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Sundiy, August II, 1SS7 ' " 1 Plans for P river Improvement School Explained at Meeting Flans for a driver improve ment school, to be started under Medford police department aus pices about the first of Septem ber, were explained to a group of about 30 cigic leaders, orga nization representatives and po lice officers, Friday night. Police Capt. Clyde Fichtner and Municial Judge Miss Noreen Kelly, who developed the plans with the cooperation of Mayor John Snider and Police Chief Charles Champlin, discussed the program, and demonstrated how the school will be conducted. Judge Kelly said it will be for two classes of drivers, those who wish to take it voluntarily to improve their driving capability, and those wlg will attend under the direction of the court, fol lowing their arrest and convic tion of a traffic violation. Not Punitive Not all convicted traffic vio lators will be assigned to the course, she said, but only those whose attitude indicates they would derive some benefit from it. The school is definitely not intended to be punitive, the judge declared, but rather is be ing started in an attempt to cor rect driving attitudes, and to im prove drivers' knowledge of. traf fic safety procedures. According to Mayor Snider, the plans have been drawn up after lengthy investigation of the success of similar projects throughout the nation, although It is one of only a few in the Pacific Northwest. They have I ing accidents, and 135 accidents HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station KWIN 1400 ICC. met with considerable success in the east, it was reported. Erring drivers brought before the court can be induced to at tend in several ways. Judge Kel ly explained. A portion of a fine could be suspended pending suc cessful completion of the course, drivers' licenses could be sus pended if the course is not taken, 05 the case could simply.be con tinued for sentence until after completion, she stated. Increased Fin Schedule Consideration is being given to increasing the fine schedule for some offenses, particularly basic rule violations, she said. Captain Fichtner explained that plans have been under way for some time for the school, and the reasons include an increasing number of accidents, and a high er accident rate. He said it may eventually be possible to tie the course in some way with the Medford High school driver training course. It would be held one night a week for two weeks, with two complete sessions each month. The police captain then gave those attending a "sample class" as planned for the course, which included the following points: Three Reasons There are three reasons for bad drivers, (1) physical or men tal limitations, (2) lack of knowl edge or skill, and (3) improper attitudes. It is the second and third points which it is hoped the school will help correct. In 1956, 40,000 Americans were killed in traffic accidents, 1,500,000 were injured, and bil lions of dollars in property dam age and lost time were caused in Oregon that year, 421 were kill ed in 68,299 accidents, and 17. 298 were injured; in Medford 1,075 accidents resulted in one death and 164 injuries. Vehicle registration in the state now to tals 832,128, and in Jackson county alone, 37,521. In Medford last year tnere were 242 rear-end collisions, 155 intersection accidents, 215 turn- involving parking of cars. Captain Fichtner also showed a film on driving privileges and the driver's license, and display ed demonstration boards, giving stopping times at various speeds, and movable model cars to illus trate points in his lecture. In discussion following the demonstration, problems of pre senting the course to the public were discussed, as well as how to obtain Assistance in making it effective. It would affect Med ford residents chiefly. Travel Editors to Visit in Valley Four travel editors from news papers in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and California will visit in southern Oregon Monday. They will be guests of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at a picnic luncheon at Touvelle State park at noon and dinner guests at Men Desir dining inn later in the day. Monday night they will attend the performance of "King Henry VIII" at the Shakespearean fes tival in Ashland. Making the visit will be Mrs. Shirley Ing, the Dallas Times Herald; Mrs. Felecia Henderson, the Tulsa World; Lloyd Stoyer, the Beacon-Journal of Akron, and Michael C. Bird, the Inde pendent of Pasadena. Their stay here is part of a two-week tour of Oregon, which is arranged annually by the Pacific-Northwest Travel associa tion, of which the chamber is a member, according to Don Mc Neil, chamber manager. The group will arrive from Grants Pass following visits in eastern Oregon ,and the Klamath Falls area and will continue on their trip Tuesday, McNeil said. JIM'S MEATS 838 West McAndrews Phone SP 3-1666 ALL MEATS ARE INSPECTED TOP QUALITY LOCKER MEATS CHOICE BEEF - Cut and Double Wrapped Half or Whole BEEF Bind QUARTER 51 lb. Front QUARTER ..: Family Budget 'ORDER, 24 lbs 37 lD. Q00 Officials Consider Portland Freeway Portland (W City, county, state and federal highway offic ials are studying the feasibility of the development of a multi million dollar ' north-south free the state highway commission said Friday. The freeway would provide motorists with a new route on highway 99 through the city along the Willamette river's east bank. Other details of such a project were not available, W. C. Williams, state highway en gineer, said. Use M-T Classif ied Ads AT IAIY TIME, IT'$ IAIY UNI Johnson Deluxe Baby Gift Box CONTAINING . . . Baby Oil Baby Powder Baby Cream Castile Soap 9 Baby Lotion Cotton Buds GIVEN FREE With the Purchase of a 'Scvjtme CRIB See the large selection of these fin cribs at Gates. Choose the size and style to suit your baby's needs and get a Johnson Deluxe Baby Gift Bex FREE. m Pin V 341 N. Central MEDFORD furniture We Carry Our Own Contracts GRANTS PASS No Down Payment on Approved Credit ASHLAND Riyer Hearings to Remain in West San Fransisco (IP) The hear ings on the Colorado river suit will not be moved to New York, Special Supreme Court Master Simon H. Rifkind has an nounced. Rifkind said Friday he had re ceived universal opposition to the move and has "yielded to the views of the parties'" and has "abandoned the notion of a move to the East." Following his decision, attor neys for Arizona, California, Ne vada, New Mexico, Utah and the Federal government, all parties to the suit, discussed the time they will need to complete the case. Rifkind said that at least 12 more weeks of hearings will be required before the case is sub mitted for a decision. The United States would con sume seven weeks; Nevada would use 10 days; Utah and New Mexico take three days each,- and California and Ari zona consume the remainder in rebuttal testimony. Rifkind said that at the end of the present session on Aug. 23, the court would have a two month recess. Arizona filed the suit in the U. S. Supreme Court in 1951 as an original action to quiet title to more than 3.800,000 annual feet of water from the Colo rado river. California, a de fendant in the action, claims title to 5,362,000 acre feet of water. I Tribute Paid by Neuberger to Wilson Washington (IP) Retiring De fense Secretary Charles E. Wil son has been paid warnt tribute by a frequent severe critic of the Eisenhower administration. Sen. Richard L. Neubeger (D Ore.,) told the Senate Friday that the Eisenhower Cabinet has been "lacking in candor and courage" but "courage and blunt ness have been traits of at least one member. That man has been Secretary Wilson." He said Wilson "has not hesi tated to offend powerful groups politicaly. He has not hesitated to speak his mind to congression al committee, when those com mittees occasionally consisted of men who were not above bully ing or browbeating a witness." "I salute Secretary Wilson for these personal characteristics of forthrightness and candor, with out necessarily endorsing all of his policies in the Defense De partment," he said. Neuberger also voiced admira tion for Wilson's "charming wife, who was not afraid to place loyalty and love of her husband above featly to the President, and who spoke up in defense of her mate." Slowness in Lumber Prices Continues Upstate lumber market news letters reported continued slow ness in lumber sales and prices last week. . Crow's Lumber Price Index, Portland, said overproduction is still reflected in prices offered, with price drops for some items of production. Random Lengths, Eugene, confirmed the overpro duction estimate, saying that un; til supply and demand are sta bilized, no f orseeable upward trend in priees is in store. 1 "The recent FHA decision to ! lower down payments and boost the maximum interest rate on insured mortgages brought cau tious comment from industry spokesmen," it said. "Most are doubtful that it will trigger a spurt in home building, but might result in a slightly im proved market." Wilamette valley and Portland lumber sales and prices are gen erally indicative of those in southern Oregon, although local industry spokesmen say that the situation here, because Califor nia markets are closer, has been somewhat better. Auction of Surplus AF Equipment Slated An auction sale of surplus equipment valued at $4,000,000 will be held at McClellan Air Force base Aug. 24, according to an Air Force l news announce ment. - Items to be sold include road building equipment. jetaircraft engines, electric power genera tors and a wide variety of com mercial hardware. v Slot Machines Are Ordered Destroyed Pendleton flfl Umatilla county District Attorney John E. Walker, Friday ordered 49 slot and pinball machines de stroyed after defendants failed to appear in court to answer charges of operating the mach ines illegally. The orders for the machines to be destroyed were signed by District Court Judge Paul Thal hofer here. On July 24, state and city police and Umatilla county sheriff's deputies raided cafes, taverns and hotels, in Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Milton-Freewater, Hermiston and other cities for the machines. Attorneys for the defendants failed to show up Friday, and bonds for the defendants of $50 each was declared forfeit. The machines, valued at more than $10,000, will probably be destroyed this week, according to Sheriff Roy Johnson. . Supplies Flown to Victim of Accident San Diego, Calif. (Ut A Coast Guard patrol plane took off Sat urday to drop medical supplies to a fishing boat 125 miles west of here for a fisherman who re portedly lost a leg in an accident yesterday morning. The fishing boat, the "Stika," radioed for aid and identified the injured man as Robert Gull, 30. of San Bruno, Calif. The re port did not give details of the accident. Rough water made a sea plane landing in the area impossible. A 95-foot Coast Guard cutter was sent to meet the "Stika" and pick up the injured man. Borgward Dealer Is Named in County The Darrell Miller company, Medford Oldmobile dealer has been named Jackson county dealer for the Borgward auto mobile, according to Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Portland dealer. The Borgward, a "precision built product of West Ger many," has a wheel base of less than 102 inches, an over-all width of 67 inches and height of just under 58 inches. Suspens ion is independent, with coil springs and hydraulic shock ab sorbers, according to the new dealer. He listed among the car's feat ures a low center of gravity, anti-sway bars, wrap-around windshield, four-speed transmis sion, a turning radius of 18 feet and reclining seats. , Models include station wagon, sedan, coype and sunroof. Copco to Build New Building in Yreka Yreka A service center to house offices, warehouse, garage and storage for the California Oregon Power company is to be erected at Main and Center sts. in Yreka, according to C. W. Patton, district manager. Bessonette Construction com pany, Medford, was awarded the contract. The center is to "better serve the needs of the area and is an expression of confidence in the continued growth and prosper ity of the community," ' Patton said. ' Quarantines Placed on Northeastern Oklahoma Vinita, Okla. OP) Officials Saturday slapped new quaran tines on Northeastern Oklahoma as a deadly cattle disease they thought was under control spread into Kansas. Transportation of livestock and produce from a wide area of Southeastern Kansas into Oklahoma was prohibited after at least one confirmed case of anthrax was found near Parscns, Kansas. . This disease has killed more than 425 animals in Northeast ern Oklahoma since its outbreak about two weeks ago. Fire Destroys Tavern South oi Corvallis ' Corvallis (1PI Fire early Saturday destroyed the tavern at Bob's corner on Highway 99W, seven miles south of Cor vallis. A small grocery store and service station were saved by firemen from Corvallis, Pilo math, and Monroe. Cause of the fire was not known but Bob Allison, owner of the buildings and operator of the tavern said it appeared to have started in the kitchen of the tavern. The entire interior of the tavern was engulfed by flames by the time firemen arrived. It was discovered by Mrs. Bulie Randolph Collier to Seek Reelection 4 Yreka California State Sen. Randolph Collier will seek re election to the state senate next year, he announced last week. First elected in 1938, Collier became nationally known through his work to improve the California highway system. Poole visiting at a residence nearby. The tavern had been closed for about 45 minutes when the fire was discovered at 1:45 a.m. i Loss was estimated at about $15,000. Allison said part of the loss was covered by insur-snce. 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