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r AGE 8 A FRANK JENKINS Editor BILL JENKINS Managing Editor FLOYD WYNNE City Editor MAURICE MILLER Circulation Mgr Ph. TU 4-4752 Freedom Of The Vrns By FLOYD L. WYNNE Today. Sunday, June 7. is Na tional Press Day commemorating the free press of America. Admittedly, we all take our free doms lightly and lor granted, ex cept those who may have lost them But sometimes it is well to stop a moment and reconsider them Freedom of the press is the key atone of a free America. The first thing that any dictator must do before gaining a dominat ing foothold on a country is to stifle its press. There is something about the written world that is stark reality, that puts thoughts and ideas into action, that can cause fortresses to crumble and can be an impregnable fortress it self. With the freedom of the press comes immense responsibilities. Responsibility that lies heavily ever the head of any publisher end editor or reporter who has ever put two words together for public consumption. The history of our country Is highlighted by the glorious exarrt plea of men who put freedom of the press above life itself. , Through the long sweep of histo ry, the written word has stirred the minds of men and galvanized the spirit of freedom into action In today's complex world, it is difficult indeed to separate truth from fiction, facts from propagan da, but the task must ana will be done by a press ... a free press which is accountable to the people it serves, neither subservient to government, nor antagonistic to ward it, but a free press dedicated to getting the (acts, all facets of a problem, to the best of its news gathering ability. In Moscow, they brag that the Russians, too, have a free press. Their idea of a "free press" is ona that Is subservient to the gov ernment, which they call the peo ple's government. It's a travesty on the word "free dom." What K actually means, is that In Russia the papers are free to print what they want as long as it agrees with the Kremlin, Each day, our "letters to the editor" columns carry ideas, argu ments and criticisms from our readers. We have no hesitancy to print any letter as long as it complies with the laws of libel, good taste, and Is signed by someone. We have one iron-clad rule, we do not print "anonymous" letters: Anyone who Is unwilling to be ac countable for what they have to aay, is not saying anything worth reading. .Freedom of the press is a re ponsibility which the Herald and News gladly accepts. Your criticisms, your sugges tions, your ideas as well as your praise is gladly accepted . . . and printed. That's what makes It a free press . . , your free press. The Fly Fislicrninn By NELSON REED A certain "fly fisherman" C, Cltlmed a Simon PL" "Fly Man" was he. But those who observed, Were most highly disturbed A cork and a worm o dear me! He admitted he cast with great skill On a lake or a stream or a rill, But his cork was on Inp And his sinker went plop. When he managea his basket to fill. He spoke of his leader so fine. His flies and his oil tapered line. But each fish that swam by Saw a cork in the sky. And a juicy fat worm In the slime. Now the point of this tale. Mr. C . Is to fly fish where no one can see: , With your worm and your hook. Take a very good look. Else liar you plainly will he! Slui re The Wen I Hi Vnrty By SAM PAW SON AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK lAPl - The re bound In profits is taking on to day a corporate share-lne-wealth aspect. Many con-panics are Sharing more of the corporate earnings with the stockholders Dividend payments are climbing toward new annual record May was a particularly bright month In contrast to a year ago When many companies were omit ting or cutting dividends., Only one fifth as many are doing that this year as last. And more than twice as many are raising them Cain now top losses by six to en. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Klamath Falls. Ore., on August 20. 1906, under act of Congress. March t. 1879 SERVICES: ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS . Serving Souther Oregon And Northera California The majority are hewing to the old dividend line, however. And the split in corporate thinking on pay-out ratios continues. Many companies retain large percentages of their earnings to finance future growth. Others are liberal payers some even hold ing to the usual dividend rate on !( years when earnmgI don;t cover them. The New York Stock Exchange magazine. The Exchange, notes today that the range last year In a sampling of. ' its listed com panies ran from a dividend pay ment of 10.3 per cent of earn ings by Polaroid to 115.4 per cent by United Fruit, The over-all . figures this year tell a pleasant story. The Depart ment of Commerce reports that in the first three nfonths of the year cash dividend totals were running at the annual rate of 12 'i billion dollars. This was a gain of 700 million dollars 'over the fi nal three months of 1958, and an increase of 200 million dollars over all of 1958. There are mora shares to pay dividends on this year. Stock splits have picked up of late. Last year there were only 17 among companies listed on the big board the lowest number in the last 10 years, Companies were more liberal with stock dividends. The listed firms paid out 135 of these last year. But this was a drop from 164 the previous year, and from the record of 183 in 1958. The strong upsurge in profits, and to a lesser degree the rise in dividends, are being used by la bor as an argument for raising wages But stock exchange economists look at the impact on industry and trade from another angle. It is estimated that roughly 10 million individuals, a well as many companies and trust funds, own stocks. The 12'i billion dol lars in dividends will add buying power to these individuals and to many large and small firms, lt'KMtnsihilil v By LYLE C. WILSON WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Eisenhower backed away fast from his own suggestion that, maybe, our machinery for na tional government is so creaky as to require- big emergency repairs He shouldn't have run so fast. Ei senhower was in good company but didn't know it. What the President said at last week's news conference was in re sponse to a question about how government , shall function If the voters persist in giving to one party the White House and to an other the Congress. He answered like this: "I detect. . . support for some change, even. , . basic constitu tional change, so that we could incorporate into our system some of the features of the parliamen tary system." Some minutes later he revealed that he and John Foster Dulles often had dtscifcsed the problem finally deciding it would be bet ter "to stick with what we have, but try to make it work a little belter." The facts are, of course, that the functioning of government and the prosecution of government pol icies are dangerously hampered by lack of real party responsibil itv in either the Democratic or the Republican parties. This lack of responsibility is due largely to the fact that there Is neither party discipline nor means of enforcing it. The truth is. neith er the Democratic nor the Repub lican party Is really a political entity. You might say there is ho such thing as a Republican or a Democratic parly at the national level. In Congress, for. years past, there have been members of the same political party who rarely il ever voled together on any major SHORT RIBS ins ccaM S ' I view is 1 - . lf ill ? iff 311 -Sis. piece of legislation. Such a situation is dangerous to a party in power and dangerous for the nation over which that par ty attempts to exercise power. Perhaps no proper discipline ev er will come or be desirable m the United States. But, a means of obtaining a bet ter coordination between the ex ecutive and legislative branches and of exerting greater pressure for agreement on overall policy has been suggested from time to time. It would require amendment of the Constitution, but it probab ly would be worth it. It would give cabinet members seats and speaking rights in Congress. The idea is not new. Woodrow Wilson suggested it many years ago. "What is the change proposed he wrote. "Simply to give to the heads of the executive depart ments seats in Congress, with the privilege of initiative in legislation and some' part of the unbounded privileges now commanded by the Standing Committees. It almost surely would lead to a smoother functioning of government." Newton D. Baker had the same idea. He wrote: "It is far more loyal to the memory of the founders of our government to try to be as wise in our day as they were wise theirs than it is blindly to try to perpetuate the mere machinery they found adequate for their needs into a time when that mach inery is plainly inadequate." Wilson and Baker possessed fwo of the great modern political minds. Dulles was in their league as a student of government. The President would have been in good company if he just had stayed put in his news conference. Too Selfish By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International At a time when critics are de nouncing foreign aid as a "give away," it is a bit startling to hear somebody say that the real trouble with the U. S. aid program is that it's too selfish. I Yet that is precisely what some American church 'eaders are say ing. They are appealing to Congress to overhaul the aid program thor oughlynot to save money, but to make it a more effective- instru ment for sharing America's abun dance with the two-thirds of hu manity that lives in chronic misery. These church leaders who In clude spokesmen for major Pro testant and Catholic organizations believe the government has made a historic mistake In "sell ing" foreign aid to the American public on the basis of national self-interest. They would like to see less em phasis on buying or building allies against Communism, and more emphasis on helping people sim ply because they are people. That is what Dr. Donald C. Stone tried to tell the House For eign Affairs Committee when he appeared before it recently as spokesman for the National Coun cil of Churches. Dr. Slone is dean of the University of Pittsburgh's graduate school of public and in tcr national affairs, and a member of the National Council's depart ment of international affairs. He said the U. S. aid program. as presently constituted, is con spicuously lacking in "moral and religious" motivations. A nation can hardly claim to be acting out of unselfish generosity, he added, when it "furthers the economic development of other countries primarily In the interest of its own security and as a means of obstructing the outreach of an enemy. Dr. Stone argued that America would be "infinitely more success ful" in creating conditions for peace if It were less obsessed with etting a practical, political By Frank O'Neal HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGOV Subscription Rates CARRIER I MONTH $ 1.50 ( MONTHS $ 00 I YEAR 1 18.00 MAIL I MONTH f 1 50 MONTHS . $ 1 50 I YEAR 115.00 "return" on its foreign aid Invest ment. A similar stan was taken by the Catholic Association for Inter national Peace in a recent policy statement entitled "A Christian Position on U. S. Foreign Aid." "Foreign economic assistance should be . . . motivated by our sense of moral obligation," the Catholic statement said, adding that moral motives are "unfortu nately obscured by the present structure" of the aid program. "As a country blessed with an abundance of resources, we must recognize economic aid as simply our particular contribution toward the enhancement of the common good or general welfare of the community of nations. "Economic assistance should therefore be channeled to under developed countries, whether al lied with us or not, for the pri mary purpose of promoting their social and economic develop ment." These church organizations are not opposed to military aid pro grams designed to strengthen al lies against Communist imperial ism. The Catholic statement, for example, says explicitly that "so long as there exists a major threat to the peace of the world by military aggression and armed subversion, the United States must continue to furnish military assist ance to its allies . . ." What the church leaders do seek is a clear distinction between mili tary aid, extended for the sake of our own security, and economic aid, extended as a recognition of moral obligation toward those liv ing in chronic want. They believe that the distinction is deliberately played down in the present program, because of Ad ministration fears that Congress or the taxpayers would rebel against any aid spending that was essentially unselfish in purpose. The churchmen may be over- optirhistic about the American people. But they are convinced that most Americans really want to be generous toward less fortu nate people, and th they would be shocked if thejWlalized, not how much but how relatively little they are presently spending on economic aid. The total comes to about 1.5 billion dollars a year, or four- tenths of one per cent of the U.S. gross national product. , Cancer uerie By tUWiiM r. JOKUAN, M.U. The subject raised In today's first inquiry is an important one.- Q I have white spots on the mucous membrane, inside my cheeks. Is this what Is known as eukoplakia? Is it serious? Can it turn to' cancer? Mrs. E. T. A The description certainly fits the condition known as leukoplakia. It Is potentially serious since it can develop into cancer. ' , A person who has this condi tion should not only have the con dition inspected by a physician periodically, but also should re frain from smoking and from tak ing into the mouth other irritants which can make the condition worse. 1 Q I have been using saccharin tablets for years, but just recently have been told that this could cause cancer. Is' this true? Mrs. F. W. A It is not true. The effects of saccharin over a long period of time have been carefully investi gated and no harm is to be ex pected. Q I am going out of the coun try with my family for a pro longed period. What injections or other precautions should I take and how can I obtain medical care In the several countries where we are going if It is needed? L. R. A Unfortunately, it is not pos sible to answer all of these ques tions briefly. However, I would advise you to obtain the new book entitled "The World Traveler's Medical Guide." This contains useful tips on tra vel:, immunizations desirable for different countries: suggestions on health problems such as water food, altitude and the like: spe cial information on most foreign countries: some brief information on first-aid treatment: suggestions or. how to obtain medical care; translations of the various healtn needs or complaints from English into French, Italian or Spanish: and much other useful information. Q Please say something about a baby who Is born with a caul. -A.M. A This expression is used for a newborn infant who appears with its head enveloped at birth in a delicate tissue known as am nion. This is the sac which sur rounds the entire infant before birth. Fojk stories sometimes refer to an infant born with a caul as h ing special characteristics, but there does not seem to be any scientific basis for such claim. Klamath National Guard By NORMAN CARDOZA The Klamath County National Guard Unit will fold up its tents and steal away, probably none too silently, in the early hours of Fri- iay morning destination: Camp Rilea near Astoria. I The 12 officers and 130 enlisted men who comprise Battery B and Battery t of the 249 Artillery, Sec ond Battalion stationed in Klam ath Falls will take with them their prized 75 millimeter Skysweeper anti aircraft cannon and most of the complex, modern equipment they are learning to use against potential enemy. They will spend, as they jdo an nually, two weeks at the northern They'll Do It Every Time .n Ok the slowest oc slow days, PlCKLEBERRy BLOWS INTO THE 84R6EI3 SHOP FOR ONLY A SHAVE BUT COMES S- TK: A-J IT THE 57 HAIRCUT, SHAVE. T"T rri S4TURD4V ASE,AH SQL WsSSSSM l Vl OUSU-TUAT'S TREATMENT AMD FT Jt iX WANTS THE N' Ak. MS JiSvW'ii-rt WORKS Aj " L3fr? FBI Investigates Mystery Disappearance Of Money LOS ANGELES (AP) "We are exploring every avenue," said the FBI. "The money can't be missing but it is. said the police. "Somebody goofed," said the Bank of America. Where, oh, where can the miss ine $113,200 be? The two deliverymen, entrusted with the armored truck from which the money vanished Thurs day, aren't saying anything ex cept to a lie detector. Steel Talks To Resume NEW YORK (AP) The month- old steel negotiations resume Mon day, with no indication that any common ground for agreement has been reached -so far. Unless some agreement Is reached, steelworkers will begin banking the furnaces and tapering off production June 26. That will be four days oelore the current contract expires. A strike of the half-million steel workers then June 30 would shut down 90 per cent of the na tion's steel production. The apparent lack of progress In the talks that began May 5 was ndicated Friday in remarks by principal negotiators for both sides. David J. McDonald, president of the United Steelworkers of Ameri ca, said the industry's position was totally inflexible and that each flay made it more evident that the companies "were unwilling to ne gotiate a new labor agreement." He summoned tne m-memDcr Wage Policy Committee to an emergency meeting in New Y'ork next Friday. This meeting migni be to hear an industry offer, or to cet instructions to begin prep arations for a possible shutdown. There was no indication that any wage offer had been made. R. Conrad Cooper, an execu tive vice president of tne u.. Steel Corp. and principal industry negotiator, said the industry still believes the union should accept a one-year extension of the pre sent contract, with no increase in wages. The union has demanded a substantial wage increase tfrom ihe present $3.03 hourly average) and reduction of the work week from 40 to 3D hours. The Welcome Wagon -Hostess Will Knock on Your Door with Gifts & Greetings from Friendly Business, Neighbors and lour Civic and Social Welfare Leaders . On the occasion of: Arrival of Newcomers to Klamath Falls No cost or obligation Phone TU 2-0834 Army training fields beginning ear ly June 13 when the caravan ex pects to reach camp. Lt. Willy Dunster, the local unit's public information , officer, is proud of the men and equipment. He furnished a detailed descrip tion of the batteries' capacity. Core of each battery is the Sky sweeper. It is a massive shooting iron that can pump more hard ware skyward in a minute than Wyatt Karp could cut loose in a lifetime. Each unit has three. The gun is the most modern anti-aircraft weapon of its type in the world, Lt. Dunster says. Its aim is deadly as radar can make it. The barrel rides on a huge, I -. JUST UNLt""-" y L mkJm li Police said they submitted vol untariiy to a lie detector test Fri day and their account was veri fied. Records show deliverymen Louis Weiss and Bob Kitchen loaded cash into their truck from the Bank of America vault Thursday morning. Then they started on a tm-hour trip unloading cash at Bank of America branches and other busi ness concerns. At five of the 17 stops on their route,, the vehicle was left un guarded for periods varying from two to five minutes. But investi gators said there isn't the slight est evidence that the truck was robbed at any of these stops. At the end of the route, when the truck rolled up to the Bank of America s Slauson Avenue branch, the money was gone. The FBI said it couldn't recall such a large sum just vanishing from an armored car. Agents are checking each stop on the route. If the money was delivered by accident to one of the branch banks, a bank spokesman said, it's sure to turn up soon. But if it went by mistake to a business con cern, he added, it may take a lit tle longer to find it. "We're insured and so are the armored truck people." he said. Actually, it s their worry. The money in $2, $1. $20. $50 and $100 bills is insured with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. MISTAKEN IDENTITY WICHITA. Kan. UPI - Don Clemons left a night club party for home Friday, but wound up delaying a B52 bomber in landing at McConnell Air Force Base. He said he mistook a runway for the Kansas Turnpike. A 75 bottle of luxurious Nutri-Tonic Lotion Shampoo costs yo absolutely nothing with the purchase of Life Lotion Hair Treatment at. the regular price of $1.25 (plus tax). This crystal-deer lotion shampoo dean see heir thoroughly... gives the easiest rinse-out ever...pkts dandruff control! Wonderful for the whole family. -no medicinal odor. Fibaloa lit b LOTION HAIR TREATMENT strengthens and treats hair inside and oat ... glorifies aS hair! Aast rub in. ..rinse out... for healthier, wonderfo manageable hair. For a knitted tnne only, you get both tar the price of one) A $2 weluo for lust $125 plus tax.. .wherever toiletries are sold. wHAIR TREATMENT! To Bivouac At hhaw j-arrinfe that also Backs el ectronic equipment. The mechan ism zeroes-in auiomancany on w jects within its 7.200-yard range, and when ordered to do so, can pound out 45 to 55 rounds per minute. Nine men are required to oper ate the gun. It will lire manually, that is. without use of radar, in a ninth Th pun reatiires a five- ton truck to pull it. Troops and ligmer equipment nae in iwu aim one half ton trucks. The units have 36 vehicles that make them highly mobile. They range from the five-ton heavies to' three-quarter tonners and jeeps. A motor maintenance section is By Jimmy Hallo igw, B0UM0-JUST4 ocjoe 55 SM4VE-HAVE TO BE4T IT-( 18. Graduated In Montague. MONTAGUE Eighteen students were graduated from the Monta gue Elementary School on June 3. Vera Hurd, Doris Wheeler and Fred Schantz, class president, spoke on the subject of the class motto, "A Job Well Done Always Pays Off." Dan F r a s e r, Pa tricia Haltom and Eddie Marty were also on the program. The invocation was given by the Rev. Robert McFadden. Mrs. Mar ion Edwards was accompanist for the musical numbers. The principal, Lester Newton, introduced Walt Bray, who pre sented the diplomas to the grad uates. Jimmy Watson was award ed a World Series Encylopedia. A dancing party followed the ceremonies. BUCKHORN MINERAL SPRINGS AihUnd, Or. r L. comfort. and hoipitalitr auntdtt pleas ant turr"tindifif t. HOT MINERAL BATHS for RhrumiUim, Arthrltli, Net- rltis and Her you men. CARBON DIOXIDE VAPO BATHS for HI KB and Law Blood Prettm-v, 8 In at, and Skin Eruptions. LODGE AND LIGHT' HOrjSK KEEPING CABIN! at Reatonablt Rat. Wrtte for Rfiervatlonf PHONK LONG DISTANCE" Buekhora Mineral Sprints DR. HERMAN WEXLER, D.C. Director 2t Buekhora Sprlnca Rad Ashland, Orega I i .i I J LlfrC' i-n SlNDAY. JUNE 7. 1H59 Camp Rilea charged with care of the trucks. Each battery, ''Baker- for B. and "Charlie" for C, has a com munications section charged with relaying messages. They are armed with wire and radio equipment, including AM-FM sets that are the , most up-to-date available, accord ing to the lieutenant. Thev are detachable from their mounts in' the unit's trucks and will be used afield when the men reach camp. The men are equipped wun port able early warning radar that can be posted out of range of the Sky- sweeper's scanner. They also are equipped with a -large truck for transportation and two power gen erators. Ten men are assigned to the portables. Each unit also contains a head quarters section charged with ad ministrative supply and meal prep aration. Training begins when the cara van leaves Klamath Falls. All movements are classified, tactical and require close supervision. At the end of the first day's trek. the units will stage and presum ably solve a night training problem involving infantry movement. At camp the units will establish camp areas, motor parks, firing lines and section training begins. During the two weeks, the men will receive lots of live Skysweep er firing practice on an over-water firing range at drone aircraft. The infantry will also get a workout before the units return June 27. of excitement! - Centennial : .Exposition .and INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR SEE IT and SAVE! United effw to Jm K eat ADMISSIONS FOR THE PRICE off Charter Mmbr Admission Book Yam ec full price admit sion ticket for the crvu of 5 until June 10 only. The Ex position is o big you'll come again and again; so exciting you'll bring all the relatives. Year 6 ticket will go quicker than Vow! And what fun you'll be hav ing! Ticket good anytimt for MO days. CLIP thea coupon ,..... , I KNTtmiM. TICKET OfTCf 911 . W. tU 1 1 (11) IM tMt f s m kMt. 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