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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1963)
Medford Human Rights Council Reorganized After Two Years creation Lease issued by Bureau w . I Pnrilanrf The hnrpau nflaee the timber, surface ai The Medford Human Rights Council met Thursday evening at the home o Mr. and Mrs. Henry Padgham. Twenty -eiaht persons, In cluding several specially in vited guests, were present. It was the second recent meeting of the Council which has been reorganized after two years of inactivity. The Council's chairman, the Rev. Robert W. Tull of the Congregational Church, pre sided. Robertson E. Collins, Jack' '. sonville, reported on conver sations with Mark Smith, ad' ministrator of the civil rights division of the Oregon bureau of labor, giving information about other groups like the Medford Human Rights coun cil that are presently active In the state. Exorcises Opinion Collins expressed the opin ion that protest demonstra lions and the deliberate test ing of community attitudes toward minority groups would be out of place in Medford at this time. Omar Bacon, Jackson coun ty librarian, brought to the meeting much of the pub lished material on civil rights and inter-group relations that is available at the Medford ll- brary. James A. Redden, Medford attorney and state represents. tive, was asked to inform the group of the actions of the re cent legislature in the area of human rights. The laws that were passed in this section, he stated, served to strengthen Oregon's position as one of the nation s most progressive states in guaranteeing just and equal treatment to all persons, regardless of race, religion, national background or age. Optimistic Appraisal Don McNeil, manager of the Medford Chamber of Com. merce, gave an optimistic ap praisal of the attitudes and practices of businessmen, mo tel operators, restaurateurs, merchants and employers in the city, toward the members of minority groups. Acknowledging that there have been some Incidents of discrimination against Negro visitors to the community, he expressed his conviction that the members of the chamber of commerce are well in formed on the fair housing, fair employment and public accomodations laws of Ore gon, and are seeking to abide by them. McNeil said Medford would have much less difficulty with the inevitable entrance o f minority group families into the valley in the next few years if groups such as the Medford Human Rights Coun cil could help the community to do some intelligent plan ning for the changes ahead. DcArmond Leigh, Jackson county sheriff, expressed his gratitude for being Invited to the Council's meeting and his appreciation of a group of cit izens who could offer support and counsel to the public of ficials responsible for law en forcement and community welfare. He reported that the sher iff's department had not been informed of any recent inci dents of discriminatory prac tice in the valley. But he urged the Council to invite representatives of other law enforcement agencies in the area to future meetings. Members Were Present Six members of the Ash- 'land Human Rights Council were present. They shared some of the experiences and plans of their organization, which has been active for over five years. . The latter portion of the meeting was devoted to dis cussion of the continuing pur pose and program of the Coun- cil. Dunbar Carpenter suggest ed that the civil rights division of the Oregon bureau of la bor be asked whether it has received reports of discrim inatory practice in the Med ford area of which citizens of the community might not be aware. Collins and Redden were asked to make such an inquiry. Ben J. Trowbridge Jr. and others reported seeing Ne groes in downtown Medford more frequently now that the tourist season is open. Trow bridge said he did not know of any incidents of discrim ination or refusal of service. A Growing Number Judge Edward C. Kelly sug gested that there will be a growing number of Negro tourists coming through Med ford in the years ahead. If each one of them, he stated, were treated with the respect and courtesy normally offered to any money-spending tour ist, all possibility of a "test ing" of the racial attitudes and practices of the community by outside groups would soon be eliminated. Members of the group ex pressed concern over the in creasing prevalence of rumors that Negro families are being or might be placed in Medford by national organizations in order to test and force com munity acceptance. No one in the group had knowledge of any such plan, and a procedure was estab lished whereby all such ru mors could be traced to their source and stopped before they could have a disturbing influence in the community. As the meeting ended, it was agreed that it would not be in the best interest of the community, or of any minority persons or groups, for the Council to seek intentionally to bring Negro families into the Medford area. But it was decided that, if any families of minority background did es tablish residence here, the Council would uphold their right to do so and would make every effort to assist them in their adjustment to the com munity. The next meeting of the Council will be in September upon the call of the chairman. Dr. McGill Helps Revise Textbook For College Level OBJECTS TO EVICTION Former actress Greta Meyer, who appeared in a score of movies in the 1930s, sits outside her home In Los Angeles as workmen remove her belongings from the house. The 89-year-old German-born actress was evicted by owners of the property who asked her to move last August when they decided to tear down the old house. When she refused, they obtained a court eviction order. (UPI) Ashland Dr. E. C. McGill. director of academic affairs and assistant to the president at Southern Oregon college, has recently co-authored a re vision of the college textbook "Business Principles, Organi zation and Management." ' The other two authors are Dr. Herbert Tonne, chairman of the department of business education at New York uni versity, and Dr. Sidney Si mon, professor of economics at Rutgers. The authors solicited opin ion nf hundreds of teachers who had adopted the textbook mH from them improved the text in five ways; provided more illustrations; reaucea the emphasis on production management; included a chap ter nn Invpstmnnts: orovided vocabulary drill at the end of chapter; and provided more material on career planning. "Business Principles, Or ganization and Management," second edition, provides the latest available facts and fig ures, explores the major aspects of business operation, and reflects the trends in the policies and procedures of bus iness management. 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The public recreation fa cility is identified as the Cathedral Hills Recreation Area. The area will be used by the public for picnicking and other outdoor recreation activities. During 1964 and 1965, the county will develop the area by building new marked trails suitable for hiking, horseback riding and scooter riding. This tract is located two miles south of Grants Pass and is accessible by paved roads just west of the Williams Highway, and north and east of the Grants Pass Golf and Country club. Stanley D. Lester, land of fice manager, said that Jose phine county filed a detailed plan for recreation develop ment with BLM for approval. They also agreed to maintain the land for public recreation use without discrimination. BLM has made sites avail able to state and local gov ernments for lease at an an nual rental of 25 cents an acre. Lester said the leasing of public lands at the low rental rate encourages de velopment of public recrea tion facilities. 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