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i I Scheduled End of iraeero Program May Bring Sharp Hike in PriGGG Editor's Df siei Schedule i.r. j. .... . mlnalion of the bracero pro gram may have far-reaching efftctt oo farm wage and ceniumar pricts. This di palch. lb first el two. ax plorts tha possibilities. Br ROBERT STRAND Salinas, Calif, -flips- The ending oCthe bracero program U expected to boost farm wage sharply and to increase the price of fruits and vege tables. ' - And if may set off a chain reaction' of far-reaching con sequences which could seri ously disrupt numerous com munities. A bracero is a Mexican who comes to the U. S. for a few limited - months to help har vest crops. Last year 195,000 roamed as far east as Indiana. They are nothing like the stereotype idea of Jose dozing under a sombrero. 'They kill themselves" working, a Sac ramento, Calif., worker once complained at a government hearing. Here in Salinas, Clancy Wil son, a field supervisor, ex plains that a bracero is eager because "he comes to us hun gry." One of his workers, Luis Torres, 35, said that in his own Zacatecas village he earns only 10 pesos (83 cents) a day. He hopes to take home enough money to buy a cow for his family of six. In this country braceros are paid prevailing wage rates. Most braceros work in the southwest where earn ings vary between SO cents an hour in parts of Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas and $1.33 in California. Generally, braceros do the "stoop labor," bending to pluck vegetables under the hot sun 10 to 12 hours a day, seven days a week. They live in long, narrow dormitories, isolated from town, while their families remain in Mexico. The bracero program began during the Korean War under an agreement with the Mexi can government. Mexico bene fited because returning bra ceros were a major source of dollars and contributed new ideas to their villages. Last month the U.S. House of Representatives, at the ur ging of labor and church groups, refused to extend the program beyond Dec. 31. Its opponents said the bra ceros kept U.S. wage rates down. Now that 5.9 per cent of the nation's workers are unemployed, they said Mexi can help is no longer needed. According to former Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell, a Republican, its presence forces Americans to work un der conditions which are "an affront to the conscience of the American people." But tne House action was largely unexpected. Farmers, who had wanted a gradual phase out, are demanding, where can they get substi tutes? California, which uses braceros all year long, alone has 72.900 at peak periods. Farmers say they cannot obtain enough domestic field labor because the work is too hard. Also, many workers now must leave thpir families at home while traveling to dis tant harvests. The American agricultural worker is lucky if he works nine months a year. Since his earnings include no fringe benefits such as unemploy ment and medical insurance, he goes on relief when out work. 1 Local volunteers no longer turn out in large numbers to help during critical times. Regional Edition MEDFORD 58th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1963 No. 76 Farmers say teen-agers nowa days don't want much to help and aren't much good when they do. The answer, the AFL-CIO says, is to drastlcaly Increase wages. For example, some Cali fornia labor leaders believe that a SO per cent wage in crease next year would pro duce plenty of workers. This argument is supported by the world's largest lettuce grower, Bud Antle, a mav erick in his industy. Next year will be a headache, he says, but higher wages will attract enough workers and they may be able to form permanent local work forces. That would pose some gi ant problems for numerous communities. American farm laborers have wives and children In this country. But areas now using braceros have no houses and no schools for such fam ilies and no eagerness to sea their relief rolls soar. Salinas, with a population of 30,000 illustrates the mag nitude of the problem. It is the heart of a valley produo ing half the nation's lettuce and artichokes and at peak periods it now uses 13,300 braceros. In addition, city manager Tom Dunn fears that American agricultural work ers will include large num bers of alcholic bums, flood ing jail facilities. Other Sail, nas citizens say they are frankly afraid minority groups would come to live full-time. Biriton Suggests Kennedy Delay Scheduled 5 t London -fllPH- An opposition .:',Labqr member of Parliament suggested today that Prime .Minister Harold Macmillan sk president Kennedy to put Off tils scheduled visit tc Brit ain in the wake of the Pre lum o scandal that has rocked the, conservative government. i L.aborite Marcus Lipton made the suggestion in a question filed in Parliament 'fro id reports Macmillan fear ed, that efforts within his own party to force him to resign asight diminish his authority Mi Britain's spokesman in the needing with Kennedy. SVot Opporlun Lipton's question asked the jprime minister "whether, in yiew of widespread opinion 4hat the time is not opportune, J . he will ask President Kennedy ' to defer his visit to this coun- try for the time being." A movement to oust Mac millan in favor of a younger man - launched in the right wing of his Conservative par ty - spread to the center after the prime minister's majority in the House of Commons was slashed sharply Monday night because of his handling of the Profumo sex and security scandal. Mattar of Time Macmillan presided at a meeting of some his senior ministers this morning. It was both an inquest into the dra matic debate and discussion of what form a promised in quiry into the security serv ices should take. Political observers and the press predicted it was only a matter of time before the 69 year - old Conservative party leader step; down for "a younger man." Some sources believed he would bow out some time this summer. r- rublic Hearing on 54,602,291 Budget For County Is Held n n Most of last night's public hearing on the $4,602,291 county budget centered on the juvenile department, the men tal health clinic and .the "fund that 'wasn't there." Ed Collins, Medford, board member of the family and child guidance clinic, pointed to a "significant error" in the county budget saying it does not show anywhere the $6,000 from United Crusade funds contributed to the operation of the mental health clinic. County Auditor George Sta cey explained that the coun'.y operates on a cash basis and only considers in- the budget money coming in the imme diate future. It does not in clude state matching funds or contributions, which go into the general county fund. Collins said the new trend Is for more local treatment of mental health patients, yet the budget is only $400 more than for the current year. The reason the clinic had unex pended funds for the current year is that the health depart ment was unable to obtain two psychiatric social work ers for the clinic until Febru ary. Concerned About Salaries Irvin Hogan, Medford law yer and member of the Jack son County Juvenile Advis ory council, said the council is concerned that salaries paid for the juvenile department's professional personnel and for the matron and assistant su perintendent of the detention home are below other states and Oregon counties. "This is more important that holes in a road," he said. Another attorney, ministers and housewives also urged the countv budget committee to reconsider the salaries. Henry Padgham, Medford businessman, argued that the $14,806 for civil defense should be used to make up shortages in - other depart ments. Jerry Latham, . Medford, said utility company person nel and police agencies are adequate to handle any local emergencies such as the Oct. 12 storm. Recommend Mora Money Members of the library board and interested persons briefly recommended more money for the library because of the "greatly expanded use." Latham also urged a fee sys tem for use of county parks and recreation areas be estab lished to bear some of the ex pense. Laurance V. Espey, county recreation commission chairman, said the commis sion "has it under study." Miller said the $4,602,291 budget is the largest and most comprehensive budget the county has ever had. It is economically sound and covers the great portion of departmental needs. The county will not have to levy for general county services for another year, but a levy is required by law to pay for part of the required county allocation of $10 per school census child to defray bond and interest redemption in the various school districts. The county has offset this by allocating $7.50 per census child." Rogue River City lax Levy Is Defeated Rogue River - A proposed 1963-64 Rogue River city tax levy of $14,514.46 was defeat ed by a close margin here yesterday, 38 to 32. The proposed tax levy was $981.21 higher than last year's levy of $13,544.25. tHJSOTllEFS rrtMi noM 0UN0 ITALY PLUNGED DEEPER INTO CRISIS Roma-aW-Pramitr-designate Aids Moro, dtstrtad by tha dissansion-torn Socialists, today dtclinad tha task of forming a new Italian government. His move plungtd Italy detper into its worst political erislt in is yaari. United Crusade Sets $180,040 Goal for Drive Board Approves Allocation Report A goal of $180,040 was set for the United Crusade fall campaign at a meeting of Cru sade directors yesterday, ac cording to Lawrence S. Hor ton. Crusade president. The board adopted the budg et allocation report submitted by Brian B. Mullen, chairman of the nine-member budget committee. Agency allocations are American Red Cross $28,500, A r t h r 1 tis and Rheumatism foundation $1,400, Boy Scouts of America $21,500, Camp Fire Girls $5,300, Jackson County Family and Child Guidance clinic $6,000, Rogue Valley Girl Scout council $12,000,' Jackson County Chapter Mental Health asso ciation $1,350, Oregon Medi cal Research foundation $3,300, Oregon United Appeal (17 agencies) $23,500, Salva tion Army and White Shield home $26,000, School of Hope for Mentally Retarded Chil dren $1,400, Medford YMCA $25,700. The reserve for uncollect!- bles Is $6,200; year around ad ministration expense is $9,- 895; and campaign expense is $8,095. Combined Requests No new agencies were- ad mitted to membership. Eiglit national agencies with com bined requests of $847 were denied membership.. because the United Crusade by-laws do not permit membership to an agency which does not have the equivalent of a local chapter. The Rogue Valley Council on Aging withdrew its mem bership as its board of direc tors felt that its members could do without United Cru sade financial support. By means of annual membership dues and some money-raising projects, the Council on Ag ing may be self-supporting. If these self-support plans do not work out, application will be made for re-admittance to the United Crusade, Horton said. Horton said the goal for 1963-64 is $12,337 higher than last year. Many people ask each year why the goal cannot remain stationary, Horton added. This year's goal If agencies were given all they requested in their budgets, would be close to $198,000. The campaign goal is a com promise between the amount needed and the amount judged possible to raise, Horton said. The expansion of population here and the increased yearly needs for service makes great er demands on contributors each year. One Hour s Pay Horton pointed out that an increase in the goal does .not mean that "fair-share" givers are to be asked to increase the amount of their gifts. The "fair-share" standard adopted by the United Crusade, as well as by the majority of united funds, is one hour's pay per month for 12 months, or 2 minutes a day. Increases in contributions to the Crusade each year come from new contributors, and from those who decide to raise their contributions to the "fair-share" level. "The $180,040 goal is challenge to the campaign or ganization and the citizens of Jackson county alike; how. ever, the goal will be sub scribed if we can tell enough people how the money will be spent for badly needed service," Horton said. Gjtarige k Dtoizd Tax Deductions Receives - Green light by Ooiiitte r J1M M V ' o "v m 0 o NEAR RIOT IN HARLEM Police wrestle with a youth' during a disturbance in the Harlem section of New York, which reached, near riot proportions. A burning trash can V, ilf A . , "i'.ii'Ufflllll smoulders at the curb.. Heavy police reinforcements1 were sent into the area to curb tne disturbance. At least zo youths were tRkcn Into custody." (UPI) ' ; Reaction To Prayer Decision on Page 2 Stories on reaction to the Supreme Court's de cision banning prayers in public schools, and a story on why Congress Is not expected to over ride the decision, appear on page A2, Plan To Raise $500 Million in New Revenue Told Sales Taxes Would -Remain Deductible Kennedy To Add Job Education o Civil Rights Washinglon-(UP&-The House Ways and Means committee voted today to raise $300 mil lion In new revenue by curb ing Itemized tax deductions for Individuals. The new restrictions would bar Individuals from claim ing deductions on the federal income tax returns for the state and local taxes they Washington (VPD President pay on gasoline, automobile Kennedy has decided to add a tags and drivers' licenses. hime" nronram nf InU train, cigarettes ana aiconoi ana iu ins uvu nwiu legiuauve Riin.,Mi i.. . t,M mii1.l request, it was disclosed to- remain a tax-deduotlble Item. day following a white House ISo would property taxes and Democratic conference, 'I income taxes-. ps)it to states Sonot. TWinn-atio w hin or municipalities Hubert H. Humnhrev (Minn. me -new tax rules wouia .... - . I .... 1 . T rm. said the loh nrnnnaal -mill Vio oncti uci oau. i. mus. included In the PrealrienVa wuuiu nui. ayviy j uixes message Wednesday but will Pm t"m vear or t0 returns ue annum as nenaral. Un i t, tiicu next, Burins. . " ' 1 fr l - , , t on BDart from hi i-lvH rlvhtit m proposal was approved package for procedural rea- the committee worked on sons, Kennedy went over last- minute details of his civil a compromise version of Pres ident Kennedy's' tax-revision iand-reduction " program. It o-tba cava rvnr aaars TO nr TTfKm Miami-JlTr-Premier Fidtl Castro warntd today that his forces will attack any Cuban axils basts set up on British and French islands in the Caribbean. HONOLULU NEWSPAPER STRIKE POSTPONED Honolulu-tfti-Six labor unions involvad in a contract dispute with Hawaii's two largest daily nawspapars have postponed for at least 24 hours a strike tchtdulad to start Wednesday morning. TROOPS REINFORCED IN WAKE OF NEGRO THREAT Cambridge, Md-tfU-Aboul 400 mora National Guard troops wart erdtrtd into this racially tense city today in tht fact of a Ntgro thrttt to demonstrate in tht streets unlets ntgotiations art rtsumtd with whitt Ittdcrs. I WEATHER roKCAST: Centrally fair to night antj Wednesday. C nance f UivnOrihowen In rneun Lalm. Lew tniht 11. Hi" tomnrrvw M-tl. Temp. Wtfheft Veiterttay M Lewts. This Morning M Our Skies Tonight Bvntet today . .. :! p.m vn rise tomorrow 1:14 a.m. The Moo rise 4:11 a.m. tomorrow and la la Perigee. New Moon ... June XI VISIBLE PLANET Mart, ieu tl tl a.m. ftatarn. in eontheait 2:11 am. J Oiler, rttei 2:24 am. Venn find Merrvry) between the Moon and the ion. Sen. Neuberger Argues for Funds For Project Work Washington, D.C. The al location of $530,000 for work on the Rogue River Basin project was given the support of Sen. Maurine Neuberger In testimony before the Public Works Appropriations com mittee session Monday. Senator Neuberger urged the committee to approve $230,000 for Lost Creek and $150,000 for both the Apple gate and the Elk Creek reser voirs. 'The budget provides the sum of siuu.uu to inuiaie preconstruction planning for Lost Creek reservoir, a unit of the Rogue River basin project which was authorized late in the last session of Con gress," Senator Neuberger stated. No Funds Provided 'No funds are provided for work on Elk Creek and Apple gate reservoirs, both of which are integral parts of the Rogue Basin development plan. The Rogue river is a principal spawning area for anadromous fish, and immedi ate development must be un dertaken in the interests oi preserving these valuable fish runs." "The project also provides extensive flood control, irriga tion, water supply, water aualitv control, and recrea tion benefits," Senator Neu berger reviewed the project for the committee. The corps of of engineers has advised me that $230,000 can be effectively used at the Lost Creek Project, $150,000 at Elk creek, and $150,000 at Applegate reservoir. I sup port the engineers' estimates, the Oregon senator said. Commission Draws Boundaries of Zone Area Near Ashland A meeting to determine boundaries of an area south cast of Ashland for zoning continued for more than two hours last night in the county court room. The meeting was called by the Jackson county planning commissilon at its regular meeting June 12 In Ashland since boundaries could not be determined until all petitions requesting zoning had been considered. At last night's session, at tended by only a fourth of those who attended the ear lier meeting, considerable dis cussion was held by residents who now want out of the pro posed zoned area. Include Dtvelopmtnt In an attempt to ''square off" the area proposed for Interim zoning, the commis sion staff had included the Oak Knoll Development and surrounding lands to the cast, south, and southwest. Opposition was voiced by residents on the east side of Highway 66 and in the ex treme northeastern portion. Residents who had previou- ly signed petitions requesting the zoning, now stated their desire to withdraw after they had read the proposed ordin Extension of Herbicide fee To Be Considered Salem -flJH- The State De partment of Agriculture has set a public hearing here June 27 to consider extending until June 30. 1984. the one cent per pound fee on all 2.4-D and 2,4.5-T type herbicides sold or used in Oregon. 19-Monfh-Old Boy Drowns in Pond A 19-months-old boy drown ed last night at the Cascade Gorge Trailer park, according to the state police. Steven Harry Hunslcy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newton Hunslcy. was playing with other children around the trailer house while his mother was washing clothes Suddenly the mother noticed that he was missing and ques tioned the other children. She found him floating face down In a small pond behind the trailer kept for fire-fighting. Mouth to mouth resuscita tion wps applied without re sults officers said. The child s body was taken to a Trail physician. mice, which provided for farm-residential zones. The principal compluint was that they wanted "some thing simple", an ordinance that would 'prohibit one cer tain type of business, but would not restrict anyone. Andy Hawvcr, commission vice president, stressed that no ordinance pleased every one. He explained that the proposed zoned area will have to Include some people who do not wish zoning so that "islands" and irregular shapes would not result. Exclude Two Areas The commission voted to exclude the two areas which those present opposed-a strip along the cast side of High way 66 and the northeastern portion. Ashland Lawyer Harry Skerry, speaking for the Oak Knoll Development, request ed that the entire area be withdrawn, since plans cull for the eventual construction of multiple family units and some commercial structures. Within the plan as proposed by the commission the area would have been zoned resi dential single family. Following discussion, the boundary was changed. Com missioners favored the mo tion, except Gerald Latham. who objected to it, since it excluded the property owned by one of the original petitioners. Following reconsideration of the area, property north of Highway 66 and cast of Nell creek, was recommended and approved unanimously by the commission. The area, with boundaries as aproved by the commission, will be recom mended for interim zoning to the county court. Buffe Falls Voters Reject Kindergarten Butte Falls - Voters In the Butte Falls school district yes terday defeated a proposal to authorize a public kindergar ten here. The vote was 90 to 12. Approval of the measure would have authorized the school board to budget funds for a kindergarten next spring. USW President Says No Concrete Proposals Made Pittsburgh - IUPH - United Steclworkers President David J. McDonald, painting what close observers viewed as a dismal picture, told officers of his union today Hint he had "no concrete" contract pro posals despite hundreds of meetings with Industry load ers. McDonald's terse statement at a news conference threw a temporary cloud over the workings of the Joint union management Human Rela tions committee, but he con tended that "1 still haven't given up hope." The union leader's remarks to the news media came after he had met for a brief 30 min utes with the combined mem bership of the USW s Wage Policy committee and Inter national Executive board. No Recommendations McDonald, said he had hoped to have certain recom mendations to make to the Wage Policy committee today, but added: "I have none." The HRC met In secret ses sion Monday night in a last minute attempt to tie up all loose ' ends. The decision of the Wage Policy Committee hinged on the outcome of Monday night's meeting. McDonald announced pub licly for the first time Mon. day that one of the union's prime objectives was seeking an expanded vacation plan which calls for 13 weeks va cation every five years for employees with 15 years' sen. iority. The union alsu sought to eliminate the practice of con. trading In-plant work to firms whose employees it docs not represent. Manage ment, In return, wanted any contract agreement to extend to mid-1965. McDonald said the vaca tion plan would create 20,000 to 25,000 additional jobs in basic steel at "almost no cost" to the companies. rights proposals with Demo- the biggest revenue-pro- cratic congressional leaders at a breakfast meeting. Achieve Some Agreement Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield (Mont.) said afterwards that a "large area of agreement" had been reached with Republicans on the program - except on Its provision for a law banning Negro segregation In private ly-owned public places. Asked how large the 1ob training program would be, Humphrey said it would be huge and "very large." One reporter asked If it would amount to $1 billion and he replied: "You're very warm." ine t r a l n l n g -education measure will have to go to a different committee from that which will handle the rest of the civil rights program, Hum phrey pointed out, hence its handling In separate legisla tion. He reported that It will involve expansion of the pend ing youth employment pro gram and will require addi tional appropriations and some new legislative author ization. The assistant Democratic leader said civil rights legis lation is "the priority" matter for this session of Congress and will be taken up in the Senate Just as soon at a House passed bill reaches that body. He said Salem Ufn The salary of Land Board Clerk T. G. Ber nard was raised from $9,600 to $10,140 today at a meeting of the State Land Board. ducing provision that has won committee approval. Adopted as Alternative The new tax rules were adopted as an alternative for the more sweeping curb rec ommended by Kennedy on individuals' itemized tax de ductions. Kennedy had pro posed that an individual who Itemizes . his deductions be permitted to deduct only that portion which exceeds 5 per cent of his income. Kennedy's . proposal was calculated to raise $2.3 bil lion In new tax revenue. . Key members agreed that the committee's decision Mon day to curb tax concessions for the oil Industry had In creased chances that it also will approve some tougher tax treatment for dividends -received by big stockholders of all corporations.' TB Patients Jo Be Transferred by July I Portland -AIPD- All patients in the University of Oregon Medical School Tuberculosis Hospital will be transferred to The Oregon State Tubercu losis Hospital at Salem by July 1, Dr. D. W. E. Baird, dean of the medical school, said today. Fire Training Camp of Forest Service Starts The annual fire training camp of the Rogue River Na tional forest service opens tnis evening t Camp 2 on the Butte Falls district to con tinue through June 21, Robert II. Torhclm has announced. The camp will offer train ing to the new lookouts and new guard station firemen. There will be 48 students at tending and 26 Instructors, covering fire behavior, small fire suppression, map reading, fire detection, smoke chasing and general duties and fire prevention. The schools have been oper ated annually for at least 35 years, Torheim said, and have developed satisfactory results. Camp 2 Is a former logging camp and a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Co To Stations Following the training per iod, which will be concentra ted Into 3Mi djys, the lookouts and guards will go Immediate- ly to their stations, which have already been opened with trained personnel man ning the posts until the new employees have finished tneir training period. Addition a 1 training and followup train ing will be continued after they man their posts. The training course Is a practical one, Torheim empha sized. Fires are built to be located by the lookouts and to be suppressed by the fire fighters. The food, "alvnys the best," will be prepared and served this year under the direction of the Rev. R. L. Cornwall, pastor of the Assembly of God church In Ashland, Torheim said. The church conducts a summer camp in the same quarters Just after the fire school is completed and Mr. Cornwall has been contracting for the food service for sev eral years in the "rather unique setup," '. Torheim ex plained. 4
