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PAGE 8 C HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Sunday, Januarv 10, 19BO . " - f ."1 I C. I ! r - ' -4 i it' ft. ' U Skeptical Demo Congress Calls On Administration To Show Budget Surplus LUNG POWER As a street vendor uses his breath to blow up balloon in Bangkok, Thailand, a tiny girl holds hers while watching the wonder of inflation. The amazed youngster is eagerly viewing this bit of "magic," but the lad in center background is less impressed. He's trying to pretend that balloons aren't really so much. CHAMBER OMMENTS by GEORGE T. CALLISON Assistant Mgr. KLAMATH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The chamber's Action Course in Practical Politics Rot under way this week with a total of 62 persons now registered for the four class es. The original registration, when the objectives of the course were first explained at a chamber tor urn meeting in November, was 87. There is a broad diversity of background and interests among the registrants. There are represen tatives from agriculture, railroads labor, the ministry, lumbering and wood nroducts. the newspaper, ra dio and television, and the medical and legal professions, and, of course, both major political par ties, to name a few. There are four husband-and-wi(e teams in the var ious courses. All of which indicates the increasing interest people from all walks of life are taking in po litical matters which, in turn, would seem to demonstrate a rising concern over the affairs of government at all levels. A closer liaison between city and county government and the busi ness, industrial and professional community should come about as a result of a new chamber com mittee, called for this year by President Bill Graham. The Com mute on City and County Affairs, with Frank Tarr the director in charge, will serve as that liaison, keeping the business, industrial and professional people informed of governmental matters of con cern to them on the 0110 hand and, on the other hand, keeping city and county governmental officials posted on the needs and the prob lems of the business, industrial and professional community. The question of whether govern ment should participate more or less in the lives of the people re sults in two diametrically opposed schools of thought. But no one quibbles with the idea that the peo ple should avail themselves of ev ery possible opportunity to keep fully informed on what their gov eminent city, county, stale or national is doing that will af fect their lives. The desire to knuw what's going on is a natural one, of course, ex tending to nearly everyone ... in any activity you might mention With that in mind, Graham has set up a scric3 of monthly lunch eon meetings to be held the Wed nesday noon following the regular monthly hoard meetings 011 the first Tuesday evening of each month. Labeled as "President He ports" luncheons, they will be open to members and non-members ot the chamber alike. The informal discussions following the meal will give everyone attending an oppor tunity to find out what's going on so far as the chamber ot com merce is concerned, at any rate One of the purposes ot this col umn, of course, Is to make avail able Information on some of the events taking place within the chamber as well as those in the community In which the chamber Is taking an active part. In an ef fort to reach even more people if possible "Chamber Comments" enpt hpfore the microphone and camera tomorrow evening at 5:45 on Channel 2. The program will be seen alternate Monday evenings throughout the winter and spring monlhs with what we hope will provide you with viewing that will be both informative and valuable. Views Told By General NEW YORK (UPI) Gen. .Maxwell D. Taylor, former chief of staff of the Army, believes that the present United Slates policy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons is "unrealistic" and is endangering our national securily. He contends, however, that if the United Slates will quickly re vise its military program it can overtake the Russians in two years. The retired general's newly- published hook, "The Uncertain Trumpet" is expected to have a controversial effect on the current session of Congress in matters re lating to military policy and the budget. Taylor urged the government to immediately put into effect four "quick fixes" to remedy I he military situation. He called for: Improved planning and train ing for limited war. Exploitation of the mobile in termediate range ballistic missile. HHBM). Betler protection for the Stra tegic Air Command. limited fall-out shelter pro gram. Taylor contends it will take the free world too long to close the missile gap. He says we have pent too much time and too much money on weapons (or mas sive retaliation and have ncglcct- d conventional weapons. The tixed size of the defense budget, according to the general, lias become "the prime cause" of Ihe rivalry between the armed services which, he insists, "is un dermining national confidence in our military programs." WASHINGTON (AP)-A skepti cal Democratic Congress called on the Eisenhower administration to day to demonstrate it can produce a budget surplus without weaken ing America's defenses. President Eisenhower's estimate in his State of the Union address Thursday that his new budget will have a $4,200,000,000 surplus was challenged by leading Demo crats and even some Republicans. Influential Democrats made it clear they remain unconvinced 1 rising. that the "enormous defense pow er Eisenhower said the nation has is sufficient to offset growing Soviet military might. Democrats generally joined Re publicans in applauding Eisenhow er's forecast of prosperity at home and peace in the world if the Soviets cooperate. But most Dem ocrats thought this no time to stand on a 41 billion dollar defense budget when military costs are Bigger Voice In Strategy Seen By North, West Demos WASHINGTON (AP) A group of northern and western Demo cratic senators said today it ex pects to have a bigger voice party strategy and legislation this session. But Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex) said he does not consider as a challenge to his leadership the demands made by the liberal group at a meeting of Democratic senators Thursday. f don't think it has anything lo do with it one way or another," he told newsmen after the two hour meeting. Sen. Paul H. Douglas ID-Ill), spokesman for the protesting group, said Johnson bad agreed 10 call more meetings of all Dem ocratic senators a point on which he was challenged last year. A motion to require more meetings Democrafess Gives Talk WASHINGTON (AP) Women are people, they're just underdevc-, loped in politics, says a woman who should know. It's lime to talk about equality that can't be legislated," said Katie Louchheim, vice chairman of the Democratic National Com mittee. She was addressing the National Woman's party, a group dicated to passage of a consti tutional amendment to guranalee women equal rights with men. Mrs. Louchheim just couldn't resist issuing a call Tuesday night to these women, many of whom pioneered in , women's suffrage, To win for ourselves the accept ance of the fact that women are people." We are not a special interest group with a wagonload of special axes to grind." Just like men, she said, women have varying interests: "Western women think like Western men. Businesswomen think like business men. Women with a social con science think like men with a social conscience. Some women do more thinking and some women do less thinking. It all depends on what nature gave them to think with." Too many women consider poli tics "a spectator sport, Mrs. Louchheim said. They want good people to run (or office but will neither seek it themselves nor en courage their husbands to run. Our worst problem," she said, speaking as a political organizer, is dealing with the many women who are over domesticated in their thinking about public affairs." was not put to a vote. Action was delayed on another motion to require election by the senators rather than appointment by Johnson of new members of the potent Democratic Policy Committee. The nine-member policy group. now headed by Johnson, holds a stop and go control over business that comes before the Senate. Johnson, Assistant Leader Mike Mansfield (D-Mont) and Sen. Thomas C. Hennings (D-Mo). Sec retary of the Democratic confer ence, are ex-officio members. Of the six other members, John son said he has named two while the other four are holdovers on the continuing body. Thursday's closed-door meeting recalled complaints last year by Sens. William Proxmire (D-Wis). Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa), Wayne Morse (D-Orc) and a few others that Johnson was doing too much leading without consulting them and other Democrats. Renewal of the complaints could affect Johnson's leadership in a year when he is considered an aspirant for the Democratic presi dential nomination. They also could have some bear ing on his continued cooperation on some matters with the Republi can administration another sub ject of criticism by the group last year. Mack Sennett In Hospital HOLLYWOOD (AP) - Mack Sennett, who brought comedies and bathing beauties to Hollywood. was hospitalized Ihursday night with a lung infection. The pioneer movie producer was admitted to the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital. His agent, Reese Halsey, said Sennett walked in. The action was described as precautionary. Hal sey said Sennett will be 60 on lan. 17. NBC Denies Walkout LOS ANGELES (AP) - The National Broadcasting Co. denies participation in a radio-TV walk out at Gov. Edmund G. Brown s news conference Wednesday. NBC savs its representative was mere with pencil and paper. John Thompson, manager of NBC News' Pacific Division, dis puted published accounts that all TV and radio crews except that ot KCOP walked out on Brown after he refused to be filmed while newspaper reporters interviewed him. A full account of the Gover nor's remarks was carried on both our newscasts last night," Thomp son said Thursday. YES, WOMEN SHAVE TOKYO (UP1) Tokyo televi sion viewers did a last double take Thursday when they saw a winsome young woman smilingly troking her checks with the spon sor s product in an electric razor commercial. MOVING? Call TU 2-5282 NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES People Read SPOT ADS you are We Give iWf Green Stamps EMPRESS . . . Hardwood Cabinets YOUNGSTOWN... Superb Kitchens THERMO-RITE . . . Fireplace Screens BEN FRANKLIN... Fireplace Heaters Crown Imperial . . . Medicine Cabinets McCollum HOME MART 2030 So. 6th TU 2-5885 Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Massl an announced candidate for the Democratic presidential nomina tion, sounded a note echoed by many of his party colleagues. "I am alarmed at the Prcsi dent's proposals to reduce the budget at a time when we are moving into a deteriorating mili tary situation," he said. Sen. HuLert H. Humphrey (D Minn), another avowed candidate for the party nomination, said that Eisenhower's reports on space re search, rockets and missiles 'do not reflect that we are closing the perilous missile gap or re building our ability to deal with non-nuclear military threats and attacks." Chairman Richard B. Russell (D-Ga) of the Senate Armed Ser vice Committee said Eisennower had painted too rosy a picture of the nation's defenses. Comment ing on Eisenhower's report that Polio Hikes In Oregon PORTLAND (AP) There was a 465 per cent increase in paralytic polio in 1959 over the total for 1958. The state Health Board said Tuesday the 1959 total for para lytic polio was 147, which com pared to 26 in 1958. The year was the worst since 1955, when Salk vaccine was re leased for general distribution. Last year was the fourth worst for infectious hepatitis. There were 897 cases. Douglas County was high with 179. An all-time high number of in fluenza cases, 57,158 for the year, also plagued Oregon. Dr. Richard H. Wilcox, state health officer, said many cases recorded probably were not true influenza. This, he said, left 1957 as the worst year in Oregon flu history. 14 Atlas intercontinental missiles had been fired successfully, Rus sell said all shots were by scien tists or contractors. "I'd feel better if these missiles were in the hands of troops rather than contractors," he said. Rep. John McCormack of Mas sachusetts, majority leader of the House, pinpointed the general Democratic complaint when he said "a defense budget for the next fiscal year about the same as the present budget does not mean as much defense because costs have gone up." Republicans greeted joyfully Eisenhower's announcement that he expects revenues to be $4,200,- 000,000 higher than expenditures of $79,800,000,000 in the fiscal year beginning July 1. But some doubting Democrats made it plain they regarded this as designed for election year con sumption. Chairman Paul Douglas (D-Ill) of the Senate-House Economic Official To Get Bomb Shelter BALTIMORE, Md. (API-Housing court Magistrate Robert F. Sweeney will get the city's first home shelter against nuclear fall out. The 8 by 10 foot shelter is to be built in Sweeney's basement. Funds for the project, $1,400 will be provided by the federal gov ernment. Civil Defense authorities will test living conditions in the shelter for a year. After that, Sweeney will have full ownership. Sweeney was picked because he happened to inquire at the civil defense office about home fallout shelters. MEN! Win a New Chevrolet Each Year For Life Call TU 4-8484 Evenings Committee said Eisenhower was "extremely optimistic in forecast ing the tremendous increase" in the economy that would be neces sary to produce 84 billion dollars in revenues. Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va), leading congressional advocate of economy, had some doubts about whether Eisenhower would be able to produce a four billion dollar surplus in the next fiscal year. "He certainly can't do it with out making genuine reductions in expenditures," Byrd said. He added that he fears the surplus estimate is based on inflated fore casts of government revenues. Rep. H. R. Gross (R-Iowa) shared these doubts. He said he fears Eisenhower can't achieve "all the economy in government he predicted." Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM) predicted a deficit but Sen. Homer Capehart (R-Ind) said he doesn't know why there can't be a 10 billion dollar surplus in "a year of greatest prosperity." Rep. Charles A. Halleck of In. diana, the House Minority leader, said he hopes "responsible ele ments in the Congress will prevail1' over the budget busters so that our people will enjoy the benefits of the President's balanced bud get and will be spared damages of further inflation." Rexoll's Giant JANUARY SALE Starts Monday SEE OUR AD IN TODAY'S FAMILY WEEKLY Wood's Drug 9th and Main 525 Main lamb JANUARY STOREWIDE Clearance NOW IN PROGRESS 12 SAVE UP TO SUITS COATS DRESSES LINGERIE SHOES CHILDREN'S mm Featherhedding 00... ygo b In recent months the railroads of this country have seen fit to make full use of the media of public communications to propagandize , the American People into lending public sup port to their vicious campaign to discredit the usefulness of lens of thousands of railroad employees. We own our homes or happen to be in the process of buy ing them. As consumers, we buy groceries, clothing, drugs, furniture, cars and a multitude of other goods and services supplied by you who are not directly connected with the. railroad. Many of us take an active part in community affairs. Being wage earners, we pay our share of the- taxes, and thereby contribute in no small measure to maintaining the strength of the nation in these crucial times. We advocate betler schools, honesty in government, and the development of those institutions and facilities which serve to render our community a better place in which to live. MISGUIDED LOYALTY American railroads have a greater loyalty to the vested in terests than they have to the American People. Despite in creasing profits the railroads are realizing as a result of technological advances and the greater productivity of em ployees, the railroads are agitating to have the rules and laws eliminated or modified to enable them to have a free hand in dictating working conditions for what few employees they deem necessary to retain in service. If their efforts are fruitful, the result will be anything but beneficial to the economic stability of the nation. Railway management would willingly place the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans into a position of economic hardship for the sake of greater profit. This same faction would pass onto the government the task of creating employment for the hundreds of thousands of displaced workers and this could be made possible only by increasing taxes on those who are still gainfully employed. One need not be a master economist to realize this. HUMAN RIGHTS It is a fundamental human right that workers receive a fair share ot the wealth which they are instrumental in creating. If the industrial society in which we live replaces human be ings with machines; then provisions must be made to share with this unemployed worker a share of the wealth created by the machines, because another basic human right is the right to securily. LOW PAY Train and engine service employees, according to the Inter state Commerce Commission get paid an average of only $2.38 an hour, certainly a low rale of pay for skilled workers in this dav and age. Every class of railroad employee needs a substantial raise in wages in order to make them comparable to wages in other industries. Consider these outmoded work rules and conditions: 1. Railroad employees, generally, do not receive a dif ferentinl In pay between day and night work. 2. Railroad employees arc not granted sick leaves. 3. Train service employees many times work as long as 14 hours without overtime pay. 4. Many railway employees receive no expenses while away from home. 5. Operating employers work Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays for straight wages. 6. Railway employees do not enjoy "share the profit" plans, coffee breaks, etc., and generally are not per. milled the luxury of regular hours for sleeping or eating. 7. Railway workers are exposed to above-average hazards resulting In death or Injury. 8. Off duty hours are often plagued by the knowledge that the railroad operating employee may be called. Rail operating employees have enjoyed an over-all shorten ing of their working hours through the years, just as em ployees in other fields have. However, the reduction of work ing hours for rail employees has been far less than in some other industries. The propaganda of the American Railroads generally neg lects to mention as an example, almost an hour's preparatory time spent by the engineer before pulling the train out of the passenger station.- At ihe far terminal another hour can be spent in tying up the locomotive, making checks on it, and filling out reports. Then there is the inevitable layover at the distant point before returning, which must be financed by the railway employee. ARE FIREMEN NECESSARY? Much propaganda reference has been made about the fire man. The fireman's assignment is now and always has been, a combination of several duties, he is responsible for main taining the efficiency of the power plant; he has never been just a "fire-tender." Coal shoveling had largely gone out with the introduction of oil-burning locomotives, and with the automatic stoker, so far as the physical labor was concerned. But the fireman then, as now, had to keep a locomotive operating at maximum efficiency. A second responsibility of the fireman is that he must be a relief engineer. The fireman is, and must be, capable of substituting for the engineer for brief periods, or in serious emergencies. A third major responsibility of the fireman is to maintain a constant watch on his side of the train, upon traffic on inter secting highways, and upon the condition of the track, road bed, and signals ahead. Certainly the advisability from the standpoint of operating efficiency of having a man capable of relieving the engineer on these high speed, heavy, multiple powered trains would need little proof. Are we justified, by the record, in lopping off a fireman . . . or the firemen and the brakeman the railroads want to eliminate . . . from that standard train crew of five? Let's look at the record. The average train-miles per year was almost the same in the pre-diesel decade as in the latest period alter the advent of diesel power, but there was an increase in the train ac cident rate of 24.5 percent. These accident figures prove the rising hazard of train operations and the need for maintaining at least the present train crews. SMALL PERCENTAGE The railroads delight in citing a number of cases of high speed passenger runs in which a unit of pay is earned in a relatively few hours of running time. For every one of these . there are a score of passenger and freight runs which take many hours to complete. . . If the amazing railroad record of increased output per man hour is what the carriers mean by "fealherbedding," then oilier industries should be trying to borrow that railroad bed, feathers, frame, and furnishings. Over a period of 18 years, from 1939 to 1957, railway productivity has increased more than twice as much as the average in ail American industry. The Association of American Railroads has said the cur tailment of the railroads' labor force by about another hundred thousand employees would result in the saving of half a billion dollars which in turn would be passed onto the shipper and the American public in general. Five times as many employees have been layed off in the past ten years. What did they do with the savings realized from this whole sale destruction of jobs? How much have your freight rates been reduced during that time, Mr. Shipper? How much has been passed on to you, Mr. and Mrs. America? We believe our friends and neighbors are too smart to be hoodwinked into believing the propaganda being splashed across the daily papers by the railroad magnates of our na tion. Ask a railroad employee for the facts. He is probably your next door neighbor. This Message Proudly Sponsored by the Brokemen, Conductors, Engineers & Firemen of Southern Pacific in Klamath Falls, Oregon With CONTRIBUTIONS from MEMBERS of RAILWAY LABOR
