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u tf eli lit S p e e i si T essoin on m Benefits of PP&L, Copco Merger Noted at Hearing Long-term power supply benefits would result In an integration of the hydroelec tric generating system of Pa cific F ower and Light and California Oregon Power com panies if the two utilities are merged, a three-man board of examiners of the Oregon Pub lic Utility Commissioner was told this morning. The hearing is being held in the federal courtroom In the postoffice building. Benefits for shareholders and customers of both com. panies were foreseen by of ficials of both utilities as the PUC began what is expected will be a three-day-long in quiry into the proposed mer ger of Copco into PP&L; Although stockholders of both utilities already have ap proved the plan by nearly unanimous majorities, approv als of the merger also are re quired from the regulatory authorities of several states and Federal Power Commis sion. Yreka Hearing The hearing here will be followed Thursday by an ap pearance before the Cali fornia Utilities Comimssion in Yreka. - Paul B. McKee, chairman of PPL's board of directors, the first witness today, testi fied that the Interconnection of the two systems would re sult in economies In power production and purchases that could help hold down future operating costs. McKee state that following the merger Pacific would not ask for a rate increase. It was pointed out that Copco's current return is somewhat less than PP&L's Oregon property return. McK.ee said the company would study the feasibility of interconnecting of the com bined PP&L - Copco system with the neighboring Pacific Gas and Electric company. He said this would mean the use of a larger capacity, transmis sion line than now exists south of Klamath Falls to help bolster the power generating resources of the systems. E. Robert de Luccia, PP&L vice president and chief en gineer, said the different sea sonal flows of rivers on which Copco has power plants in southern Oregon and those of PP&L's power sources to the north would provide an op portunity for power cost sav ings. McKee estimated this could amount to approximate ly $600,000 in 1961, and be higher in later years. Approve! of Merger A. S. Cummins, Copco pres ident, explained he approves of the merger because it would make it easier to raise the large amounts of money needed to finance construc tion of future facilities needed to serve customers. Cummins' statement also concurred In the earlier testi mony of McKee as to the ad vantage to be gained from the best use of power plants of the two systems. He stressed that Copco shareholders would have an interest In a much larger cor poration after the proposed merger, which would not be subject to the fluctuating for tunes of one particular indus try. Cummins testified that 75 per cent of Copco's indus trial revenue comes directly from the lumber industry. It was noted that each com pany has a diversity in cus tomer loads and peak-hour usage which would balance and complement the other. Presiding Examiner President examiner is Bar nett Goldstein, former Mult nomah district judge assigned to the hearing by Commission er Jonel Hill. The others are Louis Greenberg and Malcolm Jones, Salem. PUC staff coun sel is Donald Sullivan. The utility companies is represent ed by George Rives and Gor don Davis, both San Fran cisco. Further testimony is expect Sweetland's Interest in Girls, 'Crazy Over Radicalism' Told at Libel Trial Hillsboro, Ore.-Hira-A de fense witness testified today that State Sen. Monroe Sweet land (D-Milwaukie) once re marked that he was Interested in " .. .. .. little freshman girls who are just crazy over radicalism." The witness, Mrs. Wilfred Henry Brown of North Holly wood. Calif., testified at the political libel trial of Mrs. Audrey Henry, 32, Lake Os wego. Mrs. Henry is cherged with circulating antl-Sweet-land literature last fall. Mrs. Brown testified that ed today from J. C. Boyle. Copco vice president and gen eral manager: Don C. Frisbee, vice president and treasurer for PP&L, and F. C. Bash, vice president and treasurer for Copco. Cross examination is expected after the comple tion of their testimony. Two independent consult ing engineers, J. D. Stevens and Robert Wilson, both Se attle, will testify later on be half of the public. They were appointed by Hill to represent the interest of consumers. All Political Parlies Banned By Korea Regime Seoul, Korea -(UPD-The Re public of Korea's new military regime continued its sweeping decrees today by banning all political parties and social or ganizations. It also ruled out an attempt to unite with Communist North Korea by force. The ruling junta ordered the disolution of political par ties and social organizations by Tuesday. Academic and re lief organizations were ex empted, but they were order ed to register with the Mili tary Supreme council before May 31. Tension Increased The new'' edict increased the tension which already was high as a result of mass ar rests and a series of decrees that sharply curbed individ ual liberties. Strikes and po litical activity were banned under martial ' law imposed last week, and the National Assembly has been dissolved. More than a dozen political parties were affected by the edict, including the Democra tic party of deposed Premier John M. Chang, the main op position New Democratic par ty formed -by dissidents, from Chang's faction, and a group of middle-road and left-wing splinter parties. No 'March North' Foreign Minister Kim Hong II, in his first news confer ence since the military junta seized power last week, . said the new regime would not use force in an attempt to unify Korea. He said "there will be no march north." 'If we do what we can here, unification will be achieved as a matter of course," he said, v JFK Looks Forward To Nikifa Meeting Washington.-flJPD- President Kennedy told a group of So viet journalists today there is a possibility of "better un derstanding" resulting from his Vienna meeting with Rus sian Premier Nikita Khru shchev. 'I am hopefully looking forward to my meeting with Chairman Khrushchev in Vienna," the President told the Russian group, according to a White House memoran dum issued after the confer ence. 'From this meeting there is the possibility of attaining a better understanding between myself and Chairman Khru shchev and also a better un derstanding between the two countries. Judge Skipworth's Successor Chosen Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield today appointed John' Warden, 38-year-old Coos County attorney, as District Court judge at Coos Bay. Warden, a Democrat, will fill the vacancy created when Judge Marvin Skipworth died in an auto accident earlier this month. Sweetland smiled when he uttered the remark while she was Interviewing him for the student newspaper at the Uni versity of Oregon in 1934. She said the tone of tier fea ture articles indicated he was joking and that he then turn ed to talk of a more serious nature. The trial of Mrs. Hen ry was in Its second week be fore Circuit Judge J. S. Bo hannon. Two other defense witness es, Mrs. Margie Mclver of Cornelius, and W. A. Gilbert of Hillsboro, said they were Governor Signs Reapportionment, Pollution Bills Tax Exemptions To Lodges Granted Salem -(UPD- Bills reappor tioning the state legislature, strengthening Oregon's anti- air pollution laws, and grant ing tax exemptions to lodges were among 64 measures sign ed Into law today by Gov. Mark Hatfield. The reapportionment law, which shuffles a bare mini mum of seats in the state leg. islature, is expected to head quickly for the State Supreme Court. Opponents from metropoli tan areas declared it short changed growing cities, and gave too . many legislative seats to sparsely settled coun ties in eastern Oregon. The air pollution measure gives the State Sanitary Au thority broad powers in com- -batting air contamination from industry and open air burning. Non-Profit Groups The tax exemption for lodges applies to non-profit fraternal and charitable groups. These have been tradition ally exempt, but the law was passed after a state tax com mission ruling questioned the exemption. " Other bills signed today in cluded elevator safety im provements, frozen dessert in. spection, laws aimed at pro tecting fish during stream-bed gravel dredging operations, and $4 million for improve ments on highway 197 in Was co county. Hatf ield s aide, Loren Hicks, said all Senate bills have ar rived in the governor's office, but about 50 more are ex pected from the House. The governor has until June 2 to sign or veto each measure, or let it become law without his signature. Hicks, who as legal counsel reviews every bill, said all 261 measures arrived in Hat field's office after May 18 - eight days after the legisla ture adjourned. 20 a Day Necessary , , This means . they must be reviewed at a rate of some 20 a day. Hicks said, to comply with the June 2 deadline. . Hatfield already has signed 421 bills and vetoed four. Among the bills requiring Hatfield's decision is one ap propriating $200,000 to launch a system of community men tal health, clinics. Disappointment Told Hatfield has expressed ex treme disappointment because the legislature decided to put the clinics under the Board of Control which Hatfield sought to abolish as part of his luckless government re organization plan. The governor Indicated there was a chance he might veto the mental health clinic bill. Also facing Hatfield is a bill providing for state-set milk prices for dairymen. The Agriculture Depart ment said it is ready to start administering this law im mediately if Hatfield signs it. Court May Name Lake Concessionaire County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said this morning the county court probably would decide Wednesday which bidder should receive the recreation concession at Emigrant lake. Wendt interviewed James Schollmeyer, Bremerton, Wash, this morning, and said he was impressed with his qualifications. The Washing ton man outlined his plans for the marina he hoped to es tablish at the lake, and show ed the county commissioner sketches of a proposed dock ing arrangement. Schollmeyer had offered the county 4 per cent of his gross receipts from the con cession. He was recommended by Jackson county parks and recreation commission. present at a meeting in the Cornelius city hall last Oct. 26. Neither saw Mrs. Henry distribute literature, they said. Another witness, George Burgess of Tigard, said he was at a meeting In the Rockwood Methodist church near Port land Oct. 29 where circulars were being passed around. He said he heard Sweetland's wife ask Mrs. Henry whether she had knowledga of the ma terial and whether she was passing it around. He testified Mrs. Henry said she was not passing it around. - Regional Edition MEDFORD 18 Pages ore 1 Onto Ifiolence-idden Alabama GUARDSMEN ON DUTY Martial law schoolgirls. National Guardsmen posted reigned today in Montgomery, Ala., former across from the bus station, center of the capital of the Confederacy, in the wake of racial upheaval, were only human, though, racial violence. But most citizens went about and couldn't resist ogling the girls as they their duties as usual just as these two came by. (UPI Telephoto) r;:r ;A - tMV-., ' V I C5tt r V 1 ,jf,f..:.1 :. .-r 1 U ) i Law Proclaimed In Montgomery Montgomery, Ala.-(UPD - All 1,500 Negroes who spent the night huddled in a church In fear of mob violence were escorted home in the dawn hours today but armed federal marshals continued to patrol the streets of this former cap ital of the confederacy. Alabama Gov. John Pat terson - proclaimed limited martial law and bayonet- carrying, steel-helmeted state National Guard troops moved in to help disperse the scream ing crowd gathered in front of the downtown Negro church. AU-Out Attack New violence exploded when 18 freedom riders, whose attempt to integrate bus facilities touched off the disorders, turned out to hear a speech by integration lead er Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King proclaimed an all-out attack on Alabama segrega tion. Patterson shot back to day that he would strongly suggest that "the marshals that brought King in . . . take him back , out." He charged King with making an inflam matory speech. Tear gas and fire hoses were needed to beat off the angry mob of about 200 whites who converged on the church. It took 100 U.S. marshals and more than that number of city police and a National Guard contingent to hold back the rock-hurling, club-swinging mob. Warranti Issued The freedom riders were due to surrender later in the day to county authorities on warrants charging viola tion of a court injunction. The injunction was obtained while the students were at Birming ham to prevent them from continuing their freedom ride. It appeared likely that the students' would have an arm ed escort during their trip to the county Jail, where they were expected to give them selves up. Marshals patrolled down town streets today, ready to break up any crowds that might gather. The federal of ficers set up a "control cen ter" atop the post office build ing and all federal efforts were being co-ordinated from there. (See story on page 2) TO DISCUSS BUDGET Ashland Stanley Jobe, su perintendent of Ashland schools, will explain the 1961 62 school budget at the Tues day noon luncheon of the Ash land Chamber of Commerce In the Mark Antony hotel. Jobe will also discuss prob lems confronting the city's schools. MEDFORD, Federal Marshals Orderei Corvallis Man Is Reelected Head of Letter Carriers William Dixon, Corvallis, was reelected - president yes terday at the closing'business session here- of 58th, annual convention or tne uregon State association, of the Na tional Association of. Letter Carriers. . i Also retained were Charles Wiley, Medford, vice presi dent, Jim Godfrey, Roseburg, secretary, and Gerald Wood, Portland, executive board member. The association dele gates named Art Henderson, Salem, treasurer. Holdover members of the executive board are Harry Sweetman, Coqullle, , and Arthur Strunk, Grants Pass. John Grenz, Grants Pass, re mains as rural director. Delegates appoved 19 reso lutions. Most of these sought the efforts of national associa tion officers to secure enact ment of certain laws. Resolutions Noted ; Chief among the resolutions were those seeking 30-year re tirement on an optional basis, protection of government auto drivers from liability in case of accidents, and passage of a labor management law. Delegates maintained that additional insurance required by letter carriers driving gov ernment vehicles is an unfair expense and should be paid for by the government as it is in private industry. They also pointed out that postal em ployees do not have the privilege of labor - manage ment relations with the Post Office department nor with local postmasters. Among other resolutions seeking the work of national officers were those asking for a five-day work week for rural carriers, increase in re tirement annuity percentage wise in comparison with all salary enactments, abolishing of present discriminatory an nuity reductions affecting those who retire under 60 years of age and those who provide survivor benefits, and addition of any accumulated sick leave to any employee's years of service upon retire ment. Mrs. Carson Bailey, Port land, was elected president of the Ladies' auxiliary, replac ing Mrs. Larry M. Rose, Med ford. Others elected were WEATHER FORRCAST: ConildrraMe clond tnrn thr ash Tupidar wllh threat, of a few lf(ht Ihowcri tonight and Tuetday. Low to nlihl 41. tilth Tueida? 70. Temp. Hlfhrit Tfitfrday 7 Loweit Thti Morning 41 Our Skies Tonight ftunitt today 7:33 p.m. Sunrlie tomorrow H 4:43 a.m. Mooniet tomorrow 1:21a.m. Fnll Moon . ..Next Monday night Mercury. th amalleit planet, li now reappearing In the evening Iky. Setting aa twilight darken! Into night. It will ae ylilbla for about two wtckt. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY Mrs. Harry Sweetman, Co- quille, , vice president; Mrs Arnold Barzee, Corvallis, sec retary; Mrs. Donald Graves, Salem, treasurer; Mrs. Athur Strunk, Grants Pass, organ izer. This was said to be the largest convention ever held by the two groups. More than 300 persons attended a luau Friday night at the Labor temple, planned by the auxil iary, and about 250 attended a banquet Saturday night at Rogue Valley Country club. Perkins. Beftiol Back From Meeting Detective Lt. Lyle Perkins of the Medford police depart ment has been named to a committee to help plan for next year's Western States Crime conference to be held In Tacoma, Wash. Perkins and Chief Deputy Paul Bettiol of the Jackson county sheriffs office return ed this week end from the 11th annual crime conference In Spokane, Wash., May 17 through May 19. The purpose of the annual conference was to discuss and compile the latest data on known criminals in the Pa cific Northwest and the rest of the country. Attending this year's con ference, according to Perkins, were police officers from as far away as Alaska. More than 300 persons attended the con ference, including members of the Royal Canadian Mounted police. Lieutenant Perkins said he feels the Western States Crime conference is "one of the most outstanding conferences that a criminal investigating officer can ever want to attend." Pat Caught in Area Found To Be Rabid A bat caught by two dogs on the Little Applegate last month has been identified as rabid, Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Jackson county public health officer, said today, Lillian Huklll, Little Apple gate, said her dogs were fight ing with a bat In her front yard April 25. The bat was taken to the Jackson county health department and sent to the public health labora tories In Portland. Mrs. Hu klll was Instructed to keep the two dogs under observa tion. County Sanitarian Orle Moore said a mouse, a skunk and some other animals have been reported as rabid this spring, but this Is the first re port which has been confirmed. 56th Tribune 22, 1961 Central Point Boy Struck by Auto; Dies of Injuries Daniel Michael Garrison, f of 146 Orr dr., Central Point, died last night in a local hos pital from injuries suffered earlier when he was struck by a car. State police said the boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Odella Garrison, was struck at the intersection of Gregory and Table Rock rds. He reported ly ran across the road In front of a southbound car driven by William Dean Brown,, 18, of Butte Falls. Hospital attendants said the boy died, apparently of Internal Injuries, an hour af ter he was taken to the hos pital by Medford Ambulance Service. The body was taken to Perl Funeral home in Med ford. Second Fatality It was the second pedestrian fatality in Josephine and Jackson counties during the week end. Delia Mae Sneed, 34, South Myrtle rd., Myrtle Creek, died Friday night when hit by a logging truck one mile north of Wolf Creek. The logging truck was driven by George Lawrence Kendall, 33, Grants Pass. He was not cited or held, according to state police. Another accident victim in Josephine county, Betty J. Solus, Brookings, died in a Medford hospital Friday night from injuries suffered In a Thursday auto accident on Highway 199, nine miles south of Cave Junction, The Grants Pass office of the state police said she was driving a Jeep pickup truck when she apparently lost con trol of the vehicle and was thrown out on the paved high way. Mrs. Solus was taken to the Josephine General hospital but later transferred to Med ford. Other Oregonians killed In week end accidents, accord ing to United Press Interna tional, were Susan Lee Byard, 19, Eugene; Herbert G. Haller, Portland, and Cecilia Bruno, 10, Warm Springs. BOY, 15, MISSING Oregon City - (UPI) - A 15-year-old boy who became separated from a hiking party was the object of a search In forested country by veterai? mountain climbers and blood hounds today. Sam Herr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Herr Sr. and a sophomore at Wilson High School, was reported missing Sunday by members of the Trails Club. MISS EUGENE CHOSEN Eugene - (UPD - Carla Garri son, 19, a freshman at the Unl versity of Oregon, was chosen Miss Eugene here Saturday night. Year Price 10 Cents No. 52 Attorney General Say: s Number Will Be 600 by Night State Assurance 'By Deeds' Needed Washington - tUPO - Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy an nounced today he is sending 200 more federal marshals to Montgomery, Ala., because of the racial violence there. He said the additional mar shals are being sent because the situation is "obviously not satisfactory." The attorney general told a news conference there are about 500 marshals In Ala bama now. He said there will be 600 there by tonight and another 100 will be sent Tues day. Prosecutions Planned Kennedy also announced there will be a number of fed eral prosecutions in Alabama today. ; He said there is evidence of violation of federal law and "a number of people are involved." We will be taking some ac tion today," he said firmly, But he declined to give de tails. The attorney general said he had no plans to recom mend that federal troops be sent to Alabama at this time, Situation Felt Adequate Vt-think. the situation with the United States marshals is adequate at the present time, He said he had been in con stant ' touch with President Kennedy who, he said, stayed up most of the night at his country home at Middleburg, Va., getting reports on the Alabama riots from his broth er. He said he sent marshals In after he failed to get assur ance from Gov. John Patter son of Alabama that law and order would be maintained. He said the federal mar shals will remain in Alabama until the federal government gets assurances "by deeds." Gheysen Named to Sheriff's Office Robert A. Gheysen, 30, former sergeant in the Jack son county sheriff's office, has returned as civil deputy, Sher iff Joe Walsh said this morn ing. Gheysen was hired effective today. He formerly worked In the sheriff's office for three years. He resigned from the office to take a position with a boat-building firm Gheysen takes the position held by Glenn Wright, re cently appointed sergeant In the criminal division to re place former Sgt. Veryl Va noose, who resigned. v, . "Oli, Rioters' You Said 'Killers 1' Governor Would Reconsider if Proposals Made Legislature Already 'Made a Mess' Salem - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield today rejected the idea of a special session of the legislature to clarify time standards, but said he would be willing to reconsider if 'concrete proposals" were made. Confusion has been ramp ant since the legislature put the Portland metropolitan area on daylight saving time. Communities in the rest of the state have tried informal ly to move clocks ahead or juggle work schedules to keep up. Hatfield was urged to take the lead In moving work hours ahead for state em ployees. . He replied this appeared illegal since the law clearly requires public offices to of fer services on standard time outside the Portland area. Doasn't Plan Session I do not anticipate a spe cial session," Hatfield said. unless there are concrete proposals," to end the pres ent confusion in a satisfacto ry way. Hatfield said he did not foresee, any proposals that would accomplish this. Frankly, Hatfield said, there is no guarantee the legislature would make any less of a mess than it already has made." The governor said another meeting of the legis lature could make the situ ation worse. Hatfield said he was "never enthusiastic" over the legisla ture's various fast time pro posals, but felt the lawmakers were "determined . to pass one." , , In view of this, he said, the law giving fast time to the Portland area appeared best. Proposal Given One of-the legislature's pro posals would have let any po litical subdivision in the state elect fast time. Hatfield said he feared a law permitting state offices to move work hours ahead dur ing the summer would only add to the confusion." ' He tedded If "does not seem plaus ible" to send state workers to the office on staggered shifts. Hatfield ..has urged busi nesses and cities to seek some "uniformity" in setting time and work schedules, instead of the present Informal and disordered efforts to adjust time. He said it appears clear to him that the balance of the state outside the Portland area is legally and officially on standard time. Ashland School Vote Set for Friday Ashland - Ashland voters will consider exceeding the 6 per cent limitation on the 1961-62 school budget in an election' Friday.: The total 'estimated tax levy Is $907,044, according to Stanley Jobe, city school su perintendent. The amount out side the six per cent limitation Is $561,829, Jobe said. The total general fund is $1,303, 275. ' Two polls will be In the Lincoln school gymnasium. Voting hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. TO CONSIDER REQUESTS Salem (UPD The State Land Board Tuesday will con sider two requests for offshore oil survey permits. At First I TlionR1it Go Ahead
