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MedfordSTribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. 1963 PAGES 1 to 12 ! . 1 f:'rr j Commission Suggests Looking On Constitution As A Whole (This it the last in a itrits of ai tides about Iht revised Constitution proposed b y the Oregon Constitutional Revision Commission. The articles were written by Hans A. Linde, professor of cons Wu &ons.t. W at the Un:-ver.s!.y ofr T."e:g.o:r. arftl a nienvb:cr. jO'fr iht S.c;nT:s WEAVING SPECIALIST Ray Water-field, Veterans Administration Domiciliary mem ber, specializes in weaving fine table sets which will be shown to the public at the annual Hobby Fair at the VA installation. White City .j April 20 and 21. Joining forces with the Rogue Valley Pear Blossom Fes tival during the same days, the hobbyists' exhibits have drawn some 4,000 visitors in past years from southern Oregon and north ern California. HEAT BEATS MACHINES New York -UPr- The record 80-dcgrec temperature Tues day was too much for the ice making machinery at a city park rink in Brookyln. Henceforth, the Parks Depart ment said, when the ther mometer reaches 70 degrees it will cancel afternoon skat ing sessions to keep the tee machines from wearing them selves out. SOC Enrollment Continues Rise FREE delicious I KRAUT RECIPES' 9 t,nm Z 2 from I Si Dept. M P.O. Box 2589, Portland 3, Ore. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ashland - Southern Oregon college's record spring term enrollment continued its up ward trend with 1,614 stu dents tallied the sixth day of enrollment, March 110, an in crease ot 14.8 per cent over the comparable day last .spring when 1.406 were regis tered. With enrollments officially scheduled to continue through April 8. indications are that last spring's total of 1.527 will be exceeded by more than 150 students, the registrar's office said. Prior to his leaving for a month-long tour of the United Arab Republic under the aus pices of the U.S. slate depart ment. Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson. SOC president, expressed his satisfaction at the continued upsurge of enrollment, point ing out that it could be an outstanding factor in obtain ing needed classroom build ings for the college within the biennium. In addition to such fixed factors as the more pressing need for college degrees and area population growth. Stev enson attributed much of the rise to increased courses and degree offerings, greater re lenlion of students because of advanced counseling services, an outstanding faculty, and "an atmosphere of good pub lic relations fostered by SOC alumni in the various fields of education, government and industry." ana. COMING OUT PARTY! Model S-23 - total capacity 22.6 cubic (eel. holds 791 pounds of frozen food. 50 BONUS 4tfi ana Refrigeration Co. 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What hope is these that the Legislature, in turn, can agnee en a sev-ised Constitution to submit to the people of Oregon? The Constitutional Revision Commission itself faced the question squarely. "Some of us disagree with portions of the proposed draft," it report ed: but "the proposed Consti tution is in our collective judgment a model for a mod ern state having Oregon's his torical, political and economic background: it is far superior to the existing 1857 Constitu tion. Its adoption by the Leg islature and the people will give Oregon one of the three or four best Constitutions among the 50 stales." Fifteen of the seventeen members joined in k.ae conclusions; two dissented. Regarded as Whole And the Commission con cluded its report with the "hope that the 52nd Legisla tive Assembly and the people of Oregon will look upon the Revised Constitution in the same manner as has the Com mission: as a framework to be regarded as a whole, rather than as a set of isolated rec ommendations.'' How realistic is this hope? The political dilemma of constitutional revision was clear to the Commission and i s unavoidable. Opposition from many separate sources, each minor in itself, will crit icize individual provisions of the revised Constitution. But who speaks for the state's in terest in its Constitution as a whole? Support For Constitution Gov. Mark O. Hatfield has urged the Legislature to refer the revised Constitution to the public without drastic rework ing. In his inaugural address at the beginning of the present legislative session, the Gover nor said that the Legislature's "greatest legacy can be the adoption of a realistic, mod ern Constitution. (Secretary of State Appling, on the other hand, opposes this proposal.) The revised Constitution has won strong editorial sup port from newspapers throughout the state-a skep tical group not commonly en thusiastic for new proposals. The Medford Mail Tribune agrees with the Governor's statement to the Legislature, aridinu that it should be "this Constitution." "Give the vot ers a chance to pass on it, it writes. Tln PnnHlntf.n Fas! Orp- gonian reminds the Legisla ture Ulfll II pit-ieinu mnuiK the responsibility of a con vention in acciaing on a new Constitution, and concludes that it would be tragic it H were the wrong decision." The Daily Astonan cans me revised Constitution "worthy of adoption by the legisla ture and the people." The Roseburg News-Review calls it a "logical work" and "not radical." "A milestone in 103 years of slate government in Oregon," says the Eugene Register-Guard. Most concede that one or another provision is fairly de batable and could be changed. Irut they oppose partial meas xes or further delay. "&y the package" urges the 0egvxiam. a,d the Ore g.a Jourxal warns "Dels wUl 8ki nothing" and op poses a "piecemeal job." The Owgo League o f Women. Voters has taken a leading role in the efforts, fcrst for the constitutional re vision program, and now for the revised Constitution. The state's Young Democrats are another group backing the re vision as a plan for a future modern state government, al though the revised Constitu tion offers no special political advantage to either party. A non-partisan Citizens Committee for the new Con stitution has been organized Air Force Men Give Show at Domiciliary White City Featuring young talent, airmen from the Kingsley Air Force base, Klamath Falls, Sunday pre sented one of the finest vari ety shows ever staged at the Veterans Administration here. Highlighted by a panto mime singing act, Col. Edwin J. Witzenburger. base com mander, who was introduced by Master of Ceremonies Air man Joe Broda, as a swing ing cat," the nine act show was enjoyed by several hun dred members of the domiciliary. The acts a Can Can chorus, burlesque ballet by airmen, three talented sing ers, a combo of two guitars and drums, pantomimes by a mother and son and daughter -set the tone for the enjoy able afternoon. Under the direction of Judy V. Taylor, service club direc tor, the entertainers made the trio from Klamath Falls in an Air Force bus. They re turned immediately after the performance. under the joint chairmanship of former Governors Robert D. Holmes and Charles A. Sprague, to represent citizens interested in constitutional re form in all parts of the state. On the other hand, some or-ganizations-the state bar is one-having expressed opposi tion to parts of the revised Constitution or recommended delay. The Citliens' Role What is the individual citi zen's role in constitutional re vision? Ultimately, he will make the final decision - if the Legislative Assembly can agree to submit a proposed Constitution to the voters. But he need not remain a passive spectator until this happens. These steps are open to every interested person: 1. Read the Report of the Constitutional Revision Com mission. (Requests for a copy can be addressed to the com mission at the State Capitol (Room 114) Salem.) 2. Suggest that one's group luncheon club, church, local union, PTA, veterans' organ ization, Grange, chamber of commerce-inform itself about the proposed Constitution. Chairman George Layman and other members of the Com mission have spoken to scores of audiences to explain the Commission's work. Groups like Portland's City Club and the Metropolitan Civic Club of the Eugene-Springfield area have created special commit tees to make thorough studies of the revised Constitution. Form Own Judgment 3. Form your own judgment about the merits of the revised Constitution. Then express your opinion to your legisla tor and the legislative com mittees now working on the proposal. These committees of the House and Senate, under the chairmanship of Representa tive John Dellenbaek of Med ford and Senator Walter Pear son of Portland, have held weekly public hearings. And they have begun considering House Joint Resolution 1 - the revised Constitution - article by article and section by sec tion. Now is the time they need to know whether there is public interest in the pro posal. There are many other urgent problems demanding the time and attention of leg islators at this session, and constitutional revision will look to many as the easiest to shelve. Can Oregon Lead the Way? constitutional revision oy a non - partisan, deliberate commission study has been called "a great experiment in progressive government" that, if successful in Oregon, would become a model for many states. In telling the United States Senate of Oregon's re vised Constitution, Sen. Maur ine Neubergcr (herself one of the early sponsors of consti tutional reform in the Oregon legislature) summed up the question now facing this state: Constitutional reform is sometimes attempted as a last resort, when decades of neg lect have led to financial cri sis, political or administrative scandals, or bogged-down ju dicial systems. Oregon's ex periment is to see whether a state can make necessary re- torms while the record is still good. Perhaps this cannot be done. Perhaps only the spur of immediate crisis can over come inertia, disinterest, and preoccupation with day-to-day problems. "If the effort fails, the cyn icism of self-styled political realists will gain new evi dence. If the effort succeeds. I predict that a score of states will seek to follow where Or egon has pointed the way." I prefer to hope, said for mer Siate Representative Neu bergcr, "thai Oregon's legis lative assembly will rise to the occasion." One of the primary objec tives of a company the size of Du Pont is to bring together a lot of talent and a lot of money to accomplish large goals, While lold the Med gord Chamber of Commerce Roundtablc Monday. Emphasizing the benefits of a large organization and the importance of pioneer re search, While said the large company has the capacity to finance large and expensive research projects, a critical element in society. It is this research, he pointed out, thai brings new products, new I company can make the best knowledge and new jobs Trying new things, under taking a big job, failing with out being ruined by the fail ure, are things the large com pany can do, the speaker stated. The third area of benefit lies in diversification. White added. BevO.se of Du Pont's diverse interests and back ground of knowledge, the use of new discoveries in chemical science necessary to the making of new products or the Improvement of those already in use. 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