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4 Tha News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. i,. Bill Harper, c o a c h of Roseburg's American Leffion Junior baseball team lias recently been throujjh a heartbreak ing ordeal. He was forced to cut an en thusiastic squad of 22 ambitious young sters to a final of only 16 members. This was Hnrper's second cut in the ranks of boys who turned out to play baseball un der the Legion's auspices. The requirement that teams may con sist of only 16 players is nationwide. It isn't a local or state regulation. In this alfa the restriction works a most def inite hardship. . Perhaps in the more populous cities in the eastern part of the country it is de sirable to limit squads to 16 players. But, in' areas where teams are composed of players drawn from communities miles atiart, the 16-player rule, seems to be grossly unfair. c For example, one ward in Chicago would produce many times as many po tential players, because of the dense pop ulation, as would be obtainable in all of Douglas County a county as large as the whole state .of .Connecticut . m Another angle is that Legion baseball i expensive. Teams are sponsored by American Legion Posts. But a good many pjsts aren't able to finance the activity. Roseburg is noted throughout the na n for its support of the Legion's base 111 program. Few communities get be iftid their teams as does Roseburg and i& surrounding fans. Yet Umpqua Post lit the American Legion, with all its sup- . SDrt, has a hard time financing a base- ' Itjll team through a season. And this year it also will entertain the regional playoffs. parence Barton Calls '63 Session "Of The Legislature "Good , Fruitful' Editors Net: The following re vlow for tho 1963 Oregon Legisla ture wee written expressly for UPI by Clarence Barton, D-Co-quill, speaker of the House of Representatives. Hit opinion) "A good, fruitful tesslon." By CLARENCE BARTON Written for United Prsi International SALEM (UPI)-The 52nd legis lative assembly was as has been so often written the longest In Unto historv. There was a reu son: The problems it faced were the greatest confronted by any Oregon Legislature. The state's coffers were empty and we could foresee a deficit in excess of $5 million when the legislature convened. Governor Hatfield had submit' tod a budget calling for expend!' Oregon Created National Ripple In Rejection Of Civil Defense By ZAN STARK ANN H. PEARSON Unlttd Prtu International SALKM (Ul'l) Oregon created a national ripple when it became the first state in the nation to turn against civil defense. "Oregon can lead the nation In having the guts to abandon a pro gram of digging holes in the ground." Sen. Ted Hillock, D Vnrtlund, urged as the Senate voted to strip the 18-man agency to a 3-memhcr coordinating staff. (iov. Mark Hatfield promised a "bare knuckle" fight to save CD, hut could not enlist public sup port. The months-long battle was fa tally unnerving to local CD out posts. Portland abolished its civil defense organization. Others served notice lliey would do so too. Legislators said the state CD organisation was helpless during the Columbus Day storm. They called CD a "do nothing" agency. House Speaker Clarence Barton accused Hatfield of flouting legis lative intent when he learned work had started on a $30,000 CD headquarters in the rapitol base ment. Workmen today were scurrying to complete the huge offices be fore the end of the month when the present CD appropriation ends. Varitty Of Sensations The session was highlighted by a variety of sensations. The Senate and House petulant ly demanded tho governor dii-on nect the speaker in his ollire which allowed him to tune in on floor debate. 141 S. Mam ST. RoietJUro. Oregon Telephone ORtherd t .1311 Entered as sund class metier Me 7. I'M, at in, mv ott'C et stm-bure. Ore. eon. under act of March i. irj. Published Deity Escept Sunday by NLrVSRFVIEW PUBLISHING CO J. V. Brenner Publisher The News-Review it member of Ihe United Press International, Kit.. Service, Audit ftureau of Circulation and tha Oregon rfewsoaper Publishers Auoctatitn National Advertising Representative it Newspaper Advertising Service Co.. Run ulkllng, San Franeitco Calif. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Can-tar eno. Roteburg P. O. Boies -. 1 month, II. Ill a months, ito.50 1 year, 171 00 By few, la Oregon: I month, .llt ) ttV' "w't ,e., s yer J 'i!L"'"M " Oregon, 1 mentis. 11 1,, J1)iir Bit months, 110 M 1 year o via i jfa q Baseball Squad Is Too turcs of $426 million from the Ken-1 oral fund, with about $20 million of it to be raised by borrowing! if the pcoplo approved a bond program. ll appeared that the legislature must increase state taxes by $60 million. The site of the boost loomed large for a state used to living olf wartime surpluses, with taxes at a level below expendi tures. The legislative assembly suc ceeded in meeting the deficit by transferring to the general fund money which had been loaned to the veterans sinking lunu. am meeting the need fur $60 million more in revenue was not so simple. I believe that tho new tax pro gram which resulted is enuitahlo. It leaves our personal tuxes based squarely on ability to pay; it calls The legislature replaced worn out typewriters with new electric models, and stirred charges of excessive spending. The controversial three - way workmen's compensation bill was so viciously lobbied that legiti mate lobbyists were embarrassed. Senators used their "remon strance" period to blister the gov ernor. Hatfield countered on his televised "Ileport to the People." Barton and Senate President Ben Musa inaugurated a dally press conference. The mother of athletic star Ter ry Baker testified In favor of a Sunday closing law. The measure urew me niggest crowds of the session before it was killed in committee. Trains stopped while the rail road brotherhoods came to Salem to score a grand slam victnrv when the legislature refused to inrow out tne lull crew law. A newsman was suhmienaed to describe tho 16 executions he hud witnessed in the gas chamber. An expected emotional impact on considerotion of anti-death penally hills was removed when two exe cutions schedulrd during the ses sion were staved. Rules Fights Rarton and Hep. Joe llogers. 11 Independence, fought over rules throughout the session, sometimes gt'iieriiting anger, sometimes laughter. Daybgh' saving lime an explo sive issue two years ago caused hardly a ripple when lawmakers voted to extend it to the end of Ortolter. There was the drama pocked moment when House members stuod in silent prayer ofler learn ing astronaut L. Cordon Cooper would have to use manual con trols to end his 22-orhit flight The Camp Withycomhc scandal got a thorough going-over which resulted in a revision of the Na tional Guard's budget and ac counting procedures. A legislative favorite a bill to restrict trading stamps came to lile in mid-session, drew moder ate crowds at hearings, then died in committee Humor attached itself to a bill to allow counties lo regulate strav cats. The hill was the bull ol jokes from every quarter. But cat lovers didn't think it was funny, and authored a flood of letters objecting to the levity shown by legislators who were still chuck ling as they voted the measure into law. e TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1963 Small The expense has forced a good many cities and towns to drop out of American Legion baseball. However, we find plac es where some towns, with "angels" to help finance the cost, support several teams. Each American Legion Post is permitted to sponsor one or more teams. Klamath Falls with two teams and Eu gene with three are good examples in Oregon of giving more boys an oppor tunity to play. And there is the purpose behind the baseball program. It was devised to give boys a recreational opportunity, to de velop interest in our national pastime and, in fact, to furnish careers for the top young athletes. A large number of players in the ma jor leagues today obtained their start through American Legion baseball. When a restriction is placed upon the number of players to be permitted any one locality, the very purpose of the ac tivity is impaired. Some boys who would like to play, and who could benefit from coaching and experience, are booted out of the possibility for the type of recre ation in which they are so interested. As of May 10, according to District Commissioner Lee. Wimberly, Oregon had 59 teams. It is probable that the number has been increased some. Last year, however, there were only 67 teams. But, using 60 as a round number, if a more practical limitation of 20 players could be made it would permit 210 more youngsters to play Legion ball. This regulation should be changed be fore another season rolls around, partic ularly to give some help in the more sparsely settled areas. for a slight increase in taxes on the largest corporations while simplifying the corporate excise tax law in a way which should make Oregon more attractive to large Industries; and it provides revenue to pursue publicly worth while services for the next two years. . The two things of which I am most proud are two things which didn't pass. The House can take credit for both: 1. We successfully resisted im position of a sales tax. The pro posed sales taxes were sales tax es on some people not all peo ple. By this device its backers hoped lo lull tho people into ac cepting it, after which they could broaden it nut in succeeding leg islatures. Had an honest, all elusive sales tax been proposed, 1 believe the House would have gone along with referring it to the people. We just wanted to make sure the people knew what they were voting on. 2. The house defenteri the so called three-way bill decimating the state industrial accident com mission, which has operated so well since 1913. This bill would havo been a bonanza to Ihe in surance industry at the expense of Oregon employers, and ulti mately at the expense of injured workers. In addilion. these were among Ihe more noteworthy legislative accomplishments: Coventor Hatfield's Sa2B mil. lion budget was trimmed to $4W.2 minion. I ms 11.8 million cut was at no loss in essential services. After many sessions of strug gle, a reasonable home Drooertv tax relief bill for senior citizens with low Income was passed. A new basic school support formula was approved. At the same time, state aid to local nnli- lie schools was boosted lo $141.2 million, which will account for .16 per cent of the primary and sec ondary school operating costs. One of Ihe House's great vic tories was in overcoming Senate roadltloeks to more fair compen sation for academic stoff in the slate colleges and universities and for civil service personnel. A beginning toward executive reorgnimation was accomplished by creating a Department of Com merce, to gather in a myriad of scattered state services. What may turn out to be a model program tor the identifica tion and treatment of sexual de viates was enacted. A test of time is needed before we brag over much, however. The great disappointment of nits session was ine fcenate s re ! fusal to refer the proposed new ' constitution to the people. 1 hope that willt more study and with ; some new faces in the Senate i we can accompli-.!! constitutional i modernization in l'J6.i. i This has been a good, fruitful session for the people of the ' slate, both from the standpoint of what was done and what was de- ! leated. j This is due entirely to Ihe ex- rollout work of most legislators, ; especially in House committees, j Kxperionred observers sav Ihiv I never saw so much hard work I and so little grandstanding As a veteran of four terms, I agree. Red Hold By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst When Red China last Decem ber declared an arbitrary cease fire in its border dispute with In dia, it already had demonstrated decisive superiority in at least three departments essential to successful warfare. Its troops were better trained, especially for high mountain fighting in the Himalayas, were better equipped and had (he best communications. Through the winter the Chinese also retained the tactical advan tage, holding the high passes while the Indians remained in the plains below. , Whether the Red Chinese mounted their attack for territori al gains or to embarrass India before the world, they did touch off chain reactions which have continued through the winter and into the spring, . India, forced to abandon Prime Minister - Javvaharlal Nehru's cherished position of co-existence, turned to the United States and Britain for military aid which was forthcoming to the tune of $60 million apiece for the U. S. and Britain assisted by members of the Commonwealth. Disrupted CENTO Unity The U.S. aid and tho promise of more to come led to an im mediate chill in U.S.-Pakistan re lations and disrupted the unity of the CENTO pact which is the Al lied defensive link between NATO in the West and SKATO in the East. The Pakistanis charged that long-term aid to India meant writing off any settlement of the long drawn-out Kashmir dispute and created the possibility that India would use the arms against Pakistan. On their side, the Indians ac cused the Pakistanis of being "willing tools" of the Red Chi nese and cited as evidence the recent trade and border pacts concluded between Pakistan and the Chinese. The chain reaction touched off other Important developments. The Red Chinese also conclud ed a border part with Mongolia and used it and the Pakistan agreement to trumpet its desire 9n 2)aJ Takats from th fikl 40 YEARS AGO Jun 11. 173 l-ha rin, mIiiui .,f tlx. -nntn Hs. ted school building i i-litl which; l VillCie wnicil!. was held Snhmtav nroved verv ,., - lit., -n.i i i,n,,.i.. t. i, . iJ"'"" """ ""f""- '"I... , i morning Ihe large crowd of par-; this county. !ents and visitors was entertained j An enrollee in the Civilian Con - by the children who gave various ervation Corps is paid at the rale ; McDonough pushed the project to stunls and dril s including f I r e o( m pcr monlh. A small per-: completion. Incidentally, his part drills, flower drills, folk dances rentage of enrollees who show un- i ner in the enterprise was Paul and other interesting numbers. AnjllMlai ability receive $36 and $45 Pease, son of Earl Pease a Mm orchestra composed of musicians ; por month. Men with dependents ', ncaoolis adman said to had been of the Glide community furnished i mt be willing to make an allot-1 present the night Tom Swifties un- iiiiimv tot un.- m-viii-nuuii. luojnient out of their pay of at least anernoon was given over to oeoic- j atorv speeches, w hich were given , by J. H. Booth. Grorge Neuner Sr.. ; .irs. F. M. l.illie. O. C. Brown; and Professor Packard of the U. of O. who happened to be here on a I geological survey wun a number ot students of the umversiiv. T h e ! basket" dinner at noon proved the feature of the dav I The people of the Glide virinitv i are verv prowl of the new Stl.vot) , structure which was dedicated Sal - uiday and feel glad of the fact that they now have a real school ' building IS YEARS AGO Jun 11, 131 ' Additional jobs for young men Off to the Races Chinese Whip for peaceful co-existence with its Asia neighbors. China Relations Low In another important area, the Soviet Union's decision to send Mig jets to India and to continue aid to Indian industry further ir ritated Sino-Soviet relations al ready at a new low. Peking has accused India of "further provocation" along the disputed frontier and has warned thai any Indian attempt to re gain some 12,000 square miles seized by the Chinese would be for New Delhi to drop a stone on its own feet. The renewed Chinese trucu lence has led to concern that they THE LIGHTER SIDE: By Dlf K WEST WASHINGTON (UPI)-Among the literary lights here for a na tional booksellers convention this week is Bill McDnnough of San Francisco, one of the world's foremost authorities on Tom Swifties. I trust that it will not be nec essary for me to explain what Tom Swifties are. Persons who have not been exposed lo them by this time might as well crawl back in their fallout shelters and count their blessings. As the center of intellectual life west of Oakland, Calif., San Fran cisco was a hotbed of Tom Swift ery long before it engulfed the rest of the country. McDonough, a former advertis ing executive, contributed mighti ly to the snread of Tom Swifting i by preparing and publishing a Tom Swifties book Playbey Bankroll! Prelect The project was made possible I by a $200 grant from Playboy I magazine, which is well known Cjone (J3 f Th Nws-Rviw ,ln the Civilian Conservation Corps i ' 1 w ill be available earlv in Julv. it1 , j ... n, has been announced bv the Done. ,.,., ....:, , ..ki.k - ") s........m. ..... 1 is the CCC selecting igFttcv f or i22 per month to such dependents 10 YEARS AGO June 11, USJ I Th Roseburg Junior Chamber of : "" '"" of Ihe best in the United Slates ,r acuvmcs in me neiu oi oulh activities, it was announced today at the 3-ii-d annual conven- i ' ' 'he I nited Slates Junior ' f-namoer oi commerce ai Min-; ncapohs. Minn. The local organitation was -auarded second place in competi-: lion with Jaycee groups in cities; if the "up to 10,000" population i category. ' Still Hand are attempting either to goad the Indians into an attack or to frighten them into negotiations on Red Chinese terms. Estimates of India's military needs over the next five years range from $1.5 billion to $500 million. The U.S. hopes to help build up India's air transport system, to establish military training missions and to improve road and other systems of com munication. It hopes Britain will lake over Ihe job of building up air de fenses. But in Ihe meantime, the initia tive remains with Red China. Tom Swifties Take National Attention for its philanthropies in the cul tural field. My own interest in the fine arts prompted me to contact McDon ough and seek a progress report on his mastcrwork. "It's selling like hotcakes." he said fliply. Copies are being dispensed at the rate of 3,000 or 4.000 a dav. Personally, I would call that sell ing like wildfire. Regardless of which metaphor you prefer, the success of the book can be marked down as an other vivid example of how the spirit of enlightenment can tri umph over the forces of dark ness. When McDonough first tried to find a publisher for it more than a year ago, he was turned down so often he became dog-eared. Publishers are so accustomed o seeing books they were unable to see a non-book. McDonough commented, more in anger than in sorrow. None Liked larh ,, , , ., , He next made the rounds of magazine,. Some liked the illus-1 rations but objected to the lines. , 0.,',e.1;s dl",rcd11 ' lines hut didn t like the illustrations. Some' didn't like either, but none liked ! ,,,' , ! i ' "P lne project as ! , Mc"nough said gravely. Hilt lat IlnciPiiilmr nm n iinaiv. it.7 t" " "V.' 7 " a 5UU : check from Ptavhov. uhmp elee.'n ,: ,.-..;' . . . .. V . . . ' . - - - ! mnsvnitrv intinr e rnnn r.H with: , - '. u" . .'" '. ma" '". prompieo 11 lo ouy 20 tines trom ,i,c hook. : Fncouraned hv title. uimlMl were invented some 12 years ago. It was Pease the vounuer who introduced McDonough to Tom Swifties. "He threw one over the tran som at me and Ihe rest is his- ; (orv McDonough said Anyone who buvs the book will find a place at the end for do-it- yourself Tom Swifting. Thoe who csn l ri,,d W1 .njoV coloring the pictures, ; IT PAYS TO P A 1 IONIZE NEWS-REVIEW ADVERTISERS IP EditoCorner : V 5y Charles v- Stanton Expansion Of Conservation Education Project Expected Cooperation between the U.S. Department of the Inter ior, the National Wildlife Federation, Izaak Walton League of America and other conservation groups promises a large expansion of the field of conservation education.' Recreation, to which conservation is closely related, is perhaps the fastest growing industry in this country. It is shown, too, that the federal government controls a major part of land with recreational resources in many parts of the country. Yet it is lagging far behind cities, counties and states in the matter of development. The new program, while only a minor step in the di rection of federal participation in the matter of conserva tion education, probably will play an important part in the future in encouraging government participation in resource development. In an effort to encourage col lege-bound young men to choose conservation as a career, the U.S. Department of the Interior has t k I jjny C IVeViS By Frank Jenkins Over the years, this writer has learned that when he needs to know who said something, or did something, or when something im portant happened, and the avail able reference books are silent on the subject, he can always find out what he needs to know by asking the readers, of this news paper about it. For example: Quite some time ago, at a cas ual luncheon gathering, the sub ject of extravagant public spend ing came up and someone at the table asked: "Who was it that said something like this: 'Democracy in America can survive only until the politici ans discover that by promising pis in the sky in unlimited quanti ties, to be paid for out of the fed eral treasury, they can keep themselves in office indefinitely'.' It stumped us all. So we went to the reference books. The available volumes were silent on the subject. So I asked our readers about it. Time passed, with no response. Then, one day, Ken McLeod came in with the an swer. "That quotation you were asking about a while back he said, "is from Alexis de Tocqueville's Dem ocracy in America. What he said was this: "Democracy in the United States will last until those in power learn that they can perpetuate them selves through taxation." Who was De Tocqueville? He was a French historian, known for his studies of the na ture and operation of democracy with the view of advancing the rule of the people and at the same time controlling its undesirable tenden cies. His Democracy in America published about 18.15, is called the first impartial and systematic study of American institutions. He served for some time on a soe cial French mission to the United States and during that period he gathered the material that result ed in his critical study of Ameri can institutions. His conclusion that "democracy in the United States will last only until those in power learn that they can perpetuate themselves in office through taxation" is at least interesting in these days of fan tastic government spending. Now it's the Chronicle's Herb Laen who is in Irnuhle From a reader away up in South Bend, Washington, a few days ago, he got two postcards, spaced a coupe 0f dayl ,prl The (jrs, 0)e read: 'the industrial fire training MurM! for 01lr . w, iMicA on , c ha ln umplul.ps." Tn secun, 'sU.ard rejd. ..rh. it,,ivll.i,i " J ,, ' Humntiilips is cancelled because ihe Grange hall burned down." i ti. : . a , i"'pira "cro lo comment: 1 u" ' -V,, rA nn iituii "imps, asmngion ana 1 . '" even 10 conjecture 0,1 tne den v a atinn of that name. "The mind reels at the thought of it." Dividend Notice t(.ii-,'U--t iiividndi of $1.25 pr share on th 5'r prtMerriM. Mtxk, $1.1: pr thare on the 4.5J'r serial preferred iiot k. SI.54 per share on the fvl6(r serial preferred ttork. 1.41 per ahare on the o.t4c- aerial oreiVrrpd rock. SI. 75 per share on th T.OO', ar al pr?."rred a.ork. $l.i0 ner ahurr on tiie 6.Ui)'c aerial preierred mov'k. $1.5 per share on the .'.,00' . serial preirrred stock, l 35 per share on the 5,40r nal prefrn-i stork, and 2S cfm per ahsre on the common 'ink of Pai-iric Power A- I..tht i'ompany hav hn de ilarfMi tor pavmrnt Julv 10. Hoi, to rock.noldera of record at the cloe of bu J.ine I96i. PORT, AND OHMrilS H. W. MlHiV, fl -v agreed to furnish summer jobs on federal parks, forests and wildlife refuges this year to a limited num ber of boys recommended to it by organized conservation groups. The National Wildlife Federation. one of the several organizations f"iven tne Privilege of selecting young men lo receive federal ap pointments, has named 13 young men from around the country. Ore gon is particularly well recognized as from among the 13 appoint ments, scattered throughout the several states, two are from this state Edwin Dallis Harris, Jef ferson, and Jeffcry Tod Hess, Ash- land. Other conservation organizations also will have Ihe privilege of nom-. mating qualified young men. This summer job program, the National Wildlife Federation ex-. plains, in the nature of a . "pilot program," is designed to give on-the-job experience to young people considering natural resource man agement careers. Employment will be with such agencies as the Bu reau of Sport Fisheries and Wild-, life, the National Park Service; the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management.'- ' If this summer's trial project is successful, it may be enlarged! with the Department of Interior1! making more jobs available. " ' The National Wildlife Federation reports that the young men it nom inated for jobs were first channell ed through the affiliate organiza tions in each state, prior to April 11, with regional directors doing' the final screening to decide upon one candidate from each region,. The great honor given Oregon, through selection of two candi dates, speaks most highly of the work of Gene Hansen, MeMinn villc, president of the Oregon Wild life Federation, and Ross Brown, Albany, regional director. .As the country is turning more and more to the development of natural resources, which means conservation of our forests, lakes, seashores, rivers, and other rec reational assets, there soon till be a crying need for more persons (rained in the field of resource management. While a good many people seem ingly are of the opinion that our resources of forest, wildlife, fish, etc., can be managed on a popu lar basis and upou policies from unskilled observers, the wide di versity of opinion indicates that the trained expert still is best qualified to determine fads upon which pol icies may be based. There is much current planning concerning formation of an organ ization somewhat similar to the old Civilian Conservation Corps of de pression days. Oregon already has several outdoor camws for young men. The Douglas County Court has been urged to make provision to give summertime employment to some high school students in the. development of natural resources. Thus it becomes apparent that considerable work is in progress and that manv votinc men. first ! given a taste of 'outdoor life, will i want train A.-nn,H- in it, ' field of resource management, The fact that the federal govern- ment is undertaking to help in this sUuion is indccd good news Zenith Hearing Aid Representative New Chapman's Pharmacy Evary Wednesday 9 a.m. lo 5 p.m. fttpairl Bartertet Accastoriat for most mki SOUTHERN OREGON HEARING AID CENTER r22
