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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1963)
HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath FtlU. Ore. Suidty, December XI, 1963 PAGE-I Hope Chest WASHINGTON REPORT . . On-Again, Off -Again Wheat Deal Looks On 1 'I Pesky Dunsmuir as booted out the parking meters! These long cussed and discussed pieces of equipment have been both the bane and the blessing of motorists wherever they are located. In Dunsmuir, where the fight has been raging for some time to get the parking me ters removed, the city is substituting instead a sign that says "Welcome to Dunsmuir . . . Home of the Best Water on Earth." Mayor Dave Anderson commented after the council had moved to outlaw the meters, "I'm glad to get this thing settled and as everyone already knows, I hate parking me ters." In Dunsrnuir's case it was a matter of self-survival to a certain degree. The bypass moved traffic around the town where before traffic moved through the town. In Klamath Falls' downtown area, we find the opening of Park and Shop parking lots has eased the parking situation to a great degree. The meters still remain, however, and do constitute a big aid to proper traffic en forcement. The revenue from the meters, though, appears to be declining in recent years. In the city's figures for the fiscal year 1960-61. parking meter revenue was In excess of ?91,000. In 1961-62 it rose to over $100,000. It was about then that the parking lots mm 1 WILLIAM S. Military Cut May By WILLIAM S. WHITE WASHINGTON To back up a Secretary of Defense he gladly inherited from the Kennedy Ad ministration. President Johnson has taken his first politically dangerous decision. This is his approval of Secre tary Robert McNamara's order for a wholesale closing of non essential military bases to save $106 million a year. No such deep and wide fall of the econo my axe in this sensitive area has occurred since the second World War. The cries of members of Con gress and Senators from dis tricts and stales most painfully affected now understandably rend the Washington air. The sweat of worry, more over, gleams from the brows of some of the President's purely politi cal advisers. These had frankly hoped he would not carry his budget-cutting drive to quite this point, and had urged as much. Their reasons were cogently put; military bases, with the federal spending they bring to Use Of Merry Xmas Stems From Greeks By DON OAKLEY Seldom during this particular season of the year does a news paper fail to receive at least one sincere and indignant letter complaining about someone's us ing the word "Xmas." Most likely the word was seen on a hastily scrawled sign ad vertising Christmas trees. For most stnreowners and certain ly all newspapers have learned to shy away from this abbrevi ation, which in recent years has come to be viewed as almost a smear against beliefs cherished by Christians. A little investigating into the origin of the word tells a great deal, not only about language but about people. We are too lit tle aware of the w ays in which words and spellings are links connecting us with other human beinss who lived hundreds of years before us. Contrary to the common mis conception, the, "X" in Xmas stand not (or an unknown fac tor and is certainly not a slur on the name of Christ, devised either through malice or lazi ness. Nor is it another capitalistic denigration of the "meaning of Christmas" nor a Communist plot. It is the Greek letter chi, which is the first letter in the word christos, from which we derive our word "Christ." Tie use of X to stand for Christ began in the early days of Christianity when persecu tion drove the believers under Parking Meters began to take hold, and in 1962-63 the amount from this source had fallen to $94, 000. This actually was $80,000 from the me ters with a $14,000 cash carryover. For 1963 64 the city budgeted only $80,000 from the meters. The steady decline in revenue from this source indicates that use of the downtown parking lots is picking up and taking up a great deal of the parking slack. The meters are a highly controversial matter, and the object on which many a motorist has vented his wrath at the sight of that little square ticket under his wind shield wiper greeting him upon his return. However, one must examine both sides of the coin. If the meters were not there, store own ers and employes would then park in front of their business places and leave no room for the customer. Some method of traffic control is neces sary, that's obvious, and the city fathers have attempted to fill all the needs. They have installed 12-minute meters around busy, quick turnover traffic areas. 30-min-ute meters on the corners and two-hour me ters away from the busy business section. While meters are not the best public relation builders in the world, they do pro vide a method of orderly traffic control without which parking places might be hard to find. WHITE communities and states, are sa cred cows in Congress. Worse yet, in this unexampled case of cutting down in 14 states, five of these states New York, Cali fornia, Illinois, Texas and Ohio are also five of the biggest, and most critical in electoral votes. Why, then, did President John son allow it; and how does he feel now about things in general and Secretary McNamara in particular? Far from inept as a practical politican. it was a poignant thing to him to open this first hour of discord in his heretofore warm relationship with Congress. Far from insen sitive, he privately does not hide his discomfort that in this epi sode he has had to anger not merely influential members of Congress but in some cases in fluential members who are also old personal friends. And he is not exactly made happy . by his awareness that three of the five really big states hit New York, Illinois and Texas went Democratic in ground literally in Rome. The cult was forced to take on the aspects of a secret society. X was also considered a rev erent sign because it was a re minder of the cross on which Christ was crucified. Shown here are two chris mons, or monograms, of Christ and another early symbol found in Roman catacombs. The first combines the Greek letters I and X ilesous and CHristos'. Christos in Greek letters looks something like XP1STOS. The second letter, rho, resembles an English "p" but is pronounced like an "r." Thus the second chrlsmon combines chi and rho, the first two letters of XPISTOS. It is often seen even today. An important symbol in early Christianity was the fish in Greek, ichthys. Each of the Greek letters stands for a word in the name and title of Christ: lesous CHristos. THeou HYios. Soter Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. Again note the X. Scholars and monks continued In use the symbol X as short hand for Christ down throujh the Middle Ages, long after Christianity was established in Rome As early as the llth cen tury. Christmas was referred to as Xms Actually, it is a symbol hoary with age and inextricably linked with "the hopes and feari of all the years" and of the countless generations that have lived and died in the 20 centuries unci the first "Xmas." Be Risky the last Presidential election and that the fourth and fifth, California and Ohio, are on his "must" list for his own cam paign for 1964. Still, there were, as he sees it, more controlling factors. First when he set out to slim the budget he meant it. Second, he knew that the most rational area for savings is within the military establishment and thai this country is dotted with ex pendable military bases which could be closed without the slightest harm to national secur ity. Third he had long heard the clamor from Congress that Con gress wanted "economy" as the price of approving the Kennedy Johnson tax-cutting bill. Fourth, and by no means least import ant, he had, all through the Kennedy Administration, closely observed Secretary McNamara and had formed a deep admira tion for his determination to do what was right as he saw it, ir respective of political considera tion. After the first Cabinet meet ing of the old administration nearly three years ago, Mr. Johnson told a friend: "A man in this new Cabinet to tie to is McNamara. I saw him in action this morning and I think I know what I am talking about. If I were the President I would put in my stack with him. (This Texas expression means that when a poker player has abso lute confidence in his hand he shoves into the pot every chip he has; he is going all the way. ) So, the new President has. in deed, put in his stack with Mc Namara. He knew it was a cal culated risk politically. But he also knew that mere talk about reducing federal spending would avail him little, with country or Congress. He understands that place. Congress, as few Presi dents have ever understood U. Especially he understands the plain (act of life, notwithstand ing all wistful notions to the con trary, that powerful conserva tives ultimately control its tax policies and that when they de mand demonstrated economies before they pass a tax bill they mean what they say and are fully capable to proving they mean it. But, in the end, it always comes back to this: The Presi dent also thinks McNamara knows what he it talking about when he says these bases can he closed with no hurt to secur ity. It is conceivable that some exceptions may be made in the closing order, if at and when McNamara can be convinced that there are overriding rea sons. But. In any event, no such pressure is going to come from the White House. Letters To The Editor . . . School Dispute Some weeks ago, Lyle Smith wrote a letter to the editor. In this letter he pointed out the (acts, as he saw them, relative to the transfer of Art Millard from his job of principal at Pe terson Elementary School to the job of principal of Chiloquin Elementary. As a member of Peterson School committee I would like to state that I agree with the statements made by Mr. Smith. I would also like to ex press some of my observations and opinions of Uiis action. As most people know, each school has an elected school committee. These committee members are parents of chil dren going to the school and have a close relationship to the school. One of their duties is to relay any parental dissatisfac tion with the school or its staff to the county superintendent. In March they usually meet and accept or reject the staff for the coming school year. Their powers are advisory and not binding, and they try to repre sent the thinking of the majori ty of the parents. The Peterson committee met Uiis spring and did approve the teacher selec tions and assumed the princi pal, Art Millard, would be re tained. It therefore came as a surprise when Die transfer of Mr. Millard was noted, as we had not been informed of the action. This came about after the close of the school year. Here are some of the points raised when this situation came up: 1. Art Millard had been princi pal of Peterson School since its first occupancy in 1951. 2. It was generally known that Peterson was a well - run school. 3. Mr. Millard had turned down opportunities lor advance ment so that he might remain at Peterson. 4. No parents had expressed dissatisfaction. Many had ex-, pressed confidence in Mr. Mil lard. 5. No formal charges were filed, therefore no chance for defense. 6. This places a definite cloud on a person's ability and char acter and regardless of his ex perience and ability it hurts his "I'm trying f get info chances for work In other dis tricts. 7. There seems to be no re course for teachers in a situa tion like this. A hearing was held, everyone that spoke was very much in support of Mr. Millard but the county board did nut reconsider its action. 8. This action created (ear and unrest among many of the principals and teachers of the county school district because it appeared based upon person al differences and not on actual performance on the job. As parents and interested cit izens, we can not do too much about this action at this time. The man that replaced Mr. Mil lard at Peterson, Mr. Frank Hale, is also a dedicated edu cator and deserves our support. I do feel that we should try to prevent future happenings of this type and should elect a county hoard that will carry out the wishes of the citizens of the community. Robert B. Kennedy, 5013 South Etna St. Birds As Food Arriving in Brittany one sun set at a wayside inn, dinner was skylark pie. c objected eating sweet songsters. Our host said: "You refuse. That does not put them back singing in the sky!" We nevertheless ale only potatoes. Latin countries lack Saxon land's love of birds. We move at snail's pace "South-of-the-Rio Grande," trying to conserve our migrants there. We ourselves once did but little better. When passenger pigeons were a dimc-a-dozen in pioneer Chicago, pig eon pie was cheap. Go to the land of hush pup pies, of catfish frys. Cross Dixie to proceed through Cuba's royal palm forest to Batabano sponge fishery. There they serve you fish cooked in paper bags, with a dessert of Islc-o-Pines fresh pineapple, dripping wilh "pine" honey. You then will still hear of dishes based on green tur tle. Fished to near extinction. Na tional Parks now save these toothsome turtles. Virgin Islands National Park recently planted 1,200 babies. Each can grow to a 'j ton. One Dixie university hatched 20.000 eggs. When undersigned last was in the Chrhtmos spirit." ; v i ;.I,..v.-.v.o-,". Everglades National Park, a friend suggested calling on a banana fleet owner. His first question was turtles. "I keep one boat on turtles. We catch them on Central America banks. When a darky catches one, he flops it on its back, marks his sign and the date. We corral them in a Caribbean island close to Florida. Sometime, one escapes. He then works his way over sealloor back to his home, 700 miles away. This skipper knows the turtle has no com passes. Do your books tell?" Scientists still have much to learn. Above 1,200 baby turtles, however, arc growing. Those 20, 000 eggs arc given care. U.S.A. lurlhcr has a self-guiding un dersea nature trail with bright colored corals in Virgin Islands National Park. A high Washing ton official, underwater in skin diving outfit, cut the ribbon while brilliant tropical fish kept their thoughts to themselves. C. M. Goethe, Sacramento, Calif. Patriots In reply to your request for expressions of opinion regard ing the need to Include ac counts of the exploits of early American patriots like Patrick Henry. Nathan Hale, and John Paul Jones in school history texts, I regard this as essential to the well being of our nation. Let me explain why. These men lived In a time when Americans had been liv ing under tyranny. Having lived with tyranny they knew full well the value of a system of government "deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed." 'Hie accounts of these men are an essential part of an understanding of Ameri can History because Uiey showed what they believed, by laying their very lives on the line. Their principal concern was not about security, or an easy way of life; they were concerned with freedom from tyranny. An author that fails to even mention these men, it seems, would miss the very essence of the American Revolution and the basic philosophy of the Con stitution of the U.S.A. How can a text that misses these be ac ceptable to any educator that believes in our present govern ment of the people, by the peo ple and for the people? Glenn C. Miller, 6010 Shasta Way. It's The Water As a harried husband should be on a Saturday morning, I was busy scrubbing the wall to wall carpet. A neigh bor dropped over and observed how nice the carpet looked. My wile (in an effort to convey that she had worked very hard on the accomplishment), of fered the neighbor the solution to all her cleaning problems. She handed her the pan I had been using to hold the solution I cleaned the rug with. When the neighbor appeared at the door that evening to thank my wife for introducing her to this magic cleaner, I was wide-eyed with wonder, and could not contain myself, the pan I had been using I had cleaned thoroughly, and left the pan and the brush soaking in clean water. This site had giv en the neighbor. To restrain a laugh at the time would have been to the detriment of my in tides. All 1 could do was meek ly offer it as a solution to any bathing problems the may have also. James J. Walthrop, 4426 Crosby Ave. By FULTON LEWIS JR. WASHLNGTOX The on-again-off-again wheat deal looks on again. The administration appears ready to capitulate on its de mand that SO per cent of all wheat sold to the Soviets be carried by U.S. freighters. In a little-noticed move the Commerce Department has told the Hungarian Reds that they may carry 91 per cent of their wheat back home in foreign bottoms. The department informed a Minneapolis export firm, Car gill, Inc., It could ship 91.000 tons of a 100,000-ton purchase to Hungary in Communist bloc ships. Newsmen who query the Com merce Department are told there are not enough U.S. ships available. Nonsense, says Max Harrison, head of the Ameri can Maritime Association. He claims to have informed Cargill that U.S. bottoms were avail able, and was ignored. Labor has joined management to protest Uie Commerce De partment's action. Joseph Curran. head of the AFL-CIO maritime committee, shot off an angry letter to La bor Secretary V. Willard Wirtz in which he labeled false the claim that American ships were not available. He said U.S. ships have been offered to Cargill, and "have been refused without justification." Curran told Wlrtz the Hungar ian "waiver directly violates the objectives clearly set forth by the Kennedy Administration, ob jectives which the new admin istration had pledged to up hold." American shippers are con vinced a similar waiver will be made for the Soviets, w ho have indicated they will buy no grain if forced to use U.S. ships to carry some of it home. Comptroller General Joseph Campbell, head of the watch dog General Accounting Office, reports that the Department of Defense leased a pair of IBM computers for 2,i years at a cost of $2,468,492. Pentagon procurement officers never bothered to find out that they could buy the electronic marvels outright at less than half the cost. Campbell says the machines could have been pur chased for $871,182. Mainten ance would have run another Washington Window ... Cold War Struggle Changes U.N. Picture By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International It has become commonplace in American politics for a U.S. President to address the U.N. Assembly In warm terms of commendation and pledges to mutual objectives. Thus it was that President Johnson con formed Tuesday to the U.S. po litical tradition that the hopes, aspirations and actions of the United States and the United Nations flow gently side by side. To question the validity of this U.S. political tradition is to invite speculation that the ques tioner Is, maybe, some kind of a nut or something. This tradi tion was established during the bright final months of World War II when those pally allies, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, had the war well won. So it was that in April, 1945, in San Francisco the United Nations organizing conference produced the U. N. charter founded firmly on the flinty rock of allied solidarity. All for one, one for all! Rock Becomes Gravel Whatever practical validity the United Nations had as a keeper of the postwar peace was also founded on this flinty rock. The flinty rock, however, proved to be mere gravel, a shifting substance and no firm foundation for anything at all. Quickly faded was the concept of a peaceful world overseen by the three great pals o( World War II in their capaci ties as military powers and permanent members of the Se curity Council. The Idealism of the United Nations dissolved quickly into the realism of the cold war. The tradition of the identity of U.N. and U.S. hopes and aspi rations and actions has been maintained, howev er.a blob of idealism on the realistic tide. Presidents Truman, Eisen hnwer, Kennedy and, now. President Johnson have encour aged the American people to believe In this U.N. . U.S. Identity. This, despite what seems to be the fact that the United Nations with which the United States could identify in hopes and aspirations has been $206,034. Saving to the taxpay ers: $1,299,276. Tlie comptroller general also revealed that Air Force officials paid the Grumman Aircraft En gineering Corporation $2.3 mil lion for modification of SA-16 aircraft. At the same time the Navy had the same work done for half the price. Republican pros have greeted with supreme indifference the appearance on the political ho rizon of trial balloons bearing the name Henry Cabot Lodge. They say Lodge cannot pos sibly hope to win the Presiden tial nomination indeed, be con sidered for it if he stays in South Vietnam as VS. Ambas sador. They say, moreover, that Lodge is too old (62 next year) and too identified with the in cumbent administration to make a strong candidate. They note, too, that Lodge campaigned poorly in 1960 for vice president, 8nd that he showed little taste for the kind of campaign that will be neces sary next fall. Lodge, however, appears to have left the door open. A Man chester, N.H., businessman, Vic. lor Lemieux. talked with him by radio-telephone last week. He told Lodge there is a "growing swell for you to enter the New Hampshire primary." After that call Lemieux told newsmen: "There is no doubt that Lodge will enter New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary. As of this moment. Ambassador Lodge has not received a letter from General Eisenhower urging him to become a Presidential candidate. "As soon as he receives word from Eisenhower and makes up his mind, I will be notified im mediately and will set up a campaign for organization in this state." Lemieux said he told Lodge " 'It looks as if Senator Gold water will pull out of the race." I told him, now that Eisenhow er has come out in favor of you, Goldwater is finished." Goldwater backers in New Hampshire remain confident that their man will run. They are certain that Lodge will eat into the Rockefeller vote, and that Goldwater will come out on top with a healthy margin. changed almost beyond recog nition. Tlie first change and the most destructive to the useful ness of the United Nations was the imposition of the cold war upon the West by tlie Soviet Union. In tlie years since the United Nations was born, the United Kingdom has ceased to be the world's greatest colonial power and tlie Soviet Union has succeeded to that distinc tion. That succession also worked fundamental U. N. changes. Afro -Asians Dominate U. N. membership reflects the greatest and probably least noted change. Least noted be cause the change has been so gradual. Tlie U. N. Securi ty Council recommended this week that Kenya and Zanzibar be admitted as the 112th and 113th members of the United Nations. These two African na tions obtained independence from the United Kingdom last week. They bring the number of African members of the United Nations to 34 and the membership of the Afro-Asian group to 58. The Afro - Asians, thus, comprise a majority of the U.N. Assembly. This expansion of member ship among new - born nations, some being unable to meet the minimum qualifications of a sovereign state, was not fore seen when the United Nations was founded. Neither Is fore seen now the end result of this membership. Plainly in view, however, is this fact of International life: The United Nations of the mid-1940' s to which the United States committed itself 100 per cent does not much resemble tlie United Nations of the 1960's. Thus it is that the identity of U.N. and U.S. hopes and aspirations is more wishful than substantial. BARBS You're better off with a few real friends than with a hun dred that are just acquaintanc es. Women divide men's sorrows, double their Joys and treble their expenses.
