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January 6, 196b
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Where Do We Go From Here?
The new year ahead—1966—is an
election year for congress and also
a year where the congress will have
to find the money to pay for the
Johnson-McNamara war in Viet Nam.
For the president and the defense
secretary have used up most of the
reserve military supplies for the
armed forces left in the nation's ar
senal.
This is the way we've provided
supplies to our troops, airforce and
navy without spending the money
which the congress didn’t appropri
ate last year.
No one knows for sure how much
has been spent. Estimates run about
15 billion dollars, which before World
War II was almost enough to run the
whole national government!
We’re all aware of the stories about
GI’s in Viet Nam finding World War
II notes on shells, so it’s not hard
to estimate how far down in the left
over supply barrel we’ve dug.
If we follow the thesis advanced
by some historians that all wars are
basically economic, then the econom
ics are in for a catching up in the
congress.
In short, where’s the $15 billion
coming from? We know it’ll have to
be you and me . . . but how?
And it now appears more and more
that getting this money from con
gress isn't going to be as easy as it
might have been last year.
Congressmen have been home
checking the hustings. They've been
in the Far East getting an on-the-
spot look at the war. and to be put
simply, the net results of these stud
ies don't seem to bode well for Mr.
Johnson's plan.
Several congressmen who previ
ously hadn't said "boo” about the
war have raised public questions
about our involvement and the
size of our involvement.
Others have been quoted as say
ing they’ve been surprised at the
depth of feeling about the war in
their home communities. In short, at
long last, congress may get around
to asking some questions about the
war we’ve drifted into, and congress
can ask questions since it controls
the purse strings.
No one would suggest putting
troops at the front on short rations,
but the very least the congress could
do is to get some kind of rational
explanation about what we’re doing
in Viet Nam and where we’re going.
Some of us would like to know
what we're buying with our money.
Rejection of the Mosser Plan
It perhaps isn’t easy for the lay
man to understand why the Universi
ty of Oregon faculty should turn down
its share of the so-called "Mosser
plan.”
Under the plan, the state legisla
ture voted to distribute $500,000 in
bonuses to outstanding teachers.
Oregon State’s faculty barely ap
proved the plan and both Oregon
and OTI have turned it down.
Faculty members objected* on sev
eral counts. In the first place, the
plan appeared to be an attempt by
the legislature to meddle in academic
processes. Certainly, the legislature
controls the University budget, but it
seems to us that its administration is
not the legislature's prerogative.
Secondly, the plan weighed against
those teachers who devote time to
research. Effective teaching is a com
bination of instruction and productive
research; neither is self-sufficient.
There also appeared to be some
reluctance to let students do the
“grading” and finally, most profes
sors, we’re sure, aren’t very likely to
respond to a carrot dangling in front
of their nose. A good teacher likes
money as well as the next person;
but if he’s truly an outstanding teach
er—the ones the Mosser plan sought
to regard—he’ll do his same compe
tent job whether or not the carrot
is there.
DeWayne Vedders is shown as he totals up the scoring
columns following the first Wilco conference tilt Tues-
day night in the local gym,
(Post Photo)
FARM BUREAU FURROW
by SCOn LAMB
By gum, here we are in the
new year and mark up a big
number one
(year)
at the
helm of the Sundy Post. With
the fine greetings that I receiv
ed just a year ago 1 would
wager that most folks gave me
less than a 5 per cent chance
of lasting more than two months.
1 was scanning through some
of the old January Issues from
1965 and noted that the first
editorial 1 wrote was entitled
"Dare To Be Different” and
the question presented to our
readers "Do You DARE to be
DIFFERENT?”
For the past months it has
been our desire to attempt in a
small way to be somewhat dif
ferent from other Post editors
by defying the elements of
such things as having our pic
ture printed on the front page
of The Post and remaining on
the job longer than two months
(per letter written by the hoop
er) . . . covering as many
local activities as feaslably
possible for one person to do
. . . using numerous local In-
terest pictures .
writing
hometown geared editortaisand
a columi of sense, nonsense
and
humor . . . soliciting
hometown
advertising . . .
and daring to take a stand for
something.
Now I must admit that there
have been many things that
have not been taken cure of.
There have been many changes
made in the past year in the
appearance and content of this
newspaper, though. 1 shall not
take the time nor space to
delve
into
the
numerous
changes that have occurred in
the past year ... I believe they
will speak for themselves and
certainly when looking at the
circulation list the invitation
each week Into new homes has
given encouragement.
Thanks folks, for putting up
with us.
Expanded use ot dally dial I fusion about the present status
recorded telephone market re . of farm employers under the
ports was suggested by Douglas । new law. Farm employers do
Chambers,
Salem livestock ; not come under the act until
buyer, as a means for producers । Jan. 1, 1968.
In other words, the present
to receive more accurate dally
market information during a status of the farm employer is
Farm Bureau livestock mar exactly the same as it was
keting study conference.
prior to the enactment of the
He suggested that this ser new workmen’s compensation
vice, which is available
at law.
After Jan. 1, 1968, every
Denver, should be expanded to
include major West Coast mar farm employer whose payroll
kets.
exceeds $1500, excluding board
Several producers Indicated and room and exchange labor,
that farmers need information
will have to provide workmen’s
that would reflect country sales compensation coverage for his
or major feeder livestock mar employes. This means any farm
kets. Local radio stations and employer whose payroll Is in
daily newspapers report pri excess of 91500 for the calendar
marily slaughter livestock at year ending Dec. 31, 1967, will
Portland and Midwest markets be subject to the act Jan. 1,
which were not closely related 1968.
A farmer - employer may
to Oregon country points of
production for feeder livestock. elect to voluntarily come under
Production for a specification the act prior to Jan. 1, 1968.
market
was
suggested
to If the farmer elections to come
improve quality of livestock under the law, he may fulfill
offered for sale. Lack
of his obligation by purchasing
quality consciousness on the workmen’s compensation In
part of many producers, part surance from a private insur
icularly small and part-time ance company or he may pro
farmers, was cited as a major vide the coverage of his em
through
the
State
problem that reduced the over ployes
all value or weighted price re Compensation department.
Farm employers stould be
ceived for livestock.
"Pencil shrink” was cited by aware of the fact that the ex
a number of producers as a emption from the workmen’s
An old bishop boarded a bus
major issue. Al Keating, Amer compensation law until Jan. 1, and begin fumbling through his
ican Farm Bureau federation 1968, does not relieve them of pockets.
representative, stated that sim the possibility of being legally
"Lost my ticket,” he ex
ilar complaints had been voiced liable for the Injuries to their plained.
employes.
"That's O.K.,” the driver of
Farmers who do not elect to the bus said cheerfully, for he
The increasing number of
direct sales, distance traveled come under the act should be had the old man as a frequent
before livestock Is weighed« the certain they have adequate em passenger, "You can pay me
increasing amount of "shrink” ployer’s liability insurance to later.”
required by buyers, and the protect them against the claims
shrinking
number of total of their employes.
buyers have compounded
the
problem.
It
was
suggested
that
Improved marketing manage
ment, transportation and weigh
ing practices and negotiation
Tansy ragwort plants are
would help improve the situa -
easily spotted now that the
tion.
ground covers have died down
Representatives
of Oregon
for the winter. County extension
State
university,
Oregon
agent Clive Cook suggests that
department
of agriculture,
landowners and operators take
T. estern
Oregon
Livestock
some of their free time now to
association, two lamb poolsand
locate these tansy ragwort in
members of a special Farm
fested areas so that spray ap
Bureau committee attended the
plications can be applied to all
one-day conference.
these spots in March and April.
Scattered plants can be dug out
FARMERS AND THE NEW now, and the thicker patches
WORKMEN’S
COMP.
LAW should be staked for spraying.
Tansy ragwort Is a poison
By Lou Norris, Director
ous noxious weed that affects
Tax and Legislative Affairs
cattle and horses, and Clack
Oregon’s
new workmen’s amas county is a weed control
compensation law becomes ef district for It. A tansy ragwort
fective Jan. 1, 1966, bringing display is kept at the county
virtually every employe under agents office for anyone want
the Workmen’s Compensation ing more information about what
act.
it is and how to control it.
However, there is some con-
Arriving In Sandy one year
The
bishop continued to
search. "Don’t worry about ago the talk of the moment
was the floods and the weather.
It,” the driver repeated.
"I’m
not worrying,” the Once again the weather has
bishop explained. "Just forgot taken the forefront as a con
versation piece.
where I was going.”
With the city-wide transit
strike still going on in New
York City, I’ll bet there are
a lot of folks who wish they
had the problem that the poor
old bishop was having. Walk
ing Is good but riding to work
la better wouldn’t you say.
Readlng an article the other
day I learned something about
mouse traps. Recently It was
discovered that It was a woman
who built the first mouse trap.
1 am not at liberty to reveal
where this astounding Informa
tion came from the writer of
the article said.
However, none-the-less he
continued it was a woman. And
the idea was not her original
idea.
Her name wasGertrudeFink-
stein until she got married
to Gordon Dogburger. Gordon
had a whole kennel of dogs.
These were trained dogs used
to herd lions tn the Roman
Coliseum.
The mortality rate among
the dogs was great, they, in
fact, suffered from traumatic
experiences in the ring to such
a degree that any sort of cat,
after one herding session, sent
them cringing into the corners
of the kennel.
Now Gertrude was a very
meticulous housekeeper and one
thing she hated most of all
was mice and rats. So, of
course, she kept several cats
near the house in order
to
keep the mice In tow.
One night, one of her cats,
Tom by name, wandered near
the dog kennel sending most
of the dogs Into the corner
cringing. An argument between
Gertrude and Gordon followed
tn which he said that either
the cats or he would go.
He said that if It was possi
ble to trap lions tn Africa, it
should be possible to trap mice
in Rome. So Oertrate Invented
the first mouse trap in order
to save her marriage.
And that was how the article
read.
New Year’s Resolution
Spot Now
Column Comments
from the
The approach of the new year
is the time for making personal
resolutions and also a time of
license,
especially for fore
casters, prognosticators and
some economists.
Higher
farm Income and
higher farm expenses. In brief,
is the
statement of Steven
Marks, Agricultural Economist
at Oregon State
University.
However,
by
reasonable
explanation Mr. Marks justifies
the statement by relating past
situations and present trends
to forecast an agricultural out-
COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE
BY A. ZUNDEL
look for 1966.
Cash
receipts from farm
marketings In Oregon for 1964
were 424 million dollars. The
1965 figure will be up one per
cent and the outlook for 1966
Is equal to or higher than 1965.
Both crops and livestock are
expected to contribute to higher
farm income in 1966.
Farm expenses hit a new
high of 385.8 million dollars in
1964, a continual rise for 10
years. The rise is expected to
continue according to Marks.
Clackamas
County ranks
fourth in Oregon in value of
gross sales from farms and
ranks first in the State in gross
sales
of livestock products.
Poultry products account for
the major part of the County
livestock
sales, followed by
dairy, beef, sheep and hogs, in
that order. The gross sales
from all farms in the County
in 1965 will be about 30 mil
lion dollars.
Economist Marks states that
more money will change hands
in Oregon banks in 1966 than
the previous high rates; that the
general
economy of Oregon
looks strong for the year ahead.
This is Influenced by a vigor
ous national economy. Farm
Income prospects look brighter,
too, he says.
Predicting favorable market
situations for most
Oregon
crops and livestock, Marks
sounds a cautious note for poul
trymen, hog raisers and seed
growers by mid-year of 1966.
For these enterprises he points
to a possibility that a trend to
Increase production may result
in lower prices.
Well, you can’t win them all,
as any farmer knows. Produc
tion of large Industry may be
quite well known in advance
and fairly accurate predictions
made. With millions of farms
over the U. S., this is more
difficult as the Influence of
weather,
Insects,
disease,
available labor and many other
factors determine the final out
come.
Changes are certain in the
market
structure,
Marks
states. When they may occur
is always the question. He ad
vises producers to read market
information carefully.
Oregon State University Ex
tension Service issues weekly
information on many com
modities and farmers may re
ceive this if they request IL
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During the Klwanls Instal
lation the other night Al Larsen
of Gresham had quite a few
things to say. For instance,
while Installing Smoke and
George as veeps of the club he
told them that thelroffice would
not give them the opportunity
to preside over the senate or
to take field trips (referring to
Humphries recent peace talk
trip to the far east).
Another wltisism waa"8uc.
cess Is getting what you want
and happiness is wanting what
you get.
With today's Issue of the
newspaper a story and picture
review of the past year is
started. Only the first four
months are included with this
edition but they are Interesting
ones. In the neat two editions
it is our desire to complete
the review of the past year.
Although the Sandy Pioneers
lost to Wy'east Tuesday night
by a 74-53 score the local
players put up a real good
It is about the best the
team’s dons tld» year on the
boards pulling down 30 re
bounds to the tailer Golden
Eagle's 44 rebounds.
Shooting continues to be be
low par for the team though.
Ln the same contest they shot
a .322 per cent from the field
compared to the visitors .426.
At the charity stripe It .577
for Stand y and .679 for Wy’east
Haasrda continue to plague
the club . . . Brock Jsckley Is
back in the line-up after a
broken foot but on the first
play of the game last Tuesday
Jack Scales sprained a finger
on hl» shooting hand. He c<m-
tinued to play but It bothered
him
even his shooting eye
was far below par with only 4
points for the evening (one field
goal and two free throws^ He
Is the team's leading scorer so
far with two 20 points plus ef
forts.
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