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I Duncan Says Local People Must Lead County to Home Rule Now Lofcal hands mlist now take the reins to lead Jackson coun ty toward "home rule," Rep. Robert Duncan (D-Medford) said Monday. The present c&inty court is the best agency to get this project on the road, Duncan told a small audience at the weekly Jackson County Chamber of Commerce round table luncheon. He noted that the 1959 leg islature simply passed an en abling measure as authorized by the voters last November. "The next step is up to the local unit," he said. Resources Legislation Duncan, speaker of the House at this year's Salem session, also discussed legis lation applying to Rogue river . water resources, bonding for Highway 42 and the Astoria ' bridge project, provisions for ; persons displaced by highway right of way acquisition and , unemployment compensation. Asked if a model "home rule" charter, had been or ', would be prepared for coun ; ties setting out to reorganize, 1 he replied no, each county was to develop a form of govern ! ment best suited to its own needs This flexibility, Duncan said, is a definite advantage. "We can devise any type of government we want down here," he commented. Other Enabling Laws Several other states that have passed such enabling laws have provided, it is un derstood, one or more model charters. The purpose of the "home rule" movement is to strength en county government, make it more efficient, improve its services and permit if to act on local needs that might oth erwise languish for years pending action on the state level. A resolution by the county court would be the easiest way to set the wheels in motion for developing "home rule" planning, Duncan said. A ma jority vote of the three-member court would be required. As an alternative, the en abling legislation provides for an initiative petition from qualified voters. The next step would be es tablishment of a "home rule" committee to set about draft ing a charter proposal. Four II II' I II I 1 yj A? '; ' Ak' .',nV;; ': '-i,;Mi.7'M, lilli2slliiB0rlilii 1 t i It i FUND CAMPAIGN A campaign for funds for the City of Hope National Medical Center near Pasadena, Calif., will be conducted in the Medford area by volunteer workers tonight. Patients in the children's wing, like the one shown above, are benefitted from funds from the campaign. More Atomic Tests Said Needed To Fill Gaps in Knowledge Washington (DPD Experts said today that more atomic tests are needed to fill gaps in knowledge of what an H bomb war would do to the warring nations and the world. They made this suggestion as a congressional atomic en ergy subcommittee continued hearings on the "biological and environmental effects of a nuclear war." The subcommittee was told Monday that a major nuclear attack on the United States would destroy or make unus able for varying periods half the nation's total dwellings. , For the purpose of the hear ings, the subcommittee as sumed that on a "typical Oc tober day" an aggressor hit 224 target areas in the United States with; 60 H-bombs rang ing in power from one to 10 megatons. One megaton equals one million tons of TNT. Total Megatonnage Counting bombs dropped on Allied targets in Western Eu rope and U. S." retaliatory bombing of the aggressor's homeland, the total megaton nage in this hypothetical war adds up to 4,000. As the hearings went into their second day, the subcom mittee sought to learn from expert witnesses details of what nuclear blast, fire, ra diation, and fallout do to hu man beings. The survivors of the A bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have given the world much information on this score. But scientists can't relate this information pre cisely to radiation dosage be cause they lack detailed in formation on just what dose the two wartime bombs deliv ered at certain distances. In stimony late Monday, Dr. G. S. Hurst of the Atomic Energy Commission's Oak Ridge, Tenn., National Labo ratory suggested matter-of-factly that "the most effective way" to get the needed data "would be to detonate recon structions of the two weapons fired over Japan." Basis for Correlation "Air dose measurements from these devices," he said, '"would then complete the in formation needed on radiatjon dose and would provide a basis for the correlation of medical effects in Japan with radiation dose." This proposal was endorsed today by other scientific wit nesses plagued by other gaps in knowledge about weapons effects. One atomic authority said that if the current test suspension hadn't been order ed, the United States would have set off two devices in Nevada to get the information sought by Hurst and others. Marilyn Monroe Undergoes Surgery N e w Y 'o r k 0PD Actress Marilyn Monroe underwent a gynecological operation at Le nox Hill hospital this morn ing. Her doctor said her con dition was "excellent." Miss Monroe, wife of play write Arthur Miller, entered the hospital Monday after, noon. Miller accompanied the actress to the hospital and was with her after the opera tion this morning. The blonde actress has tried to have children, but recently suffered a second miscarriage while making a movie. Her doctor, Mortimer Rodg ers, made the announcement that she had undergone gyne cological surgery and said her condition after the operation was excellent. However, he refused to elaborate. SENIOR MASTER DIES Leonia, N.J.-Capt. Reginald S. Kean, 66, senior master of the New York-based vessels of the Furness Lines, died Sun day of a heart attack. He would have been 67 today. committee members would be appointed by the county court, again by a majority vote. Four more would be. appointed by the county's state senators and representatives. These eight would in turn name a ninth committee mem ber, at least five votes being necessary for the appoint ment. The committee, as Duncan explained it, would be requir ed to hold at least one public hearing in the course of its efforts. Final approval of a proposed charter would come at the polls. River Legislation Turning to the Rogue river legislation, Duncan said he considered the deletion of "in dustry" from acceptable wa ter uses more than offset by the inclusion of "fish," "wild life" and "recreation." Asked why the legislature did not accept the use recom mendations of the state water resources board, which includ ed "industry," Duncan re plied that distrust was not di rected at the board itself. "The big problem of course is the technology of disposal of wastes," he explained. Opposition to industrial use, he said, was partly directed against the possible lack of good faith of management, which might risk a penalty from the state to further its own interests even though in discriminate waste disposal could wreak havoc with mi grating fish. 'Inherent Distrust' In addition, he said, there was "an inherent distrust at this point of the state of tech nology in rendering harmless these effluents." "We have a very substantial industry down here," Duncan continued, "the tourist indus try." He noted that the Rogue to be a tourist attraction must continue' to boast "a clear stream flow." The time has not yet come, he stated, when technological advances can reasonably as sure that use of water for in dustrial purposes will not re duce that water's appeal to tourists. . "To sacrifice one for the other doesn't make sense to me," Duncan said. With respect to the meas ure authorizing a bond issue to finance construction of the Astoria bridge and improve ments of Highway 42, Duncan defended paying for the bridge and sharply criticized using such funds for local highway projects. Interstate Project The bridge, he stated, would be an interstate project. He pointed out that Oregon now has sole responsibility for the ferries which cross the Colum bia river at Astoria. These boats, he said, are obsolete and operate at a loss which Oregon must underwrite. Highway 42, Duncan said, was strictly an interior state project. "I think a bad prece dent has been set," he com mented. "If I ever go back there (to the legislature), there are going to be bills for bond Issues for roads in Jackson county." Asked about a new law re quiring the state highway de partment to provide informa tion concerning properties available for rental or pur chase for persons displaced from their homes by highway right of way acquisition, Dun can explained that this provi sion would take the form of a committee offering advice. He pointed out that while the measure also authorizes the state highway commission to match federal funds in fi nancial assistance to such dis placed persons, no federal funds are yet available for this purpose. ' Compensation Duncan said he was "par ticularly proud" of the legis lature's work in the field of unemployment compensation. He said that while this sub ject was one of the most diffi cult, it was one in which he thought the solons had come closest to a satisfactory solu tion. He explained that the new legislation would eliminate from eligibility many tempo rary workers such as those employed during the local fruit picking season and "pre serve funds for those employ ed legitimately in the labor market who lose their jobs through no fault of their own." When You Need Cash DIAL Whether it be . . . $50, $500, or $1,500 Use the Tele-Lean Plan to solve your money problem! simple as dialing your phone. Just group all your old bills, add any cash you may need and then dial our number. AMERICAN FINANCE CORPORATION 123 WEST MAIN PHONE SP 2-6201 Medford Woman Injured in Crash On Kings Highway Edna PurselL 79, of 508 Plum st., Medford, was in ed. Driving the car was Lany accident at Kings highway and Garfield st., state police reported. She was taken to Rogue Valley hospital with a pos sible broken arm and possible other injuries. Hospital offici als this morning said her con dition was good. Her car collided with a car driven by Mrs. Patricia A. Wright, 23, of 3653 South Highway 99. Mrs. Wright suf fered a cut lip, police said. A passenger in her car, Norma J. Buttram, 26, of the same address, was reported un injured. Extensive damage was done to both cars. An 8-year old Shady Cove boy, Timothy Meyer, is in Sa cred Heart hospital with a broken left hip today, follow ing an accident yesterday morning near Shady Cove. His condition was reported as good. Police said his bicycle collided with a pickup truck driven by Lawrence J- Ellis, 29, of Eagle Point. Five Are Cut Five youngsters suffered cuts and abrasions in an acci dent near Brownsboro last night when a driver failed to manage a curve and his car went off the shoulder of the road and rolled, police said. They were taken to Sacred Heart hospital by ambulance but police said they suffered no serious injuries. The pas sengers in the car were Helen M. Vickoren, 13, and Carol E. Vickoren, 15, both of Eagle Point Hans Hazen, 17, of Troutdale, and Leland M. Jones of Portland. The driver of the car was Cartee J. Wood, 16, no address given. A car and a lumber truck collided yesterday afternoon at Beall lane and Bursell rd., police said. No injuries result ed Driving the car was Larry S. Howard, 17, of 652 Beall lane, and driver of the truck was Merle D. Waterbury, 32, of 331 Kenneth st., Medford. State police said they, would issue a complaint against Howard for violation of the basic rule, and one against Waterbury for no operator's license. The left front end of Howard's car sustained exten sive damage. Highway Project Bids To Be Opened Salem (IJfD B ids will be opened on 10 highway proj ects July 1, as originally scheduled, the State Highway Department announced today. The scheduled bid opening was uncertain until late last week when the heavy con struction tieup was broken by the settlement of the Pile Dri vers' strike. Bids will be received until 9 a.m. July 1 by the depart ment.. The contracts will be awarded at a July 2 meeting of the State Highway Commission. According to the National Bureau of Standards, women drivers use 10 to 20 per cent more road space than the average motorist. Participation Airport Pla Participation by tenants in long-range planning for Medford airport was suggest ed yesterday by Robert Kagy, federal aviation agency of ficial here. This participation, as pro posed by Kagy and other ten ants at yesterday's monthly meeting with Airport Man ager Richard Hogan, would include advice and assistance in inventorying improvement needs and assigning priorities to specific projects. "We know what goes ' on out here and you don't," Bob Church, meteorologist in charge of the.U. S. weather bureau at the airport; told Hogan. He explained that since Hogan's time was divid ed between the airport and his city hall purchasing agent's desk he could not be expected to keep fully in formed of airport develop ments. "I'm perfectly willing to include you" in such plan ning, Hogan replied. Questioned on Schedule Hogan was questioned on a new- schedule of airport fees and charges which he has submitted to City Man ager Robert A. Duff. The city council last month authorized preparing this schedule sub ject to its final approval. I Brian Douglass of Rogue Flying service and other ten nants asked a chance to see and discuss the proposed schedule. Hogan replied that this would be impossible "un til it goes to the city council for approval." The schedule is "in a , very preliminary stage" and "not ready to go to the council yet," Hogan said. Hogan said afterward that he hoped the council would receive the schedule for con- Queen Elizabeth Tours Quebec Quebec City (DPD Queen Elizabeth II sailed into the heart of French Canada today to present colors to a battle seasoned regiment whose troops take orders only in French. A one hour and 45 minute visit with officers and men of the Royal 22nd regiment, the "Van Doos" of World Wars One and Two, was scheduled as the highlight of the queen's 13 hour call at Quebec. The "ancient capital" of Canada is the first major city of more than 100 communi ties that the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, have listed on their 45 day, 15,000 mile tour of this country. The Queen sailed here from the aluminum shipping cen ter of Port Alfred, Que., aboard the flag bedecked royal yacht Britannia. By Tenants In Is Suggested CAN'T AFFORD FREEDOM Savannah, Ga. (DPD- Albert Palmer, 54, a convicted mur derer who escaped from jail six months ago, gave himself up to police Monday because of inflation. Palmer, a Negro, said he buried $100 in a jar before he went to jail, but it hadn't lasted as long as he'd hoped. He gave himself up when it was gone. Summer If 11 Mil .4 Does Your Child Have MUSICAL ABILITY? 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"You've got no problems," he added. Current Philosophy Later in the meeting, how ever, Hogan spoke of the cur rent "general philosophy" that "an airport should be a self-supporting entity." "It is not now," he said of Medford's facility. Robert Larson of Max-Sig Communications asked if most were not operated "more on a public service basis." This, Hogan replied, was a matter of necessity rather than intent. "They have had to operate on that basis," he said. Hogan told the tenants that it was expected they would pass on rental costs and other fees and charges to their cus tomers. "Your fees have to be passed on to your customers," he said. "They are the ones who are really paying for the airport." Other Subjects Among other subjects dis cussed were proposals for a new airport sign and back ground music in the terminal building. "The city is going to go ahead and take care of the main sign," Hogan said, on j condition the tenants were i willing to pay for the smaller signs designating them indi vidaully which would be ap pended to it. He quoted one set of proposed prices, list-1 ing the main sign at $175. It ! would be of porcelain-enamel j construction, he said. j Of the background music proposal, Hogan said, "I don't ' know if I could get city par-j ticipation in this or not." He j suggested the city might 'de-j fray a portion of the cost. ! Hogan previously brought the music idea to the tenant's at- tention at the suggestion of Medford Mayor John W. j Snider. 1 Civil Service Lists Exams for Positions Examinations for several civil service positions have been announced. They are shorthand reporter, closed microphone reporter, secre tary, and personnel officer. 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