TUESDAY, AUGUST It, 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Try and Stop Me
-By BENNETT CERF-
rpHAT EICH TEXAN has bobbed up in the news again.
This time he's rumored to have popped up in Montego
Bay, Jamaica, with 14 suitcases, nine sets of skis, a toboggan,
uu it ztSKimo aogs. ine
customs inspectors at the
Montego Bay airport
were aghast, of course.
"This is a tropical is
land," explained one
weakly. "All this equip
ment is useless here,. Our
mean temperature is over
80 degrees. Snow is ab
solutely unknown.".
"Sure, sure," agreed
the Texan genially. "I
know all about the lack
of snow now but cheer
up, boys, I'm sending it
In with the rest of my luggage."
.
Interviewing prospective secretaries, a boss not yet too old to
dream, was daxzled by the most beautiful applicant he ever had
Been. "You're hired," he declared unhesitatingly then added, "By
the way, would you happen to have an old passport photo of
yourself I could show my wife?"
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Washington Report
By WILLIAM S. WHITE
I
William S.
wnitt
Washington - The lost and
forgotten campaign - the cam
paign nobody notices much-
needs some at
tention, too.
The struggle
for the presi
dency is large
ly obscuring
a series of less
dramatic but
deeply signifi
cant contests
involving the
United States
Senate.
And not the least of these
contests engages one of the
finest ever to sit in the Senate
in our time, Leverett Salton
stall of Massachusetts.
The tone of the Senate -which
is, after all, the world's
most powerful forum of de
bate and action - is, in the
end, the tone of the nation. A
seat there is representative,
for good or for ill, of far
more than a single state. In
the wrong occupancy, it can
become a national strong
point for a wild emotional
"liberalism" which can think
only of some misty tomorrow
or of an obstructive ultra
conservatism which can think
only of the long-departed yes
terday. ,
A SENATOR of the United
States, that is to say, can
become an immensely import
ant force to his state, yes;
but, even, more, to his coun
try. Such an important force
for tolerant common sense is
Senator Saltonstlll. After 16
years of unpretentious and
quietly distinguished service,
he is now hard pressed for re
election. His trouble, so far as one
can gather, is not that he has
not done a good job. It arises
mainly from the circum
stances that the Democrats
chose his fellow Senator from
Massachusetts, John F. Ken
nedy, as their presidential
nominee.
Whether or not Kennedy
will win the whole country,
no one doubts he will do very
well indeed in his native New
England. The strong proba
bility is that, as head of the
Democratic ticket, he may
well so carry many a lesser
candidate with him. Specifi
cally, he may well so carry
Foster Furcolo, the probable
Democratic candidate for Sal
tonstall's place in the Senate.
THERE is irony in this. For
Saltonstall and Kennedy
one an old-time Yankee Re
publican and the other a brisk
young Democrat - have not
only always got along well
together in jointly looking
after their state. They have
also liked and respected each
other as representatives not
merely of two parties but of
two cultures - the old culture
of the Boston Brahmins and
the new culture of the up-and-coming
Americans of Irish
background.
By choice, the Senate is
not partisan. But it is un
ashamed pro-Saltonstall - not
as a Republican but as a man;
not as a politician seeking of
fice but as a Senator of the
United States who has long
honored the office he already
holds.
This correspondent has
nothing whatever against Fur
colo and raises no question
of his ability and promise.
But this correspondent also
has a deep and candid and
strictly nonpolitical affection
for the institution of the Sen
ate. It is a respect and affection
that goes especially to those
superior men (their party be
ing absolutely irrelevant)
whom he once called the
"senate types." Saltonstall is
precisely such a type.
HE IS not brilliant; but he is
sturdy and strong in the
hard, rough times. He is a
faithful partisan, a member
of his party's leadership in
the Senate. But he is also
much more than a partisan.
He is a good man for the whole
United States of America
wnenever ana wherever we
are in danger in this world.
I never saw him do a mean
or ugly thing. I never saw him
flinch when his duty lay clear
Defore him. I never saw him
condone unfairness even when
It might have benefited him
and his party.
It is not merely that he is
a gentleman. For the accident
of birth made him that, and
he deserves no special credit
for it. The big thing is that
he is a man - M-A-N. And he
has well and decently earned
his place in the regard of
some of the most acute judges
of their fellow men on earth,
the members of the Senate.
For, perhaps oddly, the
Senate doesn't care much
about what a man's party is.
It cares about what he is.
(Copyright, I860, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
9 Per Cent Hike
In Crime Rate
Told by Hoover
Washington - (UPD - FBI Di
rector J. Edgar Hoover re
ports there was a "startling"
9 per cent increase in the na
tional crime rate during the
first six months of this year.
"The sharp upward trend
of serious crimes as reported
for the first three months did
not abate during the second
quarter of 1960," Hoover said
Monday in a crime report bas
ed on a survey of cities with
populations of 25,000 persons
or more.
The FBI report disclosed a
6 per cent increase in mur
ders and a 5 per cent increase
In rapes. "Aggravated as
saults" went up 4 per cent.
Highiesl in West
Hoover said the upswing in
crime was spread throughout
the United States, but was
highest in the West where
crimes of violence rose IB
per cent and property crimes
went up 15 per cent.
The nationwide "upsurge"
was led by a 13 per cent in
crease in robberies, followed
by a 12 per cent climb in the
number of burglaries. Thetts
of articles worth more than
$50 rose 8 per cent. Auto
thefts rose 5 per cent.
$134 Million Less
New England was the only
area which reported a de
crease in property crime.
Hoover said Americans suf
fered a loss of $134 million
from thefts and other crimes
involving property during the
six months. Police reported a
total of 462,396 "offenses
aeainst DroDerty." an increase
of more than 40,000 over the
same period last year.
Bible School To
Get Certificates
Eagle Point Certificates
will be awarded 90 students
at the Suventh-dav Adventist
Vacation Bible school Friday
morning.
In a special "commence
ment" program at the Eagle
Point grade school gymnasium
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. parents
of boys and girls who have
been attending the vacation
Bible school for the past two
weeks will view a display of
some of the crafts and nature
collections on which the chil
dren have been working.
Mrs. David Morgan is di
rector of the school.
In awarding the certificates'
Mrs. Morgan will be assisted
by the class leaders.
Matter of Fact y
Joseph Alsop
raj
THE JEWISH VOTE
White Plains, N.Y. - Here
in White Plains, the Rosedale
development is a prosperous,
rather pretty
enclave. The
wide lawns
are green and
neatly clipped.
For once in a
way, the de
velopers have
left a few
trees. The
semi - modern,
ioseph alsop spilt . level
houses originally cost from
$25,000 up, and they still look
it. All together, you would
say, a good advertisement for
the affluent society.
Politically, too, Rosedale is
interesting, because all but
three or four of Rosedale's 50
or more families are Jewish.
The men, who mostly com
mute to New York, are sales
men of almost everything on
earth, small dress manufac
turers, dentists, pharmacists,
accountants, and the like.
The place is a microcosm, in
short, of the middle to-upper
income Jewish group, which
is always so indicative in New
York State.
This group is indicative, in
turn, because it always shows
the first signs of any real Re
publican inroads into New
York's massive, vitally import-
nt and normally Democratic
Jewish vote. For obviously,
prosperous Jewish people are
more likely to vote Republi
can than poor Jewish people.
But this time, if Rosedale is
any test, no such likelihood
exists.
rpHE imagination of the peo-
pie of Rosedale has certain
ly not been captured by Sen.
John F. Kennedy. Only a
minority really like and ad
mire Kennedy. The numerous
and ardent partisans of Adlai
Stevenson positively dislike
the man who stopped the
draft-Stevenson movement be
fore it even got started. A
common Rosedale attitude
was well expressed by a Rose
dale dentist's intelligent wife,
Mrs. bandra Gold:
"Let's put it this way. I'm
for Kennedy because I'm anti-
Nixon, and because I think
Kennedy will at least use men
like Adlai Stevenson and
Chester Bowles."
As of now, in fact, the
strong Democratic tide in
Rosedale is largely traceable
to the dislike of Richard M.
Nixon, which is widespread
among Rosedale people. They
are almost all enthusiastic
about Henry Cabot Lodge,
although not enthusiastic
enough about Lodge to change
their party vote. Nelson A.
Rockefeller would probably
get a majority of Rosedale for
the presidency, as he did for
the governorship.
But in this community, Nix
on is almost a dirty word in
a great many households.
This may not be true on elec
tion day, to be sure. An im
pressive number of Rosedale
people said they had been
surprised by the moderation
and the effectiveness of Nix
on's acceptance speech at Chi
cago. He may win them over,
or at least win a good many
over, in the end. But it is real
ly more probable that Ken
nedy will win over the num
erous Rosedale voters who say
they are "undecided" - and
are only undecided because
they still resent Kennedy's
victory over Stevenson,
SUCH are the broad results
of a dav's doorbell ringing
which covered almost every
house In Rosedale, 47 to be
exact. Of these households, 11
had chosen Eisenhower
against Stevenson in 1956. No
less than 22 had chosen Nel
son Rockefeller against Aver-
ill Harriman for the governor
ship in 1958. But only two
lonely households cast a posi
tive vote for Nixon; and one
of these two for Nixon was
also one of Rosedale's rare
non-Jewish households.
Kennedy, meanwhile, got
the more or less reluctant
vote of 26 Rosedale house
holds, leaving 19 in the "un
decided" column. The former
Eisenhower voters were di
vided, two for Nixon, two
for Kennedy, and seven un
decided. The former Rocke
fellew voters were divided,
two for Nixon, eight for Ken
nedy, and 12 undecided.
Distrust of Nixon, in other
words, has either driven the
Republican voting Rosedale
people into the arms of Ken
nedy, or it has put them into
the doubtful column, whence
Kennedy can quite easily ex
tract them, if he gains the
strong personal support of
Rosedale which he now rather
lacks.
As already noted, Nixon
also has a chance to pick up
votes in Rosedale by more
campaigning on the level of
his acceptance speech. But it
will be uphill work for Nixon.
These people want to be per
suaded to like Kennedy,
whereas, if they are finally
made to like Nixon, it will be
against their will.
TSSUES, as seen from Rose--
dale, will also work against
Nixon on the whole.
Nine-tenths of the house
holds held that foreign policy
was the No. 1 national prob
lem. At least half of them
spoke angrily about Ameri
ca's "loss of prestige," or "loss
of leadership," or "loss of re
spect" abroad. This was direct
ly blamed on the Eisenhower
administration.
Moreover, Kennedy appear
ed to be surprisingly unhurt
by the so-called religious is-
Celebrities Join
Nixon Organization
To Corral Support
Washington-flJPD-Vlce Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon's cam
paign organization today un
veiled a new "celebrities tor
Nixon" committee aimed at
corraling political support in
the entertainment world and
allied fields.
Actress Helen Hayes and
Hollywood producer Mervyn
Leroy were named co-chair
men, with George Murphy,
former movie actor, as honor
ary chairman and Jules Alber
tl of New York, as executive
director Miss Hayes headed a
similar organization for Presi
dent Eisenhower in 1956.
Broadway and Hollywood -
Nixon's campaign director,
Robert Finch, said the celebri
ties" would work under the
"Volunteers for Nixon-Lodge
Organizatio n." Commit
tee members will concentrate
sue. One housewife gloomily
opined that he might be in
"cohorts with the pope," but
she cast her vote for him all
the same. Except for the Mala-
propism, she was typical of
the small minority who felt
any concern whatever about
Kennedy s Catholicism.
As of now, in sum, it is a
good bet that in 1960 New
York's Jewish voters will be
more heavily Democratic
than ever. But at this stage
of the election it is certainly
a far from sure bet.
(Copyright 1960, New York
Herald Tribune, Inc.)
on Broadway and Hollywood
and seek support in the all
elements and fringes of show
business.
Charter members of the
celebrities group included
John Waye, Irene Dunne,
Freeman (Andy) Gosden (of
Amos 'n Andy), Katherine
Cornell, Walter Pidgeon, Jinx
Falkenberg, Barney Balaban,
Faith Baldwin, Charles
(Buddy) Rogers, Mary Pick-
ford, Dick Powell, Louise Bea
vers, William L. White, Cc-
brina Wright, Edward D,
Stone, Elizabeth Arden, Eddie
(Rochester) Anderson, Dlna
Merrill, Eleanor Steber, Ward
Bond, Jeanette McDonald,
Gene Raymond, Gordon Mo
Rae, Sheila McRae, and base
ball star Ted Williams.
Attends Regular Meeting
Nixon began today's sched
ule with the regular weekly
meeting of Republican legisla
tive leaders and President Ei
senhower at the White House.
He planned to pose later for
photographs with leaders of
the "celebrities" committee
and with Dr. Frederick Obley,
GOP congressional candidate
from the 25th Pennsylvania
District.
The vice president will
make his first campaign inva-
s i o n of the traditionally
Democratic South Wednesday
night with a speech at a GOP
rally in Greensboro, N.C.
British Labor
Party Secretary
Felled by Stroke
Glascow, Scotland - (UPD -
Labor Party General Secre
tary Morgan Phillips, 58, took
a turn for the worse today
and a party spokesman said
his condition "is giving cause
for anxiety."
He suffered a paralyzing
stroke Monday night after
making a TV recording in
the Scottish television studios.
The stroke Immobilized his
right side and caused a loss
of speech. He was rushed to
a hospital.
Severe Blow to Party
Phillips, one time South
Wales miner, became gener
al secretary of the Labor Par
ty in 1944.
His illness is another se
vere blow to the British La
bor Party, whose leader An
eurln Bevan died last month
after a long illness.
Since Bevan's death, Phil
lips had emerged as the man
who might bridge the gap
between the feuding right and
left wings of the party.
FORMER FILM MAN DIES
Miami Beach (UPD A. A.
Brown, 70, former roving edi
tor for 20th Century-Fox Mov
ietone News and onetime so
ciety picture editor for the
Hearst papers, died Monday,
PROFESSOR DIES
Philadelphia-(UPD-Dr. James
W. Woodward, 68, retired pro
fessor of sociology at Temple
university, died Sunday.
Tax Commission Expects Surplus
Salem (UPD - Estimate of a
$31,180,710 surplus at the end
of the 1959-61 biennium was
made Monday by the State
Tax commission.
The figure appeared in tax
commission statistics accom
panying a n announcement
there would be no need to
levy a state property tax for
the 1960-1961 tax year.
There has not been a prop
erty tax collected for state
purposes for 21 years.
The estimated levy of state
taxes filed with Secretary of
State Howell Appling Jr. was
that the state general fund
requirements are $154,000,-
354. ,
Basilc school support ii the
largestj single state general
fund (expense. It is listed at
$55,01 b,790.
The 'state's biggest revenue
source': is the personal income
tax writh an expected $94
millioia.
Oth. er major revenue
sources for the coming year
includ e corporation excise
and in tome taxes, $20 million
liquor (license fees and profits,
$14,2rE,703 and Inheritance
and gi ft taxes, $4.5 million.
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