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internal Revenue Planniitg Table for State Sales Tax Deductions
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FIREMEN MEET Approximately 100 fire
men from various communities in southern
Oregon attended a dinner and school fire
seminar in Central Point last week, spon
sored by the Central Point city fire depart
ment. Part of the group is shown as they
listened to Lecturer Edward F. Boatright,
public relations director for the American
Fire Alarm company, and ex-assistant chief
of the Portland, Ore., fire department. The
NEAR PERFECT ORBIT A Discoverer satellite powered
by a peppier engine rocketed into orbit Wednesday to help
perfect sky spy space systems to guard against a missile-age
Pearl Harbor. Officers said the capsule will be left in orbit
more than the usual 17 passes if everything went well. When
the Air Force attempts to return the capsule from orbit, a
recovery team of nine planes and two ships will converge in
the 250-by-50 mile recovery area off Hawaii.
(UPI Telephoto)
Scientists Expect
To Recover Capsule
Of Discoverer XVIII
Vandenberg Air Force Base,
Calif. UP1 Scientists tracked
orbit ing Discoverer XVIII
satellite today confident they
can recover by the push of a
button its capsule loaded with
samples of human and plant
life.
The Air Force said it would
decide today whether to at
tempt recovery of the gold
plated, 300-pound capsule on
its 17th polar orbit this after
noon or wait until Friday af
ter its 31st orbit when it has
traveled nearly a million
miles.
Near-Perfect Orbit
. "Right now it looks like
we'll certainly leave the cap
sule up there for the extra
day," a spokesman said after
it was launched into a near
perfect orbit Wednesday with
a more powerful rocket en
gine. The push of a button at a
Sunnyvale. Calif., tracking
station will send the capsule
hurtling through space toward
a 250-by-50-mile "ball park"
recovery area near Hawaii
shopping days left
USE CHRISTMAS SEALS
FIGHT TB
meeting was held in the banquet room of
the Pioneer Club, Central Point. The fire
men viewed color films on the Chicago
parochial school fire, which occurred two
years ago this week, and the Los Angeles
school test fire. Members of the Medford
police department and state forestry depart
ment also attended, in addition to other
interested persons.
' SI
DISCOVERER XVIII
where three previous capsules
have been recovered in recent
months.
Planes trailing snagging de
vices will try to catch the cap
sule as it floats back to earth
on a parachute. Ships will
stand by to pluck it from the
water if the planes miss.
Carries Tissues
Only one previous Discover
er capsule has been kept in
space longer than 17 orbits
before recovery was tried.
That was Discoverer's XVIII's
capsule which was recovered
last month after remaining in
orbit for 31 passes.
The capsule aboard Discov
erer XVIII carried tissue from
the underside of a human
eyelid, human bone marrow
and blood cells as well as
algae and spores to study ef
fects radiation would have on
human space travelers.
Attempts To Save
Man's Life Fail
A 63-year-old Medford man
died on his birthday yesterday
of an apparent heart attack
despite efforts to save him
by Medford Police Officer
Milton B. Hanson.
Dead is Alfred Alexander
Correll, 236 South Central
ave. Officer Hanson gave the
man mouth to mouth resusci
tation and applied closed
chest massage for 10 minutes,
but to no avail.
Officer Hanson had been
summoned about 11:19 a.m
to 921 North Central ave., on
a report that a man was suf
fering from a heart attack at
that location. When Hanson
arrived the man was still
alive, he said, and he attempt
ed to save him.
The body was taken to Con -
ger-Morris Funeral home.
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3.
Murder Trial in
County Set Over
Until Jan. 23
The trial of Keith Duane
Adams for first degree mur
der was set over until Jan.
23 this morning by Circuit
Judge James M. Main.
Adams is charged with
strangling his ex-wife in Med
ford Aug. 4.
The extension of time was
granted Robert R. Dickey,
court appointed attorney for
Adams, following arguments
today on a motion filed Wed
nesday afternoon. The motion
had requested the trial be
scheduled Feb. 13, 1961.
In his motion, Dickey cited
the additional work load at
his office since the appoint
ment of his associate, Loren
L. Sawyer, as district court
judge. He explained that the
Adams case required the ma
jority of his time.
District Attorney Thomas J.
Reeder opposed the continu
ance believing that it would
jeopardize the state's case
since he would no longer be
prosecuting attorney because
his term expires.
In his statement Reeder
said that "I intend this as no
reflection on the ability of
Mr. Holmes (Alan B. Holmes
is district attorney-elect and
will assume office Jan. 3), who
will then be district attorney.
My point is that I have put
a lot of hard work and long
hours in the preparation of
this case. I am and have been
ready for some time to try
this case, and I doubt if my
successor will be in a position
to take over a vigorous prose
cution of the case."
Reeder continued that "a
prosecution of this magnitude
requires some continuity on
the part of the prosecuting
attorney. Mr. Holmes will
hardly have adequate time to
prepare the case properly on
behalf of the state."
Reeder said that he would
make his services available
to Holmes in the trial of the
case if he should request it.
"It is my opinion that Mr.
Adams should come to the bar
of justice and be put on trial
for the crime which he was
indicted for-that is, for first
degree murder."
This is the second time that
the trial date has been con
tinued. The date was previ
ously scheduled for Nov. 21
and a continuance was grant
ed by the court to allow
further time for psychiatric
examination.
The trial had then been
scheduled to begin Monday,
Dec. 12.
Final 1960 Population Count in County
Is 73,962; 646 More Than
The population of Jackson
county on April 1 this year
wa- 73,962, according to the
final 1960 census bureau re
port. The total compares with the
last preliminary report of
73,316, for a gain of 646. The
final count represents an in
crease of 15,452 persons since
1950 when 58,510 were
counted.
Medford's final count for
April 4 was 24,425, an in
crease of 57 people from the
preliminary report of 24,368.
Theinal count in Ashland
was 9,119, or 127 more than
the preliminary report of
8,992; Central Point had
2,288, up 15 from the 2,274 in
1 the preliminary report; and
I Jacksonville had 1,172, or 11
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Medford
40 PAGES
Ending Hospital
Money Problem
Is Up To Public
Editor's note: This is the
last in a series of articles
on the Sacred Heart hos
pital story its history, its
problems and possible so
lutions to the problems.)
By GREG NOKES
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
The Sacred Heart Story is,
among other things, the story
of a hospital in financial trou
ble. Many of the troubles are
peculiar to Sacred Heart
alone, and many are common
to all hospitals everywhere.
It was financial troubles,
ever-increasing in magnitude,
that caused the Sisters of
Providence, who operate the
hospital, to announce in Octo
ber that the hospital would
close. It was only when a pos
sible way out of these trou
bles had been found, that the
Sisters said the hospital would
remain open.
In announcing the closure
of the 50-year-old institution,
Sister Luke, hospital adminis
trator, outlined the most press
ing of these problems.
Problems Outlined
They are: a high, increas
ing debt; a continued operat
ing deficit; increased patron
age of Rogue Valley hospital;
and high cosis of improve
ments and construction. Sis
ter Luke also cited bad debt
experience and shorter patient
stay, as other reasons for the
closure.
While some of these prob
lems are similar to those faced
by other hospitals, they have
double meaning to Sacred
Heart because of the recog
nized need for the hospital to
be replaced.
The fact that there was no
money with which to finance
a new structure, and that
there was even some doubt as
to the necessity of having
two hospitals in the valley.
prompted the closure an
nouncement. Problems Not Solved
The change of heart by the
Sisters did not mean that the
financial problems had sud
denly been solved. On the con
trary. But, it did mean that
they could be solved. The so
lution, the Sisters have made
quite clear, is as much up to
the community as it is to them
selves.
It was the community, in
Oregon Ranks Fourth
In Highway Mileage
Salem-WPD-Members of the
Legislative Interim Commit
tee on Highways were told
today that Oregon is fourth
in the nation in the percent
age of total completed mileage
of the inter-state road system.
Washington - (UPII - The Air
Force has advised Sen. Maur
ine Neuberger (D-Ore.) that it
has released $250,000 for con
struction of a ground air
transmitter receiver at the
North Bend, Ore., Air Force
station.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair tonicht. In
creasing hlith cloudiness Fri
dav. Low tonight 20-25. High
Friday 55.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 48
Lowest This Morning 23
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:39 p.m.;
Sunrise tomorrow .... 7:29 a.m. I
Moonrise tonight 9:54 p.m.
Last Quarter Dec. 11
IlfllGHTKST STAR
Sirlus, rises 9:08 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, sets 5:42 p.m.
Saturn, sels 6:20 p.m.
Venus, sels 7:11 p.m.
Mars, In the east ....10:19 p.m.
more than the earlier report
of 1,161.
This is how the county's
population is distributed by
areas:
Applegate division, 1,294.
Ashland division, including
9.119 in the city of Ashland,
12.193.
Butte Falls division, includ
ing 384 in the town of Butte
Falls, 1,317.
Central Point division, in
cluding 2,289 in the city of
Central Point, 8,679.
Evans Valley Division
Evans Valley division,
2.749, includes city of Gold
Hill, 608, and town of Rogue
River, 520.
Foots Creek division, 2,779.
Green Springs mountain di
vision, 233.
A
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1960
cluding the Jackson County
Medical society, that was
largely responsible for the
hospital's decision to remain
open.
Sister John of the Cross
said in a talk before the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce
roundtable luncheon Monday
that the hospital received "an
overwhelming" number of re
quests that it remain in Med
ford. She called this "a very
heartwarming thing."
But, Sister John made it
clear that the decision to stay
was based upon the knowl
edge that "real support" (fi
nancial) will be provided the
institution. She did not say
exactly where this support
would come from, but indi
cated that it would come in
the form of donations from
the citizens of the Rogue Val
ley themselves.
Building Fund
The hospital is not antici
pating having a fund-raising
drive, she said, but if persons
do want to donate to the hos
pital's building fund, they
should send their donation di
rectly to the hospital. She said
the money will be invested
until enough has been accu
mulated to start construction
of the new institution.
The need for a new hos
pital is not disputed. The struc
ture is 50 years old, and al
though it has stood up well
for all these years, it is be
ginning to show signs of wear.
It is situated in such a man
ner on top of Knob hill, that
there is no room for expan
sion at its present location.
It is reliably estimated that
a new hospital will cost from
$19,000 to $20,000 per bed
to build. The hospital pres
ently has 75 beds.
There does seem to be some
question, however, on just
how soon the hospital should!
be replaced.
(Continued on page 6 B)
Unemployment in
County Increases
During November
A fast rise m unemploy
ment in Jackson county was
noted during November, John
Patton, manager of the
Medford state employment of
fice said today.
The situation was caused
in part by a continuation or
unsatisfactory wholesale lum
ber and plywood prices, which
have limited activity in the
lumber industry for several
months, he said.
Adding to the unemploy
ment picture was the first real
adverse weather this winter,
which caused almost com
plete, if temporary, shutdown
of construction, especially in
high- construction, as well
c outdoor work.
In ... ...ition, many plywood
mills in the county closed for
a week or more about Thanks
giving time, Patton said. How
ever, by the end of the month,
the plywood mills had re
turned to work and some oth
er sawmills and loggers were
calling back at least part of
their crews.
Patton noted that the lum
ber industry accounts for
about 80 per cent of the manu
facturing payroll and about
one-third of the total non-agricultural
payroll in the county,
In spite of this setback, to
the economy, Patton said, job
placements held up fairly well
Early Report
Jacksonville division, 5,898,
includes 1.172 in city of Jack
sonville. and 165 in part of
the unincorporated south
Medford area.
Medford division, including
city of Medford's 24,425 peo
ple, 24,524.
Medford rural division,
2,646, includes 2,141 in part
of the unincorporated area
south of Medford.
Phoenix division, including
769 in the city of Iftoenix,
2,634.
ProspecPdivision, 1,230.
Sams Val' division, 3,798,
includes 752 in the town of
Eagle Point.
Shady Cove division, 1,870.
Talent division, 2,118, in
, eludes 868 in '.own of Talent.
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2 Rail Unions
11 lerger PBao
i . . i " , ..
Proposal Will
Be Submitted To
Membership
Cleveland, Ohio -IUP1I- The
board of directors of two of
the oldest railroad unions
have approved a merger
which would put 140,000 men
under one banner, it was an
nounced today.
The merger would join the
Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and the Order of
Railway Conductors and
Brakemen. The action was an
nounced in a joint statement
by W. P. Kennedy, BRT presi
dent, and James A. Paddock,
president of the ORCB.
The proposal will now be
submitted to the membership
for approval.
One of Oldest
The BRT, which has 110,-
000 members, is one of the
oldest railroad unions in the
country, having been founded
Sept. 23, 1883. The ORCB,
with 30,000 members, was
founded July 6, 1868.
In the statement, Kennedy
and Paddock said the "key
principle of the merger is the
maintenance of the right of
each craft and class of em-
ployee represented by the
combined organization. This
will insure that the wages
and working conditions of all
members will be fully pro
tected." The proposal was expected
to be submitted to the mem
bership early next year
soon as a subcommittee works
out final administrative de
tails
last month. While slightly be
low the previous month, the
total was much belter than
might be expected under the
existing conditions.
Patton said the widespread
layoffs resulted in a large in
crease In the number of unem
ployment compensation claims
filed through the local office.
Last month's totals were
above those of the last two
years, he said, but still well
below the level experienced
in November, 1957.
Retail trade reports indicat
ed that business was "spotty"
with some merchants report
ing good bsuincss, while oth
ers reported business to be
less than usual for this time
of the year, Patton sold.
Two things helped the local
labor and economic picture
last month, he noted, although
one of them is seasonal. They
are the start of freeway work
in the Medford area and
Christmas gift fruit packing.
Peter Kewit and Sons com
pany started construction on
the freeway from the Seven
Oaks area north of Central
Point to Jackson st. in Med
ford. The contract involves
construction of a grade over
part of the route, building
several bridges and overpass
structures and paving the en
tire route at a contract price
in excess of $3,000,000.
Christmas gift fruit pack
ing, which started last month,
will furnish employment for
several hundred persons until
late this month. Gift fruit
packing, Patton noted, helps
to fill the need for winter em
ployment at a time when oth
er seasonal activity is slow or
at a standstill. '
Patton said that further lay
offs in lumber, if they occur.
probably will be due to bad
weather conditions rather
than price conditions. If there
is bA! weather during the
next months, lumber produc
tion will lag to some extent.
he noted. However, if there is
a lack of rain, It can have a
serious affect on employment
next summer
Portland - (UPII - Portland
schcol district officials have
proposed a budget of $34.3
million for the 1961-62 school
year,
Tribune
CONFER ON JOB President-elect John Kennedy today of
fered Byron "Whizzer" White, Colorado attorney and former
Ail-American football player, a post in his new administra
tion. They are shown outside the Kennedy home in Washing
ton following their meeting. (UPI Telephoto)
Kennedy
'Whizzer'
Administration Job
Washington (UPI)
F. Kennedy today asked Adlai E. Stevenson to
serve in his administration S U.S. ambassador
to the United Nations,
Washington UJPD President
elect John F. Kennedy today
offered Byron (Whizzer)
White, Colorado attorney and
former All-Amertcan football
star a post in his new adminis
tration. ,
Both Kennedy and White
agreed,. however, that the pro
posal at this stage did not
Involve a specific job. White
has been mentioned as an ap
pointee for attorney .general
or solicitor general.
White saw Kennedy for
bout 20 minutes at the home
of the president-elect and ar
ranged to be in touch with
him in Washington next week
after Kennedy returns from a
week end in Palm Beach, Fla.
White, 43, was director of
nationwide volunteer activi
ties for Kennedy during the
recent campaign.
He said he would think over
Kennedy's offer and let him
know "in a few days."
Brother Possible Appointee
White and Robert Kennedy,
the president-elect's brother,
had been the two men most
prominently mentioned for
the post of attorney general.
Robert Kennedy, who appar
ently can have the post if he
wants it, has not yet decided
what he should do.
Before his conference with
White, the president-elect met
with Sen. Estes Kefauvcr (D-
Tenn.). He then paid an un
expected 15-minute call on his
wife and new son at George
town University hospital
where John F. Jr. was to be
christened late in the after
noon.
Suggestions for
Awards Are Sought
Recommendations for safe
ty awards for 1960 will be re
ceived by the Medford Safety
Council at a meeting at noon
Friday at the Rogue Valley
Country club.
Safety awards will be pre
sented at the council's annual
awards banquet in late Janu
ary. Plans for the banquet
will be discussed at the meet
ing.
Council members also will
be asked to vote on a recom
mendation that members of
the T-Man committee be hon
orcd at the awards banquet,
Previously, members of the
special "safety warden" com
mittee have not been formally
recognized for their efforts
even after they leave the com
mittee.
Officers (or 1961 will be
elected at Friday's luncheon
Ralph Matthews is now presi
dent of the Safety Council.
55th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 225
Offers
White
President-elect John
Senator "to Be
Named Nexf Week
The name ot the new state
senator fram Jackaon county
will be announced next Mon
day or Tuesday, County Com
mlssloner Chester Wendt said
today.
The county court plans to
notify both the speaker of the
house of representatives and
the president of the senate of
the appointment immediately,
Wendt explained.
He said the court does not
expect to receive official word
of the resignation of Con
gressman-elect Edwin R. Dur-
no until Dec. 16 or 17, The
nnouncement will be made
In advance, Wendt added, so
the appointee may be con
sidered for senate committee
appointments.
The commissioner said that
the court has been consider
ing the appointment and as
soon as actual acceptance of
the appointment has been re
ceived by the court the an
nouncement will be made.
Last month the Republican
Central committee recom
mended the appointment of
Mrs. Evelyn Nye, defeated Re
publican candidate for the
house of representatives. The
appointee must be a register
ed Republican.
"It Looks Like A Whole Flock Of Them"
Policy Would
Reduce Payments
For Some People
Deductions To Be
Without Question
Washington-(UPII-The Inter-
al Revenue Service is getting
ready to announce a new na
tional policy which will mean
lower taxes for some taxpay
ers. The service has drawn up
and plans to publish soon
tables showing "n o rm a 1"
amounts taxpayers may de
duct on their federal incoma
tax returns for state sales tax
es. Many taxpayers will find
they have been deducting less
than these "normal" amounts.
Present thinking in the IRS
is to allow without question
deductions up to the "normal"
amount.
Taxpayers listing more than
normal" amount may be ask
ed to prove their claim.
For Those Who Itemize
The tables of estimated
sales tax would be for use
only by taxpayers who item
ize their deductions. About
one-third of all individual tax
payers do this. The others
take the standard deduction
of 10 per cent of income al
lowed by any taxpayer who
does not Itemize.
Experts at Internal Revenue
headquarters in Washington
have prepared a separata
table for each of the 34 states
which levy a sales tax. The
taxes range from 2 to 4 per
cent and there are other varia
tions. For example, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, which
charges 2 per cent on most
items, the tax on groceries is
only 1 per cent.
The tables have been mada
up on the basis of income and
dependents.
Would Reduce Friction
A taxpayer would read
down the lefthand column to
find his income bracket. Then
he would read across to the
column showing how many
dependents he has.
One reason for the tables
is that taxpayers rarely can
prove down to the last dol
lar how much they have paid,
in sales taxes. The result ia
that they estimate the amount.
Difficulties arise when an In
ternal Revenue examiner's
judgment on this point differs
from the taxpayer's.
To reduce this kind of fric
tion, and the taxpayer's un
certainty about how much
will be allowed, the service
drew up the tables. Their use
also will speed, up checking
of returns.
Open House Slated
Af Central Point
Central Point - An open
house dedicating the new Cen
tral Point city hall will be
held Saturday from 2 p.m. to
p.m.
The new $14,444 city hall
was completed recently. City
offices were moved to the new
building June 24. The build-
includes facilities for a
city library, and also has a
main city office room, vault,
small private conference room
and utility room.
It was added on to the city
fire hall and former library
built- in 1956. The library fa
cilities have been converted
into space for the city police
department.
City officials will conduct
tours as part of the Saturday
open house. At 2:30 p.m. Wil
liam Abbott will make a dedi
cation speech.
Hamburg, Germany - (UPD -West
German freighter was
fired upon by a French war
ship off the Algerian coast to
ay, its owners reported.