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MONDAY, DECEMBER 57 I960 MEDFdfcRD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON B 5 ' )t t. 4$k$rMf -Tf vAc - -v- : Vn fill Battleship Arizona Still Lies in Pearl Harbor; Memorial Funds Lacking CASUALTY OF WAR The USS Battleship Arizona, once the pride of the Pacific fleet, is shown as she looked the day Japanese bombs sent her to a watery grave at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. A memorial to the officers and men who died aboard the vessel has been started. (UPI Telepholo) ! Pearl Harbor -IUPU- "Good morning, ladies and gentle men, and welcome to Pearl Harbor." With those words a young sailor greets more than 50,000 isitors yearly on boat tours that annually become more popular despite the fact it has been 19 years since "Remem ber Pearl Harbor" became a world-wide battle cry. The high point of a visit to Pearl Harbor is the battleship Arizona, which lies much as the Japanese bombs left her. She was sunk at her oerth long once famed "Battleship Row" with more than 1,100 officers and men entombed in the twisted wreckage. Construction finally has be- un on a $500,000 memorial for the site. But after several public appeals and fund-rais ing campaigns the Pacific War Memorial commission still lacks $200,000 needed to com plete thet building To Editor George Chaplin of the Honolulu Advertiser this seemed incredible 19 years after the Japanese at tack and 15 years after the Navy asked and received per mission from families of the entombed men to leave them n their ship and turn it into a shrine, Last week Chaplin sat down and wrote letters to every daily newspaper editor in the United States, asking editorial support in one last effort to get the needed funds without going to congress for them. It seemed more fitting to him that the money should come directly from the people for whom the sacrifice was made. (Chaplin's letter appeared in the Mail Tribune on Nov. 29 - Ed.) HIGH POINT OF VISIT The high point of a visit to Pearl Harbor is the Battleship Arizona, which lies much as the once famed "battleship row" with more than 1,100 officers and men entombed in the twisted wreckage. Construction finally has begun on a $500,000 memorial for the site. This architect's drawing shows what the memorial will look like when completed. (UPI Telephoto) Governor Denies Straub's Charges Salem - IUPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield Saturday vigorously denied charges by Oregon Democratic Chairman Robert Straub that Hatfield had fail ed to live up to his 1958 campaign promises. Straub, commenting on Hat field's 1861-63 budget, said Hatfield's request for an ad ditional $46 million was one of the sharpest increases of any recent biennium. To this Hatfield replied that the overall increase of 14.6 per cent in the general fund that he is asking is the exact same increase requested in 1959-61. In response to Straub's cliarge that Hatfield failed to cut the budget, the governor declared that he did cut the budget from that requested bv the previous administra tion for the current biennium. "I am carrying forth my campaign promises in toto," Hatfield declared. "We are holdina the tax line and seek inB to reduce taxes with this new budget." Hatfield termed Straub's remarks as the begin ning of a "smokescreen." Child-Raising Experts Leaning To Spank'em School of Thought POWERFUL NEW PLUNDER CLEARS CLOGGED TOILETS in et 'iffy ! NEVER AGAIN that sick ..eling when your toilet overflows TOELAFLSX Toilet rSLl Plunger Ordinary olunecrs don't se prop erlv. (orcine air and water to splash back. Thus you have a mess and you lose the very pressure needed to clear the Clogging mass. With 'Toilaflex", designed (or toilets, no air or waJf r can escape. The patented, tapered tail forms an air-tight fit: the full pressure plows through the obstruction and swishes it down. Can t miss; pOUBLE-SIU CUP, I0U HE-PRESSURE 0ESICHED TO FlEX AT AMY ANGLE CENTERS ITSELF, CANT SK!0 M((0 $2" AT MOST HARDWARE STORES By PATRICIA McCORMACK New York - lUPU - contem porary child-raising philoso phy swings between two ex tremes: the spank 'em think ers and the powder-puffers In . the latter category are the free' or permissive think ers - the experts who claim "let 'em alone and - they'll grow up without complexes." It's the "coddle 'em" school of thought. After a lot of permissive e x perimentation, American child-raising experts current ly lean, more or less, to the spank 'em school the school holding that the rod and dis cipline shouldn't be spared. Even the American Academy of Pediatrics recently said it's okay to -whack children now and then. But just at this crucial pe riod when it seems we're set tling down to one firm school of thought, there comes from across the Atlantic a whole new wave of permissive-type propaganda to unsettle par ents. Radical Approach It's another child-raising book - if you have room on your bookshelf for one more! It's called "Summerhill - A Radical Approach To Child Rearing." The book by A. S. Neill is more than a British version of Dr. Spock's tome. It's about the most unusual school in the world - a place where children are not compelled to go to class. They can stay away from lessons for years, if they want to. And "if they want to" is pretty much the whole phil osophy of "Summerhill." as the school is called. The philosophy behind the Summerhill approach is that discipline, dogmatically im posed, and punishment cre ate fear . and fear creates hostility. Neill claims that extensive disciplining of children is harmful and thwarts sound psychic development. Parents Mess Job Headmaster Neill states fur ther that he believes most parents make a mess of the job of raising children. He contends that the teaching of discipline, respect and morals results in damaging children. "We are bringing up a race of neurotics who are beating a path to the couches of psy chiatrists," he says. "It is only in an atmosphere of love and approval - without adult pressure - that children grow Rew Elected Head Of Wheat Growers Portland -(UPI)- Ron Rew of Pendleton was elected presi dent of the Oregon Wheat Growers league at the climax of the league's 33rd annual convention here Saturday Allen Tom of The Dalles was named first vice-president; L. E. Kascberg of Wasco second vice-president; and John Welbcs of Pendleton was re-elected as the league's full- time executive vice-president. Before adjourning, league members voted approval of a program to halt the buildup of wheat surpluses through use of marketing controls. The program has been en- in self-discipline into well-ad justed, mature adults." Harold H. Hart, publisher of the English educator's "rad ical" book, said Neill's way of handling children is quite different from what most people sneeringly brush aside as permissive. "We need a school like Summerhill in the United States," he said. "We need it for humanity's sake." Stale Prison Escapee Captured in Salem Salem-(UPP-An escaped peni tentiary inmate was appre hended at a private home near here Saturday night. The inmate, Harold E. Broome, escaped Friday in a State Highway department car. Broome was captured after entering the home of John McDonald, Salem, to use his phone. McDonald was suspici ous and got Broome to admit he was an escapee. Broome, who is serving a three-year sentence on a forg ery conviction, offered no resistance. Wall Street Chatter New York -IUP1I- The year- end rally, which has been as widely expected as the pre election strength earlier thii year, may have fizzled, cording to B, K. Thurlow of Winslow, Cohu & Stetson, The growing fundamental weaknesses in the steel, alu minum and other heavy indus tries have become too ob vious to encourage specula tive buying, he says, while steady tax selling and invest ment liquidation continues in these issues. Thurlow adds that with the new wage increase in effect, observers are waiting ner vously to see if U.S. Steel will raise prices. If it does not, he says, we should expect that first quarter dividends for most of the majors will have to be cut. It seems to Martin Gilbert of Van Alstyne, Noel & Co. that mild support has come into the market (late Thurs day) which could permit a moderate rally but he feels that any recovery here will be shortlived. Abraham & Co. feels that Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York is interesting both for income (4.5 per cent) and capital appreciation. Stock has a $1.00 annual dividend. Chaplin told his fellow cdi tors, "I am writing to you on behalf of more than 1,1 0C he roes. They went down with the battleship USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor on that fateful December 7th just 19 years ago. Their remains are still en tombed in the sunken hull of the ship, barely protruding above the water. In contrast to the magnificent monuments at other revered battle grounds, their final resting place is a rusted mess of junk, a disgrace to the nation. "I am writing because as one who has stood on the rust ed hulk of the USS Arizona, like thousands of others, visi tors and local residents, I 'eel that no memorial to our war dead could be more fitting than to complete the enshrine ment of the USS Arizona." Voiced Sentiments Nearly everyone who has stood on the temporary wood en platform over the corrod ing outline of the Arizona has voiced sentiments similar to Chaplin's and has wondered in amazement what keeps the funds from rolling in. Many years ago it took the nation's school children only a few months and the savings of their pennies to raise the money necessary to preserve Old Ironsides, the USS Con stitution of Revolutionary war fame Yet professional fund rais ers, with the help of nation wide appeals, have fallen far short of the goal in three years of concerted efforts, For those who may have forgotten or for those too young to remember, the sailor- narrator on the Pearl Harbor tour - himself a toddler when the attack occurred - can freshen your memory. And now, he says, "this brings us to the most famous ship in any navy today. And of course, I'm referring to the battleship USS Arizona. Hen you may take pictures, but please keep your cameras aimed at the Arizona. We will make a complete turn here so you people sitting on the right will have a chance to take pictures. Poles Mark Bow "Those three poles you see to your left sticking out ol the water mark the Arizona's bow and extend 608 feet to three more poles marking her stern. The flagpole Is resting on a temporary wooden plat form. She is resting in an up right position in 36 feet of water with her main deck just eight feet below the surface. "The Arizona suffered Navy nightmare. Contrary to common belief a single bomb down the smokestack did not sink the Arizona. She suffered many bomb hits. The bomb that finally broke her up hit on her forward deck and pene trated down to her ammuni tion and fuel storage areas where it exploded. The result ant fire spread to the black powder magazines and Arizo na literally erupted like a vol cano and went to the bottom in eight and a half minutes. American people have al ways looked for heroes. Well, this morning you are par-'ng by the final resting place of more than 1,100 true Ameri can heroes. On the morning of December 7th there were 1543 men serving aboard the ship. Today, more than 1,100 still remain entombed in her rust ing hulk . . . there is every rank and rate aboard from a rear admiral to an apprentice seaman. The rear admiral is saac C. Kidd. Commander on Board The story goes that he was illed when trying to renel the enemy with a machine gun. The Arizona's command- ng officer, Capt. Franklin an Valkenburgh, is also on board. ... The flag pole used to rest on her main deck house before t was cut away for the memo rial. At the base of the flag staff there was a small plaque dedicated to the men aboard the ship. It is being preserved nd will be placed in the memorial. "It's a simple tribute from one sailor to another. The in scription reads 'dedicated to the eternal memory of our gallant shipmates in the USS Arizona who gave their lives in action. From today on the USS Arizona. will again fly our country's flag just as proudly as she did on 7 De cember 1941. I am sure the Arizona's crew will know and appreciate what we are oing. May God make His face to shine upon them, and grant them peace.' " f "Mobilheat" "It's Mor Than a Nam It's a Radiant Flam" MEDFORD FUEL CO. Court It McAndrcwi Tel. SP 2-2111 rlnrcoH hv ihf IVJalinnnl A- Yet strangely enougn, me ; sociation of Wneat Growers. author reports, tne Doys ana girls in this do-what-you please school learn. Neill has been running Summerhill for almost 40 years. He describes nis place of learning as the world's "greatest expediment in be stowing unstinted love and approval on children." Children v Government You read the book and learn: - The school runs under a true childrero' government where the bosses are the chil dren themselves. - Despite the feeling that such an atmosphere would create a gang of unbridled ; brats, visitors to Summerhill are strucPby the self-imposed discipline of the pupils, by I their good manners and joy-j ousness. -The children exhibit a warmth and lffk of suspicion toward adults which is the wonder and delight of even official British school investi- i EXTEND FAIR INVITATION Moscow flJPD A delegation of New Yorkers arrived here Sunday night to extend an of ficial invitation to the Soviet Union to participate in the 1964 world's fair in New York. The delegation was to meet today with Amer ican Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and to meet with members of the Soviet Cham ber of Commerce Tuesday. Salem Youth Injured In Hunting Accident Salem-IUPD - John Pceren boom, 14, Salem, was in fair condition Sunday in a Salem hospital after being wounded in a hunting accident near here Saturday. Peerenboom was accident ally shot by a companion, Stephen Lee Flores, 13, also of Salem. Peerenboom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Peerenboom, suffered a fractured hip from a bullet from a .30-.30 caliber rifle. ' CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Sinking and Screens Estimates Glidly Phone SP 1-1014 Evenings Russ Stops Crowing About Space Feats London - (UPD - The Rus sians Saturday abruptly stop ped crowing about the burned out "Arknik" space ship as a forerunner of manned space flight. F r i d a y's headline boasts became embarrassed explanations in M o s c o w's weekend newspapers. Moscow dispatches passed by Soviet censors said the big gest effect of the loss of the five-ton rocket and its two dogs and other living crea tures would be in the field of propaganda. SEEKS JOHNSON'S SEAT San Antonio, Tex. - (UPI) State Sen. Henry B. Gonzalez from San Antonio announced Saturday that he will be a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Vice Presi dent-elect Lyndon B. Johnson children need ooster Shots to continue protection against: 1 refills Published as a public service by the Medford Mail Tribune TOMORROW'S WORLD depends on TODAY'S STUDENT Deprive one promising stu dent of the education he deserves and we may forfeit future world leadership. We must look ahead and realize that we will need the leader ship, the intelligence of every fine mind we can develop. Give generously now to the college of your choice, so that there will be room for all promising students when they are ready for college. Learn more about ot.r currant col lg crisis. Write for your free booklet, "OPEN WIDE THE COL LEGE DOOR," Box 34, Times Squore Station, New York 36, N.Y. 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