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Medford
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EASTER SERVICES Thousands of southern Oregon and
northern California residents attended Easter service Sun
day, as temperatures in Medford' reached .78 degrees. At
6 a Jn. Sunday, the start of the majority Of the sunrise
ervices, the temperature at the Medford airport was 43
degrees. Larger than normal crowds. were reported not only
at the sunrise services, but later services held indoors.
More than 350 persons attended the sunrise .service on
Huener's Butte near Jacksonville sponsored by the Med-
House Committee Reverses Earlier
Vote on Division of Mental Health
. Salem-flJfB-The House Com
mittee on State and: Federal
Affairs changed its mind to-
oay and decided to go along,
with Gov. Mark Hatfield's.;
recommendation ttoflt Hhe
Board of; Controltfaboljsh-
. d..-i-v '-:-,iV-V'.r.'-'V'i'l'v
V r The committee voted; S-4 to
reverse' its -etioi iaat-week-in
taking the five state mental
institutions out of a bill cre
ating .;, a v .division .of .,. mental
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Vlietuui. -.: ,
i .But as this was done, mem
hers expressed fear that op--;
position to abolition .of the
f three-member . board might
; Negotiations Here
For New Contract
'' Negotiations are under way
; In Medford today between the
v officials of the plumbers and
: Steamfltters Union Local 418
and the Plumbers Employers
association regarding a new
contract, the, Mail Tribune
learned this morning.
The old . contract expired
March , 31'.,,It was reported
. that negotiations have been
. under way for several weeks,
but agreement has not been
reached regarding wages.: '.
; Meeting-with the union and
employer officials are repre
sentatives of the state concili
ation board. ; "
It was' reported that many
plumbers did jiot report for
work today or reported that
they were 111. ' '.'
George Beltz is the business
agent for the Plumbers local
and E. S.' (Sherb) Bowers is
chairman of the Plumbers em
ployers association. -'J
Peace Corps Forms
Now af Post Office
A supply of Peace Corps
Volunteer questionnaires has
been received at the Medford
nost office and anyone inter
ested in the Peac Corps pro
gram may obtain the applica
tion form at the finance win
dow there, it was announced
tndav. -" "L'-'-r '!-' -'V;''-'
The completed questlon-
: naires and any .Inquiries con
cerning them should be ad
dressed to Peace Corps, Wash
ington 25, D. C.
Bonds for Highway 42
Wins Approval in House
Salem-fl!PD-A bill to author
ize Issuance of $4 million in
state bonds for work on High
way 42 between Winston and
Coquille passed the House to
day, 43-15, in spite of charges
the legislature was taking
over rights that belong to the
state highway commission.
1 Rep. Clarence Barton (D-
Coquille) said it would allow
-Improve ment to "proceed
forthwith ; : on the -worst
stretch of highway In Oregon.
' - "We have to develop1 our
rteries of transportation, and
" A TI .
MEDFORD, OREGON,.
kill the proposed division, alt
together. All ;; agreed : that
establishment -of i the ,' new
mental health division , was
paramount. ' .)
The vote-; to line ub, witn
Hatfield's orginal plan, oddly
enough,,' , was Democrats - for
and' Republicans against.- All'
ioufHepublicanaju.;tl.eom-
mittee voted to leave the in
situtions : under the jbbard.
Flrelnsu ranee
Rates Undergo
C Ka h g e i tit
Portland-flJPD The Oregon
Fire Rating Bureau here said
Sunday , that continued-, poor
loss experience : In some cate-,
gories has., forced a general
revision in some structures..
. The: bureau said ihat some'
structures will , go . down in
Opened by Forestry
Southwest district .of , the
state department of, forestry-
opened three guard . stations
for the lire season today and
added five forest wardens' to
its staff. ;';' : ..,..'
Wardens going on - duty at
the three stations opened were
Dave Neville, Prospect; Herb
Wright,. Butte Falls, and Bill
Cobb, Ashland. ;" : - .
Forest wardens -assigned to
district headquarters.. were
Vohn Steele and Edward Pax-
ton...: . - .. .
Fire season opened Satur
day, -
Money Missing From ' v
Service Station Safe
. !More than $80 In cash was
discovered missing this morn
ing from a safe at the- E. R.
Ross Service ' station, 402
South Central ave according
to city police.': - J .
. James Colven Elbert, a sta
tion attendant, told police he
noticed the money was miss
ing when he opened the sta
tion for business at 7 o'clock
this morning. Police are in
vestigating. this is an important -one," he
said. , '
The bill would unfreeze the
S4 million in state bonds that
was authorized two years ago
but blocked because of a fed
eral matching fund .require
ment. The measure removes
the matching qualification. '
The bill now goes to the
Senate. .' ' " " ''
Members voting against the
bonds for High way. 42 were
Reps. Annala, Atlyeh, Bazett,
Cannon, Chuinard, D e 1 1 e n
back, Gordon, Hanselir Hoyt,
Hunt, Layman, McKinnis,
Raymond, Stuoz, and Diinna
MONDAY, APRIL 3, ,1961.
: ford Interdenominational Youth. Council. At 11 a m, ' a !
record crowd attended the fifth annual community service
"" held by First Methodist church at the Medford, High school
auditorium. Dr. George G. Roseberry, minister! (left) spoke
.1 and participating in the service were the-comblned voices
1 of the chancel, youth and altar choirs. Mrs. C. R. Adamson,
- chancel choir director,- is shown directing the- 70-voice;
i group during the service. .V . --.- ' . i
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They were Reps; F. F;:Mont-gomery-
of Eugenef John Del:
lenback,';.' Medford; ' G e o r g e
Layman, ''Newberg,;, and, Carj
rol HoWe;' of '. Klamath, Falls.
Montgomery ; e m'p h agized
that GOP'je'gtslRtp'rs;, re 'io(
Hatfield's ' government., reor
ganization plan are- "anxious
tof e at- much- of -4t !e-pesH
slble pass una session.-. iup
he expressed fear that the
O rg o h
premiums and others will' go
up.
The. announcement said the
change affectsvery, lew city
private dwellings. It, was ef
fective April 1. : : ; ; ,
Statewide Increase , I
The bureau's ;member and
subscriber's insurance compa
nies indicated they expect to
collect about' $459,000 vmdre
per year; This would be: a
statewide net increase, to ythe
companies oi 2.3 per cem. -i
Lester Large, assistant man
ager of the Oregon Insurance
Rating Bureau, said U)e rates
were last changed about live
years ago.1 He said' they, were
subject to periodic review.
...Rates . on i some- properties
.were decreased.' They include
offices and banks, .hospitals,
sprinklered. risks, printing
and- allied risks, churches and
garages.. f V;! )
Places of Amutamant ' r "'" i
' Rates on buildings and' con
tents in other categories 'were
increased. They include rural
dwellings with little :or nc
fire protection, ';botels, the
aters and , other places of
amusement, grain ' elevators,
fruit and vegetable canning,
packing Or - quick freezing
plants -and some -other food
processors.., A :' ." !
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American Xopters
Flown Into Laos ?j
Br United Press International
United States civilian pilots
flew five "American-supplied
helicopters on their first sup
ply runs over "frontline"
areas in Laos today while
Cummunist-supported .troops
continued to advance..
- A Communist Chinese
threat of intervention in Laos
raised the spectre of a new
Korean-type war . unless the
major powers can agree diplo
matic means to stop It , :
The helicopters, part of a
group of 16 supplied by the
United States to the Royal
Laotian government to help
ease its supply and communi
cations problems, were as
sembled by U. S. Marines in
neighboring ' Thailand and
flown to Laos.
EX-CHAIRMAH DIES
Corvallis Dm - E. Z. Wil
son, 91, former chairman of
the Oregon Game commission,
dither tobjr. -:
56th Year - Price 1 O Cents
Tribune
No, IP
House might kill ; the bill on
the Board -of ' Control issue
alone; ,' i ' iii;'; '''rV-:
Howe indicated his oppsl-
tlon Involved more than ..this.
He 'said, he" opposes :turnipg
tne, institution "over - to-r an
agency not 'yet- created."
The committee' ordered the
mental -health '"Wlh- reprin'Ud
and returned to the , commit
tee for further action. , .:
'. The ' eommittee ;',vote'd ? o'iit
"do '.pass". HStfield's ( .cabinet
bill- creating .a ' division' of
health, althpugn, ignoring his
recommendation , about, .inclu
sion of the State Tuberculosis
nospitai. .Tne -vote, was unani
mous and the bill, will be re
printed ana sent to the, floor,
i ,T h e committee , -struggled
with, a bill to lower the maxi
mum :work week' for, firemen
irom ;n nours to do. - it finally
failed 8-2 but the bill was re
tained : for, ; possible - - amend
ments.. - i'.in. - ".-..,' 1
. The Senate Elections com
mittee,., reviewing , the .House-
passed. legislative reapportion
ment plan, Jieard general ap
proval from, a spokesman . for
the League of women' Voters,
Likes 'Principle' -I urX:;,' I
- , Mrs. . W. , H.j , Cppeland said
the League likes. the nrihcinle
Of
BiviiiK iiiuie, .tiitiuy-popu-
lafed counties full representa
tion', first', arid .giving' .the
larger' counties, "what is left.'
-; A bill by the ; Ways and
Means , committee.."' to .,' raise
judges' :' salaries .vwas , .intro
duced in the House.. It would
increase circuit . court - Judges
from $13,000 .a year to $19,-
000 ' and Supreme , Court jus
tices from $16,000 to $22,500.
SEES WILL FOR PEACE
- Vatican Ctty.HW -; Pope
John - XXIII said today the
large attendance .of ;. Romans
and .pilgrims at , his : Easter
speech-was a hopeful sign of
the -world s -will for peace.
"We Can Use A
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: .6
Astoria-Megler i
Bridge Approved
By Vote of 48-7
. Measure Sent to
. : Senate for Debate -
Salem - (UPD - The proposed
Astoria - Megler bridge - over
the Columbia river took a big
leap forward today as the
Houiei approved . reciprocal
legislation with Washington
48-7.- , ' ' .',- . ,
The bill went to the Senate.
Rep. William Holmstrom (D-
Gearhart) carried the bill say
ing the bridge would bring
"great economic wealth . to
both Oregon and Washington.
Would Cost $22 Million '
The 1 4.1 , mile . span would
cost $22 million, excluding
approaches, Oregon would pay
6S.6 per cent of the total cost
and Washington 34.4 per cent,
The latter provided the core
of the objectors. Rep; George
Annala- (D-Hood River) said
Oregon is the "fjrst state to
adopt, a foreign aid .policy.
He said the project should be
B0-S0 all the way with Wash
ington paying half. x . ' "
. Seven speakers disagreed
with him and Rep. W. O. Kel-
say ; CD Roseburg) . said the
bridge would be the "shot In
the. arm" that the economical
ly-depressed Northwest - Ore
gon area needs.
Annala called It "fiscal mis
matching'.'., and the . "bluest
Monday In Oregon highway
history.",. 1 .... - ,
The .bridge- would replace
an anuquatea . xerry sysiem
which the state has been oper
ating at a loss for many years,
- Annala complained that
nowhere ii Washington's
credit Involved'! because Ore
gon Is issuing the bonds. The
bonds, were .authorized . In
1959 i
Holmstrom admitted t h 1 s
but reminded that the-span is
a toll bridge, and Oregon will
get back ''every dime'.', H puis
in to, it, and more., ;
. Those .voting no were Reps.
Annala. i A 1 1 y e h, Benedict,
Hansell, Hunt, McKinnis and
Stunz. i'lvt.vt i:,,,'f.ir '.
.- Rep.i Edward Whelan . (D.
Portland) said the. i bridge it
self would be , a tqurbt attrac
tion:?: H'; cite ;closure:.,;of
Tongue :Poinjt ,n4 the;dip, in;
population t; 'Astoria while
the state lias gny gainea.
,i Rep. Robert; Elfstrom : (R-
Salem) , -condemned-, the ferry
system, and laiet it -is- driving
trucks , and, .tourists ; away
from,: Oregon's?, cqast,fiif; ;
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'' A resolution has been sent
to the headquarters of Med
ford Corporation In Chicago
by: the J Eagle Point' Parent
Teacher association, ' seeking
to prevent Medco from con
verting Its "logging ' railroad
Into a log . truck road. v:.w;
" 'Signed by t h'e president',
Mrs. Darrel, R. Stanley, and
the secretary, Mrs. Donald J.
Grlssom, ' the resolution says
that the proposed conversion
would result in a large num
ber of log . trucks crossing the
public; roads which are used
by school busses arid students
providing their own transpor
tation:, - ..: " !' ::-,.. i
! It state? that the noise froni
such ' truck ' - operation would
disturb the sleep of children
and students ; and . the- dlesel
smoke, dust and -dirt -created
by -the road would create an
unhealthy atmosphere.'
A similar resolutioji . h a s
been, approved by the .Eagle
Point Parent-Teacher-Student
association's executive board,
but will not, be voted on' by
the membership until their
next meeting, it was stated
Compact Too1?
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CARS SCATTERED ' Boxcars are strewn ; about 10 miles west of EUentburg, Wash.,
like match sticks :ln a giant "horseshoe paV .along the Yakima river. About 4Q cars were
tern after- leaving the rails
of a Northern Pacific freight
Assessor Defends
Budget Rc
'llCPiliill
,. f i -;
County, Assessor, Ray Sehut
macner, made a long and vig
orous defense of his IBtU-BZ
budget , request this morning
oeiore - tne jacKson county
budget committee. . , The . re
quest' .totals $153,886. a $20.-
682 increase over the, item for
the , 1960-61 fiscal year..;, .',''
He. angrily denied a rumor
repeated by County Commis
sioner .. Chester Weridt , that
two. girls In the assessor's, -of
fice do nothing but check on
the . efficiency . of other,, em
ployees in the office. , - it
, If you want to believe all
the rumors flying around the
courthouse well, you should
come into the offloe and just
see what vye are .doing," Schu
macher snapped,,;' ,
Wendt . replied t h it an
budget committee member he
has a right to question any
practice which affects , t h e I
budget of a, county office.
; Schumacher sa id he .did
have two women employees
check' on, the production of
the other employees, but that'
this takes comparatively little
of their, time, ,He '. said It- is
necessary to maintain the effl
ciency of his, office; -; - ; ; . 1 1 , ,
Too Many Reports '')"
Committee member A. C.
(Archie) Pierce said he had
learned, in the auto freight
business that too many reports
become confusing. Committee
Chairman Arnold Bohnert said
after an employee had worked
for ., the , assessor , for V a , few
months he should have a good,
idea .'of 'what his "capacity . is!
and whether, he , wor.'tf up. to:
that capacity.'.' i
i!, The , .bulk of the-, $20,682'
budget Increase "is. for salary
increases under the - revised
merit pay scale and the hiring
oi new employees. Schumach
er estimated that he had. a 60
per- cent turnover among his'
12 appraisers this year. They
left for better jobs, mostly, the
assessor . said. One left for
health reasons. It takes more
people to replace skilled,, ex
perienced help,- Schumacher
explained.. ,'.,,',',"' ' . ,
Main Increases "it J
' Other main- increases are:
printing and supplies $3,200,
a $2,200 increase; timber ap
praisals, - $9,000 (new item);
assessor's 'and deputies' trav
el, $8,000; up $1,000; machin
ery and equipment mainte
nance, $2,900, up $400; educational-
Drosram. 11.000. ud
1400. ' ;.v:-..
' I ..rm.1- i , j. il. ,
Afiia niieraoon uie cudgel
committee was scheduled to
hear the library, board con
tract request, review the sher
iffs miscellaneous budget and
meet again - with Mrs. Kay
Crowell, supervisor of the
Jackson County Juvenile de
partment and detention home,
,in this wreck ; derailed in the
train Sunday
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ToPrivafd
1 By A, -ROBERT SMITH :
::: , - . Mall Tribune , , ;
Washinstpn .'Corresependeni',
- Washington Sen:, Wayne
Morse has' jeclded to :jttafe a
showdown lnCongress' and in
the courts-on the ticklish con
stitutional question of - whethr
er the federal government can
legally extend Joans to private
SChOOlS. ' : . ' . '.: .. '
The Kennedy administra
tion has submitted.. - legal
brief to Morse's subcommittee
on education which takes the
position - that such loans are
in violation of the first
amendment of . the Constitu
tion. .. Senator Morse,' thinks
otherwise. .'- '
Consequently, he has Intro-
To Be Reviewed
-' Ashland The Ashland city
council ordinance committee
will review city purchasing
policy, at the council meeting
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ln the
council chambers. :
. Questions . regarding how
bids were obtained for city
purchases were raised , at the
March 21 council meeting. At
that -time; the council recom-
mened a review of purchasing
policy. ,.. --- '.' . ' Vr; ' ! 1 -'
:. In other action, .the council
is - Scheduled consider two
ordlances-o-ne calling for is
suance of Bancroft bonds to
coyer costs of last year's curb
ing and paving program: The
other -will deal with sending
delinquent assessments, to, the
county assessor's office for
collection.'.'- .' ,-'-"''
Bidding on the sale :pf the
city warehouse on the corner
of. First ndfC sts.ewiilf be
opened.', i:'- ; -vr, 'v'
John Birch's
Disagrees With Critics of
. Alhambra, Calif. (BID A
wartime comrade of John
Birch, after whom the contro
versial anti-Communist John
Birch Society was named, dis
agreed Sunday with a Montana-
broadcaster who said
Birch was shot and killed by
a Chinese Communist officer
during a personal argument
and there was J'no glory'1 In
his death. ,
"Certainly John was Just as
much a hero as any - other
American who died for his
country," said William Pi
Weiss, now an Army reserve
lieutenant colonel. He said he
"prepared" the Office of Stra
tegic Services mission on
wtjjch Birch was killed In Chi
accident.
(UPI Telephoto)
Seek
duced with: Sen;'1 Joseph Clark
(D-Pa.) a separate bill provid
ing long - term,' ', lnterestbear-1
schools. He will hold hearings
on' this bill: April 17 and 18
and then try to get the Senate
to-pass it.s';:',;,.;SjSjf:V; w
He motes that one,, feature
of his bill authorizes- a tax
payer to bring a. suit against
the government for engaging
in the loan program. Th)s, he
explains, is. designed tosassure
a speedy test by the Supreme
court, thereby settling the le
gal issue once and for all,
Morse said in a Senate
speech that many others wish
to avoid this religious issue,
but he wishes to meet ii head
on and get It settled and "be
hind us" because "it Is not
good for; our body politic to
have this highly controversial
and emotional Issue repeated
ly raised' in this country. It
tends to split the nation."
-The Oregon senator read a
letter from a Harvard - law
professor, Mark DeW. Howe,
supporting the constitutional
ity of loans to private schools,
providing they weren't used
for building chapels Or other
solely religious uses.
'. (Continued on Page SA)' '
WEATHER , .
r ORKC AST: Pair tonliht - antf
Tuesday txeept for morning
cloudlaeii, SUghtlr cooler. Low
tonight 31. Hlf ft Tuciday 15.
..-. Temp.
HlfhMt Yeiterday 71
Lowcit this Mor nine ..t,.,.,.irii
Our: Skies Tonight :
Sunset today .
Sunrise tomorrow .
, ;t)o a.m.
Moonrlso tonight B !9 r.i
Last QuaTter April
PROMINKNT STARS
Higei, leu v.,,
lit o.m.
Betelgeuse, high ' above Rigel.
The a brlaht stars on a lino
be
tween Detelgeuse and Rlgcl
form the Belt of Orion, the
Giant 'Hunter.
Wartime Comrade
na in 1945, 10 days after the
end of World War IL t
.Birch , was 3 regarded by
founders of the society that
bears his name as "the first
victim" of the Communists. '
Weiss said he disagreed
with 'Joseph S. - Sample, - a
radio broadcaster in Billings,
Mont., who said Saturday that
he knew Birch in China and
Birch died because he was
"arrogant" and tried to bluff
his way out of dangerous
confrontation with a group of
Chinese Communists.
Weiss said "Birch was the
first American martyred by
the Communists . .'' He was
an unfortunate victim of par
ticular circumstances." ' '
still another wartime
Conference With
Macmillan Slated
Rest of Week ;
Pari Visit Only
' Item on Agenda , '
Palm Beach, Fla.-IUPD-PresI- ,
dent' Kennedy, accompanied
by his wife,, will visit Franca
next month at the invitation
of President Charles de Gaulle .
for a three-day state visit and
discussion of a broad range
of problems Involving their
two nations, the White House
announced today. : :.
.The Paris invitation to the
President apparently stemmed
from troubles In Laos and The
Congo and French-U.S. diver
gence on tother policies. It fol-
lowed ' extensive discussion
among Kennedy, de Gaulle
and their ambassadors. "
Modified' Stale Vli4t :
The Kennedys will arrive
In Paris May 31 and remain
through June 2' In, what wa
described as a. "modified'!
state visit. This meant soma,.
of the ceremonies involved In
such a visit will be dispensed '
with to permit de Gaulle and
Kennedy greater opportunity .
ta discuss business.
The chief executive s first .
official visit to Europe was an
nounced '. simultaneously in
Paris and Palm Beach as Ken
nedy prepared to fly back to
Washington Tuesday for con
ferences the remainder of the
week with British Prime Min
ister Harold Macmillan, ,
Only France at Present r
- Press Secretary Pierre Sa
linger, declined to discuss tVa
possibility that visits to Lon
don, Bonn and Rome might be
added to. the French trip He
said the meeting in Paris was
the only item on the Kennedy
overseas agenda at present,
West German ' Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer is due in
Washington April 11 and was
expected , to urge Kennedy to
include Bonn on nis way-iun
ltlneraryS- ., -
The' President's ' first trip
outTof the country, according
to -present- plans will, be to
Ottawai probably In mia-May,
to address the Canadian par
liament. : This trip originally
had been set for sometime In
the first half of June; but ii
being advanced because of the
visit to France, : . f ; . j.
Congressman Dumb
Schedules Talks i
Congressman Edwin R. Dur
no, Medford,' 'will visit
throughout southern Oregon
this week. : , J
.. Tuesday: he, is scheduled to
speak at the noon meeting of
Rotary club at the Rogue Val
ley Country club. Wednesday
he will attend the 7:30 a.m.
breakfast meeting of the legis
lative committee of the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce,
and at noon that day he will
ad.ess the Kiwanis club at
the ' Rogue Valley country
ClUb.. . :M .'::',:. i -.
, . Thursday and Friday, Con
gressmen and Mrs. Durno will
visit, in Reedsport and Coos
Bay.. A talk in Ashland .1
planned 'but has not been
scheduled, the ' congressman
said today. : - .
The couple plans to return
to Washington, D.C., Sunday.
April 9. , : ' '
Pump School Slated
For Area Firemen
Central ' Point i- A pump
school for firemen of all de
partments In the southern Or
egon area will open tonight
at the Central Point rural fira
station; vfii .; ;
The school is expected to
run nightly for:)two weeks.
Sessions after tonight will be
at the Central Point rural fire
protection district's station at
White City'i , : " : "J l'
The school Is sponsored by
the state department of voca
tional education. -'Earl All
bright will' be Instructor. He
will give training on all type
of pumps used In fire fighting.
Soldier,
associate of Birch was quoted
today as saying Birch "didn't
die the hero he was supposed
to have dle2." ! 1
.v.The Fort Worth Star-Tele-gram
quoted ' Gus Krause,
Pasadena, . Calif., as saying
Birch put the Chinese' officer
who shot him in a position
"where he almost had to shoot
him to save face among his
group."
"The men of the OSS patrol
agreed that if he would have
kept his mouth shut, he would
have been all right," Krause
was quoted. '."I have often
wondered why - the . society
chose his name because many
men have done a lot more In
the - fight against commun-"
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