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THE ELECTION . . . And You (Th following ipac ii mad available on Tuesdays. Thursday! and Sundayi during the election campaign to the two major political parties so that ihey may publish, without charge, material concerning the presidential elec tion race. Offerings are limited to 400 words, must have the approval of the county chairman of the party, and must be submitted not later than 2 p.m. the day before publication on week days, at 11 a.m. Saturdays for Sunday publication.) DEMOCRATIC STATEMENT With the election only one month away, it is time the vot ers quit listening to the charges and countercharges involving personalities, and started look ing at the cold facts and issues on which they should base their votes. There is no better way of arriving at those decisions than a direct comparison of facts and accomplishments. First, there is the issue of the small businessman. Under the Democrats, most small business es has satisfactory lines of cre dit with local banks; interest rate on Government loans to small business was 5 per cent or less: growth in total number of small buinesses was 60 per cent above the rate for the Eis enhower years. Under the Re publicans, a majority of small businesses have lost their line of bank credit; interest rate on government loans to small bus iness has increased 20 per cent, small business profits are down more than 50 per cent, the rate of small business failures is up 20 per cent. Next, consider the farmers. Under the Democrats, from 1949 to 1952, the farm income rose 15 per cent, farm prices rose 15 per cent, and parity was always above 100 per cent. Un der the Republicans. 1952-1955, farm income fell 26 per cent, farm prices fell 18 per cent, and parity has always been below 100 per cent. Workers and laborers also should take a look at the con trast between the Democratic administration and the Eisen hower administration. Under the Democratic administration, 1949 to 1952. the average take home pay increased 20 per cent, and stockholders' income rose 20 per cent. The same for both. Under the Democrats both are treated alike. Under the Repub licans, 1952-1955, the average person's take home pay increas ed only 8 per cent, and the av erage stockholder's income rose 24 per cent. Stockholders' in come during the Eisenhower years has increased three times as much as has the income of the average worker. Those who are employed in the lumber and building indust ry should also take a close look at the two administrations. Un der the Democratic administra tion the money policy was such that those who wanted to build new homes could do so. Interest rates were low. Under the Re-' publican administration, a tight money policy has been adopted which has cut building and which is reflected in Jackson county today in the slump in the lumber market and accompany ing shutdown of many mills. Surely, since the vast major ity of the people in Ofegon are REPUBLICAN STATEMENT In its Sept. 23 issue, The Sat urday Evening Post published an editorial titled "The Country Still Needs Eisenhower." It is quoted here in part. Believing that "the average voter makes up his mind accord ing to what he can find out about the principles stated in party platforms, the records o the parties and the character and personalities of the candi dates, and on the basis of all three of these considerations The Saturday Evening Post believes that the American people should return to power the administra tion of President Eisenhower and elect a Republican Congress. It seems to us there are excellent reasons for this position . . . "Imperfect as platforms are as genuine expressions of serious intent, they do represent a fair approximation of the prevailing attitudes throughout the party s membership and often contain hints of what is to be expected if the party should be returned to power. "The 1956 Democratic plat form, for example, contains sev eral definite warnings of what a new Democratic administration would attempt to do . . . de mands for repeal of the Taft Hartley law, destruction of the vitally important national-origins quota system for admission of immigrants, and the adminis tration of foreign aid through a 'multilateral approach," mean nig that American taxpayer's money should be distributed by international bureaucrats with whom the recipients of aid would have the most influence. "The Democratic platform al so condemns state 'right to work' laws although most of these have been passed by legis latures in Democratic states . . . "In his acceptance speech. President Eisenhower called at tention to the record of his party in halting 'the heedless stampede to Washington.' An ac tive sector of this effort is the administration's policy of 'part nership' between private enter prise and the public in the electric-power field. The Democrats would load more TVA's on the groaning taxpayers. The Repub lican platform's endorsement of 'partnership' between govern ment and private investment which Gov. Douglas McKay is vigorously defending in Oregon deserves the support of Ameri cans who are concerned over the 'drift to socialism.' "The Republican foreign-poli- working people, and young peo ple wanting good jobs and good homes, the choice should be simple and elemental. The Democratic party has the best program for ALL of the people. WW I YJVJ ARD When All America Shops and Saves 0RTH i i i uu : V V AITING FOR! ? Biggest Sale of the Year. Starts Tomorrow ATCH In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS WAV AJVJ ' l 1 r ARDS See Wards Big Ad in Tomorrow's Paper A Gold Beach man went up the Rogue to get himself a deer. In the general neighborhood of Agness he got tired and turned in under a tree for a nap. His dog lay down beside him. Hunters mistook the dog for a coyote and opened fire. In the ensuing barrage a bullet went through the dog's ear and smashed into hv master's shoul der. He lost quite a lot of blood on the way down the river to a Gold Beach hospital, but at last accounts was expected to recover. ITS GETTING so you can't win. If you lie down to rest up so you won't die of heart failure you get shot for a coyote. BACK to politic,s. There isn't much else the news these days. IN A SPEECH in Chicago, Agri culture Secreatary Benson says the Eisenhower administra tion inherited a mess, but is re building the nation's agricul tural economy on a sound foun dation. He asserts that farm net in come is now 9 per cent higher than a year ago, that farm prices are 6 per cent higher than last December and that the total value of all farm products is at an all-time record high. He adds: Three-fourths of the nation's farmers own their own farms, farm foreclosure; are near an all-time record low and farm ex ports last year were the highest in 30 years. npHE BIG point in his state- -- ment, it seems to me, is that if Secretary Benson says it we can believe it. He has integrity. He has courage. He peddles no buncombe. He ijn't afraid to tackle tough situations the hard way. THE farm situation, which is all snarled up in election year politics, is a fine example of the easy way and the hard way. The hard way is to get produc tion and consumption back into balance so that the law of supply and demand can work again. The easy way is to regard the farmer a,s a pensioner and pay him out of the treasury. I don't believe any REAL farmer wants to be a pensioner of the government. 'TWERE i?, of course, another Way out ANOTHER. WAR Every war anybody now alive can remember has meant a farm boon while it lasted and a farm BUST when it ended. But nobody wants another war. CPEAKING further of politics- J Bee Book and I Bee pre sides at the Herald and News coffee hour each morning over at Klamath Falls, where I have my office are thinking of run ning for President and Vice-Pre.s ident on a platform that ought to sweep the country: Do away with the other ten months and HAVE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ALL THE YEAR. - . . TT WOULD be at least as sensi ble as most of the issues the pilitical demagogs howl about these days. And JUST AS LIKELY TO COME ABOUT. cy plank cites the substantial contributions of the Eisenhower administration to peace and the frustration of Soviet aggression. This is an impressive record, all the more so when contrasted with the record of appeasement which preceded it. "However, it is on the record of the Eisenhower Administra tion more than the party plat form that the voter should rely Regardless of imperfections and inconsistencies which undoubt edly exist, the country is at peace, its people are generally at work for good wages, the budget is balanced, and inflation while it remains a threat, has been kept under control. Fur thermore a beginning has been made toward a 'retreat from socialism'." More tobacco and peanuts are grown in North Carolina than in any other state. Alfair in Constellation Aquila (Eagle) Near Earth By FAY BENTLEY "Your awkwardness is inex cusable. Be seated at the table and never again attempt to pour the nectar into our cups," said Jupiter in disgust and anger. Hebe, a beautiful young god dess and cup bearer for the deity on Mount Olympus, had acciden tally dropped the tray of golden goblets, spilling the divine liq uid which she daily served. This so annoyed Jupiter, king of the gods, that he resolved to find someone else to perform this sacred rite. Handsome Prince In all his kingdom there was none more handsome than the prince Ganymede, who tended his father's sheep on Mount Ida. Jupiter directed an eagle to fly down to earth, snatch the youth, and bring him to Mount Olym pus. Ganymede, who proved to be a most satisfactory royal cup bearer, was given the gift of immortality, and to honor the eagle who had carried the lad to the home of the gods, Jupiter placed it in the sky. Astronomically speaking, the giant sun. Altair, brighest star in the constellation, Aquila the Eagle, is comparatively near by; its distance from the earth being approximately 16 light years, or 96 trillion miles. It is traveling toward our planet at the rate of about 1.000 miles per minute. One bright star with a dim star on each side of it makes an easy recognition point for Aquila, the Eagle. To find this star picture, look to the southwest about 8 p.m. High in the sky you can see a short line of three star;;. Al tair, 11th brighest star in the sky, is in the middle with a rather dim star on each side of it. This line, very nearly five de grees long, or equal to the dis tance between the Pointers in the Big Dipper, contains, the three stars that form the ident ification mark of Aquila, the Eagle, a diamond-shaped figure lying in the Milky Way almost at the foot of the Northern Cross. More Names Many stars have more than one name. In any constellation the tars are designated by let ters of the Greek alphabet com bined with the Latin form of the Subsidies Authorized For Oregon Potatoes Washington (U.R) The Agriculture Department has ap proved subsidies for potato growers in six areas under its program to divert low-quality spuds from the market. A spokesman said Saturday the department offered the sub sidies Sept. 21 to growing areas where farmers themselves agree to hold their poorer potatoes off the market. Since then farmers in seven areas have applied for subsidies. So far the department has ap proved payments to growers in the San Luis Valley of Californ ia, Maine, Washington State, Idaho, Oregon and Northern California. It expects to act next week on the remaining application, from Northern Colorado growers. The subsidy is aimed at boost ing potato prices by reducing supplies for food. Farmers will be paid 50 cents per hundred pounds for table-grade potatoes sent to starch factories, flour mills and livestock feed lots through December 31. The pay ment will drop to 40 cents per hundredweight through March 31 and to 30 cents thereafter. The subsidy program, similar to one used last season, will end no later than June 30, 1957.- Seattle Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Portland (U.R) A federal grand jury here Friday return ed an indictment against Ed ward L. Alkire, 44, of Seattle, charging him with causing the transportation of a forged check from Portland to Anaheim, Calif. Alkire had previously been in dicted by a San Francisco grand jury which accused him of depos iting some S23.000 in fictitious checks in California banks and then writing checks amounting to $4000 on fraudulent accounts. Rtj. or King Six REPRINTS 5C 8 Exposure Roll . . . PENNYWISE 323 E. Main name of the constellation. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma in the Greek alphabet correspond to the let ters A, B, and C, in the English alphabet. Thus Altair, brighest star in Aquila, is also named Alpha Aquilae: the star ju.st below Al tair is Beta Aquilae and the star just above Altair, or Alpha Aqu ilae, is Gamma Aquilae. Just above Altair, the rather dim star, Gamma Aquilae forms a point of the diamond, while another dim star, in line with Gamma, Alpha, and Beta Aqu ilae, but lower in the sky, marks a second point of the diamond. The figure is completed by two stars of approximately the same brightness lying to the right or West and somewhat higher in the sky than the stars mentioned above. The sky picture so formed has a slender appearance, being about twice as long as it is wide. Now, it is tipped so far toward the west that Gamma Aquilae which marks the side of the diamond in its journey up from the eastern horizon seems to be at the top. Farther to West During the months of October and November, Aquila the Eagle will fly farther and farther to the west. The madly sparkling Altair on the western skyline in early evening will be all that is visible of this interesting con stellation in the month of Dec ember. By the firt of January it will have entirely disappeared. In June, 1957, this noble bird will appear on the eastern hor izon to begin his annual flight across the summer and autumn skies. Sunday, October 7. 195S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Seamen Stick With Grounder Tanker Kodiak, Alaska (U.R) Twelve seamen stuck with a grounded American tanker loaded with aviation gasoline Saturday de spite the possibility the ship might break up on a desolate island far out on the Aleutian chain. The latest dispatch from the 178-foot Dulcinea aground on the east shore of Buldir Island said the ship "appears to be holding together with no leakage of gas visible." A Navy plane dispatched from Adak circled over the tanker after it went aground Friday and broached-to on the shore of the tiny island. The plane circled over the crippled tanker until the Navy tanker, USS Tawakoni, arrived late Friday afternoon. The tanker was based in Se attle. Her agent is Northern Tankers. 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