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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1963)
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(Name on file) Medford Unnecessary Cru.ltiH To the Editor: This letter is addressed to those of us who are sickened by the document ed reports which, for some time now, have emerged from the more reliable and hard working of our humane so cieties, concerning the un necessary abuse, indeed tor ture, of our animals in many of our 9,000 experimental laboratories, both medical and pharmaceutical, in the United States. . Estimates of the number of small animals used per annum vary from 175 to 300 mil lions. Even many of our doc tors in this country, who previously, and understand ably, have hesitated to com plain,, are becoming vocal over the unspeakable cruelties perpetrated, some times re peatedly on the same animal, and sometimes over a period of years. There are now several bills before the U.S. Congress with similar aims - the reduction ' of unnecessary cruelty. They are not anti-vivisection, but i anti-cruelty Their very num ber would suggest that peo ple, accustomed to our Ameri can system of check and coun- - ter-check, are becoming in- . creasingly concerned over what goes on behind the closed doors of the labora tories. England haa had a law since 1876 which exercises certain controls over this mat- ' ter. It is time we turned our 'attention in the same direc tion. We have grown too large ' too fast. ,. In Washington, D.C., at 1145 10th St. N.W., we have a dedicated group, made up , very largely of men, who call . their great organization The Humane Society of the U.S. (H.S.U.S.). Solidly behind the passage of the Federal. Hu mane Slaughter Law, and working hard for it over a period of years, they saw it passed in 1958, in the face of terrific opposition from meat packers, livestock and wool growers, the White House, the ' Deoartments of Agriculture ' end Interior and the Budget Bureau. So there is hope! But not ' unless we are organized. We .are natively a compassionate 1 people, and we must not allow ' these laboratory atrocities to continue. Literature describ ing conditions and practices in named laboratories can be hart hv writins the above so- ciety.(Ask for folder "Proof of Cruelty in Laboratories." ) Ol the several bills up for con sideration, the H.S.U.S. favors H.R. 4856, the Randall Bill, regarded as the strongest, one of the reasons being that its administrator will be drawn - from the Justice department, The bill may be had on re quest. Write postcards (pett- tions receive scant attention) ; to our three people at Wash ington plus Representative Kenneth Roberts (chairman of the investigating committee) aticing them to support tms bill, and write soon! Mention number of bill. The undersigned will be glad to answer inquiries and provide addresses. In the . event of temporary absence, please leave your telephone ' number. But please WRITE to Washington! Ethel L. Marlcy Rogue Valley Manor Medford. Alitrnatt Rout To the Editor: It seems that there is no agreement on proposed highway route through Jacksonville. I would iik to make a suggestion. Why not have it come straight up Poorman's Creek to the Sterling Creek road. then on east to the divide of the west branch of Griffin Creek - down Griffin Creek to South Stage road and then on east to Vorhels Crossing? That would make It practical ly a straieht road from For est ' Creek to the Griffin Creek Grange hall. This would make an easy grade and eliminate all the curves and icy spots on Jack sonville hill. The only ngm-of-way necessary to procure wmiM h nhnrt distance es- tween Sterling Creek road and Applegate highway, as there is a county right-of-way the rest of the distance. Gilbert G. Knips 491 Oak Grova rd. Medford. Tha !j:u To the Editor: 'The United Nations . . . Right or Wrong?" is to be the topic of a talk in Medford this coming Monday, May 13, by Dr. Urban Whit aker of San Francisco State college. Some Americans are saying we should get out of the U.N. It is my opinion that rather than withdraw we should work to improve its effectiveness. Too many of us are indifferent about the fu ture of the U.N. Such apathy is a threat both to democracy and peace. Let's face the facts and dis cuss the issues. Marjorle Kellogg Sardine Creek Gdld Hilt, Ore. Liberty Amendment To the Editor: This is in re sponse to a letter from Mrs. G. S. Jennings (M.T. 5563) regarding the so-called "Lib erty Amendment" which was tabled early in this session. Mrs. Jennings is correct that I made the motion in the House Committee on State and Federal Affairs, of which I am vice-chairman. House Joint Memorial 6 calls for Oregon to request our federal Congress to pro pose a federal Constitutional amendment to (a) Take the Government out of all busi ness, (b) Sell such business and (c) Abolish income, estate and gift taxes. Although this may sound wonderful, I did have good reasons for voting as I did on HJM 8: 1) None of the sponsors (Rep. Elder and Ouderkirk and Sens. Ireland and Ma- honey) were willing to carry the bill on the floor if it got there. Further, they even de clined to testify at the hearing. 2) In a public statement they expressed their intent to vote against it themselves. 3) Not a single member of either House expressed inter est in seeing it come on for debate, and no member has said they would vote for it. As to the effect of such ac tion by our Federal Govern ment, it should be pointed out that: a) The ''businesses" to be eliminated would Include TV A. Bonneville. Atomic En ergy projects, rural electrifi cation, the patent office, and inumerable other necessary assists to private enterprise. Camp White would go, as the Government could not be in such a "business," b) Inasmuch -as this coun try could no longer stand up to our enemies, it is obvious that eliminating the tax on income, estates and gifts would mean heavily increased excise and corporate taxes, to gether with a probable 1U per cent federal sales tax on all items. . . Clearly this could not help our country by destroying our businesses. Would private corporations "buy out these federal businesses'' realizing that corporate taxes would crush corporations? Not like ly. Mr. Willis Stone, the as sociation's "traveling wit ness," admitted to my ques tion that the income tax pro viso was Included because it attracted attention although not too practical. In other words, it's just a "gimmick." Many imporant measures occupy our time in this ses sion, with 12 and 13 hour days the general rule. There is no point in adding to floor action a measure that Is right ly doomed to defeat. James A. Redden State Representative, Jackson county Salem, Ore. Sacrad Heart To the Editor: It was re quested by the late John Vest Wheeler Sr., that this letter be written. We wish to call public attention to the kind, loving care shown by the third floor staff of Sacred Heart Hospital. We feel sure that this is indicative of the entire force of this fine organ ization. The late Mr. Wheeler was hopeful for complete success of Sacred Heart Hospitals campaign, for better and more modern facilities, that they mav continue to render the excellent care shown to him, and undoubtedly the rest of our community. Mrs. John Vest Wheel er Sr., and family 29 South Peach Medford Mills of God To the Editor: On Thursday. May 2. President Kennedy substituting for Mrs. Kennedy in addressing a group of con gressional wives, quipped: Mrs. Kennedy is engaged in Increasing the gross national product in her own special sy." While this remark is considered by some to be in rather poor taste concerning motherhood, it is in keeping with th Keynesian theory of economics, which ties in the increase in population with expanding markets. And everyone knows how dear to the heart of President Ken nedy is the Keynesian theorv So here President Kennedy consistently stays in character. But . . . charge an error to those estimable gentlemen on our government payroll whose amy it is to watch over and control all news releases to the public (otherwise known as voters to the administra- tion). For that very same day news item appeared in the press, headed "U. S. Birth Rate Declines, as Deaths Show Rise." It goes on to show the rate of decline at 3.8 per cent. This about parallels the continued rate of advance in the cost of living. Could there be a connection? "Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.-' Bruce Y. KlelnSmid -1719 S.E. Portola dr. Grants Pass, Ore. Ishmatt To the Editor: The attached questions are from the paper, Tuesday, May 7. According to my books, Hulbert's "Story of the Bible," page 68, and "The American College Dic tionary," Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, is the man the Arabians claim de scent from. Am I not correct? Janice Hooper Sixth grade student Jefferson School 1441 Whitman st. Medford. P.S.: My father thought Seth was the right answer also. O Editor's note: You are cor rect. But Seth was one of the three sons of Adam and Eve, and is presumed to be the an cestor of Abraham. Praise or Dispraise? To the Editor: Praise or dis praise? Happy are they who can justly praise her who was or is their mother! Mothers are to be praised who became true Christians, and continued so by God's grace. Such was the one who gave the writer, his brother, and our sister, birth and care. The memory of the just is blessed; it is easy to pay them tribute. Our mother was not famous as the world calls fame. Hers consisted in being a faithful wife and mother, and a true Christian. A writer said, "When love begins to sicken and decay it uses an enforced ceremony; there are no tricks in plain and simple faith. Mother's love did not sicken or decay, hence there were no tricks in her life. Hera was an unalloyed sweetness of de meanor at home or abroad. She never bought presents for husband or children to atone for nasty actions, her Chris tian grace kept her ever gra cious. Mother was a beautiful woman. The beauty of the Lord her God was upon her. It began in her transformed heart, and shone out in all her life. She was neither arti ficial or superficial. She used no make-up of any kind. Her beautifully combed hair was never distorted by curlers or permanents. She was not proud or vain. I never saw her spend time oeiore a mirror admiring her face or form. She had no trouble with her appearance. Her beauty with in couldn't remain there. She was never "out of form," or out of sorts. She never looked or acted daggers toward us, so we never feared to go into her nresence. Cowper said, "Affectation is my perfect scorn." It was so with our mother. The fashions and foibles of this world didn't sway her steady walk, so in all her 83 years she wore no spike heels, or peek-a-boo waists, or dresses too far from earth and not near enough to heaven. ' "Though we were sometimes wayward MEDFORD She was aiwayc kind and good; , So patient, gentle, loving When we acted rough or rude: Our childhood griefs and sorrows She would gladly with us share; And how happy we are to add the rest of the poet's words and say, "Oh, angels tell our mother we'll be there." Telegrams coined by my brother-in-law and sister, in whose home she spent her last days, came to my brother and family, and to my wife and me in August, 1945, "Mother passed through heaven's por tals this afternoon without a struggle." She died as she had lived, full in the faith. H. R. Bulman Route 4, Box 316A Medford Questions to tne tailor: wtiy ts a new survey going to delay construction of the Medford- Provolt highway by one year, when the previous survey was taken in few days including Washington's birthday? If the highway commission was seeking the shortest point be- j Poets Corner Conducted fcy Arnold Eugene Jenny Th Poem Crying To B Wrfitsn ' I have a feeling that every human being has at least one poem that's crying to be written. , , . But . . , most of the people who would like to write poems aren't able to make the words rime or the lines scan (conform to metrical rulesL-Margaret E. Sangster in Reader's Digest, January, 1S63. ' Short Milium From an Ode It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an cak, three hundred year. To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fail and die that night- - It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measure life may perfect be. -Ben Johnson (1573-1637) O ' Vote Of Tha Oppressed You, dear Lord, who fasted forty nights and days That Satan's hateful thrall might come to naught. Give strength to hearts that languish by the way To serve Your righteous cause in deed and thought. -George S. Whittakcr Grants Pass, Ore. ' JJ'i-c-p? '.'.."..,...... Old,' older than Ming Is the gossamer dark . Of an evening In Spring - In the three-corned park, . ' When footprints in grass Are a necklace in jade And flying geese pass In a V-piaited braid. And we sit, you and I, In a comfortable chair By a noisy T.V. Like a hypnotized pair. -Jesse Osgood ' Ashland, Ore. O , Brans In Th Sddt A crisper dawn, a day too wide dries out its dew and he has to ride. Rolls out this morning -asks for his pay (the three days, his)' with as little to say. His stirrup's creak is a leathery word. We neither speak. So long. He nods and slaps his bay; , His horse and he move - one, away. Bronze in the saddle, He won't pitch hay. -Vesta Wells Gustafson Portland, Ore. O Oh, Shoot ! When I've loaded my brain like a pistol To fire repartee tilt I'm blind, If the targetpproaches my vision, I've nothing but blanks on my mind! , -Evelyn D. Young Mountain View, Calif.' Wen's 3in CU tei ONI Of AMERICA'S MOST HIGHLY RESKCTEO Or CUSTOM TAILORED CLOTHES FOR Wilt CONDUCT A TRUNK SHOWING OF THEIR IN OUR STORE. Tuesday, May 14 Mr. Ray Gagi W Guartn) to fit th "Hard-to-ftf" mn or th man who wants an Individually 'styled suit Suif $85 -$203 - Sport Cetfs $60. $148 Slacks $29. $67 JiM. 111 DREWS Manstore MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, tween two points, why didn't they survey the highway through the museum, or per haps through the Beekman bank? In conclusion, three cheers for the free press and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. P. M., (Name on file), Medtord Riilsclorind Plata To the Editor: In your edi torial of Friday, May 10, en-i titled "A Small Laugh for the Senate," you asked an inter esting question. "Why do we need reftectorized license plates?" I ask you to consider the safety angle of this affair. Imagine yourself driving down the freeway some night. Bam! What happened? You just hit a car that was im properly parked alongside the freeway, that's all. Don't yoa think that if his license plate were reftectorized, you might have avoided this accident? Another view. Someone is doing something illegal, we can call it speeding, just for argument's sake. As the po- lice car comes after the speed- MOOUCMS MEM ENTIRE UNE OREGON er, our criminal turns off his lights, takes a side road, and goes his merry way, leaving a befuddled policeman. If his license plate were refleetor Ued, the policeman could catch him, or at least get hia license number for later ap prehension. ! think instead of ridiculing this hill which caiis for re tiecterued plates, we should all work for its passage. Jerry Wright, 320 King st Medford Ho Ft To the Editor: Mr. County Commissioner Don T b e r, what will you want to do next, put a fence around all the streams and rivers and charge everyone who waaia to use them also? I'm not stingy with my money, but good heavens, any more you buy a fishing li cense, and that is not enough, you have to pay for the privi lege to get close enough to the lake to use them, or even put your boat in the water to have a little tun. We have always liked to fish at Willow creek lake but if we have to pay for that privilege well find some where else to fish. Mrs. Elmer Goodman, P.O. Box 284, Prospect, Ore. Miliien Dollar Rsbsuy to the Editor: Plans for the one million dollar passenger motor vehicle license plate robbery of 186S have been an- nounced. The people of Ore gon can sit back, reiax, and enjoy ft. The leader of this band of modern day brigands none other than Coos and Curry counties' own Demo cratic senator, Richard F. Chapman. The extortion weapon is traffic safety. The million dollar bullets are re fiectorized license plates. The victims of this bold daylight holdup are the people of Ore gon. We will either way pay directly a million dollars for reflectonzed license plates. or the Highway Department will suffer a loss to the dedi cated highway fund- of a mil lion dollars. Here on the Oregon coast , -v:.v v -a - 1 - Deep in Glamour.... For where the air is clear and the thinking sharp we support the importance of traffic safety. We also support highway con struction s Important to traf fic safety. The routes Tilia-mook-Asloria, Corvailia-New-port, Saiem-20 Miracle Miles, Klamath Fiiis-Medford, Rose- burg-Coos Bay.Wmnemueca to Coos Bay, and many more route in Oregon have a pri ority need for this million dol lars. It would also be one mil lion dollars well spent in the interest of traffic safety. It is important that our driver-improvement and high school driver training pro grams, as well as our Oregon state police have more trained personnel. Ait of these are vital and have true merit In traffic safety. A million dol lars invested in any of these program is a million dollars well spent. A million doifars of our money spent on the reflector- feed license plate scandalizes the good name of traffic safety. James F. Johnson, 1142 N. 10th st. Coos Bay, Ore, Labels To the Editor: It seems that in alt ages of the world people have suffered from derisive appellations - "labels" I call them - often contrived by those with closed minds as a substitute for thinking. In the East, where I grewj up, we had them m abun dance. We youngsters were enjoined not only to stick to the various occupations fol lowed by our forebears, but were instructed to observe rigidly ail the family tradi tions and community provin cialisms In social, political and religious matters. We were taught more or less to take things for granted. I recall that when we kids "played soldier" the enemy was al ways either the Redcoat or the Graycoat - but we scarce ly knew what was behind it all. Racial prejudices were ram pant - the Idea of the melting- pot of our national life hadn't fully taken hold. All Redskins r,.. . MfUOLCUU afl wool brings you beauty .on a budget Tha it carpet la fcsppy ith. It inngs new Umour to jour home, sew rich texture tad sparkling color. Yet so matter how much yoa vtlk oa it, dsnce oa it, roll patty earn aerost ft, nethutg disturbs its beauty, ?ery locked is tsof tpruigs itlkt back, Wb; break joar budftt vEsa I: . Yaur Csnvenfanea W tnvit SUNDAY, KAY II, were cruel and would scalp you; all Sheenies were money mad and about to take over the country; and alt fortune telling Gyps were thieves and would kidnap you. Even the section-band Micks on the railroad - themselves earlier unwelcome to our shores -complained bitterly: "The Da gos and Polacks are taking the bread out of our mouths by working too cheap!" Other sections of our coun try also applied their labels. The West, for example, early concocted Heathen Chinee, ami later came up with such as Wetback, Raghesd, Arkie and Okie. "Nigger," alas, is stilt heard in our land! Such appellations are, of course, not as prevalent as they once were; yet, one won ders at times if the old saying, "The more things change, the more they are the same," doesn't still apply' It is still ZALE'S OUTSTANDING 12-D1AM0ND WATCH by g5r i 218 lABLEAU carpet KaruW THe'j fcrssgs 70s ill thii for ti tfttfsf Small stonthly ptvasentt u'e car of a bsasefut of mdirfuHtiea if Ktrattan, Brfsg ysar room mraureoicsU Kb to jou ccsis to djct jssr Tableau. You T Uia Our Parking tol Nt lS3 A 5 too easy ts dismiss with word something we dss't tut? dersiar.d - or don't WAST to understand! So many of us are inclined to seek oat only those people who have the "good sense" to agree with our own viewpoints. Like the proverbial birds, we prefer to "fiock together." f recaii what one. Lard Taylor, wrote; "When people behave strangely in tee eye of their neighbors, there is always a reason for it. Some times it is because their iseas are right. Sometimes it ts be cause their ideas are wrong. But always it is because their ideas are different." If we coufd only understand the "way" of things! If only the nations would cease their narrow propagandas and strive for WORLD PEACE! Geo. M. Babcocfe i 427 Hospital dr. Ashland, Ore, AHQTHEW GREAT VALUE NO MONEY DOWN $1.59 WEEKLY Naw from thi r . . . grut fh!on nw3 Mftrftctfit !ad:' E3 t!fttoeiif by It precision wi - - - If ri&t at onSy $693 . Eist Mala : WMM& UMi TyJJ "WHERE You Buy Is Just As important As WHAT You Buy." 220 NO. BARTLETT Ntt to Greyhound Dosr iS; K. U t t I y-
