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Fort Bcnning. Ga today. With the President arc, left to right
Raymond P. Singer, Honor Guard Company Commander.
ke Calls for Swift Action
Regional Edition
18 Pages MEDFORD,
Voters Voice
Dim View of
School Budgets
United Press International
Voters in Oregon Monday
took a dim view in some cases
in eAceeiiiiig the 6 per cent
statutory limitation in school
district elections.
Voters of the Milwaukee
high school district turned
down a $2,500,000 bond issue
and rejected the school board
budget which would have ex
ceeded the 8 per cent limita
tion by $708,000. The vote
was 1,989 to 1,867 unofficial
ly. But the Milwaukie ele
mentary voters approved a
budget $909,818 over the lim
it, 828-57.
However, at Parkrose near
Portland voters in a light
turnout approved a budget
with an excess of SI. 295.604
over the 6 per cent limit. The
vote was 644-210.
Salem Levy OK'd
In Marion county a SI. 132,
000 rural school tax levy ap
peared headed for defeat. The
amount was all over the limi
tation. With most districts re
porting the tally was 3.742 to
3,313 against. The final count
won't be known until later
this week.
But Salem voters approved
a "pay-as-you-go" construc
tion levy amounting to S4,
500,000, 2,766 to 2.036. The
serial tax levy will increase
property valuation by seven
mills and raise $4o0,000 a
year.
In Polk county a rural
school tax levy was headed
for victory. It had a 606-208
favorable margin with most
districts in.
The Lynch district near
Portland approved an operat
ing budget of S626.331. The
Lake Oswego school levy
$919,215 over the limitation
won approval.
Portland-IHPD - Multnomah
county commissioners have
ordered further study on a
proposed bridge over the Co
lumbia river at Government
Island.
Salem (I'PIl Former Gov.
Robert D. Holmes will be the
keynote speaker at the Oregon
Forum on Intergroup Rela
tions in Portland Thursday.
Youth Camping Area Is
Proposed at New Lake
Proposal for a youth camp
ing area on the Howard Prai
rie reservoir was tabled last
night at the regular meeting
of the Jackson county parks
and recreation commission
due to a lack of a quorum.
The four members present
heard a group of citizens re
peat their Jan. 11 proposal
requesting that a 50-acre tract
be set aside mainly for church
youth and other organized
youth programs. U
A non-dAWminational and
non-profit corporation would
(Ve((urc a contact for the site,
(he camp wouldVbe construct
ed, maintain(ff)srid operated
through contributions and a
camper'lfee, the group said.
A board of the non-profit cor
poration would set the times
v(fSfn eS9i organization coiiid
utasKEstpasjE juuii ,yajW.jecreaUondiiector, said.
President Eisenhower walks
OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY
Elderly Prospect
Man Found After
Nightti me
Prospect - An 84-year-old
Prospect man, cold and
hungry but not frightened,
was found by search parties
early today more than 15
hours after he and his dog
had left home on one of their
frequent morning hikes.
Newt (Dad) Sweat and
"Bobby," his chihuahua,
were found huddled around a
small fire on a logging road
along Skookem creek shortly
after 1:30 o'clock this morn
ing. Th e bearded, elderly man,
who lives with his son Ray,
owner of Skookem creek
ranch. left home between 10
and 10:30 a.m. yesterday. He
had not been seen since 2:30
Foundation Notes
Plans for Future
Jacksonville - Two major
fires at Jacksonville's historic.
Britt house apparently have
burned out the Siskiyou Pio
neer Sites Foundation's drive
to acquire the property.
Top items on the agenda
now are restoration of the
Bookman home and the old
U.S. Hott-l.
"Our biggest desire," Presi
dent Dr. Frank Haines told
the foundation's annual meet
ing here last night, "is to ac
quire the Beekman property."
Haines said the property,
which is due to come up for
sale sometime this year, has
been appraised at $5,000 for
the house and just over S2.600
for the furnishings. He added
that "the house itself is in ex
cellent condition structurally
(and) it would not be a great
expense to restore it."
"But at the moment," he
continued, "we have no idea
where to obtain the money"
to buy the property.
Haines reviewed the foun
dation's progress during the
past year and outlined plans
for the future at the meeting,
held in the Bruenner build
ing and attended by some 20
members of the organization.
The group, composed of a
cross-section of citizens, would
construct a large multi-purpose
building for a kitchen,
mess hall and r c r e a tion
building, two buildings for
boilers, showers and toilet fa
cilities and cabin units hom
ing 10 youths to a cabin.
Other facilities would in
clude an outdoor and indoor
chapel, volleyball area, base
bait diamond,, thre boat
docks, and ,ropt'd off swim
ming ..areaV A tenting and
trai lei 'area would be placed
Jdacent to the camp for visit
ing parents. C
A youth center is in M
plans for Hosod Prairie res
ervoir but n1 Jtrea has been
developed for this specific
purpose Robert L. Ha worth.
W wVjtkson UWifyJ $mAs
105 Howitzer, one
Ma). Gen. Hush P.
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
3, 1960
No. 37
Search
p.m. yesterday when he stop
ped at Katydid ranch, about
five miles from his home, to
ask directions,
Mrs. Ralph Parton, who
lives at Katydid, told Sweat
which route he should take
but it is believed he became
lost and wandered in and out
of the maze of logging roads.
He also injured his leg, ap
parently in a fall, and was
not able to walk well.
Found By Crew
Mail Tribune Correspon
dent Frances Ring, who
helped prepare coffee and
food for the approximately 25
men who aided in the search,
said Sweat was found by a
3-m;ti party consisting of
State Fire Warden Dave Ne
ville, Waldo Nye and Archie
McKillop.
The men said Sweat was
hungry, since he had not
eaten since early yesterday
morning, but that he was not
frightened because he felt
sure his sons eventually
would find him. He told them
he was confident he could
have stayed where he was un
til daylight.
When found. Sweat was
about midway between the
Kaydid and Skookem creek
ranches. Had he traveled
about a mile further, he
could have seen the lights
from his home.
Mrs. Ray Sweat notified
Neville and Prospect Ranger
Doug Baker about 11 o'clock
last night that her father-in-law
was missing. Search
parties began scanning a 15
mile radius of the heavily
wooded, mountainous area
surrounding Prospect within
a half-hour.
Aid in Search
Aiding in the search were
rangers from the Prospect
and Union creek stations.
members of state crews, two
deputies from the Jackson
county sheriffs office and
several local residents.
Sweat's two sons searched
on horseback for their father
from early evening until 11
o'clock last night. Cars and
jeeps also were used as the
search continued during the
night.
The men told Mrs. Ring
that Sweat's leg apparently
was not broken since he was
able to walk. It may have
been sprained or just hadly
bruised.
Oregonian Named
To Maritime Board
Washington - H'PB - Vice
Adm. Ralph E, Wilson, 58,
who was educated in Salem,
Ore., public school,' Monday
was appointed to the tctieral
maritime board. ,'l v
!Hk fjoins,. another 'O! egnn
ian, fx-StAt Treasurer Sig
Unander, o(jJ)the three - man
board.
y- Aam. -Wilson, now deoutv
of naval operations in,
the field of logistics, is expect
ed to surged eiE(ei)rE..Morse
as cnairraanftf lae poarfir iH
third memlW W iVomis
SUkcm. . f
past
of six that gave him a 21-gun salute upon his arrival at
Harris, commanding general of Fort Bennins, and Capt.
tUPl Teiephoto)
Congress Asked
For Approval on
Priority Matters
Washington (BPB- Presi
dent Eisenhower today called
upon Congress to avoid "elec
tioneering" and gave swift ap
proval to his foreign aid pro
gram, new farm legislation,
gas tax and postal rate in
creases, and other priority
matters.
The chief executive said in
a special message that
amounted to a midsession
state of the union report that
the administration's new pro
posal on health care for the
aged will be sent to Con
gress this week.
He urged Congress to exer
cise restraint and prudence in
examining programs designed
to provide benefits for large
groups of Americans or sec
tions of the country,
Eisenhower told the Democratic-controlled
Congress
that, in enacting s legislative
program, there must be "no
surrender to the election-year
temptation to over-spend and
overreach."
The President strongly re
affirmed his opposition to
Democratic bills which he
said would "raise our annual
spending by tens of billions
of dollars in 1961 and would
disrupt federal budgets over
the next five years by many
scores of billions."
"I repeat my hope that in
the brief span remaining be
fore adjournment the execu
tive branch and the 86th Con
gress can work constructively
together in the interest of
America and ivoid schism
and stalemate," he said.
.Noting that there are only
about two months left in this
session of Congress, the Pres
ident said:
"We should jointly resolve
that the shortness of time and
political rivalries will not be
allowed to prevent us from
serving the American people
effectively."
Oregon Under
Simulated Attack
Salem tUPII Oregon came
under simulated nuclear at
tack today as the nation-wide
Operation Alert, I860 got un
der way.
The operation lasts through
Thursday.
The Air Force launched the
operational exercise about 10
a.m. with a message from
Hamilton Air Force Base,
Calif.
Opening of pre-posltioned
envelopes were to reveal the
nature of the simulated at
tacks and the warning time
allowed Oregon's two target
areas of Portland and Klam
ath Falls.
Later envelopes wera to be
opened telling of the actual
areas attacked, the nature of
the simulated nuclear bursts
and extent of damage.
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6SA Plans to Call
For Land for New
Office Building
The general services admin
istration plans to call for pro
posals soon for the sale or
donation of land in Medfurd
for a proposed new post office
building, W. A. Holloway, re
gional commission, Seattle,
Wash,, announced today.
The proposal for a new post
al and federal office building,
which would cost an estimated
$2,365,000, has been recom
mended by the GSA and the
House public works commit
tee has approved construction
of such a structure here.
The building would house
the post office and provide
space for the department of
agriculture, defense, health,
education and welfare, jus
tice, labor and treasury,, the
civil service commission, the
housing and home finance
agency, selective service and
veterans administration.
Forms Available
The GSA said the call so
liciting proposals for land will
request that all proposals be
submitted on GSA form 1226,
which may be obtained from
the building superintendent.
post office building, Medford.
AH proposals must be sub
mitted prior to the close of
business at 4:30 p.m. May 27,
the GSA said.
Genseral services adminis
tration, Holloway said, re
quires a site having a land
area of about 66,000 square
feet and minimum dimensions
of 220 feet by 300 feet. It will
consider for selection sites lo
cated within or on the perime
ter of the area bounded by
Oakdale ave, on the west.
West Fifth St. on the fourth.
Fir st. on the east and West
Ninth st. on the south.
Documentary Authority
Proposals submitted by oth
er than property owners, Hol
loway said, must be accompa
nied by documentary author
ity of the party submitting the
proposal to so act on behalf
of the owners-
Proposals offering smaller
parcels than the minimum site
dimensions will be considered,
providing adjoining parcels of
land may be added to produce
a site of the required size.
Holloway said sites other thar.
those offered in response to
the call may be considered if
deemed to be in the best inter
ests of the government.
Addtttonat information as
welt as proposal forms and
instructions may be obtained
by contacting the acquisition
and disposal division, public
buildings service, general serv
ices administration, federal of
fice building, Seattle, 4,
Wash.
Fleming Schedules
Medford Appearances
Leslie P. Fleming, Spring
field, Republican candidate
for congressional representa
tive from Oregon's fourth dis
trict, is scheduled to he
Medford tomorrow and Thurs
day,
A luncheon i planned for
him at North's Chuck Wagon
on North Riverside ve. to
morrow noon, nd t television
appearance is scheduled it
4:55 p.m, Wednesday.
Other appernce ire
scheduled Thursday, includ
ing one at meeting of the
local Egi liKtge Ittursday
night.
7fof! Misfit law
rSFt Sflitf Dl n
Ephrata, Waxh, -CPU- WorX
was shut down tight today,
except for, 40 catpenters and
maintenance' men, on a $32
raiil-KWi-Ttian jrwtdpj rnis-olt
fcase cttnstructVtft pt'ojeWt in
central Wnsmrtgrnn,
65-Yofe Margin
Defeats Amount
Over Limitation
1,406 Favor Ptani
1,471 Reject if
Medforct sthoot district pa
trons yesterday defeated by
65 vetes a proposal to exceed
the 8 per rent limitation by
$i.maA04.m.
The proposal, if it had been
approved, would have amount
ed to a miliage increase of
an estimated 3 35 mills, or a
total nropertv tax increase of:
over an assessed valuation ot
$45 million.
The vote was 1 .406 yes and
1.471 no. The results are un-
official, but s.hoo: e-ffk'a. ;
William A. (Bill) Barker,
chairman of the Medford
school board, was reelected
to the board by a margin of
338 votes yesterday. He de
feated Robert D. Dames,
Medford lawyer, who was
seeking the post.
Barker received 1,361
votes, and Dames received
1,223.
The vote by polling
places;
Griffin Creek, Barker St,
Dames Jl; Jacksonville,
Barker 95, Damn 62; Ruch,
Barker SS, Dames 30; Lone
Pine, Barker SS, Dames SB;
Howard, Barker 75, Dames
62; McLoughtin, Barker 614,
Dame 535; Hediick. Barker
572, Dames 395.
The total number of votes
east for board member was
2.7S4. The vote is unofficial
until ballots are canvassed
by the school district clerk.
expected no great change in
the count whon the official
canvass is completed- The bat
lots were being canvassed to
day.
The total unofficial votes
cast an the 8 per cent limtta
lion proposal was 2,877,
total only slightly greater than
the total number of votes cast
on a $750,000 bond issue to
finance a two-year classroom
construction program March
31 this year. At that time,
2.0BS votes were cast, 1.310
approving the bond issue and
789 against it.
Herd To Determine
What percentage of the total
number of registered voters
in the Medford district voted
is hard to determine since
the number of registered vot
ers has not been figured.
There are more than 33,000
registered voters in Jackson
county (the number which
have registered for the May
20 primary), and of that total
a conservative estimate of one
half the number live in the
Medford school district, or
about 18,000.
The budget proposal was
approved by a majority of
votes at the Gnffm Creek
and Hedrick Junior High
school polling places. Griffin
Creek approved it 107 to 88,
and Hedrick voters approved
it 532 to 453.
Voters at McLoughlin Jun
ior High school rejected the
proposal 857 to 543. Jackson
ville, Rueh, Lone Pine and
Howard schools, which were
consolidated with Medford
last year and which would
have benefitted most from the
budget, also rejected the pro
posal.
Votes in Area
Jacksonville's vote was BB
no, 78 yes; Rueh, 62 no, 29
yes; Lone Pine, 61 no, 80 yes,
and Howard 84 no, 59 yes.
Had those school districts
not consolidated with Medford
and operated on an individual
district basis financing ail its
needs, the millage increase
next fiscal year would have
been in excess of any antici
pated rise in the Medford dis
trict. Next year the non-high
district will be nonextstant,
and each district will be re
quired to finance all its needs,
including tuition for students
to attend another district,
Yesterday's rejection of the
amount exceeding the S per
cent limitation by Medford
district otri was the first
such rejection since (bout
iSt, according to indication!
from previous ycarc records.
Prior to consoiidstiim, each
of the districts which were
contolidsttrf had unproved
butfget exceeding the 8 per
ent limitation for mny con
WeutKig. years.
Decision Couponed
' ' iJss itgeies -&W- deci
sion on the futr.BeVeriy
Aadland, 17, trfohefothnK
rnfege 4 ftte actor Errol
ilflynn.-todJiw- wa jKHstp$ned
BnULM,yli,Jy
7 Board Members
Named in Phoenix
School District
The newly consolidated ? Board members elected and
Phoenix - Taient area school i terms of office are Lynn New
district elected seven mem-1 bry. 5 years Joyce Goodrich,
bers to ;he new admtnistra- 4 years; Bruce Cyphers. 3
live hoard yesterday. Four- j years: Alien Harris, 3 yeasr;
teen candidates had filed for j Merle Siromonris, 2 years; Wet
election. virt Lattie, and Dr. Donald
The Phoenix district board
election was different than
the usnat election since Sivven
members were elected corn-
pared to the usual five.
eit! canons 2ones, ttui elect
ed at large. Icrms of office
were set by the number of
votes received. The candidate
receiving the largest number
of votes receiving a 5-year
term and on down to two 1
ycar terms.
Jackson County
Rural Levy Is
Approved by 496
The Jackson county nsrssl
school levy passed in ait but
two school districts, Medford
and Evans Valley, in yester
day's school elections.
The amount in excess of the
S per cent limitation is $2fit,
922.55. The vote was 2,834
yes, 2,338 no, a margin of 486
votes.
In Medford, school district
patrons voted the proposal
down 1.470 no to 1,342 yes
I votes, or by a margin of 128
votes. Evans Valley district
residents voted hei
down with 81 no votes to 48
yes votes,
Other districts and how they
voted on the rural school
levy; '
Phoenix, 310 yes, 283 no
votes; Asmima. 375 yes, M7men n hto criminal depart-
ejjtsaj tits, yea, i-i1!
no; Kagfe fmM, isa yes, 87
no; Rogue River, 08 yes, 83
no; Applegate, 35 yes, s no;
Prospect, 88 yes, 40 no; Butte
Falls, 71 yes, 62 no; Plnehursf
24 yes, 2 no.
Individual district budget
votes were:
District 8C, 338 yes, 117 no;
Apptegate, 38 yes, B no; Pros
pect 76 yes, 30 no; Butte Fails,
72 yes, 81 no; and Ptnchursl,
24 yes, 2 no.
Porter Calls for
Labor Amendments
Washington - WFB -Rep,
Charles O, Porter SD-Ore. to
day called for enactment of
amendments to the 1959 tabor
act which he said would ex
clude "anti-union" provisions.
He said the proposed amend
ments would retain provisions
which guarantee union mem
bers rights and provide "genu
ine democracy in the Ameri
can trade union movement"
Porter said the legislation
would rely upon union consti
tutions to guarantee rights of
individual union members;
provide for more detailed re
porting by employers and
their agents as is required of
unions; exempt unions with
less than 200 members or with
gross annual receipts of less
than $20,000 from filing re
ports with the secretary of
labor; require only position
schedule bonding; rertuire the
National Labor Relations
Board ta assume the full ex
tent of jurisdiction in the pro
tection of collective bargain
ing to large numbers of em
ployees and smaller employ
ers, and restore to unions the
right of peaceful picketing
and guarantee rights of union
members to protect them
selves against encroachment
by non-union employer.
Caryl Chessman's
Remains Cremated
San Quentin, Calif, - S -
Caryl Chessman was cremated
today Zi hours after his 1S-
year legal battle ended m the
San Qttenttn gas chamber as
be smiled thinly, winked and
aid 'ff all right.
Th hfid!y, drrast d in a blu
suit, white shirt and slue tie,
?as taken irt $ hearts om a
mAtl'ittt in San Rafael iwro
mile to the Mt. Tawipals
crematory just outside: town.
A poftee, isnd sheriffs car es
corted tfie hearse,
Tfee jbshes,wjl! be sent In
about a week to Forest Eat wn
rftr Lkv-AvmJs, Ut f mil est-;'
rm piea-" t.; j .j
-c "
McGeary, each 1 years.
Other school districts and
those elected are:
Ashland Dr, D. G. Engel, 5;
District 6C, H. S. Dead, 51
years.
Eigle Point, Mabel Hanson,
5 years.
Rogue River, Harold Salter,
5 years; and Betty Sandeen,
i .vcar-
Appiegate, Henry Head, 5
years.
Prospect, Eugene BurrEll, 5
years
Evans Valley, Henry Hoitz
inc,er. 5 years.
Butte Fails, Jesse Roger, 5
years.
PmehttEst, Robert Cooper.
5 years; and Robert Milter, 4
years.
Rural school board mem
bers elected were: oZne 1
Wiiiiam Starainger; Zone 2
Glenn W. Smith; Zone 3
James H. Grieve; Zone 5
Harotd C. Buck; and rural
board member-at-large, John
Spangier.
County Budget
Being Studied
Jackson county budget eom -
rs parted PfY
1 the budget further today as ittween Tm 8 ocl(1(,k
received ftel consideration.
After considering some
the smaller details, the com
mittee heard Sheriff Joe
Walsh appeal again for more
menf.
Wasih requested three more
f deputies in the criminal dt-
! vision or transfer of seven
men from the wefghmasfer's
department. However, he
turned dawn the suggestion
of County Commissioner Ches
ter Wendf that the seven
weighmasfer transfers be used
on a part time basis.
The criminal division beid
get tots! request i $9S,5SS,
up $12,887. The overall total
of the sheriff's department,
including jail, civil and fax
sections is g tentative $188,
814. up $28,138.
Walsh explained that coun
ty population centers are
scattered, making concentrat
ed patrol more difficult. Jack
son county sheriff's office has
18 male personnel in the
criminal division. By the time
offtee and Jail personnel are
deducted Weaves S men to
patrol the county Monday
through Sunday, he added.
During a shift this places two
men on the road four days a
week to cover the whole coun
ty, Walsh said. Complaints
often pull the men m from
their one day off, he added.
Senate Approves
Fishing Subsidy
Washington -ftW- The Sen
ate today approved a measure
to help subsidize the siiirsi
U.S. fishing industry.
The measure now goes to
the House,
The maximum subsidies
would total $2500,000 a year
for three years.
Nice Weather
IKuLUUetT: ' 1 - - r W'
School officials
Schedule MeeHng
On Budget Today
Four Alternatives
Listed far Thought
The Medford school board,
in consultation wt;h the dis
trict budget committee and
advisory board members, will
review its prapased 1980-81
fiscal year budget tonight.
The meeting was called thus
morning following the rejec
tion by voters yesterday of a
proposal to exceed the 6 per
rent limitation bv SI ,978,
404 99.
The board, which by state
law has the final responsibil
ity concerning school budget
matters, has foer alternatives;
ft! It can leave the budget
as it is.
(2) It can make any reduc
tions it sees fit,
3 It can Increase the bud
get up to 13 per cent.
s4) It can direct that the
schools be operated on funds
within the 8 per cent limita
tion, and be closed whet
funds are not available.
It is almost certain the bud
get wilt not be increased,
and it is highly unlikely the
board wilt order the schools
closed after fartds available
within the 8 per cent limita
tion are used.
Decision s Board's
But what action is taken
I on the other alternatives re
mains to be decided by the
hoard, budget committee snst
advisory board members after
a review of the proposed bad
get. Tonight's meeting will start
about 9 o'clock, following the
l boards regular monthly cur-
I The eorttetitttm raeettae
sfiwil! be
review of the In
dustrial arts and vocational
shop program at Medfarcl
High school for board mem
bers and interested lay cltr
Izens. The meeting will be at
the shop building en the Med
ford Htj?B sefteef campus.
School district patrons will
be asked to vote again oa e
proposal to exceed: the S per
cent limitation, whether the
proposed budget is reduced:,
remains unchanged or is in
creased. If if is held within
the 8 per cent limitation, ass
election is necessary.
Meeting on Zoning
Set in Sams Valley
A meeting on proposed zon
ing of the Sams Valiey are
wit! he held in the Sam's Val
ley Grange at 8 p.m. Thurs
day, it was announced today.
The proposed interim zone
will cover about 40,000 acre
and roughly extend along the
north side of the Rogue river
to two miles ttorth of Bodge
bridge.
The area would be zone
primarily residential and agri
culture, although the commer
cial establishments already fa
the area would be permitted
; to continue. Any further esm
: mercial development would
require a permit to allow
variance from the lonmg.
A ptarmiBg commission
spokesman emphasized this
would be mesty an informa
tional meeting and not a pub
lic hearing.
Salem-itW-The Travel Aid
Company, Salt Like City
firm which puts out travel
magazines for children, h
moved its plant here.
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