MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1038.
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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;
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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
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SWEET POTATOES 6 lbs. 19c
Smooth Jersey a
BANANAS . . . . lb. 5c
Firm. Rip
LETTUCE . head. . htf. 5C
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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.
V lb. pkg.
2', lb. tin
V lb. tin
Makes washing twice as easy
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Kitchen Craft, 41 lb. $1.80
Barrel $5.89
Harvest Blossom, 49 lb. S1.2S
Barrel S4.BS
Alrllcht, 40 Ib. sc
Barrel 18.78
Mayonnaise QQ
Aristocrat qt. jar 01 C
Salad Dressing
Aristocrat qt. jar 39C
TEA Canterbury,
Orange Peko
APPLE BUTTER
Kerr's New Pack 5 lb. tin 39e 27 os. r
STRAWBERRY JAM
Kerr's
GRAHAM CRACKERS
Loose-Wiles Honey Sweetened
LIPTON'S TEA
Orange Peko
MOLASSES
Brer Rabbit Oold Label
MOLASSES .
Aunt Dinah
SCHILLING SPICES Allspice, Cinnamon,
Clove, Cream of Tartar, Ginger, Mustard
Nutmeg, Paprika , 4 os. tin
SCHILLING PEPPER or BADE
4 os. tin
A-l SAUCE
6 oi. bottle
fi m. bottle
2 lb. tin
21b. tin
TOMATOES
Josephine Extra Standards, No. 2 tins, 3 for
iUPERB SOAP
Sranulated
PORK b BEANS
Van Camps
ZEE TISSUE
LEA & PERRIN8 SAUCE
WAVERLY COCOA
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Dependable
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Bauer Pork Spare
Kraut . . qt. 5c Ribs . . 13ic Ib.
Pork Fresh
Sausage 1 2ic Ib. Hamburger 1 0c Ib
Beef Broken Sliced
Steak . . 15c Ib. Bacon . 19c Ib.
Cottage Veal
Cheese 11c pt. Roast . . 15c lb;
WHITE KINO
Granulated Soap
WHITE KINO
Toilet Soap
PALMOLIVE SOAP
For delicate complexions
CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP
large pkg.
11 oi. tin
4 rolls
lrg. pkg.
4 bars
3 bars
lObars
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IVORY FLAKES
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KINOSFORD 'S STARCH
Corn or Gloss
SALT MAXIMUM
Plain or Iodised 26 oi. shaker 2 for
PEANUT BUTTER
Real Roast 3 lb. jar
WESSON OIL The pure vegetable oil
for holiday baking
WALNUTS
Oregon Medium Franquettei
PEANUTS Large, freshly-roastod,
golden brown nuts
POPCORN
Large yellow variety
MINCEMEAT
Kerr's Best
HONEY
Stewart's New Fall Crop
JELL WELL
Pure Fruit Flavors
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Vanilla or Lemon
VICTORY DOO FOOD
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