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Proposal To Make"01'" Nole Suicide A Crime Loses In House Salem flJPD The House refused Saturday to make su icide a crime in Oregon in order to help officers prevent suicides. The House objected to a feature carrying a possible penalty for attempted or threatened suicide. Oregon now has no state law against suicide. It would have taken 31 votes to pass the bill. The vote was 28-29, with three ab sent. Rep. Berkeley Lent ID Portland) said the intent of the bill was to give officers the authority to go into a home or hotel where a sui cide is threatened and atop it. He said officers now lack such authority, since suicide is not a crime, and some po licemen who have tried to prevent suicides have been threatened with suits. Rep. Robert Chappell (R Portlan) said "in addition to going In and tnrning off the gas, somebody lias to restrain a person who wants to com Welfare Program Meeting Scheduled Seven organizations work ing together for a coordinated youth and social welfare pro gram will meet at the Amer ican Legion hall, 404 Walnut St., Medford, at 8 p.m., Wed nesday, April 24. Included will be representa tives of the participating or ganizations. They arc Earl Bigalow, American Legion; Mrs. H. C. Goldsmith, Amer ican Legion auxiliary; Mrs. V. P. Nicoletti, American Red Cross; Mrs. William Barnum Jr., Junior Service League; Emerson Anderson, Kiwanl ans; Mrs. E. Kanclier, Jackson county public health; and Mrs. A. C. Uridel, Jackson county welfare. Each representative will give a brief report on the services offered by the organ izations. A question and an swer period will follow. Residents Interested In the public services offered by the organizations are invited to attend. mil suicide until he gets over his despondency." "This bill will allow au thorities to reach people and help them," said Rep. James Redden ID-Medford). But Rep. Grace Peck ID Portland) and others objected to a section of the bill making it possible to sentence a per son to a fine or imprison ment for trying to kill him self. "This is a horrible bill." Mrs. Peck said. "I can t see when anyone become despond, cnt enough to kill himself that we should punish him." Lent said the bill is sim ilar to Portland's present city ordinance, and Chappcl said some penalty is needed to make suicide a crime, al though "I don't see why it has to be so large." The House spent the 97th day of the 1963 Legislature in its first Saturday meeting. The Senate did not meet. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill com pletely overhauling the law governing local budgeting. A key feature is that more Information must be made public. A budget message would be required, salary in Fewer Crimes During March Medford city police Inves tigated 86 major criminal of fenses during March, a de crease of 28 from the same month last year, according to the monthly report released recently by Chief of Police Charles P. Champlin. Of the major offenses, 12 were burglaries, 18 were lar cenies of over $50, and 48 were larcenies of less than S 5 0 . Of the total cases re ported, some 0 were cleared, for a percentage of 34.0. Under miscellaneous of fenses, there were 16 cases of embezzlement and fraud in vestigated last month. Of that number, seven were closed, for a percentage of 43.8. Some 235 citations for driv ing violations were issued dur ing March and 4,343 parking tickets were written. Police investigated 61 mo tor vehicle accidents last month, a decrease of 14 from March 1962. Fourteen per sons were injured in the ac cidents, but there were no fatalities. Grahams Leave for Business Trip Easi ! House Passes Anti-Pollution Law down promptly a flagrant pol-1 Rep. Sidney Bazctl (R- lutor, without going through j Grants Pass) said the bill sent the present lengthy hearing ; ,0 ,he governor would let the or won t SSA take action to halt prcs- By ANN H. PEARSON United Press International Salem - UPb - The Oregon House passed and sent to the procedures. nn. t .. l H .. V,,'l I nlrn 1 1 , t h n r i 7 fC IflPfll 1111!!- i strengthening the anli-pollu- to contract with each other ent dumping of sewage into tion law and retaining the ' for anti-pollution programs, railroad full crew law. Rep. Richard Kennedy ID- They were about the first Eugene) praised the 0111 put unsanitary farm labor camp where the county officer can't major pieces of legislation to i said he was disappointed it go to the governor for his sig- did not include new controls nature since the legislative on agricultural burning, pay raise that passed early 1 He said in "critical" months in the session. i the Eugene-bpringtieia The action on a total of 26 bills came at the first Satur day session of the House. The pollution bill would imakc it possible for the state sanitary authority to shut is "smogged-in" because fields are being burned off. He said he hoped the next legislature would bring agri culture under the anti-pollu tion law as well as industry the Rogue river. The railroad full crew law, a total victory for the unions, whipped through the House 48-9 without debate. It not only retains the law requiring six crewmen on Tax Exemption Another would exempt Japanese-Americans from taxa tion on the money they re ceive for damages caused rv wartime relocation in this country, Bazett and Reps. Ross Mor gan (D-Greshami called them i fine group of citizens who WON'T BE USED - At a Pentagon news conference Friday Lt. Comdr. Donald L. Kcach ruled out any possibility that his vessel, the deep-diving bathyscape Trieste, colud aid in the search of the USS Thresher, nuclear powered submarine which went down in the Atlantic April 10 with 129 aboard. He said tthe Trieste fa model of which he is displaying in the above photo) would be sent down only if the hull of Thresher is located. (UPI) Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. formation would have to be Graham, 175 Jcannctte avc., given in greater detail, and Medford. nian to leave todav publicity would have to in- jor a six wecks' trip east with Eighth Graders To Finance Fountain Central I Point - Eighth grade students at the Centrtil Point Junior High school will leave more than a class motto behind them when they go an to Crater High next year. Fo rthe past several weeks they have sponsored movies during the lunch hour. Pro ceeds from the movies arte being UBed to install a new water fountain with a crramir tiled wall behind it in thr main hall. Students felt that they should do something for the schooL, and this was their idea, according to George Johns, principal. crease The new local budget law also would: Broaden the definition as a municipal corporation to increase the number of units that must budget. Provide for use of mod ern accounting procedures. Tighten various budget ing requirements. Make the tax commission the interpreting authority for the local budget law. And let a citizens' group seek a declaratory judgment to stop a budget action be fore it is taken. May 1 0bservance Urged by Governor Celebration of Law Day USA May 1, is urged In a statement issued by Gov. Mark Hatfield, who has asked Oregonians to "join whole heartedly with the rest of their fellow Americans" in the observance. On this day, while Russia pays homage to its machines of destruction, Americans pause to honor those institu tions dedicated to preserving Individual rights and free doms, our constitution, our courts and the system of law under which wc live, Ike gov ernor noted. Thus may t h e rest of the world observe the contrast between force and freedom, might and right. "Good men can always tri umph when working and standing together under law," Governor Hatfield said, after recalling the theme of this year s Law Day, "the law is the rule of right, not might, and thus it is the rule of suc cess and of progress." Washington, DC, as their eventual destination. They will stop in Cincin nati, Ohio, where Graham, past state commander of Dis abled American Veterans, will transact some official business in the interests of disabled veterans. In Washington, DC. the Grahams will be guests of their son, Maj. Daniel O. Gra ham, now located in the Pen tagon, and his family. The Washington Grahams have seven children. They also will visit members of the Oregon delegation in Congress, partic ularly Congressman Robert B. Duncan of Medford, and Sen ators Maurine Neubcrger and Wayne L. Morse. Returning west, the Gra hams plan to visit their other children. Their eldest son, Patrick Graham, is a chief in the Navy at North Island Na val Air Base at San Diego. Their son, M. Sgt. James Graham, is located at Ft. Hood, Tex., in the United States Army and his wife and children are at home in near by Killcen. Tiicir daughter, Mrs. J. V. Martinez, lives in San Bruno, Calif. The Grahams will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mar tinez and children before con tinuing to Medford about June 1. Industry Expansion In PP&L Service Area to Push Growth Portland - Substanlial ex- owned by 67,000 shareholders City's Home Safety Inventory Analyzed An analysis of Mcdford's , grated into the curriculum." Home Safety inventory for He noted further that 18 1962 was presented to a group Jou( of ,he 2rj schools report- 01 area citizens rnuay Hue: Department Takes Part in I). S. Study Hush & Puppies BREATMIN" BRUSHED PIGSKIN CASUAL SHOtS BY WOLVERINE many j AMERICA'S FAVORITE CASUALS -FOR WE ENTIRE FAMILY Children's 7.95 and 8.95 Women's 8.95 and 9.95 Men's Most Styles 10.95 SEE PAGE 6 OF TODAY'S FAMILY WEEKLY? NORFIELD SHOE COMPANY "Southern Oregon's Oldtit Shot Concern" 221 Esit Main St. Phone 772-2123 pansions now under way by industries in areas served by Pacific Power and Light com pany will push ahead the growth of the western com munities, the company report ed at its annual meeting of stockholders Tuesday. The principal plant addit ions are for manufacturing of pulp and paper and plywood and other products of the Northwest's primary industry, according to Veryl N. Hoover, PP&L vice president for sales and industrial development. The PP&L official said the new production capacity will continue the trend toward greater diversity of products and the intergration of oper ations that has contributed to the stability of the forest in dustries. Processing of agriculture products for growing national markets also will show gains in the year, Hoover predicted. The PP&L stockholders were told that use of electric ity increased among all groups of customers during 1062, and that new industries now being served by the system had con tributed substantially to the boost in business. Among major new indust ries were the U. S. Steel Cor poration's huge iron ore min ing and milling development near Lander, Wy., and St Regis Paper company's ply wood mill at Libby, Mont. Other large operations to be added this year include a ply wood mill by Weyerhaeuser Timber company at North Bend, Ore., and a second pa permaking machine at West ern Kraft company in Albany, Ore. Reports on progress of the company's business were made of by President D. ft. McClung and other officers. Paul B. McKce, chairman noon in city hall by a repre sentative fro Safety Council. Phil Dykstra, manager of the home department for NSC. was introduced to the group by Clyde C. Fichtner, presi dent of the Medford Safety council. The Home Safety inventory ' for last year was compiled j from information supplied to the Chicago office of NSC by Elected to the board were: I . " . . -... u,m lljg llIU il H r. . ' m i LUU"1J Moulin most of whom reside in the six western states in which PP&L has service areas. Ing indicated they had some the National 1 kind l 3 student saety "ion ization in existence. As one method of strength ening the safety program in Medford, Dykstra urged that local civic groups undertake to sponsor at least one phase or aspect of the home safety program during the coming year as their particular project. Paul B. McKce, Don R. Mc Lung, Paul F . Murphy, George T. Bragg, Allen A. Smith, A. W. Trimble, all of Portland, Ore.; Glenn L. Jack son, A. S. Cummins, jonn c. Boyle, Alfred S. V. Carpen ter, Henry H. Pringlc, George M. Roberts, Eugene Thorn dike, all of Medford, Ore.: H. R. Baxter and David S. Soli day, of Philadelphia, Penn.: Henry G. Lambert, New York, N.Y.: W. M. Marshall, Spok ane, Wash.: Lyman J. Bunt ing, Yakima, Wash.: Donald Sherwood, Walla Walla, Wash.: Gregory A. Harrision, San Francisco, Calif.: Harry H. Campell, Kalispell, Mont.: J. H. Irvine, Lebanon, Ore. The Medford police depart ment is among those partici pating in a nationwide study of police functions in juvenile crime in cooperation Willi the International Association Chiefs of Police, Inc. The study, involving many departments and thousands of of the board, reported 93 per individual officers in all sec tions of the nation, is being financed by the President's Committee on Juvenile De linquency and Youth Crime. Chief of Police Charles P Champlin said that ten local cent of the company's out standing shares of stock were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting and was almost a record percentage of participation. The shares were voted unanimously for the el officers were asked to express I eclion of 211 directors, most of ineir views anoui pertinent , wrmm arc business leaders in Gordon Of Medford Elected To OSU Post Corvallis - (IIPD - Grant Wat- kinson, a junior from New port, was elected student body president of Oregon State uni versity Friday. George Blakely of Port land and Anne Taylor of Creswcll were chosen first and second vice presidents, respectively. Francis Kenyon of Klam ath Falls was elected presi dent of the Memorial Union. Also chosen were William Manning, Klamath Falls, sen ior class president; Richard Gordon, Medford, junior class president, and Donald Reed, Halfway, sophomore class president. department, the Medford building department. St. Ma- ry's and public schools in dis trict 549C. and Rogue Valley and Sacred Heart hospitals. In presenting his analysis of the data, Dykstra said that "Medford has met a number of the basic criteria of NSC." "This report is above aver age for a community of this size," he stated. Dykstra drew attention to the safety programs in t h e area schools. "Your schools rank high," he said. "There is evidence of safely education being inte- TOUHS STATION Midshipman Fourth Class C. N. Stigcr, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Stigcr, 910 King St., Medford, was among mem bers of Oregon State univer sity Naval Reserve Officers Training corps unit who tour ed the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Tex. The three-day indoctrina tion tour introduced the mid shipmen to Naval aviation to aid them in selecting a career field when they are commis sioned as officers upon graduation. long freight trains in Oregon, ! wcrc tnoroughly abused dur- but also modernizes it by de- lnS 'he war and whose loyal Icting its reference to "steam" ty nas solidly been proven, trains. Rep. Juanita Orr (D-Lakc The House sent several oth- Grocc) objected that she did cr bills to the governor. j not see why Japanese-Ameri- Onc would permit the use cans should receive damage of highway gas tax money to j payments when the federal match federal money in re-1 government did not make re paying the expenses of per-: payment for losses in the Van sons who are displaced by I port flood. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to let a junior high or high school student finish in the samo new highways. Most of it would apply in the Portland area. One would let the state health officer shut down an school despite reorganization. Page 2A Medford, Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, APRIL 21. 1963 Make a Date with us for April 27 or 28 Turn Off Highway 97 Between Weed and Macdoel, Travel 13 Miles East to the Ghost Town of TENNANT Mjgnificient Ponderosa Pine Strewn Streets Turn of the Century Peace and Quiet FISH, HUNT or RELAX Two or three bedroom ' ear-round resort cottages for long or short term lease. ADVISE BY APRIL 25 YOU ARE COMING AND WE WILL FEED YOU. Call or Write to Tennant Agency, Inc. P. O. Box 15, Bray, California Phone, Tennant Toll Station No. 5 aspects ol the juvenile crime problem based upon their first hand, on-the-spot experi ence. Champlin said the detec tives in the local department and two or three officers from each of t he three shifts par ticipated. Statistics of the lo cal department also were in cluded in the department's re port. The findings will be ana lyzed at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the associa tion. They are expected to as sist in clarifying the police role in what has become an increasingly serious problem throughout the country. western cities served by the company. The company's stock arc Donahoo To Head Service Officers Portland - OIPO - Elmer Don ahoo of Medford was elected president of the Oregon Coun ty Veterans Service Officers at the close of the group's three-day .semi-annual conven tion here Friday. He succeeds George Blom gren of Rocburg. Austin Lord of Tillamook was elected vice president and Ridgelcy Miller of Salem was reelected secretary-treasurer. Balloon Purchase Trips Drug Peddler New York-iliri1 "I want balloon, man. I'm going to the circus." So saying, narcotics detec tive Anthony Schiano bought three balloons from t lie hi-I'vclc-riding peddler, two yel low and one ted. The price: Sli each. The reason for the price: a liny packet of heroin inside each balloon. lt took weeks of surveil lance on Manhattan's lower Ea.t Side to discover who was selling the narcotics in broad daylight, and more days of eavesdropping to overhear the password. Hut Thursday patience bore fruit, and William Yeugclvitr, 28. was taken into custory. Officers, who Marled looking for a "pusher" weeks ago. had seen Yeugelvitz many times. . innocently pedaling his bike' around Ihe street? At Stark's 3-DAY SALE MON.f TUES., WED. WARRANTED USED General Electric Swivel-Top "ROU-AROUND" VACUUM CLEANER STARK'S PRICE S1O50 I w Complete With Attachments M 4-21-63 YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT STARK'S 1 Year FREE Service Warranty Even at This low Price OPEN MONDAY TO 9 NO DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED COME IN OR PHONE FOR FREE HOME TRIAL PHONE 772. 4998 STORE HOURS 8 im to 9 pm Mon. 4 Fri. Oil,,. Din 8 am to I pm if Free Homo Trill - Eatv Tormi rriviloo.a 622 N. Ri.omdt 1 Room To Grow... And, Growing With Medford NORTH COURT COMMERCIAL CENTER We're proud to announce the developm'ent of another practical and eye-appealing commercial center for Medford. Designed to accommodate light wholesale and retail businesses, this new center is well situated and features abundant parking facilities. An easy flow of traffic is provided. Display and storage rooms to exactly fit your needs can be built now to your specifications, located in the heart of one of Medford's fastest growing areas at the intersection of Highway 99 and Crater Lake Highway. Watch us grow, or better yet, grow with usl Check These Features: Adjacent to two new Medford V banks Adequate parking for both customers an and employees specifications J Display and itorage rooms buill to your I Rear entrance loading and unloading facilities I Central heating and air conditioning w in each unit t Close to U.S. 5 Freeway and projected w Winnemucca-to-the-sea route I A few blocks from Medford s city center. 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