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UIM AAay Be Asked To Supervise Korea Elections Regional Edition Medford, 18 Paget MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1960 No. 32 Hatfield Talks on To Rogue Gov. Mark O. Hatfield spent a busy day in Jackson county yesterday. He arrived in the morning by plane, addressed the PTA convention for five minutes, visited the Medford armory, spoke at a joint Kiwanis Rolary club meeting at noon, visited with Republicans at G.O.P. headquarters here, vis isted the site of the proposed Agate dam, spoke for 15 min utes on television, and left for home by air soon after 6 p.m. During the day he discus sed education, industrial de velopment, politics, the Ore gon Dunes National Seashore proposal, irrigation and rec lamation, state finances and budgets, taxes, air pollution, and a number of other sub jects. Pledges Support He pledged his support in seeing that the armory is de veloped into the multi-purpose community facility en visioned when it was first proposed. And he reiterated his sup port for the Agate dam pro posal. More than 100 persons at tended the reception in the governor's honor at Republic an headquarters in the after noon, .during which he was presented with a copy of the new booklet on Jackson coun ty government, prepared by the Medford League of Wom en Voters. He commented that he is concerned over the "growing influence of the machine sys tem" of politics in the legis lature. Democrats demand unit rule voting, he said, and even if they have only a small majority, this could give them overwhelming dominance in legislative matters. He urged Republicans to seek the support of "the thinking Democrats." ' Sees No Conflict During his visit to the Agate dam site, he again reaf firmed his strong support of the project, and declared he could see no basic conflict be tween it and the overall Rogue Basin development proposal, of which it is, on paper, a part. Recently in Washington, the governor talked to high of ficials of the U.S. corps of Army engineers who, he said, assured him they could see no basic conflict between the Agate proposal and the over all water resource develop ment of the basin. Matters of allocation and financing are basically a political and con gressional problem, not an engineering one, he said. And, in conferring with Ward Spatz, Medford, a mem ber of the state board of agri culture. Governor Hatfield said he agrees with him that the valley's agriculture prob lem is one of expansion. 'Plus' Factor Her "I can see where water storage any time would be a 'plus' factor for agriculture here. Eventually there will be a high dam on the Rogue," he said. Opinion of People Needed in The next step toward the development of a multi-purpose stadium in Jackson coun ty should be to circulate peti tions and find out how the public feels about it. This seemed to be the pre dominant view of the some 25 persons attending a public hearing on the proposed sta dium in the courthouse audi torium list night. The hearing had been call ed by the Citizens Stadium committee, a group of private citizens who are interested in promoting a stadium for the county, and who are trying to determine the amount of interest and the need for one. Harry Chipman and Gene Garner, members of the com mittee, presented rough plan of what the stadium might be like. They envisaged a 10.000 -seat- combination football - baseball facility which would be adaptable for other purposes. Chipman said i tis not pro posed that the facility be fi nanced by public subscription or bond issue, but it is hoped that county funds would be used, should it be decided to Tours, Visit Valley He expressed Interest, also, in the recreational aspects of the project, as well as the agricultural. Harold Sexton, manager of the Rogue River Valley Irrigation district, a strong Agate project booster who conducted the governor's tour, told him it would help provide additional irrigation for 14,000 acres of land, and bring 1,800 acres under ir rigation for the first time. In addition, the governor was told, some 200 acres of water surface would be avail able for boating at this time of the year, and that the min imum surface would be some 20 acres. Claude Hoover, a resident of the area, pointed out it would also provide duck hunting and fishing resources. Governor Hatfield said he supports the principle of the Dunes seashore proposal, pro vided agreements on certain details can be worked out be tween state and federa gov ernments. He emphasized the desirability of multiple use of certain resources in the proposed park area, with the emphasis on recreation. Eltctonics Employees Discussing industrial de velopment, the governor pointed out the' state has some 5,000 persons employed in electronics a type of indus try requiring a high level of education, and one .ideally suited to Oregon's resources. He also said his office is working out a revision of Ore gon's tax structure, incorpor ating a new "net receipts tax," to be presented at the next session of the legislature.. He forecast no great new revenue needs, saying that ex isting revenues, including an anticipated $20 million sur plus at the end of the bien nium, should go far toward meeting the state's needs. The governor scoffed at a sales tax, and stated that his net receipts tax proposal will broaden the base of taxation, but will do so without the "regressive" features of a sales. (See story on page 11) Davidson to Speak At Local Meeting C. Girard Davidson, Port land, Democratic National committeeman who is seeking reelection, will speak at a special meeting of the Jack son County Democratic Cen tral committee at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Women's Civic Club house, Winburn Way, Ashland. The meeting is open to the public, and all Interested Democrats are invited, accord ing to Marjory E. Madden, Jackson County Democratic Central committee secretary. Democratic candidates for state and county offices plan to attend, and a coffee hour is planned after the business meeting. erect such a stadium He said a number of groups have experssed interest in the stadium, including baseball interests, professional foot ball. Southern Oregon college, Medford High school, the Cra ter Lions, the 20-30 club and 4-H clubs. Included in the baseball in terests which have contacted the committee is the president of the Northwest Baseball league who old them Medford could have a class B franchise in the league it such a sta dium could be ready for the 1981 season. Hear From 49ers The committee also has heard from the San Francisco 49ers who have said they would consider playing a pre season game here, and by the Portland Beavers who would play several league games here if Medford did not get a baseball team of its own. John Weisbrod, another member of the committee, pointed out that the citizen's committee has no authority of any kind, and has done about all tt can In planning for and proposing the stadium. Price 10 Cents liTRIBUNE Americans Live 'Un-Authentic' Lives, OCPT Told Sense of Values Said Gone Astray Too many Americans are living "un-aulhenlic" lives according to Dr. Paul Wright, pastor of the First Presbyter ian church in Portland, who gave the main address for last night's session of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers at Hedrick Junior High school. Several hundred delegates and guests for the 47th annual meeting of the Congress heard Dr. Wright speak. Dr. Wright, making the point that the American sense of values has gone astray, said "we strive for ridiculous things things which mean nothing, things which we have been sold by newspaper, television and radio adver tising. We live un-authentic lives dedicated to useless things." "We must learn to relate our lives to God and to give Him obedient service. This is the only way we become a real person. These are the permanent things. If we can make God the instrument of our lives, we can lead useful, unlimited lives." Stresses Values Dr. Wright stressed that values are learned in the home. "We must teach chil dren which values are au thentic and true, which are real. Without a sense of real values, we are a caricature of a person," Dr. Wright de clared. Elaborating on how parents might inculcate children with values, Dr. Wright said that there must be firm discipline in the home, but that at the same time a child must have a great deal of freedom, and must be taught how to make proper choices and decisions. Comparing life to the play ing ' field of a game, ' Dr. Wright said the players must not go beyond the bounds of the field, but at the same time, have the freedom of the field. "We live in a universe where the lines are fixed, whether we like it or not," the speaker declared. "Home must have lines, but they should be reasonable, and should be shared by the par ents." Never Given Chance "We are so anxious for chil dren to be right, we never give them a chance to be wrong," he added. "Give them freedom, and a few scat tered rules. Too often parents resent the fact that children are children. Ride with a light hand - let the children wreck the house once in a while." Dr. Wright was introduced by Mrs. Leigh Gustison, Med ford, president of the Oregon Congress who is presiding for the annual sessions. Preceding the address, a brief concert was given by the Medford High school choir under the direction of Lynn Sjolund. Washington -IUPII- Treasury agents swooped down on gam blers in cities across the coun try today in a series of simul taneous raids aimed at arrest ing bookmakers who failed to pay federal gambling taxes. He said it is about time for the. county court to appoint a committee of its own to ex plore he idea. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said he was not so sure such a stadium should be a county project. With the ex ception of Milwaukee, Wis., he said he does not know of another county-financed sta diu min the country. The question is, he stated, "should the county spend tax payers money for this." The county court feels it must be sure there is enough interest before it can build a facility of this type, he added. Medford Parks and Recrea tion Director Robert Haworlh said a petition for a bond Is sue would be a good way to find out how the public feels about the proposal. Has No Authorisation Garner pointed out the com mittee has no authorization to plan for a bond Issue and It does not want to go to the ex pense of rying to promote one until it finds out wha people want. Art Tropple. representing the 20-30 club, said that group ' t, I .... V1 L if h.U if , i; I y- l c latMiftsw.'iMriii's NEWS OF AWARD Medford High School Principal Lester Harris (above, right) dis cusses with Senior Douglas Kliever the an nouncement that the young man has been named a National Merit scholarship winner. Kliever is one of 1,000 seniors in the United Douglas Kliever Named Winner of Merit Scholarship Doyglas Edward Kliever, a senior at Medford High school, has won a National Merit scholarship in nationwide competition. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Klie ver, 1324 Queen Anne ave. Yoang Kliever is president of the senior class and has excelled in speech and Scout ing activities. He was a foot ball letterman last year. National Merit scholarships are awarded by the National Merit- Scholarship corporation with funds provided by grants. One thousand seniors from high schools all over the country were named 1960 merit scholars. A total of 830 will share, along with their colleges, in more than $4 mil lion in scholarship assistance".' Another 170 received honor ary awards. . Selection of the scholars is made by a panel of educators and is based on full evalu ation of all available data and are made separately for each state.' High Test Scores Winners achieved extreme ly high test scores and possess a variety of outstanding per sonal achievements. The four year scholarships vary accord ing to the needs of individual winners, from a minimum of $100 a year to a maximum of $1,500 a year. John M. Stalnaker, presi dent of the scholarship corp oration, hailed the 1,000 new scholars and the 0,000 finalists as being "among America's finest academic prospects for the future." Governors in over 30 states designated today as Merit Scholar Day. The program began in 1955, based on grants from the Ford foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Medford winner plans to attend Princeton university, where he will major in polit ical science and international law. He plans a career as a diplomat. Astoria fUPIl The commer cial fishing flet left Astoria early Tuesday for the fishing grounds. Stadium Plan is interested In the stadium, and Is willing to take on the responsibility of distributing petitions to find nut if the public wants a stadium. Bud Hoover, representing Oregon State30 Staters, said he doesn't feel the county would finance the stadium, and believes the committee should come up with definite ideas and reasons for the sta dium . and then take their ideas to the people. Some opinion was express ed at the hearing concerning the desirability of coordinat ing a stadium with the devel opment of a county fair. Med ford Parks and Recreation Commission Member Bill Sin. gler pointed this out and said he felt a combination pro posal such as this would ap peal to a larger segment of the people, and have a better change of being approved. In response to a question from Hoover concerning the idea of selling dirt and using a hole-ln-the ground stadium, Weisbrod said some prelimi nary investigation along this line has been done The dirt at the proposed site States who were awarded National Merit scholarships this year. He is president of the senior class and an outstanding student in speech. The Medford winner plans to attend Princeton university. Changes to CCPT By-Laws Approved Delegates to the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers approved amend ments to the by-laws at Tues day's session of the conference here. Changes include creating the position of second vice president and the addition of one vice president, boosting the number to nine. Other changes clarified the present Budget Group to Med Thursday The Jackson county budget committee will make its final budget evaluations tomorrow. Yesterday afternoon the county court budget of $28, 477 was approved. This is a ..$3,0J5inurease over the .cur rent budget total. The total includes a $1,000 raise for each of the three members of the county court. Lay budget committee members suggest ed'it. This means salaries for the two commissioners and county judge of $7,072 each. The remainder of the coun ty court budget is much the same as the previous budget. Telephone expenses of $380 are up $150, miscellaneous ex penses of $300, up $50, equip ment maintenance of $900 in cludes a credit of $300 for money not spent and equip ment is $425, up $175. The county court took no action on the requested $2,000 contribution each for the child guidance clinic and the family counseling proposed program. This will be considered fur ther tomorrow. Aerobee-Hi Rocker Firing Successful Washington-(Ura - Another successful firing of an Acro-bce-Hi rocket in a series to provide data about rocket astronomy was announced to day by the National Aero nautics and Space Adminis tration. Salem -(UPIt Carly M. Hal vorson, Portland, has been ap pointed Republican state fi nance chairman. of the stadium, on fair board property south of Medford, would be ideal for use as fill In the new freeway, he said. The dirt that would have to be pioved for a sunken stadium would sell for approximately $15,000. This money would purchase about 3.000 gunite seats, not including attending facilities, he pointed out. However, one drawback to this and other ideas is that the property being considered belongs to the county, and such an endeavor could not be made without its sanction. Regarding the proposed site for the stadium, H. B. Mur phy, 3188 Ross lane, said he owns 49 acres of former Jack son County Posse land and would sell it to the county at Its cost to him, which Is $35,000 or trade it for a com parable piece of property. This land, he said, would be more desirable for the stadi um or similar uses because there are already some rodeo and seating facilities there and it could be turned into a county. fair-type development with a minimum of effort. by-laws and made them con form to the national by-laws. Four Oregon delegates to the White House Conference on Children and Youth this year presented the symposium "The Individual's Challenge to the Community." Preside at Event Presiding at the afternoon event was Mrs. William Klet zer. Portland, chairman of the governor's committee on chil dren and youth. Other participants were Duane C. Lemley, executive secretary of the governor's committee; Mrs. Mabel Mack, Corvallis, assistant director, federal cooperative extension service; and Dr. Carl G. Ash ley, Portland, director of ma ternal and child health, Ore gon state board of health Mrs. Mack, speaking on the world around the young, stressed the affects of the physical and social environ ment on the child. She particu larly mentioned life in "sub- urDia wliere families are mainly in one income bracket so they do not come in con tact with a cross-section of the nation's population. She concluded that jn com munity planning they should plan with the young people and not just for them. Re-Enter Picture Mrs. Kletzcr noted the changes that affect the young, emphasizing the number of mothers in the labor market. She stressed that the family should re-enter the picture as the center of life. Dr. Ashley mentioned the health of the child. He stres sed the poor teen-age diet and asked 10 questions of the dele gates concerning the health departments in their areas and the services that are avail able to the community. Lemley, who published the Oregon report of the gover nor's committee, spoke of youth with behavior prob lems. He mentioned the 54 per cent rise in juvenile delin quency between 1954 and 1958 and challenged parents to set an example for youth. Youth can effectively work with adults and present sound Ideas, Lemley said. Conclud ing that adults should not put youth in a vacuum. "Oh Dear Sometimes I Think They're Not Even Listening" 1 I 1 Ift Vara ana i A . . . W jut Hope Expressed ROK Will Conduct Honest Balloting Korea War Allies Consider Situation Washington HOT Diplomatic sources said today the Unit ed Nations may be called upon to supervise new elections in South Korea where President Syngman Rhee has resigned. American officials, howev er, expressed the hope that the Koreans themselves would be capable of carrying out honest balloting now that world attention has been fo cused on irregularities which took place during last month's election of Rhee to a fourth term. Followed Pressure Rhee's resignation Tuesday night followed heavy pres sure exerted by the United States for him to quit. U. S. Ambassador Walter P. McConaughy was reported to have told Rhee that any fur ther delay in submitting his resignation would only in crease the turmoil and raise the danger of Communist in tervention from the north to take advantage of the disor der. No Definite Conclusions Officials said that the Unit ed States and 13 of its Kor. ean war allies, whose repre sentatives met at the State Department Tuesday to con sider the Korean situation, came to no definite conclu sions. The decision was to await further developments before deciding whether the U. N. should intervene again in the political situation. Officials said that it would require a new resolution of the U. N. General Assembly to authorize the U. N. Com mission on Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea to set up and supervise the election machinery. Diplomatis Optimistic The five-nation commission now has authority only to ob serve and report to the Gen eral Assembly on -whether elections are honest. Some diplomatis believed a solution might be found, now that Rhee has resigned and called for assembly elections, through setting up an interim military government until conditions are placid for bal loting. Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 9 10 0 Chicago 4 4 1 Craig and Roseboroi Droit, Elston (7) and Rice. Home run: Hodges, Los An geles. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 5 7 1 New York 4 4 1 Kaal, Ramos (8) and Bai ley; Ford, Duren (8), Kipp (9) and Howard, Home runs: Mincher and Lemon, Wash ington! S k o w r o n. New York. WEATHER FORECAST: Variable cloudiness tonight wllh few showers. Partly rloudv Thursday. Low tonight 40. High Thursday SVfiR. Temp. Highest Yesterday 63 Lowest Uilt Morning SI Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 1:07 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... S:ll a.m. The Moon sets . . 9:110 p.m. tonight. The star seen above It Alrieharan. First quarter May 3 .Saturn, rises 12:55 a.m. Tonight this planet hegltyi a sin w westward movement among the stars that will con tinue until September. si i ' 11 Seoul. Kora-il'i-Fresh quick clean-up of the old regime broke out in scattered towns across Korea Rhee's resignation. tonight Seoul. Korea - HIPD - Syng man Rhee resigned as presi dent of the Republic of Korea today and Foreign Minister Huh Chung, appointed to the cabinet only two days ago, took over the post. One of Huh's first acts as acting president was to state publicly he still expected President Eisenhower to visit South Korea June 22 and would send a new invitation immediately. Wastes No Time Huh did not even wait for formal action on Rhee's resig nation by the National As sembly before stepping into the presidential shoes. Since Vice President John M. Chang, a member of the Democratic Party opposition, resigned his job last Saturday, constitutionally a presidential vacancy falls to the foreign minister. Huh called a news confer ence shortly after Rhee an nounced his resignation. He promptly was asked who now Plans to Inform People of College Needs Discussed Plans to inform Jackson county people of the needs of Oregon's colleges and univer sities in the next decade were laid at a meeting here last night. Jack Creager, chairman of the Jackson county committee of the statewide "Colleges for Oregon's Future" organiza tion, presided at a meeting of more than 20 people who dis cussed the best ways of carry ing basic information to the voters and taxpayers of the county. A speakers bureau will be I set ud. the group was told, and otner meaia oi commu.u- cation win oe usea. The committee has two ob jectives: .. 1. To point out, in general, that the anticipated 67 per cent increase in enrollment at Oregon's institutions of high er learning in the next 10 years poses a serious problem. 2. Specificially, to point out that one measure to appear on the general election ballot in November will be a step to ward solving the problem, but at no direct cost to taxpayers. Would Increase Limit The measure would increase the constitutional limit on the issuance of bonds which the state uses to build campus buildings which pay for them selves, such as dormitories, cafeterias, sports facilities, and others. Dr. Elmo Stevenson, presi dent of Southern Oregon col lege, discussed the enrollment crisis In the state system of higher education in general, and at SOC in particular. Other speakers included Mrs. Wickes Shaw, Eugene, a rep resentative of the state sys tem, and Mrs. Jean Woods, Eugene, who is active in the "College for Oregon's Fu ture" movement throughout the state. At the conclusion of the meeting, it was agreed that Creager should organize an executive committee to carry on the organizational work of the group, and that sub-committees will be named to handle specific phases of the work. Sergeants Trailing By Six Miles in Hike Low, Ulah-IUPD-Dr. Barbara Moore, 56, strode across the sagebrush dotted western Utah desert today, leading by six miles two British army sergeants she claims she is racing across the nation. The sergeants denied they were racing. 'Monarch of Disappears at Portland Portland -lUM- The 24-foot high "Monarch of the Forest," which weighs about two tons and was a feature of the Ore gon Centennial last summer, was missing today. Police said someone appar ently stole it. Made of Cedar The creation, made of Ore gon cedar, was the work of sculptor Manuel Izqulerdo. All through the winter lt sat In Its place In what was the Forest Industries Pavilion. Two wccki ago it was sold 1 to Horizon Northwest, a Sa demonstrations demanding a despite President Syngman ruled the country and wheth er it might be the martial law commander. "Under the constitution of this country, the senior mem ber of the cabinet acts as president," Huh said. Huh is the senior member as foreign minister. Terse Message Rhee, plagued by six weeks of violent protest to alleged fraud in last month's presi dential election, sent a terse message to the National As sembly saying he was bowing to its demand that he resign. He said he would retire to private life. The assembly had adjourn ed when the announcement came but was expected to ap prove the resignation speedily Thursday. Asked if he considered Rhee as president until that time, Huh replied, "of course not." Obviously speaking as the acting president, Huh said he would welcome Eisenhower's visit. "If a new invitation is neces sary I will extend it prompt ly," he said. He said there were "certain points in present relations be tween the United States and the Republic of Korea which are smooth and satisfactory." But he added: "I believe there is a waste of American aid funds and improper man agement. "I will make an effort to bring the ties between the United States and Korea clos er and more intimate and bring about better understand ing. Huh said. Census Counting In District Not Completed Yet Over - optimism concerning i the expected completion date,! of the 1960 census has result-f ed in difficulty for the district! headquarters in Eugene. Pj Lt. Col. Thomas A. Redling-tt snatcr, census technical offi-M cer, told the Mail Tribune to-;j day that counting in theil fourth district has not bocn4 completed. Residents are ask-fs ed to wait until at least Miy'i 2 before sending in the "Were i You Counted?" late forms..h 1 said. ."' The district office had an-1 nounced Monday that the count here had been comnlet- cd and the forms should be sent In immediately. t-oi. Kediingsnafer is In charge of the district officii in the Lane county courthouse while Supcrvisr E. G. Balej is recuperating trom a broken ankle. He said the announcements urging residents to mail in the late forms, if they had not been visited by a census tak er, were released in the belief that the enumeration would be complete April 25. Counting Behind Counting throughout the country is about one week behind. Metropolitan areas in the seven counties of the fourth district have been com p 1 e t e d, Col. Redlingshafer said, but outlying areas prob ably will not be finished until early next week. "Were You Counted?" forms which are mailed to the dis trict office before next week will necessitate their being checked against the regular forms which the census takers are filling out. The office now urges residents not to send In . the late forms until another announcement is made that the census in complete. The "Were You Counted?" form appears in the April 23 issue of the Mail Tribune. Redllngshafer said that the refusal of an estimated 200 residents to give information to the census takers in the fourth district had added to the delay. Weather also has hampered the local count. Forest' lem art and architecture work shop. But when Richard Stew art, director of the Salem or ganization, went to look over the acquisition it wasn't there. Reward Offered Police said that sometime during the week end thieves apparently broke in and some how took the "Monarch." To do so they would have had to rip down 50 feet of pavilion railing and back a truck up to the figure. A reward was offered for arrest and conviction of the thieves. - '
