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oooo o ao oaoooaD o axt o MAIL TRIBUNE, Msdferd, Or. A Sunday, Mty 1, 1960 MedfordoTribukb "Everyone In SouUiem Oregon Published Dully except Saturday by MEDFORO PRINTING CO S3 North Fir St.. Ph SPi-141 ROBFRT W RUM., Editor HEr.2 r.nr.t Advertising Manager GERALD T LATHAM. Euj M?r ERIC W ALLEN JR . Mm Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Tele Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sporta Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper . EnlrM as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1B7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance. Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year $15 00 Dally and Sunday fl moa. 8 00 . Daily and Sundav 3 moa 4.25 . Sundav Only One year S4.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford " Ashland, Central Point E a B 1 e Point. Jacksonville, Gold Hill : Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rogue Rlv , er. Talent and on motor routea. Dally and Sunday 1 year 818 00 Dally and Sunday 1 mo 1 SO Carrier and Dealer copy 10c - All Terms Cash In jAdyance . Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press International , Full Leased Wire TJ PL Tejephoto Newsplcturea " MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU ' OF CIRCULATIONS ' Advertising Renresentntive: WEST HOLIDAY CO. INC Of. flees In New York. Chleaeo. De. trolt. San Franclco. Lob Angeles. ' Seattle. Portland St. Louis. At- larte. Vancouver, B.O. NEWS RAPE R PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAI Ac6Tlh WiiiiiTim..,.i iti Flight or Time Medford end Jackson County History from the filet of The Mill Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yean ago. : 10 YEARS AGO Ma? 1, 1350 (Monday) A United Air lines Douglas DC-4 landed at the Medford . airport yesterday, making It the largest airplane to ever land here on a regularly : scheduled flight. A large warehouse, housing the Mt. Pitt company, burned to the ground in the White : City industrial area last night. i 20 YEARS ABO May 1, 1940 (Wednesday) B. F. Irvine, 77, noted blind ' editor of the Oregon Journal, nA in Prtrtlnnd Yesterday. 'Irvine gpent much of his . unth in .Tnrkson county. Arthur Perry's "Ye , Smudge Pot" column: "Fisher . n nro hreatenlnK the an. nual strike on the Lower Co lumbia, as usuel. For lnevit ' ability, this strike ranks along with Death ana raxes. 30 YEARS AGO May 1, 1930 (Thursday) ' Local chamber of commerce ' efforts to make sure all Med- j l .n0JAnt nrs rrmnted in xuru ica,ui-M - census produces 80 additional , names so far. cid vii drivers will be wearing new uniforms shortly. ' 40 YEARS AGO May 1, 1920 (Saturday) . Because of high price of su r lnonl iialina establish merits have stopped serving sugar in sugar bowls ana are using Individual paper con tulnnra Instead. This Is national bicycle week; there are less than a dozen In use in this city and county. SO YEARS AGO May 1. 1910 (Sunday) Pacific and Eastern railroad will build a new depot two miles from Eagle Point and offers to help whole town move with it. From Central Point News letterMrs. IttSwrt Kyle and Mrs. J. V. Anderson went to Medford Friday on a shopping expedition. What's Your I.Q.7 Nine or fen correct it tuparlor; , teven er eight It eicellent) tlve w ' ill It good. 1. How many teaspoons In ,one tablespoon? ' 2. Name the curved wood en missile which if properly thrown returns to the throw er. 3. When a cat chews food, does Its lower jaw move up and dyn. or sideways, or both? 4. Name the days of the week In alphabetical order. 8. What Is the best hard wood and shade tree in the U.S.? 6. What Is the name for the science of earthquake phe nomena? 7. Does the Federal govern ment pay a premium on rare oia ccuuar o 4 8. Are the Black Hills In North Dakota? 8. Which United Suites pres ident was a tailor by trade? 10. Did Spaniards or British colonials first settle in Texas? Answers) 1. Three. 2. Boom erang, t. Up end down only. 4. Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 5. Oak. t. Seismology. 7. No. 8. No. ' South Dakota. 9. Ar.d:w Johnson. 10, Spaniards. ? Vote of Confidence As mentioned here Friday, some pretty sleazy tactics are beine: usd in'Sn attempt to defeat the school district budget at We attempted to pfMnt out what they were, and why they do discredit to their unknown authors. Today, we'd like to about the budget, this rather than negatively. And perhaps the best to the people who are budget, who have spent it, and who, as a result, ve refer to the members of the school board, the citizens budget committee, and the advisory members of the committee. All sections of the district are represented. "THIS is what they say in the booklet giving budget information and which has been avail able to anyone curious about the budget: "The citizens of Medford have for many years ex pressed approval of a better-than-average educational program. A high precedent has been set in this regard. Medford students have consistently rated among the top graduates and performers In competition with other schools of the state and nation. This high rat ing has been in all areas including scholarship, music, public speaking, vocations, and activities. This success can in a major way be attributed to the exceptional opportunities offered students by the people of Med ford. "This budget as proposed is the result of extensive study and evaluation byhe board of education, the school budget committee, advisory board members, and the administration. Appreciation is due the many citi zens who have assisted in preparing this budget. With out their interest and help, the job would have been more difficult and less productive. "Each proposed expenditure has been carefully ex amined in the perspective of ltsarelationship to the over-all educationul objectives of the district and in terms of wise economy. Your board of education and budget committee believe the citizens of our school district want good schools and will provide the finan cial support necessary for them. "As In previous years and as found true in other school districts, salaries for Instruction represent by far, and quite properly, the largest item In the budget. A general increase In teachers' and staff salaries, as well as proposed additions to the staff because of in creased number of students, has added considerably . to this year's budget. State support has failed to keep pace with rising costs which makes its necessary to raise additional funds at the local level. School board members, administrators and others Interested in the welfare of boys and girls are attempting to have slate support programs revised to reiieve property and equalize the tax burden ... "Schools are a big, important, and expensive busi ness. Wo believe that the citizens of this district want their children to have educational opportunities equal to the better programs In the state. In order to maln , tain this high level of educational, It Is most Important that adequate funds be provided. "Your thoughtful consideration and approval of this proposed budget is sincerely recommended." (signed) Medford School Board, Budget and Advisory Committee William A. Barker, Edward Branchfield, Otto Ewaldsen, Keith Hockarsmith, Frank Bash,' P. G. Humphreys, Mrs. Tom Eaton, Louis Straube, H. D. Chrlstensen, Robert Minear, Russell Mclntyre, William Edwcrds. . . . ? . THAT puts it plainly enough. If you want a continued high-class, well rounded educational program, you vote for the budget. If you don't, you vote against. You can't have it both ways. No organization the school district, with 17 schools, some 8,000 plus students next year, 361 teachers, a number of otheemployees, a bus transportation system, and an impact on the lives of everyone in the commit nity, can escape criticism. Mistakes undoubtedly have been made, and will be made again. We personally have some reservations about parts of the program of edu cation in Medford. DUT the point remains that the things that, to us, are drawbacks, may be the parts of the pro gram about which others are most enthusiastic. One man s wasted time in the schools may be the most important part of the program to some body else. The schools must serve the entire community, not just part of it. And the overall effect, the total results, the "big picture," are what whether the schoCj are i J-ll ...1 i mix aouars, ana translating mem into enecuve education for our children and our future citizens. By almost any criterion that can be named, the Medtord school system compares wen witn any, anywhere. XJLTE HAVE no quarrel T against the budget honestly and sincerely money is being spent lor the results achieved. But we do have a quarrel with people who will believe rumors, false innuendoes, twisted facts, and out-of-context references, and use them as a basis for a "no" vote. And we have contempt for those who use these methods actively to seek defeat of a sound budget, solely because they don't like to pay taxes. Anyone who doesn't have the facts has only himself to blame. And the facts add up to the conclusion that Medford has a superior school system, deserving of a strong vote of confidence tomorrow. E.A. . tomorrow's election.-,.. have a few final words time stated positively, way to do this is to most familiar with the long hours poring over have recommended it. size of the Medford count in determining making good use of-ou;; IV 1- -! with anyone who votes tomorrow because h believes that too muc Dennis the l ' MY OAD ISNT HOME. WHO IS7HA7YW,MQM?' Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all istters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceec400 words. The letters printed In this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. School Facts To the Editor: Mrs. Vivian Collins recently commented on the Medford school budget and raised a pertinent ques tion relating to the six per cent limitation. She following facts are pre sented: 1. Oregon law limits the amount which a school dis trict may increase its budget for the next year to 8 per cent of the district's highest 'base of the last three years unless the legal voters ap prove Bfsjhigher amount. Be cause of rapid growth during the war and post-war years, the Medford district's tax base is totally Inadequate to oper ate the schools, and It has been necessary to vote on the budget each year for many years. w 2. It is obvious that this tax base is far short of the amount needed to operate the schools for 1960-61, even If there were no increase for any part of the program in the proposed budget. In other words, if the district operated on the same budget amount we are using this year, the voters would still have to approve $1,699.- 051.07, less the allowable per cent of $30,631.97. 3. The only way the proce dure can be changed Is to have the district vote a new "base." This would not change the amount of taxes to be paid. 4. The financial condition of the Medford School District is good. The estimated valua tion for IOBOaBI is $45,000, 000. The DlsWict is bonded to only 41.4 per cent of its limit of $9,107,000. (This has no connection with the operating budget being voted on, but the question of jeopardizing , the Medford district s credit was raised.) We point out that Medford's proposed budget would use only about 68 per cent of the property tax dol lar for schools; state-wide this is 70 per cent. Further more, the Medford district mlllage rate is next to the lowest in the county. The budget committee, con sisting of 13 lay members, 10 regularwd 3 advisory mem bers, representing all areas of the district, made a thorough study of all facts and infor mation obtainable on we budget. It is their judgment that it is realistic and is needed If our schools are to continue a quality program for the children of this system. P. G. Humphreys, Chairman Budget Committee William A. Barker, ("Chairman, District 549C School Board, Medford Reminiscences To the Editor: I often won der, and think of changes that normal progoss has made in the city of Medford, and sur rounding area, during the past 69 years. Indeed a long, long time to be away from the community .vhere I was born in the mid 80s. In the year of 1891, then the eldest of four children. I set out with our parents, Thomas J. and Harriet Allen, In a new Studebaker covered wagon and spike team headed for Washington state. Grandpa Allen's homestead, located In the Derby area, is one of tho outstanding recol lections, The memory of the old log house with large fireplace, a spinning machine, a yard filled with wild flow ers, honey bees, and an occa sional ratUesnake. This to gether with the deer that roamed with the cattle, all a wonderful panorama picture Menace T5" IS THIS? My DAOOys 60SS ? of my boyhood days. Our mother was the eldest of the Martin Perry family (and a sister of the late Wil liam Perry) who were early pioneers in the Big Butte area, have all passed on except an aunt, Mrs. Lottie McQuoid, who resides in Walnut Creek, Calif. Both the Allen and Perry families, typical early day pioneers like many others, were rugged individualists. People those days, with a light of destiny in their eyes, possessed with faith and hon esty, indeed played a big part in the building of all the western states. They set forth some interesting examples that this young generation might well evaluate and ad here to. If our progress and re sources could be managed on the basis of facts gained from sound long - range research, much duplication and exces sive high cost of government would of course be substan tially lower. However, life holds much for every individual, as each day paints a new luster on the sky. Each day sticks out with something bold and ne Most of man's efforts thus far have met with victory-and rewarding too. Life has been good to me, and have thoroughly enjoyed chatting with you in the lew moments I turned back "Old Father Time." Martin P. Allen, RBB West Nickerson St. Seattle 99, Wash. Young Rowdies To the Editor: There are times when effects must be dealt with. But the primary purposes is to search out the cause and at least try to cor rect it. What Is the cause of this crowing juvenile delinquen cy? It Is nigh 40 years ago when lecturers were sent from our high state educational headquarters, at least with their blessings, to reorient the then burgeoning parent teacher line of thinking. There was to be no more dis ciplining of young trouble makers. If left alone and their willful wills left unop posed, they would, the lectur ers opined, soon see the error of their ways and all be good little angels. This rather startled many parents who. had supposed, and had been taught by many a trip to the woodshed, that respect for law and order and rights of others was first in teaching the future citizens ttiaJvthcy must learn to obey thftu in authority. Aiso. many a good teacher had to quit itifir school work as they could not see how it could be done without discipline. The effects today of this starry-eyed planning is, our new juvenile detention houses and prisons are rammed and jammed with spoiled braU craduated to high crime and ,,,prf..r Todav. peacefully in clined people are loath to be the only ones at camp and picnic grounds. Like members of our family at a coast picnic place. When a bunch of rowdy rammed their jalopy into a roundish gua'd stone, luckily, it "ilea t0 rou lmo th family busy with their picnic lunch. It was all the parents could do to keep their own teenagers silent. Seeing theo rould not stir up fight. h Blggllng and drunk ap pearing rowdies backed out nrt milled away to better chances for trouble-making, Then cropped up another cause, featured and encour aged by would-be funny car toonists, the husband dog' In the Day's News By FRANK At dawn the other morning, a Korean family came to gether, in a small apartment in the premdanuainuanaion la Seoul, the capital of the Re public of Korea. It was a formal occasion and the members of the fam ily had dressed for it care fully, but simply. The hus band and father wore a white dress shirt and gray trousers. The wife and mother was at tired in a flowing traditional Korean dress. The elder son, a Korean officer, wore his army uniform. The younger Editorial Comment SAME OLD STORY It's the same old story but it bears repeating. In fact, as long as state laws governing school finances remain as they are, it must be repeated each year. The majority of Oregon school districts are holding elections Monday, and most of them are asking, as they have had to ask year after year, that their voters give them authority to levy taxes "outside the 6 per cent limi tation." Just what are taxes "outside the 6 per cent"? They are property taxes that the dis tricts cannot levy without spe cific approval of the voters. But, more Importantly, they comprise the biggest share of all local property taxes paid to support the schools. With out authority to exceed the 6 per cent limitation, few, if any, Oregon schoj districts could stay in business-Eugene Register Guard. house that puts many a father out on the fringe of the fam ily circle. Especially as chil dren older grow and with ideas of their own that Mom all too often sides In with. leaving Pop a lone minority, fit only to be a provider for family sustenance and shelter. and a sort of mute totemlc fig urehead at Sunday family church services. F. J. Clifford, Route 2, Box 200F . Central Point, Ore. Basket Day To the Editor: Let's take time out from all the serious discussion of the problems around us to reflect upon the thought that every evil has its opposite good, that every dark has its contrasting light; and who knows this better than the mother with a grow ing family to prove it to her in little ways every day? As, for instance, on May Day O Joy of Joys It's basket day, A dreary first of Mayl I've clothes to wash And clothes to iron And more to put away. Basketful and basketful of weariness, I say! O joy of joys It's basket day, A weary first of Mayl A basketful of garbage And another 'stuffed with trash, A basket heaped with emp ty jars, Another bulged with ash. Basketful and basketful of stuff and junk, I say! O joy of joys It's basket day, A Junky first of May! What's this? A basketful of flowers For your mommy, did you say? One from Pete, one from Dan, A third from Mary Kay? Another one from Tootle And, Larry, one from you? And still that isn't all of them For Barbara brings one, Ot00? There are basketsful and basketsful of love for me, I sayl O Joy of joys It's basket day, A LOVELY first of May! Marjorle M. Hochstatter, 924 Jasper St., Medford P.Sn With my apologies to REAL poets!! Asks Responsibility To the Editor: I wish take issue with the title your recent editorial "Attack on the Schools." Perhaps it could have been titled At tack on the School Budget" or even "Criticism of the School Budget." It is important to distinguish between "attacks on schools" and questions and criticisms regarding financial expenditures. If citizens of a community do not question or criticize issues to be voted on, then we are guilty of creating an authoritative system to which we must Quietly and, JENKINS son was attired in a gray Jacket and brown trousers. They seated themselves for mally cn a small couch. IT WAS a rendezvous. It was a rendezvous with death. At the appointed hour, the elder son arose and stood be fore his father, his mother and his brother. He stood at at tention, eyes front and center. Then ... his right hand dropped to the butt of the pis tol in the holster at his belt. He drew the pistol. First he shot his father. Then he shot his mother. Then he shot his brother. He was careful in his aim, using only one bullet for each. Then he shot himself. To make sure, so that he might not be left alive, dis honored and alone, he shot himself first in the abdomen and then squarely between the eyes. rpHE family? It was the family of Lee Ki Poong, who as vice-president-elect assumed personal responsibility for the situation that led to the revolt that overthrew the government of Syngman Rhee. WEIRD? Beyond human under standing? Remember that it happened In ASIA. FOR comment, we should perhaps turn to Kipling's lines in his Ballad of East and West: "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, "Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judg ment Seat." THE moral for us? I think it's this: Let's treat Asia with kindli ness and tolerance and friend liness. But let's not try to RUN ASIA'S AFFAIRS. As Kipling suggested nearly century ago, we don't know and can't know enough abSit Asia and Asians to make a success of it. meekly submit. We must also keep in mind that if the proposed budget is defeated it will not be be cause the people of Medford are against the schools. It will be because they disapprove of certain items in the budget perhaps the proposed admin istrative salary schedules or monies spent for things they feel are unnecessary. They will be expressing a desire for a new budget to be prepared that is more in keeping with the wishes of the community. Of course, this is time con suming and will require addi tional expenditures xo pre pare, but sucn are me ways of democracy. Each individual must de cide for himself whether to vote for or against the pro posed budget. I sincerely hope each vote will be carefully considered and will express responsible attitude toward our school system. However, the voters of any school dis trict should not feeLforced to pass a budget outSaV fear of the consequences it tney vote it down. If this situation ex ists, then our community is not receiving the type of crea tive leadership necessary to provide the best education for our children. Hazel E, Kagy Route 2, Box 443 Medford Love Lacking? To the Editor: What next? Rebellion in Cuba, rebellion in Argentina, riots in Korea, riots in Turkey, the Air Force bombs the Churches, The Na tional Council calls the Air Force manual a liar, etc., etc. What next? It reminds me of the little boy sitting on the curb at the street corner sobbing as only a dirty faced little boy can sob. A policeman stopped by and said, "What s the matter sonny, why all the tears?" The boy said, Dad came home drunk, Ma chased him out of the house with a broom, my sister ran away with my bike, Old Spot chased Tabby up a tree and I got nobody to play with. Don t nobody love nobody no more?" And now, to cap the climax, the M-T and KMED draw swords and square off. My, my, don't nobody love nobody no more? Wonderingly, L. G. Weaver, 301 Haven St., ' Medford Editor's note: We love everybody, but some less than others. Aeklln en Medicine To the Editor: In der first vorld var, everyvun had 80 bugs, und der Army Doctors shot us at least vunce for every bug. Today, der Army Doctors fire yust vun snot, und kill der whole vorks. Ve sure vasted der ammu nition. Everett Aeklln, Ashland, Ore. IP0TLUCK (By M-T Staff and Contributors) We see by the United Press International newswire that "the Society of Presidential Appraisers" is going to rwvet in Salem soon. About l.DuO members from three states are expected. For the information of UPI, we'd like to report that the Society of Presidential Ap praisers is not limited to three states. It has members in 50 states, it includes everyone over 21 years of age, and it is particularly active every fourth year, particularly just before November. Now if the UPI means "Res idential Appraisers," that's something else. . . e "My boy friend 1 a ead," a pretty young thing was overheard to admit. "But," she added after a thought ful pause, "so is his con vertible." "Would you like a real pot for pWtluck?" we were asked the other day. We mumbled something non-committal, not knowing just what was meant. We were informed that a local business establishment (name on file) uses a pot, the kind our forefathers kept un der the bed, in place of a con ventional cash register. S Our courthouse reporter, a sharp-eyed type, the other day spotted the automobile of a local funeral director parked in a courthouse parking space which had a sign saying it was reserved for a county assessor's office car. "Hmmm." our man muttered, "death and taxes have finally gotten to gether." When all" else . fails, the Hoover Hi-Lite comes through. We record for our readers, as well as those of the Hl-Llte who may have missed it, the observations of David Stock ton, of 1C in Hoover school, Washington Report By WILLIAM BY MARQUIS CHILDS (Guest Columnist) Washington - Hearings are to be held shortly on a modest proposal that might contribute in this Presidential year to two highly desirable ends. One Is to foster serious de bate between the Presidential candidates on the grave issues of the day and the other is to reduce the high cost of politics. The proposal is to require the television and radio net works to give an hour and a half or two hours a week of prime time to a debate be tween the candidates during the last eight weeks of the campaign. The free time would be limited to the Presi dential nominees of the major parties. The bill specifies that to be eligible the nominee must be the choice of a party that at the last election re ceived more than 4 per cent of the vote cast. As initiated by Senator A. S. (Mike) Monroney, taking up an idea advanced by Adlai Stevenson, this is a modest proposal indeed. It has no overtones of government own ership or operation of the TV and radio networks which no one wants, since the dangers of political domination and government censorship are too great. But it would require that a small fraction of the time given over to entertain ment to the great profit of the networks be devoted to a public service. IIIONRONEY'S original idea was tor an nour ana half a week to be carried on all networks. The two candi dates would each have half an hour for an initial presen tation on a given issue and then an additional 15 minutes for rebuttal. The current bill which is sponsored by a dozen senators, including one Repub lican, calls for two hourf of time each week. But in the hearings before Senator John O. Pastore's subcommittee of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce committee it is likely to be modified. In the 1956 campaign the Republicans spent $4,036,935 on radio and TV and the Dem ocrat!) $2,971,143. The total of $7,008,078 comes largely from favor-seekers who never fail to try to get a return on their investment after the election is over. This is one reason the AmerijOn political system is so costly. It's not the original cost but the upkeep - the constant pressure for govern mental largesse in one form or another, with the consumer ultimately paying the bill for the favors handed out as a quid pro quo for campaign contributions. - 4 VIVID recollection of this reporter's campaign travel torn years ago was concerning "Polliwogs," as follows: "I went down to the creek and I saw some Polliwogs. I had a jar and can and caught them. I brought them to school. Pretty soon they will turn into frogs. Then I'll put them in my garden so they will eat the bugs." . From the Haven Herald: "Long ago the pioneers biased the trails. TodeyQ their descendants are burn ing up the roads." Ross Youngblood tells the story of the college class re union of about 25 years after graduation. As the evening wore on, liquid in form, people began to miss "Old Stupid," the class nitwit, who every one had helped coach through graduation. Some time later a Cadillac rolled up, a chauffeur jumped out and opened the door, and "Old Stupid" emerged, and was warmly welcomed. He was asked, in due course, how he happened to have a Cadillac. He replied: "Well, I'm really worth a lot of money now. You see, I buy for $1 and sell for $2. And you know, that l per airtit really mounts up." There are certain points of similarity between our farm editor and Bob Dun can, speaker of the house of representatives. Both have short-cropped, slightly gray inpjhair. Both favor tweedy sorts of clothes. Both puff on pipes occasionally. But, since the FE is a staunch Republican, and Duncan is a Democrat, we still aren't quite sure about the FE's reaction when, during Sen ator Kennedy's recent visit, a woman came up to him, gushed a bit about the Sen ator, and assured the Farm Editor, "And I'm going to vote for you, loo, Mr. Dun can." S. WHITE talk with the governor of one of the poorest states in the Union. He was about to run for re-election in the primary for a two-year term. The of fice at the time.paid a salary of $7,500 a year. How much would his cam paign cost? About a half-mil lion dollars, he allowed. And who would pay the bill? The highway contractors and the liquor people. His opponent would be financed by the big utility company that domi nated the state and he would spend rather more than a a half-million, the governor gussed. So here was at least $1,000,000 whichhe consum ers of the Improverished state would unknowingly be paying out several times over as the contributors pyramided the cost of their investment in passing it on to the public. Th clean elections bill adopted by the Senate early in tlW session through the efforts of Sen. Thomas C. Hennings Jr. of Missouri is still held up in the House. There is strong opposition from the Southerners because it covers primaries as well as other elections and it will al most certainly be stopped. With prime TV time costing from $70000 to $90,000 a half hour the proposal for a national debate on the net works would help to cut down the high cost of politics. A NUMBER OF measures have been put in to give free time to representatives and senators in campaign years. Obviously the airways would be hopelessly cluttered if this were carried very far. But surely, as Monroney avgues, the candidates of the two major parties could de bate on free time once a week without endangering the free enterprise system as prac tised by private radio and television. The airways are held, after all, only by aQn chise granted by the govern ment of the United States. . Frank Stanton of CBS has declared his opposition to the proposal. He argues that the networks would provide ample time for debate if the law requiring equal time for candidates was changed to cover only Republican and Democratic candidates. The networks have been plagued with the demands of splinter parties. Hill In tha i-nmlntf dortinn when voters will be making sP choice as grave as any in the past hundred years the oppor tunity for a national debate should not depend on the generosity of network execu tives who are under conflict ing pressures. This is one way to answer those who say our political life has been de based by Madison Avenue. (Copyright, 1960, by United feature Syndicate. Ine.f 7 "I C2o
