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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Mission 66 Program Readies Parks for Upsurge of Visitors Washington (CQ) A 10- year program to improve con ditions in the Nation's parks is progressing satisfactorily, according to Interior Depart ment officials. ; The program called Mis sion 66 was inaugurated by the Department's National Park Service on July 1, 1956. It will be completed on June 30, 1966 if the program's schedule is kept and Congress votes the necessary funds. Designed as a conservation program to complement the Government's overall aim of preserving the Nation's na tural resources, Mission 66 has focused on the following goals: removing the deficits in park staffs, facilities and maintenance which have de veloped since World War II; providing full conservation protection for the areas under the administration of the Na tional Park Service; and eval uating the total outdoor rec reation resources in order to develop a national recreation program for the United States. Before the program was in augurated, the service reports, Parents Meet With School Therapists Lone Pine - On Thursday, Dec. 1, Lone Pine parents met with Medford school thera pists William Young and Jim Kelly at the Lone Pine school, where they were shown a film pertaining to speech defects. . This was followed by re freshments at which time par ents met individually with them to discuss their chil dren's speech problems. This past week students were shown a film on, "The Mayflower Story." This was a colored film which showed the construction of the May flower II and the crossing of the Atlantic to America. The film was of historic value, be cause of the costuming and customs. Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. the executive committee of the P.T.A. will meet with the faculty, at ihe school to dis cuss and make plans for "Lights on for Education." A statewide legislative program, sponsored by the Oregon Edu cation association PTA in which every school in the state will be cooperating -will be launched soon. The regular meeting will be Jan. 5, 1961. EVENING COAT-Gift sugges tion from the Leather Indus tries of America: This elegant lustered leather evening coat with detachable jewelled col lar. It's a fashion gift that is certain to please. park facilities and manage ment had deteriorated to such an extent that roads had be come unsafe, campgrounds were run down and over crowded, and other facilities were at substandard levels. Although the completion of Mission 66 will mean the con struction of many new facili ties, Park Service officials point out that providing new equipment is not as important as reconditioning existing fa. cilities and making the parks more attractive to users. The program is being carried out while the annual number of visitors to the parks rises steadily. In 1959 more than 62 million persons visited Na tional Parks. In 1966, the pre diction is 80 million visitors. Accomplishments Listed By the end of its first four years June 30, 1960 Mis sion 66 had made the follow ing improvements: Constructed or improved over 200 miles of trails in creasing the total of existing trails to nearly 8,400 miles. The goal for 1966 is the con struction or rehabilitation of 1,500 miles of trails. Constructed over 10.000 new campsites, raising the to tal from more than 12,800 to nearly 23,000. The goal is 30, 593 campsites. Fithor rpnntrprt nr con structed over 500 miles of ex isting maintenance or service roads and 100 miles of park wfivs for motor touring. This brought the total of road-miles to more than 6,000 and parkway-miles to 700. The goal for 1966 is 6.500 miles of main tenance roads and 1,100 miles in parkways, including the re construction of 2.000 miles of existing roads. Acauired more than 190.- 000 acres of ""isolated" lands which had been retained by nrivatp individuals when the parks were formed. By 1966, the Park Service plans to ac quire over 360,000 acres of these lands. In addition, under Mission 66 the Park Service has in creased parking facilities; con structed exhibits, campfire circles and visitor centers; hired new personnel; and Im proved sewage systems ana water storage facilities. Finances Anticipated Th National Park Service. In draftine plans for Mission 66, anticipated a total budget for the 10 years oi isrno.o mil lion. Of this amount, $476.3 million would be spent on capital improvements and S310.2 million for operat ing the service. Actual ap Dronriations by Congress have exceeded these anticipated noon's, hut have lagged benina revised estimates, according to Park. Service officials. In the first year of the pro gramfiscal 1956 Congress appropriated $68 million for the National Park Service, $19 million more than had been appropriated for tne pre vious fiscal vear. The appro priation for fiscal 1961 was $83 million, increasing me to tal amount voted for the first five vears of the program to $386.3 million. (Copyright 18bU, Congressional Quarterly Inc.) Salem Judge Acts When Drunk Spotted Salem HJPD Justice Court Judge Elmer D. Cook of West Salem doesn't fool around. Looking out the court win dow Monday on Northwest Edgewater st., he spotted what appeared to be a drunk en driver. He ordered a near- state policeman to go out and arrest the man. The motorist, Omer Ver non Carr, 44, Tieton, Wash., pleaded guilty and Judge Cook fined him $500 and gave him 90 days in the Polk coun ty jail. The whole procedure took only minutes. OFF STREET PARKING So important these days. We have It for all funeral services and weddings. "To merit your continued confidence is our aim." LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME Highway 66 at Normal Aw.. Ashland Dial MU 5-4541 C. An". Litwiller Mrs. Litwiller Ashland's Leading Funeral Director Since 1 935 ( '' ' flu LUNG POWER - Charles H. Sipes, of Sacramento, Calif., the current Mr. Universe, shows his lung power by inflating a hot water bottle. He can blow until the bottle bursts. (UPI Telephoto) Guerrillas Battle -Castro's Forces Havana - (UPD - Anti-government guerrillas battled Pre mier Fidel Castro's troops all day Tuesday near the road junction to.vn of Corralillo. 120 miles east of here in San ta Clara province, it was re ported today. Informants said two sol diers captured by the guerril las were shot and killed by firing squads after summary Castro-style "trials." There was no other men tion of casualties, nor was there any indication of the size of the forces involved in the Corralillo battle. Reports from Matanzas said Castroite authorities in the Corralilli area arrested 150 persons on suspicion, including a number of sugar planters in whose fields arms caches were found. " ' GIFT OF ELEGANCE A gathered 14k gold mesh "cuff" bracelet enhances the simple oval contour of this watch with its diadem of 22 select ed diamonds. Quality crafted with a 22 jewel movement. By Hamilton Portland Group Protests Sign Portland-fllPD - A billboard firm has taken down a sign plugging the Portland Sym phony after receiving protests from the symphony society. Mrs. Walter McMonics, president of the symphony, charged that the firm used the society as a "screen", to dis regard public opinion and put up the billboard near the Vis ta ave. bridge in west Port land. She had opposed erec tion of the billboard there. Robert D. McGuire, man ager of the firm which put up the billboard, said that in the past the company has given the society free billboard space and that when new boards were put up public service type advertising is displayed on them. McGuire denied his firm was attempting to "use" the society. Mrs. McMonics said in a letter that it was "not until after the recent election, when the billboard industry defeat ed an attempt by the public to regulate billboards, that you were emboldened actually to erect this sign." 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