, , now 125.00 each, or 230.00 pair
very formal provincial chairs, gold brocade, were 184.00 each,
slightly soiled now. 122.00 each, or 239.00 the pair
informal comfort in turquoise, was 179.00 now 159.00
formal, elegant, in sandlewood, olive, rose quilt,
were 186.00 now 159.00 each, or 309.00 the pair
sturdy, comfort in wing styling, beige and turq., was 179.00, now 145.00
print in green, was 99.50 now 79.50
print in beige and gold with traces of brown, was 94.50 now 74.00
Small Selection of Wood Pieces
1 desk-vanity .'. was 79.90 now 57.90
1 trundle bed set (matt, not inc.) ..was 99.00 now 74.90
1 chest of drawers was 74.00 now 59.00
1 mate's chair was 26.00 now 14.90
1 hutch with buffet was 199.50 now 145.00
1 cobbler's bench (pine).... was 34.90 now 19.50
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