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Newspaper Page Text16 A TUESDAY. JUNE II, 1IS3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Your honey's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER CeorriaM, Hill Syrttcata. Inc. I WASTE AND DUPLICATION IN DEFENSE BUDGET Can our ever-awellini. record-iized defense budgets be flashed by billions of dollars without endangering our mill' 'tary power or undermining our economic strength? Of course .they can. ' Before the 1964 budget even went to Congress, Secretary of Defense McNamara had pared it by billions. The Depart ment of Defense has initiated an unprecedented program of cost-cutting which already Is producing annual savings of $1.9 billion and Is designed to hike the rate of savings to over $3.4 billion per year by fiscal 1963. Budget-cutting en thusiasm in the House is the highest in years and, says Mclvin Laird, Wisconsion Republican who Is a member of the House Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee "W arc mine over everything with a fine-tooth comb. We are asking basic questions and examining basic issues Billions can be cut in defense costs - all in the areas of waste, duplication, excesses. Th 1964 defense SDDroDriations bill is scheduled to reach the House floor next week. The Senate is expected to have a bill on the floor by Aug. 15. Hearings have been taking place in so many different committees of the House on different aspects 6f the bill - space, civil defense, appro priations, procurement, etc. - that even the Congressmen : Involved have lost track of all the pieces. But the legislation Is now approaching the critical stagas and, this rear, the significance of the sisa of tht daftnsa budgtt to all of us goes beyond the obvious. How much and whan Congress votes tax cuts for individuals and corporations to stimulate our economy end craate Jobs and paychecki wall may depand on how much it also votes for defense. , That waste, duplication, excesses exist In the Depart ment of Defense is Indisputable. A few days ago, Sen. Paul H. Douglas, the Illinois Democrat who is chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense Procurement, released the hearings his committee held this spring on the defense budget. Among those testifying was U.S. Comptroller General JoBeph Campbell who reported on over 200 reports made since 1960 by the General Accounting Office on Defense Department activities. A sampling ... The Air Force bought $363,000 of new trucks while the Army had new trucks as surplus available for transfer. In ; 1960, the Air Force bought $6.7 million of excess replace ment equipment. . The Marines In Japan ordered $1.2 million of spare parts 'for planes no longer in use in Japan. - The GAO examined 4,109 Items of excess property, found 403 instances where available excess and surplus property valued at $3.1 million was not claimed and used by the .military services although needed by them. The GAO est! . mates that in 1961 alone, $63 million of excess and surplus . property should have been claimed and used by the services. The Army Corps of Engineers disposed of 25 10-ton crane shovels costing $541,200 which were new or in economically reparable condition while planning to spend $12 million to ' replace them with similar crane shovels. The Defense Department spent $13 million to transport ' personnel and baggage overseas on commercial flights while scheduled military planes to the Identical destinations had room for most of these passengers. Unused MATS capacity to the same places amounted to nine times the passenger load sent on commercial lines and 20 times the baggage load ' Due to non-competitive bidding on contracts, one missile component subcontract lor $1.9 million Included a SB per cent profit. On another contract for 272,000 fillister head -crews at f 1 each, $900,000 was wasted before it was dJs covered that the competitive price was 85 cents. At on point the Navy was maintaining tt.l million ; of emergency vahicUs at en annual cost of $390,000. despite the fact that manufacturers' were set to supply " the vehicles immediately, if needed. Under McNamara the DOD is making Impressive progress on economizing and this story will be reported tomorrow. But the examples of waste, duplication, excess, pile one on top of the other. ' Almost dally, the Comptroller General makes a new report on needless and poor buying. The DOD is trying hard to recoup on its sales of surplus property but In 1962, Its ales of $4.1 billion brought In less than 4 cents on each dollar originally spent. The department has $8 billion In Inventories in Its military stock funds - but It has yet to determine what items should be In the slock funds. Naxti McNamara's cost-cutting drives. County Legislator Reviews Activities of 1963 Session (Editor's note: James Red den, Democrat, is one of the freshmen representatives from Jackson county in the 1963 Oregon Legislature. The fol lowing summary of the legis lative session was written by him for the Mail Tribune.) OVER $2 MILLION INSTALLATION LUMBER MILL SAWMILL PLANING MILL DRY KILNS ROLLING STOCK - BOILERS - OFFICE, ETC. AKB 154 ACRI RIVIR FRONT F-ROPIRTY! er oeoia or eoAao or oiikctom COLUMBIA-HUDSON LUMBER BRADW00D, ORE. (it Milae IMS at enleae' m n Celeoieif TUESDAY June 25 SUrtlr) 10 Ml. ). BerMt Heed Oil: War I Steeiell 55 ft. 1 IK feed: A C. " I fldier wdh ISO tl a. mot,. 170 n. lot Haul iKtwiil anlli ' i I 'a" I IOC BIO ana II ft Los Unleeeer one' Turn.,; 0 ft. Sat ClMlft tn kWMIU rillNO. ROOM. Mb SAWMILL Block Corrleae: faf Gun ; JJ ft. l?-oew Trimmer 'A llna Cham: IS ft. J-Arm Pood lean; CmiHM SAI RESAW DEPARTMENT Maratna W fteiaar. ISO ki meter: Fwtlantf Inn VKeree lane ear Nee 'ill; NKheleon Slab tat: Sumner 11 Chip' 4 " Cropper Neer 'Sll Sumoer 4S" a IS ft. Sheker; Oremerid 4t Hoe: Meemer S 4 tarter tNe tl); Tremendeue Qtiiittltr ef Soft CMC. Troufll anal all Cnanc lieaefer and Incline Unite. 4C PIANINO MILL tieteoxaoee fS I (Knife Manaf with chreme keel elatea. arefllo. cameae toed KcMt end 14 ft. eineaeplo fee lakia: Am.. .can 4" a U" All tMcMc Moulder: PIANINO Ml IX OAlrlOINO, OOM Mil uaatrly ef em heeda, ate DRY KILNS (4 Hoax M ft t 100 ft Dautta O'f Rime; 10 OOO II M 40 ftari; iMO) if .. Truck o it ft. I Ik. , ,,)., cere. Mmeture MMx. OTHER EQUIPMENT oiler Moum and (4) WMemette 7V It ft. allarc- I Merle. Air Camareeaer w100 h fx imHt. Uorpky Oieeel AC Oenereter: eiawara: Machine She. lecaamiM She. Tremeneoue Ouantil of Parte en Suealiea: Ilactricel Oeer. IMchee, IroneteraMre. Via MOOtRN Office t ornament end Macmnee. ROLLINS STOCK J M rater II 000 rerallfte; (SI Willement M Ivmoer Cerriert: Allle-Cfielmera MO 14 Crewter Tree! or; Ya. Duma Truck. 4 PwMrne. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION! tM ACHfl IHr fro Ptemrfy. M tfnlM Calumfct R)Nr. 0fw,r tfocht. railnwtj iitfingt, cwitv hamo n Miirrt; tiirtlvtutH, 9tlK fcuiMtftf. ftitotM nl ( hjt. tl Mtt nty tubtMl ! ttMrd of IMrveton' iocac) l Kf t twd. . ftMl Utttl vitt Ito ttar.tl by twff IiliU 9kr, 16 rnr. fttjftl (itia ftattsmtn tfND ton COMPIIMCNTARY ClffCUlAft MILTON J. WERSHOW CO.. Auctkxum onri or AMUrr4fl poautosr Aucraaiirsui rtlSHeee.nS4S41 lt W tl e.H4t ttWIW. hkC4t-atlt tOS AfaMltt ee, CAMf. eaaiAJat. CAUf. fOCriAMO I, 041000 By JAMES REDDEN Much has been written of the performance and accom plishments of the 1963 Oregon Legislature. Little, however, has been written by its mem bers. I appreciate the oppor tunity granted by the Medlord Mail Tribune to comment on this session in which 1 served. Why was it the longest and toughest in the state's history? Because the problems facing it were the greatest to face any session In history. Were there disappointments? Cer tainly. When facing hundreds of issues ranging from a new constitution to a tax program, nobody thought that everyone would be happy with every bill passed. The Governor (so early In the session that no fair appraisal could actually be made) called us a "do-noth-ina" session, but now points with pride to passage of 39 of the bills requested oy mm Let's take a look at part of our record: . Civil rlghtsi While other states in the North and South did nothing and now face the prospect of ugly race-riots, the Oregon Legislature again moved ahead in the legisla tive field. House Bill 1394, as sisting minority groups in job opportunities and housing, quietly passed both the House and Senate. Capital punishment) Ore- sonians will again vote on re tention or abolition of capital punishment. This most impor tant legislation died in com mittee in the 1961 session, but went through in 1963. The budgeti A J428 million proposed budget, including $20 million to be provided for by bonding (wilh voter ap proval) was submitted by the Governor. This was cut to S404.2 million from the gen eral fund, with a $30 million bond twue for higher educa tion buildings to go on the ballot. Some $16 million was cut from state agency budgets with $13.7 million put back where it would do more good. In spile of this budget trim ming of $21.8 million, services will not be drastically re' duccd. Education! Higher education received $77.3 million for their general fund operating budget in addition to $1.7 mil lion for salary Improvements. The salary portion was In ad dition to the built-in merit raises already provided for. A $44 million building fund was provided, with a portion of this subject to voter approval. Some $141 million was ap propriated to school aid, an increase of about $10 per child. Special programs, com munity colleges and the de partment of education and vo cational rehabilitation d I d well. Consumers! A law requiring a listing of interest on install ment contracts won a rough fight, as did milk control and bread labeling. Highway safelyi Three bills dealing with highway safety (seat belts, probable cause and eluding patrol cars) passed, al though other sessions had been unable to puss similar legislation. Sex deviates! Certainly the most well thought out legisla tion of its kind was passed by this session. Hours and hours of work went into these bills in an attempt to effectively grapple with : this problem without depriving persons Of due process of law. Although I question the merits of this legislation, I did serve on the subcommittee that rewrote the key bill in the packnge. We may have taken a step forward. As one of only three House members voting against the key bill, I do have my doubts. The Imporlant thing is that as rewritten, the rights of the accused will be protect ed. If my opinion of this leg islation Is incorrect, the state may very well benefit by these bills without trampling on individual null's. Air pollution! An antipollu tion bill - with teeth - passed both Houses. This is another field where such legislation has died In prior sessions. ! Subdivision control! A bill! to effectively control fraudu-. lent subdivisions was passed, again after many hours of committee work rewriting the bill. This measure Is designed '., to prevent frauds in this field which are so common In other I states and which have been i problem in eastern Oregon. 1 Conclllialion courts! A "pi-1 lot program" for conclllialion 1 courts was approved. Oregon's ' alarming divorce statistics de manded action in this field. Boxing regulations! Regula tions to protect the parttci-; pants were strengthened. This will save lives in Oregon. Psychologists! The licensing of psychologists to prevent 1 quackery In this field was pro vided for. Again, Oregon is ! 1 among the first to move ahead in this field. Governmental raorgsnlit lioni A department of com. merce bill was passed by both bodies. A major reorganize' tion bill, this is another that has died in prior sessions but was passed by the 1963 ses sion. The e o n s t i t u tiom After months of committee work HJR 1 passed the House of Representatives and died in the Senate. This was the ses sions' biggest disappointment to many. It should be remem bered, however, that approval of two-thirds of both the House and the Senate was needed and the Senate was but three votes short of this, A new constitution Is not a lost hope. The reluctance to do away with our traditional elective offices was the reason for its defeat. With changes in this section, such a measure could easily pass. Many feel that this could well pass In the next session without any amendments. Taxes! This was the prob lem. The people demanded services and complained about taxes. For the first time since World War II, the Legislature had no surplus cushion. If you stop to realize that the only "good tax program" is a re duction, you know that a pop ular tax plan will never be found. I preferred the House measure which was killed by the Senate. I felt It was less painful and that it was fair all around. The tax bill that did pass, increasing income taxes, will pinch, but will not rob initiative. A general sales tax, not rec ommended by the Governor, was not passed. Support for such a measure was actually late in coming. The Senate version (3 per cent with ex emptions for food, gasoline, feed, seed and fertilizer) was unpopular in the House be cause it was deceptive. His tory in other states shows that these exemptions disappear fast when the plan is adopted, and the people should know what they are actually voting for. Because our financial problems are actually just be ginning, a general sales tax may well go before the voters after the next session. Those who regard it as a panacea may well be disappointed if the history of other states Is a good Indication. Figures showed that a fam ily of four with an income of $8,000 per year and a $13,000 home would save some $53 per year on property taxes - and pay $100 plus in sales taxes. No matter how a tax is collected, it comes from in come and it always hurts. It is generally conceded that this was the hardest working Legislature in his tory and the 670 bills that passed after consideration of 1,413 bills, speaks well of the work done in this session. Many bad bills died. It should be known that resistance to pressure groups for self-interest legislation is an important legislative task. In this field your 52nd Legislative assem bly rated high. No group faced with the monumental tasks facing this session could make everybody happy, but that was not our job. One point which many peo ple miss is that the occasional squabbles between the Houses, andor political parties make belter headlines than attempts to dramatize long committee sessions dealing with a wide variety of bills, some of which are about as Interesting to read as a telephone book. The last week, with all of the leg islators exhausted and anxious to adjourn gave rise to the most biting debate of the ses sion. This was a natural reac tion of reasonable men, and was nut typical of the many long hard weeks preceding those closing days. With changes in procedure. I think that these sessions can be shortened without depriv ing Oregonians of their tradi tional right to be heard. Com bining committees, requiring earlier deadlines for introduc tion of bills, coupled with cut-off date on bills leaving committees would help. Also helpful will be the interim tax committee which should result in a more knowledgeable Sen ate tax committee as well as earlier consideration of tax measures. The Governor and state agencies can help by having their bills ready on the first day of the session. The frequent and often un fair criticism of the Legisla ture did not make the job easier. However, the members reacted to it in good humor and with understanding. After all, the problems we tackled were not our exclusive posses sions. They belong to all of us and were frustrating to all of us. Legislators, if unable to solve them all, at least had the pleasure of trying. Policemen Patrol Streets in Harlem New York - OCT - A beefed- up force of more than 100 policemen today patroled a section of Harlem where street fights involving 1,000 Negroes erupted M o n day night. Twenty-five Negroes were arrested and two policemen were injured slightly In the melee. Police said many of the of ficers called into the area during the brawl remained on duty through the night. 'Joe' Apparently Made Getaway, Toe Dallas 4- "Whet's go ing on bare?" security pa trolman A. M. Hurl asked a man he caught dashing out the back door of a closed service station. "I'm with Joe." the man said, "he's in the back." He motioned towerd the inter ior of the stetion, jumped in a car and drove away. Hurl ran in the station. He found no "Joe." But he found a cigarette machine broken and the change missing. Sheriff's Reserve Participates in PPC Ten members of the Sher iffs Reserves Saturday held a shoot on the Medford police department firing range, ac cording to the Jackson county sheriff's department. Highest score was posted by Jerome Nye, Medford, 84.4. This was the first time on the range for the reserves. The FBI approved practical pistol course consisted of shooting .38 caliber pistols from standing, sitting, kneel ing and prone positions at sev en to 60 yards using both right and left hand. Instructors were Medford Police Lt. Jack McMillan and Sgt. Glenn Wright, sheriff's office. Buford Johnson attend ed as reserves' coordinator. The reserves furnished their own ammunition. Thcyll Do It Every Time ByJinunyHatlo PaRABULA 0ET5 A BEAimPUL PAIR DO At the beautv bote -a real WORK OF ART wfuerFf orVr sa WANT to"sEE MCW V&CRE J PIN? PECCAit' Its A LI D LOOK-THS ONE-ABLEU JyrXX y "flEM SHE GOES TO THE FRONT OP THE SHOP ANO JAMS FOUR OR FIVE WIGS- OVER HER OHrSO PRETTY OWN LOCKS J Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Tribun in Medford, phone 77.1-6141; sh land call at 416 Bridf it., or phono 482-3002; Yreka, phone Victory 22808 before 6:45 p.m. daily and 10 JO a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office, thus eliminatins; peciai messencer service. 24 Hour Wrecker Service AAA Approved Rep. Shell Products Courteous Service HOCK OR CRUSHED ICE Weter & Olsen Shell Service Silver Dollar Sfampt 1258 S. Riverside 772-9081 shell! YOUR NAME IS THERE! Y. the rxkH are 10 to 1 that VOUR NAME IS THLRE. You oat fait itrvict, htn you ant to charge. You have difficulty buying on credit. NOW IS THt TIME to do torn. thirxj about it. Pav promptly w the Rfdbook ill ihow you ertth a record of prompt pay ment, CREDIT BUREAU of MEDFORD Another service from the 13 Shell dealers of Medford 7 things to tell your son when he first borrows the family car la Remember what you learned to get your driver's license, and you'll be a bet ter driver. Eight out of ten car accidents stem from improper driving practices such as speeding, failing to yield right-of-way and following other cars too closely. Truck drivers and other professionals have very few accidents mile for mile, about one-quarter as many as other driv ers. The professionals know the rules of good driving and obey them. 2. If the car won't start, there are a num ber of simple things worth trying. Use the starter in short bursts. Press accelera tor to the floor once, then release it quickly just before you try starter. With manual shift, keep clutch pedal all the way down. With automatic trans mission, make sure gear selector is at ex actly the right spot. Note from Shell: We recently pub lished an advertisement with 7 simple starting tips. For a free copy, write to Shell Oil Co., PO. Box 236, N.Y. 46, N.Y. 3. Courtesy is contagious and adds to everyone's driving pleasure. Nobody ever cured a traffic jam by losing his temper. If you can keep your sense of humor and wait your turn, everyone will probably get where he's going sooner including you. Another suggestion: It takes only sec onds to let someone enter the roadway ahead of you, but it can save the other driver minutes. Just remember to signal the car behind you that you're slowing down or about to stop. 4. Cars respond to good care. I lave the oil, battery and water checked every time you stop for gjsoline. When you're driving, listen for un usual mechanical sounds. If you hear one, have it checked right away. It could save a big repair bill later on. On rough roads, take it easy tires are tough, but ihcy are destructible. Vole: For a free copy of Shell's 12-page booklet, "44 ways to make your car last longer," write to the Shell Oil Company, PO. Box 236, New York 46. N. Y. 5. Don't take other drivers for granted. They sometimes do unexpected things. In the U.S. in 1962, they ran into station ary objects more dun 164,000 times. Wiejaa wmjjg.e.Hww. eM r- " 1 1 ii p aaaaooooooaeoaeBOBeBeaiBBBeoaaeooooooooeeMoai ,?iVA' 6 SMx. M.- .,. v ...e" aBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB10BIOBBBBBBOaBBBBBB10BBBBBBBBOBl June is prom time and many a young man will be borrowing the family car for the first time. Here, Shell dealers offer seven driving tips that can be useful to him all his life. So don't be too optimistic. Cars do some times enter intersections carelessly espe cially when there's no stop sign. A car coming from the other direction might swing into your lane on a hill or curv e. Your best protection is to drive defen sively. The only driver you can really be sure of is yourself. 6. If you're going to be late, call home. And if car trouble is the reason, call the nearest serv ice station, too. Don't try to make repairs close to a busy road could be dangerous. Instead, park well off the traffic lanes, put the hood up to show you're disabled and wait in or near the car until help arrives. Note front Shell: Thousands of Shell dealers go to special training schools each year. There, they learn how to spot trou ble in a hurry. 1 hey can be helpful to you in almost any emergency. 1 7. Have a good time. So far, almost everything you've heard about cars has to do w ith safety. Now you're about to find out what a pleasure they can be. Here are the keys. Just take your responsibilities in stride. And have fun. Comforting fnct fur r..irents: Drivers with less than three months' cxpsri oce account for very few serious accidents a good sign most new drivers do take their responsibilities seriously. So you can relax. S:5f 8 I i tl 1 MEDFORD SHELL DEALERS DE-BUNK A MYTH ABOUT CAR CARE It's a myth that you should let some air out of your tires when traveling on a hot day. Today's tires are built to take the extra pressure that builds up during hot ' weather driving. So, don't deflate them on hot days or you may find them very low the following morning. Do get your Shell dealer to check your tires before you start a long trip. Proper pressure will de crease chances of tire trouble during hot weather highway driving also lead to longer tire life. Thai's tht real lowdown. You cart count on your local Shell dealer for straight facts avd honest work. Set him regtdarly.