anaheim-bulletin 1959-04-07

The Bulletin Editorial Page B-4—Anaheim (Cal.) Bulletin Tuesday, April 7, 1958 To Protect The Public Progress of legislation in Sacramento to regulate all phases of installment buying gives hope of eventually wiping out the abuses which have been associated with it in some instances. While the vast majority of business firms and financial institutions dealing with installment contracts are completely reputable, a good many people have been "burned" when buying or financing through outfits which operate just within the law—or outside. In some cases, even after the purchaser had paid the original amount of the obligation, plus considerable interest, he found himself still owing money. The safest procedure, quite obviously, is to deal only with well established stores and financial institutions. The same precaution should be applied when borrowing money directly. Banks and other responsible lending companies will gladly lend you money if your credit is good. And if it isn't, what you need more than money is discipline in handling your financial affairs. Anyway, a bad loan is bad both to the lender and the borrower. Laws are designed to help protect the public against unscrupulous operators. But the greatest protection is to stay away from them. The Lighter Side by Frank Eleazer WASHINGTON (UPI) — Some government dreamer is always coming up with a plan to get rid of official doubletalk. It always fails. The popular theory of why they fall is that each of these plain-English efforts eventually comes to be labeled "a plan to implement a co-ordinated program on non-obfuscation" and nobody can figure it out. Anyway the latest to take out after government gobbledygook is Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, secretary of health, education and welfare. He says he thought for awhile he was the only one who didn't understand what was being said at conferences in his agency. Then he discovered that the people who were talking didn't understand either. Some Democrats in Congress, who claim they don't always understand what Flemming says (and maybe sometimes don't want to), insist this is one time they know what he means. What Is Man? Sen Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) just the other day received from Flemming's office a document describing a new "model of man," devised by the agency to stimulate discussion and thought. "Man is conceptualized as a manifestation of organized energy." Flemming's publication said of the model, "an energy field spinning around an awareness axis (AA) between its two poles, of which AA plus represents the creative or positive axis, with abundant energy, and AA minus, the negative axis, deficient in energy." Fortunately for the man whose AA plus pole was blown down by the wind, a handy glossary was printed on the back. "Wellness" was defined as not being sick. "Wellness, high level," it said means feeling well. claims to have had trouble with one of Dr. Flemming's own first-person pronouncements, on federal aid for schools. Flemming proposed that Uncle Sam help build 75,000 classrooms. Metcalf objected that Flemming's plan required legal and even constitutional changes to be made by some of the states. Flemming said he thought this wasn't too much of a problem. Every day or so since, Metcalf has been musing over the Flemming school aid formula in the congressional record. Baseball And Eggs Mr. Flemming's talents are being wasted by being confined to education." Metcalf said. "He should go to work for Clark Griffith. He would announce that the Senators will top the American League and win at least 110 games. "This would be done by permitting the Senators to use a modified 37-mm gun instead of a pitcher at all home games and to field 11 men instead of the usual 9. Of course such a procedure would require a change in the rules of baseball and consent from the other American League clubowners, in addition to the perfection of the Flemming pitching machine. But those are minor problems." Metcalf also has applied the Flemming formula to the problems of surplus eggs (make 'em square, to take up less storage space, necessitating course a constitutional change in the law); basketball (Ohio Wesleyan, of which Flemming was president, would mount midgets on each basket to help receive or deflect the ball as desired, provided the other teams didn't object); and cows which insist on two milkings daily (put-em on a five-day week, TUESDAY, AP day you are enclosed with initiative, and up-and-go". You are versatile and can do anything that causes of this ability may not reach the you aspire, unless difficult lesson of a single objective energies into one thought and action. You have an temperament and are exceptionally things, sometimes happen, yet without investigation or in it, for it can help you. There is a stuilt your nature. You will not be one t Once you are in or forge ahead. If you forced in any kind be sure to break off for yourself. Until will be neither harmful. Among those books are: Robert Mayer French pianist; William manufacturer and William Ellery clergyman; Jacqueline logist; William W Wednesday ARIES (Mar. 21-A important program is one of your entire month. AURUS (Apr. 21-outlook continue Things that have you cease to bo GEMINI (May 22-can plan to take risk now. Be ad gain important CANCER (June 2-confident of all Flemming a publication said of the model, "an energy field spinning around an awareness axis (AA) between its two poles, of which AA plus represents the creative or positive axis, with abundant energy, and AA minus, the negative axis, deficient in energy." Fortunately for the man whose AA plus pole was blown down by the wind, a handy glossary was printed on the back. "Wellness" was defined as not being sick. "Wellness, high level," it said means feeling real good. Rep. Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) Metcalf also has applied the Flemming formula to the problems of surplus eggs (make 'em square, to take up less storage space, necessitating of course a constitutional change in the law); basketball (Ohio Wesleyan, of which Flemming was president, would mount midgets on each basket to help receive or deflect the ball as desired, provided the other teams didn't object); and cows which insist on two milkings daily (put 'em on a five-day week, after necessary minor modifications of the cow). Strange As It Seems By Elsie Hix KING GEORGE I OF ENGLAND, UNABLE TO PRESIDE OVER HIS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR GREAT BRITAIN'S CABINET SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT THE TULIP CRAZE IN 17TH CENTURY EUROPE BROUGHT UNBELEVABLE PRICES AND OWNERSHIP IN A SINGLE BULB HAS DIVIDED INTO SHARES! BEAUTIFUL VARIEGATED COLORS WERE BELIEVED TO BE A RAKE SPECIES BUT RECENT STUDIES ATTRIBUTE THE COLORING TO A PLANT VIRUS! Concerned With What Russia's Cooking OUR OWN FOREIGN AID PROGRAM CONGRESS Your Birthday by Stella TUESDAY, APRIL 7—Born today you are energetic, bursting with initiative, ambition and "get-up-and-go". You are exceptionally versatile and can put your hand to anything that comes along. Because of this ability to adapt, you may not reach the heights to which you aspire, unless you learn the difficult lesson of concentration on a single objective. Put all your energies into one single channel of thought and action. You have an impulsive, fiery temperament and your intuitions are exceptionally keen. You sense things, sometimes long before they happen, yet without exactly knowing why. This is a gift which would stand you well in newspaper work, investigation or invention. Nurture it, for it can help you to get places. There is a stubborn streak in your nature. You want to lead and will not be one to follow others. Once you are in charge, you will forge ahead. If you find yourself forced in any kind of routine work, be sure to break out into the open for yourself. Until you do this, you will be neither happy nor successful. Among those born on this date are: Robert Marcel Casadesus, French pianist; Will Keith Kellogg, manufacturer and philanthropist; William Ellery Channing, noted clergyman; Jacques Loeb, physiologist; William Wordsworth, poet. Wednesday, April 8 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) — Make important progress now as this is one of your best days of the entire month. AURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — Your outlook continues to improve. Things that have been worrying you cease to bother you now. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — You can plan to take the calculated risk now. Be adventuresome and gain important rewards. CANCER (June 22-July 23) — Be confident of all you do today, Farmer McCabe Some joker in San Francisco claims a 12 foot cobra was stolen from his truck while he was catching 40 winks of needed rest. Naturally the police and radio stations warned everyone to stay indoors, specially after dark. And for twenty four hours not a drunk was arrested nor a traffic ticket handed out... and some folks say that snakes aren't good for anything. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) Assignment: Washington by Ed Koterba WASHINGTON—The fancy English tile and old marble corridors of the Capitol pound hard against the calloused feet of a man trying to corral a stray, newsy lawmaker these days. This is especially painful, since just about all the Congressmen were home, there on their political pastures keeping voters from trying to sneak out through broken fences. I was padding down along the first-floor level searching out any left-behinders when a ground swell came along and swept me involuntarily up a spiraling stone staircase under the rotunda. These were, alas, the tourists. It seems that the moment our Congressmen leave, the visitors pour in. It's as if the departing lawmakers had left the capitols gates unlatched. The visitors are like the first crocuses. They get here before the cherry blossoms are full and then they beeline it to the Capitol. It's nigh impossible to wedge your way through the milling throngs, but I'm glad they're here FROM The Mail Box Dear Sir: I've noticed your valiant work on bicycle safety. May I propose that you, the schools and parents now get back nearer the deadly root of the problem, and change an outrageous law? ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) — Make important progress now as this is one of your best days of the entire month. FAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — Your outlook continues to improve. Things that have been worrying you cease to bother you now. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — You can plan to take the calculated risk now. Be adventuresome and gain important rewards. CANCER (June 22-July 23) — Be confident of all you do today, for you have the green light. Get exactly what you want. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Educational matters, involving the younger generation, may come up for serious attention today. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) — Have fun today. A wide variety of interests keeps you alert and full of vigorous energy. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — If you are willing to be a little adventuresome, the chances are good for you to increase your profits. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Another day when material gains can be yours. See that you get what is coming to you now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)—A romantic day but one in which there may be a legal problem to solve. Be politic; win success. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—A message from a distance may bring you increased profits. A legal decision in your favor? AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) CO. "B" 161st AIB 600 S. Brookhurst, Fullerton Phone TRojan 1-1705 Capt. Ralph E. Comstock Commanding It seems that the moment our Congressmen leave, the visitors pour in. It's as if the departing lawmakers had left the capitals gates unlatched. The visitors are like the first crocuses. They get here before the cherry blossoms are full and then they beeline it to the Capitol. It's nigh impossible to wedge your way through the milling throngs, but I'm glad they're here for the sake of the Capitol guides. Those guides have had slim pickin' all winter hunting elusive 25-cent clients. The guides labor for a nominal salary and then split the tourist take. Now, two-bit pieces were stacked high on their corner table. Getting unwittingly nudged up that staircase brought home an interesting piece of history. The guide announced that it was on those very steps British soldiers galloped with blazing tar torches to set the Capitol afire in the War of 1812. You can still see the stains of smoke on the concrete ceiling of the stairwell. I finally made it to the House Press Gallery, but no morsels here. The bulletin wall looked like Mother Hubbard's cupboard. Newshounds lounged on big leather chairs trying to shake off that thousand-yard stare. Missing were the raft of gloom and doom pronouncements, marked for "immediate attention, indicating the world was coming to an end if our lawmakers's warnings were not instantly heeded. Strangely, with those Congressmen gone the world keeps moving merrily on. In a big brass clip, the lawmakers left their parting newsletters. Most are as indigestible as their speeches. But an exception is that of Jim Wright (D., Texas). He titles his letter, "The Wright Slant on Washington." Mr. Wright talks about a pending fair trade bill. The people pushing that bill under the guise of helping FROM The Mail Box Dear Sir: I've noticed your valiant work on bicycle safety. May I propose that you, the schools and parents now get back nearer the deadly root of the problem, and change an outrageous law? In other states, the cyclist is deerged to be little more than a rapid pedestrian. He is vulnerable, fragile, quite valuable, and unable to compete with half a ton of rushing steel. In California, on the other hand, because he has wheels, the rolling pedestrian is classed as a vehicle, heaven help him! Elsewhere, both the pedestrian and wheeled child are required by law to travel on the left side of the road, facing oncoming traffic. They have more than an even chance to see and dive out of the way if something goes wrong. They cannot be startled by an approaching juggernaut to swerve into its path. In California, a brutal stupid law forces our cycling children to face away from traffic; it requires no rear view mirrors, and I am astonished that there are not more of our cyclists battered, mangled and killed. As a motorist, I protest at the needless risk it places on me, and as a father, I've noticed that my daughter has not ridden her bike for over a year because we cannot answer the problem of breaking the law vs. staying alive. It is time you raised the issue publicly, and loudly. I've written to state authorities without result. Now it's time to put on pressure. With that simple a change in basic traffic law, your future safety programs will have a big head gain. Sincerely yours, T. S. Boos Capitol Dispatch by David Lawrence WASHINGTON — Sometimes it takes the news of an illness or a departure from public office to bring about a true evaluation of the services of a man to his country. The announced resignation of Walter S. Robertson from his post as Assistant Secretary of State for Asian affairs focuses attention on the valiant and successful fight of a sick man to keep America from blundering into recognition of the Red China regime. Mr. Robertson, who leaves the Department of State in a few weeks, says frankly he never would give up his work if he did not feel assured that the United States will not yield to the tyrants in Peliping. Few people outside the government are aware of the indefatigable battle Mr. Robertson has waged against all manner of intrigue that has been going on inside and outside the government to win for Red China a place in the United Nations and diplomatic recognition by the United States government. Mr. Robertson served under the Truman administration, but has played an even bigger role under the Eisenhower administration in steering foreign policy as it relates to Asia. It was most unfortunate to read the other day a comment by former President Truman accusing the Eisenhower administration of "surrendering" because an armistice was signed in Korea. All one has to do is to read the book by Admiral C. Turner Joy, who presided for the United States at the Panmunjom negotiations, to find out that, before the Eisenhower administration came into power, the American representatives had been instructed to apologize non-precedentedly in American political history. When the parties later assembled for their national conventions, they adopted almost identical planks in support of this policy. In the recent Taiwan (Formosa) crisis, Mr. Truman was among the first to come out in strong support of President Eisenhower's position. To repeat, the differences of opinion about China policy do not represent differences between political parties, but rather differences between individuals, irrespective of party lines." Mr. Robertson has made numerous speeches about the whole China problem in the last few years, and has been perhaps the country's most outstanding champion of the American policy in the far east. He says opposition to the Red China regime is not based on "disapproval of an ideology or an economic system, much as we abhor both." He asserts that American policy is based "on the collective security of the free world." He sees any possible acceptance of Red China's regime as meaning the liquidation of American alliances in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, danger to the Korean Republic, and the collapse of our military allies in the Western Pacific who possess considerable manpower which if not available would have to be substituted for by millions of American soldiers. Mr. Robertson points out that very few countries have recognized Red China since the Communist aggression in Korea in June, 1950. He adds: "Instead of being isolated, we stand with the overwhelming ma- the Eisenhower administration in steering foreign policy as it relates to Asia. It was most unfortunate to read the other day a comment by former President Truman accusing of "surrendering" because an armistice was signed in Korea. All one has to do is read the book by Admiral C. Turner Joy, who presided for the United States at the Panmunjom negotiations, to find out that, before the Eisenhower administration came into power, the American representatives had been instructed to accept the principal portions of the final agreement. They did so, and only a dispute about exchange of prisoners remained when Mr. Eisenhower became president in 1933. So the real question was whether to repudiate or to honor the agreement made by the Truman-administration. President Eisenhower chose to honor the signature of the United States on the sections already agreed upon by the previous administration. As a matter of fact, it is only in what happened prior to 1950, when State Department officials were being accused by Congressional Committees of catering to Communists in the far east, that there is any basis for controversy. In a speech delivered three weeks ago at Ottawa Canada, Mr. Robertson said: "Since 1950, the difference in basic China policy between former President Truman and President Eisenhower is the difference between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee. In early 1950, following the Communist take-over of the mainland in December 1949, at about the time of British recognition, President Truman vetoed the recommendation made to him that we recognize Red China. The Republican attack on the Democrats in the 1952 election campaign was not on basic China policy as it then was, but rather on what was alleged to have been the vacillations and blunders which had helped create the Frankenstein monster of Red China and enhance its menace to the free world. In 1956, an election year, a Democratic-sponsored resolution, reaffirming support of the Republic of China and opposing the seating of Red China in the United Nations passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 381 to 0 and by 86 to 0 in the Senate. Not a single Congressman or Senator of either party was willing to vote against this resolution. This is a" THE Family Scrapbook Ready for Camp? Each year, an increasing number of children go to camp for a week, two weeks, a month or even longer. They go to private camps, church camps, ones sponsored by Scouts, Y's and other community agencies. Each year, too, there seem to be more younger children in camp. For most youngsters, such camping experience is deeply enjoyed. But not all are ready for it. Some can find it to be a pretty deeply disturbing experience. A certain degree of social development is essential before organized camping can be rewarded. And here are a few questions which, if answered affirmatively, give a pretty clear indication that your Johnny or Mary is ready: 1. Do they play well with other children of their own age? 2. Do they seem at home with strange adults and children? 3. Are they calm and poised when they must compete with other children for attention and status? 4. Did they enjoy the first few days of school when they went to kindergarten or first grade? (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 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