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Portland Denver. z w Yf , Member California Newipaper Publishera Association Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County Hlatory from the files of Th Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 nd 50 yean ess. JO YEARS AGO Nov. 4, W53 (Wednesday) James Armson, placement supervisor at the MacLaren School for Boys at Woodbum, Ore., has been named assist ant juvenile ofticer of Jackson County. , , , , An 18-year-old Medford bride-to-be, missing for five days, is the object of an all-points miss ing person bulletin in Northern California. 29 YEARS AGO Nov. 4, 1M3 (Thursday) Noreen KeUy, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly, rimed winner of essay contest conducted by Women's Army F. L. Wertt, Gold Hill, wins first prize in water colors at Oregon Society or Artists tan exhibition in Portland. 30 YEARS AGO Nov. 4. 1933 (Saturday) Max Gillnsky and Leo Ghe lardi star for Medford High football team in 13 to 0 over Eugene. Those attending University of Oregon homecoming football game from Medford include Glen Fsbrick, Dick Slceler, Bill Luman, Ralph Cowgill and John Snider. 40 YEARS AGO Nov. 4, 1923 (Sunday) From Local and Personal col umn: F. L. Champlin was a week end vlstor In Medford from Foots Creek. William von dcr Hellen In Medford from construction camp at Prospect to conduct business. SO YEARS AGO Nov. 4. 1913 (Tuesday) E. E. Kelly, Medford, named county attorney by Gov. Os wald West. Medford City Council votes to improve road to Sacred Heart Hospital: worn to oe rushed to get It In shape for winter weather. What's Your I.Q.? Nina er tan correct li superior: seven ar eight is escellent; five or sis is food. ' 1. In what year did the Su- preme Court rule against seg regation : 2. Name the American author who wrote "A Message To Garcia." .- . 3. Astrologers assert that persons born between July 24 and Aug. 23 are influenced by what zodiacal sign.' 4. Turtles and tortoises arc members of (lie reptile family true or false; 5. Name the author of "Tar ran" stories. 6. Docs a filly ordinarily show up better in a race ol less than or more than one mile? 7. In what U. S. war was the battle cry "Geronimo" pop. ularlzed? 8. The name of Samuel Jack son Snead suggests which of these games: golf, tenuis, foot ball? 9. The name of Scth Thomas Is 'amous In connection with What Industry? 10. Is Iceland northwest, northeast, southwest or south east of Greenland? Answerai 1. 1954. 2. Elbert Nuhbard. 3. Leo. 4. True. 5. Edgar Rice Burroughs, a. Less (Seldom win races of over one mile). T. World War It. 8. Golf. . Clockmaking. 10. Southeast. 4 A T Vj-AlsoeiATIOM NOVKMBLK 4, im Teacher Pool Open Oregon spends a small fortune each year ad' vertising the state's beauty and recreational as sets in an attempt to lure tourists here. But we suspect a specific kind of tourist will begin arriving in droves iron s refusal to spend rather than vice versa. We refer to teacher recruiters. Oregonians have overwhelmingly repudiated a general fund budget which was bO per cent edu. cation money. This vote unfortunately serves notice upon our college and public school teach ers that Oregonians aren't willing to pay the cost of improved education, in fact aren't even willing to cover present costs. 1 aged about the prospect of future pay increases. Of equal importance, they will be discouraged by the sense of values of their fellow citizens. TREACHER recruitment, lege level, is intensely compeuuve. wim en rollment expanding rapidly all over the nation, there is great demand ror more iacuity ana sian. Thi'a vti'flssnvo fnr mnre teachers has l'fisultfid in rapid faculty pay raises throughout the coun try. Naluvallv. thfi nualitv of teaching talent will suffer in states which won't keep up the pace. California already pays far more for teachers than Oregon, at both college and public school IpvpIs. (lalifnrnia arearlv raids Orefrnn heavilv. particularly for the younger teachers. WE ARE deeply concerned that the Golden Star.p. vp.pniit.prs will find Oretrnn a hanmer hunting ground than ever, following the recent tax election. For Oregonians seem to have en dorsed the sentiment of State Sen. Walter Pear son, who believes we cannot afford our present educational system. The Capital Journal ford not to improve our present schools and col leges. But things are mighty lonely in our corner. Capital Journal, Salem. Far From All Black Gov. Mark Hatfield has been taking a terrific beating in our Safety Valve (Letters to the Edi tor) columns these last few weeks. His stand on the tax problem, the guards around his home, his not infrequent absences from the state, innuendo regarding just about everything to which anyone might object it has really been open season on our chief executive. Now, The Statesman from gubernatorial criticism, either. It does not regard the governor as perfect; indeed, has been disarmointeu m him at times. But there should be a particularly when he is a lessly nefarious miscreant led to believe irom some Let's set some major C OV. HATFIELD did w lature s tax program. But he believed it was better to live with than to thresh about in the welter of confusion which now prevails and which, in the long run, will largely delay or diffuse rather than eliminate the major costs to which voters objected. So did quite a few other people. Uov. hlauield s home tarcet of assaults splashed paint, cars running over lawns, gun-shots. his home and children than others without protection. Without arguing that point for the moment, let it be said they certainly are no less important, and they've been far more under fire. He is en titled to protection when AS FOR HIS absences tirnne whpti thn (rnvprnnr pannnt nvmrl in, ter-state visitations. How much unnecessary traveling our own governor does is not at issue What is at issue is overboard in blanket criticism of everything. We recognize that Gov. Hatfield is well able to take care of himself, and neither asks nor needs our defense. And some of our readers' re marks have been temperate and fair, too. But the vituperation at times The governor has his expressed in generalities gon statesman, balem. Booze and Control One-third of all arrests over the nation arc for drunkeness, far outnumbering any other category (parking and traffic offenses excluded). At least 60 per cent of all arrests are directly related to consumption of alcohol. Those are two details from a wealth of fascinating data unearthed by Rutgers University for New 101k btate. The Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies made surveys in New York cities and cities in four other states with differing control systems. The totals of arrests for direct alcohol offenses for each 1000 persons over 'JO years of age for the six largest cities studied were: Charlotte, 1)4; Richmond, SO; Harrisburg, 17; Rochester, 31, White Plains, 33; Jersey City, 8. "It is the opinion of the sociologists," said the Rutgers report, "that the differences in the alcohol beverage control systems are unrelated to the arrest figures." The report also found that the New York State Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, the main purpose of which was to promote tem perance, had failed to show in 29 years of opera tion any effect on the consumption of .liquor or on alcohol-related problems E.R.R. soon, because of Ore- eachers win oe discour particularly at the col- believes we cannot al- itself has not refrained limit to scatter-gunning, long way from the hope a newcomer might be accounts. . , items straight. not cotton to the legis- it this biennium, rather has been the irequent Letter - writers have said are no more important needed. ' from Oregon, there are that critics just plain go seems to be out of hand good points. Criticism is seldom fair. Ore "What Do You Mean, We Haven't Been Producing? How About That Valachi TV Chow We Put On?" 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 oublication Is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the riaht to edit ell letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted tor publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters orinted In this column do not necessarily represent the views of tr paper, in fact the contrary Is often Fly the Flag To the Editor, and to all Americans: Never in the his tory of our nation was the need greater to proclaim the love and loyalty we feel for our country than It is today. One way we can do this is by dis playing our National Emblem, the Stars and Strioes, on our homes and public building on national holidays. There have been two stars added to the flag, but those having 48 stars may be displayed with equal pride. we of tnc American Legion Auxiliary, like other patriotic organizations, plege "to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of Amer ica, and transmit to posterity the principles of Justice, Free dom and Democracy." we ask you loin in this pledge, be proud you are an American, and display our flac on these accepted National Holidays: Jan. 20 Inauguration Day Feb. 12 Lincoln's Birthday Feb. 22 Washington's Birth day. May 10 Armed Forces Day May 30 Memorial Day June 14 Flag Day July 4 Independence Day Sept. Labor Day Sept. 17 Citizenship Day Oct. 12 Columbus Day Nov. 11 Veterans Day Mrs. H. L. Alford Americanism Chairman American Legion Auxil iary Unit No. 15, Medford Undress In the Dark To the Editor: I read so many letters about our youth problems or juvenile delin quents of today. One would think this was a new epidemic Hint was never heard of before. We have had it Irom the time of Adam and Eve. "Eve ate the apple, you know . Eve may not have been a juvenile but, she was a dciin' nuont. Had their been any JU vcnlles around they would have been blamed for it, not Eve. In other words there are many crown delincments in this coun try today and whenever they break anv laws or commit an act of vandalism the juvenile gets the blame. Of course we still have Ju venile Delinquents and will un til the end of time. I do not be lieve there are any more ac cording to our growth in pop ulation than there were 50 or 100 vcars auo. The only difference is that they can cover such a larger area than we could when we were juvenile delinquents. I had to walk or ride horseback. So it all boils down lo this. Peo ple who live in glass houses should "Undress in the dark," not throw sloncs. (Name on file) Ashland, Ore. Auditorium Needed To the Editor: The letter which follows has been sent lo IIim DnarH nl TKrHflnrK nf Ci-hnnl District 549 C. to the County Court of Jackson County and to The Council of the City of Med- ford. o Gentlemen: Perhaps I have missed some of tlie news re leased by the Committee which has been studying sites and buildings needed by the City of Medford. In any event, I have seen no mention of provision for a Civic Auditorium. At this time neither Medford nor Jackson County is able to provide an auditorium capable of accommodating the large audiences that now desire to participate In quality musical, theatrical and similar presenta tions. Our only existing resource for lliesp popular events is the Hed rick Junior High School basket ball pavillion where the audi ence literally crawls onto and MEWOHO MAIL iKlilUNE, MEUKOKU, the case. off of a rack of backless bleach ers, or for a price is offered a dilapidated folding chair. We cannot place the respon sibility on our School District for the lack of suitable accom modations for public use. Facili ties provided by the schools and made available for public gath erings are, by the nature of their basic use concept, not de signed for audience comfort, mental or physical. Looking toward a practical solution of our auditorium prob lem, may I suggest the early appointment of a Joint Audito rium Authority for Jackson County. By Oregon law, such political bouiics as Lity ol men ford, Jackson County and School District 549C may enter into a joint enterprise to fur nish funds for construction and operation of a Civic Auditorium and its related facilities. The new High School for our district is now in the planning stacc. A large site will be re- ctuired for this school with a substantial portion of the site area set aside for automobile parking requirements. Such parking area could amply serve both tne scnooi ana a oivu Auditorium. The school will need a large assembly room which could be provided by an ad jacent auditorium facility. The many events which can be made available to all county residents and those of neighboring com munities, by the erection of a modern, joint-user Civic Audito rium, justifies early planning for such a building. Henry F. Padgham, Jr. 2707 Springbrook Rd. Medford Bonfire To the Editor: Last Friday a group of senior boys put to gether St. Mary's bonfire. Among these boys was Mike Latendrcssc, Student Body vice president. On the way home Mike was fatally injured in an automobile accident. All our homecoming activ ities were postponed for the week, including the bonfire. That night a bunch of low down slobs (and that's the only decent word to describe them) burned down the bonfire which Mike died for. I hope that they got a big kick out of it. Mike Suran Student Body President St. Mary's High Medford P.S.: This letter is written for every student at St. Mary's. Anlis To the Editor: It is amazing how many people believe them selves to be more intelligent than God. They arc anti-Jewish, anti-Negro and anti-Catholic, just to begin. I'll furnish the anti-i you fill in the rest. It comes lo quite a long list. These people are more anti than pro and maybe that is what is wrong with them. Do they be lieve lh.it God might have i 11 If they are pro-American, as j ,h?y unlob,('(!1y hd o them- selves lo be, then something is wrong with their conception of Americanism. It would be in teresting to read their defini tion of Americanism. David Prisch P.O. Box 2292 White Citv, Ore. Came Hark To the Editor: Before me lies a clipping from the Com muniiations department of our Mail Tribune entitled "School Bible Class." This appeared In the Sept. 13 issue. "A Mother" wrote it, wishing "for my child's sake" a girl in the fourth grade her name with held. You, Mr. Editor, grac iously complied. Another mother with three married daughters, a married OREGON Foreign News: Sukarnols Ambitions in Asia; Algeria-Morroco Pact; Red Dilemma PHIL NIWSOM UP! rorelin News Analyst Sukarno Britain is getting set to draw a line against any further ex pantionist aims which may be entertained by Indonesian Pres ident Sukarno. British dinlomats believe that Sukarno plans to press ahead, with his campaign against the new Malaysian fed eration and some believe he dreams of an Indonesian em pire stretching from Singapore to the borders of Australia. Britain's decision to strenethen the Far Eastern fleet with two missile ships is part of a policy now oeing put into operation. North Africa French officials are frankly- skeptical about (lie effectiveness of tne Algerian-Moroccan cease tire pact. It is obvious, they say, that the two nations are in sharp conflict on the evacua tion of military positions held at present. A renewal of the fighting is not ruled out in Paris. The situation is further complicated by the sharp per sonal differences between Mo rocco's King Hassan II and Al gerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bel la, and the military aid being extended the latter by Egypt. Red Dilemma Sources close to the Japanese foreign office say that Commu nist China today finds herself caught up in one of those con tradictions that are supposed to afflict only the non-Communist world. She feels she must rebel against the "soft" Russians or lose the forward momentum of her own revolution. This policy State's Budget Problems Discussed State Sen. Lynn Newbry dis cussed the Oregon taxation and budget problems at the recent meeting of the JacKson County Property Owners Rental Asso ciation. He explained how the present funds are being spent and ex plained what effect various ad ditional taxes from other sourc es would have on the overall budget. An informal poll taken of members showed them in favor of sales and cigarette taxes as additional sources of revenue. These taxes would be used to relieve property and income taxation. Several felt that the sales tax should exclude food and drugs. Some members felt that a change in the present taxing system would develop a more favorable industrial climate in the state. The next meeting will be held Nov. J9. Feed Mill Building Damaged in Portland PORTLAND (UPI) -Fire ear ly today resulted in an esti mated $20,000 damage to tne Triangle Feed Mills building on NE Tillamook St. here. Eleven pieces of fire equip ment were called to the blaze, which broke out shortly after 2 a.m. The fire was confined to hoppers on the second, third and fourth floors of the building. son, and one unmarried, well knowing how necessary God's blueprint, the Bible, is to guide our steps aright, especially the steps of growing boys and girls in a sinful and straying world, lamented to the writer, as did also her husband, about the at titude of the mother who had objected to her fourth grader daughter listening to Bible stories in the school room; and choosing rather that her daugh tcr should listen to a "science or philosophy class." "Science teaches us to know, and art to do," says the old definition. What better science for fourth grader than to know about God and His plan for us as taught in the Bible, so she could do right as she develops into voung womanhood; What fourth grade pupil rightly taught at hove wouid choose not to hear Bible stories at school? What are we coming to? To what has that mother already arrived who does not want her daughter to learn the greatest science in the world, the science of right living in a world so wrong and upside down? Let us pity and pray for that name withholding mother who is like those in Rom. 1.28 who "did not like to retain God in their knowledge, and were consequently given over to "a reprobate mind marginal reading, "a mind void of judg ment." Come back, dear mother, lo God's science and God's way for yourself and your darling daughter: and you will not wish to remain anonymous, or to withhold your name. This is a sincere desire and prayer joined by many well-wishers. H. R. Bulman Route 4. Box 316A Medford ha3 cost her the Soviet aid she so badly needs. Hence her re vived interest in trade with the West which in Communist eyes is a desperate interest in deed. De Gaulle If French President Charles de Gaulle really intends to make all the international excursions reported under consideration for the coming year, he will be a very busy man. He already has been reported planning a visit to Latin American nations, and possibly topping that trip off wttn a visit to Washington and a conference with President Kennedy. Now preparations are also being made for a De Gaulle visit to New Delhi. Some say the Indian trip even could come before the first of the year. Tie-Up Wednesday's scheduled walk out by workers in France's state-owned electrical industry is likely to cause (he biggest industrial tie-up in France since the nationwide strikes last spring. All electric commuter railroad services, Paris subway services and hundreds of indus trial plants will be hit. The walkout will be most effective during eight daylight hours when it will bring industry to a stand still but not seriously bother trencn Housewives. In the Day's News y FRANK JENKINS From London: "According to diplomatic sources here, the Soviet Union dropped out of the moon race with the United States because it must put food before rockets. Diplomats who hold this opinion say the agricultural crisis that forced Russia to buy millions of tons of grain in the West can't be solved without huge investments, and there simply isn't money enough at Premier Khrushchev's disposal to finance both the needed overhaul of Russian agriculture and the moon shot." SO Thcy add He is choosing the lesser of two evils and is abandoning the moon enterprise. rUIE old gentleman is pretty - far behind Ihe times. We don't let little things like that bother us. Witness this dispatch from Washington: Acting with unusual speed. tne Mouse ways and means committee approved the admin istration's request to raise the national debt limit to $315 bil lion from the $300 billion at which it has been standing for some months. CEE how simple it is? Just a vote in Congress and our money troubles are over. Communist Russia is far. FAR behind the times. Over there, they have the odd notion that money is hard to come by. They are very, very old fashioned. They haven't learned the simple trick of put ting it on the cuff and leaving the future to take care of itself. INCIDENTALLY What about this putting a man on the moon business that Mr. hroosh is said to be pulling out of? Is it worth the 40 billion dol lars it is supposed to cost? Two very good men say it isn't. One of them is our Ike, who said a while back: "Anvbody who would spend 40 BILLION DOLLARS in a race to the moon is a nut." rpHE other is Dr. Linus C. Pauling, who has twice won the Nobel Prize. In Washington the other day, Dr. Pauling sharply criticized the U n i t e d States man-on-the-moon pro gram as a waste of talent and money that could be put to bet ter use in the battle against human suffering. He added: "Something is seriously wrong with our system of values when mainly for reasons of national prestige we spend billions of dollars lo go to the moon while at the same time there is tre mendous human suffering on earth which could be alleviat ed." He said that cancer, mental illness and malnutrition are among the sources of suffering and added: "The scientific and technical personnel liberated with the decrease in the arms program would be better em ployed on problems of disease and human nutrition than in the space race." WHO are the Paulings? They arc interesting people especially Mrs. Pauling. The Chronicle's Herb Caen tells this story on them: They were visit ing with friends recently and the telephone rang insistently and Mrs. Pauling was called to the phone. The voice had been urgent and when she returned her hostess asked: "What was it? Was anything wrong at home?" Mrs. Pauling answered cas ually: "Oh. no. It was just a reporter calling to tell us that Linus had received another No bel Prize." Strictly Personal By Sidney J. Harris (c) rield Enterprises. Inc. OVER-DETERMINATION Every large event in history the event affords an outlet for more than one drive or desire; indeed, only when several dif ferent drives and desires con verge at a point In history do we nave a widespread and de cisive change. History is still taught so bad ly that few persons recognize this "over determination." Even historians themselves have been guilty of the sin Marx, who prided himself on his historical acuteness, made the "economic motive" basic in human conduct, and thus ar rived at his own particular dis tortions. An event like the Trojan War, for instance, cannot be under. stood if we ascribe it simply (or mainly) to the abduction of Helen. The Greeks did not ficht lor ten years to get hack a woman who was no better than she should be. w Later, and perhaps more sophisticated, classicists In sisted that the Trojan War was fought over trade routes. It was basically a commerc ial conflict, and Helen pro vided only the pretext for des troying the Trojan hegemony. This, no doubt, would be Marx's view as well. Other schools of thought would weigh In with their own special factors. They would talk about "honor" and "glory" and the "the sociol ogical structure" of the an Our Scandals Are a Real Scandal By Arthur Hoppe LONDON - What 'a luckv, break! Here's this high - level Government sex scandal break ing m Washington. And here I am in England, mother of par liaments, cultural center of the English - speaking world, and home of the high - level Gov ernment sex scandal. Being an ace newsman, mv first thought was, naturally: "An analytical piece!" and my second, of course: "Miss Chris tine Rice - Christies!" Who is, undeniably, a leading expert on the whole subject. With incredi ble luck I managed to catch Miss Rice - Christies alone in the salon of her mews house. Between appolnements with her lawyer and her publisher. "What can I do for v o u. love?" she asked, sinking into her Louis Cinq sofa and cross ing one scantily - clad knee over the other. "A magazine scries? A Sunday supplement article. No, I said, I was seeking her expert analysis of this big sex scanaai in Washington involving this beautiful German girl and . . . "What did she do?" inquired Miss Rice - Christies, showing interest. Well, I said, nobody seems to know, but she was denying it vigorously. "A shame that," said Miss Rice - Christies. "A denial al ways hurts book sales later. And who's the Cabinet Minister involved? War Ministers are best. But I suppose even an Un dersecretary would do in pinch. Well, I said, we didn't exactly have a Cabined Minister in volved. But the name of Bobby Baker was cropping up. And he used to be secretary lo the Sen ate Majority Leader. "Really? she said, surpass ing a yawn. "Pretty small pota- (is? "So women shouldn't get Involved in politics, heh. How tome there arc so many -party girls' involved In politics?" cient Greek world and each school would think that ita particular Interest was the decisive and dcterming ele ment in the Trojan War. What most of them fail to see is the "over determina tion" in history. Men ire moved by lust and by greed, by Ideals and by frustration, by rational needs collaborat ing with irrational Impulses It is when these dissimilar and dissociated aspects hap pen to come together at a period In time that we wit ness the phenomenon of a Trojan War, a Holy Crusade, or a Naillsm all of which are wholly unexplainable In their power and ferocity if we accept only the "econo mic" theory or the "psychol ogical" theory or the "cul tural" theory of human con duct. A war, like a revolution) means many things to people, and may gratify many different levels of need: heroism and hate, avarice and self-contempt, destruction and sacrifice. War, obviously, would have been outlawed long ago if it did not satisfy a part of us. We are always looking for simple answers to complex questions: that Hilter was a madman explains nothing about the Germans embracing Nazi ism; that Helen was a bawd tells us nothing about the Tro jan War. An act in history, like a dream has a wider con tent than the dreamer knows. toes, if you ask me. But go aneao, love, leu me tne parts about the girls in the pool and the whippings and the nude man in the mask. I'm sure you Americans must have come up with something new." Well, I said very hangdog, there wasn't much of that so far. But we had hopes. Mr. Baker's secretary was once named "Miss Peace." And we ace newsmen had dug up in controvcrtable evidence proving his chauffeur was arrested last year for speeding. But other than that, I admitted, the scan dal seemed mostly over finan cial deals. "Oh, simple corruption," said Miss Rice - Christies with a sniff. "Isn't that just like you Yanks? Really, no offense, but you have no talent at all for a proper scandal. Lack of tradi tion, I suppose. Now when you look back over a thousand years of English history, think of the glorious names that leap from the pages: Lady Hamilton, Nell Gwyn, Lady Castlemaine ... I say, how's that for a title? 'Ma and Nell Gwyn.' Do run along, love. I have to write." Alas, it's true. And you can't blame the British for looking down their noses at our lack of cultural traditions. But we keep trying. And as a patriotic American I can only hope this current Washington scandal will blossom passionately. Can't we link Mr. L. B. Whatshisnama with Madame Nhu? Or some thing? For while I love the British dearly, at the moment they're insufferable. Oh, I don't mind a whit their superiority in man ners, dress and language. But if there's one thing I can't stand, it's their sexier than thou attitude.