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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.
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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.
Ernest Sears, outstanding
Polk county club member,
has won national recognition
for his work in wheat breed
ing as a USDA scientist at the
University, of Missouri.
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