Oregon Counties Argue Plans on State Honey for
Schools
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DECIDES ON HEWAHD Douglas W.
Johnson and his wife, Helen, happily sur
vey a $10,000 check presented to them by
Brinks company as reward for the return
of $240,000 in cash which Johnson found
in a Los Angeles street. Johnson chose the
cash reward for "urgent" family needs
rather than the security of a job with
Brinks.
(UPI Telephoto)
'Honest Man' Decides To
Take Offer of Cash Reward
Los Angeles flIPD Douglas
Vf. Johnson, the man who re
turned $240,000 to its rightful
owner, said today a desire to
be fair to all three of his sons
and to own his own home
made him accept a $10,000
cash reward.
Johnson, SO, a janitor, had
been offered a steady $90-a-week
guards job and a four
year college scholarship for
for the eldest of his sons,
Rick, 16.
"My son wants to work his
way through college," John
son said Tuesday after accept
ing the money reward in the
form of a check from Brinks
Inc. "And I also wanted to be
fair to my other two sons
(Clement, 13, and Dorance,
ID." :
His two younger sons were
not offered scholarships by the
firm.
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reward to accept-money or
the job and scholarship.
Moit Urgent Need
But at a news conference
he called Tuesday in his tidy
rented home to announce his
decision, he told about 35 as
sembled reporters and cam
eramen: t
"I felt that the most urgent
need now Is a home for the
family. And Brinks', gave the
money to use as we see fit.'
Johnson said that although
his present work is unsteady,
he still earns more than the
$00 a week offered by Brinks.
He was out of work and
looking for a job when he dis
covered the money bag which
had tumbled from the opened
door of a Brinks' armored car.
Johnson said after receiving
the reward he still thought
honesty was the best policy,
but he was quick to add:
I hope I never find any
more money like that!"
ield Challenged
On Reapportionment
Salem-IUPII - Rep. Edward
Fadolcy (D-Eugene) today
challenged Gov., Mark Hat
field to take a stand on a GOP
backed reapportionment plan.
He said House GOP Leader
P. F. Montgomery of Eugene
and the House Elections com
mittee had "sold out the con
stitution and Lane county" by
approving the plan Tuesday
night.
The plan would make little
change in present legislative
makeup. It has been sharply
criticized for failing to show
a poulation shift to cities.
Fadcley said Montgomery
had shown "cynical disre
gard" for constitutional reap
portionment provisions. The
plan "does not pretend to fol
low the precise outlines of the
constitution," ho added.
Poorer Area
Speakers Point
To State's Job
Salem -(UPI)- Jealous Oregon
counties defended their wealth
Tuesday night against a plan
to use more state money for
schools in poorer areas.
But witnesses from many
counties and districts saddled
with a heavy property tax said
it is the state's job to help
provide a decent education for
every child.
"We are coming close to the
end of our rope," said Dr. Der-
rol Pennington of Beaverton,
whose district has the highest
property tax levy in Oregon
Two Bills Involved
The testimony was given on
two bills. One, SB 447, would
distribute most state funds on
the basis of a county's ability
to pay, cutting short counties
with much valuable property
to support their own schools.
The other, SB 480, would
continue to hand out money
to counties on a per pupil
basis. The counties could
equalize on the county level
by giving a larger share to
poorer school districts within
the county.
Quick Action Asked
Committee Chairman Mon
roe Sweetland (D-Milwaukie)
said he hoped the committee
would wind up action on the
problem Thursday.
Witnesses almost uniformly
lined up behind the measure
that would give the biggest
share of money to their par
ticular district.
Marion B. Winslow, super
intendent of schools in Coos
Bay, said state support on the
basis of a county's ability to
pay "will give stability and
security to the public school
systems of Oregon."
He called the plan "educa
tional statesmanship."
Plan Protested
But Rep. Robert Smith (R-
Burns) protested the state's
contribution to counties under
this bill would range from 40
to 95 per cent. His Harney
county, a richer one, would
come out at the short end.
Smith said the county-level
plan would be simpler and
fairer. Furthermore, he said.
the value of property in a
county Is "not a true indi
cator" of its ability to pay for
schools.
Car, Horse Mishap
Fatal To Animal
An accident Involving n
horse and car about midnight
last night on Crater Lake
ave. sent the driver of the car
to the hospital, and killed the
horse, according to state
police.
The driver, Dolores Helen
Short, of Rafter Lazy L mo
tel, Four Corners, was report
ed in fair condition at Rogue
Valley hospitnl. She Is being
treated for cuts on her face.
hospital attendants reported.
She was taken there by Mod
ford Ambulance Service.
The horse was owned by
Ihc Dolph Phlpps eslatc.
The Short car was north
hound on Crater Lake ave.
about two miles from Med
ford, when the horse crossed
the road in front of the car,
state police said.
Rural Development
Board Reorganized
Washington-IUPD - Agricul
ture Secretary Orvllle L.
Freeman has reorganized the
Agriculture Department's op
eration of the rural develop
ment program.
Freeman has set up a rural
areas development board to
run the program. John Baker,
director of USDA credit serv
ices, is chairman of the board.
Most of the day-to-day work
will be done by a new rural
areas development staff. To
head that staff - the key job
in the rural development pro
gram - Freeman has named
46-year-old John M. Lovorn.
The new official had been
working in USDA's Farmers
Home Administration as head
of the real estate loan section.
Four Jailed; Await
Possible Extradition
Four men are being held in
the Jackson county jail today
awaiting possible extradition
to Redding, Calif., on bur
glary charges, according to
state police.
Apprehended by state po
lice yesterday near Ashland
In a stolen car with switched
Texas license plates were
Walter Curtis Henderson, 21,
of Globe, Ariz.; Roman Doug
las Helton, 20, of Ft. Thomas,
Ariz.; Billy Bob Williams. 18,
of Safford, Ariz.; and John
Henry Clam Pet, 33, of Mule
Shoe, Tex.
State police said they found
In the car in which the four
men were riding a chainsaw,
Winchester rifle, and tele
vision sot, all taken from a
house near Redding, Calif.,
earlier yesterday.
Stamp Bill Called Blow To Free Enterprise
Salem (UPI) A bill to regu
late trading stamps in Oregon
had a public hearing today
and opponents of the measure
described It as a "blow to
free enterprise."
One stamp fan hailed the
sticky bits of paper as a sort
of "Santa Claus all year
round," and something which
should not be tampered with.
The sponsors of HB1560 de
scribed it as a compromise
between regulation of stamp
companies and, flat prohibi
tion of stamps. -
Warren McMinnimie of the
Oregon Business Council said
stamp companies should be
bonded and regulated by the
state as a matter of protec
tion for the consumer.
The issue boils down to a
Railroad Shares
Continue To Boom
New York-fflPD-Rall shares
continued Tuesday's boom
and industrials Inched their
way closer to a record high
on the stock market today.
Features among the fast
moving carrier shares were
Kansas City Southern up 1$S
and Southern Railway ahead
a point. '
On the industrial side, lead
ing motors and steels were
virtually unchanged. Chemi
cals were irregular with Du
Pont down 1 and Eastman Ko
dak up 1. Drugs, faced with
price-rigging allegations,
showed signs of recovery with
Johnson & Johnson, Lehn &
Fink and Norwich up be.tter
than a point.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York - (UPD - Dow
Jonei final stock averages:
30 industrials 678.73, off
0.11; 20 railroads 149.81, up
3.61) 15 utilities 111.79, up
0.97, and 65 stocks 229.39,
up 1.54. Sales Tuesday
were about 5.8 million
shares compared with 5.78
million shares Monday.
elected
prices
Tuesday's
stocKs:
Allied Chemical - 30 ".
Alum Co Am 763,i
American Can 38,i
American Motora 20 U
AT&T HI '
American Tobacco 74
Anaconda Copper 53 U
Armco Steel 74
Bendlx Corp S31
Bethlehem Steel '.
Round Butte Dam
To Help Economy
Madras -(UPD- Construction
of the Round Butte Dam eight
miles west of here by Port
land General Electric Co., is
expected to give the Oregon
economy a $12 million "shot
in the arm during 1961 ac
cording to Ralph H. Millsaps,
PGE vice president.
Millsaps said approximately
260 men will be on the Job
by early summer when work
starts on the project's 1,000
foot diversion tunnel.
"This figure will be quickly
doubled," he said "In late
1961 when the main contract
is let."
Millsaps Indicated the labor
force could later swell to
1,000 men when the $68 mil
lion project Is fully under
way.
Firm Seeks To Borrow
Construction Money
Salem (UPD Cascade Nat
ural Gas Corp. of Seattle, serv
ing Central and Eastern Ore
gon, has asked state permis
sion to borrow $2 million
from New York's Chase Man
hattan Bank.
The money is part of a $2.9
million construction program
this year. The loan would pro
vide funds for construction of
gas mains and extension of
service to Pendleton, Athena,
Weston, Hermlston, Baker,
Ontario and Nyssa.
Korea Potiee Battle
Screaming Students
Seoul, Korea-fflPD-Helmet-
ed combat police tonight un
leashed clubs and tear gas to
disperse a screaming mob of
1,000 student demonstrators
who marched on the home of
Premier John M. Chang and
demanded the ouster of his
government.
It was the second clash of
the day between police and
demonstrators who attacked
with rocks and clubs. The
first brawl developed when
an -estimated 1,500 students
and members of left-wing par
ties massed near the National
Assembly.
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fight between the council and
Sperry and Hutchinson
(S&H), biggest stamp opera
tor . in Oregon.
Franchise System Hit
Key to the controversy is a
requirement that stamp com
panies abolish their exclusive
franchise system and allow
any merchant to offer them to
his customers.
Rupert R. Bullivant of
S&H said this would put
them- out of business in Oregon.
. The stamps were attacked
as a detriment to small busi
ness costing merchants and
customers $1 million a year,
People think they are getting
something extra in stamps,
the committee was told, but
they're not.
Men at Hearing
About 250 persons, half of
them men, attended the hear
ing. There has not been heavy
housewife interest this year
because the bill, supporters
say, is not intended to do
away with stamps.
Wallace Brown of Portland,
who said he has worked for
major stamp firms in the
West, said the measure is
aimed at irresponsible stamp
firms and that conscientious
companies should not fear it,
He said at least 12 stamps
formerly used in Oregon are
no longer redeemable be
cause the companies have
folded up.
. Mrs. C. W. McCord of
Prkieville said the stamps
are a "small but painless
way" for housewives to save
and get things for their
families
Says Women Opposed
Mrs. McCord said every
woman she talked to opposes
the bill.
Harold Wendel, president
of Lipman Wolfe Co., with
stores in Portland and Salem,
said the bill is bad. He heads
a group called, Oregonians
for Business Freedom, the
main opponent to the
measure.
Lipman's Is major outlet
for S&H green stamps and
Regional Edition
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1961
Wendell said "we like to have
exclusive merchandise -to at
tract customers. The ' same
goes for stamps."
He said this is sound prin
ciple of good business competition.
He denied that price-raising
is involved where stamps are
given. ' ..
Wendel laid "not one price" :
went up when his stores
brought in stamps soma year
ago.
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