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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1960)
M lo) ui you mm, tow uiyjiyj Regional Edition Medford 40 PAGES ; if " vl 1 f: A 1 t.i7l oAv.iaA-afiM.Mmiliiiifcil i,ntii y-Mniri AiliiiiaaMi Mliiirtitr" ballA.aAi4,. H WANTS VISA FOR MOTHER Mrs. Barbara Powers, left, wife of U2 pilot Francis G. Powers, told a news con ference in Washington today that she has delayed her- own departure for Moscow as long as possible to give the Rus No Additional , Tax Levy Seeif If Measures Voted Salem -(UPD- There should be no additional tax levy needed should voters in No vember approve the amount of money available for state veterans loans and self-liqui. dating higher educational buildings, according to a study made by state officials. "Price tags" for measures which will be before the vot ers have been filed with Sec retary of State Howell Ap pling Jr. Under Oregon law cost of measures must appear on the ballot. Prepared By Committee The cost estimates were prepared by a committee com posed of Appling, State Treas urer Howard Belton, Finance and Administration Director Freeman Holmer and Tax Commission Chairman Charles Mack. They found the measure to provide for more self liquidat ing bonds to expand higher education would cost $2.6 mil lion a year for 30 years but that payments by the students and other users of the facili ties would be adequate to pay the cost. Bond Issue Cost Given Loan repayments by veter ans are expected to be enough to pay interest and retirement charges of those bonds. The measure to authorize a S40 million bond issue for new state institution and high er education buildings would cost Oregon taxpayers 2.7 mil lion a year for 20 years, the committee found. Water, Sewage Problems In Fringe Areas Reviewed A letter from the Federal Housing Authority, read to the Jackson county planning commission last night, notid water and sewage problems in Medford's fringe area and told of the FHA policy in relation to this problem. Properties using individual well and septic tanks are ac ceptable for FHA loans where specified conditions exist, the letter, forwarded by the Jack son County Federal Savings and Loan association stated. There can be no indications of "lack of marketability" by use of wells, the area must be built up to the point' where subdivision anabgiis by the Portland FHA office is not feasible, the supply of water for individual property under consideration must be deter mined adequate, and the well must have been properly con structed and is the required MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960 Pilot's Wife Hopes State Department Will Be Aggressive Washington - IUPII - The tearful wife of U2 pilot Fran cis G. Powers said today be fore leaving for Russia that she hoped the State Depart ment would be "more aggres sive" in helping her husband at his forthcoming spy trial. She made the statement to reporters a few hours after the flier's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Powers, left by plane from New York for Moscow. They were pessi mistic about their son's chances at the trial. "I am very grateful to the State Department for every thing it has done, said the pilot's pretty wife, Barbara. But I surely hope tney win feel like being a little more aggressive in the future. She said she hoped her nus- band, whose plane was shot down 1,300 miles inside Rus sia May 1, would receive a "light sentence. Mrs. Puwers said she would have to leave for Russia alone unless the Soviet Embassy WEATHER FORECASTS Fair, hot and dry through Friday. Low tonight 56. High Friday 95-98. Temp. Highest Yesterday 100 Lowest This Morning 58 Our Skies Tonight Sunxrt todav 7:19 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow w. 5:15 a.m. Moonrise tonight 10:08 p.m. Last Quarter Aug. 13 The Perseid meteor shower is now at its height with more of the meteors or shooting stars visible after midnight. This is the .best meteor shower of the year. distance of 100 feet from a septic tank. Approval of the local health department is required in all cases on water supply and sewage disposal systems. These stipulations apply to existing property only, it was stated, and FHA appraisal re ports will reflect conditions encountered. Property will be considered on an Individual case basis in areas which are developed to a point that subdivision analysis would not be feasible "Construction proposed in extension of these areas, or in new developments will not be accepted," according to the fetter. "New developments will not be encouraged when the property is served by " dividual wells and when com peting outlying subdivisions are served by a public water , and tewer system." Tribune sians an opportunity to grant a visa to her mother. Mrs. Monteen Brown, of Milledgeville, Ga., right. Shown in center is her attorney, William P, Dickson Jr., president of the Virginia Bar Association. (UPI Telephoto) granted visas to others in her party soon. She said she had been given no assurance ma: me u.a. government would attempt to intervene in any way in ner husband's espionage trial slated to start Aug. 17. Barbara said she had delay ed her own departure as long as possible to give the Rus sians an opportunity to grant visa to her mother, Mrs. Monteen Brown, Milledge ville, Ga., her mother's phy sician, Dr. James Baugh, and three attorneys. No Brainwashing She said she did not know whether she and her husband's parents would be permitted to attend the trial. The Soviet Embassy has given her assur ance, she said, that she would be able to see her husband following the trial. Asked whether she believed her husband had been brain washed by Soviet authorities, Mrs. Powers said "from his letters - no." (See Story on Page 2) Meeting To Discuss Freeway Signs Set A meeting will be held in the Rogue Valley Country club at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday be tween Medford and state high way commission representa tives on placing of directional signs along the new Pacific freeway, according to County Commissioner Chester Wendt During a meeting Tuesday in the county courthouse J. A. Head, of the state highway department, and Paul Israel, of the California state high way commission, explained how the signing procedure worked. .Chief cities of the state, such as Portland, would be indicated by one sign by name of the city and number of miles to it and the nearest town would be indicated by a similar sign. There would be no more than two such signs at one spot, it was ex plained. A sign would be placed at the city's limits giving the name of the city and with it another sign giving the mile age to the next town. A mile age sign would also be placed at the exit from the town. Portland - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield said Wednesday all good Republicans should wear out shoes and get calouses on their hands to help assure a GOP victory in November. 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 123 Hammarskjold Heads For Congo To Lead Troops United Nations, N. Y. -(UPD-Secretary General Dag Ham marskjold headed back to the Congo early today to lead the first United Nations troops into secessionist Katanga Province. Hammarskjold's present plans called for making the move into Katanga - perhaps his most delicate mission yet in the five-week-old crisis -Friday with two companies of Swedish troops. Relents on Threat Katanga President Moise Tshombe, who has proclaimed his province independent of the national Congolese gov e r n m e n t, previously had threatened to fight the U.N. forces. But he retracted this threat after receiving guaran tees that the U.N. operation would not interfere in his dis pute with national Premier Patrice Lumumba. Hammarskjold sent a cable to Tshombe Wednesday tell ins him the troops would be "under my exclusive personal authority and will have only the right of legitimate selt defense in the event - which I rule out as inconceivable - that they are attacked." Meanwhile, in Lcopoldville, Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba appealed to his people today to "forget their tribal differences" and unite for a peaceable settlement of the Congo crisis. State Forestry Men Mop Up Aug. 9 Blaze Southwest district of the state department of forestry had a 15-man crew patroling and mopping up today at the scene of the blaze which burned over a large area on the north side of Lower Table Rock on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The fire' covered some 1,080 acres, including farm land and grass and brush, and destroyed a number of farm buildings. .... Rogue River National For est yesterday and t- ay dis patched 12 men to assist with fire fighting on' the Wallowa- Whitman National forest. Nine were detailed today: to the Spaulding gulch blaze and three left yesterday for the Anthony lake fire. Salem - (UPD - The Pacific Inland Tariff bureau, Port land, is seeking a major in crease in Oregon intrastate class and commodity motor carrier rates and minimum charges. Ships, Airplanes Circle Pacific Seeking Vandenberg Air Force Base, and airplanes circled a 200-mile south of Hawaii today, hoping to recover a capsule from space. Scientists counted on Discoverer XIII to eject successfully its 300-pound capsule stuffed with instruments around 3 p.m. (p.s.t.) and make No. 13 the The 19-foot satellite was shot into orbit Wednesday and set to kick out of its capsule on the 17th orbit around the poles. Of six others success fully orbited with capsules aboard, none of them has been able to make a successful ejec tion into the recovery area. Trapeze-Like Devices Planes were equipped with trailing trapeze-like devices to try and snag the 33-by-27 inch capsule as it parachutes to earth. They will have about 10 minutes to find the ejected capsule and snag it. If the planes fail, ships will try to home in on its radio beacon and pluck it from the water. It will float for at least 24 hours. Court Denies License Request A request for a liquor li nse by "Woody" Owings, owner of the Alaskan Cafe and Tavern at Wimer, was denied by the Jackson county court yesterday. He had asked the county court for a recommendation to the state liquor control board so liquor could be serv ed by the glass at the cafe and tavern. In making its decision, the county court saw no need for an outlet for hard liquor at Wimer at this time, County Commissioner Chester Wendt explained. The county court yesterday also signed an order lor railroad grade crossing widen ing north of Rogue River. The county court has de cided to adopt a voucher sys tem for all claims and reim bursements for travel and other expenses incurred while on county business, Wendt said. The form has been rec ommended by the Association of Oregon counties. A letter from we nogue Valley Council on Aging re questing reactivation of the Jackson County Housing Au thority, was taken under con sideration. Reactivation of the group would make the county eligi ble for funds under public housing laws. These could be used to finance surveys to point up the need for low-cost housing developments and nursing homes for tne agea urban renewal projects, tne letter explained. Boundary Board To Meet Tonight In preparation for tonight's hearing, the Jackson county school boundary board toured today the area south of Bar nett rd. which is being con sidered for annexation to the Medford school system. Annexation was initiated by residents of the area who ob jected to their children at tend ne school in rnoenix. The petition was then referred to the county school reorgani zation committee for ap Drovai. Now with this approval, me boundary board will meet to night at 8 p.m. in tne county courthouse auditorium to hear the issue. The Phoenix school district is ooDosed to the annexation If the transfer is approved it will be the fourth such an nexation in two years. According to slate law, tne disDute must be settled by de termining what is Dest ior me children involved. Hatfield Appoints Ashland, GP Men Salem - IUPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield has named the fol lowing persons to the Oregon Civil War Centennial commis sion: Thomas Vaughan, Portland, chairman: Ray Nelson, Cot- taee Grove: Mrs. Allen W. Davis. Portland; The Rev. Roosevelt Rogers, Portland; Mrs. B. M. Keith, The fcalles; Arthur Crookham, Portland; Norman Raies, Portland; Da vid Duniway. Salemf E. H Singmastcr, Ashland; Charles Bertsch, Portland; Samuel M. Bowe, Grants Pass, and Dr. Howard C. Runkel, Salem. A. Capsule Calif.-(UPD-A flotilla of ships section of the Pacific Ocean lucky recovery program. Talent Project Gets $2,450,000 n Senate Bill Washington - IUPII - Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen warned today that President Eisenhower would take a dim view of a $4.3 bil lion public works money bill unanimously approved by the Senate. The Senate voted 86-0 Wed nesday night for the bill to finance public works projects in every state during the fiscal year e:idin, next June 30. Measure Goes To House The measure now goes back lo the House which approved a similar bill May 25. The House either can accept Sen ate changes or request Senate House conferees to work out a compromise. Oregon projects included in the bill are Talent division of Rogue River project, $2,450, 000; Green Peter dam, $2 mil lion: Umpqua river south jetty rehabilitation, $180,000; Sius- law river harbor south jetty. $150,000; added for Rainier drainage district, $200,000; added for Sauvics island drainage district, $150,000 added for drainage work in the Willamette valley east of Albany, $10,000; added for drainage on West Muddy and Mary rivers, $35,000, and added for Birch creek divers ion unit of the Umatilla reclamation project, $28,000 Other Oregon Projects The bill also provides funds for other Oregon projects al ready under way as follows: Blue river reservoir, $136, 000; Columbia river mouth, south jetty, $50,000; Malheur river-Vale unit, $112,000; Coos and Milllcoma rivers, $23, 000; Coos Bay, south jetty, $50,000; Cougar reservoir, $12,300,000; Hills Creek res ervoir, $10,500,000; John Day lock and dam, $33,344,300; Lower Columbia river bank protection, $400,000; Multno mah county draining district, $590,000: Rogue river harbor at Gold Beach, $2,018,000; The Dalles lock and dam, $1,900, 000; Willamette river basin bank protection, $500,000; Yaquina bay and' harbor, $300,000; Crooked river proj ect, $2,235,000; and Vale project, Bully Creek extens ion, $173,000. Teaching Aids Not Considered Books Workbooks and other sup plies do not fall within the term "textbooks" as used in the school law, according to Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton. The Jackson County School Superintendent Alf Mekvold had asked for an opinion July 13 after receiving a re quest from St. Mary's school for free use of films and otner materials from the county curriculum material center. Thornton said the term text book has not been extended by legislative definition to in clude the teaching aids re ferred to in the request. County Democratic Central Committee Postpones Candidate Selection Until The Jackson County Demo cratic Central committee re cessed its meeting last even ing without selecting a candi date for stale representative. The committee had planned to fill the vacancy created by the recent withdrawal of Miss Inez Holcomb, who received one of the two Democratic nominations in the May pri mary election. The nominating committee had no recommendations and no nominations were made from the f ' o o r. One nomination had been expect ed, but the person concerned was out of the state and had not been contacted. A recessed meeting will reconvene Mon day. Aug. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Labor temple. During the meeting Wilford E. Davies, Eagle Point, member of the recently ap 'aLLjl 1 .rtffik ROBERT CHRISTNER En Route To Helsinki On Request Correct Land Uses Promote Economic Development in Area The best relationships be tween land uses promote the best economic development of an area, Lloyd Anderson, of the bureau of municipal re search, Eugene, told the Jack son county planning commis sion last night. Such relationships would be established between residen tial zones and industrial commercial zones, for ex ample, he said. Metropolitan areas follow basic develop ment patterns which seldom vary, and once . planneri figure what that pattern is, they must stick, fairly closely to it or land values and eco nomic growth of the area are adversely affected, Anderson declared. For instance, the commer cial' land use of a metropoli tan area rarely exceeds 5 per cent of the total area. To set aside a much larger percent age of an area for commercial development might result tn large blocks of idle land, he explained. However, planners can t arrive at land use ratios exactly because this would invite speculation. Such ra tios or percentages must be flexible, he added. Reviewed By Public When basic land uses are decided on, the contents of future zoning, ordinances are also established, he continued. Land use studies help plan ners to adopt certain general policies which may be trans lated into preliminary zoning. Any development plan should be proposed and reviewed by the public. "In 20 years the Medford area will have a sizeable popu lation. It is much easier to plan for public facilities, such as parks, now," the state plan ner pointed out; He estimated growth of the area at 4 to 5 per cent a year. Medford now Is where Eu gene was in 1940. By 1980 Medford will have a 60,000 population, Anderson pre dicted. Instruments for land use studies, presented by the county planning commission staff, are maps showing pres ent land uses, soil types, and dwelling unit distribution and Dopulation. The planning area studied pointment County Home Rule committee, charged the Jack son county court with "play ing partisan politics in its selection of four members to the committee. (Davies was the only Democrat among the four county court appointees). The letter to the county court which Davies read at the meeting stated in part: ". . . with the county as equally divided in party reg istration as it is and the com mittee (home rule) being of such general public interest and concern as it is, the Re publican members of the county court should have laid aside their partisan party pre ference long enough to name a bipartisan Home Rule com mittee that would be truly representative of party strength in the county." County voter registration r ialiilMMttllliiH bounded on the north by Vilas rd. on the east by Foot hill and North Phoenix rd the south by Carpenter Hill rd., and on the west by I Arnold lane and Hanley rd. The soil map overlay gen erally shows basic soils I around Medford. Such soul types affect use of private! spwnDf. ritanni&l: For instance. I clay adobe is not acceptable 1 ing to laentuy my puuiua. by the county sanitarian tori Christner said he will con- private sewage disposal. Location of an elementary ... , . . scnool is a good example or how adequate planning is needed for future, develop- ment, Anderson continued. It tance of residences ana away from, dangerous traffic arte - rials, yet well served by roads. around such schools should be encouraged. This planning re quires work with school au thorities and the county en gineers. Anderson said a collection of data on local land use stud ies is needed so it can be put in a form presentable to the county court for recommenda tions. Much of the data has been collected and put tn rough report form. Anderson was hired by the county court on a part-time basis to assist in the county planning commission. Funds were provided in the current fiscal year budget. ' The planning commission met as a committee last night since it did not have a quorum. Employment Office For Farm labor Opens The State Employment office will open its seasonal office for farm labor Monday, Aug. 15, at 1831 South Pacific highway, employment office officials said today. The office will be open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and may be reached by tele phoning SPring 3-6877. For other employment, job seekers should continue to contact the main office here on North Oakdale ave. Salem - (UPD - The State Employment Department said 706,000 persons were working in Oregon in mid-July, 27,000 below the figure in mid-June. Meeting Monday Night as of Aug. 9 announced at the meeting showed Independents 716; Republicans 16,346, and Democrats 16,583. The letter stated that the commissioners were "warn ed" In a letter by Harper Ed wards, chairman of the Jack son County Democratic L-en- tral committee, that Demo crats "expected and demand ed" equal representation on the Home Rule committee, A total of eight members has been appointed to the Home Rule committee so far. Four members were selected by the' county legislatures. They were listed as two Demo crats and two Republicans. A ninth member will be selected bv the other eight members. William Deatherage report ed that he had talked to Rob ert Boyer about the bumper- Icard on his car boosting hit Nevada Citizen Charged With Spy Activities Accused Man's Story Differs Moscow - (UPD - American tourist Robert Christner, 27, Sparks, Nev., has been order ed expelled from the Soviet Union for espionage, it was announced today. Christner, whose family lives in Sparks, denied he had been spying. I am so mad and so dis- gusted I don't know what to do," he said. He said he was informed - he had been convicted of spy ing and was requested to leave the country by an of ficial of the Soviet travel agency Intourist who accost ed him at the National Hotel here. The American Embassy said its cultural counselor, Lee Brady, was called to the For eign Ministry today and told , of Christner's alleged spy ac tivities. Notes Kept in Belt The Soviet news agency Tass said Christner took pic tures in his travels and kept his Intelligence notes and films In a specially designed belt which he wore under his clothing." "The state security organs have established that during his trips in the Soviet Union Christner drew topographical maps of various areas, mark ing on them railways, bridges and radio aerials, Tass said, Different Story Christner, who came here July 17, told a different story. "I came here because l knew the language and want ed to improve It," he said. I wasn t making any secret ot it. I was taking pictures everywhere. "The notes 1 am supposed to have taken wore notes about, what pictures I was tan- isuu wun u.o. uuwuu I before leaving tonight by T.T!l..l..i -Clnlanl train ior ncmimi, - ' ' 1 frUifiitk - 11611105 LflllClZC i , If Mini vWHlli ' Republican Sheriff Joseph Walsh came under fire at tha Jackson County Democratic! Central committee . meeting last night. ' - The sheriff's office recently purchased a patrol boat and equipment costing $2,822.75 ;;. without, the committee said, advertising for bids. The minimum amount re quired for bid, according to .; state law, is $1,500. But purchase of the equip ment from the Medford Ma rine Company only avoided the intent, but did not breaK the law, Thomas Keeder, jacK- son county district attorney, said today. - Since the purchase was made in separate occasions, the purchase on any single oc casion was not over tne $i,ouu minimum. Walsh stated today that the department compared boat prices with several major boat dealers in the county and that the boat purchased was by far the lowest price listed for boats of comparable specifi cations. He added that no law was violated in the boat purchase, nor was any Intent to avoid any law present. Walsh ex plained that his only intent was to provide adequate serv ice for the least cost. Washington - IUPD - The Uni ted States has accused Pre mier Fidel Castro's regime ol jeopardizing freedom ot wor ship in Cuba. , law partner, Alan Holmes a Republican, for district at torney. Boyer, a member ol jtho county planning commission which met last evening, was unable to attend the meeting. Boyer told Deatherage that he had made no statement to television or press regarding the criticism ot him at the July meeting, that he was not an officer In the party, mat he believed the district at torney's office to be nonpar tlsan, and he would continue to work for the Democrauo party If they desired his help. Edwards stressed the need for the Democrats to band to gether to make It a solid party. He ' added that he would "fight," clean but he would fight anyone who wants to divide the Demo crats.
