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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY S. 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. D 0 W5 Vfi4 i 'Great Decisions' Program Starts With Discussion on Divided Germany Editor'! note: The non-profit, non-partlan Foreign Policy im elation has launched IU jevenlh annual "Oreat Occlslum" pro rram de.lened to aid American, toward better underatandlni ot evema and problem. 'n 'c." their de.tlny. The proaram, wl th tart, today, extend. t"" March 26 and ranee, throuth elaht .peclllc dlsciu.lon topic. The tollowlns UPI dispatch Is re lated to the lint dl.cimlon topic. 'Deadlock over Germany Neeo tlatlon or Trltccr to Hot War? By WELLINGTON LONG United Press International Rnnn President Kennedy is faced with the problems o Berlin and a divided Germany which are as explosive and as apparently insoluble today as when they came into ex istence 16 years ago.- The Communist regime in East Germany has used the nnrind of deadlock to strength en its political stature and to tighten its hold on Benin. The division within Germany steadily grows wider ano deeper. Regularly the west, ucr- mans demand reunuituu and the Communists rerjun them. The deadlock Is so tirm that several West German politicians have suggested that STATE FISH California Gov. Edmund G. Brown places several Golden trout In a pond outside the state capitol at Sacramento. The trout, from a pond in the Sierra, are Cali fornia's official fish, r , : (UPI Telephoto) The Week in California Legislator Calls for Careful Screening of Proposed Budget the West might as well rec ognize the existence of two separate German states. But the official position maintained here in the West German capital is that there is only, one legal German state and that the Communist regime imposed on East Ger many is illegitimate. However, this official view the deadlock to break has not kept many West Ger mans from giving up hope of a reunited Germany through free elections by East and West. The question is, therefore whether the West should ne gotiate with the East German regime or wait hopefully for City's Per Capita Property Tax Ranks Next to Portland United Pre.. International Gov. Edmund G. Brown de clared that "we can live with out a lax increase in Califor nia" if the nation's economy climbs at the rate envisioned by the Kennedy administration. But the governor told news men in Sacramento that the future holds some "tight, tough going" and he wanted to "leave an escape hatch" on liis statement against higher taxes Brown gave his views after Legislative Analyst A. Alan Post said that Californians may be faced next year with a $92 million debt and the possibility of another tax boost, Post told the State Senate . Finance committee that Brown's $2.6 billion budget ' this year is barely balanced by using $110 million in bond funds and $32 million in sur pluses, "We are rapidly running In to very serious financial con ditions," he said. Cut Recommended ' In his analysis, Post recom mended that the legislature cut $68 million from the budg et, about two-thirds of it from state building construction, which he said appeared to be : estimated too high. But he warned that it was necessary also to screen very carefully the proposed Increas es in social welfare benefits and education appropriations that were introduced In bills separate from the budget, At week's end, two surviv ors of the RB47 reconnais sance plane shot down by Rus sia left Sacramento for their homes in Kansas after visit ing the wives of two missing crewmen. Capts. John R. McKone, 28, and Freeman Olmstead, 25, spent the night at Mather Air Force base after visiting Mrs. Eugene Posa in Visalla and Mrs. Dean Phillips In Sacra mento Posa and Phillips have not been heard from since the plane was shot down over the Barents sea last July Mrs. Phillips said McKone and Olmstead, recently freed from a Russian prison, were able to tell her little she didn't already know about the fate of her husband, a radar ob server. "I still have hope," she said Newsmen were barred from talking to the officers, Other Development! Elsewhere, there were these developments: Rage: A young Air Force veteran cooly described to San Francisco police how in a fit of rage he strangled his baby son, then tried to kill his wife to prevent her from finding out. Frederick L. John son, 22, said the baoy was crying and "I wanted him to go back to sleep." He was ar rested near Plucerville, Calif., after a wild chase along U. S. Highway 50. Discrimination! State Attor ney General Stanley Mosk ac cused the U. S. Department of Defense of aiding discrimina tion In the housing of Negro missileincn. Mosk declared in a speech at the University of Southern California that the Army had negotiated leases for Negroes "In distant Negro areas rather than nearby while areas." He charged the Army was In violation of mili tary security regulations which required that Nike mis sile site personnel were sup posed to live within five min utes of the missile sites. Traffici Carelessness and willful traffic violations caus ed 10 persons a day to die on California highways last year, according to Commissioner A Bradford M. Crittenden of the Highway Patrol. He reported that 3,723 persons died in traf fic accidents in 1980. That was the highest total since 1956 when 3,804 died.. Dancers: Bare-bosomed Af rican dancers scheduled to ap pear at the Blltmore theater in Los Angeles will have to wear brassieres in their act, the city's police commission warn ed. A troupe spokesman said the dancers did not have to wear brassieres in Boston or Philadelphia. Hearing: A 24-year-old foot ball halfback said he thought one of the pilots had been drinking before the crash of an Arctic Pacific C46 that killed 22 persons including 17 members of the California Polytech football team. The testimony of halfback James H. Fahey at a Civil Aeronau tics Board hearing in Oak land was contradicted by a stewardess who said she was positive neither pilot had been drinking. Medical reports gave no indication that there was alcohol in the pilots' blood, witnesses said. Bonelli: William G. Bonelll, former California liquor czar now living in Mexico City, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles for income tax evasion. Boneiu failed to report more than $102,000 in income for 1952 and 1953, evading taxes of more than $60,000 for the two years, according to Assistant U. S. Attorney Thomas R. i Sheridan. Residents of Medford pay the highest per capita city property tax of any of the 14 cities in Oregon outside of Portland having a population of 10,000 or more, according to a report prepared by the Bureau of Municipal tte search. The property tax levy for city purposes in Medford dur ing the 1961-62 fiscal year was $873,623. This averages out to $36.06 per person. This total is exceeded only in Portland where the per capita city property tax is $45.23. The next highest city in the 10,000 and over classi fication is Roseburg where the per capita city tax is $35.13. The per capita city tax levy for other incorporated cities in Jackson county includes Ashland, $18.35; Central Point, $16.36; Jacksonville, $13.78; and Gold Hill, $21.72. In its report the bureau compares the property tax levies in the 220 active in corporated cities in Oregon, Exceeds $200 Million The report points out that for the first time in history the total property tax in the ir"" 1 1 I Mm , f yp RECEIVES TICKETS G. M. Joyce (right), trainmaster here for the Southern Pacific railroad, acted as master of ceremonies during Friday night's retirement party for Robert (Bob) Holmes, Southcn Pacific district passenger and freight agent. He presented Holmes two round trip tickets to Hono lulu, Hawaii. The Holmes will leave San Francisco by jet plane on St. Valentine's Day. About 200 people attended the banquet at Kim's restaurant. SP District Agent Honored At Banquet Veteran Southern Pacific railroad man Robert (Bob) Holmes was honored at a ban quet at Kim's restaurant here Friday night on the occasion of his retirement. Holmes, district freight and passenger agent, thought friends were taking him to the Medford Chamber of Com merce banquet and was sur prised as he entered the ban quet room to strains of "He's A Jolly Good Fellow." Ap proximately 200 people, whose names read like who's who In Pacific Northwest railroading and the shipping world, stood up to give him a thunderous applause. Mrs. Sonia Grififth, Grants Pass, played the welcoming organ music. As guests seated themselves for the dinner, a blare of band music heralded the arrival of a railroad band. Members of (he impromptu group, Bob Church, I. A. Mi rick, Jack Walker, Dr. Milo Kubalek and Don Larson, each wore engineer's caps and red bandanas. Holmes Joined the band for a few minutes to demonstrate his dexterity with the cym bals. He led some singing and sang a solo, "South of The Border." Since he started work for the Southern Pacific In Med ford on Sept. 13, 1913, Holmes made many friends. Last night they presented him gifts which included two round trip tickets to Hawaii for Mr. and Mrs. Holmes plus hotel res ervations there, a bright yel low pith helmet with South ern Pacific emblem and oth ers. Holmes lived In Central Point in 1913, but walked to Medford every day to work as warehouseman and clerk. He worked up through the ranks. In 1933 he went to Spokane. Wash., also spent some time in Seattle. He re turned to Medford In 1942 and has been here ever since. Holmes' railroad career has been continuous with South ern Pacific since 1913, 48 years, except for one year in the infantry in World War I. He officially retires Feb. 28, but will take some vacation time and leave his office on Feb. 8. Promotions He became chief clerk in 1920 and in 1923 was promot ed lo traveling agent, serving In Salem and Eugene until 1927. He was promoted to freight agent in Southern Pa- FTC Regulations To Be Reviewed Oregon businessmen will have a unique opportunity to learn more about Federal Trade commission regulations at a conference to be held in Portland Feb. 7. The conference will outline current policies and regula tions of the FTC, with special emphasis on advertising and the Robinson-Patman Antidis crimination Act, according to Leon Garoian, extension mar keting management specialist at Oregon State college. Meet ings will be held in the De partment of Interior building, 1001 NE Lloyd blvd., start ing at 9:30 a.m. Principal speaker at the conference will be John R. Helm, director of the bureau of consultation for the FTC, Washington, D.C. Walter W. Harris, attorney in charge of the Seattle branch office of the FTC, will also appear on the program. Reservations for the con ference, and for the luncheon, can be made by contacting the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The conference is being sponsored by the Oregon State College Cooperative Extension service, Portland Better Busi ness Bureau, Portland Retail Trade Bureau, and the Port land Chamber of Commerce, state for all local government purposes exceeded $200 mil lion. Of this total, $111,923, 712 was levied within incor porated cities, which is 55.9 per cent of the total. . Of the total local govern ment property tax in the state, 64 per cent goes to elementary and secondary education; 15 per cent goes to cities; 17 per cent to county government (Jackson county has no prop erty tax); and the remaining 4 per cent to other local tax ing districts. Tax levies for city purposes only comprise $30,302,036, or 27.1 per cent of the total prop erty tax levy within cities. Increased By 6.7 Per Cent The bureau points out that total levies on property in creased by 6.7 per cent over the previous year. Medford ranks fourth among cities in the 10,000 and over classification in the per capita combined tax paid by its citizens. Residents of Medford pay a combined property tax of $,796,380 which averages out to $114.76 per person. This is exceeded by Portland with a per capita combined tax of $147.74; Springfield with a $126.48 combined tax; and Eugene with a $119.25 com bined tax. The Russians demand direct negotiation between the two regimes. They are expected to maintain this position in the hope that it will influence the fall elections in West Ger many. It is expected that both Chancellor Konrad Aden auer's Christian Democratic Union an'fl West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt's opposition So cialists will lobby for some new arrangement to better the conditions of the 17 million persons living in East Ger many. Used as Hostages The Communists admit that they are using these 17 mil lion people and the two mil lion living in West Berlin as hostages. They are, in effect, pawns in a diplomatic chess game that has been going on since World War II when Germany was divided. Recently the West German government won a Communist promise to refrain from inter fering with traffic into Berlin by threatening to end all trade with East Germany and Rus sia. But West German leaders realize that this was only one victory in the chess game which involves the world. They know that the present delicate balance of power in Berlin and Germany could be upset instantaneously and that maintaining the balance de pends primarily on the rela tions between President Ken nedy and Soviet Premier Ni- kita S. Khrushchev. Khrushchev previously has used threats against Berlin to force high level diplomatic conferences. It is not unlikely that he may resume these threats to urge Kennedy to take part in a summit conference. Depends on Kennedy West Germans believe that much depends on whether Kennedy can make the Ameri can position on Berlin credi ble and convincing to the Rus sians. They caution that the Russians may not take him at his word and may try to test him - particularly before the fall elections. Kennedy sent the following message to the West Berlin magazine "Berliner Illus trirte" after his inauguration: "The world must know that we will fight for Berlin. We will never permit that city to fall under Communist in fluence. We are defending the freedom of Paris and New York City when we stand up for freedom in Berlin." The West German govern ment hopes that the Russians take Kennedy at his word. HOWARD F. NORWOOD Former manager of Magnolia Lumber Corp., Inc., Rogue River, Ore. " announces the purchase of the Midtown Motel in Portland, Ore., and extends an invitation to all his former business associates and friends to visit him in his new location MIDTOWN MOTEL 14th and Sandy Blvd. Phone BE 4-0316 2 minutes from lloyd Center 3 minutes from downtown Portland 40 deluxe motel units and 20 deluxe apartment units All tile baths, wall-to-wall carpeting, telephone and television in every room Individually controlled air-conditioning and electric heat 60 UNITS MODERN, BEAUTIFUL, NEW EXPANSION SPECIAL! On All SHRUBS Moved to Make Room for Our New GARDEN SUPPLY STORE We Carry a Full Line of Garden Supplies and Equipment El ftWEDC bring us much happiness, almost from the riUTlE.nO moment we open our eyes on the world until we say "Good-bye." OUR FLORAL DEPARTMENT -aViTc'caTiTns by Funerals Weddings Grand Open- Trellises Hanging Baskets QUALIFIED FLORISTS ings Pot plants. OUR SUPPLY DEPARTMENT -cerTmK Garden Seeds Garden Tools . Patio Plantings, OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT -SSSSSS: moved without loss, any time of year. We carry full line of bedding plants. Marshall Nursery & Florist and Garden Supplies 12th & Newtown We Deliver Ph. SP 3-1657 Open Sundays and Holidays TO Mortuary Accepted Into Fellowship The Perl Funeral home Sixth st. and Oakdale ave. Medford, has been accepted Into the fellowship of the Or der of the Golden Rule, an International organization of funeral directors. Funeral director members of the Order are selected for their ability to uphold the ideals of this world-wide or ganization which is 30 years old, an organization spokes man said. cific's Seattle office in 1927. In 1931 he was made traveling agent in Spokane and five years later was advanced to general agent there. In Feb ruary, 1942, he was made dis trict freight and passenger agent at Medford. a position he has held for the past 19 years. His territory extends from the California line north to Oakland, Ore., with an as sistant district freight and passenger agent at Roseburg. Holmes was married in 1924 lo Helen Strang, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strang, Medford pioneers. Strang op erated a drug store here for many years. The railroad agent has been active in the Medford Chamber of Commerce, Ro tary, Elks club. American Le gion and Rogue Valley Coun try club. He was the subject of a feature story in August, I960, issue of the Southern Pacific Bulletin, the company magazine. Holmes' successor is to be announced soon. , " C jj &0. . MIA I km TOPS IN TASTE! O o o OF Salute Crater Lake Council and the SCOUT: AMERICA UPON THEIR 51st Birthday! For 51 years the Boy Scouts of America has been working to prepare our young men for the future . . : to build better citizens. The Boy Scouts of today are the leaders of tomorrow ... a large pert of our country's security rests with them. This week we salute them for their outstanding job in fulfilling this goal. We offer them our wholehearted support and we hope that you will do the samel A WONDERFUL TASTE TREAT! - RICH, SMOOTH, ff LUSCIOUS, Always Ask for 'Jorgensen's' Its extra-good to eat . . . and good for YOU, in your favorite flavor and made more nutritious than ever with the added nutrient, "Nutrimix" ... an ex elusive with Jorgensen's creamy, flavorful FIESTA ICE CREAM! Keep YOUR refrigerator well filled with convenient colorful Fiesta cartons.
