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He opened fhe door j Legislative leaders should heed criticism, look for improvement No Oregon legislature in the past 30 years has ended its work on such a sour note of discontent as has Ihe one which finally called it quits Monday night, almost symbolically, just one minute before midnight. No one, it seems, was satisfied with this session. Legislators were not happy. Observers were critical. And if one judges the temper of the citi zenry accurately, it is fortunate, Jndeed, for the legislators that they iare not going to be asking for a pay Praise at the next election, instead Of the 1962 primary. Oregon sessions always have peen long, compared to those of 'states of similar or relatively similar "size. Oregon legislators do a better job, far better in most instances, of making sure everyone is heard, that anyone who wants legislative action has an opportunity to present his best case. This is not always true :Cf other states. . Oregon legislative committees are more thorough than those of many states. Almost every measure introduced receives careful and complete committee study. And this fact, too, contributes to the length pf the session. But it also contributes to the chaos and disorder at the end of the session, when most bills of major importance begin to roll out of com mittees at a breakneck speed. Tem pers grow as short as the considera tion given to major items by indi vidual legislators who have not been privy to all the testimony before the committees. Those last few days see literally dozens of measures either enacted into law or buried in committee files. There are mistakes some like the 520 million blooper In the income tax bill, and some like Bridge tolls cause the problem There have been a couple of bad accidents in recent days involv ing planes flying from the Cheno weth airport near The Dalles. Chen oweth is a small field on the Oregon side of the river. The main The Dalles airport is on the Washington side of the Columbia, has relatively little use, and excellent facilities. Conditions at Chenoweth are less than standard. r Why, then, do some fliers " most of them The Dalles residents . use Chenoweth? For two reasons. In the first place it is closer to the city, by auto. The Columbia river is -a barrier which has held back use of the larger field. Washington sales : taxes are not popular with Oiegon '-'They' never have The mother of a member of the - Bend high school band was talking. ;'"The band is not going to get to Tappear in the big Rose Festival Jparade in Portland this year. Why ; aren't they going to do it?" Here's that old word "they" . again. Just who are "they?" It's true Bend won't have a float ' In the major Rose Festival parade. Only once in the history of the event has there been a Bend float entered, and that time it was paid " for by a Portland firm, which aliow- ed the Bend name to be placed on it. The reason? A float, which must be covered with real, not artificial, - cut flowers, costs in the neighbor--"hood of 52,000. And just who are "they" who pilots. failure to act on several important pieces of legislation. There will be those who will try to lay much of the blame for this apparent near-breakdown upon Clarence Barton, Speaker of the House during the just-ended session. This is probably unfair. It's true Barton tried, more than any Speaker in recent years, to exercise personal leadership in affairs of some com mittees. Some even called it domi nation, rather than leadership. And it's true some of his efforts failed badly. But the House was composed of 59 individuals other than Barton. Barton's party edge was paper-thin. He cannot fairly be assessed any great measure of personal blame for the legislature's performance. '.. There have been suggestions the Taxation committees of the two houses should operate jointly, as does the Ways and Means commit tee. And this probably would help. But it won't do the whole job. Leaders of the legislature should carefully consider the criti cism which has come their way since the session began to bog down. There is no provision for an interim committee study of the legislature. And there is no real continuing organization from one legislature to another. But it would be a good idea for those who make the legisla tive wheels roll and who took much of the public blame when those wheels fail to roll to take a long look, this interim period, to see what can be done to make the Oregon assembly operate more smoothly, more effectively, and more in the interests of the entire state, instead of in the personal in terests of legislators. But the largest single reason seems to be the bridge toll charged those who want to cross the river. Combined with an inordinately high taxicab rate it costs five bucks to go the airline mile across the river the larger field comes into general use only by the cautious among The Dalles pilots, and the cautious or the stranger among visi tors. It should be possible for the two states Involved to work out some solution to the bridge toll prob lem. The Dalles city council should be able to handle the taxi fare situa tion. With both sticklers out of the way a life or two may be saved. are supposed to pungle up two grand? The city government? Tax payers probably would raise a first class fuss. The Chamber of Com merce? Ten per cent (or there abouts) of -the Chamber's annual budget for one float in one parade is an awful lot of dough just to put a high school band in a parade. Would parents of band members be willing to put up 525 to 530, plus transportation and meals for the youngsters? Almost certainly not. The band will appear, as it fre quently does, In a smaller parade, one for which there is no $2,000 tribute exacted. It will miss, as it always has excepting for that one unusual circumstance, the "big" - parade. And "they" are at fault, a" usua Siy.i,... psyTOCTW.gji Oregon farmers must find some alternate sources of laborers By Yvonne Franklin Bulletin Correspondent WASHINGTON Rep. Robert Duncan warned the farmers of Oregon last week that they must "find alternative sources for ob taining labor from the American market" because of the defeat of the Mexican Farm Labor law. Ap proximately 300 braceros are used yearly in Oregon to pick Rogue River Valley pears. The rising opposition of church groups and labor unions are par tially responsible for the demise of the bracero program, which aids one per cent of the farm group, mostly on large farms in California and Texas. However, Duncan, who serves on the Agriculture Committee which reviews all farm legisla tion, believes the vote is "sym bolic of the way much farm legis lation will be received this year." Was this a result of the farm wheat referendum, he was asked? "No," he said, "it's not a spirit of revenge at all. But there is a growing feeling against the agri cultural subsidy program as be ing expensive and unsuccess ful. . ." . All of Oregon's delegation ex cept Rep. Edith Green of the city of Portland voted for a two-year extension of the law. An effort will be made to revive the bill, puncan said, with amendments which may make it more palat able. Duncan had tried to amend the bill in committee te give workmen's compensation and pro vide adequate housing but was un successful. This bill, Public Law 78, which expires in December, 1963, admits Mexican male workers (braceros) for temporary employment. The Department of Labor recruits and places these workers, assists farmers and workers to establish contracts for work, and requires farmers to pay wages, transporta tion and provide adequate housing conditions. A farmer may not contract for Mexicans unless he has unsuccessfully offered domes- Washington Mcrry-go-rouml Refreshing change in Bolivian politicking By Drew Pearson WASHINGTON U.S. Ambas sador Ben Stephansky has been telling the State Department about a new type of political frankness which is winning ad miration in Bolivia. For years it's been popular to kick Uncle Sam in the seat of the pants when you are running for political office in any Latin - American country. However, former Ambassador Victor Andrade, who served as Bolivia foreign minister and long time envoy to the United States, is employing a different tactic in running for president of Bolivia. When Andrade returned to La Paz after giving up his ambassa dorial post in Washington, Presi dent Paz Estenssoro offered him a position in the cabinet, or an ambassadorial post, or a job as head of the Central Bank. But Andrade declined. "I've been away a long time," he said. "I want to get around and be with the Bolivian people. "I might tell you," Andrade added, "that I have a theory which some politicians who find It popular to knock the United States may not agree with. Every one knows I am a friend of the United States and I am going to say so. Furthermore, I am con vinced that the Bolivian people are fed up with hypocrisy. They know we've been supported by tho United States for years and they're tired of having us kick the American people who feed us." Andrade referred to the fact that Bolivia has usually voted against the United States or re mained neutral on controversial issues before the United Nations and the OAS. Frequently Bolivia has sided wilh Fidel Castro, even though ono third of the Bolivian budget is paid for by the United States. Ambassador Andrade carried out his promise, made it clear he is a friend of the USA. Further more, when a meeting of left wing peasants was about to take place near his farm in the interior of Bolivia, he made it a point to go back to his farm and greet many of the peasant leaders. Andrade is a member of the revolutionary party which kicked out the for eign tin barons, and it was he w ho came to Washington and per suaded the Eisenhower adminis tration to support the new Boliv ian regime; so he can speak with conviction about both revolution and American friendship. LSSSfESS The Bulletin Thursday, June 6, 1963 An Independent Newspaper Robert W. Chendler, Editor Jack McDermott, Adv. Manager Phil F. Brogan, Associate Editor Lou W. Meyers, Circ. Manager Loren E. Dyer, Mech. Sup't. William A. V.f. Manin inn F A r.nfrrrA u Claw Matter. Jumwry urvW At of Matrh X IST9L PuOlnMirt Tr titnd BuilrUn. Inc. llll.IL m I. uil Capital Report tic workers the same wages. He is not required to offer American workers equivalent workmen's compensation or occupational in surance coverage, housing or transportation expenses. During floor debate last week both Duncan and Green took the floor to defend their positions. Duncan contended that he had noted the opposition of church and other groups and agreed that there was justification for "con tentions that the use of Mexican workers has, to an extent, had an adverse effect on the employment opportunities of domestics. . ." "But there is also evidence," he continued, "that the total ag ricultural labor needs of this country cannot, at specific times and places, be met from domes tic sources. . ." He reminded the non - farmers of the House that when perish able crops are ready, they must be picked. And he praised the ef forts of Rogue River Valley farm ers to obtain harvesting help be fore contracting for braceros. He also pointed with pride to the "advanced migratory labor legis lation" in Oregon "to protect these people from exploitation, and to relieve them from the most pressing of the social problems with which they are faced." "These laws include laws that license labor leaders, that impose strict standards of public health with which growers must com ply," he continued, "safety regu Ittions on the highways and get this a pilot program to provide education for the children of these migrants who, because of the transitory nature of their parents' employment frequently reach adulthood without proper education." Duncan was congratulated for Oregon's performance by an op ponent, who, however, reminded him that "this does not necessar ily follow as far as the other -states are concerned." A Texas congressman quoted wages as low as 20 cents an hour for domestic help being paid in Texas, squalid When the peasant leaders stop ped by his ranch, Andrade told them: "My dog doesn't bite the hand that feeds him. Why should we bite the hand of tho friend that feeds us? If it wasn't for the United States, you would be starv ing today." Later, when the Under Secre tary of Rural Affairs addressed the peasant meeting and began to criticise the United States, he was booed so vehemently that it ended the meeting. The critic of the USA finally had to walk out. Detergent Deterrents Hie battle of the soap lobbies is being fought on Capitol Hill over something the housewife uses most detergents. But while she runs the foamy suds through her dishes or laun dry tub, public health experts are getting more and more perturb ed over the amount of non-solu-able foam dumped into American streams or seeping through Am erican soil to springheads. The situation has become so bad that Congressman Henry Reuss, D-Wis., has introduced a bill which, two years from this month (June 30, 1963) would ban synthetic detergents which do not decompose, particularly alkyl benzene sulfonate, better known as ABS. The big soap and detergent ma kers, however, are battling fur iously against Reuss's bill and a companion bill introduced in the Senate. The lobby is led by Proctor and Gamble, whose chairman, Neil McElroy, was Secretary of De fense under Eisenhower, and who have employed the former White House aido tinder Ike, B r y c e Harlow, as their Washington lob byist Teamed up with this giant soap combine is the British com bine. Lever Brothers, which manufactures soap and deter gents all the way from India to New Zealand, to say nothing of the United States. On the other hand, the Colgate Company, manufacturers of vari ous soaps, is supporting Rep. Reuss and agrees that something must be done about detergents which will not decompose and dis appear in the earth's surface. Note Authors of the H o u s e bill banning detergents arc Sena tors Metcalf, Mont., Neuberger, Ore., Mclntyre. N.H., and Nelson, Wis., all Democrats. & hit. at ts P,t rH daily UttDt Suid tnri rrtn mm. v. living conditions and discrimina tion against Mexican - Americans doing crop work. Mrs. Green said "as a result of this program, poverty competes against poverty to produce more poverty." "This program, originally en acted in the 82nd Congress in 1951 as a temporary measure is a rea son why the American farm work ers, one of the poorest work groups in the United States, were average of about $880 a year for able in calendar 1961 to earn an the 134 days of farm work they were able to obtain," she said. "The program also hurts fam ily farms, as the large farms are the principal employers of bra ceros, and are thus able to cut costs in a way not available to family farms who employ few hir ed workers. . ." The debate was carried by Cali fornians and Tcxans, those with most to lose from the demise of the law. One Californian extolled the virtues of having braceros, saying Ihey increased the fringe benefits to domestic workers and upgraded wages. However he was followed by another Californian who said: "As a health educator in the state of California. I did enter a bracero camp and found that their facilities were good. But then I crossed to the other side of the road and I found our own workers eating on the floor." "And we were also asked if we had seen the health facilities made available to the braceros, and I say that I have. But I have also seen the type of health facil ities that are made available to the Americans, which are, in ef fect, no facilities at all." Statistics from the Agriculture Department for the past ten years were cited to show, if not a de crease, at least a plateau of wage rates in areas where braceros are used. For instance, wages for farm workers generally have ris en from 83 cents to 1.0S cents an hour during the past ten years, but in bracero areas wages have held to around 80 cents an hour. Probe underway in fluctuating sugar, prices WASHINGTON (UPI)-A House subcommittee investigating fluctu ating sugar prices today called ".. representatives of Brazil, the Do minican Republic, Costa Rica, the French West Indies and the Phil ippines to testify on their sugar quotas. One of the representatives, John A. O'Donnell, was a leading figure in the recent dispute over Philippine war claims. He still deals with U.S. sugar quotas for that country, but a subcommittee spokesman said O'Donnell's ap pearance would have nothing to do with the claims issue. Tho representatives were ex pected to be asked about the abil ity of the countries they work for to meet this year's sugar quotas which the United States has as signed them. The subcommittee, headed by Rep. Leonor Sullivan, D-Mo., has been told that sugar prices, which rose to a record level in May will return to normal in the near fu ture. "Prices have been coming down as rapidly as they had been going up," Undersecretary of Agriculture Charles . S. Murphy told Sullivan. Other congressional news: Civil Rights Senate Republi cans were pledged to support new civil rights legislation but re mained divided on the key issue of ending a filibuster likely to start when such legislation is de bated. President Kennedy was ex pected to send Congress new civil rights proposals early next week. Construction The House ap proved a 1.6 billion military con struction authorization Wednesday over the bitter protests of Rep. Harley O. Staggers, D-W.Va., who said not "one penny" went to his state, the highest unemployment area in the nation. GOP divides over filibuster WASHINGTON (UPI) - Senate Republicans were pledged today to support "further appropriate" civil rights legislation but were as divided as Democrats on the key issue of gagging a filibuster. GOP liberals, originally hoping for a more sweeping declaration, settled after five hours of closed door debate for a Republican unity statement which avoided all reference to a gag rule. Democratic supporters of Pres ident Kennedy's forthcoming civil rights program recognizing that Republican votes must be found to kill a talkathon against the legislation were quick to cite Uie absence of a GOP cloture, or gag rule, pledge. Sen. Philip A. Hart. D-Mich.. one of the liberals backing legis lative action on civil rights, told a reporter : Some schools may fail to meet needs of all of their students By David Nydick UPI Stiff Writer Much has been written about children being bored because they are not challenged. Perhaps some school programs are not properly designed to meet the needs of all students. Actual ly the problem is more involved than just a weak program. The bright student will have little dif ficulty with the normal work of any program. He could be given advanced work. Although this is a possibility it does not appear to be the answer. There is a great deal of controversy among experts as to the correct answer. Although parents should be con cerned with the overall improve ment of the schools, the immedi ate problem is meeting the needs of their child. The child should not be involved in a parent's ob jection or dissatisfaction with a teacher or school program. It Is important to recognize that some part of this problem is based upon the attitudes of the parent and child. ChUdren natur ally are curious and interested in school activities. Parents can en courage or discourage them. John is a bright student. He al ways completes his assignments quickly and accurately. He has a pleasant personality and is looked to as a leader by his peers. There are many activities which inter est him such as sports, reading, math club, and writing for the school newspaper. He constantly is involved in a variety of valu able projects. Tax situation being pondered by Commission SALEM (UPI) Most Oregon taxpayers are going to have to dig deep in their pockets for ex tra money early next year when they file their 1963 income tax returns if the new tax hike goes into effect. Tax Commission legal and ac counting personnel were ponder ... ing the problem today. They did not know which of several plans to adopt. They were waiting to see if the new tax increase will be referred by the voters. Tax Commission Chief Legal '.. Counsel Carlisle B. Roberts said the new income tax would not be come law until Sept. 2. This is 90 days after adjournment of the legislative session. Legally the session ended at 12:09 a.m. June 4, the 142nd day of the session, although legislative records will show adjournment at 11:59 p.m. June 3, the 141st day. Probably Will Wait Roberts said the commission could make up the new tables im mediately, but probably could not have them printed in time for use beginning July 1. He felt the commission would decide to start the new withhold ing rates at the beginning of the final quarter, Oct. 1. "But we can't anticipate an early change in collection rates because the tax increase might be referred," he said. ' John J. Lobdell, director of the accounting division, said the com mission could issue a temporary witliholding schedule to pick up extra money to cover the full year, but he doubted it would be done. "I would guess the commission will adopt new tables effective Oct. 1 to reflect the changes re sulting from the new law," he said. "Refunds this year have aver aged $39 a return, so this will take up some of the slack. Others will just have to pay the differ ence at the end of the year," Lobdell explained. State of Union ACROSS 1 "Hawkeye State" S "Prairie State" (ab.) 8 "Beehive Stile" 12 Twirl 13 Boy's name 14 Russian stream 15 Mountain pool 16 Greek letter 17 Barahan river IS Ruminants 20 Sawhorse 22 River islet 24 Recent (comb. form) 55 Visitors 29 Equine sound 5 Chevalier's island 6 Native o( Latvia 7 Acquire knowledge 8 Harmony 9 Try 10 Grandparenlal 11 Rabbit 19 Pastry 21 Eyes (Scot) 23 Snare 25 Mountainous state (ab.) 26 Landed 27 Endure 28 Narrow spade 30 "Buckeye State" 31 Boorish one 32 Scatters w film leal 34 Brazilian wallaba 36 Loud outcry 37 fairy fort 38 Play on words 39"Hoosier Slate" fab 1 40 Musteline mammal 43 Autocrats 46 Crimson 48 Anathema if Gratifies 53 Big state 57 Lubricates 58 Statute 60 1'naspirated 61 Gaelic 62 Bind 63 Sea bird 64 Metheglin 61 Malt brew 56 Bellow DOWN 1 Devotees 2Fi.h 3 Telegram 4 Subject lo high heat NEWSTAPEB CVrCKPBJSB ASSN. Bill, a student in John's class, Is equally capable. He apparent ly is unhappy with school His work is careless and he rarely goes beyond the minimum re quirements. There are few activ ities which interest him. He con stantly is complaining about being bored. Z What produces these two op posite reactions in the same pro gram? The parents of both boys are interested and participate in school activities. John's parents have encouraged him to pursue his interests. They show concern for his work. When discussing school they indicate confidence in John and his teachers. Bill's par. ents unintentionally are discour aging him. They are quite criti cal of the school and teachers. Unfortunately Bill has lost .re spect and tends to look down on the school program. " ZT: Parents must be careful to sep arate their criticism of the school and their child's adjustment to the school. Always remember that your child's success is your immediate aim. Help him to get the most from the program. Don't use your child in attempt ing to improve the system. The improvement of a school system should be k'pt as a separate is sue. Good education involves more than direct teaching. The child must be helped to develop his own direction. Self direction Is an important asset. After all, there is a point at which formal edu cation ends and the individual must be ready to continue on his own. This approach can answer , partially the problem of boredom because the child is challenging himself. Barbs After a man drives a bargain to get a second-hand car he some times finds he isn't driving a bargain. When the fishing Is good com mercial fishermen aren't disap pointed with their net results. You can expect to see red this summer, all over the backs of foolish people who sprawl out too long on the sunny beaches. A big fire In a sauerkraut fac tory in the mid-west cost some body a lot of cabbage. .. Perry critical of IPC proposal PORTLAND (UPI) Idaho Power Company's proposal to write off the salmon run abovo its dams on the Snake River was criticized Wednesday as being premature and based" on insuf ficent evidence. L. Edward Perry, director of the Columbia River Fisheries Program for the U.S. Bureau of Fish and Wildlife, told a Federal Power Commission.- hearing he still has hopes for the salmon run. Ferry said he felt the company should be required to continue its fish passage program and im prove it so that it would pre serve the natural production of salmon and steelhead above the Brownlee Dam. A spokesman for the company testified Tuesday that its fish passage facilities were a failure despite a $10 million outlay. Perry said some of the failures were a result of operating and mainten ance difficulties. 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