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Ballots Due This Week In Election On Soil Saying Ballots cast by mail in the ref erendum to determine the fate of the proposed soil conserva tion district in the county, must be in the hands of Claude Hoo ver, supervisor of voting, by March 22. But those landowners eligible to vote who did not mall their ballots may mark them at the six polling places that have been designated in the county. Polls will be open from 1:30 p. m. until 8 p. m. Wednesday. They are located at the Central Point Grange hall. Talent irriga tion district office, the Sams Valley school, the Eagle Point Irrigation district office, the county agent's office in Medford and at the Ruch-Sterling school Eligibility Told Those eligible to vote are in dividuals with title to more than 10 acres of land and those own ing 10 acres or less are not elig ible. A man and wife holding more than 10 acres of property jointly are entitled to just one vote, but if either of them owns other property of sufficient acre age he is allowed another vote. In the case of a corporation, the legally designated head of the firm may cast one vote. A soil conservation district is described as a group of farmers organized to work together to get jobs done which affect the best use of their land and water. Its business is conducted by five supervisors who are resident landowners. Two of these are ap pointed by the state soil conser vation committee ana tnree are elected by the landowners. The organization of such districts is Drovided for bv state law and a district is a legal subdivision of the state. Cite Problems In general, districts are author ized to do everything that needs to be done to achieve "the pre vention and control of soil ero sion and the conservation of soil and soil resources." The prob lems may include proper crop rotation, pasture and forage 1m- rovement and utilization, main' tenance of soil fertility, deter mination of fertilizer needs, im provement of irrigation systems, drainage, land leveling and ero sion control. The formation of such a dis trict here will depend on the vote in Wednesday's referendum. If approved, it will include al most all ot tne coumy, excluding the northwest corner. That part of the county, which takes in the Rogue River-Evans Creck-Wimer areas and much of the rural areas around Gold Hill, was excluded from the proposed district be cause members of the slate soil conservation committee found little interest In the project when they held hearings in that sec tion earlier this year. They may join the district later if they are sufficiently interested. Jobs For Engineers Available In Portland Portland. Mar. 18 The Port land civil service commission has announced open competitive ex aminations for positions as structural and mechanical en gineers and have waived resi dence reciuirements. . Salaries for the structural engineering jobs range from $4,020 to 84,620 and for me chanical engineers from $4,920 to S4,080 annually. The examina tion, scheduled for April 6 at 8:30 a.m., will be weighted 60 per cent and an interview 40 per cent. Non-residents may ap ply to take the written test near their homes but the interviews will be conducted only in Port land. Last date for filing applica tions is April 3 and they must be filed in Room D of the municipal auditorium in Portland. O'Hara Busy As Bee Preparing Pamphlet For Voters Of Oregon By William Warren United Press Correspondent sainm fire Mar. 18 (U.R one of the busiest servants of the state of Oregon today is uave O'Hara. When the fun and frenzy of filing for the May 19 primary election came to a climatic close on March 10. the heavy work of Dave O'Hara and his harried helpers practically just started. 287 Tabulations They had to tabulate the 287 men who filed for seats ranging from U. S. senator, congressman and governor to state senator and representative. Then they had to account for the with drawals, six in all, leaving a total of 281 hopefuls whose names will appear on the primary ballot. They had to compile a certifi cation of the candidates, get it ready for the state printer, proof read it down to the last quota tion mark around the last slogan, and have it ready for distribu tion. Deadline was Saturday. But thev made it Friday, and the certification forms have gone out to the clerks ot Oregon s Jo counties. The county clerks will use it as a basis for getting up their ballots. Another little chore for Dave and his efficient team is prepar ing the voters' pamphlet, another job for the state printer. Each candidate who filed can have from one to four pages in the voters pamphlet, although most of them are satisfied with one. There's a fancy amount of dough involved in both filing for office and putting out the voters' pamphlet. Sliding Scale It's a sliding scale for candi dates. Costs you $150 to file for U. S. senator. It s a hundred bucks on the line to file for congressman or governor or su preme court justice; $100 to fi'r for state superintendent of yuu lic instruction or labor commis sioner; $50 for circuit judge, $20 for district attorney and only $10 for state senator or representa tive. The total take from all can didates was $7,220. How about the boys who withdraw? They lose the money they pungled up for filing. For instance, Fred E. Robinson of Medford and Eari L. Dickson of Albany withdrew from the race for republican nomination for U. S. senator in favor of Lane county farmer Dave Hoover of Deadwood. They'll get their voters' pamph let money back, but the $150 fil ing fee each paid stays with the state. That voters' pamphlet which goes out to every registered vot er in the state is bie business. The candidates pay only a frac tion of its cost. All Together Paid $5,925 For instance, all the candi dates together paid a total of $5,925 to get their profiles and platforms in the pamphlet. That won't pay for the postage alone. Postage for the 1948 pamphlets totaled $7,215.66. Total cost of the 1948 edition was $53,650. A total of 648.955 went out to as many registered voters. The election division is housed in a cubby-hole across the cor ridor from the office of Secre tary of State Earl T. Newbry, who is also, by law, registrar of elections. Helping Dave are sten ographic and secretarial workers Mrs. J. H. Unruh and Mrs. J. N. Schoonover. Miss Grace Thrapp and Mrs. Theo Herwick revise the registration list and address labels for the voters pamphlet. They've been a busy crew from the time H. H. Stallard of Portland, who seeks the demo cratic nod for congressman from the third Oregon district, Mult nomas county, made the first fil ing December 22 until Nick Granet, democrat, filed for state representative from Multnomah county just under the 5 p.m. deadline March 10. And they've been busy ever since, getting the certification and the pamphlet ready. Salem Councilman Dave O'Hara, among his extra curricular activities, has been a Salem city councilman for lo these 22 years. He entered the employ of the state of Oregon in 1915, after graduating from Wil lamette university law school He was recommended for state service by then attorney general and dean of the Willamette law school. I. H. Van Winkle. be; cause of his high standing in law school. Shortly after going to work for Oregon, Dave was given the Job of building up the election division. VfV " V j : - ' H v ' 1,1 Burned Out Prospect Family Needs Crib An appeal for articles of furni ture needed by a Prospect fam ily, which lost the family posses sions in a fire, was made yester day by the county Red Cross chapter. It was said that the fam ily particularly needed a crib and high chair for a small child, and kitchen utensils. Sunday. March 19, 1850 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN A spokesman for the chapter pointed out that the chapter has had an unusual number of calls this winter for both clothing, bedding and furniture, and that as many as two or three people are given clothing each day. Six families that were victims of fires have been aided. It was also said that a used sewing machine is needed for a person whom the chapter is aiding. articles is asked to call the chap ter office, 2-2405. Portland, Ore., Mar. 18 (U.PJ The Pacific northwest's week end will be wet and windy, Portland, Ore., Mar. IB (U.R) A regional Safety conference will be held in Tillamook next May. Dead line Sunday ClaiulMed la ai Noon Saturdays BIRTHS AMBERG To Mr. and Mrs. John, route 1, box 41, Ashland, Mar. 17, 1950, a girl, S pounds, at Community hospital. MORRIS To Mr. and Mrs. Ray, 730 Dakota avenue, Mar. 18, 1950, a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. TV ifvH, Menu Teltpholo) TOKYO ROMANCE Mitaue shl geno, 'JO, freshens up on arrival in Snn Francisco aboard a P. A. A Clipper en route to Washington, O. C to marry Carroll Klntibnch, 49, horticulturist formerly sta tioned in Jnpan. Miss Shlgcno U the first of three Japanese women permitted to. enter the U. 8. to marry under three private laws passed by Congress on Valontlne'a Day ana approved by President Truman. See the NEW INVITATION FOB BIDS KnnlMri niri will he received by tho Clerk of Consolidated School District No. 8, Jackson County, Oregon, at the Gold Hill High building. Gold Hill. Oregon, until 8 P.M., April 10. 1030. for the furnishing and installation oi an Automatic Fuel Oil Burner and Auxilliary Equipment, to convert the, present Boiler in the Gold Hill. Ore-i gon. Elementary School to the uit oi: heavy fuel oil. i Specifications and Proposal Form1 mav be obtained at the office of James K. Hoey. Engineer, 405 E. Main Street.: Medford, Oregon, upon the deposit or Three Dollars t$3.00.. The full amount of the deposit will be retunded to each actual bidder within a reasonable time after the opening of the bids. The Consolidated School District No. re serves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive Informalities. Qual ity and reputation of the equipment proposed by the bidder will be given due consideration in awarding the contract, but this reservation is not intended to discriminate against any equipment of reputable manufacture. Descriptive literature and engineering data on the equipment proposed will accompany each bid. Consolidated School District No. by Merle Obenchain, Clerk Ex-Local Rebekah Lodge Member Dies Clara B. Drisko, who passed away in Portland March 16 at the age of 80 years, was an early member of Olive Rebekah lodge here and has many friends in the city. While not a charter member of the lodge, which was organized in 1887, Mrs. Drisko joined soon thereafter and was active for many years. Friends here recall that Mrs. Drisko was a clerk at the old Hutchinson and Lumsden gen eral store for several years. Later Mrs. Drisko moved to Portland, where she had resided since. Funeral services were held Saturday at Sunnyside funeral home. 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