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1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON SUNDAY. AUGUST 25. 1963 ... Communications Lttrs to in Editor mutt beer th mm ind eddress oi th writer, although under certain circuiniiancai in us ol a pen nam or initial for publication ii permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right ts edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the iwt of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Perfect Portrait To the Editor: Tucked away on the bottom of page 10 of Wednesday's Medford Mail Tribune where it won't show much, is a very important bit of news for every citizen of Oregon! I quote: "MAHONEY REGRETS VOTE ON TAX BILL "Portland-niPD-State Sena tor Thomas D. Mahoney CD Portland) told Governor Mark Hatfield Monday he regrets voting for the tax bill passed by the 1963 Legislature. "He asked the governor to call a special session of the legislature to repeal the law if the current petition drive to secure a referendum fails. The legislator has signed one of the petitions. "In a letter to Hatfield, Mahoney said he would ask the lawmakers to pass the bill again at special session, after attaching a clause referring it to the people. He said vot ers should 'have a voice in this important matter'." What goes? Now that the people are up in arms and thousands signing petitions for a referendum, has Senator Mahoney seen the handwrit ing on t h e wall come time for reelection? Governor Hatfield admits it is a bad law, 'a mess' he calls it, but he didn't veto 'the mess,' and now tells the people if the referendum gives the people a chance to vote it down they will have an even worse tax bill! He also said the people had a right to vote on this tax bill. These are the men elected to represent us the people of Oregon! With such legislators in office, raising their own salaries besides spending our money at $18 a day for 140 days, to fight among them selves, how can Oregon hope to have more people and cor porations move here to help develop our state? These lawmakers must have guessed the people would not take this tax bill without pro test because they voted mon ey and even set a date for a special election, which will cost money that could be used toward helping on the budget. But those protesting feel that the expense of one election is the lesser of two evils. If they don't protest now they will have this tax burden put on their back for YEARS! The time has come for our legislators to quit fighting among themselves at taxpay ers' expense and get down to business of passing a more acceptable tax bill, otherwise there may be some new races in Salem come a general elec tion! Petitions don't lie.. Someone in your office has a sense of humor-maybe an accident. He put Senator Mahoney's news right next to the Doan ad, "Oh, my poor aching back" a perfect por trait of an Oregon taxpayer. I suppose you won't print this letter, but hope springs eternal! Anne B. Fisher Rogue Valley Manor Medford. Things Are Happening To the Editor: I'm a far cry from a good writer, but this T must sav. The "thing" the P.U.C. is trying to put over on the log truck drivers is shameful. It would be a sad day and a gross injustice to let a hand ful of government officials, be it state or federal, dictate to a man how many hours he can devote to making a living for himself and his family. In a logging area the truck driver is already at a disad vantage, having to battle the elements. Since nature puts an automatic limit on the log ging season, the truck driver must make his living in 9 months to compensate for a 3 months lay off. It seems to me this ruling would infringe on another of our civil rights. If a man wants to put in 20 hours a day at his job, be it servicing his truck or what have you, it should be up to him. He should have to an swer to no one but himself Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny Flight by Radar Deep in some cavern of eternal night A Lilliputian flyer in brown fur Is sleeping, upside down. Not till the light Of outer day has vanished does he stir Ready to take off on his nightly flight. Loosed from his hangar, he starts signalling: Intense, staccato, supersonic cries Are hurled to space: the echoes, answering, Are his unerring pilots as he flics Out through the blackened cave, still trumpeting His high-pitcned radar signals which no ear Except it be another bat's can hear. Mary Boyd Wagner New York, N.Y. O Lai Summer The trees are murmuring a lonely sound, Green -whisperings of feathered tenants fled, Spring is recalled when songs of birds abound: Deep-hid in leaves, they build the fledgling's bed, The hungry open beaks, the search for food; Alert and watchful lest a lurking thief Should in their absence harm their helpless brood; Time of their growth and winging forth, so brief. The boughs are still as green as in the spring, Quiet and emptiness alone foretell Fulfilment, fruitage which all autumns bring With their enchantment swift and golden spell. As sure as winters go, springs will appear, And birds will nest in trees another year. Blanche Ellis Norvell The Manor, Medford 0- Business Sans Cash Today's first customer was a tiny girl Who wanted a small box for her hamster And, after completing our transaction, Thanked us gravely and left Permitting us to wait on our second customer, Who wanted some nails And said he forgot to bring his money He'd pay tomorrow. The morning was well under way After our third customer Returned a quart of paint And requested his two-sixty back. Leo E. Schottland Bethpage, L.I., N.Y. From the author's collection, "The Compleat Hardware Merchant." O Sea Mist In The Cornfield Down in the cornfield, hoeing, hoeing, Steady as ever a boy could be, Yet through his head, like sea mist blowing, Whirl and eddy his dreams of the sea: Dreams of a wet deck rising, falling (Dreams are wings that feather and grow), Always the ebb-tide pulling, calling: Boys may dream, but they needs must hne. Long corn aisles and an endless motion What wide spaces lie over that hill? Cities and wharves with their feet in the ocean. Windy voices that never are still Bows to hoe, and the wheeling ravens; Dust on the feet that shall yet be free; Sails all set for the unknown havens, Thoughts that are thistledown, wafting to sea. Summer again and the pollen blowing: Never a lad was so steady and good, But his heart was a stream to the deep sea flowing The boy has gone, as we knew he would Frances Holmstrom (Submitted by the deceased author's son, Rolf Holmstrom, Medford) and his employer. Next they'll be telling the farmer how many hours he can farm. Sounds funny does n't it? Don't say it can't happen. All one has to do is look around. These thing are hap pening all the time because we let them! Mrs. O. L. Hardesty Route 1. Box 240 Rogue River, Ore. Jacksonville Liked To the Editor: We have been coming to this area every summer for the past eight years, having been drawn to the valley and surrounding mountains not only by its cli mate and beauty, but by its colorful history, particularly the Jacksonville country. It makes us most happy to see that measures are being taken to restore the old build ings and put Jacksonville on the map as an historical at traction tourist-wise. Among the many people who have worked so hard to achieve this it would seem to us that Mr. George Mcllne should receive special men tion for his Jacksonville Stage Coach Line and Pioneer Vil- lage, the authenticity of which is a refreshing change from the commercialism of such replicas one sees in other areas. We wonder if the state or federal government, or some philanthropic organization, could not subsidize some of this effort to preserve this very interesting part of Ore gon history? Vivian O. Bradshaw Jacksonville, Ore. (Home address: Orinria, Calif.) They Can't Do Itl To the Editor: For months now I have read the dozens of organized hate attacks by the John Birchers and other right wing addlepates in this col umn. They are trying to destroy our faith in our government by the people, our Supreme Court, our President, and any part of the Declaration of In dependence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights that does not meet with their twisted philosophy of hate. They ridicule the President of the United States by such names as "coward, stupid, Be trayer of America," and many other epithets. This they say about a man who has won Navy and Marine Corps med als as well as a purple heart. Is a man stupid who gradu ates cum laude from Harvard? Who wins the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for literature? Who was elected to his office by the people of the United States, obviously not Birchers? These 100 per cent, double dyed, triple - distilled, flag waving super-patriots wish to mold the minds of real Amer icans to their way of thinking. They can't do it! These bigots attack any at tempt at arms negotiations. What do they want? Unlim ited nuclear warfare that can destroy the world? They ridicule and call trai torous the attempts of consci entious men of good will to halt atmospheric nuclear test ing because of radiation and the inevitable explosion which comes with war-mongering. How happy the Communists must be to see in print state ments from Birchers. Quote . . . "Kennedy's civil rights bill, which is part and parcel of the Communist drive to destroy the soverignty of the United States." What rot! President Kennedy is obli gated under law to uphold the Constitution of the United States and to give all citizens equal rights and opportunities regardless of race or color. He is doing just that, and poison venom dripping from rabid rightists is not going to i change it. t helieve in the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. I have faith in our President, John F. Ken nedy, a brave, intelligent fam ily man who carries the awe some power of life and death to every creature on this planet. Therefore I support my country and my President in this crucial hour. Can you Birchers say much? Howard Splane Applegate, Ore. Not Too Late To the Editor: Answering Lydia Burnham's article of Aug 21. Yes. Lydia, as tobac co and liquor destroys the body, so does unbelief destroy the soul. Read what unbelief caused the great apostle Paul to do and how it marred his soul. (1 Tim. 1:11-17.) As to your words "immortal soul," the Bible teaches no such thing. The word immortal ap pears only once in all the Bible and refers to God. "God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul." (Gen. 2:7.) Man had condi tional immortality only, for God warned that disobedience would bring death (Gen. 2:17), implying that man has a mor tal soul. Satan, "said to the woman, ye shall not surely die" (Gen. 3:4), implying that man has an immortal soul. Christ, referring to these Scriptures, said: Satan is a liar. (John 8:44.) These are facts set forth by God with His inspired Word, the truth. I could quote many world famous people, but their words, like yours and mine, are worthless when pit ted against the inspired Word of God who created the heav ens and the earth and all things therein. Christ said: The words I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life . . , He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: He that believeth not the Son shall not see life." (John 6:63; 3:36.) Yes, Lydia, unbelief almost destroyed the great apostle Paul, it left a thorn in his flesh and many scars upon his soul that only the blood of Christ can erase. Some day you will understand. I pray it is not too late for you or oth ers who read this. F. E. Beverly 112 Geneva Medford Back The President - , To the Editor: In reply to a letter (M.T. 81863) let me say that the remarks used by a Negro recently on T.V., as cited, is an age old gimmick employed by most all parties at one time or another and has been accepted as a legiti mate bid for votes. To quote a paragraph of said letter, "The Kennedy dynasty has lust about sunk the ship of state in trying to keep their campaign prom ises. Do they think the Re publican party will be fool ish enough to compound this by making more?" So, at last it revealed that there is a Party who consid ers it foolish to keep cam paign promises. Thanks, it has long been suspected, but in answer to the question, the answer is yes. If, by "ship of state," the writer refers to State's Rights, let me say The "ship" States' Rights is about as my thical as is the "Flying Dutch man." If, by the question the ac tion taken on the Bill of Rights is referred to let us bear in mind the 14th amend ment to the Constitution of the U.S. went into effect July 28, 1868. The party in power at that time was the Union Party, composed of both Re publicans and Democrats, and that Congress was at that time predominantly Republi can. The pitiful thing is that no administration until the pres ent one had the intestinal for titude (you know what I mean) to enforce it. And by this did not each President fail in their sworn duty to uphold the constitution? The Supreme Court man date during the Eisenhower administration was a noble act but lacked the follow up, thus leaving it up to the pres ent administration to save our country from ridicule the world over by making equal ity a reality. I am proud of Kennedy's stand on many issues. He broke down the religious bar rier and has the racial prob lem well under control. All that is needed now is for the public to lay down their party prejudice and back the President for upholding the Constitution. C. R. Burrill 834 V4 Cherry st. Central Point, Ore. Inside and Out To the Editor: There are people, as well as trees, moun tains, etc., that have to pay, in destruction or health, for the convenience of super high ways, natural gas, etc. Since digging the pipe line through Blackwell Hill, for natural gas, first started I have had to be in the house with the doors and windows shut and the lonitron or air conditioner operating con stantly, and miserable day af ter day from the small amount of dust I did breathe. After spending two months (April and May) in the house from another allergy, I look forward to fall when I can be outdoors. As a friend of mine said would a lot rather be on the outside looking in, instead of on the inside looking out." Mrs. Delbert Casey Route 1, Box 358 Central Point, Ore. Heaven To the Editor: My thoughts still are turned to that inex haustible subject, Heaven. I am thinking of the year 6,963, five thousand years hence. In this period so much progress will have been made in the field of human rela tions that all prejudices to wards one another will have disappeared. Even races will have gone with only one re maining, which I presume will be white, unless a new blend of colors will appear. It is going to make recognl tion of one's forebears and de scendants up in Heaven quite difficult. It may be necessary to use a numbering system. David Frisch P.O. Box 292 White City, Ore. Gullible American To the Editor: Recently I read a book entitled "The Truth About the John Birch Society" In which the author documented many of the ac tivities of this far right group. One of the items mentioned was the Society's use of the Robert Welch letters-to-the-editor mill. According to Au thor Vahan, the Birchers' leader, Mr. Welch, writes a good many "form" letters to editors which are mailed to the various branches of the Society, Then the members pattern letters after the form and mail them to editors. Vahan documented this, leav ing little doubt that this is done. Having a little experience in newspapers, this writer must extend some sympathy to editors, such as the Mail Tribune's, who have to print letters from people who prob ably don t mean what they say, or at most, don't know anything at all about what they write. The John Birchers are mak ing a point, though. They are showing Mr. Average Citizen that he doesn't know how the Communists get their point across. Mr. Average Citizen Army Reservists Are Taking Part in Event A 5 fails to realize that the Birch Society is using many of the same tactics. So we 11 change his name to Mr. Gullible American. Lowell Lux ' 208 Hargadine Ashland, Ore. 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