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Members of ACLU, Venn Clash Verbally On Obscenity Issue Verbal fireworks cruntnri in the Eugene lewd literature com mittee meeting Monday night as ex-Dist. Atty. Eugene Venn, a committee member, clashed with members of the American Civil Liberties Union. Venn accused ACLU members of adding "confusion" to the so called obscene literature problem. And one of the ACLU mem bcrs, Eugene attorney Judith Maclnnis, countered that Venn was trying to say he could judge what's best for other adults to read. INVITED TO ATTEND Three members of the local ACLU chapter's executive com' mitlee, Miss Maclnnis, Eugene attorney Ed Fadeley, and The Rev. Robert Burtner, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, had been invited to the lewd litera lure committee's meeting to pre sent the ACLU's viewpoint to ward so-called obscene literature. The ACLU is an organization de voted to defense of constitutional civil liberties. The Rev. Burtner said the AC LU has no "official" position on the matter. It was discussed by the local executive committee, he said, "but we have no pat an swers." Asked whether the AC LU believe;; there is a "problem," Rev. Burtner said the ACLU members "assumed" a problem Woman Fined In Lane Court Glena K. Edwards, 28, of 1601 Brooklyn St., was found guilty and fined $75 on a charge of vag rancy as a common prostitute, in Lane County District Court action Tuesday morning. The case was heard by Judge William Beckett. Oral notice of appeal was given by the woman's attorney, Bert Ferris, following the verdict. v , Mrs. Edwards was one of 14 persons arrested June 11, in a police vice raid on a dwelling known as the "Ranch" on West 11th Avenue near Fern Ridge Lake. Richard Bogle, a member of the Portland Police Dept. who worked as an undercover agent for the Lane County Sheriff's of fice, testified that Mrs. Edwards accepted $10 from him for im moral purposes, but that the act was not consummated. The act was alleged by the state to have occurred in the early morning hours of June 4, at the Fern Ridge house. The defendant stated that she had no memory of ever having received the money from Bogle, but that she did remember being in a bedroom with him. Vital Statistics BIRTHS AT McKENZIE.WH.LAMETTE HOSPITAL (June 19, 19601 GARRELTS Mr. and Mr. Harold Garrelts, 246 S. 34th St., Springfield, i daughter. (June 20, 1960) WEBB Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Webb, Rt. 1 Box 3S7, Springfield, a daugh ter. JORDAN Mr. and Mrs. George Jor dan, 174 W. K St., Springfield, a son. DARE Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dare, 13BS C St., Springfield, a daughter. GALLINGER Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gallinger, 1545 N. 16th St., Spring field, a son. ' AT SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (June 19. 1960) PROUDFIT Mr. and Mrs. Keith O. Proudfit, 1331 Dalton Dr., Eugene, a son. GROSZ Mr. and Mrs. David W. Grnsi, 2444 Portland St., Eugene, son. WRIGHT Mr. and Mrs. George L. Wright, Rt. 1 Box 444, Vencla, a son. BEARDEN Mr. and Mrs. E. Harold Rearden, 1451 water Ave., spring-fii-lri. a dauehtcr. HUNTER Mr. and Mrs. Garland D. Hunter Jr.,, 2174-1 Patterson Dr., fcu. ffpne. a dauehtcr. WHITAKER Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Whltaker, 3920 IS. Shasta Loop Eugene, a daughter. STEVENS Mr. and Mrs. William J Stevens, 2955 Hlllyard St., Eugene, a xnn. BON1N Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Bonln, 1412 Jefferson St., Eugene, a son. SULLIVAN Mr. and Mrs. Gene D. BLONDIE IP THERE'S J II NOBODY AT Tv HOME,VHO J I M IS DOING I THE L TALKING ) f&Z -v -ryl I exists, but didn't try to determine how much. And, he added, they had con siderable trouble in legally ie- fining what's obscene and what's not. BOOKS DISPLAYED Venn, displaying a number of paper-back books, told the AC LU members: "I think the trou ble with your committee is that you haven't read this stuff as a whole, and yet, you speak with authority. . . . "You add more confusion to this committee," the cx-district attorney charged, "but you peo ple never stop to read this stuff page to page." Moments later, Rev. Burtner asked Venn is he really cared if he Burtner goes into a news stand and buys the kind of ma terial which Venn doesn't like. "Yes, I do care if anybody reads it," Venn replied. Miss Maclnnis spoke up: "You're saying you can judge what's best for me. . ." Replied Venn: "This stuff is not best for you. . ." Venn called the material in question "anti-Christ." "I know that if things arc anti-Christ they will eventually whittle away our whole society, he declared. QUESTION RAISED "Do you care if I sit at home in my living room and read pornog raphy?" continued Miss Macln nis. "I do care if people read with freedom anything that is pornog raphic," Venn replied. "We have laws against sodomy, adultery, fornication and incest. . . this type of materials seeks to justify, extol and condone this. . . It seeks to encourage it. . ." Miss Maclnnis replied: "Until it's propelled me into something, it s done no harm. Replied Venn: "You're just one part of society. To make it avail able to you (and thus make it available to everyone else) is to destroy society. IDEA CRITICIZED Miss Maclnnis earlier had criti cized the idea of saying: "This is all right for me, but I must pro tect these other people over there. 'Each of us is expected to know enough to vote. Why should we be considered wcakminded and easily corrupted when it comes to our reading material?" she asked. Members of the lewd literature committee commented during the meeting that they are opposed to censorship. As for the commit tee's purpose, Mrs. Stanley Kicn- mond told the ACLU members: We are not sure any action will be taken. Some members think no action will be taken. Sullivan, Rt. 1 Box 598, Veneta, WEBBER Mr. and Mrs. Merle Web ber. 225 River Rd., Eugene, a daugh ter. (June la, iswi MULLINS Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mulllns, 1541 Tlnamou Lane, Eugene, a son. COOP Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Coop, Lorane Rt., Cottage Grove, a ion. DEATHS FERRELL Grace L. Ferrell, 71, of 4451 W. 19th Ave., Eugene, died June IB. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday In Poole-Larsen Chapel Interment will be in West Lawn Me mortal Cemetery. FISHER Funeral services for Lawrence Allen Fisher. 75, of Rt. 1 Cresv.cH. will be at 10:30 a.m. Thurs day In Mills Mortuary. Interment will De in waiKer cemetery. I.ARSF.N Karen M. I.arscn, 84 of 551 N. 19th St., Springfield, died June 20, Funeral arrangements will be announced. MARTIN Sadie M. Martin, 62, of 68 Ascot Dr., Eugene, died June 21 Funeral arrangements will be an nounced. MCMILLAN Alilna McMillan, 89. of 1140 N. 21st St., Springfield, died June 21. Funeral arrangements will be announced. STONE Funeral services for Helen G. Stone. 50. of 40 Oak Ct., Eugene, wlU be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Poole.Larsen Chapel. Interment will be In Rest-Haven Memorial Park. SM ALLEY Brenda Jo Smalley, 3-vear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Smalley, of 1524 McKinley Ct., Eugene, died June 20 at Roseburg, Funeral arrangements will be an, nounced. By Chic Young I BELIEVE YOU A I DOGS CAN'T J "Y-TALKj fl n r i . mrrp r If?" J gy a, sVtf art 'Mil - BUSINESS LUNCH These two young robins have established themselves in the midst of Eugene business activity, under the eave of Gray Feed and Seed Co., 737 W. Sixth Ave., Their mother made a comfortable nest in a fuchsia basket, then guarded them from half a block away. Register-Guard photographer Phil Wolcott caught the young birds as they prepared for their noon day meal. NEWS NEBRASKA Club will close its club year with a potluck lunch eon Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in Free Methodist Church, 4th and B Sts., Springfield. Hostesses will be Mrs. A. J. Bier and Mrs. Lila Dent. EUGENE OBSIDIANS will lake an overnight camping trip to Cove State Park, in central Ore gon, Saturday and Sunday. James Stovall, leader. Sing-up sheet and description of trip at Gilbert's Shoe Store, 49 E. Broadway. Open to public. EMERALD EMPIRE Chanter of Sweet Adelines, Inc., will meet at the home of Mrs. Llnvri T.pahn Jasper, Wednesday. Members meet at tne Osborn Hote . Eu gene, at 7:30 p.m. for transporta tion. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS 'TIL 9 f.M. 21 5 r ? r KTJL BRIEFS JUPITER AND ITS SATEL LITES will be the topic of dis cussion Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at a meeting of the Amateur Astron omy League of Eugene. Meeting will be in the Eugene Public Li brary auditorium. After the meet ing observations of the planet Jupiter will be made, weather permitting, through several tele scopes. Open to the public. EUGENE Members of the Senior Activity Center will meet at the center, 490 13th Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, with all senior citizens invited TEENAGE SUMMER dance program at Washington Park Recreation Center will begin Wednesday with a 7 p.m. tennis court dance. 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Hal Boone, chairman of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce tourist committee, explained the meeting was part of a S40 Million for One Club being sponsored throughout Oregon. Oregon estimated that S40 million revenue might have been added to business coffers last year if out-of-state tourists had lingered a day longer. "It's up to us to keep them here and one of the things we can do is to suggest attractions for them to sec," he added. Twenty-five representatives of motels, hotels, service sta tions and food establishments attended the clinic. Boone said he had hoped for more than 100. LANE PARKS Nicl Ledward, assistant parks superintendent for the Lane County parks and recreation department, told the 25 persons present that "recreation is big business in Lane County." The 25 tracts which have been developed as parks in the county the past seven years had an estimated 468,000 visitors last yea.-, he said. Among the outings he sug gested for out-of-state visitors were: Dexter north bank park, Dorcna Baker Bay and Siuslaw Harbor Vista on the coast. - EUGENE ATTRACTIONS Eugene offers a number of tourist attractions, according to Tex Malsler, city parks and recreation director. Four major attractions which Library Program Planned for Children The River Road PTA's summer library program for children starts Thursday. The River Road School library will be open every Thursday from 10 to 12 a.m. for children of pre school age through the eighth grade, according to Walt Phifer, PTA president. Books may be checked out or reference sources used at the library by children in that dis trict. The library room may be reached through the back school entrance. PRICES DEPEND ON SIZE AND NUMBER OF DIAMONDS AND INCLUDE FEDERAL TAX CONVENIENT MONTHLY TERMS Point Out Attractions may be suggested to the ' trav eling motorist" were named by Malsler as follows: Amazon Park swimming pool open 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily. One of the finest pools in the Northwest. The swimming pool at W. Kith Avenue and Jefferson Street. George Owen municipal rose park al the north end of Jefferson Street. More than 1.000 roses on display. Hendricks Park south of Judkins Point. Picnic facilities and a rhododendron garden. For a scenic view. Malsler suggested a trip to the top of the buttc at Skinner Park. There arc zoo and picnic facili ties at the park, he said. For a hike, Matslcr suggest ed a 30 to 40 minute climb of Spencer Buttc, six miles south of Eugene off Willamette Street, as "one of the most re warding views" of the southern Willamette Valley. FOREST FACILITIES There were 520.000 visitors lo the Willamette National SECTION B EUGENE, Bxmm leaf !cs tom& Officers of Council of Kadosh To Be Installed in Ceremony Lloyd C. DeLcss of Eugene will be installed as commander of Eu gene Council of Kadosh, Scottish Rite Masons, in ceremonies Tues day at 7:30 p.m. The installation will be held al Eugene Masonic Temple, 992 Olive St., Eugene. Other officers to be installed include Rollin E. Mclntyre,' 1st It. commander; Roy M. Crawford, 2nd It. commander; William L. Young, chancellor; Harold K. Lounsbury, orator; Harry H. Hobbs, almoner; Worth Harvey, recorder; Linlcy H. Lutz, treas urer; Murray D. Adams, marshal of ceremonies; J. Marion Jackson turcopolier; Ira D. Leake, draper Ray C. Ramcy, first deacon; Wil liam A. Grout, second deacon; Lyman F. Coburn, bearer of beausant; William R. Bowser, bearer of second standard; Nich olas Schncll, bearer of third standard; Arthur B. Stillman, lieutenant of guard, and Olaf I Johnson, tiler. Forest last year, according to R. L. Worstell, Forest Service recreational staff officer, Eu gene. There are 36 improved camp sites and 436 family units for camping and picnicking in the Lane County area tinder the Forest Service jurisdiction, he said. Worstell suggested that visit ors who desire the latest infor mation on recreational facilities in the national forest to contact someone at a ranger station. These are located at Blue Riv er. McKcnzic Bridge. Lowell, Rigdon on Highway 58 and Sal mon Creek. The ranger stations are manned seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.. starting july 1 through Labor Day, Worstell explained. "Our facilities are the more rustic type." Worstell said. But for the outdoorsman, here are just a few samples of things he suggested for outings: There will be blackberries to pick in cutover areas after July 1. "They're free," says Worstell. IANI COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE E. LLOYD C. DELESS Installed As Commander I I III A A :M 2 1 Q -K S&H GREEN STAMPS Tourists Wild flowers bloom along side the highway, although it's beginning to be a "little late" in the season. Hunting attracts many per sons interested in pigeons, grouse, quail and big game. For the rugged recreation ist and mountain climber, there arc the Three Sisters and wil derness area in the Cascade Mountains. A favorite "take off" point for hikers on a one-day walk or 10-day pack trip is Frog Camp, 72 miles east of Eugene on the McKcnzic. For a short trip, lake Highway 58 to Lookout Point Reservoir, drive over the Pat terson Mountain Road to Layng Creek Road and then to Dorena and Cottage Grove. The Clear Lake Road will be passable weekends this sum mer: delays will occur during the week, Worstell said. Maps, information folders and other tourist materials arc offered through the cham ber of commerce office as aids lo business firms, by Fred Brenne, chamber manager. 21, 1960 Lobbyist Hired By Peace Group David Stadlcr, a geneticist on the faculty of the University of Washington, has been hired as a lobbyist at Washington, D.C. by two Northwest "Platform for Peace" groups. Stadlcr will be in Washington all this week lo interview con gressmen from Oregon and Wash ington on the question of dis armament. He will ask senators and representatives their views on disarmament problems and seek their ideas about what steps the government of the U.S. should lake to solve the problem. Stadlcr has been hired by Plat form for Peace 1960 of Seattle, Wash., and by the Platform for Peace group of Eugene. School Reorganization The Lane County Schools reor- ganizatron Committee will hold a regular meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the county school superintendent's office, in the courthouse. JEWELRY STORE 1027 WILIAMITTI -?.jVHf 'TSXV - -
