MEDFORD M&TU TpiBtmE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ?, 1932.
PROPERTY TAKEN
Jack Wakefield From Sick
Bed in Portland Hospital
Sends Political S O. S.
WILL IT BE ANOTHER STATE LOSS?
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State Aid Commission Takes
Step to Place Foreclosed
Property Back On Tax
Rolls "in Marion County
Bv Clayton V. Bernhard,
(Associated Picas Staff Writer.)
, SALEM, Not. JPy Aa ttie flrat
atop In an aggressive campaign to
place back on the tax roll a aubataa-
tlal part of the proporty In which
the World war veterans' state aid
oommlaslon has Invested $1,770,000,
the commission today announced
reduction In the sales prices on prop
trty In Marlon county.
This Is the first county In the state
where the bonus oommlaslon prop
erty bas been reappraised, and the
new terma fixed by the executive
secretary, Jerrold Owen, and approv.
ed by the commission. More than
23,000 has been cut off the state-
owned property values In the county,
consisting of 41 city properties and
farms previously valued at S135.B00
Much Work Ahead.
Reappraisal of the 813 properties
In the state, of which 039 are city
homes, will require several months
and It was not expected that this
work would be completed before next
spring. MultnomsJh , county, where
the commission owns 307 properties,
will be next on the reappraisal pro
gram.
. Decision of the commission to place
these properties back on the tax rolls
resulted when Owen pointed out that
the general policy of not selling with'
out full Investment- return csused i
loss to the state. Re stated profits
heretofore recorded did not take In
to aocount the Interest being paid
by the state on funds Invested and
that there were few properties held
by the commission which were
turning an Income sufficient to off
set capital Investments and Interest,
Further holding would serve only to
inoreaee losses in many rnstanoes,
It waa pointed out.
1000 Properties on Hand,
' Since organisation of the aid oom
mlaslon trie state has acquired In ex
cess of 1,000 properties In which It
t has Invested more than (3,900,000
Of these 373 have been sold on con
tract for 74B,200. Prom the remain
ing property the commission has been
receiving during the past year
average of $808 a month from farm
leases and $3,463 a month from city
property rentals.
The return of such a large amount
Of property to the state either
rarougn deed or foreclosure, waa
caused In most oases by unbalanced
loans. This condition rwas primarily
due to a law providing for loans up
lo 78 per cent of the appraised value
of property, leaving no margin of
sTy for depreciation such has been
suffered by real property during the
past three years. Over-optimism of
local appraisers and the lack of a
centralized field Inspection In the
earlier days of tlhe commission's op
eration contributed also to this situ
ation. It waa declared.
Not Liquidation.
The readjustment of property val
ues by the commission Is In no sense
a liquidation or forced sale and
Should have no deleterious effect on
real estate values throughout the
state, Owen said. Prices heretofore
asked have taken no cognisance of
market trends, but the new listings
will be in line with present day con
ditions. The reappraisals are being handled
by the commission's field force, re
leased for this work through the re-
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At top is present Southern Oregon Normal School at
Ashland, In which many from this community are students;
1 at bottom is site of old Ashland Normal, which, abandoned
many years ago, represents a huge loss to the State of
Oregon.
Ashland, Oregon (Special)
"Today Southern Oregon bas the
beautiful and efficient Southern
Oregon normal, a certainty which
la serving the youth of Oregon
who desires to become teachers
o that the rural and city schools
of Southern Oregon may be propor
ly manned," a. M. Green, chair
man of The Save S. O. N. S. Asso
ciation of this city, stated, "while,
It the Zorn-MacPherson school
moving bill la passed on November
8th., we will have only an uncer
tainty, which la sure to result
within a few years In entire aban
donment of the present state
school plant In this city, with
another huge loss to the mate o(
Oregon and the deprivation of the
present educational opportunity.
"We are given only a Junior
College by the bill, a facility which
Southern Oregon Normal has al
ways offered to Southern Oregon
youth, with never more than 60
taking advantage of the Junior
College work," Mr. Green contin
ued. "Southern Oregon is snre to
be robbed of Its only state school
unless a great majority of voters
In this area on November 8th
vote 817 No." Mr. Oreen warned.
cent decision of the commission to
suspend new loans for a temporary
period; The commission Is also main
taining Its own sales organization,
but every real estate agent In the
state desiring the service will be fur
nlshed with the listings.
Laurelhurst
LAURELHURST, Nov. 4. (Spl.)
Frienas of Frank Dltsworth are glad
to learn that he la rercoverlng.
rarent-Ttacners' aasocaltlon gave
Hallowe'en party to the school chil
dren ' Friday evening at Coburn's
lunch room.
School children have Joined the
Oregon Children's Book league. The
reading of certain books under the
direction of the state library Is en
couraged by this league. S certifi
cate signed by the governor and state
librarian la given each pupil who
successfully passes the reading tests.
lisureinurat pupils have scheduled
basketball game with the Bhadv
Cove school for Thursday afternoon.
November 10. The teams should be
evenly matched so a good game la
expected. Parents and school pa
trons Interested In basketball are In
vited to attend.
Roy Vaughn made a business trln
to Klsmath Falls over the week end.
Phoenix
The annual dinner for th work
ers or the Independent packing
.house was held Tuesday noon. The
wore was finished at 12:30. after
which a large dinner was enjoyed.
The men furnished ham and buns,
while the ladles furnished cakes.
plea, salad and all of the trimmings.
This event Is looked forward to from
year to year by the workers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lust and Lee Denzer
visited Bell view Orange Tuesday
night. Mrs. Lust and Lee were put
on a committee to see about a float
for the Armlstlc Day parade.
Second practice of the degree team
was held Tuesday night at the rhall.
The work Is coming along nicely.. but
all members are urged to be present
at every meeting, as It Is hard to
catch up after missing once. Next
practice will be held some time soon
after election. Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Seaman have met with us both times
and the team greatly appreciates this
as it Is realised It could not have got
far without someone getting them
started off. right. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Putman of Pern Val
ley district hav movod to Eagle
Point.
The managers, banker and clerk of
t,ho Neighbors of Woodcraft met at
the home of Mrs. Lillian Coleman
Tuesday to go over their books and
balance them for another quarter.
Espee Reopens
Tehachapi Pass
Reopened for traffto In record time.
following the disastrous cloudburst
on September 30, the Tehachapi line
of the Southern Pacific company is
again handling normal train move
ments, while work continues on clear
ing away debris spread by the flood
waters.
This waa announced here today by
company representatives, on advices
from the general office In San Fran
cisco giving details of the thillllng
battle waged by an army of work
men to place the line back in service.
Desirable houses always In first
class condition for rent, lease or sale
Call 108.
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At the request of Jack Wakefield.
pioneer lnsuranca and real estate
msn and ardent Medford booster,
who has been prevented from taking
part In the local political campaign
because of 111 health and recent in
juries sustained In a motor accident,
tne following letter to his many
friends, - written from the Good Sa
maritan Hospital In Portland, Ore.,
Is published:
To my many friends and patrons:
Owing to a recent automobile acci
dent which left me with a serious
nerve shock and Injuries to both legs,
I am ordered by my physician here
to stay away from my office and all
business matters for an Indefinite pe
riod. During absence from office at 107
East Main street, where I have been
located for 34 years, my Insurance
buslnem will be In charge of Mrs.
Gertrude Oreb, Mrs. Mabel Showers
and my brother, A. L. Wakefield.
Outside of my forced vacation from
business at a critical time In my af-
rairs i am especially sorry that this
should occur In the midst of a na
tional political campaign and espec
ially as It Is coupled with local
Issues which to my mind, are of al
most, if toot quite equal Importance
to the national campaign. My poli
tical friends will remember that In
all previous election periods such as
this, I have always taken an active
part, feeling that to be a duty and
privilege that all good citizens owe
to themselves and to good citizen
ship.
This, my first absence from Med
ford during such a campaign as this
Is, a campaign of much more than
usual Importance, both In national
and local affairs, gives me an ex
cuse, though at a distance, to break
into the big game while the "going
Is good." I am not away, at this
time from choice.
First of all I want all my friends
(and others If there be any) to know
that I am a 100 per cent HOOV2R
man. I grant that other people. In
cluding some of my friends, may
think differently on this matter, but
I am unable to follow their line of
reasoning. But even granting for the
sake of argument that Mr. Roosevelt
Is as equally able and far-seeing as
Mr. Hoover Is, which is by no means
conceded by me, he would, In case
of election, be placed under an Im
possible handicap by being forced,
as an untried and Inexperienced man
Into the very middle of the most
gigantic problems our country has
ever been called upon to deal with.
We know that Hoover, associated as
he Is with the ablest men In the na
tion. Including many Democrats,
with a backing of three years on THE
BIQ JOB, can finish the solving of
the great problems he Is struggling
with If it la humanly possible for
any nan to do so.
Why not follow and take as our
guide the remark of ABE LINCOLN
who, after his re-election In 1864,
said:
"I suppose the people did not want
to swap horses while crossing the
stream .
History has since recorded hat
the decision of the people to STAND
BY their great leader in the mighty
crisis then on was a wise one.
X predict future history will re
cord that the present crisis we are
passing through, though of a dif
ferent nature, is equally Important
and equally dangerous as the one
which faced Lincoln In the midst of
the great war. I also predict that
President Hoover's name will emerge
clearly as the guiding star of re
covery from the world's great eco
nomic set-back,
As to the local situation In Jack-
son county, I am of the opinion that
there are some matters pending that
are of great Importance to Medford
and the people of the county almost
of equal importance to the national
election. Of these things, the one
outstanding of all. It seems to me, is
the county Judgeship.
I have no personal objection to
Mr. Fehl, but It seems Inconceivable
to me that the people of Jackson
county want to see htm officiating
for the next six years as their county
Judge. Do you think that his nature,
temperament and general demeanor
as a citizen entitles him to your fa
vorable consideration for that high
Judicial and dignified office? Would
you like to bring your Important cases
before him for impartial decisions?
Have you noticed his inborn Inclina
tion to besmirch, even to attempt
to assassinate the character of good
and worthy citizens, and In so doing,
hiding behind his newspaper? Have
you noticed that he admits being in
favor of the recall of Judge Norton.
undoubtedly because the latter. In
discharge of his legal duty and ac
cording to his conscience found It
necessary to decide a case against
him? Do yon want such a man for
YOt'B JUDGE In Jackson county for
the next six yearsT
In the last minute candidacy of
O. E. "Pop" Gates for the county
judgeship It seems to me, and Z hope
it does to you, we are offered a happy
solution of this matter. In him we
have an outstanding man and cltl
zen, dignified, honest, dependable and
FAIR-MINDED. He looks the part
and we will not be sorry If he Is
elected. His five years' experience
on the state highway commission,
brought- him In ccntact with many
people In the state who can. If needed,
help us. His three terms as mayor
of Medford has further fitted him
so that he knows our needs better,
perhaps, than any other man.
When he was mayor a certain other
man advocated repudiating our pav
ing debts (that other man Is now
up for the office of Judge), he, Gates,
stood like a rock against it. Which
attitude do you want In the Judge
ship? As to my friends Messrs. Phlpps and
Pipes there can be no doubt of their
right to seek the Judgeship. But it
seems to me their candidacy at this
time serves to becloud the Issue,
which Is dangerous. In my opinion
a vote for either, especially for Mr.
Pipes will serve as a vote for Fehl
and against Gates. Let us all think
over these matters carefully and act
according to our best light.
Faithfully yours,
J. W. WAKEFIELD,
Smith Awarded
$212 For Labor
In a elv!l suit at the city hall yes-.
t7day of B. 8. Smith versus Walter
R. Jones for S213.J7. allegedly due
for labor, the Jury granted the plain
tiff the sum, with $40 attorney's
fees. Smith sought 7 attorney's
fees. He represented his own case,
as well sa that of a Mr. Robinson.
For Sale Dry alabwood at unbe
lievably low prices, S3 60 per load,
la or H-ln. Valley Fuel Co, Tel. 7d.
Broken windows glazed by Trow
Bridge cabinet worts.
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When You Vote
312 X YES
you will vote to give Oregon a
$7,000,000 Industry
providing a
$3,000,000 Payroll
and employing
07,500 Workers
Facts and Figures Tell the Story
During the 10 years prior to the advent of
national prohibition Oregon had 25,000 acres of
land producing hops each year.
The average value of Oregon's hop era) waa
then $7,000,000 a year.
The average annual payroll of $3,000,000
gave employment to 87,500 men, women and
children.
Today there ace 15.S0S acres producing hops
In Oregon.
The average annual valve of the erop b only
$2,000,000.
The annual payroll has been reduced to but
$1,300,000 to be distributed among 55,000 workers.
Repeal the law which prohibits the manufacture or
possession of beer and wines in Oregon. Pave the way
for re-establishment of the greatest agricultural fe
ci uatry the Willamette Valley ever knew. Open new
markets for Oregon's hops, fruits, berries, and barley,
and promote Oregon's return to PROSPERITY.
VOTE 312 X YES
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process which assures uniform vitamin feeding value when it is
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year 'round.
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"We need a Roosevelt
in the White House"
Progressive Voters of Oregon,
remember these things on Nov. 8:
That'th record of the Hoover admiaistrafloo h h own eot
tfemnation four years of false prophecies and broken promises.
That the gospel of fear and the angry cry of party feeulafky h wm
last desperate resort of special privilege to wk back pjogrettiv
Republicans.
That through plutocrats lilee Henry Ford the ukta-eoiMervadve
machine is trying to coerce you. Exercise your constitutional eights
and vote as you think!
That unemployment in tbt United lutes is gseater tfcaa dbat of
England, France, Germany and Itary twrifcined, ati'sl yet Hostet;
tells us it might be wpss. ,
That the Fedetal Trade Commission's exposure of bribery and
exploitation by the pownr trust has failed to bring a single word
of condemnation from tiu adminisctadon.
That while one-fifth of the banks fa this soumcy were faiKna,
Hoover would not call an extra session of Congress. Meantime,
millions were losing their life savings m breaking banks. Hoove
fiddled while Rome burned.
That the subsidised press of the iUtn-aoatmtlru arnst net dw'
ceive you about the tariff. Here is the tariff plank verbatim from"
. the Democratic pkifonn: "We advocate a competitive tariff for
revenue, with a fact-finding tariff commission free from executiva
interference, reciprocal tariff agreements with other nations, and
an international economic conference designed to restore inter
national trade and facilitate exchange." Gov. Roosevelt stands
solidly on this platform to take the tariff out of politics.
That on the eve of election President Hoover professes to be the
friend of women. During his four years in office just three posi
tions out of nearly 3,000 appointments in the executive department
of the Government were opened to women.
That Gov. Roosevelt condemns the Farm Board's extravagance, its
disastrous action which made the Government a speculator of
farm products and the unsound policy of restricting agricultural
products to the demands of domestic market?
That Hoover has lived too man swim k luLw, i l. i
ttaad ow problem,
estore Confidence and Prosperity
by eleSiing Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL C0MMTTB
Casl C. Dohadck, Chairmn
J. T. SuwunviLU, Strrfrnty
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