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Newspaper Page Text1 UYJ TMI1S I Total Welfare Budget Cuts Top $4 Million Editor's Note: It's relatively easy (o bow to the voters' wishes and order budget cuts, but what happens to the people in slate institutions, and Hie thousands who arc on the welfare rolls? Fourth of five. By ZAN STARK SALEM (UPD "I shall not be a party to any action which would move agej and sick and infirm people into the streets of our state," Gov. Mark Hatfield said as he ordered austerity cuts after the Oct. 15 tax referendum. "We have an obligation to the aged, infirm and to welfare recipients ... we will make cuts where we can make them with the least harm resulting," the governor explained. The $49.8 million Board of Control budget for the state's hospi tals, detention homes and prisons was trimmed $2.9 million.' State funds totaling $1.6 million were stripped from the wel fare budget. Because matching funds were involved, the total welfare cuts came to more than $4 million. . There are about 10,000 state wards in Board of Control insti tutions. They still eat, need medicine, hospital care, clothing or in the case of confinement institutions, guarding and super vision. Some Control Over Population The state can exercise some control over the populations of some of its institutions. Hospitals can refuse admittance, or can release patients early. But the state has a constitutional duty to provide detention for prisoners, and cannot control the rapidly expanding popula tion at Oregon Slate Penitentiary and Oregon Correctional In stitute. Staff cuts were made. Mental hospitals and institutions for the retarded institutions laid off 24 workers and left 27 vacancies unfilled. . Patient care could suffer. Nobody can yet guess how much. The Public Welfare Department is fearful that the mental institutions and hospitals will release patients that welfare will have to place in nursing homes. The average welfare caseload in Oregon is about 65,700 per sons. This includes everything from minor grants in aid, to support of dependent children, to aid to the elderly and to full time nursing home care. , In Trouble Before Referendum The Welfare Department already was in budget trouble be fore the Oct. 15 referendum. Medical, drug costs and certain types of aid were running way over budget. The austerity cuts added to the problem. Hospitals and doctors have been on a pro-rata payment sys tem for years. Drug payments were added to the pro-rata sys tem last month when the bills far exceeded the money avail able. Some druggists refuse to go along with the system. As part of the austerity cuts, the $5 increase in nursing home rates, 10 per cent increase in physicians allotment, and 4 per cent increase in hospital allotment approved earlier this year were wiped out. The Welfare Department isn't filling 63 vacant positions. Some persons was cut 25 per cent. Membership in the state's medical aid to the aged program was frozen at 7,500. When the enrollment exceeds 7,500, bene fits will be slashed. Th Welfare Department isn't filling 63 vacant positions. Some of these were caseworkers whose job was to have, been to get people off the welfaro rolls. Monday: Where will the revolt lead? Election Scheduled Jan. 24 for South Talent Zoned Area An election on South Talent zoning will be held Friday, Jan. 24, County Judge Earl M. Miller announced this morning. This is the earliest possible date due to legal requirements for advertising the election and posting it for four weeks, he explained. Whether the vote is on interim or permanent zoning will de pend on how the ballot is word ed, Jackson County Planning Di rector George Brenner said ear lier. The district attorney will have to give an opinion on this, he said. Since this comes under the new state law, no opinions are avialable yet. Decides on Election The County Court decided Dec. 5 to hold the election after con siderable study of the problem. One group of South Talent resi dents petitioned for the election before the interim zoning ordi nance would expire normally Nov. 1, 1964. Another group op posed the election at this time and asked that it not be held until the ordinance expires. The present zoning was sched uled to be in effect for three years or until a comprehensive plan had been presented for the area. This would have meant a public hearing. However, the County Court indicated it would have called for an election to determine the wishes of the peo ple. The group requesting the elec tion said the present zoning had been petitioned for by a "com niMS rioM NEWSOBRIEFS SENATE APPROVES FOREIGN AID BILL WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate today approved 61-21 and sent to President Johnson a badly-battered 1.6 billion com promise foreign aid bill to authoriie another year of economic, military and technical assistance LIGHTNING POSSIBLE WASHINGTON (UPI) Investigators said today they have evidence indicating a lightning strike and a fuel tank explosion In the Pan American World Airways jet that crashed Sunday night killing 81 persons. RED CHINA DENIES SOVIET STATEMENT UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPI) Sino-Sovlet relations worsened today with Communist China's denial ol a Soviet state ment that China demanded a U.N. Mat aj a price lor expanding tfuo I'.N. councils to meet Atro-Asljy demands. paratively small number of peo ple and that It works a hard ship on residents having land which they wish to sell as com mercial property. The area is zoned as residential-agricultural. Planners Continue Request to Permit Apartment The Medford Planning Com mission last night voted unani mously to continue action on a request that would permit con struction of an apartment build ing north of the Hawthorne Convalescent Hospital. The request was submitted by Medford Contractor William Brooks and concerns the prop erty located north of the Haw thorne Convalescent Hospital and the Professional Plaza Building. The Commission agreed that the ultimate use of the llVi acre site for multi-family zon ing would be desirable and bene ficial to the city. But the Com mission expressed concern about the need for an access way for vehicle traffic and city fire trucks to the area. Brooks indicated that he had specific plans for only five and one-half acres of the proposed 11V4 acre site. He assumed that the development would include AROUND THI OlOM overseas. AIR CRASH CAUSE Oregon Population Jackson County Has Substantial Boost Over 1962 Medford Reported To Be 26,526 PORTLAND (UPI)-The popu lation of Oregon went up 1.7 per cent from July 1, 1962, to July 1, 1963, and rose 4.9 per cent over the 1960 federal census, the Oregon State Board of Census said today. The population of the state July 1 was 1,856,190. All counties of the Willamette Valley showed increases, al though Yamhill County re mained almost unchanged at 35,278. Jackson and Josephine Counties had substantial in crease over 1962. In eastern Oregon, Sherman and Jefferson Counties continued to increase rapidly due to con struction projects. Sherman Increases Sherman went up 16.9 per cent during the year, and 38 per cent since the 1960 federal cen sus. Jefferson rose 13.3 per cent during the year and 56.9 per cent from the 1960 census. Lane County increased only 0.3 per cent over 1962, and the board said this showed a reap praisal of past trends, rather than a slowing down of the growth rate. The coastal counties of Clat sop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos and Curry continued to show a loss of population. Baker Coun ty in eastern Oregon decreased substantially as result of termi nation of construction projects and decreased employment in the lumber industry. Largest Gain Portland, among incorporated cities, showed the largest ab solute gain with a 1963 popula tion of 377,191, up 6,285 from 1962, due primarily to annexa tion. Eugene showed a gain of 2, 725 to 58,138; Springfield was up 1,019 to 21,736; Albany up 890 to 14,378; Coos Bay up 625 to 7,709; and Medford up 607 to 26,526. Salem increased by only 230 to 50,759 due to a loss of institutional population. The greatest gains in percent age was recorded at two so- called "ghost towns." Granite was up 200 per cent from 1 to 3 with a new family joining the lone resident. Shaniko jump ed 62.9 per cent, from 35 to 57. Building medical and dental clinic type construction, but no definite plan was in progress. Medford Planning Director Ned Langford proposed to Brooks that he and his attorney in Eugene work out a street sys tem and favorable way to deed necessary streets to the city to provide for ample access to and from the area, and have a more definite building program. Brooks agreed to the proposal for postponement to allow in terested parties time to prepare a better projection of future plans. Dallas To Again Present Bond Issue DALLAS, Ore. (UPI) - A see ond attempt to pass a $1,250,000 bond issue to finance construc tion of a new junior high school and addition to the high school will be made here Feb. 4. Voters rejected the bond issue Nov. 26 by a 636 to 586 margin. CHRISTMAS SEALS light TB and other RESPIRATORY DISEASES SHOPPING ilf DAYS Regional Edition Medford 24 Pages Two Sections Principals To Ask More Information On Work Program The Jackson County Secondary Principals' Association will ask County Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Laurance V. Espey to its Jan. 8 meeting to explain his proposed youth work program in county recrea tion areas, it was decided at a meeting yesterday. The high school principals dis cussed the proposed program as presented to them earlier, but feel they must learn more about it. Thy generally agreed that it should include more of the low grade and problem students than Espey had included in his origi nal plan presented them. Espey has suggested that a crew of high school students could be used for basic park and recreation area development during the summer. The stu dents to participate in the pro gram, new to this county, would be selected by their high school principals. They would work un der a strict set of rules. The principals also discussed new reallocation of high schools to the various competi tive athletic districts. The dis tricts now established by the Oregon Schools' Athletic Asso ciation set B class or district schools as those having less than 100 school population, A schools at 500 or more students and A2 schools as having 150 to 500 stu dents. New increases in school populations necessitates a re classification of some high schools, it was noted. The group also voted to have the Jackson County Intermedi ate Education District maintain a set of records i1 iplicating those of Jackson County school districts. SOC Differences To Be Ironed Out ASHLAND "Immediate and appropriate action" is being taken to iron out differences be tween members of the physical education department at South ern Oregon College, President Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson said to day. Dr. Stevenson said the dispute is being considered an in ternal affair." The differences came out into the open earlier this week. Dr. Alex Petersen, chairman of the college's physical education de partment, accused his own school of two violations of the Oregon Collegiate Conference athletic compact. Other depart ment members denied them. (Details of the dispute appear in a story on the sports pages of today's Mail Tribune.) "Although other statements may be made in relation to this matter," Dr. Stevenson said about noon today, "this (that it is an internal matter) is the of ficial position of the college at this time. The college adminis tration regrets that certain in cidents have occurred on cam pus and off which have incited undue publicity in the matter. "In all fairness to all con cerned, I must repeat that this is an internal affair and will be handled accordingly." One of the "incidents" to which Dr. Stevenson referred occurred on the campus last night between 10 and 10:30 p.m. A group of about 35 students (other reports placed the num ber at 150) hanged Dr, Peter sen in effigy. Money Token from Ashland Gas Station ASHLAND A total of 5151.70 in cash was reported missing this morning from a service station at 275 Lilhia Way, Ash land. Police said someone ap- fiarcntly broke into the bulki ng during the night and took the money. A possible break-in also was reported at Sclby Chevrolet, East Main Street and Pioneer Avenue. A window was found broken, but there was no immc- duT "intoa EST th. Tw nR . . . . . J n had been taken. SALEM (UPI) - Stale Condi- iator Paul P. Tinning has been re-elected secretary-treasurer ol the International Association of Lbor Mediation Agencies. k. I . . , - ?.Jt?t r v XLr--"v AtJ -i 'i m . . . mm -H SUSPECTED HIDEOUT FBI agents appear to be making plaster costs of either tiro tracks or footprints in the yard of an aban doned house at Canoga Park, Calif. The place 'Development' Near in Sinatra Kidnaping Case LOS ANGELES (UPI) - The FBI said today, "We're hopeful there will be a development soon" in the kidnap-ransom case of Frank Sinatra Jr. The announcement came shortly after J. Edgar Hoover released serial numbers of $240,000 in ransom bills deliv ered to the abductors late Tues day night. The FBI director, who is personally supervising the case, flashed the numbers around the country and asked citizens to watch for them. The Los Angeles FBI agent, first to speak out in the mys tery shrouded case, was asKed if his announcement meant a major break in the case. H( said "1 can't say that. I can only say at this point that wc are hopeful. That is all." The list of serial numbers, which are not in sequence, runs 41 pages. FBI Director J. Ed gar Hoover said the money in cluded 700 $100 bills, 700 $50 bills, -4,000 $20 bills, 4,000 $10 arrested yesterday allcrnoon by Jackson County sheriff's depu ties and lodged in the Jackson County jail on charges ol dis playing a game of chance. Josephine County sheriff's dep uties investigated the case at the request ot the local sheriff's office since local deputies arc known to personnel of the tavern where the charge originated. Deputies, posing as customers. e was "paying nfV nn a mot-ninn in (hp tnvrm SALEM (UPI) - High school , I social science teachers will be i i otlercd a course in communism j next summer at the University j I nt)rr.gon. ' bills and 3,000 $5 bills. , . ' 4 f f Z,tL M 5.1 'Jf " ' -- With the exception of the $5 lt''l ' 1 It -V, v " ??Z-fL4 &t 4 - 1 - bills, all the money is in federal f7 SA HX KV':,r V,'(' ' VW'- Woman Arrested on 0frl&:y& .vfHC - Gaming Charge feT' Delcena Vareen Firman, 35, , j ' A A , J , "-V,S of 716 N. Riverside Ave., was I ,,-, , k ' 'VI Vf lit ' ..?, " X " t J,t ? ! MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1963 0S 1 ' 11 1 reserve notes, Hoover said. The night club owner, who enrruhdr $5 bills included silver certifi-, atcd the story, said they wished catcs, United States notes and i to remain anonymous because federal reserve notes, Frank Sinatra Sr. was re ported by a close friend to have seen pictures, taken with a telescopic lens ond infra-red light, and recognized two of the suspects. The friend, a director of one of the San Francisco Bay area's largest liquor distri butorships, asked that his name not he used. He and a Ray nrca KOUH DIE IN LANDSLIDE The above picture shows the damage caused by a scries ol landslides at St. Joachim do Tourcllc, Quo., killing (our persons and injuring many others. Aleast six houses and a bridgwcre washed away into a Tribune is suspected as the hideout of the kidnapers of Frank Sinatra Jr. Th agents also dug up a tin box from the yard in search for the $240,000 ransom money. (UPI) of the delicate nature of the search and to protect the ones who gave them the information. The FBI refused to comment either about Sinatra's identifica tion or the possibility Atty Gen. Robert Kennedy had left Wash ington. The agency has held steadfast to its policy of making no comment to newsmen or lo cal police officers throughout the case 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 229 Request for Sign At Safeway Store Denied by Group The Medford Planning Coin- mission last night denied a re quest from Safeway Stores, Inc., to erect an "identification" sign by their new supermarket at West Main and Hamilton Streets. The request will appear on the agenda at next week's meeting of the Medford City Council for tmal action. Medford Lawyer Ronald Rick- etts, representing Safeway, told the commission that the pro posed sign would be 10 feet high and would have a 6-foot disc at the top bearing the store's em blem. Rickctls argued the sign was necessary to identify the super market and to attract both foot and vehicle traffic. He said an identical sign had been erected at the firm's store in Grants Pass. Ritkctts said the sign was "not very bright" and would not constitute a nuisance to nearby residences. However, Commission Presi dent Elwood Hedberg countered that people would still be able to recognize the supermarket without the sign. He said he felt it would be undesirable to resi dents in the area. Store officials told the com mission that no other location for the sign would bo feusible. At first, Ricketts said the disc at tho top of the sign would re volve, but he was reminded later that moving signs are prohibited in the store's zone. He said It could be kept stationary. Commissioner Larry Morton moved the request be denied and his motion passed by a 5 to i voie. s RedSafellife Launch Revealed MOSCOW (UPD-The Soviet Union tonight announced tho launching of nnolhcr unmanned space satellite and said all sys tems were functioning normally-Moscow television said that Cosmos 23 was launched and put Into orbit today. The Cosmos series consists of unmanned earth satellites which tho Russians say are designed for spaco research. WEATHER Stmncl today 4:311 p.m. Sunrhf tnimirrnw .... 7:13 a.m. Momirlffp tomorrow .. 6:04 a.m. Nrw Moon Dec. 15 ShiMilhifc star should hn more n ii m ltd iin llui ii usual ton Ir lit. M(st of I linn will hf of the (ii'itilnld meteor ihowcr and are wliltc la color. Our Skies Tonight . 10HIXAST: Inlr and smoky, pxeeni ril e)iI and morning val ley to K. I.uw tonight it. High Sutunhiy Hi -45, Temp. lllRlimt Yffctcrday 44 I.owpM Thin Morning ... 20 huge crater, shown in the background. Moro landslides wore feared in lhe small community, located some liuu miles norm east of Montreal. (UPI) Education Board Says Emergency Exists in State Executive Secretary Urges Fast Move SALEM (UPI) -The Board of Education today officially de clared the existence of an em ergency because of a short sup ply of teachers. It authorized issuance of emergency elemen tary teaching certificates for the 1964-65 school year. The board also announced emergency certificates would be eliminated after the 1964-65 school year, although restricted certificates will be available to teachers whose training does not fully meet state requirements. Dr. Joy Gubser, assistant sup. erintendent, noted that the em ergency certificates were first issued during Wold War II. She said at one time 2.300 Oregon teachers held emergency ceruiicates. She said 1,530 such certificates had been issued for the current school year. T Should Move Fust , Cecil Posey, executive secre tary of the Oregon Education Association, told the board "we should move fast to remove em ergency certification. It's time we lake a definite stand. Let's adopt a plan to cut these people off, and- set a target date and move toward It." In related action, the board modified regulations for issu ance of emergency elementary certificates, and the regulations for one-year certificates. Public Instruction Supt. Leom P. Minear said the action was "a step toward tightening up th requirements." Dr. Gubser pointed out that many of the teachers with em ergency certificates very nearly, meet the requirements for full' certification. She said she was now an alyzing the records ot teachers with emergency certificates to. sec how much they lack foi' corlillcatlon. Jury Finds Evidence Is Not Sufficient An inquest jury Thursday aft ernoon found insufficient evi dence to believe anyone was guilty of a crime which caused the deaths of David Eugene White, 15, Central Point, and Paul Charles Thompson. 16. of Gold Hill Sept. 12. lhe decision was reached bv the jury after two hours of de liberation. The inquiry Inlo circum stances surrounding the motor-biko-aulomobllc a c c I d e n t in which tho two boys were killed was heard by a six-man jury. Assistant District Attorney Tom Owens conducted It. The motorbike on which the two boys wore riding collided with a pickup truck operated by Raymond Edward Christie, Gold Hill, on Blackwcll Road. Testifying at tho inquest in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Chris tie wero five other persons who were at the accident shortly after it occurred. , Dellenback Seeks Post As Republican Delegate SALEM (UPI) Rep. John R. Dellenback, R-Medford, has filed as a Republican candidate for delegate to the Republican Na tional Convention from tho Fourth Congressional District.