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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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Art of Writing
By HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK (AP) - "As her
favorite nephew, we know you
will be deeply distressed to learn
of the passing oC your late be
loved aunt, whom we had the
pleasure of serving as attorneys
lor 50 years.
"Probate of her will discloses
that you."
Who, on receiving a letter that
begins in this way, could refrain
from reading it all the way
through?
Practically no one. No matter
how busy he was, he would be
glad to pause, put away the cares
of the moment, and finish read
ing that letter.
It is a perfect example of how
to write a letter. The first sent
ence plunges one to the depths of
despair, telling, as it does, of the
final departure of a dear relative.
But before one can even give way
to grief, the very next sentence
is a consoling pat on the shoulder
assuring one that, though much
is taken, something still abides.
Hope remains.
But how often does one get
uch a really interesting letter as
this one? Hardly ever.
When you are very young, any
letter is exciting and holds the
possibility of great mystery. You
turn It over and over to prolong
the thrill. And when you open it,
you are content even if it is only
a form letter telling you how to
raise guinea pigs for fun and prof-
It, or how to build bigger mus
cles for $3.95.
But as you grow older and more
cynical, the romance tends to dis
appear from the postman's mail
bag. Mankind is flooded daily by
an ocean of mail. It washes over
him, wave after wave of lull!
fruttl prose, most of it wasted
because most of it Is unread.
The art of letter writing has
fallen into a period of sad decay.
The average man feels he is lucky
if, amid a thousand letters sent
to him, he finds one that is real
ly worth the trouble of opening
The bulk of his mail consists
of bills, charity appeals or invi
talions to buy something he eith
er doesn't want or can't really
afford. Most of this he merely
glances at, then tosses away.
But now and then he gets a
letter turned out by someone who
really knows how to wrile. For
example, I can't help finish let
ters that start out as follows:
"The enclosed check is in grate
ful appreciation of".
"We have read the manuscript
of your stirring novel, and are
happy to inform you that ."
"Our board of directors, de
spite the recession, have voted an
extra quarterly dividend of."
"A review of your 1956 tax re
turn has disclosed you overpaid
"Usually our country club re
quires a $500 initiation fee for new
members, but in your case."
"Frankly. I thought your son
would flunk out the first semes
ter. However, now I must ad
mit." "Your wife returned the dress,
and a credit of $175 has been
made lo your." ,
"Cocktails will be served at."
But you don't hardly get that
kind of letter any more, do you?
definable. The middle class, it
self, however, accurately can be
defined as the basic human struc
ture of any modern, free nation
If that' basio structure is being
taxed out of existence, then the
phrase national suicide as An
drews used it is not too strong
The June issue of The Freeman,
published by the Foundation for
Economic Education, Inc., con
tributes some statistics which re
late largely to the middle class
and Its taxes.
Inflation has aggravated t h e
(tax) situation," says The Free
man, "with the result that to have
the same buying power after in
come tax an individual's $2,000
income earned in 1940 would now
have to be nearly 2.3 times as
great; but a $10,000 income would
have to be 3.2 times and a $50,000
income would have to be 9.8 times
as great."
The Tax Foundation, Inc., of
New York examined the tax
plight of the man who earns $05
a week, $4,420 a year, under this
headline:
'A 27 1-2 hour work week?"
'This 3 1-2 day work week
sounds Utopian," the, tax founda
tion observed, "but a lot of Amer
icans do work now about 27 1-2
hours of their 40-hour work week
to provide food, clothing, housing,
etc, for themselves and their
families.
The rest of the work week
a little over 1 1-2 days or 12 1-2
hours goes to pay the cost of
government. Goes for taxes! Tax
Foundation, Inc., research shows
a man earning $85 a week works
all day Monday and slightly more
than halt of Tuesday to pay
taxes to his federal, state and
local government."
So that's the way it is with
taxes. Worst of all, however, is
the fact that these taxes, now so
crushingly heavy, are not enough
to pay the bills. The alternatives
seem to be even higher taxes on
endless deficit financing followed
by deadly all-out inflation.
ready evident that growers now
realize they can market only
healthy animals.
'Meat packers under state in
spection are already looking ahead
to meeting the demands of grade
conscious consumers. A number of
packers have requested the de
partment to explore the adoption
of grading. We now are making
this study.
"If and when the department
starts a grading program, the
consumer will be able to buy the
quality of meats her pocketbook
and tastes dictate. Thus, consum-
packer and grower will all
benefit from this final step."
Steward also said that all retail
meat markets are being checked
(or sanitation and wholesomcness
requirements.
He stressed that his department
is primarily for the benefit of the
consumer, instead of for the farmers.
Much of the public doesn't
understand this. '
The state Department of Agri
culture is mainly a regulatory
agency. The agency for farm re
search is Oregon State College.
Steward says that of his $5,200,-
000 biennial budget, 60 per cent
is spent for the consumers' wel
fare. The other 40 per cent is used
to help farmers.
But when it comes lo paying
the bill, the reverse is true. The
taxpayers pay 40 per cent of the
biennial cost, while the farmers
pay 60 per cent, mostly through
Ices.
Steward pointed out eight pro
grams in his department which
aid the public. First, of course, is
meat inspection.
The others arc:
Retail food market inspection,
produce grading, brucellosis dis
ease control, ragweed elimination
dairy sanitation, grain warehouse
sanitation, and livestock control.
S. M. Epstein, finds three "good
reasons for leaning to the view
that selected rails could enjoy
fairly solid recoveries from cur
rent depths. These are:
1. Several rail common
stocks if stripped of their rail
identity seem attractively priced
in their own right.
"2. An upturn In the economy.
by no means remote, would spark
a rise in carloads, earnings, and
eventually dividends.
'3. Help of some kind seems to
be on its way from Congress."
If the present decline in earn
ings is reversed, a more favora
ble climate will be created for
stepping up efforts to further au
tomatic operations, Epstein says.
It is on these clforts that the
long-term salvation of the rails
ultimately depends," he holds.
'Beyond this one can even
make a case for the group as an
inflation hedge in the sense that
the huge debt burdens of the
rails would shrink as the dollar
declined."
The railroads, once able to lord
it over the industrials, haven't
been able to rise above their 1929
high. The nearest they came to
the 1929 top of 189.11 set on Sept.
3 of that year, was in 1956 when
the average touched 181.23.
Industrials, like the rails, fell
with a thud in 1932, and came
back to rise nearly 140 points
above the 1929 peak of 381.17.
They hit 52.05 in 1956 and last
lyear they touched 520.77.
Wall Street is convinced the
rails, if they got into a real move,
could give this slock market all
the spring tonic it needs to send
it flying high for the traditional
summer rally.
By LYLE C. WIUSON
United Press International
WASHINGTON (DPI) - Not a
tear will be shed nor much politi
cal oratory uttered in this cam
paign year for taxpayers other
than the vast imilliludc of those
usually described by vole-hungry
politico! as the little fellows.
There are more little fellows
than big fellows and there are
small businesses than big busi
nesses. So the politicos usually
make it their business to shed
their tax tears where Iho most
votes are likely to he irrigated.
That probably is good short haul
politics although it may not do
full Justice to the tax facts of life.
There are, however, olher lax
points of view. One ol the most
startling slated since U.S. taxes
nave oecomo really oppressive
and in some areas actually con
fiscatory came from T. Coleman
Andrews of Virginia, who used to
he the boss U.S. tax collector.
Andrews was President Eisen
hower's lirst commissioner of In
ternal revenue. The jolt In what
Andrews had to say was this:
"Whether you believe It or not
everybody is being over! axed and
the middle class is being taxed
out of existence. Things arc mighty
serious. Largely because of the
income lax, big business gets big
ger and little business and 'sub
stantial folks' are beginning to
disappear. Time's awasting, and
the enemies of the way of life
that we cherish rejoice as we are
obligingly led closer lo national
aulcide."
Where the middle class begins
nd where it ends is not exactly
TVv Program
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
SALEM (AP) Oregon's new
meat inspection program means
lhat 20 carloads of animals, plus
16 carloads of animal parts, will
be rejected each year.
State Agriculture Director Rob
ert J. Steward, who runs this pro
gram, made this estimate based
on inspection figures for the first
three months of this year.
This program, authorized by the
1957 Legislature, was started last
year, but only on a statewide basis
this year. It costs the state gen
eral fund $200,000 a year.
There now are 92 slaughter
houses and meat processing plants
under the state program. Nine
bigger plants are under federal
inspection.
Steward said his inspectors
checked 54,394 animals in the first
quarter of this year, and con
demned 183 of them. That is only
.34 per cent. But many unhealthy
animals probably were kept off
the market because the state pro
grant existed.
In addition, 16.000 parts of ani
mals, mostly livers, were re
jected.
The program now is being ex
tended to farmers who slaughter.
And a year from now, the stale
probably will take over the Port
land city inspection system.
Consumer interests who fought
for several years lo get stale meat
inspection, argued lhat Oregon.
the only Far Western state with
out it, was a dumping ground for
bad meal.
"Before stale meal inspection
Steward said, "growers could sell
any animals lhat breathed as long
as a willing buyer saw a chance
to pick up a bargain. It is al
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Editor's Note: This is the third
in a scries of informative articles
dealing with the city schools and
their proposed budgets. The ma
terial is under sponsorship of the
Classroom Teachers organization,
and -any questions may be directed
Marilou O Connor, 133 brant
Street.
By MARILOU O'CONNOR
This is an age of planning. Our
community now includes a city
county planning department with a
resident professional planner and a
consultant. Statewide and nation
wide, departments for planning
and research are a major part of
our modern military and civilian
life.
Because modern society is com
plex, there must be good sound
planning on which to build any kind
of a structure.
VUy
By ELMER C. WALZEK
UP1 Financial Editor
NEW YORK (UPD-Evcrybody
in Wall Street is feeling sorry for
the railroads although they've had
the best time of any group in the
market this year.
The railroad earnings have
been poor, dividends slim, and
carloadings Ihc cause of all this
down sharply. But their stocks
have risen steadily since setting
the 1958 low in the very first
session of the year.
From the low to the high the
rails have gained Wk per cent,
against a rise of 7'i per cent for
the industrials.
Last year, of course, the rails
fared poorly. They dropped 39 per
cent from their high to their low
while the industrials lost 19 per
cent.
Business of the roads has been
so well deflated that almost any
pickup would look very large per
centagewise. And not a lew mar
ket men anticipate there'll be
gains ahead. The statistics
couldn't go much lower.
As is always the case in the
financial district the best tonic
Ihe rails have had has been hope.
hope lhat something would be
done in Washington to bring them
relief from situations they cannot
right themselves.
Senators of both parlies have
stated they are in agreement
something must be done to save
Ihe railroads from financial Irou
hies. And an aid bill is in the
legislature mill.
The railroads (roubles have
heen given wide publicity and
practically everyone knows they
arc hamstrung with regulation
unable to compete with suhsi
dized transportation, heavily
taxed, and stuck wilh low rates on
passenger lines, lo name a lew.
Dreyfus & Company's analyst,
Ughler Side
By FRANK ELEAZER
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
lighter side of Congress:
Taxpayers no doubt will contin
ue to be welcome on Capitol Hill,
especially payers of poll taxes and
other such obviously qualified vot
ers. Starting Sunday, however, we
will all have to be a little more
careful.
Congress has just spent $1,800
lo publish in the Washington Star
14 columns of new rules, in fine
print, for our conduct while on
the Capitol grounds. Violators,
is pointed out, may be fined $300
or sentenced to three months in
jail.
Take the matter of running
boards of automobiles. The law
makers do not say where, or how
recently, they have spotted any
of these. They do say, though,
that we can't ride on them any
more and get along wilh the con
gressional cops.
Under the new rules throwing
a banana peel in front of a con
gressman, en route to answer a
roll call, will be cause for fine or
imprisonment. So will dropping
tacks in the streets. Bicycle rid
ers must quit speeding; no-hand:
bike riding, around Congress,
hereafter is out.
It will still be all right to arrive
in Capitol Plaza by motorcycle
but keep your wife off the handle
bars. Confine her to the buddy
seat, Ihc new law prescribes, or
leave her at home. Unless your
horse is tied, don't leave your
cart unattended.
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It may be better all round if
congressional visitors hereafter
plan on arriving hy car. Roller
skales on Capitol Hill will now be
verbolen. Debarking travelers via
scooter, kiddie car, velocipede or
tricycle, the rules say, will be
haled into court. Sledding also 1:
now to be banned.
Zcake W. Johnson Jr., sergeant
at arms of Ihc House and a mem
her of the three-man Capital po
lice board which acted for Con
gross in this mailer, said the new
regulations were imposed to mod
ernize old ones. Much of the small
type, therefore, has to do with
automobiles.
It will be illegal herealter lo
cruise Ihe congressional drive
ways in a car equipped with TV.
or one not equipped with the kind
of muffler installed by Ihe fac
lory. Four headlights, as on the
'58 models, ore fine; but keep
them adjusted.
If you drive on Capilol Hill your
car's cowl lights, elfective Sunday
must be amber or white; and
they glare, that's illegal.
The cowl lights we recall couldn
possibly glare; after a quarter
of a cenlury they probably won
even hum. Could it be Zeoke and
his friends have had a peek at
Ihe 59 models?
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NEW ORLEANS Former Gov
Allan Shicrs of Texas, in disclos
ing he is through with politics
"I am now in the politics o(
business rather than the busines:
of politics."
School Facts
Furniture and eauinmcnt. erounri
and building upkeep with all their
subdivisions are included in the
maintenance, repair and replace
ment division.
Auxiliary agencies are such
items as health service to tho
school children: transoorratinn. in.
ciuaing supplies and repair as we II
as replacement of buses, insur
ance; and Ihe school lunch pro
gram. Such items as insurance on
the buildings, rent, retirement and
social security charges, and the
cost of appraisal come under the
section ol fixed charges.
ine sevenm division, ranilal nut.
lay, includes funds for the pur-
cnase oi new sues, new buildings,
aaauions ana alterations to exist
ing structures, library books, fur
niture and other equipment,
in the elementary district the
total amount of $1,189,156 is di
vided among these sections of the
Pipe Major
To Appear
DUNSMUIR Donald Ramsay of
Edinburgh. Scotland, a ' bagpiper
of international prominence, will
appear as pipe major of the Cale
donians of San Francisco during
Railroad Days.
The Caledonians, a bagpipe
corps, have been popular enter
tainers at previous Railroad Days
events. They will perform on Sat
urday night, June 21, and also
march in the big parade on Sun
day in colorful Scottish dress.
Ramsay, a newcomer to tha
group, holds the British Empira
Medal as pipe major among other
honors.
Youths Awarded
Scholarships
Two Jackson County youths have
received Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps four-year scholar
ships at Oregon State College.
They are Loren Cantrall. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cantrall.
Medford, and Steve Hoag, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoag, Prospect.
The scholarships are two of 30
awarded in Oregon this year.
Loren Cantrall is a nephew of
Cordelia Cantrall and Rollin Can
trall, Klamath Falls.
Ladies Missionary
Society Meets
CRESCENT The Ladies Mis
sionary Society of the Crescent
Baptist Church met Monday, June
9, in the home of Mrs. Esther
Guddat. Mrs. Spencer Balllet gava
the devotions. The society made
plans to sponsor a girl tor tna
Youth Camp at Crescent Lake to
be held in July.
Guests at the meeting were Mrs.
II. L. Denny and Mrs. Gertruda
Brickley of Portland. The next
meeting will be held July 8. Re
freshments were served by Mrs.
Guddat and Mrs. Brickley.
Vac. Cleaner Repairs
Spccialiicd Service on oil
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Ports - Bags - Filters'
DEAN'S STARK'S
122 So. 9th TU 4-713
This holds Irue in the building I budget, with 71 per cent of the
amount Deing allocated to instruction.
The budget of the hich school
district, $788,060. allocates 63 per
cent 10 instruction.
The major cuts in the budcets of
both districts have been made in
the amounts proposed for capital
outlay.
If the proposed budcets fail tn
pass during elections of June 27
and July 7; then, since tho major
expenditures of the budget arc
embodied in the instructional
area; and since most of the other
budgetary items are fixed in na
ture, it is obvious that the in
structional outlay may need to be
reduced.
Whether or not such reductions
will be in teaching salaries, teach
ing and library supplies, or text
books, it is not known. However,
since this section demands the
major portion of the monies spent
by the school district, it would
seem reasonable that any addition
al cuts must be made there.
The fourth in this series pertain
ing to the schools and their pro
posed budgets will be published in
the next issue of the Herald and
News.
of a school budget. Here the plan
ning is handled by people of the
community, interested in the
schools, and by professional educators.
Early in the school year, each
member of the school board of
both districts appoints one person
outside the school systems to a
budget committee, resulting in a
committee of 10 persons lor tne
elementary district, and 10 for
the high school. These two groups
then elect their own chairman and
begin work on planning the budg
ets. '
Early in the fall, too. teachers,
secretaries, cooks, custodians
all the employes of the school dis
tricts itemize requests which they
wish to have considered for inclu
sion in the budget of the coming
school year. After these requests
are studied by the principals ol
each building, they are submitted
to the budget committee of the!
respective districts, inese mem
bers then visit each school to study
the desirability of the inclusion of
the various Hems, and to talk
wilh those persons who requested
them. With the aid of the school it-
torney, Ihe clerk of the schools.
the superintendent, and tneir
own study, they build the budget,
trying to meet the needs ot both
the schools and of the taxpayers.
The result is a detailed estimate
of probable income for the coming
school year, and of estimated ex
penditures of the schools. The pro
posed work sheets of District One
are 48 pages long: those of Union i
High School District Two ore 34
pages. Within these pages are the
detailed costs of operating our
schools for one year. Included also
are the estimated receipts and the
estimated millage based on 1957
1958 valuations.
Each budget is broken down into
nine major divisions: general con
trol, instruction, plant operation,
mainlcrrtmce, repair and replace
ment; auxiliary agencies, fixed
charges, capital outlay, debt serv
ice and emergency funds.
The first item, general control,
includes such things as the salary
of the superintendent, the clerk's
salary, the olfice assistants, sup
nlies. election and publicity co..ts.
and legal services, including thej
clerk s bonds and the auditor s
fees.
tncluded in the item of instruc
tion are the salaries of supervisors
and teachers, library supplies,
teaching supplies, textbooks in the
Elementary District, and tuition
paid to other districts. Fuel, wa
ter, telephone, garbage, laundry,
light and power, and the salaries
of custodians make up the portion
of the budget devoted to plant op
Now Available1.
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Extra Copies of the
FARM OUTLOOK REPORT
in Today's Herald and News will be
Available. Price per Copy is 5e
Send a copy to your friends or
other interested
out-of-towners!
Copies Are Available al the Herald - News
B-E Day To
Be Held
The chamber ol commerce an
nounced Friday that the annual
Business-Education Day will be
held September 4.
Letters have been sent lo 43
business houses in the area, in
forming them they can tell their
operations slory to a very re
ceptive group of people teachers
On B E Day, participating firms
will host groups of teachers who
will tour their businesses, learn
of their problems, objectives and
mode of operation.
The instructors will then report
back lo their classrooms with re
ports which will give students
first hand knowledge of the com
ponents in local economy.
Firms that will take rart will
be called together lor a prelim
Inary meeting later where objec
tives will be outlined, according
to Charles F. Bane, chamber
president.
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