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A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER S. 1963 everyone In Southern Oregon Reads The Mall Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday toy MEDFORD PRINTING CO 3 North FlrJSt, PhJ76141 HERB GREY AdverUilnf Manager ,.-., . 1-1 T i iTUiii Rata Mvr ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mn Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor n Attn T (.nirmnii. RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Ed tor OLIVE STARCHER Women's Edltoi DALE ERICKSON. ClrculaUon MSJ An Independent Newipapei Entered second class matter Medford Oregon under Act of March 3, 18B7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dally and Sunday 1 year S1J.00 Dsilv and Sunday mos lo op Dallv and Sunday 3 mos SOU Sunday Only One year IS 00 Single Copy (Mailed! " By Camel And Motor Route Daily and Sunday 1 year 21 00 ivauy ana aunam i Sunday Only 1 mo we Carriei jndVendors Copy 10c Official Paper of City of Medford Official Pperol Jackson County United Press International full Leased Wire U. P I Telephoto Newsplctures "MEMBEB OF AUDIT BUREAU 0CIRqjLAT10NS Advertising R-Prritative: NELSON ROBERTS i ASSOC1- ATL3 Ul'ices in ".. ---- cao Detroit. San Francisco. Loi Angeles aaiue. " ' ' Denver NATION A I EDITORIAL Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Flight o' Time Medford jnd Jackson County History from ins files of Th. Mail Tribuna 10. 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO UCl. , tu" W A member of the Interstate Commerce commission arrived in Medford this morning to ob- serve me ireigm - situation in this area. Howard I. Bobbitt arrived in meaioru iuuaj - ----- ing on his investigation of the city s ponce uepai uscu. 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 9, 1943 (Saturday) rvr nrsanizations, commu' nity groups discuss establishing a teen-age recreation center From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Stacks to the contrary noi wiwsmmr ino n shortaae of straw looms, There will be enough for straw voles and to show wny me wmu is blowing however." 30 YEARS AGO Oct. , 1033 (Monday) Robert R. Hammond passes state bar examination. Trial of lady horsewhipper of editor of weekly starts. 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 9. 1923 (Tuesday) Sornhum from Eagle Point mill on sale in local stores. AFL convention at Portland favors light wines and beer, op poses women barbers. 50 YEARS AGO Oct. 9, 1913 (Thursday) Vallcv fruit crop expected to bring in over $1 million to nrrhimlists. Elks Lodge advertises lor bids for $35,000 club house at Fifth st. and Central ave. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct It superior; seven or eight is escellent; five or sis is good. 1. Which state of the Union leads in the production u Irish Dolntoes? 2. Is a road runner a bird, squirrel, hoboe, or painted stnn? 3. The land borders of Korea touch China (Manchuria) and what other country? 4. During the War between the States, what group was known as Copperheads? 5. In which stale is Rocky Mountain National Park? 6. In which state was Will Rogers born? 7. Hair docs, or does not grow on a body after death? 8. In what year did the Boston Tea party occur? 9. Arc the Philippines nearer to Australia, Borneo or Hawaii? at the Hattle of Manila Bay Answers: I. Idaho. 2. Bird. J. Soviet Russia. 4. Northerners sympathetic to Confederacy. S. Colorado. 6. Oklahoma. 7. It does not. I. 1773. a. Borneo. 10. Olympia. On Eugene Panel WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Milward L. Simpson (R-Wyo.) will go from Washington to the Western Republican Conference opening Thursday at Eugene, Ore. Simpson, although not a dele gate from his home state, will appear on a panel Friday with Ecn. Gordon Allott (R - Colo.) and Rep. John P. Saylor (R Pa.). Both Simpson and Allott are members ut the Senate In terior Committee. Saylor is the ranking minority member of the House Interior Committee. W rUIUIHUI jJ-AISOCIAIION Why To Vote "Yes Less than a week remains before the Great Tax Election of 1963. Most people, we suspect, have already made up their minds how they will vote. Probably a majority will vote "no." But on the off-chance that there are still some who are undecided, let us recapitulate our reasons for recommending, as strongly as we know how, a "yes" vote. Despite some irate criticisms that the news papers have presented "only one side" of the question, the "other side" (or rather, "sides" there have been many motivations for a "no" vote") has been widely discussed. WHILE THE tax measure is less than perfect, it is far from as bad as its detractors claim. It is based on the ability to pay, it broadens the base somewhat, and it has a number of desirable reform features. It would raise about $60 million in badly needed new revenues about $48 million by added taxes, about $12 million by "borrowing" from the ensuing biennium by way of speeded up withholdings. The $404 million general fund budget is not unreasonable ; it is some $100 million Lbbb tnan the state agencies requested for the biennium. The principal increases were in higher education (where thousands of students are enrolling this week), and in basic school support (which goes to offset local property 1XHILE THE consequences of a defeat are largely Unpredictable, some of them are known. There would have to be immediate and drastic cuts in the budgets of many state services, including a slash in the ties' funds that would be crippling, just on the eve of the largest enrollment increase in history, as the war baby bulge comes along next year Similar cuts also would have to be made im mediately in programs for tally retarded children, community colleges, pub lic welfare, mental health institutions and clinics, correctional institutions, cies, police and other general fund agencies, as well as in capital construction. These cuts would have to be made whether or not the legislature is called into session, for the Constitution requires that the state not operate in the red. IF THE Legislature is called, some of these may be ameliorated, by the device of ting into basic school support (which is property tax reduction). Still other cuts could be made, or other taxes levied subject, of course, to another referral. Oregon needs a thorough revision of its tax program, but voting "no" next Tuesday is no guarantee that this will lature will have to come anyway, and the interim is already at work trying But a hastily-assembled session ot the Legis lature, working under extreme pressures from a variety of different angles, is not going to come up with a universally acceptable tax package. SOME OF the reasons given for a "no" vote tiro inuti'iii't ivn Tlinv inplllfln It will bring a sales tax sooner. It will eliminate the need for any new taxes. The budget is too large. The budget is ok, but the tax bill is the wrone way to raise the The tax bill hits those least able to pay. The tax bill doesn't broaden the base enough. And so on and so on. There are as many rea sons for voting "no" as there are "no" voters, many of them in direct contradition. For responsible government, for continuation of vital services and education without crippling cuts for a long or short period, and for the best chance of ultimately having a fair and well rounded tax program, the best the responsible course is to vote "yes." E. A. Obsolescence Are the new stainless steel razor blades as good as the advertisements say they are? No. They're better. Gillette boasts its new blades will last for seven shaves; Schick says its will go 15 or more. Actually, those who have used them say they will last for 20 or more comfortable shaves. Why the overly modest claims in the ads? The Oregon Statesman in Salem believes it is i because the blade-makers don't want the blades to ast too J,,,, lt vvjU IT QUOTES an unnamed Gillette spokesman who privately confided they don't want the blades to last for more than 12 uses. And U.S. firms were forced to produce the superior razor blades only because a British make entered the U.S. market. This dilemma for the blade companies moved the Statesman to speculate as follows: "One cannot help but wonder how many other improve ments on products are kept in abeyance, letting the profits roll In until some foreign firm or smaller U.S. company forces the hand of those who reap a financial harvest from built-in obsolescence." The fact that automobiles are now built to run longer between lubrications, and have longer guarantees, is a direct result of such competition. One guesses auto manufacturers would be happier if their cars actually weren't as well built as they are, and wore out sooner. It would make for more sales. E. A. it taxes.) colleges and universi handicapped and men natural resource agen cuts cut- happen. The 1965 legis up with a new program committee on taxation to devise one. money. Profitable t.ul down on sa0Si MEDFORD ''We're Sure Overcoming That Old Reputation Of Being The Colossus Of The North" ... Communications ... Letters to the Editor must bear the nam and address of th writer, although under certain circumstances the us of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. Th Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact th contrary is often the case. Orderly Government To the Editor: The enclosed clipping from a Salem news paper is the most concise and illuminating explanation that I have seen regarding the tax bill. Dr. Crothers is a practicing physician and surgeon in Sa lem, and an elder in the Pres byterian church. Ethel M. Thompson 3642 Hilsinger rd. Medford Dr. Crothers' letter follows: To the Editor: I voted against the tax bill in the 1963 legisla ture, but I shall vote for it in the special election. I voted against it because I thought it was a collection of shoddy tricks with taxes that failed to enact any of the substantial re forms we need though it was the best that the Democratic leadership of the Senate would !llow. They would not even al low a cigarette tax, which at five cents a pack (this is less than many states have, and Oregon is the only stale that does not have one) would have raised about $30,000,000. No one needed to pay this tax except by his own choice. I shall vole for Measure No. 1 In the special election on Octo ber 15 because this now is not really a vote about taxes, but about maintaining orderly gov ernment and good schools. The simple fact is that the increase in taxes, the first since lf5, is necessary becuuse of the great increase in the number of students in the public schools : and colleges an increase NOT matched by a proportionate in- tell the people that elected of c:ease in taxpayers. , ficials must be guided by the Anyone who watched the I will of the people. Ways and Means Committee. headed by Senator Cook, and containing such stalwart and . intelligent conservatives as Sen ator Leth and Representative llansell, cannot believe that there is any significant amount of fat in the budget. The big increase is in state support for local schools is an attempt to relieve property taxes. To send back a legislature controlled by the current quar- mini; ci up ui Liciiiutiiua iii mi" foolish hope that they will do a better job is futile. I person- ally doubt if they would even have the good grace to reduce their own salaries and I voted against that bit of selfishness, as did all the Republican mem bers from Marion County. Morris K. ('miners 1517 Court St., NE Salem, Ore. Vrifps SlinlHirt To the Editor: I would like to urge the people of Medford to vote h.S for Measure I on Oct. 15. As a student at the Univer sity of Oregon, I am very con cerned about proper educational opportunities for Oregon's youth. I believe that a NO vole would be a grave setback to education in Oregon and a serious error on the part of Oregon's voters. A No vote will mean a sharp decline in state support to local school districts which will be followed bv higher properly taxes to offset the loss of in-1 come. Oregon colleges and uni- versifies will have to reduce en - rollment to meet their income ! seems, is faced with two related . your owning up manfully to which means tuition will be in-! major crises, one concerning the jour horrible deeds and helping creased. The cost of education j Oct. 15 tax referral measure the forces of law and order, is already beyond the means of ' and the other, the problem of Now, what about . . . many students. A tuition in- i increasing enrollment in our. A Oh. 1 pulled that job. too, crease to at least MHO resident schools and colleges Senator. It was me and . . . and $1,215 non-resident per year j From one or two newspaper j q just a minute. Mr. Val is absolutely ridiculous. The cost i accounts around the state, it achi. please wait until I have of an education is alreadv about i would seem that the students named the crime before vou $1,600. and with this tuition in - crease aim tne siranc ixisiom- j ty of board and room increases (or dormitory students, a col - i lege education becomes far be- I yond the realm of possibility for I many students. The University President, Ar-ito the level of crazy kids who j are still left at the press fable thur Flemming, warned Univer-' will follow anything or believe I will note my remarks. If all wit sity alumni that a No vote may I anything that Labor is voting ! nesses before Congressional cause Ihe University to lose i (or. anything Ihe Farm Bureau I committees were as co-opera-many of the "superior" mem-1 wants, or anything that those tmrj 63 you. this Nation would (Q , MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, bers of its faculty. "A No vote," the President said, "would say that the people of Oregon are not prepared to support a su perior system of higher educa tion, and are willing to settle for the mediocre." Students here have pledged $14,000 from their breakage fees to campaign for a YES vote on the tax measure. Saturday, ap proximately 700 University stu dents passed out brochures to 20,000 homes in Eugene urging voters to vote YES. Approxi mately 3.000 post cards have been sent by the students to their home towns urging sup port, and I am writing this let ter to my home town, urging your support for a very impor tant and worthwhile cause. Joy Olson Secretary, Associated Students, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Definite Stand To the Editor: In regard to the Democratic party's 'censure' of the Republican party's fail ure to take a definite stand on the controversial tax referen dum, it must be pointed out that the Republican party has indeed taken a very definite stand. First, it was the majority viewpoint of Republican party county chairmen at the October Sth meeting in Portland that the people of this state still live in a democracy and therefore it is properly the voters who tell their elected officials what to do, not the officials who should since the people of Oregon have insisted on their right ot referral, it seems strongly evi- dent that Ihe proper function of both parties is only to inform. An informed electorate is said to be the cornerstone of democ racy. . . an informed electorate will make the proper decision. Buli however, should a minority group take ovcr tne prerogatives f t,e majority, our experiment j jn democracy is truly in the 1 gravest danger, , VnA lnu rcsuit 0 the Oct. 15 j bllUot is knowlli it wjli not be possible to know the majority j dl,cision. i recent years we have seen that there are those who would have us believe the majority view is already known. The Republican party strongly feels its responsibile duty is to inform by means of the truth, then to await Ihe majority de cision without threat or coercion or unaue pressuie. As free people in a dee so ciety, the Republican philosophy still' holds that the will of the majority in a true democracy is the greatest system ot gov known to the ru-nmenl ever world. Hemisphere in the last 42 years. This, then, is the definite stand 1 Now. what've we got left? Oh, of the majority of Republican i how about the pilfering of the partv officials j Por box in Pomona Paradise Hugh Jennings, I Church of $3 42 on May 13, 1922? Chairman. Jackson County ' A You got me cold. Sena Republican Central Com-1 tor. I done it. Me and Bugeyes mittee. Medford. I Bianci. 1 drove the getaway Can't Altord "No" 1 To the Editor: Oregon, it have suddenly shifted from' Doing aoie mmciou. mature. thinking adults to irresponsible. ; meddling kids who have no right to interfere in "extremely adult affairs!" ! We have evidently regressed OREGON Israel's Aid Program Successful, Bv PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Israel, encircled by hostile Arab states, is in turn encirc ling the besigers. This turn - about is the re sult of a re markably e f -f e c t i v e pro gram of tech- i a I accict- iyi pi ii i v o i -lt X lance to under developed na tions which from a modest start in 1936 now operates in Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean basin and even in Latin America. It has cut deeply into U.A.R. President Gamal Abdel Nas ser's influence south of the Sa hara and has aroused the ire of both Cairo and Moscow. Strangely, it has had compar atively little publicity. A meeting of 31 independent African states in Addis Ababa last June provided one evi dence of the effectiveness of the Israeli program. At such meet- idiotic organizations such as the PTA, Democratic party, Repub lican party, Grange, Oregon Ed ucation association, School Board association, School Prin cipals association and the Asso ciation of Oregon Industries are voting "Yes" on. We at Southern Oregon Col lege and other educational insti tutions around the state have been accused of threatening the general public if the measure is defeated. We have been ac cused of corrupt use of informa tion even though it came from the Governor, the Chancellor of Higher Education, and many more of Oregon's foremost citi zens. I would, however, suggest to these detractors that we, as stu dents, at least have the guts and courage to fight for what we believe in. Oregon is $60 million in the red. Your "Yes" vote on Oct. 15 will raise this desperately needed money as it is woefully evident that we are short and that the shortage will be made up in some way or other wheth er the bill passes or not! An irresponsible "No" vole would result in $20 million cut from higher education, $19 million from Basic School Support, and $20 million from other goods and services such as assistance to the aged, the poor, the crippled, and the sick. THtS IS NOT A THREAT, but a fundamental manifestation of the economic principle which says more or less that no one should spend more money than he has. Can we afford not to pass this measure? Can we take a loss in goods and services in this state? Can we afford the Our Senators Solve Everything By Arthur Hoppe That's a great television show our Senators have got going: Cosa Nostra! Starring square jawed Joe (The Mobster) Val achi. Dramatic, suspenseful, re vealing! Only I'm a little wor ried whether the Senators can keep up the pace. They're run ning out of crimes for Mr. Val achi to confess to. You know the way television cats up good material. And I can't help thinking the way this series is going to sound along about the 18th week. Q - Well, fine. Mr. Valachi, that takes care of every major unsolved crime in the Western car. Q Fine. fine. Mr. Valachi You are to be commended for confess to it. We must proceed n an order v manner. A I was just trying to cc - 1 operate. Sir. g Yes and I must say you are a most co-operative witness. I trust the two reporters who Though ings in the past it has been the custom of the Moslem bloc led by Nasser to introduce a reso lution attacking Israel as a "tool of the imperialists" seek ing to infiltrate Africa. But at the June meeting were 24 African nations which have received Israeli assistance, and Nasser, certain his resolution would be defeated, did not even offer it. Despite the broad scope of the Israeli program, it operates at remarkably low cost. This year the figure will be about $7 million. It is noteworthy that many of the African nations consider the Israeli aid more available to their particular needs than that coming from larger, richer nations at vastly higher cost. higher property taxes which may be levied if the Legislature reconvenes for a special ses sion? A threat? As taxpayers, you have the RIGHT to know what services may be curtailed and who may be hurt in case this measure is voted down! Must we "Tear down the or phanage and throw the children out in the street because one of the doors squeaks?" Absurd? Yes, but it is in es senee what a negative vote will do. I don t think we can really afford to vote "No." My vote says "YES!" Jim Long ASSOC President ' Southern Oregon College Ashland, Ore. Pharmacy Week To the Editor: The week of October 6 to 12 has been desig nated National Pharmacy Week. Although the week will pay tribute to the many thou sands of pharmacists in Amer ica, in reality it will be just another seven days in the busy life of the man who spends 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, in offering his professional services for your continued better neaitn. The role of the pharmacist is not confined merely to the dis pensing of drugs and the sale of sundry items. Very often the pharmacist acts as consultant to the physicians on new drugs, communicates to the public about the progress of new drugs, corrects misinformation and provides friendly counsel on a score of related topics. The practicing commu nity pharmacist is a key member of the health team in our society. Get to know him and understand his problems, as he understands yours. Remember that he never stops working round-tne-ciocK for your better neaitn ana sate- ty- Lawrence L. Lewis 1040 Linda Ashland, Ore. Promises To the Editor: The President didn't come to Oregon to prom ise us two cars in every garage. He didn't even promise us two ducks in every pot. All he done wuz to promise us two New Frontiah dams in every rivah. Everett Acklin Ashland, Ore. have nothing to fear. As some body once said, "The truth will set you free." Was it Abraham Lincoln? A I done it. You got me dead to rights. Q Done ... Did what? A The Abe Lincoln job. It was me and John Wilkes (Will the Weasle) Booth. I cased it, but he was trigger man. He give me the kiss of death. Oh, I am doomed! Q Just a minute. Mr. Val achi. I don't see that one on the list here. Jumping Judas, you're confusing everything. A Yeah and I done that j 'i (The Stoolie) Iscariot, one of the Galilee Mob. He was finger man and I . . . Q I think that's enough of this line of questioning. Perhaps we should turn to something else. Before the last reporter leaves. Oh, yes. Are you now or have you ever been a Com munist? A I decline to answer that on the grounds it may tend to incriminate or degrade me. Well, it's a sensational show. So far. And Mr. Valachi makes a fine hero. I'm sure. For it's always heart - warming to see a hoodlum or a Communist or whatever abandon his evil ways and come over to the side of us respectable, law-abiding cit lzens. ! Naturally, he wishes to inform , on all his'old pals. It's the re- j spoctable. law-abiding thing to : do. After all, he turned inform- er for the benifit of us respect a ble. law-abiding citizens every where. And we should pay trib ute to his new-found sense of decency and justice. The rat fink. in Africa Limited in Essentially, the program con centrates on agriculture and water resources, formation of youth groups and public and private enterprises in which the Israelis have the greatest experience. The most characteristic aid is carried out by young Israelis from the agricultural collect ives (kibbutz) and agricultural cooperatives (mochav). In Af rica, these young instructors aid nations in developing both their own agriculture and defense. Such units have been formed in Ghana, Senegal, Togo, the Central African Republic and the Ivory Coast. Israeli advisers are found in the Imperial Colleges of Ethio pia, on the cotton plantations of Tanganyika, at the head of tne naval school of Ghana, in the health service of Liberia. In turn, Africa is sending stu Strictly Personal By Sydney (cl Field Enterprises Inc. ARE NEGROES MEN? I Is the Negro a man, or is he not a man? This is the root question that the times have put to us, and we must answer it unequivocally. For this is, at bottom, what the current race conflict is all about. Either the Negro is a full fledged human Harris being, and a complete American citizen, or he is less than a human being and incapable of citizenship. If we believe the first, the Negro must be assured of all his civil and legal and human rights. If we believe the sec ond, the Negro should be stripped of citizenship and made a ward of the state. No middle course is possible. Most Americans, on both sides of the issue, refuse to face this central point. The Negro should be treated just like everyone else no better, no worse or else he should be confined to a innervation, returned to Africa, s-.- sent back to slavery. Any other "solution" is just hypocrisy and foolishness, and only postpones the ultimate day of reckoning. Is the Negro a man, or is he not a man? Once we answer this question honestly, all the other answers will fall into place, painfully but surely. 1 happen to believe he is a man (though grievously flawed THE INCOME This is one of a series of brief presentations of some little-known aspects of the income tax measure on which Oregon voters will decide at a special election on Oct. 15. A "yes" vote approves the law; a "no" vote defeats it, leaving some $60 million less income than appropriations. QUESTION I'm against government spending. Isn't this a huge budget for 1963-65? ANSWER The 1963-65 budget increased General Fund expenditures 10.3 per cent over the 1961-63 budget, or about 5 per cent per year. This is the smallest percentage increase in 10 years. Appropriations Biennium 1955-57 1957-59 1959-61 1961-63 1963-65 QUESTION Wouldn't the defeat of the Tax Law require some budget cutting? ANSWER Yes. But the governor can only cut services, and these only in a very few of the state's activities. The biggest budgets he can cut are higher education, mental and penal institutions, and welfare. Under the present (new) law these agencies would receive $180 million from the General Fund during the bien nium, which is substantially less than was requested, particu larly by higher education. The amount that would have to be cut would probably be about $60 million, or one-third of the total combined appropriations for these agencies. CAMPAIGN j t- ' don c,r ! H Is. If he doesn't tour a half-doien European capitals and visit Ihe Berlin wall, he can't be considered a serious possibility as candidated!" Said Scope dents to Israel to take courses in agriculture, youth training, professional training, adminis tration and social work, collect ivism and trade unionism. Recently, Congolese army chief Gen. Joseph Mobutu and a selected group of his troops completed their paratroop training in Israel and then re turned home to be deployed for quick pacification of trouble areas. Some African states also are organizing women's corps on the Israeli model. The secret of Israel's success is the fact that it is too small to be considered as having im perialistic ambitions and enjoys the trust not given to larger na tions. Further, it has asked nothing in return except an occasional share of the profit in companies jointly owned with independent African states such as Ghana. J. Ha iris by centuries of abuse), created by the same God Who created the rest of us. To treat him any differently is, to my mind an act of profound impiety. Those who think otherwise should not make concessions they do not believe In. They should not hide behind the deception of "separate but equal" schools or any other mumbo-jumbo. They should frankly ask that the Negro be assigned to a sub-human status in our society. If we do not think the Negro is a man, we should both ignore his "rights" and absolve his "re sponsibilities." If he cannot live anywhere, work anywhere, eat anywhere, go to school any where then he should not be asked to pay taxes, to fight for his country, to give his time, his labor or his loyalty to enter prises in which he cannot fully share. The white man has made the Negro what he is, and has kept him where he is. Nobody knows how far the Negro can go up, because he has never had the chance; we only know how far he can go down and it fright ens us terribly because we have pushed him down. We have refused to let him live decently, and then we accuse him of the sin of indecency. Do we think the Negro is a man or not a man? We can no longer squirm and back away from this crucial question. For already having postponed it so long, either answer we decide upon will bring anguish to mil lions. TAX MEASURE Per Cent (Millions) $221.8 282.0 313.0 366.7 404.3 Increase 27.1 11.0 17.2 10.3
