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o o '. SUNDAY, JANUARY IS, 1961 FORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDV0Ftfo0Rl Highway, Traffic Bills Are? .. Introduced in Oregon Senate Salem. lUPB-Twenty-five bills, dealing mostly with highway and traffic matters, were in- troduced In the Oregon senate : Friday and the chamber ad journed .late in the morning to take the week end off. Sen. Anthony Yturri, R- Ontario, and others sponsored , a bill giving the public utility commissioner broad powers to eliminate unnecessary dupli cation of utilities in a given area. It declares the situation ' an emergency. The highway bills, all re commended by the interim ; highways committee, includes the "implied consent" meas ure providing that the license of a motorist who refuses to : take a test for intoxication ; may be suspended. Also, such refusal could be used as evi ; dence against the driver in later court action. Other bills would lower ; highway use taxes on motor carriers weighing 44,001 pounds or more effective Jan. 1, 1962, and restore police ar- , rest powers to stale and ; county weighmastcrs for non- moving violations. . Municipal Matters Several bills dealing with municipal matters were in I troduced. One, requested by 1 the state sanitary authority, 1 would allow a city council to issue self-liquidating sewage ' bonds without a vote of the Boise Cascade Buys Elgin Stud Mill Boise, Idaho - (UPD - Boise ; Cascade Corp. is acquiring the Western Stud Mills, Inc., El gin, Ore., through a stock ex change transaction. George W. Crlppen, presi dent of Western Stud, said his firm approached Boise Cas cade because it wants "to have an organization acquire our mill which would continue to operate with two Items in mind. First, we are interested in the economy of Elgin, and second, we are anxious that a continuity of supply be giv en to our regular customers for our products." A spokesman for Boise Cas cade said no changes in per sonnel are being considered. people. The bonds would be paid by service charges. Another bill would permit the state treasurer to invest In municipal bonds for sewage treatment and disposal. Sen. William Grenfell Jr., D-Portland introduced a bill whereby school boards and their representatives would not be allowed to discriminate between teachers because of race, sex, religion or member ship or non-membership in any teacher organization. The key is the last part. The Oregon Education association and stale labor leaders are at odds over this issue. The bill Realty Board in Favor of Stadium The Medford Really Board has gone on record favoring construction of a multi-use stadium at the site of the present ball park south of Medford, according to a let ter the county court received from the board Friday. The board stated that the stadium would contribute to the welfare of all Jackson county residents. It would provide a recreational asset for the community and be economically feasible, the board staled. ; "The taxpayers will get more dollar for dollar if such a stadium is constructed than from any other county expen diture," the board wrote. '"We see no reason why the counly court should not seriously con- sidor this matter." "We are aware that such facilities are being built all over the nation with great success and are adding to the economy of those areas," the letter stated. The board urged that money for the stadium construction be included in the new fiscal year budget and that the proj ect be coordinated with con struction of the new Pacific freeway through the area. is backed by the Oregon AFL CIO. The bill embodying most of Gov. Mark Hatfield's govern ment reorganization plan was read again and assigned to the senate committee on state and federal affairs. Simpson Honored By Phoenix Club Ashland -Hugh G. Simpson, director of information at Southern Oregon college, has been honored by the newly or ganized chapter of Quill and Scroll at Phoenix High school by having the writer's club named after him, according to Nancy Pettitt, president of the organization. He was also made an honorary member of the society, Pettitt announced Quill and Scroll is a nation al organization devoted to the improvement and encourage ment of good writing practices at secondary school level throughout the United States Local chapters are formed on the basis of adherence to, an interest in, a qualification for, and a dedication to good writ ing practices and habits. Mrs. Mildred Hart is the adviser of Quill and Scroll for Phoenix High school. PARASITE TOLL Washington - Internal para sites of livestock cause an an ual loss of about $125 million. Two Cases Are Continued in Court .Two cases involving bad check charges have been con tinued until Monday in Jack son county district court. At torneys in each case had re quested more time. The case of Richard Crane, transient, charged with ob taining property under false pretenses, was-continued un til Friday originally. He is charged with passing a false check for $10 Jan. 5. The case of Daniel W Dur- bin, San Diego, Calif., who is charged with drawing a bank check with Insufficient funds, was also originally continued until Friday and continued further until Monday. Dur bin is charged with issuing a check for $20 Nov. 27 and not having sufficient funds in the bank to pay the check in full. He had requested an attorney. 9 m mm -Vm- a ,ew y U j W-i J ARRIVES IN ROME Cardinal-elect Joseph E. Ritter, left, shakes hands with Msgr. Martin J. O.'Connor of Scranton, Pa., rector of the North American College in Rome, after arriving at the Ciampino Airport in Rome Wednesday from his U.S. Archdiocese of St. Louis. In center is Msgr. Igino Card inale of the Batican Secretarist of State. Archbishop Ritter, 68, will be elevated to Cardinal's rank with three other churchmen at colemn consistory ceremonies opening in the Vatican Monday. (UPI Telephoto) Sen. Neuberger Revising Bill To Create National Seashore Why 9 ALLOW CREMATIONS TO BE TAKEN ? OUT OF TOWN? -MEDFORD HAS A CREMATORY- - ' With Chapel and Inurnment in Mausoleum or Sunken Garden Dignified, Reverent, Sincere Services SISKIYOU MEMORIAL CREMATORY Highland and Siskiyou SP 2-2344 or Medford, Ore. SP 2-5488 By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington (Special) - Sen. Maurine Neuberger is work ing on a revised version of legislation to create a na tional seashore on the Oregon coast in hopes of securing support for it from all other mem bers of the Oregon congrcssion a 1 d e 1 egation even one of them who regards it as "a pork barrel." When her new bill is ready in several weeks, she expects to discuss it with her Oregon colleagues, including Rep. Ed win R. Durno, newly elected in the 4th district where the park would be located. Durno campaigned against the park in last fall's election. Mrs. Neuberger said she hoped to incorporate into her new bill some features which President-elect Kennedy em ployed in similar legislation last year to turn Cape Cod into a national seashore. These features presumably include zoning of certain areas for residential purposes. Meet Objection! "The whole idea Is tc meet the objections so we can have the wholehearted cooperation of the entire delegation," she said. Congressman Durno said he will be happy to discuss the matter with Sen. Neuberger. "My mind is not shut," he declared, "but as of now, I have seen nothing to change my mind. I don't see why we should spend $30 million for something that is already there. Never will I be guilty of voting for pork barrel mon ey. There are too many other projects in my district that need federal help." Sen. Neuberger said she realized that Rep. 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Hot Issue in Area He first realized it was a hot issue in the Florence area, he related, when he attended a political meeting there and received only polite applause when he said he was neither for nor against it. Other can didates on the program, run ning for the state legislature, came out against it and got a big hand, he observed. Then he took a tour with Mrs. Durno and a friend, Sid Chandler, to inspect the dunes, the lakes, the nearby jetties, traveling by boat, jeep and foot. He observed that very few visitors sought recreation on the dunes, while Honey man state park nearby had more visitors last year than Crater Lake National park. Durno said he believes the most precious resource for the future is fresh water, such as the billions of gallons which exist beneath the Ore gon Dunes and in the lakes nearby. 'Thai s what" they are aft er," he said referring to those who want to put these lakes into a national seashore park. Will Abandon Plant If this happens, he went on, International Paper company will abandon plans for locat ing a new mill, which would employ 1,000 persons, near Reedsport. He said the com pany would give up water rights it has secured for this industrial enterprise. Durno would rather see federal funds invested in re habilitation of jetties at the mouths of the Sluslaw and Umpqua rivers and at Coos Bay to improve navigation upon which local commerce is partly dependent. Winchester bay is not be ing used 20 per cent of what it used to be, due to the con ditions of the south jetty. In one 32-day period there were only five days when the boats could get over the bar," he added. Durno said one thing to Im prove the dunes area which he favors could be done local ly by Lane county zoning au thorities to get rid of "honky tonks" that impair the scenic quality of the-area. Employed Against Porter The seashore idea was one of the issues Durno employed against former Rep. Charles O. Porter, but he said opposi tion was not localized only in the Florence area. He cited the valley Voters association, with 5,000 members living in all parts of the Willamette valley, as an illustration of the widespread and influen tial opposition he believes exists. "I think that had as much to do with the defeat of Charlie as anything," said the victorious candidate. "If they want to create a park, let them do it up in Clat sop county," he laughed. "Then (Congressman Walter) Norblad can worry about it, The new freshman congress man was enigmatic on one point - that he has engaged as his field representative, William M. Tugman, who has been an ardent champion of the seashore park. "Bill Tugman knows more about the problems of the 4th district than I'll ever know," Durno said. "I was very pleased to get him." Bank Records New High in Deposits For the third successive year First National Bank of Oregon has recorded new all- time record high deposits, ac cording to the Dec. 31, 1960, statement of condition figures reported to the comptroller of the currency. Year-end deposits of $880,- 339,688 were reported, top ping the record of $878,642, 322 set one year before. The Dec. 31, 1958, record hieh was $849,167,094. Loans lor the 84 offices amounted to $503,484,790, an increase of $14,526,683 com pared to the 1959 year-end tigure, but a decrease of $6, 789,415 since the Oct. 10 call figure when a record high $510,274,206 was reported. The Medford branch of the First National reported year end deposits of $27,064,287 and loans totalling $16,378,- 213, according to J. A. Moore, vice president and manager, Ralph J. Voss, president of First National, indicated that although there was a substan tial increase in the number of accounts, the volume of banking activity and the use of bank services at First Na tional during the past year, the "tight money" situation had its effect on balances, keeping the dollar amount dowrf to some degree. Although a decline in busi ness activity was noted in the late months of the year, Voss said there were many encour aging signs in the state's econ omy. Average number of per sons employed throughout the year was up 1.6 per cent, in dividual income was up over the previous year, and bank deposits were up substantial ly over a year ago, he indicated. Rtpmcftfafive Urges Hatfield rove Surplus rood Plan Franklin Enterprise - IUPI) - Neils Stephen Lewis, 11, Joseph, was killed in a traffic acci dent Thursday on Highway 82 Just north of here. 'iniiMJii:.rciTyi,:iH;.M-m ii-iWt.iiiiMii.rrmrc- N0 SPARKS! NO SMOKE! NO F100R DRAFTS! LOWERS FUEL BIUSI Uniform heat from floor to ceiling. Burn wood, presto-logs or briquets. You control fire. Your home and family will . be safer. Send fiplaco width and height, receive Colorful Booklet free or phone SP 2-7166. EASY TERMS Smith-Dyngeb Lmbr. Co. Ywm rrwOall lfiail TrM XaaUmgi Bureau Washington (Special) - All that is holding back a ship ment of sur plus food to Oregon's indi gents, accord ing to an ag riculture de- p art men spokesman, is A a request from Gov. Mark Hatfield.' He snirl that Orp- gon had made inquiries and has taken all preliminary steps toward becoming eligi ble to receive the food, except for the vital one, authoriza tion from the Governor. Under the department of agriculture program,' surplus flour, cornmeal, rice, milk sol ids and dried eggs are given, through the states, to anyone who is on public welfare as sistance. All but six states are now participating. Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Florida, Alaska and Hawaii do not now receive any of the $9 billion worth of surplus food which the government stores. In Oregon, the reason seems to be the cost of dis tribution within the state. Carload Lots The federal government will ship the food in carload lots to destination points within the state. However, from those points, the respon sibility for personnel and money to pay for the distribu tion must come from the state and local departments of pub lic welfare. Rep. Edith Green has writ ten to Hatfield, urging that he spend a little money in or der to bring Oregon into the program. While the depart- COMPLETES TRAINING Army Pvt. James L. Myrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Myrick, 2311 East Main st., Ashland, recently com pleted eight weeks of military police training at the Provost Marshal General's school, Ft. Gordon, Ga. Myrick received instruction in self defense, traffic control and the basic procedures of civil and mili tary law. The 23-year-old sol dier entered the Army in Au gust, 1960. ment of agriculture could not say what the local cosi woum be for Oregon, Mrs. Green said that the highest figure she had found other states paying was 25 cents for a dol lar's worth of food. In urging Gov. Hatfield to take action, Mrs. Green said: "Frankly, I am ashamed that Oregon should be on the very short list of those states which for some obscure rea son refuse to participate in this program. "Considering the growth of unemployment, the increase in the costs of public welfare which you have publicly dis cussed on'many occasions, and the present concensus that we are not only in a recession but that it is all right to talk about it now; it seems to me that it is inexcusable for the responsible officials of any state to continue to neglect this means of meeting a situa tion of growing seriousness." Tried for Several Years Mrs. Green told a reporter that she has tried for several years to get Oregon officials to see the need to receive the surplus food. She said that several years ago when Ore gon was declared one of the "surplus labor" areas, hard Viit hv unpmnlnvment. she had urged that this food be made available. She also pointed out it should be a program in continual use because of the fluctuation of unemployment, and that the current unem ployment in Multnomah county . and in the lumber mills downstate was reason enough to have the state get thp fond now. "It seems to me inexcusable to be paying storage costs and havine surplus foods rotting," she wrote Hatfield, "when there are many people who are actually hungry, and countless others living on in adequate diets ' Mrs. Green noted in lha i. terview that in the past .'if federal government has .pSj vast sums setting up a sy2 of -county extension agenu and home demonstration agents to aid farmers and th.;. families. w" "Since we have moved from a rural to an urban society it would make a lot more sens to me to perhaps use some of those people to help with our urban problems in the dis. tributlon of this food," Sha declared. "Hi! I'm Eldon Nave and I'm inviting you to attend our Open House Party, Fri day, January ,20th, celt brating the merger of The Rogue Valley State Bank Medford and The Oregon Bank Portland Watch for your Treasure Chest key in the mail." 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