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Russians Confident of Ability To Control Space Fl ig hi By PHIL NEWSOM the progress of Maj. 'Yuri Gagarin's history making flight even while he still was in orbit. - - . The Russians never have described any space failures, and official announcement of other projects always have been withheld until all risk was past.' Today , was different. Moscow Radio's initial an nouncement dramatically con cluded: ' "He is still in orbit." Then came the . announce ment that the "cosmonaut" was flying over Africa. He re ported: ' "Flight is normal. I am withstanding well the state of weightlessness." Over South America: "Flight proceeding normal ly." v Then the news that he was returning to earth and the emotional welcome from the announcer: . . "Mother earth is awaiting you with outstretched arms, first cosmic traveler." American scientists congrat ulated the Russians on anoth er "first" in. space, but made no effort to hide their disap pointment that the United States had trailed in another achievement which, aside from its scientific value, was bound to have an enormous worldwide psychological ef fect. - Scarcely had the first space man returned to earth than the Communist propaganda mills began grinding. The official press and radio plugged it as a demonstration of the superiority of commu nism over capitalism.- ' Said the East German Com munist news agency: 'The technical miracle was brought about by workers, en gineers and scientists whose hearts' were filled with the glorious doctrine of the inter national proletariat and who worked according to dialecti cal principles." A Soviet government state ment said the achievement "inspires all Soviet people to fresh feats in the construc tion of communism." In concluded: "Let us end the armament race. Let us bring about uni versal and complete disarma ment under strict internation al control." The scientific break-through had been forecast two days ago by Henry Shapiro, chief of the United Press Interna-, tional bureau in Moscow., On April 10, he reported that reliable but unofficial sources told him the Russians ; may have put the first man into orbit and returned him. An air of expectancy .hung ; over Moscow. Shapiro said many persons in Moscow are convinced that another manned . flight into space was attempted Friday and there was speculation that something may have gone wrong, ' . UPI Foreign Nawi Analyst Almost from the moment of launching the Russians exhib ited supreme confidence in their ability to control the first spaceman's -flight and re turn him safely to earth. In an unprecedented per formance Moscow Radio broke into its programs to report School Budget Approved For District 549C The Medford school district budget committee last night approved a 1961-62 proposed general fund budget totaling $4,047,728. The total ' is $154,160.01 more than this year's operat ing budget, an increase of about 4 per cent. The increase is commensurate with an ex pected 4 per cent increase in the number of students in the district next school year. A public hearing on the pro posed budget will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 5, in the school administration office. An election on the amount outside the 6 per cent limita tion will be held Thursday, May 25. The amount of the budget outside the 6 per cent limitation is $2,070,805.95. Most of the increase in the operating budget next year is in salaries for instruction. The salary total is $2,621,444, an increase of $200,183. Several factors account for the rise in instruction salaries: Plans To Organize Packing House Workers Revealed The Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Warehousemens Union, Local No. 962, said today that it is attempting to organize local packing house workes, and plans to petition for a, National Labor Relations board election . in the "near future." ''.. . " -' - Bob Shaw, secretary-treasurer of the Teamsters union, told the Mail Tribune that the ' workers themselves are seek ' ing 'UnioYT' drganteationr'-Ef-forts to organize them have been under way for about six weeks, he said. Shaw estimated that from 3,000 to 3,500 workers would come under the union during the peak fruit-packing season, but this would dwindle to about 150 in the off-season. Included in the organizing at- tempt are packers, sorters and other year-round and part time workers in the packing houses, according to Shaw. Directed to Packing Homes Shaw emphasized that the organizing attempts are direct ed only toward workers in the packing houses, not agri cultural nor orchard workers. Union organizing cards are being circulated among the workers by the workers them selves, Shaw said. He declined to estimate how many work ers have signed the cards to date, but pointed out that the union should be ready to peti tion the NLRB for elections in the various packing houses in the near future. N When the NLRB has receiv ed the union's petition, it will determine whether 30 per cent ' of the affected workers have signed urjion organizing cards. If they have, the NLRB will call for an election in the various plants. If the union wins the election it will then become the bargaining agent for the workers. The last attempt to .organ ize packing-house workers was ' in the late 1940s. At that time the union lost an NLRB elec tion, and no attempt has been made to organize the workers ; since then until recently. . Others Organized Medford is' the only area of the state where packing house workers are not organized, ac cording to Shaw. Workers in such places as Eugene, Salem and Hood River, have been organized for a number of vpars Shaw said Teamsters offi cials met with a group of workers last week at the re quest of the workers to ex . plain what the union could do for them. Future meetings are planned. The chief reason that the workers want to be organized, Shaw said, is because of . wages. He called their wages "sub-standard" as compared to similar operations elsewhere in Oregon and in Washington. Shaw said management is already opposing the organi - zation attempts, and he pre dicted that this opposition will increase in the near future. The Teamsters official said the attempt to organize "is not a big campaign." He added: "We are more or less letting " the people do it on their own." 1. Increased salaries provid ed in the salary schedule on a regular increment basis. This increment totals $79,600. 2. Additional salary money for 15 new teachers to handle an expected increase of 350 students, and two special edu cation teachers. This amounts to an $85,000 addition in the budget. ' 3. The addition of two part-f time counselors at the junior high schools. 4. Shifting half of two prin cipals' salaries to instruction "because they serve as part- time teachers. This is a re classification item. Revise Salary Schedule The budget committee ap proved a revised salary sched ule for teachers which pro vides increased salaries in the initial probationary period to attract beginning teachers. All other teachers will receive regular salary schedule incre ments. Increases in six operating fund classifications, and de creases in seven other classifi cations were approved. Classifications in which in creases were approved; the total amount, and the increase are: Instruction, $2,843,416, an increase of $217,179; pupil transportation services, $122, 671, increased $26,827; opera tion of plant, $339,126, in creased $49,464.50; fixed charges, $223,890, increased $7,905; food services, $23,079, a new classification; and com munity services $3,829, in creased $1,013. Decreases Noted . Decreases : were noted in seyen classifications: ; Administration, $66,021, de creased $5,644; attendance services for public schools, $770, decreased $180; health service's' f dr''pUblic' " schools,' $17,794, decreased $3,596; maintenance of plant, $254, 440, decreased $27,947.08; stu dent body activities, nothing budgeted, decreased $7,150; capital outlay, $119,992, de creased $110,390.41; and pay ments to other school' districts, $12,700, decreased $12,400. Many of the increases and decreases in general fund items are due to reclassifica tion in the budget form. The large reduction in capital out lay is the elimination of sev eral projects. The budget committee also approved a bond Interest and redemption fund totaling $479,089.94, which is $15, 919.53 less than this year's fund, and the school lunch fund totaling $273,444.29, for which there is equal revenue. Demo Committee To Meet Tonight Final plans for the 11th annual Roosevelt Memorial dinner, which will be held Saturday, April 15, will be discussed at a meeting of the Jackson County Democratic Central committee at 8 o'clock tonight at the Labor temple. U.S. Sen. Frank Church Idaho, will speak at the Me morial dinner. Former Idaho residents planning to attend the dinner and wishing reser vations for the special Idaho table are asked to notify Mrs. Hugh Freil, executive secre tary. All Democrats holding ticket money for the event have been asked to turn in proceeds to Mrs. Friel at to night s meeting. Mrs. Thomas Rutter, chair man of the county home rule study committee, will speak at tonight's meeting. She will give a report on work done by the committee to date. A question and answer period will follow. Schumacher Becomes While qf Office County Assessor Ray J. Schumaker is in Sacred Heart hospital today for ob servation and treatment. He became ill in his office at the courthouse yesterday afternoon. Dr. A. Erin Merkel made the preliminary exami nation, and contacted Schu macher's private physician, who ordered him to the hos pital. VACATION ENDS . Palm Springs, Calif. (UPD Former President Dwight D Eisenhower ends his desert vacation tonight. I '"-ft . Sf t V A v i ." t Us " x . 1 I ," ijf ' V. I I il I "J "i. I I . - v V I "9 f,(-.t:k: v i I rv. V 'X ? . .-1 V '.XL ' ' '-v if')' . Un- K' A pp - 2 t'T Mi :f-V 1 -It iiilifla ORBITS EARTH Shown above is Russia's Yuri Gagarin who, accdrding tto- Tass, successfully orbited the earth and returned safely, Gagarin was the first man to break thoough the space' barrier ana': fly above tne confines of tne earuvs atmosphere. V. "' (UPI . Radiotelephoto) D Siays Em e rg enty Funds May Be Used For tines to Lakes Jackson countv cannot use emergency funds for cohstruc tinn nf hnat niers at Howard Prairie and Emigrant lakes, according to an opinion given tn the cnuntv court bv District Attorney Alan Holmes today. Dock sections have been constructed, but the anchored pier sections are yet to be pnnstructed. Countv Engineer Robert J. Carstensen estimat ed labor costs and materials at $400 if old county bridge timbers can be used. Emereencv funds could be used for installation of elec triff: nnwer olants at Howard Prairie and for water and sanitary facilities at Emigrant lake, the district auorney stated. Cost of Power Plant Estimated cost of the Dower plant, including the installa tion and wiring, is $6,000, and the water and sanitary facilities, $5,500, according to a letter from Robert J. Keeney, Jackson county parks and recreation commission chairman. , Rpnresenatives of the Cali fornia Oregon Power compa ny have been discussing tne possibilities with the county court of running power trans mission lines to Hyatt and Howard Prairie lakes and Willow lake near Butte Falls. No cost estimates have been established,, according to a (Jopco oinciais. Holmes advised the county court tn declare an emergen cy, explain the circumstances, and enter this information in to the minutes. If this is an situation. . it may be possible to bypass public bidding on tne neeoeu power, water and sanitary facilities even though the purchase WEATHER FORECAST: Considerable clou diness but occasional clearlng periodt tonight and Thursday. Scattered showers Thursday. Cooler. Low tonlcht 35. Hi(h Thursday 55. Temp. Highest Yesterday 70 Lowest This Morninr . .. 43 Free, to 10 a.m. Today .02 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today :49 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 9:34 a.m. Moonrlse tomorrow .. 5:00 a.m. New Moon . . Friday night V1SIBLF. PLANETS Mars, In the west ...10:07 p.m. Jupiter and Saturn, in the southeast 3:54 a.m. (Pollux Is the star right above Mars; Altalr Is the ftar well above Jupiter and Saturn. 1 price is more than $1,500, the district attorney wrote. Noies Use of Lakes In the opinion, Holmes not ed that 12,000 persons used Emigrant lake during a recent week end. April 22 is the opening of fishing season and the Howard Prairie recreation area, was turned over to the county after the 1980-61 budg et was formulated. The opinion resulted from Keeney's letter noting that the county court had not yet tak en action to provide needed facilities, and that emergency funds may be required. The roads at Willow and Howard Prairie lakes have been improved. The parking lot at Howard Prairie has been expanded and the boat launching ramp has been ex tended into the boat basin, Carstensen reported. Hearing Date Set For Ashland Budget Ashland May 3 will be the date for a public hearing on the 1961-62 general fund budget for the Ashland school district. The preliminary budget prepared by the school board and district budget committee totals $1,303,275, an increase of $197,086 over this year's figure. The hearing will follow the annual school elections' May 1, and will be held in the distict administration build ing at 8 p.m. The school board accepted resignations of four teachers at its meeting. They were from Doris Henderson, girls physical education instructor at Ashland High school; Mrs. Gloria Thorpe, third grade teacher at Briscoe school; Mrs. Marsha Ferte, second grade teacher at Briscoe, and Ruth Esther Hill, junior high school librarian. Approval was granted for offering nine contracts for teachers for next year. OSC PROFESSOR DIES New Delhi (UPD Dr. Joseph S. Butts, 57, professor of bio chemistry at Oregon State College, Corvallis, Ore., died Sunday of an infection con tacted while on a field trip in South India. jKUSSI A CI ill EII1S Regional Edition Medford 20 PAGES JFKr Adenauer Discuss Unity Of NATO Allies Washington - IBPD - Presi dent Kennedy and West Ger man Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer today discussed means for "achieving greater unily" among the North Atlantic al lies. Kennedy and Adenauer dis cussed NATO in a 90-minute conference the first of a series of meetings between the two leaders at the White House. In summarizing the first round of talks, the White House said the parley dealt generally with problems in volving NATO. But White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said they "also en gaged in a general review of world problems." Salinger described the meet ing as "a personal discussion" attended only by: Kennedy, Adenauer,- Secretary of State Dean Rusk -and West German Foreign Minister Henrich von Brentano and their interpret ers. . . , Hopes for Backing In the discussions, Kennedy hoped to win German backing for his, proposal calling for a considerable build-up in the conventional forces of the Eu ropean members of NATO. In return, he was ready to prom ise some effort to give other NATO members a share' in control of nuclear weapons power. Salinger said there would be a "larger meeting Thurs day morning" at which other aides would be present. Board Approves Three Candidates Three candidates for elec tion to the school board were approved by the Medford board last night. One board member will be elected for a five-year term at the general school election May 1, The candidates are Dr. Da vid C. Boals, 34 Glen Oak ct., Medford; Gerald M. (Jerry) Gastineau, 2647 Eastover Ter race dr., Medford; and Lerby J. Smith, 1015 Whitman ave., Medford. Board Chairman Edward Branchfield is not seeking re election. Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield, superintendent, reviewed leg islative measures relating to education, and reported on progress of a study of new high school needs in the dis trict. Russ Acheson, assistant su perintendent, reviewed prog ress on the high school physi cal education addition, noting that it is almost complete Two classrooms in the addi tion are now being used, and two others are ready to use, The board voted to sched ule commencement exercises in the Medford High school stadium because of limited indoor facilities. The exercises were held in the stadium last June. One teacher resignation was accepted, and 16 teachers were elected by the board. Criminal Libel Trial Postponed Hillsboro -4UPD- Mrs. Audrey Henry, Lake Oswego, who was scheduled to go on trial here April 17 on charges of political criminal libel in con nection with pre-election ma terial circulated against State Sen. Monroe Sweetland has had her trial postponed until May 1. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1961 Senate Approves Billboard Measure Bv 25 To 2 Vote Salem-IUPB-A bill to clean away many of the billboards along Interstate Highways 99 and 30 passed the Senate 25-2 today. It would qualify .he state for some $600,000 in fed eral bonus funds. Petition Opposing Road Submitted The county court this morn ing took under advisement a resolution from the Eagle Point Parent Teachers , asso ciation opposing conversion of the Medco logging railroad right of way to a log truck road. ;V; v " .. U:-:'i-j-v The county court Indicated it '-was-outside the- court' jurisdiction since the pro posed logging road is k pri vate one.- A letter, from Medford Lawyer Ben Day said the PTA has strong personal con cern over, -the Proposed Jog ging .road and the general public would be adversely af fected if the logging road should become estabished. He requested the county court s assistance in preventing the conversion.- ' : ' Day lis ! representing the Jackson County Home Own ers' Protective association, consisting of a group of resi dents along the proposed road right of - way which opposes the road. The resolution, declared the road would be a public nuisance and- dangerous for school' busses and school children using the many pub lic roads intersecting with the proposed log truck road. Bloodmobile Gets 'Poor Response' The poorest ' response in years to a Bloodmobile visit was the way Red Cross offi cials described this week's vis it of the unit to Medford,. Only 170 pints of blood were collected during the two day -visit. The visit was an experiment, according to Mrs. J. W. Burba, blood program chairman, with evening and morning hours scheduled well as afternoon hours. . The quota for the visit was 300 pints. The next visit will be in June. : - Box Score of Space Launchings Washington (UPD The pace box, scorei Satellites and probes to date: U.S. 40, Russia IS. Still in earth orbit: U.S. 21, Runia 1. In solar orbit: U.S. 2, Rutiia 2. Still transmitting: U.S. 9, Russia none. Lunar Impact: ' Russia I, U.S. none. Men launched into orbit: Runia 1, U. S. none. Retrievals of spacecraft from orbltt U.S. 4, Russia 4. Note: U.S. Explorer X is Included among craft still in earth orbit although it may have reentered the at moiphere and burned up. Space officials are not yet certain about its fate. 56th The measure, SB235, is a companion to another bill, SB233, which would create a scenic area commission, in cluding representatives of the billboard industry, to police highway : signs along state highways. , Both - now must receive House action. Directional Markers The interstate bill, : based on federal laws, would permit directional and official mark ers, signs, advertising activity within 12 miles, and signs of special interest to the public such as restaurant, motel and piling station advertisements, ! Jljlmlted billboard advertis ing also would be allowed on certain stretches. The two measures .i were drafted with the support of highway advertisers' them selves after a ballot proposal to wipe away, virtually all highway signs was beaten last year. ! Rep'. , Grace Peck said her committee on health and wel fare was to meet this after noon to' vote out . the go ver- nor s- $13 million medicare program. The Association of Oregon Counties submitted an amendment that would make county ' Participation permis sive, not mandatory. A spokes man said counties don't have the money, about $1.7 million, Commerce Approved - The House State and Fed eral Affairs Committee ap proved . the governor's com merce department bill, part of government reorganization. Meanwhile, public power advocates Tuesday cried "monopoly" and said a Sen ate - approved bill would strangle people's utility dis tricts to the advantage of pri vate power. r The House Planning and Developing , Committee was urged to kill SB487 which would let the public utility commissioner ratify private agreements between utilities on what areas they want to serve. Hatfield Proposes Industrial District Astoria - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield today proposed es tablishment of a Lower Co lumbia River Industrial dis trict. He made the nroDosal during a talk as Astoria hon ored the descendants ol its founder on Astoria's 150th birthday. ' Hatfield laid prospects of low cost power had stimulated renewed interest In the Pacific Northwest among electro-process Industries and other heavy industrial users of pow er. He said active inquiries about possible plant sites had been received from four such firms in the past few months. ' Hatfield said the Lower Columbia area had the po tential to meet site require ments but had few good sites now ready to show prospec tive new industry. The need, he said, was for an organization or agency to develop and carry out a plan to create good sites. He sug gested as possibilities a Low er Columbia Port Authority a Lower Colombia Develop ment Corporation, or an as sociation of existing ports, local governmental units and Chambers of Commerce in Clatsop and Columbia counties. Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 18 U.S. Officials Long Resigned To Russian Feat Washington (UPD U.S. offi cials have, been resigned for more than two years to the probability that Russia would be the first nation to put a man in orbit. ' - The announcement that tne Soviet Union now has achieved this goal surprised them only to the extent that the Russians were not able to do It sooner. American space officials had anticipated that Russia would get a man in space last year. They long have credited the Russians with the skills and necessary rocket power. and believe they have been working toward that end at least since 1955. The United States does riot exDcct to nutione .of Its Mer- 1 cury astronauts In orbit be- Unr.Blate this year or early ;'ln 1962.. Test Hop First First, this county must com plete a series of preliminary steps. These will Include brief rocket hop down the At lantic missile range , by an astronaut some time next month and the -launching of a chimpanzee into orbit later this year. The United States, however regretful that the first man in orbit was a Russian, will go ahead with its Mercury' pro gram. Officials consider it the absolutely vital first step to ward later attempts to send men to the moon or planets. When the Mercury project became an official program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 27 months ago, officials warned that Russia probably would get a man up first. They were oonvinced of this probability on Nov. 3, 1957, when the Russians put the dog Laika in orbit aboard Sputnik II. Laika was sent up for the express purpose df testing the effects of weightlessness and other novel space conditions. Big Rocket Booster . ' According to. Dr. Hugh U. Dryden, NASA's deputy di rector, the Russians have been performing all of their space spectaculars with a basic rocket booster generating about 800,000 pounds of thrust. . ' Using it, they have put Into orbit spacecraft weighing more than seven tons. This country will not be able to match that performance until 1064 when the Saturn rocket will become operational. The Saturn booster will have 1.5 million pounds of thrust. . . . - The first Mercury astronaut will be put in orbit by an Atlas Inter-continental ballis tic missile developing only 360,000 pounds of thrust less than half the power of today's Russian boosters. ' No Orchards Heated In Area Early Today ; Orchard heating has eased off the last two days with light heating early Tuesday morning, and no heating this morning. Low temperature eaily to day was estimated at 38 de grees. In his preliminary fote east, William Rogers, of the fruit frost forecast service predicted brief light firing during clear periods tonight and early tomorrow morning. He forecast a 30-degree low in the coldest places. Tuesday morning the low temperature in ' the coldest places was 29 degrees. Firing started at 4 a.m. and stopped at daybreak. Cosmonaut Orbits Earth; Lands in Designated Spot Flight Consumes Hour, 48 Minutes ' Moscow - (UPD - Russia won the man-in-space race today by shooting a young air force officer around the world in a space ship and bringing him back alive. The Soviet Union announc ed that Maj. Yuri Gagarin, 27, the father oftwo children, had orbited the earth in a five-tori .space ship on a flight that took one hour and 48 minutes;: In that' brief span, hardlv more than the time of a train trip from New York to Phila delphia,, man broke the bar rier to space travel and raced closer to the eventual goal of flights to, other planets. - . Soviet :'Premicr N 1 k 1 1 a ' Khrushohev messaged Gagarin your deed' which-will be re membered down the centuries as an example of courage, gal- ""'"J - a.iv - iiuruiaill 111 UIQ name M ser'Vlce to mankind." Kennedy Sends . Congratulations ; " President Kennedy in Wash ington said:' "The achievement by the U. S. S., R. in orbiting a man and returning him safe ly to the ground, is an out-' standing technical accomplish- ment. We congratulate tho- Soviet scientists and engineers who made this feat possible."- The first space man himself was, quoted by Moscow Radio as saying: "The realization of' man's J)?ht into. space opens up grandiose prospects in the ' conquest of space by man kind." As the nsw spread throuch Moscow crowds swarmed into the streets in the wildest dis play of jubilation seen here since Nazi Germany collapsed May 8, 1945. Snowfall Ceases Celebrants paraded throueh the main streets, children were dismissed from school, radios and television sets pro claimed the news over and over. Snow that had been fall- -lng on Moscow ceased, and the sun came out. Gagarin made the e d 1 e Journey .in' what was called a "stepped-lying position, with his torso on the ship's floor and with his legs in a chair like device. , After he alighted from the craft, Gagarin, whose last name means "wild duck", said he felt fine.' . i The actual orbiting time was announced - as 89.1 minutes for the trip of more than 20, 000 miles at heights ranging from 109 to 187 miles over the earth In the space ship named Vostok (East). '...,. In Constant Touch The craft was controlled, from the ground all the way, and the Soviet scientiest said they were in touch with the ! Cosmonaut, - as the Russians call him, by radio and televi- sion all the" way. The addi tional time given for the trip apparently covered landing time, And although it was an- . nounced Gagarin returned to a predetermined spot in the Soviet Union, it was possible his takeoff and arrival sites were widely separated. CPRFPD Approves Budget After Hearing Central Point Central Point! rural fire protective ; district budget committee, fol lowing a public hearing last night, approved the district budgfit for the 1961-1962 fis cal year. The amount Is $33,188 which Is within the 6 per cent statutory limitation. It com pares to $31,458 budgeted lor the current year. . . ' "' &
