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Job Opportunities
Not Increasing as
Fast as Workers
Oregon, like the rest of the
world, can expect growing
pains in years to come. .
- If the state'3 population
continues its present rate of
growth (20 per cent in the
last .10 years), will jobs, mar
kets, schools and community
services develop accordingly?
' These are questions sched
ule for study by Oregon
Great Decisions discussion
groups this week. Study ma
terials are presented in a
"fact sheet" - What Frontiers
In Oregon s Future? - pre
pared by Oregon State college
extension service.
Informal discussion groups
will continue to meet through
out Oregon, once a week, for
the next eight weeks to dis
cuss critical issues of local
and national concern. Infor
mation on obtaining study
materials and joining groups
may be obtained from county
extension agents.
Oregon's Job Opportunities
Job opportunities in recent
years have not increased as
fast ' as workers. Oregon's
labor force grew 10 per cent
between 1948-57 while the
number of jobs increased only
7.2 per cent. In fact, job op
portunities decreased in Ore
gon's two major industries,
farming and forestry.
Kow good a living do Ore
gon workers make compared
to workers in other states?
Between 1940-53 the average
Oregonian made from 1.2 per
cent to 11.9 per cent more
money than the average
American. Since then the Ore
gonian's personal income has
risen, but not as fast as the
national average. And the
gap is growing wider.
Here are some sample per
capita personal income fig
ures for 1957: Oregon, $1,914;
Washington, $2,128; Califor
nia, $2,523; Illinois, $2,447;
Pennsylvania, 2,112; New
Jersey, $2,504; national aver
age, $2,027.
. Personal income is usually
higher in areas more heavily
industrialized than Oregon.
Oregon's share in total
United States production (on a
per capita basis), also is less
than the national average.
This is largely because the
average value of Oregon's
major products, from farm
and forest, is less than the av
erage value of manufactured
goods.
"More Industry Needed?
Looking to the future, Ore
gonians will need to decide if
more industrialization is the
best way to provide jobs for
the state's growing popula
tion.
If Oregon citizens are to
maintain or improve their
present standard of living,
what plans must be made for
coming years? If Oregon's
economy is changing, how
might this affect individual
families? If some jobs are
dwindling and others are
growing, what opportunities
does the head of an Oregon
family have to take on addi
tional part time work (as
many farm people are now
doing)? Or to improve his
skills and therefore his in
come? Or to encourage the
women in the family to work
full or part time?
Youth counseling and voca
tional training are part of this
picture. If the job pattern is
changing and new skills are
needed, . how can young peo
ple choose wisely and pre
pare effectively for careers in
Oregon?
Some of these are personal
questions each family must
resolve for itself. But whether
job and educational oppor
tunities exist is something that
only citizens, as a group, can
decide. The answer lies in the
institutions and services the
people provide, and the kind
of economic base they nour
ish. Here's another question dis
turbing many Oregonians:
Will the expansion of indus
try, agriculture and trade pro
vide a better life for the peo
ple of the state; or will it
mean only congestion, chaos
and discomfort?
Our "Mushrooming" Cities
Industrialization usually
means rapid growth of cities
and of fringe areas around the
cities. Here are some ex
amples of the percentage of
nonnlation increase in select
ed Oregon communities from
1940 to 1950. showing the
community, city growth, and
suburban growth in percent
ages:
Salem, 33 per cent, 123 per
cent; Eugene-Springfield, 89,
147: Roseburg, 70, 188; Med-
ford, 56, 87; Klamath Falls,
-4, 38; Prineville, 37, 248.
Growing suburbs frequent
ly create transportation and
other problems for families.
Industrial developments raise
problems of air and water pol
lution as well as unsightliness.
Community Planning
Oregon's constiution pro
vides for "home rule" for
communities. In the past,
growth of Oregon cities was
orderly and easily managed.
Now, the problem is to pro
vide sanitation and drainage,
water supply, fire and police
protection, roads, streets, side
walks, recreational facilities,
transportation and schools for
the suburban areas.
In some instances city serv
ices, especially fire protec
tion and water, have been ex
tended to the suburbs on an
informal basis. City taxpayers
frequently object, however.
that this is unfair. In other
cases residential areas nave
been organized into special
districts to contract and pay
for services from the city, or
to develop basic community
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services of their own. Often
suburbs are annexed outright
by the city, although subur
ban residents regularly resist
the burdens of city taxes and
control. .
City planners complain
about the haphazard way
many of these communities
have sprung up. Inadequate
provision is often made for
streets, utilities, parking, rec
reation, etc. Five counties
have voted on the question of
organizing county planning
commissions to help deal with
these types of problems; only
two have approved.
Last November the voters
approved a constitutional
amendment enabling the legis
lature to extend "home rule"
to the counties. This may re
lieve future growth problems.
But if present trends continue,
or if industrialization speeds
up the process, more citizens
action may be needed.
Education Costs Rise
And what of the schools? A
growing population means
more students, and more stu
dents mean more money will
be needed to operate the
schools.
Oregon now spends about
$150 million a year on ele
mentary and secondary edu
cation. This figure is increas
ing at about $10 million a
year.
About 30 per cent of this
budget is state money, 68 per
cent is local, and the other 2
Oregon Population by Decades Since 1880 m
(figures in thousands)
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1150
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1131
1921 O
1111
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173 713 15
17S 314 414
1,198 1.521 1.773
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Foreign affairs:
In Moscow, the communist
party is holding what in this
country we would call a po
litical love feast. It is patting
itself on the back and telling
the people . (who carry the
burden) how WONDERFUL
communism is for them. It is
painting for them such pie in
the sky as cradle-to-the-grave
security WITH NO TAXES
TO PAY.
A THOUGHT to keep in
mind:
In communist countries, the
communist party is the whole
works. It can throw out its
chest and brag to its heart's
content for there is no OP
POSITION PARTY to prick
the rosy bubbles it blows.
ANOTHER thought:
In our own country, as
of now, the Democratic party
sits in the seat of power. At
this moment, it seems not im
probable that for some time
to come the Democratic party
will continue to sit in the seat
of power.
us hope that our coun
try the Republican party
stays ALIVE AND VIGOR
OUS. That it continues to
challenge the policies of the
Democratic party when it
thinks they ought to be chal
lenged. That, in a word, it
continues to provide the
U.S.A. with an OPPOSITION
party.
Too much power, residing
UNCHALLENGED in too few
hands too long, is dangerous.
Even Russia will find that out
sooner or later.
If Oregon goes on . taxing
more but doesn't go on
GROWING more what will
happen? Will taxes become so
high as to discourage new
population?
Or, worse yet, will they be
come so high as to drive away
people who are already here?
per cent comes from the Fed
eral government. Some edu
cational administrators would
like to see the state's share
rise to 50 per cent.
Education has never in the
past taken more than 10 to
15 per cent of total tax dol
lars collected. Various pro
posals have ljeen made for
raising Oregon's educational
budget. These include an ear
marked sales tax, increased in
come taxes, various types of
county-wide tax levies, uni
fication of school districts to
reduce costs, and others.
More money is needed to
improve and expand present
facilities, to attract and keep
quality teachers, and to pro
vide additional attention to
gifted and retarded children.
School For All?
A problem of special con
cern is that 30 out of every
100 Oregon youth do not fin
ish high, school. State labor
laws, work hazards and work
permit restrictions make it
difficult for these drop - outs
to find jobs.
Perhaps more guidance
counseling, expanded techni
cal training curricula and vo
cational schools would reduce
this number of drop - outs.
TODAY
In Oregon History
(A Centennial Feature)
Whatever action is taken
along this line, citizens should
bear in mind the kind of so
ciety they are trying to build
and -the educational needs of
future citizens.
Out of every 100 Oregon
youth 72 do not enter a four
year college, and 89 do not
graduate from a four-year col
lege. Perhaps the establish
ment of community or junior
colleges would encourage
more high school graduates to
continue their studies.
Retarded and gifted chil
dren are other educational
areas with problems. They
make up about five per cent
of Oregon's school population,
or 17,500 students.
Oregon now spends $750,
000 a year for retarded stu
dents. This is about twice the
per pupil cost for normal stu
dents. Many educators believe
still further work should be
done with these students.
Similar Problem
A similar problem exists in
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregen, Sunday, February 1, 1959 5
providing the best schooling
for the gifted youth. Few
school districts have special
facilities for the purpose.
Proper facilities for both
retarded and gifted students
probably would require addi
tional expenditures of about
$5 million a year.
Adult education is another
field that could be expanded,
especially through advanced
vocational training, citizen
education in' current affairs,
cultural and recreational education.
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In California, Governor
Brown (in his budget) asks the
legislature for $2,188,377,635
(about 2.2 BILLIONS) to run
the state. That's an up of 133
millions over this year's
soendine.
He proposes 256 million
dollars in new or higher taxes,
including tobacco taxes and
increased income taxes.
Without NEW taxes, at the
rate of spending proposed,
California will be 68 million
dollars in the red by June of
this year and 268 million dol
lars in the hole by midsummer
of 1960.
T ET'S put it this way:
If California is to go on
spending at a rising rate, it
must go on TAXING at a high
er rate. If one is to dance,
one must pay the fiddler. If
we are to have more and more
state services,- we must have
more and more taxes.
Governor Brown is at least
to be commended for his will
ingness to face that unpleas
ant fact
THE California department
of finance estimates that
if Governor Brown's revenue
program is approved by the
legislature, the California per
capita burden in new and old
state taxes this year will be
$128.85. It makes this esti
mate on the basis of an an
ticipated population of 15,
275,00 on July 1. Per capita
taxes were figured at $116.48
last year:
That is to say:
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California, taxes are growing
faster than population.
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