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.) -
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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.
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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. Green told au
thorities he went on a ram
page after learning she spent
the money he bed given her-to
pay his union dues.
PENNY SHHINKEHS
Portland-flJTH-Some students
at Oregon State College in
Corvallls apparently have
been .shrinking the size of
pennies with acid so they will
fit in dime vending machines,
a Secret Service agent said
Tuesday, ' . ' -
BLACKWELL ARRAIGNED
Los Angeles (UPD James
Edward Blackwell, 28, a rug
cleaner, has been . arraigned
on a charge of killing a sail
or's wife and dumping her
body in a vacant lot near
Torrance, Calif. Blackwell
was arrested last Thursday
near Medford, Ore.
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