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Capitol Memo Emergency Board Shies From State Executive Branch MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON FRIDAY, JUHE IS, 19G2 By DOUGLAS GRIPP Salem lira - No member of the State Emergency Board seemed eager today to accept a dare from Oregon's execu tive branch to take legal ac tion for flout ing the board's authority t o oversee state ' spending. But there were ominous rum blings from some of the Douglas Gripn nine legisla tors who make up the board, and a few cries of indigna tion. The challenge for a law suit came Tuesday from the State Board of Control make up of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, all Republicans. The emergen cy board has a Democratic majority. The control board, which sets policy for all state insti tutions, issued a formal invi tation for a test case by turn ing its back on the emergency group on a $12,000 fence job at the site of Oregon's new women's prison. A 1901 law requires the control board to submit for emergency board approval every phase of the new worn- Fire Fighters Asked To Sign Up in Yreka Yreka, Calif. - Persons wish ing to be considered for emer gency fire fighting in the Yreka area have been asked to register at the employment service office, 601 South Main St., Yreka. Wilbur V. Howard, fire control officer of the Klam at: National forest, said the recruiting agreement between the forest service and the California Department of em ployment to recruit firefight ers is still in effect. Both agencies require that applicants be in good health and physical condition, ac cording to Howard. When firelighters are need ed, the employment service will contact applicants by tel ephone, in addition to making public announcements. Qual ified firefighters will be hired during fire emergencies only at the Yreka employment office. Soviet Tests Cause Tritium Content Rise Washington - IUPI1 - Soviet tests last fall have caused a major rise in the tritium con tent of rain falling in the U.S. interior, the Geological Survey said Thursday. It said that through the summer of 1961, the average tritium level in Lincoln, Neb., was about 75 units. It rose sharply to 237 units last No vember. The survey said it is not a health danger. en's prison. This is clearly set out in a separate 1961 law, and was done so purposely by the legislature because it felt plans for the women's prison at the last session were in complete. At that time, the proposed prison was only in the sketch stage. But this law is uncon stitutional, according to the control board, which said it is an invasion of the executive department's role of admin istering laws. This position was hailed in print Wednesday by former Gov. Charles A. Sprague, Salem publisher, who urged the State Board of Higher Education to join in the showdown of emergency board authority. Also on Wednesday, House Speaker Robert B. Duncan (D-Medford), announced he is asking Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton for an opinion. And State Rep. Clarence Barton (D-Coquille), said since the control board is so fussed up, it should file the test case it self, adding this would be a fine example of wasting the taxpayer's money. Meanwhile there were these new developments Thursday. -The control board office dispatched a letter to Warden Clarence T. Gladden ordering the fence job to proceed im mediately. Gladden said he would put the project out for public bidding right away. -Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. freshened his stand on the law suit chal lenge, declaring that the em ergency board has been try ing to illegally "dabble" in administration for some time. He added the time is ripe now "to bring the issue to a head." Appling and others say the emergency board is limited to passing on emergency mat ters only, complaining that the board has tended to stick its finger into non-emergency matters with increasing regularity. Two Accidents Are Reported in City Two automobile accidents were investigated by Medford city police Wednesday In volving four cars. One cita tion was issued by police. Robert Lee Lunceford, 17 of route 2, box 205A, Med ford was cited by police for violation of basic rule, after his car struck a parked car owned by Stanley M. Davis Sales. San Leandro, Calif., on Crater Lake ave. north of Spring St. The other accident occurred at the intersection of Jackson st. and Riverside ave. about 12:07 p.m. including vehicles operated by Terrill Lee Cow den. IB, of 411 South C st., Eagle Point, and Robert Col lins, 38. of 1817 Stratford Way, Medford. Saturday Siskiyou FOR SPORTSMEN 4 H.P. Outboard Motor $89.50 m niWr)n"-iifttf '-friii in; 11 y" CONTROVERSY CENTER - Center of State Board of Control-State Emergency Board controversy is a $12,000 fence to be built in area east of Oregon penetentiary. The fence, to enclose building site of new women's prison, was to be given approval by legislative Emergency board, but the Board of Control rejected the idea, calling for a court test of the Emergency Board's powers. The Board of Con trol claims this is an infringement on executive matters. Mill Creek is in the foreground. (UPI) Contrast Noted Between Programing Demands, Use SUPER JET 12 Ga. Shotgun Reloader With 2 Bars, Like New. Reg. $57.50 S3950 See Us for a COMPLETE STOCK of RELOADING EQUIPMENT SIDE KICK TRAIL SCOOTER $ Demonstrator. Reg. 325.00 195 TOTE GOTE TRAIL SCOOTER $299.50 BB's (Limit 5 Pkgs.) 3c Pkg. BOY'S BIKE Like New with S4Q50 shift, speedometer 4 2 wheel brake sf Jf Used t i A50 e ave Several TILLER 4 7 Used Water Pumps m Siskiyou Hardware 225 West rV.dln Street Phone 772-2939 Eugene There can be a big difference between what people say they want in tele vision, and what they actually use. This was the finding of a study in the differences in demand and use of television programing variety made by John R. Shepherd, associate professor of speech at the University of Oregon, and T. M. Scheidel, assistant profes sor of speech and drama at Cornell university. The study was discussed at the Federal Communications commission hearings held re cently in Washington, D. C. Data From Project Data for the study were drawn from the Oregon Edu cational Television project, to which Dr. Shepherd is a con sultant. Dr. Scheidel was a visiting research associate on the project last summer. An article on the study and its findings appears in the spring Journal of Broadcasting. As part of a study sponsor ed by a U. S. Department of Health, Education and Wel fare act, 1,024 persons were questioned on their viewing habits and attitudes toward educational television and tel evision in general. One item asked the indi vidual to indicate which of seven possibilities was the factor he most disliked about television. Ninety - four per sons marked "the lack of pro gram variety," and subse quently became the subjects for this study on programing variety. Investigated Stations The study investigated the question of whether Eugene's four commercial television stations offered a variety of programing during a selected week. If the variety did exist, investigators wanted to learn what use was made of it by the individual who said he thought progaming lacked va riety. Programs were separated into 14 categories such as information-news, artistic en tertainment, drama-miscellaneous, sports and movies. Drs. Shepherd and Scheidel made a table of the weekly time devoted by the stations to each program category, and found that the opportunity to view a variety of each of the 14 categories was present. By comparing the time spent viewing each category by the viewers who complain ed of a lack of variety and those viewers who hadn't complained, the educators discovered no great differ ences in viewing habits. Lilllt Evidence' "There seems to be little evidence here that the view ers who express interest 'greater variety' are in fact seeking greater variety in the programs they select for view ing. "This is one instance in which there is a singular dif ference between what people say they want in television programing and what they ac tually use," the article concluded. Stravinsky ForTVSai New York -WPli- Composer Igor Stravinsky launched No ah's Ark on television Thurs day night and it foundered under the weight of arty pre tensions. Stravinsky, who will be 80 next Sunday, has more than a half century of world-shak-ii ; successes behind him. So perhaps he can be forgiven the patch-work dance-drama presented Thursday night by CBS-TV, which commissioned the work two years ago and entitled it "Noah and the Flood." It was Stravinsky's first work for television, and CBS and the program sponsor built it up as a milestone in television's unsteady climb toward long-promised cultur al peaks. Master choreogra pher George Balanchine cre ated the dance accompani ment which was performed by the stars of the New York City Ballet. Lawrence Har vey was narrator and the voices of such stars as Sebas tian Cabot and Els . Lanches tcr read the text. Who could ask for anything more? Bold Musical Idtas For one thing, television asks - even demands - the soil of bold musical ideas that marked Stravinsky's early works, his "Firebird" and "Pctrouchka," and even his later "Rake's Progress." The astringent score of "Noah and the Flood," composed in the 12-tone serial style of Stravinsky's later years, seem- 's 'Noah's Ark' d Pretentious A 3 ed a sterile conception of one of mankind's richest legends. The strident strings, thump ing drums and shrike-voiced horns added little splendor to the presentation's two big dance scenes - the building of the ark and the flood. The music certainly failed to in spire the genius of Balanch ine, one of the great dance creators of all times. Banal Danci Patterns The dancers performed the most banal dance patterns. There were some architectur al groupings in the ark-building scene but that ark never got built. The flood scene, with its heaving figures un der what appeared to be wet oil-cloth, was more like a Gustave D o r e etching of Hell's holocaust come to life. The dance-drama account ed for only 20 minutes of the hour-long show. There was a prelude in which Harvey poe tically described origins of the flood. Then the composer discussed his "last work" and mounted the podium to con duct an invisible orchestra. There also was a postlude of really interesting film clips, photo. -aphs, sketches, and narrative describing Stra vinsky's career and the ar tists with whom he has been associated. The birthday sa lute to one of the music world's greatest personalities was interrupted by no lest than five shampoo commercials. CLEAN SHAVEN THIEF Ellsworth, Wis. - IUMI - City fathers are pretty sure who ever stole their kangaroo court stockade is clean shaven. The stockade was to incarcerate residents who fail ed to raise beards for th city's centennial celebration starting July 1. Ms m CARDS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 17 When you care enoiifth lo send the very best Cuiom'c 217 K Mai" UHeill 5 Medford POCKET MONEY... can make for a trunkful of good times this summer. Wherever your vacation takes you, take enough money. One-visit service. IDCAL IOAM 535 E. JACKSON BLVD. Midford Shopping Cintir Phone: 773-7456 Dick Webb, Mir. Opm Friday Evanlnu 'Til 1 rT " I ill vtih&f 1 5 ' W i -m fix) Central Point Barn Damaged by Fire Central Point - Central Point rural firemen put out a barn fire on Hamrick rd. yes terday before the blaze did serious damage. They reported that fire went up one end of the barn, which is owned by Bear Creek orchards. Firemen said that the blaze appeared to be caused by smoker careless new, and that the fire appar ently had smouldered 1 n straw over night. Firemen reported that they understood a truck driver spotted the fire. The alarm was relayed to them by Ken Snook. Central Point. RAINS KILL FIVE Tokyo - HPli - Heavy rains during the past week have taken five lives, injuring 16 persons and caused a lime pit cave-in that left seven work ers buried alive, police said today. SOUTHERN BEAUTY New York - H'PH - Deidre Lcsage. 22, Thursday was crowned queen of the New , York Summer Festival. Miss i Lcsage is from New Orleans. 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