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Scheduled End of iraeero Program May Bring Sharp Hike in PriGGG
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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.
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MEDFORD
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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
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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
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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