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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
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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-
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' 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.