Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 17, 1963, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1m fo) 1) CCennedlv Requests far." derate n'. $300,000 1 o To struction $65,000 Listed For Maintenance 01 Rogue Project Only Reclamation Project in Oregon By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington-President Ken nedy asked Congress today for $300,000 to start another federal irrigation project in the Medford area. The funds, listed in Ken nedy's new budget, would permit' the Bureau of Recla mation to start work on the Agate dam project, a $1,802,- 000 undertaking which Con gress authorized last fall un der legislation sponsored by Sens. Wayne Morse and Mau rine Neuberger and Rep. Ed win R. Durno, who since re tired. . Only Oregon Project ' This is one of seven new reclamation projects in the country, the only one In Ore gon, for the coming year. When completed, the new project would irrigate 1,810 acres of dry land and provide supplemental water for 4,820 acres. Agate dam and reser voir and Antelope diversion dam would store 4,600 acre feet of water from" Dry creek and Antelope creek. The project is part of the Talent division of the Rogue river irrigation project. The budget also lists 565,000 for operation, and maintenance of the Rogue river project. The National Park service budget for Crater lake Im provements is $183,000 for completion of duplex resi dences for park staff per sonnel. ' USDA to Purchase Pears in Oregon The department of agricul ture will purchase 407 cars of surplus winter pears for the nationwide school lunch pro gram, Sens. Maurine L. Neu berger and Wayne L. Morse have been advised. Of the total of 377,262 boxes, cartons and lugs, the Medford district will be asked to provide 149,408 boxes, at prices ranging from $2.29 to $3.49, the senators told the Mail Tribune. The pears will be mainly D'Anjous, and shipments will be made between Jan. 28 and March 2. . The decision to purchase the pears was announced by Agri culture Secretary Orville Freeman, and was the out growth of a meeting arranged by Oregon's senators in De cember between Pacific coast pear industry officials and Deputy Secretary Charles Murphy, during which the pear men explained the de pressed condition of the mar ket, due to oversupply, and requested relief as provided by federal statute. Oregon packers will be in vited to supply 246,848 boxes, with the Hood River district supplying 78,880 boxes at prices ranging from $2.68 to $3.22. Regional Edition Medfor. 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune .Four Sections 36 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963 No. 258 INSPECTS DAMAGE Hubert Beer, con- in the main occurred sometime during the struction .foreman for the Medford water. Dec. 2 flood. Water department crews re department, inspects damage to the 18-inch- placed the damaged section of pipe and water main that crosses under Bear creek 1 the main was returned to service today, north of the Jackson st. bridge. The hole 1 L $100,000 Included In Budget for Work un nogue nannmg Congressman Robert B Duncan (D-Fourth Ore.) today reported that $100,000 is con tained in the President's 1BB4 budget for planning advance engineering and design work for the Lost Creek reservoir. This is the first money to be asked for major work on the Rogue Basin project, which ultimately will cost some $106 million. The funds are contained in the Corps of Army Engineers budget, Dun can said. Downtown Property Owners Meet Today Concrete steps toward for mation of the first parking district in Medford are expect ed to be taken by a group of downtown property owners at a meeting this afternoon at North's Chuck Wagon. Medford Chamber of Com merce President Bill Wil liams, who called the meet ing, said that action is con templated that will look to ward "the formation of a downtown mall and a rejuve nation of the entire downtown Medford." City Planning Director Ned Langford and Medford Archi tect Jack Edson are scheduled to present a series of colored slides to the group dealing with the development of the civic center and core area of Eugene. HEWSBBIEFS ITEMS fOM TjR AROUND TMI MOM FRANCE FORCES SHOWDOWN IN ECM Brussels. Belgium 'l?l Franc lorced i showdown today on Britain's bid for membership in th European Common Market, bringing th economic union clou to possible collapse. Franc called a secret meeting ol the six member na tions. A French spokesman said th doted session would consider whether "there is any tuiur in th negotiations and the possibility of continuing them." He credited Sen. Wayne Morse for the money, being included in the 'budget re quest, and noted that it Is the only new planning start for the entire state in the Engi neers budget. ' ' Congressman Duncan also told the Mail Tribune he had received two committee as signments. He is one of only seven freshman representa tives to receive more than one. ' - 1 They are on the Interior and Agriculture committees. which between them are a potent influence on Fourth District matters, handling both forest service and bureau of land management affairs. Duncan was highly pleased with the committee assign ments), and indicated they were a result of the "growing recognition" of Oregon in the nation's capital. He specifi cally mentioned Congressman Al Ullman (D-Second Ore.), who is a member of the potent Ways and Means committee, and its subcommittee on committees. Italian politicians, who had just completed a bus tour of East Berlin, when Khrush chev appeared. When Khrushchev walked up to the border line, a row of West Berlin police and U.S.. British nnri Frennh mill. D.t PhuhL M! UtW policemen armed with UCQI VICCIV MfciiTtwitlc City Department Crews Replace Medford water department crews today returned to serv J'self, Khrushchev was not in POLAND SUPPORTS RUSSIAN LINE Berlin Aft Communist Poland oave solid backing io Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev today In his campaign gainst th warlike policies of Red China. CASTRO SIGNS BRITISH ENGINEER Havana m Th Castro regime today signed up a British engineer to build a $12 million "fishing port" In Havana which Western sources fear may become an advene bat lor enemy submarines. Paul Hanlin Resigns As Chief Jailer Paul Hanlin, chief jailer for Jackson county for 4i years, has resigned effective today, according to Sheriff DeAr mond Leigh. Sgt. Glenn Wright has been placed in charge of the Jail His duties also include those of identification and records officer. Robert Lowe, Jack sonville, until recently relief jailer, has been hired as full time jailer, Leigh said. Leigh said he regretted Han. tin's resignation. "We have lost the services of one of the finest citizens of Jackson county," the sheriff said. . Another deputy in the Jail, Clinton, Ingle, resigned Fri day, the sheriff announced. Leigh said some further staff changes will be made. but gradually. He also plans to have deputies live In the areas which they patrol. He has hired John Mason Ander son, Applegate, to patrol the Applegate. Anderson is a for mer captain on an Idaho po lice department, the therm said. ice the 18-inch water i-tnain; that crosses Under Bear 'creek north of the Jackson jstreet bridge, according to Robert E. Lee, water superintendent. The main, along with a 12 inch main. under Bear creek near the Main st. bridge, was damaged during the Dec. 2 flood. The 12-inch main was repaired the day after the floor at an approximate cost of $3,000, Lee said. Earlier, Lee had estimated that the Jackson st. bridge water main could not be re paired until spring, but recent weather conditions have been so favorable the decision was made to go ahead with the repairs now. Al Lowest Stag With Bear creek at its low est stage of the year, water department crews constructed a cofferdam last week to hold creek water away from the main, : , The 18-inch pipe was re placed last Wednesday, Lee said,, and the new main -was then sterilized tor a period ol five days. Following receipt of a satisfactory lab report yesterday on the condition of the water, , the main was put Into service today. Total cost for the project was estimated at $1,500 "This is a permanent re pair." Lee stated, "and we anticipate no further difficul ty with the main." At the same time, ne an nounced that present plans call for the replacement of the Main st. water main this summer. The line will be re moved from the creek bed and new pipe will be hung from the bottom of the bridge, X15 SOARS MORE THAN 47 MILES HIGH Edwards AFB. Calif IP!' Th X15 rocket thip today thot to ill tecond highest altitude on record more than 47 miles in a test aimed at achieving greater liability in re turning Irom space. SALE DISCUSSED Attoria -m- City officials met with a local group Wednesday to discuss sale of the former Tongue Point Naval Station site to the city by the General Services Ad- nsinffttratiniv 3 y BILL GOES TO HOUSE Salem - WPB - A move to bring other financial institu tions into the same nine per cent tax category as banks in order to save as much as $23 million for the state was taken today In the Oregon House. Happy Nikita Greets American Officers at Wall Jovial Premier Waves To Crowd Berlin -flJPD- Soviet Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev paid his first visit today to the Berlin Wall, and in a happy mood shook hands with U.S. Air Force officers and waved to West Berllners across the border. He grinned and mugged happily for onlookers, pump ed the hands of two American officers, cracked jokes and strode up to the border at the American - manned Check point Charlie crossing point. The two American officers he greeted like a campaigning politician were Col. Glenn Stell, Houston, Tex., and Maj. Edward Komyati, whose ad dress was not immediately available. Stell and Komyati were es corting a group of visiting The FEDERAL QUDGBT r r o Payctnts $122:5 Receipts $112.2 sk 4? tftrxxxr, i'fSttittti S3.I ; ' i i t 27.4 S.I 4f 7.7 11.4 weapons formed on vner opposiis aioe. . Obviously enjoying. ( him- the least bit awed by this dis play and waved with botn arms to a gawking crowd of 50 to 75 West Berllners on the other side. East German Communist boss Walter Ul- bricht stood a few yards back of him, looking apprehensive. The Soviet leader showed up about 1 p.m. at Check point Charlie where Soviet and American armor faced each other at point - blank range 15 months ago. He stayed about 30 minutes. First indications were that the visit was unannounced. But the big turnout of Com munist leaders and East Ger man border guards who greet ed him made it clear that everything had been arranged well in advance. 45! Iiimhit ncvit rati 23.1 Ciriiratto licm Uat 1 Tim r 13.7 Eiclst Tx 12.3 All ttfttf int. r .. k ,.iv,tot WEATHER roRRCAIT: Of nrt!ly fair throufh r rid ay. except moky In valley with nlfht aod morn in fof. Low tonight 1I-2S. Hlfh Friday J-. Temp. I!lrtitt YMtrrtlar II Lowtat Thlt Morninf .,.- U Our Skies Tonight untft today MHp m. KnnrlM tomorrow 7:37 a.m. Thf Moon, at Lat Quarter 12:15 p.m. today, rites toraor row at I :U a m. The planet, Man, Ii now riling about ft mlnutet earlier each nitht. It ti hi in In the ton i li ra tt at mldnlcht and alnhlni la the wft in Uia early morninf twllUbi, Council to Consider Awarding Contract Award of a contract to a San Francisco firm for a de velopment plan for the Bear creek park site will be con sidered by the Medford city council at its meeting tonight in the city hall. The city park and recrea tion commission has recom mended to the council that the contract be awarded to the landscape architect firm of Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes and Beck. Master site plans also would be drawn up by the firm for development of the banks of Bear creek through Medford, and for the redesign of Hawthorne park. Costs would be on a per hour basis with a maximum total cost of $8,300 for the three plans. The city's park and recreation improvement fund would pay $6,000 of the cost. The remaining (2,500 would come from the Haw thorne park development fund. Public hearings are sched uled on proposals to con struct a sanitary sewer on Kenyon st., to install an fl inch water main on Biddlc rd., and to annex to the city the Chestnut st. area north of Stewart ave. Budget Group Organizes; Elects Chrisfensen Head H. D. Chrlstensen was elect ed chairman of the School Dis trict 549C budget committee last night when the committee started preliminary work on the 1063-64 budget. - Other officers elected are A.' N. Potter, vice chairman, and Cliff Friend,' secretary. Other members of the com mittee are school board mem bers and Francis Cheney and Robert Minear. Dr. Ralph Thompsen is , an alternate member of the budget com mittee. The committee discussed several items which are ex pected to be considered dur ing the budget meetings. Among them are a teachers' salary schedule, non- certifi cated personnel salaries, and building needs in the district next year. 10 Classrooms Needed Superintendent Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield pointed out that at least 10 classrooms will be needed in elementary schools in the district next fall. Other classrooms may be needed, he noted. Classrooms will be needed at Hoover, Wilson, Jefferson nd Oak Grove ' school,-he said. The cost of these class rooms, with equipment, 'W es timated to bo about $102,000, he noted, and the budget com mittee will have to decide how construction of ' them should be financed. . . Department heads, princi pals, and administrators have been working on a proposed budget during the past few weeks, and the preliminary budget Is expected to be sub mitted to the budget commit tee in the near future. . Duncan Placed on Two Committees Washington - HHH - House Democrats today completed their legislative committee as signments and the House promptly approved them. They included: Oregon - Edith Green, on Merchant Marine, stays on Education-Labor, off adminis tration. Freshman Robert B. Duncan, on Interior and Agriculture. Jeannace Freeman Gets Second Stay Salcm-Wt-A second stay of execution for condemned child slayer Jcnnace ' June Freeman was granted today - Just 12 days before her scheduled Jan. 29 execution date for the murder of 6-year-old boy. . . The Oregon Supreme Court granted the stay to allow Mlts Freeman's attorneys time to file a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, Miss Freeman, 21, was first scheduled to die in the Ore gon gas chamber on Dec. 6. The Oregon Supreme Court which upheld her death sen tence, refused to rehear the cue. Bill Setting State Legislators Pqv At $3,000 Is Filed Salem 0JPD- A bill setting legislators' pay at $3,000 year plus $20 a day while the legislature Is in session was introduced In the House to day. , The measure was sponsored by 42 of the 60 representa tives, and 19 of the 30 sen ators. Both Democrats and Republicans were listed among the sponsors.' In the Senate, bills calling for creation of conciliation courts, providing "hazardous duty" pay for all state police men, and broadening the state's obscenity laws to in clude movies were Introduced. Sen. Al Flegel (D-Roseburg) submitted the bill calling for $600 year "hazardous duty" pay for state police. Conciliation Courts Asked Eight bills were submitted by Sen. R. F. Chapman CD Coos Bay). One calls for cre ation of conciliation courts to handle "the full and proper consideration of domestic re lations suits." Another reaulrea approval of the state board of higher education in addition to ap proval by the state board -of education for creation of edu cation centers and community colleges. The obscenity law would be expanded to Include any per son "who presents or directs an obscene play, dance . . . or publishes . . . anything obscene." Another bill by Chapman asks creation of an interim committee to study the ad visability of establishing a family court. The committee would include four senators and five House members. Chaoman's other measures dealt with employees of the state fair commission, support payments, divorce, and en forcement of support proce dures. Both the Senate and House adopted resolutions calling for One ol Biggest Deficits Claimed To Be Temporary Republicans Term Plans lllusionary Washington -flIPK- President Kennedy today sent Congress the biggest budget in history - come war or peace - and one of the biggest deficits. He called for federal out lays in the' 12 months starting July 1 of either $98.8 billion or $122.5 billion - depending on your budget approach. One way would mean a $10.3 bil lion deficit. The other way the deficit would be $11.9 billion. But Kennedy insisted that such heavy red-ink spending would be succeeded before loo long by budget surpluses and widely sharpened pros perity if Congress would ap prove his new $10 billion tax cut plan. Lecturing the lawmakers, some of whom are skeptical of reducing taxes without companion spending cuts, the Chief Executive declared: "Our present choice is not between a tax cut and a bal anced budget. : The choice, rather, is between chronic, deficits arising out of a slow rate of economic growth, and temporary deficits stemming -from a tax program designed to promote fuller use of our resources." ' Republicans Object Not unexpectedly, Republi cans termed Kennedy's spend ing plans incredible, cynical and : lllusionary. Democrats who spoke out praised spe cific programs such as de fense and space but were cautious in their over-all appraisals. House Republican Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana said the taxpayer wou'l be the loser .-. either through in I flation fired by bigger federal spending or by having prom- Used tax sewings gobbled up through' Kwnr' tax "r I forms." . " Conservative Ban. Harry r.. Byrd (tVa.) also was sharply critical. Ha said that if Con-: gress , went along with the; nlan, th federal deficit Drob- ably would approach $14 bu llion. He said Kennedy's claim-.' led "savings were "Question-; a Joint House-Senate meeting at 2 p.m. Jan. 22 to review the proposed revision of the uregon constitution. , . . .hie In the House, a bill to re- . . .v. ot . ncal th Pnntrnvmliil I0H1 .. ." "" "" " yi. ambulance regulation law was introduced by Rep. C. R. Hoyt (R-Corvallls). Opinion Referred To Budget Group The Jackson county court has referred to the county budget committee an opinion from District Attorney Alan B. Holmes that a tax levy in Jackson county to restore a tax base is mandatory. ; The opinion, written by Holmes, states that the con stitutional amendment, ... ap proved by the voters in No vember, changed the consti tution so that tax bases may be established without a vote in counties which have not had such bases for several years According to the opinion, restoring of a tax base by the county court is now mandatory.- Jackson county is the only Oregon county which does not have a tax base since during the past five years O and C funds have covered county expenses. Because of "lis, the county does not receive part of the state equalization funds to which It is entitled for the county's school districts. By establishing a county tax base. It has been pointed out, schools would receive all of the school equalization funds. Stare tegiafure Approves Measures Salem - IU1D - Measures ap proved: By the Senate SRIS-Organtzation ana sup plies. BCRl-Jolnt session to in sugurate governor. SCR2 - Legal service to leg islature. SCR3 - Joint session Jan. 22 to hear report on proposed new constitution. , , , By the House , HRI-2-LcgltlatIve supplies. SCR1-3 Fire District Vote Scheduled Friday Talent - Residents of the rural area around Talent and the south tide of Phoenix will vote Friday on whether to form a Talent Rural Fire Pro tection district. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the old agronomy station on Colver rd. north ol Talent. In addition to voting on the formation of the district, vot ers will cast ballots for a board of directors. There are Just five candidates running for the five directorships, Dean R. Blackburn, Howard DeYoung, Kddio M. Helm, Lea Floyd Qulnn and Etper C. Cllvester. the Union address, Kennedy- held the line or made reduc tions In such non-security functions as agriculture and the postal service. He said he felt obliged to limit such' programs in view of the pros--pective revenue loss under his tax program. - ; No Discount on Defeat But declaring that "there. is no discount price on de fense," he asked for $91 bil lion in military funds, up $2.7 billion from this year.; He also sought a record S8.1 billion for space programs, with most of the $2 billion increase going for the pro gram to land men on the moon by 1970. ; The President alloted $4.9 billion for foreign rid and urged the lawmakers not to repeat last year s deep cuts. He said Red China's attack on India and Communist guer rilla warfare in South Viet Nam are "current reminders" of the Importance of the pro gram. ' . , Kennedy took two ap proaches to the budget: ' A newly emphasized "cash budget" which takes into account collections and payments by the Social Se curity . and highway trust funds. The old-fashioned "ad ministrative budget" which excludes these items. The President seemed to prefer the "cash budget" approach, pointing out that many non government groups and scholars believe it prrvldet a "much more compete pic ture" of federal finances. The two methods gave this view of Kennedy's proposals as compared with the current fiscal year which ends next June 30: Administrative Budgat (Billions) 1963 1964 Revenues $88.5 $86.9 Spending 94.3 98.8 Deficit .. 8.8 118 Cash Budget Revenues ...$108.4 $112.2 Spending ........ 116.8 122 J Deficit 8.4 10.J Either way, spending would be the biggest ever, topping even the peak World War, It year of fiscal 1945 when out lays hit $98.3 billion. The defi cit would be the biggest in peacetime save for the $12.4 billion recorded in fiscal 1959 by President Dwlght D. Elsen hower. (Continued on Page 24) '