8388 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 4, 1999 You will be greatly missed. cessful stewardship of the Dallas Cowboys will farmers for the most part live so close to the f be forever cemented in the history of the line that mild gyrations in the price they re- game. ceive can be lethal. COMMEMORATING THE CORNER- However, Mr. Jones has also made a sig- How would anyone like to run a business STONE CEREMONY FOR JOHN A. nificant contribution to the history of our coun- where the price of your product in one day O’CONNELL TECHNICAL HIGH try and the ideas of Thomas Jefferson, the can drop 40% and you have no control over SCHOOL third President of the United States, who draft- it. Your product, your quality, your service is ed the Declaration of Independence. better than ever. Through non-economic HON. NANCY PELOSI Mr. Speaker, Mr. Jones along with his wife sources beyond your control your whole busi- OF CALIFORNIA Gene, donated $1 million to a Library of Con- ness stands on the brink of destitution. 5,600 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gress program that is currently rebuilding New York dairy farms went that route in the Thomas Jefferson’s personal book collection Tuesday, May 4, 1999 last ten years. that was lost in a fire. There are three groups opposed to this life- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in This gracious gift allows the Library of Con- saving compact. recognition of the Cornerstone Ceremony for gress to obtain lost copies of books destroyed First, the large Midwestern producers who in John A. O’Connell Technical High School in in 1851. It will be a labor and financially inten- effect control through government orders the San Francisco. sive undertaking that will be helped by Mr. floor price of liquid milk and cheese. In 1989 the Loma Prieta earthquake virtually Jones’s assistance. Second, the big city political powers who destroyed the facilities at John A. O’Connell Cicero once said that ‘‘to be ignorant of the claim that a compact to stabilize prices will at Technical High School, and forced them to re- past is to remain a child.’’ Mr. Speaker, the the same time increase prices to the poor. locate the school temporarily for a period of donation by Mr. Jones will assure that we will This has been disproved over and over again. ten years. In the year 2000 the John A. be able to hold onto history and be less igno- Third, the middle men—those who handle, O’Connell Technical High School will return to rant of it, while being wiser. package and distribute the raw milk before it its former site and a new building structure in Thomas Jefferson was not only the drafter reaches retail consumers. While the farmer re- the Mission District of San Francisco. John A. of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. ceives the same price for his milk on average O’Connell Technical High School will be the President, he was also an enlightened thinker as he did 20 years ago—this guy has jacked first San Francisco public school of the whose ideas helped us build this country and up the price to the consumer in this same pe- Millenium. Its curriculum will be revised to re- guide her through dark times. His ideas and riod by 35%. flect the role of technology for today’s class- thoughts were shaped and influenced by Everyone has a right to fight for his or her rooms and workplaces as its focus moves books. economic interests, but not using the govern- from a traditional trade school to a school em- It is appropriate that the gift from Mr. and ment as an accomplice, and not at the ex- phasizing a curriculum that will embody a Mrs. Jones will help restore Jefferson’s rare pense of those who milk the cows and ‘‘school to career’’ principle. books as he helped found the Library of Con- produce the basic product. Something is ter- On May 10, 1999, the Cornerstone Cere- gress. ribly wrong when downstream interests enrich mony for John A. O’Connell Technical High As this country still wrestles with issues of only themselves and prey on the vulnerability School will be hosted by officers of the Grand equality and freedom well into the 21st cen- of smaller family farms. These plus others Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Cali- tury, it is incumbent upon us to refer to the hold in their hands the ability to drive an im- fornia. It is a true reflection of our diversity of high-minded ideals of our Founding Fathers. portant part of our heritage as well as our food interests to bring together so many organiza- The $1 million donation to the Library of Con- supply to the wall. tions in support of public education. The Ma- gress will help this country locate those books If government is for anything it is to protect sons have a rich tradition of serving our com- and remind us of our collective vision and his- those who can’t protect themselves. This is munities, particularly education, and we are tory. why I, along with others, am fighting for a grateful for their support over these many On behalf of the residents of the 30th Con- multi-state Dairy Compact. years. The man whose name we honor gressional District and all Americans, I would The dairy business could soon be domi- today—John O’Connell—served the San Fran- like to thank Jerry and Gene Jones for their nated by mega-farms whose only claimed ad- cisco community as its labor leader for almost donation to the Library of Congress. For me, vantage is an economy of scale. That’s not half a century as a founder of the Teamsters this also represents their service to our coun- sufficient reason to muscle out others of lesser Union and the San Francisco Labor Council. try, support of democratic ideas and perse- size whose costs are similar, but whose deep Their extraordinary vision and commitment vering history. pockets are not. If the federal government is bring us once again to the doorsteps of a new f going to be in the dairy business at all, it bet- center for education and learning in the Mis- ter try to serve the many, not the few. sion District. THE DAIRY COMPACT—WHY WE Is a compact the answer to all the problems Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Congress, let us NEED IT in our dairy industry? Of course not. But it will join in celebrating our continued support for help preserve our family producers until a pubic education by commending the leaders HON. AMO HOUGHTON more permanent solution can evolve. and representatives of the San Francisco Mis- OF NEW YORK So, the way I see it, a compact benefits sion District community, labor community, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES farmers and consumers. That’s why I will fight Masonic Lodges and organizations and other Tuesday, May 4, 1999 for its passage. individuals who have contributed to this his- f toric occasion. Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today f on behalf of H.R. 1604, a bill which would HONORING CECILE HERSHON allow New York State farmers to join the New DALLAS COWBOYS OWNER JERRY England Dairy Compact. The compact is not a HON. DALE E. KILDEE JONES panacea for dairy problems, but it is a start. OF MICHIGAN There are those who argue against it—too IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES restrictive, anti-competitive, will increase milk HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Tuesday, May 4, 1999 OF TEXAS prices. Despite the nay-sayers, there are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES many reasons to support this compact, and I Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I stand before support it. There are cultural reasons, eco- you today to recognize and honor the accom- Tuesday, May 4, 1999 nomic reasons, and an overriding consider- plishments of a truly remarkable woman. On Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. ation: our own farmers want it. May 5, members of the Flint, Michigan, North- Mr. Speaker, many of us are aware of the The current compact in New England was ern High School Alumni Association will gather contributions that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry established about two years ago. It provides to honor five Distinguished Fellows, members Jones has made to the sport of football. His dairy farmers with a steady, predictable floor of their alumni community who have contrib- focus on excellence in sportmanship and suc- price for their milk. And that is important. Dairy uted to legacy and rich history of Northern

VerDate Aug 04 2004 11:03 Oct 04, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR99\E04MY9.000 E04MY9 May 4, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 8389 High School, and of Flint. One Distinguished he attended Madison High School until his Poplau’s legacy goes far beyond his class- Fellow to be honored is the late Ms. Cecile graduation in 1932. In the summer of 1933, room. Hershon. Kelly entered West Point, and after graduation Most importantly, Ron Poplau has helped Born in Lansing, Michigan in 1920, Cecile in 1937 he was assigned to flight school and thousands of students foster a lifelong commit- Hershon and her family eventually moved to a B–17 group. ment to community service. His Cougars Com- Flint, where she graduated from Northern High At the outbreak of WWII, Capt. Kelly, along munity Commitment program puts hundreds of School in 1938. In 1944, Cecile was recruited with other B–17 crews, was ordered to Clark students into the community every day to as- by the United States Army and began her long Field, the Philippines. Shortly after the bomb- sist the poor, needy, and elderly. It has be- military career as a civilian clerk in Arlington, ing of Pearl Harbor, Capt. Kelly and his crew come a model for other school districts and Virginia. From there she went on to become a were ordered on a bombing mission to attack been honored by local, state, and national part of the newly merged Army and Navy Sig- the Japanese fleet. After completing their awards. nal Services, first known as the Armed Forces bombing run, Capt. Kelly’s plane was attacked Perhaps the definitive statement above Ron Security Agency as is currently what we know by two Japanese fighters while returning to Poplau was offered by his colleague Beth as the National Security Agency. Clark Field. Kelly gave the order to abandon Jantsch when she said, ‘‘What Ron has done Cecile began to further her career with the the aircraft but remained at the controls to by the creation of this program is to leave a National Security Agency, becoming adept as maintain the plane’s elevation so his crew legacy of community care and involvement for intelligence research, analysis, and reporting, could safely bail out. He did not have time to generation to come . . . I can only believe and soon became a exceptional cryptog- make his escape and was killed in the line of that this will be a better world because of the rapher. She later accepted an overseas posi- duty on December 10, 1941. lives that have been touched and by those tion where she continued to perfect her skills, According to Major Kenneth Gantz in a that will carry on the torch of caring and com- allowing her to function in a variety of super- memo for General William Hall dated Novem- munity involvement . . . he is our shining visory and management positions. Throughout ber 21, 1945, ‘‘Kelly became a hero by cir- light.’’ her career, which spanned an incomparable cumstances at the time when his country des- On behalf of the people of the Third District 42 years, Cecile received numerous honors perately needed a hero.’’ Indeed, Kelly was of Kansas, I want to thank Ron Poplau for car- and commendations, including one of the featured in many popular publications of the ing so much for the development of our na- agency’s highest honors, the National Meri- day and is often considered America’s first tion’s children, and for helping to strengthen torious Civilian Service Award in 1986. Cecile hero of WWII. In addition, President Roosevelt our community by encouraging young people also became involved in WIN—Women in awarded Capt. Kelly the Distinguished Service to extend their hand in friendship and service. NSA, an organization dedicated to increasing Cross posthumously for his actions. Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratu- personal growth and development among both The designation of the post office in his lating Ronald W. Poplau of Shawnee Mission men and women within the NSA. As a mem- hometown of Madison as the Capt. Colin P. Northwest High School on his induction into ber of WIN, Cecile was honored with their Kelly, Jr. Post Office seems a fitting tribute to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. President’s Award on two separate occasions. this patriot, his family, and his legacy. I am She was also the first recipient of WIN’s Doro- proud to honor this American hero. f thy T. Blum Award for excellence in personal f and professional development. MARILYN SAVIN FOR OUT- In addition to being a model employee, HONORING TEACHERS HALL OF STANDING LIFETIME CONTRIBU- Cecile was an ardent humanitarian as well. FAME INDUCTEE RONALD W. TIONS TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS She was constantly found extending a helping POPLAU hand to friends, colleagues, and sometimes HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO mere acquaintances, sometimes at her own HON. DENNIS MOORE OF CONNECTICUT personal or professional expense, and with no OF KANSAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thought of personal gain. Countless members IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the NSA and the military attribute their suc- Tuesday, May 4, 1999 cess to Cecile’s support and encouragement. Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am honored There have been many accounts of people Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on to rise today to remember and pay tribute to who were convinced by Cecile to remain in behalf of my constituents to honor Ronald W. a Connecticut woman who, during her life, the NSA, complete their education, and honor Poplau, a sociology teacher at Shawnee Mis- worked tirelessly to advance the rights of familial obligations. Indeed, many of our mili- sion Northwest High School in Shawnee, KS, women. Marilyn Savin devoted nearly two dec- tary are better soldiers due to the influence of and one of only five teachers in the nation to ades to promoting and protecting a woman’s Cecile Hershon. be inducted this year into the National Teach- right to choose. Mr. Speaker, Cecile Hershon lived her life in ers Hall of Fame. Through her work with the National Abortion a truly selfless and benevolent manner, and it Students and administrators who have and Reproductive Rights Action League goes without saying that her influence extends worked with Ron Poplau have known for many (NARAL), both locally and nationally, Marilyn even to this day. Her life’s work, serving her years that he is one of the finest the field of became a leading activist in the pro-choice country for so long as a civilian, is com- professional education has to offer. For over movement, having a particular impact in the manding of the highest respect. 35 years, Ron Poplau has dedicated himself Republican Party. As a direct result of her in- f to giving students the tools they need not only fluence, Connecticut Republicans stand out in INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION to find their way in civil society, but to thrive. the nation for their support of reproductive TO HONOR WORLD WAR II’S Like many Americans, Ron Poplau has rights—an outstanding illustration of the power FIRST HERO, CAPTAIN COLIN P. drawn inspiration from his family. Ron’s father of her commitment and dedication. KELLY, JR. immigrated from Germany at the turn of the Indeed, Marilyn was a true leader in ad- century, and because of prejudice and fear, vancing reproductive rights, family planning, was not able to receive a proper education. and women’s health. Marilyn translated prin- HON. ALLEN BOYD When Ron became a teacher, it was the fulfill- ciples into action by public speaking engage- OF FLORIDA ment of his father’s dreams to free himself and ments and public surveys. A women’s right to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES others from illiteracy. choose is one that is constantly under attack. Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Throughout his career, Ron Poplau has re- Those who fight to ensure that women main- Mr. BOYD. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduced ceived many honors and awards for his work tain this right and have access to safe proce- a bill to honor World War II’s first hero, and in the classroom. Most recently he has re- dures, often put themselves in jeopardy for fellow Floridian, by designating the post office ceived the Wooster College Excellence in their beliefs. For this, Marilyn deserves our re- building in Madison, Florida the Captain Colin Teaching Award, the U.S. Army Outstanding spect and gratitude. P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office. Citizen Award, the Greg Parker Faculty As a longtime resident of the Town of Colin Kelly was born in Monticello, Florida Award, and has been twice recognized as the Woodbridge, she was an active member of the on July 11, 1915. Raised in Madison, Florida U.S.D. 512 Employee of the Year. But Ron Woodbridge Town Committee, Woodbridge

VerDate Aug 04 2004 11:03 Oct 04, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR99\E04MY9.000 E04MY9