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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. 1861 ADOUT COUNTY HOME RULE MEDfORO MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE Committee Members Give for ?heir Reasons Vote ; (J (Editor's jiolt: This is th last in the ssrUs of sUUmsnis by Jaekion county homo ruU study eommltlM mtm btrt. The statements express th reasons why committee miitibiri voted as thay did in favoring or not favoring drawing up a noma rula ohartar for consideration by coun ty votari.) - i i i ' iii"' i IS, ',. r f. J --'J' ' I o J - " 1 , ' . , . . I ., U A. 4' , (. A AMxHmit mil P. O. HUMPHREYS JP. G. Humphrey, Jackson county home rule committee member from Medford, voted in favor of a charter draft, but with provisions, He recommended a hoard of five county supervisors, county administrator, election - of department heads with min imum qualifications set, a complete fiscal' department, combination of county engi neer-surveyor, assumption of constable duties by the sheriff, ' the district court handle ju diclal functions relating to county matters. ; "Oh the broad basis I have , outlined, I believe that b cahr tercan be drawn which would be Accepted by the electorate, and which will give the court ty j administrative body the latitude necessary to deal with the present and future prob- lems of a growing popula tion," Humphreys commented. "With the charter setting forth minimum qualifications for department heads to be elected and requiring coopera tion with the board of super visors as personified by state statute and such other duties as may be assigned by the board of supervisors, I be lieve that a workable form of county - government can ' be achieved. - "Should experience Indicate that the county administrator be replaced by a county man ager and -department heads appointed rather than elected, charter revision could be accomplished, m.u c h easier than , could , original adoption of a form of government so radically . departing from the one now. in effect," Hum phreys concluded. State May Remove Litter Barrels Salem Litter barrels, the familiar green drums placed conveniently at roadside turn outs along Oregon's highways, may be reduced in number or even eliminated entirely if certain present trends contUv ue, according to the Oregon state highway department. Some 700 of the barrels have been set out throughout the state to provide motorists with a place to empty bags and dispose of candy wrap pers, bottles and other trash accumulated during a trip. But inconsiderate residents Of some areas regard the bar rels as. their private "dis posals." and heap household garbage and other rubbish high' at the litter barrel Sites. They risk arrest and stiff fines by requiring highway main tenance men to be garbage collectors. Highway workers are faced with a choice leave the bar rels and keep them emptied, or remove them and spend their time oh the more import ant work maintenance of highways. - The barrels have been removed from sites where consistent mlsue has oc curred, and motorists are rob bed of another state service by a few thoughtless and self ish Individuals, the depart ment said. , "The case for a charter form of government, In my opinion, is'' forward looking," accord ing to Home Rule Committee . Member William L, Jess, Sams FValley. ,." -., .. i.TiV'ft Is based oh the premise inat a cnarter torm oi gov f;.rnment could afford the op- tJortunlty fdr a county govern- Anient more responsive to the ig needs of the people, and or--ganlzed in such a manner as Z'Sn permit efficiency of admin f.lslratlon," Jess explained. ""In ray -opinion, the com- fmlttee, with full recognition -J.I& the difficulties Involved In Writing a charter, should pro ceed with the task." i Jess "urged. ' .r.Jess also summed up the impressions received during "Interviews held with county Officials, former county offl-;-cJjil3 and close observers of s,-tOimty government , 'SlThose Interviewed who op- . SJdsed home rule thought: , i, .The present form of county "ivemment Is "pretty good;" rbome rule would result in a :rj7psslble autonomy and the "bounty Is part of the state; ' ,:rUiOme rule might remove the v -light of people to elect their county officials and this is lm ifjsrtant; the present form is 5pjjonomical; voters would not 'i.irpprove a charter; the leglsla irtBie adequately serves the i.-ioiinty's needs; it will take briars for home rule to prove tja authority and place In Ore- jr'ijn law; and no precedent " '-ejiists regarding authority or i'TBBforcement method. , it .".Those interviewed favoring , rtiome rule thought: ,. . - :.'A charter would bring coun--1? government closer to the f-ople; county legislative ac iiii would be tailor-made I-rgtber than "off the rack;" it It'll. .assigned, for Jackson coun WILLIAM L. JEBS . ty, rather than tailored- to fit In a general way all the vari ous sizes, shapes and prob lems of all Oregon counties; county administration could be 1 organized with lines of authority and responsibility recognized as essential In busi ness and in most levels of government; . and a charter would permit timeliness and flexibility in solving county problems., "Some of the arguments for Morse Sees Need To Modify Veto Eugene - (UPD - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said Tuesday the United States must go on the offensive in modifying the veto power in the Security Council of the united Nations. Morse made the recommen dation while outlining ways in which he said the world or ganization could be strength ened. The Oregon senator, said however, he was unde cided on whether the best method of overriding a Secu rity Council veto could be done by a majority or a two- thirds vote. Morse spoke Tuesday at the University of Oregon,; where U.N. General Assembly Presi dent Frederick Hv Boland of Ireland was to talk today. Vegetable Output Expected To Drop : Washington-lUfD-rThe Agri culture Department's April forecast of crop production in dicates spring vegetable out put will be eight per cent be low last year. The fresh vegetables includ ed in this forecast usually ac count for 75 per cent, of the total spring production, ex cluding melons. The depart ment said less acreage for harvest for many of the crops is the primary cause tor the decline from last year. vegetable crops with sub stantially less production this year than last are lettuce, sweet corn, onions, aspara gus, green : peppers, snap beans, and carrots. Significant increases in the production of celery and cabbage are expected. the status quo are. of course. not incompatible with a char ter form of government. Some of the points are of a negative type and support the status quo on the basis that change to a charter form of govern ment would be difficult to ac complish," Jess summed up. NOW .IPSE? FOR BUSINESS! Th Now . . . Johnson Paint CENTER Featuring the Famous Quality Benjamin Moore Paints for Home, Farm and Butinetil See Ua for All Your Painting Need Watch for Our Grand Opening Soon 400 E. Main at Riverside , SP 3-3512 Conference Speaker Ashland - Dr. William Mc- Kinney, assistant professor of social sciences at Southern Oregon college, read a paper on "Russell Hinman, pioneer physical geographer" at a re cent conference of the Asso ciation of Pacific Coast Geog raphers. The meeting was in San Francisco. Geographers discussed the need for more work of a gen eral scholarly nature in geog raphy and less of the narrow ly specialized studies of indi vidual regions or commodity productions. Standards for graduate study were dis cussed. The group was largely in favor of more government subsidization research in geography. , . Compensation Measure Tabled Salem-tUFD-The death knell sounded Tuesday-night for the controversial three-way work men's c o m p e n sation bill sought by Industry. The House Labor and Industries committee voted 6-3 to "post pone indefinitely" action on it. . , The vote was on party lines with Democrats for the delay and Republicans against. The bill, probably the, most lobbied measure in this ses sion, would have opened' cov erage on workmen's compen sation to private and self-insurers. The bulk of this' is done now by the state. The measure passed the Senate with no votes to spare and went to Rep. W. O. Kel say's house committee, admit tedly hostile to the bill. The Oregon AFL-CIO was strong ly opposed to it. GOES ON RAMPAGE Mason, Mich .-COT - Ronald Green, 27, was arrested Tues day for causing $700 damage to his ex-wlfe's car and home by battering them with a sledgehammer. 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