AMA To Answer CCennedly's
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ea
Candidates Criticize
Ruling
Labor Official
Meeting Sought
By Senator Morse
Fisher Calls Ruling
'Arbitrary' Decision
Sen. Wayne Morse (D.-Ore.)
and Carl Fisher, Eugene, Re
publican candidate for Con
gress in the Fourth district,
spoke out today about the
U.S. Labor department's deci
sion prohibiting the use of
Mexican nationals in harvest
ing the Medford area pear
crop.
In Portland Sen. Morse re
quested an early conference
to iron out difference regard
ing the use of the Mexican na
tionals. In Medford, speaking
at the Medford Chamber of
Commerce roundtable at
noon, Fisher sharply criticiz
ed the decision, calling it an
"arbitrary ruling."
Morse, who was renominat
ed for the U.S. Senate last
Friday, said that as soon as
he reached Washington, D.C.,
he will ask Labor Secretary
Arthur Goldberg to make his
officials available to meet
with a delegation of pear
growers from Medford.
Minimum Wage
New department regula
tions require a one dollar min
imum wage to all workers,
and deny use of Mexican na
tionals north of the California
border.
Morse said he believed that
"once the department of la
bor officials hear the views
of the pear growers, they will
agree with me that some
changes in the department of
labor policies are called for in
fairness to the Oregon grow
ers and the orchard workers
as well." He said that he
would work, with Raymond
Reter, Medford pear grower,
to set up a delegation.
Sufficient Wage
Morse said pickers working
"at a fair pace of produc
tion" now make well over one
dollar an hour at the present
piece rate, but that many
women and children "pick
fruit intermittently and lei
surely with no intention or
desire to maintain a fair pro
duction pace."
He said it' was unfair to re
quire growers to pay one dol
lar an hour for such work
and that production at an ade
quate piece rate should deter
mine the wage.
Morse said he considered
denial of use of Mexican na
tionals to Oregon growers "an
unfair discrimination in con
trast with policies extended to
Californi. farmers."
Searching Question!
Fisher said that "if even a
portion of the Rogue pear
crop is lost as a result of this
ruling, the department of la
bor can count on being asked
some very searching questions
about their use of administra
tive powers."
"Mexican nationals have
been used by the Rogue area
growers for years," Fisher
said, "and it appears they are
now being singled out for
some unknown reason by the
department of labor. There is
cause for concern when
administrator in any federal
department is endowed with
arbitrary life and death pow
ers over an industry which
plays such a vital role in the
economy of not only southern
Oregon, but the entire state."
Fisher noted that "this is
apparently not a matter of
protecting local workers, the
problem is lactr of workers at
the end of the season."
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STORM THREATENS CARPENTER LAUNCHING
Cape Canareral, Fla.-fPI'-A new storm moving out of
the west threatened today to force still another delay in
plant to send astronaut M. Scott Carpenter into orbit Thurs
day morning.
KENNEDY ASKS FOR AEC MONEY
. Waihinglon-l?l-Preiident Kennedy asked Congress today
for an additional $210,800,000 for the 'Atomic Energy Com
mission next fiscal year, partly to reimburse it (or funds
being spent on its current ten series.
THAILAND BUILDUP NEXUS GOAL
Bangkok. Thalland-tOT-The United States military build
up in Thailand neared its S.OOO-man goal today and American
official expressed aetliiietlon with their speedy deploy
ment to defense positions.
on Nationals
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MAJ. GEN. ALFRED HINT2
Heart Attack Fatal
Maj. Gen. Hintz
Dies Following
Graduation Rites
Oregon City - (UPI) - Maj.
Gen. Alfred E. Hintz, the ad
jutant general of the Oregon
National Guard, is dead at the
age of 56.
Hintz, described as a "sol
dier's soldier," died at a hos
pital here Saturday evening
following a heart attack.
He suffered the attack at
Camp Withycombe near
Clackamas after speaking at
the graduation exercises of
the state National Guard of
ficers candidate class.
Division Commander
Hintz also was commander
of the 41st Infantry Division,
which is composed of Oregon
and Washington National
Guard units.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday morning at
the Salem Armory. He will be
buried at the Willamette Na
tional Cemetery In Portland.
Gov. Mark Hatfield, who
appointed Hintz as state ad
jutant general in June of 1959
and five months later named
him commander of the 41st
division, said "he gave .totally
of himself in war and peace."
High Recognition
He said: "His leadership of
the Oregon National Guard
and the 41st division in the
past three years has earned
high recognition for Oregon.
He was a soldier's soldier. A
grateful . state extends its
greatest sympathy to his
family."
Hintz joined the Oregon
National Guard in 1933.
He served in the South Pa
cific during World War II
and was assigned as 41st di
vision artillery commander
and assistant division com
mander before being appoint
ed adjutant general.
Hintz is survived by his
widow, Rae, and a son,
Wayne.
Indonesians Land
On West New Guinea
Hollandia, West New
Guinea - IUPD - Dutch officials
reported today that more than
400 Indonesian soldiers and
paratroopers now have land
ed on West New Guinea and
that a combined air, land and
sea attack would be launched
against them within 48 hours.
The Dutch were reported
considering bombing Indone
sian island bases.
AROUND THI OLOK
Tentative County
Budget Set; Items
Discussed Today
Public Hearing To
Be Held June 25
A total of $4,293435.98 was
set for the Jackson county
budget for the new fiscal year
starting July 1, when the
county budget committee met
briefly this morningV
A public hearing on the
proposed county budget will
be held in the courthouse
auditorium on Monday, June
25.
The request for a teacher at
the juvenile detention home
was definitely turned down, a
spokesman for the budget
committee said this morning.
Members of the committee
discussed erection of a public
health clinic building at the
fairgrounds. So far the pro
posed site remains at the
south end of the new exten
sion building, it was reported.
However, a survey of the pro
posed fairgrounds site will be
made this afternoon. The
Jackson county extension
service has protested that its
proposed arboretum site is in
the same general area.
Salaries Increased
During other business, the
committee raised the salaries
of most county officials. Sal
ary of the county judge was
increased from $7,072 to
$7,492. No raises were given
the county commissioners
since the budget committee
felt the county judge has a
more responsible position as
chairman of the commission.
Other raises were given to
the sheriff, $6,940 to $7,072,
to the county clerk, $6,940 to
$7,072 and to the county
treasurer, $6,454 to $6,586.
A blanket motion was made
to definitely approve all bud
get items tentatively agreed
upon.
Superintendent's
Office Ransacked
Eagle Point - The office of
Superintendent Glenn D. Hale
at Eagle Point High school
was broken into early this
morning, according to sheriff's
deputies. Apparently nothing
was taken, but considerable
damage was done to the office
and its contents.
School officials this morn
ing found that the sliding
doors to both the superinten
dent's outer and inner offices
had been pried open. Filing
cabinets also had been pried
open and the entire office had
been ransacked.
The break-in is believed to
have occurred after 11 p.m.
Sunday, because a faculty
member went to the school at
that hour and saw no evidence
of an entry. :
The burglar probably was
looking for money, officials
said, but added that none is
kept in the superintendent's
office.
The point of entry to the
school was not established.
Construction currently is in
progress at the school and of
ficials theorized that some
thing might have been left
open.
James F. Harris To
Oppose Ringuette
Grants Pass - James F.
Harris, one of the backers of
a proposed Peoples' Utility
district in Josephine county,
will face Incumbent Louis
Ringuette in the county com
missioner election this fall.
Harris won the Democratic
nomination over three other
candidates In Friday's pri
mary election.
Harris polled 1,006 votes
for a close margin over Jus
tin V. George, who had 916.
Trailing behind them were
Herbert Beard with 607 and
Joe Shaw with 398.
Ringuette ran unupposd for
the Republican nomination
and received 2,931 votes.
Burglars Take Cash
From Local Tavern
Burglars broke into the
North Riverside Tavern, 1701
North Riverside ave some
time Sunday night, Medford
city police said today.
Approximately $48 in cash
was removed from a money
container in the tavern, police
said. The burglary was dis
covered and reported about
5:0S a.m. today.
Senate Probers
Start Inquiry
Into Esfes Case
Agriculture
Employee Called
Washington - IUPD - Senate
investigators began their in
quiry into the Billie Sol Estes
case today, calling as one of
the first witnesses an Agricul
ture Department employee
who has charged government
favoritism toward the Texas
tycoon.
First stages of the investi
gation were held in the office
of Sen. John L. McClellan
(D-Ark.), chairman of the Sen
ate's special investigating sub
committee. Among those in on
the session was N. Battle
Hales, who transferred to a
field post after charging that
the Agriculture Department
was partial to Estes in cotton
allotment awards.
Closed Session
The subcommittee schedul
ed a closed afternoon session
to begin looking into infor
mation on the case. No wit
nesses were announced in ad
vance. Earlier, Democratic Whip
Hubert H. Humphrey urged
the Senate not to become in
volved in the Estes investiga
tion in its consideration of
President Kennedy's farm
program requests.
He made the plea as the
Senate prepared to take up
its version of the President's
proposals.
The Minnesota Democrat
conceded that the Estes case
probably "will be part of the
social environment in which
the farm bill will be discuss
ed." But he reminded that
the Senate was a legislative
rather than an investigative
body.
Sfraub Pledges
Duncan Support
Eugene State Sen a t o r
Robert W. Straub, one of the
Democratic candidates for
Congress, sent a letter of con
gratulations to House Speak
er Robert B. Duncan (D-Med
ford) on his victory in the
Democratic primary In t h e
Fourth District race.
"Now that you have been
chosen to be our candidate,
I wish to both congratulate
you and to pledge my active
support in your forthcoming
campaign.
The vital Interests of the
Fourth District require the
election of a Democrat who
will represent us in Congress
to work with President Ken
nedy in support of the great
programs that he is trying to
enact.
'I am confident that the
Democrats who worked loy
ally in my behalf and all of
those who voted for me will
now line up solidly behind
you," Straub wrote.
Straub said he wished to
thank his many friends and
suDDorters who worked so
hard in his campaign, and he
wanted to ask them now to
give their support to Robert
Duncan In this Important
race.
Pearson Not To
Assist Thornton '
Portland - WPD - State Sen.
Walter J. Pearson said today
he does not plan to campaign
for the Democratic nominee
for governor, Atty. Gen. Rob
ert Y. Thornton.
Pearson was defeated by
Thornton last Friday.
"I am through campaigning
for anybody," Pearson said.
"I have too much else to do."
Pearson said the refusal of
Democratic party workers to
endorse him had nothing at
all to do with his defeat.
"The people apparently
want to spend money," he
said, pointing to the nomina
tions of Thornton and Gov.
Mark Hatfield.
Miss Rogue Valley Pageant Set
Eleven Rogue Valley girls
will compete in the Miss
Rogue Valley pageant spon
sored by the Medford Junior
Chamber of Commerce at the
Oregon Shakespearean Festi
val theater, Ashland, June 2.
They are Mary Jo Batzer,
Betsy Beck, Janice G. Camp
bell, Judith Head, Diana M.
Hunter, Beverly Kay, Myda
McCabe, Virginia R a u s c h,
Linda Ray, Gay Schwlebert,
and Marty Wyatt.
The contestants will appear
in talent, formal wear and
swlmsuit competition before
five are selected to answer
two unrehearsed questions.
Judges will select one of the
final five to be Miss Rogue
Valley, and represent this
area In the Miss Oregon con
test at Seaside in July.
Following the pageant, a
ball will be held at the Mark
Antony hotel, Ashland, hon-
Regional Edition
Medford
18 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 21,
Rogue
Morse
Senators Seek
Public Works
Appropriations
Amount Totals
Over $93 Million
Portland Public works ap
propriations of over $93 mil
lion for Oregon in fiscal 1963
have been requested by Sen.
Wayne Morse and Sen. Mau
rine Neuberger in testimony
before the Senate Subcommit
tee on Public Works.
The amount exceeds by al
most $11.6 million the $81.4
million included in the admin
istration's budget.
In his statement before the
subcommittee, Morse said the
increases were justified be
cause "each project is really
a capital investment; each is
wealth-producing; and because
'it will not only provide an
economic stimulus during the
period of its construction, but
it will create additional job
opportuntunities for the state
and nation after it is finish
ed." Rogue Project Included
Sen. Morse's and Sen. Neu-
berger's requests for the
Southern Oregon area total
$530,000, all for pre-construc-tlon
planning funds for the
Rogue River Basin project.
Also Included is $65,000 for
the Rogue river at Gold Beach.
These include $150,000 for
Applegate Reservoir, $150,
000 for Elk Creek Reservoir,
and $230,000 for Lost Creek
Reservoir;- , - --' -
By far the largest project
request is $43 million for con
struction of John Day Lock
and Dam upstream from The
Dalles. At completion, esti
mated for fiscal 1969, it will
provide 2.7 million kilowatts
of power, 500,000 acre-feet of
flood control storage and Ir
rigation water, and 76 miles
of reservoirs for creation and
smooth-water navigation.
Major Willamette River
Basin and related projects in
the Morse-Neuberger request
call for $25.1 million distrib
uted among Green Peter Dam
on the Santiam River ($11
million), Cougar Dam on the
McKenzie ($9.1 million), Fall
Creek Reservoir on the Mc
Kenzie ($4.0 million) and Blue
River Reservoir on the Mc
Kenzie system ($1 million), a
new start.
This total is $8 million
above the administration's re
quests for $9.1 million on
Cougar, $6.1 million on Green
Peter, $1.9 million on Fall
Creek and none on Blue Riv
er. Biggest Projects
The biggest Columbia River
projects sought by Morse and
Neuberger total about $10
million with $3,838,000 for
operation and maintenance on
the Columbia and Lower Wil
lamette below Portland-Van
couver; $2 million each for re
habilitation of the Columbia
at its mouth for operation and
maintenance at Bonneville
Dam; and $1,650,000 each for
operation and maintenance at
McNary Lock and Dam and
at The Dalles Lock and Dam
This represents $1,738,000
more than the budget calls sonnel or operation in oraer
for which the administration to provide service for the ter
has asked $2.7 million. rltory. Duff said.
i
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f .12 :
orlng the Miss Rogue Valley
contestants, and the crowning
of Miss Rogue Valley.
The pageant Is the first
step which leads to the Miss
)
Project Included in
- Neuberger Request
S- - ( Y 1
BACK AGAIN Robert E. Webster, who re
nounced his U.S. citizenship three years ago
to live in the Soviet Union, is shown being
questioned by reporters after landing at
I00F Convention
Activities Start;
1,200 To Attend
Spokesmen for the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows
expect approximately 400
more people to register today
for the state convention under
way in Medford.
, -Approximately 240 -dele
gates registered Sunday as the
108th session of the Grand
Lodge of Oregon started with
a flag raising ceremony in
front of the Public Library of
Medford and Jackson County.
E. W. Pease, 130 Vernada
place, Medford, general chari-
man for the convention, said
he expects about 400 to 500
to register tomorrow. A total
of 1,200 should be registered
at the peak of the four day
convention, it was predicted.
"We have plenty of rooms
for all those attending the
convention," he said.
The opening session was
held at 9 o'clock this morning
in the IOOF Temple. It was to
continue at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon. The Patriarchs Mil
itant banquet is to be held at
6 o'clock tonight in Kims
Restaurant on the South Pa
cific highway south of Med
ford and evening ceremonies
will be held In the National
Guard Armory. The military
ball will start in the armory
at 10 o'clock tonight.
Annexation Failure
'Simplifies' Budget
The failure of the southwest
annexation measure at last
Friday's election has greatly
"simplified" the city's budget
problems for the coming fiscal
year, City Manager Robert
Duff said today.
The measure failed by a
margin of 702 to 201 Friday.
Had it passed, several city
departments would have been
forced to expand their por-
America contest In Atlantic
City, N. J., later this summer.
The Mail Tribune, cooperat
ing with the Medford Jaycees,
today starts publication of pic
tures of the 11 finalists, who
were selected by Judges from
a field of several prospects
during the past few weeks.
Mary Jo Batzer
Mary Jo Batzer, who Is
sponsored by Tau Kappa Ep
sllon of Southern Oregon col
lege, was the 1061 Queen of
the Crater Lions Sportsfair.
She Is 5-5, and weighs 120
pounds. Her favorite sport is
tennis and her chief hobby is
knitting. She plans to teach
in elementary school upon
graduation from SOC. She Is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. J. Batzer, Medford.
Survey Indicates
Legislators Favor
Doubling
Salem - IUPD - Salaries of
Oregon legislators will at least
be doubled in. the 1963 ses
sion, according to a United
Ppdc. Inlttmattnnal a,,riatr r
dav nf thp maiorltv anri mi.
nority leadership.
-' One- Democratic leader
House Speaker Robert B. Dun
can of Medford said the
puny $600 a year current sal
ary should be tripled. But his
Republican counterpart
House Minority Leader F. F.
Montgomery of Eugene
called for "extreme caution
and discretion."
In Friday's election, the
voters gave the legislature un
qualified powers to set its
own pay, taking the $600 per
year figure out of the state
constitution. The restriction
on expense money is gone too.
The voters spoke loudly, pass
ing the measure by more than
60,000 votes.
Many Lose Money
There is no question In any
one's mind that the first exer
cise of this new, long-sought
franchise will be in the next
session. Many of them lose
money by serving.
One key lawmaker who
won't be named here lost
more than $5,000 last year in
his private business by serv
ing in the Oregon House. This
story can be multiplied.
Of the four leaders contact
ed in the telephone poll, the
one who felt the most con
servative about a pay hike was
Montgomery.
He said the $600 a year
should be doubled, but add
ed that "It is necessary for us
to be extremely cautious. We
must use extreme caution and
discretion."
Montgomery also said he
doesn't favor reenactment
next year of the 1961 resolu-
Traffic Signs Are
Installed in Medford
Public works department
crews have completed instal
lation of three new traffic
signs at Intersections on
Fourth St., according to Ver
non Thorpe, Medford, public
works director.
The newly adopted 24 by
30-inch rectangular signs bear
the legend, "Yield to Oncom
ing Traffic." The words are
lettered In black over a white
background.
Thorpe said the signs were
placed on Fourth st. at Jack
son St., and Riverside and
Central aves. In response to
complaints by motorists who
have experienced some dif
ficulty with regard to left
turns in front of oncoming
traffic. The signs give priority
to through traffic over left
turn traffic.
The signs arc a new type
developed by the Oregon state
highway department and will
be standgrd throughout the
state, Thorpe said.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
Tribune
1962
No. 52
Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Webster left
the airport In a taxi on his way to Zelieno
ple, Pa., to see his family. The story is on
page 2A. (UPI)
Salaries
tion giving legislators expense I
UP,t0 ?175 ' m0"thKc waVrneof 33 hTd
Deiween sessions ana ou aur
ing sessions, mis resolution
expires at the first of next
.
I Cites Mlnnimum
While Duncan is running
for Congress and therefore
won't be back In the Oregon
house next year, he said $1,-
800 a year should be a mini
mum, and expenses should
continue, too. He said he feels
that even $3,800 a year or
six times the present pay;-
wouldn't be too much."
Senate President Harry Bol-
vin (D-Klamath Falls) was out
of state but Sen. Ben Muia
(D-The Dalles) president pro
tern, said $1,200 a year would
be realistic. Musa also favors
daily living allowance for
lawmakers of $100 a month
during the session, but not to
exceed three months or so.
Musa said Boiven feels about
the same.
Senate Republican Leader
Anthony Yturra of Ontario
said he favors boosting the
$600 a year to $1,500 in the
next session.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair tonight. In.
creating cloudlneis early Tuei
day. Chinee of gome light vein
Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight
3S-3S. High Tueiday near SS.
Temp.
Hlgheit Yesterday 39
Lowell Thli Morning 35
Our Skies Tonight
stimet today T:31 p.m.
Sunrlie tomorrow 4:44 a.m.
Moonrlse tonight 9:43 p.m.
Lilt Quarter May 29
The planet, Saturn,
The planet, Saturn, riling to
night at 12:43 a.m., Ii now be
ginning a ilow westward move
mrnt among the itari that will
continue until early In Uie Fall.
Grows Like Magic
Giant Rallies
Held on Behalf
Of Finance Plan
Bill Said To Give
'Dangerous Power'
New York-IUPD-The Ameri
can Medical Association was
set to slug back today at the
Kennedy administration's Sun
day punch on tile hot issue of
medical care.
President Kennedy and oth
er top administration officials
threw the punch Sunday at
giant rallies across the nation
in behalf of his olan to fi
nance medical care for the
aged through the Social Se
curity program.
Kennedy, in a speech to 22..
000 persons in New York
City's Madison Square Gar
den and a nationwide televi
sion audience, went over the
head of the AMA to appeal
directly to doctors to support
his program - the King-Anderson
bill.
The AMA, bitter onDonent
of the administration plan,
announced it would reply to
Kennedy at 4 p.m. (PST) on
nationally televised pro
gram.
Issues Statement
Dr. Leonard W. Larson.
AMA president, said in a
statement on Sundav nieht
that giant rallies could not
conceal that the administra.
tlon measure "would force an
immediate 17 per cent pay.
roll tax increase on workers
earning $5,200 or more and
their employers. These taxes
would be used to provide
health care for millions of
others financially able to take
care of themselves."
Larson said the administra.
tion plan would give the fed
eral government "daneprnu.
power to control medical
practice In hospitals. The
quality of medical care would
suffer." He said the medical
profession is "for the Kerr-
Mills law to help those who
neea ,neip."
lhe. Madison Square Gar-
- throughout the country. Vice
president Lyndon B. Johnson
and several Kennedy Cabinet
members spoke at the meet
ings.
Appeals lo Doctors
The President asked nhv. '
sicians to write directly in
him for information about the
administration - backed bill
rather than rely on the AMA
for it. He said he could not
recognize the bill as explain.
ed by the AMA Journal.
Kennedy rejected the idea
that medical care financed
through Society Security,
taxes would sap the tradition
al American quality of self
reliance. He said that nothing could
possibly destroy self-reliance
more than the burden of mas
sive medical bills being passed
on from patients to other gen
erations. "Nobody will be getting
anything for nothing," Ken
nedy said. "They will be pay
ing for it."
Kennedy said that a "busy
organization" was lobbying
against the bill. He cited a
heavy volume of mail against
the measure that has been re
ceived by Congress and the
White House.
But Kennedy, often inter
rupted by shouts and cheers
of encouragement, said the
people will support the bill,
"one by one, thousand by
thousand, million by million."
PRESS CONFERENCE
Washington -IUPD- President
Kennedy will hold a news con
ference Wednesday at noon
(PST), the .White House an
nounced today.
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