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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.
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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.
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SPACE AGENCY
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