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Pag« 2 central point times «mui .W A S H IN G T O N waefcly «very Thursday by P. O . B ob ►Ç C. 216 E. Pirn St. Caatral Polat, Ora. 97502 ctow — 11 « th* P<w of flea at tgoa *7502, uadqr act of Coagrua* Mar. J, $ 3 .00 par yaur la Jack«« County, « 50 • • • N E W S P A P IR P U B L IS H E R S A S S O C IA T IO N E D IT O R IA L S ap Paul Hombach ARE Y O U A MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADER? !f you are a hfrddle-of-the-roader, actually realiiing the full por tent of that descriptive phrase, we propose to te ll you, in as kindly a way as possible, how disappointed we are in you. To profess be ing a m iddle-of-the-roader is to confess that one is incapable of honorable conviction in any matter and is w illing to gerrymander to either side of the road which may seem at the moment , expedient to satisfy one's selfish interests. -lost We are indebted far these thoughts on m iddle-of-the-roadism to farmer Representative Donald Jackson of California. In one o f his recent broadcasts, he described the malady fully, also disavowing credit far originating the ideas expressed; i f we remember correct ly , he gave credit to some writer for the American Conservative Union. At any rate, we are delighted to pass the remarks on here I f anyone desires a nice quick suicide, there could be no surer way than to ckive one's car onto a modem w ell-traveled, 2 - way highway, step on the gas, and straddle the center line. Objective should be accomplished in only a few moments. I f anyone desires to be devoid of a ll principles, there could be no better way than to attempt straddling a ll political and moral fences. We suspect that this column would be rated by many of our friends, and near-friends, as dyed-in-the-w ool conservative. We also suspect that we feel honored by any such rating. But t*« » as it may, we declare without hesitancy, that we find in our heart some sound respect for the honest, dyed-in-the-w ool lib eral, but little , if any, respect for die avowed midcfie-of-the * • • Senator Dodd of Connecticut presents rather a paradox in our Con gress. For years he has recognised the threat of Communism and particularly their infiltration and subversive tactics a ll over our l a nd, and has worked ceaselessly to thwart their activities. O f cour se, then, he has been included among those of us who are the obj ects of Intellectualist jibes about witch-hunting for Commies under beds and In closets. But the Senator doesn't seem to mind any more than the rest of us do. On the other hand, Senator Dodd is the author o f a b ill now befo re Congress, to restrict the ownership of firearms by American c it izens. Now we are not saying that I f this b ill is passed, we w ill a ll have to grab the gun* from our households, stack them in the yard and have them carried o ff to the armory. This b ill w ill c a ll only for the registry of arms, and presumably, our ownership and use of firearms would continue as always. Mr. Dodd and the other high boys who are concerned about the matter, say it would gradually dc • • • It m ig h t w e ll be called t'.S . The m in im u m wage in Spain F o reig n Aid to W orld R rvo lu is $1 per d ay A good s a la ry is lion. t W i l l . d i a l Fd lent ton ..f liph-pe n.lrn I Bus ( Mayor Granvil Brittsan. who just survived a recall attempt, said wild spending of the coun cil has depleted the general fund and whisked right on through the city reserves. And, to complicate matters further, a real donnybrook is there could be only one possible necessity for it» The possibility that at some future date, the authorities might consider It necessa to say, "Daddy, can I have a gun?" But it would be the OPENING WEDGE. Some of us can remember the arguments made when the 16th Amendment was enacted. Others could find those arguments In the Congressional Record of 1909, when Congress passed the act submitting that amendment to the States. The pro's visioned a tax on income of leas than 1% as being sufficient for a ll tim e, and promised that most certainly, It would never be raised more than a fraction above b i. How much do you pay now? So with this gun b ill. If you think that once this b ill Is passed, future years would not bring sticter and stricter measures and finally confiscation, you are softer in the head than we think ytm are. You may remember that Castro was such a noble guy when he was feted In New York shortly before he took over Cuba. For your Information, we are still firin g fa, pioneer days. Only the methods and manipulations o f pioneering have changed. $ shaping up over next year's budget that may see city fath ers squabbling over spending through a long, hot summer. Mayor Brittsan said the city has the capacity to borrow money to pay its bills and pay employees, but he isn’t going to authorize any borrowing. "They (the council) illegally took away my authority to sign checks, so I have refused to sign for a loan at the bank," Brittsan said. The mayor said council had shown no responsibility in its spending, that it had just frit tered away money "like it was going out of style." A ttorney Fees Cause Problems “ For instance, they spent $2,- 800 for attorney fees when the budget only allowed $1,800,” he said. “ And when I refused to sign any more checks for the attorney, he said it was his opinion c o u n c i l could take check - signing authority away from me.” Brittsan said, however, if the away with, or, at least , greatly deter, gunmen in their killin g anc council would get together, stop robbery with firearms. The argument is p itifu lly weak. True, it fighting each other and him, might make It more d ifficult for a prison escapee, a parolee, or that a solution could be found for the financial crisis. known criminals to obtain guns, but it would by no means prevent But the mayor doesn't have them from doing so. We rtrongly suspect that most crim inal shoot much hope of this happening. ings today are done with stolen gun», and such a law as the one In He expects more bitter battles question would not change that situation one lota. and another major crisis for As to an o ffic ia l registry of a ll firearms, possessed by a ll citizens, the small town. our little freedoms. If we wanted to buy a gun, we would have to • • • The result has been th a t big Due to the g re a t ignorance com bines w ith cold storage fa em p loyed in a d m in is tra tio n , cilities buy up the fa r m pro perhaps the n am e of A m e ric a n duction in Spain, and hold it F o reig n Aid should be changed for the highest possible prices. • • • Bills are to be paid, salaries are to be paid. And only a dribbling of income is expected until taxes start coming in in October. STACK YOUR GUNS, FREEMEN do little more than hurt our pride, and take away one more of H o w ever, today In M a d rid , even in Ihe low er class food m a rk e ts around the ( a l l e M a y or. m e a l Is priced fro m 40 cents to S I.50 per pound, cheese around 40 cents per pound, eggs 70 cents per dozen. (ru it arouund 10 cents per pound, other lood prices a re com p ara b le . • • » T he result is that m oat Span ia rd s find it necessary to hold down tw o ur m o re jobs, w o rk ing lti to 18 hours per dav to exist Even then, the diet is p re tty much confined to gar- banzo beans mid u tlie r very cheap funds Because the present Spanish g overnm ent is so com pletely opposed to co m m u n ism , having gone through w •he agony of a c iv il w a r fom ented by the K re m lin . It was not un til 1W3 that the Slate D e p a rtm e n t. on the Im p lic it in s t r u c tio n s ol P resid ent E is e n h o w e r , C. W. Harder recognised this g o v e rn m e n t. • • • This is quite a contrast to the DI course, there are some alm o st im m e d ia te recognition m illio n a ire s being c re a te d In th a t w as g ranted the t astro the process, but at the bottom reg im e in Cuba. ol Spanish life there is a g re a t • • » under c u rre n t that could resu lt N o t lo n g a fte rw a r d s , it was in serious upheavals, e sp ecial th e n d e c id e d th a t S p a in sh o u ld ly if the aging F ra n c o , now 74. h a ve som e U S fo re ig n aid. succumbs w ithout a successor and as u su a l. incx|>ei ic n c c d being read y who can keep c iv il people ju m p e d in w ith m illio n s unrest fro m b reakin g out. o f d o lla rs n> "h e lp " S pain • * * As a side result, the fa rm e rs Eor one thing, it was decided (hat the d istrib u tio n of lood in who a re not getting enough for Spain Is a rc h a ic . T herefore, their products a re m oving to w ith enco uragem en t and t'.S . the cities, hoping som ew here Io d ollars, cold s to ra g r plants find some way of m a k in g a liv - , mg • . . w ere set up In Spain. T his is Spain today. W hat w ill Bui w ith a ll this frenzied be Ihe Spain of tom orrow is a planning to bring a better guess. Bui w h a t Is happening world to the s tra te g ic a lly im in Spain has also happened In p ortant Ib e ria n Peninsula the o ther n a tio n ’s w here incom (act was overlooked th a t Spain p e trn t use of A m e ric a n money has cre a te d unrest. has no anti.m onopoly laws The city of Talent is flat broke. City fathers reached down in their jeans at the end of March and came up with only $160. ****»**■♦ S rSt4 ♦ SC» a w * « ♦ No. my hearties, this rather Inoffensive b ill within itself, would • • • By ARCHIE SHA M B UN Of The Tidings get both hands out as far as you can reach. Even that is better than staying in the middle o f the road. Oh, they argue that the Second Amendment was enacted In the closing yean o f the 18th century-- days of pioneering, when law enforcement agencies were not as widespread and acceslble as in our modern day. But, we argue, that since there is much more crime today, than In the 18th century, a modern man has J u * as much moral right and actual need for a gun to protect his home castle, as did the men who wore buckskin. S100 per m onth. A c a rp e n te r m akes S3 per day. and top sec re t a ry S6d per m onth Fighting Continues Think it over. I f you believe, as we do, that Constitutional Americanism has nutured us into an altogether unique, favored people, then you had better begin expressing such a conviction in word and vote. It is die only hope for conserving from the threat of ruin, this wonderful heritage of freedom which is ours. If you have no concern for conserving the American system, then definately bandwagon yourself onto the Great Society train ano necessity would be a one-sided necessity to protect their own cont rolling authority. C hiefs Blotter fOITOR Why I'm Sick HARDER Talent Flat Broke; loader. If there are those who might think us un-Christlike, for such an attitude, we refer them to Revelation 3: 14-16. Therein John reports that Christ said, "Because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold or hot, I w ill spue thee out of my m outh." ry to COLLECT those firearms, from their owners. And the only v a lid reason said authorities could ever have for asserting such a W IL S O N UHfftS To the Editort One only has to take a look ut Spain to understand how U S foreign aid is a pow erful in stru m en t for w reckin g a nation's econom y sad $4.00 ootsida state. FREE PALAVER AND SM A LL B U S IN E S S ” CKNTRAL POINT TIMES, INC. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1*66 "The budget committee is after a tax increase.” he said. “ It appears they will push to have the tax increase put on the primary ballot.” Brittsan said he would right the increase all the way. " I was elected on the basis that I was for a city run in a businesslike fashion and on no increase in property taxes. "This is what the people want or they wouldn't have elected me or voted for me in the recall election. And, if I have anything to say about it, there will be no tax increase.” Brittsan said the budget com mittee is going to recommend a city budget even higher than the $51,547 budget drawn up by the city recorder for 1966-67. The budget for the current year is $43.587. Budget increase W ould Boost Tax "The i n c r e a s e they want would raise taxes by five or 10 mills,” Brittsan said. "I've never used the veto before but I sure will this time if that is what they give me.” The mayor was recently em broiled in a bitter fight with several councilmen who accused him of unauthorized spending of funds and other charges related to circumventing the council. Petitions were circulated to recall the mayor. An election was held and the mayor won out. He said the election did not heal the split between some councilmen and himself, but did give him a little more support on the council "Two are for -ne, two against and two say they can work with me and might," the mayor said First sparks in the new Tal ent row are expected to come April 12—the next council meet ing All-out war may be on tap later this month when the budget committee brings its findings before council. The April 12 meeting will be in city hall at 8 p.m. —Reprinted from the California Corner. Central Point Timest E d ito r ', n o ie : T io iio w in e » h » » e /«•«otatitf Dear Sir, •• • letter I take great delight In spilling the best kept secret in Oregon- the fact that W alter Huss, Dir I am one ol the Americans who heard M r Khrushchev tall our Nation that my great frandchll dren will grow up In a Communist world. ector of the North West's Freed- om Center in Portland, Is tuna, ing in the Republican Primary Election against Mark Hatfield For some time bothered me for U. S. Senator. To combat the Liberal news media black TRAFFIC COURT out on Mr, Huss, every Conser vative In Oegon must broadcast this "secret" far and wide. Linda Jane Davis, SS6 Midway Road, MeH'ord, V iolation of Fellow Americans, If you want a statesman for a Senator who w ill fight every step of the way against our present insane Government spending and burgeoning Socialism- who w ill fight to preserve our Pri vate Enterprise businesses- If you want a Senator who w ill fight against giving aid o f any kind to Communist countrles- who w ill fight to retain U. S. Sovereignty over our Panama Canal and our Guatanamo Navy Base In Cuba- who w ill fight for the Constitutional right o f the Amerclan people to possess and bear arms in defense of their homes and fam ilies- who w ill fight for victory over Communism both at home and abroad, par ticularly in V ie t Nam and to the Copley • Son Fron- mm o e w tp o p e r, c itro n . the basic rule. $10. Wanda Jean Tum ey, 55 N. 5th, Central Point. Failure to display registration. $S. Gordon Eugene Hansen, 4173 1/2 Hamrick Road, Central Point. V io latio n of the basic rule. $25 fine to be worked out. now this has bul Aa I lead. I began to think about America and being an American and what It all atanda for. and I thought about our enemies and what they intend to do to America, Io those rich lands and farms, to the cities and the people, to Its freedom and tta hope. And. suddenly. I realized that I am a tick American I mean really sick. I am not a brave men. not even a big one. I am sick of panaceas and of backing up I suppose I would have to admit that I am among my own neigh bors and In my own culture, the t y p i c a l , average, well-educated, genteel suburbanite to whom tarn- ily. Jhe mortgage and security have been the all-important Items. I am sick of reactions where there should be Initiative I am sick of bureaucrats who tell me that my enemy la not realty my enemy, and that 1 should llva to gether with murderers and tyrants 1 am now 50 and soon my wife and I w ill see the Brat of our three children married I am sick of government that hasn't the guts to clean traitors out of Its own offices. I paint my own house repair my own car, grub my own devil grass and nurse a modest savings account at the Bank of America I am a law abiding man on the quiet side, and dissension makes me terribly nervous Frankly I am the kind who simply doesn t have It In him to light anyone ever And I ’m sick of being a nice, patient guy about It I am sick of placidly accepting excuses Instead of successes, of being a silent gen Neman for fear of controversy 1 am sick of my country being ridiculed all over the world. I am sick of pink-llvered poiltl My wife had me cleaning out an clans who place personal career old (rank In the storage room the above the fate of the flag. other day. and I ran across the huge I am sick - f 40 years of relent, old fam ily Bible that 1 hadn't less, creeping, cancerous, commu thought about for year». My grest- nistic g o d lrs s n ra s that never once grandmolher had kept a journal of has wavered from Its avowed pur- the trip across the Great Plains pose o f conquering that flag and with a wagon and oxen when she seeing II trampled In the mud under and great grandpa were youngsters Russian boots. coming out to settle In California I am sick of my genteel desire to In ihe great migration Great- grandma wrote about It as Ihe wild, stand pat and pray while the enemy new land, rich and abundant in advances mythical proportions Tom m y Allen Sceven, P. O. Box 1001, Blackwell Road, Central Point. Operatiug in wrong lane o f traffic. $10 fine to be worked out. Donald Ray Tompkins, 215 N. 2nd, Talent. Speeding. Fine suspended. On the trail she wrote of sickness and hunger, and heat and cold, and dust and thirst, and the deaths and births like beads strung together on a thread of hope of freedom and a land of plenty for their children yet unborn. Duane Dolan, Rt. 2, Box 535, Central Point. Parking on wrong dde o f street. Fine $1. Cuba at present- a Statesman who w ill fight to his last brea Diana Harlean Dyer, 5765 th to keep the American peoplt Table Rock R d ., Central Point out from under the jurisdiction Expired vehicle license. $10. of the Communist controlled World Court, and to keep our Terry Lee Ragan, 200 Gresham ' Army and Navy and Air Force Ashland. V io U tfa n of the and Nuclear Weaponry from basic rule. $10. being turned over to the Communist controlled United Nations- if you want a States man who w ill dedicate a ll c i his energies to the preservation o f our National Sovereignty, Dr. Paul J, Hoffman, presi our Divinely Inspired Constitu dent and director of Oregon Re. tion, and a ll our precious search -Institute of Eugene, has Heritage therein- then you been appointed Fourth Congres sional District chairman of the want W alter Huss for U. S. Howard Morgan senatorial cam Senator. paign. Here is a man who believes Widely published In a num in what our Fore Fathers fought ber of scientific /w journals. ° ill« !» , Dr. LxT. and died for. He if an ordained Hoffman hag been a consultant minister with ten years o f pes- t0 the ^ avy D«P«rtment, Arms- .__ . . ., ment Systems Personnel Re- toral experience and is comp- search Laboratory, Lowry A ir letely dedicated to the fight Force Base, Navy Ordnance Testing Station, China Lake and to preserve our priceless Her Veterans Administration Hospi itage of Freedom and our hu tal. Palo Alto. mane, Christian civilization, He served as state chairman a ll of which the International of Robert W. Straub's campaign Communist conspiracy Intends for State Treasurer in 1964 and has been active in Democratic to destroy. Party activities for many years. "Courage I have, " he says. He and hit wife Elaine have "Specific knowledge o f the two daughters and one son. problems I have. And the str ategy for victory over EV11 rrm u j» was clear And when she viewed the new land she wrote In simple word pic tures of the cities and I ru n and schools, and happiness t .at would someday bloom In the greatness of the vast new land She wrote of her tomorrow and my today I a m sick o f e d u c a to rs w h o te a c h tolerance of subversion and of clergymen who would have me quell al the specter of bailie and turn my cheek In fear of whet our en em ies mighl do In all honesty, the thing of which I am m oal sick Is the man who let these things come to me myself And by the living God who made me. sir, 1 am a sick American who Intends Io get well READ The Want Ads' and Tyranny has been set down before us in the Bible, and by our great historic Fathers." Literally thousands o f Con servative Democrats have re registered at Republicans In order to vote for hfr. Huss In the Primary Election, over three thousand in his own county alone. Hooray for these grand Americans. Hooray for W alter Husal Sincerely, L, C , Powell P .O . Box 882 Grant* Pass, Oregon 2,530 Register For Spring Term Southern Oregon College reg istrar, Wayne M. Hood, an nounced this morning that 2,530 students registered during the opening day of spring term at the college. This figure represents a new record for spring term registra tions, Hood said. The previous spring term record wag reach ed last year when 2,306 students Arid speaking of the Constitution, we might mention that If Mr. Dodd'« biU is catried out by Congressional enactment only, It w ill registered for classes. The first day figure com be unconstitutional. It would take submfirfon and pa «age as an pares with only 1,225 registered amendment , to make It legal. However, we admit that such pro during the first day last spring term, but officials do not ex cedure seem* altogether unnecessary, in these day* o f the Great pect aa large an Increase in Society. Which, however, is Just one more Indication that such the following days this year. an impossible thing as Americans citizens hiving their gun« confis An official estimate of 2,900 students has been made. New cated la a very lik e ly possibility. Better think it over, and get a registration procedures h a v e message to your Congressmen , TELLING them they had better made it possible for a larger not vote to empty your gun rack. You could remind them that number of students to enroll on you have a vote coming up this fa ll. the first day, Hood said. CHILLED PEACHES Coming up—another new prod uct that combines convenience and quality. This time it’s sliced fresh peaches packed in wide - mouthed glass jars, chilled and ready to use. They’ll be available as long as 12 weeks after the fresh peach season. This new process for preserving fresh peach slices without canning or freezing (re frigeration required) was de veloped by scientists at the Georgia Agricultural Experi ment Station working under contract with the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture. • f o R V te flu E in ß s e n e m e t p lo g xj f o Z o t f t t Ç fo p . o u THEY PLANNED WELL O ur Founding Fathers believed that we live in an ordered universe. I hey believed themselves ,o lx- a part of the uni versal order of things. Stated another w a y -th e y believed in Obd. They believed that every man most find his own place in a world where a place has been made for him . They sought independence for their nation hut, more im portantly, they sought freedom for individuals; freedom for men as individu als to think and act lor themselves. They established a republic dedicated to one puqmse above all others— the preservation of individual liberty, protection ol a society where men would be tree to pursue their purposes in life as they see them. They did not think man's purpose in life is to be determined by government or that government has any business deciding what purposes our society shall serve.” — R alph W . H i ' stxo V ic i. PRLSIDfcNT AND SfcCRfcTARY IN D IA NA PO LIS POWLR k L K .IIT C O M PA NY *■ — r n u c P , ‘m c j o \ r » c j Ç f o o e - r P i c t a s X " t o o 9 f (
