Water
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-
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'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
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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.
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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. .