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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1959)
T1iufi.y, Jim 25, W39 A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. State Capitol: Gov. Hatfield's First Ribbon-cutting Ceremony By DICK HUMPHREY UPI Correspondent Salem (DPD-The ribbon Gov. Mark Hatfield cut recently to open the Centennial Exposi tion in Portland was the first ribbon-cutting he has done in th six months he has served as governor. In his campaign he hit hard on the devotion some chief executives have shown toward ceremonial functions. Then, too, the governor has turned down some 137 proc lamation requests and issued but half a dozen. The requests ranged from "cooling system maintenance week" to "dress right month." Herter Reverses Decision On one occasion, the gover nor turned down a request for a proclamation relating to Pan American relations, but a personal wire from Secreta ry of State Christian Herter caused Hatfield to reverse his decision. Proclamations requested by the legislature, those used in combating totalitarian propa ganda or ones relating to sta tutory requirements are ap proved by the governor. And, he will write commendatory letters in some instances. . But what disturbs him is the cost, red tape, picture taking time and other cere mony connected with a proc lamation. To go along with his record of six months in office, Hat field has yet to $rown a queen. This must be some sort of history-making. A popular queen-crowner in lesser offic es, Hatfield has'suggested oth ers on occasions when his schedule conflicts. O A shift in gubernatorial staff ok place unnoticed last week when legislative post mortems were conpleted. Lor en D. Hicks, the governor's legal adviser, became his re- search aide. There is no pro vision for legal help between legislative sessions and Hat field had left Margaret Clark's post unfilled when she left with the Holmes exit to return to the Portland State College staff. While Hatfield was one of the first in the nation to de clare himself for Eisenhower in June of 1951, he may be one of the last governors to choose between Nixon and Rockefeller. The reason is that new Oregon law makes it mandatory that the elected delegation support and "ad vance" ti;e cause of the pri mary winner. Hatfield makes no secret of his desire to attend his third consecutive Republican con vention and if he does he would be legally and morally bound to boost the Oregon winner. So it will probably be May 20 before he comes out of neutrality for Dick or Rocky. Now that some of the tur moil has quieted because of the legislature's adjournment, a - quick count indicates five secretaries on the governor's YMCA Youths to Take Coast Trip A truck trip to the Oregon and California coasts Mon da, June 29, by 20 YMCA boys has been announced by Don Gordon, program direc tor. The trip will be limited to boys between 11 and 15 years of age. The group will leave Med ford Monday at 10 a.m. for the YMCA at Crescent City, Calif, where they will visit an aquarium, Jedediah Smith State park and go beach comb ing. Tuesday the group plans to view the redwoods and ex plore the beaches staying ov ernight at the Harris Beach State park near Brookings, Ore. Wednesday they will take the 32 mile mail boat ride from Gold Beach up the Rogue river to Agness. Thurs day the group will return to Medford via Coquille and Winston. Required equipment includ es sleeping bags, cooking and personal gear, rain coats, a change of clothing and fish ing poles. Further information may be obtained from the- YMCA, SPring 2-6295. staff turn out an average of 166 personally typed letters per day in addition to receiv ing callers and handling doz ens of telephone calls per hour. , - Appointments t o interim committees have been occupy ing the governor's time to a great extent lately. There are tricky complications to some of the appointments because of geography, occupation and party provisions. Two secretarial replace ments came into the gover nor's staff since the legisla ture adjourned: Mrs. Richard Pickell, who had been state Sen. Edwin Durno's secretary, and Glenda Logsdon, from the Tax Commission staff. Trailer Park Owners Schedule Meeting A meeting of all trailer parks owners and managers will be held at 8 o'clock to night in the Aldrich Trailer Ranch, 4425 Jacksonville highway. Frank Barr, Portland, presi dent of the Oregon Trailer Parks association, will explain the comprehensive, trailer court law passed by the re cent session of the state legis lature. The new law concerns standards of construction of new trailer parks and regula tions on living in trailers. Ray Henderson, secretary of Oregon Motor Courts asso ciation, an affiliate of the trailer parks association, will explain the organization of the overall association. Every one interested is invited to at tend. - Seventy-five trailer park operators belong to the state trailer parks association and the motor court association has a total membership of 475, Barr. said. Six operators from this area belong to the trailer park association. Fatal home accidents are estimated to have cost the na tion 11 billion, 900 million dollars last year in addition to the human toll. 30,804 Boys, Girls Participate In 4-H in j Corvallis - 'A little house - well filled, a little land well tilled, and a little wife well grilled are great riches." This Siying penciled by a boy into a memory book 40 years ago contained some of the pur pose of Oregon's first 4-H clubs. Little did this boy dream, however, that he was a pio neer in one of thejargest edu cational youth movements in the country's history. Today, 30,804 boys and girls in Oregon are learning how to ' produce food and fashion for home and market through 4-H : fhpar? heart hands, and health.) Project offerings in ; early clubs were confined mainly to production of farm animals, raising a garden, and , for girls-cooking and sewing. Now, youths can choose from 24 project areas, learning not only newest methods of pro duction but also ways of be coming better consumers. Appejl to All Project offerings appeal to both farm and city youngsters, as reflected in current 4-H en rollments. Most of Oregon's club members live in cities or rural communities. Only 13,- 157 of them live on farms. Back in 1914, three state agems serviced au oi Ore gon's clubs, often spending seven months of the year trav eling. The only paved roads at the time ran between Ash land and Medford, Portland and Gresham, and 10 miles out of Salem. Today, 5,000 ad ults lead 4-H clubs, and all counties have extension agents doing 4-H work.' Competition - for the Mid west pork market, and a short age of pork and fat during World War I brought about the beginning of the first 4-H pig clubs in 1914. 0. M. Plum- mer, president of the Portland Union Stockyards, provided cash and scholarships t o youngsters who would agree to raise pigs to market size. "It was a real boost to the youngsters because in those days you could buy a pig for $55 or less compared to $15 today," recalls L. J. Allen, now retired, former state 4-H leader. Number Increases In the years that followed, the number of 4-H clubs in- r i i j . creased as responsiDuiiy lor the clubs was given to Oregon State colle extension service with passage of the Smith Le ver act in 1914. County agents .were eventually appointed in gill counties, and today many of the more populated coun gjfc have two and three agents doing full-time club work Within the next two years, projects in conservation, use and understanding of natural resources, including wildlife, will be expanded, Burton Hut ton, state 4-H leader at the college, said. Oregon's fastest growing 4 H project is livestock. Foods, clothing, knitting, photogra phy and horticulture are next in popularity. A new project is developed when enough youngsters indicate a need. Empire Builders A new 4-H Empire Builders program was developed last year for the teenagers. It in cludes the junior leadership project, the advanced divi sions of the subject matter projects, and opportunities to help with community blood Qrego n banks, safety check ups, or to learn more about local gov ernment. Sixty top ranking 4-H'ers studied state govern ment at the second annual 4 H "Know Your State Govern ment" conference in Salem this year. Club projects often help 4-H youth discover "ready made" vocations. Some of Oregon's earliest pig club members are today among the state's lead ing swine breeders. Among them are the Harms brothers, Jack and Roy, swine and sheep breeders in Canby, and Edwin Ridder of Sherwood. 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