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JUNE 21. 113 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON . o In MMI YOrtt. till' ?jto Detroit. San rrac.tt. tot AniclM. Beiun, Denver. NIWIMHt rumsHiis ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL Memner Calllornla Newspaper PubUahers Association Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tha files of Tne M.ll Tribune 10. 20. 30, 40 and 50 yeart fl- 10 YEARS AGO ' Juno 26, 1953 (Friday) Despite ihlverlng cold eve nings during the past week, attendance at rehersals lor the Shakespearean Festival In the Lithia park theater In creased rapidly as the play took shape and actors began to deliver their lines without books. ' The 11th annual Rogue River roundup opened last night in Medlord .with about 1.500 citliens viewing the par ade and a near-capacity house watching the llrst rodeo sec- lion. 20 YEARS AGO June 26, 1943 (Friday) ' More than BOO visit River side ave. USO on official opening. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The bright warm sun brought out the first rattlesnakes of the summer, picnickers report. Nobody unbuttoned one with six buttons." ' 30 YEARS AGO Jun 26, 1933 (Sunday) Con Dcvore slaughterhouse destroyed by fire. Lightning starts fires in mountain areas; none serious. 40 YEARS AGO Jun 26, 1923 (Monday) Brownlee Lumber company to build new mille near Mc Leod on Rogue river. Talent district cherries dumaged by recent rains. 50 YEARS AGO Jun 26. 1913 (Wednesday) Pacific and Eastern railway announces dally trains to Butte Falls starting July 1. Locul baseball fans ponder raising of 52.10 for guarantee to Chicago White Sox and New York Giants for game here. What's Your I.Q.? Nina fan correct Is suaecler; even i eight It eicellent) lite at lit It food. 1. At a wedding, the groom's relatives should be seated on the left; true or false? 2. In which month Is Moth er's Day observed in the United States? V 3. Would you say the aver age temperature of all oceans is 30, 39, 43, or 60 degrees? 4. An enccphalograph Is an X-ray photograph of what part of the body? 8. in which state are the most almonds grown in the U. S ? 6. "Way down South In the land of cotton," is a line from what popular song? 7. The game of chess may be played on a checkerboard; true or false? B. In music, how many clefs are there? B. A person who suffered from perpetophobia would have morbid dread of what? 10. In the game of craps. what number does the term "Little Joe" denote? Anaweru 1, Fait. 2. May. 3. 39 degrees. 4. Brain, t. Call, fornia. 6. "Dixie." 7. True, i. Three- flantlUa. In f.t Giles French's Paragraphs Tj A number of Oregon newspapers, this one in cluded, recently bemoaned the fact of Giles French's "retirement." Like Mark Twain's death, it was greatly exaggerated. French, the crusty small-town newspaperman who owned and operated the Sherman County Journal in Moro. sold his paper to insure its con tinuity. But, despite misgivings to the contrary, his "vigorous editorial voice" was not stilled. He's doing business at the same old stand, writing editorials and "paragraphs lor tne new owner, In our view, his paragraphs are the more important. A'TARAGRAPHER ," in newspaper parlance, is one who can take a subject and deal with it adequately in one or two, sometimes three, sentences. The late Arthur Perry of the Mail Tribune was one such, and many of his pithy Comments still are p r i n t e d in our "Flight O' Time" column. French is another, and his paragraphs, con tained in his column entitled "These Things We Note," have made him one of the most widely auoted of Oregon newsmen. Here are a few samples of French's trenchant style: "The Civil Defense controversy proves how hard it is to get rid of a government project no matter how useless it proves to be." e e a "We would be happy If there was as much concern , over the condition of education at Portland State as there Is over its athletic program." a a a "What this country needs is profitable use for cheat grass." "Some experience with interim tax committees leads to the conclusion that the addition of persons not legislators is of more importance than who is chairman. In fact, a committee of plain citizens would be best, but would find legislative prejudice against their conclusions." "It is only the inferior who aspire o be average." a a "Our experience with food vending machines is that they are excellent for dieters." a a a ., "Riders of Hondas and other similar bikes are having a gay time on the highways and byways these days. The foreign made smooth-running machines sound like they are traveling at least 80 miles an . hour, but they only sound that way." a a THAT GIVES YOU an idea of French's style 1 in paragraphing. It is a rare talent, and the hardest part of it to achieve is the deceptive appearance of simplicity. Most of us who write editorials for a living have neither the time nor the patience to turn out smooth, polished paragraphs that say something puny or amusing, or dom, on a variety 01 suojects. l oo onen we re apt to use a full column to dis cuss a matter which French could polish off in a paragrapn. We're glad he's still around. E. A. . John Boyle's Role The role Dlaved in the develonment of south ern Oregon by John C. Boyle can hardlv be exaggerated. The list of honors he has won in his profession is a long one. He was. in real truth. a pioneer in the electric utility business. inese things are known to his colleaeues and co-workers. But to the citizen who has never had a chance to get acquainted with this dignified, kindly, white-haired and determined man, Boyle's ac complishments can be summarized by saying that ne ana nis engineers are responsible for the burgeoning industry in southern Oregon, and for the fact that when the switch is flicked, the light goes on. We wish Mr. Boyle many long and productive years in his new role as consultant and elder statesman in his field. E. A. The Language Grows There was an interesting article in last Sun day 8 Mail Tribune, telling of the debate over the Webster's Third New International Diction ary, unabridged. The book is far more "permissive" rcirardincr the use of English than the famous Second Edi tion, which cautioned readers that certain words are colloquial or idiomatic or not in good usage. The Third attempts to record language as it is spoken, not as the purists would like to have it spoken. The debate about "purity" vs. "reality" in language is an old one, and it will continue. 117E SEE merit in both sides of the argument We like to read and hear correct English. But we do not blink at the fact that it is usage everyday conversation which in the long run determines what is "correct," The Royal Bank of Canada's Monthly Letter recently said : "Language did not start In a grammar book; It started because people wanted to talk with one an other. To build it up over the centuries has been a grand adventure In which we can still Join." The "grand adventure" of building the lan guage goes on, right now probably faster than at any time in history, as the nuclear and soace age have forced upon us a whole new family nf M, C, i:U .. ...... IJ . ui nvi i,u ik-mi, uiic iuuiu pay, is going into orbit. E.A. A five-volume set of books is ulaced in order on a shelf. A bookworm starts at the outside of the front cover of Volume I and eats his way to outside the back cover of Volume V. The pages of each book total one inch in thickness; each cover is one-eighth inch thick. How far does the bookworm travel? jr- E.A. I miit&aflte, 1 5i I b i; mi ti ii arm rrr i n i i y4BjBBfcw win 1 Communications Letters to the Editor mutt bear tha name and address of tha writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen nam or initial for Duplication ft permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves tha right to edit all lettara with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted for publication mutt not exceed 400 words. Tha letters printed In this column do not necessarily represent the views of t.ua paper, in fact the contrary is often the cat. America i against communist subver- To the Editor: Flan dav hasision and treason. past and the Fourth of July will soon be here; so some of my friends said they wish ed I'd send in my poem I wrote about America; so here It is. Thank you. Columbus sailed an unknown sea To find a shorter route for trade, to be, But God had a hand in it we see, ' He found another country. for you and me. With streams and lakes to water the land. Mighty Mountains, carved by the Makers hand. Hidden mines, with treasures rare. Giant trees, as though plant ed with loving care. 'Tis a wonderful land and beautiful to see, Nothing to mar it, but men like you and me, God created it, and called it good, Man could make it an Eden, if they only would, in ' this Not by their ways, Eden, they'll trod, Not by their pride in they have got. Not by their wealth, made by tilling the sod, Not by their might, but doing the will of God. Mabel Harmon 1035 Cherry st. Medford. what by Whether knowingly or not, our Supreme Court has been doing everything in its power, and as rapidly as it dares, to help the communists carry out their aims in this coun try. All worried Americans who would like to help stop this high handed, tyrannical court before it wrecks our Constitution and destroys Christian America should write "The Movement To Im peach Earl Warren", Belmont 78, Mass., for advice. For de vatating documentation on the red record of the Warren Court send to this organiza tion for the $1 "Warren Im peachment Packet". One book, alone, in this package, titled "Nine Men Against America" is worth your dol lar. L. C. Powell, 316 S. E. Eighth st., Grants Pass, Ore. In the Day's News ly FRANK JENKINS Birch View of Court To the Editor: Jesus said. "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not." Little children may no longer approach Him, how ever, through the public schools of America. In their recent prayer and Bible read ing decision, eight Justices of our supreme Court have for bidden it. This is the second time within a year that this riigh court has perpetrated the evil and disgraceful act of ban ning Almighty God from the schools of our land. This is not separation of "Church" and "State". U is separation of God and Country. Our First Amendment is so clear any fourth or fifth grade student can understand It: "Congress shall make no laws respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof." Since Congress has never made any such law, the high court has no authority to art on the subject. But it HAS acted, and in doing so has Itself violated the Constitu tion by prohibiting the free exercise of religion to the school children of America. Like so many, many decisions before it the above ruling is a deep-hued, pro communist red. and gives aid and comfort to our mortal enemy. For one of the most Important communist aims is to destroy all religion, par ticularly now in America. In case you have forgotten, with the "Steve Nelson" de cision Chief Justice Warren and his Court left our sov ereign states helpless against communist treason. Because of the "Slochower" ruling communists teaching In our schools cannot be fired, or even questioned. The "Konigs berg" and "Sehware" deci sions allow the Communists' constitutional wrecking crew of lawyers to legally prac tice law. Because of the "Suversive Federal Em ployees" ruling communists can now legally work in our government. The "Watkins" and "Sacher" decisions muz iled, hamstrung and crip pled our Congressional com mittees. And the "Jenks" de cision handcuffed the FBI, leaving them almost helpless Is Bonn, capital of West Germany, West Germans gave President Kennedy a thunder ous welcome as he opened his European tour with an em phatic promise that the United States will remain faithful to its commitments to defend Europe. He told them: "The United States is here on this continent to stay. So long as our presence is de sired and required, our forces will remain. For your safety is our liberty, your liberty is our liberty, and any attack on your soil is an attack on our own." Both EqvDt U.S., Have Tiger by the Tail in Yemen; Peace Hangs in Balance By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst When, last December, the United States recognized the revolutionary regime of Ye men, it did so with both short and long range 0 b e c tives. 1 mmediately, it hoped t o give Yemen's President Ab dullah Al Sal la 1 the prestige need to remain in to give both ed for him power, and Egypt and Saudi a reason to cease their outside aid to the opposing sides in Yemen's civil war. When this failed to have the desired results, the Unit ed States took two more steps. It prodded the United Na tions into entering the dis pute in the role of mediator. And it sent one of its most successful negotiators, Ells worth Bunker, to the Middle East for on-the-ground talks with President Abdel Gamal Nasser and with Prince Fai sal, premier of Saudi Arabia. Out of this came Egyptian agreement to withdraw Its troops from Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Jordanian agree ment to cease their aid to Yemen's deposed Imam. It also led to a U. N. deci sion to send a peace - keeping team under a Swedish Gen eral to Yemen to make sure the agreement were carried Diplomacy Is A Stuffed Egg By Arthur Hoppe Washington-I hope you re member my best friend, Mr. Dick Tuck. He is the distin guished political scientist who traveled faithfully with Mr. Nixon in the last two cam paigns and. though very mod est, helped the reporters make crowd estimates. Which were very modest. Perhaps, I sup pose, because Mr. Tuck was working for the Democrats. Since then the question "Whatever happened to Dick Tuck?" has , been asked by many people, most of them creditors. And I'm glad to re port that he's right here in Washington, moving in diplo matic circles, primarily from the hors d'oeuvre table to the bar and back again. "It's a living," says Mr. Tuck mod estly. "If you like stuffed eggs." As there are only two or three diplomatic receptions out on Embassy Row a week, Mr. Tuck does have his lean days. But he has put his keen, analytical mind to work and now has great plans for the future. He told me about them when we went out to say good-by to the Afghan Istanian Ambassador, who had requested the pleasure of the company at his farewell party of a friend of Mr. Tuck's, who couldn't go, fortunately. It was a garden party. Per haps a half hundred guests who had come to bid a fond farewell to the good old Am bassador from Whatsitsname, as one lady put it, were mill ing about. Mr. Tuck selected several high - protein hors d'oeuvres and a waiter handed him a drink with a warm smile of recognition. I said I hadn't realized Mr. Tuck was so well known in Afghanistanian circles. "Oh no," said Mr. Tuck. "Actually, the food, the HE ADDED: "Our alliance Is in a peri od of transition, and that is as it should be . . . Western Eur ope la no longer weakened by conflict but is fast becoming a full partner in prosperity and security. Western Europe is no longer the seedbed of World War. It is (now) an in strument of unity and an ex ample of reconciliation. West ern Europe is no longer an area of assistance, but can now be a source of strength to all the forces of freedom all around the globe." TMIOSE are warm and friend, ly words. They are TRUTHFUL words. But they are spoken under peculiar circumstances. '1M1E dispatches add: President Kennedy's Jet PURPOSELY avoided flying over France on the flight from Washington. French President De Gaulle conspic uously avoided extending an invitation to President Ken nedy to visit France on this trip which will take him also to Ireland, Britain and Italy The President s associates made it clear that President Kennedy did not want to fly over France. one can read signs and the 1'HY NOT? " Well, if correctly the ! portents President De Gaulle is IRKED by American lead ership of the free world - and especially is he Irked by America's position of LEAD ERSHIP in Western Europe. It is hard to escape the con clusion that President De Gaulle feels that the position of leadership of the European part of the free world should be held by FRANCE, which is part of Western Europe, and not by the United States of America. drinks and the waiters are the same at all these receptions. because they are from a cater ing service. It makes for a staple diet and familiar faces." And monotony? "Well, yes, said Mr. iuck, dui ii s lucrative, and I plan to breaK Into the field." Catering drinks? "No," said Mr. Tuck, 'catering guests." Guests? "Yes," he said. 'Live guests cause a lot of breakage. And they often fail to appear. I plan to cater stuffed guests to each of our 109 embassies for their re ceptions. I will prop them up on the lawn at 6 p. m. and take them in at 8 p. m. Satis- faction guaranteed." But wouldn't that make for inane conversation? "Listen to what they talk about now," he said. I did and agreed he had a great idea there, all right. , "It s a beginning, said Mr. Tuck, glowing with vision. "I will then expand to cater Ambassadors. Ambassadors? "Yes. As you know, the prime function of the 109 Ambassa dors in Washington is to give these receptions. Think of the money catered Ambassadors would save many a small country in year-round maint enance alone." A radical idea, I said. "Not at all," he said. "Stop and think. We now send foreign aid money to all these under privileged little countries, which they send back to Washington to toss these lav ish catered receptions. My plan for catered Ambassadors and catered guests simply streamlines the whole proce dure and will save us mil lions." I was so moved by Mr. Tuck's logic that, in tribute, I copped the last stuffed egg and slipped it into his Bowser Bag. out. In the long-range, the Unit ed State also sought to cut off what rapidly was becom ing an all-out test of strength between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Direct conflict between these two held out almost limitless possibilities, and in direct possibilities, and in di rect notice of it own inter est in the conflict, the U. S. warned Egypt that any at tack on Saudi Arabia would set it on collision course with the United States. Since there Is reason to be lieve that the Egyptians not only were flying Russian planes In Yemen but that some of them were flown by Russian pilots," there then came the possibility of an other U. S. confrontation with the Soviet Union. There the situation roughly stands today. The trouble with the over all strategy seems to be that it reckoned without the de termination of the deposed young Imam now fighting to regain his throne. . s Nasser Is believed anxious to get out of Yemen where cost are running around a reported $1 million per dwy and Egyptian troops have suffered heavy casualties. But he dare not pull out un til he believes Sallal's posi tion is secure. But the power of Sallal's regime so far is confined to the cities and his hold by no means firm. In London last week, the Iman's foreign minister, Ahmed Moham ad El-Shamy', told UPI correspondent George Bitar that the war will end immediately if tha Egyptians pull out. He said the Egyptians have 30,000 troops in Yemen and that the Russians also have stepped up their aid to Sallal, including at least 600 techni cian as well as pilots and tank drivers. As for the Imam, be quot ed him as saying "In the Ye men .will be my throne at my tomb." In the Yemen, Nasser has a tiger by the taill. But so does the United' States. Today & Tomorrow y Walter lippmann (e) 1983. Tha Waihinglon Pott Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (cl Field Enterprises. Inc. OS Oil E MUST hope that Isn't rue. But at the moment it looks like it is true. INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE The cant that is spoken In the political sphere is equal led, if not excelled, only by thp rnnt that Y?'mt "SlI ls spoken in the artistic and cultural sphere. The most absurd and inflated claims are made by pro ponents in both worlds. Hrn- 1 was, there fore, pleased to read recently the transcript of some talks given by Arthur Schnabel, the pianistic genius, a few years before he died. Among other blunt and honest comments, Schnabel had this to say: . "All my life I have heard this talk about the power of art to bring people nearer to each other, that world peace will come only if more music is circulated and exchanged. Yet 1 have seen people deeply moved - as deeply moved and affected by music as is pos sible - and the next morning they would go into activities which you might call criminal and inhuman." The fact that the Ruttiant lore Van Cliburn't artistry, and we lova Giltls or tome other Ruttian performer, hat absolutely nothing whaterar to do with musi cal activities either individ ually or nationally. The Germans were the greatest mutic lovert in the world - they would sob ever Schubert and moan over Motart - but the caute ol International understanding was not forwarded one inch by tuch appreciation. And. much at I applaud their good intentions. I feel the tame way about the people who devoutly, be lieve that speaking a com mon language would make mankind act mora like brothers. There may be tome good practical reasons for an international langu age, but it it tenlimental nonsense to think that it would promote amity among mankind. One of the most distressing lessons on history, in fact, is that the fiercest wars and persecutions often obtained among peoples w ho spoke the same language. The early Greek city - states fought among themselves with un paralleled ferocity; so did the later Latin cities and duchies. The English behaved most at rociously toward the Irish and our own Civil War indi cates that a common tongue did not prevent horrible fra. tricide. Music is not an "interna. tional language," nor are any of the arts. There are only two things that will bring peo ple closer together - one of them is positive, and the other is negative. The posi tive thing is love, and the ncg itive thing is. fear. And since we are not good enough to love one another, we will be brought together (if ever) only by fear - by the very real fear, which ex. ists today as never before that destruction is indivisible, that we are all sitting in the same little boat in the middle of the sea. and to drill a hole under anyone's seat is to sink us all. This is the one interna. tional language time will force us to learn to speak. - Ltppmaon THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN GEMANY Before the President left Washington, General De Gaul le withdrew the rest of the French navy from the NATO com mand. The timing of the action and the blunt and curt manner In which It was done have to be taken as notice to the President that France will not only refuse to help the revival of NATO, but will act posi tively to obstruct the revival. There is little question but that General De Gaulle has the power to force the issue if he chooses to do so. Strateg ically, the NATO command and the core of its communl cations and supply are on French territory, and there is no telling how long France, which has withdrawn its navy and most of its army, will leave the arrangements as they are. Certainly. Gener al De Gaulle has very strong bargaining power in any dis cussion about the future of NATO. He has also a verv Dower- ful leverage on the other five members of the Common Mar ket. By withdrawing from it, ne can aestroy it, and the ca reer of the general shows again and again that one of tne weapons he uses most ef ficiently and is most likely to use is uk aostain and with draw. None of his fellow members in the Common Mar ket is prepared to risk a dis solution. That is one of the compelling reasons why we can afford no illusion about the chances of West Germany I'lmiienging uenerai ue Gaul le eiiectively for the leader ship of Europe. TN HIS welcoming speech at -the airport near Cologne, Chancellor Adenauer wasted little time on the diplomatic niceties. He read the Presi. . ... ... uem a jeciure wnicn wm sharp notice that while the United States must guarantee the military security of West ern Europe, the President must not challenge the prim acy of the Paris-Bonn combin ation in making the policies for dealing with the Soviet union. He went so far as to quote to the President sentences taken out of the context of what the President said at American University. The President will be making sev. eral speeches In Germany, and it will be important to see If and how he extricates him. self from the position to which Dr. Adenaur nailed him on his arrival at the airport. In any event, the chancel. lor's speech may be taken to mean that, unless his succes sor makes a sharp break with present German policy, West Germany will remain com pletely dependent on Paris. ror oniy Faris will support Bonn on an absolutely hard line about East Germany and Berlin. In all the other allied countries, including the Uni ted States, there is an inclina tion to explore the possibility of reunification to be brought aDoui by dealing with the two German state. .This is what Dr. Adenauer, had in mind when he lectured the President at the airport. As long as ne continues to sDeak for West Germany, Bonn is inserverably tied to General De Gaulle. , WE MUST not let ourselves be misled bv the nlea that the Germans and the other Europeans need to be ressuur. ed once more that the United States will wage a thermonu clear war to defend thorn. The real situation is not near ly so simple as that. The French, who arp mnra frank and lucid than most, say that in the nuclear age no ally can be counted upon to on us own overwhelming destruction in order to pro tect the national interests of another ally. Therefore, no matter how often the Presi dent pledges the country to do or die, the French, and a growing number of Europe ans, will not believe him. For a promise to commit national suicide is not, say the annoy ing French, entirely credible. At the same time, the French are a very long way from having a nuclear deter rent of their own capable of dealing with the Soviet Union without the help of the United States. The question, then, is: why do they treat us so scorn fully? The answer is that they are entirely certain that there is no real danger oi Soviet military aggression against Western Europe. That is the missing key to the Gaullist policy which seems so destructive and so reckless. The French do not believe that NATO will be needed. That is why they are pulling it apart. They do not think that the American alli ance is really necessary. In the French view, even if it were necessary, the United States could not be counted upon as a result of promises and pacts. NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY NCADOUARTUS ASTRONAUT 1 1 UWUV I Qt ran CtfS&ee wv Mt tWS. "The Ruttiant wouldn't admit it. but how much you want to bet that cosmonaut had to put ea her make up before the made re-entry!" i
