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21 Or. St. B. Bull. 1 (1960-1961)

handle is hein.barjournals/osbb0021 and id is 1 raw text is: OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN VOL. XXI OCTOBER, 1960 No. 1 MEETING AT GEARHART DRAWS 796 ATTORNEYS Seven hundred and ninety-six members of the Oregon State Bar registered for the 26th annual meeting at Gearhart, September 21 to 24, according to John H. Ht oway, secre- tary. The registration was the largest in the history of the integrated bar and with wives and guests the total attendance was well above the 1000 mark. Tile many important committee reports with their proposed legislation, policy changes and other matters of vital interest to all members of the bar contributed to the large attendance and the better than averlge at- tendance at the business sessions. Detailed analysis of the action taken on the various recommendations with cross reference to the published committee reports will be included in the November issue of the Bulle- tin. To mention a few of the actions taken, the membership unanimously recommended that the state bar act be amended to permit an annual membership fee of $50 a year. It also voted to support the repeal of the Connally reservation which reserves to the United States the decision as to whether a matter involving this country will be submitted to the international court and approved the creation of a tax court. In addition affirmative action was taken on recommendations relating to admissions and disciplinary procedure, approval of the measure on the November ballot providing for mandatory retirement of judges at 75, changes in the law relating to remarriage after divorce, authorized a statewide poll on the question of giving the supreme court rule making power in civil action. Among other items endorsed was a statu- tory change which would permit five of the six jurors in a district or justice court to return a verdict. The historic format of convention procedure was changed this year with a continuing legal education program on Thursday morn- ing and the first business session that after- noon. The result was that some 500 members were on hand the first day, many of them younger members of the bar anxious to take advantage of the CLE program. A luncheon was held on Thursday and the annual dinner meeting that night instead of on Friday night. The final luncheon was on Friday which left Saturday free to conclude the business sessions and the afternoon for the outdoor barbeque. With the banquet moved up to Thursday night the annual tent show was the Friday night feature. Social hours were held both Thursday and Friday night with the shore buffet dinner being staged on Friday prior to the tent show. The final social hour was the Sea Breeze event Saturday which was followed by the barbeque. William M. Dale Jr., Portland, was chair- man of the general committee of the board of governors in charge of the annual meeting. He was assisted by T. Leland Brown, The Dalles, and Otto R. Skopil Jr., Salem. Ar- rangements secretary who was in charge of the many details incident to the meeting was George F. Cole, Seaside. WORLD CRISES NOTED BY MEETING SPEAKERS The crises faced by the free world in its competition with Communism in the contest for the minds of men and acceptance of tie conflicting doctrines by new nations and un- committed areas was emphasized by Carl M. Marcy, Washington, D. C., chief of staff for the foreign relations committee of the U. S. Senate, in his address at the annual dinner meeting of the state bar at Gearhart on Thursday night, September 22, at Gearhart. Earlier that day at luncheon, the conven- tion heard Charles S. Rhyne, also of Wash- ington, D. C., past president of the American Bar association, speak on World Peace Through Law as the hope of civilization to survive in the face of the present cold war conflicts and the threat of ato-mic war. Marcy explained that the free nations understand freedom but are inept at unity, while the Communist block are expert at unity but know little and care less about lib- erty, The eventual victory may be won, Marcy said, by the first of the two sides to achieve the synthesis of both liberty and unity. From his long experience as a top level officer and advisor, Marcy told his audience there was no easy solution to the problems facing this country on the international stage. The complex problems of the day, he said, cannot be reduced to slogans, but they should not be ignored by the public as being too difficult to understand. Foreign aid, he declared, will be with us for a long time and long-term planning with more closely integrated political, economic and defense activities a must if this nation and its way of life, as well as that of the other free countries, is to survive. Rhyne, who launched the American Bar association on its activity in promoting peace through international law and who is the cur- rent chairman of the ABA committee on World Peace Through Law, urged the Ore- gon lawyers to support repeal of the Con- nally amendment whereby this country re- served to itself the right to determine juris- diction of the international court in any case involving American interests. Such action by the congress, he declared, is essential if we are to effectively lead the world toward the rule of law among nations. The state bar committee on World Peace Through World Law and the Multnomah Bar association's committee have been most active during the past year and drew applause from Rhyne, especially for the TV program pre- sented last May 1. The state bar meeting went on record as approving the repeal of the Connally amendment. Following his appearance at the convention in Gearhart, Rhyne addressed the City club in Portland. Here again he urged his program declaring that there are three ways for gain- ing world order, force, agreement and third party jurisdiction The first, he concluded, is not desirable because modern weapons of war are too powerful. The second, he continued, has proven impossible, leaving only the third to succeed. The second luncheon speaker was Chief Justice John R. Dethmers of the Michigan (Continued on Page 5, Column 2) DEAN BRYSON NAMED TO HEAD OREGON BAR Dean F. Bryson, Portland, was elected presi- dent of the Oregon State Bar by the board of governors at their meeting at Gearhart on September 24, during the annual meeting of the state organization. Bryson succeeds C. S. Emmons, Albany, one of the four members of the board whose terms expired with the annual meeting. Elected as vice-president was Ray H. Lafky, Salem, who succeeds Clarence D. Phillips, Portland, another board member whose term expired. The new treasurer is Herbert C. Hardy, Portland, who succeeds Ray Mize, also of Portland, and Robert Clapperton, Portland, was designated assistant treasurer. John H. Holloway, Portland, was reelected secretary. Following the selection by the old board, Eugene E. Marsh, McMinnville, first district; Owen C. Panner, Bend, second district; Rob- ert T. Mautz, Portland, third district, and Harry A. Slack, Coquille, fourth district, were sworn in and President Emmons turned the gavel over to the new president. In addition to Emmons and Phillips, other board members who concluded their three year terms were Otto R. Skopil, Salem, and T. Leland Brown, The Dalles. Before adjourning the business meeting with President Bryson presiding, the board by resolution expressed its appreciation to each of the retiring members for their service to the bar during the past three years, years which have been particularly productive in expanding the service of the organized bar to the lawyers of the state and to the public. In order to get the work of the new board under way without delay, standing commit- tees were named as follows: Committee on committees: Marsh, chair- man, Panner, Mautz and Slack. Finance committee: William M. Dale Jr., Portland, chairman; Robert C. Anderson, As- toria, and Marsh. Budget committee: Charles G. Howard, Eugene, chairman; G. W. Kellington, Med- ford, and Mautz. The board held two meetings since the last edition of the Bulletin, one in Portland on September 17, and the meeting at Gear- hart on the 21st and 24th. The Gearhart meeting was devoted largely to matters relating to the annual meeting and its program. Dale served as chairman of the board's convention committee. The committee on committees made their report and selections, subject to certain last minute revisions to eliminate too many duplicate assignments to individual members and for final check against committee assignment requests. The roster of committees will be published in the November Bulletin. At the September 17th meeting the board had before it a number of disciplinary mat- ters. The board urged prompt action on a number of matters now before grievance and trial committees in order that they may be disposed of as rapidly as possible. The status of the proposed handbook for jurors was reviewed and publication author- ized upon receipt of definite replies from those counties which have not replied or which have not made firm commitments. (Continued on Page 7, Column 2)

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