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Some anonymous soul, in his infinite wisdom, presented
us with a subscription to the Christian Crusade Weekly, an
eight-page tabloid edited by the eminent Oklahoma
theologian, Billy James Hargis, LL.D.
While reading the good doctor's writings for the past
several months, we have noted a strong recurring theme,
to-wit: there are only 13 persons in the world who are not
communists and Dr Hargls is not too sure about the other
twelve.
He has a lively style, readable without moving the lips
since it is written at about a nine-year-old mentality level.
You needn't subscribe to check out our assessment; just
listen to a speech by Spiro Agenew, who aims for
twelve-year-old minds, and deduct three years. The style is
sirfiilar, but Spiro tacks on an additional syllable now and
then.
Dr Hargis chews out the same television commentators
who are on the vice president's list, then adds Johnny Carson,
Dick Cavett and Merv Griffin to the roll of those who favor
"anarchy, lawlessness and revolution in the United States."
His revelations will afford all Americans a modicum of
solace when the moment of truth arrives. It will be
comforting to be able to point to Merv Griff'm's "sly,
left-wing propaganda" as the cause of this country's downfall
as you are led away in chains by a Red Chinese.
We suspect, however, that the Oklahoma crusader may he
a bit biased in the case of Griff'm, since both are competing
for the same nine-year-old mentality market.
"l thought from the title it was about Attorney General John Mitchell and his staff."
Dr. Hargis is a bulldog when he clamps onto a subject,
but sometimes his zeal leads him down the wrong path. In
his latest edition, for instance, he lambasts the Southern
Baptists for inviting an employee of "Playboy" magazine to
sit on the panel at a sex education seminar.
You do not have to read many of Dr. Hargis' weekly
offerings to know that he has a definite hangup about sex.
What he does not realize, however, is that the creators of
Playboy suffer from the same affliction. If he truly wants to
make sex as dull as a game of canasta, he should encourage
lus readers to subscribe to the magazine.
For if ever there was a sexless publication, it is Playboy.
Unless, of course, the reader has a penchant for making love
dome:
By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS
Gov Dan Evans' use of his
veto pen attracted the most
attention with his veto of the Viet
Nam bonus, but escaping notice
was the skillful way he used it to
correct deficiencies in many bills
passed by the Legislature
presumably to let distributors set
wholesale prices to retailers. They
presently are set by the wineries.
The governor has said he was
asking the board to consider
changes "where appropriate."
This was the bill which, was
reported last week, had the
gallonage tax to be collected at
winery for the present 26 percent
tax levied at the retail level, it
probably was the least understood
of any bill in the Legislature.
Even the governor said in his
veto message that because the
out-of-state wine law had been in
effect such a short time, it wasn't
yet "possible with any degree of
accuracy to measure the overall
fiscal impact."
A dollars-and cents view of
what the bill would have done
Partial vetoes eliminated roughest trip of any to pass the
to full-color, printed pictures• If sex is merely a matter of ambiguities in a couple of Legislature, being killed at least
abnormal glands and the absence of_pimples and moles - measures, scratched out a- twice before it finally passed both
which is Playboy's stock-in-trade - then Dr. Hargis hasduplication in another, "erased" houses, only to die on the
nothing to worry about, an incorrect reference in still governor's desk.
another, deleted sections of S u b s t it u ting a 90-cent
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• to restrict the governor s veto
powers was recommended by the
beglslauve t.ouncu only a year I'[.I-0b4ELL ~-~'~'
ago. \
The only fair way is to be charged
for what one actually uses,
kilowatt for kilowatt. Even our
National Income Tax surcharge is
based on income earned and not
the same surcharge to each tax
payer.
If you want those who can
afford recreation property to pay
more, charge them and not the
needy and people of low income
brackets. I am willing to pay my
share but very unwilling to pay
for someone else who doesn't
have to economize?
This is truly a "squeeze" on
the "little guy".
Protestingly yours,
(Mrs) Cecil M. McKinney
Editor, The Journal:
I have sent the following
letter to Public Utility District
No. 3 of Mason County:
When we were first notified of
the surcharge to be added to our
electricity bill each month, I tried
in vain to reach someone at your
Shelton office for an explanation.
After many unsatisfactory
telephone run-arounds, I knew
you had no intention of
explaining anything to anyone.
Just for the records - I feel
this to be a very unfair charge.
Why should a family with one
small income be taxed the same as
a big company like Simpson or
Rayonier, customer for customer?
large user as such is against the
law as we cannot discriminate
between classifications of
customers.
It was the unanimous opinion
of the board of commissioners of
the district after several months
of thought and consultation that
this temporary measure would be
more equitable than increasing
rates which would more than
likely be permanent.
The district has had to make
tremendously costly line
improvements the past three years
due to winter storms which has:
depleted all reserves and has to be
replaced.
AI~, ff the bond market were
not as it is with the high interest
rates, I am positive that the
method of the temporary
surcharge would not have been
the route taken. I sincerely hope
that with this explanation it will
answer some of your questions. If
not, please advise.
G. D. Samples
Manager
Public Utility District 3
Editor, The Journal:
The following letter has been
sent to Mrs McKinney:
Dear Mrs. McKinney:
Your letter of February 26th
has been referred to me for
answering.
1 am very sorry to hear that
you have been unable to contact
anyone in the office to answer
your question in regards to the
Surcharge In checking with the
Clerks, 1 find that no one seems
to have any knowledge of you
calling it is their responsibility to
refer these calls to the auditor or
myself.
in reference to the large
industrial customer such as
mentioned in your letter and
comparing with a small user, I
might say that when the
Bonneville Power Administration
raised the power rates to the PUD
in 1967, the increase which
amounts to a substantial amount
was passed on to them and not
the residential user.
As for having a separate rate
for the small residential user and a
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ......................Pkmry G. Gay
Mailing Address: Box 430, Shelton, Wash~ 98584 Phone 426-4412
Policy.Shaping Veto
The governor also used a little
red ink to establish policy when
he vetoed a portion of his
executive request bill establishing
a Department of Ecology
The measure establishes an
ecological council and as passed
by the Legislature specified that
three members should be selected
from nominees selected by
recognized labor, business and
agricultural organizations
The governor agreed these
groups should be represented but
took the view that gubernatorial
appointments shouldn't be
dictated by any private
organization.
is consistent with the
method of appointing judges. The
appropriate bar amoeiation always
presents three nominees for the
appointment, but the governor's
choice isn't restricted to the three
names submitted.
Governors usually appoint
their judges from the bar lists, but.
occasionally they depart from this
practice.
Saving Clause Clipped
Producers of electrical energy
may be unhappy about
elimination of a section of the
thermal plant siting bill Vetoed
was a provision that if two
sections of the bill were declared
unconstitutional, the entire act
would be voided
One of the sections referred
to preempts for the state all
authority for certifying location
of thermal power plants The
other is a "finality" section It
specifies that once the governor
has certified a thermal power
plant site, the act can't be
challenged by any state agency or
political subdividion.
Both sections had been
insisted upon by power
producers This was a departure
from the usual severability clause,
and its consitutionality was
questionable. The governor said it
was unnecessary.
Red Ink For Wine
The governor's veto of the
wine tax bill, which was designed
to provide some financial relief
for distributors, may lead to the
same relief through changes in
Liquor Control Board regulations,
From The Washington Motorist
The credit card swindle seems to be on the upswing again.
For traveling motorists, we have long recommended the use
of oil company credit cards for a variety of reasons. But we
have always stressed the importance of keeping your sales
slip, and comparing it with the bill sent later by the oil
company.
A Washington couple, recently traveling in California, had
stopped in a small town and filled their car with 10 gallons of
gas - on credit. When they returned from their trip, they
received their bill from the company with two sales slips
from the small station in the small town. They were
consecutively numbered with the first showing a purchase of
10 gallons of regular gas and the second showing 11 gallons
of ethyl plus some STP. And the signature on the second
although the same name as on the first, was a darned poor
forgery job.
Our member acknowledged the 10 gallon purchase of
regular, but pointed out that his car would hardly hold 21
gallons of gas and he certainly wouldn't have had it filled
with half regular, and half ethyl.
Within a week of receiving this members' complaint, we
read of many similar incidents of this nature going on around
the country and reported to AAA Clubs in other states.
A quite common practice appears to be adding a fourth
number to the purchase price. A person who buys $4.25
Worth of gas, may find his statement altered to $14.25. (And
some stations don't even bother to try to change the number
of gallons purchased.)
The amazing thing about those who alter the bills, is their
amateur ability. One crook was so poor at it he merely
crossed out the $4 purchase with one line, and wrote $11
above it - with the $4 still clearly visible - and the member
had kept the original.
And therein lies our warning. Don't ever throw away a
purchase slip until you have checked it against your billing.
You, yourself, may be sure you never paid $14 to have
your gas tank filled, but try explaining that to the oil
company if you don't have the original.
To be sure, it's not a practice peculiar to California or any
other state. We have had complaints about stations in
Washington, too, but it only takeS one, no matter where it is,
to put a damper on your vacation and give you a bad
impression of that station and company.
So, file those slips away and check them monthly with
your statement. If there's an error, you won't get stuck!
Published a.t Shelton. Mason County, Washlngton, every Thursday.
Ended as Second4~lass Matter at the Post Office, Shelton, Wash.
Page 4.- Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 5, 1970
shows that champagnes, now
taxed at $4.44 to $18.09 per case.
Taxes on medium-priced and
imported table wines would have
been reduced $1 to $16 per case
while taxes on low-priced
fifths-size table wines would have
been increased l0 cents per case,
and very low-priced table wines,
51 cents per case.
Message with Echoes
The governor may hear some
echoes from his veto message on
the wine tax bill.
His comment that the tax
"would lead the state away from
the concept of levying taxes on
the basis of the ability of the
consumer to pay" is virtually
certain to be pounced upon by
Democrats; also a phrase
referring to "a time that the
voters of this state are being asked
to approve a more equitable tax
structure."
Democrats advocating * a
graduated net income tax have
charged the governor's proposed
single-rate income tax also is a
departure from the "concept of
levying taxes on the basis of
ability to pay."
'Nuff Said
There isn't much need for
comment on the governor's veto
of the Viet Nam bonus bill. The
political repercussions are
obvious.
Of the 104 bills passed by the
Legislature, it was the only
measure vetoed in its entirety.
Suffice to say that it won't
gain him any votes, and it could
lose him quite a few, including
some of those who previously had
been loyal supporters.
During the coming campaign
there will be plenty of mention of
the fact that he received bonuses
for his service in both World War
II and the Korean War.
Overlooked may be the fact
that bond issues to finance both
bonuses are being retired by a
cigarette tax, and the governor
doesn't smoke.
,k
review:
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By DR. KARL MENNINGER
Viking Press. 1968• $6.95
Public concern with crime and
violence has risen with the
rhetoric of recent political
campaigns. The failure of our
penal system to reduce crime has
apparently alarmed almost
everyone. Yet the public resists
the constructive reforms of our
prisons and institutions which
must come before crime can be
reduced significantly• Why?
An eminent criminal
psychiatrist, Dr. Karl Menninger,
offers some candid and perceptive
answers for the paradoxical
failure of our penal system in his
latest book, "The Crime of
Punishment•" His thoughtful
presentation is the result of a
generation of experience treating
criminals and the mentally ill.
Menninger contends that the
punishment, humiliation and
isolation that our prisons visit
upon the offender serve only to
confirm, not reduce, criminal and
anti-social tendencies.
Compounding the damage of a
prison experience is a vengeful
public stance which effectively
cuts the offender off from
opport'unities for emvloyment
By STEVE ERICKSON
He looked like a Black Panther to me.
And I had a pretty good opportunity to
nearly collided head-on at a street comer.
I looked at his beard. He glared at my sunglasses
in the whiteness of me. I tensed.
As a friend often reminds me, "Erickson, you
member of every minority group. All of them."
"No," I sometimes try to explain. "I know they
So I'm afraid of them."
That's how I felt during that street comer
But then the Black Panther broke into a broad
"Man," he said. "Man, this mornin' ah'm
I managed a feeble grin. "Well, good."
"Yeah," he said, swinging into stride with
really happy. An' you know why?" I couldn't
didn't mind. " 'Cause ah just been up to see the
thank him."
We walked along in silence for a few steps.
"That man," he said, "could have put me
long, long time." He jabbed a couple fingers at me.
traditional 'peace' sign, more's the pity. "Two
convictions," he said.
My tenseness turned to a cold sweat. Steady,
myself. He hasn't knifed you yet.
"But that judge," Panther continued,
compassionate. He understands me. He knows
wanna be looked up. He understands."
"So," he said, "ah just went up there this
told him how much ah appreciate it."
"The judge is a good guy," I said.
"Yeah, man."
We walked along in silence to a red light. I turned l
began across the street. After a few lonely seconds!
corner, he followed me.
"Hey, man!" he bellowed. I stopped and waited!
middle of the street.
I dismissed the prospects of a knife in my
decided to relax and enjoy it. Hell, the guy might
and safe. He might not be blasted out of his skull
He might even be sane. Probably not even a Black
Maybe.
He glanced at the book I carried.
"You know," he said, "I was reading a good
night• Mein Kampf. You know, Adolf Hitler.
morning ah couldn't find it. Ah think God was
me not to read that book. Ah really do. What do you
"Probably something like that," I ventured.
We walked along silently a while farther. He
jaunty for so early in the morning. He bounced.
do all have rhythm.
ChurolT bells .began ringing from somewhere,,:
60i isfinioii 'said, clapping his
snapping his fingers. "You hear that? Ain't
Listen? Ain't that really beautiful music?"
"Yep," I said. "Except it tells me that it's ninel
and I'm late to work."
"What? Work? You work?"
"Afraid so."
He beat his fist into a palm. "Man," he said,
going to work again."
"Might help when you get hungry," I said, boldly
"No!" he said, and l decided to quit being quite
"Ah'm never going to be no man's slave again."
We walked a half-block in silence. Again. His
slowed, but pretty soon it picked up again. Can't
man down.
We came to my office and I turned in.
get off," I said.
"Oh," he said. "You work here? Well, Okay,
easy then. Keep loose."
"I'll try," I said.
We parted then, the guy who was afraid
Panthers, and the Black Panther - maybe - who
to work, or who didn't need it.
And I wondered how long it would he before
felony conviction came along. I was glad I had
him in some other kind of mood.
and recognition upon his release.
The public believes that
punishment in prison and societal
ostracism will convince the
offender that he must mend his
ways. But with employment and
social opportunities closed to
him, the offender too often has
no recourse but to return to crime
following his release from prison.
The public then is the victim
of its self-deceptive reliance on
punishment. Punishment does not
effectively reduce crime; it
frequently prompts further crime.
And society pays for that crime
which it indirectly promotes via
the penal system.
No other conclusion can be
reached, asserts Menninger, than
that "... society secretly wants
crime, needs crime and gains
definite satisfaction from the
mishandling of it ... the crime
and punishment ritual is a part of
our lives and we are loathe to
relinquish the pleasures of
punishment regardless of the price
Menninger finds that, "We all
need crime to wonder at, to
vicariously enjoy, to discuss and
speculate about, and to publicly
deplore. We need criminals to
identify with and
stoutly. They do
forbidden, illegal
wish to do and,
old, they bear the
displaced guilt and
Now those
psychiatry might
M e nninger's
fully digesting
reasonable men
difficult to d
Menninger's
those findings are
convincingly stated i
the general public
Even the
human motivation
'for criminal be
presented in a
fathomable fashion.
Dr. Menningef
efforts to excUSe
conduct. But la*
documents tlte
complicity in
of vengeance and
can begin to wilt
crime. Otherwise
non-criminal alike :
to pay deafly for
crime,
retaliation.