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Newspaper Page Texto o o FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, i960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. lteadi The Mail TribunJ Published Dally except Saturday' MEDFORD PRINTING CO 33 North Fir St., Ph SP 36141 ROBERT W R1THI ktHltnr HERB GREY AdveitiiJng Manage! GERALD T LATHAM Bui Mar ERIC W ALLEN JR. Mtif Editor HARRY CHIPMAN TpIm PHltnf RICHARD JEWETT. Snorti Editor OLIVE STARCHER, Women'i Editor dale fcHtutaun, circulation Mgr An Independent NewiotDer Entered as second Glass matter at Mediora. Oregon, under Act ot March 3, 1897 suBSCRn-noN rates By Mai) In Advance, Copy 10c Dany ana sunaay l year siauo Daily and 8undtv fl mos 8.00 Dally and Sunday 3 mos. 4.2S Sunday OnlyCm rear 54.20 . By Carrier In Advance Med ford Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point, Jacksonville Gold Hill Phoenix. Shady Cove. Roaue Riv er Talent and on motor routes Daily and Sunday 1 year I1R00 Dally and Sunday 1 mo I SO Carrier and Dealers copy tOc All Terms caan in Advance Official Paper of City of Medford Official paper or jacicon county United Press International Full Leased Wire ft P I Tdlenhnto NewsDlctures """MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU"" OF UlfUJULiATIUW a kiloaii-Tfetnt llftnrtfntJltl VK ' WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC Ot 4m Mni Vnrb fThirjitm De troit, San FranclKCO, Los Angeles, Seattle, rortiana hi. wjuii, m- lap ta . Vancouver, B .C. put USHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAI Flight o' Time Medford nd Jackson County HUtory from the files ot The Mall Trlbunt 10, 20. 30, 40 and 50 veara ago. 10 YEAH3 AGO e i in ian (Saturday) The firat local casually of the hunting season occurred near Medford today when Al McCamman, Fern Valley dis trict, was accidentally anui the foot. ; Th first Dositive action to- 'ward construction of a four lane highway from Central Point to Ashland was wmu Friday when the state high way commission instructed its engineering staff to make sur veys of the route. 20 YEARS AGO Sapt. 30, 1940 (Monday) Fire starting from a wood .in.,, intnllv destroyed the old Central Point High school gymnasium yesterday after noon. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The straw vote polls show the In dependent voter Is still plenti ful over the nation, and apt to be so Independent he won't vote." 30 YEARS AGO Sapt, 30, 1930 (Tuesday) Duck hunting season opens tomorrow and scores of local hunters are expected to leave for the Klamath lakes. E. H. Janey has withdrawn lili candidacy for mayor, leav ing the field to E. M. Wilson and Earl H. rem. 40 YEARS AGO Sent. 30. 1920 (Thuriday) Medford Irrigation district bonds have been sold and some preliminary construction work has already started. The high school football team will play the alumni tomorrow. 10 YEARS AGO Sapt. 30. 1910 (Friday) The school board will meet tonight to discuss plans for ex. pandlng the classroom faclll- ties at North school, a move made necessary by the unex pected increase in enrollment this year. C. L. Reames has declined to accept the Democratic nom ination as a candidate for the state legislature, claiming that his party would be more ably represented by other persons What's Your I.Q.? Nina at tea eerrect la sueerleri liven at elet It eictlleari Hire ei Hi la feed, 1. Name the largest of pres ent-day land animals. 2. How many hams may be obtained from a single hog? 3. In which city in Italy Is the most famous leaning tower? 4. Who served as president of the Confederate Slates of America? 5. If a pen and Ink cost 60 cents, and the pen costs SO cents more than the Ink, what did the Ink cost? 6. Name the first and last letteis of the Greek alphabet 7, How often Is a census of population taken In the U.S.? 8. What Is the popular name for the American bison? 9, If you suffered from alo- pecla would it be loss of sleep, hair, or weight? 10. Which king, during the time of Jesus, "Ruled like a wild beast"? Amwerat 1. . Elephant) 2. Two 3. Pisat 4. Jefferson Da rin i. FIt cental I. Alpha, Omegai 7. Every ten yearn I. Buffalo) t. Los of hairi 10. Herod. Questions Another chapter in the serio-comic drama of dog control in Jackson county is being enacted. First there was the maladroit wording on the ballot in the May 20 primary election wording which stems from an old, old Oregon law which should have been amended and brought up to date long, long ago. Next there was the by whom, the new measure was to be enforced Next there was the tions seeking a re-vote THE MOST recent 1 from the district attorney's .office to the effect that it is open to question whether a clarify ing paragraph will be on when county voters are again. Deputy District Attorney Ueralci bcannell Jr. is quoted as saying: "I would also state . . . that I do not feel that it would be legal, or at least the matter would be open to question by persons who would be displeased by any measure passed at this election as to any narrow description being inserted as to what a 'yes' or 'no' vote would accomplish." MR. SCANNELL takes rlnnhla-tallf He adds insult to injury by stating: that "it is the feeling of this office that proper news re leases to all news media would be the best way of approaching the problem which obviously ex loucu ab bilC nine Ul line For Mr. Scannell's information, the issue was explained, over and over and over again by the "news media." And voters still were confused, and we don't blarfie them. Mr. Scannell also terms "perhaps premature" a list of questions asked by the county clerk con cerning tne complexities of the various measures. "Premature"?! Holy Cow, they should have been spelled out before the primary election. And he s calling them premature with tne No vember election little more than a month away! IF THIS gobbledegook is what we must expect A from the office which is supposed to clarify egai issues ill we turnip, we ic in uau onopc. No one knows, apparently, exactly what the situation regarding dog they won t say. All we know is this: If vou want doers leashed or muzzled in the ounty you vote "For dog control, yes." If vou DON'T want docs leashed or muzzled iii the county, you vote "For dog control, no." Voters of the county will be faced with the question. So will those of a number of differ ent precincts. BUT WHAT happens, ni. falTa? What happens in Medford (which passed a similar measure in May arately in November) fails? What happens in in the county if they vote contrary to tne county wide vote? What happens in the single Medford precinct voting separately, if it votes similarly, or contrary to, the county-wide results? The answers to these questions, legal ques tions, haven't been provided. Either the district attorney's office doesn't know, or won't tell. And either way, as Amos ;iised to say, "I'se regusted." E. A. P.S. There was a post script on Mr. Scan nell's letter to the county clerk. It said :' "P. S. It would be the feeling of this office that It would be wise to advertise the measures of the city of Rogue River and the precincts which passed this measure at the original election in the spring be fore those measures would be attempted to be en forced by the dog control officer and various police agencies." Now we know. Don't we? E. A. Election Bet We are looking forward with interest to see ing, some day after the election, either a copy of (a) the Corvallis Gazette-Times, or (b) the OrfiP-nn State Barometer. . Recently Gwil Evans, dent publication, a Democrat, issued a cnauenge to Robert Ingalls, editor of the Corvallis daily paper, a strong Republican. The gist of. it was that, if Kennedy won, In galls would edit the Barometer for one day; if Nixon won, Evans would edit the Gazette-Times for one day. : Boy!! The possibilities! The grousing, election-losing editorial possibilities! IF KENNEDY is the victor, Ingalls can take out his spleen on the students on the campus. Otherwise. Evans will have a wider audience to voice his disappointment to the newspaper readers of the Corvallis area, who are used to reading about the virtues of Eisenhower, Nixon, and the G.O.P. generally. Mr. Intralls. in accentintr the challenge, says he thinks it isn't quite have odds. , But even so, he bravely accepts the challenge. And in doing so agrees with the Barometer editor that the result "should nrovide an inter esting experience for whomever is the loser." It surely should. And papers, too. E. A. Unanswered confusion over how, and confusion about the peti on the measure. event is the intelligence the fall election ballot to decide on cne matter today's gold star f o r lievmuii iw xwve. control is. Ur it they do, and where, if it passes but will not vote sep if vthe county measure the separate precincts editor of the OSC stu fair, and that he should for readers or tne iwo Dennis the Menace -'"ill ,. nil I . i n in 1 1 1 n 1 1 , . . -"mm i bU ASLEEP SON?" Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name anff address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permisaible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation, Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in tact the contrary is Editor's note: Once again it is necessary to remind contributors to this column that no letter will be con sidered for publication un less It bears the signature and address of the writer. In some circumstances, when justified in the editor's opinion, nom da plumes, initials or "Name on File" signatures will be permitted. Letters longer than our 400 word limit will be shortened or re turned. TVA To the Editor: In the tele vised debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy spoke very enthusi astically about the Tennessee Valley Authority. He was us ing it as an example of how his type of program would provide jobs and prosperity by furthering certain key projects. A recent statement by Frank T. Bow, member of Congress, whould shed much more light on this subject. 'The Tennessee Valley Au thority is a billion and one- half dollar federal project bought and paid for by all the taxpayers of the country to control floods, conserve re sources, develop hydroelectric power and bring the blessings of commerce, industry and general prosperity to the peo ple of the Tennessee River valley. This has been going on for 27 years. One would ex pect that any part of the val ley not flooded by the tre mendous reservoirs is now a land of milk and honey. This is the way it was planned, anyhow. "Apparently It has not worked, for 1 find now that Tennessee is one of the prin cipal areas of distress and de pression that would receive federal assistance under the proposed $350 million Area Redevelopment Act. This is the bill, passed by the senate, that would put the federal government into the business of redistributing industry and redeveloping rural counties. "Seventy of the 95 counties In Tennessee are lusted as areas of distress where a fed eral redevelopment is needed. The cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, the very heart of TVA, are listed as major areas where chronic unem ployment requires the federal government to encourage in dustrial development. And the smaller Tennessee cities of Bristol, Johnson City, Kings port, LaFollctte, Jclllco and Tazewell are also In need of federal handouts to stimulate industry. "I should think that the sponsors of government eco nomic planning might take these facts into account be fore they propose that we spend hundreds of millions more to provide artificial stimulation to various special areas of the nation." It was Introduced as a 150 million d o 1 1 a r project. Ac cording to "Human Events" it has cost approximately 3, 750 millions with reinvested revenues, 2,500 per cent over original estimates. Dorian F. Woods Star Route, Box 191 Prospect, Ore. New Dimension To the Editor: The other day Mr. Khrushchev gave us the definition of Peace, Free dom. Security, and many oth er long sought goals, vainly sought after In this tyranical system of ours. Then, a Mr. Mason Ander son explained why the so called Al Sarcna scandal was not a scandal and In particu- ' NO! often the case. lar not a timber steal. You see it was being done lo promote the mining of zinc, copper, lead, etc. I take it that if the land is sterile of minerals, give some of the boys a break oc casionally, and give them some timber or perhaps a few thousand acres of grazing or farm land. Then there was the dog con trol law last May. When the smart boys got around to analyze the thing, they discovered that most of us didn't understand, "because of the language they had used in wording the measure" just what we" were voting for (or against). So they arc going to give us another chance "at whatever the cost" to vote again and see if it won't come out right this time. Not long ago the California Oregon Power Co. was grant ed permission to raise some of their rates. Many people think it was so they could improve their service or build some more facilities or buy back some stock, so the company would control a larger per cent. "You see It isn't healthy for the company not to have full con trol." But that wasn't the reason. You see the company feels anyone having an old electric stove or water heater, should have a $25 bonus if they will get rid of it. They use too much electricity and the com pany is selling that stuff, and if they make too much mon ey, they will have to pay more taxes and that would mean the politicians might be tempt ed and things would be bad all around. But the old fogie way of wording, and figuring is not only out of style, but in no way correct. Like teachers' salaries. I know I'm not too well posted, but I know two' poor, "dedi cated" individuals who only get $600 a month, 12 months out of a year, and have to spend part of their three month vacation flagging on highway Jobs or as a ranger in the parks. You sec there's a new di mentlon to things. Submitted in the hope that we old-timers may have an awakening to a more modern and up to dntc understanding. J. D. Bowdish 1016 Reddy st. Medford. Theme Song To the Editor: After listen ing to a number of Dr. Dur- no's rallies it seems to me that they need something to pep them up, and I'd suggest the adoption of a rousing campaign theme song, prefer ably "Too Old to Cut the Mustard," and with everyone present singing it, each meet ing would be a howling suc cess. Claude M. Hall 2860 Hartley Lane Grants Pass, Ore. Skid-Road To the Editor: "Get it right," has been my guide post since the day Rufus Woods, owner-editor of the Wenalchoe Daily World, Washington, warned me in my embryo writing for his news paper. W. J, Cameron, editor of the Dearborn Independent t Dearborn, Mich., repeated those words, adding, "when lacking factual evidence, use good common sense, based on logical reasoning." My wish is to relay this as a compliment to Old-Timcr Rcece o'own Gallce way. For he did spell out rightly that term so viiol to our early northwest economy: skid-road. Generally over schooled or Ambassador To Germany 'Shows Flag' In East Berlin, Insists on U.S. By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor The Man of the Weeks Walter C. Dowling, U.S. am bassador to West Germany. The Place: The Branden burg Gate, border between East and West Berlin. The Quote: "Al American ambassador, I am responai sible for the American sec tor of Berlin and I have the right of free travel in the whole city. In any case, I do not recognize your right to control movements across the border. We regard the border as open and we have the right of free access." With that, Georgia born "Red" Dowling settled back in his heavy limousine with t he U n 1 1 ed States flag fluttering from its fend er, and began a tour of Com munist Fast Berlin. His conver s a t i o n with the East Ger- piuLNKWs'oM man police- man at the Brandenburg Gate had been short and to the point. The United States was serv ing forceful notice on the So- off-center writers lacking in grass-root learning, use the meaningless and bastard term, skid-row, born of the seamy side-streets of cities. So write it 'rum-bum-row' and not in sult western - logging's skid- roads. Lacking the. dependable snow-road that northeast lumber-jacks used to get their white-pine to the river log jam (log-dump here) and on to the mills, the western logger was hard put to get the big No. 1 selects yielding Doug fir logs to the mills here. As told me by old Pete Cowan up Reedsport way who had two of the wooden-frame jacks that were first used to hand roll the big fir logs to the mill or -water where they could be best handled. But river-bench fir - stands were soon hand-rolled away. Then, how to gpt the big up-land fir logs to mill or wk'.er. Some unknown logger with brains as well as brawn, hit on the plan, chopping (no saws them days) the long log-pole ways (the logs had been rolled over) into 6 foot lengths, more or less, bed them in the ground, snipe off the bark to the slick white cambium layer. Then figuring out the "ride" and slicking it off of the big fir logs, they were bull-team ed over the new skid-road to mill and water. As the skid - road pushed deeper into timberlands, the cook and bunk-house follow ed. And like the blood-sucking leech, the saloon hitched onto the skid-road side, waiting for the logger with pay in pocket, so often determined to put it to good use. But sound of hilarity and wish to give his brains and brawn a rest, lured him in for just a drink. Two or three days finds him hunch ing his bed-roll back for an other go at savings. Such was the misuse of the old skid-road. But it still serves, though today's bel lowing iron-ox has no need of the skids. F. J. Clifford Route 2, Box 200F Central Point, Ore Who's To Blame? To the Editor: We, the undersigned, would appreci ate it very much if someone would correct us if we are wrong about the following: Much has been said about the southwest sewer situation We have been told that the soil is wrong for properly draining spetic tanks. However, it seems to us that if the Medford Irrigation Dis trict would put in ditches and laterals that would not sub- irrigate the area in which they run, our septic tanks would have a much better chance of draining properly. A good question may be, which situa tion is the prime offender? We all know there are a few cases in the area that do not have proper septic tanks or drain fields but: why should the most of us, having proper sanitary facilities, be made to pay the high cost of annexa tion to the city of Medford? Why shouldn't the county health department go to those people who are polluting the area and show them how to properly install their equip ment? We are not talking about what amounts to a blanket ac cusation that the district it torney sent out by request of the Medford Irrigation Dis trict. We do not understand how the district attorney can prosecute all the people that received letters merely on a "visual inspection"; whereas a more thorough check might show Uie irrigation district to be the chief offender. Soil saturation can be caused by other than drainage fields. We also think that the Med ford Irrigation District should make an effort to relievt the viet Union's satellite that it refused to recognize any Com munist claim to control Allied travel between East and West. It was another of the moves and counter - moves which have accompanied the Com munists' latest harassing cam paign against the divided city. Rights Tested The Communists already had ruled that West Germans seeking entry to East Berlin must present visas okayed by the East German government. Now they, were testing Allied determination to retain their rights as occupation forces. Negro Vote Seen Decisive In Close Elections; Power Grows By LYLE C. WILSON Washington tUPH James A. Farley was easy in his mind during political campaigns if there was evi dence that the Negro vote was going for his candidate. Farley was chief engi neer of the New Deal po 1 i t i c a 1 ma- (Aline created Ln. c wllion "f riaiin.uu D. Roosevelt. He estimated that the Negro vote was the balance ot power between the major parties in 17 sub stantially industrial states outside the South. Political managers in this presidential campaign go along with Farley's estimate mosquito situation by clean ing ditches more than once every 14 years. Among those more directly concerned. Lee Hobbs West Main st. Edwin A. Olsen 190 Clover Lane Wayne A. Wilson 2122 West Main st Fred A. Gardner 2127 West Main st, Medford Suspicion Confirmed To the Editor: One of our worst Democratic suspicions was confirmed when a Re publican candidate announced he had opened an office in Hell (see the UPI release page IB, M-T, September 28). Nor will It come as a surprise to many Oregonians that Hell is located in California. E. B. Antley 1495 Oregon st. Ashland, Ore. The Great Debate To the Editor: After listen in' to both candidates, I must say I shore am ashamed of my ignorance. I had no idea I am as well off as they said I am. And the best part is, I'm even gonna do better after the election-no matter which man wins! And ain't this the grandest country in the world? Full of so much private enterprise. Shucks! I hadn't realized we are that industrious. And prosperous? Gosh! I don't understand why folks as rich as we is, has such a hard time livin' from payday to payday. I never seen two more per lite fellers. How nice they talked to each other! If we talked to the Rooshians like that, they'd know we prob ably mean business. Whereas, they know the names we call 'cm, and our stickin' our tongue out at 'em, is meant only to propagandize our own citizens. It don't frighten or dissuade the Rooshians a bit but it shore does fool some Americans! Both of these young sales men are so sympathetic to the old people. Both, they say, are in agreement that there is need for help to the aged; they disagree only in the MANNER in which this help should be given. One party feels that next time the aged should save a little money in their youth. The other is much more practical, knows that what's done aone, ana nobody can go back and re-live his profli gate, spendthrift youth. He suggests that the aged should start saving even NOW, or go out and buy theirselves some private health Insur ance! One of these candidates concedes that a week's time is sufficient, and a month more than enough, in which to think of at least one good thing he has done for the country; but he can't mention one after all, because thev is all confidential and hit's not for him to say! I should be more confi dent than I am after these pep-talks. But I'm Jist con fused. However, they're gon na talk again on television soon, and I shore aim to take II my family over to my neighbor's and listen. This is the goldernest most eddica- tunal thing I ever seen! H. B. Amackcr, 5090 SW West Bay Rd. Lake Grove, Oregon. It was not by accident that the East German pressure on West Berlin coincided with the 15th meeting of the Unit ed Nations General Assembly in New York. ' This week, in their efforts to seal all of Berlin firmly be hind the Iron Curtain, the Communists brought a new is sue into the cold war. Graham Provocative That issue was American evangelist Billy Graham. East Berliners defied a Communist ban and sneaked across the border to attend Graham's "Crusade for Christ." This, of the strategic importance of Negro voters. A shift of Ne gro voters from the party of Abraham Lincoln to the party of Roosevelt was basic in 1936 when FDR won all states but two, Maine and Vermont. The Democratic congressional victory was equally impressive. Ten States Affected Roosevelt and the Demo crats would have lost the 1944 election but for the Ne gro vote. Political statisti cians here calculated that Ne gro voters determined the 1944 winner in 10 states New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, West Virgina, Ken tucky, New Jersey and Ohio. Negro votes are likely to be equally decisive this year if the politicians are correct in their belief that this will be an unusually close elec tion. A bloc vote becomes a decisive balance-of-p over vote only in close elections. The farm vote used to get the most attention. ( The Negro vote gets the most attention now, at least in terms of plat form promises. There is not much the politicians could have pro mised Negro voters this year which is not pledged in one Washington Report By WILLIAM TV SIDE-SHOW . Washington - There is, aft er all, no miraculous way to ride the electronic waves to the presidency; no gold mine of easily ex tracted votes in the TV sky. Tel evlsion has not by a long way sup planted - and may never supplant - the campaign handshake in WUllim 8. Whit towns, the the small big parades in the open convertible in the big towns. "Image projection" on millions of screens has not yet outrun the old, dull politi cal business of grass-roots or ganization and yet more or ganization. No matter how many voters may watch candidate confront candidate on that vast magic lantern, there is much that is missing here. In short, the running "great debate" over television between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Ken nedy is not going to be nearly so decisive as many had thought it would. HPHESE are one observer's " conclusions from tne first nationally televised go-round -and from talking to a good many politicians about it. No one would deny that it was highly instructive, apart from setting a historic precedent in our national life. But it also seemed to disclose certain built-in limitations and weak nesses. The very nature of the for um, the very fact of appear ing jiore so many voters all once, made both candidates so nervous as to present them selves not merely as properly cautious but as so careful as almost to seem afraid-of each other and of tht public as well. The original reason for a widespread belief that these appearances might be make-or-break lay in the supposi tion that one or another can didate was likely to make an irreparable mistake in man ner or words. But if this first of the joint discussions offers any reliable forecast, any blooper of any such catastro phic nature Is extremely un likely, to say the least. Carefulness reigns abso lutely supreme. And It may well be that the stakes out in front of the television cam eras are simply too big-too big not only for comfort, but too big to allow for any real ly creative contention among the candidates. I FIS impossible, In any dc InrhcH anfllv.l, in n ,. won" the first appearance. It is not tven easy lo say who Rights the Reds said, was another Western provocation. Dowling, whose "show-the-flag" tour through East Ber lin forced the Communiiis once more into retreat, is a man used to tonga assign ments and one used to quick decisions. Previous assignments have included the ticklish job of ambassador to South Korea and deputy U.S. high commis sioner for Austria. In the lat ter, In scores of meetings, ha witnessed Soviet foot - drag ging tactics delaying the peace treaty for Austria. . or- both of the major party platforms. The suspicion that more has been promised than can be delivered is in escapable. The parties are committed, however, and an effort will be made. Little Difference There is not a great deal of difference between the platform promises of the Democrats and Republicans. The differences mostly are in degree of emphasis or in the extent to which the planks are specific. Negroes numbered more than 15 million in the 1950 census. The Negro vote is concentrated in large states which cast a substantial elec toral vote. The Negro vote is tomorrow's political power house, and on the order of nuclear power to boot. Only in a close election, however, may such a bloc obtain full impact. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People checked the 1952 Negro vote in 50 cities. The survey indicated that about 75 per cent of Negroes voted for Adlai E. Stevenson, the Democratic candidate. Ike was not hurt because hi3 lead was too great in the North to be cut down even by a big minority opposition. S. WHITE came out ahead on points. For this was really a case of strictly defensive rather than offensive political warfare -on both sides and all the way. Basically, Nixon, the Re publican, was fighting to keep Kennedy, the Democrat, from running away with the do mestic economic and "wel fare" issues-from stamping the G.O.P. as inept to lead us in economic growth an uncon cerned about medical insur ance and all that. Basically, Kennedy was fighting to prevent Nixon from running away with the "peace issue" - from stamp ing the G.O.P. under Nixon as the one party able to stand up to Khrushchev and to stay out of war while doing it. Each man, this correspond ent thought, had some success on these limited aims. But one does not win ball games, or political campaigns, just by keeping the other fellow from scoring any runs. So the net of it was to indicate this: This nationally televised debate de vice is more likely to contrib ute to the country's inciden tal knowledge than to stir tha country's inner convictions to-' ward either Nixon or Ken nedy. O DOUBT it is a useful supplement to the tradi tional campaigning ways. But there is little possibility that it is going to be THE final and decisive technique. It is still going to be necessary for the candidates to do all the old things: To go personally to Poca tello and Peoria. To keep whipping up the fellows who marshal and safeguard tha precincts. To keep In touch with the interest and pressure groups which, unlike the TV audience, will not regard this campaign as a kind of intel lectual spectator sport, but rather as a savage contest over who is to get what from the next administration. (Copyright, I960, by United features Syndicate, Inc.) Defense Awards Missile Contract Washington -(UPH- The De fense Department today awarded a $199,125,000 con tract for development of the Nike-Zeus anti-missile missile. The department told the office of Sen. Frank Carlson, (R-Kan.), that the contract had been awarded to Western Electric Company of New York. Carlson's office (aid the money will continue research and development on the pro gram designed to defend this country against Russian rockets.