Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 01, 1961, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWATER poi UTOH I rums HST0 SNA Water Storage Better; Supply Still Is Lower Although water storage con ditions are somewhat lm proved in the Medford Irriga tion district over a month ago, supplies are still well behind last year's, a district spokes man said today. Total storage accumulation as measured the first of this week is 7,020 acre feet of a total capacity of approximate ly 24,000 acre feet. Four Mile and Fish Lake reservoirs have accumulated about a fourth of their com bined total capacity, it was ex plained. The current water storage accumulation is i.ouu acre feet short of what it was at the same time last year, MID officials said. Fish Lake storage is 3,773 acre feet and Four Mile 3,247 acre feet. Bnow Pack Increases The snow-pack has in creased since it was measured earlier this year, but 32 per cent less snow has accumu lated compared to last year at this time. What snow the dis trict docs have contains 7 per cent less water than previous years. In the Talent Irrigation dis trict, the mountain areas av erage 12 inches of snow with Petitions Seek To Transfer Land To Medford District New petitions seeking to transfer part of the Barnett rd. area to the Medford school district will be considered at a meeting of the Jackson county school district reorgan ization committee and the Medford' and Phoenix school boards, County School' Super intendent Alf B..Mekvold said today. ' The new petitions exclude the recently occupied Rogue Valley Manor, which would remain in the Phoenix school district. They cover the area south of Barnett rd. within the Med ford city limits, and the area east of the Phoenix-Hillcrest rd. not considered for school district annexation before, ac cording to Frank VanDyke, Medford lawyer representing the Bar'iett rd. area residents. Petitions Presented The new petitions were pre sented at last night's reorgan ization committee meeting in the countv school superintend ent's office. The committee deferred action until it could meet with the school boards. Mekvold was instructed to ar range a meeting. The committee also delayed action on a request to trans fer property owned by Mrs. Neva Gillbreath McKeen from Butte Falls to Eagle Point school district. The property is north of Butte Falls highway at the westerlv boundary of the Bu'te Falls district. The two children, who had resided on the property and would have been affected by the transfer, are now in another state, it was explained. Butte Falls school district had protested the transfer. JUSTICE APPOINTED Salem - IUPII - Gov. Mark Hatfield's office announced to day he has appointed Marvin A. Albce of Condon as justice of the peace for Condon district. "Water!" a 2.6 per cent water content, according to a reading made on four snow courses ealy this week, a spokesman reported. Total water storage for TID is 34,500 acre feet; 14,520 acre feet in Howard Prairie lake, 17,182 acre feet in Emi grant lake, and 2,800 acre feet in Hyatt lake. Both Hyatt and Emigrant were drained last summer, and are now filling up, Hatfield May Leave Hospital During Week End Portland' -IUPII - Gov. Mark Hatfield was up and around today for the first time since being hospitalized for "iso lated vertigo and fatigue." Doctors at the University of Oregon medical school hos pital said this morning it ap pears the governor will be able to leave the hospital this week end. Hatfield complained of diz ziness shortly before noon Monday. He is being attended by Drs. Herbert Griswold and Howard Lewis, and his per sonal physician - Dr, Ralph Purvine of Salem. No Significance News Secretary Travis Cross said there is "no signifi cance" in the fact that Dr. Griswold is a heart specialist. He pointed out that Dr. Pur vine is also a specialist in cardiacs. Vertigo is dizziness or swim ming of the head. Hatfield signed in his hos pital bed HB 1011 which pro vides $10 million in self liquidating bonds for state college dormitories and other buildings which pay for them selves through fees and rent als. It was approved by voters last November. A ceremony later was held in Salem at which Mrs. Hat field presented the pen used to sign the bill to Chancellor John Richards. Subdivider May Be Violating Ordinance County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt referred a problem of a possible subdivision ordi nance violation to other mem bers of the county court today because of a "conflict of in terest." The Jackson county plan ning commission requested the county court refer a pos sible violation of the county subdivision ordinance by Hen ry Conger, Wendt's brother-in-law, to the district attorney for investigation. "Although I'm not in sym pathy with Henry in this mat ter, I feel in all fairness to both sides I should refer this to the other two court mem bers," Wendt said. The planning commission charges that Conger, Ross lane area farmer and subdivider, has created roads in his sub division on Roxy Anne near the Hillcrest orchards in viola tion of the subdivision ordi nance. Thomas J. Recder, former district attorney, wrote Con ger of the possible violation, but received no reply, the planning commission stated in its letter. . McNamara Urges Strengthening of ilifary Forces Kennedy Announces Plan at Conference Washington -HJPD- President Kennedy said today that De fense Secretary Robert S. Mc Namara has recommended strengthening this country's conventional military forces. But the President stressed that no proposal has been made for lessening reliance on nuclear striking power. The President told his news conference he had "reached no decision that would indi cate there has been a change in reliance upon nuclear weapons." He said he thought Secretary of State Dean Rusk made that clear in testimony before the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee Tuesday. Rapid - fire questioning on this issue brought Kennedy's fifth presidential news confer ence to conclusion, with the President saying the adminis tration is intent on maintain ing American power wher ever needed. Strategy Reassessed He said McNamara had completed a reappraisal of this country's entire defense strategy and "part of his rec ommendation is to strengthen conventional forces." On other points, the Presi dent said: -He has issued an executive order setting up a "peace corps" of American youths to serve overseas in underde veloped countries on a pilot basis. He will propose legisla tion to create the corps on a permanent basis. He said he hoped to have 500 to 1,000 young Americans qualified mainly in teaching, agricul ture and health in peace corps assignments by the end of this year. Adenauer To Visit -He has invited West Ger man Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer to come to the United States. Adenauer has accepted and will be in Washington April 12 and 13.-' ' -He said the week ending today was the first since last July which produced "no net outflow of gold from this country to foreign countries." The President, while realizing the improvement is tempor ary, feels that it signifies "con fidence in the dollar is being restored." . -In an effort to further stimulate housing sales, he has directed Chairman - desig nate Joseph McMurray of the Home Loan Bank Board to meet with leaders in the home loan field to "reduce mortgage rates." McMurray will start in California, where these rates are highest. Police Clear Eight Cases of Theft Eight cases of theft were cleared up Tuesday by Med ford police with the question ing of 11 Medford juveniles. A twelfth boy, age 15, was questioned regarding the keeping of stolen property. Three 15-year-old and one 14 - year - old youths were lodged in the county juvenile detention home. Questioned and released to the custody of their parents were two aged 14, four aged 15, and one 17. The boys admitted to city police thefts of such articles as flashlights, cameras and purses from parked cars, cig arettes and candy from vend ing machines, soft drinks from a bottling company, and also food and newspaper stands. Some of the articles were re covered, others the boys ad mitted throwing into Bear creek. The thefts, which occurred mainly in downtown Medford, took place over a period of several months, police said. Retirement Homes Subject To Taxes Salem -IUPII- The Oregon Supreme Court ruled today that non - profit retirement homes which derive their in come from the people in the home are subject to property taxation. The unanimous decision in volved two such groups - Ore gon Methodist Homes, Inc., and Willamette View Manor, Inc.-who brought suit against the State Tax Commission. The high court denied Iheir petition for exemption as a charitable institution and said the large retirement home they operate in Clacka mas County is subject to prop erty taxation for 1957-58. Rep. John R. Dellenback (R-Medford) has a bill that would exempt homes for elderly persons such as Wil lamette View manor - but only from corporate excise taxes. So the ruling does not affect Dellenback'j bill. Regional Edition Medford 20 Pages mouse To Income Tax Reform Final Action on Bill By House Asked By March 8 New System of Taxation in State Salem - (UPD - The House Tax committee gave 6-2 ap proval Tuesday night to a sweeping income tax reform measure that would cut in come taxes by an average 10 per cent in Oregon, The committee called for final House action on the bill March 8, a week .from today. Voting against the bill at a marathon four hour commit tee session were Reps. Bill Bradley (D-Gresham) and R. R. Raymond (R-Helix). Rep. George Flitcraft abstained. New System The bill, HB 1001, would introduce a completely new system of income taxation in Oregon. Incomes would be taxed twice, but the combined rates would be lower than what most taxpayers now are pay ing. The first tax, a graduated levy ranging from one-half to one-and-one-half per cent, would tax all earnings with out any deductions or exemp tions. This would pick ,up some low bracket earners. Flat Deduction Allowed The second levy, also gradu ated, would permit a flat $20 deduction from the final tax bill for each dependent. Ex traordinary casualty losses also would be deductible. Married couples would have to file joint returns. The bill would bring in $20 million less than now comes from state income taxes. A cigarette tax originally was intended to make up part of this. Installment Payments The committee also ap proved, 8-1, HB 1002 to re quire self-employed persons and persons receiving divi dends to file estimated returns and make installment pay ments. That measure would bring in an additional $9 million in the coming biennium that otherwise would not have been paid until after the bien nium was over. Both bills are part of the legislature's interim tax com mittee tax package. They are the first major bills to be pass ed out of the House tax com mittee for floor action. If passed by the House, they are expected to run into major difficulties in the Sen ate. Court Petitioned About Cat Problem Fifty-seven petitions con taining 80 signatures were presented the county court this morning requesting ac tion toward establishing stray cat facilities in Jackson county. Mrs. Rita B. Shogrcn, 1705 South Columbus ave., said the group requested a public hearing so facts on the prob lem of stray cals can be pre sented. The group also re quested ' that a fact-finding committee be set up. "A year and a half ago the county court told us to wait until the new dog pound fa cilities were completed at the old experiment station prop erty on the South Pacific highway in the Phoenix-Talent area," Mrs. Shogrcn said. "They said they would con struct a cage or two for stray cals. We feel a small build ing or addition can be added at a minimum cost. It should provide starting facilities for 25 cats a day." County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said an addition may be built onto the new pound facilities when the main facilities are completed. CHARGES DISMISSED Oregon City-H'Pli-Chargcs of reckless operation of a boat were dismissed Tuesday against four young Oregon City men. who were arrested while attempting to go over Willamette Falls in a boat during recent high water. A MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1961 Committee Gives A & i I hCVh- 11 a ht -rr t ii ' U few.----., ' rfef COME AND GET 'EM C., C. . Hoover, representing the '' . mi'tlee, spoke to the group pn the objectives of the street Eagle Point Grange, is shown above as he gave out some - tree program, and County Agent John McLoughlin dsmon of the 2,500 seedling trees to Medford school principals: ' strated proper planting method. Varieties of 'trees included this morning at Oak Grove school. The trees will be plant- Colorado blue' spruce, Sitka spruce, Norway. Bpruce and ed by school children on the school grounds or at home, i . Arizona cypress. The trees, as well as the school principals, Mrs. Edith Eden, chairman of Medford's street tree com-' got a good soaking from a steady downpour of rain. Congo ; Premier Vows Communism Will Be Kicked Out; Opposed by People Pact Said Not Recognition of Katanga Freedom Leopoldville, The Congo -!UPII-Congolese Premier Joseph Ileo vowed today that "we will kick communism out of The Congo" because "the Con golese people are 200 per cent anti-Communist." Ileo made his statements to newsmen in commenting on the anti-Communist, anti-Lu-mumbist alliance he signed in Elizabethville Tuesday with Katanga President Moise Tshombe and. South Kasai leader Albert Kalonji. He said the pact did not represent tacit recognition of Katangese i n d e p e n dence, which was declared by Tshombe shortly after the The Congo was freed by Bel gium last July. Ileo said he, and not Congo President Jo seph Kasavubu, signed the pact to prevent any implica tion of recognition. "But our friends in Katanga are not secessionist," Ileo added, "With us, and like us, they are seeking a solution and they realize we must work together." Trealy Links Forces The treaty linked the forces of the Congo federal govern ment and the regimes of Ka tanga and South Kasai into a military alliance aimed at crushing the dwindling op position of troops loyal to the cause of slain leftist ex-Premier Patrice Lumumba. Ileo said practical details of the military pact, including whether a supreme command er will be appointed, have yet to be worked out. Thornton Cancels Trip Due To Family Illness Salem - H'PD - Ally. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton today can celed a trip to Washington, D.C., due to illness in his fam ily. His wife is recuperating from an eye operation and his son broke a leg skiing. Thornton was to have at tended a three-day meeting of the executive committee of the National Association of Attorneys General. 1 w - . C rovd Sere a m s a t Confessed Killer Of New York Girl New York - (IIPH - Confessed sex killer Fred Thompson, 59, was formally charged with homicide today in the rape slaying of Edith (Googie) Kie corius, 4. Police and plain clothesmcn had to patrol the Criminal Courts Building, where he was arraigned, to protect him from an angry crowd. About 100 persons gathered at police headquarters to see the London-born drifter load ed into a police van for a heavily guarded four block trip to the Criminal Courts building. They shouted abuse at the cringing, meek - looking Thompson, who was arrested on a New jersey chicken farm Tuesday. "The dirty bum," screamed one woman. "Give him to the women. We'll take care of him." On his way into the build ing, surrounded by a phalanx of detectives, Thompson told Tourist Promotion Topic lor Meeting Plans for a tourist promo tion program for southern Oregon and northern Cali fornia counties will be dis cussed at a meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club Tuesday noon, March 7. County courts or boards of supervisors from six southern Oregon and two northern Cali fornia counties have been in vited to the meeting by Frank F. Ganong, Klamath county commissioner. The meeting is being ar ranged by Glenn L. Jackson, vice president of the Califor nia Oregon Power company, and is a result of a meeting on tourist promotion initiated by Jackson and Frank Jen kins, Klamath Falls, in No vember, 1960. Persons planning to attend the meeting have been asked to notify Jackson. Tribune 1 Deputy Chief Inspector James Walsh: "I feel a lot safer with you people around here." Magistrate Louis S. Wallach ordered Thompson held with out bail in city prison on a s h o rt affidavit, requiring a hearing within 48 hours. Thompson was transferred to the Bronx county jail as a pre cautionary measure pending a hearing. Thompson also faced ques tioning by Rhode Island au thorities concerning the mys terious death of Viola Aiken, 3, in 1924, when Thompson was living In a nearby West Upton. Mass., town. Police said Thompson, whb once re quested back issues of news papers earring stories about Viola's death, may be a farm hand who was questioned in the case but released. Nervous and trembling, he confessed to police that "this was the most dastardly and rotten crime ever committed, and I committed it." New Ashland Shopping Center May Ashland - Ashland Mayor Richard L. Neill reported on progress of the Pioneer Shop ping center at the Tuesday luncheon of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, Opening date for the center will be May 1, Neill said. It is about three-fourths complete now. The center will feature a large grocery story, an 88 cent store and three smaller stores, according to Neill. It is located on the corner of Pioneer and Oak sis. Neill and E. H. McGce are co-owners of the center and will operate the grocery store. According to Neill, the Ash land Groceteria will close, and operate the store's meat de partment. The new grocery will have 15,000 square feet of fbor space. "The ihopping center will 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 296 Doroval easure it i WEATHER FORECAST: ' A few showers and clearing prriorls tonight. Partly cloudy Thursday with snow flurries ln mountains. Low tonight 32. High Thurs day 48. . Temp. Highest Yesterday Lowest this Morning 3 Prec. to 10 a. in. Today 09 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:01 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:46 a.m. Moonrlse today 5:29 p.m. Full Moon tomorrow 5:33 a.m. The eclipse of the Moon to morrow morning begins here at 3:52 a.m. Four fifths of the Moon will he In the shadow of the Earth at the middle of the eclipse which will be at 5:29 a.m. Consumer Prices Higher in Portland . San Francisco-diri) - Higher prices for housing, gasoline and food pushed the consumer price level to a new high in January in Portland, accord ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. . Between October and Jan uary, the Consumer Price In dex in Portland rose 1.3 per cent, the sharpest rise In more lhan 2'i years to a new all time high of 128.8. Higher prices for housing, gasoline and food accounted for virtually all the increase. Open May 1 be as modern as any center in- southern Oregon," Neill commented. "It has been de signed with convenience of shoppers in mind," he said. Parking space for 110 cars will be provided. The center has been built with a total capital invest ment of about $500,000, Neill indicated. Between 20 and 30 people will be employed In the center. About 1,000 shopping fami lies are needed to support the enterprise, he observed. In response to a question about the shopping center trend In Ashland, Neill said most of the present business establishments are Inadequate as far as space and condition of buildings is concerned. "The only solution ii modern ization," he remarked. ; Portland City Measure Tabled; Straub Opposed Grants Pass Man Proposes Sales Tax Salem-iUPD-The Senate Loc al Government committee to day tabled SBI38, the City ol Portland's water pollution bill, but bogged down on a stronger version requested by the State Sanitary Authority. Sen. Robert W. Straub ID- Eugene), said he liked SB38 before it was amended at the request of Associeated Oregon Industries. He said two of the amendments would reduce ef fectiveness of the authority. ' Sen. Walter Pearsons disa greed. The Portland Democrat said without amendments the authority could "go hog wild" in forcing abatement on cities and industries. The amendments, already approved, say facilities order ed by the authority must ba technically practical and eco nomically feasible. Court Tieup Feared Straub contends that with this language industries could tie up the authority in court over definitions. Sen. Lyndel Newbry (R- Talent) said he liked the amended bill and added that cities do more stream pollut ing than industries. The committee ordered another meeting Friday to act on SB36 and also tackle two air pollution bills - one offer ed by Portland and a stronger one by the Sanitary Author ity. The committee tabled ona League of Oregon Cities bill relating to annexation and voted out another do pass. Minor Amendments ' Tabled was SB393 which would have allowed cities to annex without a vote of tha people. SB181 was approved after minor amending. It would allow annexation with a two-thirds vote of property owners in the area to be an nexed. At present, 100 per cent is required. Rep. Sidney B a z e 1 1 (R Grants Pass) offered a three per cent general sales tax bill in the House and said it is the "key to job opportunities and rapid industrial expansion in Oregon." , It would be voted on by tha people in 1962. Bazett's bill would exempt food, feed and drugs, and pro vide income and property tax relief. The income tax offset would- amount to $2,000 for single persons and $4,000 for married couples. Runaways Caught In California Three runaway girls from Lynnwood, Wash., were ap. prehended by California High way Patrol officers about 2 o'clock this morning, through the cooperation of the Med ford and Ashland city polica and Jackson county sheriff's deputies. . According to Medford city police, shortly after midnight they received a call from Richfield Truck and Auto Service, 2390 North Pacifip highway, that a car containing three girls and a man had pur chased $5 worth of gasoline and left the station without paying for it. It was then discovered that the three girls, two 17 and ona 18 years old, had run away from their homes. A check with Ashland police showed they had stopped the vehlcla for a routine check, but, find ing nothing wrong, let them continue. A Jackson county sheriff's deputy headed south on High way 99 and with California Highway patrol officers ap prehended them south of tho Hornbrook Agriculture check station. Sheriff's deputies re turned them to Medford where the three girls were lodged In the county jail. Tha owner of the car, Joel Bcnard Puleo, 21, of Ft. Lewis, Wash., paid for the gasoline and was released. . . Officers said the Puelo told them that the three girls had said they would pay expenses if he would drive them to Cali fornia, and he thought tha girls had paid for the gasoline. Income Tax Refunds Now Five Times Foster Salem - (UPD - The Stale Tax commission said today it has complied with a request by Gov. Mark Hatfield that it speed up Income tax refunds this year. The commission said re funds are going out nearly five times faster than tho previous year. From Jan, 20 to Fen. a tolal of 55.574 checks wera mailed. The average refund check was $35.94.