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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1963)
PAGB-M HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falli, Ore. Sunday, October 13, 1961 'Yes' Vote Urged To Protect Higher Education By W. D. PURVINE President, OTI Several extremists on both sides are vocal on the (ax issue ever the state. I deplore the results of state ments by extremists on either side. They should frighten us ail into a careful study of the several fac tual articles presented in the pub lic press. My own decision to vote "yes" Is based on 27 years of partici pation In state government. I have developed real respect (or tlie system of government In Ore gon. We elect representation to the legislature. The legislature acts. We then criticize or we support their actions on a personal re action basis. But we cannot es cape the real truth that these leg islators have sought a compro mise and enacted a compromise on budget and taxes, after much study of the legal and govern mental needs. Now!) The tax measure has weaknesses and it has strengths, as common with ell laws. Later amendment and revision is prob ably needed, an activity in every legislative session. A- vote of "yes" is (or main taining the present situation about which we know. A vote of "no" Is to reject the compromise of our elected repre sentatives and will precipitate a frantic period of upset in the state with unpredictable results of short and long range nature. Now to the question of effects on public higher education in Ore-1 gon should the tax measure be defeated. Budget cuts will be made at every system of higher education institution. Why? The state con stitution has a prohibition against incurring a state indebtedness without a vote of the people. No deficit may be incurred. The gov ernor is charged with the en forcement of this provision. The present administration will per mit no deficit to occur. The governor can do two things No. 1. Through the Department of Finance and Administration, he can cut back all budgets legal ly subject to his control. These departments subject to control have budgets totalling $245.5 million out of the general fund budget of $404.3 million. The governor has stated that 24 to 25 per cent would be the cut required in view of ail present conditions including income now anticipated. This is because he on his own authority cannot control or cut budgets for Ore State Hignway Commission, the courts, basic school support, State Game Com mission, the legislature, the sec retary of state, the state treasur er and others. No. 2. He can call the legisla ture into a special session. (Seems likely). Then the Legislature can (1) pass a new tax bill wmcn could not provide revenue in 1963-i 64. Even if it escaped reierrai Thus cuts would results! 2 cut approximately $60 million off the budgets. An average of 14 per cent. It can be expected that higher education would receive not less than an average 11 per 'Commandments For Parents9 ur . A 1 By ANN LANDERS Dear Ann Landers: A group of us teen-agers were discussing the things that gripe us most about t-v::fmk our parents. We . aeciaea mat in- stead of lust l complaining we ought to do something con- I structive. We I have drawn up I ten resolutions I which we have titled "The Ten Commandments Of Parenthood." . We have tried to be (air and we - are proud of our work, Please tell us what you think of it. Here they are: 1. '.Parents should not open mail, eavesdrop on conversations, or search the personal belongings of their teen-agers. 2. Parents should give their teen agers an allowance in proportion to the amount of work they do around the house. 3. Parents should not use vio lence as a means of discipline. Forfeiting allowance, telephone calls or nights out or being given extra chores are much better dis ciplinary tools. 4. Parents should give teen-agers an allotted time on the telephone. Fifteen minutes a night should be plenty. 5. Parents should not ban places, people or social practices. More often than not, it parents would explain why tlicy disapprove they would find their teen-agers in agreement with them. 6. Parents should tolerate teen age clothing fads. They wore some pretty weird got-ups in their day. 7,. Parents should not treat sex as a bad joke or something ter rible. They should be open, hon est and frank. 8. Parents should see to It that their children grow up in an at mosphere where religion is Im portant, 9. Parents should act as models for their loon-agors. 10. Parents should not forget that they wcro once teen-agers and not so v e r y different from us.-PLATTSBUHG, N.Y. TEENS Dear Plattaburg: You have done a excellent Job. I heartily ap prove t all the commandment except Number 6. In Its place I would suggest substituting this one: Parents should exercise their Cod . given right to draw firm and definite boundaries for their teen-agers. They should not re spond to pressure of such argu ments as, "Everybody else Is do ing II. I am the only one who rmX" Dear Ann Landers: My prob lem is an unusual one. It's the way my boy friend dances. It's not Confidential to TIRED OF COR RUPTION: It takes two to play that game. Why do you criticize him for accenting when you are equally guilty for offering? You can clean up the "scandalous situ ation" by starting with yourself. that he Is a poor dancer, It's that he is just too good a dancer for me. We've been going together for almost a year and I've tried to learn the intricate steps so I can follow him, but it's no use. l"ve told him I feel uncomfortable when he does fancy steps but he pays no attention and does them anyway. ' It s embarrassing be cause I feel that everyone is watching us and pitying him. on t get the idea that I can t dance at all. I am considered a good partner for tlie standard dances, but I am no good as an exhibitionist. What can you sug gest? STUMBLING SAL Dear Sal: I know the type. He cent out unless the legislature Just plain abolished a substantial number of departments. This seems very unlikely. It also seems unlikely that the legislature could or would break the historical and ethical barriers to diversion of dedicated or spe cial funds to operational use. , Certain institutions of higher ed ucation cannot absorb a cut of 11 per cent. As a result the great est cuts would seem probable to fall on the University of Oregon and Oregon State University as a variable scale of reduction was applied to the schools, Now the simplest figures oos-i smie, to indicate the effects on the state system of higher edu cation. At Portland State College the salary and wage budget is 89 tier cent of the total. A cut of 11 per cent is impossible In 1963-64 be cause the 89 per cent left would pay only for contracted employes ana clerical assistance. Beyond this legally required payroll as sessments must be paid to fed eral and state agencies. Then buildings without heat, light and water are useless for college pur poses. At Eastern Oregon College with .6 per cent in salary and usages; at Oregon College of Edu cation and Southern Oregon Col lege with 83.6 per cent, the basic operating costs could not be met with an 11 per cent cut. At Oregon Technical Institute with 73.5 per cent in salary and wages and the remainder of the total budget beset with high old campus costs for heat, light and water, an 11 per cent cut would seriously reduce instructional sup plies, snow clearance, new cam pus operation, etc. At Oregon State University and University of Oregon with 65 to per cent of the costs in sal aries and wages, equally serious problems would appear. Cutting would be required on many items concerned with general public service such as those to crippled children, tuberculosis patients, agricultural research and many others. Some contractual obliga tions exist that must be dis charged. There is no relief in sight through lower enrollments. There are 25 per cent more high school seniors this year than there were last year. 1963 fall term en rollment is shown as 33,087, over: 5.5 per cent increase - 1962. The budget provided for 6 per cent increase. How close can you getl The State Board of Higher Edu- these were released to the public. The board took the stand that it owed a continuation of quality education to all students actually admitted. Reference was made to the fact that no intent of a "threat" or threatening stand was involved. The move was to inform the public of the results! the board foresees in the possible reduction of budgets. The board moved to call to the attention of all the fact that budget provi sions for higher education have receded continuously in'relation to need over the past several years with the sole exception of faculty salaries. All requests by the State Board of Higher Education have been drastically reduced by the gover nor in his budget message to the legislature. The legislature made further cuts. Hence, the slack for additional cuts does not exist. without reductions in numbers of students admitted consistent with final budgets. Initial 'Dear Santa1 Letter Symbolic Of Times WASHlVr.TnV fl'PIl Vnmnf n Freudian din o mall.r can make of this what you Pai myopia choose, but the first Santa Claus letter to come to my attention this year struck me as being symbolic of the times. It was written by young James Daubney of Uxbridge, Mass., and Jimmie apparently does not be lieve all that jazz about Santa living at the North Pole. At any rate, he mailed his let ter to Washington, D.C., which figures. Even the kids must know by now when you want something, Washington is the place to write. Furthermore, the letter was de livered to a congressman. Which also figures. Old St. Nick may be noted for his benevolence, but he never came up with anything that could touch the recent military pay bill passed by Congress. And when did Santa ever leave a tax cut in anyone's stocking? In this case, however, the rout ing of the letter was not so much OEA Chairman Cites Possible Cuts In Funds By SID RATZLAFF Legislative Chairman, Klamath County OEA The general fund budget for Oregon for 1963 to 1965 is 404 million dollars, an increase of 461 million dollars over the preceding biennlum. Public education ac counts for 73 per cent of this increase. The previous legislature had a 30 million dollar surplus. The present legislature has none. Taxes had to be increased In the present biennium to provide even the same services we've had the past two years. Expanded enrollments, especi ally in high schools, plus special programs for exceptional children at all levels necessitate either additional state funds or higher local property taxes. State Director of Finance Free man Holmer has pointed out that state spending would be cut back Immediately if a "no" vote prevails in Tuesday's election. Should a special session of the legislature cut the $141 million basic school support fund, the high standards which are pre vailing now in the elementary and secondary schools of Oregon doesn't need a partner because catj h fc dtab he's always doing a solo. LllnW H ,ih, L,. t. Tell him If he insists on trying ",, " " for the cup every time, you'll walk ,-,, , ', . , , off the floor and let him shine by ""Z uevc "f" " himself. Then do It. ' possible problems. Information on would be threatened. Let's very briefly consider what a cut of 11 per cent or 14 per cent in our basic school support fund would mean to our Klam ath Conty school districts. (Keepl in mind that to maintain our present educational standards the loss of state funds would have to be made up by increased local property taxes!) The Klamath Union High Dis trict would lose $66,000 of state money with an 11 per cent cut; $84,000 under a 14 per cent cut. District Number 1 would lose $32,000 under an 11 per cent slash; $40,000 if the cut were 14 per cent in state support money. lhe County Unit District would stand to lose $86,000 or as much as $108,000 in basic school support lunus if a 14 per cent cut were effected. Please consider these facts Tuesday. The letter was addressed to "Santa Clause,", and the Post Of fice, with typical efficiency, de livered it to the office of Rep. Don H. Clausen. R-Calif. A mistake like that wouldn't have happened if Jimmie had used Santa's zip code number. There is no doubt, however, that Jimmie did the right thing in sending the letter to Washing ton. It would take a congression al appropriation to pay for all of the things he wants for Christ mas. It the items on tils list were stacked end to end, we wouldn't need the Apollo space program to reach the moon. As an indication of what the rest of us parents will be up against this year, Jimmie's early bird gift list is itemized below I have used his spelling, mainly because I can't spell very well either. First page "Smoke gun. ce- Six Women Display Art LA REVIEW - Much favorable comment on their work was re ceived by six Lakeview women who were invited to show their oils, water colors, and charcoals at the Meier & Frank auditori um in Salem, Oct. 7-8. The women, Mrs. Ed Zarosin- ski, Mrs. Jack Lewis, Mrs. James W. Ogle, Mrs. Robert Bennett Mrs. Dan Barry, and Mrs. Rob ert Shotwcll, left Sunday with 120 pieces and showed them in Salem Monday and Tuesday, returning home Wednesday. The women have been meeting during the past year and painting just for the fun of it. Glassmaking, which began about 1608 at Jamestown, Va generally is regarded as the first American industry. Ideal Location DOWNTOWN Business or Office Inquire GUN STORE WE'RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN! This is what they're say ing: Our Expert Dressmaking Our Alterations Our Reasonable Prices Our Guaranteed Work BUILD WARDROBES ECONOMICALLY 23 Years in Santa Location IDA'S TAILOR SHOP 12S N. 8th TU 4-6122 Are you tempted to smoke be cause the crowd does? If so, send for Ann Landers' booklet, "Teen-, age Smoking," enclosing with your request 10 cents in coin and long, sell-addressed, stamped envelope. Ann Landers will be glad to help you with your problems. Send them to her in cam of this news paper enclosing a stamped, self addressed envelope. Reunion Plans To Be Formed A planning meollng In prepara tion for the Kliimalh Union High School Class of 1944 reunion next year Is being called for Thurs day, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. In lhe an nex of tlie Winema Motor Hotel. Anyone wishing more informa tion may contact Mrs. James Conrov, Malin, 723-21.14 or Mrs. Ilex Young, TU 2 0361. CHII J) KIU.K.R BOSTON UPP Thirty n" cent of the 11,500 persons killed by fire each year in the United Slates arc children, according to National Fire Protection Associa tion records. Aik about daily "Business Card" SPOT ADS TU 4-IUI Refinance Your Home if Lowtr Monthly Payments ic Lowtr Intarait Rates If Your Property Qualifies 30 yMft SH Inttreit. On newer ryae MiloWiel reptrty in rtftrkt imi Includiaf ens' cemaaralile to, MeyiM, Lome liriee, Wert Perk and aem ef Nat Sarinai. Ne kail tat ar tlf cm ether the title fee. Prlntieal and Interest II 14 per S1000.08 er meruit, er Illt.SO monthly ea $20,000 Uen. ' Ceatect us If ye weald Ilk H (1) Rtdirte year mat ly Barmentt; (2) Obtela aMItieaal fundi for Investment ar ether pwrpetee an tJ) Refinance la connection with tale. BARNHISEL AGENCY 112 S. 8th St. Telephone TU 2-3461 Pay 2)1 D s In any credit consideration, credit men first investigate to see if you have a good record of paying your bills on time. Good credit can mean a tremendous amount to you in any emergency. Should you be temporarily out of work, or be considered for a better job . . . good credit will help see you through. Keep Your Credit Soot! ment mixer, boat trailer truck, truck dump, horse trailer, truck & trailer, fire engine, buldozer, indian set, cow set, airoplanes, Popie Sailer punching bag, pup tent, train set." Second page "New clock, U. S. space team, sky diver, car go plane, Mr. Machine, Mr. Mer cury, robut comando, King Zor, farm set, Blue & Gray army set, combat set, Big Bruesir, explod ing tank." Third page "Gas station, car, truck, car, sub, plaine, racing car set." This makes me glad that some of my sons are girls. i A7 f LOOK AT THE MON. o TUES.. WED. BUYS WJIttM 1 II I II II 1 li I FISHER'S J7 COFFEE MJB 10-oz. Instant ni9 Margarine Allsweet $' mm BLUE Giant Nalley's Lumberjack 22-oi. 59 29c Pot Roasts Short Ribs Rib Steaks Slab Bacon All Cuts Lean, Meaty Tender Aged Swift's We Slice Free 45 29 73 43 lb. lb. lb. Graham Crackers25 - 59 Chili Con Carne 31 49' I I I or Spaghetti and ttai Ham & Limas - 39' V Ocean Glen Grated r Tuna - Di Shortening r"1- 59' Crisp, Solid Heads CABBAGE Concord Grapes 5 lb. lb. both. 6 59 Specials For Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday RIGHT RESERVED TO LIMIT TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER 3800 So. 6th
