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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER S. I6 g MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. . . Farm Belt States Appear To Be Divided on Presidential Choice ! M Mil 1 "P i w n I 1: A I. -, -.,.'F' 111 i i iv 'i a i . ii'a ' Art ' til ! ; I.-": tl'l- ': - ""1 I JC- wl m JtMafeM 1 III r-iv 'Mi . - r r w s- I UJhJMM I 'I 'I ir , 5 A HOUSE DIVIDED Here's a graphic Il lustration of a home divided, at least po litically. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sciacca are shown at the window of their home In Tvo Councilmen Discuss Views On Agreement for Fill-Dirt ! By GREG NOKES . k1i ei.ii . r -1 . : Two Medford city council ; men told the Mail Tribune Tuesday they are opposed to turning city property at the airport Into a "barrow-pit" because they think the land would someday make a good park. The councilmen, Ed Hall and R. L. Van Sickle, were on the losing end of a 6 to 2 vote by the council Monday night permitting the state to use some city - owned land along Bullock rd. at the air port as a site tor fill-dirt for the' new freeway. Nellhcr Hall nor Van Sickle voiced any objection to the, agreement at the council meeting-other than voting against it. Hall said for his part he did not bother to object verb ally because It was already known what the outcome would be and his comments on the matter would only have served to lengthen the meeting. . . . ;, . Both men, however, feel the decision on the airport prop erty hag a bearing on a more Important agreement - .the sale of Hawthorne park prop erty to the state for freeway right of way. This will be considered by the council at tomorrow night's regular meeting. Under Agreement j Under the airport property agreement the city will allow the stalo to remove a maxi mum of 300,000 cubic yards of dirt from the area for five cents a yard or a total pay ment of $15,000. The state has also agreed to level and slope the area. ine majoniy ui ine tuuu cilmen do not feel the land has any great value as a park site, and several of them have stated this at past coun cil meetings. Councilmen Hall and Van Sickle disagree, however, and point out that use of the area as a carrow-pu win icquuc the removal of some 70 to 100 trees, most of them oak. They contend that once these trees are gone the area will have little value as a park olte. 'Potential Value" Both men note that In a preliminary land-use plan pre pared for the city by the plan ning commission this area was designated as having "poten tial park value." HrII summed up his feel ings on the matter in a state ment to the Mall Tribune. He said: "This land now belongs to the city of Medford . . . What we will have left will be an unknown piece of ground without trees or cover, "I have no argument about the construction of the free way, and as pointed out (at Monday's council meeting), re jection of the barrow pit would not stop construction. What It will do Is destroy this properly for any future de velopment . . ." Oilier councilmen disagree with Hall. Councilman Stan Icy Stark pointed out at Mon day's meeting It Is his opinion thai'when the state is through Spaakar of the Hma 1959 0 hi ft rjW Duncan for Laclilatura Comm., Ward Spall, Chm.. P.O. Bo 67, Mnjferd with the properly It will leave it looking better than before. Most members of the coun cil seemed to be unaware that the planning commission had designated the site as having potential park value. The first time they heard of this, they said, was when It was mentioned at an Oct. 21 coun cil meeting. The argument is largely academic now, however, as the agreement has been ap proved. Also, the state has indicated recently that it might not need the airport property for flll-dlrt after all. But, Van Sickle and Hall feel that the eventual use of the airport property should be a consideration In the city's final agreement with the state on Hawthorne park. Needed for Right of Way The state will need approxi mately 4.0 acres of property at the west end of Hawthorne park for freeway right of way. Most city officials seem to be In agreement that con struction of the free way through the park will destroy Its value as a passive recre ation area. Therefore, they would like to recover enough damages from the state to pro vide for a comparable recre ation area elsewhere In the city. - The last offer from the state for this property was $160, 9B0. The council will con sider accepting this offer when It meets tomorrow night. This amount would also pay for 0.37 acres of the former Girl Scout Day camp property south of Barnett rd., which Is needed for right of way. Negotiating Sal The city and state have been negotiating the sale of the property for the past five months. The first offer by the state was said to be about $60,000. Several city officials are known to want at least $300,000 for the property. A number of land apprais als have been made, but they vary considerably. The chief difficulty In arising at an ac curate appraisal is that It Is nearly impossible to establish the value of a park in terms of money. Several city councilmen are known to favor the state's latest offer for reasons that It Is a fair price and the best the city can do under the cir cumstances. There is also the threat that If the city does not accept the state's offer the state might institute condem nation proceedings against the city. Other councilmen have In dicated they would vote to re ject the offer on the grounds that it Is not a fair price and they would welcome condem nation proceedings. Question of Spending Hall and Van Sickle are also In disagreement with sev eral of their fellow council- men on how the money should be spent once a figure Is agreed upon. A majority of the council- men seem to favor purchasing land south of town as a site Proven leadership Demonstrated Ability Re-elect Robert lX) DUNCAN "GOOD GGVMNMfNT IS YOUR IUSINISS" Democrat for STATE REPRESENTATIVE Chicago. Posters in the window show his choice to be Sen. John F. Kennedy for President while Mrs. Sciacca likes Richard Nixon. (UPI Telephoto) for the new park. This mat ter has not been discussed publicly, and the exact site being considered has not been announced. Neither will the acquisition of a new park site be a consideration at tomor row night's meeting. . Van Sickle is of the opinion, and Hall agrees, that the city should use some of the land It already owns for development as a park. In this way, Van Sickle said, the city would be able to use the entire amount of money for park develop' mcnt. Land Acquisition He said that if the city de cides to purchase new land for a park, then much of the money will be spent on land acquisition itself and the re mnlndcr will be left for actual development of the park. It this Is done, he add ed, the city will then find It self stuck with a half-finished park, and It may be years be fore enough money Is obtain, ed to complete the Job. Van Sickle said he thinks the land owned by the city at the airport might "possibly" make a good site for such a park and for this reason he opposed the agreement that would permit It to be made into a "barrow-pit." Hall also thinks that the airport site has "terrific po tential for replacement of passive recreation that will be lost when Hawthorne con structlon takes place." He added that: "As a council we are committed to preserve what we have now for future generations to enjoy." Makes Point Clear Hall said he wants to make It clear that he Is not opposed to construction of the freeway itself. He points out that it should be a boon to the valley economy. However, he said he docs not feel the city should have to "give away" anything to the state to get the freeway. The Medford Chamber of Commerce, in an unusual move, has formally requested that the city council accept the state's latest offer for the park property. A delegation from the chamber attended Monday's council meeting and said they favor early construction of the freeway because it will help boost the now sagging con. structlon activity in the valley and will provide necdod Jobs for persons Idled by layoffs In the lumber industry and Inv mlncnt completion of the Tal ent project. Agree Wilh Majority The chamber also agreed with the majority of the coun cilmen that the state will Im prove, not harm, the airport property if It Is used as a source of flll-dlrt. The council's views on the park property agreement have not yet been discussed pub licly, but Major John Snider has indicated that the cham ber's position will not be a consideration In the council's decision. These views, both pro and con, are sure to be aired at tomorrow night's meeting barring unforeseen circum stances. Mayor Snider has said the public Is Invited to attend the meeting and pre sent their views on the pro posal. SENTENCED FOR SPYING Vienna - ilTD - Communist Czechoslovakia sentenced two Czech citizens Tuesday night to prison terms for espionage. Vilem Kahapka and Frantisek Plckcl were convicted by a Carlsbad court of spying for West Germany, Radio Prague reported. It did not say what the prison terms wera. Registration in Illinois Makes Both Camps Glad Chicago (UPI) The election outlook In 13 farm belt states which have a total of 161 elec toral votes: Illinois (27 electoral votes): Almost from the start, Nixon has appeared to be leading by a nose in the farm belt's most thickly populated state. Record voter registration makes both camps happy Democrats because it s tradl- tlonally good news for them and Republicans because downstate registration has surpassed that of Cook coun ty (Chicago) or the first time in memory. Kennedy makes his big pitch Nov. 4 for heavy Chicago vote which could spell the difference. Ohio- (25): Both sides think they're winning. Democrats claim a landslide, privately predicted a 150,000 vote edge out of a 4 million vote. Re publicans, buoyed by good Nixon crowds, say they're comfortably ahead. Extensive Scripps-Howard news paper polls show Kennedy getting a 14 per cent shift in city vote which could be enough to win. But experts say the religion and spending Issues could give Ohio to Nixon Michigan (20): Most experts thought atr mid-October Ken nedy had taken the lead in a close race. The Detroit News poll showed Kennedy ahead, 53.3 per cent to 45.9. Then- Nixon, getting enthusi astic crowds here last week, said Now we're going up and the Democrats are going down. Indiana (13): Seasoned ob servers have seen Nixon win ning by 100,000 to 250,000 votes and they atlll do in state where no Democratic presidential nominee has won since Roosevelt in 1936. The Ku Klux Klan was once an Indiana power and the reli gious issue remains strong. Missouri (13): Religion is still the big issue In Mis souri's south central "Bible Belt," but most experts pick Kennedy to win the state by 25,000 to 100,000. The St Louis Globe-Democrat poll shows Kennedy taking Cape Girardeau county, which was strong for Elsenhower, and Nixon ahead in Callaway county, whlcn has never gone Republican. Wisconsin (12): Kennedy made Wisconsin friends in his winning primary campaign and may have a slight edge in another horse race. Repub licans, shocked by 1958 de feats in this traditionally GOP state, are working effec tively, particularly on the congregational level. Minnesota (11): The Minne apolis Star and Tribune poll had Nixon ahead In Minne sota, 50 per cent to 47, last week In an Impressive Repub lican gain. The religious issue has flared in Minnesota and some observers say Nixon's lead if it's still there is probably due to that. Iowa (10): Most experts can't see any trouble for Nix on here. The Dcs Moines Reg ister and Tribune poll has him ahead, 54 per cent to 39 Kennedy is expected to get undecided voters, but there probably won't be enough to matter. Democrats charge "fundamentalists" preachers are campaigning against Ken nedy in northern Iowa. Kansas (8): Kennedy has drawn good crowds at Kansas City and Wichita, but Kansas is generally rated safe for Nixon. Polls give Nixon good leads except In the northeast Oklahoma (8): Kennedy has made gains in the past three weeks, thanks in large part to campaigning by Democra tic Sens. Robert S. Kerr and A. S. Mike Monroncy, who Is concentrating on fighting the religious issue. Nixon is still rated ahead, however. A straw poll by United Press International editors showed Nixon favored in 19 of 30 areas Oct. 28. compared to 24 out of 34 areas Oct. 15. Nebraska (6): The experts say they're dead sure Nixon will take Nebraska by a good margin. Main Interest centers on the fights of two freshman i Democratic congressmen to keep their seats. North Dakota (4): Republi can tradition Is expected to win out against a Democratic YOUR TAX DOLLARS would be used to put the Stale in the billboard business. - PROTECT YOUR POCKETBOOK - Pi. Adv. COUNCtl ON HI0HWAV RtiiUtATlON, lph T. Hltt0Jt, Jr., thtm. 2?27 W. UoMt Or, ratln4. Of. Cit"4fl Hia..i 227 S.W. 11th Avt , Portland, Ore. MY TylOUU f ; BIG TRUCK DWARFS GIRLS A monster dump truck, built in Portland, dwarfs em ployees of the Peters Co., builders of the huge vehicle. Margaret Nelson, left, com pany bookkeeper, and Emma Pearl Jones, HAILS RAILS AGREEMENT Washington -IUPH- President Eisenhower has hailed as "a landmark In the history of labor - management relations" an agreement to submit a dis pute over alleged "featherbed ding" on railroads to a White House commission, The presi dent made the statement Tues day In formally establishing the 15-man commission. Kennedy Maintains Lead in New York New York (UPD Sen. John F. Kennedy maintained his New York state lead over Vice President Richard M. Nixon today in the New York Daily News presidential poll. Kennedy was credited with 55.9 per cent of the 23,061 straws tabulated by the news paper on a statewide basis. His edge in New York City was 64.2 per cent to Nixon's 35.8 while the vice president was ahead 55 per cent to 45 in New York City suburbs and 50.4 per cent to 49.6 in the up state area. Report by Finch Jury Possible Los Angeles -IUPU- A report on marathon deliberations In the second murder trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff may be ordered Thurs day by the trial judge if the jurors do not reach a verdict today. Superior Court Judge Le- roy Dawson Tuesday denied a defense motion to poll the 11 women and one man panel to see how It stood numeri cally without reference to guilt or Innocence. However, such a poll, the jurist said, might be taken Thursday if no verdict is reached. At day's end, the talesmen had deliberated an even 46 hours, surpassing by 9 hours and 40 minutes the point at which the first trial Jury found itself in hopeless dissension. Sharks Elude Nets at Miami Mlaml-IUPll-About 20 black tip sharks, keeping bathers from Crandon Park for the sixth straight day today, care fully avoided nets and baited hooks and chose their own diet of mullet. The sharks, abut five to seven feet long and 100 pounds each, have been swim ming 200 yards off shore from the park. Capt. William Gray of the M 1 a m a Seaquarium baited about 100 hooks Monday night after efforts to corral the sharRs with a 1,200-foot net failed during the day. trend. The slate went 16 per cent for Eisenhower In 1956, but this year it could be close on the heels of Democrat Quentin Burdlck's upset elec tion to the Senate. South Dakota (4): Nixon docsn t appear to be in any danger, b:i Democratic Rep George McGovern just might score an upset over veteran GOP Sen. Karl Mundt. Water Resources Board Suggests Watermasler Law . Salem - IUPD - The State Water Resources Board has voted to recommend to the 1961 legislature a law where by watermasters are hired and paid by the state. A watermaster Is an officer who enforces water rights on the local level. At present he is hired by the state engineer but his sal ary is paid by the county where he works. Board Mem ber La Selle Coles of Prlne ville described this as a "bad situation." Pay Refused Malheur county, lor in stance, has no watermaster because the county court re fused to pay him even though the salary was only $1 a year. The board also will Intro duce a resolution in the legis lature calling for establish ment of an interim committee in 1962 to study feasibility of a law to create conservancy districts in the state. Purpose of the districts would bt to enable local citizens to de velop water projects on the basis of need. Round Butte Discussed The board authorized its staff to go ahead with recom mendations on Portland Gen eral Electric Co.'s license ap plication for Round Butte Dam after the deadline for filing of briefs, which is next month. PGE has filed Its brief and a citizens' committee has until the middle of November to file a protestont's brief. The board reclassified a sec tion of the Umpqua River Ba sin program of 1958 to permit applications for -stockwater rights. This was left out by mistake when the program was drawn up. Succeeds Robert Root The legal staff of the board said It was still wrestling with problems of what to do about Idaho Power Co. applications for three Snake river projects, at Browniee, : Oxbow and Hells Canyon. The state has not granted licenses for the projects although Idaho Pow er is going ahead with their construction under a federal permit. The firm would like to have Oregon approval to clarify any questlons of water rights which could come up in the future. Coles was elected new chair man of the board to succeed Robert Root, Medford. Brig. Gen. Louis Foote of Forest Grove was elected vice chair man, succeeding Coles. PREDICTS INVASION Washington - iDPD - Sen. George A. Smathers, (D-Fla.), predicts that Cuba soon may attempt to Invade Haiti, El Salvador or Nlcaraugua in an attempt to divert attention from mounting economic and political troubles at home. THE SECRET OF Without habit-forming drugs A new ttchnloju combfnts hundreds of tiny bd of mtdlcatlon in a capiuic. Half of thai dtnelvt to Indue iltap QuIeMy. Tht othar half fa gradually rtlaasad to auatain and daapan your natural alaap. Taht Nita-Ratt tonight for at fa, unlntar ruptad alaap. Waho up rafraihad tomorrow. You ttaap ftoundly or monay back Nfo-ReiT NO PRISCRimON RtQUlftCt) 0rn Stamps MAIN and CENTRAL secretary, took a ride in its spacious cab shortly before it was dismantled for ship ment to Butte, Mont., for use in moving earth for copper ore mining. (UPI Telephoto) BUSES RUN AGAIN " Miami - IUPD - Supervisors and non striking employees took the wheels of 40 buses to day to provide public trans portation in Miami for the first time in more than three weeks. Drivers for William D. Pawley's two bus companies in Miami and Miami Beach have been on strike for higher wages since Oct. 1. TV Actor Loses Leg in Accident .Hollywood IUPD The acci dental smashup of a stage coach Monday during filming of the "Laramie" TV series cost actor Bert Spencer one of his legs. The 80-year-old actor was "riding shotgun" on top of the stagecoach when it flipped over and crushed one of his legs. Doctors had to amputate the leg at St. Jo seph's hospital. Medford May Get Highway Office Salem-(UPD-The State High way Department for reasons of "efficiency and economy' has eliminated three road maintenance headquarters in the state-at Tillamook, Bend and Burns. Carl Hobson, personnel manager, said two Jobs Were abolished In the process and the third position absorbed, at Tillamook. Service will not be affected, according to maintenance en gineer I. A. De France. The new operation leaves Oregon with 16 maintenance head quarters placed strategically throughout the state. The current Issue of the de partment's magazine says an other move contemplated in the reorganization is eventual shifting of the headquarters for District 3C from Grants Pass to Medford. Why KATE SMITH Had to Diet! ReoJ how she did It through the force of her promise In prayer! This compelling .story detail her 29 yean of joys and sorrows at a top how businen personality. It's in TVeelcly November 6th issua . MEDFORD : MAIL TRIBUNE : tV ' Lm Wall Street New York flIPD Arthur Wiesenberger & Co. holds the opinion that the recent flur ries in the London gold mar ket do not forecast any early devaluation of the dollar nor do they suggest any changes in recent investment policies. They do reflect, however, a degree of foreign concern over the position of the dollar but Wiesenberger says it is usual In times like the present for uncertainties to multiply and be magnified. Gersen of Wall Street rec ommends buying Simplicity Pattern, Interstate Depart ment Stores, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, U.S. Borax & Chemi cal (for the long pull), Kansas City Southern Railway, Co lumbia Gas. and Northern Na tural Gas. Bache & Co. .reports that North American Aviation has completed a short consolida- ' ft ' ' - : i v l 5' -i t ' v 3 ' L t l KEEP OREGON CLEAN What Oregon Editors Say: "Thornton has never made 'political decisions.' This Is a great thing for the people of Oregon , ; , On hit rec ord as 'the people's lawyer' in Salem, and for his' ability . and Independence, he deserves a victory." SALEM CAPITAL PRESS "We judge Mr. Thornton on his past record, his exper ience and believe he will continue to be an efficient public servant. We believe on this basis he is superior in all ways to his opponent." - BAKER DEMOCRAT HERALD "Attorney General Thornton was ordered Into the (Port land vice) investigation by the then Governor . . . the public should be reminded that the mess resulted not from any one man's failure but from the fact that the vice situation was blown all out of proportion. And out of peanuts, the attorney general was supposed to man ufacture a broken conspiracy." COOS BAY. WORLD . "We think the attorney general is much more than (uat the governor's own legal arm, but belongs to all public officials in our state. He should be f rat and independ ent of the governor, not his appointee and hand ser vant." - MILWAUKIE REVIEW "Robert Y. Thornton deserves reelection at attorney general. Hit record of law enforcement against gamb ling and labor racketeering deserve! your support" OREGON INDEPENDENT GROCER "Mr. Thornton hat above all exercised hit office In the interest of a clean Oregon, a responsible state in free dom from vice, corruption and crime. The state during the past few years has had high-level encouragement, within hit powers to do it, to enforce its child support lawt, close down gambling and eliminate racketeer ing." - RECORD-COURIER, BAKER . The Salem Capital Journal Poll of 37 High Schools (ac curate In last election) thowt Thornton leading hit op ponent with the hlghett vol of any ttatewide candidate in ell sections of the state, S044 to 470I. Re-Elect Robert Y. THORNTON ATTORNEY GENERAL Democrat Pd. Adv. Ra-Elect Thornton Attornay Gtneral Committee, Earl Nott, Chr., 635 Galloway, McMinnvllla, ,Ora. Chatter tlon phase and appears to be poised for a snort term run up from these levels. L. O. Hopper of W. E. Hut. ton & Co. continues to advise avoiding the electronics and mn.i nthr hish nrlce-earnlnis ratio stocks. He suspects that some of the rails like moat or the oils have seen their bear market lows. rifcarwnter. Fla. JPD John James Allan, 73,, highest American - born Salavatlon army officer in the history ;ol the organization, died Tues day. . ' TOOTH STAI TOBACCO - con 11 it recommanaaa ttalm from laalh. Stoin-lrae taarli I took bright, faal wondarful. I Kep&SSi 49 179 A Incumbent US .. jw i 1
