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4(Sec, 1)-Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thurs., Apr. 21, 1955
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Tories are Politicians, Too
Left wingers have no monopoly on playing foxy election
politics with tax rates, as ours will probably learn before No
vember, 1956 and as English Labor party politicos have just
learned, K they diiin t already know It.
British Tories have just reduced income taxes over there,
on the eve of the national election they've just ordered for
May 28. The chanchellor of the exchequer (secretary of the
treasury) is Richard A. (Rab) Butler, said to be the likely
"strong man" of the new Eden government. He has proposed
the reductions, estimated to cost the government the sterling
equivalent of $435,500,000. How he has allocated the reduc
tions is interesting, for our congress will handle the same
problem before the 1956 election.
One hundred twelve million, about a fourth of the reduc
tion, will go to industry through a slice in corporation levies,
intended to make that much more money available for plant
expansions to make employment now and later when the new
plants are finished. This isn't considered especially good poli
tics, but if the Tories stay in after May 26 they are vitally
interested in having an expanding job making economy.
The bulk of the other three-fourths of the reduction will
go to British wage earners, of whom two million four hundred
thousand are to be relieved of paying any income tax at all.
This is obviously aimed to corraling some votes, which it
probably will.
However, the tax reduction has some justification other
than election politics, for Britain had a surplus of one billion
three hundred million dollars in the fiscal year that ended
April 1. The government forecasts a surplus of $415,000 in
the new fiscal year, after making these tax reductions, before
taking account of a government capital investment of $1,600.
000,000 in public housing. This included a deficit of $1,200,
000,000 is expected.
However, British taxes will remain high. A single person
has only $392 exempted from taxation under the new plan,
compared with $336 under the old, a married couple $872 com
pared with $588. A married man with two children receiving
$2500 a year will pay $386 in income taxes compared with
$438.
The British have become more prosperous under the Tories
than they were under the Labor party and the Tories have
built more public housing than their rivals did. These factors
are likely to shape the election results.
Effective U.S. Propaganda
The Eisenhower administration has taken a leaf from the
Communists In playing a propaganda game to influence the
Asian-African conference at Bandung, Indonesia, against Red
China, which fostered the meeting for its own propaganda, to
win support in the two continents.
Secretary of State Dulles suddenly warned about a huge
Chinese airpower build-up on the China mainland opposite
Formosa, while the Chinese were posing as peace lovers to
the other 26 Asian-African nations participating.
President Eisenhower asked congress for $3.5 billion In for
eign aid, most of it for Asia, where Red China was trying to
win over the assembled nations. All of them are seeking
foreign aid to modernize their impoverished countries. Through
Red influence neither the United States, Europeans and Russia
were invited to Bandung. And the promised U.S. aid will !
be a factor in keeping them at least neutral.
Mr. Eisenhower, In his foreign Bid message, said that "peace j
was in jeopardy" and that the Asian-African leaders had "an
opportunity, at a critical hour, to voire the peaceful aspira-.
, . , , . , , , ., . ; f 1 , . a I
uiiua ui me wunu emu cxeii pi annul iimuriiic iw ovc.
Then followed the hasty departure of Adm. Arthur W. Rad
ford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Sec
retary of State Walter E. Robertson on a 10-day trip to the
Nationalist Chinese capital,' Taipei, to sec Chiang Kai-Shek,
as "normal maintenance of contact" in a situation admittedly
serious.
Quite effective at Bandung were the assertions of two Amer
ican friends, Iraq and the Philippines. Iraq railed commu
nism a "new kind of colonialism." The Philippines warned!
against a "new barbarism," to the evident dismay of Chow!
En-lai, Red Chinese foreign minister. He tore up his speech.
assailed the United States as a war monger and protested
China's peaceful inlentions, but refused to discuss the Formosa1
crisis.
While President Eisenhower did not list individually the
countries which would receive U.S. foreign aid, Harold Stassen,
foreign aid director, recently named 12 of the Asian countries
represented at Bandung as among those that would get eco
nomic help Burma, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,
Ceylon, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines
and Japan. All except Burma and Ceylon already are receiv
H aid. G. P.
' For a Stale Building Program
We are relieved to note that the joint ways and means com
mittee of the legislature has approved by an eight to one vole
a $14,904,658 state building program for the coming biennium.
We say "relieved" because we were a little fearful thnt the
state's current financial predicament would frighten the legis
l iture Into emasculating this program in the interest of bud
geting balancing without as big a tux increase as will other
wise be necessary. This of course may still happen, but the,
legislature will probably follow in substance the recommenda- j
tion of this committee.
Why do we want the building program to po through? Be
cause we look forwiird with oagoi tics to th.it drastic tax hike? :
No more than you or .tin- other t;isp.i it. We'd like to keep
rur money, as would cvi'ivne else We all have thini:s we
could do with it. A new cur perhaps, that will now have to
wait. j
But Oregon is glowing and will continue to grow. The
needs of its institutions have grown and w ill continue to grow.
Children already bom. to say nothing of new migration and
children to he horn, make this iiuTruse a certainty.
Why not a moratorium on building till we catch our finan
cial breath? There are thiee reasons (or not taking this short
s 'glited view. ,
1. The state will always have a financial pioblem. Money
v 111 never come easy. K we wait two years we'll he no bet
ter able to finance the building and we'll urgently need
more. We have to keep pace, paying as we go or wg'U be
caught under a crushing burdrn within a (ew yeais,
2. This is secondary but not to bo ignored. The building
program will provide employment for several thousand men
in the logging camps, mills, cement factories, brick yards, on
the building jobs. This will help maintain prosperity on
which the state's income depends. Suspending this building
program wouldn't save all ths money to the taxpayers. A lot
of it would just be wasted through unemployment, to be fi
nanred nut of the reserves we have accumulated for a rainy
liay we still hope doesn't come.
3. Last, and is it lcnst" Those who use these institutions,
college students and the less fortunate who aie In the institu
tions under the board of control, need the facilities.
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POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Spirit of Ernie Pyle Lives
On Campus of Indiana U.
By HAL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Pi
Ernie Pyle died on a far Pacific
isle 10 years ago this week, as
the war he hated was drawing
to an end.
He now lies buried in s U. S.
military cemetery in Hawaii
among the servicemen whose ;
story he told with simple
ne tutu wan ni iu-
quence. But in another sense tr-;
nie didn t stay overseas. He is
back home here forever on the
campus of Indiana University,
where In student days he first"
dreamed of winning newspaper
fame.
Certainly his spirit Is en
shrined here. Ernie remains a
living symbol to hundreds of
fledgling young newspaper men
and women who are bolstered
in both heart .and hope by the
example of his career.
Ernie never wns graduated by
his alms mater. He quit during
his senior year to go to work.
Some of the oldtlmers here say
he left because of a broken ro
mance with a red-haired girl.
Others says, "No. it was just be
cause he was Ernie already
restless to be on his way."
Once Pyle did leave the cam
pus in January, 1923, he stayed
sway for 21 years. He lnved the
university hut said he wanted to
remember it as he had known
it in his youth. He came back
only once in his lifetime to
..iKe an nnm.rary decree in M.
A few months later he was killed j
by a snipers bullet on Iwo Jima
But today he personality of
ine any, nrnooing larm nny wnoj
iivKiini: uu- M-im'si iKimc re
porter of his generation domi
nates his old school.
A $MO,000 journalism building
has been named In his honor. A
plaque commemorating his
achievements has been set up by
Ileal Neighbors
Albany Democrat-Herald
There never was any question
about the warmheartedness of
our Linn county people. (The
statement would be pretty large
ly true even with the words Linn
county omitted, but It's Linn
county we're writing about.) Re
member the fire that destroyed
the Rhodes family's home Tiear
Srlo week before last
Tbe
Rhodeses lost everything in that wasn't supposed to be plaving. It i Later in the week Dulles mini
fire house, furniture, appliances. usod propaganda on Red China mized a hit the danger of war
clothing, food. I when the Red Chinese were sup- over Formosa now. But the state-
The neighbors made an appeal posed to be making some of their Iments by him and Eisenhower
for aid to the victims. Our A 1- best propaganda. 1 didn't make it easier for the Chi-
bany fire department, always! secretary of State Dulles sud-n,,,c al Bandung to look too per
ready to help In such cases, got'd(,nlv w8rnfd an0iit a Chinese air-!suasive!y peaceful.
Into the game. This newspaper ' buildup opposite Formosa1 And at Bandung two American
published the news of the fire ju ,he Chinese were anxious friends. Iraq and the Philippines,
and a brief appeal for aid. Now l0 appear s peace lovers to the "ed China with a one-two
Cecil Burkhart, assistant fire 2I) tner Asian-African nations ; punch. It seems reasonable to
chief in charge of delivering the meeting with them at Randung. ! ,mn! y discussed with the I'nlt-ci-ntributions.
is appealing to peo-. tnHnnesia led Stales, before they went to
pie t lay oil.
People have simply turned
over more furniture, appliances,
food, rtothing than the family
knows what to dn with When
the people know, the people help.
lliF.M, nl Ktil.AK
CHICAGO il'l'i-Waller I'ernal
is the police department s favorite
kind of burglar.
In tryins to loot an apartrnen .
way in daylight, smashed a win-
dew with such a resounding cr.vh
and made so much noise that an '
upstnirs tenant phoned police. He
drank so much Imuor in the apart
ment he was helpless to resist ar
ret !
KNKKi;KTIC BROWNSVILLE I
I .sinnnr urmoerai'iirrain
Albany Democrat-Herald
i The community spirit aroused
in Brownsville bv the move to
irtniild the liie rnrrd woolen mills
seems to he developini!. Ne our
enterprising little neighbor la set-
ting mil to bring to the town a
J30nri pressed - board plant.
which is expected to employ
iren at the outset. We wish the
jliltle city success In protecting
land developing its payrolls.
VACCINES CAN'T STOP ME!
BOYLE
Sigma Delta Chi, national pro
fessional journalistic fraternity.
In the lounge of trnie Pyle
Hall are collected a number of
mementoes of the correspondent.
Tk. Ih-I.,- 11,- -nl-an-hina
tool he used to dig his own fox-i'"
holes, a
beat-up dress cap he
r nnrin., hi. t.9 1- a I
elo-lwore in
""Y' ,
porianie lypewrner . s, . nieaa.r. ..
ann one 01 ine lasi cowmns ne
wrote before his death.
... ,, j 1
ne 'uueiiia i ,7 . , V i
of the Pyle tradition," said John;
E- Slempcl, chairman of the jour-1
nahsm department, who himself
was a friend and classmate of
Ernie s. 'They asked that the
building be named after him. i
"We still have the desk Ernie
used when he was editor of the i
nnn-- It I., kfllnrf n aJ . nkH
paper. It is being reelued right
now, so it will last for another
30 or 40 years." i"-i
A memorial fund of more than
$50,000 raised by newspaper ad
mirers has provided some 60 Er
nie Pyle journalism scholarships
during the post-war years. Many
of them went to war veterans,
and StemDel said most of the
winners have gone on and done
well in newspaper work.
"Ernie himself had a good aca-
demie record while he was in
iscnnoi, ne remark-en. i (VP '-Mike Waller, 6-vear-nH son
I Standing before the glass caseiof T.S5t and Mr, n Waller,
.that holds his typewriter, thei, , earv t0 visit his ,,rana.
isame typewriter I had so often mother at Columbus, Ga.. taking
5(,c Ernie bcal oul nis copv on
durinR the war yea, t had a
hauntcd aelinRi if ,he man
hln,,f,r we invisibIy p,cnl.
riaMy jf he could know
what has been done here in his
name, I'm sure Ernie Pylc
couldn't ask fur a happier me
morial. Ho was a man of unceas
inc small kindness in his lifetime.
Now a decade after his death
he remains an inspiration and a and cliches worn smooth make for
concrete help to strugalinc! intellectual laziness, and if con
youngsters learning the writing , stantly used blur the sense of
craft he himself ennobled. i discrimination.
U. S. Puts Out
Propaganda
Br JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press news Analyst
WASHINGTON (. The Vnlteri .world and exert a nractical lnflu-
states ent in on an act where it
And Freiiriwl Kiwnhnwfr Asked
Tonitrpss for $.V.tn.ono.nno in fnr
cmn nid. mot of it for Asia, jmt
when Ihr Hcd Chinese wen most
puftrr to um mpr to their sidf
17 " " m"nV
i Thf i-ni,od Slal0,
the Euro-
peans. and Russia
were not in-
vited to Bandung. The great mass
0( iwcple represented there are
. c olored and impoverished. AH
tne outnrras oi war over for-
n3-
And, because of their poverty
and their desire to get on their
economic feet, the help they had
res-elved. or hoped to get. (rem
the United Stairs would be a fac-
tor In keeping them from too close
alliance with lied China.
v.mi aunua?, jui nriure in nan
oung meeting opened, mines re-
ported the Rel Chinese had great-
ly iniensified their niriwver opoo-
site Formosa. t;isenhoier followed
, this quickly with a suiiemenl
aimed at R.indung
He said 'peaie was in grave
jeopardy'' and that the leaders at
Rand.ing had an "npporttinity, at a
critical hour, to vmee Ihe peace-
iful aipirations of ths paoples of the,
He Knows Better Now
Eugene Register-Guard
A businessman, says a business
man in Life magazine, customar
ily regards government employes
"as congenital nitwits and all
their policies as socialism blend
ed with a dash of idiocy." After
a trip to Washington, he says, the
man of affairs comes home ask
ing "after all what could one ex
pect from men who never met a
payroll?"
The businessman who was writ-
Life piece was Clarence
" , ' ' V, '""""
of I nla nd Steel Co. He had some
Drttv strnne notions ahnut Wash.
- - - --
- , r
being a bureaucrat himself. As
the head of the Commission for
Foreign Economic Policy, he met
owc(1
1 A ttia 4if nneinrl in.
to weeIi, ,nd the wcek, into
, month, , found growing in my
lmiml , new re5pect and jn my
; heart , warm ,ifcction tor many
carcCr men" he writes
i i,. ,.', .:..i, r vi. ...
perjenco and believes business-
r ... ... ...
men wno try a lung ai govern-
ment service bring back "new
understandings- of ithe problems
of government, new insight into
whv things are done as they are.1'
. It was refreshing to read his
confession,- upon his return from
Washington, that "I recognize in
mvself a new tolerance, a new
hesitancy to condemn what I
'have not carefully examined.
ALL READY TO GO
POPF, AIR FORCE BASE. N.C.
his nog tinrezy and a Dunaie ot
clothes.
Mike and Sneezy were found
perched on the wing of an F80
jet plane waiting for the craft to
take off,
WE BI.t'R Ol'R BRAINS
Historian James Truslow Adams
There is no Question but that the
use of slans. hackneved nhrases.
Some Clever
Vs. China Reds
' ence for neace."
IT K' "w r",e im J
Irnn rallrd minimum a now
kind of colonialism. TTip Philip
pines warned the other Afro-
Asians, without men t ton in jt com-
munisni. about a new suncr-har
hanint " Tho u-.wilr'a vnla miitl
i..,..- ua(i on ati.t nn chnu Kn.
l,i ri,,,', (rirn minister.
He tore up the speech he had
p,,nnc, 0 k and ri(.Uv(.rod .
Ucr. He t,x,k swipes at the United
lh,niV, intentions
and s.-iwl didn't UMilt to t.tlk
ibont the sore subject o Formosa
Yesterday Eisenhower sent Con-
iress his message about foreign
aid. emph.isir.ing most of It would
go to Asia He didn't list Individ
uolly the countries which would
get some of it.
mil a montn ago naroia ?iascn.
loreitn aid director, named 12 ot
the Asian countries represented at
Handling us among those "ho
would gel American economic
hehv
They were Burma. Afghanistan.
Pakistan, India. Nepal. Ceylon,
Thailand. Indonesia. Laos. Cam-
hodia. the Philippines, and Japan.
All hut Bitrmi and Ceylon alread
art recaivlnj aid.
N I.,:,'"?..,- e
NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG
F. R.'s 'Economic Royalists'
Ike's 'Economic Captives'
' By KAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON, April 21 Thelaeross Lafayette Park from the
Polyanna spirit and atmosphere i White House, was a hated "cits
generated bv the Eisenhower ad-! del of capitalism" to F.D.R., along
ministration's friendly attitude to-
ward private business and indus
try was highlighted dramatically
here a few days ago. F.D.R.'s
"economic royalists" have become
Ike's "economic captives," and
tliey revel in their changed status.
Dr. Emerson P. Schmidt, veter
an director of economic research
for the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, predicted a pe
riod of enduring and unparalleled
prosperity. More significantly, his
audience of 250 conservative bank
ers agreed with him. And so do
the eonnomic soothsayers at Treas
nrv th K-uiera Kpsprve noara
n' no-,,rirr,.ni nf Oimmerre
"The recession is aeau, uieyi
, J ,1 .1
said, in effect,
perity!"
"Hail the new pros-
Statistics Support Predictions
These experts supply factual statis-lists and bankers,
tics to support their prophesies. e
But Dr. Schmidt's attitude empha-l Ike's Altitude Counts The ironic
sizes that Eisenhower psychology , aspect of Dr. Schmidt's present
shares an equal role with funda-day praise is that virtually these
mental economic evidence as a same conditions prevail under Ei
fortnr in imriprlvins business con-' senhower. with the exception of
fidence. Here is why:
The Chamber of Commerce,
which occupies a palatial structure
Editorial "Amazed"
Grants Pass Courier
The manner in which The Ore-
gonian, editorial page can discuss
any major issue and end up on
both sides of the fence is amazing
to say the least.
An aditorial on the current
sales tax issue is an outstanding, . V nas ne improveo me na
example i ,lona' 'lnances anv fr!at extent.
The editorial is entitled, "Pre-'Allowing for increased income,
mature Sales Tax Rush." ;Pf0Ple WW f taMS
The theme of the editorial is to now.as d'd?'!re Eisenhow
the effect that the state legisla-j Respite Bbillion reductions
! .i!.t it. t.v The public debt has gone up, not
ture should stick to its ,ta Paek-I The bud ? ar
a Be Dasea, primarily, ui. . "
UH-raae III liicumc
Th. nretinnian contends that
the taxpayers "should suffer the
.... ..... ... ------ -
pain of a 50 percent boost in In
come tax rates, or having been
slugged with a state property levy
for the first time since 1940."
That cynical attitude of course,
leaves The Oregonlan in a posi
tion of specifically opposing sub-
mission of the legislative tax
package and a sales tax to the'er demand, purchasing power and 'J f ! sEnl ",?ini
voters for their choice at a spe-' savings. He notes that billion, ; h2 18 a th?Js7ate11' r1" ' a 1
cial election. i will be spent for constructive pur- j Xhms A number of B
On the other hand, it admits- Ppses by the government (Federal, Sr problems have "lc ved 1 at
and submits all the arguments , State and LocaU and by private t(,ntjon 0( our Legislature.
of those in lavor oi sucn a pro-:
a'"' ....
The Oregoman verv simply nis-
f ,u. j.- .I,-, is. ii..
i,il (t nieVase nr imoortant
portions of it. might he rendered
v.. ..r j. .i
tack ":"
Perhaps an income tax boost
would not be stooped by referen
dum." says The Oregnnian.
The powerful Labor Union
State Grange-Farmers Union anti-
sales tax dioc prnnaniy m i pre-
ter ine ureeonran slano o ieialon o cour5e is not responsl.
competing Oregon journal s oui-;be for Dr Schmidl', currCnt opin
right support for a special sales jon w (or , ew role o( F.D.R.'s
tax election but we doubt that ..economic r0yalisU" and Tm
such an editorial stand will en-man-s ..gree(v capitalists." But
gender any degree ot respect on
the part of those politicially po
tent forces.
Salem 50 Year Ago
By BEN MAXWELL
Aoril 21. 1S05
Jos. Meyers & Son, had .d-l EL CENTRO Cahf (UP) -vertised
an Easter special of , Harold Church, athletic director at
dress goods. Grenadines and Fou-; Central Union High School, said
iLa. en- . nrH lmnnrteH si-Moday that a pair of binoculars,
lards 6Rcs yard. Imported S. , ,w0 'arHng and a stopwatch
cilians, i.4tj. st0,en (rom ,he Rym 0(((.f have
Woodburn post office had been; been returned through the mail
.i,i,j i k,i Hoiiihi nH nn. with the following note:
wards of $250 taken.
Stockton & Co. were giving
one standard talking machine
free to every customer whose
purchases amounted to $15.
Mvsterious death of a Salem
character had been associated
nun a resident ot reppermini
flat.
A grand excursion to the Lew
is and Clark fair in Portland,
May 7, had been planned by the
Order of Railway Conductors
from Lebanon, Silverton, Dallas
and Sheridan.
Fifty years aco today a Capi
tal Journal editorial had said:
"The storied dory of the wild
west is gone. No more is it the
land of red skins, scouts and
reckless desperadoes.
Star restaurant. 33!) Court
street adjoining Wade's hard
ware store, had advertised meals
at all hours for 15c.
Vnollirr Political Plirae
Albany Democrat Herild
Oregon's new and personahle
ennsresswoman. Mrs. F.dith Green
of Pnrtl-nd. complains nf White
House dictatii.-n of legislation.
Hints nf presidential vetoes are
characterised as "government by
threat." A neat phrase hut how
does It match up with what some
of Mrs. Green's fellow Democrats
are saying about the president's
"lack nf leadership"?
And Mrs. Green must have
been too young to notice what
went on between the Hill and
the White llrnse when Franklin
Delano Roosevelt was president.
j Active Soarrli Likely
I Aslorian-Budget
Portland police can he expected
to move most vigorously to locate
and capture the authors of the
extortion-bombing plot aeainst
Meier and Frank company.
Such a spectacular crime. In
volvme nerd to the customers of
Portland's biqerst store, compels
the attention of almost everyone
in Portland and many people up
state Nearlv even- one hss been
in the Mfer snd Frank store at
some tiT-e or arother, and evrv
such person must vie-ar th's rrinse
s a danier le his own life and
I limb.
.aafc- a A Mas
with the National Association
Manufacturers. The two organisa
tions could see nothing good in
Roosevelt or Harry S. Truman.
They condemned New Deal eco
nomic and social reforms, some
times extravagantly, indiscreetly,
unthinkingly. They denounced es
pecially those features which fell
heaviest on businessheavy spend
ing, high taxes, a swollen public
debt, an unbalanced budget, exces
sive foreign aid and the New Deal
er's general Indifference to pru
dent housekeeping!
Roosevelt used to say that tney
vearneu lur a icium
to "Mark
i Hanna William McKinley days.'
1 T --II I tU "---A., - n
irmnaii i-mii-u ni-rui tap-
italists" and "wolves of Wall
Street." Both maintained a mag
nificent doghouse and long leash-
es for businessmen and industrial-
his more understanding attitude
toward and encouragement of pri
vate enterprise.
As conservative Republicans
growl, Eisenhower has not scrap
ped a single major New Deal re
form social Security, the Nation
al Labor Relations Board, benefit
payments to farmers, expenditures j
for conservation, foreign aid. Fed- j
eral financing of health, education, j
highways, etc. In certain respects,
ne nas expanuea mem
-,,.,..,, nnrt .,, ,u. ...a
-m.aliTino In-nm. nH nnlon hi.
.."..
Deen questioned in nign places,
High Hopes for This Year And
yet, Dr. Schmidt anticipates that
1955 will turn out to be "the best
year in our history." He cites such
basic barometers as record highs
in automobile production and
sales, construction, steel and elec -
1 trie power output, strong consum-
J- ., , . I
! His long-range outlook is even
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market prices in live years will
i be 100 points higher than they are
"'. Based on earnings, the mar-
ket is not too high, in his opinion.
He anticipa,es a work-week of
' .r
argues that semi-human ma -
chines will create more jobs than
they displace.
ym Con(df,nce EiseIlnower
: tne president is given credit by
these erstwhile Cassardras for
breathing new confidence and hope
in the creative forces and figures
of American finance, business and
industry.
REFORMED
uur conM-iuus es nun us hc
have reformed."
AS IT LOOKED THEN
Aristotle
The most perfect political com
munity is one in which the middle
class is in control and outnum-
Ders both the other classes
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OPEN FORUM
Rank and File State
Workers Getting "Cut"
To the Editor:
It looks like this problem is being
filed away with the expensive Bar
rington Report. If to the backbone
of the state service has been by
passed for the favored few that
have the time and friends to plead
their cases and secure a fat in
crease to their already large in
comes. It's an accepted fact that a good
clock will only run well, keep good
time, and last for years as long
as the complete works run together
in perfect accord, and it takes a
lot of little wheels to run the few
big ones.
So it is with a state service
system. How many of our state
departments could function with
out their large groups of workers
who do the book and leg work to
keep the proper information at the
department heads' finger tips right
down to the after-dinner speeches
some of them make.
This is the group that will be
faced with tax .ncreases on the
same old salary level, yet be ex
pected to help the State of Oregon
get out of the hole. Jf they do,
guess who will end up in that hole?
Combine higher taxes and high
cost of living and you arc giving
state salaries a cut not a raise.
One that will cot their buying pow
er, and In Salem hurt a city's busi
ness that already has "give-away"
contests to increase buyers' in-
terest.
If the State of Oregon plans on
keeping its state system running
moothly without loss of time and
money spent in training new em
ployes to replace the ones who
tiave received their training in
slatc wori( oniy to eaVe for pri-
vote industry where their training
cn(i seority are rewarded in wage
increases, not extra nonoays. it
must do something before this ses
sion ends.
Robert Gritton.
2387 Laurel Ave.
Bifiger Lop; Jam
Eugene Register-Guard
11 you think there is a
log
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J""' " 6" .6..a.u,v,
iook at wnai s nappening in con
neetiput. In Orppnn the Tunisia-
ture is working its way through
1,300 bills, resolutions, etc., and
300 of them Have already been
signed by the governor. Many
more than that have passed one .
bouse, but not both,
j. In Connecticut the Legislature
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'Savinf" a Life
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Showing the effects of brain-.
washing during his three and a.
1 half years of imprisonment with-
j out a trial, an American medical
", i ' '?
: saved his life twice once when
he was ill and the second time
"because they didn't shoot me."
That reminds us of the "char-
acter" witness for the armed rob
ber who said at the. trial that the
defendant really was a benefactor
of his victim because, although
he had looted the storekeeper's
till and knocked him unconscious
with his revolver butt,(he didn't
murder him. ,-
RABBIT CULTURE
BATON ROUGE, Lav (Upl
Louisiana State University will be
gin a short course on rabbit breed
ing Thursday. The course ends Fri
day. POLITICAL ECONOMY
BROCKTOO, I1L (UP)
village of 450 persons cancer"
scheduled election Tuesdr
cause there ' were no cer"' '
FREEDOM AND SECI RP'
Sherman County Jnurn''
There's freedom for the b",
and security for the slave.
ONE CAUSE FOR THANKS
Sherman County Journal
Anyhow our variety of snr'i
beats that in Wyoming.
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