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4 The News-Review, Roteburg, It's, all but certain now that we will have a special election on the state leg- . islature's $60 million tax increase for the present biennium. , A total 23,135 signatures was needed, and a United press International survey showed Wednesday that over -10,000 sig natures had already been certified and more than' 7,000' were in but still un checked. . '. Although ' The News-Review has taken a stand that the referral is a costly mis take, the efforts to make it possible de serve commendation. They were made almost single-handedly by, an, Albany weekly newspaper editor with strong enough convictions to make him hurdle every roadblock despite an illness which almost immobilized him. Circulation of petitions was launched Aug. 6 by J. Francyl Ifoward in the face of opposition by" such. 'strong groups as Associated Oregon Industries and the AFL-CIO. Even the job of getting an ac ceptable ballot title so the petitions could be circulated was a big one. Add to this a considerable' ' lack of active support from around the; state, arid Howard's ef forts can truthfully be described as tre mendous, i r Despite the yeoman's job done by How ard, we cannot help but feel that a re jection of the, state; budget will lead to fiscal;chao8. . ' . The election itself, which will be sched uled Oct. 15, will be covered by a $300, 000 amount set aside by the state legis lature just in case a referral election ' was instituted. . ,. If the voters approve the tax measure Oct. 15, the state will continue its oper ations as usual, retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. If they, reject the $404 general fund bi-' ennium budget, the state is in big trou ble. It means either $60 million will have to be whacked from the operational" budget for a period which has already Opinions From Readers 'Radical Right' Raises Question Of Definition To The Editor: ' Governor Rockefeller hus asked Barry Goldwatcr to disavow sup port from the "radiea'. right." Sen ator Goldwatcr has asked the New York governor to define ."radical right. This provides both interest and a quandary. - , ... Last year I ; purchased a brand new edition of the Encyclopaedia Americana. Throe, months ago 1 wrote its publishers for a defini tion of "radical right." ' To date I have received , no reply. Third . or fourth band information tells me that a Columbia professor said, "In this industrial age. there are some who would' like to go back to 192G, some even to 1896. The world has passed these people by. Botli in a relative , and actual sense, they are radicals." Logic terms such statements amphiboly, because they are sub ject to widely different and am biguous interpretations. A majority of the minority toss ing the term "radical right" around so freely would not reject Christian principles because they were derived before 1896. A majority of those whom the term is meant to castigate grant the advantages of the automobile over the horse and buckboard, yet believe in freedom and the con stitution which guarantees it, though those emanate historically from 1776. Bloodletting, an old line medical quackery based on the theory that likes cure likes, went out of vogue before 1896. Present day bloodlet tcrs are the leftist Keyncsians who are diluting and depleting our mon etary circulation by trying to spend us rich. The welfare statists theory bas es man's consumption upon needs. This comes from Karl Marx's "Each to his capacity and each to his needs." Karl wrote bis mani festo in 1847, 49 years before 1896. Confusion reigns as definition through chronology makes extreme rightists out of welfare staters. Obviously, the professor is a crazy, mixed up kid. We could help him by telling him what is left and what is right. Of our. country's two political factions, the left recommends more government and more controls while the right wants jess govern ment and more freedom. All Uie way to the left is total government or totalitarianism. Such is a political concept and its economical equivalent Is socialism, where the government controls the means of production and distribu tion. DeToqucville, contemporary of Marx, pointed out socialism 545 S. E. Wain SI. Published Dally Except Surnley by NEWS-REVIEW PUtU-ISHIKO CO. , Rosepurg, Oreoon Teleprwne eJ-Jl)l Entered second cless meMer May 7. 1930, l the poll ollkt ot RouburQ. Or eon. under acl of March 2, li;i. J. V. Brenner Publisher The News-Review a a member el the United Press Internetlonal, NEA Service, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Oregon Newspeper Publishers Association. National Advertising Representative Is Newspaper Advertising Service Co.. Russ uiraing, sen Francisco. Call!. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Carrier and Roseburg P. 0. Boves 1 month, 1.75i o months, ItCSOi 1 year, 131.00. By Mall In Oreoon: 1 month, 11.7; 3 months. M.SOj e months, te.00 1 war I 11.00. Outside of Oregon: 1 month. IIJll I 3 months, W.JJl e months. SlOOj 1 year I Ore. State Budget Vote Almost Certain progressed eight months. Many legisla tors agree that these cuts would have to ' be made in either welfare or education costs. The most likely place is in educa tion. -Thus, the immediate reflection would be on property taxes. As Gov. . Mark Hatfield puts it, "If the remaining signatures are valid, the people will be deciding the question of vastly increased property taxes or vastly decreased edu ;ationar opportunities." The probable immediate result of re jection of the budget by voters would be that the governor would call a special session of the legislature. It isn't likely he would take on the job of personally making $60 million in budget cuts. The :osts of this special . session would be added to a weak, slap-dash budget. It would be a budget thrown together with out advance planning and one which would hurt the state. We don't like the new tax structure, but it is the lesser of two evils. We can bear with the new structure and start planning for the next legislative session where spending and taxation on a dif ferent, but planned, basis can be set in action. Or we can demand that the state make its changes now in a big hurry and without any planning at all. The results of the latter approach could very well ' ;ost us as much money, without the ben- sfits, of any state services. Now that the die seems cast on a re- . ferral election, we agree with Oregon Voter, a Portlnnd tax and public affairs publication, which calls for a strong ed- ' ucational campaign on the merits of the $60 million tax increase. At the same time, voters should be given a thorough education on the effects on the pocket book of a special session ; the effects of suddenly withdrawing $60 million from the budget on which operation has al ready started; and the effects of vastly greater . property taxes on taxpayers al ready overburdened. could not exist without slave labor. aware of the many hours of vol Rousseau, sowing the seeds of I unteer effort put forth by depart the French Revolution advocated i ment superintendents and their no government, or anarcny. mis is not the present issue.- Our forefathers by means of the Constitution nnd its system of checks ' and"' balances gave us in dividual liberty, a restricted free dom allowing us to do what we wanted as long as we did not inter fere with others. Tills, also a po litical concept, has its economical counterpart, private enterprise. ' Despite universal inequities in this iinpcrfcct world, (lie Ameri can citizen has both more spiritual and material blessings -than cor responding citizenry of all social istic countries. The majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe in individual liberty and in this respect are conservative. Some "liberals" believing indivi dual liberty is old fashioned, have categorized the most vociferous sometimes inelegant opponents of socialism as "radical righlers." boning to stigmatize by epithet the entire right community. In my quest to find out what radical right was I asked a num ber of people at random. One said, "Aren't they like the John Birch crs or something?" The more articulate has said, "The anti-communist is just as dangerous as the "radical left." To this the following questions may be asked: Have the "radical right" stolen any military secrets to be handed over to a hostile alien government? llavo they put any missiles on the Islands of Cuba? Have they murdered any one to achieve a political end? Have they advocated violent over throw of the government? Recently, a conservative writer not friendly to the Birchers because they Ihuught everybody in Washington was a communist, did concede that Robert Welch, candy manufacturer and leader of the Birchers. with his one million non bons was not as dangerous as the totalitarian dictators who possess- ler, took eighth and tenth indivi cd missiles, nuclear warheads, and dual honors respectively. The oth held 900 million people under com-j cr team member was Ed Nielsen, munist subjugation. i tw (airv judging contest, the Some people who do not believe Roschiirg team took third place, individual liberty or patriotism arc as0 competing with seven other old fashioned have become "radi- j (earns. Bruce Russell took fifth cal writers Roy E. Hunford, M. D. 2564 W. Harvard Ave. Roseburg, Ore. Manager Of County Fair Expresses Appreciation To The Editor: Sunday night we closed the gales on another Douglas County Fair. If it was a satisfactory Fair It was because we who are charged with the direct responsibility had the assistance of a great many people from all over Douglas Coun ty. It is these people to whom I want to direct, through your news paper, our earnest and most heart felt "thank you." Without the co operation and participation of these people our Fair would soon lose its value as a County Fair and become a hollow mockery of the intent of County Fairs. Our special thanks go. then, to staph nf lliiises mnp than I'm individuals who "came to the Fair' with lh result, nf thiir many varied skills to be entered I in competition. It is these people i u-hn r.,,,11,. , it,- n ... ST"""' "" vwumv ralr ' The fairgocr is frequently un-1 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1963 helpers, by 4 II members and lead ers, by garden club officers and members, by Grange and Farm Bureau members, civic groups, and others who prepare non-commercial displays, whose work we wisli to commend. We are grateful as well to the many fine business people - who support the fair through their participation year after year, and especially to those firms and individuals who contrib ute over and above their commer cial interests to make possible the annual talent contest, our fair dances, the fair finale, our style revues, the 4-H and FFA livestock auctiun, and carry out the many other events in the fair schedule. We also express our appreciation for the aid and assistance of our many newspaper, radio, and TV station "boosters." To all of these, and to the many un named supporters of Douglas County's annual show-case, may I again say "thank you." Bert Allenby, Manager Douglas County Fair P.O. Box 759 Roseburg, Ore. FFA Boys Win Added Honors Future Fanners of America from Roseburg went on from wins at the Douglas County Fair to capture more honors at the Jo sephine County Fair being held in Grants Pass this week. In Wednesday's judging the Rose burg team, competing with seven others from around the state, took second place in the livestock judg ing contest and two of its mem bers, Ross Hohstadt and Bill Mil- place in the high individual cate gory and Andy Chitwood was ninth high. Robert Naugle was the third member of the team. Ron Begley, alternate, was named eighth high individual scorer. According to Curt Locwen, FFA advisor, thc local FFA'ers will also appear at the North Douglas Fair in Drain and the Lane County Fair in Eugene this week. Idaho Resident Faces Parole Violation Count James Lloyd Hunt. 40. of Coour d'Alene. Idaho, was returned In Douglas County Wednesday hv deputy sheriff on a charge of pa roie vioiauon lie was lodged in ine roiinly jail Suford M. Stamford. 53, of 1346 SE Maid St.. Roseburg. was ar- rested by Roseburg City Police on " warrant from Hunt County. Tex., j ' cnarS "K o maining money hy false ! Pretenses. He was released on his lnrpco'!nl"n(''. IT PAYS TO PA I HONIZE NEWS-REVIEW ADVERTISERS "Things Were Bad Enough, Then Took That Nip!" Day's News By Frank Jenkins The big story today? It's the debate before the U. S. ' Senate which must ratify or RE JECT the treaty limiting the test ing of nuclear weapons to UN-! DERGROUND tests. The treaty has been signed by both the Li. S. and the Soviet Union, but before it can become binding it must be ratified by the U. S. Senate. Hence , the debate that now is being waged in Washington. Dr. Edward Teller most spectacular figure today's He opposes' the treaty. He says he believes Russia is ahead of us in perfecting a MISSILE KILLER and wants to slop NOW, before we have time to develop a de fense against missiles which would require TESTING. That, he says, is why Soviet Premier Khru shchev wants this country to agree to hall all but underground explo sions. Why is a missile killer import ant? Well, if we can learn how to STOP MISSILES before they can get to us we can avoid nuclear destruction. The other side of the argument was presented by Dr. Harold Brown, the Pentagon s research chief. Dr. Brown says: The limited test ban treaty will actually IMPROVE, rather than damage, the military position of the United States. He adds: Even if the Soviet Union CHEAT ED on the treaty, to the maximum extent possible, with secret tests, they could not obtain any sub stantial military gain comparable with UNRESTRICTED nuclear testing. He concluded: "This treaty before the senate (for ratification or rejection) will IF FULLY OBSERVED actually improve somewhat the position of the U. S.. as compared with a situation where both sides arc not hound by a treaty to refrain from tests everywhere except under ground." On the military side in the Great Debate that now is going on before thc Senate in Washing ton. General Curtis LcMay, air force ciiief of staff, endorses the treaty ("reluctantly," the report ers say) and General Thomas S. Power, chief of the Strategic Air Command, upposcs it as "not in the best interests of thc U. S." General Bernard Shrievcr, head of the Air Force Systems Com mand, tells a closed session of the Senate preparedness subcommittee that he feels that he can "carry out his mission BETTER without the treaty." j What of us little people? j Well, we listen. We shake our I heads in perplexity and hope for ; the best. It's a highly technical j subject, and we don't know the i answers. A word of advice: Let's listen carefully. Let's ap- praise to the best of our ability. Let s not gel carried away on ci ther side. Let's use our heads. This may be one of the great turning points of history. AGREE TO TERMS ST. LOUIS (UPI) High scor ing veterans Bub Pettit and Cliff Hagan and guard Lenny Wilkens have agreed to terms with the St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association. I THE LIGHTER SIDE: By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UP1) One of the major tasks confronting man-1 kind is finding a means of doing away with insects without upset- ting Rachel Carson. In her book "Silent Spring," Miss Carson put her foot down regarding the use of chemical pesticides. This brought forth suggestions that she should try putting her foot down on a few bugs. It was generally agreed, how - i ever, that her point about pesti-j culture Research Service at Cor- cities upsetting the balance ofvallis. Ore. inalurc was well taken. As one who has been feeling i a little unbalanced myself. I am I pleased In observe that Miss Carson's message has begun to I make itself felt. New Laboratory i At Gainesville. Fla., this week, the U.S. Department of Agricul iture is dedicating a new insect 'research laboratory to the pur - ' suit of better methods of control- ' ling pests. ! Amnnrr ntttr.1- Miinrc thrt lull will studv various biological measures, such as insect birth control. I don't have the program for the dedication ceremony, but 1 think it would be appropriate if ! they invited Miss Carson to throw out the first cockroach, or snmething like that. In addition to this project, a team of department scientists at CAPITOL MEMO Thousands Want Referral, But- Few Understand Bill CAPITOL MEMO By ZAN STARK ... , SALLM (UP1) While thou - noiius in iii-isuiis iinuugiiuui - - Vir.., ' Sf0 million tax increase package, i few of them know w hat's in Ihe ; j revenue bill. The nark-nee adonln.l hv the legislature includes three major divisions - a liberalize,! capital gains lax offset bv increases in ;the corporate excise tax. a nc - 5 shot speedup of withholding tax I collection! to be used only if j needed, and increases in personal . im uiiic ia. rates. j The personal income tax in - crease would raise an additional S48 million. The one-shot speedup would bring in another S12 mil- : lion just before the end of the current biennium. Income) Features Listed The main feature of the new personal income lax bill are these: Removal of the federal in - come tax deduction. four an additional S55. The evening stars are Mars crts Creek Water district for a Joint treatment for head of $9,000 income Single person ' and Saturn. loan and grant on the proposed household. S46 more, couple S56 more, family j On this day in history: water distribution svstcm for that Students allowed as depend- of four an additional $74. In 1630, for the first time in area east and south of Roseburg - ency credit. $15,000 income Single person . America, legislation controlling; Twenty-three radio stations of Full extra credit for blind $84 more, couple SS3 more, family labor was passed in the Massa- the newly formed Texas network Persons. of four an additional $115. j chusctls Bay colony. join the Mutual Don Lee with One-half extra credit for sen-: S25.0OO income Single person ; In 1924. Mrs. "Ma" Ferguson which the Roseburg News - Re- ior citizens (over 65). S173 more, couple S144 more, became Democratic nominee for view station KRR is affiliated. $22 tax credit for personal family of four an additional $162. ' governor of Texas. 10 YEARS AGO and dependence deductions. SluO.OOO income . Single per- In 1926. hundreds of thousands August 23, 1953 Unlimited medical deduction son S533 more, couple $792 more, of women mourned the death of A 22-year old Japanese stowa above 5 per cent of income. family of four an additional $788. ; Rudolph Valentino. way who had dreamed of Ameri- 5 per cent optional standard Above the $3,000 income level j In 1927. convicted killers Nico- ca since he was a child jumped deduction. the "more children you have, the la Sacca and Bartolomeo V'anzet- off the liner and swam 10 miles Fractional rates ranging from 2 more you pay" principle goes into ti were executed in Massaches- Uirough shark infested waters to to T'i per cent. effect. This reflects the belief etts. reach North America. Base broadening via $5 fil- on the part of legislators that I A well-balanced ll member Sa- ing fee. 1 per cent of the adjusted because so much of the state's A thought for the day Former lem YMCA squad splasl.ed awav gross income, or the lax. which- general fund about 60 per cent President Harry Traioan aid: with the team trophv in the 1953 ever is higher. goes for education. couples "The responsibility of the great edition of the Southern Oregon In- Ftderal Tax Smeller with lots of children should pay '. states is to serve, not to domi utational Swim Meet. Roseburg Elimination of Uie federal in-, a bigger share of the tax load, nate the world." came in second. Prince Charles .. Fly's Romantic Habits Studied Beltsville, Md., has started a search for new physical methods of controlling four types of flies, j They are investigating the merits of light rays, sound : waves, air currents and geomet- ' ric patterns as weapons against ! these pests. Apparently they have j concluded that the fly swatter is . obsolete, Other Good News , No results from Beltsville are expected for a long time yet, but there is good news from the Agri- i Scientists there have discov- lered that female housetlies ap parently use some sort of per fume to attract male flies. Proof of the role that scent I plays in the romance of a house-' D,. ,m,c nhtainnrl ti.itli n HoiMnn ! called an olfactometer. The sci - entists put some male flies in 'one chamber and then put some j females in another chamber where the fellows couldn't see them. , I I Tlnvnitp Ihp ahcpnrp of si"ht nr i i sound to. lure them, a significant number of the males wound up! ille Pioposai, quieM named ; in the chamber with the females. ;tllc "Domestic Marshall Plan. ' ' It is assumed, therefore, that the would call for the expenditure of 1 perfume got 'em. Ihe estimated $10 billion over a ; According to the Agriculture lO-.vear period. 1 he project s aim j Department, the Corvallis experi- i woul J ne closc ,c Sap, exceP j ment holds promise of developing ' into something big in the way of fly control. , I would not care to speculate just how. come tax deduction will mean that state income tax payments p will go up substantially, but fed - j eral jncome tax payments will 1 be reduced. "l in. effect, the e federal govern - payin" a part of ment will be thc state tax bill. As an example, take jhe case of a family of four with a S5.000 ' income. Thc state tax goes up; SM. but because that is deductible from federal payments thc federal itax wouW d ' the out Pket cost of the tax increase to S28. A Levelis Affected : Examples of how other income levels will be affected: A single person with a S1.000 income will pay n additional S2, a couple would pay S10 more, and a family of four S10 more. $4,000 income Single person S2S more, couple S19 more, family of four an additional S15. S7.000 income Single peron 543 , more, couple S43 more, family of Z1 Task Of Improving Airport Is Too Big For City Alone A correspondent, who frequently writes for the Reader j Opinions column in this newspaper, seems quite critical of the city of Roseburg and its various civic-minded individ uals and organizations because of pending curtailment of air service. Roseburg, in. his opinion, should be removing the hill at the north end of the field, making a better ap proach or take-off possible. ' He asserts that "The City Fathers, merchants and the Chamber of Commerce better start working on the airport and spend less time promoting bathing beauty contests." The criticism, it seems to me, is totally unwarranted be cause none of these organizations has sponsored or pro moted any such contest. The letter, however, raises some interesting points. One of these issues is found in the fact that the writer is not a resident of the city, contributes nothing to the city's in come, yet wants the city to provide facilities he needs. This is a point of view that has long been the focal point of ar .; gument. Our cities are surrounded by i well settled suburbs. There is a ! great need for consolidation for matters of health, police protec ; tion. and, more particularly, coop 1 eration. But many people on the 1 outside want no part of the mu nicipality, as a rule, yet they are quite belligerent in their criticism , of the city, its services, its mer chandising methods, etc. They are : in a large way dependent upon the city for jobs, supplies, entertain ment, etc. They maintain, on the other hand, that the city profits from their business, receives their spendable dollars, would suffer ce onomically from their abstinence, , and had better cater to their con- tinned patronage or else. The Roseburg area embraces less than one-third the county's population. Yet the Roseburg air port is the only commercial airport in the county. Just why should the city of Roseburg be expecled to provide accommodations and facil- ilies for the other two-thirds of ' the population? Shouldn't the air- ! port, like that in Medford, be made a county airport and receive joint ; need an airport, nor that we don't cooperation in its development? ; need a better airport than we The writer properly and correct- ' have. Furthermore, we need a ly points out that an airport is ' service that will give us sched conducivc to improved economy. I uling saving us time and provid There is no question but that Rose- ing convenience, burg seriously needs a good air-1 But the job is loo big to be port. tackled alone by the City of Rose- But there are other angles to burg. If the airport is to serve consider. the population of the Central Ba- Tlie riiiiL'h terrain arminil Rose- i sin. then tile ncoole of the Central burg is not the best in the world for sale flying. It is extremely dif- ficult to find a location where the !. ' Proposal By Urban League Would Upgrade Negro Race i By AL KUETTNER j United Press International One of the most ambitious pro- grams ever advanced for the up- B.-umB u, "' i""i--"' ".v the National Urban League. iInc 1'"ulunal uruan i.ca(,ue. " : . , ' . ., . ; ' ' """ white citizen of the United States. I ine urnan League, wnicn con ce.ved the idea and wants to manage it, acknowledges there are many hurdles to surmount before final plan can be an- nounced That ,s expected within the next three months. Just Storting "We are just putting the meat on tiie bones now, Herman Sweatt, assistant director of the : Lrban League in the South said, t The spokesman said the federal I government is exploring t a ; j high level"' the feasibility of the I project. Whitney Young Jr.. Ur- ban League executive secretary ' was 'n a day-long conference at ",e White House Tuesday during wnicil me piuposeu prugiaiu was discussed. u ""E'r's." , L. ' '""J" " Young visualizes the program , B. . eo..rnnlPn as weii as l11" 805 as wc" as v s ..Marsj,a Plan" financc jo'b .ami an(I tice coursJcs for Ncgroes- 'scholarships. health programs, ' The Almanac Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 1933 with 130 to fol-1 low. The moon is approaching its first phase. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. IHC Editor's Corner By Charles V. Stanton demanded angles of approach and take-off are available. In fact, the Roseburg port comes nearer the required minimum than any other available location. There is a very great question, as has been previously mentioned, whether or not the minimum stand ards for F-27 operation are not made too high by the federal agen cy. The critic points out that it used to be possible to board a plane in Roseburg, fly to Portland then catch a plane in Portland for Chi cago, all in the same day. Now, he says, it is necessary to' take a bus to Eugene, fly to Portland, spend a night in Portland, go to Chicago the next day, taking two days lor the trip. The fact is, however, that one can drive an automobile over the Freeway from Roseburg to Port land and arrive almost as quickly as he can fly by way of North Bend. If the rider must take a bus, he can go directly to Port land instead of Eugene and get his flight to Chicago all in one day, if he so desires. This isn't to indicate we don't i Basin, it seems to me, should be helping with the job, not expecting "George" to do it. "' L business financing, book buying and tutoring Ran 1c Wttt&nlnn ..The gap helween Nogro an(1 ,vnilc across the board is a,way. widening in terms of such things as education and income," Sweatt ..ir . ,. : ic said ..,t we are going to closc that gap. something in addition to equal opportunity h!is to be add- cd. We must go beyord equality." i Thc Urban Leaufi rees thati because of the long lag between the education of large masses of Negro and white children, the fi- nest teachers should now be made - ;... ni.i , -rar .i,ii, ; in, ted or in m cent Ne. 0 schools The d woul(1 he, " t', The Url)an L ' ,ans t con. ! ccntl.ate heavily bon fnc advance. ;mcnl r ju)) 0pp01.tunities for Ne. groes and it is here that much of the money would be spent. ciud a Gone $3i Taken from the files of the News Review 40 YEARS AGO August 23, 1923 Gasoline prices dropped one cent here today, gasoline being tsold at 20 cents wholesale and 22 cents retail. i The treaty of arbitration between the United States and Japan which exnired bv limitation was renewed ; today for five vears. 25 YEARS AGO August 23, 1938 The regional office of the Pub lic Works Administration at Port- , land tnrtov annnnnrnH reeeint nf the formal aonlicalinn of the Rob- 1 If
