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e PAGE l-A HQRALD AND NEWS, Klamath Fallt, Ore. Thursday, September 21, 1961 2T NOTHING SPECIAL (W. I. S.) . 'My Son, My Son' i i in i United Fund Drive Faces With the Klamath County United Fund in the closing stages of the second week of the drive, there is certainly cause for pessi mism as to its final outcome. With a goal of $135,309, the United Fund organization this year faces its greatest chal lenge, when it is considered that the Fund fell short of a smaller goal last year. We are certain that the requests of the various participating agencies are valid. Con siderable discussion, on the part of the budget committee of the Fund, and final review by the board of directors of the Fund removed even the slightest element of "fat" in any of the requests. Some requests were cut below The ! The great East-West struggle is made infi ; nitely more tantalizing for Americans by the i fact that the democracy we would like to see ; flourish around the world is one of the most ; difficult of all "political plants" to nurture. ; Too easily we forget our own hazardous beginnings after the Revolution. The British, another fabled example, took centuries to learn how to just "muddle through." But we don't have to look to history for ; testimony. In several countries around the ' globe where democracy either had a foothold or a bright promise, the experiment has now been abandoned at least temporarily and mili tary commanders hold power. The list includes Egypt, which now is part ; of the United Arab Republic, Turkey, Iraq, , ' Pakistan, Thailand and most recently Ko rea. Brazil evidently missed joining this com pany by only a narrow margin. The internal and external political cur rents that led to a military take-over differed, of course, in every case. But there were also ; some common threads, j Even where the democratic impulse is ' I, reasonably strong, there usually is a lack of ' men with civilian governing experience. Army ' leaders are trained administrators and they already hold within their grasp the vital po- lice power any national leader must wield. Bigger central government means more ' state control and planning of everything from business activity to what children are taught in local schools. Its record throughout the : world is destruction of individual liberty and . ; opportunity. Yet the federal government in its bureaucratic wisdom now seeks to protect the : people from themselves in yet another way. Proposed legislation would create a national - wilderness system of 55 million acres, within ; which there could be no disturbing of either ; the face or the processes of nature. No tim : ber harvesting would be allowed; no roads ' could be constructed; recreational value would be restricted and exploration for minerals or oil would be seriously hampered. Every citizen has the right to expect that wild areas will be retained for the enjoyment of future generations, free from the intrusion of four-lane freeways, hot dog stands and lit terbugs. This is part of our heritage and should never be destroyed. But moth-balling He Needs Facts By ARTHUR LORD Dear Arthur: Leave it to dad to b stubborn. That man has to have hit way or else clear out, brother! There's trouble ahead. Now his version of being manly and young he's 72 is to refuse to see a doctor. He claims he ts not sick. He has not often been sick. He doesn't intend to get sick and that's that. Well, I think he's selfish. For my peace of mind, I want the man to see a doctor. How do I get him to the doctor's office? NATALIE Dear Natalie: I'd toll yorr fa ther the facts of life. Why should he deprive himself of future fun and his family of the joy of being with him if be should fall 111? He knows he could. A doctor would appraise his physical condition im mediately. You know, Natalie, all of us what was regarded as minimum requirements by the agencies involved. It seems almost unnecessary to point out that if United Fund effort fails in Klamath county, we face the awful prospect of numer ous "campaigns," "drives," and nuisance re quests at the office and at home. While United Fund is not perfect, it is, nonetheless, the closest thing to perfection that we can come up with, and deserves support. The fault does not lie entirely with the donors. Workers and solicitors must share in the blame for the failure of United Fund. But, this is not the' time for fault-picking. Rather, now is the time for all of us to share in getting the job done. Vital Ingredient From the most intensely practical view point, military men are often moved to act to assure that they and their costly establish ment will continue to be paid and supported. Thus military commanders are almost in evitably the inheritors of power when democ racy falters. They alone appear to be able to bring some semblance of order out of chaos. Why does democracy falter in such coun tries as these? The reasons naturally are varied and com plex. But it is abundantly clear that in virtual ly all the newly independent lands no tradi tion of self-government, of individual free dom, exists. Not only is there no corps of trained civilians to govern. There is deep ignorance of the world in which the country is sudden ly plunged, and almost equal ignorance of the new nation's own domestic problems. Democracy is not so hardy a growth that it can he grafted onto a shaky framework as this. It is common to say that democracy will not prosper in lands where there are not full stomachs. This may well be true. Yet it may' bo wise to add that full stomachs are not the only prerequisite. Democracy demands educated and aroused minds and much of the world about us still has far too few of these. No Need For Moth 55 million acres is not necessary for this pur pose, and would have serious economic effect. Forest, mineral and oil resources in wil derness areas can be adequately developed without detracting from the wild beauty of the land where they are located and often such development is Of real benefit. Experience has shown that a well managed forest protects wat ersheds, and increases the opportunities for hunting and fishing. Managed forests also sustain a minimum of economic loss, due to fire, insects and disease. Unmanaged forest areas without access roads are a danger to other timber lands adjacent to them, and are of little recreational value, since few people have the time or means for traveling through . them. . In developing a national program, a fact to be remembered is that conservation and productive use of land, in no way conflicts with the goal of establishing more wilderness parks and recreational areas. should make as sure at 45 as at a 65 (and 71) that we do not have any dlagnosahle physical limita tion. That makes as much sense for your father as it does for you and me. Tell the old codger this. If he wants to stay manly and young, he'll find a way to under stand. Dear Arthur: Herbert is 63 and has just started a part-time fa- monce with a hot-looking 40-year-old woman in our building. I'm hurt I thought I was giving Her bert everything ke wanted. What do you suggest? BRENDA Dear Brenda: If Herbert wants warmth, better get the home (ires burning. Dear Arthur: I'm a personnel manager for a paint company. The other day an old man of 67 walked in the door and asked for a job. I nearly flipped. How could he Failure Balls Of Life qualify for a job, I wondered. Then he told me! He said tint you had written something about older workers being better than younger workers. Is this true? SAUL Dear Saul: It's generally true. Nine out of 10 older workers, that is all men and women over 43, are equal or superior to their younger counterparts. This is true of worn performances, attendance, safe'v records and work attitude. What more, my friend, could you ask for: I hope you gave the "o I d man of 67" a chance to prove h s worth. Write me about your com pany's hiring policy for peop'e over 45. J Dear Reader: Flea? send your' questions to me, Arthur Lord, in care of this newspaper. Look for an answer to those of general in terest in future columns. Taylor Says Strong Stand Is Vital To Berlin Peace Issue Editor's Note: After a ca reer as industrialist, journalist and author, Henry J. Taylor was called to serve the Eisen hower administration as ambas sador to Switzerland. From his viewpoint as a diplomat Taylor has analyzed the Berlin crisis and the outlook for solving it. in the following interview he makes a pica to stand firm against Soviet demands. . , . By BRUCE AGNEW ' United' Press International Henry J. Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, said today the possibility of any final compromise setUement between Almanac By United Press International Today is Thursday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of the year with 101 to follow in 1961. ; The moon is approaching its full phase. The morning star is Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn. On this day in history; In 1784, the Pennsylvania Pack et and Daily Advertiser, the first daily newspaper published in the United States, appeared in Phila delphia. In 1792, France was proclaimed a republic. . - In 1897, an editor of Uie New York Sun wrote an editorial in response to the letter of an eight-year-old New York girl who want ed to know if there was a Santa Claus. Tho famed reply, which has earned a place in history be gan: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certain ly as love and generosity and de-. votion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy." A thought for today: British writer H. G. Wells said: "Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." ' Radio Talk ACROSS 1 These ire important In a radio 6 Some set have screen 1 1 Kxpunged 13 Evening party 14 Adhesive user 15 Heard on the radio 16 Interest (ab.) 17 Portals 19 Roof ftnial 20 Kxptres 22 Uolf teacher 23 Shield bearing 91 f'Anhnanl 4 East (FY) 5 Plant ovule 6 Gazelles 7 Rivulet (var.) a Bores 9 Profoundly 10 World 1 12 Let fall 13 Saunters -18 Grampus 21 Reticent 23 Siousn Indians S3 Military atsi.Mant 27 Wolfhound 29 Bed canopies 33 Mistakes 34 Keep 35 Crag 2 Superior (slang) 4 i go uea 30 Udy Literate in Art tab 31 Ctty tn (he Netherlands 32 Droop 33 Boy s name 30 Bird's home 39 Allowance (or waste 40 Apex 42 Classify 44Rado broadcasting Is an 45 Hazard 47 Net Guinea, port 4fOlver AO Stay 52 Attempt,? 53 Mikes into law 54 Theowt 53 Corpulent DOW O T-nkewtrm 2 Muse of astronom 3 .St II. boi lootcfr East and West on Berlin and East Germany is "exceeding'y remote." Taylor, a journalist, author and economist as well as a diplomat, said he was convinced, however, that Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev would not knowingly go to war over Berlin. "That is why our strong stand in Berlin is the key to peace," Taylor said. Taylor said Western recognition of East Germany demanded by Khrushchev would amount io abandoning the people of East Germany and formalizing "the control of an occupation tyr anny." , On the Russian side, he said, "Khrushchev could settle - this problem in 10 seconds, over the telephone, merely by doing what the U.S.S.R. agreed in the begin ning to do, namely, hold free elections in Germany." But he said Khrushchev knew that a free election would mean a Communist defeat. "Therefore,, any possibility of so-called 'compromise' seems to ' me exceedingly remote," he said. , A Contrived Crisis Taylor called the Berlin situa tion "a contrived crisis." "Fundamentally," he said, "Khrushchev's Berlin attack is a typical probing operation, basic in Communist strategy. In this re spect it differs not at all from the Red Chinese probe against Formosa's offshore islands. , . "None of the elements of a gen uine crisis exist, as distinguished from the true problems of the world such as Algeria, the roots of which are deep in history, ri cial differences, and other pro foundly complex ingredients." . Taylor rejected the idea o( dip lomatic recognition of East tier many on historic as well as moral grounds. "West Germany and East Ger many (including East Berlin) are as much a unit as Manhattan and the Bronx." he said. "One of the basic criticisms of the Ver sailles Treaty was the artificial formation of separate countries Answer to Previous Puiile 37 Consolation 45 Personal (ab.) .is Characteristics 48 Cotton (abric 3 Sip 49 Scottish 41 Fune rtl pile sheepfold ivar.l 81 Shakespearean 49 Rigid queen IhTTCTwI ITIOIMI MAB)I1 t i 5 h 5LU". u el a t!e A y E N m 8 s N t: A R ji & T n 5 E NItI T2 x T BJ 1 ' rm 8i-ooda!nt eP u o a nk p a, a t B m. uTaI a-iBII5 H T itwl olelli. i uahij maI1 hiaik t a B k m o ais.Ei AL.oB"PAN"eaul JJN .T B T A 1 t i u t v eiI IpIeIuIei 12 3 4 6 16 17 It 19 110 n t nr n is i f-jn it r- is n 3T 3T" 1 . . 3 a H 3B "" 31 a ' TT3" 1j w is s r " n nn' a ir 55 5i - a o a I 111 L out of single entities and the at tempt to erect individual govern ments, for buffer purposes or otherwise, which had no self- ' sustaining means. No Government Exists ' "There is no government in East Germany today unless you would call the wartime Quisling government in Norway a govern- -, nient. . . '....' "The dominant issue (in recog nizing East Germany), of course, would be the willingness of the free world to abandon the East Germans and formalize the con . trol of . an occupation tyranny which has no more right to be there than any other kidnaper has; a right to hold a victim at gunpoint and every other form of duress." Taylor said he believed the sic uation in Berlin was frozen, but added that the division of the ci'v was not unique in the world. "It somewhat parallels the situation of North and South Korea, Viet nam, etc.," he said. "The Iron Curtain in Europe is the line to which the Red Army advanced in the war and stayed," Taylor said. "They will stay wherever they are and go for ward wherever they can. And this is why and how they imperil world peace and the liberty of free men." On other East-West issues, Tay lor was as strongly opposed to rec ognition of Red China as to ac ceptance of East Germany. "Quite aside from the morals involved, I have never heard l suggested that American recogni tion of Red China, or its admis sion to the United Nations would not be an enormous coup for ReJ China, not only in China but throughout Southeast Asia and the whole Communist and five world." he said. "I do not see how you defeat communism by helping it to succeed." Khrushchev Picks Time Taylor aid the reason tint U.S.-Soviet confrontations keeo resulting in frozen situations is that Khrushchev picks the time and place for crisis. ' "Khrushchev deliberately picks places where geography and other matters make our position vulnerable. When he moves we look as if we are at a great dis advantage because we are," he said. The United States would find it difficult getting Khrushchev at a similar disadvantage because the Communists have interior lines, not exposed positions, Taylor said. He admitted however that Cuba appeared to be an exposed posi tion. "The Cuban debacle was one of the most profound tragedies of the whole post-war era." he said. "If we could not turn back Com munist imperialism in Cuba, where on earth can we do it? ' "This failure (the Pigs Bay in vasion) was not due to insur mountable conditions." he sail. "It was due to a debacle in American policy and planning." Thoughts Remember the former things of old; for I tm God, and there Is no other; I am God. and there Is none like me. Isaiah 4C:. It is not he that reads most, T.ut he that meditates rrOt on Divine truth, that will prove the choicest, wisest, strongest ChrQ tian. Bishop Hall. o With the United Fund drive on full blast, I'm reminded of the sad tale of the mountain climbers who decided to scale the Matterhorn and spend some time at the top. After much hardship and strug gling, they finally made it and set up camp, but then there came a big storm and blew everybody away except one sturdy soul. The storm raged for days and al though he had plenty of supplies the survivor began to worry about how he was going to get down from his perch or if a rescue par ty would try to reach him. Then one night he heard a shout and for a moment he was elated. "Hallo, there," the voice said, "this is the Red Cross." Dejected, the survivor started back to his tent. "You didn't have to come up - here in this weather," he hollered, "I already contributed at the of fice." It's been said so many times, that it hardly seems essential here. But, I'm hoping that your contribution to the United Fund has been made. Soliciting funds is a thankless job, at best, and it isn't right that we should force a volunteer solicitor or worker to contact us more than once for our contribution. Too, we need to make every effort to keep the United Fund alive and strong. The alternative nu merous campaigns and solicita tions is too gruesome to contem plate. I'm surprised that in a area where Scouting is so easily prac ticed, officials have trouble get ting boys to sign up. Scouting in the Modoc Area, I'm told, is ac tually declining in number of boys participating. Scouters are making a determined effort to sign more boys in present units and to activate more units on all levels. If' you have a boy eligible for Cubs, Scouts, or Explorers, let the Boy Scout office know about him. Just call TU 2-4611 or call me at TU 4-8111. Something will be ' done about getting him. into a unit. In a news story we carried last week, phraseology was such that it intimated that the Chamber of Commerce board of directors had a long session to elect now offi cers and a manager. Actually, it took about 30 seconds. The entire slate of officers was elected by ac clamation, and only one name was submitted for each office. And George Callison was rehired as manager following unstinted words of praise for his work by board members. I might get some of the material put together in more lengthy form for an editorial, but some sidelights of a statement by Sen. ' Harry F. Byrd on the Senate floor made interesting food for thought: There have been 25 federal deficits In the past 31 years; and there will be another deficit this year- . ., The federal debt is approach ing $300 billion; it is already bo- THE DOCTOR SAYS . . . No Miracles In Rheumatism Fight By HAROLD T. HYMAN, M.D. Written for Newspaper Enterprise Assn. The recent meeting of the Amer- ican Rheumatism Assn. yielded a number of interesting observa tions. Unfortunately none that of fered more than symptomatic re- lief to those who are presently af flicted with joint disturbances. Here are some of the. highlights of the meeting: Although many patients with ar thritis feel increasing discomfort and pain in bad weather and note improvement when the air be comes hot and dry, efforts to con " firm these observations in a scien . tifically controlled climate cham ber proved unavailing. Ten patients spent a total of 242 days in the chamber. The effects of varying temperatures and bar ometric conditions were studied. But no single climatic factor could be shown to produce any consistent change in the affected joints. Nevertheless, the experi menters still believe las do most arthritics) that weather conditions influence both joint swelling and joint pain. The Child who oVes not develop a heart compilation during the course of an acute Hack of rheu matic fever will probably not de velop this complication at a later time. Therefore, the physicians of New York'sIrvington Iftise do Tiot O recommend a long period of bed .reit for the yotmaster whose heart appears normal during and imme diately after the acute attack. Thus both paitent and parents ire yond the World War n peak. The purchasing power of tho dollar is now 46.6 cents as com pared with 100-cents dollars in 1939; and there is imminent dan ger of more inflation. The deficit in our balance of payments with foreign countries continues: our gold supply is less now than it was at the beginning of World War II. Someone left this on my desk with the note that if is a true tale: The son of a newspaperman was attending his first day classes in a new school system. A rather sassy 4th grader, he went too far when he brought a scream of pain from the girl with long blonde tresses in the desk in front of him. The teacher immediately up braided him, saying: "Billy, what would your father say if he saw you doing th;U? He's a perfect gmtleman." "He's no gentleman," Billy shot back, "he's a newspaperman." You've probably seen this lit tle tale in some magazine or other periodical, but I don't pretend that this corner produces much in original content. It goes under the title, White Man Crazy: A deserted farmhouse in a gul lied field was pictured in a farm journal which offered a prize for the best 100-word description. An Indian took the prize with this bit of advice: "Picture show white man crazy. Cut down trees. Make big tipi. Plow hill. Water wash. Wind blow soil. Grass gone. Door gone, win dow gone. Whole place gone. Buck gone. Squaw gone. Papoose too. No chuck-away. No pigs. No corn. No plow. No hay. No pony. "Indian no plow land. Great Spirit make graEE. Keep graoS. Buffalo eat grass. Indian eat buf falo. Hide makes tipi; make moc casin. Indian no make terrace. All time eat. No hunt job. No hitch hike. No ask relief. No shoot pig. No build dam. No give dam. Indian waste nothing. Indian no work. White man crazy." In these days of form-filling and replying by endorsement, it seems that everything has to be done In writing. I think ttie ' Klamath Falls elementary school district adds Insult to in jury when they make parents re-register their kids when they resume school. I can understand a system that would require parents to register their kids when they come into the sys tem. But, registering them ev ery year seems unnecessary. One thing I've noticed: all of these "liberals" who get together to discuss and write about the world's troubles come to the con clusion that vast sums of money somebody's else's, of course, is the answer. Bigger federal gov ernment, and super world govern- ment are their idea of how we can solve the ills of the world. Which reminds me that the peo ple that economists used to say were under-privileged are now de scribed as over-financed. relieved of the drain of extended convalescence and of the fear of future difficulties. A newly developed compound, epsilon amino caproic acid (EACA), may prove of great val ue in the prevention and treatment of the most crippling form of ar thritis (rheumatoid) and related diseases. Unfortunately, the manufactur er of EACA warns that (1) the ' compound is not available for commercial distribution, so don't ask your doctor to prescribe or obtain it for you; (2) the reported results are based on too few ex periences on which to base definite conclusions; and (3) reports issued by investigators, other than those who addressed the meeting, are less hopeful than those presented by the original group. So. if you come across any breathless reports of a "mirarlp drug." better not let your ex pectations soar too high. Because the time has not yet come when you can throw away your bottle of aspirin tablets. For a copy of Dr. Hyman's leaf let. "What About Hardening of the Arteries?" Send 10 cent to Dr. Hyman, care of Herald and News, . Box 4R9. Dept. B. Radio City Sta tion. New York 19, N Y, 0 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q Whaj 16th century English monarch was kflmrn is "Bloody Mary"? A--Queen Mary theOirst. O
