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I TWO MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. July 25. 1957 j :v. .; Maine May Decide To Abandon Traditional Role as Nation's Political Proqnosticatoi Editor's Bote: Maine voti aext Bept. 9 to decide whether It should abandon its fimoui earlv election in fceptemher and vote with the nation In November starting in 1560. A lav orable vote would bury onre and for all the political proverb "At Maine goes, so coe. the nation." In the following dispatch t'nlted Pre Corretpondent John E. Hyrne rives the hiUirirat hackcround for the early Main election and Its na tional Significance. By JOHN E. BYRNE United Press Corretpondent Augusta, Me. W Main may decide Sept. 9 to abandon her traditional role as the nation's political soothsayer. The 1957 Legislature directed that a special referendum elec tion be held on that date so the voters can make a final decision on a proposal that the Constitu tion of the state be amended to eliminate Maine's famous early election. If a majority of the voters bal loting on that question should ap prove, Maine would drop its first-in-the-nation election as of 1960 and vote with the rest of A decision i n favor o f t h e the country in November, election date change would mean that, at long last, the epitaph could be written for the ancient and unreliable political proverb: "As Maine goes, so goes the nation." Starting with 1960, the Maine election results no longer would be available in advance of the national elections for purpose of prognostication. Maine voters would visit the polls with the rest of the voters of the country on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in an election year to elect the nation's top officials. No More Weathervane The election date utilized by Maine since she became a state in 1820, the second Monday of September, would be nothing but a wistful memory to poli ticians in search of a "weather vane." Incidentally, Maine would not elect a governor in a president ial election year if the voters of the Pine Tree State vote "yes" on another question before them Sept. 9. That one purposes that the term of governor be extended from two years to four years. His election would be held in non-presidential years starting with 1958. Maine, up to now, has stuck stubbornly with the early elec tion date chosen by the state's constitutional convention in 1820. Records of the debates of that convention show that there was considerable disagreement among the delegates as to just when elections should be held for the convenience of most voters. The nation's northeast corner was then primarily agricultural. That circumstance appears to have been a deciding factor in the choice of the second Monday in September as election day. John Holmes, one of the most influential of the convention delegates, said the September date best suited the requirement that election day come between the early and late harvests, "th least busy season." The constitutional convention agreed with that reasoning and tile election date that was later to become famous was set. First Interpretation Maine has voted in September since she became a state in 1820, but it was not until the prcsiden- TIFT ft 'mm V fa ' - vJf A iff 3 LAYING OUT PROGRAM for consideration of Civil Rights bill are top senators on both sides of issue. From left: Senator Richard B. Russell (D), Georgia, No. 1 opponent; Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (D), Texas and Senator William F. Knowland (R), California, minority leader, who favors legislation. (International Soundphato) Temptation of Cold Beer Used in Psy-War Training Hnnnlnln (tn Two-hundred sweating members of the 1st Marine Brigade had just comple ted a 10-mile uphill forced march into the rugged Waianae Moun tains of northwest Oahu. They were hot, tired and thirsty. "Grab a 10-minute break," yelled a Marine topkick. The troops fell in their tracks, near ly exhausted. Three minutes later a 21-year old second lieutenant shrieked In a high-pitched voice "Dig in on the double:" The Marines groaned loudly but grabbed their entrenching tools and began hacking fox holes in the red volcanic earth. Suddenly a light "enemy" plane flew low over the -trees and the infantrymen were or dered to "take cover on the double." The scout plane made another pass and dropped leaf lets and then vanished. The troops dropped their shovels and ran to snatch the leaflets. The tiny pieces of paper an nounced simply: Cold beer will be served in five minutes!" The troops laughed in disbelief. Disciplined But five minutes later the observation plane was back and one can of beer came floating earthward attached to a minia ture parachute. No one moved. The "enemy" plane made five more passes and dropped five more cans of beer. In fact, after completing 15 pushups as punishment for breaking ranks, the Marines were told by their NCO's that the inviting cans of beer might have been poisoned or even booby-trapped by the enemy. As it was, the "enemy" had lured the troops from their cov er, making them sitting ducks for enemy mortar fire or con cealed snipers. Women's Voices The psychological warfare un it at Kaneohe Marine Air Station here on windward Oahu has been working on projects such as this for months. With an as sist from the Army, Marine trainees are being taught the hazards of "psy-war" along with their combat instruction. Both are rugged. Cold beer' on hot da; s isn t the only teaser thought up by the psychological warfare sec tion of the 1st Marine Brigade. During night maneuvers in the hills bivouacked troops are coax ed to surrender by the sultry singing voice of recording star Julie London and other popular torch singers. Still other sexy female voices call to a number of individuals by, name over loudspeaker sys tems, telling them their wives are unfaithful, their children are sick and other taunts about their private lives. Officers say the effect of a woman's voice at night under simulated combat conditions is "devastating." "It's rough on these kids," a Marine master sergeant explain ed. "But we buried a lot of guys in Korea a few years back who didn't know how to fight it:" Tomato Crust Killer Bay Be in Stores Soon Davis, Calif. Wi A vegetable crops specialist says a new low cost crust preventive may be available to California tomato growers by 1958. M. T. Vittum told growers on the University of California campus here that so far the ma terial has no commercial name and is known only as "triphenyl sulfonium chloride." "Preliminary trials of this new material look promising in making it possible' to get a bet ter stand of tomatoes from seed by preventing crusting of the soil." Vittum said. The new anti-crusting com pound is similar in purpose to chemical soil conditioners put on the market a few years ago, he added, but the cost of the new material will be around 25 cents a pound compared with S2 a pound for those first put on the market. Vittum said samples of the new material are now being test ed by county farm advisers. tial election year of 1840 that the enthusiasm to "interpret" her returns was aroused. That was the year the Whigs had Gen. William H. Harrison as their candidate for president. His opponent was Democrat Martin Van Buren. " Maine then was a solidly Dem ocratic state and its Whig party had little hope of winning the governor's office in the Septem ber eleciton. ' To everyone's surprise, Maine gave Edward Kent; the Whig candidate for governor, a tiny plurality over Democrat John Fairfield. The Whigs rejoiced na tionally at the upset. Their jubilation found its way into this campagin chant: "Oh, have you heard how old Maine went? She went hell bent for Gover nor Kent, And Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." That, probably was the first of many attempts through the years to make a vote for the governor of Maine appear to be a vote of confidence in the presi dential candidate of his party. Gen. Harrison (the "Tippeca noe" of the chant) carried the country in November and Maine was established as an honored political prophet. III A " v. 1 ksJ T RETURNING FROM RED CHINA, Donald J. Blackwood, 25, tells newsmen in Hong Kong "I have no desire to go back." Former U. S. soldier went to China with Korean wife and child 2Vi months ago. (International Soundphoto) Fast Tax Write-Off Slowly Heading for Official Strangulation Washington OP) The fast tax write-off, a boon or a boondog gle depending on how you look at 'it, is headed for slow strang ulation by an unfriendly admin istration. Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey caljs the war-born tax Incentive to business "an artificial stimulus of a danger ous type." Rapid write-offs, according to Humphrey, will cost the govern ment $3 billion and postpone the day "when general tax reduc tion can be enjoyed by all the people." Basically the rapid write-off is a government incentive to firms that put up defense plants they may not necessarily want or need. The write-off lets them charge for tax purposes the cost of the expansion over five years instead of the customary 20 years or more. . ' Raises Treasury Costs But by letting firms take the shorter, bigger deductions, the Treasury cuts its own current income. This means it must con tinue to pay interest on notes, bonds and the like which might otherwise be paid off. Hence Humphrey's S3 billion figure. The government has granted rapid write-offs in as many, as 229 fields. But largely through Humphrey's needling and a dif ferent attitude in the Office of Defense Mobilization, only four fields are now open for the tax benefits. The many critics of the pro gram charge that some favored firms are getting the govern ment to do their expansion bor rowing for them in a booming economy and a "tight money" market. Business Calls it 'Reward' Business interests, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, claim the system is a just re ward for a firm that expands along lines dictated by national security. Humphrey conceded the write off might have been a good de vice to meet the Korean emer gency and a desirable alterna tive to government construction and ownership of plants private industry wasn't eager to build But he' said this was "far dif ferent" from giving a fast write off to "select industries for gen eral purpose plants." Humphreys' .attitude, along with that of Defense Mobilizer Gordon Gray, is to shelve the write-off except for extremely specialized lines such as guided missile production where pri vate industry isunlikely to ven ture on its own. Jury Duty Calls Man From 1,200 Miles Away West Chester, Pa. (IP) A lot of people try to get out of jury duty, but one public-spirited citi zen went 1,200 miles out of his way to serve here. William Morgan was in Or mond, Fla., when he was notified to appear for jury duty. He had been living in Florida for three months and expected to make his home there for some time to come, but he made no effort to be excused. He made the trip north by train and arrived here in time for the opening of court. HOT? HERE'S ANSWER Chicago W John and Helen Whalen have come up with a real cool solution to beat Chicago's humid .summer heat. They'll teach school at Kotzebue, an Alaskan Eskimo village 200 miles north of Nome. Glommen, Norway's principal river, is 400 miles long. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. Superior, Huron, Ontario and Erie, comprise only one fifth of the total fresh water area in the Dominion. H m. eir AAA ftlPT 3 AT Wl IVIMKIVX I SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS! H At MEDFORD 'X Also at: ' ROXY ANN MUFFLER CO. , A, MARKET & DOODY'S RICHFIELD A, - -' THE CRATERIAN SERVICE STATION BEAUTY SALON JOHNSON'S MODEL BAKERY & BAKERY LUNCH 9 V- ':-:i'-,fI , . I j" Tr.V " 1 - " '"S NASTY OL' GROWNUPS! Fireman Florian Kupciyk can't suppress a grin as he" holds his loudly protesting children, two-year-old Timothy and three-year-old Patricia, , as they receive their Salk polia shots at the Fire Depart- ' ment drill school in Chicago. All 'Chicago firemen and their children were given free shots as a precautionary measure since firemen are often called to handle polio cases in emergencies. ll:'?: . Spectacle Lens Aid To Legally Blind Chicago ilPi Persons adjudg ed "legally blind" can expect aid from a newly developed spectacle lens capable of a mag nification power of 100 times greater than ordinary . lenses, a leading optical manufacturer said. . ' The American Bifocal Co., Cleveland, O., made the an nouncement at the close of the National Optical Fair. A com pany spokesman said the new lens, called the Volk-Conroid lens, would enable persons with the ability to read only very large print to read an "ordinary newspaper." The lens was not designed for general use, however. It was specifically made for "close work," the . spokesman said. v"We want it understood," he said, "that we cannot put some thing there that isn't already available. The Volk-Conroid lens works my making the most of what vision a patient does have." He said the lens was named after its designer, Dr. David Volk, of the Reduced Vision Clinic of Western Reserve Uni versity in Cleveland, and works by correcting the "adverations" found in ordinary spectacles as well as eliminating any sphere shape to the lenses. The U. S. secretary of the treasury cannot own U. S. gov ernment bonds. lafest Wedding Idea Is Perfumed Rice Wilton, Conn. (IP) Now wed ding guests can shower the bridal couple with perfumed rice. It is the idea of a perfume manufacturer, naturally. He has packaged the scented rice in white satin drawstring bags, tied with blue ribbon, for the bride to tuck in hope chest, luggage and linens. 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Only double-rich Morning Milk and graham crackers can make it so good ! t adilutod MOUAtta MILK M cup ton juice nodi cremb pie owcH STRAWBERRY PIE (Makes single crust 9" pie) A cup sugar VA cups freih sliced wrawberrlec m pIcQ. sfmrbofFjr cjoleflM cup hot wotor Combine sugar with sliced strawberries. Dissolve gelatin ia hot water. Cool gelatin to thickened tad syrupy consisteacy. Chill Morning Mill m refrigerator tray antil soft crystals form around edges of tray (about 15-20 minutes). Whip Morning Milk until stiff (about I minute). Add lemon juice and whip very stuT (about 2 minutes longer). Fold cooled gelatin and strawberries into whipped Morning Milk. Spoon into crumb crest. Chill until firm (about 2 hoars). 'For crumb crust, mix IH cups graham cracker crumbs with U cup melted butter and 2 tablespoons sugar. Line sides and bottom of 9-incfa pie plate. NOTE: A 10 er 12-eunct peekage of razee timbtittet may be used in place ef fresh berria end Jugar.
