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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.' ,; " '
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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.
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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-
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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.
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