FACE 4-1 HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Fall. Oregon Thursday, September 12, 1K3
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Let's Let Cattlemen Alone
The livestock men have so far been pret
ty successful in keeping the government regu
lation cudgel out of their business and as a
result the beef industry has been held up as
an example of what free enterprise can do if
allowed to work over the years. '
So there is little wonder that the cattle
raisers are concerned at the present threat of
a change in federal policy.
The United Stales Department of Agricul
ture proposes to get into the game with a plan
to pay subsidies to farmers who convert their
crop lands to grazing fields as a stimulant to
greater livestock production. Unless some
thing like this is done, Administration spokes
men say, there is likely to be a shortage of
meat by 1970. Population, they argue',, will be
overtaking and passing production by that
time.
But a dubious note comes from the heart
of the ranching country. In the Alliance (Neb.)
Times-Herald, Gene Kemper, editor, points
out that production of any commodity follows
the market.
"If there is increasing demand," Mr.
Kemper insists, "producers react according
ly." "Of late, in fact," he goes on, "there has
been an abundance of beef and at times
prices have sagged to the point where many
producers found themselves operating at a
loss."
It is pointed out that the government sub
sidy program has been one of the most costly
failures in the history of man. And here we
might stop to point to two examples to justify
this statement cotton and wheat supports.
We have priced our cotton out of the world
market, and have been forced to resort to
export subsidies thus "putting our textile man
ufacturers at a disadvantage, and we have
piled up surpluses of wheat, producing a con
dition which caused the farmers themselves
to reject the government's compulsory sub
sidy crop restriction program.
No wonder the livestock men fear what
. the government hand might do to them should
it be thrust into their business.
The American National Cattlemen's As
sociation has called attention to another men
ace in the government plan.
"Cattlemen," it says, "do not object to
free, vigorous competition or investment of
risk capital, but they do strongly oppose cur
rent administration proposals to use tax dol
lars to subsidize newcomers into the already
crowded beef cattle business."
A free cattle industry has always pro
vided us with plenty of beef at fair prices.
What's wrong with a business that can do
that?
Milwaukee After 'Suede Shoe.' Boys
The city of Milwaukee, like every metro
politan area, to say nothing of every little
hamlet, is plagued in the summer by the boys
who are known in the building trades as the
"suede shoes boys." These are the fly-by-night
home Improvement salesmen who ring door
bells and have their offices either under their
hats, or in a brief case in the car at the curb.
The Wisconsin city is considering a new
ordinance to curb these fellows. It would re
quire every phase of the home improvement
business to obtain a special city certificate to
operate legally.
The story is the same over and over
again. Elderly people "taken" by glib promis
es and scare tactics about the roof falling
in, or the furnace blowing up. This line is so
"wern out as sales material that one would
think it is known by now by everyone. But it
isn't and thousands of dollars are thrown
down the drain by property owners.
Another way Milwaukee's proposed ordi
nance would try to put a stop to some of this
kind of selling would be to require the sales
men to be fingerprinted and to wear identifi
cation badges, which would be obtained at the
city clerk's office. The badges would be1 is
sued only after investigation by the police de
partment. This may be the way to stop this shady
way of selling, but we doubt it. The "suede
shoes boys" will find a way.
The best possible method is for the public
to use some common sense. Don't sign any
contract for repairs until after a thorough in
vestigation of the company. Show the paper
to a lawyer. It's better to spend a few dollars
than to lose hundreds. Call the Better Busi
ness Bureau. Do business with only estab
lished companies who will stand back of their
work. Consult the reputable building supply
firms in a town. They know who is reliable in
a city. And above all, don't slip up on a
slick sales talk.
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HOLMES ALEXANDER . . .
Scientists Dominate
By HOLMES ALEXANDER
WASHINGTON. D.C.-The Eng
lish novel, far more than Its
American cognate, otten takes us
into social history and philosophic
discourse Illuminating the Truth
ir. our Times as mere Journalism
and even history can never do.
The hooks of John Galsworthy
and C. P. Snow, two English
men of letters, demand the at
tention of those readers who try
to read each day's news against
the dynamics of Western capital
ism and industrialism.
In a new biography of Gals
worthy. "The Man of Principle."
Dudley Barker shows how the
author wrote a nine-novel work,
carrying the I'orsyts family from
the crest of Queen Victoria's Em
pire to Uio trough of Britain's
depression In the late littOs.
Soanics Forsyte, the central char
acter, begins by Inheriting a
middle class fortune, which he
sedulously increases through
shrewd investment, nnd by work
ing hardly at all. lie becomes
such a "man of property" that he
treats his wile as one of his
possessions. In a memorable
scene, Soames forces his loath
some altenUons upon Irene while
she Is in love with another man.
In a later book, the "man of
property" continues in Hie pred
atory role, and this time ' he
chooses to risk the lilt of his
second wife in hope of assur
ing himself of an heir to his
name and fortune.
But as Galsworthy grew more
thought fu'i and mature although
the liberal critics called It less
thoughtful and more callous he
saw wealth in a different light.
"Men of property" in his novels
become the stabilizers of (lie so
cial structure. They collect art,
found charities, supply the re
investment for Industry, face up
to every national crisis and sus
tain the Empire in its Indian
summer days, which come with
the bloodletting of World War I
and the rise of Labour.
Galsworthy became an admir
er of wealth and success, but a
sympathizer toward poverty and
failure. In the later novels.
Soames develops a tenderness
toward his flighty daughter.
Fleur. and he grows a soul of
iron out of which theie sprouts a
sense of pity, a love of beauty,
a worldly wisdom about the ways
of men and nations. The Letti:,t
reviewers of his mature writings,
and of his posthumous publica
tions, never forgave Galsworthy
tor not following the Liberal line
much as they never forgave
Churchill but "The Forsyte
Saga," in its entirety and In its
major parts, has survived all the
debunking to stand as an artistic
monument to and record of Brit
ish capitalism in Us prime.
C. P. Snow, in tltc biographical
critique, "The World of C. P.
Snow," by Robert Greacen, picks
up the English story in lt33, the
year of Galsworthy's death, but
now it is a different tale. Pri
vate wealth has ceased to mat
ter, and knowledge scientilir
know ledge is I lie touchstone of
power. Snow alto writes a multi
novel, unfinished saga, but his
unit is not the family; It Is the
scientific community. Neither
wealth nor knowledge. It appears,
turns men into gods; but these
prized possessions lay a challenge
upon the possessors facing them
with an obligation In serve soci
ety with wisdom and compas
sion. The biographer writes:
"To risk a generalization: the
single theme that exercises
Snow's mind in creative writing
is ambition and the struggle for
power among men."
This struggle affects all of us
very Intimately because, as
Snow's fiction and non-fiction
holh stress, our future is almost
exclusively In tltc hands of the
scientists. The statesmen dare
not decide great matters without
scientific advice. Neither the na
tional defenses nor the nation's
industry can function without sci
entific administrators in the seals
of power. The scientific frater
nity, like the Forsytes, are called
iimn to exert the English quali
ties of (air play, common sense
and fortitude of mind and soul.
Each of these authors, the con
servative Galsworthy and the left-of-ccntcr
Snow, have written pan
oramic novel-serials which ap
proach the dimensions of an epic
a literary composition in which
tltc heroes enact the tale of a
race or nation in this instance,
ol Western Civilization.
THEY
SAY..
Is milady so Insensitive and
such slave to fashion that site
would knowingly be a party to
the extermination of one ol na
ture's most magnificent crea
tures? Nations! Audubon Society, ap
pealing to women la stop feuying
leopard skin coats because the
animal farri extinction.
Can Play Them All!"
WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK
I Fotogs Forget Kennedy
By WASHINGTON STAFF
WASHINGTON (NE.V-A news
photographer covering the While
House asked Pierre Salinger, the
President's press secretary,
whether cameramen could take
a picture of President Kennedy
signing the emergency rail labor
legislation. ,
"That ail depends," said Saling
er. "On what?" asked the photographer.
"On what time of day the bill
comes down from Capitol Hill,"
replied Pierre. "If the Presi
dent signs it in bed at 11 p.m.,
there won't be pictures."
Actually, the President signed
the bill at 6:14 p.m., just after
I he March on Washington lead
ers left his office. All the photog
raphers were outside on the
White House lawn taking pictures
of the leaders and everybody for-
STRICTLY
PERSONAL
By SYDNEY J. HARRIS
Purely Personal Prejudices:
We respect Washington, we ad
mire Jefferson, but we venerate
Lincoln; the difference being that
the first was a great American,
the second a great mind, but
the third a great human being.
In the perspective of history, It
is always the total personality
that counts for the most.
Young women who are un
successful In finding husbands
comfort themselves with the
belief that their successful com
petitors have employed some
"scheme" to ensnare the male;
In this way, they convert their
defect of appeal Into the asset
of "honesty."
No phrase in politics is more
dangerously inaccurate than
"middle-of-the-road," which con
stantly changes as the road
winds left and right. Today's
"middle-of-the-road" Republican,
for instance, is almost a Social
ist compared with his political
ancestor a quarter-century ago.
A man who has thoughtlessly
taken up your time recognizes no
obligation, as he would if he
took your money yet the former
debt can never he repaid.
If we took the trouble to learn
the jargon of philosophy, as we
learn the jargon of an automo
bile, we would soon find that
much of what we consider "dif
ficult" or "intellectual" reading
is no harder than understanding,
at least roughly, how a trans
mission or differential works in
a car. Most incomprehension is
laziness, not lack of sense.
Why Is It that the people with
the most wind generally have
the worst memories, so that
they can't tell five-minute
anecdote without revising and
amending It for a half-hour?
Nothing is more annoying than
the person who tries to remem
ber the name of someone, w hen
the name has no relevance to
the story.
The most important lesson for
efficiency (and for peace of mind)
was expressed by Josiah Quincy,
when he said: "When you have a
number of disagreeable duties to
perform, always do the most dis
agreeable first." The floundcrers
and the (lubbers reverse this or
der, and thus have no energy left
(or tltc most disagreeable task at
lite end.
Nothing makes a liar out of a
man (aster than being in debt.
think, iai , , , If vsu M f,n HollywotJ
liar, I d kan bai it maJt by newl"
got to go inside to shoot the sign
ing. Reggie Smith, who rollerskated
. the 685 miles from Chicago to
Washington in 11 days to par
ticipate in the March for Equal
Opportunities, probably got his
biggest thrill when he w-as noti
fied that a place had been saved
for him on the Chicago delega
tion's special 34-car train (or the
trip home.
President Asa Philip Randolph
of the Negro American Labor
Council was asked at a press con
ference if he w-as satisfied with
AFL-CIO President George Mca
ny's stand on the March on
Washington.
"He did not endorse it and he
did not oppose it," Randolph re
plied. "He was just noncommittal
ly noncommittal."
When it was announced that
1.514 chartered buses had brought
almost 70.000 marchers to Wash
ington from all over the United
States, the punch line was that
Phil Randolph, as long-time head
of the Sleeping Car Porters Un
ion, had done more for the bus
es than any railroader in history.
A day or two before California's
Gov. Edmund G. Pat Brown
and his wife took off on their
European tour this summer, Mrs.
Brown was Matching a gay group
dancing. Someone asked:
"Mrs. Brow n, does P a t
dance?"
"Yes, he does." she answered,
"but I'm afraid his dancing
leaves something to be desired
Frankly, I think lie zigs when he
ought to zag."
Every big brass in Washington
makes a slip of the tongue now
and tlien. So it was perfectly
understandable when U.S. AID
Administrator David E. Bell told
a press conference:
"Our trade relations with Ja
pan are really very good. They
buy from us a great deal more
than we sell to them."
Texas Republican Sen. John
Tower stuck his head in the door
at Sen. Barry Goldwatcr's quar
ters the other day and announced:
"We're thinking o( moving into
offices right across the hall from
you. If you have any objections,
you'd better offer 'em now."
Goldwater's helpers of course
had none. Tower is one of the
Arizonian's staunches! political al
lies and his ardent backer (or
the 1964 GOP presidential nom
ination. To have Tower as a kind of
back-up pilot across the hall from
Gnldwater will save both men
countless steps.
Air Force Secretary Eugene
Zuckert, answering questions
about the controversial TFX fight
er, now called the F ill, said that
the contract with General Dynam
ics was being "delinitized."
Reporters guessed this would
be the new-model Pentagonese
word, replacing the obsolete "fi
nalized." Rep. John Bell Williams. D
Miss., new president of the Con
gressional Flying Club, explains
the honor by noting:
"Undoubtedly I was elected be
cause I was the only member
absent at the meeting."
Q
NOTHING
SPECIAL
I don't know whether you've
noticed or not but more and
more people are walking on the
wrong side of the sidewalk.
Most of the time we shrug off
such minor changes in the pat
terns of life. But not this one.
Those of you who haven't been
too preoccupied with things like
space rides, test ban treaties,
war threats, tax cuts, tax refer
rals and baseball pennant races,
might have taken note of this
change in our walking ways. I
realize that we all duck for the
marquees and store awnings when
the sun is too hot, or rain threat
enswhich means that many of
us are on the wrong side of the
sidewalk. But, lately, I've noticed
more and more people just plain
walking on the wrong side for no
good reason.
See for yourself the next time
how ofton you have to move to
the left to let others pass you
on the right.
Who are these left - footed
oddballs? Why do they prefer
to use the left-hand side of the
sidewalk in a right-handed coun
try? Why do they refuse to get
over where they belong? Can
this be part of an insidious
leftist movement?
The red-blooded American way
to meet the wrong-sided pedestri
an, of course, is to stand or1
walk your ground and bump
him back to where he belongs.
This is impractical for at least
two reasons. One is that it would
be impolite. The other is that
the left-footed clown invariably
is too big to handle and you
might wind up being walked on.
Think about it. Let me know
when you have the answer.
I think I have carried this sto
ry before. But, somebody left it
on my desk the other day, and
(W. B. S.I
it's worth repeating. A customer
wrote to his newspaper editor
thus: "Dear Editor: Thursday I
lost a watch which I valued very
highly. Friday, I placed an ad in
your lost-and-found column and
waited. Saturday. I went home
and found the watch in the pock
et of another suit. God bless your
wonderful paper."
I could retire nicely In my
old age If I could sell my ex
perience for what It has cost
One of the local clothing stores
ran an ad the other day pointing
out that leather elbow patches
are "in" for this fall's men's
fashions. Now, if they'll declare
frayed cuffs and torn pockets
fashionable, I'll be right back in
style.
, It is said that an eel swim
ming in oil is the slickest thing.
But a good many guys will tell
you the seat on the water wagon
is slicker.
Nice to see that the city Is
doing something about Pacilic
Terrace below Esplanade and
Melrose. And I hope they don't
stop with just one block of im
provement. And while I'm at it. I believe
the City Council is 100 per cent
right in its efforts to rid the city
of undesirable and untenable
buildings through condemnation
procedures. I wouldn't want to
see the program get out of hand,
but so far, every indication is
that the city officials are han
dling the task with prudence and
every consideration for the prop
erty owner. Some people sim
ply have to be forced to assume
their citizen responsibilities.
An executive is a fellow who
knows nothing except how to
select the right man for the right
job.
WASHINGTON REPORT .
Republicans Hope To
Elect In Mississippi
By FULTON LEWIS JR.
WASHINGTON Their fingers
crossed, Mississippi Republicans
believe they have a fighting
chance to elect their first gover
nor since Reconstruction.
He is Rubel Phillips, an articu
late young lawyer who hopes to
capitalize on Democratic squab
bling to win the big prize
this November. On paper, GOP
chances look almost minimal.
Republicans have but one mem
ber of the State Legislature. Not
even Dwight Eisenhower could
capture the Magnolia State in his
presidential campaigns.
Figures from the Democratic
primary run-off of a week ago,
however, give Phillips cheer. In
that race, voters chose Lt. Gov.
Paul Johnson over former Gov.
J. P. Coleman as their guberna
torial nominee.
Biggest reason for Coleman's de
feat: He supported John Kennedy
in I960. Republicans feel it will
lie impossible for Johnson, a mem
ber of Kennedy's party, to attack
Phillips on the Kennedy issue.
Phillips is a Goldwater Repub
lican. His advisers are confident
the Arizona senator will enter the
slate to aid the GOP ticket, which
will include candidates for local
school boards as well as the gov
ernorship and for county com
missions as well as the post of
lieutenant governor.
Phillips can be expected to make
overtures for support to Coleman
and Charles Sullivan, the latter a
some-time Democrat and staunch
conservative who ran a strong
third against Johnson and Cole
man in the first Democratic
primary.
Sullivan supported Coleman
in the run-off and the odds are
good that he will throw his con
siderable weight behind Phillips.
Coleman (who received 193.000
run-off votes) is another matter.
A lifelong Democrat, he has yet
to publicly back any Republican.
While he may not support Phil
lips, one thing is certain: Cole
man will do precious little to aid
Johnson.
Another Democrat who may
be reluctant to support Johnson
is Son. John Stennis, nationally
prominent chairman of the Sen
ale Preparedness Subcommittee.
It is no secret that Johnson
hopes to unseat Stennis. an old
factional foe. In the Democratic
Senatorial primary next year.
Johnson's probable candidate,
lame-duck Gov. Ross Barnett.
I. Lee Potter, director of the
National GOP's Operation Dixie,
expects Phillips to run an unusual
ly strong race. He said:
"Our candidate Is young. He is
attractive and he is well-spoken.
What's more, he is a died-in-lhe-wool
conservative.
"Republicans never enter cam
paigns in Uie South as favorites.
Few gave John Tower a China
man's chance to win election to
the U.S. Senate from Texas. He
did.
"In the past year we have won
significant victories across the
South, in Georgia, in North Caro
lina, in Texas, in Alabama. With
Mississippi, we have an excellent
chance to spring the biggest upset
of them all."
Oklahoma Republicans are talk
ing up Bud Wilkinson, one of the
nation's best football coaches, as
their Senatorial candidate next
year.
Wilkinson has led the University
of Oklahoma's team to a spar
kling record. He serves now as
director of the President's Youth
Fitness program.
Wilkinson, tall and handsome,
has never run for of(ice. Close
friends describe him as a Gold
water Republican.
Oklahoma voters last year elect
ed a Republican, Harry Bellmon,
as their governor. Senatorial
candidates have in the past made
strong races.
The Democratic incumbent who
must run next fall is former Gov.
J. Howard Edmondson, who
appointed himself to the seat held
by the late Sen. Bob Kerr.
Edmondson is certain to face
primary opposition. The GOP
hopes to put up a united front in
its campaign.
Al
manac
By United Press International
Today Is Thursday. Sept. 12,
the 255th day of 1963 with 110 to
follow.
The moon is approaching new
phase.
The morning star is Jupiter.
The evening stars are Saturn,
Mars and Jupiter.
On this day in history:
In 1609. explorer Henry Hudson
discovered the Hudson River.
In 11114. American forces suc
cessfully defended Baltimore ,
against the British in the War of
1812.
In 1945. Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur ordered the secret terrorist
Black Dragon Society dissolved in
Japan and arrested many of its
leaders.
A thousht for the day Na
poleon Bonaparte, the French
militarist, said: "Unite for the
public safety, if you would re
main an Independent nation."