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By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tiibune Correspondent
Washington Conservation
ists are alarmed over the ex
pressed attitude of the Interior
Department in favor of some
sort of plan
for turning
over federal
forests and
grazing lands
to local pri
vate interests
or the states.
In the cur
rent issue of
Outdoor Ampr.
a. KobL fcmiui :, me con
servation director of the Izaak
. Walton League of America, J.
W. Penfold, declares:
"The newest attack on our
public land domain is of greatest
concern to all of us and we had
better watch it very closely."
Penfold was referring to a
bill now before Congress which
would establish machinery for a
state-by-state disposal of federal
forests and grazing land. Inter
ior's Assistant Secretary for pub
lic land management, Wesley
D'Ewart, has informed Congress
that the department is in "sym
pathy with the objectives" of
this legislation.
Neuberger Asks Explanation
While no action has been
taken on the bill in Congress,
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D
Ore.) this past week called on
Interior to "explain whether it
stands for a continuation of the
conservation policies inherent in
the national forests, or whether,
as its recent statement indicates,
it lends support to the perennial
efforts to decimate the forest
preservation program."
D'Ewart had explained Inter
ior's view by saying: "The basic
principle apparently underlying
this legislation, namely, the be
lief that land should not be re
tained by the federal govern
ment when it would be more
useful when put in other hands.
Neuberger told the Senate, in
referring to D'Ewart's statement,
that "my home state of Oregon
has had considerable experience
with the handling of forest re
sources by 'other hands' than
the federal government."
"When it was admitted to the
union," said the senator, "Ore
gon was granted 4,203,000 acres
of public lands for school pur
poses. Of these acres, only 765,
000 are still held in trust for the
schools. The rest has gone. It
is a matter of record that much
of this valuable timber was sold
by the state for as little as $3.16
per acre. Later, this same tim
ber would have brought $1T000 ,
an acre.
"This past record of timber
resource management gives little
sustenance to the hope that pub
lic or private agencies, other
than the federal government,
would more effectively manage
the resource which is contained
in the national forest system.
Report Dated May 28
"It Is incumbent on the De
partment of Interior to clarify
its policies on the future use of
federally-held timber land. We
should know iri unequivocal
terms whether or not the Inter
ior Department is to become a
party to the parceling out of fed
eral forests to the states, where
there might be few safeguards
against special interests who
covet this valuable resource."
D'Ewart's expression of de
partment policy was made at a
time when his superior in the
Interior Department was Under
secretary Clarence A. Davis. His
report was dated May 28, which
happened to be the day the Presi
dent announced his selection of
Fred A. Seaton as the new sec
retary. Douglas McKay left In
teri r April 15.
Within the past week or two,
Seaton has received some pro
tests over the D'Ewart report.
Whether he will take the occas
ion to clarify or change the ex
pression position of Interior on
this major question, remains to
be seen.
Is That So?
Assuredly, camping is for
children but why they don't
hate it, with what happens to
them so often, I'll never know.
Mostly, well-meaning adults
take them camping, sure enough
but with no plans for activities
beforehand; when they expect
the young 'uns to do things far
beyond their measure; they of
ten keep them at things which
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might be pleasurable, long after
their interest is lost; ana men,
how auick comes the scolding
word when a mistake is made,
but how slow the word oi en
opment when an act is
done well.
Bearing this in mind, let's see
how your children can be help
ed along to love the outdoors;
and how to make the grownup's
inh easier.
The big thing is to plan ahead
Let's take the little tykes first.
One thing which is sure to make
a big hit, and fill many an hour,
is to take along popcorn which
can be popped in any hot cover
ed skillet. Or scorch marshmel-
lows over a campfire on sticks
but be sure to taste the stic
beforehand. It might be bitter
cascara with laxative effects.
And for the first night, don't
forget a weenie roast. Any kid
takes to these naturally.
You may doubt it, but even
the youngest and most reluctant
home helper enjoys doing the
chores in camp. Providing reg
ular schedules are set up that
is, proper instructions given, re
sults checked, and when prop
erly done, awards- made. But
more of this camp-chore busin
ess in a later piece.
For the young fry, there are
stories to be told or books to be
read with accompanying sound
effects; games to be played
hoDscotch. lump rope, hide and
seek, softball; nature study
with everything along the trail
or stream, telling a story. Point
is, have plenty of variety with
rewards.
Use Common Sense
Now as for the older chil
dren. If you are interested in
giving them special instructions
say like fly fishing, rememb
er to use some common sense
teaching rules. First, a child's
interest span seldom exceeds a
half hour. Bearing this in mind,
limit your hours at training and
dan other activities. Have a
softball handy. Or take explora
tory nature hikes. Track identi
fications. Swimming. Many en
joy camp cookingalthough the
eating thereof by the adult may
be a labor of love.
As for training, be sure to
keep in mind the age factor
Most parents begin sports for
their children long before they
are physically ready. Better
wait until they are ten, both
girls and boys, even though the
latter may be a year or more ad
vanced.
And finally, don't give your
boy or girl poor cast-off equip
ment. A beginner, after all,
needs good equipment much
more than the finished expert:
secondly, he should have equip
ment he is proud to own. And
make each experience, as far
as possible, have a successful
ending.
Love of the outdoors grows
with an understanding; so start
them off learning about the
curious camp birds and chip
munks. Feed them. Or make a
pressed-flour collection. Or but-
Neighbors won't let her in
cit the polls on election
day because she Isn't
registered
How about yout Will yoa be welcome
at the polls next election day? It's
your big day. you know the day
when yoa assert yoor rights as a free
American, to say bow your govern
ment shall bs run.
Bat you've got to be registered or
yoa can't even get inside the booth.
So don't be locked out. Be sure your
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If you've moved, just changed your
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By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
terflies.
Square Cleared
If you wish to introduce them
to tracking, do this and it
was one of the cleverest things
I ever saw a father do in the
outdoors. Some distance from
camp, he with his wife, son and
two daughters, cleared a . 10-
foot square around an old stump
and covered the area with sand,
raked and smoothed it off with
a branch, and then dampened it
down. In the middle, on the
stump, he nailed a fragrant bac
on rind. Then next morning, he
headed up his four-man expedi
tion to see what had come by
during the night. There were
tracks of mice, squirrels, and a
family of skunks. For them, this
10-foot square not only intro
duced the art of tracking, but
also made them familiar with
the nearby creatures of the for-
set. And from a practical point
of view, the bacon lured the
skunks away from their sleep
ing quarters.
Anotner handy camp- site
sport: take along some cheap
cotton tisning line for tying
knots. Believe me, kids will be
wonderfully well entertained by
the half-hour perfecting their
skills.
Finally as you sit around at
night with the light of the camp-
iire pusnmg back the encroach
ing shadows, that's the time to
spin yarns, or read Jack Lon
don's Call of the Wild, sing
rounds and old favorite songs,
and most important, plan big
things for the morrow. Keeping
back though some special sur
prise for the day.
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DONT KICK Ice Follies
skater Marie Crimmins ap
pears as if she might kick
over a famous San Francisco
landmark, the Ferry Build
ing. Illusion was created
when partner, Dick Norris,
put her through paces
aboard sightseeing boat Har
bor Queen on San Francisco
Bay.
Texas Engineer Hacked
To Death in Jungle
Bogota, Colombia U.R)
Jesse R. New, 24, an engineer
from San Antonio, Tex., whose
body was found hacked to
pieces with jungle knives last
v.eek, was probably the victim
of anti-government guerrillas
who wanted to rob him, inform
ed American sources said yes
terday. New was killed at his oil
prospecting camp along with a
Hungarian colleague whose
identity has not been revealed.
Tne Hungarian was buried on
the spot, but New's remains
were, brought to Bogota for a
formal funeral. '
'Powder Puff" Plane Race Ends on Tuesday
Flint, Mich. U.P.) More
of the 49 planes entered in the
10th annual "Powder Puff
Derby" were expected to land
at Bishop Airport here early to
day and race officials prepared
to compute the winner.
Only six of the entrants in
the all-female air race from San
Mateo, Calif., to Flint managed
to cross the finish line yesterday
before darkness temporarily
halted the three-day cross-country
race which ends tomorrow
afternoon.
The winners will be deter
mined when all the aircraft have
crossed the finish line and their
average speeds for the entire
2,366 mile flight computed.
TAX MISTAKE
Kinnelon, N. J. (U.R) Mrs.
Kenneth Gorry of Morris Plains
almost lost 55 acres of land on
which she faithfully paid taxes
to the wrong community for 19
years. The Kinnelon sheriff was
set to sell the tract, on which
taxes were paid to neighboring
Montville, when a benevolent
borough council canceled the
sale pending discussion of the
problem with Montville officials.
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hydrant that he found sprouting in the very center of his
driveway blocking entrance to his garage. A Longmeadow,
Mass., ordinance requires that hyarants be 300 feet apart
and workmen followed directions to the letter. If Petrie
moves the obstruction it will cost him $92,
Monday, July 9. 1956
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTCEW
FCOSOC Opens Sessions
On UN Side Issues
Geneva OI.R) The United
Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) opened a five
week session today to clean
house of dozens of side issues
arising in the U.N. and to have
another look at world economy
in general.
The economic phase of the
meeting will be opened by U.N.
Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold July 16. Its main goal
will be to appraise the world
economy as it stands 11 years
after the end of World War II.
Fire Destroys Logging
Camp Buildings, Trucks
Dallas, Ore. U.R) A fire
believed to have been started
from spontaneous combustion
destroyed three logging : camp
buildings and four log trucks at
the Western Logging company
camp about 30 miles west of
here in the Coast range yester
day. Extent of the loss was not im
mediately determined. Buildings
destroyed included two shops
and a small storage structure.
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Macon, Ga. U.R) Two 12-year-olds
who make a hobby of
collecting and preserving "un
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six-legged frog to their collec
tion. Jerry Nuhn and Bobb
Thompson spied the six-legged
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