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HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falli, Ore.
Wednesday, June 5, 1961
NOTHING
SPECIAL
He Opened the Door
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(W. B. S.)
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From the high pinnacle occupied by the
supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic
Church, it Is difficult to appear at once a
great religious leader and a warm human
being. Pope John XXIII achieved that distinc
tion in his brief 4V4 years as Pope.
Possessed of a winning friendliness, he
sought from the outset to invest the papacy
with a deep sense of humanity. That he suc
ceeded is attested by the fact that millions of
poor everywhere responded to him with great
feeling.
Pope John was stoutly orthodox in his
Catholicism. But evidently he did not think it
necessary to stress this by holding himself
and his office austere and aloof.
He did not fear to innovate. He called
an Ecumenical Council, only the 21st ever to
be summoned in some 20 centuries of Catholic
history. He consecrated a bishop, using an
ancient Greek rile which was novel to Rome.
There were many other such touches.
The warmth of his spirit was felt when
he visited prisoners in a Rome jail, when he
Answers Must Be Provided
There is not much that can be said
that has not already been said about the
proposal to consolidate all Klamath County
school districts into one county unit. Letters
to the editor, news stories, and public meet
ings have served as areas of communication
for those who want to be informed as to the
elements of the issue.
Unfortunately, there remains a great deal
of confusion and misunderstanding regard
ing what is proposed and what effect will be
the result of the proposal if it is defeated or if
it prevails in next Monday's election. The con
fusion and misunderstanding has been com
pounded by misstatements and misinforma
tion by advocates of both the pro and con
of the question. This is not to Imply that only
"misstatements" and "misinformation" are
being disseminated. Much factual information
is available for those who want it.
We are hopeful that the voters of Klam
ath Counly are mature enough to disregard
the emotional and personality elements of the
situation. Wo are equally hopeful that our
voters are intelligent enough to disregard the
chaff and fluff and get to Iho hard core of
IN WASHINGTON . . .
By RALPH de 101.KDANO
It is often said that what put
John F. Kennedy over the top
in 1960 was the women's vote. It
it is also said that the female
is more practical than the male.
It will he interesting to put these
two propositions together In 19M
when the President runs (or re
election. If Uie women's vote Is crucial,
then we may have some Indication
of thing to come in a national
poll taken by Good Housekeeping
Magazine. Female practicality is
demonstrated almost Immediate
ly. For though tlie ladies hold
some warm thoughts about Mr.
Kennedy on such general matters
as setting a, good example for
others, they get right down to
cases when only 44 per cent hold
that he has improved our econo
my and only 27 per cent (eel that
he has appointed people to office
on merit alone.
That 27 per cent Is significant in
view of the growing suspicion
among many Washington ohserv
ers that Attorney General Rob
ert F. Kennedy, the President's
brother, has begun seriously to
hurt JFK's image. Since those
polled are from urban areas and
in the 5.0OO to $15,000 Income
bracket, their response to what
critics call the "favoritism" and
"nepotism" of tho Kennedys is
important. Their husbands work
every day in professional n d
business fields where the failure
to reward ability can be a very
sore point.
Perhaps more telling is the
meager 39 per cent which was
convinced that Mr. Kennedy Is
"interested In people like me."
This should be a shocker to White
House strategists, for they have
labored long and hard to con
vince the electoiale that Presi
dent Kennedy's prime concern is
tlie people. '
In analyzing the vote, Good
Housekeeping notes Interestingly:
"Of all subjects . . . only one
commands the close attention of
more than a few dozen of the
Pope John
raised the salaries of many in the Vatican,
when he broke the old tradition that the Pope
must eat alone.
Not all his changes were liberalizing.
Many reforms were, in fact, a return to older
largely forgotten ways of doing. In this respect
he showed an abiding concern for the histori
cal continuity of the exalted post he held.
Pope John did not forget either that his
position gave him rare opportunity to speak
to the world as an advocate of peace, of or
der, of sound morality. His various pronounce
ments were a powerful force for good in an
age that desperately needs that influence.
At 60, Pope John was unknown to the
world. Sixteen years later he ascended to the
Pope's chair. Many thought his advanced age
would make of him a kind of "transition Pope"
who would have slight effect on the course of
Catholicism and religion generally.
Pope John confounded the doubters. He
toiled with great vigor and full heart. His
years at the pinnacle were few. But his im
print on the spiritual life of the world was
great.
the issue as they make up their minds as to
how they will vote Monday.
And we pray that the maturity of our
people will extend to the degree where a spirit
of cooperation and neighborliness will con
tinue to prevail regardless of the outcome of
the election. The motives of individuals who
advocate either side of the controversy must
not be questioned or their integrity impugned.
In an area of discussion as wide as the prob
lem that faces us here there can be two sepa
rate viewpoints honestly maintained and de
fended by each side.
And, there is no question but what there
is plenty of room for discussion on the issue
of reorganization (as proposed) in Klamath
County. While we generally favor the princi
ple of reorganization, experience has shown
us that each consolidation proposal must be
decided on ils own merits. There are no gen
eral guidelines to say that a certain proposal
is good or bad, based on experience else
where. There are a great many "ifs" in the sug
gested proposal for Klamath County. These
questions will have to be answered before the
Monday election if unqualified support is to
bo accorded the consolidation proposal.
Women Are Disenchanted
1.985 panel members. Hundreds
of tho women deplore tlie quan
tityand tlie quality of publicity
that is disseminated about the
First Lady, her immediate fam
ily, and her in-laws. Some pan
elists are merely regretful about
the publicity barrage, but many
more resent It or are downright
sick and tired of It."
And Good Housekeeping con
Unites: "Tlie survey findings make
abundantly plain thai panel mem
bers who arc not tired of reading
tlie publicity agree on certain fun
damentals with those who are
tired They agree that much ol
the publicity threatens the dig
nity of the President, the sanctity
of his household and the general
well-being of Die United States."
This, coming from a panel whkh
votes Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt the
Ideal First Lady, is strong criti
cism Indeed.
Tlie test, of course, will lie in
tlie 19tM voting. Thirty eight per
cent of (lie panel (linked this
question. Of tlnise who answered,
M per cent said they would cast
their ballots for Mr. Kennedy in
1IM. regardless of his opposition.
Rut 34 per cent said they would
oppose him no matter who the
Republican candidate might be.
This is hardly conclusive. Hut it
Is a straw In the wind.
In fact. I seo as strategic in
the poll the 5 per cent who do
not think (hat lie has managed
the economy well. In most faini
lies, women manage the every
day money and many of tliem
are in fad tlie family bookkeep
ers. They see what things cost ami
tliey pay out for the groceries
and Hie children's clothes. Tliey
know tlie relation between income
and outgo. The economists at
this or that university may say
that deficit financing the unbal
anced budget is good for Ameri
ca. But tlie housewife knows,
olien far belter than her bus
b.nd, what an unbalanced family
budget can mean. Though billions
of dollars are hard for most mor
tals to grasp conceptually, the
idea of a budget isn't.
It is too early, much too ear
ly, to attempt a prediction of how
the distaff side will behave in
the polling booth. It is too early
to predict what the nation's males
will do. Rut the polls are a straw
in the wind. Mr. Kennedy is still
popular with the women who pre
sumably gave him his margin of
victory. Rut doubts have begun
to creep in. If his opponent in
14 has. unlike Richard Nixon,
an cany-llowing charm and if he
can impress the women on such
mailers as fiscal responsibility,
Mr. Kennedy may be in for some
trouble.
But, lo quote again: "The last
word on the subject matter of
this Good Housekeeping survey
w ill be recorded on Election Day."
Of that we may lie sure.
Al
manac
By United Pitm International
Today is Wednesday. June 5,
tlie Ij6th day of 19S3 with 209 to
follow.
The moon Is approaching full
phase.
The morning stars arc Venus.
Jupiter and Saturn.
Tlie evening star is Mars.
On this day in history:
In 11)17, nunc than 5 million
American men between tlie aaes
ol 21 and 30 registered for the
World War I draft,
In ISM. President Franklin 1).
Roosevelt signed a bill abolishing
tlie gold standard.
In 10, Uie U.S. Supreme Court
ruled unanimously that sccrega
tKin practices in soutticrn railroad
dining ears and in tun southern
universities were invalid.
In 3, an Air France 707 jet
airplane crashed at Tans, killing
130. including 121 persons (mm
Atlanta, lieorgia. on a European
art study visit.
By SYDNEY J. HARRIS
One of tlie reasons for abstract
art, and atonal music, and experi
ments in writing has rarely
been menUoned, much less dis
cussed, either by the practitioners
of the arts or by the critics.
And that is the "unbeatability"
of great traditional ai t. How can
a modern composer hope to com
pete on tlie same terms with a
Mozart, or a modern painter with
a Rembrandt? The possibilities
in those directions were long
ago exhausted creatively.
Mozart I consider to be the
greatest composer who ever lived;
yet he was not a radical nor an
innovator. He simply carried to
the most sublime height the mu
sical fashion of his day. To com
pose in the style of Mozart today
would be ridiculous.
Reethovcn well knew this. His
own music, when first performed,
was assailed by the critics as
"harsh" and "revolutionary." He
was forced to break with the Mo
zartian tradition simply in order
to assert himself and to express
his peculiar genius.
In painting, likewise, we can
go no further in representational
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS
Q Did statehood lor Alaska
and Hawaii alter the eastera
most point In the United Stales?
A No. the easternmost point
remained unchanged West Quod
dy Head, Me.
Q What divides ancient from
medieval times?
A The fall of the Roman Em
pire in mid-fifth century.
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beauty than the masters of the
17th and 18th and early 10th cen
tury. What they did they did so
superlatively well that no room
was left in that direction for fur
ther effort.
When James Joyce wrote "Ulys
ses." that landmark of modern
fiction, he was trying to break
out of the formalized structure
of the traditional novel, to use
words and feelings and ideas in
new combinations and on deeper
levels of apprehension. Whether
or not he succeeded or failed, the
significant fact is that he felt
that the conventional novel was
blocked off from creative progress.
Modern art, of course, has
proved a boon to inferior talents.
Since it is largely incomprehensi
ble to the layman, it permits
mediocrites to masquerade as
"original" creators, and allows
any foolish novelty to adopt the
pose of boldness and profundity.
But surely geniuses like Picasso
and Stravinsky do not need to hide
.behind the obscurities of modern
art; Picasso can paint superbly
in t h e classical style, when he
wants to, and Stravinsky could
easily write a traditional sym
pliony of high quality, if he cared
lo.
Such men reach out for new
forms just as architects try to
design new types of buildings
adapted to the age and the chang
ing concepts of mankind. Why
should anyone today build anoth
er Gothic cathedral? What would
be the point of it?
Ninety per cent of modern art
is mediocre or false: but 90 per
cent of art in all times was the
same. What has remained has
been the 10 per cent that was
fine. We must learn to discern
the false and encourage tlie fine.
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LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
Visionary
Each of us having served 10
years on the Klamath Union High
School Board, much of that time
as chairman, feel that we are
somewhat qualified to speak up
and criticize the proposed school
district consolidation.
We feel certain that it would
be a terrible mistake. We are
joined in that opinion by two men
who have been the most success
ful superintendents of our city
and county systems over a long
period, rnold Gralapp and Carrol
Howe.
It is unreasonable and visionary
to think that we can elect five
school board members from wide
ly divergent districts in the
county as proposed under Uie dis
trict consolidation, who will be
able to agree on what is best
for each school in tlie whole dis
trict. Tliey are not going to be
saints. Naturally each is going
lo try to get everything possible
for his own school district.
During the past few years we
have had numerous sad examples
of bitter disagreements between
different school boards from which
our schools have suffered. Cer
tainly where the educational needs
and desires of city and county
children differ, an overall county
wide school board is going to be
in continual turmoil.
If school district consolidation
should pass, which we certainly
hope it won t, our school systems
are going to be involved in end
less legal questions and lawsuits
before it is finally settled just
v- hat district consolidation means.
During this time nothing can be
done lo take care of the prob
lem that should be settled by
the Klamath Union High School
Board Itself. It should be ashamed
to run to the county asking fi
nancial aid. If we need additional
school facilities then KL'HS Board
should find a way to get them
on its own resources.
Scott W. Warren.
Nelson Reed.
Unity
The proposition to form a sin
gle county-wide school district
will be before the voters of Klam
ath County on June 10. This prop
osition needs uur serious consid
eration. In the long view- aliead what
could we expect to result from
such a proposed consolidation?
May we not assume that the fol
lowing would occur:
1. A unilied school district for
the entire county.
2. A uniform lax levy on all
the taxable property in Klamath
County to lie used for all the
children of the county.
3. Administrative advantages:
Flexibility of teacher placement:
economy in operation and better
use of school buildings and other
facilities and equipment.
4. Better educational opportuni
ties for the boys and girls of the
county.
3 Promotion of unity between
urban and rural people sharing
in common educational objectives,
Thus, we believe, that if we per
mit common sense to govern our
juikment. motivated by a love oi
children and prompted by mutual
irspect for one another. e should
vole to make Klamath County Into
a single county-w ide school d I s
trict. A C Olson.
ICO Hope Street
Well, the school consolidation
issue is hotting up, 'way out of
proportion. By that I mean, the
question has strayed from being
determined on the merits of pro
or con, and has developed into a
personal and emotional basis. It
is regrettable, but it is the pat
tern that most of these consolida
tion proposals take. One of my
farmer friends made the remark
that I had published in this cor
ner a statement that Dr. Cliff
Robinson ought to be "hung by
the heels." He didn't read very
well. What I said was that Dr.
Robinson is "swinging FROM the
heels" in the discussions held on
the matter. It wasn't said critical
lymerely as a fact. Under the
circumstances, one could hardly
blame Dr. Robinson for getting
out and leading the opposition to
the unified county plan.
I think I've said this before
in other controversial situa
tions, but It bears repeating.
Regardless of whatever stand
we might advocate in pur edi
torial columns over there on the
left, my feelings are not reflect
ed in the news coverage of any
Issue or happening. We try to
present both sides of any issue
in our news columns as fairly
and impartially as possible. And
I think we do a darn good job.
And, our letters columns are
open to presentation of view
points that are contrary to mine
expressed in the editorial col
umns. There's not much more
that we can do.
One lady wrote to me: "I know
you are for consolidation of the
schools." I would like to know
how she knows. I've never ex
pressed myself on the Klam
ath County school reorganization
matter. I have said that I gen
erally favor the principle of con
solidation. I do not wish to ap
pear plaintive, but I do wish
people would restrict their com
ment to a basis of fact, and not
be jumping to conclusions that
suit their fancy.
Not all is black. Gary Wood
ring, director of the Klamath
Falls Park and Recreation Depart
ment sent me a note from three
visitors from California which
said: "Thank you Klamath Falls
for a very nice picnic place with
unusual facilities." The group had
picnicked at Veterans Memori
al Park.
A New York psychiatrist says
he thinks most married couples
By KCLTON LEWIS JR.
Arizona Senator Barry Goidua
tor continues to make giant
strides toward (he Republican
Presidential nomination.
It must truthfully be said that
few, if any. of those directing
the Draft Goldwater campaign
thought such strides were possible.
Their only fear right now is
that Golduater may "peak" too
soon. From far back, the hand
some jet pilot has shot to the
frcnt. Whether he can be headed
o!f is doubtful.
Consider Uie following figures:
An opinion research survey
called "What America Thinks" re
ported in November that Nelson
Rockefeller was far and away the
most popular Republican on the
block. Forty-nine per cent of all
Republicans polled picked Rocky
as their 19M standard bearer.
George Romney ran a poor sec
ond with 16 per cent. Almost lost
was Goldwater. credited with but
9 per cent
The group's latest poll shows
Goldwater has more than quad
rupled his strength while Rocke
feller has (altered badly. Goldwa
ter jumps to 42 per cent. Rockv
lalls to 35.
This is only one of several polls
which Goldwater backers use to
indicate their man is streaking
toward the nomination.
Dr. George Gallup finds that
Goldwater has rushed past Rocky
in the standings. Prior to his mar
riage. Rockefeller enjoyed a 43-2H
lead over Goldwater among GOP
voters, latest figures: Goldwater
3o. Rocky 30. What is most sur
prising is Goldwater's n e w
dcmon.-.trated strencth among in
clejiendent voters. While thev fav
ored Rockefeller by 2-i 40-22
prior to his marriage, indepen
dents now puk Goldwater by live
percentase points 33-2S.
Dr. Gallup shows that Goldwa
ter. of all possible GOP nominees,
has Uie best chance of defeating
President Kennedy next year. Ken
nedy holds a sizeable lead at this
time, hut partisans of the Phoenix
solon insist this will narrow, then
vanish, when their man opens up
his campaign.
Other straws in the political
wind attest to Goldwater's fantas
tic surce. Items:
A pruate poll made for Nelson
lead "essentially mundane and
dull" lives. Some married cou
ples will only wonder why psy
chiatric training Is necessary lo
discover that,
And then there was the fellow
who sobbed that drink had broken
up his home. His still exploded.
This being graduation and wed
ding season, another use for the
telephone directory is for a mail
ing list for sending out formal
announcements.
Now comes notice that women
have been granted "equal pay"
by act of Congress. I had always
been under the impression that
the inequities were balanced the
other way.
All through the elementary
grades, as everyone koows, lit
tle girls are the plums in the
teacher's pudding, a delight to
the principal and a shining ex
""ample to the opposite sex. They
mind their manners, learn their
lessons, perform cheerfully any
task assigned them and at the
end of the year walk off with
all the scholastic honors in
sight.
As for little boys-! Well, with
occasional and unpopular excep
tions, they are a scandal and a
trial. When they are not cutting
up. a form of misbehavior which
takes a thousand turns, they are
daydreaming. From a teacher's
point of view, it is debatable
which is worse. i
The trouble with little boys,
according lo Prof. Lloyd L. Lov
ell of tlie University of Oregon, is
that they are overwhelmingly ex
posed to a world dominated by
females. Everything expected of
them is expected by some wom
an, and usually a lady, at that.
Without quite knowing this, little
boys resent it and rebel.
Later on, of course, things get
better. These hellions can be
taught to bathe, shave, play a
guitar and drive a car with one
hand on the steering wheel and
the other around a lissome lass.
But, until this time, a minimum
of censure for misconduct and
the maximum of praise for the
least sign pf civil deportment
is in order.
Getting ready (or a world run
by women is just about the hard
est thing a boy has to learn.
WASHINGTON REPORT . . .
Goldwater Campaign
Gathering Speed
Rockefeller shows Goldwater, out
in front by a wide margin, ac
cording to published reports.
Two polls taken of delegates to
the 1964 GOP convention, many of
whom will again help pick the
nominee, indicate Goldwater is
the choice. The Congressional
Quarterly and Indianapolis News
surveys were both taken prior to
Rocky's marriage.
The Atlanta Constitution, in
mI1 of Southern delegates, shows
thai Goldwater will go into the
GOP convention with 250 of the
South s 303 delegate votes.
U S. News and World Report
conducted a survey in which GOP
officials were asked whether Gold
water or Rockefeller would run
better in their slates. Leaders in
2i states, w ith 209 electoral votes,
said Goldwater. Leaders in 14
slates, with 1 electoral votes,
said Rocky.
Goldwater still has not made up
his mind to run. He has asked (or
a year In which, to consider the
race, hut those close to him insist
he will make candidate sounds
long before that.
Arizona Governor Paul Fanin
predicted flatly the other day that
Goldwater will run and win. And
if Goldwater thinks there is a
fighting chance to unseat Presi
dent Kennedy he'll be off and run
ning. THEY
SAY...
WVn humiliation leads to vi
olcme. we deplore tlie violence
but f.ul t understand tlie humil
ial Hn.
Rep. Kmanuel Teller. IJ-N.V.,
on the Birmingham rarial demon
strations. To m.,st would-be worshippers,
traditional church music is al
most an unknown tonauc. It nei
Uier excesses what our congre
gations (eel nor does it arouse
leeling in them
-Rev. Ronald Gordon. Birm.
Ingham. Kagland. urging thai
himns he j.ucd up.