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TREES REMOVED Work on clearing' the right of way
for the overhead freeway structure between Jackson and
12th sts. la Medford began yesterday with the removal of
a number of large trees between Main and Eighth sts.
The picture above shows the trees after they had been
Bridges Attacks
Oilman's Letter
Soliciting Funds
' Washington - (UPD-A Senate
Republican leader branded as
"pretty raw" today efforts of
. an oilman friend of Interior
Secretary Stewart L. Udall
to peddle tickets to a $100 a
plate Democratic dinner hon
oring President Kennedy.
Chairman Styles Bridges
(R-N.H.) made the statement
after his Senate GOP policy
committee discussed the tick
et solicitation 'episode. ,
It was "a pretty raw Way
to go about collecting money,"
Bridges said of a letter from
oil executive J.. K. Evans ask
ing 56 oil and gas Industry
representatives to buy tickets
for the fund-raising dinner
May 27.
Evans claimed in the letter
that Udall asked him to so
licit the industry as a "per
sonal favor." Udall "categor
ically" denied asking any
such effort. He said Evans
had admitted a "mistake."
Evans was not immediately
available for comment.
Republicans in Congress
were clamoring for Udall's
political scalp.
Sen. Wallace F. Bennett
(R-Utah) termed the Udall de
velopment "the Democrat's
U2 incident."
Rep. William E. Miller (R
N.Y.) expected to be the next
GOP national chairman, de
manded that Kennedy fire
Udall. He accused the secre
tary of "blackjacking" the oil
and gas industry into buying
the tickets.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable
cloudiness tonight Mostly
tunny Thursday. Low tonight
38. Wfh Thursday 68.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 65
Lowest this Morning 43
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:13 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5:03 a.m.
Moonrlse tonight . 10:31 p.m.
Last Quarter May 7
The planet, Mars. Is now In the
constellation. Cancer. It Is
about 148 million miles away
tonight and will continue to
grow dimmer until It leaves
the evening sky late In the
summer.
Commission Suggests
Bremerton Man for Job
The Jackson county parks
and recreation commission has
recommended James Scholl
meyer, Bremerton, Wash., as
concessionaire at Emigrant
lake, the county court an
nounced today.
County Commissioner Ches
ter Wendt said action by the
county court is pending re
turn of County Judge Earl
Miller, who Is now out of
town. Schollmeyer offered 4V4
per cent of gross receipts from
the concession. He was one of
six persons submitting bids
ranging from 1 per cent to
16 per cent.
City-County Parks and Rec
reation Director Robert Ha
worth said the commission
based its selection on two
things: experience with small
boat and Marine equipment
sales, and the percentage of
gross receipts offered. "We
feel the marina experience h
necessary since Emigrant will
be used widely by boaters,"
MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1961
City's Preliminary
Budget Presented
To Citizens' Group
The city of Medford's pre
liminary 1961-62 budget was
presented to the citizens'
budget committee last night
along with information that
unless additional sources of
revenue are found, it may be
necessary to cut down on city
services in succeeding budgets.
The proposal provides for a
cash budget of $2,634,205, and
a general fund budget of
$938,431. This compares to a
cash budget during the cur
rent fiscal year of $3,253,439
and a general fund budget of
$906,030.
" Confirmation 'of -the" city's
financial troubles are borne
out in a preface to the budget,
prepared by City Manager
Robert A. Duff:
"It is my opinion that the
Vancouver Youth To
Face Murder Charge
Vancouver, Wash. - (DPD -Prosecutor
R. DeWitt Jones
said today formal charges
against a young man held for
the slaying of Portland church
worker Mrs. Hulda Trautman,
49, probably would not be
filed before next week.
Mrs. Trautman's body was
found early Tuesday near a
county road about 12 miles
east of here. She had been
stabbed to death.
Donald E. Pribbernow, 21,
Vancouver, was held on sus
picion of murder and police
said he admitted the slaying.
The woman had gone to his
home on census duties for the
Grace Lutheran Church here.
Jones said it would take
some time to study statements,
an autopsy report and the
youth's background.
Bulletin
- Salem .- (I'PI) - A five ptr
cnt lax cut for rtf in
com taxpayer in Oregon
was -approved, 20-9, by the
state Senate today.
Haworth commented.
Joe Brooks, former owner
manager of Brooks Electric in
Medford, objected to a Wash
ington man being given the
recommendation "when there
are plenty of local people who
could handle the Job." Brooks
had bid 16 per cent on the
concession.
Brooks will be given a hear
ing before the county court
and a committee of the parks
and recreation commission to
morrow morning, Wendt said.
Members of the commit?
are Lawrence V. Espey, chair
man, J. FEberhart, Ashland,
and Robert J. Keeney, Phoe
nix, commission chairman.
Hawnrth added that Schoil'
meyer has indicated he would
be willing for a local person
or firm to handle the food
concession at Emigrant since
his experience has been en
tirely with operating a small
marine sales store in Bremerton.
Tribune
felled into the creek, leaving a rather "bare" look to the
scene. The overhead freeway structure, costing more than
$1,500,000, is scheduled for completion in the fall of 1962.
Peter Kiewit and Sons, Medford, are contractors for the
job.
city can operate within the
proposed budget and provide
a level of service equal to the
current services rendered. It
must be stated, however, that
some departments are becom
ing burdened because of great
er work loads and are operat
ing with a minimum of per
sonnel. "A dilution of services can
be expected if this cannot be
corrected in succeeding
budgets. - ' 1
Last night's budget com'
mlttee meeting was the first
this year. It was held largely
to acquaint committee mem'
bers with budget procedures
and the budget itself.
The committee elected Don
ald Carlon president, . and
Morris Leonard secretary.
They scheduled committee
meetings on the next four
Tuesday nights. Additional
meetings can be held if neces
sary. Mayor John W. Snider wel
comed the committee mem
bers, and declared that the
committee is "faced with the
responsibility of balancing
cultural needs against con
venience, safety and comfort,
and all within the tight con
fined limits of available
funds."
Easy io Make Cuts
He asked the committee to
be probing and inquisitive,
and said it is easy to make
cuts in the budget, but it takes
courage to add to a budget,
if the additions are justified.
Duff and Assistant City
Manager Gil Gutjahr explain
ed the various sections of the
budget to the committee mem
bers. Duff said his only criti
cism of the current budget is
that it lacks any provision for
pay increases for city em
ployees, which he feels they
are entitled to.
The budget provides for a
total property tax levy of
$914,640, which Includes
$397,263 for the general fund.
This is within the 6 per cent
limitation.
Duff suggested several
methods by which city reve
nue could be increased: an in
crease in the tax base; exceed
the 6 per cent limitation and
call for a budget election; in
crease business taxes; Increase
parking meter rates; or make
minor adjustments on miscel
laneous service charges.
Personal Opinion
Duff said it is his personal
opinion that the city "would
not fare very well in budget
elections. '
The city manager said it is
possible that the city can ob
tain an additional $27,000
through a 5 per cent Increase
In liquor license receipts from
the state. He said, however
that the city would be morally
obligated to use this money
for iaw enforcement.
It will be recommended to
the city council, Duff said,
that the city sell $127,000 in
street improvement bonds to
avoid a deficit in the city's
10-year street Improvements
program. These bonds were
authorized by the voters four
years ago.
The council 'will also be
asked to authorize an increase
in sewer service charges. Duff
said anincrease was author
ized last year, but it was never
put Into effect.
56th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 36
GOP Banquet Set;
Hatfield, Davis
Among Speakers
Final plans for the May 6
Republican banquet at Hed
rick Junior High school were
outlined by Mrs. Stephen G.
Nye, chairman, at the last
meeting of Jackson County
Young Republicans.
Gov. Mark O. Hatfield will
be the main speaker. He will
be introduced by Dr. Douglas
Philips following a buffet din
ner which will start at 7 p.m.
Robeit G. Davis, Grants Pass
lawyer and Republican state
chairman, also will speak.
Republican precinct com
mitteemen' and 'wbrheri,"wi6
will receive special recogni
tion at the banquet, will be
awarded Individual certifi
cates signed by Richard Nix
on, Sen. Thruston Morton and
state party leaders.
Mrs. Nye reported that tne
Medford High school choir
will present favorite songs of
the governor, ithe Oregon
State song and the "Battle
Hymn of the Republic."
Young Republicans. Presi
dent Gary Boshears announc
ed that State Rep. John Del-
lenback and Sen. Lynn New-
bry have been tentatively
scheduled to report on the
current state legislature's ses
sion at the JCYR meeting
June 2.
At the last meeting Mrs.
Bereth Hopkins, former clerk,
discussed party effectiveness
and responsibility and sug
gested that Young Republic
ans assume political responsi
bility and gain a working
knowledge of the problems
faced by government.
Tickets for the Republican
banquet may be obtained at
Swem's. Lawrence's jewelers
and Jean Hart's, or by calling
SPring 2-6633. The public is
Invited.
Edwards First
Assessor Choice
Members of the Jackson
County Democratic Central
committee Tuesday night nam
ed their chairman, Harper Ed
wards, as first choice for ap
pointment to the position of
county assessor. They met at
the Labor temple.
The Central committee had
been invited by the county
court to recommend two per
sons whom the court could
consider for appointment to
the assessor position left va
cant last month by the death
of Ray J. Schumacher.
K. C. (Swede) Wernmark,
long active in the Democratic
party, was named the com
mittee's second choice, and
Ralph James, former county
commissioner, was third. Ap
plications also were received
from three men presently em'
ployed In the assessor's office,
Thad W. Hattcn, Howard
Woods and Ray Barker, and
from William Frohnmayer,
realtor, and Homer Jeffries,
Central Point rancher.
Edwards cam( to the Rogue
valley two years ago and Is
assistant manager of Weis-
fleld's jewelers.
KAISER'S SON DIES
Oakland-Wtt-Henry J. Kal
ser Jr., 44. younger son of
industrial titan Henry J. Kal
ser Sr., died Tuesday night
Senate
Vote on
10-Miil Limit
On Amount of
Taxes Included
Sweetland Terms
Plan 'Cruel Hoax'
Salem - (UPD - The Senate
today approved a resolution
letting the people vote in
1962 on whether to limit a
possible future sales tax to
three per cent, and apply
revenue derived as an offset
to school property taxes.
The vote was 16-13. Senate
Joint Resolution 35 went to
the House.
Sen. Walter J. Pearson (D
Portland) carried the meas
ure. An attempt to send it
back to committee failed 19
10. Sen. Monroe Sweetland (D
Milwaukie) termed it a "cruel
hoax, particularly . on the
school people."
The resolution would not in
Itself enact a sales tax. But
the constitutional amendment
would guarantee that if the
1963 legislature approved a
sales tax, it could be no more
than three per cent.
The measure includes a 10
mill limit on the amount of
property taxes that school d's
tricts could levy. Pearson said
some districts now are levy
ing up to 80 mills.
Pearson said a sales tax of
three per cent would raise
between $60 million and $70
million and would go to
schools, more than offsetting
the revenue loss by .limiting
property taxes. - .
Sweetland called it the "old
sales tax pitch again" but
Pearson said it is the first
time that a sales tax would be
offered as a property tax
limitation.
Pearson said the measure Is
part of a package providing
income tax exemption in
creases from $600 a person to
$1,500 an individual, and
$3,000 per couple, instead of
$1,200. - -
Pearson said the measure
has the support of many ma
jor state groups except labor.
One bill in his package' could
lead to abolition of the prop
erty tax entirely, he said. -
Those , voting against the
measure were Sens. Chap
man, Vern Cook, Ward Cook,
Alfred Corbett, Alice Corbctt,
Flegel, Francis, G r e n f e 1 1,
Groener, Mahoney, Straub,
Sweetland and Thiel. ,;
Jacksonville Youth
Sentenced To Write ,
Essay on Alcohol
A 17-year-old Jackson
ville boy pleaded guilty in
district court yesterday to
charges of Illegal possession
of liquor. He has some writ
ing to do as a result.
District Court Judge
L, L. Sawyer sentenced him
to write an essay of a thous
and words or more on the
.effects of alcohol on the
human body. The essay It
due June 30.
The youth was also
placed on a 9 o'clock cur
few until that date, and
Judge Sawyer suspended
imposition of any further
sentence for six months.
"I don't like to impose
fines in cases like these."
Judge Sawyer explained.
"Too often the parents pay
the fine. This way the boy
will hare a chance to think
a Utile more about hit offense."
"Doctor Is Out. Would You Care Jo
Speak With Someone Else?"
Resolution Calls for
Use of Sales Tax Money
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TENT ERECTED Workmen above are
hown as they put the poles under the
giant tent that will contain exhibits of the
Crater Lions club Sportsfair and Home and
Garden show this week end. The event will
have a larger number of exhibits than any
held In past years, according to Dick Haw-
State Industrial
Accident Group
Increases Rates
Salem - (UPD - The State In
dustrial Accident commission
announced today it is increas
ing its workmen's compensa
tion rates to 56 classifications
of employers because of in
creased medical costs. .
At the same time 26 classes
will get reduced rates because
of favorable loss ratios. The
other 149 classes will stay at
the present rates.
The Increases will bring In
- $263,000, the- com mission
said. .
The biggest hike was In
rates paid by plywood munu
facturers. It is going from
$2.91 per hundred dollars of
payroll to $3.21, an increase
of 10.3 per cent. But the com
mission added that because of
discounts, the average ply
wood employer will pay only
Vi per cent more.
Other major increases in
the 56 classifications:
General farmers: $8.79 to
$9.65, a 10 per cent increase,
with the average hike two
per cent, figuring discounts.
Western Oregon loggers:
$14.98 to $15.51, a 3V& per
cent increase. However, the
commission said the average
employer in this group will
get a rate reduction of about
1 per cent because of exper
ience rating boosts. Exper
ience rutings figure in dis
counts. Pulp and paper: $2.02 to
$2.21, a 9 per cent Increase.
The commission said this is
another case where the aver
age employer will actually
pay less.
Planing mills; $2.89 to
$3.18, 10 per cent increase,
but averaging 6 per cent.
Salem - (UPD - Sen. Robert
W. Straub (D-Eugene) de
clared today he is taking his
compulsory car insurance bill
to the people in 1962 through
Initiative petition.
mi tSiwi iwmw .
kins, chairman of the show. Week end ac
tivities begin with a horse show and cuttting
contest In a specially-built arena southeast
of the Medford armory at 8 p.m. Friday.
Exhibits will Include those of interest to
sportsmen and home owners as well as
youngsters.
Plans Near
Stage for Crater
Sportsfair
Plans neared the final stage
today for the Crater Lions
club sponsored Sportsfair and
Home and Garden show at
the Medford armory grounds
this week end.
The . event opens Friday
with the main attraction
hor.e show starting at 8 p.m.
Activities increase Saturday
and Sunday with various
shows scheduled throughout
the day and evening.
. The -Sportsfair Is sponsored
annually by the Crater Lions
club to raise money for char
itable purposes. 1
The show in recent years
Final Session on
Budget Slated
County Judge Earl Miller
said yesterday afternoon the
final Jackson county budget
committee session will have
to be Tuesday morning, since
the board of equalization
holds its first hearing Tuesday
afternoon. '
Two members of the budget
committee, Arnold Bohnert,
Central Point, and County
Commissioner Chester Wendt
are on the board of equaliza
tion. Miller had hoped that the
budget work would be com
pleted yesterday afternoon.
County Auditor George Sta-
cey is expected to meet with
the county court this week to
total all budget items tenta
tively approved so far. If, on
Stacey's. recommendations the
budget committee feels it does
not have sufficient operating
margin in its proposed new
fiscal year budget more cuts
will be made.
The committee still has to
review the miscellaneous gen
eral county fund and estab
lish an emergency fund for
the new year.
Eymann Announces
Speaker Candidacy
Salem-fliPD-Rcp. Richard Ey
man (D-Mohawk) today an
nounced his candidacy for
speaker of the 1963 Oregon
House.
Eymann, chairman of the
House Tax committee, said he
has made no effort to secure
pledges. But he said he was
gratified by the number of
representatives Who offered
support.
Others to announce their
candidacy for speaker in 1963
include Rep. William Holm-
strom ( D-Gearhart) and F. F.
Montgomery (R-Eugenc) GOP
minority leader In the House
Research Vessel
Launched by Haifield
Portland-flOT-Oregon State
University was to officially
acaulre a "Navy" today.
Gov. Mark Hatfield headed
a list lf dignitaries for the 4
p.m. ceremony at Swan I.iland
where the $300,000, 80-foot
research vessel "Acona" was
to be commissioned.
The ship, launched Feb. 13,
will be stationed at Newport.
Final
Event
has been expanded to include
home and garden exhibits.
Dick Hawkins, general chair
man of the show, said this
year's displays, demonstra
tions and booths by home and
garden interests will be the
largest number in the event's
history,
Hawkins said Oov. and
Mrs. Hatfield, who will be in
Medford Saturday for a Re -
publican dinner, plan to at-
tend the fair Saturday after
noon. He will be escorted
through the grounds by mem
bers of the Crater Lions club.
I : Scheduled events during
the lair include water sports
by the Medford YMCA, dem
onstrations by the Sky Di
vers, judo exhibitions, skin
diver demonstrations, and a
style review by the Sportsfair
queen and her princesses.
Horse shows are scheduled
both Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Booths will house various
exhibits of interest to snorts-
men, home owners and gard
eners. There also will be iU
tractions for children.
A large tent to house some
of the exhibitions was erected
earlier this week, and bleach
ers have .been installed in
areas of the horse show, and
other exhibitions such as
swimming, and skin diving.
Bids Called for
Ashland Overpass
Salem-A railroad overpass
project over Highway 99, 4V4
miles south of Ashland, has
been added to a list of projects
offered for bids Monday by
the Oregon State Highway
commission.
The Mistletoe overpass bids
will be, opened at 9 a.m. May
23 in the highway commis
sion office, Salem.
The overpass construction
is necessary by the relocation
of the four-lane highway, and
will be a 179-foot reinforced
concrete structure. It will
carry the Southern Pacific
railroad over Highway
freeway.
Mews
Tucson, Aris.-aiPn-Demo-crat
Morris (Moe) Udall to
day cheered the Kennedy
administration by winning
its first post-November vic
tory at the polls.
The 38 -year -old Tucson
attorney narrowly defeated
h 1 s Republican opponent,
Mac C. Malheson, to ' win
the congressional seat once
held by his brother. Inter
ior Secretary Stewart
Udall.
Washington - (UPD - The
Senate approved 84-XS a
compromise version o(
President Kennedy's S1.2S
minimum wage bill today.
Cape Canaveral, Fl.-tPD
-Space eiilcials said today
that America's No. 1 astro
naut will be launched Into
space Friday, weather permitting
Rebels Attack
Key Town After
Announcement
Commission Waits
For Instructions
. Vientiane, Laos - (UPD - The
Communist Pathet Lao forces
ordered a general cease fire in
Laos and announced that they
had "ceased military actions"
today.
But only a few hours later,
Red rebel troops attacked Mu
ong Phalane, a key town in
south central Laos on the
main road to Viet Nam.
The cease fire order was
broadcast over the Pathet Lao
radio by Capt. Kong Le, young
paratroop officer who set off
the current crisis last year.
He called for the cease fire to .
be effective at 7 p.m. (PST)
Tuesday. Later broadcasts
said the Communists had halt
ed their military operations
and aclled for a front line
meeting with pro - Western
forces.
Then came the attack on
Muong Phalane, which ob
servers felt might be the re
sul of bad communications
instead of bad faith.
In New Delhi, it was re
ported that the three-nation
control commission expected
to receove instructions at "any
moment" to proceed to Laos
to verify a cease fire. Tha
orders would come from Brit
ain and the Soviet Union, co
chairmen of the 1954 Geneva
Conference on Indo China. In
formed sources said the com
mission, comprised of India,
Canada and Poland, could -have
100 personnel ready to
leave within 24 hours. Tha
over-all required personnel is
estimated at 180.
Danger of Break
In Dam Is Past
' Any possible danger of a
privately-owned dam on Laka
creek' breaking Is past, mem
bers of. the- von der Hellen
: family' said today.
Some concern was express-
ed Monday when an 80-foot
I high earth-fill dam owned by
1 Robert von der Hellen started
settling. Water was released
from the' 874-acre-foot capa
city lake by increasing the
size of one spillway and cut
ting another spillway on ona
riff lt th Ham.
The dam wai mnstructpri in
form an irrigation lake for 70
acres of pear- trees and 140
acres of meadow owned by
von der Hellen.
Ashland Council
Sets Hearing Dale
Ashland-The Ashland city
council set May 16 for a pub
lic hearing to consider pro
posed changes in the city resi
dential zoning ordinance.
The hearing date was set
last night. In addition, tha
council instructed the city .
planning commission to hold
a public hearing on the zon
ing change May 15. Both hear
ings will start at 8 p.m. in
the council chambers.
The zoning change calls for
establishment of a multipla
family dwelling area to ba
known as Zone 3, and a slngla
family area known as Zone 4.
Minimum lot area for con
struction in both zones is
6,000 square feet.
The council received a let
ter from the owners of tha
Ashland Cab comany propos
ing restrictions on licensing
taxi cab operation in the city.
Specifically, the proposal
calls for making a deposit of
$500 prior to receiving a li
cense for operation in the city.
If the company was still oper
ating tit the end of six months,
the deposit would be returned.
The ordinance committee will
report on the proposal at tha.
May 16 council meeting.
Briefs
Miami. Fla. - (UPD A,
two-maited sailing ship be
ing used as a floating class
room for high school boys
sank in a violent wind
storm Tuesday with the
probable lots of six lives,
the Coast Guard said to
day. Washington - (TPO - Tha
Fir Force today blamed a
"one in a million" moisture
leak for the accident in
which a runaway Side
winder missile shot down
BS2 bomber ver New
Mexico April 7. ,
Havana - flU - The lop
leader el the ill-fated Cu
ban invasion, former Army
Capt Manuel Artim, has
been captured, tha govern
ment announced today.
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