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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, October 19, 1958 Oregon's Four House Members Showed Harmony Last Session cm 3G Br A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington , Correspondent Washington While the oft times fiery feuding of Sens. Wayne Morse and Richard L. Keuberger highlighted, and ptX p o s s i b ly to auine extent h a ndicapped, the work of the Oregon c o ngressional d e 1 e g a t ion during the 85 th Con gress, Ore--o n's four a jm smith nouse mem bers made one of the most harmonious records in years. Despite their party differ ences, Oregon's three Demo cratic and one Republican representative not only did not cross swords oratorical ly but they, on occasions, teamed up to tackle the same "problem for the state. What is perhaps more sig nificant, they-Edith Green, Portland Democrat; Walter Norblad, Stayton Republican; Charles O. Porter, Eugene Democrat; and Al Ullman, Baker Democrat-voted alike on most of the momentous issues facing the 85th Congress. May Be Surprising This might be surprising to those who are conscious, of the different points of view these representatives most en joy expressing both in Ore gon and in Washington, U. Congressman Norblad's stress on the need to effect econo mies in government through elimination- of outdated post offices and military waste, on the one hand, and Congress woman Green's stress on the need for the federal govern ment to spend more to eradi cate such social problems as crowded schools and juvenile delinquency. They find themselves on the same side frequently be cause, in the broadest sense, they view the world, situation from the common vantage point of the American inter nationalist. Hence all four voted for continuation of the mutual security (foreign aid) program and voted against efc forts to kill the reciprocal trade program. Norblad, Por ter and Ullman all supported the Eisenhower doctrine reso lution for the Middle East, but on this issue Mrs. Green disagreed and opposed it. On the domestic front,! Oregon has i liberal delega tion in the context in which that term is used in both par ties. That is, Norblad is es sentially an Eisenhower Re publican who seldom finds common cause with the more conservative, Midwest-dominated element of the GOP. And Mrs. Green, Porter and Ullman are all decidedly in the left wind of the Demo cratic party, as opposed to the right wing conservatives from the South. Civil Rights Bill Consequently, all four vot ed for the historic civil rights bill when it passed the House last year.. They all voted against the successful move that killed the school con struction bill last year. They all voted to admit Alaska as a new state. And they all sup ported the resolution which Eisenhower subsequently ve toed designed to prevent for one year reductions in farm price supports and acreage al lotments for basic commodi ties, except, tobacco. They all opposed an - unsuccessful move to kill the national edu cation bill, the" first general federal aid to 'education bill Congress has ever'passed. Norblad and' the three Democrats did part company on some major issues, how. ever. This occurred twice near the end of the recent session when the Democrats brought up two bills under a controversial suspension of the rules which banned any amendments. Both the hous ing bill, with slum clearance funds, and the Kennedy-Ives labor reform bill were de Community Service Awards Announced Corvallis - (UPD - The 12th annual Oregon Town ' and Country thurch conference on the Oregon State college campus here Friday an nounced its community serv ice awards given each year to churches that do the most in service programs "or building improvement. : In the open country divis ion, the Merlin Community Baptist church and the Shan Creek Community church near Grants Pass tied for the first place award. In the di vision for communities under 2,500 population, the Clear Lake : Evangelical United Brethren church of Salem won the top prize. for easier, more economical shopping . . . shop Words new Gift-giving is mora fun... when your gift-shopping is quick and easy, with Wards Christmas Book! Yes, you can stay in the quiet comfort of your own home and shop the biggest gift selection in town. You can give better for less, too, because every item is priced to give you more quality for less, and many items are priced for special savings. Get your free copy of our Christmas Book and shop now ! shop S80P m mm w 001 cm8 f Wards II batalogiSSr SP 3-6641 1 feated under, this procedure. Norblad opposed both, the Democrats supported both. Reorganization Bill Earlier in the session, a De fense Department reorganiza tion bill was brought out of the House Armed Services committee, on which Norblad sits, but not precisely in the form recommended by the president. Norblad voted to send it back to committee for changes, the three Democrats opposed this successfully. They all supported the gen eral intent of the legislation to bring about less bickering between military services. Two anti-recession meas ures divided them. One was to provide local communities with vastly increased loan funds for construction of va rious public facilities. Nor blad opposed it, and the bill was killed in the House. The other was a difference be tween the administration and Democratic leaders in Con gress over the form of a pro posal for extended unemploy ment compensation benefits. Oregon's three Democrats supported a bill making out-' right grants to the states to extend jobless payments 16 weeks. Norblad supported a modification of Ike's plan for loans for 8 weeks extra. : At the outset of this last session, Norblad, Porter and Ullman all voted for a sup plemental defense money bill of $1.2 billion which ear marked $150 million for Ac celerated missile develop ment. Mrs. Greerf didn't vote. Increased Ceiling The whole delegation then also voted to increase the na tional debt ceiling from $275 billion, first to $280 and later at $285 billion, with a tem porary increase over that fig ure to $288 billion. They all supported a pay increase for members of the armed forces; but only Nor blad opposed a bill authoriz ing $4 million with which members of the armed forces were to build a sports arena for the 1960 Olympic games at Squaw Valley, Calif. All four voted for the tax bill by which the 10 per cent transportation tax and sev eral other minor excises lev ies were repealed, while ex isting corporate taxes were extended. They all supported the bill giving aid to the rail roads through government- backed loans, and one rais ing social security benefits. Minerals Stabilization A minerals stabilization bill to give subsidies to cop per, lead, zintf and chrome mining operators was defeat ed at the close of the session. Norbladand Mrs. Green op posed it, Porter and Ullman favored it. They, all four favored the rivers and harbors authoriza tion bill containing the Ya- quina Bay and Siuslaw River channel projects, but Nor&iaa in a preliminary vote favored trimming the bill down to the president's recommendation. The president got what he wanted in the end by vetoing this larger early version. Finally, thev all voted tor a resolution at the end of the session expressing the sense of Congress that the UN Gen eral Assembly should con sider creating a permanent UN observation and patrol force for handling explosive international situations; such as in the Middle East, where antagonistic nations share a common border. Foster Home Role Movie, Talk Set The role of the foster home in a community will be ex plained during a meeting of the Jackson County Juvenile Advisory Council starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the county courthouse auditorium. Miss Celia Walker of the Jackson county public wel fare department, and Mrs. Kay Crowell, county juvenile department director, will tell how the foster homes help with their work. A movie, "Deep Well" will be shown also. This film tells of tie problems of a working mother with two children, and her husband in a mental in stitution. The children's emotional problems make it necessary to place them in a home with another family temporarily. The film illustrates how such homes aid social workers in their rehabilitation work and the families with whom they work. The public is invited, Mrs. Crowell said. The tracking range of the Air Force Missile Test Cen ter at Cape Canaveral, Fla., is 5,000 miles long, extending through the Dominican Re public to Ascension Island halfway between Brazil and Africa. Grange News Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met in reg ular session Oct. 14. Master Charles Johnson presided. Visitors were Jackson County Deputy Roscoe Rob erts and Mrs. Roberts. Rob erts administered the first and second degree obligations for Mabel Johnson. Later he told of his trip to Seattle and of the new $43 thousand electric machine to be used by the in surance company. Dee Hendrickson reported on horticulture that this was a bad year for blight and dry rot. Agriculture Chairman Charley Hocksmith said the GOP Committee Sets Meeting Jackson County Republi can; Central committee will hold its last meeting next Fri day prior to the general elec tion Nov. 4. The meeting is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. in the Girls' Community club. Poll watchers will receive instructions at the session and members of each precinct telephoning committee are asked to attend also. Refreshments willfbe serv ed by members of th'e execu tive board and their wives. spotted aphid which feeds on alfalfa has been reported found in the northern part of the state. Legislative Chairman Mel vin Lattie read a paper ex plaining the 13 measures on the November ballot. It was voted to enter the community service contest for 1959, to serve the Town and Country Breakfast Nov. 12, and to adopt the centennial resolution. - The application of Mr. and OMrs. Bob Wilcox for member ship was read. Lecturer Dorothy Perl an- i nounced Booster Night will be held next Grange meeting Oct. 28. The public and other Grangers are invited to the program which will start at 8 p.m. One number will fea ture a skit by the League of Women Voters. A potluck dinner will precede the pro gram starting - at 6:45 p.m.' HECL Chairman, Coral Schroeder reminded members to bring their table service and generous amounts of food for friends ancLinvited guests. Serving committee in charge will be Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Stevens. - At the close of the evening meeting coffee and cookies were served by the HECL chairman, Mr. and Mrs. Willis House on committee .and vol untary helpers, i K Home Economics club met at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Alfred Schroeder, assist ed by Mrs. Charles Lewis on Oct. -5. Plans were made for. the pemocrat dinner Oct. 27 and the Town and Country Breakfast Nov. 12, both to be held at Grange hall. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Shoes, Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! 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