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The Editor's Opinion Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1961 Cifies Boss Us? The Hutchinson News, now vigorous! ly campaigning to redistrict both houses of the Kansas Legislature solely on the basis''of population, declares its motive is to give the people control, and "to deny that is to deny the basic premise of democracy." The News goes on to say that The Saiina Journal and others who oppose its scheme are "afraid of This is a red herring in the more florid tradition of William Jennings Bryan. When used by political orators in such a manner, "people" is supposed to evoke the same emotional response as "home, flag and Who are the people in whom the News has such passionate faith? If representation in the Legislature were based entirely on population, then the majority control would rest in those areas where the majority of the people reside. In short, the control would be centered in the metropolitan areas of Wichita, Kansas City and Topeka. These particular people would have all the power; they would constitute a powerful machine.

The rest of the people, those living in smaller cities and on farms, would be in a minority and have no effective voice. Now it is possible to believe in the unblemished goodness of man and that the people of the big cities would govern the state with kind and wise consideration for the problems of their country cousins out on tlie prairie. But you and 1 don't believe it. The writers of the federal and state constitutions didn't believe it. We have faith in the people all right, faith in the people when all of theru, not just part of them, have a chance to express their sovereignty through a carefully balanced system such as the Kansas constitution provides.

But the Hutchinson "reformers" want to abandon this system in favor of what would amount to a one-chamber legislature bossed by the big city machines. A lot of people, our people, would be left in the cold. Undoubtedly, the Legislature should redistrict itself but it should re-align the districts within the historic framework. The net effect of the News' dangerous assault on the Kansas constitution may be so to stir the ire of the West as to prevent any other needed constitutional changes. Who would want a constitutional convention if the result threatened to be concentration of power in the big cities? Page Salina Joonul Larry Boston Says Shells In A Cold-War As a public service of no great importance, this column 'furnishes another odd-lot assortment of information.

For instance, did you know-- 1. They clean jet engines with walnut shells at Schilling AFB. That's right, just plain walnut shells and aluminum oxide will whisk rust off jet engine compressor blades. The oxide and shells are dumped into a hopper, then blown into the front of an engine. The alumium oxide removes rust which builds up on compressor fans.

The shells scour off the oxide and put a gloss on the blades. T-Sgt. Delbcrt Green, 765 Comancho. and Clifford Willard, 235 N. 8th, demonstrated the cleaning gadget last week.

Jt takes about 100 pounds of walnut shells and 50 pounds of aluminum oxide for each polish job, they said. A machine at the SAFB jet test stand can clean an engine in about eight minutes. A portable machine will clean an engine on an aircraft in about 20 minutes. 2. The rafters of the 'new Grand Avenue Methodist Church, under construction a block east of Hawthorne School, make an interesting pattern in the sky.

3. Some Saiina grocerymen say they had a run on sugar, coffee and other items a couple of weeks ago at the height of the Berlin war scare. Hoarders were at work, they said. The buy-it-by-the carlaad bunch now seems to have lost' interest or run out of money- 4. Joanne Reiter, Benninglon, is the lone female-type secretary in a huge office of men at the Bennington Atlas missile site.

A nurse also is on duty at the site. Do the men spend a lot of time talking to Joanne? Of course not. She sits next to the desk of the boss, Joe Klompar, General Dynamics site supervisor. 5. For a treat, you should drive east to Junction City and Manhattan, then down the Kaw Valley.

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reports Newspapers Where Few Can Read- KARACHf Perhaps you are wondering what we are doing out in this part of the world. So, at moments, are we. Well, it has nothing whatsoever to do with either their government or ours. It is part of a small, volunteer project being carried on by an organization of newspapers ritb members in most of the nations of the non-Communist world. The project is one in which the old and experienced, journalistically speaking, in an informal way are trying to help the young and weak.

The purpose is jph not to tell them what sort of newspapers they should be, but to provide know-how to help them succeed. The belief is that the free world must be an informed world if it is to survive. So far, of course, we, as strictly a one- man band, have been too busy the palicrn of the press here to contribute to its progress. The pattern is fixed by two hard facts. At least 85 percent of the people cannot read.

As high a percentage cannot af-' ford a daily newspaper, even if it could read. Those limitations on the Pakistani press for foe moment are absolute. There are others almost as forbidding. Newsprint is priced one-third higher than it is in the slates. It is wound on such light cores and so poorly packed that waste makes the true cost even higher.

The papers lack trained editors, reporters, printers, pressmen, and machinists. They Buy To Save Taxes have no place to turn for replacements. They don't even have enough skilled personnel effectively to train others. Even more important immediately they lack repair parts, even in plants where they have sufficient machinery. Blacksmilhing here does miracles but in one office the best linotype has been idle for weeks for lack of a few small springs.

In another a new automatic ingraving machine still rests in its original packing crate because no one has been able to interpret the instruction book. There are no supermarkets, department stores, discount, houses, or even retail stores as America knows f-hem in Karachi. So where are the -merchants to advertise? Although the condition is gradually improving, consumer goods of almost every sort are in short supply. So what is there to 'advertise? Confronted with such problems an American publisher would throw up his hands in despair. He would say it couldn't be done and cither go fishing or on relief.

But the Pakistani publishers are doing it. They started from scratch since the formation of their nation, which is on the eve of celebrating its 14th birthday. Most of them are still scratching, but onp. or two of them have it made. Government and movie advertising provide their Airline, cosmetic, and luxury goods advertising (their readers after ail are the rich and elite) supplies a small coating of butter.

The newspapers have a weakness for government handouts and the texts of speeches of public officials. Local news to them is largely an unexplored field. But their coverage of world events is much more extensive than it is at home. The largest paper may no more than 30,000 subscribers, but remember only 15 percent of the people are literate. It is printed in Urdu, but English-language papers have the bulk of the circulation as a whole.

The British. have departed, but their strong imprint still remains. Sylvia Drew Pearson's Opinion Goidwafer A Junlcefeer WASHINGTON Sen. Barry Goldwater, the GOP presidential aspirant from Arizona, is a vehement de-fender of the dollar and a tireless crusader for economy when it comes to making political speeches. But when he sees an Air Force plane warmed up on the runways and ready to go, his concern for taxpayer vanishes like the morning dew uixkr the Arizona sun.

To illustrate. Sen. Goldwater 15 spearheading a congressional "reserve officers' series of jvnkas this fall which will use no fewer than four special Air Force They are taking off for various delightful and interesting parls of the world. The Senator from Arizona gets away with this on the ground that he is an Air Force reservist. While Congress is in session this is a wonderful asset.

For. when Goldaater has a speaking engagement, he can usually get a plane for a "training flight' 1 to the town or general area where he is speak- 3R ing. Kearson Goldwater, a reserve Brigadier General, 's commands- of the 9.92i-ih Squadron which operates an Air Force ctil on Capitol Hill. Its roster inciudcs Senators. Con.ressincn.

assistants everyone of political influence who POSFISSLS an Air Force commission and many of them in position to ir.ore for the Air Force. When Congn ss is in session, they moo; once a week to learn wViy it is important to vote for higher Air Force appropriations. It might be added that the Army and Navy have organized their reservists on Capitol Hill into similar political ceils. They are slso rewarded by the Army Navy i ji to vacation spots at the taxpayers' expanse- Paid For Toiirhij; Originally. Goldwater asked the Air Force for only one plane to fly his a 1 road thit year.

But he has been so swamped -uth applications and didn't want to offend any- one, that this year he has now lined up four planes. Junket No. 1 has already taken off for the cast with a load of congressional aides led by Sen. Hiram Fong, Republican of Hawaii, a reserve colonel. This congressional junket will visit such delightful "military outposts" as Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Koiig, Manila and Bangkok.

No. 2 is scheduled to depart October 20 for Paris, Wiesbaden. Berlin. Munich. Naples and Madrid.

Aboard will be Congressmen James Wright of Texas, Fernand St. Germain of Rhode Island, Democrats; with Alphonzo Bell of California. Republican, plus a host of congressional assistants. Congressman St. Germain -doesn't even have an Air Force commission, but that doesn't make a bit of difference.

The Air Force is rushing ii'ie paper work to make him a reserve officer in time for the junket. No. 3 is supposed lo leave November 27 for Greece. Turkey. Libya and Spain.

Northern Kuropc will be too cold for sightseeing in lale November, so these reservists will fly south. The congressmen who have signed up to take the trip are Perkins Bass of New Hampshire. James Batlin of Montana. William Seranton of Pennsylvania, Republicans; with Neal Smith of Iowa, Frank Clark of Pennsylvania, and Basil' Whhener of North Carolina, Democrats. Junket Nn.

4 Departs two days later for the Minny Mediterranean with Goldwater at the helm. With him will be Senators Howard Cannon of Nevada, Steve Young of Ohio. Democrats: and Jack Miller of iowa, Republican. Both the Mediterranean trips, of course, are loaded down with congressional aides. All arc reserve officers except ore lone enlisted reservist, Raymond J.

Morissettc, who works for Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island. Tiie happy junketeers not only will get iheir transportation and expenses paid by the a pay, rs. hut will also draw pay during the trip. Then Ihey will fly back to vole bigger and better npproprialions for the Air Force, it's one nf the most efficient and delightful lobby- ira on Capitol Hill.

Are you in business and planning to buy equipment for your business ranging from a typewriter to a truck before the end of 196t? -Hundreds of thousands of you are and one fundamental reason for optimispi ofi our economy is that businessmen the nation over are now raising their sights on spending for machinery, reversing the slowdown that coincided with the recession of 1960-early 1961. If you do have plans to buy business equipment this year, though, you should test your plans against a new factor created by postponement of Uie 1961 tax reform bill for consideration in 1962. The key administration proposal in this bill would give business a special tax credit for investment in new or equipment with a life of six years or more. The House Ways Means Committee; tentatively agreed on a 8 percent credit and Secre-', tary of the Treasury accepted this. The credit would he allowed in addition to depreciation, both speedy and regular.

Thus a firm which bought $10,000 of equipment would save $800 in taxes, plus being allowed to deduct depreciation on the full $10,000 cost. When the tax reform bill ran into a snafu of inadequate Administration planning, unexpected opposition from businessmen to the tax credit plan, the Berlin crisis and an admitted multi-billion dollar budget deficit, the Democratic majority on the Ways Means Committee gave up for this year, but announced that the tax bill "will be the first order of business" during the next session, and the Democratic lawmakers expect to have the bill ready by early February. It's reasonable to expect that next year's final version of the bill will move up the effective date of the investment credit from January 1, 1961--the date tentatively approved this year lo January 1, 1062. Chance In '(2 This lax bill, as already approved by the Ways fc Means Committee, has a good chance of becoming law in 1962. It will be helped immensely by the administration's apparent intention to press for action on this bill first and to hold off the rest of its large-scale overhaul program for separate, later action--possibly not until 1963.

The odds are that equipment BOUGHT before January 1, 1962, won't qualify for the incentive credit, if this becomes law in 1962. Should you hold off purchases of equipment which would qualify for this incentive credit until 1962 because of this possibility? Strictly from a tax viewpoint, YES--deferring purchases until 1962 appears a worthwhile gamble. There may be many business reasons why you should buy your equipment before 1962-for instance, your need for the equipment, more favorable financing terms. These considerations well may outweigh shooting for possible tax benefits by postponing your purchases until J9G2. Bird In Hand Also, there is one vital exception revolving around the flat one-shot depreciation deduction of 20 percent allowed for used or new equipment with a useful life of six years or more purchased in any one year.

Under a law passed in 1958, you, as a businessman, can gel this extra 20 percent first-year depreciation write- off IN ADDITION to the ordinary depreciation you are allowed on property. The deduction applies to 510,000 of property bought in any year if you file a single return or up lo $20,000 of property bought in any year if you file a joint return. The full deduction can be obtained even on properly you buy in the last days of December, and the deduction will be permitted without regard to salvage value. In view of all the above, if you've not yet purchased your maximum amount of equipment, you might find it shrewd tax strategy to buy up to your ceiling this year to get an immediate "bird in the hand" tax saving, then postpone further purchases until 1962. Tomorrow: Tax saving moves you should make NOW if you've taken gains or losses on your stocks in 1961.

Letter To The Editor Need Instruction Sir: Thank you for your editorial on "A Physician Speaks Out." As president of the Saiina Senior High School PTA, and especially as a parent, believe if the 3500 students in our Junior and Senior High Schools in Saiina were taught the facts about venereal disease as a doctor knows them, we could not measure the help that both students 'and parents would receive. I hope, as parents, that we will see that this instruction is given as soon as B. E- EMRICII The man your MD trusts to fill his Rxs Just as you trust your doctor, you can trust your registered phar- macist to fill all prescriptions with professional precision. Prompt service always! FORD PHARMACY 150 Ko. Santa Fe Phone TA 3-5409 Surcease, from worrisome cares ROSS HEDERSTEDT 137 No.

8th At a. time of loss, it is comforting to place full responsibility for final arrangements on a firm of established integrity. GUY R. RYAN SONS Phone TA 3-4243 Good Old Days: The Journal Oct. 10, 19U The House refused to specifically exclude Russia from aid under the $5,985,000,000 lend- lease appropriation.

By a standing vote of 162 to 21, the members defeated an amendment by Rep. Rich R-Pa.) to provide that no part of the fund would be used for the benefit of the Juanita Johnson, Kansas City, Mo-, was expected to arrive in Saiina tonight to take charge of the Ralhbun School of'Dancing, ilrs. Paula Hunter-Schnell will be an instructor at the school. Butter prices broke sharply in their widest decline of the year in the wholesale market in Chicago. With losses ranging from Vi to 2 cents, the Dairy Products Marketing association, government financed price supporting agency, acted to halt the retreat.

The agency purchased 199,206 pounds of 89 score butter. Ninety-two score better sold at cents a pound, down 2 cents, and at the lowest level since Aug. 8. Congressional opponents of neutrality law revision decided that they would have to wage an all-out fight against President Roosevelt's request for authority to arm shipping. They said they would have to do this even though some in their ranks were not dead set against the idea of putting guns on merchantmen.

Favorite Bible Verse God acccpteth no man's GalaliDns 2:6. Here is both encouragement and warning. None is so good as to deserve God's favor; none is so bad as to be un- cared for. Banks Sai na CLOSED 12th Oct Thurs National Planters St National They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo EVERV TIME MPS.CRUSTV CAME VISITING, VERBENA'S HOUSE WAS ALL UPSET- BUT NOT TODAY So DID MRS. CRUSTY SEE LOVELY VERBENA HAD THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE -WELL -NO -NOT TODAY A MAT TIP TO BOAO, N.J-.

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