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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.