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more Meg r -rw"..i- -... . . i r roesuhded GJp in African Raid 11 i. . . jO LA DE GAULLE SPEAKS French President Charles de Gaulle, standing, left, addresses both houses of parliament at Westminister Hall in London today. De Gaulle said France Russia Proposes Tabling Nikita's DisarmamenfPlan i- Geneva-JPI)-The Soviet Un ion proposed today that Pre mier Nikita ' Khrushchev's plan for total world disarm ament in four years be pigeon holed. The United States said It hoped this stand means the Russians finally are prepared first to discuss specific arms reduction measures which the West has demanded all along. Chief American delegate Fredrick M. Eaton hoped to gain an indication of the So viet's intentions during a priv ate dinner he was giving for Russia's Valerian A. Zorin to night.' Fresh Start . Zorin suggested during the 18th meeting of the 10-nation Disarmament Conference that as East and West now have rejected each other's plans, both be abandoned. He suggested that Instead the delegates start to work out "the basic principles of general and complete disarm ament," which he said "would bring us closer to. the work ing out of concrete disarma ment measures." This proposal by Zorin would take the conference back to start afresh on the basis of the U. N. General Assembly resolution of Nov. 20, 1959, which called for such disarmament "under ef fective International control." Tax Collections Increase in State Salem -(UPD- The State Tax Commission said today that with two-thirds of the state's fiscal year completed, tax col lections were $88,062,093, nearly $8 million more than the first eight months of 1958-59. Ashland Band Boosters Smorgasbord Ashland-The Ashland Band Boosters "king and queen will be announced and crown ed about 6 o'clock this eve ning during a public smorgas bord at Lincoln school, Ash land. The smorgasbord Is being sponsored by the Band Boost ers to raise funds to help send the Ashland High school band to the Portland Rose Festival parade. The king and queen, who were selected by mem bers of the Medford High school student body council this week, will compete in the Pear Blossom Festival activi ties In Medford the week end of April 23. Cochairmen in charge of the smorgasbord are Mr. and Mrs, Virgil Jackson and Mr, Mrs. Vic Stewart. nd would be "happy" to quit developing atomic bombs as soon as the other world powers destroy their nuclear weapons. See story on page 2. (UPI Radiotelephoto) City to Consider Cooperative Plan The Med ford city council tonight will take under con sideration a recommendaiton from the parks and recrea tion commission that a., pro posed cooperative city-county parks and recreation program be approved. Parks and Recreation Di rector Robert Haworth told the commission last night that the city's program would in no way be slighted or neia up as a result of the coopera tive effort. He said the idea for co operation in this field grew out of the problems that the county will face on April 23, when the Howard Prairie Police Stick By Medical Care Story Medford police today stuck by their version of how a for mer member of the Camp White Domiciliary suffering an epileptic seizure was 2V4 hours in being hospitalized Monday evening. The story, printed in Wednesday's Mail Tribune, was heavily criticized today, and it was reported the Sacred Heart hospital has launched an investigation to determine the accuracy of the story as shown on police records. But the officers involved, under detailed questioning, said the story was correct in all major particulars. It was pointed out, however, that the patient was placed on the floor at the hospital receiving room rather than on a bed as a measure to protect mm irom , his convulsions. I Yesterdays story called tne;hirt. wil, h. awarded for the patient a spastic incorrectly. The diagnosis provided the po lice was epilepsy. (Ste editorial comment on Page 4) Is Tonight Entertainment during the event will start at 5 o'clock with hi-fi music, followed by the coronation of the king and queen at 6 o'clock. Other entertainment will In clude "Zo and Her Friends" until 6:30 o'clock; The Hun gry Five at 6:30; the Off Beats until 7: Soloist Miss Jeanne Millet at 7 o'clock; the Ash land High school dance band until 7:30; Ed Nelson, base vocalist, at 7:30; The Shadows until 8 o'clock; and between 8 and 8:30 o'clock, the Tem pests of Southern Oregon col lege. Band Boosters said they hope to raise $1,800 for ex penses to send the Ashland band to the Rose festival. More than $700 still needs to be raised, they said. reservoirs recreation facil ities are turned over to them by the federal government.. The county has a parks and recreation commission but ho department which -could ad minister the camping, water skiing and boating facilities at the reservoir, he said. Administrative Assistance If approved, the program would call for administrative assistance from the city in running the r ecreation fa cilities, but all manpower and labor would still be provided by the county, he pointed out. It would be an economical move if done, Haworth said, because instead of two separ ate parks and recreation de partments, there could be one doing services for both agencies and eliminating any duplication of effort. The cooperative program at Howard Prairie reservoir would be somewhat of a test he said, to see if the two agencies could cooperate on this without jeopardizing either the city's or county's program. If this worked out, it Is possible, he said, that a more permanent arrangement might be made for further co operative endeavors in the parks and recreation field. The council will take this recommendation under ad visement at its meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight In the city hall. The council will also con sider approving plans and specifications for the pro posed Fourth st. bridge and the 10th St. extension from Riverside ave. to Willamette et Sevcrai liquor license ap plications will be considered, purchase of two city cars, and bids will be calico on por tions of the 10th st. extension and for paving Country Club dr. ' Mix Gets Eight-Year Sentence in Prison Robert Carr Mix, 43, of 215 C St., Phoenix, was sen tenced to eight years in the Oregon state penitentiary Tuesday, instead of eight months in the county Jail as reported in yesterday's Mail Tribune. Mix was found guilty by a circuit court jury of as sault with a deadly weapon following a two-day trial be fore Judge James M. Main. Sprague's Condition Good After Surgery Salem-fllrH-Ex-Gov. Charles A. Sprague was listed in good condition today in Salem Me morial hospital following an operation Wednesday on the prostate glands. He Is pub lisher of the Oregon Stales- man. Regional Edition Medford 40 PAGES Section A Budget Asked Not to Spend $1,500 A Jackson county budget committee hearing yesterday aiiernoon assumed a new twist when a delegation ask ed that $1,500 not be spent. A delegation from the Rogue River Valley Irrigation district, which said it also represented the Medford Irri gation district, asked that the county budget committee not approve $1,500 reauested bv the Rogue River Basin Water Resources and Flood Control association for promotion of the overall basin project. this money should be with held unless the association passes a resolution concern ing the Agate dam- on Drv creek, Frank Van Dyke, Med ford attorney representing the I group, stipulated. He empha sized that the group supports the project on the main stem of the Rogue river, but feels that county money should not be used in any way to oppose the Agate dam project. No Official Stand Gordon Kershaw, RRVID irector, accused the associa tion of "double-talk." The as sociation has not taken an official stand recently against the Agate dam project, but as opposed it outside its regu lar meetings, he said. Otto Bohnert. RRVID di rector, said one result of the opposition to Agate dam is the "hundreds of letters" Con gressman Charles O. Porter, representative from the fourth district, received opposing the project, van Dyke quoted letter from Porter stating his mail last fall was heavily against the project and now is heavily in favor of it. - Letters In favor of the proj ect resulted from the Medford Chamber of Commerce circu larizing its members,. Bill Jess, president of the associa tion, explained. Jess said he did not oppose independent authorization of the Agate dam project by Congress. However, if the entire Rogue basin project, which would include Agate, could be pre sented the 87th Congress for authorization, then any inde pendent project should be de layed until the entire basin project could be considered. For Best Interests Lynn Newbry, budget com mittee member, said the com mittee is interested in consid ering what would be for the best interests of the county as a whole. The committee au thorized a similar allotment for promotion of the basin project the previous year be cause it felt it would be for the best interests of the citi zens, he added. Harold Sexton, RRVID manager, said there is not enough money authorized by Congress to complete a dam foundation study for the Rogue river basin. Nor is there enough money author ized to make studies on sup plemental irrigation develop ment from a possible high dam on the Rogue river, Van Dyke pointed out. "You Think He Might . If We Moved To Group The association could get tne $1,300 irom other sources such as the Granges, admitted County Commissioner Ralph James, an association mem ber. Walsh Proposes Plans to Increase Deputy Number Sheriff Joe Walsh proposed alternative plans for increas ing his personnel when he met with the county budget committee yesterday after noon. One plan would be to hire three more criminal deputies. They would each start at $353 a month for the first six months probation period, and would-be raised to $371 a month after the first six months. An alternative plan would be to transfer seven men from the county weighmaster's de partment to the sheriff's de partment. Walsh said these men do not keep busy full time. Since they now act as deputies, there is some ques tion whether the sheriff is lia ble for their actions, Walsh explained, yet the sheriff has no direct control over their actions. Total budget request for the criminal division of the sher iff's office is $99,585, .up $12, 977 irom the current veer. Tax department total budget request Is $3,436, up $180 from the curent year. Civil di vision budget request Is $18,- 662, an increase of $6,722. , Chief Budget Items ', Chief budget items in the criminal department include sheriff $7,140, up $1,200; chief deputy $5,388, up $10; two sergeants, $10,296; identifica tion officer, $5,148, up $240; five deputies, $23,628; extra help, $760; allowance for use of bloodhound, $150; travel, $7,000; credit, $5,500; gas, oil, lube $10,000, up $8,000; tires, tubes, repairs, ' $3,000, up $2,000; boating law enforce ment equipment $6,500, in cludes two boats. Tax division includes $4,908 for chief tax deputy, up $228; $4,032 for tax deputy, up $204; tax deputy $3,456;- tax dep uty $3,456, up $180; tax dep uty, personal property $4,680, up $225; extra help $4,800, up $800; travel $2,000, up $560; miscellaneous expense $1,000, up $700; miscellaneous ex penses $1,000, up $700; tax statements $3,000, up $1,000. Main civil division budget requests include chief deputy $5,148, up $240; civil deputy, $4,036; extra help $450, up $150; travel $4,000, up $2,000; civil -deputy $4,032. Salem - (UPD - James B. Cor lett Salem, has been appoint ed manager of Oregon Forest Protection Association. Get Interested In U South Africa?" MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, . .' VVSi'sitJ, v MAIL BOXES CHECKED the mail might have gone Harold Hemming of Meyer, Slow, Steady Rise In Employment in County Is Noted Employment In Jackson county during March showed slow, steady increase. John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the state em ployment service, said today A considerable number of individuals are stillrwithout work, he said, but a shortage occupations is already . evi dent. . "If the demand for help of all kinds continues to increase in proportion to the activity already noted," Patton said, "we will probably experience a severe labor shortage in the county during the summer months." The Job outlook for the next 60 days is good, Patton said. Business Activity The slow, steady employ ment noted in the county last month, he said, was in keep ing with reports of business activity in this area. The pat tern is normal for' this part of the country, partly due to seasonal fluctuations In local payrolls. Building activity was feel ing the effect of tighter fi nancing requirements for some kinds of projects, Pat ton commented. Work in the mountain areas, especially logging, was sub ject to several shutdowns due to storm conditions, he noted. The resulting lack of logs caused several sawmill shut downs, but these were of short duration. He added that those shutdown at the end of the month probably would not be closed for long. During recent months, Pat ton said, the state employment service has given apitude tests to those Jackson county high school seniors who do not plan going to college. The students will be seeking per manent employment when school Is out in June, he not ed. Patton said the students are registered with the employ ment services, and interested employers may contact the local office for information about possible employees. Camp David, Md..- (UPD -President Eisenhower today took Colombian President Al berto Lleras Camargo to Camp David for an afternoon stay at his mountain hide away. WEATHER rnRKCAST: Partly f-lnuilv In. n I a h t- InrrriMtnK rloilrilnrvii with a fe-w thowr Friday. I.nw lonlfrit 11-411. Illiri Friday IS-. Temp. Hlntir-it Yr-itrrriav II l.nwpl thin MnrnlnK ... 41 Free, to 10 a.m. Today, Trar.c Our Skies Tonight Knnir-t tntfar . ...... f:44 p.m. Sultrta Inmnrrnw .... S:4Z a.m. Mnnntr-t tomorrow .... 4:4.1 a.m. Full Moon . April II PROMINKNT STARS Rr-Kulua, near Uia Moon. Splra, rlitt ... .. 1:11 p.m. Vrsa, low In norui- ait v :11 pm. Slrhif, tala :-. ItJS p.m. I r tV "pllll" 'Till SU k JUS- 55th Tribune APRIL 7, 1960 In hopes that through, Mayor 111., checks the f - iC 1 ISeason Tickets Are Suggested Patrons of Medford's muni cipal swimming pools should have an opportunity to pur chase season swimming tick ets, it was decided by the parks and recreation commis sion at us meeting last night. The proposal for having season tickets, and their cost will go before the city coun cil at its meeting tonight, Proposed rates for season tickets would be $4 for chil dren u n a r iz, $a. so lor and $17.50 for families, re gardless of size. - Bill Singier, commission member, said the rates were arrived at after a comparison of rates offered at municipal swimming pools In other cities. -It was also decided that one free swimming lesson will be given with each season ticket . 1 " u u- hi J. f,'SV,:r, npHT0 oc tree , I Break Even on Costs Singier said the rates should cause the pools to break even on costs. Parks and Recreation Direc- No Fire Found at Lightning Strike Southwest district office of the state- department of for estry said that no fire was found by a forest patrol crew which innvestigated a report of a blaze started by light ning last night a mile off Long Branch rd. out of Shady Cove. Some lightning was seen and some thunder heard yes terday evening from a thun derstorm build up over moun tains in the area. Heavy rain appeared to be falling. News Briefs Sacramento, Calif. - The California legislature has passed a bill requiring all new cars sold within the state to be equipped with an anti-smog device. The bill, sent to Gov. Edmund O. Brown for his signature, would require every car sold within a year after two or more devices are certi fied to have the suppressors installed. A provision In the bill provides for installa tion of the suppressors on used cars and commercial vehicles unless excluded by the county or air pollution district in the arse In volved. Washington -Pp- Ameri ca's billion-dollar system of missile launching sites, military space bases and radar tracking ranges was brought under the central supervision today ot Dr. Herbert F. York, 38. de fense department director of research and engineer ing. Hollywood - WI1 - The Screen Actors Guild strike against the major studios is over, according to producer Jerry Wild. Year Price 10 Cents No. 15 'w '":V' -tKi:., rsSf r t i.ii) i. . i mail boxes of some of the residenlj who fled when the levee broke, pouring acres of water over the small community. (UPI Telephoto) for Pools tor Robert Haworth pointed out mat Mentors pools are about the only ones left In the Pacific Northwest which do not offer season tickets. Most persons, he said, will find buy ing season - tickets cheaper tnan paying day .to day. The prices ot dally tickets will remain the same, he said. Herb Partridge, commission member, said the Kiwanls club is seriously Interested providing a "free-form' tana- box in one of the city's park. Partridge InvestBated sev eral kinds of tne-torm play apparatus on behalf of the commission, and found that Charles H. Forester, of the University of Oregon school of art, designs and supervises the construction of this type ol play equipment. Design at Cost Forester said he would de- sign and supervise the con Uruction of such app.ratu. here at cost He said Forrester could help put in this sandbox at I cost of only $300, whereas to purchase the equipment al ready made, would cost an es timated $3,000. This type of equipment Is of abstract and modernistic de sign, he pointed out. A $239.51 donation from the Moose Lodge to the parks and recrea tion department for the pur chase of play apparatus could be used for similar equipment, Partridge said. Gene Garner, representing a citizens stadium committee, approached the commission last night and asked for their written support of a stadium. The commission decided to wait for more details on the stadium before giving their support, but did indicate they would have some use for it if it were constructed. They appointed a committee of two to represent them at all future meetings of the sta dium committee. Telephone Directories Are Being Distributed The first telephone direc tory to bear the new Pacific Telephone Northwest name will start arriving in homes and businesses here on Fri day, April 8, according to Manager J. H. Creager.. Although the telephone company's name was official ly changed in February, this is the first directory in the state to carry the new desig nation. The hew phone books fea ture four natural color pic tures on the front cover.' Mt. Hood, Crater Lake, the Ore gon coast and a wheat field were chosen to portray the contrasts in beauty In the state. An outline drawing of the map of Oregon centers the front page and proclaims the cover theme, "Oregon, Land of Contrasts." An additional page of In formation has been included in the 1960 directory. It Is a single page of calendars which indicate exact dates Move Designed To Break Back Of Resistance Natives Object To Pass Book law Cape Town, South Afrlca- -fl'PHPolice supported by troops swept Into the nearby native township of Nyanga today and rounded up nearly 200 Negro men and women in a raid designed to break the back of African resitance to the government's pass book laws. The Africans were taken to police headquarters along with sacks full of confiscated knives, iron bars, shears, axes. sticks and and knobberries a traditional Zulu club-like weapon. Cordon Lifted The raid was one of two major surprises today. The other was the lifting of a cor don of armed troops surround ing Langa, another Negro quarter a short distance from Nyanga, leaving Africans there free to come and go as they please for the first time in a week. At the same time, however, the cordon around Nyanga was strengthened. It was a strong police force that was sent into Nyanga, which has an estimated 25,000 Negro residents, to sweep up agitators and search for weap ons. It was the biggest display of force yet at the black town ship outside Cape Town which has been a center of protest against a white law requiring Africans to carry pass books. The chief of police, Col. Terblanche, reported the situ ation Inside the compound . very tense." He declined to give details. Tell of Beatings Natives reached by tele phone inside Nyanga told united Press International that a newwave ot police beatings had erupted. Terblanche merely said he had sent patrols Into Nyange . this morning for "certain op erations" designed to "pro tect law-abiding African! from., agitators and intimldatow." The violence resumed attar ' a .national holiday Wedne in day in which there were no police beating of African ' for the first time this week. Because business was closed down Wednesday there was no need for police to try to force Africans, to - work. Many Africans have been engaged in a massive stay- home demonstration against the pass book law. 30,654 Registered oVofe in County A total of 30,654 Jackson county residents have regis tered to vote in the May 20 primary, according to the elections department. Current totals show regis tered Republicans in the coun ty outnumber Democrats by 613. Republicans total 13,313, Democrats total 14,702 and 637 persons are listed as mis cellaneous. Deadline for registering to vote in the primary election is 8- p.m. April 19. This is also the deadline ' for changing party affiliation. . ( Yakima Man To Head Pear Bureau Portland -W?u- Richard A... Glaspey, of Yakima, Wash., has been named assistant to the general manager of the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau here. and days of the week for the years from 1778 ot 2000. The calendar page appears at the end of the alphabetical listings for Medford cus tomers. About 31,600 copies of Die Medford directory were print ed this year. Of that number, 21,190 will be delivered Initi ally. The remainder will be kept at the telephone com pany's business office for new customers and for replace ment of worn out books. Other statistics on the new books are: 8.721.600 printed pages requiring 26,163 pounds of paper. Each book contains about 276 pages. All other communities serv ed by Pacific Telephone Northwest In Oregon will have directories with covers, patterned after this year's book, Creager said. During 1960 more than 37,800 copies of Oregon tele phone books will be distribut ed for use throughout the United Stale and Canada. 1 ' 4 r
