Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 18

FRIDAY JANUARY IS 10 From Our Heniktrs uili fornia Climate Oiticinl Ksldor the Caller I wouUI ertnimeihl Mrs Vicl I for her letter of Jan iftgiirding the ehnmlier nf eommerce's New Year's swim Kfton natives nl "Sunny I'ilifnrma" would enjoy a dip Kvcn In July theie the ocean temperature Is ft I dal ixunmereial fishing off the California mast in IPUMI aid during the summer months we had to go to Iho Jaiancs Current many miles off sVro to Ret out of llie ftVrirgrc waicr IV low down on aunny California is Ixnning ilcscrts and ruld mx'iin which can's email pari of (lie coastline to Ideal climate most of the ti tie hut mostly fag and gists pimples swimming all of the time WVn the temeraturft of stale is Mill the "top dog" in the Cabinet lie ran get all the hired hands lie needs for his work lie already has a veritable rabbit warren of departments and special staffs All lie needs is the resolution to administer his department and resist the longing to conduct foreign policy out of his brief case just anywhere except Washington A little less "personal diplomacy" nnd a little more hard unspectacular diplomacy is Indicated not a new super-bureaucrat Hiivers Should lie Told Installment Plan Costs Apparently moved 1 a mixture of equal parts of hope and of charity Sen Taul Douglas of Illinois has introduced a bill that woijd require full diselosure of charges nude for installment purchases The key provision of the bill is the requirement ilut a buyer be provided in writing wit It a statement of the total amount of finance charges and the actual interest rale charged for the term of the installment sale IX mg! as nvocnird the fact that the average buyer no longer seems interested in anything except the monthly payments But if he discovers that he is bring charged "true annual rates (of interest) as high as 30 to 10 per then he may become more reluctant to buy on the installment phut thereby becoming his "own best credit manager" We hav come to what some economists characterize as a "rental economy" With relatively few exceptions Americans rarely own anything they are merely in the pro ess of buying a home or a refrigerator or ail by the time paid for the urge to buy a new one heroines well-nigh irresistible So with installment buying reaching new higlis every year it may not lx amiss to give clear notice to all buyers how much they must pay for iho privilege of buying 0:1 time It may not deter them but it may make them think twice or even three times Reshuffling Hurcuiimicy No (litre for Poor Policy Airnin' wlm stuJii's the ivjwi'1 made for Uu Sotule Foreign Relations Committee by Die Brookins: Institution may lie forgiven a few quiet moments of disenchantment or even despair The Washington research organization recommended the creation of a new senior Cabinet post of "se rotary of foreign affairs" Under that super Cabinet post would be three divisions each presided over by a secretary of Cabinet rank one a department of j6tit-' one a department for foreign economic operations one a department of information and cultural affiirs The disi'tu hamment and despair persists even if iho iv is no likelihood that Congress will look kindly uion another shuffling of the Kxeeutive Department The feeling of melancholy arises from the solution here pryvNcd one which seems to have its genesis in the fields of intellect It is alas difficult to escape eoivvssion that it represents a triumph of thought ccr tviljtv The urge to ovate more government job sanctuaries or cxjvriment with ever more complex tables of oigmization is not it appears confined solely to the bureauc racy It is a pity The instinct for naming committees ard for papering over cracks with new titles may et be the undoing of the American people if it g-vs much farther In substance the Brookings plan proposes a new department of state modeled after the Defense Department With only a slight effort of memory some people wt recall that the Defense Department was created specifically to unify the armed services and forever eul by frequent head-knocking the emharrassirg spe tacle of generals and admirals fighting like dogs and cats I is unnecessary to belabor the point that roorganiatiot: of the Defense Department accomplished something less than service harmony and unification To extend the Defense Department experiment to the Department of State is preposterous The secretary State Water Hoard Too Weak for Scope of Job Reorganization of the State Board of Water Kngi-neers and strengthening of its planning and development program are of utmost importance lo economic progress The effort should begin now to assure that will le in the first order of business of the next legislature (lov Daniel favors reorganizing the lward "along the lines of the State Highway Commission" Thai means all administrative duties should lie delegated lo the chief engineer with Hie board freed for full-time deliioratinn on policy It must be recognized that the water I ward has a quasi-judicial function that the highway commission docs not and the fields of operation are different hut the highway commission has worked well and is basically a good model Job evaluation committees authorized by the frith legislature and the legislative Budget Board are now reviewing state personnel salary scales They certainly should find that water board pay is much too low Those salaries are far Mow Daniel's recommendations ami compare unfavorably with similar positions in oilier state agencies not to mention private industry Consequently the Imard lias recently been operating with four major engineering jobs vacant that of chief engineer and the three top planning division posts With a setup that weak the slate cannot comjiete with related federal agencies for leadership in Texas water development nor can it compel the coordination of the various semi-independent river authorities to achieve a statewide master plan for water resources The state agency is simply not yet geared to the magnitude and urgency of its responsibilities Orderly rapid and maximum development conservation and utilization of water resoun-es is worth multiplied billions of dollars to this state in terms of its overall economic expansion It does not make sense to pirn'll pennies in providing for the essential state supervision of that effort noscoi: mnivoyn West Ponders Unrest Behind It 'on Curtain VMMVGTON Something rA- well a fae s-rra ti tf So-je fez-xvr It heerrres ry PT-V: a 1 mairw lhjns thi r-y fao re-cm 4wrr w- fa p1: -ivs rf 7 faClM 17JV WORKS Japanese Birthrate Deelininu i Bv KAIil I HIIJ MW toliK Hit Jjiaiiftft In dftwrp'iv far "'it I'f J)in rftt I'M niiift rvvtV Irfty iy: "Ti-wt K'f-cCiv- jr wi -ry iiiiiirn ft I'r-j1 1- ih n-o tint Keiei the I-- (ih rd ifit-a vC Ill- iRi-t -if rtS aVer fft riis rtf Al imci ii' t'o l-v li i If ('T' AmftM'in cxjM'rt i advini'l of 'in' rcr in tdx whih si-pr-irnl wr "IXipUM tr-n Si-jIm" a r-illM tii jrult Thft iVid! uravn bv tr A i 1 1 i i) a ib Iftsvnr at Xmn S-li Tnirt wiicjr hr i 1 lector of ihft Nniioni of IfaCtii Ik pi-kcl Jxbftn to iftvt an all-rt-a ecjntrr ('oncr)tkn (inijiiicTi 110 in Iw Angc'i's it has dcseit wuids whi-ti is very seldom Agin show me anotlier state that haa more disisfeis than California riisastmus quakes annual dcsti udift furs rreoed winter tains land sliifas I'acdic winter storms that are regular and of hurricane four and just list week it whs "li nlwe in Santa Mma" In inti! ice was one tneh thick in my house in bsia Calif the date center and next door Balm Springs and heated pool WbiRKIl rmiltim TO Volt bihtor IV Caller: The fteedrtm fi von is thft greatest nf all American Ii oedema IVustnd Uin thirisinds of Americans have fought to prrxcrvr ths grrat fivvdom If we do nt in our affairs we cannot ill Amer icans Voting is the only ynice we hifte in oil' g-n eminent wtw'her hval or national and we sixvild cxerci-e When the Pilgriiiis cam In th great country wha' dd they come fur? Urcrtfam Snce tVn Americans hue died far the gofteiftiment they Wvv a g'n'cmn'ent of the people by the preplft and for the people nifl IIK ti'rade 5 School) Mrm for rilirrnian' ltor the Caller: I would I ke to gift a pervural (Kcar to the manager I Corp'is Ovisti tVft'ers far presenting the higgest mov I hafte Tier seen en a thca'er sneen Hie Big Fisherman R-aft-ft! Fw-ore! MJ'-S IIWM'AD rpwi Aluf of Cliarilv Cliarcil bl-tor tV I'al'ci" I am a man years of a-e and have Jived In cftral ID-rent stairs and cities ard Ircc ohsered 'hat wh a Rt mftny unfailunite jssip drsoiAc rhitity a zl mny of them 'fa n-! Ji scents to the vogue nf too many people to spur! all tVy de and reicr save any-thing far i iny day lit it is irr'y to nw of is ii fairi v-tie in Im'- Inirng tV ptt yrivs th ci iicv has Urn and ntost cvrrftii was ih'e t-i cc-H hue gnttrn a we'ljsyng ii-i of vmik kind bi' if lU- trial toils R-vng as they snoiid th-'y ho ini'icivs) I 'pe I Mi l'l II--t a''t lsr ir r-ii-ii h-iftev? opim-ir 1 y-'u Ir-'v fa-re to s-di-s every r'iot'on rY AA'nniUImro Cnir Spirit Hr frinlctl Itic the Vay I a faw w--d aUnt tit fait IMvl yotr tint was gnr 1 Yr I M'Vts'se of 'AkzUno'-i" Jt who is 'hs I askft of t-i: in tit -n safers himself the Vver-clars cdi-cn? He cetrin'y not known In and around he gn hs nnve or was ashamed to? Is such an outst-inding Is-rer Hass citizen that lie is afiaid to irw nl to the we- ri ciCcns of WNsisiNUo an hisn Know- ftftUi lit" rame I Munske is rv-t known by anybody ft 1 on Kium tiie t-us of Mr Miinskc's Jct'cr him1 can tell that he has lead tV Bihc had he would knw tbai we me all eipial in the eyes o) H-st Hirie none so great iwr i JowJy to wlmni C-hI 'l-'nz'S ik merry So the lower unfit have the and jlcasuie of knnwng they mean as ii-'srii to Hol as IV swaiiis "Viter-cJass'' ntizens fa Mr Munske who works until tVir clothes are wet (nun s-icit (sifting tifti to (' Aniern-a a fiee and safe (ilace to awl far tiie itencfit of tiie so-railed "lielter elass" ri'i Js yo'i liJ the vl jiestiaa f-s wt you p-n on a otton sack and Vnl your Jsick to pick cotton to produce the fiVr with which the rommon i-itiz-ns clothefl? (lothes for Hie pair tV sick tiie Hg'-d rhe neisly ton far what you trim tV lietti-i-flass i-itizens" Are yci the only one paying taxes to rase the In' lions nf doilaiw to keep America fri-e? If so why aie the ones you call the lower-class citizens hming to pay taxes also? IV pair tV sck the ix-cdc ay just as much tax out of their dollars ns you do Uncle Sam gets their las dollars one wny er the other though it may hiddn taxes Mr Munsle have you ever visited a veterans' Imxpital and seen IV many tlnmsaisls of men minus aims legs eyes or cither forms nl twisted and fain bodies? Iltrse men wer on the iMltlcficlds fighting for ieole like you Or mavhe you wen thotv and just mine out lucky Maybe all your semen was stateside These mm are rci lumly not there by eVirr would rather he nut woikmg for a Jiving and they would gladly pay their share nf the taxes Yet xi class Uiem as tV lower-class citizens nnd moan aUtut lirlping to sustain them Your letter shows that you don't know the meaning of two words honesty and ileccucy llie poor the needy anil tV crippled know the meaning nf the words Innesty anil decency far more than the citizens in your cliss Many of these pro pie ai-e the ones you will find In our churches on Sunday mornings Are you found In chun-h at any time during tire year? It is my kiia-cie prrcr that the pxiplc tliit irnl your leilcr will tint judge all of WoodsUm) by your attitude I have lived in WiHNlsIinm (or the past II years and I can sav lhat my fellow citizens are some of the lu st p-opln to be found III 'lie oi 11 l)f 1-inn wr hke oilier fa'wi' have some bad apples N-ipe wlai consider themselves the cream oi tin- ri'UM (lie cxilied high and mighty l)m citizens We don't want IV msl of the world to judge W'noflsltom by your allil'i'le FurlVniniie I ilMiht lint ymr name is rH'iurried with the Wisaislioi'i Units (lull the Boy Srvstls or any of a dozen other civic oi-ginizaliists existent in our lown All of these iiit'iniznlioiis are for Imildin: charo b'r and a Iflier rominu tiify in wliiilt lo live are accomplishing this pursise Isit with iki thanks due your stripe of cilizitt Belter (lass Lifting for We want Hie woild lo kisiw that yisir alliluile is imt the attitU'le of the other rilims of W'lNststsini nKfU It KN KHOW iW'MsIstsirn) bory Jijt iv ft-1 (ft--yKy prft far J--C fa T1 hv rei V- vorry at MT Apparently this Cussbtn know r- itiiv i ihs i 7 rfi f- i 7 rg ii1' "rir-i ft on if party jC'itsw-ii arl rg 'Lc 'W 71 vi i t1 ji r'y ft go tp -iiH -t it and Vrv rr m'iscx the word ft' nyi I iy' rrT i 'f 7 in a i t'-f- -sirs I' K'tinan richtli warn t)C it would hft to bvr try pf-Iicj' -n that f-'J '''i' ni'ili i Svt w-r ti-1 r-v iitvf vrf ft lj aa as in 71 wiy t'ic wfis jm'-vt rvuiii'-in at''! ri-v'rw-! JT 'ja fli ft hf flAMMt rri -rt fr I ut avl ttK1 J-'t iri K1 i 'i-friC fcit to rvii-' ins' a ic rf a': jn i that "infl'i'-i)' ft 'I' ri vrvf (ft jrftwft" I'Tr-gh tw Hvai Tl sky irfffvf MARQUIS CHILDS Western Alliance Troubled IJy Doubts About Germany At firxl Or Kna fmiml hiSIH-fr thi- minna nor thft nrnp own-ns i'irrrttM' But ide postwar jiopu'ation rxplosiiHi By rtV! tlir nimpiiny mw tint it would be harder to find jola for tin Imrntriii (-oinmunty Thfty also saw the Hiy when laigft nimilftTa miiit Im unnn-ployrd Tie ininrri saw it loo It was t'ini that f'l' Koya found dorp rntliusiaant for his piograni 'I7n romjtany wis helpful it won a pris- for its as sistftiii Thi1 rnthiiftiftsnt was rooted in tlte experience of the WllNrrox III (w Ti- iNi-rin lilt Chiimrlinr wr''l eul'l h- imajinH awe 7 tint r-y jwr t-wiiiir wi-' hn j-c lift it all I t' r''i'i'i I1 i'-i'iiy rrfi'cN ti'ft that ilmbis ntut Adftrcrtr rtft IVvs-ii-nt Iww in ncvj tift 10 jfns ir- B'lt tiift rffoil ffiarnii-rt'r Jbj'r'S inK -ch lift lift piK'fad nvrr innie fomiiuimsm is llwlf ing 011 imr thud tn-'it has I-a 1 tiift i i In- of a of the worn found thftnivlvr bftt'wm W'v i i i (ift'niwy 'Jbs ii'T it UkKMl the prnini (( (1PJ( wrP OJJ families h-tvnz alirady had tiift nid troubling ail iiMTiite of 11 ihiiilmi Ii the futuift In the year luforp Ih1 Koya to place thft Parted Ins instructions and hand- i in: ily George Clark United 'Piat the (It- above the desire to put to fnd an aceittable ended by alwrtions 110 resulted man ilctriiial 1 1 Cip bnl: rverrthing ns it was befaie MajicgiMt which will in turn in live births jpyiyinriN) a sets of tin- the nhTnare of Nazism bmiiKht alisolve tiie (lermans of ropon- ti: in iiition ils mi'C'I at the on' "ii the holocaust of the second By the end of Iho fifth year of World W-r JI V'rM War lk'n ln (prmmy V) er cent of 111- families oi wor-i ir ji ar lirr me lamilirs a1- a nic of Vii ri'i'-r i pr'ifonnd lielad of a in rerPnt jears have rftVftalftd mally cxposctl lo the iKissihiliiy mi avJ ji-i ic (n Cnniftn" that NaziMii li" Pxistrn- of lati-nt anti Semi- of pivnancy the ivt lie- hrn tic1 in i n- was a tragic an sc ti-ru and the lejeclmn of sny inw' walowcfl siftnic or im nidi i olv rd that le Mi-ntd i-voie drf id liislory that rannot Ik faclin of ruIi fr the crimes were pracliciiiZ some of a pi1 zif ini im' on Iho Herman ppopie by the Nirs rounlcr'rftHircpiioii w'li tiie I tit tii ipii-i Allhoiigli Iho niinila-r of fiiiu- 11m iiicnIIhii Incftllubly srla-s In dropia'd from 7U to VSI In' All fills is now mIii fully poiiil- n( to llie Herman past cauae of rdnenient or change of I np by the anil Semitic iin'i- lias tad been bw ijuidly re lit ihc piciumim's iihI iIhi- -li iiial have so troubled A'fa- Mured and all llie Raping cracks 0U derimed iiiu'Ii faster Picg- na'Ji-r arvf Hrrmans In llie old alru-'luic paiieissl over nines fell finm JiDt lo and cveryw bn An rff'n lias Iteni wdh Uu rhetoric of Rood inlcn- ulNtMuuui fioni Cl lo UN made lo teach llie Reiteration lions 'IV (lerman liuiustriiilists irj-ms of ecs the crude mums age in West fiermany have fantislically sunr-N- birili tilz for eft cry UuhioiiimI tain Ui'e a1 i 'ii'1 admin Ira'ton rreoninj ii-i nil rlanrtnN icr I 1 'll fa lift irpi'l o't of flldi lii I- Cel C-iiiiticss I'i'cr a i i was ut f- ift i'l ii: O' i i in of yii'mi in i im I' ftft'iiM in i 'i ipi a'l ii 71 WiiiM Ine liini Hi' of 'i' hi 'i' a'l i rn 'in lo ftftiial Nazifttii with its umfarly- it and one evidence is the hulg- i': poieoii id nnii ScmiiMii ng Isil-mro of cxccsft forciRn cx-nicaiii Tills was part of ie rlinnge wliidi Rives llie Bonn in the adioola Rovcrimunt a ilomiintit posiluni it it I'imc at tin end of lint in Kurojie Palay pcraoliN III Johan tied -cav'd lioiil 11 a In Ji 1 a diop of ni'ni1 Ilian XII v' ccnl Ilowcftcr mnipariil if Ii tiie laic of Jill lawiiiC'ft Woiiihi of Him same ages the ifa- an I wood Iiivi ('ne i ii I ft hai'i 1 i it Rom "n'ia 't I'f-j'1 oil I'e the Inin and vimdiow lluue never (ngicxt is lii'rxl miiilaly in crease calcubiies out lo Ml far al ined time in m'wt classes lo the current iiiiknI of public opm- end cnvc I Ida topic It was as though Ion to approve thi rcstitufion of Soiik impulalaHis exjicils liaftit cijnsdem-i simily Nssels to llie Hciman corpora- ailrilniiixl lapan's nalionwlile LTi the wciglit of Hons Ih-ep emotions are In per cent birtlirale diup In tint record vnlvixl willi llie i-liai-RO lliit Kar- same fne year of Julian Mwlv In Bonn Is lien was one of the enmpames in tint high ahmlion rale and to delri'min'-d rffoil -so that iimn Nazi slave lalsir This llie many I UJiOilfSli Nlcrilinlmiix to allow ran be put itown as only one But Dr Ko i said lhat even lad fi'-tminv iainacii la-c and diaps Ibc icr retiiMe nilgb! 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