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. I'm sitting
Americans are a strong people,
coffee will kill you, I hop my
better way to eat."
Richmond, Va.-The Daughter of the American Revolu
tion, which condemned 30 textbooks used in Virginia' pub
lic high school, explaining what it looks for In the books:
". , , To determine if our student are emphatically laugh
love of God and country or are
cialism and materialism,"
Los Angeles-Tennessee Gov.
er his state's delegation to the
be quieter this year due to the
ver, presidential hopeful in 1952 and 1B56:
"Whenever Tennestean got
little bit noisy."
Los Angeles-Sen. Sam Erin
Democratic National Chairman
Southern convention Democrats
civil right plank:
aO IO! U I huw uiiauuiau -J " -"- --
lubiect to any person in the South who has enough influence
to nave rjeen eiecxea io poimcai sum.
XvviiWMW&i
iff 'KlVM l A,.
Wt UHIK) $TAlB,r-l'0'AL O F roniArlD - Mtmau Fitall Dtp lamw
-I f 1
Complete Thit Vacation
Pay Order Today or
Phone the Circulation
Department.
2-6141
the News
her transcontinental hike from
on top of the world . you
but your diet of meat and
walk proved that there It
being corrupted io accept so
Buford Ellington, on wheth
Democratic convention would
absence of Sen. Estcs Kefau-,
together it's going io b a
Jr. (N.C.), disagreeing with
Paul Butler's view that the
will go along with the party
Open or add to
your Savings Account
by JULY 9
Earn Interest from
JULY 1
HOMI-OWNID STATIWIOB
A Free Service of
THE
MEDFORD
MAIL
TRIBUNE