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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, I860 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. B 5 Whole Controversy of Seashore Park Hinges on Area Killtor'l mitti! The follitwlni nr lUmi, a Juim irattiuU or ti'tionl of Jutiritiiltim Ml. tlm llnlvpr- li y tir iirfKiin, an "aminrui miMiiimry" nf Hit runrliuloni iIuvbI fiitnl In tin plilitr thriili rrutilrrit nl rut-It nHiilrttt, Wlllliinii, of NmiU Kr, N.IM., furin.rl v livid In M furil. wlmrft hla fNlllpr. Tluiinni K. Wlllimni, will Ritti)rlntnntlnt uf Cmtar I.rh National I'irk. By T. JEFF WILLIAMS A Nutloniil Piirk Sorvleo urvoy of tliu Pacific Count In J ORB aoloctod llio Oregon amid dune and Inland lnkos In Iho vicinity of Florence na un rou nt nutloniil rocrontloitnl significance, Shortly follow lug this aurvuy, the Into Sen, HIchard L, Nouborgcr (D Oro.) propowd In n 1)111 (S 1(1211) to m ii It o thbi urea .1 national seashore under tlm nusplcea of the Park Sorvleo, Tho 40,1100 acre requested for Inclimlnn In tlio nutloniil seashore by Noubergor on comrms four Inliind frcah- water lake - Tnhkonltch, Slltcoos, Wotihlnk, und Clen wox. Sointi 25 miles of ocoun bench form the w e a t e r n boundary nnd behind the bench towering dune form n intricate luntlscnpe pnttcrn of oulstnndlng iconic nnd geologic lntcrc.1t. A alorm of controveray broke In Oregon over thla proposal nnd begun aecthlng on nil level - locul, atnte, nnd federal. But why, aome might nsk, ahonld thla propoanl create such widespread opposition? Economy Involved The wholo controveray re- volvea nronnd the economy of Florence and It vicinity Dnalcnlly, tho problem la whether, In long-range eco nomic terma, Florence will benefit or loae by the calno llahment of n national aea ahore. When Nouburger'a proposal wna flint made public, the lending opponents of the bill were the Western Lane lux pnyer'a association, the Gov ernor'a committee on natural resource, and behind the acencs, the U.S. Forest Serv Ice. Ttie most outspoken of the three la the Western Lono Taxpayer' nssocliitlon, nn or gnnl7.nllon formed by Flor ence resident for the express purpose of combating the pro posed nntlnnnl senshoro. Jack Hayes, a wiry, quick-minded and persuasive apenker, was elected chnlrmnn. Tho Association's principal argument charged that If tho dunes park were established It would hava unfavorable ef fect upon the private citizens and Innd holder In the nrea. The Park Service, whose ninin purpose la to prcservo acenlc lands for public recro- atlonnl use, cites the popula tion trend In Oregon In Its argument for the nntlonnl sea shore: by MDO the U. S. Hureiui of Census estimates Oregon's population will be ome 3,000,000 compared to 1,7.10,000 In 1900. Increased travel Is expected In conjunc tion with the population ex pansion. In 1990 It Is predict ed some 7,000,000 tourists will visit the const compared to the 1,500,000 vltltors In 1957. Would Attract Tourists The Park Service predict thnt tho establishment of a nntlonnl seashore would at tract more tourists nnd would greatly benefit the local economy through tourist trade The Western Lane Taxpay er's association spokesmen say the economy would suffer because of the loss of Income from the lnnd nnd resources that would bo taken In by the proposed park. On tho state level, Gover nor Hatfield asked his com mittee on natural resources, headed by Dan Allen, to In vestigate the problem and give him its recommenda tions. From nil evidence It nppcars that In his investiga tion Allen talked primarily to those who opposed tho park. Many community loaders In tho Florence area who fnvor the park proposnl say Allen ncvor approached them. Tho Resource committee recom mended to Hatfield that a national seashore should not ho established In the Florence vicinity. Hearings Held Meanwhile, Neubergcr nnd Congressman Charles O. Por ter (D-Ore.), who wore work ing together on the proposed park, held hearings In Flor ence, Reodsporl, and Eugene in an attempt to determine ' what problems would face the residents if a park woro estnb llshed In the Florence area. Initially, It appeared that Nouborgcr had made little, If nny, hondwny In establishing the dunes park from his en counter with the opposition In those hearings. But tho ef fects woro to bo far-reaching. From March through No vember Dnn Allon and his resource committed had flat ly opposed R nntlonnl senshoro in tho Florence area, nnd Hat field accordingly agreed with Allen. Tho final decision In Oregon on tho proposed na tional seashore rested with Hatfield; It eould not be eslab- llshed without Ills autliorlza lion. Hut, ufter three committee hciirlnga und atnto-wlde no tice, the developing situation was pulling Ilnlfleld In an un tenable position. Figures from a tiuestlouniilre on the park circulated by Porter showed a majority of peoplo In seven counties predonilnntly favor ed the park, Could Alienate Volara Thus, It began to appear that If Hatfield remained op posed to the park he could alienate a large number of voters. Hut If ho switched Ills position It might Ixi Interpret ed as un admission of hasty and lll-cuusldered earlier ac tions. Ncuberger, Intentionally or not, had forced Hatfield Into nn awkward position. This was tho turning point: to which side would Hatfield move? Ha began a alow awing in favor of the park proposal -with amendments, of course. From this time forward tho resource committee approach cd the park proposal with ,i positive philosophy. There wus now room for further negotiations between the Park Service and tho resource com mittee where there had been a near atiilemute prior to the chunge. Ilnlfleld presented Ncuberger with n bill of mini mum standards which would need to be satisfied before ha would allow the establish ment of the national seashore. Changes In acquisition of Innd, tux payments, provisions of ownership, and udmlnistru tlon ot game were major sug Heillons. Opposition Continued Jack Hayes and his associ ation continued to oppose the seashore proposal primarily because Hatfield didn't speci fy in his bill that the Park Service's right of condem nation should not be allowed. But Hayes was fighting a los ing battle now. Me and his association stand alone against tho Park Service, the resource committee nnd muny of the Florenco resident who favor the park. The Forest Service con tinues to oppose the park but apparently it realizes there Is little It can actually do, for Congress ha the right to turn the Forest Service land over to tho Park Service. The arguments for a final settlement will continue, but basically to be considered is this: I a national seashore desirable here? The answer, In the Judg ment of this writer, Is yes. Expanding population and Increasing tourist travel In Oregon are pressing present recreational facilities to the limit. And hand In hand with the population increase goes the continual buying of land for private homes nnd the erection of new Industries. What appears to be a consider able amount of public Innd still available on the const is rnpldly being bot ght for prl- vnte homesltes. Would Block Access Even though the benches are held free by Oregon law, the Intervening lnnd, If made private, will block access to the beach In large sections. With the responsibility dis persed among locnl nnd stale agencies and the Forest Serv ice there is no guarantee thnt Fewer Medical Problems Noted in Jetliner Flying By ROBERT J. BERLINS Washington HIM - Do Jet liners: -Cause miscarriages? -Make peoplo more airsick? -Lead to deafness among ground crews? -Give stewardesses vari cose veins and more frequent menstrual periods? -Create grenter fatigue among pilots? When the Jet age began In October, 1958, there were fre quent warnings that subsonic nlr trnvel would lend to vnrl ous medical difficulties. But Dr. Otis B. Sehreudcr, mcdlcnl director of Pan Amer ican World Airways overseas division, says nil these fenrs have proved groundless. No Cases Roporiod Does lot travel or flying In general cause miscarriages' A review of Pan Am's medical records shows that nearly sev en million passengers flew the Atlantic botween 1053 nnd 1059 without a single ease of miscarriage reported. Sehreu dcr, In a pnper read recently to the Aerospace Modlcal as sociation meeting In Miami, quoted statlsllcnl studies which concluded thnt flying hns no 111 effect on pregnancy either In Jets or conventional piston engine aircraft, Do tho jets make people more airsick? Schroudor says tho airsickness rate on piston aircraft is slightly higher than on the jots, ' Economy tho recreatlmuil potential In this urea will hu protected. There are loo ninny loopholc-i through which prlvntc Inter ests can encroach where tho land Is not protected by Con gross. Willi all the natural re sources available in tho Flor ence area there lias been re markably little development (lono by tho existing agencies In tho past 50 yours. To fully protect this area from private Interests thai could control or spoil this scenic wonderland of dunes and lakes, it should bo placed under a unified administration, Only under tho administra tion of the Park Service can the lakes und dunes bo fully doveloped - nnd protected -for the rucreiillonul develop ment that Oregon so badly needs. Postal Policy Ac! Violated, Porter Declares Wuahlngton - Postmaster General Arthur E. Summer field has been charged with making "gross and Intentional misrepresentations of the post al rate and deficit picture" by a member of tho House Post Office nnd Civil Service com mittee. Congressman Charles O, Porter (D-Ore.) In a Bpeoch on thi House Floor said tho post master general had violated the Postal Policy Act of 1058 because he refused to separate tho public service costs of the Post Office department irom the costs that should be charged to the other users. Porter denied Surnmorflcld's assertion that his department has lost $003 million this year Aroas Cited Tho Oregon lawmaker cited nrens where the Cabinet mem ber Included In the deficit the cost of public services which should be paid for out of the treasury. He said tills includ ed the total cost of religious, fraternal and charitable sec ond nnd third class mull con cessions. Porter said the cost of these public services alone was $100 million. The Post musler General also refused Porter snld, to subtract the costs of the operation of the star route system nnd the third nnd fourth class post of fice "even though Section 104 of the Postal Policy Act required that he do o." un der Inw the cost of operating 10.055 star routes, 13,142 third-class post offices and 11,- 912 fourth-class post offices "are public services and are to be paid for by the treasury, not by the users of the mall through Increased rates," said Porter. No Reason for Increase "Congress cannot responsi bly Increase rates Porter pointed out, "If the Postmaster General rcluses lo ouoy me law by supplying the public service costs which must first be subtracted before fair ratas can bo calculated." Porter said he saw no rea son to incronse first clnss mail charges, which already pay 111 per cent of thnt category s allocated costs, "to bring In $400 million additional reve nue. Are the jets leading to deaf ness among grounds crews? In 18 months of jet operations, not a single Pan Am employee developed any loss of hearing due to high-intensity noise, thanks mainly to the safety program Pan Am and other airlines developed for ground personnel. Are jetliner stewardesses ac quiring varicose veins, more frequent menstrual porlods and assorted ailments? Dr. Sehreudcr snys such com plaints, widespread in tho first months of Jot operations, "have largely dlsnppeired due lo the fact that these em ployees now have become ac customed to tho airplane." Les Fatigue Caused Do pilots become more fa tigued flying Jets? The Pom Am medical director snys all studies show that Jetliners cause less fatigue because of fewer instruments, lack of vlbrntlon, decreased noise and better prcssurizatlon, These factors are offset somewhat by the Jets requiring greater physical and mental alertness ("tho pilot must be ithcnd of the airplane," Sehreudcr ex plained) but in general the Jots are less fatiguing, Overall, Dr. Sehreudcr con cluded, Jot travel seems to bo hcnlthierDurlng a period when Pam Am carried 138, 439 passengers, only one 'niedicnl emergency" was re ported for every 2,677 passcn- .tout'- AV r, JEEP SET AFIRE A police jeep is set afire by angry part In a general strike called to protest a scheduld neo demonstrators, reputedly Communists, during a melee in Fascist Party Congress meeting. Three police vehicles the streets of Genoa, Italay. The demonstrators were taking were burned and 30 persons injured in the rioting. (UPI Telephoto) American Students Working on Projects In African Nations New York - (UPD - American students are working with lliclr hands on construction projects In 10 African nations to gain understanding of the forces remaking the face of Africa, About 180 student from 75 American college., are partici pating In the work camps project, "Operation Cross roads Africa," directed by the Rev. James H. Robinson, of New York. The broadly representative cross-section of students in cludes 35 Negroes, 25 south ern whites, Protestants, Cath olics and Jews, divided about equally between men and women. Canadians and the Republic of Uruguay are also represented. Divided Into 14 groups with matching number of African students, they are putung In work days on construction projects specified by the na tions they arc visiting in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Da homey, Togo, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. It is the second student study and work camp project to be sponsored by Operation Crossroads Africa. In 1958, a pilot project of 60 Americans was undertaken in five Afri can countries wnich earned tho cnthisiastic approval of the stale department and the White House. President Eisenhower, in a letter to Robinson, Negro minister of the Church of the Master in Harlem and origin ator of the program, said: "The contribution made by the participants in Operation Crossroads Africa, working through private 'people -to-peoplo' channels Is most wel come. I feel confident it will help establish strong bonds of understanding and friend- ihlp with the eager young General Strike In Portland Seen Portland OJPD - Tho director of the Portland newspaper strike snld Tuesday organized labor might call a general strike here. Rene Vnlentlnc told striking newspaper workers nnd long shoremen that "If the news paper strike is not settled soon on terms fair to both sides, orgnnlzed Inbor in Port- lnnd may cull a general strike in the city as was done in 1934." Valentine spoke at the ob servance of "Bloody July 5," date in 1934 when strike violence erupted here and on tho Pacific coast In a water front dispute, A two-block-long column of striking newspaper workers nnd sympathizers, three and four abreast, mnrched past the struck Oregonlim and Ore gon Journal buildings en route to the waterfront ob servance. gors. Most of these were mi nor, such ns fnintness, As with pilots, the pnylng customers are benefitting from the lack of noise, absence of vibration and improved prcssurlzntion. Call Ken Noal, SP 3-4739 for your Logging and Road Building Equipment Dondod Buy Used Equipment Crater Lake Machinery Co. people of Africa." Only one of the nations se lected for the mutual aware ness and understanding pro gram - Liberia - has a long history of independence. The nine others are either in the process of severing colonial ties or have been recognized as sovereign nations within the last three years. It Is the Intention of the sponsors that the American students have the opportunity to come "to grips" with the African personality during the seven weeks they will spend working alongside their Afri can peers. And, at the same time, Africans will have an equal opportunity to see the face of America in the inter Vacation Bound? We Hope You Have a Wonderful Time . . . but before you leave ask for the Mail Tribune VACATION We will hold the Mail Tribune while you are on your vacation. Each issue will be held in our office while you are away and will be delivered to you personally by your carrier upon your return. It's No papers to pile up on your porch. You will be able to catch-up on all local newi and special features when you return. When you leave on your vacation just complete this handy order, and either give it to your carrier . . . miiil It . . . or just bring it in to the office. WE WILL DO THE REST . . . Medford Mail Tribune VACATION S Circulation Department PAK . 2 Medford, Oregon ORDER J pj Pleat save my Mail Tribune while I am on vacation, beginning aj and deliver all of them to me pj when I return on... (If date un- 5 certain, please call Mall Tribune when vou raturnl) JJ J Name , J Address B City T- 1$ racial and inter religious groups of American students. Power of Persuasion "Face-to-face contact breaks through stereotypes," said Robinson, "even in a highly literate and electronically saturated country like the United States. It has a unique power of persuasion. "The stimulus of such per sonal influence tends to lead to action, for In face-to-face contacts, people arc more like ly to listen to their inform ant as a man rather than a stereotype. PAINT WITH v j SERVICE FR ft if r:Af A It "People who might be bit terly anti American may be friendly to an individual American." After completion of their individual missions in Africa the students will meet again here for evaluation sessions and an Impact study by the M a s s a chusetts Institute of Technology. Harold Isaacs, who will make the study, will attempt to evaluate the results of Crossroads Africa both on it effect on Americans and the reaction of Africans. MEDFORD PAINT and Wallpaper Store 6th I Holly Diagonally Across from Pott Office PHONE SP 2-9321 We Give S&H GREEN STAMPS PAK SPring V 4k. Quotes From By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL New Brunswick, N.J. Vegetarian Dr. Barbara Moore, starting the final 45 miles of San Francisco to New York: "This la my day. 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