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tAGE 8-A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamalh Falls. Ore. Thursday. February 18, M61 j-irij-ij-i)-i i-j-i-i- "aiiniasnj Frankenstein Monster NOTHING .SPECIAL W. B. S.I In the months to come it is a safe bet that much will be heard about such things as adverse balance of payments, loss of gold, the value of the dollar, prices and foreign compe tition, all of which to the average person will be highly confusing. Adding to the confusion is the fact that this country "went off the gold standard" many years ago. What this meant was that private citizens were no longer able to convert "paper money" into $20 gold pieces or other gold coins. However, government is required to hold $12 billion of gold as backing for currency in circulation. Some believe that gold should now be removed altogether as backing for the currency. This is a question that will be debated in months to come. : Wrapped up in this one issue is the future sta bility of governments throughout the world and society in general. .. About 20 years ago a book was published entitled "The Promises Men. Live By." Its au thor, Harry Scherman, endeavored in simple language to explain the economic facts of modern.life. His thoughts are pertinent today. Real money has always been and still is a tangible and useful form of wealth. Contrary to popular belief, government cannot create money. Money, in the thousands of years of human history, has taken strange and fasci nating forms. In the early Greek world a handful of roasting spits became known as a drachma, a unit of money. In our own history tobacco was used as money as were Indian blankets in the Far West. All of these things were of tangible value. While it may come as a shock, the green pieces of paper that we all now work so hard to obtain are not money. In the words of Mr. Scherman, "Even the wealth iest men nowadays own no money . . . What Social Security Double When is insurance not Insurance? The an swer to that is the federal Old Age'and Survi vor's Insurance system. According to legal in terpretation, social security benefits are no more than "gifts" handed out to social se curity recipients at the pleasure of the federal government. If you do not believe this, read the following testimony of the Social Security A Sense Of History (Philadelphia Bulletin) : Americans are fortunate to bo witnessing one of the smoothest functionings in their history of a process too often marked by cool-' ness and lack of cooperation. That process is the transition of Government. , The credit for this was placed the other night squarely where it belongs: on the person of Dwlght D. Eisenhower. It was one of a series of fitting' accolades given the President in the course of an hour-long telecast which reviewed Mr. Eisenhower's career. And it came from a man who should know: President-elect Ken nedy. - ; ; "I think that there is no period in Presi dent Eisenhower's long life of service to his country," said the President-elect, "which has distinguished him more as a patriot than his ability to lay the groundwork for a successful transfer. , "President -Eisenhower has an historical sense. And, therefore, from the day after elec tion until the present, he has made every ef fort to make it easier for those of us who are assuming responsibility." W BARBS '. The Treasury Department says the average dollar lasts about nine months. Let's call that today's laugh. ; In an office, it's amusing how long it takes some people to tell you how busy they are. Soon after a girl floes a nice job of making up, some fellow thinks the job needs retouching. :.' It's the fast stepper who finds it hard to keep up with running expenses. : By this time we'll bet the majority of Christmas toys have been trampled or stumbled ,oye.r. '.'. Don't put your money in a sock. Put a sock in your money by buying Government Bonds. -The average husband prefers a wife who Is a good mixer, In the kitch en mainly. Promises Men Live 'we handle, what we deal in, what-we say we own, consists almost entirely of promises to pay money promises made by our govern ment or by our central banks . 4 . The in disputable fact about our modern world is that everything else we use as money can so be used only because it consists, at one or more removes, of promises to deliver gold in a stated weight and of a stated fineness . . . For about three thousand years ... the use of silver and gold has been spreading over the ' earth until . . . they have become the pre dominant money of all the more civilized communities." The history of money and the rise and fall of nations and societies makes two elemental facts grimly clear. Among private citizens the "promises mert live by" in the realm of eco nomics and money are rarely violated. The his tory of governments in the same area is a sadly different story. Centuries ago, rulers "clipped" and "sweated" coins to cheat their subjects. In modern times behind the intrica cies of finance and credit the long-term rec ord of government is no better. When men act in the name of government, in the view of Mr. Scherman, ordinary moral standards that gov ern private citizens do not apply. And he backs up his view with a wealth of facts. His advice is to make "an untiring effort to under stand the economics of this world in which you live and neither T)e content nor discouraged until, in honesty, you can feel that your com prehension is not too unclear." That is a large order but as the experts and the authorities expound their ideas on what to do about these strange new problems of international payments and gold, the least we can do is try. Administrator before the Supreme Court: "The OASI program is in no sense a federally-administered insurance program under which each worker pays premiums over the years and acquires iat retirement an indefea sible right to reccivi . a fixed monthly bene fit .. . The conlribitions exacted under the program are a tax. . . . Consistent with the non-contractual nature of OASI benefits is the ruling of the Internal Revenue Service that monthly benefit payments are voluntary payments to the recipient by the government .... a belief has developed . . . that . . . bene fits are paid as the result of a contractual ob ligation on the part of the United States gov ernment . . . This belief has been fostered to a considerable extent by publications and other statements of responsible officials of the Social Security Administration." The Social Security Administration, for public consumption, says: "Beginning January 1, 1960, 50c more social security tax on every $100 you earn (and 50c more from your em ployer) . . . provides: Monthly payments for you and your family at retirement, or when . you are between age 50 and 65 and severely disabled ... for more information on your rights and benefits see your social security office." As one actuarial authority observes: "When statements as self-contradictory as these are issued by or collaborated in by the same government agency, it is certainly time for the public to take an interest in what is going on." This is doubly true when proposals are impending to extend social security to include "free" medical care. About Money ACROSS 1 Argentine coin 5 British money of account 8 Coin o( India 12 Asseverate 13 Used by ntihcrmcn 14 County In Florida 15 Stagger 16 Stain 17 Eni)orium 18 Hebrew ascetic 20 Sacrod aonea n Soil 24 Cotton fabric 2 ChatiKo .13 Turn inside out 34 European blackbird 35 fortification 36 Elevate 37Girl'i nam 38 Raged 40 Ice plniud 42 Take Into custody 46 Shrill sounds, aa of a bagpipe 61 Conduct 62 Pewter coin of Thailand M Transaction 65 Auto part 66 Hronic coin of India 67 Roof edpe 58 Heavy blow 60 Conclude O Mimicked DOWN IPeel 3 Niithti before events 9 Observes 4 Shield bearing Trying experience 6 Masculine appellation 7Kxpert 8 Mourning fabric 0 Man's name 10 Pattern 1 1 Social Insect 19 Tidiness 21 Irish floral emblem 23 Musical note 24 Persian fairy 25 At all times 26 Interpret 27 British measure for herrina 29 Shakespearean king 80 Decorate By Talk Answer to Pravlout Puizl 81 Otherwise 44 Uncommon 32 Origan part 46 German hvar 38Eldur(ab.) 47 Notion 39 sampled 48 Harvest 41 Storehouse 49 Wash 42 Singing voici SO Winter whid 43 Check 63 Metal imijim mm Iiiiu t.JN.L. aTm lNle A k B l u e i t TT j X J B4!J6 B Bp L L8GB I1X a a v w o r L A Hy !LB.ilT R A T B N ( A l A I o v e b kkl i nEe a & e- B.iESltSi MeiTel lE old ggsles I 2 3 14 15 16 17 I 8 Is jlO III rj 13 u ij i? 17 m !T narn 1111 g--lq L 1 1 1 24 126 126 127 IT" 3T 2? 130 131 132 33 U " 3 a -a awiii J 1111 4T4T1 111,1 42 143 144 14 r" U 47 4 4 160 51 """ST t? u 'JS 55 ST"-" a u z WASHINGTON ' WINDOW His Memory Doesn't Jibe With Facts By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) - Harry S. Truman took another hip shot at history last week and, as he , so often does, HST wounded a fact. Mr. T. sometimes permits a wishful memory to rosy-hue some bit of factual history, and this was one of those times. The for mer president was in New York last week en route with Mrs. Truman to a Bermuda vacation. HST is good for an interview any time, afoot or afloat. He is, in fact, the news reporters' best friend, loaded always with snap pish comment, Frederick M. Wiii ship of UPI's New York bureau reported HST's interview on this occasion, and in his story he quoted the former president on President Kennedy's performance to date. HST thinks Kennedy is doing real well, and he especially approved of the $2.8 billion wel fare benefit hike just proposed. "I feel the American people have gotten off very easy," Tru man said with respect to taxa tion. "The only other country where they don't pay what they should is France." Truman's Budget Winship's story continued, but not in direct quotes: "The former chief executive said he believed every effort should be made to make income meet out-go in the federal gov ernment. "He (Truman) said he man aged to balance the budgets fur six years until expenses of t h e Korean war created a deficit." Reporter Winship insists that is what HST said, that he (Winship) has it in his notes. Mr. Truman took office In April, 1945, and left the White House in January, 1053. He was not responsible for the 1!)55 deficit which amounted to $53.9 billion. That was a war time FDR budget. Record Doesn't Square Thereafter the record does not square at all with Truman's mem ory of his budget accomplish ments. He had a bad deficit rec ord. His 1946 fiscal year deficit amounted to $20,6 billion. In the fiscal years 1947-48 there were budget surpluses. These were the years of the Republican 80th Con gress which HST denounced as the worst ever. In fiscal 1931, HST came up with one more budget surplus, making it three instead of six for his White House term. His fare well deficit was nearly $10 bil lion in fiscal 1953. All of these are the official figures compiled by the Bureau of the Budget where the nation's fiscal history is kept with a sharp and accu rate pencil. Wealthy Robbed The rotting of the U.S. dollar proceeded every year save one. 1949, while President Truman was in office. The Senate Finance Committee .calculates the dollar's value tn 1945 when HST became president at 77 2 cents. That was the 1945 value or purchasing pow er in rehuion to the dollar of 1939. In 1953, the year HST left the While House, the value or purchasing power of the dollar had slumped to 51.9 cents. That 25.3 cents levy by infla- i lion on every dollar possessed by anyone anywhere was a hidden - . Xm EDSON IN WASHINGTON By PETER EDSON Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON (NEA) - The staff of Texas Democratic Sen. Ralph Yarborough's Freedom of Communications subcommittee, in compiling the transcript of all the presidential candidates' broad casts in the last campaign which it will publish in six vol umes of about 1,000 pages each has come across a number of prime examples of President Ken nedy's wit and humor. ' Supplementing the few samples given in a previous column, here are a few more gags to put in your Kennedy joke book: In -a Dallas speech, Kennedy referred to the Russian lead over the United States in the space race. "The first satellite was called "Sputnik, not Vanguard," he said. "The first country to place Its emblem upon the moon was not the United States, but the Soviet Union. The first passengers to re turn safely from a trip to outer space were named Strelka. and Belka not Rover, Fido or 'Checkers. " At Amarillo. just before the election, Kennedy pulled this one: "I understand that the vice pres. ident is arriving in Texas ,wilh a 'rescue squad' Nelson Rocke feller, the President of the United States, Henry Cabot Lodge ' and now they are adding three new members to the team, who will advise him on how to win this election. They are Landon, Hoo ver and Dewey. "We can't lose." Kennedy was probably at his best or worst, if you are a ' Republican and are still reading at the Al Smith memorial din ner in New York, last Oct. 19. Here arc a few quotes: "Mr. Nixon, like the rest of us, has had his troubles in this cam paign. At one point, even the Wall Street Journal was criticizing his tactics. That is like the L'Osser vatore Romano criticizing the Pope. . . . "But I think the worst news for the Republicans this week was that Casey Stengel has been fired. It must show, perhaps, that ex perience does not count. . . . "On this matter of experience. I had announced earlier this year that, if successful, I would not consider contributions as a substi tute for experience in appointing ambassadors. Ever since I made that statement. 1 have not received a single cent from my father. . . . "One of the most inspiring notes that was struck in the last 'Great Debate' was struck by the vice presidmt in his very moving warning (to) the children of the nation and the candidates, against the use of profanity by presidents and ex-presidents when they are on tlie stump. And I know, after 14 years in the Con gress with the vice president that he was sincere in his vies about the use of profanity. "But I am told that a promi nent Republican said to him yes terday in Jacksonville, Fla.: 'Mr. President, that was a damn fine speech." And tlio vice president tax of which only alert citizens were aware then or of w hich they are aware now. Former President Truman must have forgotten about that when he told Reporter Winship that Ameri can taxpayers had gotten off easy. Those with dollars, in truth, have been robbed. Kennedy Shows He's Master Of 'Needle' said in reply. 'I appreciate the compliment but not the language.' "The Republican then went on to say, 'I liked the speech so much that I contributed a thou sand dollars to your campaign.' And Mr. Nixon replied, "The heil you say.' "However, I would not want to give the impression that I am tak ' ing former President Truman's use of language lightly. I have sent him the following wire: " 'Dear Mr. President. I have noted with interest your sugges tion as to where those who vole for my opponent should go. While I understand and sympathize with your deep motivation, I think it is important that our side try to re frain from raising the religious issue.' " Al manac By United Press International Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, .the 47th day of the year with 3!8 more in 1961. The moon is approaching its first quarter. The evening stars are Venus and Mars. On this day in history: In 1804, U. Stephen Decatur of the U. S. Navy climbed aboard the former U. S. frigate Philadel phia in Tripoli Harbor and, with 75 American sailors, set tlie ship afire. In 1838, American historian Henry Adams W'as born. In 1868, members of the Jolly Corks, a social and benevolent so ciety, organized themselves into the Benevolent and Protective Or der of the Elks. In 1898. Katharine Cornell, famed actress, was born in Ber lin, Germany. Thought for today: Henry Adams said: "Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit." QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q What is the most important political fact about the Soviet form of government? A One-party dictatorship. Q Is the number of foreign students studying in the U.S. in creasing? A A record 48.486 foreign stu dents studied here last year. Q Why is snow white In color? A Due to the reflection of light by the tiny surfaces of the crys tals. Q For what odd habit is the crested flycatcher noted? A It usually includes a cast off snakeskin in its nest. Some naturalists believe that the snake skins scare away enemies. Q What is the story behind the first margarine? A It developed as result of a contest w hich Napoleon HI c o n ducted to get a butter substitute during Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Q How does South America rank In size among the conti nents? A Fourth largest, taking up nearly one-seventh of the world's land area. Make of this what you will, but a large grocery industry mag azine says that sales of food for Fido and Tabby exceed those of baby food sales. Many people think that the nation's 54.000.000 (yes, millions count 'cm) dogs and cats have been erroneously thought to thrive merely on table scraps. Not so. For the retail food business, packaged sales alone amount to more than $400 mil lion yearly, and it is thought that the market is just beginning to boom. Dog food sales alone during 1959 out-stripped baby food sales by better than 16 per cent, and another $60 million in canned cat food should be added to the grand total. And, if that ain't enough, consider this: the dog and cat population is growing six times as fast as the human popu lation rate. Wonder when same smart i politician will come up with a social security and unemploy ment plan for our four-legged friends? No single item got more nation wide publicity than did the inci- ' dent where people in a town in New Jersey found themselves in , jail for failing to return overdue library books. It was a good idea, and I wonder just how much ef fect the action had in inducing people in other towns and cities to return books they had stashed away in some dusty corner. Our Progress Edition work has brought to us the deep realization of the significance of agriculture in the Klamath Basin. I think you'll be surprised at the extent of the industry, unless you have been closely associated with agri culture, livestock and farming in the area. Not too many of us appreciate the role of the farmer in our lives. And .slowly, but inevitably, it seems, we are reducing the number of farmers more each year. (When I say farming, I in clude ranching and livestock rais ing and specialized production ef fort.) There never has been anything wrong with farming that a few profitable crops won't cure. It has always been the most satis factory existence of all the trades and professions. The dividends in good living, independence, outdoor work and the enjoyment of asso ciation with nature and growing things put it high on the list of desirable occupations. 'The good farmer is seldom lazy, yet he can find time for recreation. His shot gun is always handy; his fishing pole and bait convenient, and the field and stream lie just over' the way. In addition, the farmer is a good businessman. He has lo be to stay in the "game" of these days of high operating costs, and huge investments in machinery and equipment. Yet, he is a born gambler. Here is the Farm er's Creed: I am the farmer. I live by THE DOCTOR Cat Naps Valuable in y'li I As Safety Valves By HAROLD T. HYMAN, M.D. Written for Newspaper Enterprise Assn. A great-grandmotrfcr, in her ' Klrd year, wants to know if there is anything she can do to keep from napping every so often. "I've always been able to cat nap at odd times during the after noon and evening but now I doze off for a few minutes even in the morning," she complains. Well, bully for you, as Teddy Roosevelt used to say. Have you ever thought that maybe one of the reasons your family continues to be blessed with your presence is this gift of napping? Far from suggesting something you can do to keep from napping. I'd suggest you teach the trick to every one you hold dear. For, in my opinion, tlie ability to doze at regular intetvals during the day is a most valuable safety valve in these tortured times. Note that I emphasized "regu lar intervals." For. as you can readily imagine, there are great dangers inherent in catnaps tak en at irregular intervals when you're at work, in class or driv ing a car. By regular intervals. I mean preferably after the midday meal or before or after the eveninR meal. For example, the former is favored for the housewife after site has finished her morning chores and before she starts out for the afternoon session of mar keting, shopping, calting for the children and the like. The midday snooze is aiso fa hard work and the sweat of my brow. I work in the sun and the rain and my hours are long and my duties unending. I seek not fame or fortune but my life is one of little things humdrum to the city man full of drudgery and some danger, but rich in contentment and peace. I am the first stop on the production line of mankind, for I start the raw materials of food, fiber and timber down the chan nels of trade. I am an idealist who will not sacrifice my freedom and inde pendence for a weekly or month ly pay check; but value my way of life above all, no matter what the cost in toil or sweat or sacrifice. I plow my own row, keep my own time, vote my own ticket, choose my own company, burn my own fuel, raise my own feed and food; I am freedom's child and her most adent champion. I am a home builder and a family man and my children give life and leadership to the nation, for they know the meaning of work as the real purpose in life, a reason for being as certain as the processes of nature itself. I am a God fearing man and a believer in the church, for un der God's supervision I have charge of the field, and the soil I tend, and the plants I bring ' to fruition. And through His teach ings I learn my responsibilities and duties, and in His inspiration I find my solace and strength. I am a specialist in an intri cate profession with skill and knowledge acquired only through years of planting, cultivating, and harvesting, through producing and . marketing, through butchering, through blacksmithing, and ani mal husbandry and many associ ated trades. I am the foundation of civili zation and its hope for the fu ture, for neglect of my way of life is the most certain sign of decadence in any race or na tion. For no good reason, I'm re minded of the story about the census-taker who stopped at a farm house in Connecticut (I guess that's far enough away) and asked the farmer, who was sunning himself on the porch, how many children there were in his family. The farmer thought over the question quite a while and then shook his head in puzzlement be fore replying: "Well, I can't give you a sure enough figure," he answered, "but there must be quite a few. At least, lately, I've noticed that a barrel of flour lasts pretty darn quick." Come to think of it, that's' not so surprising. Some people don't count their blessings until April 15. SAYS vored for the worker or executive who has the good fortune to have a comfortable place to doze off the cab of a truck or the back seat of a car, a shady spot on the grass, a comfortable chair or a couch in an office. For those who can't take a midday nap, the snooze before or after the evening meal is the next best bet. Either way, however, it has to be accepted as part of the daily routine. Otherwise it'll never work or never be respected. Now what does the nap accom plish? Well, for one thing, it breaks the vorking day in half. It refreshes in a way that has never been satisfactorily ex plained. We know very little about the wonderftd phenomenon of sleep. It's possible that we have a sort of sleep center in the brain. When, as a result of fatigue or drag administration, that center gets a red light, it sends out signals thjjt make our eyelids hea vy and that cause us to yawn iimong other things. This signal probably influences the entire body. At any rate, the cat nap. un der corlrolled conditions, is a real blessing. And I hope our great grandmother continues to indulge in it. s For a copy of Dr. Hyman's leaflet "How to Combat tlie Com mon Cold." send 10 cents to Dr. llynun. care Herald Hid New. Box 489. Dept. B. Radio City Station, Nw York 19, N.Y.
