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J - ' - : .... ' Kennedy Promises To Study Mountain Sheep Controversy BY A. ROBERT SMITH Idiil Tribune Washington Correspondent Washionton-President Ken nedy has promised a North west private power company president to take a look at the High M o u n t a i n Sheep dam controversy to see if there is any Justifica tion i n the federal gov ernment's four Worthwcst power com panies should be denied per mission to build that hydro electric project just below Hells Canyon in the Snake River. The chief executive made the promise in answering a question from Jack Corrette, president, Montana Power Co., after speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the Committee for Economic De velopment. Corrette's utility is one of four companies from Wash ington, Oregon and Montana which has applied to the Fed eral Power Commission for a license to build High Moun tain Sheep dam. But Interior Secretary Steward Udall has intervened at the FPC to urge against private development and in favor of construction by the U. S. Bureau of Rec lamation. The final oral argu ment in that dispute i s scheduled before the FPC May 20, after which a decision is expected on the competing utilities and Washington Pub lic Power Supply System, a group of public utility dis tricts which want to build Nez Perce dam. Question Prefactd Following Kennedy's speech to the CED luncheon, in which he urged support for a tax cut to stimulate econom ic growth, Corrette shot him the first question, prefaced by a short speech in which he said: "I know around this coun try of a number of projects involving hundreds of mil- Locals Patients Listed - Mrs. Yetta R. Olson, post office box 223, Eagle Point, was listed today as a medical patient at Sacred Heart hospital. A surgery pa tient there was Jack R. R. Bid well, post office box 4, Ga zelle, Calif. Bed Damaged - A day bed and bedding were damaged about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Clyde S. Taylor home, 120 Newtown St., Medford fire men reported. They said that the bed was ignited when an electric heater plugged into an extension cord shorted. . Grandson - Mr. and Mrs. Albert Prevot of Shaw, Miss., are parents of a son born May 9 in the Medical Center at Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Prevot is the former Susan Inskecp and the baby is the grandson of Mrs. L. D. Inskeep and the late Dr. Inskecp of Medford. SHOW STARTS AT DUSK WE PROUDLY PRESENT HeMiNGwaVs NTURJESOF UNG ma BEYMER iw BAKER am own m "if DM WIS WM KENNEDY MM tm TANDY An HERNANDEZ I ..2a MiRW.lLTloOTEIt-ft'isSi PIUS 2nd WESTERN HIT! V 1st run SHOWING OF ADVf AI0 r I t ffrr-f I lions of dollars of new canital expenditure which would be carried out Immediately if it was not for the position of the administration, which I am quite convinced is adverse to the electric utility industry in America. I am wondering if you believe that a more favorable attitude towards that industry might not be a stimulant to the economy, which would be highlv desir able at this time in our nation al situation?" Kennedy asked him to specifiy "what is it in the attitude of this administration which has had this adverse effect?" Corrette replied that "there are certain very major projects in this country which cannot go forward either be cause of the desire of the United States to try and build a federal project with tax payers' money, or because of the opposition of the United States to the building of cer tain projects in this country." When Kennedy asked him "which projects?" the power executive named the High Mountain Sheep project. The president replied: "Let me Just say that the standard which I have always followed was that if a private company-that the burden of proof should be on the federal government; that if a private company can develop a site and provide a service more satisfactorily than the federal government, then the private company should go ahead. In deed, as I said, I would put the burden of proof upon the federal government to prove either that the site will not be adequately developed, that the service would not be satis factory, and that only the fed eral government can do it be fore I would support the project. Investments Substantial "Now the fact of the matter is that the electric industry did very well last year in the tax bill which passed the Con gress. It is not only large, but; also prosperous. Its invest ments, as you pointed out, are substantial. It may be that on some sites, such as Hells Can yon, which I recall in the SOs, or other sites in the 60s, there will be disagreement about who should develop a site. But I will be glad to look at that again. "But my judgment, the standard I will use is the one I have described. I think even with that standard there will be occasions when we will disagree. But I think if you look back over the last 30 years, that the public develo mcnt in power really has not adversely affected the private power industry: that the last 30 years have been years of great' investment, substantial profits, substantial return, and that there has been a place for each, and I assume there will be in the future. But I will be glad to look at this particu lar project with your special interest in mind." AFL-CIO Council Asks Tax Reduction St. Louis, Mo. -flIPn- The AFL-CIO Executive Council has asked Congress to pass an immediate $10 billion tax re duction for lower and middle Income families and at the same time to increase federal spending. The Economic Policy Com mittee of the council in annu al session said Wednesday such a tax cut would result in hieher incomes by families I which would immediately be put back into the economy. Further, the statement said. "any tax reduction policy that fails to concentrate Its bene fits among low-and-middle in come taxpayers-that fails to focus on creating Jobs and re ducing unemployment-will be opposed by organized iaoor. The council, in Its resolu tion also said any tax reduc tion should not be accompa nied by reduced federal spend ing. Grange News Roxy Ann Grange .The Roxy Ann Grange met recently with Mrs. Frances Moffatt presiding. Thirty-six members attended. A report was given on the home economics club. Twenty members and three guests had attended the club's last meet ing at the home of Mrs. Wcl lcta Sims. Roscoe Roberts reported on Grange insurance. Marvin Garrett reported on agricul ture. Mrs. Marie Pfnister, the lecturer, expressed apprecia tion to the Grangers for their assistance on the program. and the serving committee for a visitation. The program was conducted and refreshments served by the men In honor "-AM. , AWAITS CAPTURE - Blinking big brown eyes and cringing into the farthest corner of a fish holding pond into which he had followed migrating steelhead, a big Cali fornia river otter awaits capture at the Iron Gate hydroelectric project on the Klamath California Free After Hornbrook, Calif. - A big California river otter, a rarity in the wildlife of the state according to biologists, has been freed into the Klamath river near here after getting into the fish collecting facili ties of i Pacific Power and Light company's Iron - Gate hydroelectric development. Pacific Power fisheries bi ologist Jack Hanel reported the otter was observed swim ming in the fish ladder and is presumed to have followed Capitol Memo Sales Tax Inching Closer To Ballot in Oregon BY ZAN STARK Salem - (UPD Sales tax ad vocates may be inching closer to getting their program to a vote of the people. While it now appears u n likely it will happen this session, indi cations are that the sales tax issue could domin ate the 1965 session. An in sure creasing num bcr of legislators - including many strong anti-sales tax lawmakers - feel the voters should be given a chance to make the decision for them selves. It's been almost a dec ade since there has been a statewide vote on a sales tax. At present, the House still is strongly anti-sales tax, and the Senate is pro-sales tax. In both the 1959 and 1961 sessions the Senate substitu ted a sales tax for House-approved tax measures. The House was able to vote down the maneuver on both occa sions. Nationally, 37 states now impose sales taxes. Oregon's neighbors to the north and south, Washington and California, both levy a 4 per cent sales tax. Proponents argue that It is a "painless" tax, and in most cases produces more revenue than was anticipated. It is termed "painless" because consumers don't seem to be aware of how many pennies they pay in sales taxes each year. Opponents charge a sales tax is unfair to low-income families because the tax takes a bigger percentage of their money. Indiana was the latest state to impose a sales tax. Four other states have boosted ex isting rates this year to meet the need for more revenue. Several other states are considering rate boosts, and others have closed "loop holes'" and tightened up col lection procedures. Pennsylvania is considering a 5 per cent hike which would take it's sales lax to 4.5 per cent, the highest in the nation. The states that do not now levy a sales tax, in addition to Oregon, are Alaska, Dela ware, Idaho. Massachutictts, Minnesota. Montana, Nebras ka. New Hampshire. New Jcr sey. New York, Vermont and Virginia. MEDFORD ... - 7 w&d A. river. Biologists of Pacific Power and Cali fornia state who later freed the rare speci men downstream reported the male weighed 30-40 pounds, and was more than three feet long. River Otter Set Capture migrating steelhead and trout into the faculty. The specimen was a fine one, Hanel said. A male, it weighed an estimated 30 to 40 pounds and measured more than three feet long. With assistance of Jim Ri ley, of the resident staff of the California department of fish and game, the otter was herded into one of the empty salmon holding ponds and then netted. The creature was next put May Be states collected more than $5 billion. Thirty states rely upon the sales tax as their major rev enue source. While a sales tax may be "painless," it is not without its headaches. Some states ease the prob lem by collecting the tax on everything. But when there are excep tions, there are headaches. If you exempt food, do you also exempt restaurant meals? If drugs are exempted, are such items as aspirin and band-aids considered drugs? The sales tax plan that was killed in the House this ses sion exempted food and farm supplies. A businessman who has to pay a sales tax when he buys a delivery truck won't agree that a farmer should be ex empt from the lax when he buys a tractor. There are collection prob lems, and costs. Retailers have forms to compute and file with the tax commission. Wholesalers have to determine when the tax is chargable, and when it is to be passed on to the retailer to collect. The Tax Commission will have to employ an army of auditors to keep an eye on retailers, and more auditors to handle the additional paper work. The need for more money to run the state is adding im pact to the demand for a sales tax. Legislators can sidestep having to make the decision by voting to let the people make their own decision. I Uj In Concert Tuesday, Miy 2 1 Hedrick Jr. High Auditorium, , jji , 1 8:30 P.M. LaJ LJ ' MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, y siaHjjPWt3,ir ., by PP&L into a canopy-topped pickup truck and carted a mile or so downstream and freed. "Our friend loped about half-way to the river bank, and then turned to stare at us for a moment as If we were out of our minds to have re leased him," Hanel said. The Pacific Power bioto gist reports the full name of the specimen is Lutra cana densis brevipilosus, but they dubbed him "Lutra." Births BONNEY To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dee, Drew rural sta tion, Tiller, May 15, 1963, a boy, 8V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. FURRY To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robert, 4557 South Pa. cific highway, Phoenix, May 15, 1963, a girl, 7 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. WALCH To Mr. and Mrs. Harold K 1100 Spring st., May 15, 1963, a boy, 9 pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. SCHROEDER To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Christian, 851 West 13th St., Medford, May 16, 1963, a boy, TVt pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. MEDCALF To Mr. and Mrs. Louis W., 119 Fern Val ley rd., Medford, May 16, 1963, a girl, 8 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Weather FORECASTS - Medford and vicinity: Fair and warm tonicht and Friday. Low night 40. High Friday 83. western Oregon: Fair and warm er through Friday. Low tonight 40-48. High Friday 66-78. Northern California: Fair to night, and Friday. Local fog or low cloudineat In morning near coast. LOCAL DAT A TEMPERATURE: Mean ycater day 59: above normal 1. Record high thii date S3 in 19rR. Record low this date 30 In 1017. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 am., none. Total thta month 3.12 Inchei, 1.41 Inches above normal. Total since Sept. I, 25.35 Inches, 7.94 Inches above normal. HUMIDITY : Lowest yesterday 37';., highest this a.m. 06. High 4:00 24- C1TY Yfit-r- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings B Crater Lake 52 Grants Pass 73 Howard Prairie .. 32 Klamath Falls .... 63 MEDFORD 70 Portland 6.V 4fi 32 4 44 46 40 Seattle 85 Spokane 67 Yak imr. 7 q Eureka 30 Red Bluff 83 Sacramento 81 San Francisco .... 68 Los Angeles - 74 Phoenix 99 Denver .. 82 Chiragn 52 Miami Beach : 83 New York 73 Washington, D. C 74 53 54 34 38 43 44 M 58 OREGON Annexation of Area Faces Opposition From Land Owners Ashland - Annexation of District 3 in the Bellview area faces stiff opposition from a group of property owners who made an unsuccessful at tempt to file with the city recorder letters requesting the removal of their names from the annexation petition. The district extends from Highway 99 up the center of Tolman Creek rd. to the south boundary of the south line of the Frank Hochner property thence across to Clay st. The proposed annexation area also includes the Siski- Private Services For Mrs. Morris Scheduled Friday Private funeral services for Lorraine (Polly) Morris, of 685 South Stage rd., who died Wednesday, will be held Fri day at Perl Funeral homo. The Rev. Bernard Andrews, pastor of First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Morris was born Jan. 1885, in Medford, the daughter of F. West and Eu genie Lawton. She has lived all her life in Medford. She was a member of Cra ter Lake chapter DAR, Chap ter BE of PEO, a charter member of the Girls' Commu nity club board of directors, Zuleima Temple Daughters of the Nile and the Wednesday Study club. She was treasurer for the Girls Community club for almost 30 years. Her husband. Major M. Morris, preceded her in death in 1058. Survivors Include two brothers, Robert D. Lawton, Watsonvillc, Calif., Denison F. Lawton, Medford; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose Herman- son, Medford; three nieces, Mrs. Jerry Mansfield, Med ford, Mrs. Grace Wright, Med ford, and Mrs. Jean Carr, New York. Friends who wish may con tribute to the charity of their choice. Portland Produce Portland (UP1) Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: AA extra large 39-43c; AA large 38-41c: A lame 37-40c: A A medium 32-37c: AA small 26-30c: cartons l-3c higher. Butter To retailors: AA and A prints 66c; cartons 3c higher; 2 prints 63c. Cheese medium cured) To re. taf lers : 46-48c; processed Ameri can 5-10 lb. loaf, 43-45C. Portland (UPD Dressed chick ens No. 1 grade ri reused to retail ers: Fryers, whole drawn au-Joc Jb.; cut-tip, in.: nens, ngni tvpc whole drawn 22 -26c lb.: light iv oc hens, cut-up 24-20c lb.; heavy whole 36-39c lb. mi Ji,.;..,.:' . - ' . j '( 'zs I By kayak, yak back and jet Lowell Thomas has traveled more than five million miles - by every known mode of transport - for the CBS Radio Network. He's a living legend, an author-rcporter-explorer whose feats make modem history. Weekday evenings Lowell Thomas comes on with his unique reports of the day's news. This kind of alert, distinguished coverage fills our broad cast dy. We tell what's happening here in town, across the nation, everywhere. Wc tell it first and best, paced by CBS Radio News on the hour and CBS Radio NctALERT around the clock. KYJC 1230 Monday Through Friday 5 P.M. you Market property at the intersection ot Highway 99 and an adjoining piece of property. The annexation petition was presented by Chester Squire and Harry Hawk at the Monday night meeting of the city planning commision. Wednesday morning Milton Hamilton, chairman of the Anti Annexation committee, attempted to file copies of letters addressed to the city council, Hamilton indicated that a sufficient number of persons have requested re moval of their names from the annexation petition to pre clude the necessary two-thirds of property owners and land areas. Hawk and Squire told the planning commission that they have more than the re quired number of signatures. Also mailed to the district attorney, the Ashland city council, the city planning commission, William Briggs, Chester Squire and Harry Hawk were copies of a peti tion bearing the signatures of a solid block of landowners in the proposed annexation of District 6 below Highway 99 "asking withdrawal from the proposed annexation area and consent to referendum thereto." It is expected that pro ponents will be on hand for the May 21 city council ses sion. Investment Funds Noon quotation! on stlected stocks: Fund Bid Bullock .. 13.53 Chemical Fund 11.23 Colonial Energy .... 12.49 Eaton Howrd Stk .. 14.06 Fidelity ... 16.24 Fundamental 0.90 Group Sec Ava-Elec 7.03 Group Sec Com Stk 13.46 Hamilton C7 3.15 Keystone B-3 16.64 Keystone B-4 10.10 Keystone K-2 3 26 Keystone S-L . 22.00 Ask 14.83 12.22 13.65 13.10 17.56 10.85 7.71 14.74 3.63 16.13 11.03 3.75 34.10 14.18 16.38 4,60 Keystone S-2 .... 12.00 Keystone S-3 15.01 Keystone S-4 4.29 Mass Inv Growth M 8.23 National Growth .... 7.98 Stocks . 18.80 TV-Elec 7.56 United Accum - 14.59 United Canada 18,54 United Continental.. 6.94 8. 8.72 30.32 8.24 15.05 20.15 7.38 13.04 United Income , 12.48 United Science 6.62 Value Lii.c 5.36 Varlnhle . 8.77 7.34 6.86 7.32 13.96 Wellington 14.64 Over-ihe-Coun.er Western Stocks Bid Asked . B7',, . 27 20'i , 14'i 22 ',4 21 li 3i 3TI m", m'.i 2S ii 27 'A 31 33 4 36'V 3SJ. Hi I'i Bank of America Cl Pac Ulil Con Freight cypru, Mines . Equitable S St li lat Morrison Knudaen .... Mult Kenncla N.W. Natural Gaa Orriron Metallurgical PGE SBTi PP&L 27'4 U.S. National Bank .... 74'', Weat Coant Tel 34". Weyerhaeuser 32 77i 33 !s THURSDAY. MAY OBITUARIES AMANDA McROBERT Ashland-Mrs. Amanda E. McRobert, a former resident of Ashland anu Klamath Falls, died in Edmonds, Wash., luesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Edmonds, in 1961. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain View chapel, the Rev. James Sinclair officiat ing. Interment will be in the Mountain View cemetery. RICHARD WESTWANG Ashland -Richard West- wang, 81, of 562 Ray Lane, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was born June 3. 1881, in Eidsvold, Norway. Water Carnival Is Slated in Ashland Ashland - Jackson county girls, single and between the ages ot 18 and 21 years, have an opportunity to take part In the Ashland Water Carnival at Emigrant lake June 23. Between now and May 31 entrants may apply for regis tration blanks at the Ashland Chamber of Commerce office on the Plaza to compete in the Aqua Queen contest. Plans for the week-lonii cel ebration are under the direc tion of the Jaycees who will sponsor the Queen's Corona tion dinner dance in the Mark Antony hotel ballroom June 15. The Aqua Queen and two princesses will be chosen to reign during -. the ensuing week and will be entertained by various Ashland groups. They will also take part in a parade June 22 when water sports will be featured. Sunday, June 23, beginning at 1 p.m. skiers are to put on an exhibition contest at the lake under the direction of the Rogue Aqua Ski club. There will be no admission charged tor the water carnival and en tertainment will be Included. Local marine dealers will have displays and demonstra tions and there will be prizes for tne winning contenders Whitland Locke of the chamber is publicity chairman (or the June event. Portland livestock Porllsnd (UPIl USOA Cattle 49, caives none, no eariy test. Hogs 23; one lot 1 and a bar rows ana guts steady at 17. Sheep 23; no early test. THEATRE INFORMATION PHONE 773-7323 mmm NOW A SWELL Debbie Reynolds XTrSm Lovns CUFFR0BERTS0p1 DAVID Eta Heckart - Hans Coniied.' Mary J , NOW m tlVAUTYOua WOMEN EXPOSED One of the blackest pages of human history The enslavement of the SABINE WOMEN lone wi mils' i wrii -A 11 Funeral arrangements will ba announced by Litwiller Fu neral home. FRED JOHNSON Ashland-Fred Moris John, son, 78. a resident of Ashland for eight years, died in a nursing home Wednesday. Fu neral arrangements will ba announced by Litwiller Fu neral home, . BENNIE R. REIGEL Funeral services for Bennio Holland Rcigcl, 62, of 743 B St., Ashland, who died Tues day, will be held at 3 p.m. Fri day in Ashland Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. James Sinclair of the Church of Christ will of. flciate. Committal will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Reigel was born June 8, 1900, in View, Wash. Ha left Washington in 1910, mov ing to Oregon and living there until 1930 when ho moved to California. In 1941 he moved back to Washington and then to California. He retired from business in 1962, mnving to Ashland in August of that year. He was in the laundry business most of his life, except for a period at the Bremerton Navy yard dur ing World War II. Survivors include a daugh ter, Mrs. Monna Rae Wardell, Orangevale, Calif.; a brother, George Reigel, Jacksonville, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Jua nita Silver, Ashland, Mrs. Bess Elmgren, Seattle, . and Mrs. Sadie Hall, Tacoma, Wash., and five grandchildren. Every Thursday 5 p.m. 'til 2 p.m Ntw Diih each wtk Include Ltrga Stlad lar to choeir from Bill & Eddla Duo Entertaining vry Nita oxcftpt TuatcUy with smooth danco muttc Wo cattr partial and fraupt DARDANEU.E Geld Hill Jet. lb Internals SHOWING DOUBLE BILK THE FUNNIEST FIX A GIRL EVER 60T INTO I JUKSSEI Xitoii j McCarly iulce 6My SSmH K"dSw A PARAMOUNT R&LEASC .... mtNtOADH KENT 1AYL0R LISA M0NTELL VALENTIN DE VARGAS It. 1963 aii you . ?lz: THE oim.Av: r,w OHTUtT-POI tUAtt SHOWINGI I Sabine women she wswW snythlMt 1 j of Mother's Day. Last ye r the sales tax
