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Resourceful Group of Oregon Eighth Raises Funds For Month-Long tour of Graders Nation Br YVONNE FRANKLIN - Mail Tribune Washington Buroau ' Washington -Special)-Cyn-ics who worry about what the younger generation is coming to should take a look at the youngsters from around Col ton, Oregon, who resourceful ly planned and made money for a month's campus; trip across the continent to Wash ington, D. C, in a borrowed school bus. Around their campsite 30 miles from Washington, in the last hour before dark, after an exhausting day of touring the Capital, the 22 students and four adults explained how it all had happened. Roger Bishop's 8th graders began talking about the Unit ed Nations in history class last October and somewhere tin idea was born to make a trip east to see it and their coun try. The students wrote letters to airlines and buses and found it would cost $3,000 to charter a bus and more to fly, which was too much. They thought they might be able to raise enough money if they could use a school bus. So they sent a delegation Page 2A Medford Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1963 Oregon Medicare, Public Assistance Rules Liberalized Salem - (UPI) - The medical aid to the aged and public asistance programs were lib eralized, and Increased fees for nursing home care were approved Friday at a lengthy .meeting of the State Public Welfare commission. Nursing home rates were Increased $3 monthly, effect ive July 1, for three types of care. The present rates are $145 per month for moderate care, $160 nonth for maxi mum care, and $192 a month for exceptional care. A 10 per cent Increase in doctor's fees was approved for medical care under the public assistance program. Benefits and eligibility re quirements under the medi cal aid to the aged program were liberalized. No Settlement 01 Lumber Strikes In Sight Portland-niPH-The North west lumber strike-shutdown headed into July today with no settlement In sight. The International Wood workers of America IWA met Friday with the Georgia-Pa ciflc Corp, No progress was reported. Georgia-Pacific Is negotlat lug separately. The IWA and the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union LSW went on strike June 3 against two members of the "Big Six," St. Regis and U.S. Plywood. The other four -Weyerhaeuser, International Paper, Rayonler and Crown Zellerbach then announced a shutdown at plants where members of the two unions are employed. A dispute over wages led to the closure, which has af fected some 19,000 men, No Progress The IWA . mot Thursday with the Big Six and the LSW has a meeting with the same group next Monday. But no progress was reported after Thursday's meeting and the two unions then held Joint news conference In which they threatened to spread the strike. Another big employer group, Timber Operators Council TOC, and the two unions have reached a stale mate. Karl Glos, executive vice president of the TOC, Issued a statement raying "It would be regretable If the strike spreads." Glos said, "... the LWS hy refusing to modify Its in itial 60-cent hourly wage de mands Is clearly unrealistic In my opinion." He added, "Tlio IWA, too, thus far has held to a position which we consider unrealistic under the circumstances." Glos said the TOC had of fered a IS-cent hourly hike over three years which later was increased to about 20 cents an hour. The TOC and LSW met on Monday and the TOC last met with the IWA on May 29. No other meetings have been scheduled. Georgia-Pacific meets with the LSW on July 10. The annual income ceiling for eligibility was upped from $1,900 to $1,730 for a single person, and from $2,000 to $2,300 for a couple, A single person can have liquid assets of up to $1,300 and a couple $2,000 and still be eligible. The $100 dedut table fea ture has been removed, and persons enrolled in the pro gram have medical benefits paid with their first cost. As a policy matter, people out of work because of cur rent labor disputes will be placed under the general as sistance program, rather th n being enrolled In the Aid to Dependent Children (ADP) program. The commission decided to extend the food stamp pro gram for several more montri on a trial basis.' The commission also agreed to sign a contract to have the of five students to talk to the school board about borrowing one. Evin Frank, a bubbling yet serious blonde, explained to the board why they wanted to go: to learn to accept re sponsibility, to learn to live together, to learn the value of a dollar, and to see their American heritage. Gary Garbctt (who was pointed out as "our best alh Icte") presented the plan for using the bus and the expect ed cost of operation. Sandy Bolkan showed maps of their itinerary, Charlcne Gall told how they expected to raise the money, and Alice Swan- son summarized the entire venture. Not surprisingly, the board said they'd have to think about such a "wild Idea," but by springtime they had talked themselves into it and agreed to lease the bus to the class for a dollar, provided they met all expenses of running it. The boys and girls raised $1,200 by candy sales, holding a circus and other means, and at the end of the semester they each borrowed $30 from their parents to meet uncx pected expenses. They will pay this back upon their re turn by working In the fields picking beans. Lfi June 3 They left home June 3 lit their Jaunty school bus that seemed a little wayward to startled car occupants not used to such sights on the super highways. There were 11 boys and 11 girls. The four adults were Roger Bishop, 8th grade teacher and father of Susan; C. H. Wllcken, father of Chuck; Mrs. Sid Garbett and Mrs. Carl Swanson, moth ers of Gary and Alice, respec tively. The ladles slept in the back of the bus in sleeping bags; the men in a half-tent near the two tents for the youngsters. The men spelled each other driving. The two mothers got up each morning at 3:30 to pre pare breakfast and are usually the lust to retire. They carried a large supply of canned foods as an emergency, but prefer- secretary of state do statisti cal work on data processing red to buy fresh meats, vege equlpment to be purchased tables and fruits dally to give by the secretary of state's of fice. Agriculture Dept. Activities Reviewed Salem -(IIPII- Future plans for the slute department of ag riculture, the department's im age, and a review of depart ment activities were aired at a conference of dairy and con sumer services and plant divi sion employees of the depart ment this week In Salem. Stale Agriculture Director James F. Short said the de partment would be alert to lmprovlnj services within the scope of Its assigned respon sibility. Ho added "There was no thought of artificial expansion In the department." Short said he Is convinced the public is best served by the agencies closest to home and whenever possible gov ernment service should be hold at tho state level. He said he had striven to Improve slnte services where there was a duplication of state and federal service, with the Idea of checking erosion of state services. the kids a good diet. At half way point estimated costs were $2 per day per person Traffic In State Shows Increase Salem - UPD - Traffic vol time throughout Oregon show ed a net guilt for May, 1963 as compared to May, 1962 the state highway department noted Saturday. A i 9 per cent Increase was recorded on rural highways, and a 1.8 increase was noted for urban highways. Traffic for the first five months this year showed a 3.7 per cent rural Increase, and urban traffic was up SB per cent over the same period last year. for everything! The food was praised as being great. The youngsters were still filled with excitement over the day they had just spent in which they met Oregon's two senators and toured the historic shrines of Washing ton. It was a toss-up as to whether Williamsburg, Vir ginia, a beautifully recon structed colonial town, or Washington had impressed them most. Impresstd Don Calvin, a handsome newcomer to Colton, who said he plans maybe to study law, said he was most impressed with having met Senator Wayne Morse and Sen. Mau rine Neubcrger that morning. He said Morse had talked to the students for about 20 min utes about civil rights and the message was still with Don, who thoughtfully shook his head and said. "Why, there are Negro chil dren here in Washington who don t have enough food to eat while we re sending food overseas." for Steve Hcndrickson, a touslc-haircd tall boy, Wil liamsburg was the high point, "The reconstruction gave you the feeling that you really were back In colonial days, he said. Many girls echoed the sentiment. Itinerary Outlined Larry Wulf obligingly got out his diary and explained their itinerary. They were roughly to follow the Lewis and Clark trail from the west to the east and, as they start their homeward trek this week, they expect to follow the Oregon Trail. Their trip east had taken them through Yellowstone, the Plains States, Michigan, Niagara Falls and Canada, New York state, Bos ton, New York City, Williams burg, Va., and Washington, D. C. They expect to be home July 5. They camped in public campgrounds except for three nights in private camps which cost them 30 cents a person. Some camps were primitive, such as in South Dakota where the boys had to carry water from a hand pump a half mile to their campsite. The girls giggled In telling about the few (cold) showers they had had, explaining that they had even washed their hair in lakes, and they dressed in the crowded tent in the bus. Some Difficulties Kathleen Vraspir, a pretty girl with long dark hair, show ed the reporter the girls' tent which had 11 sleeping bags close together and a few small suitcases stacked around. She laughed that it was a little difficult dressing for church on Sunday under such condi tions, but they did manage to make themselves presentable. Susan Bishop, who the day of the interview had climbed to the top of the Washington Monument with the 11 boys in 90 degree weather, still had an infectious, happy grin and bounce in telling about her adventures. She said that Boston had been a disappointment. "I ex pected it would be something like Williamsburg," she said, "but it was so built up." The students didn t like the city slums of the east, nor the polluted Potomac river which they had seen that day when they toured Mount Vernon. Their word was "ick" for the crowded cities of the east they liked the wide open spaces of Oregon. Chuck Wil cken said it really made him appreciate all they had ' in Oregon. Boston Exciting Steve Fox said that having a police escort to guide them around Boston was exciting; they were taken to the Old North Church and Paul Re- vere's house. Larry Wult de scribed their boat trip around Manhattan Island in New York where they saw the Stat ue of Liberty, the Empire State building and the United Nations. For age 14 they seem ed mature and knowledgeable about their experiences, Evin Frank loved Williams burg and Mount Vernon, She thought cooking in one of the fireplaces would be neat." "People are getting lazy," she said. "Pretty soon we're going to have so many auto matic things that we re going to sit around and get fat. I think people should get out and do things. I think they should travel more and see what America looks like." Well, 22 Intrepid youngsters State CD Staff Moves Br ZAN STARK United Press International Salem - (u.., - Oregon's Civil Defense agency, emascu lated by the legislature and scorned by the federal gov ernment, moved Saturday in to its new headquarters. The new three - member coordinating staff is moving into a SO-by-DO foot office in the basement of the Capi tol building. Teletypes, radio transmit ters and telephone lines will be moved into a nearby com munications center in few days. The agency, which includ ed 18 staffers before the leg islative cutback, is moving out of small offices in the finance building. Cost $38,000 The new offices and com munications center cost $36, 000. The work was ordered before the legislature slash ed the agency's funds and cut it to a three-member coordin ating staff attached to the governor's office. As a result of the legisla tive cutback, federal authori ties refused to authorize Corvallis Youth Gets Boys State Honor Corvallis - IUPD - James Roger Hamlin, Corvallis. was selected as first citizen of Beaver Boys State, the week- long citizenship training pro gram sponsored by the Amer ican Legion. Hamlin succeeds Douz Me- Carty of Portland. He will ac company Jerry Ota of PorU land, Boys State governor, to Boys Nation In Washington, D. C. this summer. Named alternate first citi zens were Mike Brooks of Eugene and Mike Wright, Salem. Elected to the three posi. tions on the Boys State- Su preme Court were Rick Van Camp, Klamath Falls; John Sullivan, Portland, and Roger Randall, Cottage Grove. matching funds to bolster the lonesome state agency. Oregon is the first state to turn its back on civil de fense. The city of Portland drop ped its CD organization. The Multnomah, Klamath, Lin coln, Dti.-hutes, Lane and Coos county organizations either have been dropped or have been drastically cut back. It was believed a major reason for the loss of federal funds was the fear that it matching moneys were pro vided in spite of the cutback, other states would follow Oregon's example and dump the entire program back in the laps of the federal gov ernment. Won't Be Lonesome Oregon's three - member staff isn't expected to be too in its giant 4,300 square looi omce. inert were indications that at least one other state agency would be moved into the same of fice space. Only seven of Oregon's 18 - member staff remained on the job this week. The EIGHTH DEATH Burney, Calif.-(ITS -Shasta) county recorded its eighth, traffic fatality of the month Saturday when. Jay D. 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