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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"
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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.