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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1961)
HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Sunday, January I, Met r NOTHING SPECIAL (W. 1 S.) Band Performs. Admirably From the reports we have from our own staff, and from those people who were in at tendance at the East-West game, it is obvious that the KUHS band outdid themselves in San Francisco last week. On the football field, during the half, the band members executed maneuvers and drills , with preciseness and zeal. And, of course, their music was superb, as usual. ; Even more gratifying, to us, are the re-' ports of the conduct personal, and as a group of the boys and girls who made the trip in their activities other than at the game. Their "outside" conduct was exemplary in all respects, and we are told that they made a fine impression wherever they went, and in whatever they did while on the trip. They are a credit to KUHS and the community. 1 And, while we're at it, let us mention the fact that supervisors, chaperones, and other adults concerned with the activity also de serve some mention. They give their time, at no cost to the school or the community, sacri ficing several days of their holiday vacation to make the trip. And, LaMar Jensen and his staff have to work extra hours in preparation for and during the trip. Participation by the KUHS band at the Shrine game might seem like a rather ex- pensive drain on the community at first glance. But a study of the benefits to the boys and girls, the school, and the entire community would probably convince the most skeptical that it has considerable merit, and should be continued, if possible. ! George Callison, our good friend at the Chamber of Commerce office, came across an article in a recent publication of the Portland Chamber of Commerce bulletin which he thinks merits wider distribution and we agree With him. We are so preoccupied with reformism and do-goodism and attempting to straighten ottt the world's misfits, that we're prone to overlook the work and accomplishments of the fellow who goes through life carrying his own banner. In an editorial in the Edmond, Oklahoma, Sun, the writer had this to say: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOOD GUY ; What would happen if this nation turned her microscopes away from studying the self ish, the lazy, the crafty and the confused and focused them instead on the industrious, the able, the honest and the morally strong? What would happen if we stopped psycho analyzing the chicken-chested punk who knows only to sneer, and paid some genuine attention to the squares who have never stabbed a teacher or mugged an elderly woman? Think of the millions of dollars we've spent trying to find out what makes the de linquent. Think of the time our sociologists have spent trying to analyze the alcoholic, belay the broken home, and comprehend the criminal. Breeders of animals are smarter than this. Nobody develops winning racehorses by an intensive study of the losers. Nobody breeds prize pigs by researching the runts. We're For This We've taken the good guy for granted for so long in this country that we apparently know nothing whatever about him. Is he re ligious? Sometimes but quite often not. Was he properly whaled by his parents when he was a kid? Again sometimes but quite often not. Was he a sheer joy to his teachers? Not always often he was the lad who turned their hair prematurely gray. But do we know about the bad guy? You bet we do. We know he is misunderstood, misguided, misdirected, and miserable a victim of his environment. We know we must pity him and pamper him and pay for his rehabilitation. We must at all costs and the costs are becoming outrageous be nice to him. I say nuts to him and to our national fetish of the overwrought and discontented--the neurotic personality ... the upset phsyjhe . . . and the complex complex. Couldn't our grade schools give at least as much extra time to developing the brilliant, the gifted, and the natural leaders as they give to those who haven't yet adjusted to group play? Must our high schools continue to flood our colleges with the well-off, the show-off and goof-off . . . along with the talented . . . the able . , . and the devoted? I believe it is high time for our educators, our ministers, our businessmen, and our journalists to launch a mammoth talent hunt. Shouldn't we ensure that every gifted boy and girl gets at least as much attention as we give our classier criminals? Proceed-But With Caution : We have looked at, and heard enough about Gov. Hatfield's proposed reorganiza tion plan to feel that portions of the plan are good, but ... 1 : First, of course, is the fact that such a sweeping change needs plenty of study and comment from citizens, from the commissions and agencies involved, and from those legis lators and executive branch personnel in volved. The basic plan has been studied and whipped Into shape by a "blue ribbon" com mittee appointed by the governor, but that does not preclude exhaustive examination and discussion by citizens of the state who need to bp informed, in detail, on all aspects of the proposal. ! ; Powerful opposition to portions of the plan come from the governor's own Board of Control. This week, Sen. Harry Boivin an nounced his opposition to abolition of the Board of Control, and that opposition will be felt considerably. There is considerable op position (and powerful) to abolition of the highway commission. And, we suspect, other quarters will be heard from, either through publicity, or through legislative reports. On the other hand, there are some ex tensive indications that other groups are in clined to go along with the objectives of the report. And that is good. Obviously, there is always room for improvement in almost any situation. We should not consider only the objectionable parts of the plan we must be ready to accept change where it is needed. At the same time, however, we must be ready to prevent surrender of the few controls we have as citizens over the executive branch of government, and concentration of power in any element of government. ii THEY SAY . . . Even though there can be no doubt about the record of housing achieve ments on the basis of facts, still we hear the wailing of would-be prophets that you haven't done a good job, that 'the government hasn't taken over your job for you. ii-U.S. Housing administrator Norman "i P. Mason, to real estate association. "; Ultimately, it is the people of the Congo who will have to produce their own leadership, whether it is good or bad. Leadership cannot be imposed. Any attempt to do so will lead to con flict .Ljawaharlal Nehru. ?1 Glamour can be a drawback. Mind jrtm, I ioa't Uck it. But it takes a long time for a girl to prove she can act fhen she's got a glamorous reputa tion. ' --Actress Eva Gabor. . The power and strength of West Germany is fantastic. It's no wonder the Soviets are Jittery. Evangelist Billy Graham. i Smallest Province ACROSS 1,7 Smallest Canadian province, Island IS Used by chemists 14 Om who causes showers 15 Physostlgmtne 18 "Scourge of Cod" 17 Steamer (ab.) IB French river 20 Mariner's direction 11 Cudielera 23 Wings 26 Masculine nickname 27 This Is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 31 Sea skeleton 33 Change 34 Wave top 35 Feminine appellation St Trial 37 Make lice edging 40 Star 41 Its capital. 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II 14 To n 12 IJ R l re r? hi i. r H Lj-i-y-- -y- si ' ' pj a - I p u I "w(Tjn pro 1 1 1 trtr ; ay- 1 1 ' ptrpr -m 4 it io st u a w a g-- 1 r a- awl I I I I I Mil" "Compttition Is a Good Thing, I'm Told" .. . 1 THE VIEW FROM HERE . . . byFiw. ohippington bewer Poses .Big Problem r i ft At' THE SHIPPINGTON SEWER has been a thorny problem for the city council since October of last year. When I say thorny problem, it's because another problem faces the council which may demand the money currently allotted to constructing the trunk line for the Shippington sewer. The problem was touched on last Tuesday night when a report was read on the condition of the city's sewage disposal plant. IN THAT REPORT, William t. Wales Jr., city e n g 1 n e e r, -In-. formed the council that the prl- ' mary settling tanks, the grit chamber and the building be tween the two digesters at the sewage plant had settled suffi ciently to cause structural dam age to the plant. In non-technical language, these portions of the sewage plant have , settled into the mud and swamp area on which they were built and in so doing have twisted and , in one instance cracked the walls of the settling tanks. If the settling continues, con siderable work will have to be done to shore up the base of the tanks, either by piling or, some other method. In this event, the cost will be considerable to make repairs. CURRENTLY, the city has ap proximately $79,000 in its sewer construction levy. i This money is actually a car 'ry ovr from the money acquired for building the sewer plant and ' laying new trunk interceptors throughout the city. $800,000 in bonds were issued for this pur pose, plus $214,000 which was se cured from the federal govern ment in assistance money. This remaining money must be used for sewer purposes. A few thousand will be used to THE DOCTOR SAYS . . . Tragedy Lurks In Bad Medications By HAROLD T. HVMAN, M.D. Written for NEA There is a saying that a single good illustration is worth many pages of text, And sometimes one or more case histories accomplish more than dozens of sermons. For example, take a report that appeared in the Journal of the Florida Medical Assn. soma time ago. It details the histories of three women who sought treat ment in the emergency ward of a hospital. One was 30 years old and she had an inflammation of her pel vic organs. The second was a 65-year-old who'd had a cold that had hung on for 10 days. The third was a 21-year-old in the eighth week of a pregnancy that was complicated by pain in the appendix region of her abdo men and some bleeding. Each of the three was given a shot of penicillin. In each in stance, the Injection was made Into a deep muscle. The two older women died almost instan taneously. The young pregnant woman survived for approximate ly 25 minutes. The physicians who made this report and the editors of the journal who published it deserve a special citation for their hon esty and courage. No one knows how many simi lar tragedies have occurred throughout the world, leaving the medical profession and the pub lic none I lie w iser. What makes this report the more appalling is the fact that none of the three women was in such imminent danger that in jection treatment was warranted. Two of the three, indeed, may never have needed penicillin at all. All three might still be alive and a new baby born had they received thoughtful care and, at most, a dose of penicilfin by mouth. In my view, there are at least three possible partners to these tragedies. The first Is the know-it-all pa tient who demands a shot of pen icillin and who shops around until he finds a doctor who will do his bidding. The second is the physician who caters to the customer even though he knows better. And the third is the drug manu facturer who pushes injectible rather than ORAL products be cause the margin of profit is so much greater. For a copy of Dr. Hyman's leaflet "What About Cancer?", send 10 cents to Dr. Hyman, care Herald and News, Box 489, Dept. B, Radio City Station, New York 19, N.Y. Almanac By I'nited Press International Today is Sunday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of the year with 357 more to follow in 1961. The moon is approaching its last quarter. The morning star Is Mars. The evening stars are Venus and Mars. On this day in history: In 1815 in the battle of New Or leans, the final military engage ment of the War of 1812. Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British. In 1867, Congress enacted legis lation providing suffrage for Ne groes In the District of Columbia. In 1918. President Woodrow Wil son specified the 14 points on which he hoped a "peace of jus tice" could be based. In 1925. Russian composer Igor Stravinsky made his first public appearance in the U. S., conduct ing the New York Philharmonic Symphony. A thought for today: Novelist Joseph Conrad said: "A work that aspires, however humbly, to the conditions of art should carry Its Justification in every line." assist the unsewered portion of Conger Street to get its line con structed since a part of the line is in essence a trunk, and the costs of trunk lines are borne by the city as a whole. THE PROBLEM is where the money should go. It is thought that if the present disposal plant settling continues and repairs have to be made, they may rur. as high as $50,000. On the other hand, estimated cost of the city's portion of the Shippington sewer is between $54,000 and $60,000. This is the thorny problem faced by the council. THEY APPROVED a third and final reading of the ordinance authorizing the Shippington sewer last Tuesday night, but there is . an unwritten agreement to hold up construction of this sewer until . June 1 to determine whether or not additional damage is incurred in disposal plant repair. In his recommendation, Wales told the council that if no fur ther damage is suffered between now and June 1, providing our usual thaw and freeze cycles of weather occur, "it might be as sumed that the foundations of the plant have become reasonably stabilized." If the plant foundation is sta bilized, the council can proceed to put that money into the Ship pington sewer without fear of an emergency need for the money elsewhere. THIS APPEARS to be the cor rect move. If damage should occur to the sewage plant and the money were not available for repairs it would be a chaotic situation. The council would have to put the issue before the people in the form of a special bond issue and this would take time, and cost money. I checked out another point with City Attorney Henry Perkins recently. The thought arose that perhaps the council had the au thority to levy an emergency sewer assessment against ail users of the city sewer to repair the damage. Perkins says this cannot be done without a vote of the peo ple. So, this left the council with no alternative but to protect the city by awaiting the outcome of the current tests and checks being made at the disposal plant. Thoughts There Is a grleroia evil which I have seen under the sen: rlchet were kept by their ewner la his hurt. Eccl. 5:13. Riches without charity are noth ing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others. Henry Fielding. He looked op and law the rich putting their gifts Into the treas ury. Luke 11:1. He that will not permit his wealth to do any good to others while he is living, prevents it from doing good to himself when he is dead.-C, C. Colton. Will wonders - never cease ' Dep't: Comer now word that the Army is getting ready to provide extra-extra goodies to the lads who keep democracy safe for the world. Recently, the Quartermas ter Corps polled 30,000 soldiers who rated milk at the top of their food preference. Other teen-age delights ranked right be hind it, including hot rolls, hot biscuits, strawberry shortcakes, ice cream and ice cream sundae, with grilled steak and fried chick en the only solid foods break'lng into the array of sweets and pastries. Topping the vegetables were French fries, with beans second, and candied parsnips running - a poor last.' Broccoli, asparagus and cauliflower also ranked low on the Army boys' list. Ladles, how would you like to have a household budget that Jackie Kennedy sports? At $505,000 a year, she will have almost $10,000 a week to spend in operation of the White House. But, it ain't easy, I guess. For instance, she has to pay out for quite a domestic staff. That in cludes a maitre d'hotel, two housekeepers, four butlers, six cooks, a valet, five doormen, five housemen, a head laundress, a pantry-woman and eight maids. Also coming out of her budget is the cost of maintaining the prop erty. The staff for this includes a maintenance group of eight en gineers, four carpenters, two car penter's helpers, four electricians, one electrician's helper, 11 gar deners, three plumbers, two storekeepers, a painter, a clerk, and a common laborer. That's quite a headache. But just think how nice it would be to call the plumber to fix the stopped-up sink, and getting the electrician to replace a blown out fuse, and get it done right away. No waiting around for Poppa or the serviceman to re spond to a call of distress. I have a little tale for those who are rash enough to print or otherwise predict. It seems that an old man had the habit of always prophesying great calami ties to his friends. One day he was predicting to a disgusted listener that a great famine was coming soon, and dolefully asked, "And what would you say, my friend, if in a short time the rivers in out country would all dry up?" Without much . hesita tion, the friend replied. "I'd say, go thou and do likewise." If Americans aren't reading more books than ever, it cer tainly Isn't the fault of the pub lishers. In 1960 there were published more than 15,000 books of different titles. The number of paperback books in publication now Is close to 10,000. This compares to only 4,500 paperback titles available five years ago. "When does the library open?" the voice asked. "Ac 9 a.m.," came the reply, "and what's the idea of calling me in the middle of the night?" "Not until 9 a.m.?" answered the disappointed voice. "No, not until 9 a.m.," an swered the librarian. "Why do you want to get in before 1 a.m.?" "Who wants to gel In? I want to get out." If you didn't have a medical deduction on your income tax re turns last year, consider yourself lucky. Of the 20.8 million indi vidual returns for 1958, 12.2 mil lion had deductions for medical and dental expenses. More than 5,000 returns had medical deduc tions of $10,000 or more. One would think that with all the stories about people getting bilked by peddlers, that no one would consider buying anything from them as they wander from door to door. Especially, those who are unknown to the buy er. But, all of the time, it's the same old story: the slick-talking salesman taking a group or some individuals for their money or sale of questionable merchandise. Stuff that could be bought cheap er from their merchant who could be trusted who's estab lished in business, and willing to make adjustments if his mer chandise does not measure up to what has been represented. LOOSE ENDS: It's just as well, for posterity, that parents are willing to forget the incon venience and expense that go with each addition to the family . . . Sometimes our big guys at home act just like the type their mother doesn't want them to as sociate with . . . The lucky man points with pride to his superior 'judgment . . . Joke: "Now this is just between you and me" . . . One "of a woman's greatest as sets is a mar's imagination . . . We've spoiled our baby, and we're glad of it . . . Overheard at a golden wedding anniver sary: People who marry for love have a wonderful habit of never doing it again . . . And when are the Democrats going to take down that "headquarters" signT Getting those notices In the mail recently reminds us that a collector of Internal revenue Is a man who tells you what to do with your money after you've done something else with It. An admirer called late the oth er afternoon to inquire: "Are you the bird who writes that asinine column?" But she couldn't have been too much interested be cause she hung up as sodH as I replied in the affirmative. Well, you can't win 'em all. mil YOUR POCKETBOOK 1 Federal Agencies Protect Purchaser ' B FAYE HENLE If you have been deceived in the purchase or servicing of a product, the installment charge in financing it, or in any invest ment you may have made, it's about 100 to 1 that the fault is yours. Are you aware of the watchdog agencies some governmentr sponsored, some private that exist to protect you and your in terests? Are you aware that in variably this advice is to be had for free? There are now more than 100 Better Business Bureaus through out the U.S., sponsored by 100,000 firms who spend some 5 million dollars annually to guard against unfair business practices. About a half dozen new bureaus will be opened in 1961. These are the headquarters for your complaint on any product that does not give the promised performance, on any service not performed ac cording to contract. Better Busi ness Bureaus war constantly against false advertising, decep tive pricing and deals promising you the free or almost free in stallation of merchandise if you'll supply the salesman with a suffi cient number of referrals. Last year the bureaus handled a record 2.6 million complaints. They expect this number to be exceeded this year. There are state laws ruling on the charges that may be asked when you borrow from a finance company or buy on the install ment plan. Usually the top serv ice fee permitted is a yearly maximum of $10 for interest on each $100 of the unpaid balance on amounts of $1,000 or less. Higher rates are allowed for larger loans. Because lending is a competitive business, it is pos sible if your credit rating is good to borrow for .considerably less. Any outright fraud in the secur ities markets makes headlines to day. In unprecedented action, several weeks ago, the New York Slock Exchange stood behind the clients for a member firm in volved in fraudulent action. Guardianship over your deal ings in stocks and bonds rest with the Securities and Exchange Commission which insists on a full disclosure of the financial picture and activities of the man agement of companies which of fer their slock to you for owner ship. The boards of governors of all stock exchanges not only scruti nize the activities of the com panies whose stocks they have ac cepted for sale but guard against any unfair manipulation by trad ers of these stocks. The National Association of Se curities Dealers guardsyall un listed stocks those of publicly owned companies not listed on any exchange. If you are solicited to partici pate in any stock market opera tion and you have the slightest doubt about the integrity of the solicitor, a check with a local well known brokerage firm or with your local banker can help you from becoming entangled in a worthless proposition. Do your business with com panies and individuals whose names you know and respect
