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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29.1958
FRANK JENKINS
Editor
BILL JENKINS
Managing Editor
FLOYD WYNNE
City Editor
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Problem
By BILL JENKINS
For people who like to solve
prottlems the field is growing ever
wider. Right now there is a prob
lem in New York City that has
Che city fathers tearing their hair
out in great chunks and no solu
tion in sight.
Seems that the city is suffering
the loss of 45,000 shade trees
yearly and is blaming the loss on
the dogs. The belief is held that
70 or 80 canine visit) to a tree is
too much for even ' the hardier
varieties.
So what to do about it?
It has been suggested that the
fireplugs be made more attractive
to the dogs, possibly through use
of perfume, but no further re
search has been done on the situa
tion. If you have any brilliant theo
ries on how to eradicate this prob
lem the National Arborist Asso
ciation, PO Box 426, Wooster,
Ohio, will be happy to hear from
you.
Of course if Gotham would
merely follow the example of
Klamath Falls and certain other
Western communities they would
have no problem. Nor any trees
The solution requires only a
handful of axes and the necessary
men to swing them. By this sim
ple expedient you can wipe out
the problem and the trees, in less
time than it takes to holler "tim
ber" and in due time you have a
beautiful, barren, dusty waste over
which you can see for miles and
miles and no trouble with blowing
leaves, busted pipes or that nasty
shade that keeps the beneficent
tun from baking the earth.
The Monthly Clip Sheet from the
Catholic Digest, which is in turn
quoting an article from Ladies
Home Journal, says that you can
tell what sort of person your
(riends are by watching how and
what they eat.
The Clip Sheet goes on to say
that most men would rather mar
ry a good cook than a beautiful
woman. It is assumed that a com
bination would be ideal. Conse
quently, they say, a man will put
up with most anything if his wife
turns out tasty goodies on sched
ule. Further reading discloses these
little facts: If you save the most
delectable tidbit on your plate un
til last it proves that you have a
strong sense of security. If you
eat it first it shows that you hove
no sense of security at all and
feel much insecurity.
"Anxious eaters" are afraid of
certain foods and show a lack of
self confidence. The "ritualistic
eater" must always dine on time,
eats by rote and doesn't enjoy
himself much. The "substitutive
eater" uses food to replace love
and affection and tries to eat his
way out of frustration by gorging
on sweets and French pastries.
The last on the list is the "indif
ferent eater" who considers eat
ing a chore and gobbles what Is
put before him without question.
This proves that ho is lacking in
aesthetic senses and is pretty
much of a clod.
I don't know that my personal
eating habits point out much of
anything except that 1 must have
been a hog in some other life or
am destined to be one in the next.
I consider myself to be a good,
consistent trencherman and never
complain ns long as the food is
varied and tasty. I'll eat moat,
potatoes and biscuits' at any giv
en time. Sufficient variety can
easily be added with a meal or
two of home made noodles with
chicken. Gravy, of course, should
be served with all meals, includ
ing breakfast.
Of course, being married to a
food editor I have more chance
than the average man for trying
new and different dishes. But I
still think that the standby of
steak, potatoes, hot biscuits and
gravy is pretty hard to beat. For
any meal and for any given period
oi lime.
building costs of schools are too
high, that there are too many un
necessary frills in a school build
ing, that the teachers are paid too
much, that school funds are be
ing wasted by the teaching of
meaningless courses, or any num
ber of other criticisms associated
with the school programs.
The board members and the
school administrators are vitally
interested in criticisms of this na
ture and they are interested in
correcting any shortcomings asso
ciated with the schools. However,
they seldom have access to the
"coffee shop" complaints. It's a
rare instance when anyone other
than a person trying to get a
raise or sell something appears at
the board and budget meetings.
This writer doesn't profess to
know whether teachers are paid
too much or too little, nor whether
school buildings cost too much or
whether there are too many un
necessary components in a school
building.
However, this writer does attend
most of the board and budget
meetings, and is at the same time
exposed to many of the "coffee
shop" confabs pertaining to
schools. By virtue of this dual at
tendance it is well known that
some of the coffee cup complaints
are completely without foundation
or are founded on faulty or ex
aggeratcd information. At the
same time, some of the off-the-cuff
complaints or suggestions
seem to have a lot of merit to
them.
So ... if you have a suggestion
or criticism pertaining to the
multi-million-dollar school opera
tions, you will be doing the
boards and yourself a great favor
by taking your thoughts to one of
the budget or regular board meet
ings. The chances are good that
you may have a suggestion of con
siderable value. And ... if the
case is such that you are belabor
ing the school operations on the
basis of erroneous or incomplete
information you can help yourself
and the boards by getting the oper
ational or cost Information
straight from the horse's mouth
Information pertaining to sched
uled meetings can always be ob
tained by phoning the clerk of the
city districts or the clerk of the
county district.
Movie Audience
By HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK Wi-Is the mental
age of the average movie fan only
h years;
This has long been the nrivatelv
held but rarely spoken view of
some members of the motion pic
ture industry.
It Isn't shared by David Lean.
British director of "The Bridge on
The River Kwai," who is an odds-
on favorite to win an oscar this
year. .
'If we lack larger adult audi
ence, he remarked quietly, "it
merely shows we need to make
more adult films.
'When it comes to judging the
truth and sincerity of a movie, I
have a great respect for the ver
dict of the audience. That is one
of the wonderful things about an
audience it has a mass horse
sense.
"If they laugh at the wrong
place in a movie, nine times out
of ten those who made the movie
are wrong and the audience is
right.
"An individual, even an indi
vidual who makes a movie, may
lack horse sense. But a large
group usually has it."
Lean, once acclaimed by fellow
director John Huston as "the
world's best." is a slender, dark
haired artistic genius with craggy
brows and brown eyes that hold
an animal intensity. His quizzical
expression and wry way of talk
ing are both reminiscent of the
late Mayor Jimmy Walker of New
York.
At 19 Lean quit a post In the
office of his father, an Erglish ac
countant, because "I was tired of
adding up figures that other peo
ple had added before me and still
others would add up after me,
He got a job as third assistant
director for a film. Then, con
vinced most pictures are made or
lost in the cutting room, he be
came a cutter for several years.
I still do my own cutting be
cause I feel it's so important," he
said. "It's a lot of fun. You're
there practically by yourself,
alone with a pair of scissors cut
ting out little pictures. Quite
pleasant.
Although, at 49, Lean has been
30 years in the industry he has
directed only a dozen films. But
they include such notable ones
"In Which We Serve," "The Hap
py Breed," "Blithe Spirit," "Brief
Encounters," 'Great Expecta
tions," "Oliver Twist" and "Summertime."
All his work bears the stamp of
patient craftsmanship and he likes
to take his time about it. He spent
a full year studying and polishing
the script for Bridge on The Riv
er Kwai," another six months
shooting and cutting it.
Lean believes Sir Laurence Oliv
ier is the greatest actor alive. But
he likes to work with American
actors.
"They learn their lines, they get
to work on time, and they're keen
as mustard about anything they're
doing," he remarked. "It's a long
slog making a picture, and en
thusiasm is a wonderful thing to
have around. American actors
also don't argue about trying a
thing In a new way. They like to
experiment."
Lean is an admirer of producers
Mike Todd and Sam Goldwyn be
cause he feels they are great
gamblers.
"The movie world will die if it
doesn't have gamblers," he said.
There are no guarantees in it,
and if you want to play life safe,
you'd better go into another business.
"The big pictures are always big
gamoles. If you succeed, every
one says, 'well, how could he
miss?' but if you fail, they say
alter all, what a crazy idea!
hatchery in Tupelo, Mississippi
his home town. His speech on the
matter concluded with this argu
ment: "Why sires, thousands of
millions of fish are clamoring at
this Congress for an opportunity
to be hatched at Tupelo."
The House gave in and passed
the bill.
House speakers have been among
the most colorful of our lawmak
ers.
One of them was Speaker Thorn
as neeo. oi .Maine ... a six-
foot-four giant with a face as Ion
as a horse and a biting wit.
It was Reed who told President
Theodore Roosevelt:
"Teddy, it there's one thing
admire about you, it's your orig
inal discovery of the Ten Com
mandments."
Reed, like all speakers, had his
portrait painted. His reaction was
typical. He took one look and
roared at the trembling painter
ah my enemies are now
avenged:"
Another speaker was Uncle Joe
Cannon . , . full name John Jo
seph Gurney Cannon, a tall, ci
gar-smoking politician who served
In the House for nearly 50 years
and won a reputation as the most
dictatorial speaker in the history
of Congress. ,
In those days, the speaker ap
pointed the powerful rules com
mittee. Cannon handpicked the
committee and ran Congress to
suit himself. One lawmaker got a
request from a constituent for
copy of the House rules.
The lawmaker sent him Can
non s picture.
Wnahintfion n ils
By GEORGE J. MARDER
(United Press)
uixon Lewis oi Alabama was
one of our most outstanding law
makers. Outstanding physically
anyway. Lewis weighed 500 pounds
required a chair reinforced with
steel, and during hot weather had
two page boys fan him from ei
ther side.
Another character was Sam
Houston of Texas. He was the only
lawmaker who ever brought a
knitc and some blocks of wood
onto the floor of Congress so he
could spend his idle hours whittling.
Congressman John Allen of Mis
sissippi has gone down in his
tory as a lawmaker with a fine
sense of humor. His maiden 6peech
in 1885 is rated a classic. He was
halfway through it when the speak
er reminded him his time had ex
pired. "That's a pity. Mr. President."
Alien replied. "But I would at
least like permission to print some
remarks in the Congressional Rec
ord and insert 'laughter and ap
plause' In appropriate places. Now
I will retire to the cloakroom to
receive congratulations."
It was Allen who once tried to
get an appropriation for a fish
Pogo
Iludget Studies
By JOHN GUERNSEY
The school boards and budget
committees of Klamath Falls ami
Klamath County schools are now
on the brink of undertaking their
budget studies to determine school
expenditures during the 1938 59
school year.
Each year the boards study the
school operations under their di
rectorship and spend loii hours
trying to give the people the fa
cilities and educational programs
Ihey desire at the least possible
cost. The county and the city are
fortunate in having exceptionally
capable and conscientious boards
who devote much of their time to
doing a thorough job.
Now, the point is thin, you can
walk into any colfee shop in town
and more often than not hoar
someone complaining that the
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Ashland (To the Editor) -
read each day with interest your
editorial in the Medford Mail Tri
bune. I think your views of last
evening call for some additional
information oft the subject.
I have analyzed the financial
statement of the General .Motor:
Corp. and the story it tells has
much to do with the pricing of
their product, inasmuch as taxes
are just as much a part of the
final cost as are wages, materials
and capital expenditures. This is
what I found, for the year 1956
Gross sales $10,796,4-12,575.
There were shareholders 656.076
There were wage earners 650,000.
Taxes $1,150,000,000.
Wages $3,155,000,000.
Net gain $847,000,000
r.acn wage earner earned on
an average $5,056.
The shareholder earned on an
average $1,291.
The shareholder was paid on an
average $847.
For each of the 656,076 share
holders of General Motors, there
was an average of $1,752 paid in
taxes.
It has often been said that
about one third of the selling prici
of a new automobile is taxes, eith
er uirvci or indirect. As long as
the people of Hie United States
ire paying part of the taxes oi
the people of foreign countries.
just that long are the customers
of our products going to have to
pay more taxes, in the form oi
higher prices.
Someone is going to have to tell
the people the simple facts of the
effect of taxes upon the costs
of .things we buy. I am sure, that
very few of today's students and
perhaps only a few more of their
teachers can digest a statement
and understand the significance
of it.
When the tax collector, takes a
larger share of the product oi
production, than the people that
furnish the tools, its time to recon
sider, the purpose of the game.
Thanks for your good editorials.
Roger F. Rath
Quotes
By UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK Sir Percy Spend
er, retiring Australian ambassa
dor to the United States, on anti-
American sentiment abroad:
' It is a tragedy that the Ameri
can people are so little under
stood in other parts of the world.
Americans are basically a reli
gious people. Americans are kind
ly, generous and friendly."
WASHINGTON - A special ad
visory committee to the govern
ment, on the need for stockpiling
tootl and medicine anainst the
possibility of atomic attack:
"The time has come to take ac
tion or human sin i al. relief
and rehabilitation in event of nu
clear attack."
DAMASCUS. Syria - President
Sukri El Kuwatly of Syria on
plans for merging Syria am!
Egypt into one nation:
"I would bo glad to hand over
my precious trust to Gam.il Ai
del Nasser a young man mi
lium itn i-'hu-i.im tor the
sorwif ot the Atab world."
Jury Foreman Asks Boycott Of Schools With Much Crime
NEW YORK tfi-The foreman of
a special grand jury investigating
crime in Brooklyn public schools
has suggested that parents have
their children boycott schools
where crime is prevalent.
Foreman A. George Golden
made the suggestion at a jury ses
sion yesterday.
At the time, the grand jury had
not yet learned that George Gold
farb. 55, principal of violence-tormented
John Marshall Junior
High School in Brooklyn, had
plunged to death from the roof of
his home.
The district attorney's office
pronounced him a suicide.
County Judse Samuel S. Leibo-
witz promised to study Golden's
proposal, which was made in the
lorm of a question.
"Is there anvthina in the law
that could prevent thousands of
mothers and fathers from having
their young children boycott the
scnoois until something is done?'
Golden asked.
Leibowitz said he will confer
with Brooklyn Dist. Attv. Edward
S. Silver and report back to the
grand jury.
When notified of Goldfarb's
death. Golden said the jurors will
call in Board of Education offi
cials to find out whether the prin
cipal had been under pressure or
had been threatened with disci
plinary action for reportedly tell
ing the jurors last TH'rsdav that
he would like to have a policeman
stationed inside nis school.
The grand jury and Leibowitz
lavor stationing a policeman in
every school in the city. This sue-
gesuon nas Deen turned down by
the Board of Education. School
Supt. William Jansen and Police
Commissioner Stephen P. Ken
nedy.
It was disclosed that Goldfarb
had notified the police he wanted
patrolman stationed inside his
school. A later request was mailed
Monday night.
When Jansen was told about
this, he said the Board of Edu
cation "would certainly have ap
proved nis request.
Last week a 13-year-old white
irl at John Marshall reuorted
she had been raped in the school
basement by an unidentified Ne
gro boy.
Die rape resulted in Goldfarb's
appearance before the grand jury.
ue was oue to appear again yes-
icraay.
Last Thursday, two other inei
dents involving violence were re
ported at his school.
Patrolman Thomas Flemine. on
uuiy ouisme tne scnool, was
punched by one of six youths he
ordered not to loiter around the
building. The school's recreation
director was assaulted by a vouth
in me basement of the school.
Die John Marshall student body
is 4o per cent Negro and 10 per
com ruerio mean.
The grand jury also heard tes
timony that teen-aged hoodlums
forced an assistant principal to
quit one Brooklyn school under
tear of harm, while another youth
gang took control of a Brooklyn
elementary school and attacked a
woman teacher.
Later, Dr. Joseph C. Noethen.
an assistant superintendent of
schools, said reports of a youth
gang taking over a school were
"not true."
"Some high school students got
into the building and the police a hospital with superficial womds.
ejected them. No teacher was They were later released.
touched or assaulted and no dam- Police held five Negro boy is
age was done," he said. . to 17, and sought three others for
Two teen-age white girls were me auacs. if yvys, puuee m,
stabbed in the back as they were
changing trains on their way
home from a Brooklyn parochial
high school.
Sharon Gallagher, 15, and Kath
erine Guilfoyle, 17, were taken to
had been drinking wine in the
neighborhood and were "prty
high." ' i
The girls were attacked when
they refused to give the youtu
money, according to police. i
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Senator Raps Reuther Plan
Portland Bus
Firm To Quit
PORTLAND. Ore. Wi Rose
City Transit Co.. which provides
mass transportation for Portland's
400,000 residents, lias served no
tice it will go out of business Feb.
27.
Hose City made its announce
ment after Uie City Council failed
to pass an emergency measure
granting an immediate fare in
crease to 25 cent a ride. The fare
now is 20 cents.
The Council voted 4-1 in favor
but a unanimous vote was neees.
ary to pass the emergency ordi
nance.
11 approved on first readme an
other proposal to make the in
crease efleclive early in March.
Only a simple majority is needed
for approval of this measure and
it apparently will pass when it
comes up on nnal reading Feb.
20.
The company countered the
Council's action with a declara
tion it will continue to operate its
motor buses if a fare increase is
granted in 10 days.
WASHINGTON W) Sen. Dirk-
sen (R-Ill) today described union
leader Walter Reuthers profit-
sharing plan as "definitely an ef-
lort to invade the management
field."
"We're going to have to exDlore
that," Dirksen said as Reuther,
president of the United Auto
Workers, was called before the
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
subcommitee for a second day of
testimony.
Reuther testified that control
over industry is not "the remotest
part" of labor's goal, but Dirksen
said the UAW's profit-sharing plan
is an attempt "to dictate the ap
portionment of profits" by car
manufacturers.
If Reuther is not interested in
dictating policy, Dirksen asked in
an interview, "why come up with
a plan like that?"
Under the plan, advance by the
UAW as its chief goal in contract
negotiations this spring, the work
ers would receive 25 per cent of
profits in excess of the first 10
per cent before taxes. Another 25
per cent would be earmarked as
a price rebate for car buyers.
Reuther said the plan would let
workers and consumers share in
what he called excess profits, just
as company executives do through
bonuses. He contended it would
help the economy by stimulating
purchasing power.
He also said there was nothing
new in profit-sharing plans. Some
20,000 companies now have them,
he said, and while they differ in
details, "the principle is the
same."
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