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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
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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. -
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