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The Daily Record EDITORIAL PAGE The Secret Budget Secrecy in the conduct of public af- fairs always raises the suspicion of tux- payers and the press. In the case of the Ross Township suiwvisoi-s in Monroe County, secrecy raised suspicion, suspicion led io sn in- vestigation by this newspaper, and in- vestigation led to some surprising dis- coveries. (See story on Page 5). The Boss Township supervisors, all Democrats, refused to allow inspection of the 1964 township budget by Daily Record reporter Jim Shafer at a super- visors' meeting April 3. They argued that they did not have to show the budget to anyone who is not a taxpayer of Ross Township, despite the fact that they had, according to law, three times in The Daily Rec- ord a public notice stating- a the bud- get was available for inspection.

The law requires the budget to be available "for public inspection for 20 days" before it is finnlly udoplcd. Exactly twenty days did ellipse be- tween March 1-1 public inspec- tion notice was first published and April 3, when the supervisors claim (hoy fin- ally adopted (he budget. But we are willing- to bet thai not many, if any, of the taxpayers of Ross I Township exercised their legal right to inspect the proposed expenditure of their tax money. It is precisely because most laxpay- ers are reluctant to go to the private home of the secretary of supervis- 1 ors that this newspaper endeavors to publish in its news columns (he pro- posed tax rate and expenditures of all Jlonroe County townships. is a vital public service to inform the general public and all taxpayers of how and why their money is being spent.

Supervisors should, and most of them do, want the public to know what is in the township budget and why. Public knowledge of the facts stops suspicion of malpractice and unfounded rumors. The same principle of public knowl- edge applies to county commissioners, borough councils and school boards. By hiding a township budget, which is available in Harrisburg- anyway, the Ross supervisors proved themselves not only as they said "a lough bunch," but also a foolish bunch. If this newspaper had been able to 'inspect the budget before it was adopt- ed, the two errors of $75 and $90 dis- covered in the budget submitted to Har- risburg as "complete and correct" by (he board secretary might have been corrected before adoption.

If the taxpayers of the township had been more fully notified of the contents of the budget, more of them might have asked questions about it. They might have asked why there was a $15,482 balance in Die bank at the end of 1 DBS--almost half of the total budget for last year. They might have why such a large balance could not be used to lower three mill real estate lax or abolish the $5 per capita lax levied again this year by the supervisors. There was a balance at the end of as well. The taxpayers of lloss Township might well jislc if their supervisors need all money they are getting and if are spending ii wise- ly.

The fact a I here was a balance at the end of 19(13 was made public in a township a i published in The Daily Record April live days af- ter tiie budget was adopted, and almost a month after the March i) legal dead- line for publication in a newspaper. No taxpayer knew of it, and none showed up at the siiiwrvisors' meeting when (he budget was finally adopted. There may be a very good reason for carrying such a surplus, but it should be explained lo the public. In fact, when this newspaper check- ed the full audit required to be filed with the Monroe County clerk- of coin-is by March 1, we found that it was not filed until March This and the budget errors discovered yesterday are sound evidence of care- lessness on the part of elected and ap- pointed officials in Ross Township. The mistakes are not great, but the princi- ple at stake is vital to a democracy.

The errors are good examples of the reasons for public inspection of budgets and newspaper publication of official gover-nment accounts and actions. Only an informed electorate can wisely de- cide whether it is well represented by the officials it puts in office. Comment Of The Day "We will pass Uie civil rights bill be- cause it is morally rig-lit." --President Lyndon R. Johnson. George Dixon LBJ Is Yun' By George i i i WASHINGTON i President Johnson i i over Texas roads at speeds which i lo bo con- tested, he sipped a paper cup of hot-r and ennrhrcl the i of new swum en i es- i a a infm This a i a ladies, me of was moved to oo; "-Mr, Pre.Ulc!U, you'i'O un!" Chief i a a i lieHe nf belles loll res i such a I i a i A a IIP should i it even raMer (o win a pet more a i i i He ou gi 11 to he 1 Premier i eat on i of his i i TJit- So viol j.

it a i mnre i I i l.HT. They nnild i a i a i This is an i President tend the a i Premier ovory day I he id lo )x- i lo a a a i i a or. If LBJ would only Mgh i i UxHs i N-SK lie i move- lUisKian to "Mr, i you're i but as a as I Mr. enhanced knowledge of neir.su-umf'ii i one i a "a very graphic i tion of i of a i If lie. would only repeat It lo a i oT country boy like the Soviet Premie i 1 he would probably a i a i down i Wall and i to keep Red i a out of I i Na- i i i beer-sipping, and i i I 5 resi- made news- pa per i ho was more fun iy blowing a cow The way hchev lias been i i a i i a i a a i cow horn should niaru' i i a the i of out- i icy.

i a a i i i I I of Uie rimed Stales. i i i i i i i n-ivon hi 1 fa nii i Terences, Once, in i cl'i-t en, i csidoiu i ob- served a i a er floes not pui a noal lo i i a nnu-li. A I i i i of Iowa he nt i i i I i a i i Cabot no nlwny.s n-- i I i i i a hero Hie a i i in a-, i i i "My i or a i a I i i i i was i a lour. i (lie next i of i i be a i i i I i I knee nml roared: THE DAILY RECORD a i A i 'J, 3SiM HORACK G. General a a H.

O'lTAWAY, i CI.ARK, a i i A H. KDMONDSON, Advertising Manager Poit (ifflcf In "My Capilalisl, you will now experience Ihings you never aliout before!" At Ihe Uoswoll Garsl a near Coon i lown, tulii Farmer Garst he had placited his corn ton close Garst a i a i Iowa corn was a in a i i a i ol more i a coulil be- in Rus- sia and, to relieve some of his a a i i a New York Times i i covered slicks i I wish I had been i nn his cow i lo compare notes. But it i i oct-iu to me in i echelon i a i i ensc I a i a i -sions. I is bccnusi 1 I am i i i i a i i i i i i i nl i i I can'' lie so pro', idem! i i a Presi- was 01 not, doing S5 an roads posicd for a 7 0 i speed i i a a however, i a i a i I i lilies i son sped and sipped ben i hi.s cup run dry; he i it and of again at speeds up to OU m.p.h. The hccr he sipped was iden- i i ns Pearl Beer.

While are now a i hook as to how long SI i be bcr.ne the Piviidi'iifs a a i i a i a dis- a mes- i by i centime- i i i Hccr Is leetolally non alcltoholic. The Pennsylvania Story Check On Status Mnson Deiitson A I Reporter's legislative A i a is in recess, ami i be in absentia i May 4, a somewhat sur- prising number of members both House and Senate were on Capitol Hill for a little gen- eral i i a this week. Reason ft number of these legislative brethren turned up (when Iticoreticallv they were suppo.sed lo be home mending campaign fences) proved lo be a rather curious one, at least to this columnist. 11 seems a in addition to taking care of i minor errands for local constituents, i a few came to Harris- burg to try to learn the score on their status in light of last week's legislative reapportion- ment throw-out by a special federal court in Scraulon a i holding a rc- apportionmcnt of the House and Senate scats as cleared by the Legislature last December was In violation of the 34th Amendment lo the U.S. Con- stitution, and a the nomina- tion of legislative candidates ten days hence would-be illegal.

What they hoped to gain by being here no one seemed to know very clearly for it wns only on Tuesday a A General a K. Alessan- dronl presented a be- fore a tbrce-mnn federal court panel in Philadelphia request- ing a of last week's no i a i i issued by Srranlun federal Snapped one netllct) lawmak- er re-election: "This is the if this i i holds up, I'll have campaigned ell for a i i in a if it holds up I wonder- it have a Legislature at all ne.xl year! What a mess!" In any event, it did i a state of consternation of many a legislator or would be legislator. 'On Another Legislative Front Speaking of legislative mailers, or legislators in par- ticular, (jucslion might well arise as to just a I hey have "accomplished" so far at least up to the A i re- cess on the legislative front. Here's a rough scorecard: They've been in session Ihree but in terms or a a legislative days a is, dnys rni which the Legisla- ture formally met they've amassed the staggering total of actual sessioning for the reg- ular J9G4 session. In this space of time a total of ISO bills have been intro- duced 145 in the House and 35 in the Senate, plus 41 reso- lutions in I he Senate and 31 the House Of this total of 180 i 24 a been passed by both houses and signed i law by the Gover- nor.

On the 164 "special session" i session is now running: concurrently with the 19G4 six bills and Ihree resolutions have been in- troduced in the Senate and four bills and no resolutions In the House Special session i passed one, the some- what controversial unemploy- ment compensation revision bill. Compared with last year the 1964 session hasn't begun to generate a head of steam The 1963 session would up with 2662 bills being introduced, of which number 620 were finally passed (Actually, the com- parison is unjust inasmuch as the session was a "gen- eral" session wide open while 1964 session is lim- ited to fiscal only.) Worth A Trip! This Sun- day in Wilkes-Barre the Wyo- ming Valley Oratorio Society will present its 16th annual Spring Concert (3:30 at St. Stephen's with a por- tion of the concert devoted to a somewhat unusual musical tribute to the late President Kennedy (Requiem Mass in Gabriel Faure), while the second half of the concert will present the Works of Ralph. Vaughan Williams. Governor Goes To Hospital! Tis true, Governor Scran- ton is headed for the hospital, but not for anything serious Tomorrow he enters Gel- singer Hospital in Danville the day for his annual routine physical check up; nothing wrong doesn't even have a cold! In fact, he doesn't even have the sniffles.

Off The Record: --By BOB CLARK Last Is Not Least (Kdltor'a KuhorL ClnrU, riifttmglMp editor of The Rticord heard national and Mnte officials and in tho resort Industry explore "The, Bil- lion Dollur in tourism, recreation niul pn rks" nt seminar in HarrishurK. one of nml nt the seminar. i his i on Ihe in scries of nine unii'lts. The last is 1 a i The i i a i i a Ri'cua- i i in Han ishui reromly jwed a i i i i a i a a i I i i a second last on the a i wasn't a a i i i i i a a cut. 10.

Nor was it ex-Navy co in man tier's a a time ran out before he. could give Ms pitch on Tocfcs Island. But i was no relict pitcher. He was a a who i into i bodies of a i Jtiflecd, i CaUmim inside ii a i impression on I i lit Hie M'liiihar. i (iciise, self 1'cnifidi'nce mid flow of -sjH-ecJi i i (lie a a i Bureau has i i i leading its gnud i ttnir a rou ml I i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i who had not met I ho man he'oi ore im- pjvsM'd by his i and professional a in di'liver- i i i i i i in." a i hi.s bosses from Marlcin Time ii Clam 1.

Wjn. if Po fttrnuofthurjr, -li-l rnitgri-m i i 3. i-numm-n I i i i i by Hlromln- t'lirir. Mi-mtrt-r JVeM null Audit Hiirtwu uC Clrcuhklli'ii, limn i 7 Preilderjt i Pulllllitr; Ljndcm JU Boyd, a Br.jwn. Vice Rutli B.

Ollawtr, (i. I i i I I I I Huri't (i. llrllc'r, 1 i i i i l.uvVi'll'"if.' i i a O.irrlr-r. 4'J i i i i i i i i Unit IMF, 116.00: (JuUlilc Tniiutrr 1964 PAGE FOUR "Be not i nnd i caitle," rto yotir Iwst riehl you are. Cod and man can lose a bank'.

They have never lost a war. Luther ar.MIit Tliankt A l.ol anil publisher of a newspaper in the old days, the despair of i Hivouiniui; a i he mvili-il a Ml of sppiuliiitf money. Hit 1 ohl i a luihit of going i i i (o Ihe business oflice, opening Iho cash a I i a he- a i a a twnMiccprr, a i hours i (o balance records, esnoted a promise publishcr- A i young fellow," ho said, "Hip i 1 take money I'll put In a slip." True lo his word the i er 011 i IU-M i i i i i i expe- i i i ami dc- posiicd a memo. It snid elo- quently: "Took it --By Gene Brown The Thcnlor of All- i i i i i us lo take a pen in i a be- cause I i SI bypnssos I hem. For years were mi l.t 11 and people slopped in i theaU'r I I Imi r.r The di- rector wants I a i Abingdon, Kliol, I i i Clll- i i i i 1 He lakes i i i i of my i tlocs nol i by bread only." A Biblical Pun i a "You oiv the meek- est, shyest, puniest i I i over for 1 a i "I'm selling a little boulder." P.MVB, Is the big man.

from a big business in the commonwealth. State aides and newsmen treat the local resort i i the same awe as the small store operator looks at Macy and Gimbel. John, told the group of the economic impact Tocks Ishinil will IIHVO when the projMisal becomes a real- ity. were amnzcit a( the i a i a 000,000 Ihe first yrnr--and i i l.ontl.ooo million. It was feeling nf jcal- on.sy more or less bor- dered on "yon luckv stiffs." But he finished, edi- lors asked i how the PMVB got hold of a man i a i i Also lauded PMVU's Ideas, as the New York Times supplement Hotel and Restau- rant Show and other facets a pulled resort owners, veyors nnri one big yearly.

Calhoun probably summed it up licsi when lie said," In un- i there is strength." He was referring to projects that look the nnd mintls of many put across. One not oflcn printed phase of h'n ipti-vU showed tlmt a round will nvttilahlf for (ouHU consumption. fnjfrivllenli, Calhoun Mid, education, a life. i life historical The major points though, are power, water, control and llon, to say, Calhoun. opened a lot of eyes that were i shut lo the poten- i a of i Pocono a i especially with Ihe advent of Tocki Island, The Allan-Scott Report Wiretapping Kotwrt 8.

WASHINGTON Wiretap, plnj and phone monitoring have become so prevalent In the national capital that many officials, members of Congress and newsmen are sedulously avoiding discussing confiden- tial matters over the phone. Instead, they are taking the time and trouble to resort to private conferences. Graphic Instances of the rea- son for this spreading distrust of telephones in Washington, about which little Is being said publicly but which Is a com- mon subject of conversation, are the following: A prominent Southern con- gressman has personally com- a i to President Johnson about a suspected lap of his home phone. The indignant legislator related that pn one occasion his wife picked up Hit phone and actually heard a discussion of the tap by two apparent wlremen. A well-known woman corre- spondent phoned her newspa- per with an exclusive lip on an impending judicial appoint- ment.

A half hour later slie was called by the White House and sharply informed her in- formation was inaccurate--a claim that was false as the appointment was made several days later. When the news- woman Irately phoned her pa- per about this extraordinary WlUte House kickback, she was emphatically assured hoi- scoop had not been conveyed to anyone. The press gallery phone Dear Abby What's in A Name Abigail Van IJuren DEAit ABBY: The woman who was "DISGUSTED" be- cause her son and his i named Ihcir i "HAHRY" afler having named their first Isvo boys "TOM" and "DICK" apparently has never heard of the famous BYRD brothers Virginia. TOM was a very successful i farmer and businessman who looked afler his family's interests. "DICK" was none other than the famous explor- er, ADMIRAL BYRD of South Pole fame.

And "HARRY" has been a United States Sen- ator for a years. PROUD VIRGINIAN DEAR ABBY: What's wrong with a i three sons TOM, DICK and HARRY? I named our first son DICK. The sec- ond boy 1 named after i a whose name a Harry. Then everj'one asking me, "Where's Tom?" So, when we had our third son, "That i There's Tom!" I can't see where there was a i "disgraceful" about it. MRS.

H. SKANEATELES, N.Y. GLADIOLA and Zinnia. The next lime she expected a baby, she was alt set to artil another flower to her garden of girls, but the baby was a boy. i stop her.

She ahead and named him IRIS. How do you like a I I A IN DEAR WILLIE: The boy was lucky she didn't name him PANSY. DEAR ABBY: I was inter- ested in the mother's comment about her son naming his three boys TOM, OICK and HARRY. I Ihink all tlirce names are i What she i of a trio of little girls in Independence, who were named WEL- COME, JOY and PLENTY? (Their a named the last one.) LOVING GRANDMOTHER DEAR ABBY: If that grand- ma got all steamed up over her daughtcr-in law naming her sons, TO.M, DICK and HARRY, I wonder what she would have of the a i town named her three daughters, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY. MOLLY IN BALTIMORE DEAR ABBY: Speaking of Inflicting peculiar names on helpless infants, my cousin in Birmingham named her daugh- ters, DAISY, I A DEAR ABBY: Twenty four years ago 1 married a a named Harry.

He had two brothers whose names were Tom and Dick. Tell "Disgust- ed" not to worry. If her son's boys turn out to be half as wonderful as tlrese three boys, she will be lucky. MRS. H.

PHILADELPHIA Get it off your chest. For personal unpublished reply, write to ABBY, Box 3365, Bev- erly Hills. Calif. Enclose a stamped, self addressed en- velope. For Abby's booklet, "How To Have A Lovely Wedding," send 50 cents to Abby, Box 3365, Hills, Calif.

Speaking Of Your Health; Readers Are Asking By Lester Coleman, M.I), Is X-ray slill used for the removal of hair on the face? Tlie use of X-rays tor i condition is fraught i dan- ger. The pOAsibility of damage the skin far outweighs any benefits fo he derived. This i wns used for a short i at the of the century. was i a its i a a a and dangers apparent. Change Should children bo urged lo change to righl-tsnndccjncss for a i skills? Thfre is no siianie or seri- ous i a a a in being left- handed.

It 15 generally agreed among psychologists and stu- dents of chilrt behavior lhal parents should be more relax- ed sboul a child's left-handed tendency. Children arc essarily eonfused and can be- come emotionally disturbed by i i a i i to conform to demands of I heir parent or teachers to change over. Infection Danger Is a streptococcus infection of the throat still very rfan- now a we have anit- hiotics? "SIrep" mlcctians of IhroRt have ajwajs seemed lo terroize patients. Actually, the streptococcus germ responds exceedingly well to pfncillln and antibiotics. This (loos not hokvever, that i i liy streptococcus or other should be noplect- or other ihould neglected or self medicated with antibiotics.

Cancer Sign Is jaundice always a sign of cancer? Jnunciicc, or yellow discolora- tion of the i is most em- phatically not a i i indi- tion cancer. a i may be caiise by a i i gall stones, and a wide variety of oilier conditions. I.iSc alt signs and symptoms, jaundice is an indication of i Its cause can almost always be readily determined by the many definite tests now avail- able. Protective Itllster If a blister forms a a burn, should it he opened? The skin a covers a blist- er is an excellent protection against infection. II the blister Is large a filled i fluid and seems ready to burst, It is of advant- age to do trie following: Onlly wash the edge of the bli.irer and apply mltd llsopllc.

Wilh Ihe i i Up of a now a the blister at very edge. Gently press out Ihe Jluid cover i wilh sterile Rxm.r. This Icrhniijtie keeps the proteclive covcrins i a While Dr. Colcmtn undertake to tnnver Individual he will rox-VrV qtiMtloiu In Ml ever possible when fhcy of ncncinl I i Ad- dress I In Dr. i In core if ncwt paper.

Paul Scull booth used by the woman re. porter has become highly sus- pect to other correspondents as a result of this and a series of similar incidents. Pressmen are now referring to this booth as the "lap line." Slaff directors of Iwo' Sen-, ate committees have installed private phone lines that do not go the Capitol switch- board. These lines are check- ed lo ensure thoy are not tapped. i A lop Democratic congres- sional leader privately is mak- ing no hones that he no longer discusses security matters over the phone because of several experiences (lint convinced him his phone was tapped.

Is Doing It This i backstage situation has become so serious a it is under investigation by three congressional committees. They nre Senate I a Committee, headed by Senator James Kasllund, D- Iho Sonnte Commerce Committcr, by Senator Warren and the House Governmorit Operations Sub i headed by Representative Moss, D-Calif. Moss, i i i his probe to phone monitoring, a a has established a i fact a some 40 government agencies are secretly re-sorting to this practice by using con- versation-recording devices. Senator Howard Cannon. D- member of the Com- merce Committee, has first- hand knowledge of wiretap- ping as a result of fiood o'f complaints from T.ns Vegas hti- tcls.

They charge numerous instances of Justice Depart- ment tapping of their phones, in one case "bugging" the en- tire switchboard of a hotel by agents operating from a near- by building. Cannon has considerable file of correspondence with (he Justice Department on these charges and his demand for a explanation. Senator Tiastland's Internal Security Committee Is prob- ing the wiretapping activities of a private detective agency which reputedly is doing this kind of work for the State De- partment, Justice Department a a Intelligence Agency. Launched six years ago by a former Intelligence officer who served in the OSS during World War II, the agency has a number of branches In Ihe U. S.

and abroad. One o( its officials sold out his Interest a becoming involved In a sensational proxy fight. During that covert operrf- tion, evidence was uncovered about the then-clandestine business activities of "Bobby" Baker, former secretary of th'e Senate Democrats. This sig- i i a Information a quickly channeled to the Jus- tice Department and another government agency several yenrs before Baker's affair's became the target of a head- lined Senate investigation--- a is still smoldering. The Senate probcrs have been (old that this detective agency was employed lo lap home phone of Otto Olcp- ka, Stale Department security official suspended last year for furnishing information lo the Internal Security Committee i authorization." Olcpka, still on the State Dcparlmenl's payroll, hut kept from doing nny work, is await- ing forma! proceedings on the charges against i The De' p.irtment has repeatedly shied away from pressing its com- plaint.

Stories Behind Words William S. Penfield Tom Lady Gotliva, according to English legend, was the wUa of Ihe Karl of Mcrcia, lord oC Coventry. The people were i a heavy lax load, ajid Lady i a appealed i lieu a lo remove some or It. lie said he would she would ride naked through the; town, l.ady GoJiva rvvwled tha' terms to ihe people and tolif lo slay indoors keeji. i i and doors' closed on A certain morning.

a i morninj; a clad only in her Ions' rode horse I i Everyone followed her ordor a tailor namtd Tom, The a i a The a is now applied to any who spies on another who unrtrciseit..