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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 19B2 if ( 1 - in''" .1-- -r-r-TH iJ&tlM- NEW SCHOOL This turtle-shaped high school auditorium at Pago Pago, American Samoa, is one of the numerous buildings which had been built in the "crash" construction program under way there. More than $22,000,000 of U. S. money has transformed American Samoa from the stepchild M 1 JMfC of the South Seas to the CiMerella of the New Frontier. Eastern Samoa s Commonwealth neighbors chide the Amer icans there and describe the huge dose of dollars as "conscience money" appropriated by Washington to atone for years of neglect. (UPI) 'Crash' Program in American Samoa Is Criticized By Islands' Neighbors By ROBERT C. MILLER United Pres. International Pago Pago, American Sa moa -(UPU More than $22 mil lion of "conscience money" has transformed American Samoa from the stepchild of the South Seas to the Cinder ella of the New Frontier. But the good, or evil, ef fects of this highest per capita budget in the United States probably will not be known for a decade. Last year's budget of nearly $9.5 million coupled with this year's $12.8 million appropria tion gives American Samoa's 20,000 population the equiva lent of an average of $1,100 per person in an economy where the family budget runs less than $200 a year. Eastern Samoa's Common wealth neighbors chide the Americans here and describe the huge dose of dollars as "conscience money" appropri ated by Washington to atone for years of neglect. The more cynical of the observers say the dollar flood and a crash construction pro gram were designed merely as a "showcase" to impress the nearly 200 delegates and staff members of the six - na tion South Pacific conference mote meat ore flavors which held its fifth conclave here at Pago Pago. "You Yanks," challenged one Commonwealth delegate, "never would have built all these new roads, put in the jet airport and painted everything in sight if it hadn t been for the conference and the desire to impress the oceanic peoples who came here. Magnificent Job "But," he added somewhat grudgingly, "you have cer tainly done a magnificent job, and one that will be enviously discussed from one end of the Pacific to the other." The man who has moved the millions of Washington dollars across the Equator to Pago Pago is an Idaho Mor mon, H. Rex Lee, who was appointed Governor of Ameri can Samoa by Interior Secre tary Stewart Udall. No one in Samoa, be he Re publican or Democrat, denies that Democrat Lee has done more financially for American Samoa in shorter time than any other governor. There are, naturally enough, diver gent opinions as to whether this is all good or bad, and some question both the meth ods and the end results, but all agree that Lee has pried more money out of Washing ton in two budgets than any of his predecessors could get in a decade. The results are unique not only for American Samoa but for the entire South Pacific. Houses Painted More paint has been splash ed on more houses here than probably any other aged com munity in the world. The gov ernment furnished the paint free with the home owners ap plying it. The result is every fale - Samoan house - has a glistening red or green surface somewhere on the premises, and the frame houses have a completely renovated look. For an island that had a pavsd main street and rutted country roads, eastern Samoa now has black-topped high ways extending both ways out of Pago Pago with a complete ly paved highway all the way around the island the goal for the next year. The $4.6 million jet airport was dedicated simultaneously with opening of the South Pacific conference. Its 9,600 foot runway will accommo date the fastest, biggest jets now in operation. Governor Lee says it is the foundation of his plan to make American Samoa the playground of the South Seas; a tourist attrac tion which will compete with Hawaii for the traveler's checks. Money For Education The biggest chunk of the budget has been earmarked for education. New elemen tary and high schools are being blueprinted along with a $1,240,000 television station which will be used primarily for teaching purposes. The Lee economic shock treatment has brought a pre viously unheard of prosperity to American Samoa. Employ ment is at an all-time high and the people have more money in their lalavs than they ever had. Even the staunchest of the governor's supporters concede that there has been waste and extravagance in most of the crash construction programs. More Earthquakes Feared in Utah Salt Lake City - (UPI) - The uncertainty of possible addi tional earthquakes hung over Northern Utah today follow ing Wednesday's tremor which dealt minor, but widespread damage in Salt Lake county. Preliminary calculations by University of Utah seismolo gists placed the epicenter of the quake about 18 miles southwest of the center of Sail Lake City. The temblor followed by six days one which shook a wide area of Northern Utah, caus ing damage estimated at more than $1 million. Wednesday's shock, which struck at 9:05 a.m. (PDT) knocked bricks from chim neys, cracked walls, broke glass, dumped merchandise from store shelves and sent some interior structures crash ing to the ground. One woman was injured. The cost of paving the roads and building the airport could probably have been done at two-thirds the cost," one engineer s,r,id, "if there had been more planning, more time and better organization. But the important thing is the projects were completed; the jobs done. And on Samoa that is something practically un heard of before." 374 Complaints Are Received by Sheriff The Jackson county sher iff's office last month re ceived 374 complaints, include mg 44 felony cases, accord ing to the monthly report from that office. The felonies involved 18 cases each of burglary and larceny and seven check com plaints. During the month 271 cases were cleared or closed and 32 were unfounded. The number of complaints received is a substantial in crease over the 315 reported during the same month in 1961. Of other complaints re ceived, 103 involved misde meanors and 227 were for non-criminal matters. During the month, 114 per sons were lodged in the coun ty jail by law enforcement agencies throughout the coun ty and Medford police lodged 26 persons there. One Person Kurt In City Accident One person was injured In one of three accidents investi gated by Medford police Wednesday. A car driven by Hazel Irene Shopp, 43, of 1506 West Main St., struck two parked cars on North Columbus ave. between Jackson st. and McAndrews rd. about 9:45 p.m., police said. The parked cars were registered to Donald Earle Gray, 1508 Jasper st.. and Jack Duane Pfeifer, 2806 j Larch St., Medford. Mrs. Shopp, who was cited for violation of the basic rule, suffered lacerations of the i forehead and knee injuries, I according to the police. She was taken to Rogue Valley ; hospital for treatment, and was reported in fair condition this morning. No injuries were reported in the other two accidents. About 9:09 a.m. Wednesday three cars were involved in an accident at the corner of South Central ave. and 12th st. Ve hicles were driven by Delores Jeanne Madden, 24, of 848 East Ninth st.; Kenneth Earl Breazeale, 23, of 2954 Table Rock rd.; and Richard A. Clough, 80, of Osage City, Kan. Early in the afternoon, a car driven bv Robert Louis Poindexter, 38, of 1504 Wil son place, and a car operated by Donald Charles McVay, 41, of 113 Western ave., were involved in an accident, po lice reported. Poindexter was cited by police for following too close. FITTS SEAFOOD & POULTRY 131 West Main 773-8497 FLOUNDER SEA BASS PERCH Sign Ordinance Is Passed by Council Grants Pass The Grants Pass city council last night passed an ordinance regulat ing construction of signs with in the city. City Manager Roy Eames said the need for a better or dinance regulating sign con struction became apparent with the recent adoption of new zoning ordinance, which opened new areas to bill boards and electrical signs. Councilmen Reece Jameson and Frank Shepard were ap pointed by Mayor Charles B. Gill Jr. to work with the city administration in the study and selection of a new type of street name signs for the city. A total of $4,000 was budg eted to begin a study for the street name sign moderniza tion program. Registrars To Be Available in Area A registrar from the county elections department will be available at several places In the valley prior to election, according to County Clerk Marvin Madden. They will register voters at each location from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. he said. The locations and dates are as follows: Ideal Drug store, Ashland, Sept. 14, 15, 26, 27; Piggly Wiggly Market, Medford, Sept. 17, 18, 28, 29; Mont gomery Ward store, Medford, Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 1, 2; New. berry's, Medford, Sept. 7, 8, Oct. 3, 4; Big Y Shopping Center, Medford, Sept. 10, 11, 21, 22, Oct. 5, 6; Thunderbird Market, Medford, Sept. 12, 13, 24, 25. Registration service also is available at the headquarters locations of both the Repub lican and Democratic parties. Republican head quarters, 237 East Main st., will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturdays. Telephone number is 772 7344. The Democratic headquar ters is at 414 East Main st. and will be open Monday through Saturdays until clec-1 tion from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The telephone number is 779-1351. Madden said he is preparing a list of registrars throughout the county. CATFISH CRABS 69c. SMOKED QQl FISH 013 ib. OYSTERS QE Small Count V V lb. Albacore TUNA! 15-18-lb. Avg. KJ L" Q For Canning KXL " or Freezing SJ " All Fresh Fillets SALEI Iifib E STURGEON Fresh Columbia River HALIBUT CHEEKS 79c Ib. FRESH POULTRY DAILY 2 ib. 55i FRESH GIBLETS 29c Ib. FRYER LIVERS 79c Ib. STEW HENS Fresh Frosttd, Cul-Up-3 Ibt. Plus Medford Man Wins in 'Coin Treasure Hunt' James C. Capman, 205 Gi rard dr., Medford, has been named one of 88 winners in the most recent "Coin Treas ure Hunt." featured in Fam ily Weekly, Sunday magazine supplement to the Mail Tribune. A "Treasure Hunt" is fea tured in each Family Weekly, which is published biweekly during the summer. Fire Damages PP&L Transformer Vault Portland-(UPU-A fire caused heavy damage at a Pacific Power and Light Co. under ground transformer vault in the downtown section of the city early today. The one-alarm blaze caused power to be lost in ome sec tions of the city. The fire broke out when oil inside one of two large trans formers in the vault burst into flames. The blaze took four hours to quell and flames shot high into the air from under neath a manhole cover. A spokesman for the com pany said damage would run into the thousands of dollars. Subscribers ! To report improper or norv delivery of the Matl Tribun tr, . Medford, phone 772-6141; Ash- 1 land call at 1224 Iowa at., or thnne 482-300:; Montague and Vreka, phone GLobe 9-3171. be fore A:45 p.m. dally and 10.30 a.m Sunday. It regular delivery arrives ihortly after you call pleane notify office, thui eliminating a pec la messenger service. 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