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Water
Th Subcommittees of the
tJic8So6 county water resources
(; ro m 1 1 1 e unanimously ap
proved last night the general
(ujftmary of their findings which
&$l fee presented the state water
(.Mtovfoes board here Dec. 11
(iieng aith report from the
(Josephine county committee.
'JEh seven-point summary of
'ptbblems and recommendations
;fftf aevIopment of the Rogue
IJfcvfr basin's water resources
CK11 first be presented to a gen
'Jttil meeting of the Jackson
edunty residents at 8 p.m., Dec.
in the courthouse auditorium.
4Tain sections of the findings
(Started with the problem of
floods, pointing out that flood
ing presents a threat to life and
isvery costly in terms of prop
(jrty damage. At the same time,
inadequate minimum flows, in
eised fishing pressure, pollu
tion, fxid floods threaten the
(Maintenance of the sports fish-
Total Registered
is Couniy Voters
jjiti 32,080 Mark
A total of 32,030 Jackson
cfOAftty residents are registered
cfOifT, Mrs. Bereth Hopkins,
(tdunty clerk, said today.
Th total includes 16,452 Re
publican, 14,897 Democrats,
731 miscellaneous regis
trants, she said.
Th total number registered
ampafes to 35,229 at the time
f the last general election in
ifovember, 1956, of which 17,
83 were Republicans and 16,
55 were Democrats. For the
1952 general election 36,667 reg
istered while the 1954 election
showed a total registration of
31,811.
Ms. Hopkins said her office
has completed changes in pre
cinct lines and boundaries. The
number of precincts in the coun
ty is now 106, she said. Previ
ously it was 94.
The work has included "purg
ing" the names of non-active
voters from the registry lists,
sh said. These include those
ho have died, who have moved
from the county, or who have
toiled to vote in two succeeding
Jrvious elections.
She added cards are being
availed next week to all voters
U'ho live in a precinct which
ea been changed. She said she
liopes anyone feeling a ' change
fell been made incorrectly or who
JfSlieves he has been assigned to
gi wrong precinct, will get in
touch wth her office.
Th county clerk said she
Jrtans to publicize the new pre
cinct boundaries well in ad
Ttnc of the next election,
fchich is the primary scheduled
next May.
Courthouse Lawn
Vill Lose Strip
A. 22-foot strip of lawn on the
caouth side of the county court
kous will be used as part of the
jtighth st. couplet, County Com
fciissioner Chester Wendt report
;d today.
Included in the land will be
bout eight trees, the commis
sioner said, but other trees will
planted on the lawn to replace
them. At the present time it is
- planned to have sweet gum trees
"planted, he reported. Commis
sioner Wendt .explained that the
sidewalk would have to be re
placed due to the couplet con
struction. The city- has previously an
nounced that a strip of land from
the Library park would also be
needed for the construction.
It is on the south side of the
park and would extend about 17
feet north from the present curb
Bt Eighth st. and Oakdale ave.
to about four feet at South Ivy
i. The triangular piece is about
220 feet long. It is reported that
about 10 cedar trees will be re
moved for the project.
City Manager Robert Duff re
ported that the strip of land is
needed for better alignment of
Eighth st. in the Oakdale ave.
jgrea. He said that an island
would be constructed at the in
tersection with one lane ar
ranged for the channeling of
King st. traffic onto Eighth st.
which will be for east bound
traffic.
x Commissioner Wendt said that
part of the parking strip behind
the county court house would be
taken in the constructior project.
Salem (!? Gov. Robert D.
Holmes today proclaimed Nov.
28 as Thanksgiving Day in Oregon.
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Okayed
Report
ing even at the present level.
Citing pollution as a damaging
factor the report stated that "cer
tain tributaries present a poten
tial menace to healh, and an un
quesionable loss to property, es
thetic, and recreational values
because of man introduced sub
stances and turbidity and inade
quate minimum flows."
Also, less than the fost favor
able watershed management
practices has resulted in erosion
in certain mountain sections of
the watershed and an increasing
stream channel erosion problem
in the valleylands.
"There are other problems of
the basin, both now existant and
foreseeable, which wise develop
ment of the basin's water will
help solve," the report continues.
"The long run transition to a sus
tained yield program in the pri
mary timber industry of the
county may well result in the
need for new job opportunities
for some of those now employed
in that field."
The report further points out
that increasing population will
require increased supplies of mu
nicipal and domestic water, more
work opportunities, arid in
creased recreational opportuni
ties. The report recognizes a, his
torical conflict of interest be
tween water users. Members of
the committee emphasize that it
is already 50 years too late to
set aside the middle section of
the basin as a primitive area for
recreational purposes. However,
the report points out that recrea
tion is a major basin resource
and should be considered in any
future plan of development.
Future economic development
of the basin probably will be
done through agriculture and
"its associated service indus
tries," the report predicted.
Set Safeguards
Following considerable discus
sion, representatives of the sub
committee agreed that develop
ment of chemical wood by-product
industry should be encour
aged when suitable water and
air pollution safeguards are de
veloped. Thesub-committee rep
resentatives referred particular
ly to the pulp and paper indus
try. Unless a non-chemical pro
cess is used this type of industry
tends to pollute the river on
which it is situated. This would
be particularly serious on the
Rogue river which is widely
known for its sports-fishing, a
sub-committee spokesman said.
In explaining the report, Bill
Jess, Eagle Point, and chairman
of the over-all committee, em
phasized that development
should be multiple use. Also,
plans should be carefully laid
out .and considered through
technical advice. In this way
advantages may be weighed
against disadvantages of any
over-all plan, he explained.
Preamble Given
The preamble to the report
stated, "the views expressed by
the committee and in the reports
of the sub-committees are based
on studies made by more than
110 committee members."
"These studies utilized the
facts available.. They were made
with the knowledge that the
most favorable use of the coun
ty's water will, to a large extent,
depend on the findings and
recommendations of the state
board of water resources and on
the findings and recommenda
tions of the Corps of Engineers,
U. S. Army, as enforced by the
state legislature and congress."
"Although the reports are for
Jackson county, the committee
fully appreciate the necessity of
a basin-wide approach to such a
study," the preamble concluded.
Chairman Jess said the gen
eral summary of the findings
will be presented the state board
along with other documents, pic
tures and maps.
Administration Plans
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspendent
Washington The Eisenhower
administration, from the appear
ance of post-Sputnik events,
plans to reinvoke a "no new
starts" policy to hold down pub
lic works spending in the com
ing fiscal year.
The results could block or
minimize any substantial work
on John Day dam next year,
along with other northwest pro
jects being developed by fed
eral funds.
Ordered to Cut Back
The Bureau of Reclamation re
portedly has been ordered to cut
back its spending program along
a "no new starts" line. One Ore
gone project reportedly slashed
from tentative budget requests
for next year is the Crooked Riv
er irrigation project in Crook
county, which is just getting underway.
52nd Year
MEDFORD?
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"But I Was So Careful To Keep It Safe"
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Area Sewage Problem
Topic For Planners
The county wide sewage dis
posal problems, traffic survey
study, and the contract with
Hahn, Wise and Barber, were
discussed at the Monday evening
meeting of the Jackson County
planning commission.
Included in the disussion re
garding the contract which ex
pired this month, J. S. Barber,
firm representative, recommend
ed an opinion be requested of
the district attorney regarding
the state laws which pertain to
the proposed subdivision ordi
nance. Pending receipt of the
opinion the contract with the
planning consultant firm would
terminate. It was also suggested
by the group to request further
information regarding the pro
posed ordinance from the bu
reau 1 of municipal research,
Eugene.
Traffic Surveys Discussed
Jack Eaton, planning techni
cian, reported on the traffic flow
survey on county roads near the
new shopping center, the Ore
g o n-Nevada-Calif ornia freight
ways building, and Rogue Val
ley hospital.
A complete report will be
given at the next meeting Eaton
said. Several maps have not
been completed. The survey was
being made in conjunction with
the city of Medford, he added.
Eaton also reported on sew
age disposal problems in the
county. It was recommended he
check with the county sanitarian
regarding areas in the county
that are unsuitable for septic
tank usage and report at the
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (XPi -Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 435.34, oft 9.04; rail
roads 99.93, off 4.42; 15 utili
ties 66.69, off 0.73, and 65
stocks 145.67, off 3.39. Sales
today were about 3.650.000
shares compared with 2,600,
000 shares Monday.
Another strong indication of
the depth of the cutback in pub
lic works spending is retrench
ment in the big upper Colorado
storage project. The Navajo dam
in New Mexico, started this year
with a $1,800,000 foot-in-the-door
appropriation, has reportedly
been dropped from next year's
budget.
The same thing could happen
in Oregon to John Day dam,
which got only Sl.000,000 this
year to make preparations for
construction. Progress on this
major Columbia river dam will
be dependent upon a generous
appropriation by Congress next
session.
All of these budgetary consid
erations are now wrapped in
the secrecy which traditionally
surrounds preparations for the
President's annual budget mes
sage to Congress in January.
What information is available
MEDFORD, Ok
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next meeting. "
Lloyd Selby, Ashland, served
as chairman for the meeting in
the absence of John Pletsch. It
was reported the group would
not meet in December and offi
cers would be elected at the
January meeting.
U.S. NearsZero
Hour for Satellite
Washington (W The United
States drove today toward a
zero-hour possibly next week
for launching its first tiny earth
satellite.
Sources close to the Navy
Vanguard project reported all in
readiness at the Cape Canaveral,
Fla., missile range for the space
shot with a six-Inch test "moon."
But they said variable factors,
such as weather, made the set
ting of an exact date impossible.
The firing is scheduled for next
month.
Navy Vanguard scientists plan
to shoot a fully instrumented
satellite into orbit in March. But
the Army, which was ordered
to. back up the project, may at
tempt to launch one in January
with Juplter-C rocket.
For the baby moon firing
which may be made next week,
the Vanguard project has al
ready successfully tested all
three stages of its rocket. If it
goes into orbit, the launching of
other test globes will be aban
doned and attempt will be made
in January to put up the 20
inch instrumented satellite.
Salem (IP! A reciprocal
agreement for prevention of
livestock theft has been signed
by Robert J. Steward and Joe
Dwyer, state directors of agri
culture for Oregon and Washing
ton, respectively.
'No New Starts' Policy
now has been leaked out by
officials who have attended bud
get conferences.
Heavy handedness on public
work spending which appears
certain to show itself this year
is being traced to a key passage
in President Eisenhower's speech
at Oklahoma City ten days ago.
In explaining the need for step
ped up defense spending next
year, he said "I have reached a
clear conclusion, while some sav
ings may. still be squeezed, sav
ing of the kind we need can
come about only through cut
ting out or deferring entire cate
gories of activity. This will be
one of the hardest and most dis
tasteful tasks that the coming
session, of Congress must face.
The Crooked River project is
being shelved tentatively, infor
med sources said, because the
Ocheco irrigation district has
not signed a repayment contract
jN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1957
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Flier Recommends
Improved Program
At Senate Hearing
Tells Group Soviets
Lead in Both Missiles
Washington OP) Lt. Gen.
James H. Doolittle said today the
Russians are "certainly ahead"
of the United States in missiles
and "it is time to go all out"
to find a defense against con,
tinent-spanning rocket weapons.
Doolittle, a scientist, business
man and World War II flying
hero, appeared before the Sen
ate Preparedness subcommittee;
which is investigating the U.S.
missile and satellite programs.
"He threw at the committee a
series of recommendations, in
cluding a call for improved mis
sile development by this coun
try, and, warned:
"All this adds up to an imme
diate, substantial increase in our
military budget."
Doolittle told the senators that
the Soviet Union leads the U.S.
in development of both interme
diate and intercontinental range
ballistic missiles.
Calls for Action
He said the Strategic Air Force
needed more planes, missiles as
soon as they are available, ade
quate crews and airfields, more
flying time to operate on a
"maximum alert."
For air defense, he said, there
was a need for improved radar,
planes and missiles and more
rapid development of the SAGE
communications system. He. said
the Army and Navy also should
be given the money to do their
jobs.
He said antimissile defense
should include the means both
to detect and to destroy enemy
missiles.
The retired flier hero said the
primary reason for Russia's lead
was that the Soviets started
working sooner on missiles. He
said the Soviets started pushing
their development 11 years ago,
compared to four years ago for
the- U.S.
Soviet Wants World
Doolittle also testified that the
Russians have been working
harder, "even in the schools,"
"sacrificing more," and have "a
long-range, consistent plan" aim
ed at achieving world domina
tion. Doolittle said he agreed with
Dr. Edward Teller, a witness
Monday that the U.S. is behind
Russia in military preparedness.
The general said he believes
"the rate of Russian progress"
in science and technology bet
ters this country's. He testified
that Russia already has surged
past the U.S. in some of these
fields.
Senate Democratic leader Lyn
don B. Johnson told newsmen
earlier today that the nation's
only real security lies in build
ing up "a highly trained corp,s
of engineers and scientists capa
ble of meeting any threat." The
Texas Democrat is chairman of
the subcommittee.
Doolittle told the senators "the
one good thing Sputnik did was
to start .that awareness."
sent to it by the Reclamation
Bureau last month. Congress ap
propriated $850,000 to start this
project this year, and a prime
contract for construction . of
Prineville dam was scheduled
to be let next spring.
Reportedly the sprawling Co
lumbia basin project in central
Washington state is in the big
cut next year. There was no
word of cuts in the Rogue River
projects Talent unit. The Recla
mation Bureau generally is be
ing held' down, and the Army
Engineers are said to be getting
the same treatment at the Bud
get Bureau these days.
Tlie last time a "no new starts"
policy . was invoked was after
the Korean war began. The
same sense of urgency about
emphasizing military spending at
the expense of civilian activ
ities is now in the air in Washington.
Tribune
LOOKING FOR NEW HOMES Medford Fireman Ray Minger,
central station, holds up a few of the collection of dolls which
will be dressed and distributed to needy families Christmas
morning by Medford Lady Lions. Repair work on toys is com
ing along fine, according to Fire Chief Gordon Barker. He said
proceeds from the Firemen's Ball Thanksgiving day will be used
to help recondition toys. Tickets for the ball are available at
any fire station.
Central Point Gets
Branch Post Of f ice
The Central Point post office
will become a classified branch
of the Medford post office at
the close of business Friday, Nov.
29, according to Medford Post
master Moore Hamilton.
No change in operation of the
Central Point office is contem
plated until early in January,
1958, when city carrier service
will be installed at Central Point.
The city carrier service will in
clude foot-carrier service inside
the city, and mounted route serv
ice will be consolidated with
that of the Medford post office.
No Addresses Changed
- No addresses will be changed
with the transfer of the offices
Saturday, as the program of num
bering streets and roads around
Central Point, and between Med
ford and Central Point, has not
been completed. When the sys
tem is complete, most rural
addresses will consist of a road,
and number, and will not be
rural route box numbers. The
change in addresses will be made
in January, but post office offi
cials pointed out that those now
having Central Point addresses
will continue to have Central
Point addresses. In other words,
Central Point will retain its
postmark. !
Many residents between Med
ford and Central Foint have al
ready been given the new house
numbers, as have many in the
Four Corners and Orr Acres area
and postal officials point out that
either address, the old or the
new, may now be used.
For the time being, operation
of the Central Point office will
remain the same as in the past,
but some employees may be
transferred to the Medford office
after the first of the year.
George Evans, postmaster, will
remain at Central Point as sta
tion superintendent, with full
responsibility for the office. His
classification will be that of a
supervisor in the Medford office,
and he will be eligible for pro
motion in the supervisory ranks.
Other Employees
Other employees of the Cen
tral Point office are David R.
Allred, .assistant to the post
master; Charlotte A. Wernmark,
clerk; Verna Mae South, clerk;
WEATHER
FORECAST: Valley fog aeain
tonleht and Wednesday until
ahout noon. Partly cloudy
Wednesday afternoon.
Temp.
Hirhest Yesterday 39
Lowest this Mornine 33
Prec. to 5 p.m. Yesterday. Trace
Prec. to 4 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:15 a.m.
Sunset 4:42 p.m.
Moonset 9:54 p.m.
First Quarter ... Thursday night.
PROMINENT CONSTELLATION
Cassiopeia, high in v
north 8:42 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, low in south-
west 6:44 p.m.
Mars, rises 5:51 a.m.
Jupiter, in the south
east 8:33 a.m.
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Margaret Conger, clerk; and
Lewis W. Kilbourn and Howard
S. Schwab, rural route carriers.
Post office officials emphasized
that Central Point will remain
the address of those now having
Central Point addresses. If, in
the future, due to adjustments
of rural routes, it is necessary
to change some to Medford,
ample notice will be given. It is
not expected, however, that this
will occur except in a few
marginal cases. ,
When the city carrier service
is established in January, the
service to Central Point will be
considerably improved. All mail
ariving at Medford by air,
either air lift or air mail, will
be immediately delivered to the
Central Point office, giving Cen
tral Point the same air service
as that enjoyed by Medford. Out
going mail will also be picked
up at Central Point several times
daily, also giving "improved
service.
Four Burglaries
Occur In County
Four burglaries occurred last
night in Jackson county, local
law enforcement authorities said
today. Three of the burglaries
were in schools.
, Jackson county sheriff's offi
cers are investigating the bur
glary of Talent elementary
school where more than $12 in
cash was taken, they said."
Acts of vandalism were com
mitted in the Talent school
classrooms . which included the
smashing of several windows in
classroom doors. Entrance was
gained by breaking a window,
the deputies said.
A window in the office door at
the Lithia drive-in theatre was
broken and candy and cigarettes
taken, the deputies also re
ported. Two schools were also entered
in Ashland, city police there re
ported. Approximately $13 was taken
from the change box in -the of
fice of the junior high school, of
ficers said. Apparently a door or
window was left unlocked or
someone remained behind after
a school activity ended last night,
officers said. -
Thieves also broke into the
Briscoe school taking 12 cartons
of milk and part of a cake from
the cafeteria, police said. Only
the cafeteria door was pried
open, officers said.
Salem OPU-Formef State Sen.
John Merrifield, Portland, today
was named new chairman of the
Republican State Central Com
mittee's statewide standing can
didate's assistance committee.
Slight Impairment
Of Speech Noted,
Noon Bulletin Says
No Brain Hemorrhage
Indicated in Findings
Washington (UP)
The White House said to
day that President Eisen
hower has suffered a cere
bral attack.
"All findings indicate
no brain hemorrhage," it
said in a noon (PST),
bulletin.
It said he had suffered
"a slight impairment" in
speech, but that this had
"improved perceptibly."
The 67-year-old Presi
dent's physicians said he
must rest for several weeks
but will not have to go to
the hospital.
. The White House said that in
the "absence of other findings,"
and in the light of other factors,
"the outlook for complete recov
ery within a reasonable period
of time is excellent."
The President was put to bed
Monday afternoon suffering from
what the White House caller! "a
chill."
The first official public word
from his doctors about the na
ture of his illness came at noon
(PST) today.
They said he had suffered a
temporary speech impairment
during the night and that "this
confirms our original diagnosis
that the President suffered an
occlusion of the small branch of
the middle cerebral artery on
the left side."
Associate White House Press
Sfecretary Anne Wheaton at first
translated this ag "a slight
stroke."
Mrs. Anne Wleaton, acting
White House press secretary, is- -sued
the doctors' statement. In
handing it to reporters,- she at
tempted to summarize it for
them and used the expression "a
form of heart attack" in describ
ing the President's illness.
Close reading of the actual
statement did not support this.
Later Mrs. Wheaton apologized
for having misled reporters in
her excitement.
Shortly before 1 p.m. (PST)
she said it was "no form of heart
attack." She also said the doc
tors would not call it a "slight
stroke."
Mrs. Wheaton said the doctors
still had not given her a layman's
term for the President's illness
in simple language, pending a
later examination by visiting
neurologists.
She said a medical bulletin
was expected on their findings
probably around 3 or 4 p.m. PST.
But under persistent question
ing, she called in Maj. Gen.
Howard McC. Snyder, the Pres
ident's physieian, and later said
this was not accurate that
there was no evidence of a cere
bral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Wheaton said at 12:25
pjn. after checking with the
doctors, that "up to this mom
ent they would not describe it
as a slight stroke." She quoted
Snyder as saying he did not
know whether it was " a small
clot or a vascular spasm."
Delay Not Explained
Mrs. Wheaton said the medical
report was reviewed and ap
proved by Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon, Attorney General
William P. Rogers and Presiden
tial Assistant Sherman Adams
before it was released to report
ers. She was unable to explain
why the seriousness of the Pres
ident's illness was not made pub
lic until today although the med
ical bulletin made it clear that
he was examined Monday by
the specialists from Walter Reed
Army Medical center.
She said there would be an
other medical bulletin later to
day after the President has an
other examination.
The bulletin on the President's
condition was issued by his phy
sician, Dr. Snyder, and Lt. Gen.
Leonard Heaton, commanding of
ficer at Walter Reed.
It was the first official word
since 7:23 a.m. (PST) when the
White House issued a cryptic
statement that the President was
"progressing satisfactorily" but
that his doctors were "making a
further evaluation."
Nixon Stands By
Tension has been growing at
the White House in the mean
time. It developed that Nixon
and the government's top legal
authority, had been standing by
at the White House since 6 a.m.
(PST).
The President's attack follow
ed by little more than two weeks
his most recent physical check
up. He spent the night of Nov.
10 at Walter Reed hospital and
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