SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
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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.
Put a dog, large or small
on vour child's bedroom rug
or in its arms ahd let our
children live and be safe.
Harriette Gibbs.
1375 South Columbus ave.,
Medford.
Yoneses Not So Goot
To the Editor: Vere
you
vatching der Yone's family
lately? .Last year der , Dow
Yoneses vas doing so goot.
Den vot happen? Dey took
der wrong elewator. Yust ven
Ve tink dey vas going to der
penthouse, dey went kaput
into der cellar.
Everett Acklin,
Ashland, Ore.
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