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iflseDitomir Says K-15 i-r - . - ' A I PROPOSED ROLLER RINK-Shown above is the artist's sketch of the proposed Med ford Roller Skating rink, which will be con structed just north of the planned Sears -Roebuck and company building at the cor Roller Skating Rink Planned on Eagles Property Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Baker, 128 Keeneway dr., Medford, former operators of the Ash land Skateway, today an nounced plans for construc tion of a roller skating rink in Medford. The building, which will be 90 feet by 160 feet, with a parking area, is expected to cost about $100,000, Baker said, with construction sched uled to start as soon as pos sible, perhaps later this week. The rink will be built just north of the proposed Sears, Roebuck and company new store in the Jackson st.-Biddle rd. shopping center. The rink will face south on a street which is planned to extend from Biddle rd. eastward. Baker pointed out that the rink is being sponsored by the Medford Eagles lodge, and is part of tentative plans for an extensive youth center in the area.- The property on which the rink will be constructed is owned by the 'Eagles. Baker said all new equip ment will be used, and he plans to have about 600 pairs of roller skates to rent. The facility will include seating capacity for about 300 spec tators, soft drinks and other light concessions. Off-street parking will be provided. The Medford rink will be the 18th rink operated by Bak er, he said. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have operated rinks in Modesto, Marysville, Yuba City, Orville, Weed and Duns muir, Calif., and in 1938 start ed the Ashland Skateway. A former professional roll er skater himself, Baker said he plans to conduct both be ginners and advanced roller skating classes when the build ing opens. He said construction will take about 4 days once start ed.' Myers D. Jones, Medford, is contractor. " Wendt Appointed to Special Committee' County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt was appointed to a special committee on roads at a meeting of the. Associa tion of Oregon Counties com mittee in Portland this week. Wendt represents southern Oregon on the committee, which will study uniform reg ulations and penalties on overload and overweight transportation on county roads, uniform permits, and standards on roads in subdivisions. Make Medford Beautiful - I r AS, - JUNK JUNGLE-The overflow of second-hand merchandise from stores along Highway 99 gives the visitor an unfortu nate impression of "poor housekeeping." It invites shop lifters too. Such cluttered scenes as this arise from inade quate interior space. Fenced storage areas would help remedy the situation. This photograph is another in the Mail Trib une's series inventorying areas that could be improved in the "Make Medford Beautiful" campaign. Group Formed to Study Fairgrounds Possibilities Here A seven-member committee was appointed last night to study further the possibilities of either improving the pres ent county fairgrounds or of obtaining new property. During last night's special public meeting at the fair grounds south of Medford, Dick Watson, Medford busi nessman, ' was elected chair man. The committee will study which would be cheap er and more adequate im prove the present grounds, or purchase new property, pos sibly the 54 -acre Jackson County Sheriff's Posse grounds. , Committee members,' . be- sides Watson, 'are Harry Chipman. Medford: Francis Cheney, Central Point: Mrs. Everett B. Gibson, Central Point; Howard Bush, Med ford; Delmar Smith, Central Point, and Francis Krause, Applegate. Study Plans " The committee will study plans of the grounds to deter mine how the present 30 acres of space can best be used. It also plans to study the feasibility of repairing Porter to Speak On Basin Plans Rep. Charles O. Porter will speak on conservation and possible development of the Rogue River basin at a meeting at Mrs. Katherine Heffernan's home on Ross lane Sunday. At the non-partisan meet ing, Porter will address all persons interested in conser vation and basin develop ment. Mrs. Heffernan empha sized the meeting will be non-political. Porter is scheduled to ar rive in Jackson county Fri day for the Candidates' Fair sponsored by the League of Women Voters at Hedrick Junior High school at 8 p.m. ' Monday, Oct. 20, the con gressman is scheduled to par ticipate in coffee hours in Phoenix and Medford. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Porter will tour sawmills and visit area communities. Wednesday, the congress man will address Southern Oregon college students in Churchill hall at 10 a.m. CifiFT ner of Jackson st. and Biddle rd. Being sponsored by the Medford Eagles lodge, the rink will be operated by Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Baker, and is a part of a tentatively planned youth center by the Eagles. the present fair buildings and adding new ones, and will compare the cost of this to purchasing and adapting the posse grounds on Sage road to fair purposes. All buildings should be planned for year- around use, it was pointed out. Ultimate committee aim is to inform the citizens of the county and the county court of the need for improved fair grounds. A group of Medford busi nessmen is interested in buy ing the posse grounds for the county and holding them until the county court can provide the' necessary money for the purchase, Watson told the group, which represented all sections of the county. How ever, the group would have to be assured of the interest of the county court, he said. County Commissioners Ralph James and Chester Wendt said today they are pleased so much intrest has been shown in development of county fairgrounds. Make Firm Bid The group of interested businessmen have made a firm bid of $35,000 for the posse grounds, Watson said. .Meet ing with posse members last Thursday Watson learned that $32,955 has been invested in the grounds with the Sheriffs Mounted Posse having control ling interest. The organization plans to advertise the grounds for sale throughout the state for at least $40,000 at first. After four weeks and no bidders, the posse would accept not less than $32,955 plus money to clear additional debts. Seal ed bids would be asked. It might be possible to ac quire a piece of bureau of land management land next to the fairgrounds and obtain a written agreement for use of the armory for fair activi ties, Krause, of the county fair board, suggested. Gives Background Giving .the background of the county fairgrounds, Smith said originally the land south of Medford provided facilities for all. During the depression years, the fair dwindled in in terest until there was no inter est during World War II when the grounds were used .for military purposes. Lane county has' 29 acres, with every building used for a number of different activi ties. Smith said. ' Krause said Lane county has spent $355,000 a year dur ing the last three years for f a i r g r o und improvements. Grants Pass has been building its fairgrounds; he added. Jo sephine county expends $16,000 a year" for such a proj ect. A fair is non-supporting and must pay its way through other 'activities on the grounds, it was pointed out. Sfich grounds should be lo cated near the city, be com pact and have a full-time fair manager, it was recommended. Tusow Promoted to Police Sergeant DeLaire ((Larry) F. Tusow, Medford city police officer, was promoted to sergeant ef fective today, according to Chief of Police Charles Champlin. Tusow, formerly a patrolman assigned to the de tective division, will be first platoon sergeant on the mid night to 8 a.m. shift. He has been a member of the local police department for more than four years. Replacing Tusow in the de tective division is Keith 'M. Gildesgard, formerly first platoon sergeant. UNWE LED Unique Ship Designed To Take Man To Unknown High Altitude Research Scheduled Inglewood, Calif.-flJPD-America's first manned space craft, the rocket powered X15 is to be rolled from its assembly line today to get ready for the great adventure into the unknown. The initial look at the unique research ship, de scribed as a cross between an airplane and a true future space ship, is expected to show a 50-foot long cylindri cal fuselage with a single bar rel engine capable of 60,000 pounds of thrust to the fringe of the atmosphere. Vice President Richard M Nixon was named as principal speaker for the rollout cere monies on the flight ramp at Los Angeles International Airport where the X15 was built by North American Aviation. A press corps of- several hundred persons- was invited to be the eyes of the nation and the world at the historic event. Designed for Research Artist Sketches -already have shown the X (for experi mental) 15 to be pencil-thin with diamond-shaped wings like cleaver blades, stubs of control surfaces, a" sharp tail fin and a small bulge at the nose where the cockpit is sit uated. Basically, the X15 was de veloped for the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion to carry a man higher and faster than ever before. It is designed for research at altitudes greater than 100 miles and at speeds between 3,600 and 4,000 miles an hour. At its maximum range, the vehicle would be some 528, 000 feet into therealm. of space, or more than five times as high as man alone has ever gone. Holmes to Arrive Friday Morning Governor Robert D. Holmes, who is seeking reelection in the general election Nov. 4, will arrive in Medford at 10:40 a.m. Friday, James Red den, Jackson county Demo cratic party chairman, an nounced today.' After his arrival, he will go to Grants Pass, where he will have lunch and conferences, returning to Medford for a safety award presentation at the YMCA at 3 p.m. , Between 3:30 and 5 p.m., he will tour local mills and the Camp White industrial area, and between 6 and 7 at tend the .Democratic Social club dinner at the Rogue Val ley Country club. The dinner is open to the public. Reserva tions should be made at Democratic head quarters, telephone SPring 2-4737. A television appearance is scheduled between 7:15 and 7:20 p.m. Friday before he at tends the Candidates Fair at Hedrick Junior High school. A "coffee with your gover nor" session is scheduled be tween 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sat urday at the home of Gordon Hudson, candidate for State senator. Gov. and Mrs. Holmes plan to leave Medford at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, Red den said. James Hatfield to Attend Fair Here James Hatfield, Salem real estate appraiser, will repre sent his cousin, Mark Hat field, Republican candidate for governor, at the Medford League of Women Voters sponsored Candidates Fair at Hedrick Junior High school Friday night. In a letter to League offi cials, Mark Hatfield said hfs "schedule on your particular date is so closely booked that it is just not possible to make a flight down and back. I am truly sorry that I cannot be there for your meeting and hope you will explain to your membership my regret at not being able to be with you." James" Hatfield is a former president of the State Young Republican federation, and he was an alternate delegate to the Republican national con vention in 1956, and a presi dential elector. 53rd Year Medford 20 Pages regomi Tax SHroctuire Said onbygh ffoir Stages Needs Salem (UPD Oregon's tax structure is adequate to raise required revenue, but it can't stand substantial increases. That was the major con clusion of Dr. John F. Sly, Princeton, N.J., tax expert, in his second of three reports on the state's tax structure. Other major conclusions: . . . The tax structure is not out of line with neighboring states, but is on the high side. ... It is generally fair to all taxpayers and is adaptable to economic conditions. The study was called for by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Specific conclusions and recommendations will be con tained in a third report. Dr. Sly's 48 page report entitled "the present and po tential tax structure of Ore gon" also found these to be sensitive points in the tax structure: Flury Arrested On Indictment From Grand Jury Ted R. Flury, 54, of route 1, box 586, Eagle Point, secretary-manager of the Eagle Point Irrigation district, was arrested at his home this morning by Jackson county sheriff's deputies on a grand jury indictment. He is charged with the "ac ceptance of consideration by public official for services rendered for a person dealing with a public body." Flury was scheduled to be arraigned in circuit court early this afternoon. "District " Attorney "Thomas J. Reeder requested a grand jury investigation of the dis trict following complaints by Mrs. Ann Todd, Eagle Point water-user and candidate for a seat on the board in the November election. , ' Mrs. Todd, who has charg ed alleged improper practices by Flury, accused him in par ticular of having a personal interest in the district's con tract with the California Ore gon Power company. This is in violation of Oregon sta tutes, she claimed. Flury has denied any "in tentional corruption" in the district. Last month he de scribed the Copco contract as responsible for a sound finan cial situation in the district. The contract allows the power company to use dis trict water for a power sta tion at Nichols Gap in re turn for paying the district for maintenance and improve ment work on the main can al bringing the water to the station. Ike Will Make Scientist Decision Washington - (UPD - Presi dent Eisenhower said today that he himself will make the final decision on the contro versial move by the new civil ian space agency to take over 2,000 Army missile scientists, including Dr. Wernher von Braun. Indignant Army officials were reported preparing a di rect appeal against the move to . the President. A spokes man for T. Keith Glennan, head of the new civilian agency, said "no decision has been made" but acknowledged that various transfers from from the Army were under consideration. At his news conference to day, Eisenhower said no de cision has yet been taken on transferring scientists and fa cilities to the new agency. . WEATHER FORECAST: Considerable hig cloudiness through Thursday. Low tonight 40. High Thursday near 75. Temp. Highest Yesterday 80 Lowest this Morning 39 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:30 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:25 a.m. Moonset tonight 7:54 p.m. First Quarter Oct. 19 PROMINENT CONSTELLATION Cassiopeia, high in the north east at moonset, will be sinking in the northwest in the morn ing twilight. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, low in south west . 7:11 p.m. Mars, high in south east 1:10 .m. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1958 ... In the burden of state and local taxes relative to per capita income, Oregon is sec ond highest among the far western states in terms of "tax sacrifice." ... In the $3,000 personal income tax bracket Califor nia's state and local taxes are almost double those . of Ore gon, and Washington's are three times as high. Almost Double ... In the $15,000 brack et, Oregon's state and local taxes are almost double those of Washington and are 16 per cent more than California's. . . . Failure to accord capi tal gains special income tax treatment for a state seeking industrial expansion and risk capital is questionable. Some modification in this area has already been suggested by the governor. 'Keep The Pot Plans for 'Oregon Centennial Week1 In County Told Plans for an "Oregon tennial Week" in . Jackson county, to be held early in January, were laid by the board of the Jackson County Centennial association yester day. The event is scheduled to arouse a maximum of public interest and enthusiasm for the state's 100th birthday celebration early during the birthday year, 1959. The date of Oregon's ad mission to the union is Feb. 14, and the Centennial week O.K. Transfer Case Affirmed by Court Salem (UPD An injunction obtained in Jackson county by the public utility commis sioner to restrict the O.K. Transfer Company from its "U-Drive"- carrier operations was affirmed by the Oregon' Supreme Court today. The commissioner had main tained that the company was transporting property at rates different from those specified in its tariffs and that such ac tivities constituted transporta tion for hire carrier service. Solicitor Not Backed By Police Department A solicitor for advertising and memberships in the Na tional Peace Officers Associa tion, Inc., of Omaha, Neb., in the Medford area, does not have the endorsement of the Medford City police depart ment, Chief of Police Charles Champlin reported today. Chief Champlin reported that several merchants had contacted him reporting that the solicitor claimed police department backing. The po lice chief explained that the department does not have any objection to the association, but that he had not given written endorsement of the group . for advertising purposes. . . . Forty per cent of the personal income tax -yield comes from incomes of $10, 000 or more, about the same ratio as that of the federal income tax laws. Sly had favorable com ments to make on the admin istration of real and personal taxation, . but cautioned that taxing of personal property still remains as a major prob lem.,. Approaches Confiscation Sly said the state reapprai sal program, 39 per cent com pleted, is creating uniform ity of treatment of all tax payers, but it may be ques tioned whether the system of the posted ratio does as much as a state-wide uniform ratio might do to that end. Assessments have, in all but a few counties, achieved a desirable uniformity of-ratio applied to the principal Boiling, Folks' Cen-lwill in effect be a "kick-off" of Jackson county's participa tion in the celebration a month before the actual birth date, A variety of community events will be conducted, the board members said. The board also is seeking opinions on whether or not Jackson county should spon sor a bopth at the Portland Centennial exposition. A com mittee headed by John Pletsch is sounding out public opin ion, and would be glad to hear the views of residents. Pletsch can be reached at the Jackson County Federal Sav ings and Loan association. Some people interested in the Centennial feel that the county should be represented at the Portland show, while others feel that the necessary funds could be better spent locally in planning, coordin ating and sponsoring events in Jackson county during the Centennial year, and particu larly the tourist months of June, July and August. The Centennial group de cided to ask the assistance of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce in locating the site of an information booth, which it is planned to erect near the summit of the Siski- yous, to provide Centennial and tourist information to visitors to the state. The Centennial association board meets weekly to work on plans for the birthday celebration. UO President Named To Education Council Eugene-ttTPD-The University of Oregon today hailed the election of its president, Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, to the chairmanship of American Council on Education: Dr. Wilson succeeds Lawrence A. Kimpton, . president of the University of Chicago, as head of the Council that now num bers more than 1100 institu tions in its membership. Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 176 classes of real property, the report stated, but business personal property assessments still stand out as a major problem area. In referring to limintations of Oregon's tax base, Sly said that the personal income tax had the unique - limit of be ing tied closely to the feder al income tax, -which in the upper brackets, approaches confiscation. Has Limitations , He added that corporate net income tax likewise has limitations and that its rate structure must not be."out-of-line" with competitive states. The general property tax, Sly said, also had restrictions and was subject to more con stitutional and statutory re straints than any other tax. The final report is due about Nov. 25. Accident Victim Dies of Injuries; 13th in County Eugene Richard Taylor, 23, of 199 Mead st., Ashland, died yesterday afternoon in a lo cal hospital of injuries re ceived in a one-car accident early Monday: morning, cording to state police. ac- Taylor suffered a skull fracture, a broken jaw and leg and. internal injuries, ac cording to reports. - tie was driving south on Highway 99 , just north of Phoenix when the car failed to negotiate a slight curve, state police said. The accident occurred about 1:20 : am Monday. - . ' : The car traveled t about 32 feet along the shoulder, struck a California Oregon Power company pole, several highway ' signs, and went 80 feet into a nearby orchard, police said. ' A passing motorist noticed the accident and asked a nearby resident to call po lice. The traffic fatality was the 13th in Jackson county this year, compared to ,23 at this time last year. It was the fifth traffic fatality in the county in the past month. Dag Outlines Plan For 'Peace Force' United Nations, N.Y. UPD Secretary-general Dag : Ham- marskjold today outlined plans for a U.N. "peace force." He said it would never be used in combat operations or be involved in internal conflicts. Hammarskjold's rules and principles for the use and re cruitment of a U.N. peace force were based on the ex perience of U.N. Emergency Force now , on duty in the Gaza Strip and observer groups in Lebanon. . The question of a stand-by peace force, suggested by President Eisenhower Aug. 13, was expected to be de bated by the 81-nation Main Political Committee at the end of next week. Political Rally Set At Central Point School Central Point - A non-partisan political rally will be held at the Central Point Jun ior High school gymnasium here at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Parent Teacher associa tions in District 6C are spon soring the event. Candidates seeking state, county and city offices in Cen tral Point and Gold Hill have been invited. Candidates will be required to keep talks to two minutes, and the Central Point band will 'act as time- Bill Abbott, Gold Hill, will be master of ceremonies. Mrs. C. B. Chamberlain, Central Point, is in' charge of arrange ments. There will be no charge for child care, which will be provided in the home economics room at Central Point Junior High. A social hour will follow Voluntary Cut In Nationalist Troops Wanted Allies Believed in Support of Policy Washington -(UPD-'- President Eisenhower said today the United States is not goine to try to coerce Chiang Kai-shek into reducing his Chinese Na tionalist .forces on- Quemoy and the other offshore islands. He strongly indicated, how- . ever, that the U.S. would wel come a Voluntary reduction by the Chinese Nationalists. He said he had made no secret that he thought Chiang had ' too tnany troops there. The President was asked at his news conference whether this country was seeking to persuade Chiang to remove . some of his troops from the offshort islands. Eisenhower replied that he felt it was not logical to. have so much military manpower there but added that the U.S. was not going to try to coerce , an ally on something the ally believed vital to his very ex istence. Asked whether he would welcome a voluntary reduc-., tion.of force by Chiang, the President said he saw no ad- . vantage in making at this time any public statement that might be misinterpreted in Formosa. . The President did not an- swer directly a question as to whether the U.S. had shift- . ed its position on the offshore islands since Sept. 30. It was then that Secretary of State ; John Foster Dulles indicated the administration would urge , Chiang to sharply reduce his . offshore island garrisons if j the Chinese Reds agreed to a . dependable cease fire. Claims Support of Allies j The President also made these points: -He believes, from state ments of allied leaders in Eu- . rope, that they firmly support . the U.S. policy of not giving ' ground before Communist force or threats of force in . the Far East. : . ... ' ; : . -Chiang has not indicated, , so far as the President knows, -that he would agree to reduc- ing his Quemoy and , Matsu -forces if the U.S. beefed up Nationalist firepower on those islands. - '-He ' described the recent . bombings of Jewish syna gogues as the work of hood- .' lums and latter-day Al O; pones and thought it was, a complete insult that . on oc casion the bombers described ; themselves as members of the Confederate underground." U.S. Spending Too Much -He. indicated that he- felt preliminary plans for the fed eral budget for fiscal 1960 were too high. He said that he believed the government was spending too much money and that these expenditures should be reduced to the low est possible point. -He dismissed criticism or. his World War II strategy by Field Marshal Montgomery on the grounds that the allies won the war in far less time than expected or estimated , even by such authorities as former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Montgom ery had said that Eisenhower's strategy had prolonged tne defeat of Germany. Prices Paid Oregon Farmers Said Higher Corvallis-IUPD-Prices paid to Oregon farmers went up dur ing the month ended Sept. 15, according to Oregon State Col lege - economist Mrs. Elvera Horrell. She said farm prices in Oregon advanced one per cent during that period while in the rest of the nation the average was three per cent. talks, at -which time candi dates will be available for personal interviews. Refresh ments will be served. Hosts will be H. P. Jewett, superintendent of . District 6C schools; Arthur Straus, prin cipal of Crater 'High school; Roy Henry, president of Cra ter High PTA; George Johns and C. A. Myers, principals of the Central Point elementary and Jewett Primary schools; Mrs. William Colley, president of the combined Parent Teach er association of the two schools; Gilbert Mack, prin cipal of the Hanby and Pat- rick - schools; H.. D.- Force, president of the Gold Hill Parent Teacher association; William Brewster, principal . of the Sams Valley school; and Vic Croxton, president of Sams Valley Parent Teacher association. - .4
