KL'A, (KCtt 6. 1963
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Reverberations of 'Patriotic Rally' Are Still Mftg Felt
Reverberation's are still being When Officer Richard Hurner I in, gathered up a few brochures The former Communist spoke their disagreement with what students (whom he had never friend ajpout his age sat
fit Incallv from the "Datriotic arrived at the school a few min- and pamphlets that had been j for about an hour, covering a , he said. j met. before) stopped and chat-! gether near the front of
felt locally from the "patriotic
rally" held here recently under
the sponsorship of the Freedom
Center, a militant anti-Communist
organization from Port
land. Near the end of the meeting,
which was held in Hoover
school on the night of Sept. 19,
the city police were called
about 10:20 o'clock by a Jean
nine Swanson, Talent, who said
that some student! were
"heckling the speaker."
utes later there was no disturb'
ance. The meeting was over
and people were leaving the
building and getting in their
cars to go home. Hurner stood
by in the parking lot to insure
the orderly departure of those
who had attended the rally.
No Incidents Reported
There were no incidents, ac
cording to Humor's report. The
officer, curious about the kind
of meeting that had been going
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dropped on the parking lot by
members of the audience as
they left. He attached them to
his report.
(The Mail Tribune, due to
prior committments of its staff,
did not have a reporter pres
ent at the meeting. But when
rumors began to circulate later
about "Communist-inspired stu
dents" attempting to break up
the rally, a reporter was en
couraged to check into the
matter.)
By reconstruction and inter
views with persons present at
the rally, it appears that the
flurry of rumors and talk are
products of excitable imagina
tions. Advance Publicity
Advance publicity for the
rally, and arrangements to use
j the room in Hoover scnooi,
I were made by Mrs. Boyd Law-
I ton, 2350 Meadows lane. School
officials said no charge was
I made for use of the facilities
i when it was explained to them
that it was to be a public meet
ing and no admission charge
was to be made.
Featured speaker was Dr.
Kenneth Goff, billed as a for
mer member of the Communist
party and currently national di
rector of the "Soldiers of the
Cross," and editor of and ma
jor contributor to that organiza
tion's monthly publication,
"The Pilgrim Torch."
The meeting was conducted
by Rev. Walter Huss, director
of the Freedom Center, Port
land. Some 150 persons, among
them six student-age boys, at
tended the rally, which was
slated to begin at 7:30 o'clock,
but which did not actually get
underway until about 7:50
o'clock.
Leads Audience in Pledge
Huss led the audience in the
Pledge of Allegiance, followed
by the singing of "America."
He then delivered an invocation
and introduced Goff.
lor about an hour, covering a
variety of topics having to do
in general with the Red con
spiracy in the United Slates.
One member of the audience
was George Winne Jr., IB, of
612 Pierce rd., a senior at Med
ford High school. Winne had
gone to the rally "just to see
what would happen." As a stu
dent in Advanced American
Problems at the high school, he
was interested in what the
speaker would have to say. He
took notes on Goff's speech and
later asked the speaker some
questions.
Contribute to Disturbance
It was the youngster's ques
tionsor attempts to ask ques
tionsthat apparently contrib
uted to the "disturbance."
After the speech and prior ta
the question and answer period,
Huss made an appeal to the au
dience for financial contribu
tions, alluding to the cost of
carrying on the fight against
Communism and mentioning
specifically that expenses for
the evening's rally were about
$150.
When questions were finally
invited, Winne said he stood
and asked Goff what had been
accomplished by efforts to keep
Communist Speaker Gus Hall
off Oregon college campuses
about two years ago.
Goff replied that the Commu
nists "had forfeited their right
to free speech," and that they
"ought to be in jail."
Raises Hand Again
Questions from several older
persons in the audience fol
lowed. From time to time,
Winne said he raised his hand
again, but Huss cut him off by
announcing, "Only one question
per person."
A group of three college-age
youths in the audience, later
identified partially as sopho
mores from the University of
Oregon, also asked the speaker
some questions, and were, ac
cording to reports, vocal in
One of the three stood and
asked Goff if God were a
"segregationist."
The speaker replied "yes"
and referred to the dietary laws
of separateness in the Old Tes
tament to support his answer.
The question, however, ap
parently aroused Goff into
comments about the Negro
situation in general, which, ac
cording to Winne, were largely
derogatory.
Makes No Progress
Goff concluded with a remark
to the effect that the Negroes
hadn't made any progress to
ward developing Africa.
With that, one W the three
university students yelled out
"Wrong" three or four times.
Winne said he stood up at that
and started to speak, but Huss
ordered him to sit down, and
the youth complied.
A bit later, Goff said that
there were "90 textbooks" cur
rently in use in schools in this
country which told of the
benefits of a Communist society
without giving any counter
arguments in favor of a capital
istic society.
Holds Up Text
Again Winne stood up, this
time holding up the text which
is used in his American Prob
lems class at Medford High
school. He asked, "Is this one
of the 90 books?"
Goff became angered and
snapped at Winne.
"Shut up! I won't put up wilh
young snots like you. One more
word from you, and I'll have
you escorted out."
Abashed and upset by Goff's
threats, Winne got up from his
seat and began to walk out of
the room. He was joined by the
three university students, and
the four of them left together.
As they were leaving, some
members of the audience
jeered and shouted after them.
"Yes, get out. Go on, get out."
Outside, Winne and the three
mei.Dciorej stopped ana cnai
ted for a few minutes, and
were just getting ready to go
home when a police car drove
up.
Youngsters Leave
Anxious to stay out of trouble,
the youngsters left.
Winne, who describes himself
politically as a "moderate con
servative," said last week that
he "probably was a little
brash" in his conduct at the
meeting.
"I feel I probably heckled the
speaker a little," he said, "but
I didn't go to the meeting with
that in mind."
He was quite critical, though,
of those in charge of the meet
ing. "Huss and Goff seem to have
a great fear of viewpoints other
than their own," he said.
"If I had it to do over again,
I'd probably still try to ask
questions, but I wouldn't press
the point if the speaker didn't
want to answer."
No Questions Asked
Another Medford High school
student at the meeting, whose
parents have requested that his
name be withheld, did not ask
any questions of Goff. He and a
gether
room.
The youth said that he had in
tended to go to church that
evening, but attended the meet
ing at the request of his mother,
who had planned to go but at
the last minute was unable to
make it.
The boy, also a senior taking
American Problems at Mcdfojd
High school, said that he was
"shook up" by what had hap
pened at the meeting.
"Those other students were
unfairly treated," he said.
Changes Impression
"This certainly has changed
my impression of these so
called anti-communists."
He pointed out that when old
er members of the audience
asked questions of the speaker,
Huss would repeat the ques
tions, but when any of the stu
dents asked a question, Huss
did not repeat it.
Winnie's final comment on the
incident was filled with irony.
"I don't understand people
who go to such meetings," he
said, "but at least I have a bet
ter understanding now of the
aims and objectives of the Free
dom Center."
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Complains of Noise
On Freeway Route
The owner of a trailer park
adjacent to Interstate 5 over
pass complained to the Medford
city council Thursday night
about the "excessive noise" of
trucks on the highway structure.
A. H. Webster, who operates
the Twelfth Street Mobile Home
park, said the noise was dam
aging his business.
Webster said the noise was
particularly bad when north-
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they proceeded down the over
pass incline. He recalled that
several times prospective cus
tomers had left his trailer park
after hearing trucks drive past
on the freeway.
Appeals To Council
He appealed to the council to
take some action to reduce the
noise. "This must be of concern
to a lot of other people in Med
ford," he said.
On the advice of City Attorney
William Mansfield, and the mo
tion of Councilman Richard
Travis, the council voted to
have state police, who are re
sponsible for patroling the fre
way overpass, contacted in an
effort to see what can be done.
In other action, the council
volcd to:
Accept a completed fi-inch
water main on Crcstbrnok rd.
from Modoc ave. to Barnett rd.
Grant a package liquor li
cense to Safeway Stores Inc.,
for their new market at West
Main and Hamilton sts.
Approve Licenses
Approve issuance of oper
ator's licenses for coin oper
ated amusement devices to the
Eagles club and William Konop
asek, operator of The Spot, 17
South Riverside ave.
Grant a request from the
Eagles lodge for an asphalt con
crete sidewalk on Stevens st.
and an asphalt sidewalk on Bid
die rd. The lodge's building is
located on a corner lot at the in
tersection. The 45-minute meeting, the
shortest session in almost a
year, was presided over by
Mayor James Dunlevy. All coun
cilmen were present. The next
regular meeting of the group is
scheduled for Oct. 17 at 7: HO
p.m. in the council chambers in
city hall.
Bibles Destroyed
In Highway Mishap
EAGLE POINT Twr, old
Bibles dating back to the 1880's
apparently were destroyed in an
auto accident on Highway 62
Wednesday afternoon.
Lowell O. Pogue, of Route 2,
box 142. Eagle Point, had the
Bibles with him in his pickup
truck when the accident occurr
ed. Later pieces belonging to
one of the Bibles were found
but no trace of the other.
Pogue. who is recovering
form injuries at Rogue Valley
hospital, asked that anyone who
may have found remains of the
books to contact him.
The accident occurred on
Highway 62 near the entrance
of the Veterans Administration
domicilliary about 2:40 p.m.
Wednesday.
According to Pogue. the ac
cident occurred when the brakes
on his pickup, which was pull
ing a flat bed trailer, grabbed,
causing the two vehicles to jack
knife. The pickup, as a result,
was thrown into the path of a
loc truck operated hv Leo Carl
Graves, 61, of Tiller."
Eagle Point Youths
Held for Theft of Car
Two 13-year-old Eagle Point
boys were lodged in the Jack
son county juvenile detention
home early Saturday morning
on charges of stealing a car.
State police apprehended the
two boys about 10 minutes after
Don Eccles, route 1, box 50,
Eagle Point, reported the car
stolen. The pair is awaiting ac
tion by juvenile authorities.
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