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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1963)
Communications Letters to the Editor mutt bear the nimi snd address oi the writer, although under certain circumstancea tha use oi a pan name or initial for publication it permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letteri with a view to clarification and condeniation. Lattera aubmitted for publication mutt not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often tha case. Mfcae From Bondage To the Editor: With so much being said and written about the U.S. Constitution, civil rights, separation of church and state, religious freedom; Khrushchev, Moa, Popes and other dictators, it might be well to meditate on escape from bondage. Too slowly man escapes from bondage, bondage under some foreign monarchy which acquired its authority through wars against other despots, fought by those in bondage; a family inherited dynasty; political intrigue, murder of opponent, exten sions from the dark ages, feudalism. History relates all these, and more, and we have observed the fall of pontiff, king, emperor, czar, and to on. American patriots, assisted by a few freedom-seeking aliens, waged the American Revolutionary War to cast off foreign tyrannical yokes, sever despotic chains; and a foundation was laid for' a new kind of government for a new nation in this New World, a government for, by and of the people, with justice, equal rights and protection to all, to think, do and say as one's conscience directs, so long as it does not abrogate the rights of others. More and more people are coming to recognize and ap preciate the far-sighted wis dom of those who drafted the foundation for this new na tion. The planners wisely , built for the separation of f i church and state authority. , They had abundant prece dents of corruption and de cay in both spiritual decline and indifference to civil laws where ecclesiastics interfered with and evaded state civil government. The builders, with vision and wisdom, de clared and proclaimed that no public funds shall be used, directly or indirectly, to sup port any church. Yet, an alien autocracy de mands that United States public funds support its pri vate special interests organi zations. January 15, 1779, George Washington appealed to Pat rick Henry to "come forth and help save the Colonies from the pertinacious, per I" Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny Nocturne How quiet is the eve, how calm the air! Man's work is done, his petty chores have ceased, And earth is for a few brief hours released From captive bonds to breathe again. How fair And far above the strife those tall trees stand! They whisper of the things revealed today: The pride of man, his greed and cruelty, His vain ambition-striving to be free That he may bind the weak of every land. How quiet is the eve! The queenly moon Again ascends her sliver throne, where soon Her face shall shine amid the starry throngs. The day is man's, the night is Beauty's own, Who would for men's iniquities atone. -Thomas Curtis Clark Maywood, 111. O Phantoms The quiet wind, like a caress, Gently touched the grass; A whispering of tenderness To stir a blade and pass. The stars laid silence on the land And where the night grew deep There was a way to understand The mystery of sleep. Only the owl could not be still And owls are wise, you know He hoot-hoot-hooted with a will, His yellow eyes aglow. -Charles Oluf Olsen Portland, Ore. O We Know a Sea White wings row the grey overhead Undulating with a motion From heaving swells brought in by gulls, Crying, hungry for the ocean. We know somewhere a sea slams in Too high to skim by winging The angry deep, its green ears back That even spume rides, clinging. Cast off to calmer hills of green Are white gulls, lonely heard and seen, Hungry, crying for their ocean. -Vesta Wells Gustafson Portland, Ore. O Desert Summer Desert summer has dusty hands. Stifling breath, uncombed strands. Sun-scorched eyes and tattered weeds. Tired and flaccid, she drops old deeds. Sits the long day weaving her ch-earn Toward autumn, lost to a new esteem. -Helen Gerhardt Russell ' Los Gatos, Calif. O What Is a Summer's Day? It's the wind that strides over mountain and sea, tha sigh of a pine that it touches in passing; sjneulslerinf races that flame when stars strike the dawn; th sHlver chimr of a lark's sweet song across megriou tro yr'm of a stream as it flows over stone, oJ a willow that bends to trail in the water; it's the scent of newly-cut hay warm in the sun; it'syletttiilrfftirby in a cerulean sky ana the shadow it casts on land and the sea; it is the scarlet of sunset brushed on the sky and the iirst star to herald the approach of night. (y) -Mystery Alires Portland, Ote. sistent selfish special inter ests." Now, every American whose rights, privileges and freedoms were provided for by those early day founders of this nation, and were guar anteed by its Bill of Rights and Constitution, may well appeal to every fellow America nto "come forth and help save America from the pertinacious, persistent selfish special interests," of what ever nature. Big special in terests ignore, suppress, indi vidual personal rights. John E. Gribble Medford, Ore. Winning the World To the Editor: Following his recent trip to Europe, where he saw many of the hundreds of tlioujands of our servicemen overseas, Presi dent Kennedy is reported to have said, "Despite all the advances of modern science and the sophisticated technol ogy of modern warfare, it was clear to me that the ca pacity of our Army to with stand aggression will depend, in the future, as always, on the hardihood and endurance, the physical fitness, of the American GI." There is one important ele ment that the President overlooked. It is the reason for maintaining our demo cracy a consuming belief in the ideology for which we fight that makes for strong resistance to aggression. Stewart Lancaster, writing from Italy, said, "In Italy Russia launched a massive film campaign, Rumania sent a ballet, the United States sent an aircraft carrier." From Latin America also came a group of dedicated young people presenting a play depicting the winning of peace and friendship by love of their fellowmen. A sailor from the Ameri can aircraft carrier attended the play. After the perform ance he said to a member of the cast, "I wish we could fight every day as you do for what you believe in. We are trained to fight in case of war, but we have no idea how to win men with ideas." Too long have we, as a na tion, been trying to buy the friendship of other nations with the "almighty dollar." Too long have we made might our major weapon. These alone cannot accom plish our purpose. We must believe so firmly in democracy, and in the brotherhood of man, no mat ter of what race or color, that our interest and our ac tion, will be recognized as unselfish helpfulness. Only then will we "win the world for democracy," as we were so strongly sloganized to do in World War I. A. Ray Neptune Rogue Valley Manor Medford, Ore. The Test Ban Treaty To the Editor: That portion of the American public which simply will not face cold reality is already grasping eagerly at the test ban treaty as "good news" and more or less of a guarantee of "peace on earth" and "goodwill among nations." Please let me point out that in the past 29 years, out of 3,400 meetings between the U.S. and the Communists, in cluding Teheran, Yalta, Pots dam, Panmunjom, and Gen eva, there have come 52 ma jor agreements. And Soviet Russia has broken 50 out of the 52. The Communists have meticulously followed Lenin's dictum on treaties and agree ments: "Promises are like pie crusts made to be broken." Stalin put it this way, "Words must have no rela tion to action otherwise what kind of diplomacy is it? Good words are a mask for concealment of bad deeds. Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or iron wood." This fully agrees with Lenin's command to the Com munists, "We have to use any ruse, cunning, unlawful method, concealment, and veiling of the truth." What did he mean by this? The Soviet Red, Dmitri Manuil sky, explained it this way in a speech at the "Lenin School of Political Warfare" in Mos sow, "To win we shall need the element of surprise. So we shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. As soon as their guard is down we shall smash them with our clenched fist." Under no circumstances should the American people ever believe or trust these treacherous, scientific liars who have consistently de ceived our Nation's officials from Roosevelt through Tru man, Eisenhower, and Ken nedy. Our Christian Nation should not be signing. treaties or making "deals" of any kind with these atheistic, Godless people. All that we will accomplish by the present test ban treaty is to agree to suspend devel opment of our own nuclear defense, here in America. In telligent patriots in Washing ton, D.C., and elsewhere, are terrified by this plan. Be cause this agreement with Russia will give them the chance of a lifetime to ad vance the development of their nuclear weapons in treacherous secrecy while we keep our word and paralyze the only defense we have against Red aggression. And we will keep this agreement, too. Even as we slavishly obey the UN Charter which no other nations obey. The ap peasers in our State Depart ment, the Pentagon, and among the White House advis ers will see to that. L. C. Powell 316 SE Eighth st. Grants Pass, Ore. Discusses Heaven To the Editor: Today I wish to discuss Heaven, Un limited. Space will be limitless; the number of spirits dwelling on that celestial sphere will be countless. Food and drink, if you must have them, will be in abundance. No one will work, get sick, tired, bored, lonesome or feel crowded. A sheet, at the most (choose your color), will be all that will be required for clothing. Schools will be closed for ever. There won't be any jails, workhouses, asylums or correctional institutions. No one will ever get angry, con sequently, there won't be any arguments. Do you really want to go to Heaven, or would you pre fer a way station? David Frisch P.O. Box 292 White City, Ore. Would Stock Hyatt To the Editor: In a recent issue of Readers Digest there was a picture of one of our ex presidents fishing near Medford. People all over the world have heard of our good fishing in southern Oregon. One nf our first lakes, Hytt !Re. has been neglect fi be) our game coitiniilsiiW. Our tjin. a busy executive for General Electric, whose home is in San Jose, Calif., and business keeps him trav. eling to Japan, Italy and many places where the art treasures of the world are seen, on his vacation gathers MEDFORD up hit family and comes to Hyatt lake. Its part of the heritage he wants to leave his ions. His grandfather was one of the engineers that helped build Hyatt lake. There can be no greater contribution to the joy of boyhood and the strengthen ing of a boy's vision, curios ity and patience, than just fishing and these qualities are badly needed as the armies of boys march into national life year by year. Catfish and bass are tun but landing a fighting trout is a thrill a boy will always remember. The stretch of forest and mountains in their manifesta tion of the Maker, it is all these that soothe our troubles, shame our wickedness and in spire us to esteem our fellow men, especially other fisher men. Let's stock our paradise at "Hyatt" not only for we old timers but for our future generations. Mrs. D. B. Long R. 3, Box 236 Medford, Ore. Suffering From Boredom To the Editor: The history of nations, like individuals has whims and peculiarities, their seasons of excitement, boredom, and recklessness. Whole communities will suddenly fix their minds on an object, such as human be ings, owing to race and color of skin, going mad in the pur suit. Yodling their crazed reli gious scruples in the street, the schools, over the radio and television, they suddenly shed rivers of blood and will sow a field of groans, water it with tears only to later be reaped in the lowest glory of the crazed yodlers. The population has lost its wits, and will be destroyed by means of mass poisoning of the mind. The colced man is by no means cause for a civilized country to see vis ions and go beserk under the polished words of mental poi son. This illusion has lasted long enough to make history. It's amazing what grown up, well educated people will do just to amuse themselves. What can be accomplished by these murders committed without scruples? People, like roses, come in many shades of color. Al though all the roses are not white nor pink, no one thinks to destroy them. God chose the spirits, color and destiny of man was man's choice to make. There's no Biblical law says push the Negro off the street, nor punish him should he look at you or yours, nor was there stated in the Bible any one should judge the character of another by the way one lives himself. No 6he is his own maker or tne maker of another, but man is taking upon himself to make his own laws be the benefit of himself. Any one who can't find time to be kind to his fellow man is always able to find trouble with them. It's only dullness of mind. It lakes greater pains to reach the excess of stupid ity some well educated hu mans strive for than to be good-hearted and kind to every one. Bored people cannot and will not arrange to live to gether in peace. The shame of it all is we all do have to live on the same globe to gether for as yet there's no way getting oft and slaying alive without returning to it. Americans have suffered from boredom a number of years, it's obvious the impres sion of all ill-fated happen ings are mental, a matter con ceived by desire and envy a mixture which causes hatred. The mind cannot and will nol be hindered by another's wishes for the good of man kind due to the fact some peo ple see trashy dirt in every thing and every one but them selves and actually claim not to have any faults of their own. Ersla Dykes, Central Point, Ore. Pipe Dreams To the Editor: In recent writings the material of glow ing accounts to be realized in the future of mankind to quote some recent letters, were in our time spoken of and dismissed as pipe dreams. The meat and potatoes life as we know it, will be moved into "a magnetic field to "quote" and so will exceed the wildest thoughts of ex istence compared to the pres ent and past. Should we add some of the accounts expressed by some learned brotherhoods in their printed copy, that is in the interest of duping egotistical minds, then there is no limit to the material for this pur- pose. The trend of exprcsing CRATER LAKE MOTORS D. E. GILMORE SPECIAL c Buy At Wholesale! '62 FORD V-8 FairUne 500, 4-dr., R&H, auto., P.S., air $1QOC conditioned. Wss $2299 ...NOW lOjLD Bus. Ph. 773-7594 8th & Fir Res. Ph. 582-3944 MAIITRIBUNE. MEDFORD. Keeping Cool in Nation's Capital Is Discussed By MARIJANE DUNCAN Washington, D.C. There are ways and ways of keep ing cool in Washington, D.C, in the summer. One of the best is not to read the daily paper. Another is to stay away from Senate and House hearings on civil rights. But the best the really unique way is to go swimming in a fountain. This is a summer sport in dulged in joyfully and clan destinely for many years by the urchins of all sizes and colors that abound in the streets of the Nation's Capi tal. It remained for Caroline and John Jr., who were re cently seen splashing happily in a fountain on the White House lawn, to transform what was once just good clean fun into something fashionable. We haven't yet seen any of Washington's society ma trons in these new watering places. Nevertheless, the ac tivity has achieved enough status that police watchful ness has been tempered to a point where most any hot and humid summer afternoon finds small fry bathing pub licly in the decorative capi tal fountains. One of the most popular spots is the fountain in front of the Library of Congress. Citizens Should Be More Fire Conscious Because of Responsible citizens must be more fire conscious than ever this forest fire season because of an explosive fire possibility in slash resulting from the Columbus Day storm in Oregon, Jackson County Agent Earle Jossy has warned. "Persons, whose activities of either work or recreation take them into the woods, should be extremely cautious with any source of fire such as power saws or smoking. Don't smoke while traveling in the woods. Stop and smoke in a safe place. Motorists should remember that Oregon law imposes a $500 fine on throw ing away hurning material," Jossy cautioned. Those burning trash and debris should obtain the nec essary permits from fire chief, district forest warden or for est ranger. Picnickers and campers should select campfire sites where sparks cannot ignite dry fuel, the county agent suggested. In preparing a site, clear away all flammable ma terials down to mineral soil. Use water to drown campfires and test ashes with fingers to be certain coals are dead. Owners Should Cooperate Woodland owners should cooperate with the district forest warden. Special blow- down hazard warning signs are available without charge from the Keep Oregon Green association, county extension office or from the district for est warden. They could be posted on trails, roads, fence lines and other strategic places near blowdown hazards. Roads and trails should be kept open in case of emergency, and haz imaginations is nol new, for we quote Genesis 8:21, reads, The imaginations of man's heart is evil, and to add. Romans 1:21, But became vain in their imaginations and their foolish hearts were darkened; this explaining that there is room for light from Heaven. So that these dream decep tion writings can be chal lenged for reality, and value, and in no wise runs parallel to the promises God makes, as much of today's reality has changed little since the ad vent of mankind, for man has not yet or will experience any Rood without God, and to accept God's promise, quote, In that day knowledge will increase is a certainty, and we know of it. Why do people depart from a truth and teach imagina tions unless there is a motive, and to quote Romans 16:18, And for they that are such i serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. There is no mis take in God, and His will and and forever. It is easy to way and His plan, will be-now know of Him and His blessing in contrast to pitfalls by false teachings. Oscar Jacohson 3395 New Ray rd. Central Point, Ore. OREGON This particular fountain hhs the distinct advantage of permanent inhabitants in the form of large tarnished sea nymphs, sea gods and horses to climb on. A few blocks away, in front of Union Sta tion, the large statue of Christopher Columbus looks benignly down on young swimmers from its lofty perch in the middle of a fountain. In the event an over - zealous policeman should arrive in the vicinity, the bathers can run a few blocks on to the beautiful tiered fountain at the tri angular intersection of Penn sylvania and Constitution aves. These three are by far the most popular Washing i n g fountains for s w I na ming, at any rate. For a city notorious for its intolerable summers, Wash ington could use much more in the swimmingbathing de partment. There are not enough municipal pools, and on really warm days these are quite crowded. There are YMCA's, but not all have pools and membership is lim ited to those who can afford to join. In our suburb S liver Spring, Md. the "Y" is big and beautiful and its pool is Olympic in size its rates Olympic In price. What's Danger ardous areas should be pro tected with fire trails and disc fire lanes along field borders to prevent fires reaching slash areas from the field. "If this summer is a dry one (and it would take only a few days of hot, dry, weath er to produce bad conditions), forest fires could 'blow up' and bring back the dark days of the Tillamook Burn." 1,000 Passengers Flown by West Coast Passenger boardings of West Coast Airlines planes at the Medford municipal air port during July totaled an even 1,000, according to Agent Don Kocina. Kocina said this was the highest total for a July since 1953, when 985 boardings were recorded. The agent said West Coast set a record during June in the passengers carried and total revenue categories, Some 36,976 passengers were carried throughout the West Coast system, reversing a downward trend since 1981. He said revenue was up 10 per cent since March, 1962. IN PUBLICATION Ashland Descriptions and drawings of an invention de veloped by Dr. William M. McKinncy, Southern Oregon college geographer, appear In a reprint of an article, "Lab oratory Demonstration and Mathematical Geography," from the May issue of the Professional Geographer. This-manual is easier to play 2 than your -manual organ. BETTER MUSIC FOR YOUR HOME ARCADE BLDG. e 126 E. MAIN feee TOMANS CONSOLES V STEREO . COMPONENTS W more, we strongly suspect an unwritten policy of segrega tion. This "Y", it seems, is a private club. Have Own Pools There are a number of country clubs with their own pools, and "community pools" have mushroomed. In both cases, the expense is very high, and limited. The Potomac river is fine for boating but unsafe for swim ming because of it's polluted condition. Over in Virginia is Lake Barcroft, around which has grown up a large colony of swimming and boating families. Use of the lake, however, is limited to resi dents of the area. Early in the summer, swimming is fine on the Chesapeake Bay, despite the drive of at least an hour. However, each year the jelly fish arrive in July or August, some years worse than oth ers. Most good beaches on the - niv teu PtZ " J X VJ W-s ft $ n,c I Pifj densest, .fl Wf deepest, X J Jr dreamiest f Ar uiuauiuuui , , ,r V So velvety thick, you sink deep down with every step. Luxu rious, yet amazingly practical. Locked-in tufts can never pull out. Carefree acrylic pile shuns soil and spotting. In 17 fashion colors. Altogether, one of the finest carpet values you'll ever lind. You are cordially invited to browse through the store . . . you'll find it truly rewarding. "Where you buy is lust important as WHAT . you buy." SUNDAY. AUGUST 4. Bay have protective netting to keep out the jellyfish which have a painful sting. However, this is never com pletely effective and a certain number of these marine ani mals manage to drift through the netting. This summer is one of the "bad" years for jellyfish and there is an un usually large number of them. Beaches Are Private Unfortunately, a number of the Maryland beaches on the bay are "private" private in the discrimatory sense. One public beach, Sandy Point State park, located near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is clean, open to all and with reasonable fees.. Rehoboth Beach in Dela ware becomes a seaside mecca in the summer and is a pop ular place for congressional and diplomatic families. How ever, it is several hours drive and is more of a week end broad loom youVe ever seen BY FAMOUS as 2J0 NORTH BARTLETT Next f0 Greyhound - Phone 773-4394 USE OUR CONVENIENT PARKING LOT A S or vacation spot rather than' a place selected for an after noon swim. Yes, keeping cool here is a problem. Many people depend on air conditioning. It seems tnat every home boasts soma kind of unit for one or more) rooms or at least an attic) fan. -; Many cars have air-conditioning. All hotels, resturants, large stores, and public build ings are artifically cooled. The lucky resident who goes from air-conditioned house to air-conditioned car to air-conditioned office hardly needs a swimming pool. He doesn't even know it's summer! This air-conditioned city dweller of today probably forecasts the future of us all. Maybe he isn't so lucky after all. Thank of the fun his de scendants will miss when foun tains are once again only scenic attractions. 1183 (( i ft m &
