FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1960
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
Foreign Oil Import ;
Restriction Proposed :
washington-flJPD-The Interi
Department said today it
had proposed that foreigri oil
imports, except residual fuel
oil, be cut by 60,000 barrels
a day, effective Jan. 1, in tho
area east of the Rocky Moun
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Covered would be i both
crude oil and finished , and
unfinished products. ,-.
Mankind cultivates i 25,000
varieties of plants. About
10,000 of these are cherished
for their ornamental flowers.
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