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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON SUNDAY. AUGUST It, IMS Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication fi permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of tne paper. In fact the contrary fa often the case. ington which was captioned: Proposed Domestic Peace Corps Seen As Help to Needy Although I have carefully perused the article I am still sorely puzzled by its meaning. . Would you please tell me, Just who are the 'needy' peo ple referred to in this matter. Is it the personnel who will serve as members, or is it the Democratic party as whole? Both probably would qual ify among those needing as sistance. W. A. Allen White City, Ore. Parks and Food To the Editor: Oregon Dunes' map, also photo- graphs, make one wonder. ' Have we not en obligation to our sister state to add our voice asking Congress to has ten enactment of Oregon Dunes National Seashore bill? Webfoot State folk helped California gain Point Reyes National Seashore. This, under ranger naturalists, will pro vide for future generations insight into God-in-Nature miracles. Oregon thus help ed California to victory just as we helped Texas on Padre Island National Seashore campaign. This so vigorously, Lone Star State Christmas greeting cards wished "To Bear Flag folk a Texas-sized Christmas." As to above "future gen erations", many were startled by a recent analysis of the population explosion. It as serts birthrate mathematics work as ceaselessly as ocean's tides. Final result, unless problem is solved, disaster. Meantime, must we not plan to lessen overseas tra gedy of starvation deaths? Is not final solution stern con trol, as Japan gained it? Un til then, constant reminders of starvation deaths. Today an item "10,000 die of hun ger." As a pallative, until com plete control is gained, re searchists labor to locate new food. Acres are limited. Ocean still hold bounty. Thus, new studies of how giant whales persist. As to said whales, we learn the touch system at museums accelerates education. Hence undersigned contributes "touch material" to a nation wide string of children's ma seums. For astronomy, fing ering a small meteorite deep ens impressions. As for ocean ography, handliing a set of whaleteeth contrasted with the baleen of toothless whales that can survive on microsco pic plankton. C. M. Goethe 3731 Tea st. Sacramento 16, Calif. Who Are "Needy" To the Editor: Tuesday's M-T carried a very interesting article originating in Wash- Buying Votes To the Editor: One of the Negro leaders appeared on TV the other noon and said that if the Republicans wanted the Negro vote they should out bid the Kennedys in campaign promises. As he put it we should "out-Kennedy the Ken nedys." Such a silly remark shows the caliber of the Negro lead ership. As a minority group they no longer want equal rights, they want to be the privileged class, not because they are capable of being so but simply because of their color. The Kennedy dynasty has just about sunk the "Old Ship of State" in trying to keep their campaign promises. Do they think the Republicans are foolish enough to com pound this by making more? The Negroes are evidently trying to play both ends against the middle and they should have sense enough to know that system always back-fires. The Republican party should tell the Negroes and the rest of the people that it cannot be bought. The un ions tried it and failed that is why they are now backing the Democrats. Why should the Negro get the idea we will sell our party for a few thousand of their votes. They over estimate their importance. Leila A. Morrow 531 N. Bartlett st. Medford. Poets' Corner CeneWed ay Arnold Eugeno Jenny in tetSSeJ net, uv hma Ii'mss "I knew my folks didn't care if I dropped out of school. I didn't know President Kennedy did. It's kinda nice knowing somebody cares!" spoke in the Senate on the problem of automation, and I am enclosing the tear sheet from the Congressional Rec ord which contains my re marks at that time. On July 25, Senator Javits introduced a resolution, which I was glad to co-sponsor, which would set up a Presi dential Commission on Auto mation, and I am enclosing copy of S.J. Res. 10S for your information. You may be sure that I shall keep pressing for action on this matter, and I know that many of my colleagues will join me. I appreciate hearing you. Wayne Morse, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C from A poem is speech made musical. Rolfe Humphries, "Author & Journalist," March, 1983. O Summer's Meier How do you measure a summer day? By wind ripples spreading on ripening hay? By the turning of leaves in an ageless book, Or the drift of fly along a brook? How to measure a warm day but how? Is it reddening plumpness in shadowed bough, Or timing the flight of humming bird, Honey-laden, green wings blurred, From scarlet rose to lily, then Back to the scarlet rose again? How do you measure summer's time? By the opening cadence of bluebells's chime? How to measure spendthrift hours? Only in memories that arc ours. Emmabell Woodworth Davis Grants Pass, Ore. o Cremation There's blood in the sky tonight Where the thin waning wafer Knifes its gory way Through the languid layer Of jaundice-yellow smoke, The reluctant spirit of the forest Which, Just beyond that apathetic mountain, Writhe In flaming agony. All day have I stood, Bound to my prominence By the adamant chains of Duty; Stood and watched helplessly While you, Once verdant forest, Died Beyond the hills that shroud you From my pained sight. Unable am I to fight The savage, sanguinary lips That smack greedily Over your raw, ragged wounds And suck From your naked, black, broken bones The marrow of Life. Blasted heavenward, Your Soul, The sultry, sulfurous pallor of Death Hovers close, As if unwilling to depart From the charred carnage From whence it flew. Now the sun sets, Staring wide-eyed in staTk horror At the needless massacre below, Illuminating as it dies The forest's life-blood Oozing over the shroud-hills And spreading like a crimson pool Across the pure, innocent sky. Rodney A. Badger Gold Hill, Ore. Composed two years ago, at age 18, while in the U.S r..t spir a. lnnkout on Huckleberry Mountain in east ern Oregon; inspired by the dreadful sight of eight separate ....... fn,.t f ir in the Wallowa-Whitman and Uma- tiii. N.Hnnal Forest. The author Is a student at Oregon Progress To the Editor: Several peo ple have asked me recently why I have not had a letter in the Communications col umn lately. I am told they look forward to my contribu tions and discuss them. To these people I say thank you. I am not a pillar of wisdom nor a highly educated man. I began my letter writing simp ly to contribute to the ex change of ideas you, Mr. Edi tor, afford us. Since politics and labor dis cussions are of most interest to me, the letter (M.T. 8-13-63) by Mrs. M. G. Price of Winston - Salem, N.C., seems good material for discussion. Headed as it is, "Deeply Dis turbed," I can readily agree its author certainly is. Of all the things she men tioned that disturbed her she offered nothing to remove or replace them. For as long as we have the political set up we have now, we can expect the same thing over and over, pious promises and pleasing platitudes, and they are either soon forgotten or rendered impossible by close contact with the problems at hand. It has been my personal ob servation over a period of 60 years that they, the Amer ican people, become highly enthused about a candidate until he is elected, then after a cooling-off period of only a few months proceed to unite in a campaign of fault-finding instead of continuing to sup port him by cooperation. It always reminds me of some thing read of a certain state's governor: "When they elected him they said he was a peach and now they are trying to impeach him. We have often chosen a President for our great land and hailed him as the answer to all problems, only to find later that we did not under stand the problems or the an swers were all wrong. No, Mrs. Price, to elect a conservative President to our progressive country would be about as helpful as to revert to horse drawn transportation We can no more run our Government by the standards of yester-year than we can oDerate a business by the standards and values which grandfather used, so let's not say "git up" and at the same time hold back on the reins, I believe that the American people must bring our think- ine. wants and desires to an equation with the times and ways of obtaining them, our desires, then we will be more helpful to ourselves and our public servants. C. H. Burriu 834 'i Cherry st. Central Point, Ore. Gaulle's Paris Declaration an nouncing the independence of Algeria occurred on Feb. 9. There was also law-break ing among powerful people. The Billie Sol Estes case broke into the open, the great est scandal of national scope that has occurred in decades, and several other crimes in high places. I could go on and on ex plaining examples. Most any school child knows that the moon and sun in opposition cause the tides in the oceans That we can see. With a little study with an open mind of the other planets, astrology becomes adaptable. Back to the dark ages is hardly the place to seek enlightenment. Mary E. Atkins 1634 Orchard Home dr. Medford. Astrology To the Editor: Astrology is just as deep a science as as tronomy, and has a connec tion to it, as astrologers get the positions every day of the stars and planets by phoning the astronomers before they can go to work on their pre dictions. It also requires great deal of mathematics. Superstition or witchcralt has no connection with it whatsoever. There always will be people that believe in su perstition, as on Feb. 4, 1962 when all the planets less one were all piled up In one house (a house is 30 degrees of circle). The superstitious thought the end of the world was at hand. Being in an adverse posi tion, it meant unusual and extraordinary things would take place; not necessarily all on that exact day, but soon after. Some of these happenings you saw in the news, as fol lows: Revolt and rebellion occur red in France, Algeria, Syria, Burma, Ankara, Mauritania, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela Ecuador, Peru, British Gui ana, and Guatemala. Another revolt was that of the Organization of American States against Cuba, when it expelled that nation. Fidel Castro's Second Havana Dec laration came on the day of the Feb. 4 eclipse, while De Danceable Music To the Editor: A few weeks ago a letter appeared in the Medford Mail Tribune in re gard to the dance music that is being played in this valley, I must agree that the kind of music played nowdays at most of the dance halls has caused me and many of my friends to quit dancing or try ing to dance any more except to the music played by the orchestra that is playing for the benefit dances at Central Point and the K. P. hall in Medford. Another reason dancers are not satisfied with most dance halls is the idea of trying to mix Old Timers with the youngsters. There is an old saying: "Try to please every body and you please nobody." Some of the younger people go to the Central Point dances and at K. P. hall, and are learning the good old dances that they can enjoy anywhere they may go in the future, because waltz and twostep and other good dances are danced all over the United States and will continue to be danced as long as a fiddle and a piano and an accordion player can be found. Allard Shipman 152 Orange st. Ashland, Ore. Ai Home To the Editor: Where is the girl and boy today Who said, "I do," now each gone their way. Where Is their peace, happi ness and joy, Who tossed it away, the girl or the boy? They made vows that they promised to keep, Will regret at last, cause them to weep? We hope they will stop and think And from a broken marriage shrink. False excuses they give to you and me But truth we don't know you see. And seeds of deceit, when they grow Will be pricks In their hearts. O! Oh! A home and rich furnishings to prize Wont be a joy, if memories bring sighs; Spurred by ambition to get ahead Won't bring happiness when love is dead. Peace and happiness they'll never find Until together their old love binds, Love cannot be bought with gold, They'll understand, when they get old. The world is filled with ambition and pride. So few are willing their joys to divide; They hustle and bustle with selfish greed. Dreaming and planning, another deed. . Dreaming of fortune to come their way, While waiting they lose the joy of today, They may seek joy as far as they can roam When they find it, they'll find it at home. Mabel Harmon, 1035 Cherry St., Medford ! ,, -Si , j us RECEIVE CHECK Already in the banks drawing interest Is the majority of the $2,356,903.21 check the Jackson county court and treasurer received Friday as the county's share of the O and C timber re ceipts. Presenting the check was Don Sco field (left), district manager of the bureau of land management here. It is being ac cepted by County Judge Earl Miller and Commissioner Don Faber. Waiting with a bag (In reality a typewriter cover) is County Treasurer Karl Janouch (right) who ex plained that "he wanted something big enough to carry it." Of the check, $1,900, 000 has been deposited for the county and nearly $197,000 for the schools. From now until Jan. 1 it will earn $249.47 in interest each day. During the year this money plus that already on hand will earn the county about $65,753.09 in interest. A 5 Dhrvpt$ Ceremony Athena, Ore. - HOT - A new section of Highway 11 near here was dedicated Wednes day despite the fact that some one forgot to bring along the ribbon for the ceremony. . Etght-year-old Joan Marie Healy of Heppner finally did the honors after someone made a hurried trip to Athena to buy some yellow ribbon. 4 e Convenient CreeHt eWeglveiWf Green Stem T&COLUMIIAN XSOPTICAICO. MIDfORD SHOPPING CINTM Ors. Omar J. Notes and William Hodson Christmas in August To the Editor: I cut the en closed article out of August, 63 issue of Sunset magazine. I thought it would be of inter est to people of the valley if printed in the Tribune. We have lived here a good many years and have never heard of this custom before. I'm sure there are lots of peo ple who do not know of this. We plan to go up sometime during the "Christmas Week. ' Mrs. Helen Roberts P. O. Box 736 Central Point, Ore. O Christmas at Crater Lake Because it's normally closed during December, Crater Lake Lodge celebrates its Christ mas this year on August 25. Often, snowfall during the last week in August lends an authentic air to this celebration. During "Christmas Week" there's a large decorated Christmas tree in the main lobby. On Christmas Eve (August 24) employees in cos tume parade through the campgrounds singing carols. Automation To the Editor: One of the great factors in the economic world, and one that profound ly affects our lives, is auto mation. The more informa tion we get about this highly important process, the easier will be the period of transi tion. We must be prepared for profound changes in man ufacturing, retailing, and transportation. As usual, Oregon's Senator Morse is awake and alert. David Frisch, P.O. Box 292, White City, Ore. O Dear Mr. Frisch: I was very much interested In reading your letter on the subject of automation and your com ments about It. As you know from reading my July 19th newsletter, I have been con cerned about this matter tor some time. On April 30 I Exams Announced for Civil Service Jobs Examinations for core drill operator, marine oiler (diesel) and marine oiler (steam) have been announced by the board of U.S. civil service exami ners, U.S. Army Engineer dis trict, Portland. Applications for core drill operator will be accepted un til Sept. 3, and applications for oilers until further notice. The blanks are available at 628 Pittock Block, Portland 5, Ore., and at any first and sec ond class post office. Dr. Bornet Lists Addition of Course Ashland - Dr. Vaughn D. Bornet, chairman of the social science division at Southern Oregon college, has announc ed an addition to the division this fall entitled History of American Thought and Cul ture, to be instructed by Dr. Frederick Rosentreter, asso ciate professor of social science. "All history," according to Dr. Rosentreter, "is a study of various aspects of change; this course emphasizes the In teractivities between the worlds of thought and action. To better appreciate the story of this nation, it Is important that we be acquainted with the origins of definitions of right and wrong." The course is divided into three terms: The colonial and federalist period; nineteenth century democracy and na tionalism; and thought and culture in the twentieth cen tury. The textbook includes readings from the original works of the nation's men of ideas. Music Device on Vehicle Permitted There was music Thursday night at the Medford city council meeting. Herb Herzog, operator of a mobile ice cream business, asked the council for permis sion to operate a musical de vice on his ice cream truck. To help the council reach a decision, Herzog offered to give the group a sample of the music he would use. Councilman William Singler grinned and said, "It might set a precedent, but I'd like to hear a little music In here." Herzog turned on a phono graph and the strains of "Mis ter Softee" wafted through the council chamber. Tamed by the soothing, mu sic box-like sound, the council voted 7 to 1 to grant the re quest. Try and Stop Mo -ly 1ENNETT CIRF- OLONEL J. H. WILLIAMS recalls reasonably improb-- able story about a football match, between team of elephant and a team of ants. Seems that when one of the antt broke loose into the open with the ball, the last pachyderm who had chance to atop him planked down one foot and crushed him to death. Censured by the crowd and even his own team mates' for stooping to such drastic measures, the for lorn offender apologized, "Honest, fellers, I only meant to trip him up." A cynical professor at Yale always reminded bud dine; authors', "A beat-seller has to capture the reader' Interest Immediately. 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