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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. A 3 Billboard Control Probably Most Controversial Measure on Ballot Trucking I ndustry Said One Of Nation s Top Employers By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York -1UPD- When was the last time you walked down Main Street and failed to see a ' truck? P r o b a bly not lor quite some time. For the role of the Ameri c a n trucking industry has Benry Bechiold m u shroomed in importance until, today, an estimated 75 per cent of the nation's total freight moves at least part of the way from mine, factory and farm -to market by truck. Chances are very good that the food you buy, the clothes you wear, the materials used to build your house, the car you drive and practically ev erything you own has been carried somewhere along the line on trucks. , The trucking industry cur rently is abreast of agricul ture as the largest employer in the nation. The more than 11 million trucks on the Toad today employ more than sev en million persons and pro vide direct support in income to some 22 to 23 million peo ' pie. ' : y While the small, indepen dent trucker still is the back bone of the Industry, the growing volume of freight moving by highway has sired a number of giant trucking companies, operating huge fleets of trucks and hauling everything from gasoline to ping pong balls. , Typical Trucking Growth Although in direct competi tion with the railroads and airlines, it is the truck that links those two carriers with the ultimate consumer of the products they carry, accord ing to Gerald W. Eskow, pres ident of Yale Express System, Inc. Yale Express is typical of the growth experienced, by trucking companies since the end of World War II. Its freight volume has soared 150 per cent in the past five years alone, and its current annual rate of growth is 30 per cent, Eskow noted. . Founded in 1938 by Benja min Eskow, now Yale's board chairman, with four trucks and five employees, the sys tem now operates 1,230 ve hicles and employs more than 1,600 people. Eskow told United Press International that Yale has grown to. the point where it currently handles more indi vidual shipments than any other common carrier and has more department store shipments ion a regular basis than probably any other mo tor carrier in the nation. He said the major factor behind Yale's success is its "service" rendered to custom ers. Pioneer in Automation - Yale has been a pioneer in introducing electronics and automation to trucking opera tions to achieve greater effi ciency and economy of opera tions. At its truck terminals in the East Yale utilizes IBM machines for routing and bill ing, and closed circuit TV and two-way radio communica tions for faster loading, and unloading. Eskow pointed out that Yale's ultra-modern control center has been studied by ex perts from around the world, the federal government, arm ed forces personnel and rep resentatives of industries with material-handling problems. License Fast In explaining the operation of a fleet of trucks, Eskow noted that Yale lays out an average of $140 a year in li cense fees for each of its road trailers and pours more than $200,000 a year into federal. state, and local coffers for taxes and fees on fuel, regis tration fees and licenses. In a single year, Yale's fleet consumes .more than 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 1,075,000 gallons of gasoline and, wears out 1,100 tires. Yale road units cover approx imately 23,372 miles every 24 hours, with the average trip 145 miles. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Pittsburgh Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirate infielder who hit the game-winning home run to down the New York Yankees for the world championship, on the tumultuous wel come he received when he reached Home plate: - - "Whan I finally wai able to- gat into the clubhouse, I felt Ilka I had gone 15 round with Floyd Patterson, I wai really pOOped. I . s ;.?.:;! )..:, : "I--' - Washington An aide to President Eisenhower, describing the Chief Executive's health on his 70th birthday today: "He's in great ihapa. Ha'i feeling fine." New York Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, summing up his 25-day visit to the United Nations: -:. "We gave hell to the Americana and the British." Wall Street Chatter New York (UPD Alf red L. Vanden Broeck & Co. is con fident that although 1961 may be a year of recession, the November election winners will dedicate themselves eith- to making this recession or perhaps even its full develop- Battle Lines Clearly Drawn In Controversy ' Editor's note: There are 15 state measures on the Nov. 8 Oregon general election ballot. This Is the last of five articles describing their background and effect. Back Stairs: A Familiar Operation very short preventing ment. The firm says the current or expected recession should differ greatly from, those of 1954 or 1958 when the turn about was accomplished on a government level via automa tic stabilizers and an easy money policy. j Both the stabilizers and easy money, it says, are now in effect, but we should ex pect to see something of that "massive machinery of gov- ernmental intervention" which was last urged but not granted in the 1958 recession. Martin Gilbert of Van AI- styne, Noel & Co., believes the market's current pattern indicates further recovery po tential. Any rallies, however, do not alter the fact that the more recent lows will be test ed, he says. ;. L. O. Hooper of W. E. Hut ton & Co. reports that Arrnco Steel is expected to have a better . third quarter report than most of the big compan ies. Some quarters expect General Motors to declare an extra before year end and sources close to Brunswick Co. are estimating 1960 earn ings at around $5 a share or a little better. , HARVARD MAN DIES Cambridge, Mass.-Dr. Gus- tavus Howard Maynadier, 93, retired Harvard university faculty member who special ized in the English novel and conducted a popular advanc-1 ed writing course, died Wednesday. DON'T SHAVE TODAY! Come in and try these NEW Schick Razors! "''.'-- By DOUGLAS GRIPP Salem - (UPI) - The most controversial measure before Oregon voters next month is probably billboard control, No. 15. The battle lines are clearly drawn. Pushing the measure hard est is the group which put it on the ballot by initiative pe tition - the Oregon Highway Protection Committee headed by Rudie Wilhelm Jr., Port land trucking executive. ' They have the support of Gov. Mark Hatfield, who signed the petition,, and even Ginger Rogers, who says Ore gon's lush scenery is being blotted out by billboards. The Hollywood actress has a ranch in southern Oregon. Fighting the measure is the Oregon Council on Highway Regulation, whose chairman is Ralph T. Holsapple Jr., Portland hotelman. Those against the initiative include tourist industry groups and, of course, the billboard interests. Affects 99 and 30 The measure would, in five years, remove Class D out door, advertising signs from within '660 feet of U. S. High ways 99 and 30, except in cities. Class D are those which have no relation to services within five miles. Most other signs would be exempt. A billboard control meas ure failed in the 1959 legis lature. Officials of the State Vet erans' Affairs Department say that if voters turn down measure No. 13-the veterans bonding and loan amendment GI s will have to wait un til 1962 for new Oregon vet home loans. If it passes, another $135 million will be available, and processing can proceed. Supporters, including vet erans groups, say there still a need for the state pro gram and that it pays for it self. I' " - ' ' - Credit Group Oppoiei Leading the opposition is the Protect Oregon's Credit Committee. Chairman is Guy Jacques, Portland. This group includes private loan firms which are against government entry into the home lending field. 1 . Talks of a surplus in the state treasury provided a probable kiss of death for measure No. 14, the personal income tax bill. Even legisla tors who initially supported it concede that it hasn't much of a chance for passage. The measure would raise taxes in the middle and up per income brackets. It was approved because of expecta tions last year that the state would have a deficit. ' State tax officials estimate Oregon will have about $33 million left over this bienni um, without the additional $12 million the measure would raise. An irate citizens' group from Albany put -the bill on the ballot by initiative peti tion. Washington (UPD -Back Stairs at the White House: Some 350 Veterans Adminis tration hospital and office managers here from all 50 states were routed grumbling out of bed at dawn the other day for a scheduled audience with President . Eisenhower. The early reveille was part of a hurry-up-and-wait oper ation familiar to all veterans and calculated to get every body up bathed, shaved, dress ed, breakfasted, assebled, in-and-out of buses, assembled again, and into the White House rose garden by 8:25 a.m. So. when they all were as sembled for the third and fi nal time outsidt the Presi dent's office, Ike popped out with a bright smile and apol ogized for what he said he was afraid some of his visitors considered an unseemly hour. Everybody tried, and with remarkable success, to make the laugh sound gay rather than hollow. " Ike went on to explain that he was an old soldier and as if this was the whole point of the meeting-that of course this made him a veteran. Some of you people, some day are going to have to take care of me, he admonished the group with a grin. , Well, that will be the day, The happy fact Is that Eisen hower won't have to worry, when he leaves the White House, even if he hasn't man aged to save a dime from his $150,000 annual salary and expense account as President of the United States. A newspaper man who studied his financial situation three years ago, concluded that Ike then was a million aire. The President was asked about this at a press confer ence. He scoffed that, anybody who offered him a million to sell out his holdings would make a deal in a hurry. Maybe that was so, but ac tually the President doesn't really know how much he's worth. By his own account during the 1952 election campaign, he paid $217,082 in federal taxes on $888,303 income in the 10 preceding years. That should- have left a nice little nest egg to take with him into the While House. His take during that pre White House period, included $635,000 from the sale of rights to his book "Crusade in Europe," on which, as an am ateur author, he was allowed to pay $158,750 tax as a cap ital gain rather than two or three times as much had the sum been charged up as or dinary income. Eisenhower as President, put all his assets into an ir revocable trust to be man aged by a group of his friends, so that he doesn't known now what has been done with his money. In general though, they have done all right with their own money, and pre sumably they have not done so bad with his either. His known assets Include a 400-cattle farm at Gettysburg, Pa., complete with a 14-room, 8 bathroom air-conditioned farm house. So you can be sure Ike never will have to seek space in an old soldiers' home. And, even in the unlikely event that all his investments turn sour and his farm fails to pay, he still won't lack for three meals a day. And, he can even count on a little to spare on such other neces sities as club membership and a continuing supply of golf balls - - .. .: That is because Congress, in 1958, decided that our ex Presidents never should have to go out and hunt for a job. It voted to pay them $25,000 a year for as long as they live. Their widows then get $10,000 yearly. We Can't Do Anything About The WAR But We Can Sure Fix Those COLD FLOORS WITH WALL TO WALL CARPET FROM PRICES BEGIN AT $069 DYKE'S FLOORCOVERING .1228 N. Riverside "TERMS AVAILABLE" NEW 1066 SCHICK 3 SPEED mightiest shaving instrument ever invented! Shift the $peed . .'.set the mighty head .' . '. get the fastest, closest shave of your life without irritation! It's like shaving with a fresh blade every morning. .... Once you try it, you'll never be satisfied with any other razor, blade or electric! Handsomest, carrying case of them all, too! Come in and ask for a free home trial. 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