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— This waak we bring you *
story that really happened In
Long Beach, C a llfa rn la .. . on
Medicare I
A Long Beach attorney attemp
ted to qualify hl» mother for
Medicare, which la,
a» I recall,
for those over 65 year» of age.
She 1» 91, but unfortunately
can't prove It, for ahe waa
born In a ranchhouae near Waco,
Texas, on January 1, 1874, and
they weren't Issuing birth ce rti
ficates at that tim e at that place.
When the ton made the appli
cation, the Long Beach office
of the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare In the
Social Security office demanded
proof of his mother's age. He
explained by letter there was
no documeotray proof and that
she had outlived anyone who
might have personal knowledge
of her arrival. With the copy
of the letter he sent a copy of
his own blAh certificate, pro
ving that his age Is 76.
Now to you and I, a 76-year
old son Is prodT enough his moth
er Is older than 65. But not to
the federal government. It says
right here In the rule book that
certain kinds of proof are accep
table and the age of a son Is not
one of them.
He sent that letter with his
birth certificate on SefXember
19. On September 21 the office
answered him with another
letter requiring documentary
proof of his mother's age. It
read pretty much like the first
letter.
The attorney tried old Texas
marriage certificates, but the
one signed by his mother didn't
list her age. On September 24
he got another le tte r from the
Medicare crew, asking for proof
of age.
The attorney tried the Los
Angeles Register of Voters,
but those records to vote In
1944 showed only that she
registered, which proves that
she must be 42 or older, but
not that she Is 65 or older.
As a last resort, the elderly
son had asked the local office
to send an investigator to look
at his mother and determine
for himself I f she was not old
enough to be covered by Med
icare. It s till remains to be
determined by the government
if a person can have a mother
older than he Is. I can hardly
School Bond Election Called
D IS TR IC T 6 SCHOOL BOND
ELECTION FEBRUARY 24
The Board of Directors of
School District 6 held a special
meeting last Monday evening
and voted to hold a school
bond election February 24, In
the amount of $1, 977, 825, 000
for needed plant construction.
The amount w ill finance con
struction on the proposed Junior
High School on Scenic Avenue.
The land was purchased last
year. The new building would
accommodate 800 students,
be comparable In sise to the
present high school and would
also relieve the present shortage
in facilities throughout the
school system. Also it would
build the following at Cold
H llli 6 classrooms and a library
at Patrick and double the sise
of the gym I t Hanby. Sam's
V alley Elementary would be
completed at it still needs
dressing rooms, a w a lk -in free-
ser, bleachers, a covered play
area and paving.
The present school bus garage
located In Central Point on
Fourth Street across from the
present Junior High w ill be
doubled In sise. This is needed
to perfect the investment of
$180, 000 in buses and equip
ment.
Traffic Deaths
Increase in
County
G am e Council
to M eet
The Oregon Fish and Came
council w ill meet Saturday,
January 22, at the Girls Com
munity Club, Medford, to dis
cuss the 'planting' of Roosevelt
elk In the Applegate area.
President Blankenship urged
a ll interested persons to attend.
Blankenship stressed that, In
order to know what the hunters
want, it Is necessary to have a
good representation of sports
men at the meeting. The
meeting w ill begin at 7:30 pm.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS
The Central Point Volunteer
JEWETT PTA T O HEAR
SPEAK |R
Fire Department elected new
Jewett PTA w ill hold a mee
officers for the coming year
at the regular meeting In the
ting die evening of Jan. 20th.
This is a fam ily type program,
and should be attended by c h il
fire hall January 5.
Noel Moore was elected pres
ident, Jerry O'Conner new vice
president, Paul Emery, Sec
son County recorded 50 traffic
deaths for the year of 1965.
This represents an increase of
127% over the 1964 figure of
22 deaths. The increase was
given an added shove by a late
year bus accident that claim ed
14 lives.
Records for the years 1936
through 1965 show that the 1965
of fatalities of one year in the
county. The lowest number
Operators of Oregon’s two
and three-wheeled vehicles are
specialist for Pacific Power and going to have to prove they
know how to operate not only
retary and Eloy Sutton, treasurer. Light w ill be guest speaker.
these vehicles but a full size
His speech and demonstration
car, too, in accord with a law
Is both entertaining and infor
scheduled to take effect soon.
m ative. It is designed to help
Riders of these vehicles m ay
obtain a form from the D epart
us live safer electrically.
D U N C A N TO SPEAK
ment of Motor Vehicles on or
The evening Is arranged so
Congressman Robert Duncan
after January 17, on which they
w ill speak o n "Washington
that children w ill not be out
can inquire what steps they
Scene, 1966" a t 1 p.m . Friday
need to take to comply with
too late. Refreshments w ill
a t Churchill Auditorium on the
be served at 7:15, a short busi the new motorcycle licensing
Southern Oregon College cam
law.
ness meeting at 7:30, followed
pus. The public in invited at
The law, which takes effect
by the electrifying "M r. Haz
no charge.
July 1, requires motorcycle op
erators to have a special en
ard, " himself.
dorsement on their d river li
cense.
The form can be obtained
from any field office of the De
partm ent of Motor Vehicles, or
from a driver license exam iner.
The department w ill then ad
vise the would-be
applicant
what tests must be completed
before the endorsement can be
issued.
Oregon has more than 30,000
licensed motorcycles, but t h e
department says it does not ex
pect that it w ill have to give
tests to that many people, since
most of them are probably al
ready licensed to operate a mo
tor vehicle.
The law requires a motorcy
cle operator to first pass all
tests, including a behind-the-
wheel driving demonstration 'n
a four-wheeled vehicle, before
being tested as a motorcycle
operator.
Local Boys Nominated for Naval Academy
Oregon Senator Maurine Nenberger Solomon has nominated
two Crater High boys for the U. S. Naval Academy. Shown
above are Charles Lusky (checkered sweater) and Richard
Rehfeldt. Richard is the ton of Mr. and M s . Richard Rehfeldt
And Charles Is the son of Captain (U SM M Retired) J. C . Luaky
and Mis. Lusky, both fam ilies of Central Point. The boys
w ill compete with 18 other young men In Oregon of which three
w i l l be selected.
Front o f Building Being Com pleted
See you next week,
KENT
and make the by-laws. There
w ill be another meeting of this
group on Tuesday, January
25.
SITES FOUNDATION MEETING
MembeR of the Siskiyou
Pioneer Sites Foundation are
reminded of the regular mon
thly meeting date, Monday,
Jan. 24th, at the City H all,
7:30 PM . A ll members are
urged to attend as there are a
number of important things
to be discussed and decisions
M T . ASHLAND WEATHER
AND SKI REPORT IN V ITIN G
M T A SH LA ND — 120 inch
pack.
Clear, light southerly
wind. Big and little T -b a r op
erating during the week. Road
good, watch for ice last one-
half mile. Lodge, snack b a r
and ski area open 9:30 to 4:J0
seven days a week.
to be made.
District 6 School Bus Garage
More space
is needed. It is planned to double the slie of this building
if school Improvement bonds are voted on favorably Feb. 24.
Set M eeting
Date
A meeting of the newly
formed Independent Conserva
tives w ill be held In the Rich
ardson School In Central Point
on January 25, 1966 at 7i3O pm
The neighbor hung up before he
could protest. The following
morning a t 3 a. m. he called his
neighbor to report, " I don't
tee on By-Laws and also a re
port from the Com mittee for
have a dog I"
the formation of a platform.
And so it goes.. . .
My name is Kent Anderson. I have been asked to invite
a ll little boys and girls age four or under to register next
week at the Central Point Times office after next week's
paper comes out. O f course you can't come in alone but
have your folks bring you in so you can enter our Kiddie
Kash Contest which w ill be explained in next week's
paper. I can't be in the Kontest because my daddy works
for the paper. I'm going to be sort of a front man I
th in k --lik e I am now.
This Is the present Crater High School bus garage.
This group recently come Into
being and Is a p o litic a l action
group. In the forth coming
meeting the group w ill consi
der a report from the C om m it
loudly I can 't sleep."
Dear L ittle Friends:
A new group called Indepen
dent Conservatives was formed
and the preliminary organizing
began at a meeting held in
Central Point last week. The
chaiiman is Mr. Carroll Powell,
vice-chairm an, Mr. Ray Ridge
secretary, Mis. Ray Ridge;
treasurer. Mr. Laurence Cuf-
fe ll. Committees were ap
pointed to chaw up a platform
o / floor tile around? The scouts
could use it. Or s donation
would be appreciated. Donations
One local fallow was more than
a little annoyed when a neighbor
telephoned a t 3 a. m . and comp
lained, "Your dog is barking so
Hl
Conservatives
Elect O ffice rs
of deaths recorded In any one
year period was ten, recorded
w ait.
In 1938.
The Traffic Safety Division
also
stated that 1965 represen
W ell last week we plead for
ted
the
worst driving year In
a few small supplies for our
the
history
of Oregon, with 682
Rescue Aid tru c k .. so far
deaths
occuring.
This represent
none have been forthcoming.
an
Increase
of
over
100 deaths
We are not asking those of you
from the 1964 state death total.
who have contributed so generous
Resident from Jackson County
ly In the past. But how about you
cities k ille d in Oregon traffic
folks who haven't? It is YOUR
numberedi Ashland 2; Central
truck you kn ow ,. . let's keep
Point 2; Medford 13; Prospect
It In order so we may use It I
1; T ra il 1; and Cold H ill 2.
We're still looking for a flash
The Division urged a ll Jack-
camera...........
son County motorists to exer
Also the newly organised Boy
cise more driving care In 1966
Scout Troop 40 Is badly In
to help curtail the grim ly rising
need of some underlayment and
highway death to ll In the state.
floor covering In their scout
shack where meetings are held.
Anyone have tome old plywood
may be le ft at the Times office
or c a ll Mr. Olsen at 664-1409
or Mr. Fuller at 664-1373.
Remember- donations such as
this w ill help you with your
income tax tool
Baby Popularity Contest Starts
Next Week
Motorcycle
Requirements
Increased
dren as w e ll as adults.
Mr. Claude Haggard, safety
According to year-end fi
gures released by the Traffic
Safety Division of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles, Jack-
10 cent» per copy
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1966
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 5
A ll Interested conservatives
are invited to come.
,
Carroll Powell, chairmen.
Our neighbor across the street is getting its face completed.
We do not know yet who the tenant or tenants w ill be but it
is going to be an i mprovement to Pine Street when com pleted.
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