Gifted Youth Not Receiving
Education To Fit Abilities.
Opnion Of Federal Worker
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON Altogether too mny bright young people in this
country ire not getting educational opportunities equal to their abil
ities. Aa a result the nation is the loser. This is the opinion of Dr. Elise
Martens, chief, section of exceptional children and youth, U.S. Office
, of Education. She says that it is society's responsibility to make use
of whatever talents the young may have, "both for their own happi
ness and the good of the world."
"We feel that every child is
. unique, that each needs the type
of educational-opportunity which
will help him most and bring out
the best in him, whether he is be
low average, average or superior
in intellect," she told me.
My talk with Dr. Martens was
in relation, however, to a recent
statement of the educational po
licies commission on "Education
for the Gifted." The statement
said too many gifted youth drop
out of school too early, that only
half go to college "Evidence that
the nation's intellectual resources
are not being fully used." Main
reason for failure to go to college:
"They can't afford it."
Dr. Martens says that often the
gifted are either not discovered
early enough and just "mark
time" in school, or perhaps they
leave to support the family, or
the whole school curriculum is not
enriched to challenge them.
The com m l s s i o n's state
ment goes farther. It insists that
"the American ideal of an open,
casteless society is endangered by
social and educational practices
which tend to recruit leaders from
"upper-class" families without re
gard to individual ability. The
commission recommends: "All gif
ted youth (the top 10 percent in
intellectual ability) should be edu
cated with the expectation that
they will go to college. All highly
gifted youth (the top 1 percent in
intellectual ability) should be edu
cated with the expectation that
they will continue higher education
beyond college graduation."
Dr. Martens, who was among
the distinguished educators who
helped prepare the statement
says:
"We would like to see these
young persons working part of the
day with children of equal bright
ness, thus giving them a challenge
to their best effort. Along with
this we'd like to see them part of
each day in art classes, shop,
physical education, social studies
in contact with the average, s o
they will realize it takes all kinds
of people to make a world and
each has a distinct contribution to
give."
The United States has about two
billion acres of land of which about
half is in farms.
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Bicycle Riders
Increasing, So Is
Accident Hazard
By Jane Eads
WASHINGTO N There are
approximately 18,000,000 b i c y
cle riders in the United States, of
whom about 90 percent are child
ren, says the Bicycle Institute of
America. The institute estimates
there will be 25,000,000 by 1960.
The National Commission on
Safety Education considers that
with bicycles and motor vehicles in
creasing in number each year, ex
posure of bicyclists to possibility
of accident is also increasing. It
says proportionately more .acci
dents wui occur unless tne scnooi,
the home and the community act
together to create greater safety
in bicvcline. In view of this it
has just published a pamphlet,
"Bicycle Safety in Action." to help
schools teach bicycle safety.
"Although cycling is one of the
safest of all sports," commission
members state, "the number o f
bicycle accidents is incredible.
(The National Safety Council re
ports collisions of bicycles with
motor vehicles resulted in 5 0 0
deaths and 30,000 injuries in the
United States during 1948.) '
In addition to teaching safety
measures, the new booklet says,
safetv instruction has the added
value of teaching citizenship and
"will influence the young student
to take an interest in other prob
lems of traffic safety, including
that of becoming a good driver."
The. commission, a part of the
National Education association, be
lieves the problem of bicycle safe
ty should be a part of the school
curriculum. It outlines a program
for school use, tells how to set
up bike safety courts, arrange
weekend bike-hikes, conducts in
spection programs, prepare ar
ticles on bike safety for school
newspapers and so on.
Yoncalla
By MRS. GEORGE EDES
Jack Blodgett of San Jacinto,
Calif., is visiting his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mickey
Blodgett, in Elkhead for a few
days. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
Mickey Blodgett, Jack Blodgett and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis and two
children enjoyed a day's fishing
at the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor'of
Bushnell, Nebr., visited at the Blod
gett home last week.
Mrs. May Anderson of Shoestring
announcing ...
The installation of a new box factory by
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LIHLI BROWN JUC REYNOLDS, popular movie actor who portrays "Little Beaver." will be
one of the out-of-town visitors to highlight this years' presentation of the Douglas County
sheriff s Posse rodeo, slated tor the county fairgrounds rriday and Saturday. Pictured above
as he sits astride his favorite mount, the little Indian will thrill spectators with his horsemanship
and amusing antics.
Pittsburgh Mayor
Makes Effort To
End Milk Strike
PITTSBURGH, June 19. m
Mayor David L. Lawrence sum
moned r presentatives of the strik
ing milk drivers union and the deal
ers to a meeting today with instruc
tions to "end your shadow boxing
and resume delivery of milk."
A three-hour Sunday conterence
failed to end the 12-day-old strike
which haa cut oft milk supplies in
seven counties.
The union AFL local 205 milk
and ice cream salesmen and dairy
employes representing 3,200 strik
ersmet yesterday afternoon and
last night In an executive ooara
session to consider the mayor's ap
peal and other business.
Union spokesmen indicated that
the settlement terms involving 800
drivers and dairy employes in the
Washington, D. C, milk strike
would not serve as a pattern for
peace here.
The Washington plant employes
voted to accept a five-and-a-half
day week with plants closed on
Sunday. The Pittsburgh union has
rejected the greater Pittsburgh
Milk Dealers proposal for the
same thing.
At the last bargaining session, the
dealers again insisted on arbitra
tion of the dispute and indicated
they would consider arbitration of
the retroactive pay issue. The con
tract expired May 1.
The union argued that they would
consider arbitration if the dealers
would agree to retroactivity.
The union's last proposal was for
a five-day work week with six days
pay for all plant and hourly rate
employes. The dealers' offer was a
day work week with pay for 48
hours until May 1, 1951.
The union is asking $13.50 a day
for driver-salesmen whose old rate
was $10. The dealers propose $11 a
day and $12 for extra route salesmen.
Tuei., June 20, 1930 The Newa-Revlew, Reteburg, Ore. ?
Chicago Lumber Firm
Buys Huge Roseburg Log
CHICAGO, June 20 Roseburg's
rontribulion to the National Junior
Chamber of Commerce convention,
a giant 34-foot Douglas fir log,
was purchased today by a Chicago
lumber concern. The log had the
honor of being the largest log to
be in a parade when it appeared
last night in the giant Jaycee
parade of states. Due to the im
mense size of the log (it's 5 feet in
diameter and weighs 34.000 pounds)
it did not cross any bridges.
The log made its historical
march under the guidance of four
Roseburg members of the Paul
Bunyan club: Irv Pueh. Bill Tio-
ton, Glenn Scott and Bill Endicott.
The log started its long journey to
cnicago wncn u was nauiea zoo
miles by a logging truck to Port
land, -then -on a gondola car to
Chicago. Thousands witnessed it
as the biggest part of one of the
biggest parades ever seen in Chi
cago,
working. If you're anywhere in the
valley your nose will pick up the
sassafras smell. And it doesn't take
long for the tellers in banks in sur
rounding towns to tell when the
still has been at work. The money
paid out to farmers and to helpers
winds up in the banks and always
has that sassafras smell.
Eldon Roark, feature columnist
fo.- the Memphis Press-Scimitar,
says one person who did complain
was a Negro helper at the still, who
asked for his pay in some money
that didn't amell. "This here
money's too easy for my wife to
find," he said.
SMELL THAT STILL?
HICKORY VALLEY, Tenn. - UP)
There's a still in this little farm
ing community that goes full blast
off and on and the "revenooers"
don't mind at all. It is used to make
oil-of-sassafras, not corn-squeezin's
or moonshine.
It's easy to tell when the still is
The total public debt of the
United States, according to Twen
tieth Century Fund estimates
which include state, local and
federal debts, rose from $60 for
every person in 1913 to $1,970 for
every person in 1945.
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Dr. H. B. SoofvtM
Palmer Chiropractor
Rifle Rant Road
410 ml. North of
County Shops
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tor ipliul oorractien.
left last week for southern Cali
fornia, where she will attend a
wedding.
Walter Lunnev has purchased the
old Townsend hall in Scott's Valley
and will convert it into a three
apartment dwelling.
Mrs. May Lunney of San Fran
cisco arrived here last week to
spend a month with her two daugh
ters and their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reinhart, for
mer residents of the Shoestring
district and now of Grants Pass
visited at the Melvin Howard home
Friday.
Kyle Reel and family of Mt. Car
mel, 111. have been houseguests at
the Wilbur Briner home for the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Valentine and
two daughters of Bremerton, Wash.
visited at tne Howard and Briner
homes in Shoestring last week.
Mrs. Katharyn Long of San Fran
cisco is visiting her daughter and
family, Mr, and Mrs. Bob Lamb
din. .
Miss Marie McLaine of Los An
geles is visiting at the Bob Lamb
din home.
The stork made two stops at
Hayhurst last week, bringing a
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Rentz and a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Quentin Rychard. Mrs. Rentz
and Mrs. Rvchard are sisters and
their babies were both born on the
same day, Wednesday, June 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Curtis and
son spent the weekend visiting Mrs.
Curtis' sister and family at Reeds-port.
Mr. and Mrs. Strait and family
have moved from the Sidney Lass-
wen rancn soutn ot town to the
Dickey apartment. Mr. and Mrs
Strait are spending the summer at
tending summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smith have
moved from the Miller home in
Hayhurst to the Cain home west of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hanson
left Friday for Corvallis, where
Hanson will attend summer school.
The'Rev. and Mrs. Smith will oc
cupy the Hanson home for the sum
mer. The Rev. Mr. Smith is pastor
of the Yoncalla Church of Christ.
Mrs. Al Hoffman left Monday to
attend summer school at the the
University of Oregon.
A "Father's Day" dinner was
enjoyed at the George Edes home
Sunday with roast chicken and
strawberry shortcake and all the
trimmings served. The following
enjoyed the dinner: Mr. and Mrs.
George Edes, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Hall of Yoncalla, Mrs. Joel
B. Holtan of Eugene. Misses Law-
ana, Carolyn and Patricia Edes of
Sandy. Ore.
Members of the Elkhead Grange
and Elkhead Community club will
sponsor a benefit dinner and dance
Sutherlin I
By MRS. BRITTAIN SLACK
Harold Riggs was very badly
burned last Thursday while burn
ing slashings with Ollie Bunch
northeast of Oakland. In some way
gasoline fumes exploded and threw
flames over Riggs. His arms and
hands were badly burned and his
clothing was put out by rolling.
He was taken to Mercy hospital
in Roseburg for medical treatment
and was brought home the next
day. He is reported as getting along
as well as can be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vanden
berg and children left Thursday
for Idaho, where they were called
by the serious illness of Mr. Van
denberg's father.
Mrs. Mary Barker and Mrs. Gula
Crowell are in Portland this week
attending an Eastern Star meet
ing. Miss Connie Groshong, student
at Oregon State college, Corvallis,
and daughter -of Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Groshong, arrived home this
week to spend her summer vaca
tion with her parents.
A. L. Beal is having his house
repaired and painted, as the house
was quite badly scorched from a
fire that destroyed the garage three
weeks ago. t
Lloyd Holgate, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Holgate, who has been
attending University of Oregon at
Eugene, is home to spend the sum
mer vacation.
Marian Heaton reports that his
bachelor apartments west of town
are nearly completed and ready
for occupancy.
Mrs. L. Alexander, who has been
residing in the Beamer residence
on West Everett street has pur-
at the hall, "July 8, the proceeds
will be used to help pay off the
mortgage on the hall. The publie is
invited.
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hcased a home on West Second
avenue and moved there the fore
part of the week.
Christian Bachman. student at
Oregon State College, arrived home
Saturday to spend his summer va
cation with nis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Bachman. Monday
morning he went to work at the
Martin Box company plant, where
he has worked previously.
Dude Rose had a well drilled on
his property in town last week, so
as to be able to use water for irri
gation when needed. The present
city water system is not able to
supply an ample amount of water
for the increased population.
David Grover. USN. who has
been sationed at Oakland, Calif.,
has received his honorable dis
charge and arrived in Sutherlin
Thursday to visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Grover. David
plans on staying in Sutherlin if he
can find employment.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brauninger
left Sunday for Ontario, Ore., to
attend the State Grange meeting.
Mr. and Airs. Orville Coffelt and
family have purchased the Lucas
ranch east of Sutherlin, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lucas and daughters,
Kay and Dixie have moved to Eu
gene where they will be close to
the University of Oregon. The two
It has been estimated that about
half of all U. S. citizens are church
members.
girls plan on attending the uni
versity next fall. Mr. and Mrs. Cof
felt came here from Eugene.
Billie Trozelle has purchased a
new home on Fifth avenue and took
possession the fore part of the
week.
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