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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
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'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.
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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.
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