Medford mail tribune., March 25, 1963, Image 10

J
Id A
MONDAY. MARCH 25. 19(3
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
3v-
Small Worlds
Around Us
By LYNN M. WATKINS
(Register and Tribune
Syndic., 13
Sht'i Contented! We Haven't
Invented a Milk Macbina Yal
By LYNN M. WATKINS
Most students of the mod
ern viewpoint agree that the
extinction of the world's
large, wild animals is a fore
gone conclusion. Africa, the
last great stronghold of wild
creatures, is already in the
phase of development which
eliminated the bison from the
American scene. The range
and jungle creatures now
face the inevitable end. Final
oblivion awaits them at to
morrow's watcrhole.
That unhappy time soon
may come when many domes
tic animals will have- out
lived their usefulness. We
keep dogs today mostly for
nets. A few places in the
world find them still useful,
but even there, the tasks they
once performed can be done
better and cheaper by ma
chine; the once indispensible
led-doc tires quicker and
runs slower than a motor
driven machine.
Horses. Cats, Sheep
The horse is all but fin
ished; the cat's job is taken
care of by thousands of in
ventors all trying to make a
better mouse trap. The poor
old sheep, who has had a
front scat for a long time, is
sitting farther back in the
hall now and may soon be
pushed out the back door and
forgotten.
Rayon, nylon and a count
less number of other synthetic
materials have put- a deep
crimp in the wool market.
Once, a wool blanket kept a
a man warm on a cold night.
Today, a cotton blanket with
a series of wires that heat up
when the button is pushed,
makes a wool blanket an ar
ticle that takes up room in
a clothes closet and tempts
clothes moths to move in
doors. Further discoveries in
fabrics may make the sheep
unnecessary, aside from a
source of lamb chops.
Of course, nothing much
tastes like roast pig, so the
hog is destined to have a
prominent place in the barn
yard until that unfortunate
day comes, if it ever docs,
when we will cat a handful
of tablets or swallow a cap
sule and kid ourselves into
thinking we have had a sat
isfying and filling meal.
Scientists have been look'
Ing for meat substitutes for
a long time, and may come
make pork chops and beef
steak as obsolete as the dodo
bird. And when that happens,
you are going to be told "this
is progress.'1
Mora Cows Than Bison
As of right now, there are
more cows in America than
there were bison back three-
quarters of a century ago
More milk and milk products
are available, but the boys
with the test-tubes and the
retorts would like to come up
with a machine that would
furnish unlimited quantities
of milk, and do it cheaper and
quicker than a cow can turn
forage into liquid.
The component parts of
milk can be written down,
and they look a little silly
Water forms about 89 per
cent of milk, and the rest
fat, protein, sugar, ash and
salts.
Taken all together, milk is
simply a whitish fluid se
creted by female mammals
for the nourishment of their
young. Sounds rather matter-of-fact
and everyday-ish. But
mixed up in the fluid some
where is a certain something
that defies imitation and puts
milk in a class by itself.
As smart as we are, or
think we are, it will take
some doing to invent a ma
chine that can produce milk.
In the meantime, back in the
barnyard, the cow wears a
pretty contented look. She is
still complacent, still confi
dent that her secret and her
future usefulness is assured;
she operates a pretty complex
machine herself.
Electric Rates in
Area Are Reduced
Electric rate reductions to-
tallng $l-million annually for
Pacific Power and Light com
pany's customers in five south.
ern Oregon counties became
effective Friday.
Residential service meter
readings made Friday and
hereafter will reflect savings
estimated at,$14 annually for
the average household use in
the area, according to the
company s district manager,
Frank Benesh.
The first electric service
bills based on the adjustments
will begin coming to PPAiL's
customers in about a week, he
reported. The re ductions,
averaging 5.6 per cent, will
mean savings of $534,000 for
residential customers and
$500,000 for commercial and
industrial consumers in south
ern Oregon.
DESIGN APPROVED
Washington - (UPD - The
chief of Army Engineers has
approved the design for the
Yaquina Bay and Harbor
project near Newport, Rep.
Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) an
nounced Friday.
Important Aspects of Proposed Revised Constitution Reviewed
(This li the first of se
rial of articles about the
revised Constitution pro
posed by the Oregon Con
stitutional Revision commis
sion. The articles were writ
ten by Hans. A. Linde, pro
fessor of constitutional law
at the University of Oregon
and a member of the Commission.)
' The first joint resolution to
be introduced in the newly
convened Oregon House of
Representatives Assembly,
on Jan. 18, 1963, was no or
dinary piece of legislation.
The opening clause of House
Joint Resolution 1 reads: "Be
is resolved by the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Ore
gon, two-thirds of all the
members of each house con
curring: (1) The following re
vised Constitution of the State
of Oregon is adopted in lieu of
the Constitution of the State
of Oregon of 1850, as amend
ed, which is repealed."
H.J.R. 1 Is, in fact, a pro
posed new constitution for the
state of Oregon. As such, it is
the most important proposal
to come before the 1963 Leg
islature, which has many im-
The Family Council
editor'! note: Tht Family Council consists of s judge, a
Ehyehlstrlst, Uiree clergymen, Uiree editor! and a women's editor,
sen arUcle Is a summary of m family disagreement oresented to the
Council. The Council deals with problems, major and minor,
encountered by guidance counselors and social workers. Edited by
Mrs. Alma Denny, (copyright by Ganaral Features Corp.)
Caves Resort Has
Underground Chapel
Stanton, Mo.-4UPD-TourLsts
who want to get married un
der unusual circumstances are
doing so at Meramcc caverns
here. The Cave management
supplies a Justice of the Peace
and an underground chapel.
"People like to get married
on the rocks and head for
happiness after," said Cave
director Lester B. Dill.
ARRIVES IN ROME
Rome - (UPD - Francis Card
inal Spcllman, archbishop nf
New York, arrived Sunday
night from Paris to take part
in a meeting of the coordina
tion commission for the Ecum
enical Council. Spcllman ac
companied a group of Amer
ican pilgrims to the Lourdes
shrine in France over the
up with something that will 1 week end.
Mrs. I. J.-We can only see
our grandchild "by appointment!"
Regina J.-I can only handle
one grandmother at a time.
Mrs, 1. J. - If it hadn't been
for us, Jim and Regina would
be in real trouble now. They
fell in love while freshmen
at college, and to be on the
safe side both fathers agreed
to subsidize them through
marriage, so that they could
be together and still finish
the r education. But a oaoy
was soon on the way,-Regina
quit her studies, and now the
expenses are really squeezing
us. We try not to complain,
however, because there's no
choice if we want our son to
stay in college.
The only bright ray tor us
is the brand new grandson
who arrived 4 months ago.
However, Regina rations our
visits so strictly you'd think
we had measles! And she
scolds us if we pick him up.
Regina J.-I admit things
haven't been easy for anyone
since I was forced to leave
school. That wasn't the orig
inal plan. But I'd like to keep
one person s me smouin ana
I unruffled - our baby's. And
L
ANNUAL
Camera
TERRIFIC SAVINGS!
CAMERA LENSES
4
POLAROIDS
Wide Angle lent $
SPECIAL PRICE...
10
SPCIAL!
Pentax Wide-Angle
lent, 35 mm f 2.8
$,
49
50
PENTAX 200mm Telephoto,
f3.5 Komura Lent
PENTAX 135mm Tilephoto
f2.8, Komura lens
PRAKTICA 35mm, Wide
Angle f2.5
EXAKTA 35mm Wide Angle
f2.5 Komura lent
EXAKTA 85mm f1.4
Komura,
Idetlf or Portrait
EXAKTA 135mm,
Vemsr, f2.8
EXAKTA 135mm, auto. Tele
Quinar f3.5
EXAKTA 400mm
Attronar
EXAKTA 300mm, Kilar
f5.6T Telephoto
EXAKTA, 1 50mm, Kilar
f3.5 Telephoto
$90
$60
$6360
$A150
... W
J60
$OA60
$35
$14773
$123
LIGHT METERS
BE GOLDEN CROWN 28.40
SEKONIC MICROLITl .... 19.60
SEKONIC BROCKWAY .... 23.95
NORWOOD DIRECTOR .... 23.95
UNITTIC 7.95
PETRI clip on 7.95
SECONIC 5.50
GE MASCOT
SEKONIC SUPER L9 .
KALIMAR
7.95
43.50
3.95
1 ONLY-Polarold 80
Camera Kit
Norwood Flash Meter
$59
... $5.00
WAS
16mm Bell & Howell
Under Water Camera Outfit,
Electric Eye
$45950 NOw$250
SPECIALI
ARGUS C3 Wide
Angle lent
$25
00
Photo Electric shutter fits Polaroid
models 95, 95A, 8SB, 800, 700, 150.
Makes non-electric eye Polaroids
into electric eye camera.
Regular Price $39.95 S1A9S
IT
NOW
SERVICE SELECTION SATISFACTION
HUDSON'S
ROGUE CAMERA
SHOP
Phone 773-4288
with both sets of grandpar
ents breathing down our
necks, feeling they have a
"right" to because they're
paying our bills, that takes a
bit of doing!
The men aren't so bad, but
the two grandmas - well, they
would tear the poor infant
apart with all their hugging
and fussing. As the baby's mo
ther, I think I have the right,
in fact the duty to protect
him. I've asked each side of
the family to call by appoint
ment so I can keep things
calm. My folks have agreed
to make it once a week for
an hour. Jim's should do the
same.
The Council! Whose Hunts are
right? Grandparents should
have them, the baby has them,
and Kcgina and Jim have
them. But Regina is exercis
ing her right, with a left
hook to the "wishbone" of the
doting grandparents.
This period in the annals
of the J. family corresponds
to - pardon the comparison
but it's a valid one - 1775 in
American history. That's
when Independence was de
clared, and some temporary
ground-rules set up. These
were called the Articles of
Confederation, and were just
a working blue print to serve
until 1788 when the Consti
tution became the law of the
land.
So, to comfort Mrs. J. and
to soften Regina, let us re
mind them that this "edict"
of Rcgina's grows out of the
newness of the situation. As
she relaxes in the parenthood
role, as the baby reveals his
own personality, as the grand
parents settle down from their
initial excitement, there'll be
"gentleman's agreement"
about visits. Above all, they'll
be divorced from the question
ol tinancial aid to Regina and
Jim. No package deal, no tit
for tat - at the infant's ex
pense!
Give-and-take calls will fall
into a fair pattern as the rela
tives share baby-sitting hon
ors. And with all eyes on
what's best for the little one,
no one should object to "or
ders" from Regina. She's the
one who'll have to stay up
with him if his stomach gets
upset from too much dand
ling. She's the one who'll get
blamed if he turns into a
little tyrant from getting
whatever he yells for.
Mrs. J. speaks of her grand
child as the "only" bright ray.
Let's hope there'll be more
of both grandchildren and
bright rays! Meanwhile, she
can appreciate this comment
by a Molly Goldberg-type mo
ther. Meeting a childless cou
ple she asked, "Tell me, what
clo you do for aggravation?"
portant and difficult problems
facing it. Others of these.prob-
lems are urgent, notably the
the thankless task of finding
tax revenues to pay the state's
bills for the next two years.
But H.J.R. 1 is not a pro
posal for one biennium. The
revised Constitution it pro
poses may be Oregon's basic
charter of government for a
century,
Sptcial Committees
Under authority voted by
the people in I960, the Leg
islature may submit a revised
Constitution on the ballot to
the voters for their adoption
or rejection. To carry out this
responsibility, the Legislature
has created special commit
tees in the Senate and House
to examine and consider the
proposed revised Constitution.
H.J.R. 1 was introduced by
the chairmen of these commit
tees, Senator Walter Pearson
of Portland and Representa
tive John Dcllenback of Med-
ford.
But the Legnslative Assem
bly cannot itself enact a con
stitution for Oregon. It can
only propose; ultimately, the
people themselves must dis
pose. ,
The purpose of this and the
following columns, therefore,
is to present the most impor
tant aspects of the proposed
revised Constitution,
Taken for Granted
To most people, constitu
tions do not make exciting
reading unless they happen
to live in a country without
one. The United States Con
stitution excited the world in
1789, and it still has the pow
er to do so today. But Ameri
cans take our constitutions for
granted. Many think of them
as legal documents, to be un
derstood only by lawyers and
courts. If the Oregon Consti
tution needs revision, why
not let legal experts take care
of it? "
Yet the adoption of a con
stitution is the ultimate po
litical decision of a self-governing
people. "All power is
inherent in the people," reads
Article 1, section 1, of the
present Oregon Constitution,
in the words of 1857, and
continues: ". . , and they have
at all times a right to alter,
reform, or abolish the govern
ment in such manner as they
think proper." Oregon has
been on the way toward such
reforms for the past two
years, since the 1960 vote
that authorized the process of
revision.
Constitutions are, indeed,
laws; and much of the propos
ed revision is of interest only
to specialists. These columns
will deal with those major
principles in the Revised Con
stitution that are of impor
tance to all the people in
whom "all power is inherent,"
and on whom its final fate
depends. They will cover the
background and reasons for
constitutional revision; pro
posals for the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial branches
of government; the Bill of
Rights; the continuation of
major parts of the present
Oregon Constitution; and the
present status and prospects
of constitutional revision in
Oregon.
Alabama Men Are
Arrested by Police
Two men from Birming
ham, Ala., were arrested by
state police Friday night on
charges of auto theft and are
being held in the Jackson
county jail.
Being held on charges of
taking a car from Santa Clara,
Calif., are John Thomas Col
mcr alias Robert S. Wagner,
44 and Frenchie Hardy Col
mcr alias Al Norris, 51.
A slate policeman stopped
the car on routine patrol
when he noticed the trunk
lock had been punched out.
After considerable interroga
tion the two men admitted
taking the car and renting
tape recorders in one town
and selling them in the next.
One or two tape recorders
were recovered state police
said.
Here comes April 15th! Income tax time. And if you have
trouble coming up with the cash, come to us. We maka
prompt, cash loans (or any worthwhile purpose.
CITY FINANCE COMPANY
185 E. Main St. Phone: 482-2431, Ashland
Lite insurance available on all loans at low group rites
BACKGROUND FOR
REVISION
The whole story of consti
tutional revision in Oregon
would have to reach back
more than a decade and do
justice to the efforts of many
men and women. It can only
be briefly sketched here.
In 1951, a proposal to call
a constitutional convention
was introduced in the Oregon
Legislature. Two of its legis
lative sponsors later became
governors of Oregon: Sen.
Robert D. Holmes and Rep.
Mark O. Hatfield; two be
came United States Senators:
Sen. Richard L. and Rep.
Maurine B. Neuberger. Th e
need for constitutional revi
sion, by a convention or oth
er means, was examined by a
legislative interim committee
during 1953-54. The commit
tee found much need for re
vision; a bare majority fa
vored the convention method,
but no convention was called.
Yet under the existing Con
stitution, only individual
amendments could be submit
ted to the voters and real re
form was impossible.
In 1959, the Legislative As
sembly decided to propose
that the Legislature itself be
authorized to submit major
constitutional revision to the
people assuming, in effect,
the powers of a constitutional
convention. That authoriza
tion was given by the voters
in the 1960 election.
Of course, the 1961 Legis
lature could not at once act
on this new authority within
the brief span of a busy leg
islative session. It therefore
established the Oregon Con-1
stitutional Revision commis-1
sion to prepare recommenda-
tions for constitutional revi- I
sion for the 1963 session. j
It is the revised Constitu-1
tion prepared by the commis-1
sion that, in the form of H.J.R. I
1, is now before the Legisla.
tive Assembly. t
(Next: The Commission and
its work.)
TAX WORK
MADE EASY
Rent or Least
e Adding Machine
Typewriter
Calculator
VOIGHT'S
th & Grip
Easy Parkin
772-4100
GrMft Sump!
WQEffiG
as
(HEOB1
The West's most powerful premium now
continuously tunes your engine 3 different ways.
1. Every mile you drive, new Royal 76 tunes your
engine chemically, minimizes the formation of
varnish and sludge deposits on pistons and
valves.
2. Every mile you drive, new Royal 76 tunes your
engine chemically, prevents pre-lgnition knock
and assures better timing of combustion for
greater power and performance.
3. Every mile you drive, new Royal 76 tunes your
engine chemically, cleans your carburetor and
keeps it clean.
The results of this continuous chemical tune-up:
your engine operates more efficiently, far longer.
Your maintenance costs are reduced.
And every mile you drive, you enjoy the perform
ance of the West's most powerful premium.
Change to new Royal 76 today, the gasoline that is
so different it exclusively wears U.S. Patent No.
3,011,879. Drive in at the Sign of the 76, where you
always get The Finest values in products and
services.
You also get the West's most power
ful regular gasoline (REGULAR 76)
at the Sign of the 76.
We've changed the name and Improved the prod
uct. It's still the West's most powerful regular. And
now it cleans your carburetor and keeps it clean.
You pay no more for Regular 76 than for other
regular gasolines of major quality.
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
2522 TO
150022
613 East Main St.
i