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Hatfield Requests Joint Effort
To Solve State Financial Problems
Mail, Personal
Contact Brings
Budget Reaction
Now No Time for
Personal Politics
By ZAN STARK
Salem-ll'PD-Gov. Mark Hat
field today called for "states
manship" to help solve the
state's critical financial prob
lems. ,
He told United Press Inter
national "this is no time for
personal politics. I invite all
to join in a common effort to
find a solution."
The governor made the com
ments when asked what reac
tion he had received to date
on the budget he announced
Saturday.
The $405.3 million general
fund budget - largest in the
state's history-also included a
.call for increases in cigarette
and personal income taxes, a
$45 million bond issue to fi
nance higher education build
ings, and an election during
the legislative session to get
approval both of the bonds
and the proposed higher
taxes.
Two Sources
He said the reaction he has
received to date has come
from two sources: Statements
reported in the news media,
and from direct contact with
legislators and the public
through the mail.
He said: "It is still a little
early to gauge the reaction
from the mail. I received
about a half a dozen letters
this morning.
"Most recognize that in
creases are needed to meet
growth.
"The people recognize the
increases asked for were due
to Increases in students and
population. It is not a matter
of new or added programs in
general government areas,
but primarily education
growth.
"The letters indicate the
people see the reality of the
situation, and are glad to see
we have the courage to stand
up and state a solution.
Letters 'Constructive'
"In general the letters have
been constructive. They have
given support to the general
idea of providing for the
needs of our children," he
stated.
In commenting on state
ments made by legislators,
which he said he saw in news
media, he said "by and large
their reaction has given sup
port to the fact we have in
creased needs.
"But they differ as to the
best method.
"I invite anyone with a bet
ter plan to present an alterna
tive." Both Sen. Ben Musa (D-The
Dalles), president-designate of
the Senate, and Clarence Bar
ton (D-Coquille), speaker-designate
of the House, have in
dicated they do not think
much of the plan to hold a
tax election while the legisla
ture is in session.
Musa has voiced opposition
to the proposal increase in the
net receipts tax. But Barton
has gone on record as favor
ing a tax on cigarettes, and
said he approved the general
idea of a net receipts tax
hike.
REAPPOINTED
Salem -WPP- The governor's
office today announced the
reapportionment of Tax Com
missioner Fred W. Hoefke to
a four year term.
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EUROPEANS STORM BELGIAN CONSULATE j
Eliiabethville, The Congo-'l Pi A mob of 200 Europeani 1
stormed the Belgian Consulate Monday night, planted aj
Kaiangese flag on ill roof and itoned U.N. Jeeps in a demon-
itration of lolidarity with leceiiionitt Katanga. i
BRITAIN PROPOSES PERMANENT FINANCING
United Nationi, N.Y.-4n-Bri!in called for permanent
meant of financing U.N. peace-keeping operationi today,
pointing out that proceedi from lait years S200 million
emergency bond Uiu had to be uied to keep the Congo
operation going.
RUSSIA. WEST TRADE ACCUSATIONS
Genevi-'lPt'-The Soviet Union and the Weit accused each
ether today of trying to labotage an early nuclear test ban
agreement.
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WeihinalonlPI President
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Springi. Calif-, the White Home laid today.
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1500TH PATIENT Mrs. Nancy Kinbasket
(on stretcher) of Vernon, British Columbia,
was the 1500th patient to be flown by
Mercy Flights Inc., when the organization's
twin-engine Cessna left the Medford Mu
nicipal airport this morning at 9 o'clock.
With her is George Milligan, one of the two
pilots on the flight. The plane landed at
Chilliwack airport after the 3'4 hour flight.
Mrs. Kinbasket, who is from the Underbee
Okanagan Indian reservation at Vernon,
Rogue Basin Group
Adopts Resolutions
During Meeting
The board of directors of
the Rogue Basin Flood Con
trol and Water Resources as
sociation passed two resolu
tions last night: one to pre
serve the fishery benefits on
the Illinois river and the oth
er to speed up the project
development.
The secretary was directed
to write the federal power
commission pointing out that
the Rogue Basin project is
now authorized and that its
annual benefits include a cer
tain percentage of fish en
hancement. The association is
concerned that the proposed
Buzzard's Roost development
on the Illinois river section
Regi'sfrafion Centers
Set Up by Red Cross
Red Cross officials have
urged all persons who sus
tained damages by the flood
nr are in need of heln due to
the flood to contact one of the
Red Cross registration centers,
These centers are at the
Rogue River city hall, or the
Red Cross chapter house, 60
Hawthorne ave., Medford. Of
ficials said that if requests for
help were made at these cen
ters it would expedite the Red
Cross assisting them.
Kennedy will ipend next week
MEDFORD,
will be transferred to the Coqualeetza In
dian hospital, Sardis, British Columbia. The
woman was injured in an automobile acci
dent on Highway 62 Sept. 17 and had been
hospitalized at Sacred Heart hospital. Other
pilot on the flight is Allyn Monroe. The
1,000 mile round trip will be completed to
day and is one of the longer flights made by
the non - profit air ambulance "service.
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of the project might impair
those fishery benefits, the res
olution pointed out.
The second resolution
adopted a "status in needs"
report. Association directors
met recently with the Oregon
Congressional delegation, rep
resentatives of the bureau of
reclamation and Corps of En
gineers to reconfirm the
time schedule for the proj
ect. Project authorization is
scheduled for 1962, now com
pleted, detailed planning
funds for 1963, and construc
tion funds for 1964. The proj
ect is on schedule it was
noted.
Henry Stewart, Portland,
project engineer for the corps,
told the directors at last
night's Gold Hill meeting that
he made a general survey of
Sunday's flood damage yes
terday. A team of experts in
the field of flood damage ap
praisal will be here in the
"ear future for a more com
prehcnsive study, he said.
Phoenix, Gold Hill
Water Normal Again
Residents of Phoenix and
Gold Hill need no longer boil
their drinking water before
using it. And in Gold Hill,
a water conservation order
issued Sunday by Mayor Mil
ton Stcinmetz has been re
scinded. Residents of both cities had
been urged to boil their wa
ter as a precautionary meas-
nrp nftnr Sunday's floods. But
,ne siluaijon was back to nor-
mnj nday,
I Gold Hill, the pumps and
chlorination system, which
nad been pued out of the
Rogue river, source of city
water, because of the high
water level, are back in nor-
mat operation.
Mayor Stcinmetz had urged
resident to conserve the w-
ter supply stored in the city's
two reservoirs, but now that
the pumps arc back in oper- j
; ation, that directive has been j
rescinded.
J In Phoenix, an increased
i amount of chlorine was ex-;
I nected to be maintained In ,
the water through the end of
this week as an additional
precaution.
OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1962
Riding Stables
Proposed Site To
Be Inspected
An inspection will be made
this afternoon of the proposed
location of riding stables and
horse pasture at Howard
Prairie lake.
Cattlemen who sublease
pasture in the proposed rid
ing stables 3rea met in the
county court office yesterday
with horse concessionaires
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilhelm
and County Parks and Rec
reation Director Neil Led
ward, but no agreement could
be reached after a lengthy
discussion. The one-year lease
for the concession at the en
trance to Howard Prairie lake
was to be signed yesterday
afternoon, it was reported.
The Wilhelms, who now op
erate a riding concession at
Lake of the Woods, said they
would need approximately 43
acres of meadow land adjoin
ing Grizzly creek. Cattlemen
Henry and Dean Owens said
this would interfere with
their cattle grazing operation.
They suggested the horse pas
ture be west of the house
and barns to be converted to
concession use. The Wilhelms
said this would not provide
sufficient good quality pas
ture which they need for the
10 horses they plan to start
with next season.
Ledward explained that or
iginally no definite amount
of acreage had been agreed
to although it was informal
ly agreed that the horse con
cessionaires should have "suf-
j ficient pasture" for their
j horses in or near the build-
inns.
The stable would be named
Lily Glen riding stables aft
er the historic post office
building still standing near
the early day farm, lie pro
posed a small museum to ex
hibit wagons and sleighs
found at the farm. The barns
were built in the late 1800 s.
he said.
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Uje Recommended
Washington-HW-A Federal
Maritime administration hear
ing examiner recommended
Monday that the Georgia-Pacific
Co. be permitted to ship
lumber from the Pacific
Northwest to Puerto Rico
aboard foreign cargo ships.
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Governor Hatfield
Offers Assistance
To Flooded Areas
Gov. Mark O. HatfieM call
ed Mayor John W. Snider this
morning to offer the assist
ance of state agencies in help
ing area residents recover
from damage caused by Sun
day's flood.
Mayor Snider assured the
governor that local agencies
have the situation in hand,
and that he did not foresee
having to ask for state aid.
Hatfield extended his per
sonal best wishes and sym
pathy to those persons in the
area who were forced to
evacuate their homes during
the flood.
Pictures taken during
Sunday'i flooding in the
valley arc on Pag IB.
The governor placed the
call from his office in Salem
about 10:45 o'clock.
Pacific Power and Light
company officials today said
that trees, uprooted by flood
ed water near Gold Hill,
caused the most trouble dur
ing Sunday's flood in tiie
county.
Frank Benesh, Copco dis
trict manager, said that deep
water around poles where
lines were down slowed repair
work. Some customers were
without power overnight.
Distribution Lin
- Major work today is on the
repairing of the distribution
line which crosses the Rogue
river at Savage Rapids dam.
A tree, or other floating ob
ject, tore out the line Sunday.
Customers were supplied from
alternate sources, it was ex
plained.
Patrol of lines since the
Oct. 12 storm reduced dam
age, Benesh said. This was
repealed by Pacific Northwest
Bell officials, who reported
several poles down and some
telephones in downtown busi
nesses being short - circuited
due to high water.
Seventeen Boy Scouts of
Troop 9, sponsored by the
First Christian church, walk
ed out of the Methodist camp
at Dead Indian-Soda Springs
yesterday afternoon. The boys
had spent the week end at
the camp and slides across
the highway had prevented
them leaving the camp Sun
day. The boys had to walk 2'i
miles to meet a group attempt
ing to reach the camp.
County Roadi
County Engineer Robert J.
Carstensen said this morning
that storm damaged roads and
bridges should be "pretty well
cleaned up" by tomorrow.
All bridges will be opened
by then, Carstensen said.
Irrigation district managers
said they might have their
storm damage surveys com
pleted at the end of this
week.
A detour will be construct
ed for the Kanes creek bridge
on Old Stage rd., the county
engineer said, until all fur
ther flooding possibility is
over. Then a complete repair
job will be done. The bridge
settled two feet and consid
erable structural damage was
caused, he added.
Crews are also working on
repair of the Cottonwood
creek bridge on Colestinc rd.
near Hilt, Calif. One panel
was undermined, Carstensen
said.
Several road shoulders and
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driveway approaches should
be repaired by tomorrow, the
county engineer said. The oil
matting on Riley rd., east of
White City, was lifted like a
rug by the flood and flung
over a fence, Carstensen said.
Three streets in Eagle
Point that were affected by
the floods were being repair
ed today, but thev were re
ported passable. Tne streets
are B, C and F.
Reorganization
Of Army Reserve,
Guard Announced
Washington - ItlPH - Defense
Secretary Rober S. McNamara
today announced his plans to
drastically reorganize the
Army Reserves and National
Guard.
The proposals, which al
ready have overcome most
congressional opposition, call
for elimination of 1,800 units
and the creation of - more
than 1.000 new outfits in the
700,000 - man reserve and
guard forces.
Immediate Changei
McNamara ordered changes
to take place immediately in
the organization of the 300,-000-man
Army Reserves.
But in the case of the 400,
000 National Guardsmen, the
defense secretary wrote let
ters to the governors of the
states asking them to accept
the far-reaching changes.
The long - awaited plan,
which will be completed next
summer if all barriers arc
overcome, calls for realign
ing four reserve and four Na
tional Guard divisions into
brigades. It also includes
changes that would affect the
two services as follows:
Eliminate! Excel! Uniti
-The Army Reserves would
eliminate 1,060 excess units
and create 630 new units.
The Pentagon said "after ad
justments for 35 units which
were called for but had not
been organized, the net loss
of Army Reserve units is
393."
-The National Guard would
eliminate 802 and organize
386 units. The Pentagon said
after adjustment for 78 pa
per units, the net loss would
be 338.
Too Much Oxygen
Blamed for Death
Long Beach, Calif.-IUPII-The
death of one of two divers
lost in a deep sea experiment
oft Santa Catalina island, was
due to inhalation of too much
oxygen, the operations mana
ger of the project said today.
Fleuri Niggli, Swiss project
manager, said that apparently
too much oxygen was inhaled
by two men returning to the
surface of the Pacific ocean
from a l, 000-foot dive In a
steel chamber.
One of the men, Peter
Small, 35, a diving enthusiast
and a British journalist, was
pronounced dead on arrival at
the naval shipyard here Mon
day night.
Ilanncs Keller, 28, Swiss
mathematician who concocted
a secret gas which was sup
posed to prevent the bends,
iHpsed Into unconsciousness
for a while but recovered.
WEATHER
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Hiinrl. tomorrow .. T:?S a.m.
MuontM tomorrow 12:34 a.m.
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tthlrh It now nearly tUtlonary
among the itirt In It back
ground.
CHRISTMAS TREE For the first time In many years Med
ford will have a community Christmas tree brought fresh
from the forest and trimmed with lights and other decora
tions. The 55-foot spruce was set up by volunteer workers
this morning. It is located on a traffic island at the High
way 99-Craler lake highway junction.
Community Tree
Is Installed At
Road Intersection
Because of the inspiration I a tree. She maoe some tele
and perseverance of one worn- phone calls to see what she
an - and because dozens of
people who liked her idea and
helped her - Medford will
have a community Christmas
tree this year.
A 55-foot spruce, donated
by Medford Corporation, was
lifted Into place this morning
by a crew from Pacific North
west Bell Telephone company.
The tree is located in the traf
fic island at the Intersection
of Highways 09 and 62. The
state highway commis a i o n
gave permission to use the
site.
In the next few days, the
tree will be decorated with
lights and ornaments which
have been donated by various
persons and firms in Medford.
When finished, it will be
Medford's first community
ennstmas tree in several
decades.
Inspiration for the project
was provided by Mrs. Dutch
August Farfan, 723 Newtown
St.
Last Thursday Mrs. Farfan
decided the city should have
St. Mary's HS To
Reopen Wednesday
Schools were back In ses
sion in Eagle Point and Rogue
Hlver today, and St. Mary's
High school of Medford is
scheduled to open again to
morrow. The public school systems
In Eagle Point and Rogue
River had been forced to close
yesterday because the flood
ing waters had washed out
many roads normally used by
school buses.
And St. Mary's High school
was closed Lecausc of a flood
ed furnace. The Very Rev.
Carl Mai, parish priest, an
nounced today that repairs to
the furnace would be complet
ed this afternoon, with school
to. resume tomorrow.
Absenteeism was higher
than normal at Eagle Point
High school this morning, and
school bus poutes in that dis
trict had to be altered in sev
eral areas because of impas
sable roads. A wnshed out
bridge In the Antelope erca
also necessitated rerouting.
Man Elected To CP
Rural Fire District
Central Point-Charles Bale-
man was reelected to the
board of the Central Point
Rural Fire Protection district
for a five-year term in an
election within the district
Monday,
Uateman received 15 votes.
Two other men received
write-in voles. Elgan Amldon
received four and Wesley
Claflin one.
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Stevenson Takes Angry Issue
With National Magazine Article
Adlal Stevenson, United Slates ambassador to the United Nations, takes
angry issue with an article In the Saturday Evening Post which says Stevenson
preferred "political negotiation" to a blockade to deal with the Soviet missile
buildup in Cuba. Mcrriman Smith, United Press International writer and dean
of White House correspondents, describes In detail the complex situation and
the possible effects on Stevenson's future role in the administration in story
appearing on page 1UA.
I could do to accomplish it. She
was amazed at her own suc
cess
"Let me tell you, the peo
ple of this town are just won.
derful," she said, "Everybody
I have talked to has been so
generous and cooperative."
Damages Awarded
Orchard by Jury
A circuit court jury re
turned a verdict awarding
urcgon urcnaras inc. near
Phoenix $19,738 for hail
damage in I860.
The jury deliberated for
approximately four hours, re
turning the verdict about
10:30 p.m. yesterday.
The Insurance Company of
North America had admitted
to damages of $1,110 from
hail storms. The orchards had
sought approximately $21,000.
Kcglnnld Aircy, manager of
Rain and Hail Insurance Bu
reau, Spokane, Wash., testi
fied yesterday with Paul Mor
timer and Harold Hamblcton,
both Yakima, Wash., insur
ance adjusters ai'd orchard
ists. Aircy testified as to tech
nical aspects of the case. Mor
timer testified as to how the
fruit was sampled for dam
age. Hambleton testified as
to the method of computing
hail losses.
The insurance company
contended that the orchards
didn't suffer the loss claimed
and computed and based the
loss on other than the rules
and standards for fruit
grades as established by the
slate department of agricul
ture. Vessel Broken Up
By Pounding Seas
Coos Bay-IUPD-Tho 256-foot
lumber vessel Alaska Cedar
was broken In two by the
pounding Pacific Monday on
the north Jetty of Coos Bay.
I lie ship, loaded with
more than two million board
feet of lumber, went aground
Sunday. The 24 men aboard
rode a breeches buoy some
200 feet to safety. Seven
were treated for minor in
juries. The vessel was pounded
Monday by big waves which
washed over the decks and
there was no chance for sal
vage. The harbor was dotted
with floating lumber washed
from the ship.
The Alaska Cedar had
cleared the bar on Its depar
ture for Crescent City Sun
day when it went dead In the
walcr and waves washed it
into the north jetty.
13 Men, Weapons
Seized in Move by
Federal Officers
Neutrality Law
Violation Charged
Key West, Fla. (UPD Fed
eral officers seized 13 men in
battle dress and a quantity of
arms early today in a raid
that apparently thwarted a
guerrilla attack against Cuba.
The 13 composed of one
Cuban, one Canadian and 11
Americans were taken before
U.S. Commissioner William V.
Albury here today and bound
over to federal court for trial
on charges of violating U.S.
neutrality laws by an at
tempt to form an expedition
to invade a foreign country."
In Army Fatiguei
The men, all dressed in
faded U.S. Army camouflaged
battle fatigues, said they had
been training for a guerrilla
attack on Cuba for the past
six months at No Name Key,
about 40 miles northeast of
Key West.
They were arrested by U.S.
customs agents and Border
Patrol officers about 12:30
a.m. on Sombrero Key, near
Marathon in the Florida Keys,
south of Miami.
Customs officials said they
had confiscated "a quantity of
rifles and pistols, about 10
Sunday sidearms, plastic ex
plosives, two cars" and a boat.
Leader Identified
Official identified the lead
er of the band as Gerald Pat
rick Hcnning Jr., 25, Miami.
The invaders ' claimed they
were an independent unit not
affiliated with any Cuban
exile organization.
Others in the band identl
fled themselves and the list
I included Lawrence J. Howard
or., zi, nco mvera, i.aiit.
No Name Key is an Isolated
island, reachable only by boat,
in tne norma Keys. It has
been 'used frequently by anti-
Castro groups training for
guerrilla warfare in the
island's thick undergrowth.
Tito Arrives
for Kremlin Visit
Moscow - (UPD - Yugoslav
President Tito arrived today
for his first Kremlin visit In
six years and received a kiss
and a handshake from Pre
mier Nikita Khrushchev.
Tito's special train pulled
Into Moscow's Kiev Station
shortly before 2 p.m. Despite
freezing temperature the Yu
goslav chief alighted bare
headed to embrace Khrush
chev, bundled In a fur-collared
overcoat.
The two reviewed an hon
or guard in the flag-bedecked
station and heard bands play
the Soviet and Yugoslav na
tional anthems. Khrushchev
stood erect and saluted.
The welcome was in line
with those usually prepared
for visiting heads of state.
Russia-Red China
Split Bursts Open
Rome - (UPD - The increas
ingly bitter ideological split
between Russia and Red Chi
na burst angrily Into the open
today at the Italian Commu
nist party congress here with
the Chinese fighting alone
against Soviet bloc opposition.
"You are making this con
gress a forum for attacks on
a brotherly party," Chinese
delegate Chao Yimlng com
plained to the 1,000 delegates
in the Mussolini-built World
Fairgrounds.
But he stubbornly defended
the "different opinions" he
said Chinese Communists
have on "a number of the
Important international prob
lems." Chao spoke In the third
day of the congress which has
brought into public some of
the strongest Soviet and oth
er Communist criticism of Pe
king's "hard line" ideology
since the rifht first devel
oped. PORTLAND BOOKED
Portland-flJPli-Sheriffs offi
cers booked Robert Richard
Ison, 31, Portland, on a mur
der charge early today fol
lowing the fatal shooting of
a friend Monday night.
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