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Covtrnor Notts 'Inadequacies' Of Legislature Gov. Mark Hatfield hat termed tha recent Hasten a( t h a Oregon Legislature e a a of "modat! achievement, massive inaction and notabla mistakes." Tha afforU of tha longest and costliest aatsion in tha history of tha ttata ara markad by Inida quaciaa ranging irom tragedy to ragrai. tha Tnvernor save. Cot. Hatfield's sum nary of tha sauion, prt ?ared exclusively for United Praaa Interna tional. appaars on paga 2A. mm mm mm rare ma mm The Legislature -III Council Assures Formation of City Parking District " Formation of a downtown Medford parking district, and Suture development of three (f-street parking lots in the core area, wag assured by ac tion of the Medford city coun cil last night. - The unanimous vote on the measure was taken despite voiced objections from three members of the audience that they would be assessed by the district without receiving any benefit from the proposed parking lots. City Manager Robert Duff aid today that his office had received petitions from 64 per cent of the property owners In the parking district favor ing the proposal. He said be bad written protests from four property owners opposing for mation of the district. : Duff said that on the basis Of last night's council action, , the city will now negotiate leases on the lots with rep resentatives from Park and Shop, the proposed future op- : erators of the lots. City of ficials will represent the parking district in the nego- ' tiations. Duff said the city has ac cepted the federal govern ment's offer to purchase the ' old Federal building at Sixth ' st. and Riverside ave. and is now awaiting approval from a Congressional committee on the matter. Word is expected within 30 days. Duff said. The city manager said that if all goes according to sched ule, the Federal building and structures at Sixth and Bart lett sts. will be razed some time in October. Bids will be called for, both for demolition of the buildings and for pav ing and developing of the parking lots, he said. At last night's meeting. At torney Russell DeForest, rep resenting H. C. Witham, own- t er of an automotive parts and equipment company at Fifth st. and Riverside ave., 5 protested that his client al ii ready had sufficient parking l space for his own needs, and ' that his customers would not , use the proposed lots. George Ryall, who owns the i property where J. C. Penney's i and the downtown New berry's stores are located, also ? protested being included in 8 the district. "We'd be making I: a donation to buy lots for i private use," he said. , The other oral protest came from a representative of the " Veterans of Foreign Wars j Building corporation, who '? said his organization "couldn't J see the benefit. ,) "If we needed the parking f space," he said, "we'd go buy it." Countering arguments were made by Attorney Otto i Frohnmayer, who said that , "here is an opportunity to ' 1 do something to keep Med i ford from going further down . the road of deterioration Senate Killed Chance To Leave 'Great Legacy' Editor's note: Tha 1963 legislature brought Oregon closer than many expected to rtplacing its century-old constitu tion. Tha legislature in tha and duckad tha Job by three votes, but tha issue is vary much alive. This is tha third in a series of articles on the recently concluded legislature. By ZAN STARK and ANN H. PEARSON Salem-l?l-"It could be this session's greatest legacy." These words were spoken in mid-session about a new constitution proposed to replace Oregon's present 106-year-old one. But the legislature by-passed the chance to leave such a legacy at least this time. The document got long hours of attention from two com mittees, got through the House with one vote to spare over the two-thirds needed, was rejected by the Senate, revived, and died by three votes. It advanced as far as it did farther than many thought it would because its supporters were imbued with the challenge of pausing in history to reconstruct a "framework for Oregon's next century, a house to grow in." It was stopped in the end because of two specifics, leg islative apportionment and a plan for a stronger governor and because of hesitation over the awesome job of making history by refashioning so many years of it. Now, all the work the years of pressures culminating in legislative creation of a revision commission two years ago and in legislative action this session is suspended. But it is not lost. The drafts and studies and care re main. Now there is talk that citizens groups for constitutional revision will take up the job, perhaps calling a constitutional convention or even trying to put a new constitution on the ballot themselves. If not. enough legislators to make the difference Indicated they will send a constitution on to the people at the next session, after two more years of study. (Continuad on page 4B) Increase in Work Brings 'New Look' To Area Employment Two Youths Escape From MacLaren School Salem (UPO A search was under way today for two youths who fled the Mac- Laren school for boys shortly before noon Thursday. Em; Regional , Edition Medford 58th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 22 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1963 No. 67 Ctemiiroedly MoemiiBJoini T Cmifetr Jymie 2- Mayor Declares Emergency; Nine Persons Jailed 500 Whites Battle Negroes in Street ft 3 A steady and rapid increase in work, resulting from the change in the weather, brought a "new look" to the employment picture in Jack son county for the month of May, John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the mployment service, has re ported. The improvement started about the middle ot me month with an increase in log ging, slowed down by March and April rains, and a "note worthy" amount of activity in the construction field. There were a number of build ing projects started in me county and construction got under way on three new mo tels and a Safeway market in Medford, Patton said. Hellsgafe Bridge Open To Trucks fi rants Pass - The rUUsgate canyon bridge was opened to logging trucks today on a tem porary basis, following a 38 hour closure as a result of an accident Wednesday. The narrow, one-lane span. which is used by as many as inn Woine trucks a day, was blocked when a large crawler type tractor weighing between 25 and 50 ions sua puiv off a semi-trailer on which it was being hauled. The vehicle remained on ui bridge Thursday, while a state highway department engineer was flown in to assess damage to the structure. Only foot traffic was per mitipri across the span yester- day, but this morning me krHop si vital link in the route between Merlin and Galice, was opened to logging trucks. Saturday and Sunday, only foot and auto traffic will be norm itted. state police s 3 i d, and traffic may be delayed up to an hour because of repair work that will be In progress, NEIVS(BEHEFS irtMt noM iv around im eiott HOT LINE' LINK WORK UNFINISHED ...raiuui dlnriniminl negotiator Ssmyon T..,.r,kin said iodav negotiation "is not finished" on tha proposed "hot line" link between Kremlin. The amount of employment on highway and road construc tion also showed some in creases and is expected to con tinue with a pronounced up ward trend within the next 30 days. Trend Indicated This upward trend was in dicated in the increase in hir ing activity through the Med ford employment office. The number of non agricultural jobs filled during May was approximately one-third high er than during the same month in 1962, The hiring was spread over nearly every kind of business activity and was not limited to any one industry. The local labor force, Pat ton noted, appears to be ade quate to supply most local needs of the immediate fu ture with the exception of a few highly skilled occupations. Well qualified stenograph ers and bookkeepers and ex perienced women retail sales clerks are still in great demand. There are many new arriv als in the valley, people look ing for permanent new loca tions and job opportunities, a familiar pattern which has existed for many years, Pat ton said. Little Demand Noted There is little demand for agricultural labor at this time and preliminary crop est! mates by the pear industry indicate a material reduction in the amount of thinning to be done in the orchards com pared to other years. There will be many stu- dents looking for work, Pat ton stated. These job seekers are coming from high schools and colleges and are interest ed in summer employment only in many instances. There will also be a number of high school graduates not planning to go on into higher educa tion who will be looking for permanent employment. The employment service has interviewed these students, Patton pointed out, and has administered aptitude or per formance tests to many of them. Information concerning them and their services may be obtained at any time by calling 773-8481. West Germany To Be First Stop On European Trip Ireland, Italy Slated on Itinerary Aboard U.S.S. Kitty Hawk HOT President Kennedy to day formally announced his intention to confer in Great Britain June 29-30 with Prime Minister Harold Mac millan. News of the major addition to Kennedy's forthcoming European schedule was re leased by the President's press secretary, Pierre Sa linger, as the Chief Execu tive concluded an overnight cruise aboard this 80,000-ton aircraft carrier and flew ashore by helicopter to wit ness more Navy firepower demonstrations at the China Lake Naval Ordnance Test ing Station. First To West Germany By adding a visit with Mac- millan to his schedule, Ken nedy now plans to go first to West Germany for three days as the guest of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, then to Ireland for the better part of three days. Kennedy will fly to Great Britain June 29 and meet Macmillan. Their talks will extend into the next day, then Kennedy will fly to Italy for a visit of two and a half days with- President Antonio Segni. The President was due to return to Washington late July 2 or early July 3. Change in Thinking The decision to meet Mac millan represented a decided shift in White House think ing. Up until a few days ago. the White House had denied flatly that any plan existed for Kennedy to confer with Macmillan during the Presi dent's upcoming European trip. The death of Pope John XXIII caused Kennedy to drop plans for a visit to Rome, and as a result the Chief Exec utive was expected td meet Segni in some other Italian metropolitan area, probably Milan. To Attend Dinner After the naval weapons demonstrations in the Mojave desert, Kennedy planned a carefully protected venture in the tangled world of Califor nia Democratic party politics. In Beverly Hills, Calif., to night, Kennedy will attend closed dinner given in his honor by the President's club of Los Angeles, an organiza tion of those of common bond who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Democratic party this year. The dinner will be closed to the press. . Hi'- 'Tl hi I ,i Li. i -u l U & twit? t rve. u t i' -V- I L si GRADUATION Lynn Sjnlund (dark suit, center) directs the senior choir members during commencement exercises last night of the Medford High school. More than 400 seniors received diplomas from Keith Hockersmith, chair man of the board of education during the school's 70th annual commencement. Also participating In the exercises were the varsity and high school bands under the direction of I. A. Mlrick. Dr. Roy Licuallen, chancellor of the Ore gon state system ot higher education, was the evenings' principal speaker. (Knackstedt photo) T Washington and the RELIGIOUS RIOTING CRUSHED IN TEHRAN Tehran. Iran-itPH-Tahran s military gownor j tha shah's arm- has crush.d religious rioting which flared for four days and is prepared to follow "shoot to kill orders to keep the uneasy peace. HOTEL NEAR SEATTLE DAMAGED BY FIRE Seattle - T - Fire destroyed the coffee shop, cocktail lounge, dining room and banquet rooms at the Hyatt House Hotel south of here near the Seattle-Tacoma International Hotel manager Charles Andrew estimated damage about $200,000. t lurni w WHITE. NEWS CHIEF. LEAVING POiT , Washlngton-frf-State Department news chief Lincoln White, for many years the government's official "voice" on foreign policy, is leaving his post to become consul general in Melbourne. Australia, it was announced today. at Swimming Pools Open For Public Today City swimming pools at Jackson and Hawthorne park opened for public use at 1 o'clock this afternoon, accord ing to Medford Parks and Recreation Director Robert L. Haworth Season tickets for the pools Slide on Carberry Road Said Stopped An area of sliding earth and trees that blocked Carberry rd. two miles above Copper Monday now has stabilized, according to Louis Culy, county road foreman for the Applegate district. The slide came from a height of a quarter mile up the mountain side and caused a blockade across the road and Carberry stream 800 feet across. The creek was dammed to a depth of eight feet Soil was moving at the rate of an inch a minute earlier in the week. The road crew reported fre quent slides have occurred in the area, and while working there Monday they had to move their equipment to place of safety. The crew expects to have a road through in about a week. Both County Engineer Rob- 19,000 Expected To Be Idled by Lumber Strikes Portland, Ore ifJPD -Some 19,000 workers are ex pected to be idled because of strikes or shutdowns in the lumber industry from North ern California to Washington by tonight. Vice President Lowry Wy att of Weyerhaeuser Co., said Thursday all operations of his firm and those of Inter national Paper, Crown Zcller bach and Rayonier at which members of the International Woodworkers of America or the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union ore employed would be closed after the last shift today. In Retaliation Trie closure is in retaliation for a strike by the two unions against St. Regis Paper Co., and U.S. Plywood Corp., two other members of the North west big six lumber products firms. The strike was called after negotiations over a new contract were broken off. There were indications thai talks might be resumed soon. In a statement announcing the shutdown Wednesday, the big six pledged to continue negotiations whenever the un ions requested. Harvey Nelson, regional president of the IWA, said his union is willing to return to the bargaining table "any time the companies are will ing to rnakt a msonable of fer." Far Apart The two sides remain I long way apart on wages, and apparently on some other l&sues as well. Both unions turned down a company offer of a 22-ccnt nor hour wage increase over a three-year period. The IWA had modified its original 40- cents demand to 35 cents. The LSW originally asked 60 cents. Nelson charged the com panies have refused to make a fair wage offer and have uiven no consideration to travel time pay for loggers He said many loggers travel more than four hours a day In Bdditlon to their regula eight hour woik schedule Regular Pay Asked Council Passes Air Pollution Ordinance Governor Cause 01 Concern on With Some Changes Alabama Campus The fifth draft of an air pollution control ordinance, amended in three places just before It was voted on, was passed unanimously by the Medford city council -last night. Aside from the amend ments proposed by Council man William Singler, chair man of the council committee appointed to draft the ordi nance, the measure passed Ithout comment, either from the audience or the council. Action on the measure had been continued from two previous council meetings. Relief over passage oi ine ordinance appeared to be gen eral among the councllmen. At least we got it on the books," one of them said aft er the meeting. Would Appoint Officer A sentence In Section 4 of the measure which would have authorized the city man ager to appoint an air pollu tion control officer was mended so that the appoint ment would be made by the Ity manager only at the spe cific direction of the city council. The change was made neces sary when the combined coun cil and citizens' budget com mittee last month failed to appropriate funds to hire the control officer In Section 7, which has to do with snecific contaminants, the allowable volume of sul- may be purchased at the de partment office in city hall, or I rt Cartenren ,nd Dirlct dally tickets may be pur chased at either of the pools, Haworth said. MASONS SCHEDULED Portland The 113th annual convention of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Oregon is scheduled here June 12-14. Ranger Neil Suttcll say they believe the slide to be from natural causes, probably from the weight of saturated earth which may have struck an Im Dervious layer. Persons living above the 5lide area have been able to get out via Thompson creik The employers also havi tried to take away the priv- ileiie of a Monday through Friday work schedule which the union gained before the War Labor Board in 1942, Nelson contended. The companies asked thdt Lexington, N. C. - (DPt -Seven Negroes and two) whites were jailed today in connection with race riot in which one man was killed and another wounded. Mayor C. V. Sink declared an emergency condition and urged people to stay off tha streets of this tense and shocked city of 17,000 in tha industrial Piedmont region of central North Carolina. Sink requested that there be no gatherings, and authori ties canceled Little Leagua baseball game tonight and an appearance by Negro piano player Fats Domino before a Negro audience. Felled by Rifle Shots A mechanic was killed and a newspaper photographer was wounded in the explo sive rock and bottle - throw ing battle between more than S00 whites and 50 Negroes Thursday night. Police blam ed it on civil rights demon strations that began here ear lier In the week. The victims, both white, were felled by .22 caliber ri fle shots fired into the white crowd by an unknown per son while firecrackers were popping. "The town is sick," a lo cal newspaper editor said to day. "Every respectible citi zen Is sick. We thought wa had a good town." State troopers were rushed to the scene to aid police in restoring order. Several po lice cars were damaged by the enraged crowd. Broke Through Line Police said the incident, ap parently a carryover from an -argument between groups of young- whites and Negroes Wednesday night, began when, about 2,000 whites marched to the intersection dividing a. white' and Negro section ot Lexington. About -400 white broke through a police una and started throwing rock and bottles at about SO Ne groes who threw tha objects back During! the melee, three aknia Hara 4 ifJt att t ntartfsl m auuva wvi-s uw s sss vv. tj bwi nolice said. . One shot rlco- rniiiM nrr tim luvpnwnL An . f i i- s- i r ik t4 A I mvu mat i uuivi imiwk xsw uiiw, i a wnite man, in tna neaa. am V. .. died en rdute to a hospital. phur compounds which-could I . Tuscaloosa be' -discharged ' into the at-hnw far will rrW'n7 TT IZT W-Wc. go to keep hi. "cove- fhe third shot hit Art Bleb Th. oh.nuh.ri heen souBht nnt " wiin .me peopi o arason, a new. pnm um,.v. , by representatives of the pe- physically block any Negroes troleum fuel Industry. from entering the University In Section .10, four out of 14 proposed standards to be used by the council In dctcr minlne what constituted a public nuisance were deleted. Singler said the deletions were rccommonaeci oy nis committee after discussions with State Sanitary Inspector Ted Gerow. Girl Rescued from River by Deputy A Sams Valley area girl was rescued last evening from the Rogue river after she lost her footing near the Gold Ray dam and was swept aDout half mile downstream. The girl, Kare Emily Weeks, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weeks Modoc and Antloch rds., was rescued by Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Lcfl Rice who was fishing downstream from the dam. The girl was with her lath er and an uncle, Robert Cov ington, Memphis, Tenn., when she fell. Both jumped Into the river In an attempt to rescue her, but were unable to reach her, it was reported. Blind Man Refused Restaurant Service A blind man was refused service at a Shady Cove res taurant Tuesday because he wanted to take his seelng-eye dog into the establishment with him. When a second Shady Cove cafe proprietor also was reluctant a few mi.jutes later to allow the animal on the premises, the blind man in distress placed a long dis tance telephone call to the Medford Chamber of Com merce office for help. The men, O. M. Haakell, who recently moved to Med ford from Monterey, Calif. told chamber staff members of the situation, and asked them to check to see what Oregon law was on the subject. A hurried call was made to the Commission for the Blind at the county fair grounds. The chamber was told that according to state law, a secing-eye dog may be 'allowed" in public places, provided It is well mannered and is in harn?ss. The Information was re layed to the Shady Cove cafe operator, who, reassured then welcomed Haskell and his wife and Dody, a two- year-old water spaniel Into the restaurant and served them. That quesiton Is causing worry on the university cam- is here and among adminis tration officials in . Wash ington, Ostensibly, Wallace has set collision course with fed eral authority over the issue. He has indicated he Intends to ignore a federal court in junction against his interfer ence with the enrollment of two Negroes here Tuesday and at the Huntsvllle extcn- Ion campus Thursday. nly Alternative A high administration source said in wasnington Thursday If Wallace sur rounds himself with state troopers to bar the Negroes' entrance, there would be no alternative but to counter ith federal troops. Asked for Wallace's re action to this development, a pokesman for the govern ment said in Montgomery that Wallace still plans to keep his covenant" with the people. If found guilty of contempt for defying the injunctions, Wallace could be sent to pri son for an indefinite term nd fined any amount. V Regisfrof ion Chairman Named by Democrats Portland - (IPD - Rep. Ross Morgan (D Gresham) has firm nrtrntintf nn week end been named state registration schedules be allowed to nay chairman for the Democratic workers at regular intead of party. Stale Chairman t. u overtime rates for Week ends. Spencer announced. WEATHER ronrx'AST: Ptrtly cloudy thrnuth Saturday and a llult mrmrr Saturday. Low ionint Illch tomorrow IB. Hlfh-al YriUrday SS jimu inn Momma m Prce. to IS s m. Today, Nona Our Skies Tonight nnart today S:4S p.m iinrl tomorrow ...... 1:1a a m (UoAnrla tonitht ft:M Dm t.avt Quarter .... June 14 PROMINENT STARS Arrtturua. tilth In aouth I l P m, Mlur and Alkald. tha two aura formlm tha and of tha handla f tha Bt( nippar, point toward Arcturua, nifn in In the side, but he was not believed seriously hurt. A white man identified aa William Tate, whom police) said had two shotguns and rifle In his car. was held by police for questioning in connection with the shots. Cold War News Censorship Mapped Washington IUPD The ad ministration has indicated that government officials will judge what Information is to be released in a com war crisis. The indication came from Edward A. McDermott, tha man who would be respon sible for censorship In an actual war. McDermott, director of the Office of Emergency Plan ning, discussed the problems Involved In issuing govern ment information during a war and during "a period of worsening tension," a phrase used by McDermott to de scribe a condition such ass existed during last fall's Cu ban crisis. The testimony was given in a closed session of the gov ernment information subcom mittee Thursday. A censored version was released today. Special Blood Drawings Planned During Week Two .oecial blood drawings for open heart surgeries will be held during next week's visit of the Bloodmooue to Jackson county. Thirty pints of A positive blood will be collected in Medford Tuesday, June li, and will be flown to the Re gional Blood Center In Port land. The following day. a similar drawing will be con ducted In Ashland. Blood drawn for open heart lurierv must be delivered to the Rciional uiood w immediately. John L. Gregory nf the Civil Air Patrol will be at the Medford airport, and as soon as the drawing Is completed, the blood win oe taken to the plane oy neo rn drivers, loaded and tranannrtert immediately, A car will be in Portland in deliver the blood to the Oregon medical school where open heart surgeries are per formed. Patient and physician will be In readiness there. Having successive drawings will necessitate Gregory mak Ing two round trips to Port land. This Is not the first time he has been called upon to make this run. He has per formed this flight service for the Jackson county chapter of the Red Cross more than five years, and has made tna double trip on several occa sions. The Bloodmoblle will visit in Jackson county four days. It will be at the chapter house in Medford Monday, June 10. and Tuesday, June 11, then at the Elks club in Ashland Wednesday, Juno 12. On Thursday, the BlcxlmoDue will travel to Grants rass, returning to Jewett school in Central Point Friday, June 14, Appointments may be mada by telephoning the Bed crosa Office St 773-3B1J.
