MEDFORD MAIL TrUBUNE, NEBFORB, ORESOK
Singer Jane Powell
Receives Divorce
Santa Monica, Calif. -I'PD-Singer-actress
Jane Powcl!
was granted an uncontested
divorce from Patrick Nerney
Wednesday after she told the
court he was "terribly posses
sive" and "jealous of my ca
reer." Miss Powell, 34, said her
husband's attitude caused her
to become "nervous and up
set" and forced her to take
psychiatric treatment. She
charged extreme cruelty and
grievous mental suffering.
Nerney, 42, was the blonde
singer's second husband. They
were married Nov. 8, 1954.
THURSDAY, MAY , J9SJ
Survey Designed To Sample Attitudes Toward Role of Government in Business
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An opinion survey contain
ing 21 true-false and multiple
choice questions was distrib
uted at the Monday noon lun
cheon of the Medford Cham
ber of Commerce Roundtable.
The questions, in general,
were designed to sample atti
tudes toward the role of gov
ernment in business, the work
ings of the free enterprise sys
tem, and certain basic econ
omic principles.
The forms' were handed out
by James C. Schill, western
division manager for the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, who
then discussed what he term
ed the "economic iliteracy"
problem In America.
Directions for the question
naire stressed were were no
right or wrong answers," but
rather was simply an Instru
ment to determine group opin
ion. k
There were about 41 per
sons at the Roundtable who
filled out the form, but not
all persons answered each
question.
The questions follow. The
numbers of persons answering
the questions as either true or
false are at the end of the
question.
1. A small continuing
amount of inflation is desir
able. True 15, False 20.
2. Meeting competition is
of major concern to small
companies primarily. True 13,
False 26.
3. 1 tor receives too large
share of the national in
come. True 17, False 21.
Limit on Profit
4. The federal government
should set a limit on the
amount of profit a business
can make. True a, False 38.
5. Positive steps should be
taken to bring about reduc
tion of our national debt,
promptly and substantially.
True 39, False 2.
8. Trie federal government
should have whatever powers
may be necessary to stabilize
our economy-that is, to con
trol business cycles. True 7,
False 34.
7. Most business firms
could cut their prices 10 per
cent and still make e reason
able profit. True 8, False 35.
8. As a matter of nations!
economic policy, we should
work toward devoting a rel
atively larger proportion of
our present national produc
tion to increasing productive
facilities; we should consume
less now in order that we may
have increased productive ca
pacity for tomorrow. True 15,
False 25.
Could Rats Wages
9. Most business firms
could raise their wages 10
cents an hour without raising
prices. True 11, False 32.
10. Our largest corpoi
a Hons are too large tor the (levels to Increase Incentives.
public good. True 6. False 30.
11. To insure consumer
protection, more types of busi
ness should be regulated by
government, as public iitiii.
tics, banks and transportation
are now regulated. True 4.
False 36.
12. Generally speaking, mo.
nopoly is Increasing and com
petition Is declining. True 21,
False 18.
13. It is the responsibility
of the federal government to
see that everyone who is will
ing to work has a job. True 8,
False 34.
14. Income taxes should
be reduced at upper income
True 29, False 12
IS. The government can
control prices without affect
ing the personal freedom of
the Individual, True 5, False
38.
18. It may be that we
could virtually eliminate busi
ness recessions but that m do
ing so we would significantly
reduce the present rate ot ec
onomic growth. It is worth
this price to achieve greater
economic stability. "Irue 9,
False 30.
17. In the long run, new
and belter machines mean
more Jobs. True 34, False 8.
18. The services provided!
through agencies of govern-:
meat should be increased sub
stantially, and the necessary
additional revenues provided
inrougn taxation. True 4,
False 38.
Sam ac Menopoliss
18. In most Industrial
categories one or two compan
ies are so large they are prac
tically the same as monopo
lies. True 18, False 25.
20. The fairest economic
system tsKsa from each ac
cording to his ability, and
gives to each according to his
needs. True 8, False 29.
21. In most instances large
competing corporations get to
gether en prices to assure
themselves of a fair profit
margin. True 15, False 28,
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Membership Drive for the 196344 Seeson
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CORNER JACKSONVILLE HI WAY AND LOZIER LANE
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22. Banks charge 6vi per
cent interest sm ham to bsrsl.
ness. Many businesses must
borrow JuiMtanUal msa for
expansion, retooling smA op.
erating capital. Sonse go
broke. Use average net nmfit
after taxes on saies for buss.
mss 23 b whole Js: Les tlian
per cent f 14); 3 to 6 ner cent
18; 1 to 10 per cent tnv
to 15 per cent (5); H to 25
per eent my, over 25 per cent
Cause Some Confusion
Alter the ouesUonnalr !
been fiHed out and "correct
ed," Schill admitted some of
he words were "misleadm."
and thst the questions might
tausca same confusion.
bui tsae point, ScMIL A
as to demoisstrate the "wide
uterenees of onioins aiw
his couutrv's econonsta ,
ton, even in mcti a amm'am
Chamiser ot Commerce "
The speaker said our nation.
leasers are erowjne in.
creasingiy concerned about
the "economic illiteracv" r-.t
he people in this country, and
that some month sen Pnm.
dent Kennedy had coraissioa
ed Secretary of Commerce Lu-
Bier Hodges to "so to the
people and point out the prois
iem and then take iteos in .i f
what could be done to correct
SchiU said that s national
survey had revealed that only
one out of 20 persons had
ever had a class In school or
college in the subject of scon.
raics. Among college grada
tes, ony 5 out of 20 had stud
ied economics. Only 4 ont nf
30 education majors hasj takes
courses m economics, the sur
vey snowed.
Expresses Worry
fecniii said he was deenlv
worried, particularly in view
of the communist threat, that
so many people in the United
rates lacked basic inform.
on about the economic svs
tern.
He pointed to a course of
InstructioB, "Freedom ers!
Communism, which has been
worked up by the national
Chamber of Commerce, a
itudy program designed to -
tve participants an opoortun-
tr Us make an Informed, oh.
jeetive appraisal of the Cem-
muntst challenge, with major
emphasis devoted to compar
ing our private competitive
enterprise system with (he ec
onomte system oi Communist
iiussta,'
The course a wrt rf
eight two-rtsur workshops
held throughout the nation lor
the benefit of their employees.
sjcnju salts Re Hoped to
program could get started
here in Medford. This is a
must," he said. "True, tt lakes
time to participate in such a
course, out this is a raw t
first thiags flrrt,"
Information about the
course may be obtained by
calling the Medford Chamber
of Commerce office.
Continues Discussion
The cruris a sers r?
eight two-hour workshops
held weekly has been adoot.
ed by a number of private
companies throughout the na
ion for the benefit of their
employees.
Schtii said he hoped the
program could gel started
icre in Medford, "This is a
must," he said. "True, it takes
me to participate in such a
coarse, but this is s case of
rat things first.
Information about the
coarse may be obtained by
calling the Medford Chamoer
i commerce office .
Continues DUcutiion
Schill also discussed the
subject of economic illiter
acy at the Wednesday noon
luncheon of Medford Kiwimi
club. He conducted an opin
ion survey using 10 of the
questions.
The Chamber of Commerce
man said that it Is Christian
belief that underlies the free
enterprise system of our na
tion and added that "we get
what we deserve" is a pliil.
osophy underlying the sys
tem. He reported that ther
is considerable conflict over
what the role of the business
man is.
Schill also described the
free enterprise system ss th
most ethical, the most produc
tive and most equal. But, he
also said that the amgiemtad
edness of businessmen has
made this country a lot of en
esiies. He declared that "com
munism Is nothing more than
Use ugly reaction to the fail
ure of us to live up to Chris
tian beliefs."
The chamber man said 11 is
up to businessmen to espouse
the economic system but be ,
spoke of the failure to tinder-
stand what the system Is ail
about. He maintained that ec
emonic Illiteracy Is the basis
for so much of the legislation
that cannot be Justified what,
soever. Schill said not much
is being done to reappraise
the problem.
The morale fiber "to put
us back on the right road
again is going to have to come
from 'Main Street, he declared.
WHITE HOUSE COEST
Washington -- Former
Ambassador Joseph P. Kea.
nedy, the President's faiher,
is a, guest at the White House,
The elder Kennedy, who had
stroke is December, IS61,
arrived Monday from Pim
1 Beach, Fia. He is expected ts
stay for Use rest of the week.
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