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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1960 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Presidential Candidates Prepared To Go All-Out on Armed Strength OF SMITH & MEN By Jack Smith (c) 1960 Times-Mirror Syndicate Flm Springs Why is it, when a man is sent on a work ing assignment to some highly publicized spa, those who get to stay at home think he is Hving like a Pompeian prince? Work is work, with its ines capable hardships, wherever it is found. Today, as I labored at the typewriter, the ribbon finally became thinned from overuse, as I have. I put on my swim ming trunks and went out to look for a new one. A new typewriter ribbon is not to be found in this hotel. At least not the kind I like. I was forced to go for a swim, although it was an hour earlier than my usual time. I like to wait until the sun drops behind the mountain. . Then the air cools. Evening flows out over the water. The sky turns violet. The sun bathers wrap up in towels and hurry away to dress for the cocktail hour. One may be alone. . However, having failed to find my ribbon, I found my self at the poolside at the height of the day's aquatics. The sun was too hot. I sank back on one of those long chairs.'where your knees are held up in the air, and dozed. I floated into a- pink har bor where there was no Khrushchev, no Nixon, no Kennedy, no Castro, no gross national product. I was awakened by a clink. The man in the chair beside me had set his gin and tonic down too hard. He was wear ing sunglasses and reading a newspaper. "I see" he said, looking blindly at me through his sun glasses,'"that Lumumba is one up on Mobutu again." There's no escape. I shut one eye to cut out half the sunlight and fastened the oth er on a blond In a blue bathing suit who was trying to board a rubber raft from the pool's edge. It was entrancing. She kept bending over, pre cariously, waiting for the raft to bob into the proper posi tion. She finally did it, flop ping face down onto the raft. It skidded away with her. She squealed as the tepid wa tersplashed over her beam. Then she sailed away, a pretty blue and gold barkentine. . I watched her, changing eyes nowand then. I decided to go for a swim. My skin was getting too hot. I took a deep dive and stayed under water as long as I could. "Ah," I thought, "this is truly escape." Only the skin diver knows the beauty of the underwater world. Some lovely underwa ter thing moved by me with unearthly grace. Whatever it was, it was doing a breast stroke and wearing a bikini. An ominous shadow passed overhead.-1 felt a momentary panic. But it was only the girl on the raft. ; ' I surfaced and found my self athwart her bow, looking into a pair of aquamarine eyes. I gasped for air. "Hallo," I called. "What do you think of Lumumba -today?" The aquamarine eyes filled with alarm. She turned four points to starboard and pad dled away. I went to my room and dressed and drove to a drug store and found a ribbon. Ike Tefs Choice in Presidential Election Staunton, Va.-IUPD-President Eisenhower said today that on election day the American people must choose between "false leaders" . and "safe leaders." The President, who flew here for a sentimental visit to his mother's birthplace and to honor the memory of Woodrow Wilson, made the statement" in a speech ex tolling the World War I president. Cole Holmes Says- ELECT PAUL B. RYNNING County Commissioner EXPERIENCE COUNTS! Paul Rynntng KNOWS from ex perience Jackson County's busi ness and administrative prob lems KNOWS how to con tinue our good county road pro gram KNOWS how to best protect our resources and de velop new recreational areas. Pull for Paul and Votel23-X ' Pd. Pol. Ad by Cola Holmes, 14 Ron Court, Medford Democrat Trend Gains Momentum In Most of Area By PETEH J. HAYES San Francisco - IUPD - In western states it's a brave political pundit who tries to pick a winner in the Nov. 8 presidential election. A Democratic trend has been gathering momentum in most of the region since 1952 - yet President Eisenhower carried all six Far West states in 1952 and 1956. There have been other maverick leanings: -In Arizona Democrats out number Republicans 2'4 to 1, yet it has twice elected Barry Goldwater, one of the most conservative Republicans in the U.S. Senate. -Like wise in California, with Democrats holding a 3-2 registration edge, Republicans point with pride to Earl War ren's three consecutive guber natorial victories in the 1940s, Goodwin. J. Knight's election as governor in 1954 and Eisen hower's twin victories there. -In Washington state, both U.S. senators, the governor, lieutenant governor and state legislature are Democrats; yet in 1958 six of the state's seven congressmen elected were Re publicans. Seek 64 Voles Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Sen. John F. Ken nedy are vying for 64 elector al votes (269 needed to elect) in the eight far western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Of these eight, the juiciest plum is California with 32 votes. Both candidates have lingered long in the Golden State and plan to return be fore the election. But neither can be said to have the edge. Eisenhower swept Califor nia by more than 600,000 votes in 1956.' But since then the Democratic share of the total vote has climbed from 55.7 to 57.6 per cent, while the GOP slice dropped from 41.2 to 39.2 per cent. In Arizona, perhaps the most conservative of the Far West states. Nixon is rated a slight favorite despite the Democrats' registered voter bulge. "I see no reason why Ari zona should go Democratic," said GOP State Chairman Richard Kleindienst. "It did n't in 1958 when, the-rest of the nation did." - ., Conservative Minded Sen. Goldwater's popularity apparently stems from the fact that Arizonans endorse a conservative approach to op eration of government. Ari zona . is the only state that rejected federal National De fense Education Act funds. Also, it has a "right-to-work" law that bans the union shop. In Washington state neither side is going very far out on a limb to claim victory. Sen. Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson (D-Wash) Democratic chairman, went this far: "It could go either way right now, but I think we'll take Washington when the time comes." Republican observers say much the same, thing. All agree it will be a close con test for the Evergreen's State s nine votes. Oregon (6 votes) also is generally pegged as a tossup. Mora Question Marks In Nevada, Democrats - en joy a 2-1 voter lead, but they by no means are claiming Campaign Quotes UniUd Pratt International Sen. John F. Kennedy: (Speeches in New York City): "My chief disagreement with Mr. Nixon and the Re publican Party is that I don't think -they have the vaguest idea of the kind of times in which we live." "This great country de serves the best in leadership -that will set before the coun try the unfinished business of this society." 'I ask you to join us in sweeping the Republicans all the way back to California." 'If you can persuade the American women to change their fashions as fast as Mr. Nixon changes his opinions, your business (the women's garment industry) would be going full blast." Never has so little been done with so much. The harsh facts of the matter are that millions of Americans' in come has not kept up with rising costs-and standards of livin" have declined." "Mr. Nixon offers you high er .prices, smaller real , in-comes-and an increase in the job-price squeeze. But I don't think the American people are going to accept his offer." Vice President Richard M. Nixon: (Speech - at Muskegon, Mich.): "If America does get into a recession, and I am pos itive there is no real reason for it, it will be because Sen. Kennedy and his , spokesmen talked us into it." Criticized Kennedy for a "despicable effort to con vince Americans that they are about to suffer a recession. "This effort now emerges as a key tactic in the windup of the campaign m American po litical history. It is a despic able tactic and it is irrespon sibility of the win-at-any-price variety. Charged Kennedy is "one of the most irresponsible per sons I've ever seen. . . He is an all-time expert at seeing only the hole in the dough nut. . Accused Kennedy of "whin Ing about our weaknesses and alleged loss of prestige." "The time has come for America and the free world to work even harder to car ry the message of freedom into the Communist world . to remind all the world . that these Eastern European people who walk in darkness shall one day be delivered out of bondage." victory. Like its southern neighbor Arizona, Nevada has a strong conservative outlook. Nevada has three electoral votes. Idaho is another state where the Kennedy-Nixon outcome is hard to predict. With four electoral .votes, Idaho went Republican, until 1958 when Democrats captured all major posts except the governorship and one of two seats in the House of Representatives. Alaska and Hawaii will cast their first electoral votes - three each - since being admitted to the union as the 49th and 50th states. Alaska traditionally has been counted in the Demo cratic camp, and no reversal of trend is seen in this elec tion. - Nixon may have a paper- thin margin in Hawaii solely because he has campaigned personally in the islands, while Kennedy hasn t and said he wouldn't be able to. Hot u JlBK Kid Under 8 Years of Age OO O 0 0 0 Eastside Is Giving a FREE wagon Have Mom or Dad Bring You Drawing Will Be at 10 A.M. Saturday Winning Numbers Will Be Posted in Our Store Complete with Side-boards A Tomorrow Saturday All you have to do is wear your Halloween costume to our store today or before 10 A.M. tomorrow and get your FREE TICKET. 608 I I No Need To Be Present To Win Open 8 a.m. till 9 p.m. Every Day t. i i j Main I n Lepras Nixon, Kennedy Believe Steps Should be Taken Washington (UPU America's two major presidential candi dates claim they are prepared to go all-out to keep this country militarily strong. A spokesman for Vice Pres ident Richard M. Nixon said the GOP nominee has a "firm belief that the national se curity transcends all other phases of our government" and "would have no hesitancy in seeking tax increases should that become necessary for the nations defense. Democratic presidential can didate John F. Kennedy said tnat "something short of our best is not good enough" and immediate steps should be taken to reverse what he de scribed as America's "declin ing relative strength." Asked for Statement Nixon's and Kennedy's views were contained in mes sages to the Reserve Officers association of the United States which asked them for a statement on their position. Kennedy said it was no se cret that our defense effort has lagged in recent years" and the following should be done immediately: First, we must reduce the vulnerability of our retalia tory power during the deter rent gap. For the present we can provide an adequate nu clear deterrent by enabling the btratetgic Air Command to fly an airborne alert when ever, and for as long as, the president deems necessary . . , -Programs for both Polaris missile submarines and Min-ute-Man solid fuel missiles should have a round-the-clock, top national priority. "We should be prepared to pay whatever this costs," Kennedy said. v Mustn't Chooia . -The Army and the Navy must be modernized so they can fight limited warfare with conventional weapons if necessary. "We cannot afford to get into a position where Soviet aggression on a limited scale with conventional weap ons forces us to choose be tween retreat and starting nu clear warfare," Kennedy said. "We would face fewer threats if we were prepared to meet force with force in the event of this kind of aggression." -"We must organize the de fense establishment in order to revive the capacity for de cision." Kennedy said there were now too many road blocks for rapid progress in developing new weapons. Nixon's views were stated in a letter from his press sec retary and special assistant, Herbert G. Klein, who said that Nixon "will support to the utmost whatever pro grams, financial or otherwise, are needed to maintain our defenses and national secur ity." However, Kennedy sent a personal letter to the as sociation and went into more detail. Davalopmant Naeded In his proposal on the air borne alert, Kennedy said such a move might require "somewhat more money" for the planes, spare parts and trained personnel. He said it also meant "pressing the de velopment of every means of making SAC capable of pene trating Sovietfdefenses." In addition, he said, a speed up in the development of the ballistic missile early warn ing system was needed along with "steps necessary to pre vent further delay in the con struction of Atlas (missile) bases." "Our purpose is not war but peace . , . and security," Kennedy e m phasized. "We will never abandon the high hope of successful negotia tions for arms control backed by a tight system of inspec tion, but we know that there can be no fruitful negotiations unless we have built up our own military power." The vice presidential can didates - Senator Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Henry Cabot Lodge - also were asked for their views. To Continua Fight Johnson said he and Ken nedy would continue to fight for a stronger national de fense "despite the allegations of the other political party that our insistence upon im proving American military capabilities - in some unex plained fashion - somehow amounts to 'running America down'." Lodge said in a telegram that he believed America "must have military strength, including active and reserve components, second to none" and pledged his support to such a program. He said all necessary funds should be ap propriated to assure maxi mum military effectiveness." Aspects of Agricultural Zone Discussed at Regional Session Lloyd Anderson, planning consultant from the bureau of municipal research, Univer sity of Oregon, Eugene, told members of the Jackson coun ty regional advisory commit tee this week that the first decision to make in regional planning is whether or not to hold agricultural land for farm use. Once this is decided, he said, preliminary proposals for an agricultural zone can be formulated. They would be Importance of Rural CD Outlined By Grange Official Salem-Victor Croxton, Cen tral Point, lecturer of the Oregon State Grange, warned of the possibility of nuclear attack, and the importance of rural civil defense prepared ness, here last week. He spoke at the semi-annual conference of city and county civil defense directors during panel discussion on rural civil defense and disaster pre paredness. Croxton, a member of the Oregon rural civil defense council, said the nation has never faced the serious threat of an enemy attack, but that in this nuclear age, it is a dis tinct possibility, Daiania Two-Phased 'Rural civil defense is two- phased," he said. ''You must first preserve your life and those of your family. Then you must preserve your po tential, your ability to con trioute to your country in time of tragedy. When the time comes to move people trom large population areas, someone must care for them." He emphasized the role of the 'general farm organiza tions, including the Grange, the Farm Bureau Federation and the Farmers' Union, and pointed out they have influ ence with some 100,000 peo ple in Oregon. The greatest danger is apa thy, he declared. "We know that they can survive if they are informed and interested, Our; three organizations have the means at hand to dissemi nate this information among our people. It is of the utmost importance that we do so, he stated. worked into more detail later, he added. Anderson said "to just go out and try to develop an ag ricultural zone would be pre mature." He reviewed three ways in which agricultural land may be retained for farming de spite urban development near by. They are: Tax Differential 1. A seven-year lax differ- tial. Land would be kept in agricultural use and pay farm land taxes, he said. Once the land is sold for subdivision purposes, he added, the own er would have to pay the dif ference between the lower farm land taxes and the urban rate for the previous seven years. Anderson said such a pro posal is being considered by the state tax commission, and probably will be proposed at the next session of the state legislature. 2. Through easements. This rrangement, Anderson said, would be similar to obtaining an easement in an area near an airport to limit height of structures to protect aircraft, The easement would protect the land for agricultural use only. . 3. Through zoning. Any zoning lor agricultural use, Anderson pointed out, should be considered carefully so few people would not have monopoly on future valu able residential land. Futura Growth Among matters which must be considered in establishing an agricultural zone would be anticipated future growth of cities. Anderson said that restrictive agricultural zone could be deterimental to city growtn. Anderson said agricultural land could be held in an in terim period, and some tax relief granted. Other agricul tural land, he added, could be placed in a Dermanent green belt." which mav be insured through easement. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt objected to the seven year tax differential proposal, pointing out that the subdivider would have to add the tax differential to the cost of the lot or stand a loss. Definition Is Problem Anderson said a definition of farm land would be a prob lem, since many factors, in eluding such items as whether or not a farm is an economic unit, and soil types. This, he said, would have to be worked out by the public and prop erty owners. Among things which should be considered in making an overall land use study, Ander son said, would be a popula tion estimate, engineering es timates on sewer and water facilities, a street and arterial highway plan, and location of parks and schools. Anderson said a land use plan prepared for Medford should be coordinated with Jacksonville, Phoenix and Central Point, and the same would apply to the Ashland area. Surplus United States grains and oils worth 35 million dol lars will be shipped to Turkey under a 1958 agreement. PLANT SITE SELECTED Portland -(UPD- Georgia-Pacific Corp. Thursday announc ed it had selected Olympia, Wash., as the site for a $1.5 million corrugated box plant. Portland-Eugene Road Ready Soon Salem - IUPD - The state highway department estimates that- the last four lane seg ment of U.S. highway 09 be tween Portland and Eugene will open to full traffic, both trucks and cars, between Nov. 4 and 7. Only a six -mile stretch near the Halsey interchange is still to be completed and two-way traffic will be neces sary at first over this section. The department originally hoped to open the freeway segment Nov. 1 but rainy weather hampered construction. 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