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abotage Ohecked in Souther till Pacific Passenger Train Orash OVERFLOWED BANKS - The night street scene above shows emergency teams who were at work in Carnegie, Pa., last night rescuing people from their flooded homes after Chartiers creek overflowed its banks. The Ohio river Worst Flood in 21 Years Hits Four States; Cities Cut Off Thousands Forced To Leave Homes; Schools Closed By United Preis International March floods drove thou sands of persons from their homes, closed schools and left communities practically iso lated in four states today. The floods, triggered by heavy rains, rising tempera tures and a rapid thaw, spread across parts of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania arid West Vir ginia. Rising Waters . - : '- Newark, Ohio, declared a state of emergency and Na . tional Guardsmen were called out. ' In West Virginia, com munities as large as Clarks burg were all but isolated by rising waters. The worst flood in 21 years threatened Greene County, Fa., and schools and roads were closed in Indiana. There was no accurate count of the number of home less but hundreds of families were forced to flee. They in cluded 500 families in West Virginia's Wood county and SBO families in the P.hilli. cothe. Ohio. area. I The floods were only one day old but had already claim ed a toll of lives. Three weath er deaths were counted in Ohio and Wheeling, W. Va., police were attempting to con firm a report that a child was missing after a boat carrying a family from Its home cap sized. Criei for Help Near Liberty, Ind., a man and his 16-year-old daughter were missing in the flood wa ters. They left their rural home in the family car Mon day night to drive into Lib erty and had not been seen since. Branchfield Will Be In Medford Saturday Representative Edward Branchfield (R-Jackson) will be home for the coming week end, he has announced from Salem. He will be in his office Sat urday afternoon, March 9, to meet with residents, who wish to discuss legislation. Branch field's office is at 711 East Main St., Medford. tEVSBRIEFS rrcMS from k aiouno thi olou BRITISH-FRENCH SPLIT WIDENS London-tni-The British iplit with France widened today in the angry aftermath of a broadcast on Britain's government-owned television of a statement by former French Premier Georges Bidauli who predicted the over throw of the French government NEHRU CHARGES CHINESE INTERFERENCE New Delhi t Pl Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accused Communist China today of interfering in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan to fur ther "its own expansion policy." FRENCH MINERS DEFY ORDER Paris -lPti-France's 200.000 coal miners defied the government's order that they return to work or go io jail and held out stubbornly today in a crippling nation wide strike aimed at winning a pay raise to beat the climbing cost of living. VATICAN SOURCES DENY RUMOR Vatican City-WP-Vetican sources denied today Italian press reports that Russian Editor Alexei I. Adshubel. Premier Nikita Khrushchev's son-in-law, had asked for and failed to get a private audience with Pope John. XXIII. Efforts to Obtain Funds for Project Will Be Pursued Efforts to obtain funds for the Rogue Basin project for fiscal 1963 will be pursued, it was decided last. night by the board of directors of the Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources associa tion. The action was taken at a board of directors meeting following the association's an nual meeting in Grants Pass. Railroads. Unions To Resume Talks; Walkouts Feared Chicago -IUPD- The nation's railroads and five key unions will resume negotiations over "feathcrbedding" March 13 in what could result in a paralyzing, country wide strike. The U.S. Supreme Court ended months of- legal ma neuvers Monday by ruling the railroads had the right to impose sweeping work rule changes. The unions have said re peatedly they would strike if such work rule changes, designed to eliminate "feath- erbedding, or unnecessary jobs, were put into effect. The agreement to resume negotiations headed off what could have been an immediate strike over the years-old question of automation and job displacement in the rail industry. Actually, the talks in Chi cago ..initially will take up only the elimination of 40, 000 firemen on freight and yard service. J. E. (Doc) Wolfe, chair man of the National Railway Labor conference, said work rules changes would not be discussed until the firemen's issue was settled. He said that if the fire men's issue was not solved, then the railroads "would proceed to make our rules effective." tributary which flows through propertv damage. The flood is 1956. (UPI) During the association meet ing, a resume of the year's ac tivities was presented by Ben Hilton, Grants Pass, chair man, and Gerald Latham, board member. The association has sought the additional funds since President Kennedy included $100,000 for the project in his 1964 budget. If funds can be obtained for this fiscal year, it was explained, - the project will be advanced by approximately one year. Congress 'Cool' ' Latham and Hilton, who were in Washington, D.C., last month in connection with the fund request, explained that Congress has been qui.e "cool" toward allocating funds which would be a supplement to the 1963 fiscal budget. Due to this attitude, direc tors voted to have the chair man continue to seek $50,000 for work this year, but to use his own discretion as to how hard the request should be pushed. Directors did not wish to be too aggressive in their demands so as to jeopar dize their chances of obtain ing an increase in the 1964 amount later. Two points will be stressed in prompting the' project, it was decided - protection of the. river's anadromous fish runs and the basin's economy. The funds sought for this year would be used for en gineering and design. A fur ther breakdown shows $20,000 drafting and administration, $20,000 subsurface explora tion, and $10,000 topographic survey, reservoir and high way relocation. Directors stressed the im portance of keeping the Ore gon Congressional delegation informed on the project. A united front in support of fie project also was stressed, stating that the project has progressed as far as it has in such a short time due to the lack of opposition. Fayette I. Bristol, Rogue River, a director, read the Oregon Senate Joint memo rial which favors the Basin project. Directors Reelected All six of the retiring di rectors were reelected to the board by the delegates repre senting some 36 member or ganizations. They are William Jess, Eagle Point; Ralph A. James, Sams Valley; A. A. Walker, Gold Hill; Bristol; Hilton and C. W. Jensen, Evans Creek. Earlier Monday Latham and Ben Day. another director, spoke about the Basin project at the weekly luncheon of the Medford Chamber of Com merce roundtable. WEATHER FORECAST: PJirtlr rloudv lo nlrhl nd 'filneilT. Low to mtit! 3 to IS. High H'rdnet day 1Z to is. Tmii. HtchMt Ytrdiy S l.nwtit Thl Mnrntnt 33 Prec. to IS a.m. Today, None Our Skies Tonight Suntrl today sr5 pm. Mtnrltf tomorrow ... S;4ll i.m. Mnonl tomorrow .. 4:ift a.m. Hill Moon March The two brlcht curt north of the Moon tonlfht are Cattor and Pollu. Ute Twlnt. Pollux, the hrlihur Twin, U nearer the Moon. Carnegie caused extensive said to be the worst since Rural Board to Levy IViMillsto Balance Budget The Jackson county rural school board must levy ap proximately a VA mill tax to provide $156,308.14 nec essary to balance the new fis cal year budget. This does not include the 26'4 mills required for the equalized levy. Based on the current assessed valuation fig ure for the county this is $2,- 743,827.93. But this could be lower or higher during the new fiscal year. The equalized levy is set by law and de termined by formula. The money from it is redistribu ted to county school districts. Last night, the rural school district budget committee ap proved $81,510.87 for the ad ministration budget, $102, 642.25 for the curriculum ma terials center, $46,650.20 spe cial education (mentally re tarded students), and $7,75"0 for a new speech program. Total expenditures estima ted as needed for the new fiscal year are $238,553.32. Total budget resources or miscellaneous income totals $82,245.18. Total administration sal aries are $42,037. Travel to tal is $5,400. The largest budget section total is $102,642.25 for the curriculum materials center. Major expense there is the salary total of $41,012 which includes the director, secre tary, booking coordinator, technician, courier, produc tion technician, electronics technician, shipping clerk and extra help. Total capital out lay is $7,763.20. The curriculum materials center budget represents an increase of $2,217.67. The ad ministration budget of $81, 510.87 is a $1,024.52 increase over the current budget of $80,486.35. Special education budget of $46,650.20 reflects a $19,810.20 increase over the current $26,840 allocation. However, this program and the new speech program cost ing an estimated $7,750 are reimbursed through local school district tuition fees and state funds. Portland -HOT- A two-alarm fire caused an estimated $50,- 000 damage today to a build Ing housing retail food stores in northeast Portland. Field Advisors of SBA Plan Medford Meeting The semi-annual meeting of Field Advisers of the Small Business Administration of Oregon will be held here Fri day. March 8. Progress, problems and the outlook of small businesses in this state will be discussed by the group, according to O. Gordon Hudson, council mem ber and Medford druggist. The council is comprised of 18 prominent businessmen from throughout the state. They represent all segments of the small business economy of Oregon. William S. Schumacher, re gional director of the Small Business Administration, has emphasized the importance of holding these meetings in various areas throughout the state. He said he was looking Regional Ed:' . .on Rise To defend Ways And Means Action Promise Fight With Governor Hatfield Salem-JIOT-Legislative lead ers stood up for the Ways and Means committee today and said if Gov. Mark Hat field wants to fight, they are ready to "take him on." 'If he wants bare knuckles, if he even wants brass knuck les, we'll take him on," said Senate President Ben Musa. "It's the old Mark talking . back in form," said House Speaker Clarence Barton. "I think that comirittce is doing a srod job, and I'm standing up for them," he said. Fight for Budget Hatfield Monday accused Ways and Means of taking a meat cleaver" approach to his proposed budget. The gov ernor said he will fight for his full proposed budget for higher education and civil defense. Barton and Milsa accused the governor of talking out of two sides c? his mouth. Barton said H tfield "plays all kinds of hocus pocus" with his own budget figures, making several adjustments after it is announced. "But the minute it's put into print ed form it becomes holy writ," he said. He challenged Hatfield to "list the accomplishments" of the Civil Defense agency. which a Ways and Means sub committee wants to reduce to a staff of three in the gover nor's office. - -"I didn't hear Mark Hat field taMrig credit for' any ac complishments in the Colum bus day storm," he said. The CD agency has been accused of falling apart during the storm. Hatfield doesn't want the' agency in his office because he wants to "dodge com plaints . . it's par for the course," said Barton. Musa said Ways and Means is doing an "excellent job . . . the state will be eternally grateful to them in the long rup." Hitchhiker Found To Be Escapee Routine investigation of a hitchhiker south of Ashland revealed the man had escaped from the Indiana stale peni tentiary about B'i years ago, the sheriffs office said today. Deputy Douglas Decker be came suspicious over the nu merous fictitious names given him and lodged the hitchhik er, Richard Ralph Lawson, 36, in the county jail on charges of soliciting a ride. A check with Indiana au thorities revealed Lawson had escaped from Pendleton, Ind., Sept. 7, 1956. Lawson has signed waivers of extradition and will be picked up by In diana authorities in the next few days, the sheriffs office said. APPLICATION APPROVED Stayton - (UPD - Francis F. Hill, president of Northwest Natural Gas company, an nounced today the company's application for a franchise to serve the community of Stay ton had been approved by the city council. forward to the Medford meet ing because of the "progres sive and rapidly growing businc.s community" here. Dr. Charles B. Friday, chairman of the department of economics at Oregon Slate university, will be the prin cipal luncheon speaker. His topic has been announced as "Small Enterprise in a Competitive System." Thomas C. Young, Portland industrialist and vice chair man of the council, will con duct the Medford meeting. John G. Barnett, Portland manager of the Small Busi ness Administration and chair man of the advisory council will participate In the Med ford meeting and will be ac companied by several mem bers of his staff. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1963 K-rfl v if s ; y . ' - - " x MJS X ; ,WJvA ITS' -Ki- J PUNCTURED BAGGAGE CAR - A Los Angeles county fireman takes a close look at the section of rail which punctured the baggage car of the crack Southern Pacific Daylight train as it was derailed in North- Unemployment in Area Rises; Not Near '62 Total The highest unemployment totals of the year were noted during February, as usual, John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the stale employment service, has re ported. The totals, however, were below the same period in each of the past two years, Patton said. The over-all perform ance of the "poorest" month was described by Patlon as "good." Job placements were about 12 per cent above Feb ruary, 1962. No indication of any note worthy change in the local employment picture Is antici pated by Patton In the imme diate future unless the threat ened Southern Pacific strike becomes a reality and forces closure of lumber firms be cause of Inability to ship prod ucts. Weather Interfered Bad weather Interferred with outside work to some ex tent and was the cause of some layoffs, most of which were of short duration, Pat ton said. The lumber Industry has continued to operate throughout the winter, with few shutdowns. There was no tendency for the layoffs to become general at any time, and throughout the month there were many employees being called back to their jobs, he said. Retail business is showing considerable activity, with several new stores opening soon or being announced. Mentioned by Patlon were Lccd's Shoe Store, and Lcr ncr's Shop In the Medford Shopping Center. A recently announced con struction project is the build ing of a new Safeway super market In Aihla.ld. The Nau mes Equipment company is now completing a new build ing near the fairgrounds, south of Medford, and a new "Legal Arts" building is under con struction In the civic center area. Tribune 1 J'.--' -tfA. Recommendations Regulating Signs Sought by Outdoor sign Industry rep resentatives in Medford were requested last night to sub mit a list of recommendations to regulate billboard construc tion along the Interstate 5 freeway overpass through the city. Councilman Al Bradford, chairman of the committee appointed by Mayor James Dunlcvy to study the sign sit uation, made the request al the conclusion of a public meeting attended by about 60 persons at c!ty hall last night. Over Jozcn area residents rose at Ihe meeting to protest the installation of billboards and signs along the freeway. They were countered by sev eral members of the sign In dustry who argued, In gener al, that the signs were vital to the tourist economy of the city. Further Meetings Planned At the start of the meeting, Bradford told the audience "no conclusions will be reach ed tonight," and that further meetings to discuss the situa tion would be held. "Our primary purpose here Is to get your thoughts," Brad ford said. "The city council favors some kind of control, but the sign ordinance passed at the last council meeting was only a slop-gap measure." Medford Architect Jack Edson spoke against the bill boards. "People interested in having a beautiful city should fight for it, lie said. Arnold Eugene Jenny Rogue Valley Manor, said he was "shocked by the blatant sign" already constructed on 10th st. near the overpass. He proposed the construction of a "directory sign" outside the city limits, -which could in form the tourist In advance what facilities would be avail able in Medford. Company Representative Andrew Hawver of Ryan Outdoor Advertising compa ny argued that billboards along the overpass would not obscure the motorist's view of the city. "Our industry went on rec ord months ago that we would 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 298 ridge, Calif., yesterday after hitting an open switch. Several persons of the 118 passen gers were injured, although luckily the two unit dicsol and all the cars remained up right. (UPI) - -' v.' ,; " ' Group be selective In the placement of the signs," he said. He termed the - proposed bill boards "assets to the commu nity." Ira Phelps of Federal Sign and Signal company said that construction of billboards Is possible only at a "few select ed locations." He said a direc tory billboard could not be erected without obtaining spe cial permission from the state. Date of the next public hearing on the billboard sit uation will be announced in the near future, Bradford said. Legislator Defends Trading Stamp Bill Salem UPI) R e p; Eugene Hulelte (D-Eugene) denied to day his trading stamp bill would do away with the stamps in Oregon. Hulctle accused Ihe Spcrry and Hutchinson trading stamp firm of trying to distort the effects of the bill. Mason City, 111. -0JPH- Fire swept the Mason City High school shortly after classes began today but all 200 stu dents and their teachers were evacuated safely. n it 1 BEHIND MICROPHONES - The Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. John G. Dlefenbaker, seen here behind a large group of microphones, spoke to a full house at the Winnipeg Civic auditorium last night. Dlefenbaker is fighting to save his government, thrown Into crUvs over the recent nuclear defense pulley controversy with the United States. (UPI) Eleven Persons Injured as Four Cars Jump Track FBI Agents Called Into Investigation Northridge, Calif.-IDPIV-Fed-eral agents today investigated a tampered switch which sent a Southern Pacific train car rying 118 passengers careen ing down a spur track toward a warehouse containing flam mable chemicals. I F.lpvpn n p r s n n r suffered minor injuries Monday when three coaches and one baggage car of the Los Angeles-bound Coast Daylight . jumped the tracks. Officials said the derail ment halted the nine-unit train within 100 feet of the warehouse. , ... Thrown Switch Engineer Frank- C. Iverson, 63, said he was going 60 miles an hour when he saw the thrown switch on the out skirts of this San Fernando Valley community and slam med on the emergency brakes as he thundered over it. "It was a deliberate attempt t sabotage," Iverson said. ' Someone with a good work-' Ing knowledge of the switch must have done it." A Southern Pacific spokes man said federal bureau of investigation agents were called in when it was discov ered the "switch was left ' open, but the signal was re-; wired to show a clear signal for the engineer. Much of the spur line was torn up. Officials said dam--; age to the train was not ma jor. Police Capt. R. W. Laurlt zen, heading 23 officers at the scene, concurred mat "tne switch was deliberately thrown." He said there were reports that two other tam pered, .switches . were found here and in - nearby Chats- M n wortn." ' - 1 "It was like a roller coaster M I nnlntf Mmuftvi?1 anM DiiimII Bates, .87; a Southern Pacific engineer who was riding as a passenger in the first-car. He said, the coach began bucking when it went , off the track, but said the passengers re mained relatively calm. County Budge! Group Meets The Jackson county budget committee held its first ses sion today. It will have for the new fis cal year $4,384,000 for county operations, according to fig ures Xrom County Treasurer Karl Janouch. Janouch estimates the car ry over, based on estimated receipts expected for the rest of this fiscal year, as $362,225. This does not include the cash working fund which must be re-established by the county budget committee. . County Judge Earl M. Mil ler noted that two budgets, road department and welfare, are not yet In. So far the re quested budget is $4,400,420. 50. County Engineer Robert J. Carstensen estimated the road budget at $1,660,000 which would be added to the total. Miller outlined such major problems as salary adjust ments Bnd increases, funds needed for a basin-wide water and sewage study, more court house parking spaces, a flood control study and possible flood control and drainage dis trict, evaluation of the trial county farm program, an ad ditional $10,000 from the county in capital Improvement fund for construction of the public health' center at the fair grounds and Improvement of the courthouse office space. 3 3 IV 1"
