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I TheyH Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo The bcvs in the suds p4Rldk RJZZ ELDER STATESMAN WHErJ HE SPEAKS ON HIS SPEGALTY . -, ... r ,- i y vcAP. IN -FOREIGN H-MJiK-.--7 MATTER U3 r But the baqkeep who barely cot out op the third grade his views they shear by I V 9A ONEV7 What Dots. PIAUT. y 7Uroc' NOW.VOM -Mre V? BRUME I ONE &UY 1 I GOTTA I THAT MAKES THEY'D TGSKE THE WAMD fT SEKSE DUTY OPP CHEESE-IJ0 -J- TttLKlM' ttJoi I UtS SOMBRERO JY 1 W4S TAXED FOR SENDING US CDcuru kSlNGERS S VtX? sMDC KNOW YOUR i m ice BRUME A tw. i& ta fUAMX AUD 4 TIP OF -rue uatlo urir LCXJtf A MORALES, 6Z2CueSTMUTlVE SAH DKUNU, COUP. 12-9 Civic Leaders Reply to Critics Of Off-Street Parking Measure Two Medford civic leaders fired separate replies yester day at critics of the municipal off-street parking measure to be voted on here tomorrow. "There will always be those," Dr. D. Kirkland West, chairman of the mayor's ad visory committee on off-street parking said, "who, for some 'special interest' or other rea son real or imagined seek to oppose any measure of real significance or purpose for the betterment of our city, "They will detract and con demn - they will cast doubt and suspicion! In so doing, he said in his prepared state ment, "they do a great dis service to all of us." Appear at Roundlable Otto Ewaldsen, appearing at the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce weekly roundtable, answered an ob servation from Fred W. Con rad that some people were suspicious because the meas ure was appearing in a special election. Conrad said there was fear in some quarters that "special interests" were behind it "There is no special inter est involved in this election," Ewaldsen replied emphatically- Ewaldsen, (another advisory committee member), also stated that businesses with their own off - street parking facilities generally favored the measure. "Anyone who says parking lot operators are against it," he said, "is speaking probably of one person." x Parking Lot Operator He was evidently referring to George Goodman, a down town parking lot operator who has stated his opposition to the measure on the radio. Ewaldsen, like other pro ponents of the measure, em phasized that it was permis sive legislation." the main point is amendment of the charter to permit the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance acquisition, con struction and operation of off street parking facilities, he pointed out. Bond market authorities have assured city officials that this type of bond, backed by the full faith and credit of the city, would be the only type that could readily be sold. Outlines Steps Ewaldsen outlined the steps that would follow approval of the charter amendment. The next action, he said, would be proposing the spe cial assessment district for properties to be benefited After public hearings, the city council would establish the district by ordinance. Then, proposed parking fa cilities would be studied, with a special eye to cost figures, Once a facility was agreed up on, and the costs ascertained, general obligation bonds would be issued in the neces sary amount but not to ex ceed $500,000. The bonds would be paid off," in a maximum of 20 years by a combination of revenue from the facilities themselves, up to 25 per cent of parking meter revenue and special as sessments on property in the benefited district. Property Assessed This property, it is antici pated, would be assessed in varying degrees depending on the degree of benefit.'" Ewaldsen pointed out that parking lot operators in the vicinity of a large municipal facility could expect to bene fit through increased value of their property. "If a man operates a park ing lot and someone puts up a 400-car lot next to it," he said, "his property value will be increased." He said he based this on the fact that the property could subsequently by used for other purposes, such as erection of a building. He said failure to provide adequate off - street parking could result in declining pro perty values downtown. Charier Amended "Many, many years ago," Dr.' West stated, "there was no provision in city charters for the control or regulation of certain types of water, street or sewer districts. As the necessity for some orderly regulation of these new de velopments became evident - the charter was amended by a vote of the people to correct this situation. "We are .faced with a simi lar situation now. Our Med ford city charter does not carry a provision for the regu lation of off-street parking because in the 'horse and buggy' days when the charter was drafted there was no need for such a provision Today there is a definite need for such an amendment "We can no longer hide the problem. We can no longer close our eyes and hope that the cars will disappear and the parking confusion be solved. Instead, we must build the framework for a program of orderly regulation and di rection to this area of civic planning." Both men pointed out that the ballot measure is not a general tax levy. Medford Students Win Speech Tourney Three Medford High school students took top honors at last week's Pacific university speech tournament, according to debate coach, DeVere Taylor. Dean Goddard and Doug Kliever, both juniors, won first places in the men's divi sion debate. Jim Frake, a sophomore, took first place in the men's division extem pore speaking. Goddard also gained the finals of the men's division oratory, and the semi-finals of the men's division serious reading. Other semi -finalists all sophomores included Judy Sims and Diane Lewis, in women's division extempore speaking; Ken Wise in men's division extempore speaking; Mike Phillips in men's divi sion oratory; and Jerry Gas tineau and Bob Rix in men's Stephens Tops Poice Firing at Course Patrolman Berle E- Steph ens was top man in the regu larly scheduled Practical Pis tol course held bimonthly for members of the Medford po 1 i c e department. Stephens' score was 97.6. Other high scores were claimed by Lt. Jack E. Mc Millan, 96.4; Patrolman Frank J. Elsom, 94.4; and Chief of Police Charles Camplin, 94. Student Leaders. From Colleges in State at Meeting Ashland - Seventy-five col legians, representing student leaders in 11 Oregon colleges, met recently at Southern Ore gon college, Ashland, for the 16th annual convention of the Oregon Federation of Collegi ate Leaders. General conference meet ings were presided over by OFCL president, Jack Barry, Pacific university. Highlight of the convention was a series of discussion panels Friday and Saturday. Student body presidents from member institutions led the following group discus sions on pertinent college problems: "Purpose of OFCL" Bud Titus, University of Ore gon: . "Student - faculty Rela tions," Larry Willingham, Wil lamette universtiy; "Finances and Fund Raising," Harold Moore, Eastern Oregon col lege: "Intercollegiate Rela tions," Howard Chase, Lewis and Clark; "Orientation for Freshmen and Transfer Stu dents," Larry McKennon, Oregon State college. Other Groups "Student Structure of Gov ernment and Organization," Dean DeChaine, Portland State; "Public Relations," Bob Lee, Linfield; "Leadership Conferences," Bill Furrow, Oregon Technical Institute; Encouraging Student Partici pation," Jack Jossi; "Student Disciplinary and Judicial Problems," Don Helwig, Ore gon College of Education; and "Publications," Dick . Clark, Southern Oregon college. Josie Ward, Eastern Oregon college student and vice-presi dent of the OFCL, was coor dinator of discussion groups, and Sondra Roark, Willamet te, was secretary for the group. Convention plans, spear headed by George Olson, SOC host, included a banquet Sat urday night at which newly elected officers were installed. New officers are: Dick Clark, SOC, president; Bill Furrow, OTI, vice-president; and Betty Johnson, EOE, secretary. Ore gon State college was selected as the 1959 convention site with Dick Seideman as con vention host. " division humorous reading. More than 350 contestants representing 38 schools par ticipated, Taylor reported. The tournament was held Dec. 5 and 6 at the university Forest Grove. COMEDIAN'S SON DIES Hollywood-(DPD-George Bun ney, 65, , son of silent film comedian John Bunney, died Monday when fire gutted his room in an apartment house. AT LA ST.. . a Luxury Car without excessive, hard-to -park bulk! . NEW270 H.P Ambassador V-8 The New Concept in Luxury Cars from American Motors Easiest Parking You can park the compact 117-inch wheelbase Ambassador in spots other luxury cars have to pass up. . Finest V-8 Performance One of the most favorable power-to-weight ratios in the industry. Superb performance with economy. Easiest Handling What a joy to drive the Ambassador through traffic perfect for the highway. Get behind the wheel and see! New Luxury Interiors Decorator styled appointments of the highest quality. New Personalized Comfort Individual sectional sofa front seats adjustable headrests reclining seat backs. 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Matson President Randolph Sevier said that an agreement will be made in the next few weeks for Sheraton to operate the hotels on a management fee basis until the sale is com pleted. When the sale is completed, Sevier said, arrangements will be worked out for the transfer of Matson's hotel personnel to the Sheraton organization. About 1,000 workers are in volved. "Consumation of this con tract will allow the company to concentrate more fully on its passenger and freight oper ations to Hawaii and other areas in the Pacific, and in crease the opportunity for local Republican and commu nity leaders, said he attribut ed his success to the fact "we broke out of the hallowed halls of the Republican party -we went out to meet the people." Personal Application Instead of attending the ral lies set up by his party, Hat field said "we spent our time handshaking at saw mills. My wife was at supermarkets do ing the same. I think it was the personal application." Hatfield arrived Monday by plane to attend the West ern Republican Conference. He was one of the few Re publicans in the nation to defeat a Democrat incumbent. He has been asked to tell the conference about his system this Thursday. Hatfield said that Vice President Richard M. Nixon telephoned him after the elec tion to congratulate him. "He told me the most stupid blunder Republicans made was to embrace the right to work legislation," Hatfield said. "I agree with Mr. Nixon on that." 4-H Club News Happy Stitchers The Happy Stitchers sew ing club held its second meet ing Dec. 6, at the home of our leader, Mrs. Becker. ' After the business meeting we worked on our needle cases, which we had started at the first meeting. We learned the blanket stitch with which we finished our needle cases. The girls compared sewing boxes which they had cov ered. Our next meeting will be held during the Christmas Holidays. Cherylee Becker, Reporter Hatfield said the trend is away from Republican con servatism of the past. "I think we had definite mill stones around our neck in the past election in the way of candidates," he said. Asked to name names, he paused and then stuck his chin out: ' "There was Bricker (of Ohio), Malone (of Nevada) and there was Knowland (of California)-frankly I don't think he was one of pur great est selections. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, December 9, 19SS S "I tnink we had too many men who don't know we are in the 20th century. The peo ple I've mentioned didn't real ize that you have to stay, in touch with ' the people-not wait until six weeks before the election." - Swems A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA W894 Frank's own Christmas greetings. Popular and traditional favorites. , Gordon Jenkins' chorus . and orchestra. Books - Gifts - 217 E. Main - 398 Records Medford PShWO liis fVbar at JSJte &t$Si isS ' . 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