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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Communications Letters lo the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under ctrioia circumitancea the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. 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 fact the contrary is often the case. Veterans'; Problems assure our national continu- To the Editor: Being a Vet-!ance. eranof W.W.I and W.W..lI,i,We hav no other choice. i.c me iiul living in me peace ful "nineties." Walter Gabriel and at present an indigent member of a veteran's dom iciliary,' I find myself in a precarious position. I would like to express my opinion regarding the present political campaign, and am somewhat skeptical, . As a member of this dom iciliary, which is under a Re publican administration at the present time, my fortunes could change with the com ing election in November, 1960. The veteran's domlciliaries and other affairs are supposed to be. non-political, non-sectarian and non-everything-else, as far as I can see. We are afraid to ask for too much fearing that we might lose something we already have and appreciate. In 1917 no one cared if we were Republicans or Demo crats. "Get him into the olive drab uniform" seemed to be the big issue. I am a Demo crat and if I could publish what I really think about the treatment given to the veter an, especially the vets of WW I, I'd get sent back to Alaska tomorrow morning. But, as I said before, I am thankful for what little I am receiving, a DOLE to an indigent vet eran. All W. W. I veterans are at the age of 60 and up. En listing at the age of 17 would make him 60 years old. Thou sands are unemployable, ar thritic and other disabilities. Our I generous government, which can send 4 billion dol lars ' yearly to foreign aid, grants these men $66.15 per month pension. He must be disabled. , Can these veterans live out side of a domiciliary on this pension? Most of these veterans have a social security account which will be payable at the age of 65 years, but 90 per cent of them will not live to draw the first check. Have you heard either of the candidates running for the presidency say anything about -..i,. !.,. fVlic 65 vear age Um- it to 60 years? The money is there to pay wun ana eiirmnrt.lnff. Pay them the social secur it,, -wnw and see these doml ciliaries empty out. OR DON'T THEY WANT THEM EMPTIED OUTYY.'J . Just a thought. Malemute Slim White City, Ore. Not the Nineties To the Editor: Thanks to the three broadcasting nei. ,rv American listeners 100 million strong, will now be able to make some intelli gent moves; namely, to elim inate .both the contestants from consideration as future . presidential timoer. thpir own statements, we the populace gathered that while Kennedy is decidedly more consistent ana irusivvui iu than the Nixon fellow, u Mmoolf demonstrated that in vital areas he is unfit to cope with the tremulous m-tory-making phases now be setting us. ' " iror Instance - on the ques- tion of federal aid to educa tion he did not come near giv ! th nne GREAT reason why this is necessary. He is naive, like a child. Instead ,..i..,ir,o , th the alleged Ol ' -., alternative, whether the aid was to be given to construc tion or to salaries, he should t , uo a real DatrlotlC nave ' leader and called for total participation in this mightily stepped up educational effort . i,.; narnch al minded sleepy-headed local board, ac cording to lite ana u. . self (he should have admon-.v.-x u,as to be tolerated for a moment. He should have posed single - heaaea, mcu .,.v,1p loader-hiD and inspir- atlon. He obviously is not ac quainted with the Pattern of local school boards . . . who surely cannot be relied upon to foresee our naiiuiio. 'and the urgency oi CUu...w . t It. Our foe certainly is not silly enough to bicker oyer thirds. It allows Partition , . nprnnnal wnims notwithstanding. Federal TO TAL aid, federal directives on subject matter, far from be u,r are necessary to ing uwswp Howells, Neb. Waiting for the Next Round To the Editor: As we see it this presidential campaign is a boxing bout in four rounds. The first round is over and we are waiting for the second. As we took our seats for the exhibition we were not entirely unbiased. MrNixon. was behind the eight ball for various reasons. The main one being that we wanted him to step out from behind the president so that we could get a good look at him, to see what he stood for. Hero worship is an emo tional state. Our emotions have become sated with the president. We have not soured on him. Just fed up. We are tired of worshiping a statue. We crave action. We want a new cast and a new play. Shakespeare said: "The play is the thing". The bard certainly had .a- point there. A good play cannt be too one sided". We want to yell: "Hurrah for our side," with convic tion. We like to see our hero do the things that we want done. We want the best of everything from the cradle to the grave. The other side wants that too. The trouble is that the other side seems to be getting more of the power and the glory than we. And when that happens it ruins our whole day. It also annoys us when the quarterback on our side grabs the football and runs the other way. We do not like a dull play either. They are always too long. V.e like our players to appear promising. Mr. Nixon told us that he would promise nothing new. That would mean the same old stuff. As yet he has sprung no sur prise. To sum up, Mr. Nixon is haunted by the ghosts of dead deeds. Mr. Kennedy is not so disturbed. He looks to the future and not to the dead past. However, neither candidate projects a very clear concept of the future The program of both seems to be first to get elected and let expediency attend to the future. It is that element that puts the wet blanket on our zest and hope. However, Mr, Kennedy seems to want to try while Mr.- Nixon seems to be bewildered. This writer ventures to suggest that the Republican platform is the hobble that handicaps Mr, Nixon. He is committed to a do-nothing policy. At the same time the Democrat plat form is no earth quivering af fair. Yet it gives Mr. Ken nedy more' leeway. But we will wager our wallet that the Communists will make life interesting for either. They have free wheeling and free swinging. . We await with interest for the next round. Walter Reece Gallce rd. Merlin, Ore. Taxes and Equality To the Editor: T.M.S. of Rogue River, by. the letter of Sept. 28, gives one opinion which results from each pay ing equal share of one's taxes. One .farmer has more than enough; the other has just enough, and the third has not enough from which to pay taxes. The last being in debt because of taxes. Is that not the same situa tion today? If one makes money he pays his taxes first and lives afterwards. The oth er makes just enough to live arid pay" taxes; the last makes just enough to live on with out taxes and can t pay taxes; and, by the tax debt goes further in debt trying to pay them or loses his property and source of income. . . It all seems to be the. same by whatever name you care to call it; it still is discrimination. From the letter I gather the writer to be in favor of big government which will do everything for the people by taking from some people and giving it to those that have not" to make each of us fi nancially equal. In other words-some people want to have, others just live from day to day, looking to the big government to, take one's savings for their benefits. In this light, what s the use of saving? If you earn your money and wish to spend it, that's your privilege. If I earn my money and choose to save it for a "rainy day" this is my privilege; and, cannot see any justice in a government which makes me divide my savings with you. If I wish to be charitable and divide with you, that is my personal business. Charity and . love are syn onymous to one and the other. But I question that an indi vidual shows any "love" or "charity" for another who wants the government to give them that which is another's by taxation. One stops being an individual in such cases. I respect one's opinion and the right to voice it. Without this we1 would indeed be slaves to big government in stead of to monopolies of pri vate enterprise which is indi viduals. Ray O. DeMarrs, 798 West Second St., Medford. nickel, wishfully hoping that by some miracle they can dive into a store, buy what they want, and be lucky enough to make it back to the car before the red flag goes up. It can't be done what with the eternal shortage of help in the stores. One morning about . 40 minutes after the stores had opened, I saw that little man who scoots around town on his go-buggy-go, flitting from car to car, merrily sticking his red tags on them. He was gleefully doing "his duty." If the downtown mercnants had any forethought or gumption, they would de mand that those 10 cent me ters be abolished. I for one never get caught over-parking. I haven't had to cay a single fine since the new shopping-center opened. Me and a thousand others. Nena Chambers 791 North Newtown t. Medford. . No Parking Problems To the Editor: I do nqt exactly agree with Floyd Mc- Cabe (last Monday's - M.T.) concerning the parking me ter. I am quite willing to pay 5 cents an hour to park while I shop, and I think out-of- town customers should be willing to do likewise. But what gets me down is that on every corner down town is a meter where one must pay 10 cents an hour, and that really is an outrage. Who can do much, if any, shopping In a half hour? Yet most people drop in only a Guardian Dogs To the Editor: "Ibis may never get in print but here goes. I don't know of a single case of wicked cruelty that makes me so angry as the little girl in the bean fields. If only she had had even a small, loud mouthed dog to follow her everywhere. But NO!!- She had to be unguarded. Maybe it leaves me so MAD, because I have been baby sitting for three years for the loveliest little girls' in the world, and God help the stranger who was -foolish j enough to ever talk to them, j Why? Because an .85 pound i unfriendly German shepherd is their constant guard and playmate. To see their tiny nanas on his back, or to hear their voices calling or ordering the great dog around makes one respect the loyalty of such dogs. At nap times the big dog is right by their bed, and I bo about my work outside and in with little doubt about their safety. , Yes!! the dog control law is fine for some old stuffed shirts or skirts who have lawns too nice to walk on, but it takes half the good out of the lives of under- Drivileeed children, and even the lives of poor and rich alike. 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