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THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Ohio's Governor Practices The Economy He Preaches Br HASKELL SHORT United Preai International Columbia, Ohio - HOT - Gov. James A. Rhodes, to use one of his favorite expressions, is "shaking things up" in na tion political circles by prac ticing the economy he be lieves politicians forget when they take office. Ohio's new Republican gov ernor showed he meant busi ness when he fired about 3, 800 recently hired state em ployees his first day in of fice. By June 30, about 7,000, ' sjjfs;j aa. fja : fa) bbbbbbbb afsl I am aaai aaaraaamaaai aaai or most of those added to the I run the projjram to improve persons on relief and has few- payrolls in the past year, will their operations. 1 er people productively err.- EATS CORN FLAXES Ohio's new Republican Gov. James A. Khodees takes time out between parliamentary sessions for a quick lunch of corn flakes. (UPI) Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. W ATKINS (Kllr mi Trikaas ' Syaakate, 13) Th Dawn Patrol Oraw, at On Friend Invited Another For many months, six daya a week, the man traveled the same identical rout on his way to work, and always at the same time. It wai dark during the winter months, half life in the spring and fall. Seldom did ha aver meat an other perion at that hour of the morning; even cars were Infrequent; the dawn stillness was nearly absolute. However, It was not a lone ly walk. Birds aang joyously, their volcea plainly audible before the noise of traffic vio lated the stillness. An occa sional rBbblt hopped along the street where later human pedestrians would elbow each oilier on their way to work. One day, the man noticed a mongrel dog; the animal trotted alongside the walk, wagged its tail when the man spoke kindly to it. A day or two later the man gained the dog s confidence and was al lowed to pat the shaggy head The dog wagged ita tall vio lently and followed until the man crossed a street. The meeting became a regu lar part of the morning; the dog always in the same place, and always accompanying the man to the street several blocks away. There on the curb the dog would wait until his friend disappeared; then he would trot back the way he had come. Frirndly Masting It was always a friendly meeting, two rather lonely brings abroad when the rest of the world was asleep. The man began looking forward to meeting his friend, and would have been sadly disappointed if the four-footed one failed to keep his rendezvous Proud of his friendship with the little d ig, the man asked the owner of a pet shop what sort of treat he had that all dogs would like. The man suggested some small, sweet biscuits. Next morning the man carried a couple In his pocket; he wanted to reward friendship and dependability. The dog went Into a frantic dance of happiness at the un expected treat. It developed Into a bic deal. The morning treat became a very important part of the day fur both man and dog. Once, to be sure the dog Just didn't happen to be at the ap pointed place at the right time, the man went half on hour early. The doc was not there, but arrived about three minutes before the allotrd time. The animal appeared surprised to find his friend already un the street. Another Dog A few days later the dog had a friend with him, anoth er mongrel dog, a perfect itranger. Both animals trotted along to the distant street. Next morning the man carried some extra biscuits. Evidently the word had gone out, for a few days later there were four dogs waiting at the meeting place. All were friendly, all four talis were wagging expectantly. The man was pleased but It wasn't until the next day that there were treats enough for all. Apparently mere was no element of selfishness in dog dom; the original mongrel had many friends, and he was willing to share with them. They in turn were adaptable; ail would follow patiently and joyfully, and would sit and wait while the man crossed the last street. Then they all went home, and the man went to work. One day the local newspap er carried a strange story, re ported by a man who hap. pened to arise very early and was amazed at a proces sion passing along the street in the early dawn: A "Pled Piper"-llke man, closely fol lowed by an entourage of eight nondescript dogs! be gone Among Rhodes' other shaking them up" tactics are a 9.1 per cent across the board cut in spending, cuts In wel fare spending, a balanced budget without new taxes, a planned reorganization of state government, and an am bitious program to get new industry for the state. The governor cnewed on his ever - present unlit cigar as he talked about balanced budgets, financial stability and industrial development. Major Figure As governor of a big state, Rhodes almost automatically becomes a major figure in next year's jockeying for the Republican presidential nomi nation - at least as top man in an important delegation to the Republican national con vention. His pivotal role in national politics is one matter Rhodes will not discuss, even off-the-record. He has rejected Invi tations to speak at $100 a plate Republican dinners some politicians would walk through fire to get. In his austere office, which seems more like an echo cham ber, he spoke of the prob lems and programs he sees for Ohio. "There are people In thia state paying high taxes who don't even have a rug on the floor," Rhodes said in explain ing why he plans to leave the office the way he inherited p. DISalle. DISalle did not like the rugs when he came into office and allowed his cabinet members to buy a new carpet and draperies. When he left DiSalle took them and his desk with him, leaving only pictures of four former Democratic governors to adorn the walla of the big office. "Somewhere, sometime, gov ernment must learn to live within its income," the 53-year-old governor said. "It must learn to allow people to do some things for them selves Instead of taking their tax money and trying to do everything for them." Rhodes said he found state finances "in a mess" when he became governor Jan. 14. A firm of certified account ants reported the state had an $80 million deficit, that many bills were unpaid, that 7,600 employees had been added within the past year. and that spending waa about $5 million a month more than revenues "That meant that to keep spending at the current lev el and pay the debt we would need $200 million in new taxes In the two years begin ning July 1, Rhodes said. "I do not believe we need ed new taxes which already arc burdensome enough, so we had to cut spending and stop the drifting that was all too obvious in state govern ment." Rhodes immediately cut 3,- 500 employees DiSalle added In the last ISO days of his administration. They had not been on the payroll long enough to have civil 'service protection and by acting quickly, he could remove them without difficulty, Then he told Finance Direc tor Richard h Krabach (who wears a miniature gold hatch el With a bloodstained blade as a tie clasp) lo cut expenses and balance the hudgel. Krabach ordered a 0,1 per cent slash In spending. He scrapped budget requests to talling about $100 million left by the DiSalle administration. He worked out a plan to pay the distillers for liquor bought by state stores. DiSalle hav ing used liquor funds to pay general operation of govern ment while the distillers wail ed. W.llsr. Cut Welfare payments were cut. most of them to what they when DiSalle enlisted the aid of some of I the top business concerns The governor then aave the ! ployed than in 1957 although Ohio to study state govern letfislature an annrooraitions 1 the population has increased, i men bill calling for $1,282 billion Opposes Taxes ruoisauiiauun oi ine gov- in the two years beginning "This is an industrial soci-: ernmenl ln.50 ycars- July 1. It was $53 million , ety," Rhodes said, "and the ferv' employees are fight above current spending, with ! stale, that exnanH their . I ing these plans with all their 90 per cent of the money ear- j dustry are going to be the 1 ???' ?ut Rhdes f!gures n He had to quit school to ed in November help support his widowed Rhodes will not discuss the mother and the family but ' future, but his friends suggest ment with the purpose of the i while Tunning a small res-' that in 1968. when he will be taurant near the university ; in the middle of his second he moved into politics. He I term and ineligible under the rang every door bell in his , state constitution to seek re ward to beat the organiza-1 election, he could be an im- marked for education, men tal hygiene and welfare pro grams. Highway programs are financed out of the gasoline tax and were not included in the budget. There are many things Rhodes wants to do and he has not spent all of his time holding a gun at the treasury door, although he considers financial stability the key to his program His top objective and No. 1 campaign plank is industrial development to get the state's economy moving. Ohio leads the country in the number of best places in which to raise a family and to do business. I You won't do it by raising j taxes and talking about new I taxes because one of the first I t h 1 n ga business considers some kind of a bond program when it wants to build a new yet lo be announced to pro- solidation and modernization of departments will mean sub stantial savings. Bond Program He also went to work on plant is the tax load." Rhodes is creating an in dustrial development author ity which will issue bonds to help finance plant construc tion. It also is telling the coun try about Ohio's resources and potential from offices being opened in major cities around the country. t At the same time, Rhodes vide buildings al the univer sities and multiple purpose dams to provide water for in dustry and recreation. The march to the governor's chair has been a long hard drive for Rhodes who hitch hiked to Columbus 30 years ago with an eye on politics and a degree from Ohio State university. tion's candidate for commit teeman. He was elected to the Columbus school board, then city auditor and at 34 was the youngest big city mayor in the country. He cut ex penses and reorganized gov ernment at city hall for 10 years the way he is doing It in the statehouse four blocks away. Big Majority For the next 10 years he was state auditor. Last fall, with his brunette wife and three daughters, he hit the gubernatorial campaign trail that gave him the biggest ma jority of any governor elcct- pressive national figure But Rhodes, sitting there in a short-sleeve shirt in the big bare office, brushes off talk of presidential politics as easily and bluntly as he dismisses spending proposals. "I spent 25 years getting: here," Rhodes said. "I wanted to be governor and that is the opportunity the people gave me. I want to do the best job I can in this office and that will take all of my time." What a treat for every occasion! CE CREAM m W Aerial Spraying Contract Awarded The contract for aerial spraying for brush control In western Oregon by heli copter has been awarded by the bureau of land manage ment to Reforestation Serv ices. Inc., Salem. The contract includes 20 were last Oct acres near Pinehurst, 212 'raised them a month before acres near Jacksonville. 1,208 election Rhodes said the cut acres at Glcndale and 169 i would force counties which acres at Scotlsburg. The total contract Is $12,771 22 Work BIG FREEZE la scheduled to start April 20. Chicago NH Glaciers and Announce ment of the , (.p sheets cover between five awarding of the contract was nri three-fourths and six mil received here Wednesday from uon square miles, or about Congressman Robert B. Dun- one-tenth of the total land c,n- surface of the world, the Chi cago Museum of Natural His tory reports. AFTERMATH Tripoli, Libya -ilTP- An r.-n mated 6 million unexploded bombs, shells and booby-traps remain in the Libyan desert where the armies of Mont (Dinary and Rommel dueled during World War II. 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