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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1959)
I r. i ' 1 4 A Medford 2nd SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1959 Pages 1-6 Porter's IPoOD Slhows Stevemsoini, Moxoni IFavoredl as CamidDdates (foir IPresSdleGiit Washington Residents of the Fourth Congressional Dis trict of Oregon participating in Rep. Charles O. Porter's (D-Ore.) April questionnaire expressed positive opinions on such issues as trade' in non strategic items with Red Chi na (yes), scrapping the farm price support program (yes) and abolishing the draft (no). They named Adlai Stevenson and Richard Nixon as their two top favorite Presidential candidates. In announcing the official results Porter said 2,567 per sons replied. He sent the ques tionnaire to his mailing list of 9,250. The response was 27.8 per cent. Porter said the question naire was the first of a series. He intends to send one out each year. His 1960 opinion poll will be mailed early next year throughout the district. The Congressman said the trial poll was encouraging. He said he hoped his constituents would submit to him sugges tions on questions for his next questionnaire. 'Many people added hand written opinions and more than 200 sent the question naire back with a letter to ex plain answers and offer sug gestions. Porter said the next mailing would be 70,000 to 100,000. He gave credit for the tabulation to his wife and office-staff. He explained that questions left blank were tab ulated as "no opinion." Com ments in lieu of any mark in a square were interpreted if possible. If there was a doubt as to the opinion, it was tabu lated as "no opinion." - The Oregonians expressed opinions on other major issues as follows: Invoking world-wide nucle ar test ban - Yes. Important to beat Russia to the moon - No. ( Supporting military and technical assistance programs overseas Yes. i Helping a constituent in trouble outside the country -Yes. Providing Federal grants and loans to depressed areas Yes. Increasing minimum wage to $1.25 -Yes. Extending minimum ' wage coverage - Yes. ( Repealing amendment limit ing Presidency to two terms -No. Keeping the Postmaster General in the Cabinet - No. Reenacting wartime excess profits tax on defense industries-Yes. ; Consolidating post offices for economy - Yes. Putting a chairlift at Crater Lake with scenic safeguards and using no tax funds - Yes. Establishing a national sea shore park area between Flor ence and Reedsport Yes. Increasing Social Security taxes to cover certain hospi tal expenses Yes. Removing or reducing out side restrictions on earninf s of retirees - Yes . Allowing Federal govern ment to file suits for Negro pupils in school desegregation cases Yes. Providing Federal aid for school construction Yes. Providing Federal . aid for teachers' salaries No. Requiring loyalty oaths of teachers, students receiving government loans - Yes. Favorite Candidates The voters named their fa vorite candidates for the Pres idency in this order: Steven son 26 per cent, Nixon 23 per cent, Kennedy, 14 per cent, Humphrey 9 per cent, Rocke feller 5 per cent, Symington 4 per cent, Johnson 3 per cent, Morse 3 per cent, other Demo; crats 12 per cent, other Re publicans 2 per cent. Sen. John F. Kennedy was the favored vice-presidential candidate. He garnered 24 per cent. Oregon's Senior Senator Wayne Morse was second with 11 per cent. Others were Humphrey 9 per cent, Rocke feller 7 per cent, Symington 5 per cent, Porter 5 per cent, Stevenson 4 per cent, Nixon 3 per cent and Jonnson 3 per cent, other Democrats 22 per cent, other Republicans 7 per cent. Porter pointed out that only about one-half of those completing questionnaires ex pressed any preference in the national race. Representative Porter said the . breakdown b y counties within the district showed that in most cases the results were substantially the same. He listed the variances as fol lows: .' Curry -Voters by a small percentage felt the Postmaster General should have a place in the Cabinet of the Presi dent. ' . " Josephine-Voters by a mod erate percentage felt the Fed eral government should not provide aid for school con struction. , Lane - Voters by a small percentage felt loyalty oaths for teachers and students re ceiving government loans should be eliminated. Percentage Breakdown Following is a percentage breakdown in Porter's poll, with the first figure repre senting the yes percentage, the second figure the no percent age, and the third figure the percentage of those with no opinions: " Favor trade with Red China if on same basis as with Rus sia? 67, 25, 8. Approve world-wide nucle ar test ban with inspection safeguards? 83, 13, 4. Favor abolishing draft of American youth into the Arm ed Services? 26, 65, 9. Do you believe it is impor tant that we beat the Russians to the moon? 23, 63, 14. Support military and techni cal assistance programs in oth er countries? 56, 31, 13. Should Congressman help a FLOOR SAMPLES Morge Dispensomat Washer & Dryer NORGE Washer NORGE America's ciosi Automatic Pair Reg. d69.00 & Dryer Washer & Dryer 629,00 Reg. 599.03 499 449 419 399 329 NORGE Refrig. Freezer 15 ff. 549X0 419 21" Zenith TV A W 00 00 00 NORGE Washer NORGE & Dryer Refrigerator 13 Cu. fl. Reg. 549.00 Reg. 429.95 00 95 00 i CO 123 So. Front- Furniture Wise. Medford constituent even if it means entry into foreign affairs? 57, 24. 19. v . Favor Federal grants . and loans to relieve economically depressed areas? 74, 17, 9. Should Federal minimum wage be increased from $1 to $1.25 an hour? 55, 32, 13. Should Tederal minimum wage be extended to cover more workers? 63, 17, 20. Favor repeal of 22nd Amendment limiting . Presi dency to 2 terms? 36, 58, 6. Should Postmaster General have a place in the Cabinet? 30,43, 27: . Should wartime excess prof its tax on defense industries be reenacted? 55, 24, 21. , Should we scrap complete ly the farm price support pro gram? 61, 30, 9. Favor .consolidation of post offices despite inconvenience to public? 56, 32, 12. Favor chairlift at Crater Lake with scenic safeguards using no tax funds? 53, 32, 15. Favor a National Seashore park area between Florence and Reedsport? 61, 22, 17. Favor increase in Social Se curity taxes to cover certain hospital expenses? 60, 30, 10. Favor removing or reduc ing outside earnings restric tions on retirees? 60, 32, 8. Allow Attorney General to file suits for Negro pupils in school desegregation cases? 48, 27, 25. . . ' Should the Federal govern ment provide aid for school construction? 51, 40, 9. . Should the Federal govern ment provide funds to raise teachers' salaries? 31, 57, 12. Favor loyalty, oaths for teachers and students receiv ing government loans? 52, 41, 7. Industry Blamed For Only Half Of Air Pollution MNew York U. Sr industry- which yearly spends from five to ten per cent of its capital investment on air pollution continues to get the blame for pollution problems, but sur veys show it is responsible for only about half the trouble, reports Engineering and Min ing Journal. : In many metropolitan areas, the automobile has become the most important single contrib utor to air pollution. In 1940, there were about 32 million cars on the road; in 1957, there were 67 million; by 1975, there will be more-than 100 million. Combustion Engine Blamtd Automobile exhaust pollut ants stand head and shoulders above, any other type today. A survey found that two thirds of all the pollution in the atmosphere above Los An geles county is directly at tributed to the internal com bustion engine. Air pollution today costs so ciety $7.5 billion a year in the U.S. in terms of corrosion alone. Ten years ago, the av erage annual cost of air pol lustion was about ten dollars for each individual; today, the figure is $65. , More Must Be Spent Although industry alone spends $300 to '$500 million annually, the U.S. says that more money must be spent on controls and abatement. Every' dollar spent today on control will cut many dollars from losses - suffered tomorrow through depreciation, corro sion, damage suits against in dustry, lost man hours, illness and death. Current interest in air pol lutants is due to the realiza tion after years of research that the air is, or may be, responsible for many of man's ills, including cancer, heart ailments, gastrointestinal ail ments and lung disease. ' Insects have no lungs. They breathe through tubes run ning all through their bodies. No Nagging Backache Means a Good Night's Sleep Nagging backache, headache, or nrasca. Iar achea and rains may come on with. over-exertion, emotional upsets or day to day stress and strain. 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