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In Moscow the other day, Mr.
Kroosh ftruck an attitude, thump
ed himself on the chest and de
claimed: """WE have an anti-missile missile
that will hit a fly out in space."
" To that boast, we can now reply:
.-"Fine, sir. You are to be con
gratulated."
BuU-
""'WE have an anti-missile mis-
rile that did hit a fly out in space."
""As to Mr. Kroosh, we can say
-with Annie Oakley, in Irvine Ber
lin's never-to-be-forgotten musical
--comedy Annie Get Your Gun:
"Anything he can do, we can do
better."
-With that out of the way, let's
Suit boasting.
- In this deadly business of nuclear
weaponry, boasting is DANUtlt
OOS. It might lead one or the oth
er of us so far out on the limb
that we'd LOOSE A BOMB IN
ANGER, thus touching off a nu
, clear war.
Z That would be Armageddon.
- The last best hope of earth Is
that the GRIMNESS of nuclear
warfare may become so realistical
ly apparent to EVERYBODY that
nobody will ever again dare to
tart a world war.
- Let'i turn to lighter topics In the
Hews. -
- Two youngsters, one from New
Jersey and the other from Texas,
are floating down the Mississippi
river, from its source In Lake It
asca away up in Minnesota, to its
mouth below New Orleans. They
left Lake Itasca a month ago trav
eling by canoe, and are now at St.
jLouis. They expect to reach the
'.Gulf of Mexico some time in Au
gust. .. They're departing from the tradi
tion of Tom Sawyer and Huckle
berry Finn. Tom and Huck trav
eled on a raft, which had its ad
vantages. The raft carried a tent,
in which they slept at night. But
the canoe Is fasterwhich u a con-
cession to the modern idea that if
you're going somewhere yon
shouldn't take forevor to get there.
There was a day when floating
down the Mississippi on a raft was
,the top ambition of almost every
boy In the immense Mississippi
Valley.
, Ah met Times have changed.
Modern world note:
Next week, President Kennedy
; will make history by using Telstar,
our new satellite, to speak to Eur
' ope on LIVE television during part
of a special news conference.
Presumably, he will speak In
English.
; Thought for the future:
' If direct TV, as seems now to be
; a certainty, is to be a regular
feature m the future, foreign lan
guages are going to become more
essential than ever before.
It might be a good idea for mod
ern parents to begin to plan now
for their young children to take all
possible instruction in school in for
eign languages.
' It will add to their enjoyment of
.future TV programs.
Yoncalla Women Attend
Last Rites For Sister
By MRS. GEORGE EDES
Word has been received from
Bremerton, Wash., of the denth of
Mrs. L. E. (Emma) Saucerman.
Mrs. Saucerman was Emma Gross
before her marriage. She has two
sisters in Yoncalla, Mrs. Rebecca
. Campbell and Mrs. Maud Tluel.
Sho is also survived by three sis
; tcrs in Clatskanie, Mrs. Ethel
; Gross Sllva, Mrs. May Gross Tav
', enor and Mrs. Neillo Gross Do
; vine, and a sister in Waitsburg,
Wash., Mrs. Margaret Allen; also
one brother, John Gross, in Rose
burg. Funeral services were held
; in Bremerton and burial took place
in the cemetery at Clatskanie July
;6.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell,
Mrs. Rebecca Campbell, Mr. and
Mrs. Dclton Thiel and Mrs. Maud
;Thiel drove to Clatskanie for the
burial service.
Volunteers Repair Church
The parsonage of the Yoncalla
' Methodist Church is undergoing
some extensive repairs. The ceil
ings aro, lining lowered to eight
feet and new Inside walls are being
'. crccfed. The old narrow windows
are being turned around and a
p.nllng job done. The work is
all being done by volunteer work.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dcmacon and
' family and Linda Boctc!r of Mil
.' waukle arc visiting at the Ray Mor
in home in Hayhurst Valley.
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DEMAND ON FORESTS
By Charles V. Stanton
The U S. Forest Service, it has been stated in this
column, is appropriating a mere "pittance'' 0f its revenue
for development and maintenance of the recreational re
source. This particularly is true in the more remote sec
tions where the potential is high but use js low. Money
is apportioned on the basis of forest visitations and volume
of use. While, as I have said, there may be a good argu-
ment for this particular policy, is seems w me .
consideration also should be given the recreational poten
tial in less used areas.
If, for example, the Umpqua National Forest were to
be permitted to improve its facilities for hunting, fwning,
camping, hiking,, etc., in adequate manner, it would be
come one of the very popular forests and would have far
more visitation than at present.
Instead the money the regional office has for forest
recreation goes to the Mt. Hood and Gifford Pmchot for
ests, tributary to Portland and Seattle. A few camps are
provided for a great many people in a concentrated area.
Yet much of this concentration could be dissipated by de
velopment of the huge potential existing elsewhere, parti
cularly here in southern Oregon and northern California.
Recreational Need Acute
The Umpqua National Forests is a "new" forest from
the standpoint of industrial use.
Less than 20 years ago we had virtually no timber in
dustry in Douglas County.
Not loner aero I was talking to M. M. "Red Nelson,
former supervisor of the Umpqua Forest. Now he's an as
sistant to the Chief Forester. The first year he was in
Roseburg. "Red" says, the income to the Umpqua Nation
al Forest from timber sales amounted to $5UU. louay ine
income from timber sales totals around $8 million annually-
.
Obviously the development or tne umpqua v orest in a
neriod of less than 20 years has required a great deal of
concentration on roads, working circles, surveys, inven
tories and many other technical factors. There hasn't
been much time to plan for recreation. .
Yet the Umpqua Forest abounds with recreational re
sources. It forms the drainage for both the North and South
Umpqua River systems. It
game of some kinds, in fact.
particularly Diamond Lake, one
known and productive sports fisheries. Its thousands of
miles of rivers and creeks offer a great fishing paradise.
Scenery is unequalled. Yet there is only a minimum of
development of the scores of- possible camps, picnic
grounds, riding trails and other facilities.
The need for development
that the annual appropriation
boost this year.
Camp Enforced
Although the Umpqua forest has been producing more
than $7 million annually in
back only around $75,000 to
tional purposes. '1 his year the
ed to $iuo,uuu.
The increase is necessitated by the recreational de
mand upon Diamond Lake and Lemolo Lake.
Diamond Lake was restored as a sports fishery after
it had been virtually destroyed by trash fish. While fish
ing this season has not been as good as anticinated. be
cause of a natural disaster which wiped out almost all of
one year's production, the lake is still a most popular resort.
Another fishing snot is
made lake, created from the
company dam. It reportedly
ties of trout. The Game Commission, which is restoring
native rainbow trout to Diamond Lake and removing the
Kamloops species with which the lake was planted after
poisoning, has planted several hundred thousand eggs from
Diamond Lake into the Lemolo impoundment. That will
mean more fish.
Lemolo has had no nreoared camnino- orrnimriV tin
sanitary facilities.
The Forest Service has built tniM th
for the crowds using the lake, but there is no water sys
tem and only a limited provision for campers at the Poole
ui camp ground.
VOndlS Miller. SUUei'visor
est, says a large amount of
u "'" enlarging ana improving me Foole Creek canm
ground. K
But it seems to me that, when we i-nnsirW n,o va
one per cent of income used on recreation is hardly a
token, and even the description as a "pittnnce" makes it
seem big.
West's Demos To Take Look
At 21st Century Problems
SEATTLE (UPl) - Western
Democrats will look into the
21st century and attempt to air
somo of Its problems at the
Western States Democratic Con
vention here Aug. 5-7.
C. Girnrd Davidson of Port
land Oregon Nntional Committee
man and conference chairman,
said the Democrats from 13 West
ern slates and Guam will ignore
the usual preelection strategy
meetings and concentrate o n
what people and politics will be
like In the next century.
The backdrop will be supplied
Dy the Seattle worlds Fair.
The Seattle Fair is a darling,
cold view of the world of tomor
row," Davidson said in his an
nouncement of the meeting, "One
conies away from it wondering if
in a totally mechanized world the
human, democratic and le-mo-
cralic values will still he valid.
This is the theme of the con
ference."
Davidson said th Democrats
will discuss such subjects as
ejvil liberties, youth employment,
foiajign trade, natural resources.
Ore-Sot., .July 21, 1962
teems with game; too much
It embraces upland lakes,
of the Pacific Coast's best
is acute so acute, in fact,
was given a considerable
revenue, it has been getting
$80,000 per year for recrea
appropriation has been boost
Lemolo Lake. It is a man-
backwater behind the power
abounds with several varie
of thn Ilmnnun Moflnnnl i?
this year's appropriation will
small business, and tuio n a
local government. Use of leisure
time will receive special attention.
The program calls for commit
tee reports to be as brief as pos
sible, with copies of the full re
ports available. Sessions will then
be thrown open for general dis
cussion. 'We will answer very few of
the questions that will face us
tomorrow, but we will air them
and discuss them, and we hope
tllAt mnnV rwwnln nnrlnratnnrlinrt
I them better, will return to their
13 states to begin the slow, te
dious, endless task of democracy
educating the electorate," David
son said.
The Oregon National Commit
teeman also took a swipe at the
Republicans in his announcement
of eiie schedule.
"Just a few weeks ago t h e
Repulan National Committee
convened in Seattle and also
visited Century 21," he said.
"However, at their meeting they
did little more than blast t h e
Kennedy administration, t h e
Democrats, and they were free
with the cliches.
"I can assure you that the
Western States Democratic Con
ference In Seattle will not be a
name-calling contest."
O
NO PUBLIC HEARINGS
WASHINGTON (UPI) Hie i
nate Finance Committee will
probably act today on the
inalion of Anthony ,U Celebreze;
to be the new secretaTv of health, i
education and welfare. Chairman i
Harry F. Byrd said. He said the
cominit'j proeably will approve j
Peter Edton
No Waiting On Trade Bill
For Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (NEA) De-trade fairs this fall and the number
partment of Commerce didn't wait
for House passage of the Kennedy
administration trade expansion leg
islation to start promoting it. Nor
is there going to be any "wait and
see" while the Senate makes up
its collective mind what to do
about increasing America's ex
ports.
The Senate Finance Committee
under Chairman Harry F. Byrd
D-Va., has not yet set dates for
hearings. But Sen. Robert S. Kerr.
D-Okla., who gave the trade
agreements legislation a hard time
when it was last up for renewal
in 1958, says he will support the
new bill. This is an unexpected
break.
All of the 11 Democrats and
three of the six Republicans on
the Senate Finance Committee are
expected to be for the trade pro
gram, and it is hoped the Senate
will clear committee early in Au
gust. By that time Commerce De
partment's own trade promotion
drive should be in full swing. It
includes several principal items.
There's a new, slick paper, 52
page magazine to replace the old
Foreign Commerce Weekly. First
Issues of the new publication, ti
tled "International Commerce,"
cover world trade and foreign in
vestment opportunities, business
outlook abroad, foreign and United
States government actions affect
ing American exports. In effect
they present hundreds of want ads
giving leads on foreign markets
by country and product;
A special feature of the June 25
issue covered reports from a six
man mission of the United States
businessmen which visited eight
German industrial centers in five
weeks to promote trade.
Reports from the mission to Ger
many show over 300 U.S. trade
opportunities developed for indus
trial machine tools, printing and
packaging machinery and mate
rials, electronic equipment partic
ularly computers.
United Stales foreign trade mis
sions will be sent to 18 coutries
in the next 12 months, expanding
the program. Trade development
officers are to be sent abroad after
the trade mission visits, to follow
up on the hottest prospects.
Export exhibits have been sched
uled for showing at 11 foreign
DEAR
, Abigail Van Burart .
He's Cot His Strings Mixed!
DEAR ABBY: I've been keeping
company with this 42-year-old
bachelor for about a year. During
this time his mother has nagged,
cried, developed "dizzy spells,"
heart pains and hysterics whenev
er he told her he was serious
about me. This didn't keep him
from seeing me, however (Her
only objection to me is the fact
that I am a widow.) now sne nas
a new weapon. If he marries me,
he will be cut out of her estate.
I have never met this woman
and am self-supporting. This man
and 1 get on very well together.
He is the only one of five children
at home with his mother. I love
the guy, Abby. Is there any hope
for a "Mamma problem"?
GETTING OLDER
DEAR GETTING: Ifi not a
"Mamma problem" it's a son
ny problem." Any man who is eld
nough to tie the marriage knot is
old enough to untie the apron
string.
DEAR ABBY: My husband goes
for weeks without sleeping with
me. He takes his pillow and goes
out on the porch. He has even
gone out in the car. He says I
snore so loud I keep him awake,
but I can't believe I snore that
bad. I have stopped putting up a
lunch for him. He got mad. I told
The Lighter Side
Keeping Up With Kennedy's
Can Get Pretty Strenuous
By DICK WEST
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPl) The so
cial influence radiated by the
President and his family natural
ly has its greatest impact on
those of us who live in or near
the capital.
And we are finding that "keep
ing up wiyi the Kennedys" is a
good bit more strenuous than
was "emulating the Eisenhow
ers." During the previous administra
tion, a suburban housewife could
feel in tune with the times mere
ly by having her hair cut in
bangs.
By (he same token, all -that
was demanded of her husband
was that he build a putting green
in the back yard.
This simple way of life has
drastically changed in the last
year or so. The ladies" tell me '
that maintaining the "Jackie1
llook" is virtually a full-lime job. I
i As for their husbands, thev !
have their hands full trying to
convert nutting greens to nonv i
nom-iMbles.
At the monsW. the co-sisnrr ,
of my joint ta. return is in
state of severe frustration, owing
to the fact that we have no swim -
ming pool.
for the full year will be increased
over the 17 showings in the past
year.
When these trade fair exhibits
were begun eight years ago by
U.S. Information Service, they
were largely for prestige. Now,
under Department of Commerce,
they are being converted to sales
exhibits, orders being taken for
goods.
This will give the American ex
hibits sent abroad an advantage
over Communist country displays
which show only models, -with
nothing offered for sale.
Commerce Department's "E"
award program for American ex
porters who do outstanding foreign
trade development has honored
44 United States firms thus far,
In 17 states.
In addition to promoting United
States products' abroad, the ex
port drive is being can-led on in
this country, and there will be a
Department of Commerce exhibit
at Chicago's International Trade
Fair this fall.
The Almanac
By United Press International
Today is Saturday, July 21, the
202nd day of 1962 with 163 to fol
low. The moon is approaching its
last quarter.
The morning stars are Jupiter,
Mars and Saturn.
The evening stars are Venus
and Saturn. .
On this day in history:
In 1831. the first Belgian inde
pendence day was celebrated.
In 1861, the Battle of Bull Run
was fought in the Civil War.
In 1873, the world's first tram
robbery took place at Adair, Iowa
when Jesse James escaped with
$3,000.
In 1945, the United States,
Great Britain and the Soviet Un
ion issued from the Potsdam Con
ference an unconditional surrend
er ultimatum to Japan.
A thought for the day: The
American President, Woodrow
Wilson, said: "There is such a
thing as a man being too proud
to fight."
ABBY
him that if he is going to stop act
ing like a husband I am going to
stop acting like a wife. What should
I do?
MARRIED BUT SINGLE
DEAR MARRIED: Break the
sound barrierl Buy your husband a
pair of beoswax oar plugs, and he'll
sleep like a honey I
DEAR ABBY: Am I crazy or
what? Whenever I meet someone,
the first thing I notice is his teeth.
I ask you, is this normal?
TEETH WATCHER I
DEAR TEETH WATCHER: I
There Is nothing abnormal about
ir. Aimosr everyone noricvi
something in particular about peo
ple on first meeting. I notice noses.
DEAR ABBY: Please tell Janie
June that all healthy, normal cats
WILL land on their feet when toss
ed up in the air. If hers landed on
his head it must have been a fat
cat or an old cat.
KNOWS HIS CATS
Everybody has a problem.
What's yours? For a personal re
ply, write to Abby, Box 3365, Bev
erly Hills, Calif. Enclose a stamp
ed, self-addressed envelope.
For Abby's booklet, "How To
Have A Lovely Wedding," send 50c
to Abby, Box 3365, Beverly Hills,
Her condition, however, was not
caused by a craving to swim. She
doesn t give a hoot about that.
As she explained it to me the
other evening, her thwarted feel
ing came about as a result of
trying to plan a patio party with
out having anything for the
guests to fall into.
"You could fill the bathtub with
water, I suggested, wanting to
be helpful. "That might catch a
few of them, particularly if you
leave a rake of soap on the
floor."
"It wouldn't be the same." she
said. "This is going to be an out
door party. $'e would look fool-
i ish making the guests submit to
indoor dunning.
Suggests Plastic Pool
"Well." I said, "how about that
little plastic pool the kids had a
' few years auo? It's still ud in
the attic."
"A giftt who fell in that
wouldn't even get his socks wet."
she replied. "It wouldn't be much
better than a dishpan."
"We could borrow that hirri.
:bath next door." I said.
"It's on nedestal." she saul
"Pennle wnnW lust think it ir
et martini pitcher. Thev mijht
'irv to drink out of it, but they
wouldn'tffall into it."
Iran's Amini Made Too Many Enemies
In His Attempt To Wipe Out Corruption
By MICHAEL CLAFFEY
United Press International
Dr. Ali Amini, who quit as
Iranian premier this week with
a blast at U.S. aid policies, ap
parently made too many enemies
,in his losing battle to wipe out
corruption and inefficiency in
Iran.
Amini's ambitious program,
ranging from tax reforms to re
distribution of land to peasants,
drew bitter attacks from both
right and left.
The ex-premier battled back.
He fought the despotic landown
ers, the army, the outlawed Tu
deh (Communist party) and the
left-wing . nationalist followers of
former Premier Mohammed Mos
sadegh. He apparently even antagonized
DON OAKLEY
TERRIFIC
TELSTAR
After John Glenn's magnificent
flight into space last February, it
didn't seem possible that any sub
sequent shot, even one involving
a man, could arouse the world"s
excitement very much not, at
least, until the first man landed
on the moon.
But people are excited again, not
by a manned flight, but by an or
biting array of instruments and
batteries called Telstar.
This new satellite is not more
complicated nor more important
than a dozen others that have been
hurled into orbit in the past five
years. But there s a difference: for
the first time, Europe and Amer
ica have made television contact.
The first flush of excitement is
because of the novelty of the thing,
by its near-perfect performance, by
the show from Britain to be the
first to beam a broadcast to Amer
ica. But underneath that is the deep
er excitement caused by the re
alization that world-wide television,
radio and telephone communica
tions between all countries is at
hand. It has been talked about for
years, of course, even before the
first Sputnik went up. But now it
has actually happened, and the im
plications of the feat are apparent
to all.
The first broadcast lasting only a
few minutes, and many problems
remain to be overcome. One re
members, however, that the first
airplane flight by Orville Wright
was measured in mere seconds.
THE MORMON STORY
From Aug. 1 to 4, soma 100,000
visitors will flock to the little vil
lage of Palmyra in New York's
Finger Lakes region for the 25'h
anniversary of the Hill Cumorah
Pageants of the Mormon Church.
There thpv will witness Ihp 90lh
ro.pnneimpni rfivo naopantt warn
missed durin World War II) of
ihp cfnru r iho ricp onH fnii nf an
ancient Israelite civilization which
purportedly existed on the Ameri
can continent between 600 B.C. and
421 A.D.
It is the tradition that on Hill
Cumorah the angel Moroni reveal
ed to Joseph Smith the golden tab
lets bearing the Book of Mormon,
which led to the founding of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Dav Saints. The naffeant this vear
rninr-irips wilh the 135th annivers-
ary 0f Smith's finding of the tab-
iets
Regardless of the degree of cre
dence one may place in the revela
tions of Joseph Smith, the fact re
mains that this farm boy from
New York started a chain of cir
cumstance which has had great
impact on American history.
The church which Smith found
ed in 1830 with five other men
now has a membership of two mil
lion around the world.
The Cartoonist Savs:
"How We Gonna Invent THIS One?"
3lfe
......... . , r.i,Tijiv-yjv.ir lift.; -II -eaU'. Bm . ' I Ik .J-W.T
0 '
Pahlevi
himself.
At the same time Amini, a for
mer ambassador to Washington
who was considered pro-American,
came under near constant
fire of Moscow Radio because of
bis pro-Western policies.
"Dr. Amini never had a
chance," one Iranian source said.
"The only thing he could have
done to set the country straight
was to shoot everybody in power
and then start with a clean
slate."
See It As Game
There was some speculation,
however, that Amini's dramatic
resignation may have been part
of a desperate game aiming for
stronger support.
According to his line of thought
he may have hoped that by cre
ating a crisis he could convince
the United States and the Shah
that he was the only man capa
ble of running the country and
solving its problems.
On Thursday the Shah, in what
some regarded as a temporizing
move, appointed a close friend of
Amini, 43-year-old Assadolah
Alam, as premier-designate to
succeed him.
Amini came into power in May,
1961, promising reforms to end
monumental corruption and pledg
ing support for the West. He was
vigorous and quick of step, and
his puckish grin gave confidence
to many who had doubted any
thing could be done with the an
cient kingdom.
Hits At U.S.
He resigned Wednesday com
plaining of broken health and
lashing at the United States. He
charged the United States had
undermined his position by cut
ting down military aid to Iran,
a country that has a common
border with Russia for more than
1,000 miles.
At this point; it appears that
Georgia-Pacific's
Earnings Show Gain
PORTLAND (UPI) Georgia
Pacific Corp. reported gains in
sales earnings and cash flow for
the first half of this year over
last year in its shareholders re
port issued today.
Sales for the six-month period
were $136 million, up 27 per cent
from 1961. Net earnings were S8.7
million, up 14 per cent. Earnings
per share increased from $1.20 to
$1.25.
The report called G-P's recent
acquisition of the Crossett Co.,
Crossett, Ark., of major im
portance to G-P operations in the
East, South and Midwest. The
Crossett acquisition includes pulp
and paper plants and some 500.
W . acres ot timber
me company saio u wouin
postpone construction of a mill
at Samoa, Calif., in view of the
new Crossett propcrlies.
Rock Creek Road Bids
Call Made By Bureau
Bids will be received by the Bu
reau of Public Roads in Portland
until 2 p.m. Aug. 10 for recondi
tioning and surfacing about 8.146
miles of the Rock Creek Rd. east
of Roseburg.
starts about 25 miles northeast of
The section to be improved
Roseburg. The road serves t h e
Rock Creek basin area near ldlo
yld Park. The improvement will be
financed witli Bureau of Land Man
agement timber access road funds.
B. M. French, regional engineer
for the BPR. said the surfacing
will be bituminous.
Shah Mohammed Reza
; Amini resigned because he found
too many people against him and
not enough with him. His term
in office also undoubtedly taught
him that the most drastic meas
ures are needed to pull Iran out
of its lethargy.
Amini took over from Dr. Shar
if Emami, whose government fell
because of blatant election frauds,
with a massive reform program,
Amini put into effect a land re
distribution plan, immediately
alienating the rich land owners.
He had the Shah dissolve the
Majlis (parliament) and this .set
off in full cry the nationalist ele
ments which rally around the
name of former Premier Mossa
degh. The Tudeh party, working
underground and from bases in
Russia and Communist East Ger
many, joined the nationalists.
Demand Elections
They protested the suspension
of the Majlis and Amini's failure
to hold elections. The Western
educated lawyer and economist
said no elections would be held
until a new election law, which
would make it impossible to
cheat, was drafted. He held firm
on this point.
His fall hurts the West. Iran
is a key member of the Central
Treaty Organization. Its ancient
enemy Russia is poised on
the other side of a long border,
growing stronger by the month.
Government trouble in Iran
means a general dislocation in
the Western defense posture in
the Middle East. Prolongation of
the crisis in Iran would serve the
purposes of the Soviet Union.
Crime Council
Wants Changes
In Welfare
PORTLAND (UPI) The Ore
gon Council on Crime and De
linquency called for drastic
changes in public welfare admin
istration today in a report sum
ming up a seven-month study of
the Oregon Welfare Department.
It said there must be sharp
cuts in the number of cases per
case worker, better, training for
caseworkers, and better salaries
to reduce the welfare worker turn
over by one-third.
The report said the changes are
necessary if Oregon is to level
off its rising public welfare costs
and at the same time provide
necessary services for dependent,
neglected and delinquent children.
The report said the council de
cided to focus on welfare after
taking an overall look' at. pro
grams designed to deal -with
crime and delinquency.
"It soon became clear that al
most every program appeared to)
fall short of fulfilling its objec
tives and needed public under
standing and support," the report
said.
The council said it then de
cided to place its initial emphasis
in the prevention field, and to
study welfare first.
The report placed great stress
on casework. It said the level in
Oregon now is inadequate, wilh
caseloads as high as 100 to 150
per caseworker in the face o f
professionally recommended stan
dards of 35.
The report said less than six
per cent of Oregon's $108 million
welfare budget for the biennium
is allotcd for casework.
"It doesn't make sense," the
report said, "to continue hand
ing out huge sums of wel
fare money wilhout a realistic
effort to motivate and work with
the recipients."
It said competent casework ran
be a vital force in combatting
i crime and delinquency.