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for Laos Sett Mem! mm Hatfield Supports omoletion Regional Edition Medford 44: Pages I 1 If) lika.isi?'-. 'i4az i iVhi 'mi mm ifrtfu. HOSPITAL WING Construction of the new 70-bed wing . of Rogue Valley hospital; shown above, is now about 20 per cent complete, 'as .the bright-colored 'beams and girders begin to loom into the sky. About 20 men are currently i erecting the steel work which should be finished in , Christian Named Committee Head ; Frank Christian, Talent, was elected chairman of the coun ty's new stray animal com mittee last night, although he is not yet. a member of the appointed group. Christian was' elected to the position by nine members of the committee after the 10th member, Eugene V. Hunt, Medford, had submitted a let ter of resignation. " County Commissioner Edwin Taylor, an ex-officio member, said today that he had ad vised the advisory committee that Christian could not serve as chairman unless he is ap pointed to the committee by the county judge. The 10 mem bers were appointed by Coun ty Judge Earl Miller last Fri day to consider the county's stray small animal problem, especially involving cats. 1 Dr. W. W. Weller, Ashland veterinarian, was elected vice chairman, and Mrs. R. G. Ta ber, 10 Knoll Crest dr., was named secretary. Dr. Weller was asked to tabulate figures concerning cat disease in this area and present facts to the county court. The committee had ' been asked by the court to make a study of the problem and reoort findings so the court cculd decide future action. Damage Suit Filed By Grants Pass Man A $250 damage suit was filed against Jackson county Wednesday by a Grants Pass trucker whose truck was dam aged when a county bridge collapsed. The complaintant, John Davis, charges that the county was "careless and negligent in maintenance of the bridge" on East Evans Creek rd. which collapsed Aug. 12, 1960. Davis states that he expects to amend the complaint to in clude time the truck was un able to be used because of the accident. MAN FOUND DEAD Eugene (UPE Stuart G. Barrett, 76, Eugene was found dead at the foot of a drive way in West Eugene Wednes day. Officers were investigating. MEDFORD, OREGON, Senate Approves Bill To Curb Move Of Welfare Office Salem - ItJPD - Defying Gov. Mark Hatfield, the Senate late Wednesday approved and sent to his desk a bill designed to thwart him in moving State Welfare commission head quarters to Salem. HB1015 by Rep. Grace Peck (D-Portland) and others mostly Democrats - would establish Portland as perma nent headquarters of the com mission. ' Hatfield is expected to veto it. The Senate vote was 18-10 with opposition coming main ly from Republicans. But one Democrat, Sen. Thomas - R. Mahoney of Portland, de scribed the bill as a "futile effort" and tried unsuccess fully to rerefer it to committee.- , . :' . Sen, Melvin Goode (R-Al-bany) described it as a "pitch" by the Portland Chamber Of Commerce, which is concern ed about loss of jobs in that city. , Sen. William Grenfell Jr. (D-Portland) said two-thirds of the state's welfare cases are Boundary The long-smoldering dis pute involving the Phoenix school district's northern boundary at Barnett rd. came into the open again this week at a public hearing on the 1961-62 school district budget. Frank J. Van Dyke, attor ney representing a number of residents of the area which lies inside the boundaries of both the city of Medford and the Phoenix school district, reported today he had appear ed at the hearing to protest certain budget items. One of these, he said, was a sum of about $28,000 which was to pay for a school site for a new Phoenix district elementary school "within sight" of Hoover school, a part of the Medford system. "This is an utter absurdity, and a wholly unnecessary ex pense to the taxpayers of the Phoenix school district," Van Dyke declared. A majority of the people of h of Boaue Keioort THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1961 another 10 days,, according to .Hospital Administrator Charles Gustafson. Graff and James, Medford, are con-! tractors for the $1,119,000 addition. Another $400,000 will be spent for equipment and furnishings in the new wing, ; Gustafson said. Completion date is set for Jan. 1. . '' in the greater Portland area and state headquarters belong in Portland. Sen. Donald Hus band (R-Eugene) said these people go to the Multnomah County Welfare commission anyway and the county unit is not being disturbed. Those voting against the bill were Sens. Ahrens. Chapman, Francis, Goode, Hare, . Hus band, Mahoney, Newbry, White and Yturri. . The Senate fought for an hour over a $53,000 cut in the budget , of Dammasch State hospital before sending the bill to the governor without restoring the money. Yturri said if the funds were not restored, 'it would impair the Dammasch oper ation. ' : ' , He said the cut would elimi nate several positions and quoted the Board of Control as saying this-might mean the difference b e tween locked doors and open doors on some wards. Open doors is a new method t of psychiatric treat ment, but requires additional supervisors. Dispute Opens Again the area want to join the Med ford school district, Van Dyke said. It is a group of these he represents. , "Our offers for a compro mise have been rejected by the Phoenix school board," Van Dyke stated. "We have already conceded that Rogue Valley Manor, with its high assessed valuation, should in all fairness remain in the Phoenix district. But we be lieve that the logic, the eco nomics, and the justice of the situation all speak in favor of this area, with about 100 school-age children, join i n g the Medford system." He said he was refused a hearing to discuss the matter by the Phoenix school board last year. The matter has been before the county school reorganization committee, and is scheduled for ' a hearing April 25. The area which his group wants shifted from the Phoe-k Speedy 56th Year ' ' Price 1 0 Cents TRIBUNE No. 13 House Approves Pollution Bill Salem PJPB A controversy over a so-called strong water pollution bill failed to mater ialize in the House today and the bill passed unanimously and went back to the Senate for concurrence. The . Senate had put in words that objectors said would weaken the bill but the House took them out. . There was no debate. Rep. Leon Davis (R-Hillsboro) car ried the measure, saying it would increase powers of the State Sanitary Authority on water pollution. SB36 was the object of fight in the Senate when Sen. Robert Straub (D-Eugene) and others charged that inclusion of certain language would not give the authority additional powers it needs to accomplish stream cleanup. ' . . The: words objected to by some senators were that anti pollution facilities must be "technically practicable . and economically feasible." This, complaints said cities to tie the authority up in court over what this means The sanitary authority wanted these words out and industry and the City ' of Portland wanted them in. nix to the Medford district includes the area generally north of a line east along Charlotte Ann rd., which jogs north to keep Rogue Valley Manor in the Phoenix district, and then goes east again into the foothills. The most highly populated part of the district lies inside the Medford city limits. The proposed new boundary was designed to be fair to both districts, on the matter of assessed valuation, Van Dyke said, while at the same time allowing thos.e people whose children now attend Phoenix schools, at consider able transportation costs, to go to the much closer Med ford schools, as they desire. Efforts Rtjecied All efforts to obtain Phoe nix school board discussions of this proposal have been rejected, Van Dyke indicated. And it was because of this that he entered his protest at Governor Will Urge Agencies To Expedite Studies Report Could Go To Congress in 1962 . Salem-flJPmGov. Mark Hat field . advised a delegation from Jackson and Josephine counties today that he is giv ing full support to speedy completion of the Rogue river basin report. He told Ben Day, Medford attorney ' active in, working for Rogue river development, that he will urge state agen cies concerned to expedite their studies so they may be presented to the 87th con Kress. Represent atives of the Rogue basin flood control and water resource association say that with Hatfield's coopera tion and that of state agencies the report can be presented to congress in 1962 and will be included in the ominbus river and harbors bill. Those discussing the prob lem with Hatfield were Ben Hilton, chairman of the associ ation, also representing the Grants Pass Chamber of Com merce: Fayette Bristol of the Josephine county Isaak Wal ton league; George Field of Medford Chamber of Com merce; and Day, association attornev. ; The Rogue basin report is the result of a comprehensive study of all of the water re sources in the Rogue river basin. The final report is ex pected to include substantial fishery benefits. The plan also encompasses flood control, irrigation, rec reation and power develop ment. More Money To Administer O&C Lands Requested Washington - (UPB - The House Appropriations commit tee has been asked for an increase in administrative and management funds for O & C lands in. Oregon for the next fiscal year. Karl Landstrom, Bureau of Land Management administra tor, said in the year starting July 1 timber sale offerings from the revested railroad grant lands would apprqxl mate one billion board feet. Landstrom asked approval of a $3,450,000 administration and management fund for tne O&C lands, an increase of $269,000. He said this was needed because of an antici pated increase in the average cost of offering a given tim ber unit for sale. He also said BLM expects a step-up next year in handling of trespass cases. The estimated fiscal 1962 cut is about the same as the estimated cut for the current year which had an estimated sale price of $34.4 million. Estimated sale price for the fiscal 1962 cut was put at $34.5 million: . The committee was told the estimated offerings include 120 million board feet of sal vage and thinnings not chargeable' to the allowable cut. 'UPRISING' CURBED Havana - (UPD - The govern ment said today it had put down an "uprising" in Oricnte Province despite aid to anti Castro forces from the U.S Naval Base at Guantanamo. at Hearing the budget hearing. "We maintain the Phoenix board, by its determination to continue the status quo, de spite the changes which are occurring in the valley, is working an injustice against these taxpayers and parents, and also against the rest of the Phoenix district taxpay ers, who must pay the major share of the cost of a wholly unneeded new school. Van Dyke stated. He declared that the pro posed boundary change, while it would remove some assess ed valuation from the Phoe nix district, also would lower the district's costs compar ably, by reason of the fact that the 100 or so children changing districts would low er costs to the district, ' He again called upon the Phoenix school board to dis cuss the matter in good faith, for the benefit of all concerned. Development of Mt. Ashland Ski Resort Approved Decision Follows Site Evaluations A proposed ski resort - on Mt. Ashland, 15 miles south of Ashland, has been approv ed for development by Rich ard E. McArdle, chief of the forest service, Washington, D.C.. according to J. Herbert Stone, regional forester, Port land. Word of the decision was announced here earlier by Congressman Edwin R. Dur- no. The decision followed eval uation of four proposed loca tions In southern Oregon for winter sports development, Stone said. In addition to Mt. Ashland, forest service personnel stu died the Brown Mountain. Pelican Butte and Mt. . Mc- Loughlin sites. Snow condi tions, terrain, economic fac tors, and community - interest and benefits were considered before a recommendation fav oring Mt. Ashland was made- Stone said the issuance of a prospectus for the. develop ment of the area . by private capital this - summer will be dependent Upon assurance that adequate snow-plowing will be provided. Awarding Permit Awarding a permit to the best qualified bidder, will be made following prospectus ad vertising,' he added. ' - Forest service participation in the development of the winter sports area will include establishment of safety, sani tation and service standards for the area, and issuing a permit for construction and operation of the ski resort. Construction of a road to Mt. Ashland is made possible by the use of funds provided by the Association of O and C counties for development of recreation areas on nation al forests of western Oregon, Stone said. Final approval of' the use of O and- C association funds for the project is dependent upon Congressinal approval. he .added. i . Under Contract , 1 , Carroll E. Brown, forest supervisor, said the forest service has under contract an access road to within three miles of the proposed site, and a contract for construction of a road to connect with the lodge site is in the summer work program of the forest. Thomas J. Parker and as sociates, Ashland, have indi cated they would Install fa cilities costing an estimated $185,000 with provision for future expansion. Parker and other Interested valley resi dents have been promoting de velopment of a ski resort on Mt. Ashland. Mt. Ashland is 7,530 feet high, and would provide ski ing up to about nine months in a year, promoters indicat ed. Former Ashlanders Arrested for Arson A former Ashland couple and a 27-year-old son were arrested by state police arson squad officers in Bend Wed nesday and charged with first degree arson. They are Herman Evans, 57, his wife, Celestia C. Evans, 50, and his son, Cecil Norman Evans, 27. i The three were to be ' ar raigned in circuit court be fore Judge Edward Kelly this afternoon. Their arrest fol lowed an indictment by s Jackson county grand jury April 3 on evidence presented by the district attorney in volving a fire which damaged a house at 1307 Iowa St., Ash land. District Attorney Alan Holmes said today that the Evans' had been buying the house on contract from Mr. and Mrs. Clair A. Irwin, Ash land. Negotiations Said To Be at Standstill Negotiations between the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 418 and the Plumbers Employers associa tion were at a standstill today after an offer by the associa tion was refused Wednesday by the union. According to E. E. Bowers, chairman of the association, the association is now waiting to receive a counter proposal from the union. No further negotiations will be undertak en until some proposal is re ceived, he said. Approximately 45 . .union plumbers in Jackson and Josephine counties have not reported for work this week after their contract expired March 31. "I Was Hoping We Could Get Together Alone" 400 Rotarians Are Expecte d To Attend District Con Approximately 400 Rotar ians, representing the 26 Ro tary clubs- In district 511, are expected in Medford Sunday, April 9 for a three-day district conference. Fred R, Brennan, Medford club president, said the con ference will begin with a buf fet dinner for members and wives Sunday evening at Rogue Valley Country club, followed by fireside visits to homes of Rotarians in Med ford. ' - J. Edd McLaughlin, Ralls, Tex.,' president of Rotary In ternational, will be represent ed at the meeting by George Bill To Increase Legislah ure Sent To House Floor Salem (Ufp-r-The ; House Elections Committee Wednes day, sent a bill to; the House floor which Would ' increase the membership-of the legis lature from 90, to 98. The' measure," .introduced by , Rep. George Annala ID- Hood River) would add five representatives -and three sentors. - The bill would -have to be voted on by the people . in 1962. Annala's plan is a con stitutional amendment. Under the measure the ex tra representation would, go mainly to Eastern Oregon. Four Reprasniativi Every ' county but four would get at least four repre sentatives. Lane county would get one more and Mult nomah county two more sen ators. - Multnomah would lose one representative and this would go to Coos county. The repre sentative shared solely by Coos would go to Curry county. Annala said the plan would solve the conflict in the cur rent reapportionment strug gle because the constitution limits membership of the leg islature to 60 in the House and 30 in the Senate. P '"'1 l) S'y ( in- TAKES OATH Sen. Jean Lewis, left, takes Judge Wednesday. Behind 'Judge Long is the oath administered by Circuit Judge Don- Chief Justice William McAllister. Next to aid E. Long, second from left,, as she of-' Long, in the foreground Is Clrcut Judge HcaJJiy became Multnomah County Circuit Charles E. Redding. (UPI Telepoto) 'iM( frt i,h wiWTwt nee Chaffey, Vallejo, Calif., chair- man of the constitution and by-laws committee for Rotary International. He is deputy city superintendent of schools at Vallejo. Other Speakers ' -i Other speakers will be Ar thur F. Brlese, Hot Springs, Ark.; Dr. William C. Jones, president of the Eugene Ro tary club; and several foreign students from the University of Oregon. Orrin L. Brown is conference chairman. - . Sessions will be held at the country club. Special activi ties planned for women com ing to Medford for the event include a meeting at the Girls Community club at 10:30 a.m. Monday followed by a tour of the valley. A governor s ban quet will be held Monday night. .'.' ;'; ',:;"-''"': -; "' Rotarians will conduct busi ness sessions Mondav from-9 to li a.ni., " followed by lunch eon and an afternoon session Tuesday morning business ses sions will be followed by , the regular noon luncheon meet ing with Norman - L,; Easier, Portland attorney, as! main speaker.- The conference will adjourn at 1:0 p.m. - ,- ' A . total of ,1,674 "members belong to Oregon Rotary clubs in the district from Salem south. Loren Palmer ton, Klamath Falls, has been nomi nated to serve as governor of the district for 1961-62 and will take office July 1. He will be among more than 200 district governors representing some 10,700 clubs in 120 countries who will attend Rotary Interna tional's 1961 convention in Tokyo in May. WEATHER PORKCAST: Fair -through Fri day. Low tonight 32. Hlh Fri day 71. , -Temp. Illgheit Veiterday :. 8 Lowest Thli Morning 31 Our Skies Tonight - 8umet today 6:43 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... S:44 a.m. The Moon rises 12:37 a.m. tomorrow and rides low. Last Quarter April ' 8 PROMINENT STAR Arcturus, In the east 8-.5S p.m. VISIULE PLANETS Mars, In the west ....10:18 p.m Jupiter and Saturn, rise 3:07 a.m, (Mars is now about as bright as Halurn) -'-iUrV Moscow Reports Indicate Formal Cease Fire Near Kennedy, Macmillan Meet Aboard Yacht Washington - (UPD - British and American officials today discussed prospects for a last ing political settlement in Laos as indications mounted that Russia would agree to a formal cease fire. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Foreign Sec retary Lord Home met at the State Department to taiK about Laos and other matters involved in the conferences here between President Ken nedy and Prime Minister Har old Macmillan. ' Afternoon Meeting Macmillan and Kennedy scheduled a conference this afternoon aboard the presiden tial yacht Honey Fitz on tha Potomac river. Laos and oth er troublesome Issues were on the agenda. . Reports- from Moscow and from authoritative diplomatic sources here were that British, and Russian officials in the Soviet capital had virtually completed details .of a joint call for a truce in Laos. Informally Accepted ; Both sides In Laos have in formally accepted the idea of a ceare fire. The British and Russians were reported ask ing Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to call a meeting of. the International Control Commission for Laos (India, Canada and Poland) to police a , cease fire. In addition to Laos, offi cials, said Kennedy and Mac millan also were ready to dis cuss in general' terms - their position on Berlin and Ger many. Thev stronclv oddoso aoviei aemanas mai ine ai- "es agree to write separate peace treaties with East and West Germany. California Wanted , Man Arrested Here 1 ' j ' James Edward Blackwoll. 28, was arrested by Oregon.. State police officers about 8:35 o'clock this morning on Highway . 89 north of Rock Point' for. California authors tieSi''"!' ' .'""i," ,-,;';:. . According fo an all DointJ bulletin received last night,' Black well is wanted for ques tioning regarding an April 4 murder, in. tbe Long Beach area of Los Angeles county.'. Black well was lodged in the county Jail pending the arrival of California officers. Following ' a - telephone call from the homicide department of the Los Angeles sheriff's office, the woman with Black- well at the time of his arrest was also held for California authorities. The woman was identified as Cora N. Reed, 27. . With them was the woman's , 2-month-old child. Crater Lions Check Presented To Hospital A check for $4,307.82 was presented to Sacred: Heart hospital this morning for its building fund by Dave Frank lin, Crater Lions club presi dent. . The money was from the i television auction held recently by the club. : ' Receiving the check for the hospital were Sister Luke of the Savior, hospital adminis trator, and R. B. Thelrolf of the hospital board of direc tors. : -Tr J V)
