Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 19, 1950, Image 15

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Newspaper Page TextFile War Claims Before March 2, Commission Urges Individuals or firms having claims against the War Claims commission must file them with the commission by March 2 to get consideration for their loss es, it was brought out at a four county conference Thursday of home service workers of Ameri can Red Cross at the Jackson county courthouse. The conference, attended by delegates from Josephine, Doug las, Klamath and Jackson coun ties, was presided over by Miss Katherine Little, Red Cross di rector from the San Francisco area office. Information Sought Miss Little stated that the War Claims commission is seeking in formation concerning the num ber, types and amounts of war claims resulting from World War II, other than claims of compensation by former prison ers of war, civilian internees and survivors. This information is necessary to enable the com mission to submit a report to the Dresident. Two questionnaires are to be used, WCC 801, for reports of lesser damage to real or per sonal property arising out of World War II. and WCC 802, for reoorts of personal injury, de tention or death arising out of World War II. WCC form should be filed by oersons or firms who wish to submit a statement regarding loss or seizure of personal or real property, damage to prop erty, maritime loss, reimburse ment for funds expended, etc. Assistance Offered WCC 802 should be filed by any persons wishing to submit statement or personal injury, im pairment of health, death, tor ture. unDaid waees. etc. Forms and assistance in fill- ins them out may be obtained at Jackson county Red Cross chapter in the courthouse. It was stated that there are 65 for mer prisoners of war in this locality. Train To Mardi Gras Rails; No Hurt Long Beach, Miss., Feb. 18 IU.R) A Mardi Gras bound train, loaded with a gay carnival crowd, jumped the track here early today. There were no deaths. Fourteen persons were injured but only one seriously. The train, the Louisville and Nashville railroad's Pan-American, had stopped at Gulfport and was just gaining momentum again when it left the rails at White Harbor, about three miles west of here. The Pan-American was on the last lap of its run to New Or leans from Cincinnati. Ray Butterfield, a reporter, said one of the rails was "crum pled. It was in pieces." He said eight of the 14 passen ger cars left the rails, three of them overturning. Infant, Pre-School Clinic Dated At CP Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, assisted by Mrs. Ruth Hardy, who is county health nurse for the Central Point area, will conduct an in fant and pre-school health con ference in the Central Point Presbyterian church February 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments to attend may be made by calling I.Irs. John Clark at Central Point 642 or by writing her at box 348, Central Point. No appointment is neces sary for parents who want only immunization for their children but a complete physical examina tion will also be available. Protection against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus jnd smallpox will be offered. The clinic will be for well children only. Jumps Bonneville Generator Cut From Power Pool Portland, Ore.. Feb. 18 (U.R! Generator number five at Bon neville dam was cut off from the Pacific northwest power pool , early today when an armature t connecting ring failed. The corps of engineers said the peak load of power at the huge plant was reduced 58,000 kilowatts, but the outage would not be "too serious'1 because of a plentiful supply of water at all hydro-electric generating plants in the area. Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1950 Pages 1-8 ii4miiiii&L FATHERS AND CHILDREN HAVE CLUB Students of Kooscvelt school and their fathers get together once a month for a meeting of the Roosevelt Fathers, Sons and Daughters Hobby club when the fathers aid in making bird houses, kites, various other toys and objects dear to the heart of the younger generation. Refreshments follow the hobby-making sessions. The club which was organized in May of last year now has a membership of 48 dads and 76 children. The officers are T. A. Culbertson Jr. president; Richard G. Phair, vice president, and Ed Milne, secretary-treasurer. The picture was taken at the last meeting. Special Fleet Of Lincolns On Way To White House Washington, D. C, Feb. 18 First of a special fleet of cus tom Lincoln Cosmopolitan lim ousines has been delivered to the White House, the Ford Motor company announced this week. The seven-passenger limou sine is the first of nine similar cars and one Lincoln Cosmopoli tan seven-passenger convertible being .custom built for White House use. The first car is to be used by President Truman and is equip ped with special running boards for the secret service agents who travel wherever the president goes. Red running lights are fit ted into the running boards fore and aft. Leased To Government The ten cars are being leased to the government under a con tract with the Ford company through which the title remains with the company. A similar leasing arrangement for White House cars has been in effect for many years. The president's car has been fitted with special gold-plated appointments in the passenger compartment which is separated from the driver's compartment by a glass partition. It features two fresh air heaters, one under the hood for the driver and one fitted into the trunk for the pas sengers. There are special fit ted cases of brown lizar skin recessed into the sides of the compartment, including a ther mos ease, writing case with gold pen, cigar and cigarette case, and arm rest cigarette case. There is also a lap robe of broadcloth with a plush lining of harmoniz ing colors. The upholstery of the car is a rich gray, shadow-stripe broad cloth with gray grain metal gar nish mouldings. Special height has been added to the passenger compartment to accommodate formal headgear. Body On Shasta Train Identified In Salem Salem, Ore., Feb. 18 (U.R Tne body of a woman struck by the southbound Shasta Daylight passenger train Friday was iden tified as that of Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Rawson, 27, Salem housewife. The identification was made several hours after the ac cident by her husband, Foster O. Rawson. Crew members of the train in a brief report to the Salem pas senger agent, were at a loss to explain the accident except thai perhaps she had been paralyzed by fear. She apparently was out for a morning stroll when she was struck. Rawson said his wife often went for walks in the morning. Besides her widower she is survived by a son, Donald F. Rawson. Tax Commission Pamphlet Explains Origin Of Dough; What Happens To It By William Warren . United Press Correspondent Bill Warren Doernbecher Company To Reopen On Monday Portland. Ore., Feb. 18 (U.R) Doernbecher Manufacturing Co was expected to reopen its doors Monday after an unexplained shutdown Thursday. President Harry A. Green of the firm had "no comment" for the closure which idled 700 workers. Salem, Ore., Feb. 1 8 (U.R) Remember the old barbershop harmony number: "That's how my money goes, to buy my baby clothes?" Well, the state tax com mission has come up with a 1950 version e x p 1 a i ning "t h a t's how the s t a t e's money goes and also where it comes from. The commission, courtesy Chairman Carl W. C hambers and Commissioners Ray Smith and Robert D. MacLcan, has is sued its first pamphlet explain ing where the dough comes from to finance the state and how the state spends it. An accompany ing note says the report "brief and to the point, tells its story in pictures and charts, not in dry statistics." and "reviews the costs of state government in Ore gon in simple and understand able terms. Hm! The first chart shows where the state's revenue dollar comes from. And you, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer account for two bits of it 25 cents in personal in come tax. And you, Mr. and Mrs. Motorist, account for the next biggest chunk, 15 cents, in gasoline taxes. Free interprise and federal government account for an equal amount. Corporation excise tax brings in 14 cents. And federal aids bring in another 14 cents. Six Cents From Alcohol Six cents out of every buck the state takes in comes from John Barleycorn alcoholic bev erages. Motor vehicle taxes ac count for seven cents. Other taxes bring in seven cents. And other revenue interest, bonds, etc., bring in the other 12 cents which should account if the adding machine is working effi ciently for the 100 cents that go into a dollar. And where does the money go? The horseless carriage is re sponsible for the biggest chunk of the state's expenditures; 29 cents goes into highways. Rcadin' writin' and 'rithma tic account for the next biggest bite 26 cents for education. Public welfare takes 17 cents out of the state's dollar. Seven cents is spent on natural resources de velopment. Six cents goes to hospitals and institutions. Four cents goes for general govern ment take home pay for your governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and other gen eral state employes including the grounds keepers and custo dial workers (janitors). In terms of big figures. Ore gon's revenues included, for fis cal vear 1948-49: personal in come tax. S35, 863,000; gasoline taxes, $20,645,000; corporation excise tax, $20,041,000; motor vehicle taxes and fees. $10,413. 000; alcoholic beverages (profits and fees), $8,964,000; other taxes and fees, $10,182,000. Total state tax collections. $106,108,000: other state reve nue. $17,142,000: federal grants in aid, $19,331,000; total reve nue $142,581,000. And expenditures in those big round numbers for the same fis cal vear: highways. $41,428,000: education, $36,588,000; public welfare, $24,552,000; natural re sources. $9,536,000: hospitals and institutions. $9,122,000: gen eral government. $5,565,000; other. $16,527,000; total $143,-318.000. 'Square Dance Class I At Pythian Hall Is Instructed By Neill A series of 10 Federated Folk and Square dancing lessons for beginners is being offered to all persons interested in organizing a class, according to Dan Neill, local square dance instructor. A reasonable fee will be charged for the series and those interest ed are invited to meet Wednes day, February 22 at 8 p. m. in the Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape streets. Classes are to be held weekly. Neill will be assisted by Miss Mildred Hilkey, Central Point, who has been working with square dancing since 1946, par ticularly in San Francisco where she resided until the past year. Neill has been calling and in structing in square dancing here since 1947 when he organized a teen-agers group at Griffin Creek Grange. E. t. Gafes Low Bidder On Clearing Dam Land Portland, Ore., Feb. 18 iU.R) E. L. Gates and company, Med ford, was low of 15 bidders at $129,550 for the clearing of 265 acres in the Detroit dam reser voir area on the North Santiam river, the corps of engineers said today. Plant Shade Trees Now! At Adair's Nursery you will find a very complete showing of wanted trees. Including Flowering Chestnuts - Red, Pink and White Weeping Cherries Paul's Scarlet Hawthorne Golden Chain Flowering Peaches - Weeping Peaches Flowering Crab Flowering Locusts - three varieties AND MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM VERY SPECIAL CHINESE ELMS, 3 to 4 ft., While they last 50 ea. ADAIR'S NURSERY Located 'i Mile South of Phoenix on Highway 99 OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT MONDAY, From 10 A.M. Until 5 P.M. Scout Jamboree To Be Attended By Local Group Plans have been completed for the second national jamboree of Boy scouts of America to be held in Valley Forge, Pa., June 31 to July 6, according to Cliff Han sen, local scout executive. This will be the world's largest scout camp held, with over 40.000 out standing scouts and leaders, set upon General Washington's camp ground, he said. Dr. Charles W. Lemery has been appointed by H. D. Chris tensen, president of the Crater Lake area council, as chairman of the council jamboree commit tee. The area, made up from Josephine, Jackson and Siskiyou counties, has been allowed a quo ta of two full troops of 66 scouts and eight leaders, Hansen stated. 54 Now Signed Scout applications for the trip are nearing completion with 54 reservations made. The remain ing 12 must be in headquarters by March 1, according to Dr. Lemery. Reservations arc now open to any scout who is 12 years of age and will be first class rank before March 31. Outstanding men have been selected as leaders for the trip, according to Hansen. Scouts will leave here June 18 and return about July 12. The entire trip will be made on a special train along with scouts from Salem. Eugene, and Klamath Falls, making a total of 285 scouts. The route will include Los An geles, Grand Canyon, Albuquer que, Deliver, St. Louis, Pitts burg, Washington, D. C, New York City, Niagara Falls, Can ada, Detroit, Chicago, Black Hills of South Dakota, Yellow stone park and Spokane, in addi tion to the jamboree in Valley Forge. Pancakes Promised In describing the expedition. Dr. Lemery stated "the scouts there will eat enough pancakes to stack up twice as high as the Washington monument." Dr. Lemery urged parents of eligible scouts who are not reg istered "to give their sons this scout opportunity of a life time and get their registrations in immediately." Rip-Roaring Fun Seen In Annual Kiwanis Kapers Show Three full acts of rio-roarlng fun and comedy and some pre show surprises will be the treat for those who attend the per formances of the second annual Kiwanis Kapers and Minstrel show this week. Presentations are billed for Wednesday and Thursday at Ashland and Friday and Satur day at Medford senior high audi' torium at 8 p.m. all four days. Act. 1, a variety show, will bear resemblance to Olsen and Johnson slapstick and will be "emceed" by Harry A. Skerry, Ashland city attorney. There will be a half-dozen girl dance chor uses including a Charleston rou tine by Nina Church, Vivian Ben nett, Greta Humphreys, Betty Fidler, Florence Clark and Lil lian Morlan, Zoe Peters, Joyce Rawlins. Sue Murphy and Fred Buehner have soloist roles. Among the scenes are "Detective Story,' "In Old Chinatown," "South of the South Pacific," "Peppermint Parade" and "Winter Wish" with Doris Mnthcus as snow queen. Act II, "Down South," Is an old fashioned minstrel with Ray Baker as interlocutor. Don New berry, Ed Barnett, Ron Rice. Bert Day, Walt Hamby and Frank Perl are end men. Among those featured will be a Negro spiritual quartet from Southern Oregon college. Barker's Men's Store Featured In Magazine The modern trend to open sell ing of men's hats is illustrated in the February issue of Hat Life, national magazine of the men's hat industry, by using photo graphs of the hat departments of three sizes of stores and Bar ker's of Medford is used as the example for a small store. The hat magazine has long ad vocated open selling and its edi tors maintain that hats lend themselves to the new method more than any other article in the men's wear store. The com plete application of the prin ciple was launched by the giant hat department of Marshall Field and company in 1946 and the picture of this display was used as the outstanding example for a large store. . In Barker's, which has be come known nationwide for the many modern displays used, two hat trees have been created which display many hats ready shaped for trying on and wear ing. The trees attract attention to Barker's hat department and they give men the opportunity to see and try on styles, colors and sizes, a display method that their wives have long enjoyed in department and women's stores. The Rev. George Bolster will middle-man Act III, "Minstrel Moderne. Each of the minstrel acts will include a number of specialties. Tickets can be obtained from McLain's Drug center and Med ford hotel or from Kiwanians. Medford and Ashland Kiwanians are presenting the show. Med ford club members will use the proceeds for boys' and girls' work. Sweetland Declines To Oppose Senator Portland, Ore., Feb. 18 (U.R) Monroe Sweetland, democratic national committeeman, said to day he has turned down a re quest of the Multnomah county central committee that he be a candidate for the scat now oc cupied by Sen. Wayne L. Morse, republican. Sweetland addressed a letter to Nicholas Granet, chairman of the Multnomah committee, de clining to run because of his 1948 campaign pledge to "give unqualified and undivided at tcntion to the business of re establishing a vital democratic party in Oregon." "The time may come when the party organization will be sufficiently secure to permit its leaders to be candidates," Sweet land wrote. "At this time, in my opinion, Oregon's democra tic officials should tend strictly to party housekeeping." Mrs. C. B.Parfch Named Chairman of Easter Seal Sale Jackson county's chairman for the annual Easter Seal sale by the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults will be Mrs. C. B. Partch of Medford, accord Ing to an announcement received from Jesse Rosenbaum of La Grande, society president. Rosenbaum said the sale, the fourth sponsored by the society in Oregon, will be held from March 9 through Easter Sunday, April 9. More than 400.000 resi dents of the state will receive Easter seals through the mail, he stated. In announcing Mrs. Partch's appointment, Rosenbaum urged the people of Jackson countv to support the sale, stating 'that the funds derived from Easter seals will do much to assist the physically handicapped persons of the state, adults as well as children." 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