Final Consideration of
Public Library Budget
Requests Due This Week
Final consideration may be
given Tuesday to the $139,711
requested by the Public Li
brary of Medford and Jackson
county for 1962-63, according
to the Jackson county budget
committee Friday. The coun
ty's share of the budget total
would be $81,735, an increase
oi $17,091.
Most of the requested bud
get would go to salaries, com
pensation, retirement, social
security and Insurance, $94,
396, or an increase of $16,007.
The proposed payroll in
cludes $8,400 for Head Librar
ian Omar A. Bacon, for an In
crease of $564; $5,520 for ref
erence librarian, a drop of
$101.64 due to reclassifica
tion; $2,955, or $75 raise for
one children's department li
brarian, and $3,420, or a $84
raise for the other.
Requested salaries and
raises for members of the cir
culation department are: $4,
440, $120 raise; $3,240, $180
increase; $1,440, $60 raise for
part-time help; $2,880, $1,500
raise for part-time help.
Five student workers would
receive a total salary of $3,
785, or $200 increase. An ad
ditional $1,200 would be al
lowed for two new student
Workers.
Salary for the extension de
partmenl would be $4,200 or
a $240 Increase.
Processing department
would include salaries of $4,
440, a $120 Increase; $3,690,
a $174 increase; $2,970, $150
increase; $3,330, a $363 in
crease and addition of new
clerk-Typist I for $2,760.
The library budget would
also include $4,320 or $240
increase for one office staff
member, and $3,240, or $420
increase for the other. Cus
todian's salary is $1,980, or
$42 increase and new half
time custodian would be $1,
200. Sixty dollar increases have
been requested for all branch
librarians except one new one
at $1,320 annual salary.
Book Expendituris
Figures were presented by
representatives of the library
board to show that Jackson
county ranks near the bottom
nf the list, according to vol
umes provided per capita
when compared to some other
counties, in book exponditucrs
per capita, total budget ex
penditures.
Richard Travis, a library
board member, remarked that
the library program was a
marginal one when he first
became a board member.
"One county branch library
withdrew and others threat
ened to because of the lousy
service," he remarked. "Then
Omar was hired for $3,000 a
year less than what he was
making. He accepted .he big
reduction in salary because
he thought this situation pre
sented a challenge. Last year
he was offered a salary of
$12,000 to $15,000 a year to
be head librarian of the new
state of Hawaii. What he
wants here is a real good li
brary program."
Answering objections of the
county budget committee to
the automatic pay increases
provided library personnel
under the city program, Tra
vis said the library is essen
tially a city library and comes
under Its pay system.
Depressed Area
County Commissioner Ches
ter Wcndt objected strongly
to Travis' statement that the
local library was granted a
$25,000 loan by the state li
brary because "this is a de
pressed area for libraries."
Travis explained that last
year he said the board would
not be back for a similiar in
crease this year. But, then he
didn't realize the total budget
allocation included "some
wash out items" - mon
ey which had to be reimburs
ed, so the library did not get
the entire benefit reflected In
the Increase.
Better Service
Travis admitted that book
mobiles would be cheaper to
operate than branch libraries,
but the latter give better ser
vice and are a bargain at the
requested expenditure of
$2.05 per capita in the county.
"City Councilman Fred Rob
inson is the only one I have
talkod to who does not think
the library should expand Its
services," Travis remarked.
"The library provides the
only facilities for adult edu
cation in the county. You
must read a heck of a lot to
keep up with modern devel
opments," Travis said. "It all
adds up In the fact you gel
the library services you pay
for."
Commissioner Wendt intro
duced Josephine County Com
missioners Bruce Davidson
and Louis Ringuette. "We
heard pretty much the same
thing going on when we drop-
peel on the Josephine countv
budget session with their li
brary board members," Wendt
grinned.
Warning Issued on
Highway Bonds Sale
Salem -WPD- A New York
banker has told State Treas
urer Howard Belton that the
sale of Oregon highway bonds
would be jeopardized if a
clause in the Oregon Consti
tution forbidding diversion of
highway funds is removed.
Senior vice president jJ. K.
Pfeffer of New York's First
National City Bank, also told
Belton In a letter that such
removal could also result in
the state paying a higher in
terest rate on its highway
bonds.
The Oregon Constitution
now says that motor vehicle
tax funds are to be used only
for highways and parks. But
the Oregon Commission on
Constitutional Revision has
voted to remove this provi
sion. The action would give
the legislature power to spend
highway money for other
things.
Union Not Placed
In Receivership
Portland - IUPII - Multnomah
County Circuit Judge James
Crawford Saturday refused
to place Local 701 of the
Hoisting and Portable Engi
neers Union In receivership,
but he did not eialn court
Jurisdiction over the local.
Judge Crawford, In ruling
for court maintenance of the
local, said conditions as
charged by plaintiffs in 'a
court trial, led to "suspicion
and distrust."
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Jackson
NEW SIGNS Topped by the welcoming
Oregon beaver, billboards have been placed
at six highway locations directing visitors
to the Dead Indian Recreation area, the
Howard Prairie recreation area and Hooper
Springs. The Pacific Power and Light com.
pany sponsored project designed to call aW
tention to area tourist attractions. The Jack
son county phase of the northwest program
was completed late last week in time for
Saturday's fishing season opening. Inspect
ing the sign are Laurance Espy (left) Copco
division ratp engineer and Frank Benesh,
Medford district manager, Copco Division,
PP&L. The signs vary from four feet square
to four by eight feet. Lettering is black and
red against a yellow background. Ncal Led
ward, Jackson county parks and recreation
director, and the county court selected sub
jects, sign copy and locations in this area.
Revision Commission Votes
To Abolish Two Elective
Offices; Balloting Close
Page 2A
Medford
Tribune
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1962
Who Would Run for Office
If County Home Rule Passes!
Under the Home Rule Charter, an elected Board of seven commis
sioners will govern and administer our county affairs. Will we get
better candidates for these offices under the Charter? To get tome
indication, members of this committee interviewed a few well known
and respected county citizons. The results are below.
If a Home Rule Charter is adopted by the voters, and if I were
requested by my neighbors of Jackson County to run for the
Board of Commissioners, I would be pleased to serve if elected:
C. F. Davies Teacher Eagle Point
Mrs. W. J. Miller Housewife Medford
R. W. Courtright Attorney Medford
Anna R. Scott Rancher Jacksonville
Clarence H. Young Banker Medford
John W. Snider Dairyman Medford
Joe C. Cowley Reporter Medford
M.R.Gibson Construction Shady Cove
Ted Flury Rancher Eagle Point
Bereth P. Hopkins Housewile Central Point
George M. Joyce Trainmaster Medford
Chester H. Wendt Farmer Jacksonville
John Niedermeyer Farmer Medford
Don Geren Farmer Eagle Point
Hugh P. Jennings Insurance Man Medford
M. J. LaNie Orchardist Medford
Cecil Kee Construction Shady Cove
James C. Miller Jr. Rancher Medford
Arnold Bohnert Farmer Central Point
Dunbar Carpenter Farmer Medford
Mrs. Stephen Nye Housewife Medford
Raymond L. Shafcr Businessman Prospect
Mrs. I rving Lord Housewife Ashland
The list above includes only a few of many outstanding citiieni
who would be willing to serve ui under Home Rule.
Even io, has there ever been such a distinguished group willing ts
serve in county office, if elected?
When we choose Home Rule, we can choose our commissioners from
among our most able county citiseni.
Citizens' Committee for Home Rule, P.O. Box 1309,
Medford, Oregon
Td. id,, KKsrtt0n I. Coliini, chmn., Cititeni' Comm. for Homo Rule, P.O. lot 130
By DOUGLES GRIPP
Salem - IUPII - Oregon's Con
stitutional Revision commis
sion voted Saturday to abolish
the elective offices of sccre
tary of state and slate trcas
urer and have the governor
as the only elective executive
officer provided for in the
state constitution.
The vote was fl-fi, a bare
majority. The motion was
made by Stale Sen. Walter J.
Pearson (D-Portland).
If the commission's recom
mendation gets through the
1963 Legislature, It will go on
the 1964 ballot for approval
of the people.
Pearson argued thai while
the present secretary of state
and state treasurer are fine
men, as were tneir predeces
sors, they don't have enough
to do. In addition, the gov
ernor's office needs strength
ening, he said.
Was Defeated
Former Gov. Charles A.
Sprague, Salem, tried to get
an amendment retaining the
two offices In the constitution
- and keeping them elective
- but this was defated 4-11.
Sprague said there is little
enough public interest in pol
itics and government now,
and to do away with the two
offices would further dry up
the springs of interest.
Pearson said that the legis
lature could retain the secre
tary of state and state treas
urer, creating them by law in
stead of by constitution. But
if this was done, he said they
should be appointed by the
governor and "assigned some
duties" by him.
As annointive bv tile cover
nor, they should be capable
of being fired by him, and
their terms of office should
coincide with the governor's
elected term, Pearson said.
Group May Check
Infante Activities
Salem -HIPD-Slate Sen. Loyd
Key (D-Millon-Freewater) said
Saturday his legislative inter
im committee on agriculture
will investigate the Oregon
activities of Mark M. Infante
if three hurdles are cleared.
Key listed them as.
-Agreement by a majority
of the committee to conduct
the investigation.
-"Clearance" from the state
attorney general.
-Approval of funds by the
state emergency board, since
Hie interim committee is on
a limited budget.
Key has two requests for
the probe of Infante, who stir
red up a controversy while a
field man for migrant worker
conditions in the Oregon La
bor Department from 1957 to
1960. Infante is also the Mar-
cantonio Diaz-Infante who has
threatened a revolution in
Mexico and is now in Los An
geles charged with violating
some local laws.
SMELLY FIRE
London-IUPI) - Firemen had
some tall explaining to do
when they went home to their
wives smelling of perfume.
But it was perfectly okay
they had fought a fire at a
cosmetic firm.
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The six that opposed the
plan, patterned after the New
Jersey constitution, were:
State Rep. Clarence Barton
(D-Coquillc), Stale Rep. Staf
ford Hansell (R-Hermiston),
State Sen. Donald R. Husband
(R-Eugene), Sprague, State
Rep. George Van Hoomisscn
(D-Portland), and State Rep.
George Layman (R Dayton).
The action ignored a minor
ily report by law prof. Hans
Linde of the University of
Oregon. Linde suggested the
Alaska plan of having two
elective executive officers in
the Oregon Constitution - a
governor, and secretary of
state. But the secretary of
state would be the governor's
running mate and in effect a
lieutenant governor.
They would be elected on
the same ticket, and the sec
retary of state would succeed
the governor in case of death
or other vacancy.
At present, the president of
the Oregon Senate is first in
line of succession to the gov
ernorship, with the House
speaker second and the sec
retary third.
Steelworkers Committee
Votes to Back Hatfield
In His Re-Election Bid
By United Press International
A labor endorsement flew
Gov. Mark Hatfield's way
Friday as Oregon delegates
to the Western District con
ference of Steelworkers of
America voted to back Hat
field's bid for reelection.
The legislative - education
committee, which makes the
Steel worker endorsements,
voted to support Hatfield aft
er considering both Democrat
ic contenders, Atty. Gen. Rob
ert Y. Thornton and State
Sen. Walter Pearson.
"I am proud that a Repub
lican can get endorsement of
labor if his record merits it,"
Hatfield said.
Need Not Fear
Hatfield addressed the con
ference Friday night. He said
"labor need not fear automa
tion" but should make the
most of the opportunity it pre
sents. He urged government, busi
ness and labor to pull togeth
er to "train, retrain and or
ganize" to meet automation.
He recalled a statement by
Samuel Gompers, the founder
of the AFL, that "no member
can stop machines and no ma
chines made working condi
tions worse."
Hatfield also paid tribute
to unions. He sr'd that "skill
ed, responsible labor is Ore
gon's greatest drawing card
for new industry and job op
portunity." About 400 delegates attend
ed the speech.
At Eugene, Democratic gu
bernatorial candidate Robert
Y. Thornton said if he is elect
ed one of his most important
aims will be improvement of
opportunities for education.
lie advocated an increase
in both the quantity and qual
ity of college faculties, and
said making more education
available to more youngsters
is one of the state's biggest
chores.
Thornton announced in Sa
lem that his Democratic cam
paign for governor will swing
next week into Lane, Doug
las, Coos and Curry counties.
The two-day sweep starts
Monday with appearances in
the Coos county cities of Co
quille. North Bend and Coos
Bay, hitting Port Orford and
Gold Beach in Curry county
Monday night.
Luncheon Speech
Tuesday appearances In
Douglas county include a non
political law day luncheon
speech in Rosoburg before the
Douglas County Bar associa
tion. He returns to Salem
that day via Lane county.
In Multnomah county, Dem
ocrats top Republicans by
more than 41,000, registrar
John D. Weldon announced.
Final figures showed 155.
374 Democrats, 114,000 Re
publicans and 4,029 registered
under miscellaneous other
headings.
Conservative Factions
Republican Senate candi
date R. F. Cook charged Sen.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) with
spurning the conservative fac
tions of the Democratic party.
Cook, retired teacher and
rancher from Scotts Mills, said
in Roseburg that conservative
Democrats circulated petitions
in 1960, making Morse a pres
idential candidate in Oregon
that year. "They put him on
the ballot," Cook said, "and
then Morse ignored them in
his organization."
Morse was defeated by John
F. Kennedy in the 1960 Ore
gon primary.
Cook said Morse is in the
liberal camp and this is a
"golden opportunity" for the
Republicans to win conserva
tive support of both Demo
crats and Republicans.
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