Republican Candidates Express
Views on Questions at Luncheon
The three Republican legis- y remain the same or be made allowed to vote on bond is-
lature candidates agreed with
their opponents Monday that
if elected they would not be
ruled by party caucuses in
state house voting.
Dr. Edwin Durno. who
seeks the senate seat vacated
by Sen. Phil Lowry, went fur
ther in fact. "I despise the
caucus," he said.-"It is un
American and foreign to my
way of life
Any action that will de
press independent judgment.
has no part in my political
philosophy," he said
Answer Questions
Dr. Durno, and the two can
didates for representative, Ev
elyn Nye and Melvin Lattie
answered six prepared ques
tions before 40 people at the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce roundtable lunch
eon.
The three Democratic can
didates, Gordon Hudson for
senator, and Robert and Mari-
jane Duncan for representa
tive, answered the same ques
tions at last week s session.
On the subject of the caucus
they agreed that if elected
they would vote as individu
als. But Duncan and Hudson
saw nothing wrong in party
meetings to exchange ideas
and discuss policies.
The "caucus" question read,
"At the 1957 legislature, the
caucus system was used to a
xar greater extent than ever
before. Do you favor the prin
ciple of the caucus system at
the state legislature?"
"No," Mrs. Nye said. "A
legislator's loyalty should be
to his constituents rather than
his party."
Opposed to Caucus
"I am opposed to the cau
cus," Lattie replied. "If elect
ed, I would certainly agree
not to be bound to any cau
cus." As referred to here, the
"caucus" means a meeting of
party members in the senate
or house to decide on policy
and then urge, or even use
pressure for, unanimous ad
herence to that policy in vot
ing. This marshalling of party
forces is considered especially
useful to the minority party,
which can hope by presenting
a solid bloc of its own and
picking up some independent
votes from the other party to
gain a majority in some cases
at least.
The first question asked
M o n d a y's candidates was
whether they thought unerri- j
ployment compensation bene-;
fits ' and eligibility" : require
ments should be restricted,
What's
Cookin'?
by
MEL LATTIE
Republican
Are there two seots
vacant in the Leg
islature? The way I see it-
There are two seats
to be voted on in
the election No
vemberv4th. I hope
- that you will vote
for two c a n d i
dates. Don't half
mark your ballot.
Choose two...
and I sincerely
of
hope
them
that
will
one
be
me.
PUT
r.lEL LATTIE
in the
State Legislature
- Nov. 4
Ballot No. Ill
Paid Adv. Lattie tor Represent
ative Committee, Dick , Gray,
Chmru, Cherry lane, Medford.
more liberal.
Eligibility Requirements
"The eligibility require
ments," Dr. Durno said,
"should be tightened to repre
sent the true labor markej.
The benefits derived should
be geared to the cost of living
index.'
"I think eligibility require
ments and administration of
the act could be improved
and tightened," was Mrs.
Nye's reply.
"We've got to do something
about the whole picture," Lat
tie said, as 2.7 is rather a
heavy burden on manage
ment. I am against any in
crease of benefits or eligibil
ity. They should be restricted
more."
Next, would they favor em
ployee contributions to an ex
paneled unemployment com
pensation program?
"Yes," Dr. Durno said, "if
such a move does not compli
cate federal participation in
the program."
Oppose Expansion
"I think I would oppose the
expansion," Mrs. Nye said,
"and favor keeping the con
tributions where they are."
"The whole fund should be
reconsidered," Lattie said. "It
would be a very good idea if
management came out with an
idea of its own before other
measures are submitted as
bills."
All three opposed changing
the name from "unemploy
ment compensation" to "em
ployment security."
The candidates were asked"
if they would favor a proposal
permitting manufacturers to
include equipment and ma
chinery as a personal proper
ty tax off-set against their 6
per cent corporate excise tax
and extending this broadened
tax off-set privilege to all
business firms. in Oregon,. not
just those in manufacturing
and food, processing.
Partial Offset
"I do not like the personal
property tax," Dr. Durno re
plied, "but if it is to be used
as a partial offset against the
6 per cent corporate excise
levy, I think it should apply
to all businesses.
"It looks as though it would
be a good thing," Mrs. Nye
said.
"The whole personal prop
erty tax structure," said Lat
tie, "should be given very se
rious consideration." He call
ed it "hard to collect, hard to
administer and in many cases
not equitable." .
Asked if he favored an in
creased state budget, Dr. Dur
no replied, "In my advertis
ing and television appearances
I have said, hold the line on
taxes."
Oppose Increase
Mrs. Nye and Lattie were
both opposed to an increase.
But Mrs. Nye added that the
automatic increase .in basic
school support would inevita
bly mean an enlarged budget.
Dr. Durno said that basic
school support, growing ad
ministrative costs and the op
eration, and maintenance of
new buildings and depart
ments might require "slight
increases.".
Dr Durno and Mrs. Nye,
while expressing hppes that
state services could be kept in
line, doubted if the budget
could be cut. Lattie doubted
if a decrease "could be of size
able proportion."
If increased tax revenue
did become necessary, Dr.
Durno and Lattie looked to a
general sales tax as the fairest
method of deriving it. Both
hoped elimination of the per
sonal property tax would be
considered if a sales tax went
into effect. Mrs. Nye discussed
broadening the base of the in
come tax as well.
On whether property own
ers alone should vote on bond
issues. Dr. Durno said, "I be
lieve that all voters should be
sues.
Favor Increase
He also favored increasing
the number of voters neces
sary to validate such an issue
by "either a larger percentage
of those voting or a certain
percentage of all those eligi
ble to vote."
There would be "better representation,"-
Lattie replied,
"if a certain percentage of
registered voters was neces
sary to vote and a little high
er than a simple majority was
necessary to approve it."
"My thought," said Mrs.
Nye, "is that the base for
school support should be
broadened, rather than that
the voting privilege be limit
ed. As for other bond elec
tions, I would think that, as
long as property alone is guar
anteeing the payment of the
bonds, then it is not unreason
able to' allow property owners
alone to vote.
Would Encourage People
' "Increasing the number of
voters necessary to validate a
bond issue would appear to
make the issue more definite
ly the will of the majority,
but on the other hand it would
encourage people who are un
enthusiastic, to express their
views by staying at home. I
think that is not good."
Dr. Durno said he "would
not be opposed to an increase
of the basic school support to
50 per cent from its present
39 per cent." But, he added,
he would want to be certain
that "the state did not come
to occupy a more dominant
position in the dictation of
policy in our county schools"
and that "the increase was
used as a guaranteed off-set
against property taxes."
Both Mrs. Nye and Lattie
opposed an increase in basic
school support until the for
mula for distribution is re
vised. : '
Try and Stop Me
-By BENNETT CERF-
TV7HEN I LECTURED in Akron, O, I heard a story I liked
" very much. It concerned a young married woman who
reminisced often about a teacher she had studied under and
adored when she was 12.
One day her mother told her
the - beloved teacher had
come back to town after
several years on the West
Coast "Why don't you visit
her?" urged the mother.
"I'm sure she'll remember
you."
The daughter did visit the
teacher, and was delighted
to learn her old charm and
graciousness . was u n i re
paired. Of course she had
aged considerably, and
worse still, had several jag
ged scars on her face.
"She's stitf wonderful enthused the daughter when she next
saw her mother, "but what a pity her old beauty is gone. She's
all scarred today. Must have been in a serious accident"
"My dear girl," said her mother gently, "your teacher's face
was always that way. ' You loved her so much you never
noticed." " .
O U5S. by Benaett Cat. XHitrltrated by Kinr Tettura Syndicate.
'Count of Monte Cristo'
Reasonably Disarming;
Blubber Not Hacked Away
By WILLIAM EWALD
UPI Correspondent
, New York-(UPD-In a review
of a play like Tuesday night's
CBS-TV special "The Count
of Monte Cri
sto," some
things must be
conceded at
the start:
1. The Count
of Monte Cri
sto is hokey.
2. The Count
of Monte Cri
sto is creaky.
William Ewald 3. The Count
of Monte Cristo is preposte
rous. HoweVer, now that we've
swept the trivia under the
rug, we can proceed to say
that Tuesday night's "Du Pont
Show of the Month" produc
tion of the Dumas diversion
was a reasonably disarming
90 minutes
Scripier Had Trouble
The TV piece had its faults.
The story is whale size and
scripter Sumner Elliott seems
to have had his troubles hack
ing away the blubber. He was
not entirely successful. There
were times when it was diffi
cult to grasp who was doing
what to whom and during one
lumpy sequence when the
count was shuttling between
Constantinople, Parma, Zu
rich, Rome and Paris, I felt
myself losing the road a little.
But despite its blemishes,
"The Count of Mopte Cristo"
struck me as a beguiling ex
cursion in corn. This sort of
thing can remain playable
over a long span only if its
members seem to believe in
it and bat it out with great
seriousness and style. Director
Sidney Lumet saw to it that
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Ore., Wednesday, Oetooer if, 1958 J
the actors did swash their
buckles with dash and splash
and swagger. What's more, he
kept his cameras moving in
for the big image the trem
bling hand, the tortured eye
at crucial moments and some
how, managed to carry it off.
Fine Performances
There were several fine
performances. Colleen Dew
hurst held together two ter
ribly difficult ballroom scenes
almost singlehanded. Hurd
Hatfield as the Count gave
that gentleman just the pro
per amounts of desperation
and the daemonic. Solid por
traits also were chipped in
by Torin Thatcher, Max
Adrian, Douglas Campbell
and John Colicos.
We Give yj
GREEN STAMPS
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
Main and Central
WffiKQ)?
Voted against State Property Tax Re
lief and now campaigns as if he sup
ported it?
Pd. Adv., Jackson Co. Republican Central Com.,
Medford. Don Strathos, Chmn., 1835 Sundial Rd.
Thornton To Seek
Test on Pinballs
Salem OJPD Attorney Gen
eral Robert Y. Thornton said
today he would appeal the rul
ing of Polk County Circuit
Court upholding the legality
of free play pinball machines.
"The question of the legal
ity of the so-called 'free play
pinball machines in Oregon
should be settled by the Ore
gon Supreme Court," Thorn
ton said "Our court has never
passed on this question."
- Fourteen state Supreme
Courts have held the.machines
illegal and seven have taken
the opposite view, Thornton
said.
Thornton said earlier the
machines were illegal, but
that view was upset by the
ruling Monday of Circuit
Judge Arlie Walker of Polk
County.
CENTRAL POINT
PTA Schedules Sale
By DORIS HUGHES
Central Point The Cen
tral Point Parent Teachers as
sociation will hold a rummage
sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the
Gleason building on Pine st.
in Central Point.
Those who have clothing to
donate may take it to room 1
at the Central Point 'Junior
High school or they may call
Mrs. . Eloy Sutton at NOrman
dy 4-2795, Dishes and miscell
aneous household items also
will be sold.
Mrs. Don Miller of 118
South Ninth st. gave a birth
day party Saturday in honor
of her daughter; Marcia Jo,
v.'ho was seven years , old.
After games were played, a
birthday cake was served. A
gift was presented to each
child. Guests were Kristie
Stevens, Sharon Robison, Su
sie McCoy, Florence Pate,
Cindy Smock, Kay Kublie,
Cheryl Miller and Marcia Jo.
Mrs. John Clark of 145
South Second st. gave a birth
day luncheon last Friday hon
oring Mrs. Bert Langston.
Guests were Mrs. Jim Riley,
Mrs, Dean Roberts, Mrs. Har
old Allan, .Mrs. Wayne Rob
erts, Mrs. Alvin Roberts, and
the honored guest, Mrs. Lang
ston. V
A wedding shower honoring
Miss Anise Hobbs was given
recently at the home of Mrs.
Frank Meadows of Grant rd.
Cohostesses were Mrs. Jeannie
Herrmann and Mrs. Leo Cel
lura. In keeping with the brid
al theme, the room was dec
orated with " white wedding
bells. Games were played and
after opening gifts, refresh
ments were served.
Guests were Miss Carrol
Rector, Miss Louise Lull, Mrs.
Mary Sullivan, Mrs. Robert
King, Mrs. ;Kay Morse, Mrs.
Lorna McQuade, Mrs. Earnest
Hobbs, Mrs. Roy Bartley, Mrs.
Dennis Burns, Mrs. Mary Lou
Dew, and Miss Hobbs.
; Mrs.. Thomas V. Thomas
gave a birthday party Oct. 18
for her son, Jeff, on his sixth
birthday. Guests were David
and Zana" Krupp, of Central
Point. Joe Hok of Medford,
Cynthia and Danny Kellogg
of Gold Hill, Melinda and
Robin Fluck of ' Gold Hill,
Donald Cummings of Central
Point and Laura Jane, Lynn,
Valerie and Jeff Thomas.
, Mrs. William B: Hall of 745
Oak st. gave a party Saturday
for her son, Raymond, who
was eight years old Oct.' 28.
After a birthday luncheon, the
boys attended a movie in Med
ford. Attending the party
were Larry Johnson, Freddie
Straus, Gary Schwabs, Jimmy
Lytle, and Raymond Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Roily Clark of
Seattle are parents of a son
born Oct. 21. The boy weighed
seven pounds, seven ounces
and has been named David
Mark. Clark is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Clark of Cen
tral Point. The baby is the
first great grandchild of Ar
thur Webster of Medford. He
has another great grandfather,
Frank F. Clark, also of Medford.
FORMER DIRECTOR DIES
, Brattleboro, Vt. -OJPD- Dr.
George King Strode, 71, a for
mer director of the interna
tional health division of the
Rockefeller Foundation, died
Monday in Memorial hospital.
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