Medford mail tribune., July 11, 1960, Image 11

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SUCTION U MUUr'OItU,'
RAPID TRANSIT ON BHIDGE Thla l an
ortlst's conception nf how rapid transit fa
cilities would look on lha Golden Gate
Bridge, according to plans being developed
for the five-county San Kranclsco Buy Area
Democrats Learn
Of Mass Immersion
l.o$ Angeles -HIPD- The au
thoritative voice on the other
end of the phono Informed
the Democratic convention
publicity committee that the
"mass Immersion of the BOO
converts will take place this
afternoon."
"Arc we baptizing Demo
crats?" asked the amazed
committeeman.
"Oh heavens," apologized
the voice. "I thought this was
the Jehovah's Witnesses Convention."
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What Is
This column Is prepared
J Jrj i
College of Law, Willamette University. Salem, to
explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
to his own problomi without an attorney's advice, for
differing facta may change the outcome.
Cuilomer Musi Exircls
RtuonibU Caution
Ai she drove Into the gro
cery parkin lot, Mary noted
hole four feet square con
tnlnlng Krcnse And oil; nnd,
ourself
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Rupid Transit District by Dr. D. B. Stein
man of New York. Stcinman reported thai
addition of transit facilities Immediately
below the present vehicular roadbed is both
"feasible and practicable." (UI'I Tclcpholo)
The Law?
as
oublie service bv the
to avoid it, slir parked a few
spaces away from the store
entrance. But, walking Into
the store, she slipped and hurt
herself quite severely. Mary
then noted an area about
three feet in diameter contain
ing what appeared to be oil,
grease and water throtiK"
which there appeared skid
marks from her shoes. Mary
was a long-time customer and
she had never before seen
such a deposit.
Negligence Charged
Mary sued the groceteria
owner, charging the defendant
with negligence In that he
permitted cars to park close
to the store entrance; that
grease and oil dripped from
the vehicles and accumulated
where it could be picked up
on the shoes of persons enter
ing tile store who then de
posited the slippery grease
and oil on the floor nt the
entrance; that the defendant
failed lo remove the grease
and nil from the parking lot
and from the store floor end
failed lo warn customers of
Its presence.
At the trial Mary was ask
ed whether she h'icl observed
that the floor was wet before
she fell. She stated that she
hadn't looked at the floor as
she walked in. The store man
ager testified that the wet
spot where Mary fell was
water and thai he had seen
no deposit of grease or oil
then or previously. Two
clerks testified they had seen
no such accumulation at any
time.
Must Prove Charge
To win her case, the Court
held that Mary must prove
that the material causing her
to slip was placed on the floor
by the defendant, or that the
defendent knew about the sub
stance and fulled to use rea
sonable diligence to remove
it, or that the substance had
been there so long that the
defendent should have discov
ered ond removed it.
The Court held that the evi
dence did not establish negli
gence on the part of the de
fendant. Rather, Mary's fail
ure lo have looked ot the floor
when entering amounted to
something less than the de
gree of enre required of a
person of ordinary prudence
under the existing situation.
Budget Officers
Elect President
" Salem -llll'li -llobert L. Hark
ness, Sacramento, Calif., was
named President nf the Na
llonal Association of Stale
Budget Officers at the windup
of the group's convention here
Saturday,
He succeeds Maryland budg
et director James O. Ronnie.
Tennessee budget director
Edward J. Bowling was elect
ed vice president.
The association approved n
resolution calling on the fed
eral government lo move fast
er in applying slates costs of
Spirit of Short Ballot
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He whi tvrlllfti hy a .11111 k rurluatn
nf tlif t'lMHl nf Joiinmliftiii m (hu
(uilvtirblly nf Or v unit un "pfli.
Ifirlfll in in in ry" uf thr i-uiicltjultiiii
df vnloM!(l In tlii urn I or tliraiN Tit
l til red of fv.h jfimJiuir, The oln
lom art Ilium of Hi writer,
By HOLLY H. HUTCHIN8
(Portland, Ore.)
Over 100 years ago Amer
ica's voters balloted Into of
fice fewer than 200,000 statu
and county officials. This No
vember the voters will be
asked to put more than 900,
000 state and county ufliclaix
Into ulflce. This Is an average
of about III) elected officials
for each 10,000 Inhabitants of
the nation.
The fact that we are pop
ularly electing more than dou
bio the number of officials
we elected 100 yours ago bus
cuused many politicians and
reformers to question serious
ly the efficiency of our pres
ent popular election method
In the slulo and county.
Much of the concern stems
from the fact tliul while the
structure of local government
has remained little changed
In the last 100 years, the func
tions performed have been
Increasing and the problems
face d have been growing
steadily more complex.
Functions lncroate
Kor example, in I860 the
typical county government
performed about 22 different
functions. T o d a y, however,
the number of functions per
formed by the average sized
county can run to 700. To
make mutters worse, the
large number of slate and
county offices lo be filled
must be listed on a ballot
thai also calls for the election
uf a multitude of city and
national officials. ' ,
In 1010, a group of promi
nent American citizens, fore
seeing the danger of an over
crowded ballot us a tool for j
the political muchine, met in
New York City and formed
the National Short Ballot or
ganization. The supporters of
the short ballot movement be
lieved that under the present
system of popular election the I
average voted was unable to
examine thoroughly the qual
ifications of each candidate
because of the many offices
that had to be filled by the
voter.
As a remedy, the short bal
lot group argued that the bal
lot should be shortened so
that the only popularly elect
ed official would be the slate
or county executive head who
would be vested with the pow
er to appoint the remaining
officials lo the various offices.
They also believed thai state,
county, city and national elec
tions should be held at dif
ferent times so as to permit
adequate public examination
of the candidates.
Spirit Carried Through
Although the short ballot
movement died out in the ear
ly 1930s, the spirit of the
reform has carried through
the years to the present. The
central question for the voters
today is "will our present
system of popular election
provide us with the most re
liable, trustworthy local offi
cials, or will a system of exec
utive appointment give us the
efficient state and county gov
ernment we seek?"
Three possible answers to
the question are current to
day. First, there is the con
servative or long ballot view
which persists In most of the
states and counties. The sup
porters of this view claim that
our present system of popular
election is basically sound and
any change in the present
method would destroy a deep
rooted democratic tradition
long guaranteed lo the people.
At the other extreme Is
the reform or short ballot
view that considers the pres
ent popular election method
an outdated,, cumbersome bur
dent upon the voter.
Finally, there is the com
promise view which agrees
with the reformers that a
change is needed in the pres
ent selection method, but feels
thai the short ballot view is
too demanding and would In
the long run do great Injury
to n basically 'sound demo
cratic privilege. They instead
advocate changing only those
slate and county offices that
Hatfield's Lawn
Damaged by Vandals
Salcm-UIPII-The newly plant
ed lawn of Gov. ' and Mrs.
Mark Hatfield in front of the
Hatfield home In southeast
Salem was partially damaged
over the week end by vandals
who drove onto it.
Salem police said the tire
marks were noticed by the
Governor when lie and his
family returned home from a
brief holiday. ;
Tire marks were found
nlung the side of the driveway.
CLOGSTON'S
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and Screens
Estimates Gladly
Phone SP 1-1014 Evenings
ure professional (for example,
the county surveyor or coun
ty coroner) from their present
elective status lo appointive
slulim. . '
Method Outdated
A study of current condi
tions In the state and county
would seem lo prove that our
present popular election
method Is outdated and too
cumbersome to Insure Intelli
gent selection of our public
officials. Can you name, for
example, your present county
surveyor or county coroner?
If you can, you're an excep
tion, for it has been confirmed
that in nine cases out of ten
the typical voter is unable to
naino the minor professional
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Reform Carried Over
slate and county officials who
represent him.
On the oilier hand, com
plete acceptance of the short
ballot concept would Involve
a complete overthrow of our
present system of popular
election. Such a reform would
be unacceptable to most vot
ers. Therefore, the most logical
answer lo the problem would
seem to be the compromise
view, which would preserve
the voter's right lo choose the
most important of his public
servants and yet would lessen
the burden of the ballot.
Shorter Ballot Favored
In a few months American
voters will once again be
faced with the difficult task
of choosing honest and effi
cient slate and county offi
cials from a great multitude
of candidates. Doesn't it seem,
logical to shorten the ballot
at least enough so that the
voter won't have to spend
precious time examining the
numerous candidates for the
insignificant minor profession-'
al offices, and instead allow
the executive to appoint qual
ified men lo the positions?
This would allow the voter
to concentrate on the quali
ties of the candidates for the
more Important policy-making
offices.
If we are going to get re
to Present Voting
sponsible and trustworthy
state and county officials to
run our local government, we
must provide the voters with
Richard J. Nordquist, D.M.D.
announces
the removal of his office to the ,
MEDFORD DENTAL BUILDING
24 Crater Lake Avenue
Phone SP 2-7234 for appointment '
a plausible and w o r k a b 1
means of selection. The coin '
promise method seems to b(
the answer. j
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