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o o o O o o o o o o O City, Parks, Recreation Group Has New Members; Considers Two Proposals Two proposals to add to the recreation facilities of Med ford and vicinity were pre sented Jo the city parks and recreation commission Wed nesday night. The meeting was the first for five new members of the commission. One of the proposals was made by S. J. (Benny) Fagone, who suggested that the city build a multiple-use concrete play area in Hawthorne park. The other, made by the Eagle Point Grange, proposed that an area east of White City be developed into a recreation area. Both proposals were taken under consideration by the commission. A committee of three was appointed to study the Grange proposal. Members Welcomed At the outset of last night's meeting, Commisson Chair man Russ Jamison welcomed the five new members, and said "a lot of groundwork has been laid (by the commission) over the past year . . . but, there's still a lot that has to be done." The five new members of the commission are Jim Sul livan, Robert DcLorme, Alex McDonald, Lloyd Carr and Fred Sears. They join Jami son, Verl Walker and Herb Partridge on the commission. Jamison was reelected com mission chairman at the meet ing; Partridge was elected vice chairman; and Joanne Simmons was elected com mission secretary. Mrs. Sim mons is a secretary at the city hall. Fagone proposed to the com mission that a concrete or cement play area, having an approximate size of 125 feet by 75 feet, be installed in a clear area at Hawthorne park. Play Area The play area, he said, could be used for basketball, tennis, roller skating, badminton, shuffle board, band concerts, and both teen-age and adult dancing in the summer. Seat ing, either temporary or per manent, could be erected. Fagone said he had no idea what the cost of the project might be, but said he felt the idea was worthy of considera tion. He added that the area could also be "piped" in order to facilitate ice skating. This would probably make the project a little more expen sive, he said. The most important thing about the plan would be that it could be used free of charge, Fagone said. This would give those youngsters who cannot afford to pay for recreation the chance to have some place to go and do pret ty much what they please. Maintenance cost would be low, he said, and it would re quire a minimum of supervi sion, although some schedul ing of activities would be necessary. Fagone noted that the same thing was done in New York and proved successful. Passive Recreation Area Parks and Recreation De partment Director Robert Ha worth pointed out that the new freeway will destroy much of the park's value as a passive recreation area, ft is scheduled to become primar ily a play area after the free way is constructed. He said Fagone's proposal "would be a consideration for the area." The proposal from the Eagle Point Grange suggest ed that the city of Medford, the Rogue Valley Irrigation district, the state fish and game commission and other groups, join together in de veloping an area east of White City for a recreation develop ment. Tlicy suggested that the area start near the Rogue riv er in the C. C. Hoover prop erty, extend across Crater Lake highway, slate game propery. Table Rock rd., and into city property. Lakes Be Created The Grange proposed in a letter to the commission that a chain of lakes could be cre ated by a system of small dams and said enough water could be found to fill the lakes. The area would have fishing, hunting and recrea tion value, they said. Haworth noted that essen tially the same proposal was made in 1958, but apparently no action was taken then. He j HMTf "1 DOG HERO Sam, a 4-year-old pointer. Is the Dog Hero of 1960 and is shown in San Francisco as he was honored with a silver collar at a testimonial dinner in his behalf late Tuesday. Seven months ago, doctors removed a mitral valve on the left side of Sam's heart and replaced it with one from the right side. He has been doing splendidly ever since. Shown with Sam are Dr. Norman Shumway, left, and Dr. Raymond Stofcr, two of tlie doctors who have been experi menting with disease of the mitral valve, common to victims of rheumatic fever. (UPI Tclephoto) MEDFORDraLWTRIBUNE SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 Modern Alchemist Would Be Welcome in Present Congress Washington -il'PD- A modern alchemist who could cheaply turn salt water into fresh water would be welcomed with open arms in the present Congress. Senators from water-short western states are ready to go all out on a program to con vert sea water into fresh water suitable for use in agri culture and industry - and even in municipal wnter sys tems. What's more, they're will ing to spend money on re search into the matter. The westerners are spear heading a drive for further expansion of a salt water re search program set up in 1952 and already extended in 1955 and 1958. Legislation introduced i n the present session not only would provide for research and pilot plants, but would grant loans to states, cities and public utility districts for the construction of conversion plants. One bill, introduced by Sen. Clair Engle (D-Calif.) would provide up to $20 million for research and loans. It would, tor example, direct the inter ior secretary to build pilot plants and would authorize construction of a S2-5 million laboratory for the Interior De partment's office of saline water. In introducing the bill, Engle said the nation was fast approaching the limits of its natural water supplies. "We're going to have to rely more and more on the con version of salt and brackish waters," he said. Senators from states which would not benefit directly from the legislation also have conic out strongly in favor of salt water research. Among t h e m was Sen. Frank E. Moss (D-Utah) who went on record in favor of such legislation as a possible solution to increasingly bitter disputes over water between his state and California. Simi lar quarrels have broken out between other neighboring states. "Utah and southern Cali fornia both look to the same source - the Colorado river -for much of the water to sup port a rapid growth of popu lation and industry," Moss said. Would Reduce Conflict The Utah senator suggested that the desalinization of sea water might provide an alter native means for California to get badly needed water and thus would reduce pressure for a larger share of Colorado river water for that state. At least two dozen senators, most of them westerners, al ready have become eusponsors of legislation to expand the saline water conversion pro gram. There also is strong scnii- AEC Says One MarP Alive Wflen Found Idaho Falls, Idaho - IUPI) -The Atomic Energy commis sioon has disclosed that ona of three men killed in a re actor explosion at'AEC facili ties here last week was aliva when taken from the reactor. The AEC said the man was 1,111,1 inim-SS nm the niahl nf the House where an Interior committee hearing lias been set for Monday to review progress under the present saline water research and de velopment program. The hearing was called by Rep. Wayne N. Aspinnll ID Colo.). It will begin with testi mony from the staff of the office of saline water. tha explosion. The group which found tha man who was still alive said that they found him on tha fourth trip into the building1 and that he moaned but he never spoke before dying. About 90 per cent of forest fires are caused by carelessness. REMEMBER- " j 12 Price Recap Sale! Buy the First Tire at Regular Price Get the Second at V4 PRICE Bud's Tire Exchange 1600 North Riverside - SP 2-4806 IHJWJ BEST DRESSED Hollywood-IUPU-Actors Rick Nelson and Jack Lemmon have been chosen to receive the annual best dressed ap parel awards next Wednesday at the Men's Apparel club spring meeting, it was an nounced today. said that the area, commonly known as the Agate desert, is now unused land, and said the proposal "definitely has some potential in my opinion." Legislature Sinks Teeth Into Tax, Judicial, Election Matters Salem-IUPli-The 1961 legis lature Wednesday sunk its teeth into tax, judicial, edu cation and election matters along with a move to block Gov. Mark Hatfield from mov ing state welfare headquarters from Portland to Salem. Hatfield has ordered the welfare office shift for next spring and Rep. Grace O. Peck, D-Portland, led 11 other house members and a dozen senators in introducing a bill to prevent it. Rep. Sam Wilderman, R- The low-price compact that looks and drives like twice the price! Valiants low price is your second-best reason to buy. C' 'T' YOURE LOOKING AT THE FIRST ! Now, this is our idea of the way a compact should look. Trim as a button with a flair that has nothing hand-me-down about it. 1961 Valiant prices begin $100 lower than before. And this new low price brings you Torsion-Aire suspension, welded Unibody, a pepper-pot of an inclined engine. For looks and liveliness, for long life and low cost, the top compact this year is Valiant. Come see the man who sells them ! Valiant! o o o A Chryslcr-cnginccrcd product, at your Plymouth-Valiant deafer' Now Exclusively at... hamur motor co. Portland, was the only Repub lican to sign it. Rep. George Van Iloomis- sen, D-lJoruana, miroaucea a bill giving debtors a break. It provides that attachment ol wages be subject to judicial review. Sixteen bills were intro duced Wednesday, one in the Senate and the rest in the house. Both Houses are nicot ine daily at 10 a.m. with no afternoon sessions expected for a few weeks. Several committees held their first meetings and Joint Ways and Means met twice, thrashing out a rule on "legis lative intent" and approving $1.2 million to pay for the current session. Sen. Alfred Corbett, D-Port-Iand, agreed in the afternoon to an amending rule stating that committee minutes should helD "guide" agencies in their determination of how the leg islature intends for them to spend allocated funds. At the morning meeting ne criticized a previous version that subcommittee minutes should help set such intent. Tax Package Bills The 11-bill lax package in the house was reviewed in the House Tax Committee and Rep. Clarence Barton, D-Co- quille, called for priorities on three measures me cigareue tax, income lax revision and one for self-employed persons to file estimated income tax returns. Barton is co-chairman of Ways and Means, wnicn considers all money matters. The House Elections ana Reapportionment committee met and Chairman George Annala. D-Hood River, said the group will draw up Its own reapportionment bill. Annala said the House ana Senate committees on reap portionment will meet jointly next Tuesday to discuss the problem wilh stale officials and others. Because of the HW0 census, this legislature is faced with doing the job. Otherwise, it falls to Republican Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. and if he failed to do It, me Oregon Supreme Court would have the task. Other action: Inaugural: Senate President Harry Boivin and House Speaker Robert Duncan ap proved the idea of allocating $1,000 to pay the governor's expenses to the inauguration of President-elect John F. Kennedy next week. Education: Sen. Francis Ziegler, R-Corvallis, Introduc ed a bill increasing basic school support from $105 a census child to $130 -the hike to be used for reduction of personal properly tax. Judicial: Bills to repeal the 1953 "Ncuberger Law" and increase personal liability to $100,000 for wrongful death or injury were sent to the House Judiciary committee. The Ncuberger law requires that political affiliation of a state appointee be Ihc same as that of the person he Is succeeding. 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