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Mmm ' - ATI . Proposa Imi State m Regional Edition Medford 16 Pages WET WASH These clothes to dry, as they hang on a line '' - kai- life ilifflHlilli Communist 1 To Bongo Forces Work Program for Young Offenders May Be Set Up Municipal Judge Ronald Ricketts said todayvhe; is con tidering the feasifiility of in stituting a work program for juvenile offenders who are cited into municipal court. Under ; the proposed pro gram a juvenile offender would be assigned to do a certain amount of work for the city parks -department in stead of being ' fined, as is now the case. They would be assigned to specific projects, such as spading a park flow er bed. Judge Ricketts said he be lieves the work program would be more effective than the fine system because it will bring to the juveniles "the realization of their' responsi bility under the law." The way it works now, he said, is that in many cases, the par ents of the offender pay the fine, and the offender himself gets off with little, if any, actual penalty. As examples of those kinds of offenses which would re sult in work, Judge Ricketts listed illegal' possession of al coholic beverages and illegal possession of tobacco. He said there may be several others. Juveniles subject to the program, he said, would be from the ages of 18 through 20; also, those 16 and 17 year olds who are remanded to municipal court by the juve nile court. There are several details re maining to be worked out be fore the program could be put into effect, Ricketts said. One of these is whether the juve niles would be covered by city accident insurance. City Parks director Robert Haworth will be charged with drawing up a list of work that needs to be done. Ha worth said this morning that the work will be the same as would otherwise be done by city employees. Summer Schedule for Jacksonville Museum Jacksonville -The Jackson ville museum will begin its summer schedule Wednesday, March 1, according to Miss Mary L. Hanley, curator. The museum hours will be week days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays and holi days from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Un-American Authority Reaffirmed Washington - (UPIi - By a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court today reaffirmed the authori ty of the House Committee on Un-American Activities to in vestigate Communism. It did so by affirming con tempt convictions of two wit nesses who refused to answer questions during committee inquiries. The two, Frank Wilkinson of Los Angeles and Carl Bra den of Louisville, Ky., ap- J MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1961 ihhhm i i 1 " r are going to take quite a ' on Phenix City, Ala. G. Mermen Praises British in ? D'ar - Es - Salaam, Tangany-yika-IUPB-G. Mennen Williams, U.S. assistanct secretary of state for African affairs, said today that Britain is making a "commendable effort" to ar range independence for , its East African territoies. "Whether this effort is com pletely satisfactory is some thing I will have to analyze first," he told a news confer ence. Williams, on a swing through Africa, was asked what general impression of State Police, PUC In New Building The Oregon state police dis trict headquarters and the Medford patrol center, and the area office of the public utili ties commissioner have moved into the a new building on North Pacific highway. The state police moved to the new building next door to their old office Friday. The PUC move took place Satur day from their old building at 1133 South Riverside ave. Half of the building, divid ed by a hall, will, be used by the state police. The other half will house the PUC. offices and later the Oregon motor vehicle license department. Parking for the new build ing is at the rear of the build ing, and residents should be on the alert for one-way en trance and exist signs, it was stressed. The old building used by the state police to the south of the new building will be converted for use by the state highway department, it was reported. i PROGRESS REPORT Ashland - Mayor Richard L. Neill will report on progress of the Pioneer Shopping cen ter at the noon luncheon of the Ashland Chamber of Com merce Tuesday in the Mark Antony hotel. Neill and E. H. McGee are co-owners of the center. It is located on the corner of Pioneer and Oak sts. Construction was started last December. The completion date has been set for early May. Activities pearcd before a subcommittee in Atlanta July 30, 1958, dur ing an investigation of Com munist propaganda in the south and infiltration into the textile industry. Justice Potter Stewart spoke for a five-man majority of the court in both contempt cases. Dissenters were Chief Justice Earl Warren and Jus tices Hugo L. Black. William O. Douglas and William J. Brennan Jr. 55th nun H I i r dents in this section had to be in spite of the floods. iiBsams by rica British arrangements for East African independence he would be taking back to Presi dent Kennedy. "Generally, -without-limiting myself to specific criticism here and there, there seems to be an effort being made in this direction which is com mendable," he said. Williams praised the "mu tual cooperation and very sin cere dedication to the com mon objective of self-govern ment," existing between the various races of East Africa. Defines U. S. Policy The basic principle of Amer ican policy in Africa, he said, was "a distinterestcd concern for the welfare of all the peoples in Africa and a gen uine concern1 that the African people will be able to make their contributions to world peace. Williams ducked questions from members of the South African United Front, a Negro exile organization whose local representatives gate - crashed the conference. The South Africans asked him to comment on a memo randum handed in at the U.S. Consulate this morning warn ing foreign investors that sup port for the (white) South African government "would be regarded as an unfriendly act by the nonwhile people of South Africa." Blasted by Paper . Williams said he had not had a chance to study the memorandum but would do so later, while flying to Leopold ville on the next stage of his tour. In Nairobi, capital of neigh boring Kenya, the influential East African Standard again blasted Williams, who it said was "heading down the dismal trail." An editorial in ' the paper said that Williams "seemed a pleasant enough fellow but completely out of his depth in African politics." It warned that when he reaches Leopold ville "anything might hap pen." Three Killed in Week End Traffic By United Press International At least three Oregonians were killed during the week end as a result of separate traffic accidents throughout the state. The victims were Glenn Earl Beattie, 20, Cottage Grove; Mrs. Shirley Ann Ro- buck, 20, Sheridan; and Irven White, 42, Salem. Beattie was killed near Florence when his car went out of control, skidded sev eral feet, struck a 12-foot log and turned over. Mrs. Robuck was injured fatally when the car driven by her husband, Lester, crash ed through a guard rail on a Yamhill county road overpass and fell about 25 feet to State Highway 18 below. Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 294 ordered out of their homes (UPI Telepholo) U.S. Officials Seek To Verify Carrier Reports Washington - OIPII - U.S. of ficials are attempting to verify reports that Communist arms were airdropped to the anti- government Congolese iroops now reported marching on the main province of Leopold- ville, it was learned today. Diplomatic reports have persisted for the past three weeks that cargo planes were airlifting Soviet and Czech small arms, including gre nades, to the Congo's Oriental Province. This is the stronghold of Soviet - backed Antoine Gi zenga, who has proclaimed himself successor to the slain Patrice. Lumumba. Confirmation Lacking There also were reports thai a half - dozen trucks, loaded with arms, entered the Congo a little over week ago at Aba, at the extreme northwest corner of the Sudan border. U.S. officials have never been able to confirm the air lift .information to the point where they could make a formal charge. If the reports are verified they could have important political effect. Because the Gizenga forces in their latest march have met no opposition, the UN has felt it had little grounds to intervene. H o w ever, evidence of Communist involvement would be a basis for firmer UN action. , JFK Sends Congress Education Proposal Washineton-HJPI) PreiH Kennedy sent Congress today proposed legislation to carry out part of his federal aid tn education program. He said he believes the measure "will help lift our schools to a new level of ex cellence." In identical letters to Speak er Sam Rayburn and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, the President reiterated his hone for enactment of a fpri. eral aid bill to spend more more than S2 billion dollars over the next three years for school construction and im proved teachers' salaries. As outlined in his education message to Congress last Mon day, Kennedy's bill would provide a minimum of SI 5 per pupil in federal aid to the states. The bill would author ize S666 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, $706 million for the following fis cal year and S866 million for the third vear of the nmpram to help slates build public elementary and secondary schools and provide the neces sary teachers salaries. PLANS TO RETIRE Washington - HOT - Rep. Francis E. Walter, 66, chair man of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, said today he will retire from ; Congress when his current jterm expires. atfield Wants To See Some Salem-JliPIl-Gov. Mark Hat field said today the legisla ture has been working hard but he wants to see some ma jor legislation on his desk within the next couple of weeks. Evaluating progress of the session, he said if you figure it on the bills he has received so far, "I would be unim pressed." Most of them have been routine budget matters. The 1961 session is 50 days old and the assembly still has the important bills under con sideration. These are among the ones Hatfield said he wants to be able to sign as soon as pos sible: Measures dealing with the Space Age Industrial Park at Boardman, at least some of his government organization bills; traffic safety legislation; and expenditure bills for capi tal construction. Speaking of welfare, Hat field said he can't quite agree with Joseph Harvey Jr., chair man of the Oregon Welfare Additions Ordered To Bail Schedule; Minimums Raised Medford Municipal Judge Ronald Ricketts has ordered that several municipal of fenses be added to the city's bail schedule. Included among these are illegal possesion of liquor and tobacco. Judge Ricketts also ordered an increase in the amount of bail to be posted for several violations - notably parking in or blocking an alley,, and continuous parking In any time or meter zone. All changes become effec tive March 1. Ricketts has set the bail for illegal posesion of liquor at a minimum of $50 and for illegal possession of tobacco at $15. Previously, the bail -and fine - for -these offensea has been at the discretion of the judge. Ricketts cautioned, however, that these are only minimum amounts, i The minimum bail and fine for parking in a city alley has been increased from $2.ou to $5. Ricketts said the ' in crease was made necessary because "the privilege of parking in an alley has been so abused that the alleys seem more like public parking lots." Rickets noted that mer chants may use the alleys, but with the understanding that if the vehicle is unmarked as a delivery or service vehicle, or parked for an excessive period of time, a citation will be issued. Private citizens wishing to unload merchan dise must use loading zones or parking meter spaces, he said. Congested Alleys He. pointed out that con gested alleys are dangerous because they could prevent fire fighting equipment from reaching the scene of a fire. The bail and fine for con tinuous parking in a time or meter zone has been increased from $1 to $2.50. Another addition to ' the city's bail schedule is failure to obtain an Oregon operator's license. The bail for this of fense has been set at $50. This specific offense was previously disregarded, Rick, etts-said, in that it was prose cuted under the law pertain ing to driving without a li cense, the bail for which was $5. The judge said he believes it is much more serious to drive without any license at all than to drive without a license in possession, but still have a license at home oi elsewhere. Judge Ricketts also caution ed that a warrant charge of S5 becomes effective upon val idation of a warrant for the arrest of a person who has previously been cited into mu nicipal court. To avoid having a warrant issued for his arrest, Ricketts said, an offender should post bail or appear in court on or before his set court date. If a time extension is needed, it should be requested in court. WEATHER FOHKCAST: Mostly cloudy to. nldil and Tuesday. Ocraslonal rain Tuesday. Low tonight 32. High Tuesday 45-SO. Temp. Highest Yealerdav 51 Lowest thli Morning 31 Precip. To 10 a.m. Today 23 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:5". p.r Sunrise tomorrow 6:19 a. r, Moonset tomorrow S:-M a.m. Pull Moon March 2 PROMINENT STAK Beteleeuse, high in south 7:36 p.m. V1SIHI.K PLANETS Mars, high In south..- 7:S2 p.m. Venus, tn the west 7:53 p.m. Jupiter and Saturn. rise J:26 a.m. Major Legislation Commission, that if anyone is to blame for Oregon not pro ceeding with the federal sur plus food program, it's the counties. Hatfield said it is true that in the final analysis it is the counties who must apply. But an important aspect is "imagi nation and encouragement of the state level and this has not been done, he said. A bill has been introduced "Open Wide And Say 'Bah' " Arrangement of McGahuey 1st Degree LecRoy Sanford McGahuey. 43; Central Point, was to be arraigned in district court this afternoon on charges of first degree murder, District Attor ney Alan B. Holmes said this morning. ." , McGahuey Saturday signed a confession to the murder of Mrs. Loris M. Holt and her 23-month-old son, Rod, in Cen tral Point.. However, Mc- Planning Group To Hear Zone Request Ashland-The Ashland plan ning commission tonight' will hear arguments on a request to rezone 40 acres of land on Bear creek near Oak St. from residential to industrial. The rczoning request was submitted to the city council last week by Earl Lminger. It would allow establishment of a gravel pit and rock crush ing plant. Lininger's request was approved by the planners earlier this month. However, the city council decided to hold a hearing on the propo sal March 7. The commission will also study making Zone 4 a strict ly residential area. Zone 3 would be for multiple family dwellings. Man Arrested on Stolen Car Charge A former Medford man, who was released from Mc Neil Island federal prison in Washington last week, was arrested by state police here late Saturday afternoon on charges of larceny of an auto. Lodged In the Jackson coun ty jail for Portland authori ties is James Horace Walpolc, 32, of Grape si., Medford. Ac cording to police reports his arrest occurred after the par ents of a Medford girl became frightened after they let her go with Walpole on a baby sitting assignment. Before police arrived, Wal pole returned the girl to her home safely, it was reported. When stopped by police it was discovered he was driving a stolen car. Police said today that own ers of the Portland used car lot where the car was stolen Friday are expected to ar rive in Medford to claim it Tuesday. Congolese Soldiers Turn on UN Command Leopoldvllle, The Congo OTIi-Unruly Congolese soldiers turned against the United Na tions Command in a wave of violence, beating four Cana dian UN soldiers today and raping a white UN secretary Sunday night. asking more than $2 million for the state to underwrite costs of the plan. Hatfield said he would favor this "only after it had been proven that there is no other way to ac complish it." Hatfield said he opposes House Speaker Robert Dun can's idea of moving the Ore gon primary election forward from May to September-only two months from the Novem- Set on Murder Gahuey, .will be charged only with ithe murder of the infant the district attorney said to day. He may be charged later with the murder of the moth er, he added, McGahuey is scheduled to take a lie-detector test at state police headquarters some time today in connection with a 1957 murder in Lewis county. McGahuey was wanted in Washington for ..violation of probation for a Jahuary, 1960 conyiction of taking indecent liberties with a minor child. He served six months of a one year sentence. ' .1 "... Washington Murder ", Lewis County Sheriff O. R, Amondson, Chchalis, Wash., said he and his undersherlff, W. Al Murray, are .here to question McGahuoy on the murder of Eleanor Bollinger, 31 - year - old Sunday school teacher from Scenic, Wash., on July 6, 1957. McGahuey was living in the small Lewis county town at the time. The Sunday school teacher's body was found three weeks after she had gone berry pick ing in the woods not far from the mountain town on July 6, Amondson said. A bandana was wrapped tightly around the neck of the corpse and stab wounds were found in the chest and back. The wom an's bicycle was found over a bank and her berry bucket in the brush. The leaf covered body had been found by another berry picker. In 1960 the Lewis county sheriff's office learned that in July, 1957, McGahuey had re turned home after a two-day unexplained absence and that a knife was missing from his kitchen. DEMURRER DENIED v Portland-(UPD-Circuit Judge Arno Deneckc today denied a demurrer filed 011 behalf of five defendants in a political criminal libel case here. Medford High School Junior Selected Semi-Finalist JoAnn Johnson, a junior at Medford Senior High school, has been notified she is a semi finalist for the American Field Service Americans Abroad summer exchange pro gram. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, 1101 Mt. Pitt ave., Medford. Miss Johnson was one of five finalists selected at the local high school to have their applications submitted to the AFS New York office. She was the only one from Med ford to be tcntativqly accepted by New York, pending the availability of homes abroad. American Field Service spokesmen advise that there is no guarantee that the Med ber election, thus cutting the campaign. He said this would harm the presidential preferential election and he opposes any thing that weakens it. He said he favors allowing state political parties to choose national committeemen and women, but opposes selection of delegates to national con ventions. They, like the na tional committee members, are elected by the people. Hatfield said he is propos ing some changes involving population in the Republican preferred plan for legisla tive reapportionment. He did not give details but called on Democrats to come forth with a unified plan of their own so the two parties can compro mise. The governor said he agrees with Rep. Edward Fadeley's idea that lobbyists in Salem should register and list their expenses. (See story on page 2) Senate Appoints Committee To Study Lobbyists Salem - IUP1) - The Oregon Senate today named a five man committee to investigate lobbyists - but only after charges of special interest within the legislature Itself were directed at one senator and one representative. Sen. Monroe Sweetland (D- Milwauklc), one of eight sen ators who tried to add House members to the investigating committee, protested that Sen, Walter Pearson (D-Portland), whose committee sponsored the probe resolution, was him self the "patron, particularly with respect to major legisla tion, . of the lobby group whose activities spurred the probe. His comment was a thinly veiled reference to Associated Oregon Industries, backer of three-way workmen's compen sation, which last week ad mitted drawing up a "legis lators' background" sheet. Pearson, who also supports three-way workmen's compen sation, hotly denied any im proper connection. '. Says 'Not Tool' "I am not the tool of any special interest, I am here to represent the people," he said. But he said this was not true of other legislators, such as 'Mr. Whelan (Rep. Edward Whelan, D-Portland), repre senting the AFL-CIO and lob bying right here In the ten. ate." Whelan is secretary treasurer of the .Multnomah Labor Council. In1 spite of the charges the Senate voted unanimously for investigation. Senate President Harry Bol- van (D-Klamath Falls) named Pearson and Sens. Anthony Yturri (R-Ontario), Boyd Ov crhulse (D-Madras), Thomas Mahoney (D - Portland) and John Hare (R-Hillsboro) to the special committee.' Police Receive Report of Scalping An Indian scalped en downtown Medford street in the year 1961? Police thought II lounded Incredible when the scalp ing was reported to them Sunday afternoon, but they investigated anyway. They found that three white men and an Indian had all been drinking "fire water" in a Front ft. tav ern, and when an argument ensued, one of the white men pulled a knife and clipped two locks of hair off his Indian friend's scalp. The Indian was apparent ly not hurt and refused to sign a complaint, police said. for Exchange Program ford girl will be sent abroad this summer under the ex change program, since U.S. applications must be j"match cd" with available homes in foreign countries. Miss Johnson is an honor student in school, and partici pates In vocal music produc tions. She was a recent dele gate to the annual Llnfield Invitational High School For ensic tournament in McMlnn ville, and was the top winner for Medford. , Other students selected as semi-finalists in southern Ore gon and northern California Include John Jeddoloh, a jun ior at Grants Pass High school, and Sharon Bray, a student in Yreka. Mrs. Robert Sleeter, local Sales Tax To Offset Property Tax Reduction Pearson, Overhulse Head 12 Sponsors Salem-IUPII - A broad new lax reform proposal calling for a sales tax to offset re ductions for property and in come taxpayers landed in the Oregon State Senate today. Sens. Walter Pearson (D- Portland), and Boyd Over hulse (D-Madras), headed a list of 12 sponsors. The entire package would be contingent upon the voters' approval in 1962 of an Oregon sales tax to exceed three per cent. The proposal was ex pected to meet with consider able opposition from many lawmakers. The sales tax money would be used for school support as a direct offset for property taxpayers. To this end, one bill in tha package would raise basia state school support from $110 to $140 per child. Companion Bill In At the same time, a com panion bill would limit prop erty tax levies to 20 mills based on true cash value oS property Exemptions would be granted only when approv ed by three-fifths of the voters in a taxing district, or when, additional funds were requir ed to continue bonded indebt edness. , Income taxpayers in lower Income brackets, who would pay a good portion of the pro posed sales tax, also would receive relief through an in crease In the -amount of ex emptions allowed. Exemptions for single Individuals would be raised from $600 to $1,500, and for married couples from $1,200 to $3,000. ....... Since the legislature couia not levy a sales tax until voters approved a constitu tional amendment, none of the package could become effec tive for at least two years it the.' sales tax proposal were placed on the ballot next year. Other Bills In Another bill introduced In the Senate called for $250,000 to adapt local educational fa cilities for multiple use as community colleges as well as local schools. The measure was Introduc ed by Sens. Alfred Corbet (D Portland), and Joan Lewis (D- Portland), who also called for $200,000 for development of mental health clinics. A bill -in the House called ' for an interim committee to study an investigate power marketing. The measure, sponsored by Reps. George Van Hoomissen, (D-Portland), and Beulahv Hand (D-Mllwaukie), proposed $50,000 for the study. Person Injured in Sunday Accident State police reported one man was injured in one of two highway accidents Sunday on Jackson county highways. Alberto Napoleon Napolita noi 26, of 5555 Valley View dr., received face cuts during; a three car collision at the in tersection of the South Pacifia highway and the Lithia Drive in theater entrance road. A car driven by Walter Al bert McCloud, 27, of 48 Gresh am St., Ashland, had stopped to make a left hand turn when the accident occurred. Other cars involved were driven by Ray Merrill Stenbridge, 20, of 501 Valley View dr., in whose car Napolitano was a passen ger, and Lawrence Russell Mongold,' 24, of 451 North Main St., Ashland. Considerable damage result ed to cars driven by Stanley Arthur Ncwnham, 27, Gold Hill, and David Gregory Mac Dougall, 42, of 1805 Thomas rd., early Sunday. The cars collided at the intersection of Vilas rd. and Grace Way. No injuries were reported. AFS Americans Abroad pro gram director, explained tha policy of naming tentative selections. The action . was taken in order that fewer stu dents will have to wait until late spring to know they are not selected, the director ad vised. Students who have been eliminated have been sent rejection letters early so other summer plans may be made. In the past, no word was re ceived from the New -York office until late March or April, she continued. Those ; students who are finally chosen will be given their country assignment at that time, rather. than being able to apply for certain country.
