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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1963
No. 299
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Kennedy Says No
Blockade of Cuba
At Present Time
U. S. Headed in
Right Direction
Washington -WPP- President
Kennedy today ruled out a
blockade against Cuba for the
time being at least on grounds
that it might lead to war with
Russia.
Kennedy told his news con
ference he is satisfied that
the United Stales is heading
in the right direction in deal
ing with the Fidel Castro's
regime question despite some
strong criticism of adminis
tration policy.
The President also said the
four U.S. fliers killed in the
1961 Bay of Pigs invasion
were "serving their country"
on a completely voluntary
basis. He did not say specifi
cally whether they were em
ployed by the Central Intelli
gence Agency or some other
government agency.
Not Satisfied
Kennedy said he had no
more information on with
drawal of Russian troops from
Cuba and was not satisfied
they were being removed
quickly enough. He said there
was no agreement with Rus
sia regarding the schedule
for the withdrawal.
In response to other ques
tions, the chief executive
said:
The problem of Cuban
based Communist subversion
in Latin America is one "that
must be handled in each coun
try" involved. He said "The
wisest thing ... is isolation
of communism in this hemi
sphere." He sees no prospect for
resumption of friendly rela
tions between Cuba and the
United States.
Hindsight might Indicate
that the Soviet missile bases
in Cuba could have been de
tected a few days! earlier last
fall, but only a few days.
Control of Club
Given Willamette
Willamette university, Sa
lem, has been given a living
trust by Glenn Jackson, Med
ford, vice chairman of the
board of directors of Pacific
Power and Light company, of
the ownership control of the
Rogue Valley Country club.
The club, valued about $2
million plus property, was re
cently remodeled with new
tennis courts, swimming pool
and club house and locker
rooms added.
The trust will states that
Jackson's 52 per cent owner
ship of the club and proper
ties will go to the university
on his death. Also included is
100 per cent ownership of the
nine newest holes in the
southeast area of the 30-hole
golf course.
Jackson will retain the vot
ing rights of his controlling
stock in the club, with the uni
versity acquiring it only" on
Jackson's death. Jackson is a
trustee of the university.
Recently Jackson announced
a similar trust with $70,000
of controlling interest in the
stock of the Ml. Ashland bki
Resort corporation. All of the
stock and proceeds from it
have been given to Southern
Oregon college in trust, the
school to receive it on Jack
son's death.
Pans Approved for
Public Use Building
Portland (ITU Army Engi
neers said today they have ap
proved plans for a public use
building and other facilities
for The Dalles Dam.
Bids probably will be
opened in May with construc
tion to start sometime this
year. Cost is estimated at
S150.000.
rasCspitiEFS
T (MS ntOM 4 AXOUNO l OLOM
RAIL MEDIATOR EXPECTS AGREEMENT
San Francisco-lPI-Negotiations between Southern Pa
cific Railroad and railway clerks bogged down Tuesday,
but Federal Mediator Frank O'Neill said ha axpected an
agreement by Iht end of the week.
MACMILLAN MOVES AHEAD WITH PLAN
London-itPI'-Primt Miniittr Harold Macmillen moved
ahead today with hit plan to coordinate nuclear defense
with the United States after beating down an opposition
attack on hit record peacetime defense budget.
FRENCH BANKER SHOT TO DEATH
Paris-WI-The president of one of France's biggest busi
ness banks was shot to death today, apparently by ter
rorists of the Secret Army Organisation. The vielim was
Henri Laford. 69.
SUPPLIES STORED IN CUBAN CAVES
Washinglon-'tPI-The Army's intelligence chief testified
today that Cuban caTts apparently art being used to store
"much military equipment and supplies" but not stra
legie missiles.
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OFFICIALLY OPENED The new Pan-Am
building (center in this aerial view) will be
officially opened tomorrow in New York
City in ceremonies at which both the Amer
Negotiations To Be
Made for Additional
Water for District
Negotiations will be made
by RIedford irrigation district
with Rogue River Valley Ir
rigation district to obtain at
least a part of its unused al
location of water from the
Mrs. Gibbons,
Area Civic Leader,
Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Jeannette B. (Marrs)
Gibbons, 64, of 1790 Old Mili
tary rd., civic worker, died
lasi night in a local hospital.
She was born May 9, 1898,
at Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Mrs. Gibbons for the past
several years served as co
chairman of the annual fall
UNICEF drive at Halloween.
During World War II she was
active in Red Cross work.
Recently she received the
citation presented to the Jack
son county chapter of the
Oregon United National asso
ciation for the chapter's work
In UNICEF.
She was a member of the
League of Women Voters and
Duplicate Bridge club.
Education Noted
Mrs. Gibons was a daughter
of William Charles and Addie
Bruce. She was ' graduated
from East High school, Cleve
land, Ohio, and attended
Smith college, Northampton,
Mass.; Ohio State university,
Columbus, Ohio, and West
ern Reserve university, Cleve
land. She was married to Marrs
Gibbons, who survives, July
19, 1919. They lived in Cleve
land Heights and Shaker
Heights, both Ohio, and Chi
cago and Winnctka, 111., prior
to moving to Medford in
1942.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. James A.
Muncie, Los Altos. Calif., and
Mrs. Joseph Hadley, Edmonds,
Wash., and three grandchil
dren. Memorial service will be
held Friday, March 8, at 10
a.m. at Perl Funeral home
with Dr. D. Kirkland West
officiating. The family has
stated that those who wish
may send contributions to the
American Cancer society or
the Girls Community club of
Medford.
NOT THIS SESSION
Salem - fliPH - The House
Highways committee has de
cided not write a new ambu
lance regulation law this session.
ican and British governments will be repre
sented. The new skyscraper is financed
jointly by British and American money.
(UP1)
Talent division of the Rogue
River basin project.
Irrigation district officials
said they anticipate a short
water season this spring and
summer.
RRVID has an allocation of
3,000 acre feet of stored water
from the Talent Irrigation dis
trict and has used approxi
mately 300 acre feet of that
annually.
An agreement with RRVID
allocates one-third of MID's
streamflow and storage water
to RRVID, but it has been
receiving more than 33'3 per
cent in 1961 and 1962, Jack
Hoffbuhr, MID manager not
ed. Allocation of RRVID's un
used Talent ' project water
would help to restore the bal
ance, he explained.
Less Water Storge
Hoffbuhr noted that there
are 10 years on record when
the district had less water
storage than It has now,, but
this year the snowpack is less
than during any of the 10
years. There is no snow pack
this year. No big storms arc
anticipated which would build
up storage supplies before the
irrigation season starts, he
said.
Yesterday, the board con
firmed its intentions to pur
chase approximately five
acres of orchard land off
Stewart avc. now owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Chester I. Guch
cs and 75 orchard heaters at
$3 each. The land price is
$14,000. The contract should
be settled in a few days, Hoff
buhr reported. The orchard
and heaters would be leased.
The land would be used for
a future MID office site when
the present Barnett rd. loca
tion becomes too valuable as
a business property. Director
H. C. Cameron said he still
thought it would be too costly
to move the office.
High School ROTC
To Be Continued
Washington -1TD- The De
fense Department today bow
ed to congressional pressure
and agreed to continue the
high school ROTC program
for another year.
Defense Secretary Robert
S. McNamara had proposed
earlier that military support
for the program. Involving
60.000 pupils at 22S public
and private schools, should
be cut off this July.
However, top members of
the House Armed Services
committee, including Chair
man Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) an
nounced their support for new
legislation which would ex
pand the program to include
500,000 youngsters at 2,000
high schools.
SheriiTsOffice
Checking Burglaries
The Jackson county sher
iff's office is investigating
two house burglaries today.
Alvin Herman Peter. Grants
Pass, reported that sleeping
bags and some canned goods
were taken from his summer
home on Savage Creek rd.
recently.
A vacant house owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Warren,
Lebanon, Ore., was broken
into at 1028 Maple Park dr..
but nothing was taken, depu
ties said.
Salem - m - A hearing
i on a proposed milk price con
! trol law will be held Thurv
! day at 7 p m.. the House Com
i mittee on Food and Dairying
; announced.
Plans Under Way
To Complete Work
At Jackson Park
Plans are under way to
complete the pre-school chil
dren's play area av Jackson
si. park in time for dedication
ceremonies May 30, Robert
Haworth, city parks and rec
reation director said today.
Mrs. Betty M. Allen, Med
ford sculptress, has been se
lected to complete a piece of
play apparatus in the park
known as "S n a v e 1 y the
Snake."
The piece had originally
been commissioned by Charles
H. Forrester, Ashland sculp
tor, who designed modernistic
play apparatus in Hawthorne
park. Since thav time For
rester has moved to England
where he is on the staff of
Salford ..Technical college.
Mrs. Allen will serve as an
advisor for the project.
Money Is Donated
Money for the equipment
in tne pre-school play area
was donated by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The ma
jority of the money went for
the purchase of conventional
play apparatus for the park.
Suavely will be of concrete,
15 feet long and not to ex
ceed four feet at the highest
point.
The VFW also has donated
a flag pole and a plaque for
the site. All of the equipment
is expected to be ready for
the dedication cere monies
scheduled for Memorial day,
May 30.
Haworth said that due to
weather, planting of the
northeast corner of the park
has been progressing rapidly.
bo far, 216 trees and shrubs
have been planted in the
dressing room and swimming
pool compound with all land
scaping completed. He said
that some of the trees were
large enough so that when
they leaf out this summer,
they will give some shade in
the area.
Haworth said all under
ground work, sprinklers and
drainage, was completed last
fall. The remainder of the
grass seeding for the lawn
will be done as soon as weath
er permits.
Recreation Development
At Emigrant
Ashland-A total of nearly
$60,000 has already been
spent on development of rec
reational facilities at Emi
grant lake, Neil Lcdward,
Jackson county parks super
visor, told members of the
Ashland Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday.
The Jackson county court
has spent $26,000 on facili
ties, he pointed out, while the
bureau of reclamation has
spent $32,000 for construc
tion of a road and boat ramp.
Lcdward outlined plans for
future development at the
Emigrant recreation area in
his talk.
Area Expanded
The existing picnic area
will be expanded this year
and next, he said, increasing
the total number of units to
100. In addition to picnic ta
bles, the units include provi
sion for fireplaces and water
supply.
A new boat ramp, together
with a deepened boating har
bor, also is planned.
A swimming area is being
created. "We hope to have a
sandy beach there within two
years," Ledward said.
Other development plans
call for children's playground
Oregon Taxpayers
May Lose Federal
Tax Deductions
Salem - UP1 - Oregon state
income taxpayers prob ably
will lose their federal income
tax deduction, members of
the House and Senate tax
committees indicated Tuesday
night.
A proposed cigarette tax,
however, appeared headed for
some difficulty in the Senate.
Nine representatives .ind
six senators met to continue
their study of major revenue
raising measures in an effort
to reach a concensus.
In comments on features of
the three major income tax
bills, most of those present
indicated they favored elimi
nation of the federal deduc
tion in determining taxable
state income.
If that change alone were
made in the present income
tax laws, taxpayers would
pay $50 million more next
biennium. The bills before the
House committee, however,
call for combining that fea
ture with other changes, in
cluding rate adjustments.
House Tax Committee
Chairman Richard Eymann
(D-Marcola) said eliminating
the federal deduction would
keep many dollars in Oregon
that now are going to the
federal government.
The senators and represen
tatives gave a cooler recep
tion to other proposed
changes in the income tax
laws, including credits against
the final tax bill in place of
personal and dependency ex
emptions. They also were cool toward
a proposal to repeal the split
Demo Committee
Requests Action
Post office mailers and
proposed set of changes to
the by-laws were discussed In
a meeting of the Jackson
county Democratic Central
committee last night.
Mark Norton, executive
committee member, suggested
that a letter be sent to Con
gressman Robert Duncan, re
questing immediate recom
mendation of a Medford post
master. He charged that while he
knew there was some dis
agreement regarding the rec
ommendation by the local
committee, he said that wait
ing will not make the prob
lem go away.
In other matters regarding
post offices, a letter was read
from Congressman Duncan re
questing an opinion on the
advisability of making the
White City post office a classi
fied branch of the Medford
post office. No decision was
reached by the group.
Committee members ex
pressed concern over the pro
posed by-law revisions, feel
ing that too much authority
has been taken from the par y
chairman. Many felt that
strong leadership was neces
sary in maintaining an effec
tive party in the county.
Reviewed
equipment and horseshoe pits
and volleyball courts.
A 15-unit campground is
scheduled to be ready for use
this year.
Ledward said he hoped to
see a group picnic area devel
oped at some point, to be
made available for use by or
ganiza tions.
Another picnic area Is
planned on the cast leg of
the lake which, he said, is the
favorite of fishermen.
Trees To Bt Planted
More trees will be planted,
he added, although he said
that tree survival around
Emigrant lake is difficult be
cause of extreme cold in the
winter and extreme heal In
the summer.
The fluctuating water level
of the lake also creates prob
lems in recreational develop
ment. "But it can be done,"
he said.
Ledward touched briefly
on the possibility of park de
velopment along Bear creek
between Emigrant lake and
the Rogue river.
"This is something we
should get going on," he com
mented, noting that federal
aid could be obtained to aid
In financing a study of park
sites.
Income provisions for mar
ried couples, but conceded it
might be time for a "head of
the household" amendment to
reduce discriminatory rates
against widows and widowers
with families.
Barton Fires New
Salvo at Hatfield
On Defense Issue
Salem -IUPII- House Speaker
Clarence Barton fired another
explosive verbal salvo at Gov.
Mark Hatfield today. He de
nied Democrats were "soft on
defense" and contributing to
a "soft America" as Hatfield
charged.
Hatfield Tuesday told the
Metropolitan R e p u b 1 i can
Women's club that the Demo
cratic majority in the legisla
ture "must bear all the fail
ures" of this session of the
legislature, and again hit back
at Civil Defense cutbacks.
When asked to comment on
the latest Hatfield statement,
Barton snapped, "I'm prompt
ed to ask the governor if he
rested on the seventh day. He
talks like God Almighty."
Hocus-Pocus
"He can jockey with the
budget and play all kinds of
hocus-pocus, but this state still
has a system of checks and
balances.
Barton voiced strong sup
port for the Ways and Means
committee and said, "I'll put
them up against the Depart
ment of Finance any time.
' They ve got a bunch n
college professors that never
met a payroll In their Uvea."
Barton termed senators and
representatives on the Ways
and Means committee 'dedi
cated people."
"The governor has the right
to speak out," Barton said.
"We have an adversary sys
tem. "I gave up long ago accept
ing as gospel the views of the
Department of Finance.
They're nice fellows with no
business experience."
Rural Board Post
Election Slated
A Zone 1 position on the
Jackson county rural school
board will be up for election
May 6 at the annual school
meeting, the county school
superintendent's office said
today.
Zone 1 includes Evans Val
ley, Rogue River and Central
Point. Incumbent is W. A.
Starzinger, Rogue River.
Nominating petitions sign
ed by 25 legal school voters
must be returned to the coun
ty school superintendent's of
fice 30 days before the elec
tion or by Friday, April 5. A
candidate's statement of ac
ceptance must be returned by
the same deadline, It was ex
plained. Both forms may be
obtained at the county school
office in the courthouse an
nex. Tornado Rips Into
Birmingham Suburb
Bessemer, Ala.-IDPD-A lor
nado ripped sections of this
Birmingham suburb Tuesday,
causing damages estimated in
the millions of dollars to at
least 100 homes and bust
nesses.
Repair crews worked
through the night with bull
dozers and dump trucks in
downtown sections clearing
out brick walls and rooftops
hurled into the streets. Na
tional Guardsmen patrolled
the street to keep out loot
ers and sightseers.
At least 12 persons were
hospitalized with injuries
from the winds.
WEATHER
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nlfht. Partly rtoudy Thurtday.
I.nw tonight Jl-38. Illh Thurs
day near &S.
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Hijhut YMt"rty 4ft
l,owrt Thlk Morning ... 39
I'ree, to 10 a.m. Today, Trace
Our Skies Tonight
Huntrl today :M p.m.
Minrlt-r tomorrow . I'll a.m.
MoonH tomorrow 5 31 a.m.
Full Moon March t
The bright "ilar iffn near
ett the Moon Inn! t hi U the
nlanrt. Mar, whlrh t now
nearly itallonary among the
ilin of f anrer.
iLLi.a ntwa uunrLnLnL rresmeni aenncay is snown 513,5 billion in tax reduc
as he told a news conference in Washington, D.C., today that tions and $3.25 billion reve-
nc ucni'vi-s uoiiKrcss win pass
"important elements of the
laincd in his original proposal.
Hatfield in
To Urge Portland's
Olympic Games Bid
Salem-OJPH-Gov. Mark Hat.
field was in New York today
on an unscheduled trip under
stood to be in connection with
Portland's bid for the 1968
Olympic Games.
His office advised only that
'the governor is In New
York working on economic
development and is scheduled
to return to the state to
night."
It was learned reliably,
however, that Hatfield was
School Officials
Discuss Support
Offered in Bills
Frank Bash, Medford school
board member and president
of the Oregon School Boards'
association, led a discussion
last night at Hedrlck Junior
High school on "When Will
Oregon Achieve 50 per cent
State Support for its
Schools?"
The governor s proposal
would provide for an increase
in stale basic school support
funds from $120 to $130 dur
ing a two-year period. This
would continue the present
35.3 per cent support of
school operating costs and
contribute nothing to capital
outlay such as construction
and equipment costs, It was
explained.
However, House Bill 1088
if enacted, by 1068-67 would
provide state basic fund sup
port of 48 to 47 per cent 01
the school districts' operating
costs.
Closer to Contribution
This would bring it closer
to the 50 per cent contribu
tion to operating costs as
originally intended, Bash
noted.
The bill would Increase
state basic support from $120
to $135 the first year, and
from $135 to $150 the second
year. These are only esti
mates, it was emphasized.
The group, consisting main
ly of school hoard members
and school administra tors,
generally opposed House Bill
686 which would provide for
a lax supervision and con
servation commission in all
counties of 50,000 population
or more. This would change
the local budget law.
Those opposing the bill
thought present taxing units
dependent on the property lax
already have enough controls.
Budget committees and
boards are directly responsi
ble to the people. The com
mission would be appointed
by the governor.
i I iHtfJil jK 3
GRAND OLD OPRY STABS KILLED
Three well known country music stars, to
gether with a manager for one of them,
were killed late Tuesday when their single
engine plane crashed In a wooded section
near Camden, Tcnn. The Grand Ole Opry
a tax reuucuuii uiu including
revenue-raising reforms con.
(UPI)
East
accompanied on his flight to
the East last night by Glenn
Jackson, Oregon financier
ana a icaaer in me campaign
tor me Olympics.
It also was learned the two
nao an appointment with
ucn. uougias niHcnnnur ana
lUHiiueu iu aK 111111 10 mane
roruanas pucn tor tne
uamcs Dciore me unuea
States Olympic committee in
ui iunii.il lu-xo.
MacArthur has long been
imuic-siuu in ainaicur amiev-
j v i, . Tu j.
hplwppn the Nnllnnal Pnllpffi-I
ate Athletic Association and
the Amateur Athletic Union.
No Briefing
Senate Presidcnl Ben Musa,
who acts as governor In HrI
field s absences from the
state, was advised late yester
day that Hatfield would be
leaving Oregon about 10:30
p.m. Tuesday... Musa aid he
got no briefing from Hatfield
and knew no other details.
Press . Secretary Travis
Cross said a statement would
be issued later. He refused
further comment.
Hatfield's trip left Oregon
without any of Its top elected
officials. Secretary of State
Howell Appling Jr. is in Cali
fornia on vacation, and Stale
Treasurer Howard Bclton is
in New York signing stale
bonds.
Wagner Resumes
Mediation Efforts
New York-IUPIl-Mayor Rob
ert F. Wagner today resumed
his mediation efforts to get
a settlement of the city's 89-day-old
newspaper strike and
indicated he did not expect
the walkout to be settled soon.
Before going into a Joint
meeting with publishers and
union officials, Wagner sata,
"It probably will be a long
day and night. I would as
sume there would be a num
ber of joint meetings."
He said he had not yet de
cided whether to propose set
tlement terms' to the dispu
tants, adding that "we're still
negotiating."
Quadruplets, Mother
In Good Condition
' Lima, Oho-IUPD-The pedia
trician caring for Mrs. Bar
bara Axe and her quadruplet
daughters said in a medical
bulletin today the general
condition of the infants re
mains good.
The four girls were born
Monday to Mrs. Axe, 26, the
wife of advertising man
Philip Axe, 28.
President Defends
Own Tax Proposals
Washington -WPP- President
Kennedy said today he be
lieves Congress will pass a
tax reduction bill including
"important elements" of the
revenue-raising reforms con
tained in his original pro
posal.
The chief executive told
his televised news conference
that his final position on
whether to accept a tax cut
bill without reforms would
have to depend on what Con
gress finally does with his
requests.
But he insisted that "the
best program is the one we
sent lln which Drnvides fnr
que in tax reforms.
Important Elements
My judgment Is that they
(Congress) will enact a tax
reduction bill which will in
clude important elements of
the reforms we sent up," Ken
nedy said.
The President made a state
ment in response to a ques
tion as to whether he would
accept a $13.5 billion tax cut
bill without any reforms in it.
He was asked whether this
was a fair assumption in view
of the fact that he told an
American Bankers association
symposium last week that the
most important matter was to
cot an effective lav -nf ihi
ycar and he would do whet-
ever was necessary to achieve
t
Kennedy replied that his
,.omhlni.iinn f ,av ,., ,.
reforms was the best, fairest.
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, vilalitv lnt th
economy.
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1 Jacksonville A flood con
- 1 trol ordinance designed to
I prevent or reduce damage
I such as that don In last De-
ccrrvber's Hood was adopted
by the Jacksonville city coun
cil last night.
The ordinance provides that
property owners are resoons-
ible for natural waterways so-
ing through their property.
iney must keep such water
ways clean and free from
debris, or the city can clean
them up and charge the prop
erty owner. If the owner fails
to pay, a lien can be made
against his property, accord
ing to the ordinance.
The ordinance was drawn
up and adopted In an effort
to eliminate the possibility of
waterways becoming clogged
during times of heavy rain.
In other action, the council
set March 26 at 8 p.m. as the
date for a public hearing at
the city hall on the proposed
annexation of part of the old
Fleming property on the east
end of Jacksonville on the
north side of East California
St.
The annexation has been
proposed in order that city
water service may be extend
ed to the old Fleming home
on the property. Wilton
White, present owner, plans
to sell the home to John An
derson. The sale is contingent
upon obtaining city water, the
council was informed.
The Fleming property was
at one time part of the city
of Jacksonville, but was with
drawn many years ago.
Ex-Conductor Pleads
Guilty to Charge
Salem-WPD-Heimo V. Haitto,
former conductor of the Capi
tol Symphony Orchestra,'
pleaded guilty in Circuit
Court . today to obtaining
money under false pretenses.
A presentence investigation :
was ordered. ,
stars were: Patsy Cllne (center), Cowboy
Copas (left) and Hawkshaw Hawkins (right). '
Also killed was Miss Cline's business man
ager and pilot of the plane, Randy Hughes.
State troopers reached the site early today
and said there were no survivors. (UPI)