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Voter Decision
On Sales Tax
Salem-IUPII-The Senate Tax
Committee Monday approved
a 3 per cent sales tax measure
which would be referred to
the voters at the November,
1964, election.
The vote was 6-1, with Sen.
Vernon Cook (D-Gresham) the
lone dissenter.
The move was designed to
ease opposition to the Senate
House conference committee
revenue compromise.
Conferee Sen. Glen Stadler
(D-Eugene) said he now felt
the Senate would accept the
conference report because the
voters would be given a
chance to express their views
on a sales tax.
House Minority Leader F.
F. Montgomery (R - Eugene)
said the sales tax measure
will "make the conference
package palatable in the
House."
Montgomery said several
House Democrats told him
they would vote for it.
House Republicans have fa
vored a sales tax, but passage
of a bill had been blocked
by House Democrats.
Exemptions Listed
The measure approved by
the Senate committee Tues
day would exempt food,
drugs, feed, seed, fertilizer,
and raw products used in
manufacturing.
The measure was proposed
by Sen. Walter Pearson (D
Portland). He said a sales tax
would raise $180 million a
biennium.
Half of this would be used
to offset, property tax.;, 25
per cent would be used to off
set personal income taxes, and
the balance would go into the
general fund.
As Senate-House tax con
ferees met Monday to approve
their compromise income-cigarette
tax program, Montgom
ery said he had been ap
proached by "some House
Democrats who asked that a
sales tax referral be made a
Constitution Loss
Said Disappointing
Portland - (UPI) - Reed Col
lege Prof. Richard Jones, sec
retary of the Citizens com
mittee for the Revised Con
stitution, expressed d i s a p
pointment at the vote by
which the Senate defeated a
proposed new constitution to
day. "I am confident we will
not let the matter die now."
"My hunch would be that
we will not want to wait two
years and try the legislature
again," he said.
The document could be
kept alive either through a
constitutional convention or
an initiative measure. He
said the committee's execu
tive board would meet soon
to make the decision.
"It's a great disappointment
after all the compromises
that were made," Jones said.
Noting that all eight senators
who opposed the constitution
because of its apportionment
plan when it lost the first time
voted for it today, but three
others switched sides, he add
ed: "I think some people were
looking for an excuse to vote
against it. They apparently
found the executive article ac
ceptable the first time but
then changed their mind,"
Jones said.
MEASURE APPROVED
Salem - HTM - The Senate
today approved n measure
providing an additional cir
cuit court judge for Lane and
Washington counties.
IIEWS.CRIEFS
niMS FROM m I AHOUNO THI 01011
ROOF COLLAPSES ON CROWD IN LISBON
Lisbon, Portugal-WI-A new stoni roof collapsed today
on a crowd standing on the platform of Lisbon's busiest rail
way station. Hospital officials said 25 persons were killed
and 38 injured.
ECUADOR SEIZES U.S. TUNA BOATS
Washington-dPI-The Ecuadorian nary was reported lead
ing two American tuna boats into port today with 21 other
U.S. tuna vessels following along in protest. The State de
partment said the two boats, both from San Diego. Calif.,
were accused by Ecuador of fishing off the coast without a
license.
X1S TEST FLICHT DELAYED BY WEATHER
Edwards Air Force Base, Cilif.-TPt-An X1S flight by the
world's fastest flying aircraft pilot was postponed today be
cause of OTereast weather, the Federal Space agency said.
Veteran Test Pilot Joe Walker had been scheduled to streak
the rocket ship to the edge of space at nearly six times the
speed el sound lo check heat rates on the fuselage end super-
onic stability.
part of the compromise reve
nue package.
When Rep. Richard Eymann
(D-Marcola) said there was net
enough time remaining to
draft a sales tax measure,
Stadler said voters could be
asked to make a policy de
cision at the 1964 election.
"This would give the 1965
legislature a mandate from
the people," he said.
Senate Tax committee mem
bers voting for the sales tax
measure were Stadler, Pear
son, Boyd Overhulse (D-Mad-ras),
Robert Elfstrom (R- Sa
lem), Donald Husband (R-Eu-gene)
and Anthony Yturri (R
Ontario). Over hulse and Elfstrom,
members of the tax confer
ence committee that was un
able to reach a compromise,
had suggested that a sales tax
referral be included as part
of the revenue package.
Negroes Forecast
Demonstrations
In Jackson, Miss.
Jackson, Miss, -met- Negro
leaders said today the city's
"rather strong statements"
that broke up a grievance ses
sion on civil rights left them
no alternative but to begin
racial demonstrations.
"There will be some dem
onstrations," said Medgar Ev
ers, stale field secretary of
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
Evers declined to say when
the demonstrations would be
gin. A mass meeting of Ne
groes was scheduled for to
night to lay further plans in
an integration campaign.
Negroes Walk Out
Negroes walked out of a
meeting Monday with Mayor
Allen Thompson and city offi
cials to discuss racial prob
lems in the Mississippi capi
tal. Evers said it became ob
vious that no agreement could
be reached after Thompson
opened the meeting with a
statement repeating his re
fusal to appoint a biracial
committee to tackle racial
problems.
Civil rights leaders had
said the meeting's outcome
would largely determine
whether a series of massive
anti - segregation demonstra
tions would be staged here.
Ministers' Efforts Fail
Efforts by top white clergy
men to prevent demonstra
tions apparently were unsuc
cessful. A delegation of min
isters called on the chamber
of commerce Monday to re
quest that action be taken to
keep "the line of communica
tions" open between the
races. However, the chamber's
directors voted to take no
action on the request.
Any demonstration here is
sure to be broken up by po
lice. On previous occasions,
they have used German Shep
herd dogs and clubs to halt
marches.
Outdoor Recreation
Bill Signed Into Law
Washington fUPD President
Kennedy today signed into
law a bill to step up coordi
nated federal, state and local
expansion of outdoor recrea
tion programs.
The legislation will enable
the Interior Department,
through its new Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation, to under
take planning, research and
coordination tasks.
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
24 Pages Two Sections
Cost of Living
Continues Higher;
Food Prices Drop
Decline Offset
By Other Prices
Washington - UIPD - The cost
of living continued at a rec
ord high of 106.2 per cent
during April, the Labor De
partment reported today.
Ewang Clague, head of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
said food prices dropped
three tenths of 1 per cent but
the decline was offset by in
creased prices for housing,
used cars, newspapers and
clothing.
The consumer price index
was 1 per cent higher than a
year ago, reflecting increased
costs for food, housing and
recreation. All major types
of goods and services except
transportation shared in the
over-the-year advance.
Meat Price Down
Clague said the decrease in
average food prices in April
resulted largely from drops
in the prices o meats, eggs
and dairy products. The price
of meat was the lowest since
1957, he said.
Meat, poultry and fish
prices dipped 2.4 per cent.
Beef and pork prices led the
way with a drop of about 3.5
per cent.
However, prices for fruits
and vegetables increased.
Fresh fruits climbed 4 per
cent and fresh vegetables 1.6
per cent. Clague said this was
iargely a continuing result of
frost which destroyed south
ern fruit crops last winter.
The price index for food
during April stood at 104.3
per cent. This meant it cost
a housewife $10.43 to buy a
basket of groceries that cost
$10 in 1947-49.
Four-Year-Old
Killed in Mishap
Fred Irvin Meyers, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Meyers, Jacksonville,
was fatally injured yesterday
afternoon when crushed be
tween a car door and a tree
stump at his home, according
to state police.
His father had placed an
old car with one wheel miss
ing on a steep hillside, offi
cers said, and the boy had
been playing in and around
the car when it started to roll
and caught the boy between
the open door and stump.
The body was taken Conger-Morris
funeral home in
Medford by Dr. Albert A.
Griffin, osteopath and sur
geon, Jacksonville.
Officers Named for
Jacksonville Club
Jacksonville - Officers and
board members of the Jack
sonville Boosters club were
named at a meeting of the or
ganization here last night.
Robertson Collins was nam
ed president; Donald Wendt,
vice president; Mrs. Arthur
Roberts, secretary, and Rob
ert Mitchel, treasurer.
The officers are also mem
bers of the board. Other di
rectors named were George
McUne, the Rev. Oliver
Rummers, Mrs. L. Houston
Valentine, John Keaveny and
Joe Cowley.
The organization, a non
profit group, has been form
ed to work for the general
welfare of Jacksonville, prin
cipally through a long-range
study of the community, the
officers explained. Member
ship is open to anyone inter
ested in the betterment of
Jacksonville.
The officers will meet next
Monday at the Jubilee club
restaurant for a planning ses
sion. The next regular meet
ing for the whole member
ship will be held June 11 at
the city hall at 7:30 p.m.
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GREETS PRESIDENT Alfred S. V. Car- Pusey during dedication ceremonies of the
penter, Medford, (left) shakes hands with Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts yes
Harvard university President Nathan M. terday. (UPI)
Problem of Paint
Odors Referred to
Bar Committee
The problem of noxious roof
paint odors disturbing a Jack
son county circuit court trial
last week will be referred to
the Jackson County Bar asso
ciation liaison committee, Cir
cuit Judge James M. Main
said this morning.
The circuit judge had a com
plete report of the incident
on his desk this morning. Dep
uty District Attorney Thomas
Owens questioned the people
involved.
The report stated that the
odor was noticed about 12:15
p.m. May 23. The circuit judge
then ordered L. G. (Shy)
Morthland, court bailiff, to
determine the cause. He
climbed out onto the roof and
noticed a 12 by 10 foot area
was yet unpainted, according
to the report.
Morthland told the painter
no more painting should be
done by order of the circuit
court judge. When informed
only a little painting remain
ed to be completed, Morth
land said he would check with
the judge.
Odor Becomes Worse
When court resumed at 1:30
p.m., the odor was worse.
Checking again, the bailiff no
ticed a painter approaching
with a five gallon paint can.
He repeated the judge's order.
The odor became even worse
later, and Morthland again
climbed to the roof to check
and noticed the small area
had been painted.
Andy Bjornsen. building su
perintendent, said he told the
painter to cjntinue when he
passed him carrying the paint.
Later Circuit Court Secretary
Nancy Myrick complained of
the odor to Bjornsen and he
told her the job was done.
Seeking confirmation from
County Commissioner Don
Fabcr, Faber told Bjornsen he
did the right thing. Faber said
later the courtroom air condi
tioner need not have been on,
drawing in the paint odor,
since it was only 68 degrees.
Faber recalled he had been
advised earlier of complaints
about the painting but thought
it was only about the noise
caused.
Agr
riculture Building
Gets Senate Approval
Salem - OTP - The Senate
today approved a new 39,000-
square foot agriculture build
ing.
The SI million structure,
which would he built in about
two years, is planned as the
first unit in a group which
ultimately would house state
natural resources agencies
headquartered here.
Final location and design of
I the structure have not yet
been determined, although the
structure is to be a part of the
Uepitnl mall program.
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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1963
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DELIVERS ADDRESS Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Medford,
is shown here delivering a short address during dedication
ceremonies of the Carucnter Center for the Visual Arts at
Harvard university in Cambridge, Mass., yesterday. Listening
behind is Dean Jose Luis Sort of the Harvard Graduate School
of Design. (UPI)
Six Mentioned as
Possible Successors
To Pope John XXIII
Vatican City - HIPli - A small
group of cardinals - five Ital
ians and one Armenian - have
been consistently mentioned
as possible successors tn ailing
Pope John XXIII.
The question of succession
has been asked, as with every
Pope, almost from the time
Pope John himself was elected
in 1058 at the age of 76.
Now, wilh the Pope lying
seriously 111 in the Vatican, it
is being asked with new
urgency all over the woild.
No Right To Choose
The answer lies beyond the
knowledge of any person, in
cluding Pope John himself.
Tiie papacy docs not carry
with It the right to choose
one's own successor.
The choice could fall to one
of those considered leading
contenders or to someone
whose name has nut even
come up. There is no way to
Cardinals will do when it
meets in secret conclave to
elect a new Pope.
Probably the best example
of the unpredictability of pa
pal succession is Pope John
himfelf. Almost no one had
placed him among the ' fa-jlhey believed the prire prob
vnrttr" when the cardinals I ably would drop in the near
rrjet in I95R In choose the suc -
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cessor to Pope Pius XII.
The name mentioned most
often In speculation now Is
that of Giovanni Bnttista Car
dinal Mnntini, the 65-year-old
"liberal" archbishop of Milan.
Others Mentioned
Others are:
-Peter Gregory Cardinal
Agagianian, 67, the Armenian.
born head of Catholic mi'
sionary activities.
-Giovanni Cardinal Urbani
83. successor to Pope John as
patriarch of Venice and the
only leading candidate born
in Ihe 20th century.
-Giacomo Cardinal Lerca
ro, 71, Communist battling
archbishop of Bologna.
I -Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini
! 75, archbishop of Palermo.
- Valcrio Cardinal Valerl,
I 79, prefect of the Sacred Con-
gregaiion of the Religious
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Multnomah DeoVS
Call for Sugar Bids
Portland - lUPP - Multnomah
county commissioners today
put off calling for bids for
sugar for the county hospital
due tn the recent price in-
i crease. Commissioners s a I d
i future,
Pope Suffering
From 'Growth
Vatican Reveals
Vatican City (UPD The
Vatican announced today that
Pope John XXIII is suffering
from an "abnormal growth"
in the stomach, which medical
sources said probably means
he has cancer.
Vatican sources said the 81-year-old
Pope's condition was
"critical" and there were fears
for his life.
An official communique
said the Roman Catholic pon
tiff is continuing to suffer
internal hemorrhages result
ing from the "eteroplasia gas
trica" or "gastric heteropla
sy" which has afflicted him
for about a year.
Eteroplasia is a Greek word
meaning "abnormal growth."
Medical sources said the "gas
tric heteroplasy" could mean
the Pope has stomach cancer.
Wording Kept Vague
The wording of the commu
nique appeared to be deliber
ately vague, but It was as
close as the Vatican has come
to saying that the aging Pope's
ailment is cancer.
Medical authorities were
cautious in interpreting the
wording of the communique,
but said from what they have
read they have no doubt the
Pope has cancer.
The chief librarian for the
British Cancer Research coun
cil in London said the term
applied to the Pope's illness
"could mean cancer but not
necessarily so."
"Technically," he said, "it
means the development of ab
normal tissues, but also the
development of normal cells
in the wrong place.
"Neoplasial, on the other
hand, would mean 'new
growth' and definite cancer.
The Vatican's use of 'heter
oplasy' could be a euphem
ism." Dr. J. G. Benncttc, secre
tary of the British Association
for Cancer Research, another
leading cancer expert, said:
"Gastric heteroplasy might
be anything. It could mean
cancer. Equally, it could not."
When the Pope first showed
signs of his illness last No.
vember, the Vatican described
it as "stomach trouble" and
said the bleeding he suffered
has caused severe anemia.
The ailment forced the
Pope Into bed, and it general
ly was considered at the time
to be a bleeding ulcer. But
since then, there have been
numerous reports that his
trouble really was cancer.
The Vatican neither confirm
ed nor denied the reports.
Businessmen Plan
Billboard Purchase
Talent - The Talent-Phoenix
Businessmen's association
is planning to buy billboard
space in an effort to keep
traffic on Highway B9 after
the Interstate 5 freeway sec'
lion between Medford and
Ashland opens this summer.
At a meeting here last
night, the group decided to
meet at the Phoenix city hall
Monday, June 10, to select
copy for the billboard and
consider bids that have been
received from two outdoor ad
vcrtising firms.
The board Is expected to
be located between the north
city limits of Ashland and
the Valley View dr. Inter
change where traffic will
leave the present highway In
order to gel on the freeway.
It will face northbound traf
fic. The organization is seeking
a slogan to describe the area
between Ashland and Med
ford for use on the board.
A membership drive Is now
in progress. In excess of 150
businesses are located be.
tween the north city limits
of Ashland and south city
limits of Medford, association
leaders pointed out, and they
hope to sign up at least R0
per cent of them.
Firemen Make 362
Home Inspections
Eighty - three recommen
datinns for cleaning up homes
were made this week as the
Medford fire department con
tinued a house to house in
spection of the city.
Of the 382 homes visited,
176 families were not at
home, 35 families refused the
inspection and 68 were re
ported to have no fire haz
ards.
The annual Inspection by
the fire department is to help
prevent fires started in the
homes from faulty electrical
circuits or combustion due to
improper storage of (lamma
hje materials, firemen noted
Last Tuesday, the Pope suf
fered a relapse, with severe
new hemorrhaging He was
forced to cancel all his audi
ences, and it was announced
that he was undertaking a
nine - day novena in prepara
tion for Pentecost, June 2.
His condition worsened, and
he was given frequent blood
transfusions.
A crisis reportedly occurred
last Sunday morning, and he
was presumed close to death.
He rallied temporarily, but
his over all condition con
tinued to decline.
Governor Ignores
Subpoena Served
In Race Dispute
Montgomery, Ala. - (UPI) -
Gov. George Wallace, dis
missing a subpoena served on
a "civilly dead" household
servant, has given every In
dication he Intends to. boy
cott a federal hearing aimed
at preventing his interference
in the integration of the Uni
versity of Alabama.
A source close to Wallace
said the governor would not
"under any circumstances"
appear at the hearing next
Monday in Birmingham.
U.S. marshals Monday serv
ed papers on a Negro maid
at the executive mansion in
an effort to assure the gover
nor s court appearance.
Wallace staunchly disa
greed with Justice department
officials in Washington who
indicated the serving of the
subpoena constituted proper
service.
Ridicules Action
Wallace said the maid Is a
convict who works at the ex
ecutive mansion and whose
civil rights were removed be.
cause of a felony conviction,
"It is ridiculous that they
(the marshals) served a Negro
maid in my house," Wallace
said. "Civilly, she's dead."
A source close lo the gov
ernor said Wallace would not
attend the hearing because he
contends the federal court
docs not have Jurisdiction In
the case and for him to at
tend the hearing "would make
It appear that the governor
recognizes such jurisdiction."
Attorneys May Appear
The source said, however,
that Wallace's attorneys could
appear In the federal court
as a "special party" and make
motions for dismissal of the
case on grounds the court has
no jurisdiction.
A suit, filed last Friday by
the U.S. Justice Department.
seeks to bar Wallace from
carrying out promised inter
vention when Negroes Vivian
Malone and David McGlath-
cry attempt to enroll at the
University of Alabama next
month.
House Approves
Compromise Tax
Salem - (UPI) - The House
voted 31-29 today to approve
the compromise Income tax
program.
The House was to vole on
the companion measure, a 4
ccnl a pack cigarette tax, this
afternoon.
The income tax measure
now goes to the Senate.
Approval came on a near
party line vote.
Opposing the measure were
Reps. Atlyeh, Bazctt, Bennett,
Bonestecle, Branchfleld,
Chappel, Chuinard, Dellcn
back, Delerlng. Dickinson,
Doolcy, Elder, Flitcraft, Gal
lagher, Hagan, Hand, Howard,
Hunt, Jones Lang Mahcr Mc
Kinnis, Meek, Montgomery,
Musa, Orr, Oudcrkirk, Rog
ers and Robert Smith.
Death Penalty Issue on
November, 1964, Ballot
Salem - (DPP - Oregon voters
will be asked to decide in
November, 1004, whether they
want to abolish the death pen
alty. A pair of measures to do
this cleared the legislature to
day when the House accepted
a House Senate conference
committee report.
One of the measures, a con
stitutional amendment, would
remove the entire question
from the state constitution,
which now provides for capi
tal punishment, and make it a
master of statute.
Necessary Votes
Three Short for
Final Passage
Executive Provision
Results in Defeat
Salem- fUPll The slow move
ment of a new constitution
toward the voters of Oregon
was hailed in the Senate today
By three votes.
Senators voted 17-13 in fa
vor of the document. It need
ed two-thirds, or 20, to pass.
The action seemed to spell
the final, and unsurmount
able, obstacle for the consti
tution this session.
Its supporters, however, felt
the lone work nn tho w,t
ment by a commission and
then ty legislative commit
tees was not completely lost.
May Seek Convention
The draft remains. Tt wa
possible its strongest advo
cates in the st..te would try to
Seek 8 Constitutional nnnvan-
tion. If not, legislators s'd
tne proposal would get more
attention, and probably be .
further revised and sent nn
to the voters at the 1965 legis
lature.
The document went flnum
defeat in the Senate over Its
provision for a strong execu
tive branch headed by a gover
nor as the state's single elec
tive executive officer.
Sen. T.. W. TJewhrv fP.Ach.
land) said it was incongruous
to ask the Dennlf tn vnte tn
deny themselves the right to
vote for five elective officials,
as the state has at present.
Sen. Anlhonv Yturri ITt.On.
lario) replied that fears about
a strong executive were "un
rounded.- He said the docu
ment also Provided strnnff
checks. He and others appeal
ed to the Senate not to stand
between' the document and
the people.!
I VotinB , for ; the nrnnnspd
constitution were Sens. R. F.
Chapman, Vern Cook, Ward
Cook, Alfred Corbett, Edward
ranciey, At nogol, Ted Hal
lock, Donald Husband, Glenn
Huston, Walter Leth, Thomas
M a h o n e y, Tom Monaghan,
Boyd Overhulse, Waller Pear
son, Glen Stadler, Don Win
ner and Yturri.
Earlier, the Senate rejected
the document over IpgicTativ
apportionment. A compromise
swung eight votes to it today,
but' others switched inv
from It to spell its defeat.
Only 12 out of .tn ipmln,.
voted for the document last
wecK.
Portland Bottling
Plants Picketed
Portland rtTPn tv.,,.1.
drivers and production em
ployees went on strike today
against local area soft drink
bottling plants.
Pickets from Teamsters' Lo
cal 162 were stationed at half
a dozen plants.
An employer spokesman
said the dispute was over
wages. He said employers
made a "final offer" Monday
of a 10-cent hourly hike ef
fective April 1, wilh another
10 cents in each of the next
two weeks.
Employers said the union
sought a pay hike of 32 '4
cents an hour the first year
and 2214 cents the KprnnH
year of a two-year contract.
Driver-salesmen nave been
receiving S3 nS nn hour nnrl
production employees 10 cents
an hour less under the old
contract, employers said.
Deputies Investigate
Gibbon Road Accident
Sheriff's deputies are in
vestigating today the hit and
run accident on Gibbon rd.
near Upton, rd, yesterday
when two boys on bicycles
were hit by a motorcycle and
knocked into a ditch.
Bruce A. Pomeroy, route
2, box 668, Central Point, re
ported one of the boys was
his son. The two boys, 9 and
12 years old, received slight
Injuries, deputies said.
It is this measure that will
go to the voters.
The ether measure, a bill
that needs the governor's sig
nature, would change the pen
alty for first degree murder
from death to life imprison
ment. The convicted person
would have to serve at least
10 years before becoming eli
gible for parole, and then
would be subject to parole for
the rest of his life.
Four persons currently ar
under death sentence in Ore
gon. None would be affected
by today's action. t