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Centra MM. 1 WiML (Gil! Found luraerei JUGGERNAUT MOVES An ice juggernaut grinding to ward the mouth of the Grant river has snapped docks and lifted boats from their moorings at Falrport Harbor, Ohio. Kennedy Sends Congress Program For Natural Resources Development Washington (UPD President Kennedy sent Congress today a vast natural resources pro gram to protect and develop the nation's lifeblood supplies of water; land, forests and minerals. Kennedy put into a special message pro posals ranging from purification of big city air to the de-salting of ocean water for drinking and indus trial use. He warned that unless wise broad - scale action is taken "we will be in trouble within a short time." In setting forth reclamation and other waters. resources recommendations, Ken nedy pointedly denounced- the "no new starts" policy Democrats have attributed to the Eisen hower administration. . "Such a policy denied the resources requirements and potential on which our eco nomic growth . hinges, and took a - heavy ' toll in added costs and even human, life and homes by postponing, es sential flood control projects, Kennedy said. T h e President announced actions his administration would take and said what he would like Congress to do. Administration officials said no price tag could be affixed to the over-all program until legislation is proposed for specific programs. In its broad framework, it Dresses, Jackets Taken from Store White City Some $1,000 of women's dresses and jack ets were stolen sometime this morning from the Town and Country Dress shop, White City. According to Jackson coun lv shprif's deputies, a window was broken near a side door at the shop and the burglars then reached in and unlocked the door. Five of the dresses were re covered by sheriff's deputies this morning on a road about 100 yards from the store. TRIAL SET . A municipal court trial in a case where assault and bat tery was charged has tenta tively been scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, instead of tomorrow, as was incorrect ly reported in Monday's Mail Tribune. The defendant, Jack M. Shoemaker, has pleaded innocent. Babysitters Under 16 Target of House Measure Salem (UPD The uregon House today passed, 44-16, a bill that one opponent said would require babysitters un der 16 years of age to get a work permit in order to work after 10 p.m. at night. Rep. George Van Hoomissen (D-Portland) voted against the bill, but changed his vote in order to be able to move later for reconsideration. The measure would allow the Wage and Hour Commis sion to grant work permits for children under 16 holding suit able jobs between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Such children are now al was obvious that many hun dreds of millions of dollars would be involved. For ex ample, Kennedy called for en actment o legislation "along the general lines" of a bill which would provide $1.25 billion over 10 years to ex pand federal assistance for water pollution control. The President's 3,500-word message emphasized that "our entire society rests upon - and is dependent upon-our water, our land, our forests, and our minerals." ' "By the year 2000, a United Students Assume Duties in County, City Office I : solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution and laws of the United States of America; the Constitution and laws of the state of Ore gon, the Charter and ordin ances of the city ot Meuioro Thirty-seven high school students repeated this solemn oath of office this morning, and then settled down to the serious task of running Med ford's city government for a day. Prior to administering the oath Mayor John'W. Snider cautioned the students that thorp is little reward in be ing a city official except that of having the satisfaction of influencing the city's growth, Not Seeking Rewards But then the students are not seeking rewards they are seeking knowledge. From Student Mayor Dan Campbell on down they fell to gather ing this knowledge toaay wnn Wd cal teen-age exnuoerance Like students have on 12 student government days be fore them, today's teen-age of ficials will find that running a city is not an easy task. It is often montonous; it lacks glamour; and the pay is low. But, perhaps most import ant of all, the students will learn that the city official's employer, the public, is the most difficult of all employers to please. He watches his em ployees closer than does any other employer. He requires and demands that his em ployees perform their tasks diligently, efficiently and cheaply. And, he frequently lowed to work during the day, and supporters of the bill said the measure would simply ex tend possible working hours for cases such as evening grocery store work. Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Co- quille) said however, the way the bill was drawn it would prohibit babysitters or ushers from working after 10 at night without obtaining a special permit for each job. Rep. Edward Fadeley (D-Eu-gene) who also opposed the bill, said that in addition its provisions might make sum mer work camps impossible. Some ice slabs are several feet thick and weigh hundreds of pounds. Federal help may be requested to break the ice jam. (UP! Telephoto) States population of 300 mil lion - nearly doubled in 40 years - will need far greater supplies of farm products, timber, water, minerals, fuels, energy, and opportunity for outdoor recreation," he said. Kennedy said his message was "designed to bring to gether . . . the widely scatter ed resource policies of the federal government" " which he said had "overlapped and often conflicted." He said fed eral funds thus were wasted nlnnct unlh thr resources. The: Chief Executive said, Jobs criticizes, but seldom compli ments. In County Courthouse These-same lessons are be ing learned by students in the county courthouse today. Also observing these work ings of Medford's government today is Franca Margini, an exchange student from Italy, now a senior at Grants1 Pass High school. . Franca is from the small town of Reggio Emilia, near Bologna, and approximately 100 miles north of Medford's sister city, Alba, Italy. Franca said this morning she is im pressed with Medford's city government and plans to con vcy this impression to the people of Alba at a later date, The 13th Annual Student Government Day, sponsored by the Elks lodge, will climax tonight with . a banquet for students, their parents, and city and county officials at Hedrick Junior High school. (Seen story on page 5C) Kennedy Bows To Swiss Pressure Washington-fllPD - President Kennedy, bowing to Swiss pressure, has decided .not to appoint Earl E. T. Smith to be U.S. ambassador to Switzer land. The President announced Wednesday night that he had agreed with "real regret" to withdraw the selection after Smith asked him to do so. The Swiss were disgruntled over Smith's appointment be cause he was the Eisenhower administration's ambassador to Cuba in the last days of the Batista regime, and he has made no secret of his aversion to the Castro revolutionary government. WEATHER FORECAST: Thickening cloudi ness with occasional rain to night. Showery and colder Fri day with mow level near 3,000 feet. Low tonight 35. High Fri day 45-48. Temp. II teh est Yesterday 50 Lowest this Morning 30 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:54 p.m. Sunrlie tomorrow. 6:53 a.m. Mo onset tomorrow .... 3:02 a.m. Full Moon March 2 At this Full Moon (next Thursday) there will be a par tial eclipse or the Moon. The beginning of this eclipse will be visible In North America except the extreme eastern part. he would shortly issue one or more executive orders to im prove the federal govern ment's activities in the natural resources field. He said he would instruct the budget director "to form ulate within the next 90 days general principles for the ap plication of fees, permits and other user charges of all types of federal natural resource projects or areas." He said he also wanted the bureau "to reevaluate current standards for appraising the feasibility of water resource projects.", . He also urged Congress to: -Authorize planning com missions for all major river basins "where adequate- co ordinated plans are not al ready in existence,'.' thus car rying out a special Senate committee's proposal "to de velop comprehensive river basin plans by 1970, in co operation with the individual states." -Permit the government to reserve "known future reser voir sites" when necessary to prevent "uninhibited com mercial and residential devel opment in such areas." -Have the Senate approve the Columbia River Joint De velopment Treaty with Can ada "to permit an immediate start on the immense efforts that can be jointly undertaken in power production and river control in that basin." Public Golf Links Planned in Area Plans for construction of Cherry Lane Park Golf course, a nine-hole public links, have been announced by Ralph L. Cook, Medford rancher. . He said the course will be laid out on a 70-acre tract of rolling land well adapted for golf links. The land lies on the south side of Cherry lane and is north and east of Cook's home. Final arrangements with a golf architect are yet to be made, but Cook said it is planned to begin construction within the next 60 days. It will be a year from this spring before the course will be ready for use. Cook said that a public cor poration would own and op erate the courseunder a lease agreement for the land. It is planned to make the facility "a community thing," Cook said. The rancher reported the terrific demand for golfing recreation led to the decision to construct the links. There are only two other courses in Jackson county, Rogue Valley Country club and Oak Knoll Golf club near Ashland. Only Oak Knoil is a public course. Rogue Valley is crowded de spite its private membership setup, and is in the process of adding nine holes to its present 18. OSC Air Cadets To 'launch' Asfronauf Corvallis - (UPIi - Air Force cadets at Oregon State Col lege here will put their own astronaut into simulated space during Dad's Weekend Satur day in a specially designed project. Regional Edition Medford 40 PAGES 'Gerrymandering' Arguments on Reai Portlander Plans To Submit Own Change Proposal Arguments Concern Two Ground Rules Salem - (UPD - Three Demo crats from Oregon's most thickly populated counties aimed charges of "gerryman der attempt" and "fraternal backscratching" at a Republi can reapportionment plan to day. Rep. Philip Land (D-Port-land) said he will submit his own proposal to change legis lative make-up - giving more legislators to growing cities like Portland and Eugene. Reps. Richard Eymann and Edward Fadeley, both of Lane county, called the GOP plan "a deliberate subterfuge," and charged GOP Minority Leader F. F. Montgomery of Eugene with "putting his party above his county and constitution by instigating a Republican gerrymander attempt." - The remarks were the latest developments in a hassle over politics that has erupted on two fronts, cut through as well as along party lines, and made everything from "Boss Tweed" to "jackrabbits" a part of Oregon's current po litical vocabulary. The arguments concern two ground rules that undeniably have a bearing on the political game: Namely, who plays, and how., On both points, making the rules is all part of the game. The "who" revolves around reapportionment and to what degree legislation representa tion will recognize the people who have moved to metro politan areas in the past dec ade. The "how" revolves around two bills," one to increase the power of political party or ganizations, the other to di minish it. Both have impres sive backing. Behind both questions are the subtler issues of who would benefit by changes in legislative districts and stronger or weaker party ma chinery, Republicans and Democrats, liberal and con servatives, city and rural areas - all have an eye on their own interests. ' Food Taken from Central Point Home Central Point A burglar or burglars late yesterday en tered the home of Robert Charles Jantzer, 544 North Pacific highway, Central Point, according to Police Chief Wallace Bowen. . Entrance was gained by breaking a rear door window, he said, and whoever entered apparently went directly to the refrigerator, where some milk was taken. Also taken were some crackers, peanut butter, and an undetermined amount of lunch meat. Bowen said the burglarly still is under investigation 'You See The Trouble Used To Call This MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1961 Coos Logging Road Compared To AAedco Plan A comparison of " private logging roads in Coos county with a private route proposed in Jackson county was given Wednesday night at a meeting near Eagle Point. Four mem bers of the Jackson County Home Owners Protective as sociation made the report at a meeting of the group's steer ing committee. Committee members, elect ed at a public meeting in Eagle Point last week, select ed the name for the prop erty owners association last night and elected Mrs. Delta Jensen president. Mrs. Bar bara Layton was named sec retary and John E.- Ouster- hout, treasurer. Don Kimmel, Eagle Point city councilman, Larry Davis, head of the city's planning commission, and Medford at torney Ben Day also attended. Last week's public meeting was the second held in the area to discuss a proposed change in the Medford Corpo ration logging railroad which runs from Butte Falls to Med ford. Medco officials told a large - audience last month that Medco is abandoning the railroad and might install a private truck route which would carry extra-heavy log trucks to the mill in Med fbrd. The logs are now being .carried on public roads. i: Members who made the trip to Coos Bay last week end inspected the private logging roads there because Medco of ficials frequently referred to to Coos county roads in their i Property owners In the, af fected ' area expressed fears that such a road, with heavy trucks having no traffic re strictions between public crossings, would create a nui sance by dust, noise and safety hazards. They also objected to such traffic at public cross ings, and to the road traveling through Eagle Point from the east to west city limits. Coos county private roads reportedly travel through heavily timbered areas, with out a single inhabited house on any road the group in spected. Their report said that Coos county private roads yield right of way to all other traffic at public crossings. In Candy Taken from Junior High School Someone, probably juve niles, broke into McLoughlin Junior High school early this morning and took an unde termined amount of candy from a school concession bar. The break-in was discover ed about 4 o'clock this morn ing. Police said entry to the building was gained by taking apart a lock on a side en trance. Police said apparently only candy was taken. He's Got You In? We Hole 'Ike's Peak' " 55th Charged in portionment no instance docs a private route travel through a popu lated area, they told the com mittee, and trucks there either haul logs to a rail head, to be shipped farther by train, or the logs are dumped in water to float to their destination. The Medford Corporation has received permission from tile Public Utilities commis sion to cross Highway 99 at the mill on controlled stop lights which would stop traf fic on the highway not more than 24 seconds with a mini mum elapsed time between stops of 50 seconds. The city of Medford has objected to the plan. The present log train, which has stopped regular ' daily hauls, crosses 11 public roads and more than 90 private roads between Butte Falls and Medford, according to the committee. Former Lumumba Aide Apparently Deposed in Kivu Leopoldville,' Tho Congq- lUfD-A former aide of slain Pa trice Lumumba appeared to day to have been deposed in a power struggle in the break away province of Kivu, , J A broadcast from the pro- .vincuM capuai oi . uuKayu treuiirauHy . ijikul umiuuncea LilUL a new uavunimeni nenn. eu oy ftunen uman, naa Deen -approved, ay me provincial assembly. 'Rest' , Announced Anicet Kashamura,,' who took over control of the prov ince two months ago with the help . of Lumumba lieuten ants in Stanleyville, an nounced he was going to take "a rest." Kshamura was a close col league of Lumumba's but he broke recently with the Lu mumba faction in . Stanley ville. Tho announcement indi cated Stanleyville had gotten Kivu back under its control. Disorder Prevails Control of Kivu was shaky I best. Lawless Congolese soldiers have been reported roaming the countryside, pil laging and terrorizing whites. Only in the capital Is there any semblance of order. Political observers in Leo poldvillc said the announce ment could have been a tacti cal move to give the Lumum bists a stronger bargaining power in forthcoming talks with the regime of President Joseph Kasavubu and Premier Joseph Ileo. Three Cars, Bus Involved in Crash An accident involving three passenger cars and a Trail- ways bu3 was reported- to Oregon state police Wednes day at 5:15 p.m. They said a northbound station wagon, operated by Ann Henry Dean, 38, of route 4, box 428A, Medford, had passed the bus on Highway 99 near the intersection of Old Pacific highway souih, when it struck a sedan in the in side lane which was attempt ing to make a left turn from Highway 99. , The sedan, operated by Gladys Doreen Wilkinson, 27, Portland, was knocked into the southbound lane of trafic, hitting a vehicle driven by Mary Powell Kerr, 48, of 14 Almond st., Medford. Police said that after the initial impact between . tho Dean and Wilkinson cars, the Dean vehicle bounced back Into the bus, operated by Rob ert Charles Haddock, 28, of Rancho Cordova, Calif. The bus was reported to have nine passengers and a stewardess aboard at the time of the accident. Only minor cuts and bruises were re ported. State police are still investigating the accident. 4' Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 291 More Sparks Fly As Compensation Measure Debated Pearson Demands Marr Apologize Salem-OPD-The Senate State and Federal Affairs Commit tee went through the second round Wednesday of its hear ing on the controversial three way workmen's compensation bill and more sparks flew. The hearing-opened with a demand by Chairman Walter J. Pearson (D-Portland) that AFL-CIO official James T. Marr apologize to an industry attorney. The attorney; Gerald Meindl of Associated Oregon Industries, said Tuesday night that Oregon's industrial acci dent rate is one of the worst in America and when Marr took the witness stand he de scribed this as a "damnable lie." - Wednesday Meindl pro duced National Safety Council data to back up his statement. Marr 'Sorry' Marr, executive secretary of the state labor erouo in Port land, said: "I'm sorry I called mm a uar if he Isn't,." There were two witnesses Wednesday, both nrorjonents. rveun sjceiton, Eugene attor ney, sma mere are. "no tricks" in SB334 as some nn- ponents claim. Amoni! other uiiiigs, me new. system would speea up processing of claims, he said..;. : v. ;, v,;, .,..ia'1,;.; t The proposal would eive employers three options in in suring their employees; ihoy are; I.. Through the Slate Industrial Ar-WWnn mission, now the Jblg Insurer or -unemDiovmertt mmnor,.,..- Linn m I imonn a n..!. ...... i i aurance iirms, and 3. self .in- surance, Opposed by Labor Labor opposes the three- way program; claiming that nit- wurKers win surfer.-; William J. Moshofskv. Pnrt. land attorney, , rapped the present system aav ns thn In. dustrial Accident Commission is the trustee of emnlnvnr funds, . administrator of thi? law, Insurer, rate maker, giver of benefits, and the "judge and jury" combined. " Tho final hearinir wn )hl afternoon. ' Two Arrested for Killing Livestock Two Medford men were ar- rested Wednesday afternoon by Oregon state police on charges of killing livestock. Arestod were .Norman Clar ence Love, 28, of 211 North Columbus ave., and . Duane Calvert, 28, of 413 West Sec ond st. They ore charged with shooting a registered bull be longing to Donald J, Grissco, Lake Creek, last week end. The men were arraigned in district court this mornine. They waived the right to an attorney and ' a preliminary nearing ana were bound over to the grand Jury. Ball was sci at $000 each. COMMITTEE MEMBER Salem - (UPD - Philip G. Averill, director of the at torney general's crime preven tion division, was notified by tho International Association of Chiefs of Police today that he has been selected as a mem ber of its 1961 crime preven tion committee. ROWING COACH DIES Phoenix, Ariz. - (UPD - Rusty Callow, 70, Seattle, dean of American rowing coaches, died today; ,!.:.,!. Bill Would Crack Down On Benevolent Societies Salem - (UPD - Sen. Richard Groner (D-Milwaukie) today introduced a bill that would crack down on so-called be nevolent societies that the state insurance commissioner says have "bilked" many Ore. gon citizens. The measure, SB465, would require anyone wishing to form an insurance-type fra ternal business to be licensed and certified by the state. State Insurance Commis sioner V. Dean Musser said Man Arrested on Check Charge Is Being Questioned Bodies Found in Apartment Closet Central Pomt-A man was being questioned by Jackson county sheriff's deputies this morning, in connection with the murder of a Central Point woman and her 21-month-old son. The bludgeoned bodies ot Mrs. Loris Mae Holt, 32, and her soni Tod Cameron Holt, were found shortly before 6 p.m. in an apartment house at 415 South Front st., Central . -Point. Law enforcement officers reported that Mrs. Holt's es tranged husband, Charles Theodore Holt, was located in Reno, Nev., late Wednesday,, and returned voluntarily to the valley this morning. It was reported that he was able to account for his where abouts during the last several days. ,, Being questioned by sher iff's ' deputies and Oregon state police is Roy McGahuey, transient, who was arrested by -sheriff's deputies about 10 . o'clock this morning on a war rant involving check charges. The man was reported , to have ben seen earlier - this month with Mrs. Holt. Depu ties had been seeking the man for questioning, and were call ed by Holf today after he was seen, in a valley tavern. , rne victims, found In a closet, .had apparently been i beaten to death. A bloodstain ed hammer was found in the apartment. An autopsy , was scheduled this morning, according to Dis- ' trict Attorney Alan B. Holmes. He stated that the approxi mate date of death may thus be determined. It was reported that Mrs.. Holt ,had been last seen Friday, Feb. 17. v The bodies were, found Vv Franklin.. -Saxhury, . .Central Point, . whose father-in-law, AmpsgBishoD,.-, operates the aynrunent rtouse. wnere me bodies 'Were-fpund.r , - checking. Houi. -' " . eaxpirry- 'was cnecKing the house before moving in when he: was-'told ; that-, the ' Holt . woman ,had, not been seen recently.-Upon . -checking the apartment,-: - he - found the bodies in the closet. Furniture had been piled against the apartment door, but he -was able -to force it open. : it was stated that the sec ond-floor apartment was Jo- cated so a person could step out of a window onto the roof near an outside stairway. Mrs. Holt's employer, Charles J. Novosad, who owns a Central Point cleaning es tablishment, said a man called Feb. 13 and : said that Mrs. Holt was ill and would not be to work. " ' Novosad said he . did not know who the man was. Mrs. Holt had worked for him ap proximately four months. No vosad said she worked for him last on Feb. 10. 5 Central Point police, sher iff's deputies and Oregon state police, are investigating the crime."; Dag Hammarskjold Seeks Congo Forces United Nations, N.Y. - IUPD - Secretary General Dag Ham marskjold .sought 7,000 sol diers today to beef up the Uni ted Nations force in the Congo to: 20,000 men. : There was no immediate in dication where he would find them. . . . .. Malaya has said it would contribute 800 troops, India is . considering giving some man power and Japan is talking about sending "observers." But. the Congo operation has become such a touchy political matter that most Af rican and Asian countries are trying; to keep from getting involved. West Linn Author Wins Burien Award 'Seattle - rupil - Author Don ald Berry of West Linn has been' named winner; of the 1960 Burien Library Guild award. the new law would not bother the' status of established lodges and hospital associa tions. . ': '. " , . Musser said he ; has had "hundreds" o! com plaints, from. citizens who have joined various new societies and "so called benevolent groups." He said there were 13 of these in Oregon in. 1959 but 10 have since folded up. He estimates the membership of the three at about 1,000 persons. J J
