The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin from Racine, Wisconsin • Page 22

BACWB Racine, Wisconsin. Sunday, October 19, 1958 Regional Planning in This Area At a meeting in Milwaulcee this weelt, Gov. Vernon Tliomson urged tlie seven counties of soutlieaslern Wisconsin to get togetlier on a regional planning system, under a three-year-old statute that permits land-use control on a multi-county basis. The Governor noted that Milwaukee, Waukesha and Walworth Counties favor regional planning, while Ozaukee and ton Counties have not committed them- aelves and the Racine County Board is opposed. Until all.

or almost all counties agree on the plan, he will not move to ajv point a regional planning commission, the governor indicated. But let's take a look behind and ahead at the prospects for regional planning in this area. It was a year after the VX)5 Legislature permitted the formation of regional planning commissions that interest in the subject was awakened in the industrial-agricultural area of the seven "corner counties." This than 5 per cent of the area of tlie state but containing between a third and a half of the an area with common problems. One of those is that the problems themselves are no longer confined by the artificial lines of counties, cities, towns and villages. They tend to spill over and run together, and yet there is no machinery in Wisconsin's government set-up to handle them as a single government would.

Land use is definitely one of those problems. (Let's keep terms straight: When we talk about "planning," in this technical sense, we are talking mostly about land- use.) It is hard to plan a residential or industrial development, and hard to make the best systematic plans for future land use, when a county line or a city boundary suddenly pops up and interrupts the law which is used as a tool to govern those conditions. Regional to a single board the power to govern land- use over a larger area than a single county or definitely in order in this area. Yet the Racine County Board, over a year ago, proved unwilling to go along witli the regional land-use plan. Why? The Board had variety of reasons for this refusal.

Money and the question of value received seemed to be the strongest. Shortly after the regional planning idea' was introduced here, the Board took a progressive step in adopting its OWTI county zoning ordinance, one of the strongest land-use laws on the books of a Wisconsin county. It is a much farther-advanced law than any other county in the area, and the Board felt that a regional planning setup could hardly strengthen land-use rules in liacine. In addition, the County was asked to contrilnite $4,000 for the first year of the regional commission's operation, for the second year, with every prospect that this amount would grow. There may be "closer" organizations with a dollar than the Racine County Board, but they would be hard to find.

The Racine supervisors couldn't see what they would be getting for their contribution to regional planning, so they opposed the whole idea. This position should be reviewed. The benefit Racine County would receive from regional planning can hardly be measured by direct benefit to the county. It must be measured by direct benefit to the region, in which Racine County should share. A better-planned metropolitan area, which this whole seven-county region is fast becoming, would benefit everyone in it.

The whole idea of regional planning is that it looks beyond existing municipal and county boundaries, and that is exactly what the Racine County Board did not do. STRONG-ARM MAN Not Saving In case It hasn't been whinnied in your this is National Save-the-Horse Week, one of those calendar events we usually manage to ignore. But this appears to be a "week" we not only can observe, but add to. The addition would be an extension of the event to next week, which would become National Save-the-Man Week. It is an earnest observation that man often needs more saving from the horse than the reverse.

Horses may have seemed to be doomed to zoos a few years ago. This has definitely become, In all its full-blown horror, an automotive age, and the horse as a means of transportation is just about out of business. The Racine County agricultural agent noted not too long ago that the work-horse population on farms Jn this county, and throughout the state, has practically disappeared. It was a long time ago that Barn street in Racine became Wisconsin avenue, and the horse trough was removed from Columbia Corners. Nationally, the Department of Agriculture estimates that the farm horse population is down from about 14i million in 1940 to about 3i million today.

Old Dobbin, who pulled the plow, has gone to Horse Heaven. But tquua caballus, like his friend, homo sapiens, is a hardy breed. Suddenly he has made a comeback. And H. Sapiens is paying the bill, in more ways than one.

It has been this is only a rough there are 250,000 saddle horses in the United States today, and tlie number grows weekly. Riding, once a rich man's hobby, has become a sport for the medium-income brackets. "Back-yard stables" have become popular all over the United States. In 800 horse shows in the U. S.

last year, there was an increase of 5 per cent in the entries in all classes. This is costing plenty. A family man who rides now has another mouth to teed. He won't ride wife and kids will be astride in no time. Holiday Magazine recently estimated that it costs about $250 to outfit a wife or ten-aged daughter in apparel and tack at the very more than for an outfit for one who has passed out of the beginner's class of riders.

There is another area where the horse is putting the bite on his so-called master. Americans last year spent more than two and one-half billions of on one breed of horse, the Thoroughbred, who improves his breeding running around in circles at race tracks all over the country. In the end, it's man who gets the his relationship with the horse. Not only does he pay the bills and lose the bets, but he eats his dinner standing up if the ornery animals turns left when the rider turns right, leaving the rider suspended in mid-air very temporarily, after which the rider meets the ground on the part of his anatomy that has just left the saddle. Save-the-Horse Week? Who needs it? The horse is doing fine.

Let's save the man! From Congressional Quarterly GOP Finds Trouble in States WASHINGTON Republi-X. Freeman (D) Is considered alrace between Gov. Vernon W. cans are in trouble this year in'shoo-in for a third term. Sen.

Thomson (R) and State Sen. the Midwest, and probably will Edward J. Thye (R) is in an un- 1 Gaylord A. Nelson (D). Sen.

lose ground in the area's con-expectedly tight race with Rep. I William Proxmire (D), upset gressional and J. McCarthy (D), andivlctor in the 1957 special elec- PROFILES of Newsmakers contests. A state-by-state and district- by district survey indicates that the GOP cannot count on its traditional heartland thej territory from Ohio west to the Dakotas to offset expected losses in the East and Far West. now rates no better than antJon, Is a strong favorite over even chance for re-election to J.

Steinle (R) In the third term. Two districts in Senate race. Democrats have one district to worry about, but they threaten to take three Republican seats. each party could switch. MISSOURI Local conditions give the Democrats cause to worry about three House seats, but Sen.

Stuart Syming- iton (D), who is certain of rein a the help the Dem- election returns probably all down the line, and add to Democratic strength eliminate the only Repub- the 86th Congress. lican in the House delegation. Democrats are expected tOj hold both their present Senate! NEBRASKA-The two top seats, in Missouri and wiscon-! Republican candidates for resin, and to take a GOP seat inelection Gov Victor E.Ander- Michigan. They have an eveni son and Sen. RonianL.

chance to capture two believed to be no Republican seats, in Indianaiger, but Rep. Robert u. government's armistice! and Minnesota. offer, declared that The Democratic governor 1956, may be beaten subject nationalities (Copyright 19i8, CoDgrMiloDH Quarterly Inc.) Looking Backward 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 19, 57; Minimum, 47.

President Woodrow Wilson, in rejecting the Austro-Hun- Hobib Bourguiba PARIS Dynamic Habib Bourguiba distrusts Gamal Abdel Nasser. That is an underlying reason behind Tunisia's break with Nasser 's United Arab Republic. The Tunisian president has made it clear he believes he can be a strong influence in keeping the Arab world from coming under Nasser 's control. He is a small man physically but dramatically active when he is talking. He waves his arms sideways, over his head, and fore and aft.

Last month he had a conversation with Foreign Minister Abdel Jabbar Jomard of Iraq, who himself has shown some disinclination to bow to Nasser's wishes. Clearly guiba during these talks to take a stronger position against Nasser. His break with Egypt was perhaps only the expectable outgrowth of what Bourguiba believes is Egypt's determination to unseat him. Angry President In an interview a few weeks ago Bourguiba was especially angry that Egypt sheltered Salah Ben Youssef, a onetime leader in the uprising which led France to give Tunisia its independence. Ben Youssef a complete break with the West and attachment of Tunis to the Egyptian hegemony.

The break with Nasser amounted to the burning of almost Bourguiba's last bridge of contact with the controlling forces of the Arab League. For him and Tunisia this is a daring gesture, for he has not received the amount of western aid which can assure the continued existence of his state of less than four million people. French aid, promised in a peaceful separation, has beert held up. American aid has continued but not on a scale large enough to replace what was expected from France. The signs of public distress are evident everywhere.

Unemployment is increasing. French officials and men who long provided backbone of the government and commercial Ufa pulled out. German, British, and Iron are coming in to replace the French in many instances but with only a fraction of capital the French once represented. American officials on spot think Tunisia a chance to demonstrate how an Arab state can develop, They would like to see investments in pumping plants, and even atomic plants to convert sea water for rich but arid southern Tunisia. Bourguiba has more and more autocratic since his return to independent Tunisia in June 1955 and his subsequent election as president Actions Are Hard Some of his government's actions have been extremely hard-fisted.

This, perhaps, is influenced by Bourguiba's own struggles. Born in the Tunisian town of Monastir Aug. 3, 1903, of poor middle class parents, Bourguiba went on to get a law degree in Paris and plunge into North African natlonalisnv He spent 25 years in impriiOBH ment or exile. Despite his long trials with France, he is pro-French, married to a French woman and an astute student of French politics. Of late, he has picked up an almost equal mastery of American politics.

Kansas may be defeated, Republican governorships in first must be given liberty. Mayor T. W. Thlesen re- NORTH DAKOTA Here, Ohio, South Dakota and Wis-i at least, Republican lines are! quested officials at the Great consln are in equal jeopardy. firm to re-elect Naval Station to pro- In the House races, a fewi John E.

Davis (R) and maverlckjhibit sailors from visiting Ra- Democratic districts may fall Sen. William Langer (R). Thej cine until the Influenza epl- to the GOP, but the net result seems certain to be a Demo- only Democratic threat comes from House aspirant Quentln cratic gain. A 10 -seat pickupiN. Burdick (D), seeking to refer the Democrats would not'place his father, retiring Rep.

be surprising, and the total Usher L. Burdick (R). could be higher than that. Republicans should be helped in rural areas by the return of good farm prices and record OHIO The right-to-work referendum dominates the political scene in Ohio, Gov. C.

iWilliam O'Neill (R), who's for W. W. Bauer, M.D. Family Living Is Basis of Good Health Unmarried persons, or widowed persons living alone, have poorer health experiences than do the members of a family living as a ill'' 'I Dr. Bauer unit in a home.

It is easier to establish and maintain healthful living practices on a family basis than alone. In order to a 1 ain its health status and that of its members at a satisfactory level, the family needs a health plan. This begins with the realization that health maintenance costs money, and I am not talking now primarily about medical and hospital costs. I am talking about health value.s Inherent in well-planned expenditures for daily living. This starts with a suitable place to live; housing is a real factor in health.

A good house in a good location costs more thaa poor one in ao sirable neighborhood, and it is not only more fun to live in, but a real Investment in health. The best housing the family can afford is a real investment in better health, more important than a bigger car. A second basic factor In the family's health is good nutrition. Here the family has a distinct advantage over the individual living in rooms or apartments and eating out or cooking for himself. A well informed homemaker can influence the nutrition of the entire family, often without having them realize that their food habits and patterns are being changed, like the man who remarked after ten years of marriage, "I used to be strictly a meat-and-potato man; now 1 go for salads.

And 1 really like em." I can just see his wife smiling quietly, and saying nothing. A family physician is an essential for a healthy family. Find one near enough to t)e convenient to visit in his office, or to call to your home when that become necessary. Havo an understanding about fees and costs. See him for a prevention rather than cure, about once a year.

Cover the costs of possible illness in advance with carefully selected health insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield or one of the reliable commercial carriers. Knowing that some of the costs will be paid through insurance takes much of the curse out of illness. Lack of worry may even expedite recovery. Families, because they live together, can often handle health problems more readily than could the individual alone. If father is killing himself at the office to give them everything they want, the rest of the family can help take the pressure off, not by nagging, but by quietly cutting down on their wants.

When mother Is too conscientious to take a needed vacation, the family can "work on" her until she realizes that even if her pet hydrangea doesn't get watered every day, she really ought to go and see her mother, or her grandchildren, as the case may both, if she's that lucky! Monday: After the (Copyright, 195B, King Featuroi harvests. But the year-long re-nt, js in a very close race with cession has hurt GOP chances in city and suburban districts. Now here is the outlook, state by state. is no contest for senator or governor. Democrats have an excellent chance to gain one Chicago district.

They are challenging strongly In three other districts. Republicans are lesser threats in two downstate races and one Chicago district. INDIANA No Democrat has gone to the Senate from Indiana in 20 years, but Evansville Mayor R. Vance Hartke (D) is given a 50-50 chance against Gov. Harold W.

Handley (R), the embattled protege of retiring Sen. William Jenner (R). Democrats are almost certain to gain one House seat, threaten seriously In two others. tax Issue gives folksy Gov. Herschel C.

Loveless (D), first Democratic chief executive In 20 years, the edge for re-election over economics professor William Murray (R). One Democratic and three Republican House seats are in jeopardy. KANSAS Gov. George Docking (D) will need all the help the newly strengthened Democratic organization can give him to withstand the challenge of Clyde M. Reed (R).

newspaper publisher, son and namesake of the late governor and senator. Voters also have a rlght-to-work referendum to decide. Two House in each in doubt. G. Mennen Williams (D), seeking a sixth term, looks unbeatable, and his running-mate for Senator, Lt.

Gov. Philip A. Hart (D), Is favored over Sen. Charles E. Potter (R).

Two Republican House seats are in real doubt; four others are threatened. Orville former Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle (D), who's against it. Sen, John W. Bricker (R) is favored for re-election over ex- Rep.

Stephen M. Young (D). There are threats to six Republicans and one Democrat in the House, but it would be surprising if that many seats actually switched. SOUTH DAKOTA Democrats are out to prove that their 1956 uprising here was no fluke. Attorney General Phil Saunders (R) has almost no margin over rancher Ralph Herseth (D) In the contest for governor.

Retiring Gov. Joe Foss (R) trails freshman Rep. George McGovern (D), the first Democratic Congressman in 20 years, in the eastern District House race. The Republican Incumbent in the western District is not safe, either, WISCONSIN The closest contest is the gubernatorial demic at the naval training station was over. 30 YEARS AGO Oct.

19, 1928 Maximum, 55; Minimum, 42, American prosperity and standards of living have reached levels "never before experienced by any people in human history," President Calvin Coolldge declared at the dedication of the Fredericksburg and Spotslvanla battlefields In Virginia, The Racine police department installed Its first alarm box at 17th street and Republic avenue and planned to install two more boxes in recently-annexed north side areas, 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 19, 68, Minimum, 48. German Field Marshal Hermann Goering, In the name of Chancellor Adolf Hitler, conferred on Charles A. Lindbergh the Order of the German Eagle, the second highest honor the German government could bestow. Former County Judge Max Heck, 69, who also served as a state senator, died In a fall at his home, 2045 Geneva St.

Drew Pearson Facts Show U. S. Defense Still Lags Behind Russia Pearson Driver By Harry Hanan WASHINGTON Operation Soothing Syrup, Installment II, has now begun. After the first Russian Sputnik, Oct. 4, 1957, left U.S.

lead- stunned, there was discussed at the White House a plan to admit the truth to American namely, that we have fallen far behind Russia in missiles and satellites; that we are in danger of becoming a second class power. This plan to admit the facts was called Operation Candor. To his credit, Vice President Nixon pushed it. Sherman Adams and others close to the President i not. Adams blithely announced, "The administration is not Interested in serving a high score in an outer space basketball game." And in the end.

Operation Candor lost out. Operation Soothing Syrup took its a campaign to lull the American people regarding administration's failure to keep abreast of Russia. Americans Like Facts With the launching of the American moon rocket last week, the second installment of Operation Soothing Syrup began. It continued with the unveiling of the X-15 on Wednesday. For the White House wanted publicity.

Nov. 4 was approaching. The Democratic tide must be turned. Let's take a careful look at Operation Soothing Syrup II and compare the propaganda with the facts. 1.

Our moon rocket was hailed as a great technological triumph. Yet it carried a payload of only 40 pounds compared to the monsters Russia has slammed into space. The reason the moon- shot failed was partly because the automatic pilot fixed on a wrong course, partly because of Insufficient rocket power. The launching missile generated 150,000 pounds thrust, a weak blast compared to the 850,000 pounds thrust Russian rocket engines are known to generate. Facts Don't Lie Air Force scientists are now working frantically to booal the power of the moon rocket by beefing up the smaller booster rockets in the third and fourth stages.

They hope to hm ready for another shot at moon by Nov, 7 or 8. while our technicians admit candidly it will take at least a year for us to match Russia's present rocket power. 2. The unveiling of the new rocket ship X-15 was carefully arranged before the election, although the manufacturer won't turn the X-15 over to the Air Force until next spring. Then a team of fliers, headed by Capt.

Robert "Bob" White, will push the ship to new altitudes. With a boost from a Navajo rocket, they eventually hope to fly the X-15 into orbit around the earth. What the press releases won't mention, however is that Russia is expected to beat us into orbit with the first man by at least a year. This Is the sober conclusion of Air Force technical intelligence which claims Russia could send a man aloft in a Sputnik and bring him back alive right now. 3.

The Air Force will try again before the election to shoot its intercontinental ballistic missile, the almighty Atlas, the full 5,000 miles it is supposed to go. The Atlas' sitter missile, the Titan, will also be given preliminary tests at Cape Canaveral before Nov. 4. Yet the sobering truth is that the Russians have already fired over a dozen intercontinental missiles the full first one two summers ago. Our radar has tracked the warheads 4,500 miles and watched them re-enter the atmosphere over the Okhotsk Sea, just across from Alaska, without burning up.

Sobering Submarines 4. Administration spokesmen are pointing with pride to spectacular undersea records set by the atomic subs the Nautilus, Skate, and Seawolf. This is our most spectacular postwar naval achievement. Yet the Navy has warned the Chiefs of Staff that our 110 submarines, old and obsolete, are no match for Russia's 600 submarines. All but 13 of our subs are over 12 years old.

Since World War II, we have built only 21 subs while Soviet shipyards have turned out 350. (Copyright, by Belt ino.).