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.
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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.
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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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