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Oregon Has the Only Continuing 'Town Meeting' Throughout Nation
By ZAN STARK
Unitrd Press International
SALEM, Ore. (UPD Oregon
Is a slate where the taxpayer
can say "no" and mean it.
Residents are proud of their
"Oregon system," which pro
duces the only continuing state
wide "town meeting" govern
ment in the land.
The voters can strike down
laws or tax bills they do not
like, and initiate their own leg
islation. This year, voters dumped a
$60 million tax increase pack
age approved at the regular
session of the legislature to fi
nance the state's $404 million
general fund budget.
Gov. Mark Hatfield then
called a special session of the
Ceiling, Roof Are
Damaged by Blaze
Ceiling, rafters and roof were
damaged in a fire at 2616 W.
Main St. Saturday morning,
the Medford Fire Department
reported.
The occupant, Paul Gardner,
was absent at the time.
Flames did considerable dam
age to the living room and ex
tended to a lean-to shed, fore
men said.
legislature to enact budget cuts
demanded by taxpayers.
Voter Is King
As a visiting Republican gov
ernor asked incredulously of
Hatfield, "You mean you let
the voters decide if they want
a tax increase in your state?"
In Oregon they do.
As a result, there is a strange
mixture of political philoso
phies, disrupted party align
ments, and almost total lack of
party discipline in Oregon.
i Republican Governor Hatfield
recommended an austerity pro-
gram. It was ratified by a
: Democratically controlled legis
lature. But the vole was not
along party lines.
Rccause the voter is king,
politicians play it "every man
for himself."
Voters Adopt System
The story of Oregon's unique
system began shortly after the
turn of the century when the
voters adopted the initiative
and referendum.
Since that time lawmakers
have been in a contest with the
voters to adopt legislation that
will not be overthrown.
When new tax bills are enact
ed, there's a breathless 90-day
wait while the electorate de
cides if it wants to refer the
measure to a special election.
It gives voters a sporting
chance to overthrow tax bills Francyl Howard attacked the nor and most of the state's dai
ly newspapers 10 baivage uie
tax program, it was defeated
3'k to 1.
Sometimes legislators are so
sensitive about the power of the
people that nothing gets done.
That is the major drawback to
thev do not like
That's what happened this
year. Some 23,000 signatures
were needed on referendum pe
titions to bring the tax bill to a
special election.
Weekly newspaper Editor J.
hill with such editorial vigor he
unexpectedly found himself
heading the referral movement.
The underfinanced and disor
ganized drive netted 75,000 sig
natures in a matter of weeks.
Despite efforts by the gover-
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such overwhelming people-par
ticipation in government.
Party organizations suffer.
Compared with many states,
Oregon is unbelievably "clean"
politically. It's so "clean" there
is no real party patronage.
Without patronage, there is no
level to enforce party discip
line. Oregon office seekers run
on the issues often in the face
of their own party platforms.
For example, during the spe
cial session, legal snags threa
tened creation of a 100,000-aere
space age industrial park in
the desert wastelands of north
eastern Oregon.
The project is a Hatfield pet
and he was forced to ask the
Democratically controlled legis
lature to pass special legisla
tion to bail it out of difficulties.
It was a politically explosive
issue one made to order for a
party-line slap at the governor.
Starts Sizzling Attack
Former Federal Power Com
missioner Howard Morgan, who
may be a Democratic candidate
for governor when Hatfield's
term expires in 1966. rallied
Democrats and kicked off a
sizzling attack.
The battle was swiftly gaining
momentum when the assassina
tion of President Kennedy
stunned the legislature into a
nine-day recess.
When the session resumed the
battle sputtered for a day, then
law makers approved the Hat
field bill, and went home.
It appeared that during the
recess legislators got "the
word" from constituents who
didn't think the project should
be made a political football.
Avoid Making Cuts
During the axe-wielding spe
cial session, legislators avoided
making cuts in their own pay,
which earlier this year had
been raised from $50 to $250
a month.
An initiative movement to
correct the lawmakers' over
sight, and halve their pay, al
ready is under way.
In a post-special session press
conference Hatfield said ha
wouldn't start draiting a rev
enue program for 1965-67 until
after the deadline passed (or
the people to initiate revenue
measures.
At least two citizens groups
now are investigating the pos
sibility of initiating a sales taS
to appear on next year's ballot.
Oregon's statewide town meet
ing is still in session.
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'Foreign Countries
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i ASHLAND Eleven foreign
countries and l.'t foreign stu
dents are represented in the
final fall term enrollment fig
ures (or Southern Oregon College.
Ten other stales, including
Alaska and Hawaii, contributed
137 more students to the record
breaking total of 2,111 enrolled
for the term.
Jackson County, as expected,
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nhine County with 180; Lanr
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Douglas with 125; and Coos
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Oregon's 36 counties are repre
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Congo, Germany, Hong Kong,
Iran, Japan, Kenya, Mexico,
Portugal, Sierra Leone, and
Southern Rhodesia.
Out of state students are reg
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fornia, 82; Hawaii, 30; Idaho, 4;
I Montana, 1; Nevada, 5; Ohio, 2;
I South Carolina, 1; Washington,
1 5; and Utah, 1.
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MEDF0RDTiWrRIBUNE
Council Approves
Purchase of Park
Concession Units
The Medford City Council
Thursday approved the expendi
ture of $1,247.85 to purchase con
cession equipment at Hawthorne
Park.
The equipment includes an ice
maker, a hot dog dispenser unit,
a carbonator, and numerous
soft-drink dispensers. The Med
ford Swim Association's DroDos-
al to pay the city 15 per cent of
their gross receipts in 1964 fori
the operation of the Hawthorne
Park concession was also ap
proved. Public hearings were called
for zone changes at 37 Quince
St., the northeast corner of
Clark and Narregan Streets, and
the east side of Riverside Ave
nue at Crater Lake Highway.
Included was the annexation of
property between the extension
of Columbus and Chestnut
Streets from Prune Street to
the existing city limits.
Other council action included;
Variance Is Approved I
Approving a variance to1
erect a direction sign on the
northeast corner of Stevens and
Royal Streets. j
Granting Pacific Power and
Light Company an casement to
provide for the extension of ap
proximately three poles to sup
ply electric power for the pump
for the water supply at Willow
Lake Resort.
Withdrawing recently an
nexed territory from the Med-1
ford Rural Fire Protection Dis-i
trict. j
Accepting two improvement
projects paving streets in Blos
som Hill Unit 3, and demolition
work for the Federal and Han
sen building.
Commenting on the nine
persons arrested by the Med
ford Police Wednesday and ear
ly Thursday, Mayor James Dun
levy said: "By such action this
makes Medford an undesirable
place for criminals." He also
complimented the other law en
forcement agencies (or their as
sistance.
Madrigal Singers
On Medical Program
The Madrigal Singers of Med
ford High School under the di
rection of Lynn Sjolund will be
featured on "Adventures in
Medicine" at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon over station KBES-TV.
This departure from the usual
program format, which is basi
cally a medical panel discussion
among physicians and surgeons,
is traditional for the program
before Christmas each year, ac
cording to Mrs. C. Ivan Burton,
moderator.
The Madrigal Singers are ap
pearing (or the sixth time as
special guests on the show, and
their program will he varied
and unusual, Mrs. Burton said.
Vandalism Reported
j By Ashland Police
' ASHLAND - Ashland noli
reported a series of vandalism
incidents rriday night.
Someone turned on a fire hy
drant on Euclid Street, resulting
in silt damage to some yards.
A cap off the same fire hydrant
was thrown through the wind
shield of a car owned by M. C.
l.mmgrr and Sons. Central
Point, police said,
A car was driven over the
Lithia Park lawn near the Lin
coln statue and band shell, of
ficers said. '
Figures in the Ashland Plara
nativity scene were disarrang
ed, and a potted tree was turned
over, they said.
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