SUNDAY, MAY 14. 1SI1
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
iGSiiGnfcary, Secondary Education Fare Well In 1 961 Legislature
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HOLLYWOOD .HOMES DESTROYED
Firemen spray water on a home that was
completely burned by brush fire that swept
through the Hollywood (Calif.)-Hills Fri
day and Saturday. At least 24 homes, a
dozen of them valued at $80,000 to $100,000,'
were destroyed.
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ovc3 Colony Grieves for
World's 'Most Loved Marf
Higher Education Obtains
Only Minimum Gains
HoUrwoo44lt-Th movie
colony's ' MteHott to Onry
Cooper's death Saturday
seemed to be summed up in
the words of his friend John
Wayne who said, "the world
lost it's most loved man."
Wayne, his voice filled with
emotion, added, "it's going to
be awfully sad not seeing old
'Coop' unwind out of a chair
at Hollywood affairs. We're
going to miss him.
' . "A part of our movie busi
ness died with Coop," he said.
"No one will ever : replace
him. Coop could carry a pic
ture by himself."
Jimmy Stewart, who ac
cepted the late actor's honor
ary Academy award April 17
and went from the gala af
fair to Cooper's home to de
liver the Oscar, expressed his
sorrow and said: "It's Just a
tremendous loss to so many
people that it's hard to put it
into so many words. He's
meant more to this industry
'than almost anybody In Its
history." ,.
Recall Days
Veteran movie figures such
as. actor Richard Arlen and
producer Jack L. Warner, for
whom Cooper made some pic
tures, recalled the early days
of Gary's career and what he
finally came to mean to many
Americans. ,
"We grew up togetther at
Paramount and were awfully
close friends for many years
and still are," Arlen said. "In
this town, where you . don't
see friends for a long time,
our friendship always picked
up where it left off.
,. "They ' .threw the , mold
away when they made him,"
- Arlen continued "He was lust
aiout the nicest fellow I ever
ran tato In any walk of life.
. ." was going to 'do a show, Cary Grant said, "he was a
on TV next week, a salute to I gentleman In the true sense
Editor's not: This is the
second in a five-part series
s u m m ing up accomplish
ments of the 1961 Oregon
Legislature
By DOUGLAS GRIPP and
A. H. PEARSON
United Press International
Salem - (UPD - Elementary
and s e c o n dary education
fared better than it had hoped
in the 1961 session. But high
er education, despite ad
vances, is disappointed.
Dr. Leon P. Minear, state
superintendent of public in
struction, says there was more
legislative progress this year
in public schooling "than in
the past several sessions com
bined." The start of a statewide
community college program,
costing $1.7 million, ranks as
the top achievement, Minear
said. '
Minear said he is' pleased
with the basic school' support
jump from $105 per census
child to $120 by 1963 - $107
million to $127 million.
Formulas Die
New and contro v e r s i a 1
formulas for distribution of
basic state aid died. Beefed
up programs for education of
migrant, handicapped and
gifted children were ap
proved.
Salary increases for staff
members of the Oregon Edu
cation department were "sub
stantial," Minear said. "But
we still have a ways to go be
fore we can get top quality
people to fill vacancies." ,
Minear also said he is glad
his job will be appointive by
the Board of Education rather
than elective. "This allows me
to spend more time working
to improve education rather
than worry about getting
elected," he said.
Dr. John R. Richards, chan
cellor of the state system of
higher education; said he is
especially pleased that the
governor's academic salary
increases were largely ac
cepted, $5.8 million for a two
year hike of 14.4 per cent.
But overall, he described
higher education's advance as
'minimum."
"It is disappointing that we
can't go ahead more rapidly
in the next two years in de
veloping the system," he said.
Richards said the $9.7 mil
lion building program Is ade
quate and he is happy with
It. But he voiced concern
over the legislature's defeat
of additional college Instruc
ors. The solons deleted 52.
Education made gains with
50 new "blue chip" state
scholarships good - for the
first time - at either private
and state colleges. The alloca
tion is $125,000.
The student loan fund was
replenished with $1.5 million,
including federal matching
money. A graduate school of
social work beginning in the
fall of 1962 was authorized
for Portland State college.
Gains Made
In the health field, the
legislature put the spur to a
$10 million, two-year medical
care for the aged program,
$3 million less than Gov.
Mark Hatfield proposed.
It will cover about 55,000
Oregon low income citizens
over 65 who are not welfare
recipients. The plan,, to help
pay big medical bills, Is ef
fective Nov. 1 and will be ad
ministered by the State Wel
fare Commission. -
Hatfield vetoed a bill aim
ed at stopping him from mov
ing the welfare commission
back from Portland to Salem.
The legislature hit back by
dumping his bill to replace
the present commission with
an advisory board. .
A bill curbing the commis
sion on back collections un
der the relative responsibility
act was approved, .
Women's Prison
Another bill lets counties
name their own welfare com
missioners. Expansion of lo
cal work relief programs was
okayed plus a $300,000 wom
an's prison.
The $12 million free fed
eral surplus food program
was authorized, with nearly a
million dollars for county dis
tribution costs.
Two pilot summer work
camps for teen-age boys were
approved at a cost of $50,000.
A bill setting up a mental
health division under the
board of control Instead of the
governor was approved. A
possible veto hangs over it.
GafyV They were going to
show some scenes from TThe
Virginian,' In which I appear
ed with him, and some of his
old pals were going to appear.
'Virginian' was-'Coop's' first
talkie."
Highest Ideals
Warner, who has employed
some of Hollywood's greatest
actors, said, "Gary Cooper
represented the highest ideals
of our times. He was a tre
mendous credit to motion pic
tures and to this nation. I
grieve with his family, with
his thousands of friends In
the Industry, with his millions
of friends around the world.
Cooper, known for his
"yup" and "nope" response
on soreen as well as his acting
talent, was described by co-
irfedian Milton Berle as a man
with a fine sense of humor.
"He didn't look it and he
didn't act it, but he had one
of the greatest senses of hu
mor in the world," Berle said.
"He loved to laugh.-We lost
not only a great actor and a
credit to the motion picture
industry, but above all, a fine
man. He was the most decent
of men, a great gentleman and
a great pro.
Bob Hope, one of Holly
wood s most traveled stars, at
tested to Cooper's greatness
and said it was apparent to
him on his many global trips.
General Feeling
' "It's the general feeling of
everybody that we lost a great
guy," Hope said. "Not .only
that, we lost an ambassador
of our business who brought
us a lot of .friends all over
the world. I've never met any
body In this world who didn't
like Cooper."
of the word. A gentle man;
man of honor and peace and
a credit to mankind and to
this Industry in which he was
so loved and respected.
I am saddened for his fam
ily and -all those who closely
shared of the life of such a
remarkable and unforgettable
man. He will be missed every
where, yet happily at the
same time, he . will continue
to live In the thoughts of
people In every part of the
world. . .
Let us hope that the good
will and friendliness he gave
to all will stay with and af
fect the conduct of those of
us who remain."
President Saddened
President Kennedy was
deeply saddened. In the ac
tor's last days, as he lay dy
ing of cancer in bed, Kennedy
telephoned him, spoke to him
for six or seven minutes and
tried to cheer him up.
Queen Elizabeth, who with
Prince Philip was a good
friend of Cooper, had also
sent him a cheer-up message.
It was believed the first time
a British regent ever made
such a gesture to a Holly
wood star.
Former Vice President
Richard M. Nixon also sent
his good wishes through the
family when ho learned Coop
er no longer was able to talk
to visitors or telephone call-.
ers. ,...'
In Helena, where Cooper
was barn and reared, residents
who knew him well said he
was a man whose head was
never turned by fame. Said
one: "Ha was Just a heck of
a nice guy everybody liked."
Why
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Appointed to Board
Washington - (UPD "- Interior
Secretary Stewart Udali has
announced appointments to
the Multiple Use Adyisory
Board for the Oregon and
California Grant lands In
Western Oregon.
Udall said the new appoint
ments reflect the varied inter
ests under which the federal
government manages the for
est lands.
The secretary noted the ad
visory board s role is to make
Osborn Receives
MT Scholarship
A $150 scholarship to the
college of his choice has been
awarded to James Osborn,
a Medford H l g ft senior,
through funds from the Mail
Tribune Junior Merchants or
ganization.
The announcement was
made this week end by Dale
E. Erlckson, Mall Tribune
circulation manager, and Ger
ald T. Latham, business manager.
Basis for the award was the
senior's outstanding work as
a carrier-salesman during his
five years with the Mail Tri
bune, his above-average schol
astic rating, and his interest
in extra-curricular activities.
He Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert J. Osborn, 410
Newtown St., Medford.
Mickey Rooney
Pleads Poverty
Los Angeles - IOTD - Actor
Mickey Rooney who estimates
he has earned $12 million In
his lifetime has pleaded pov
erty before Superior Court
Commissioner John P. Oliver.
Rooney Friday testified his
only assets were $7,800 in
securities against which there
was a $4,200 loan. He also
said a $150,000 tax lien was
outstanding.
SERIOUS CONDITION
Portland (UPD Stale Sen.
Robert F. White R-Salem)
who entered the University of
Oregon Medical School Hos
pital here during the 1961
Legislature was described as
"still in serious condition." by
a hospital spokesman Saturday.
recommendations and advise
on programs affecting valu
able public resources on the
OSeC.
Named to the 1961 O&C
Advisory board were:
Ben Day. former itate senator
irom jvieaiora; snc Alien, man
aslnl editor. Medford Mall Trlb.
une. Medford; O. K. Dewltt. vice
president of the Federation of Weat.
era Outdoor cluba, Lyona: Hollla
m. Lioie, airecior uregon state De
partment of Ceoloiy and Mineral
Induitriea, Portland; Hardin H.
iriascocK, counsel 01 tne western
Foreatry and Conservation Assn..
Portland; A. P. Hartuns. president
International Woodworkers of
America, Portland; David T. Maaon,
consulting forester, PorUand; Jo
seph W. McCracken. executive
vice presiaeni western Forest In
dustries Assn., Portland: Walter P.
McCulloch, dean, School of For
estry, uregon state university;
Dwight Phlppi, state forester, 8a
em; Charles A. Sprague, former
Oregon governor and publisher of
the Oregon Statesman. Salem: Ju
lius C. Vlancour, ' Northwestern
vuuncu oi me xjumoer ana saw
mill workera in Portland.
Other members named won: Ned
Putnam. Klamath Paila: Mary Kel
ly. Medford; Darrel Jones. Ore-
5 on uiy, president O&C Counties
.san., Charles Mi-Klnley. profeseor
emeritus. Reed -o'lege. Portland:
Max Ruse, personnel manner nf
Weyerhausar Timber Co., Klamath
Falls, and Sidney Lelken, state
senator from Roseburg.
i ns appoinimenia expire Dec. at,
1661.
TOURIST INJURED 5
Paris - (UPD - An American
woman tourist was reported
Injured today in one of a
series of terrorist bomb blasts
that rocked the heart of Paris
on the third anniversary of
the settler uprising that swept
President Charles de Gaulle
to power.
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term of the late Ray Schumacher. (See story on page one.)
U.S. Picks Exhibit
For Film Festival
. Cannes, France - (UPD - The
United States will exhibit the
movie version of "A Raison
in the Sun" Sunday at the
Cannes International Film
Festival;''
The official American en
try stars Sidney Poitier. Ob
servers here considered It a
top favorite to win the festi
val's "Golden Palm."
. Poitier told newsmen Fri
day, '"We have made a film
which . is bringing to - the
world, a world problem,
namely, how a man can find
a place In the sun."
'The Amerlan Negro actor
said the fact the film high
lighted the Negro problem did
not limit its universal appli
STILL MISSING
Troutdale - (DTD - An aerial
search for a missing plane
with three Portland
aboard entered its fifth day
aamraay witn no clues as to
the craft's whereabouts. -
Portland - (UPD - Sarah Don
aldson of Portland has been
named Oregon "Student
Nurse of the Year."
Milk Price Control
Law Needs Signature
Salem - (UPD - State agri
culture department officials
said Saturday they "are mov
ing "very rapidly" to imple
ment the milk price control
bill should Gov. Mark Hat
field sign it.
The law would go into ef
fect Immediately and would
stay In effect until Dec. 31,
1982.
It would let the department
set prices to producers, stabi
lizing the Industry which is
concerned over a milk price
drop in northwest Oregon.
Some dairymen say the reve
nue loss from reduced prices
will bankrupt them if con
tinued. The department would con
duct hearings in milk -producing
areas throughout the
state to determine what
the prices should be in indi
vidual areas.
Medford Engineer
Gefs Promotion
Salem - (UPD - Ted W. Litch-'
field, highway department
engineer in Medford, has been
named utilities liaison engi
neer in Salem, the state de
partment said Saturday.
Litchfield joined the de
partment full -time in 1952
upon his graduation in engi
neering from University of
Minnesota. He also studied at '
Pacific university in Forest
Grove.
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