SUNDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
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contrary is often trie case.
Driver Training Funds
To the Editor: Reimburse
ment for high school driver
, education programs was pro
vided for by the 1957 Oregon
legislature. This law author
izes payments to high school
.districts to the extent of 75
per cent of the cost of con
ducting the course, not to ex
ceed $20 per pupil enrolled.
The law further provides that
both classroom and practice
driving instruction shall be
given in dual control automo
biles; and that students may
receive classroom instruction
either prior to, or concurrent
with, practice driving instruc
tion, but the practice driving
phase may not precede class
room Instruction.
An added fee of $1 on each
driver's license supplies the
student driver training fund,
'from which administrative
costs, and payments to dis
tricts are borne. The amount
of revenue is approximately
$450,000 per year; the allow
ance for administrative ex
penses is $30,000 per bienni
um. Any surplus remaining in
the fund as of June 30 each
year shall be transferred to
the state highway fund;
Now the problem that puz
zles me is the fact that out
of 219 high schools, only 104
participated in the program
in the 1959-60 school year.
Of these high schools, out of
a total eligible sum of 28,030
only 5,875 received instruc
tion, This means that in the
end of the school year, huge
'surpluses are built up be
cause the program isn't reach
ing enough of our students.
The sad part of this whole
story is that in the last two
years over $1,000,000 was
transferred to the highway
fund.
I am certain that the citi
zens in the State of Oregon
are willing to contribute $1
of each driver's license to
ward the driver education
program; but I am not so
sure that they want to sub
sidize the state highway pro
gram with this money.
It is my suggestion that
our citizens communicate with
their legislators and urge
them to amend the law so
as to make it possible for
money derived from this
source to be kept in a re
volving fund to accellerate
this program.
This mesage should be of
great importance to each and
' every citizen, especially be
cause of the terrible traffic
accident rate here in the state
of Oregon. Also because of
the soaring automobile insur-
ance rates. ,
I am sure that with some
' concentrated effort Oregon
could take a leading stand
in furthering the much need-
' ed driver education pro
gram. .
Judge Joe A, Jaross,
Washington County
Juvenile Department,
Hillsboro, Ore.
Appling's Efficiency '
To the Editor: While Mr. C.
Girard Davidson , in his vi
cious letter of Oct. 20, is un
duly preoccupied with the
promotional activities of our
present secretary of state,
which to me seem to be per
fectly within reason and not
of an exhorbitant nature,
Howell Appling is more con
cerned with the efficient and
proper expenditure of our tax
dollars, the welfare of the tax
payers' pocketbook and the
. rehabilitation of some 10,000
unfortunate persons confined
' to our state Institutions.
He points at what he terms
the "sorry record" of Mr.
Appling, but many of us will
' not agree when we see -.the
' record that within 14 months
the managerial abilities of
the present administration,
along which lines Howell Ap
' Dline is especially qualified,
have saved the tax payers of
Oregon over $300,000 through
more complete and rapid re
habilitation of boys at Mac
' Laren School alone. This is
' only one example of his dedl-
cation to low cost government
through the improvement of
existlne services.
Howell Appling is the kind
. of efflccnt manager we need
in public office and on the
board of control. He warrants
the support of every thinking
voter in retaining him as Ore
gon's secretary of state.
C. W. (Bill) Abbott
Old Stage rd.
Central Point, Ore.
Th Economic Issu
To the Editor: When Mr,
Nixon was asked the question
- how he would go about raising
the national economy, his an
swer was that first he would
revise the tax structure to
give capital the Incentive to
bu Id more and better iacior-
ies to encourage a higher pro
duction rate.
He never said how he was
going to raise the money that
he was going to exampt the
big boys from paying, to make
up the tax deficit. He would
have to give us a saiea ,
also raise the excise tax,
Where would he find a mar-
ket for this extra production
of goods that he wants pro
duced? Who would he sell
them to? By cutting the tax
on the big boys, he would take
the money out of the poor
man's pockets, either by high
er prices or higher income
taxes on those able to pay.
Therefore he would lower
the buying power of about 60
million people who are work
ing for substandard wages,
small farmers, small business
men, old folks on social secu
rity, or other retirement
plans.
Certainly Mr. Nixon knows
that the U.S. is priced out of
most foreign markets and for
good. Exports were off 3 bil
lion dollars for the last fiscal
year and $2 billion more for
the first three months of this
year. Mr. Nixon knows that
we can't compete with cheap
labor and factories that equal
ours in productivity.
The fact is that the Amer
ican people will have to ab
sorb most everything that Is
manufactured in the U.S.
Mr. Nixon said he had a
voice In making most all our
policy, so what is his excuse
for letting prices and wages
go up and up? The stores and
markets and the warenouses
are bulging with goods. You
name it and they have it, in
bie suddIv and to the point
of saturation.
The merchants are using
every sales pitoh in the book
to sell their merchandise.
Some merchants advertise no
down payment required, 45
days before the first payment
is due. Does anyone wonder
why bankruptcy is at an all
time high? If Mr. Nixon is
elected he will have his old
friend Hoover as an adviser
and Ike as his roving ambas
sador. Now won't that be
ducky. But will he be able to
get Ike off of the golf course?
The onlv thing tnat jNixon
has to offer is his ability to
quarrel with Kroosh and Cas
tro right up to tne prime oi
war. And now he is showing
his ability to quarrel with
Kennedy.
He has no intention of low
ering the depletion exemption
on oil and minerals, ana ne
also refuses to plug the tax
loopholes for big business,
So I vote for Kennedy.
J. R. Schumpf
Route 1, Box 312
Central Point, Ore.
YMCA'i World Service
To the Editor: Mankind's
first achievement In the space
age seems to be the conquest
of space on earth. Distances
that once took Marco foio
years to cover, now take jet
planes a matter of nours.
Ready or not. the once far-
distanct peoples of the world
have now become next-door
neighbors. To make these
neighbors more neighborly is
today's most pressing prob
lem.
The development of under
standing between the babel of
cultures that make up our
world is no longer a mere
philosophic desirability. It
ranks now a matter of life
and death. We are racing
against time. A world in peace
or a world in pieces may wen
depend upon the outcome.
We are fortunate in having
the YMCA in the forefront of
this struggle for world friend
ship in so many key areas of
the world. The Y's lu.uuu
centers in 77 countries and
territories provide powerful,
down - to - earth training
grounds for brotherhood.
We know how effectively
the YMCA of our city is work
ing for brotherhood-building
here at home. It is gratifying
to know that its World Serv-
ice campaign will advance the
cause of peace and brother
hood all over the world. We
urge everyone to support the
Y's World service eiiort.
Mrs. Virginia Wickersham
Chairman
World Service Committee
Medford YMCA
Medford
Poisons
To the Editor: With elec
tion only a few days away,
who will be interested
enough in the health of peo
ple of nation to take some
action, not research.
The Poison in Our Food,
by William Longgood, says
we have all read about nerve
gases or poison, that a thim
bleful can obliterate the en
tire world's population. What
effect do these poisons have
on our health?
We can only look at dead
Insects and think, what about
and mystery diseases, muscu
lar dystrophy, paralysis, can
cer and others.
' Are these diseases in which
enzyme-blocking poison take
a part? our most potent in
secticides contain these same
enzyme-blocking Ingredients.
Dr. Joe S. Nichols, M.D., of
Alanta, Texas, In his maga
zine, says our foods are being
poisoned to death. Our coun
tryside Is being sprayed with
the most toxic pesticides
known to man. Hepatitis,
disease of liver, Is increasing
by leaps and bounds. D.D.T.
is one of the causes of It. Mass
spraying is mass suicide, and
has got to be stopped.
In a pamphlet sent me by
Dr. Coda Martin. M.D., it says,
this is man-made and under
human control. Thus it can be
eliminated by order from the
department of health and
welfare, and through the
powers of U.S. Public Health
service. These agencies were
established to protect the
health of our nation.
Man-made and man-applied
substances can be immedi
ately controled if so desired,
Such a situation as we are
faced with today regarding
the degenerative d 1 s e a s es.
There must be a new ap
proach, but based on political
or economical reasons. These
Insecticides are ' sold ' under
the name of economic poison.
We are told we all have a
job to do if we save America,
that it is later than we think,
Good health for future gen
erations of our children is
priceless.
Are we going to ask tnose
who are running our govern-
ment. also the department of
health, education and wel
fare, and the powers of U.S
public health service, to do
something about it.
' Julia Grlssom '
Route 2
Central Point, Ore.
Supports Appling
To the Editor: This is writ
ten in support of Howell Ap
pling for Oregon secretary of
state, and also In answer to
the recent letter of "Jebble"
or C. Girard) Davidson at
tacking Howell Appling,
which was printed In your
paper on Oct. 20.
Jebble Davidson is well
known In Oregon for two
reasons: One, he Is now, and
has been In the past, the
hatchet man" for the Demo
cratlc party. Two, . he Is
leader of the extreme radical
faction of the Democratic
party in Oregon. Of course
he would like to have Mon
roe Sweetland as secretary of
state, because Sweetland and
Davidson both belong to that
radical minority of the Demo
cratic party; and the election
of Sweetland would be the
first time that that group ever
controlled a major office in
Oregon.
Davidson Is best remem
bered for his efforts to pro
mote a Columbia Basin Au
thority modeled after the
TVA, a proposal which would
have made the citizens of
Oregon and Washington
wards of a paternalistic fed
eral government agency. Cri
ticism from such a source as
Davidson is one of the highest
compliments a man running
for public office could have,
I urge Democrats and Re
publicans alike who wish to
retain control of their own
governmental functions to
support Howell Appling-
man of proven ability; a man
of sound liberal tendencies; a
man who believes In the peo
ple of Oregon and in their
ability to handle - their own
affairs.
Dana L. Platz
1041 Ingrid
Medford.
"Sorrv" or "Brilliant"?
To the Editor: Should Ur
Durno win the Congressional
election, much of the credit
should go to a letter signed
Elizabeth Poston, of 2616 West
Main St., Medford. The writer
had a letter summarizing what
she called his "sorry voting
record."
She says: "He voted against:
"Federal aid to education."
(I'll buy that): -
"Allowing state agencies to
bargain with employee, un
ions" (That's OK):
"Expanding veterans' loan
program" (Good Boy);
"Allowing counties to pro
vide medical insurance for
employees" (Is there a good
reason they should?);
"Allowing counties to pro
vide civil service protection
for employees" (Who brought
that one up?):
"Repealing the 'unfair' antl
picketing law" (Who says It
Is 'unfair'?):
"Restoring trade with China
in non-strategic goods" (Ho-
hum):
"Creating state scholarship
commission to assist worthy
students" (Would call for an
other high cost spending
SDree): -
"Requiring school districts
to protect employees against
damage suits" (Well, well!
That's a dandy!);
"Modernizing state govern
ment by elimination of the
board of control" (A states
manlike decision certainly!),
"He voted for:
"A general retail sales tax'
(That would give us an even
break with Washington, Idaho
and California. Is that bad?);
"Forcing already Insured
motorists to buy an extra pol
icy to, protect themselves
against uninsured drivers" (Is
she certain that was the ex
act wording of the bill?).
Now this "so-called sorry
record" adds up to good solid
statesmanship in the minds of
most thinking citizens. I'm a
Durno man, and thank her.
for this wonderful plug. Had
sh changed that one word
sorry to "brilliant" the
whole thing would have made
wonderful sense.
Glen A. Wellman,
1088 NE Walnut st.,
Roseburg, Ore.
Generalities Protested
To the Editor: As a realis
tic candidate I understand
the prerogative of ah editor
to endorse candidates of his
own personal choice. How
ever, criticism, of a candi
date's program should extend
beyond mere generalities and
conclusions. My campaign has
attempted to publicize a defi
nite legislative program in
order to draw out of the other
candidates a discussion of the
issues. An intelligent discus
sion of the issues would en
lighten the voters on what
they could expect of the can
didates as legislators. To date.
have failed to stimulate the
other candidates who have
avoided the issues as though
they were, the plague and
have resorted to a campaign
of Imagery. 1
I fully realize the difficul
ties of success in the passage
of my program for real prop
erty tax relief. My program
was set for the purpose of
stimulating new ideas for tax
relief by showing the basic
inequity of the property tax.
I would consider my tax pro
gram a partial success even
if I could only produce leg
islation placing a limit on any
further Increases of such tax
and to turn to other sources
of, revenue to finance our
schools. My views on the in
equities of the property tax
are not unique or original
since a number of states have
enacted similar tax programs,
U. S. Senator Clark of Penn
sylvania has been long an ex
ponent of these views.
I do not challenge your
right to your personal opin
ions of my candidacy, but
only your dismissal of my
program without logically
showing what -are its short
comings or better' alterna
tive solutions.
John L. Gregory,
Sams Valley rd.,
Medford.
Surveyor's Office "
To the Editor: I would like
to submit to you and the pub
lic some facts regarding the
operation of the Jackson
county surveyor's office.
There has not been in the
past, nor at the present time,
enough official county survey
ing -to employ a full time sur
veyor with a survey crew.
In order to have a survey
crew available when needed
for official county use, it has
been most practical and eco
nomical to have a deputy
county surveyor with his pri
vate survey crew work out
of the county offices. The
only office facility used con
sists of a typewriter, a desk
or two and a calculator.
To my knowledge, the
county surveyor's department
has never owned any survey
ing equipment, such as a tran
sit, level, level rod, line rod,
tapes plumb bobs, drafting
table, drafting instruments,
etc. These have always been
owned by either the county
surveyor or his deputy. In
making official surveys for
the county, the surveyor or
his deputy uses this private
equipment at no cost to the
county, ine use or tnis equip
ment more than offsets the
use of the typewriter and
desk.
By having the county sur
veyor or his deputy use tne
office for private work, these
men are available to the pub
lic a greater percentage of
the time than they would be
in a private office away from
the court house. This is very
important.
All official surveys made
for and paid for with county
funds and all records filed in
the office are available to the
public for inspection at all
times and denied to no one,
There is no reason why infor
mation from private surveys
made by the deputy county
surveyor should be available
to the public any more than
that of any other private lana
surveyor,
As for myself, since becom
ing county surveyor I have
never made a private land
survey nor been benefited
from any survey made by my
deputy.
Jackson county surveyor
Paul B. Rynning,
Editor's note: Mr. Rynn-
ing's term of office as sur
veyor is expiring ana ne
not seeking reelection to that
office. He is a candidate for
county commissioner,
Dellenback Defended
To the Editor: An editorial
column is a powerful weapon
for communication. When
used Inaccurately, it can be
unjustly and unfairly harm
ful. I take issue with both the
context atftl Implications of
the editorial of Oct. 27 relat
ing to my partner, John Del
lenback, as a candidate for
the state legislature.
While the editorial conced
ed John Dellenback Is a "far
above average" candidate, it
accused him of not having "an
adequate sense of political
propriety and responsibility."
My quarrel is with the use of
these words -not with the
right of the editor to make his
choice.
May I suggest that there
are nearly as many views of
what constitutes "an adequate
sense of political propriety
and responsibility" as there
are voters. Therefore, the
phrase itself may hang on:
what is "adequate?"; but
when one "lacks" this qual
ity an implication of political
chicanery and d 1 s h o n esty
arises which is unfair and
completely unjustified when
applied to John Dellcnback.
From close personal associ
ation with him over the past
nine years, I know John Del
lenback to be a rare person
who actually practices and
exemplifies the doctrines of
Christianity in his every day
life. He has an innate sens?
of propriety and responsibil
ity to his fellow man as
shown by his record and his
daily living. Complete integ
rity is a basic part of him and
governs his life In every aspect-including
the political.
To state, or imply, otherwise
is to be inaccurate with the
facts and unfair to the man.
From observation of legis
lators and legislatures since
the late twenties, some at
close hand, I say that John
Dellenback would make an
excellent legislator in every
respect without qualification.
He' is not only a highly intel
ligent and articulate man, but,
most importantly, he posseses
an unshakeable Integrity
which, in my belief, is the
essential factor to tne posses
sion of "an adequate sense of
political propriety and respon
sibility." ... Frank J. Van Dyke
3385 Hollywood
Medford
Th Farm Problem
To the Editor: It seems that
Governor G. Mennen Wil
liams figures that the people
of this area do not read the
papers and periodicals. We
are not quite as uninformed
or misinformed as his talk in
this area would lead one to
think.
I would not defend the pres
ent administration's farm poli
cies for a minute, but to
blame all the mess on Ezra
Taft Benson is just making
him a scapegoat. He has been
fighting for reforms since be
fore his appointment and has
been stymied at every turn by
Republicans and Democrats
alike.
The present farm policy is
just a continuation of the
Democratic program that was
Initiated in 1938. The Repub
licans are not quite as good
at giving away the taxpayers
goods, so they have allowed
the surplus to accumulate,
The sad feature of all this is
that it has done little for the
farmers that needed help and
it has cost us millions of dol
lars in just storage fees. The
staggering losses from spoil
age, bureaucratic . bungling
and other wastes should make
all Americans call for
change.
Gov. Williams' administra
tion in the state of Michigan
has nut the state about $100,
000,000 in the red with 'its
welfare program. He came to
our state asking us to support
a candidate who has advanced
a farm program that would
make the present one look
like a drop in the bucket in
comparison. Henry A. Wallace
said that Sen. Kennedy's pro
gram would require more con
trols than in most communist
countries and would bankrupt
the -nation. Arlother source es
timated that it would take
50,000 more inspectors in the
department of agriculture to
administer the program.
would be naive to think that
there would not be the same
type of inequities under the
new plan.
As for driving people off
the farms, Sen. Kennedy ad
vocates the relocation of the
farmers who are not doing
well on the farms. This would
be the same as forcing them
off their lands as Gov. Wil
Hams charged the Republican
have done.
One rice producer collected
$5,369,078 and another one
$1,331,723 in price support
checks. Others exceeding one
half million dollars were paid
Barley price support pay
ments of over $1 million to
each farmer have been paid.
Why not put the farmer on
his own? Most of them would
appreciate the change.
Dovlon F. Woods
Prospect, Ore.
The Southern Oregon District
Dental Society
WELCOMES
Dr. Robert F. Fry
1117 E. Main-Madford
and e
Dr. Bert Buff ington
q 317 E. Pina St.
Central Point
Politics and Music
To the Editor: While I do
not agree with you on every
political point, I want to as
sure you that human endur
ance has its limits. The flood
of political propaganda is al
most overwhelming.
If I consumed and digested
everything that has come my
way, tnere would be little
time left for anything else. Yet
feel it Is imperative that we
keep Informed. Facts are facts.
We dare not play ostrich and
bury our heads in the sand.
The times in which we live
demand sober, intelligent
thinking. We are dealing with
problems, many of which
should not be passed over
lightly.
In our quest for enlighten
ment on questionable issues.
let us be sure that our upsets
and emotions do not overrule.
This can be well illustrated
in some of the large gather
ings we have heard of, where
excitement prevails. Be it a
political rally or a religious
gathering, the end results
many times are the same.
Good sound reasoning does
not stem from a point of a
lot of 'excitement and noise,
It would seem that some of
these disc jockeys in our radio
stations feel their part in life
is just to keep the public so
aroused and stirred up they'll
have little time for serious
thought. The wild frenzied
devil dances of darkest Afri
ca have their rhythms ema
nating from far too many
loudspeakers In so- called
Christian America. Sad to say
this wild swaying rhythm Is
even perverting our sacred
hymns. Songs with words so
uplifting are sung by lips that
put their real meaning down
with the base and vile. I like
a good clean cowboy song but
when these sweet gospel mel
odies come out dressed in the
attire of the dance hall and
cowboy jamboree, well
shudder.
Music has a power for good
or bad. When one listens to
the refreshing songs of the
Haven of Rest, Kings Her
alds or Del Delker, he Is re
freshed. But keep your ears
attuned to some of the others
they call music and watch tor
results.
"There is a way that seem
eth right unto man but the
end thereof is death.
Henry Johnson Jr.,
2400 Highway 66,
Ashland, Ore.
Don't Call Him
To the Editor: I have heard
the Rogue River Valley called
The Land of Opportunity
many times. Yes, it is the land
of opportunity all right, the
only opportunity you have is
to let your family starve to
death.
Ten years ago next month
I received a letter from the
draft board telling me that
had been selected by a board
composed of my good friends
and neighbors to serve in the
armed forces of the United
States. A year ago in April,
was injured in an industrial
accident. Where are all of
these good friends and neigh
bors now?
Hire the handicapped, it Is
good business! How many
times have we heard that?
Yes, we all believe in it, but
nobody does anything about it,
or so it seems. I don't know
how many jobs I have been
turned down on lately because
of my injury, also my age. Are
only the young entitled to the
jobs any more?
I am only 30 years old, past
the age of learning, and un
able to do any heavy work
any more.
Well, thank you good
friends and neighbors for your
kind help but the next time
you have a war to fight call
some of these fat businessmen
around town that have been
so kind as to hire the handi
capped, and leave me alone
because I lust don't feel like
defending a country that will
let my family go hungry when
I get into a tight spot.
(Name on File)
Medford. i .
Skatino Problems
To the Editor: In answer to
a certain letter and to set
few minds at ease:
When you purchase a ticket
to the Guess What Skating
Rink you enjoy the following;
The largest unobstructed skat
ing surface in Southern Ore
gon, elaborate lighting effects,
live organ music, Jerry Miller
at the Hammond, new shoes
for skate rental, proper su
pervision, spacious parking
lot with attendant, plus a well
adjusted program for all, and
many othg) special benefits.
we admit we do have a
problem concerning jeans and
Levis. We will make a con
cession and those up to 16
years may wear jeans and
Levis. We will try this tem
porary and see how it works
out.
Investigate and compare:
Merle Van Hoosen,
Manager,
The Guess What
Skating Rink,
3404 South Pacific
Hi-Way,
Phoenix, Ore.
Minimum Wage
To the Editor: Recently, I
heard a news commentator
on TV discussing the prob
lems of employing persons on
relief." This man said that
men may be employed by the
County, for the County, at a
wage of $1 per hour. Why
are they not allowed at least
the minimum wage limit? Is
this lawful?
C. L. Castleberry,
Route 1, Box 398-D,
Central Point, Ore.
Which Way the Wind?
To the Editor: Ve hafe 3
kinds uf forcasters In Amer
ica, der stock market, der
weather bureau und political,
und not vun uf dem can tell
us vhich vay der vlnd vas
going to blow tomorrow.
Everett Acklin,
Ashland, Ore,
Where Does He Stand?
To the Editor: I have read
Dr. Durno's statements in the
newspapers, listened to him
on the radio and watched him
on television. I would like to
know his position on the
Rogue Basin project and so
far have not heard him dis
cuss it.
This project Is vitally im
portant to everyone in Jack
son county, since it will put
88,000 new acres of land Into
production, among other
things.
I would like to know what
Dr. Durno will do for this
project if he is elected to Con
gress, Also, is he in favor of
the Agate Project or not?
Porter says he supported
the Agate project because the
Army Engineers and others
felt it would not be detri
mental to the entire Rogue
project. He has stated his
stand on the Rogue Project
and 1 know what to expect
from him. Now I want to
know how Durno feels.
Pat Mills,
924 Alta st.,
Medford
Straight Since McKInley
to tne Editor: At last, as
a Democratic. "Independent,',1
you have a rival: your new
found friend, the "Liberal"
from New York, he who has
already voted and voted 'er
straight.
He also attended the candidates-
meeting at Hedrlck
and concluded the Democratic
candidates had the "best of
It." One wonders if the Angel
Gabriel had been in the Re
publican group and His Sa
tanic Majesty on the other,
if . Mr. Jenny wouldn't have
looked the same direction.
One has to admire such lib
erality. I have voted for every Re
publican candidate since and
including McKInley (except
once for T.R. the Bull
Mooser), but I have never
been so btasedth at I couldn't
often vote "splif for local
and state officers. i
J. W. Shirley,
247 South Second st.,
Central Point, Ore.
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By FRANK JENKINS
Before leaving Nevada, let's
take a retrospective look at
her economy over the past
three-quarters of a century. In
many ways, it has been a pe
culiar economy. A sympa
thetic understanding of it
helps to explain a lot of things
that might otherwise seem a
bit on the screwball side.
ALMOST from its begin
nings, Nevada has been a
mining state. Its chief min
eral has been silver. There
has been gold, of course, but
the BIG mining booms have
been silver booms. The Corn
stock was chiefly silver. To-
nopah and Goldfield were
chiefly silver.
Back In ihe beginnings of
Nevada's mining economy,
silver was a MONETARY
metal. Coins were made of it.
Nevada was acutely Interest
ed in William Jennings Bry
an s 1896 campaign on a plat
form of free coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1. That
would have used a lot of sil
ver. Nowadays, except in Ne
vada, the paper dollar has
crowded the silver dollar
practically out of circulation
World silver markets are not
too active.
With practically no timber,
with expansion of agriculture
sharply limited by the scar
city of water, Nevada in re
cent decades has gravely
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needed SOMETHING to bring
back the prosperity that was
general in the days when sil
ver was king.
AS HAS been cited in thesa
sketrhps. the divnree mills
filled the bill for several de
cades. But the divorce mills
(made possible by free and
easy state laws) didn't pro
vide VOLUME enough to
keep the state's economy
geared to the needs of the
times. Something else was
needed.
What to do about it? The
answer was found in free and
easy gambling laws. Reno
was at first the big bene
ficiary. Then Las Vegas arose.
The new competition seemed
to hurt Reno not at all. In
fact, it seemed to help. The
more opportunity there was
to challenge Lady Luck, the
larger the crowds of challeng
ers appeared to be.
THEN ... something else
happened. It was discov
ered that show business and
gambling seemed to go hand
in hand. It wasn't long be
fore Las Vegas and Reno were
challenging Hollywood " and
Broadway as leaders in the
entertainment field.
The boom built on this dis
covery bids fair to exceed the
booms of the silver-mining
days.
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