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Regional Edition
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1963
58,h Year Pnce 10 Ceml jy
d RIBUNE Finding Coverage
Misrepresented
No. 17
Hatfield Talks
With Leaders
Of Legislature
Salem - IUP! - An hour-long I and sent back to the House
meeting between Gov. Mark lax Committee.
l nave never in. me an ai-
CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS New York's
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, right, leans across
the table to greet Rep. Charles Halleck
(R-Ind.) during a breakfast meeting in Wash
ington today, attended by more than 150
House GOP members. Speaking at the meet
ing. Rockefeller said he was concerned
about stimulating economic growth to cre
ate jobs. (UPI)
$450 Million (or
Public Works
Voted by House
Washington-iUPH-The admin
tralion won a House fight, to
day tor S450 million to con
tinue a public works program
designed to provide temporary
jobs in the nation's labor sur
plus areas.
The 202-17'J nonrecord vote
marked the first big defeat
Majority Indicates
Opposition to Doe
Killing in Oregon
The Jackson county cxten- Although Bowles announc
sion service auditorium was j ed at the opening of the in
jammed to the doors by south- j formal session that it was to
ern Oregon hunters and other j consider big game only, the
persons interested in manage- subject matter presented
ment of Oregon game last i ranged from turtle doves to
elk, and numerous hunting
stories drew applause with
out the speakers being stifled
with the gravel. Strictly po-
had
night when the state game
commission came to Medford
to hear the views of "all peo
nl" nn l-itfi pamn huntine.
The "standing-room only : uucw spoeuirca,
for a Republican drive to audience extended into the were squetc,
make large cuts in President ! hallways as Rollin Bowles, interrupted the flow of test,.
Kennedy's record-high spend-1 who presided, announced that j mony with the declaration
is.enm.c j s lu u s p m,r,iinn would hear I "we are not interested in po
ng nudgei. ouiic ""-' ,, .. ,h, iitl-,,1 SDeeehos. We arc here
denounced w puouc nw U'jac " ,'2F , ;,, , , ni, nn hi"
A snow Ol nanus, iuic 111 l" r -r-
the program, which continu
ed until approximately mid
niehi. revealed that the ma
jority was opposed to the kill-1
ing ot does.
More than 40 persons gave
testimony which was tape re
corded for inclusion in the
big game hearing scheduled
Sing "ot T formal the general P""' -"'"
. .. the commission s technical
works program as a wasieuu
"leaf-raking . . . boondoggle."
No Chance for Upset
Although the vote was sub
ject to challenge on a later
roll call, both sides agreed
there was no chance it could
be upset. The initial vote was
crucial. Had administration
forces been defeated on the
initial lest, the parliamentary
situation would have barred
them from forcing a record
vote on the issue.
In approving S450 million
of the S500 million Kennedy
requested for the program,
the- House overrode the rec-
omincnaauons ui i .-.fi"" .
nriations Committee which: Detroit - HOT - A SI mil
?" 1 , ,' vriv in rienv lion slander suit filed by
.ill of the funds
Some Republicans reprc-1
renting communiues w . y, FLCIO oicers was dismiss
chronic unemployment prop- r.j--i i-,,ri Tnnsdav
game management
The material gained through
the opinions presented, the
commission explained, will oe
helpful in assessing the regu
lations to be drawn up for
hunting season 1063. At the
May 24 hearing in Portland,
the commission will again so
licit recommendations from
Hatfield and the Democratic
and Republican leaders in the
Senate and House was held
Tuesday to discuss "mutual
problems."
Senate President Ben Musa
(D-The Dalles) said the meet
ing was called by Hatfield.
Musa said he had suggested to
Senate minority leader An
thony Yturri (R-Ontario) that
a meeting with the governor
might be advisable.
Others attending were
House Speaker Clarence Bar
ton (D-Coquillo) and House
Minority Leader F. F. Mont
gomery (R-Eugene). Barton
said the meeting resulted in
a "meeting of the minds on
mutual problems."
Musa termed it "a general
discussion of close liaison
with the executive," and add
ed he thought it had been a
"successful meeting."
Program Restated
The governor said "I re
stated mv legislative program
i as outlined in my message to
the legislature, and in my
budget."
when asked by newsmen if
he felt progress had been
made, Hatfield replied "it re
mains to be seen how mem
bers respond on specific bills."
It was the first such meet
ing of the five leaders this
session.
When asked to comment on
the apparent lack of party
discipline on the cigarette tax
vote in the house, Hatfield
said "historically we have
never had party discipline in
the Oregon Legislature.
The cigarette tax - a major
piece of Hatfield s program
this session - was defeated
Monday when about half the
House Democrats and Repub
licans joined to oppose the
measure. Tuesday the cigar
ette tax measure was recalled
Hoffa's Slander
Suit Dismissed
Teamster President James R
Hoffa ajiainst At-L-UlO rresi-
i t h dent George Meany and other
tempt to whip people into sup
port," the governor said.
"I have been independent
myself. Any legislator who
cow-tows to party pressure is
not doing his duty. A legisla
tor must vote on the issues
as he sees them, he added.
He said election of party
whips was "to aid communi
cation, not to deliver votes."
Wheeling Steel
Reveals $6 a Ton
Price Increase
New York-ll'l-Prciidcnl
Kennedy today delayed the
start of his Easier vacation,
apparently because one of
the nation's smaller steel
companies announced plans
to boost the price of steel by
$6 a ton.
staff. The regulations drawn
up from this hearing will be
published.
The second and final hear
ing will be held June 7 in
Portland when the findings
will be adopted and publish
ed, as amended, if amended
Both Portland hearings will
be public, the commission em
uhasized. but. since it is diffi
cull for many people from
throughout the stale to at-
-j 1TAnT.l f-mirt TnesriaV . t ,i. nmliilnn i pnn.
. . . en in u nit i.i - . u-uu. -
lems refused to ncco inc lcuu-, bv judge whQ cal,ed the j ducling the preliminary meet
omy pleas of their teaoersmp. a publj(, rcialjons docu. . jngs jn tnc various regions.
i ment. Bowles was accompanied 10
I Hoffa had charged in the Medford by Tallent Green
j suit that during a speech in ! ough of Coquillc and Wayne
New York on Oct. 10, 1961. Phillips of Baker, commission
Meany said: i members, and by Phil Schnei-
"Therc is every indication i dcr, director
1 that the Teamsters arc now. I A show of hands also was
more than ever, under the i asked by Bowles on prefer
influence of criminal and cor-1 ences for time of opening the
State Senator's
Property Attached
Portland - HOT - The Inter
nal Revenue Service has filed
liens on property of State Sen.
Thomas R. Mahoney of Port
land, his wife and his former
wife seeking some S33.000 in
federal taxes it claims is due,
local IRS director Arthur G.
Erickson said today.
Notices of the liens were
filed Tuesday with the record
er in the Multnomah county
clerk's office, Erickson said.
Erickson said one lien was
for the years 1949 through
1954 in the amount of S2b
Portland Widow
Victim of Swindle
Portland -HOT- An elderly
widow here was bilked out of
$1,600 by two men, one of
whom posed on the telephone
as a bank official police said
today.
Authorities said similar in
cidents had been reported at
Seattle. Tacoma and Los An
geles. Police described the inci
dent this way:
The woman said a man
called her last Friday and rep
resented himself as a "secret
service man" from a bank. He
said he wanted her to help
catch a "thief" who had been
making unauthorized with
drawals from accounts, in
cluding her own.
She was asked to withdraw
$1,600 and return home, and
was told another man would
come to pick up the money
while the "secret service man
APRIL SQUALL A big dark cloud that
rolled over the Rogue River valley this
morning turned the day into twilight, and
deposited a chilly mixture of rain, snow
and sleet on downtown Medford. Comments
like "what an awful spring we're having
this year," and others not quite so nicely
put could be heard most anywhere. The
picture above shows an unidentified wom
an with an umbrella scurrying across Cen
tral ave. during the height of the storm.
Later in the morning the sun came out,
and a dusting of snow was visible in the
foothills.
New York-tUPlI - Wheeling
Steel Corp., one of the na
tion's smaller steel firms,
sought today to accomplish
what its giant competitor,
U.S. Steel Corp., failed to do
a year ago make an average
$6 a ton steel price increase
stick.
In Washington, the White
House said President Kenne
dy is watching this latest
development in the steel price
situation "with great inter-
est" and that he may delay
his departure for a week end
in Florida because of it
Stock Market Jumps
There was no indication
whether any of the other steel
companies would go along
with the price hike. Investors
reaction, however, was im
mediate as steel shares on the
slock market jumped sharply.
Some steel executives ex
pressed surprise at the tim
ing of Wheeling's price move.
The United Steelworkers of
America currently are decid
ing whether to reopen con
tracts with the industry al
the end of this month.
May Delay Decision
It was suggested in steel
circles that some companies
may be forced to delay a
price decision in view of the
fact that their key excutives
arc believed to be in New
York for a board meeting of
the American Iron & Steel
Institute, the industry trade
association.
William A. Steele, presi
dent of the nation's 11th
largest producer, said "a
steady increase in costs of
materials, services and labor
StoredWaterto Committee Hopes
Save the Day lor To Complete Work
Valley Irrigators
The water supply outlook
for the 1B63 irrigation season
in the Rogue-Umpqua area is
varied with stored water sup
plies "saving the day" for the
major irrigation districts, the
soil conservation service has
reported.
Other Irrigators, dependent
upon natural flow of streams,
can expect little water past
the middle of summer, the
service cautioned.
March storms produced ad
ditional snow at the highest
elevations, but did not reduce
the huge deficit in the snow
pack which is at a record low.
Water content- of the snow on
April 1 was 28 per cent of
average.
Soils Are Re-primed
The soil conservation serv
ice reported that all soils in
the upper watersheds are
adequately re-primed.
Stored water for the Talent
Irrigation district now totals
97.000 acre feet, compared to
65,100 acre feet last year on
April 1. This is adequate for
all uses, the conservation
service stated.
The Medford and Rogue
Friendly Test Suit
Filed in Portland
By United Press International
The Multnomah county dls
trict attorney's office is in
vestigating complaints that a
group of agents "doctored"' in
surance policies they sold to
a number of Oregon school
districts.
The school districts have
been discovering in recent
weeks that parts of the poli
cies they hold are considered
Invalid by the insurance home
office.
Meanwhile, a friendly civil
test suit was being filed in
Portland to determine lia
bility. State Insurance Commis
sioner Walter Korlann aaid in
Salem the policies were "gen
erally sold throughout the
state," but there was no full
estimate of the amount of
Insurance involved.
The home office involved
is the California Life Insur
ance Co., which Korlann
stressed is "very reputable"
He said California Life has
promised to honor ar.v leo-m.
mate claims.
Particularly involved art
riders on the policies held
by the school districts giving
coverage for such accident as
football injuries.
The matter came to light
Korlann said, when California
Life recently began rejecting
Oregon school district acci
dent claims written by agents
operating under the name of
an agency that since has dis
appeared. The agents also have
"skipped," Korlann said.
California Life said th.PA
were discrepancies between
me policies written tav the
agents for the school districts.
On Budget Tuesday
. ajar m and thniu, ni tnt ,k u
The Jackson county budget allocation be raised to 25 per 0mc uu"
committee hopes to complete I census child. This would mean I iri., .j n ...
it. u...i.i ...ji... rr..., i i . .anion, Korlann said California Llta
Further trimming may be money is used mainly tor I ""1?,? "Jf"18 1"d
necessary to meet expected school district operating ex- ,3Sy. : , " "-"wi uis
receipls, it was indicated this penses. i1' show broader and
morning. 1 Before noon yesterday, the 1 'i.,.0T, Ti t lnuranc.
County Auditor G ,e o r ge I counts ' c.?m but sent lowe ZrXZSEL.
i uiuvtu lire tuuiuy v' i , , , . "7 " "
master's budget at $10,611, an , , nomB "lce.
increase of $758. Requested rno school districts thought
was $20,389. "" were buying the fuller
The county surveyor's budg- coverage. California Life said,
ct was approved at $10,908, according to- the applications
which is down $1,828. " received, they did not.
The countv asent's alloca-1 The test suit Is beina filed
tlon was approved at $28,390 by California Life and the
uavio uougjas school District
of Portland. Its Intent Is to
determine how much Califor
nia Life should pay on the
policies.
The Ashland Dally Tidings
carried a storey In its Tuesday
edition sayinr Irregularities in
student health and accident
insurance coverage were re
vealed by the school board
Monday night. The newspaper
quoted Korlann as saying
this Is quite a mess. '
Stacey was to confer with
County Purcnastng uoorai
nator William Cochran today
Only major remaining item'
for study is the county school
fund. Law requires the coun
ty to provide $10 per census
child, which amounts to $249,-
580, plus $24,936 to cover un
collected taxes
The budget committee has
received letters from county
school districts requesting the
Pope John Issues
Holy Week Paper
Vatican City-llOT-Pope John
XXIII called on the world
today to save itself from nu
clear destruction by disarma
ment and by making the
United Nations more power
ful. In a 22.000-word Holy Week
valley irrigation districts encyclical, the Pope express
have 13,800 acre feet In their
reservoirs, compared to 9,100
acre feet last year. Additional
storage water can be obtained
from the Talent district.
Flow of the Rogue river at
rupt elements." ! hunting season, oepi. io or
Judge Stephen J. Roth. , Oct. 5. The greatest number
. I voted for Oct. S. The majority
nowever, Mia. m a...... Mnresscd thc opinion ! called her back. She did so
Z,'mlo obU.n, ; at the deer herds are, "de- When she returned ome the
thc defendants and I creasing --" "
Hunt Uver wiae mma niaii l.hic w
Hunters were present from picked up the money. She
service on
did not exercise ordinary dili-1
gencc in the prosecution of!
the action.
"It would be hard to find
a lawsuit with more fatal de
fects and less staying power
357 The other, he said, was than this one. Roth said. 11
for 1955 through 1960 in the j is important that this be termi
amount of $6,941. ' nated as a dry run."
NEWS(&BRIEFS
wide area and their test!- said he scribbled a receipt for
mony revealed that they hunt- her.
ed over a much wider area of She said she had heard
thc state. Many testified re-1 from neither man since.
garding the intcr-statc herds,
the diminishing of antelope
and the rights of archers as
well as hunters with guns,j
who are interested almost ex- t,PITAffGfV UafflaQC
clusivcly in thc perpetuation ; " ' B
( Jnnr'imnii in eastern and Jacksonville Two Pros-
western Oregon. pect boys, one 12. the other 11 . 1 MEMORIAL MASS
Corvallis and thc coast ; have been apprehended
Boys Held For
th no increase in steel ! Raygold has been only 81 per
prices since 1958 prompted i cent average in March and the
the action." 1 forecast for the April-Septem
ber period is 52 per cent aver
age. Grants Pass Irrigation
district can expect canal ro
tation by about Aug. 15.
The Applegalc and Illinois
rivers are forecast at 53 and
55 per cent of average for the
April-September period.
RECEIVESCOPY
London -I1OT- Sir Winston
day by the Senate Slate and t Churchill today received a
Federal Affairs Committee. : copy of thc proclamation mak
Radio, television, airline, I ing him an honorary citizen
railroad, and timber spokes-: of the United Stales and his
men appeared before the com-1 honorary passport.
miuee 10 uige cxsvueiuu vi
daylight time to match the
quick-time dates observed in
both California and Washington.
Daylight Saving
Extension Favored
Salom-Wri-A bill to extend
daylight saving time to thc
last Sunday in October, in
stead of the last Saturday in
September, was approved 1o
ed the hope that the day may
come when the United Na
tions will provide a safeguard
for the rights of all mankind.
Although the encyllcal, the
eighth of Pope John's reign,
was titled "Paccm in Terrls"
(peace on earth), it also touch
ed on the rights of man In
cluding
Thc right to life and wor
thy standard of living.
The right to worship God
according to one's conscience.
The right to work and to
as requested, slightly down
from the $29,042 allocated for
the current year.
The capital improvement
fund has been approved at
$230,000. This includes $130,
000 as thc county's share of
t h c estimated construction
cost of thc new public health
building. $70,000 for county
ball park construction, $15,
000 for miscellaneous build
ing and $6,500 for other improvements.
Miscellaneous building in
cludes $1,000 for materials
for extension of the roof over
the county dog pound and
$7,500 fnr improvements at
Mt. Ashland for water and
restroom facilities in thc ten
tatively proposed picnic area.
Other Improvements at $6,
500 include construction of a
small warehouse at the Ju
venile detention home for
storage of clothing and hous
ing of laundry facilities.
Cuban Exiles Call
For Closing Ranks
Miami, Fla. - HOT - Cuban
exile leaders broke with
Kennedy administration to
day over the lattcr's "soft"
attitude towards Fidel Castro
and called on the estimated
250,000 Cuban refugees In the
United States to close ranks.
The Cuban Revolutionary
Council recognized by Wash
ington as a spokesman for
exiles in this country rejected
a profcrred resignation to Jose
County Planning
Commission to Meet
A discussion of the Rogue
Basin project and pending I Mirn Carrinnn its president
legislation will be held at the I ,,nri vowed to continue to fiaht
have free initiative in the!mum1"'' mceung oi me jbck- Castro whether the U.S. gov-
economic field." ! son county planning commis-1 ernment approves or not.
, sion at B o'clock tonight. i A council spokesman bitter-
MEASURE APPROVED Residents arc reminded that y attacked Washington
the meeting is open to the ! "leaks" to some newsmen that
public, according to C. O. Mlro had sought a $50 million
credit from the United Statei
Salem-iliPH The Senate to
day ajjproved a measure
which would establish a con- Lovejoy, president. Reports
tinuous substantive law re-j from thc various committees,
vision program. The measure , including subdivision, will be
now goes to the House. given.
for a new exile army, or, al
ternatively, a key role in fu
ture anti-Castro plans.
New York-'IOT-A memorial
Land Irrigation Applications Available
Rogue River valley land-1 Dyke said. The issuance of I plus thc publication costs. , ment costs. If there are any.
owners who wish to obtain ! application forms started to-! These applications may be There will be borne by the
madc by a group, if the land , ' . . .
ARMS NEGOTIATORS CUT EASTER RECESS
Geneva-U'l-The 17-nation Disarmament Conference to-
n f ..... ...lc ,n nna kar.iKP
oMack of prog ess on nuclear test b.n and other issues, son County " Chapter of the i son county juvenile detention
P 5 Izaak Walton League, the i home, while thc other was
CLAY SAYS FURTHER CUTS POSSIBLE Sportsmen s Club ol Jackson I scheduled to be brought in
Wsshinaion-lPI-Gen. Lucius D. Clay told the House County, the Archery associa- today
wasningion wrw-w. i ,.., ,. ' f.n,r, p,, snnrt- Thc boys were apprehended
rore.gn Atlairs t-ramuasw., .... "--"-, "".T"" ZZ hv ,:,te nolice yesterday at-
,n Prr.iden! Kenneav s aireaay-curieueu men f ciuo ana uie Jnvnwi, -
County rish and Game i-oun
irrigation water under the j day.
, lr ...Hen Mn.H.nlM M V ffllllHLlKJIl WIUI III,' ,1,11 11,1 K' I..WW " W.M ....... . . Uu , ft !.! . . .. .1 i
. .,-' - J . . . . , r i , n . , e..-.;i Asm iv.ii ii vuiiau utuuii. utuuuru npp.opn.iion involved is cuiiliguous and an- mj ...
whonrcamc'romedford ' Jacksonville cemetery, it was I 38. whose deatli from sleeping ! which provides for the inclu- The President has Included j ,ai:L.nt to ,he boundaries of the owners will either be in or
frants Pass and Central ; learned from juvenile author- pills took from the social set I sion of 1.180 new acres of the appropriation for thc con- distne-t. or by an individual. out of the district, Van Dyke
p01", ' " I ities this morning. jone of its richest and most land in the Rogue Valley Instruction in his budget rc-1 In cithcr cac the filing fee ' stated. This inclusion order
fw4nl,llin. rmlrwnuw in unc Ol ine Doys was re- utdmiiui juuni ,iu,i.. - - ".am,.., - u,vU u n : U(; 5;,0 lur eacn appuca-1 must ue iiierea wiinin to
,h ..a, were thc Jack- Ported in custody at the Jack- : me applications Willi tnc dis-
km j - ., . . ...r-Anriirn , a,. i . . .. ,.
WEMinCK inc., niiuinvy r i ,. u n .u.i
tolttiAsT: v.rl.blr rloudl- "yKC. counsel ior me irriga
are possible" in
billion foreign aid program.
nf.unu A N OPTIMIST1S ABOUT PRISONERS
Homestead AFB, Fla.lPl-Allorney James B. Donovan
said Tuesday talks with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro left
him "very optimistic aboul the early return" ol the re
maining Americans imprisoned in Cuba.
cil.
Bill for Public Safety
Department Tabled
Salem-iOT-A measure
create a department ol public
salety one of the governor's
, xc nn nrntlFST WOULD BE CONSIDERED
Wsshingion - in - The State Department said today it reorgainzation proposalwas
would "consider" any request Irom the neutral government , tabled today by the House
. i ... f, Mtelanea in the form ol arms in its light against State and Federal Alfairs
Committee.
ternoon. after investigation
revealed they had been re
ported picking mushrooms in
the Jacksonville area about
thc time the damage to the
cemetery is believed to have
to occurred.
About $500 worth of dam
age was discovered at the
cemetery last week. Forty-five
tombstones were knocked
over. Many of them were
broken, some beyond repair
n... tomgni ana inunon
with patchy rsfly momlni tor..
Chim-r ol rain and tu.ly
.uuthcrly wind. Thur.day atl
t.rnuun Low umlchl near .
M.i thur.day nrar SO.
Temp.
I lltchr.t Yesterday S2
Lowr.t 1h! stornlnf ii
Pree. to IS a.m. Tuday .. .12
Our Skies Tonight
in promptly the Irrigation dis-1 tiun pllg (hc
inci win oc iiuie n gei mv ( charges
publication 1 years after the order of Initial
inclusion.
Sun.rt loday
sunn., tomorrow
Moontt.r tonlfhl
l.att Quarter
Next .car al nil
:I7 p.m.
5:1S a.m. ,
8:32 p.m. ,
April It
II mr
necessary forms tiled in nine ' n, ,.,,, ; maHe Nn Imrlnunur, will hav n
tion district, announced today for early appropriation of the avallabl(, tnc owners of new I oav thc Agate dam construc-
Congrcss has authorized initial funds lam,5 w, havc t0 pay the tion charges unless they are
construction of thc Agate ; The proposal is to take in ta assessment charges of ! finally included in the Irriga
dam as part ol the Talent j lands hat are adjacent to , the i he irrigation district but not j tiun district.
uUl ... v - . ,;' " anything toward the cost or otto uonnert of central
nO-ilSw und,, X.., pM V.n Ik, -, Wjl
brlcht "mr will be thlnlnc
in the wot between Aldebaran
, and the IMetades The "itar'
i will be -nu, the planet ntiw
j keen tn Ihe et a little before
TV ...iti u. Mnnnir tn ul-inrlarrii. nf Ihr hu r Hli V y Jned
iiicic win ui: jiwcviijn; in tut ' - .
1 Roirut; Vallcv Irriaation dis- of reclamation, and the dis- Muil Pty own com
Harold Sexton la tMnUry
inananT of the district.
trict offices to issue applies- triUulion standards OI tne ir
I tion forms during the next rigation district.
' twn wcrks nach wuok dav ! The property owners will
Ifrcim 10 a m to 4 D.m.. Van ' Day an inclusion fee of $25
roti
jay
The Drorjertv owner must i Anyone wishing additional
pay his own costs for connect- Inform a t i o n regarding the
Ing to the distribution system project is advised to contact
exclusive of lateral enlarge-1 one of them.
the Communists.