In the Day's News
MEDFOnP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
By FRANK JENKINS
Let's talk about automo
biles today.
Why automobiles at this
particular moment: Well, as
this is written, about mid-afternoon
of Saturday, the traf
fic fatality figures for the Me
morial Day holiday week end
are beginning to trickle in
over the wires.
The total at this hour is 314.
California, as usual, leads the
procession with 38 deaths.
jew York is next with 28.
California leads all the states
in automobile registrations,
with a total of 7,229,000 cars.
New York is next, with a total
of 4,782,000 registered cars.
It is logical to assume where
there are more cars there will
be more fatal accidents.
fFHIS is a changing world.
It is just possible that the
automobile has changed it as
much as anything else. So let's
take a look at how the auto
mobile got started.
SO far as known, the first
self-propelled road vehicle
was a steam tractor built by a
French artillery captain
named Nicholas Joseph Cug
not. It managed a speed of
THREE miles per hour. It was
used to drag artillery into po
sition. That was back in 1769
194 years ago.
The British went on from
there. On Christmas Eve,
1801, Richard Trevethick
mounted a steam engine on a
carriage and drove it on a
highway near Camborne, Eng
land. By 1830, the English
were operating a number of
steam carriages capable of
traveling at 10 mph, going up
and down hills, and carrying
as many as 14 passengers.
In the years that followed,
steam coaches became com
mon in England. Unfortun
ately for their progress, Eng
lish rural residents objected
violently to the fire-spouting
monsters. The horse-drawn
stagecoaches also hated them.
at a speed of three or four
mph down town. Find a hitch
ing post. Do their shopping.
Then drive home. Unhitch the
horse. Put him in the barn.
Unharness him. Feed him.
WHAT a rigmarole, just to
" get downtown! It's little
wonder that the automobile
changed the world. It's true
that it has its dangers, when
improperly handled. But vs
just COULDN'T get along
without it.
CO-
- In the 1860's, England
passed what are known as the
Red Flag laws. These Red
Flag laws required that each
motor carriage be preceded in
the daytime by a man carry
ing a red flag, and during the
night by a man carrying a
lantern.
These laws, not repealed un
til 1896, slowed-down auto
mobile development.
THESE ancient cars were
propelled by STEAM en
gines, which were awkv.urd
and bunglesom when used
for highway traffic.
Then, in 1862, a brilliant
Frenchman named Alphonse
Beau de Rochas worked out
on paper the principle of the
internal combustion engine.
In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler, a
German, built a one-cylinder
internal combustion engine,
put it in a carriage and
DROVE IT DOWN THE
ROAD.
That did it.
The internal combustion en
gine made possible both the
automobile and the airplane.
TT is generally believed that
the first American car was
built by Charles Duryea, as
sisted by his brother Frank
lin, in 1893. It was a small
one-seater, with the engine
underneath and connected
with the rear wheels by a
bicycle chain.
From there on. the Ameri
cans took over. Henry Ford,
with his Mode! T, brought the
price of cars down within
reach of the average preson.
THAT changed the world.
Why?
Well, consider this:
If your grandparents - or
your great - grandparents, de
pending on how old you are -lived
more than a mile or so
from downtown, here's what
they had to do:
Go out in the barn. Curry
the horse. Harness the horse.
Hitch him to the buggy. Drive
PP&L Directors
Promote Region
At Bay Area Event
Advantages favoring the lo
cation of new manufacturing
plants in communities served
by Pacific Power and Light
company were outlined to in
dustrial and financial leaders
of the west at group meetings
Monday and Tuesday in San
Francisco.
PP&L President Don R. Mc
Clung reported the sessions
provided an opportunity for
the power company to inform
officials of important national
corporations of the availabili
ty of raw materials, skilled
labor, good transportation to
markets and the tax econom
ics of Pacific Power's service
areas.
"The company's industrial
development and area pro
gram on behalf of the commu
nities it serves is a continuous
effort and these meetings help
spread the gospel about Pa
cific Powerland," McClung
added.
Serve on Boards
"The financial and indus
trial leaders serve on the
boards of directors of many
corporations and it is worth
while having them know Pa
cific Power is prepared to
assist their companies - on
a confidential basis - to find
favorable locations in our
service areas for their future
plants," he explained.
The PP&L official said the
members of the board of di
rectors of the power company,
most of whom are business
leaders in cities served by
PP&L, also were present to
boost their home towns. The
directors were in San Fran
cisco Tuesday for a regular
quarterly meeting of PP&L's
board.
On Thursday, M c C 1 u n g
said, the officers of the com
pany will speak to the Society
of Financial Analysts in Los
Angeles and present a similar
program to business and in
dustrial leaders of southern
California. Future PP&L fi
nancing plans also were re
viewed.
"More of our stockholders
reside in California than any
other stale, and we anticipate
a substantial amount of our
future capital needs will con
tinue to be provided by in
vestors in the San Francisco
and Los Angeles areas," Mc-
Clung said.
Man Treated After
One Car Accident
Vernon Richard Wynkoop,
48, of 1176 Vi Court St., Med
ford, was treated at Rogue
Valley hospital for facial cuts
Sunday night following a one
car accident on the Old Stage
rd. near Gold Hill.
State police said the car
rolled over once, landing on
its wheels.
TUESDAY. JUNE 4. 1st 3
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF-
PAPA SMEDKINS, under the urgings of his wife, re
luctantly postponed his ot game to give his young son
the customary introductory lecture on the birds and the
bees. At the end of his
talk, both father and son
were obviously impatient.
"At least," concluded
Papa Smedkins, "I guess
you now understand why
our cat is about to have
kittens." "Thanks to you,
pop," said Junior, "I do.
She must have gotten
stung by a bee."
Young Johnson, whose
father had been hanged as
a horse thief, decided, way
back in 1900, to apply for
life insurance. The appli
cation blank, comparatively simple though it was in those days,
presented a problem. The cause of his mother's death was easy:
double pneumonia. How could he explain, however, the sudden
demise of his old man" Johnson was equal to the occasion. He
wrote: "My father was taking part in a heavily attended public
function when the platform gave way."
Irvin Cobb once was called upon to admire a hideous and or
nate wedding gift somebody had bestowed upon a neighbor's
daughter. "Very handsome," grunted Cobb. "Very expensive,
I'm sure. But, for the love of heaven, don't let them make any
more of them!"
O 1963, by Bennett Cert Distributed by King Features Syndicate
State Education Board To
Hear Recommendations
On Physical Education
Recommendations for u:.-
proving the physical educa
tion program in Oregon
schools, sponsored by a com
mittee from the Oregon Asso
ciation of School Administra
tors, will be presented to the
State Board of Education at
the June meeting in Salem
Wednesday.
The committee, appointed
by Ray Hunsaker, president
of the administrator's associ
ation, at the request of Dr.
Leon P. Minear, state superin
tendent of public instruction,
has made six recommenda
tions. The first would require
all students to participate in a
daily program of physical edu
cation throughout each of the
12 years of public school edu
cation. This recommendation is an
outgrowth of the fact-finding
report released in 1961 show
ing a significant drop in the
level of physical fitness in
Oregon. The study was made
by the Oregon State Boird of
Health, the Oregon State Sys
tem of Higher Education and
the Oregon State Department
of Education.
Status of Congressional Bills
ARRAIGNMENT MOVED
Portland - ll'PIi - Arraign
ment of seven men who were
indicted on mail fraud charg
cs last week in connection
with land sales promotion in
Harney county has been mov
ed from June 7 to June 13.
Washington - IUPU - Status
of major legislation:
Income Taxes - President
Kennedy has proposed tax-re-duction-ahd-revision
bill that
would provide net cut of $10.3
billion in individual and cor
porate taxes over three years.
House - Ways and Means com
mittee is voting item-by-item
on administration program.
Senate - awaiting House ac
tion. Military Pay - Administra
tion asked $1.2 billion annual
pay and benefit boost for all
servicemen, reservists and re
tirees. House passed modi
fied version to cost $15 mil
lion less and providing no in
crease for 832,000 draftees
and enlistees in their first
two years of service. House
included controversial $30.5
million "recomputation" fea
ture for those retired before
1958. Senate - Hearings ex
pected this month.
Fallout Shelters - President
Kennedy wants authority to
make federal contributions to
ward construction of civil de
fense fallout shelters in
schools, hospitals and other
non-profit institutions. House
- Armed Services subcommit
tee hearings under way. Sen
ate - nothing scheduled.
Foreign Aid - Administra
tion asking $4.5 billion. House
-Foreign Affairs committee
hearings under way. Senate -nothing
scheduled yet.
Health Insurance - Presi
dent wants hospitalization
program for persons 65 and
older financed through social
security. House - ways and
Means committee may hold
hearings this summer. Senate
awaiting House action.
Mental Health - Adminis
tration wants long-range, $717
million program for commun
ity mental health centers; re
search on and treatment of
mental rctard!ation. House -
Commerce subcommittee hear
ings completed. Senate - ap
prved with revisions.
Medical Schools - Adminis
tration asked long range con
struction aid for medical
dental schools, loans to stu
dents. House - passed three
year program that would cost
$236 million. Senate - no hear
ings yet.
College Construction - Ken
nedy originally asked for fed
eral funds to build classrooms
and laboratories as part of
larger $5.3 billion school bill;
agreed later to separate bills.
House - Education committee
approved $1.6 bilion in grants
and loans for colleges. Senate
- Hearings under way on om
nibus school bill.
Schools and Libraries-President
wants aid continued for
"impacted areas" and librar
ies. House - Education com
mittee approved in separate
bills, with amendmen's for
bidding use of funds for seg
regated facilities. Senate -Hearings
under way on omni
bus school bill.
Civil Rights-President ask
ing speedup in voting suits,
more rotection of Negro vot
ing rights, extension of life of
civil rights commission. House
- Judiciary committee hear
ings under way, Senate-Hearings
under way on extension
of commission.
Cotton -Admin istration
backed subsidy plan would
provide cheaper cotton for
U.S. textile mills; includes
lower support prices for large
scale growers and potential
relaxation of planting restric
tions. House - Agriculture
committee approved. Senate -hearings
completed.
Mass Transit-Kennedy pro
posed $500 million in sub
sidies to improve city rail,
Measures Passed
At Monday Session
Salem 0JPU The legislature
approved the following meas
ures Monday:
HB1522 - Allows SIAC to
revise workmen's compensa
tion rates.
HB1865 - Corrects tax bill
error.
HB2015-Transfers TB hos
pital to medical school.
HB2043 - Higher education
budget.
HB1063-Statutory salaries.
HB2084 - Salaries for col
lege teachers and state em
ployees.
HJR42 - Interim tax com
mittee.
Signed by the governor:
SB7 - Conciliation services.
SB95-Taxation.
SB119 - Ad valorem taxa
tion.
SB195 - Amending uniform
principal and income act.
SB263 - Investment by
guardian.
SB307 - Bond coverage for
auctioneers.
SB334 - Escrow agents.
Rifle Discharges,
Injuring Local Boy
Ronald William Munro, 15,
of 70 Fair Oaks dr., Mcdford
was hit in the right hand by a
.22 caliber rifle slug late Sat
urday afternoon while target
shooting on Roxy Anne.
The rifle was fired by
Henry Mullcr, 829 Minnesota
ave. The bullet glanced off a
tin can and hit the other
youth. Munro was treated by
a private physician.
bus and subway services.
House - Banking committee
approved bill, awaiting Rules
committee clearance. Senate
approved $375 million program.
Wilderness-President wants
to establish a national pro
gram to preserve public lands
in their natural state. Senate
Passed, with provision cov
ering 8 million acres Imme
diately and possibly up to 35
million acres eventually.
House - No committee hear
ings set.
Youth Employment - Ken
nedy asking new $100 million
youth conservation corps for
outdoor work in forests and
parks; home town youth
corps for local civic projects.
House - Education committee
has approved, awaiting Rules
committee clearance. Senate
-passed.
Domestic Peace Corps -
President asking for new or
ganization of 1,000 to 5,000
skilled volunteers to carry
out work in this country slml
lar to peace corps projects
aboard. $5 million first year
cost. House - Education and
Labor subcommittee hearings
Under way. Senate hearings
under way.
Action Completed
Draft-Kennedy asked four-
year extension of selective
service and doctor draft. Con
gress approved; bill signed
into law.
Feed Grains - Kennedy
wants to continue the pro
gram of paying farmers to
hold down surplus corn and
other feed grain production.
Congress approved two-year
extension. Bill signed into
law.
National Debt - To permit
overnmcnt to borrow money
it needs to keep paying its
bills, congress agreed to
boost legal limit on national
debt to $307 billion through
June 30 and to $309 billion
during July and August. Bill
signed into law. Previous tem
porary limit was $305 billion;
further legislation will be
needed to prevent ceiling
from dropping to $285 billion
Sept. 1.
Silver - To combat shortage
of silver for coins, administra
tion asked authority to re
place existing silver-backed
$1 bills with gold-backed $1
bills. Congress approved; bill
awaiting President's signa
ture. Women Workers - Administration-backed
bill would re
quire equal pay for women
workers who do the same
work as male employees; new
rule would apply to Jobs cov
ered by minimum wage-hour
law Congress approved, bill
awaiting President s signa
ture.
Eight Reasons
A 5
The fitness level of colU'iie
freshmen was compared with
that of 1955. the last year of
the four-year physical educa
tion requirement in high
schools. This report prompted
a more complete study by she
Association of School Admin
istrators. Serving on the com
mittee were six administra
tors, including Dr. Leonard B.
Mayfield, Medford.
Districts Unable to Comply
The recommendations pro
vide for consideration of dis
tricts which find It impossible
to comply immediately with
the proposed standard of a
four-year requirement, if the
r e c o mmendation is adopted
by the State Board of Educa
tion. Schools falling in tins
category will, however, be
asked to approach the require
ment as closely as possible.
The committee also asKS
that the State Department of
Education make a study of
the feasibility and desirability
of establishing health educa
tion as a separate subject nri'n
in regard to instruction, sched
uling and credit.
During 1967-68, the com
mittee recommends that the
department review the prog
ress made in sccondnry
schools of the state to bring
the health and physical educa
tion program up to recom
mended standards.
President's Recommendation
The committee points out
that President Kennedy has
strongly recommended adop
tion of a 12-year public school
program of health and physi
cal education.
Three standards will be
brought before the board for
approval and adoption and
two of these are in the field
of health,
The board "1 be asked to
require each school in the
state to appoint a staff mem
ber to serve as the coordina
tor of the school health pro-
grain. The qualification of
school nurses will be reviewed
and the joint staff committee
will recommend that the
nurses meet the minimum
qualifications of a public
health nurse as prescribed In
the Oregon Merit System
Council Classification plan.
Another standard to be con
sidered by the board at the
meeting applies to double-
shifting in the schools. Only
under extreme necessity will
permission to operate hull-day
sessions be granted if the pro
posed recommendations a r
adopted.
Personnel Changes
A number of personnel
changes will be considered by
the board Wednesday. Two
long - time employees, Henry
W. Sorick and Dr. John S
Conway, are leaving the De
partment of Education this
summer.
Sorick, director of certifi
cation, is retiring after being
with the department since
1947. Dr. Conway is resigning
Aug. 9 to become an associate
professor of education at
Southern Oregon college, Ash
land. He is supervisor of sec
ondary education and has
worked as a specialist on
junior high schools and is
chairman of the state com
mittee for the Regional School
Accrediting association.
Political Stint Found as One Way
To Get Started on Nightclub Career
By DICK WEST
Washington - 5fH - People
with talent are always asking
how they can break into
show business.
Veil
It's really
quite simple.
If you are a
girl, you can
marry a pro
ducer. If you
are rich, you
can buy your
self a theater.
Or you can
join the New
Frontier and
become deputy assistant to the
secretary of the treasury.
The third method was the
nne used by r';hard E. Mc
Cormack, who recently re
signed from the Treasury De
partment to make his debut
as a nightclub singer.
I wouldn't recommend his
system for everyone, however.
You might make a mistake
and wind up as a cabinet
member instead.
Although he had taken
piano lessons and done a little
vocalizing with school orches-
Excise, Corporate
Tax Extension Seen
Washington-JPU-The House
Ways and Means committee
today was expected to pass a
one-year extension of federal
tax rates on corporation prof-
airline tickets, liquor, au
tomobiles, cigarettes and tele
phone calls.
The committee met in a
closed session to consider
President Kennedy's request
to continue the higher excise
and corporate taxes passed
during the Korean War.
unless congress approves
the extension, these taxes will
be lowered on July 1. Origi-
nally levied as "temporary"
taxes, they have been extend
cd without fail every year and
pparently will be approved
again this year.
These temporary taxes
yield more than $4 billion a
year in revenue, including
nearly $2.4 billion from cor
porations and almost $1.8 bil
lion from the excise lax.
Kennedy wants the liquor
and other excise taxes kept
at present levels. His tax re
duction and revision program
Includes a reduction of cor
porate taxes, but the cuts
would come over a period of
years.
tras, McCormack didn't really
get started on the road to a
show business career until he
was a student at Stonehill col
lege in Massachusetts.
That was when he be
came active in President
Kennedy's first campaign
for the Senate.
A baritone can't make it
from campaigns to cabarets in .
one easy leap, however. Mc-:
Cormack's next step up the j
ladder was to join the staff of
Sen. Vance Hartke (D-Ind.), as
a legislative assistant. I
Being associated with a 1
senator is good training for
show business, but McCor-1
mack still needed more polish, j
So, during the 1960 presi-1
dential race, he joined the
Kennedy campaign as travel
ing "advance man."
His work in that capacity
led to his next assignment as
director of transportation for
the Inauguration ceremonies.
This was the break he had
been waiting for.
An engineer for a record
company heard McCormack
sing ai an informal social
gathering and s u g gested
that he start crooning pro
fessionally. But McCormack
hesitated for eight reasons,
all children.
Only after he had joined
the Treasury Department and
had a couple of television ap
pearances to his credit did he
feel secure enough to burn
his bureaucratic bridges.
As deputy assistant to the
secretary, he help- i handle
congressional relations. One of
his congressional rcla t i o n s
was Speaker John McCor
mack (D Mass.), a distant
cousin.
McCormack Is now per
forming nightly at a local
supper club. He also has a
record album coming out
soon, so it appears that this
phase of his career is well
launched.
I do. however, want to offer
a word of caution to anyone
who might want to follow the
McCormack example of get
ting into show biz via politics.
Make certain you pick a win
ning candidate.
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car driver Jim McElreath,
who placed sixth in the Me
morial Day 500-mile classic,
was arrested for speeding on
a state highway. He puid the
$17.75 fine.
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Stanley M . Purcell Jr., Mcd
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day during graduation exer
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versity, Pullman.
John C. Folger, former am
bassador to Belgium and new
holder of the university's dis
tinguished alumnus award,
gave the main commencement
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