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in j fin uu j raw . FOPEST FIRE OANGER TOMORROW KEEP OREGON GREEN Proposed High School Given Approval by Board Robert Wampler Tells Candidacy For Governor Former Policeman Calls Convention Oregon City-(UPD-A Clacka mas county deputy sheriff, Robert H. Wampler, Tuesday announced his candidacy for governor on the Independent ticket. He figured in a highly pub licized case in 1958, when he was dismissed as a patrolman with the state police for in subordination, and unauthor ized discussions of state police policy. Wampler, 46, said he will seek the nomination through a convention of electors July 17 in Milwaukee. Little Used Method This is a little used method of nomination which requires the gathering of at least 250 voters. If 250 or more sign a petition, the person who called the convention is nomi nated on the November ballot. Wampler figured in an Oc tober, 1958 state police board inquiry. The board found him guilty on the two counts, and he was fired. He had been working in the state police Milwaukie office since 1956, and had been a state policeman for some years in the 1940s, leaving the force for a period. '- -. . A few days after the 1958 dismissal, he became a Clack amas county deputy sheriif. Wampler said this is his first bid for elective office. He changed his party registra tion Tuesday at the Clacka mas county courthouse from Democrat to Independent. The convention of electors is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 17 at the Victory Theater in downtown Milwaukie. Wam pler said he doesn't expect "any difficulty" in getting the proper number of signatures. He said he prefers to hold up a statement of platform and campaign principles until he actually gets the nomina tion. He named as his cam paign committee chairman Ralf Erlandson, Milwaukie attorney. Youth Admits Theft Of Silver Dollars A 15-year-old Medford youth was lodged in the Jack son county juvenile detention home Tuesday afternoon after admitting he entered a house at 901 Narregan st. Saturday morning and took three old silver dollars. The Gilbert Peter Ryn fam ily at the Narregan st. address notified police after they re turned from the Seattle World's fair that their house had been entered. Several burnt matches were found on the floor in one room, police said. The youth told officers that he had entered the house through a window and took the silver dollars from a bank. He said that he spent one and threw the other two In Bear creek. NEWSBRIEFS niM$ from m y akound thi oiom UNION, FORD SWAP VERBAL PUNCHES D.troi!-.lW-Tht United Auto Worker, Union and he Ford Motor Co. exchanged I broadsides Tuesday in negoiia - tions seeking to settle an Ohio plant walkout. The dupule has idled 70.000 workers. The union accused Ford of provoking the strike in order "to serve its own political purpose in Michigan." The com - pany denied the charge, calling it "putiling" in view of the fac. that Ford is enjoying ill second best sales year in history, DIEFENBAKER MEETS WITH CABINET Oltawa-lPIPrime Minister conservative cabinet met today gorernment will operate In vert another election in six A post mortem on how jority in the House 01 commons was teaucea in monaey s election to a 118-ieal minority also was a certainty. COLOMBIAN BANDITS KILL Maniiales, Colombia-ITI-Bandits wounded 3 in I raid Tuesday on the farm village of Quim-1 ceipts of the concessionaire for baya in southwestern Caldas Province, it was announced t the purpose of computing con today. 1 sideration due the county." Rogue Valley Edition Medford 22 Pages Two Sections The Beauties of Scenic "tV foS-M.,!2 " .rr-c. C'"1K Lava-topped Sheep Rock park in Grant county of eastern Demands Threaten To Topple Truce in Algeria Algiers-IUPD-A shaky truce between Algerian Nationalists and segments of the Secret Army Organization (OAS) was threatened with collapse to day over demands that Euro peans be appointed to Nation alist security forces immedi ately. Signs of disagreements in both camps over terms for European cooperation with a future Moslem-dominated Al geria added to the confusion. There were growing fears that Algeria would be plung ed into a new wave of violence and bloodshed before the in depence referendum 11 days from now. Jean-Jacques Susini, chief spokesman for the OAS in the Algeris area, demanded in a clandestine broadcast Tues day night that Europeans be recruited in the new security force within 48 hours. Susini said that unless this was done the exodus of Euro peans from Algeria "would become exorable" and force the OAS "to turn strategic re gions into forts." Susini and Dr. Chawki Mostefai, a member of the Al- John Diefenbaker and his to decide how their minority I Canada's 25th Parliament and montns. the conservatives" 203-teat ma- killed 19 persons end MEDFORD, OREGON, (Oregon Srare Is one of the geologic features Oregon. by OAS gerian Provisional Executive, announced earlier this week that OAS terrorists would be granted amnesty and Euro peans would be given a police role in Algeria's future. No time limit was mentioned then. The OAS agreed to stop its terror attacks. OAS leaders In Oran and Bone, European strongholds to the east and west of Al giers, repudiated the agree ment, saying it was worth less. An OAS broadcast from Oran Tuesday night renewed the pledge to continue the fight for a French Algeria and urged Europeans to listen this afternoon for an lm portant announcement." Taylor Objects To Concession Contract County Commissioner Ed win Taylor said this morning he would not sign the five year contract with Howard Prairie Concessionaire Bob Johnston. The county court had been scheduled to sign the contract earlier, but Taylor said he feels that Johnston should not receive a portion of the over night camping fees as speci fied in the concession contract. Taylor maintains this is il legal and that National Park Service regulations, under !Eln grant lake recreation areas , ted ire t h e 1 counv k tnp fees c0lected The contract item in ques- , ton stateJ. ..The concession. jajre sha c0iPct a fee $i ' per day pt.r carnp unit for use j of overniKht camping area. i Said fee shall be collected in ,he name o( Jackson county and ,ame snall be pairi t0 the i.rksnn rounlv treasurer. jaci5SOn county agrees to pay an identical sum to the con cessionaire not later than the 15th day of the same month in I return for maintenance and I other services rendered. Said ' sum shall be considered as a part of the overall gross re- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, Oregon Highway Commission Photo) of John Day Fossil Beds State S A Activities To Be Curtailed If Funds Not Raised Salvation Army activities in the Rogue valley will be "drastically curtailed" if the building fund campaign, to end June 30, does not reach the required $137,185, Rich ard F. Hensley, campaign chairman, said today. The drive has started a 10 day period of intensive public solicitation of funds. The money is needed to pay for repairs at the Salvation Army shelter caused when a frozen water pipe broke last winter and to replace the headquar ters and community center which was condemned by the city as unsafe for occupancy. Hensley stressed that if the money is not raised by July 1, operating funds will have to be used to repay obligations for repairing the building. Sr. Capt. William Sicken, com manding officer of the Med ford corps, added that unless construction starts soon on the needed building, the youth and adult programs will not have a place to meet this fall. Three campaign divisions will handle public solicitation, Hensley said. They are the advance gifts division to con tact prospective donors of gifts in excess of $1,000: the business and professional di vision to seek pledges from in dividuals and firms, and the community gifts division to organize programs in other Rogue valley communities. SOC Registration Totals 604 Monday Ashland - Registration for the 1962 summer session at Southern .Oregon college showed a total of 604 Mon day, according to Mrs. Mabel W. Winston, registrar. Of the total, 237 were men and 367 were women. On a comparable date last year 629 students had regis tered. ; SINGER TO WED I Palm Springs. Calif. - TPf 1 Singer Ginny Simms and Don Eastvold. former attorney gen- eral of Washington State, will be married at the bride's home here Friday. 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 1962 No. 78 Structure Planned In Northeast Part Of City By 1965 Present Building To Be New Junior High The Medford school board last night decided by a 3 to 1 vote to construct a new 2,000- student capacity high school on a 35-acre site off Crater Lake highway south of Rob erts rd. The board also voted, this time unanimously, to retain the architectural firm of Payne and Struble, pending negotiations that certain de tails can satisfactorily be worked out. The proposal approved by the board calls for a school plant in excess of $3.5 million, and will include classroom space for 2,000 students in 1965. Money to finance con struction of the new high school will be from a bond is sue which probably will be submitted to district voters this fall. The exact amount of the bond issue will not be known until after architect's plans have been prepared. The board has yet to decide just wnat type ol plant it should be. The structure will be built with heating plant, cafeteria, office space, library, and oth er . such facilities to serve an eventual capacity of 2,500 stu dents. Plan Approved ' ' ' This is the plan approved by the board: -The new building will be built for 2,000 students. -The industrial arts shops will not be built at this time, but will be a part of the mas ter plan of eventual construc tion. The present industrial arts section of the high school, and four adjacent classrooms, would be termed the high school annex. -About 850 students would be assigned to each Hcdrick and McLoughlin Junior High schools. Another 850 would be housed in the present high school building, which would become a junior high. -In addition, special educa tion classes would use facili ties at the present high school. -Rooms at McLoughlin Junior High would be re modeled to bring them up to state standards, reducing fur ther the unused student ca pacity created by the new high school. Students Transported In using the classrooms and industrial arts shops at the present building, about 200 students would be transported to and from the annex each morning and afternoon. The facilities would serve up to 400 students each day. The school board pointed out that the four academic classrooms would be sched uled to have classes in other required subject areas, such as algebra, geometry, Ameri can history and problems, English and study hall. The board noted, too, that this arrangement provides flexibility, should the occa sion arise in the future, to return the present structure to a second high school fa cility with little cost. William Barker is the only board member to register a negative vote on the proposal. His vote was based on the principle that he could not conscientiously approve the proposal when he was not fully convinced that the one high school system was better than a two high school sys tem. Drs. Keith Goldhammer and Clarence Hincs of the bureau of educational re search, University of Oregon, in August, 1961, recommend ed two high schools in Med ford. Barker pointed out, how ever, that the board has de cided on a high school pro posal, and the board's decision will receive his full support. The plan docs not Include an auditorium, nor does it in clude an athletic stadium. Separate Ballot The board decided lo sub- Contractors May Close Projects Friday Midnight Employers Blame Picketing Practice Portland - il'PD - Four con tractors' groups said today they will close down all con struction projects involving iron workers in Oregon and Southwestern Washington, ef fective at midnight Friday, if no agreement is reached. The iron workers went on strike Muy 28 in a wage dis pute with the building and heavy and highway divisions of the Associated General Contractors, the Portland Wire and Iron Fabricators As sociation, the Eugene Con tractors Association and nu merous independent con tractors. Pickets were placed at some projects, but union business representative John J. O'Hal loran said that was done only when employers attempted to use other workers on jobs normally performed by iron workers. Statement Issued The four employers' groups issued a brief statement here which said: "Due to spasmodic picket ing practices of the Iron Workers Union, Local 29, the employers . . . have decided to close down all work in volving projects having iron work effective midnight Fri day." A spokesman for the em ployers estimated the move would involve 25,000 con struction workers, plus the 700 iron workers already out on strike. The spokesman said work on $50 million worth of proj ects has been stopped by pick eting, and the total closure will affect projects worth about $100 million. The two sides were sched uled to hold a negotiating ses- sion here todav with federal mediator Georee v. Walker. - O'Halloran said many inde-v pendent contractors have signed a one-year agreement providing wage increases of 38 cents an hour and other benefits. The one-year con tract set a wage scale of $4.25 an hour for structural iron workers and $4.10 for rod- men. AutoSafefy-Check Scheduled June 23 A safety-check for automo biles, free to the public, will be conducted Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lot previously occupied by the Anderson Thrift mar ket between South Central ave. and South Riverside ave. The safety-check is sponsor ed by the Medford Lions club and members of the club will man the station for checking. The safety-check program is being done through the Inter-Industry Highway Safety committee and Look maga zine. The check will include in spection of brakes, lights, steering, tires, exhaust, glass, wipers, mirrors and horn, and is done on national stan dards. The inspections are being held as a community service and all interested persons are invited to take advantage of the service. Because the lot on which the inspections will be held faces both South Central and Riverside ave s ., motorists may drive in from either side. Medford city police will be assigned to the drive-ins to di rect traffic, according to Joe Patella, who is co-chairman with Rollln Watson. E. R. Bashaw is club president. mlt the auditorium on a sep arate ballot since it may be considered in conjun c t i o n with a community auditor ium which would serve a larger number of people than would be required for high school student body use only. The board indicated that the auditorium question would be discussed with val ley residents interested in sup porting a community project which would have the ca pacity to serve conventions and other public events. No athletic stadium is in cluded in the plans since foot ball games and track events will be held in the present stadium. A new grandstand is now being erected on the west side of the stadium to accommodate larger crowds at athletic events. A basketball court, or a multipurpose building, with a seating capacity of 2,500 is planned In the new plant. TSOTT t fm 1 1 ' V jvjfrv, -w NEWS AWAITED Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Altman, shown at left, await news from searchers who are combing the area around Bear Paw campground in the Mount Hood forest area for their son, Clifford, 7, who has been missing since Sunday. (UPI) Dave Beck Enters McNeil Island To Serve 5-Year Term Tacoma, Wash.-IUPD-Wealthy former Teamsters Union Pres ident Dave Beck, 68, paid a $20,000 fine and entered Mc Neil Island federal prison to day to begin serving a five year term which he hoped would end with parole in 20 months. He drove with his attorneys and his son, Dave Jr., to the Seattle federal courthouse be- . n . ... Iore a.m.- ana reporteo to U.S. Marshal Don Miller. Mil ler told Beck to stick to his original plans and report at the courthouse where Beck was tried and found guilty of income tax violation charges three years ago. Releases Statement After he arrived here, he J released through his attor neys, Charles Burdell and James McMahon, a state ment. It is the duty of every American citizen to accept the final decision of our courts," he said. "I do so in that spirit, but assure my fam ily and friends that I have never knowingly violated the income tax or any other law." Beck had no oral comment to make, but his prepared statement ran a page and a half in length. He said he was trusting his business enterprises, estimat ed to be worth several mil lion dollars, to associates and friends. Then he left for Stcilacoom, five miles southwest of here, to board a prison' launch to enter the grey walls of the island penitentiary, a far cry from the $160,000 home on More Funds Needed For Dog Control Jackson county must add $9,840 to its budget for the new fiscal year to cover the anticipated deficit in dog con trol operations. This includes $5,000 which was borrowed from the coun ty emergency fund for the current fiscal year expenses. County Judge Earl Miller said the amount would be added during the public hearing on the budget scheduled for Tues day, June 26. The county can not use emergency funds to meet an expected $4,840 defi cit since it is anticipated, ac cording to District Attorney Alan B. Holmes. In his letter to the county court, Holmes said that ac cording to an attorney gen eral's opinion only the salary of the dog control enforce ment officer and money for livestock damage caused by dogs can be spent from dog control funds. WEATHER POKRCAST: ralr ind warm throiiih Thursday. Low tonight 41. illh Thursday (S. Temp. Hlfhrst Yritrrday 90 Lowest This Morning 42 Our Skies Tonight Sunset todar VSZ p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 4:3s a.m. Moonrlse tonight 10 :l S p.m. Last quarter June 24 The "iur" seen rising shortlr after the Moon tonight Is the planet. Saturn. D n r I n g the night the Moon moves nearer to Saturn. Lake Washington's shore where he had been living since he entered the hierarchy of the Teamsters Union. False Tax Returns Beck traded the spacious comfort of the union -owned home for confinement with (approximately 1,450 other in- mates, Because he was con: ,i -tnj f "hub wise tax turns for an agency of his union. McNeil Island is a tew miles west of here on Puget Sound He was fined $20,000 and sentenced . to five years on each of two counts for falsify ing returns for Joint Council 28 Building1 association but the sentences are concurrent and he may be eligible for pa role after 20 months. Beck said he figures to be a model prisoner and hopes to be free before his 70th birthday to get back to his business of looking after ex tensive real estate holdings, motels, buildings and parking lots. Welfare Head Named in County David Kuhns, Portland, will assume his duties as Jackson County Public Welfare admin istrator Monday. Kuhns replaces James Pull man, who will start work July 1 as head of the state wel fare commission's public as sistance division. Kuhns was selected from three applicants for the job yesterday by Jackson county public welfare commission members. He was administrator for Lake and Hood River coun ties. He was recently gradu ated from the graduate school of social work of the Uni versity of California at Berkeley. Kuhns is married and the couple has two children. Pullman will move his fam ily to Salem soon. He has been welfare administrator here for six years, coming from La Grande. Kennedy Moves To Avert Strike Against Airline Washington -fUPD President Kennedy moved today to head off a strike against American Airlines by establishing an emergency board to investi gate a dispute between the air line and the AFL-CIO Trans port Workers Union. The action came as the gov ernment awaited a reply from the Flight Engineers Union on a plan to avert a walkout against Trans World Airlines. The scheduled strike against TWA has been postponed on a "moment to moment" basis since Tuesday while the flight engineers studied the truce proposal. The President created the board to look into the Ameri can dispute under the Railway Labor Act. His action had the effect of preventing a strike rnr Footprints Spur Hunt for Missing Portland Child Government Camp-IITI)-Searchers today called eff an Intense manhunt for Clifford Altman, 7-year-old Portland boy who has been missing near here since Sunday afternoon. Government Camp -fflPP -Spurred on by the discovery of what appeared to be fresh iooiprinis, scarcners concen trated on the area around Clear lake today in their hunt for a missing 7-ycar-old Port land boy. Clifford Altman disappear ed Sunday after dashing away 1 lm the Bear Paw camp- 1 ground, just off U.S. Highway 1 26 southeast of Mt. Hood. He was returning home with his grandparents after a fishing trip to Prineville. Footprints identified as those of the boy were found Tuesday at the ede of the lake, both above and below the Clear lake dam. There were prints leading away from the lake, but searchers are not certain he did not re turn. Dogs Refuse to Leave A bloodhound led by a search party to the lake in the afternoon and refused to leave it. Two other blood hounds were brought in last night to help in the search. The footprints were found about a mile from where the boy's underpants were found earlier in the day. Dragging operations have been started in the lake. wo Men Injured n Auto Accident Two Medford men received injuries in an auto accident early this morning on the Old Stage rd. west of Central Point, state police reported. John Austin Frazicr, 25, of 1222 West 10th St., the driver, and Raymond Russell Ross, 23, of 2136 Ross lane, his passenger, were reported in fair condition at Rogue Valley hospital where they were taken by Central Point Ambu lance following the one - car ccident. Frazier has nose in- uries and Ross head injuries. State police said the car went off the road and hit a nrge tree south of Scenic ave. The front end of the car was badly damaged, state police said. for at least 60 days while the board investigates and makes settlement proposals. NATIONAL (First game) Milwaukee 9 IS 0 New York 4 10 0 Cloning.r and Crandalli Deviault, Mliel (4), Moor head (6), Hlllman (8), Hook (9) and Canniitaro. Horn runti Thronberry, New Yorkt Bell, Milwaukee; Ad cock, Milwaukee; Mantilla, New York. mm sAaaaJ s ssa.e,ta. isi it SS I stJ- saa Us l
