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SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. 1963 PAGES 1 to 12
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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
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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."
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sion would cent-am .ie re
posals abeix wkieh gesrseiia'ble
men could diSfer. 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.
Choosing "The Problems of
Corporate Size" as topic of
his address, White spoke
briefly of government regula
tion, the prevention of mo
nopolies and the challenge of
management.
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Iron Mountain area, Apple
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The high bid was $229.-
989.50. compared to the for
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the timber of $167,972, an in
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