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Oregon's Receipts
In Kennedy School
Program Outlined
Washington -(CO If Presi
dent Kennedy's education pro
gram goes through Congress
without change, Oregon would
receive $25,054,118 from the
Federal Government to aid its
public elementary and secon
dary schools, and 2,293 schol
arships, worth about $2,800
each, to help needy high
school graduates go to col lege.
But Congress has a way of
whittling down spending pro
posals coming from the Execu
tive, and Capitol Hill approval
of these two education pro
grams is far from certain.
School Aid Program
The funds for public school
aid, which would be distribu
ted over three years, would be
sent to state education
agencies, which would dis
tribute them, as they see fit,
for use in building schools or
boosting teachers' salaries.
A little more than 10 per
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cent of . the state's receipts
must be set aside for the de
velopment of programs or to
cover special educational
needs, such as schools in slum
areas, menially retarded chil
dren, or exceptionally Intelli
gent children.
The Government would
give each state at least $15
per child in average daily at
tendance in the public schools.
States with a lower per capita
income in relation to average
dally attendance would re
ceive more. So, while nine
states and the District of Co
lumbia would receive $15 per
child in average daily atten
dance in the first year of the
program, Mississippi, the
poorest state, would receive
almost twice as much, or
$29.87.'
To Reflect Ris,
Receipts will rise to reflect
the expected rise in school en
rollment over the next three
years. ' In ' fiscal 1962 (from
July 1, 1961 to June 30, 1962),
Oregon would receive $7,095,-
843, or $20.10 per child in
average daily attendance in
the public schools; in fiscal
1963, $8,356,592, of $22.89
per child; and In fiscal 1964,
$9,601,681, or $25.54 per
child.
. The nationwide federal ex
penditures during the three
fiscal years would be $668
million, - $766 million, and
$866 million.
To receive the funds, the
slate's own level of school ex
penditures have to be main
tained. In addition, the state
must spend as much as the
average for all states, after
taking into account state per
capita Income and average
daily attendance in its public
schools, to receive the full
amount of federal grants.
Scholarships - v,
The federal college scholar
ship program would also be
administered by the statcs
However; the Federal Govern
ment would require that win
ners be selected on the, basis
of competitive exams, and
that ability, and financial need
are the only criteria
.' The scholarships would last
for four years and the yearly
stipends would range up to
$1,000, but would average
$700 a year. Each scholarship
student would choose his col
lege, and the Government
would then give the school
$350 a year to help pay the
difference between the tuition
and the actual cost of leach
ing the student. Across the
nation, 212,500 students would
receive the scholarships over
the five years. Total cost of
each s c h o 1 a r ship: $4,200
($2,800 to the student; $1,400
to his college). Total cost of
the scholar ship program
$892,500,000.
Students in Oregon would
be eligible for 250 scholar
ships, worth $189,000, in the
first year of the program. A
total of 2,293 would be award
ed in the state by the fifth
year of the program.
Allocations were based on
the number of high school
graduates in Oregon in 1958
aged 14 to 18.
. (Copyright 1961. Congres
sional Quarterly, Inc.)
COURT HELD
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COLLEGE of LAW
WILlAMETTE UNIVERSITY
Improperly Executed Will
Causes Controversy
Horace decided to write his
own will. He purchased a
book containing will forms
and typed up a simple will
giving all of his property to
his sister following the form
prescribed in the book. The
form had a place for the sig
nature of two witnesses and
Horace asked two of his
friends- to. witness the will.
Both witnesses watched Hor
ace sign the paper in his liv
ing room and soon thereafter
signed the document. Howev
er, one of the witnesses sign
ed while Horace was out in
the garage getting wood for
the fireplace. After Horace's
death his sister offered the
will for probate and it was
contested by his three brothers.
THE COURT HELD: The
contest was successful since
the will was not properly ex
ecuted. The requirements for
wills are very strict to insure
freedom from . fraud, duress
and undue influence. One of
many necessary formalities is
the signing of the will by
witnesses in the "presence" of
the testator. Here one witness
did not sign In the presence
of Horace. (Based on 110 P,
2nd 571. Ore.).
. This column of general le
gal principles is presented by
the Willamette University
College of Law. It is not to
be taken as . legal advice.
Slight changes in the facts
may change the outcome of
a case.
Lenten
Message
By THE
REV NORMAN MANNING
Pastor, Hampton, Ga,,
Methodist Church
(Written for UPI)
Lent is for the Christian a
time of self-examination, peni
tence, discipline and renewal.
We Americans in particular
need a time to slop and look
at ourselves.
Our way of life is so hectic,
so controlled by influences
outside ourselves, so charac
terized by activity for ac
tivity's sake that we seldom
slop to look and see who we
are and where we are going.
When we do search self we
see that we have fallen far
short of God's grace, good
ness, and expectations for us.
We are struck by the realiza
tion of the great chasm that
exists between what we are
and what Christ is.
Painfully impressed with
our littleness, inefficiency.
and unworthiness we feel the
need for penitence and dis
cipline. Some small pleasure
may be left off for a while
if , for no other reason than
to point up to ourselves the
desperate need for discipline
of the spirit over the body.
As the spring brings the
buds of new life, so a con
scientious observance of Lent
renews our relationship with
the Father and our dedication
to the work of His kingdom
of love. As He gave Himself
for us so we give ourselves
I for His children.
Wall Street Chatter
New York (UPU Standard
& Poor's "Outlook" says the
strong underlying demand for
common stocks is evidenced
by the market's ability to
consolidate its sharp price
rise without reversing the
trend.
Profit taking has been well
absorbed, setbacks have attracted-new
buying and the
market gives the appearance
of being able to correct its
postltion as it goes along,
Standard says.
Outlook concludes that
since the business recession is
believed to be In the process
of bottoming out, "a construc
tive but increasingly selective
investment policy is still advocated."
Inter national Statistical
Bureau, Inc., says its current
market preferences are East
man Kodak, Federated De
partment Stores, Crowell-Col-
EMBARGO CONSIDERED
Washington -IUPII-. A State
Department official said Mon
day the administration is con
sidering a total embargo on
goods from Cuba under the
Trading with the Enemy Act.
Escapee Captured
Los Angeles -IUPII- Joe Mor
gan, a convicted murderer
who escaped from county jail
Friday with 10 other prison
ers, was captured in suburban
Culver City today without of
fering resistance, the sheriff's
office reported,
Morgan, 32, the alleged
mastermind of the escape
plan, was the fifth of the fugi
tives to be caught.
Detectives said Morgan was
caught when they staked out
an area, acting on a tip. "He
was very peaceful," said one
detective,
Morgan, a Folsom Prison in
mate held In the county jail
while testifying at a murder
trial, was listed as the most
dangerous of the escapees.
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tinues to be one of its favo
rites for both intermediate
and longer-term gain possi
bililies. Earnings in fiscal
1961 should hit $1.50 a share
against $1.05 in 1960 and fur
ther expansion plans should
produce an earnings level of
$4.50 a share by 1964, Bache
says.
Three dollars a tttck
doesn't take many peo
ple to the movies very
olien . ; . but that's a
fair guess of what fam
ilies spend.
It adds up to 5156 a
year. And that's quiie
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aerage family spends
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JFK Urges Union
Council To Join
Economy Effort
Miami Beach, Fla. - (UPU -President
Kennedy told the
AFL-CIO Executive Council
Monday it should join a united
front behind his proposals to
"restore momentum to the
American economy."
Kennedy's message to t h e
labor leaders, meeting in con
vention here, was brought by
Labor Secretary Arthur J.
Goldberg, former general
council for the merged union.
"The Congress is hard at
work preparing legislation" to
carry out his program, Ken
nedy said. "This program
needs and merits Ihe support
of all groups and interests in
our nation. We in this country
should . . . heed 'what prob
lems unite us instead of be
laboring those problems which
divide us, ' he said.
Long Neglected Needs
Goldberg met with the
council for 45 minutes to go
over the administration pro
gram with them. He said he
told them the program was
also designed to restore the
economy and "to fill long
neglected needs."
Goldberg said the council
wanted to know what the ad
ministration would do about
migratory labor and automation.
He said a policy on the
migratory labor problem
would be forged with the helD
of the Agriculture Department
ana submitted to Congress in
the near future. He said he
already has set up a task force
to look into the problem of
automation.
Servicemen
ENLISTS '
Floyd T. Jenkins Jr., son of
Mrs. Pearl Jenkins, 819 South
Peach st., recently enlisted in
the U.S. Air Force and is un
der going basic training at
Lackland Air Force base, San
Antonio, Texas.
Jenkins Is a 1959 graduate
of Medford High school.
Fruit Harvest Labor Problem
Reviewed by Field Manager
(Editor's note: The follow
ing article, in answer to
letters appearing in the
Mail Tribune concerning the
fruit harvest labor problem,
was written by Robert K.
Norris. 1900 Hillcrest rd.,
Medford. Norris is field
manager for Refer Fruit
company, Medford.)
By ROBERT K. NORRIS
A letter in the Mail Tribune
relative to harvest labor prob
lems and use of Mexican Na
tionals in our orchards again
brings out the point that many
persons are prone to speak
wisely on subjects of which,
too often, they know very
little.
This valley requires over
2,000 people in the orchards,
picking continuously from
mid-August to mid-October to
harvest our pear and peach
crop on time. Many hundreds
of domestic and professional
fruit pickers are excellent
help, but there are not enough
of these people willing to do
agricultural work either here
or in the nation as a whole.
The "so-called" national mi
grant work force is only be
tween 300,000 and 400,000.
Our Federal Employment
Service found it necessary to
import over 450,000 workers
from Canada, Bahamas, Mex
ico and Puerto Rico, in 1959
to furnish additional, neces
sary help to harvest our crops.
Other Industry Rejects
Unfortunately a large per
cent of the non-professional
migrant workers are actually
rejects from other industry.
Many are alcoholics. Some are
share croppers, too shiftless to
farm their own properties.
Thousands are migrant fam
ilies, the man, rather than ac
cept responsibility and be tied
down to steady employment,
elects to travel the country,
working as briefly as possi
ble, well knowing that other
persons, who do work, or wel
fare will care for him and his
children. People of this type
work only a few hours or a
day or two at the most, fre
quently stem puncturing,
bruising and dropping more
fruit in value, than they earn.
The perishable nature of
much agricultural produce de
mands a continuous, dependa
ble work force as well as
care in handling fruit.
Many of these ' persons, as
well as alcoholics and migrant
unemployables, "are not the
farmer's problem but a social
one. Still in the eyes of a part
of ' the p u b 1 i c the farmer
should be forced ,to depend
upon such persons to harvest
his highly perishable, easily
damaged, expensive crops.
National Problem
Unemployment is a nation
al problem, but experience
has proven that as long as
"rocking c h a i r" unemploy
ment compensation is avail
able,' very few unemployed
persons from other industry,
including those in our own
lumber industry, will do agri
cultural work, to say nothing
of harvesting row - crops in
the hot sun of the Imperial
Valley. .
Earnings of agricultural la
bor in this valley are among
the highest in the nation, well
over the $1.25 per hour sug
gested in California. Many of
our steady husband and wife
picker teams average over
$30 per day and individuals
$20.
Return for our pears has
not kept pace with continu
ally climbing costs of labor,
taxes, v equipment and spray
materials. Our growers are in
direct competition with other
areas and with imported for
eign fruit, such as bananas
and pears and apples from
Argentina. ;
Prefer Domestic Labor . ,s
Our local growers would
much prefer to use ALL do
mestic labor, if such qualified
dependable labor were avail
able. High school and college
students leave the orchards at
mid-season.. A good part of
our migrant labor leaves at
mid-season for longer jobs,
picking apples in Washington,
olives in California, potatoes
or beans in Oregon where the
whole family can -work, or
return home to get their kids
in school. Many head south
like geese with, the first fall
rains.
Our packing plants, which
employ hundreds of local peo
ple and no foreign help, must
work continuously for the full
two months to insure harvest
of al( l this perishable crop
on time. ... -,-...
As the shortage of help de
velops at mid-season the only
source of quantity, depend
able help to complete harvest
has been foreign workers.
Contrary to opinion, Mexican
National labor -is very expen
sive to our growers. Federal
and State Employment serv
ices, who lean over backwards
to protect domestic workers,
must certify to - their need
and check continuously to in
sure that imported labor does
not depress wages. Foreign
labor is well' protected by our
government with regulations
pertaining to housing, trans
portation and feeding.
Has Proved Dependable
Mexican National labor has
proved to be very dependable,
Their interest and care in han
dling fruit is well above the
average migrant worker. They
handle themselves very well
in our camps. Without this
supplemental boost to our
work force our growers would
have lost a vital part of their
crops during the past years,
Local packing houses and lo
cal labor would have lost
many thousands of dollars.
The economy of . this valley
would have been seriously im
paired. Even with some for
eign labor here a year ago,
this valley lost several hun
dred thousand dollars through
lack of ample help to harvest
our crop on time.
. Until such time as a more
dependable, work . force de
velops, or unemployed people
of other industry, living on
compensation funds, are
forced or show more interest
in agricultural labor, foreign
State Agriculture
Budget Cut Asked
Salem-(UPD-A subcommittee
of the joint Ways and Means,
committee Monday called on
the State Agriculture depart
ment to cut half a million dol
lars out of its proposed $2,
730,000 budget for the next
two years.
The $2.7 million figure is
recommended by Gov. Mark,
Hatfield.
' Sen. Francis Ziegler (R
Corvallis) subcommittee chair
man, told Hatfield's Finance
department to come up with a
new agriculture budget.
Agriculture Director James
F. Short declared that if the
slash is made, a number of
laws designed to protect con
sumers will have to be re
pealed because the depart
ment won't have adequate
funds to implement them.
booster ' labor will be neces
sary. It might be well for the
people in this community, so
dependent to a large extent
on our pear and peach crops,
to take a more realistic and
less emotional view of the
problems of pur growers, be
cause, economically, grower
problems do become yours.
Agriculture is an industry
in its own right and entitled
to good labor within its abil
ity to pay. It should not be
come a welfare agency any
more than should other in
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This is the
most important
seat in the
country
Tom here, is discovering the atom.
But the most exciting discovery in
the classroom could well be. Tom
himself.
For he's the owner of a bright,
inquiring mind and possible seeds
of greatness.
His and other keen minds should
be given the chance to develop their
capabilities to the fullest ... for the
nation's very existence depends on
their growth.
Today, industry and education are
uniting to help provide this chance.
For its part, Standard is investing
$1,300,000 this year in scholarships,
research grants, fellowships, direct aid
to colleges and universities, teaching
aids, educational broadcasts.
Industry's investment, we believe,
will be returned many times over
in enriched minds and improved
technology.
planning ahead to serve you betitr
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