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CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN Mrs. Fred Brennan,
Christmas seal campaign chairman for the Jackson County
Tuberculosis and Health association, recently visited the
Carl Vickoren family jrt Brownsboro to discuss the seals.
MUrs. Vickoren, a former tuberculosis patient, recently
- spent four years in thje Salem tuberculosis hospital. Shown
"(left to right) ere Joffory, 8; Carl Jr., li; Vickoren; Helen,
''-15; Carol, 17; Mrs. Brennanj and Mrs. Vickoren. The health
association spokesman told th Brownsboro family funds
from the Christmas seals ara used to provide chest x-rays,
to promote tuberculin tests and medical research for the
eradication of TB, and to promote Information to the public
about the disease. The former TB patient encouraged every
one to have a chest x-ray at least once a year. Also visiting
the family recently was Mrs. Charles Kyer, executive sec
retary, JCTHA. (Knackstedt photo)
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feAGLE SCOUT AWARD Gary Blghnm,
goh of Mr, and Mrs. B. B. Bigham, 1208
Murray ave., Medford, is pictured with his
parents after receiving his Eagle award at
a Boy Scouts of America court of honor
..held for local Troop 13 recently. Bob Church
(far right), who presented the award, Is
shown talking with the youth's father. The
' Eagles Charge was given by John Jones,
Explorer scoutmaster from Ashland, and the
boy also received his Emergency Service
award. He has earned a total of 23 merit
badges. Also during the ceremonies, Terry
Hinesly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hincsly,
was piesentcd an Emergency Service award.
Receiving Life awards were Stephen Roemer
and Mickey Merton, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Roemer and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G.
Morton, respectively. The Scout group Is
sponsored by the Presbyterian church men's
club.
Commission Will
Propose Cosily
Education Plan
Boston -(UPO- President
Elsenhower's National Goals
Commission will recommend
a detailed plan of Improve
ment In American education
at a cost that in 1970 will be
double the present public and
private outlay, It was dis
closed Saturday.
: Erwin D. Canham, editor of
the Christian Science Monitor
and; a member of the Presi
dent's commission, said In a
speech to the National Coun
cil for the Social Studies here
yesterday that the education
program would cost taxpayers
$33 billion by 1B70.
"We felt the goal for Ameri
cans In this decade should be
that at least two-thirds of the
youth In every state should
mmnlKla 12 years of schooling
and at least one third should
enter college, Canham snia.
Hlnh.Ltvel Boards
He', said the commission
agreed that small and Inef
ficient school districts should
be consolidated and the num
hor' reduced from 40,000 to
10.000: that every state should
haver s high-level board of
education; that two-year col-
lpffei : should be within com
muting distance of most high
schpol graduates and graduate
school capacity musi oe ap
proximately doubled.
: Canham said the commls
slnn's report would consist of
10.000 words in addition to
about '-140.000 words of back
ground papers by outstanding
authorities covering the 16
areas of national concern,
i "The report is moderate. It
doel not go as far in the direc
tion of drastic action on the
one hand or of caution on the
other as many would have
wished
Regulations Lifted
On Columbia River
Portland - (UPD - There will
be no further speed regula
tions Imposed on commercial
vessels in the Columbia river
ship channel, according to
Brig. Gen. Emerson C. llsclv
ncr, the Chief of Engineers in
Washington, D.C.
The Port of Portland made
the announcement Friday. The
Port has been working with
other port authorities, the
Corps of Engineers, the state
marine board and steamship
and tnwboat operations on the
threat to small-bont moorages
in the river caused by the
wave wash from passing com
mercial ships.
Itschner, In a letter to Port
of Portland officials, said that
the right of navigation as it
now exists should remain. He
said that future moorage ap
plicants should be made fully
aware of possible hazards and
the structural requirements
needed to safely operate In
river areas.
Man Shot While
Holstering Pistol
Gunshot wounds from tar
get and fast -draw practice
continue to crop up in the
county.
State police reported that
Clarence James Brabec, 44
of route 1, box 406, Central
Point, accidentally wounded
himself In the calf of his left
leg yesterday while holster
ing a .22 caliber pistol follow
ing a target-shooting session
with his son, Clarence James,
Jr.
State police received the re
port from a local doctor after
Brabec was treated. Officers
said Brnbec evidently slipped
the pistol into a holster In
his right hip pocket and in
doing so fingered the trigger
discharging the weapon.
Escaped Convict
Sends Document
To Prison Heads
Spokane - (UPD - A writ of
habeas corpus was received
in the mail here Friday from
Gordon N. Graham, 28, Seat
le, who escaped with another
convict from the state peni
tentiary in Walla Walla Wednesday.
The document, neatly typed,
contended that the minimum
sentence imposed on Graham
was Invalid on grounds that
the legal maximum for rob
bery is 10, not 20 years. Gra.
ham was sentenced after he
pleaded guilty last September
to armed robbery In which
Spokane grocery was held up.
Mailed From Prison
The writ was mailed from
the prison 'the same day Gra
ham escaped with Joseph
Nichols, 29. The two were be
lieved to be hiding somewhere
in northern Idaho today.
Frank Johnson, chief crim
inal prosecutor for Spokane
county, filed the writ.
"It will be acted upon,
Johnson said. "We'll file it
until he's caught. The only
purpose for such a writ is to
gain release from custody.
Graham's release was self-executed.
McKenzie Pass
Closes; Oregon
Rivers Subside
By United Press International
Snow caused closure of Ore
gon's McKenzie Pass highway
for the winter Friday, six
weeks earlier than usual, cap
ping a two -day storm that
brought floods and forced
families to evacuate their
homes in the northwestern
part of the state.
Most rivers subsided Fri
day, allowing be - draggled
evacuees in Clackamas county
and in spots along the Wil
lamette river to return to
their homes. Many found the
ground floors of their homes
soaked and covered with
debris.
The .weather outlook called
for a let - up in near - record
rains that flooded low areas,
but wet snow was causing new
road blockages and slides in
several higher areas. The
state police said heavy snow
had slowed traffic to a crawl
over the Willamette, Siskiyou,
and Green Valley mountain
passes. !
Officers said a slide had '
completely blocked South San-:
tiam pass, and reports indi-1
cated the tumbling snow and
debris might have carried '
away as much as 75 feet of !
the highway.
The . Willamette river In
northwestern Oregon con
tinued to rise from Corvallis
to the mouth of the river. It
was expected to crest at Al
bany and Salem Saturday,
overflowing in some sparsely
settled lowland country.
The Willamette, was expect
ed to crest at three feet below
flood stage at Portland today.
The state Civil Defense of
fice said no major floods were
expected over the week end.
Gasoline Prices Go
Up Again in Salem
Salem -fllP0 Gasoline prices
were on their way back up
here Saturday In what retail
ers hoped was the end of a
three and a half month gas
price war.
Some stations had raised
their prices for regular to 36.9
cents per gallon. Others had
not yet raised their, prices.
One operator said he would
continue selling regular for
27.9 cents a gallon until he
saw his field representative
but he said he expected to go
up to 35.9 cents per gallon be
fore tomorrow.
During the price war, low
est price for gas in Salem was
25.B cents a gallon, for regular.
1960 U.S. Election Closest on Record
Washington - (UPD -The
votes cast for President this
year were more evenly divid
ed than ever before, a United
Press International tabulation
indicated Saturday.
With reports in from all
but four of the 166,263 poll
ing places, the vote count put
Sen. John F. Kennedy only
174,800 ballots ahead of Vice
President Richard M. Nixon.
The tabulation showed:
Kennedy 34,130,713
Nixon 33,955,913
This gave Kennedy 50.13
cent and Nixon 49.87 per cent
of the 68,086,626 votes cast
for the major party candi
dates. This is the narrowest
margin on record. The clos
est margin in any previous
election was the 50.15 to 49.85
per cent by which Democrat
Grover Cleveland topped Re
publican James G. Blaine in
popular votes In 1884.
GUARANTEE BACKS EGGS
London - (UPD - A British
egg firm plans to marftet a
high quality product to be
known as the "Rolls Royce
of eggs" next spring.
It will be sold with a money
back guarantee.
TO SERVE OLIVES
Washington - (UPD - Ripe ;
black pitted olives soon will '
be on the menu in U.S. schools '
for the first time under the ;
government's free school'
lunch program, it was report-;
ed Friday.
EGG PRODUCTION
St. Paul - An average flock '
of young hens will produce
180 eggs per bird a year. :
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Timber Cut Study
Contract Receives
County Approval
The Jackson county court
Friday approved a contract
with consulting foresters for
an analysis of allowable tim
ber cuts in the Rogue River,
Siskiyou and Umpqua Nation
al forests.
Jackson county is one of
five southwestern Oregon
counties contributing $2,000
each for the survey. Others
are Curry, Douglas, Josephine
and Klamath counties.
The contract with Mason,
Bruce and Girard, consulting
foresters of Portland, calls for
completion of the studies by
May, 1961.
The contract calls for al
lowable cut computations on
the three national forests and
the firm agrees to analyze
basic data and calculations,
and the resulting allowable
cuts estimates made by U.S.
forest service officials of the
three national forests.
However, the firm pointed
out that completion date of
the study is "subject to the
availability of data from for
est service personnel."
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OSU Lamb Wins Top
Prize in Chicago
' Chicago - ftirn - "Buddy," n
fl4V5-poiind Southdown lamb,
shown by Oklahoma State
university, Saturday w a s
named grand champion we
ther of the 61st annual Inter-j
national Livestock Exposition.
The victory was only one
of many top prl?.es carried
off by stale universities as
adult competition began at
the giant exposition.
Alex McKenzie, shepherd at
Oklahoma State, was pleased
with the victory, an honor the
university last won In 1947.
The lamb, he said, was bought
university nt auction
Posthumous Awards Go
To Portland Officers
Portland-ttlrD-Two Portland
policemen, killed while on
duty in 1956, hove been nam
ed recipients of the Medal of
Merit for Valor, highest award
in the law enforcement pro
fession. The posthumous awards
were made to Roy E. MUncr
and Vernon J. Slroeder, both
killed when another automo
bile struck their police car.
Their names will be placed In
the National Police Hall of
Fame In Port Charloette, Fla.
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I must report thai such con
cern runs all through our
report.
"We affirm that the para
mount goal for Americans is
to guard the rights of the In
dividual, to ensure his devel
opment, to enlarge his oppor
tunity," Canham said.
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