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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1963)
Jjfratiiani)$ekr;$ PAGE 6-D HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Sunday, May J. 1961 NOTHING SPECIAL 1W. B. S.I Q School Budgets Deserve Support Voters In all three school districts in pass the budgets and let the school officials Klamath County will do well to consider care- procee(3 jn orderly fasnion wUh ,hejr . fully the alternatives when they go to the , A ... untie trimfifrnm tn i ,u u i gested programs this year. Education has tak polls tomorrow to vote on the various school budgets and the ranHidates who seek election cn enoueh " hpa,in2 ln K!aath County to board positions. wl,hout atldinS furthcr to the burden- We are hopeful that a great deal of in- As to the candidates involved in Mon- terest will be indicated by a big turnout of day's election, we are hopeful that voters will voters. Informed voters, that is. We do not studv thc attitudes and philosophies of those subscribe to the theory of "get out the vole' involved. indiscriminately. Only those persons capable Unfortunately, too many "local" elec- of making voting decision based on facts lions are nothing but popularity contests, and should exercise their privilege. there is little attention paid to the way the On the basis of facts, it appears that candidates actually think and what their at- the various school district budgets deserve titudes are. For the most part, candidates in the support of voters. Certainly, it is possible Monday's election, have expressed them- to get into the item-by-item elements of the selves on several matters relating to operation budgets and select some items that do not of schools and the role of education, particu- descrve to be there. However, there is not larly relating to KUHS and suggested reor- enough "fat" here to support rejection of the ganization plans. budgets. Statements by the candidates in letters The time for conscientious, tax-saving to the editor, in news stories, and in public voters to take issue with school budgets is meetings can form a basis for voter judg- prior to and during their preparation. If a ment. A position on the board of KUHS (or program or part of the curriculum is believed any other board, for that matter) is not some- to be unnecessary or too expensive to warrant thing to be taken lightly. Our present school support, the time to attack that item is before situation demands representatives who are the budgets are finalized, and while the budg- mature, thoughtful and reasonable in their et boards and school boards are considering thinking and their subsequent action. We the programs requested by the administrators cannot condone policies and actions that are and educators. the result of emotion, expediency and hap- We are hopeful that Klamath voters will hazard thinking. Norblad Questionnaire Results (Gazette-Times, Corvallii) II. Do you favor legislation containing ... i ti 4 income limitations to provide a pen- Those who sent in answers to Representa- sjon of appro.xinlatev ',100 a talive Waller Norblad's pool Of the electorate for Veterans of World War I? 47.2 52.8 in this the First Congressional District will 2- Do you favor legislation providing be interested in the tabulated results of that tZZ questionnaire. for development of their local To us the returns are a surprise in a few importation systems? . ... 6.3 m.s .... . 1 . ... We are surprised at the closeness of the cases. We suspect that many who answered the . . .. . J .., . ' ,.. ,, percentage difference n answer to question questions had qualifying answers which could ' " ,., ... 1 , ' , . ! , i . , . ,, number one. We assumed the response for a not be shown n actual tabulation. , . , . . . ... .. ,, tax cut would have been overwhelming. Here are the results: . . . , Percentages y niaJor Pom on wnlch we dls- 1. Should Federal income taxes be "veT "no agreed with the majority of those rcspond reducod? si.8 48 2 ing to the poll is over the establishment of 2. Should Labor unions be brought a Domestic Peace Corps (question three). We ' 3. lfainS to -l-Mwi W " " s"srl s voters confused this with the a Domestic Peace Corps? 38.1 61.9 establishment of a Youth Conservation Corps 4. Do you favor amending the Jones or else with the Peace Corps people sent to Act to permit U.S. lumber producers foreign lands to ship at lower rates on foreign ships , ' , ..... .... as do Canadian lumber producers? .... 85 0 15 0 wc differed with the majority m regard J. Do you favor continuance of our to aid for school construction but we quali- current farm price support program? .. 22.3 77.7 f iod our answer to making the money a loan 6. Do you favor giving United States , distressed districts military assistance to India? 5D.9 40.1 io nisiressea oisincis. 7. Do you favor legislation to establish Mr. Norblad says the response to thc a Youth Conservation Corps? R4.3 35.7 questionnaire was large and evidences "a very ' ZZ.:6.:.. 44 6 4 "-Hhy and gratifying interest in our national (hi teachers salaries? 21.8 78.2 affairs. This is good. We wonder, however, . Do you favor legislation similar to how accurately the poll reflects the thinking the Administration's proposal (King- of all the people in Mr. Norblad's District Wfim. H0W many De"Wmta- fr "" had " aid. and related home health services opportunity to vote? The registration in the for our elderly under Social Security? .. 4G.8 53 2 District is almost 50-50 but it is only natural 10 St0'! fiL,U.lln,,, that a majrity on Mr- Norblad's mailing list he permitted to claim their tui- ,. . , ... tion. books, and other educational costs wou,d be members of his own Republican . as an income lax deduction? 57 2 42 8 party. IN WASHINGTON . . . The Hy RALPH de TOI.KOANO Not being (Ha theologian or (2) a reporter (or the religious press, I have refrained so far from any comment on Pope John's encyclical, l'acem in Ter- ris. Rut I have read many com ments by lay writers and edilori- ' alists that I believe miss the point completely, and therefore I Icel some discussion is warrant ed. Since the encyclical Is direct ed to "men of good will'1 rather than to Catholics alone I hope tli.it this gives me certain jour nalistic latitude. The main point to tie made about Pacem in Tcrris, moreover, is (hat it l addressed to men of good will. Therefore, those who feel that it is an unqualified ap proach to Comrade Khrushchev and tlie Kremlin are barking up the wrong subtlety. A Commu nist, in Calholic doctrine, is not a man of good will and the mo ment lie becomes one. he craws to be a Communist. So it Pope John has opened the doors of the Vatican to the Communists, they may enlcr only if they tear up Hieir parly cards and Ihis is hardly a revolutionary concept. But I here are many who have looked to thc Vatican for moral leadership in I he fight to pre serve the world's freedom. They feel that it Is a giant step toward tlie socialism which was presum ably inherent in 10 Mil's lie rum Novarum. And it Is Ihoir worries which 1 do not under stand. Granted that there may be much in the fine print which has eluded me. But it seems quite categorical when Pacem In Ter- Papal Encyclica ris stales that "free initiative in tlie economic field" is a "natural right." That slams the door on both Comrade Khrushchev and on Americans for Democratic Action however enthusiastically they may applaud Pope John. At the same time, tlie encycli cal is quite cautionary in its state ment that "state activity in tlie economic field . . . ought not to be exercised ... to control tlie individual freedom oi personal in itiative." True Ihis is followed by (lie rather curious hoie that tale activity "should expand that freedom "something which the world's experience has proven to be a forlorn hope. But the basic point in defense ol the private man as opposed to the statist man has been made. Kvery where, tlie easily misun derstood statement is carefully qualified. For example. Pope John warns that nuclear testing "will have fatal consequences tor life on earth." But, he notes, these nuclear tests, to be so dire in cflect. must be "undertaken with war in mind." This automat ically excludes tlie West which is testing defensively, and places the onus on the Kremlin whose generals are openly dis cussing aggressive nuclear war as an instrument of Communist policy. Though Pacem In Terris rails for an end to the arms race, it again qualifies this hy discounting such pleading in its flat assertion that Uus eventuality cannot come about unless there is "an eftcclive method of control." Again, it is the West which has pleaded for adequate controls and the Soviet In ion which has refused to allow them. But perliajis Hie most import ant, and least considered, point of Pacem in Terns concerns revolution. Not only the Commu nists but some men of tlie left throughout the world insist on violent changes in the social or deralways. o( course, in the interest of justice. This runs di rectly counter to the spirit and the letter of tlie encyclical. For Pope John knows that abrupt and violent change bears t h e seeds ol that destruction which cannot allow- freedom or social justice to prevail. "There are some souls." savs Pacem in Terris. "particularly en duwed with generosity, who, on limling situations where the re quirements of justice are not sat isfied or not satisfied in full, fee! enkindled with fie desire to change tlie state of things, .is il 1'iev wished to have recourse to something like a revolution. "It must be borne in muni that to proceed gradually is thc law ol life in all its expressions, therefore in human institutions too. it is not ivsihle to rennvati l"r tlie better except hy woikin: from within them gradually." What this savs merely echoes conservative doctrine, it could ironically, he applied as a countc nigumcnl to the revolutionary N, prrme Court dcsecrr;almn deci non. And il is based on an ancient principle: Ends cannot justily means in fact, ends are always conditioned by means. Other Editors' Opinions Public Interest Vs. Strkes (Engineering Ncwfi-Record, New York) Signs multiply that Ihe general public is getting fed up with the economic losses and inconvenienc es that occur when failures in col lective bargaining cause work stoppage. Sooner or later this ex asperation is going to explode into irresistible demands for a "law." which in all probability will he harmful to both labor and man agement, and therefore not in the public interest either. Some bet ter way than more governmental controls tc avoid or settle strikes, it seems, is badly needed. Inasmuch as the public inter est cannot be sidestepped, some kind of a procedure for stimulat ing and improving the force of public opinion would apear to be a better way to cope with collec tive bargaining failures than most of the panaceas now under con sideration. Among these are com pulsory arbitration, fact-finding boards whose conclusions would be legally or politically enforce able, antitrust laws for labor un ions and various kinds of strike curbs. Unfortunately each of these methods would represent a dim inution of private rights without oflering any certainty of solution to the basic problem that now too frequently makes the public the victim of labor strikes. It seems quite possible, however if to avoid tliese disadvantages .if every bargaining situation that reaches an impasse could be turned into a showcase operation, and all bargaining secrecy aban doned. Such a procedure would let the process of private decision making continue but continue un der the watchful and critical eye of the public. 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To give labor and management the necessary time to explore, ex. pcriment, and invent along the slow, long road to sensible and peaceful, but voluntary, adjust mentsand to stimulate these ef fortswe need to develop an in-, formed public opinion that can meanwhile more effectively pro tect the public's interest. One way of doing this would be to re quire negotiations to continue un der the direction of a mediator, but to open bargaining sessions to public attendance, whenever impasses produce a strike. Such a procedure, which should help purge negotiations of unten able positions, could be a strong inducement to peaceful settle ments without violating the con cept of free enterprise, or destroy ing private decision-making or ab rogating Uie right to strike. Such an approach would also seem pref erable to the development of a new coterie of arbitrators or la bor specialists empowered by law to develop, even in secrecy, la bor contract settlements that nei- Answer to Previous Puiile. C A.P S ISiHOEl rose S I ll-l I CATL frit JN r 1 Al A DORiK E EJ "til lis.t 5in ir- r-VcTvTTi Iff cl.S.X. ICA'N S,X7MnAt-ITIl lab) 7Etes a Dale again P Surgical saw MS Short potus Gossip State Heare Bristle 10 Cgret .IS 12 Roman emperor .1 1.1 Reclaims 41 IS Sick 43 21 (loll club 2.1 Remsined 4S 2.i Number 49 Filaments Pause English astronomer Ventilate Century lahji Dresa edge. Macaw 27Kgvplian rtver SI 24 Thoroughfares S2 ther labor nor management nor the public can understand or ap prove. Such a procedure, too, would avoid the ridiculous situation that has just occurred in New York City's long newspaper strike, where the mayor has spent weeks secretly mediating as the pub lic's representative without once informing the public about the is sues or the positions taken by la bor and management. If the President's complex and far-reaching guideposts for non inflationary wage and price deci sions are to be effective, and if public opinion is ever going to be a significant influence for right or wrong in collective bargaining, the public itself must somehow be introduced to the fundamental is sues and intricacies of the bar gaining process. If the public has a stake in bargaining which everyone seems to admit it has a right to know what is going on. That right ac crues beyond question whenever labor and management fail by default to discharge their obliga tions to the public, and resort to strikes or lockouts. In view of the storm clouds now gathering on the horizon, the present would seem to be a propitious time to start that introduction. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Candidate I came to Klamath Kails in l!i.lfl to encage in the same in surance business I still own and operate. We have raised our daughter and three sons who have gotten their complete grade and hich school education in the Klamath Falls public schools. In appreciation for these benefits to my family, I am willing to offer my services to our schools. Regarding plans for reorgani zation. 1 pledge to work for the best interest of the people of this community to the ends of achiev ing the highest level pf efficiency at costs that are reasonable. 1 believe a well organized single district for the entire county to be n good solution to our prob lems. I am a business man and like most members of school boards. I am not an educator and am aware of my limitations. There fore, in all cases of important decisions. I would try to secure good guidance in making such decisions. ln all due respect to parents. Ihe faculty, and the public as a whole as taxpayers, may we a! wavs he mindful that the welfare of our children who attend our schools is mast important. Hans Norland THEY SAY... The girl watchers are united in a simple thought, and that is that there is nothing in the world more beautiful than a beautiful girl. Don Saiiers of New V e r k. president o( the Amerfeaa Sort It of Girl Watchers. I believe in the principle of school reorganization, and there appears to be much in favor of the proposal that Klamath Coun ty schools be reorganized under one administrative and operating head. But, there are a lot of ques tions to be answered yet before voters can set their stamp of ap proval on such a plan. One thing I dislike to see is the growing trend to choose up sides with our rural friends on one side and the so-called city people on the other. After all, we're all in tlie same county we have prac tically the same social, economic, and human welfare elements and we're all after the same thing, an improved education system. Frankly, I'm surprised and dis appointed that Cliff Robinson has come out swinging from the heels and making some rather rash statements regarding tlie pros pects if the one-unit county plan is approved. I believe that school admin istrators and officials have been remiss in their failure to obtain answers io some quite funda mental legal questions. Some of these questions, they say, have to be resolved at the attorney general level. YVe need answers to such questions as to control of the proposed school district administration.. who would be on the board, and how would he get there, etc. The latest incident involving the Klamath County Sheriff wherein he offered information to a juror sitting in a trial proceeding is al most unbelievable. That is, until you consider other school-boy an tics of that sheriff. I hope school boys won't think I am trying to discredit them. Pool oooops pocket billiards is chalking up a comeback on the American scene. And for some of us who wasted our youth chas ing the recalcitrant 8-ball around the greensward, it's encouraging. By FULTON LEWIS JR. In the South German town of Bui g Prcppach. door-to-door med icine peddlers tiave a sure-fire pitch: "Take one of these tablets each morning and night and your brain will become as sharp as a buzz saw." The tablet is nothing more than ordinary sugar but the buyer is positive it works. Local police have given up .trying lo jail the salesmen since no one who buys the "anti-stupidity pill" will admit he has been gypped. There are no complaints, either. nm a Chicago man who stopped king insulin after buying a naeic spike" guaranteed to cure aMos if worn on a chain uound his neck. Tlie pencil-sized glass tube, containing a penny's worth of barium chloride, cost the man $306. There are no complaints because the man is dead dia betic coma. All across the country there are thousands of slick pitchmen who sell "magic spikes" and other "treatments'' guaranteed to cure anything from cancer to flat chests. The Pharmaceutical Manufac turers Association estimated re cently that health chicanery is practiced by at least lOO.ooo fak ers whose "specialties" range from arthritis and cancer to food fads and kitchen-table ahortions; from diabetes and sex to high blood pressure and hypnosis. And 25 million Americans fall prey to this humhuggery, whether they swallow a bogus health tonic or let themselves be strapped against an impressive - looking machine. At least one-fifth of those victimized suffer serious setbacks Al manac Ry I nlted Press International Today is Sunday, May 5. the 125th day of 1!W with 240 to follow. The moon is approaching full phase. The morning stars are Venus and Saturn. The evening star is Mars. On this day in history: In 1PI8. Karl Marx, the Ger man social philosopher who was to become the chief theorist of modern socialism, was born. In l!C5. a biology teacher in the Dayton. Tenn., public school system was arrested for teaching the theory of evolution in viola tion of a state law. In lftio. the Federal Republic of Germany 'West Germany i be came a sovereign state. Although, the new pool room Is a far cry from that which I knew as a kid.) The cue to the renais sance, in fact, is the whole-hearted efforts of billiards equipment manufacturers in dolling up the surroundings and enhancing the game's reputation. . With more than 2,000 billiard rooms as modern as the bowling alleys with which most are con nected, it's no wonder the game is returning to popularity. Even the ladies are taking up the sticks with rattling good will. (They have royal precedent. Mary, Queen of Scots, was said to have been a devotee of billiards). And, the pool table (ooops, billiard table) is be coming quite tlie thing to have around the home premises in the family recreation area. It's report ed that more than a half-milliitu homes now boast billiard ta bles. There's real substance to the idea that papa-san can be gone from the home for days on end and there's not too much con cern in the family circle. But, just let Mama go away for a couple of days and all hell breaks loose. The kids get droopy and don't care much about anything. Their custodian (especially If It's papa-san who's volunteered to baby sit) is prone to .go berserk, and the whole thing's pretty much of a mess. And papa-san's efforts (o reor ganize the kids and the entire household during the chief's absence are doomed to failure, although the Old Goat will nev er admit to it. Females don't like females even in the insect world, as per this biological item which was used as a filler in the newspa per: "It is safe to hold a queen bee in your hand as the queen bees use their slings only on other queen bees." Just what you're going to do with that information is your own problem. WASHINGTON REPORT . , . Bogus Health Tonic Bilks Many Unwary in health and thousands are has tened to death. One of the most lucrative fields for medical quackery is arthritis where $250 million is taken in each year. Thousands of Americans have been conned into buying something which was said to "re verse the death process into the life process." The arthritic sufferer attached the device a metal disc which sold for as much as $1,250 to his wrist or ankle and submerged an attached cylinder in cold wa ter. The arthritis was then "cured." Fifty million dollars a year is estimated to be the take for 4.000 phonies w ho promise to cure can cer. The American Cancer Socie ty points out that those with cur able cancer die unnecessarily, those who cannot be cured are denied effective relief from pain, and those unafflirted who are led to believe they have cancer are disfigured hy caustic compounds. "Specialists" in illegal abortions make anywhere from $150 million to $M0 million a year and are re sponsible for at least 5.000 deaths. At least $100 million is annually taken hy fast-talking phonies who promise to "cure" diabetes, "grow hair." "banish" venereal disease. Another $50 million is pocketed hv "metaphysicians." "dianetic audi tors." "astrolothcrapisLs." "scien tologists." "therapeutic hypnot ists." etc. The field of medical quackery has been described by one Cabi net officer as "more lucrative than any other criminal activity." It is a field that has made mil lions for many. Before a federal court cracked down on Harry Hoxey in 10. he had taken can cer patients for $50 million in 10 years. It is no easy task for the Food and Drug Administration, for Ihe American Medical Associa tion, for individual doctors, for po lice and district attorneys to wipe out medical quackery. As long as women want beau ty, men want virility, parents want strong children, the sick want relief: as long as people de sire health and are not satisfied through legitimate channels, the quack will be In business. It was little more than a gen eration ago that disciples of health faddist Horace Fletcher were eagerly heeding advice to chew each mouthful of food leven soupi .12 limes once for ach tooth. Ten thousand followers of Dinshah Ghadalj conscientiously slept only with the head pointing north. Others had explicit faith in a cancer "cure" through a cer tain root.
