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Medford 54th Year I.' Price 10 Cents 2nd SEaiON MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1960 . Pages 1-6 3 of 4 Oregon Representatives Favor Data on Birth Control By YVONNE FRANKLIN Mail Tribune Washington Bureau (Editor's note: This is the second of two articles on the views of Oregon congressmen on whether the U.S. should provide birth con trol information, on request, along with foreign aid.) Washington - Three of Ore gon's four representatives think the United States should provide birth control informa tion to any foreign country that asks for it, but the fourth thinks it is none of our busi ness. , Each was asked: If and when a foreign country with a population problem requests financial assistance under our foreign aid program for a birth control program of its own selection, do you believe U.S. government officials should deny or accede to such a request? Rep. Charles O. Porter would accede. Astounding Figures "Nobody is advocating any drastic or radical program The question is whether we should encourage and finance such programs when the re cipient governments are will ing. Anyone who shrugs off this problem should take a look at the astounding (popu lation increase) figures for these last few years, and the very conservative projections for the next decade," Porter said. Porter supports free techni cal assistance, if requested, and feasible financial assist ance, if necessary, which should be given in the form of loans, at a low interest rate. "In Oregon we have plenty of room, but I've seen Japan recently, and I know what is happening in many parts of our own country,' he said. "It is plain to most Ameri cans that we are a part of the world. Our business is to maintain peace, freedom and prosperity for our citizens. This can't be done without reference to the rest of the world and its problems, one of which-is overpopulation," . Porter continued. ! The congressman feels that decisions with respect to birth control programs are the pro vince of local governments. Rep. Walter Norblad said, "Frankly, I do not know too much about the birth control controversy for I was out',of the country on a private vaca tion at the time the contro versy took place, and had no opportunity to read anything about it." Each Country's Business It is Norblad's feeling that while overpopulation is con ducive to communism taking over, such a matter as birth control is each foreign coun try's own business, and we should not try to force it on anyone. "In some of my overseas visits I have felt that in many ways we had gone too far in tring to tell other people what to do and how to live, and I think this would be an ex treme additional example of that," Norblad concluded. No government official has as yet advocated initiating a so-called birth control pro gram, or has suggested that economic aid be tied' in with such a program. The President's Draper Committee did suggest in its report dealing with our eco nomic aid program, "that the U.S. assist those countries with which it is cooperating in economic aid programs, on request, in the formulation of their plans designed to deal with the problem of rapid population growth." President Eisenhower sub sequently said at a news con ference that it was not a prop er governmental responsibili ty or activity. May Go To Congress However, the issue may be before Congress again when an economic aid bill comes up next week - especially aid to India, which is struggling to develop economically while faced with an expanding pop ulation which threatens to negate gains made. Rep. Al Ullman said. "The U.S. is in no position either morally or legally to dictate to the world on population problems. However, upon specific and official request from foreign nations, scien tific information should be made available." Rep. Edith Green supports the use of aid funds for this purpose, but only if under developed nations seek it. Substantial Evidence She believes that although we are faced with vast food surpluses now, "there is sub stantial evidence that within the lifetime of people now alive, the capability of the presently cultivated areas of the world to produce suffic ient food to sustain the world's population will be outstripped." The birth control contro versy had its origin in various scientific world popula t i o n projections for the future. In a detailed analysis of this problem, Life Magazine put it this way: "Whereas it has taken the first 5000 years of civilization to raise man's number to a billion, it took less than 100 years to double this to two billion, the mark reached in the 1920s. To double this once again to the four billion expected by 1980 will have taken less than 60 years. If the present rate of increase (1.6 per cent a year) is main tained, the figure will begin doubling every 40 years, bil lions upon billions in an ex plosive chain of human fertility." ifrwsSli Grange Notes Lake Creek Grange Lake Creek Grange will meet Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. Guest speaker will be a FFA boy from Eagle Point High school. Also appearing will be Bob Lonzway, who will speak on "soil conservation." The pub lic is invited. EXPLOSION-FIRE FATAL Six persons were killed and four were injured in an explosion-fire in a Wichita, Kan., residence, caused when one of the residents was cleaning automotive parts in gasoline. A Wichita fire inspector is shown inspecting a dishpan which contained the gasoline. One of the car parts is shown at lower left. (UPI Telephoto) 4-H NEWS Tea Timers The Tea Timers had a new commer at their last meeting, Miss Whitehead. The group made custard. 4-H Brush Busters The Brush Busters held their monthly meeting at the home of W. R. Bagley, Jan 2. James Scott gave a demon stration on how to mount a plant. Games were played and refreshments served. . Billy Bagley, Reporter MacArthur Walking Around Hospital New iYork-(UPD-Gen. Doug las MacArthur is responding favorably to treatment of a urological disorder and has been walking around his hos pital suite, it has been re ported. MacArthur, 80, was hos pitalized Jan. 29 in serious condition caused by a urinary blockage from an enlarged prostate. Tests show MacAr thur's condition has im proved. Station wagons accounted for 15 per cent of U. S. auto mobile production in 1958. Shady Cove Grange The Shady Cove Grange met Saturday in the Shady Cove school music room with Master Cecil Kee presiding. All officers except two of the executive committee were present. Mrs. Beatrice Browder.was given the obligation in the first and second degree. The charter was draped for Mrs. Edwin Strother, who had died. Mrs. Bert Clark, HEC chair man, reported on - the HEC meeting of January. The February meeting will be at the Louis Dusenberry home in Trail. There will be a dist rict HEC meeting at Gold Hill February 11. Agriculture chairman Mrs. Ed Houston, gave ,a talk on planting strawberries. Legislative chairman re ported on the Rogue River Water Resources and Wild Life project. Roads Chairman Phil Motsenbacher told of the new bridge on Long Branch. He also talked on the new taxes for house trailers and boats. The guest book is to be taken care of by Mrs. Reed McKay and Mrs. Phil Motsen bacher. Insurance agent Cecil Kee explained the insurance re fund checks received by those who had paid their in surance. This was accom plished by the forming of the Shady Cove Fire district. Mrs. Edward Houston was presented her pin as past HEC chairman and Ed Houston was presented his past mas ters pin. The lecturer program was put on by the lady officers of the Grange. At the March 5 meeting, the men officers are to pre pare numbers for the Lec turers program. The Feb. 20 meeting will be a practice meeting as there are a number of new officers in different stations, - Refreshments were served by Lloyd Davis, Mrs. Isabel Wanderlie and Mr., and Mrs. Travis M. Littlefield. 1903 Legislature Far-Sighted in Creating State Bureau of Labor REALLY INDEPENDENT Jackson, Miss. -UPD- Missis sippi Democrats, having al ready threatened a ' possible bolt from this year's Demo cratic National Convention, apparently intend to be as independent as possible. Gov. Ross , Barnett has ' made his own arrangements for hotel accommodations for the 68 man delegation independent of National Chairman Paul Butler. The 1903 legislature creat ed the Oregon bureau of la- Dor Deiore there was any serious need for it, according to Roy Smith, southern Ore gon representative for the wage and hour division of the bureau of labor. ine legislature tnat year was far-sighted enough to see that the labor-management problems resulting from the s o c i a 1-economic revolution, which were already embroil ing the eastern part of the country in labor disputes, would some day reach Ore gon, and it would be best to be prepared for them, Smith said. Smith spoke to the Medford Chamber of Commerce round- table luncheon at the Jackson notei Monday noon concern ing the bureau of labor and its- application in southern Oregon. Long Been Leader Oregon . has long been a leader in ' labor- management legislation, Smith said, citing several examples of pioneer ing in this field. "We are one of the first states to. adopt an apprentice ship plan, legislate in child labor fields, experiment with minimum wages, adopt a Fair Employment Practices act, anr1 be concerned with mi grant labor," he said. When the bureau of labor was created, Smith said, with one employee, there were three specific laws with which it had to deal, a child labor law, a 10-hour work day for women and a factory inspection law. Since 1903, the department has grown to 10 major divi sions regulating hundreds of different laws, he said. However, the motto of the bureau has always remained the same, he pointed out. It is, "to promote justice, harmony and safety on the job." 10 Divisions The 10 divisions of the bu reau, are administration, ap prenticeship council, boiler inspection, electrical inspec tion, conciliation and arbitra tion, senior worker, FEP, re search and information, wage and-hour, and the outdoor ad vertising division. This division, which pri marily pertains to the regula tion of billboards on state highways, Smith said, was probably given to the bureau because there was no other convenient place to put it. Smith's own division, the wage . and hour division, is concerned "with enforcing laws pertaining to women and minors. Almost all law enforcement by any division in the bureau is done by education and per suasion and there are few oc casions when they have to go to court to gain enforcement, he pointed out. Probably the greatest detri ment to obtaining compliance with the bulk of the labor laws in Oregon is that em ployers are not acquainted with them and are not really sure what they can and can not do. Law Violations In the majority of labor i law violations, all the depart ment has to do is to point out where such and such a prac tice violates a law, and the er.ployer will readily comply, chances being he had not been aware he-was violating a law m the first place. One of the more important laws with which Smith is concerned is one prohibiting employers from working women and minors more than eight hours a day or 44 hours a week at regular pay. Over these hours, the em ployer must pay time and a half, but even at this rate he canot work them more than 10 hours per day or 60 hours per week. Nor can a woman or minor work more than six consecu tive days, he added. There is some elasticity to this law for harvesters and pickers and in cases of chil dren working for their par ents, but they are the excep tion and not the general rule. There are also minimum standards and working condi tions which must be observed when employing women and children, he pointed out. Smith said that not all la bor law violations are by em ployers, because they have Treasury Issuing Tax Refund Checks Washington -OJPD- The Trea tury already has started sending out tax refund checks to early bird filers. The department reminded tax-payers that they can file returns now if they have re ceived a W-2 form from their employer telling how much they earned in 1959. The closer a return is filed to the April 15 deadline, the longer it takes to get a refund check, officials said. They also pointed out that most people owing taxes for 1959 must send in a check with their returns. The only exception is the taxpayer who files the short form and lets the government compute his tax. occasionally found empoyees trying to take advantage of their employers because of the laws. His division conducts regu lar studies and investigations, handles complaints, answers questions and helps the em ployer or employee with indi vidual labor problems. Welfare of Youth Smith said his division is particularly concerned with the welfare of the youth and is constantly on the alert for situations where they, will be able to assist them. The division has distributed a pamphlet, entitled, "Teen Wage Earner," to most high schools which helps make the students aware of what they can and can not do when working, and how and how not to seek employment under the laws of Oregon. They have also gone to many high schools and talked with seniors about to take jobs and in this manner elimi nated many misunderstand ings, he said. Although there are a few exceptions, it is generally the rule that a minor under 18 cannot be employed without a special permit from the bu reau, nor may a 16-year-old youth be employed before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m., nor may minor girls be used for curb service work at drive-ins, be peddlers, or work as maids in motels or hotels, until an in vestigation by the division has been made. School in Session No youth under 14 can be employed during that part of the year when school is in session, except for paperboys and a few other similar jobs, he pointed out. . 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