2—Port CYford New», Thursday, April 13, 1967
State To Sell
Vehicles
____
Poet Office Box S
97465
Port Orford, Oregon
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Second class m a il privileges authorised at Port Orford, Ore.
Editor and Publisher
... Managing Editor
Louis L. Felsheim
Paul L Peterson
Subscription
In Curry County (per year in a d v a n c e )......................... $3 00
Outside Curry C o u n ty........................................................... $3 50
Single Copy........................... .................. ...................... 30 Cents
Announcements, Notices, New» and Advertising
Must be in the Office by S»00 p. m. Tuesdays
GUEST FWTORIAL
Equal Justice Under Law
MIKE McBRIDE
First Place Essay Winner
•
»
The United States of America is one of the few
countries in the world today to enjoy "Equal Justice
Under Law. "
With the signing of the Declaration of Indepen
dence in 1776, die United States became a nation and
has been fighting for equal justice, for all its people,
ever since.
Two hundred years ago, before the Declaration of
Independence and die Revolutionary War, KingGeorge
III of England ruled over the thirteen colonies that
would one day become the greatest nation in the world.
The King of England was very unfair and most of the
colonists hated him. He demanded taxes and more taxes
until the colonists couldn't stand it anym ore! So,
therefore, the revolution began. More than a year after
the first battle, the Declaration of Independence was
signed.
After that war, our constitution came into being.
It was our first written insurance of "Equal Justice Un
der Law". That insurance has not failed us yet.
In all of the wars we have fought since writing of
our Constitution, equal justice has been perhaps our
m o s t important goal! Equal jus ice, not only for our
people,but for all people in all other countries as well.
Today, many people do not enjoy equal justice,
even in this country. Many schools and public places
are still closed to s o m e of our citizens, even though,
through our courts, many of our people are demanding
that this situation be stopped. There have been civil
rights laws passed in Congress to help this condition.
The American Negro, for example, has had a long
hard struggle to gain equa’ justice, and though great
strides h a v e been made, that struggle has not been
com pletely won.
In many countries, like Soviet Russia, commun
ism rules. The people cannot do what they want to, go
where they want to, or even think the way they want to!
Instead,the people, and everything else in that country
is controlled by the state. The party leaders exercise a
complete dictatorship over the populations of these
countries.
Communism has tried many times to expand
throughout the world. This has usually resulted in a war
s u c h as Korea and the war being fought now in Viet
Nam. In these wars, and all the ones we've fought be-
fore, die United States, and "Equal Justice Under Law"
have always prevailed. It is hoped that some day, wars
for freedom and equal justice will be no longer neces-
sary. That all people can enjoy the kind of government
that Abraham Lincoln wanted for us. A government "of
the people, by the people, and for the people. "
The tourist season is Just a-
round the corner and local folk
should be thinking about their
spring cleaning. There's weeds
and brush to cut in yards and
vacant lo ts.. . old cars and other
i unk to remove from city streets
and private property . .buildings
to repair, paint or tear down.
It's dum hard to get a strang
er to stick around and admire
our beautiful scenery when all
the junk gets in his way. Re
member, too, every car full of
tourists that zoom through town
t a k e their money along with
them . . . the only time they
spend money is when they stop
to do it, and they w on't stop if
things a in 't right purty.
- P_
1 think we've finally got rid
of the skunks, or civet cats, but
I do w a n t to thank all them
very kind people who did come
up with several suggestions to
do the jo b .. . after I'd put the
critter to sleep in the garbage
can in the garage. Norm Valet,
of barbering fame,was convinc
ed, however, t h a t I probably
have a nice nest of younguns
still in the attic. Seems he has
his problems with them also and
is positive you can 't get rid of
t h e m . . . and he's tried more
ways than I did.
Cue suggestion I received
was f ro m Betty and Frcnchie
Delamarter who now live in
Corvallis. It was, simply, MOVE
TO CORVALLIS, fl may be
forced to if they (the cats) de
cide to come back. )
New Constitution ' Closer Than E ve r'
Oregon’s Senate and House
certainly are not abandoning
traditional concepts of checks
and balances, but they appear
much closer than in the last
two sessions to agreement on
a revised State Constitution
proposal to put before the peo
ple.
Since voters in I960 auth
orized the legislature to pro
pose Constitutional revision, in
whole or part, senators and rep
resentatives have seen different
needs and goals. In 1963 and
1965, the Senate held out for
moderate, updating changes.
House members wanted sweep
ing reform, and to give the
governor more authority to
match his responsibility.
Solons here, aware of the
need to streamline state gov
ernment as one means of keep
ing federal power out of in
ternal affairs, now say they
are “ closer than ever” to com
promise on SJR 7.
The proposed revision bill,
whirh ruts the length of the
present Constitu'ion nearly in
half, passed the Senate In Feb-
rv.a: y. It was amended and
passed by the House last F ri
day.
Because of House amend
ments and disagreements,SJR 7
now will go to a joint conference
committee before gaining--if
then necessary two-thirds votes
in both chambers and getting
on the statewide ballot.
This may seem to be a slow
process, but giving our state’s
most significant document a
face-lifting is an awesome re
sponsibility. It is complex: Ore
gon’s 108-year-old Constitution
already has experienced 115
amendments, and changes now
being considered in SJR 7 must
be carefully thought out be
cause they will bear on the
lives oi all present and future
Oregonians.
H e re are some m a jo r
changes, other than rewriting:
—The more than 100 state
board and commissions would
be consolidated into a maxi
mum 20 departments, serving
in an advisory rapacity. De
partment heads would be ap
pointed by the governor, where
as various agencies now elect
their own directors.
--A House Judiciary Com
mittee amendement would give
I
i
the secretary- of state the role
filled by lieutenant governors in
ether states. He would run in
tandem with the governor, re
ceive duty assignments from
the governor and be first in
line for gubernatorial suc
cession.
—Statewide elective office of
treasurer would be eliminated.
Instead, a comptroller, hired
by the legislature, would direct
a “bureau of audits” depart
ment. House amendments also
would make the attorney general
and superintendent of public
instruction offices appointive
rather than elective.
—Legislative seats would be
increased in each house—by
five each according to the Sen
ate version of SJH 7 and by
one each according to House
amendment. The House ver
sion also calls for lengthening
legislative terms by two years,
giving senators six years and
representatives four, and for
legislative authority to call
special sessions.
—The Senate specifically
would prohibit the spending of
public money for “ direct anu
immediate” benefit of relig
ious institutions, and would out
law college teachers from ser
ving in the legislature. Here
the House shows conservatism,
recommending that teachers
should be allowed to serve, but
not draw teaching pay during
sessions.
--Other modifications which
may appear In a final Consti
tutional revision proposal would
affect Initiative and referendum
signature requirements. Asap-
proved by the Senate, SJH 7,
initiative laws could be de
manded by 5 l/2Tc of voters
registered at the preceding gen
eral election; a Constitutional
amendment could be Initiated
by 7 1/2^,. R e fe re n d u m pe
titions would require signatures
of four percent of the last gen
eral election’s total registered
voters.
Just when and whether a fi
nal, new Constitution will be
up for public approval still is
a matter of conjecture here. But
those close to working it out
will agree on some points:
strong, progressive state gov
ernment is a means to saving
authority from federalism; we
must remove some purely sta
tutory material and obso-
The Department of Finance
and Administration will con
duct a Public Sale of used ve
hicles, equipment and mis
cellaneous property at the
Salem Armory Auditorium on
Saturday, April 15. Among the
45 vehicles are four station
wagons, 24 sedans, II pickups,
three dump trucks, one sedan
delivery ami two carryalls.
Among the 1957 to 1966 se
dans, station wagons, pickups
and other vehicles are two 1965
V, 8 Fords, nine 1961 to 1963
Dodge 6 cycllmlers, one 1966
V 8 Chevrolet; also Dodges,
Studebakers, Chevrolets, 1965
Rambler seitans, 1963 and 1965
Plymouth station wagons ami a
1960 International Travelall.
The miscellaneous property
and equipment portion of the
sale commences at 11 a.m.,
with the oral auction of a horse
trailer, lawn mowers, passen
ger car tires, a file cabinet,
roofing or asphalt kettle mount
ed on trailer, office desks and
chairs, manual ami electric
typewriters, and miscellaneous
office equipment. Spot bidding
on all other vehicles will begin
at approximately 11:30 a.m.
or upon completion of the oral
auction.
A brochure listing all Items
ami terms and conditions is
available d u rin g inspection
hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. F ri
day, April 14, and from 8 a.m.
until sale time Saturday at the
Armory, 2310 17th St., N. E.,
adjacent to the fairgrounds.
Personal checks will be ac
cepted for all vehicles sold on
Saturday only. Successful bid
ders haveunttl Friday, April 21,
to complete payment for any
item purchased.
- P-
Ol' HappyMcGarvey, the san
Oregon Farm Cash
itary engineer,said he'd finally
learned something the other day.
Sales Set Record;
"W hat's that, " I asked’
"Why, when the sun shines in
Farm Total Drops
the morning it rains in the af
ternoon, " he r e p l i e d , as he
Cash sales by Oregon farm
headed for the door laughing
ers hit a new record high in
like a man whose burden had
1966, topping the 1965 level by
plumb got too heavy to carry.
some eight percent.
— P—
The cost of farming also went
Don't forget to take in the
up in 1966, according to the
high school play this weekend. preliminary estimates quoted
I'd preview it for ya but then I by Mrs. Elvera Horrell, ex
haven't seen it either so y a '11 tension agricultural economist
ha vet a go see it for yerself.. . as
at Oregon State University.
the man says. Ward Oakshot,who
Livestock s a l e s , notably
directs it, says it's got an a ll
cattle and calves, jumped 14'
school c a s t . . . which doesn't over 1965 while crop sales were
m ean the entire studentbody is up some 3~. Biggest contribu
in it*. .ju st that it isn't a class tors to the Increase in the value
play. The story is elsewhere in of crops were strawberries and
this issue.
cherries.
—P—
Addition of some $24 million^
And don't let me forget.. . out in government payments, about*
ofthe oodness of my heart (and the same as last year, brought
I didn't even tell the publisher) total cash received by the
I've extended the special anni
state's farmers to$538 million.
versary subscription o f f e r to
While dollar figures for farm
NEW subscribers through April
operating costs aren’t out yet,
20. Yep, they can get a full
Mrs. Horrell says indications
year's sub for only S2. And be
are that feed and livestock will
fore you accuse me of discrim prove to have cost farmers
inating against those already
more in 1966, but the total
subsetibing,may I say that they amount spent for hired labor
already know they're getting a and setd may show some de
bargain.
crease.
- P-
The trend toward fewer but
I hope mayor Frank St. Clair larger farms continued during
gets back from Alaska in time the year. There were some
to plan ground-breaking cere 40,500 farms in Oregon at the
monies for the start of the sew start of 1967, according to U.S.
er construction Monday. At no Department of Agriculture est
other tim e in history wil! the imates. This is 1,500 less than
city ever start its first sewer a year earlier and the small
system a g a in ... and I think it est number of farms in the
should be started in a tradition state since the turn of the cen
al manner. In fact, all the m ay tury. Acreage per farm is up
ors, (Ira Tucker, Andy Cribble, sharply.
Lloyd Bates and St. Clair) who
The net income per farm in
have worked on th e project 1966 is estimated to be $3,865,
should each turn a shovelful of 14% above 1965 and the high
dirt to commemorate the oc est since records were started
casion. What do you think7
in 1949.
-P -
Oregon Is still below the
Did you hear about the guy national average Income per
who put a slug in a pay-scale farm, which is $5,024. Lowest
. . . then stole a weigh? And with average farm income for the
that I'll steal away until next year was in West Virginia
week.
where the figure was 91,055.
Cancer Funds
Aid Oregon
Arizona, at $21,071, was tops
in this department
les Heidelberger of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, developer of
a powerful anti-cancer drug, as
to the need for cancer society
funds:
American Cancer Society
"Only a free voluntary group
funds totaling$378,339 were at
work in cancer research projects like the American Cancer So
throughout Oregon during the ciety has the flexibility to take
and to finance 'long shots'
past year, according to Clarke risks
in
research,
" Dr. Heidelberger
P. Miller, Portland insurance
stated. "This flexibility, thia
executive and chairman of the willingness to support new ap
April crusade for the society's proaches, new techniques, new
Oregon division.
scientists, has made the ACS an
Research grants were in effect
enormously creative force in
at University of O egon m edi
research.
cal and dental schools, Oegon cancer
Gambles on research under
State University and Providence taken by the American Cancer
Hospital in Portland.
Society have helped develop
Miller said the $378, 339 in procedures like the Pap test,
cluded $274,215 from the Am which has saved thousands of
erican Cancer Society's nation lives from uterine cancer, M il
al organization and $104, 124 ler explained.
from the Oregon division of ACS.
Thousands of Crusade volun
Research projects cover many teers are participating in the
areas of investigation by scien April campaign in Oregon, and
tists over the state. Projects Miller said it is hoped that ev
range from a study of the bio ery person will be reached to
chemical changes during em receive copies of th e seven
bryonic development to an in warning signals and to have an
vestigation of the mechanism opportunity to s u p p o r t the
of hormone action.
Miller pointed out that a society.
total of $15 m illion in ACS
funds were allocated for re
search throughout the United
Sta tes 1 ast ye ar, a 1 ong w 1th m any
more millions from the federal
government.He quoted Dr.Char-
The first of continued m eet
ings of Port Crford's newly or
lescence from this basic doc ganized Saddle Club will be held
ument; we must streamline Saturday, April 15. at 1 p. m.
The meeting will take place
some of the costly mechanics
of democracy while at the same directly across from Mayea's
time p r e s e r v i n g citizens’ Union Station.
Proapectlve m e m b e r s are
rights.
Local Saddle
Club Forms
IN REHEARS AL fo rth e forthcom ing play "Tom Jones
.............
edy, is from the
highly successful • uovie i by the
April 14, 15, at 8 p .m . Admission L< $1 for ad : ts and
Marsh,Michelle Deets,Teresa Ihill ips, I ; id.i •■si. .1
avlfii I. ,1. school's drama mass I he play a del Ightful com -
,| .
i- p r \etiled at tin- high s< iiool 1 hnrsday anu Irhlay,
,-nts i n students. In scene Iwre are, left to right standtngi llrad
k, Jerry Hall and Boh Com ara. Jerry I orty kneels and Rod For-
ty is sitting.
MERICANISM ESSAA,
Equal Justice Under Law
by Karen Price
Second Place Winner
I feel, that before I explain
y views about "Equal Justice
ider Law," I should explain
hat it means.
"Equal Justice Under Law,"
a word, is the same amount
just and equal treatm ent set
t the body of rules recognized
/ a state or country.
In the United States, the m ain
w,or the "Supreme law of the
nd, " is the U n i t e d States
onstitution'
It tells what eachol the three
ain branches of government
in do and what they caiuiot do.
explains so well, in its pce-
■nble, th e real meaning of
qual justice for everyone!
There is also a BUI of Rights,
stter known as the first ten
mendments to the Cons' itution.
These ten amendments pro-
set the equal rights of the in-
ivldual.They tell the rights of
»e people as a whole.
Some of the things which the
ill of Rights say are: You are
Hawed to Speak freely and you
lay choose your own religion.
Amendment 1).
It continues to state: "No
a son shall have his life, 1 ¡her
itor possessions taken from him
xcept in a lawful m anner.'
Amendment 6).
I believe that this is "Equal
astice Under Law. "
On the other hand, though,
ike the many minority groups
a America, such as the Negros,
"here are stUl public places
hat will not allow them to in
egrate with the majority group.
Is this right?
No.Because our "Constitution
tates that all men are created
qua 1 so as to enjoy equal rights.
Too many people feel that
hey are better than the m em -
ers of the minority group. The
legros are just now getting to
/here more people will accept
hem. By this I mean more
chools, jobs and living areas
ire open and-being opened to
hem.
People are now working to
other to clean up slums, build
nore and better schools, provide
setter Jo b s, and passing new
;ivil rights laws to help and
irotect each individual.
Today the minority group
iving standards are higher now
ban ever before in the history
>f America. For this we can feel
ve have come a long way in
iroviding equal justice for ev
eryone.
But there are still those who
:onsider all members of the
ninority,unequal citizens of the
Jnited States.
Is this "Equal Justice Under
.aw?"
I agree that there are some
svil doers in every large group
it people, but there are just as
nany, ifnotinore, fine and out
standing ones.
I feel that America has come
luch a long way in preserving
'EqualJustice Under Law" as it
vas written for us in our Consti
tution one hundred and seventy-
nine years ago.
We, A merica's youth, must
work together not only toprotect
this great heritage,but see to if
that the generations to come
will continue to have and want
"Equal Justice Under Law!"
zrged to bring then horses to
he m eeting for games and re-
ays. Ribbons w ill be awarded
ind a prize will go to the high
xiint horse and rider of the day.
Ponies, parents and spectators
ire welcome.
Don’t force liquids on an
unconscious or semi-conscious
nerson; it may cause strangu-
ment alt work together to pro
tect our rights and freedoms and
isset up to give each and every
one a la u ami
qual lustier
Under law" to all of its people.
byjeritu Hefner
Saturday
I astern Star, 8 p, m.
.S’on lay
Job's Daughters, 7:30 j . m,
Tuesday
notary, l.h 10 jp, m.
7ops Club, 1 p. ni.
COMING EVENTS
Third Place Winner
Am. Leg. C Aux., 8 p, m .
Thursday
We are very lucky here
Baseball, CouuUle, here
America, to Fave been aised C. , 1 e owship, 7:30 p. m,
W dnesday
in a country where ev<
Friday
I Ions, 7: 10 p. m,
Baseball, Bandon, there
hastieen given an equal c
St. i hr is. Guild, 7: 10 p. m.
tunity for "Equal Justice,
m atter wh.it nationality t
Cur forefathers cared e oug h
about our future generati
draw up a set of laws to p ro tect
our rights as citizens anil to
keep us a free nation. litis is
known as the Constitution of the
• • •
United States.
Eirst of all in order to make
laws, our ovenim ent is set uj
in s u c h a way tliat the wants
and needs of the people are the
most im portant thing. these
men and women who make up
our governm ent are elected y
the people, whom they are to
«•present.
$
t
The first ten amendment» of
die Constitution ot the Unite I
PHILLIPS
States are known as the Bill oi
R ights." These rights restrict
the kind of laws that can I*
passed by the ! edera' Congress.
We have the freedom to worship
as we please; the right to speak
freely; the freedoi i o' the pie is;
the riglit to liold m eetings anil
P O P / M O M F IC K L E
have guns in oui homes unless
they are used unlawfully. I ln.il-
AND
ly, through our representatives
we m ay ask the Congress to
Gef Your Own Anchor Hocking
change any law which we do
not like.
Quite different liotv. our fo rt,
G/assware Sef
of laws and government are the
You Receive I Glass with each 10 gallons or more
kinds of govern' .ent that drag
jieople from their hoc es in trie
m iddle of the night in ! im
prison them without n i t e inse.
in oui system, people cannot 1 e
arrested,or their hom esse >reh '
except for a reason and with i
! < •
■ aV
court order giving this pe. •■. is-
sion.
"Equal Justice Under Law ,”
in t h i s country i c irri- I mt
very fairly in our courts -' I iw '
People are innocent until pr iv-
en(beyond a shadow of
loubt i
guilty. The accu teu is provi led
with a lawyer too, if he tnnot
IN PONT 0PF6PD
afford one of his own. Also he is
provided w i t h a fair and j u t
jury. No person can he ion cd 1
speak against hi' self in a trial
for a crim e. Once you have
been tried for a crim e you c a n
not be tried again for the same
one.
Our Constitution and govern
COME IN
AND MEET
V0UR NEW
m tt
8 Glasses
and Pilcher
tek
.JiF
PlH
FOU A REAL FUN T IM E .. •
JOIN US EVERY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
AMD
AT THE
M ftT MTOt !MN
G-OLD
BEACH