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Newspaper Page TextWater Folliif on Senate Kennedy Hopes School Issues ill Be Settled Parochial Aid Would Be Studied Washington-(UPB - President Kennedy expressed hope to day that the controversy over aid to parochial schools would not be permitted to fuel re ligious prejudice and thus un dermine the strength of the nation. The President said that once Congress passes on his pro gram of federal aid to public secondary schools, his admin istration would be happy to cooperate in the study assist ance in the form of loans to non-public schools. Right To Air Views As for opposition to his stand on school aid by promin ent members of the Catholic heirarchy, Kennedy said they had a right to speak their views, as did leaders of all religions. But he said he was hopeful that "when the smoke clears" there would be har mony again among different religious groups. Kennedy told a news con ference that this particular situation went far beyond the question of education itself and involved an important in gredient of national strength. Wants National Unity He said he hoped that the school discussion in and out of Congress could be conducted in such a way to maintain the strength ot the country, and not divide the, nation along lines of religious allegi ance. The administration educa tion bill calls for aid to public schools only, providing money for building construction and teachers salaries. Kennedy, a Catholic, has op posed federal grants to pa rochial and private schools on grounds that this is unconsti tutional. (See story on page 2) Burglar Pays for Theft, Damages Yreka - Not all burglars are 'bad guys. Just ask Jack Meamber, owner of Meamber Coca-Cola bottling plant in Yreka which was burglarized March 5. The burglars took eight cases of beer and did a small amount of damage to the plant facilities. Henry Watson, po lice chief, has theorized that several young people were re sponsible. Last Friday Meamber re ceived a letter from one of the persons involved. En closed was $50 cash. In part the letter said, ;i am one of the persons who was connect ed with the robbing of your plant. Since it happened I have had much time to think how this would effect the peo ple I know, my friends and especially my parents. I can think of nothing that would cause my parents more grief. We were all very drunk. The money is the only way I can think of to clear my con science." The letter was unsigned. The $50 is more than enough to replace the beer and repair damages, Watson says. WEATHER FORECAST: A few clearing periods tonight and Thursday, hut generally cloudy with oc casional showers. Low tonight 35. High tomorrow 55. Temp. Highest Yesterday 6 Lowest this Morning 41 I'rcc. to 10 a m. Today 31 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:18 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:23 a.m. New Moon tomorrow 10:51 a.m. PROMINENT STAR Spira, rises 9:03 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sets 8:58 p.m. Mars, in the west ....10:57 p.m. Jupiter and Saturn, rise 4:2 m. (Jupiter is the brighter of the two). School Board Approves Contract With University's Study Council For Project The Medford school board last night approved a contract with the Oregon school study council, University of Oregon, for a study of the Medford system. The study is being conduct ed under the direction of Dr. Keith Goldhammer. who with his staff is now working on the statistical aspects of the study. Dr. Goldhammer s study will Include enrolment, growth trends, operation of three or four year high schools as well as a review of the curriculum.lt also will include recommendations as to the feasibility and need of a second high school. The board, In other action, : authorized establishing pol- ling places in the district' 14 50 Scholarships Given Approval By State Senate Salem-IUPD-The Oregon Sen ate late Tuesday approved 50 new state scholarships for the cream of high school gradu ates in Oregon. They would be good for four years, worth up to $500 apiece, and could be used in either private or public col leges. It would be the first time in Oregon that a state scholarship could be used in a private school. The bill, allocating $75,000 for the program over the next two years, went to the House. Sen. Monroe Sweetland (D- Milwaukie),- said SB453 car ries an emergency clause per- Copco,PP&L Stockholders Approve Merger Stockholders of the Califor nia Oregon Power company and Pacific Power and Light company registered near unanimous approval of the merger of the two firms at special meetings yesterday. A. Sr Cummins, Copco pres ident, announced here that 99.4 per cent of the common and 97.7 per cent of the pre ferred shares represented at the company's meeting were in favor of the merger pro posal. Proxies were received by Copco from 92.5 per cent of the outstanding shares of its common stock and 94.3 per cent of the -outstanding shares of its preferred stock. Cummins said the sweeping vote cast by Copco sharehold ers "indicated confidence in the fairness of the exchange offer and faith, in the long range benefits to result from the merging of two strong, neighboring utilities." Portland Meeting ' - " " At the FP&L meeting in Portland, 99.6 per cent of the common share votes and 99.6 per cent of the preferred share votes were cast in favor of the merger, reported Paul B. Mc Kee, chairman of the board. Represented at the meeting were 94.4 per cent of the company's outstanding com mon and 87 per cent of its preferred shares. 'It is gratifying that such an overwhelming majority of the 60,000 stockholders of the two companies have endorsed the idea of consolidating the Pacific and Copco systems," McKee said. In addition to the favorable stockholder action, McKee noted that approvals must also be obtained from state regu latory authorities and the Fed eral Power commission before the merger can become effec tive. Budget Proposed for Prospect School Prospect A proposed budget for the Prospect school district totalling $203, 512.47 for the fiscal year 1961-62, was adopted recently by the school district's budget committee. The budget for all funds is $4,912.88 higher than for the 1960-61 fiscal year. Since the budget increase is within the six per cent limitation, voters will not have to vote on it this year. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Journalism room o Prospect High school. The proposed budget in eludes $173,829.97 in the gen eral fund; $17,432.50 for bond interest and redemption; and $12,250, school lunch fund elementary schools, instead of the two junior high schools. Registered voters in the dis trict will vote in the elemen tary school serving the area in which they live. An addition to Onk Grove school and renovation work at McLoughlin Junior H i g h school were accepted. The pro- Jccts were part of a $750,000 two-year building program ap proved by voters. Part of another project, the construction of a boy's phys ical education plant at Med ford High school, is progress ing, and four classrooms in cluded In the project have been completed. Students will start using the classrooms Monday, according to Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield. super intendent. V mitting the State Scholarship Commission to issue the first of them for next fall. . Students would have to ap ply with the commission and meet certain requirements, one of them high academic standings. There was only one no vote by Sen. Eddie Ahrens (R- Turner). He said the state should open them up to all students. A bill by Sen. Richard Groener (D-Milwaukie) clamp ing down on certain "so-called b e n e v o lent societies" won unanimous Senate approval and went to the House. He said a number of insurance type groups have bilked large sums out of elderly people. Action Pending On Wimer Bridge Further investigation will be made of the old Wimer covered bridge to see if it can be made safe for pedestrian traffic, County Judge Earl Miller said this morning fol lowing a public meeting at Wimer last night. Approximately 70 Wimer area residents of the Wimer area attended the meeting at the Enterprise Grange hall and unanimously voted against removal of the histor ic landmark. Spokesmen for the group asked that an inves tigation be made as to the feasibility and cost of replac ing aproaches on both sides of Evans creek, save the cen ter span, add a new shake roof and strengthen the sides, Miller said. "We had proposed to re move the bridge until the next fiscal year's budget comes up then build a perma nent type of foot bridge in that location," the county judge said. ' - The bridge was one of the first built in the county and closed to motor traffic sev eral years ago.. It is consid ered as a hazard by county officials. A number of the area resi dents volunteered to help work on the bridge and fur nish gravel. Contract Signed By Concessionaire Robert Johnston, conces sionaire at Howard Prairie isirn ciffnoH a Iflfil contract with the Jackson county court Tuesday which broadens nis privileges and responsibilities at the lake. Johnston, doing business as Johnston Stores, is now au thorized to rent boats and trailer houses at the lake. In return, he will pay the county 10 per cent of his gross re ceipts. The county will charge an overnight camping fee during the coming season and John ston will be responsible for isuing camping permits and collecting the fees. These will be deposited in a Howard Prairie revolving fund con trolled by the county. Johnston also will assume the responsibility for all main tenance and service to the public within the developed recreation, area and will be reimbursed by the county from the revolving fund on a monthly basis. Portland -dim-Five persons indicted on charges of politi cal criminal libel last Novem ber pleaded innocent Tuesday. The indictments followed cir culation of material criticiz ing Monroe Sweetland, unsuc- rnccf1 fanrliHatn fnr eoprplnrv ...... ........ ... . .. 'of stale. The board elected 81 teach ers for one year, elected 84 teachers on tenure, elected eight teachers for the first time, accepted the resigna tions of 10 teachers, and ack nowledged the retirement of i three teachers-Mrs. Elizabeth ' Settle. Mrs. Delic Whisenant and Miss, Kathleen Silver. The board also approved participation in training Mrs. Marian Montgomery and Fred Buehling In the mentally re tarded teaching program at the University of Oregon dur ing this year's summer ses sion. Two classes of 15 students each would be added next school year. The state would reimburse one-half of the op erating costs to the district for the classes. Regional Edition Medford 16 Pages Kennedys Program on Highway Taxes Runs Into House Committee Criticism Increased Taxes On Users Draws Some Disapproval 'Pay-Before-You-Go' Deal Said Disliked Washington -IUPD- President Kennedy's highway tax pro gram bumped into bipartisan criticism today in the House Ways and Means committee. Some key members made it clear that they didn't like the President's proposal for keep ing the $40 billion, 41,000 mile road building program on schedule by raising high way taxes on highway users, mostly truckers. Defense Team Sent Kennedy sent proposed legislation and an all-star team to defend it to Capitol Hill Tuesday. Gov. L. R. Mc- Nichols of Colorado was ex pected to add a kind word at today's hearing. The administration contends the program will be delayed five years beyond the 1972 target date unless additional funds are provided. It wants to keep the program on a "pay-as-you-go" basis by can celling a scheduled one -cent drop in the federal gasoline tax on July 1, and by increas ing levies on trucks, diesel fuel, tires and other items. But Reps. Hale Boees (D- La.) and John F. Byrnes (R- Wis.) both members of the Ways and Means committee; agreed that it looked like a "pay-before-you-go" deal .in stead of pay-as-you-go." Would Be Passed Along The two congressmen noted that truckers would have to pay taxes for five years or so before they felt any financial benefits from the new roads. Rep. Steven B. DeRounian (R-N.Y.) added acidly that the new taxes on the truckers would just be passed along to consumers in higher costs for the things they buy. Kennedy has said that If Congress refuses to enact the truck and other taxes, then it should increase the gasoline tax to four and one-half cents a gallon. General Assembly Slow To Start United Nations, N. Y. film The General Assembly's faltering attempt to get down to work sputtered out today when its special political com mittee adjourned indefinitely. r allure to achieve agree ment to curtail the disarma ment debate and drop cold war items from the agenda brought strong pressure from several sides Tuesday to get me assembly session under way. Since it reconvened March 7 after an 11-week re cess, only its trusteeship com mittee has held sessions. The 99-nation special politi cal committee was convened this morning, ostensibly to dis cuss a Czech-sponsored item dealing with colonialism. But no delegation was ready to go ahead and Committee Chair man Carlet R. Auguste of Haiti adjourned the session. Board man Purchase Bill Unconstitutional Salem IUPD Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said to day the bill by Rep. Robert Smith (R-Burns) for purchase of the Boardman site Is un constitutional. The bill envisions purchase of the Morrow county tract by the state with common school funds. But Thornton said the slate constitution requires that the fund, administered by the State Land Board, be "Irre ducible." Sports Bulletin Eugene (I'Pli Grant of Portland advanced into lh second round of the Oregon high school A l basketball tournament here today by defeating Scappoote, 61 to SB. Grant will meet South Eugene in the champion bracket at 4:15 p.m. Thurs day while Scappoote and Central Catholic clash at 8:45 a.m. Thursday in the consolation bracket, t CRASH KILLS SEATTLE DOCTOR Dr. Philip Rogers, 59, Seattle, died in the crash of his light plane in a heavily wooded area near Portland Tuesday. Dr. Rogers, a flier for Operating Budget For County School Office Formulated The operating budget for the Jackson county rural school board and county school superintendent's office for 1961-62 will be $189 138.16, Superintendent Alf B. Mekvold said today. Of this amount an antici pated $92,973.76 will be re turned to the county from federal, state, and school dis trict funds. The remaining $86,164.40 operating costs will cost the county taxpayers ap proximately one mill. Mekvold said that the coun ty school office administration costs are estimated to be $41, 237.85; curriculum center costs, $97,511.83; mentally re tarded program costs, $43,- 388.48; the able and gifted program, $3,000, and an esti mated $4,000 emergency fund. The anticipated offset re ceipts will completely pay for the mentally retarded pro gram which is returned from the slate and on a student tuition basis from the county school districts. Offset funds will amount to $30,875 for the curriculum materials to be paid by the federal govern ment and approximately $6, 150 will come back from the various districts for repair and maintenance on audio vis ual aids equipment and pur chase of various equipment. If approved by the library board, the curriculum mate rials center will receive $500 for transporting books for the Public Library of Medford and Jackson county. The county equalized levy for the Jackson county rural school district will total $2, 170,173.97, or approximately 23 mills, Mekvold said. He explained that, this is deter mined by a formula which Is set up by law. Of this amount $293,84578 is outside the tax base, Mekvold said. "Goodness, Are You The Men I've Heard MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1961 ndian Brigade Winging way Leopoldvillc, The Congo - (UPH - U.S. Air Force planes winged toward Leopoidville from India today with tough Gurkha reinforcements for the United Nations command in the Congo despite warnings from the Congolese govern ment and threats of "blood shed." ' ' Leopoidville Premier J o seph Ileo said the Congo is "categorically opposed" to the sending of any- more U.N. troops here, including the In dian brigade due to start ar riving Thursday aboard U.S. Air Force Globomastcrs. "It is for the Congolese to settle their own problems," he said. Will Oppose UN He also warned that the Congo will oppose the United Nations by force if it attempts to apply the Security Council resolution of Feb. 21. The resolution authorizes the U.N. to use force if necessary to preserve peace in the Congo. But the Congolese fear it Area Conservation Group To Meet The Jackson Soil Conserva tion district in the Eagle Point Grange hall will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, March 30, in stead of Thursday as previ ously announced. Dr. Murray Dawson, Ore gon Slate college, recently re turned from Thailand, will be featured speaker. He will discuss pasture management in New Zealand and Australia. The annual Goodyear Rub ber company award for out standing soil conservationist will be presented. Directors will be elected to fill three vacated positions. This Is the soli conservation district's tenth anniversary meeting. Beat And Angry Young So Much About? 55th Tribune 35 years, hart been missing since Monday afternoon on a flight from Palo Alto, Calif., to Everett, Wash. (UPI Telephoto) Toward LeopoSdville means the world organization I will try to disarm their troops. In case the united Nations tried to apply such measures there would be bloodshed and the ' United Nations would have to bear the responsi bility," llco said. "We have de cided to react by force." Ileo also told newsmen that pro - Lumumba officials- in Stanleyville will meet with Boy, 15, Runs Light In Chase by Police; Two Students Killed Portland - IUPII - Two Uni versity ot Oregon medical school students were killed late Tuesday night when, po- Jobless Benefits Program Slowed Washington - IUPII - The Sen ate Finance committee today approved a sharply modified version of President Ken nedy's emergency $1 billion program of extended jobless pay benefits. The committee, in its sec ond day of closed door deliber ations adopted four amend ments to the House-passed bill. This all but killed administra tion hopes of getting the pro gram into operation by April 1. Any changes approved bv the Senate would mean a re turn trip to the House for concurrence In Senate amend ments and raise barriers to speedy final congressional ac tion. Numbers Racket Found in Pentagon Washington IUPD Fed erai authorities today broke up an alleged $500,000 a year numncrs racKet In the Pentn. gon building, arresting 35 per sons in a half hour raid. Joseph S. Bambaeus. U. s attorney for the eastern dis trict of Virginia, nnnmnnwl the arrests and said they cli maxed an investigation of three to four months. Uambacus said those nriW. ed were Negroes who worked ior mo tiofcnsc supply service an agency administered by the "iiny nepnnmcni which han dles otilec sunn OS fnr I h n Pentagon building. "As far as could be deter mined uiey all were confined to the laboring class," ho said. Bovn Will Head Delegation To Boeing Salem - H'PII - Senate Presi dent Harry Molvin said Tues day he will head a O man dele gation this week to confer with Hoeing Airplane Co. of ficials in Seattle about the proposed lease of Oregon's 100,000 acre space atje indus trial park. Year Price 10 Cents No. 308 Leopoidville authorities to try to weld the Congo into united nation. The announcement of the meeting came after Ileo, Leo poidville President J o s e p Kasavubu, South Kasal Pre mier Joseph Kalonji and Ka tanga President Moise Tshonv be met at a Madagascar "sum mit" to form a new confeder ation of Congolese states. lice said, a car being chased by officers went through a red light and struck the stu dents' vehicle. Killed were William R. Fore, 22, Corvallls, and Maung M. Kun, 23, from Burma. Police were holding Er- mund Russell Zochert, 15, Portland, on negligent homi cide and auto theft charges. Patrolman LeRoy W. Voll- mcr said the youth, who suf fered a cut lip, was halted on foot after the accident by a warning shot the officer fired Into the air. They said the chase lasted 26 blocks. Disobeyed Signal Vollmer said he and his partner, Patrolman John Leckman, gave chase to a car after it disobeyed a traffic signal and they observed It was on their stolen list. Speeds reached up to 85 mph during the chase, police said. The officers estimated the car Zochert was driving was indicating about 80 mph with both foot and emergency brakes locked when It struck the side of the small foreign sedan occupied by the two vic tims at Southwest 3rd ave. and Caruthers st. Fore and Kun were thrown to the street. Their car was crossing an Intersection on a green light with several oth ers, police said. Police said the Zochert youth had been In trouble be fore. Police also said Zochert was only three merit badges away from Eagle Scout ranking. Residents Said To Favor Boardman Development Boardman IUPD Ninety- five per cent of Umatilla and Morrow county residents are in favor of the proposed Boe ing development of the Board man bombing range, a poll of a new development group revealed Tuesday night. The poll was taken at a meeting here of the newly organized Space Age Indus trial Park Development Asso ciation. A spokesman said It represenled the views of the incorporators of the coordi nating group, which repre sents business and civic In terests of Umatilla and Mor row counties. The poll was taken, he said, ". jfitiell isolated reports of ower Desired by State Sanitary Authority Lacking - Both Bills Now To Go To House Salem - WPD - The Senate today passed air and water pollution control bills giving the State Sanitary Authority some new teeth, but not all it would like, for cleaning up Oregon's air and rivers. The air pollution measure, SB 145, passed unanimously, but the water pollution bill, SB36, passed 23-7 amid grim predictions by both supporters nd opponents that it appear ed headed for a court test. Both bills now go to the House. Sens. Robert Straub (D-Eu- genc) and William Grenfell (D-Portland) led objections to phrase in the water pollu tion bill letting the SSA en force anti - contamination measures where "technically practicable and economically feasible." These five words, Grenfell warned, "will probably weak en the authority . ; , and open up an entire area to litiga tion." Committee Added Words The words were added by the State and Federal Affairs committee. The Senate voted down a move by Straub to send the bill to the Natural Resources committee to debate the phrase. Sen. Donald Husband (R- Eugenc) called the bill "a big improvement," but agreed a court ruling may be needed to clarify the phrase. Sen. Lyndel Newbrv (R- Talcnt) carried the air pollu tion bill, which would clarify SSA powers but would permit open burning for urban re newal and highway clearance projects. Both bills were label ed a compromise. Voting against the water bill were Sens. Chapman, Cqok, Grenfell, Naterlin. Straub, Goode and Sweetland. ine House Weltare commit tee, over labor objections, gave 5-4 approval to a bill to let political subdivisions start work relief projects for wel fare recipients. Labor spokesmen said avail- 1 able jobs should be channeled through regular employment agencies instead of setting up projects ' to compete with steady labor. Truck Bill Heard The House State and Feder al Affairs committee opened hearings on a Senate-approved bill to reduce weight-mileage fees on trucks over 44,000 pounds which comes at a time when President Kennedy is trying to increase truck charges. Truckers said they are pay ing more than their share, but former Govs. Charles Sprague and Elmo Smith lined up to oppose the bill and said It would not give much relief to single truck operators. The bill. SB32. would cut Oregon revenues from trucks by $1 million. In the House, Reps. Harry Elliott (R-Tillamook) and Carl Back (D-Port Orford) intro duced a bill for the Oregon Coast Association authorizing the State Highway commis sion to sell another $17 mil lion in bonds. Under HB1704, the Im provements would be made 'where the needs of the state highway system are most im mediate and where there are depressed economic condi tions." House Speaker Robert Dun can, noting only two bills up for final action on today's house calendar, rapped com mittees and told them to step up action on sending bills to the floor. SPORTSCAST The University of Oregon Southern California NCAA regional baiketball game be ing played tonight will be broadcast by station KYJC (1230 kc) starting at 9:30 p.m. opposition in the area to the reported lease with Boeing." Bill Belt, Hermiston attor ney who is president of the group, reported on his recent tour of Boeing facilities In Seattle, He expressed confi dence that Boardman soon would see an Immediate start toward utilization of the area, although the Boeing company could not commit itself until a lease Is signed. The space age group also voted to start surveying the Boardman lands to determine the relative economic impor tance of potential farm use as compared to industrial val- ue with its accompanying pay rolls. .