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Failure of Responsibility
iig (SMI Defense Problem
District Directors
Reject Request To
Take Part in Study
-Geological Survey
Asks Participation
The Medford Irrigation dis
trict board of directors yes
terday afternoon turned down
requested financial participa
tion in a county flood area
study by the U.S. Geological
Survey.
In a letter sent out to var
ious local governmental agen
cies and irrigation districts the
Medford office of the U.S.
Geological Survey suggested
the local agencies join the
county in providing $6,000 in
matching funds. The federal
government would pay the re
maining $6,000 of the total
$12,000 flood study cost.
The study would consist of
a flood area map and tabu
lation of peak flows and flood
charts of selected stream
points which contribute to
more severe flooding.
A County Function
MID Director Paul Culbert
son said such a study is a
county function, and the irri
gation district should not init
iate a practice of helping with
such projects. No money is
budgeted for it, he said.
Philip Lowry, MID attor
ney, said such, participation
might set a precedent which
would make the district re
sponsible for main taining
drainage areas. A reasonable
relationship must be shown
between the expenditure and
irrigation purpose, he said.
The district does not have the
resources to join in a drainage
project.
"We may make the people
feel we have an obligation
which we don't have. We do
not have the equipment to do
this thing and we are not able
to do it budget-wise," he said.
Chairman Albert Huener at
first was in favor of partici
pating in the project, but la
ter agreed with Culbertson
and Lowry.
Director J. G. Cameron said
since the district is dealing in
water drainage and flood
problems affect it. This study
may get more people to clean
out waterways, he said.
"We are not going to get
the information unless some
body will do it for us. A lot
of information could come
from this," Cameron insisted.
Powder River Flood
Threat Appears Over
By United Preu International
The flood threat from the
ice-choked Powder river in
Baker county appeared to be
over today, at least tempor
arily.
Workmen blasted out a mas
sive ice jam north of Baker
Tuesday and the level of the
river dropped sugniiy. Ranch
ers in the area began mopping
up.
ITtMS MOM
U.
S. BANS CARGO ON FLAG SHIPS
Waihington-TPf-The Unittd Statet
government cargo from foreign
and said it was prepared to
ary.
TITAN 2 SCORES LONG TEST SUCCESS
Cape Canaveral. Fla.-'lPh-The Unittd States today lired
its mightiest military rmstilt.
8,500 miles to its longest test
SPAIN TO DEMAND MILITARY AID
Washington-'tPt'-Spain Ii reported ready to demand U.S.
military aid totalling S200 to $300 million in exchange for
renewal of American rights to Spanish air end naval bases.
SOVIET WARNS ON WEST GERMAN ARMS
Parie-TWi-The Soviet Union warned in a note releaaed
today that nuclear armament of West Germany would be
an "immediate threat" to Moscow's vital interests.
TAX CUTTING PLAN LIBERALIZED
Wihingion-aPT-The Kennedy administration today lib
eralised its tax-cutting plan to give t better break to a large
number of married couples with low and medium incomes.
JOHN DAVIS LODGE
Lincoln Day Dinner Speaker
Former Connecticut
Governor To Speak
At Lincoln Dinner
John Davis Lodge, presi
dent of Junior Achievement,
Inc., and a former Connecticut
governor and congressman,
will be principal speaker at
the annual Lincoln Day club
observance Friday, Feb. 15, at
the Jackson House, club presi
dent Jim Ragland, has an
nounced. A dinner at 7 p.m. will pre
cede the program honoring
Lincoln's birthday.
The speaker, a younger
brother of Henry Cabol
Lodge, was elected to the 80th
and 81st Congresses and serv
ed ag the first four-year-term
governor of Connecticut. In
1955 he was appointed U.S.
ambassador to Spain where
he served for six years.
Stars in Shows
For several years before
World War II, Lodge starred
in a series of motion pictures
and on the Broadway stage.
During the war, he served
with the U.S. Navy in the
Mediterranean theater of op
eration, participating in the
White House Slates
Briefing on Cuba
Washington -IUPD- The Ken
nedy administration abruptly
decided today to lay before
the nation this afternoon its
case in the alleged new Soviet
military buildup in Cuba.
The White House said the
briefing by Defense Secretary
Robert S. McNamara would
cover "the whole Cuban prob
lem." The White House arranged
for McNamara and other top
defense officials to face re
porters at 2 p.m. (PST) at a
televised news conference.
MOUNO THI OlOll
today banned U.S
flag ships trading with Cuba
take more drsstic step:
the 10-stnry Titan 2, more than
succeit.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1963
landings at Salerno and in
southern France.
In his capacity a national
head of Junior Achievement
Inc., he directs an organiza
tion of 100,000 members from
headquarters in New York
City. The organization is dedi
cated to teaching young Amer
icans the theory and practice
of business, the profit system
and capitalism in general.
The Portland Junior Achieve
ment group is sponsoring his
trip to Oregon.
Dinner capacity is limited,
according to the committee,
and tickets may be reserved
by calling Don Stathos, 773
6658. Mothers' March for
Foundation Slated
A county - wide Mothers'
March for the March of Dimes
will be held Thursday from
7 to 9 p.m., Mrs. Fred Darby,
Medford, county coordinator,
has announced.
In some rural areas, the
mothers will march Thursday
afternoon, Mrs. Darby said.
Mrs. Lew Miles, Medford,
will be in charge of the col
lection center at St. Mark's
Episcopal church Guild Hall,
where marching mothers will
turn in collections. The cen
ter will be open until 10 p.m.,
Mrs. Miles said.
Eugene Garner, chairman
of the Jarkson county chapter
of The National Foundation,
said the chapter will make
available two scholarships to
graduating seniors in high
schools of the county this
year. The scholarships will be
available in the fields of medi
cal social worker, physical
therapist, occupational thera
pist, nursing, and medicine
which will have certain quali
fications. Mrs. Thomas Dona
hue is chairman of the schol
arship selection committee.
Cave Junction City
-! Recorder Resigns
Cave Junction - Mrs. Kcn-
! neth Caldwell, city recorder.
! municipal judge and treasurer
of Cave Junction for the past
3'j years, has resigned effec
tive March 1.
Stephen Blackmorc has
been named to fill the vacan
cy. Blackmore's wife is a
teacher of physical education
at Kerby Elementary school.
Mrs Caldwell plans to join
her husband at Paulina, Ore.,
where he is employed as a
forest service engineer at the
Reagcr Ranger station. The
Caldwells moved to the Il
linois Valley in 1950. At one
time they owned a Cave Junc
tion sporting goods store
Tribune
Reluctance To
Think of Saving
Lives Pointed Out
Third of Countries
Have Paid Staffs
Salem -(U?D- Failure of of
ficials to accept responsibility
was termed the biggest prob
lem facing civil defense by
Oregon Director Robert
Sandstrom,
Sandstrom made the com
ment at a Senate Military Af
fairs Committee hearing
Tuesday called to review the
state organization.
He said "elected and ap
pointed officials, from the
federal level down to munici
palities, who have not ac
cepted their responsibility are
the biggest problem."
Adding to the problem are
individuals who "are reluc
tant to think about saving
their own lives."
Interest Lacks in East
In Oregon, Sandstrom said,
there is less interest in CD
east of the mountains.
He said one-third of Ore
gon's counties have paid full
time CD staffs, another third
have part time staffs, and one-
third have no paid CD people.
The present Defense De-
partment view is that there
could be no more than 30
minutes warning of an attack,
He said this is why shelters
must be developed to protect
against radiation.
"If you are in the blast
area, you'll be dead, so you
don't need any protection.
"But if you are outside a
blast area, a faiiout shelter
could save your life. You
might get sick from radiation,
but you wouldn't die."
Shelters Lacking
He said several Oregon
counties do not have even one
licensed public fallout shelter.
He listed Crook, Curry, Gil
liam, Linn, Malheur, Morrow,
Polk, Sherman, Tillamook,
Wallowa and Wheeler. There
is one licensed shelter in
Grant county, he added.
Committee Chairman Sen,
Vernon Cook (D-Gresham)
asked if there was a need for
civil defense.
Sandstrom replied "Yes.
We're planning in hopes of
saving 1,800,000 lives. Until a
shelter is available for all of
our twop'e, our job won't be
done."
Matching Basil
Sen. Edward Fadeley (D-Eu-gene)
asked why the federal
government did not pay all
CD costs. Sandstrom answered
that since 1961 the federal
government had been paying
50 per cent of personnel and
administration costs on a
matching basis.
The CD director said sur
vival supplies stockpiled at
Troutdale were beginning to
be shipped out to shelters
around'the state.
He said an alternate govern
ment seat is planned at Ore
gon State University at Cor
vallis in case Salem is unusa
ble, and that other alternates
arc Eugene, Newport and
Bend.
Woman Kicks Hole
In Pane of Glass
Medford police were called
Tuesday afternoon by the In
ternal Rc-venue service nffice
at the federal building, Sixth
st. and Riverside ave., when
a woman kicked an 8 by 10
foot pane of glass, breaking
a hole In it.
Ernest Everett Peyton,
route 1. box 328A, Talent, at
the office, said the woman
was walking west on Sixth
st. when she stopped and kick
ed a window. The window
did not break, so she pro
ceeded west a few feet before
stopping a second time and
kicked I two foot hole In it,
he said.
The woman told officers
she stuck her foot through
the window because she felt
like doing it. She was l jt
held.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 275
Bill Proposes
Group To Review
State Agencies
Joint Committee
Would Study Rules
Salem -UPD- A bill to give
a legislative committee power
to review regulations of the
state's departments and agen
cies wa9 introduced today by
Sen. Walter Pearson (D-Port-land).
The- bill was signed by 26
senators and 40 representa
tives. It would establish a joint
Senate-House committee for
review of administrative
rules.
The commission, made up
of four members each from
the senate and house, would
be empowered to review all
rules issued by state agencies
to determine if the rules were
within the scope of the act
which created the agency.
Could Suspend Rules
The commission would have
the power to suspend rules un
til the next session of the leg
islature. If not rejected by
legislative action, the agency
could then reinstate the rule.
The bill is aimed at giving
the legislature control over
policy making actions of
agencies created by the legis
lature. Legislators have become in
creasingly critical of the pow
ers of agencies such as liquor
control, education, and high
way to adopt rules or regula
tions which are virtually lars
established by the agencies
rather than by legislative ac
tion.
Whelan Has Bills
in the House, Rep. Edward
Whelan (D-Portlanctt submit-
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to enter into collective bar
gaining agreements with la
bor unions. The measure
would prohibit public em
ployees from striking or
recognizing a picket line
while on official duty.
Another bill by Whelan
would provide overtime for
civil service employes which,
after a period of time, would
be paid in cash if compensa
tory time were not granted.
Pupils Attend
Class in Home
Happy Camp - Classes for
nearly 100 Happy Camp Ele
mentary school pupils who
are cut off by a slide across
Indian Creek rd. are now
being held in a private home
on Indian creek.
The Happy Camp Elemen
tary school closed Monday be
cause of the lack of attend
ance precipitated by the slide,
condition, but was reopened
Tuesday when-the temporary
classroom setup was uigan
ized. Pupils cut off by the slide
are attending classes at the
home of Harold Kuchl. Pri
mary grades meet in the
morning, upper grades in the
atfernoon.
The Siskiyou County Road
department has called off
plans to dynamite an over
hang in the slide area because
of the danger involved. The
road is closed to traffic dur
ing the day. Heavy cars are
permitted to go through in
the evening.
Heavy equipment from the
road department and V and
K Logging company of Happy
Camp is varking in an effort
to clear the mad.
The slide began Thursday
night after the area had been
soaked by almost constant
rain since the preceding Mon
day. WEATHER
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day snd a senrral rain Thuri
iv ntfhl. Continued mild. Low
tonight 40-41. illlh Thuuday
near fin.
Temp.
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Our Skies Tonight
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full Moon Friday
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De Gaulle Accuses
United States of
'Using' Britain
Parliaments Seek
To Bring Pressure
Paris - (UPD - President
Charles de Gaulle, rejecting
charges that he is acting like
a Hitler, has accused the Unit
ed States of trying to use
Britain to set up a "free
trade" market in Europe for
American goods.
De Gaulle levied the charg
es during a reception Tuesday
mgnt lor deputies of the na
tional assembly. Once again
linked his veto of British en
try into the Common Market
with Britain's acceptance of
the U.S. Polaris missile.
Referring to the severe
criticism of his rejection of
British membership in the
Common Market at this time,
De Gaulle told the deputies:
Mr. (British Prime Minis
ter Harold) Macmillan, whom
I like very much, has had me
compared by the English press
to Hitler. He knows me well
enough to know there is no
question of that. I have even
been compared to Na
poleon ..."
Has 'Grand Design'
De Gaulle, who has reiect-l
ed the Polaris and President
Kennedy's plan for a multi
nation Western nuclear de
fense, has been reported con
sidering a "grand design" for
French-dominated Europe
independent of the United
States.
Since France blackballed
Britain a week ago, Kennedy
has pledged intensified efforts
in cooperation with Britain to
cut tariffs as a means of boost
ing world trade.
De Gaulle told the deputies
the United states and Britain
are trying to dilute the Com
mon Market made up of
France, West Germany, Italy,
Belgium, The Netherlands and
Luxembourg. He claims that
the U.S. government, "usina
the United Kingdom, is trying
to set up a huge free trade
;"'rJJ1"cl"dlnlrfia,nd
"
ine Americans can no
longer sell anything or else
they. .re "Hln. for practically
I nOlhlrlff to the Afrinnnc ihn
boutn Americans, even the
Arabs, De Gaulle said. "So
they are forced to try to sell
to Europe, which is in a posi
tion to pay."
Slrassbourg, France - IUPD-
Rebcllious European members
of parliaments built up pres
sure on President Charles de
Gaulle today to remove his
blockade of Britain's entry in
to into the European Common
Market.
Delegates from the parlia
ments of the six Market na
tions were reported readying
a demand that the Common
Market Commission submit a
complete report on Britain's
bid for membership.
The delegates were in a
tough mood. The tone was set
by Walter Hallstein of West
Oermany who opened the ses
sion Tuesday by attacking the
"appearance of a one-power
hegemony" in Europe.
Phoenix Police Chief
Fined for Violation
Phoenix When Phoenix
Municipal Court Judge Ed
die M. Heim held court this
week, he raised his aye
brows at one of the cita
tions. The ticket, for passing a
stopped school bus, was
written by Phoenix Police
Chief John Atchison to
himself.
Atchison pleaded guilty,
explaining that he was
talking on his police radio
when the incident occurred
and failed to notice that the
bus' red lights were iUih
ing.. "I fined him SIS juai like
anyone else," Judge Heim
said.
More Items
Get Tentative Approval by Committee
Work on a proposed budget
for School District S40C for
next year continued a step
r to completion last
night when tentative approval
was given to several Items.
School budget committee
members pointed out, how
ever, that some Items tenta
tively approved may be re
duced when the budget is in
the final stage, which prob
ably will be within a couple
of weeks.
Items considered last night
included funds for mainte
nance of plant facilities, fixed
charges and part of the capital
outlay program. Some Items
still remain to be considered
tea . h'
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JOHN DIEFENBAKER
Pearson May Be Successor
Plans for Memorial
Dinner Discussed at
Democrats' Meeting
Plans for the annual Roose
velt Memorial dinner, the
largest event of the year spon
sored by Jackson County
Democrats, claimed the atten
tion of Central committee
members last night.
Ted Phillips and Mrs. Frank
Christian were appointed co-
chairmen of the dinner, date
of which has not been set.
Jean Mills, chairman ot the
Central committee, reported
that Congressman Robert B
Duncan had been contacted
in regard to obtaining a speak-
er for the dinner and that
several of the nation's leading
Democrats are being inter
viewed.
Prominently Mentioned
Prominently mentioned
were Senator Ted Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Secretary of
Interior Stewart Udahl, Secre
tary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman, Senator Hubert
Humphrey, of Minnesota, ma
jority whip In the Senate;
Congressman James Roosevelt
of California, one of the early
speakers at the Roosevelt Me
morial; and his brother,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
recently appointed assistant
secretary of commerce by
President Kennedy.
W. E. Davis of Eagie fotnt
asked that a letter be written
to Howard Morgan, who rec
ently announced his decision
to retire lurn the Federal
Power Commission. Davlcs
praised the work of Morgan
in the interests of public pow
er and emphasized the need
for his influence as new proj
ects are developed of interest
to the state of Oregon.
He asked that the letter
commend Morgan for his serv
ice and urge him to reconsid
er and remain on the power
commission.
Committee Appointed
The suggestion met with
general approval of precinct
workers present and Mills ap
pointed the following com
mittee to. draft the letter:
Davles, Mrs. Mary Grclner
Kelly, Mrs. Myrtle Newton
and Mrs. Ted Phillips. Copies
are to be sent to President
Kennedy, Morgan, members
of Oregon's congressional
delegation, the State Demo
in Proposed
before the budget is com
pleted.
Among the maji-r Increases
tentatively approved were
$27,101 for replacement of
non-Instructional equipment;
$205,963 for retirement and
social security expenses; and
$62,234 for new instructional
equipment.
The increase in retirement
and social security benefits
totals $18,338, resulting from
Increased social security and
from an expected increase in
district personnel, chiefly
teachers, next year.
Increases in replacement ot
non -Instructional equipment
total $14,390 and $21,021, re-
cratic Central committee and
all press media.
K. C. Wernmark moved that
letter of commendation be
sent to Sen. Wayne L. Morse
praising him for his success
ful work in the New York
dock strike. This motion also
received unanimous endorse
ment and the secretary, Mrs.
Margaret McGlnty, was in
structed to write the letter.
A communication from the
Lane County Central commit
tee, protesting Gov. Mark
Hatfield's recommended cuts
Jn higher education budgets
were read.
A committee to revise the
by-laws was appointed by
Mills. Named to this group
were Ray Lamberg, chairman:
Arnold Jenny, Mrs. Marge
Madden, Mrs. Elizabeth Pos
ton and Tex Phillips.
Other appoint menti an
nounced by Mills included:
nominating committee, Albert
Day, chairman; . Davles and
Lamberg; parliament a r 1 a n,
Ted Phillips. . - ,
No Violence Found
n Woman's Death
Further examination by a
Medford pathologist Indicates
no violence in the death of an
Ashland woman found Sun
day near the Siskiyou summit,
District Attorney Alan Holmes
said this morning.
X-rays fail to show any
fractures, Holmes said. Furth
er examinations are being
made, he said.
Holmes said a man who ap
parently was with Mrs. La
Neda Nan Marlow, 31, of 108
North Knnnnrt at.. Ashland.
Saturday evening at the sum-
mit has not been held and "o
charges have been filed. He
turned himself in voluntarily
yesterday.
Mr?, Mmk- t'S truuj - Who
found In a ditch near the
Colcstine rd. Sunday after
noon by a Phoenix man and
his son. About three hours
later Mrs. Marlow's husband
reported the woman mining
to the state police. The loca
tion of the body revealed no
signs of violence, Holmes
said.
549C Budget
and for new Instructional
equipment total $14,390 and
$21,021, respectively.
Dr. Leonard B. Mayfleld,
superintendent, pointed out
that some of these Items may
be reduced. They were includ
ed, ho said, because they are
among reimbursable Items un
der the National Defense Edu
cation act. This may be the
last year for such funds, he
noted. Between 40 and 80 per
cent of the cost Is reimbursed
under the NDEA.
Other items tentatively ap
proved showed slight in
creases, while others did not
change or were reduced
where reductions were con
sidered feasible.
Nuclear Defense
Policy Expected
To Be Key Issue
Diefenbaker
Ends Parliament
Ottawa - (UPD - Prime Min
ister John Diefenbaker, 67, a
cabinet revolt against his
leadership apparently quash
ed, today dissolved Canada's
25th Parliament to hold a na
tional election Monday, April,
8.
The developments cleared
the way for a two-month elec
tion campaign almost certain
to rate with the roughest in
this country's 96-year history.
Anti-Americanism, pegged to
last week's unprecedented
public criticism of Canadian
nuclear defense policy by the
U.S. State Department, loom
ed as a key issue.
Formal Dissolution
The Canadian leader ob
tained formal dissolution from
Governor General Georga
Vanire, and set the election,
date, just after winning a cru
cial confidence vote from his
Conservative party.
The showdown over his
leadership and election strate
gy came during a two-hour
closed party caucus, called,
after the minority govern
ment was toppled Tuesday
night by two crushing non
confidence votes in the Houso
of Commons.
The caucus meeting, attend
ed by more than 100 MPs and
senators, was said to have
been a "brutally frank" affair
with all sides laying their
cards and complaints flat on
the table. When it was over.
Diefenbaker emerged the
clear winner.
Pearson Strong Favorite
Liberal leader Lester B.
Pearson, 67, was a strong fav
orite to become Canada's 14th.
prime minister in the upcom
ing election.
Diefenbaker, already beset
by internal party troubles.
made a dramatic 11th hour
plea in-the House of Com
mons-Tuesday night to sava
his government, but failed.
Two no-confidence motions.
both accusing the government
ol indecision over nuclear de
fense policy, were carried by
a 142-111 vote.
Petitions Object
lo location ol
Gospel Mission
Petitions are being circu
lated in downtown Medford,
it was learned this week, op
posing the locating of the
Medford Gospel Mission In a
building on East Main st. next
to the Esquire theater.
Mrs. William Skyrman, Cen
tral Point, whose son, George
Hunt, in California owns the
property, said today that
"nothing definite" has been
decided regarding the matter.
She explained that her
son's lawyer had talked with
representatives of the Gosoel
Mission. She added that while
she felt that the persons who
favor the reestablishing ot
the Gospel Mission are en
titled to something, she did
not wish to antagonize busi
ness persons in the East Main
at. vicinity.
Building Rased
The Medford Gospel Mis
sion organized here In 1959,
i was located at 33 South Front
st. until June, 1962, when the
building tvh! razed, forcing it
to close. The mission owns
property on North Front st.
at Third st., bt has railed U
receive sufficient frnds to
erect g buildln; m ine site.
Prior to the purchase ot
the property in 1961, the mis
sion board attempted to lease
the old Esquire theater for
the mission. At that time
downtown firms and other
individuals circulated similar
petitions. The result was that
group of buslnessm- i under
the direction of the Medford
Chamber of Commerce, assist
ed the mission in locating a
site more favorable to all con-
Crl"iH-d.
During the 3tt years that
the mission was in operation,
an average of 800 men a
month received some kind of
aid from Its operatior. When
it was closed all furniture,
equipment supplies were
placed in storage. Mission Su
perintendent AI Wlcns still
is in Medford.
Africans Questioned
In Multiple Slvyings
Engcobo, South Africa-WPtU
Thru Africans were question
ed today in connection with
t'ne knife slaying of five
white persons near here Tues
day, Police used helicopters to -search
the area for mort
suspects.