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IM1 uj Min SOT BIB is County Parks Group Organized On State Level 24 Counties Are Represented Parks Director Robert Ha- worth and five members of Jackson county's park and recreation commission attend ed a meeting in Salem during me ween end at which a permanent state-wide county parks and recreation associ ation was created. The meeting was called by the Oregon state parks and recreation division of the state highway department to ac quaint counties with both their opportunities and re sponsibilities in the parks and recreation field. Haworth said 24 Oregon counties were represented at the one-day conference. These are the counties which have existing parks and recreation programs, he said. The remain ing 12 counties in Oregon do not have such programs. Keep Counties Informed The association was organ ized for the purpose of keep ing counties informed on what each other is doing in the parks and recreation field and to serve as a means of ex changing information. Charles Collins, Douglas county park superintendent, was elected president of the group. Haworth said it was pointed out at the conference that counties have the primary re sponsibility of providing parks and recreation facilities where neither a city nor the state can. For example, Haworth said, it is the state's policy not to provide park facilities beyond a certain distance from state or federal highways. This means then that certain areas in counties which are not near such highways will not have convenient recreation facili ties. It Is the county's responsi bility to fill such gaps, he pointed out. Legislation Passed State enabling .legislation has already been passed which permits counties to spend funds for purchasing and de veloping recreation areas, he said. . . Oregon counties are going at a "greater pace" than those in Washington and California in providing recreation facili ties for their inhabitants, Ha worth noted. He pointed out that in 1950 there were no counties in Ore gon having parks and recre ation programs. Now there are 24. This compares to Washing- ton which has only nine coun ties with parks and recreation programs. Besides Haworth, those at tending the meeting from Jackson county were Robert J. Keeney, chairman of the Jackson county parks and recreation commission; and four commission members -Mrs. Ben Day, Mrs. Marcel Le Piniec, Gene Eberhardt and John B. Leyen. Airplane Wreckage Spotted From Air Auburn, Calif. - (UPD - A Placer county sheriff's search party set off today to investi gate whether aircraft wreck age spotted from the air was that of a missing single engine plane with a Fresno family aboard. The airplane piloted by Floyd K. Hayhurst, Fresno bus driver, and carrying his wife, Rose; daughter, Kathy 9. and his mother, Mrs. H. J. Imrie, disappeared on a flight from Fresno to Reno Oct, 26. Supervisor's Defeated at A proposal to require the state highway commission to replace In full park and recre ation facilities that are need ed for highway construction was defeated by only three votes at the Governor's Con ference on Children and Youth in Salem during the week end. Ken Lyons, Mcdford city recreation supervisor who represented Jackson county at the conference, introduced the proposal and said he feels "it is one of the most worthwhile things we could do for parks and recreation." His proposal would have required the state to pay for the complete replacement of a park that it took for free way right of way, rather than Just pay a certain amount of money "to the city or county in charge. Lyons said it is his opinion that the state now goes thrniiffh oarks when con ducting highways because it ROY BASHAW To Practice Law District Court Judge Submits Resignation Jackson County District Court Judge Roy Bashaw has submitted his resignation to Gov. Mark O. Hatfield. The resignation will become effec tive Dec. 1. Bashaw said he desires to resume practicing law. He has been district judge since Jan. 3, 1959. "Realizing that this will in volve the appointment of a successor and the usual prob lems of orderly transfer of functions, I wish to assure you of my fullest cooperation in that regard," Bashaw wrote to Governor Hatfield. Governor Hatfield probably will seek a recommendation from the Jackson County Bar association before an appoint ment is made. Bashaw plans to join Stan ley C. Jones Jr., and Joel B. Reeder in practicing law. Schools, Offices To Close Friday Schools, the city hall and c o u n t y courthouse will be closed on Friday, Veterans day, but most downtown Med- ford stores will remain open. Highlights of the Veterans day celebration locally will be one of the largest parades in the city's history and dedica tion of the new Army Reserve center at 701 North Columbus e. The parade will be made up of 45 to 50 units representing veterans groups, the military, the Cattlemen's association and local organizations. Pa rade marshal will be Maj. Gen. Wiliam F. Dean (USA ret.). Starting at 11 a.m. from the corner of Eighth and Ivy st?., the parade will wind across town and end back at the Jackson county courthouse. A reviewing stand will be lo cated on Main st. near the railroad crossing. Dedication of the Army re serve building is scheduled at 12:30 p.m., with Major Gen eral Dean delivering the dedi cation speech. The Chamber of Commerce advised this morning that most downtown stores will not be closed on Veterans day. The Mail Tribune will pub lish a noon edition. Portland To Call Special Tax Levy Portland-IUPD-The Portland School board Monday night decided to call a special tax levy election next March 8. It was estimated to be about $2 million. A primary consideration in the levy request will be teach er salaries. Proposal Conference is cheaper than going other places. However, if the state and federal government knew ex actly how much it would cost them ahead of time to replace a particular park, then they might find it cheaper to take a different route, he said. Own Initiative Lyons said he introduced the proposal on his own initia tive. The idea is not entirely new, he said, as a similar pro posal was introduced at last year's conference. The apparent reason that the proposal was defeated at the conference, Lyons said, was because several of the delegates felt it had nothing to do with children and youth which was the subject of the conference. Lyons said he disagreed, however. bccau5e when recre ation personnel is program ming for recreation they need a place to hold these activi ties, i. e. parks. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair throuih Wednesday except for poor visibility du? In imoke and fiatchy log Wednesday in or li ne. Low tonight 32. Hijh to morrow 58. Highest Yesterday 55 Lowest This Morning 38 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:36 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:55 a.m. The Moon rises 9:20 p.m. tonight and Is In Apogee. The bright "star" seen above It is the planet, .Mars. The orbit of Mars around the Sun is beyond that of the Earth and its mean distance from the Sun ii 141.5 million miles. Catholic Bishops Renew Warning To Puerto Ricans San Juan, P.R.-flJPU-Roman Catholic Archbishop James P. Davis warned members of his church anew Monday night it would be a sin to vote for candidates of Gov. Luis Mu noz Marin's Popular Demo cratic party. In a campaign-closing broad cast a few hours later, Munoz appealed to Puerto Ricans "not to let . . . any church tell you how to vote." Bitter Campaign The rival statements wound up one of the most bitterly contested campaigns in the history of this U.S. Caribbean island. At least one person was killed and five were wounded in pre-election vio lence. Although it appeared cer tain that Munoz would win re election, church opposition was expected to whittle down the majority of 60-odd per cent he has enjoyed in previous elections. Governor Might Quit Informed observers said Munoz might quit politics at the end of his next term if he does not win by a substantial majority today. The governor's seat is the principal post at stake in to day's voting here. Puerto Ri cans do not participate in the election of the U.S. president or other major mainland of ficials.' Msgr. Davis issued his last- minute statement on the elec tions after conferring with a high-ranking official of Mu noz's government, who sought to explain the governor's poli cies but brought no official statement of his stand.- Equalization Board Holds Meeting The Jackson county board of equalization met for the first time this fiscal year yes terday, according to County Commissioner Chester Wendt, board member. County Assessor Ray Schu macher presented the ratio of assessed value to true cash value. This fiscal year it will be about 25 per cent, com pared to 28 per cent the pre vious year, Wendt noted. The state tax commission requires every county use a basic 25 per cent ratio, but will allow a 10 per cent variation. The county board has until Dec. 15 to decide on the ra tio, Wendt said. The board will meet on Dec. 15 and again, in April, the county commissioner said. Board memebrs are Lynn Newbry, Phoenix, county budget committee member; Wendt, representing the coun ty court; and Ed Singmaster, Ashland, lay member. Ray Schumacher is not an official board member, but merely sit with the board and pre sents his offices findings, Wendt explained. Jacksonville Not Voting on Control Jacksonville - There is no dog control measure on to day's city election ballot in Jacksonville, according to Mrs. Jean Hewlett, Jackson ville city recorder. Following several Inquiries regarding the dog measure. the Mail Tribune checked with Mrs. Hewlett. She ex plained that a petition was submitted to the city council last Spring requesting that the measure prohibiting dogs from running at large be placed on the general election ballot. "At that lime, the council agreed that the measure would be placed on the ballot if a measure prohibiting dogs from running at large In Jack son county failed to pass in the May 20 primary elec tion," Mrs. Hewlett said. "However, the dog ordi nance was passed by county voters In the May primary, she said. i 1 1 ! Heavy More Than 700,000 Expected To Cast Ballots by 8 p.m. Television Networks Assure Gov. Hatfield Portland - (UPD - Orcgonians turned out in large numbers today to mark their choice for president and decide upon five out of six of the people who will represent the state in Congress. More than 700,000 persons, a new record, were expected to have cast ballots by 8 p.m. when polls close and the job of tallying up the long paper ballots begins. The weather was partly cloudy. In addition to choosing be tween Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nomi nee, and Sen. John F. Ken nedy, the Democratic presi dential candidate, Oregon vo ters picked ex -Gov. Elmo Smith, Republican, or Maurine Ncubcrger, Democrat, for the U.S. Senate. And they decided upon all four House members. Sen. Wayne L Morse (D-Ore.) is not up for election until 1962. Hatfield Assured Gov. Mark Hatfield receiv ed telegrams from net work television officials regarding his request that no electronic determinations of the outcome be released until polls closed in Oregon. He was told by Frank Stan ton, president of Columbia Broadcasting System, that early CBS broadcasts dealing with computer projections would remind listeners and viewers "that no decisions will be final until each eligible voter has cast his ballot for the candidate of his choice." John Daly, head of Ameri can Broadcasting Co. news. said "You may rest assured that any projection of the vote based on early returns carried by ABC will be clearly labeled as a projection. ' Heavy at Ashland Voting was heavy in the first hours. Extra voting booths were called for in Med- ford and Portland and Corval lis estimated 18 per cent of their voters had cast ballots by 10 a.m. In Ashland a veteran poll worker said the turnout was the greatest she had over seen. A spot check of precincts indi cated a heavy turnout and steady voting. In La Grande, heavier than usual voting was reported with one precinct having more man one fourth of its regis tered voters in the first two hours. There was a light rain in La Grande. Coos Bay reported about 11 per cent of the voters turning out in the first two hours. Extremely heavy voting was reported in Pendleton. It was estimated about 40 per cent of the voters had cast ballots in the first few hours. Surgeon General Approves New Wing Washington - Final approv al of the U. S. surgeon gen eral for federal participation in construction of a new wing on Rogue Valley Memorial hospital has been received. The office of Congressman Charles O. Porter said the application for $556,850 in federal Hill-Burton funds was granted today, as recommend ed by the state board of health. The application for the funds listed total cost of the 70-bcd wing will be $1,682, 550. Earlier, Charles Gustafson, administrator of the hospital, said bids will be called short ly after final federal approval was received, may be opened within 30 days of that time, and construction started in another month. The wing will be added to the eastern part of the exist ing hospital on Barnett rd. Clark Gable Spends Painful, Fidgety Night Hollywood-IIM - Clark Ga ble, 59, spent a painful and fidgety night at Presbyterian Hospital where he will re main three weeks because of a heart ailment. The movie idol's wife, Kay, said today Gable had consid erable chest pain. STEVENSON WAITS Libertyville. 111. 'CPD For mer Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson t w i c e -defeated Democratic presidential candidate, stood in line 40 minutes to vote to day, Voter Regional Edition Medford 28 Pages hi - .s ,. - , v . . ' J s . , , . n - - h if 1-1. rr j . i .. ... ... ...... i s!l f If r "(, 7 ? K i f 4 ! . , Cl.-r" . . Vasv , - . 1 I' vvI'k , - - ' f V , . ' . , ' i FULL HOUSE Polling places in Jackson county were scenes of much activity this morning as voters, seemingly anxious to cast their ballots, came forth in heavy numbers. The pic- lure above shows the Wilson school voting booths full to capacity, with some voters marking their ballots In school Cattle Display Set for Convention Here This Week Approximately 100 head of cattle will be displayed in the All-Breed Registered Live stock show scheduled for the Jackson county fair grounds at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, as part of the Oregon Cattle men's association convention here, Armin Richter, Apple gate, convention chairman, has announced. Purebred cattle to be shown from this general area include 45 head of Hereford, 15 An gus, two shorthorns, five Gal loway, and one Charolais. Exhibitors from Jackson, Josephine and Klamath coun ties include Horvell Cook, Ashland, Seven Oaks Here ford ranch, Central Point; Ralph Cook, Medford; Arrow head ranch and Tabletop ranch, R. H. Fields, all of Central Point; Ireland Here ford ranch, Ashland; and Norman Jacobs, Klamath Falls. Other exhibitors are Floyd Charley, Central Point, Gal loway breed; Markon Breed ers, Eagle Point, Charolais; Dale Smith, Central Point, Galloway; Hoots Angus Ranch and Silverbell Angus ranch, Phoenix, and Scott Warren, Klamath Falls, all Angus ex hibitors; Laqueta and Kay Stephenson, Eagle Point, shorthorns. Cochairmen for the show are Ed Meeker, Phoenix, and Don Bradshaw, Central Point. "It's Interesting To Doing In The Turnout in Oregon MEDFORD, OREGON, Financial Discussed At Morning Session Financial matters ranging from the auditor's annual re port to the cost of being a member of the pep squad at Medford High school took up the majority of time at breakfast meeting of the school board this morning. The board commended Le- land Knox for his audit of the district's books, accepted the report, and suggested sev eral relatively minor changes in bookkeeping listings. Also commended was District Clerk Wilson Slater, along with Knox, for their work in auditing individual school student activities, the first time such auditing has been done. Members of the board not ed that such audits are a "great stride forward" in keeping the district's and each school's books. Raviews Project Medford High School Prin cipal Lester Harris reviewed the school's Commercial club' project of operating a book store, principally for students who ride buses to and from school. Some members of the board said they heard, and express ed concern over the possibil ity of a project such as the bookstore getting out of hand. Harris said as far as he knew no orders are taken for anything which is not stocked, but he would check into the matter. He also said he would provide the board with dctail- See What They're United States" Tribune TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, desks in a corner of the gymnasium. Bright weather, and the fact that both political parties have telephone committees at work reminding persons to vote, appeared to play a part in the heavy voting this morning, Matters by Board cd figures on the operation of the bookstore, The outlet is open two short periods each morning where students who travel by bus may purchase school supplies. Board mclibors noted that prices arc competitive with similar items offered by downtown merchants. Proceeds from the store's operation go into the Com mercial club treasury. Diicuti Costs The board discussed the cost to students belonging to the high school pep squad, noting that some students may be prohibited from participat ing because of costs. No so lution to the matter was reach ed, but school administrators and board members agreed to review the program. Cost of uniforms and ac tivities for pep squad mem bers now is borne by the in dividual. The cost of the high school annual, "Crater," also was discussed. Dr. Mayflcld point ed out that Medford High's annual is among the top in the country, and costs are not as great as other annuals rat ed lower. Overall Cost RliM He and Harris noted, how ever, that the overall cost to tne individual student is get ting high. Administrators and board members discussed ways of reducing costs to stu dents, but reached no conclu sion and said more study of the problem will be made. Mrs. Thomas Ness, a mem ber of the legislative commu te j of the Jackson County Council of Parent Teacher as sociations, read a letter from the Oregon Congress of PTAs in which local councils have been urged to take a more active part in understanding school district budgets. Board Member Frank Bash reported on the Oregon As sociation of School Boards meeting in Eugene last week, and plans for board members and local school administra tors to visit Bend public schools during the annual Oregon School Study council's visitation were made. Beaverfon To Build Three New Schools Beaverlon-IUPIi-The Beaver- ton school board voted Mon day night to build three Jun ior high schools and call for a bond election to provide a $4 million building fund. Supt. D. Herbert Arm strong said the election will probably be after Christmas. Washington -UPD- President Elsenhower will not hold a news conference this week. 55th Year Price 10 Cents 1960 No. 199 Heavy Vote Here Indicated; Polls Open Until 8 p.m Voting in- today's general election Is considerably heav ier than usual, spot reports on some downtown Medford pre cincts indicated late this morning. Polls opened at 8 o'clock this morning, and will be open until 8 o clock this eve ning. Local returns will bo- come available shortly after polls close.. In four precincts at Med ford High school, a total of 441 persons had voted by late this morning. This was about one-third the total number of registered voters in the four precincts, and was considered by officials at the polls as be ing "heavy. Precinct polling places in the Jackson county court house also reported heavy voting. Precinct 54 with a possible 282 votes, reported 87 had voted by late this morning; precinct 53 had 129 voles cast from a possible 368. Htavier Than Usual Three other precincts voting at the courthouse reported voting heavier than usual. Both major political parties said they plan to start tele phone campaigns this after noon to see if residents have voted. The parties are among organizations which provide transportation to the polls. The Moose lodge here also has a transportation service. Starting at 8 o'clock to night, the Mail Tribune KYJC election coverage will be broadcast over KYJC by Tom McLeod, station man ager, and Eric W. Allen Jr., Mail Tribune managing edi tor. Staffs of both the radio station and the newspaper will gather and compile re turns as they have in previ ous elections. The Mail Trib une will have a special United Press International wire serv ice for state and national re turns. Eisenhower At Polls in Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pa. -(UPD- Presi dent Elsenhower, a vigorous campaigner for Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon, an nounced he would be an "early bird" voter today for the GOP presidential candi date. Eisenhower planned to mark his ballot at the Barlow Township flrehouse near here shortly after the polls open at 7 a.m. (EST), and then re turn to the White House to await election returns. The President scheduled a departure by helicopter from the south lawn of the White Early Returns Too Skimpy To Show Election Trend Sampling of Early Returns Disclosed Washington - (UPD - Ameri cans in record numbers voted their choice today for a new president to lead the nation n the next four fateful years. Early returns were too skimpy to indicate a national trend either for Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon or Sen. John F. Ken nedy, his Democratic rival. But from East and West nd North and South camo reports of a vitally interest ed citizenry moving to tho polls in numbers certain to beat the 1956 record of 62, 027,040 popular votes for president. With about 83 million Americans eligible to vote, it ppeared likely that more than 65 million would vote before the day was over. Nixon Takes Lead Scattered returns from small communities in the North, South and Midwest showed Nixon ahead 283 to 245. Here is a sampling of early returns: -Five tiny communities in New Hampshire: Nixon 49, Kennedy 8. Princess Anne, Va.: All 7 votes for Kennedy. McCormick, S. C; Bell's Store precinct, all 6 for Ken nedy. Wayncsville, N. C: Cata- loochee precinct, all 8 for Kennedy. Mount Washington, Mass.: Nixon 23, Kennedy 12. The 1956 vote was 22 for Presi dent Eisenhower and 4 for Adlai E. Stevenson. Beaufort, S. C; Daufuskia Island in Beaufort county - Nixon 10, Kennedy 6. Four years ago Daufuskic gave 12 votes to Eisenhower, 3 to Ste venson. A report from Albany, N.Y., said voting in most sections of the biggest state was early and heavy. Voting Heavy in South Early voting was particular ly heavy in the South. Reports said: Texas, biggest in history; Georgia, heavier than expect ed; Louisiana, setting a rec ord; Florida, heavier than the 1956 record. Voting records also were predicted in Vermont, Cali fornia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kansas. Bad weather in Illinois held down early voting in places, but in Chicago the word from the precincts was that ballot ing was somewhat heavier than 1956. Detroit and New York City got off to a slow start, how ever. Snow and heavy winds plagued parts of the West, par ticularly Wyoming. The candidates, both smil ing and apparently confident, voted early. Kennedy and his expectant wife, Jacqueline, voted in Bos ton and then flew to their Hyannis Port, Mass., estate to to await the verdict. . Nixon and his wife, Fat, cast their votes at East Whit tier, Calif. Man Dies After Voting for Nixon Riverside, N.Y.- (UPD - The last act of Linn B. Young was to vote for Richard M. Nixon for president. Young, 95, a retired farmef and lifelong Republican, trav eled five miles from his Bait, lng Hollow, N.Y., home today to vote In the Riverhead Town Hall. He left the voting booth nd headed back toward his ar, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Stephen Tyte. He collapsed Just as he reach- ed his car and was pro nounced dead at Central Suf folk hospital. Earl Bird House to fly directly to the small flrehouse located three miles from his Gettysburg farm. The second precinct of Cumberland T o w n s h 1 p, where the Chief Executive votes, is rock-ribbed Republi can territory. It went strong ly for Elsenhower in both 1952 and 1956. The President's son, Lt. Col. John Eisenhower, and the President's valet, MSgt. John Moancy, accompanied Elsen hower to the polls. The Firat Lady will drive to Gettysburg later to vole.
