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,
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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!
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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.
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