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Newspaper Page TextML 5) ITQU 11 1 IM ilrri tM VX 1 : .'.j. fit's. 1 f 4 1 i v. MORNING SCENE Many orchards in the Rogue valley were scenes of activity this morning as heating crews "fired" to pro tect pear blossoms from frost for the second morning In a row. The picture above, taken at 401 orchards, shows an oil truck on its way to deliver more fuel oil while last night's smoke still hangs in the air. Tem OAS Casualties Heavy in Clash With Moslems Algiers, Alegria-IUPIl - The European Secret Army Organ ization (OAS) suffered heavy casualties in fighting Tuesday with the Moslem National Army of Liberation in the mountains south of Algiers, military sources reported to day. But OAS gunmen stalked through the streets of Algiers and its suburbs during the day, shooting down Moslems at random. By noon, eight Moslems had been killed and one wounded. Three Moslem owned shops were damaged by plastic bombs, a favorite weapon of the OAS terrorists. The reported clash between the OAS and the Moslem units near Duperre, about 50 miles south of here, was the first ' since the Algerian cease fire was proclaimed last month. Leaders of the Algerian na tionalists had urged Moslem civilians to refrain from vio lence to avoid any action that would Jeopardize the Algerian peace settlement. Military sources said it was believed that at least 30 OAS commandos were killed in the clash with the Moselm army units. Corvallis Virtually Assured of Fast Time Corvallis - WPD - This area was virtually assured of being 100 per cent on fast time this summer after the school board Tuesday night voted to move up class starting times one hour starting April 29. TAX LEVY APPROVED Salem-(UPD-Voters of the Sa lem school district Tuesday approved a 1962-63 tax levy of $6 million. The vote was 3.386 to 2,844. NEWS'P.BRIEFS rttMS FROM ATMOSPHERIC TEST DATE INDICATED Wathington-lPI-Indicaiioni today were that the first at mospheric nuclear blast in th ntw U.S. test series will be set off April 30 or May 1. CLAY TO DISCUSS RESIGNATION Berlin-(PIL-Gen. Lucius D, Clay left Berlin by plane to day for Washington to diicuti with President Kennedy hit resignation at the chief executive t personal representative in Berlin. WHITE GETS COMMITTEE APPROVAL Washington-'rTI'-The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of deputy Atty. Gen. Byron R. (Whiiser) White, Rhodes scholar and former all American lootball star, at an associate justice of the Supreme Court. T ; 1 f f-j i lirsVihisi peratures dropped to about 27 degrees in the coldest orchards, according to W. J. Rogers, meteorologist with the fruit frost forecast service. Rogers forecast tempera tures of 29 degrees in the "very coldest orchards" tonight and tomorrow morning, with scattered firing late in the morning. U.S. Won't Security of To 'Paper Geneva - (IIPII - The United States warned today it will not submit its own security and that of the free world to a "paper pledge" that Russia will never again test nuclear weapons. "The motivation for de veloping new weapons which Sfraub Criticizes Medicare Delay Coos Bay-"01der people in need of medical care can't af ford to wait another two years, as Congressman Durno has proposed." State Senator Robert W. Straub said here Tuesday night. Straub is a candidate for the Democratic nomination to Congress in the Fourth dis trict. "Durno's proposal to estab lish a national medical advi sory commission to study the problem of medical care is nothing but a stall to delay action on this critical prob lem," Straub said. "This problem has been studied for 10 years, and enough statistics and facts have been collected to fill a county courthouse. The prob lem of providing decent and adequate medical care is acute and it needs action now." Straub said the most effi cient solution is the Kennedy- backed King - Anderson bill which would provide 90 days of hospital care a year, 180 days of nursing home care and up to 240 home health service visits a year and would be part of the Social Security program. AROUND THI OLOII 4 , 1 Submit World Pledge1 was strong enough to lead the U.S.S.R. to break its self-imposed pledge not to be the first state to resume nuclear tests would well lead it to at tempt the clandestine viola tion of a nuclear test ban treaty," chief U. S. delegate Arthur H. Dean warned. Dean told the 17-nation dis armament conference the U. S. and British governments have made one concession after another in an attempt to meet Soviet fears that an in spected nuclear test ban treaty would be used as a cover for espionage. No Good Will "There has not been the slightest demonstration of Soviet good will or flexibili ty," Dean went on. "On the contrary, the Soviet Union has made evident, by its conduct last fall, just how much it values the conduct of tests for the development of new weapons." He read into the record Monday's joint appeal to So viet Premier Nikita Khrush chev by President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to recon sider and accept the principle of international verification of a test ban treaty. "There is no further appeal which I can make here to my Soviet colleagues," Dean said, "beyond my oft-repeated plea for them to show some rea sonableness, flexibility and political sense." Risky To Free World "But we must insist," Dean said, "that it is too risky to free world security to settle for a treaty which amounts to a paper pledge that cannot be monitored in a number of es sential aspects." The first reaction of Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Val erian Zorin was not hopeful. He insisted existing national detection systems are able to detect and identify all nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water at long range without the need for international inspec tion. Area Zoning Ordinance Will Be Discussed The basic ordinance for area zoning in Jackson coun ty will be discussed at a meet ing of the Jackson county planning commission at 8 : o'clock tonight I house annex. in the court- Included on tonight's agenda will be a tentative schedule of public hearings regarding the development pattern for the valley and the Phoenix and Central Point I interim zone area. Regional Edition MEDF0RD 28 Pages Two Sections Water Supply for Area Improved by Better -Snowpack The 1962 water supply out look for the Rogue-Umpqua basin has improved over the slightly dim outlook of last month, according to Bob Wha ley, assistant state snow sur vey supervisor. Above average March in creases to the snowpack has resulted In near average water supply forecasts for all streams in the Rogue basin, he said. Water content of the snow pack is now average for the basin as a whole and about one-fifth better than last year at this time. Snow courses in the Umpqua did not receive the good increases in snow water and still remain only near or below average, he said. Most watershed soils have been well primed by mow- melt and winter rains, and should not require a substan tial amount of moisture to bring them to capacity as the spring melt begins. Laki Are Fuller Fourmile and Fish lakes now hold a total of 9.000 acre feet, compared to 8,200 acre feet a year ago. Howard Prai rie and Emigrant now hold 56.200 acre feet, compared to 43,100 acre feet last year at this time. Hyatt Prairie has 8,300 acre feet of stored wat er. Last year it held only 4,000 acre feet April 1. Streamflow forecasts have been raised as a result of above average increases to the snowpack during March on most of the watershed. Little Butte Creek, north fork at Fish lake, is expect ed to flow 17,000 acre feet for the April-September period, or 101 per cent of average.-' Little Butte creek, south fork near Lake Creek forecast has been raised to 46,000 acre feet (110 per cent average) for the April-July period, and the flow is expected to drop to 100 cubic feet per second by June 14. Fourmile lake inflow fore cast is now 7,800 acre feet for the April-September period, or 105 per cent of average. Rogue river forecasts are now near average with the Rogue at Raygold expected to flow 1,025,000 acre feet for 102 per cent of the 1943-57 Remodeled Burner Reduces Cinders Fallout of cinders and ash from the Cheney Forest Prod ucts mill burner at Central Point has been completely eliminated, and smoke h8s been cut 90 per cent, since the burner was remodeled in February, according to Bill Askwith, superintendent. A new style grate system, which controls the flow of air and causes more complete combustion of materials, was installed, the superintendent said. Tests began Feb. 22 and have been completed. In mid March, Ronald R. Ott, Port land, state board of health sanitation authority, made a check of the system and found it to be one of the three be?t such Installations in the state, according to Askwith. Phelps Bros., engineering contractors in burner fabrica tion from Eugene, did the in stallation. Sportsfair Opens Friday For Stand at The annual Crater Lions club Sportsfair will open a three-day stand at the Med ford armory grounds at 5 p.m. Friday with a variety of ex hibits, exhibitions, stage shows, and other events. The Sportsfair will remain open until 10 p.m. Friday. Saturday and Sunday. It will open at 10 a.m. Saturday and at noon Sunday. Proceeds from the fair will be used by Crater Lions club In Its Bear Creek Develop ment project. In addition to displays of outdoor recreation supplies and equipment, displayi for the homeowner also are planned. Hobby and craft dis plays will be in a tent adja cent to the Armory. April-September average. Ca nal rotation should not be necessary this year for the Grants Pass Irrigation dis trict, Whaley said. The Applegate and Illinois forecasts are now 108 and 105 per cent of average respective ly for the next 6 months. The North Umpqua is expected to flow 167,000 acre feet or 90 per cent for the April-September period. School District Budget Approved By 1 ,098 To 303 A budget totaling $4,633, 778.32 for the Mcdford school district next year was ap proved 1,098 to 303 by district voters yesterday. The budget- includes a gen eral fund of $4,254,292, and a bond interest and redemption fund of $379,486.32. The elec tion was on the amount of the budget exceeding the 6 per cent limitation, or $2,421, 658.50. Of the unofficial 1,401 votes cast, 78 per cent approved the budget, a ratio of about 3Vi to 1. The votes will be canvassed by the school board at its meeting next Tuesday night. Last Year's Vote Last year, the budget for the 1961-62 school year was approved by a vote of 1,222 to 295. The unofficial count of yes terday's vote by precinct was: . Griffin Creek, 76 yes, 25 no; Hoover, 147 yes, 15 no; Howard, 61 yes, 11 no; Jack son, 101 yes, 39 no; Jackson ville, 51 yes, 14 no; Jefferson, 94 yes, 33 no; Lincoln, 20 yes, 17 no; Lone Pine, 34 yes, 10 no; Oak Grove, 83 yes, 15 no; Roosevelt, 163 yes, 43 no; Ruch, 31 yes, 12 no; Washing ton, 118 yes, 47 no; West Side, 57 yes, 7 no; and Wilson, 62 yes, 19 no. School officials noted that the voter turnout was about average for a school budget election, although it was a small number of the eligible voters in the district. H. D. Christensen, chairman of the budget committee, ex pressed appreciation to the j people of the district for sup porting a budget which the committee believed was neces sary to maintain the educa tional program offered in the district. Four Lithia Deer, Returned To Park Ashland - Three tame deer from the Lithia park pen here were still missing this morn ing as a result of fence slash ing Monday night which al lowed seven of the animals to wander away. The woven wire fence around the deer pen was cut near a post, police reported. Four of the deer were found later Monday night and returned to the pen. Ashland police this morn ing received several calls from area residents who re ported seeing deer. These re ports were turned over to the that they could obtain the re park crew to be followed up. lease of 1,179 Bay of Pigs in vasion prisoners being held Armory Scheduled events on the Armory's rtage include Judo exhibitions, an exhibition hv Gunfighter's, Inc., a style show, Arthur Murray dancers, square dancers, and a yo-yo contest. Between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, the king and queen of the Pear Blossom Festival in Medford will De crowned. The Sportsfair's queen will be elected during a fashion show scheduled Sunday eve ning. Events scheduled on the grounds Include helicopter rides, parachute Jumps, a car nival, motorcycle demonstra tions, and displays of a swim ming pool and equipment, model houses, sports cars, and old timer vehicles. -y -zy MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1962 WWWWfM ?WflswWt?'Wf gptn, flaw" B(pTww; I v; n y-, 1 if l , " 1 i - f fcvv'- V A !V' f i :'.ft vi KH i ;.. V J j H 1 W-u '.A',"' 1. CTmlWitiu 'i i'inLi'i'iIi'i''-'"r'Thi niniirttwILiwdl HOLDS KEY Medford Mayor John W. Snider holds one of many key rings he had received in the past few days from through out Oregon. Tags on the key rings read: Financial Aspects Of Public Utilities District Reviewed Grants Pass Exhibits and 1 testimony showing that, any public power agency taking over Pacific Power and Light company's system- in Jose phine county would operate at an annual loss of i half- million dollars were placed in ' the record of an Oregon Hydroclectlc commission hear ing here today. William Prentice, Medford, a PP&L accounting super visor, estimated losses in a review of a financial feasi bility study submitted for consideration by the commis sion. Prentice's testimony on the financial aspects of a public utilities district was offered after W. I. Dnvidson. presi dent of the Josephine County Public Power association, told the commission that the PUD proponents "could not offer concrete proposals." Would Not Be Binding j" Davidson said his group could not make such a pro posal because they would not be binding upon the future decisions of elected PUD com missioners if one is formed. Prentice said the company bused its study on the known system operating conditions, the bond capitalization needs for buying PP&L's properties, wages and taxes paid by the company and crews to pro vide equal service. The commission moved to Grants Pass today after listen ing to pros and cons at Cave Junction yesterday. More than 50 persons appeared there to oppose the PUD plan, and 12 indicated they favored it. A third session will be held in Wilderville Thursday. Cuban Committee Talks With Castro Havana, Cuba - OIPD-Mem bers of a Cuban exiles com mittee were hopeful today by the Castro government for $62 million ransom. Four exiles, representing the so-called Cuban Families Com mittee for the Liberation of Prisoners of War, flew here Tuesday from Miami and met with Premier Fidel Castro for four hours in an attempt to scale down his demands. An other meeting with Castro has been planned but the commit tee was unable to say when it would be held. Setki U.S. Dollars The delegation had been authorized to offer $28 mil lion In goods and products to meet Castro's stiff terms. But the Cuban leader was report ed seeking cash In U.S. dol lars for the release of the men, who were sentenced last Saturday to 30 years at hard labor after a four-day masslnual conference this year of trial at Havana's Principe I the National Association of Prison. I Attorneys General. Tribune "One dollar reward if returned to Mayor Snider, Medford, Oregon." The first key ar rived from Japan, and others have turned up throughout the state. Budget Committee Hears Proposal for S187 GC0 Stadium An athletic stadium with i initial seating capacity of 10,- uuo costing an estimated $187,00Q was proposed to the Jackson county budget com mittee yesterday afternoon by John Weisbrod, Medford real- tor Weisbrod, who represents a group of Jackson county citi zens interested in a stadium said ultimate seating capacity would De 40,000. He also requested the conn ty court appoint a stadium fact-finding commission. It would work toward develop ment of the stadium, lie ex plained. Suggest Members Commission members sug gested were himself, Harry Chipman, Dr. Elmo Steven son, Dr. Leonard B. Mayficld, Everett Faber, Francis Krouse, Murry Gardiner, Frank Glonning and Paul Hynning. An advisory committee to work with the commission would be William Seibert, Neil Ledward, Robert Hay worth, Earlc Jossy, Dwight Houghton, Larry Espey, W. J. Morcland and Jerry Gasti neau. "The county court is justi fied in building a multi-purpose stadium because it gives maximum use to the unused portion of the present Jack son county fair grounds prop erty. It will benefit everyone in the county," Weisbrod told the committee. Used for Events Such a facility could be used for a wide variety of athletic events, entertainment and cultural activities, the realtor said. A small ticket tax would pay for the stadium "in a few years," he said. Legion baseball is included In the stadium plans, but not to the exclusion of all other activities, Weisbrod stated. Column Reprint in Affiliation Hews The March issue of "Town Affiliation News," a publica tion of the American Munici pal association, contains a re print of Mayor John Snldcr's "From Alba, Italy" column which appears periodically in I the Mail Tribune. The AMA publication prais ed the column and said In part: "This is an excellent method of learning more about your sister-city and In forming others about proj ects." The publication reproduced Mayor Snider's introductory column, which appeared In the Mail Tribune about a , month ago. TO MISS CONFERENCE Salcm-UPP-Atly. Gen. Rob ert Y. Thornton says that he doesn't plan to attend the an- 57th Year Price 1 0 Cents No. 18 Professional baseball boosts American Legion baseball ac tivity, he added. Yesterday, Claude Miles i had appealed to the budget committee for a more modest ballpark, to seat fewer than 2,000 at first, at a cost of some $00,000. The committee yester day considered the proposed $1, 764,937 for the county engi neer plus his departmental budget of $1,719.50, but took no action. Duncan Lauds Common Market Ashland "One of the greatest accomplishments of this administration might well be its support of and coopera tion with The European Com mon Market , Robert B. Dun can, speaker of the Oregon House and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress for the Fourth Dis trict told the Young Demo crats club here. "The organization of Euro pean nations into a common market might be the first step to a stronger political union in Europe, with political as well as economic tics. Our original 13 colonic.' took their first steps towards a Demo cratic union by eliminating economic trade barriers," Duncan added. "Our cooperation with this market is inevitable; we have no choice if we are to protect our markets and those of our allies. The government has a responsibility to alleviate the hardships and dislocation which will follow tariff ad justments. This responsibility is one it is prepared to, and will meet", he said. 'If I've Explained This Once, I've Explained It A Thousand Times" Turn A nf .( r..rt IHU HIIIIIIU3I Investigations Are Initiated U. S. Steel Ups Price $6 a Ton Washington (UPD An angry President Kennedy discussed U. S. Steel Corp.'s surprising $6 a ton price hike with key advisers today as a prelude to an expected public denuncia tion of the move later in the day. Ho may couple his state ment with a plea to the other segments of the steel industry not to go along with U. S. Steel, which usually sets the pace for the industry. Two antitrust investigations were initialed immediately af ter the price rise was an nounced late Tuesday. Group Airt Situation Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg was among a cabi net group which met with the President at a breakfast con ference where the steel situa tion figured prominently in the discussion. Kennedy was pictured by high administration sources as extremely unhappy about the price hike. He was said to be ready to convey his mood to the American people at a newi conference today. The increase was announced just five days after the sign ing of a new union contract which called for a one-year-wage freeze but provided ad ditional fringe benefits. The administration had hoped the contract would avert any steel price boosts this year. Assistant Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher declined to categorize the President's mood because: "I think the President's statement at his press conference will reflect his temper." . Hatcher said Kennedy s first news of the steel price increase was brought from Pittsburgh by U. S. Steel President 'Roger Blough. The steel company official saw the President at 5:40 p.m. tt&i) and the President, Blough and Goldberg discussed the price hike for 55 minutes. ... Opposition Expressed During this meeting, Ken nedy was understood to hava expressed his strong opposi-. I tion to the increase which the I administration regards as a J blow to- chances of price sta- Diniy. , Justice Department and Senate investigators were or dered to begin investigating possible price-fixing if similar Increases are put into effect by other "big steel" firms. U.S. Steel President Leslie "Worthington defended the across-the-board increases as 'inodest" and necessary to catch, up" with mounting costs since steel prices were last raised in 1958. The steel industry cooper ated last fall when Kennedy asked it to hold the line on prices even though steel work ers received a wage increase averaging from 7 to 10 cents an hour under the 1960 con tract. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair tonleht and Thursday with variable high cloudiness tomorrow. Low to night 34. High Thursday near 80. Temp. Highest Yesterday 6X Lowest This Mornlnf 33 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 3:37 a.m. Monnset tomorrow .... 2:05 a.m. Full Moon April 19 PROMINENT STARS The Twins, north ot the Moon. (Pollux, the brighter Twin, It nearer the Moon). Prnoyon, south of the Moon. Sirius well helow Procyon (and much brighter).