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Olympic Games U.S. ATHLETES PARADE The U. S. contingent parades around the track at the Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies of the Olympiad in Rome today, Carrying the 'Troublemaker' Bear Moved From Camp; Two Hurt Crater Lake National park rangers last night took a mother bear and two of her three cubs away from the Ma zama campsite to another sec tion of the park, and con tinued to seek the third cub today. Chief Park Ranger Jack Broadbent said the mother bear has been "a trouble maker" in the area recently, and "slapping" incidents Tues day night resulted in a con centrated effort to move the mother and her triplets. Two separate incidents were reported Tuesday night involving two mother bears. The other bear involved, Broadbent said, is not trou blemaker, and was just pass ing through the campsite at the time. , Robert Young, Fresno, and Mrs. Jean Groulx, Oakland, Calif., were treated irr a Klam ath Falls hospital- for, .facial cuts. Rangers said Young's eye was cut, but the injury is not considered ;serious. ' ' Young said he heard noises outside his tent shortly after midnight and turned on a flashlight to investigate.' The light shone into the bear's eyes and she lashed out with a paw. In the other incident,, Mrs. Groulx said she was awaken ed by sounds and saw a bear with two cubs inside ner teni. She said she slapped the bear to send it away, and the bear slapped back. The mother of the triplets, Broadbent said, was the chief troublemaker, and by moving them to another section of the park, campers probably will be able to rest more at ease. Usually, he said, bears do not return to campgrounds when they are moved- to a remote section of the park. Broadbent said the bear problem is not Increasing. Tuesday night's incidents oc curred because the bears hap pened to be passing through the Mazama campsite, and were looking for food, he said. WEATHER FORECAST: Fir tonight n4 nartly cloudy Friday. Low to. niiht 42. Hitta tomorrow S. Temp. Highest Yesterday 71 Lowest Thli Morninj ............ 43 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today - :57 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:30 a.m. Moonset tonight 8:46 p.m. r.rt Quarter Aui. 29 At moonset tonight the Big Dipper Is sinking In the north west, the Square of Pegasug Is In the east; and the planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are In the south. Write-In Candidate for President Stops In City While James L. Reed, a ou-year-old Knoxville, Tenn., carpen ter, who is on a nation-wide walking campaign as an inde pendent write-in candidate for the Presidency, passed through Medford early this morning. His walk, he said, is ex pected to cover some 5,000 miles from the Canadian to Mexican borders and east ward through the south end ' ing in Washington, D.C., about election time in No vember. Citizen Reed, as he calls himself, said he is "sort of a Paul Revere without a horse to wake up people." He said it is time a "common man", occupied the White House. "Not since Abraham Linocln has a comman man served as President," he iaia, Effects of Taxes On Property Among Discussion The effects of the property tax were one of the chief con cerns as valley residents met last night with five top state department administrators. The meeting, held at the court house, was part of the governor's plan to prevent "capitolitis" by having key administrators visit each of eight regions in the state. Four such meetings have been held so far. Medford's was the first night meeting and also the largest attended. A question on sales tax pro posals by Frank Fish, vice president of the California Oregon Power company, trig gered the discussion of taxa tion. . ; Oppose, Sales Tax DeanN Ellis, tax committee counsel,, said that he has al- wayspppostd a sales tax. One of ;;the main reasons- $or the sales tax,, proponents say, . is to capture tax dollars front tourists and other transients in the state'."' Studies show that these peo- Plane Not Shot Down, Says Pilot New-York IUPD - Oliver W. Powers, father of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, said to day his son had told him he didn't believe that his plane was shot down over Russia. The elder Powers would not elaborate, but his state ment lent substance to the American belief that the hign altitude jet suffered a "flame- out," or power failure, instead of being hit by a rocket at 65,000 feet as the Soviet Union claimed. ; Powers, who was in tears at times, told a news con ference that President Eisen hower had sent personal word to Francis through the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that he would not be prosecuted by the U.S. government, when and if he returns, for reveal ing his contract with the Cen tral Intelligence agency. Powers said his son had told him that he definitely did want to come home when he finished his jail term. Havana-OIPD-A Roman Cath olic Driest wounded in an inci- dent outside Havana last week will be brought before one of Fidel Castro's revolutionary tribunals as an anti-govern ment conspirator, informed sources said today. on Walking He indicated that he be lieved recent Presidents, and the Presidential candidates of both major political parties, are too far removed from the average person ' to fully un derstand the average person s problems. Although confident he will win, Reed said If he does not win, he will establish a lob by In Washington, D.C., to reDresent "the 90 per cent who are not now represented in congress." He said he believed the tax structure should be cTiangcd, and would return to the coun ties the responsibility of col lecting all taxes. The coun ties then would send funds to both the state and federal governments to finance services. Open In TfomelgOST j. S. flag is decathlon star Rafer Johnson, of Kingsbury, Calif. For story, see sports. (UPI Radiotelephoto) Topics pie would only contribute a minor amount ($2 million) compared to the total raised by a 3 per cent tax ($63 mil lion), Ellis said. He also pointed out that County Assessor Ray J. Schu macher's tax relief plan would not raise enough money to pay the current operating ex penses of Oregon schools. Schumacher proposes a 3 per cent sales tax to be used to finance schools instead of the present property tax. This tax would raise $63 million, but current operating costs for the . recommended state educational program are fast approaching $200 million per biennium. Only $105 to $112 millions are contributed by the State. The rest must be made up from property taxes or other sources. Incomes Discussed ' The plight of people on fix- ed incomes and of the farmer was also discussed. i Henry E. Conger, chairman of the county agricultural mar keting committee, said the farmer is one of the hardest hit by property taxes. He and his sons find it impossible to make any kind of profit with their farm, which he claimed was one of the best in the valley. . Administrators attending the session included Freeman Holmer, director of finance" and administration; Victor Wolfe, administrative assistant to the Oregon state highway engineer; Eldon Cone, assist ant to the commissioner of em ployment; Andrew F. Juras, assistant administrator of the state welfare commission; and Ellis. Special' Stops In Medford A Southern Pacific "official special" stopped in Medford at 7:20 o'clock this morning on a- regular inspection trip made by railroad officials from San Francisco. A. E. Armstrong, local agent, said the president of the railroad, D. J. Russell, and his party were en route to Eu- gene. Russell is formerly of Jacksonville. There were three cars on the "special," the local agent added. He noted that the trip is made every so often." - Many residents thought the train to be a regular passen ger unit, even though passen ger service here has been dis continued for the past five years. Campaign "The further a tire travels," he said, drawing parallel between tires and taxes, "the more tread wears off." If all taxes were col lected on a county level, the people would have more con trol over governmental spend ing, he said. Started Aug. 3 Reed left the Peace Arch at the Canadian border Aug 3, and last night stayed in Central Point. It took him ! 10 hours to walk to Medford from Grants Pass, he said. He continued south today In Los Angeles, he will speak before the student body of Los Angeles City college on the invitation of R. H. Lease, whom he met while Lease was on vacation. It is the only scheduled speaking engage Committee Tries For Compromise On Medical Bill Washington (UPD A House- Senate conference committee worked today to compromise remaining differences over a bill to provide medical care for the needy aged. Final action on the measure was put off until today when several major stumbling blocks prevented approval of the measure during a five- hour closed-door session Wednesday. The main squabble was cx- petced to come over a Sen ate-approved amendment sponsored by Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., which would ex tend medical benefits to the mentally ill and tubercular pa tients under state - adminis tered assistance programs. , The conferees must resolve other differences between the similar plans passed by the House and Senate to give fed eral grants to states willing to help needy old folks pay, their medical bills. . ' Major Revisions The medical care legisla tion also would make major revisions in the Social Secur ity law, including raising from $1,200 to $1,800. the amount a person could earn and still remain eligible for full benefits, and enabling men to retire at' age 62 rather than the present 65. Other congressional news: Minimum wage: The Senate approved measure to hike the minimum,, wage from $1 to $1.25 an hour and broaden coverage faced certain trim ming in another conservative- dominated conference commit tee. The panel was believed likely to approve a measure closer to the 15 cent minimum wage increase voted by the House. Schools Start Opening Aug. 29 Earliest school opening of Jackson county is Aug. 29 in Butte Falls, County School Superintendent Alf B. Mek vold announced today. Medford city schools, in cluding Jacksonville, Ruch, Howard, ' Griffin Creek and Lone Pine,- open Sept. 12, as do Phoenix-Talent and Ash land schools. Prospect school opens Sept. 2. Opening Sept. 6 are Eagle Point - Shady Cove-Elk-Trail, Rogue River, Evans Valley, and Pinehurst. Applegate school opens Sept. 7. Rumors that Medford High school would not open as scheduled Sept. 12 because of the fruit harvest have been denied by school officials. Miss Doolen Leaves For Portland Today Oregon's candidate for the 1960 Miss America title left Medford by plane for Port land this morning where she will be outfitted with a ward robe and accessories for her appearances in Atlantic City She Is Miss Rosemary Doolen, Medford High school graduate and Willamete uni versity student. Miss Oregon's mother, Mrs Horace M. Doolen, 612 West Second St., will join her daughter later. Miss Doolen's $1,500 wardrobe is being sup plied by Meier and Frank company. Accompanied by her official chaperonc, Mrs. Betty Haralampus, Seaside, Miss Dolen will fly. eatl Sept. 3. Rogue Valley Edition Medfoed 40 Pages Boundary Board Denies Land Transfer Petition The area south of Barnett rd. in east Medford will not be transferred to the Medford school district, the Jackson county boundary board has announced. The board's action was unanimous. The change had been sought by residents in the area which is now in the Phoenix school district. The Jackson county school reorganization commit tee had said the change was desirable. The boundary board has final jurisdiction over school boundary changes. The area also includes the Rogue Valley Manor, which played a major role in argu ments presented for and against the transfer at hear ings by the school reorganiza tion committee and the boun dary board. County Judge Earl Miller, a boundary board member, said he would not be opposed to readmission of the ques tion" involving the area. One Disagrees Two other board members, County Commissioner Chester Wendt and County School Su perintendent Alf B. Mekvold, agreed, but County Commis sioner Ralph James, the fourth board member, did not. James said: "A year ago the Medford school board chairman said the Medford school district would be satis fied with the boundary line we set down the center of Bar nett rd. If we granted this request, It doesn't mean there won't be more requests to take more pieces of the Phoe nix school district. Phoenix and Talent are not big enough to stand that, he added. Mekvold pointed out that the reorganization committee "merely voted that the pro posed boundary change is de sirable and does not Interfere with the reorganization plan. The boundary board denied the petition. If the reorgan ization committee had voted 'no' that would have been the end of it." Not Available Frank Van Dyke, Medford lawyer representing residents seeking the transfer, was not available this morning for comment on the board's ac tion. However, previously he had indicated if the action is against the transfer, he may appeal the case to the Jackson county circuit court, from where it could later go to the state supreme court. Wendt said Medford school district has not made provi sion in nearoy Hoover ele mentary school for , the In creased enrollment with addi tion of the area south of Bar nett rd. Phoenix had made such provisions in its build ing program and already has made such provisions in its bus transportation. There are just as good ar guments for transfer of the property as there are against it, but there are not sufficient arguments for it at this time," Wendt added. "The last school r e o r g a n ization committee hearing brought out that the kids in the Phoenix district can't take courses of study they would get in Medford. Yet vocational agriculture is not taught In Medford." Recognized Seriousness Judge Miller said he recog nized "the seriousness of this situation" five years ago when Medford annexed the Barnett rd. area to the city. "I feel a sympathy for the people of that community and feel very definitely that the state legislature should do something to make school dis trict boundaries coincide with city boundaries when an an nexation occurs. It is the duly of the boundary board to point this out to the legisla ture. I concur with other board members and will not grant this change at this time. However, something should be done in the future so this will not happen in other districts." Mekvold read the board's meticulously prepared opinion from two typewritten sheets. It said: "The growth of the metro politan area is inevitable and must be recognized. As the city grows it appears reason able that the city school dis trict will grow with it up to a certain point, u does noi mean that in the trend to create subdivisions to accom modate the people who wish to live in the country that the OF' LlVlM MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1960 city and the city school dis-1 tricts can follow these sub divisions indefinitely. Espec ially, when such movement could handicap another exist ing political entity. People who prefer to live in the coun try, except in immediate fringe areas, must accept not only the rural living condi tions that they prefer, but also the structure of govern ment, including school dis tricts that exist. Wishes of Majority "The original Phoenix and Talent districts and the new administrative school district now existing have been form ed by the wishes of the major ity of the people involved in the area. The present admin istrative district was approved by the reorganization com mittee and the state board of education. The people in the area very recently formed the district in good faith on the established boundaries and have a right to expect the continuance of the established unit without major change until such time as it becomes necessary and practical to eliminate a school district between Medford and Ash land." 44th Anniversary of Park Service Being Observed The national park service. which administers one nation al park- and one national monument in southern Ore gon, observes its 44th birth day today, Otto M. Brown, superintendent of Crater Lake National park, has noted. On Aug. 25, 1916, the Na tional. Parks act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson after being passed by con gress. Prior to 1916, several attempts had been made ' to have such a bill passed, but proposals always died in com mittee. The park service considers the national parks a living memorial to Stephen T. Math er, who is often referred to as the father of the national park system. First National Park From 1872, when Yellow stone became the first nation al park, until the park bill was signed, there was no cen tral authority for administra tion of the 13 then existing national parks. Management of the separate areas was of ten inefficient and financial support scanty, Brown said." Mather,- who was well ac quainted with the out-of- doors, toured many of the national parks in 1914, and found conditions so deplor able that he wrote a letter to Secretary of Interior Frank lin K. Lane. Lane, who knew Mather as a student at the University of California, invited Mather to Washington, , D.C., to operate the parks through the office of assistant to the secretary, which was connected with na tional park administration. The office was open at the time, and Mather accepted. Mather's first job was to engender interest in the na tional parks, which he did by organizing a 'tour of some of the parks for influential citi zens and getting support of many mldwestern newspapers and national magazines. Enough interest had been Bulletin Portland - (UPD - All 191 counts against the Pacific Power Co., of Ttnino, Waih., in connection with the Aug. 7, 1959, Roteburg blast ware dismissed here today by Federal Judge Gui Solomon. The explosion of a Pacific Power Co., truck in down town Roteburg took 13 lives end caused tome $10 million in damage. Judge Solomon found that the federal law, as written, was "ambiguout" and did not specify "safety opera tion" wording to give Inter state Commerce Commltilon authority to regulate private carriers. 1( e mts record; IQOTHJN ROW r - ' .;'-!. Mekvold also stated that loss of assessed valuation is far more significant to the smaller district than the larger one. Based on the re quired levies in 1959-60 pos sible final assessed valuation of the manor of $1V4 million means a difference of 11.2 mills to the Phoenix district and 1.7 mills to the Medford school district. Any industrial development which would bring further valuation will occur "largely in the Medford metropolitan area" and not in the county's smaller' towns such as Phoenix, Mekvold said. The county school superin tendent noted that recent dis trict and boundary changes have favored the Medford school district. However, he added, t h e Medford school district has never done anything to "jus tify criticisms that the ad ministration is encroaching or grabbing. The Medford school district administration has co operated very well in accom plishing purposes of school district reorganization even though a narrower point of view could have been to their advantage." in Nation developed , by 1916 to. get the bill passed by congress and signed by the president. In : addition to conserving tne scenery :and. the natural and historic objects and wild life in the areas, the bill also provided for the national park service, Increased financial support and placing the parks under civilian . rather than military control. Mather became the first director of the service, and served until 1929. During that time, the number of areas ad ministered by the national park service increased from 31 in 1916 to 52 in 1929, along with a large Increase in visita tions. ' rips V c POWERS' PARENTS RETURN Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Powers, parents of U2 pilot Francis Powers, talk to reporters after ar riving in New York Wednesday. They de nied reports of a rift with their ion's wife, 55th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 135 Cuba Blames U.S. For Jeopardizing Hopes For Peace San Jose, Costa Rica -(UPD-The United States and not So viet Russia is jeopardizing inter-American peace, Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa told Western Hemisphere for eign ministers today. The real threat to the conti nent stems not from exlracon tinental sources but from "at tacks and threats" by the United States government, the Cuban diplomat said. Roa rejected Secretary of State Christian A. Herter's af firmation that Cuba was play ing the Communist game in its defense of political and 'eco nomic ties with Soviet Russia and Red China. The Cuban bitterly de nounced U.S. policies In Latin America. He punctuated..his remarks with the statement: "This, Simon Bolivar and Jose Marti said; not Karl Marx." Bolivar is ' known as the American liberator of South America while Marti is a Cu ban hero. The U.S. charges against Cuba "seek to justify a mili tary aggression," Roa said. Ho repeated his previous ac cusations that the U.S. was guilty of "economic aggres sion" against Cuba. "Having liberated Itself from Spanish tyranny, , the hour has .arrived for Spanish America to declare its second independence," Roa said. Court Hot To Put Stadium On Ballot The county court will not Initiate a ballot title for a pro posed Jackson " county sta dium, according ' to County Judge Earl Miller. ' -Miller said" this '. morning that the three members ' of the court are not opposing the proposal, but feel that It is up to the people to initiate the action. ' : ' .-. At the request of the court, the Mail Tribune is conducting poll to sample opinions of county residents - concerning the stadium s construction. Ninety ballots have so far been received. Results of the poll will be announced to morrow. Goods Cost 26.6 Per Cent More Than In 1947-49 But Inflation Not Believed Probable i Washington - IUPD - The cost of living rose to a record high in July for the fifth consecu tive month, the government reported today. The consumer price Index went up 0.1 per cent to a July, reading of 126.6. This meant that goods and services bought by the average middle-income city family cost 26.6 per cent more last month than in 1947-49. Despite the fact that the price index has been rising steadily since February, Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Ewan Clague said no threat of inflation is "in sight right now." He added there was a good chance the price index would decline in August as food prices come down from their usual July season peak. ! The July increase in the price index was the smallest rise for that month since 1954. Of about 1.1 million work ers whose wages are subject to possible adjustment on the basis of the July index level, only about 180,000 are sched uled to receive a pay boost about 1 cent an hour. These workers include 105,090 em ployes in the electrical indus try and 40,000 in farm equip ment manufacture. Major factors in the July rise in the price index were I mark-ups for food and gaso line and lesser price in creases in several other major categories. ' ; A sharp break in fresh fruit prices held the rise in food costs to 0.2 per cent "sub stantially less than in most recent years," the Labor De partment said. The most important food price increases from June to July were for pork, dairy products, young chickens, na bread,'! the report said. . , LaurelhursfPark lb Close Monday : Highway construction by the bureau of public roads on the Crater Lake highway will . cause the closure of. Laurel- hurst State park Monday.'. ' State Parks Superintendent C. H. Armstrong said the park would be closed for at least month. If the weather la good when the road work is completed, it will be opened for the rest of the vacation season. If the weather is poor It will be opened next spring. . Barbara, who remained behind In Moscow , to appeal to Premier Nikita Khrushchev in her husband's behalf. A Soviet court con victed Powers of espionage and sentenced hurt to 10 years detention. (UPI Telephoto) ment ht hat, he said. A 4
