HOUSE PASSES INCOME TAX BILL
Veteran Circus
Aerialist Dies
In 50-Foot Fall
Omaha, Neb. ilIPli A veter-1
an circus aerialist fallered as
she stood atop a 50-foot sway
ing pole Thursday night, then
tumbled to her death in the
green sawdust below.
Henrietta Grotofenl, 42, a 1
fifth generation circus per- j
former and a former member
of the tragedy-haunted Wal
lenda aerial troupe, died al
most instantly.
Mrs. Grotofent, who was
billed as "Miss Rietta," per
formed without a net. Her act
was known as "skirting on the
borderline of eternity."
Fellow performers said Miss
Rietta was "extremely ner
vous" the past few days.
"She was just plain wor
ried," said Barbara Wood
cock, who has a trained ani
mal act. "I think it got a little
worse each day."
Spectators Stunned
The 4,666 spectators at the I
Shrine Circus were stunned i
into silence as a spotlight fol- i
lowed her fall and then-for
just a few seeonds-lighted her
crumpled body as it lay face
down.
Suddenly aware of the trag
edy, the crowd began to
scream.
Performers said she had not
looked at all well Thursday !
night before she began her I
act on the swavinir fiber alass i
DOie I
But she insisted she go on ' "absolutely required" for fish-1 chief representative of 250,
as scheduled "I'm all right," i ermen traveling to Howard J 000 Cuban exiles in the Unit
she said, "I'm always all right I Prairie or Fish lake. I ed States,
when I'm up there." The situation was not im-: The nine remaining mem-
Until about 12 years ago, I proving. ; bers planned to meet today to :
Miss Rietta had been a mem-1 The weather bureau report-J decide on the council's future,
her of the Wallenda trnune 1 ed three inches of new snow It was not known whether it
Sixteen months ago, two mem- i
bers of that troupe were kill- springs. There was 8V4 inches
ed and a third was crippled i of roadside snow on the Sisk
when a high -wire snapped iyous and 10 inches on the
during their act in Detroit
Living With Grotolenis
Tlie crippled survivor of
that act, Mario Wallenda, has
been living in Sarasota, Fla.,
with the Grotofents.
Her husband was a half
brother of Karl Wallehda, the
family patriarch.
Grotofent, also a fifth gen
eration circus performer, and
his wife quit the Wallenda
troupe to form their own act.
Rietta's husband had super
vised the erection and rigging
of Rietta's swaying pole and
the suspension system.
Their parents both owned
circuses in Europe.
Valley Businessmen j
Form Association
Talent - A group of about
15 Talent and Phoenix area !
iw.,,km formed an or-i
ganization here last night for
tlie purpose of promoting
their business area, which
later this year will be by
passed by the opening of a
new Interstate 5 link.
The group decided to call
itself the Talent - Phoenix
Businessmen's association.
Norman Wade of the Pjra
dise motel in Talent was elect
ed chairman. Mark (Red) Nor
ton of Phoenix vice chairman,
and Mrs. Orval Tronsdal of
the Phoenix motel, secretary
treasurer. The officers were
empowered to appoint two
other board members.
The group discussed invit
ing Jacksonville businessmen
to join the association.
Erecting a sign in the Ash
land area was proposed, with
the sign to encourage motor-'.
ists to stay on Highway 99 in
Itead of taking the freeway, j
RAIDERS IN REUNION
aeanie-wrii--ntw.uvwufw.
men who took part in the
"Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo
from the deck of the aircraft
carrier Hornet 21 years ago
were here for a reunion today.
NEWStBRIEFS
run of PLAIN OF JARS
vumian. Laos-4TI Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma
ordered his pro-Communist half brother today to halt Red and Grants Pass divisions of
attacks on Neutralist forces on the Plain of Jars to head off the southwest district of the
a new civil war in Laos. state forestry department was
conducted today at the head-
U.S. WARNS OF THREAT TO WEST GERMANY quarters on Table Rock rd
Geneva-IFI-The United Slates warned today the! West session also will be con
Germany laces "potential aggression of all dimensions in- ducted through the day Mon
cluding nuclear attack" and that the North Atlantic Treaty day.
Organitation must remain strong to meet such a threat. Subjects include such mat-
ters as basic map reading and
STRIKING ITALIAN DOCTORS MAKE PEACE work simplification. The
Home-IPI-I'ely' 83.000 doctors made pescs with the training is in preparation for
government today, ending their strike against health insur- thc cuming fjre season.
ance organizations.
.tnn FIREMEN REPRESENTATIVES MEET
A. ''--Reoreser.tatives of the nation's railroads and
th. firemen's union meet
since President Kennedy
t.t the facts in the IcamerDecming aispuie.
HENRIETTA GROTOFENT
Once With Wallendas
Chains Required
On Roads to Two
Mountain Lakes
Motorists traveling over the
Siskiyous and Greenspnngs
mountain passes today were
advised by state police to
have chains and chains were
on the Siskiyous and Green- j
Greensprines
Snow depth at Howard
Prairie was reported at 14
inches late this morning.
County crewmen were work
ing to keep the route open.
At Fish lake, where there
were 18 inches of snow, re
sort owner George Dance re
ported to state police that he
was bulldozing the road into
tlie resort.
Willow Lake Snow
Three inches of snow were
reported at Willow la'ke. The
road was sloppy and muddy
and chains were advised.
State ponce saio u nusm uti
possible to reach Squaw lakes!
lakes I
bv four-wheel drive vehicle. :
ported impassable from High-1
ca -ru- rnm I4r.iv.
uu ine iuau Hum
ard Prairie was reported open
to within 300 yards of Hyatt,
but police said a four-wheel
drive should be used.
Crater lake had 18 inches
of new snow. Chains were re
quired to reach headquarters.
The road to the rim
closed and motorists were -
viseu not lo Li a vet iu uk 1
tional park. Snow depth is
102 inches at the park.
A total of six inches of
snow was reported at Pros-
pect.
The weather bureau fore
cast mixed rain and snow
showers through Saturday
afternoon. Sunday outlook is
for little cnange.
Embezzlement Cose
Before Legislature
Salem -HIPP- An embezzle-
ment case at the state nos-
Pital will be brought up on
the House lioor as a result
of action Thursday by a Ways
ana Means suDcommiuee.
inesuDcommiueeapprovea:
a $16,393 special approprta-,
tion to the Board of Control
. . .. .
ior reimoursnis pai.eiu u u
fund losses . . . '
I The money was embezzled
j from the patient trust fund by
Cecil Stinnette. who later
I served eight months in prison.
ATTACKS ORDERED
jointly today for the first lima
ordered an emergency toaro
Cuban Council
President Claims
Kennedy Reneged
Leader Resigns
From Exile Group
Miami-iUPP-Antoiiio de Va
rona, vice-president of the
Cuban (refugee) Revolution
i ary Council, sought today to
j rebuild the exile group fol
' lowing the storr resignation
!of President Jose Miro Car
dona. Miro, 60, resigned Thurs
day, charging that President
Kennedy failed to keep a
I promise to mount a second '
; invasion of Cuba to topple
the regime of Premier Fidel
Castro.
Washington - Dm- Presi-
dent Kennedy denied today
that he ever promised Cu
I ban exile leader Jose Moro
1 Cardona to attempt a sec
ond invasion of Cuba. But
; the President said "time
will see Cuba free again."
The State Department issu
I cd a statement in Washing
ton calling Miro's charge a
distortion of the truth and
saying the United States
I could not allow Cuban refu
gees to lead il into possible
war with Russia.
Others Resign
Seven other members of the I
17-member CRC resigned with
Miro. pulling out four of the
six political groups in the
council, which has been the
would continue to receive fi
nancial backing from the U.S.
government.
Miro gave newsmen copies
of a 10,000-word "white pa
per" shortly after the final
10-minute session with the
council during which he an
nounced his resignation. It
gave his version of talks with
President Kennedy following
the abortive invasion ot Cuba
in April, 1061.
Breaks With Associate
Varona broke with his long
time associate during the ses
sion over release of the state
ment and the two men argued
vehemently, according to in
formed sources.
Varona said following the
.. thn, ubilM.on of
. :".. j..
I ' 1 1 11 111 tl IL l' 111 .vi il ii until-
ment would mean that "no
government is going to deal
with Cuban exiles" in the fu
ture. "I will fight to maintain
and rebuild the council," Va
rona said.
Miro went into seclusion,
presumably at his Miami
Beach home. He received per
mission Thursday from the
of Costa Rica to
tl. j
Central American country.
The U. S. government has
made no attempt to deport
Miro and there were indica-!
tions he might remain in
Miami area.
Architect to Visit
In Jacksonville
l- L-.nnlli. M n r i n n Tl
Ross, actimt dean of the school
0f architecture and allied arts
at the University of Oregon,
I wi vislt Jacksonville tomor-
row to discuss the h gnway
j s , , u a , 0 and rcst0ration
Dlans.
--- .
Ross and members of the
Jacksonvme planning commis -
,..! hnlrf , rilnnlnn at
, nm . at thc communltv hall,
The public is invited
The proposed relocation of
thc Medford-Provolt highway
through Jacksonville and its
effect on restoration plans is
expected to be thc principal
discussion al the
i top.L Of
' meeting.
Training Session
Held tor Personnel
A training session for 30
kev persons of the Medford
DIES IN COLLISION
La Grande -ilTli- Louise N
Hohstat. 20
lmbler. was
killed Thursday evening in
Jo a two - car
collision a mile
south of here
Regional Edition
Medford
20 Pages
mk
LUCKY SHOPPER When Milton Stein
metz." mayor of Gold Hill, parked his car
in a Medford Park and Shop lot this morn
ing he was more than a little bit surprised
to have a pretty girl hand him a check for
S25. Miss Suzettc Holmes, above, secretary
for the Park and Shop system here, gave
him the "award" for being the 500,000th
WEATHER
FORECAST: Mixed rain and
I snow shower!. throiiRh Satur- :
j day. OccaUlunul bunny periods i
Saturday afternoon. Low to-
I night 32. High Saturday 45.
Outlook lor Sunday little
! change.
Temp.
HlEhrbt Yesterday 48 l
Lowest This Morninc 35
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 23
Our Skies Tonight
Sunsrl tmlay
6:57 p.m. 1
8124 .1.111.
4:01 a.m.
sunrlsc tomorrow
Moonrtsc luinorruw
w Moon
April 23
KVKN1NG PLANETS
Mercury, low In west after
sunset.. Is now about, U-t million
mUM hum the Garth.
Mars, IUrIi in suntli-
wetl 8:41 p.in,.
Is now about 10 million miles
further away from Men-nry.
Police Recover
Clothing in Car
Grants Pass
Close to
S2.000 worth of clothing tak
en from stores in Medford,
Ashland, Klamath Falls and
other cities was recovered
here yesterday after police
obtained a search warrant to
enter a cor that had been
impounded Wednesday.
The owner of tlie car, Ray
mond Dean Lewis. 36, of In
dependence. Mo., was arrested
Yreka last night bv tile
Siskiyou county sheriff's de-1
panmem ... a u.d ms . ...
warrant charging him WU
Among the clothing items '
recovered were three suits, ' by Examiner Robert M. Wes
valued at S72.50 each, which ! ton is subject to commission
had been reported missing review.
from the Varsity shop. 105 if jt stands, El Paso could
East Main si., Medford. dur- j extend its pipeline from Eu
ing the past week. I gene 128 miles southward to
Grants Pass police first ap-1 a new terminus near Grants
prehended Lewis and two
companions at a uranis rass
, '"" 5 ""-
Onejjf the compaflloitvoren
rnunp ixxmu .
of Independence, was arrest-
eo on a cnargc o. ..i
, mi . l
; snopmung. me secuoa
i pamon, a woman, was not ar-
rested, and Lewis was releas -
ed alter questioning.
on weancsaay,
was impounded for violation
of a city parking oruinaiiee.
Meanwhile, Grants Pass po -
lice learned from Medford po-
lice that the descriptions of
the two men and the woman
"-'""".'
matched those ot persons seen
theft of the suits was discov
ered.
They then obtained a war
rant to search the impounded
car. and after recovering the
i clothing, issued a warrant for
Lewis' arrest
F ALL FATAL
Salem -Ot- Earl B Ashley.
62. Aumsville, was killed
Thursday in a fall from a roof
at an ice and cold storage lirm
here
Baseball
AMERICAN
(Morning Game)
Detroit 1 8 1
Boston j 6 '
Regan. Duslai 18) and Tri
andos; Conley, Parley (8)
and Tillman. HR: Bressoud.
Boston. 2; Schilling. Boston.
MEDFORD,
customer to use the Park and Shop facilities
since the system started in August, 1959.
Said Mayor Steinmctz, "with me being
mayor and all, people are going to think
it's a put up job ..." Of course it was not,
and Mr. and Mrs. Steinmctz were last seen
heading for a downtown department store
to spend the money.
Tentative Total of
County Budget Set
At $4,542,133.16
The tentative total budget
estimate for the new fiscal
year ig $4,542,133.18, the
Jackson county budget com
mittee decided yesterday.
This balances with the esti
mated receipts, according to
County Purchasing Coordina
tor William Cochran. Further
consultation is necessary with
County Auditor George Sta
cey before the definite budget
total can be set. Hearing date
is 8 p.m., June 14 in the court
house auditorium.
Tlie new fiscal year total
is up about $200,000 over
the current year total of
$4.308,593. 98.
To reach the new total and
balance the budget the county
road department budget was
Rogue Valley Gas
Pipeline Favored
Washington -WPH- A Fed -
i d,.,,. i-ii ,.v.
amlncr Thursday recommend-!
,d El I'aso Natural lias
be ito to Mtend ttC fry'
This initial decision issued
, Pass, at a cost estimated at
; s,(aj,uuu.
cilities would
,.7 T V. "77, ,.,
ifJMU -
" ,
; which would construct d.stri-
""""""'"'",-";
Grants Pass line and
I - - - - - - ,r .
a no the mam line orj ;
i niles on southward to Ash-
r- : i "i ' .
unoer ims pw..,
; communities would get nat-
urai gas tui i.i: !
; They are Ashland, Canyon
ville. Central Point, Gold Hill
Grants Pass, Jacksonville
i Medford, Myrtle Creek Oak-
h.i muu.nl Riddle. Rneuc
. ; ,,,rT,
Talent and Winslon-Dillard
Fire Damages
Local Restaurant
The range, range hood and
attic above at Bamby's res -
taurant at the Big Y shopping
center were involved in a
fire early this morning.
City firemen reported 'hat
tlie motor in thc ventila'.i.ig
system was burned and that Coos Bay. It announced Wed
extensive smoke damage re-; nesday it would close its saw
suited They said that thc mill at Springfield. Ore.,
blaze apparently started from ' April 26.
a cloth left on the range! ;
which is left on low tempera-1 Cat Biff Receives
lure at nighttime. i fiMnt-m
A passing truck driver first ApprOVOf Of ienare
noticed the fire and turned j Salem Pli-The Senate lo
in thc alarm at 4:45 o'clock i day approved a measure
this morning Firemen dis-1 which would allow counties
patched three trucks includ-'to adopt regulations for the
ing the aerial ladder truck control of domestic cats.
OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL
cut $50,000 setting the new
; total at $1,809,062. Building
improvement and mainlc
nance fund was trimmed
$10,000 to make a new total
of $84,920.40.
Budget trimming was neces
sary to meet the $268,309
expected drop in O and C
money and $16,878 drop in
forest service receipts. The
O and C money includes an
expected carry over from the
current year of $130,000 or a
total of $2,545,043 and for
est receipts are $324,285 (no
carry-over).
The county court will levy,
according to a recent intcrpre
i tation of the state law, a tax
i for $10 per census child to
raise $249,580. This will go
lor scnooi aistricis operation-
al expenses. An additional per
census child allocation of
$7.50. or a total of $187,170
will be given from O and C
funds. Millage is estimated at
!" - ""oe
i sum.
"ew fila' ca budl
StiSSatfZ.
2StaJ2 AnX fn
parks and recreation. This is
up $1,202 over the current
year.
The much argued county
allocution to the Medford li
brary remains al $73,943, the
same as the current year. An
other controversial budget,
for the mental health clinic,
was set at $38,638. up $458.
j Tm! cuunty b,ud' committee
1 save in to tlie clinic board's
W to s
i clinic's administrator s salary
j Had been "1 $,350
An allocation of $4 M0 was
ic(t in the budget for the
agricultural program
st k
.lHoe F.arl M Mlllnr Thi
Includes thc future purchase
w 3() hea(J nf becf catUe rfur-
ing thc next fiscal year, cost
of cutting and baling hay, sup
plies, gs. oil and salary for a
part-time supervisor.
,wu '"ru
arc the county health depart-
mcnt's $99,092, down $4,338;
and thc county clerk's $98,
531 budget, up $6,895.
Georgia-Pacific To
Cut Bock Production
Portland ilIPl) - More cut-
backs in sawmill production
1 were announced today by
i Georgia - Pacific corporation
because of market conditions,
Thc firm said the cutbacks
would affect 1J5 men in up
erations at Toledo, Ore., and
Tribune
19, 1963
Kennedy Defends
Record Budget;
Tax Cut Program
Editors Hear
Chief Executive
Washington - (UPD - Declar
ing that federal spending is
essential to the country's ec
onomic health, President Ken
nedy said today that major
cuts in his record $98.8 bil
lion budget would "harm both
the nation and the typical
neighborhood in it."
Addressing the American
Society of Newspaper Editors,
Kennedy strongly attacked ar
guments that his tax cut pro
gram should be accompanied
by a corresponding reduction
in federal spending to achieve
a balanced budget.
Would Bt Sicond Best
A $15 billion cut in the
budget, he said in his pre
pared text, "not only would
cripple our defenses and make
us permanently second best
in space it would virtual
ly turn the clock back in
every American community."
And a $5 billion reduction,
he declared, would mean one
million fewer jobs by mid-
1984 and would nullify all
the gains a tax cut would pro
duce by then.
Could Cause Depression
Furthermore, he said, a con
tinuation of that lower level
of expenditures "would event
ually cause, not only a reces
ilnn Vllt on nri.i O.untlir i
liirisetiirv lnae In rnuemie thtm
Ihe amnnnt KlinnnHprilv wav-
pH;'
rJmruianli fur CIO In 41
hiuinn knrim.1 out hiu hin
advanced by a group calling!
itself the "House Republican
Tnair lrnrxo nn nnnspi Rmtne.
tlon." It Is headed by Rep.
Frank Bow (R-Ohto).
Thresher Inquiry
Closed To Public
Piirisnmiiih N H -illPli- A
Nouu nnnpl nf tnnllirv imnati.
gating the sinking of the sub-
marine Thresher was unex
pectedly closed to the public
today for undisclosed reasons
Thc Navy said the hearings
would be held in private and
that open sessions of the court
probably" will resume Sat
urday morning.
Officials gave no explana
tion for the change in plans
and did not Identify witnesses
who might appear at thc clos
ed door session.
At the hearing Thursday,
two crewmen who by chance
missed the last dive of the
submarine which went down
with 129 men aboard, testified
the ship was plagued by me
chanical difficulties and "slop
py" work during nine months
of overhaul and tests.
In the Atlantic 220 miles
east of Cape Cod, meanwhile,
thc search for thc sunken ship
continued amid a published
report it already had been
found. The report was offi
cially denied by the Navy.
Hatfield To Attend
Arizona Conference
Salem - IUPI1 - Gov. Mark
Hatfield flies to Arizona Sat
urday for the Western Gov
ernor's Conference at Scotts-
dalc. He will be chairman of
a committee on higher edu
cation. He returns to Oregon
next Wednesday.
Local Girl Scout Council
Plan Proposed by National Group
The
Rogue Valley
Girl
Scout council has voted
auainst thc new "council cov -
erage" plan proposed by the
national organization and glv
en intensive study in recent
months. The vote, 68 to 1,
took place at the annual
spring council session held
Wednesday at B e 1 1 v i e w
Grange hall. Ashland.
Using the Girl Scout dele
gate voting system, the bal
loting was supervised by two
iuk.""'" "'" '"-'-;
Mrs. R. W Gray. Medford,
and Mrs. Wilson Mulheim,
Eugene, who spoke concern
ing thc change before the vot
ing took place.
Rogue Valley council is
made up of Jackson and Jose
phine counties in Oregon and
Siskiyou county in California.
Some 2.000 Girl Scouts and
Brownies arc served by the
council.
Under the new plan, ihc
58th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 25
JACK EDSON
Named to Council
Edson Named to
Replace Bradford
On City Council
Medford Architect Jack A.
Edson, 1113 South Oakdale
avc, was named as new coun
cilman from Ward 2 at last
night's meeting of the Med
ford city council.
Edson replaces Al Bradford,
who resigned to accept the
Medford postmastershlp. Ed
son is a former president of
the city planning commission.
Councilman Robert Baccus,
"ara o , was unanimously
e.ecicu ils uuuiicu p.esiueiu
1 at the meeting. Bradford had
been president of the council
it the time of his resignation,
Dr. Tom Anderson, 1341
Murray ave., was appointed
to serve on the citizens' hudo
et committee, lilting a vacan-
cy created by the resignation '" . "
ot Harry Barker as one that la "looking to the
1 future."
Bids 'Farewell' They said it would broaden
Bradford appeared at t h e I the tax base to pick up new
council meeting to say "fare- j taxpayers, simplify the tax
well" to the group after near- structure, keep dollars in Ore-
lv seven vears of service. He
tvnu nlven . standinc vote
applause by those present
thc meeting.
In other council action
i.,., ., i u.nn. n..
partment store appeared be-
lore tne group in Deuair ot
his request to vacate . he west
1UU l (. t-1 ui an inn v hi umm i
13, Original Town.
The measure, which was
unanimously approved by the
council, now clears the way
for an extensive remodeling
project planned by Mann's.
The store Intends to expand
across the alley into the build
ing now occupied by Western
Thrift store, 30 North Cen
tral live.
Present at thc meeting was
a group of area high school
students, headed by student
Mayor Jim Snodgrass, who
observed their adult counter
parts conduct the city's busi
ness. Student government day
has been set for Thursday,
April 28.
S. P. Freight Engines
Derailed at Darn'x
Klamalh Falls-lUPt - Two
. ..I
dicacl engines of a soutn-
bound Southern Pacific
freight train derailed at Dur
rls, Calif., 20 miles south of
here, about 4 a.m. today.
Thc track was expected to
be cleared by noon. A mail
train was held here tempor
arily. I areas covered by each council
would be greatly enlarged and
lthc new council into which
I thc local one would be absorb-
ed would include 10 counties
in Oregon and California.
Headquarters would be in
Eugene.
After thc new plan was
studied. Rogue valley Girl
Scout officials said they op
pose it because control will be
in fewer hands, tending to
make Ihe organization less
democratic; because il will
not provide any better pro
gram than is now offered and
becausc the problem of vol
unteer leadership, always
major one, would he aggra
vated due to the distance from
headquarters.
Local Girl Scout volunteers
believe that the new plan
would mean more profession
al help and increased ex
penses; feel it would weaken
the neighborhood system,
Future Seen as
Less Certain in
Senate Debate
Bank Tax Bill
Alto Approved
Salem-IUPD-The House pass
ed a sweeping $35-milllon in
come tax bill 42-18 today in
a stunning victory tor the
House Tax committee.
The major revenue-raising
measure went to the Senate,
where its future was less cer
tain and some changes were
expected to be made.
The House action culminat
ed a session-long effort by the
committee to meet the state's
biggest problem - a need for
some $85 million to keep state
services at their current level.
The committee has toiled to
"reform" the state Income tax
structure without offending
the House and Senate by a
too-radical measure.
Surprising Swiftness
Passage came with surpris
ing swiftness after less than
one hour of debate. The House
opened debate on the ciga
rette tax bill, then recessed
until 1 p.m.
The Income tax bill action
came on the heels of another
tax committee victory: 53-7
passage of a $9 million bank
tax bill that also went to the
Senate.
It is an attempt to shut a
loophole under which banks
have protested a 9 per cent
corporation excise tax since
1957.
Rep. Richard Eymann (D
Marcola), tax committee chair
man, said if not approved by
the legislature, the tax dispute
would cost Oregon $9 million
next biennium.
It is retroactive. Rep. Sid
ney Bazett (R-Grants Pats)
protested it would hit other
institutions as well, and called
U1C retroactive lettturc a oe-
vlous way to win a court de-
cislon.
i Income BUI Praised
Eymann and Rep. Victor
Aliyen iK-ucavenon) appeal-
- cd for passage of the Income
t out - sue out inuuej-r.ii-
don that now are going to the
of federal government, and oro-
at vine riexionuy sor tne suture.
JSymann said It would pay
"r services ior wnicn you
nave oeen voting ana tne peo-
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Opening Next Week
Ashland - Employment for
about 32 men, and as many
as 60 more in related indus
tries, is expected to be pro
vided by the reopening of the
old Lithia mill here.
Reopening plans were an
nounced this week by Thom
as J. Parker, a member of
the board of a new firm tak
ing over operation of the
plant.
The mill expects to start
operations next week and be
in full production within a
month, at which time It would
be cutting 100,000 feet of lum
ber per day.
The new company Is made
up of employees of the plant,
with Earl Knight serving as
P'dcnt. Each stockholder
111 . -n-,. In I ... trolll'a nrnffli
will share in the mill's profits.
Those employees who are not
stockholders will work on
straight wages.
Parker Industries has leas
ed the mill from Magnolia
Lumber Corp. and will in
turn lease it to the newly
formed company, Parker said.
Votes Against
which local Girl Scout au
thorities believe are already
badly serviced and would re
sult in poorer training for
volunteers.
Another major problem
from the Rogue valley stand
point would be that of prop
erty ownership. The local
council owns Tomlin Forest
near Medford and Low Echo,
an established camp at Lake
of the Woods.
Mrs. B. E. Culy. Medford,
Rogue Valley council presi
dent, stated yesterday that be-
- j cause of the adverse local
a I vote, the council will now
request a hearing from the
nalional board.
It is pointed out that the
new plan is meeting with con
siderable opposition in vari
ous parts of the nation. Donora
council In Pennsylvania has
taken its appeal to court and
a hearing is set for mid-May.
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