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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1956)
DANGEROUS BUSINESS While a camel surveys the scene, a French gendarme, identified as Sgt Maj. Mestri (right), and acompanion search Arabs in front of a cafe in Algiers. Later in the day, while en route between Algiers and nearby Keddara, Alestn was killed by rebels and his companion seriously wounded. Albany Chamber of Commerce Asks City for Parking Authority The Albany, Ore., Chamber of Commerce last week recom mended to the Albany city coun cil that a permanent parking authority, composed of three to five men, be named to admin ister an off-street parking pro gram. The Albany situation In some ways is identical with that faced by Medford in regard to obtain ing off-street parking in the downtown area. The chamber's 12-point report to the council, in addition to asking the city to work with it In solving the problem, outlined what it felt to be necessary in developing an off-street parking plan. Excerpts from the report fol low: 1. The present city lot is not being used to maximum advant age, particularly on week days. Its access should be improved and the lot should be enlarged. It should have well-lighted, clearly indicated, unobstructed entrances. 2. Lots should be secured throughout the downtown area and should be no more than 500 feet from any point of need. 3. Lots farther, but only slight ly so, from the trade center, are needed to accommodate regu lar all-day parkers who other wise would jam facilities for shoppers. 4. Attempts should be made to option lots around the periphery of the present business district to provide for future expansion. 5. The situation in other areas should be watched closely and provision should be made for parking when jt becomes obvious that it will be needed in any locality in the future. 6. There are many indications that workers, when allowed any choice at all, will seek to park almost as close to their places of employment as shoppers. Other cities have learned that unless cared for, downtown empoyees will use up valuable customer lots. Experience else where has shown that if at all possible some weekly or month ly rental stalls should be pro vided in the central lots. In Albany some merchants report that 'their employees would rather plug meters than park even a block or block and a half away. Therefore central lots and those nearer the edge of the dis trict should have two types of parking probably metered and monthly rental. i 7. It is probable that private concerns also can supply some parking areas if they can 'be operated at' a profit. 8. Obviously, this assumes that all parking meter revenue not now being used to pay salaries and expenses incurred in en forcement and maintenance of the meter system should be ear marked, beginning with the 1956-57 fiscal year, for parking facilities. This la provided for to the parking meter ordinance. Traffic control also is mentioned to share in the funds. However, such funds, the committee be lieves, must be found elsewhere. If they cannot be, off-street park ing funds will have to come from tax sources or thoughts of such a program must be abandoned. The committe presumes that a logical accounting system would put all meter revenue and all parking violation bail money back into parking facilities, end that traffic control would be maintained from moving viola tion fines. 9. The committee believes that taxing will not be necessary. The sale of revenue bonds, to be re paid entirely from parking fees, is envisioned, however. The com mittee recognizes that lot pur chases amounting to $100,000 or more may be necessary, and, In this case, revenue bonds are the only feasible method of pur chase. Leases of from three to ten years duration should be con sidered, especially for smaller lots. 10. For leases and small pur chases, funds now in, or soon to be collected into the parking meter funds could be used at first in small purchases and in leases. 11. Later, of course, combined income from all on-andVoff-street facilities would be used for leases, small purchases and for retiring bonds. At all times, curb side and off-street facilities should be managed as part of the whole. This is necessary if the program outlined is to be pos sible. 12. The goal must be to ac commodate peak parking per iods. Albany's present mid-day, mid-week, parking situation is not acute. But the period be tween 4 and 5:30 p.m. is bad as are Staurdays and entire month before Christmas. These are the times when farmers and other shoppers from out of town form their opinions of Albany. If it is jammed on these days, an ef fective ceiling is placed upon the quantity of retail trade. Accom modation of slack period shop pers is never a problem; the goal must always be to provide for a greater maximum. Otherwise all promotional efforts are wasted. The Dead sea contains 23 to 25 per cent salt. The oceans have 4 to 6 per cent. Girl Scoufs To Hold Picnic Girl Scouts of Washington neighborhood will hold the an nual court of awards and Brownie fly-up with a picnic at TouVelle State park Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., according to Mrs. Kenneth Howe, neighborhood chairman. Flying up will be Troop 172, led by Mrs. Charles Rowan; Troop 173, led by Mrs. R. C. Meyers; and Troop 176, led by Mrs. R. A. Anderson. Fifth grade Troop 180 will re ceive second class badges; the leader is Mrs. Victor Taylor. Troop 36, sixth grade, will re ceive cooking, homemaking and hospitality proficiency badges. Troop 36 is led by Mrs. E. M. Cooksey. Mrs. T. R. Lytle, first class dinner district chairman of the Rogue Valley Area council, will be speaker for the affair. Plan Ceremony Griffin Creek neighborhood Girl Scouts will hold the annual Brownie fly-up and court of awards in the school cafeteria Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m., ac cording to Mrs. J. E. N Moir, neighborhood chairman. Fourth grade Troop 37, led by Mrs. Rex Johnson, will receive the fly-up wings; Troop 80, fifth grade, led by Mrs. Richard Ball, Wednesday. May IB, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THHEE Hitchcock Claims 'First Real Blood' Portland (U.R) Republican senatorial candidate Philip Hitchcock claimed to "have drawn the first real blood" in the current campaign here yes terday when he said he had re ceived a formal demand from a Democratic leader that he with draw a, statement he made con cerning Sen. Wayne Morse's Sen ate attendance record. Hitchcock said he had re ceived a telegram from Demo cratic National Committeeman Monroe Sweetland, demanding hat he retract statements he made concerning the senator's attendance record in a TV ap pearance Monday night. Paul Hebb, state campaign manager for Hitchcock, said "here's conclusive proof that Mr. Hitchcock can keep Morse on will receive the second class badge. Troop 38, composed of -sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, will receive several types of awards. The sixth graders in the troop will receive proficiency badges; others awards will be one first class badge and three curved bars. ill tauini MILD; MELLOW MAGNIFICENT $450 45 QT. 6 yrs. old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 86 proof WORTHY OF A GREAT NAME Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc, New York, N, Y. MTRICA'S BOURBOP Boy Found Dead In Old Refrigerator New York (U.R)A five-year-old boy was found dead Tuesday night In an abandoned refrig erator across the street from his home in Rockaway Park. Ivison Austin Jr. apparently was a victim of his own curios ity. His mother, who is expecting her eighth child, reported the boy missing after he failed to return from school. Patrolman Arnold Casden, one of more than 30 policemen the defensive and defeat him in November." . Replying to the telegram from Sweetland, Hitchcock repeated his desire to debate Morse and suggested that this issue be the first topic debated. assigned to a search for Iviion, found the body. Police said the youngster probably crawled Into the refrigerator, which was ly ing on its bac and the door locked automatically, trapping him inside. There are at least 350 kinds of the common "lead" pencil, man ufacturers say. f MARKET ' 1202 North Rivwaid. A 1 OPEN EVERY J L NIGHT TIL M k MIDNIGHT Jfil c BROOKS ELECTRIC and PLUMBING 1016 NORTH RIVERSIDE PHONE 2-5209 Now Open Every Wednesday and Friday Until 9 p.m. CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAYS Special Tonight ONLY! Westinghouse 9 Cup Automatic COFFEE MAKER Reg. $19.95 Value TONIGHT ONLY $&295 We Give S&H Green Stamps! .Mil A. ) h A H U 1 . I II MII 1-1 MI ? 1 111 Iff III f I I is 11 n3 0) 0) fo) Ml "IT'S READY-TO-GO!" 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