Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 25, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' o An Editorial School Budget Facts Here are some facts district budget, to be Total in general fund, oenerai lund, 1959-60: $3,428,070.60. Amount of increase in general fund : $465, 479.39. Tax levy for 1960-61 : $2,498,250.99. Tax levy for 1959-60: $2,528,529. Decrease for eomintr vear: $30,279. Resulting decrease inirus oi a mill. IF TOTAL costs are un. Because funds received by the district from the county and state have been increased. State support will go from $766,141 this year i roio not i " lu poi-,wou iicAi, year. Countv snnnnrt. will funds) of $240,000 this year u"ciuuing me exira 1 1 : i i ai icceiiLiy auuiuuzea oy LJOW is the increased " "lund budget to be spent? More than half of it msirucuon ior teacners ior a number oi added creased enrollment. fixed charges (retirement, social security, etc.) will go up $26,278.90 as a result of the higher salary total. Capital outlays ($68,000), plant operation ($18,000) and plant maintenance ($52,000) will be divided among the 14 elementary and 2 junior high schools, and the high school. Smaller increases, totaling.about $30,000, are scattered throughout the other budget items. are these increases needed this year? vv Mail Tribune City Editor Earl H. Adams, who, because he has covered school board and budget meetings personally for many months, is probably as familiar with the school system as anyone not connected with it, puts it this way: "The increase is due to four direct, and one in direct, factors. The direct factors are more students, rising salaries, the building program, and inflation. The indirect factor is a decrease in the percentage of state financial support, even though the dollar total is up. "First payment of interest and principal will be made next year on the recent $750,000 building bond issue. "School supplies (paper, erasers, chalk, etc.) havt risen in price 6 to 8 per cent in each recent year. Textbooks, a substantial item, have gone up about 10 per cent each year. "School furniture (needed next year for the 18 new classrooms and teaching stations) has risen 4 to 6 per cent each year. Maintenance supplies (mops, soaps, wax, etc.) have gone up 6 to 8 per cent annually. "All these, together, simply add up to higher costs. If the budget were to be cut substantially, education in the Medford district would suffer." QTHER pertinent facts: School enrollment is expected to climb from this year's 7,732 to 8,046 next year. This year, 19 buses serve 2,460 students, and will travel a total of 217,150 miles; next year 20 buses will serve some 2,710 students, and travel about 225,000 miles. There are 312 teacher stations this year; there will be 330 next year. The budget has been revised, since it was de feated May 2, by deleting summer and Saturday recreation programs, and the swimming and bowling programs (including use of school buses to carry students to these activities). The super intendent's salary has been cut by $1,200. Quite a bit of work was postponed to future years. The total cut was $21,279. FEW people will quarrel with the job the Med ford district school board is attempting to do to maintain the quality of primary and sec ondary education, and to offer wide opportunities to students, both academically and in well-thought-out extra-curricular activities, in the face of rising costs. Quite a few people, however, do object to ever-increasing property taxes. This year the county has made it possible to maintain Medford's high caliber of education while at the same time decreasing property taxes slightly. It is to be hoped that, by this time next year, the state legislature will have made it possible to reduce them still more. Meanwhile, the budget merits your attention and your vote on Thursday. We recommend a "yes vote. E.A. Stumbo Brothers Lose Supreme Court Decision Salem (UPD The Oregon Supreme Court today settled the Douglas county condemna tion case involving the Stum bo family. The court ruled against the Stumbos in favor of the state. The State Highway commis sion had inadvertently failed to obtai' title to 16 feet of Highway 99 running through the land of Robert Gordon Stumbo until some 11 yttva after the road was built. Stumbo then subdivided and sold the 16-foot strip into plots of two inches square. Douglas County Circuit Judge Carl E Wimberly ruled thai tht atrip y tondemned on the Medford school voted on tomorrow: 1960-61 : $3,893,567.99. in tax levy: about two- how can taxes era down? inrVfnso frr-im a tntal fall year to $403,000 next itu,uuu oi u&u tunas . .. me county court;. amount in the general ($271,233.18) will go for salary increases, ana teachers, required by in and damages against the state should be measured by the value of the land at the time of taking, in 194S. The high court concurred. The opinion by Justice George Rossman said "where the state has actually taken possesion of the property, even though by trespassing, and it is obvious to all reason able men that condemnation is the only adequate remedy available to either the state or the landowner, the land owner will not be permitted to take deliberate means to increase the mnature of bis damagei." Regional Edition Medford United Preaa International Full Leased Wire, 30 PAGES JAPANESE HOUSES WRECKED Only debris remains of the many houses (foreground) that were smashed by tidal waves resulting from Chilean earthquakes. The waves have sent casualty figures in Japan into the hundreds. Deadlines Told For Reports on Election Money Salem - lUPfl - Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. said today statements of campaign contributions and expendi tures in behalf of all candi dates in last Friday's Oregon primary election must be filed before the legal deadlines of May 30 and June 4. T h o s e r"Wrrd" contributed more than $50 to a cardidate, his committee or in behalf of a ballot measure must make a separate, individual report, Appling said. All expenditures for materials or services also must be reported. Amounts in excess of $5 must be ac companied by a receipt. The report from individuals is due by 5 p.m., June 4. Earlier Deadline Committees face an earlier deadline, Appling said. All committees must have their detailed financial report on file not later than 5 p.m. 10 days after the election. Since this falls on May 30 this year, and since county and state offices are closed Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day the effective deadline is mov ed up to Friday, May 27 at 5 p.m. Candidates and individual contributors for all statewide and district offices, district attorneys and district judges must file their reports with the secretary of state's office. Other local candidates report to the county clerk in their respective counties. Salem -(UPll- Gov. Mark Hatfield says that maximum efforts of a secret nature will be put forth by Oregon law enforcement agencies to pre vent traffic accidents over the long Memorial Day holiday. "Never Did Much Hobnobbing With Him, Myself" t 11 Persons New U.S. Citizens Eleven persons became new United States citizens this morning in Circuit Judge James Main's courtroom. Countries represented were Canada, Sweden, Germany, Britain, Korea and The Neth erlands. Those taking the oath of citizenship from County Clerk Marvin Madden this morning were Nan Elisabet Dauga, 421 West Fourth St., Medford, Sweden: Melonia Marie Rose Maurer, 243 North Holly St., Apartment 1, Medford, and Audrey Mae Thompson, 520 South Central ave., Medford, Canada: Marianne B a y 1 e y, 519'i Crater Lake ave., Med ford, Germany; Alice Fanny Maupin. route 1, box 472, Eagle Point, Great Britain; David Thomas Cuddy, Elk Creek rd., Trail, Marilu Na omi Cuddy, Elk Creek rd., Taylor's Lead Cut By Absentee Votes Democratic absentee ballots slightly reduced Edwin H. Taylor's lead over Ralph A. James for nomination for county commissioner. County Clerk Marvin Madden an nounced late yesterday. Taylor received 39 absen tee votes and James had 55 votes. The absentee ballots brought Taylor's total to 4,372, and James' to 4.299, a lead for Taylor of 73 unofficial votes. Prior to the absentee ballot counting, the difference was 89 votes. The total could change with the official canvas, which is expected to start today by county elections department personnel. MEDFORD, More than 26,000 police, firemen and civil defense workers have been mobilized for rescue wor. Police said some 130,000 persons are homeless. (Wl Tclcphoto) Become I Trail, and Tami Ernst, 2940 Crater Lake ave., Medford, all three of Japan; Wilhemina Mia Raaphorst, 175 Church St., Ashland, and Jutta Elisa Reiter, 556 Haven st., Med ford, both of The Netherlands; ana ueanna Marie Green, 1196 Ashland Mine rd., Ash land, Korea. Presentation Made The presentation of candi dates for citizenship was made by LeRoy Schilling, Portland, immigration and naturaliza tion service. . Others partici pating in the program includ ed Mrs Virgil Bolton, Med ford, representing the Daugh ters of the American Revolu tion; Mrs. H. L. Alford, Med ford, American Legion auxil iary; Exalted Ruler Joe Ho- sick, r'edford Elks lodge; and Russell Brown, 'Medford Ki wanis club. Medford lawyer John Dcl- lenback reviewed reasons which have made the United States great. Judge Main congratulated Miss Annette Gray for the work she had done in con ducting the citizenship and English classes in the Med ford public school system for the naturalization candidates. Local Hospital Included in Study Rogue Valley hospital has been chosen as one of 10 hos pitals In the country to par ticipate in a cost-study of Hill Burton hospitals, Administra tor Charles Gustafson has an nounced. Information gathered in the cost-study will be used by the defense department in plan ning more economic military hospitals in the future. Gustafson said a government-commissioned team of two architects and an engi neer from Atalnta, Ga., visit ed the hospital earlier this week to inspect the architec ture, building materials and equipment and to gather cost data. One of the architects noted that he had never seen a hos pital with finer equipment or finishing, citing the hospital's walls and floors which utilize superior materials to facilitate ease of maintenance. The ar chitect said their survey of Hill Burton hospitals is al most complete. He also commented on the pleasing effect of the main entry hall and the practical layout of the building, Gustaf son said. WEATHER FORECAST: Orrntnnjll mln In nlRhl. Mnttlv rlnuriv ThllMflav with nrriuional rain vhnwrri. Low tonlfht 44. Hlffh ThllMrtay S. Trmr. Ifhrt YMtrdv M l.iwtit thu Mnrnlnr 4 Prec. Ut 1 a.m. Today 12 Our Skiat Tonight Stmitt tartar 7:3 pm. aunrlie tomorrow .... 4:40 a.m. Moonaat today 7:4 p.m. Flrit Quarter ., June Z FBOtJINKNT STAR Aatarea, low In anuthrat at :57 p m. will br4 ii lonfh 12:22 a.m. a low In th aouth- Mt 1:41 . OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Bulletin Albany, N. Y.-'t'N-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller today announced that he would accept a draft for the 1960 Republican presid e n 1 1 a I nomination. Elks Convention Starts in City; 3,500 Expected Members of the Medford Elks lodge started registering today for the annual state convention which continues through Saturday. More than 3,500 delegates from throughout the state are expected to participate in bus iness sessions, a golf tourna ment, bowling tournament, a trap shoot, and various lun cheons and dinners during the three days. Highlighting the conven tion, one of the largest held in Medford in recent years, will be a parade scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in downtown Medford. A concert by the Klamath Falls Elks lodge band is sched uled at 4 p.m. Saturday in the library park, local Elks officials announced today. Many of the business ses sions will be held at the Elks temple here, with other events scheduled at the Arm ory and local dining establish ments. A pre-convention meeting is scheduled at 1 p.m. Thurs day of slate officers and com mittee chairmen. Business ses sions are scheduled at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day at the Elks temple. Reports on the Elks youth leadership, scholarship and veterans program and the eye clinic in Portland will be giv en between 9 and 11:30 a.m. Friday. Election of new of ficers is scheduled Saturday morning. Blady Evans, a member of the Klamath Falls Elks lodge, will provide music for the grand ball at the .Mcdjprd armory Saturday night. Rogue River Youth Killed in Accident Grants Pass - Joseph Ste phen Brasnyo Jr., 21, of route 1, box 57D, Rogue River, was killed about 1:40 o'clock this morning on Highway 99 about three miles south of here, state police said. He was identified from pa pers in his wallet, police said. He was alone in the car. Police said the car left the highway, traveled about 345 feet and crashed into a large tree. Brasnyo's body was found lying beside the tree. He had been thrown from the car. Salem H'PD - The Highway Department advised motorists today to carry chains at Gov ernment Camp, Sanliam and WtllainctU passes. Tribune MAY 25, 1960 New Earthquakes, Volcano Eruptions Reported in Chile Radio Broadcast Allegation Denied By KWIN Manager W. Henry Peck, manager of radio station KWIN, Ash land, has flatly denied the al legations that his station broadcast a political message on election day. Ralph James, county com missioner, who apparently was defeated for the Demo cratic nomination for another term, yesterday said his op ponent Edward (Pickle) Tay lor, Central Point, had been heard broadcasting an elec tion speech on the station last Friday. But Peck stated that James' statement is "absolutely un true." "The statement is without foundation," he stated to the Mail Tribune. "At no time did we have any recorded speech by Ed Taylor, nor did he appear at the station to make one 'live' on election ! day. Spot Announcement "He did purchase 12 spot announcements, made 'live,' and these were broadcast, six on Wednesday the 18th and six on Thursday the 19th. Our log will show he purchased no time on election day," Peck declared. Paul Bettlol, Ashland, said he definitely heard a broad cast at 8:15 a.m. on election day stating, "Vote for Ed (Pickle) Taylor for county commissioner." The broadcast gave Tay lor's background, the fact he had owned a pickle factory at one lime, and other infor mation, Bcltiol declared. "It could have been one of the other stations, but I'm sure it was KWIN," Bettiol said. Sheriff Joe Walsh said Bet tiol asked him if it were ille gal. "I told him it was," Walsh said. No Clearance I told the radio station that I would not give them a clear ance (retraction) on it," James said. "The statement was made by a responsible person, and one other person, whose name I don t want to reveal, heard the broadcast, also." The pertinent section of the law says: "No person shall at any Planning Advisory Group to Meet The Jackson County Re gional Planning Advisory group will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the county court house, County Judge Earl .Miller announced this morn ing. Herman Kehrli, executive director of the bureau of mu nicipal research, plans to at tend, Miller said. The coordination and coop eration of planning arterial streets and roads will be dis cussed by representatives of various Jackson county cities, the county judge said. Land usage and sanitation and wa ter requirements also will be discussed. Living Costs Portland Consumer Index Washington 0JP1I The na tion's living costs shot up to a new record high and showed the largest monthly increase in nearly a year, the govern ment reported today. The sharp rise will mean wage increases of two cants an hour for 975,000 workers in auto and farm equipment industries whose pay rate Is tied to the consumer price In dex. The Labor department said the index rose four-tenths of 1 per cent in April. It was the largest increase since' last June. An unusually large Increase Price United Pre International Full Leased Wir place on the day of election, ask, solicit or in any manner try to induce, or persuade any voter on such election day to vole for or refrain from vot ing for any candidate, or ticket of any political party or organization orany meas ure committed to the peo ple." "Some complaints were made and I'm investigating them," District Attorney Thomas J. Reeder said this morning. School Program Of Religious Teaching Upheld Salem - HIPP - The State Supreme court ruled 4-3 today that the "released time" for religious instruction statute Is constitutional. This reversed Marlon Coun ty Circuit Judge George R, Duncan. Felix I. Dilger sued school district 24 after the Salem school superintendent and the district refused to release his child from public school two hours per week to attend out side religious instruction. Judge Duncan agreed that the statute was unconstitution al and Dilger appealed. Legislature's Intent In an opinion written by Justice Keith O'Connell, the court said "from an examina tion of the entire school code, we think that it is clear that the Legislature intended that the administration of the re leased time statute should de volve upon the district school board acting through its rep resentatives." The Court reasoned that the law vested in the pupil's par ent or guardian - and not in the school officials - the pow er to determine whether the pupil should spend a part of his school time in religious instruction, and that the law made mandatory the granting of an excuse upon application of such parent or guardian. 'Reasonable Discretion' The court further held that the law permits the exercise of "reasjnable discretion by the school officials" in the ad ministration of the statute but not in granting or withhold ing permission to attend re ligious instruction - but in determining the time within the school day or week when the pupil shall be excused. Radio-TV Highlights President Eisenhower's report on failure of the summit conference may be viewed on stations KBES TV and KOTI-TV at 7 o'clock tonight. The report will be carried on KYJC (1230 kc) at 7:15 p.m. and en KMED (1440 kc) at 7:30 p.m. Soar To Record High; In food prices-largest In more than two years-sent the in dex to its now all time peak. ' All foods except dairy prod ucts and some vegetables cost more in April, the department said. .Food prices rose by an average 1.5 per cent. . The price rise clipped four cents from the value of the consumer's $10 bill. San Francisco-tUPD-Consum-er prices In Portland eded up .2 per cent over the January-April quarter to raise the consumer price index for Portland to 127 5, an all-time high, the U.S. Bureau of La bor StaUalica laid today. 10 Cents No. 56 Death Toll Soars As New Tidal Waves Lash Coast Grade 12 Quake Hits Disaster Area Santiago, Chile-IUPH - Four new earthquakes, one of cata clysmic proportion, hit south ern Chile today and brought new tidal waves and volcano eruptions. The total death toll was expected to reach 5,000 or more. Nine volcanos which had been silent for half a century belched forth smoke, ash and lava over a wide area already devastated in the worst series of earthquakes In history of Chile. Authorities said four new earthquakes struck the disast I er area today and that one of them was grade 12 of cataclysmic proportions. It caused another of the huge tidal waves that has wrecked -villages all along the south Chilean coast. Death Toll Mounts The death toll mounted by the hour and government of ficials who early today esti mated d.rjOU persons dead or missing said the loll probably would go over 5,000 when the full effect of the cataclysm is known. .. . Two new volcanoes on the shores of Lake Rinihue added their horror to that ot at least seven already known to be erupting. Osorno. the biecest of them all, was belchine fire that could be seen for miles. Puyehe also erupted today. Today's new quakes were registered at the Santiago Scismological Observatory which said the epicenter was nearly 1,000 miles to the south at the top of Taitao Penin sula at the southern tip of Chile. Lake Bed Displaced The formation of the new volcanoes - one already more than 300 feet high - displaced the lake bed and sent masses of water surging into the landslide-dammed San Pedro riv er, creating a new threat to quake-devastated Valdivla. The rumbling peaks jetted smoke as much E3 23,000 feet in the air, and some of them also belched glowing streams of lava. Fortunately, few Chilean towns are located near the volcanoes that were in action today. New reports of looting came from the disaster zone. In the Puerto Saavedra region ' half-drowned by this week's tidal waves, troops were or dered tb take "energetic ac tion" to put a stop to "acts of pillage" by Indians. Southern Coast Lashed A new tidal wave lashed Chile's southern coast Tues day, and a major earthquake was reported in the offshore Chiloe Islands. Observers at the Univer sity of Chile said this week's earthquakes were "the most intense ever recorded." Seis mologists in the Canary Is lands said they were worse than those which devastated southern Peru or the "Mor roccan Riviera" earlier this year. ; Hits 127.5 Higher costs of medical, care and housing were respon sible for the Increase, partly offset by cheaper transporta tion costs. The figure was 25 ' per cent higher than at the ' ' start of the 1950s and more ' than double the level ' in March, 1940. Over the last quarter, the most important change was an advance of 4.7 per cent in the costs of medical care. Higher dental fees, and high er prices for surgicar Insur ance accounted for most of th increase, although pre soaivtion prjges also were higher.