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