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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY. XvaryoM la Southern Onto D J irk. U.M Trltitina," Published DUy except Saturday by 83 North rir St. Ph. 112-6U1 ROBERT W RUHL. Mltor HERB GREY Adertlilill Manager GERALD T LATHAMTBui Mir KR1C IB UJJN JR. Mna. Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Teles Mlior RICHARD JEWETT. Sport Editor OLIVE ST ARCHER womral Editm DALE ERICKSON. Clrculauon ttft An Independent Newipapei Intend aa Moond elasa nutter at auasora. union whuw - March 3, 1SST SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ball nd Sunday earI.0O Dally and Sunday 3 moa. S.00 Sunday Only Ona year 15.00 Single Copy Malleol 0e By Camax And Motor Route. Dally and Sunday 1 year S3J.0O uuiy ana ouoay --1- Carrier and Vandori Copy loo 6Tflelal Papar of City of MedforJ Official Papar et Jackson County Unltad Praaa international rull Laaied Wire rj. p. j. Telephoto Ncwspjcturee "MEMBER-OF AUDIT BUREAU Advertising KpreentaUve: NELSON ROBERTS ASSOCI ATES Ot'lces In New York. Chl eaf o, Detroit San Francisco, hot Angeles. Seattle. Portland. Denver. NiwsrArn PUIUIHIIS ASSOCIATION NATION A I 0ITORIAI cgfc lc6T,3N Member California Newspaper Publisher! Auoclatlon Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tha file of The Mail Trlbuna 10. 20, 30. 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO August 19. 1953 (Wednesday) The Ashland loop road, from Ashland to Highway 238, has been opened to travel-Residents of Ashland go to the polls to decide whether the city shall purchase Twin Plunges, and operate It as a municipal project. 20 YEARS AGO ia. Ilia (Thursday) Deer killed, car overturned in collision on Dead lnaian rd. TrfM, Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The alleged beefsteak shortage is getting worse and threatens to eat up the hay and grain supply, a report of the Ore gon Business Review snows. Another phenomena is the presence in the state of more dairy cows than ever before but less milk. As yet there is no drought, due to a surplus of water in the creeks and riv ers." 30 YEARS AGO August 19, 1933 (Saturday) J. C. Penney company cele brates six years in city with birthday sale. Elks band to give concert in park tonight. 40 YEARS AGO August 19, 1923 (Sunday) Building of Natron cut-oft approved by ICC. Deer season opens in Ore gon. 80 YEARS AGO August 19, 1913 (Tuesday) Gold Hill and Rogue River to be Included on paved coun ty highway. Southern Oregon display at Panama exposition in San Francisco discussed. What' Your I.Q.? Niaa ai tan correct It superior; seven or oiejht Is eacellenr; five or sir. h seed. 1. What does a triangular highway sign with one angle down mean? 2. In addition to giving warnings, what was Paul Re vere's principal occupation? 3. What animal is popular ly said to have nine lives? 4. The distance between the earth and the moon varies; true or false? 5. Name the fictional Negro character created by Joel Chandler Harris. 6. Exclusive of ties, what is the largest number of games that can be played in the World Series? 7. What is the antonym of synonym? 8. Correct the following: "He is smarter than any man." 9. Is bourbon whiskey nam ed for a Royal family, a spe cial type of bottle, or a coun ty In Kentucky? 10. Was it Harold Ickes, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster or Herbert Hoover who said "I would rather be right than President? Answers; 1. Yield right of way. 2. Silversmith. 3. Cat, 4. True. I. Uncle Ramus. 3. Seven. 7. Antonym. 9. ". . than any other man." 9. Coun ty in Kentucky. 10. Hanry Clay. , 4 A AUGUST 19. 1963 Two Years of Doubt, dissappointment, and disdain color the second birthday of ress. Those Latin Americans who were to have benefited most from the haps benefited least. Most certainly the disillu sionment is deeper in the recipient nations than it is in the United States. The complaint of the Latinos is of U.S. red tape and bureaucracy, and there is no question of its justification. But the real trouble is default. Of the 19 Latin nations which signed the Charter of Punta del Este Cuba was barred only six Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ven. ezuela, have presented workable 10-year de velonment Dlans. Self-helD and land and tax re form have been given at by most recipient nations. A powerful oligarchy traditionally and sue cessfully fights equitable taxation and forward- looking land reform. In Chile the land reform bill admittedly was written by landlords ; it will work only if they let it. Land reform may work in Bolivia, but this is a long time off. Mexico, with a burgeoning middle class, is probably as far along as any Latin country. Pres ident Lopez Mateos continues to hand out land to peasants, but without Cuban-style confiscation. I ATIONS look for short term emergency aid nnrl f ha Hflwolnnmonf because these would advantage rather than dis advantage the rich. Much of the money so far ad vanced by the United bail out wobbling economies rather than for long term development. Of a $398.5 million loan and aid package arranged for Brazil in March, about $84 million was "walking-around" money, used to rescue the cruzeiro. Last year Argentina suffered more bank ruptcies than at any other time in her modern history. And yet out of $150 million credits Eledged by the United States, the government as yet to complete plans for public works and other projects estimated The Agency for International Development has allotted $20 million ers. But Mexican banks must now are not organized so as to make the in dividual loans. These specifics are typical rather than atypical. rpHE DILLUSION creeps north. Congress last autumn showed its lack of enthusiasm when it cut $75 million from a $600 million appropri ation the administration had requested as part of economic aid to be extended to Latin America in the 1963 fiscal year. Latin American aid is in trouble in this year's foreign aid authorization bill. President Kennedy in his most recent state ment on the Alianza admitted being "depressed." But he urged a long-term view: "I say, on this second anniversary, we have a long way to go, and in some ways the road seems longer than it was when the journey started. But I think we ought to keep at it." As the President intimated, it would be a considerable help if the Latinos themselves put a little more sweat into clearing the path. E.R.R. Haitian If exile rebels ever the government of Francois Duvalier, they will inherit a political, economic and social wasteland without parallel in the indeed, almost without parallel anywhere else in the world. While even the most backward societies struggle toward the light, darkness. Kevolution has wracked the western third of the island of Hispaniola 130 times in Haiti's 150 years of existence. Haiti was once so of the revenues of Louis ines ended their 19-year occupation in 1934, they left in Haiti 4,000 miles of serviceable roads, 100 miles of railroad, and the first dial telephone sys tem in the hemisphere. Today there are 2,000 miles of roads, only one-tenth of which are pav ed. A single freight train runs 50 miles from Port au-Prince. Few telephones function. A SERIES of dictators has shown competence only in the sacking of Haiti's public wealth. Now there is nothing left nedy administration finally cut off U.S. aid in mid-1962, the Duvalier regime depended for its existence on the $6 million Uncle Sam contrib uted annually as a kind of "walking around" money for Duvalier and his "ton-tons macoutes," or gunmen. Earlier this year, Cuba was reported to be a haven for nearly 70,000 Haitians being trained to facilitate a leftist takeover on their native is land. Numerous exiles also have gathered in the Dominican Republic. There is no recognized ex ile leader with any significant following. The possibilities for continued chaos are infinite. E.R.R. the Alliance I the Alliance ior frog aid program have per best a show treatment nf a clrillctri lahni- fnvna States has been used to to cost $81 million. for Mexico s small farm through which the money Realities succeed in bringing down Western Hemisphere or, Haiti has been courting rich that it provided half AlV. When U. S. Mar to sack. Until the Ken MEDFORD "Well, If There's No Way Out, Maybe We Cn Give Him a Black Sheepskin" Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, eithough under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication Is 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 tr-e paper, in fact the contrary is often tha case. Wants to Find Sponsor To the Editor: I am a mem ber of the White City Domi ciliary and have enjoyed watching most of the ball games played on the Memorial Stadium diamond for the last five years. I have seen the Dairy Maids win two state womens softball tournaments in the last five years. They won the state championship in 1958 and 1961, both years at the White City stadium. They are plan ning on having the Regional Tournament at the Memorial stadium next year, which would take place approxi mately Aug. 10-15. Coach Elmer Harnish told me Friday night they might lose their sponsor next year and are hoping to locate one or more (different) sponsors for next season. If they can't get a sponsor, they are going to try and do it on their own, but would have to drop out of the womens softball league and just play local teams at the Memorial stadium. We all at White City would love to see them locate a new sponsor because when the team . travels the Pacific Northwest, they promote good sportsmanship wherever they play their games and Is good advertisement for Rogue Riv er Valley, which is the Pear Capital of the World because they ask Elmer where Rogue River Valley is, and he can tell them where it is and that it is the Pear Capital of the World. The Dairy Maids outlasted the Medford Policemen 9-4 in 9 innings. I enjoyed the game very much and would not like to see them drop out of the league next yearl Would you? Shy Callaghan also Is a coach. Gerald W. Adams VA Domiciliary, Sec. 3 White City, Ore. Seeks Signatures To the Editor: Among the saddest commentaries on Ore gon state government is the one in this paper that there is no use referring a bad tax bill to the people because the legislators will just write something worse. Indeed! If we concede this, then the Ore gon system of initiative, ref erendum and recall is a farce, our legislators hopeless in competents and voters might as well say "what's the use" and stay home. After the last session of the legislature, 1 can go part way with items one and two but never the third. Nor am I willing to concede that unless I accept a lopsided tax boost my children's education will suffer. If necessary we can cut elsewhere . . . like the 16 legislators soon embarking with families by jet for Ha waii for a two weeks "meet ing" at taxpayers' expense. If we can support a champagne legislature at the Moana-Hil-ton, we can't be too poor to buy chalk and blackboards. What's the matter with this tax bill? 11 is monstrously unfair. It burdens the lowest income group with the great est tax increase. On an in come of $8,000 the increase is 49 per cent, when income drops to $4,000 increase be comes 62 per cent. Worse, if your income is such that you owe nothing to the state of Oregon you must file and pay 35 for the privilege. It is also unfair to the em ployers. Section 18. a logistic nightmare, provides that any time the General Fund dips to $1,000,000 all employers must cease making quarterly tax reports and submit payment monthly. Wouldn't the money for all the paper secretarial help, accounting fees and le gal advice every employer in the state will have to spend go some distance in solving the state's money problem? Remember, under this bill MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON you may not deduct Federal income from your State tax return. Remember, under this bill you lose your $600 per sonal exemption. Remember too, the time is now. Unless we can collect 23, 185 signatures of registered voters in the next few days the bill becomes law and can not be altered for two years. When October comes and this tax is withheld from your paycheck (retroactive to Jan. 1, 1963) complaining will be useless. Find a petition, sign it. If you can't find one call either 773-3162 or 535-2285 for loca tions. Time is short. Jane Gillaspie 636 West Fourth st. Medford Present Dilemma To the Editor: May I add my bit to the concern being expressed about the nuclear test-ban treaty just signed? This is the beginning of a return to a sane national policy and psychology, but only a beginning. The only road to peace is a complete break-down of mili tarism and a minimizing of nationalism, such as prevailed between the wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45. Pacifism has been dead, slandered, and ab hored since World War II in a way to cause this writer to shudder and cringe, and it all began when Winston Church ill-militarist, chauvinist, and red-baiter - went to work as soon as World War II ended. Yet one could utter no word of protest. Exaltations to mili tarism and nationalism are as sociated with war - heroism and social-insanity. This auth or is no war hero - veteran, was a medical reject (4-F), consequently enjoyed no war glory nor any of the money rewards or privilege follow ing the war; he was a third- class citizen, since he was also not rich, which is very hard on the pride of some sensitive souls. His lady - love during the War married a soldier, and he lost his professional career to more privileged ones. This writer has composed a 7.000 word manuscript titled "What Happened to Armistice Day" which is an impassioned appeal to peace and pacifism, but has yet to find a maga zine that will publish it. Yet withal, man's valour shows up in War as it seldom Try and Stop Mo By BENNETT CIRF HET SMITH is a Pittsburgh sports expert who specializes in stories about "Uncle" Wilbert Robinson, rotund and unpredictable manager of the old Brooklyn Dodgers base ball team. There was the oJJr s 1 1 evening, for instance, that 1 Smith asked Robinson, "Who's going to pitch for you against the Giants tomorrow?" "Guess it'll be Daz over there," opin ed Uncle Wilbert, indicating- Dazzy Vance, pride of the Dodger staff. "What?" roared Vance, who had overheard the conversation. "Do you realize I pitched an entire 14-inning game this afternoon?" Robinson looked mortified for a moment, then wailed, "Dammit, vou just can't keep track a-what's going on with this ball club any more!" e Pamela Geist recalls a day In the late forties when Sinclair Lewie was working on one of his last novels on the terrace of a small hotel near Florence, Italy. A couple of tourists appeared upon the scene, chattcrinfr noisily, and the proprietor quickly cautioned them, "Quiet! That man on the balcony la Sinclair L just finishing a novel." "Good for him," enthused one of the tourists. "What's he reading?" Sayeth Paul Flowers, the Memphis sage: "All right, go lie upon the beach. To bake beyond the water's reach; But if you're blistered when you quit. Remember that you basked for it" E 2 kLUw. RvUSeU P I Aff-i At TUIGIIIII I 1VTT 9t .Vlltl.9ll .talWWiwii Certain Next Spring; By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Notes from the foreign news cables: British Elections The narrow margin by which the Conservatives squeaked through to victory in the Stratford by-election virtually has ended specula tion that Prime Minister Mac millan will risk a general election this fall. This means the election almost certainly will come next spring, with Macmillan gambling that a mild winter will put voters Strictly Personal By Sydney (O Field Enterprise, inc. 'DOCTOR DOOLITTLE' Speaking of the old books found in summer houses, as I was the other day, reminded me that among the collection I ran across in my house were three or four volumes of the "Doctor Doo- little" books I used to read as a child. I haH lnna rhpr. ished the books, and it came as a shock to me a aarrw lew years bu when I read in the newspaper that Hugh Lofting, their au thor, had just died at the comparatively early age of 54, or something like that. When I read the books, in the middle 1920s, I conceived of the author as long dead, or at least as an old man with twinkling eyes and a fine Santa Claus beard. He seemed to me to combine the finest attributes of age and youth - the wisdom of the former and the spirit of the latter. The "Doctor Dooliltle" books remained in my mind long after the thousands oi other children's books had vanished without a trace, because Lofting was one of the handful of authors who did manage to convey both understanding and merri ment at the same time. He knew how to lake serious things lightly, and light things seriously. Nothing is easier to write than a child's book, and nothing is harder to write well. Each year thousands does in peace, as does gal lantry, idealism, and self-sacrifice. If you are going to honor men for having these qualities and pay them money, why do you not honor and re ward the defeated German soldiers, among the most val orous of any soldiers that ever lived, and dedicated to the highest self - sacrifice and idealism, however you dis agree with their ideals. The Rphel soldiers under Robert E. Lee were by far, higher in valour than the Northern, and constantly won battles against superior equipment and num bers, because they believed so strongly in their cause. They believed they were fighting to "save their skins," so to speak; their white skins. But, then, soldiers are hon ored and rewarded because they have saved their coun try, and not really because of their valour, idealism, and self-sacrifice. This is the root of the present dilemma: Na tionalism. Perhaps the forth coming exploration and con quest of outer-space will be a substitute for War, which will demand as much from men. Ralph McKinnis P.O. Box 321 Ashland, Ore. IJrf in a good mood. The near disaster at Stratford made no difference to Macmillan's own position. He has out maneu vered the young Turks who sought his ouster and now will quit only when he him self decides. With Parliament in recess, Macmillan will use the breathing spell to prepare for the Conservative party congress in October - the only really threatening cloud on his immediate horizon. Moscow Quiet The remainder of August Is expected to be quiet in Mos- V. Ha.rii of such books come oft the presses, in four colors, and most of them blur into on gray mass of indigestible coyness and archness and goody-goodiness. My chil dren despise such books wholeheartedly, and show good taste in doing so. Most of these books are written by women (and by women with three names, which is even worse). And while women make admira ble mothers and wives and sweethearts, they make ter rible authors of children's books, as I have had occa sion to remark before. The reason, it seems to me, is that women mature in more ways than men do. Men re main children in certain areas (as every wife knows), and it is precisely this sprinkling of immaturity that enables them to achieve literary rap port with a child. Women are strong on tales with a moral; they want to improve character, correct sloppy grammar, make sure that teeth are brushed and hands are clean and pajamas are properly buttoned. This is their conserving function in the world; this is how they hand down the tradition of rearing children. But the best stories have no moral or, at least, the mor al is hidden and implicit. The best stories are a little soiled under the fingernails, and the buttons are done up every which way. If a woman had written "Alice in Wonder land," the White Rabbit would have washed Alice's face. There are no Grimm Sis ters, no female equivalent of Hans Christian Anderson, no Louisa Carroll. And if Hugh Lofting's sister had written the "Doctor Doolittle" books, she would have called him "Doctor Domore." In the Day's News By FRANK From Tokyo (which is our best peephole into Red China) comes this bit of information as to how the Red Chinese feel about Mr. Khrushchev: "The Red Chinese charge that Russia has welshed on its promise to TEACH THEM HOW TO MAKE ATOMIC WEAPONS. They say the dirty deed was done away back in 1959, at Camp David, and that it was done in order to please President Eisen hower." rpHAT prompts this question: A What does Ike think of the test ban treaty that is now before the U.S. Senate for ratification or rejection? TN NEW York, where he had just arrived on his way back from his visit to the Normandy beaches, he told the questioning reporters that he has been asked by the Sen ate Foreign Relations Com mittee to give his views on the pact. He replied that he would do so, "in studied fashion, and in writing," after he has had time to study the pro posal carefully. He said he would favor the nuclear test ban treaty "unless there is some rather hard evidence that America's security would be endangered." IE ADDED: " "While I am not inclined to give off-the-cuff opinions, unless there is evidence of which I know nothing - some rather hard evidence that the Soviets are away ahead of us. or the security of the United States is in danger - then I would certainly be on the favorable side." IN OTHER words: On the face of all the evi dence presently available, it looks like the treaty should be ratified. But- Let's do a lot of careful looking before we finally leap. 4 S OF now, it rather looks as if Premier Khrushchev, for whatever reason, is sin- Moscow cow alter tne momemous events of past weeks, includ ing the signing of a nuclear test ban treaty and the un successful Sino-Soviet talks. Premier Khrushchev's trip to Yugoslavia will further dem onstrate to Peking that the Soviet Union has given up any immediate hope of recon ciliation with the Communist Chinese. Khrushchev's absence from Moscow means that diplomatic activity will mark time until his return. Expanded Contacts West Germany is expected to move rapidly in its cam paign to establish contacts with the Soviet Union's East European satellites. Bonn's next goal is an agreement to exchange trade missions of ambassadorial rank with Communist Hungary, as has already been agreed upon with Poland. Government The Girl Who Saved the World By Arthur Hoppe We ace Kremlinologists, as you know, are always looking for little tidbits which will reveal the constant behind-the-scenes machinations of the mysterious Russian leaders. Let Pravda mention a new method of mending trousers and six Kremlinologists will rush into print with articles entitled: "Is There a Split in the Soviet Praesidium?" So thank goodness Mr. Khrushchev took five West ern newsmen on a tour of his summer retreat. We've now got enough tidbits for a hun dred cocktail parties. I leave to my colleagues the tidbit that Mr. Khrush chev plays badminton on an Oriental (or, in some dispatch es, Persian) rug. This obvi ously shows his intentions to tread on Red China. (Or, as the case may be, Iran.) And we obviously must plan for this (or that) move. What boggles my mind is Mr. Khrushchev's casual dis closure that he keeps the tem perature at 78.8 degrees "be cause Mikoyan likes it that way." This means he often shares the place with Deputy Pre mier Anastas I. Mikoyan plus who knows how many other Communist leaders? Talk about tidbits which explain the constant machinations of Soviet politics! Well, anybody JENKINS cerely anxious to get the treaty signed and ratified and out of the way. And- There appears to be some evidence that Mr. Kroosh is not as evil a character as in the past he has seemed to be. IJUT- " It might be just as well to remember that at Yalta Stalin pulled the wool over President Roosevelt's eyes. And- He also pulled the wool over President Truman's eyes - to such an extent that Tru man called him "GOOD OLD JOE." Later on, Mr. Truman had reason to change that opinion very sharply indeed. CO- Let's not be too critical if before ratifying the test ban treaty the Senate of the United States makes very cer tain indeed that there are no cards up anybody's sleeve. "Why should Goldwaler get the nomination? We're as coniervstiva as he is - he's just better looking, that's all!" Almncf a w Is Quiet sources say a west German negotiating team will go to Budapest next month to start the bargaining. Austerity Despite talk in Western Europe about increased trade with Communist China, the facts are that there will be no torrent of Western goods flowing into Peking. The Chi nese must pay for their large purchases of grain from Can ada and Australia and after that won't have much money left. A British delegation which staged an industrial fair in Peking has come back empty handed. The Chinese were interested but didn't buy. Japan may be in a better position for Chinese trade be cause she can use raw mate rials which can be shipped more cheaply from China than from the West. who has ever shared a sum mer cabin with anybody will see at once what I mean. (Scene: The door of Mr. K'i summer place. Mr. and Mrs. K are greeting Mr. and Mrs. Mikoyan, who are travel weary and arm-laden.) Mr, Mikoyan: Nice place you got here. If a little chilly We brought you this small gift. Mr. Khrushchev: Imagine! A hand - carved nutcracker. Just what I needed. I'll put it here with the other seven nutcrackers our guests hava given us. Chilly? Mrs. Khrushchev (to Mrs. Mikoyan): You must want a nice, hot bath. We shouldn't have used up all the hot wa ter. But let me show you around: This is your half of the ice box. And this is your very own dish towel. And your very own mop. We all do our share, ha, ha. Just like one big happy family. Mrs. Mikoyan: I'll bet, ha, ha. Where do we sleep? Mr. Khrushchev: You got the whole loft to yourselves. Over here's the ladder. Watch out for the bats. In the coun try, you know, you got to rough it. Ho, ho, ho. Mr. Mikoyan: (unenthusias tically): Ho, ho, ho. But, par don my asking, is the heat on? Mrs. Khrushchev: Oh, yes. It's 62. That's the way my Nikita likes it. But if it's too cold for you . . . Mrs. Mikoyan: Well, my An astas does prefer it about 85. Not that we'd dream . . . Mrs. Khrushchev (gritting her teeth): Why don't we com promise at 78.8? Like one big happy family. (Mr. Khrushchev, perspir ing already, whispers to Mrs. Khrushchev that "this hot head's got to go." Mr. Miko yan, meanwhile, is shiveringly confiding to Mrs. Mikoyan that when he gets home he's going to ask Mr. Molotov for cocktails. And the two ladies, who are glaring politely at each other . . .) But why go on? The whole thing clearly explains the constant purges in Communist history. And as soon as I con firm a report that Mr. and Mrs. Chou-en-Lai were guests at the Khrushchev dacha last summer, we'll have the key to the entire Sino-Soviet riii. For, if you ask me, the fail ure of communism lies in the theory that many families can all live together, communally, as one big happy family. Non sense. I say living together as one big happy family is tough enough even whea you're related.