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Newspaper Page Text1W GOLLEG All OJ Legislative Changes Seen Next November Kdilnr's note: The revolt which lead lo the 3'i lo I voter rejection of the 196:1 legislature's lax increase pack age is expected to affect next year's elections. This is the last of a scries of article. By ZAN STAKK SALEM (UPI) Everyone expects next November's elec tion to produce some sweeping changes in legislative mem bership but nobody seems to know what changes to expect. Will it be a reverse of the 1357 election when the Demo crats swept to power because voters reacted to Republican lawmakers who had increased taxes? Or will Democrats be able to expand their present unwork able 31-29 majority in the House? Gov. Mark Hatfield doesn't know. In a post-special session press conference, he said "The legislature redeemed itself in the eyes of the public to some ex lent." He then predicted "we will see a significant turnover in legislative personnel next year." Asked by reporters if he meant he expected Republicans lo regain control, the Republican governor replied that the turn over "will act on the legislature as a whole." Legislators Have Different Ideas The major reason for the uncertainly of what may happen is the fact that the !)0 legislators still have about 90 different ideas about llie people's mandate on Oct. 15. Some believe it was a demand for economy. Others be lieve it was a vole against slale aid lo education. Some feel it was a rejection of the specific tax bill. Many believe it was a demand for a sales tax. Others say the public wants a cigarette tax. Everyone seems to want economy. But nobody seems to want the kind of economy that takes money from his pet proj ects it's the other fellow's spending that's at fault. There has been much talk about the legislature's poor image. Members of the governor's staff admit Hatfield's popularity slipped to a low ebb. There seems to be a gap in communications. State government finance is highly complex. Some agencies, such as the Highway Department, are financed by so-called dedicated funds in this case the gasoline tax and are not affected by general fund budget cuts. Agencies Losing Matching Funds Other agencies such as welfare get more than half of their money from county and federal matching funds. For every $1 in state money that is cut from the budget, $1.50 to S2 in matching funds is lost. There are other agencies, such as the Department of Em ployment, that are operated entirely with federal funds. Changes in the stale's budget have no effect on operations of the de partment of employment. Timing was bad. At the same time the legislature adopted a SliO million tax increase package. Ihe federal congress was considering a bill to cut federal withholding taxes in the face of increased federal spending. The state's prisons, institutions, hospitals, colleges and uni versities seem gripped in a population explosion thus it eosls more to operate them. The state has been operating at a deficit for years. This year the surplus ran out. There was no multi-million dollar emergency fund to ease the tax bite. - .... Lawmakers cilher had lo cut services and delay construction projecls, or raise taxes. They raised taxes. The voters revolted. The problem didn't go away when the austerity cutbacks were enacted. The problem is still there. It has simply been swept under the rug until 1005. What will happen in 'm is still anybody's guess. ECM Future Seen At Shakey ttnusKFi.s (i;pn Aoricul ture ministers from the six Eu ropean Common Market nations assembled today for talks ex pected to decide if a French German controversy on farm prices will kill the six-year-old economic community. The agriculture ministers x were to b joined Wednesday j by the six foreign ministers,! and possibly finance and trade I ministers. The talks will last a ' week. On the surface, the dispute revolves around such prosaic ilems as common prices for beef, dairy products and rice. But underneath lies the contin uing struggle over the direction Ihe common market should take. Sets Deadline French President Charles de Gaulle has demanded that uni fied farm price and subsidy pol icies be scl by Dec. 111. He wants these policies to shut out non-market nations and leave the food markets of Germany open for French surpluses, making France the leading Eu ropean farming nation. Dc Gaulle, who has said he may pull France out of the common market altogether if the deadline is not met. was acting in line with his vision of Europe as a "third bloc." an inward-looking alliance. This vi S'on was said to be a reason why he vetoed Britain's bid for NEWSOBRIEFS HIMS FROM Ifc JP WUNB 0l0M DISPUTES TIIISKATKN L.N. ADJOURNMENT UNITED NATIONS. N. V. tUPt) The General Assembly moved into Its last scheduled working day of this year today, in adjournment threatened by disagreement on plans In ex pand l0 top U'.N. councils. JOHNSON PLEDGES DIVISIONS IN EUROPE PARIS (UPI) President Johnson pledged firmly today to keep the equivalent of six U.S. Army divisions in Europe "so long as they are needed.'' SIX CHILDREN DIE AS HOUSE BURNS PORTLAND, Maine (UPI I Six children, three of them slale wards, were killed Sunday night when ipace healer erupled in flames which snept t two-family house. Point common market membership 11 months ago. Germany has blocked De Gaulle's attempt lo enforce the Dec. 31 deadline. Chancellor Ludwig Erhard has scoffed at De Gaulle's threats lo disrupt the Communist and has de manded that the market first define its attitude toward global tariff talks in Geneva next May. Ashland Chamber To Install Officers ASHLAND - At a board of directors meeting held last week Dr. Leo vanDijk was elected president of the Cham ber of Commerce for the ensu ing year. Dr. E. C. McGill will serve as vice president. The new officers will be installed on Jan. 14. Dr. vanDijk, a veterinarian, has been vice president of the chamber for the past year and a half. Dr. McGill, who is as sistant to the president of South ern Oregon College, has headed several committees. Retiring from the presidency is William Patton. business manager of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival Association. vr- fc i TO BE NOMINATED Thom as Mann, above, U.S. Ambassa dor to Mexico, will be nominat ed for Assistant Secretary oof State for Inter-American affairs, according to a White House an nouncement. Mann, 51, a career diplomat, is from Texas. (UPI) Accidents Take Lives of Seven During Weekend By United Press International Accidents claimed the lives of seven Oregon residents during the weekend. Five of the deaths were recorded in the state. Frank Gcslvang, 33, Klamath Falls, lost his life in a fire at his home Sunday. Gestvang's body was found on a smoldering mattress in a room in his home. He apparently died of smoke inhalation. The fire was blamed on smoker's carelessness. Earl Snyder, 46, Salem, died when his sports car overturned and burned on the Willamette River Bridge in Salem Satur day. He was director of the Ore gon Board of Aeronautics from 1954 through 1961. Child Killed Erin Murphy, 18 months, Sa lem, was killed in a two-car col lision on Interstate 5 in Port land Saturday. B. G. Bryant, 34, Portland, lost his life in a one-car acci dent on U.S. Highway 26 near sandy Saturday. Mrs. Nora Klingcr, 75, Hcrmi ston, was fatally injured when her car struck a parked logging trucK on U.S. Highway 30 near Hermiston Friday night. Elmer Lealherman, 62, Eagle I'omi, ana nis, wile, Elvira, 60 were killed in a two-car, head on collision on U.S. Highway 90 near Yrcka, Calif., Friday night. SP May Curtail Passenger Service PORTLAND (UPI ) Southern Pacific has advised the Inter state Commerce Commission it wants to operate its Shasta Day l'ght passenger train only dur ing the summer vacation sea son. The Shasta Daylight now runs three times a week between Portland and San Francisco. Robert M. Gilmore, Southern Pacific's general passenger traf fic manager, said the number of passengers carried in the first five months of 1903 was down 27 per cent from the same period in 1961. Additional cars would be added to the Cascade streamliner lo provide service he said. Plans call for (he Shasta Day light to operate from June 10 until ihe day after Labor Day Arctic Air Mass Sweeps Mid-West By United Press lniernaiinn9i An Arctic air mass sent tem peratures falling far below zero across tnc plains and Midwest today with subfreezing temper atures reported as far south as the central Gulf stales. The mercury plunged to .16 degrees below zero at Bemidji, Minn., and 30 below at Interna tional Falls Minn Locally heavy snow squalls blew off (he Great Lakes east ward to the Ann.ilarhianc kegon, Mich., reported six inch es oi iresn snow in six hours today, making a total of 15 inches on the ground. Rain and snow fell along the northwest coast. A half inch of rain fell at Astoria, Ore., in six hours and another inch of snow put nine inches on the ground at Spokane. Wash. 50 Pens Used To Sign Education Bill WASHINGTON (UP!) - Prcsi- dent Johnson todav used 50 pens to sign inlo law the $1.2 billion college aid bill at a White House ceremony. The first two pens were pre sented to Sen. Wayne Morse, D Ore., and to Rep. Edith Green, D-Ore. Regional Edition Medford 20 Pages Two Sections Rebellious Tin Miners Agree To Release Hostages Four Americans Included in Group LA PAZ, Bolivia (UPD-Re-bcllious tin miners at Catavi to day voted approval of an agree ment reached with the govern ment by their leaders for the immediate release of 21 hos tages, including four Ameri cans, held since Dec. 6. The vote came after hours of bitler wrangling at the rally, held in the mine, where mine leader Vice President Juan Lcchin was alternately attacked and defended for his handling of the situation. The embattled miners had previously demanded Ihe re lease of three arrested Commu nist labor leaders held in La Paz in exchange for freedom for the hostages. Lone Concession Lechin arrived in Catavi laic Sunday to get the miners to ratify the grcemcnt announced during the week-end in La Paz. The only concession Lcchin was known to have won was a gov ernment agreement to withdraw trops deployed in the mining area. Hundreds of miners at the mass rally voiced their disap proval of the agreement. The women, wives of the miners, were especially displeased. They openly accused Lechin of bungling. The miners had cabled ac ceptance Sunday of Lechin's order lo release the hostage "to avoid a bloodbath, but when he arrived in Catavi Ihe meeting was announced lo dis cuss the matter further. Lcchin made a bitter state ment at his home before lcav. ing La Paz Sunday, threatening future kidnaping incidents and warning that Bolivian workers will follow the path of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. Hostages Named The American hostages were Thomas M. Martin of New York and Michael Kristula of Cadil lac, Mich., both U.S. Informa tion Service officers: Bernard Rifkin of Montclair, N.J., U.S. Embassy labor attache: and Robert Forgerstrom of Honolu lu, a Peace Corps volunteer. They were taken prison Dec. B after traveling to the moun tainous mining region to deliv er Alliance For Progress funds for the construction of a school and an orphanage. Attorneys Research Sinatra Kidnaping LOS ANGELES (UPI) - At torneys for two suspects in the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnaping to day were conducting their own investigations and presumably attempting to arrange fast bail as Ihe young singer prepared to return to Lake Tahoe where he was abducted. Santa Monica attorney George A. Forde was retained by Jo seph Clyde Amslcr, 23, of Playa Del Rey, Calif. Attorney Rex Ellis was rep resenting 23-vcar-old Barry Worthington Keenan, son of wealth stockbroker John F. Keenan. 1 While work was just begin ning for defense attorneys' fed eral agents virtually had the in vestigation WTapped up for the U.S. attorney's office. Medford Building To Have State Wood WASHINGTON (UPI) -Wood from Oregon will be used for (he interior of the new federal building in Medford, Ore., Rep. Robert Duncan, D-Ore., has re ported. Duncan said the General Scrv vices Administration informed him of the plans. He also said the GSA reported that local manufacturers of pre-stressed concrete beams and other pro ducts would be given an oppor tunity to submit bids to contrac tors on the project. Senofe Confirmi Marshal lor Oregon WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Senate today confirmed the nom ination of Eugene Hulct to be U. S. marshal for Oregon. The confirmation was unani mous. Hulct. a Democratic slate representative, was picked lo succeed the late Paul Kearney. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY FIRE Charred timbers and melal cabinets and radio equipment twisted by Ihe heat are all that remains Uiis morning of the Radio Station KDOV building on South Pacific Highway. The stalion, approximately 100 yards off the highway, was leveled by the Radio Station KDOV Plant Is Destroyed in Sunday Fire Fire of undetermined origin , late Sunday leveled the Radio Station KDOV studios, offices and transmitter building at 2471 South Pacific Highway. William H. Hansen, station owner said this morning that plans are to have the stalion resume broadcasting within 30 days. A 1,000-watt spare trnns- Report on Merlin Project Approved The Bureau of the Budget to day approved Ihe Reclamation Bureau project report for the Merlin Division of the Rogue Basin project, Congress man Robert B. Duncan, announced today. Duncan's bill, HR 62B2, and its companion, Senate 1536 intro duced by Oregon hens. Maurine Neubergcr and Wayne Morse, aulhorizes $14,750,000 for the project. In a telegram lo the Mail Tribune Duncan said that he would press for early hearings on the project by the House Interior Committee. The proposed project is for SALEM (UPI) -Wilh Ore irrigation in Illinois Valley and ' gon's lease of the planned ine dam woum De locateu seven j miles north of Grants Pass on Jump Off Joe Creek. Irrigation reports were first started by Ihe j RB in 1937 and Ihe feasibility reports in August, 1958. The dam would be an earlhfill structure 205 feet high, 1,000 feet long at the crest and make a reservoir approximately 2.4 miles long and .8 of a mile wide. The 38,000 acre feet of water would . be adequate to irrigate 9,2(i0 j acrcs of land. Portland Suburb Affected by Slide LAKE OSWEGO (UPI ) -Tele phone service was disrupted and a Southern P a c i fi c Railroad spur line was blocked by a slide north of here late Sunday The slide was believed cause by a leaking water main. II oc - curred near the highway aiiout : two blocks north of the city lim its. A spokesman for Pacifc North- west Bell said the slide inter- rupted service for an undeter- lnH it m h r nf illvl nmors The damage was repaired in a iiimivvj few hours No scheduled train service was affected CHRISTMAS SEALS lijhl IB and otfc!f RESPIRATORY DISEASES f f SHOPPING Tribune MONDAY, DECEMBER blaze which was not noticed due to the heavy fog until the building collapsed. Firemen saved surrounding buildings, including the one at left which houses an auxiliary 1,000 watl transmitter. milter, housed in a nearby build- ing, was not damaged Medford city firemen were notified of Ihe fire about 8:30 p.m. by a motorist on U.S. 99. At the time of the report the roof had already collaspcd on the two story structure. Firemen said that heavy fog at the time made the fire difficult to see since the station's building was about 100 yards off the highway. : n,,,., i.., in,,.!,., remained at the scene for about four hours, mainly to save sur- rounding buildings and cool a butane tank near the burning structure. The Medford fire jnarshall and slale deputy fire marshal are checking the scene of the fire today in an effort lo determine its cause. The station, started in August, 1958, operated daytime on 5,000 walls of power on 1300 kilocycles. An announcer left the stalion about 5 p.m. Sunday when Ihe stalion concluded broadcasting for the day. Boeing Funds for Boardman Expected Bonrdman Space Age Industrial Park apparently an accomplish- el '"! the Boeing Company board of directors was expected to meet loday and appropriate funds lor initial development of Ihe project. II. C. Saalfcld, director of the slate's Vcteruns' Affairs Depart ment which now owns the 100,. ooo-acrc tract in northeastern Oregon, said "we have por- formed all Ihe stale's obliga- lions. Planning and Development Di rector Samuel II. Mallicoal, who has mothered the crisis-ridden project for Ihrec years, said "the slale has met its require ments. It's now up to Boeing. , b(1 mlml?M by'tne com,any'S diroc-Iors at their meeting to- We expect an appropriation to day , Californian Injured l . , , ArrMent YREKA - Clayton Floyd Jr., j 37, of Tulclake, Calif., was being u,,, in , siskivou Gen - , ospoial here today on a h -geTdrunk driving follow - iV"'"01 OrunK Uimilh. iuihiw lno ..n a...,. ni n wnu'n ne a su sM'ored major injurics. .... - The accident occurred at 7:30 p m sunday on California 139 about half a mile north of Tulc lake. A car operated by Floyd went off the road and into a ditch, the California Highway Patrol reported. No one else was involved in the accident. WEATHER KOItKt'AST: Valley ia and ftmukr ihrmich 'I iirsday. ( loiidv 'tui'Mlay arp for l ow tmilKhl nmi Jfi. High lifsday nrxr HA. Trm i. HlchrO Yrslrrrlav . iU l.oursL Mortilni .. . Vi Our Skies Tonight Sunt-1 todav . t in P m, Miitrne IfniMttrow . .. 7;1.r mil Miifinnri tonight S.1X p.m I tril Oiiarlrr . ,, it. 23 IMIU.K I'l.AM.T ('I lint (nrox!tnair dliianen frtini fhr Karlh tnitlrht) Mrrrnrv fit million mllr Vrtm .i A millinii mllr Jupllfr . . . l-'fi million mtlr Kalurn AM million nillr 58th Year Price 10 Cents 16, 1963 No. 231 Study To Check Water, Sewage Problems in Area A two-year Bear Creek Basin study on water and sewage 1 problems will he slarted in JaIJ nary. County Judge Earl M. mmiTi Bam ivmujf The over-all study would cost an estimated $47,000, of which Ihe county has budgeted $25,000 for Ihe first fiscal year ending June 30. Judge Miller said Ihe estimale came from the consulting engi neering firm of Cornell, How- land, Hayes and Merryfield, Corvallis. This firm has not neen nircn to maae tnc study aimougn n migni dc ine logical choice since it has studied vari ous areas in Ihe county already in connection will) this problem. The sludy would cover Ihe county from Ashland lo Eagle Point and Gold Hill, Miller ex plained. Miller stressed thai the county would not finance a sewer sys tem (or everyone. It means lhat Ihe court wanls a study of the entire basin In see what the overall problem is and what should be done, particularly for unincorporated densely populat ed areas, he explained. Earlier it was found that the county would not be entitled legally to federal mulching funds for such a sludy. The various cilies involved would not be asked lo contribute, al though Iheir cooperation would be solicited, Judge Miller said. USSR Emphasizes New Food Program MOSCOW (UPI) - Russia In- d.-.y announced a record $212.3 billion peacetime budget for the next two years that emphasized bread and hiillcr instead of guns. The budget presented lo Ihe Soviet Parliament cut mili tary spending by 4.4 per cent from the previous budgcl. Mili- . ''I'' . expenditure represented "TV '"'r . . r, bu,,,RC ? t C(M)( (,nn )p cl,rrcnt ycar. ... a, ..Miitiri WuS i , r, I- . - ..... l:. lion rubles. At the artificial rate of exchange, the ruble is fig ured at approximately $1.10. NATIONAL CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON (UPI) Rob ert Boll of Milwaukic, chair man of the Young Republican Federation of Oregon, has heen named national chairman of the Young Republican's First Voters Committee. Sports Bulletin POHTI.AM) (LTD - Mnlford ranked serond among Oregon class A-l high school basketball Irums In the weekly journal toachc' poll today. South Ku gene led wilh Ii7 of a possible HO points while .Medford polled 5H. Ill A-2 ratings, ( oiiilllr lopprd Ihr pack while Phnrnlx was rat ed sixth. Chief Executive Terms Measure Most Significant Job Declared Far From Finished WASHINGTON (UPI)-Prcs-ident Johnson today signed into law the $1.2 billion college aid bill and said it is proof the na tion plans to give its youth "all the education they deserve." ine President, who signed the legislation at a ceremony in the White House Cabinet Room, termed it "Ihe most significant education bill passed by the Congress in the history of the republic." The new program provides for grants and loans to help build college classrooms libraries and laboratories. But Johnson warned, that the job is far from finished. He urged Congress to take prompt action on the rest of the admin istration's education proposals, particularly aid 'to primary and secondary schools, and govern ment support ol adult educa tion programs. In a tribute to President Ken nedy, who waged a long fight for the bill, Johnson said "there was no topic closer to his heart." He said the bill was a monument not only to Ken nedy, but "to every person who participated in passing it." The President used about 50 pens to sign Ihe bill, passing them out afterward to con gressmen and educators attend ing the ceremony. The first two went to Sen. Wayne L. Morse, D-Ore., and Rep. Edith Green, D-Orc., the managers of the bill. The three-year program is de signed to meet an expedted "ti dal wave" of college students in the 1900-70 decade. A major part of the late President Ken nedy s education request, the bill would authorize the first broad assistance program for the nation s colleges since the land grant act of a century ago. If used lo the limit, the $R35 million in direct federal grants I and $300 million in low-uucrest tan. could I Ronerate up to .. " '"'". , , lnn ' H campuses ot 2,100 pub lic and private colleges, univer silica and technical institutes. Two to One Match Colleges will have to match federal grants two lo one, and supply at least one-quarter of total project costs wncn seeking the 50-year loans. The program will be open to privately endowed and church connected institutions as well as publicly owned and financed schools. No funds will be spent on chapels or divinity schools, nor on sports arenas or other buildings In which admission would be charged. There also arc limitations on use of the $li90 million car marked for grants lo help build undergraduate academic facili ties. Classroom buildings under thai part of Ihe program will have to be designed for instruc tion in the sciences, mathemat ics, engineering and modern for eign languages. The $145 million reserved for post-gradualc facilities and Ihe entire loan fund can be used for buildings designed lo teach any non-religious subjects. the hill also allocates 22 per cent of the undergraduate grants for public junior colleg es and semi-professional techni cal institutes. The program will be admin istered by the U.S. Office of Education, which will allocate funds on Ihe basis of priority lists submitted by state educa tional agencies. Medical schools also are ex cluded from the program. Con gress earlier this ycar passed a three-year $23(1 million con struction aid program (or modi cal, denial and other health pro (essional schools and tuition loan for needy sludcnls PORTLAND (UPI)-Dr. Paul S. Wright, minister of the First Presbyterian Church Sunday night was given Ihe E. B. Mc Nauglilon Civil Liberties Award for 1903. Residents Cautioned on Ice Skating; Except possibly for some pro tected coves, the ice is not thick enough or hard enough for ice skating at Howard Prai rie and Hyatt Lakes, Jackson County Park and Recreation Di rector Neil Lcdfard said this morning. Temperatures at the lakes so far have been only a few de grees below those In the valley, Ledward said. Announcements will be made as soon as the ice is safe for skating, he added. The concession at Howard Prairie Lake will be open be tween Christmas and New Year's and tiach weekend that conditions permit. The main area will be closed alter 5 n.m. The lodge at Hyatt Lake is now FAVORS CHINA President Gamal Abdel Nasser, above, ot the United Arab Republic, has called for admission of "Ihe real China" to the United Na tions and toasted Red Chinese Premier Chou En Lai as "one of the great makers of the Chinese revolution". Nasser spoke at a slate dinner given in Cairo in honor of the visiting Chou. (UPI) Baldwin Hills Residents Return To Ravaged Area LOS ANGELES (UPD-Bald-win Hills area resident re turned lo their flood ravaged homes today thankful only three persons were killed when an earth reservoir dam burst and caused $10 million damage. A warning of nearly four hours was credited with pre venting it "from becoming one of the big disasters of all time." With these words, City Ally. Roger Arnebergh seemed to sum up the feelings of city of ficials that most residents of the heavily populated area es- Pictures of the devas tation caused when the Baldwin Hills reservoir dam in Los Angeles burst Saturday are on Page 5B. caped death Saturday when a wall of water destroyed or dam aged nearly 1,000 homes. However, there was a possi bility the death toll might rise higher as residents and workers d"B thru6h throe ct . ,, ... , . M Cct wife, ripped hrouBh an area a mile and a halt square with homes up to the $30,000 class. Codrnn Off Area Police threw up a cordon around (he area lo prevent loot ing and only residents wilh passes were allowed to pass. Hundreds of policemen patrolled (he muddy, debris-filled area. Mayor Samuel Yorly Sunday appointed (he heads of three, leading universities in the area (o nominate members for a blue ribbon fact - finding board of inquiry. The appointments worn promptly accepted by Dr. Nor man Topping, president of Iho University of Southern Califor nia: Dr. Franklin Murphy, president of UCLA, and Dr. Loo DuBridgc, president ot ine Cal ifornia Institute of Technology. The death toll could have been staggering had the dam broken at night. Hundreds of the 16.500 resi dents would have been killed." said a policeman who helped clear Ihe area. "Had it taKon us another 15 minutes we prob ably all would have been lost. Officer T. H. Mason saw ne and other policemen were sent to the scene immediately after a crack appeared in the north wall of the 500-foot long, 135 foot high dam. Ho said many residents didn't even know the dam existed. Max K. Socha, chief engineer of water works, said the dam designed by Ihe late R. R. Proctor, was one of the most advanced structures of its type. Proctor, who died a year ago, was a worldwide authority on earth-empacled fills, and Ihe Baldwin Hills dam had served as a model in both hemis pheres, Socha said. Although an official investiga tion was being held, observers speculated a series of holes in the concrete and asphalt lininjt, revealed after the 300 million gallons of water emptied, could have been the cause ot the col lapse. Ice Too Thin open, the manager there said. Many head injiu'ies occur each year as a result of not being able lo control one's self on the ice, Ledward warned ico skaters. Most of the accidents result to inexperienced skaters, he noted. Ledward advised against skat ing on softened ice since it is dangerous and resulting cuts in the ice will ruin the surface for the next day. He suggested those skating away from controlled or popu lated areas provide such equip ment at 100 feet ot rope, an inner tube or similar object, long planks, a first aid kit, matches with which to start a warming fire, and a change of warm clothing.