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Sensible Comment
To the Editor: Your editorial,
"On Honoring JFK," in my
humble opinion, is a very sensi
ble comment, one that merits
approval of the American peo
ple.
W. H. Walker,
833 W. Jackson St.
Medford
Buddhist Teachings
To the Editor: Having just
read the article "Buddhist Seek
Control of World, is Claim," in
Thursday's paper, may I sug
gest a "follow-up"?
As a nation founded on the
precepts of religious freedom,
why not print an article, or
series thereof, informing your
subscribers and the public of
the truth as to what embodies
the teaching of Buddha which
places it among the major re
ligions in the world? (This may
appear to be in the nature of
a challenge when you consider
how commercial the various
sects of Christianity have be
come in the United States of
America.)
I believe you owe it to your
self and the community to know
the basis of Buddhist thought
and principles. Indeed, life is
but a sham if it must be endured
in ignorance.
Robert G. Vannoy,
.116 N. Central Ave.,
Medford
Aid Appreciated
To the Editor: We extend our
gratitude and appreciation to
all the generous people that
came to our aid when a fire de
stroyed the home we were living
in along with all of our belong
ings. We do not have the words to
express our feelings and discom
fort suffered during this disas
ter. Because of the kindness of
you nice people who came to our
aid our burden became much
lighter. The assistance given us
gave us the courage that is so
vital and necessary for recov
ery from this type of tragedy.
This experience is proof to us
that American people, individu
ally and collectively, are the
greatest people in the world
when it comes to aiding those
in need, those in disaster and in
tragedy. There is no greater
tribute than bestowing our kind
ness and assistance to those less
fortunate than we are. With
this in mind and continuance of
this practice, our nation cannot
help but grow stronger and be
come more influential to other
nations of the world.
Harold and Lucille Geigle
and family,
' Route 1, Box 160,
Gold Hill, Ore.
Who's Santa?
To the Editor:
The cavemen plucked their wiry
bristles,
Growing as strong and sharp as
thistles.
Then, with flint and bronze
they scratched and scraped,
Till not a stubborn hair escaped.
And o'er the ice to the ever
glades, They made better whisker-cutting
blades.
Today, they're so perfect, (or so
they say),
That 'tis a sin to throw old
blades away.
Even Santa shaves!
Now, here we pause:
If he really does, then
who's Santa Claus?
George Distell
156 Vashti Way
Medford
On Education
To the Editor: Sometime back
I noted some letters protesting
the large amount of "home
work" done by school children
today.
Now maybe I'm going out on
a limb (I've been out on them
thar things before), but I think
that if the kids had less sports
programs they'd have more
time for book larnin' in school.
When I attended the Mt. Pitt
School which no longer exists,
5V: miles east of Butte Falls,
we had very little in the way of
sports. We didn't chase all over
Southern Oregon and Northern
California to play baseball and
football, etc., in various tourna
ments with other schools. Our
"Sports" program was confined
to what we could play at our
own school, and I have grave
doubts any of us missed these
games with other schools.
One thing I feel we should
have done, however, is to take
one day each month to visit
Poets' Corner
Conducted by
Arnold Eugene Jenny
On The Uses of Poetry
The essential advantage for a poet is not to have a beautiful
world with which to deal; it is to be able to see beneath both
beauty and ugliness: to see the boredom, and the horror and
the glory. T. S. Eliot.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
How has man sought to find the Soul
Elusive mystery of life!
Man is a part of some vast Whole,
Forever torn 'twixt peace and strife.
And some there are who rise to fame
To write their names upon the stars!
While other folk have but a name
And seldom travel very far.
Here was a man of wealth and youth,
Facing great problems of his time,
Who strove to come to grips with Truth
To be cut down, just in his prime.
How strange, sometimes, man's Destiny!
His pathway, Death's great dragon bars
Satanic blindness his way mars
And mocks his dreams of what might be.
How strange, man's short, queer Destiny!
One day he lives and smiles on Fate
The Veil past which no man may see
And Wisdom comes, perhaps, too late!
A Nation mourns this awful death,
And spurns assassin's puny plea.
But John would say, if he had breath:
"The things I fought for, yet shall be!"
Kenneth F. Osthimer
Pennsville, Ohio
In Present Dark, for Future Need: A Sonnet Sequence
Sonnet V
What cold, destructive force has wrecked the soul
Of mankind on a sea as deep as death?
What unseen tide invades his stagnant shoal
To suck him under and to steal his breath?
Or steer him onto routes so wrapped in dark
And tortured in their veering, lonely way,
That life, itself, becomes a vortex, stark
And lethal as the end of his last da;.
No matter where man hides it seeks him out;
Relentless with black fury and grey hate.
And lill he learns that only he can rout
The evil shadow if it's not loo late
Ah then, before his life is ebbed and gone,
He'd face HIMSELF and see a mirrored pawn.
Lloyd B. Halverson
Medford
Begun 1117, to be concluded next week.
O
Star Of David
The law of old.
The sacred way,
The shepherd's fold,
The light of day
All predicate
A justice sure,
A mercy pure
For man's estate.
W. Arthur Boggs
Oswego, Ore.
rrom the author's "Odjsseus And Other Poems," by permis
Ion. Originally published in "American Judaism."
This White Forgiving
We need the snow to hide the scars of living
And give a new dimension to the land:
Like answered prayer, there falls this white forgiving
In loveliness we all can understand.
Alice MacKenzie Swaim
Dillsburg, Pa.
various industrial activities,
such as sawmills, furniture fac
tories, mines, packing plants,
and or other things we could
reasonably have been expected
to learn useful arts from, to give
us a better idea what we want
ed (or needed) to do for a living
when we grew up.
How many of the high school
age kids, in and around the
Rogue Valley, for example, have
been through Medco's new (well
nearly so) plywood plant? When
the nickel smelter was running
at Riddle (I'm not sure whether
it is running at present) how
many kids went to see it? Ex
cept for those high school age
kids who actually work in our
packing plants, how many have
been through one of them? How
many have been through the
fish hatchery at Butte Falls?
How many have visited the P.P.
and L. plant at Prospect?
Darned few, I'd say. And last,
but definitely not least, how
many have written a report on
what they saw?
A trip of this sort would I
am certain be far more edu
cational than many of the ac
tivities, a lot of people insist
their kids indulge in.
All the sports programs ac
tually accomplish, is to allow the
kids to work off a little surplus
energy. As for teaching any
thing it is no wonder the kids
are so darned ignorant.
Floyd R. McCabe
Mt. Pitt, Star Route
Butte Falls, Oregon
Christmas Thoughts
To the Editor: I hope the fol
lowing will be considered suit
able to appear in print some
time before Christmas. It may
not be good poetry, but it's
from the heart.
"Let's put Christ back in
Christmas."
The time of year is almost here
To celebrate His birth.
But as usual we'll be taken up
With shopping, food, and mirth.
With Sanla Claus and Rudolph,
Christmas trees, and toys.
We don't have time to Drav for
The souls of girls and boys.
for a nation that cries "In God
we Trust"
It seems mighty odd to me,
That all our holidays honouring
Are nothing more than a spree.
Don't you feel something is
missing,
That we're cheating ourselves
somehow?
We've made Christmas a
mockery,
And live for the here and now.
This Christmas could be
wonderful
If we'd take time out to pray.
Let's forget the commercial
side,
And remember it's His day.
Even God, with His infinite
patience
Must be sorely tried with us all.
He's offered us eternity
But were just having a ball.
We've never needed our faith
so much,
in this world of chaos and fear.
Let's ask Him to forgive us,
And be assured He'll hear.
Imagine sending your only son,
To die for the likes of us.
We can't even seem to get to
church
It's too much bother and fuss.
We keep on singing "Jingle
Bells"
Instead of "Silent Night,"
And teaching our young about
Sanla,
Not of Jesus and what is right.
Let's put Christ back in
Christmas.
It's not too late to try.
Let's make this season Holy
And worship Him on high.
Mrs. E. C. "Pat" Chcscbro,
1115 Oak St.,
Ashland, Ore.
Science and Racism
To the Editor: Modern agri
culture, electronic computers,
the plastics industry, space ex
ploration, "wonder drugs" and
many another current activity
or invention have one important
thing in common: each is the
result of scientific research.
How our founding fathers or
oven early settlers of our great
northwest would look with
amazement and incredulity up
on these marvels of our age!
Strangely and quite inexplica
bly, despite our extensive op
portunities for learning, there
are among us people who. al
though apparently of normal in
telligence, will acept readily the
findings of science in some
areas yet blindly reject them in
others. They may listen eagerly
to our county agents' broadcasts
lor the latest word on how to
arrest pear decline or improve
field crops or live-stock; or ac
cept without question reports of
new cures lor human ills; yet
refuse lo believe the equally
authoritative testimony of an
thropologists, sociologists or
others competent to instruct
us on the subject of race the
human race, that is.
Typical of these oddly incon
sistent folk are Ralph McKin
nis of Ashland who aired in
these columns some of his
weird racist aberrations, and a
resident of Fortuna, Calif., who,
in support of the latter s un
scientific notions, has written
me abusive personal letters; us
ing an assumed name (as I re
ported here earlier), then re
sorting to another and obviously
equally fictitious address since
my reply came back marked
Unknown." For his benefit
(since he evidently reads MT
Communications) and that of
others racists, this, in part, is
what I wrote him:
"As a devout Christian. I be
lieve in forgiveness and in the
redemption of sinners even one
like you. I do forgive you and
hope the good Lord may do the
same and of course, he will if
in true humility and penitence
you acknowledge your sin and
pray his forgiveness.
"It is inconeivable that any
one with even so little as a
grammar school education could
white any librarian or teacher
and untrue as all that nonesense
in your letters. If you really
seek enlightmcnt and truth as
to the nature of man all man
kind, black, brown, yellow or
white any liberarian or teacher
will be glad to help you; and
as to the one-ness of mankind
and God's love for all created
his image (and the Good
Book imposes no color bar!),
read your Bible, especially the
New Testament."
And I would say the same to
all pedlcrs of falsehoods and
hate-mongers.
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Rogue Valley Manor
Medford
Jimmie tearfully pleaded with
me for a dollar. He wanted to
buy a gift for his mother who
h.3d never received a present in
her life. Some donor's dollar
made this boy and his mother
very happy last Christmas.
Will my Children of the Race
of Sorrows cry with joy this
Christmas? That depends! Is
there a Santa Claus? Will he
find us again, so far away from
the centers of "ihe Christmas
spirit?" Will you be Santa Claus
to them?
The smiles which you bring to
these Indian children at Christ
mas will add to your happiness
this Joyful and Happy Season. -
The Children of the Race of
our Lcgislatoures that I am
afraid are too little realized by
the public. Our Legislatures.
both State and Federal, are the !
only deliberative bodies I know
of not governed by set Rules of
Order or Parliamentary Laws
except those of their own mak
ing. I know of no other body of
this nature where committees
are allowed power to delay, dis
card or pass final judgment
upon issues that properly belong
to the entire body.
I believe committees have
their useful functions, which are
of great help, but do believe
their realm should extend only
to determining whether any de
bateably proposition is of suf-
Sorrows join me in wishing you ; ficjent merii for consideration
a Happy Christmas Season.
God bless you!
Gratefully yours,
Rev. Emmett Hoffmann
Director
St. Labre Indian School
Ashland, Mont.
Flea Market
To the Editor: The Gamma
Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
would like to extend a great
big "Thanks" to Mr. Herb Grey
for giving the Block Ad in the
Mail Tribune to help promote
the 2nd annual Flea Market.
Also the chapter would like lo
thank KBOY, KDOV, KM ED
and TV, KWIN, KYJC in the
spot announcing that they pro
vided to help make the Flea
Market a success.
Mrs. Ron Faelea
Publicity Chairman of
Gamma Zeta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Y'all Come!
To the Editor: Being former
Orcgonians and very homesick,
just imagine our joy when we
read in the Sunday El Paso
Times (front page headlines, no
less) that Oregon is to play in
the Sun Bowl.
The Sun Bowl will hold 30,000
people so y'all come!
Agnes Herman
(Mrs. Charles Herman)
5207 Mumm Lane
El Paso, Texas
P.S. Give us a call, we'll be
home right after the game.
Race of Sorrows
To the Editor: Will you read
the enclosed circular? Could you
put in print under what I have
circled under "Comments" for
the good it might do.
I know you are swamped with
requests for this and that and
under heavy pressure. If you
can find time please edit this
enclosure so it will carry the
best message.
If after reading the enclosed
circular you don't get choked
up you will do better than I did.
How can such things exist in
this great land of plenty and
surplusses?
Tom T. Goldfrap
775 Posse Lane
Medford
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Dear Friends: Please help me
make these children of the Race
of Sorrows cry this Christmas
time. I mean it. I want them to
come out of their numbness. I
want them to show some emotion.
I would rather see them
"alive" even with tears than
their mute, long suffering accep
tance of privation with which
they have come to feel every
Cheyenne must always live,
even at Christmas.
Please help me lo make them
cry not from sadness but for
joy. Let your kindness this
Christmas push aside again the
clouds of frustration and hope
lessness that hide happiness
from their lives.
Last Christmas season little
by the body acting as a whole,
Any change in this area must
come by the demands of the peo
ple. These legislative bodies will
not make such change of their
own free will and accord, for in
the control of the committees
lie the strength of political par
ties. And in the Senate, state
or federal, the filibuster is em
ployed, which is only a delaying
tactic used when no logical oppo
sition is available, a veritable
sit-down strike.
The abuse of committee power
and the filibuster often rob the
public of the majority decision
by the elected representatives
and serve only the minority
groups to the utter descomfort of
the administration, vithout re
gard for the best interests of
the general public.
These are only a few of the
curves and angles in modern
legislation, to which many re
forms are long overdue.
C. R. Burrill
834 'i Cherry St.
Central Point, Ore.
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Loyalty
To the Editor: It is never out
of order for one to express his
loyalty to our country a coun
try peopled by every race under
the sun, yet one in its ideas
and hopes.
The following definition of
Americanism was adopted at
the joint conference of the com
manders in chief of the five
big veterans organizations in
Washington on Feb. 18, 1927.
AMEK1CAN1SM
"Americanism is an unfailing
love of country; loyalty to its
institutions and ideals, eager
ness to defend it against all
enemies; undivided allegiance lo
the Flag; and a desire to se
cure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and posterity."
David Frisch
P. O. Box 2292
White City, Ore.
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Word Use and Congress
To the Editor: Thank you for
your Editorial of 12-11-63. Two
words that are bandied around
in a most reckless manner are
Liberal" and "Conservative."
In common practice any one can
claim to be either and defend
their position according to one's
own understanding of the term,
or their own interpretation.
These two words, along with
the word "Freedom," seem by
their varied use to have, each,
multiple meanings or are much
abused. These are vital words
and the meaning attached to
them can be of significant im
portance for or against, based
upon the user's viewpoint, ti,.
meaning of cither can be just
diversified as there arc
schools of thought. Therefore it
occurred to me several years
ago that for greater clarity
their true meaning should be
defined more closely by all in
stitutions of learning and by
lexicography, however until we
have a tighter definition we
should use them with more dis
cretion. Slow Poke Congress
In this part of your Editorial
you bring out points regarding
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