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American tpopuBariiy on Dndia Found To IBe Almost U noversaD Situation r Editor' note: The future of the world, say many, lies in Asia. But, in the opinion of Austin V. Wood, vice president and general mana ger of the Ogden Newspapers of West Virginia, this is, at least tor now. a falacy. Wood returned re cently from a lengthy tour of the Far East. This is the first of three dispatches in which he tells what lie found. By AUSTIN V. WOOD Vice President and General Manager Of the Ogden Newspaper (Distributed by UPI) I was in India when the Ei senhower visit was announced. For an entire week the front pages of the various news papers carried little else. The picture has changed tremen dously in India since the Chi nese encroachment and bor der warfare. American popu larity is almost universal. Russian and Chinese commu nism is at an all time low. I have no doubt that President Eisenhower was welcomed to New Delhi by crowds estimat ed between one and two mil lion. I have equally little doubt that this means nothing insofar as the interests of the United States are concerned. I was in the Orient for nine weeks. Certainly that is not sufficient time to constitute me a Far East expert. At the same time, with proper pre paration beforehand, and with proper sources of investiga tion available, a pretty accu rate fundamental knowledge may be gained in a short time. Many Hours Spent -I spent many hours with many people: Japanese, Chi nese and Indian newspaper publishers and political writ ers; French, British and Amer ican foreign correspondents representing the various wire services and metropolitan newspapers; business men, porters, waiters and taxi-drivers. I went to the Far East con vinced that there lay the fu ture of the world. I returned with the conviction that I was mistaken insofar as the next several generations are con cerned. No one who has not visited India can have the slightest conception of conditions there. Filth, disease, ignorance and lethargy are unbelievable. It is the lethargy that makes the problem hopeless. By and large, the Indians are satis fied. They seek no change, and have no conception of im proved living standards. The rich and educated Indians have no wish to be controlled eventually by the masses. The masses want no part of any change that would involve ef fort. Religion Influence The most important single influence in India is religion. The caste system has been le gally abolished but persists unabated. Station in life is determined by birth rather than by ability or accomplish ment. Because of this, little progress has been made, or will be made in mass educa tion. The Indian government claims that 10 per cent of the people are literate. This is a shocking figure, but it be- There is no Your choice of 7 Crown is re spected, welcomed and enjoyed -wherever it is served. For this acceptance there is no equal, for this whiskey there is no substitute. . s?U Br V. 1 t -h- z iSr f $r v.. 5 cy U Jr - vv , 7 s , comes even more astounding when it is considered that ability to sign one's name is considered literacy. If the test is to read and write, the percentage falls below 1 per cent.- " Starry-eyed do-gooders oc casionally visit India, but as sociate only with the govern ing group and come home to enthusastically report much progress in health, education and social advancement. Men who have lived in, and made a study of the Orient for many years, are unanimously of the opinion that the situation is hopeless within the foresee able future. With this many educated Indians agree. Little Progress It is true that some little progress has been made in some of the vast centers of population. It is claimed that life expectancy has been Tax-Deferral Bill Runs Counter To Objectives of Committee Washington - To stimulate the flow of private investment funds abroad, the House Ways and Means Committee Feb. 9 approved a handsome tax-de ferral bill, HR 5.. The only trouble with HR 5 is that it runs directly coun ter to what the committee has said should be the objec tives of general tax revision. These include a broader tax base, greater equity and min imum interference in the in vestment -process. All three goals are out of tune with the preferential treatment recom mended in HR 5. This is only the latest ex ample of what has come to be known as "erosion of the tax base." On occasions Congress has fought back, as in 1959 when a new and tougher formula for taxing life in surance companies was enact ed. More often, however, the legislators have heeded plans for "equity" by extending to some taxpayers benefits al ready enjoyed by others. Thus the House in 1959 also passed a bill (HR 10) permit ting self-employed persons to defer payment of tax income set aside for retirement pur poses, on the plea that they should be on an equal footing with employed persons cov ered by pension plans. The Treasury opposed the measure (its cost: $365 million a year), and there is some doubt that it will pass the Senate, But it highlights the pattern of tax erosion. This is why many observers on Capitol Hill and elsewhere doubt that much will come of the Ways and Means Commit tee's current effort to rewrite the 600-page Internal Reve nue Code in such a way that income tax rates can be re duced without sacrificing any revenue. What's Wrong? No one has much to say for the present rate structure, substitute for being SURE V7 214 X 4 IUJIDE0 WHIStfY. M PgOOf. 6555 61111 IEJTRAL raised from 21 to 34 years. At the same time it must be real ized that 70 per cent of the Indians live in villages, and, as pointed out to me by an Indian doctor of philosophy, there are more than 70 mil lion tribesmen who are almost totally uncivilized, who still periodically engage in cani balism and who offer up hu man sacrifices to their'gods. Under such conditions any additional grants and loans which may be the result of Eisenhower's visit will, in my estimation, be money com pletely wasted. This would be true were we guaranteed that our contributions would be devoted to their intended goal. Governmental .corruption, in India is rampant. It is esti mated that at least 60 per cent of all foreign aid sticks to the fingers of the politicians whose hands it passes. I which runs up to 91 per cent on personal incomes and takes 52 per cent of most corporate income. But any chance of reducing the rates without cutting Federal revenues (of which 80 per cent are derived from income taxes) will in volve taxing income that is not now taxed. That means broadening the tax base. What is the base and how broad should it be? For indi viduals, taxable income in 1959 amounted to about $150 billion. Total personal in come, however, was $350 bil lion. In short, less than one half of what economists de fine as personal income was subject to tax. Much of the tax-free $200 billion, it is generally agreed, didn't belong in the tax base under any definition. Largest such item was $77 billion in personal exemptions-the $600 allowance for each taxpayer and deoendent. From there on, however, there is anything but agreement on what can and should be added to the base. Disinterested tax experts feel that most deductions (worth $36 billion in 1957) shouldn't be allowed Another favorite candidate for repeal is income-splitting, which dis criminates against single per sons. Other items, now ex cluded but proposed for in clusion in taxable income, are social security benefits, the imputed rental income of owner-occupied homes, in terest on tax-exempt state and municipal bonds, and the un taxed half of net capital gains. All told, say some experts, these and other changes would have added more than $50 billion to the 1957 tax base and permitted a one third reduction in rates with out loss of revenue. Each of the suggested changes, how ever, faces the implacable op- $60 CODE 265 B $O00 Pint CODE 265C SAY SEAGRAM'S AND BE SURE SPIRITS. SEAGUII-OISTIUIiS C0MPKY. H.T.C. It is said that there has been an investment of more than $200 million in India by American industry during the past two years. Indian laws are very liberal when it com es to turning profits into dol lars and reducing those dol lars to possession. The catch is that there is so little buy ing power among the Indians that markets are difficult. I discussed this problem with several American business men and in their opinion the only hope is to create buying power through employment of the Indians. It would seem to be the old problem of which comes first, the hen or the egg. It also would seem that with such an unpredict able government there would be danger of governmental seizure if the business should prove profitable. (Next: The real India.) position of those groups ben efitting from the preferential provisions. Whose Burden? The practical difficulty of really reforming the federal tax structure is that most of the revisions would result in shifting some of the tax bur den from one income group to another. Those who feel dis criminated against would pre fer, in many cases, to take their chance on getting special tax relief rather than risk the consequences of coming out on the short end of a thor oughgoing revision of the Code. It was for such reasons that Walter J. Blum of the Univer sity of Chicago told the Ways and Means Committee last fall that "I always feel safe in predicting that next year the tax code will offer more spe cial havens than last year -and I renew my prediction now." With the approval of HR 5, that prediction is ap parently on course. (Copyright 1960, Congres sional Quarterly Inc.) Touch of Hawaii Comes to City; Promote Airlines A little bit of Hawaii came to Medford Monday, complete with a hula dancer, ukulele players, leis and artifical palm trees. The visitors stopped at the Jackson hotel where they en tertained some 76 persons at tending the Medford Cham ber of Commerce roundtable luncheon, with a half-hour of hula dances and Hawaiian folk songs. The entertainment is part of a promotion campaign be ing put on by West Coast Air lines in conjunction with Pan American World Airways and the Aloha Airlines of Hawaii to advertise the fact that Med ford is only six hours away from the islands by air. None of the three enter tainers, two ukulele players and a hula dancer, are pro fessionals, and all are em ployees of the Aloha Airlines in Hawaii. Gives Short Talk L. W. (Rusty) Rostad, dis trict sales manager In Port land for the West Coast Air lines, preceded the act with a short talk in which he point ed out that Medford travelers can board the West Coast F-27 prop - jet in Medford, fly to either Portland or San Fran cisco and then to Hawaii via Pan American's Boeing 707; the total trip taking about six hours. Rostad added that once in Hawaii, travelers can take ad vantage of Aloha Airlines F-27 prop-jets, which fly be tween the numerous islands. Joan Kehaulani Gandall, hula dancer and stewardess for Aloha, thanked both Don McNeil, manager of the Med ford Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Ken Baker, round table chairman for their ef forts in bringing the group to Medford in typical Hawaiian fashion with a lei and a kiss. The group landed at the airport at 10:50 a.m. yester day and were met by City of Medford and Jackson coun ty representatives. Following their appearance at the round table they - visited several local businesses and schools. HONOR MASARYK Washington -flP- The Post Office issued anew stamp Monday honoring Thomas G. Masaryk, founder of the Czech republic after World War I, as a "champion of lib erty." The stamp was issued in four and eight-cent denomina tions. TERRITORY DATE New Mexico became a U.S. territory in 1846. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford', Or! Tuesday, March 8, 1 960 Trees . . . By JOHN GRIBBLE (Editor's note: The fol lowing comments on trees, particularly those adapta ble to street use in Medford. have been prepared by John Gribble, well - known re tired forester, and will be tun in a series during the "tree planting season" here, now under way.) A city beautiful is a city with trees beautiful 'trees. Without trees no city can be beautiful. Some day Medford may be one of America's most beautiful and healthful cities-for trees give both beauty and health to a city. They trade oxygen for nitro gen. When early pioneers came West they brought with them some tree, shrub or garden plant, or seeds thereof, from their home place to start a new life in their new home. A start of gooseberry, cur rant, evergreen blackberry, came with some from the East, and many an old aban doned homestead was soon overgrown with evergreen blackberry briars. Fruit trees, or their seeds, were brought to the far West. Likewise, some early Med ford settlers brought with them, and planted, in their lawns, parking strips, or may be in the back yard, "a tree from back home." So Rogue River Valley and Medford have quite an assortment of non-native trees, shrubs and plants, some of which are not suitable for present conditions m one way or another. Root systems of some trees spread widely along the sur face of the ground, spoiling the lawn. Some pry up and break walks and curbings Some trees make excess lit ter, mussy fruit or seedpods on walks and lawn. A few years ago some public-spirited, civic-minded cit izens started planning for sys tematic tree selection and planting for the parking strip along streets. Working coop eratively with resident own ers, wonderful improvements are being accomplished. The Red Maple, Acer ru brum, also called Scarlet, Shoe-peg,, Swamp maple, or Soft maple, has been selected for some street planting. A descriptipn of this tree will be given later. Even now buds are swelling and the beauti ful flowers will soon burst forth on the more mature trees, of which there are a few in Medford. Two or three are on the south side of street diagonally across the street from the SE corner of the Court house yard, a couple are on the north side of Fourth st. in front of No. 618 about opposite Peach. If interested, look at these flowers develop and the seed keys grow. Springtime is a nice time to make a pretty herbarium of flowers, seed and leaves. Young Democrats Form Club Here Twenty-two persons, in cluding 19 from Medford and three from Ashland, have made plans to establish a Young Democrats club here, it was announced Monday. The group has applied for a charter from the club's state headquarters in Salem and expects to have about 50 members by the time the charter is granted, a spokes man said. Acting officers are Presi dent Charles Langston, 21, of 256 Beatty st. Medford, Vice President Gary R. Picard, 22, of 3400 West Main st., Med ford; Secretary T Treasurer Mrs. Sharon Wheat, Medford. Club spokesmen said sep arate clubs may be chartered in Medford and Ashland at first, but that it is hoped the two clubs eventually will merge. Any Democrat between 18 and 40 years old may join the club. Information may be obtained by calling Democrat ic party headquarters at SPring 3-4777, Langston at SPring 3-4263 or Picard at SPring 3-4356. TO VISIT U.S. Dublin (DPD Robert Bris coe, former Jewish lord mayor of Dublin, left by air Monday for a two-month tour of the United States. Brisco said Jie hoped- to attract American in dustry to Ireland, to increase tourist travel, and, to sell Americans on Irish whiskey. 16 Sending More Wheat To India Presents Problem for America By YVONNE FRANKLIN Mail Tribune Washington Bureau Washington - Many baffled Americans, 1 concerned about mounting wheat surpluses, may wonder why the United States doesn't save some of the $1 billion-a-year cost of storing surplus grains by snip ing more of the food to needy India. The problem is hot nearly so easy of solution, according to J. R. Wiggins, executive editor of the Washington Post, who has just - returned from a tour of India. He notes that under Public Law 480, the U. S. since 1956 Rash of Traffic Accidents Reported To Medford Police A rash of traffic accidents were reported to Medford city police last week end, one of them resulting in five injuries and another in three. None of the injuries were critical, po lice said. Five persons were injured, in a three - car accident on Highway 99 at Stewart ave. Saturday afternoon. Police said the accident oc curred when a car- operated by Albert Kinney Cass, 77, of Grants Pass, hit one operat ed by Madison William Pat rick, 17, of Trail, from behind as it was slowing for a red light, knocking it forward into a third vehicle operated by Donald Clifford Williams, 26, of Phoenix, which had stopped for the light. Cass told police that he "blacked out" behind the wheel of the car just before he hit the rear of the Patrick vehicle. Cass and two passen gers, Hild Moore and Mable M. Singleton, both of Grants Pass, were taken to the Rogue Valley hospital by Medford Ambulance Service where they were treated for cuts and bruises and released. Slightly Injured A passenger in the Wil liams vehicle, Ronnie Hayes, Phoenix, was slightly injured, police said, but was not taken to the hospital. Patrick was taken to Med f o r d Osteopathic hospital with undetermined head in juries, according to police. No citations were issued. Cityf police cited Joseph Edwin Crawford, 72, of 103 South Holly st., for disobey ing a red light following an accident about 3:25 p.m. Sat urday which resulted in three injuries. Police said the accident oc curred when the Crawford vehicle allegedly went through a red light on Eighth i SAVE AN0 NO has agreed to furnish India surpluses worth- $959.73 mil lion. These commodities have been paid for in counterpart funds, rupees expendable in India. May Step Up Program Wiggins reported that this program may be stepped up. The Indian Minister of Food and Agriculture plans to place 130 million bushels in storage. This amount would not notably diminish the wheat stocks the U. S. is pil ing up at the rate of 400 to 500 million bushels a year. What are the obstacles in India to funneling more U.S. wheat to this vital but un- st. and was struck by a vehi cle operated by Mildred Pau line Maben, 21, of box . 398, Medford, which was traveling on Riverside ave. Taken to the Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Ambu lance Service with cuts, bruises and possible internal injuries, were Crawford and his wife, Elithe Moffett Craw ford, 63. A passenger in the Maben vehicle, Ellen Claire Maben, 44, of Molalla, sustained a forehead cut, police said, but did not request assistance. . Another accident occurred at Eighth and Bartlett sts. Saturday about 3:32 p.m. in heavy traffic which was backed up waiting for the ac cident at Eighth st. and River side ave. to clear. Girl Cited Anna Jewel Turner, 16, of 1327 Morrow rd., was cited by city police for failure to yield the right of way after the car she was operating col lided at the intersection with a car operated by Michael David Reich, 26, of 2436 Capi tal ave. There were no injur ies, police said. Another accident occurred on Eighth st. Saturday about 2:05 p.m., between Bartlett st., and Central ave., when cars operated by June Rose Barlow, 33, of 1065 Ellendale dr., and Josephine Anne Vin cent, 32, of 223 Willamette ave., collided, causing negli gible damage to both vehi cles, according to city police. No citations were issued. - An accident at the intersec tion of 11th and Hamilton sts. Saturday about 1:23 p.m. involved cars operated by Al lie Maxine Poling, 21, of 827 West 14th st., and Paul Wil liam Elgin, 52, of 1221 With ington ave. There were no injuries and no citations is sued, police said. COMPROMISE No need to sacrifice big car quality for economy! One compact gives both. THE LARK has luxurious interiors, tasteful appointments, big-car quality construction. THE LARK; of all compacts, gives you a choice in all models of either a 90 hp. six-cylinder engine (as economical as any) or the doubly powerful V-8. 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There is fear that accu mulation of counterpart funds in rupees might have an in flationary effect, or at least put into foreign hands too much control over Indian monetary stability. 2. Some Indian officials fear Indian farm output might slow down if relieved of the pressure of stark nec essity. 3. In the Indian govern ment there is an astonishing unanamity of belief that food grains should not be brought in under Title III in the form of grants for charitable dis tribution except in cases of famine and disaster. 4. Warnings about demoral izing the needy with free con tributions which Wiggins hadn't heard since the relief bills of the 1930s were dis cussed in the U. S.' Dangerous Dependence Seen 5. Worry was expressed by Indian officials that our sur pluses will not last forever, and India might develop a dangerous dependence and then be suddenly left with out American grains. 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