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VOLUM E 1
NUM BER 6
I
T h u rs d a y ,
J a n u a ry
21,
1965
Odeçast/d m u ie d i jjGdi&dt ÿi&uùtuf w e e k ly !
In othar library news, I * » . Mabel
Van Hom. librarian. Invites all pre
school children and those in grades
I through 3 to attend the Story Hour
each Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Local Camp F ire G irls are earning
credits by reading to tha children in
the one-half hour sessions.
To data, only a handful of young
people have bean enjoying tha class,
which of co trsa cannot continue un
less
lass attendance is improved. T h is
is your chance to help tha Camp Fire
G irls, and the little ones, by seeing
to it they attend this Hour. It car*
ta in ly w ill benefit than more than
cartoons and funny books'
• ••
S C O U T -O -R A M A
SA TURDA Y
T h e M e d fo rd A r m
o r y w ill b e th e s c e n e
S a tu r d a y of th e a n n u - :
a l b ig S c o u t s h o w . W e
hope o u r re a d e rs can
f in d t i m e to e n jo y a
p le a s a n t a fte rn o o n o r
e v e n in g . Y ou w ill e n
jo y fu ll p a r t i c u l a r s
on p ag e 3, th is is s u e .
H 's bean said bafore-end w e 'll say
It agam -the Central Point Rascua
Squad is ALW AYS on h an d for ANY
emergency1 Last S atirdey Barry Hurd
and Bob Gibson warn t een with the
tr ic k in the Jacksonville parade A f
te r t f e parade the boys retired to tha
Jacksonville fire hall w h » « Urty
were on stand-by in case of emargen-
cy.
Those fa m iliar with the town
w ill know tha fire hall is direc tly in
back of the new U.S. Bank which o-
One little gii I was almost in tears
when she found herself lammed lik e
a sardinu in a can in the midst of a
crowd of adults and realized there
was no hope for her to catch a glim p
se of Boone.
About this tim e, 6 foot 3V, inch Bub
Gibson
rushed into the crowd, lif t
ing the little girl to his shoulders,
and from her over 6 foot ta ll perch
she had a b e t t e r view than any adult
in the crowd. Yep. o tr rescue squad
is always on hand for any em ergency1
Why is It that everyone w arts to
be «t the front of the bus. the back
e f the ch trch. or tha middle of the
o f the road’
• ••
About Hidden Taxes .We k n o w or
should kn ow -w h.it we pay in direct
taxes on incoo» ,md p ro p e rty to com
m unities. counties, states, and fe d
eral government.
A id w e k n o w of
certain sales or excise taxes, such
as that on gasoline.
But. If anyone thinks these addup
to his to tal tax b ill, he is sorel kmis-
But if anyone t hinks these .«do up
to his total lax b ill, he is sorely m is
taken. For everything we need .»nd
buy is loaded w ith hidden ta xes—
those paid by suppliers of raw ma
te ria ls . by manufacturers, by ship
pers. by ran tiers, and by everyone
involved in the long process of bring
ing a product to the consumer.
How important are these ta x e s ’
The C itizens Public Expenditure Sur
vey of New York provides ■ tne start
ling examples.
According to it. a
quart o f m ilk carries 87 different hid
den taxes, a pound of NinWurger 114
different hidden taxes, a pair o f shoe*
126 different hidden taxes, a pair
o f o v eralls 148 different hidden ta x
es.
So It goes, down the endless
roster
of goods .md services.
T h is points up a v ita l but not pub
lic iz e d fact: Fvery tax is passed on
to the consumer, it has to be. And
it Is the individual wage earner »h o
»would gain most from a drive for
economy that would really produce
resu lts at all levels of governnwnt.
In the Ashland D aily Tidings
w e found a little poem we hav chad
requests f a but which we had lest
The government is my shep
herd
Therefore I need not work.
It alloweth me to lie down oft
a good job,
It leadeth me beside still fee-
toriea;
It destroyed) my initiative;
It leadeth me In the path of
the paraaite
For politic's sake. Yeal though
I walk
through the Valley of Laziness
and deficit spending
I fear no evil, for the Gove'n-
ment is with me.
It will prepare an economic.
Utopia for me
By appropriating the earnings
of my own grandchildren.
It fiileth my head with false
security,
My cup runneth over.
Surely (he Government should
take care of me,
All the days of my life,
And I shall dwell In a fool’s
paradise forever.
R u m o u rs of a la r g e new in d u s tr ia l d e v e l
o p m e n t c a m e c l o s e r to m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n l a s t
w eek w hen it w as an n o u n c ed T h e R o s e b u rg
L u m b e r C o m p a n y h a s c o m p le te d th e p u r c h
a s e o f a 230 a c r e t r a c t b o r d e r in g o n th e Wh
i t e C i t y i n d u s t r i a l c o m p o u n d , b e t w e e n W h ite
C ity a n d C e n tr a l P o in t.
I t h a s b e e n i m p o s s i b l e to g a in a n y a u t h o r
ita tiv e s ta te m e n t ir o m th e c o m p a n y a s to
w h a t i s b e in g p l a n n e d . I t i s r u m o u r e d t h e r e
w ill b e e i t h e r a p a r t i c l e o r h a r d b o a r d p l a n t
e r e c t e d o n th e s i t e .
A n e x e c u t i v e o f th e R o s e b u r g f i r m h a d
m a d e a n i n q u i r y o f t h e M e d f o r d W a te r D e p t .
a s to a v i l a b i l i t y o f w a t e r . H a r d b o a r d i s a t
p r e s e n t p ro d u c e d by a " w e t p r o c e s s " . T h e
l a r g e a m o u n t o f l a n d i n v o l v e d w o u ld b e n c c - ,
e s s a r y f o r a i r i n j p o n d s to n e u t r a l i z e t h e
t h e l i q u i d s i n v o l v e d in t h e m a n u f a c t u r e a s
r e q u i r e d b y th e s t a t e o f O r e g o n .
T h is w i l l b e th e t h i r d i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p
m e n t to m a t e r i a l i z e . K a i s e r A lu m in u m a n d
t h e M i n n e s o t a M in in g a n d M a n u f a c t u r i n g
(3 M ) p l a n t s a r e in t h e p r o c e s s o f c o n s t r
u c tio n .
J an . 30 C h a r te r
S u b s c r ib e r
D riv e E n ds
T V star Rnnriy Buune was making
personal appearances in tha c ity , and
youngsters by the hundreds w ire
fighting to see their cowboy hero o-
ver the heads of adults who also wan-
tad a peak at tha st.».
Recently overheard in a courtroom:
“ »♦w» d td v r tt I W ee.... ... this man was
in toxicated7** the judge asked the
policeman.
" W e ll, yo tr honor, it was lik e th is,
the cop replied.
*’ S4wn I saw him
staggering down the street. I w asn't
s ir e lie was dr in k . B ut » h e n he p i*
a nickel in the m ailbox, looked up at
the c ity h a ll clo ck and said. "G ood
grief. I'v e gained 12 pounds.* I nab
bed h im ."
see
Roseburg Firm Buys
Industrial Acreage
First N a tio n a l
B ank of O re g o n
D o n a te s Trees
For A n n iv e rs a ry
In c o m m e m o r a t
io n o f i t s F i f t i e t h a n
n i v e r s a r y , o u r lo c a l
F i r s t N a tio n a l B an k
of O re g o n B ra n c h h a s
b e e n i n s t r u c t e d to
d o n a te a s u i t a b l e tree*
to b e p l a n t e d in o n e
o f o u r c ity p a r k s .
C liff A y r e s , o u r
lo c a l ban k m a n a g e r ,
h a s s e l e c t e d a f in e
A s p e n w h ic h w ill b e
s e t in th e n e w p a r k .
A ll c o m m u n i t i e s
w h o e n jo y t h e s e r v i c
e s o f th e F i r s t N a t io n
al B ank of O re g o n
w ill r e c e iv e a t r e e
a ls o .
LO C A L P O S T O F F IC E
H E L P S IN C R E A S E
According to A lva N. Bradford,
acting postmaster o f the Medford
branches of the United States Post
O ffice, the Medford poxt office
grossed S I.I6 2 .S 7 2 during 1964.
This amount includes the Central
Point and White City branches of
the Medford office. T h is compared
with S I.067.261 for I9o3 and shows
an increase o f $95.000. or about
9 per cent for the year.
Annual mail volume amounted to
4S.9S6.000 pieces of mail handled
by tha Medford office. T h ia com
pared w ith approximately 42.000.000
pieces handled during 1963. an
increase o f about 9 per cent above
last year.
The revenue and mail volume
Increase compares with the in
crease In population of between
3 » id 4 per cent annual growth In
tha Medford and Jackson County
area. Medford retains Its position
as the nurrtoer 4 post off ice in the
M ate, running almost doi4)la In
revenues compared to C orvallis.
T h is refle cts the growing M atus of
Medford as a regional, re ta il, d is
tribution and professional canter,
stated postmaster Bradford.
C R O W D - - T h e r e w a s h a r d l y s t a n d i n g r o o m in th e s t r e e t s o f J a c k s o n v i l l e a t t h e f o r
m a l o p e n in g o f t h e U. S . h o t e l S a t u r d a y . T r a f f i c w a s b a c k e d u p f o r m i l e s o u t s i d e o f
to w n a s t h o u s a n d s c a m e to v ie w th e f e s t i v i t i e s a n d i n s p e c t t h e r e s t o r a t i o n j o b o n th e
o ld b u i ld i n g . O v e r 7 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s v i s i t e d th e n e w U .S . N a t i o n a l B a n k 's n e w f a c i l i t
t i e s t h e r e S a t u r d a y , a c c o r d i n g t o b r a n c h m a n a g e r E s t o n B . H u m p h r e y ., a n d n e a r l y
th a t m a n y S u n d ay .
S e m in a r Set For
C o -o p A n d
Ir r ig a tio n
D irectors
A training conference to increase
the effectiveness o f boards of di
rectors o f agricultural cooperatives
and irrigation d istricts in Lane
Linn. Jackson. Josephine. Douglas
and Coos counties is scheduled
for Eugene Tuesday and Wednes
day. February 2 and 3.
Th e two day schedule of le c tire s
and discussions groups w ill be
held in the auditorium of the Lane
Court y Extension O ffice, accord
ing to Gene Winters. Jackson coun
ty extension agent.
The conference is designed to
help each director better under
stand and carry out his responsi
b ilitie s in the cooperstive orgam-
n a tio n or d is tric t. Winters explain
ed.
The program has been planned
to give directors a better under
stand board-general n i i m g e r rela
tionships and to es o blish effec
tiv e . obiective goals and policies,
the agent pointed o i*.
direc to rs and managers of coop
eratives. as in a ll business, have
the responsibility of setting goals
and deciding on the most effective
way of achieving them. Winters no
ted.
and this progn tn is designeo
to help directors carry out their re
spon sibilities.
The same concepts and princi
ples slso apply to directors of irri
gation d istricts, he st assed. D is
tric t directors w ill meet in separ
ate
discussion groups during the
conference under the leadership o f
Marvin Shearer, Oregon State U n i
ve rsity
extension irrigation spe
c ia lis t.
Staff for the Eugene conference
includes Leon Garolan. OSU exten-
c ia lis t. Roland Groder. OSU exten
sion fruit and vegeo ble marketing
sp ecialist: Paige Hall and Duane
Hatch. Lane county extension a-
gents: and Eugene Winters. Jack-
son county extension agent, and
Shearer.
A $5 registration fee includes a
copy of " T h e Board of Directors in
A gricultural Business” w ritten by
Garolan and Arnold H aaeley. also
an extension marketing management
sp e c ia lis t.
The director training
program, developed by them, has
been made a v a ila b le nationally and
sim ilar conferences h w a now been
held In 41 states.
In co m e T a x
Tips For
S e lf-e m p lo y e d
'Prompt and accurate reporting
o f net earnings is the only way to
assure social security protection
for s e lf employed people,* accord
ing to Edward B. Jacobson, d is t
rict manager o f social security in
Medford.
He said. *A s e lf employed per
son must file a social security tax
if net earnings for the year are at
W h ite C ity
In d u s t r ia l R o s te r
P la n n e d
A ll g o o d t h i n g s m u s t c o m e to a n e n d - -
a n d so m u s t o u r c h a r te r s u b s c r ip tio n d r iv e .
We a r e h a p p y to a n n o u n c e w e h a v e r e a c h
e d o u r g o a l of 500 s u b s c r i b e r s ! T h e s u p p o r t
a n d e n th u s ia s m o f th e p e o p le of th e C e n t r a l
P o in t a r e a fo r th e ir new n e w s p a p e r h a s b e e n
e x tr a o rd in a ry . T h e " T h a n k s " of T h e T im e s
g o e s t o e v e r y o n e o f y o u . We w i s h w e c o u ld
p r in t th e w o n d e rfu l l e t t e r s of e n c o u ra g e p ie r it
a n d c o m m e n d a t i o n w e h a v e r e c e i v e d . We
h o p e to c o n t i n u e to m e r i t t h e m .
T h e w e a t h e r h a s b e e n s u c h t h a t q u i te a
n u m b e r o f p e o p le h a v e n o t h a d t h e i r o p p o r t
u n i ty t o l a k e a d v a n t a g e o f o u r C h a r t e r S u b
s c r i b e r o f f e r . We h o p e t h e a d d i t i o n a l d a y s
u n til J a n . 2 0, w ill a llo w e v e r y o n e to g e t
t h e i r s u b s c r i p . i o n s in . T h i s e d i t i o n o f T h e
T i m e s i s s a t u r a t e d w ith s u b s c r i p t i o n b l a n k s .
We h a v e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e c a l l s f r o m t h e
p e o p le w ho h a v e n o t r e c e i v e d t h e i r p a p e r s
a n d d e s i r e to s u b s c r ib e . We h o p e w e h a v e
n o t o v e r l o o k e d a n y o f y o u . If w e h a v e , p l e a s e
c a ll a g a in .
We h a v e r e m a i n i n g c o p i e s o f t h e S o u v e n i r
E d itio n on th e J a c k s o n v ille C e le b r a tio n . If
you d e s ir e a d d itio n a l c o p ie s , th e y a r e a v a i l
a b le .
S o m e tim e d u rin g F e b r u a r y , we s h a ll a n
n o u n c e o u r m a jo r s u b s c rip tio n d r iv e .
We
do n o t kn o w th e e x a c t d a te a s y e t. H o w e v e r ,
w h ile t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n r a t e a f t e r J a n . 2 0 ,
w ill b e $ 2 . 00 p e r y e a r , t h e r e w ill b e no
o p t io n to r e n e w f o r t h a t a m o u n t . O u r r e g u l a r
s u b s c r i p t i o n r a t e w i l l b e $ 3 .0 0 p e r y e a r .
If y o u r f r ie n d s a r e n o t a w a r e th e c h a r t e r
s u b s c r ib e r o ffe r is te r m in a tin g , re m in d
th e m .
County Solons
To Mail Bills
Back To Area
least $400.
Only the first $4800
o f net earnings is covered by soc
ial security.*
The report for 1964 is due on or
before April IS . 1965 and is made
on the Schedule C portion o f the
federal income tax form 1040.
Jacobson also said that fwm
owners and operators are covered
as s e lf employed individuals the
same as anyone els e operating a
business.
The farmer file s his
social security tax return on the
Schedule F attachment on form 1040
and pays the same rate of self
eniployment tax.
In addition, the farmer has an
optional method for computing his
net eam ings in years when profits
are low. This optional provision is
as follow s:
If a farmer’s gross income is at
least $600. but less than $1.800.
he has the option of counting
either his actual net or two-thirds
o f his gross farm income for social
security credit.
If the gross farm income is over
$1.800 and net farm earnings are
under $1.200. a farmer may report
either his actual net eam ings or
$1,200: if a farmer’s gross income
exceeds $1.800 and net farm eam
ings are $1 .200 or more, he must
use the actual amount of his net
eam ings.
The option enables farmers with
low incomes to obtain credit to-
towards social security ret i ramen
and d is a b ility benefits, as well as
survivor benefits for their fam ilies
in case o f death.
However, a
farmer must have net e a r n in g s of
at least $400. either actual net
eam ings or by the optional method,
to get social security credit for
tha year.
* »
•••••,
T h e T i m e s h a s a p l a n a f o o t to a c q u a i n t t h i s a r e a m o r e t h o r o u g h l y
w ith o u r v a s t W h ite C i t y i n d u s t r i a l e n t e r p r i s e s . T h e r e a r e p r e s e n t l y
m o r e t h a n f o r t y f i r m s w h o a r e d o in g b u s i n e s s in W h ite C i t y . T h e
s i g n b o a r d p i c t u r e s a b o v e i s a t o n e o f th e W h ite C i t y e n t r a n c e s a n d
l i s t s th e v a r i o u s f i r m s . It is o u r h o p e t h a t w e s h a ll b e a b le to b r in g
y o u a w e e k - b y - w e e k d e s c r ip tio n of th e v a r i o u s f i r m s a n d t h e i r r e s p
e c t i v e a c t i v i t i e s . L a r g e f i r m s t h a t a r e in t h e p r o c e s s o f b u i l d i n g
p l a n t s a t W h ite C i t y a r e n o t l i s t e d s u c h a s t h e 3M C o m p a n y a n d
f C a is e r A l u m i n u m .
I
The Legislative delegation
from Jackson County, consist
ing of Senator Lynn Newbry
and. Representatives John R
Dellenback. Edward Branch-
field and James Redden, has
made arrangements for the
mailing of bills to v a r i o u s
groups and agencies in Jack-
son County
Complete sets of bills will be
in the possession of the City of
Medford, the Mail T r i b u n e
Newi Room, the Ashland Daily
Tid.ngs, the Grange, the Med
ford Public Library, the Jack-
son County Court and the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce.
Bills on Education matters
will also be in the Medford
School system office and that
of the Jackson County School
Superintendent. Requests from
other groups have been filled
for the receipt of bills dealing
with their particular fields.
It is hoped by all members
of the Jackson County delega
tion that citizena w ill avail
themselves of the opportunity
to study these bills, and will
correspond with their Repre
sentatives or Senator to con
vey their opinions and any
facts they may have concern
ing any and ail legislative mat
ters.