ESwissnoiin) People .Believed; Mot SSeoinig Made. ISeeidy for. Warfare
Editor's note: The following dis
yttch by Frank H. Bartholomew,
S resident of United Press Interna
onal, reports on p re Tallin j and
contrasting attttndes of Geneva,
East Berlin, West Berlin and Mos
cow on the German crisis in inter
national affairs. The writer visited
each cty in sequence.
By
FRANg H. BARTHOLOMEW
President, UPI
Moscow - (UPB - The present
adamant position of the So
viet negotiators in Geneva,
the periodic threats of Pre
mier Nikitft Khrushchev at
Moscow and elsewhere, and
the continuously provocative
acts of the Communist satel-
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MAIL TRIBUNE, McaJfonf, Or.
Monday, June 8, 1959
lites in China, the Near East
and Germany, are in stark
contrast with the attitude of
the people themselves in Com
munism's world capital.
Soviet diplomacy and the
Soviet people themselves seem
to be of dissimilar patterns.
In busy Moscow the man in
the street talks earnestly of
world peace and the desire
to be left undisturbed to com
plete the nation's seven-year
plan for his personal welfare.
This theme is so wide-spread
and so frequently repeated as
to negate any thought of a
conspiracy of six million peo
ple to hide actual warlike in
tent from the foreign visitor.
The Russians are an air-
The Inquiring Mind
This series of articles, en many different subjects,
results from work by senior students at the school of
journalism at the University of Oregon. Each is a con
densed version of a full-length thesis written as partial
requirement for graduation at the school.
GAMBLING IN NEVADA:
NO DICE
By Phil Hager
Oregonians occasion
ally have heard the cry,
MT.t' legalize samblingl"
This suggestion comes most
often from those wno oeuev
legalization of gambling
would provide a substantial
boost to the state's economy,
and at the same time bring
gambling "out in the open"
where it could be better con
trolled. ' And when legalized gamb
ling is proposed, its sponsors
usually mean the casino-type
opeation - legalization of
"cards and dice," slot ma
chines and roulette wheels.
Such form of legalized
gambling exists in only one
state: Nevada.
But not even in this sparsely-populated
state (267,000)
' where it's supposed to be easy
to control the gamblers and
where gambling is a major
support of the state's econo
my, is legalized gambling jus
tifiable. Glamor State
Nevada is one of the more
glamorous states in the union.
IiC tourist trade - sparked
By gambling - draws millions
each year. Its scenic deserts,
fuda ranches, resorts and ca
fjincsj ars among the west's
Jist draws for those who
Sfcak Jun and relaxation.
I flittering Las Vegas
($lone, 10 million visitors each
tak advantage of 12 ma
o rsbrt hotels, 245 motels
$nt 31 commercial hotels.
Bij-nfme- entertainers such as
frank Sinatra, Harry Bela
Jtmte, Jerry Lewis and dozens
of others perform regularly
far th casino customers.
But the dominant factor,
th basic reason for the state's
booming tourist industry, is
obviously legalized gambling.
Gambling in Nevada is
firmly entrenched.
Although a number of Ne
vadans oppose it, there's no
serious move afoot to ques
tion or attasfc its legality.
Not Organized
Those who would lead such
a movement are not suffic
iently organized to get any
thing done. Many of those
who could help have found
themselves obligated po
litically or eronomically to
the gambling interests.
Also, (legalized gambling -thtD
heart of Nevada's boom
ing tourist industry, which, in
: turn, is the heart of the state's
economy - is simply too im
portant economically to be
dropped cold.
Tn th fiscal vears from
1949 to 1957, gambling taxes
provided over $25 million to
the state's general fund - or
nearly 30 per ceni ci uie
- compared to the next lar
gest item (property taxes)
which contributed $19 mil-
-!.- nknnt 99 npr cent.
noil ur
But although legalized
gambling appears solidly es
' tablished in Nevada, the prob
lems it brings with it easily
overshadow its benems.
1 Legalized gambling al
lows the state and many of its
residents to profit at the ex-
rt tinman
weakness.
The government, instead W
serving people, is m
lowing them to be "conned.
By no stretch of the imagi
nation can gambling in Neva
da be called "fair." The ca
sino always has the odds in
its favor. There s no sy
th. house. You're lick-
j uMre vou start: to win
consistently, you've got to be
unusually lucky.
The claim that "men have
an inherent right to gamble
(which you hear often from
gambling advocates) is over
ruled by the fact that men do
not have the right to make
suckers of their fellow men.
2 Legalized gambling links
the state wiin racew
ii m.mc nf vice.
Several casino operators in
Nevada have criminal records
have been closely as-
sociated with known rac
keteers. Some live m
sudden death. Some, like
Bugsy Siegel and Gus Green-
baum, have been Kiuea al
ready.
There's strong evidence to
indicate that most of the big-money-making
operations are
controlled by out-of-state syn
dicates (which, of courseware
illegal). The state, no matter
how diligently it claims to
"control" gambling, is not
free of the criminal taint that
comes with legalized gamb
ling. .
'Suckers' Cleaned
3. Legalized gambling al
lows the "innocent sucker" to
be dragged off the street and
cleaned.
There seems to be an ele
ment in society that "must
gamble," and its members
normally can find a game
somewhere, even if it's il
legal. However, the "needs" of
this element do not instifv
legalization of gambling.
The innocent suckers" -
those who know little or
nothing about gambling,
those who are easily enticed
into gambling - are the ones
who take it on the dun.
They may be naive or stu
pid, they may be able to take
the loss, but they deserve pro
tection from those who would
take unfair advantage of
them.
When anyone says "Let's
legalize gambling!" Oregon
ians should look to Nevada -
where legalization obviously
is not the answer to an age-
old problem.
minded people and more re
cently Khrushchev has made
them rockef-conscious. He has
repeatedly stated that the de
cisive modern weapon is the
rocket. Nevertheless, to all
superficial appearances the
people are not being prepared
for rocket warfare. There are
no air raid shelters, no dress
rehearsals of the civilian
population for atomic war
fare, no apparent fear that
was is imminent. .
Theaters Are Jammed
Inversely, popular interest
centers on the miles of new jammed, by poorly dressed
apartments under construe- people obviously hungry for
tion on a scale perhaps not a touch of beauty.
equalled anywhere eL:e in the
world.: Street work ?oes on
day and night. Industries ap
pear to be operating to ca
pacity. The theaters are
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WINNING SAFE DRIVER AWARD of American Trucking Association, Carl C. Crim
(left), 44, Okmulgee, Okla who hasn't had accident in 26 years, is congratulated by
Vice President Richard M. Nixon in Washington ceremony. Mrs. Crim is in center.
Social Security Benefits May
Be Valuable Retirement Base
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By ELMER C. WALZEH
UPI Financial Editor
New York -(DPD- You may
be richer than you think,
thanks to social security, says
fUJ 'IS a noted mu'
tual fund com
pany. "If you earn
as little as
$80.77 a week
you are build
ing up a big
annuity
through vour
'JmJ weekly pay
ments deduct
ed from your pay.
Here is the way the firm of
Hugh W. Long & Co., spon
sors of Diversified Investment
Fund, figure it out:
"A 65-year-old man would
need about $17,700 to buy an
annuity that would pay him
as much for life as his $116 a
month from social security.
"A couple, both age 65,
would need $28,750 to buy
life annuities that would pay
$174 a month as long as both
lived and $87 a month to the
survivor.
er Walzer
Quotes From the Hews
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Meadville, Pa.-White House Press ; Secretary James C.
Hagerty, predicting that an instantaneous worldwide telecast
would take place in less than 2Vi years:
It could be an important key in unlocking some of the
barriers that now limit a free exchange-a broad communica
non of ideas-amoag the peoples of the world."
East Orange, N.J.-Ciro Bravata, on plans to divorce his
wife and marry the woman who bore him quadruplets Sat
urday: , ,
"I always Intended to legalise it. My intentions were hon
orable. But how was I supposed to know we'd have quad
ruplets? If we'd had twins this wouldn't have happened."
Washington-Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. John
son, calling for flexibility in this nation's foreign relations:
"We -cannot stake our future on one policy or program
any more than we can rest our bodies on a one-legged -stool."
McRae, Ga.-Mayor George Callihan, on proclaiming a
state of emergency after the derailing of two tank cars con
taining deadly chlorine gas:
"Everyone is staying awake. There's no peace of mind
knowing all that poison is wailing there."
ROGUE RIVER
Seafarers Club Meets
By MRS. MYRTLE WHIPPLE
Rogue River - At the last
Seafarers' club meeting in
the Fellowship hall, Dr. Rob
ert P. Bridge opened the meet;
ing with prayer.
Potluck supper was served
at 6:30 after which Rev. D. F.
Barnett, retired pastor of the
church, gave a talk on old
Bibles of which they had a
large collection. Some Bibles
were over a hundred years
old and some were from for
eign countries.
Two duets were sung by
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Stiehl. C.
W. Wick played two cello se
lections "Mother Machree"
and "The Lost Chord" in hon
or of Mothers day and Mrs.
Bridge read a selection enti
tled "Mother."
Recent visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Leyen
were old friends of Leyen, Mr.
and Mrs. John Van Doorick
of British Columbia. Other
visitors were Mr. and ' Mrs.
Howard Good of New Hart
ford, Iowa, relatives of Mrs.
Leyen.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Whip
ple of Bend were week end
visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Whipple. Elmer
is Jim's nephew. They were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. McGeehee of Grants
Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith
returned last week from a
three weeks trip into Missouri.
They . were accompanied by
Smith's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith
of Longview, Wash.
Tom Wilson, who spent a
few days at the Sacred Heart
hospital last week, where he
underwent surgery, is able to
be home.
Jack Buckle is home also
from the Providence hospital
in Portland where he under
went surgery for a heart condition.
.Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Thex
ton spent Decoration day in
Grants Pass, guests of Thex
tons' son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Corbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Madson recently moved to the
B. M. Kerns place on Wards
creek.
Mr.-and Mrs. Francis (Slim)
Hawkins were involved in an
accident May 31 while re
turning from northern Cali-
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Medtord Airport
"In both these cases, they
would be using capital. When
they died payments would
cease and the policies would
have no residual value."
Is Social Security Enough?
If one wanted to have the
incomes described from cap
ital that' would not be con
sumed, the single man would
need $34,800 at 4 per cent and
the couple would need $52,
200 at the same rate of in
terest. Admitting that social secur
ity benefits are a valuable
foundation for a retirement
plan, the Long firm in its pub
lication "The Long View,"
questions if one can retire on
social security alone in view
of the dollar shrinkage from
100 cents in 1939 -to 48 cents
today.
An example of additional
saving is cited on the basis of
investment in the firm's di
versified investment fund, a
balanced mutual fund.
This example is cited here,
not as a recommendation to
buy the fund, but as a pic
ture of gain in a long period
of stock market "advance.
The firm itself wants that
"programs of the type illus
trated do not assure a profit
or protect against deprecia
tion in declining markets."
Investment Returns
The investment program il
lustrated assumes an initial
investment by a man 51 years
of age of $5,000 on Dec. 1,
1944 in diversified invest
ment fund, and $100 a month
thereafter - plus reinvest
ment of dividends.
By Dec. 31, 1958, the
monthly investments aggre
gated $21,800, including the
initial $5,000. Cumulative div
idends totaled $16,492. This
made a total investment of
$38,292.
On Dec. 31, 1958, when the
investor was 65, the total val
ue of the shares he had pur
chased with this investment
amounted to $57,598.
In arriving at this total, al
lowance was made for the
sales charge of 8 per cent
on shares purchased, but no
adjustment was made for in
come taxes payable by share-
fornia. Cars in a line had
stopped but a tar coming
back of the Hawkins car
failed to see the sign and
rammed into them, they said.
They were bruised and shook
p but not seriously injured
and their pickup was not damaged.
Mrs. Ambre Blayden spent
a few clays in Medford last
week to be close to the hos
pital while her uncle, Tom
Wilson, was there.'
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holders on security profits
and dividends reinvested in
shares.
The firm noted that divi
dend income was equal to
more than $193 a month in
1958. The investor, it was
held, could stop accumulating
shares and begin to receive
income dividends in cash as
secondary retirement income.
The retired man and his
wife - if both were 65 - would
be drawing $174 a month from
social security, and $193 a
month from the fund - or
$84.69 a week. Also they
would have capital which on
Dec. 31, 1958, amounted to
$57,598.
This income, of course,
could be sweetened by chew
ing up some of the capital
each year, a normal proced
ure for a retired couple.
The people are well-fed.
An immediate result of the
end of rationing is that most
of them are too fat.
Now the yearning for a few
of the finer things of life is
manifesting itself, possibly as
a substitute for religious wor
ship which has been made
politically unpopular to a
point where attendance at the
surviving churches is confined
to the older generation and
principally to old women.
The infrequent new West
ern cars on the streets are
immediately surrounded by
silently admiring throngs. A
routine reception at a West
ern embassy will draw a
crowd across the street equal
in number to a major Holly
wood premiere, despite the
fact that none of the em
bassies is in the public direct
ories or listings.
Slowly some of the better
things are coming within view
of the -common man. He still
usually dresses in an un
matched coat, baggy pants
and tieless shirt,, and bis wife
still occasionally wears a ban
dana to the Bolshoi theater,
but he does go to work in the
cleanest and most beautiful
subway system in the world,
or on foot down boulevards
lined with newly planted and
hixurating green trees..
See Better World
: People living several to a
room in present apartments,
or arriving from East Berlin
four to a compartment in
every train, tell you that the
difficulties are less than they
were, that they are worth en
during because the seven-year-plan
will deliver them to a
better world.
"If," they say, "the warlike
capitalistic world does not
take matters out - of our
hands."
It is certain that the people
of Moscow have been com
pletely sold on the seven-year
plan, to the extent that the
Khrushchev regime has bet
its very existence upon its
ability to deliver the goods by
the deadline six years hence.
Completion of the seven-
year plan would become an
immediate impossibility in
the event of World War IIL
Obvious even to the most cas
ual observer among the
40,000 tourists in the Soviet
Union this year is the fact
that fhe people do not want
war and have not been emo
tionally conditioned for war.
An impression gained in
talking with Communist boss
Walter Ulbricht in East Ger
many is that the East German
government, while under the
complete control of the Krem
fin, nevertheless, to the best
of its ability keeps the Krem
lin under pressure to force a
showdown, with arms if nec
essary, in Germany.
Everything to Lose
Russia would appear to
have everything to lose and
nothing to gain by precipitat
ing a war. The same is not
true from the standpoint of
the East German Communists
and their present precarious
political situation.
Strong indication that the
East German government
feels it does not have popu
lar support and could not sur
vive a plebiscite appears in its
refusal to consider free elec
tions. The feeling in West
Germany is that East Berlin
at least cannot continuously
survive with its gloom-encompassed
low living standards
and slow recovery immedi
ately adjacent to the vigorous,
lively and spectacularly suc
cessful city of West Berlin.
The situation in Commu
nisms oriental perimeter is
believed, in some Western
diplomatic circles here, to be
basically different from, the
relationship between the
Kremlia and East Berlin
which it completely controls.
The Chinese Communists, like
their Caucasian brothers in
East Berlin, are regarded as
definitely warlike. The added
danger to world peace here is
believed to lie in the fact that
Moscow is not sure of its in
fluence over Peiping, and in
the fact that face-saving is so
important in the Orient that
Communist China cannot ac
commodate itself to zig-zags
in foreign policy such as that
involving the recent abortive
deadline for Western evacua
tion of Berlin.
No Warlike Preparation
World War III, stemming
from a showdown over East
Germany, may result from
miscalculation or accident.
But it seems certain at the
moment that it will not result
from the wishes of the people
themselves in the U.S.S.R. as
expressed in the capital city.
In perspective, the weight
attached by the West to the
present unyielding position of
the Communist negotiators at
Geneva might be regarded as
a tribute to a strong case
based more upon threat than
fact. The warlike threats of
the U.S.S.R. which brought
the foreign ministers confer
ence into being at Geneva
seem, as viewed from the in
terior of Russia, to have been
based oft bluff, insofar as any
visible warlike preparation e-f
the Soviet people themselves
is concerned. West Berlin be
lieves that if the conference
fails to produce 9ii desired
summit meetings, the city will
be subject to immediate Com
munist harassments. 9omt
Western embassies here feel
certain, however, that any
excursions into brinkmanship
permitted East German lead
er Walter Ulbricht will be un
der tight Kremlin rein and
control and not permitted to
lead to a military showdowg.
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