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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1038. PAGE NINE y E BY GRAVY TRAIN E Governor-Elect Driven Near Distraction by Thousands of Job Seekers Even Former Foes Inquire Br Paul W. Hnrvey, .lr. SALEM, "Dec. 3. (AP) Thousands of persons have Joined the gravy train to get state Jobs, driving Governor-elect Charles A. Sprague nearly to distraction. Job-aeekers. knowing there are 6,188 full-time state jobs, have flooded Sprague with applications, not realizing that the governor haj little or no control over more than 4,000 of the Jobs. Several persons wha opposed him In the general election have become Republicans, and likewise want to get on the state payroll. Sprague has said before and after election that he did not plan a wholesale cleaning of the c&pltol, adding that he wanted to preserve the efficiency of state government. This would Indicate that some work ing under the present Democratic administration will keep their Jobs, although many state workers are worried. Many Martin appointees have hopes of keeping on the payroll be cause of the support the governor ' gave to Sprague in the election. There axe 1,635 highway depart ment employes who probably will hold their Jobs, it being a tradition that this department be removed from politics. The 1.323 higher edu cation employes cannot be removed. Other large departments over which the governor has no control include: secretary of state, 241 employes; state hospital. 273: state tuberculosis hos pital, 136; Palrvlew home, 110; pen itentiary, 83; tax commission, 61; tastern Oregon state hospital. 87. Leaders of the movement to seek legislative amendment or repeal of the initiative to regulate picketing and boycotting, passed by the voters November 8, found little encourage ment in the views of Rep. Ernest R. Pat! and. who claims he has enough votes to win the speakership race in the state house of represen tatives next month. F&tland, who has represented Gil liam, Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler counties since 1935 said when asked whether he favored amendment or repeal of the labor bill: "1 do not favor amendments to the labor Initiative which will alter the principles of labor responsibility as intended in the bill." Fatland was one of the sponsors in the 1937 session of the unsuccess ful bill to force Incorporation of labor unions. statement that he would resign as state treasurer when his department Is audited indicates he will quit about January 1. The secretary of atate'a auditing division expects to complete the audit before that time. Holman'a senatorial term begins January 3. If he resigns before January 9, Governor Martin will make the ap pointment, otherwise Sprague will. Holman's office staff, as well as Holman himself, claim it doesn't know of Holman's plans, but the staff Is wondering whether it will go to Washington with him. Governor Martin will ask the leg islature to keep atate officials out of Jail by making the next budget on a fiscal year basis. The fiscal year ends each June 30, but the legislature appropriates for two calendar years. This means that while department appropriations are exhausted January 1, the departments must continue to spend money they don't have until the legislature appropriates the money for the blennlwn. Any department head who goea Into debt Is subject to six months In Jail. But at the start of each fis cal year, every department head Is forced to do that very thing. The governor will ask the next legislature to appropriate for the 30 months ending June 30, 1941, after which appropriations would be made for 24 months. After that time, each legislature would appropriate for the two-year period beginning the following June, fixing It so that no department would go broke while waiting for the legislature to provide money. Taxpayers who read this week that they have been paying out $17,000,000 a year for maintaining Oregon schools will be surprised to learn that automobile accidents in the state cost the same amount. Secretary of State Earl Snell re ceived a National Safety Council est imate that auto accidents, despite sharp reductions in recent years, took 817,000,000 out of the state's pocket during the past year. Senator-elect Rufus C. Holman's PICKED FOR STATE PORTLAND, Dec. 2 JF) Oregon Democratic leaders were advlsei to day James A. Parley, national chair man, had agreed to recognize Prank Tlerney, state chairman, and Howard F. Latourette, national committee man, in dispensing patronage. Farley, meeting with western Dem ocrats at Chicago, was quoted as say ing Congresman Walter M. Pierce of LaGrande, the state's only Demo crat at congress, would act only In the second district. Reports from the Chicago confer ence aald the national chairman was Informed failure to distribute patronage properly had disrupted the party's campaign for the general election. Chickens sometimes suffer from a form of tuberculosis for which there is no known cure. 'THE PHANTOM BELLS' 10 BE PRESENTED BY PHOENIX HIGH CLASS PHOENIX. Deo. 9 (Spl.) Junior class of Phoenix high school will pre sent their annual play, "The Phan tom Bells." by Robert St. Clair In the high school gymnasium at 8 p. m December 16. The play la being put on under direction of Miss Pugh. English Instructor. A small charge will be made. A house that has been deserted for years, In the walla of which mys terious bells are heard to tinkle at night; a house where people myster iously disappear, only to return ap parently dead, and then come mir aculously to life: a house where mys terious footprints end In the middle of the room as . If the owner had suddenly sprouted wings and taken flight these are a few of the hlngs Laura Rhodes, played by Shirley Schlund. and her young stepmother, played by Irma Hill, encounter when they arrive at "the house of the bells." The rest of the cast includes Gladys Brisblne, Helen Briscoe. Mnrjorie Kettlewell; Gene Davis as the male lead, Bob Wilcox. Eston Way, Lewis Newbry, and Douglas Hust. CHRISTMAOTAR HUNG IN STREET Constructed of 84 Uttl 10-watt red and green lights, a four-foot Christmas star hangs directly over the Main street and Central avenue Intersection today, a beautiful re minder that the Yuletlde season Is near at hand. The five-pointed star, erected by the city last night. Is 13 feet above the pavement. It faces Main street and will be Illuminated tonight In oaso the present rain stops. Regard less of the weather, It will shine with light next Saturday night, Olty Inspector Prank Rogers stated. SCHOOL OPERETTA TONIGHT.SATURDAY Approximately 400 students from the grade schools and Junior high will present the operetta "Rumpel stlltzken" at 7:30 tonight In the Senior high school auditorium. Tickets may be purchased from the department muslo teachera In each school or at the performances. Saturday at I p. m. a matinee will be presented so that not only the children of Medford but also those living out of town will have an opportunity to see It. No Dull Moments in Driving By Walter L. Smith This It one of the beauty spou of the world and In order to really en joy this Rogue River valley one must take an uto drive through the hills on the country roads. Let's start from the chamber of commerce. Are you all seated com fortably? I start the motor, look both up and down the street to set that, the way la clear, and extend my left arm straight out to signal any motorists In back that I am pulling out from the curb. We proceed west on Main street. We pass several beau tiful stores and a lot of highly-decorated windows. Pardon, me folks, while Z sound my horn. Some fellow Is Just ahead of us In the center of the street Just creeping along. I will signal htm and he will move over to let us pass. I will signal him again. Maybe he didn't hear us. No, he still holds that position. Oh, yes, I see now; he has extended his left arm strafght out. Now I know. He is go ing to turn left through the park. Our citizens are sure good safe driv ers. Always give signals. What do you know about that? He turned to the right by the Medford hotel. Pardon, folks, he evidently was Just learning. You know we all have to learn some time. Now folks, this Is Oakdale avenuit. On our left you see our court house. Really something to be proud of. In this building all our county - Oh. boy I That was close I If X hadn't had good brakes I would have run right Into that old man with that old car. I tee he is parking ao If you will excuse me I will speak to him for hla own good. "Say, mister, did you see that stop sign over there? You should atop at those places. I nearly ran Into you ae you didn't stop ' The old man : "Say. you young whlpper snapper, I drove these streets before you was born and as a tax payer of this here county I ain't tak ing none of your smartness. U you're a part of the law in this here town I'll see that your fired." Back to the car and on our way. We are nearly to Jacksonville. We will turn right here towards Central Point. The first place we paw la the Hanley ranch. One of the pioneer places of the valley. They have not gone in for fruit but have held to real farming by raising some of the best alfalfa In the valley. Now we will go up this hill and from the top of the raise you will behold a sight that will hold you spell bound as you look over the Rogue River valley. Now prepare to look to the right and see Look out! Any one hurt? Can you see that fellow's number? He waa right in the middle of the road and never slowed up a little,' Just kept on going. If Z hadn't pulled Into the ditch we might have all been in the hoslptal or the morgue. Z think Z will have to get back as Z Just remembered I have an engage ment. Z will try and show you the valley a little later. These driving hazards, are seen dally. We do not do these things purposely but we Just don't think. Let'a be more thoughtful of others. Maybe we can avoid an accident, death or permanent Injury, EUGENE WILL FIX FEES ON SEWAGE BUOENB, Dec. 3 yr An ordin ance providing for the rate schedule to be charged Brugeneans for vewage disposal and regulating operation of the proposed sewage disposal plant will be drafted at a meeting of the sewer committee of the city council. It was announced today by W C. Clubb, city engineer. Eugene voters approved a plan to build a sewage disposal plant here at the November election. It Is planned to eharga Jfl oentr per customer for those who use less than 25.000 cubic feet of water per month. Engineer Clubb said. Payment will be made to the water board office, the amount being aawssed In connec tion with tbe water bills. Establish ment where more than 30.000 cubic feet of water are used, will have high er rates prorated In accordant with the amount they use. Revenue from ctistomera Is expect ed to produce aie.000 a year and at that rate the plant will be paid for in ten years. In the V. S. Jewel-movement field, pocket watch production quadrupled to reach 330.004. while wrist watch output tripled to 8,713.135. IT" I Good HDucfcMf)lnf INO MORE grey or dingy whit cotton, and linens when Clorox li used in the regular laundering pre ceil. Clorox moke, them snowy white, freih-imelllng and lanllory. Clorox alio brlghtem end disin fects color-fail cottons and linens. It contains no lime or acids . . . is oentle an fabric,. Clorox has many Important personal and other uses, simply follow directions on the label. Mm ..it's disinfected; INI. CU-, Otmiu I H I I I 'J I I MII.W!IWIHiliW:IMWilMliHrttl THE SWEETEST OF AIL SOUNDS IS PRAISE "I Just knew that you'd be a fine model" $Ht Knows th Axr of Corm-Mwno, Too It's easy to understand why women are taking interest in the art of coffee-making. They know that a steaming cup of delicious coffee is certain to bring praise. What's more, they have learned that Hills Bros. Coffee is the brand to use because of its matchless, unvarying flavor. For sixty years it is the coffee that has caused this compliment to be paid again and again "Now, that's what I call good cope!" HILLS BROS COFFEE The. Covudt GfJrJ ei nit Miuiri r Am who or comi-sun' - "'S- I BrU 1 1 U ) I I U I I I U I I t H , flTTOt W ,SS yfe A SSfElWUr FABMBR CONSUMER CAMPAIGN FRUITS and VEGETABLES ORANGES . New Navels 3 doz. 29c ; Case 81.89 doz. 29c y, Case 98; Case 81.89 GRAPEFRUIT . . Texas Seedless SWEET POTATOES 6 lbs. 19c Smooth Jersey a BANANAS . . . . lb. 5c Firm. Rip LETTUCE . head. . htf. 5C nilgai? . 3ib.pkg.17c Powdered zxxx Finest KarPO . 5 lb. tin Red or Blue Label Iftansnons 4 ib. bag H9 Thompson Seedless 3JI1I1 - - - package c Your choice of six delioious flavors xyofloll . ig. pkg. fl9c Prices Effective Saturday and Monday, December 3 and 5 in Medford and Central Point V lb. pkg. 2 lb. jar 2 lb. pkg. 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