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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.
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! 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,
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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.