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4 A - IUrOIUtf2&TUBUNB " "Everyone Id SoutheriTclrefon Reaae The Mall Tribune" eSibliihirTfialfy except Saturday by MEUrORD PRINTING CO ! 83 North flrJt-PriTi-dKX, " ROBERT-W RliHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising ManaiK v GERALD T LATHAM. Bui Mir ERIC ALLEN JR.. Mnt Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor . Ann.. rtl T til A W Tl-- IMItAT RICHARD JEWETT. SporU Editor OLIVE SI AKUrir.lt woman a cuiiui ' DALE ER1CKSON. ClrcujaUon Mg An innonttnriont NetViDaDel Entered ai aecond data matter at Medford Oregon under Act 01 March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dm .1 -. I In ArivlflU Dally and Sunday I year tie 00 Dallv and Sunday 3 root 800 Sunday Only One year 35 00 Slnile Copy (Mailed) S09 By earner And Motor Route. Dally and Sunday 1 year J1 00 Dally and Sunday I mo. IJi Sunday Only 1 mo. We Carrlei andVendori Copy 100 Official Paper of City of Medford Official raperoi """" United Press International Villi Leased Wire U. p Tclcphoto Newiplcturea MEMBMLT,o5Sl ATEa OT'ICM in new V caso Dttrott. Sao rr-ncico. Lot Anaelf . SatU. Portland Angeli. uenvr. NIWSPAMI f HIIS ASSOCIflON NATIONAL EDITORIAL Member Calltornla Newapeper Publishers AiaociaUon Flight or Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30,. 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO May 8, 1953 (Friday) Ronnie valley Bartlett pur orchardists were warned to day that orchard conditions are imllar to tnose in mar, when a heavy blight resulted . in the loss of some 1,000 acres of Bartlett pear trees. A children's book, "Pets, Wild and Western," has been published by Dr. Elmo Steven son, president of Southern Or egon college. : 20 YEARS AGO . May 8. 1943 (Saturday) Medford High school track .team takes . fourth straight state championship by edging nut Seaside 21 to 18. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudgo Pot" column: "The Drice of shaves went up to BO cents last week. Several de clared this was the worst local barberism in several years. 30 YEARS AGO May 8, 1933 (Monday) First straw hat of season noted on Medford streets. Lightweight title of Rogue valley at stake in prize fights at Medford Armory. 40 YEARS AQO May 8, 1923 (Tuesday) Ben E. Harder elected pres ident of Medford Chamber of Commerce. Medford Elks lodge to stage shirtwaist dance next week. SO YEARS AGO May 8, 1813 (Thursday) Ranchers owning total of 1,300 acres sign up for irri gation in Rogue valley. . Medford officials inspect Hamilton ranch, recently pur chased by city. What's Your I.Q.7 Nine ei fen correct is superior; seven or elihl is excellent) fir ei sis is good. 1. Which American stales man named his estate The Hermitage? 2. Name the capital of Ber muda. 3. Is the state of Maine noted for its production of white potatoes or sweet pota toes? 4. Who wrote the book, "The Razor's Edge"? 3. What ambitious engineer ing project was started and abandoned in Maine as a power supply source? 6. In which group of Pa cific islands is Guam? 7. Who invented the light nlnu rod? 8. In which country Is Sofia? 0. Is brass an element or an alloy? 10. In musical composition, what do the letters, 'ft' Indi cate? Answersi 1. Andrew Jackson. 2. Hamilton. 3. White pota toes. 4. Somerset Maugham- i. Paisimaquoddr project lor harnessing the tides. 8. Tha Marianas. 7. Benjamin Frank lin. 8. Bulgaria. 8. Alloy. 10. Ferlissimo (very loud). PREFER U.S. Bonn, Germany -ftlPli- About half of tho 810,000 Gcrmana who emigrated since the end of World War II wnt to the United States, the statistical office here reported Tuesday. It said 401.000 Germans went to the United States, 238,000 to Canada, 83,000 to Austra lia, 23.000 to Brazil and 21. 000 to other South American countries. WEDNESDAY, MAY I. 19(3 The Senate and , The Oregon House be commended lor us action in voting to give Oregon citizens a chance to pass on the proposed new Constitution. We hope the Senate The document is not perfect; few political documents are. But it is the present Constitution. And, aside from its merits, there is every people will welcome an over the next year and it on its merits. rSSENTIALLY. House - the document prepared over an 18-month period by a blue ribbon commission. A few changes have been made in the House version, but they are either of a minor nature, or do not affect the value of the proposal. For instance, the Constitutional Revision Commission worked out a method of legislative reapportionment differing somewhat from the one now in effect. But, since only last November the people voted to retain the present method, the action of the House in retaining the existing ap portionment formula, rather than going to the one outlined by the Commission, made sense. One minor change miliar title, "secretary of state," for the new "watch dog" officer, rather than the unfamiliar title of controller. WHAT the Senate will, do to the proposed Cnnstit.ntinn is still iinplear. There is some reason to doubt that it two-thirds approval, which the House gave it with onlv one vote to spare, But there is no way of knowing until the votes are counted. It has lone been our it will become the positions of at least 20 of the 30 Senators that the question is not whether the proposed Constitution is as good as it could be in all respects; not even whether or not we agree with all of its provisions. (It so happens we don't). The important question, the overriding one, is whether the proposed Constitution is better than the existing one. No more than that. THE legislature first voted to ask the people whether or not the legislature could draw up a new Constitution. The people gave them that authority. The' legislature then turned over the job of drafting the constitution to the special commis sion .which included some of the best legal and political minds in the state. The, commis sion produced the draft now before the legis lature. The House and Senate committees named to study the Constitution have made some changes, as noted. "' If, after this long process; and all the many labors which have gone into the task, the Sen ate makes it all count for nothing, it will not merit the thanks of the people. E. A. Incidentally, all three of Jackson county's representatives voted for to their credit. The measure was presented to the House by Kep. John Dellenback, chairman of the House committee on Constitutional revision, and those who heard him, said he did a masterful job clear, lucid and logical, of history and drama. order. E.A. Greenery, Highways and DST A combined business-and-plcasure trip took us to Portland over the week end, and once again we were impressed with this state of ours. Never have we seen it more lush, more lovely. The abnormally heavy rains of this spring have made the soft greens ever more pervasive than usual. The rapidly-growing freeway has done two things : It has made the drive shorter, faster and more pleasant than ever before, and it has opened up new vistas of countryside, much of it un marred by commercial development and bill boards. INSTANCES that were once measured in miles and hours are now measured in minutes. From the Burnett Road Interchange to the end of the freeway at the base of Sexton Mountain is a mere 45 minutes. Roseburg is a scant two hours from Medford; Eugene a scant three; Portland a scant five. The sections of highway which now offer the greatest danger are those remaining sections of two-lane, two-way road. Such a highway is inherently more dangerous, of course, but an added hazard comes from the habit patterns of drivers used to freeway safety, who sometimes fail to adjust to the narrower rights of way. These sections are becoming shorter and fewer, however, and within a few years will be gone, border to border. "NE other change which makes travelling this season more pleasant than in the past is worthy of note. When it was 3 p.m. in Medford, it was 3 p.m. not only everywhere in Medford, but also in Eu gene, Salem and Portland. Not only that, it was also 3 p.m. in Seattle and San Francisco. We duly note, and respect, the arguments of those who do not like daylight saving time. We duly note, and respect, the arguments of those who prcter DM to standard time. For us, though, tho lack of confusion is the important thing. Peace, the Constitution of Representatives is to follows suit. a bitr improvement over reason to believe that the opportunity to study it a hair, ana men vote on e e Joint Kesolution 1 is was that or using the ia- will receive the necessary position and we hope the new Constitution, and also with a sense Congratulations are in it's wonderful ! E. A. -Married Her, He Did, And Both Divorced And All " Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, althourjh under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or Initial for publication is permissible. The edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of tha paper. In fact the contrary is often the case. Tha Clock Lied To the Editor: Last Sunday morning I got up at 5:30 a.m. as was my wont, and in ac cordance with the decree that had gone forth throughout the land advanced the hands of the clock on the wall one hour. Then I went outside and took a look around but no great miracle of change had been performed. The sun came up, the birds awakened, the dandelions opened, the cows came down off the hill and the morning chill en dured, all in accordance with Mother Nature's irrevocable schedule of things just as they had done yesterday and will do again tomorrow. All this in utter disregard of the com mand to old Father Time to speed up his step and get one hour ahead of himself. It used to be said that "Time and Tide wait for no man." The ancient Danish King Ca nute demonstrated that he was powerless to restrain the tide, but modern man has gone him one belter and has taken over control of time. The sun and moon were set there tor signs and for seasons (Gen. 1-14) but they have now been toppled from their throne. The denizens of the out doors relate their activities to the rise and fall of the sun. They are utterly unaware of and unresponsive to any man made edicts concerning the speed of ' time. The - clock doesn i determine the sched ule uf the tempo of events here on the farm. It is the oth er way around. It is much eas ier for me to keep in step with Mother Nature's schedule of events than to try to force slow and methodical old Father Time to keep up with man's fiat decrees. I went back in the house, took another look at the clock. It was lying to me. It just wasn't that time of day and so 1 turned it back and went reg ularly and punctually on my way. W. E. Davies, Route 1, Box 110 Eagle Point, Ore. Sordid Mess To the Editor: The Rocke feller brothers have had a team of psychologists study ing the question of whether Gov. Rockefeller's marriage to Mrs. (Happy) Murphy will hurt his chances of becoming president of the United States In 1964. They decided that the public will forget about it in about five months. I do not agree. It is a sordid mess and no clear - thinking person would even consider making people with their moral background president and first lady of our country. Surely we can find some one more suitable than we have found so far. Let's keep our eye on the new governor of Ohio and see how he slacks up. It will be interesting to see what kind of "crisis," the Kennedys, the Pope and Khrushchev cook up to per suade the American people that they must not change this administration in 1964. People are getting so fed up it will have to be a lulu wi'h a real authentic ring. The antics of our political leaders would often be very amusing if they did not so seriously affect the lives and fortunes of all of us. Leila Morrow Ml North Bartlett st. Medford Preservation To the Editor: The Historic American Buildings Survey, for Oregon, based on the Na tional Survey of Historic Sites and Buildln'r "cognizes Jacksonville, Oregon, The structures are classified under Themes, Sub Themes MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. T1B a-. Mall Tribune reserves the right to and Special Studies. Under Theme XV, Westward Expan sion and Extension of the Na tional Boundaries to the Pa cific, 1030-1898; and Sub Theme B, The Mining Fron tier, two houses in Jackson ville were recorded in 1934. They are the Reed House and the Combcst House. Nine sheets and three photos were completed on one and six sheets and two photos on the other. These are on file at the Library of Congress. For an unexplained reason this sur vey was dropped until recent interest in Southern Oregon's heritage of historic buildings has revived it. I have completed reports on 25 houses and buildings in Jacksonville. It has been in dicated to me more detailed reports and photographs will be made on these, and other structures, in the immediate future. This will serve to record in detail the part Jack sonville played in The Mining Frontier or Sub Theme B. It has been further stated that no building be regarded as too humble to receive recogni tion, if built prior to 1900. Research has its place, and you may ask who wants to be Sub Theme B? With every opportunity for a well coordi nated program of restoration and preservation, Jacksonville is at the cross-roads. Too often hindsight in stulifying and foresight too dim. History may record dying towns; intelli gent, informed planning can restore and preserve them. Janice G. Houghton . S12 Dakota st. Medford Highway Dictatorship To the Editor: Whilo we are in process of revising our state constitution, we need to take a good strong look at our State Highway Commis sion which seems to be re sponsible to no one, and hence to constitute a true dictator ship in the most accurate sense of the word. It is useless for anyone to suppose that the residents of Jacksonville or elsewhere can change the edict which will bisect the town with a new highway and thus effectively destroy much of its charm. The dictatorship has spoken and the public may Just as well go peddle its papers else where since its sole and only function is to pay the bill for the construction of this un wanted piece of folly. Isn't it time to change the whole set-up so this and all other state commissions can be made the servants of the people, rather than their masters? I think it is. Grace N. Pearson Route 2, Box SO Jacksonville, Ore. Pride To the Editor: The follow ing editorial was written by our eighth grade student edi tor, Teri Spencc. It appeared in the last issue of our school paper, "The Cove Star." We feci the editorial is exception al in quality and merit. Would you consider printing it in your newspaper on the edi torial page? EDITORIAL " 'Pride gocth before a fall' Is the saying, yet parents, teachers, everyone says to be proud of your grades, your family, yourself. . What are you supposed to do? First there are different kinds of pride. What's the difference? Think awhile, you'll see. The kind of pride that goes before the fall could be better de fined is conceit, I think. If you're proud of the number of runs you made playing baseball, that shouldn't neces sarily mean you think you're the best runner In the school. That's conceit. It just means you did the very best you MEDFORD, OREGON No Doubts Remain About Good Communists in Laos;Showdown By PHIL NEWSOME UPI Foreign Hews Analyst Enough of the pieces have fallen into place now to re move any lingering doubts there have been over C o m m u nist good faith in Laos. What events in that sorry little LSXJ king d o m do add up to is simply the early ap """" proach of a new moment of truth for the United States in South Viet nam and perhaps in Thailand as well. Communist objectives are both political and military and are unlikely to be chang ed by talks, whether they be held In Moscow, wasningion or the Plain of Jars. The United States accept ed neutrality for Laos for the very good reason that U.S.- trained and equipped Royal Lao forces turned out to be Today & Tomorrow By Walter (c) 1083. The HEMISPHERIC REAPPRAISAL The events in Haiti illus trate how great has been the change during the past 30 years In o u r relations with the Latin c o u ntries to 'he south of us. Tne Re public of Haiti has rarely been anything but a bloody tyranny, and Lippmann in 1915 the United States landed the Ma rines and governed the coun try for the next 19 years. Now once again Haiti is seething with violence. But now, while in an extreme emergency we might have to go in once more to protect lives, we are bound by treaties with the other American republics to avoid intervention and to work through the Organization of American States. The reason we signed the treaties which forbid us to intervene now is that all the American republics insisted upon it.. They felt strongly that, if the United State's did not renounce unilateral inter vention, their dignity as fully sovereign states was degraded. We signed the treaties, and now we are learning in Cuba and in Haiti that it is not easy for 20 divergent republics to form a single, decisive and ef fective international policy. INCREASINGLY I have come to think that our hemispheric policy is a two- could, and you're glad that you did something to make people notice and respect you. "We can be proud of our country, our town, our fam ily, and ourselves if we dis cover the big difference be tween pride and conceit." Thank you for your consid eration! William A. Shepherd Principal Shady Cove Grade School Shady Cove, Ore. Solution To the Editor: It seems that our friends in Salem are hav ing a lot of trouble deciding how to raise the extra cash needed to keep the state wheels turning, so I have two suggestions which should do the trick. One - Levy a tax of two dollars per month on every one, big, little, old and young, rich or poor, for the air they breathe. This should raise about $45,000,000. Two - Confiscate all in come, regardless of amount or source, issue rain checks good at the corner store and gas station, then come December make refunds of what, if any, that's left so tha folks can greet Santa with a smile and welcome the New Year know ing that their tax problems are over for all time. With this minor problem settled they can get down to business and, between periods of throwing spit-wads, tackle the really serious issues, such as placing bells on cats so they can't catch birds, make it a misdemeanor for a salmon lo swim downstream when it's supposed to dc going up stream, limit Uic distance that a grass hopper can hop, teach our little spotted pests to dis continue filling the hen house with that tantalizing aroma when they slip in for a free chicken dinner. I'm not a lawmaker in anv sense of the word but at $20 velvet per day I could think of enough to stay in session until Thanksgiving. Claude M. Hall 2860 Placer rd. Sunny Valley, Ore. miserable fighters, although probably as good as their op posite numbers in the Pathet Lao were the latter not beefed up by hard-core Com munist troops from neighbor ing North Vietnam. With the military stance abandoned, neutrality became the only thing left unless the United States were willing to commit its own forces on a scale far larger than anything yet attempted in Southeast Asia, including South Viet nam. Current events in Laos re call vividly to this correspond ent interviews in 1962 with two individuals who continue to play important roles in the Southeast Asia drama, one of whom proved correct and the other incorrect. In his office across the street from Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thai land Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman said that neutrality for Laos would work only if guaranteed by Washington and Moscow. Moscow, he id, would have to guaran- lippmann Washington Post legged stool which does not stand up. The policy is built upon the notion that in the Western Hemisphere the in ternational order revolves on a north-south axis which ex tends from Washington to the Latin-speaking republics. It is, I think, a fallacious conception. Since the gener ation of the founding fathers of the United States, the inter national nrder of the Western Hemisphere has been triangu lar as between the United States, the mother countries of Europe and the liberated colonies. Thus, the Monroe Doctrine was a tacit and un written understanding be tween Britain and the United States. Britain was then eight years from Waterloo, and she commanded the seas; the United States, as John Quincy Adams, the chief author of the Monroe Doctrine, said, was "as a cockboat in the wake of the British man-of-war." By the beginning of this century, Britain was locked in the coming struggle with Germany, and the United States, under President Theo dore Roosevelt, accepted the responsibility of becoming a world power on its own. But except for a few specialized students, the Americans were never taught that the Monroe Doctrine rested on the un avowed arrangement with Great Britain and the power of the British fleet. Later on in this century, the idea took root that the United States was, if not dominant, then at least ascendant in the whole hemisphere. When we realized that our repeated interventions in Haiti and elsewhere aroused the anger and resentment of the other American republics, we moved to join with them in creating the multilateral system which now exists. rpHE system does not work well, and at bottom this Is, I think, because there is miss ing the third leg of the stool, which is European presence and participation in this hemi sphere. The candid students of hemispheric affairs tell us that the Alliance for Progress is riddled with anti-American feeling. If we ask ourselves why, the answer is, I think that we are much too power ful and too rich to have a trusting relationship with countries that are so weak and so poor. We should not leave the Latin- American countries in the position where, if they cannot get help from us, they have no alterna tive but to turn to Russia. If this is correct, then the right course is to encourage other friendly countries to take not only an economic, but also a cultural and po litical part in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. Our solitary pre-eminence to day should be reduced and diluted by the presence of the European Economic Commu nity, by Britain and Scandi navia and, of course, by Spain and Portugal. We shall not. I think, be able to make orderly progress in this hemisphere as long as the fallacy of the north-south axis prevails. We should re mind ourselves of the geogra phy of the globe and of the spiritual and cultural conse quences of this geography. We in the United States arc near er to Western Europe than we are to most of South America, and most of South America is nearer to the outposts of Europe than it is to us. As we learn to invest out Latin American policy with such realities and the truths which grow upon them, we shall be better able to work out a stable foundation for our policy. tee withdrawal of Communist Viet Minn forces back to North Vietnam. Because of the strained re lations between Moscow and Red China, he did not believe the Russians could do it On a steamy night in Vien tiane, the capitol of Laos, long-time Indian diplomat Av tar Singh also was consider ing Laotian neutrality. As chairman of the International Control Commission, it would be up to him to see it en forced. The United States, he con cede, was taking a calculated risk but he believed it a good one. Laos, he believed, would re main neutral rather than lose U.S. aid. The commission, he believed, could prevent trans port of Communist reinforce Astronauts' Motto: Ad A$sfra By Arthur Hoppe Our space program, I'm glad to see, is forging ahead. Newsweek reports our seven Astronauts are buying part of a Caribbean Island. Which they'll turn into a fashionable boys camp. And they've promised to visit it often be cause all boys demand heroes to worship. Especially at those rates. I assume they got the money for the island from that Cocoa Beach motel they owned. Their attorney. Mr. L,eo u. De Ursey, announced it was up for sale. You re member they bought it with that $500,000 Life gave them lor their exclusive stories. I doubt the money came from the $3.2 million the World Book Encyclopedia of fered them for their further adventures. That deal's still in the works, I think. You see, World Book's had to ne gotiate with both Mr. De Orsey and Mr. Harry Batten. Mr. Batfen represents our nine new Astonauts, who, in the traditions of the service. also want a slice. So it'll be a complex contract. And I can't see why all 16 Astro nauts can't just form a single holding company. It would certainly simplify our space program. As it is, 1 sometimes worry about what the future holds. Scene: The historic landing of the first U.S. spaceship to return from the moon. As thousands cheer, the hatch creaks dramatically open and outsteps our Hero Astronaut, Mr. Al J. Ponzi. Followed by his attorney, press agent, business manager, talent agent and bookkeeper. All six remove their space helmets and unzip their space suits. Breathless Reporter: Congra tulations, Mr. Ponzi. How do you feel? H'jro Astronaut: Well ... Attorney: I'll have to ob ject to Mr. Ponzi answering that question. His personal feelings are covered under his Contract No. 702-456-A with True Confession Adventure Comics. And if you are in quiring as to his physical con dition, Dr. Spock Features Syndicate has purchased his blood pressure and pulse rates. Television Announcer: For our millions of viewers, Mr. Ponzi, could you demonstrate how you . . . Talent Agent: Hold it, A!, baby. Demonstrations you can do live. We got 47- cities booked. And you know how TV uses up material. Photographer: How about a big smile, Mr. Ponzi? Business Manager: No cmiles, boys. Life's got ex clusive rights on all repro ductions on Mr. Ponzl's smile. The Saturday Evening Post has sewn up his frown3. And Look has the looks of PERCE WAR 'You'll never abolish war as long at man are running I he world. Now, you want lo do tomtthing about that, I'll march with youl" Faith of Hearing ments through Laos over tha Ho Chi Minh trail to South Vietnam. Events proved Avtar Singh somewhat less than realistic. A glance at the map illus trates the military point. Ona area of recent fighting in Laos was the market town Luong Nang. It is near tha eastern boundary with South Viet Nam, directly between the key towns of Tchepona and Saravane. Tchepone onca served as a Russian air basa for ferrying supplies to tha Pathet Lao and Viet Minh. Saravane marks the begin ning of the last leg of tha Ho Chi Minh trail through mountainous jungles into Cambodia and South Vietnam. This trail, the Communists mean to preserve and they will fight for it. Introspective contemplation. How's for some nice shots of the back of his head? W couldn't sell it. Reporter (angrily): You mean no statements will ba issued? Business Manager: Not at all. Here's a prepared state ment you may quote in full, attributing it to Mr. Ponzi. "For Immediate Release. It was with great pride and hu mility that I, Al. J. Ponzi, have planted on the moon our flag. The flag of Astronaut Enterprises, Inc. Choice lots are now being offered. Low down, E-Z payments. These view sites . . ." Well, you can't blame our Astronauts. They're braver men than I and they deserve an honest buck. Besides, they kind of symbolize our cul. ture. For there they stand, eyes on the stars, hands on their wallets. And all that really bothers me, I guess, is that we can't seem to pr. luce a true hero any more. Not one that's unincorporated. But chee.- up, I say. One thing's for sure in the space race: We're bound, to land the first businessman on tha moon. ' Gov. Romney Again Denies Candidacy Lansing, Mich. - (UPD - Gov. George Romney returned to his state capital Tuesday and promptly left the 1964 Repub lican presidential nomination battle up to Sen. Barry Gold water and New York Gov Nelson A. Rockefeller. Romney, home after an eight-day sojourn to Washing ton and New York, repeated that he is "not a candidate and I do not plan to be a can didate in 1964." The former industrialist said that Goldwater and Rockefeller are the "top can didates at this point" and said he had invited both of them to come to Michigan "to let the state get a look at them." Romney said he was "amazed" at the publicity given his recent trip during Which evidences of a Romney- for-president boom was grow ing within GOP ranks. "People have been Inter preting things that aren't there," he said. "All I've been doing is refraining from in dicating what I m going to do after this term as governor." MARILYN'S HOME SOLD Los Angeles - (UPD - Tha Brentwood home in which Marilyn Monroe died last August was sold Tuesday to a physician for $92,150. Dr. Gil bert M. Nunez, of Los Angeles and Beverely Hills, was high bidder on the house which carried a $35,000 mortgage. 4
