HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Sunday, January I, Met
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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