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v lo)M o) jn W Regional Edition Medford 24 Pages Two Sections 3 -Akm Civil Defense Agency Staff Voted Move Represents $350,000 Cut in Budget Request Salem Senator Casts Lone 'Nay' Salem -(OrD- The full Ways and Means committee voted overwhelmingly today to slash the 20-man state civil defense agency to a three-man staff attached to the governor's of fice. It represents a cut of more than $350,000 from the gov ernor's budget request. Only committee member to vote against the slash was Sen. Walter Leth (R-Salem). Another committee member, Rep. John Mosser (R-Port-land), is 111 and was absent. The budget approved by Ways and Means calls for a general fund appropriation of $50,034, and $2,940 of federal funds known to be available. The revised budget also would limit further federal aid to $47,094, which would mean if the federal govern ment fully matched Oregon's general fund appropriation, the civil defense agency could receive a total of $100,064. Governor Asked Mora' . Gov. Mark Hatfield had re quested $420,000 - $195,000 from the general fund and $215,000 in federal moneys- to finance a 20-man staff. The Ways and Means com mittee also voted to submit a companion bill which would "'make theHtaTe Tire marshal; directors of the Department of Finance and Administra tion, Board of Health, High way Department, State Police and military departments, members of the civil defense advisory committee. Two lay members would be appointed by the governor. The advisory committee is now made up of five lay mem' berg named by the governor. The committee voted to hold the appropriation bill in com- mittee until the companion measure was drafted, and to send both measures to the House together. A move to have $50,000 set aside for civil defense in the Emergency Board was defeated. Rep. Beulah Hand (D- Mil- waukie), chairman of the sub committee which conducted five hearings on the CD budg et, appeared at the ways and means committee meeting dressed in a red, white and blue dress. Communism Study In Schools Urged Salem (UPD Youth Gov. Randall C. Guyer of Baker called for study of commu nism in the schools as the six teenth YMCA youth legisla ture convened today. Some 280 students were on hand for the two-day mock legislative session. Guyer delivered his mes sage at a joint session follow ing organizational meetings of the youth Senate and House. "A study on communism In the school of Oregon would not onlv give an understand ing of communism but would make students more aware and appreciative of a free so ciety," he said. M.niMlRl UNDISTURBED HVS(BBIEFS ITEMS SROM ,Cy R0UN" l0" Waihlngton-flMV-Cafinie Secretary Robert 8. McKamara said in congressional testimony released today that be was "not disturbed" by th Russian arms remaining in Cuba. TUCSON EXPLOSION. INJURIES DOZEN Tucson, Arls-oro-At least dosen persons were report ed Injured when an explosion and fir tipped through cleaning plant bare today. AFL-CIO DROPS BRACERO EFFORTS . Washlngton-IOT-Th AFL-CIO told Congress leday It was abandoning its efforts to reform the Mexican migrant labor (Bracero) program. Instead, it called for outright repeal MEDFORD, OREGON, Russian-Built Planes Fire On U. S. Ship Miami, Fla. (UPB Two So viet built Jet fighters swoop ed down on an American mo tor vessel in international wa ters off Cuba Thursday night, firing at least 30 machine can non bursts across its bow, the ship captain said today. The Incident was the second in six weeks in which Ameri can vessels reported Soviet- Washington (UPD Cuba has informed in United States that two of its MIGs "probably fired in error" near the U.S. mer chant ship Floridian Thurs day night, the Stat De partment said today. A Cuban message tele phoned to the State Depart ment late Thursday by . Swiss., diplomats., declared "there had been no inten tion on the part of the Cu ban government to shoot t the Floridian." The Stat Department said that it nevertheless has demanded a full explana tion of the Floridian inci dent from the Cuban gov ernment. This note was sent to Havana today. built MIGs descended on them with guns blazing in the water-between Florida and Cuba. Capt. Curtis Olsen, Minne apolis, skipper of the 4,680 ton Floridian which plys be tween Miami and Puerto Rico on weekly trips, told report ers after docking in Miami this morning that the two jets circled his shin for 20 min utes, alternately buzzing and firing machine cannon bursts. "They were MIGs: no doubt about it," Olsen said. The Cuban-based MIGs fir ed rockets in the vicinity of the American shrimp boat Ala last Feb. 20 while two crew men frantically waved a dis tress flag. . After the Feb. 20 incident, President Kennedy told a news conference he had or- Daggett Placed on Probation on Charge Orville Edward Daggett, 43, of route 1. box 24, Jackson ville, was placed on prona tion yesterday in district court and Imposition of sen tence was suspended for one year. He was charged with operating a still. He had pleaded guilty. The still, located in a mine cabin about 10 miles southwest of Jacksonville, was confiscated, and Daggett arrested by state police and an Oregon liquor control enforcement officer Tuesday afternoon. Attorneys were appointed for the two men arrested ear lier this week on charges of burglary not in a dwelling. They were arrested in the old Esquire theater building. James Wilson was appoint ed to represent Harold Ho mer Patterson, 34, of Salem. Sidney AInsworth was ap pointed to represent Lewis Elroy Stephens, 53, recently released from the Oregon State penitentiary. BY CUBAN ARMS Tribune FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1963 dered the Defense Department to make sure that action will be taken" if any new attacks occurred. Olsen said his vessel, bound for Miami with a crew of 24 Americans and a cargo of pineapples, sugar and rum was about 30 miles off the north coast of Cuba and 19 miles north of Cayman Grande Island when the jets appeared. Four Navy and Marine jet fighters scrambled from Key West, Fla., after Olsen flashed an SOS that his ship was being fired on by "unidenti fied aircraft." The MIGs had vanished by the time the American planes arrived. There was speculation that the attack was in retaliation for two recent Cuban exile raids on Soviet freighters In Cuban ports. Officials theor ized that the attackers could have hit the Floridian if they had desired. Blowdown From Storm Estimated Rogue -River-National for est "best eestimates' indicate that there is 2V4 million board feet of fresh blowdown tim ber in the Dead Indian area as the result of Wednesday's windstorm.. i Forest surveys revealed only "very scattered" blow down from the storm except in the Dead Indian area. The Dead Indian blowdown Is all fairly accessible and the timber can be salvaged, the forest supervisor's office here reported. Wednesday's blowdown con trasts to the estimated 110 to 120 million board feet of the Oct. 12, 1962, storm. While weather in the Med ford area has been blustery and rainy it has brought 34 Inches of snow in the past three days at Crater Lake Na tional park. The park report ed to the weather bureau that 10 inches of snow fell in the 24 hours up to 8 o'clock this morning. In each of tne previ ous two 24-hour periods iz inches fell. Snow depth was 70 inches in the park this morning. Howard Prairie this morn ing had 3VS inches of snow in 24 hours and 2 inches on the ground this morning. Five Inches of snow had fallen at Howard Prairie in three days. Weather forecasts called for cloudy, cool and showery weather here tonight and to morrow. The five-day forecast for western Oregon predicted heavy precipitation. CP Jaycees Honor Two Residents Central Point Everett Faber and Ernest R. Kennedy Jr. were honored by the Cen tral Point Junior Chamber of Commerce at the organiza tion's annual banquet last night. Gay Hallett, president of the Jaycees, presented the senior citizen award to Fa ber. Kennedy, a Jaycee past president, received the group's distinguished service award, presented to him by Chet Ayres. Both men were honored for their achievements in civic endeavors, principally for work on the Crater High school stadium fund project last summer and fall. Terry Green, Medford, Jay cees state vice president, was present, serving as toactmas- ter. In charge of dinner ar rangements was Dennis Bate- man. Dr. Arthur Kriesman, gen eral studies director at South ern Oregon college, spoke on "The Role of the Young Man in His Community." 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 7 Six-Year-Old EP Girl Killed When Crossing Highway Starts To Follow Sister To Other Side Jean B. F. Barton, 6-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Barton, Butte Falls Star Route, box 34, Eagle Point, was killed this morning when she was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Ivanette Ger- aldine Silveira, 39, of route 1, box 446, Eagle Point. She was reported dead on arrival at Rogue valley hospi tal at 8:50 a.m. She was brought to the hospital by Medford ambulance, which picked her up about 8:15 near Eagle Point, where she had been waiting for a school bus. The accident occurred about 8 o'clock this morning, state police said. The girl's sister, who also was waiting for the school bus, crossed from the east to the west side of Highway 62 to join other school children at the Eagle Point junction. Jean started to follow her sis ter and was hit by the Silveira car, which had managed to miss the older girl as she darted into the highway, po lice said. Mrs. Silveira had her four children, ranging in ages from 9 to 14, with her when -the accident occurred. The ambulance was called Immediately and brought the girl' to Medford. Death appar ently resulted from head In juries, hospital attendants stated. ' Man Arrested Here On Indictment One of eight persons indict ed by a federal grand jury in Denver, Colo., March 25 on charges of making false and fraudulent statements by which FHA home improve ment loans were obtained, was arrested in Medford this morning. Arrested by Medford po lice and FBI agents was The odore Roosevelt Venable, 44. He was arraigned before Cir cuit Court Judge Edward C. Kelly with bail set at $1,000, since the U.S. commissioner Is out of tawn. Venable is to an swer to the indictment in Denver. According to Information received here, Venable was one of eight officials and sales men of the Statewide Build ers Supply company, operat ing as the Home Improve ment company of Denver. The indictment climaxed an extensive investigation con cerning misrepresentation to homeowners by individuals as being Reynolds Aluminum company representatives in Denver to select show-homes in which aluminum siding could be advertised as a con sideration for the use of home as a show-home. Generally without the homeowner's knowledge, the deal was fi nanced through . banks by FHA Title 1 loans. This obli gated the homeowner for 16 monthly payments since In no case did promised bonuses materialize. Western Oregon Streams Rising By United Press International Oregon's weather remained wet and windy today and streams in the western part of th? state were rising. "Substantial rises" in trib utary streams were forecast through Saturday by the riv er forecast center in Portland. Coast Range headwater streams and creeks in north west Oregon were expected to overflow late today. Rising stages In the main stem of the Willamette and lower Columbia were fore cast for the next two days. as the five-day outlook called for recurring rain, . ; No immediate serious flood threat was seen to major streams. i. NEGROES PLAN PUSH About 400 Negroes turned out at Greenwood, Miss., Thursday night to hear plans for another voter registration push expected later today in the racially-tense town. Among main speakers was James 4 Persons Killed, 24 Injured As Flames Sweep Two Department Budgets Approved By County Group The Jackson county budget committee completed two ma lor departmental budget stud ies yesterday afternoon and hoped to complete their budg et work by the end of next Lweek. ..i:. ., . . Observers, however, say this is doubtful Since the com mittee has yet to make inten sive studies of two of the budgets, parks arid recreation and roads department. Yesterday afternoon the committee approved a total revised budget of $22,047, up $868, for the planning com mission. . ... The sheriff's budget was approved at $125,124, up $14,420 for criminal division; $27,692, down $1,400 for tax division; $22,480, up $1,050 for the civil division; $61,281, up $4,428 for the jail divi sion. Lists New Program . The planning commission listed its 1963-64 program as revision of the subdivision ordinance, zoning ordinance. sanitation . code and recom mendations on Bear creek ur han nlannlna project studies, plus subdivision, zoning, street recommendations. It noted it had processed 14 - subdivisions, held six meetings of the board of ad justment, granted seven vari ances and conditional use per mits, four roads approved, made two road name changes, interim zoning for Wagner creek area, final zoning for north Central Point area, fi nal zoning for southwest Phoenix area (voted . out), studies for zoning ordinance, studies for subdivision ordi nance and studies for sanita tion code. "I don't know of a single county committee which has work as diligently or met as many . obstacles, County Judge Earl Miller said. "A new bill in the state legisla ture delegating more power to planning commissions will help, If approved." High Winds Damage Motel at Oceanlake Oceanlake lUPO A gust of wind estimated at 65 mph by the Yaquina Bay Coast Guard station tore part of the roof from the Sailor Jack Motel here about 8 a.m. today and caused extensive room dam age. WEATHER PORRCAST: Cloudr, tool ana Ihowery tonlflit and Saturday. A few nnnr ptrloda Saturday. Low tonight Je-lS. Hl(k Sit orsay -. Temp. HKhett VeaterSey . . H Loweat Tail Mornlns .- 2 Prec, to It a.m. Today Oe Our SkiejCjonight Sonael today S:ll m. Stinrlae tomorrow . a.ni. Mooniet tonliht .lt:S7 p.m. Pirn Quarter March II Aldebaran, Uie brlnht afar teen neareit the Moon tonight, ta IS time i larare aa the Sun and la IS Hlht yeari from the Earth. U.S. Seeks Action To ' Hot Phone' Link Geneva-OIPD - The -United States today called for im mediate action on setting up a direct "hot telephone" link between Washington and Mos cow to reduce the risk of accidental war. .. ... U.S. Ambassador Charles C. Stelle urged the Soviet Union to quit stalling at the 17-nation Disarmament Con ference and to agree to tech nical discussions on the pro posed direct line. Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin ignored the invita tion and Instead attacked the United States for "openly arming counter - revolution aries who are conducting for ays against Cuba." Misunderstanding Closes Coos Schools Coquille-rartt-Coos County school children got an unex pected holiday today but it all was the result of a "mis understanding!" School Supt. Lillian Farley said she understood the coun ty's civil defense agency had asked that schools be closed. Ron Endicott, county civil defense director, told state CD headquarters In Salem he had gotten on the police radio this morning to report on slides, bad road conditions and rising streams. Officials said his remarks were inter preted to mean he had order ed schools closed,' but Endi cott said this was not his in tention. He met later with the su perintendent to discuss the situation. Petitions To Form District Are Filed tt-tltlons for oropo sed for- mniinn of the Sas Valley Irri gation district were filed with the Jackson county court uv morning by representatives of the proposed district. The county court will be rnulred to call an ' election within the affected area if the petitions contain the requirea number of legal signatures, 50 people or 29 per cent of the legal residents oi ine area. The district would be form ed If three-fifths of the affect prl residents approve its for mation. Formation of the dis trict makes It possible for area landowners to contract with the bureau of reclama tion through the district for water from the proposed Rogue basin project. The proposed district would Include Sams Volley, ueagie, Shadv Cove and Trail area. The petitions were held In abeyance since County Judge Earl M. Miller is 111 today. Richard Courtright, attorney for the proposed district, said the petitions should be con sidered by the full court. Farmer of New York, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality, who said "If your parents had been willing to go to jail when were young, we wouldn't have to do it now." (UPD ' Hotel in Prompt Set Up i. He charged the -.West was "sharpening the threat of war daily" by increasing military preparations in Europe. "The button which can trig ger off a nuclear war la the point'"of attraction to many eager lingers," tie said. He called again for a nonag- sression treaty between the Communist Warsaw Pact and NATO. Tsarapkin made no refer ence to Stelle's "hot line" pro posal. Stelle told the conference it should, set up working groups to examine the com munications proposal and oth er projects designed to pre vent a nuclear war erupting by acicdent or miscalculation. Steele said "genuine nego tiation in this area must of necessity take place primarily among those states possessing the most modern weapons." The establishment of direct and Instant communciatlon between the White House or the Pentagon and the Krem lin In Moscow is regarded here as one of the most im portant measures which could be taken to lessen the risk of Democrats Turn To Medical Aid Bill Washington -flirt- Following a meeting with President Ken nedy, Democratic school aid supporters today dropped ef forts to rush a bipartisan f'Z.7 billion college assistance bill to the House floor. ' Instead. It was reported, House Democratic leaders will push next week to free a $237 million medical aid bill from the Rules Committee. Sofem Man Found Stabbed To Death Salem - (lira - Gilbert John Heldebrecht. 83, was found stabbed to death In the living room of a home here today. Held on a charge of first degree murder was James Joseph Morey, 47, a water de partment employee. , . Bill Cutting Fuel Taxes On Heavy Trucks Voted Salem-TOTO-A bill to reduce fuel taxes on heavy trucks and raise them for truck in the middle brackets won ap proval Thursday of the Sen ate Committee on Highways. The measure is based on finding of the Illinois Road Tests. It would drop taxes on trucks over about 58,000 pounds.' Taxes would rise slightly on trucks from about 14,000 to 56,000 pounds. They would stay about the same on trucks below about 14,000 pounds. The bill also would Increase the optional flat fee for log a Boston Blaze Whips Along Corridors Oi Three Floors Boston (Oil - Boston's worst hotel fire since 1913 flashed through ;three upper floors of the Sherry BIHmore before dawn today, spreading death and Injury among aome 180 guests. Four persons were killed and 24 injured in the blaze which whipped along carpet ed corridors in the flftn, sixtn and seventh floors of the eight-story hotel. -, Three unidentified , One of the dead was identi fied only as Selma Hyman, who was In room 621. The other two men and a woman, were not Immediately, identi fied, .- i ' . Some guests, trapped In their smoke - filled rooms, were rescued spectacularly over aerial ladders. Firefight ers shouted "stay therel", "stay therel" as panicky guests seemed ready to Jump from windows. v' Show Cast Flees Among those who fled to safety was the entire 25-mem-ber cast of the Broadway roadshow "Th. Sound of Mu- lc" which is playing here. pn woman guest-led ; with her parakeet, and another es caped clutching her income tax returns. The hotel, at 150 Massachu setts ave., is located only eight blocks from the scene of the Coconut Grove night club fire in which 492 persons perished in 1942. Five of the 24 injured taken to city hospital were held for treatment. College Enrollment Reaches All-Time High Ashland Southern Ore gon college, with nine more riava for lorina term registra tion, has already topped the all-time record high enroll ment for soring term, the reg istrar' office reported today, l-lnirea compiled Thursday showed a total registration of 1,873. The all-time high at the end of registration last year was 1,527. ... trucks by 15 per cent, Effect of the bill would be to bring In about $300,000 less in truck fuel taxes a year than the state now gets. ' The bill Is a compromise. Gov. Mark Hatfield two years ago vetoed a bill to give SI million In flat relief to the heaviest trucks. After the results of the Il linois tests came out, Hatfield submitted a proposal this year to drop taxes on the heaviest trucks, but raise those In the middle brackets more than the committee finally agreed to do. Appropriations Committee Trims Forestry Budget Duncan Says Matter Of Great Concern . By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington (Special) The House Appropriations com mittee Thursday trimmed the proposed forestry budget of the Bureau of Land Manage ment for Oregon's O&C tlm berlands and suggested Con gress review the current for- - mula by which 18 western ' Oregon counties receive 75 i per cent of timber revenue from these federal forests. ' ' ' This action came as a result i of criticism by Rep. Mike Kir- , . wan (D-Ohio), who contended in recent hearings on the In- terior budget that Oregon counties get too much of this .timber revenue and that the ' formula "should be changed." -' Enraged at Morse j , Kirwan, chairman of the j Interior appropriations sub- committee, has taken aim at i ' a number of Oregon projects ' requiring federal funds since last summer when he became 1 : enraged at Sen. Wayne Morse, ' who publicly ridiculed his ; proposal for a n a 1 1 o n a 1 j aquarium in Washington, D.C. f Rep. Robert B. Duncan (D- t I j Ore.) said "This is a matter . ' i of great concern." ' ' The Appropriations com- i mittee can't alter the statu tory formula by which the counties get 75 and the U.S. , , treasury gets 25 per cent of ! the timber revenue. A change would require enactment of i ; , bill which would be ban- , died by the Interior commit- tee, of which Congressman Duncan Is a member and Kir- wan Is not. Reduction- could mean loss of millions of dollars an nually to the .lB'O&C coun- , i ties. They ..divided, over $13 million in. fiseattl962.. '; Timber .Roads- Financed ; -' For some .sears the coun ties have -permitted BLM to j deduct 25 per cent, or a third . 1 ' of their entitlement, to fl- i j nance' timber : access wads. ,;" H 11 The appropriations committee ! Thursday broadened this to ; provide that "timber sales ;, j and related management j work" be financed out of ; this portion. I ! Having done this, It loppea r off $540,000 from the BLM I j budget request for forestry e J management work and direct- I t ed that It come out of the ) counties' money. The commit- i ; tee approved $8,820,800 for ; forestry, a $540,000 cut in the ; ' budget but a-$522,500 in- ; crease over last year. f I The .. committee said this ! would Impose no hardship on J ' the counties this year because : BLM had received an extra 11.615.000 for OstC access roads with money provided i by the accelerated public j , j works act. - i Duncan Interpreted the el- i . feet of the committee's finan- j ; cial action as simply a cut- 1 j back of about a third of that , ; : extra road money. But he said the proposed review of the basic formula Is the issue to be concerned about. ponsered by McNaiy Basis for the 79-zs tormuia Is the 1937 O At C act spon sored by the late Sen. Charles McNary. Kirwln has noted the national forest timber provides its local counties with only 25 per cent. The rationale of the special O St C formula was that the lands were once granted to a rail road ' but later reverted to federal ownership, thus de priving the counties of antici pated tax revenue.. The 18 counties are Ben ton, Clackamas, Columbia, Curry, Klamath, Coos, Doug las, Jackson, Lane, Josephine, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Multnomah, Tillamook, Wash ington and Yamhill. All told the committee re duced BLM's budget request by nearly $3 million and slashed . the forest service budget request by about $7 million. Largest Cut . The largest single cut for the forest service was $2.7 ! ! million trimmed from its rec reation program, for which $23.6 million was approved. - The committee approved a $4.6 million Increase for na tional forest timber resource management over last year, making this amount $28,338, 000 which it said would cover tne 1.3 Diuion Doara zeet in- create In the allowable cut I of timber, much of It In Ore ! gon, announced last fall. FUND USE OK'D Salem -rtTO- The Stat. Do partment of Education has au thority to use $41,836 in fed eral funds to conduct a course In retraining persons unem ployed because of automation. A IT
