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Washington -(UPD- Secretary
of Labor James P. Mitchell
says he may ask Congress in
January to approve a mini
mum wage for farm workers.
1 He said he is now awaiting
si', report from labor depart
ment experts, due by Jan. 1,
oil the feasibility of a federal
floor under wages in agricul
ture. ll the study shows that such
n' procedure is practical and
sound, Mitchell said, he will
recommend that Congress ap
prove it
; Any such suggestion is
bound to run into roadblocks
erected by farm - state con
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A BOY AND HIS DOG Lost and lonely, a boy sits silently
with his dog at Santa Monica, Calif., police headquarters
after officers found him wandering near the city yards. After
aa hour, his mother came for him and explained that Chris
topher Petticord, 3, had .strayed from , the family's trailer
home. : ;
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VfM Around Us
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Elimination of Productive '
Land Can Be Costly .
In today's world we 1 insist
oh the construction of super
highways, but we may have to
, pay a price a cost above and
beyond the cost of construc
tion and maintenance.
;A super highway, with four
or more lanes and wide shoul
ders running from one state
line to the next and on be
yond,, takes millions of acres
of tillable land out of produc
tion; land on which - many
kinds of food are produced.
Back of the shoulders and
along the entire length of the
road, other millions of acres
will be developed into subdi
visions - more land out of pro
duction. Every road, regard
less of how long or how short,
must cross fertile land some
where along its course. .
Can't Get Larger
' We have, within the limits
of our country, our state or
our county, all the land area
we will ever have. We can't
make it any larger. We are go
ing to have to get along for
ever with what we now have.
Basically, all life, man or ani
mal, must depend on the good
earth and what it can produce.
We may kid ourselves into be
lieving that our bread comes
from the bakery, our beef and
pork from the deep-freeze, our
milk from the dairy. But they
don't. All must come from the
land. Without the productivity
of the soil, all of humanity
would starve to death.
: In some sections of America
today, city and state govern
ments are beginning to look
with startled eyes at the de
struction of productive land. ,
May Ask
Workers
gressmen and the powerful
American Farm Bureau feder
ation. Mitchell already has incur
red the opposition of farm or
ganizations and his fellow
cabinet member, Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra Taft Ben
son. Regulations Tightened'
He recently ordered a tight
ening of regulations govern
ing the U.S. employment serv
ice designed to improve wages
and housing and transporta
tion for migrant workers re
cruited across state lines.
His opponents asserted the
directives were "illegal, im-
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Many other sleepy civic agen
cies are going to awaken some
day to find our . natural re
sources gone beyond recall.
There are many thinking
people who foresee the out
come, and agree that some
sort of drastic control is bad
ly needed to prevent the
wholesale destruction of
farms and pasture land that
is productive, and can better
serve future America if it is
left as it is, rather than fall
under the axe or bulldozer.
There are many areas unsuit
ed for farms or pasture that
can be used for the construc
tion of shopping centers, oil
stations, hot dog stands or sub
divisions. It's Basic
But there are many fertile
areas that certainly should be
left as they are. Industrializa
tion oi tne corn fields may
sound like a big deal to those
making a profit from the in
dustry, but no one can eat the
product of any machine. Food
is a pretty basic thing. So far,
Nature alone has been able to
produce it.
Whether you manufacture
aspirin tablets or shoe laces,
balance figures in a book, re
pair automobiles or build
houses, it makes no difference
at all-the land, and what it
produces . dictates whether
you, as well as the rest of the
human race, survives or per
ishes. Over development, in a
gland, a tree, a heap of yeast,
a highway, or even a commu
nity can become an abnormal
ity.
(Released by The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, 1959),
By Jimmy Hatlo
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Does-
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Minimum
on Farms
practical and immoral" but
Mitchell stuck by his guns
and got backing of Attorney
General William P. Rogers in
a legal ruling.
Mitchell told United Press
International that hired farm
workers, whose average in
come in 1957 was less than
$900, have no one else in gov
ernment to look out for their
interests if the secretary of
labor doesn't speak up.
"Yet the political pressures
on me are just terrific," he
said. "I've never seen any
thing like it."
Minimum Wage Necessary
Mitchell said dozens of con
gressmen, mostly Democrats
but including a few of his fel
low Republicans, tried to talk
him into abandoning his cam
paign to improve conditions
of the migrants and other
farm hands. .
"The migrant farm worker
can never take his place as a
partner in American life un
less he enjoys the protection
of a minimum wage of some
kind," he said. He said he does
not know what kind or
amount of a minimum would
be feasible yet, however.
Mitchell said he has found
that extreme competition be
tween growers of beans, cot
ton, beets and similar crops
tends to keep wages depress
ed.
If any single employer
tries to improve conditions
too dramatically he puts him
self in a weaker competitive
position," he explained.
The outspoken cabinet offi
cer has the support of the
AFL-CIO, all major church
groups, social agencies and
some employers in his help-
the-migrants campaign. But he
still faces a battle within tne
administration.
Practical Results Stressed
He stressed the practical re
sults of such a policy m his
discussions with farm groups
and congressmen. For ex
ample, he pointed out that
higher wages for farm work
ers would be a boon to tne
economy of cities and towns
in the farm belt.
Hp also said a minimum
waee for lured nanos aisu
would help the small family
fanner, since he now must
comnete with the low-paid la
bor used on big, corporation-
owned farms.
Mitchell's efforts on tne
farm front have won mm
praise from unexpected quar
ters. A union official who fre
auently has denounced him
for failure to act in this area
recently wrote:
("You are the first puDni.
official of cabinet rank who
has even dared to speak about
those who are at the bottom
of the agricultural ladder.
"The complacency of gov
ernment officials about tne
problems of farm workers, in
cluding some of your prede
cessors, has been harder to
take than the greed of large
farm employers and the stu
pidity of the smaller farmers."
Police Arrest Man
Trying to Get Drugs
Cecil Howard Richards, 45,
of Camp White, was arrested
Saturday afternoon by city
police and charged with at
tempting to obtain narcotics
with a forged prescription.
Police were alerted by Cle
vis Lee Garnett, an employee
at Central Rexall Drugs, 134
East Main st, that a man was
in the store triyng to purchase
Benzedrine and other drugs
with a doctor's prescription
he believed to be forged.
On investigation police
found that the doctor's signa
ture was forged and arrested
Richards. He was lodged in
the county jail.
There are about 57 million
dairy cattle in the United
States. .
Stations Involved
In Payola Said in
Serious Jeopardy
Washington -UPD- Federal
Communications Commission
er Robert E. Lee has warned
that radio and television sta
tion owners who have con
doned payola practices are in
"serious jeopardy" of losing
their licenses.
Lee, one of the seven-member
board which polices the
broadcasting industry, said
that under-the-table payments
to disc jockeys for "sneak"
commercials would be a dir
ect violation of FCC regula
tions. He said an avowal by sta
tion owners of "well, I didn't
know," would not be an ex
cuse. In addition, there have
been charges that "sneaky
commercials" have crept into
broadcasting whereby a per
former is paid for plugging
non-sponsored product on his
show.
In Serious Jeopardy
In discussing payola, Lee
said: "I consider this a dir
ect violation of the communi
cations act . . . which requires
that sponsorship be an
nounced, and this would put
the stations involved in ser
ious jeopardy."
The commissioner acknow
ledged, however, that various
factors will be considered by
the FCC in imposing penal
ties, including "the reason
ableness of management in
Pickin' Pears
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH
The Christmas season is the
one time of the year that is al
ways remembered by those
.who have established and sup
ported the program of aid and
comfort to the men who car
ried the burden of battle in
time of war.
The institution of distribut
ing gifts to veterans is one
that has been carried out con
sistently since the first Vet
erans administration hospital
was opened. -
Service organizations were
first to recognize the Christ
mas season as an occasion for
visiting the sick and disabled
and distributing special gifts
to the many whose home ties
were severed by the great
"misfortune" of war.
Today this spirit of recog
nition is manifested in the
elaborate programs worked
out by the VA Volunteer Serv
ices.
Camp White is no excep
tion to this rule and starting
Dec. 7, the period finds some
special event scheduled up to
and including Christmas Day,
when the VFW auxiliary vis
its each building to distribute
their unique fruit basket to
all the members.
On Monday, Dec. 21, the
various units of the VAVS
distribute the gifts which
have been prepared by them,
at 7 p.m. At this time, Caesar
Muzzioli furnishes Christmas
music with his accordion
group. Appropriate music is
also provided by other visit
ing singers and musical
groups.
To most of the men living
at the domiciliary, this one
event means more than any
other celebration during the
entire year, with its sentiment
as well as its significance in
reminding them that they are
not forgotten.
Some of the special events
include Christmas wreath and
swag making by Garden club
members. Addressing Christ
mas cards by Gold Star Moth
ers, Christmas Gift shop, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars auxil
iary, wrapping gifts by spec
ial committee, Polly Offut,
American Legion auxiliary in
charge, distribution of trees
by engineering division for
decoration by VAVS repre
sentatives, annual visit of
Dorris, Calif., VFW delega
tion, visit of Junior Red Cross
group with decorations, and
Christmas party for children
living on the station.
Time limits on special bene
fits for Korea and World War
II veterans are emphasized by
S. T. Brannock, VA contact
officer here. WW II veterans
must apply for their GI loans
by July 25, 1960. Korean vet
erans have until 196o, but for
training under the GI bill,
they must be in school within
three years of discharge.
Although there have been
a number of changes in chap
lains here, both Catholic and
Protestant denominations
have been represented respec
tively by the same schools of
religion.
Catholic chaplains ' have
been supplied by the Mt. An
gel Abbey since the domicil
iary was opened in 1949. The
Rev. Lawrence Eskay, the
present chaplain, has been
here five years.
Four Protestant ministers
trying to avoid these abuses
Lee noted the FCC has jur
isdiction only over the sta
tion owner, but added: "We
do however require that he
know what s going on. What
I am trying to say is we do
not let him say, 'Well, I didn't
know as an excuse."
On the subject of TV quiz
scandals, the FCC official
said "In retrospect, I honest
ly say we should have moved
faster." He also said he is
now changing his mind and
believes Congress should leg
islate to correct abuses re
vealed by house investigators,
Lee said it might be ad
visable to give the FCC great
er control over the networks.
However, ne expressd very
serious concern about getting
into any degree of censor-
County Health Officer
To Annual Convention
Dr. C. I. Drummond, Jack
son county public health offi
cer, plans to attend the an
nual convention of county and
city health officers in Port
land Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.
Questions of public health
and sanitation will be dis
cussed at the meeting. The
various public health officers
are required by law to attend
the meeting, Dr. Drummond
explained.
News and Notes
From Camp White
have officiated as chaplains,
under the evangelical wing
of the Baptist church. The
Rev. Roger Pryor, incumbent
Protestant chaplain, served in
both world wars and studied
for the ministry at Baylor
university, Waco, Tex.
Veterans at the domiciliary
do a considerable amount of
worrying about their weight.
Some are trying to reduce
while others think they are
losing too much.
A penny weighing machine
handled by the canteen serv
ice shows an average of 40
persons out of 1,000 popula
tion, check their weight daily.
This does not include those
using scales available at the
domiciliary clinic.
Teen-agers have joined the
ranks of VA volunteers
throughout the country in
training for hospital activi
ties, according to a recent an
nouncement. During the past summer,
thousands of - high school
children served as volunteers
in VA hospitals from coast to
coast, receiving a special di
ploma for this , extra-curricular
work, Manager H. C. Her
zog explained.
At the Camp White domi
ciliary, youngsters contribute
in entertainment and interest
with art and music throughout
the year, he added.
There are three or four
members who like to review
various phases of all the
wars, with "General" Jack
son, who speaks not only with
authority but at times as an
actual participant.
They were discussing the
Revolutionary War. "Now
there was the time that Wash
ington crossed the Dela
ware "
"I remember the occasion
well," Jackson interposed.
. "I was living along the Del
aware then, had a boat house,
and was doing a good busi
ness. It was a bitter cold
night. How well I remember.
"But you know, wasning-
ton never did pay me for those
boats he borrowed."
Medford Health Club
Closed for Business
The Medford Health Club,
3 West Sixth St.. closed for
business Saturday, Dec. 5, for
an indefinite period, club offi
cials reported today. Closure
was due to lack of patronage,
it was explained.'
The club has been operated
by the BW Company, Eugene,
who took over its operation
in mid-March. '
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ship."
He also raised the possibil
ity of giving the FCC greater
latitude in imposing punish
ments on stations for viola
tions. At present, either out
right revocation or refusal to
renew licenses for a full three
years are the only punitive
courses open to the agency.
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a short-term renewal of li
cense for one or two years
with a warning that the sta
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Lee recommended greater
insistence that more stations
sign the television and radio
code of good practices.
Of the general picture of
broadcasting abuses, he said:
"I know that this industry
will come out of this thing
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